I think EJ is done, didn't play last year and not getting any sniffs this year.49ers:
TE/FB Charles Clay. All-around weapon in the James Casey/Aaron Hernandez/marcel Reece vein.
Colts:
MLB EJ Henderson. older player, but still can be a tackle machine against the run. Will be a nice backup for me.
Cassell was taken by Shake last round I think. I think you missed him because he mispelled it "Cassel"Vikings- Matt Cassell, QB
Jaguars- Steve Weatherford, P
Good picksTitans - Jerel Worthy, DE/DT
Lions - Steve McLendon, DE/DT
Vikings- Jacob Hester, FBCassell was taken by Shake last round I think. I think you missed him because he mispelled it "Cassel"Vikings- Matt Cassell, QB
Jaguars- Steve Weatherford, P
As a whole, I definitely think you have one of the better teams (granted you had the advantage of taking a Franchise QB). Your offense can keep pace with any other offense and your defense isn't bad.Titans Defense is finally pretty much set.
Primary set will be 4-3, but our 3-4 looks pretty solid too.
DL: Chandler Jones.... BJ Raji....Akiem Hicks.... Justin Babin (Jerel Worthy will rotate in with Hicks once healthy, either would move to DE in a 3-4)
LB: Philip Wheeler........ Mason Foster...........Daryl Smith (Vilma would play inside with 3-4, rotate with Foster in the 4-3; Babin replaces Smith when we need the additional pass rusher)
CB: Champ Bailey...... Logan Ryan or Xavier Rhodes (I feel completely comfortable when Champ is ready to move to S or retire)
S: Kenny Vaccaro..... Charles Woodson (Bacarri Rambo ready to move in when Woodson's done and can fill either spot)
Four rookie defensive backs is a small concern, but Champ and Charles are two of the better veterans to learn from and lead this group.
Can't say we're the best group, but we'll manage. Wouldn't be shocked if we played the nickel a fair amount once our rookies develop. This won't look good in Madden this year.
I think part of it is that DL fell a lot further than I thought. I took the Saint's DL similarly late like your Browns and I'm really happy with how it turned out (you should be happy with how your DL turned out too relative to where you picked them!). I regret taking Bennett so early because of how much DL fell in the draft.I know they don't look good in Madden but I'm really happy with the Browns. I think the offense is one of the best in the league:
QB: Geno Smith (Chad Henne) - the best rookie QB and a solid backup
HB: C.J. Spiller (Mike Goodson) - Spiller is arguably the most exciting RB in the game today. Goodson is also explosive and could be a starter this year for the Jets.
FB: Marcel Reece - as exciting a fullback as there is in the NFL. If used right can be a real weapon
WR: A.J. Green, Demaryius Thomas, Stedman Bailey - the best receiving tandem in the league and Geno's favorite target in HS and college
TE: Tony Gonzalez (Gavin Escobar) - top 5 TE (at least this year) and a young backup/replacement with great hands
OL: William Beatty, Rob Sims, John Sullivan, Louis Vasquez, Gosder Cherilus - #1 pass blocking, #2 run blocking o-line (when you don't count FB/TE)
Considering how late I started working on my defense, I'm really happy with how it turned out:
DL: Brian Robison, Kevin Williams, Brodrick Bunkley, Osi Umenyiora (Datone Jones and Karl Klug rotating in) - a veteran d-line with some young guys to rotate in and eventually replace
LB: Nigel Bradham, Kevin Minter, Khaseem Greene - very young but talented linebackers
CB: Derek Cox, Captain Munnerlyn (Brandon Boykin and Tony Carter) - young vet DBs, I'd have no problems running a lot of nickel/dime
S: Reshad Jones, Troy Polamalu - one of the best safety tandems in the league
I think these guys can hang with most offenses.
I'm not quite as happy with the Bengals. I think they are good enough on offense but not really exciting and their defense is just OK despite taking some early picks on the d-line.
You must have a different definition of bellcow RBs than I do.I've stated this before about the Dolphins. Nothing flashy or glamorous about my team. QB is in question, but weapons and supporting cast should be decent enough. Team is ridiculously young and could develop into a good team once they find a starting QB ala trade or draft or potential future FA signing:
QB: Nick Foles - if he was able to put up serviceable numbers with the current Eagles' cast, I think he will do a little better with this team. Could develop into something special, jury is still out
HB: Vick Ballard/Robert Turbin - a 1-2 punch of 2 bellcows. Will need the rotation since it will be a running team
FB: Jerome Felton - a Pro-Bowler with enough take to make holes for the new few seasons
WR: Randall Cobb, Jeremy Maclin, Brian Quick - another young area with a lot of potential. Should keep defenses guessing on who to give extra attention to
TE: Rob Housler - young tightend who should be a good safety net for my QB
OL: Russel Okung, Josh Sitton, Stefen Wisniewski, John Greco, Chris Hairston - overall a young solid o-line and is already ranked as a top 3-5 OLINE in this league
DL: Robert Ayers, Sammie Lee Hill, Roy Miller, Robert Quinn - another young group of talent that has potential. Could get bullied but if they hit their potential, could be scary with Sheard coming on passing downs
LB: Navorro Bowman, Colin McCarthy, Jabaal Sheard - Bowman will be an All-Pro on this team and should anchor this defense with McCarthy and Sheard on the outside
CB: Peanut Tillman, Jimmy Smith, DJ Moore - Peanut is the veteran presence and one of the best CBs in the league. Jimmy Smith can learn from him while DJ is the nickel specialist and ball hawker
S: Donte Whitner, Morgan Burnett - could potentially be the best safety due in the league. Burnett excels in coverage and Whitner is coming off a Pro-Bowl season.
For me the glaring holes I suppose are QB, RB and DL, but I think the DL will be better than it is on paper. Not to mention again all my guys are young and banking on a playoff contending team in 2-3 years. If we were to get a stud QB in some shape or form, I think this team could be a championship quality team.
McCarthy would probably play WLB with Sheard at SLB. I can see some 3-4 looks with that D with McCarthy/Bowman on the inside and Sheard/Ayers at OLB.You must have a different definition of bellcow RBs than I do.I've stated this before about the Dolphins. Nothing flashy or glamorous about my team. QB is in question, but weapons and supporting cast should be decent enough. Team is ridiculously young and could develop into a good team once they find a starting QB ala trade or draft or potential future FA signing:
QB: Nick Foles - if he was able to put up serviceable numbers with the current Eagles' cast, I think he will do a little better with this team. Could develop into something special, jury is still out
HB: Vick Ballard/Robert Turbin - a 1-2 punch of 2 bellcows. Will need the rotation since it will be a running team
FB: Jerome Felton - a Pro-Bowler with enough take to make holes for the new few seasons
WR: Randall Cobb, Jeremy Maclin, Brian Quick - another young area with a lot of potential. Should keep defenses guessing on who to give extra attention to
TE: Rob Housler - young tightend who should be a good safety net for my QB
OL: Russel Okung, Josh Sitton, Stefen Wisniewski, John Greco, Chris Hairston - overall a young solid o-line and is already ranked as a top 3-5 OLINE in this league
DL: Robert Ayers, Sammie Lee Hill, Roy Miller, Robert Quinn - another young group of talent that has potential. Could get bullied but if they hit their potential, could be scary with Sheard coming on passing downs
LB: Navorro Bowman, Colin McCarthy, Jabaal Sheard - Bowman will be an All-Pro on this team and should anchor this defense with McCarthy and Sheard on the outside
CB: Peanut Tillman, Jimmy Smith, DJ Moore - Peanut is the veteran presence and one of the best CBs in the league. Jimmy Smith can learn from him while DJ is the nickel specialist and ball hawker
S: Donte Whitner, Morgan Burnett - could potentially be the best safety due in the league. Burnett excels in coverage and Whitner is coming off a Pro-Bowl season.
For me the glaring holes I suppose are QB, RB and DL, but I think the DL will be better than it is on paper. Not to mention again all my guys are young and banking on a playoff contending team in 2-3 years. If we were to get a stud QB in some shape or form, I think this team could be a championship quality team.
Your d-line is definitely your strength. Both of your ends should be able to get to the QB and your tackles are fine.
I don't understand what you are doing at linebacker though. You have one 4-3 MLB in McCarthy, a 3-4 ILB in Bowman and a 4-3 defensive end in Sheard. What positions will they play in your 4-3? Sheard as a 4-3 OLB is not something I'd be comfortable with.
I think Vick Ballard will do just fine as a 3 down back for the Colts. As for Turbin, he has shown that he can handle the load i think.ExaltedOne said:You must have a different definition of bellcow RBs than I do.Whoosah said:I've stated this before about the Dolphins. Nothing flashy or glamorous about my team. QB is in question, but weapons and supporting cast should be decent enough. Team is ridiculously young and could develop into a good team once they find a starting QB ala trade or draft or potential future FA signing:
QB: Nick Foles - if he was able to put up serviceable numbers with the current Eagles' cast, I think he will do a little better with this team. Could develop into something special, jury is still out
HB: Vick Ballard/Robert Turbin - a 1-2 punch of 2 bellcows. Will need the rotation since it will be a running team
FB: Jerome Felton - a Pro-Bowler with enough take to make holes for the new few seasons
WR: Randall Cobb, Jeremy Maclin, Brian Quick - another young area with a lot of potential. Should keep defenses guessing on who to give extra attention to
TE: Rob Housler - young tightend who should be a good safety net for my QB
OL: Russel Okung, Josh Sitton, Stefen Wisniewski, John Greco, Chris Hairston - overall a young solid o-line and is already ranked as a top 3-5 OLINE in this league
DL: Robert Ayers, Sammie Lee Hill, Roy Miller, Robert Quinn - another young group of talent that has potential. Could get bullied but if they hit their potential, could be scary with Sheard coming on passing downs
LB: Navorro Bowman, Colin McCarthy, Jabaal Sheard - Bowman will be an All-Pro on this team and should anchor this defense with McCarthy and Sheard on the outside
CB: Peanut Tillman, Jimmy Smith, DJ Moore - Peanut is the veteran presence and one of the best CBs in the league. Jimmy Smith can learn from him while DJ is the nickel specialist and ball hawker
S: Donte Whitner, Morgan Burnett - could potentially be the best safety due in the league. Burnett excels in coverage and Whitner is coming off a Pro-Bowl season.
For me the glaring holes I suppose are QB, RB and DL, but I think the DL will be better than it is on paper. Not to mention again all my guys are young and banking on a playoff contending team in 2-3 years. If we were to get a stud QB in some shape or form, I think this team could be a championship quality team.
Your d-line is definitely your strength. Both of your ends should be able to get to the QB and your tackles are fine.
I don't understand what you are doing at linebacker though. You have one 4-3 MLB in McCarthy, a 3-4 ILB in Bowman and a 4-3 defensive end in Sheard. What positions will they play in your 4-3? Sheard as a 4-3 OLB is not something I'd be comfortable with.
Both are/were available.RD 32Giants - select Harry Douglas , WRChargers - select Orlando Sandrick , CBI don't have access to spread sheet till tomorrow morning so if someone could verify these players are available I would appreciate it.
Lions agree with me. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/12/sports/football/lions-sign-kicker-havard-rugland-from-norway.html?_r=0Bamac said:Bucs: Havard Rugland, K
Had Danny Watkins queued up as my pick this round, but switched him out after reading just how horribly he played last year (and really his entire career). Went with Derrick Sherrod instead, who still has a chance to be a very good player, IMO.Round 33:
Cardinals select Anthony McCoy, TE
Eagles select Danny Watkins, G
Panthers select Colt McCoy, QB
Yeah I don't know much about him, but I've read that a lot of struggles are due to inexperience (didn't play a lot in college), which says to me he has a possibility of one day becoming a serviceable starting guard. Skeletore drafted a pretty decent O-line so if Watkins continues to be terrible then it wouldn't be too much trouble to get rid of him.Had Danny Watkins queued up as my pick this round, but switched him out after reading just how horribly he played last year (and really his entire career). Went with Derrick Sherrod instead, who still has a chance to be a very good player, IMO.Round 33:
Cardinals select Anthony McCoy, TE
Eagles select Danny Watkins, G
Panthers select Colt McCoy, QB