"Action Points" Test.

[Ben E Lou]

OK. I had an old saved career with a dominant team. I simmed to the end of that season, and I can take over any team. I thought I'd start out with a team in a pretty "average" situation for cap room, players under contract, and roster strength. Throwing out the top six and bottom six in each category I get:

Cap Room: $27.79M<--->$43.45M
Under Contract: 23<--->30
Roster Strength: 30<--->69

...and I also want the team to pick somewhere in the middle 20 spots in the first round as well.

Looking around, Washington falls well into all of those categories:

Cap Room: $32.65M
Under Contract: 27
Roster Strength: 31
Draft Pick: #20

So I take the 'Skins. Here's the initial roster:

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Davison, J.T. 18 QB 14 55 55 1 yr.
Herndon, Ryan 7 QB 8 25 48 1 yr.
Chamberlin, Arnold 2 QB 2 14 46 2 yrs
Fitzgerald, Earl 31 RB 3 35 35 2 yrs
Bell, Brant 35 RB 4 29 37 ---
Hendrick, R.J. 30 RB 2 27 40 ---
Jarvis, Darryl 43 FB 3 33 47 1 yr.
Norton, Juan 81 TE 5 52 52 2 yrs
Gilbertson, Derrick 87 TE 3 33 33 1 yr.
Wedderburn, Joe 85 TE 4 31 31 ---
Zimmerman, Harold 82 FL 8 69 69 4 yrs
Ramirez, Bennie 86 FL 2 23 35 ---
McWilliams, Wesley 88 SE 10 34 34 ---
Griffith, Ron 89 SE 5 28 28 ---
Stone, Pete 84 SE 2 16 25 ---
Stockman, Raymond 59 C 8 52 52 ---
Fisher, Vincent 58 C 5 29 41 ---
Samuels, Monty 55 C 2 27 44 ---
Lauer, Floyd 78 LG 2 46 65 3 yrs
Vreede, Kurt 60 LG 8 43 43 3 yrs
Godfrey, Albert 68 LG 2 30 57 2 yrs
Meier, D.J. 64 RG 8 48 48 ---
Schalk, Mickey 74 LT 4 52 52 ---
Carter, T.J. 76 LT 10 39 39 2 yrs
Buchanan, Conrad 70 LT 2 20 52 2 yrs
Hatcher, Adam 65 RT 2 38 56 3 yrs
Tucker, Sammy 10 P 9 50 50 1 yr.
Barlow, Mitchell 16 K 6 73 73 2 yrs
Surcon, Toby 97 LDE 4 62 62 1 yr.
Rhodes, Everett 75 LDE 11 34 34 ---
Glover, Jeffrey 98 RDE 5 40 40 ---
Andersen, Jeremy 71 RDE 2 23 33 ---
Jarvis, Ian 79 LDT 8 50 50 3 yrs
Foreman, Wayne 95 RDT 10 52 52 ---
Pharms, Burt 92 RDT 2 23 38 2 yrs
Sweeney, Deion 93 MLB 7 59 59 1 yr.
Wells, Zach 91 MLB 4 32 41 ---
Kaplan, Martin 54 MLB 3 25 45 1 yr.
Scott, Bobby 96 SLB 7 56 56 3 yrs
Irwin, Adrian 53 SLB 2 40 50 3 yrs
Lynn, Richie 51 WLB 5 65 65 4 yrs
Turner, Tyrus 57 WLB 8 30 30 ---
Choisser, Amos 23 LCB 5 34 34 ---
Upshaw, Ryan 25 LCB 2 25 34 ---
Callahan, Detron 20 RCB 5 53 53 ---
Tyler, Glenn 34 RCB 3 51 55 2 yrs
Beckles, Mel 21 SS 12 53 53 1 yr.
Ofodile, Preston 37 FS 9 53 53 1 yr.
Oren, Bert 32 FS 2 25 34 ---

[Ben E Lou]

FORWARD-THINKING/BUDGET
I don't have a good feel for staff/renegs/draft/free agency/trading, so I thought the best thing to do for now is look ahead to camp/in-season/salary cap and figure out what I'll spend there, then use the rest on the earlier stages.

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="4" frame="void" rules="none"> <colgroup><col width="126"><col width="117"><col width="26"><col width="466"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" height="18" width="126">IN-SEASON</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" width="117">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" width="26">Pts</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left" bgcolor="#9999cc" width="466">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Custom Plan
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="8" sdnum="1033;" align="center">10
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">With an aging QB and a star WR, I'll go into "win now" mode and rebuild later.
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Staff Depth Chart
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0" sdnum="1033;" align="center">0</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Injury 200</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0" sdnum="1033;" align="center">0</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Replacements</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4" sdnum="1033;" align="center">4</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">(one vet, one rookie, lowest rookie after that)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" height="17">SALARY CAP</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Leave 5% Unused</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="12" sdnum="1033;" align="center">12</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Expensive Players</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="6" sdnum="1033;" align="center">6</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">Six over the 5% mark at this point. One of those guys looks like he'll get cut. Pretty sure I can get this down to three w/o too much pain.
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" height="17">TRAINING CAMP</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Default Settings</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0" sdnum="1033;" align="center">0</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">53 Players</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0" sdnum="1033;" align="center">0</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="30" sdnum="1033;" align="center">32</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

STAFF HIRING
Ouch. Big trouble here. NO staff members under contract. I'd like to get a long-term coach, and I probably won't be using interviews any time soon so no need to spend on a scout. I decide to make the requested offer on a coach early. He signs. The others get signed in stage three as freebies. 2 points used this stage.

RUNNING TOTAL: 34

[Ben E Lou]

INTERNAL CONTRACT MOVES


I send the sixth rounder to summer league, so no cost there. 0 points
55/55 5th year corner gets franchised. Hard to let that guy fly. 2 points
Release T T.J. Carter (over 5% of cap and not worth it). 0 points
3 requested renegs (QB Davison, ILB Sweeney, OLB Scott), and 1 cap out (OLB Scott): 6 points. (These moves get me down to three 5% players. Can't sign any more of those now.)So. 8 points used on internal moves.

RUNNING TOTAL: 42 points.

[Ben E Lou]

So, if I want to use a fully custom game plan, I have 18 points to spend on signing 25 players, including draft picks. I also have four more points to play with that I currently have allocated for in-season pickups.

I'm guessing that the draft is going to cost me 12ish points, so I really only have 6 points to spend on free agents, 10 if I want to risk not being able to sign any decent in-season players.

Looking over the roster, I would like to acquire starting-quality players at the following positions: RB, FB, WR2, WR3, C, RDE, WILB*

Most critical are WR2, C and RDE, because we have no centers, one WR, and one DE under contract. Sounds like the prudent thing to do here is to spend points on those positions, and go with draftees or free players at the other slots. Off to fix lunch. More in a bit.


*--Looking at the personnel on defense that's currently under contract, it seems to make the most sense to switch to the 3-4.

[Ben E Lou]

Looking carefully over the FA menu, I'm pretty certain that I can allow myself 3 more points of the budget. My goal, which should be very attainable this year, will be to leave 10% of the cap unused.

[Ben E Lou]

OK. I end up making six offers in early free agency:

RB: flat (2)
FB: flat (2)
WR: requested (1)
WR: requested (1)
C: requested (1)
DE: flat (2)

So, if all sign, I'll use nine points, leaving me 12 for the draft (assuming I can come in 10% under the cap.)

[Ben E Lou]

And here's how free agency went.

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="7" frame="void" rules="none"> <colgroup><col width="45"><col width="109"><col width="36"><col width="45"><col width="51"><col width="42"><col width="290"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17" width="45">POS</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="109">NAME</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="36">EXP</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="45">RTG</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="51">TYPE</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="42">COST</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="290">COMMENT</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">RB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Tyrell Thomas</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="5" sdnum="1033;" align="center">5</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">49/49</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">flat</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">solid-looking all around RB with an affinity</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">WR</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Victor Sloan</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="8" sdnum="1033;" align="center">8</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">42/42</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">request</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;" align="center">1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">good getting downfield (71). will start if no rookie</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">FB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Dustin Burkhart</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="6" sdnum="1033;" align="center">6</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">53/53</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">flat</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">affinity, can catch it out of the backfield, 58 run block</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">DE</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Frankie Peete</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="5" sdnum="1033;" align="center">5</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">49/49</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">flat</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">80 pr technique</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">C</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Raymond Stockmen</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="8" sdnum="1033;" align="center">8</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">52/52</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">request</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;" align="center">1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">own player re-signed to start</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">WR</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Vernon Weaver</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4" sdnum="1033;" align="center">4</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">25/26</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">request</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;" align="center">1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">good getting downfield (68), not much else</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="17">
</td> <td align="center">
</td> <td align="center">
</td> <td align="center">
</td> <td align="center">
</td> <td sdval="9" sdnum="1033;" align="center">9</td> <td align="center">
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

[Ben E Lou]

Ok. Signed no-bonus old guys at WR-OL-DL-CB to help get us up to leg. Upon further review, I kind of like it. I'll be pretty much forced to draft at certain positions. Budget update forthcoming.

[QuikSand]

Upon further review, I kind of like it. I'll be pretty much forced to draft at certain positions.

I sort of like it, too, for the same reason.

[Ben E Lou]

So here's where we are....

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="4" frame="void" rules="none"> <colgroup><col width="167"><col width="190"><col width="26"><col width="466"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" height="18" width="167">STAFF HIRING</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" width="190">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" width="26">Pts</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left" bgcolor="#9999cc" width="466">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">HC Requested Offer</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">OC Stage 3 Requested</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0" sdnum="1033;" align="center">0</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">DC Stage 3 Requested</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0" sdnum="1033;" align="center">0</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Scout Stage 3 Requested</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0" sdnum="1033;" align="center">0</td> <td align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" height="18">INTERNAL MOVES</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">Pts</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">6th rounder-->summer</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0" sdnum="1033;" align="center">0</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Franchise</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">3 Requested Renegs</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="6" sdnum="1033;" align="center">6</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">1 Cap Out</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0" sdnum="1033;" align="center">0</td> <td align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" height="17">EARLY FREE AGENCY</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">3 flat contracts</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="6" sdnum="1033;" align="center">6</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">3 requested contracts</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="3" sdnum="1033;" align="center">3</td> <td align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">4 no-bonus old guys</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0" sdnum="1033;" align="center">0</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">TOTAL SPENT TO DATE</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="19" sdnum="1033;" align="center">19</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>



And here's the budget for the rest of the way....

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="4" frame="void" rules="none"> <colgroup><col width="167"><col width="190"><col width="26"><col width="466"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" height="17" width="167">DRAFT</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" width="190">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" width="26">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left" bgcolor="#9999cc" width="466">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">BUDGET</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="10" sdnum="1033;" align="center">10</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" height="17">LATE FREE AGENCY</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">Pts</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">1 Rookie FA</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" height="17">TRAINING CAMP</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">Pts</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Default</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0" sdnum="1033;" align="center">0</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">53 Players</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0" sdnum="1033;" align="center">0</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" height="17">IN-SEASON</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">Pts</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Custom Plan, No changes</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="10" sdnum="1033;" align="center">10</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Staff Depth</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0" sdnum="1033;" align="center">0</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Injuries=200</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0" sdnum="1033;" align="center">0</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Replacements</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4" sdnum="1033;" align="center">4</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">(one vet, one rookie, lowest rookie after that)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc" height="17">SALARY CAP</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#9999cc">Pts</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left" bgcolor="#9999cc">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Leave 10% Unused</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="9" sdnum="1033;" align="center">9</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Expensive Players</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="6" sdnum="1033;" align="center">6</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" height="17">
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</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="41" sdnum="1033;" align="center">41</td> <td align="left">
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

So, it looks like I do have a little wiggle room if I want to go crazy in the draft.

[Ben E Lou]

So I went with a modified version of the points for the draft. It ended up costing me 14.5.

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="17" frame="void" rules="none"> <colgroup><col width="39"><col width="31"><col width="98"><col width="29"><col width="29"><col width="24"><col width="29"><col width="27"><col width="29"><col width="25"><col width="34"><col width="41"><col width="34"><col width="37"><col width="37"><col width="30"><col width="283"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" height="18" width="39">Pick</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="31">Pos</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="98">NAME</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="29">Grd</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="29">Adj</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="40" sdnum="1033;" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="24">40</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="29">Sol</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="27">BP</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="29">Agi</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="25">BJ</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="34">PDrl</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdnum="1033;0;0%" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="41">Dev</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="34">Imp</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="37">Cur1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="37">Fut1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="30">AP</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" bgcolor="#800000" width="283">Comments</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="16">1(20)</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">WR</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Ethan Hammond</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="5.9" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">5.9</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="6.1" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">6.1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">!</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">!</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">-</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0.23" sdnum="1033;0;0%" align="center">23%</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">xxx</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="25" sdnum="1033;" align="center">25</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="53" sdnum="1033;" align="center">53</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="3.5" sdnum="1033;" align="center">3.5</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">Should start immediately.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="16">2(19)</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">DT</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Robert Heyward</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="5.6" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">5.6</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="6.1" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">6.1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">!</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">!</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">xxx</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0.28" sdnum="1033;0;0%" align="center">28%</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">xxx</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="30" sdnum="1033;" align="center">30</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="42" sdnum="1033;" align="center">42</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="3.5" sdnum="1033;" align="center">3.5</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">Yeah, so forget that 3-4 idea. Can't pass him up.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="16">3(18)</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">S</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> Wade Bailey</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="5" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">5.0</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4.7" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">4.7</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">-</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">!</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0.23" sdnum="1033;0;0%" align="center">23%</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">xxx</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="16" sdnum="1033;" align="center">16</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="38" sdnum="1033;" align="center">38</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">getting old there</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="16">4(17)</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">G</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Clay Shanabrough</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4.9" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">4.9</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4.7" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">4.7</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">xxx</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0.3" sdnum="1033;0;0%" align="center">30%</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">xxx</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="28" sdnum="1033;" align="center">28</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="44" sdnum="1033;" align="center">44</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">should see significant playing time this season</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="16">5(16)</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">QB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Scrap Horst</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4.6" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">4.6</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="5.2" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">5.2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0.18" sdnum="1033;0;0%" align="center">18%</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">xxx</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="13" sdnum="1033;" align="center">13</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="46" sdnum="1033;" align="center">46</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;" align="center">1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">Thus begins the process of finding the future QB...</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="16">6(15)</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">DE</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Clarence Canadeo</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4.3" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">4.3</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4.7" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">4.7</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">!</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">-</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">xxx</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0.15" sdnum="1033;0;0%" align="center">15%</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">xxx</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="17" sdnum="1033;" align="center">17</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="47" sdnum="1033;" align="center">47</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="1.5" sdnum="1033;" align="center">1.5</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">Another youngster who should play a lot.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="16">7(23)</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">RB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">Louie Prior</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4.02" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">4.0</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4.2" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">4.2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">+</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">-</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="0.46" sdnum="1033;0;0%" align="center">46%</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">xxx</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="17" sdnum="1033;" align="center">17</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="23" sdnum="1033;" align="center">23</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;" align="center">1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">Could be my RB2 this season.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="14">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdnum="1033;0;0.0" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdnum="1033;0;0%" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center">
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="14.5" sdnum="1033;" align="center">14.5</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left">
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

I can still come in ok at this level, and I'm pleased with who we've added.

[Ben E Lou]

That puts me at 33.5 points spent. Between custom game plans, 10% of the cap, and expensive players, that's 25 more points. I don't have any huge holes left, although rookies and marginal players will play in several slots. With injuries set at 200, I'll hold back that last AP to sign a decent rookie in-season if needed. So, I sit out late free agency.

[Ben E Lou]

Heh. I can't QUITE get to the 10% unused mark without a handful of cap outs. DT Jarvis, K Barlow and G Lauer get capped out right before camp, leaving me with $14.05M available on a $138M cap. Perfect!

[Ben E Lou]

Camp notes...


Aging QB Davison doesn't drop any.
FA signee RB Tyrell Thomas goes 49/49-->38/38. Ouchers.
As far as draftees are concerned, we see positive movement from the first four picks, negative from the last three.

[Ben E Lou]

Heading into preseason, here are position-by-position comments.

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="6" frame="void" rules="none"> <colgroup><col width="118"><col width="28"><col width="32"><col width="31"><col width="35"><col width="41"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17" width="118"> Player</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="28"> Pos</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="32"> Exp</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="31">Cur</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="35">Fut</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="41"> Cntrct</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Davison, J.T.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> QB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="14" sdnum="1033;" align="center">14</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="55" sdnum="1033;" align="center">55</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="55" sdnum="1033;" align="center">55</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 2 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Herndon, Ryan</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> QB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="8" sdnum="1033;" align="center">8</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="25" sdnum="1033;" align="center">25</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="41" sdnum="1033;" align="center">41</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Chamberlin, Arnold</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> QB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="17" sdnum="1033;" align="center">17</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="43" sdnum="1033;" align="center">43</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 2 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Horst, Scrap</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> QB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;" align="center">1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="17" sdnum="1033;" align="center">17</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="42" sdnum="1033;" align="center">42</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Davison looks like he's still got something in the tank. The other three were -2 or worse in camp this season. There's work to be done at QB, no doubt.



<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="6" frame="void" rules="none"> <colgroup><col width="118"><col width="28"><col width="32"><col width="31"><col width="35"><col width="41"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17" width="118">Thomas, Tyrell</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="28"> RB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="5" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="32">5</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="38" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="31">38</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="38" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="35">38</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="41"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">##Bell, Brant</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> RB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4" sdnum="1033;" align="center">4</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="31" sdnum="1033;" align="center">31</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="31" sdnum="1033;" align="center">31</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">##Fitzgerald, Earl</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> RB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="3" sdnum="1033;" align="center">3</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="33" sdnum="1033;" align="center">33</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="33" sdnum="1033;" align="center">33</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 2 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Hendrick, R.J.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> RB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="30" sdnum="1033;" align="center">30</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="40" sdnum="1033;" align="center">40</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Prior, Louie</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> RB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;" align="center">1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="18" sdnum="1033;" align="center">18</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="22" sdnum="1033;" align="center">22</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
Hendrick was +1 this year, but with the AI handling the depth charts (no way around that at this point), he's probably the backup this year unless Thomas gets hurts. None of the others gave us reason to hope in camp this year.

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="6" frame="void" rules="none"> <colgroup><col width="118"><col width="28"><col width="32"><col width="31"><col width="35"><col width="41"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17" width="118">Burkhart, Dustin</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="28"> FB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="6" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="32">6</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="54" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="31">54</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="54" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="35">54</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="41"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Jarvis, Darryl</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> FB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="3" sdnum="1033;" align="center">3</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="34" sdnum="1033;" align="center">34</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="43" sdnum="1033;" align="center">43</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Norton, Juan</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> TE</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="5" sdnum="1033;" align="center">5</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="53" sdnum="1033;" align="center">53</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="53" sdnum="1033;" align="center">53</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 2 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">##Wedderburn, Joe</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> TE</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4" sdnum="1033;" align="center">4</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="31" sdnum="1033;" align="center">31</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="31" sdnum="1033;" align="center">31</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Gilbertson, Derrick</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> TE</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="3" sdnum="1033;" align="center">3</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="31" sdnum="1033;" align="center">31</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="31" sdnum="1033;" align="center">31</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> No immediate worries at either of these positions.


<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="6" frame="void" rules="none"> <colgroup><col width="118"><col width="28"><col width="32"><col width="31"><col width="35"><col width="41"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17" width="118">Witt, Perry</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="28"> FL</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="8" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="32">8</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="37" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="31">37</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="37" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="35">37</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="41"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Zimmerman, Harold</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> FL</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="8" sdnum="1033;" align="center">8</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="70" sdnum="1033;" align="center">70</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="70" sdnum="1033;" align="center">70</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 4 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">##Ramirez, Bennie</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> FL</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="26" sdnum="1033;" align="center">26</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="36" sdnum="1033;" align="center">36</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Sloan, Victor</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> SE</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="8" sdnum="1033;" align="center">8</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="42" sdnum="1033;" align="center">42</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="42" sdnum="1033;" align="center">42</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Hammond, Ethan</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> SE</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;" align="center">1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="29" sdnum="1033;" align="center">29</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="58" sdnum="1033;" align="center">58</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 4 yrs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Hammond, a +5 in camp, looks like an outstanding pickup. He's probably relegated to WR4 by the AI tihs year, and Zimmerman (RR=89, End=87) should get a buttload of targets.

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="6" frame="void" rules="none"> <colgroup><col width="118"><col width="28"><col width="32"><col width="31"><col width="35"><col width="41"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17" width="118">Brennan, Brant</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="28"> C</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="10" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="32">10</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="42" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="31">42</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="42" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="35">42</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="41"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Stockman, Raymond</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> C</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="8" sdnum="1033;" align="center">8</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="52" sdnum="1033;" align="center">52</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="52" sdnum="1033;" align="center">52</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Samuels, Monty</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> C</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="32" sdnum="1033;" align="center">32</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="43" sdnum="1033;" align="center">43</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Vreede, Kurt</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> LG</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="8" sdnum="1033;" align="center">8</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="43" sdnum="1033;" align="center">43</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="43" sdnum="1033;" align="center">43</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Godfrey, Albert</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> LG</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="33" sdnum="1033;" align="center">33</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="56" sdnum="1033;" align="center">56</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 2 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Lauer, Floyd</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> LG</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="53" sdnum="1033;" align="center">53</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="65" sdnum="1033;" align="center">65</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Shanabrough, Clay</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> LG</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;" align="center">1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="30" sdnum="1033;" align="center">30</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="45" sdnum="1033;" align="center">45</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Schalk, Mickey</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> LT</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4" sdnum="1033;" align="center">4</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="52" sdnum="1033;" align="center">52</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="52" sdnum="1033;" align="center">52</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 6 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Buchanan, Conrad</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> LT</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="21" sdnum="1033;" align="center">21</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="51" sdnum="1033;" align="center">51</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 2 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Hatcher, Adam</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> RT</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="43" sdnum="1033;" align="center">43</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="56" sdnum="1033;" align="center">56</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
Nothing magical on the offensive line, but we're young everywhere but center.


<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="6" frame="void" rules="none"> <colgroup><col width="118"><col width="28"><col width="32"><col width="31"><col width="35"><col width="41"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17" width="118">Surcon, Toby</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="28"> LDE</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="32">4</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="60" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="31">60</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="60" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="35">60</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="41"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">##Hardy, Carlton</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> RDE</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="11" sdnum="1033;" align="center">11</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="33" sdnum="1033;" align="center">33</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="33" sdnum="1033;" align="center">33</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Peete, Frankie</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> RDE</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="5" sdnum="1033;" align="center">5</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="48" sdnum="1033;" align="center">48</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="48" sdnum="1033;" align="center">48</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">##Andersen, Jeremy</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> RDE</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="25" sdnum="1033;" align="center">25</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="33" sdnum="1033;" align="center">33</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Canadeo, Clarence</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> RDE</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;" align="center">1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="16" sdnum="1033;" align="center">16</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="35" sdnum="1033;" align="center">35</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Jarvis, Ian</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> LDT</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="8" sdnum="1033;" align="center">8</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="49" sdnum="1033;" align="center">49</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="49" sdnum="1033;" align="center">49</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Pharms, Burt</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> RDT</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="26" sdnum="1033;" align="center">26</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="37" sdnum="1033;" align="center">37</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 2 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Heyward, Robert</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> RDT</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;" align="center">1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="35" sdnum="1033;" align="center">35</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="43" sdnum="1033;" align="center">43</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> The d-line is nothing to write home about as it is, and if someone gets hurt, we'll be playing some real scrubs here.


<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="6" frame="void" rules="none"> <colgroup><col width="118"><col width="28"><col width="32"><col width="31"><col width="35"><col width="41"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17" width="118">Sweeney, Deion</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="28"> MLB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="7" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="32">7</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="55" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="31">55</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="55" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="35">55</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="41"> 4 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Wells, Zach</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> MLB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="4" sdnum="1033;" align="center">4</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="36" sdnum="1033;" align="center">36</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="41" sdnum="1033;" align="center">41</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Kaplan, Martin</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> MLB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="3" sdnum="1033;" align="center">3</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="31" sdnum="1033;" align="center">31</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="47" sdnum="1033;" align="center">47</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Scott, Bobby</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> SLB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="7" sdnum="1033;" align="center">7</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="58" sdnum="1033;" align="center">58</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="58" sdnum="1033;" align="center">58</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Irwin, Adrian</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> SLB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="45" sdnum="1033;" align="center">45</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="49" sdnum="1033;" align="center">49</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Lynn, Richie</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> WLB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="5" sdnum="1033;" align="center">5</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="66" sdnum="1033;" align="center">66</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="66" sdnum="1033;" align="center">66</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 4 yrs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Definitely a solid-looking crew here. I still need to think about the 3-4 for next season.



<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="6" frame="void" rules="none"> <colgroup><col width="118"><col width="39"><col width="32"><col width="31"><col width="35"><col width="41"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17" width="118">Upshaw, Ryan</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="39"> LCB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="32">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="27" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="31">27</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="34" sdnum="1033;" align="center" width="35">34</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" width="41"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">##Castillo, Bill</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> RCB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="11" sdnum="1033;" align="center">11</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="23" sdnum="1033;" align="center">23</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="23" sdnum="1033;" align="center">23</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Callahan, Detron</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> RCB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="5" sdnum="1033;" align="center">5</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="53" sdnum="1033;" align="center">53</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="53" sdnum="1033;" align="center">53</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 4 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Tyler, Glenn</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> RCB</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="3" sdnum="1033;" align="center">3</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="53" sdnum="1033;" align="center">53</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="55" sdnum="1033;" align="center">55</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 2 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Beckles, Mel</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> SS</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="12" sdnum="1033;" align="center">12</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="52" sdnum="1033;" align="center">52</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="52" sdnum="1033;" align="center">52</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Bailey, Wade</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> SS</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;" align="center">1</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="21" sdnum="1033;" align="center">21</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="42" sdnum="1033;" align="center">42</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 3 yrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Ofodile, Preston</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> FS</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="9" sdnum="1033;" align="center">9</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="53" sdnum="1033;" align="center">53</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="53" sdnum="1033;" align="center">53</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center" height="17">Oren, Bert</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> FS</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="2" sdnum="1033;" align="center">2</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="29" sdnum="1033;" align="center">29</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" sdval="34" sdnum="1033;" align="center">34</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"> 1 yr.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> I like the youth at the starting corners, although the nickel situation is less than ideal. We're definitely in need of help for the future at safety.

[Ben E Lou]

RATING: 72 (11th overall)
COHESION: 83-72-100-94

[Ben E Lou]

No need to get into nitty-gritty details, but no huge surprise that Davidson-to-Zimmerman was a winning combination. 12 wins. Loss in the NFC Championship Game. Zimmerman had 101 catches for 1520 yards and 16 TDs. Given the personnel I inherited at key positions, it's certainly no cause for alarm. I really should have looked more closely at the team, rather than going by the general numbers. The 'Skins have now been to four of the last five NFC Championship Games, so this is nothing out of the ordinary. The real test of the AP system will be over a few seasons when Davison retires.

[QuikSand]

The 'Skins have now been to four of the last five NFC Championship Games, so this is nothing out of the ordinary. The real test of the AP system will be over a few seasons when Davison retires.

Heh, my AP testing team is in exactly the same situation.

[Ben E Lou]

Only one retirement, the starting SS.

[Ben E Lou]

2026 Prelims...


No points used in staff hiring.
Franchise Tag used on DE Surcon (2)
4th round pick G Shanabrough sent so summer league (1)

[QuikSand]

No points used in staff hiring.

FYI - in the point system, if you are still with a coach that you hired under a 2-pt contract (as I think you are), he'll cost you 2 pts per year. (I have probably rewritten that section since you copied it, but that was my intent all along - cost is not just in the hiring year)

[Ben E Lou]

FYI - in the point system, if you are still with a coach that you hired under a 2-pt contract (as I think you are), he'll cost you 2 pts per year. (I have probably rewritten that section since you copied it, but that was my intent all along - cost is not just in the hiring year)Ah! Great call. I like that. I was about to post about being able to lock up coaches long-term, but that solves it.