jrry32 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) Unfortunately, due to work obligations, I couldn't follow through on starting this mock in 2020. Therefore, I am starting it for the 2021 season. There are a few rules I am going to set. First, because Trevor Lawrence is such an easy slam dunk, I'm going to trade out of the first pick with whichever franchise gets him IRL (likely the Jets or the Jaguars). I'll obviously get a nice return for a talent like Lawrence, but it'll make it harder on me not having a slam dunk generational QB. (IRL, I'd obviously draft him, but that's just too easy.) Second, with regard to FA, I can sign any player who is currently a FA or on a practice squad for the NFL minimum. If a team ends up offering more this off-season, I have the option to match it. When FA starts this off-season, I can sign a FA if I agree to outbid the team that signs him by 10% (because players generally don't want to play for expansion teams unless they're getting paid more). If a player resigns with his old team, I have to outbid by 25% to get him. The percentage is both APY and overall value. Third, I will have an expansion draft during the playoffs or after the season. I'll likely just do it based on what players I think would most likely be in the Draft. In terms of the NFL Draft, I'll get the #1 pick in each round, the #17 pick in every round but the first, and the Mr. Irrelevant Pick (i.e., the Texans Rule). I will pick my coaching staff during the playoffs or after the season. Right now, I am leaning towards hiring Brandon Staley, the Rams DC. I have typically hired retreads in the past for their experience to start, but I think I'll likely go a different direction this time. Head Coach: Brandon Staley Offensive Coordinator: Joe Lombardi Defensive Coordinator: Renaldo Hill Current NFL Free Agents and Practice Squad Players I Am Signing: CB DeAndre Baker ILB Shaun Dion Hamilton S Geno Stone HB Kerrith Whyte TE Isaac Nauta WR Isaiah Ford C Will Clapp OLB Shareef Miller CB Davontae Harris DL Nazair Jones ILB Evan Weaver DL Joe Gaziano OL Darryl Williams K/P Kaare Vedvik OL Prince Tega Wanogho OL Aviante Collins LS Carson Tinker CB Donte Deayon OLB Jachai Polite ILB Christian Rozeboom DL Ryan Glasgow HB Javon Leake K Brett Maher P Johnny Townsend Depth Chart QB: Zach Wilson - Gardner Minshew HB: Phillip Lindsay - Kenny Gainwell - Jaret Patterson - Kerrith Whyte - Javon Leake XWR: Will Fuller - Tamorrion Terry - Isaiah Ford ZWR: John Brown - Amon-Ra St. Brown SLWR: Elijah Moore - James Proche TE: Jacob Hollister - Tommy Tremble - Josh Oliver - Isaac Nauta - Dylan Cantrell LT: Orlando Brown Jr. - Kaleb McGary - Jaylon Moore LG: Charles Leno - Kaleb McGary - Quinn Meinerz - Jaylon Moore - Aviante Collins C : Corey Linsley - Quinn Meinerz - Will Clapp - Darryl Williams RG: Matt Feiler - Kaleb McGary - Quinn Meinerz - Jaylon Moore - Prince Tega Wanogho RT: Rob Havenstein - Kaleb McGary - Jaylon Moore DE: Akiem Hicks - Jaylon Ferguson - Joe Gaziano NT: Malcom Brown - Khalen Saunders - Ryan Glasgow DE: Quinton Jefferson - Maurice Hurst - Carlos Davis - Nazair Jones OLB: Frank Clark - Ifeadi Odenigbo - Jachai Polite ILB: Alex Anzalone - Shaun Dion Hamilton - Evan Weaver ILB: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah - Oren Burks - Dorian O'Daniel - Christian Rozeboom OLB: Chandler Jones - Quincy Roche - Shareef Miller CB: Kendall Fuller - Elijah Molden - Donte Deayon CB: Isaiah Oliver - Shakur Brown - Davontae Harris CB: Troy Hill - DeAndre Baker FS: Anthony Harris - Geno Stone - Ar'Darius Washington SS: John Johnson III - Shaun Wade - Ar'Darius Washington K: Evan McPherson - Brett Maher - Kaare Vedvik P: James Smith - Johnny Townsend - Kaare Vedvik LS: Carson Tinker KR: Kenny Gainwell PR: James Proche 2021 NFL Draft Picks (17) Round 1 Pick #2 - Zach Wilson QB BYU Round 2 Pick #1 - Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah LB Notre Dame Round 2 Pick #2 - Elijah Moore WR Ole Miss Round 2 Pick #13 - Elijah Molden DB Washington Round 2 Pick #17 - Quinn Meinerz OL Wisconsin-Whitewater Round 2 Pick #26 - Tommy Tremble TE Notre Dame Round 3 Pick #1 - Amon-Ra St. Brown WR USC Round 3 Pick #17 - Kenny Gainwell HB Memphis Round 4 Pick #17 - Jaylon Moore OL Western Michigan Round 5 Pick #2 - Evan McPherson K Florida Round 5 Pick #16 - Shaun Wade DB Ohio State Round 5 Pick #17 - Quincy Roche OLB Miami Round 5 Pick #22 - Jaret Patterson HB Buffalo Round 6 Pick #1 - Tamorrion Terry WR Florida State Round 6 Pick #17 - Ar'Darius Washington DB Texas Christian Round 7 Pick #4 - James Smith P Cincinnati Round 7 Pick #17 - Shakur Brown CB Michigan State 2022 Draft Picks 2022 1st 2022 2nd 2022 2nd (Jaguars) 2022 3rd 2022 3rd (Supplemental) 2022 3rd (Jaguars) 2022 4th 2022 4th (Supplemental) 2022 4th (Cardinals) 2022 5th 2022 6th 2022 6th (Supplemental) 2022 6th (Ravens) 2022 6th (Final Pick in the Round) 2022 7th 2022 7th (Supplemental) 2022 7th (Final Pick in the Draft) Edited May 1, 2021 by jrry32 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLunatic88 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Go-Go-Go You Purple Stallions! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 I've decided that Brandon Staley will be my team's hire. I'll wait and see on OC and DC if he gets a HC job this year. If not, I'll make guesses on which coaches Staley would pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Now that the Jaguars have secured the #1 overall pick IRL, I'll make the hypothetical trade here. I think I could get more IRL because there would be a bidding war, but I want to be realistic (so I'll err on the side of reasonableness). This is the deal: Stallions #1 overall pick (Trevor Lawrence) Jaguars #2 overall pick Rams 1st Jaguars 2nd Vikings 2nd (Yannick) Jaguars 4th Jaguars 5th 2022 2nd 2022 3rd QB Gardner Minshew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) EDIT: I redid the expansion draft below with the aid of Dome's thread. Edited March 6, 2021 by jrry32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I'm thinking about starting a Saints rebuild mock for 2-3 years, to see how I fair vs Sean Payton, Jeff Ireland and Mickey Loomis. I'm also considering doing a full expansion mock like this (which is why I started the Expansion Draft thread in NFL General), but I'm leaning towards a Saints alternate reality mock. Mind sharing some pictures of your spreadsheets, or giving a rundown on how you keep everything organized year to year? I'm sure I could figure it out and will do things my own way, but seeing how someone else is doing it would be helpful. Much appreciated. @jrry32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Dome said: I'm thinking about starting a Saints rebuild mock for 2-3 years, to see how I fair vs Sean Payton, Jeff Ireland and Mickey Loomis. I'm also considering doing a full expansion mock like this (which is why I started the Expansion Draft thread in NFL General), but I'm leaning towards a Saints alternate reality mock. Mind sharing some pictures of your spreadsheets, or giving a rundown on how you keep everything organized year to year? I'm sure I could figure it out and will do things my own way, but seeing how someone else is doing it would be helpful. Much appreciated. @jrry32 I'll just use Excel once the time comes. In my past long-term mock (which I retired after I built a team strong enough to contend), I started with Excel and then moved things over to a more user-friendly spreadsheet that Mike made for me (similar to his workbooks for his mocks). I don't have the spreadsheets made yet for this mock. I'll do that around the time FA starts. It'll be pretty basic stuff. This is what I was going to use last year, but I ended up killing the mock with plans to restart it this year because I ran out of time before the season began and wasn't going to have time to get it solved due to life changes (moving to a new state and starting a new job). It's pretty simplistic. But it's functional. I'll probably use a simplistic model again (the more complex ones are very time consuming, unless you're Mike lol). Edited March 2, 2021 by jrry32 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Okay, based on the responses from Dome's thread (excepting ET putting up Tunsil because of the later discussion), I'm going to redo my fantasy draft: LT Charles Leno - $11,300,000 RT Rob Havenstein - $8,330,000 DL Akiem Hicks - $12,000,000 LB Chandler Jones - $20,833,334 LB Frank Clark - $25,800,000 LB Dorian O’Daniel - $1,138,379 LB Oren Burks - $1,150,189 DL Khalen Saunders - $1,103,795 TE Dylan Cantrell - $780,000 RT Kaleb McGary - $2,799,748 CB Isaiah Oliver - $2,546,027 DL Carlos Davis - $803,376 DL Jaylon Ferguson - $1,075,827 WR James Proche - $822,025 CB Kendall Fuller - $13,125,000 DL Malcom Brown - $6,443,750 Total: $110,051,450 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) With free agency expected to start next week, I'm going lay out my rules for FA and my list of targets. My top targets are the guys I want badly. The other targets are guys I might pursue. The other targets are listed in no order. Rules If a player re-signs with his original team, I can only sign him if I offer a contract that is both double the APY and overall value if the APY is below $10 million or 50% higher in terms of the APY and overall value if the APY is $10 million or more. If a player signs with a new team, I can only sign him if I offer a contract that is both 20% higher in terms of the APY and overall value if the APY is below $10 million or 10% higher in terms of the APY and overall value if the APY is $10 million or more. I will determine after a player signs in real life if I want to offer a contract via the parameters above that beats it. Top Targets OL Joe Thuney WR Juju Smith-Schuster S John Johnson III - Match Cleveland (3 years $37.125M) ILB K.J. Wright OL Matt Feiler - Match Chargers (3 years $26.25M) CB Jourdan Lewis K Eddy Pineiro WR Emmanuel Sanders HB Phillip Lindsay - Match Texans (1 year $4M) Other Targets HB Mike Davis James White Damien Williams Chris Carson Duke Johnson Leonard Fournette Carlos Hyde Matt Breida T.J. Yeldon WR Corey Davis Will Fuller - Match Dolphins (1 year $11M) Kenny Golladay Curtis Samuel Keelan Cole John Brown - Match Raiders (1 year $6.875M) T.Y. Hilton Golden Tate Willie Snead Sammy Watkins Adam Humphries Marvin Jones TE Gerald Everett Jonnu Smith Kyle Rudolph Dan Arnold Jacob Hollister - Match Bills (1 year $2M) Trey Burton Jared Cook OL Kevin Zeitler Gabe Jackson Larry Warford Corey Linsley - Match San Diego (5 years $68.75M) Kyle Long Riley Reiff Eric Fisher Richie Incognito Forrest Lamp Ty Nsekhe Denzelle Goode Lane Taylor Nick Easton Brian Winters Quinton Spain Ethan Pocic John Miller Pat Elflein DL Roy Robertson Harris Solomon Thomas Morgan Fox Quinton Jefferson - Match Raiders (1 year $5M) Jarran Reed Allen Bailey Malik Jackson EDGE Tyus Bowser Kyler Fackrell Vince Beigel Kyle Van Noy Efe Obada Ifeadi Odenigbo - Match Giants (1 year $3.125M) LB Jayon Brown Avery Williamson Alex Anzalone - Match Lions (1 year $2.2M) De'Vondre Campbell Eric Wilson Christian Jones Patrick Onwuasor Neville Hewitt Joe Thomas Jarrad Davis CB Chidobe Awuzie Adoree Jackson Kyle Fuller Troy Hill - Match Cleveland (2 years $11M) Cameron Sutton Desmond King Brian Poole Terrance Mitchell Quinton Dunbar Richard Sherman A.J. Bouye Xavier Rhodes Janoris Jenkins S Ricardo Allen Anthony Harris - Match Eagles (1 year $6.25M) Tashaun Gipson Damontae Kazee Xavier Woods Keanu Neal Jalen Mills Kareem Jackson Rayshawn Jenkins ST K Zane Gonzalez K Michael Badgley K Dustin Hopkins K Matt Prater P Thomas Morstead P Kevin Huber P Cameron Johnston P Matt Haack P Jordan Berry P Corey Bojorquez LS Jake McQuaide LS Morgan Cox Edited March 31, 2021 by jrry32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techbert Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) No one asked me, but... 1. I think if you want Lawrence you should take Lawrence. Overall, I think the trade you substituted is lopsided in the favor of the Jags, but that may have been your intention. Either that or you think Wilson is better or close. If I negotiated in the place of the Jags, I would have counteroffered this way: 1-2, 1-25 2-34 2(22) 1(23), and maybe tried to get a couple of your day 3 picks. Jags need players, and you do not need a boat of extra picks you need quality picks. You already have your boat of picks. 2. I cannot imagine the Cards signing JJ but then leaving Jones unprotected. But mainly I see these expansions as a drafting exercise so I don't get very upset either way. You are obviously earnest in your structure and not greedy, and that is the important thing. 3. I don't know what I'll do this year. Maybe keep both teams. Maybe sell one. I'm pretty prepared for the draft. I just find the rest of the management boring. Edited March 14, 2021 by Techbert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Techbert said: No one asked me, but... 1. I think if you want Lawrence you should take Lawrence. Overall, I think the trade you substituted is lopsided in the favor of the Jags, but that may have been your intention. Either that or you think Wilson is better or close. If I negotiated in the place of the Jags, I would have counteroffered this way: 1-2, 1-25 2-34 2(22) 1(23), and maybe tried to get a couple of your day 3 picks. Jags need players, and you do not need a boat of extra picks you need quality picks. You already have your boat of picks. Picking Lawrence is too easy. I wanted the challenge of having to go it without him. The trade might favor the Jags, but I would rather be too conservative when making trade valuations like this. Plus, I wanted the extra picks. Quantity and quality are both important when building a team from scratch. I need depth. Quote 2. I cannot imagine the Cards signing JJ but then leaving Jones unprotected. But mainly I see these expansions as a drafting exercise so I don't get very upset either way. You are obviously earnest in your structure and not greedy, and that is the important thing. I based it off of Dome's thread in NFL Gen. A Cardinals fans said they'd put Jones up. Quote 3. I don't know what I'll do this year. Maybe keep both teams. Maybe sell one. I'm pretty prepared for the draft. I just find the rest of the management boring. I feel ya. Drafting is definitely my favorite part. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 19 hours ago, jrry32 said: Picking Lawrence is too easy. I wanted the challenge of having to go it without him. The trade might favor the Jags, but I would rather be too conservative when making trade valuations like this. Plus, I wanted the extra picks. Quantity and quality are both important when building a team from scratch. I need depth. I based it off of Dome's thread in NFL Gen. A Cardinals fans said they'd put Jones up. I feel ya. Drafting is definitely my favorite part. That's why I started mine with Bosa over Kyler too. Ended up with year two having Tua, Derrick Brown or Herbert at 4 the next year which was a tough decision. I went with Tua, but if Jacoby Brissett had been a touch better and wasn't about to lose his job to Rivers I would have heavily considered Brown since he was my favorite player in the draft. I'm not sure if you plan on still going QB with the second pick, but it is fun to take a lineman to solidify a unit a bit and then reevaluate to see where you can go year 2 (or 3 if you nailed a solid journeyman). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 6 hours ago, Trojan said: That's why I started mine with Bosa over Kyler too. Ended up with year two having Tua, Derrick Brown or Herbert at 4 the next year which was a tough decision. I went with Tua, but if Jacoby Brissett had been a touch better and wasn't about to lose his job to Rivers I would have heavily considered Brown since he was my favorite player in the draft. I'm not sure if you plan on still going QB with the second pick, but it is fun to take a lineman to solidify a unit a bit and then reevaluate to see where you can go year 2 (or 3 if you nailed a solid journeyman). I was originally not going to take a QB, but I have decided that I'd be a fool to pass on Zach Wilson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 The St. Louis Stallions are trading Round 7 Pick #33 to the Jaguars for TE Josh Oliver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 For free agents, do you have to make a decision on them within a certain period of time? I'd think you should have to match a contract or not within 24 hours so you won't know if someone else will later sign cheap elsewhere. Also that trade for the first pick looks wildly unbalanced against Jacksonville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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