Thread: My Offseason Dream

Remember this is a dream! Smartasses need not apply!

Free Agents:
Justin Smith DE
Asante Samuel CB
Randy Moss WR
;D or Bernard Berrian WR or Jerry Porter WR or Larry Fitzgerald WR
Todd Collins QB (backup)
Alan Faneca OL

Trades:
Larry Fitzgerald WR
Donovan McNabb QB

Draft:
Calais Campbell DE
OL for depth
LB for depth

"marstc09" wrote:

Remember this is a dream! Smartasses need not apply!

Free Agents:
Justin Smith DE
Asante Samuel CB
Randy Moss WR
;D or Bernard Berrian WR or Joey Porter WR or Larry Fitzgerald WR
Todd Collins QB (backup)
Alan Faneca OL

Trades:
Larry Fitzgerald WR
Donovan McNabb QB

Draft:
Calais Campbell DE
OL for depth
LB for depth

And in your dream who got cut so we could be under the salary cap?

"marstc09" wrote:

Remember this is a dream! Smartasses need not apply!

Free Agents:
Justin Smith DE
Asante Samuel CB
Randy Moss WR
;D or Bernard Berrian WR or Joey Porter WR or Larry Fitzgerald WR
Todd Collins QB (backup)
Alan Faneca OL

Trades:
Larry Fitzgerald WR
Donovan McNabb QB

Draft:
Calais Campbell DE
OL for depth
LB for depth

Shouldn't this be calle "my offseason wet dream"
;D

I would be very happy myself if both of your trade choices ended up on our team

"skum" wrote:

"marstc09" wrote:

Remember this is a dream! Smartasses need not apply!

Free Agents:
Justin Smith DE
Asante Samuel CB
Randy Moss WR
;D or Bernard Berrian WR or Joey Porter WR or Larry Fitzgerald WR
Todd Collins QB (backup)
Alan Faneca OL

Trades:
Larry Fitzgerald WR
Donovan McNabb QB

Draft:
Calais Campbell DE
OL for depth
LB for depth

And in your dream who got got so we could be under the salary cap?

Okay, we're going to be at about $30 million under before free agency starts based on current contracts.
If we cut a few guys - Williamson, Smith, Holcomb, etc. - we might be closer to $35-40 million.


I did a real quick estimate, and I think it would be possible to sign all of these guys and fit them under the cap this year.
Here's how (player - years - total value - signing bonus - cap hit (year 1, year 2, etc.)):

Justin Smith - 5 years - $40 million - $20 million bonus - cap 5, 6, 8, 10, 11
Asante Samuel - 5 years - $50 million $20 million bonus - cap 5, 8, 10, 12, 15
Randy Moss - 4 years - $50 million - $20 million bonus - cap 7, 10, 15, 18
Alan Faneca - 5 years - $40 million - $20 million bonus - cap 5, 6, 8, 10, 11
Todd Collins - 3 years - $10 million - $3 million bonus - cap 3, 3, 4
Larry Fitzgerald - 5 years - $50 million - $20 million bonus - cap 5, 7, 10, 13, 15
Donovan McNabb - 3 years - $20 million - $10 million bonus - cap 4, 7, 9

Okay, this might be an optimistic view of what the salaries might be, and it's completely guess work, but I think it's not totally unreasonable.
Assuming, of course, that the guys were available and wanted to play here.

That would put us at a cap hit next year of $34 million, which would be just about the space we have factoring in rookies.
But in year two that figure for these players jumps to $47 million, then $64 million in year 3, $63 million in year 4 (without either QB), and $52 million in year 5 with no Randy Moss either.
The other problem is that it's over $120 million in cash out to these 7 guys in one year.
There's a serious cash flow problem there.

But for 1 or 2 years, you'd be pretty talented.

Just an example of how you can fit people in and how it can come back to bite you later.

"marstc09" wrote:

Remember this is a dream! Smartasses need not apply!

Free Agents:
Justin Smith DE
Asante Samuel CB
Randy Moss WR
;D or Bernard Berrian WR or Joey Porter WR or Larry Fitzgerald WR
Todd Collins QB (backup)
Alan Faneca OL

Trades:
Larry Fitzgerald WR
Donovan McNabb QB

Draft:
Calais Campbell DE
OL for depth
LB for depth

I've tried that caveat before and it never works Mar.
They will still comeout.
;D

I thought it was a interesting dream. I have to admit that I to have one that I may decide to post one day.

This dream did end in a Super Bowl win by the way.

"marstc09" wrote:

This dream did end in a Super Bowl win by the way.

I hope so!
If it ended like the 98 season we would need to talk about your dreams

"marstc09" wrote:

Remember this is a dream! Smartasses need not apply!

Free Agents:
Justin Smith DE
Asante Samuel CB
Randy Moss WR
;D or Bernard Berrian WR or Joey Porter WR or Larry Fitzgerald WR
Todd Collins QB (backup)
Alan Faneca OL

When did Joey stop being an overpaid linebacker for the Dolphins and start playing WR?

=Z=

"Zeus" wrote:

"marstc09" wrote:

Remember this is a dream! Smartasses need not apply!

Free Agents:
Justin Smith DE
Asante Samuel CB
Randy Moss WR
;D or Bernard Berrian WR or Joey Porter WR or Larry Fitzgerald WR
Todd Collins QB (backup)
Alan Faneca OL

When did Joey stop being an overpaid linebacker for the Dolphins and start playing WR?

=Z=

I said it was a dream and I can dream whatever I want!
;D (I edited it, sorry
:P)