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Old 07-03-2020, 11:14 AM   #1101
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DC BUREAU With the release of the big LB, we have cap space to burn - and we make a couple of moves that make sense given that. Chief among them is signing a veteran DE who should be a placeholder until we actually have serious personnel up front. My first round rookie WR is suspended, odd unlucky twist there. No crisis, I wasn't really counting on him as a WR2 right away or anything. The pan is that he helps us with depth so we can flip WR Bouchette maybe after this season. His development and chemistry will suffer, but we won't be completely off course by this development. I let AVAILABLE beat me out for a nice-enough OL, that's disappointing. We did land a 5th year, former Orangeman, high-chem, decent-skills DT on a 4yr cut-friendly deal...so that's good for us. Might be our starter against 3WR sets, as an afterthought signing...that's a reflection of our roster more than his talent. LB Lukas Roberts, a 4th year decent guy, joins a suddenly oversubscribed LB corps, and likely will get serious rotation time. No huge impact moves in late free agency here, either. We're going to have trouble paring down, I can tell already. Still have some weak spots in the lineup, but we're mostly set as well.
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Old 07-06-2020, 11:04 AM   #1102
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Okay, Ravens roster after late free agency is... basically the same.


Baltimore Ravens
QuikSand
RB Corwin Barksdale
2 years, $5,260,000 (Bonus: $20K. Salary: $2.6M, $2.6M.)


Baltimore Ravens
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QB Malcolm Book
2 years, $5,260,000 (Bonus: $20K. Salary: $2.6M, $2.6M.)


Baltimore Ravens
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FL Rex Holtz
1 year, $7,000,000 (Bonus: $0K. Salary: $7.0M.)
37
37
Baltimore Ravens
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WILB Giovanni Roybal
1 year, $5,500,000 (Bonus: $0K. Salary: $5.5M.)


I know, WR Holtz? We've seen this movie before, right? Right. So, why? We have a better option for the slot now with #11.

I'm figuring to use Holtz in the Z position in my 11 formations. I think for one more season, he will have higher RR than both 11 and 18, who will be out there in the X and R positions, and whom we expect to get most of the WR targets. So, our hope is that Holtz serves as a decoy (for double coverage) and an affinity guy along the way. We'll see, but I like the sound of it on paper very much.

LB Roybal is a we'll-see-if-he-sticks guy on a no-bonus contract. Affinity and cohesion there, skills have eroded, he's not really playable now. Odds are he is a cut between 60 and 53.

QB Book? Nah, probably not worth writing about. Runs around a bit.

Missed on two marginal OL, no lost sleep.
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Old 07-06-2020, 11:11 AM   #1103
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Oh, RB Barksdale... well, let's say he has some ties in Baltimore. (Wire reference)

No, he's a guy with two 60+ bars as a rookie - but they're endurance and hole recognition. So, he'll get a look, but seems to be far behind the rookie.

I think we will extend Liverwurst but not Bush at RB, meaning there are likely some carries up for grabs either this season or next. Ogbogu is the guy I want to go take them, but we'll see how things look in the stages ahead.
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Old 07-06-2020, 11:55 AM   #1104
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Well, similar situation in DC, though I think things are one full click less "settled" over here. Let's check out the transactions list:


Washington Redskins
KickStand
LCB Tyler Chiba
2 years, $4,850,000 (Bonus: $20K. Salary: $2.2M, $2.6M.)
Washington Redskins
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FL Bruce Clancy
2 years, $5,300,000 (Bonus: $60K. Salary: $2.6M, $2.6M.)
Washington Redskins
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TE Jeff Myers
2 years, $10,140,000 (Bonus: $20K. Salary: $5.1M, $5.1M.)
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38
Washington Redskins
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RCB Clifton Rice
2 years, $13,000,000 (Bonus: $7.0M. Salary: $3.0M, $3.0M.)
27
45
Washington Redskins
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RB Tito Ross
1 year, $3,800,000 (Bonus: $800K. Salary: $3.0M.)
36
41
Washington Redskins
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LDE Ellis Shehee
1 year, $5,000,000 (Bonus: $0K. Salary: $5.0M.)
38
45
Washington Redskins
KickStand
SLB Caiden Tongue
2 years, $4,850,000 (Bonus: $20K. Salary: $2.2M, $2.6M.)
Washington Redskins
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QB Korey Wells
2 years, $4,850,000 (Bonus: $20K. Salary: $2.2M, $2.6M.)



Hmm, weird formatting, dunno why (imported from other browser).

Anyway...veteran TE Myers is one more possibility for our main TE target role, still up for grabs. Not a long term play, likely a cut, tbh.

Rest are mostly guys I should have re-signed earlier. But all good here.


Feel like a DC roster rundown would be good. Then I remember I have a family and job and stuff. So, we'll see.
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Old 07-07-2020, 09:44 AM   #1105
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Tiny side note... is there any chance there's something here?


QB Phil Cress

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Old 07-08-2020, 02:36 PM   #1106
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Cutdown to 53 - this is the big stage. My enthusiasm is waning a bit for non-FOF reasons, but I'll get through it and document at least some thinking.

-QB Alonzo is a pure affinity gimp, could click as a 3x high-pers backup with starts. We likely could make that work this year, if we feel we can swing the roster slot. Pending.

-At RB, it was supposed to be a battle. Liverwurst extended one more year, Bush won't get an offer. Bush was over 5 ypc last year AFTER a ratings dip, and he's a ST ace, hard to cut him. Ogbogu disappointed with a drop in camp/pre, and Barksdale didn't deliver the bump I had hoped for. So, maybe we just keep our two vets here? Hillhouse remain in play to get some carries if so. Ogbogu gets a free affinity this year, maybe that keeps him in the 53?

-WR Bensen faded, he's a cut, despite the 4th round chem freebie.

-OL is bare minimum, no cuts there. C Bosley will start at LG and may be the longish term answer there.

-DL Denby faded in camp, he's not a cut, but he won't be an impact player, more of a rotation DE/DT. Dammit.

-EDGE Kuklick was a guy I coveted, but now he's bubbled, just low-cohesion on a team that doesn't feel "there" and where we have other, younger guys to feed some pass rushing chances... I think he gets cut

-WR Holtz no longer has a RR edge on #18, so the notion of using him as a decoy is out the window, alas, with his $7m base salary

-Last cut comes down to QB3 Alonso vs. LB8 Thill. Thill slid in ratings a bit, and isn't great for chem, so he's the last one out, the Thill is gone.

And there it is. 53 and file is in. Not sold that we are a top-tier team, but if the passing game continues to evolve, we ought to be before long. Is Levine good enough? Ben didn't think he was. Hard to really hitch the wagon there.
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Old 07-08-2020, 02:36 PM   #1107
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Ok, I will predict BAL ekes out 10 wins, gets a wild card, but not a meaningful title threat. Sort of like DC last season.
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Old 07-08-2020, 03:07 PM   #1108
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Cutdown difficult there, too. Lots of turnover for a "won it all" team. Cohesion won't be great, chem is on the way there, and should improve midseason.

I'd peg us for 10 wins and longshot contender status.
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Old 07-09-2020, 08:50 AM   #1109
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Regular season in the books now. Let's see if we took the jump forward:


11-5, good for 2nd in the league's toughest division


So, pretty much on target.



Offense put up 30.1 ppg, highest in the league (ahead of the all-throw Chefs)
Levine had more picks, but remained clear of 7 ypt, good season
Edwin Bush made me glad we kept him, posting over 6 ypc, run offense good
11 and 18 both over 7 ypt, not sterling, but prodcutive (23 TD combined)

D7 got it together, posting PR% of 22.1%, 5th best - yesssss
Though, still not many actual sacks, w our inside guys getting 5.5 each to lead
DB Lentzner was the standout in secondary, unit posted top-half numbers




Anyway... solid season. If we attach a lot of this to our young WR (and we do) then there's room for optimism as they develop together.
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Old 07-09-2020, 09:04 AM   #1110
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Okay, expected to be back in roughly the same groove as last year, maybe a half click ahead...


And here we are, 10-6 and atop a still-awful division


So, takeaways:


Big money QB and RB both put up very pedestrian stats
Maybe TE Bensen a central reason, really need TE upgrade
WR Malone still money, despite a 9% drop rate
C Fitzgerald crushed, led OL to its best year by the numbers
Overall pass rush okay (9th) but lotsa sacks, Singleton w/15.5!
DB group mid-level, have role players need a build-around guy


So...decent season again, as long as we forget "the thing" last year.
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Old 07-10-2020, 07:03 AM   #1112
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At least we defeated Squirrel and his anti-chemistry hooligans in front of their own fans, then went down to Tootsie's to hear the lamentations of their women.


No second lightning strike for the DC team, alas.
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Old 07-10-2020, 03:18 PM   #1113
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Here's a quick look at the roster for the champion team from Atlanta... I had mentioned that they had been organizing around chemistry to some degree (more than usual from Ben, I think)... and that trend of pretty apparent when you look at the color scheme, at least:

http://gml.fof-belco.com/teampageroster.php?teamid=1

He's nowhere as committed as I am, likely to better overall effect, but a guy who can pop quality talent at will decides that in a no-injury league, carrying a bunch of 18/18 good chem guys on the end of your bench ... it's a certain amount of affirmation, I think.

Congrats to Ben and his merry men.
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Old 07-10-2020, 10:29 PM   #1114
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Special teams side note:

Punt returns: 20.0 (1st)
PR Allowed: 6.0 (3rd)

Kick returns: 28.3 (3rd)
KR allowed: 20.4 (1st)

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BALTIMORE

(WR Behne 76 PR, 77/95 ST)
Punt returns: 13.5 (8th)
PR Allowed: 3.5 (1st)

(CB Burroughs 85 KR, 93 ST)
Kick returns: 28.4 (3rd)
KR allowed: 25.0 (24th) WTF?

DC

(WR Robbins 75 PR, 2 ST)
Punt returns: 16.9 (2nd)
PR Allowed: 5.4 (2nd)

(RB Ross 59/63 KR, 2 ST)
Kick returns: 24.0 (13th)
KR allowed: 20.3 (2nd)

BALTIMORE

(WR Behne 88 PR, 89 ST)
Punt returns: 18.4 (1st)
PR Allowed: 6.4 (6th)

(CB Burroughs 75 KR, 76 ST)
Kick returns: 33.4 (1st)
KR allowed: 20.4 (5th)

DC

(WR Clancy 45/53 KR, 19/20 ST)
Punt returns: 16.3 (3rd)
PR Allowed: 9.2 (15th)

(RB Trotter 82 KR, 58 ST)
Kick returns: 32.2 (2nd)
KR allowed: 21.2 (7th)


Special teams remains a strong suit. DC is edging into elite territory. BAL is there.
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Old 07-11-2020, 07:47 AM   #1115
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So... new year file is up.

BAL hires a new Def Coord... I'm not pleased. Will have to second guess his scouting. Not sure how that happened with my settings, tbh, but they will get a reboot for next offseason, for sure.

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TE Elijah Covington retired, which is a peculiar twist. That leaves Vinny Money as the only playable guy on the roster, along, I presume, with FB Hillhouse. (*Oops, even Money is out of contract) I didn't extend Leon Ogden, my "got my guy" guy... he wants $24m/yr to exten his contract and we just didn't have it. But I guess he and his mighty 5.6 yards per target will be on our possible shopping list now, perhaps.

We're sitting on 44 players carried over, have a handful of my own guys I would want to re-sign, have $130m in cap space to spend, and of course have 7 unwanted draft picks coming our way. So, the usual setup.
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Old 07-11-2020, 07:58 AM   #1116
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The one that got away...

http://gml.fof-belco.com/playercard.php?playerid=92638

Dammit.
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Old 07-11-2020, 08:39 AM   #1117
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Well, this is going to be an unexciting offseason for the Ravens. My FA shopping list is dreadfully thin. Unless we decide to go outside chemistry (unlikely?) there's just precious little for us. I'm dying for a big time DE, but am I signing a mediocre veteran to take snaps away from LDE Kevin Turnbull and WLB Anthony Gardner? And I can't do better than "mediocre" in this year's crop. Same for TE, OL, LB, and other need positions.

So, neither rebuild nor reload here... maybe more of a refill of the same prescription that we've been on. There are worse doctor visits than that, of course.
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Old 07-11-2020, 09:07 AM   #1118
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More to do here in DC than up I-95. Overall setup is pretty similar: 44 signed, $130m in cap space. But I am more unsettled, overall, with the DC roster, and have a couple pressing questions here.

Among the questions - are we willing to commit/re-commit to players who are not chemistry fits, but who are already productive and strong for cohesion? DE Singleton is a free agent, but was insanely good rushing the passer last year. WR Bouchette is hitting a solid stride as a WR2. CB Franklin wants to re-up as our top dollar CB1, after a good but not great season there, and a lack of real "good fit" alternatives for us.

So, I think i'll do a roster dump and analysis there, but for now... work to do.
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Old 07-11-2020, 10:00 AM   #1119
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D.C. United Roster, Scout Overview

Code:
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?

Code:
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.

Code:
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.

Code:
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.

Code:
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.

Code:
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.

Code:
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.

Code:
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.

Code:
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.

Code:
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.

Code:
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.

Code:
$$ - 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.
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Old 07-12-2020, 09:02 AM   #1120
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So, these Ravens have a familiar situation, I feel. Rather a lot like my CCFL team (Ravens there too, natch) at one point several seasons ago...

2036

QuikSand
12-4-0 (DIV)
Division
J. Scott (3489)
D. Eddins (1126)
F. Masso (706)
A. Yovanovits (103)
David Farrell
Tyrus Weber
Balanced
Al Reid
True 3-4
Bucky Spetz
Chris Tarver
2037

QuikSand
12-4-0 (DIV)
Division
J. Scott (4230)
D. Eddins (1137)
P. Newhart (797)
A. Yovanovits (82)
David Farrell
Tyrus Weber
Balanced
Al Reid
True 3-4
Bucky Spetz
Chris Tarver
2038

QuikSand
13-3-0 (DIV)
Won Conference
O. Carlisle (4156)
D. Eddins (1040)
P. Newhart (1193)
T. Bennett (115)
David Farrell
Tyrus Weber
Balanced
Al Reid
True 3-4
Bucky Spetz
Chris Tarver
2039

QuikSand
12-4-0 (DIV)
Champion
O. Carlisle (4771)
D. Eddins (695)
D. Erickson (1077)
B. Arthur (92)
David Farrell
Tyrus Weber
Balanced
Alejandro Benjamin
3-4 Eagle
Bucky Spetz
Chris Tarver
2040

QuikSand
13-3-0 (DIV)
Won Conference
O. Carlisle (3302)
R. Muskie (861)
P. Newhart (1404)
B. Lee (107)
David Farrell
Tyrus Weber
Balanced
Wes Sheldon
True 3-4
Allen Russell
Chris Tarver

We were on a good string of seasons, including a title led by a mediocre QB, who was either asking for a fortune or had retired, I don't recall what prompted me to feel it was time to move on.



So, I decided to go all-in on a young QB, traded two or three years worth of picks to get the 1.2 overall pick and draft Zachery Hammond.

Hammond has turned out to be fine, but not exactly revolutionary. He's a top-10 guy every year by the numbers, was #2 last year but got dinged up a bit. Stability at QB has its merits, though, and the plan there is just to bear down, pay the man, and hopefully benefit from the cohesion that evolves with time. That team, incidentally, is a title threat each year - we don't always get a bye week, but every year that's in the discussion, which is what I want.

Since we got Hammond:



2041

QuikSand
12-4-0 (DIV)
Wild Card
Z. Hammond (4568)
D. Eddins (1301)
P. Newhart (1093)
B. Lee (94)
David Farrell
Tyrus Weber
Balanced
Wes Sheldon
True 3-4
Bernard Hartman
Chris Tarver
2042

QuikSand
13-3-0 (DIV)
Conference
Z. Hammond (4539)
D. Eddins (1045)
P. Newhart (1705)
B. Lee (102)
David Farrell
Tyrus Weber
Balanced
Wes Sheldon
True 3-4
Bernard Hartman
Chris Tarver
2043

QuikSand
10-6-0 (DIV)
Wild Card
Z. Hammond (4405)
N. Graham (784)
R. Lewis (933)
B. Lee (126)
David Farrell
Tyrus Weber
Balanced
Diego Benton
True 3-4
Cristian O'Neill
Chris Tarver
2044

QuikSand
11-5-0 (WC)
Conference
Z. Hammond (3845)
N. Graham (596)
P. Newhart (1185)
B. Lee (104)
David Farrell
Tyrus Weber
Balanced
Diego Benton
True 3-4
Cristian O'Neill
Chris Tarver


So, these Ravens are not sitting on a recent title amidst a QB controversy, but I do feel like there's a good deal to build around. The young WRs are the obvious build-around here, and the DB group is just sterling. OL talent is good, and the chem should really click as soon as next season. D7 is on the improve, but cohesion is on the rise I think.

I feel like we'd be in a good position to make a move for a young QB to plug into this architecture and run with it. Levine has been fine, and that may indeed remain the plan, but I'm itching for a new face there, to be honest.

Top QB in this rookie draft is a chemistry fit. He doesn't look like a superhero, but he'd be a big add for us. I have reached out to the owner, but alas, it's this guy who tend to draft early every year, never registers for the draft, and frequently gets auto-picked... so I reckon it won't happen. But I have made an offer, and get to contemplate the possibility a little.
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Old 07-12-2020, 05:43 PM   #1121
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No go on the QB at 1.1. I offered a Double Ditka, two full drafts picks 1-7, but he stood pat and picked the same QB we were eyeing. No shock.

Oddly enough, DC is also eyeing a top pick in this draft...we'll see if the DC Bureau manages to make something happen.
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Old 07-13-2020, 09:58 AM   #1122
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Early free agency, minor news for BAL - we've re-signed TE Leon Ogden for 3yrs, at $10m/yr. Definitely the best move for us... I didn't extend him at the $20m+ he demanded, took my chances in open free agency, and got him back. He is not great, has been deeply uninspiring with numbers thus far, but at this point he is our only legitimate option for the swing-out TE used in our 12 formation - so we'll expect to feed him (and Hillhouse) targets this year, regardless.

Nobody else has any interest in the various free agents we are pursuing, there's a strong testament to the unexciting nature of our offseason plan at this point. Without the big splash trade-up in the draft, basically nothing to see here.
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Old 07-13-2020, 10:01 AM   #1123
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BAL side note:

TE Austin is in year 11, and nearing the end, as our chem leader. We do, however, already have a transition plan in the works, with young WR Wade Polley (group 2-3, ldr 67, pers 97) poised to take the reins in the group. He would already be the leader (even in year four) if we released Austin now, so it shouldn't be a tough transition. Both young WRs 11 and 18 are in the 4-5 group, so I will be mentally assuming we are about to transition to a 2-3 leader... meaning as we target guys in this draft, we may be looking at the 6-7 group for TE, WR, and QB. (Kinda stinks as the most intriguing QB left in the draft, to me, is a 2-3 guy... if we end up with him and he clicks, it could upend this setup)
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Old 07-13-2020, 10:30 AM   #1124
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So, bigger news down this way, starting with our own Double Ditka. We trade two seasons worth of picks to division rival Philly (led by the pass-happy Jeremessiah's alt) to move up to pick 1.4, and target our X receiver for the next decade, we hope:


Washington: KickStand takes WR David Carrubba with the 1.4 pick.

Avoid Drops70<->100
Getting Downfield62<->92
Route Running66<->96
Third Down Catching39<->70
Big-Play Receiving70<->100
Courage58<->89
Adjust to Ball49<->80
Punt Returning0<->30
Kick Returning0<->30
Endurance58<->88
Special Teams60<->91

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My scout tagged him overrated, but what else was I going to fritter away 14 draft picks on? Nothing, that's what. This is the right move. We have a legit go-to WR1 in Malone, now we hopefully will soon have a very solid WR2 to line up outside and take advantage of single coverage. Even if Carrubba only ends up as a "pretty good" WR starter (and I'll hope for more than that) this is still probably the wisest deployment of our assets - he's in the same chem group as our QBs, so safely in our scheme, too. A hit, I think.
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Old 07-13-2020, 10:35 AM   #1125
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In other news, we move in on a free agent who's not a chem fit, but I think still seems sensible given our cap/roster situation:


LB Terrance Duda


This is obviously a superior quality guy, might be best as an edge rusher (238 lbs?) but could play anywhere except on the nose, I think. I'm just grabbing talent here, and the short term deal is designed to make year three a trade-for-cash option for us.


And, to pat myself on the back, we hit the target nicely with the contract, I reckon. I landed on a $46m/yr bonus-heavy deal out of thin air, and the main competition was just a shade lower:


2121
FA Stage 3
signed as an unrestricted free agent from Seattle: 3yrs, $138,000,000.
2121
FA Stage 3
turned down a contract offer: 5yrs, $239,770,000.


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Old 07-13-2020, 10:51 AM   #1126
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The biggest thing the move for the WR (and the cap commitment to the LB) do, collectively, is leave us with fewer resources to replenish the DB group. So, let's see what we have to work with there...

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Front Office Football Eight D.C. United Roster, Scout Overview 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 ---

Okay, I'll mention chemistry up front. S Strickland is the no-talent group leader (89/99), he stays and we will build in the 7-8 and 8-9 groups around him.

CB Franklin (no chem) is in his walk year, making $29m and wants to extend at roughly the same rate. I might have let him walk, but given our lack of top draft picks to fill in at CB1/CB2, that's a shakier plan now. We WANT to be a team that gets leads and has to defend the pass, so this is important to get right. He may need to stay.

S Schell has skills for CB but no chem either. He's an 11th year veteran, on this roster the whole time, and so he's a cohesion monster now. With a hugely talented roster I might have released him, but here... he likely stays and plays a mix of positions.

Now the ragtag group I have assembled chem-first: (links here)

CB Cassidy is best against the run, but decent at CB1/CB2 stuff (man, bump, picks) - dropped a bunch right after we signed him but still in play for real time

CB Becker was an over-signing last year, he looks like CB depth, but Bump 74 keeps him in the picture too

CB Rice was a UDFA now developing into a nice player... 74 Int and some return skills, he's a long term asset (100 leadership rating looming though)

CB Lowe was a 2nd rounder, now is a two-bar guy (PH and Int) who didn't really bring the other bars along with them, as we had hoped... value there?

S Chiba was a late grab last season, should click to 8 starts this year, and has the mix of skills (Run/Zone/Int) I look for in safety depth. Decent.

S Conley is the veteran I have used to hold things together, and we're trying to do the same this year if we re-sign him.


So... if two seasons from now we have basically the same guys around, it would be... okay, I guess. Ideally, it would be better to add a chem-friendly guy to really slot in as CB1, let the riffraff fill in around him, and as Schell retires we'd just have useful fellows to plug in here and there.

So, the gameplan short term is:
-keep everyone, possibly exception being Cassidy
-get everyone on board with chemistry (namely Chiba)
-target one quality free agent addition, ideally a bump guy
-keep looking for cheap/ancillary plug-in guys as warranted
-look to improve special teams from this group

Okay here.
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Old 07-13-2020, 10:57 AM   #1127
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Today's file is basically us rescinding most of our free agent offers, as this season has immediately switched from a "lots of cap" one, to a "tight cap" one.

No worries, should be worth it. Up in Baltimore, the "Mr. Wonderful" era left us with no regrets. Hoping for the same here.
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Old 07-13-2020, 12:20 PM   #1128
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Baltimore moves up in the draft to target DE

Basically, I think this is the right thing to do on many levels. I really don't optimize use of my draft picks, and for those who either get more out of them talent-wise or enjoyment-wise, that creates a win-win opportunity. So, hopefully this year's "deal-up-for-the-right-guy" works out better -- hoping here we are landing a high quality DE for the next generation.

Here's the target guy:




Baltimore: QuikSand takes DE Jackson Baump with the 1.8 pick.

Run Defense61<->91
Pass Rush Technique70<->100
Pass Rush Strength53<->82
Man-to-Man Defense25<->55
Zone Defense31<->61
Bump-and-Run Defense48<->77
Play Diagnosis54<->84
Punishing Hitter46<->75
Endurance68<->97
Special Teams40<->69

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279
6.0
6.6
4.53
31
31
7.29
120
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My scout saw his RunD closer to maxed-out, the league sees him as merely solid there - that may be the difference between him being "worth it" and not. But D7, especially pass rush, is a priority for this team, and he remains maxed-out on PRTech and high endurance, so I'm still pretty hopeful this is an anchor-caliber selection for us.
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Old 07-13-2020, 12:21 PM   #1129
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Old 07-13-2020, 12:29 PM   #1130
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So, after JB/LoadOut, we have two more picks in this draft (3rd and 4th) and then next year we're short our 2nd. not a massive overpayment. I did not have high hopes for a very good fit, nor for Baump to slide to our pick in the late 1st... so I feel like this was the move to make. Still stinging a bit from last year's move-up-for-meh deal, but here we are again.


On paper, I really do loves me some impact defensive linemen. Not sure if in FOF they make that much sense, but... yeah.

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Old 07-13-2020, 03:36 PM   #1131
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So you went Jackson Brown vs. Michael Jackson... I mean, you could have went with PYT...
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Old 07-14-2020, 08:38 AM   #1132
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Old 07-14-2020, 08:39 AM   #1133
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Okay, in Baltimore I see what I would have had to take in late round one with our draft pick - we would have been okay, but I'm happier with the better fit at DE. Basically the same for DC, though that's a closer call as a DB I was eyeing up would indeed have fallen. No regrets, though.
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Old 07-14-2020, 08:49 AM   #1134
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Ravens add a couple guys, seeing our cap situation. We bring back DE Lorenzo Woods - who's basically the sort of ear-pinner fella we are drafting Load Out to wean away from, but for two more years he ought to remain helpful, I reckon.

And I go ahead and grab a twilight LB in Gino Sigrest, whom we expect to step into a major role while he still has some tread on the tires. Low affinity and low cohesion, he'd better be good - but his 60/60 overall suggests he will, and his 94 special teams won't hurt either.

So, from here... we've got 47 signed, 2 draft picks who we hope make the team, and we're already in the lead for 8 free agents. We've got number troubles again.

We'll have some tricky calls to make on renegs this year - CB Maas and T Shepherd are both on their walk years, and both would be very expensive to retain. I may have space to do one, or we could let both walk into free agency and see what happens. Shepherd is a mixed bag for us, but if we could just get the youngster to seize the chem leadership for the group (not this year, maybe next year) his combination of still-solid talent, major cohesion, and good chemistry would be very valuable to us.
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Old 07-14-2020, 10:11 AM   #1135
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We lock up DE Singleton - with him back in the fold, I'm less panicked about our pass rush, overall. And the level of talent we add by keeping him and adding LB Duda in the last FA stage seems to more than offset the lack of chemistry effects. This is, surely, closer to maximizing the combined effects than what I'm doing in Baltimore where I'm more strict about it.

We also ink DE Shehee to a 2yr minsal deal. Last year I cut him to clear space for young'ns. Now I regret it, a bit. He's a strong affinity, a passable player, and a minsal guy (now).

We are going to be cap-strapped, but I do have 10th year DE Walters on a cut-friendly deal... so expect his $22m salary to disappear before long.


50 players signed, no draft picks, and we lead on 5 free agents. Similarly heading for some bubble showdowns, even without a fleet of rooks.
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Old 07-14-2020, 10:22 AM   #1136
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I have put WR Bouchette onto the trading block. Not insistent on moving him, but since he's a non-affinity guy and a big salary number, it's at least wroth exploring. We're honestly better off keeping him, but if someone shows up with some real capital, he'll go and we'll clear the way for the rookie.
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Old 07-15-2020, 07:35 AM   #1137
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Quiet on the Ravens front today, RB bush re-signed pretty cheaply, I fully expect we will trot out the same duo for another season. Bush comes off a 6+ ypc season in split duty -- pretty much exactly what I would dream of from a two-man platoon at the RB position on a team that tends to throw the ball more than average anyway.

I'm still fishing for youth there, and may take another stab at a rookie, but short term we've got our guys it seems.
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Old 07-15-2020, 09:43 AM   #1138
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Well, some happenings here, ones I'm pretty enthused about. I like how this team is coming together, to be honest.


Washington Redskins
KickStand
FS Wesley Gilmore
2 years, $7,820,000 (Bonus: $80K. Salary: $3.9M, $3.9M.)
32
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Washington Redskins
KickStand
FL Ty Pryce
2 years, $28,200,000 (Bonus: $18.0M. Salary: $5.1M, $5.1M.)
53
53


Well, I'll start with the WR Pryce. Not a star. Also not a Phantom. But I have been itchy to bring aboard a "lure" guy (a la MtG) where he'll be a high RR target but not the guy we want to throw toward. With my actual WR1 Malone being high RR of 93, I thought this would be impossible...but here is my guy, with his mighty 100 RR and not a ton else. So, that's fun - I could see this guy being on the field for 400 snaps and getting 35 targets, and being super-valuable doing it... if this theory holds up. Also mentor and strong affinity...yee haw.

And also, a young DB, as telegraphed earlier. My silent nemesis in Houston (aside: background here) doesn't have any use for a young DB with... lessee... 70+ bump, 55 man, big hitter, and strong special teams. Yeah, he's a cut over there because, you know, he's got all those red flag and conflict players to hold onto, so he can preserve his losing record again. Anyway, I digress. What I see is, especially if he can lose some weight, is a potential future CB2...maybe I'm being optimistic there, but for a 2yr minsal deal, I'll roll the dice. Look for him to actually see the field this season, and if things look promising, maybe we skip on a new contract for our current non-affinity CB1.

For the way I build my teams, this is an unexpectedly exciting stage.
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That was a fun read... I may need you to analyze my text strings with my wife to provide historical analysis for future disagreements...
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Old 07-15-2020, 12:39 PM   #1140
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I'm curious to see how you use Hillhouse, he's definitely an interesting fella.

I was a little surprised to see Hillhouse not even used last season...what happened?
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Old 07-16-2020, 11:13 AM   #1142
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I was a little surprised to see Hillhouse not even used last season...what happened?

Ummm...just lack of legit opportunity, I think. Had legit options at both RB and TE, didn't feel I could go out of my way to rob touches/targets from those guys. With last year's TE1 retired, he'll be back in play for this year, perhaps even as our feature "swing TE" guy in my 12 formation, which is worth a few targets per game and some good numbers for the right guy. Ogden has fallen flat there, so maybe Hillhouse gets his turn now.
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Old 07-16-2020, 11:17 AM   #1143
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Late free agency unfolding, unexcitingly...


SE Marco Conway
FA Stage 8
re-signed as an unrestricted free agent


TE Daryl Ashraf
FA Stage 8
turned down a contract offer: 2yrs, $20,000,000.


TE Duane Fridlund
FA Stage 8
signed as a free agent: 2yrs, $7,840,000.


SE Lonnie Stocz
FA Stage 9
re-signed as an unrestricted free agent


RCB Pat Tucker
FA Stage 9
signed as a free agent: 3yrs, $11,220,000.


RB Eduardo Schulz
FA Stage 9
turned down a contract offer: 2yrs, $5,700,000.



We get one of the two TE we targetes... Fridlund is weird, with two huge bars in RR 80 and GD 88, which seems useful for a receiving TE, right? If we shed Austin as our leader he'll be a strong affinity too. So...perhaps.


WR Stocz returns as a quality WR3 and cohesion guy, worth the money I think. Plus I pronounce it in my head as "Stosh" and that helps with the lowkey Jewish undercurrent to this team, which I still kinda dig.
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Old 07-16-2020, 11:22 AM   #1144
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The two Baltimore draft picks are in the bag now... don't get too excited, per usual:




Baltimore: QuikSand takes RB Darnell Andersen with the 3.25 pick.

Breakaway Speed7<->36
Power Inside0<->29
Third Down Running36<->65
Hole Recognition54<->83
Elusiveness68<->97
Speed to Outside0<->29
Blitz Pickup61<->91
Avoid Drops61<->90
Getting Downfield17<->46
Route Running45<->74
Third Down Catching50<->79
Punt Returning0<->29
Kick Returning0<->29
Endurance50<->80
Special Teams44<->74

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DASH
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AGI
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5.7
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4.70
29
11
7.13
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30
65



Yeah, bad scouting strikes here - my weak scout liked him in key slots, this reveal points toward him being a fringe contributor at best, as a passing down RB. He was in the 30s on the big board, so there might be something there, but no real hope here that he's "the answer."






Baltimore: QuikSand takes WR Rodolfo Hanley with the 4.27 pick.

Avoid Drops71<->100
Getting Downfield7<->36
Route Running63<->92
Third Down Catching52<->81
Big-Play Receiving0<->29
Courage34<->64
Adjust to Ball64<->93
Punt Returning0<->29
Kick Returning57<->86
Endurance51<->80
Special Teams
66<->95

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189
3.8
3.9
4.64
24
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7.50
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65
12



My scout saw his RR as maxed out - that the league doesn't likely kills any value of this pick for us, no shock. If he, against the odds, turns out to be a ST/KR asset, then maybe he'll stick. But at 12% developed... likely a better shot as an after-draft contract. Sigh.




Should have dealt these picks.
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Old 07-16-2020, 11:40 AM   #1145
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Yet again, more excitement further down I-95.

We sign yet another WR, another guy with a specialist role: KR Alex Smith

For us, he's a super-strong chem fit, a decent veteran player for our WR4/WR5 role (meh), but most importantly, one of the most talented kick returners in the league. Looking forward to boosting that angle with this team, much like we have emphasized it up the road. This gets RB Trotter off KR duty, as well, which I guess is important (the game seems to think it is).

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Old 07-17-2020, 10:46 AM   #1146
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Baltimore draft rates #31, better only than the DC clownshow down the road.

DE LoadOut is going to be good, not great... another meh but we're fine
RB Andersen looks okay too, wish he had Breakaway >12 sigh
WR Hanley doesn't actually run routes, natch, so he's ST/KR only

I was tempted by a super-fast QB who can't throw... he got taken in round 6, and looks like...well, exactly what we thought. No regrets there, I reckon.

The other guy I coveted for round 4 also went in round 6 and he's the one I let get away. Hopefully he will get a season of starts, reveal to be less than a superhero, get released or non-extended, and in time he will become my starting WILB. Patience, grasshopper.

Given the strategy we employed... I'm basically fine with this.


We have 57 players signed after the draft, and $29m in cap space, enough to pursue someone if we really wanted to. Extending T Shepherd would cost nearly all that cap space, also, so that's still in play - he's an 11th year guy, but should have a couple more good seasons in him.

We'll have our usual perusal through the 8th round, and look for young castoffs who might be a good fit, but not setting expectations high. I expect we are done, and this will be more of the same. Hopefully the team just takes one more decent step forward, and maybe gets into the title picture this year.
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Old 07-17-2020, 11:21 AM   #1147
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Okay, first things first. Sneak peek at the rookie WR is ... fine. I think he should prove, very quickly, to be a fully competent X receiver, and will play outside for that whole job. He looks like 70+ in everything I value there, and 60 or so in endurance - so, box checked. Not a superstar, but an above-average asset at a very important position, where we honestly needed to land the punch. Great.

We have 56 players signed, $9m in cap space, and a problem of my own doing - LB Shedd is holding out. Dammit, this is on me. The deal he wants would cost us an extra $10m this year. Ugh. Need to thread a needle here, really want to keep him.

So - similar stuff applies here to what I said above in Baltimore... not much expected from the late free agency, we will kick some tires, and I reckon we'll land a keeper or two, but we're targeting the fringe of the roster, not the core.
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Old 07-19-2020, 12:02 PM   #1148
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Ben's website makes some quick analysis really easy...let's have a look at the "Roster Needs" page for Baltimore:

GML: Baltimore Ravens 2120

He puts starters in bold if the ratings seem too low for legitimate starters... for us, that's two guys:

G Jackie Fattel - he's just a chem guy for us at this point, we started C Bopsley at LG last year and plan to stick with that

S Dustin Padilla - same story, he's a rotation player, but our S duties include CB Lentzner in a major role, so Padilla isn't on the field a ton

The page is worried that we don't have a mentor for DE "LoadOut" Baump. Minor worry, he should see the field a good deal, but worth a scan in the next stage, methinks.

We have a few items in the "excess talent" column, which just seems like the hallmark of a well-stocked roster. Good there. Depth is not really rewarded in a no-injury league, but rotations can be effective, and depth can definitely help with longer-term roster planning... like the way I'm using CB Wiggins pretty sparingly, but extending him, in hopes that he one day becomes a cohesion and chemistry monster to accompany his decent skills.

While the Ravens are probably not quite a serious contender right now, the two WR are enough to feel like we are working toward that. I heard on a video chat recently that if you have two good wideouts, pretty much any ol' monkey can make a team a winner. Next year could be the one where we step into the offseason feeling like "NOW is the time to make a move and {do something}!"
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Same thinking, let's check out the DC roster:

GML: Washington Redskins 2120

BenBot has several sub-par starters to point out:

FB Hackney is merely 38/38. but I just re-upped with him. He run blocks and plays special teams. I can live with that guy at a bargain, and this year he should (finally) lock in affinity. Over time, he'll be a cohesion asset - time to stop looking and settle down. He's fine.

TE Bensen (or whomever) is indeed not good enough to start at TE. Acknowledged. We didn't fix it this year. Will consider options short term, but it remains a priority.

G Tanner - bah, merely a chem leader, nothing to see here. We are 3 deep at quality OT, and will continue to use young run-blocker Lyons as our LG. No worries.

CB Lowe - okay, I think what is happening here is I remain "in like" with this guy as I really felt he'd be worth something when I spent a 2nd round pick on him, and I may be in denial about his skills that stubbornly refuse to uptick. Anyway, I think in the file for tomorrow I extended him fairly cheaply, whoch is probably fine given our relative paucity of DB talent, but may be sub-optimal overall. A DB without voids and with a high interceptions rating seems to be worth having on the roster, somehow.


Nothing shocking on the rest of the page.



Aside...

We'll have a bit of roster shock after this stage, as I'm releasing CB Franklin to clear cap space. Once I decided I wasn't going to extend him, that move because clear enough. I expect that S Schell will play CB1 this season and do okay, and we will rotate in our youngsters in the CB2/NB/DB/S roles to try to put together a mid-pack DB group.
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Old 07-20-2020, 11:05 AM   #1150
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Baltimore makes a long list of moves in late free agency, but few should rock the boat much:


RT Caiden Jennings
Late FA Stage 1
signed a renegotiated contract: 2yrs, $7,860,000.


RCB Les Wiggins
Late FA Stage 1
turned down a contract offer: 4yrs, $32,000,000.


TE Wade Polley
Late FA Stage 1
signed a renegotiated contract: 2yrs, $7,480,000.


LDE Gilbert Baxter
Late FA Stage 1
signed a renegotiated contract: 2yrs, $9,850,000.


TE Reuben Wesson
Late FA Stage 1
signed as an unrestricted free agent from New Orleans: 1yrs, $4,000,000.


WLB Dale Pagel
Late FA Stage 1
signed as an unrestricted free agent from Philadelphia: 1yrs, $9,000,000.


QB Kerry Mize
Late FA Stage 1
turned down a contract offer: 2yrs, $5,300,000.


TE Marcus Hartman
Late FA Stage 1
signed as a free agent: 2yrs, $4,880,000.


LCB Luke Geer
Late FA Stage 2
signed as an unrestricted free agent from Arizona: 1yrs, $5,500,000.


RB Randy Bush
Late FA Stage 2
signed as a free agent: 2yrs, $5,680,000.


RB Louie Flemister
Late FA Stage 2
signed as a free agent: 2yrs, $4,880,000.


RB Cooper Booker
Late FA Stage 2
signed as a free agent: 2yrs, $7,600,000.


SE Donovan Butler
Late FA Stage 3
turned down a contract offer: 2yrs, $6,060,000.


RDE Donovan Fisher
Late FA Stage 3
signed as a free agent: 2yrs, $5,300,000.


RCB Courtney Swager
Late FA Stage 3
signed as a free agent: 2yrs, $6,000,000.


I'll note the non-trivial stuff here:

TE Wesson has a few bars I like, and a 94 personality, could be a long term asset for us... wish his ST was 97 instead of 77, then he'd be a sure thing

LB Pagel just seemed too good to have walking around in free agency... so 9m all salary to see if he sits at the end of the bench this year (no affinity) - maybe he's a sign-and-trade next offseason (in this league, prolly not)

CB Geer is a maybe-we-find-him-starts? longshot, but on all salary, so no harm if not

RB group are camp legs, we'll see if we have anything (Booker maybe something?)




Yeah...yawns all around.
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