Our crew of underperformers from Week 11 includes several players who are either rookies or in their first years with new teams.
What does it mean? Well, it goes to show how teams are generally built — through maturing together over years, not through free agency and quick fixes in the draft.
There are also three members of the Minnesota defense on the list; it'll be interesting to see how they respond under a new, defensive-minded head coach.
Quarterback — Jason Campbell, Oakland (-2.4)
Campbell had played some good football, but unfortunately his career pattern of inconsistency resurfaced with a real stinker versus Pittsburgh. Few established quarterbacks have had more awful games over the past three years than Campbell.
Halfback — Marshawn Lynch, Seattle (-2.9)
He only played 28 snaps, but two dropped passes and a lackluster day on the ground lands him here.
Fullback — Earnest Graham, Tampa Bay (-4.1)
Graham has really been a minus for the Bucs. He's got one 61-yard run to keep his stats looking good, but other than that it's sub-par across the board.
Wide receiver — Brandon Marshall, Miami (-3.5)
Wow. It's hard to imagine anyone could play 19 worse snaps at the position than Marshall did against Chicago. Two big penalties, two drops, and an interception on a ball thrown his way.
Wide receiver — Randy Moss, Tennessee (-3.0)
Bad routes, no production, on a third different team. Yep, the Randy Moss Express is just about at its final destination.
Tight end — Dante Rosario, Carolina (-3.9)
With Rosario and Jeff King having established themselves as underwhelming pros, we'd still like to see Gary Barnidge get a shot at playing a full game for the 1-9 Panthers.
Left tackle — Jonathan Scott, Pittsburgh (-5.9)
Scott just isn't cutting it, and while he's not alone in that regard on the Pittsburgh line, you wonder how long Ben Roethlisberger can keep winning games for the Steelers.
Left guard — Ted Larsen, Tampa Bay (-5.0)
This seventh-round pick was cut by New England in training camp, but had shown signs in Tampa before a stinker against Justin Smith and Aubrayo Franklin on Sunday. He was benched after 30 plays for Jeremy Zuttah.
Center — Mike McGlynn, Philadelphia (-5.1)
There's been no in between for McGlynn this year — he's either been quite good, or quite bad, and he was quite bad against the Giants' tough front line.
Right guard — Shaun Lauvao, Cleveland (-6.4)
It was an inauspicious first start for the third-round pick from Arizona State, as he got pushed around in the run game by Terrance Knighton.
Right tackle — J‘Marcus Webb, Chicago (-6.8
)Webb is proving that size does not matter, as he's been a very large (6-foot-7, 335 pounds) problem for the Bears since moving into the starting lineup in Week 5. Is there really no better option here? He's allowed seven sacks and 22 pressures in five weeks.
4-3 Defensive Front
Defensive end — Chris Long, St. Louis (-5.4)
From a +7.9 to a -5.4 in the space of a week, Long must feel like he's just ridden the Tower of Terror. Tyson Clabo and Ovie Mughelli had their way with him Sunday, but the bad grade is almost surely an aberration, as Long has been one of the most consistently good players in the league thus far. Playing the Broncos this week should help.
Defensive tackle — Daniel Muir, Indianapolis (-3.8)
The Colts haven't drafted an impact defensive tackle since 1995 (Ellis Johnson). Perhaps it's time for another?
Defensive tackle — Kevin Williams, Minnesota (-3.6)
Like Long, it was jarring to see such a poor game from one of the league's most reliable. With a coaching change likely to fire the Vikings up this week, the Redskins' interior line should probably beware.
Defensive end — Keyunta Dawson, Indianapolis (-3.2)
Somebody has to spell Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney, but Dawson just doesn't accomplish anything when he's in there — 12 total pressures and no sacks in 211 pass rushes.
OLB — Chad Greenway, Minnesota (-4.2)
Greenway was part of the problem in pass defense versus Aaron Rodgers, and passers are 46 of 55 for the season on throws in his area.
MLB — Lofa Tatupu, Seattle (-2.1)
Tatupu wasn't that poor, just a little off in all three phases against a dialed-in Drew Brees.
OLB — Will Witherspoon, Tennessee (-3.7)
Now on the wrong side of 30, Witherspoon is starting to look like a liability with two really poor games in a row for the fading Titans.
3-4 Defensive Front
Defensive end — Kevin Vickerson, Denver (-4.9)
He just didn't do anything right in the Broncos' rotation against San Diego Monday night. He hasn't had a sack in two years.
Nose tackle — Ahytba Rubin, Cleveland (-2.8)
He lost the battle with Vince Manuwai in a big way, and makes this team for the second straight week
Defensive end — Philip Daniels, Washington (-1.5)
He didn't play much (19 snaps), but in a week when the 3-4 defenses played well as a group, he gets the nod.
OLB — Matt Roth, Cleveland (-3.1)
A long run of great play has come to a crashing halt for Roth, who has been solidly in the red three weeks running and struggling in run, pass and pass rush. Is he running out of steam, or just hitting a rough patch?
ILB — Paris Lenon, Arizona (-4.1)
As we noted in our Re-Focused piece on the Cardinals-Chiefs game, why Lenon continues to play every snap while talented rookie Daryl Washington sits the bench makes no sense in football terms.
ILB — Jovan Belcher, Kansas City (-1.0)
Not a terrible week, but someone had to be singled out.
OLB — David Bowens, Cleveland (-2.0)
Another guy who struggled against the physical Jags, Bowens hasn't looked great with expanded snaps of late.
Secondary
Cornerback — Rico Murray, Cincinnati (-5.6)
Murray might have been happy to miss the Thursday night game versus the Jets thanks to an injury — he was a complete liability in deep coverage against Buffalo after playing well in his first real action against Indy.
Free safety — Madieu Williams, Minnesota (-3.0)
Another Williams heard from in Minnesota, this particular one has been mediocre at best since coming over from Cincinnati. He was better last year, but not much. He has at least proven to be very durable, barely missing any snaps over the past two seasons.
Strong safety — Charles Godfrey, Carolina (-3.3)
Another iron man, having played 706 snaps this year, it was a second straight rough week. Last week it was poor tackling, this week poor coverage.
Cornerback — Shawntae Spencer, San Francisco (-4.7)
He really struggled in all phases against Tampa, helping to counteract a great effort from the Niners' front seven.
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