Let's say Casserly or Wolf fat fingered dialing their cell phone, got you by mistake, and somehow since your first name is Trent or Omar or George or whatever, they mistakenly arranged an interview with you for the new GM position!
You say to yourself "self, this is crazy but what the heck, I'm going in there and I'm going to knock their socks off!" What's your game plan? You've got a dysfunctional roster with some foundational pieces on defense, some vets that have outstayed their shelf life, and $50 million in cap space. What is the plan you will lay out for them that makes them say "I don't care how thin your resume is, maybe this is fate, because that's the best goddamn plan I ever heard!"
Here's a good link for upcoming free agents: http://www.spotrac.com/free-agents/nfl/
Me, I'm using some of that cap space to shore up the OL with OG Iupati or perhaps Dan Connolly of the Patriots, the CB position with Maxwell or Thurmond, and a steady veteran QB like Matt Flynn. Maybe a ILB like Brandon Spikes to replace David Harris. Maybe Sam Acho at OLB. I try to bring back Bilal Powell as long as it's reasonable.
Gone: Babin, Vick, CJ2K. Thanks for the memories David Harris. Sorry it never happened Kyle Wilson.
Then I extend Wilk and Sheldon, who are the cornerstones of this team, along with Snacks. Put Coples on notice that this is the make or break year for him.
In the draft, I focus on playmakers with the first two picks. Round 1 I am hunting for the next stud WR, be it White, Parker, Coates. I do not trade down, as it's nice having the pick of the crop near the top of the round, every round. Round 2 I am looking RB: someone like Gurley/Yeldon/Abdullah/Duke Johnson. Maybe Cobb. I'm sure there are others. Rounds 3-4 I am looking OL, LB, maybe TE or S. The rest are defense and depth, plus a sleeper prospect at QB. I don't worry about people saying I reached for somebody. I am not about looking for value picks or developmental projects who will tie up a roster space for the next 3 years and never see the field. I am looking for the best damn football player available every time I pick a guy, someone who can grab a helmet and get out there and hit somebody.
I don't know about head coaches or coaching staff, but I am definitely bringing in someone from a winning program, an up and coming guy who is smart and tough and has seen the formula work. Someone like Quinn makes a lot of sense.
That's my plan, but it probably won't get it done. More importantly, what's yours?
You say to yourself "self, this is crazy but what the heck, I'm going in there and I'm going to knock their socks off!" What's your game plan? You've got a dysfunctional roster with some foundational pieces on defense, some vets that have outstayed their shelf life, and $50 million in cap space. What is the plan you will lay out for them that makes them say "I don't care how thin your resume is, maybe this is fate, because that's the best goddamn plan I ever heard!"
Here's a good link for upcoming free agents: http://www.spotrac.com/free-agents/nfl/
Me, I'm using some of that cap space to shore up the OL with OG Iupati or perhaps Dan Connolly of the Patriots, the CB position with Maxwell or Thurmond, and a steady veteran QB like Matt Flynn. Maybe a ILB like Brandon Spikes to replace David Harris. Maybe Sam Acho at OLB. I try to bring back Bilal Powell as long as it's reasonable.
Gone: Babin, Vick, CJ2K. Thanks for the memories David Harris. Sorry it never happened Kyle Wilson.
Then I extend Wilk and Sheldon, who are the cornerstones of this team, along with Snacks. Put Coples on notice that this is the make or break year for him.
In the draft, I focus on playmakers with the first two picks. Round 1 I am hunting for the next stud WR, be it White, Parker, Coates. I do not trade down, as it's nice having the pick of the crop near the top of the round, every round. Round 2 I am looking RB: someone like Gurley/Yeldon/Abdullah/Duke Johnson. Maybe Cobb. I'm sure there are others. Rounds 3-4 I am looking OL, LB, maybe TE or S. The rest are defense and depth, plus a sleeper prospect at QB. I don't worry about people saying I reached for somebody. I am not about looking for value picks or developmental projects who will tie up a roster space for the next 3 years and never see the field. I am looking for the best damn football player available every time I pick a guy, someone who can grab a helmet and get out there and hit somebody.
I don't know about head coaches or coaching staff, but I am definitely bringing in someone from a winning program, an up and coming guy who is smart and tough and has seen the formula work. Someone like Quinn makes a lot of sense.
That's my plan, but it probably won't get it done. More importantly, what's yours?
great topic Grateful
Players cut - I would keep Powell over CJ2, let Vick, Simms, Conner, Colon, K. Ellis, Babin, Pace, Harris, Wilson, & Landry go.
