Redskins 2017 Mock Off-Season

[Skin'EmAll]

Feel free to critique this however you'd like.
I'm no expert with cap figures or roster management, just having fun.
I started this way before Cousins was tagged and players like Phil Taylor and Tharold Simon were added to the roster.
Once he was tagged, it did limit what I could do in FA, so I focused on bringing the 2016 team back.
Finally, I'd like to give credit to Mknight82 -- a poster from another site who inspired this template for making off-season threads.

2017
Retirement
Kory Lichtensteiger

Releases & Cuts
Laron Byrd
AJ Francis
Silas Redd
Rashad Ross
DeSean Jackson
Kedric Golston
Cullen Jenkins
Greg Toler
Terance Garvin
Donte Whitner
Niles Paul
Shawn Lauvao
Duke Ihenacho

Restricted Free Agents(To be signed)
Chris Thompson HB, Will Compton ILB, Ty Nsekhe LT

Exclusive Rights Free Agents(TBS)
Vinston Painter RT, Matthew Ioannidis DT, Maurice Harris WR

Unrestricted Free Agents(TBS)
Kirk Cousins QB $23,943,600(TAG)
All other figures are mocked
Pierre Garcon WR $8mil
Vernon Davis TE $2mil
John Sullivan C $1.5mil
Chris Baker DE $6mil
Junior Galette OLB(re-signed)
Evander Hood DE $1mil

Restructed Ricky Jean Francois cap hit from $4,000,000 to $1,000,000
Restructed DeAngelo Hall cap hit from $5,062,500 to $1,062,500

Free Agency
Brandon Williams Baltimore Ravens NT $8million 2017 cap hit
Sheldon Richardson New York Jets DE $7million 2017 cap hit
Ronald Leary Dallas Cowboys G $7million 2017 cap hit

Remaining Cap Space $8,272,167

Draft
Teez Tabor Florida CB 6-0 201
Obi Menlifonwu Connecticut S 6-4 220
Jaleen Johnson Iowa DE 6-2 309
K.D. Cannon Baylor WR 6-0 180
Ethan Pocic LSU C 6-6 307
Jalen Reeves-Maybin Tennessee ILB 6-0 225
Jarron Jones Notre Dame DT 6-5 315
Michael Roberts Toledo TE 6-4 261
Roderick Henderson Alabama State NT 6-0 354



Training Camp Depth Chart
QB – Kirk Cousins, Colt McCoy, Nate Sudfeld
HB – Robert Kelley, Chris Thompson, Matt Jones, Mack Brown, Keith Marshall
TE – Jordan Reed, Vernon Davis, Derek Carrier, Michael Roberts
WR – Pierre Garcon, Josh Doctson, Jamison Crowder, K.D. Cannon, Maurice Harris, Ryan Grant
LT – Trent Williams, Ty Nsekhe
LG – Ronald Leary, Arie Kouandjio
C – Spencer Long, Ethan Pocic
RG – Brandon Scherff
RT – Morgan Moses, Vinston Painter

LE – Sheldon Richardson, Ricky Jean Francois, Jarron Jones
NT – Brandon Williams, Ziggy Hood, Matt Ioannidis, Roderick Henderson
RE – Chris Baker, Jaleen Johnson, Anthony Lanier
MLB – Will Compton, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Steven Daniels
MLB2 – Mason Foster, Martrell Spaight
OLB – Trent Murphy, Preston Smith
OLB - Ryan Kerrigan, Houston Bates
CB – Josh Norman, Kendall Fuller
CB2 - Teez Tabor, Quinton Dunbar
Nickel - Bashaud Breeland
FS – Obi Menliwonfu, Deshazor Everett
SS – Su'a Cravens, Will Blackmon

K – Dustin Hopkins
P – Tress Way
LS – Nick Sundberg

Mocked 2017 cap hit
Garcon WR$8mil
Baker DE$6mil
Davis TE$2mil
Compton ILB$2mil
Thompson RB $2mil
Sullivan C $1mil
Hood DE $1mil
Nsekhe LT $800,000
Painter RT $800,000
Taylor NT $800,000
Ioannidis $500,000
Harris WR $750,000


Remaining 2017 Cap Space $8,272,167

Offense:
I think with Long getting to focus solely on C, and signing Leary at LG, we will be able to get away with Kelley, Thompson and Jones for one more year. K.D. Cannon's athletic ability will allow him to fill the one-trick pony role, and score on the long ball in single coverage. If Doctson stays healthy, the offense should be fine and may even improve with less mouths to feed in the red zone.

Defense:
I think Kerrigan is going to have a 20 sack season. Murphy made teams pay for attempting to double Kerrigan all game, and Josh Norman no doubt helped the defensive line get coverage sacks. It isn't totally out of the picture to think Adams, Hooker or Peppers could all be there at #17 but realistically, going with BPA on defense may mean taking a CB. Tabor could have the same impact as Bradley Roby in Denver before taking over the starting job in 2018. In FA, getting an Ideal 3-4 front was a must. Once teams realized we were intent on stopping the pass, they destroyed us on the ground. Bringing back Baker, and getting him some of the more efficient linemen in the league was worth it.
In the draft, I'm only looking for Tabor and Menliwonfu to make an immediate impact.
All the other picks should become 2nd string in 2018 or eventual starters.

ST
No problems with Special Teams at this time

 

[ehb5]

With that 8 mil left id want desean back. Or him back instead of Garcon.

I'd also like to see RB addressed in the draft.

I like the FAs I think but is Richardson one?

Overall I don't think that's bad at all though.

 

[Skin'EmAll]

With that 8 mil left id want desean back. Or him back instead of Garcon.
I'd also like to see RB addressed in the draft.
I like the FAs I think but is Richardson one?
Overall I don't think that's bad at all though.

Thanks Ehb5, even though it's a mock off-season, some consideration for what appeals to the audience does go into this. To address your statements --
I'd love to have DeSean back too, but I think he can make $10 million a year somewhere else.
Would he be willing to stay here for $2mil less? I hope so. So I went with Garcon who is probably willing to sign for 8 to 8.5mil per.

We have depth at RB, I believe the position in this offense is more so for moving the chains and time of possession. If Kirk continues to play well, I don't think it is a priority to improve this year.

Sheldon Richardson is likely on his way out of New York, like many other players who simply cost too much to keep on the roster. I believe there are some quality ILB who will also be released, and that is why there is a decent amount cap space left over as well. Many different ways to go with this, but it's my first shot at doing an off-season...and i wasn't interested in just doing a mock draft

 

[reptec101]

Feel free to critique this however you'd like.
I'm no expert with cap figures or roster management, just having fun.
I started this way before Cousins was tagged and players like Phil Taylor and Tharold Simon were added to the roster.
Once he was tagged, it did limit what I could do in FA, so I focused on bringing the 2016 team back.
Finally, I'd like to give credit to Mknight82 -- a poster from another site who inspired this template for making off-season threads.

2017
Retirement
Kory Lichtensteiger

Releases & Cuts
Laron Byrd
AJ Francis
Silas Redd
Rashad Ross
DeSean Jackson
Kedric Golston
Cullen Jenkins
Greg Toler
Terance Garvin
Donte Whitner
Niles Paul
Shawn Lauvao
Duke Ihenacho

Restricted Free Agents(To be signed)
Chris Thompson HB, Will Compton ILB, Ty Nsekhe LT

Exclusive Rights Free Agents(TBS)
Vinston Painter RT, Matthew Ioannidis DT, Maurice Harris WR

Unrestricted Free Agents(TBS)
Kirk Cousins QB $23,943,600(TAG)
All other figures are mocked
Pierre Garcon WR $8mil
Vernon Davis TE $2mil
John Sullivan C $1.5mil
Chris Baker DE $6mil
Junior Galette OLB(re-signed)
Evander Hood DE $1mil

Restructed Ricky Jean Francois cap hit from $4,000,000 to $1,000,000
Restructed DeAngelo Hall cap hit from $5,062,500 to $1,062,500

Free Agency
Brandon Williams Baltimore Ravens NT $8million 2017 cap hit
Sheldon Richardson New York Jets DE $7million 2017 cap hit
Ronald Leary Dallas Cowboys G $7million 2017 cap hit

Remaining Cap Space $8,272,167

Draft
Teez Tabor Florida CB 6-0 201
Obi Menlifonwu Connecticut S 6-4 220
Jaleen Johnson Iowa DE 6-2 309
K.D. Cannon Baylor WR 6-0 180
Ethan Pocic LSU C 6-6 307
Jalen Reeves-Maybin Tennessee ILB 6-0 225
Jarron Jones Notre Dame DT 6-5 315
Michael Roberts Toledo TE 6-4 261
Roderick Henderson Alabama State NT 6-0 354



Training Camp Depth Chart
QB – Kirk Cousins, Colt McCoy, Nate Sudfeld
HB – Robert Kelley, Chris Thompson, Matt Jones, Mack Brown, Keith Marshall
TE – Jordan Reed, Vernon Davis, Derek Carrier, Michael Roberts
WR – Pierre Garcon, Josh Doctson, Jamison Crowder, K.D. Cannon, Maurice Harris, Ryan Grant
LT – Trent Williams, Ty Nsekhe
LG – Ronald Leary, Arie Kouandjio
C – Spencer Long, Ethan Pocic
RG – Brandon Scherff
RT – Morgan Moses, Vinston Painter

LE – Sheldon Richardson, Ricky Jean Francois, Jarron Jones
NT – Brandon Williams, Ziggy Hood, Matt Ioannidis, Roderick Henderson
RE – Chris Baker, Jaleen Johnson, Anthony Lanier
MLB – Will Compton, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Steven Daniels
MLB2 – Mason Foster, Martrell Spaight
OLB – Trent Murphy, Preston Smith
OLB - Ryan Kerrigan, Houston Bates
CB – Josh Norman, Kendall Fuller
CB2 - Teez Tabor, Quinton Dunbar
Nickel - Bashaud Breeland
FS – Obi Menliwonfu, Deshazor Everett
SS – Su'a Cravens, Will Blackmon

K – Dustin Hopkins
P – Tress Way
LS – Nick Sundberg

Mocked 2017 cap hit
Garcon WR$8mil
Baker DE$6mil
Davis TE$2mil
Compton ILB$2mil
Thompson RB $2mil
Sullivan C $1mil
Hood DE $1mil
Nsekhe LT $800,000
Painter RT $800,000
Taylor NT $800,000
Ioannidis $500,000
Harris WR $750,000


Remaining 2017 Cap Space $8,272,167

Offense:
I think with Long getting to focus solely on C, and signing Leary at LG, we will be able to get away with Kelley, Thompson and Jones for one more year. K.D. Cannon's athletic ability will allow him to fill the one-trick pony role, and score on the long ball in single coverage. If Doctson stays healthy, the offense should be fine and may even improve with less mouths to feed in the red zone.

Defense:
I think Kerrigan is going to have a 20 sack season. Murphy made teams pay for attempting to double Kerrigan all game, and Josh Norman no doubt helped the defensive line get coverage sacks. It isn't totally out of the picture to think Adams, Hooker or Peppers could all be there at #17 but realistically, going with BPA on defense may mean taking a CB. Tabor could have the same impact as Bradley Roby in Denver before taking over the starting job in 2018. In FA, getting an Ideal 3-4 front was a must. Once teams realized we were intent on stopping the pass, they destroyed us on the ground. Bringing back Baker, and getting him some of the more efficient linemen in the league was worth it.
In the draft, I'm only looking for Tabor and Menliwonfu to make an immediate impact.
All the other picks should become 2nd string in 2018 or eventual starters.

ST
No problems with Special Teams at this time

I wish I had your time.

Looks good,,, Though Garcon and Doctson as 1 and 2 have me a bit... no very... concerned.

 

[countryroads316]

My Free Agency Brandon Williams NT,Ronald Leary,Chris Baker,Pierre Garcon,Vernon Davis

My Draft
1st- Solomon Thomas DE
2nd- JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
3rd- Kendall Beckwith ILB
4th- D’Onta Foreman RB
4th- Josh Jones FS
5th- Fabian Moreau CB
6th- Stevie Tuikolovatu DT
6th- Tashawn Bower OLB
7th- Shelton Gibson WR
7th- Cooper Rush QB

 

[Stymietee]

My Free Agency Brandon Williams NT,Ronald Leary,Chris Baker,Pierre Garcon,Vernon Davis

My Draft
1st- Solomon Thomas DE
2nd- JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
3rd- Kendall Beckwith ILB
4th- D’Onta Foreman RB
4th- Josh Jones FS
5th- Fabian Moreau CB
6th- Stevie Tuikolovatu DT
6th- Tashawn Bower OLB
7th- Shelton Gibson WR
7th- Cooper Rush QB

Pretty good Country! !!! My changes to that would be DJax instead of Pierre and we could banter a bit over Bennie Logan vs. Brandon Williams.

Draft wise, again pretty good! My changes there would be, if we left player position as you have them, plugging in Mixon instead of Foreman and NEVER wasting a pick on a QB in the 7th round. My policy is drafting one lower than the 3rd round generally yields nothing. Well thought out Free agency and Draft though, good job!!!

 

[Skin'EmAll]

My Free Agency Brandon Williams NT,Ronald Leary,Chris Baker,Pierre Garcon,Vernon Davis

My Draft
1st- Solomon Thomas DE
2nd- JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
3rd- Kendall Beckwith ILB
4th- D’Onta Foreman RB
4th- Josh Jones FS
5th- Fabian Moreau CB
6th- Stevie Tuikolovatu DT
6th- Tashawn Bower OLB
7th- Shelton Gibson WR
7th- Cooper Rush QB

I like this too Country, I think we were on the same page in FA. I see Thomas as more of a OLB than a DE but I haven't looked at a ton of tape on him. I think JuJu is a steal, and a bad senior year has dropped his stock. good pick. I don't know a lot about the other guys but they have gotten positive reviews.
Not crazy about Foreman - but you never know, nice job

 

[deanpet21]

I like this too Country, I think we were on the same page in FA. I see Thomas as more of a OLB than a DE but I haven't looked at a ton of tape on him. I think JuJu is a steal, and a bad senior year has dropped his stock. good pick. I don't know a lot about the other guys but they have gotten positive reviews.
Not crazy about Foreman - but you never know, nice job

Thomas is a top 10 pick. Its very possible we could add Logan, Poe, and HIghtower on defense in FA.

 

[Skin'EmAll]

Thomas is a top 10 pick. Its very possible we could add Logan, Poe, and HIghtower on defense in FA.

If Thomas, Rueben Foster and Barnett are all there at #17, are you still taking Thomas?

 

[skinsdad62]

Thomas would be a decent pick

 

[deanpet21]

If Thomas, Rueben Foster and Barnett are all there at #17, are you still taking Thomas?

NO. Im taking Foster. I not even going to study Thomas b/c I believe he is a top 10 pick. Very doubtful that Foster will be at #17b but I will play along.

 

[Skin'EmAll]

NO. Im taking Foster. I not even going to study Thomas b/c I believe he is a top 10 pick. Very doubtful that Foster will be at #17b but I will play along.

I agree on Foster probably being gone, I was just curious about Thomas because he has pretty much switched places with Barnett off of 1 game. Barnett dropped out of the top 10 and Thomas who is labeled a "tweener" is going top 5 lately in mocks, and will be hyped up even more with a good combine. Plus the word on the street is Allen has bad shoulders, lol. Thats why i believe he may be forced into OLB duty unless he is a poor mans Joey Bosa

 

[duke1861]

If we come out of this FA period with signing only 3 FA starters than it will be considered a disaster. We need at least 5 starters. Our defense was so poor last year that some average FAs would start depending on the position. I would like to see a combination of upper, mid and lower tier FAs. I hope we stay away from bloated contracts for 30 yr old plus FA. There are plenty of FAs available that we can afford them.

Player like:

Gerald Hodges = ILB
DJ Swearinger = Safety
Robert Woods = WR
Malcolm Smith = ILB
Lawrence Guy = DE
Kevin Minter = ILB

Should not cost too much and would be instant upgrades at any of those positions. I hope we don't blow through our cap in signing just 3 players. That would be the last thing we need to do.

 

[gkekoa]

How can we release and cut so many players but sign only 3 big name FAs? We have to fill their slots.

 

[duke1861]

How can we release and cut so many players but sign only 3 big name FAs? We have to fill their slots.

I agree. I love the idea of upgrading and bringing competition to ever position on the team. However, you can't cut 10 players and only sign 3 to replace them. Unless we have one heck of a draft...which I would love!

 

[countryroads316]

I agree. I love the idea of upgrading and bringing competition to ever position on the team. However, you can't cut 10 players and only sign 3 to replace them. Unless we have one heck of a draft...which I would love!

only real needs at this moment NT,DE,ILB,FS and WR,RB,OG

 

[duke1861]

only real needs at this moment NT,DE,ILB,FS and WR,RB,OG

I just don't understand why we have so many holes year in and year out. At least the OLine is good for change. It only took 10 years to address that need. Outside of RG, we are pretty solid I think.

 

[countryroads316]

I just don't understand why we have so many holes year in and year out. At least the OLine is good for change. It only took 10 years to address that need. Outside of RG, we are pretty solid I think.

you mean LG which Lauvao needs to go

 

[duke1861]

you mean LG which Lauvao needs to go

Yup...thanks for catching.

 

[gkekoa]

I just don't understand why we have so many holes year in and year out. At least the OLine is good for change. It only took 10 years to address that need. Outside of RG, we are pretty solid I think.

Because they are perceived holes. Every team has them...we just bitch more than most. We don't hide them very well either. Most teams will have a hole at each level on defense which can be masked by other players...we have holes throughout entire layers...can't mask that. One good DL, a good ILB, and our defense is much different.