Board 8 > Board 8 National Football League League (B8NFLL) Season 10: The Offseason

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Hub Spreadsheet
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Word Doc
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Wiki Page
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Previous Topic (alive as of this moment)
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/76208308
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Ranlom is my new mortal enemy for reasons that will become clear
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Coaching Changes

As many of you recall, I have mentioned that I have found no evidence that coaches have any effect on the final product of your team. In a pure sim like this, the only differences they would have are slightly different coaching strategies. Everyone is free to alter those, which in turn nullifies any impact that they would have made. That being said, I like to mention changes at the Head Coach (HC), Offensive Coordinator (OC), and Defensive Coordinator (DC) positions.

Retirements
Chiefs HC Bill Parcells
Giants STC Pete Rodriguez (RIP)

Head Coach
Chiefs hire Panthers HC Tony Dungy
Packers hire Rams OC Jon Gruden
Panthers promote DC Rick Venturi (in real life, he had a 3-48-1 record at the collegiate and professional levels)

Offensive Coordinator
Bears hire Buccaneers OC Ron Turner
Bengals hire former Jaguars OC Tom Rossley
Broncos hire Titans OC Paul Boudreau
Browns hire Packers OC Brad Johnson
Buccaneers hire Seahawks OC Trent Green
Chiefs hire Bears OC Dennis Green (RIP)
Jets hire former Redskins HC Greg Knapp
Lions hire Browns OC Terry Shea
Packers hire Jets OC Eric Moulds
Pumpkins hire Redskins OC Tom Moore (RIP)
Rams hire former Steelers OC Chris Foerster
Redskins hire Bengals OC Mike Anderson
Seahawks hire Broncos OC Al Saunders
Titans hire Pumpkins OC Gary Kubiak

Defensive Coordinator
Bears hire Packers HC Ray Rhodes
Bills hire Giants DC Chad Brown
Cowboys hire former Saints HC Jim Haslett
Giants hire Seahawks DC John Fox
Panthers hire former Giants HC Jim Fassel
Patriots hire former B8NFLL DT (Bengal?) Bryan Robinson (RIP)
Seahawks hire Patriots DC Earl Holmes
Titans hire Cowboys DC Ron Rivera
Wildcats hire Bears DC Derrick Brooks
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NFL Draft Order
1. Redskins
2. Bears
3. Lightning
4. Chiefs
5. Colts
6. Browns
7. Packers
8. Seahawks
9. Steelers
10. Ravens
11. Wildcats
12. Raiders
13. Pumpkins
14. Hawks
15. Lions
16. 49ers
17. Buccaneers
18. Titans
19. Patriots
20. Jaguars
21. Falcons
22. Bills
23. Giants
24. Jets
25. Vikings
26. Panthers
27. Bengals
28. Pioneers
29. Dolphins
30. Rams
31. Cowboys
32. Broncos

Bills own the Patriots' 1st + 4th round picks
Buccaneers own the Packers' 3rd round pick
Dolphins own the 49ers' 1st + 6th round picks, Titans' 1st round pick
49ers own the Dolphins' 5th round pick
Patriots own the Bills' 7th round pick
Steelers own the Chiefs' 4th round pick
Titans own the Buccaneers' 2nd round pick
Wildcats own the Titans' 2nd + 3rd round picks
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Emeraldegg posted...

Ranlom is my new mortal enemy for reasons that will become clear

Looks like we both got a downgrade.

Dolphins own the 49ers' 1st + 6th round picks, Titans' 1st round pick

Is it too late to switch to the NFC?
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Retirements by Team

Bears
LOLB Rocky Calmus

Bengals
FB Brandon Schnittker
DT Damione Lewis
ROLB Chaun Thompson

Bills
WR Robert Ferguson
C Jeff Saturday

Broncos
LG Jeno James
ROLB Robert McCune

Browns
RG LeCharles Bentley
RG John Simonitis

Buccaneers
QB Tom Brady
RT Ephraim Salaam
DT Cornelius Griffin
ROLB Keith Adams

Chiefs
CB Alan Zemaitis

Colts
LE Shaun Ellis
LOLB Napoleon Harris

Cowboys
FB Jeremi Johnson
LT Tra Thomas
LG Bob Hallen
LOLB Julian Peterson
LOLB Demorrio Williams
MLB Monty Beisel

Dolphins
QB Patrick Ramsey (QB lost to retirement in every offseason)
RT Jon Jansen
RE James Hall
CB Chris Johnson
FS Ed Reed (RIP B8NFLL Legion of Boom)
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Falcons
QB Mike McMahon
FB Madison Hedgecock
DT Chris Hovan
CB William Peterson

49ers
WR Justin McCareins
LT John Tait
C David Brandt
SS Coy Wire

Giants
RG Grey Ruegamer
RG Cameron Spikes

Hawks
HB LaDainian Tomlinson
LG Matt Stinchcomb
RE Patrick Kerney
RE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila
DT Montae Reagor

Jaguars
DT Rod Coleman
CB Sheldon Brown
CB Quentin Jammer
CB Nnamdi Asomugha
SS Mel Mitchell

Jets
C Jeremy Newberry
RG Steve Herndon

Lightning
HB Larry Johnson
C Chris Terry
ROLB Saleem Rasheed

Lions
FB Justin Griffith
SS Ifeanyi Ohalete

Packers
C Scott Jackson

Panthers
ROLB David Thornton
SS Sam Brandon

Patriots
QB Joey Harrington
TE Boo Williams
SS Chad Williams
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Pioneers
LT Orlando Pace
RT Tarik Glenn
MLB Tony Gilbert
ROLB Caleb Miller

Pumpkins
HB DeShaun Foster
WR Santana Moss
LG Damien Woody
LE Aaron Schobel
ROLB Alex Lewis

Raiders
LG Luke Petitgout
DT John Thornton
DT Cedric Woodard
MLB Zeke Moreno
FS Will Demps

Rams
LT Damion McIntosh
RG Cooper Carlisle
CB Nate Clements

Ravens
TE Alge Crumpler

Redskins
WR Reggie Wayne
TE Daniel Graham
ROLB Dontarrious Thomas
SS Adam Archuleta
SS Cory Bird

Seahawks
QB Marquis Tuiasosopo
WR Bethel Johnson
C Steve McKinney
RT Ryan Young
DT Ma'ake Kemoeatu

Steelers
WR Deion Branch
LG Zach Piller
RG Mike Goff
ROLB Lavar Arrington
SS Jermaine Phillips

Titans
MLB Brian Urlacher

Vikings
HB Rudi Johnson
WR Darrell Jackson
RG Bobbie Williams
RT Kyle Turley
RE Darren Howard
DT Fred Robbins
LOLB Tyler Brayton
MLB Ben Leber
ROLB Will Witherspoon
ROLB Robert Thomas
CB Lenny Walls
CB Ike Taylor
SS John Howell

Wildcats
LOLB Marcus Washington (two-time Defensive Player of the Year, MVP in S6)
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The roster sheet in the hub spreadsheet should be fully updated for rating changes and retired players. Team financial sheet should have updated cap spaces for all teams.

To Do
- Update team financial sheet for ages, years remaining on contract, and cap hits
- Update free agent sheet for retired players, ages, and ratings
- PM users with players demanding trades
- Explain Slash Line
- Briefly mention offseason events
- Briefly mention contract age limits again
- Briefly mention new rule for signing draft picks
- Something else that I may be forgetting?
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KCF0107 posted...

Packers hire Rams OC Jon Gruden

Awwwwwwwwwee yeah

Its about to go down
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Also Tom Moore is not deceased, so you can ignore that "RIP"
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I miss when ratings changes meant going up instead of down

Holy Vikings Batman!
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Hello fellow owners. I look forward to this upcoming season.

also.....

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON

Get your popcorn ready

Oh god. Oh god. OH GOD.

Not JERRY JONES
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ShatteredElysium posted...

I miss when ratings changes meant going up instead of down

You should have been there for the Broncos updates.
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KCF0107 posted...

Wildcats
LOLB Marcus Washington (two-time Defensive Player of the Year, MVP in S6, 1450+ tackles, 50+ sacks, 10+ INTs, 20+ FFs, 15+ FRs)

Well fuck me
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Well I guess i need a new RG
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Free agent sheet is updated and the one user who had a trade demand has been notified. I will now work on updating team financials some more.
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Just want to keep this alive before the old topic purges

WalkingWiki posted...

It's FOLES time, y'all

WalkingWiki posted...

So Foles made the Super Bowl and I feel better about his chances now both in reality and here

KCF0107 posted...

Ravens - 3
Bears - 38

Notable Players
Ravens QB Nick Foles 5-23, 29 yards, 4 INTs

WalkingWiki posted...

I repeat, it is NOT Foles time

ABORT ABORT

KCF0107 posted...

Patriots - 31
Ravens - 12

Notable Players
Ravens QB Nick Foles 15-31, 144 yards, 2 INTs

KCF0107 posted...

Ravens - 20
Seahawks - 13

Notable Players
Ravens QB Nick Foles 9-24, 52 yards

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Didn't Foles beat me? I feel like he did

Also since Cutler and Gant are same rating now. It's Gant time!

It should also be noted that Foles actually improved his OVR with those performances so...you know there's always hope.

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also, those were some tough retirements to have
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Yeah that's the amazing thing. Foles improves with those. Yet Jay Cutler puts in the best performance by a QB during my tenure with the Steelers and drops in rating (every other starting QB had increased in rating with lesser stats during my time with Steelers)

ShatteredElysium posted...

Didn't Foles beat me? I feel like he did

If he did, it was in relief and without attempting a pass because all of the stats he accumulated last season were from those three games.
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Baltimore Ravens through Green Bay Packers have their team financials updated
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KCF you are a cruel cruel man when you're feeling it
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When you agree to join this project, you also consent to me bringing up league history/painful memories without notice!
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Cursed fine print!
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Marshawn Lynch is on the trading block so offer trades
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KCF0107 posted...

When you agree to join this project, you also consent to me bringing up league history/painful memories without notice!

We'll have to change that at the next collective bargaining meeting.
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Tag!
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reminder to myself to post later when I get a chance

I really hope it's a rant about Brady Quinn's shiny new OVR as I've been eagerly awaiting your reaction.

No one wants lynch?
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I would totally want him if I didn't have 10 mil tied up in reggie bush
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No one on my team off limits

Also willing to work a sign-and-trade with my incoming Free Agents
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To Do
- Update team financial sheet for ages, years remaining on contract, and cap hits
- Explain Slash Line
- Briefly mention offseason events
- Briefly mention contract age limits again
- Briefly mention new rule for signing draft picks
- Something else that I may be forgetting?
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no plz KCF I was already dead
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WalkingWiki posted...

no plz KCF I was already dead

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Wasnt McCariens kind of young to retire or am I way off base?
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Way off base. His age should still be up on the spreadsheet, but he had been with the 49ers since the inaugural season.
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Jacksonville Jaguars through New York Giants have their team financials updated, but note to self: I need to add Las Vegas Pumpkin info.
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Every year I forget the off-season schedule and then every year I ask or look it up and get sad when I realize it's like ~3 weeks before the actual meaty stuff starts!

For anyone who is forgetful like me the schedule is:

Restricted Free Agency
Unrestricted Free Agency
NFL Draft
Free Agency

Also I am looking to package multiple lower round picks to acquire another 3rd round or above pick for anyone interested. Not that I have traditionally had much luck with 3rd rounders but eventually I might

I anticipate being in pretty big cap woes this year so I will likely be looking to trade forward to next year. If I recall, the format would be like:

Panthers receive: Next year 1st rd pick, this year 7th rd pick
Other team receives: This year 1st rd pick, next year 7th rd pick

Is that correct?
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Looking to trade any or all of my picks to get into the 2nd round.

3rd - 5th - 6th - 7th - 7th All available

Players I am looking to possibly deal

QB Reggie McNeal (87)
WR Cameron Colvin (86)

Let me know what ya want.
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Emeraldegg posted...

I anticipate being in pretty big cap woes this year so I will likely be looking to trade forward to next year. If I recall, the format would be like:

Panthers receive: Next year 1st rd pick, this year 7th rd pick
Other team receives: This year 1st rd pick, next year 7th rd pick

Is that correct?

Yeah
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Team financial sheet is fully updated
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The Almighty Slash Line

All contracts will be presented to you via slash lines. It is imperative that you interpret and understand a slash line and its components, so here is an example to kick off my seasonal explanation:

3 / $7.50 mil / $1.80 mil

3 = length in seasons that the contract will last. All contracts will end up being between 1-7 seasons in length. There are some in-game and league-mandated limitations on length, but I will explain that rather soon.

$7.50 mil = Total salary that a player will earn over the life of the contract should the contract not be reworked while still under said contract or the player released.

Using this example, the player will receive $7.50 mil over three seasons, which gives him an average cap hit of $2.50 mil. His cap hit will not be $2.50 mil in each season though. This contract will see the player's cap hit rise each season, so his first year cap hit might be $2.12 mil, $2.47 mil for the second season, and $2.91 mil for the final season.

$1.80 mil = Portion of total salary that is guaranteed, aka signing bonus. For most, this is the hardest thing to grasp about the slash line and contracts in general. The NFL does not have fully guaranteed contracts, which means that what a player signs for might not actually be what they receive in the end. The team that signs a player to a contract will always be on the hook for the final figure in a slash line, with the only exception being if a player retires while under contract.

Using this example, the player might have a cap hit of $2.12, $2.47, and $2.91 mil in the first, second, and third seasons. However, his signing bonus is stretched out evenly across every season. The annual bonus in this contract would be $600k ($1.80 mil / 3 years). The annual bonus is a feature on the team financial sheet, so that info will always be available to you.

Now, if you trade or release a player under contract with guaranteed money, you will receive a reduction in your salary cap space, aka cap penalty, that is equal to their annual bonus x the years remaining on their contract. Using this example once again, let's say the player is released after the first season. That would leave him with $1.20 mil left in guaranteed money ($600k annual bonus x 2 years left on contract). The team that signed him to that contract would then be issued a cap penalty the following offseason to the tune of $1.20 mil.

If that player would be traded instead, the original team would receive the same cap penalty, but the new team would have a discounted contract. Because the original team is always on the hook for the guaranteed money, the $1.20 mil that is still owed that player is taken out of the contract for the new team. If the cap hits for years 2 and 3 were originally $2.47 and $2.91 mil and the annual bonus was $600k, then the new cap hits for the new team would be $1.87 and $2.31 mil. The new team could then release or trade the player at any time without financial repercussions since the contract no longer had any guaranteed money attached.

Finally, in case someone doesn't know, mil = dollars in millions while k = dollars in thousands.
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