CJD Mock Off Season 1.0

[CJD]

(01-24-2024, 12:23 PM)Whatever Wrote: I like the draft enough, but if we come out of UFA with nothing but Fant and a couple backups, that's going to be a major downer.

Also, I'm far from a Mixon stan, but cutting him, not getting a replacement in FA, then waiting til Day 3 to draft a replacement doesn't seem realistic.

Unfortunately, the Mock Off Season format that Paul Dehner Jr uses basically necessitates that you don't really discuss your depth beyond the starters. I think they could sign a bargain free agent RB like Clyde Edwards Helaire (PDJ estimates his contract would be a $2M cap hit) or AJ Dillon ($3M cap hit) and make it work with the cap. Especially since the cap hasn't actually been announced yet.

My main driving point for RB is that we don't invest 8.85M or significant draft capital in the position, if possible, so that necessitated cutting Mixon and not replacing him with a key free agent or a premium draft pick.

As for TE, this draft isn't nearly as deep as last year's, so if we weren't interested in last year's class, the odds of us being interested in this year's class is pretty low. I like the idea of signing Fant, Sample and Hudson as our main 3 going into 2024. I think Fant is a decent upgrade with potential to become a legitimate safety net/target for Burrow.