I see you thinking: the season has started, but I missed the list of names that made the cut! Well, you're right, I didn't.
pos | name | cur/fut | why he made the team |
QB | McAlister | 55 | Well, let's face it, he became our franchise quarterback. Still sits at roughly 15th best in the league. |
QB | Farley | 20/35 | This kid made good progress in training camp. We have to see if this guy is the new McAlister. |
KH | Muchnick | 25 | Second best kick holder in the league. (Please stay out of our offense!) |
RB | Belin | 40 | Still recognizes holes, but lost a lot of his speed. Good for cohesion. Special teamer. |
RB | Thongchanh | 45 | Hole recognition and breakaway speed. Special teamer. |
RB | Patter | 45/55 | Hole recognition, but too new to the team to carry it. Okay on third downs. |
FB | Cochrane | 50 | Run blocker, can pick up the blitz. |
FB | Brosseau | 30/45 | Run blcoker. Potentially the best, but right now has to ride the bench. |
TE | Taylor | 35 | Run blocker and special teamer. |
TE | Barker | 35 | Run blocker and special teamer. |
TE | Kotz | 15/20 | special teamer and ok run blocker. |
TE | Holliday | 25/30 | Special teamer? Realistically just our emergency tight end in case of injuries. |
WR | Bondy | 75 | Centerpiece of the offense, if not the eintre team. |
WR | Blazewicz | 40 | Decent WR2 last season, but he has to prove he still can play. Kickoff returner. |
WR | Gaylor | 45 | Hard to explain, but this guy has the endurance, speed, route running and getting downfield skills. |
WR | DeWoody | 40 | Special teamer. Big-play receiver. If only he knew how to run routes... |
WR | Sandlin | 25/40 | Younger version of Blazewicz, without the return skills. |
LT | Hadinger | 65 | Elite pass blocker. Got to love that at left tackle. |
G | Hank | 35 | Our cohesion bomb on the line. |
C | Pearson | 75 | Solid center. Fits in our tradition of strong centers. |
G | Szott | 70 | Solid, no weakness. Must start. |
RT | Humphrey | 65 | Elite run blocker. |
C | Labbe | 30/50 | Elite run blocker. Potentially. Project or trade value? Time will tell. |
G | Watson | 25/50 | This kid has potential. (So we hope.) |
LT | Hamilton | 25/40 | We needed a third tackle. (Cutting him would have been tough for the cap) |
P | Guynes | 55 | Well, we need a punter, don't we? |
K | Robertson | 80 | Best kicker in the league. (Really? This guy?) |
DE | Kondovski | 45/60 | Potentially fastest pass rusher in the league. Can defende the run. |
DE | Russell | 45 | Should-be elite pass rusher. Decent run defender. |
DE | Exner | 35/45 | Pass rusher with decent run defense potential. |
DE | Kemp | 40 | Pass rusher, obviously. |
DE | Wylie | 30 | Special teamer and mentor. (I hope he doesn't get forced into action much). |
DE | Whiting | 30 | Pass rusher (but by lack of run defense skills just our 5th option). |
DT | Oliver | 80 | We want an all-world defensive tackle and his name is Heath Oliver. |
DT | Shrader | 30 | Declining, but knows the system and can still support the pass rush. Special teamer. |
DT | Ritt | 35 | Pass rusher (shocker!) |
LB | Espino | 65 | This guy actually is a better pass defender than McCorkle, hence, his successor as our MLB. |
LB | McCorkle | 75 | Seriously, this guy is an elite linebacker. |
LB | Brewer | 45 | Pass rusher, zone defender. This guy still can play! |
LB | Jackson | 30/40 | Pass defender, pass rusher. Our future LB3? |
LB | Cassidy | 20/35 | Special teamer. |
CB | Hitchcock | 80 | Elite cornerback. Duh. |
CB | Hancock | 45/55 | Zone defender, bump and run defender, interceptions. (Might be first round worthy afterall.) |
CB | Blackwell | 30 | Elite punt returner. Zone defender, interception skills, hence our nickelback. |
CB | McNeil | 30/40 | Zone defender, interceptions, pontentially decent man to man defender. |
CB | Wilson | 20/30 | Kickoff returner. (Can't cover a receiver, so plays stay off the defense!) |
CB | Broady | 15 | Punt returner, top 20 in the league. But not our best, hence burried deep with inactive role. |
S | Marty | 45 | Our least worst run stopper, interceptions magnet (says the staff, he's at 1 pick in 500+ plays). |
S | Newsome | 30 | Zone defender, play diagnosis, decent interceptions. |
S | Farrell | 45 | Zone defender, also decent man-to-man, interceptions, special teams. |
S | Harper | 20/35 | Special teamer, can tackle and potentially zone defend. |
S | Upshaw | 20/30 | Quite simply, a bust. (Don't tell him!) Kept to avoid agravating our cap situation in 2088. |
LS | Biegen | 20 | A long snapper, duh. Top12 in the league, per my staff. |