With the Trade Deadline looming and the possibilities of extensions and trading Draft Picks I thought it might be interesting to look at the roster compared to the average age of an NFL player, their "contribution" (*) and position.
Here is my basic break down:
Avg Age or Below ('94+)
Butler DT *
Roberts LB *
Wise DT *
Johnson FB
Michel RB *
Wino Edge
Jackson CB *
Wynn T * ?
Izzo TE
Cowart DT
Frohodlt OG
Bentley LB *
Meyers WR
Gunner ST *
Harris Rb
Bailey P *
Williams CB
Harry WR
Slightly Older (93)
Jones CB *
Mason OG *
Shelton NT
King LB/ST *
Karras C
Dorsett WR *
Older (92-90)
Thuney G *
Lacosse TE
Andrews C * !
Tomlinson TE
Cardona ST *
White RB *
Van Noy LB *
Harmon S
Gilmore CB *
Burkhead RB *
Bethel ST
Guy DT *
Hightower LB *
Bolden ST *
Older ++ (88-89)
Collins LB *
Sanu WR
Ferentz C
Ebner ST *
Newhouse OT
Devlin
Cannon OT *
Older +++ (84-87)
Chung S *
Mccourty J CB *
Mccourty D S *
Edelman WR *
Slater ST *
Gost K *
Nugent K
Ancient
Watson TE
Ageless
Brady QB *
We can quibble over "Contribution". For instance Sanu should probably get an * for future and projected contribution, but as of yet has no or extremely little actual contribution. Same with someone like Shelton. While I get that he can be integral to a Game plan week to week overall I would not consider him a Core Player on the defense. Jakob Johnson/Devlin is a final example. JJ may slot in and take Devlins role moving forward. But in good conscientious I cant give either an * right now.
I also left some "Promise, but probably Chaff" off the list so far (Stidham being example 1A )
So in essence this is a Work in Progress that can change as players progress or decline.
Right now with our 11 (?) draft picks (post Sanu but pre anything else) we would need to Focus on Something like:
QB (Gotta be a High pick Unless we find the right guy around pick 200 or Stidham looks to be the Next Jimmy G)
S (Upper Mid Pick should have talent available)
CB (had Good luck with UDFAs, otherwise an upper round pick)
K (Lower round should get us a promising Rookie)
TE (upper Mid Pick should have talent available)
LB (High Pick)
ST (UDFAs and late round Picks)
C (Lower Mid pick could have talent available)
WR
As we have given up our 2nd for Sanu that leaves us with a 1st, 3 3's, a 4 and a bunch of 6-7s (I may be off by a pick or say based on missed transactions).
Qb - Round 1
LB- Round 3
TE- Round 3
S- Round 3
C- Round 4
K- Late round pick
CB- "UDFA" Flyer pick or 2 in the Late Rounds
ST- Late round pick
Obviously there is alot more to this "slotting" (BPA in BBs Opinion, Trades up or down, Injuries and contracts) but this gives us a sense of where we may need to allocate the resources we have.
Please feel free to add. I did not intend this as a "blue print" to the Offseason. Rather as a EARLY look of what we might need, what we might have and what could we "cash in now" as part of a trade without mortgaging the future.
Here is my basic break down:
Avg Age or Below ('94+)
Butler DT *
Roberts LB *
Wise DT *
Johnson FB
Michel RB *
Wino Edge
Jackson CB *
Wynn T * ?
Izzo TE
Cowart DT
Frohodlt OG
Bentley LB *
Meyers WR
Gunner ST *
Harris Rb
Bailey P *
Williams CB
Harry WR
Slightly Older (93)
Jones CB *
Mason OG *
Shelton NT
King LB/ST *
Karras C
Dorsett WR *
Older (92-90)
Thuney G *
Lacosse TE
Andrews C * !
Tomlinson TE
Cardona ST *
White RB *
Van Noy LB *
Harmon S
Gilmore CB *
Burkhead RB *
Bethel ST
Guy DT *
Hightower LB *
Bolden ST *
Older ++ (88-89)
Collins LB *
Sanu WR
Ferentz C
Ebner ST *
Newhouse OT
Devlin
Cannon OT *
Older +++ (84-87)
Chung S *
Mccourty J CB *
Mccourty D S *
Edelman WR *
Slater ST *
Gost K *
Nugent K
Ancient
Watson TE
Ageless
Brady QB *
We can quibble over "Contribution". For instance Sanu should probably get an * for future and projected contribution, but as of yet has no or extremely little actual contribution. Same with someone like Shelton. While I get that he can be integral to a Game plan week to week overall I would not consider him a Core Player on the defense. Jakob Johnson/Devlin is a final example. JJ may slot in and take Devlins role moving forward. But in good conscientious I cant give either an * right now.
I also left some "Promise, but probably Chaff" off the list so far (Stidham being example 1A )
So in essence this is a Work in Progress that can change as players progress or decline.
Right now with our 11 (?) draft picks (post Sanu but pre anything else) we would need to Focus on Something like:
QB (Gotta be a High pick Unless we find the right guy around pick 200 or Stidham looks to be the Next Jimmy G)
S (Upper Mid Pick should have talent available)
CB (had Good luck with UDFAs, otherwise an upper round pick)
K (Lower round should get us a promising Rookie)
TE (upper Mid Pick should have talent available)
LB (High Pick)
ST (UDFAs and late round Picks)
C (Lower Mid pick could have talent available)
WR
As we have given up our 2nd for Sanu that leaves us with a 1st, 3 3's, a 4 and a bunch of 6-7s (I may be off by a pick or say based on missed transactions).
Qb - Round 1
LB- Round 3
TE- Round 3
S- Round 3
C- Round 4
K- Late round pick
CB- "UDFA" Flyer pick or 2 in the Late Rounds
ST- Late round pick
Obviously there is alot more to this "slotting" (BPA in BBs Opinion, Trades up or down, Injuries and contracts) but this gives us a sense of where we may need to allocate the resources we have.
Please feel free to add. I did not intend this as a "blue print" to the Offseason. Rather as a EARLY look of what we might need, what we might have and what could we "cash in now" as part of a trade without mortgaging the future.