Detroit Lions: "What the Ford is up"? Madden Franc

[Favre4]

well im sorry to say we are not doing a fantasy draft. we are starting a franchise with the 49ers team.

[Favre4]

i will post the free agents we may want to sign in a minute.

[Favre4]

anyone going to follow this anymore?

i thought u were posting FA's

[Favre4]

wow somebody is still looking at this. ya i will post them. i will have em up tomorrow morning.

[DHVF]

I'm still paying attention.

[critesy]

im folllowing.

[Favre4]

sorry guys ive been kind of swamped with reading for school that i actually have to do. i will definitely pick this up tonight though, cause its the fricken weekend!(no friday classes)

[Favre4]

Some possible free agent signings. I dont really want to go overboard but a few would be nice either for young depth or for veteran leadership for a season or two.

players are listed by name,overall rating, age(ask me for more specific ratings)

QB: none
RB: none
FB:
Fred Beasley,97,31
WR:
Peter Warrick,81,29
Jabar Gaffney,79,25
Tyrone Calico,77,25
TE: none
LT:
Courtney Van Buren76,26
LG:
Fred Matua,73,22
Stever Sciullo,79,25


i will post the rest after my next class.

[Favre4]

RG: none
RT: none
LE: none
RE:
Ray Edwards,75,21
DT:
Dan Wilkinson,86,33
LOLB:
Jamie Sharper,91,31
MLB:
Chris Claiborne,83,28
ROLB:
Saleem Rasheed,76,25
Chris Clemons,75,24
CB:
William Peterson, 85,27
FS:
Marcus Demps,75,23
SS: none

[Favre4]

looking back on this list i dont think it would be a bad idea to pick up veterans like:

FB Fred Beasley(we have no starting caliber FB)
DT Dan Wilkinson(our current DTs like to get pushed around)
LOLB Jamie Sharper(hes a stud in a position that we are below average)

with that said i think we could add a few other guys as young depth to develop, or a few to step into a starting role. here they are:

LG Fred Matua,73,22(depth)
MLB Chris Claiborne,83,28(especially if we are trading Smith)
CB Williams Peterson,85,27(starter)

[Favre4]

well let me know what you guys think.

[smittyjs]

Tyrone Calico as a slot Wideout could be nice, also if you are planning on still running 3-4 defense Dan Wilkinson would be a good pick up, and another decent and cheap vetran MLB if you do the trade. Also adding Fred Matua would be nice, but IMO you should sign a vetran FS, instead of a CB.

[Favre4]

i would sign a veteran FS but the best one is only 82 overall. our secondary is slow so they keep getting beat when i play with the 49ers in play now games so i dont think it will be much of a different story in a franchise. peterson is a strong cb that could add some aggressiveness. he is a better upgrade over our current starter at corner than a veteran FS would be, he is also younger.

should i stay with the 3-4 or should i go to a 4-3 or 4-6. i get a great pass rush with the 4-6 but get beat deep on occasion. with the 4-3 our defense is probably most consistent and in the 3-4 occasionally i get slashed with a 10 yard run up the middle, but am unable to consistently get a pass rush with our current personel. dan wilkinson should help that.

Who we want to sign:

DT Dan Wilkinson
LG Fred Matua


i think another solid addition for our young and below average starting back would be fred beasley. let me know what you guys think. chris claiborne would be a good upgrade over tj slaughter if we do decide to trade ulbrich or smith.

heres the questions i have for you guys:

do we trade erich johnson, ulbrich and a 3rd rounder for detroits 1st, 5th, and 6th rounders?

do we sign fred beasley?

do we sign williams peterson?

do we sign jamie sharper?

do we sign tyrone calico?

[smittyjs]

Originally Posted by Favre4

i would sign a veteran FS but the best one is only 82 overall. our secondary is slow so they keep getting beat when i play with the 49ers in play now games so i dont think it will be much of a different story in a franchise. peterson is a strong cb that could add some aggressiveness. he is a better upgrade over our current starter at corner than a veteran FS would be, he is also younger.

should i stay with the 3-4 or should i go to a 4-3 or 4-6. i get a great pass rush with the 4-6 but get beat deep on occasion. with the 4-3 our defense is probably most consistent and in the 3-4 occasionally i get slashed with a 10 yard run up the middle, but am unable to consistently get a pass rush with our current personel. dan wilkinson should help that.

Who we want to sign:

DT Dan Wilkinson
LG Fred Matua


i think another solid addition for our young and below average starting back would be fred beasley. let me know what you guys think. chris claiborne would be a good upgrade over tj slaughter if we do decide to trade ulbrich or smith.

heres the questions i have for you guys:

do we trade erich johnson, ulbrich and a 3rd rounder for detroits 1st, 5th, and 6th rounders?

do we sign fred beasley?

do we sign williams peterson?

do we sign jamie sharper?

do we sign tyrone calico?

I think you should do that trade and run a 4-3 defense, and just sign Dan Wilkinson. Calico would be a good slot wideout, i don't know about beasley, i don't think you need peterson, you can live with your starting CB till the offseason and the draft.

[Canadian_kid16]

depending on the cap room, sign Wilkinson, and Sharper to one year deals, cause they are old...

[Favre4]

alright i guess we will go without peterson. i think we will be throwing about 50 times a game if we dont sign beasley. we do have brandon williams from wisconsin who is a rookie and already better than calico. hes fast too. i will probably wait til tonight to do these transactions cause i have to work in a little while.

i would sign sharper wilkinson and beasley

[Favre4]

Sounds good to me.