Free Agency/Trade Grades
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Here is an ESPN article from yesterday assigning a "label" (not a grade) to each team's "performance" so far from free agency signings/losses and trades:
The labels are: Near Perfection .... Average.....Below Average.....Incomplete.
"Near perfection" Grades:
Packers, Jags, Jets, Raiders, Panthers, Bills.....and Browns
Average Grades (most of the rest of the teams it seems):
Cards, Ravens, Falcons, Bears, Cowboys, Broncos, Lions, Colts, Chiefs, Chargers, Rams, Pats, Saints, Steelers, 49ers, Titans, Redskins
Below Average:
Bengals, Texans, Dolphins, Giants, Bucs
Incomplete:
Vikings, Seahawks, Eagles
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Here is AFC North transactions:
Browns:
Key additions: Odell Beckham Jr., wide receiver; Sheldon Richardson, defensive tackle; Olivier Vernon, defensive end
Key subtractions: Tyrod Taylor, quarterback; Breshad Perriman, wide receiver; Briean Boddy-Calhoun, cornerback
(My opinion: huge net gains in talent)
Ravens:
Key additions: Earl Thomas, free safety; Mark Ingram, running back; Justin Bethel, special teams/cornerback
Key subtractions: C.J. Mosley, middle linebacker; Terrell Suggs, outside linebacker; Za'Darius Smith, outside linebacker
My opinion: fair size net loss in talent...particularly Mosley (Suggs/Thomas a wash imo)
Steelers
Key additions: Steven Nelson, cornerback; Donte Moncrief, wide receiver;Mark Barron, linebacker
Key subtractions: Le'Veon Bell, running back; Antonio Brown, wide receiver; Jesse James, tight end; L.J. Fort, linebacker
My opinion: huge net loss in talent (not even counting Bell).
Bengals:
Key additions: John Miller, guard; B.W. Webb, cornerback; Kerry Wynn, defensive line
Key subtractions: Vontaze Burfict, linebacker; Tyler Kroft, tight end
My opinion: Not sure why they gave Bengals the worst grade.....seems a slight net gain in talent...got rid of a cancer in the mean time in Burfict.
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Sometimes "cancer" is very talented...
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Sometimes "cancer" is very talented...
One man's cancer is another man's......umm....er.....I got nothin for that...
He's got a clean slate here. He's got friends here. He was wanted. Hopefully it's a good fit for everyone, we all play nice together and be winners. (......and there's world peace)
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Sometimes "cancer" is very talented...
One man's cancer is another man's......umm....er.....I got nothin for that...
He's got a clean slate here. He's got friends here. He was wanted. Hopefully it's a good fit for everyone, we all play nice together and be winners. (......and there's world peace)
One man's cancer is another man's......umm....er.....I got nothin for that...
He's got a clean slate here. He's got friends here. He was wanted. Hopefully it's a good fit for everyone, we all play nice together and be winners. (......and there's world peace)
We were talking about Burfict
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This didn’t include the browns loss of Zeitler in the trade to get Vernon so we would have to factor that in. Although it also doesn’t talk about the fact that we added two or three offense of lineman in free agency as well.
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One man's cancer is another man's......umm....er.....I got nothin for that...
He's got a clean slate here. He's got friends here. He was wanted. Hopefully it's a good fit for everyone, we all play nice together and be winners. (......and there's world peace)
We were talking about Burfict
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Just graded the free agency pick ups ....... without trying to be biased we are the only team that got an A
ARIZONA C+
MARCUS GILBERT OT
JORDAN HICKS LB
BRET HUNDLEY QB
TERRELL SUGGS DE/OLB
J.R SWEEZY OG
JOSH SHAW S
KEVIN WHITE. WR
DARIUS PHILON DT
ATLANTA C
JAMON BROWN OG
JAMES CARPENTER OG
GRADY JARRETT DT
BALTIMORE C+
NICK BOYLE TE
MARK INGRAM RB
EARL THOMAS S
RG3 QB
BUFFALO B
COLE BEASLEY WR
JOHN BROWN WR
FRANK GORE RB
KEVIN JOHNSON CB
TYLER KROFT TE
MITCH MORSE C
TY NSEKHE OT
JORDAN PHILLIPS DT
MAURICE ALEXANDER S
EJ GAINES CB
CAROLINA C-
MATT PARADIS C
DARYL WILLIAMS OT
CHICAGO C
HAHA CLINTON-DIX S
BUSTER SKRINE CB
CORDARELLE PATTERSON
MIKE DAVIS RB
CINCINNATI D
PRESTON BROWN LB
BOBBY HART OT
BW WEBB CB
JOHN MILLER OG
TYLER EIFERT TE
DARQUEZE DENNARD CB
CLEVELAND A
ODELL BECKHAM WR
OLIVIER VERNON DE/OLB
SHELDON RICHARDSON DT
GREG ROBINSON OT
RAY RAY ARMSTRONG LB
DEMETRIUS HARRIS TE
ADARIUS TAYLOR LB
ERIC KUSH OG
PHILIP GAINES CB
KENDALL LAMM OT
BRYAN WITZMANN OG
DALLAS B-
CAMERON FLEMING OT
DEMARCUS LAWRENCE DE
JASON WITTEN TE
CHRISTIAN COVINGTON DT
RANDALL COBB WR
GEORGE ILOKA S
DENVER C
JOE FLACCO QB
KAREEM JACKSON DB
JA'WUAN JAMES OT
JEFF HEUREMAN TE
DETROIT B-
DANNY AMENDOLA WR
JUSTIN COLEMAN CB
TREY FLOWERS DL
JESSE JAMES TE
GREEN BAY B+
ADRIAN AMOS S
PRESTON SMITH DE
ZA'DARIUS SMITH OLB
BILLY TURNER OT
MERCEDEZ LEWIS TE
HOUSTON B+
JADEVEON CLOWNEY DE
TASHAUN GIPSON S
BRADLEY ROBY CB
BRIAN BODDY-COLHOUN CB
DARREN FELLS TE
AJ MCCARRON QB
MATT KALIL OT
INDIANAPOLIS B
PIERRE DESIR CB
DEVIN FUNCHESS WR
MARGUS HUNT DT
CLAYTON GEATHERS S
JUSTIN HOUSTON DE/OLB
JACKSONVILLE B-
AJ CANN OG
NICK FOLES QB
CHRIS CONLEY WR
CEDRIC OGBUEHI OT
KANSAS CITY B-
CARLOS HYDE RB
TYRANN MATHIEU S
DAMIEN WILSON LB
ALEX OKAFOR DE
BASHAUD BREELAND CB
LA CHARGERS C-
THOMAS DAVIS LB
BRANDON MEBANE DT
DENZEL PERRYMAN LB
TYROD TAYLOR QB
BRANDON MEBANE DT
LA RAMS B
DANTE FOWLER DE
ERIC WEDDLE S
BLAKE BORTLES QB
CLAY MATTHEWS LB/DE
MIAMI C-
DWAYNE ALLEN TE
ERIC ROWE CB
RYAN FITZPATRICK QB
MINNESOTA C+
ANTHONY BARR LB
SHAMAR STEPHEN DT
JOSH KLINE OG
NEW ENGLAND B-
MICHAEL BENNETT DE
PHILLIP DORSET WR
JASON MCCOURTY CB
BRUCE ELLINGTON WR
MIKE PENNEL DT
NEW ORLEANS B-
WIL LUTZ K
LATAVIUS MURRAY RB
MALCOM BROWN DT
TEDDY BRIDGWATER QB
JARED COOK TE
NEW YORK GIANTS B
ANTOINE BETHEA S
JABRILL PEPPERS S
KEVIN ZEITLER OG
GOLDEN TATE WR
MARKUS GOLDEN DE
CODY LATIMER WR
NEW YORK JETS A-
HENRY ANDERSON DT
LE'VEON BELL RB
JOSH BELLAMY WR
JAMISON CROWDER WR
CJ MOSLEY LB
KELECHI OSEMELE OG
BRIAN POOLE CB
OAKLAND RAIDERS A-
ANTONIO BROWN WR
TRENT BROWN OT
LAMARCUS JOYNER S
TYRELL WILLIAMS WR
VONTAZE BURFICT LB
JONATHAN HANKINS DT
MIKE GLENNON QB
BRANDON MARSHALL LB
ISIAH CROWELL RB
PHILADELPHIA B+
BRANDON GRAHAM DE
DESEAN JACKSON WR
MALIK JACKSON DT
RONALD DARBY CB
ANDREW SENDEJO S
VINNY CURRY DE
PITTSBURGH C-
RAMON FOSTER OG
STEVEN NELSON CB
ELI ROGERS WR
DANIEL MCCULLERS DT
DONTE MONCRIEF WR
MARK BARRON LB
SAN FRANCISCO B+
KWON ALEXANDER LB
TEVIN COLEMAN RB
DEE FORD OLB
ROBBIE GOULD K
MIKE PERSON OG
JIMMIE WARD CB
JASON VERRETT CB
JORDAN MATTHEWS WR
SEATTLE B
FRANK CLARK DE
MYCHAL KENDRICKS LB
JASON MYERS K
KJ WRIGHT LB
MIKE IUPATI OG
TAMPA BAY C
DEONE BUCANNON LB
BRESHAD PERRIMAN WR
DONOVAN SMITH OT
PAYTON BARBER RB
RYAN GRIFFIN QB
SHAQ BARRETT LB
KENTRELL BRICE S
TENNESSEE C+
ADAM HUMPHRIES WR
KEVIN PAMPHILE OT
RODGER SAFFOLD OG
KENNY VACCARO S
CAMERON WAKE DE
RYAN TANNEHILL QB
WASHINGTON B-
ADRIAN PETERSON RB
LANDON COLLINS S
CASE KEENUM QB
DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE CB
ERECK FLOWERS OT
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Who graded these?
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Who graded these?
Me
Me
I would have given Jax a higher grade just on QB improvement alone. The fact they added two OLs to improve the odds of that acquisition gives them a better score IMO. Bortles was a team anchor, sinking the ship to the bottom his whole time. Watch out for them under Foles and a healthy Fornette for the tough 1st down yardage. A team worth a gamble for the right price to win upsets this coming year. And worth a small bet for the whole enchilada @ around 50 to 1. $10 wins you $500.
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Who graded these?
Me
Me
Well....it seems you only counted what each team got in FA..or who they re-signed. Did you factor in what each team lost?
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Well....it seems you only counted what each team got in FA..or who they re-signed. Did you factor in what each team lost?
Nope just what they got
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Well....it seems you only counted what each team got in FA..or who they re-signed. Did you factor in what each team lost?
Nope just what they got
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Then that is not telling the whole story is it
No ...... I will go in time out
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