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Just finished up the draft. This has been going for over a month. Don't pay too much attention to the money, it's just a free agent bidding exercise to get it close (and it works pretty well). It helps show how they were valued by the rest of the league. CBs were crazy expensive and I couldn't win the 25M+ bids for the top CBs. I moved Maddox to safety and I could really never grab another. Tried to bid on a few and the draft doesn't have many options. If I had to do it over again I'd probably resign McLeod.
I started with 44 million in cap space and made a few adjustment from there, cutting Bradham etc.
I really wanted speed and Dline (very happy to see Howie thinking the same thing off the bat, but that's another topic). So here we go.
Free agency
Added Eli Apple, CB for 12M
Added Michael Pierce, DT for 11M
Added Robert Quinn, DE for 10M
Added Breshad Perriman, WR for 8M
Added Case Keenum, QB for 4M
Added Marquis Goodwin, WR for 2.2M
Added Jalen Mills, CB for 2.2M
Added Jordan Howard, RB 2M
Added Robert Foster, WR for 1M
Added Jonotthan Harrison, C for 1M
Going into the draft I still wanted WR, DL, and CB even though I addressed them in FA. I wasn't going to end up short of depth like this team did last season. So I got super deep where I needed depth.
Drafted
1. Ross Blacklock, DT, TCU
Raw, Big and can develop behind the vets. Excellent depth at DT now.
2. Cam Dantzler, CB, Miss St.
Covers number 1s in the SEC and does it well. Has size and confidence. He's like a better Jalen Mills.
3. Gabriel Davis, WR, UCF
Big and can run, still raw yet already productive. Think he's being a bit overlooked.
3. Shyheim Carter, S/CB, Alabama
Deep guy, maybe a bit of a reach, but not a lot of guys can play centerfield and I needed a body that can make plays on the ball.
4. Davion Taylor, LB, Colorado
Speed, super athlete and maybe even a big safety if need be. Chess piece for the D to develop. Speed!
4. Shaq Quarterman, LB, Miami
Short MLB that can thump and play like a bad ass. Comfortable running the D. Good depth for us.
4. Alex Taylor, OT, South Carolina St.
Depth after losing Peters and Vaitai, always good to add young Olinemen.
5. L'Jarius Sneed, CB/S/KR, Louisiana Tech
Speed. Dude can fly and maybe even play safety. Worst he's ST or a long CB to develop. Speed.
5. Eno Benjamin, RB, Arizona St.
Nice RB that I think is underrated. Does a lot of things well and can get what's given as well as make elusive cuts in the hole.
6. Quez Watkins, WR, Southern Miss
Speed. Long speed, productive. I see running deep from the slot and developing from there. Might have trouble getting off the line in the pros, but speed! 4.37 forty.
For a depth chart that looks something like this:
QB- Wentz - Keenum - Lauletta
RB- Sanders - Howard - Scott - Benjamin - Holyfield
TE- Ertz - Goedert - Perkins - Ellis
WR- Desean - Goodwin - Foster - Gibson
WR- Perriman - Davis - Alshon - Cracraft
WR- Ward - Whiteside - Watkins - Burnett
LT- Dillard - Taylor
LG- Seumalo - Pryor - Opeta
OC- Kelce - Harrison
RG- Brooks - Herbig
RT- Johnson - Mailata
RE- Quinn - Sweat - Miller
DT- Cox - Blacklock - Hector
DT- Pierce - Malik Jackson - Huggins
LE- Graham - Barnett - Hall
LB- Gerry - Riley - Singleton
LB- Edwards - Quarterman
LB- Avery - Taylor
CB- Apple - Douglas - Sneed
CB- Mills - Dantzler - Williams
CB- Jones - Leblanc - James - Smith
S- Maddox - Carter - Epps
S- Jenkins - Ford
KPL- Elliott - Johnston - Lovato
What do you guys think?
I started with 44 million in cap space and made a few adjustment from there, cutting Bradham etc.
I really wanted speed and Dline (very happy to see Howie thinking the same thing off the bat, but that's another topic). So here we go.
Free agency
Added Eli Apple, CB for 12M
Added Michael Pierce, DT for 11M
Added Robert Quinn, DE for 10M
Added Breshad Perriman, WR for 8M
Added Case Keenum, QB for 4M
Added Marquis Goodwin, WR for 2.2M
Added Jalen Mills, CB for 2.2M
Added Jordan Howard, RB 2M
Added Robert Foster, WR for 1M
Added Jonotthan Harrison, C for 1M
Going into the draft I still wanted WR, DL, and CB even though I addressed them in FA. I wasn't going to end up short of depth like this team did last season. So I got super deep where I needed depth.
Drafted
1. Ross Blacklock, DT, TCU
Raw, Big and can develop behind the vets. Excellent depth at DT now.
2. Cam Dantzler, CB, Miss St.
Covers number 1s in the SEC and does it well. Has size and confidence. He's like a better Jalen Mills.
3. Gabriel Davis, WR, UCF
Big and can run, still raw yet already productive. Think he's being a bit overlooked.
3. Shyheim Carter, S/CB, Alabama
Deep guy, maybe a bit of a reach, but not a lot of guys can play centerfield and I needed a body that can make plays on the ball.
4. Davion Taylor, LB, Colorado
Speed, super athlete and maybe even a big safety if need be. Chess piece for the D to develop. Speed!
4. Shaq Quarterman, LB, Miami
Short MLB that can thump and play like a bad ass. Comfortable running the D. Good depth for us.
4. Alex Taylor, OT, South Carolina St.
Depth after losing Peters and Vaitai, always good to add young Olinemen.
5. L'Jarius Sneed, CB/S/KR, Louisiana Tech
Speed. Dude can fly and maybe even play safety. Worst he's ST or a long CB to develop. Speed.
5. Eno Benjamin, RB, Arizona St.
Nice RB that I think is underrated. Does a lot of things well and can get what's given as well as make elusive cuts in the hole.
6. Quez Watkins, WR, Southern Miss
Speed. Long speed, productive. I see running deep from the slot and developing from there. Might have trouble getting off the line in the pros, but speed! 4.37 forty.
For a depth chart that looks something like this:
QB- Wentz - Keenum - Lauletta
RB- Sanders - Howard - Scott - Benjamin - Holyfield
TE- Ertz - Goedert - Perkins - Ellis
WR- Desean - Goodwin - Foster - Gibson
WR- Perriman - Davis - Alshon - Cracraft
WR- Ward - Whiteside - Watkins - Burnett
LT- Dillard - Taylor
LG- Seumalo - Pryor - Opeta
OC- Kelce - Harrison
RG- Brooks - Herbig
RT- Johnson - Mailata
RE- Quinn - Sweat - Miller
DT- Cox - Blacklock - Hector
DT- Pierce - Malik Jackson - Huggins
LE- Graham - Barnett - Hall
LB- Gerry - Riley - Singleton
LB- Edwards - Quarterman
LB- Avery - Taylor
CB- Apple - Douglas - Sneed
CB- Mills - Dantzler - Williams
CB- Jones - Leblanc - James - Smith
S- Maddox - Carter - Epps
S- Jenkins - Ford
KPL- Elliott - Johnston - Lovato
What do you guys think?