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Pro Football Reference rates each player based upon Approximate Value. I decided to take Seattle's starting roster for each year from 2011 to today and compare them. This may give us some insight into how this team can be projected to stand up to the previous four seasons. I separate each unit into groups. The offense is divvied up into the Oline, the WR's (TE) and the RB/QB. The defense is divvied up into the secondary, LBers and dline.
2011:
Oline: 28
WR's: 9
RB/QB: 18
Total Offense: 55
Secondary: 36
LBers: 25
Dline: 35
Total Defense: 96
Total Team: 151:
2012:
Oline: 36
WR's: 26
RB/QB: 31
Total Offense: 93
Secondary: 43
LBers: 26
Dline: 37
Total Defense: 106
Total Team: 199
2013:
Oline: 36
WR's: 25
RB/QB: 28
Total Offense: 89
Secondary: 47
LBers: 33
Dline: 33
Total Defense: 113
Total Team: 202
2014:
Oline: 38
WR's: 22
RB/QB: 32
Total Offense: 92
Secondary: 42
LBers: 31
Dline: 33
Total Defense: 106
Total Team: 198
projected 2015:
Oline: 29
WR's: 27
RB/QB: 32
Total Offense: 88
Secondary: 43
LBers: 31
Dline: 34
Total Defense: 108
Total Team: 196
Oline raw number may be a bit misleading. There are five players on the oline, making it the largest group rated. This season will see our worst oline ever.
Just to give you guys some perspective. Here are some other NFL teams:
2014 New England Patriots:
Oline: 41
WR's: 35
RB/QB: 19
Total Offense: 95
Secondary: 28
LBers: 20
Dline: 26
Total Defense: 74
Total Team: 169
2013 Denver Broncos
Oline: 59
WR's: 43
RB/QB: 32
Total Offense: 134
Secondary: 22
LBers: 19
Dline: 25
Total Defense: 66
Total Team: 200
Compare Denver's defense to this crappy teams defense:
2014 Buccaneers (2-14)
Oline: 28
WR's: 19
RB/QB: 7
Total Offense: 54
Secondary: 22
LBers: 16
Dline: 25
Total Defense: 63
Total Team: 117
And because you asked - you know you did:
1985 Chicago Bears
Oline: 49
WR's: 20
RB/QB: 37
Total Offense: 106
Secondary: 42
LBers: 41
Dline: 56
Total Defense: 139
Total Team: 245
2011:
Oline: 28
WR's: 9
RB/QB: 18
Total Offense: 55
Secondary: 36
LBers: 25
Dline: 35
Total Defense: 96
Total Team: 151:
2012:
Oline: 36
WR's: 26
RB/QB: 31
Total Offense: 93
Secondary: 43
LBers: 26
Dline: 37
Total Defense: 106
Total Team: 199
2013:
Oline: 36
WR's: 25
RB/QB: 28
Total Offense: 89
Secondary: 47
LBers: 33
Dline: 33
Total Defense: 113
Total Team: 202
2014:
Oline: 38
WR's: 22
RB/QB: 32
Total Offense: 92
Secondary: 42
LBers: 31
Dline: 33
Total Defense: 106
Total Team: 198
projected 2015:
Oline: 29
WR's: 27
RB/QB: 32
Total Offense: 88
Secondary: 43
LBers: 31
Dline: 34
Total Defense: 108
Total Team: 196
Oline raw number may be a bit misleading. There are five players on the oline, making it the largest group rated. This season will see our worst oline ever.
Just to give you guys some perspective. Here are some other NFL teams:
2014 New England Patriots:
Oline: 41
WR's: 35
RB/QB: 19
Total Offense: 95
Secondary: 28
LBers: 20
Dline: 26
Total Defense: 74
Total Team: 169
2013 Denver Broncos
Oline: 59
WR's: 43
RB/QB: 32
Total Offense: 134
Secondary: 22
LBers: 19
Dline: 25
Total Defense: 66
Total Team: 200
Compare Denver's defense to this crappy teams defense:
2014 Buccaneers (2-14)
Oline: 28
WR's: 19
RB/QB: 7
Total Offense: 54
Secondary: 22
LBers: 16
Dline: 25
Total Defense: 63
Total Team: 117
And because you asked - you know you did:
1985 Chicago Bears
Oline: 49
WR's: 20
RB/QB: 37
Total Offense: 106
Secondary: 42
LBers: 41
Dline: 56
Total Defense: 139
Total Team: 245