My off season as GM...

[femurov]

I do this exercise every year with a group of guys where we take over a team (or two or three, some years depending on how many people we can pull) and do a full mock off season. We tag players, offer tenders, cut players, bid on and sign free agents, trade players, and do a full draft and UDFAs.

We froze the rosters not long after the Super Bowl. Flacco ended up getting cut in this exercise, so I ended up not having to give up a pick for him. I signed DT back before the news about his incident came out. I used the shotgun spray approach, hoping that I would strike gold with a couple guys and they would contribute above their salary. We are towards the end of the 5th round in the draft, so I have a couple of picks left. I planned on using them maybe for DL or rush LB depth. Maybe I will throw a dart at an OL, not positive yet.

This is what I did for Denver so far this year...

Free Agents
Drafted Players


QB - Joe Flacco, Josh McCown, Case Keenum, Daniel Jones, Garrett Grayson
RB - Phillip Lindsay, Royce Freeman, Devontae Booker, Benny Snell, Jr.
FB - Andy Janovich
WR - Demaryius Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders, Courtland Sutton, DaeSean Hamilton, Terrence Williams, Kelvin Benjamin, Dwayne Harris, Penny Hart, River Cracraft
TE - Jake Butt, Matt LaCosse, Kaden Smith, Lance Kendricks, Tamarrick Hemmingway, Troy Fumagalli
T - Garett Bolles, Cedric Ogbuehi, Kendall Lamm
G - Mark Glowinski, James Carpenter, Elijah Wilkinson, Nico Falah, Sam Jones
C - Ryan Kalil, Daniel Kilgore, Conner McGowan

DE - Derek Wolfe, Malik Jackson, Adam Gotsis, Demarcus Walker, Zach Allen
DT - Shelby Harris, Isaiah Buggs
OLB - Von Miller, Bradley Chubb, Benson Mayowa, Jeff Holland, Aaron Wallace
ILB - Devin White, Todd Davis, Brandon Marshall, Josey Jewell, Keishawn Bierria,
CB - Chris Harris, Jr., Bryce Callahan, Issac Yiadom, Brian Poole, Kayvon Webster, Brandon Langley, Craig Mager, Horace Richardson
S - Tyrann Mathieu, Justin Simmons, Will Parks, Sua Cravens, Dymonte Thomas, Trey Marshall, Shamarko Thomas

K - Brandon McManus
P - Colby Wadman
LS - Casey Kreiter




Cap Space - $2,900,166 - Updated 3/5 - 8:27pm




ERFA

DB Dymonte Thomas - $570k
WR Tim Patrick - $570k
G Eli Wilkinson - $645k
TE Matt LaCosse - $645k

RFA

DT Shelby Harris - Level 2 - $3.11 mil
LS Casey Kreiter - Level 1 - $2.035 mil


Free Agency

CB Bryce Callahan - $3 mil
DT Malik Jackson - $2 mil
G Mark Glowinski - $4.3 mil
C Daniel Kilgore - $1 mil
QB Joe Flacco - $2 mil
C Ryan Kalil - $1 mil
WR Demaryius Thomas - $2 mil
CB Kayvon Webster - $1 mil
S Tyrann Mathieu - $14 mil
G James Carpenter - $1.5 mil
QB Josh McCown - $1.3 mil
T Cedric Ogbuehi - $1 mil
CB Brian Poole - $1 mil
TE Lance Kendricks - $1 mil
T Kendall Lamm - $1 mil
OLB Benson Mayowa - $1 mil
WR Dwayne Harris - $ 1 mil
WR Kelvin Benjamin - $1 mil
WR Terrence Williams - $1 mil


Cuts

S Darien Stewart - $3,568,750
G Ronald Leary - $7,468,750

DRAFT

1.10 - LB Devin White, LSU
2.41 - QB Daniel Jones, Duke
3.71 - DE Zach Allen, Boston College
4.113 - DT Isaiah Buggs, Alabama
4.125 (from Houston) - TE Kaden Smith, Stanford
5.148 - WR Penny Hart, Georgia State
5.156 (from Minnesota) - RB Benny Snell, Jr., Kentucky
6.182 -
7.237 (from Houston) -

 

[Mingo]

You've got my vote - Fem

 

[SpringStein]

I’m always amazed at the time you put into this. A couple notes:
1. Really like your draft so far
2. Getting Flacco for $2 million was especially shrewd.
3. If you don’t draft a DB soon, DC will disown you.
4. If you don’t draft an interior OL soon, I will disown you.

Good job, my friend.

 

[femurov]

I’m always amazed at the time you put into this. A couple notes:
1. Really like your draft so far
2. Getting Flacco for $2 million was especially shrewd.
3. If you don’t draft a DB soon, DC will disown you.
4. If you don’t draft an interior OL soon, I will disown you.

Good job, my friend.

Just for you...

6.182 - C Alec Eberle, Florida State University

I haven't had OL or CB high on my draft needs list because I grabbed a few in Free Agency. But I was targeting a center prospect and I like what I read about this guy. 3 year starter and 2 time captain.

 

[SpringStein]

Just for you...

6.182 - C Alec Eberle, Florida State University

I haven't had OL or CB high on my draft needs list because I grabbed a few in Free Agency. But I was targeting a center prospect and I like what I read about this guy. 3 year starter and 2 time captain.

I’ll drink to that!

 

[58crash]

Well, that is a work of love. after seeing the real prices of the players this year they might need to slow down on the pricing of seats. Good lord how much for a nose bleed seat?

You better draft a Bosie ST player if you want my stamp of approval We are out of Boise ST players. I believe.

 

[femurov]

Well, that is a work of love. after seeing the real prices of the players this year they might need to slow down on the pricing of seats. Good lord how much for a nose bleed seat?

You better draft a Bosie ST player if you want my stamp of approval We are out of Boise ST players. I believe.

So, with my last pick, I need to find a DB who can play teams from Boise St. Then, I make the whole board happy!

 

[58crash]

So, with my last pick, I need to find a DB who can play teams from Boise St. Then, I make the whole board happy!

LOL QB would make me happier but I could live with it I guess. Beggars can't be too choosy

 

[femurov]

LOL QB would make me happier but I could live with it I guess. Beggars can't be too choosy

Rypien is gone.

 

[CEH]

Turns out Denver could not cut Leary and paid him $6M on the 5th day of the new league year - yesterday

 

[cdumler7]

Turns out Denver could not cut Leary and paid him $6M on the 5th day of the new league year - yesterday

They can still trade him and get out of the deal. Just can't cut him now.

 

[CEH]

They can still trade him and get out of the deal. Just can't cut him now.

He must be the other trade you were talking about. Prbly can’t trade him until he passss a physical

 

[cdumler7]

He must be the other trade you were talking about. Prbly can’t trade him until he passss a physical

No he isn't the other one I was talking about. Broncos have talked to some teams about him but I think teams are waiting until they know he is healthy.

Vernon Butler is the other one I was talking about. Fangio loved him before that draft but couldn't quite convince Fox to trade up for him. He hasn't quite lived up to his draft spot so Broncos are trying to find those type of guys that they think their superior coaching could really help them live up to their potential.

 

[femurov]

The finished product...

DRAFT

1.10 - LB Devin White, LSU
2.41 - QB Daniel Jones, Duke
3.71 - DE Zach Allen, Boston College
4.113 - DT Isaiah Buggs, Alabama
4.125 (from Houston) - TE Kaden Smith, Stanford
5.148 - WR Penny Hart, Georgia State
5.156 (from Minnesota) - RB Benny Snell, Jr., Kentucky
6.182 - Alec Eberle, OL, Florida St
7.229 - DE/OLB Wyatt Ray, Boston College
7.237 (from Houston) - CB Rashad Fenton, South Carolina


UDFAs

RB James Williams, Washington State
DT PJ Johnson, Arizona
DE Corbin Kaufusi, BYU
G Patrick Vahe, Texas
CB Derrick Baity, Jr., Kentucky