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In the spirit of Harvard University (official motto: We're Raising Tuition
As Fast As We Can), Tuesday Morning Quarterback presents its draft grades, plus distinctions.
ARIZONA CARDINALS: A
ATLANTA FALCONS: A
BALTIMORE RAVENS: A+
BUFFALO BILLS: A, dean's list
CAROLINA PANTHERS: A-
CHICAGO BEARS: A
CINCINNATI BENGALS: A, summa cum laude
CLEVELAND BROWNS: A
DALLAS COWBOYS: A, White House fellowship
DENVER BRONCOS: A
DETRIOT LIONS: A, with distinction
GREEN BAY PACKERS: A-
HOUSTON TEXANS: A
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS: A
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: A, magna cum laude
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: A
MIAMI DOLPHINS: A-
MINNESOTA VIKINGS: A, valedictorian
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: A, honoris causa
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS: A, honoris jambalaya
NEW YORK GIANTS: A
NEW YORK JETS: A+
OAKLAND RAIDERS: A, Elias Sports Bureau Fellowship
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES: A-
PITTSBURGH STEELERS: A+, doctrini praseanti commendavisset inter Moderatores
Secundae Classis Primae Divisionis locum obtinuit
ST. LOUIS RAMS: A, cum laude
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS: A+, salutatorian
SAN FRANCISCO FORTY NINERS: A
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: A
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS: A-
TENNESSEE TITANS: A, National Merit Finalist
WASHINGTON R*DSK*NS: A*
* Each preseason, TMQ explains its system of team bynames; this column will not use the term R*dsk*ns, except to describe potatoes.
This can't be right. Even a Cantabrigian (sp?) must know that the Jets must always receive a poor grade for their drafts...
Gregg Easterbrook makes Tuesday mornings worthwhile :)
since when is a rip on hahvahd off-topic **)
QuoteKeith K '93 wrote:
This can't be right. Even a Cantabrigian (sp?) must know that the Jets must always receive a poor grade for their drafts...
Well, yeah. At Harvard, an A+ with no honors IS a poor grade. :-D
TMQ is the worlds' greatest sports column, present company excepted. It is truly great stuff, the intellectual's football column. The two draft columns were nice to assuage the offseason withdrawal.