Grading Out
QB: No excuses...set the line's injuries aside, Bulger did not play like a $65 million dollar QB. Instead of improving he regressed and that is not a good sign. D-
RB: Jackson played his heart out when he was healthy and didn't let a diminished offensive line scare him off from trying. And despite it all still ended the season with a 1,000 yard season. B
WR: Holt did a great job compensating for his bad knee and Bruce proved that he still has some gas left in the tank and is headed for Canton. Bennett was a disappointment, but hopefully this year was just a fluke. McMichael could have done better had he not had to help out the offensive line.
B-
OL: Yes, injuries all over the place, but they still should have stepped up and tried harder to do their jobs.
D
DEF: Until the end of the season this unit was on fire compared to the season prior, what happened in the end could probably just be frustration but it did lead them to drop drastically in the rankings. There's hope with this unit though.
C
ST: When Hall was healthy the return game was sizzling but not until they tried Stanley out did it look promising again. The blocking though is still horrendous. Donnie Jones was a brute on punts and rarely had a bad game. Letting Lovelle go after the preseason was probably a mistake because as much as everyone loves Wilkins, he may be on his "last leg" heading into retirement.
C
Coaching: Linehan simply doesn't appear to have what it takes to fire up a team, to motivate or inspire. Haslett on the other hand does, it's like night and day, ying and yang. The only reason why it's not an F is because of Haslett.
D+
Team: It's really hard to judge the overall heart of the team with such a horrendous season. At times they seemed to play with more heart than any other team out there, and other times it's like they were sleep walking.
D
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