Well…. Another season basically over. Saw much I liked and some things it didn’t like. I’ll give position group grades and touch on some individuals ( no grades there). Feel free to comment and remember this is just my opinion only.
Lets start at the top:
Ownership. C. Woody didn’t do anything stupid, so he gets an average grade
GM. B. I think JD has done a decent job. 2020 picks are still in question…. But 2021 picks were a success. He also found some decent players off the waiver wire . If he manages this offseason well and does well in the draft….
HC. C. Saleh is a young HC and is learning as he goes. In time I feel he will be a quality HC in the league. He has some clock management issues and communication issues, but those are easily resolved as he gains experience.
OC. B+. I like Lafluer ( although I didn’t early on). I think he is innovative and tries to fit his system to player strength rather than the other way around. Only in his first year, I think he will grow into a top notch OC in time. At least the offense is a watchable product
DC. D. Jury is out on Ulbrich. To his defense, they played a lot of rookies and he dealt with a lot on injuries. Willing to see what he can do with more talent, more experienced players and less injuries
Now onto the position grades:
QB. B- Zach has shown progress. He has all the ability, now time to pair him up with a few more weapons (and get our current weapons healthy). The kid is bright and that’s the main thing. He will continue to learn, and my expectation is he will show significant improvement in year 2
RB. B+ Love MC (although I hope he isn’t injury prone). He isn’t a bell cow back, but and excellent starting point to build off. I also like Coleman, Johnson and Walther. I don’t think this is a draft need
OL B- Great improvement in the 2nd half of the year. AVT was as advertised and I’m a fan of LDT. If Becton can get his act together and Fant is ok ( after injury), I feel we are fairly set here. The most impressive thing is that Lafluers scheme seems to work even with backup caliber OL ( ie Feeney and Edoga). I’m sure we will draft here at some point, but not sure in the first round
TE. D. Enough said. Although I think Yeboah shows some promise. This is a major need in FA or the draft
WR. C. Very impressed with Berrios and he absolutely has to be back. Moore shows much promise, although he may be a bit injury prone. I honestly didn’t get to see enough of Davis. He went out before the line got better. His route running is good, but he does drop a few to many for me. Cole, Smith and Mims are probably gone . Definitely a need here via draft, FA or both
Defense
DL. C. That was probably the grade after Lawson went down anyways. QW had lots of double teams, and personally I think we overpaid for JFM. We definitely need another EDGE and personally I thought JFM was better inside. Rankins is decent depth and Foley was a bit disappointing ( although not yesterday). Huff got off to a nice start, but was injured for most of the middle part of the season. I view him as a situational rusher at best. This position group is a definite need in FA or the draft
LB. C. Mosely played very well this season, but he is slowing down coverage wise and is really a 2 down LB at this stage. Very impressed with QW. As a waiver wire p/u…. He was outstanding and with another year to learn, I can only see improvement. Again, this is another position that must be addressed in FA or the draft…. Remainder of LB….. Meh. ( although Sherwood may be promising )
CB. B+. I really like this crew. Hall has been outstanding and I like Elchols. His game seems to be improving as he gets more experience. MCII is a quality slot corner as a rookie and Guidry and Dunn are fine as depth. I don’t see a need here
S. INC Joyner and Maye wont be back. Davis has improved but there are still mistakes being made. It’s been such a hodge podge group all season that its probably unfair to grade due to lack of cohesion between players, although I did like what I saw from Pinnock at safety . I still think this is a need via draft or FA
ST. B. Mann got hurt early….. so I’m willing to give him another year. Pineiro has been a welcome p/u, accurate but not a strong legged kicker. Would like to see Amendola with another offseason under his belt. Berrios…. As a returner…. Enough said.
Thats my take……. Thoughts?????
Lets start at the top:
Ownership. C. Woody didn’t do anything stupid, so he gets an average grade
GM. B. I think JD has done a decent job. 2020 picks are still in question…. But 2021 picks were a success. He also found some decent players off the waiver wire . If he manages this offseason well and does well in the draft….
HC. C. Saleh is a young HC and is learning as he goes. In time I feel he will be a quality HC in the league. He has some clock management issues and communication issues, but those are easily resolved as he gains experience.
OC. B+. I like Lafluer ( although I didn’t early on). I think he is innovative and tries to fit his system to player strength rather than the other way around. Only in his first year, I think he will grow into a top notch OC in time. At least the offense is a watchable product
DC. D. Jury is out on Ulbrich. To his defense, they played a lot of rookies and he dealt with a lot on injuries. Willing to see what he can do with more talent, more experienced players and less injuries
Now onto the position grades:
QB. B- Zach has shown progress. He has all the ability, now time to pair him up with a few more weapons (and get our current weapons healthy). The kid is bright and that’s the main thing. He will continue to learn, and my expectation is he will show significant improvement in year 2
RB. B+ Love MC (although I hope he isn’t injury prone). He isn’t a bell cow back, but and excellent starting point to build off. I also like Coleman, Johnson and Walther. I don’t think this is a draft need
OL B- Great improvement in the 2nd half of the year. AVT was as advertised and I’m a fan of LDT. If Becton can get his act together and Fant is ok ( after injury), I feel we are fairly set here. The most impressive thing is that Lafluers scheme seems to work even with backup caliber OL ( ie Feeney and Edoga). I’m sure we will draft here at some point, but not sure in the first round
TE. D. Enough said. Although I think Yeboah shows some promise. This is a major need in FA or the draft
WR. C. Very impressed with Berrios and he absolutely has to be back. Moore shows much promise, although he may be a bit injury prone. I honestly didn’t get to see enough of Davis. He went out before the line got better. His route running is good, but he does drop a few to many for me. Cole, Smith and Mims are probably gone . Definitely a need here via draft, FA or both
Defense
DL. C. That was probably the grade after Lawson went down anyways. QW had lots of double teams, and personally I think we overpaid for JFM. We definitely need another EDGE and personally I thought JFM was better inside. Rankins is decent depth and Foley was a bit disappointing ( although not yesterday). Huff got off to a nice start, but was injured for most of the middle part of the season. I view him as a situational rusher at best. This position group is a definite need in FA or the draft
LB. C. Mosely played very well this season, but he is slowing down coverage wise and is really a 2 down LB at this stage. Very impressed with QW. As a waiver wire p/u…. He was outstanding and with another year to learn, I can only see improvement. Again, this is another position that must be addressed in FA or the draft…. Remainder of LB….. Meh. ( although Sherwood may be promising )
CB. B+. I really like this crew. Hall has been outstanding and I like Elchols. His game seems to be improving as he gets more experience. MCII is a quality slot corner as a rookie and Guidry and Dunn are fine as depth. I don’t see a need here
S. INC Joyner and Maye wont be back. Davis has improved but there are still mistakes being made. It’s been such a hodge podge group all season that its probably unfair to grade due to lack of cohesion between players, although I did like what I saw from Pinnock at safety . I still think this is a need via draft or FA
ST. B. Mann got hurt early….. so I’m willing to give him another year. Pineiro has been a welcome p/u, accurate but not a strong legged kicker. Would like to see Amendola with another offseason under his belt. Berrios…. As a returner…. Enough said.
Thats my take……. Thoughts?????
