QSN ran an early keeper simulation for QFL1’s 2011 season using KeeperCommish and projected some surprises. According to the analysis provided there will be some big name free agents, minimal use of restricted free agent tags and some teams with a lot of salary cap to work with at the Thirteenth Annual Auction in DC.

Turner & Jones-Drew will be available

QUnet was projected to drop, or at least Franchise, Michael Turner (currently $27 L8), and BQP is assumed to have no choice but to drop Jones-Drew ($22 L2), rather than pay him 25% and lose beloved Shonn Greene and Matt Ryan (whose combined salaries are increasing $12).

All-In Eagles Ted Has $60 To Spend

Not including rookie draft picks one can only find 7 keepers (almost all Eagles) and a QFLE guy, Celek, on Ted’s roster. The upside is that leaves $62 to use chasing more eagles players at the Auction. BQP, QUnet and HePQ each have about $40 to spend according to the new free salary cap analysis provided by KeeperCommish while FahQ, QU, FRNQ and OrigQ will have between $25-30 left. SOQ, TenQ, QTang and QBC are pretty much not going to be involved.

Ten Projected Transition Tags, One Possible Franchise

At this very early stage of the long, long off-season that might get really, really long if there is a lockout (we’ll know for sure in a month) it looks like only Michael Turner stands out as a franchise tag decision for QUnet. Then there are about 10 transition tags with a handful of A-listers.

Projected Transition tags:

Tom Brady L4
Philip Rivers L4
Frank Gore L4
DeSean Jackson L4
Cedric Benson L4
Ahmad Bradshaw L4
Vincent Jackson L4
Michael Bush L4
New York Jets L4
Miami Dolphins L4

Better Keeper Value?: Vick $1 L2 – Q or Arian Foster $2 L3

Better QFLE Keeper?: James Starks or James Jones

2011 Projected Keepers

QUnet

Player Age Team Pos Salary Contract
Aaron Rodgers 26 GB QB 23 L6
Anthony Dixon (R) 22 SF RB 1 S2QFLE
CJ Spiller (R) 22 BUF RB 6 S2
Fred Jackson 28 BUF RB 9 L2
Michael Crabtree 22 SF WR 4 S3
Mike Wallace 23 PIT WR 2 L3
Heath Miller 27 PIT TE 2 L3
Minnesota Vikings   MIN DEF 11 L6
New York Giants   NYG DEF 3 L2
Total Salary 61  

 

 
OriqQ

Player Age Team Pos Salary Contract
Matt Schaub 28 HOU QB 8 L3
Arian Foster 23 HOU RB 1 L2
Frank Gore 26 SF RB 29 L4
James Starks (R) 24 GB RB 1 L2QFLE
Calvin Johnson 24 DET WR 18 L2
Kenny Britt 21 TEN WR 4 S3QFLE
Mario Manningham 23 NYG WR 1 L2
Mike Williams (R) 23 TB WR 2 S2
Antonio Gates 29 SD TE 5 L8
Chicago Bears   CHI DEF 5 L1
Total Salary 74  

 

 
Q

Player Age Team Pos Salary Contract
Kevin Kolb 25 PHI QB 2 L3
Michael Vick 29 PHI QB 1 L2
DeSean Jackson 23 PHI WR 3 L4
Malcom Floyd 28 SD WR 7 L2
Marques Colston 26 NO WR 17 L2
Brent Celek 24 PHI TE 2 L3QFLE
Indianapolis Colts   IND DEF 3 L2
Oakland Raiders   OAK DEF 3 L2
Total Salary 38  

 

 
BQP

Player Age Team Pos Salary Contract
Matt Ryan 24 ATL QB 12 L1
Tim Tebow (R) 22 DEN QB 1 L2
Adrian Peterson 24 MIN RB 22 L2
Shonn Greene 24 NYJ RB 8 S3
Demaryius Thomas (R) 22 DEN WR 3 L3QFLE
Lee Evans 28 BUF WR 2 S2QFLE
Santonio Holmes 25 NYJ WR 6 L2
Sidney Rice 23 MIN WR 3 L3
Owen Daniels 27 HOU TE 1 L2
Miami Dolphins   MIA DEF 2 L4
Total Salary 60  

 

 
QU

Player Age Team Pos Salary Contract
Joe Flacco 24 BAL QB 12 L1
Philip Rivers 28 SD QB 6 L4
Chris Wells 21 ARI RB 16 S3
Marshawn Lynch 23 BUF RB 1 L2
Ray Rice 22 BAL RB 20 L1
Ryan Mathews (R) 23 SD RB 8 S2
Hakeem Nicks 21 NYG WR 4 S3
New York Jets   NYJ DEF 4 L4
Total Salary 71  

 

 
QBC

Player Age Team Pos Salary Contract
Mark Sanchez 23 NYJ QB 4 S3
Tony Romo 29 DAL QB 9 L6
Ahmad Bradshaw 23 NYG RB 4 L4
Brandon Jacobs 27 NYG RB 10 L2
Montario Hardesty (R) 23 CLE RB 2 S2
Greg Jennings 26 GB WR 21 L3
Steve Smith (NYG) 24 NYG WR 16 L5
Baltimore Ravens   BAL DEF 13 L2
Total Salary 79  

 

 
FRNQ

Player Age Team Pos Salary Contract
Drew Brees 30 NO QB 19 L8
Sam Bradford (R) 22 STL QB 2 S2
Darren McFadden 22 OAK RB 9 L2
Michael Bush 25 OAK RB 3 L4
Rashard Mendenhall 22 PIT RB 22 L1
Arrelious Benn (R) 21 TB WR 2 S2QFLE
Percy Harvin 21 MIN WR 4 S3
Vincent Jackson 26 SD WR 4 L4
Pittsburgh Steelers   PIT DEF 10 L2
Total Salary 75  

 

     

HepQ

Player Age Team Pos Salary Contract
Ben Roethlisberger 27 PIT QB 5 L3
Josh Freeman 21 TB QB 1 L2
Bernard Scott 25 CIN RB 4 S3QFLE
Cedric Benson 27 CIN RB 3 L4
Andre Johnson 28 HOU WR 25 L8
Austin Collie 24 IND WR 4 L2
Jeremy Maclin 21 PHI WR 8 S3
Wes Welker 28 NE WR 10 L6
New Orleans Saints   NO DEF 2 L3
Total Salary 62  

TenQ

Player Age Team Pos Salary Contract
Eli Manning 28 NYG QB 3 L2
Chris Johnson 24 TEN RB 20 L1
Danny Ware 24 NYG RB 2 L2QFLE
DeAngelo Williams 26 CAR RB 12 L2
Jonathan Stewart 22 CAR RB 20 L1
LeSean McCoy 21 PHI RB 12 S3
Ryan Torain 24 WAS RB 2 L2
Dez Bryant (R) 21 DAL WR 6 S2
James Jones 25 GB WR 2 L1QFLE
Green Bay Packers   GB DEF 9 L5
Total Salary 88  

QTANG

Player Age Team Pos Salary Contract
Peyton Manning 33 IND QB 19 L8
Jahvid Best (R) 21 DET RB 8 S2
Matt Forte 24 CHI RB 20 L1
Miles Austin 25 DAL WR 2 L3
Reggie Wayne 31 IND WR 23 L2
Jermichael Finley 22 GB TE 2 L3
Visanthe Shiancoe 29 MIN TE 2 L3
Dallas Cowboys   DAL DEF 10 L5
Total Salary 86  

SOQ

Player Age Team Pos Salary Contract
Tom Brady 32 NE QB 19 L4
BenJarvus Green-Ellis 24 NE RB 4 L2
Knowshon Moreno 22 DEN RB 16 S3
Peyton Hillis 23 DEN RB 1 L2
Steven Jackson 26 STL RB 28 L8
Brandon Marshall 25 MIA WR 9 L3
Vernon Davis 25 SF TE 2 L3
New England Patriots   NE DEF 6 L3
Total Salary 85  

FAHQ

Player Age Team Pos Salary Contract
Jay Cutler 26 CHI QB 9 L6
Jamaal Charles 23 KC RB 20 L1
Thomas Jones 31 KC RB 6 L2
Roddy White 28 ATL WR 19 L5
Dallas Clark 30 IND TE 10 L2
San Diego Chargers   SD DEF 6 L2
Total Salary 70  

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