Draft – we'll start with BPA, target OLB and S, and look for a project QB along the way.
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Pick Pos Name Adj DSSABP Dev Notes AP PreTC PostC
1.08 WR Maurice Cassidy 6.6 !!!!-+ 27% Monster, 7 max bars 4 51/77
2.11 OLB Frankie Preston 5.0 ++ ++ 37% weak coverage, but solid else 2 27/61
3.10 SS Calvin Wiggins 4.5 + -+ 19% big zone and PSpec, Int creep up? 1 15/48
3.27 CB Jason Neufeldt 4.9 -! - 58% big zone guy, move to S? 2 29/51
4.09 C Rondell Gust 4.7 ++! - 29% max run block bar, possible 1 29/61
5.08 CB Robert Prior 4.6 ++- 53% run D, zone, returns 1 20/49
6.11 WR Desmond Briggs 4.6 + ++ 11% solid bars, some ST and KR 0 22/39
7.10 K Sean Strzynski 3.1 + 22% great bars 0 26/61
I was not dying for a WR here, but Cassidy looks really good, and he's an easy addition, likely a future star. Rest are mostly role players, I doubt there's a serious creeper or future impact player here, but I could see our future DB dime package featuring a couple of guys from this draft.
9 AP remaining, and 3 renegs pending. Not much room to breathe.
1 – Sign a FA rookie player to 2 or 3 yr contract (CB Gene Prior)
0 – Sign a FA rookie player to 1yr contract (QB Mel Varney)
0 – Sign a FA rookie player to 1yr contract (LB Teddy Toney)
0 – Sign a FA rookie player to 1yr contract (TE Ronnie Feldman)
Plus, we have a veteran holdout, so we spend 2 more AP to work things out with WR Easley.
2 – Sign current player to his requested renegotiation (WR Marcus Easley)
2 – Sign current player to his requested renegotiation (TE Shawn Nelson)
2 – Sign current player to his requested renegotiation (S Jairus Byrd)
This leaves me with 2 AP, and one more guy I want to renegotiate... but it would cost 3 AP to give him his requested deal. And now by virtue of these last renegotiations, I am over my 25% cap limit as well. Awesome. I figure things out, and the best avenue is to cut my way back under the 25% level – so DE Marcus Stroud is gone. So, with our remaining 2 AP, my plan now is just to sign one more multi-year rookie, and to carry 58 into training camp again.
1 – Sign a FA rookie player to 2 or 3 yr contract (CB Randall Perez)
1 – Carry up to 60 players into training camp (58)
I'll spare you the full tracker report, and instead share the highlights:
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Top Ten Most Likely Busts:
Name Team Pos Change
Scott, Bryan Buffalo SS -9
Paxton, Lonie Buffalo C -7
Stryzinski, Sean Buffalo K -7
Parrish, Roscoe Buffalo FL -6
Neufeldt, Jason Buffalo LCB -6
Prior, Gene Buffalo LCB -6
Evans, Lee Buffalo FL -5
Perez, Randal Buffalo SS -5
Youboty, Ashton Buffalo LCB -5
Feldman, Ronnie Buffalo TE -4
Top Ten Most Likely Breakouts:
Name Team Pos Change
Ruth, Leroy Buffalo RT 3
Yanda, Marshal Buffalo LG 3
Wood, Eric Buffalo RG 3
Wiggins, Calvin Buffalo FS 2
Spiller, C.J. Buffalo RB 2
Hargrove, Anthony Buffalo RDT 1
Fitzpatrick, Ryan Buffalo QB 1
Byrd, Jairus Buffalo FS 1
Sims, Rob Buffalo LG 1
Tobar, Brent Buffalo MLB 0
No major surprises, I suppose – more veteran dropoff, and some modest gains among the youngsters. Even with a rookie moving in to start at C, I think I like the looks of our OL better and better, especially with a legitimate anchor player in Marshal Yanda.