This time of year is full of insanity by NFL fans all over the world. It is a lot of fun to make out these off season projections. Even though our minds change over and over again, and we become fickle boyfriends and dump players as soon as we find someone better; it's just plain entertaining. Just in the last week since my last post I have changed my picks just as I predicted I would.
More after the Jump-a-tron
The last few Mockery Posts have been long, tedious, extrememly difficult, but nonetheless like the slogan of The Fattiest Fast Food Chain Champion :"I'm Lovin' It"! The point is this is going to be The 4th Installment of Ice Bone's Free Agency/ Draft Mockery. Let me remind you in the last post I only had 4 Keepers from our current batch of Free Agents.This week after pondering Last Week's, I decided to cut another Cowboy Free Agent. The new keepers are as follows:
NAME |
POSITION |
NEED ADDRESSED |
Anthony Spencer |
Outside Linebacker |
Pass Rush- Face It, He’s a great run-stopper and he dropped into coverage a lot, maybe he’ll get more sacks if we have a better Secondary, besides Mario Williams is NOT coming here. |
Laurent Robinson |
Wide Receiver |
Passing Offense- Robinson keeps getting under appreciated but people need to realize that he was the most productive receiver, and formed a great threat for Tony Romo. |
Tony Fiammetta |
Fullback |
Running/ Blocking- Our run game is designed for a true fullback and Fiammetta fits well. It now looks as if he’s getting the tender, I just hope his "mystery" illness doesn’t rear it’s ugly head again. |
As you can see I decided that with so many questions surrounding "Drop-Foot" it wasn't a risk I was willing to take especially if he would eventually end up on IR for the year. After looking back at 2011 Chris Jones did very well with the opportunities he was given and with another year he could only improve his average. Besides the money saved can be used to get some more help in other areas of weakness.
Also I had to tweak my acquisition list after the news broke that The Dallas Cowboys are "coveting" Brandon Carr or Cortland Finnegan. Now I'm assuming for this post that this "news" is accurate. Therefore that can change a lot of things about the direction this team is taking. This could all be a bunch of hoopla, and maybe Their respective Agents are only saying these things to get the market to open up even more. However for this post I assume the pundits are correct in their assessment of late. With that being said here is my Newest Free Agency Acquisition List:
NAME |
POSITION |
NEED ADDRESSED |
Brandon Carr- 26 Kansas City |
Cornerback |
Secondary- This team has to improve in this area, and Carr is a vast improvement over Newman, He isn’t going to fix it all, but the Draft is deep, and he can help a lot. |
Channing Crowder- 28 Miami Dolphins |
Inside Linebacker |
ILB Depth- This another area that lacks depth, after cutting James and Brooking we are going to need to address this. Crowder would fit well in our scheme, and can be a starter if Carter isn’t ready. |
Mike Adams- 30 Cleveland Browns |
Safety |
Secondary- I really want Adams here instead of Elam, He is more athletic to me, and I believe he could really help with leadership back there. |
Scott Wells- 31 Green Bay Packers |
Center |
Interior O-Line- After researching more, I think it’s a safer move to get a veteran in this position. Costa may put up a fight, but I want a Center who can make the calls not a Guard having to communicate everything. |
Jason Campbell- 30 Oakland Raiders |
Quarterback |
QB Depth- We need a 2nd Guy with Kitna leaving and I feel a heck of a lot better putting Campbell in than McGee. |
Now that Free Agency has been tweaked, it's time for everyone's favorite part of the posts: The Mockery. Not only did the Brandon Carr thing affect Free Agency it has also forced me to look into my prior Drafts and fix those as well. So without further ado, here is the Latest Draft Mockery:
Name/School |
Position |
Need Addressed |
RD 1: David DeCastro- Stanford |
Offensive Guard |
Interior O-Line- BPA says DeCastro all the way. Here is about as good a guarantee as we can get, He starts day 1. |
RD 2: Nick Perry- Southern California |
Defensive End |
Pass Rush- This guy impressed a lot and I’m sure he impressed rush happy Ryan. Great Value in this Round. |
RD 3: Markelle Martin- Oklahoma State |
Free Safety |
Secondary- We need a Free Safety. Period. |
RD 4: Jamell Fleming- Oklahoma |
Cornerback |
Secondary- Need to get younger and fix this area, Good Value IMO. |
RD 4: Michael Egnew- Missouri |
Tight End |
Passing Game- Need an actual TE for depth especially seeing how the league is evolving into a passing league. He will fit well here. |
RD 5: Jonathan Massaquoi- Troy |
Outside Linebacker |
Pass Rush- Not very impressive at Combine, but I’ll take a chance on him in the 5th, hopeful Ware can be an influence. |
RD 6: Justin Bethel- Presbyterian |
Cornerback |
Secondary- He improved after the Combine, I will stick with him for now. |
RD 7: Najee Good- West Virginia |
Inside Linebacker |
ILB Depth- We need depth and I’m confident he could contribute even though he is a late pick. |
Well that does it for Part IV, I understand you readers will have a lot to say and as always, I welcome any edits, or criticisms you may have. I'm seeing a Part V in the near future but for now here is something to sink your teeth into. I hope you had a great read and as I leave you I will leave you with my Updated Depth Chart.
Position |
Starter |
Back Up |
Depth |
Quarterback |
Tony Romo |
Jason Campbell |
Stephen McGee |
Halfback |
DeMarco Murray |
Felix Jones |
Philip Tanner |
Fullback |
Tony Fiammetta |
Shaun Chapas |
- |
Tight End |
Jason Witten |
John Phillips |
Michael Egnew |
Wide Receiver |
Miles Austin Dez Bryant Laurent Robinson |
Jesse Holley Andre Holmes |
Raymond Radway |
Center |
Chris Wells |
Phil Costa |
Bill Nagy |
Guard |
David DeCastro David Arkin |
Kyle Kosier Brandon Carter |
- |
Offensive Tackle |
Tyron Smith Doug Free |
Jeremy Parnell |
- |
Outside Linebacker |
DeMarcus Ware Anthony Spencer |
Victor Butler Jonathan Massaquoi |
Alex Albright |
Inside Linebacker |
Sean Lee Bruce Carter |
Channing Crowder |
Najee Good Orie Lemon |
Defensive End |
Marcus Spears Nick Perry |
Jason Hatcher |
Clifton Geathers |
Nose Tackle |
Jay Ratliff Sean Lissemore |
Josh Price-Brent |
Robert Callaway |
Cornerback |
Mike Jenkins Brandon Carr Orlando Scandrick |
Jamell Fleming Mario Butler |
Justin Bethel |
Safety |
Gerald Sensabaugh Mike Adams |
Markelle Martin Barry Church |
Danny McCray Justin Taplin-Ross |
Kicker/Punter |
Dan Bailey |
Chris Jones |
Kai Forbath |
Long Snapper |
LP Ladouceur |
- |
- |