Meredith Vs Scott
Here are Meredith's grades for the past two games with his overall grade as well:
...................Run...............................Pass
Jets............73.5.............................72.94871795
Panthers...73.33333333............72.03703704
Overall......73.4375.......................72.57575758
Here are Scott's grades for his four (more like 3 and 2/3 since he came in for Butler in the Bucs contest) games (MIami's was at LT) with his overall grade:
...................Run...............................Pass
Bucs...........77.35294118............74.13043478
Saints........73................................73.0952381
Dolphins....75...............................70.75757576
Browns......72.33333333............75
Total...........74.4285714..............72.93103448
As you can see, Meredith and Scott are each below average in the run game. Scott is a full percentage point closer to average than Meredith but they're both on the wrong side of 75. In the pass game they grade out fairly evenly. However, if you throw out the Dolphins game--in which Scott was simply terrible but also terribly miscast as a left tackle--Scott averages about 74ish while Meredith is in the mid 72 range.
Further, Scott killed 1 run play in his almost four games, including his misadventure at left tackle in Miami. He killed 6 pass plays and has given up 3.5 sacks. Take the Miami game out of the equation to keep it an apples-to-apples comparison and Scott has killed 2 pass plays and given up 1.5 sacks. Meredith has killed no run plays (though a few missed tackles saved his bacon), 1 pass play and given up no sacks.
While it shakes out in the overall grades it’s worth it to take a look at the number of good and bad plays each has had in limited action.
Meredith
Good run …6
Bad run ….11
Good pass ..0
Bad pass ….8
Scott (without Miami game)
Good run …7
Bad run ….10
Good pass ..1
Bad pass ….6
To break it down even further you can look at what you’d expect to see per game if the averages hold. (The averages, in theory, shouldn’t hold as players gain experience and benefit from more coaching. They should improve.)
Meredith
Good run …2
Bad run ….5.5
Good pass ..0
Bad pass ….4
Scott (without Miami game)
Good run …2
Bad run ….2.9
Good pass ..0.3
Bad pass ….1.7
As you can see, there is a moderate advantage to having Scott in the lineup based on the good play/bad play averages. The wrench in the works is that Scott has tended to screw up more badly than Meredith when he has made mistakes. With the limited samples available it's tough to say that Buffalo should give Scott the nod over Meredith. I don't know that we can say that neither will work out in the long run. However, it would behoove the Bills to pick one of them and ride him through this season to see if he can develop into at least a backup caliber RT.
Just another great fan opinion shared on the pages of BuffaloRumblings.com.
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Great work Ron
I have been really curious to hear about this since finding out that Scott might be able to play against Houston
I was born in Buffalo, and NO, it's not a suburb of New York City
I say keep Meredith in
Him and Scott seem to be about the same, except Meredith seems to have a higher ceiling/potential. By the end of this season our RT should be figured out, and Meredith (to me) has a better chance of being that guy than Scott. I hope the coaching staff just keeps him in there until he falters.
It might be a moot point because in the draft they’ll probably pick up a good franchise RT in a top round to replace those two.
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Oct 27, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Great work
How many years can we go without making the playoffs...eventually the odds go in your favor.........right?!?!?
I like Scott
Always have liked Scott. He was showing improvement each and every game. He has not reached his potential yet. He is only 26. I say lets see how the rest of the season goes with him as RT.
Whatever they do
They need to stick with one guy. Cohesiveness is key to O-line success. They’ll never gel if we keep switching things around. Good to see our two rookies are injury free (so far).
Trample the weak, hurdle the dead!
play them both
AT THE SAME TIME!
seriously, I forget what team I was watching last weekend but they played 2 takles at the same time and yes on the same side, to get max pass protection. they replaced their tight end with the other OT.
Given Buffalo's injury woes at tight end that's not a bad idea.
Of course we could make things more challenging, Lisa, but then the stupider students would be in here complaining, furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand the situation--Seymour Skinner
by Ron From NM on Oct 27, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
The Jets frequently report a tackle eligible. It does make sense, especially near the goal line.
by syrbillsfan on Oct 28, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s something I’d like to see them do more of. That or get a huge blocking TE in the 6’4’’ or taller and 265 pound or bigger range and use him just to block in two tight end sets and let him release and catch the defense napping on occasion.
I signed up for Second Life about a year ago. Back then my life was so great that I literally wanted a second one. In my Second Life I was also a paper salesman and I was also named Dwight. Absolutely everything was the same. Except I could fly. - Dwight Schrute
That's what Buffalo did initially with Jason Peters
Peters caught Losman’s first TD pass.
Of course we could make things more challenging, Lisa, but then the stupider students would be in here complaining, furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand the situation--Seymour Skinner


















