Ex-NFL stars blast completely made up Pro Football Focus grades

Some ex-NFL players have had about enough of Pro Football Focus’ player rankings and have gone on the offensive over their use on nationally televised broadcasts. Both J.J.Watt, a former five-time All-Pro defensive end and current analyst for CBS, and Chris Long, who played 11 seasons in the league, have been outspoken about their disdain for the widely cited grading system published by the analytics-focused football news site. It became a topic of conversation on Wednesday by both men after “Sunday Night Football” put PFF’s rankings on the screen during the NBC broadcast of the Chiefs’ win over the Lions. “Get Mahomes quarterback 13 of 32 off my television screen,” Long said on his podcast, “Green Light with Chris Long.” “We’re talking about legislation, what our kids shouldn’t see at school, what they shouldn’t be learning about, should we have political ads on television.

I want the PFF scores off the TV as bad as I want political ads off the television.”He added: “God forbid there’s somebody watching the game who doesn’t know who f–king Patrick Mahomes is.They’re going to be badly misguided, brother.

Thirteenth best quarterback in the league? If I was [Derrick] Nnadi, and maybe he earned it this year, but I would f–king sue.I would be in Cris Collinsworth’s backyard, dude.”Collinsworth, the NBC NFL analyst, bought a stake in PFF in 2014, and the site has seen massive growth over the years, expanding to college football as well. While Watt had good things to say about the site as a whole, he shared in Long’s feelings for the rankings, saying that the grading system “sucks.

He believes that the ranking for each player “is a completely made-up number.” Underdog is where football fans become winners.Use promo code NYPOST5 to get $50 in site credits when you play $5!Addressing it on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Watt said he has heard players tell him that Uber drivers claimed to have watched film for PFF and ...