The Cheater's Chise: 2008 NE Patriots

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Yeah I am going to cheat and do the Patriots with Ophamer as my coach, keep the regular playbooks, and sim all games and setting no house rules for offseason. Here's the moves I will make in the offseason before draft:
Cut these players: QB M Guteriez, HB K Faulk, HB S Morris, WR C Jackson, LT W Britt, C D Connoly, RG B Yates, LE L Smith, MLB L Izzo, CB B Meriwather
Franchise Moss
Sign: ROLB L Briggs, S K Hamlin
Trade away: Moss to lions for 2009 1st, 2008 2nd rd (45), A Thomas to Chiefs for 2008 1st rd (5), and some 7th rd, T Bruschi to Eagles for 2008 2nd rd. (46?) and 6th rd (100something), J Seau to Bengals for 2009 2nd, E Hobbs to Redskins for 2008 2nd rd. (51)
Trade for: Browns WR Cribbs, giving 09 5th and Jets C Mangold giving up 09 3rd and 4th
In draft I will target:
QBs: J Johnson, A Woodson, A Brink
HBs: Alot lol
FB: C Stewart
WR: Alot lol
TE: J Finley, M Peterson, M Moffit
LT: T Hills, K Dunlap
LG: D Hale
C: J Sullivan, S Justice
RG: R Schuning, A Crummey
RT: D Bell
LE: NONE
RE: NONE
DT: D Moore, F Okam, A Rubin
LOLB: NONE
MLB: B Bell, V Hall, J Leman
ROLB: D Vobora
CB: Z Bowman, P Lee, J Zenon, J Ickegwono, R Smith
FS: J Barret
SS: K Johnson, J Adams, T Jessup
K: A Serna
P: NONE

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Well, the FA period is over and there were some big deals for big time players that went on throughout all 32 teams. The Patriots made 2 big splashes, signing former Bears LB Lance Briggs and former Seahawks and Cowboys safety Ken Hamlin, and a small signing in veteran LT Torrin Tucker. They also sent a 3rd round pick and 4th round pick in 2009 to the divisional rival New York Jets for star center Nick Mangold. The final addition before the draft was Cleveland Browns receiver and return specialist Joshua Cribbs, who was added for a very cheap price of a 2009 5th round pick. However, it is clear that new coach Hal Ophamer wants to clean this roster and build around Brady and draft picks as several players were shipped out of New England. Many players that were deemed scrubs by Ophamer, which include last year's 1st rounder Brandon Meriweather and key 3rd down back Kevin Faulk, were released. And several trades were made to send key players for high picks. They include:
Randy Moss to lions for 45th pick and 09 1st
Adalius Thomas to Chiefs for 5th and 195th picks
Junior Seau to Eagles for 49th and 215th picks
Ellis Hobbs to Redskins for 51st pick
Teddy Bruschi to Rams for 09 1st and 7th
James Sanders to Cowboys for 09 5th and 220th pick '08
Stefen Neal to Jags for 89th pick
Ben Watson to Jets for 36th pick and 196th pick
Stephen Gostkowski to Seattle for 09 2nd (lol)
Well now I will recap the draft. It's gonna be interesting with 2 top-10 picks!

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Well here's what my draft looked like, pick by pick including trades:
1-5: trade with SEA for 25, 55, 09 3rd
1-7: trade with NYG for 63, 160, 09 1st
1-25: trade with PIT for 53, 88, 151
2-36: Arkansas HB Felix Jones
2-45: Miami RE Calais Campbell
2-49: Va Tech WR Eddie Royal
2-51 to Lions for 76, 139, 170
2-53 to Titans for 85, 121, 09 4th
2-55: App State WR Dexter Jackson
2-62 to Chiefs for 82, 224, and 09 6th
2-63 to Colts for 93, 09 4th, 09 7th
3-69: Maryland DT Dre Moore
3-76 to Giants for 95 and 09 5th
3-82 to Chiefs for 125, 129, and 133
3-85: LSU SS Craig Steltz
3-88: Wisconsin CB Jack Ikegwuono
3-89 to 49ers for 104 and 09 5th
3-93 to Jags for 153, 154, and 09 5th
3-94 to Jags for 123 and 09 4th
3-95 to Lions for 108 and 201
4-104: Texas DT Frank Okam
4-108: Oklahoma CB Reggie Smith
4-121: Nebraska CB Zack Bowman
4-123: UNLV MLB Beau Bell
4-125: San Diego QB Josh Johnson
4-127 to Bears for 207, 208, 09 7th
5-129: Texas LT Tony Hills
5-133: Northwestern State RT Demetrius Bell
5-139: Weber State LG David Hale
5-151: Va Tech WR Josh Morgan
5-153: Iowa State DT Athya Rubin
5-154 to Chiefs for 190 and 204
5-159: Michigan HB Mike Hart
5-160: Boise State CB Orlando Scandrick
6-170: LSU CB Jonathan Zenon
6-190: Notre Dame C John Sullivan
6-191: NW Missouri State HB Xavier Omon
7-195 to Raiders for 211 and 09 6th (lol)
7-196 to Cowboys for 205 and 09 7th
201 to SEA for 09 6th and 7th (lol again)
204 to steelers for 2 09 7th
205 to falcons for 217 and 09 7th
7-207: Idaho ROLB David Vobora
7-208: S.D. St WR Brent Swann
7-211 to jax for 09 6th and 7th
same for last few except no takers at 224 so picked va tech mlb vince hall
undrafted fa's and post draft reg fas tomorrow

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UDFA: Florida SS Traye Jessup, Ore. State K Alexis Serna, Auburn FB Carl Stewart, UCF TE Mark Moffitt, NW Miss. St TE Mike Peterson
Draft was enough to get GM Sam Polo the SS Insider
After draft picked up vets CB Ty Law, WR Jerome Mathis (98 spd!), RG Dave Yovanovits (80s in both for blocking), and ROLB Jon Alston (87 spd!, moved to LOLB)
Will post the 1st preseason game next!

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Patriots 1st Preseason Game Roster
QB: T Brady, J Johnson, D Shockley (another signing)
HB: F Jones, M Hart, X Omon
FB: C Stewart, H Evans
WR: W Welker, E Royal, D Jackson, J Mathis, J Morgan, B Swann
TE: M Peterson, M Moffit, Q Sypniewski (was a GM demand to trade for)
LT: M Light, T Hills
LG: L Mankins, D Hale
C: N Mangold, J Sullivan
RG: N Kaczur (moved from RT), D Yovanovits
RT: D Bell, R O'Callagan
LE: T Warren, (held for backup)
RE: R Seymour, C Campbell
DT: V Wilfork, D Moore, F Okam, A Rubin
LOLB: M Vrabel, J Alston
MLB: B Bell, V Hall
ROLB: L Briggs, D Vobora
CB: T Law, J Ikegwuono, Z Bowman, R Smith, J Zenon, O Scandrick
FS: K Hamlin, T Jessup
SS: C Steltz, (reserved for backup)
K: A Serna
P: C Hanson
Yeah I LOVE the team I put together

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Here is my final roster after simming the preseason. (overall/potential)
Quarterbacks: Tom Brady (98/98), Josh Johnson (68/92), DJ Shockley (56/62)
Halfbacks: Felix Jones 82/96, Mike Hart 71/87, Xavier Omon 70/86
Fullbacks: Carl Stewart 76/84
Wide Receivers: Wes Welker 89/92, Dexter Jackson 79/93, Eddie Royal 78/91, Josh Morgan 77/90, Jerome Mathis 77/89, Joshua Cribbs 76/88
Tight Ends: Mark Moffit 66/81, Mike Peterson 58/84
Left Tackles: Matt Light 92/92, Tony Hills 68/85
Left Guards: Logan Mankins 92/93, Warren Adams 61/81
Centers: Nick Mangold 92/94, John Sullivan 75/83
Right Guards: David Hale 78/87, Andrew Crummy 60/87
Right Tackles: Demetrius Bell 75/87, Torrin Tucker 75/75
Left Ends: Ty Warren 89/89, Calais Campbell 85/89
Right Ends: Richard Seymour 92/92
Defensive Tackles: Dre Moore 87/92, Athyba Rubin 86/90, Frank Okam 85/89, Jovan Haye 73/77
Left Outside LB: Mike Vrabel 88/88, Jon Alston 66/72
Middle LB: Beau Bell 80/83, Vince Hall 68/83
Right Outside LB: Lance Briggs 90/91, David Vobora 68/83
Cornerback: Ty Law 83/83, Zack Bowman 78/86, Reggie Smith 76/80, Jack Ikegwouno 75/80, Jonathan Zenon 65/80
Free Safety: Ken Hamlin 87/88, Josh Barrett 67/81
Strong Safety: Craig Steltz 83/88, Traye Jessup 80/82
Kicker: Alexis Serna 83/92
Punter: Jeff Feagles 86/87
EPIC Team and I have the Ozzie Path aswell..... Im going to BEAST MODE on the NFL!