We don't get any joy out of doing this.
But you have to take the rough with the smooth, so here's making those who struggled in Week 3 accountable …
Quarterback — David Garrard (-2.4)
We have championed the Garrard cause on many occasions, but that performance was unacceptable. A 43.3 percent completion rate? Week 1 seems long, long ago.
Running Back — Darren McFadden (-5.1)
He may have rushed for 105 yards and ended up with 4.4 yards per carry, but it didn't seem McFadden did a lot to earn those yards (one missed tackle forced). Furthermore, his pass blocking was poor.
Fullback — Ahmard Hall (-7.3)
As overrated as he is, this was a new low for Hall, who was completely dominated in this one. It's hard to imagine a worse fullback display than this.
Wide Receivers — Devery Henderson (-2.5) and Darrius Heyward-Bey (-2.8)
Henderson dropped a deep bomb, a third-down pass and did nothing to stop an interception — he continues to look the least impressive Saints receiver. DHB caught 27.3 percent of balls thrown his way with the obligatory drop.
Tight End — Marcedes Lewis (-2.6)
This is the frustrating thing about Lewis. One week he's All-Pro and the next week he's Barely Pro. You just have to do a better job with your run blocking than that.
Offensive Line — Brandyn Dombrowski (-17.5), Roberto Garza (-5.4), Chris Spencer (-5.5), Stephen Peterman (-7.0) and Anthony Davis (-8.3)
Giving up nine total pressures as Davis did at right tackle is bad, but giving up 18 as Dombrowski did (and forcing us to re-alter the way we code our graphics) is inexcusable. On the interior we're not sure what has happened to Peterman, who is playing like he did in 2008 and not 2009. Garza hasn't made the greatest of starts to the year and gave up five pressures to the Packers' pass rush. Failing to anchor this line is Spencer, who gave away penalties (two) and pressure (three).
4-3 Defensive Front
Defensive Ends — Kyle Moore (-4.6) and Kyle Vanden Bosch (-3.9)
The most noticeable things about Moore are the sleeves he wears on his forearms. He needs to start making and plays and stop being so ineffective. That was the kind of performance we expected from KVB: He just couldn't get anything going against a big Vikings line.
Defensive Tackles — Corey Peters (-4.1) and Remi Ayodele (-3.0)
Being a rookie is hard enough without spending the majority of a game one-on-one with Jahri Evans, as Peters found out. If Ayodele is meant to plug the run then he needs to do a better job. Far too often he lost his battle at the point of attack.
Linebackers — Will Witherspoon (-6.4), Barrett Ruud (-5.7) and Ernie Sims (-3.6)
Sack or no sack, Witherspoon was beyond poor against the Giants. He failed to register a tackle but did manage to miss two of them. No surprise to see Sims here. He runs himself out of position and looks pretty much the same player who failed in Detroit. We looked at Ruud as a solid player if not better, so to play that badly isn't impressive. You expect him to be around the ball-carrier more but he's turning into a guy that helps someone else finish a tackle rather than make one of his own.
3-4 Defensive Front
Defensive Line — Kenyon Coleman (-3.9), Bryan Robinson (-1.8) and Isaac Sopoaga (-3.6)
A week after we praised him, Sopoaga lets himself down by getting mauled in the run game. It's a real surprise to see Coleman manhandled at times in the run game as he was against Baltimore. With Dan Williams starting to find his feet, it's hard to imagine Robinson starting with more invisible performances like this one.
Outside Linebackers — Parys Haralson (-4.1) and Rob Ninkovich (-3.1)
If a pass-rusher is meant to generate pressure, then what should we call these guys? Haralson mustered up one quarterback pressure but was woeful in run defense. The Pats' Ninkovich may as well have not been on the field, such was the low level of his contribution.
Inside Linebackers — Davis Harris (-3.8) and Chris Gocong (-2.7)
Harris made plenty of tackles but had a rough day in coverage (allowing four of four) and was unusually impotent when blitzing. Gocong had similar problems in his worst display in Cleveland.
Secondary
Cornerbacks — Antonio Cromartie (-4.2) and DeAngelo Hall (-3.9)
Cromartie gave up108 yards to Brandon Marshall, and it would have been more but for some drops. Hall has now allowed 23 of 24 balls thrown his way to be complete after allowing receptions on all eight balls thrown in his direction by rookie quarterback Sam Bradford.
Safeties — Eugene Wilson (-3.8) and Michael Griffin (-3.2)
We thought Michael Griffin from 2009 was gone, and Michael Griffin from 2008 had returned. We were wrong, as he allowed eight of eight to be completed on him and missed three tackles. Wilson is the deep safety in Houston who just doesn't seem to offer deep coverage.
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