Special Teams that could be... special
Alongside my efforts to develop chemistry and cohesion, why not add to the degree of difficulty, right? Let's see how special teams look long term.
Here are players I currently expect to stick around for the 5 years ahead, and who have enough on special teams to remain active and encouraged for ST play:
72/82 RB Harden
90/00 FB Lusignan
65/78 TE Austin
68/78 TE Carr
85/85 TE Weydahl
72/86 DE Baither
78/78 NT Calhoun
92/94 LB Rossini
66/66 LB Dandron
78/84 LB Randolph
77/77 LB Armstrong
85/88 CB Baskerville
82/82 CB Metzenbaum
94/94 CB Wordehoff
So... in a zero-injury league, I already have the pieces on the roster who could give us a possibly league-best collective ST rating. Like, we could have an average rating of 80 or so. And, incidentally, even the fringe-y guys on that list (FB Lusignan, TE Austin, DE Baither, CB Baskerville and Wordehoff) already all have the starts needed to stay on the team and contribute via chemistry, so they won't get bubbled for that reason.
I just need to stick with my five year plan, stick with these guys, add in even more good-fit rookies along the way, and they should become a major engine powering the team by then, and also helping us to ace special teams along the way.
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