Rate The Offseason For Your Team

[Great Dayne]

Based on the needs of your team grade out how your team performed based off their draft picks, acquisitions, and cuts/losses

Packers needs from last season:

1.) CB: It's no secret that the Packers had one of the worst pass defenses in the NFL. A good portion of this was due to injury, but they also were insufficient in depth and I believe the overall scheme is to confusing especially for young players which was all we had last season. Losing our #1 for the entire season and #2-3 were injured for the majority of the season significantly damaged our secondary.
2.) O-line Depth: It appeared anytime a backup came in an instant sack or negative play happened. With the injury history and advanced age of some of the offensive linemen it was imperative that the Packers find solid depth at this position.
3.) OLB: Clay Matthews appears to be a shell of his former self and with the loss of Datone Jones and Julius Peppers the OLB position is a top priority
4.) RB: Lacy and Starks are gone and we've been left with a former WR to play RB in Ty Montgomery. Not that Montgomery is bad and if anything he was great but it's doubtful he will last an entire season without an injury.
5.) D-line Depth: After Daniels and two rookies we acquired last year the rest are scrubs and a waste of cap space.

Cut/lost players

G TJ Lang
C JT Tretter
CB Micah Hyde
OLB Julius Peppers
TE Jared Cook aka Cookie

Players Drafted that made the team
CB Kevin King
S/LB/CB Josh Jones
RB's Williams, Jones, Mays
OLB Vince Biegel

Notable FA's signed from other teams
CB Davon House (elite bump and run corner but terrible in zone)
G Jahari Evans (former pro bowl)
TE's: Lance Kendricks and Martellus Bennett (best TE combo in the game)
DT: Ricky Jean Francis, Quinton Dial (former 49ers D line starters)
OLB: Ahmad Brooks (former pro bowl)


Grades for Addressing needs
1.) CB: King will be great but is a work in progress IMO. House is excellent at bump and run and can cover any WR in the game and the Packers got him for almost nothing. B
2.) O-line Depth: Packers drafted one guy in the 6th round and he was cut and acquired no free agents. Replaced Lang with Jahari Evans.
D
3.) OLB: Nick Perry was resigned, Vince Biegel is injured but many believe he's the future replacement of CMIII and Brooks was an excellent signing for depth. A
4.) RB: Signed all our draft pick RB's and each displayed a really good skill set from catching, agility, pass blocking, vision, etc. None stood out from the other so we signed them all to see which ones can do well as the backup in the reg season. B
5.) D-line Depth: To acquire 2 starters from last year in their late primes and use them as backups for cheap cost was the best move of the year. A+

Overall Grade: Packers neglected acquiring depth on the O-line and it's a major cause of concern with the injury history and age of the some of the starters. However they cut the fat to open up the salary cap space and signed solid players at positions of need for very cheap. In the end this was the most players our GM Ted Thompson has ever obtained in his 12 years with the Pack. I assume more of the people around him have more power to make decisions since the old man is on his way out next year.

Final Grade B+

Grade of my analysis A++++

 

[Fountain City Blues]

D

Between firing your top 10 and maybe top 5 GM for as far as we know- underpants gnome logic- and cutting your most experienced receiver in Maclin- it has been a pretty miserable offseason as far as the organization is concerned. Oh- bonus points- the owner is getting sued by New Mexico for 300 zillion dollars Elite offseason. Oh, and we have a long time OLB who'll be in the ring of honor some day flaming the coaches and FO on twitter. Fun times. Just glad it isn't New York or New England or this would be some kind of media circus. Organization taking hits left and right.

On the actual football side of things, it hasn't been quite so bad oddly enough. They upgraded (I am almost certain of) from Poe by signing Bennie Logan and have a healthy Justin Houston locked and loaded. Mahomes looks very promising and is slowly winning me over. As disquieting as cutting Maclin was- he didn't really offer much due to injury last year. Internally, there's a lot of young talent that could take the next step- I just wish I could say the same about QB with Smith at the controls.

 

[cdumler7]

The Broncos I guess I will go a solid B. The moves they have made show they are in a bit of a rebuilding season. They can still go out and win games because the defense still looks dynamic but they are definitely not championship caliber.

I will say I am a bit disappointed in Paxton Lynch not taking that next step. He was a known 2-3 year project so I guess I should have expected that this year would still be a bit of a stretch for him to start but still would have been nice to see him win the job.

Positives...

1) I do think they finally upgraded the OL. Garett Bolles is showing some promise as a starting LT for the next 5-10 years barring injury. Leary has been as advertised and they do have some young players showing some promise like McGovern.

2) The RB depth looks very good. De'Angelo Henderson has looked dynamic. CJ Anderson looks like his old self. Jamaal Charles even showed some explosive ability. If they can stay healthy the Broncos might have a decent run game.

3) DL improvemnt. One of the biggest weaknesses last year was the DL going against the run. Brought in a couple of players that have shown well and saw guys like Gotsis and Crick bulk up a lot this offseason. So far this preseason they look improved.

Negatives

1) QB position looks about the same as last year.

2) The TE position continues to be an issue. Going to have to hope that when Jake Butt comes back from injury he can be a playmaker for the team.

3) ILB depth. Beyond Brandon Marshall there just isn't much at the position. If he goes down with injury the team could be in trouble over the middle of the field.

Overall a decent team that could get hot and win some close games. I personally would rather see Lynch or Osweiler starting this year over Siemian. There is something about Siemian that I just can't get past. I think he is a backup caliber QB. Not saying the other two are much better but I think they both offer more big play ability than him.

 

[Great Dayne]

Sounds like the Raider have a good chance of winning the division fairly easily if Carr stays healthy then.

 

[handicappers]

 

[Great Dayne]

Did you not read below all my posts?? Cowpies are the media's team and have been for a while and nothing more.

Enjoy those fat stacks.

 

[handicappers]

Did you not read below all my posts?? Cowpies are the media's team and have been for a while and nothing more.

Enjoy those fat stacks.

9300 > 200

Don't hate on my fat stacks. 78% is damn good.

 

[cdumler7]

Sounds like the Raider have a good chance of winning the division fairly easily if Carr stays healthy then.

I wouldn't say that. They have a horrendous defense in my opinion that is no better than last year. Chiefs are the most well rounded team in the division and have a very good chance to repeat. The Broncos it is probably going to take some close wins where the ball bounces their way.

 

[Great Dayne]

9300 > 200

Don't hate on my fat stacks. 78% is damn good.

It's about your ROI and not winning percentage. Come on man.

 

[Great Dayne]

It's about your ROI and not winning percentage. Come on man and I'm talking about real money not the Monopoly money on here.

 

[DonMan]

looking at the big picture, the Bills had a very good offseason. I'll give them a B for now, but "Incomplete" (no pun intended) would be a more appropriate grade. Their final grade won't be determined until after next year's draft.

Of course the big moves were dumping Ryan and Whaley. Not surprisingly, there's been substantial roster turnover since then. Most of the new additions appear to be short term answers. With 2 1sts, 2 2nds, and 2 3rds in the draft, I'm expecting the Bills to land a QB and hopefully at least 2 more quality contributors.

 

[megalodon30]

Okay overall, but signing Kyle Orton Jr. gets a big time F---. Picking up Osweiler because he's Elway's godson or whatever was the stupidest move ever.

 

[NWPATSFAN]

A+
Nuff said

 

[Judge Fudge]

@Great Dayne

Sorry to go all Clinton on you but i need you to define "off-season"?

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Sounds like the Raider have a good chance of winning the division fairly easily if Carr stays healthy then.

Nah- organizational health and/or turmoil =/= on field suck

The Raiders defense is horrendous in the secondary and right up the middle on the line and LB's. They're fatally flawed just as the Chiefs are.

 

[JohnShadows]

It would be a B/B+ for signing Kalil #2, Munnerlyn, Mccaffrey has looked ok, jury's out on Samuel. Unfortunately, the owner fired the GM who got us to the playoffs 3 out of 4 years he was here, and to the super bowl once. And then replaced him with the former GM who caused many of the problems Gettleman was trying to solve. So C-/D, and I'm concerned about the future of the team with Hurney in charge.

 

[broncosmitty]

C-

Lost the team leader in receiving TDs.
Replaced him with a third rounder from the MAC
Lost a former first round pick, starting at RT.
Replaced him with another former Raven.
Hiloti Ngata still occupies space for some reason.
Lost the LT for what will likely be the season.
Traded a former first round Gaurd for a fifth rounder.
Replaced him with a guy coming off hip surgery. From Detroit, Married to a Ford.
Drafted a third string QB. He gone.
Retained Jim Caldwell.
Have less pass rushers than last year. Somehow.
Same group of RBs.
Lost a punter to a non football injury.
Made Stafford the highest paid player ever.


Very Lionsesque offseason.

 

[Great Dayne]

@Great Dayne

Sorry to go all Clinton on you but i need you to define "off-season"?

Time period from after the Superbowl ended last season up until today.

 

[Judge Fudge]

B+

 

[NinerSickness]

Based on the needs of your team grade out how your team performed based off their draft picks, acquisitions, and cuts/losses

Packers needs from last season:

1.) CB: It's no secret that the Packers had one of the worst pass defenses in the NFL. A good portion of this was due to injury, but they also were insufficient in depth and I believe the overall scheme is to confusing especially for young players which was all we had last season. Losing our #1 for the entire season and #2-3 were injured for the majority of the season significantly damaged our secondary.
2.) O-line Depth: It appeared anytime a backup came in an instant sack or negative play happened. With the injury history and advanced age of some of the offensive linemen it was imperative that the Packers find solid depth at this position.
3.) OLB: Clay Matthews appears to be a shell of his former self and with the loss of Datone Jones and Julius Peppers the OLB position is a top priority
4.) RB: Lacy and Starks are gone and we've been left with a former WR to play RB in Ty Montgomery. Not that Montgomery is bad and if anything he was great but it's doubtful he will last an entire season without an injury.
5.) D-line Depth: After Daniels and two rookies we acquired last year the rest are scrubs and a waste of cap space.

Cut/lost players

G TJ Lang
C JT Tretter
CB Micah Hyde
OLB Julius Peppers
TE Jared Cook aka Cookie

Players Drafted that made the team
CB Kevin King
S/LB/CB Josh Jones
RB's Williams, Jones, Mays
OLB Vince Biegel

Notable FA's signed from other teams
CB Davon House (elite bump and run corner but terrible in zone)
G Jahari Evans (former pro bowl)
TE's: Lance Kendricks and Martellus Bennett (best TE combo in the game)
DT: Ricky Jean Francis, Quinton Dial (former 49ers D line starters)
OLB: Ahmad Brooks (former pro bowl)


Grades for Addressing needs
1.) CB: King will be great but is a work in progress IMO. House is excellent at bump and run and can cover any WR in the game and the Packers got him for almost nothing. B
2.) O-line Depth: Packers drafted one guy in the 6th round and he was cut and acquired no free agents. Replaced Lang with Jahari Evans.
D
3.) OLB: Nick Perry was resigned, Vince Biegel is injured but many believe he's the future replacement of CMIII and Brooks was an excellent signing for depth. A
4.) RB: Signed all our draft pick RB's and each displayed a really good skill set from catching, agility, pass blocking, vision, etc. None stood out from the other so we signed them all to see which ones can do well as the backup in the reg season. B
5.) D-line Depth: To acquire 2 starters from last year in their late primes and use them as backups for cheap cost was the best move of the year. A+

Overall Grade: Packers neglected acquiring depth on the O-line and it's a major cause of concern with the injury history and age of the some of the starters. However they cut the fat to open up the salary cap space and signed solid players at positions of need for very cheap. In the end this was the most players our GM Ted Thompson has ever obtained in his 12 years with the Pack. I assume more of the people around him have more power to make decisions since the old man is on his way out next year.

Final Grade B+

Grade of my analysis A++++

Here's my analysis of the 49ers:

Final Grade F-

Grade of my analysis A++++