The "Offseason Report Card" has been a feature of the magazine since 1993. It didn't make it into this year's edition, but we'll be offering that content here at the website.
Final eight teams are posted here. We'll then string it all together in one document for those who want to have it all in one place.
NEW YORK JETS
Key gains: OT Mekhi Becton (1st), WR Breshad Perriman (T.B.), LB Patrick Onwuasor (Balt.), C Connor McGovern (Den.), WR Denzel Mims (2nd).
Key losses: WR Robby Anderson (Car.), LT Kelvin Beachum, C Ryan Kalil, RB Ty Montgomery (N.O.), RB Bilal Powell, WR Demaryius Thomas, CB Trumaine Johnson (cut).
Grade: A-
The Jets need the wideout exchange to be a wash. Anderson is more proven, but Perriman was awfully impressive in Tampa Bay late last year, and came slightly cheaper. He’s now working in a passing offense that averaged 100 fewer yards per game last season, so expectations should be modest. … Hamstrung by a terrible offensive line last season, the Jets selected maybe the draft’s top tackle and added McGovern to start at center. … New York might bring Thomas back for another season.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Key gains: CB Darius Slay (Det.), DT Javon Hargrave (Pitt.), WR Jalen Reagor (1st), CB Nickell Robey-Coleman (LAR).
Key losses: LT Jason Peters, S Malcolm Jenkins (N.O.), DE Vinny Curry.
Grade: B
Peters was a mainstay, but he’s 38 and his last Pro Bowl nod was in 2016. The team used a first-round pick on replacement Andre Dillard a year ago. But guard Brandon Brooks tore his Achilles in June, making a reunion with Peters still possible. … Philadelphia really struggled at cornerback last season. Only the Dolphins (27) allowed more touchdown passes to wide receivers (21). So the Eagles traded for Slay, then scooped up another candidate for significant snaps in Robey-Coleman. … Hargrave looks like a nice get, a starter in Pittsburgh’s excellent defense the last four seasons.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Key gains: TE Eric Ebron (Ind.), DT Chris Wormley (trade), WR Chase Claypool (2nd).
Key losses: LG Ramon Foster (retired), DT Javon Hargrave (Phil.), LB Mark Barron (cut).
Grade: D-
If Ben Roethlisberger returns to full health and can stay in the lineup, that will be a big upgrade. But he’s not factored in here – he was on the roster last year and played in two games. The way we’re going with this project, Ebron is the most noteworthy addition, and he’s struggled with drops throughout his career. … Foster’s retirement hurts the line; they’ll need to shuffle some to cover his absence. Whoever starts there (Matt Feiler or Stefen Wisniewski) probably won’t be as good. … Hargrave to Wormley is another downgrade; Wormley was primarily a backup in Baltimore.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
Key gains: OT Trent Williams (Wash.), WR Brandon Aiyuk (1st), DT Javon Kinlaw (1st).
Key losses: DT DeForest Buckner (trade), WR Emmanuel Sanders (N.O.), OT Joe Staley (retired), Matt Breida (trade).
Grade: B
This century, only one Super Bowl loser has made it back there a year later – 1 out of 20. Those are the odds San Francisco is facing, and the on-field product doesn’t look like it will be much better. … Williams didn’t play last season, but he’s four years younger than Staley and that should be a slight upgrade. … Sanders’ departure didn’t seem like a big deal until Deebo Samuel broke his foot in June. The team will need some receiver to step up, with the most likely candidates being veteran Kendrick Bourne and youngsters Jalen Hurd and Brandon Aiyuk. … Breida fell out of favor last season; the team will be fine at running back.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Key gains: LB Jordyn Brooks (1st), TE Greg Olsen (Car.), RB Carlos Hyde (Hou.), C B.J. Finney (Pitt.), WR Phillip Dorsett (N.E.), OT Brandon Shell (NYJ).
Key losses: DE Ziggy Ansah, DE Jadeveon Clowney, LB Mychal Kendricks, C Justin Britt (cut), G D.J. Fluker (cut), OT George Fant (NYJ), OT Germain Ifedi (Chi.), RB Marshawn Lynch.
Grade: D
This grade is best considered incomplete. Clowney, unsigned in July, might still return, and the team has also been connected to a pair of big-name veteran receivers (Josh Gordon, Antonio Brown). … Unhappy with its offensive line play, Seattle dumped several starters, but none of the additions look like upgrades. They’re hoping Finney, who backed up Maurkice Pouncey in Pittsburgh, will be their starting center. … The Olsen signing was surprising; he’s 35 and Carolina didn’t want him back. But they’re paying him like a starter, so they evidently believe he’ll help the passing game.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Key gains: QB Tom Brady (N.E.), TE Rob Gronkowski (trade), OT Tristan Wirfs (1st), RB KeShawn Vaughn (3rd).
Key losses: QB Jameis Winston, RT Demar Dotson, RB Peyton Barber (Wash.), WR Breshad Perriman (NYJ).
Grade: A-
Adding a Hall of Fame quarterback can’t be underestimated, although 43-year-old Brady has slipped a notch or two. Best-case scenario, he turns back the clock and has a big year in Bruce Arians’ offense. At worst, he should be an effective game manager who has the team in playoff contention simply by not turning it over as often as Winston. … Gronkowski wasn’t a difference maker his last season in New England. The Bucs are hoping a year off helps, but just as likely he’s not that player anymore. … Wirfs should be an upgrade at right tackle; Dotson was 34 years old. Vaughn could carve out an early role in the backfield.
TENNESSEE TITANS
Key gains: OT Isaiah Wilson (1st), OLB Vic Beasley (Atl.).
Key losses: DE Jurrell Casey (trade), CB Logan Ryan, QB Marcus Mariota (Oak.), TE Delanie Walker, RB Dion Lewis (cut), PK Ryan Succop, LB Wesley Woodyard.
Grade: C-
Tennessee’s two most important players last year – Derrick Henry and Ryan Tannehill – were headed for free agency. Retaining them took all of the team’s financial resources. They didn’t have much choice, but it limited their ability to improve elsewhere. … The defensive front won’t be as stout without Casey. He’s been a Pro Bowl defensive tackle in five of his nine seasons, with 5-7 sacks in his last six. He had two sacks in the playoff win at Baltimore last year. But Tennessee apparently didn’t feel he was worth about $12 million this year, opting to move him for just a seventh-round pick. Beasley (8 sacks last season) should pick up the pass rush slack. … Ryan is unsigned but isn’t expected back. Tennessee didn’t want any of its other departures back, either.
WASHINGTON
Key gains: DE Chase Young (1st), QB Kyle Allen (trade), CB Ronald Darby (Phil.), CB Kendall Fuller (K.C.), G Wes Schweitzer (Atl.), LB Thomas Davis (LAC).
Key losses: OT Trent Williams (trade), G Ereck Flowers (Mia.), QB Case Keenum (Clev.), CB Quinton Dunbar (trade), RB Chris Thompson (Jac.). Cut: TE Jordan Reed, CB Josh Norman.
Grade: D
Young was widely considered the draft’s best defensive player – similar at Ohio State to the two Bosas who preceded him there. With Washington already having considerable talent on its defensive line, that unit will be the strength of this team. … Otherwise, Washington’s “gains” are uninspiring. A team that went 3-13 a year ago added mostly marginal veterans: other teams’ backups or players Ron Rivera was familiar with from Carolina. They look significantly worse at cornerback and on the offensive line (although in fairness, Williams didn’t play all last year).
--Andy Richardson