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Here goes an effort at another mock offseason!
Cut:
Tavon Austin.
(I love Tavon as a player and a person, but the fact of the matter is that he simply costs too much. I know that I didn't mention Barron, but he'll be dealt with later.)
Re-sign:
Aaron Donald - six years, fifteen million per year.
Lamarcus Joyner - five years, eight million per year.
Nickell Robey-Coleman - five years, five million per year.
Jake McQuaide - two years - two million per year.
Cody Davis - one year - one million.
Cornelius Lucas - one year, veteran minimum.
Troy Hill - ERFA
Malcolm Brown - ERFA
Matt Longacre - RFA
(This assumes that we can sign Joyner, NRC, and Donald, but let Tru and Watkins go. McQuaide is obvious, Lucas provides cheap depth, Davis is easier to re-sign than replace, and the rest are under team control.)
Free Agent Signings
Weston Richburg, five years, 7.5 million per year.
Richard Sherman, three years, 8 million per year.
Dontari Poe, two years. 5 million per year.
Navorro Bowman, two years, 5 million per year.
(Richard Sherman to the Rams? It could be likely that he is a cap casualty. Seattle's loss is our gain, and we gain a solid press-man cornerback. Richburg remains my free agent priority. Poe - someone whom I pounded the table for in the 2012 draft before we took Brockers - is a dominant nose tackle who would wreak havoc in our system. Also, I've jumped on the Navorro Bowman bandwagon!)
Trade:
Robert Quinn to the New York Jets for their 2018 second round pick.
(This trade was jrry's idea, so I'm going to borrow it for a moment (only reason it's not linked to him is because it literally restarted this mock, like, a dozen times before now.) Anyway, the Jets need everything. Quinn is talented, but not a fit in our 3-4. We do this deal.)
Mark Barron to the Pittsburgh Steelers for their 2018 third round pick.
(Ryan Shazier may never be the same after his tragic spinal injury. Mark Barron fills a need for the Steelers, and they'll likely fall in love with his skillset.)
Rams 1st round pick to the Cleveland Browns for two second round picks (Texans and Eagles).
(Vea and Payne are gone by the time we pick, so we trade down for Cleveland's other two second round picks, while they go select a player they really like (I'm assuming a wide receiver like Sutton.)
Ethan Westbrooks to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their 2018 fourth round pick.
(Westbrooks no longer has a spot in our system due to Poe filling in at nose tackle. Tampa has a desperate need for defensive line help, particularly at end. Enter Westbrooks.)
Draft:
2nd (Texans) - Tim Settle, NT, Virginia Tech.
2nd (Jets) - Sony Michel, RB, Georgia.
I thought that our running game mostly struggled when Gurley went out. Here the rich get richer. Michel is a breakaway threat any time he touches the ball. He'll give Gurley a breather, and he'll also get reps as a pass-catching threat out of the backfield. Maybe he even takes Tavon's role?)
2nd (Eagles) - Hercules Mata'afa, OLB, Washington State.
(Mata'afa is a kid I really like the more I watch him. He could definitely go higher than this, but right now, he's a second round pick, in my mind. Like his namesake, he's ridiculously strong. He played defensive tackle at Washington State, and he was rarely overpowered. He'll be an excellent fit as the SAM starter.)
3rd - Shaquem Griffin, ILB/OLB, UCF.
(Everyone here knows his story. I really want him for his ability on the field. He has instincts, breath-taking speed, and the ability to make splash plays as well as everything else. I like him to back up Bowman and later take his place.)
3rd (Steelers) - Chukwuma Okorafor, OT, Western Michigan.
(Very athletic left tackle type. There are things that turn a team off. Is he a little soft? Yeah. Does he have problems with technique. Yeah. But does he have the ability to correct them? I say yes. I also say that he eventually takes over for Whitworth after learning from the All-Pro how to learn in the NFL.)
4th (Buccaneers) - Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, Notre Dame.
(Aside from having an awesome name, St. Brown is a gifted wide receiver. Tall, runs like a gazelle, deep threat, redzone threat. The reason he's going later is because he had no production while he was at Notre Dame. I feel that he'll be a better pro than college player.)
4th - Holton Hill, CB, Texas.
(Hill is a huge cornerback at 6'3" who immediately reminds me of Tru. He sticks on a receiver like glue. Scouts say that he's immature and has technical errors that need to be corrected. I like the tape on him against James Washington of Oklahoma State.)
6th (Lions) - Folorunso Fatukasi, DE, Connecticut.
(Fatukasi is extremely raw, but just as talented. He's the type of player you try to stash on your roster somehow and let him learn the ropes behind a veteran coaching staff. He could very well go earlier than this, though.)
6th (Bills) - Olasunkamni Adeniyi, OLB, Toledo.
(Adeniyi is a smaller end who fits in a 3-4. He put up monster stats for Toledo, notching twenty tackles for a loss, twelve sacks, and three forced fumbles. He may not be the athletic type, but he could be a solid backup for years.)
6th - Nic Shimonek, QB, Texas Tech.
(Here's a backup quarterback to roll the dice on. Shimonek really stood out at the East/West Shrine game, and he's the type of quarterback who could make a living as a backup. He can make all the throws and throws well on the run. His problem is accuracy. But as a backup, you can't go wrong with him.)
Team Construction. (bold - starter, italic - rookie, underline - free agent.)
QB - Jared Goff, Sean Mannion, Nic Shimonek.
RB, Todd Gurley, Sony Michel, Malcolm Brown, Sam Rogers.
TE - Gerald Everett, Tyler Higbee, Temarrick Hemingway.
WR - Robert Woods, Josh Reynolds, Cooper Kupp, Mike Thomas, Pharoh Cooper, Equanimeous St. Brown.
OL - Andrew Whitworth, Rodger Saffold, Weston Richburg, Jamon Brown, Rob Havenstein, Chukwuma Okorafor, Austin Blythe, Jake Eldrenkamp, Cornelius Lucas.)
DL - Aaron Donald, Dontari Poe, Michael Brockers, Tanzel Smart, Tim Settle, Folorunso Fatukasi, Morgan Fox.
LB - Samson Ebukam, Alec Ogletree, Navorro Bowman, Hercules Mata'afa, Shaquem Griffin, Cory Littleton, Matt Longacre, Olasunkamni Adeniyi, Ejuan Price.
DB - Richard Sherman, Kayvon Webster, Lamarcus Joyner, John Johnson III, Nickell Robey-Coleman, Holton Hill, J.C. Jackson, Cody Davis, Troy Hill/Kevin Peterson/Marqui Christian/Blake Countess.
K - Greg Zuerlein
P - Johnny Hekker
LS - Jake McQuaide.
Cut:
Tavon Austin.
(I love Tavon as a player and a person, but the fact of the matter is that he simply costs too much. I know that I didn't mention Barron, but he'll be dealt with later.)
Re-sign:
Aaron Donald - six years, fifteen million per year.
Lamarcus Joyner - five years, eight million per year.
Nickell Robey-Coleman - five years, five million per year.
Jake McQuaide - two years - two million per year.
Cody Davis - one year - one million.
Cornelius Lucas - one year, veteran minimum.
Troy Hill - ERFA
Malcolm Brown - ERFA
Matt Longacre - RFA
(This assumes that we can sign Joyner, NRC, and Donald, but let Tru and Watkins go. McQuaide is obvious, Lucas provides cheap depth, Davis is easier to re-sign than replace, and the rest are under team control.)
Free Agent Signings
Weston Richburg, five years, 7.5 million per year.
Richard Sherman, three years, 8 million per year.
Dontari Poe, two years. 5 million per year.
Navorro Bowman, two years, 5 million per year.
(Richard Sherman to the Rams? It could be likely that he is a cap casualty. Seattle's loss is our gain, and we gain a solid press-man cornerback. Richburg remains my free agent priority. Poe - someone whom I pounded the table for in the 2012 draft before we took Brockers - is a dominant nose tackle who would wreak havoc in our system. Also, I've jumped on the Navorro Bowman bandwagon!)
Trade:
Robert Quinn to the New York Jets for their 2018 second round pick.
(This trade was jrry's idea, so I'm going to borrow it for a moment (only reason it's not linked to him is because it literally restarted this mock, like, a dozen times before now.) Anyway, the Jets need everything. Quinn is talented, but not a fit in our 3-4. We do this deal.)
Mark Barron to the Pittsburgh Steelers for their 2018 third round pick.
(Ryan Shazier may never be the same after his tragic spinal injury. Mark Barron fills a need for the Steelers, and they'll likely fall in love with his skillset.)
Rams 1st round pick to the Cleveland Browns for two second round picks (Texans and Eagles).
(Vea and Payne are gone by the time we pick, so we trade down for Cleveland's other two second round picks, while they go select a player they really like (I'm assuming a wide receiver like Sutton.)
Ethan Westbrooks to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their 2018 fourth round pick.
(Westbrooks no longer has a spot in our system due to Poe filling in at nose tackle. Tampa has a desperate need for defensive line help, particularly at end. Enter Westbrooks.)
Draft:
2nd (Texans) - Tim Settle, NT, Virginia Tech.
(Settling on Settle? Maybe. But I like the kid. Not as much as Vea or Payne, but he's a great prospect. Very athletic for his size. Built like a tank. Good pass-rusher, better run-stuffer. He'll back up Poe until he's ready to take the reins.)
2nd (Jets) - Sony Michel, RB, Georgia.
I thought that our running game mostly struggled when Gurley went out. Here the rich get richer. Michel is a breakaway threat any time he touches the ball. He'll give Gurley a breather, and he'll also get reps as a pass-catching threat out of the backfield. Maybe he even takes Tavon's role?)
2nd (Eagles) - Hercules Mata'afa, OLB, Washington State.
(Mata'afa is a kid I really like the more I watch him. He could definitely go higher than this, but right now, he's a second round pick, in my mind. Like his namesake, he's ridiculously strong. He played defensive tackle at Washington State, and he was rarely overpowered. He'll be an excellent fit as the SAM starter.)
3rd - Shaquem Griffin, ILB/OLB, UCF.
(Everyone here knows his story. I really want him for his ability on the field. He has instincts, breath-taking speed, and the ability to make splash plays as well as everything else. I like him to back up Bowman and later take his place.)
3rd (Steelers) - Chukwuma Okorafor, OT, Western Michigan.
(Very athletic left tackle type. There are things that turn a team off. Is he a little soft? Yeah. Does he have problems with technique. Yeah. But does he have the ability to correct them? I say yes. I also say that he eventually takes over for Whitworth after learning from the All-Pro how to learn in the NFL.)
4th (Buccaneers) - Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, Notre Dame.
(Aside from having an awesome name, St. Brown is a gifted wide receiver. Tall, runs like a gazelle, deep threat, redzone threat. The reason he's going later is because he had no production while he was at Notre Dame. I feel that he'll be a better pro than college player.)
4th - Holton Hill, CB, Texas.
(Hill is a huge cornerback at 6'3" who immediately reminds me of Tru. He sticks on a receiver like glue. Scouts say that he's immature and has technical errors that need to be corrected. I like the tape on him against James Washington of Oklahoma State.)
5th - J.C. Jackson, CB, Maryland.
(Jackson is an athletic cover corner who has size, ball skills, and the ability to effectively erase a wide receiver. Why is he here? Because he has serious off-the-field issues, including an arrest for armed robbery while he played for Florida. He transferred to Maryland, and has been clean ever since, but it could cost him in the draft. Still, he'll join a strong locker room and a strong coaching staff, so he could be worth rolling the dice on.)
(Jackson is an athletic cover corner who has size, ball skills, and the ability to effectively erase a wide receiver. Why is he here? Because he has serious off-the-field issues, including an arrest for armed robbery while he played for Florida. He transferred to Maryland, and has been clean ever since, but it could cost him in the draft. Still, he'll join a strong locker room and a strong coaching staff, so he could be worth rolling the dice on.)
6th (Lions) - Folorunso Fatukasi, DE, Connecticut.
(Fatukasi is extremely raw, but just as talented. He's the type of player you try to stash on your roster somehow and let him learn the ropes behind a veteran coaching staff. He could very well go earlier than this, though.)
6th (Bills) - Olasunkamni Adeniyi, OLB, Toledo.
(Adeniyi is a smaller end who fits in a 3-4. He put up monster stats for Toledo, notching twenty tackles for a loss, twelve sacks, and three forced fumbles. He may not be the athletic type, but he could be a solid backup for years.)
6th - Nic Shimonek, QB, Texas Tech.
(Here's a backup quarterback to roll the dice on. Shimonek really stood out at the East/West Shrine game, and he's the type of quarterback who could make a living as a backup. He can make all the throws and throws well on the run. His problem is accuracy. But as a backup, you can't go wrong with him.)
Team Construction. (bold - starter, italic - rookie, underline - free agent.)
QB - Jared Goff, Sean Mannion, Nic Shimonek.
RB, Todd Gurley, Sony Michel, Malcolm Brown, Sam Rogers.
TE - Gerald Everett, Tyler Higbee, Temarrick Hemingway.
WR - Robert Woods, Josh Reynolds, Cooper Kupp, Mike Thomas, Pharoh Cooper, Equanimeous St. Brown.
OL - Andrew Whitworth, Rodger Saffold, Weston Richburg, Jamon Brown, Rob Havenstein, Chukwuma Okorafor, Austin Blythe, Jake Eldrenkamp, Cornelius Lucas.)
DL - Aaron Donald, Dontari Poe, Michael Brockers, Tanzel Smart, Tim Settle, Folorunso Fatukasi, Morgan Fox.
LB - Samson Ebukam, Alec Ogletree, Navorro Bowman, Hercules Mata'afa, Shaquem Griffin, Cory Littleton, Matt Longacre, Olasunkamni Adeniyi, Ejuan Price.
DB - Richard Sherman, Kayvon Webster, Lamarcus Joyner, John Johnson III, Nickell Robey-Coleman, Holton Hill, J.C. Jackson, Cody Davis, Troy Hill/Kevin Peterson/Marqui Christian/Blake Countess.
K - Greg Zuerlein
P - Johnny Hekker
LS - Jake McQuaide.
