NFL1000: Biggest Midseason Surprises and Disappointments

November 8, 2016   ·   Doug Farrar   ·   Jump to comments

When you scout every NFL player at every position in every game over half a season as Bleacher Report's NFL1000 team does, you come to some early conclusions about the state of play in the league.  
The 2016 season has been pilloried for unexciting play and declining ratings, and while there's some truth to that—turn on the Thursday night games if you have insomnia—defensive football is clearly making a return to form after a decade of gunslinging quarterbacks and rules designed for high-scoring games at the expense of balance.
We've seen more varied defenses, offensive lines less prepared than ever to stop them, overwhelmed quarterbacks and coaches who work to adapt constantly. It's an ever-changing game, which has been noticeable to our crew so far in 2016.
Beyond that, certain players will surprise and disappoint, which is what we focus on here: four players who have impressed beyond our expectations and four who have dropped below where we thoug...

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