MKnight82 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 FINAL CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS CB Tony Bruce (66) - 3 year deal, $650k salary, $150k SB, $639k Y1 cap hit - $2.4 mil Total Contract - He's only 23 years old and a solid athlete. He's worth a flier as a bottom of the roster guy. FS Xavier Acosta (75) - 3 year deal, $650k salary, $100k SB, $589 Y1 cap hit - $2.25 mil Total Contract - He's a 75 OVR and only 24, but he isn't that great. He's pretty slow. Still, he's cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) Year 11 Roster Progression Offense Skill Players QB OVR Change HB OVR Change FB OVR Change WR OVR Change TE OVR Change C Creese 76 6 M Howard 84 0 D Benson 83 -1 A Robinson 72 1 R Andrews 82 0 R Nielsen 69 3 J Gordon 69 1 D Boon 68 2 J Hicks 79 1 D Metcalf 67 2 F Jefferson 68 2 Z Clifford 72 1 M Smallwood 64 1 C Knowles 58 1 R Anthony 64 2 D Norwood 63 1 A Brazell 57 1 Offensive Lineman LT OVR Change LG OVR Change C OVR Change RG OVR Change RT OVR Change B Linsley 80 3 R Hogan 81 1 J Jeffers 80 0 K Staten 85 -1 B Irons 81 0 H Beckett 71 2 R Goss 76 2 W Rhett 71 2 N Ridgeway 75 2 L Ryans 71 2 E Elliot 62 0 B McCann 58 1 M Clemens 59 1 Defensive Players LE OVR Change DT OVR Change RE OVR Change LOLB OVR Change ROLB OVR Change N Matlock 65 2 L Myles 84 0 R Dell 68 1 F Murray 80 -6 R Lewis 77 2 K Newhouse 63 1 R Tucker 70 3 N Baldwin 66 -4 D Hill 70 3 B Tatum 68 -6 K Bridge 57 1 R Presley 57 1 J Polite 66 -6 R Gay 68 2 K Pugh 57 1 S Robbins 67 1 Defensive Players MLB OVR Change CB OVR Change FS OVR Change SS OVR Change C Cain 77 2 Q Banks 82 5 X Acosta 75 2 V Royal 89 -1 C Yates 76 -1 J Pettis 79 3 S Madden 71 1 J Colombo 68 2 M Turner 68 1 F Htichcock 77 1 I Chambers 63 1 L Ayers 76 3 A Bush 74 3 T Bruce 66 1 Special Teams K OVR Change P OVR Change E Dunn 71 2 C Bojorquez 80 -2 The biggest gain this year was QB Cam Creese, but that is a bit misleading because LT Linsley and CB Banks both leveled more, I just spread out what they leveled in more. I'm trying to make them well rounded players, and deflate their OVRs some before their rookie contract expire. LOLB Murray's OVR plummeted. Edited December 28, 2019 by MKnight82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 There's a CPU generated RG in FA named Bruce Allen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 FREE AGENCY Like always I'll just be looking for reasonably priced stop gap solutions and role players as I continue to build through the draft. WR Wade McGhee (79) - 3 year deal, $4.5 mil salary, $2.5 mil SB, $5.85 Y1 cap hit - $20.9 mil Total Contract ACCEPTED - My WR core is pretty terrible. He's only 25, normal dev though. Physical WR. TE Preston Lynn (74) - 3 year deal, $2.2 mil salary, $1.2 mil SB, $2.82 Y1 cap hit - $10.1 mil Total Contract ACCEPTED - Backup TE. He's 25, normal dev. Possession TE. DT Ace Walton (77) - 4 year deal, $4.0 mil salary, $2.0 mil SB, $4.55 Y1 cap hit - $23.8 mil Total Contract ACCEPTED - He was a Bengal. He's 6'5" 304 lbs, I'll probably play him at DE in my 3-4 scheme. He's only 26, normal dev. DT Da'Ron Payne (76) - 1 year deal, $3.3 mil salary, $1.55 mil SB, $4.8 Y1 cap hit - $4. 8 mil Total Contract ACCEPTED - He's 33 year, stop gap solution along the line. Bengals players who left in FA. HB A Rathman (94) - bummer ROLB J Baptiste (88) CB H Pitts (84) OC C Yarborough (81) WR J Kuper (79) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 47 minutes ago, MKnight82 said: There's a CPU generated RG in FA named Bruce Allen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 HB Anthony Rathman signed with the Browns in free agency. Traitor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) 2030 NFL DRAFT I have the #16 and #20 picks in this draft class, as well as two 2nds, and three 3rds. Top Prospects Available # on Board Projection Postion Name Height Weight Age Scout 1 Scout 2 Scout 3 40 Vert Broad 3cone Shuttle Bench 1 Mid 1st QB David Forbes 6'3" 229 22 A+ TP A SACC A- MACC 12th 10th 5th 10th 10th 7th 2 Early 1st RE Trent Barnard 6'4" 296 21 B+ TAK B+ BS B+ PUR 12th 27th 4th 11th 9th 3rd 3 Early 1st RE Blake Farley 6'4" 246 21 A- FM B+ TAK B PUR 1st 1st 12th 3rd 3rd 8th 4 Early 1st CB Ben Kennedy 6'0" 192 22 B MC B AWR B PRS 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 5 Mid 1st WR Eric Charleston 6'2" 220 21 A RLS A- SPEC A- CIT 9th 1st 5th 9th 13th 1st 6 Early 1st LE Maurice Howard 6'4" 308 21 A- TAK B+ BS B+ HP 10th 30th 2nd 10th 11th 1st 7 Mid 1st WR Lloyd Higgins 5'9" 186 22 A- CTH B+ MR B DR 2nd 5th 17th 2nd 4th 10th 10 Mid 1st ROLB Ronnie Drayton 6'0" 234 21 A- PUR B+ PUR B+ TAK 18th 11th 22nd 3rd 4th 3rd 11 Early 1st RE Kyle Clemens 6'4" 266 21 A- TAK B+ BS B+ PM 2nd 8th 13th 1st 1st 9th 12 Mid 1st LT Keshawn Wallace 6'6" 329 21 A- IB B+ PPWR B+ RB 2nd 3rd 1st 8th 10th 3rd 16 Late 1st WR Zaire Dunn 6'2" 210 23 A- SR B+ MR B DR 21st 3rd 1st 7th 3rd 2nd 20 Mid 1st HB Bryson McDonald 5'10" 234 21 A- SA A- BT B+ TRUK 6th 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 22 Mid 1st RT Bryan Hyder 6'5" 315 21 B+ LB B+ RB B+ PFNS 5th 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 11th 24 Early 1st RT Tim Burley 6'7" 322 22 A- RB B+ IB B+ RPWR 3rd 32nd 19th 14th 14th 10th 25 Early 1st RG Jamal Brackens 6'5" 307 23 A- PFNS A- PPWR B+ PB 6th 1st 1st 1st 3rd 4th 26 Mid 1st SS Jamichael Mills 6'0" 219 22 B PUR B AWR B HP 5th 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 27 Early 1st HB Jordan Silver 5'10" 238 21 A- SA A- CAR A- TRUK 3rd 7th 7th 4th 6th 5th 38 Early 1st TE Cortney Priester 6'6" 255 24 A- CIT B+ CTH B SPEC 9th 7th 1st 5th 5th 2nd This is a deep draft class. At the top is QB Forbes, who has a cannon of an arm. I don't think QB is my biggest need but if he falls I think I would consider him. Pass rusher is probably my biggest need but there is slim pickings here in the first. RE Farley is my guess for the best player in this class, he's an edge rusher that I would convert to OLB. I expect him to be a top 3 pick and out of my reach. RE Clemens is a Power Rusher who would also convert to OLB for me, he's not an elite athlete but I still think could be a solid player. He's not a guy I'd trade up for but if he drops he'd be a good pick. RE Barnard and LE Howard are both 3-4 DEs who look to be more run stuffers than pass rushers. Both would fill a need though. ROLB Drayton would move to MLB in my scheme but looks like a solid player, although he ran a slow 40. CB Kennedy looks like a stud, I expect him to go top 3. Either Kennedy or Farley will be the best player in this class. SS Mills is another solid secondary player but didn't run the best 40. WR Charleston looks amazing as well, he's listed as a Physical WR but is also athletic. I think he compares well to AJ Green. He would fill a major hole for me. If he falls I'll consider trading up for him. WR Higgins is a small athletic slot WR type, but with his speed could be an elite deep threat. WR Dunn did not run a good 40, but was elite in all of hte other drills. I expect because of his 40 he'd be a slot WR as well. There are several OLineman, but none of them really stand out except RG Brackens, but he's 23 years old. Not an ideal first round pick. Finally, there are two really solid RBs, McDonald and Silver. Both are good athletes, both have great size. Either one would be a solid pick but I'd prefer if one fell to the 2nd. You guys know how I roll, I'm not going to trade into the top 5, its too expensive. Lets see how the first 5 picks go. RE Trent Barnard (75) goes #1 overall to the Seahawks. I wasn't blown away by his combine but maybe he's a high dev trait. The Patriots take CB Ben Kennedy (78) 2nd, which sucks. Crap, WR Eric Charleston (74) goes #3 to the Colts. I really wanted him. And RE Blake Farley (76) goes #4 to the Panther, he was the other super elite guy. And WR Lloyd Higgins (74) goes #5 to the Bulls. Kennedy, Charleston & Farley were my trade up targets so I don't see the point in moving up now. Time to sim to 16. Ok I'm on the clock at 16. A lot of the guys on my draft board are already gone. RT Burley, RG Brackens, SS Mills, and RB Silver remain. RT Bruley has great size, but his top 3 skills don't blow me away and he didn't have the best combine. He's also 22. RG Brackens had a great combine, but he's already 23 and he's a Guard. SS Mills only ran a 4.53 in the 40, which isn't a killer at Safety but its not ideal. The rest of his combine was great. His top 3 skills aren't great though. He's also 22. Then there's HB Silver. His top 3 skills look great. He ran a 4.40 at 238 lbs and did 25 bench reps. He's listed as an Early 1st talent and is 21. The only problem is he's a HB. I think Silver is the BPA here. With the 16th Pick in the NFL Draft the Arizona Cardinals Select: HB Jordan Silver, Tulane Power Back (76), Elusive back (72), Receiving Back (65) - Hidden dev! Thank god. He has good athleticism for a power back. Doesn't offer much in the passing game but is a legit lead back. I think this was a good pick. He'll be the centerpiece of my offense for years. I'm on the clock again at 20. Brackens and Burley went, which is fine with me cause Mills was always going to be my pick. With the 20th Pick in the NFL Draft the Arizona Cardinals Select: SS Jamichael Mills, LSU Hybrid (74), Zone (73), Run Support (72) - Hidden dev again! Needed that. He's definitely raw, but his athleticism isn't as bad as it could have been. His coverage and tackling need a lot of work. There's a DT in the 2nd that I REALLY want. So I'm going to sim to the early 2nd and try to trade up to make sure I get him. *TRADE* SEA Seahawks Receive #55 overall (2) #112 overall (4) RT B Irons (81) ARI Cardinals Receive #33 overall (2) The Seahawks trade back to 55, pick up a mid 4th, and get a new starting RT. OT was listed as their team's biggest need, Irons struggled for me last year but maybe a change of scenery will help him. With the 33rd Pick in the NFL Draft the Arizona Cardinals Select: DT Heath Herman, Penn State Run Stopper (75), Speed Rusher (75), Power Rusher (70) - OMG Normal dev. What the hell, this guy had one of the most insane combines I've ever seen. Very frustrating. Still a solid player, just never going to be a star. He will move to DE. Time to sim to my other 2nd round pick. On the board here is a pretty good speed rushing DE. He's 6'4" 240 so he would move to OLB. He ran a 4.72 in the 40, which was 3rd in the class, and he was top 5 in every other drill except for bench press. He's listed as an Early 2nd round talent. Then there's a really interesting TE, who was also top 5 in all combine drills except for bench. He's listed as a mid first rounded and is only 21 years old (the DE is 23 years old). The one thing I don't like about the TE is that he's only 6'3" 238 lbs which is kind of undersized for a TE. But it is REALLY hard to draft TEs in this year's Madden. Pass rusher is a bigger need but I think the TE is BPA here. With the 48th Pick in the NFL Draft the Arizona Cardinals Select: TE Connor Price, Clemson Vertical Threat (75), Possession (74), Blocking (67) - Hidden dev! Alright now we're rolling. This is a great draft so far. He's a legit athlete for the TE position, needs to work on his blocking though. He should be a big part of my offense going forward. I love this pick. This is why you go BPA. 3rd round time. I have several picks in short order here in the 3rd. With the 80th Pick in the NFL Draft the Arizona Cardinals Select: SS Dallas Stewart, Tennessee State Hybrid (67), Zone (65), Run Support (65) - Only normal dev and raw. Solid athlete. Looks like a career backup. Not ideal for the 3rd but not terrible. 21 years old, he will have time to develop. With the 82nd Pick in the NFL Draft the Arizona Cardinals Select: RT Kyle Carroll, East Carolina Agile (70), Pass Protector (67), Power (67) - Normal dev, I was hoping this guy would be high enough to start right away but he's pretty raw. Good strength, 22 years old. Not a terrible pick but not a homerun. He might have to start anyways. 22 years old. With the 87th Pick in the NFL Draft the Arizona Cardinals Select: ROLB Tory Mobley, Northwestern Power Rusher (64), Run Stopper (63), Speed Rusher (61), Pass Coverage (54) - Normal dev, and definitely raw. His Acceleration isn't great. His pass coverage is always going to hurt him but hopefully he can contribute as a rotational pass rusher. 22 years old. Hopefully the 4th round goes better than the 3rd.... With the 120th Pick in the NFL Draft the Arizona Cardinals Select: WR Cornell Graves, Minnesota Deep Threat (66), Slot (62), Route Runner (58), Physical (57) - Normal dev again, but his name is fantastic. He has decent athleticism. Should be a solid developmental WR. 22 years old. That was it for the 4th, 5th round time. With the 148th Pick in the NFL Draft the Arizona Cardinals Select: LT Tad Henderson, Arizona Power (53), Agile (53), Pass Protector (52) - Good lord. Normal dev. I didn't have him scouted but he had a solid combine. This is a terrible pick I don't think he makes my roster. Plus Tad is a stupid name. Should have known. With the 167th Pick in the NFL Draft the Arizona Cardinals Select: QB Tucker Brake, Pittsburgh Scrambler (56), Field General (50), Strong Arm (49), Improviser (48) - Ok I'll stop taking stabs in the dark. This guy sucks he won't make my roster. There is literally no one left that I have scouted. I'll have to flip a lot of these for future picks. 5th round pick - traded to the Raiders for future 4th 6th round pick - traded to the Titans for a future 5th 7th round pick - traded to the Seahawks for a future 6th That ends this draft. I had some success early and picked up some solid depth in the middle rounds, but no homeruns late. Edited December 28, 2019 by MKnight82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 POST 2030 DRAFT RECAP These are the top 10 player in the class: #1 - CB Ben Kennedy - Drafted 2 by the Patriots - 78 OVR - Star dev #2 - RG Jamal Brackens - Drafted 19 by the Texans - 77 OVR - Star Dev (ouch) #3 - TE Cortney Priester - Drafted 25 by the 49ers - 77 OVR - Normal dev (and 24 years old) #4 - RE Blake Farley - Drafted 4 by the Panthers - 76 OVR - Star dev #5 - LE Maurice Howard - Drafted 6 by the Cowboys - 76 OVR - SS X Factor (wow!) #6 - HB Jordan Silver - Drafted 16 by the Cardinals - 76 OVR - ???? #7 - RT Tim Burley - Drafted 18 by the Packers - 76 OVR - Star Dev #8 - RE Trent Barnard - Drafted 1 by the Seahawks - 75 OVR - Superstar (they should have taken Howard) #9 - RE Kyle Clemens - Drafted 7 by the Saints - 75 OVR - Star dev #10 - TE Connor Price - Drafted 48 by the Cardinals - 75 OVR - ???? This was a pretty good class. Only one Normal dev in the top 10. WR Eric Charleston, the player I really wanted to trade up for, is 73 OVR with Normal dev. This is why I don't trade up. ROLB Ronnie Drayton is SS X Factor. That QB Forbes is only Star Dev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) UDFA AND FA SIGNINGS P Warren Wentworth (70) - I don't have a Punter. K Daniel Carlson (71) - I don't have a Kicker. FB Jordan Chandler (68) - I don't have a FB. He's 6'2" 265 lbs. RG Nick Traynor (67) - Depth. TE Patrick Samuels (65) - Depth. QB Tracy Lacy (69) - back for @Tyty 's amusement. Plus I need a backup QB. DT Parrish Clarke (69) - dline depth, will move to DE. Edited December 28, 2019 by MKnight82 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Cardinals - Year 12 Roster Offense Skill Players QB OVR Age HB OVR Age FB OVR Age WR OVR Age TE OVR Age C Creese 76 23 M Howard 84 25 J Chandler 68 21 W McGhee 78 25 R Andrews 82 28 T Lacy 69 31 J Silver 76 21 A Roberson 72 26 C Price 75 21 T Brake 56 22 J Gordon 69 24 D Boon 68 26 P Lynn 74 25 D Metcalf 67 25 C Graves 66 22 P Samuels 65 22 M Smallwood 64 26 C Knowles 58 22 R Anthony 64 24 D Norwood 64 24 Offensive Lineman LT OVR Age LG OVR Age C OVR Age RG OVR Age RT OVR Age B Linsley 80 22 R Hogan 81 28 J Jeffers 80 27 K Staten 85 31 L Ryans 71 22 H Beckett 71 22 E Elliot 62 27 W Rhett 71 24 N Traynor 67 23 K Carroll 70 22 T Henderson 53 21 M Clemens 59 23 B McCann 58 24 Defensive Players LE OVR Age DT OVR Age RE OVR Age LOLB OVR Age ROLB OVR Age H Herman 75 21 L Myles 84 28 A Walton 78 26 F Murray 80 31 R Lewis 77 26 N Matlock 65 23 R Tucker 70 25 D Payne 74 33 T Mobley 64 22 R Gay 68 25 K Newhouse 63 25 P Clarke 69 24 K Pugh 57 23 R Dell 67 26 K Bridge 57 25 R Presley 57 24 Defensive Players MLB OVR Age CB OVR Age FS OVR Age SS OVR Age C Cain 77 25 Q Banks 82 22 X Acosta 75 24 V Royal 89 29 C Yates 76 29 J Pettis 79 24 D Stewart 67 21 J Mills 74 22 M Turner 68 23 F Htichcock 77 27 I Chambers 63 24 J Colombo 68 22 L Ayers 76 24 A Bush 74 24 T Bruce 66 23 Special Teams K OVR Age P OVR Age D Carlson 71 35 W Wentworth 70 23 HB Silver will start. HB Howard is actually a receiving back so he's a good compliment to the power game of Silver. The WR core still sucks. McGhee is my new starter but he's pretty average. Rookie TE Price will start at TE. TE Andrew will backup and probably start at FB since he's a blocker. Not sure if that FB will make the roster. Maybe he'll head to the PS. The Oline needed help but didn't really get any. Either RT Ryans or Carroll will start, but neither are ideal options. The Dline was revamped, with Rookie DE Herman and FA acquisition DE Walton joining the fold. The LBing core remains the same, which is a shame because it was a big weakness last year. In the secondary, CB Ayers will get a shot as the #2 CB due to his star dev trait. I'm probably going to shop SS Royal because he's regressing and in the way of Mills playing time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 *TRADE* MIA Dolphins Receive SS V Royal (89) ARI Cardinals Receive 2nd Round Pick The Dolphins current starting SS is a 76 OVR. This fills a huge need for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 CUTS - FINAL 53 ROSTER - YEAR 12 I have to cut 12 players, if they have PS eligibility left they will head there, unless they suck. QB Tucker Brake (56) - CUT - the guy has 82 throw power. FB Jordan Chandler (68) - PS - I don't have the roster spot to carry a developmental FB. WR Denard Norwood (64) - PS - has good size, not fast though. WR Michael Smallwood (64) - CUT - already 26 and not very good. TE Curt Knowles (58) - CUT - not very good. LT Tad Henderson (53) - CUT - scout players before you draft them. LG Morgan Clemens (59) - CUT - not very good. RT Brandon McCann (58) - CUT - not very good. LE Kishon Bridge (57) - CUT - not very good. RE Kemani Pugh (57) - CUT - not very good. DT Russell Presley (57) - CUT - not very good. FS Imani Chambers (64) - PS - he's solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 TRADE DEADLINE UPDATE - YEAR 12 So I'm 2-3-1 at the deadline, which I think is one of the best tank jobs I've done early on in a season. The ridiculous part is that I'm 2nd in the NFC West right now because the Seahawks and 49ers are awful. Since the tank is on I'd love to get some more draft capital. I don't think I have anything I'm willing to give up to get a first round pick, so I think I'll be targeting a 2nd. I have some expiring contracts I could look at dealing. *TRADE* ATL Falcons Receive DT L Myles (85) ARI Cardinals Receive 2nd Round Pick Myles is 28 and wants a 5 year contract extension. I didn't draft him and think I can do better eventually, so I'm moving on. The Falcons top need is a DT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neumatic Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 4 hours ago, MKnight82 said: HB Anthony Rathman signed with the Browns in free agency. Traitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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