Friday, March 27, 2009

AFC East Franchise Grades

All scores are out of 100 and are accumulative (all nine categories combined). Keep in mind that these are not exactly like test scores where 70 is passing. Because of the "Bandwagon" dynamic, teams that are considered 'great' will be docked points in an attempt to level the playing field a bit. The average score of all 32 franchises was a 64.5625.

Buffalo Bills: 46
The Bills uniforms, geographic region, ownership, and general management all doomed their grade.

Miami Dolphins: 56
The fact that Miami is under brand new ownership (and the instability that comes with it) affected their grade. Bill Parcells' presence and their ability to attract Free Agents helped balance their grade somewhat.

New England Patriots: 92
The Patriots tied for the best score amongst the 32 NFL franchises and earned a perfect score on six of the nine elements of the ranking system.

New York Jets: 42
The Jets scored very lowly on most of our categories. The lack of talent at the quarterback position, ownership instability, and management issues contributed to such a low score.

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