Comprehensive Offseason & 3 Rounds- Let's Hear It!

younggun1273 · Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 6892 Location: Tallahassee

First of all, I love the detail that was put into this. This obviously took a lot of time and work, so props to you for doing that. It makes it much more fun to valuate.

Arizona (4-12):

GM: Jason Licht
OC: Marty Mornhinweg

Cuts:
QB Kevin Kolb
OG Adam Snyder
LB Barrett Ruud

UFA Resigned:
RB Chris "Beanie" Wells (Club Option)
LB Paris Lenon
CB Greg Toler
S Kerry Rhodes (Voidable Year)

UFA Signed:
RB Felix Jones
WR Brad Smith
OT Gosder Cherlius
OT King Dunlap
DL Spencer Johnson
CB Don Carey

Draft:
3. Geno Smith QB West Virginia
52. Cyril Richardson OG Baylor
85. Stedman Bailey WR West Virginia

Now let me tell you what I do not like about this. It is much more likely that Whiz gets fired for losing 12 straight games than GM Graves getting fired. Graves has actually done a solid job here and many in the Cards forum would agree with me, but Whiz deserves to get fired if this team ends up 4-12. I'm not wild about the OT signings because Bobbie Massie is the long term starter at RT, so Cherlius would be a backup here and Dunlap has been atrocious at left tackle. Also, is Levi Brown coming back for this team or not because that is important to know. If he is coming back, he will be the teams starting left tackle. Our 7th round rookie Nate Potter has done a good job at left tackle this year surprisingly, so if he is not coming back, than that is fine, Potter can hold down LT with no big issues. I like the trade up for Geno and this team does need a guard so that is a good pick as well. However, the last thing this team needs are receivers so I dod not like the Bailey pick or signing Brad Smith. Fitz, Roberts, and Floyd in that order are 3 good receivers that are going nowhere, so Bailey would be #4 at best, which is a waste of a 3rd round pick. This team could use a safety or a pass rusher with that 3rd round pick instead.

All things considered, it is not a bad job with the Cardinals, but there are certainly a few loose ends that should be addressed.

Also, you have us cutting Barrett Ruud, who is not on this team. I assume you meant Stewart Bradley though and that would be likely.
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ttitansfan4life · Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 18624 Location: Delaware

Cypher · Joined: 04 Mar 2008 Posts: 1860

I actually like everything you did for Carolina....except for two things.

Why on earth would we release James Anderson? He's on a pretty team-friendly contract and is one of the few LBs we've had who can actually stay healthy. I could see Beason or Davis being gone before Anderson.

Second, i'm just not a big Van Gorder fan. Never really felt he was a good coach. I'd like to see McDermott retained honestly, but it won't happen. He's been solid overall.
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hargreaves2326 · Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:34 pm Post subject:

No thanks on the buffalo trade; Jones is my favorite player in this draft. There is good depth at QB this year.
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Jamison. · Joined: 08 Mar 2011 Posts: 7413 Location: no

Oh my god. I saw the first two picks for the Jets and I had an orgasm. This is absolutely PERFECT!
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imani · Joined: 03 Mar 2009 Posts: 21894 Location: Harlem, NY

dont see it as very realistic, but you're making a moster out of seattle here Shocked

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bungleodeon · Joined: 19 Mar 2009 Posts: 7887

the browns are not going to franchise tag Reggie Hodges. Guy has been terrible this year.
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adam9 · Joined: 06 Jan 2011 Posts: 9942 Location: Cartersville, GA

patman · Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 937 Location: Tiverton RI

The pats don't have a salary cap exemption, we have about a 10 mill rollover that will bring us to about 132mill. We are at about 100 mill now that just gives us 30 mill to spend or 25 mill after the rookies.

Volmer tagged will be ten.
Harvin will need an extension of around 7
Welker will be at least 8
Feeney will be at least 5

And God bless your heart for giving us Revis, but he is not a FA and would cost at least another 10 mill

Conquest8089 · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 2486

After yesterdays Cardinals game, I agree Whisenhunt has to go. He looks like he wants to be shown the door.

Changed the Revis move for the Patriots, but did add a Man Corner in Sean Smith from a Division Rival.

The Gnat · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 34192 Location: Minneapolis

DistantRam · Joined: 10 Oct 2010 Posts: 358 Location: London, England

A work of this magnitude deserves acknowledgment; it must have taken several hours to go through all these changes, trades and draft in such depth and congratulations must go to Conquest8089 for this magnum opus.

It's impossible to please all the people all the time, however, and it must be said that the offseason depicted for the Rams is neither particularly exciting nor, mercifully, remotely likely. As others have said, there is no way that the Rams will trade Bradford: there is simply too much money involved and the cap hit would cripple the franchise.

As for your free agent signings with the Rams, Landry is the only one which might make sense, seeing that the club is in desperate need if safety help. However, Svitek is coming off injury and we don't need another swing back-up tackle. Casillas isn't what we need, either, while Casey is a hybrid FB/TE and we may use Kendricks more in that role in future. Mouton could be added as depth especially if, as in your scenario, Fletcher leaves.

Given that Bradford isn't going anywhere, your draft would be better if the Rans stayed in their original position and selected the best available weapon for the quarterback; given how your draft pans out, that would be whichever WR the front office deems most suitable, as none is taken before twelve in your mock. Matthews with our second first-round pick would be superb and would give us an immediate upgrade at RT. Given our previously mentioned safety problems, I'd take the best available player at that position in round two, while your third round pick of Wheaton would make sense in your scenario but would probably be overkill if we drafted a WR in round one.

Once again, well done on your gargantuan post. It's just that it doesn't make much sense from the Rams' viewpoint.
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