2012 Orange Mane Mock Draft UDFA Thread

[BowlenBall]

The 2012 OM Mock Draft is done and dusted, but if you have any deep sleepers on your board that went undrafted, have no fear -- the 2012 UDFA round is here!

The UDFA (UnDrafted Free Agent) round is open to all 32 participants of the regular mock draft -- you don't have to participate if you don't want to, but all picks will be included in your mock draft haul and count towards bragging rights.

2008 UDFA Round Results: http://www.orangemane.com/BB/showthread.php?t=67629
2009 UDFA Round Results: http://www.orangemane.com/BB/showthread.php?t=79818
2010 UDFA Round Results: http://www.orangemane.com/BB/showthread.php?t=90729
2011 UDFA Round Results: http://www.orangemane.com/BB/showthread.php?t=97743

Here are the details for this year (exactly the same as 2011):

1. All teams begin with $100,000 to bid for players which were not selected in the 2012 OM Mock Draft. Bidding is done blindly and privately -- in other words, all bids are sent to me via PM, and the results are revealed at the conclusion of the bidding period. DO NOT POST YOUR BIDS IN THIS THREAD!

2. Minimum bid for a player is $5000. Bids can be made in $100 increments only. There will only be one round of bidding, so any cash you have left over will be useless. In other words - use it or lose it.

3. Please send all bids via one and only one PM to me (BowlenBall) any time between the last selection in the OM Mock Draft and Monday, April 23rd, at 11:59 p.m. MST. Please title the PM "UDFA Round Picks for NFL TEAM NAME". All bids received after the deadline will be considered null and void.

4. Please submit bids in this format:

Name, Position, College, Bid
Rulon Jones, DE, Utah State, $30,000
Randy Gradishar, LB, Ohio State, $11,400
Joe Dudek, RB, Plymouth State, $23,700
Total Spent: $65,100

5. Please do not submit bids for players who have already been selected in the mock draft. Refer to the Alpha list or the main pick thread before you submit your bid. Any bids for pre-selected players will be ignored, and the team owner will NOT be notified of his error.

6. Tiebreaker: if two or more teams bid the same amount for the same player, then whoever submitted their bid first will be considered the winner.

7. Results will be posted shortly past midnight on Tuesday, April 24th.

8. In the interests of transparency, I will submit my own list via PM to JCMElway before the official bidding period begins, and before I review any of the bids submitted. In addition, I will disqualify myself from the tiebreaker rules, meaning that any tie that I am involved with will go to the other team.

9. As I receive bids, I will post confirmation below, along with a sequence number indicating when they submitted it to me (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.).

AFC

West
Denver (Shanananahan): 1st to submit bids
Kansas City
Oakland (JCMElway): 12th to submit bids
San Diego (brncs_fan): 14th to submit bids

South
Indianapolis (Mediator12): 5th to submit bids
Jacksonville
Houston
Tennessee

Central
Pittsburgh (ExpatFan): Last to submit bids
Baltimore (houghtam): 15th to submit bids
Cincinnati (Requiem): 7th to submit bids
Cleveland

East
New York Jets (phibacka31): 6th to submit bids
New England (eddie mac): 9th to submit bids
Buffalo (Killericon): 13th to submit bids
Miami

NFC

West
Seattle (Arkie): 3rd to submit bids
San Francisco
St. Louis (Rohirrim): 2nd to submit bids
Arizona (TheReverend): 8th to submit bids

East
Dallas (Broncoman4Ever): 4th to submit bids
Philadelphia (jebures): 11th to submit bids
New York Giants (GoHAM): 17th to submit bids
Washington

North
Green Bay
Minnesota (CBF1): 16th to submit bids
Detroit (southstndjunkie): 10th to submit bids
Chicago

South
Tampa Bay
Carolina
Atlanta
New Orleans

[brncs_fan]

In before details

[houghtam]

I just farted and it smelled like gunpowder.

[Rohirrim]

Originally Posted by houghtam

I just farted and it smelled like gunpowder.

Light a match.

[ColoradoBuff]

in before deleted....

[houghtam]

Originally Posted by ColoradoBuff

in before deleted....

I don't see pricejj's name as the thread author...

[CBF1]

rules please

[CBF1]

I quit

[BowlenBall]

Originally Posted by CBF1

I quit

If Med doesn't get his pick in by the end of tonight, we'll have someone pinch-hit for him and start the UDFA round first thing in the morning... it'll be waiting for you when you wake up....

[BowlenBall]

OK, I lied...

[GoHAM]

Originally Posted by BowlenBall

OK, I lied...

[Rohirrim]

[Mediator12]

What's Wrong BB. I thought you were ready to roll with this!

(Yes, I was only 30 hours late picking )

[BowlenBall]

Originally Posted by Mediator12

What's Wrong BB. I thought you were ready to roll with this!

(Yes, I was only 30 hours late picking )

NOW I'm waiting for your UDFA picks.....

[Rohirrim]

I'm in.

[BroncoMan4ever]

picks have been sent in. if someone snakes a player i was really considering taking in the 5th, i am going to freak the **** out.

[Rohirrim]

I did pretty good for the Broncos in the 2010 UDFA:

Jim Dray, TE, Stanford (Az. Cardinals - 4 yr. deal)
Kerry Meier, WR, Kansas (Atl. Falcons - 4 yr. deal)
Tim Toone, WR/KR, Weber State (Broncos)
Ko Quaye, DT, S Dakota (Edmonton Eskimos)
Will Tukuafu, DE, Oregon (DT, Niners)
Boris Lee, LB/ST, Troy (FA, been on Jags, Jets, Chargers)
Anthony Levine, S, Tenn St (Packers practice squad)
Cassius Vaughn, CB, Ole Miss (Broncos)

I really thought Levine would do better.

[BroncoMan4ever]

Originally Posted by Rohirrim

I did pretty good for the Broncos in the 2010 UDFA:

Jim Dray, TE, Stanford (Az. Cardinals - 4 yr. deal)
Kerry Meier, WR, Kansas (Atl. Falcons - 4 yr. deal)
Tim Toone, WR/KR, Weber State (Broncos)
Ko Quaye, DT, S Dakota (Edmonton Eskimos)
Will Tukuafu, DE, Oregon (DT, Niners)
Boris Lee, LB/ST, Troy (FA, been on Jags, Jets, Chargers)
Anthony Levine, S, Tenn St (Packers practice squad)
Cassius Vaughn, CB, Ole Miss (Broncos)

I really thought Levine would do better.

he's still around, so he has a chance.

[SouthStndJunkie]

Detroit Lions UDFA picks are in.

[BowlenBall]

Yeah baby -- 12 teams have now submitted bids!

I had two different owners ask for a weekend extension for their bids (one due to work, one due to home internet issues), so we'll need to push the deadline back a bit to Monday at 11:59 p.m. MST. That's still well ahead of the actual draft, so you'll all have to wait a little longer to see what your final draft class looks like....

[Mediator12]

Originally Posted by BowlenBall

Yeah baby -- 12 teams have now submitted bids!

I had two different owners ask for a weekend extension for their bids (one due to work, one due to home internet issues), so we'll need to push the deadline back a bit to Monday at 11:59 p.m. MST. That's still well ahead of the actual draft, so you'll all have to wait a little longer to see what your final draft class looks like....

I appreciate your effort BB. However, giving people extra time to research bids also gives them more time to search for information not available when the rest of us submitted bids early to break tie breakers. In retrospect, I would have bid MUCH differently If I knew we had a week to get more information versus what I actually did.

That is a tough trade off IMHO. Just something to consider in the future

[BowlenBall]

Originally Posted by Mediator12

I appreciate your effort BB. However, giving people extra time to research bids also gives them more time to search for information not available when the rest of us submitted bids early to break tie breakers. In retrospect, I would have bid MUCH differently If I knew we had a week to get more information versus what I actually did.

That is a tough trade off IMHO. Just something to consider in the future

Good point, and I do agree with you -- but I tried to err on the side of more participants, which makes for a better UDFA round experience.

Oh well, we needed to handicap you anyway, you've schooled us all for years at this little reindeer game.

We're up to 14 participants right now, by the way, and ColoradoBuff has said he'll send his in soon, so that makes 15... would love to get at least 20, so harangue and cajole anyone who hasn't submitted a bid yet!

[houghtam]

Originally Posted by BowlenBall

Good point, and I do agree with you -- but I tried to err on the side of more participants, which makes for a better UDFA round experience.

Oh well, we needed to handicap you anyway, you've schooled us all for years at this little reindeer game.

We're up to 14 participants right now, by the way, and ColoradoBuff has said he'll send his in soon, so that makes 15... would love to get at least 20, so harangue and cajole anyone who hasn't submitted a bid yet!

I'm going to put in some bids, but it won't be until just before the deadline, just to piss off Rev

[BroncoMan4ever]

Originally Posted by houghtam

I'm going to put in some bids, but it won't be until just before the deadline, just to piss off Rev

For doing this I am glad I stole Burfict from you.

[Arkie]

My favorite UDFA moment from 2008

Johnson, Steve (WR, Kentucky)
$26,000 – Cincinnati Bengals (Arkie)
$25,000 – Baltimore Ravens (JCMElway)