Sab's Alternate Realities: an FOF Dynasty

[sabotai]

Yes, I'm starting my 513th dynasty...

This is an idea I had a little while ago and have been thinking about it for awhile. This will be a realitively hands-off approach. The gameplanning will be done by the AI, but I'll do everything else (which seems to take as long combined as the game planning. :) ). But I'm not really going to get invested in my team. Here's the premise.

I start with one FOF set up. I create the game using the real player file. Team Chemistry is turned on, but X-Factor is not. I play through one season of the game. At the beginning of the next season (after the 1st draft) I will save the league to three seperate files (create 3 seperate realities). I then continue on, using the same draft exports for all 3, to see how much they deviate from each other.

To see if any team can create a super power in the same time period in all three realities. To see if the stud QB in one reality can become the next 3 time Super Bowl champion, only to turn into the next super bust in another. To see if a Hall Of Famer from one reality has his career cut drastically short by injury in another. This is...Sabotai's Alternate Realities *cue The Outer Limits music*

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NY Giants Roster Preseason 2003


Player # Pos Start HT WT Exp Birthdate College
Collins, Kerry 5 QB QB 6-5 250 9 12/30/1972 Penn State
Garrett, Jason 17 QB 6-2 198 9 03/28/1966 Princeton
##Palmer, Jesse 3 QB 6-2 219 3 10/05/1978 Florida
Dixon, Ernie 18 QB 5-11 207 1 02/03/1982 Arizona State
##Mitchell, Brian 30 RB 5-10 221 14 08/18/1968 Louisiana-Lafayette
Levens, Dorsey 28 RB 6-1 230 10 05/21/1970 Georgia Tech
Barber, Tiki 21 RB RB 5-10 200 7 04/07/1975 Virginia
##Dayne, Ron 27 RB 5-10 253 4 03/14/1978 Wisconsin
Joyce, Delvin 33 RB 5-7 181 4 09/21/1978 James Madison
Finn, Jim 20 FB 6-0 235 4 12/09/1976 Pennsylvania
Heath, Levon 31 FB FB 6-1 253 1 03/08/1980 Valparaiso
Rivers, Marcellus 83 TE 6-4 231 3 10/26/1978 Oklahoma State
Shockey, Jeremy 80 TE TE 6-4 245 2 08/18/1980 Miami, Florida
Shiancoe, Vishante 82 TE 6-4 251 1 06/18/1980 Morgan State
Toomer, Amani 81 FL FL 6-3 202 8 09/08/1974 Michigan
Carter, Tim 84 FL 5-11 190 2 09/21/1979 Auburn
##Ponder, Willie 87 FL 6-0 202 1 02/14/1980 SE Missouri St.
Hilliard, Ike 88 SE SE 5-11 195 6 04/05/1976 Florida
Dixon, Ron 86 SE 6-0 190 4 05/28/1976 Lambuth
##Tyree, David 85 SE 6-0 200 1 01/03/1980 Syracuse
##Kuehl, Ryan 91 C 6-5 290 7 01/18/1972 Virginia
##Bober, Chris 67 C 6-4 305 4 12/24/1976 Nebraska - Omaha
Dach, Carson 57 C 6-1 255 1 09/29/1980 Eastern Michigan
Lucier, Wayne 62 C C 6-3 300 1 12/05/1979 Colorado
Seubert, Rich 69 LG LG 6-3 295 3 03/30/1979 Western Illinois
Gutting, Bob 64 LG 6-4 322 1 12/30/1982 Maine
Diehl, Dave 66 RG RG 6-5 315 1 09/15/1980 Illinois
##Offutt, Billy Joe 63 RG 6-3 280 1 11/16/1982 Towson
Petitgout, Luke 77 LT LT 6-6 315 5 06/15/1972 Notre Dame
Allen, Ian 74 RT 6-4 300 4 07/22/1978 Purdue
##Hatch, Jeff 76 RT 6-7 300 2 09/28/1979 Pennsylvania
Roehl, Jeff 73 RT RT 6-4 303 1 05/18/1980 Northwestern
Feagles, Jeff 10 P 6-1 204 16 08/07/1966 Miami, Florida
Bryant, Matt 8 K 5-9 191 4 05/29/1975 Baylor
Strahan, Michael 92 LDE LDE 6-5 275 11 11/21/1971 Texas Southern
Washington, Keith 99 LDE 6-4 275 8 12/18/1972 UNLV
Holmes, Kenny 90 RDE RDE 6-4 270 7 10/24/1973 Miami, Florida
Umenyiora, Osi 72 RDE 6-3 275 1 11/16/1981 Troy State
Griffin, Cornelius 97 LDT LDT 6-3 300 4 12/03/1976 Alabama
##Legree, Lance 70 LDT 6-1 285 3 12/22/1977 Notre Dame
Hamilton, Keith 75 RDT RDT 6-6 300 12 05/25/1971 Pittsburgh
Joseph, William 94 RDT 6-5 303 3 09/03/1979 Miami, Florida
McArthur, Norbert 95 WILB 6-5 257 1 10/17/1982 Virginia Tech
Barrow, Mike 58 MLB MLB 6-2 236 11 04/19/1970 Miami, Florida
##Greisen, Nick 54 MLB 6-1 234 2 08/10/1979 Wisconsin
Short, Brandon 53 SLB SLB 6-2 252 4 07/11/1977 Penn State
Monk, Quincy 93 SLB 6-2 240 2 01/30/1979 North Carolina
##Lewis, Kevin 59 WLB 6-0 230 4 10/06/1978 Duke
Jones, Dhani 55 WLB WLB 6-1 237 3 02/22/1978 Michigan
Mallard, Wesly 51 WLB 6-1 212 2 11/21/1978 Oregon
Serwanga, Kato 26 LCB 6-0 200 5 07/23/1976 California
Allen, Will 25 LCB LCB 5-10 192 3 08/05/1978 Syracuse
##Walker, Frank 41 LCB 5-10 198 1 08/06/1981 Tuskegee
Green, Ray 29 RCB 6-3 187 4 03/22/1977 South Carolina
Brown, Ralph 22 RCB 5-10 180 3 09/16/1978 Nebraska
Peterson, William 24 RCB RCB 6-0 197 3 06/15/1979 Western Illinois
Williams, Shaun 36 SS SS 6-2 215 6 10/10/1976 UCLA
Clark, Ryan 39 SS 5-11 185 2 10/12/1979 Louisiana State
Stoutmire, Omar 23 FS FS 5-11 198 7 07/09/1974 Fresno State
##Harris, Johnnie 37 FS 6-2 210 5 02/21/1972 Mississippi State

$$ - player is in starting lineup, ## - player is inactive.

Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46

Salary Cap: $75,000,000
Cap Room: $14,100,000
Maximum for New Player: $14,340,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $120,000

Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $480,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $74,450,000

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New York Giants 2003 Exhibition Season Schedule

Week Opponent Result Attendance Weather
Week 1 OPEN
Week 2 at New England Patriots L, 14-17 67,500 Sunny, 56
Week 3 CAROLINA PANTHERS L, 12-22 78,600 Rain, 63
Week 4 NEW JERSEY JETS L, 9-19 78,600 Sunny, 57
Week 5 at Baltimore Ravens W, 34-10 66,700 Sunny, 91

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2003 Regular Season Standings

AC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Pittsburgh 11 5 0 .688 405 296 8-4 5-1
Baltimore 7 9 0 .438 278 322 7-5 3-3
Cleveland 6 10 0 .375 278 382 6-6 4-2
Cincinnati 4 12 0 .250 271 382 2-10 0-6

AC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Indianapolis 12 4 0 .750 395 298 10-2 5-1
Jacksonville 10 6 0 .625 306 197 8-4 2-4
Tennessee 9 7 0 .563 312 315 8-4 4-2
Houston 9 7 0 .563 260 281 7-5 1-5

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Buffalo 8 8 0 .500 314 293 7-5 5-1
New Jersey 5 11 0 .313 309 323 3-9 3-3
Miami 5 11 0 .313 200 324 2-10 2-4
New England 5 11 0 .313 249 324 4-8 2-4

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Oakland 12 4 0 .750 415 343 9-3 4-2
Kansas City 10 6 0 .625 391 291 8-4 5-1
San Diego 5 11 0 .313 277 334 4-8 3-3
Denver 5 11 0 .313 291 372 3-9 0-6

NC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Green Bay 8 7 1 .531 343 276 6-5-1 5-0-1
Detroit 6 10 0 .375 270 375 4-8 2-4
Minnesota 4 11 1 .281 297 343 2-9-1 2-3-1
Chicago 4 12 0 .250 189 335 2-10 2-4

NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Tampa Bay 12 4 0 .750 331 170 10-2 6-0
Carolina 11 5 0 .688 275 258 8-4 3-3
New Orleans 6 10 0 .375 241 330 4-8 2-4
Atlanta 5 11 0 .313 227 295 3-9 1-5

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
New York 10 6 0 .625 317 270 7-5 5-1
Philadelphia 9 7 0 .563 272 253 7-5 4-2
Dallas 8 8 0 .500 239 262 6-6 2-4
Washington 7 9 0 .438 201 255 5-7 1-5

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
St. Louis 12 4 0 .750 413 332 8-4 2-4
Seattle 11 5 0 .688 394 279 9-3 4-2
San Francisco 11 5 0 .688 362 252 9-3 3-3
Arizona 8 8 0 .500 327 287 5-7 3-3

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2003 Playoffs

Jacksonville at Buffalo
Kansas City at Pittsburgh
San Francisco at New York
Seattle at Green Bay

Byes
St. Louis and Tampa Bay (NFC)
Oakland and Indianapolis (AFC)

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2003 Wildcard Results

Jacksonville 24, Buffalo 21
Kansas City 17, Pittsburgh 14
San Francisco 9, New York 10
Seattle 17, Green Bay 6

Second Round
Jacksonville at Oakland
Kansas City at Indianapolis
New York at St. Louis
Seattle at Tampa Bay

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2003 2nd Round Playoffs Results
Jacksonville 23, Oakland 20
Kansas City 27, Indianapolis 24
New York 16, St. Louis 13
Seattle 10, Tampa Bay 23

Tampa Bay was the only home team (only team with a 1st round bye) to win.

Conference Championship
Kansas City at Jacksonville
New York at Tampa Bay

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2003 Conference Chmapionships
Kansas City 7, Jacksonville 28
New York 17, Tampa Bay 23

2003 Super Bowl
Jacksonville 6, Tampa Bay 24

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2004 Off Season: Big Free Agent signings

*due to cap space, I did not participate in the free agent period.

T Walter Jones signs with Arizona. $57.69 million over 5 years
OLB Ian Gold signs with Carolina. $22.45 million over 5 years
CB Charles Woodson signs with Arizona. $47.73 million over 6 years
CB Champ Bailey signs with Philadelphia. $29.95 million over 4 years
T John Tate signs with San Diego. $44.35 million over 6 years
DE Jevon Kearse signs with Atlanta. $25.30 million over 5 years
CB Shawn Springs signs with Minnesota. $21.34 million over 4 years
QB Payton Manning signs with Cleveland. $55.82 million over 4 years
CB Troy Vincent signs with Jacksonville. $19.34 million over 3 years
CB Chris McAllister signs with Washington. $41.88 million over 5 years

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2004 Off Season: Draft

How the 1st Round Went
1. Chicago - Lehmkuhl, Leslie, T, Purdue
2. Cincinnati - Ford, Clay, DT, Virginia Tech
3. Minnesota - Mahoney, Maurice, T, Wake Forest
4. New England - Dunlap, Marty, DT, Arkansas
5. Miami - Emerson, Gabe, WR, Wisconsin
6. New Jersey - Campos, Maurice, ILB, Nebraska
7. Denver - Burns, Peter, G, UCLA
8. San Diego - McDaniel, R.J., ILB, Southern California
9. Atlanta - Manley, Darnell, WR, Nebraska
10. New Orleans - Stargell, Vernon, OLB, Stanford
11. Detroit - Guthrie, Jamie, RB, Oklahoma
12. Cleveland - Lake, Morris, DE, Georgia
13. Washington - Church, Julio, S, Maryland
14. Baltimore - McGregor, Brett, WR, Illinois
15. Buffalo - Koester, Sedrick, RB, Clemson
16. Arizona - Mincy, Charles, QB, Texas
17. Dallas - Chancey, D.J., RB, South Carolina
18. Cincinnati - Wilkerson, Ike, T, Nebraska
19. Philadelphia - Swinger, Ty, RB, Ohio State
20. Houston - de Groh, Harvey, CB, Arizona
21. Tennessee - Myslinski, Mack, OLB, Florida State
22. Kansas City - Roberson, Conrad, WR, Virginia Tech
23. New York - Herron, Walter, OLB, Pittsburgh
24. Pittsburgh - Lewis, Rico, S, Colorado
25. Carolina - Diaz, Archie, WR, Texas
26. San Francisco - Castillo, Hunter, DT, Wake Forest
27. Seattle - Tolbert, Marco, CB, Arizona State
28. Oakland - Webb, Shannon, QB, Florida State
29. Indianapolis - Wayne, Lee, OLB, Maryland
30. Green Bay - Harman, Amos, ILB, Michigan
31. Jacksonville - Fuller, Rusty, RB, Georgia
32. Tampa Bay - Booker, Donnell, S, Illinois

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Reality Splits

The the end of the 2004 offseason, the 3 realities shall begin. Here is the roster of my 2004 squad as it stands right after training camp. All 3 realities have the same roster


Player # Pos Start OnTm EndCnt Exp Cap Cost Save if Rls
Collins, Kerry 5 QB QB 1999 2004 10 $8,950,000 $7,000,000
Winslett, Adam 2 QB 2004 2004 1 $250,000 $250,000
Mussi, Steven 1 QB 2004 2007 1 $480,000 $270,000
Mitchell, Brian 30 RB 2003 2006 15 $960,000 $840,000
Levens, Dorsey 28 RB 2003 2005 11 $940,000 $840,000
Barber, Tiki 21 RB RB 1997 2006 8 $6,050,000 $3,980,000
Dayne, Ron 27 RB 2000 2004 5 $1,150,000 $700,000
Bennett, Orlando 34 RB 2004 2006 1 $270,000 $270,000
Finn, Jim 20 FB FB 2003 2004 5 $580,000 $580,000
Popson, Courtney 32 FB 2004 2006 1 $720,000 $350,000
Shockey, Jeremy 80 TE TE 2002 2006 3 $1,650,000 $460,000
Shiancoe, Vishante 82 TE 2003 2005 2 $460,000 $320,000
Toomer, Amani 81 FL FL 1996 2006 9 $6,280,000 $4,400,000
Carter, Tim 84 FL 2002 2005 3 $820,000 $450,000
Newsome, Richard 85 FL 2004 2006 1 $360,000 $270,000
Hilliard, Ike 88 SE SE 1997 2007 7 $2,250,000 $1,500,000
Dixon, Ron 86 SE 2000 2005 5 $950,000 $890,000
Kuehl, Ryan 91 C 2003 2007 8 $790,000 $720,000
Dach, Carson 57 C 2003 2005 2 $320,000 $320,000
Lucier, Wayne 62 C C 2003 2004 2 $390,000 $320,000
Seubert, Rich 69 LG LG 2001 2007 4 $1,230,000 $550,000
Duran, Roosevelt 60 LG 2004 2004 1 $250,000 $250,000
Diehl, Dave 66 RG RG 2003 2005 2 $350,000 $320,000
Petitgout, Luke 77 LT LT 1999 2008 6 $3,100,000 $1,470,000
Hatch, Jeff 76 RT 2002 2004 3 $580,000 $410,000
Roehl, Jeff 73 RT RT 2003 2005 2 $320,000 $320,000
Feagles, Jeff 10 P 2003 2007 17 $940,000 $840,000
Bryant, Matt 8 K 2002 2004 5 $580,000 $580,000
Strahan, Michael 92 LDE LDE 1993 2008 12 $6,580,000 $4,350,000
Holmes, Kenny 90 RDE RDE 2001 2005 8 $5,700,000 $4,600,000
Umenyiora, Osi 72 RDE 2003 2006 2 $610,000 $320,000
Hamilton, Keith 75 LDT LDT 1992 2006 13 $5,530,000 $4,500,000
Joseph, William 94 RDT RDT 2003 2006 4 $1,080,000 $550,000
Woods, Rufus 93 RDT 2004 2004 1 $250,000 $250,000
Barrow, Mike 58 MLB MLB 2000 2005 12 $6,070,000 $4,500,000
Greisen, Nick 54 MLB 2002 2004 3 $450,000 $410,000
Pool, Brenden 97 MLB 2004 2006 1 $310,000 $270,000
Jones, Dhani 55 SLB SLB 2000 2005 4 $760,000 $680,000
Mallard, Wesly 51 WLB WLB 2002 2004 3 $440,000 $410,000
Herron, Walter 50 WLB 2004 2007 1 $1,520,000 $620,000
Allen, Will 25 LCB LCB 2001 2005 4 $1,340,000 $500,000
Arnett, Andre 22 LCB 2004 2004 1 $250,000 $250,000
Serwanga, Kato 26 RCB RCB 2002 2004 6 $640,000 $640,000
Green, Ray 29 RCB 2003 2004 5 $580,000 $580,000
Jacobs, Jack 44 RCB 2004 2006 1 $300,000 $270,000
Williams, Shaun 36 SS SS 1998 2007 7 $4,160,000 $3,100,000
Clark, Ryan 39 SS 2002 2004 3 $410,000 $410,000
Stoutmire, Omar 23 FS FS 2000 2005 8 $940,000 $720,000
McNeil, Drew 24 FS 2004 2004 1 $250,000 $250,000

$$ - player is in starting lineup, ## - player is inactive.

Players Under Contract: 49
Inactive: 0
On Active Roster: 49

Salary Cap: $82,400,000
Cap Room: $1,410,000
Maximum for New Player: $1,410,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $850,000

Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $0
Cap Room Required Next Year: $74,030,000

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Alternate Reality #1

2004 Preseason Week 1
Arizona 27, Jacksonville 20
New York 23, San Diego 20


Alternate Reality #2

2004 Preseason Week 1
Arizona 16, Jacksonville 24
New York 20, San Diego 20

Injury Report
OLB Walter Herron is out for 4 weeks with a Strained Achilles Tendon. (Yes, he's our #1 draft pick)


Alternate Reality #3

2004 Preseason Week 1
Arizona 24, Jacksonville 13
New York 28, San Diego 34

Injury Report
OLB Walter Herron is Questionable with a Pulled Groin
MLB Mike Barrow has severe depression.


Reality Comparison

2 out of 3 realities saw the #1 pick, OLB Walter Herron, go down to injury. In one, it just left him Questionable while in the other he'll likely miss a few preseason games. Not looking good as it might be an indication of him being injury prone.

Record for the week: 1-1-1

[jfbbis]

Great idea! I will follow that one closely.

[JeeberD]

Very cool concept...

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Alternate Reality #1

It was said in my previous post (btw, thanks for the support guys. :) ) that Walter Herron got injured in 2 of the 3 realities. That is not the case as I didn't take notice that Herron indeed got injured in Alternate Reality #1 (AR1). However, it was just Knee Tendinitis as was listed as Probable. Make it 3 for 3.

Anyway, the results. I played week 1, so I don't play this week.

Atlanta Falcons 27, New Jersey Jets 24
Carolina Panthers 17, New England Patriots 24
Chicago Bears 16, Baltimore Ravens 23
Dallas Cowboys 23, Oakland Raiders 20
Detroit Lions 19, Cincinnati Bengals 10
Green Bay Packers 35, Cleveland Browns 31
Minnesota Vikings 13, Pittsburgh Steelers 21
New Orleans Saints 14, Buffalo Bills 7
Philadelphia Eagles 30, Denver Broncos 27
Seattle Seahawks 10, Houston Texans 21
San Francisco 49ers 17, Indianapolis Colts 19
St. Louis Rams 27, Tennessee Titans 24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13, Miami Dolphins 21
Washington Redskins 26, Kansas City Cheifs 23

After the week, Herron was fully recovered.

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Alternate Reality #2

Preseason Week 2 Results

Atlanta Falcons 21, New Jersey Jets 16
Carolina Panthers 12, New England Patriots 24
Chicago Bears 23, Baltimore Ravens 17
Dallas Cowboys 17, Oakland Raiders 14
Detroit Lions 30, Cincinnati Bengals 17
Green Bay Packers 26, Cleveland Browns 10
Minnesota Vikings 3, Pittsburgh Steelers 10
New Orleans Saints 13, Buffalo Bills 34
Philadelphia Eagles 7, Denver Broncos 14
Seattle Seahawks 10, Houston Texans 13
San Francisco 49ers 20, Indianapolis Colts 24
St. Louis Rams 20, Tennessee Titans 21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16, Miami Dolphins 0
Washington Redskins 38, Kansas City Cheifs 24

Walter Herron is still listed as Out.

(Also, Barrow is also suffering from Severe Depression in both AR1 and AR2, something else I didn't pick up)

[cthomer5000]

Cool concept, I'll be reading.

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Alternate Reality #3

Preseason Week 2 Results

Atlanta Falcons 26, New Jersey Jets 20
Carolina Panthers 0, New England Patriots 30
Chicago Bears 14, Baltimore Ravens 13
Dallas Cowboys 13, Oakland Raiders 6
Detroit Lions 16, Cincinnati Bengals 24
Green Bay Packers 7, Cleveland Browns 20
Minnesota Vikings 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 19
New Orleans Saints 14, Buffalo Bills 7
Philadelphia Eagles 11, Denver Broncos 21
Seattle Seahawks 20, Houston Texans 23
San Francisco 49ers 24, Indianapolis Colts 19
St. Louis Rams 15, Tennessee Titans 13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24, Miami Dolphins 7
Washington Redskins 23, Kansas City Cheifs 20

Herron is listed as Probable.

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Reality Comparison

Not much to compare, didn't play this week. Our 1st round draft pick, Walter Herron, will be back in action in 2 of the 3 ARs. Barrow is depressed in all 3. Poor baby.

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Alternate Reality #1

Preseason Week 3 Results

Baltimore Ravens 20, Arizona Cardinals 31
Buffalo Bills 17, Dallas Cowboys 15
Cincinnati Bengals 21, Seattle Seahawks 21
Denver Broncos 24, Carolina Panthers 10
Indianapolis Colts 26, Minnesota Vikings 23
Jacksonville Jaguars 7, Chicago Bears 20
Kansas City Cheifs 23, Atlanta Falcons 28
Miami Dolphins 10, New York Giants 3
New England Patriots 13, Philadelphia Eagles 10
New Jersey Jets 30, Washington Redskins 20
Oakland Raiders 23, New Orleans Saints 17
Pittsburgh Steelers 17, San Francisco 49ers 16
San Diego Chargers 12, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24
Tennessee Titans 24, Green Bay Packers 10
Cleveland Browns 14, St. Louis Rams 38
Houston Texans 24, Detroit Lions 21

A pretty big lose. Only managing 3 points is bad. Our defense was pretty solid, though.

Strahan put up a superhuman effort getting 4.5 sacks. Collins went 8 for 15 passing for 79 yards. Mussi 9 for 14 on 88 yards, but tossed a pick as well. FS Drew McNeil, who I picked up as an undrafted rookie, nabbed an INT. He is rated 80/90 in interceptions with a few ratings with a potential around 50, and several ratings in the single digits. I picked him up specifically to help create turnovers.

Injuries:

Keith Hamilton wilkl likely be gone for most of the season. He's listed as Out for 15 weeks due to MCL Damage to the Knee.

[Godzilla Blitz]

This is a cool idea. I'll be reading!

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Alternate Reality #2

Baltimore Ravens 23, Arizona Cardinals 28
Buffalo Bills 14, Dallas Cowboys 17
Cincinnati Bengals 23, Seattle Seahawks 10
Denver Broncos 20, Carolina Panthers 6
Indianapolis Colts 31, Minnesota Vikings 17
Jacksonville Jaguars 34, Chicago Bears 14
Kansas City Cheifs 25, Atlanta Falcons 38
Miami Dolphins 20, New York Giants 26
New England Patriots 6, Philadelphia Eagles 28
New Jersey Jets 13, Washington Redskins 17
Oakland Raiders 28, New Orleans Saints 34
Pittsburgh Steelers 7, San Francisco 49ers 14
San Diego Chargers 10, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15
Tennessee Titans 13, Green Bay Packers 21
Cleveland Browns 20, St. Louis Rams 26
Houston Texans 6, Detroit Lions 24

Collins threw 17 of 30 for 224 yards, 1 TD and 3 INT. Barber rushed in 2 TDs to go with his 44 yards. On defense, Strahan got himself 2 sacks.

Herron is listed as Probably for next week, as is SS Ryan Clark who has a Bad Cold.

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Alternate Reality #3

Baltimore Ravens 12, Arizona Cardinals 20
Buffalo Bills 26, Dallas Cowboys 20
Cincinnati Bengals 24, Seattle Seahawks 27
Denver Broncos 24, Carolina Panthers 16
Indianapolis Colts 27, Minnesota Vikings 20
Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Chicago Bears 23
Kansas City Cheifs 24, Atlanta Falcons 14
Miami Dolphins 27, New York Giants 3
New England Patriots 7, Philadelphia Eagles 27
New Jersey Jets 16, Washington Redskins 13
Oakland Raiders 17, New Orleans Saints 45
Pittsburgh Steelers 7, San Francisco 49ers 35
San Diego Chargers 17, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19
Tennessee Titans 21, Green Bay Packers 41
Cleveland Browns 16, St. Louis Rams 34
Houston Texans 27, Detroit Lions 24

Another bad showing. No running game in this one and Collins threw 2 picks. In Herron's only game in the 3 realities, he had 3 tackles with 1 assist.

Kenny Holmes is Probably with a Bad Cold, Dhani Jones has a sprained thumb and is Probable.

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Reality Comparison

Record: 1-2

The team in AR1 will have a hole at DT for atleast half of the season without Keith Hamilton at the line. It'll be interesting to see how AR1 does against the run as opposed to AR2 and AR3.

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Alternate Reality #1

Preseason Week 4

Arizona Cardinals 21, Houston Texans 13
Atlanta Falcons 16, New England Patriots 20
Carolina Panthers 3, New Jersey Jets 28
Chicago Bears 15, Cincinnati Bengals 23
Dallas Cowboys 20, San Diego Chargers 28
Detroit Lions 13, Baltimore Ravens 17
Green Bay Packers 6, Pittsburgh Steelers 9
Minnesota Vikings 22, Cleveland Browns 23
New Orleans Saints 30, Miami Dolphins 21
New York Giants 6, Oakland Raiders 20
Philadelphia Eagles 17, Kansas City Cheifs 34
Seattle Seahawks 13, Jacksonville Jaguars 18
San Francisco 49ers 12, Tennessee Titans 9
St. Louis Rams 34, Indianapolis Colts 26
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19, Buffalo Bills 0
Washington Redskins 20, Denver Broncos 23

Injuries hurt this team again
Jim Finn, FB - Torn Knee Cartilage, Out, full strength in about 4 weeks.
Roosevelt Duran, LG - Separated Shoulder, Out, full strength in about 6 weeks.

With the regular season starting in 2 weeks, Finn will probably miss at least 1 game while Duran will probably miss a few game.

Another so-so game from the AR1 team. Barber did run 43 yards on 8 carries. Collins was 19 for 37, 230 yards. Toomer caught for over 100 yards (103) on 6 receptions.

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Alternate Reality #2

Arizona Cardinals 30, Houston Texans 20
Atlanta Falcons 19, New England Patriots 20
Carolina Panthers 9, New Jersey Jets 21
Chicago Bears 17, Cincinnati Bengals 23
Dallas Cowboys 6, San Diego Chargers 3
Detroit Lions 26, Baltimore Ravens 14
Green Bay Packers 0, Pittsburgh Steelers 24
Minnesota Vikings 6, Cleveland Browns 14
New Orleans Saints 14, Miami Dolphins 24
New York Giants 21, Oakland Raiders 23
Philadelphia Eagles 24, Kansas City Cheifs 21
Seattle Seahawks 25, Jacksonville Jaguars 28
San Francisco 49ers 24, Tennessee Titans 17
St. Louis Rams 41, Indianapolis Colts 33
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16, Buffalo Bills 10
Washington Redskins 24, Denver Broncos 37

Jeremy Shockey pulled his groin and will be Doubtful for 4 weeks. All other injuries are listed as probable.

Collins went 14-19 for 199 yards and 1 TD. Toomer caught 116 yards on 7 receptions. Statistically we dominated them. We led 14-10 at the half and lost it in the 4th quarter.

[Alf]

I am assuming you are doing it too much detailed. I think that simming through seasons might make it a bit more interesting for you and for the readers (at least me ;))

[sabotai]

Heh, I was thinking of speeding it up some and not focusing so much on week-to-week wins and loses. More like doing it in stages. (Preseason, Weeks1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-17, and then each postseason week). Doing season by season is a little too fast for me. I'm a sensative simmer. :)

[sabotai]

Ok...time to do this at a faster pace. Essentially doing 3 dynasties at once needs less detail.

[sabotai]

Alternate Reality #1


2004 Exhibition Standings

AC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 67 58 0-0 0-0
Baltimore 2 2 0 .500 66 81 0-0 0-0
Cincinnati 1 2 1 .375 65 69 0-0 0-0
Cleveland 1 3 0 .250 84 126 0-0 0-0

AC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Indianapolis 3 1 0 .750 85 81 0-0 0-0
Houston 2 2 0 .500 64 64 0-0 0-0
Jacksonville 2 2 0 .500 69 77 0-0 0-0
Tennessee 2 2 0 .500 81 62 0-0 0-0

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Miami 3 1 0 .750 68 56 0-0 0-0
New England 3 1 0 .750 63 53 0-0 0-0
New Jersey 2 2 0 .500 96 74 0-0 0-0
Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 36 63 0-0 0-0

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Denver 3 1 0 .750 94 67 0-0 0-0
Oakland 2 2 0 .500 70 83 0-0 0-0
San Diego 2 2 0 .500 71 76 0-0 0-0
Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 125 84 0-0 0-0

NC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Chicago 2 2 0 .500 63 59 0-0 0-0
Detroit 1 3 0 .250 70 75 0-0 0-0
Green Bay 1 3 0 .250 58 78 0-0 0-0
Minnesota 0 4 0 .000 71 94 0-0 0-0

NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Tampa Bay 3 1 0 .750 93 40 0-0 0-0
Atlanta 2 2 0 .500 78 87 0-0 0-0
New Orleans 2 2 0 .500 70 62 0-0 0-0
Carolina 0 4 0 .000 43 121 0-0 0-0

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Washington 2 2 0 .500 76 82 0-0 0-0
Philadelphia 2 2 0 .500 81 88 0-0 0-0
New York 2 2 0 .500 47 62 0-0 0-0
Dallas 1 3 0 .250 68 81 0-0 0-0

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
St. Louis 4 0 0 1.000 122 84 0-0 0-0
Arizona 4 0 0 1.000 93 64 0-0 0-0
San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 76 61 0-0 0-0
Seattle 1 2 1 .375 65 66 0-0 0-0

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Alternate Reality #1
New York Giants Preseason Report


New York Giants 2004 Exhibition Season Schedule

Week Opponent Result Attendance Weather
Week 1 at San Diego Chargers W, 23-20 55,200 Sunny, 83
Week 2 OPEN
Week 3 MIAMI DOLPHINS L, 3-10 79,700 Sunny, 60
Week 4 at Oakland Raiders L, 6-20 57,000 Sunny, 71
Week 5 BUFFALO BILLS W, 15-12 79,700 Sunny, 72

Home Games in ALL CAPS

The Giants went 2-2 in the preseason.

Notable injuries going into the season:
Jim Finn, FB - Torn Knee Cartilage, Out, full strength in about 3 weeks.
Roosevelt Duran, LG - Separated Shoulder, Out, full strength in about 5 weeks.
Keith Hamilton, LDT - MCL Damage to the Knee, Out, full strength in about 13 weeks.

The middle of our defensive line is in trouble. Hope we can stop the run up the middle without Hamilton.

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Alternate Reality #2
Preseason Standings


Front Office Football 2004
2004 Exhibition Standings

AC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 80 72 0-0 0-0
Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 58 40 0-0 0-0
Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 54 67 0-0 0-0
Baltimore 0 4 0 .000 67 94 0-0 0-0

AC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Jacksonville 4 0 0 1.000 117 65 0-0 0-0
Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 91 108 0-0 0-0
Houston 2 2 0 .500 65 73 0-0 0-0
Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 61 84 0-0 0-0

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
New England 3 1 0 .750 65 62 0-0 0-0
Miami 2 2 0 .500 68 73 0-0 0-0
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 78 63 0-0 0-0
New Jersey 1 3 0 .250 71 74 0-0 0-0

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Denver 4 0 0 1.000 101 47 0-0 0-0
San Diego 1 2 1 .375 55 51 0-0 0-0
Oakland 1 3 0 .250 75 102 0-0 0-0
Kansas City 0 4 0 .000 87 118 0-0 0-0

NC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Detroit 3 1 0 .750 90 68 0-0 0-0
Green Bay 3 1 0 .750 77 50 0-0 0-0
Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 45 65 0-0 0-0
Chicago 1 3 0 .250 63 100 0-0 0-0

NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Tampa Bay 4 0 0 1.000 77 30 0-0 0-0
Atlanta 2 2 0 .500 88 91 0-0 0-0
New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 71 108 0-0 0-0
Carolina 1 3 0 .250 45 82 0-0 0-0

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Dallas 3 1 0 .750 57 55 0-0 0-0
Philadelphia 3 1 0 .750 86 62 0-0 0-0
Washington 2 2 0 .500 82 89 0-0 0-0
New York 1 2 1 .375 84 83 0-0 0-0

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
St. Louis 3 1 0 .750 110 91 0-0 0-0
San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 67 58 0-0 0-0
Arizona 2 2 0 .500 89 84 0-0 0-0
Seattle 1 3 0 .250 62 77 0-0 0-0

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Alternate Reality #2
New York Giants Report


New York Giants 2004 Exhibition Season Schedule

Week Opponent Result Attendance Weather
Week 1 at San Diego Chargers T, 20-20 55,200 Sunny, 81
Week 2 OPEN
Week 3 MIAMI DOLPHINS W, 26-20 79,700 Sunny, 70
Week 4 at Oakland Raiders L, 21-23 56,500 Sunny, 62
Week 5 BUFFALO BILLS L, 17-20 79,700 Sunny, 88

Home Games in ALL CAPS

The Giants went 1-2-1 in the preseason.

Notable Injuries going into the season:
Jeremy Shockey, TE - Pulled Groin, Questionable, full strength in about 3 weeks.

Looks like we'll be missing Shockey for the first game or two, but otherwise we are healthy.

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Alternate Reality #3
Preseason Standings


2004 Exhibition Standings

AC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 97 88 0-0 0-0
Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 81 69 0-0 0-0
Pittsburgh 1 3 0 .250 59 100 0-0 0-0
Baltimore 1 3 0 .250 65 74 0-0 0-0

AC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Houston 4 0 0 1.000 91 67 0-0 0-0
Indianapolis 3 1 0 .750 100 73 0-0 0-0
Jacksonville 2 2 0 .500 77 86 0-0 0-0
Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 88 94 0-0 0-0

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
New England 3 1 0 .750 83 54 0-0 0-0
Miami 3 1 0 .750 78 65 0-0 0-0
New Jersey 2 2 0 .500 73 78 0-0 0-0
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 63 71 0-0 0-0

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Denver 3 1 0 .750 79 54 0-0 0-0
San Diego 3 1 0 .750 85 75 0-0 0-0
Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 82 77 0-0 0-0
Oakland 1 3 0 .250 49 97 0-0 0-0

NC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Chicago 2 2 0 .500 63 78 0-0 0-0
Minnesota 2 2 0 .500 85 103 0-0 0-0
Green Bay 1 3 0 .250 71 91 0-0 0-0
Detroit 0 4 0 .000 76 98 0-0 0-0

NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Tampa Bay 4 0 0 1.000 86 40 0-0 0-0
Atlanta 2 2 0 .500 70 80 0-0 0-0
New Orleans 2 2 0 .500 105 76 0-0 0-0
Carolina 1 3 0 .250 52 93 0-0 0-0

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Philadelphia 2 2 0 .500 81 64 0-0 0-0
Washington 1 3 0 .250 60 80 0-0 0-0
Dallas 1 3 0 .250 53 58 0-0 0-0
New York 0 4 0 .000 64 101 0-0 0-0

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
San Francisco 3 1 0 .750 99 84 0-0 0-0
Seattle 3 1 0 .750 90 73 0-0 0-0
St. Louis 3 1 0 .750 100 66 0-0 0-0
Arizona 2 2 0 .500 67 65 0-0 0-0

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Alternate Reality #3
New York Giants Report


New York Giants 2004 Exhibition Season Schedule

Week Opponent Result Attendance Weather
Week 1 at San Diego Chargers L, 28-34 55,200 Sunny, 76
Week 2 OPEN
Week 3 MIAMI DOLPHINS L, 3-27 79,700 Sunny, 67
Week 4 at Oakland Raiders L, 13-16 55,800 Rain, 65
Week 5 BUFFALO BILLS L, 20-24 78,600 Sunny, 73

Home Games in ALL CAPS

Ouch. We went 0-4 in the preseason.

Notable injuries going into the season:
Jeff Roehl, RT - Strained Deltoid Muscle, Out, full strength in about 3 weeks.
Vishante Shiancoe, TE - Strained Patellar Tendon, Out, full strength in about 3 weeks.

Our starting RT and backup TE will miss a couple of games.

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Alternate Reality Comparison
Preseason

Injuries
The AR2 and AR3 teams look good as far as injuries go. Both will miss 1 or 2 players for the opening game and on week 2, but no long term injuries. The AR1 team will have to make due without Keith Hamilton for most of the season.

Record
The AR1 team did the best going 2-2, next AR2 went 1-2-1 and then AR3 went without a win, going 0-4. As far as scoring goes, AR2 did the best being the only team to score more points than they gave up (84 PF, 83 PA).