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2021 Free Agent Class Q1 Grades

BigBlueJ : 10/25/2021 9:05 am
My Opinion only on some of the notable free agent signings:

Kenny Golladay: C- (availability is important)
Adoree' Jackson: C (at least he has been healthy)
Ryan Anderson: Gone
Mike Glennon: C
Zach Fulton: Gone
Kyle Rudolph: D (borderline fraud)
Ifeadi Odenigbo: Gone
John Ross: C+ (availability coming of IR, but his contributions have been noted)
Devontae Booker: C (I hate this signing on so many levels)
Austin Johnson: B (might be the jewel in the rough)
Reggie Ragland: C+ (good run stopper)
Joe Looney: Gone
Danny Shelton: F (For Fraud)
You have to give the John Ross signing at least an A  
Mike from Ohio : 10/25/2021 9:17 am : link
There were a number of posters after the New Orleans game posting about how defenses needed to gameplan for how they would stop Ross.

I guess they figured it out.
draft  
Hilary : 10/25/2021 9:19 am : link
Toney,Ojulari, and Rodarius Williams were outstanding picks.
3,4,6 to be seen
trades with Bears and Dolphins worked out.

DG drafts have not been bad. The free agent signings starting with Jonathan Stewart and Omamah have beet his downfall
Another reason why Gettleman needs to go  
cosmicj : 10/25/2021 9:19 am : link
This was a big ticket group of signings for a team in playoff contention. An absolute disaster.

I would give Ross a higher grade, though. To me, that looks like the sort of smart opportunistic signings we should be doing instead of overpaying people like Adoree’ massively.
You may have hated the Booker signing,  
Section331 : 10/25/2021 9:24 am : link
but I think you have allowed that to cloud your grade. Booker's been pretty good. He is who he is, he's not a game breaker, but he'll get tough yards, he can pass protect and catch passes. I'd give him a B.
Don't agree with a few  
giantstock : 10/25/2021 9:32 am : link
1--- Jackson is D or F considering what they are paying him. SO they are paying him all this money/ blowing our cap and the best that you can say about him is that he isn't hurt?

2--- Kyle Rudulph is an F.WHo wouldn't look to replace hsi salary now with just a much cheaper TE? He doesn't give you anything, does he?

3-- Ragland gets a D. He is not a good run stopper. Not one bit. He's below average and gives nothing else.
RE: You may have hated the Booker signing,  
giantstock : 10/25/2021 9:33 am : link
In comment 15428465 Section331 said:
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but I think you have allowed that to cloud your grade. Booker's been pretty good. He is who he is, he's not a game breaker, but he'll get tough yards, he can pass protect and catch passes. I'd give him a B.


No way.

A C about right. He adds very little. He's an average player. Because he is average, doesn't do anything especially well, but doesn't suck he gets a B?
RE: You may have hated the Booker signing,  
madeinstars : 10/25/2021 9:35 am : link
In comment 15428465 Section331 said:
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but I think you have allowed that to cloud your grade. Booker's been pretty good. He is who he is, he's not a game breaker, but he'll get tough yards, he can pass protect and catch passes. I'd give him a B.


Booker has 3.2 yards per carry and 73 receiving yards and that is with Barkley out for a couple of games. He's being paid 2.5 million a year. Thos are numbers you can easily replace by a vet minimum player. If anything that signing deserves a worse grade.
RE: Don't agree with a few  
BigBlueJ : 10/25/2021 9:39 am : link
In comment 15428483 giantstock said:
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1--- Jackson is D or F considering what they are paying him. SO they are paying him all this money/ blowing our cap and the best that you can say about him is that he isn't hurt?

2--- Kyle Rudulph is an F.WHo wouldn't look to replace hsi salary now with just a much cheaper TE? He doesn't give you anything, does he?

3-- Ragland gets a D. He is not a good run stopper. Not one bit. He's below average and gives nothing else.


Not going to argue an adjustment downward that is for sure. Thought Jackson has been improving the further he has gotten from his ankle injury.
RE: RE: Don't agree with a few  
giantstock : 10/25/2021 9:41 am : link
In comment 15428500 BigBlueJ said:
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In comment 15428483 giantstock said:


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1--- Jackson is D or F considering what they are paying him. SO they are paying him all this money/ blowing our cap and the best that you can say about him is that he isn't hurt?

2--- Kyle Rudulph is an F.WHo wouldn't look to replace hsi salary now with just a much cheaper TE? He doesn't give you anything, does he?

3-- Ragland gets a D. He is not a good run stopper. Not one bit. He's below average and gives nothing else.



Not going to argue an adjustment downward that is for sure. Thought Jackson has been improving the further he has gotten from his ankle injury.


Up until this week he has sucked, hasn't he?
Johnson is the best of a bad lot  
jeff57 : 10/25/2021 9:42 am : link
He's done pretty well.
Jackson and Booker are the same players they've always been  
AdamBrag : 10/25/2021 9:42 am : link
Adoree has typically been a pretty good, not shutdown corner. He has been used in a lot of roles and besides the Rams game, he has been solid. The problem is paying $13m a year to a 2nd corner if he can't be a shut down corner.

Booker is a RB who can impact the game running the ball, catching the ball and pass blocking. The problem with Booker is that he is a below average runner and pass catcher. Its weird to go after a player like this on the first day of FA and it is even a little more strange to go all-in on a low upside back up like this by not drafting another RB (they are basically using Brightwell for specials only), but the signing seems fine.
RE: You have to give the John Ross signing at least an A  
Essex : 10/25/2021 9:44 am : link
In comment 15428446 Mike from Ohio said:
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There were a number of posters after the New Orleans game posting about how defenses needed to gameplan for how they would stop Ross.

I guess they figured it out.

Or his attributes are harder to use when the QB doesn't have much time to get a clean pocket and the ball down the field.
RE: RE: You may have hated the Booker signing,  
jvm52106 : 10/25/2021 10:23 am : link
In comment 15428489 madeinstars said:
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In comment 15428465 Section331 said:


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but I think you have allowed that to cloud your grade. Booker's been pretty good. He is who he is, he's not a game breaker, but he'll get tough yards, he can pass protect and catch passes. I'd give him a B.



Booker has 3.2 yards per carry and 73 receiving yards and that is with Barkley out for a couple of games. He's being paid 2.5 million a year. Thos are numbers you can easily replace by a vet minimum player. If anything that signing deserves a worse grade.


Barkley is averaging 3.6...
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