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Franklinnoble · 10-30-2003, 01:30 PM

2004 Pre-Season Report

There's good new staff available, so the Redskins make a few hires.

First, they steal lead scout Wes Snyder from the Giants, a 37 year old whose personnel decisions have guided New York to two straight playoff appearances.

Second, they hire 35 year old Drew Rose as head coach. Rose has no prior NFL experience, but his credentials are incredible, and for a coach that age, they're only going to get better.

Both are now the highest paid at their positions, and it is expected that they will earn their hefty salaries. (See how realistic this is? I'm running the Redskins just like Danny Snyder would!)

Of course, ticket prices will have to undergo a marginal increase to support these improvements to the franchise.

The draft is imported, and, surprisingly, the supplements are less dominant than they were last year. I didn't change the way I modified the draft file any - just appears to be more randomization. It is also likely that TCY produces better talent on its own after it's been running for a season or two. Regardless, it's actually working out like I had hoped - everyone we added should go early, but not necessarily in round 1.

A look at the available free agents produces a few surprises. MLB Chris Spielman and SE Terrell Owens are available. Injuries and/or randomization may have reduced their attributes. They're solid looking, but not spectacular.

They're the best two free agents available in an otherwise weak pool, and I have ample cap space, so I make some bids.

Owens signs for $12.4 million over 4 years. I had the high offer on Spielman through week 6, and then he suddenly signs with Mos Eisley for $2.97 million over 2 years.

I pick up a few more DL's and LB's to improve the front 7 a bit, and then move on to the draft.

Washington picks 26th, and there's no single player that's going to make the team substantially better, so I decide not to make any deals and just wait to see what's available after the first 25 go. Here's the draft up to that point:

Code:

1. New Jersey - Ingram, Sedrick, WR, Western Michigan
2. Seattle - Watanabe, Andre, DE, New Mexico
3. Green Bay - Jobs, Steve, G, California
4. Buffalo - Granberry, Arnold, CB, Marshall
5. Denver - Churchill, Winston, G, Yale
6. Tennessee - Foley, Mickey, QB, Duke
7. San Diego - Hamlin, Ken, S, Arkansas
8. Oakland - Tate, Steve, C, Texas A&M
9. Philadelphia - Nickles, Timothy, T, North Carolina State
10. Atlanta - Carlson, Clay, RB, Western Illinois
11. New Orleans - Bridges, Frank, G, San Diego State
12. Jacksonville - Conger, Ryan, OLB, Western Michigan
13. Arkham - Kelley, Quentin, DE, Alabama
14. Mos Eisley - McKinney, Seth, G, Texas A&M
15. Minnesota - Young, Brian, DT, Texas - El Paso
16. Dallas - Garrison, Wes, OLB, Alabama
17. Miami - Ursino, Justin, G, Akron
18. Chicago - Floyd, Gonzalo"Pookie", DT, Texas - El Paso
19. Pittsburgh - Boyer, Bobby, T, Southern Mississippi
20. Jacksonville - Kennedy, Geoff, G, Connecticut
21. Baltimore - Ramsey, Johnnie, CB, Connecticut
22. New York - Doyle, Les, C, Navy
23. New Orleans - Bonds, Jason, T, Ball State
24. Cleveland - Ahn, Reggie, ILB, San Diego State
25. Kansas City - Muscarella, Colin, QB, San Diego State

I'd really like to improve the OL, so I take the best available - C Damien Woody from Boston College.

In round two, the best fit available is TE Marco Battaglia from Rutgers. Here's how the first two rounds went, following the first 25 picks:

Code:


26. Washington - Woody, Damien, C, Boston College
27. Detroit - Smalley, Brady, DE, Kentucky
28. Moe's Tavern - Footman, Herb, G, Troy State
29. New England - McElroy, Cornell, OLB, Northern Illinois
30. Cincinnati - Coles, Broderick, T, Cincinnati
31. Houston - Thomas, Skip, T, New Mexico
32. St. Louis - Ingram, Lionel, DE, Eastern Michigan
33. New Jersey - Wyss, J.R., ILB, Texas A&M
34. Kansas City - Hedges, Gerald, ILB, Iowa
35. Green Bay - Oliver, Kirk, DE, Western Michigan
36. Buffalo - Rodgers, Bart, DT, Georgia Tech
37. Denver - Nguyen, Dat, OLB, Texas A&M
38. Tennessee - Walker, DJ, CB, Texas - El Paso
39. San Diego - Blair, Tony, T, Georgia Tech
40. Oakland - Shell, Malcolm, QB, North Carolina
41. Philadelphia - Bryant, Bryce, S, Oklahoma State
42. Atlanta - Tucker, Zack, WR, Maryland
43. New Orleans - Mi-Go,  , TE, No College
44. Tampa Bay - Czaplicki, Emmitt, OLB, Utah
45. Arkham - McGriff, Earl, T, Eastern Michigan
46. Mos Eisley - Larry, Ronald, OLB, Maryland
47. Minnesota - Stewart, Deron, G, Colorado State
48. Dallas - Newton, Mario, DE, Utah
49. Miami - Venegas, Melvin, S, UNLV
50. Chicago - Gates, Bill, T, Harvard
51. Pittsburgh - Rabach, Wes, T, North Carolina
52. Jacksonville - Turnbull, Bruce, OLB, Connecticut
53. Baltimore - Cooley, Warren, G, Florida
54. New York - Hollis, Larry, S, Georgia
55. San Francisco - Terrell, Alex, DT, Kentucky
56. Cleveland - Hodges, Aaron, DT, Northern Illinois
57. Kansas City - Hicks, Tommy, WR, Virginia Tech
58. Washington - Battaglia, Marco, TE, Rutgers
59. Detroit - Maxwell, Edwin, ILB, Florida
60. Moe's Tavern - Criswell, Scott, T, Florida
61. New England - Page, Frankie, T, North Carolina
62. Cincinnati - Rucci, Kerry, G, UAB
63. Houston - Cantrell, Edwin, T, Ball State
64. St. Louis - Townsend, Raymond, T, Akron

Tough decision in Round 3. FB Rob Konrad and QB Kevin Murray are both still available. I decide to continue to hoard QB talent, and take Murray. QB's are always great trade bait.

In Round 4, I select K Lou Groza.

In Round 5, I take ILB Shawn Bajorek from Troy State. He's decent, and since I'm running a 3-4, I need all the LB talent I can get.

In round 6, I select T Vinny Hampton, also from Troy State. Most would consider him a backup, but he might start for the Redskins this year.

My final selection is WR Lincoln Pierce from Ball State. He's awful.

So, I have a decision to make prior to training camp regarding my QB situation. I have four on the roster right now:

Code:


  Player                #   Pos  Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam 
Jurgenson, Sonny        9   QB   3    90                90                3 yrs. ---  
Murray, Kevin           4   QB   1    22                64                4 yrs. 2004 
Nielsen, Rob            14  QB   2    24                63                3 yrs. 2003 
Shuler, Heath           5   QB   2    20                49                2 yrs. 2003

I can't trade Murray, because I just signed him. That leaves Nielsen and Shuler to trade. Neilsen is obviously worth more on the market, and I don't really need much talent at my 3rd QB unless I'm grooming him for the future, and right now, I don't need a future QB.

One other caveat - for some reason, QB George Washington went undrafted. I could theoretically trade Shuler AND Neilsen, and pick up Washington as the #3 guy.

Post your thoughts... I'll wait a while before I make my decision.

10-30-2003, 01:30 PM	#255
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	2004 Pre-Season Report There's good new staff available, so the Redskins make a few hires. First, they steal lead scout Wes Snyder from the Giants, a 37 year old whose personnel decisions have guided New York to two straight playoff appearances. Second, they hire 35 year old Drew Rose as head coach. Rose has no prior NFL experience, but his credentials are incredible, and for a coach that age, they're only going to get better. Both are now the highest paid at their positions, and it is expected that they will earn their hefty salaries. (See how realistic this is? I'm running the Redskins just like Danny Snyder would!) Of course, ticket prices will have to undergo a marginal increase to support these improvements to the franchise. The draft is imported, and, surprisingly, the supplements are less dominant than they were last year. I didn't change the way I modified the draft file any - just appears to be more randomization. It is also likely that TCY produces better talent on its own after it's been running for a season or two. Regardless, it's actually working out like I had hoped - everyone we added should go early, but not necessarily in round 1. A look at the available free agents produces a few surprises. MLB Chris Spielman and SE Terrell Owens are available. Injuries and/or randomization may have reduced their attributes. They're solid looking, but not spectacular. They're the best two free agents available in an otherwise weak pool, and I have ample cap space, so I make some bids. Owens signs for $12.4 million over 4 years. I had the high offer on Spielman through week 6, and then he suddenly signs with Mos Eisley for $2.97 million over 2 years. I pick up a few more DL's and LB's to improve the front 7 a bit, and then move on to the draft. Washington picks 26th, and there's no single player that's going to make the team substantially better, so I decide not to make any deals and just wait to see what's available after the first 25 go. Here's the draft up to that point: Code: 1. New Jersey - Ingram, Sedrick, WR, Western Michigan 2. Seattle - Watanabe, Andre, DE, New Mexico 3. Green Bay - Jobs, Steve, G, California 4. Buffalo - Granberry, Arnold, CB, Marshall 5. Denver - Churchill, Winston, G, Yale 6. Tennessee - Foley, Mickey, QB, Duke 7. San Diego - Hamlin, Ken, S, Arkansas 8. Oakland - Tate, Steve, C, Texas A&M 9. Philadelphia - Nickles, Timothy, T, North Carolina State 10. Atlanta - Carlson, Clay, RB, Western Illinois 11. New Orleans - Bridges, Frank, G, San Diego State 12. Jacksonville - Conger, Ryan, OLB, Western Michigan 13. Arkham - Kelley, Quentin, DE, Alabama 14. Mos Eisley - McKinney, Seth, G, Texas A&M 15. Minnesota - Young, Brian, DT, Texas - El Paso 16. Dallas - Garrison, Wes, OLB, Alabama 17. Miami - Ursino, Justin, G, Akron 18. Chicago - Floyd, Gonzalo"Pookie", DT, Texas - El Paso 19. Pittsburgh - Boyer, Bobby, T, Southern Mississippi 20. Jacksonville - Kennedy, Geoff, G, Connecticut 21. Baltimore - Ramsey, Johnnie, CB, Connecticut 22. New York - Doyle, Les, C, Navy 23. New Orleans - Bonds, Jason, T, Ball State 24. Cleveland - Ahn, Reggie, ILB, San Diego State 25. Kansas City - Muscarella, Colin, QB, San Diego State I'd really like to improve the OL, so I take the best available - C Damien Woody from Boston College. In round two, the best fit available is TE Marco Battaglia from Rutgers. Here's how the first two rounds went, following the first 25 picks: Code: 26. Washington - Woody, Damien, C, Boston College 27. Detroit - Smalley, Brady, DE, Kentucky 28. Moe's Tavern - Footman, Herb, G, Troy State 29. New England - McElroy, Cornell, OLB, Northern Illinois 30. Cincinnati - Coles, Broderick, T, Cincinnati 31. Houston - Thomas, Skip, T, New Mexico 32. St. Louis - Ingram, Lionel, DE, Eastern Michigan 33. New Jersey - Wyss, J.R., ILB, Texas A&M 34. Kansas City - Hedges, Gerald, ILB, Iowa 35. Green Bay - Oliver, Kirk, DE, Western Michigan 36. Buffalo - Rodgers, Bart, DT, Georgia Tech 37. Denver - Nguyen, Dat, OLB, Texas A&M 38. Tennessee - Walker, DJ, CB, Texas - El Paso 39. San Diego - Blair, Tony, T, Georgia Tech 40. Oakland - Shell, Malcolm, QB, North Carolina 41. Philadelphia - Bryant, Bryce, S, Oklahoma State 42. Atlanta - Tucker, Zack, WR, Maryland 43. New Orleans - Mi-Go, , TE, No College 44. Tampa Bay - Czaplicki, Emmitt, OLB, Utah 45. Arkham - McGriff, Earl, T, Eastern Michigan 46. Mos Eisley - Larry, Ronald, OLB, Maryland 47. Minnesota - Stewart, Deron, G, Colorado State 48. Dallas - Newton, Mario, DE, Utah 49. Miami - Venegas, Melvin, S, UNLV 50. Chicago - Gates, Bill, T, Harvard 51. Pittsburgh - Rabach, Wes, T, North Carolina 52. Jacksonville - Turnbull, Bruce, OLB, Connecticut 53. Baltimore - Cooley, Warren, G, Florida 54. New York - Hollis, Larry, S, Georgia 55. San Francisco - Terrell, Alex, DT, Kentucky 56. Cleveland - Hodges, Aaron, DT, Northern Illinois 57. Kansas City - Hicks, Tommy, WR, Virginia Tech 58. Washington - Battaglia, Marco, TE, Rutgers 59. Detroit - Maxwell, Edwin, ILB, Florida 60. Moe's Tavern - Criswell, Scott, T, Florida 61. New England - Page, Frankie, T, North Carolina 62. Cincinnati - Rucci, Kerry, G, UAB 63. Houston - Cantrell, Edwin, T, Ball State 64. St. Louis - Townsend, Raymond, T, Akron Tough decision in Round 3. FB Rob Konrad and QB Kevin Murray are both still available. I decide to continue to hoard QB talent, and take Murray. QB's are always great trade bait. In Round 4, I select K Lou Groza. In Round 5, I take ILB Shawn Bajorek from Troy State. He's decent, and since I'm running a 3-4, I need all the LB talent I can get. In round 6, I select T Vinny Hampton, also from Troy State. Most would consider him a backup, but he might start for the Redskins this year. My final selection is WR Lincoln Pierce from Ball State. He's awful. So, I have a decision to make prior to training camp regarding my QB situation. I have four on the roster right now: Code: Player # Pos Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam Jurgenson, Sonny 9 QB 3 90 90 3 yrs. --- Murray, Kevin 4 QB 1 22 64 4 yrs. 2004 Nielsen, Rob 14 QB 2 24 63 3 yrs. 2003 Shuler, Heath 5 QB 2 20 49 2 yrs. 2003 I can't trade Murray, because I just signed him. That leaves Nielsen and Shuler to trade. Neilsen is obviously worth more on the market, and I don't really need much talent at my 3rd QB unless I'm grooming him for the future, and right now, I don't need a future QB. One other caveat - for some reason, QB George Washington went undrafted. I could theoretically trade Shuler AND Neilsen, and pick up Washington as the #3 guy. Post your thoughts... I'll wait a while before I make my decision.