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Toronto Wildcats

OT D'Brick Ferguson (S2, 7th)
WR Santonio Holmes (S3, 27th)
SS Reggie Nelson (S4, 6th)
WR Gonzie Massey (S5, 3rd)
DE Eugene Germany (S6, 16th)
QB Colin Kaepernick (S7, 23rd)
MLB Bobby Wagner (S8, 1st)
CB Cortez Allen (S8, 30th)
OT Tyron Smith (S9, 7th)
DE Robert Quinn (S10, 11th)
DT Tyson Alualu (S10, 18th)
OLB Shaquil Barrett (S11, 2nd)
CB Ronald Darby (S12, 19th)
HB Christian McCaffrey (S13, 18th)
SS Jabrill Peppers (S14, 4th)

Ferguson was doing well to begin his career. I don't mean like one or two seasons but I mean his first seven as a whole, and he had a scrambling QB, so the blocking figures should have been much higher. He has turned things around in his 30s, and in the past three seasons, he has 177 blocks against 15 sacks allowed.

Holmes was the #2 behind Larry Fitzgerald, then the slot behind Fitz and Gonzie Massey before going back to the #2. He didn't have an outstanding career, but given he started only 71 of his 183 games and spent most of his career with Michael Vick who was a good passer but not a high volume one, he was serviceable with 394 rec for 4541 yards and 26 TDs and a Pro Bowl appearance.

Nelson was a major reach (I think he was a projected 2nd round player) that may have been prompted by the Titans selecting Japhus Brown. Nelson wasn't a well-rounded player, but he was a high tackle, high INT SS who started 88 games for the Wildcats. He became the backup in Baltimore last season.

Massey started to emerge several years back and made three Pro Bowls thanks to a high YPC and good for grabbing 8 or 9 TDs. Last season though he was an absolute monster with the second most receptions, (112), third most yards (1640), and most TDs (16) that we've had in a season en route to being named an MVP finalist. At 31 years old, he's on pace to set the B8NFLL record for most receiving yards in a career.

Germany was named co-Defensive Rookie of the Year, but he's basically been a pass rush specialist. And his woes in run defense and disruptive players made his development screech to a halt eventually. He spent the final seveal seasons as a backup in Toronto before landing in Kansas City where he was a disappointment by all metrics.

Incumbent Vick constantly dealt with injury issues, and the backup situation with the Wildcats was killing the team. Thus, Kaep was drafted to give them a better backup option and be a potential successor. He sure didn't perform like a better backup option as a rookie, but he had a huge bounceback season as a sophomore and settled in after that. Both Vick and Kaep were allowed to walk as free agents, so he landed in New England, Carolina, and Indianapolis where his TD:INT ratio just went way south. He was released earlier this offseason.

Wagner may not have turned into an elite MLB, though I guess it could happen literally any season, but he's been an effective starter for them and helped usher in a new LB group that has been very dependable. The Wildcats used to perenially be among the worst defensive teams in the league, but starting with the selection of Wagner, things changed as they have mostly been a league average or slightly below average unit since (that may not sound like much, but believe me when I say that it is a vast improvement).

Okay, there are many things that I wish turned out differently during my time running this, but I have very few regrets. One of those regrets was making a trade to give the Wildcats a second first rounder. The franchise had been struggling for a long time, so I was hoping to give them an opportunity to get an additional blue chip talent. I should have discussed with them ahead of time to know who they wanted to pick because I would have either insisted they do not go CB or refuse to make the deal had I known Allen was going to be the pick. Well, he's still with the team, so that's something I suppose.

Smith sat behind Rex Tucker for awhile, but ever since he got the starting job, he's been great in pass protection with 259 blocks against 25 sacks allowed. His run-blocking is an issue though.

Quinn was unimpressive his rookie year with just 3 sacks, but he has 39 in four seasons since with two Pro Bowl trips.

Alualu has been great in run defense, but he has been inconsistent in pass rushing and disruption. Two of his five seasons have resulted in 0 FFs+FRs, and his sack totals have been 9, 11, 3, 11, and 3. He was named Defensive Lineman of the Year in S13.

Barrett had 10 sacks (and little else) as a rookie but has 13 in three seasons since. That's okay because he has developed into a well-rounded OLB worthy of the 2nd selection.

As the commissioner, I hate to see it when a player completely fails and regresses hard. Given how susceptible CBs are to suffer this fate, I get very anxious when a team who hasn't been known for strong defensive play spends a lot of money on a high end CB in free agency or drafts one in the first round. I thought Darby would be another in a too long line of them, but he's actually held his own after three seasons, which has included him recording at least 1 sack, 2 INTs, and 1 FF+FR each season.

McCaffrey had a very unexciting but okay all things considered as a rookie with good production with the usual lackluster efficiency. He took a step back in his second season and was ultimately benched and traded to Pittsburgh over the offseason. It is a much more HB-friendly system there, so we will find out soon enough if it is him or his situation in Toronto that was the issue.

Peppers was taken earlier than his projected slot due to financial concerns, and he provided the team with 77 tackles, 2 INTs, and 1 FF as a rookie.
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