BALTIMOREFLACCO

Cincinnati Bengals

2016 Forum Mock Salary Cap: 154 stars allowed 

Top 51 contracts: $123,346,474

Dead money: $193,271
Rollover: 7,587,902
Total Starting cap: 115,951,845 (116 stars) 

Remaining Stars: 38 stars

From here: http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/cap/

NFL Draft: 

Starting Draft Picks : 

Bengals Round 1 ( 2 stars)

Bengals Round 2 (1) 

Bengals Round 3 (.5)

Bengals Round 4 (.5)

Bengals Round 5 (.5)

Bengals Round 6 (.5)

Bengals Round 7 (.5)

7.5 stars allocated for NFL Draft.

2 minutes ago, 52520Andrew said:

I always like to add it to the base 154 mil but you end up in the same place doing it either way.

Upvote for you, good sir

1 minute ago, 52520Andrew said:

The amount of cap space left from last year, should be listed on spotrac in the calculations at the bottom of the page

 

rmw has the big board posted although it would be nice if @rmw10 could add it in post version to make access easier. Also wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_NFL_draft) is pretty good with that stuff

Appreciate it. So that's subtracted from the dead money + cap hit right?

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And apologies to those waiting to hear back from me on trades. Have some catching up to do

Also is there a good place to check draft pick rights for this upcoming draft? 

How do I calculate rollover again?

Will update this, but one of Jeremy Hill and Gio must go

I think it would be way easier if there was a trade block thread

Also whatever happened to signatures? 

Excited to grab the Bungles. Wasn't expecting them to be there. 

I'm stepping out soon, may be here for my pick, but probably not.

Who wants it?

Ugh

6 minutes ago, rmw10 said:

It'll be added once we officially get everything under way.  Hard to get too much of a timeline yet when we don't even know when or how long it's going to take to pick teams.

Yeah I didn't mean now, just for the future. I appreciate it 

Can the OP add important news and dates in the first post? I try to check this boards daily, but I'm afraid I'll miss some updates. 

In 

What a time to be alive

I didn’t mock us to make any draft day trades, but there is pretty much a 100% chance we make at least one trade, with a very high chance we trade our first to a QB needy team, like the Eagles or Rams, wanting to jump the Niners. But for now I just stuck with our original picks. 

 

1. DeForest Buckner DE

 

- A lot of people probably aren’t too happy with this pick, and most likely the next one, because it doesn’t address one of our larger needs, but I looked at the pick from a different perspective. While we don’t really need another lineman, especially one this high, I don’t see this draft being too deep at this position like WR or pass rusher. Because of this I think we delay picking one of those positions and address it later in the draft because we have so many picks in the middle rounds. Buckner has the ability to both rush the passer and stuff the run lane. He often overpowers run blockers, but when he fails to he still occupies the run lane and doesn’t get overpowered himself. He has a few good DL moves to rush the passer, and with some work he can be a constant threat to the QB.

 

2. Kentrell Brothers ILB

 

- This is another pick that I justify the same way as Buckner. Arthur Brown has not made an impact in the time he has been here. While I was optimistic at the beginning of the year, seeing Orr having more reps than him at the end of the year took most of that away. We cannot bank on him becoming a difference maker next year. Brothers will have a year to sit behind Smith and learn how to become a 3-down backer next to Mosley. Like Mosley, Brothers is not a thumper, but he has the speed to cover receivers out of the backfield and vision to work his way through blocks and traffic. He has good lateral speed, and should complement Mosley very well in the future.

 

3. Yannick Ngakoue OLB

 

- Ngakoue is one of the better kept secrets of this draft, and I don’t understand why he isn’t being talked about more. He is quick enough to cover in passing downs if he is asked to, and he knows how to use that same quickness in pass rushing situations. He shows good bend when he tries to run around blockers, and he translates he speed to power very well when he bull rushers a lineman. He is a trade up candidate for me if we fear that he may be taken at the end of the second.

 

4. Sterling Shepherd Wr

 

- He is a big time player in a small body, much like SSS. In the big games where Oklahoma needed someone to step up, Shepherd shined. He has good hands and route running, and he is a very physical player. He fits well in the slot and will be a integral part of our offense.

 

4. (Denver): Cyrus Jones CB

 

- We needed a punt returner this season so badly that we had SSS fielding punts. Jones, IMO, will take over the same role that Asa Jackson had. A special teams player whose main responsibility on defense will be to guard the offenses third or fourth best receiver on the field.

 

4(McPhee Comp) DaMarcus Robinson Wr

 

- About a month or two ago I had Robinson in the second round due to his ability to stretch the field and run routes. He has dropped, however, due to his off the field concerns. While I believe that they are blown out of proportion, much like Marcus Peters, he does not have the pure talent to overcome them. If we get him in the fourth, we get a second player who has the ability to stretch a defense, in case Perriman is not fully recovered from his injury.

 

4 (Smith Comp) Harlan Miller CB

 

- Tall, lanky CB who excels more in press than he does in space. Needs to bulk up. More of a small school project at CB like Tray Walker. Could be a vital cog in our defense a year or two down the road.

 

5 (Tyrod Comp) Kenyan Drake RB

 

- He was buried at Alabama behind very good running backs, and due to injuries he never really got a chance to shine during his collegiate career. I believe that due to those injuries and lack of a decent body of work, he will drop in the draft. He will have to compete with West and Taliaferro for a job.

 

6. Sedrick Flowers OG

 

- I needed to pick a lineman here and I chose Flowers.

 

7. Jordan Simone S

 

- I needed to pick a Safety and I picked Simone.

Sedrick Flowers? Huh. I cover this Longhorn team and I don't think anyone on the team other than DT Hassan Ridgeway should be drafted. 

Tucker for MVP

I am liking what I see at QB with Mallet! Leading the huddle with a lot of confidence and makiing great throws in tight windows.

We've found an elite franchise backup QB!

Changing my name to BALTIMOREMALLET

Seen Corey Coleman live a bunch of times and the dude is a stud. Would love to see him here. 

I'd be really tempted by Artis-Payne. Like you say, NE is a tough matchup (and it's a tough backfield in NY) while the Falcons are just the opposite. That and I can see Carolina getting ahead fairly early and just running down the clock. Tough call for sure.

What about Artis-Payne v Devonta Freeman? (that dilemma's mine, haha)

Think it has to be Freeman

Really don't want to play Ivory in my championship--especially against NE--but kind of feel like I have to.

Should I go with Ivory, Powell or Artis-Payne? 

Rest of my lineup is as follows:

Cam

Forte

A Brown

Julio

Olsen

Landry

Lions D

Walsh

That was a brutal uniform 

Beside our own mistakes and bad officiating, all we needed are fake punts deep in our half of the field.

Love it!

Can we change uniforms at halftime