Rebuilding The Raiders: The First FOF7 Dynasty Thread

[Ben E Lou]

2020 WEEKS 5-8
1-3. VanderLey cools off a bit, but it still looking very solid overall (97.5 rtg, 8.24ypa). The running game picks it up, but the pass defense has gone to hell in a handbasket with our best defender out.

[Ben E Lou]

2020 WEEKS 9-12
The schedule was kind to us during this phase: we played three teams with losing records; we won three games to even things up at 6-6. And the great news is that the entire division is down this year, so 6-6 gives us a 1-game lead heading into the final fourth of the season. VanderLey is still doing ok, though he has cooled off considerably. It's look like he'll set a team record or two for passing, though.

[Ben E Lou]

2020 WEEKS 13-16
We didn't exactly light it up, but going 2-1 at the beginning of this stretch clinched the division, so I was able to deactivate some key starters for Week 17, an ugly loss. We finish 8-8, but that's good enough for a division title in the league's worst division.

[Ben E Lou]

Not shockingly, we lose in the WC round at home against 11-5 New England. Our numbers for the season:

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2020 Summary for Oakland Raiders
   
Year                2020                                      
Record              8-9                                       
Winning Pct.        .470                                      
All-Time            66-62                                     
Winning Pct.        .515                                      
Playoffs            1-4                                       
Playoff Visits      4                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Bill Callahan                             
Record              65-52                                     
Winning Pct.        .555                                      
Off. Coord.         J. Brewer                                 
Def. Coord.         G. Warren                                 
Asst. Coach         J. Dunbar                                 
Stren. Coord.       B. Roll                                   
   
Oakland Raiders         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         28.8      9 (T)       
Rushing Yards           121.7     9           
Yards Per Carry         4.23      15          
Pass Attempts           34.8      21          
Completions             20.6      21          
Completion Pct.         59.1      17          
Passing Yards           272.6     6           
Yards Per Attempt       7.83      2           
Yards Per Catch         13.26     1           
Total Yardage Gained    383.8     3           
3rd Down Conversions    32.6      21          
Points Per Game         22.5      9           
Pass Rush Pct.          23.2      2           
Pass Defense Pct.       47.5      21          
Turnovers               33        29 (T)      
Turnover Margin         -7        26          
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         28.1      24          
Rushing Yards           110.9     18          
Yards Per Carry         3.94      11          
Pass Attempts           35.1      9           
Completions             20.9      13          
Completion Pct.         59.7      18 (T)      
Passing Yards           263.8     30          
Yards Per Attempt       7.52      32          
Yards Per Catch         12.60     32          
Total Yardage Gained    356.9     29          
3rd Down Conversions    33.2      18          
Points Per Game         21.9      24          
Pass Rush Pct.          19.7      13 (T)      
Pass Defense Pct.       53.7      19          
Turnovers               26        12 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     27    at DEN        24      
2     17    NOS           20      
3     34    at CLE        8       
4     13    NED           27      
5     3     at KCY        31      
6     24    BUF           30      
7     27    at NJY        40      
9     19    at MIA        16      
10    27    at SDO        12      
11    23    DEN           7       
12    27    at ATL        31      
13    37    IND           17      
14    26    at CAR        21      
15    10    SDO           31      
16    23    TBY           10      
17    23    KCY           26      
$$WC  17    NED           20      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
13 S. VanderLey         QB    556   328   4355  7.83  20    17    83.1    
**Team                  ---   557   329   4362  7.83  20    17    83.2    
$$Opp                   ---   561   335   4221  7.52  29    12    91.5    

Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
33 L. Stugg             RB    257   1099  4.28  5     1       
20 B. Jones             RB    95    317   3.34  1     1       
32 T. Fite              RB    63    345   5.48  2     3       
13 S. VanderLey         QB    39    175   4.49  2     8       
**Team                  ---   460   1947  4.23  10    25      
$$Opp                   ---   450   1774  3.94  9     23      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
81 D. Finley            WR    173   98    1399  14.28 8.09  14    6       
84 C. Garrett           WR    137   81    1186  14.64 8.66  10    9       
83 B. Barrett           WR    70    36    466   12.94 6.66  9     1       
33 L. Stugg             RB    43    29    324   11.17 7.53  4     2       
46 R. Dillon            FB    31    25    259   10.36 8.35  1     1       
85 W. May               TE    32    20    247   12.35 7.72  0     1       
82 O. Coltharp          TE    28    17    128   7.53  4.57  1     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
56 M. Burris            ILB   118   45    3.0   1     2     9     78.6    
49 F. Clark             S     95    28    1.0   0     4     11    82.3    
55 N. Hudson            OLB   82    17    9.0   7     0     4     72.0    
51 J. Brooks            ILB   71    23    0.0   0     1     3     76.2    
38 H. Snyder            CB    60    19    1.0   0     1     10    77.5    
31 J. Hughes            CB    59    16    0.0   0     0     3     70.3    
47 N. Hitchcock         S     53    11    0.0   0     2     6     80.2    
57 P. Farrell           OLB   46    16    9.5   21    0     0     78.8    
48 N. Clemons           CB    26    12    0.0   0     1     2     80.5    
30 S. Peterson          S     25    10    0.0   0     0     4     77.9    
74 N. Haase             DT    19    7     3.5   4     0     0     80.2    
93 I. Cassidy           DE    18    8     1.0   13    0     0     81.2    
98 L. Sheldon           DT    18    12    2.5   9     0     0     82.5    
70 A. Lane              DT    17    13    0.0   3     0     1     82.0    
92 C. Jones             DE    16    6     5.0   6     0     0     82.5    
99 J. Springer          OLB   16    2     1.5   2     1     0     82.4    

VanderLey sets team records for completions, attempts, passing yards, and 300-yard games (5). And the 394.3 ypg is also a team record. QB controversy looming???

[Ben E Lou]

2021 OFFSEASON BEGIN
Bill Callahan gets the axe as Head Coach in favor of....a former Raider! Tony Pashos served as the Assistant Coach for Chicago from 2016-2020 and now appears ready to take on his first Head Coaching gig.




Two cap casualties in FA1:1--C Stefen Wisniewski (49/49, yr 11) and K Dustin Hopkins are released.

QB James has the "Watch Closely" tag on him. He is in the final year of his contract. I can really use some cap space. My choices are:

• A: Extend his contract with a high-bonus, low-first-year offer, saving me over $6M this year--enough to perhaps fill a hole or two in FA. The risk here is that if he can't perform like his old self, we'll take a huge cap hit.
• B: Trade him and go with Santiago VanderLey, who may be "good enough." The main issue I have with that move is that VanderLey is also in the final year of his deal, and because he started last season, he wants a fairlybig contract. Extending VanderLey and trading James would give a net cap savings of around $8.5M this year and a bit less than that in future seasons.
• C: There are four veteran QBs in free agency rated in the 41-48 range, all wanting modest money (around $3M this year). I could cut bait on both expensive QB options and go "game manager" all the way.

In the end, I decide that I don't like the idea of having to pay VanderLey that much when last season could have been just good dice rolls. I decide against Option C because I don't think I have enough defensive talent to make a "game manager" work, and it doesn't appear that there will be enough in FA to build it quickly. So with some trepidation, I extend Erick James's contract at the beginning of FA1 so I can pursue some guys.

[Ben E Lou]

2021 FREE AGENCY/DRAFT

My positions of need for starters are C, DE (could really use two), and TE. I also need a punter and a kicker. Assessing each...

CENTER
27/27 Skip Ferguson is my only player under contract. The options in free agency are a bit limited as well. There are several guys in the upper 40s/lower 50s, but they would cost around 2/3 of the ~$8M I have to spend in FA. I decide to pursue a mediocre 44/44 guy here for a cheap deal.

DEFENSIVE END
I'm noticing what may be some increased effectiveness of "power rush" guys with high PRS. They don't get a lot of sacks, but they seem to get more hurries. There's an inexpensive guy who is 46/46 overall with 55 run defense and 64 PRS available. He is one target. For the other end, I pursue a more "traditional" PRT option.

TIGHT END
There is a monster-stud looking TE in the draft class. We wants him. I'll have to trade up to get him, so I extend my cheap RFA 40/40 TE (Wyatt May) just in case.

A couple of cheap decent-looking options are available in FA for P and K, so they get offers as well. Here are the signees:

RDE Winston Krenzel (44/44, yr 5)--52 Run Defense and 62 Pass Rush Strength.
P Tim Masthay (55/55, yr 12)--Pretty decent all around, and only $1.4M.
C Heath Gilmore (43/43, yr 5)--Another cheap signing ($1.2M), but looks like a decent upgrade.
LDE Corey Howe (40/40, yr 8)--He was my fifth round pick in 2014. Never started as a Raider, but bounced around the league and earned a couple of starting jobs. He had 7.5 sacks and 14 hurries for TBY last year. most expensive signee of the group at $2.7M this year.
K John Potter (54/54, yr 9)--A solid all around kicker who came to us for $1.4M.

This group isn't anything to write home about, but all appear to be decent upgrades from what I had. If I can trade up for that TE, I think this offseason can be deemed a successful one.

[Ben E Lou]

2021 AMATEUR DRAFT

Looking at the Amateur Draft History screen, the earliest a TE has gone so far is #14. This guy looks worthy of going higher than that, so I target #10 for a trade up. (I have the #21 pick.)

Grrrrr....and The Niners take him at #8. Here's who I missed:


When 1(21) rolls around, there's not much at my positions of need. However, there is a good-looking fullback. With it appearing that BPR isn't so crucial, I decide to draft him and convert to TE. Here's the whole draft:

1(21): FB-->TE Micah Shaw (26/62-->24/57)--Very curious to see how this turns out.
2(21): RB Elijah Daniels (27/37)--I never would have drafted a backup RB in the 2nd round in FOF7, but it sure seems that you need actual talent here now, especially when your RB1 is only a 260ish carry guy. Daniels ran a 4.44 (red) and also has 3 blues. Seems like a steal this late.
3(21): C Brantley Stevenson (21/39)--Two reds and a blue. Could be a decent pickup here.
4(21): SILB Myles Cook (13/44)--4 blues, 1 green. Starting SILB is in year 10.
5(21): RDE Dana Giles (10/18)--Some semi-promising combines. Dismal bars.
6(21): LG Curtis Allen (21/33)--Mammoth dude with a big bench press.
7(21): SS/PR Harold Swift (10/19)--Drafted for his punt return potential.

[BYU 14]

Thinking Shaw will turn into a viable option for you at TE

[MacroGuru]

I like everything about Shaw at TE except for his height, it will be interesting to see how it pans out.

[Ben E Lou]

Heh. Glad y'all have more faith in Shaw panning out than I do.

WILB Jason Brooks holds out. I can't afford his modest contract request, and don't really care to pay a WILB significantly.

I have enough cap room to sign mentors for my first and second round picks. Apart from that, I fill out the roster with minsal rookies.

TC Key Notes:

• TE Shaw is 24/57-->25/50

No other significant Preseason/TC Changes.


ROSTER/OUTLOOK

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
Oakland Raiders Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
James, Erick            4   QB    QB    8    64                64                5 yrs
Stugg, Leroy            33  RB    RB    5    65                65                4 yrs
Dillon, Roman           46  FB    FB    6    55                55                3 yrs
May, Wyatt              85  TE    TE    3    40                40                3 yrs
Finley, Donny           81  FL    FL    3    77                77                2 yrs
Garrett, Caleb          84  SE    SE    8    55                55                2 yrs
Watson, Menelik         71  RT    LT    9    50                50                3 yrs
Munn, Tanner            63  RG    LG    6    88                88                3 yrs
Gilmore, Heath          54  C     C     5    41                41                3 yrs
Hudson, Frankie         73  LG    RG    2    49                73                3 yrs
Sevcik, Tyrell          65  LT    RT    3    41                51                2 yrs
Krenzel, Winston        96  RDE   LDE   5    43                43                2 yrs
Lane, Antonio           70  NT    NT    2    29                38                3 yrs
Howe, Corey             77  LDE   RDE   8    35                35                3 yrs
Hudson, Nate            55  SLB   SLB   8    74                74                2 yrs
Burris, Miles           56  SILB  SILB  10   58                58                2 yrs
Brooks, Jason           51  WILB  WILB  4    44                44                1 yr.
Farrell, Peyton         57  WLB   WLB   6    58                58                2 yrs
Hughes, John            31  LCB   LCB   5    44                44                1 yr.
Snyder, Harry           38  RCB   RCB   7    50                50                2 yrs
Clark, Fernando         49  FS    SS    5    57                57                2 yrs
Hitchcock, Nicky        47  SS    FS    6    48                48                3 yrs
VanderLey, Santiago     13  QB          4    31                31                1 yr.
McGettigan, Arnie       12  QB          1    20                35                2 yrs
Daniels, Elijah         37  RB          1    28                33                4 yrs
Clements, Archie        29  RB          1    30                35                2 yrs
Bradford, Isaac         25  FB          1    24                36                1 yr.
Gelbart, Allen          80  TE          8    27                27                2 yrs
Coltharp, Otis          82  TE          2    29                33                3 yrs
Shaw, Micah             39  TE          1    26                50                4 yrs
Barrett, Butch          83  FL          5    46                46                2 yrs
Kirk, Brian             88  FL          2    18                26                3 yrs
Cintron, Daryl          7   SE          1    22                35                2 yrs
Ferguson, Skip          59  C           5    28                28                2 yrs
Banks, Zach             68  LT          1    23                34                1 yr.
Pierce, Marc            67  LT          1    22                31                1 yr.
Masthay, Tim            1   P           12   52                52                3 yrs
Potter, John            10  K           9    54                54                3 yrs
Cassidy, Ike            93  LDE         3    29                29                2 yrs
Haase, Nathaniel        74  NT          4    29                35                1 yr.
Cook, Myles             90  SILB        1    18                40                4 yrs
Barton, Russell         53  WILB        1    19                28                1 yr.
Caldwell, Robert        21  LCB         1    25                31                1 yr.
Sughroue, Dan           42  LCB         1    26                30                2 yrs
Peterson, Sedrick       30  FS          3    45                45                2 yrs
Evans, Warren           58  LS          2    21                21                2 yrs
##Lacy, Eddie           22  RB          9    14                14                2 yrs
##Sowers, Maurice       87  SE          2    27                36                3 yrs
##Stevenson, Brantley   52  C           1    23                34                4 yrs
##Allen, Curtis         75  LG          1    23                35                4 yrs
##Sheldon, Leroy        98  NT          3    34                35                2 yrs
##Rusieczky, Julio      94  WLB         4    36                36                1 yr.
##Hayden, D.J.          40  LCB         9    67                67                1 yr.
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 53
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $153,800,000
Cap Room: $160,000
Maximum for New Player: $670,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $10,580,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $1,560,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $169,950,000

We have the league's #2 roster

[Ben E Lou]

2021 WEEKS 1-4
Tough start at 1-3. James, with an 80.8 passer rating, is not justifying his big contract early in the season.

[Ben E Lou]

2021 WEEKS 5-8
A 2-1-1 stretch gets us to 3-4-1, trailing 4-3 Denver for the division lead. The offense is starting to click now: #6 in passing, #1 in rushing. James's passer rating is up to 86.4. The defense is #27 in yards allowed, #28 in ppg.

[Ben E Lou]

2021 WEEKS 9-12
2-2, 5-6-1 for the year. The defense appears to be improving with the return of D.J. Hayden during this quarter of the year, but the offense will be without WR Garrett for most of the stretch run due to a minor injury.

[Ben E Lou]

2021 WEEKS 13-17
We played very well down the stretch, but a 35-34 loss at Philly doomed us. We close out the year 3-1 to finish 8-7-1. I tend to think part of our struggles this year were just bad dice rolls: we had four losses by a FG or less, and a tie. We were #1 in offense and ended up #21 in yards allowed and #16 in ppg allowed, so not terrible on defense, either. We outscored opponents 449-339. It's a setback, but I think we can recover.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2021 Summary for Oakland Raiders
   
Year                2021                                      
Record              8-7-1                                     
Winning Pct.        .531                                      
All-Time            74-69-1                                   
Winning Pct.        .517                                      
Playoffs            1-4                                       
Playoff Visits      4                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Tony Pashos                               
Record              8-7-1                                     
Winning Pct.        .531                                      
Off. Coord.         J. Brewer                                 
Def. Coord.         G. Warren                                 
Asst. Coach         J. Dunbar                                 
Stren. Coord.       E. Sanders                                
   
Oakland Raiders         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         31.7      2           
Rushing Yards           148.3     2           
Yards Per Carry         4.68      4           
Pass Attempts           34.1      26          
Completions             20.1      26 (T)      
Completion Pct.         59.1      20          
Passing Yards           242.9     14          
Yards Per Attempt       7.13      6           
Yards Per Catch         12.07     1           
Total Yardage Gained    383.4     1           
3rd Down Conversions    38.0      6           
Points Per Game         28.1      1           
Pass Rush Pct.          20.3      14          
Pass Defense Pct.       54.6      11          
Turnovers               15        1 (T)       
Turnover Margin         +16       1           
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         26.0      16 (T)      
Rushing Yards           118.2     25          
Yards Per Carry         4.55      29          
Pass Attempts           36.7      18          
Completions             22.1      15 (T)      
Completion Pct.         60.3      18          
Passing Yards           240.9     18          
Yards Per Attempt       6.57      19          
Yards Per Catch         10.89     19          
Total Yardage Gained    345.9     21          
3rd Down Conversions    37.6      29 (T)      
Points Per Game         21.2      16 (T)      
Pass Rush Pct.          19.8      16          
Pass Defense Pct.       55.0      21          
Turnovers               31        4 (T)       
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     47    at SDO        43      
2     18    at WAS        35      
3     14    at NJY        24      
4     25    at CIN        33      
5     34    BAL           9       
6     17    at CLE        17      
7     37    at KCY        17      
8     22    PIT           24      
9     21    SDO           22      
11    41    at DEN        7       
12    20    DAL           23      
13    38    TEN           20      
14    34    at PHI        35      
15    17    KCY           10      
16    34    NYK           13      
17    30    DEN           7       
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
4 E. James              QB    545   322   3887  7.13  26    6     92.3    
**Team                  ---   545   322   3887  7.13  26    6     92.3    
$$Opp                   ---   587   354   3854  6.57  20    19    77.5    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum
33 L. Stugg             RB    285   1332  4.67  11    1       
37 E. Daniels           RB    132   550   4.17  2     1       
4 E. James              QB    64    403   6.30  3     7       
**Team                  ---   507   2373  4.68  16    18      
$$Opp                   ---   416   1891  4.55  15    23      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
81 D. Finley            WR    155   88    1308  14.86 8.44  6     8       
83 B. Barrett           WR    88    54    651   12.06 7.40  3     2       
84 C. Garrett           WR    85    40    584   14.60 6.87  5     6       
33 L. Stugg             RB    46    34    285   8.38  6.20  2     1       
7 D. Cintron            WR    37    23    258   11.22 6.97  4     1       
85 W. May               TE    38    22    214   9.73  5.63  2     3       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
56 M. Burris            ILB   122   31    1.0   0     1     9     72.7    
49 F. Clark             S     100   31    1.0   0     3     6     78.2    
55 N. Hudson            OLB   86    25    7.0   11    0     11    77.3    
38 H. Snyder            CB    59    15    1.0   0     4     10    80.5    
57 P. Farrell           OLB   51    13    10.5  19    0     1     79.3    
30 S. Peterson          S     41    14    0.0   2     3     5     79.2    
31 J. Hughes            CB    40    12    0.0   0     3     4     81.2    
51 J. Brooks            ILB   34    19    0.0   0     0     1     73.7    
40 D. Hayden            CB    30    7     0.0   0     3     12    85.5    
77 C. Howe              DE    30    10    4.0   6     0     0     80.0    
47 N. Hitchcock         S     26    6     0.0   0     0     0     80.1    
70 A. Lane              DT    23    10    2.5   6     0     0     81.7    
21 R. Caldwell          CB    23    10    0.0   0     1     4     80.1    
96 W. Krenzel           DE    21    9     4.0   9     0     0     81.1    
93 I. Cassidy           DE    18    8     4.0   5     0     0     81.4    
90 M. Cook              ILB   18    6     0.0   0     1     1     78.5    
42 D. Sughroue          CB    17    9     0.0   0     0     1     75.8    

[Ben E Lou]

2022 OFFSEASON BEGIN
Only one retirement: minsal mentor RB Eddie Lacy hangs 'em up. He didn't play a single snap in the regular season for us, so I'm not exactly weeping.

LCB D.J. Hayden, now in year 10, gets the franchise tag.

One starter gets cut: SS Nicky Hitchcock. Former undrafted rookie Sedrick Peterson has earned a starting job and is quite a bit cheaper than Hitchcock. Releasing him saves me $7M this year.

Last offseason, we signed two stopgaps at DE. Neither performed particular well. I cut both of them in favor of a couple of other DE signings:

LDE Bo Castillo (49/49, yr 4)--63PRT, 37 PRS. He had a decent year for JAX last season, his first as a starter.
RDE Reggie Jordan (54/54, yr 6)--74 Run Defense, 78 PRT, 33 PRS. He was hurt most of last year, and therefore came fairly cheaply. Had 6 sacks and a 5.1 PRPct in 2020 as a starter for the Lions.

We have the #17 pick in the draft. This time there is a MONSTER stud TE in the draft class: all red combines, and all bars but BPR in the 90ish-100ish range. Last year's stud went #8. I'd think this guy could go #5, so that's where I target my trade-up.

[sjshaw]

Two questions:

1. Which of your stock game plans is closest to what you're running here? Have you tried different ones?

2. How much attention are you paying to chemistry? How much harder is it to pull your standard chemistry tricks?

[LastWhiteSoxFanStanding]

Please include your trade offer (if it works) to snag the number five pick. Very enjoyable read so far!

[Ben E Lou]

2022 AMATEUR DRAFT

We are successful in trading up. We deal our 1st-3rd this year and our 2nd next year to KC for the 1(5) pick to draft the TE we covet.

1(5): TE J.R. Clancy (65/86)--Seems like a can't-miss stud.
4(17): RG Caiden Smith (19/36)--Red strength, blue agility, black in other categories
5(17): FS Alan Gabreleski (17/45)--3 blues, nice bars
6(17): C Ferdinand Zimmerman (11/45)--4 blues, 1 green
7(17): LT Harvey Fulton (22/33)--Red in Sol and STr, blue agi, green dash

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by sjshaw

Two questions:

1. Which of your stock game plans is closest to what you're running here? Have you tried different ones?

2. How much attention are you paying to chemistry? How much harder is it to pull your standard chemistry tricks?

1. Sort of PAV with shorter long passes (35-35-15-10-5) most of the time.
2. I should have mentioned that I have chemistry turned off. I always turn it off in SP. It gives the human an advantage that the AI isn't set up to do. (I have the AI manage my depth charts for a similar reason: if I manage them myself, I can dominate on ST in a way the AI isn't set up to do.

[Ben E Lou]

2022 TRAINING CAMP/PRESEASON

• TE Clancy emerges from the preseason rated 70/80
• RCB Harry Snyder appears to be showing signs of age. He's down to 43/43

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
Oakland Raiders Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
James, Erick            4   QB    QB    9    65                65                4 yrs
Stugg, Leroy            33  RB    RB    6    63                63                3 yrs
Dillon, Roman           46  FB    FB    7    55                55                2 yrs
Clancy, J.R.            86  TE    TE    1    70                80                4 yrs
Finley, Donny           81  FL    FL    4    76                76                5 yrs
Garrett, Caleb          84  SE    SE    9    52                52                3 yrs
Sevcik, Tyrell          65  LT    LT    4    50                50                4 yrs
Munn, Tanner            63  RG    LG    7    89                89                2 yrs
Gilmore, Heath          54  C     C     6    42                42                2 yrs
Hudson, Frankie         73  LG    RG    3    72                72                2 yrs
Watson, Menelik         71  RT    RT    10   49                49                2 yrs
Jordan, Reggie          77  RDE   LDE   6    52                52                3 yrs
Sheldon, Leroy          98  NT    NT    4    37                37                1 yr.
Castillo, Bo            95  LDE   RDE   4    48                48                3 yrs
Hudson, Nate            55  SLB   SLB   9    71                71                1 yr.
Burris, Miles           56  SILB  SILB  11   52                52                3 yrs
Cockerham, Earl         91  WILB  WILB  4    31                35                2 yrs
Farrell, Peyton         57  WLB   WLB   7    50                50                4 yrs
Hayden, D.J.            40  LCB   LCB   10   64                64                3 yrs
Snyder, Harry           38  RCB   RCB   8    43                43                3 yrs
Clark, Fernando         49  SS    SS    6    55                55                5 yrs
Peterson, Sedrick       30  FS    FS    4    43                43                4 yrs
Osieja, Drake           8   QB          7    18                22                2 yrs
McGettigan, Arnie       12  QB          2    17                27                1 yr.
Daniels, Elijah         37  RB          2    32                32                3 yrs
Clements, Archie        29  RB          2    32                37                1 yr.
Sacco, Dale             22  FB          8    33                33                3 yrs
May, Wyatt              85  TE          4    40                40                2 yrs
Shaw, Micah             39  TE          2    38                50                3 yrs
Barrett, Butch          83  FL          6    45                45                4 yrs
Sowers, Maurice         87  SE          3    36                38                2 yrs
Cintron, Daryl          7   SE          2    30                35                1 yr.
Stevenson, Brantley     52  C           2    26                34                3 yrs
Allen, Curtis           75  LG          2    27                35                3 yrs
Fulton, Harvey          72  LT          1    27                37                4 yrs
Masthay, Tim            1   P           13   51                51                2 yrs
Potter, John            10  K           10   55                55                2 yrs
Cassidy, Ike            93  LDE         4    29                29                1 yr.
Haase, Nathaniel        74  NT          5    32                32                2 yrs
Lane, Antonio           70  NT          3    35                39                2 yrs
Cook, Myles             90  SILB        2    26                39                3 yrs
Skuratovsky, Leo        51  SILB        1    21                37                2 yrs
Rusieczky, Julio        94  WLB         5    35                35                2 yrs
Sughroue, Dan           42  LCB         2    30                30                1 yr.
Gabreleski, Alan        23  FS          1    23                39                4 yrs
Evans, Warren           58  LS          3    21                21                1 yr.
##Gillespie, Bennett    27  RB          1    22                24                2 yrs
##Gelbart, Allen        80  TE          9    21                21                1 yr.
##Coltharp, Otis        82  TE          3    34                34                2 yrs
##Zimmerman, Ferdinand  50  C           1    15                41                4 yrs
##Smith, Caiden         69  RG          1    21                31                4 yrs
##Stokes, Luca          92  SLB         1    13                31                2 yrs
##Sommerfeld, Cooper    26  SS          1    10                26                2 yrs
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 53
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $161,600,000
Cap Room: ($10,000)
Maximum for New Player: $540,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $4,380,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $2,290,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $182,660,000

FOF credits us with the #1 roster by a fairly wide margin.

[Ben E Lou]

2022 WEEKS 1-4
We open up a very strong 3-1 with an average score of 33.0-17.5. Denver leads the division at 4-0. No key injuries.

[Ben E Lou]

2022 WEEKS 5-8
4-0, still looking strong. We're tied with Denver at 7-1 for the best record in the league. We suffer a key injury in Week 8: RCB Harry Snyder suffers a torn lateral knee ligament and will miss the rest of the season.

[Ben E Lou]

2022 WEEKS 9-12
Another 4-0 stretch. The defense is dominating and the offense is doing quite well. The big win during this segment is a 26-0 spanking of Denver in our stadium, giving us a leg up in the race for the division title and #1 seed.

[Ben E Lou]

2022 GAMES 13-16
We finish 4-0 to close out the year, but at great cost: QB James breaks his fibula in the #1-seed-clinching game and is going to miss the postseason. We turn to an old friend: Denver had signed Santiago VanderLey, but released him in Week 10. He comes back to Oakland and will lead us in the playoffs.

[Ben E Lou]

2022 POSTSEASON
We succumb to JAX 27-17 at home. The offense disappeared at halftime after building a 17-7 lead.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2022 Summary for Oakland Raiders
   
Year                2022                                      
Record              15-2                                      
Winning Pct.        .882                                      
All-Time            89-70-1                                   
Winning Pct.        .559                                      
Playoffs            1-5                                       
Playoff Visits      5                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Tony Pashos                               
Record              23-9-1                                    
Winning Pct.        .712                                      
Off. Coord.         J. Fassel                                 
Def. Coord.         G. Warren                                 
Asst. Coach         J. Dunbar                                 
Stren. Coord.       E. Sanders                                
   
Oakland Raiders         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         33.9      1           
Rushing Yards           129.4     4           
Yards Per Carry         3.82      23          
Pass Attempts           32.2      30          
Completions             22.4      20          
Completion Pct.         69.5      1           
Passing Yards           238.6     18          
Yards Per Attempt       7.41      6           
Yards Per Catch         10.66     18          
Total Yardage Gained    358.2     8           
3rd Down Conversions    45.9      1           
Points Per Game         27.2      1           
Pass Rush Pct.          22.3      6           
Pass Defense Pct.       62.2      3           
Turnovers               15        1           
Turnover Margin         +14       2           
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         22.2      3           
Rushing Yards           122.6     30          
Yards Per Carry         5.53      32          
Pass Attempts           35.1      6           
Completions             19.1      1           
Completion Pct.         54.5      1           
Passing Yards           193.4     1           
Yards Per Attempt       5.52      1           
Yards Per Catch         10.11     4           
Total Yardage Gained    300.2     3           
3rd Down Conversions    30.6      6           
Points Per Game         14.9      1           
Pass Rush Pct.          16.9      3           
Pass Defense Pct.       29.2      1           
Turnovers               29        6 (T)       
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     41    KCY           10      
2     33    SFO           7       
3     20    at BUF        26      
4     38    at JAX        27      
5     20    at HOU        0       
6     19    at SDO        13      
8     29    IND           21      
9     34    at KCY        9       
10    20    TEN           13      
11    26    DEN           0       
12    23    at SEA        20      
13    45    PIT           22      
14    24    at ARI        21      
15    23    at DEN        20      
16    20    STL           19      
17    20    SDO           10      
$$CS  17    JAX           27      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
4 E. James              QB    471   331   3574  7.59  17    8     97.2    
18 S. VanderLey         QB    35    21    207   5.91  1     0     86.2    
**Team                  ---   515   358   3818  7.41  18    8     96.0    
$$Opp                   ---   561   306   3094  5.52  13    14    67.8   
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
33 L. Stugg             RB    219   1057  4.83  9     3       
37 E. Daniels           RB    218   620   2.84  8     5       
4 E. James              QB    59    314   5.32  4     2       
**Team                  ---   542   2070  3.82  23    15      
$$Opp                   ---   355   1962  5.53  9     21      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
84 C. Garrett           WR    103   66    759   11.50 7.37  6     3       
81 D. Finley            WR    98    64    732   11.44 7.47  4     6       
86 J. Clancy            TE    79    60    627   10.45 7.94  2     3       
33 L. Stugg             RB    55    46    570   12.39 10.36 1     0       
83 B. Barrett           WR    45    32    337   10.53 7.49  4     0       
46 R. Dillon            FB    33    25    228   9.12  6.91  2     2       
37 E. Daniels           RB    23    19    137   7.21  5.96  0     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
49 F. Clark             S     95    24    2.0   1     5     9     80.0    
56 M. Burris            ILB   92    26    1.0   2     0     5     76.2    
30 S. Peterson          S     55    14    0.0   0     6     12    83.7    
55 N. Hudson            OLB   53    20    6.0   12    1     8     81.1    
40 D. Hayden            CB    50    18    1.0   2     0     19    82.7    
42 D. Sughroue          CB    44    13    0.0   2     0     6     77.1    
23 A. Gabreleski        S     37    11    1.0   0     0     2     75.4    
57 P. Farrell           OLB   33    5     6.0   10    0     2     79.4    
70 A. Lane              DT    27    6     3.0   10    0     0     81.7    
93 I. Cassidy           DE    25    5     7.0   6     0     0     81.4    
77 R. Jordan            DE    23    11    5.0   7     0     0     81.2    
95 B. Castillo          DE    23    5     4.0   8     0     0     82.2    
38 H. Snyder            CB    21    4     1.0   0     1     4     78.2    
44 J. Ulbricht          CB    19    10    0.0   0     1     2     80.3    
91 E. Cockerham         ILB   18    4     0.0   0     0     0     72.9   

Jax goes on to win the Bowl. SS Fernando Clark is our only award winner.

[Brian Swartz]

Ouch! That's a rough loss ...

[Ben E Lou]

First post in thread updated with the house rules that I'm using in Free Agency and the draft.

[dzilla77]

Just out of curiosity, why the house rules?

[jzicc]

to make it harder ...

[dzilla77]

Originally Posted by jzicc

to make it harder ...

Yeah, but what deficiency in the game is being compensated for?

[Ben E Lou]

2023 OFFSEASON BEGIN

Nothing major on the staff or retirements front.
SLB Hudson gets the franchise tag.
One starter is cut: RCB Harry Snyder. After 8 seasons with us, ratings are down to 42/42 and he only played half a season and was unimpressive as a pass defender. Was set to make just too much this year.

I head to free agency looking for help mainly at C, NT, and RCB.

[Ben E Lou]

I end up not having enough cap room to go high enough on the NT I wanted, so he signed elsewhere. RCB Landon Rhodes (42/42, yr 5,) a solid-looking cover corner, signs fairly cheaply for 3 years. He's also a mentor, so he'd be a nice fit to slide into the nickel slot if I draft a starting-caliber guy in the next few seasons.

[Ben E Lou]

2023 AMATEUR DRAFT
I have the 1(28) pick, and by the time it rolls around, there's no one left at C, NT, or CB who seems to be worth a first rounder. However, there is a monster FB left (4 reds, 2 blues, big bars.) I have no idea what sort of value he might bring, but I decide to grab him.

1(28): FB Darren Manusky (46/81)--Seems like he could help out as a run blocker, pass catcher, and ST guy. I'll also crank up the RB running to max.
3(28): C Clifton Tatum (16/47)-1 red and 2 blues, and a position of need.
4(28): P Bart Clayton (28/39)--My current punter is ancient, and this guy looks like he could be a very good one. (2 reds, 3 blues)
5(28): RDE Bryson Monroe (27/47)--DE isn't really a position of need, but seeing a 3-blue guy with decent bars this late made me pull the trigger.
6(28): NT Declan Barrett (29/44)--More of a bars and %developed pick. Looks like he could play soon.
7(28): FS Harry Moorhead (12/32)--Has some KR skills and solid zone. Maybe eventually a decent backup safety.

[Ben E Lou]

2023 TC/Preseason Notes

• 5th round draft choice RDE Bryson Monroe is 27/47-->35/56
• Starting LCB D.J. Hayden shows a -11, from 64/64-->53/53
• 1st round pick FB Manusky is 46/81-->53/77

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
Oakland Raiders Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
James, Erick            4   QB    QB    10   65                65                3 yrs
Stugg, Leroy            33  RB    RB    7    64                64                2 yrs
Manusky, Darren         28  FB    FB    1    53                77                4 yrs
Clancy, J.R.            86  TE    TE    2    84                84                3 yrs
Finley, Donny           81  FL    FL    5    77                77                4 yrs
Garrett, Caleb          84  SE    SE    10   47                47                2 yrs
Sevcik, Tyrell          65  LT    LT    5    52                52                3 yrs
Munn, Tanner            63  RG    LG    8    89                89                4 yrs
McWilliams, Jorge       66  C     C     6    47                47                2 yrs
Hudson, Frankie         73  LG    RG    4    69                69                4 yrs
Watson, Menelik         71  RT    RT    11   50                50                3 yrs
Castillo, Bo            95  LDE   LDE   5    49                49                2 yrs
Lane, Antonio           70  NT    NT    4    41                41                1 yr.
Jordan, Reggie          77  RDE   RDE   7    44                44                2 yrs
Hudson, Nate            55  SLB   SLB   10   69                69                3 yrs
Burris, Miles           56  SILB  SILB  12   45                45                3 yrs
Cockerham, Earl         91  WILB  WILB  5    35                35                1 yr.
Farrell, Peyton         57  WLB   WLB   8    41                41                3 yrs
Hayden, D.J.            40  LCB   LCB   11   53                53                2 yrs
Hevey, Axel             35  LCB   RCB   6    42                42                3 yrs
Clark, Fernando         49  SS    SS    7    57                57                4 yrs
Peterson, Sedrick       30  FS    FS    5    43                43                3 yrs
VanderLey, Santiago     18  QB          6    32                32                2 yrs
Godsey, Louie           3   QB          1    10                28                2 yrs
Daniels, Elijah         37  RB          3    32                32                2 yrs
Dillon, Roman           46  FB          8    55                55                4 yrs
May, Wyatt              85  TE          5    40                40                2 yrs
Shaw, Micah             39  TE          3    51                51                2 yrs
Barrett, Butch          83  FL          7    44                44                3 yrs
Bourne, Kyle            89  FL          1    28                41                2 yrs
Sowers, Maurice         87  SE          4    41                41                1 yr.
Cintron, Daryl          7   SE          3    34                34                2 yrs
Tatum, Clifton          53  C           1    23                50                4 yrs
Allen, Curtis           75  LG          3    32                36                2 yrs
Fulton, Harvey          72  LT          2    30                38                3 yrs
Clayton, Bart           14  P           1    30                41                4 yrs
Potter, John            10  K           11   55                55                1 yr.
Monroe, Bryson          79  RDE         1    35                56                4 yrs
Barrett, Declan         97  NT          1    31                42                4 yrs
Cook, Myles             90  SILB        3    33                39                2 yrs
Rusieczky, Julio        94  WLB         6    35                35                1 yr.
Rhodes, Landen          25  RCB         5    37                37                3 yrs
Corcoran, Rufus         24  RCB         1    27                35                2 yrs
Talley, Ernest          47  RCB         1    23                33                1 yr.
Gabreleski, Alan        23  FS          2    38                39                3 yrs
Evans, Warren           58  LS          4    21                21                2 yrs
##Gillespie, Bennett    27  RB          2    22                24                1 yr.
##Ware, Spencer         41  FB          11   19                19                1 yr.
##Gilmore, Heath        54  C           7    43                43                1 yr.
##Masthay, Tim          1   P           14   49                49                1 yr.
##Haase, Nathaniel      74  NT          6    32                32                1 yr.
##Hughes, Keith         20  RCB         2    23                39                3 yrs
##Moorhead, Harry       32  FS          1    14                30                4 yrs
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 53
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $169,400,000
Cap Room: $9,940,000
Maximum for New Player: $10,510,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $4,060,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $1,720,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $215,970,000

We're showing the #1 roster in the league. With the weapons that I have at TE and FB, I'm going to increase the short passing a bit.

[Ben E Lou]

2023 WEEKS 1-4
We open up the season on fire, 4-0 with an average score of 28.8-8.5. No major injuries.

[Ben E Lou]

2023 GAMES 5-8
Cooled off a little. 3-1. We're still playing very well, though. James has 16 Tds and only 2 picks. Stud RG Tanner Munn pulls a hammy in game 7 and will probably miss the rest of the season.

[Ben E Lou]

2023 GAMES 9-12
Rough stretch here. 1-3. Another major O-line injury: LG Frankie Hudson (69/69) ruptures an elbow tendon and may not be ready until late next season. Both the passing and running games appear to be struggling now. James's passer rating drops to 94.2. He has only 1 Td and 4 picks in this stretch.

[Ben E Lou]

2023 GAMES 13-16
We close out the season 4-0 to finish 12-4, good for the #2 seed in the AFC. The Ravens went 14-2.

[Ben E Lou]

2023 POSTSEASON
No contest. We outscore the opposition 110-22 in three games and cruise to our first title. James turned in a 118.9 passer rating in the playoffs and won the FO Bowl MVP by going 23 for 35 for 299 yards with 3 TDs and 0 INTs against the Redskins.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2023 Summary for Oakland Raiders
   
Year                2023                                      
Record              15-4                                      
Winning Pct.        .789                                      
All-Time            101-74-1                                  
Winning Pct.        .576                                      
Playoffs            4-5                                       
Playoff Visits      6                                         
Bowl Wins           1                                         
Head Coach          Tony Pashos                               
Record              38-13-1                                   
Winning Pct.        .740                                      
Off. Coord.         J. Fassel                                 
Def. Coord.         G. Warren                                 
Asst. Coach         J. Dunbar                                 
Stren. Coord.       T. Kuehler                                
   
Oakland Raiders         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         32.1      4           
Rushing Yards           136.4     3           
Yards Per Carry         4.25      12          
Pass Attempts           33.6      26          
Completions             22.2      15          
Completion Pct.         66.0      2           
Passing Yards           242.5     13          
Yards Per Attempt       7.21      4           
Yards Per Catch         10.93     14          
Total Yardage Gained    373.5     2           
3rd Down Conversions    46.1      1           
Points Per Game         27.8      1           
Pass Rush Pct.          20.6      15          
Pass Defense Pct.       60.6      8           
Turnovers               14        4           
Turnover Margin         +11       7           
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         22.0      2           
Rushing Yards           93.8      6           
Yards Per Carry         4.26      25          
Pass Attempts           37.2      21 (T)      
Completions             21.6      15 (T)      
Completion Pct.         58.0      9 (T)       
Passing Yards           228.4     11 (T)      
Yards Per Attempt       6.14      10          
Yards Per Catch         10.59     9           
Total Yardage Gained    310.9     7           
3rd Down Conversions    31.1      9           
Points Per Game         15.1      4           
Pass Rush Pct.          16.5      2           
Pass Defense Pct.       35.2      1           
Turnovers               25        12 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     40    DEN           13      
2     20    at DET        15      
3     27    CLE           3       
4     28    NED           3       
5     34    KCY           6       
6     20    at BUF        26      
7     40    at NJY        24      
9     37    MIA           6       
10    19    at SDO        23      
11    13    at DEN        19      
12    34    MIN           21      
13    12    at JAX        15      
14    30    GBY           17      
15    37    SDO           17      
16    31    at CHI        17      
17    23    at KCY        16      
$$CS  40    NJY           3       
$$CF  33    HOU           6       
**FB  37    vs WAS        13      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
4 E. James              QB    538   355   3880  7.21  26    8     97.0    
**Team                  ---   538   355   3880  7.21  26    8     97.0    
$$Opp                   ---   595   345   3654  6.14  16    18    72.3    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
33 L. Stugg             RB    229   1059  4.62  5     1       
37 E. Daniels           RB    148   483   3.26  5     1       
4 E. James              QB    78    462   5.92  5     3       
28 D. Manusky           FB    41    123   3.00  2     0       
**Team                  ---   514   2182  4.25  18    13      
$$Opp                   ---   352   1501  4.26  4     12      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
81 D. Finley            WR    136   83    1069  12.88 7.86  9     5       
86 J. Clancy            TE    102   65    737   11.34 7.23  3     4       
84 C. Garrett           WR    100   60    632   10.53 6.32  4     3       
33 L. Stugg             RB    61    50    494   9.88  8.10  1     5       
28 D. Manusky           FB    41    30    259   8.63  6.32  2     2       
83 B. Barrett           WR    30    19    242   12.74 8.07  4     3       
37 E. Daniels           RB    20    16    153   9.56  7.65  1     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
49 F. Clark             S     100   31    1.5   1     5     10    80.9    
56 M. Burris            ILB   96    28    1.5   1     1     4     75.1    
35 A. Hevey             CB    51    15    2.0   0     4     12    82.5    
40 D. Hayden            CB    46    21    1.0   0     0     15    79.7    
25 L. Rhodes            CB    46    13    0.0   1     1     1     76.2    
55 N. Hudson            OLB   41    16    3.0   2     2     10    84.1    
23 A. Gabreleski        S     41    8     0.0   0     0     5     78.9    
77 R. Jordan            DE    38    13    4.5   24    0     0     81.1    
30 S. Peterson          S     35    7     0.0   0     3     10    83.0    
91 E. Cockerham         ILB   29    5     0.0   0     0     0     67.6    
57 P. Farrell           OLB   27    15    2.0   6     0     3     78.8    
95 B. Castillo          DE    25    13    1.5   18    0     1     82.2    
70 A. Lane              DT    24    10    4.5   9     0     1     81.1    
97 D. Barrett           DT    18    8     4.0   3     0     0     81.6    
94 J. Rusieczky         OLB   17    9     2.5   12    0     1     78.5    
90 M. Cook              ILB   16    5     0.0   0     0     0     75.0    

[Ben E Lou]

LOOKING BACK 10 YEARS: THE 2014 AMATEUR DRAFT
Now that I've completed 10 seasons, I want to try to remember to do this every year. Original comments copied and pasted, 10-year update in red.

Rnd 1 - Caleb Garrett, WR, Canisius, 39/58...looks like a stud--Maxed out at around 72/72. Played 10 seasons with Raiders. Retired at begin 2024. 700 catches, 9527 yards, 62 TDs, 7.61ypt, 13.61ypc. Best all-around season was probably 2020: 81 catches, 1186 yards, 9 TDs, 8.66ypt.
Rnd 2 - Erick James, QB, Michigan--VU QB, 18/49..not sure what i have here--Grew to around 65/65. 10 years with Raiders and counting. Outstanding pick at 2(1).
Rnd 3 - Jamie Mathis, TE, Louisiana State--22/52..i don't hvae terribly high hopes for him--Maxed in the mid 50s. Was a Raider for six seasons, starting for 4 1/2, before I released him in 2020. He caught on in Buffalo for a year, then signed a long-term deal with Houston, where he is currently a backup. Pretty solid career for a 3(1) guy.
Rnd 4 - Jackson Horn, OLB, Kentucky--14/27...his combines looked good at least! FAIL! Ratings dropped and he never saw the field in a regular season game. Released in 2015 and no one picked him up.
Rnd 5 - Corey Howe, DE, Texas Christian--11/39...PRT guy. Played out all four years of his rookie contract in Oakland as a backup but was not re-signed. NE picked him up as a FA in 2018 and he started theree in 2019 and had 5.5 sacks and 15 hurries. From there he played for two other teams (including us for a season). Overall, he had three seasons as a starter. Maxed at 40/40 overall with 60 PRT.
Rnd 6 - Keith Stone, RB, Georgia Tech--21/24..he needs to grow to be worth anything. Played in five games in 2014. Cut in 2015 for roster room.
Rnd 7 - Chance Bettis, S, North Carolina--10/30..meh. Played two seasons in Oakland as a backup, then released in 2016. Never signed by anyone else.

[Ben E Lou]

2024 OFFSEASON BEGIN

SE Caleb Garrett is our only retirement. His career is chronicled in the post right before this one.

No big staff changes--just a new strength coordinator.

No one is franchised.

We head to free agency around $35M over the cap. We have some work to do.

[hoopsguy]

Congrats on the title. Tony Pashos is enjoying a pretty good run so far.

[Brian Swartz]

Well done! And excellent idea on the draft too.

[Ben E Lou]

I decide to keep most of the team together with a series of cap outs and renegs and only one starter cut: RDE Reggie Jordan. 2nd-year man Bryson Monroe looks ready. With the retirement of SE Garrett, I could use some help at WR, but there's only one guy in FA rated above 41/41: a 52/52 guy who wants much more than I can afford. I fix my gaze upon a 41/41 year 7 guy and make him my single FA1:2 offer. SE Kenny Woods (42/42, yr 7) signs a modest 2-year deal. He is 57 avdr, 37 GD, 42RR, 69BPR, and 23 End.

[Ben E Lou]

2024 AMATEUR DRAFT
1(32): WLB Randal Poore (35/53)--I neglected to mention that I released the starter (a 42/42 guy who had only 2 sacks) at this position as well. Poore seems to be a nice improvement there.
2(32): SE Greyson Adams (17/26)--Blue combines in dash, strength, posdrill, red Solecismic. Horrid bars. Worth a look.
3(32): RDT-->NT Kaiden Alder (23/45)--I've only got one NT on the roster, and Alder looks like he could be a decent run stopper one day.
4(32): SLB Aidan Bush (21/39)--Came into this draft with only one OLB under contract. Depth guy.
5(32): RG Bert Roberts (20/31)--Another position where depth is needed pretty quickly.
6(32): LCB Landon Sinclair (9/22)--Has some PR skill and we need one.
7(32): RB Jessie Whitworth (26/32)--Competition is open for RB2 and Whitworth looked like the best RB left.

[Ben E Lou]

2024 Training Camp/Preseason/Roster

RATINGS CHANGES OF NOTE

• Former stud LG Frankie Hudson, coming off of a ruptured elbow tendon, takes a dive from 69/69 to 35/35. I capped him out, so he'll stick aroundthis season, but he's a certain cut for next year with his scheduled $9.5M salary.
• 4th round pick SLB Aidan Bush might be more than just the "depth guy" that I described him as above. He went from 21/39-->29/47 in TC/Preseason.
• 1st round pick WLB Poore is looking impressive: 35/53-->48/71.

  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
James, Erick            4   QB    QB    11   63                63                2 yrs
Stugg, Leroy            33  RB    RB    8    56                56                3 yrs
Manusky, Darren         28  FB    FB    2    77                77                3 yrs
Clancy, J.R.            86  TE    TE    3    84                84                2 yrs
Finley, Donny           81  FL    FL    6    73                73                3 yrs
Barrett, Butch          83  FL    SE    8    44                44                3 yrs
Sevcik, Tyrell          65  LT    LT    6    51                51                4 yrs
Munn, Tanner            63  RG    LG    9    85                85                3 yrs
Tatum, Clifton          53  C     C     2    30                48                3 yrs
Allen, Curtis           75  LG    RG    4    35                35                1 yr.
Watson, Menelik         71  RT    RT    12   46                46                3 yrs
Castillo, Bo            95  LDE   LDE   6    49                49                1 yr.
Barrett, Declan         97  NT    NT    2    33                37                3 yrs
Monroe, Bryson          79  RDE   RDE   2    42                55                3 yrs
Hudson, Nate            55  SLB   SLB   11   63                63                2 yrs
Burris, Miles           56  SILB  SILB  13   40                40                2 yrs
Cook, Myles             90  SILB  WILB  4    37                37                1 yr.
Poore, Randal           96  WLB   WLB   1    48                71                4 yrs
Hayden, D.J.            40  LCB   LCB   12   47                47                2 yrs
Hevey, Axel             35  LCB   RCB   7    42                42                2 yrs
Clark, Fernando         49  SS    SS    8    51                51                3 yrs
Peterson, Sedrick       30  FS    FS    6    43                43                2 yrs
VanderLey, Santiago     18  QB          7    25                25                1 yr.
Godsey, Louie           3   QB          2    13                28                1 yr.
Daniels, Elijah         37  RB          4    32                32                1 yr.
Dole, Donny             31  RB          1    30                39                2 yrs
Dillon, Roman           46  FB          9    47                47                3 yrs
May, Wyatt              85  TE          6    34                34                1 yr.
Shaw, Micah             39  TE          4    43                43                1 yr.
Bourne, Kyle            89  FL          2    35                41                1 yr.
Sowers, Maurice         87  SE          5    42                42                1 yr.
Cintron, Daryl          7   SE          4    28                28                1 yr.
Adams, Greyson          80  SE          1    22                30                4 yrs
**McWilliams, Jorge     66  C           7    47                47                1 yr.
Roberts, Bert           62  RG          1    22                28                4 yrs
Fulton, Harvey          72  LT          3    33                37                2 yrs
Clayton, Bart           14  P           2    37                40                3 yrs
Green, Rob              1   K           1    36                49                2 yrs
Gaylor, Bob             77  RDE         1    26                36                2 yrs
Alder, Kaiden           93  NT          1    25                44                4 yrs
Allen, Maxwell          92  WILB        1    22                27                2 yrs
Bush, Aidan             98  SLB         1    29                47                4 yrs
Sinclair, Landen        38  LCB         1    17                30                4 yrs
Rhodes, Landen          25  RCB         6    37                37                2 yrs
Gabreleski, Alan        23  FS          3    39                39                2 yrs
Evans, Warren           58  LS          5    21                21                1 yr.
##Woods, Kenny          88  SE          7    38                38                2 yrs
##Hudson, Frankie       73  LG          5    35                35                3 yrs
##Hill, Jordan          99  NT          12   16                16                2 yrs
##Clemens, John         59  WLB         5    34                34                2 yrs
##Hughes, Keith         20  RCB         3    26                38                2 yrs
##Corcoran, Rufus       24  RCB         2    36                36                1 yr.
##Moorhead, Harry       32  FS          2    18                30                3 yrs
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 53
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $177,200,000
Cap Room: $320,000
Maximum for New Player: $920,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $11,130,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $3,760,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $208,350,000

Looks tight at the top in terms of roster: OAK, DAL, and WAS are tied for #1, and three other teams are at 86 or better. With only one true starter-quality WR, we're expecting (and perhaps needing) a breakout year from TE J.R. Clancy

[Ben E Lou]

2024 GAMES 1-4
We jump out to a 3-1 record and are #1 in both total offense and total defense. TE J.R. Clancy catches 6 TDs, and QB Jamee has a 102.8 rating.

[Ben E Lou]

2024 GAMES 5-8
2-2, but both losses were close ones, including a 20-17 loss on the road to the undefeated Steelers. Erick James has thrown 20 TDs and J.R. Clancy has caught 11 of them. Clancy is also on pace for 1,000 yards receiving.

[Ben E Lou]

2024 GAMES 9-12
James suffers a concussion early in game 9, and our old buddy Santiago VanderLey leads us to a 4-0 record while James sits. (James will be back in game 13.) Our 9-3 record gives us a 2-game lead over SD in the West J.r. Clancy keeps catching TDs. He has a league-leading 15 to date.

[Ben E Lou]

2024 GAMES 13-16
We close out the year 3-1 to finish 12-4 and the #2 seed in the AFC, behind the 13-3 Steelers.