I’m not doing my team cuz it feels weird to do. Don’t be mad, these are my off the dome reactions.
Team Brenner (Max B): A
After drafting David Montgomery to complete the Chicago RB pairing, he might’ve had the deepest RB core in the league… but after shocking the world by trading for Alvin Kamara, it doesn’t seem to be a question anymore. Adding Russell Wilson via trade, plus promising WR’s Andy Isabella & Miles Boykin in the draft puts him in a good spot. As far as near-future contributions, wideouts are a little thin past AB and Tyler Boyd, but still a scary squad.
JMU How You Doin’s? (Max M): B
Max went “boom or bust” first round with DK Metcalf. We know about his ceiling, but it’ll be interesting to see his floor. Noah Fant should be a good eventual successor to Jared Cook for Max, and Darwin Thomson very well could contribute for the Chiefs at some point. Max was sort of riddled with injuries last year, so getting more out of Dalvin Cook, Cooper Kupp and Sammy Watkins should call for an improvement on last year’s 7th place finish
Mount Hebron’s Old Bay (Dan M): A
In my opinion, Dan was the draft day winner. He turned a slight weakness at WR into his biggest strength, grabbing N’Keal Harry, Mecole Hardman, Deebo Samuel and Diontae Johnson with four of his six selections. Those rooks added to the likes of AJ Green (injured) plus Corey Davis, David Moore, Dede Westbrook, Tre’Quan Smith and more, create enough assets to strengthen another position like RB. He also traded for an extra 1st & 2nd in the 2021 draft, and acquired Tevin Coleman, who’s back with Kyle Shanahan, although in a crowded backfield.
Die Lit (Griff): A+
Griff had a very quiet draft day, followed by a very loud few days post-draft. He now owns 9 picks in the 2020 draft; 4 first rounders (three of which should be high picks), 4 seconds and a third. Trading Alvin Kamara is tough of course, but receiving Marlon Mack, TY Hilton and 2 firsts (including possibly next year’s 1st ovr pick), is a great haul. His team without Kamara shouldn’t be overlooked, and he now has the capital to acquire some game-changers.
Team Hudock (Nick H): D+
It was a tough offseason for Hudock. Somewhat from choices, somewhat from things outside his control. To start it off, Gronk rode off into the sunset after the Pats Super Bowl win. Todd Gurley’s knee may very well come into play this year, although for now it seems okay. He did draft Darrell Henderson, so he should be fine there. However after Henderson, there wasn’t much movement on Team Hudock. He chose the route of drafting veterans this year, but may have benefitted more by taking fliers on some high-risk/high-reward rookies. He also has ten (yes) open roster spots and doesn’t own his first round pick next year. On the bright side, he still has a few valuable players he could flip to contending teams. Not all is lost.
Couple Yelpers (Matt & Vinny): B-
Our gracious 2018-2019 League Champions will look to prove there’s no such thing as a championship hangover. A few nice offseason moves in the real league has their team improved without moving a finger. OBJ is now on what could be one of the league’s most prolific offenses, Damien Williams should be the workhorse back in Kansas City, Jack Doyle is back from injury and Golden Tate (post suspension) & Sterling Shepard should be the bulk of the Giants offense, whatever that will be. Adding Kyler Murray with the last pick in the first round and Irv Smith for the future in the second round complete a modest, but respectable offseason.
Team Smerling (Mason): C
Having finished with the second-worst record last year, it’s tough to see he only owns his 4th and 5th rounders next year. He does have a pretty good set of runningbacks after acquiring Derrick Henry via trade and Miles Sanders in the draft, but Zeke Elliot is threatening to pull a Le’Veon Bell this year. Adding DeSean Jackson, Keke Coutee, Chris Godwin (and Kenny Golladay earlier in the summer), plus Hakeem Butler via draft gives his receiving game a new look, although it’s still missing that true alpha dog.
She Wants More Kareem (Zack Stewart): B
Trading for Tyreek Hill and keeping Kareem Hunt paid off, as Hill made it through unscathed and Hunt ended up back in the league, so I definitely give some points there. Mark Ingram is now the lead back in a run-heavy offense, and Damien Harris could very well get the bulk of goal-line touches in New England. Although Devin Singletary is in a crowded Buffalo backfield, Shady and Frank Gore are on their last legs, so this was a good move for the future. Riley Ridley and KeeSean Johnson are interesting fliers. Would’ve liked to see him make a move or two to strengthen his depth, but he does still have a couple tight ends he can choose to trade if need be.
Team Hack (Dan Hack): D+
Minus points for missing the draft. smh. First I’ll go with the good: he finally will get production out of Le’Veon Bell, he might have his Brady successor in Dwayne Haskins, Josh Jacobs should be a workhorse, and Marquise Brown is arguably a first rounder that slipped to Hack in the second round. Now… trading your first and second round picks for next year… just a day after having the first overall selection in the draft… for Austin Ekeler & Trey Burton no less, is interesting to say the least. He does have trade-able assets, and would definitely benefit from turning some players into future picks. His grade definitely would’ve been higher after acquiring the rookies mentioned earlier, but we were the ones who made those picks, so I can’t justify giving him credit for that.
Dirty Dawgs (Teddy): B
I love the AJ Brown pick. Teddy might’ve reached a little for some RB’s in the second round, but Ryquell Armstead could be a contributor considering Leonard Fournette’s injury history. JJ Arcega-Whiteside is interesting, because there’s a lot of other receivers fighting for targets on the Eagles, but he has the size to be a big-time goal line threat and could be good down the road. He also owns three 2nd round picks in next year’s draft, so there’s a lot of routes to take from here. After buying the team last year from Zach Stark, he’s doing a fine job.
Team Tomiello (Nick T): B
Time to see if the Derrius Guice gamble will pay off. I personally think it will. With Adrian Peterson still on the Redskins, at the very least it should allow Guice to ease back into game-action, and take over in the mid-to-late weeks as the lead back when All Day’s legs tire. The Steelers trading AB to the Raiders leaves JuJu Smith-Schuster as the clear number one option through the air, and Nick even has the Steelers possible number 2 in James Washington. Jaylen Samuels showed he can contribute last year, and with Le’Veon Bell gone, he should be an interesting piece. If anything were to happen to Damien Williams in Kansas City, you would think Carlos Hyde is the next man up. I’m also interested to see what Jason Witten has to offer. Another wildcard for this team is the ongoing Melvin Gordon situation. As far as Tomiello’s draft, TJ Hockenson could be the next great tight end of the league. Gary Jennings Jr. was a reach, but I like the fliers on Jalen Hurd and Jordan Scarlett.
Die Nasty: SZN 3 