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Set some house rules to make this fun for me:

Had to trade the original team (or cut whoever was left)
Can only trade for players on the trade block, can't sign players during the FA period (must be from the menu)
Can't use a draft pick unless there are no trade offers
Can't re-sign anyone

My goal is to see what kind of team I can build through strategic drafting (not just getting every single sleeper), people who slip through the cracks in FA, and people who get put on the trade block.

The first year is gonna be a rebuild year so I can get decent coaches and try to land a solid QB in the draft that I can build around for a few seasons.

About my coach:

HC Jordan Scott

Personality - Commander

Skills - Chemistry 2, Performance 4

Special Skills - Charisma, Ambition

(My goal is to not get fired the first season, so I went high on performance since the team will be underwhelming, and also got Charisma so hopefully my approval will be decent)

Playbooks - College Attack, 3-3-5 Mustang

Without further ado, here are the moves I made before the FA period:

Franchise tagged P Michael Koenen (to trade him)

Tags around the league:

Bears ROLB Lance Briggs
Bengals RE Justin Smith
Cardinals ROLB Karlos Dansby
Cowboys LT Flozell Adams
Panthers RT Jordan Gross
Patriots WR Randy Moss
Ravens ROLB Terrell Suggs
Seahawks CB Marcus Trufant
Titans DT Albert Haynesworth

Tagged LOLB Michael Boley with Level 2 tender (2nd round)

Released RE Chauncey Davis to UFA (he never comes back anyway)

Cut LT Quinn Ojinnaka, C Doug Datish, C Todd McClure, RG D'Anthony Batiste, LE Derrick Jones, DT Montavious Stanley, and MLB Tony Taylor
(all of them won't get any sort of trade interest) - Incurred 330K in penalties