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So, yeah, I was going to post this mock before the Super Bowl, but I lost my progress. I'm not going to include any of the prospects I've included in the past. So, shall we get started?
Cut:
Eric Weddle
Clay Matthews
Tanzel Smart
Jamil Demby
(Both Weddle and Matthews have long overstayed their welcomes. Smart and Demby are cut for both savings and because they aren't NFL-caliber players.)
Restructure:
Jared Goff
Brandin Cooks
(Both restructures give us much needed cap space.)
Re-sign
Jalen Ramsey - five years, 84 million overall.
Cooper Kupp - five years, 65 million overall.
John Johnson III - four years, 48 million overall.
Andrew Whitworth - one year, 9 million overall.
Greg Zuerlein - three years, 7 million overall.
Dante Fowler - franchise tag.
Morgan Fox - RFA
Johnny Mundt - ERFA
Nsimba Webster - ERFA
Kendall Blanton - ERFA
Coleman Shelton - ERFA
Marquise Copeland - Practice Squad
Greg Dortch - Practice Squad.
Jachai Polite - Practice Squad
Landis Durham - Practice Squad
John Wolford - Practice Squad
Jeff Holland - Practice Squad
Adonis Alexander - Practice Squad
Nate Trewyn - Practice Squad
Ethan Wolf - Practice Squad
(Might as well get the Ramsey signing out of the way this year; pay the man to lock down one side of the field. It also makes sense to do an extension with Kupp and JJ3 because they'll be worth more on the open market. Whitworth looks like he'll re-up with us, so he's on this list. Zuerlein, for all his inconsistency, is still our best option at kicker. Morgan Fox is the only RFA who gets re-signed, and the others are ERFAs and practice squad candidates.)
Release:
Cory Littleton
Michael Brockers
Blake Bortles
Bryce Hager
Jojo Natson
Donte Deayon
Austin Blythe
Marqui Christian
Mike Thomas
Josh Carraway
Jeremiah Kolone
(Unfortunately, we can't keep everyone. That means that Littleton, as much as I hate it, will be let go, along with Brockers. Christian goes for an opportunity to start, as well as Bortles. The others, I'm fine with losing.)
Free Agency:
Forrest Lamp - three years, 12 million overall.
(Apparently, the Los Angeles Chargers have a voodoo curse upon them that gets all of their players hurt. Let's pick up Lamp from the scrap-heap after he gets cut by the Chargers. The contract is six million in the first year and three million in the next two, in case his injuries follow him here.)
Trades (sorry @den-the-coach ) :
Dante Fowler to the Atlanta Falcons for 2020 second (Falcons) and 2020 fourth.
(You hear the rumor that Fowler wants to go to Atlanta because of Dan Quinn? Let's send him there...for a price. The Falcons lack an edge presence like Fowler, especially since Vic Beasley busted. They're competitive, and want to go up against the Saints. It makes sense.)
Robert Woods to the Indianapolis Colts for 2020 second.
(The Colts have nothing behind T.Y. Hilton. That, along with trying to compete in a division that's basically anyone's game, makes them able to send one of their two seconds to us for Woods.)
Nickell Robey-Coleman and 2020 seventh to the Cincinnati Bengals for 2020 sixth.
(The Bengals need a nickel corner, and NRC fits the system. Makes sense.)
Malcolm Brown to the San Diego Chargers for 2020 fifth.
(The Chargers are likely going to let Melvin Gordon go to another team, so they're going to need a power back behind Austin Ekeler. Brown could be that back.)
Rob Havenstein and 2020 sixth (ours) to the New York Jets for 2020 fourth.
(Havenstein may be sold low, but the Jets have nothing at tackle, and he'd be a perfect fit.)
2020 second (ours) to Washington for 2020 third and 2020 fourth.
(Simple trade down with Washington to get more picks.)
Draft:
2nd (Colts) - Cesar Ruiz, OC, Michigan. (6'4", 319 lbs.)
(Ruiz is a great center prospect that a lot of you have latched onto. Since I can't choose Biadasz or Muti, count me as one of them! Ruiz is a powerful man and is surprisingly quick for his size. And yes, size is an issue. He's got a fair bit of bad weight that should be dropped. He needs work at the technical bits of center - not his overall technique, which is quite good, but the issues of practicing against stunts and twists and the like. For those reasons, I'd rather he sit as a rookie or - if you have to play him - at guard. Overall, though, he'd be a great pick for the Rams.)
2nd (Falcons) - Prince Tega Wanogho, OT, Auburn. (6'5", 305 lbs.)
(Wanogho is not Greg Robinson 2.0. I have to say it because you all probably don't ever want to see an offensive lineman from Auburn drafted ever again, but the problem with Wanogho is not mental, pass-protecting, or having a mean streak. He has technique issues, and struggles with run-blocking, but those are fixable, especially since he's sitting behind Whitworth and being taught by Kromer. The finished product could be a left tackle of the future.)
3rd (Washington) - Ross Blacklock, DL, TCU. (6'4", 305 lbs.)
(Blacklock has the size, motor, and strength to be a force on the D-line. He missed a season with an Achilles injury in 2018, but he returned healthy and was a force for the Horned Frogs. He can play any position on the D-line, even nose (although I'd prefer him to be a 5-tech), and he's flexible and slippery as a lineman; he makes it difficult to get a hold of him. And when he gets to the quarterback or running back, he has the length to bring them down.)
3rd (ours) - Joshua Uche, OLB, Michigan. (6'1", 241 lbs.)
(I wrestled between Uche and Bradlee Anae (Utah), eventually choosing the former because of his athletic traits. Uche is a freak of nature at edge. He's got Robert Quinn-like bend. Seriously. As a speed-rusher alone, he'll get his fair bit of sacks. He needs to add more weight, and he struggles with dropping into space, but he's a very talented pass-rusher who should be able to dominate in the NFL.)
4th (Washington) - Tyler Johnson, WR, Minnesota. (6'2", 205 lbs.)
(I fucking love Tyler Johnson as a prospect. He seriously gives me Cooper Kupp vibes. He's going to be drafted this low because he doesn't have the best physical traits, and he won't blow up the Combine. I don't care; he's a stud. He can work outside, in the slot, catches almost everything thrown to him, runs routes like the lovechild of Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt, and thinks the game at a quarterback's level. Mark my words; if the Rams draft him, it will be a steal.)
4th (Jets) - DaVon Hamilton, DL, Ohio State. (6'4", 327 lbs.)
(Hamilton is a red-shirt senior who bided his time behind Ohio State's talented D-line before having a...decent senior year. That's it. He didn't put up insane stats like Young or Bosa before him. What he did do was all of the little things, in addition to his athleticism, that could prove that he'll be a better pro player than college player. Hamilton uses his strength, length, and solid first step to pressure quarterbacks, he takes on double-teams, and when he does penetrate, he can quickly engulf quarterbacks and running backs alike.)
4th (Falcons) -Robert Hunt, OG, UL-Lafayette. (6'5", 335 lbs.)
(Hunt is a big man with one of the biggest mean streaks in the college football world. He played tackle in college, but will have to move to guard at the next level. He moves and buries people in the run game and has underrated athleticism. He'll need work as a pass-protector, even after moving to guard.)
4th (ours) - Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame. (6'4", 229 lbs.)
(Claypool - hailing from BC, Canada - is a huge redzone target who would have much better stats if Notre Dame's quarterbacks weren't terrible. He has an enormous catch radius with sticky hands to boot. He knows how to keep his feet inbounds, has a solid route tree and decent route-running ability for a man as big as he is. While he's got solid size and hands, though, he's going to have issues separating himself from cornerbacks with marginal speed.)
4th (ours, compensatory) - Justin Strnad, ILB, Wake Forest. (6'3", 235 lbs.)
(Strnad is so underrated. He has range, blitzing and coverage skills for days, and he never gives up on plays. He needs to work on his tackling, and he had a torn biceps injury this year. Still, he flashes potential and could eventually be a starting inside linebacker for us.)
5th (Chargers) - Antonio Gibson, RB, Memphis. (6'1", 223 lbs.)
(Another Memphis running back? You might wonder where they come from, but Gibson was actually a wideout/running back at Memphis. As such, he's good at catching the ball. Gibson's size, vision, and speed help him a ton, and he can take one to the house anytime. He sees the field differently, has numerous different gears to shift into, and he's a powerful runner. He needs work as a running back, though. He runs upright, which hurts him when he needs to break tackles. and yes, he's a tweener. But for the fifth round, I'll take him.)
6th (Bengals) - Thakarius Keyes, CB/FS, Tulane. (6'0", 190 lbs.)
(Keyes is a great press-man cornerback. He has the length to completely knock bigger receivers completely off their routes, and is fast enough to mirror them if they manage to get past the initial press. He needs a lot of work on his ball skills; he'd have even bigger stats than he has if he just knew how to play with his back to the ball. But as a sixth-round flyer, he's a solid prospect.)
Roster: (bold = rookie, italics = starter.)
QB - Jared Goff, John Wolford.
RB - Todd Gurley, Darrell Henderson, Antonio Gibson.
WR - Cooper Kupp, Brandin Cooks, Josh Reynolds, Tyler Johnson, Chase Claypool, Nsimba Webster, Greg Dortch.
TE - Tyler Higbee, Gerald Everett, Johnny Mundt, Kendall Blanton.
OL - Andrew Whitworth, Forrest Lamp, Austin Corbett, David Edwards, Bobby Evans, Cesar Ruiz, Prince Tega Wanogho, Robert Hunt, Joseph Noteboom (PUP).
DL - Aaron Donald, Morgan Fox, Greg Gaines, Sebastian Joseph-Day, DaVon Hamilton, Ross Blacklock.
LB - Samson Ebukam, Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Travin Howard, Micah Kiser, Kenny Young, Natrez Patrick, Justin Strnad, Jachai Polite, Jeff Holland, Joshua Uche.
DB - Jalen Ramsey, Troy Hill, John Johnson III, Taylor Rapp, David Long, Darious Williams, Jake Gervase, Thakarius Keyes, Adonis Alexander, Nick Scott.
ST - Greg Zuerlein, Johnny Hekker, Jake McQuaide.
Cut:
Eric Weddle
Clay Matthews
Tanzel Smart
Jamil Demby
(Both Weddle and Matthews have long overstayed their welcomes. Smart and Demby are cut for both savings and because they aren't NFL-caliber players.)
Restructure:
Jared Goff
Brandin Cooks
(Both restructures give us much needed cap space.)
Re-sign
Jalen Ramsey - five years, 84 million overall.
Cooper Kupp - five years, 65 million overall.
John Johnson III - four years, 48 million overall.
Andrew Whitworth - one year, 9 million overall.
Greg Zuerlein - three years, 7 million overall.
Dante Fowler - franchise tag.
Morgan Fox - RFA
Johnny Mundt - ERFA
Nsimba Webster - ERFA
Kendall Blanton - ERFA
Coleman Shelton - ERFA
Marquise Copeland - Practice Squad
Greg Dortch - Practice Squad.
Jachai Polite - Practice Squad
Landis Durham - Practice Squad
John Wolford - Practice Squad
Jeff Holland - Practice Squad
Adonis Alexander - Practice Squad
Nate Trewyn - Practice Squad
Ethan Wolf - Practice Squad
(Might as well get the Ramsey signing out of the way this year; pay the man to lock down one side of the field. It also makes sense to do an extension with Kupp and JJ3 because they'll be worth more on the open market. Whitworth looks like he'll re-up with us, so he's on this list. Zuerlein, for all his inconsistency, is still our best option at kicker. Morgan Fox is the only RFA who gets re-signed, and the others are ERFAs and practice squad candidates.)
Release:
Cory Littleton
Michael Brockers
Blake Bortles
Bryce Hager
Jojo Natson
Donte Deayon
Austin Blythe
Marqui Christian
Mike Thomas
Josh Carraway
Jeremiah Kolone
(Unfortunately, we can't keep everyone. That means that Littleton, as much as I hate it, will be let go, along with Brockers. Christian goes for an opportunity to start, as well as Bortles. The others, I'm fine with losing.)
Free Agency:
Forrest Lamp - three years, 12 million overall.
(Apparently, the Los Angeles Chargers have a voodoo curse upon them that gets all of their players hurt. Let's pick up Lamp from the scrap-heap after he gets cut by the Chargers. The contract is six million in the first year and three million in the next two, in case his injuries follow him here.)
Trades (sorry @den-the-coach ) :
Dante Fowler to the Atlanta Falcons for 2020 second (Falcons) and 2020 fourth.
(You hear the rumor that Fowler wants to go to Atlanta because of Dan Quinn? Let's send him there...for a price. The Falcons lack an edge presence like Fowler, especially since Vic Beasley busted. They're competitive, and want to go up against the Saints. It makes sense.)
Robert Woods to the Indianapolis Colts for 2020 second.
(The Colts have nothing behind T.Y. Hilton. That, along with trying to compete in a division that's basically anyone's game, makes them able to send one of their two seconds to us for Woods.)
Nickell Robey-Coleman and 2020 seventh to the Cincinnati Bengals for 2020 sixth.
(The Bengals need a nickel corner, and NRC fits the system. Makes sense.)
Malcolm Brown to the San Diego Chargers for 2020 fifth.
(The Chargers are likely going to let Melvin Gordon go to another team, so they're going to need a power back behind Austin Ekeler. Brown could be that back.)
Rob Havenstein and 2020 sixth (ours) to the New York Jets for 2020 fourth.
(Havenstein may be sold low, but the Jets have nothing at tackle, and he'd be a perfect fit.)
2020 second (ours) to Washington for 2020 third and 2020 fourth.
(Simple trade down with Washington to get more picks.)
Draft:
2nd (Colts) - Cesar Ruiz, OC, Michigan. (6'4", 319 lbs.)
(Ruiz is a great center prospect that a lot of you have latched onto. Since I can't choose Biadasz or Muti, count me as one of them! Ruiz is a powerful man and is surprisingly quick for his size. And yes, size is an issue. He's got a fair bit of bad weight that should be dropped. He needs work at the technical bits of center - not his overall technique, which is quite good, but the issues of practicing against stunts and twists and the like. For those reasons, I'd rather he sit as a rookie or - if you have to play him - at guard. Overall, though, he'd be a great pick for the Rams.)
2nd (Falcons) - Prince Tega Wanogho, OT, Auburn. (6'5", 305 lbs.)
(Wanogho is not Greg Robinson 2.0. I have to say it because you all probably don't ever want to see an offensive lineman from Auburn drafted ever again, but the problem with Wanogho is not mental, pass-protecting, or having a mean streak. He has technique issues, and struggles with run-blocking, but those are fixable, especially since he's sitting behind Whitworth and being taught by Kromer. The finished product could be a left tackle of the future.)
3rd (Washington) - Ross Blacklock, DL, TCU. (6'4", 305 lbs.)
(Blacklock has the size, motor, and strength to be a force on the D-line. He missed a season with an Achilles injury in 2018, but he returned healthy and was a force for the Horned Frogs. He can play any position on the D-line, even nose (although I'd prefer him to be a 5-tech), and he's flexible and slippery as a lineman; he makes it difficult to get a hold of him. And when he gets to the quarterback or running back, he has the length to bring them down.)
3rd (ours) - Joshua Uche, OLB, Michigan. (6'1", 241 lbs.)
(I wrestled between Uche and Bradlee Anae (Utah), eventually choosing the former because of his athletic traits. Uche is a freak of nature at edge. He's got Robert Quinn-like bend. Seriously. As a speed-rusher alone, he'll get his fair bit of sacks. He needs to add more weight, and he struggles with dropping into space, but he's a very talented pass-rusher who should be able to dominate in the NFL.)
4th (Washington) - Tyler Johnson, WR, Minnesota. (6'2", 205 lbs.)
(I fucking love Tyler Johnson as a prospect. He seriously gives me Cooper Kupp vibes. He's going to be drafted this low because he doesn't have the best physical traits, and he won't blow up the Combine. I don't care; he's a stud. He can work outside, in the slot, catches almost everything thrown to him, runs routes like the lovechild of Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt, and thinks the game at a quarterback's level. Mark my words; if the Rams draft him, it will be a steal.)
4th (Jets) - DaVon Hamilton, DL, Ohio State. (6'4", 327 lbs.)
(Hamilton is a red-shirt senior who bided his time behind Ohio State's talented D-line before having a...decent senior year. That's it. He didn't put up insane stats like Young or Bosa before him. What he did do was all of the little things, in addition to his athleticism, that could prove that he'll be a better pro player than college player. Hamilton uses his strength, length, and solid first step to pressure quarterbacks, he takes on double-teams, and when he does penetrate, he can quickly engulf quarterbacks and running backs alike.)
4th (Falcons) -Robert Hunt, OG, UL-Lafayette. (6'5", 335 lbs.)
(Hunt is a big man with one of the biggest mean streaks in the college football world. He played tackle in college, but will have to move to guard at the next level. He moves and buries people in the run game and has underrated athleticism. He'll need work as a pass-protector, even after moving to guard.)
4th (ours) - Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame. (6'4", 229 lbs.)
(Claypool - hailing from BC, Canada - is a huge redzone target who would have much better stats if Notre Dame's quarterbacks weren't terrible. He has an enormous catch radius with sticky hands to boot. He knows how to keep his feet inbounds, has a solid route tree and decent route-running ability for a man as big as he is. While he's got solid size and hands, though, he's going to have issues separating himself from cornerbacks with marginal speed.)
4th (ours, compensatory) - Justin Strnad, ILB, Wake Forest. (6'3", 235 lbs.)
(Strnad is so underrated. He has range, blitzing and coverage skills for days, and he never gives up on plays. He needs to work on his tackling, and he had a torn biceps injury this year. Still, he flashes potential and could eventually be a starting inside linebacker for us.)
5th (Chargers) - Antonio Gibson, RB, Memphis. (6'1", 223 lbs.)
(Another Memphis running back? You might wonder where they come from, but Gibson was actually a wideout/running back at Memphis. As such, he's good at catching the ball. Gibson's size, vision, and speed help him a ton, and he can take one to the house anytime. He sees the field differently, has numerous different gears to shift into, and he's a powerful runner. He needs work as a running back, though. He runs upright, which hurts him when he needs to break tackles. and yes, he's a tweener. But for the fifth round, I'll take him.)
6th (Bengals) - Thakarius Keyes, CB/FS, Tulane. (6'0", 190 lbs.)
(Keyes is a great press-man cornerback. He has the length to completely knock bigger receivers completely off their routes, and is fast enough to mirror them if they manage to get past the initial press. He needs a lot of work on his ball skills; he'd have even bigger stats than he has if he just knew how to play with his back to the ball. But as a sixth-round flyer, he's a solid prospect.)
Roster: (bold = rookie, italics = starter.)
QB - Jared Goff, John Wolford.
RB - Todd Gurley, Darrell Henderson, Antonio Gibson.
WR - Cooper Kupp, Brandin Cooks, Josh Reynolds, Tyler Johnson, Chase Claypool, Nsimba Webster, Greg Dortch.
TE - Tyler Higbee, Gerald Everett, Johnny Mundt, Kendall Blanton.
OL - Andrew Whitworth, Forrest Lamp, Austin Corbett, David Edwards, Bobby Evans, Cesar Ruiz, Prince Tega Wanogho, Robert Hunt, Joseph Noteboom (PUP).
DL - Aaron Donald, Morgan Fox, Greg Gaines, Sebastian Joseph-Day, DaVon Hamilton, Ross Blacklock.
LB - Samson Ebukam, Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Travin Howard, Micah Kiser, Kenny Young, Natrez Patrick, Justin Strnad, Jachai Polite, Jeff Holland, Joshua Uche.
DB - Jalen Ramsey, Troy Hill, John Johnson III, Taylor Rapp, David Long, Darious Williams, Jake Gervase, Thakarius Keyes, Adonis Alexander, Nick Scott.
ST - Greg Zuerlein, Johnny Hekker, Jake McQuaide.
