How would you build a football team? - Page 2

Thig Lyfe · 10-09-2007, 09:26 PM

I do think that it's important to build your team around your quarterback. However, I wouldn't rely on the #1 pick like how the Texans did with David Carr (and we all saw how that panned out). With the top pick I would probably take Jake Long out of Michigan so I have a young, reliable LT in place for years to come. With the line anchored, I would try to get a FA QB. I would make a strong play for Tony Romo, although I would need a good backup plan since that wouldn't probably work. This plan would be better if there were a lot of good young back-ups looking to get a starting job... darn. Anyway. I would try to get some sort of young veteran QB with a lot of potential rather than spend all three years trying to develop a rookie with nothing but potential. Failing that, I would use the probably high pick in 2009 to draft a QB.

sedated · 10-09-2007, 09:26 PM

OL, DL, OL, DL

patteeu · 10-10-2007, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by sedated

OL, DL, OL, DL

Same. Assuming that you have the luxury of not having to worry about putting fans in the seats, I'd focus on OL and DL heavily first and then worry about everything else. I'd imagine that my team would still be pretty weak in year 2 and I'd take a QB with my top pick in my third draft after I've built a line for him to play behind. I'd make due with free agent pickups and later round draft picks for my RBs and receivers until I built out my defense with first day draft picks. Once I was well into building the defense, I'd consider taking the occasional offensive skill position player in the draft or in free agency to give my QB some upgraded weapons. By then it might be time to start thinking about refreshing my OL and DL. Especially after we win the Superbowl and I start losing my studs to free agency and the salary cap.

**Bowser** · 10-10-2007, 10:28 AM

Here's my expansion list pickups. I took two from most teams. I'm not a roster guru by any means, so in reality, some of these guys might not be available.

Peerless Price - WR - Buffalo
Larry Tripplett - DT - Buffalo
Dexter Jackson - S - Cinci
Adam Kieft - OL - Cinci
Kris Griffin - LB - Cleve
Ethan Kelley - DT - Cleve
Paul Smith - FB - Den
Nate Webster - LB - Den
Justin Gage - WR - Tenn
Benji Olsen - OL - Tenn
Gary Brackett - LB - Indy
James Reed - DT - KC
Nate Harris - LB - KC
Justin Fargas - RB - Oak
Isiah Kacyvenski - LB - Oak
Donovin Darius - S - Mia
Matt Roth - DE - Mia
Eric Alexander - LB - NE
Lonie Paxton - C - NE
David Bowens - DE - NYJ
Kerry Rhodes - S - NYJ
Charlie Batch - QB - Pitt
Anthony Smith - S - Pitt
Carlos Polk - LB - SD
Kassim Osgood - WR - SD
George Wrightster - TE - Jax
Dennis Northcutt - WR - Jax
Musa Smith - RB - Bal
Samari Rolle - CB - Bal
Owen Daniels - TE - Hou
Jameel Cook - FB - Hou
Antoine Harris - CB - Atl
Marcus Wilkins - LB - Atl
Ade Jimoh - CB - Chi
Rashied Davis - WR - Chi
Anthony Fasano - TE - Dal
Kyle Kosier - G - Dal
Frank Davis - G - Det
Tony Beckham - CB - Det
Charlie Peprah - S - GB
Jarrett Bush - CB - GB
Brett Romberg - C - STL
Trevor Johnson - DE - STL
Robert Ferguson - WR - Minn
Charles Gordon - CB - Minn
Jonathon Goodwin - OL - NO
Josh Cooper - DL - NO
Barry Cofield - DT - NYG
Jason Bell - CB - NYG
Ryan Moats - RB - Phi
Omar Gaither - LB - Phi
Joe Tafoya - DE - Ari
Terrance Holt - S - Ari
Tony Wragge - G - SF
Tully Banta-Cain - LB - SF

**Bowser** · 10-10-2007, 10:29 AM

And like I said, I'm not a roster genius, so I'm sure some of those moves wouldn't fly. I just tried to get a decent mix of young and veteran, went on a lot of name recognition (or lack thereof), and figured in some salary cap moves for other teams in a few of those cases.

Chris Meck · 10-10-2007, 10:35 AM

With no squad at all, you'd have to go Best PLAYER available in the draft. Notice I said PLAYER. Don't give me that workout warrior crap. I want guys who have been productive. I want football players.

I say that, and I mean that you don't for any reason take a QB first overall. You're just shooting yourself in the foot there. It'll be at least two years until he sees the field anyway. Your first pick MUST have immediate impact. But I would totally look at QB after round 1. Must be bright with a big arm.

Filling in the gaps in FA, concentrate on the OL, DL, and LB corps. Find yourself ONE good team guy/caretaker QB. A Dilfer type to take the heat for a year or two until you can develop a young QB.

I'd want an aggressive, attacking defense. I'd want some variant of the Coryell offense, tailored to fit whatever talent I have at hand. I want Steve Deberg to be my QB coach, to teach that bitchin' play-fake to my young QB.

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....

10-09-2007, 09:27 PM

Based off that list?

Suggs, J. Allen, P. Williams, Darby

Locklear, Faneca, Lilja, J. Martin

MOhillbilly · 10-10-2007, 11:02 AM

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

Hammock Parties · 10-09-2007, 09:36 PM

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

**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.

Mecca · 10-09-2007, 09:36 PM

If you are just starting, taking the BPA in each round of the draft is the way to go you need any sort of foundation you can find.

10-09-2007, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

If you are just starting, taking the BPA in each round of the draft is the way to go you need any sort of foundation you can find.

Baker
Ellis
Davis
Jackson
Rivers
Maualuga
Thomas
Booty
Walker
Smith

88TG88 · 10-09-2007, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Phobia

Baker
Ellis
Davis
Jackson
Rivers
Maualuga
Thomas
Booty
Walker
Smith

holla

**Bowser** · 10-09-2007, 11:11 PM

OK - here is my draft, and the eight targeted "impact" free agents, four for both sides of the ball -

Rd 1: Jake Long - LT - Michigan

Rd 2: Dennis Dixon - QB - Oregon

Rd 3: Quentin Groves - DE - Auburn

Rd 4: Justin Forsett - RB - Cal

Rd 5: Marcus Harrison - DT - Arkansas

Rd 6: Ezra Butler - OLB - Nevada

Rd 7: Ambrose Wooden - CB - Notre Dame

Impact Free Agents:

Jared Allen - DE - KC

Justin Smith - DE - Cinci

Eugene Wilson - S - NE

Quentin Jammer - CB - SD

Tony Romo - QB - DAL

Bernard Berrian - WR - CHI

Ryan Lilja - G - INDY

Alan Faneca - G - PITT

I actually went through and got two players from all 32 teams, but that may more than I'm willing to type right now.

10-10-2007, 10:28 AM	#4
Bowser sorta mod-ish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KC North Casino cash: $-288384	Here's my expansion list pickups. I took two from most teams. I'm not a roster guru by any means, so in reality, some of these guys might not be available. Peerless Price - WR - Buffalo Larry Tripplett - DT - Buffalo Dexter Jackson - S - Cinci Adam Kieft - OL - Cinci Kris Griffin - LB - Cleve Ethan Kelley - DT - Cleve Paul Smith - FB - Den Nate Webster - LB - Den Justin Gage - WR - Tenn Benji Olsen - OL - Tenn Gary Brackett - LB - Indy James Reed - DT - KC Nate Harris - LB - KC Justin Fargas - RB - Oak Isiah Kacyvenski - LB - Oak Donovin Darius - S - Mia Matt Roth - DE - Mia Eric Alexander - LB - NE Lonie Paxton - C - NE David Bowens - DE - NYJ Kerry Rhodes - S - NYJ Charlie Batch - QB - Pitt Anthony Smith - S - Pitt Carlos Polk - LB - SD Kassim Osgood - WR - SD George Wrightster - TE - Jax Dennis Northcutt - WR - Jax Musa Smith - RB - Bal Samari Rolle - CB - Bal Owen Daniels - TE - Hou Jameel Cook - FB - Hou Antoine Harris - CB - Atl Marcus Wilkins - LB - Atl Ade Jimoh - CB - Chi Rashied Davis - WR - Chi Anthony Fasano - TE - Dal Kyle Kosier - G - Dal Frank Davis - G - Det Tony Beckham - CB - Det Charlie Peprah - S - GB Jarrett Bush - CB - GB Brett Romberg - C - STL Trevor Johnson - DE - STL Robert Ferguson - WR - Minn Charles Gordon - CB - Minn Jonathon Goodwin - OL - NO Josh Cooper - DL - NO Barry Cofield - DT - NYG Jason Bell - CB - NYG Ryan Moats - RB - Phi Omar Gaither - LB - Phi Joe Tafoya - DE - Ari Terrance Holt - S - Ari Tony Wragge - G - SF Tully Banta-Cain - LB - SF
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10-10-2007, 10:29 AM	#5
Bowser sorta mod-ish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KC North Casino cash: $-288384	And like I said, I'm not a roster genius, so I'm sure some of those moves wouldn't fly. I just tried to get a decent mix of young and veteran, went on a lot of name recognition (or lack thereof), and figured in some salary cap moves for other teams in a few of those cases.
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10-10-2007, 10:35 AM	#6
Chris Meck MVP Join Date: May 2001 Location: midtown KC Casino cash: $-1455090	With no squad at all, you'd have to go Best PLAYER available in the draft. Notice I said PLAYER. Don't give me that workout warrior crap. I want guys who have been productive. I want football players. I say that, and I mean that you don't for any reason take a QB first overall. You're just shooting yourself in the foot there. It'll be at least two years until he sees the field anyway. Your first pick MUST have immediate impact. But I would totally look at QB after round 1. Must be bright with a big arm. Filling in the gaps in FA, concentrate on the OL, DL, and LB corps. Find yourself ONE good team guy/caretaker QB. A Dilfer type to take the heat for a year or two until you can develop a young QB. I'd want an aggressive, attacking defense. I'd want some variant of the Coryell offense, tailored to fit whatever talent I have at hand. I want Steve Deberg to be my QB coach, to teach that bitchin' play-fake to my young QB.
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10-10-2007, 10:50 AM	#7
Fat Elvis Sexiest Athlete Join Date: Apr 2001 Casino cash: $-2118075	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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10-09-2007, 09:27 PM	#8
Phobia Guest Casino cash: $	Based off that list? Suggs, J. Allen, P. Williams, Darby Locklear, Faneca, Lilja, J. Martin
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10-09-2007, 09:26 PM	#1
Thig Lyfe Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Thigpen's America Casino cash: $10004900	I do think that it's important to build your team around your quarterback. However, I wouldn't rely on the #1 pick like how the Texans did with David Carr (and we all saw how that panned out). With the top pick I would probably take Jake Long out of Michigan so I have a young, reliable LT in place for years to come. With the line anchored, I would try to get a FA QB. I would make a strong play for Tony Romo, although I would need a good backup plan since that wouldn't probably work. This plan would be better if there were a lot of good young back-ups looking to get a starting job... darn. Anyway. I would try to get some sort of young veteran QB with a lot of potential rather than spend all three years trying to develop a rookie with nothing but potential. Failing that, I would use the probably high pick in 2009 to draft a QB.
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10-10-2007, 11:02 AM	#9
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10-09-2007, 09:36 PM	#10
Hammock Parties I'll be back. Join Date: Nov 2002 Casino cash: $720478	I'd trade for Damon Huard and Larry Johnson and fill the rest of the roster with NFL Europe players. __________________ Chiefs game films
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10-09-2007, 09:36 PM	#12
Mecca Hockey Town Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Casino cash: $-782950	If you are just starting, taking the BPA in each round of the draft is the way to go you need any sort of foundation you can find.
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10-09-2007, 11:11 PM	#15
Bowser sorta mod-ish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KC North Casino cash: $-288384	OK - here is my draft, and the eight targeted "impact" free agents, four for both sides of the ball - Rd 1: Jake Long - LT - Michigan Rd 2: Dennis Dixon - QB - Oregon Rd 3: Quentin Groves - DE - Auburn Rd 4: Justin Forsett - RB - Cal Rd 5: Marcus Harrison - DT - Arkansas Rd 6: Ezra Butler - OLB - Nevada Rd 7: Ambrose Wooden - CB - Notre Dame Impact Free Agents: Jared Allen - DE - KC Justin Smith - DE - Cinci Eugene Wilson - S - NE Quentin Jammer - CB - SD Tony Romo - QB - DAL Bernard Berrian - WR - CHI Ryan Lilja - G - INDY Alan Faneca - G - PITT I actually went through and got two players from all 32 teams, but that may more than I'm willing to type right now.
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