jrry32 Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 Round 6 Pick #34 - Lonnie Phelps EDGE Kansas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 Round 7 Pick #3 - Zack Kuntz TE Old Dominion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 Round 7 Pick #6 - Mekhi Garner S LSU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 Round 1 Pick #3 - Anthony Richardson QB Florida Round 2 Pick #4 - Traded Round 2 Pick #7 - B.J. Ojulari EDGE LSU Round 3 Pick #3 - Clark Phillips III CB Utah Round 4 Pick #4 - Adetomiwa Adebawore DL Northwestern Round 5 Pick #3 - Traded Round 5 Pick #6 - Chase Brown HB Illinois Round 5 Pick #23 - Luke Wypler C Ohio State Round 6 Pick #34 - Lonnie Phelps EDGE Kansas Round 7 Pick #3 - Zack Kuntz TE Old Dominion Round 7 Pick #6 - Mekhi Garner S LSU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) With the draft over, I am signing the following UDFAs: Kadeem Telfort OT UAB Matt Landers WR Arkansas Arquon Bush CB Cincinnati Tyrus Wheat EDGE Mississippi State D.J. Dale DL Alabama Brandon Joseph S Notre Dame Travis Dye HB USC Johnny Lumpkin TE Louisiana Edited April 30, 2023 by jrry32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 (edited) I unfortunately had some IRL stuff pop up and fell behind on this. Updating the depth chart and backfilling some roster moves: Depth Chart QB: Baker Mayfield - Anthony Richardson - Zach Wilson HB: Breece Hall - Kenny Gainwell - Chase Brown XWR: Amari Cooper - K.J. Hamler ZWR: Elijah Moore - Ihmir Smith-Marsette SLWR: Amon-Ra St. Brown - Jamison Crowder TE: Cade Otton - Tommy Tremble - Zack Kuntz LT: Orlando Brown Jr. - Zach Tom - Kadeem Telfort LG: Zach Tom - Daniel Brunskill - Ike Boettger C : Quinn Meinerz - Luke Wypler RG: Shaq Mason - Daniel Brunskill - Ike Boettger RT: Rob Havenstein - Zach Tom - Kadeem Telfort DE: Sebastian Joseph-Day - Adetomiwa Adebawore - Christian Covington NT: Greg Gaines - Nathan Shepherd DE: Travis Jones - Matthew Butler - Christian Covington OLB: B.J. Ojulari - Trevis Gipson - Ronnie Perkins ILB: Cody Barton - Jack Sanborn - Jabril Cox - Brandon Smith ILB: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah - Jack Sanborn - Jabril Cox OLB: Aidan Hutchinson - Trevis Gipson - Lonnie Phelps CB: Kendall Fuller - Darius Rush CB: Tariq Woolen - Sidney Jones CB: Clark Phillips III FS: Elijah Molden - Mekhi Garner SS: John Johnson III - Shaun Wade K: Evan McPherson P: Ryan Wright LS: Cal Adomitis KR: Ihmir Smith-Marsette PR: Ihmir Smith-Marsette IR: OL Corey Linsley - CB Marcus Jones - ILB Nakobe Dean Practice Squad Bam Knight HB Matt Landers WR Simi Fehoko WR Josiah Scott CB Amani Oruwariye CB Tyrus Wheat EDGE Brandon Joseph S Janarius Robinson EDGE Bravvion Roy DL Jeff Gunter DL Chasen Hines OL Ty Nsekhe OL Lucas Krull TE Curtis Robinson ILB Cade York K 2024 Picks Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 2025 Picks Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Edited January 8 by jrry32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 (edited) As we hit the offseason, my first order of business is to fire HC Brandon Staley. I had high hopes for Staley when I made him the inaugural HC for the franchise. I thought he could be a defensive Sean McVay. Unfortunately, it just never came together for him. I'll be going through a coaching search. Right now, my list is (in no order): 1. Raheem Morris DC LA Rams 2. Ben Johnson OC Detroit Lions 3. Lou Anarumo DC Cincy Bengals 4. Brian Flores DC Minnesota Vikings 5. Brian Johnson OC Philly Eagles 6. Dan Quinn DC Dallas Cowboys 7. Mike Macdonald DC Baltimore Ravens 8. Todd Monken OC Baltimore Ravens 9. Jim Harbaugh HC Michigan Wolverines Evaluating the Team Offense - The good news here is that our offense has blossomed. We have one of the best WRs in the NFL in Amon-Ra St. Brown (top 3 WR season this year), another very good WR who complements him in Amari Cooper (finished #10 in receiving yards), and a productive #3 WR in Elijah Moore, despite his injury issues. At HB, we have one of the NFL's best young all-around backs in Breece Hall and a good #2 HB in Kenny Gainwell. Our TE, Cade Otton, is a solid player. And our OL is one of the best units in the NFL. Zach Tom emerged this year as a great young OL. Havenstein had another strong year. Quinn Meinerz put up a great season in Denver. Brunskill and Mason were solid starters. And Orlando Brown, while not having his best year, is an above average LT. Add in Baker Mayfield coming out of nowhere with a good year and Anthony Richardson showing flashes, and we have one of the best offensive units in the NFL. My plan would have been for Baker to start and Richardson to spend the year as a backup. Defense - This is where we would have had problems. On the plus side, Aidan Hutchinson continued his ascent with a great second season, posting 11.5 sacks and strong all around numbers. JOK continued to be one of the best ILBs in the NFL. Travis Jones developed into a quality starter on the DL. And Clark Phillips provided strong play for a rookie when he stepped in due to injuries. Tariq Woolen had an up and down season, but he's still a talented starting CB. B.J. Ojulari showed flashes as a rookie, but I was hoping for a bit more. Our depth at ILB helped when Cody Barton and Nakobe Dean suffered injuries, as Jack Sanborn is a very solid backup ILB. Unfortunately, we didn't get a ton out of the DL, our #2 EDGE rusher was hit and miss, and JJIII and Kendall Fuller have both fallen off. Despite having some promising players, I'd anticipate this defense being one of the worst in the NFL, mostly because of Staley's issues as a HC. I'm also really kicking myself for letting Geno Stone walk this past offseason. He had a strong year for the Ravens at a position where I could have sorely used him (safety). Special Teams - Ryan Wright and Evan McPherson both had solid years. McPherson was perfect inside 50 on the season. And Wright averaged over 40 yards net punting. Neither were the best at their positions, but they provided quality play. I expect my special teams unit was average to below average, mostly because I'm still trying to build up my depth. Overall: With better coaching, I think this is a playoff team. We're more talented than some of the squads that made the playoffs, but I think we lose multiple games due to Staley's inept job as a HC. As I see it, we would have had one of the best offenses in the NFL (with some inconsistencies due to Baker) and one of the worst defenses in the NFL. Verdict: 8-9 season Looking Forward: If I can nail the HC hire, there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic. We have an extraordinarily talented offense and some good players at important spots on defense. The key is Anthony Richardson staying healthy and developing. But I'll have to hedge my bets on Richardson suffering an injury, as durability has been a persistent problem for him. Edited January 8 by jrry32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Looking at my HC list, here are my general thoughts on the candidates: 1. Raheem Morris DC LA Rams - Morris isn't an X's and O's genius. He's respectable in the area, though. I see him as a guy who potentially could be a Mike Tomlin type. He's great at managing personalities, he knows the game well, and he's learned a lot since his early-career failure in Tampa Bay. IMO, that Tampa Bay situation was rough. Morris was a young HC who had to take over a roster Gruden blew up and then was handed a QB in Josh Freeman who didn't have the work ethic or leadership skills. I'm really favoring Morris, in part because Sean McVay thinks the world of him, and I'm a big believer in McVay's eye for talent (Brandon Staley notwithstanding). 2. Ben Johnson OC Detroit Lions - The next wunderkind OC who is destined to be a HC. I'm intrigued because his style feels like a great fit for my team. But I'm a little nervous about hiring another young guy after Staley burned me. I'm also not sure Johnson would want to come here with the QB uncertainty. He may have better options. 3. Lou Anarumo DC Cincy Bengals - Anarumo's unit wasn't good this year, but I have a lot of respect for the work he did in 2021 and 2022. He's on the low end of the list for me. 4. Brian Flores DC Minnesota Vikings - While I have a lot of respect for Flores and think he could be a good HC on a team that has a proven vet at QB, I'm leery about picking a HC who had such bad blood with his young QB in his last HC spot (Tua). Anthony Richardson is a good kid, but he's not the sort who would deal well with hard coaching. I think I'm out on Flores. 5. Brian Johnson OC Philly Eagles - The wheels coming off for the Eagles hurts Johnson. I also have seen the criticisms about his play calling this year. There are a few reasons why I'm tempted. First, Johnson is a great QB developer. Second, he has worked well with mobile QBs. Third, he has a relationship with Anthony Richardson (he recruited him to Florida and coached him for a year at UF). And fourth, I have the utmost respect for Brian Johnson based on what I know from his time at UF. He's one of my top candidates. 6. Dan Quinn DC Dallas Cowboys - Dan Quinn is a great defensive mind and had some success as HC. That said, the end of his tenure in Atlanta was really bad. I'm always reticent about retreads. Quinn has earned a second chance, but I'm not sure it's my team. I think he's too old school. 7. Mike Macdonald DC Baltimore Ravens - Young dude who has killed it with the Ravens. My concerns are twofold: (1) is he another Staley, and (2) his potential lack of network because he has spent his entire NFL career in Baltimore. 8. Todd Monken OC Baltimore Ravens - Monken is one of the best schemers and play callers around. He's great at bringing out the best in mobile QBs. And he has HC experience at the college level. I'm unsure of him because of his age (57) and his decision to walk away from his college HC job. Is this a guy who prefers being a coordinator? 9. Jim Harbaugh HC Michigan Wolverines - Despite his age (60), Harbaugh has to be my #1 option. He won in the NFL. He won in college. He saved Alex Smith's career and launched Colin Kaepernick's career. And he has proven in recent years that he can adapt with the times and will make the sacrifices needed to win. He's a weird dude and can be grating, but there's no denying that he's a man who can put aside his ego to win. That all said, I imagine if Harbaugh comes to the NFL, he'll choose a situation that is better than mine (established QB or his choice of QB). Still, he's at the top of my list if he's available. Based on this, I'd say my short list is: 1. Jim Harbaugh 2. Raheem Morris 3. Ben Johnson 4. Brian Johnson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techbert Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 JMHO, I think Todd wanted to be Big Time more than Head Guy. No one talks about him much, but he would be on my short list. With that said, good luck signing Jim, cus he has essentially zero downside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 5 hours ago, Techbert said: JMHO, I think Todd wanted to be Big Time more than Head Guy. No one talks about him much, but he would be on my short list. With that said, good luck signing Jim, cus he has essentially zero downside. That's fair on Monken. I don't see Harbaugh selecting my team, but we'll see what decision he makes IRL. I'll take my cue from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 New shortlist: 1. Jim Harbaugh 2. Raheem Morris 3. Ben Johnson 4. Mike Macdonald 5. Todd Monken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 As I expected, Harbaugh took the job with the Chargers. I can't compete with Justin Herbert. Going to have to set my sights on the other four names on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 Can't have the Falcons stealing my guy. I'm hiring Coach Rah. Let's hope this former Rams DC works out better than the previous one lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugashane Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 @jrry32 you made me want to do this for my Bears. I have free little time anymore, so if my wife leaves me you're covering some of my legal fees from @dll2000. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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