Coaches Corner

[Byron Yatch]

If you're gonna be the broncos, send cutler and brandon marshall to the bears! Get kyle orton and go from there!

[Aurabolt127]

When I was messing around with it before, I did manage to get Cutler to the Bears, Marshall ended up on the Dolphins, so it was close! LOL! We'll see what happens when it hits for real if I get to it tomorrow.

[phenomenal_waffles]

Quote: Originally Posted by Aurabolt127

Now, I'm 30 year + raiders fan. I think to make this even harder for me - I'm gonna take the Broncos. Ugh, I almost feel sick typing that. No Cutler or Marshall though... I'm gonna A: get rid of those two headaches, and B: have to rebuild the team to fit the new schemes. C: it'll be fun to keep tabs on what my Raiders are up to. I messed around with this earlier and I literally could replace almost the whole team if I wanted to, to take a page from Jeff Fisher this year with the Rams (he's cut over 30 players already) Now this doesn't mean I would add a dozen draft pics - I have no desire to do that...I'll prob get a lot of veteran guys with some players I like even if they aren't the studs of the NFL, just guys I like watching in real life. I don't want a team with 17 rookie starters, it'll be more challenging to deal with vet contracts and retirements and such... Chargers would be ok without Rivers and LdT, but the team overall has a higher roster talent, and I want a bigger challenge.

Hehe. I'm about to start a season with the Broncos who happen to be my favourite team. I just got the game again a few weeks ago and having not played in a while, delving right in to drafting the Rubin's and Manningham's alike was quite fun. But after a few seasons of that career, I love the idea of the realistic approach, which I am about to do. I won't be trading Cutler and Marshall of course, but I'll let my GM do most of the drafting which I have never really done. And no blowing up the whole roster for a 100 picks either. I'll probably just stick with the picks I have and maybe make a few minor trades and hope my GM knows his stuff.

[Aurabolt127]

LOL! Curse you Broncos fan! I'd feel a little better about it if I could switch to the old uniforms full time.

Yeah, I'm going to really try to aim at realism too, esp trying to fill all their crazy goals, because I'm gonna try to coach it, not GM it, and hope he doesn't want me to trade for some 30 year old backup linebacker or something. But I'll do it, 'cause GMs do stuff like that all the time. One thing I am doing is setting my coach hire control to total control but my GM hiring control to 'no control' (since a coach can't fire a GM) Once (if ever) I get successfull and win a super bowl or two, I'll switch my philosophy to total control and handle the GM stuff too - to emulate some coaches who end up with the GM title too - like Holmgren in his Seattle days, etc. But until I earn it, I'm gonna just roll with what my GM does to me. LOL (also, unless he's really dumb with the draft, in which case I'll draft whoever my top available is...and yes, I'll actually set my draft board for this one. I did this once before and they wanted me to spend back to back picks in round 2 on running backs and then in round 6 spend two MORE picks on running backs. I had to go to my draft board for that one...no way was that realistic, but I was fair and took who was top on my board.)

[Aurabolt127]

Let me tell you, I'll probably throw up if my team actually wins the Super Bowl and I have to see a 3rd trophy in Denver. LOL!

[phenomenal_waffles]

Luckily my GM really wasn't being a dummy. Here were my draft results in a more collaborative effort from myself and the GM.



This might have been the only draft I have never traded down in, and for the most part, the GM suggestions were pretty solid. I've never looked at a guide or anything, so I am basically just hoping that most of these guys will be solid, besides Clady and Woodson who I know are beasts.

I differed from my GM a few times though. At 5.132 he wanted John David Booty, but I picked the top rated player at a position of need which happened be DT Red Bryant, as I already had Jay Cutler and Andre Woodson on the roster. Athya Rubin was right underneath Bryant on the draft board, but of course I'm avoiding manually picking sleepers.

At 5.135 and 5.143, my GM wanted WR Keenan Burton both times, but with Brandon Marshall, Bernard Berrian (FA pickup), Harry Douglas, and Marcus Smith, I didn't need another young WR, so I took the highest rated player at positions of need for both of those picks, which were LOLB Angelo Craig and HB Mike Hart.

My last pick, 7.212, my GM wanted K Brandon Coutu, but with Rob Bironas (another FA pickup) already on the roster, I differed and took the highest rated player remaining, CB Jonathan Wilhite.

As far as trading, I moved up 4 times

WR Glenn Martinez (66), P Sam Paulescu (78), 2009 6th round pick
to the Redskins for
3rd round (84th) pick (WR Marcus Smith)

RG Montrae Holland (76), RG Chris Kuper (76)
to the Colts for
3rd round (93rd) pick (QB Andre Woodson)

RT Erik Pears (77), 2009 5th round pick
to the Jets for
4th round (99th) pick (WR Harry Douglas)

WR Brandon Stokley (78)
to the 49ers for
5th round (135th) pick (LOLB Angelo Craig)

As a new coach, I felt it wasn't too unrealistic to move some of my lower end guys. Its actually pretty fun trading up when you have no idea who you're GM will suggest.

So overall, I was fine with the majority of my GM's suggestions, and I don't think this draft will produce an insane amount of immediate starters.

[Aurabolt127]

That's true about trading up, not like you traded into the first 2 rounds, and you took the GM suggestion - and got rid of some dead weight...nothing wrong with that.

Looks like a good start for your team! Never got a chance to mess with mine today - but i'll check it tomorrow and let you know how it goes. Look forward to hearing more - you're playing the games, right?

[phenomenal_waffles]

Yeah. I usually only super-sim the pre-season and week 17 if I have clinched my spot in the playoffs.

[Byron Yatch]

Angelo Craig is a beast! nice draft. Shoulda traded up those 7ths for 1 6th round pick but thats just my opinion....

*edit, read that wrong the first time, thought you were trading him for brandon stokely not stokely for the pick that got him

[mrs844224]

David Vobora is the best linebacker in that draft not named Rivers-I saw him win LBOY one year with the Colts.