Grade our players

[sportscurmudgeon]

90 - 100:Taking the definition of "Elite Player" literally, I think the Redskins have two players on the roster who belong at the lower end of that range. So count a HEALTHY Shawn Springs and a HEALTHY Clinton Portis as Elite Players.


80 - 90: Remember that an "Outstanding Player" cannot be stopped one on one and is top quality every week. That means I can't possibly put Sean Taylor in that category - not because he doesn't have the physical tools to be here or even at the Elite level because he does but because he doesn't play consistently and he can be beaten by a single player too frequently. Cooley, Moss, Samuels, Thomas and Jansen probably beling here. I could be talked into Betts being here too if someone can promise me that he won't revert to his more common status: injury prone. Marcus Washington probably belongs here too.


75-80:Solid Starters: Campbell, Sellers, Griffen, Carter, Taylor

70-75:Good Starters: Raubach, Dockery (could move up two notches if he continues to improve as he did from 05 to 06) Daniels, Marshall (as an OLB)

65-70:Adequate Starters:Randle-El, Brunell (when he has to start)Salavea, Evans, Rogers, Archuletta (in some other defensive scheme), Wynn, Fox, Priolou (Hopefully).

60-65: Good back-up:Duckett, Thrash, Patten, Golston, McIntosh, Wright, Vincent

55-60: Adequate back-up:Cartwright, Broughton (I guess), Lloyd, Holdman, Jimoe


Everyone else is 50 and below.