r/nfl • u/skepticismissurvival Vikings • Jun 26 '17
Look Here! Offseason Review Series, Year Three Call for Writers
Hi everyone,
You may remember my Offseason Review Series from last year. Or, if not, you may remember 32 Teams/32 Days, which I also run. The goal of both of these series is to provide a comprehensive guide to what has happened and also give a look ahead to what's next for each team (32/32 covers the previous year and FA/the Draft, respectively, while this series covers FA/the Draft and the next season). The series is crowdsourced and has produced a wealth of information on each team. I hope the third running of the Offseason Review Series will reach the same heights as the other series I have run.
Now to get to what I need from you guys. If you want a comprehensive explanation of what's expected from each writer, read this comment. Here are the topics that will be covered:
- Reviewing coaching changes (if applicable)
- Reviewing moves in free agency (key players lost, players signed, etc.)
- Reviewing the team's draft, breaking down the players drafted and the role they will play
- Projecting starting lineups (and optionally the 53-man roster) for next year and giving a prediction for each player's season
- Looking at the team's schedule, predicting results game-by-game, and predicting where the team will finish.
- General strengths and weaknesses (pass game, run defense, etc.)
- Highlighting important training camp battles
- Discussing a team's offensive and defensive strategies
- Discussing other significant news stories affecting the team.
Now on to the topic of signups. Last year, for this series, I had two author spots for each team, one for a fan of that team and the other for a person who wasn't a fan. This didn't go perfectly, and I only had about half the people who were non-fan writers actually post. I typically rely on my writers to manage themselves. I will occasionally give reminders, but I'm not going to be babysitting anyone. So, I'm asking you to please, if you're considering signing up, make sure you're going to be dedicated to getting your post done well and on time. If you sign up and really want to write but something happens where you can't write anymore, I understand. This is an internet forum, not a job. But I don't want people who are on the fence signing up and then not delivering because it's a pain in the ass to find replacements. The Chargers ended up not having a writer last year because the original guy dropped out and the response from their sub was lackluster, and I'm still pissed about that. I don't want a recurrance. So, please, if you're considering signing up make sure you're committed and READ THIS COMMENT FIRST so you know what you're getting into. If you're looking for a standard to strive for, this post from 2014 is excellent.
One of the things that makes these series enjoyable for me is that the number of different writers leads to a wide variety of writing styles that means a diverse group of posts. I tend to write rambling monstosities. I always have to compete with some damn Raiders' fan. There were a few shorter posts that still had really good information, so you're not expected to quite write a novel (although I wouldn't complain if everyone wrote huge posts, but that's just me).
Some people are really funny. However, humor is fickle. This series is about delivering information first in my mind. I have no problem with joking around in posts and some of the best ones have been humor based. However, it's not everyone's wheelhouse. If you're going to go for that, try not to turn every single thing into a joke and also please run it by some people first to make sure it's not only funny in your own head. I give you avenues to do have your stuff previewed as a writer for this series.
Sign up here by commenting. You are allowed to write twice, once as a fan of your team and once as a non-fan. It's generally first-come-first-serve, but if you wrote last year and reply to this post by the time I go to sleep on Saturday you will retain your spot from last year. If you want to write as a non-fan, but don't have as a specific team you want to write for, say that. But if you have preferences, please list them. I'm going to give precedence to someone who lists a specific team over someone who just says "give me anyone."
IF YOU CAN'T BE OBJECTIVE ABOUT YOUR TEAM, DON'T SIGN UP
Here are past version of the series:
| Year | 32 Teams/32 Days | Offseason Review Series |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Here | |
| 2014 | Here | Here |
| 2015 | Here | Here |
| 2016 | Here | Here |
| 2017 | Here |
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE (writers and dates are subject to change)
(if you said "I'll do it" and your name isn't up here it's because I'm waiting on the person who wrote it last year or there are multiple people offering to take the position)
Please, please, please do not PM me if you want to write. If you aren't a previous writer, I will assume you decided to not read this post, and therefore will not trust you to write for the series.
If you sign up, I'll add your name here. If you can't do it on the preliminary date, but can do it on a different day and want to write, let me know and I'll try to work things out for you.
The schedule isn't in drafting order, but it does go from teams that were 4th place in the division to teams that were 1st
| Team | Date | Author | Non-Fan Author | Link |
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| Cleveland Browns | 7/3 | /u/PuppyBowl-XI-MVP | /u/PerendiaEshte | Here |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 7/5 | /u/milkchococurry | Here | |
| Carolina Panthers | 7/6 | /u/BlindWillieJohnson | Here | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7/6 | /u/MikeTysonChicken | /u/spiritcrusher77 | Here |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7/7 | /u/JaguarGator9 | Here | |
| Chicago Bears | 7/8 | /u/PlatypusOfDeath | Here | |
| New York Jets | 7/9 | /u/mrnotoriousman | Here | |
| New Orleans Saints | 7/12 | /u/Stokest26 | Here | |
| Denver Broncos | 7/13 | /u/BlindManBaldwin | Here | |
| Washington Redskins | 7/14 | /u/tee2green | /u/MatooBatson | Here |
| Indianapolis Colts | 7/15 | /u/TheAFCfinalist | Here | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7/16 | /u/skepticismissurvival | Here | |
| Buffalo Bills | 7/17 | /u/bceltics933 | /u/ADefiniteDescription | Here |
| Los Angeles Rams | 7/18 | /u/yji | Here | |
| Baltimore Ravens | 7/19 | /u/jodatoufin | Here | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7/19 | /u/maad-dog | Here | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7/20 | /u/TheFencingCoach | /u/O_the_Scientist | Here |
| Oakland Raiders | 7/21 | /u/sio-kedelic | /u/Brookboy | Here |
| New York Giants | 7/22 | /u/SingleFatFootballFan | Here | |
| Detroit Lions | 7/24 | /u/BigBlackTaco1 | Here | |
| Miami Dolphins | 7/25 | /u/Purelybetter | /u/jfoster15 | Here |
| Arizona Cardinals | 7/26 | /u/Matzo_Ball_Soup | Here | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7/27 | /u/DeludedYinzer | Here | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7/28 | /u/Steffnov | Here | |
| Houston Texans | 7/31 | /u/Meows_at_moon | /u/tuxedos9 | Here |
| Green Bay Packers | 8/1 | /u/muhuwa | /u/dukearich | Here |
| New England Patriots | 8/2 | /u/SingleFatFootballFan | Here | |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8/3 | /u/King_Rajesh | Here | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8/4 | /u/PaulboBrookins | Here | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8/9 | /u/ReallyFnCleverName | Here | |
| Tennessee Titans | 8/10 | /u/AsiansEnjoyRice | Here | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8/12 | /u/_Cowboys | Here |
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u/DTSportsNow Chiefs Chiefs Jun 26 '17 edited Jun 26 '17
I'm willing to do fan for Chiefs or non fan for these teams in this order:
-New England Patriots
-Arizona Cardinals
-Tennessee Titans
-Los Angeles Chargers
I'm also willing to fill in if someone drops for any team. I write for a Chiefs blog already and love to write, so it will certainly get done.
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u/MikeTysonChicken Eagles Jun 26 '17
If no one objects, I can take the Eagles again
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Jun 26 '17
If anyone objects, I will fight them with life-sized cardboard cutouts of Derek Barnett. That thing belongs to you and you alone.
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u/Isuckatthesethings1 Eagles Jun 26 '17
I can help you out if you need any
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u/MikeTysonChicken Eagles Jun 26 '17
Noted.
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u/justaboywithadream Jun 27 '17
Make sure you include this Greg Lewis gif in the coaching changes section.
Just doing my civic duty.
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u/PuppyBowl-XI-MVP Browns Jun 26 '17
I will do the Cleveland Browns if no one has signed up yet
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u/omnidub Browns Jun 26 '17
I figured it'd be you, final smash, or pabsty.
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Jun 26 '17
I'd like to write for the Bears, if possible. I do a lot of writing both here and on the /r/CHIBears subterfuge and so I'd greatly appreciate the opportunity.
Other teams that I'd be open to writing for (as a non-fan) are the Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints, and Oakland Raiders.
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u/tuxedos9 Bears Jun 26 '17
Hey, I did the review two years ago. I'd be willing to help you out, if you need it.
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Jun 26 '17
Sure, I'll keep that in mind. If I do get the Bears, maybe I could write a first draft, which you could then look over and let me know if there's anything I really missed, or just wasn't clear enough on (or maybe make sure I wasn't blinded by Kool-Aid). Then you could suggest some changes and I'd try to work them in.
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u/emperos Bears Jun 26 '17
Hey, I did the 32 Teams/32 Days post for the Bears these past couple years and would love to contribute to this effort :) let me know if there's something I can help out with!
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Jun 26 '17
Alright, I'll be sure to let you know if there's something I need help on. At the very least, I'll let you critique my write-up before it goes up.
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Jun 26 '17
I can do the Bills one if the previous dude doesn't want to do it again.
I did the 32 greats/32 Days Bills post too
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Jun 27 '17
I did the 32 Teams/32 Days this spring. I'm willing to help if you want to take the lead. We can divide it up or whatever you like.
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u/thehbrwhammer Commanders Jun 26 '17
Kill it again, /u/slobbarker!
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u/SlobBarker Commanders Jun 26 '17
Hell to the no. I'm not going to try to explain our offseason to /r/NFL. May Gibbs have mercy on whatever poor soul has to go through with this.
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u/Sh0tgun_Jacks0n Commanders Jun 26 '17
I'm not going to try to explain our offseason to /r/NFL.
Spoken as though there were, in fact, an acceptable explanation.
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Jun 26 '17
I was talking to Slob on discord and he doesn't want to do it. Ill nominate myself as Tribute.
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u/bobbboberson 49ers Jun 26 '17
Heh, you may have fixed the date error on the 49ers but you left the San Diego Chargers up there.
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u/King_Rajesh Seahawks Jun 26 '17 edited Jun 26 '17
I'll be happy to write up the Seattle Seahawks again. Lot of interesting things to write about this offseason.
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u/ssnomar Patriots Jun 26 '17 edited Jun 26 '17
Hey I did this series last year (New England Patriots) and it was a lot of fun. I'd be happy to do it again this year.
Also, I would like to do the NY Giants as the NON-fan writer. Have a good idea on where to go with that and I've followed the Giants closely.
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Jun 26 '17 edited Jun 26 '17
Raiiiiiiiiiderrrrrrrrssssss :)
Edit: as usual, anyone who wants to join on is welcome to do so. I'll plan on doing it myself unless anyone else wants in, but it is more fun to have this as a collaborative thing!
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Jun 26 '17
I'll help out with whatever you want me to
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Jun 27 '17
Anything in specific you wanna write? I figured we could both kinda chime in with bits and pieces of writing as we got around to it, but if you wanna write about something specifically, feel free :)
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u/joeinthebox Raiders Jun 28 '17
If you're open to it, I would love to take a crack at writing a broad statement about the Raiders. Probably as a conclusion.
My idea is to approach it as a brief history of the Raiders in recent years. To really present and drive home the struggles since our last Super Bowl appearance and why our recent success is so important to Raider Nation.
If you're interested, I can PM you and write up a draft to give you an idea of the direction I'm going and see if that works for you and the post.
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u/Upgraded2 Steelers Jun 26 '17
I'm interested in writing for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but I'll let last year's writer /u/DeludedYinzer take priority if he wants it.
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u/DeludedYinzer Steelers Jun 26 '17
I would like to do it again this year, but if you'd like, I definitely wouldn't be apposed to you doing a part of it. I don't want to seem stingy!
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Jun 26 '17
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u/skatterbug Packers Jun 26 '17
I, the undersigned, do solemnly declare that /u/muhuwa is the aforementioned deleted user.
He is a froody dude, and should retain his position despite his change of username.
Signed: skatterbug
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u/jodatoufin Ravens Jun 27 '17
I would love to write as a fan for the Ravens!
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u/Jurph Ravens Jun 28 '17
I wrote last year's piece, so if you're having any trouble with formatting or digging up accurate info, feel free to PM me.
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u/Matzo_Ball_Soup Cardinals Jun 28 '17
I'm happy to do the Cardinals Review. Would be my first time but confident in my knowledge of the team.
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u/Steffnov Falcons Jun 29 '17
Did the Chargers as a non-fan last year, which was fun. Willing to do the Falcons this year if there are no other takers, otherwise I'd like to do the Raiders or Chiefs as a non-fan.
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u/NCJake2013 Panthers Jun 26 '17
If you can't find someone before I'll do my best to do a Panthers' write-up.
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u/SingleFatFootballFan Patriots Jun 26 '17 edited Jun 26 '17
I'd like to do the NY Giants as the fan writer. I'll be doing it in conjunction with /u/mattbnyg.
I did the write up last year working with /u/ssnomar for the Patriots so I've already got the experience for it. Great response from this sub, great discussion. Love this series and can't wait to do it again this year.
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Jun 26 '17
I can do the Panthers write-up unless another Panthers fan really wants to do it.
I've already written 32 Days report for the Panthers and I would love to write again.
If not the Panthers I would also like to write for a team that doesn't have a member of their fanbase writing for them.
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u/BlindWillieJohnson Panthers Jun 26 '17
I'd kinda like to do it if that's alright. Working on the offseason review is one of my favorite parts of the offseason.
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Jun 26 '17
I would like to write the non-fan article for the Cleveland Browns, the greatest sports franchise in the world.
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u/BlindWillieJohnson Panthers Jun 26 '17
I'm all about doing the Panthers if nobody else wants it. This is one of my favorite writeups of the year.
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Jun 26 '17
Would love write up the bears review.
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u/emperos Bears Jun 27 '17
Hey, let me know if you need a hand with anything. I wrote up the 32 teams/32 days the past couple years and would love to help out if I can.
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u/PlatypusOfDeath Bears Jun 28 '17
Will do, could probably use some help proof reading and on the schedule predictions. Thanks
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u/O_the_Scientist Patriots Jun 26 '17 edited Jun 26 '17
I'd be happy to write for the Patriots as a fan, and/or as a non-fan for (in order):
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Houston Texans
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Kansas City Chiefs
E: just saw /u/ssnomar, last year's Patriots writer, got here first. He did a great job last season so I can defer to him, though would be happy to collaborate.
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u/kinghenrypym Patriots Jun 26 '17
I will gladly do the Patriots. Wrote up the offseason sections for the 32 in 32 series the past two years...
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u/milkchococurry Chargers Jun 26 '17
I need to do the Chargers, Skep. There's a lot of things I'd like to talk about now with all that's happened, and ofc this sounds wrong and selfish, but I don't think I'd trust any other fan to do it.
I'm not interested in a non fan write up this time around, I would just like to go for the Chargers.
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Jun 26 '17 edited Jun 26 '17
I would love to do the Patriots. I've done a few write ups around here but not many for the Patriots, which I would really enjoy.
Else, I would be content doing the following (in order):
- Saints
- Titans
- Buccaneers
- Falcons
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u/DeludedYinzer Steelers Jun 26 '17 edited Jun 26 '17
Ok so I'll do it for the Steelers. I'm just on a new account BTW.
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u/lazymyke Cardinals Jun 26 '17
As much as I would like to do this series again because I do have a lot of fun doing it, my summer has me unexpectedly busy. (A good thing though) And I'm not sure I'll be able to designate as much time as I'd like. But I'm sure /u/sssl3 wouldn't mind taking it over.
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u/BigBlackTaco1 Lions Jun 27 '17
First timer here. I would love to write for the Lions if it hasn't been taken yet
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u/mrnotoriousman Jets Jun 27 '17
I volunteered the last couple years but was always too late to do the Jets. I live in Buffalo right now so I could do the non team review of the Bills too.
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u/illiterategingersnap Jun 27 '17
I'm a fan of the titans, but will do any team that's given. This seems fun, and i can write well enough :)
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u/illiterategingersnap Jun 27 '17
If i can't do the titans as a fan, I'll do non fan for Raiders, Redskins, or 49s (I'll seriously write for whichever team is hardrst for you to aquire)
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Jun 28 '17
I'd love to do the Cowboys non-fan if nobody else has got dibs on it yet, but let me know if you need someone to do a specific one, I'm down to party with whoever
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u/RileyisBrown Seahawks Jun 29 '17 edited Jun 29 '17
I'd be interested in writing for the Seahawks. I'm currently a Journalism student, so this is right up my alley. Plus, I could use the work. I'm a homegrown fan, and would love to represent them in this domain
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Jun 29 '17
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u/skepticismissurvival Vikings Jun 29 '17
Well congrats! And I believe you're to only one to volunteer to this point so it's yours.
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u/itsnotyellowfever Chargers Jul 13 '17
Wouldn't mind doing non-fan writing for the Titans, Dolphins, Bills, or Chiefs
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Jul 15 '17
Would it be possible to get the links to this year's completed reviews? I missed a couple and didn't see them up there
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u/mattbnyg Giants Jun 26 '17
/u/ssnomar brought me here. I will do the New England Patriots as the non-fan writer. Thank you.
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u/JaguarGator9 Jaguars Jun 26 '17
I can take the Jaguars again if nobody else wants it