MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JULY 31: Cornerback Eric Rowe #21 of the Miami Dolphins looks on during Training Camp at Baptist Health Training Complex on July 31, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
While completing research for a previous article, I decided to take a deeper look at Eric Rowe’s defensive splits against tight ends. Anyone who watched Miami’s games in 2020 witnessed Rowe making plays against some of the NFL’s most talented tight ends-he passed the eye test. Though, what our eyes and what advanced analytics tell us, don’t always line up.