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The Dirtiest

The front office audit. Feel free to file a complaint with the scoreboard.

jackshaddix · Season history

1-4-0Record
#9Record/PF/PA rank
52.8%Playoff odds
24.7Average skill age

The roster has entered the chat

Amon-Ra St. Brown is delivering 20.8 points per observed week. That is the sort of employee who should be allowed to skip the staff meeting.

Brian Robinson is 27. The production can still help, but this front office's five-year plan should probably include a calendar.

Bucky Irving is 24 and averaging 15.7 in the saved sample. Finally, a reason to say "trust the process" without immediately muting the chat.

These comments use observed points and ages. No salaries, contracts, injuries, or NFL playing-time claims are invented.

How is this owner doing?

Trending down: this season's head-to-head win rate is 20.0%, versus 75.0% across 24 prior regular-season games. That is -55.0 percentage points. The current sample is 5 games, so this is a temperature check, not a career verdict.

Schedule luck: -1.54 wins versus all-play expectation. All-time record, championships, trades, and season-by-season results.

The franchise receipts

Across linked seasons: 19-10-0 in regular-season head-to-head games, 0 championships, and 2 playoff appearances. Team names may change. The receipts follow the manager.

SeasonTeam snapshotH2H W-L-TObserved games
2024The Dirtiest8-4-012
2025The Dirtiest10-2-012
2026The Dirtiest1-4-05

Value basis: FantasyCalc dynasty value. Priced skill players: 20/20. Unpriced is unknown, not worthless. Source and method.

Key players

PlayerPositionAgeObserved PPGWeeksValue
Ja'Marr ChaseWR2615.9857996
Brock BowersTE2314.2457038
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR2620.8456933
Omarion HamptonRB239.9253738
Bucky IrvingRB2415.7453564
Lamar JacksonQB2916.0253480
DeVonta SmithWR279.7053118
Harold FanninTE2210.3452610

Draft-pick drawer

PickValue
2027 round 1 (original roster 1)2786
2027 round 1 (original roster 11)2786
2028 round 2 (original roster 2)1268
2029 round 2 (original roster 2)1156
2029 round 3 (original roster 2)870

Outlook is based on simulated playoff odds: at least 70% is a contender, at most 30% is a rebuild candidate. This is not a claim about what the owner wants to do. Explore trade ideas.