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QuikSand · 12-13-2005, 08:16 AM

Draft Completed – Late Free Agency

With the rookie draft completed, we are into the post-draft clean-up stages – usually an opportunity to bring a bunch of cheap invitees aboard for a shot in training camp. We’ve had decent luck getting passable talents this way, and hope to again this year.

However, this year, there’s a twist. Looks like a player sitting in the free agent pool had a sudden boom – and LB Bob McKenzie is an obvious standout in the available pool of players, with my scout tagging him at 53/64. Well, we put in a pretty considerable offer – and voila! -- welcome to the Chili Dogs, you hoser!

McKenzie rates 76/94 in run stopping, the first thing I look for in a natural inside linebacker. He ought to be passable in pass coverage, and very effective as an inside blitzer. So, in a season where we felt like we were moving backwards at LB, we land one guy who ought to be a serious difference-maker. And as a 5th year player, we see him being with us for a while, which is good as well.

That probably settles things – as McKenzie gives us four solid starting caliber linebackers, enabling us to go to a 3-4 defensive front for this year with ease. I’m not sure about roles quite yet, but Galvan and Kuykendall ought to start on the outside, and we’ll use McKenzie along with Steven Watkins on the inside – possibly the best foursome in the league. After losing two standout defensive linemen last offseason, we need the infusion of defensive talent for certain.

Back to the unheralded rookies – we bring in a number of new names. A quick summary:

TE Sedrick Ford – affinity pickup, might get a look in preseason as receiving TE
TE Robert Cooper – 25/41 has some real potential, high volatility, affinity guy
LT Jerry Burns – love this guy as a project, 22/43, 93 volatility, affinity guy
C Terrell Dauber – 23/38, has great pass blocking potential ~75, intriguing
S Brett Vesser – 10/34, balanced skills, hard to make room for him in deep secondary

We have a few more guys out there with pending offers to watch, but T Jerry Burns was the guy we were most interested in. (This could provide some mild side entertainment with fellow team owner Buddy Grant) We needed a guy to give us some time at RT, and assuming he makes the switch fairly easily, Burns could be that guy.

With those signings, we are already up to 54 players signed on the roster, with several restricted free agents still unsigned – so we are set up to have some work to do down the line.

12-13-2005, 08:16 AM	#195
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Draft Completed – Late Free Agency With the rookie draft completed, we are into the post-draft clean-up stages – usually an opportunity to bring a bunch of cheap invitees aboard for a shot in training camp. We’ve had decent luck getting passable talents this way, and hope to again this year. However, this year, there’s a twist. Looks like a player sitting in the free agent pool had a sudden boom – and LB Bob McKenzie is an obvious standout in the available pool of players, with my scout tagging him at 53/64. Well, we put in a pretty considerable offer – and voila! -- welcome to the Chili Dogs, you hoser! McKenzie rates 76/94 in run stopping, the first thing I look for in a natural inside linebacker. He ought to be passable in pass coverage, and very effective as an inside blitzer. So, in a season where we felt like we were moving backwards at LB, we land one guy who ought to be a serious difference-maker. And as a 5th year player, we see him being with us for a while, which is good as well. That probably settles things – as McKenzie gives us four solid starting caliber linebackers, enabling us to go to a 3-4 defensive front for this year with ease. I’m not sure about roles quite yet, but Galvan and Kuykendall ought to start on the outside, and we’ll use McKenzie along with Steven Watkins on the inside – possibly the best foursome in the league. After losing two standout defensive linemen last offseason, we need the infusion of defensive talent for certain. Back to the unheralded rookies – we bring in a number of new names. A quick summary: TE Sedrick Ford – affinity pickup, might get a look in preseason as receiving TE TE Robert Cooper – 25/41 has some real potential, high volatility, affinity guy LT Jerry Burns – love this guy as a project, 22/43, 93 volatility, affinity guy C Terrell Dauber – 23/38, has great pass blocking potential ~75, intriguing S Brett Vesser – 10/34, balanced skills, hard to make room for him in deep secondary We have a few more guys out there with pending offers to watch, but T Jerry Burns was the guy we were most interested in. (This could provide some mild side entertainment with fellow team owner Buddy Grant) We needed a guy to give us some time at RT, and assuming he makes the switch fairly easily, Burns could be that guy. With those signings, we are already up to 54 players signed on the roster, with several restricted free agents still unsigned – so we are set up to have some work to do down the line.