Complete 2019 Mock Offseason

[IDOG_det]

Lions 2019 Mock Offseason
 

Lions Unrestricted Free Agents

BUCK Eli Harold --- 1 year, $2,250,000 (2.25m)

TE Levine Toilolo --- 1 year, $1,750,000 (1.75m)

RB Zach Zenner --- 1 year, $1,500,000 (1.5m)

QB Matt Cassel --- 1 Year, Veteran Minimum (735k)

OL Andrew Donnal --- 1 year, Veteran Minimum (735k)

DL Ricky Jean-Francois --- 1 year, Veteran Minimum (735k)

LS Don Muhlbach --- 1 year, Veteran Minimum (735k)

DE Ezekiel Ansah --- Enters Free Agency

WR TJ Jones --- Enters Free Agency

WR Bruce Ellington --- Enters Free Agency

LB Kelvin Sheppard --- Enters Free Agency

RB LeGarrette Blount --- Retires

FB Nick Bellore --- Let Walk

TE Luke Willson --- Let Walk

CB DeShawn Shead --- Let Walk

CB Marcus Cooper --- Let Walk
 

Lions Restricted Free Agents

DE Romeo Okwara --- RFA --- 2nd Round Tender --- 1 year, ~$3,000,000 (3m)

DL Kerry Hyder --- RFA --- No Tender

DE Mitchell Loewen --- RFA --- No Tender

DE Eric Lee --- Exclusive Rights Tender (570k)

LB Steve Longa --- Exclusive Rights Tender (645k)

CB Andre Chachere --- Exclusive Rights Tender (570k)

S Charles Washington --- Exclusive Rights Tender (645k)
 

Lions Futures Contracts

QB Connor Cook (645k)

RB Mark Thompson (495k)

RB Kerwynn Williams (495k)

WR Deontez Alexander (495k)

OL Jarron Jones (495k)

LB Garret Dooley (495k)

EDGE Jonathan Wynn (495k)

S David Jones (495k)

P Ryan Santoso (495k)
 

Contract Adjustments

Damon Harrison --- Signs an extension of 2 years, $24,000,000 total new money, a $12,000,000 signing bonus. His cap hit does not increase as $3,000,000 of his signing bonus is converted from 2019 salary. Total remaining contract of 4 years, $40,250,000
 

Players Released and Retiring

OL TJ Lang --- Released

LB Trevor Bates --- Released

CB Dee Virgin --- Released

S Tavon Wilson --- Released

S Glover Quin --- Retiring
 

Trade

Trade Nevin Lawson and a 2020 conditional pick to the Arizona Cardinals for Haason Reddick
 

Free Agent Signings  

EDGE Trey Flowers --- 5 years, $80,000,000 (10m/16m/16m/19m/19m)

LB Jordan Hicks --- 4 years, $24,000,000 (5m/5m/7m/7m)

OL DJ Fluker --- 3 years, $21,000,000 (6m/7m/8m)

TE CJ Uzomah --- 3 years, $15,000,000 (4m/5m/6m)

WR Chester Rogers --- 3 years, $12,000,000 (3m/4m/5m)

CB Kareem Jackson --- 2 years, $12,000,000 (5m/7m)

OL George Fant --- 2 years, $7,000,000 (3m/4m)

RB Alex Collins --- 1 year, $2,250,000 (2.25m)

SS Antone Exum --- 1 year, $2,000,000 (2m)

CB Kayvon Webster --- 1 year, $1,750,000 (1.75m)
 

2019 NFL Draft

***** Trade  1.8 to the Cincinnati Bengals for 1.11, 3.72, and 5.146

1.11 (from Bengals) --- TE TJ Hockenson, Iowa

2.43 --- CB Joejuan Williams, Vanderbilt

3.72 (from Bengals) --- OL Michael Deiter, Wisconsin

3.88 (from Eagles) --- RB Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M

4.111 --- WR Penny Hart, Georgia State

5.143 --- DL Byron Cowart, Maryland

5.146 (from Bengals) --- TE Kahale Warring, San Diego State

***** Trade 6.186 and 7.226 to the New England Patriots for 5.175 (comp pick)

5.175 (from Patriots) --- S PJ Locke III, Texas

6.206 (from Patriots) --- QB Marcus McMaryion, Fresno State

7.236 (from Steelers via Browns and Dolphins) --- FB George Aston, Pittsburgh
 

UDFA --- RB Alex Barnes, Kansas State

UDFA --- WR Juston Christian, Marist

UDFA --- WR John Ursua, Hawaii

UDFA --- OL Nathan Trewyn, Wisconsin-Whitewater

UDFA --- OL Christian Cronk, Fresno State

UDFA --- NT Kalani Vakameilalo, Oregon State

UDFA --- DL Marquise Copeland, Cincinnati

UDFA --- LB Jibreel Hazly, Florida A&M

UDFA --- CB Taj-Amir Torres, Boston College

 

Roster
 

Offense

QB: Matthew Stafford -- Matt Cassel -- Marcus McMaryion -- Connor Cook

RB: Kerryon Johnson -- Alex Collins -- Zach Zenner -- Mark Thompson

COP: Theo Riddick/Trayveon Williams -- Alex Barnes -- Kerwynn Williams

FB: Nick Bawden -- George Aston

X-WR: Kenny Golladay -- Andy Jones -- Chris Lacy

Z-WR: Marvin Jones -- Deontez Alexander -- Brandon Reilly -- Juston Christian

SLOT: Chester Rogers -- Penny Hart -- Brandon Powell -- John Ursua

Y-TE: TJ Hockenson -- Levine Toilolo -- Michael Roberts

F-TE: CJ Uzomah -- Kahale Warring -- Jerome Cunningham
 

LT: Taylor Decker -- Tyrell Crosby -- Jarron Jones

LG: Frank Ragnow -- Joe Dahl -- Christian Cronk

C: Graham Glasgow/Michael Deiter -- Leo Koloamatangi

RG: DJ Fluker -- Kenny Wiggins -- Nathan Trewyn

RT: Rick Wagner -- George Fant -- Andrew Donnal
 

Defense

DE: Trey Flowers -- Romeo Okwara -- Eric Lee -- Jonathan Wynn

NT: Damon Harrison -- A’Shawn Robinson -- John Atkins -- Kalani Vakameilalo

DL: Da’Shawn Hand -- Byron Cowart -- Ricky Jean-Francois -- Marquise Copeland
 

WLB: Jordan Hicks -- Jalen Reeves-Maybin -- Nicholas Grigsby -- Jibreel Hazly

MLB: Jarrad Davis -- Christian Jones -- Steve Longa -- Tre Williams

JACK: Devon Kennard -- Haason Reddick -- Eli Harold -- Garret Dooley
 

RCB: Joejuan Williams -- Michael Ford -- Teez Tabor

FS: Tracy Walker -- Antone Exum -- Charles Washington -- David Jones

SS: Quandre Diggs -- PJ Locke III -- Miles Killebrew

SLOT: Kareem Jackson -- Jamal Agnew -- Taj-Amir Torres

LCB: Darius Slay -- Kayvon Webster -- Andre Chachere
 

Special Teams

K: Matt Prater

P: Sam Martin -- Ryan Santoso

LS: Don Muhlbach

KR: Jamal Agnew

PR: Jamal Agnew

 

 

Financial Information
 

Estimated Salary Cap: $190,000,000

Roll-over Cap: $5,858,078

Adjusted Salary Cap: $195,858,078

1. Matthew Stafford ----- $29,500,000
2. Darius Slay ----- $15,400,000

3. Rick Wagner ----- $11,900,000

4. Trey Flowers ----- $10,000,000

5. Marvin Jones ----- $9,183,333

6. Damon Harrison ----- $7,000,000

7. DJ Fluker ----- $6,000,000

8. Devon Kennard ----- $5,725,000

9. Quandre Diggs ----- $5,382,000

10. Kareem Jackson ----- $5,000,000

11. Jordan Hicks ----- $5,000,000

12. Theo Riddick ----- $4,387,500

13. CJ Uzomah ----- $4,000,000

14. Christian Jones ----- $3,875,000

15. Taylor Decker ----- $3,489,495

16. Matt Prater ----- $3,400,000

17. TJ Hockenson ----- $3,230,373

18. Kenny Wiggins ----- $3,125,000

19. Sam Martin ----- $3,000,000

20. Romeo Okwara ----- $3,000,000

21. Chester Rogers ----- $3,000,000

22. George Fant ----- $3,000,000

23. Jarrad Davis ----- $2,991,594

24. Frank Ragnow ----- $2,677,304

25. Eli Harold ----- $2,250,000

26. Alex Collins ----- $2,250,000

27. Antone Exum ----- $2,000,000

28. Kayvon Webster ----- $1,750,000

29. Levine Toilolo ----- $1,750,000

30. Haason Reddick ----- $1,690,270

31. A’Shawn Robinson ----- $1,665,248

32. Zach Zenner ----- $1,500,000

33. Kerryon Johnson ----- $1,478,111

34. Teez Tabor ----- $1,315,358

35. Joejuan Williams ----- $1,260,412

36. Graham Glasgow ----- $896,855

37. Miles Killebrew ----- $864,641

38. Kenny Golladay ----- $855,706

39. Tracy Walker ----- $848,497

40. Jalen Reeves-Maybin ----- $799,721

41. Michael Roberts ----- $795,784

42. Joe Dahl ----- $781,481

43. Michael Deiter ----- $760,637

44. Da’Shawn Hand ----- $740,491

45. Don Muhlbach ----- $735,000 ----- ($1,120,000 Cash)

46. Matt Cassel ----- $735,000 ----- ($1,120,000 Cash)

47. Ricky Jean-Francois ----- $735,000 ----- ($1,120,000 Cash)

48. Nicholas Grigsby ----- $720,000

49. Trayveon Williams ----- $718,061

50. Jamal Agnew ----- $709,591

51. Penny Hart ----- $686,664

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52. Jerome Cunningham ----- $645,000

53. Andrew Donnal ----- $645,000 ----- ($720,000 Cash)

54. Charles Washington ----- $645,000

55. Steve Longa ----- $645,000

56. Connor Cook ----- $645,000

57. Andy Jones ----- $645,000

58. Tyrell Crosby ----- $641,920

59. Byron Cowart ----- $581,586

60. Kahale Warring ----- $577,191

61. Brandon Powell ----- $574,000

62. Eric Lee ----- $570,000

63. Michael Ford ----- $570,000

64. Leo Koloamatangi ----- $570,000

65. John Atkins ----- $570,000

66. Brandon Reilly ----- $570,000

67. Andre Chachere ----- $570,000

68. PJ Locke III ----- $554,258

69. Marcus McMaryion ----- $531,168

70. George Aston ----- $516,977

71. Nick Bawden ----- $516,051

72. Chris Lacy ----- $495,000

73. Tre Williams ----- $495,000

74. Mark Thompson ----- $495,000

75. Kerwynn Williams ----- $495,000

76. Deontez Alexander ----- $495,000

77. Jarron Jones ----- $495,000

78. Garret Dooley ----- $495,000

79. Jonathan Wynn ----- $495,000

80. David Jones ----- $495,000

81. Ryan Santoso ----- $495,000

82. Alex Barnes ----- $495,000

83. Juston Christian ----- $495,000

84. John Ursua ----- $495,000

85. Nathan Trewyn ----- $495,000

86. Christian Cronk ----- $495,000

87. Kalani Vakameilalo ----- $495,000

88. Marquise Copeland ----- $495,000

89. Jibreel Hazly ----- $495,000

90. Taj-Amir Torres ----- $495,000

 

Adjusted Salary Cap: $196,400,000

Top 51 Spending: $184,559,127

Dead Cap: $4,793,619

Spending: $189,352,746

Cap Space: $7,047,254

 

 

 

[IDOG_det]

@Karnage84 I know you've been waiting for this one

[Just Want A Title]

This must have taken a huge amount of effort.  Props for including salary cap, free agents and un-drafted free agents after the draft.  Not a big fan of signing Jordan Hicks or DJ Fluker.  Preston Smith might be a better OLB fit.  Kareem Jackson is solid and and would really settle our #2CB position down while we develop a younger CB.  Your trade back was realistic.  I am OK with taking Hockenson in Round 1 because I think he can do a lot of damage on intermediate routes and is already an awesome blocker.  I think we need more OLB/pass rush help than just Trey Flowers.  Williams seems built more like a safety than a CB but I don't know much about him.  The rest of the draft looks solid.  Great work!

[Karnage84]

14 hours ago, IDOG_det said:

@Karnage84 I know you've been waiting for this one

Yes sir. There's a lot to unpack here. I'll have to share my thoughts after I've been able to break things down a bit better.

Thanks for all of the hard work as per usual.

[Sllim Pickens]

You know my thoughts on TE, I just don't think they have enough of an impact to be drafted that high.  I have never liked it when a team picks one that high and never will consider them valuable enough to go that high.  I would trade pick 11 for Gronk 9 years ago but that's about it. 

Overall I don't mind the final outcome but would rather draft DE/Edge in the 1st or 2nd. 

Overall this feels like something Quinn would do and I would go into the season similar to last season in thinking we are going to be a 6 win team.

[diehardlionfan]

The fact you signed Flowers makes the trade down and a first round TE palatable.

I would prefer they stand pat and draft another lineman but I could live with it.

You put a great deal of work into this.very well thought out.

[Karnage84]

Unrestricted FA's: Looks good to me

RFA/ERFA's: Ditto

Released/Retired: I think that Lang is likely going to be back on a re-structured deal. Maybe they work it down to what his dead cap would look like ($2.2M) if he's cut/retires. I think he still wants to be here and he's a leader in the locker room. They obviously can't afford to keep him at his current salary/production. That seems like it would be a win-win. The others look fairly accurate

Free Agents:

Flowers: The only way that he leaves New England is if he's going to get paid. I'm guessing that we're going to see a deal between $85M - $90M for 5 years ($17M - $18M/year). He's young at 26, highly productive and highly versatile. There's scheme familiarity and coach familiarity which has to play a role in things. He already has 2 SB rings. Going to a team like Detroit with the potential to be a key piece in bringing the team over the hump has to be appealing.

K. Jackson: This seems like a good signing and the money looks right. Robert Alford just signed a new 3 year deal with Atlanta at 30 years old. Jackson is a year older but is still very productive. This would be a solid bridge move while we develop our next young CB

Others: Outside of Fluker, the rest are decent if I might choose something different. The TE FA class is pretty light but there are guys with upside potential like Uzomah or Jesse James that could pan out to be better with more opportunity

Trade: This would be great but I don't expect this to happen

Draft:

Trade Down: I do think there's a good chance that we'll trade down. Depending on who is available at 8, I don't know if getting a 3rd is worth it unless Hockenson is the pick at 8 or at 11.

Hockenson: We definitely need to upgrade the position and he seems to be the best of the bunch. TE's usually take time to develop, it's a deep TE draft and I'm expecting some solid defensive talent to be available at pick #8 or #11. If we could get a 2019 2nd or more then it might make more sense to me to make that move.

Williams: I do think that we need to address the secondary early.

Deiter: If you're bringing in Fluker to replace TJ on a multi-year contract, drafting Deiter with the third pick seems to be a heavy investment. If you're drafting an OG in the first three rounds you're looking for them to step in and play a big role right away.

Williams: I think this would make more sense if we were to trade Riddick away to clear up some cap space

Hart: His size is a concern but reports are that he did well in the Senior Bowl practices. I didn't watch the game but apparently he was a no show there. This gives me pause, especially in round 4

Cowart: I don't know enough about him but I don't hate addressing the DL

Warring: Could wind up being the better value out of the two TE's

Locke: Don't know enough about him but also don't hate adding to the secondary, especially at safety

McMaryion: We do need to develop a QB behind Stafford. However, with Cook and Cassell in the mix I don't know if we need to draft a guy. He's also on the smaller side (6'2 and 203 lbs) with questionable arm strength.

FB: We just drafted Bawden and have Bellore on the roster. I don't see the value in drafting another FB.

 

Overall, this is a tremendous level of effort. I certainly tip my hat to you on it. I have something of my own on the way but it won't be quite as detailed as this one.

 

[BZski]

Excellent post! Not a fan of the FA signings but wouldnt hate that draft.

[SimbaWho]

Lol, Man. Lotta work, prolly a good mock. Dude! Man! I Stopped reading after the trade down/TE pick.

Total Lions move. Wouldn't be surprised if they did do this.

If something like that happens, Literally final straw. lol. 

 

[jrry32]

It's a very realistic mock. Good job, IDOG.