Tical21":1umecby7 said:I ended up getting curious and watched his entire game. He got absolutely blown up 3-5 plays, but basically did just fine all the rest. The question is, how much of a game changer are those 3-5 plays? Almost all of them resulted in negative plays. Raji was highly motivated at times and just blew him up. Would he have done that to other centers as well on those plays?
I don't know many guys in this league that don't lose 3-5 matchups, out of what, 60 + snaps ? in a game.
If you have a player that literally dominates his opponent every single snap, he's likely to be the highest paid player in the league at that position.
A good example is Sherman. He got so dominant that you see opposing fans and even media saying he got "roasted" or "burned" when he gives up 2 or 3 receptions.
I trust your tape observations Tical. If Nowak got truly blown up 3-5 times, that's really pretty good for a first year guy going against a savvy veteran like Raji. Raji might be losing his physicality, but he's still capable of dominating most opponents for short stretches.