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TE Jerame Tuman - Released by Cardinals
LB Victor Hobson - Signs with Cardinals
HB Najeh Davenport - Released by Colts
T Michael Toudouze - Signs with Colts
CB Adam Jones - Released by Cowboys
FB Casey Cramer - Released by Dolphins
LB Derek Smith - Signs with Dolphins
LB Rich Scanlon - Signs with Giants
DT J’Vonne Parker - Signs with Panthers
QB Craig Nall - Released by Texans
CB David Pittman - Signs with Texans
TE Mark Breuner - Retires
Ratings Up
HB Matt Forte - Bears - 85 to 87 - Ran hard and showed great promise behind a mediocre offensive line and a seemingly bad passing game.
DE Alex Brown - Bears - 85 to 86 - Made some big plays but consistency is still the biggest problem with him.
CB Leon Hall - Bengals - 80 to 82 - Had a better year after getting abused by offenses in his rookie season.
S Chinedum Ndukwe - Bengals - 80 to 84 - The Bengals best player in the secondary this season. Looks to enter next season entrenched as a starter.
HB Fred Jackson - Bills - 81 to 83 - Backup back to Marshawn Lynch who outplayed him most weeks.
LT Ryan Clady - Broncos - 87 to 90 - Elite LT for the Broncos. Everything you heard about how good he is is true.
WR Brandon Marshall - Broncos - 94 to 96 - Has taken the next step as a dominate #1 WR. The numbers are only going to get better.
WR Eddie Royal - Broncos - 82 to 84 - Undersized receiver who proved most critics wrong about the Broncos drafting him too early.
WR Larry Fitzgerald - Cardinals - 97 to 98 - Made more circus type catches vs. an outmatched Falcons secondary.
DE Antonio Smith - Cardinals - 84 to 85 - Has played big all season for the Cardinals.
LB Karlos Dansby - Cardinals - 88 to 89 - Was showing big hitting ability and in the right place at the right time in the 1st round vs. the Falcons.
CB DRC - Cardinals - 81 to 85 - Matched up with Roddy White and came up big. Made a nice leaping INT in addition to solid man coverage.
HB Darren Sproles - Chargers - 82 to 84 - Could be the start of a huge offseason contract. Looks much better than Tomlinson down the stretch.
CB Terence Newman - Cowboys - 95 to 96 - After shedding off injury concerns locked down opposing receivers the rest of the season.
DT Jay Ratliff - Cowboys - 87 to 88 - Racked up 7.5 sacks in impressive fashion for the Cowboys.
LB Bradie James - Cowboys - 88 to 89 - Played pro bowl caliber this season (just ask him).
CB Andre Goodman - Dolphins - 76 to 79 - Was miserable in Detroit in a Cover 2 scheme, played extremely well in man for the Dolphins.
LT Jake Long - Dolphins - 86 to 89 - Dolphins made a good pick and got a solid LT for the next 10 years.
LB Channing Crowder - Dolphins - 86 to 87 - Played kind of like everyone thought he would at the end of the season. Is up for a new contract.
QB Chad Pennington - Dolphins - 85 to 88 - Didn’t get it done vs. the Ravens, but played near mistake free football all season with free agent caliber WR’s playing a big role.
S Yeremiah Bell - Dolphins - 86 to 87 - Emerged as the best player in the Dolphins secondary after showing promise last year before a knee injury.
QB Donovan McNabb - Eagles - 91 to 92 - Has been rolling since the benching. Continues to play with receivers that can’t beat press coverage.
S Quintin Mikell - Eagles - 86 to 89 - The strength of the defense has been the safeties, big reason is Mikell.
S Brian Dawkins - Eagles - 93 to 94 - Whispers of his demise were exaggerated, has been as good as ever this season.
QB Matt Ryan - Falcons - 87 to 89 - Played a shaky rookie playoff game with some rookie throws, but he will be an elite QB in the future.
LT Sam Baker - Falcons - 83 to 85 - Had back issues this season and was banged up in college, but was a fine pass blocker when healthy.
WR Roddy White - Falcons - 93 to 94 - Looks to keep rolling next season with Matt Ryan.
CB Corey Webster - Giants - 90 to 91 - Has really turned it on this season playing excellent football consistently.
CB Rashean Mathis - Jaguars - 96 to 97 - Was an All-Pro before an injury to his knee ended his season. Likes to take the offenses best WR which can’t be said about all elite CB’s.
S Gerald Sensabaugh - Jaguars - 81 to 83 -
HB Thomas Jones - Jets - 90 to 91 - Looked very spry despite Jet beat writers saying otherwise. Ran very hard and was very elusive in space.
WR Calvin Johnson - Lions - 92 to 94 - Was the best player on the field Week 17 vs. the Packers. A QB and a competent staff could produce something never seen.
HB Kevin Smith - Lions - 79 to 81 - Was 24 yards short of a 1,000 with 8 TD’s on the Lions.
HB DeAngelo Williams - Panthers - 86 to 89 - His last half of the season was silly. Looks to keep rolling vs. the Cardinals.
QB Aaron Rodgers - Packers - 86 to 88 - Played an excellent season showing mobility and a cannon arm (and better than Brett).
FS Nick Collins - Packers - 89 to 91 - Was in the QB’s head for the first time in his career this season. Game is slowing down for him.
CB Charles Woodson - Packers - 94 to 95 - The Packers MVP this season.
RT Jeff Otah - Panthers - 79 to 83 - A beast in the run game.
LB Jerod Mayo - Patriots - 84 to 88 - Defensive rookie of the year. Mayo and Guyton could be special on the inside.
QB Matt Cassell - Patriots - 81 to 85 - Granted his receivers did all the work, but made smart decisions and passes all the way until the end.
CB Chris Johnson - Raiders - 71 to 79 - Paired with Asomugha to dominate opposing WR’s when both active. The other Chris Johnson replaced DeAngelo Hall and was better.
G Robert Gallery - Raiders - 85 to 87 - A bright spot on the Raiders offensive line. His shift to guard has helped out his career.
WR Lance Moore - Saints - 80 to 84 - Closed out the year with a big game and led the Saints in all receiving stats.
CB Ike Taylor - Steelers - 92 to 93 - Wide receivers can’t seem to see him lately. He just bats it down and lets them know.
HB Steve Slaton - Texans - 85 to 87 - My vote for top rookie back (Slaton/Forte/Johnson)
WR Andre Johnson - Texans - 97 to 98 - Dominated Charles Tillman and Al Harris to end the season. Is just better than everyone else.
HB Chris Johnson - Titans - 85 to 86 - Has flourished playing behind an excellent line. We’ll see what he’s got in the playoffs.
WR Justin Gage - Titans - 81 to 83 - Played big in games where the Titans had to pass the ball.
CB Cedric Griffin - Vikings - 83 to 85 - Was bad the first half of the season, but the last half and playoff game was the best corner the Vikings had.
WR Bernard Berrian - Vikings - 85 to 86 - Lead the league in YPC in a bad passing offense.
Ratings Down
CB Charles Tillman - Bears - 92 to 90 - Took a beating by opposing WR’s down the stretch.
LT Levi Jones - Bengals - 85 to 82 - Was pretty bad in pass blocking before ending up on IR.
LT Jason Peters - Bills - 96 to 94 - Made the Pro Bowl. Gave up a league high sacks at the LT position.
CB Dre Bly - Broncos - 89 to 87 - Was awful in Denver this season with no pass rush.
DE Elvis Dumervil - Broncos - 87 to 85 - Offered no pass rush in Denver this year.
HB LaDainian Tomlinson - Chargers - 99 to 97 - Closed out his 8th season with his lowest yards (1,110) and second lowest TD total (11). Averaging 4.4 YPC for his career with 126 TD’s.
WR Marvin Harrison - Colts - 92 to 89 - Is a shadow of his old self. Looks slow and can’t beat press coverage anymore (he still gets deep because corners underestimate him).
HB Joseph Addai - Colts - 91 to 90 - A bad and dinged up season this year for Indy. The health of the offensive line was a big factor.
WR Terrell Owens - Cowboys - 98 to 96 - The party is over. A 35 year old receiver who doesn’t get open anymore won’t be given such leeway.
WR Roy Williams - Cowboys - 92 to 91 - Was not able to get open in Dallas.
FS Reggie Nelson - Jaguars - 92 to 89 - Suffered from Sophomore slump and injuries. Was beaten several times very badly and had few INT’s to show for his gambling and lack of physicality.
QB Brett Favre - Jets - 94 to 89 - Played the Jets out of the playoffs. While guys like Leon Washington were winning the Jets games, Brett was losing them and keeping them out of games.
TE Ben Watson - Patriots - 87 to 84 - Was on the field a ton, but not part of Matt Cassel’s plan.
G Jacob Bell - Rams - 92 to 88 - A big bust acquired by the Rams in the offseason. Didn’t do much.
WR Torry Holt - Rams - 93 to 92 - Looks to be out of St. Louis and its time. No longer an elite #1 WR.
DE Jason Taylor - Redskins - 97 to 96 - Was banged up all season and didn’t do much, although looked better at the end of the season.
DE Andre Carter - Redskins - 88 to 87 - Combined with Jason Taylor to underachieve at the end position.
DE Will Smith - Saints - 90 to 89 - Did nothing except water pills this season in New Orleans.
TE Jeremy Shockey - Saints - 93 to 91 - Is a shell of his former self and not worth the crap that seems to follow him.
CB Marcus Trufant - Seahawks - 93 to 91 - Had an awful year this year after a very good one last season.
C Matt Birk - Vikings - 93 to 90 - No longer an elite Center and likely out of Minnesota.
S Darren Sharper - Vikings - 90 to 88 - Hasn’t been the same and probably will be phased out of Minnesota. Can still start somewhere but isn’t the player he was.
TE Jerame Tuman - Released by Cardinals
LB Victor Hobson - Signs with Cardinals
HB Najeh Davenport - Released by Colts
T Michael Toudouze - Signs with Colts
CB Adam Jones - Released by Cowboys
FB Casey Cramer - Released by Dolphins
LB Derek Smith - Signs with Dolphins
LB Rich Scanlon - Signs with Giants
DT J’Vonne Parker - Signs with Panthers
QB Craig Nall - Released by Texans
CB David Pittman - Signs with Texans
TE Mark Breuner - Retires
Ratings Up
HB Matt Forte - Bears - 85 to 87 - Ran hard and showed great promise behind a mediocre offensive line and a seemingly bad passing game.
DE Alex Brown - Bears - 85 to 86 - Made some big plays but consistency is still the biggest problem with him.
CB Leon Hall - Bengals - 80 to 82 - Had a better year after getting abused by offenses in his rookie season.
S Chinedum Ndukwe - Bengals - 80 to 84 - The Bengals best player in the secondary this season. Looks to enter next season entrenched as a starter.
HB Fred Jackson - Bills - 81 to 83 - Backup back to Marshawn Lynch who outplayed him most weeks.
LT Ryan Clady - Broncos - 87 to 90 - Elite LT for the Broncos. Everything you heard about how good he is is true.
WR Brandon Marshall - Broncos - 94 to 96 - Has taken the next step as a dominate #1 WR. The numbers are only going to get better.
WR Eddie Royal - Broncos - 82 to 84 - Undersized receiver who proved most critics wrong about the Broncos drafting him too early.
WR Larry Fitzgerald - Cardinals - 97 to 98 - Made more circus type catches vs. an outmatched Falcons secondary.
DE Antonio Smith - Cardinals - 84 to 85 - Has played big all season for the Cardinals.
LB Karlos Dansby - Cardinals - 88 to 89 - Was showing big hitting ability and in the right place at the right time in the 1st round vs. the Falcons.
CB DRC - Cardinals - 81 to 85 - Matched up with Roddy White and came up big. Made a nice leaping INT in addition to solid man coverage.
HB Darren Sproles - Chargers - 82 to 84 - Could be the start of a huge offseason contract. Looks much better than Tomlinson down the stretch.
CB Terence Newman - Cowboys - 95 to 96 - After shedding off injury concerns locked down opposing receivers the rest of the season.
DT Jay Ratliff - Cowboys - 87 to 88 - Racked up 7.5 sacks in impressive fashion for the Cowboys.
LB Bradie James - Cowboys - 88 to 89 - Played pro bowl caliber this season (just ask him).
CB Andre Goodman - Dolphins - 76 to 79 - Was miserable in Detroit in a Cover 2 scheme, played extremely well in man for the Dolphins.
LT Jake Long - Dolphins - 86 to 89 - Dolphins made a good pick and got a solid LT for the next 10 years.
LB Channing Crowder - Dolphins - 86 to 87 - Played kind of like everyone thought he would at the end of the season. Is up for a new contract.
QB Chad Pennington - Dolphins - 85 to 88 - Didn’t get it done vs. the Ravens, but played near mistake free football all season with free agent caliber WR’s playing a big role.
S Yeremiah Bell - Dolphins - 86 to 87 - Emerged as the best player in the Dolphins secondary after showing promise last year before a knee injury.
QB Donovan McNabb - Eagles - 91 to 92 - Has been rolling since the benching. Continues to play with receivers that can’t beat press coverage.
S Quintin Mikell - Eagles - 86 to 89 - The strength of the defense has been the safeties, big reason is Mikell.
S Brian Dawkins - Eagles - 93 to 94 - Whispers of his demise were exaggerated, has been as good as ever this season.
QB Matt Ryan - Falcons - 87 to 89 - Played a shaky rookie playoff game with some rookie throws, but he will be an elite QB in the future.
LT Sam Baker - Falcons - 83 to 85 - Had back issues this season and was banged up in college, but was a fine pass blocker when healthy.
WR Roddy White - Falcons - 93 to 94 - Looks to keep rolling next season with Matt Ryan.
CB Corey Webster - Giants - 90 to 91 - Has really turned it on this season playing excellent football consistently.
CB Rashean Mathis - Jaguars - 96 to 97 - Was an All-Pro before an injury to his knee ended his season. Likes to take the offenses best WR which can’t be said about all elite CB’s.
S Gerald Sensabaugh - Jaguars - 81 to 83 -
HB Thomas Jones - Jets - 90 to 91 - Looked very spry despite Jet beat writers saying otherwise. Ran very hard and was very elusive in space.
WR Calvin Johnson - Lions - 92 to 94 - Was the best player on the field Week 17 vs. the Packers. A QB and a competent staff could produce something never seen.
HB Kevin Smith - Lions - 79 to 81 - Was 24 yards short of a 1,000 with 8 TD’s on the Lions.
HB DeAngelo Williams - Panthers - 86 to 89 - His last half of the season was silly. Looks to keep rolling vs. the Cardinals.
QB Aaron Rodgers - Packers - 86 to 88 - Played an excellent season showing mobility and a cannon arm (and better than Brett).
FS Nick Collins - Packers - 89 to 91 - Was in the QB’s head for the first time in his career this season. Game is slowing down for him.
CB Charles Woodson - Packers - 94 to 95 - The Packers MVP this season.
RT Jeff Otah - Panthers - 79 to 83 - A beast in the run game.
LB Jerod Mayo - Patriots - 84 to 88 - Defensive rookie of the year. Mayo and Guyton could be special on the inside.
QB Matt Cassell - Patriots - 81 to 85 - Granted his receivers did all the work, but made smart decisions and passes all the way until the end.
CB Chris Johnson - Raiders - 71 to 79 - Paired with Asomugha to dominate opposing WR’s when both active. The other Chris Johnson replaced DeAngelo Hall and was better.
G Robert Gallery - Raiders - 85 to 87 - A bright spot on the Raiders offensive line. His shift to guard has helped out his career.
WR Lance Moore - Saints - 80 to 84 - Closed out the year with a big game and led the Saints in all receiving stats.
CB Ike Taylor - Steelers - 92 to 93 - Wide receivers can’t seem to see him lately. He just bats it down and lets them know.
HB Steve Slaton - Texans - 85 to 87 - My vote for top rookie back (Slaton/Forte/Johnson)
WR Andre Johnson - Texans - 97 to 98 - Dominated Charles Tillman and Al Harris to end the season. Is just better than everyone else.
HB Chris Johnson - Titans - 85 to 86 - Has flourished playing behind an excellent line. We’ll see what he’s got in the playoffs.
WR Justin Gage - Titans - 81 to 83 - Played big in games where the Titans had to pass the ball.
CB Cedric Griffin - Vikings - 83 to 85 - Was bad the first half of the season, but the last half and playoff game was the best corner the Vikings had.
WR Bernard Berrian - Vikings - 85 to 86 - Lead the league in YPC in a bad passing offense.
Ratings Down
CB Charles Tillman - Bears - 92 to 90 - Took a beating by opposing WR’s down the stretch.
LT Levi Jones - Bengals - 85 to 82 - Was pretty bad in pass blocking before ending up on IR.
LT Jason Peters - Bills - 96 to 94 - Made the Pro Bowl. Gave up a league high sacks at the LT position.
CB Dre Bly - Broncos - 89 to 87 - Was awful in Denver this season with no pass rush.
DE Elvis Dumervil - Broncos - 87 to 85 - Offered no pass rush in Denver this year.
HB LaDainian Tomlinson - Chargers - 99 to 97 - Closed out his 8th season with his lowest yards (1,110) and second lowest TD total (11). Averaging 4.4 YPC for his career with 126 TD’s.
WR Marvin Harrison - Colts - 92 to 89 - Is a shadow of his old self. Looks slow and can’t beat press coverage anymore (he still gets deep because corners underestimate him).
HB Joseph Addai - Colts - 91 to 90 - A bad and dinged up season this year for Indy. The health of the offensive line was a big factor.
WR Terrell Owens - Cowboys - 98 to 96 - The party is over. A 35 year old receiver who doesn’t get open anymore won’t be given such leeway.
WR Roy Williams - Cowboys - 92 to 91 - Was not able to get open in Dallas.
FS Reggie Nelson - Jaguars - 92 to 89 - Suffered from Sophomore slump and injuries. Was beaten several times very badly and had few INT’s to show for his gambling and lack of physicality.
QB Brett Favre - Jets - 94 to 89 - Played the Jets out of the playoffs. While guys like Leon Washington were winning the Jets games, Brett was losing them and keeping them out of games.
TE Ben Watson - Patriots - 87 to 84 - Was on the field a ton, but not part of Matt Cassel’s plan.
G Jacob Bell - Rams - 92 to 88 - A big bust acquired by the Rams in the offseason. Didn’t do much.
WR Torry Holt - Rams - 93 to 92 - Looks to be out of St. Louis and its time. No longer an elite #1 WR.
DE Jason Taylor - Redskins - 97 to 96 - Was banged up all season and didn’t do much, although looked better at the end of the season.
DE Andre Carter - Redskins - 88 to 87 - Combined with Jason Taylor to underachieve at the end position.
DE Will Smith - Saints - 90 to 89 - Did nothing except water pills this season in New Orleans.
TE Jeremy Shockey - Saints - 93 to 91 - Is a shell of his former self and not worth the crap that seems to follow him.
CB Marcus Trufant - Seahawks - 93 to 91 - Had an awful year this year after a very good one last season.
C Matt Birk - Vikings - 93 to 90 - No longer an elite Center and likely out of Minnesota.
S Darren Sharper - Vikings - 90 to 88 - Hasn’t been the same and probably will be phased out of Minnesota. Can still start somewhere but isn’t the player he was.
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