MKnight82 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 The Panthers beat the Browns in the Super Bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 Year 4 Roster Progression Offense Skill Players QB OVR Change HB OVR Change FB OVR Change WR OVR Change TE OVR Change J Witman 86 3 J Mixon 87 -1 J McCauley 86 3 T Boyd 87 0 D Sample 77 1 T Jackson 76 2 D Pumphrey 71 0 D Slayton 80 1 D Schultz 76 1 R Fitzgerald 65 1 J Ross 79 0 D Starr 75 1 A Tate 79 1 K Warner 69 2 J McKee 77 5 L Glenn 70 1 B Becton 59 2 Offensive Lineman LT OVR Change LG OVR Change C OVR Change RG OVR Change RT OVR Change T Luther 87 4 J Williams 85 2 B Price 80 2 C Yarborough 80 3 W Shields 79 1 D Beckham 60 2 K Kadela 76 2 J Anthony 72 4 D Clark 74 3 T Russell 73 3 G Cohen 66 3 A Simmons 60 2 Defensive Players LE OVR Change DT OVR Change RE OVR Change LOLB OVR Change ROLB OVR Change M Davenport 81 2 D Tripp 90 5 C Lawson 88 2 N Kwiatkoski 77 -3 A Anzalone 78 0 A Weeks 68 4 A Billings 78 0 L Toone 81 7 I Windsor 69 2 J Baptiste 75 4 A Brown 75 2 J Polite 77 2 R Wren 74 1 V Dawson 75 1 N Sidney 61 1 Defensive Players MLB OVR Change CB OVR Change FS OVR Change SS OVR Change G Pratt 80 4 R Cash 83 3 J Bates III 90 2 H Berry 83 4 K Torrence 66 1 V Hargreaves 81 1 D Vasher 74 2 D Draughn 64 2 G Stroman 80 1 T Snee 73 3 K Crossen 78 1 T McTyer 74 0 D Gilbert 66 3 Special Teams K OVR Change P OVR Change J Slye 81 2 M Haack 81 1 So the biggest development of the year is that DT Tripp has earned Superstar dev trait. He has the Strip Specialist and Finesse Specialist Traits. Joe Mixon has started regressing early which sucks. He's only 27. OLB Kwiatkoski regressed hard. Biggest gains this year were by RE Toone (7), WR Mckee (5), & DT Tripp (5). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 FREE AGENCY Same as always. Going to limit my acquisitions here. HB Bryce Love (78) - 2 year offer, $2.4 mil salary, $950k SB, $2.99 Y1 cap hit - $6.6 mil Total - ACCEPTED - Pumphrey hasn't really done anything. I like Love's speed. He has Normal Dev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 TOP FREE AGENT SIGNINGS LOLB Brian Burns (95) - Lions DE Yannick Ngakoue (87) - Bulls LT Trent Williams (87) - Buccaneers OC Rodney Hudson (87) - Raiders FS Justin Simmons (87) - Falcons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) 2023 NFL DRAFT I have two first round picks entering the draft this time which is exciting. The problem is they are 16th & 21, pretty deep in the round. I think I'm going to definitely consider trading up this year in order to have a better shot of landing a star player. I'll probably target somewhere around the 10th pick depending on how the draft goes. Top Prospects Available # on Board Projection Postion Name Height Weight Age Scout 1 Scout 2 Scout 3 40 Vert Broad 3cone Shuttle Bench 1 Early 1st LE Willis Middleton 6'5" 273 23 A- HP A- TAK A- PUR 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 5th 2 Early 1st CB Jeff Poindexter 6'0" 190 21 B+ MC B+ AWR B PR 2nd 2nd 5th 12th 10th 3rd 3 Early 1st HB Francis McBridge 5'10" 197 22 A- BC A- SPIN A- ELU 12th 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 8th 4 Early 1st LG Willis Spears 6'5" 322 22 A- RFNS A- RBP B+ PFNS 1st 2nd 10th 1st 4th 20th 6 Early 1st TE Greg Morley 6'3" 251 22 B+ CTH B+ CIT B SPEC 2nd 1st 6th 2nd 1st 1st 8 Mid 1st WR Lamarcus Knight 5'9" 191 22 B+ RLS B+ MED B CTH 9th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 37th 9 Early 1st ROLB Howard Whitworth 6'2" 242 22 A PUR B+ AWR B+ TAK 12th 3rd 1st 1st 1st 8th 14 Mid 1st CB Gilbert Buckhalter 5'9" 210 21 B AWR B ZC B- PR 20th 28th 21st 1st 1st 1st 24 Mid 1st LG Bruce Thomas 6'5" 305 22 A- IB A- PB A- PFNS 18th 5th 23rd 3rd 2nd 17th 28 Early 1st TE Solomon Beachum 6'4" 254 22 B+ CTH B+ CIT B- SR 7th 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th This looks like a strong class to me. A ton of "Early 1st" type prospects. I think Willis Middleton is probably the top player in the class, A- across the board and sick combine. CB Poindexter looks like a monster too. A couple of good TEs here, I actually like Beachum more and I expect he will fall some. The Olineman are rated highly but none did particularly good on the bench. WR Knight looks solid too. ROLB Withworth is a pass coverage linebacker who could really help out my defense. Time to start simming. LE Middleton (78) goes #1 to the Dolphins, great pick for them. CB Poindexter goes 2 to the Redskins, back to back good picks and good prospects. The Lions select LG Spears (76) at 3. TE Morley (76) goes 4th to the Lions, that is earlier than I expected. WR Knight (73) is off the board at 5, that is a bummer I would have seriously considered moving up for him. Maybe I lucked out since he's just 73 OVR. OC Richardson (71) is the 6th pick to the Raiders, he wasn't on my board. Crap, ROLB Whitworth goes #7 to the Texans. I'm going to try to trade up here with the Eagles, I just think TE Solomon Beachum is far and away the best prospect left. *TRADE* PHI Eagles Receive #21 overall #80 overall (3) WR Tyler Boyd (87) CIN Bengals Receive #8 overall This values Tyler Boyd as a late 2nd round pick via the draft value chart, which figuring his high OVR I think is fair. For whatever reason he isn't clicking with my offense and I'm ready to move on from him. With the 8th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft the Cincinnati Bengals select: TE Solomon Beachum, Oklahoma Possession (76), Vertical Threat (75), Blocking (70) Ouch. Normal dev. He does have good speed and catching ability. Very frustrating, but he should start over Sample. I'm just going to sim to 16. The top players available are HBs and Olineman, neither of which are huge needs for me. I'm going to consider trading down here. *TRADE* MIA Dolphins Receive #16 overall #112 overall (4) QB Tyree Jackson (76) CIN Bengals Receive #33 overall pick (2) 2024 Dolphins 2nd Round Pick I wanted to drop to the 2nd but have a high one in case some first round talent falls out of the round. The Dolphins gave me their 2nd next year, which should be a high one. I had to throw in backup QB Tyree Jackson, but he's entering the last year of his contract, and a 4th round pick. The mid rounders haven't been working out for me anyways so I think this is a good deal. Time to sim to 33. Hmmm, there's a couple of interesting options here at 33. That HB Francis McBridge is still available and he's listed as an Early 1st talent. He had a good combine too, but HB isn't really a need for me. Then there's 6'1" WR Timmy Murray who ran a 4.5 40 and was 2nd in the bench at the combine. His 3 cone and shuttle are bad though. He's listed as a mid 2nd talent. Then there's 6'4" RE Akeem Hancock, a Power rusher with a Late 1st round grade. He ran a 4.67 sec 40, 2nd in this class, and did 27 reps on the bench. I think its clear McBridge is BPA here, but a RB? Mixon is starting to decline. Maybe I should just roll the dice on him. I could flip Mixon for a high pick next year. UGH I think I've talked myself into it. With the 33rd pick in the 2023 NFL Draft the Cincinnati Bengals select: HB Francis McBride, Tennessee Elusive Back (78), Receiving Back (70), Power Back (60) Hidden dev, thank god. His Power Back ability is not a good look, but he's listed as the 3rd best player in this class. At 33 I think that's a steal. I have another 2nd coming up. Ok I'm on the clock here at 48. Some decent talent here too. Unfortunately that WR and DE I mentioned are gone. But there's a CB who ran a 4.31 40 time (1st in the class), with B Press, B- Man, and C Zone as his top stats. His 3 cone and Shuttle aren't elite though. Then there's 5'9" Slot WR Tre"Vante Lunsford who ran a 4.43 sec 40 and average 3 cone and shuttle. His top stats are A- Short Route, B+ Catching, and B Catch in Traffic. He's listed as a Mid First Round value which is awesome here late in the 2nd. I think either could be argued to be BPA here. After dumping Boyd I think slot WR is a big need, so I'm going to go with Lunsford. With the 48th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft the Cincinnati Bengals select: WR Tre'Vante Lunsford, Tennessee Slot (71), Deep Threat (70), Route Runner (66), Physical (64) Crap, Normal dev. He was the 18th best player in the class. He has pretty good athleticism. Kind of cool that he was college teammates with McBride. On to the next pick. I'm on the clock here in the 3rd. There's no one that jumps off the board at me here I'm going to trade down. *TRADE* IND Colts Receive #72 overall CIN Bengals Receive #93 overall 2024 Colts 4th Round Pick So I drop 21 spots and pick up a future 4th. On the clock here at 93, there are two solid players I'd like to consider. I might try to trade up for a pick close to this and see if I can get both. With the 8th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft the Cincinnati Bengals select: WR Deveon Bartell, Tennessee State Deep Threat (68), Slot (61), Route Runner (57) Hidden Dev! YES! I needed that. He's really raw but a good athlete. *TRADE* WAS Redskins Receive #151 (5) #156 (5) #191 (6) CIN Bengals Receive #98 overall With the 98th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft the Cincinnati Bengals select: MLB Leroy Landry, Georgia Southern Pass Coverage (64), 64 Field General (75), Run Stopper (61) Only normal dev, I need linebacker depth though. I have 3 picks left, one in the 5th, 6th and 7th. Its nuts to me that there can be like 15 players left on my board in the 4th, but as soon as you hit the 5th everyone is gone. 144, 176, 208 With the 144th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft the Cincinnati Bengals select: FS Jeremy Jeffrey, East Carolina Zone (62), Hybrid (61), Run Support (57) Normal dev. He had a good combine so I new he had decent speed. Really raw though, probably headed for PS. 6th Round Pick - traded to Steelers for 2024 5th 7th Round Pick - traded to Vikings for 2024 6th Pretty disappointing draft, I think this was a very strong draft class and I didn't maximize the opportunity. Edited November 25, 2019 by MKnight82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) POST 2022 DRAFT RECAP These are the top 10 player in the class: #1 - LE Willis Middleton - Drafted 1 by the Dolphins - 78 OVR - Star Dev #2 - CB Jeff Poindexter - Drafted 2 by the Redskins - 78 OVR - Star Dev #3 - HB Francis McBride - Drafted 33 by the Bengals - 78 OVR - ???? We shall see. #4 - LT Luke Callahan - Drafted 56 by the Giants - 77 OVR - Normal Dev (I was going to take this guy with my 3rd, but he was gone) #5 - LG Willis Spears - Drafted 3 by Lions - 76 OVR - Norman Dev (ouch) #6 - TE Greg Morley - Drafted 4 by Saints - 76 OVR - Superstar (bummer) #7 - LOLB Howard Whitworth - Drafted 7 by Texans - 76 OVR - Star Dev #8 - TE Solomon Beachum - Drafted 8 by Bengals - 76 OVR - Norman Dev #9 - HB Ricardo Crockett - Drafted 37 by 49ers - 76 OVR - Star Dev #10 - SS Travis Bowie - Drafted 21 by Eagles - 75 OVR - Superstar X Factor (dang) I also went back and looked at the other guys in the 2nd I was considering over HB McBride. WR Timmy Murray is only 68 OVR Normal Dev. RE Akeem Hancock is 71 OVR with Star dev. Edited November 24, 2019 by MKnight82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) UDFA AND OTHER FREE AGENT SIGNING QB Timmy Nolan (69) - I didn't have a backup QB on the roster. I might still try to trade for a better back up but for now its this guy. He's a 3 year vet. RT Jacoby Trout (67) - Rookie RT. Normal dev. MLB Tre Harvin (65) - Rookie MLB, normal dev, good speed. WR Erick Crick (65) - Rookie WR, nromal dev. Slot WR. Edited November 25, 2019 by MKnight82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 Year 5 Roster Offense Skill Players QB OVR Age HB OVR Age FB OVR Age WR OVR Age TE OVR Age J Witman 86 24 J Mixon 87 27 J McCauley 86 25 D Slayton 80 26 D Sample 77 27 T Nolan 69 27 F McBride 78 22 J Ross 79 27 D Schultz 76 27 B Love 78 25 A Tate 79 26 S Beachum 76 22 D Pumphrey 71 28 J McKee 77 22 D Starr 75 22 R Fitzgerald 65 24 T Lunsford 71 21 K Warner 69 25 L Glenn 69 23 D Bartell 68 22 Offensive Lineman LT OVR Age LG OVR Age C OVR Age RG OVR Age RT OVR Age T Luther 87 23 J Williams 85 25 B Price 80 28 C Yarborough 80 25 W Shields 79 25 J Trout 67 22 K Kadela 76 26 J Anthony 72 24 D Clark 74 25 T Russell 73 24 D Beckham 60 23 G Cohen 66 23 A Simmons 60 26 Defensive Players LE OVR Age DT OVR Age RE OVR Age LOLB OVR Age ROLB OVR Age M Davenport 81 26 D Tripp 85 23 C Lawson 88 28 A Anzalone 78 28 J Baptiste 75 24 A Weeks 68 23 A Billings 78 28 L Toone 81 22 N Kwiatkoski 77 30 I Windsor 69 26 A Brown 75 27 J Polite 77 26 L Landry 67 22 N Sidney 61 25 V Dawson 75 23 Defensive Players MLB OVR Age CB OVR Age FS OVR Age SS OVR Age G Pratt 80 27 R Cash 83 24 J Bates III 90 26 H Berry 83 24 K Torrence 66 24 V Hargreaves 81 28 D Vasher 74 25 T Snee 73 24 T Harvin 65 22 G Stroman 80 27 J Jeffrey 62 22 D Draughn 64 24 K Crossen 78 27 D Gilbert 66 24 T Holloway 62 23 Special Teams K OVR Age P OVR Age J Slye 81 27 M Haack 81 29 I'm entering Year 5 and I still haven't made the playoffs. There isn't a ton of roster change from last year. Rookie TE Solomon Beachum will start at TE. I'll probably also want Rookie HB McBride to start all year so he progresses, which makes Mixon expendable. I'm going to shop Mixon before the season starts. I have 2 rookie WRs, not sure if either will contribute much as rookies. The Oline remains unchanged from last year. The defense really didn't change from last year. The only difference in starters is I plan on starting OLB Anzalone over aging OLB Kwiatkoski. I need most of my improvement to come from internal development of my existing players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 *TRADE* ARI Cardinals Receive HB Joe Mixon (87) CIN Bengals Receive 2024 Cardinals 2nd Round Pick Kind of ridiculous Madden had Mixon regressing as a 27 year old. The Cardinals starting HB is currently 81 OVR James White, and their backup is a 69 OVR. They could really use a RB. The Cardinals finished with a better record than me last year so I expect this will be a late 2nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 *INJURY* Of course Rookie Francis McBride breaks his hand and is out 6 weeks immediately after I trade Mixon. He will probably miss 5 regular season games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 CUTS - FINAL 53 ROSTER - YEAR 5 I have to cut 12 players, I'm probably going to rework a lot of my PS this year. HB R Fitzgerald (65) - PS - Keeping him around for injuries. WR E Crick (65) - PS - UDFA, Going to try to develop. LT Damion Beckham (61) - CUT - lacks upside. RT Antoine Simmons (60) - CUT - Also lacks upside. RT Grant Cohen (66) - CUT - Out of PS eligibility. DT Nate Sidney (62) - CUT - Out of PS eligibility. LOLB Nick Kwiatkoski - CUT - He was my last cut. He's aging and declining. He's never made much of an impact either. I didn't think trading him with his contract was realistic (he had over a $6 mil cap) MLB Darius Draughn (65) - CUT - I have better options. CB Tavarres Holloway (62) - CUT - not very good. CB Darveon Gilbert (66) - PS - Keep developing. FS Jeremy Jeffrey (62) - PS - Late round draft pick needs to improve. *TRADES* WR John Ross (79) traded to the Raiders for a 5th Round Pick. TE Dalton Schultz (76) traded to the Steelers for a 6th Round Pick. *FA SIGNING* CB Marvell Tell III (77) signed to a 1-year deal. I needed a 5th CB and Tell was cut by another team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 PRACTICE SQUAD - YEAR 5 HB R Fitzgerald (65) WR E Crick (65) CB D Gilbert (66) FS J Jeffrey (62) RG K Proctor (73) LE Lyndell Boatwright (72) DT K Lockhart (63) RE Jaelin May (62) MLB F Cleary (62) ROLB L Seymour (69) TE D Barton (62) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neumatic Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 McBride looks like he could be a good one, of course he gets injured after trading Mixon though. Tripp is a beast, 16 sacks from the interior is insane. Downside is he allowed a catch, better work on his coverage skills. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 The Dolphins stole G K Proctor from my PS. Signed QB Taylor Burnham (65) to take his place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 *INJURY* Backup QB Timmy Nolan is injured and out for 6 weeks. I forgot to sign a 2nd backup QB, and the CPU really annoyingly cut DE Jachai Polite and signed a QB. The Jaguars then immediately signed Polite. He was just depth but I had been grooming Polite for several seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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