Before heading out to practice today, I asked via X what fans wanted me to focus on during practice. One of the things I was asked to do is report on the play of the guards. But when the players are dressed in shells, jerseys and shorts, it’s difficult to assess their progress.
The limited physical contact makes the assessment of performances in the trenches a challenge. Plus, as observers, we really don’t know the objective of each series, each play. The same goes for PFF grades. Coaches around the league chuckle at those grades for one very important reason.