Front Office Football Eight
D.C. United Roster, Scout Overview
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Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Clancy, Rondell 109 QB 7 62 62 3 yrs.
McConnell, Carlos 112 QB 8 38 38 1 yr.
Nothing interesting here, we're married to just-above-average Clancy, and CMC is a capable good affinity backup. There are decent free agents, but to what end?
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Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Trotter, Vincent 225 RB 6 71 71 2 yrs.
Ross, Tito 220 RB 4 41 45 ---
Cash, Reuben 232 RB 4 36 36 2 yrs.
Holliday, Rick 221 RB 7 31 31 1 yr.
Trotter was fine as feature back: 3.9 ypc, 6.7 ypt, and great at kick returns. Rest is affniity chaff. A real #2 would be a luxury, not a priority.
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Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Hackney, Brandon 344 FB 4 39 39 ---
For some reason I keep forgetting about this guy. Three seasons, no touches no targets no starts. He wants to extend for four years - he's a two bar guy but they are run blocking and special teams, so maybe we just lock him up, kick in his chem, and consider the position filled. A do-it-all FB might moot that idea, too.
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Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Bensen, Clay 448 TE 4 42 42 1 yr.
Tompkins, Victor 442 TE 4 39 39 ---
Sell, Brenden 483 TE 6 36 36 1 yr.
Corbett, Luis 487 TE 5 27 36 1 yr.
Doesn't look so bad from the surface numbers, but we simply don't have anyone who can make any hay out of our "target TE" slot in the 12 formation. High priority to improve on Bensen - his 927 yards sounds pretty good, but on 171 targets (!) that's well under 6 yards each, not good enough.
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Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Malone, Damon 582 FL 6 64 64 2 yrs.
Bouchette, Jerald 528 FL 8 60 60 2 yrs.
Roach, Barry 522 FL 3 48 50 2 yrs.
Dawkins, Kai 588 FL 8 39 39 2 yrs.
Clancy, Bruce 515 FL 2 31 38 1 yr.
Everhart, William 580 FL 2 30 45 3 yrs.
Robbins, Lester 589 SE 4 36 36 1 yr.
This group, and indeed this offense, is basically just about getting Malone the ball. Is Roach good enough to be WR2, and could we deal/drop Bouchette? Not quite yet, I don't think. rest are just supporting cast types, including last year's #1 pick, a medium dud.
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Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Fitzgerald, Anthony 658 C 4 76 76 1 yr.
Mauriello, Morris 776 RG 4 51 51 1 yr.
Tanner, Garrett 768 RG 11 0 0 ---
Lyons, Shane 873 LT 3 61 75 2 yrs.
Arnold, Jimmie 861 LT 9 55 55 3 yrs.
Cobb, Luther 863 LT 6 43 43 1 yr.
Dawson, Dashawn 877 RT 7 60 60 2 yrs.
Happy here. Fitz is a build-around run blocker, he'll get paid this year. So will Mauriello, just a solid fit and good for cohesion. Three tackles will take the other slots, with Lyons bordering on a permanent move inside to LG, where his skills are a better fit. Chem is on the improve, long term plan engaged there.
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Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Aldrige, Colton 964 P 2 61 61 3 yrs.
Wijaya, Joel 1003K 2 59 59 3 yrs.
Meh. Hate using draft picks on these spots and still feeling like we're looking.
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Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Jacobs, Timothy 1192LDE 2 47 47 3 yrs.
Walters, Byron 1193RDE 10 59 59 1 yr.
Singleton, J.R. 1195RDE 7 55 55 ---
Pascal, Roderick 1290NT 7 66 66 2 yrs.
Shotwell, Luke 1291NT 6 57 57 2 yrs.
Chizmar, Gino 1297NT 6 47 47 3 yrs.
Okay, Singleton posted 15.5 sacks in rotation duty last year, and 10.9 PR%, whoa. I think we will pursue him, hard enough to outdo AVAILABLE. No affinity but he's so productive. Pascal has ceded the leadership role and now he's in the same-sign limbo. Jacobs is part of the picture we build around too. Shotwell is the run-stopper inside, and Chizmar is the good-fit veteran who could play anywhere. Walters was the veteran plug-in, his $22m likely disappears if we need the space.
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Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Jones, Jumbo 1357SILB 4 48 48 1 yr.
Antonick, A.J. 1355WILB 6 57 57 3 yrs.
Cannida, Jimmy 1305WILB 8 31 31 1 yr.
Jefferson, Mercury 1440SLB 11 55 55 1 yr.
O'Neill, Ronald 1454SLB 4 50 50 1 yr.
Shedd, Landon 1452WLB 7 55 55 2 yrs.
Frick, Gerald 1450WLB 8 48 48 ---
Roberts, Lukas 1445WLB 5 48 48 2 yrs.
Sinclair, Alan 1449WLB 3 34 35 2 yrs.
Okay, solid group now, after a lot of work. Jones/Antonick inside are fine (though AJA has a zone void). Shedd is the best all-around, and Jefferson is the fading veteran who's still solid. O'Neill and Roberts are do-it-all mid-tier guys, and SInclair is a weird mix of edge rusher and cover man, too light to move to DE.
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Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Franklin, Courtney 1530LCB 6 53 53 1 yr.
Cassidy, Ellis 1529LCB 6 41 41 1 yr.
Becker, Bernie 1531RCB 6 43 43 1 yr.
Rice, Clifton 1538RCB 3 41 41 1 yr.
Lowe, Gary 1539RCB 3 38 38 2 yrs.
Schell, Lester 1635SS 11 46 46 2 yrs.
Chiba, Tyler 1643SS 2 37 53 1 yr.
Strickland, Gene 1637SS 7 1 1 1 yr.
Conley, Calvin 1627FS 10 44 44 ---
So, real questions here, starting with Franklin. He's our CB1, non-affinity, and wants $30m/yr to extend. Not even great. Tough call. Schell has better skills to play CB than S, he's just here for cohesion and decent skills, on a no-bonus deal.
The rest are the mix you'd expect from FA castoffs and mid-round draft picks - no real CB1 candidates, just rotation-caliber guys.
Goal here is to re-up with veteran S Conley, and try to add at least one more major piece one way or another (serious FA or early draftee). Would love to replace Franklin with a guy I'm happy about wrt skills/chem.
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Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Blake, Leroy 469 LS 3 19 19 ---
Clinton, Jumbo 653 LS 4 7 7 ---
Blake is solid, Clinton is in our plans.
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$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.
Players Under Contract: 44
Inactive: 0
On Active Roster: 44
Salary Cap: $704,500,000
Cap Room: $128,610,000
Maximum for New Player: $102,090,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $20,790,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $0
Cap Room Required Next Year: $399,960,000
Okay, that's our financial setup at the moment. Some $ is spoken for to extend C Fitz, but overall we are fairly free to spend on a few target players if we like.