Will Hernandez contracted COVID-19 in the week leading up to the Monday Night Football contest against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This confirmed case gave an opportunity to the fifth-round rookie out of Oregon, Shane Lemieux. Yes, he has a popular hockey last name and plays with the grit of a fourth-line winger, which I do appreciate. However, he played 74 snaps in the 25-23 loss this week, and the Pro Football Focus grades for Lemieux were not encouraging.
Our very own Ed Valentine indicated the shocking grade in a previous article, which prompted me to either substantiate this PFF grade, or find ways to disagree with one of the lowest pass blocking grades I’ve seen on 49 pass blocking reps.