Year 3 of the rebuild - what next?
Took over an orphan 0-14 team and gutted the roster and made moves to get to what I believe is a pretty good situation. However, I am a little stuck on what my next move should be. I have an extremely young team, so I think I’m still a little bit out from being a contender.
The roster looks like this:
QB’s
Cam Ward (23)
Bryce Young (24)
Shadeur Sanders (24)
RB’s
Omarion Hampton (23)
Quinshon Judkins (22)
Jacory Croskey-Merrit (25)
Blake Corum (25)
Dylan Sampson (21)
Devin Neal (22)
Phil Mafah (23)
Jonathan Brooks (22)
Brashard Smith (23) - Taxi
WR’s
Nico Collins (27)
George Pickens (25)
Travis Hunter (22)
Jordan Addison (24)
Jalen McMillan (24)
Xavier Legette (25)
Dont’e Thornton (23)
Brandon Aiyuk (28)
Jack Bech - Taxi (23)
Jimmy Horn - Taxi (23)
Jalen Tolbert (27)
TE’s
Harold Fannin (21)
Terrance Ferguson (23) - Taxi
Brenton Strange (25)
Greg Dulcich (26)
David Njoku (29)
I have the 1.04 and the 3.10 in this year’s rookie draft. I just traded for Corum and I’m one player over the roster limit. I have one taxi spot left as well (players can stay on taxi as long as you want) so I need to cut/trade 2 players before the season begins to make room for the two draft picks (if I don’t trade out).
I could use another wide receiver given the outlook on Hunter’s season upcoming (reports of him playing CB all year?? Idk not a jags fan so unsure how credible it is).
Wondering who you’d cut or what player(s) you’d target if you were me given my draft position and roster holes? Would you trade Nico for a haul this year before his value starts declining (feels like that last year of top value for him)?
General background on the team as well, there’s no players left on the team that are from when I took over. I’ve truly rebuilt the team in my own image but I know there’s still more work to do.
My own offseason thoughts are to flip Njoku for a pick in 27 if he signs at a good landing spot (likely same idea for Tolbert and Aiyuk if they perform well in season) and then probably cut Bech to make room for the other taxi squad pick (3.10) or flip that third for a 27 third if Bech has decent noise from camp (draft is late August - I know it’s far away but with the draft being tomorrow I’m thinking about my team and offseason plans lol).
Appreciate all the input fellas and #KEEPPOUNDING