All "Had a Bad Day" Team, Week 13

NFL players of a fragile disposition, look away now.

Why? Well it’s that time of the week where I get all self righteous-y about players having to take accountability for their poor performances. Heck, when I write drivel you guys let me know, so why shouldn’t the players hear about it from yours truly?

As usual, it doesn’t matter if you’re an All-Pro stud or an undrafted rookie trying to catch on, throw that out of the window because we’re operating from a level playing field. It is of course, our All “Had a Bad Day” Team.

OFFENSE

Quarterback:  Rex Grossman, WAS (-6.9)

Don’t be fooled, it wasn’t ‘Bad Rex’ who showed up in the Redskins' defeat to the Jets. No, it was ‘Super-bad-and-then-some Rex’ who put forth one of the most incompetent displays of quarterbacking you’ll ever see. And yes, I know you’ve watched Blaine Gabbert this year.

Running Back:  Michael Bush, OAK (-2.1)

Bush didn’t fumble or try and do anything that cost his team yards. He even made a nice catch. But he did nothing as a runner, with none of his runs forcing a missed tackle or picking up decent yardage. As an NFL running back you need to make something happen sometimes.

Fullback:  Spencer Larson, DEN (-4.2)

To get a -4.2 from the fullback position takes some doing. Kudos Mr Larsen.

Tight End:  Lance Kendricks, STL (-4.4)

Anyone remember when Kendricks was down as one to watch for taking the league by storm? No impact in the passing game and can’t block for toffee. That’s not quite the storm Rams fans were expecting.

Wide Receivers:  Julio Jones, ATL (-3.6) and Greg Little, CLE (-3.4)

Two rookies who dropped two balls apiece. Little's problems don’t seem to be going away while Jones managed to mess up on so many levels that it’s hard to believe Atlanta gave up so much for him.

Tackles:  Marshall Newhouse, GB (-12.4) and Lance Louis, CHI (-7.9)

If you saw the Packers travel to New York, you saw Newhouse get beaten badly by Jason Pierre-Paul. You don’t own one of the three worst grades we’ve ever given out without doing so. Louis managed to give up five sacks. Enough said.

Guards:  Robert Gallery, SEA (-5.2) and Danny Watkins, PHI (-3.4)

The annoying thing for Seahawks and Eagles fans is that both men came to their respective teams as players who could step in and contribute immediately. Thursday Night Football disproved that belief to a degree.

Center:  Casey Wiegmann, KC (-3.3)

It was only a perfect day in pass protection that saved this grade from being any worse.

DEFENSE

4-3 Defensive Front

Defensive Ends:  Will Smith, NO (-3.4) and Jayme Mitchell, CLE (-3.3)

I remember when Mitchell was picking up sacks on Jake Long. Long may have been coming back from injury but it’s still a long way to fall for Mitchell who looks out of his depth as a starter. Smith just got swallowed-up by Jeff Backus on a good day.

Defensive Tackle:  Richard Seymour, OAK (-4.2) and Marcus Thomas, DEN (-4.4)

Seymour drew a blank on the stat sheet and then finally made some impact by punching a helmeted Richie Incognito to draw an ejection. Not smart on so many levels. The Broncos' Thomas managed to make Anthony Herrera look real good; that doesn’t happen often.

Linebackers:  D.J. Williams, DEN (-4.7), Jonathan Vilma, NO (-0.9) and DeAndre Levy, DET (-4.3)

Of the seven tackles Williams made, only one constituted a win for the defense. That’s one less stop than tackles he missed. Levy couldn’t get off blocks and had his issues with Darren Sproles in coverage. It was like watching the 2010 version of the Lions' linebacker all over again. Vilma wasn’t terrible but in a good week for MLB’s, his TD given up swung the nod his way.

3-4 Defensive Front

Defensive Line:  Adam Carriker, WAS (-3.3), Antonio Garay, SD (-1.9) and Vaughn Martin, SD (-2.9)

Carriker was on the wrong end of a rejuvenated Jets line turning up for work as they took him out of the game at will on his 44 snaps. Martin has similar problems on Monday Night Football, which is a shame as he has flashed some talent at times this year. After a great 2010, 2011 hasn’t been so kind to Antonio Garay.

Outside Linebackers:  Travis LaBoy, SD (-2.1) and Antwan Barnes, SD (-1.8)

Normally I’d make my case that Barnes deserves more playing time, but to be honest, all three outside linebackers the Chargers used looked a little bit hopeless when it came to make impact plays.

Inside Linebackers:  D.J. Smith, GB (-2.4) and Bradie James, DAL (-2.2)

Put it this way: Smith played badly enough that he made me miss the overrated A.J. Hawk. James’ poor play was covered up by Sean Lee’s excellence, but it’s telling he drew a blank on the stat sheet on his 21 plays.

Cornerbacks:  Eric Wright, DET (-4.8) and Terence Newman, DAL (-4.6)

Newman gave up 117 yards on the eight balls thrown his way while Wright missed three tackles and looked a little disinterested at times. Both men are better than this.

Safeties:  Craig Dahl, SL (-4.9) and Mistrel Raymond, MIN (-4.0)

Dahl returned to the starting lineup and put forth the kind of performance that should ensure he returns to the bench. Raymond beat out his Vikings teammate Jamarca Sanford for this honor as he managed to miss more tackles (three) than he made (two).

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