With the 2010 NFL Season just barely behind us, document your predictions for our opening day starting offense, defense, and ST specialists when the 2011 season begins. With the potential for a good amount of top-end roster turnover, this is a more difficult task than it might seem. It will be very interesting to look back 7 months from now and see who nailed the roster. Feel free to insert rookie pick predictions into the lineup, or free agents. This is not meant to be a christmas wish list, but a prediction of the team Tannenbaum will assemble/retain this offseason. The picks on offense are mostly no-brainers except for RT and the two WR spots. The defense is tougher. There could be DL turnover, a new starting OLB, new CB in the #2 spot, and new safety (or two). Trades could shake this up entirely. OFFENSE Notes: I think Tanny finds a way to keep both Holmes and Edwards. Sanchez restructures his deal to make the numbers work. We don't want to pay Woody what he's worth and Hunter and Ducasse battle it out in camp - Hunter wins. QB: Sanchez LT: D'Brick LG: Slauson C: Mangold RG: Moore RT: Hunter FB: Conner RB: Greene TE: Keller WR: Holmes WR: Edwards DEFENSE Notes: Cromartie returns. Surprisingly, he takes a deal that is slightly under market value. Bryan Thomas is gone, replaced by Rookie Sheard. Jenkins restructures an incentive laden deal to return mostly as a passing situation guy. Ellis takes the money elsewhere. Harris is franchised. Pool returns at a very affordable rate. The 100% in tact starting secondary allows for communication on the back end to pick up right where it left off this year. DE: DeVito NT: Jenkins DE: Pitoitua OLB: Pace ILB: Scott ILB: Harris OLB: Sheard (R) CB: Revis CB: Cromartie S: Leonhard S: Pool SPECIAL TEAMS Note: Purdum obviously stays. Conley ties Weatherford in camp but he's cheaper so he makes the roster. Graham comes full circle and Jets fans freak out that we're replacing the hot/cold Folk with playoff choke Graham. LS: Purdum K: Graham P: Conley Overall Note: We all praise Tannenbaum for somehow resigning Holmes, Edwards, and Cromartie.
We all know Tanny makes shit happen. QB: Sanchez LT: D'Brick LG: Slauson C: Mangold RG: Ducasse RT: Hunter FB: Conner RB: Greene TE: Keller WR: Holmes WR: Edwards DE: DeVito NT: Jenkins DE: Ngata OLB: Pace ILB: Scott ILB: Harris OLB: Suggs CB: Revis CB: Asomougha S: Leonhard S: Reed
I feel you, but I really believe the Holmes/Edwards/Cro trio will remain. If this were Madden I would've had alot more fun than that.
Brandon Moore, Sione Pouha, and a seventh rounder to the Baltimore for Haloti Ngata, Terrell Suggs, and Ed Reed?
blockbuster to say the least there. The thought of Suggs in a Jet jersey storming into the backfield and burying Brady makes me smile real wide.
nah Pouha and Moore are just depth players now. We gave them Robby Felix and a 6th rounder, and a 7th next year.
I understand the Madden-goggles most people have around here. This roster, if unworkable at all, is not more than 1 piece away from being within the cap. It can happen. Depth will be thin, but Rex and Tannenbaum believe in the top-heavy roster philosophy.
I basically have the same roster, except Shayne Graham? Doesn't give me any more confidence than Folk. Would rather keep Folk in that case. I think Santonio, Braylon, and Cro all return, all taking slightly less money. Not a lot less money, but kind of like how we overpaid Scott to come here, if the money is close, I think they'll stay. Jenkins needs to take a massive restructuring. And while I do think we draft an OLB in the first round, I don't think we end up starting that OLB. I picture us taking Sheard or Houston or someone like that and easing them into the lineup, mostly on 3rd downs. Don't think you can count on a rookie being a major impact every-down starter on this defense. Ease them into the lineup, a la John Abraham back in the day.
I think Folk is toast and Graham did an excellent job in fill-in duty last year kicking a perfect 12-of-12 in 2010. If you take out the playoff choke job, he could be a good value.
...read that again. You can't take that away - Shayne Graham is a choke artist. Nick Folk was 9 of 10 over the last seven games including the playoffs. No matter who this team brings in at kicker, the majority of the fans will shit themselves every time the guy lines up for a kick.
Why does everyone think the 31 year old with the twice reconstructed left knee and a bad back is a lock to be a starter? Pouha will be the starter next season, Jenkins' best (player)value is as a rotational guy.
I agree with this 100%, but I listed Jenkins as starter because I wanted to signify that he's back and if the first defensive snap is against a 3 wide, etc set, we'll see him in there.
Just because he's the starter doesn't mean he'll get the most playing time. I could see him starting, but Pouha getting the bulk of the time to keep Jenkins healthy.
QB Sanchez FB Conner RB Greene T Brick, Hunter/Vlad G Slauson, Moore C Thor WR Holmes WR Cotchery TE Keller DEF DE Pitoitua, Ngata NT Pouha OLB Pace, Sheard ILB Scott, Posluszny CB Revis, Cromartie, Wilson Safeties: Ihedigbo, Leonhard, Zbikowski, Pool, Lowery, Smith... I don't know. Not sure who's gone to trade/free agency here. K no idea. Draft pick.. Free agent? P Weatherford LS Purdum I think Harris is involved in a trade for Ngata and Zbikowski. Posluszny takes Harris' spot. Cro and Holmes resign, Braylon gone. Woody and Ellis go elsewhere. Sheard drafted at 30
I doubt you can make that roster work with a cap under 140 or 145. Is the cap going to be 130, 145, or 160 next year? Nobody knows.
QB: Sanchez, Favre, Pennington HB: Greene, DeAngelo Williams, Leon Washington, McKnight FB: Conner WR: Fitzgerald, Edwards, Holmes, Randy Moss, Santana Moss OL: D'Brick, Slauson, Mangold, Moore, Ducasse TE: Keller, Zack Miller S: Leonhard, Landry, Pool CB: Revis, Aso, Cromartie, Bailey, Wilson, Coleman LB: Scott, Harris, Pace, Woodley DE: Ellis, Ngata, Seymour, Cullen Jenkins, Devito DT: Jenkins, Pouha, Pat Williams
