Draft Grades

I was going to do a video breaking down each team... but it was too tall of a task with little reward. However, I have provided the notes on each player and their grade below. 

1) I basically put my finger in the air and wasted hours 

1.5) I did not consider your bench nor TE.... most TE's do not matter in the league (also, I intentionally omitted talking about your starting K and DEF, because I didn't look at them either... so these grades are rather incomplete!!!). Mostly because you can't win it all with just those positions. Yes, you need solid role players, but you need a core.

2) I almost quit, but then I didn't when Scott Hyde called me and gave me some encouragement. Thank you for ruining my night.

3) The grades make no sense... 

4) I have agonized over the grades over and over 

5) My wife thinks I am insane
6) The grades make no sense 

I graded each player... grades were given a score, based on a highly complicated scale, and then I averaged the  scores to get a final grade, which was based on a scale... really scientific stuff. Letter grades to numbers to average then back to letters from the numbers. 

Team Name	Player Name	Grade	Comment
Mysterious Meat
	Ryan Tannehill Mia - QB	B	Additions of Stills and Cameron help and has improved year over year with TDs and TD/INT ratio
	Julio Jones Atl - WR	A+	Arguably the best WR in the draft. Matt Ryan targets him a ton.
	DeSean Jackson Was - WR	B	Explosive, but inconsistent, as his QB
	Jeremy Maclin KC - WR	C+	On a team that doesn’t pass the ball that well….looking at you Alex smith
	LeSean McCoy Buf - RB	B	Out week one, but long term how does he look? Was supposed to be explosive last year. Bills 25th last year in rushing offense, but shady #3.
	Melvin Gordon SD - RB	C+	biggest back and will get the short yardage looks - but will probably miss out on passing game
Paragon Heroes
	Russell Wilson Sea - QB	A	Finished 5th overall in fantasy ranking
	Amari Cooper Oak - WR	B+	stand out at Bama, hiesman finalist and developed a great relationship with d carr - and carr will target him a lot
	Marques Colston NO - WR	B	will become brees primary target - was second on the team last year with 99 targets.. But could prove difficult to get more looks w/o gram and stills
	Martavis Bryant Pit - WR	C	downfield speed and explosive play. 4 game suspension hurts, hopefully this heroes doesn’t need him right away
	Le'Veon Bell Pit - RB	A+	starts with suspension.. Big factor in passing/rushing game. Hes a monster. Finished 4th rank overall
	Lamar Miller Mia - RB	B+	Top ten rushing the ball last year - on a decent rushing team in miami. Will need to improve getting to be apart of passing game
Mustache Salad			tate and hilton finished in top 10 receiving yrds in 2014
	Teddy Bridgewater Min - QB	B	showed a lot of promise last year and going into his sophomore year he looks to improve. Dual threat and has AP back, which should help him a lot. Has a horrible TD/INT ratio
	T.Y. Hilton Ind - WR	A	lead the team in targets, receptions, and reciving yards..benefits by having a better running game. Explosive - had 21 plays of 20 yards or more
	Golden Tate Det - WR	A	lead the team in targets, receptions, and reciving yards - wonder if this continues, but nonetheless great recieiving core
	Larry Fitzgerald Ari - WR	C+	Coming off his worst year as a player - only 2 TDs, but the hope is carson palmer can stay healthy and distribute the ball better
	Eddie Lacy GB - RB	A	seventh overall in rushing; 11 best rushing team last year; receiving game has really improved - 4 receiving tds - will be targeted more with nelson injury
	Mark Ingram NO - RB	B	his best statistical year rushing… wasn’t really part of the passing game, but will get those 3rd down and goal line looks - 13th best team rushing ball
BAYO'WOLF
	Matthew Stafford Det - QB	A	top ten in yrds ; 12 best team throwing the ball - with tate and johnson he will look to have another solid year
	Dez Bryant Dal - WR	A+	Uhhh monster; give him the ball; caught 16 tds, the most for any receiver, top 10 in receptions and had 22 plays of 20 yrds or more
	A.J. Green Cin - WR	B+	had a bad year last year, but will prolly lead the team as he did this year in all things receiving…. So was his QBs (his worst of his career) AJ has shown his explosiveness, biggest question is can cinncy get it going? 25th team in receiving
	Pierre Garcon Was - WR	B	led the team in targets and receptions, but doesn’t have the explosivness and has never scored more than 6 TDs in a season. Solid, but not a game changer
	Andre Ellington Ari - RB	B-	not a guy who is going to rack up the yrds or the TDs.
	Jonathan Stewart Car - RB	B	benefits from a good rushing team and does well when he gets the ball - more efficent that ellington - with yrds per attempt and game
Kaeptivating
	Eli Manning NYG - QB	A-	Top ten in passing individually, TDs and unfortunatley INTs, but with the odell beckham jr. weapon, this year will look to be another good year for him
	Emmanuel Sanders Den - WR	A-	top ten receiving yrds, and third most plays of 20+ yrds (24 xs) wonder how mannings arm will hold up, but I see him getting another 1k+ year
	Jarvis Landry Mia - WR	B	currently WR3, but also don’t expect his production to dwindle
	Mike Wallace Min - WR	B+	should be teddy's main guy in passing attack, but this was a team that was 28th in the league in passing. Sure we expect teddy to do better… but wallace hasn’t seen a 1k in 3 seasons
	Justin Forsett Bal - RB	A	Forsett seemingly came out of now where last year and landed in the top 5 rushing yards - team was 8th overall.
	Latavius Murray Oak - RB	D-	On the worst rushing team in the NFL….. Not much to say here.
CautiouslyOptimistic
	Aaron Rodgers GB - QB	A+
	Demaryius Thomas Den - WR	A	second most receiving yrds last year and second most plays over 20+; I am bearish on manning tho….
	Vincent Jackson TB - WR	B-	Look, decent yrds, but doesn’t find the endzone a lot… rookie QB… feeling its going to be the same story
	Charles Johnson Min - WR	D-	who? Who is this?
	Joseph Randle Dal - RB	B	people are saying good things about him, but dallas may be a running by committeee, but if he gets the touches murray got, hes a solid choice
	Rashad Jennings NYG - RB	B-	hes never been the guy… not going to break out man.
Luchesse's Cousin
	Sam Bradford Phi - QB	B+	pending the injury he will sustain, but the first four games will be decent
	Davante Adams GB - WR	B	decent rookie year, will see more PT with jordy out. Decent pickup….
	Andre Johnson Ind - WR	B+	hes a little older, TY is lucks man, but I could see him around the 900  mark again  like this year with 5 or so TDs
	Stedman Bailey StL - WR	C+	3rd year, hell rotate in, but st louis passing game was 20th in  league. Hes just okay.
	Jeremy Hill Cin - RB	A	Now you are talking. Top 10 rb. I see cincy using him even more… breaks 1300 yrds and 12 TDs.
	Matt Forte Chi - RB	A	matt got you 1k yrds and 9 tds, but has the windy city actually improved this offseason??… 27th in league rushing... he has proven himself
Cobra Kai
	Ben Roethlisberger Pit - QB	A	I love what he did last year and what he has coming back. I think this year is going to be good for ben
	Calvin Johnson Det - WR	A	im looking for a rebound year in a big way… back to megtron days!
	Keenan Allen SD - WR	C	do a google search for keenan… the results will come up with not found 404 error… rivers aint looking his way either…
	Allen Robinson Jax - WR	C+	what is there to be excited about here? Plays for jax and had 2 tds last year… jax isnt turning this ship around, they are just changing the guards… second to last in passing
	DeMarco Murray Phi - RB	A+	he had SO many carries last year… would love to see how chip really uses this dude… I like this change for him
	Doug Martin TB - RB	C+	uh…. No.. This is a dude you sit on the bench
StraitOuttaGronkton
	Andrew Luck Ind - QB	A+	dude is worth it… like this a lot
	Odell Beckham Jr. NYG - WR	A	love this pickup… but I worry that teams are going to just zero in on him… already making people upset in preseason
	Sammy Watkins Buf - WR	C+	hes been a bust and will be a bust again.
	Nelson Agholor Phi - WR	B+	he is explosive, but a rookie… we have seen a lot of talent come from USC specality positions not amount to much….
	Alfred Morris Was - RB	A	solid solid RB and even more so as the skins QB situation is fluid
	Carlos Hyde SF - RB	B	like the pick, but don’t love it.. I think the niners are really going to struggle, but the hyde name will overcome… could be interesting in the backfield and need to find identy
In Russ We Trust
	Tony Romo Dal - QB	A-	you only don’t like him if you are a cowboys fan in real life…
	Antonio Brown Pit - WR	A+	money, money, money, print that money; had the most yrds last in the league
	Randall Cobb GB - WR	A	look for him to get even more targets with jordy out… during the latter half of the season you saw him get more looks in the redzone.
	Brandin Cooks NO - WR	B	brees is brees right? But this is the first time in his career without a good TE - gates and jimmy - wonder how it affects him. I do see cooks being a bigger part of O
	Joique Bell Det - RB	B-	nothing to write home about…
	Darren McFadden Dal - RB	C+	im not seeing him taking randles touches… he wasn’t awesome in oak.
Rolling Gazelems
	Drew Brees NO - QB	A	brees is gunna be brees baby
	Brandon Marshall NYJ - WR	B	new place… but better QB? I don’t think so
	Eric Decker NYJ - WR	B-	look the jets were LAST place in receiving… and he is not a great WR… he wont get the same looks with marshall there
	Alshon Jeffery Chi - WR	B+	he gains so much with marshall out fo the picture.. This is a solid pick
	Marshawn Lynch Sea - RB	A+	numbers speak for themselves. One of the best in league and was arguably a #1 pick
	Darren Sproles Phi - RB	B-	snore….. Hes not a statican juggernaut and isnt consistent enough… you need that to win this league
Tuesdays w/ Megatron
	Matt Ryan Atl - QB	A	solid….. I like matty ice
	Mike Evans TB - WR	B	has TB by his name and I don’t think winston has it in him
	DeAndre Hopkins Hou - WR	B+	on a team that was 24th in passing and he was just outside of top ten in yrds. Need to get some tds doe….
	Anquan Boldin SF - WR	B	kap likes him a lot.. And that’s all hes got going for him… so at least youll get receptions and yrds… hes not going to have a lot of tds
	Adrian Peterson Min - RB	A	how do I give him a grade? A year off lets the body heal….
	Chris Ivory NYJ - RB	B	third overall rushing team… he is what I say he is and that is a solid rb
mokes-a-lot
	Peyton Manning Den - QB	A-	has not looked himself… caves down the stretch of the season. I can totally see him not finishing the year this year... yes, I have a crystal ball
	Jordan Matthews Phi - WR	B-	just because you put lipstick on a pig doesn’t make it a pig… moving to phi isnt going to make him better.
	Julian Edelman NE - WR	B-	he will have that one game where you are like, NICE, I love him… then he will never call you again
	John Brown Ari - WR	B+	lots and lots of speed… people love this guy… I just hope palmy can stay healthy for that to happen
	Jamaal Charles KC - RB	A	is this really when you are going to break out? Quit teasing us man!!!
	C.J. Spiller NO - RB	B	hes only interesting bc of the passing comonent…
Persian Lives Matter
	Tom Brady NE - QB	A	the guy just wins - see wife, super bowl and appeals...
	Torrey Smith SF - WR	B-	bad choice… I don’t like anything in red and gold
	Steve Smith Sr. Bal - WR	B+	go utes! Look, a lot of people are seeing this as a big year for him… I do too
	Brandon LaFell NE - WR	B-	not a go to guy in the pats offense… who is really though? Gronk.
	C.J. Anderson Den - RB	B-	will be Denver's top RB from day one and with manning struggling, I see him getting a bigger role = more touches = more points
	Frank Gore Ind - RB	A	top 10 rusher and is going to a better poised team. Really like this situation