Detroit Postion Grades

[mhughes0021]

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/01/detroit_lions_fans_position_gr.html

Ill start by saying i agree with alot of the people from the article that if you grade a team that is 4-12 most of them should be below a C since a C should be a team that is average. Average is around 6-8 wins id say. So we were well below average. Common sense would lead you to believe that is due to most of our positions being below average. So here we go!

Position grades

Oline - cant run block worth a lick. Decent in pass pro according to sack numbers per pass attempt but the eye test shows that staff is never able to step up in the pocket and drifts backward to deliver the ball more often than not. C-

QB- My dead grandma could throw for close to 5k with that many pass attempts. Mechanics are horrid. Hed rather drift backward and throw off his back foot to no one than step forward and complete a pass. Horrendous in the redzone and touchdown numbers were low. Threw too many picks. 4 wins means youre not an elite qb C

RB - an undrafted guy from wayne state outperformed our rd 2 pick. 3.6 yds per carry from leshoure was 2nd worst from a rb in the top 25 rushing. D

WR - calvin and the little dwarfs. Except in this story all the little dwarfs die. C

Dline - Way over hyped...underperformed. The idea was we get enough pressure in order to mask our shitty secondary. The plan didnt work. F...nuff said

LB - cant tackle, cant cover anyone out of the backfield. D

CB - cant cover, cant force turnovers, cant stay healthy D

S - lol F

K - B

P F- worst punter ive ever seen.

ST We cant draft and/or coach up anyone therefor our ST blows. We also traded away most of our late round picks the last 3 years for a bunch of guys that can no longer produce or are making way too much money for their own good. F

Coaching D team is a joke. we're only on sportcenter when we commit a crime, cant drive or stomp the crap out of someone on the field. Theres no dicipline. No accountability.

Mayhew ive been off the MM train welp....since the last MM. But we decided to hire his assitant and what ya know it! hes continuing his strategy of drafting a bunch of rbs and wrs in high rounds that dont contribute, dont produce, and fade away into obscurity. Luxory 4th string slot WRs are being drafted instead of filling holes on your pourus defense. Guy is a joke. All the FA he traded draft picks for and we praised him are now all entirely useless, overpaid, and free agents. Houston is really the only one we need to bring back and ill give him credit for. He needs to sign, resign or draft 8 defensive starters this offseason. 8! Team is a dumster fire lol.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Dumbest eval ever. No offense, holy shit.

 

[mhughes0021]

Dumbest eval ever. No offense, holy shit.

what position on offense deserves a grade above a C and feel free to exaplin why. Please do so i can quickly call you dumb afterward. thanks

 

[cheeno]

Dumbest eval ever. No offense, holy shit.

The team was 4-12, a C grade is pretty good.

 

[LKP]

what position on offense deserves a grade above a C and feel free to exaplin why. Please do so i can quickly call you dumb afterward. thanks

Stafford was a B- when he had his weapons but ended up a C. It's not surprise the only 2 games he didn't throw for a TD he only had a doubled Calvin and nobody else. Plus Hill's performance. Stafford moved the chains, the redzone sucked but game situations put Stafford in a very tough position.

Lions were 4.1 YPC which was 16th in the league running and they had 17 rushing TDS which was 6th. Overall because of Bell, they earn a B-/C+. Kevin Smith had an efficient game against the Rams as well scored 2 TDs including the game winner.

Oline was very good in pass pro considering the attempts and average in run blocking. Solid B for the Oline

WRs when healthy were a B-, overall C

TE D-Pettigrew struggled and so did Scheffler in Pettigrews absence.

DE get a F. Avril 9.5 sacks and Lawrence Jackson run D wasn't enough
DT get a A- between Suh, Fairley and Hill. They beasted.
LB D I agree. Lots more missed tackles and no impact plays.
CB C- 14th in YPG but had no pass rush help. That's where the 10 picks went. Plus injuries to Lacey and Bentley and the safeties didn't help. Houston played well until the last 2 games. Lacey and Green were average. Bartell played one solid game in his only game. Florence gets an F following his injury. Bentley was too injured.
Safeties D but Delmas was a C, Carey was a B. Spievey a C before his injury Wendling, Coleman get an F and Silva gets a D as he started ok then sucked.