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One and Done Challenge

Hello FOFC.

Welcome to the One and Done Challenge, created by QuikSand. This should be a fun competition between a few FOFC’ers to see who can do the most with one year of draft picks.

So, to begin, I need to trade all of my future picks for picks in this year’s draft. I think my strategy is do to my interviews first, figure out how deep/strong this draft class is, and decide whether I want a ton of 2^nd/3^rd/4^th round picks, or a few really high picks.

Before I begin the interviews, I need to decide what kind of systems I’ll be running on offense and defense. On offense, I usually prefer to build a strong running and short passing team. On defense, I prefer the 3-4, run defense, and man-to-man coverage.

I’m probably going to go through this career pretty slowly to begin. With this being my only chance to build the team, I have to do it right.
Let’s take a look at individual positions. The numbers in parenthesis are how many players I interviewed at each position.

Quarterback (2)

Believe it or not, I’m not looking for the best quarterback in the world here. I’m just looking for a good short passer with a good accuracy, timing, and sense rush rating. There are a few guys that I like. Briggs, Taylor, and Harrison obviously look good to me at the top. I also like Bert Mayhem, and I could definitely trade down out of 1(1) to get him and pick up a few extra picks. He has pretty good combines as well. As of right now, I think Mayhem is my top choice. He has good intangibles, good combines, and is better at the shorter stuff. I’m gonna interview him now and see what my scout says about him.

The scout says he’s underrated. Not taking one of the top 3 QB’s could be a risk, but I think I’m gonna go this way. I also liked Carl Ellison as a later pick, but he was very overrated according to my scout.

Running Back (3)

This is one of the most important positions to me. I’d love to have a legitimate feature back, so I’ll definitely take a good look at these guys at the top. Tyrus Torres has great looking bars, and my scout tells me he’s hard to read. This guy has a shot at being my first pick in the draft, I just don’t know if I’m willing to spend the 1(1) on him. I don’t like O.J. Winters bars, but he does have great combines. Bryan McMillan came out very overrated, so I probably won’t go with him.

I also like Kenny Balogh. He came out very underrated and has bars that I like.

Fullback (1)

I like Nicky Whalen at the top, but I don’t know if I can spend a first-day pick on a fullback. I’m gonna have to wait until UDFA time to get one of these guys.

Tight End (7)

So here, I’m probably just looking for a guy who can catch and block for our running back. The first few guys I’ve interviewed were listed as either overrated or very overrated, but Granger was listed as hard to read. I do like him, so he’ll get a serious look if he lasts until the 2^nd round.

Wide Receiver (6)

So I think I decided that I’m gonna invest heavily into two dominant WR’s. I figure I can get away with a decent QB if I have great receivers. I interviewed the top 5 players here, as well as Kenyon Shields. Newman, Ciscone, and Reeves came out underrated or very underrated, so my goal is to get 2 of those 3 guys.

Offensive Line (5)

The only top player I interviewed was Steve O’Field. I figure that I’m gonna get a ton of late 1^st rounders or early 2^nd rounder, so I pretty much just interview guys that I think will be around then and am just hoping for the best. Pass blocking doesn’t mean too much to me right now. I’m just looking for strong run blockers who can stay on the field.

The other 4 players I interviewed:

G Lance Ramos (AS)
T Preston Kohl (AS)
T Les Gustafon (AS)
C Randy Wolfe (HTR)

Defensive End (6)

I’m not impressed at all with this defensive end class. Lot’s of specialist type guys but no real stars. I interviewed 6 guys that looked like they could contribute or had decent combines. Nothing special here.

Defensive Tackle (7)

I feel the same here. No one too special, but a bunch of guys who could contribute.

Linebacker (11)

These guys look pretty good. I interviewed the top 2 ILB’s, and got a HTR and a VU. This is going to be tough, because I have to decide whether I want to spend my top pick on a QB, WR, or LB as of right now. The top OLB’s have great combines but all came out as O or VO.

Cornerback (7)

Hmmm. A few good looking guys here. I doubt I’ll use my top pick on one of these guys but a few look like good late first rounder’s or second rounder’s.

Safety (4)

Well, Kendall Anderson looks dominant, and I love having a great safety to help in run support as well as create turnovers. He has a serious opportunity to get picked first for this team. Lindsay, Ready, and Hines also look really good. Perhaps I’ll make sure I get one of these four guys, and get one of the top 3 WR’s on my short list.

Okay, so now the interviews are done, and it’s time for the draft. But first, I need to trade my future picks for picks in this draft. After seeing what this draft will give me, I’ve decided to get the highest picks I can, and then use UDFA to fill in any other holes. That could be a terrible choice but there does seem to be some good talent at the top of this draft.

The Draft

And so the fun part begins. The first two players taken off the board were QB’s, which makes me nervous. I’m really hoping Mayhem falls enough so I can trade up to get him. I’m currently at 1(3) but I also have a 1(21) and a 1(24). I also own 2(2),2(3), 2(28), and 2(31), so I have some serious value to move if I want to.

I’m gonna take a big risk here. I’m gonna move back a few more spots and hope that my QB is still on the board. I think I’m gonna try and move down to 1(8).

I get the Giants to give me their 1^st through 5^th round picks, and I move down to 1(8) in the 1^st round. Let’s hope Mayhem is still there.
The next two players to go are QB’s. That’s 4 straight to start off the draft!

At 1(7), QB Taylor is still on the board and Mayhem is next, so I’m fairly sure he’s going to last until me unless the team before me takes him.

Well, Taylor and Mayhem are still there. But so are all 3 of my WR’s that I like as well as all of the safeties. I decide to trade down one spot to Washington at 1(9) just to pick up some value. They take the top rated safety Kendall Anderson, but that still leaves me with the other two guys at that position that I liked. Now, I’m having some crazy thoughts. Even though WR Harris Powell was listed as very overrated, he looks almost too good to pass up. He had amazing combines (4.27 Dash!!!) and has ridiculous bars. I’m going to take him, and then once QB Taylor is taken, I’ll trade up and take Mayhem. Also, if the 2 RB’s before Torres go, I’m trading up to get him. So I have a few possibilities.

Well, at 1(12) QB Taylor was taken. So, I’m going to use some of my picks to move up to 1(13) and take Mayhem. I send my 2(3), 2(28), 3(1), 5(17), and 7(28) to move up. My plan for running back is still in effect.

I make it to 1(21) and no running backs have been taken, I still have 3 safeties that I like, and still have the 1(24) and three 2^nd round picks coming up. I decide to trade down again, this time to the bottom of the 1^st round at 1(29).

Shockingly, I arrive at 1(24) and still, no one has been taken that’s making me jump to get a 2^nd or 3^rd ranked player at a particular position. So, I trade down again, and until I pick someone, I won’t report on another trade down.

I make it to 1(27) and finally pick my top-rated WR, Jerry Reeves. So now, my passing offense is complete, and I’m still planning on getting the running back that I want.

At 1(29), there is a RB rated ahead of Torres but I’m not going to take a risk. I take Torres and add a dynamic running back to the team. Now that I’m out of the 1^st round, I’ll stop reporting and just give you the players I pick.

1(9) WR Harris Powell
1(13) QB Bert Mayhem
1(27) WR Jerry Reeves
1(29) RB Tyrus Torres
2(2) S Andrew Ready
2(13) T Christian Furrey
2(31) T Les Gustafon
3(3) DE Fernando Barlow
3(12) DT Floyd Hicks
3(22) TE Les Schact
3(23) TE Jerald Granger
3(25) G Lance Ramos
3(29) CB Chris Auguston
3(31) S lee Kinney
4(2) CB Roderick Barker
4(3) CB Matthew Tafoya
4(11) OLB Jonathon Krueger
4(20) ILB Tommy Anhalt
4(22) RB Lewis Eskridge
4(27) FB Marcel Maloney
5(1) K Fernando Sigman
5(3) DT Cedric Garrard
5(10) OLB Tyrone McKnight
5(23) C Harvey Halama
5(25) ILB Toby Houston
5(26) G Ellis Murphy
5(29) P Stanley Robbins
6(2) WR Stephan Chapman
6(3) S Trevor Gomez
6(7) QB Buddy England
6(25) C Randy Wolfe
6(28) DE Willie Malcomson
6(29) ILB Vinny Sudano
7(1) T Ike Prescott
7(9) TE Oscar Farr
7(17) RB Cedric Hoffman
7(24) WR Preston Segraves
7(27) DT Darrell Brody
7(29) OLB J.T. Mills
7(31) QB Aaron Ellard

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Front Office Football 2007

Dallas Cowboys Roster, Scout Overview

  

  Player                #  Pos  Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 

Mayhem, Bert            17  QB    QB    1    16                37                4 yrs

England, Buddy          4  QB          1    13                36                3 yrs

Ellard, Aaron          11  QB          1    10                50                3 yrs

Torres, Tyrus          32  RB    RB    1    47                61                4 yrs

Hoffman, Cedric        29  RB          1    30                44                3 yrs

Eskridge, Lewis        31  RB          1    26                40                4 yrs

##Kelso, Kelly          40  RB          1    23                42                2 yrs

##Gibson, J.C.          34  FB          1    27                47                2 yrs

Maloney, Marcel        25  FB    FB    1    25                54                4 yrs

Granger, Jerald        87  TE          1    30                52                3 yrs

Schacht, Les            88  TE    TE    1    37                54                3 yrs

Farr, Oscar            80  TE          1    21                47                3 yrs

##Cambell, Nicky        84  TE          1    22                25                2 yrs

Reeves, Jerry          86  FL    FL    1    24                38                4 yrs

Segraves, Preston      81  FL          1    22                38                3 yrs

Chapman, Stephen        85  SE          1    21                44                3 yrs

##Hardy, Marc          83  SE          1    16                45                2 yrs

Powell, Harris          82  SE    SE    1    35                58                5 yrs

##Halama, Harvey        59  C          1    11                29                3 yrs

**Wolfe, Randy          56  C          1    25                42                3 yrs

Chun, Erik              63  LG          1    16                41                2 yrs

Fisk, Albert            65  LG    LG    1    19                45                2 yrs

Ramos, Lance            64  RG    RG    1    28                61                4 yrs

Murphy, Ellis          66  RG    C    1    22                48                3 yrs

##Lester, Dana          68  LT          1    16                33                2 yrs

Furrey, Christian      67  LT    LT    1    39                52                4 yrs

Prescott, Ike          73  RT          1    19                44                3 yrs

Gustafson, Les          74  RT    RT    1    25                35                4 yrs

Robbins, Stanley        15  P          1    56                62                3 yrs

Sigman, Fernando        6  K          1    27                51                3 yrs

Barlow, Fernando        97  LDE  LDE  1    38                60                4 yrs

Walsh, Dennis          77  LDE        1    16                30                2 yrs

Malcomson, Willie      70  RDE  RDE  1    28                45                3 yrs

Garrard, Cedric        75  RDE        1    25                45                3 yrs

Hicks, Floyd            90  LDT  NT    1    31                51                4 yrs

Chamberlain, Don        98  RDT        1    18                39                2 yrs

Brody, Darrell          79  RDT        1    31                48                3 yrs

Bronson, Shane          57  MLB  SILB  1    21                48                2 yrs

Houston, Toby          91  MLB  WILB  1    15                37                3 yrs

Anhalt, Tommy          53  SLB        1    14                48                4 yrs

McKnight, Tyrone        51  SLB  SLB  1    21                47                3 yrs

##Mills, J.T.          93  WLB        1    15                23                3 yrs

Krueger, Jonathan      99  WLB  WLB  1    23                35                4 yrs

Beyer, Brandon          54  WLB        1    25                32                1 yr.

Augustson, Chris        26  LCB  LCB  1    28                56                3 yrs

Barker, Roderick        49  LCB        1    26                44                4 yrs

Buchanan, Jonathan      44  LCB        1    23                41                1 yr.

Tafoya, Matthew        43  RCB  RCB  1    32                53                3 yrs

McDonald, Daniel        48  RCB        1    16                31                1 yr.

Gomez, Trevor          33  SS          1    15                41                3 yrs

Ready, Andrew          47  SS    SS    1    47                55                4 yrs

Kinney, Lee            37  FS    FS    1    31                63                4 yrs

Andersen, Kerry        41  FS          1    25                41                1 yr.

  

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  

** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  

  

Players Under Contract: 53

Inactive: 7

On Active Roster: 46

  

Salary Cap: $109,000,000

Cap Room: $14,880,000

Maximum for New Player: $15,190,000

Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $62,010,000

  

Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $490,000

Cap Room Required Next Year: $40,790,000

I ended up deciding on using a modified version of SkyDog’s Run and Short Pass Offense for this challenge. I think I picked players that suit it well, so we’ll see how it goes. I’m most worried about the defense. I have good WR’s, a great RB, but the defensive line, and entire defense in general, is pretty shaky.

And this was my last year, as unfortunately, I had 8 players retire this off-season bringing me down to only 38 players. I came about as close to a super bowl appearance as you can get, having the lead with less than 2 minutes left, then losing the lead and missing a field goal that would have tied it up at the last second. I have no idea how I got that far in 2016. In 2015 we went 3-13, and obviously had the same roster.

I'll be taking a more in depth look at some of the players history shortly.

This brings me to a score of exactly "100" for this challenge. Nice! :)

Mayhem was definitely my second option at QB - neat to see how he did in the parallel universe...