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USA Today
21-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Indianapolis Colts appear twice on list of top 10 offenses since 2000
The Indianapolis Colts boast two of the NFL's best offenses since the year 2000, according to PFN's metrics. The Indianapolis Colts boast two of the NFL's best offenses since the year 2000, according to Pro Football Network's metrics. PFN recently analyzed the previous 25 years to find the league's best offenses during that span. To do this, PFN used their Offense+ metric, a weighted stat that takes into account yards per play, points per drive, turnover rate, success rate, and much more. On PFN's top 10 list, the Colts appeared twice. The first time was at No. 8 with the 2006 offense, which of course, helped the Colts in the Super Bowl that year. "The Colts' passing game was highly efficient, finishing with a 55.6% pass success rate and a +0.33 EPA per dropback," wrote PFN. "Indianapolis was elite on late downs, converting on 55% of its attempts. The offense also scored a touchdown on better than 66% of its red-zone trips." Overall, the Colts' offense that season averaged 26.6 points per game, which was the third-most in the NFL that year. By yards per play, they also ranked third, while Peyton Manning led the NFL in touchdowns and passer rating. Wide receivers Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne each surpassed 1,300 receiving yards, along with running back Joseph Addai eclipsing 1,000 yards on the ground. The Colts' second appearance on this list came at No. 3 with the 2004 offense. The Colts would go 12-4 that season, losing in the AFC Divisional round. "The Colts were firing on all cylinders in 2004, finishing the year with 6.7 yards per play and 2.78 points per drive," wrote PFN. "They had a 56.9% pass success rate, a 48.2% rush success rate, and a +0.26 EPA per play." This Colts' offense included four future Hall of Famers with Manning, Harrison, Wayne, and Edgerrin James. As noted by PFN, the Colts were first in scoring this season and second in yards. Manning would throw for over 4,500 yards with 49 touchdowns to just 10 interceptions, while leading the league in passer rating. Harrison and Wayne each eclipsed 1,100 receiving yards, with James totaling over 2,000 yards from scrimmage. Ranked ahead of the 2004 Colts were the 2007 New England Patriots at No.2 and then the 2020 Green Bay Packers at No. 1.
USA Today
22-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Who did Jacksonville Jaguars pick in PFF's 2008 NFL redraft?
Who did Jacksonville Jaguars pick in PFF's 2008 NFL redraft? Who did the Jacksonville Jaguars pick in PFF's 2008 NFL redraft? Pro Football Focus hopped in the time machine and went back to the 2008 NFL draft and used hindsight, along with their grading system, to redraft the first round. So, who did the Jacksonville Jaguars end up taking? In the original 2008 NFL draft, the Jaguars held the 26th overall pick following an 11-5 season and a trip to the AFC Divisional round in 2007. However, Jacksonville would end up trading up 18 spots to the eighth overall pick to select Florida defensive end Derrick Harvey. In PFF's redraft, no such draft-day trades were made. So in this scenario, the Jaguars selected at 26th overall, and with that pick, they took Notre Dame center John Sullivan. "Former sixth-round pick John Sullivan gave the Vikings incredible value during his six seasons as their starting center," wrote PFF. "His production peaked from 2011 to 2013, when he ranked second in the NFL with a 90.8 PFF overall grade — bested by only Houston's Chris Myers." As mentioned, Sullivan was a sixth-round pick by Minnesota and would play 10 NFL seasons, spending the first seven with the Vikings. Over his career, he appeared in 153 games, which included 125 starts. From 2011 through 2013, Sullivan was one of PFF's highest-graded centers in each of those seasons. Harvey would end up playing four NFL seasons, the first three of which came with the Jaguars. He appeared in 47 out of a possible 48 games during that stretch with Jacksonville, making 32 starts. By PFF's metrics, Harvey totaled 73 pressures over those three seasons, including a career-high of 31 in 2009, along with nine sacks.
