What are you mid season positional grades for this season.

MetiSkeemz

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Here's mine. Feel free to share your own.

QB: B- (while he's done some phenomenal things he has too many TO's and I'm not taking the freshman excuse but I will take Walford causing some of those)

RB: B+ (Duke Johnson is slowly climbing the record books and has a fantastic YPC average this season along with duke but his O-Line struggles has kept him for getting loose in space. That's more their fault than his own)

WR: B ( That unit has done a pretty good job helping out their young QB but I need more consistency in one receiver on that unit. It's frustrating to see Phillip Dorsett able to the top off ANY defense in the country yet he goes into Blacksburg Thursday night with 16 catches. TOTAL. Herb Waters looks (facially and athletically) like he could be Andre Johnson but he's constantly on and off the field. GET IT TOGETHER COLEY (coach and player) Along with Carroll, he had this unit blocking so well last season)

TE: D+ (I won't count out what Walford has done and I'm grateful he stayed but this dude wouldn't block a kid playing Pee Wee football. I've been hearing the Stan the Man chants all through summer and camp, but can't figure out why this guy has yet to do anything meaningful except go 50/50 ratchet city on randy Gregory at Nebraska **props**)

O-Line: F+ (I'm not going to let injuries cover up the sheer level of dominance the unit has failed to show. Best coaching move Golden made all season was moving Feliciano to the right side but the person he replaced wasn't even half as talented as him)

There will be MUCH better fronts coming to see them shortly so let's see swaseys' strength and condition kick in huh?

D-Line: D+ (I think the biggest failure of Jethro Franklin is his inability to show this line techniques to get nasty. I usually don't see swim moves or legit bull rushes or any type of solid techniques to get past a lineman eventually resulting in opposing QB's getting 9 and a half years in the pocket to pick our D apart. THIS IS WHERE OUR ENTIRE TEAMS ISSUES START. Bad recruitment of DT's and even worse coaching by Jethro Franklin.)

Linebackers: A- (I'm extremely pleased by this unit. Perryman was going be Perryman, But Kirby, Grace and Armbristers' emergence as solid OLB is what's got me more excited. If they can find a little more consistency from the second half of the season and continue coaching up those behind them things are looking good there.)

Secondary: C+ (Everyone is talking about Bush and how he's looked and I don't see it. This is coming from a guy who personally asked him what he saw himself doing this season and he told me he was looking at 7 INT's. I'd love to know how the ball hawks mentality has failed to match up the field production ESPECIALLY back to 100% from last season. Carter still has ALOT of growing up to do and crawford has shown he's been away from the safety position FAR too long. Howards's inability to tackle is no one fault than his own and he will lose money and draft value if he doesn't learn how to do it and fast. the days of the ball hawk corner to alleviate his poor tackling skills in the NFL is over. You have to do it all now. All the other DB's have had TONS of bonehead moments, but have all shown some growth.) (SN: Ladarius Gunter is going to be someone's NIGHTMARE when he gets to the NFL if he stays healthy and is coached up. His size and potential is overwhelming)

Special Teams: D+ (This unit has been reeling since last season. I was so impressed with some of the things they did last year and from the looks of it Al abandoned the idea of continuing to coach them up. Vogel has done well in relief but the kicker in front of him is butt cheeks. Kickoff coverage is where younger talent learns angles to become better tacklers when they actually start and for Golden to have starts on KO coverage shows regress.)
 
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You forgot to grade the defense but I don't blame you, it's hard to grade something so pitiful.
 
OL an F, TE a D, but linebackers an A and the secondary a C? Have you actually watched a game this year?
 
Running backs are playing very well. I am happy with that group. Giving Duke Johnson a B+ is just not right.
 
For all the vitriol aimed at Kehoe, I honestly think the O line is the most consistent productive unit we've got next to duke and yearby. The o line was bad, like really really bad under stoutland and cristobal.
 
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QB: B (A if grading on a curve) - too many picks
RB: A- (2 of top 3 yards per carry in ACC) - Duke's got to stop fumbling
TE: C+
WR: B, where is Coley
OL: B-, too many sacks

DL/LB: C - they are doing what the scheme asks
DBs: D - poor positioning and tackling - where are the picks?

ST - C for coverage

Kicking: B-, still hold my breath
 
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