Thread: Rate The Team; An Interactive Site for Rating the Bears Players.....

I agreed with most of the grades but knocked a few down and pushed a couple a bit higher. Here are some of the differences I thought were fair and reason why.

McCown - C; Just not all that outstanding to get any higher. We still need a better #2.
Barber - D; Anytime you cost your team two games with rookie mistakes you get slammed.
Clutts - A; I thought the guy did a fabulous job at FB. They should give the guy some carries too.
Hester - A; It's not his fault he's been misused as a WR. I give him this as a record breaking PR.
Knox -C; Just not enough consistency and that slip that cost us Cutler looms big in my mind.
Bennett - B; I give him a full B as the best WR we have. Too bad Hanie couldn't find him.
Sanz - D; He made the team because of his hands and then competed with RWill for drops.
RWill - F; How do you not give a former top pick an F for being such an underachiever.
Spaeth - C; Good blocker, bad pass catcher, but his missed block in KC game cost us Forte.
Garza - A; Gotta give a guy who hasn't played OC since college an A for efforts. Pro Bowl alt.
Louis - C; He was well on his way to a B of B+ until he somehow forgot how to pass block.
CWill - B; Deserves more than a C. Was most consistent lineman before injury.
EWill - B; Did a nice job at LG for a natural OC. Pass blocked well.
Carimi- B; He couldn't help being injured. Best pass blocker before he went down.
OMG - F; There isn't anyway you can give this assclown higher after that Detroit showing.
Wootton - C; I'm downgrading him for not being tougher after hand injury. Suck it up.
Paea - B; Strength and burst combination is incredible. He just needs to diagnose better.
Briggs - B; No way a guy who can't cover his man and allows TD's gets an A from me.
Bowman - D; Whatever he may have gained he lost back in the Packer game and ST screw up.
Meriweather - F; How can you go from making a Pro Bowl to sucking that bad? Expensive wasted.
Steltz - C; Great tackler but can't cover worth shit. Good ST and backup SS but that's it.
Wright - D; Played better as a rookie. Too many blown covers and missed tackles for a Safety.

Well that's how I graded them. Those that I graded the same I left off the list. Probably the most beneficial thing is that the team graded out better as a whole than the record would indicate. Injuries really took their toll and few of the backups stepped up to the level of the starters. I guess that's a reason to be optimistic.

Another offseason with a big cap excess and a GM who won't avoid filling the glaring holes, 4 good early round draft choices to add depth and a healthier 2012 and there's no reason this team can't challenge for a NFC Championship next year. Those are all big ifs but I'll believe it can happen unless they fuck up this GM hire and with it offseason acquistions.

Originally Posted by soulman

I agreed with most of the grades but knocked a few down and pushed a couple a bit higher. Here are some of the differences I thought were fair and reason why.

McCown - C; Just not all that outstanding to get any higher. We still need a better #2.
Barber - D; Anytime you cost your team two games with rookie mistakes you get slammed.
Clutts - A; I thought the guy did a fabulous job at FB. They should give the guy some carries too.
Hester - A; It's not his fault he's been misused as a WR. I give him this as a record breaking PR.
Knox -C; Just not enough consistency and that slip that cost us Cutler looms big in my mind.
Bennett - B; I give him a full B as the best WR we have. Too bad Hanie couldn't find him.
Sanz - D; He made the team because of his hands and then competed with RWill for drops.
RWill - F; How do you not give a former top pick an F for being such an underachiever.
Spaeth - C; Good blocker, bad pass catcher, but his missed block in KC game cost us Forte.
Garza - A; Gotta give a guy who hasn't played OC since college an A for efforts. Pro Bowl alt.
Louis - C; He was well on his way to a B of B+ until he somehow forgot how to pass block.
CWill - B; Deserves more than a C. Was most consistent lineman before injury.
EWill - B; Did a nice job at LG for a natural OC. Pass blocked well.
Carimi- B; He couldn't help being injured. Best pass blocker before he went down.
OMG - F; There isn't anyway you can give this assclown higher after that Detroit showing.
Wootton - C; I'm downgrading him for not being tougher after hand injury. Suck it up.
Paea - B; Strength and burst combination is incredible. He just needs to diagnose better.
Briggs - B; No way a guy who can't cover his man and allows TD's gets an A from me.
Bowman - D; Whatever he may have gained he lost back in the Packer game and ST screw up.
Meriweather - F; How can you go from making a Pro Bowl to sucking that bad? Expensive wasted.
Steltz - C; Great tackler but can't cover worth shit. Good ST and backup SS but that's it.
Wright - D; Played better as a rookie. Too many blown covers and missed tackles for a Safety.

Well that's how I graded them. Those that I graded the same I left off the list. Probably the most beneficial thing is that the team graded out better as a whole than the record would indicate. Injuries really took their toll and few of the backups stepped up to the level of the starters. I guess that's a reason to be optimistic.

Another offseason with a big cap excess and a GM who won't avoid filling the glaring holes, 4 good early round draft choices to add depth and a healthier 2012 and there's no reason this team can't challenge for a NFC Championship next year. Those are all big ifs but I'll believe it can happen unless they fuck up this GM hire and with it offseason acquistions.

Tim Ruskell is going to get the job as Bears' GM. We're not going to get any help for the offensive line, the wide receiving corp, the defensive line, or the corners this coming year, or ever, because the McCaskeys are too fucking cheap to invest money in going out after a good GM, or purchasing more free agents for that matter.

Patrick Mannelly, LS

Dickerson: Great replacement for popular veteran Brad Maynard. Grade: A

I really need to pay more attention to the game, or this guy is the fastest LS/P in league history....