Mock Off season

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Overall approach: Kept in fairly young, tried to be conservative with salaries, reasonable/realistic signings/draft
Offense 
1. Fix the O-line
2. Find playmakers for Darnold

Defense
1. Fill the gaps on defense with the switch to the 43 and there are a lot of them.  (Especially thin at linebacker and defensive end.)  
2. Target versatile, athletic players to play in multiple fronts

Expected Cap Room $102M
Set aside for drafted players - $9M
Reserve for late and in-season signings - $10M 

$83M - to spend in free agency

Robby Anderson (25) - RFA - 2nd tender - 1 year / $3M
Jason Myers (27) - 4 year(s) / $16M
Morris Claiborne (28) - 1 year(s) / $7M  
Brandon Copeland (27) - 2 year(s) / $7M 
Andre Roberts (31) - 2 year(s) / $8M 
Deontay Burnett (21) - 2 year(s) / $8M  
Davis Webb (24) - 3 year(s) / $9M
Eric Smtih (23) - 3 year(s) / $2.4M - Started off in Miami, showed promise but got injured
Le'veon Bell (26) - 4 year(s) / $64M - not sure if this would get him signed, maybe a high amount of guaranteed $ would do it
Za'Darius Smith (27) - 4 year(s) / $40M - moving back to his college position of defensive end, reasonable price for a DE, but would be top 10 in 34OLB money 
Preston Smith (26) - 4 year(s) / $40M - another player switching back to his college position of defensive end, and again a reasonable price for a DE, but would be top money if he stayed as a 34OLB
Rodger Saffold (30) - 3 year(s) / $21M - A little older than the other signees, but a stop gap for a couple years, has performed well the past couple years and shouldn't break the bank
Donovan Smith (25) - 4 year(s) / $40M - This would be similar to the Beachum signing a couple years ago, consistent above average starter that has shown to be great at times
Shaq Barrett (26) - 4 year(s) / $32M - Solid player 
George Iloka (28) - 2 year(s) / $4M - Great backup with starting experience
Total Spent: $92.3 

Cut Kelvin Beachum - $8M savings
Cut Isaiah Crowell - $3M savings
Added cap space: $11M

The assumption here is that there is no trade back.  Would like to see them trade down but we'll see as the draft gets closer.

Draft
1st            Quinnen Williams      DT
3rd(Early)  Garrett Bradbury       C
3rd(Late)   Bobby Evans             OT
4th            Stanely Morgan Jr     WR
5th            Sutton Smith             OLB
6th            Troy Reeder               MLB
7th            Jerome Washington  TE

Offense 

• Bell would open up a lot in the offense, giving them an excellent RB that can contribute in the passing game.
• Moved Enunwa to the X receiver.  Though he does well in the slot, I think in Gase's offense he would fit more as the Demaryius(DEN) or DeVante (MIA) role
• Anderson/Roberts on the opposite side that can stretch the defense in the Stills (MIA) role
• Burnett/Morgan in the Landry/Amendola (MIA) role
• Herndon had a great rookie year, hope he continues to develop 

Defense

• Preston Smith / Za'Darius Smith - both move back to their college positions of defensive end, more lucrative position than a 34OLB (unless you are Von Miller of Khalil Mack).  But this gives Gregg Williams a lot of flexibility and versatility with the front 7.  In the 43, the Smiths would bookend the Williams with the ability to get to the QB without having to bring extra pressure.  With Gregg Williams' tendency to bring overloaded pressure from one side of the formation, the opposite side defensive end often drops into coverage (i.e. a 34 olb).  Switching between a 43 and 34 front with the same personnel would be possible with very little dropoff.
• Barrett adds a little bit of pass rush from the LB position and has been solid when asked to step in for the Broncos.
• Hopefully, Johnson can get back the way he played with Gregg Williams as his coach
• Claiborne is someone that hopefully can hold his own until they can find a replacement
• Need Maye to stay healthy, but can't wait to see how Gregg Williams will utilize Adams

WR	TE	LT	LG	C	RG	RT	WR	WR
Quincey Enunwa	Chris Herndon	Donovan Smith	Roger Saffold	Garrett Bradbury	Brian Winters	Brandon Shell	Deontay Burnett	Robby Anderson
Charone Peak	Jordan Leggett	Boddy Evans		Spencer Long		Eric Smith (ERFA)	Stanely Morgan Jr	Andre Roberts
	Jerome Washington						JJ Jones
				QB	RB
				Sam Darnold	Le'veon Bell
				Davis Webb (ERFA)	Elijah McGuire
					Trenton Cannon
CB		LDE	DT	DT	RDE		CB
Trumaine Johnson		Za'Darius Smith	Leonard Williams	Quinnen Williams	Preston Smith		Morris Claiborne
Parry Nickerson		Brandon Copeland	Folorunso Fatukasi	Mike Pennel	Jordan Jenkins		Derrick Jones
		Tarell Basham		Nathan Shepherd			Rashard Robinson
		SLB	MLB		WLB
		Shaquil Barrett	Avery Williamson		Darron Lee
			Kevin Pierre-Louis		Sutton Smith
			Troy Reeder
		SS		FS
		Jamal Adams		Marcus Maye
		George Iloka		Terrence Brooks
				Brandon Bryant
P	Lachlan Edwards		K	Jason Myers		LS	Thomas Hennessy