Atlanta Falcons Franchise w/ House Rules (HC09)

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Set some house rules to make this fun for me:

Had to trade the original team (or cut whoever was left)
Can only trade for players on the trade block, can't sign players during the FA period (must be from the menu)
Can't use a draft pick unless there are no trade offers
Can't re-sign anyone

My goal is to see what kind of team I can build through strategic drafting (not just getting every single sleeper), people who slip through the cracks in FA, and people who get put on the trade block.

The first year is gonna be a rebuild year so I can get decent coaches and try to land a solid QB in the draft that I can build around for a few seasons.

About my coach:

HC Jordan Scott

Personality - Commander

Skills - Chemistry 2, Performance 4

Special Skills - Charisma, Ambition

(My goal is to not get fired the first season, so I went high on performance since the team will be underwhelming, and also got Charisma so hopefully my approval will be decent)

Playbooks - College Attack, 3-3-5 Mustang

Without further ado, here are the moves I made before the FA period:

Franchise tagged P Michael Koenen (to trade him)

Tags around the league:

Bears ROLB Lance Briggs
Bengals RE Justin Smith
Cardinals ROLB Karlos Dansby
Cowboys LT Flozell Adams
Panthers RT Jordan Gross
Patriots WR Randy Moss
Ravens ROLB Terrell Suggs
Seahawks CB Marcus Trufant
Titans DT Albert Haynesworth

Tagged LOLB Michael Boley with Level 2 tender (2nd round)

Released RE Chauncey Davis to UFA (he never comes back anyway)

Cut LT Quinn Ojinnaka, C Doug Datish, C Todd McClure, RG D'Anthony Batiste, LE Derrick Jones, DT Montavious Stanley, and MLB Tony Taylor
(all of them won't get any sort of trade interest) - Incurred 330K in penalties

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Moves I made during FA:

Released C Doug Datish, RG D'Anthony Batiste (couldn't find trades)

Traded HB Jerious Norwood to Oakland for 2009 2nd/5th

Traded HB Jason Snelling to Chicago for 2-44

Traded WR Laurent Robinson to Buffalo for 5-142

Traded WR Roddy White to Minnesota for 2009 1st

Traded WR Michael Jenkins to Miami for 2009 2nd

Traded TE Martrez Milner to Houston for 6-177 and 7-208

Traded DT Trey Lewis to Miami for 2009 3rd

Traded SS Daren Stone to Arizona for 6-179 and 7-210

Traded P Michael Koenen to Denver for 5-143 and 7-205

Traded FS Jimmy Williams to New York Giants for 2-63


Traded CB Chris Houston to New England for LG Russ Hochstein

Traded LE Jamaal Anderson to Cleveland for C Hank Fraley

Traded 6-179 to New England for HB Kevin Faulk

Traded SS Lawyer Milloy, 7-197 to San Diego for RT Shane Olivea

Traded LG Tyson Clabo to Chicago for TE Desmond Clark

Traded FB Ovie Mughelli, DT Jonathan Babineaux to Chicago for FS Danieal Manning

Traded RT Patrick McCoy, 7-208 to Seattle for LG Rob Sims

Traded LG Rob Sims to Cleveland for QB Ken Dorsey

Traded LG Justin Blalock to Miami for CB Will Allen

Traded CB David Irons to Baltimore for CB Corey Ivy

Traded CB Corey Ivy to New England for 6-179 and 7-223

Traded RG Kynan Forney to St. Louis for CB Ronald Bartell

Traded CB Ronald Bartell to Jacksonville for 5-153 and 2009 7th

Traded LOLB Stephen Nicholas to Houston for RT Eric Winston

Traded RT Todd Weiner to Kansas City for QB Damon Huard

Traded MLB Keith Brooking to Kansas City for 6-176 and 2009 2nd

Traded LOLB Michael Boley to Denver for RE Elvis Dumervil

Traded RE John Abraham to Carolina for CB Chris Gamble

Traded WR Joe Horn to Oakland for FS Hiram Eugene

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NFL Draft - Round 1 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Miami Dolphins	Jake Long	LT
2	St. Louis Rams	Derrick Harvey	LE
3	Baltimore Ravens*	Darren McFadden	HB
4	Oakland Raiders	Chris Long	RE
5	Kansas City Chiefs	Ryan Clady	LT
6	New York Jets	Vernon Gholston	ROLB
7	New England Patriots	Leodis McKelvin	CB
8	Carolina Panthers*	Keith Rivers	ROLB
9	Cincinnati Bengals	Glenn Dorsey	DT
10	Tampa Bay Buccaneers*	Sedrick Ellis	DT
11	Buffalo Bills	Matt Ryan	QB
12	Denver Broncos	Chris Williams	LT
13	Carolina Panthers	Mike Jenkins	CB
14	Chicago Bears	Jerod Mayo	LOLB
15	Detroit Lions	Dominique Cromartie	CB
16	Arizona Cardinals	Branden Albert	LG
17	Kansas City Chiefs	Jeff Otah	RT
18	Houston Texans	Gosder Cherilus	RT
19	Arizona Cardinals*	Lawrence Jackson	LE
20	New Orleans Saints	Aqib Talib	CB
21	Philadelphia Eagles*	Sam Baker	LT
22	Dallas Cowboys	Kentwan Balmer	DT
23	Seattle Seahawks*	Rashard Mendenhall	HB
24	Tennessee Titans	Duane Brown	LT
25	Buffalo Bills*	Antoine Cason	CB
26	Jacksonville Jaguars	Phillip Merling	RE
27	San Diego Chargers	Joe Flacco	QB
28	Philadelphia Eagles*	Kenny Phillips	SS
29	San Francisco 49ers	Dustin Keller	TE
30	Green Bay Packers	Felix Jones	HB
31	New York Giants	Jordy Nelson	WR
32	Buffalo Bills*	Brandon Flowers	CB

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We entered Day 1 with the following picks:
1-3
2-34
2-37
2-44
2-48
2-63

Traded 1-3 to Baltimore for 1-8 and 2009 1st

Traded 1-8 to Carolina for 2009 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Traded FS Hiram Eugene and 2-34 to Dallas for 1-28

Traded 1-28 to Philadelphia for 2009 2nd, 4-112, 5-147

Traded 2-37 to Baltimore for 2009 2nd, 3rd

Traded 2-44 to Seattle for 2009 2nd, 4th, 7-218

Traded 2-48 to Green Bay for 2-56 and 7-222

Traded 2-56 to Oakland for 2009 3rd, 4-101, 6-163

Traded 2-63 to New England for 2009 3rd, 4th, 5th

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Atlanta Falcons 2008 Draft Class
Pick	Player	College	Pos	Ht	Wt
5-158	Athya Rubin	Iowa State	DT
6-163	David Hale	Weber State	LG
6-164	Alex Brink	Washington State	QB
6-165	Zack Bowman	Nebraska	CB
6-169	Jaymar Johnson	Jackson State	WR
6-176	Xavier Omon	Northwest Missouri State	HB
6-177	David Vobora	Idaho	ROLB
6-178	Alexis Serna	Oregon State	K
6-179	Mike Peterson	Northwest Missouri State	TE
6-182	Steven Justice	Wake Forest	C
6-190	Andrew Crummey	Maryland	RG
7-198	Kelin Johnson	Georgia	SS
7-200	Jeremy Leman	Illinois	MLB
7-202	Traye Jessup	Florida	SS
7-203	Carl Stewart	Auburn	FB
7-205	Tony Bake	TCU	RE
7-207	Mark Moffitt	UCF	TE
7-208	Chris Horton	UCLA	SS
7-210	Alvin Bowen	Iowa State	ROLB
7-211	Jamar Adams	Michigan	SS
7-217	Jerome Vatter	Minnesota	FB
7-218	John Sullivan	Notre Dame	C
7-222	DeJuan Tribble	Boston College	CB
7-223	Kirk Barton	Ohio State	RT
7-224	Hank Smithers	Texas A&M	DT
UDFA	Dorien Bryant	Purdue	WR
UDFA	Darius Reynaud	West Virginia	WR
UDFA	Drew Radovich	USC	LG
UDFA	Jordan Grimes	Purdue	RG
UDFA	Warren Adams	LSU	RG

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Other trades involving current players:

Packers trade DT Johnny Jolly to 49ers for 6-168 and 7-199
Dolphins trade DT Rodrique Wright to Patriots for 5-159 and 6-191
Saints trade FS Josh Bullocks to Packers for 5-157 and 6-168
Giants trade WR Sinorice Moss to Dolphins for 6-191 and 2009 6th
Patriots trade FS James Sanders to Steelers for 5-151 and 6-182
Chiefs trade FS Jarrad Page to Cowboys for 5-158 and 6-189
Titans trade QB Kerry Collins to Giants for 6-188 and 2009 6th

(the only major opportunity I missed out on here was Collins... I simmed past the day he got traded)

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Draft Notes:

I wanted Woodson but he got picked in the 3rd round. However that means we can rebuild this year, get a better coaching staff, and be set up to possibly land a QB next year.

Alvin Bowen was an autopick where I accidentally hit circle when I was picking, he will be cut

Filled a lot of needs with those late picks, which is always the goal for 2008. Not very many of these guys will last but they will help us be competent this season as I try not to go 0-16/get fired

After the draft, GM acquired Small School Insider