Much Anticipated DirtDirtDirt NFL Grades through Wk 12

[ArlingtonCowboys100]

NFC East


Eagles - Grade A+ Whats to say? A team mostly predicted to finish somewhere behind the Giants and Cowboys. Best offense in the NFL, MVP caliber QB, shut down defense, best record, and best team in the NFL, until proven otherwise


Cowboys - Grade C- SB Expectations, mis-judged the Zeke situation, a HC that seems much closer to bad, than to very good. I thought this team was a true SB threat a few weeks ago. The loss of Zeke has exposed a lot about that offense. Dez is not much more than a complimentary weapon at this stage, the secondary weapons are very weak, and the jury is much more out on Dak than we may have thought a month ago. Hours away from closing the casket on this season


Redskins - Grade B- Considering the low expectations entering the season, and they have had to overcome as long a list of key injuries as any team in the game, they have continued to battle and not a team a contending team wants to face down the stretch.


Giants - F - for Fuck you



NFC West


Rams - Grade A+ Rookie HC, a 2nd year QB mostly declared football dead, a RB starting to earn the overrated label. Probably no team in the NFL has proven more people wrong than the Rams. And the construction of this roster gives no reason to believe its fluky, and shouldnt shock anyone if this is one of the few still standing in late January


Seahawks - Grade B+ SB Expectations for Seattle are a bit unrealistic if you take a look at how this roster is constructed. They entered the season with as questionable an OLine and RB situation as any in the NFL. They have now suffered through some monster sized injuries, RW has been nothing short of a one man show, and true MVP candidate. Here they are with a realistic shot at winning their division, with a home game vs the Rams still on tap. I think this season from Seattle has been more impressive than many give them credit for


Cardinals - Grade C You lose the most important non QB in the NFL? A guy that totaled 2000+ yards and 21 TD's, on the first series of the 2017 season? Yeah thats tough to overcome. The loss of Palmer was just the cherry on top. They have still battled to a respectable 5-6, have gotten the best of whats left of AP, and didnt allow the wheels on this team to completely fall off.


49ers - Grade D In a pretty weak NFL, even a team in transition should find more than one win. The future is bright with Jimmy G and what they hope is the right young HC to lead them. This has the potential to be next seasons LA Rams

Cowboys deserve a D at best

 

[ArlingtonCowboys100]

Cowboys deserve a D at best

What was the Eagles SOS. Less than .400

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Honestly was surprised.
Your grades are pretty accurate. I guess someone could argue slightly higher or lower on some teams but that is splitting hairs. Good job.

If I could critique one thing though. A+ should be one of the rarest of grades, not the most common.
You should see maybe 1 or 2 A+ at most (if any sometimes)
you have 7.
Switch 5 of those down to at least an A & you are right there!
Considering where I thought the Rams would be this season. I can see them with a A+, same with the eagles.
There's your two IMO.

 

[sonnyblack65]

"Much Anticipated"

Sopranos and your week 12 grades were the 2 things I couldn't wait for. Sopranos let me down by ending, but you haven't God Bless you!!!

 

[sonnyblack65]

did you actually stop working to write all of this today?

When did he get a job?

 

[redseat]

did you actually stop working to write all of this today?

since when does @DirtDirtDirt work?

 

[fordman84]

After too many requests to count for my Week 12 NFL Grades, I've decided to put it together for everyone
(if you cant detect the sarcasm in that statement, please quietly exit this thread)

Anyways, these grades on not solely based on W/L records, but more importantly, Results vs Expectations, as well as competitiveness and general effort as far as what ive witnessed this season watching a lot of football

So here we go:

AFC East

Patriots - Grade A+ This isnt just a homer grade cause everyone knows i love my Pats, but gotta give it to them. I dont think anyone ever thought winning the AFC East was in question, but after a sub-par start, there was some speculation that this would be the beginning of the end. Since Week 5, the best scoring defense in the NFL. Brady is the MVP of the league as of today. The 16-0 speculation was never very realistic after Edelman went down especially, but 14-2 is very attainable, no one would be surprised.

Bills - Grade B Bit of a Jekyll and Hyde team thats hard to figure from week to week, but at the end of the day, they sit in the thick of the playoff race through 12 weeks, and i doubt many people saw this coming

Jets - Grade A- Again, this is a "results vs expectations" grade, and the expectation by many many around the game was that this Jets team could be historically bad, a lot of predictions of an 0-16 season. They are only 4-7 but play so way above the talent level on the roster every week. They could have won any of the losses to Atlanta, NE, Miami, Tampa, Carolina. They are not an easy W by any stretch, they are within striking distance of a win every single week, pretty impressive compared to what was expected

Dolphins - Grade F As ugly a 4-7 team as you will see in the NFL. Turning Jonathan Stewart into Jim Brown a couple of weeks ago was the clearest sign this team has mailed it in. Followed up by surrendering 30 points to Ryan Fitzpatrick, and a non competitive showing in Foxboro last week. Some could point to the Tannehill loss, I personally never saw him as that much of a difference making QB...Too much talent on both sides of the ball to have the mostly non competitive season they have had.

hey bruh, more importantly is when you are gonna change your avy

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

hey bruh, more importantly is when you are gonna change your avy

Do we have a wager?

 

[packerzrule]

NFC North

Packers - Grade C- Unfair Grade considering, well, ya know......But this grade includes an organization that never seems to assemble a good enough roster around Arod, a HC that has seemingly been carried by 2 all time great QB's and has looked lost when he has neither. Hundley has been in the system for 3 years, and could not appear more confused leading this team until just recently. That falls directly on the HC

Why do you hurt me?

 

[jarntt]

Can I get more Giants analysis please?

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Why do you hurt me?

Sorry Bud!.........Organizational Grade

 

[fordman84]

Do we have a wager?

Dude you already lost.
NFC East Predictions



You are gonna HATE the avy I have picked out.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Dude you already lost.
NFC East Predictions



You are gonna HATE the avy I have picked out.

LMAO

I wasnt doubting you, I honestly didnt remember

 

[fordman84]

LMAO

I wasnt doubting you, I honestly didnt remember

Nah I figured that. Not a biggie, other than those that welch on other peoples avy bets I don't usually enforce my avy bet wins.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Nah I figured that. Not a biggie, other than those that welch on other peoples avy bets I don't usually enforce my avy bet wins.

Ill be glad to honor if youd like to provide one

 

[fordman84]

Ill be glad to honor if youd like to provide one

You got me. I'm actually too lazy to figure out the avy, size it, and figure out if we had terms.

 

[Rex Racer]

Well done. Some teams are playing much better than expected and others are garbage compared to what was expected.
Pats deserve B+ or A- at most. Beginning of season was torture, but they are playing solid ball now.

Rumor has it that BB is going to let the Jets win both of their games just to fuck up their draft position.

 

[CaptainStubing]

this is a tantalizing thread ...

 

[dbldwn711]

Great job Dirt but aren't you worried that grading the Raiders a D will upset @black francis and cause a lovers spat?

 

[NEhomer]

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