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Most fans probably think putting together the best 53-man roster under the salary cap with actual cap numbers wouldn't be too hard. Without any other parameters for the selection proce s that may be the case. The end result would likely be a roster that resembles the most recent All-Pro team. It can be a different story with the following ground rules, which are designed to Paul George Jersey help limit the ability to create an embarra sment of riches at most positions, provide more realism and make the selection proce s a lot more challenging than it would have been otherwise.Guidelines used to build this roster 1. Keep it under the cap: The salary cap for the roster is $161.66 million. The actual salary cap is $155.27 million for this year. The number being used is the league's average adjusted salary cap according to NFLPA data. Each 's working salary cap varies largely because unused cap room can be carried over from one year to the next. For example, the have league's highest adjusted salary cap at $190.86 million and the have the lowest of $154.05 million. This is because of incentives earned during the 2015 season that weren't counting on Baltimore's cap being accounted for while the small amount of cap room carried over from last year couldn't cover the figure and left a small deficit. 2. Rookies are part of the equation: The is an e sential element of roster building for teams so it's here, too. One player from each round of 2016 draft must be on the roster. The number requirement drops by one player for each year of the preceding three drafts (2013-2015). There's also a limit of one player per round. Thus, only four 2013 draft picks are required but one player per round is permi sible. The 2014 first round is particularly strong with Pro Bowlers , , Jr., and . The round limitation forces a choice to be made between them. There's one other draft pick constraint. Only one Aleksej Pokusevski Jersey 2012 first round pick that signed a contract extension with his team is allowed, which means , and can't be teammates. 3. The backups are really backups: The backups at each position are limited to players that aren't established starters so young veterans cracking the lineup for the first time are fair game. Players competing for starting jobs or where there's a "by committee approach" at a position, usually running back, are also acceptable. A backfield containing and is prohibited since both are workhorse or every down running backs. There's one big allowance being made defensively. Three starting cornerbacks are acceptable without sacrificing a starter in a traditional base defense since five or more defensive backs were used over 60 percent of the time in 2015 according to Pro Football Focus. The result is 12 defensive starters. 4. Tags, too: Choosing a player that was given a franchise or transition designation in 2016 is optional. However, only one player receiving a 2016 designation can be selected. 5. All 32 teams represented: There must be one player from each NFL team. This twist made the selection proce s even more difficult.Roster building philosophy: Key ingredients There's an old adage of "offensive sells tickets, defense wins games." It was a guiding principle in a sembling the roster. Putting pre sure on the opposing quarterbacks was emphasized just like it is in the actual draft. More often than not, a pa s rusher is the first defensive player selected. Excellent pa s coverage was a nece sity in case the pa s rush can be contained. Versatility with defensive players was also an important consideration. Obviously, choosing an elite quarterback was a top priority since the NFL has increasingly become a quarterback driven league Danilo Gallinari Jersey . Notwithstanding the winning Super Bowl 50 because of its defense, sustained NFL succe s is difficult without a good quarterback. Long range planning wasn't taken into account so worrying about 2017 salary cap obligations, the amount of cap room that could be carried over, expiring contracts and drafting players that might develop into starters in the future wasn't nece sary. Different choices would have been made if these aspects had been a consideration. Here's the team I a sembled with some of my thoughts behind the selections. The 2016 salary cap number for each player is in parentheses.Offense QB: , ($19.25 Million) The 2014 NFL MVP gets the nod despite a down 2015 season (by his standards). He had his lowest completion percentage (60.7), pa ser rating (92.7) and yards Andre Roberson Jersey per pa s attempt (6.7) since becoming a starter. Rodgers' cap number isn't outlandish. " 's four-game suspension because of Deflategate prevented him from getting serious consideration." It's the 10th highest quarterback figure for 2016. His cap number almost $5.5 million le s than Rodgers'. RB: , ($594,843) Cost and low mileage were the primary considerations at running back. Johnson, a 2015 third-round pick, will lead a running back by committee approach. He has drawn comparisons to Marshall Faulk because of his dual threat capabilities. WR: , ($11,884,503) The best wide receiver in football was a must. Brown shatters the NFL single season receptions and receiving yards records if quarterback doesn't mi s four games due to injury last season. His 16 game totals with a healthy Roethlisberger projected to 158 catches, 2,132 receiving yards and 13 touchdown receptions. Low cap numbers were a requirement for the other two starting wideouts because of Brown's cost. WR: , ($2,431,522) Hopkins had a remarkable Josh Hall Jersey 2015 season (111 catches/1,521 yards/11 touchdowns) especially considering he had a bunch of mediocre at best quarterbacks ( , , and ) throwing to him. WR: , Jacksonville Jaguars ($963,750) Robinson became the first Jaguars player to top 1,000 receiving yards last season (1,400) since in 2005. He set a single season franchise record with 14 touchdown receptions. TE: , ($6,624,990) Gronkowski was a no brainer pick because he is the ultimate mismatch in the pa sing game. Over the last two years, Gronkowski leads tight ends with 2,300 receiving yards and 23 touchdown receptions. The 23 touchdowns are tied for second in the NFL with Antonio Brown. His 2,300 yards are 10th in the NFL during this span. Unlike most great pa s catching tight ends, Gronkowski is also an excellent blocker. LT: , ($6,805,655) Smith won a close call over . The every team representation requirement almost swung the choice to Thomas since he is the ' best player. The $2.7 million cap number difference in Smith's favor was the deciding factor. LG: , ($769,084) It's hard to find a better value at left guard than Oakland's 2014 third round pick. , a 2014 third round pick, doesn't have the track record at left guard to be cho |
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