Robert Saleh: C+
Hard to give him better than a C+ when the team underachieves based on Vegas win total and is one of the worst teams against the spread. That's one metric to show that the team didn't meet expectations, even though expectations were low. He's also a defensive guy, and the defense was worst in the NFL, However, the team played hard to the end and didn't quit. There haven't been any rumblings about dissent between him and players. He was relatively aggressive on 4th down, and he got better as the season went on. Overall, I'm still optimistic on Saleh, but year 1 was not a home run.
Jeff Ulbrich: D+
Defense was ravaged by injuries, especially in the secondary. Wasn't overly impressed with schemes, but we had no pass rush for most of the year, too, and when you have no pass rush and a beat-up secondary, it's hard. He and Saleh deserve credit for the young corners playing pretty well. Needs to improve in Year 2.
Mike LaFleur: B
One of the biggest positives of the season is it looks like we have an OC. He got production out of 4 different quarterbacks and a rotating cast of characters on the OL and WR corps. He showed a lot of creativity down the stretch, finding good ways to use guys like Berrios and Elijah Moore. Slow start to the season, and there were some bumpy moments, from the Wilson QB sneak to some overly cute playcalls, but in general, it was a promising season. This grade might be whitewashing his early-season issues a little bit, but I'm fine mostly throwing out the first few games when it comes to his grade.
