What would you like your favorite team to do in a hypothetical expansion draft?

[Babylon]

Originally Posted by Matthew Jones

I guess if I was pressured I'd go with this for New England:

1. TE Daniel Fells
2. OG Dan Connolly
3. OG Nick McDonald
4. DT Brandon Deaderick
5. DE Justin Francis

Almost every Patriot I'd subject to waivers is an impending free agent or on injured reserve though.

I thought DBs were eligible for this exercise.

[WCH]

I don't disagree with JR. I keep thinking that Hester must be due to fall off a cliff. Return men are usually great for only two or three seasons. Hester is in his 7th season and he turns 30 in a few weeks.

[Matthew Jones]

Originally Posted by Babylon

I thought DBs were eligible for this exercise.

The only Patriots DBs eligible would be Devin McCourty, Alfonzo Dennard, Ras-I Dowling, Steve Gregory, Tavon Wilson, and Nate Ebner though. None of those guys is part of the problem. Now if we're talking Kyle Arrington...

[The Alex]

Originally Posted by jrdrylie

Ray Lewis is one of the best linebackers of all time, but if I'm the Ravens, I'm putting him in there. Peyton Manning is one of the best Quarterbacks of all time, but last season, the Colts would have put him in the expansion draft (I don't think he was put on the IR).

Hester is the best returner of all time. But he isn't as great as he used to be. There are a few guys in the league who are at his level now.

Do you have any idea the hell that would be unleashed by Raven and Colt fanbases if that happened? Could you imagine the Yankees putting up Jeter in an expansion draft? Come on, son, get it together.

[jrdrylie]

Originally Posted by The Alex

Do you have any idea the hell that would be unleashed by Raven and Colt fanbases if that happened? Could you imagine the Yankees putting up Jeter in an expansion draft? Come on, son, get it together.

The Colts cut Manning, so not much difference in putting him in the expansion draft. The Jaguars put Tony Boselli into the Houston Expansion Draft. He was their first ever draft pick. He was their best player when healthy. Hell, he played at an all-time great level when healthy. But the Jags had no more need for him. There is no loyalty in the NFL.

[WCH]

If Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana, Brett Favre, and Peyton Manning can be shown the door, anybody can.

[MetSox17]

Originally Posted by D-Unit

Dallas Cowboys
1. RT Doug Free - He gets paid too much
2. DE Marcus Spears - Suckage
3. S Barry Church - Got hurt and has become expendable with McCray playing well in his absence.
4. RB Phillip Tanner - Solid, but just a depth guy
5. One of the WRs... Dwayne Harris, Andre Holmes, Donavon Kemp, Cole Beasley

Unfortunately, i don't think most of these guys would quailfy, as their contracts are up after this season. I think Spears only signed a one year deal.

1. Doug Free - this one's easy. makes way too much money and he's playing like dogshit.
2. Gerald Sensebaugh - guy that got a little too much money, i think
3. Mackenzie Bernadeu - waste.
4. Phil Costa - t-rex arms
5. Kevin Ogletree - guy with enough talent to make a difference, too stupid to ever do anything.

[The Alex]

Originally Posted by jrdrylie

There is no loyalty in the NFL.

[Cigaro]

DeAngelo Williams
Jon Beason
Charles Godfrey
Dwan Edwards
Jimmy Clausen

Considered putting up Stewart as well because I do believe you can get running backs for much cheaper, but I do like him as a player. Beason would be a tough offer, but he clearly is not the same post injury. Kuechly has played extremely well in the middle, and consequently Beason's contract is just a bit too much.

[Rosebud]

David Diehl
Chris Canty
Rocky Bernard
Sean Locklear
Ahmad Bradshaw

[Giantsfan1080]

Originally Posted by Rosebud

David Diehl
Chris Canty
Rocky Bernard
Sean Locklear
Ahmad Bradshaw

Bernard and Locklear are one 1 year deals so they are FA's after the year.

[Rosebud]

Originally Posted by Giantsfan1080

Bernard and Locklear are one 1 year deals so they are FA's after the year.

****** internet letting me down.

Diehl
Canty
Bradshaw
Jernigan
Carr

does that work?

[derza222]

Mark Sanchez
Santonio Holmes
Jason Smith
Calvin Pace
Bart Scott

[crossroads]

Knowshon Moreno
Caleb Hanie
Joe Mays
Andre Caldwell
D.J. Williams

[Giantsfan1080]

Originally Posted by Rosebud

****** internet letting me down.

Diehl
Canty
Bradshaw
Jernigan
Carr

does that work?

Nope Carr is on a 1 year deal also.

I had Diehl, Bradshaw, Webster, Jernigan, and Sash.

[nobodyinparticular]

Originally Posted by Matthew Jones

For the sake of this exercise, assume that the NFL is forming an expansion team in Los Angeles following the same rules as the 2002 expansion draft: teams must subject five of their players to waivers, none of whom are impending free agents or restricted free agents, and none of whom are currently on injured reserve. The expansion team will be able to select any of these players with the stipulation that they must pay the entirety of that player's remaining contract. Teams are optionally allowed to withdraw their other players after two have been selected from their team.

Who are your team's five players?

Great question.

My five are probably:
Richard Seymour
Tommy Kelly
Mike Brisiel
Michael Huff
and Greg Knapp

Oh, we can't do coaches?

Then probably Carson Palmer.

Reggie McKenzie did a TON of house cleaning of the offseason with the deadweight contracts. The Palmer one is the weirdest one. The Raiders don't have a clearcut replacement for him, but at the same time, would an expansion team want a 33 year old QB with a ton of guaranteed money?

Rolando McClain and DHB were options for me as well.

[Raiderz4Life]

If we'd get rid of Kelly....then keep Seymour

[CashmoneyDrew]

- Michael Griffin
- Steve Hutchinson
- Fernando Velasco
- Rusty Smith
- Quinn Johnson

[XxXdragonXxX]

Originally Posted by Babylon

Seattle

Breno Giacomini
Golden Tate
Marcus Trufant
Matt Flynn (he needs to be starting somewhere)
Braylon Edwards

Wouldn't put Flynn up, he has trade some value still if you wanna get rid of him. Not sure I'd put Giacomini up, he's made some dumb mistakes but he's still the best we have at RT. I believe Trufant and Edwards are free agents next year so they aren't eligable.

Mine would be.

Golden Tate- Needs no explanation, dude sucks.
Ben Obomanu- Been on the team for a while, never made an impact.
Paul McQuiston- Awful
Heath Farwell- Just a special teams guy.
Winston Guy- Team is stacked and youth at safety and he's last on the depth chart.

[tjsunstein]

Jermichael Finley
AJ Hawk
Jeff Saturday
James Starks
Graham Harrell

[coordinator0]

Ravens:

Brendan Ayanbadejo
Matt Birk
Anquan Boldin
Jameel McClain
Bobbie Williams

Not a terribly hard exercise for the Ravens. The only one on the list that's questionable is Boldin but I think they might cut him after this season anyways if he doesn't start producing. With the state of the defense they might hang onto him though and focus on that side in the draft. There are a few former late-round draft picks and unrestricted free agents that could take Boldin's place but that's about it.

[SeanTaylorRIP]

Redskins:

1. Dezmon Briscoe: SUCKS
2. Barry Cofield: Overpaid long term and not producing enough in the 34.
3. Reed Doughty: Seriously why is he on the team.
4. Deangelo Hall: 7.5 mil next year, 9 mill the following no thanks.
5. Brandon Merriweather: No expectations for him.

[BeerBaron]

Tomorrow, if work is still slow for me, i'm going to look through all these guys being offered and put together a team. I'm sure it will be horrific.

[Brent]

1) Anthony Dixon
2) Ian Williams
3) Tavares Gooden
4) Clark Haggans
5) Darcel McBath

[Brodeur]

Detroit Lions:

Stefan Logan, KR
Kellen Moore, QB
Stephen Peterman, RG
John Wendling, S
Kassim Osgood, WR