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Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions, 2020

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Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions, 2020

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Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions, 2020


Greetings to everyone in BGO land. The offseason is here and today begins a process of looking at pending Free Agents, Mock Drafts, OTAs, Mini Camps, Training Camp, Roster Predictions, and any significant offseason news. Hello to everyone on social media. You are our honored guests, so sit back and enjoy.

Today we are posting key dates to know during this offseason. On Monday we will post the first look at free agency. Later next week we will post the first offseason mock of 2020.

We consulted with the BBQ lawyers and they advised us to post all of these updates ASAP. We look forward to all of your comments this offseason.

Feel free to use this offseason guide on key dates as a reference. We'll edit it if the date changes or if there are any key additions/subtractions.

So let's roll up our sleeves and get to work.


Important Dates For 2020 NFL Offseason

January 5 – Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that have byes in the Wild Card games may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of the Wild Card games.

January 12 – Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that won their Wild Card games may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of Divisional Playoff games.

January 17 – Deadline for college players who are underclassmen to apply for special eligibility. A list of players who are accepted into the NFL Draft will be sent to clubs on January 21.

January 18 – East-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.

January 18 – NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California.

January 25 – Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.

January 26 – An assistant coach whose team is participating in the Super Bowl and who has previously interviewed for another club's head coaching job, may have a second interview with such club no later than the Sunday preceding the Super Bowl.

February 3 – Waiver system begins for 2020.

February 11 – Beginning at 12:00 p.m. EDT, NFL clubs may begin to sign players whose 2019 CFL contracts have expired. Players under contract to a CFL club for the 2020 season or who have an option for the 2020 season are not eligible to be signed.

February 25 - First day for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players.

February 24-March 2 – NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, Indiana.

March 10 – Prior to 4:00 p.m. EDT, deadline for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players.

March 16-18 – Clubs are permitted to contact and enter into contract negotiations with the certified agents of players who will become Unrestricted Free Agents upon the expiration of their 2019 Player Contracts at 4:00 p.m. EDT, on March 18. However, a contract cannot be executed with a new club until 4:00 p.m. EDT on March 18.

March 18 – Prior to 4:00 p.m. EDT, clubs must exercise options for 2020 on all players who have option clauses in their 2019 contracts.

March 18 – Prior to 4:00 p.m. EDT, clubs must submit qualifying offers to their Restricted Free Agents with expiring contracts and to whom they desire to retain a Right of First Refusal/Compensation.

March 18 – Prior to 4:00 p.m. EDT, clubs must submit a Minimum Salary Tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2019 contracts and who have fewer than three accrued seasons of free agency credit.

March 18 – Top-51 Begins. All clubs must be under the 2020 salary cap prior to 4:00 p.m. EDT.

March 18 – All 2019 player contracts will expire at 4:00 p.m. EDT.

March 18 – The 2020 league year and free agency period begin at 4:00 p.m. EDT.

The first day of the 2020 league year will end at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT on March 18. Clubs will receive a personnel notice that will include all transactions submitted to the league office during the period between 4:00 p.m. EDT and 11:59:59 p.m. EDT on March 18.

March 18 – Trading period for 2020 begins at 4:00 p.m. EDT after expiration of all 2019 contracts.

March 29-April 1 – Annual League Meeting – Palm Beach, FL.

April 6 – Clubs that hired a new head coach after the end of the 2019 regular season may begin offseason workout programs.

April 17 – Clubs with returning head coaches may begin offseason workout programs.

April 17 – Deadline for Restricted Free Agents to sign offer sheets.

April 23-25 – 2020 NFL Draft – Las Vegas, NV.

May 3-6 – Clubs may elect to hold their one three-day post-Draft rookie minicamp from Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday.

April 27 - Beginning this date, NFL clubs may request permission to visit with, try out, or sign any player who was under contract to the XFL at the conclusion of the XFL season.

May 1-4 – Clubs may elect to hold their one three-day post-Draft rookie minicamp from Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday.

May 5 – Deadline for Prior Club to send “May 5 Tender” to its unsigned Unrestricted Free Agents. If the player has not signed a Player Contract with a club by July 22 or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later, he may negotiate or sign a Player Contract from that date until the Tuesday following the 10th weekend of the regular season, at 4:00 p.m. EDT, only with his prior club.

May 8-11 – Clubs may elect to hold their one three-day post-Draft rookie minicamp from Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday.

May 11 – Rookie Football Development Programs begin.

May 14-17 – NFLPA Rookie Premiere. Invited Rookies (typically, first and/or second-round selections) must be permitted by their respective clubs to attend. Such players are unavailable for offseason workouts, OTA days, and minicamps during this period.

May 19-20 – Spring League Meeting – Marina Del Ray, CA.

June 1 – Deadline for Prior Club to send “June 1 Tender” to its unsigned Restricted Free Agents who received a qualifying offer for a Right of First Refusal Only in order for such player to be subject to the CBA's “June 15 Tender” provision.

June 15 – Deadline for club to withdraw qualifying offer to Restricted Free Agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by substituting “June 15 Tender” of one-year contract at 110 percent of the player's prior-year Paragraph 5 Salary (with all other terms of his prior-year contract carried forward unchanged).

Late June – Rookie Transition Program to be held at individual clubs. Attendance is mandatory for all rookies.

July 15 – At 4:00 p.m. EDT, deadline for any club that designated a Franchise Player to sign such player to a multiyear contract or extension. After this date, the player may sign only a one year contract with his prior club for the 2020 season, and such contract cannot be extended until after the club's last regular season game.

Mid-July – Clubs are permitted to open preseason training camp for rookies and first-year players beginning seven days prior to the club's earliest permissible mandatory reporting date for veteran players.

Veteran players (defined as a player with at least one pension-credited season) other than quarterbacks or “injured players” (as defined in CBA Article 21, Section 6) may report to a club's preseason training camp no earlier than 15 days prior to the club's first scheduled preseason game or July 15, whichever is later.

Veteran quarterbacks and injured players may be required to report to the club's preseason training camp no earlier than five days immediately prior to the mandatory reporting date for all other veteran players, provided the club has already opened (or simultaneously opens) its official preseason training camp for all rookies and first-year players.

A three-day acclimation period will apply to players who are on a club's roster up to and including the mandatory veteran reporting date. Players who join the roster after that date may practice (including wearing pads) and play immediately after passing a physical.

July 22* – Signing Period ends for unrestricted Free Agents to whom a “May 5 Tender” was made by prior club. After this date and until 4:00 p.m. EDT on the Tuesday following the 10th weekend of the regular season, prior club has exclusive negotiating rights.

* Or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later.

July 22 – Signing Period ends for Transition Players with outstanding tenders. After this date and until 4:00 p.m. EDT on the Tuesday following the 10th weekend of the regular season, prior club has exclusive negotiating rights.

August 11 – Deadline for players under contract to report to their clubs to earn an accrued season for free agency.

If a drafted rookie has not signed with his club by this date, he cannot be traded to any other club in 2020, and may sign a player contract only with the drafting club until the day of the Draft in the 2021 League Year.

September 5 – Prior to 4:00 p.m. EDT, clubs must reduce rosters to a maximum of 53 players on the Active/Inactive List. Simultaneously with the cut-down to 53, clubs that have players in the categories of Active/Physically Unable to Perform or Active/Non-Football Injury or Illness must select one of the following options: place player on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform or Reserve/Non- Football Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; request waivers; terminate contract; trade contract; or continue to count the player on the Active List.

September 6 – Claiming period for players placed on waivers at the final roster reduction will expire at 12:00 p.m. EDT.

September 6 – Upon receipt of the Personnel Notice at approximately 1:00 p.m. EDT, clubs may establish a practice squad of 10 players. No club, including the player's prior club, will be permitted to sign a player to a practice player contract until all clubs have received simultaneous notification via the above Personnel Notice that such player's prior NFL player contract has been terminated via the waiver system.

September 10 – At 12:00 a.m. EDT, the Top 51 Rule expires for all NFL clubs.

September 10, 13-14 – The NFL regular season begins.
 
Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,

Redskins Coaching Staff and Football Positions for 2020:

Head Coach: Ron Rivera

Offensive Coordinator: Scott Turner
Quarterbacks: Ken Zampese
Tight Ends: Pete Hoener
Offensive Line: John Matsko
Running Backs: Randy Jordan
Wide Receivers: Jim Hostler
Assistant, Offensive Line: Travelle Wharton
Assistant, Wide Receivers: Drew Terrell
Offensive Quality Control: Luke Del Rio
Offensive Quality Control: Todd Storm

Defensive Coordinator: Jack Del Rio
Linebackers: Steve Russ
Defensive Backs: Chris Harris
Defensive Line: Sam Mills
Assistant, Defensive Backs: Richard Rodgers
Assistant, Linebackers/Nickel Backs: Brent Veiselmeyer
Quality Control: Vincent Rivera

Special Teams: Nate Kaczor
Special Teams Assistant: Ben Jacobs



Vice President, Player Personnel: Kyle Smith
Director, College Scouting: Tim Gribble
Head Athletic Trainer: Ryan Vermillion
Medical Consultant: Dr. Kevin Wilk
Capologist: Rob Rogers (Vice President, Football Administration)
Vice President, Player Development: Doug Williams
Director, Athletic Performance: Brett Nenaber

This post will be updated in the coming days and weeks. Check back often.
 
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Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,

No one other than Del Rio has been announced.


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Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,

So I guess the clarification is, that while O'Connell, Kaczor, and Jordan are not officially hired, they simply are not officially fired like the rest of the guys.
They're somewhere in limbo.
 
Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,

So a far off what if here, but, what if the bungles or someone else jumps up to #1 and grabs Young?

Hopefully we could trade back and fill immediate needs. Staying put at #2 though I think we'd have to take a good look at Jeudy
 
Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,

Or Burrow :)


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Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,

So I guess the clarification is, that while O'Connell, Kaczor, and Jordan are not officially hired, they simply are not officially fired like the rest of the guys.
They're somewhere in limbo.

I think that's correct


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Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,

Or Burrow :)


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Lol, that would definitely go against RR wanting to throw hand grenades
 
Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,

Me, I havn't watched enough film or tv, in order for me to judge Jeudy


ba-doom

Judge Jeudy, Scary, e-Harmon-e, Sim-shady would be one helluva wr corps!
 
Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,

I don't think it's an impossibility. Rivera didn't draft Haskins. If the Bengals don't go QB, and Rivera thinks Burrow is the next great QB, better hold on to your hat.


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Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,

If Burrow is available you take him.

He's ready to play in the NFL without a huge lead up. Here I think he would be starting in training camp.

He has special written all over him.
 
Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,

If Burrow is available you take him.

He's ready to play in the NFL without a huge lead up. Here I think he would be starting in training camp.

He has special written all over him.

For that reason, I don't see any way that Cincy passes on him, and pin their hopes on Ryan Finley
 
Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,

But it's Cincy! 😆😆😆

These guys are like Cleveland, you never know what is going to happen.

Remember when Haslem decided to pick Manziel because of a run in with a homeless guy downtown 🤪🤪🤪
 
Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,

People need to be careful about labeling Burrow, Young, or Judge as being the next best thing.

I can recall a recent edge from Ohio St. that was a can't miss prospect - Vernon Gholston. Or how about Tony Mandarich? Heath Shuler? Charles Rogers? Ryan Leaf? Brian Bosworth? Johnny Manziel?

Be careful what you wish for. It could actually come true and put a major hurt on your favorite team.
 
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Re: Burner's Burning Questions: Free Agency, Mocks, Camps, OTAs, Roster Predictions,

Shuler and Manziel lacked the physical skills and size to be franchise qbs in the NFL. The latter also had drug problems.

But I didn't see these guys or some of the other boom/bust qbs having Burrows skill set that seems to translate to the next level.

He has an NFL profile.
 

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