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Posted

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

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26357506/2019-nfl-free-agency-ratings-most-impactful-moves-all-32-teams

 

Posted

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.

 

Posted

Sometimes "cancer" is very talented...

Posted
3 hours ago, Tour2ma said:

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)

Posted
7 minutes ago, Orion said:

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

Posted

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.

Posted
On 3/28/2019 at 10:20 PM, The Gipper said:

We were talking about Burfict

ooops.

never mind then,  I was on obj.

Posted

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

 

Posted
2 hours ago, The Gipper said:

Who graded  these?

Me

Posted
4 hours ago, darren15 said:

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.

Posted
19 minutes ago, The Gipper said:

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

Posted
3 minutes ago, The Gipper said:

Then that is not telling the whole story is it

No ...... I will go in time out

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