Jason Peters, Evan Mathis Make PFF's Top Ten List

by JasonB on Jan 5, 2012 4:30 PM EST in Philadelphia Eagles News

Pro Football Focus released their list of the top players up for offensive player of the year and two Eagles made the list. LeSean McCoy, who led the league in TDs, is not one of them. However, if you've followed PFF at all this year, the two who did should be no surprise.

7. Jason Peters, OT, Philadelphia Eagles

The first offensive lineman on the list checks in at No. 7. That’s ahead of the league’s leading rusher and a player that broke the single-season receiving yardage mark for a tight end (only to have that record broken again at the death by Rob Gronkowski). Jason Peters has been comfortably the best tackle in football in 2011. In something of a down year for offensive tackle play, Peters’ +27.6 grade is almost double the next-best player. Despite blocking for Michael Vick–who has a tendency to run away from his protection at the best of times–Peters has surrendered just 20 total pressures (sacks, knockdowns, and hurries) on the season and has allowed Vick to hit the deck just four times.

And a guy who is arguably the most important soon to be free agent on this team (yes, I'm including DeSean Jackson)

10. Evan Mathis, OG, Philadelphia Eagles

If you’ve been with us here at PFF for a while, you are probably well aware of Evan Mathis. If you’re not, you may still not have any idea who he is. Mathis was the best guard in football this past season. Lining up at guard next to Jason Peters, he helped form the best left side of an offensive line in the NFL for the Eagles–and he did it all being thrust into the lineup late in camp as the Eagles shuffled positions. Mathis played 1,024 snaps this season and did not allow a single sack. He allowed just 15 total pressures on the season (less than one per game for the mathematically inclined) and his +20.4 run blocking grade was almost three times better than the next best mark of +6.9 posted by All-Pro Carl Nicks.

Check out PFF for their full list, including their offensive player of the year.

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NICE!!!!

I am really diggin our O-line. KEEP IT UP PLAYAS!!!!!!!!!!

Whos your Daddy?

by Memstyle on Jan 5, 2012 4:41 PM EST reply actions

…and still some people want Herremans back at guard. I like our line and think we could use depth, but with a full offseason of camps as a group and a year of this scheme under thier belts, I’m really excited.

Lock Mathis up. Now.

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by EagleGreeninMD on Jan 5, 2012 4:47 PM EST reply actions

Got into an argument with somebody the other day (who was bashing Mathis for his twitter comments re: Reid) who called Mathis a “marginal” guard who had an aberrational year and who shouldn’t be brought back next year.

Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

by wildcatlh on Jan 5, 2012 4:50 PM EST reply actions

Those twitter fights were so stupid

Screw those “fans”. Who picks a fight with a player on your favorite team, let alone a really talented one who is always talking to fans on twitter and stuff?

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by KeepSwinging on Jan 5, 2012 5:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

wait dude

same here…………..

claude giroux and shady mccoy. the future

by griffeagles on Jan 5, 2012 6:01 PM EST up reply actions

Was it

Mike Missanelli?

by ChillBillinChina on Jan 5, 2012 6:23 PM EST up reply actions

rodgers had 45 TD to only 6 INT???

remember when it was a huge deal when we had a qb get 30+ TDs with 8- INTS? really blew that one out of the water…

by RogerPodacter on Jan 5, 2012 4:57 PM EST reply actions

Yea, remember waaaay back in 2004 when McNabb was the 1st player in history to have over 30TD’s and less than 10 picks in a season? Then came Manning’s and Brady’s video game seasons, and here we are with Rodgers.

by captain nodar on Jan 5, 2012 6:10 PM EST up reply actions

lol I was just thinking about this, passing has become to easy in this league.

by Bleeding_Green_Eagle on Jan 6, 2012 12:56 AM EST up reply actions

I agree with the passing becoming too easy

It’s too bad, I like offense, but a little defense would be nice too. It’s so hard to have a good defensive CB anymore because if you tug on their towel it’s pass interference!

Passing yards are a stat I don’t really care for because it’s just too easy compared to what it was even 8 or 10 years ago.

by slandog on Jan 6, 2012 11:12 AM EST up reply actions

So the Eagles left side allowed only 1 sack (im pretty sure Peters only allowed 1 sack this year). Mathis have to resigned 1 sec after FA starts.

by Anders Jensen on Jan 5, 2012 5:27 PM EST reply actions

Please resign him

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by HawaiianGreen on Jan 5, 2012 5:42 PM EST reply actions

It's funny

Who would’ve guessed Evan Mathis and Cullen Jenkins were going to be our best two free agent acquisitions this season?

I love Mathis’ attitude, and his loyalty to the fans and the coaches. Please lock him up !!! Im guessing he really REALLY matches up in mudds scheme

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by Joe_D on Jan 5, 2012 5:51 PM EST reply actions

If we don't re-sign Mathis

Watch your back Howie Roseman.

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by KeepSwinging on Jan 5, 2012 6:34 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

I knew Jenkins would be a stud!

I live in Wisconsin so I get all the Packer games. When the Packers lost him it hurt big time. Clay Matthews pressure disappeared this season because the opposing team has really nobody else to account for. Jenkins cleared up things for Matthews. Last year that also covered a lot of holes on the Packers defense….now look at them, one of the worst in the league on defense because they can’t get any pressure at all.

Jenkins I knew would be a stud, he just has a nose for getting to the QB. I loved that signing as soon as I heard about it.

by slandog on Jan 6, 2012 11:14 AM EST up reply actions

and still...

espn is so dumb. they still feel the eagles need to improve their o line. everytime i hear someone say that the eagles needs are linebacker and offensive line i want to punch myself in the face

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by griffeagles on Jan 5, 2012 6:02 PM EST reply actions

It's true

THey blocked for the second best rush attack in the NFL. Gave up the 10th least sacks…

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by JasonB on Jan 5, 2012 6:14 PM EST up reply actions

i said it before and got ripped,

Top three needs
Lb, dt/wr, cb . I know its four but I say wr depending on what happens with Djax. Actually as I type this I want to put qb as number two haha

by VRFC8 on Jan 5, 2012 6:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Same here.

It’s like people just assume our o-line sucks because Vick gets hurt. Very annoying.

by groot on Jan 5, 2012 6:41 PM EST up reply actions

I would like to see some better backup OL

The starters are set and I like them. But I’m still shaky on the backups. King I like but only for a few games at a time, if he has to start 6 games I think we’re in trouble…..and after King we really have nobody that I can think of.

Jackson would be OK, but I think he’s gone.

by slandog on Jan 6, 2012 11:16 AM EST up reply actions

I remember where I was when i found out we got Jason Peters and i was pretty excited but I had no idea he was such a monstar

by ieatcrayons on Jan 5, 2012 6:17 PM EST reply actions

HOWARD MUDD

And, in further support of my exclamation:

Howard Fucking Mudd

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by DSmith215 on Jan 5, 2012 6:29 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

The guy is a genius

Took our offensively bad offensive line from last year, added 3 new pieces, switched Todd Herremans’ position, and developed a beast of a line.

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by Rabbit T on Jan 5, 2012 6:43 PM EST up reply actions

While you all are happy about the Oline

Did you notice a certain name in there as a Starting DT for the Denver Broncos?

I said before the Eagles should have traded Patterson not Bunkley. BRODRERICK BUNKLEY that is……

I would love to blow up Texas Stadium... With team still in it
36 plus years of rooting for the Eagles I think are comming to fruition this year.
I am not a FAN.... I am a FANATIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by eaglelover1 on Jan 5, 2012 6:45 PM EST reply actions

no way patterson is better

he played really well this year with jenkins

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by howard is better than pujols on Jan 5, 2012 6:47 PM EST up reply actions

You know,if you had used punctuation, you might have gotten your point across

by waterfield on Jan 5, 2012 8:40 PM EST up reply actions

I love cooking children and dogs

But I hate punctuating my sentences

Just wait until December..

by maximdim on Jan 5, 2012 10:51 PM EST up reply actions

Different systems...

I'm great like Gatsby.

by Clint Eastwood on Jan 5, 2012 6:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

I hear both of you

I bet if you put Bunkley next to Jenkins he would have killed in the onegap. That’s what he played in college and the Eagles put him in a two gap read and react system. Why do you think Landri looks so much better than patterson? I guarantee Landri Starts next year ahead of Patterson. As a matter of fact if the Eagles draft a DT 4round or higher Patterson will be the third DT off the bench and probably traded before the season actually starts. MARK THIS!!!!!!

I would love to blow up Texas Stadium... With team still in it
36 plus years of rooting for the Eagles I think are comming to fruition this year.
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by eaglelover1 on Jan 5, 2012 7:00 PM EST up reply actions

You know Bunkley only dominated as a run blocker?

by Anders Jensen on Jan 5, 2012 7:11 PM EST up reply actions

?

by waterfield on Jan 5, 2012 8:41 PM EST up reply actions

Great against the run.

Was useless as a pass rusher.

Another Eagles DLman who was much better cast in a different system.

Don’t ever think you’re smarter than Jim Washburn. If he told Andy and Howie (and he must have) that Bunk was expendable, then he was expendable.

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by DSmith215 on Jan 5, 2012 8:31 PM EST up reply actions

Bunkleyy is free agent after this season. His # not his talent got him shipped.

I would love to blow up Texas Stadium... With team still in it
36 plus years of rooting for the Eagles I think are comming to fruition this year.
I am not a FAN.... I am a FANATIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by eaglelover1 on Jan 6, 2012 9:18 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

This is why i dont understand all the talk about drafting an OT and moving Todd back to LG

by CornOnTheKolb on Jan 5, 2012 7:37 PM EST reply actions

There is nothing to understand.

The starting OL as it stands will just get better and better.
Vick needs to learn how to use it better.

by waterfield on Jan 5, 2012 8:43 PM EST up reply actions

Who woulda thunk Mathis?

Evan Mathis was kind of a last ditch acquisition. He was a free agent for about a week when the iggles picked him up for just over $700k. That really isn’t big bucks. And at thirty years old, he’s already played for four teams with quite a few injuries. He’s not ‘big’ from a weight standpoint. Not the kind of guy that you would think would get an honor like this.

But then you add Howard Mudd to the mix and everything changes. Yesterday, Jeffrey Lurie said that the Iggles have become a team that great players will take a pay cut to play for, but it has also become a team where good players can become great. (Let’s not mention Vince Young here…)

Nobody was particularly surprised that Peters got the nod because he is, was and always will be a stud. Mathis on the other hand, is a great sports story and his successs says a lot about Howard Mudd, Andy Reid and the Eagles organization. Fan-freakin-tastic, congratulations Evan Mathis!

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by IggleGreen on Jan 5, 2012 7:59 PM EST reply actions

How much will Mathis cost to resign on a year to year?

Mathis has been awsome for us, i remember a couple of people saying how he was the best guard for the bengals stastically but they decided to cut him…… now thats an idiotic organisation.

But i wonder how much he will cost to bring back, will other teams think he can only work in the Mudd system, or will some of the team with 30m cap space and Olines made out of cheese throw some cash at him?

by Fufin on Jan 5, 2012 8:21 PM EST reply actions

He wont get top money, but he should get a good deal from the Eagles

by Anders Jensen on Jan 5, 2012 8:41 PM EST up reply actions

I agree,

and I would think he’d like to play some more with his OL compadres.

by waterfield on Jan 5, 2012 8:49 PM EST up reply actions

Especially when they are starting to gel in, who wouldn’t want to. Thing now is we need to set in some rotations to continuously keep the line solid with a few acquisitions. Like a safety net, when injuries occur and the line remain solid. This process may create even more key players in the making.

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