NFL Midseason Report Card: Evaluations and Power Rankings

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Believe it or not, we have reached the midpoint of the 2009 NFL season.

Halloween is over, and Thanksgiving and Christmas are now on the horizon—and with them, the stretch run of what should be a wild conclusion to the season.

So far this year, we have seen the league take a disturbing route of putting a mega assortment of mediocre, if not just plain awful football teams, on the field this year. The Browns (1-7), Raiders (2-6), Buccaneers (0-7), Rams (1-7), Lions (1-6), Titans (1-6), Chiefs (1-6), and Redskins (2-5) are all lost.

Four of those teams have first-year head coaches, and, of course, there is reason to believe that owners of those respective teams could be looking elsewhere.

Meanwhile, the Raiders, Browns, Redskins, and Titans, and most likely the Jaguars (3-4), Panthers (3-4), and Bills (3-5), will most definitely be looking for new coaches when the season is over.

Meanwhile, if your team is good, then life is really good this year. The Colts and Saints are still unbeaten, with the Broncos and Vikings having chalked up only one loss. In the near distance, the Eagles, Cowboys, Patriots, and Steelers are right behind this fearsome foursome as they look to create some postseason havoc come January.

In the meantime, let's rank all 32 teams and dish out some midterm grades for these team;, shall we?

32) Cleveland Browns (1-7): Grade F

Congratulations, Eric Mangini: You are the first coach with his head on the chopping block. The Browns already fired Mangini's GM, and it is only a matter of time before the Mangenius will be looking for work elsewhere.

31) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-7): Grade F

Does the Glazer family miss Jon Gruden yet? The Buccaneers thought it was a good idea to fire the fiery Gruden last January and replace him with baby face Raheem Morris, who is younger than some of the players on his own team.

Morris could get a reprieve this year because of his young age and the fact that the Bucs do not have an idea at quarterback with Byron Leftwich, Josh Johnson, and Josh Freeman still duking it out for the starting job.

30) St. Louis Rams (1-7): Grade F

Steve Spagnuolo told his team after Sunday's victory over the Detroit Lions that the win was one of the most special games of his career, and that the game ball he received from the team would be his most cherished game ball.

Wasn't there a Super Bowl game a couple of years ago against the New England Patriot, when Spagnuolo was the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants? Hmmm. That would seem to be more special than a victory over the Lions.

29) Detroit Lions (1-6): Grade F

How could the Lions lose to the winless Rams? Oh wait, they are the Lions. Matthew Stafford has shown some promise as the team's future quarterback, completing 54 percent of his passes, but the Lions are still light years away from actually being consequential. At least they will be better than last year's 0-16 team.

28) Tennessee Titans (1-6): Grade F

Memo to Jeff Fisher: Start Vince Young or you're fired. That message got through, as Young led the Titans to their first victory of the year. Just don't boo him, Tennessee fans; we all know that Young can't handle the pressure of being booed. If things continue to get worse in Tennessee, don't be shocked to see a new head coach.

27) Kansas City Chiefs (1-6): Grade F

So does anyone believe that Matt Cassel is a legit quarterback anymore? No? Can you say product of the Patriots system?

26) Oakland Raiders (2-6): Grade F

JaMarcus Russell stinks. Tom Cable, luckily, has not been arrested yet for punching one of his assistants, and yes, somehow, some way, the Raiders have won two games. Wow. When will the Raiders finally "get it" and begin cleaning house? When Al Davis gives up as the sole owner of the franchise which means never?

25) Washington Redskins (2-5): Grade F

For weeks we have heard about Redskins head coach Jim Zorn possibly getting the ax. However, that was put down by the Redskins front office, as they endorsed Zorn for the rest of the year.

Meanwhile, former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan rejected an offer from the Skins to take over at midseason. The Skins could be competing for Shanahan's rights come January—that is, if the rival Dallas Cowboys fall flat again come December.

Either way, the Skins need a legit coach who can get this franchise back on track and decide once and for all if quarterback Jason Campbell has the "it" factor.

24) Seattle Seahawks (2-5): Grade F

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