DC Team Wins Division at 11-5, Hosts Dallas in Playoff Opener
Exactly as projected... good enough to take the division again, not good enough to really figure into the top tier, as we would have preferred.
GML: Washington Football Team 2125
So, my quick takeaways:
QB Clancy remains a high end, but not top tier, performer - no shock
His 6.84 ypa is okay, 34/19 is fine, overall rating 86.6 is fine
WR Malone still our top guy, and 8.55 ypt says that was okay, at least
Carrubba and Roach behind him were both lesser performers
We barely even tried to run the ball, 20-79 average per game, meh
Offense, overall, basically replacement level, or a click better, that's it
On D, pressure was top-ten, teamwide 22.4 PR% okay not great
LB Welch (slotted at DE) and DT Pascal led the way with 12, 10 sacks
Nobody else behind them really added much, Sinclair 7 sacks on 14 tackles
Overall good against the run, mediocre against the pass (not thrilled)
One day we'll outgrow non-chem LBs Duda and Welch, but not soon
Rotation at DB seemed okay, Junker Reese Franz came out w/top grades
Overall, this is a "pretty good" team - probably has been all along, but papered over by having a really good QB/WR1 battery overpowered in its effect. Run this season 100 times, and we'd get a few byes, a few miss-the-playoffs, but a lot of 9-11 win seasons, I think. "Pretty good"
First time in a while I'm comfortable saying the Baltimore team is the better of the two. More coherence there right now, having two stud receivers can do that, even if you don't max them out.