* Amazingly, Blake Bueter graded out the best of any offensive lineman for either team in pass protection at 79.0.
MSU's pass protection grades (for those with 12 snaps or more)
WINNING
1. Connor Heyward 84.6 (35 snaps)
2. Blake Bueter 79.5 (52 snaps)
3. Matt Dotson 75.8 (32 snaps)
4. Nick Samac 75.6 (75 snaps)
FUNCTIONAL
5. Adam Berghorst 63.9 (13 snaps)
6. Jordon Simmons 54.8 (36 snaps)
LOSING
7. AJ Arcuri (54.2)
8. Matt Carrick (49.7)
9. Kevin Jarvis (44.6)
10. JD Duplain (35.8) (44 snaps)
* Note that Arcuri and Jarvis are going to have lesser grades due to going against Paye and Hutchinson. Paye and Hutchinson never got home, but any time a pass rusher gets a half step advantage on a pass protector, it's a negative grade for the pass protector.
In the end, these grades likely don't reflect the way Michigan State coaches viewed the performances of MSU's offensive tackles.
Bottom line is Lombardi wasn't sacked and was hurried only eight times.
These grades are extremely hard on the o-tackles, considering Michigan State allowed zero sacks and few hurries or hits.
I'm sticking to my Dantonio-verbiage categories of Championship, Winning, Functional and Losing in translating PFF's grades. I am 100 percent sure MSU's coaches wouldn't view Arcuri's performance in pass pro last Saturday as a losing performance, but I'm sticking with those words to translate the numbers, for now. For conversation purposes. These numbers aren't scientific. Add your own plus-minus margin of error if you like.
MSU's pass protection grades (for those with 12 snaps or more)
WINNING
1. Connor Heyward 84.6 (35 snaps)
2. Blake Bueter 79.5 (52 snaps)
3. Matt Dotson 75.8 (32 snaps)
4. Nick Samac 75.6 (75 snaps)
FUNCTIONAL
5. Adam Berghorst 63.9 (13 snaps)
6. Jordon Simmons 54.8 (36 snaps)
LOSING
7. AJ Arcuri (54.2)
8. Matt Carrick (49.7)
9. Kevin Jarvis (44.6)
10. JD Duplain (35.8) (44 snaps)
* Note that Arcuri and Jarvis are going to have lesser grades due to going against Paye and Hutchinson. Paye and Hutchinson never got home, but any time a pass rusher gets a half step advantage on a pass protector, it's a negative grade for the pass protector.
In the end, these grades likely don't reflect the way Michigan State coaches viewed the performances of MSU's offensive tackles.
Bottom line is Lombardi wasn't sacked and was hurried only eight times.
These grades are extremely hard on the o-tackles, considering Michigan State allowed zero sacks and few hurries or hits.
I'm sticking to my Dantonio-verbiage categories of Championship, Winning, Functional and Losing in translating PFF's grades. I am 100 percent sure MSU's coaches wouldn't view Arcuri's performance in pass pro last Saturday as a losing performance, but I'm sticking with those words to translate the numbers, for now. For conversation purposes. These numbers aren't scientific. Add your own plus-minus margin of error if you like.
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