UNT Eagles 2016
03-07-2017, 09:35 PM
Since it's *that* time of year and we're all missing football, I'm going to give ST some football.
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I simmed the 2016 season. (6-10) Pats won the SB in the sim just like in real life.
IMPORTANT TRANSACTIONS
Non-Eagles:
- New York Giants signed WRs Alshon Jeffery #81 and Brandon Marshall #85, re-signed DE Jason Pierre-Paul and DT Jonathan Hankins.
- Atlanta Falcons signed WR Pierre Garçon #88
- Washington Redskins re-signed WR DeSean Jackson and signed WR Terrelle Pryor #81, DT Bennie Logan #98
- QB Tony Romo #9 joined the Denver Broncos
RETIREMENTS
LG Allen Barbre: "I'm tired of taking hits in the trenches just to lose, I'm going to raise my family now. I retire"
LT Jason Peters: "I'm old, football was fun but I want to play settle down and play golf now. I retire"
PR/KR Darren Sproles: "The game has been great to me, I was blessed to have a great football career. I'm proud to announce that I have accepted a job as KFC media spokesman after Kevin Hart declined the opportunity."
NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN
After the Chip Kelly turmoil and a flameout in the 2016 season, the Eagles decided that Howie Roseman would not be in their plans for the future. Therefore, Jeff Lurie sought out a new executive to run the Eagles organization. He found his replacement in 74-year-old Steve Guynes, a retired university computer science professor in Texas.
Guynes: "I've always loved football and am grateful for this opportunity to get out of the Texas heat and move to a great place with great fans. I'm excited to begin the process of turning the Eagles into a perennially successful and model team in the NFL. I'm gonna make this team good, just watch."
"I'm going to start by overhauling this team and draining the swamp of the bad apples. I'm going to build this team through the draft and we're going to see if we can go all the way before I'm gone."
"The defensive scheme is going to be wild with me in charge. We're going to blitz a lot, we're going to use both 4-3 and 3-4. The offense is going to be balanced and better than ever before. Just y'all watch."
PRE-DRAFT TRANSACTIONS
- Signed DT Terrell McClain #97 to a 6 year, 18.4 million contract + bonuses, CB Terrance Mitchell #21 to a 7 year, 21.0 million contract + bonuses
- Traded: DT Fletcher Cox #69 to the Dallas Cowboys for their 2017 4th round pick, 2017 7th round pick, DE Benson Mayowa #94
- Traded: RG Brandon Brooks #67 to the Los Angeles Rams for their 2017 6th round pick
- Traded: WR Jordan Matthews #81 to the Atlanta Falcons for their 2017 5th round pick
- Traded: OLB Nigel Bradham #53 and WR Dorial Green-Beckham #18 to the New York Giants for S Mykelle Thompson #25, their 2017 5th round pick, and 2017 6th round pick
- Cap casualty: DE/OLB Connor Barwin #98
DRAFT:
1. WR Desmond Jackson #80, 6'4" 220, Penn. Pros: Physical and tall outside receiver, great speed for bigger receiver. Cons: ball security issue, injury issues in college, consistency, faced poor corners. BCS: poor man's Calvin Johnson, WCS: Dorial Green-Beckham
2. MLB Sean Daniels #52, 6'1", 235, E. Illinois. Pros: Fast and hard-hitting, smart, great motor, nose for the ball. Cons: strength an issue, can get pancaked on blocks, injuries in college. BCS: Sean Lee, WCS: Kiko Alonso
3. OLB Jeremy Franklin #55, 6'4" 250, Tulane. Pros: Very athletic, hits hard, attacks hard and plays with fire, good pass rusher/blitzer off the edge. Cons: getting off blocks, coverage, tweener, not big or strong enough to play 4-3 DE, tires out faster than normal. BCS: black, long dreads version of Clay Matthews, WCS: any JAG OLB.
4. DT Shurik Mumphrey #96, 6'6" 315, TCU. Pros: Young, athletic for a big man; powerful and can pass rush better than usual for a young guy his size. Good run stuffer. Cons: Not going to speed rush. Could be a tweener as he is tall for a DT (definitely for a 3-4 NT) and too big for a 4-3 DE. No finesse. Needs to be able to recognize run vs. pass better. Inconsistency a question. Little to no meaningful experience in college.
4. FS Anthony Player #44, 5'5", 170, Youngstown St. Pros: elite track star speed and quickness as a short black guy, pesky, never quits, good field awareness, hits well for size, very young and potential room to grow an inch or so, excels in the "helper" role in man coverage. Cons: Very small and short stature leads to broken tackles, easy catches made over the top in coverage, etc. Small school. Horrible in zone coverage. BCS: poor man's Bob Sanders, WCS: JAG short DB
4. SS Marion Livingston #36, 6'5", 210, Arizona St. Pros: height gives him advantage in certain coverage situations, lankiness gives him speed and agility, athletic for a taller white guy. Very young. Good instincts, decent angles. Cons: height a liability against the low throw and poor tackling leverage. Poor in zone coverage and easily blocked due to slender frame. Not strong enough to be a linebacker; may be too short to play safety. Metabolism disallows him to gain weight easily. Can stand to improve hitting for a strong safety. BCS: Andrew Sendejo, WCS: Jayron Kearse or similar JAG
5. WR Corey Jacobsen #83, 6'2", 190, Vanderbilt. Pros: good instincts and smarts, good route running, good WR frame, blocks well, solid hands. Cons: As a white receiver, his speed and athleticism is a concession. Doesn't jump well. Smaller football school. Could stand to bulk up a bit and secure tougher catches better. Likely ceiling as a secondary outside receiver. BCS: Chris Hogan, WCS: practice squad/cut JAG WR
5. LDE Steven Weldon #90, 6'5", 270, Stanford. Pros: Extremely smart, 4.0 GPA in a top academic school. Uses power moves in conjunction with smarts to beat tackles and guards. Strong and a steady tackler. Drive, hunger and desire is there. Recognizes plays well. Cons: As a bigger, white DE, not a banner athlete. Not going to speed rush, relies on smarts to bend around the edge. Sturdy 4-3 left defensive end, questionable fit in the 3-4 as a 5-tech DE. Backup player throughout college. Struggles to get off vice-grip blocks by linemen. BCS: Joey Bosa, WCS: practice squad/cut JAG DE
5. QB Max Hallgren #14, 6'2", 190, Cornell. Pros: Intelligence and awareness, quick for a white QB, short throw accuracy, confidence. Cons: inaccurate on longer throws, backup project in a smaller college, must improve pocket awareness and defense reading. Smaller frame makes him vulnerable to bigger hits. Must improve arm strength. Raw project. BCS: Fran Tarkenton, WCS: practice squad/career backup QB
6. CB Derieon Delaney #29, 5'11", 170, Clemson. Pros: Very fast and athletic, track speed; plays receiver well, good in press coverage. Great hands and ball skills and can make spectacular interceptions. Cons: Never saw the field in any meaningful game in college due to competition at a top football school and extensive injury history. Smaller corner. Play recognition and awareness must improve. Dreadful in zone coverage. In man coverage, often lets receiver get in front of him. Risk taker. Project at corner for sure. BCS: Jeremy Lane, WCS: practice squad/career backup CB
6. RB Jeremy Beckley #20, 6'0", 230, Michigan. Pros: Has NFL one-cut runner physique and good speed and potential. Cons: Must improve on his football skills as a runner, blocker, and receiver. Not as physically strong as desired for physique. Never saw the field in any meaningful game in college. Likely a year one practice squad star. BCS: a starting or committee NFL running back, WCS: practice squad/short NFL career
6. DT John Malley #92, 6'2", 310, Wisconsin. Pros: Good size for a prototypical 4-3 DT or 3-4 DE, young, smart and sturdy in run support; can get off a block and make a tackle. Charismatic and funny; good to hang out and have a beer with. Cons: Not fast or athletic, even for a white DT; unlikely to be an effective rusher, even a bull rusher. No finesse. Never saw meaningful snaps in college. Likely ceiling is a rotational interior defensive line body. BCS: rotational interior NFL defensive lineman, WCS: practice squad DT/short NFL career
7. LB Jelly Plinian #59, 6'3", 260, South Alabama. Pros: Good linebacker body; solid speed and drive. Cons: every facet of his game needs significant work, tackling could definitely improve, not really a MLB, not really a pass rusher, very small football program in college. Likely a career backup unless game progresses in an unusual manner. BCS: rotational LB piece, WCS: practice squad LB/short NFL career
7. DT Peleéan Nortiori #64, 7'0", 190, Canada. Pros: Drive to excel; born in Naples, Italy to poor Senegalese family, emigrated to Toronto, ON at age 9. Extremely athletic, fast and quick, can blow by people in a hurry and swat balls in the air with ease. Cons: Should have been a basketball player. Suffers from anorexia nervosa. No power; finesse only. Played as a situational nose tackle at his school in Ontario and was destroyed by offensive linemen with huge size and leverage advantages over him. Freakish height also a tremendous disadvantage in tackling. Unplayable on non-passing downs. Must work on everything to be an NFL player. Not projected to be drafted. BCS: situational nose tackle on passing downs, WCS: out of the league quickly
UDFA. FB Tim Fullton #34, 6'2", 275, Southern Miss. Pros: Above average running and route-running fullback out of the backfield; good awareness, smart player. Cons: Must improve blocking technique to succeed as a fullback on an NFL roster. Lousy pass protector. Not fast or small enough to be a wideout; not tall or fast enough to be a receiving tight end. A real tweener. Potential as a situational fullback or H-back.
GM Steve Guynes: "We've got a very young ball club. It's a lot of picks and we feel pretty confident about our draft."
Mel Kiper Draft Grade: C+
http://www.findthatlogo.com/wp-content/gallery/philadelphia-eagles-logos/nfl-eagles-logo.jpg
I simmed the 2016 season. (6-10) Pats won the SB in the sim just like in real life.
IMPORTANT TRANSACTIONS
Non-Eagles:
- New York Giants signed WRs Alshon Jeffery #81 and Brandon Marshall #85, re-signed DE Jason Pierre-Paul and DT Jonathan Hankins.
- Atlanta Falcons signed WR Pierre Garçon #88
- Washington Redskins re-signed WR DeSean Jackson and signed WR Terrelle Pryor #81, DT Bennie Logan #98
- QB Tony Romo #9 joined the Denver Broncos
RETIREMENTS
LG Allen Barbre: "I'm tired of taking hits in the trenches just to lose, I'm going to raise my family now. I retire"
LT Jason Peters: "I'm old, football was fun but I want to play settle down and play golf now. I retire"
PR/KR Darren Sproles: "The game has been great to me, I was blessed to have a great football career. I'm proud to announce that I have accepted a job as KFC media spokesman after Kevin Hart declined the opportunity."
NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN
After the Chip Kelly turmoil and a flameout in the 2016 season, the Eagles decided that Howie Roseman would not be in their plans for the future. Therefore, Jeff Lurie sought out a new executive to run the Eagles organization. He found his replacement in 74-year-old Steve Guynes, a retired university computer science professor in Texas.
Guynes: "I've always loved football and am grateful for this opportunity to get out of the Texas heat and move to a great place with great fans. I'm excited to begin the process of turning the Eagles into a perennially successful and model team in the NFL. I'm gonna make this team good, just watch."
"I'm going to start by overhauling this team and draining the swamp of the bad apples. I'm going to build this team through the draft and we're going to see if we can go all the way before I'm gone."
"The defensive scheme is going to be wild with me in charge. We're going to blitz a lot, we're going to use both 4-3 and 3-4. The offense is going to be balanced and better than ever before. Just y'all watch."
PRE-DRAFT TRANSACTIONS
- Signed DT Terrell McClain #97 to a 6 year, 18.4 million contract + bonuses, CB Terrance Mitchell #21 to a 7 year, 21.0 million contract + bonuses
- Traded: DT Fletcher Cox #69 to the Dallas Cowboys for their 2017 4th round pick, 2017 7th round pick, DE Benson Mayowa #94
- Traded: RG Brandon Brooks #67 to the Los Angeles Rams for their 2017 6th round pick
- Traded: WR Jordan Matthews #81 to the Atlanta Falcons for their 2017 5th round pick
- Traded: OLB Nigel Bradham #53 and WR Dorial Green-Beckham #18 to the New York Giants for S Mykelle Thompson #25, their 2017 5th round pick, and 2017 6th round pick
- Cap casualty: DE/OLB Connor Barwin #98
DRAFT:
1. WR Desmond Jackson #80, 6'4" 220, Penn. Pros: Physical and tall outside receiver, great speed for bigger receiver. Cons: ball security issue, injury issues in college, consistency, faced poor corners. BCS: poor man's Calvin Johnson, WCS: Dorial Green-Beckham
2. MLB Sean Daniels #52, 6'1", 235, E. Illinois. Pros: Fast and hard-hitting, smart, great motor, nose for the ball. Cons: strength an issue, can get pancaked on blocks, injuries in college. BCS: Sean Lee, WCS: Kiko Alonso
3. OLB Jeremy Franklin #55, 6'4" 250, Tulane. Pros: Very athletic, hits hard, attacks hard and plays with fire, good pass rusher/blitzer off the edge. Cons: getting off blocks, coverage, tweener, not big or strong enough to play 4-3 DE, tires out faster than normal. BCS: black, long dreads version of Clay Matthews, WCS: any JAG OLB.
4. DT Shurik Mumphrey #96, 6'6" 315, TCU. Pros: Young, athletic for a big man; powerful and can pass rush better than usual for a young guy his size. Good run stuffer. Cons: Not going to speed rush. Could be a tweener as he is tall for a DT (definitely for a 3-4 NT) and too big for a 4-3 DE. No finesse. Needs to be able to recognize run vs. pass better. Inconsistency a question. Little to no meaningful experience in college.
4. FS Anthony Player #44, 5'5", 170, Youngstown St. Pros: elite track star speed and quickness as a short black guy, pesky, never quits, good field awareness, hits well for size, very young and potential room to grow an inch or so, excels in the "helper" role in man coverage. Cons: Very small and short stature leads to broken tackles, easy catches made over the top in coverage, etc. Small school. Horrible in zone coverage. BCS: poor man's Bob Sanders, WCS: JAG short DB
4. SS Marion Livingston #36, 6'5", 210, Arizona St. Pros: height gives him advantage in certain coverage situations, lankiness gives him speed and agility, athletic for a taller white guy. Very young. Good instincts, decent angles. Cons: height a liability against the low throw and poor tackling leverage. Poor in zone coverage and easily blocked due to slender frame. Not strong enough to be a linebacker; may be too short to play safety. Metabolism disallows him to gain weight easily. Can stand to improve hitting for a strong safety. BCS: Andrew Sendejo, WCS: Jayron Kearse or similar JAG
5. WR Corey Jacobsen #83, 6'2", 190, Vanderbilt. Pros: good instincts and smarts, good route running, good WR frame, blocks well, solid hands. Cons: As a white receiver, his speed and athleticism is a concession. Doesn't jump well. Smaller football school. Could stand to bulk up a bit and secure tougher catches better. Likely ceiling as a secondary outside receiver. BCS: Chris Hogan, WCS: practice squad/cut JAG WR
5. LDE Steven Weldon #90, 6'5", 270, Stanford. Pros: Extremely smart, 4.0 GPA in a top academic school. Uses power moves in conjunction with smarts to beat tackles and guards. Strong and a steady tackler. Drive, hunger and desire is there. Recognizes plays well. Cons: As a bigger, white DE, not a banner athlete. Not going to speed rush, relies on smarts to bend around the edge. Sturdy 4-3 left defensive end, questionable fit in the 3-4 as a 5-tech DE. Backup player throughout college. Struggles to get off vice-grip blocks by linemen. BCS: Joey Bosa, WCS: practice squad/cut JAG DE
5. QB Max Hallgren #14, 6'2", 190, Cornell. Pros: Intelligence and awareness, quick for a white QB, short throw accuracy, confidence. Cons: inaccurate on longer throws, backup project in a smaller college, must improve pocket awareness and defense reading. Smaller frame makes him vulnerable to bigger hits. Must improve arm strength. Raw project. BCS: Fran Tarkenton, WCS: practice squad/career backup QB
6. CB Derieon Delaney #29, 5'11", 170, Clemson. Pros: Very fast and athletic, track speed; plays receiver well, good in press coverage. Great hands and ball skills and can make spectacular interceptions. Cons: Never saw the field in any meaningful game in college due to competition at a top football school and extensive injury history. Smaller corner. Play recognition and awareness must improve. Dreadful in zone coverage. In man coverage, often lets receiver get in front of him. Risk taker. Project at corner for sure. BCS: Jeremy Lane, WCS: practice squad/career backup CB
6. RB Jeremy Beckley #20, 6'0", 230, Michigan. Pros: Has NFL one-cut runner physique and good speed and potential. Cons: Must improve on his football skills as a runner, blocker, and receiver. Not as physically strong as desired for physique. Never saw the field in any meaningful game in college. Likely a year one practice squad star. BCS: a starting or committee NFL running back, WCS: practice squad/short NFL career
6. DT John Malley #92, 6'2", 310, Wisconsin. Pros: Good size for a prototypical 4-3 DT or 3-4 DE, young, smart and sturdy in run support; can get off a block and make a tackle. Charismatic and funny; good to hang out and have a beer with. Cons: Not fast or athletic, even for a white DT; unlikely to be an effective rusher, even a bull rusher. No finesse. Never saw meaningful snaps in college. Likely ceiling is a rotational interior defensive line body. BCS: rotational interior NFL defensive lineman, WCS: practice squad DT/short NFL career
7. LB Jelly Plinian #59, 6'3", 260, South Alabama. Pros: Good linebacker body; solid speed and drive. Cons: every facet of his game needs significant work, tackling could definitely improve, not really a MLB, not really a pass rusher, very small football program in college. Likely a career backup unless game progresses in an unusual manner. BCS: rotational LB piece, WCS: practice squad LB/short NFL career
7. DT Peleéan Nortiori #64, 7'0", 190, Canada. Pros: Drive to excel; born in Naples, Italy to poor Senegalese family, emigrated to Toronto, ON at age 9. Extremely athletic, fast and quick, can blow by people in a hurry and swat balls in the air with ease. Cons: Should have been a basketball player. Suffers from anorexia nervosa. No power; finesse only. Played as a situational nose tackle at his school in Ontario and was destroyed by offensive linemen with huge size and leverage advantages over him. Freakish height also a tremendous disadvantage in tackling. Unplayable on non-passing downs. Must work on everything to be an NFL player. Not projected to be drafted. BCS: situational nose tackle on passing downs, WCS: out of the league quickly
UDFA. FB Tim Fullton #34, 6'2", 275, Southern Miss. Pros: Above average running and route-running fullback out of the backfield; good awareness, smart player. Cons: Must improve blocking technique to succeed as a fullback on an NFL roster. Lousy pass protector. Not fast or small enough to be a wideout; not tall or fast enough to be a receiving tight end. A real tweener. Potential as a situational fullback or H-back.
GM Steve Guynes: "We've got a very young ball club. It's a lot of picks and we feel pretty confident about our draft."
Mel Kiper Draft Grade: C+