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Fonzie · 04-07-2006, 10:11 PM

To The Two Of You Still Reading This: after a brief, real life-induced hiatus, I'm back and ready to resume our offseason analysis and update on roster changes. Thanks for your patience.

Now onto our receivers:

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Player                  #   Pos  Exp  Cur/Fut/Yrs 
Sheehy, Ramon           87  TE   12   51/58/---  
Torres, Anthony         82  TE   4    72/72/2 yrs
Joyner, Marlon          84  TE   4    47/54/3 yrs
Armitage, Sydney        89  FL   10   57/63/2 yrs
Housley, Freddie        11  FL   5    36/41/2 yrs
Garcia, Brent           85  FL   3    34/46/2 yrs
Higginbotham, Demetrius 80  SE   8    47/47/3 yrs
Ramirez, Mack           88  SE   6    35/41/3 yrs

This group did a decent job last year, but there were some mild disappointments mixed in with the success stories. Torres did a good job in taking over the starting role from Sheehy (59-584-5), and was a pleasant surprise in the run game (10/25 KB). Our new scout, who is Good at evaluating receivers, likes him a great deal more than our old scout, who was Poor (translation: he's now rated 72/72 intead of 66/66).

Joyner continues to look like one of our better undrafted free agent pickups, and is likely to see additional PT this year. Sheehy is aging and was a bit disappointing, considering how many 2-TE sets we used. He's a free agent this year, and he may not be back.

Sydney Armitage was last year's big addition to the offense, and while he had career bests in receptions, yards and TDs (56-724-6), he didn't exactly set the world on fire. Some of this was because of our emphasis on the running game, but that can't account for all of it. We expect his production to improve after being in our system for a year - or else.

Demetrius Higginbotham is our receivers leader and continues to have the most awesome name in the league. He remains a starter and steady contributor in the passing game, and no less than five players have affinities with him.

Housley and Ramirez were brought in last offseason to battle for the #3 spot, and while Housley had an outstanding exhibition season last year he flopped when the games started to count (and he got hurt). Ramirez performed somewhat better, but was not great. Garcia is a former 1st rounder who is looking increasingly like a bust. He can still be a useful return guy, though.

If we can upgrade this bunch I'll do it, but overall I'm content with our talent here. I'd especially like to get a better kick return specialist this year, and WR is of course a likely position to house that kind of player. The only FA in this group is Sheehy, and while we'd love to have him back he's a 12-year vet with a minimum salary of $1 million. We might not be able to swing that, given that he'll likely end up a 3rd-stringer.

04-07-2006, 10:11 PM	#172
Fonzie Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Illinois	More Roster Analysis To The Two Of You Still Reading This: after a brief, real life-induced hiatus, I'm back and ready to resume our offseason analysis and update on roster changes. Thanks for your patience. Now onto our receivers: Code: Player # Pos Exp Cur/Fut/Yrs Sheehy, Ramon 87 TE 12 51/58/--- Torres, Anthony 82 TE 4 72/72/2 yrs Joyner, Marlon 84 TE 4 47/54/3 yrs Armitage, Sydney 89 FL 10 57/63/2 yrs Housley, Freddie 11 FL 5 36/41/2 yrs Garcia, Brent 85 FL 3 34/46/2 yrs Higginbotham, Demetrius 80 SE 8 47/47/3 yrs Ramirez, Mack 88 SE 6 35/41/3 yrs This group did a decent job last year, but there were some mild disappointments mixed in with the success stories. Torres did a good job in taking over the starting role from Sheehy (59-584-5), and was a pleasant surprise in the run game (10/25 KB). Our new scout, who is Good at evaluating receivers, likes him a great deal more than our old scout, who was Poor (translation: he's now rated 72/72 intead of 66/66). Joyner continues to look like one of our better undrafted free agent pickups, and is likely to see additional PT this year. Sheehy is aging and was a bit disappointing, considering how many 2-TE sets we used. He's a free agent this year, and he may not be back. Sydney Armitage was last year's big addition to the offense, and while he had career bests in receptions, yards and TDs (56-724-6), he didn't exactly set the world on fire. Some of this was because of our emphasis on the running game, but that can't account for all of it. We expect his production to improve after being in our system for a year - or else. Demetrius Higginbotham is our receivers leader and continues to have the most awesome name in the league. He remains a starter and steady contributor in the passing game, and no less than five players have affinities with him. Housley and Ramirez were brought in last offseason to battle for the #3 spot, and while Housley had an outstanding exhibition season last year he flopped when the games started to count (and he got hurt). Ramirez performed somewhat better, but was not great. Garcia is a former 1st rounder who is looking increasingly like a bust. He can still be a useful return guy, though. If we can upgrade this bunch I'll do it, but overall I'm content with our talent here. I'd especially like to get a better kick return specialist this year, and WR is of course a likely position to house that kind of player. The only FA in this group is Sheehy, and while we'd love to have him back he's a 12-year vet with a minimum salary of $1 million. We might not be able to swing that, given that he'll likely end up a 3rd-stringer. Last edited by Fonzie : 04-08-2006 at 11:37 PM.