How would you build a football team? - Page 4

**Bowser** · 10-09-2007, 09:08 PM

Let's say you have just been named head coach of the newest NFL expansion team, the Las Vegas Travelers (or Gamblers, or Skullthumpers, or whatever). You have sat down with your owner and GM, came to the conclusion that it takes at least three years to be a playoff contender in the NFL, and it has been decided that you basically have carte blanche to run the team as you see fit for three years, provided you have at least a two game improvement every year from the last. You have the college draft, the expansion draft, and the Owner, GM and yourself will pursue four free agent players for both offense and defense (meaning eight players) that will hopefully step in and make an impact in year one. The team comes to life in 2008, has a state of the art practice facility to go along with a spanking new rolling roof stadium that seats 87,000 that is the envy of the league, and has already sold all luxury boxes and PSA's for years to come. Public interest is very high, as is the excitement.

What is your offensive/defensive/team phillosophy, and who do you pursue in free agency?

Fat Elvis · 10-10-2007, 10:50 AM

My 8 free agent pickups are:

Terrell Suggs DE
Jared Allen DE
Damione Lewis DT
Drayton Florence CB

Alan Faneca G
Ryan Lilja G
Sean Locklear RT
Geoff Hangartner C

First round pick:

Jake Long LT

I would target big recievers & TEs; fast LBs & CBs; plug in a QB until 2009 1 round draft, and make do with a RB with that O-line....

MOhillbilly · 10-10-2007, 11:02 AM

on D in go right up the middle , Dtackle,MLB,Safties.

ChiefsCountry · 10-10-2007, 11:09 AM

I would try to build the best OL and DL possible. A franchise QB would be nice but I dont want him killed.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 10-10-2007, 11:12 AM

My first action would be doing whatever it takes to sign Bobby Sippio.

gta0012 · 10-10-2007, 11:35 AM

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QB Rex Grossman UFA Chicago Bears

SUPER BOWL THX!!!

FloridaMan88 · 10-10-2007, 11:47 AM

Around a franchise QB, explosive WRs, an athletic, pass-protecting-oriented offensive line and a Mike Martz/Mike Leach/June Jones/Mouse Davis approach on offense, featuring a dazzling passing attack that is the most exposive in the history of football at ANY level.

This is the direction where football is heading. It is pretty much already there in college and it is becoming that way in the NFL now also (the 3 remaining undefeated teams in the NFL are all led by explosive passing games).

**Fire Me Boy!** · 10-10-2007, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsfan88

Around a franchise QB, explosive WRs, an athletic, pass-protecting-oriented offensive line and a Mike Martz/Mike Leach/June Jones/Mouse Davis approach on offense, featuring a dazzling passing attack that is the most exposive in the history of football at ANY level.

This is the direction where football is heading. It is pretty much already there in college and it is becoming that way in the NFL now also (the 3 remaining undefeated teams in the NFL are all led by explosive passing games).

But I already got Sippio. And I cloned him.

I am starting:

Offense:
LT Albert "The Wall" Sippio - obvious... he's like a wall.
LG Brett "Boom Boom" Sippio - pancake blocks 83 percent of the time
C Ryan "Kneebreaker" Sippio - taught Nalen everything he knows
RG Simon "Says" Sippo - when Simon talks, you listen
RT Billy "Badass" Sippio - he's a badass
WR Bobby "Hands" Sippio - the original
WR Ronnie "The Blazer" Sippio - 4.21 forty
TE "Gutsy" Gus Sippio - obvious
FB Tony "Tripod" Sippio - nickname given by four college girlfriends
HB Leo "The Train" Sippio - runs like a...
QB Peyton "Rocket Man" Sippio - duh

Defense:
LE Deshawn "Bringin' Depain" Sippio - just read it
DT Neil "Tank" Sippio - hits like a train
DT Justin "47" Sippio - # of times he benched at the combine
RE Derrick "Sack Master" Sippio - duh
LOLB Len "Bricks" Sippio - hits like a ton of...
MLB Ray "Ronco" Sippio - an unfortunate incident in Jr. High. Nickname stuck
ROLB Mike "Suffer" Sippio - wants to break everything... slowly.
CB Vernon "Pick 6" Sippio - in college, Vernon ran back 91 percent of his record-setting interceptions for TD
CB Vincent "I'm open!" Sippio - known for baiting QBs to throwing to his side and picking them off
FS Wally "Nails" Sippio - tough as...
SS Samuel "Shoes" Sippio - Has a knack for knocking people out of their shoes

KCChiefsMan · 10-10-2007, 12:29 PM

as long as Jared Allen doesn't get any more DUI's, we MUST resign him to a big deal IMO. If we could see how Croyle looks for a few full games at least we could decide if we need to draft a QB or not in the 1st. Offensive line and DTs and a solid CB and a nice safety because I'm not really sold on Pollard yet.

**Bowser** · 09-23-2008, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Claythan

I'd trade for Damon Huard and Larry Johnson and fill the rest of the roster with NFL Europe players.

You're 0-3 so far.

OctoberFart · 09-23-2008, 11:47 AM

Trade back and stock pile as many picks as you can. When you are a bad football team you need as many decent players you can get vs 1 or 2 stars. As far as what scheme I would run it would be based on personel. I really like the 3-4 defensive scheme. Offensive scheme it will all depend on the OL and QB. You can have the best system in the world but you can only run it if the OL can allow it and the QB has the talent to run it.

Molitoth · 09-23-2008, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

It's ****ing Las Vegas, complete with buzzards. But you're the man in your scenario, so let the record show that cdcox's team will be feeling like hammered shit come November.

Build a giant pool and play pool-football. NO ROOF!

**Bowser** · 09-23-2008, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by AutumnWind

Trade back and stock pile as many picks as you can. When you are a bad football team you need as many decent players you can get vs 1 or 2 stars. As far as what scheme I would run it would be based on personel. I really like the 3-4 defensive scheme. Offensive scheme it will all depend on the OL and QB. You can have the best system in the world but you can only run it if the OL can allow it and the QB has the talent to run it.

I get what you're saying by trading back and stockpiling picks, but if it were me, I think I would go for quality over quantity from the college draft, especially starting out new.

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Originally Posted by Molitoth

Build a giant pool and play pool-football. NO ROOF!

You might be on to something. Have you seen the women in Vegas? That would be a shitload of bikinis....

Stewie · 09-23-2008, 04:22 PM

I'd hire topless cheerleaders, sell season tickets based solely on that, and figure the rest out later. Ya know, kind of a 5-year plan. It'll take me 20 years to figure out I've totally ****ed up as far as Superbowls etc... but HEY, I'd have made some bucks! Woohoo! Boobies!

istas · 09-23-2008, 05:23 PM

I would take Herms blueprint and shred it.

Over-Head · 09-23-2008, 05:46 PM

Just do what Davis did 3 times
Find the biggest bunch of dirt bag's money can buy, then thug your way to the Lombardie

10-09-2007, 09:08 PM
Bowser sorta mod-ish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KC North Casino cash: $2101616	How would you build a football team? Let's say you have just been named head coach of the newest NFL expansion team, the Las Vegas Travelers (or Gamblers, or Skullthumpers, or whatever). You have sat down with your owner and GM, came to the conclusion that it takes at least three years to be a playoff contender in the NFL, and it has been decided that you basically have carte blanche to run the team as you see fit for three years, provided you have at least a two game improvement every year from the last. You have the college draft, the expansion draft, and the Owner, GM and yourself will pursue four free agent players for both offense and defense (meaning eight players) that will hopefully step in and make an impact in year one. The team comes to life in 2008, has a state of the art practice facility to go along with a spanking new rolling roof stadium that seats 87,000 that is the envy of the league, and has already sold all luxury boxes and PSA's for years to come. Public interest is very high, as is the excitement. What is your offensive/defensive/team phillosophy, and who do you pursue in free agency?
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10-10-2007, 10:50 AM	#46
Fat Elvis Sexiest Athlete Join Date: Apr 2001 Casino cash: $31925	My 8 free agent pickups are: Terrell Suggs DE Jared Allen DE Damione Lewis DT Drayton Florence CB Alan Faneca G Ryan Lilja G Sean Locklear RT Geoff Hangartner C First round pick: Jake Long LT I would target big recievers & TEs; fast LBs & CBs; plug in a QB until 2009 1 round draft, and make do with a RB with that O-line....
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10-10-2007, 11:02 AM	#47
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10-10-2007, 11:09 AM	#48
ChiefsCountry The Insider Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lake of the Ozarks Casino cash: $828752	I would try to build the best OL and DL possible. A franchise QB would be nice but I dont want him killed.
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Fire Me Boy! Cast Iron Jedi Join Date: Nov 2004 Casino cash: $9999900 VARSITY	My first action would be doing whatever it takes to sign Bobby Sippio.
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FloridaMan88 Mahomes: We Are All Witnesses Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Miami, FL Casino cash: $1672906	Around a franchise QB, explosive WRs, an athletic, pass-protecting-oriented offensive line and a Mike Martz/Mike Leach/June Jones/Mouse Davis approach on offense, featuring a dazzling passing attack that is the most exposive in the history of football at ANY level. This is the direction where football is heading. It is pretty much already there in college and it is becoming that way in the NFL now also (the 3 remaining undefeated teams in the NFL are all led by explosive passing games).
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10-10-2007, 12:29 PM	#53
KCChiefsMan AIC Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Roxbury, MA Casino cash: $10004900	as long as Jared Allen doesn't get any more DUI's, we MUST resign him to a big deal IMO. If we could see how Croyle looks for a few full games at least we could decide if we need to draft a QB or not in the 1st. Offensive line and DTs and a solid CB and a nice safety because I'm not really sold on Pollard yet.
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09-23-2008, 11:47 AM	#55
OctoberFart Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Casino cash: $10006091	Trade back and stock pile as many picks as you can. When you are a bad football team you need as many decent players you can get vs 1 or 2 stars. As far as what scheme I would run it would be based on personel. I really like the 3-4 defensive scheme. Offensive scheme it will all depend on the OL and QB. You can have the best system in the world but you can only run it if the OL can allow it and the QB has the talent to run it.
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09-23-2008, 04:22 PM	#58
Stewie MVP Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West of the Equator Casino cash: $419901	I'd hire topless cheerleaders, sell season tickets based solely on that, and figure the rest out later. Ya know, kind of a 5-year plan. It'll take me 20 years to figure out I've totally ****ed up as far as Superbowls etc... but HEY, I'd have made some bucks! Woohoo! Boobies!
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09-23-2008, 05:23 PM	#59
istas Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Casino cash: $5373281	I would take Herms blueprint and shred it. __________________
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09-23-2008, 05:46 PM	#60
Over-Head Boom, Boom , Crash Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In my shed Casino cash: $9995760	Just do what Davis did 3 times Find the biggest bunch of dirt bag's money can buy, then thug your way to the Lombardie __________________ ...Illegitimus non Carborundum est...
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