I’m interested in where Atlanta would end up in those rankings. Would their good (not great, but still good) offensive line pull up their bad defensive line in the rankings, or would their bad defensive line pull down their good offensive line in the rankings?
Is there any specific reason why those two would be lumped together rather than separately? It’s like ranking every team’s combined receiving core+secondary. It’s just a weird way to combine them. I think an individual O-Line and D-Line ranking would be way more informative and relevant.
I legit consider you as one of my top sources for Football info besides bootleg football. I love the amount of detail and analysis you do for these video's. Very satisfying for me honestly and cant wait to see your College QB rankings. This class seems to be the most controversial in years
I don't put blame on a GM's first draft on them. They get in the building Jan/Feb and draft in April, when scouting takes months if not a year. Not to mention a lot of new GM's have the job of cleaning up bad contracts that got the previous GM fired. A GM that can get them out of a hole after year 2 or 3 and not just survive but thrive grades a letter or two higher than what their surface history shows.
Vikings at C is a joke. Draft isn't everything, and still excluding 2022 kwesi has been fine in the draft (consider it a rookie mistake). Look at free agent signings and coaching hires. There is a reason they are 9-2, and it isn't completely luck. B tier FO at worst. They have been great since the FO turnover, just need to see some playoff success and its an A.
C tier drafting and S tier free agent acquisition/coaching. B seems like a no brainer. Dallas Turner deserves a little more credit than what he was given here too, he's played pretty well when he's seen the field this year.
Jack campbell has hinestly been outstanding this season. 😂 hes really stepped up, and even with anzelone out for some games he continues to be reliable and all over the field
i think its a really good time to reevaluate your jack campbell thoughts with anzalone and rodriguez out. he's the green dot and only linebacker who was on the team in training camp healthy enough to play. this is where he'll show what hes made of
I think that you might have been a little dismissive of the Steelers. I appreciate the A, but since Omar Khan took the reigns in 2022 he has been nothing but money. Not only have his drafts been phenomenal, but he is 2nd to none in the acquisition department. I mean cmon, this man somehow convinced the Bears that Chase Claypool was worth the 32nd overall pick, and then a year and a half later convinced them to give us their promising young qb for a 6th. Gotta give the Khan Artist his flowers lol
Denver being in B while having the worst WR room and probably the worst TE room is a testament to what Sean Payton brings to the table. Imagine if that team had even a top 15 wr and te room? There’s an argument to be made for the broncos being a team to watch out for in the future
Worst WR room? They at least have 1 great wr, the Patriots on the other hand... Also it doesn't matter but I'd say Denver's TE group are 25th or so lol.
@@LucasSChiefsLightning Yeah this broncos fan capping, Chargers are def worse even if Ladd and Sutton are equivalent. TE is buyable but i mean I dont think many teams really have viable TE's in the pass game so it's not marginally a problem per se
@@Nakho- the te role is pretty important in Sean Payton’s offense so it’s kinda amazing they’ve been as good as they have without a good one. Krull, Trautman, and Adkins are all serviceable at best. I will give the rest of the afc west credit tho for giving the broncos a run for their money on having the worst wr room.
Jack Campbell plays like a good starter you can accept but Don necessarily love. Same with jahmyr gibbs That's the problem with those picks You need PRO BOWL level production a franchise cornerstone with a top 25 pick Jahmyr is a guy your happy at 30 to 50 range because he is like a 20 to 30 guy Jack Campbell is a guy you want in the mid second round Detroit drafts good but they are overpaying for these picks when they could have had more from the Stafford trade This is the reason your a groomsman or bridesmaid n NEVER the ELITE tier like the eagles ravens bills n chiefs and the 49ers/buccaneers n packers of years ago Your doing the right things but you have TO DO GREAT n innovative things to GET the Lombardi and good job isn't enough to reach the super bowl anymore
@@nautgamingnautgaming9949Gibbs literally made the pro bowl as a rookie 😂 and Campbell was a major position of need. His progress from year 1 to 2 is showing that he could be worth that draft pick. His improvement in coverage specifically is part of the reason the Lions pass defense has improved so much this season. He’s been the best LB overall in that draft, and imagine what the Lions LB room would look like right now without him. And by the way, the Lions are 100% elite tier. What are you smoking? By DVOA since they started tracking it in 1979 or whatever that was this team is top 5 all time.
@@nautgamingnautgaming9949 this is just a total miss what are you even talking about? you said you need "pro bowl production" gibbs was literally a pro bowler as a rookie. Jack campbell is a top 10 off ball linebacker in a football. I really just dont understand this take. if your criteria for a good top 25 pick is pro bowl franchise cornerstone production both of those guys have met that criteria easily?? and then on top of that they grab two all pro players with their next 2 picks in the 23 draft. If gibbs campbell laporta branch isnt a good enough draft for you im not sure what to tell ya. you aint never gonna be happy lmao
Licht began building the Superbowl roster in 2018 when he signed Ryan Jensen, traded for JPP, then drafted Vita Vea Ronald jones Carlton Davis alex cappa and jordan Whitehead
I’m not a lions fan so I don’t know much about Campbell so I’m not trying to take anything away from him but from what I know pff has rly weird grading systems especially for pass covers apparently so I wouldn’t use that as evidence for why he’s good
@@Tacorover pff aside campbell has taken a massive leap this season and at this point is literally holding the lions defense together. great young player
Point being that’s a non premium position drafted with a premium value pick. Campbell has been a very good run defending off ball linebacker but had plenty of quality DE and CB prospects available at that time which were also needs on the team. Valid criticism, even if Campbell has turned out to be a solid player.
@@kylebrandt8344 disagree. The goal is to win a championship not win the draft. I understand the draft process in 2023 was a little clunky but it literally could not have worked out better. Campbell is the exact player they need
this was very good, i think the question brought up by the cowboys about ownership is super valid. I would say that since the ranking is "front office" and not "GM" you need to consider ownership. If the owner is tight on the purse strings or has other defects that can be a real factor in offseason efficacy.
Bengals grade is tough but I think fair. It’s definitely an old school front office that is handicapped by ownership that doesn’t want to give out a lot of guaranteed money to players. Forces them to hit on draft picks which they just have not done.
Bengals have a good front office, but a cheap owner. They drafted a good team in the mid-2010s, then they decided to let Marvin Jones and Mohamad Sanu leave in free agency the same year. Both had many good years afterwards, especially Jones. This led to the John Ross disaster. Same with Bates, didn't want to pay...he left and has played great for the Falcons....draft picks and free agent money have been wasted trying to replace. I give the front office a B.....the ownership a D-.
as a bengals fan i totally agree with where they're ranked. they have spent about 4 years trying to address the Oline and it has gotten slightly better but the entire defense has drastically regressed in the past 2 years.
I would probably have put Kwesi in the B tier. I think he deserves credit for not resigning Kirk. Also i think part of being a good GM is getting the right head coach. Thanks for the video, was great!
Byron Murphys season hasnt really been 'derailed by injuries' seattles has, but murphy was only injured for maybe 3 weeks but he has been a borderline elite run defender when hes on the field before or after the injury. Also the LOB drafts, especially the first 2, were almost completely pete carrolls doing, their 'power' levelled out over the years and Schneider was definitely responsible for seattles past 3 drafts especially 21 + 22 which are probably the best classes of any team those years
I think youre wrong about the 2023 Vikings Draft. Blackmon had a good stretch last year but tore his achilles this year which you didnt mention/know. Addison is good as you said, and they got Pace. So three starters is a decent draft/UDFA class. Way better than the first.
Yeah I was about to comment the same thing. 2023 was way better than 2022. I like that Kwesi is learning on the job. It shows humility and growth. But I think the trades and free agent signings are the bread and butter. Honestly think they are high B to low A overall. C feels criminal.
@ Add in that Kwesi signed KOC, a Top10 HC, and instantly got rid of donatell to sign flores. He made some A+ moves and always seems to learn from mistakes like you said
You are the best NFL/Draft Content creator on this site i have yet to find an NFL Creator in youtube who i religiously watch every video you drop in full immediately as it is dropped love the videos keep up the hard work
The rams drafts have been just absolutely insane! I don’t think I see another team doing better a job as far as success rate of these late rounders. Fiske is in conversation for DROY … so even if only for his 4.7 speed they killed it. The cap space after this season is top 5
Facts! Rams are absolutely building for the long term. Plus Les Snead is the one who hired Sean McVay and if that is not a homerun i dont know what else is. ELITE!
Giving contract extensions to Justin Jefferson and Christian Darrisaw, plus bringing in great value free agents this offseason while navigating the moving on from Kirk Cousins was fantastic management. Having a tonne of cap space next season is beautiful.
Jack Cambell has been amazing for the Lions this year he’s becoming one of the top tier lbs in the NFL. Levi is finally healthy and making an impact. Also Derrick Barnes in that first draft was a steal.
I wish you didn’t mention the Jalen Carter bears thing. You said during that draft you wouldn’t hold it against anyone for not drafting him due to his involvement in his friend’s death
1:30:13 the thing with tuner actually is it might be a case where we filled a need in the draft we later fixed with free agency. Our other players at that position have been doing amazing so turner hasn’t really seen play much because of that. It always felt like a classic case of “a great player stuck behind better players”
I really appreciate all the effort you put into these videos-it really helps me get a better insight into the rest of league than just my own team I root for (Det) you’ve helped me become a football nerd myself
Let's start after josh allen became josh allen and not account for the vision beane and McDermott had. And docking them for not winning the super bowl is wild too. Yeah they're a top 4 team every year but 1 year since the front office too over. B tier
One thing I wish you would’ve mentioned about the Rams (that I’ve heard you say before) is their continued investment in injury-prone players, which has hurt them before
Like who? I don't think they "invest" in injury-prone players, but they will gamble on a 1 year OBJ or Tre White for a very small amount of money which certainly isn't an "investment".
i think the browns should get lowered to at the highest a C just with the Watson acquisition. Not so much them getting him but more so for what they gave up to get him and the fully guaranteed contract on top of all that. Really set this franchise back 5 years when they had a talented roster before they got him.
One small amendment to your analysis of the chiefs was yo said no one outside of Rashee Rice from last years draft has been a hit. But despite being someone disappointing this year, Chamari Connor has been hit, simply because of how amazing he played in the SB as rookie. He played great last year in his snaps and was crucial in the chiefs defense shutting down the 49ers in the 2nd half of the SB.
@@ThatFranchiseGuy yes quite possibly - my memory not always reliable ! great pods - I watch them all. Will be over next season for a couple of games - this year was superb.
the vikings FO is a B for simply not paying Kirk cousins all that money KAM negatives Draft skills and it pretty bad his first 2 ill agree. positives Injury replacements during camp and mid season absolutely one of the best in the NFL examples TE gets hurt upgrades withs Hockenson Darrisaw get hurt gets a starting level LT in Cam Robinson to replace Blackmon goes to IR get Gilmore to replace him looks for upgrades before and even during the season 2nd RB not playing well go gets Akers for a 2nd year in a row to replace him DIdnt cave to Kirk cousins stupid demands, gets a Starting level QB performance for 10 mill cap hit. upgrades RB as soon as GB messes up and release Jones Free agency with cap space (thanks for saying no to kirk KAM) replaces an Elite Edge in Hunter with Greenard (having a career year) AVG (unrated high end Edge) and simply put if the Bears the Freaking Bears who just fired their HC after letting him address the media is a B than the vikings FO who will have 2 out 3 seasons with a winning record if a B at minimum because at the end of the day winning is all that matters in the NFL
RE: Rick Spielman. As a Vikings fan, I still have a lot of love for Rick. But he needed to go. If you go back in the drafts, he had an all-time draft in 2015 and sort of rode that high until he was let go. Yes, he had JJ fall into his lap in 2020, and he made the right move. But if you look at all the defensive players he drafted from 2016 until he was let go, none of them panned out. We were constantly misfiring on DBs, whether it was Trae Waynes (who was fine but not worth a top ten pick), Mike Hughes, or Jeff Gladney (rest in peace). He struggled to identify good defensive talent. I agree with the Kwesi ranking, where he is looking hit and miss on drafts, mostly miss. But in FA Kwesi is as good as they come. Also on Mekhi Blackmon, he was terrific as a rookie then tore his ACL in camp. He was looking fantastic.
I think B is solid for the Broncos. The Russ trade really holds it back a bit, but the current grouping of guys in the FO figured a way to get rid of him and still be competitive brings it back up to a B.
Love EDC as a GM, always seems to land at least 2 starters in every draft, doesn't really make big mistakes in FA (Earl Thomas being the only real one) and he's a master of trades, got Marcus Peters for very little, he was awesome pre-ACL tear, Calais Campbell got him for nothing and he was awesome, Roquan for a 2nd, was a steal, sending out Marquise Brown for a 1st was insane value. In my opinion, he's the 3rd best GM in the league behind Veach and Roseman
An underrated part of the bucs front office is their loyalty, Alex cappa is literally the only good starter Licht has drafted in his 11 years here that he didn't sign to a second contract
Gute swings heavy at the plate in round 1. When he hits, it’s out the park. But he’s certainly prone to being struck down and whiffing at the ball. Taking Meyers over Humphrey was bad. Taking Quay over Trent McDuffie was horrid. But we’ve also gotten one of the most talented gunslingers in football, an All Pro caliber CB and an at times dominate player in Gary. This most recent draft class is looking very solid with guys like Bullard, Cooper, Morgan should contribute in the future as he’s too talented and the most underrated pick of the 2024 draft in Evan Williams. Gute struck pure gold in 33.
Greatly disagree with Ballard that high. He'll probably be fired after this season. 8 years and only 1 playoff win to show for it. Took forever to finally draft a QB, kept throwing old QB bandaids on it. His HC's have never panned out. He HAS been very good in the draft. But he's failed to better the team via FA, consistently leaves big holes on the roster because he won't spend the money. We'll never know who was behind controlling the AR situation between him, Steichen, or Irsay (I would imagine the latter) but it was a disaster and an embarrassment how it was handled. There's been no real culture here during his time as GM and it's time to move on. If he could just handle draft responsibilities he'd be great.
Mekhi is also a hit for us. Sadly he tore his ACL in the start of training camp but last year he was really good. And at least Kwesi has bit the bullet on his misses (see 2022).
I think the reason you don't see Ballard making trades and spending in FA is because he knows the Colts aren't in "win now" mode. They're in " wait-and-see AR's development" mode, so he's not making those moves you see those "win now" teams making. That said, I think if AR starts to become more consistent in addition to the flashes we're seeing from him, you'll start to see him make those moves like when he signed Stephon Gilmore in FA in 2022 (we all know how that year went). I see it as a wise move to keep cap space in reserve and not trade away players/picks to maintain flexibility for the future.
As a Bills fan, I'd grade our drafts C and coaching and development A+. I see high floor average prospects who took some time, learned a system and progressed into solid NFL starters. Also I see few really bad misses like Boogie Basham and Kair Elam, and only two break out players - Kincaid and Cook.
Safeties or tight ends rank is my pick for ranks. Lukas van ness has better days ahead of him , maybe more weight training to get use to the rigors that come w being a starting edge but im optimistic for y'all green bay fans.. Great analysis on my nyg per usual, something is spoiled rotten in house bc we have a lot of good players that really dont get inspired w this staff. Everyone leaves and is top tier, im telling you rn bellinger is freaking next to leave and go off.
I've been breaking down GM options for the Jets and I'm very excited for us to turnover our front office but I hoping it's enough to entice a good HC ✈️
The Eagles were able to somehow offload Carson Wentz and ultimately turned those picks into Devonta Smith, AJ Brown, Jalen Carter, Cooper Dejean, a couple other players, and two more picks in the 2025 draft.
Rams find two all pro players in the fifth round back to back years one of which broke both major rookie wide receiver records. Almost entire analysis is passive aggressive defense of the continued skepticism on the Braden Fiske pick. Like actually incredible. There was more talk on Fiske being a stunt merchant than Puka or the myriad of starters that were found 3rd round onwards.
You're wrong about the Packers GM not making moves. In 2019 he went out and got Adrian Amos, Preston Smith, and Zadarius Smith. Like those free agents turned the team around into 3 straight 13 win teams. He absolutely made big splash moves to load the team up for deep playoff moves. If you're asking why he didnt sell the farm, because a lot of times it dosent work, and then the team is screwed. Look at the Saints since 2018
On the Lions, you didn’t mention the Jamaal Williams and David Montgomery moves. They get a humongous year from Williams, brilliantly let him walk and instead grab Montgomery.
I would put Denver in the A group!! They went through an owner change, look at what the new owners have done in 2 seasons so far! Owners are a huge part of the front office moves. You always have to include owners into account
The Bills might be one of the best front offices in the NFL at trades, cap management and mid to late round drafting, and one of the worst at early round drafting. If they could find just one first round star, they'd be in a totally different position. Instead they just keep making due with developing good players and system players. It means they have a deep well rounded roster, but they keep lacking that one big play
Giants D or F. Paying jones, letting McKinney walk, letting saquon go to Eagles. 2 disaster draft classes. Problems in in front office building, lost the Locker room. We have one of the worst run organizations and the team has regressed every year.
This guy knows nothing about the cowboys they draft well that’s it the owner does interfere on a micro level he as proudly admitted it Johnson fought Jerry because of it like smh
As a colts fan, I disagree with you. Most of us are so done with Ballard he’s copy and paste year in and out and we stay as a mediocre team. We dont spend in free agency and we dont go get an impact in the first round. He needs to go. In my opinion he’s not a B he should have been fired with frank.
He hits on a lot of pics his hit rate is probably above most other GMS. He was viewed as a really good higher, he has been successful at drafting. The team's been mediocre because of a combination of swinging on qbs and missing, coaching, and overall unluckiness ( season ending injuries on non-injury prone players)
Ranking front offices is kind of like evaluating a team's offense. You can see the results on the field, and there are some places where you can clearly call out mistakes or poor performance, but you don't really know what the play call was and how they coach it. Maybe the receivers ran bad routes because that's exactly how it's called and coached. Maybe the QB starts his progression on the wrong side of the field because that's what he's told to do. And for front office, maybe they trade for Watson because the owner told them to, and they executed that terrible decision perfectly.
I've been saying this for a while with the Cowboys, and I'm a vikings fan, but I think ESPN is extra critical of them because of how big their market it, like I always thought that drafted pretty good, but when you dig deep on the last couple of years I was even more surprised how good they actually did draft. I thought converting Micah to a pass rusher was also a really good move to.
How do you differentiate front office and coaching. Like the Bills for instance they don’t have superstars, but they compete. Through injuries they always have quality backups
when you say you have faith in Andrew Barry, that’s very clear considering you downplayed one of the worst trades in subsequent contract offers of all time. The Deshaun Watson move should bump them down a grade for that alone at least.
Somewhere Gutey is laughing that Marcus made this vidoe the 2 weeks Quay Walker, after more then 2 years, FINALLY is kinda good Also Rodgers did not want Humphrey He had said IN HIS WORDS He does not like left handed centers I agree, better guy, but they were trying to sooth over Karen Rodgers
The draft is only part of what makes GB a good front office. They know when to let guys walk a year before they fall off. The decision to let Rodgers walk and move on with Love was gold for the long term success of the franchise. Signing McKinney and Jacobs this off-season. There's a reason GB has been CONSISTENTLY a contender for 30+ years with only about 2 down years. ELITE front office.
As a Pats fan, I was pissed with every pick they made. Loved Drake Maye, but two teams picked 2/3 of the consensus top 3 QBs and Kraft insisted we get a QB. Every other pick I hated. Hated the trade down and taking Polk, hated both OL picks, I liked Javon Baker but had a feeling he'd fail with us, hated the Joe Milton pick. And then there's Uche who took a significantly smaller contract to stay in NE, just to get traded anyway. It's only 1 year, but Wolf might be worse than Belichick was, at least he could draft Defense and RBs.
I would say the Packers front is the best when is comes to free agency, and is solid to really good at drafting. Gute has honestly been pretty incredible when he decides to spend in free agency. You have people like Zadarius Smith, Preston Smith, Adrian Amos, Devondre Campbell, Rasul Douglas, Xavier Mckinney, and Josh Jacobs. Honestly, it really does make you think what could've happened if they were more aggressive with rodgers still.
They couldn’t be bc they had one of the most expensive defenses already and bahk/rodgers/adams were taking a good portion of the cap not much left to go around
Next you should rank "The Trenches". Offensive and Defensive lines as a one unit if that makes sense.
I’m interested in where Atlanta would end up in those rankings. Would their good (not great, but still good) offensive line pull up their bad defensive line in the rankings, or would their bad defensive line pull down their good offensive line in the rankings?
Is there any specific reason why those two would be lumped together rather than separately? It’s like ranking every team’s combined receiving core+secondary. It’s just a weird way to combine them. I think an individual O-Line and D-Line ranking would be way more informative and relevant.
Most physical teams
1. Eagles 2.Lions ?
Panthers would be an interesting grade there. Really good oline. Really bad dline 😅
I legit consider you as one of my top sources for Football info besides bootleg football. I love the amount of detail and analysis you do for these video's. Very satisfying for me honestly and cant wait to see your College QB rankings. This class seems to be the most controversial in years
Shadookie my pookie #1
This is my top source 😂😭 makes me look smart asf when I use Marcus’s takes
Same tbh lol, it's this and Bootleg for me too. Love both of them a lot
Also like Bootleg.
I don't put blame on a GM's first draft on them. They get in the building Jan/Feb and draft in April, when scouting takes months if not a year. Not to mention a lot of new GM's have the job of cleaning up bad contracts that got the previous GM fired. A GM that can get them out of a hole after year 2 or 3 and not just survive but thrive grades a letter or two higher than what their surface history shows.
Vikings at C is a joke. Draft isn't everything, and still excluding 2022 kwesi has been fine in the draft (consider it a rookie mistake). Look at free agent signings and coaching hires. There is a reason they are 9-2, and it isn't completely luck. B tier FO at worst. They have been great since the FO turnover, just need to see some playoff success and its an A.
People just don’t know what they’re talking about with the Vikings. Oh no they’re 10-2 they suck 😂
C tier drafting and S tier free agent acquisition/coaching. B seems like a no brainer. Dallas Turner deserves a little more credit than what he was given here too, he's played pretty well when he's seen the field this year.
This guy consistently has trash takes when it comes to the Vikings
@@rollerrtheir drafting has been worse then a C imo, but I would still agree at least low B because the rest of what they do is so well run.
Jack campbell has hinestly been outstanding this season. 😂 hes really stepped up, and even with anzelone out for some games he continues to be reliable and all over the field
Yup I don’t think he’s seen how good he’s been or paid attention. Cambell is on his way to being a stud. He’s awesome.
Steel terrible in man coverage
i think its a really good time to reevaluate your jack campbell thoughts with anzalone and rodriguez out. he's the green dot and only linebacker who was on the team in training camp healthy enough to play. this is where he'll show what hes made of
No mention of Joe mixon for a 7th rounder for the Texans is crazy, dudes been the offense this season tbh
I think that you might have been a little dismissive of the Steelers. I appreciate the A, but since Omar Khan took the reigns in 2022 he has been nothing but money. Not only have his drafts been phenomenal, but he is 2nd to none in the acquisition department. I mean cmon, this man somehow convinced the Bears that Chase Claypool was worth the 32nd overall pick, and then a year and a half later convinced them to give us their promising young qb for a 6th. Gotta give the Khan Artist his flowers lol
Denver being in B while having the worst WR room and probably the worst TE room is a testament to what Sean Payton brings to the table. Imagine if that team had even a top 15 wr and te room? There’s an argument to be made for the broncos being a team to watch out for in the future
We keep on taking late round receivers and wonder why our WR core is bad. Need an alpha, Sutton is a 1B
Worst WR room? They at least have 1 great wr, the Patriots on the other hand... Also it doesn't matter but I'd say Denver's TE group are 25th or so lol.
You can't have the worst WR depth chart when you have a true #1, which Sutton is, albeit not a high level one.
@@LucasSChiefsLightning Yeah this broncos fan capping, Chargers are def worse even if Ladd and Sutton are equivalent. TE is buyable but i mean I dont think many teams really have viable TE's in the pass game so it's not marginally a problem per se
@@Nakho- the te role is pretty important in Sean Payton’s offense so it’s kinda amazing they’ve been as good as they have without a good one. Krull, Trautman, and Adkins are all serviceable at best. I will give the rest of the afc west credit tho for giving the broncos a run for their money on having the worst wr room.
Jack Campbell has had a very good year. You should try to brush up on some of his film this season to get a better perspective on him.
Jack Campbell plays like a good starter you can accept but Don necessarily love. Same with jahmyr gibbs
That's the problem with those picks
You need PRO BOWL level production a franchise cornerstone with a top 25 pick
Jahmyr is a guy your happy at 30 to 50 range because he is like a 20 to 30 guy
Jack Campbell is a guy you want in the mid second round
Detroit drafts good but they are overpaying for these picks when they could have had more from the Stafford trade
This is the reason your a groomsman or bridesmaid n NEVER the ELITE tier like the eagles ravens bills n chiefs and the 49ers/buccaneers n packers of years ago
Your doing the right things but you have TO DO GREAT n innovative things to GET the Lombardi and good job isn't enough to reach the super bowl anymore
@@nautgamingnautgaming9949Gibbs literally made the pro bowl as a rookie 😂 and Campbell was a major position of need. His progress from year 1 to 2 is showing that he could be worth that draft pick. His improvement in coverage specifically is part of the reason the Lions pass defense has improved so much this season. He’s been the best LB overall in that draft, and imagine what the Lions LB room would look like right now without him.
And by the way, the Lions are 100% elite tier. What are you smoking? By DVOA since they started tracking it in 1979 or whatever that was this team is top 5 all time.
@@nautgamingnautgaming9949 this is just a total miss what are you even talking about? you said you need "pro bowl production" gibbs was literally a pro bowler as a rookie. Jack campbell is a top 10 off ball linebacker in a football. I really just dont understand this take. if your criteria for a good top 25 pick is pro bowl franchise cornerstone production both of those guys have met that criteria easily??
and then on top of that they grab two all pro players with their next 2 picks in the 23 draft. If gibbs campbell laporta branch isnt a good enough draft for you im not sure what to tell ya. you aint never gonna be happy lmao
@@nautgamingnautgaming9949 Gibbs made pro bowl last year, and Campbell deserves it this year.
@@rogerhoke9725Pro bowl is a meaningless award voted on by fans lol. Its a popularity contest
Licht began building the Superbowl roster in 2018 when he signed Ryan Jensen, traded for JPP, then drafted Vita Vea Ronald jones Carlton Davis alex cappa and jordan Whitehead
Like you left out his 2nd best off-season lmao
Jack Campbell is one of PFF's top 15 graded linebackers, there's no way the Lions take that pick back.
especially now that hes our only starting linebacker left... tough times for detroit D
I’m not a lions fan so I don’t know much about Campbell so I’m not trying to take anything away from him but from what I know pff has rly weird grading systems especially for pass covers apparently so I wouldn’t use that as evidence for why he’s good
@@Tacorover pff aside campbell has taken a massive leap this season and at this point is literally holding the lions defense together. great young player
Point being that’s a non premium position drafted with a premium value pick. Campbell has been a very good run defending off ball linebacker but had plenty of quality DE and CB prospects available at that time which were also needs on the team. Valid criticism, even if Campbell has turned out to be a solid player.
@@kylebrandt8344 disagree. The goal is to win a championship not win the draft. I understand the draft process in 2023 was a little clunky but it literally could not have worked out better. Campbell is the exact player they need
this was very good, i think the question brought up by the cowboys about ownership is super valid. I would say that since the ranking is "front office" and not "GM" you need to consider ownership. If the owner is tight on the purse strings or has other defects that can be a real factor in offseason efficacy.
Panthers would be Z tier then lol
Zero to the left as they say in Peru
Bengals grade is tough but I think fair. It’s definitely an old school front office that is handicapped by ownership that doesn’t want to give out a lot of guaranteed money to players. Forces them to hit on draft picks which they just have not done.
Bengals have a good front office, but a cheap owner. They drafted a good team in the mid-2010s, then they decided to let Marvin Jones and Mohamad Sanu leave in free agency the same year. Both had many good years afterwards, especially Jones. This led to the John Ross disaster.
Same with Bates, didn't want to pay...he left and has played great for the Falcons....draft picks and free agent money have been wasted trying to replace.
I give the front office a B.....the ownership a D-.
Let’s go I can’t want for a other very detailed video, but my man tfg
As a Saints fan, you've ranked our front office wayyy too high. Mickey Loomis is a criminal and needs to be arrested!
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Legion of Boom was all Pete, he literally recruited all of them in college at some point, giving all the credit To Schneider there is crazy
as a bengals fan i totally agree with where they're ranked. they have spent about 4 years trying to address the Oline and it has gotten slightly better but the entire defense has drastically regressed in the past 2 years.
I would probably have put Kwesi in the B tier. I think he deserves credit for not resigning Kirk. Also i think part of being a good GM is getting the right head coach.
Thanks for the video, was great!
Byron Murphys season hasnt really been 'derailed by injuries' seattles has, but murphy was only injured for maybe 3 weeks but he has been a borderline elite run defender when hes on the field before or after the injury. Also the LOB drafts, especially the first 2, were almost completely pete carrolls doing, their 'power' levelled out over the years and Schneider was definitely responsible for seattles past 3 drafts especially 21 + 22 which are probably the best classes of any team those years
Waiting for my flight for the next hour this is perfect
I think youre wrong about the 2023 Vikings Draft. Blackmon had a good stretch last year but tore his achilles this year which you didnt mention/know. Addison is good as you said, and they got Pace. So three starters is a decent draft/UDFA class. Way better than the first.
Yeah I was about to comment the same thing. 2023 was way better than 2022. I like that Kwesi is learning on the job. It shows humility and growth.
But I think the trades and free agent signings are the bread and butter. Honestly think they are high B to low A overall. C feels criminal.
@ Add in that Kwesi signed KOC, a Top10 HC, and instantly got rid of donatell to sign flores. He made some A+ moves and always seems to learn from mistakes like you said
Who are Blackmon and Pace again? Seem like a bunch of nobodies to me.
@@JohnOMalley-c6s Blackmon came out of USC and was gonna be a starter for us before his injury. Pace is an absolute baller out of Cincy.
@@JohnOMalley-c6s thats cause youre a casual
You are the best NFL/Draft Content creator on this site i have yet to find an NFL Creator in youtube who i religiously watch every video you drop in full immediately as it is dropped love the videos keep up the hard work
I'd like to see you rank head coaches (including ones not currently on a team). Love these videos!
The rams drafts have been just absolutely insane! I don’t think I see another team doing better a job as far as success rate of these late rounders. Fiske is in conversation for DROY … so even if only for his 4.7 speed they killed it. The cap space after this season is top 5
Facts! Rams are absolutely building for the long term. Plus Les Snead is the one who hired Sean McVay and if that is not a homerun i dont know what else is. ELITE!
You should do an offensive/defensive play callers ranking, would love to hear your thoughts!
i’ve been waiting for a video like this for a good minute!
Giving contract extensions to Justin Jefferson and Christian Darrisaw, plus bringing in great value free agents this offseason while navigating the moving on from Kirk Cousins was fantastic management. Having a tonne of cap space next season is beautiful.
Jack Cambell has been amazing for the Lions this year he’s becoming one of the top tier lbs in the NFL. Levi is finally healthy and making an impact. Also Derrick Barnes in that first draft was a steal.
I wish you didn’t mention the Jalen Carter bears thing. You said during that draft you wouldn’t hold it against anyone for not drafting him due to his involvement in his friend’s death
You have the best content of its type on TH-cam
Incredible video!!
The front office traded for deshaun Watson lol
1:30:13 the thing with tuner actually is it might be a case where we filled a need in the draft we later fixed with free agency. Our other players at that position have been doing amazing so turner hasn’t really seen play much because of that. It always felt like a classic case of “a great player stuck behind better players”
I really appreciate all the effort you put into these videos-it really helps me get a better insight into the rest of league than just my own team I root for (Det) you’ve helped me become a football nerd myself
The birds have the best front office in the league and I’m forever grateful
Let's start after josh allen became josh allen and not account for the vision beane and McDermott had. And docking them for not winning the super bowl is wild too. Yeah they're a top 4 team every year but 1 year since the front office too over. B tier
Am I the only one feels like the jags and jets have so little to lose they should just hire Marcus or the bootleg boys for gm?
Already said it on X but Marcus, love the long form content! I work overnights at a factory and your vids and others get me through kt man!
One thing I wish you would’ve mentioned about the Rams (that I’ve heard you say before) is their continued investment in injury-prone players, which has hurt them before
Like who?
I don't think they "invest" in injury-prone players, but they will gamble on a 1 year OBJ or Tre White for a very small amount of money which certainly isn't an "investment".
@@92Vreid88Kupp, Nacua, Stafford, Atwell should I continue?
i think the browns should get lowered to at the highest a C just with the Watson acquisition. Not so much them getting him but more so for what they gave up to get him and the fully guaranteed contract on top of all that. Really set this franchise back 5 years when they had a talented roster before they got him.
Can't forget Jason Licht started as a GM with Tampa in 2014. From that year til now, Tampa is 5th in most drafted pro bowlers
One small amendment to your analysis of the chiefs was yo said no one outside of Rashee Rice from last years draft has been a hit. But despite being someone disappointing this year, Chamari Connor has been hit, simply because of how amazing he played in the SB as rookie. He played great last year in his snaps and was crucial in the chiefs defense shutting down the 49ers in the 2nd half of the SB.
Before i watch this if Dallas isnt dead last then this list is wrong
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Marcus - great job. One of the aspects I always think about / fascinating
didnt the eagles take Jalen at 9 ie ahead of Chicago at 10 ?
I believe Chicago moved down with Philly?
@@ThatFranchiseGuy yes quite possibly - my memory not always reliable ! great pods - I watch them all. Will be over next season for a couple of games - this year was superb.
the vikings FO is a B for simply not paying Kirk cousins all that money
KAM
negatives
Draft skills and it pretty bad his first 2 ill agree.
positives
Injury replacements during camp and mid season absolutely one of the best in the NFL
examples
TE gets hurt upgrades withs Hockenson
Darrisaw get hurt gets a starting level LT in Cam Robinson to replace
Blackmon goes to IR get Gilmore to replace him
looks for upgrades before and even during the season
2nd RB not playing well go gets Akers for a 2nd year in a row to replace him
DIdnt cave to Kirk cousins stupid demands, gets a Starting level QB performance for 10 mill cap hit.
upgrades RB as soon as GB messes up and release Jones
Free agency with cap space (thanks for saying no to kirk KAM)
replaces an Elite Edge in Hunter with Greenard (having a career year) AVG (unrated high end Edge)
and simply put if the Bears the Freaking Bears who just fired their HC after letting him address the media is a B than the vikings FO who will have 2 out 3 seasons with a winning record if a B at minimum because at the end of the day winning is all that matters in the NFL
RE: Rick Spielman. As a Vikings fan, I still have a lot of love for Rick. But he needed to go. If you go back in the drafts, he had an all-time draft in 2015 and sort of rode that high until he was let go. Yes, he had JJ fall into his lap in 2020, and he made the right move. But if you look at all the defensive players he drafted from 2016 until he was let go, none of them panned out. We were constantly misfiring on DBs, whether it was Trae Waynes (who was fine but not worth a top ten pick), Mike Hughes, or Jeff Gladney (rest in peace). He struggled to identify good defensive talent. I agree with the Kwesi ranking, where he is looking hit and miss on drafts, mostly miss. But in FA Kwesi is as good as they come. Also on Mekhi Blackmon, he was terrific as a rookie then tore his ACL in camp. He was looking fantastic.
Offensive tackle, Edge Rusher tier rankings would be awesome.
Jack Campbell is also our defensive Captain now that Anzalone is out for the season. He's a staple and without that pick we would be lost defensively
Loved the vid! I just personally think Trent Baalke is way overhated
Adding on the Ravens hits for someone who isn't getting as much hype as he deserves. Travis Jones is breaking out right now.
I think B is solid for the Broncos. The Russ trade really holds it back a bit, but the current grouping of guys in the FO figured a way to get rid of him and still be competitive brings it back up to a B.
Please do most underrated/overrated contracts please 😊
Love EDC as a GM, always seems to land at least 2 starters in every draft, doesn't really make big mistakes in FA (Earl Thomas being the only real one) and he's a master of trades, got Marcus Peters for very little, he was awesome pre-ACL tear, Calais Campbell got him for nothing and he was awesome, Roquan for a 2nd, was a steal, sending out Marquise Brown for a 1st was insane value. In my opinion, he's the 3rd best GM in the league behind Veach and Roseman
Marcus Williams looks like another FA failure. Weird that EDC seems to strike out on veteran safeties but gets really good homegrown guys there
An underrated part of the bucs front office is their loyalty, Alex cappa is literally the only good starter Licht has drafted in his 11 years here that he didn't sign to a second contract
RB or QB Tiers for sure! RB would be helpful with this strong incoming RB draft class!
Gute swings heavy at the plate in round 1. When he hits, it’s out the park. But he’s certainly prone to being struck down and whiffing at the ball. Taking Meyers over Humphrey was bad. Taking Quay over Trent McDuffie was horrid. But we’ve also gotten one of the most talented gunslingers in football, an All Pro caliber CB and an at times dominate player in Gary. This most recent draft class is looking very solid with guys like Bullard, Cooper, Morgan should contribute in the future as he’s too talented and the most underrated pick of the 2024 draft in Evan Williams. Gute struck pure gold in 33.
Greatly disagree with Ballard that high. He'll probably be fired after this season. 8 years and only 1 playoff win to show for it. Took forever to finally draft a QB, kept throwing old QB bandaids on it. His HC's have never panned out. He HAS been very good in the draft. But he's failed to better the team via FA, consistently leaves big holes on the roster because he won't spend the money. We'll never know who was behind controlling the AR situation between him, Steichen, or Irsay (I would imagine the latter) but it was a disaster and an embarrassment how it was handled.
There's been no real culture here during his time as GM and it's time to move on. If he could just handle draft responsibilities he'd be great.
Mekhi is also a hit for us. Sadly he tore his ACL in the start of training camp but last year he was really good. And at least Kwesi has bit the bullet on his misses (see 2022).
I think the reason you don't see Ballard making trades and spending in FA is because he knows the Colts aren't in "win now" mode. They're in " wait-and-see AR's development" mode, so he's not making those moves you see those "win now" teams making. That said, I think if AR starts to become more consistent in addition to the flashes we're seeing from him, you'll start to see him make those moves like when he signed Stephon Gilmore in FA in 2022 (we all know how that year went).
I see it as a wise move to keep cap space in reserve and not trade away players/picks to maintain flexibility for the future.
As a guy from Chicago that wakes up every Sunday thankful I’m not a bears fan, they should definitely be lower.
As a Bengals fan, I agree 100% with your take.
It's incredibly frustrating.
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this is so dope
As a Bills fan, I'd grade our drafts C and coaching and development A+. I see high floor average prospects who took some time, learned a system and progressed into solid NFL starters. Also I see few really bad misses like Boogie Basham and Kair Elam, and only two break out players - Kincaid and Cook.
It would be really cool to see DT rankings or another position group
Safeties or tight ends rank is my pick for ranks. Lukas van ness has better days ahead of him , maybe more weight training to get use to the rigors that come w being a starting edge but im optimistic for y'all green bay fans.. Great analysis on my nyg per usual, something is spoiled rotten in house bc we have a lot of good players that really dont get inspired w this staff. Everyone leaves and is top tier, im telling you rn bellinger is freaking next to leave and go off.
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Finally the credit i look for in all your videos. #GOBUCS
I've been breaking down GM options for the Jets and I'm very excited for us to turnover our front office but I hoping it's enough to entice a good HC ✈️
The Eagles were able to somehow offload Carson Wentz and ultimately turned those picks into Devonta Smith, AJ Brown, Jalen Carter, Cooper Dejean, a couple other players, and two more picks in the 2025 draft.
Rams find two all pro players in the fifth round back to back years one of which broke both major rookie wide receiver records. Almost entire analysis is passive aggressive defense of the continued skepticism on the Braden Fiske pick. Like actually incredible. There was more talk on Fiske being a stunt merchant than Puka or the myriad of starters that were found 3rd round onwards.
You're wrong about the Packers GM not making moves. In 2019 he went out and got Adrian Amos, Preston Smith, and Zadarius Smith. Like those free agents turned the team around into 3 straight 13 win teams. He absolutely made big splash moves to load the team up for deep playoff moves.
If you're asking why he didnt sell the farm, because a lot of times it dosent work, and then the team is screwed. Look at the Saints since 2018
Bengals fan here, surprised we aren't F tier. Our front office is horrendous and lucked into some superstar talent.
The video I didnt asked, but I absolutly NEED IT
On the Lions, you didn’t mention the Jamaal Williams and David Montgomery moves. They get a humongous year from Williams, brilliantly let him walk and instead grab Montgomery.
I would put Denver in the A group!! They went through an owner change, look at what the new owners have done in 2 seasons so far! Owners are a huge part of the front office moves. You always have to include owners into account
You nailed the Bucs front office...
Excellent and zero drama.
Exactly
The Bills might be one of the best front offices in the NFL at trades, cap management and mid to late round drafting, and one of the worst at early round drafting. If they could find just one first round star, they'd be in a totally different position. Instead they just keep making due with developing good players and system players. It means they have a deep well rounded roster, but they keep lacking that one big play
Giants D or F. Paying jones, letting McKinney walk, letting saquon go to Eagles. 2 disaster draft classes. Problems in in front office building, lost the Locker room. We have one of the worst run organizations and the team has regressed every year.
This guy knows nothing about the cowboys they draft well that’s it the owner does interfere on a micro level he as proudly admitted it Johnson fought Jerry because of it like smh
As a colts fan, I disagree with you. Most of us are so done with Ballard he’s copy and paste year in and out and we stay as a mediocre team. We dont spend in free agency and we dont go get an impact in the first round. He needs to go.
In my opinion he’s not a B he should have been fired with frank.
Seems like everyone outside of our fanbase thinks he’s great I don’t understand it lol
Ballard should be in D and I’m not even a Colts fan.
He hits on a lot of pics his hit rate is probably above most other GMS. He was viewed as a really good higher, he has been successful at drafting. The team's been mediocre because of a combination of swinging on qbs and missing, coaching, and overall unluckiness ( season ending injuries on non-injury prone players)
@superpony4865 most "football people" see the same flaws you see, but they blame Irsay, not Ballard.
@@danielr3587 Andrew luck retired in 2019. Teams are on their 3rd GM in that time span. That’s not an excuse any more
Great Bucs analysis
Vikings moving off of Kirk cousins raises them a full grade, and you didn’t even mention it lmao!
Ranking front offices is kind of like evaluating a team's offense. You can see the results on the field, and there are some places where you can clearly call out mistakes or poor performance, but you don't really know what the play call was and how they coach it. Maybe the receivers ran bad routes because that's exactly how it's called and coached. Maybe the QB starts his progression on the wrong side of the field because that's what he's told to do. And for front office, maybe they trade for Watson because the owner told them to, and they executed that terrible decision perfectly.
I've been saying this for a while with the Cowboys, and I'm a vikings fan, but I think ESPN is extra critical of them because of how big their market it, like I always thought that drafted pretty good, but when you dig deep on the last couple of years I was even more surprised how good they actually did draft. I thought converting Micah to a pass rusher was also a really good move to.
I would probably put Poles in C instead of B as a Bears fan.
How do you differentiate front office and coaching. Like the Bills for instance they don’t have superstars, but they compete. Through injuries they always have quality backups
when you say you have faith in Andrew Barry, that’s very clear considering you downplayed one of the worst trades in subsequent contract offers of all time. The Deshaun Watson move should bump them down a grade for that alone at least.
Somewhere Gutey is laughing that Marcus made this vidoe the 2 weeks Quay Walker, after more then 2 years, FINALLY is kinda good
Also Rodgers did not want Humphrey
He had said IN HIS WORDS
He does not like left handed centers
I agree, better guy, but they were trying to sooth over Karen Rodgers
The Amari Cooper trade gets the Bills to S tier, they got him for free!
sometimes i lay awake at night and think about how the lions probably could have taken christian gonzalez at 12 then gibbs at 18
The draft is only part of what makes GB a good front office. They know when to let guys walk a year before they fall off. The decision to let Rodgers walk and move on with Love was gold for the long term success of the franchise. Signing McKinney and Jacobs this off-season. There's a reason GB has been CONSISTENTLY a contender for 30+ years with only about 2 down years. ELITE front office.
As a Pats fan, I was pissed with every pick they made. Loved Drake Maye, but two teams picked 2/3 of the consensus top 3 QBs and Kraft insisted we get a QB. Every other pick I hated. Hated the trade down and taking Polk, hated both OL picks, I liked Javon Baker but had a feeling he'd fail with us, hated the Joe Milton pick. And then there's Uche who took a significantly smaller contract to stay in NE, just to get traded anyway. It's only 1 year, but Wolf might be worse than Belichick was, at least he could draft Defense and RBs.
Only a few teams in so you might do this for some, but feel like you should have factored in firing/hiring of head coaches in this too
Yes the Vikes have been bad in the draft the past few years, however. It’s clear that they dominate free agency.
I would say the Packers front is the best when is comes to free agency, and is solid to really good at drafting. Gute has honestly been pretty incredible when he decides to spend in free agency. You have people like Zadarius Smith, Preston Smith, Adrian Amos, Devondre Campbell, Rasul Douglas, Xavier Mckinney, and Josh Jacobs.
Honestly, it really does make you think what could've happened if they were more aggressive with rodgers still.
They couldn’t be bc they had one of the most expensive defenses already and bahk/rodgers/adams were taking a good portion of the cap not much left to go around
Having the cowboys over the Vikings is insane.