Isles of Wonder - The London Monarchs (FOF7)

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This is the story of how the NFL attempted to gain a foothold in a foreign market.

The Jaguars have moved to London, renaming themselves the Monarchs in the process. They will play games at Wembley Stadium and begin play in the 2014 season - Jacksonville went 7-9 in their final season, and the NFLPA has successfully sought releases for most of their players as well as the entire coaching staff, meaning that London will need to essentially rebuild a whole new franchise.

Given that SP presents quite the challenge at the moment, I will be in charge of personnel decisions only and leaving the gameplanning exclusively up to the coaches. All other settings are on default. I did toy with the idea of divisional restructuring, moving the Monarchs to the AFC East and the Dolphins to the AFC South but decided not to.

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We sign a completely new coaching staff, aside from our strength coordinator. Quite the challenge given we are picking at 26th in the staff draft.

HC: Matt Patricia (New England defensive coordinator)
OC: A.J. Myers
DC: Jerry Azzinaro (Philadelphia assistant head coach)
AC: Ron Rivera

We give the franchise designation to Maurice Jones-Drew, and end up signing him to a new three year contract. No other GM in the league is keen to trade for him.

DE Tyson Alualu is traded to Baltimore for a fourth and sixth rounder.
WR Justin Blackmon goes to the Giants for a third and fifth rounder.

We release a whole bunch of average players. Also leaving will be LDT Sen'Derrick Marks and RDT Brandon Deaderick, as their contracts are up.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview
Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Shorts, Cecil 84 FL 4 42 53 4 yrs. 2011
Jones-Drew, Maurice 32 RB 9 57 57 3 yrs. 2006
**Joeckel, Luke 76 RT 2 57 81 3 yrs. 2013
Posluszny, Paul 51 MLB 8 60 60 3 yrs. 2011
Allen, Russell 50 SLB 6 51 51 3 yrs. 2009
Cyprien, John 37 SS 2 68 68 3 yrs. 2013
Prosinski, Chris 42 FS 4 56 62 3 yrs. 2011
Anger, Bryan 19 P 3 67 67 2 yrs. 2012
Scobee, Josh 10 K 11 58 58 2 yrs. 2004
Babin, Jason 58 RDE 11 63 63 2 yrs. 2012
Miller, Roy 97 RDT 6 50 50 2 yrs. 2013
England, Ayden 44 LS 2 18 18 2 yrs. 2013

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 12
Inactive: 0
On Active Roster: 12

Salary Cap: $129,100,000
Cap Room: $69,050,000
Maximum for New Player: $61,110,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $14,770,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $9,880,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $58,700,000


Not ideal to have just twelve players, but it's a start.

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With little choice, we try to make a splash in the free agency market. Two second-tier wide receivers knock me back, but I manage to get some other targets, albeit paying over the odds for them:

S Morgan Burnett (GB) - $29.38m/5yr
TE Jimmy Graham (NO) - $32.74m/4yr
DE Michael Johnson (CIN) - $31.25m/4yr
QB Josh McCown (NO) - $10.57m/3yr
ILB David Harris (NYJ) - $7.43m/3yr
DE Ziggy Hood (PIT) - $26.01m/4yr
CB Jacob Lacey (MIN) - $24.99m/4yr
K Dan Carpenter (BUF) - $18.00m/4yr
C Dan Koppen (DEN) - $11.96m/3yr
T Branden Albert (KC) - $4.67m/3yr
G Marcus Cannon (NE) - $4.75m/3yr

In the draft, we try to trade up to the first overall pick to take the best quarterback, but the Raiders ignore our offer of a first and a second. We take the best available player at 10, a tackle out of Georgia Tech, and go quarterback with our second round pick.

Draft Choices
1.10 - LT Brock Haley (37/58)
2.14 - QB Matthew Levine (9/34)
3.13 - SE Will Watson (25/41)
3.29 - SE Lance Davis (19/31)
4.12 - RB Grant Carpenter (29/32)
4.14 - FB Sean Clemons (19/40)
5.11 - LCB Edwin Giba (20/33)
5.29 - SLB Darrin Sellers (21/34)
6.10 - LCB Tucker Weaver (18/30)
6.12 - WLB Reuben Witt (26/34)
7.14 - TE Myles Howard (19/30)

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We have cobbled together a roster somehow. I'm not very hopeful for positive results in 2014, especially considering the fact we have three rookie starters on offense. Our quarterback selection has busted badly too, going from 9/35 to 10/38 then 10/32.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Future Cntrct OnTeam
McCown, Luke 9 QB QB 11 45 45 3 yrs. 2014
Jones-Drew, Maurice 32 RB RB 9 57 57 3 yrs. 2006
Clemons, Sean 41 FB FB 1 21 38 4 yrs. 2014
Graham, Jimmy 86 TE TE 5 78 78 4 yrs. 2014
Shorts, Cecil 84 FL FL 4 47 53 4 yrs. 2011
Watson, Will 83 SE SE 1 26 41 4 yrs. 2014
Haley, Brock 65 LT LT 1 40 60 4 yrs. 2014
Cannon, Marcus 61 LG LG 4 46 53 3 yrs. 2014
Koppen, Dan 54 C C 12 50 50 3 yrs. 2014
McGlynn, Mike 67 RG RG 7 29 29 1 yr. 2014
Albert, Branden 60 RT RT 7 43 43 3 yrs. 2014
Babin, Jason 58 LDE LDE 11 63 63 2 yrs. 2012
Miller, Roy 97 LDT LDT 6 50 50 2 yrs. 2013
Deaderick, Brandon 68 RDT RDT 5 55 55 4 yrs. 2013
Johnson, Michael 75 RDE RDE 6 57 57 4 yrs. 2014
Allen, Russell 50 SLB SLB 6 51 51 3 yrs. 2009
Posluszny, Paul 51 MLB MLB 8 60 60 3 yrs. 2011
Witt, Reuben 55 WLB WLB 1 29 35 4 yrs. 2014
Lacey, Jacob 35 LCB LCB 6 53 53 4 yrs. 2014
Carter, Tony 28 RCB RCB 6 31 31 1 yr. 2014
Cyprien, John 37 SS SS 2 69 69 3 yrs. 2013
Prosinski, Chris 42 FS FS 4 62 62 3 yrs. 2011
Daniel, Chase 2 QB 5 20 27 1 yr. 2014
Backer, Toby 5 QB 1 16 27 1 yr. 2014
Goodson, Mike 34 RB 6 31 31 2 yrs. 2014
Carpenter, Grant 39 RB 1 31 34 4 yrs. 2014
Rayburn, Corbin 49 RB 1 23 27 1 yr. 2014
Mulligan, Matthew 85 TE 6 31 31 1 yr. 2014
Howard, Myles 81 TE 1 20 28 4 yrs. 2014
Ogletree, Kevin 89 FL 6 36 36 2 yrs. 2014
Williams, Kyle 80 FL 5 31 34 1 yr. 2014
Sampson, DeMarco 82 FL 3 30 36 1 yr. 2014
Tanner, Jayden 59 C 1 21 32 1 yr. 2014
Kenfield, Ty 73 LG 1 23 34 1 yr. 2014
Bish, Iker 72 LT 2 31 43 3 yrs. 2013
Anger, Bryan 19 P 3 67 67 2 yrs. 2012
Carpenter, Dan 8 K 7 85 85 4 yrs. 2014
Hood, Ziggy 71 LDE 6 52 52 4 yrs. 2014
Divens, Lamar 78 LDT 5 31 31 1 yr. 2014
Peeler, Jaden 92 LDT 2 28 42 2 yrs. 2013
Harris, David 53 MLB 8 50 50 3 yrs. 2014
Sellers, Darrin 95 SLB 1 24 34 4 yrs. 2014
Dean, Larry 52 WLB 4 29 29 1 yr. 2014
Jenkins, Mike 20 RCB 7 30 30 1 yr. 2014
Burnett, Morgan 40 FS 5 56 56 5 yrs. 2014
England, Ayden 44 LS 2 18 18 2 yrs. 2013
##Levine, Matthew 14 QB 1 12 32 4 yrs. 2014
##Davis, Lance 88 SE 1 21 32 4 yrs. 2014
##Fredrickson, Kingston 56 C 1 10 24 1 yr. 2014
##Anelli, Jayce 79 LG 2 18 38 1 yr. 2014
##Caldwell, Carl 66 LT 1 17 31 1 yr. 2014
##Joeckel, Luke 76 RT 2 64 81 3 yrs. 2013
##Silas, Jeremiah 70 RT 1 17 36 1 yr. 2014
##Malone, Luca 96 LDE 2 21 33 1 yr. 2014
##Couppas, Marcus 94 RDT 2 21 33 1 yr. 2014
##Doyle, Avery 90 RDT 2 19 29 2 yrs. 2014
##Carlson, Thurman 93 MLB 2 18 29 1 yr. 2014
##Giba, Edwin 21 LCB 1 23 33 4 yrs. 2014
##Weaver, Tucker 23 LCB 1 20 29 4 yrs. 2014
##Hammer, Nick 22 SS 2 22 35 1 yr. 2014

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $129,100,000
Cap Room: $6,390,000
Maximum for New Player: $6,850,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $15,710,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $10,820,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $125,330,000


Pre-Season

We win our first game against the Giants 35-20, finishing with a flurry of points in the final quarter as the starters are sat down. The Saints are beaten 10-5 in London in a strange game. The Redskins are beaten 37-17 with MJD rushing for two scores. Tampa Bay beats us 27-13 in the final pre-season game in London.

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2014 Games 1-4

Ouch. Houston flogs us 49-3 in our first franchise game. Philadelphia comes to town for our home opener and is a little kinder, beating us 34-6. The next week, we score our first touchdown (after 11 quarters!) when Jimmy Graham is found on the end of a Luke McCown pass. The Dolphins win 34-13.

We make history when the Monarchs beat Cincinnati 21-3 at home for our first ever win. We intercept Andy Dalton and his backup Don Cooley a total of four times, and seal the result with a fumble recovery touchdown.

Bad news for RT Luke Joeckel who rushes his comeback and is now out until late 2015. He was previously injured from the season before, and will now possibly be cut (if we can afford it).

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2014 Games 5-8

Cleveland travel across the pond and walk away with a 30-23 win. They are now 4-1 and the talk of the AFC. After four straight games at Wembley, it's time to jump on a plane for a triple road trip. We come close to pulling off the upset but Andrew Luck gives the Colts a 30-27 win with an 82 yard winner.

London upsets the Steelers 24-19 after leading 24-3 at the three quarter mark. Roethlisberger throws three picks and is sacked a further four times in a great defensive display. A week later, the Monarchs have their first winning streak, upsetting the Ravens 12-7 on Thursday Night Football.

London are 3-5, but in last place in a competitive AFC South. Indianapolis lead the AFC at 7-1, while the Texans have a wildcard spot at 5-2.

McCown is ranked 30th in passer rating but 10th in total yardage (1838). Maurice Jones-Drew is recording a very pedestrian 3.68 yards per carry thus far. Jimmy Graham has caught four of our six passing touchdowns. Michael Johnson leads the league with 14.5 sacks

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2014 Games 9-12

Tennessee are our next visitors and we beat them 27-20 on the back of 113 yards from MJD, his best output this season. Graham catches two more touchdown passes. The Texans pay us a visit and win 26-11; the scoreline flattered us really as we couldn't cross the plane until the last minute of the game. We travel to Jerryworld and take the Cowboys into extra time, losing the game 23-20. The highlight is rookie Grant Carpetner's first touchdown run in his career. It's then off to San Diego for our longest possible roadtrip, and we win 23-20, coming back from 20-13 down in the final quarter. Graham has another two touchdown passes and now has nine in twelve games!

MJD is done for the year, and we bring in free agent Steven Jackson to help out.

Playoffs are still a slim possibility, although rather unlikely. We are 5-7 and trail Houston by two games with four to go. They also hold the tiebreaker over us.

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2014 Games 13-16

Washington travel across the pond for the battle of capital cities and we win 21-6. The Colts are our opponents for our home closer, and are riding high having just sealed the AFC South. However, we crush them 45-27 on the back of six McCown touchdown passes. We have a two-game roadtrip to finish the season, needing to win both to have a chance of a wildcard spot. The Giants are dispatched 38-11 thanks to three interceptions by Eli, but Tennessee best us 10-6 in the season closer.

We finish our first season a credible 8-8.

The Cowboys win the Super Bowl against the Colts 24-21.

Michael Johnson is named Defensive POY and 1st Team Defensive End.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2014 Summary for London Monarchs
Year 2014
Record 8-8
Winning Pct. .500
All-Time 15-17
Winning Pct. .468
Playoffs 0-0
Playoff Visits 0
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Matt Patricia
Record 8-8
Winning Pct. .500
Off. Coord. A. Myers
Def. Coord. J. Azzinaro
Asst. Coach R. Rivera
Stren. Coord. T. Myslinski

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 21.1 30
Rushing Yards 75.6 31
Yards Per Carry 3.59 28
Pass Attempts 39.9 3
Completions 22.7 10
Completion Pct. 56.8 25
Passing Yards 245.1 12
Yards Per Attempt 6.14 22
Yards Per Catch 10.80 19
Total Yardage Gained 300.9 24
3rd Down Conversions 32.2 22
Points Per Game 20.0 18
Pass Rush Pct. 23.1 7
Pass Defense Pct. 47.7 21
Turnovers 38 32
Turnover Margin -3 18 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 26.8 17 (T)
Rushing Yards 109.9 16
Yards Per Carry 4.10 15
Pass Attempts 42.3 32
Completions 25.1 32
Completion Pct. 59.5 14
Passing Yards 248.1 24
Yards Per Attempt 5.87 1
Yards Per Catch 9.88 1
Total Yardage Gained 339.9 20
3rd Down Conversions 37.5 27
Points Per Game 21.8 24 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 23.0 26 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 58.2 23
Turnovers 35 2 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 3 at HOU 49
2 6 PHI 34
3 13 MIA 34
4 21 CIN 3
5 23 CLE 30
6 27 at IND 30
7 24 at PIT 19
8 12 at BAL 7
9 27 TEN 20
11 11 HOU 26
12 20 at DAL 23
13 23 at SD 20
14 21 WAS 6
15 45 IND 27
16 38 at NYG 11
17 6 at TEN 10

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
9 L. McCown QB 627 357 3872 6.18 25 18 76.5
**Team --- 639 363 3922 6.14 25 19 75.6
$$Opp --- 676 402 3970 5.87 19 19 73.7

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
32 M. Jones-Drew RB 147 590 4.01 4 5
39 G. Carpenter RB 85 295 3.47 3 2
36 S. Jackson RB 64 171 2.67 0 1
**Team --- 337 1209 3.59 7 27
$$Opp --- 429 1758 4.10 11 27

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
84 C. Shorts WR 133 76 1102 14.50 8.29 10 5
86 J. Graham TE 107 66 728 11.03 6.80 8 10
83 W. Watson WR 99 51 534 10.47 5.39 7 2
89 K. Ogletree WR 92 44 437 9.93 4.75 10 1
32 M. Jones-Drew RB 35 25 212 8.48 6.06 3 1
80 K. Williams WR 56 25 280 11.20 5.00 5 1
85 M. Mulligan TE 23 17 166 9.76 7.22 1 2

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
37 J. Cyprien S 105 27 0.0 3 4 9 78.3
51 P. Posluszny ILB 93 32 3.5 6 2 3 77.8
42 C. Prosinski S 71 30 1.5 2 5 11 81.0
50 R. Allen OLB 68 25 3.5 3 0 3 76.2
28 T. Carter CB 54 17 1.5 0 1 3 74.9
35 J. Lacey CB 52 17 0.0 0 3 8 79.2
75 M. Johnson DE 47 9 19.0 37 0 0 81.0
58 J. Babin DE 38 13 5.0 13 0 2 82.6
68 B. Deaderick DT 32 9 1.5 9 0 0 81.8
97 R. Miller DT 29 6 5.0 9 0 0 81.0
78 L. Divens DT 26 12 2.5 6 0 0 80.6
95 D. Sellers OLB 25 6 0.0 1 0 2 72.0
40 M. Burnett S 24 7 0.0 0 1 5 78.5
55 R. Witt OLB 21 13 0.0 1 0 0 70.4
22 N. Hammer S 19 9 0.0 0 0 1 78.2
47 J. Arenas CB 18 4 0.0 0 0 1 68.4
21 E. Giba CB 16 9 0.0 0 0 2 77.5

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Off-Season Moves.

We retain our entire coaching staff. Franchise value has now slipped to 31st. I make an application to upgrade our parking lot and playing surface.

We extend LDT Roy Miller, LS Ayden England and LDE Jason Babin, RB Steven Jackson retires. As a team, we are in salary cap hell, but manage to sign QB Sam Bradford for three years. He is rated 38/50 and will compete with Luke McCown for the job in 2015.

2015 Draft

1.17 - MLB Chris Swift (36/59)
2.16 - LDE Buddy Ronk (25/41)
3.15 - LG Isaiah Schwartz (23/45)
4.18 - C Trevor Grandt (23/55)
5.17 - RDE Jacob Haggans (15/38)
6.16 - NT Leslie Banks (21/34)
7.15 - RG Walt Lucas (17/36)

The stadium upgrade proposal failed by 66.7% to 33.3%!

FS Chris Prosinski is holding out for a new contract. He is rated 66/66 and led the team in interceptions last year. The problem is we are barely under the cap as it is. We begin training camp without him and eventually send him off to the Eagles for a third rounder in 2016 and a fifth rounder in 2017.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
McCown, Luke 9 QB QB 12 46 46 2 yrs. 2014
Jones-Drew, Maurice 32 RB RB 10 49 49 2 yrs. 2006
Clemons, Sean 41 FB FB 2 26 33 3 yrs. 2014
Graham, Jimmy 86 TE TE 6 78 78 3 yrs. 2014
Shorts, Cecil 84 FL FL 5 56 56 3 yrs. 2011
Davis, Lance 88 SE SE 2 24 34 3 yrs. 2014
Haley, Brock 65 LT LT 2 43 51 3 yrs. 2014
Cannon, Marcus 61 LG LG 5 49 49 2 yrs. 2014
Grandt, Trevor 56 C C 1 28 59 4 yrs. 2015
Schwartz, Isaiah 66 RG RG 1 26 43 4 yrs. 2015
Albert, Branden 60 RT RT 8 43 43 2 yrs. 2014
Babin, Jason 58 LDE LDE 12 60 60 2 yrs. 2012
Miller, Roy 97 LDT LDT 7 52 52 4 yrs. 2013
Deaderick, Brandon 68 RDT RDT 6 54 54 3 yrs. 2013
Johnson, Michael 75 RDE RDE 7 58 58 3 yrs. 2014
Allen, Russell 50 SLB SLB 7 51 51 2 yrs. 2009
Swift, Chris 98 MLB MLB 1 40 58 4 yrs. 2015
Witt, Reuben 55 WLB WLB 2 35 38 3 yrs. 2014
Lacey, Jacob 35 LCB LCB 7 52 52 3 yrs. 2014
Giba, Edwin 21 RCB RCB 2 26 31 3 yrs. 2014
Cyprien, John 37 SS SS 3 69 69 2 yrs. 2013
Burnett, Morgan 40 FS FS 6 54 54 4 yrs. 2014
Lucas, Walt 64 LG 1 21 36 4 yrs. 2015
Ronk, Buddy 74 LDE 1 27 40 4 yrs. 2015
Banks, Leslie 77 LDT 1 24 33 4 yrs. 2015
Carpenter, Dan 8 K 8 85 85 3 yrs. 2014
Hood, Ziggy 71 LDE 7 52 52 3 yrs. 2014
Bradford, Sam 15 QB 6 41 46 3 yrs. 2015
Levine, Matthew 14 QB 2 16 31 3 yrs. 2014
Carpenter, Grant 39 RB 2 36 36 3 yrs. 2014
Howard, Myles 81 TE 2 23 25 3 yrs. 2014
Watson, Will 83 SE 2 31 36 3 yrs. 2014
Sellers, Darrin 95 SLB 2 31 32 3 yrs. 2014
Koppen, Dan 54 C 13 45 45 2 yrs. 2014
Harris, David 53 MLB 9 44 44 2 yrs. 2014
Posluszny, Paul 51 MLB 9 47 47 2 yrs. 2011
England, Ayden 44 LS 3 18 18 2 yrs. 2013
Bish, Iker 72 LT 3 37 37 2 yrs. 2013
Goodson, Mike 34 RB 7 27 27 1 yr. 2014
Ogletree, Kevin 89 FL 7 36 36 1 yr. 2014
Anger, Bryan 19 P 4 67 67 1 yr. 2012
Peeler, Jaden 92 LDT 3 35 40 1 yr. 2013
Wynn, Sammy 82 TE 1 23 32 1 yr. 2015
Knopf, Jacob 85 FL 1 27 33 1 yr. 2015
Solano, Gene 29 LCB 1 21 26 1 yr. 2015
Henry, Tucker 27 FS 1 22 33 1 yr. 2015
##Haggans, Jacob 78 RDE 1 18 37 4 yrs. 2015
##Joeckel, Luke 76 RT 3 70 81 2 yrs. 2013
##Brown, Maxwell 38 RCB 1 21 40 1 yr. 2015
##Kreuser, John 36 RCB 1 20 33 1 yr. 2015

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 50
Inactive: 4
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $135,200,000
Cap Room: $3,270,000
Maximum for New Player: $3,270,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $11,430,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $620,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $123,660,000


Pre-Season

A mixed bag of results, beating Minnesota 23-17 and NFC champions San Francisco 17-14 in London, but losing 10-22 to the Rams and 10-35 to the Packers across the pond.

Sam Bradford (42/47) has won the starting job from Luke McCown. Luke Joeckel is still recovering from his injury but has been inserted as a starter in Week 1.

We are starting three rookies in Week 1 - RG Isaiah Schwartz (32/50), MLB Chris Swift (39/59) and undrafted RCB Maxwell Brown (24/42). I hope Brown can hold his own.

We play five of our first seven games at home, and finish with a triple roadtrip. In 2015 we play the NFC South and AFC East, as well as Oakland and Baltimore.

The power rankings place us in the bottom four of the league.

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2015 Games 1-4

We start the season with a close loss against the Colts 13-20 at Wembley. Tampa put the cleaners through us 34-17 on the road, but we recover to belt the Ravens 38-24 and the Jets 37-18. McCown starts the Jets game while Bradford is recovering from a hand injury.

FS Morgan Burnett is gone for the season with injury.

Our 2-2 start is only good for last place in the AFC South. Every other team is 3-1.

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2015 Games 5-8

A dramatic 31-24 win against the Dolphins at Wembley. Bradford drives the team 66 yards in the last 1:47 of the game to find Cecil Shorts for the winning score. We are above .500 for the first time in franchise history. The next week, Indianapolis are beaten 20-13 and we find ourselves in a wildcard spot. The Colts are in disarray somewhat with Luck out for a month. We host the 5-1 Titans next and record a marvellous 44-24 win, safety John Cyprien sealing the win with a 67 yard interception. The bye week takes the wind out of our sails somewhat and the Bills beat us comfortably 20-6.

At the halfway point of our season, we hold the second AFC wildcard spot.

Bradford is tied for the second most passing touchdowns in the NFL (12). Jones-Drew continues to be well off the pace set by the superior rushers, with just 394 yards (Ridley from the Pats has 1007 through 9 games). Michael Johnson continues to set the standard on defense, with 10.5 sacks.

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2015 Games 9-12

We finish our current roadtrip with a forgetable 28-3 loss to the Pats. We then compound the loss with a close 18-21 decision against the division-leading Texans at Wembley. We get back into our winning ways with a 30-10 against Rivera's former team Carolina, and then are made to travel halfway across the world to take on Oakland - these one-match roadtrips are no good! - but win 24-9, Bradford tossing three touchdowns.

We improve our record to 7-5 but sit outside the wildcard spots, currently held by Buffalo and Tennessee (both 8-4).

We have one more home game, then a triple header to finish the season.

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2015 Games 13-16

A forgettable 20-31 loss to the lowly Falcons (2-10 entering this game) has all but killed our playoff hopes. Only a win in Nashville can keep them alive, and boy do we produce - winning 29-26 with a whirlwind final quarter. Bradford is clutch, with three scoring drives during this time and four touchdowns overall. The win gives us the tiebreaker over the Titans.

In our next game, Sam Bradford is out of the game on the first play with an elbow injury - his season is over. McCown takes over and guides the team to a 24-21 win in the Superdome. Defense comes up big with two scores (an intercept and a fumble recovery).

It all comes down to our last game - we need to win to keep our place in the wildcard spot, or hope that Tennessee loses to 5-10 Indianapolis. We get flogged 35-7 by the Texans, who seal home field advantage in the AFC. However, the celebrations begin when we get word that the Colts have upset the Titans 24-6!

The Monarchs are off to the playoffs!

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Wildcard Match
London Monarchs (9-7) at Denver Broncos (11-5)

1Q - 08:31 - Monarchs 3-0 (Carpenter 30 FG)
2Q - 15:00 - Monarchs 6-0 (Carpenter 49 FG)
2Q - 00:59 - Monarchs 6-3 (Folk 23 FG)
3Q - 07:05 - Tied 6-6 (Folk 37 FG)
4Q - 14:44 - Broncos 13-6 (Ball 22 pass from Dysert; Folk XP)
4Q - 09:23 - Broncos 13-9 (Carpenter 39 FG)
4Q - 03:15 - Broncos 16-9 (Folk 21 FG)
4Q - 00:05 - Broncos 19-9 (Folk 27 FG)

And thus our season ends. We couldn't get a single thing going. McCown passes for 146 yards, MJD for just 2 yards on 7 attempts!

San Francisco beats the Texans 24-16 in the Super Bowl.

Michael Johnson is our only award winner, being named to the All-League First Team once again.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2015 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2015
Record 9-8
Winning Pct. .529
All-Time 24-24
Winning Pct. .500
Playoffs 0-1
Playoff Visits 1
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Matt Patricia
Record 17-16
Winning Pct. .515
Off. Coord. A. Myers
Def. Coord. J. Azzinaro
Asst. Coach R. Rivera
Stren. Coord. T. Myslinski

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 21.3 29
Rushing Yards 69.8 31
Yards Per Carry 3.29 31
Pass Attempts 37.3 13
Completions 22.2 12 (T)
Completion Pct. 59.6 19
Passing Yards 265.3 6
Yards Per Attempt 7.12 11
Yards Per Catch 11.96 4
Total Yardage Gained 321.7 23
3rd Down Conversions 27.1 31
Points Per Game 22.6 11
Pass Rush Pct. 21.5 15
Pass Defense Pct. 41.5 29
Turnovers 25 14 (T)
Turnover Margin +4 12 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 27.2 19
Rushing Yards 121.1 24
Yards Per Carry 4.46 26
Pass Attempts 39.3 32
Completions 24.9 31 (T)
Completion Pct. 63.3 24
Passing Yards 289.8 32
Yards Per Attempt 7.37 30
Yards Per Catch 11.65 29
Total Yardage Gained 395.4 32
3rd Down Conversions 38.4 27
Points Per Game 22.4 20
Pass Rush Pct. 20.0 9
Pass Defense Pct. 56.0 25
Turnovers 29 6 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 13 IND 20
2 17 at TB 34
3 38 BAL 24
4 37 NYJ 18
5 31 MIA 24
6 20 at IND 13
7 44 TEN 24
9 6 at BUF 20
10 3 at NE 28
11 18 HOU 21
12 30 CAR 10
13 24 at OAK 9
14 20 ATL 31
15 29 at TEN 26
16 24 at NO 21
17 7 at HOU 35
$$WC 9 at DEN 19

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
15 S. Bradford QB 487 290 3593 7.38 24 17 84.3
9 L. McCown QB 87 52 550 6.32 1 3 67.7
**Team --- 596 355 4245 7.12 26 20 82.0
$$Opp --- 629 398 4637 7.37 29 11 93.6

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
32 M. Jones-Drew RB 199 763 3.83 5 1
39 G. Carpenter RB 78 207 2.65 1 0
48 M. James RB 40 102 2.55 0 0
**Team --- 340 1117 3.29 6 14
$$Opp --- 435 1938 4.46 10 36

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
84 C. Shorts WR 143 81 1088 13.43 7.61 12 5
80 B. Swain WR 105 64 976 15.25 9.30 8 5
86 J. Graham TE 99 56 711 12.70 7.18 0 5
89 K. Ogletree WR 71 39 462 11.85 6.51 4 2
83 W. Watson WR 53 28 271 9.68 5.11 3 2
32 M. Jones-Drew RB 28 22 208 9.45 7.43 1 2
48 M. James RB 22 16 84 5.25 3.82 3 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
50 R. Allen OLB 83 21 3.0 1 0 7 74.8
98 C. Swift ILB 70 35 2.0 1 2 3 75.2
38 M. Brown CB 69 13 0.0 0 1 6 75.3
24 D. Cox CB 65 18 0.5 0 2 7 75.8
75 M. Johnson DE 62 18 15.5 31 0 0 80.0
37 J. Cyprien S 61 21 1.5 0 2 11 81.5
46 T. Hartman S 49 14 0.0 0 1 5 77.1
23 O. Hopkins S 42 7 0.0 0 1 8 79.8
35 J. Lacey CB 39 12 1.0 0 1 9 79.0
55 R. Witt OLB 35 14 0.0 3 0 1 73.1
68 B. Deaderick DT 34 19 3.5 5 0 0 81.4
97 R. Miller DT 33 13 2.0 9 0 0 80.9
58 J. Babin DE 27 7 4.0 12 0 0 81.2
95 D. Sellers OLB 27 8 0.0 0 0 2 72.5
92 J. Peeler DT 24 11 1.0 5 0 0 80.9
27 T. Henry S 23 5 1.0 0 0 2 74.9
71 Z. Hood DE 17 3 2.0 7 0 0 82.0

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Off Season Moves

DE Jason Babin retired

We lose our offensive coordinator A.J. Myers to the Colts as their new head coach. We bring in 33 year-old Gilbert Mark as his replacement. Mark is rated highly in quarterbacks and play calling.

We lose Ron Rivera who departs for Atlanta as their new defensive coordinator. Ken Woods is our new assistant coach.

Our third round draft pick is taken off us due to salary cap breaches, although we have Philadelphia's third rounder to compensate for that.

We re-sign John Cyprien, Luke Joeckel and Marcus Cannon to long-term extensions. The extensions leave us with $8.7m to go shopping with.

With the shopping, we sign RB Doug Martin (70/70) to a four-year contract, and decide to release RB Maurice Jones-Drew (44/44). We also call in SILB Mason Foster (58/58) from the Chargers for four years.

2016 Draft

1.22 - RB Alex Cook (41/60)
2.21 - LCB Rickey Weir (19/45)
3.10 - LCB Hunter Robertson (20/38)
4.21 - FB Ty Todd (25/49)
5.22 - QB Grant Clinton (9/28)
6.21 - TE Norman Beattie (22/41)
7.22 - SS Luke Erwin (18/34)

We tried another stadium proposal, and a cheaper one - it was still rejected, this time by 51% to 49%.

Cecil Shorts and Sam Bradford begin holdouts. Cecil's demands are reasonable, Sam's are not. Bradford becomes a Viking as soon as training camp is over. We receive two cornerbacks and two draft picks in return.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Levine, Matthew 14 QB QB 3 21 33 2 yrs. 2014
Martin, Doug 43 RB RB 5 68 68 4 yrs. 2016
**Clemons, Sean 41 FB FB 3 32 32 2 yrs. 2014
Graham, Jimmy 86 TE TE 7 78 78 2 yrs. 2014
Shorts, Cecil 84 FL FL 6 56 56 3 yrs. 2011
Watson, Will 83 SE SE 3 35 35 2 yrs. 2014
Joeckel, Luke 76 RT LT 4 83 83 5 yrs. 2013
Lucas, Walt 64 LG LG 2 25 36 3 yrs. 2015
Grandt, Trevor 56 C C 2 34 56 3 yrs. 2015
Schwartz, Isaiah 66 RG RG 2 45 50 3 yrs. 2015
Albert, Branden 60 RT RT 9 36 36 1 yr. 2014
Hood, Ziggy 71 LDE LDE 8 40 40 2 yrs. 2014
Miller, Roy 97 LDT LDT 8 51 51 3 yrs. 2013
Deaderick, Brandon 68 RDT RDT 7 61 61 2 yrs. 2013
Johnson, Michael 75 RDE RDE 8 50 50 2 yrs. 2014
Allen, Russell 50 SLB SLB 8 39 39 1 yr. 2009
Foster, Mason 58 MLB MLB 6 58 58 5 yrs. 2016
Witt, Reuben 55 WLB WLB 3 38 38 2 yrs. 2014
Weir, Rickey 28 LCB LCB 1 24 45 4 yrs. 2016
Shead, DeShawn 26 RCB RCB 5 42 42 1 yr. 2016
Cyprien, John 37 SS SS 4 69 69 5 yrs. 2013
Burnett, Morgan 40 FS FS 7 55 55 3 yrs. 2014
McCown, Luke 9 QB 13 35 35 1 yr. 2014
Clinton, Grant 7 QB 1 10 23 4 yrs. 2016
Carpenter, Grant 39 RB 3 35 35 2 yrs. 2014
Mendenhall, Rashard 30 RB 9 19 19 1 yr. 2016
Beattie, Norman 85 TE 1 26 41 4 yrs. 2016
Howard, Myles 81 TE 3 18 18 2 yrs. 2014
Quick, Brian 89 FL 5 28 28 1 yr. 2016
Arton, Nate 82 FL 1 22 32 1 yr. 2016
Malone, Norm 80 SE 1 30 44 1 yr. 2016
Koppen, Dan 54 C 14 39 39 1 yr. 2014
Gamez, Corbin 69 LG 1 25 34 1 yr. 2016
Haley, Brock 65 LT 3 47 47 2 yrs. 2014
Bish, Iker 72 LT 4 40 40 1 yr. 2013
May, Seth 17 P 1 40 40 1 yr. 2016
Carpenter, Dan 8 K 9 84 84 2 yrs. 2014
Ronk, Buddy 74 LDE 2 31 36 3 yrs. 2015
Williams, Nick 90 RDE 4 33 33 1 yr. 2016
Sheldon, Arrowsmith 73 RDT 4 33 38 1 yr. 2016
Swift, Chris 98 MLB 2 48 59 3 yrs. 2015
Harris, David 53 MLB 10 36 36 1 yr. 2014
Sellers, Darrin 95 SLB 3 32 32 2 yrs. 2014
Almanza, Jessie 25 RCB 1 31 38 1 yr. 2016
Hartman, Tysyn 47 FS 5 32 32 1 yr. 2016
England, Ayden 44 LS 4 18 18 1 yr. 2013
##McKnight, Walt 6 QB 1 8 26 1 yr. 2016
##Cook, Alex 29 RB 1 43 51 4 yrs. 2016
##Todd, Ty 20 FB 1 28 46 4 yrs. 2016
##Davis, Lance 88 SE 3 21 28 2 yrs. 2014
##Francis, Lee 51 C 2 12 22 1 yr. 2016
##Cannon, Marcus 61 LG 6 45 45 4 yrs. 2014
##McKyer, Dexter 93 RDE 3 27 33 1 yr. 2016
##Haggans, Jacob 78 RDE 2 25 43 3 yrs. 2015
##Gunja, Timothy 94 RDT 1 24 38 1 yr. 2016
##Hemler, Richie 96 WLB 1 18 35 1 yr. 2016
##Lacey, Jacob 35 LCB 8 42 42 2 yrs. 2014
##Robertson, Hunter 34 LCB 1 24 36 4 yrs. 2016
##Bailey, Randy 46 RCB 1 20 31 4 yrs. 2016
##Coffey, Quentin 21 SS 1 24 36 1 yr. 2016

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.
Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $141,300,000
Cap Room: $4,960,000
Maximum for New Player: $5,430,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $5,710,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $970,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $117,090,000

Pre Season

Three wins and a loss. Our rookie running back Alex Cook is out for some time with a high ankle strain, which is bothersome, although we do have Doug Martin as our main running back now.

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2016 Games 1-4

Bleagh. We win just one of our first four games - against the Raiders - to fall well behind in the playoff race.

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2016 Games 5-8

A character-building 30-24 win against the Colts to breathe life back into our season. We then drop a close game against the Titans, before beating the Chiefs and then the Broncos to bring the season back to level pegging at 4-4.

Martin has been outstanding, rushing for 732 yards at 5.63 per carry. McCown is on target for 4000 yards in the season, throwing 10 touchdowns and 5 picks. John Cyprien is our outstanding defensive player thus far, with a team-best 61 tackles.

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2016 Games 9-12

A loss to the Chargers in San Diego puts us below .500 and that's where we stay this quarter, dropping games against the Texans, Vikings and Bills. We are now out of playoff contention.

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2016 Games 13-16

Matthew Levine gets the start for the last four games, as we assess to see whether the scrambling prospect has a future at the club. As a starter he goes 1-3, with a win against MJD's Houston Texans (breaking a streak of five losses). However, we are murdered 52-9 by the Packers in our home closer, Levine throwing two pick sixes. We close the season with a 37-11 loss at Indianapolis.

The Packers beat the Pats in the Super Bowl.

TE Jimmy Graham and ILB Mason Foster are named to the All-League First Team.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2016 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2016
Record 5-11
Winning Pct. .312
All-Time 29-35
Winning Pct. .453
Playoffs 0-1
Playoff Visits 1
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Matt Patricia
Record 22-27
Winning Pct. .448
Off. Coord. G. Mark
Def. Coord. J. Azzinaro
Asst. Coach K. Woods
Stren. Coord. T. Myslinski

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 20.4 31
Rushing Yards 96.4 22
Yards Per Carry 4.72 2
Pass Attempts 39.7 5 (T)
Completions 22.6 12
Completion Pct. 56.9 27
Passing Yards 269.6 6
Yards Per Attempt 6.79 17
Yards Per Catch 11.95 7
Total Yardage Gained 347.9 10
3rd Down Conversions 25.7 31
Points Per Game 16.4 26
Pass Rush Pct. 19.9 23 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 49.4 20 (T)
Turnovers 20 7 (T)
Turnover Margin +2 12 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 31.6 29
Rushing Yards 154.8 32
Yards Per Carry 4.90 31
Pass Attempts 33.6 9
Completions 20.8 9 (T)
Completion Pct. 61.7 23
Passing Yards 232.3 12
Yards Per Attempt 6.91 24
Yards Per Catch 11.20 18 (T)
Total Yardage Gained 377.0 32
3rd Down Conversions 39.9 31
Points Per Game 24.2 30
Pass Rush Pct. 21.1 17
Pass Defense Pct. 56.2 25
Turnovers 22 19 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 3 TEN 24
2 3 at DET 13
3 28 at CIN 36
4 21 OAK 16
6 30 IND 24
7 14 at TEN 16
8 16 at KC 3
9 37 DEN 10
10 17 at SD 22
11 13 at HOU 21
12 9 MIN 33
13 17 BUF 30
14 14 at CHI 34
15 20 HOU 16
16 9 GB 52
17 11 at IND 37

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
9 L. McCown QB 483 276 3273 6.78 15 7 82.2
14 M. Levine QB 147 82 1019 6.93 3 6 67.2
**Team --- 635 361 4313 6.79 18 13 78.7
$$Opp --- 538 332 3717 6.91 18 13 83.3

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
43 D. Martin RB 223 1128 5.06 5 2
39 G. Carpenter RB 52 173 3.33 1 0
**Team --- 327 1542 4.72 6 15
$$Opp --- 505 2477 4.90 19 16

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
84 C. Shorts WR 134 71 907 12.77 6.77 7 5
86 J. Graham TE 101 68 839 12.34 8.31 5 2
43 D. Martin RB 75 54 548 10.15 7.31 1 3
83 W. Watson WR 106 47 683 14.53 6.44 9 4
89 B. Quick WR 91 41 547 13.34 6.01 10 4
80 N. Malone WR 50 26 294 11.31 5.88 8 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
37 J. Cyprien S 105 41 1.0 3 1 15 83.1
58 M. Foster ILB 103 35 5.0 5 2 10 79.7
26 D. Shead CB 74 24 1.0 2 3 8 76.0
68 B. Deaderick DT 60 22 3.5 9 0 0 81.1
40 M. Burnett S 57 13 0.0 0 3 9 80.7
28 R. Weir CB 56 15 1.0 0 1 6 75.6
50 R. Allen OLB 51 10 2.0 3 0 4 75.3
97 R. Miller DT 39 16 3.5 13 0 0 80.8
55 R. Witt OLB 38 9 1.0 0 0 0 73.6
75 M. Johnson DE 32 18 3.5 14 0 0 80.7
73 A. Sheldon DT 28 13 1.0 1 0 1 83.4
35 J. Lacey CB 26 7 0.0 0 1 4 77.5
34 H. Robertson CB 25 10 0.0 0 1 2 74.9
71 Z. Hood DE 19 7 3.5 5 0 0 80.5
74 B. Ronk DE 18 8 1.0 7 0 0 79.0
47 T. Hartman S 17 3 0.0 0 1 0 73.8
32 S. Cranford S 17 10 0.0 0 0 1 73.9

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Off Season Moves

Despite most people expecting Patricia to be fired after a 1-7 finish to the season, we in fact extend his contract. Behind closed doors, we were looking for an upgrade but couldn't find one in the staff draft, and had extended Patricia as a precaution.

Shaun Suisham is our new assistant coach, with Ken Woods taking the can for the season fadeout.

We are drafting fourth overall, and there are three good quarterback prospects in the top five. I'm confident we can land one of them without much trouble.

Our major free agent addition is SLB Dont'a Hightower.

In the draft, we take Ben Ryan fourth overall. He is rated 27/88 overall, looks like we might have ourselves a quarterback!

1.04 - QB Ben Ryan (27/88)
2.04 - RCB Frankie Sanderson (27/49)
3.28 - SE Landon Kelly (23/39)
4.04 - FS Mike Hilliard (23/51)
5.04 - P Deon Barlow (40/56)
5.20 - SLB Jermaine Thomas (17/40)
5.28 - LDE Larry Craig (26/46)
6.04 - RG Kaden Lester (24/39)
7.04 - SLB Matthew Schumann (16/31)

Third time lucky as our stadium vote succeeds 50.7% to 49.3%. We will have new parking lots and field surface in 2020.

We trade CB Rickey Weir to the Bills for a fourth round pick in 2018.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview
Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Ryan , Ben 16 QB QB 1 37 91 4 yrs. 2017
Martin, Doug 43 RB RB 6 62 62 3 yrs. 2016
Todd, Ty 20 FB FB 2 34 47 3 yrs. 2016
Graham, Jimmy 86 TE TE 8 78 78 3 yrs. 2014
Shorts, Cecil 84 FL FL 7 56 56 2 yrs. 2011
Malone, Norm 80 SE SE 2 35 44 3 yrs. 2016
Joeckel, Luke 76 RT LT 5 83 83 4 yrs. 2013
Lucas, Walt 64 LG LG 3 34 37 2 yrs. 2015
Grandt, Trevor 56 C C 3 42 57 2 yrs. 2015
Schwartz, Isaiah 66 RG RG 3 49 49 2 yrs. 2015
Haley, Brock 65 LT RT 4 48 48 1 yr. 2014
Craig, Larry 92 LDE LDE 1 29 46 4 yrs. 2017
Miller, Roy 97 LDT LDT 9 45 45 2 yrs. 2013
Deaderick, Brandon 68 RDT RDT 8 61 61 4 yrs. 2013
Hood, Ziggy 71 LDE RDE 9 32 32 1 yr. 2014
Hightower, Dont'a 54 SLB SLB 6 50 50 3 yrs. 2017
Swift, Chris 98 MLB MLB 3 54 58 2 yrs. 2015
Witt, Reuben 55 WLB WLB 4 37 37 1 yr. 2014
Webster, Kayvon 22 LCB LCB 5 40 40 1 yr. 2017
Sanderson, Frankie 30 RCB RCB 1 31 44 4 yrs. 2017
Cyprien, John 37 SS SS 5 70 70 4 yrs. 2013
Burnett, Morgan 40 FS FS 8 57 57 2 yrs. 2014
Backer, Toby 10 QB 4 27 27 1 yr. 2017
Levine, Matthew 14 QB 4 26 33 2 yrs. 2014
Cook, Alex 29 RB 2 47 52 3 yrs. 2016
Carpenter, Grant 39 RB 4 35 35 1 yr. 2014
Clemons, Sean 41 FB 4 33 33 1 yr. 2014
Stocker, Luke 87 TE 7 40 40 1 yr. 2017
Beattie, Norman 85 TE 2 32 39 3 yrs. 2016
Benjamin, Travis 81 FL 6 40 40 1 yr. 2017
Watson, Will 83 SE 4 35 35 1 yr. 2014
Kelly, Landon 82 SE 1 26 37 4 yrs. 2017
Salisbury, Juan 51 C 5 37 37 1 yr. 2017
Robinson, Trevor 57 C 6 33 33 1 yr. 2017
Cannon, Marcus 61 LG 7 33 33 3 yrs. 2014
Armstead, Terron 62 LT 5 33 33 1 yr. 2017
Barlow, Deon 6 P 1 40 40 4 yrs. 2017
Carpenter, Dan 8 K 10 86 86 3 yrs. 2014
Ronk, Buddy 74 LDE 3 37 37 2 yrs. 2015
Peeler, Jaden 96 LDT 5 41 41 1 yr. 2017
Callaghan, Tyrell 79 LDT 4 40 40 1 yr. 2017
McCord, Vince 59 MLB 4 37 37 1 yr. 2017
Thomas, Jermaine 52 SLB 1 25 43 4 yrs. 2017
Robertson, Hunter 34 LCB 2 31 38 3 yrs. 2016
Slaughter, Jamoris 48 SS 5 38 38 1 yr. 2017
Reid, Alfred 50 LS 3 18 18 1 yr. 2017
##McWilliams, Ellis 1 QB 4 21 30 1 yr. 2017
##Jones, Byron 36 RB 3 31 35 1 yr. 2017
##Davis, Lance 88 SE 4 24 28 1 yr. 2014
##Lester, Kaden 67 RG 1 27 38 4 yrs. 2017
##Smolka, Joe 69 LT 4 32 40 1 yr. 2017
##Johnson, Michael 75 RDE 9 49 49 3 yrs. 2014
##Haggans, Jacob 78 RDE 3 28 43 2 yrs. 2015
##Foster, Mason 58 MLB 7 58 58 4 yrs. 2016
##Sellers, Darrin 95 SLB 4 32 32 1 yr. 2014
##Schumann, Matthew 93 SLB 1 19 30 4 yrs. 2017
##Lacey, Jacob 35 LCB 9 28 28 1 yr. 2014
##Bailey, Randy 46 RCB 2 23 30 3 yrs. 2016
##Delmas, Louis 31 SS 9 31 31 1 yr. 2017
##Hilliard, Mike 23 FS 1 27 50 4 yrs. 2017

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.
Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $147,400,000
Cap Room: $12,420,000
Maximum for New Player: $13,090,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $1,320,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $680,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $113,880,000


Pre-Season

We lose every single game. Ryan looks half-decent though under centre, so we'll start with him this year and hope he grows quickly into the role. Michael Johnson is out injured to start the season, and it's unlikely he'll return to being the defensive juggernaut he was not so long ago.

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2017 Games 1-4

Houston go down at Wembley in the first game of the season 16-14. We lose linebacker Mason Foster for around six weeks, although we might get him back in three. We drop our next two games against the Rams and Chargers before regrouping to spank the Bengals 44-14, with rookie cornerback Frankie Sanderson grabbing two intercepts and returning one to the house!

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2017 Games 5-8

Cleveland go down in a game of the kickers 15-3. Indianapolis beat us in a critical AFC South matchup at Wembley 34-13, and make Ben Ryan look like a rookie in the process. We close out the quarter with two road losses at Pittsburgh and Baltimore.

3-5 puts us one game outside of first place in the AFC South.

Benny Ryan has had a rough start to his career, throwing just four touchdowns in his first eight starts. The good news is his rating is now 48/91. Cyprien, Hightower and Swift are our defensive stars with a combined 133 tackles thus far this season.

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2017 Games 9-12

The Monarchs topple the Titans 19-14 to move to 4-5, half a game out of first place. London then lose a critical game against the Texans 43-21, Ryan throwing four picks. The Cardinals fly to Wembley and leave with a loss, London winning 16-14. The Monarchs then develop a bit of steel and leave Buffalo with a 13-6 win. The Bills were 9-2 heading into the game.

The Monarchs are 6-6, one game behind the Colts in the division race, and two games behind the Bengals and Pats for the wildcards.

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2017 Games 13-16

Seattle scores the last 17 points in the game as they beat London 27-24, putting the Monarchs two games behind the Colts in the division race. A week later, the Monarchs are up 24-7 in Indianapolis but fade down the stretch and lose 31-27. The Colts' winning score comes with 43 seconds left on the clock.

The 49ers beat London 26-3 in the Monarchs' home closer. The season ends on a high note with a 26-13 win in Nashville.

The Colts would go on to win the Super Bowl 38-16 against Tampa Bay.

TE Jimmy Graham and K Dan Carpenter earn All-League Second Team honours.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2017 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2017
Record 7-9
Winning Pct. .437
All-Time 36-44
Winning Pct. .450
Playoffs 0-1
Playoff Visits 1
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Matt Patricia
Record 29-36
Winning Pct. .446
Off. Coord. G. Mark
Def. Coord. J. Azzinaro
Asst. Coach S. Suisham
Stren. Coord. T. Myslinski

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 26.7 16
Rushing Yards 109.5 20
Yards Per Carry 4.10 22
Pass Attempts 36.2 17
Completions 19.7 24
Completion Pct. 54.4 27
Passing Yards 220.4 21
Yards Per Attempt 6.09 24
Yards Per Catch 11.20 12
Total Yardage Gained 321.8 20
3rd Down Conversions 34.6 12
Points Per Game 19.5 20
Pass Rush Pct. 19.0 23
Pass Defense Pct. 47.3 21
Turnovers 17 5 (T)
Turnover Margin +10 4

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 29.1 26
Rushing Yards 130.6 27
Yards Per Carry 4.48 23
Pass Attempts 35.5 12 (T)
Completions 21.9 21 (T)
Completion Pct. 61.6 21
Passing Yards 230.4 15 (T)
Yards Per Attempt 6.49 13 (T)
Yards Per Catch 10.53 9
Total Yardage Gained 350.2 24
3rd Down Conversions 37.9 26
Points Per Game 21.2 18 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 20.7 16
Pass Defense Pct. 61.8 28
Turnovers 27 9 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 16 HOU 14
2 13 at STL 23
3 13 SD 16
4 44 CIN 14
5 15 CLE 3
6 13 IND 34
7 19 at PIT 27
8 30 at BAL 34
9 19 TEN 14
11 21 at HOU 43
12 16 ARI 14
13 13 at BUF 6
14 24 at SEA 27
15 27 at IND 31
16 3 SF 26
17 26 at TEN 13

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
16 B. Ryan QB 575 315 3527 6.13 12 10 73.0
**Team --- 579 315 3527 6.09 12 10 72.5
$$Opp --- 568 350 3687 6.49 16 18 76.7

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
43 D. Martin RB 237 915 3.86 10 5
29 A. Cook RB 99 347 3.51 2 1
16 B. Ryan QB 66 428 6.48 1 6
**Team --- 427 1752 4.10 14 20
$$Opp --- 466 2090 4.48 16 20

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
86 J. Graham TE 107 52 677 13.02 6.33 2 2
43 D. Martin RB 65 51 542 10.63 8.34 2 1
81 T. Benjamin WR 83 46 537 11.67 6.47 6 2
80 N. Malone WR 91 43 542 12.60 5.96 5 1
84 C. Shorts WR 87 36 507 14.08 5.83 7 4
20 T. Todd FB 34 28 255 9.11 7.50 0 0
83 W. Watson WR 46 20 203 10.15 4.41 3 2
29 A. Cook RB 25 16 68 4.25 2.72 1 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
37 J. Cyprien S 98 35 0.0 0 2 10 81.5
54 D. Hightower OLB 79 31 4.0 2 2 7 74.8
30 F. Sanderson CB 60 20 0.0 1 4 9 79.0
22 K. Webster CB 57 12 1.0 0 4 3 78.5
40 M. Burnett S 51 12 1.0 0 3 7 81.0
34 H. Robertson CB 51 11 0.0 0 1 2 73.9
98 C. Swift ILB 47 14 1.0 3 0 3 77.0
58 M. Foster ILB 39 13 0.0 0 0 2 76.3
75 M. Johnson DE 34 7 6.5 15 0 1 82.5
97 R. Miller DT 34 14 1.5 7 0 0 80.9
68 B. Deaderick DT 34 12 1.0 10 0 1 81.3
55 R. Witt OLB 33 11 0.0 0 0 3 72.5
48 J. Slaughter S 27 6 0.0 0 0 2 72.6
74 B. Ronk DE 25 8 6.5 13 0 0 81.8
96 J. Peeler DT 22 11 3.0 2 0 0 79.6
44 R. Dixon S 21 3 0.0 0 0 1 70.0
79 T. Callaghan DT 19 9 0.5 8 0 0 82.0
92 L. Craig DE 17 9 0.5 5 0 0 80.9

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Pre-Season

We keep our coaching staff intact.

San Diego floats us an offer for lineman Isaiah Schwartz - I reject it given he's the best of an admittedly average line.

We are picking 14th in the first round and have $30m spare in the cap.

Extended contracts are handed out to Cecil Shorts, Morgan Burnett and Trevor Grandt.

LG Walt Lucas (37/37), LDE Buddy Ronk (37/37) and RCB Randy Bailey (23/30) are released. Bailey was received in the Sam Bradford trade with the Vikings and was originally rated 20/45 when we got him.

I float a few trade offers of my own for cornerbacks but get refusals - we are interested in one player in particular from the Dolphins but they were asking for too many draft picks. I was prepared to give them two twos and two threes plus a defensive starter, but they wouldn't have a bar of it.

My main free agent target is Cameron Wake but he signs with the Colts, disregarding our meaty contract offer. We then try to snag Rams offensive tackle Justin Tharpe (84/84) but he goes to Arizona. It seems we are having a lot of trouble trying to get players to move across the ditch! Eventually we do get LDT Rodney Hammond (44/51) to join us from the Colts. That's our only major free agent signing.

Draft Results

1.14 - LDE Gary Thornton (31/57)
2.13 - LCB Tyrone Lewis (29/44)
3.12 - RB Chase Huffman (24/36)
4.11 - RG Lukas Carlson (28/58)
4.30 - LDT Erick Waterfield (28/50)
5.10 - LT Jesse Jackson (17/33)
6.15 - LT Ezekiel Porter (16/37)
7.14 - TE Luis Bullock (18/37)

If Thornton, Carlson and Waterfield can develop fully, I'd be rather happy with this draft!

We sign a few affinity/mentor guys and head to training camp with no holdouts.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Ryan , Ben 16 QB QB 2 70 90 3 yrs. 2017
Martin, Doug 43 RB RB 7 61 61 2 yrs. 2016
Todd, Ty 20 FB FB 3 48 48 2 yrs. 2016
Beattie, Norman 85 TE TE 3 32 34 2 yrs. 2016
Shorts, Cecil 84 FL FL 8 55 55 3 yrs. 2011
Malone, Norm 80 SE SE 3 44 44 2 yrs. 2016
Joeckel, Luke 76 RT LT 6 83 83 3 yrs. 2013
Carlson, Lukas 77 LG LG 1 36 65 4 yrs. 2018
Grandt, Trevor 56 C C 4 55 57 2 yrs. 2015
Schwartz, Isaiah 66 RG RG 4 49 49 3 yrs. 2015
Haley, Brock 65 LT RT 5 47 47 3 yrs. 2014
Thornton, Gary 91 LDE LDE 1 35 51 4 yrs. 2018
Hammond, Rodney 71 LDT LDT 4 50 51 3 yrs. 2018
Deaderick, Brandon 68 RDT RDT 9 50 50 3 yrs. 2013
Haggans, Jacob 78 RDE RDE 4 33 43 1 yr. 2015
Hightower, Dont'a 54 SLB SLB 7 44 44 2 yrs. 2017
Foster, Mason 58 MLB MLB 8 58 58 3 yrs. 2016
Witt, Reuben 55 WLB WLB 5 38 38 1 yr. 2014
Sanderson, Frankie 30 LCB LCB 2 42 47 3 yrs. 2017
Hallman, Greg 38 RCB RCB 6 35 35 1 yr. 2018
Cyprien, John 37 SS SS 6 70 70 3 yrs. 2013
Hilliard, Mike 23 FS FS 2 32 50 3 yrs. 2017
Barlow, Deon 6 P 2 36 36 3 yrs. 2017
Benjamin, Travis 88 FL 7 39 39 1 yr. 2018
Bullock, Luis 87 TE 1 19 29 4 yrs. 2018
Carpenter, Dan 8 K 11 80 80 2 yrs. 2014
Clemens, Kellen 3 QB 13 23 23 1 yr. 2018
Cook, Alex 29 RB 3 49 49 2 yrs. 2016
Craig, Larry 92 LDE 2 37 46 3 yrs. 2017
Geary, Matthew 90 WLB 5 38 38 1 yr. 2018
Hawkins, Andrew 89 SE 8 41 41 2 yrs. 2018
Heyward-Bey, Darrius 83 SE 10 42 42 1 yr. 2018
Huffman, Chase 42 RB 1 25 31 4 yrs. 2018
Jackson, Jesse 60 LT 1 21 32 4 yrs. 2018
Kelly, Landon 82 SE 2 35 41 3 yrs. 2017
Lester, Kaden 67 RG 2 31 40 3 yrs. 2017
Levine, Matthew 14 QB 5 30 34 1 yr. 2014
Lewis, Tyrone 33 LCB 1 34 46 4 yrs. 2018
Miller, Roy 97 LDT 10 42 42 1 yr. 2013
Pollard, Bernard 47 FS 13 36 36 1 yr. 2018
Reid, Alfred 50 LS 4 18 18 1 yr. 2017
Robertson, Hunter 34 LCB 3 38 38 2 yrs. 2016
Schiltz, Adam 81 TE 6 28 28 1 yr. 2018
Swift, Chris 98 MLB 4 58 58 3 yrs. 2015
Tolbert, Mike 26 FB 11 36 36 1 yr. 2018
**Welshans, Maurice 59 C 3 28 34 1 yr. 2018
##Burnett, Morgan 40 FS 9 56 56 4 yrs. 2014
##Charles, Jamaal 32 RB 11 29 29 1 yr. 2018
##Gaynord, Gabe 51 C 5 28 28 1 yr. 2018
##Gillespie, Danny 4 QB 5 22 31 1 yr. 2018
##Graham, Jimmy 86 TE 9 77 77 2 yrs. 2014
##Griffin, Michael 21 SS 12 34 34 1 yr. 2018
##Johnson, Michael 75 RDE 10 39 39 2 yrs. 2014
##Kollars, Ty 99 LDE 6 39 39 2 yrs. 2018
##Lacey, Jacob 46 LCB 10 25 25 3 yrs. 2018
##Lang, T.J. 64 RG 10 29 29 1 yr. 2018
##Porter, Ezekiel 70 LT 1 19 33 4 yrs. 2018
##Spitler, Austin 53 MLB 9 32 32 1 yr. 2018
##Thomas, Jermaine 52 SLB 2 29 42 3 yrs. 2017
##Waterfield, Erick 74 LDT 1 31 51 4 yrs. 2018

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $153,500,000
Cap Room: $14,000,000
Maximum for New Player: $14,690,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $2,750,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $20,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $131,050,000


Jimmy Graham breaks his fibula and will miss the first quarter of the season. Backup strong safety Michael Griffin is gone for the entire season with a torn biceps.

We win three of our pre-season games, and lose the other one by one point. The compass seems to be pointing up. Still, anything can and will happen.

The schedule makers have been kind to us, limiting the number of times we will need to travel across the Atlantic - a triple road trip to start the season, followed by a triple home stand. The only single game at home or away occurs in Weeks 11 and 12. We have a four home game stand in the back half of the season, before finishing our schedule in Houston. Altogether, four trips across the Atlantic.

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2018 Games 1-4

A fast start out of the gates, beating the Colts 30-24. Ryan rebounds well after throwing a pick six to start the game. We lose 16-10 to the Eagles, but Morgan Burnett returns an intercept 98 yards for a score in a great highlight. Receiver Norm Malone has a great game against the Steelers, hauling in eight catches, a TD and a kickoff return TD in a 29-16 win. We then turn our attention to our Wembley opener against the Jets in Week 4 and record our first ever shutout, blanking New York 20-0.

We are tied at the top of the division with the Titans, who are also 3-1. Our defense is magnificent thus far, with 11 turnovers.

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2018 Games 5-8

We are dominated 36-28 by the Dolphins at Wembley, with Norm Malone's second kickoff TD return (100 yards) the main highlight. The Colts then pay us a visit, and despite running 81 offensive plays to our 53, they are well and truly beaten 33-14. Doug Martin is the star with 119 receiving yards. We then jump on a plane for a month-long roadtrip. The first stop is Nashville, where the local side beats us 30-10 in a game that puts both our sides at 4-3. After licking our wounds in a bye week, we then head up to Buffalo where the Bills beat us 23-20 in a close encounter.

We are 4-4 at the halfway stage of the season, 1.5 games behind the Titans.

Ryan has been great in his second season, throwing 11 touchdowns and only two picks for 1947 yards. He also has 263 yards rushing.

Doug Martin is putting great numbers on the board, rushing for 501 yards and receiving for 422 more, with 5 touchdowns altogether. Norm Malone (515) and Cecil Shorts (438) are the other two leading receivers.

Despite a noticeable dropoff in his personal play, Michael Johnson's 4 sacks are still good enough to lead the team. John Cyprien and Mason Foster lead the team with 55 and 51 tackles respectively.

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2018 Games 9-12

Off to Foxboro to play the unbeaten Pats. They beat us 31-9. Off to London for a single home game against the Texans, languishing at the foot of the division. We escape with a 27-22 win that returns us to 5-5, now just one game behind Tennessee. Back on a plane, this time to Dallas, but no joy for us in a 24-21 loss. DeMarco Murray rushes for 151 yards. Back again to London for four consecutive home games - maybe we can make a rush into the playoffs here? We limit Alex Smith's Chiefs to 176 yards and win easily 20-3. Cecil Shorts is out for seven weeks with a broken ankle.

At 6-6, we are walking a tightrope to make the finals. Tennessee are 7-5, and so are San Diego who own the second wildcard. The Titans travel to us in Week 15 in what will be a critical match, so long as we take care of business first against the Redskins.

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2018 Games 13-16

The Redskins are easily beaten 19-7, but we lose John Cyprien in the process, meaning we'll have to take on the Titans without our best defensive player. We lead the Titans 13-3 at halftime and threaten to give up the game, but hold on 19-13. The 7-7 Giants, in a playoff fight of their own, then come to visit in the last of the homestand matches. This time it is us who stage the comeback from 13-3 to win 17-13. We finish 2018 7-1 at home. We therefore need to beat the Texans to be sure of a playoff berth, with the 8-7 Colts and 8-7 Titans playing each other. 9-7 will probably not be good enough for a wildcard, with Buffalo holding the tiebreaker over us. We go into Reliant Stadium with a winning mindset and it works with the Monarchs getting a 27-24 win. Jimmy Graham hauls in 142 yards as London outscores Houston 17-0 in the final quarter.

We're going back to the playoffs, this time as AFC South Champions! Get ready, Wembley!

Ben Ryan throwns 19TD and 7INTs for 3786 yards during 2018, as well as rushing for 542 yards.

Doug Martin has 1017 rushing yards, 785 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns all up. Norm Malone is our top receiver with 813 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Mason Foster records 99 tackles for the season. John Cyprien is in second place with 63 tackles, but recorded in just 10 games. Machine! Morgan Burnett leads the interceptions with 5, and Frankie Sanderson just behind with 4. Michael Johnson is our sack king with 7 altogether.

The success of the team can be put down to the turnovers, with 32 altogether by the defensive unit and a league-best turnover margin of +17.

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2018 Wildcard Round
Buffalo Bills (10-6) at London Monarchs (10-6)

Wade Phillips is in his second incarnation as the Bills coach, and took Buffalo to the AFC Championship game last year.

We have an extraordinary start, scoring on our first drive and then intercepting E.J. Manuel on the Bills' first offensive play. We then score once again and lead 14-0 after 3 minutes. When Ben Ryan scrambles 17 yards for a touchdown, it's 21-0 at the quarter break, and virtually game over. London leads 31-7 at the half time break and the second half turns into a victory lap.

Buffalo reduces the deficit to 31-21, but Darrius Heyward-Bey returns the kickoff 100 yards to restore equilibrium. We run out winners by 41 points to 28 for the first playoff win in franchise history!

1Q - 11:56 - Monarchs 7-0 (Malone 17 pass from Ryan, Carpenter XP)
1Q - 10:21 - Monarchs 14-0 (Martin 3 run, Carpenter XP)
1Q - 00:49 - Monarchs 21-0 (Ryan 17 run, Carpenter XP)
2Q - 10:38 - Monarchs 24-0 (Carpenter 21 FG)
2Q - 05:50 - Monarchs 24-7 (Kerr 8 pass from Manuel, Bullock XP)
2Q - 00:26 - Monarchs 31-7 (Graham 2 pass from Ryan, Carpenter XP)
3Q - 06:37 - Monarchs 31-13 (Byrd 50 interception TD, 2XP failed)
3Q - 00:14 - Monarchs 31-21 (Kerr 38 pass from Manuel, 2XP successful)
4Q - 15:00 - Monarchs 38-21 (Heyward-Bey 100 kickoff return, Carpenter XP)
4Q - 11:17 - Monarchs 38-28 (Fraley 3 run, Bullock XP)
4Q - 02:45 - Monarchs 41-28 (Carpenter 52 FG)

We now travel to Miami to take on the 12-4 Dolphins.

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2018 Divisional Round
London Monarchs (11-6) at Miami Dolphins (12-4)

Chuck Pagano is at his second club, having taken Miami to the playoffs in each of the last three seasons. Marvin Lewis is his assistant coach, leaving the Bengals at the end of 2014. Adrian Peterson is their star running back.

We have another fast start to this game, forcing a turnover and scoring on the ensuing drive. Miami are a quality side and level the scores with an 80-yard drive. Norm Malone puts us into prime scoring position with the next kickoff return, and receives the touchdown pass from Ryan to finish the drive.

We then get some good luck and intercept Ryan Tannehill just as it appears he is going to lead the Dolphins to a game tying drive. Ben Ryan finds Jimmy Graham on the end of a touchdown pass that spans 36 yards and we are suddenly up by two scores. Tannehill is again intercepted and Carpenter extends our lead. Miami strike back with a badly-needed touchdown just before the break and the Monarchs lead 24-14.

The teams trade touchdowns to begin the third quarter, and London stretches out the quarter with a nine minute drive that culminates in a field goal; Monarchs lead 34-21 early in the fourth quarter. Adrian Peterson picks up several good gains and the Dolphins close the gap to just six points with seven minutes to go. All to play for!

The Monarchs go three-and-out and Miami appear to be in the ascendancy. This is highlighted when Tim Santoki rushes for 48 yards and puts Miami in prime scoring position. However, the Dolphins are held to just a field goal. London leads by 3 with 3:53 to go.

Another three-and-out series from the Monarchs and Miami starts with the ball on the MIA29 line with 2:37 to go. Tannehill gets the Dolphins to the MIA43 by the time the two minute warning goes. A penalty for a false start, and a stuffing tackle, and the Dolphins suddenly have 3rd and 16 with a running clock. The play is defended by Hightower and the Dolphins set up for 4th and 16! Again, the pass is defended, this time by Hunter Robertson, and the ball goes over on downs!

Two running plays, Ben Ryan takes a knee, and the Monarchs are off to the AFC Championship Game!

1Q - 12:24 - Monarchs 7-0 (Hawkins 11 pass from Ryan, Carpenter XP)
1Q - 07:41 - Tied 7-7 (Sinkfield 19 pass from Tannehill, Sturgis XP)
1Q - 05:17 - Monarchs 14-7 (Malone 12 pass from Ryan, Carpenter XP)
2Q - 08:11 - Monarchs 21-7 (Graham 36 pass from Ryan, Carpenter XP)
2Q - 02:01 - Monarchs 24-7 (Carpenter 51 FG)
2Q - 00:53 - Monarchs 24-14 (Sinkfield 66 pass from Tannehill, Sturgis XP)
3Q - 10:21 - Monarchs 31-14 (Graham 16 pass from Ryan, Carpenter XP)
3Q - 07:45 - Monarchs 31-21 (Bailey 24 pass from Tannehill, Sturgis XP)
4Q - 14:10 - Monarchs 34-21 (Carpenter 20 FG)
4Q - 07:09 - Monarchs 34-28 (Peterson 8 pass from Tannehill, Sturgis XP)
4Q - 03:53 - Monarchs 34-31 (Sturgis 34 FG)

Ryan is the MVP with a statline of 22/38-284 4TD
Graham has an enormous 11 catches for 168 yards and 2TDs.

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2018 AFC Championship Game
London Monarchs (12-6) at Denver Broncos (15-2)

Joe DeCamillis has racked up a 62-24 record as coach of the Broncos since 2014, but has only taken them to the AFC Championship game twice in five seasons - in 2014 and today.

The Broncos get on the board first with a Zac Dysert pass to Hill after an earlier touchdown was overturned for an illegal motion. Ryan finds Malone in the next drive for a 52 yard touchdown, with 30 yards coming after the catch. Doug Martin lays the platform for our next touchdown drive, with rushes of 20, 10 and 21 yards before Ryan hits Landon Kelly for a touchdown. Monarchs in front! Not for long, as it turns out, with Lance Bixler rushing 44 yards from the first play of the next drive and a touchdown. That's how the first half finishes, with the teams trading punts.

London takes nine minutes off the clock in scoring the first touchdown of the second half, methodically chalking up yardage before finding Heyward-Bey in the endzone. The Broncos chalk up an immediate reply, with Marshall Horton finding clear space for a gain of 50 yards before Lance Bixler leveled the scores once again.

The Monarchs scored first in the fourth quarter, with Carpenter slotting the ball through the posts from 40 yards out. Critically, London were able to stall a Denver drive and get the ball back with 9 minutes remaining. Time to play some clock management! That's not what transpired though, with Ryan throwing his first interception of the playoffs, and returned for a touchdown. Advantage Denver.

London goes three-and-out and get the ball back after the Broncos add a field goal. Two minutes remaining, and a touchdown needed. And a touchdown was indeed scored, but this time by the Broncos, with another pick six. Season over.

1Q - 05:03 - Broncos 7-0 (Hill 7 pass from Dysert, Borczon XP)
1Q - 00:19 - Tied 7-7 (Malone 52 pass from Ryan, Carpenter XP)
2Q - 07:09 - Monarchs 14-7 (Kelly 15 pass from Ryan, Carpenter XP)
2Q - 06:40 - Tied 14-14 (Bixler 44 run, Borczon XP)
3Q - 04:13 - Monarchs 21-14 (Heyward-Bey 14 pass from Ryan, Carpenter XP)
3Q - 00:57 - Tied 21-21 (Bixler 3 run, Borczon XP)
4Q - 12:02 - Monarchs 24-21 (Carpenter 40 FG)
4Q - 08:16 - Broncos 28-24 (Black 37 interception TD, Borczon XP)
4Q - 02:27 - Broncos 31-24 (Borczon 41 FG)
4Q - 02:13 - Broncos 38-24 (Carpenter 33 interception TD, Borczon XP)

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Chicago wins the Super Bowl over Denver.

No Monarchs won player awards. Try harder next year.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2018 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2018
Record 12-7
Winning Pct. .631
All-Time 46-50
Winning Pct. .479
Playoffs 2-2
Playoff Visits 2
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Matt Patricia
Record 41-43
Winning Pct. .488
Off. Coord. G. Mark
Def. Coord. J. Azzinaro
Asst. Coach S. Suisham
Stren. Coord. T. Myslinski

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 27.1 16
Rushing Yards 121.3 15
Yards Per Carry 4.48 13
Pass Attempts 36.0 16
Completions 20.5 25
Completion Pct. 56.9 27
Passing Yards 236.6 18 (T)
Yards Per Attempt 6.57 19 (T)
Yards Per Catch 11.54 5
Total Yardage Gained 350.5 11
3rd Down Conversions 33.3 24 (T)
Points Per Game 21.2 15
Pass Rush Pct. 19.2 21
Pass Defense Pct. 56.0 8
Turnovers 15 2 (T)
Turnover Margin +17 1

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 26.2 16 (T)
Rushing Yards 104.3 11
Yards Per Carry 3.98 9
Pass Attempts 39.4 29
Completions 23.3 26
Completion Pct. 59.0 9
Passing Yards 246.4 19
Yards Per Attempt 6.26 8
Yards Per Catch 10.60 8
Total Yardage Gained 337.9 17
3rd Down Conversions 34.5 15
Points Per Game 18.5 5
Pass Rush Pct. 19.8 9
Pass Defense Pct. 53.8 23
Turnovers 32 2 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 30 at IND 24
2 10 at PHI 16
3 29 at PIT 16
4 20 NYJ 0
5 28 MIA 36
6 33 IND 14
7 10 at TEN 30
9 20 at BUF 23
10 9 at NE 31
11 27 HOU 22
12 21 at DAL 24
13 20 KC 3
14 19 WAS 7
15 19 TEN 13
16 17 NYG 13
17 27 at HOU 24
$$WC 41 BUF 28
$$CS 34 at MIA 31
$$CF 24 at DEN 38

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
16 B. Ryan QB 576 328 3786 6.57 19 7 82.8
**Team --- 576 328 3786 6.57 19 7 82.8
$$Opp --- 630 372 3942 6.26 19 18 75.5

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
43 D. Martin RB 247 1017 4.12 6 6
29 A. Cook RB 95 316 3.33 1 1
16 B. Ryan QB 71 542 7.63 1 6
**Team --- 433 1941 4.48 8 17
$$Opp --- 419 1669 3.98 7 19

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
43 D. Martin RB 97 74 785 10.61 8.09 5 4
80 N. Malone WR 86 53 813 15.34 9.45 5 6
86 J. Graham TE 76 43 594 13.81 7.82 3 1
84 C. Shorts WR 77 39 542 13.90 7.04 6 4
89 A. Hawkins WR 68 26 243 9.35 3.57 7 0
20 T. Todd FB 31 21 167 7.95 5.39 3 1
83 D. Heyward-Bey WR 37 19 209 11.00 5.65 3 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
58 M. Foster ILB 99 23 3.0 4 1 8 77.3
37 J. Cyprien S 63 31 0.0 1 1 6 80.3
38 G. Hallman CB 60 14 1.0 0 3 9 77.9
54 D. Hightower OLB 54 16 0.0 2 0 3 71.2
30 F. Sanderson CB 54 14 0.0 1 4 9 80.2
40 M. Burnett S 51 23 1.0 1 5 8 84.0
71 R. Hammond DT 48 17 3.0 15 0 1 82.5
34 H. Robertson CB 41 14 1.0 0 3 7 79.5
33 T. Lewis CB 41 10 0.0 0 0 8 75.9
23 M. Hilliard S 36 12 0.0 0 0 4 76.6
68 B. Deaderick DT 33 10 2.0 7 0 0 81.4
98 C. Swift ILB 32 14 1.0 0 0 2 80.4
75 M. Johnson DE 31 14 7.0 14 0 0 81.5
92 L. Craig DE 29 10 3.0 12 0 1 81.2
90 M. Geary OLB 27 9 0.0 1 0 2 71.5
36 B. Pollard S 21 5 0.0 0 1 6 81.6
97 R. Miller DT 20 10 3.0 3 0 1 82.5


Five seasons in, and a trip already to the AFC Championship game!
Now, let's see if we can leverage this good form into a better squad and a serious tilt at the title next season.

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Off-Season

FS Bernard Pollard retires. Elsewhere in the league, Marshawn Lynch and Adrian Peterson both call it a day as well.

We keep our coaching staff together for another season.

Doug Martin, Jimmy Graham and Trevor Grandt earn contract extensions. We say goodbye to Michael Johnson, who is released when we can't justify his salary level and his skill set. Johnson is our all-time sack leader.

We have $32.4m to play with in free agency, and need to address corner, linebacker and wide receiver.

Chris Atkins (70/70) signs for five years from the Giants. He recorded 67 tackles and 9 sacks in his first full season as a starter in 2018.

Morris Claiborne (53/53) signs from the Oakland Raiders. He is a significant upgrade for us at right corner.

We then mortgage the future by trading for SE Patrick Chay (67/67) from the Buffalo Bills. In exchange for the wide receiver, we send our first, second and third picks this year, our second pick in 2020, and C Trevor Grandt, who Buffalo had been keen on for a few years now.

Time will tell if that was a good move or not.

Our draft class as a result is rather diminished:

4.29 - P Ryder Sullivan (38/62)
5.29 - RDT Sam Sanders (24/40)
6.29 - RDE Patrick Mathanaporn (17/36)
7.29 - C Jeremy Dawson (13/41)

No holdouts as we head to training camp.

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Pre-Season

Jimmy Graham explodes his ACL in our second pre-season game and will be out for roughly 18 weeks. We might get him back for the playoffs. If we make it.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Ryan , Ben 16 QB QB 3 88 88 2 yrs. 2017
Martin, Doug 43 RB RB 8 61 61 3 yrs. 2016
Todd, Ty 20 FB FB 4 48 48 1 yr. 2016
Bullock, Luis 87 TE TE 2 25 29 3 yrs. 2018
Shorts, Cecil 84 FL FL 9 54 54 2 yrs. 2011
Chay, Patrick 81 SE SE 3 70 70 4 yrs. 2019
Joeckel, Luke 76 RT LT 7 82 82 2 yrs. 2013
Carlson, Lukas 77 LG LG 2 61 66 3 yrs. 2018
Dawson, Jeremy 53 C C 1 18 40 4 yrs. 2019
Schwartz, Isaiah 66 RG RG 5 48 48 2 yrs. 2015
Haley, Brock 65 LT RT 6 47 47 2 yrs. 2014
Craig, Larry 92 LDE LDE 3 44 44 2 yrs. 2017
Hammond, Rodney 71 NT NT 5 52 52 2 yrs. 2018
Thornton, Gary 91 RDE RDE 2 41 50 3 yrs. 2018
Atkins, Chris 55 WLB SLB 5 71 71 5 yrs. 2019
Foster, Mason 58 SILB SILB 9 49 49 2 yrs. 2016
Swift, Chris 98 WILB WILB 5 58 58 2 yrs. 2015
Doyle, Irv 57 WLB WLB 1 23 45 1 yr. 2019
Sanderson, Frankie 30 LCB LCB 3 46 46 2 yrs. 2017
Claiborne, Morris 22 RCB RCB 8 53 53 4 yrs. 2019
Cyprien, John 37 SS SS 7 63 63 2 yrs. 2013
Burnett, Morgan 40 FS FS 10 51 51 3 yrs. 2014
Orbik, Patrick 12 QB 1 20 34 1 yr. 2019
Alexander, Marc 13 QB 1 19 37 1 yr. 2019
Cook, Alex 29 RB 4 51 51 2 yrs. 2016
Huffman, Chase 42 RB 2 27 30 3 yrs. 2018
Beattie, Norman 85 TE 4 33 33 1 yr. 2016
Samuels, Alexis 83 TE 2 26 29 1 yr. 2019
Malone, Norm 80 SE 4 45 45 1 yr. 2016
Hawkins, Andrew 89 SE 9 39 39 1 yr. 2018
Kelly, Landon 82 SE 3 39 39 2 yrs. 2017
Dail, Rocky 51 C 1 21 35 1 yr. 2019
Lester, Kaden 67 RG 3 34 34 2 yrs. 2017
Meadows, Jeremiah 63 RT 1 22 25 1 yr. 2019
Sullivan, Ryder 1 P 1 37 52 4 yrs. 2019
Carpenter, Dan 8 K 12 79 79 3 yrs. 2014
Kollars, Ty 99 LDE 7 39 39 1 yr. 2018
Deaderick, Brandon 68 NT 10 45 45 2 yrs. 2013
Waterfield, Erick 74 NT 2 34 52 3 yrs. 2018
Sanders, Sam 75 NT 1 30 43 4 yrs. 2019
Vance, Robbie 93 SILB 1 26 37 1 yr. 2019
Stanley, Gabe 52 SLB 1 12 21 1 yr. 2019
Robertson, Hunter 34 LCB 4 41 41 1 yr. 2016
Castleberry, Wade 44 SS 6 33 33 1 yr. 2019
Hilliard, Mike 23 FS 3 44 48 2 yrs. 2017
Farley, Clarence 46 LS 1 14 14 1 yr. 2019
##Dearth, Easton 49 RB 1 19 28 1 yr. 2019
##Graham, Jimmy 86 TE 10 68 68 3 yrs. 2014
##Tyler, Jerome 88 SE 2 23 31 1 yr. 2019
##Gonzales, Trevor 61 LG 1 26 40 1 yr. 2019
##Porter, Ezekiel 70 LT 2 22 33 3 yrs. 2018
##Mathanaporn, Patrick 96 RDE 1 19 39 4 yrs. 2019
##Anglewicz, William 90 SILB 1 23 48 1 yr. 2019
##Hightower, Dont'a 54 SLB 8 44 44 4 yrs. 2017
##Lewis, Tyrone 33 LCB 2 28 29 3 yrs. 2018
##Hansen, Carlton 26 RCB 1 24 32 1 yr. 2019

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 56
Inactive: 10
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $159,600,000
Cap Room: $570,000
Maximum for New Player: $1,100,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $4,360,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $2,730,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $154,830,000


The schedule-makers are against us this season, with no less than seven trips across the Atlantic. We do not play consecutive away or home games until Week 13.

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2019 Games 1-4

We start the season in Nashville, where we down the Titans 27-20. Ben Ryan rushes for two touchdowns and Patrick Chay makes it onto the scorer's sheet with a touchdown reception. We then succumb to Blaine Gabbert and his Tampa Bay Bucs as they beat us 24-20 at Wembley. We regroup on the road and top the Dolphins 23-10 in Miami. Ben Ryan then passes for a career-best 351 yards in a 37-13 win against the Raiders, making their longest roadtrip in franchise history.

3-1 is a positive start to the season but we're looking up at the unbeaten Colts. Our fullback Ty Todd is out for a few weeks too; not good for him in a contract year.

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2019 Games 5-8

We kick back in a bye week then take on the 5-0 Colts in Indy. Chris Atkins leaves his mark on the game with three sacks and an intercept and we win 20-17. Winless Tennessee then visit Wembley and for a while look poised to record the upset, but we prevail 30-23 to move to 5-1 for the first time in franchise history. We trek into Arrowhead to take on the 5-1 Chiefs, and win a tight contest 23-17, scoring ten points in the final two minutes. Denver then travel to Wembley for a game with playoff seeding implications. We lose the AFC Championship rematch by 20-16 to drop to 6-2.

We aren't as dominant on defense as we were last season, and it shows with our turnover margin of just +2.

Ryan's statline at halfway is good: 13TD, 5INT, 2054 yards; 278 rushing yards and 3TD

Doug Martin continues to do it all himself: 677 rushing yards (2TD), 321 receiving yards (3TD). New signing Patrick Chay is earning his pay, with 468 receiving yards and 4TD, while Cecil Shorts continues to chalk up the yards with 457 thus far.

John Cyprien has picked up where he left off last season with 54 tackles, and new addition Chris Atkins has 43 tackles and 4 sacks. As a unit we have forced just five intercepts this season.

We currently hold the #2 seed in the AFC, but are level with the Colts in our division. We play the Colts at Wembley in our last game. Could be quite important!

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2019 Games 9-12

San Diego are beaten on the road 23-14 in our longest possible roadtrip. Good thing our players are used to the travel. Back to Wembley where we punish the Texans 37-17. We then head to Charlotte, and the Panthers are beaten 37-10 in a game where Patrick Chay becomes the first Monarch to catch three touchdowns in one game. Things are going well; too well, as the Browns come to Wembley and walk away with a win, 19-14. We drop to 9-3, still with the #2 seed but 1.5 games behind the Broncos and only one game ahead of the Colts.

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2019 Games 13-16

A double roadtrip (at last!) as we head to Atlanta and Houston. We beat the Falcons handily by 44-17 with two pick sixes for our defense. Ben Ryan then produces the best quarterback rating of his short career in our 37-10 win against the Texans. We head back to Wembley with a two game lead in the AFC South and a two game lead on the #3 seed. We may rest some starters in the final game if the result doesn't matter.

We win the AFC South with a 24-17 win against the Saints, who are themselves headed to the playoffs, but it comes at a price. Doug Martin is questionable for our next game with a strained hamstring. In the event, he is the only starter we sit for the season closer, even though we can't move out of the #2 seed. We beat the Colts 43-30 and finish the season with a franchise-best 13-3 record.

As you'd imagine, we have quite a few franchise records set this season:

QB Rating - Ben Ryan - 99.5
Passing Yards - Ben Ryan - 4296
Passing Touchdowns - Ben Ryan - 30
300 Yard Passing Games - Ben Ryan - 6
Rushing Attempts - Doug Martin - 258
Rushing Yards - Doug Martin - 1287
Receiving Yards - Patrick Chay - 1242
Receiving Touchdowns - Patrick Chay - 10
100 Yard Receiving Games - Patrick Chay - 6
Pass Defense Percentage - John Cyprien - 84.6%
Field Goals - Dan Carpenter - 42
Points Scored - Dan Carpenter - 171
Key Run Blocks - Luke Joeckel - 41
Key Run Opportunities - Luke Joeckel - 98
Passes Defended - John Cyprien and Chris Atkins - 16
Yards From Scrimmage - Doug Martin - 1841
All-Purpose Yards - Patrick Chay - 2073

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2019 Division Round
Cincinnati Bengals (11-6) at London Monarchs (13-3)

Rich Bisaccia has been the head coach of the Bengals since Marvin Lewis was sacked at the end of 2014. Despite being a perennial head coaching candidate, Jay Gruden remains as offensive coordinator.

The starting quarterback for the Bengals is a certain Sam Bradford.

John Cyprien is out for the rest of the season with a hyperextended knee, but Jimmy Graham makes his return at long last. Doug Martin is also back, but Alex Cook will start in his place and get the majority of carries.

The game starts with a Bengals field goal, and we counter with Ben Ryan rushing 11 yards. In the second quarter, we crush Bradford who promptly fumbles and we scoop it up for an 81 yard return. The Bengals would score a touchdown of their own on the next drive and go into the break down 10-14.

We receive the ball first in the second half and Ben Ryan throws and scrambles us down the field, putting Landon Kelly onto the scorer's sheet. Carpenter extends the lead midway through the quarter. Bradford keeps the Bengals in the contest, throwing another touchdown and reducing the margin to just seven points as we head into the final quarter.

To start the quarter, we block a punt but then fumble in prime scoring position. A missed opportunity. Midway through the term, we keep the Bengals out of our end zone and they settle for three points. We go three-and-out but fortunately Cincinnati can't get anything going. We play clock management and give the Bengals the ball back with 2:32 remaining. They have 80 yards and one timeout left.

Bradford then proceeds to step up to the plate, completing passes of 15, 17, 15 and 24 yards and bringing Cincinnati to the Monarchs 9 yard line. First and goal, one minute to go.

First, Bradford seeks to find running back Ashton Rayburn, but the rookie drops it. Then, he is harried by the defense and throws the ball away. Third-and-goal with 44 seconds to go, the Cincinnati charge comes to an end as Morris Claiborne swoops on a pass intended for a Bengals receiver in the end zone. Ryan takes a knee and the Monarchs escape with a win.

1Q - 08:30 - Bengals 3-0 (Prescott 40 FG)
1Q - 03:48 - Monarchs 7-3 (Ryan 11 run, Carpenter XP)
2Q - 10:03 - Monarchs 14-3 (Hightower 81 fumble return, Carpenter XP)
2Q - 08:00 - Monarchs 14-10 (Covington 38 pass from Bradford, Prescott XP)
3Q - 11:15 - Monarchs 21-10 (Kelly 6 pass from Ryan, Carpenter XP)
3Q - 05:29 - Monarchs 24-10 (Carpenter 23 FG)
3Q - 04:39 - Monarchs 24-17 (Emerson 7 pass from Bradford, Prescott XP)
4Q - 08:33 - Monarchs 24-20 (Prescott 19 FG)

We take on the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game, a repeat of last year's match-up.

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AFC Championship Game
London Monarchs (14-3) at Denver Broncos (15-1-1)

Our previous two playoff tilts have ended at Mile High Stadium. Will it be third time lucky?

We can't get a first down at all in the first quarter, but are able to stall the Broncos enough to trail by only 6-0. When we finally do get a first down, we can only take the ball to the Broncos 37, where we decide to punt it away rather than try the long field goal. On the next drive, the Broncos take their chance and lead 13-0.

The game continues in a blur. Ben Ryan is having one of the worst games of his career thus far, and is sacked for a total of 24 yards on one drive midway through the third quarter. Ryan can only gain 24 yards passing in the third quarter, and 22 of those yards come on the last play of the quarter. We still trail 13-0. Where there's life, there's hope.

Our struggling offense finally clicks into gear with six minutes to go. Ryan finds Chay for 34 yards, which sets up play action on the following set of downs, and the quarterback goes in for the touchdown himself.

We get the ball back, trailing 13-7, with 1:52 remaining and no timeouts.

However, there is to be no fairy tale, as the Mile High Curse strikes yet again. The ball goes over on downs and Denver returns to the Super Bowl.

Ryan's final statline is 20/42-206, no picks.

1Q - 04:53 - Broncos 3-0 (Borczon 31 FG)
1Q - 00:22 - Broncos 6-0 (Borczon 51 FG)
2Q - 03:06 - Broncos 13-0 (Sanders 19 pass from Dysert, Borczon XP)
4Q - 06:02 - Broncos 13-7 (Ryan 9 run, Carpenter XP)

The Broncos would go on to lose the Super Bowl to the Cowboys.

Ben Ryan is named the MVP, Offensive POY and First Team Quarterback.
Luke Joeckel is an All-League First Team offensive linemen, and Dan Carpenter is an All-League First Team kicker.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2019 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2019
Record 14-4
Winning Pct. .777
All-Time 59-53
Winning Pct. .526
Playoffs 3-3
Playoff Visits 3
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Matt Patricia
Record 55-47
Winning Pct. .539
Off. Coord. G. Mark
Def. Coord. J. Azzinaro
Asst. Coach S. Suisham
Stren. Coord. T. Myslinski

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 28.4 8
Rushing Yards 134.8 7
Yards Per Carry 4.75 5
Pass Attempts 35.4 21 (T)
Completions 22.6 7
Completion Pct. 64.0 2 (T)
Passing Yards 268.5 3
Yards Per Attempt 7.59 4
Yards Per Catch 11.87 4
Total Yardage Gained 396.6 1
3rd Down Conversions 37.5 4
Points Per Game 28.4 1
Pass Rush Pct. 20.8 17
Pass Defense Pct. 60.4 6
Turnovers 11 1
Turnover Margin +15 1 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 25.1 11 (T)
Rushing Yards 121.2 22
Yards Per Carry 4.84 30
Pass Attempts 36.8 22
Completions 21.3 15 (T)
Completion Pct. 58.0 9
Passing Yards 225.4 10
Yards Per Attempt 6.13 5
Yards Per Catch 10.58 10
Total Yardage Gained 336.4 15
3rd Down Conversions 37.2 25
Points Per Game 17.4 4
Pass Rush Pct. 16.7 1
Pass Defense Pct. 43.9 4
Turnovers 26 8 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 27 at TEN 20
2 20 TB 24
3 23 at MIA 10
4 37 OAK 13
6 20 at IND 17
7 30 TEN 23
8 23 at KC 17
9 16 DEN 20
10 23 at SD 14
11 37 HOU 17
12 37 at CAR 10
13 14 CLE 19
14 44 at ATL 17
15 37 at HOU 10
16 24 NO 17
17 43 IND 30
$$CS 24 CIN 20
$$CF 7 at DEN 13

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
16 B. Ryan QB 566 362 4296 7.59 30 7 99.5
**Team --- 566 362 4296 7.59 30 7 99.5
$$Opp --- 588 341 3607 6.13 16 18 72.3

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
43 D. Martin RB 258 1287 4.99 7 2
16 B. Ryan QB 71 514 7.24 3 4
42 C. Huffman RB 59 179 3.03 0 2
29 A. Cook RB 57 148 2.60 0 1
**Team --- 454 2156 4.75 10 12
$$Opp --- 401 1939 4.84 12 15

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
81 P. Chay WR 132 80 1242 15.53 9.41 11 10
43 D. Martin RB 86 66 554 8.39 6.44 1 4
84 C. Shorts WR 110 60 838 13.97 7.62 5 4
85 N. Beattie TE 48 37 393 10.62 8.19 5 2
89 A. Hawkins WR 66 35 437 12.49 6.62 6 1
29 A. Cook RB 28 21 136 6.48 4.86 4 4
80 N. Malone WR 33 20 290 14.50 8.79 2 2
82 L. Kelly WR 27 18 230 12.78 8.52 0 2

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
58 M. Foster ILB 89 28 1.0 0 0 8 76.9
37 J. Cyprien S 87 25 0.0 1 2 16 84.6
40 M. Burnett S 74 22 0.5 1 4 8 78.9
55 C. Atkins OLB 67 18 7.0 11 0 16 82.6
30 F. Sanderson CB 61 26 0.0 0 4 5 78.1
22 M. Claiborne CB 50 14 0.0 0 4 10 81.8
34 H. Robertson CB 37 13 0.0 0 3 9 81.5
54 D. Hightower OLB 36 7 3.0 5 0 2 77.2
71 R. Hammond DT 34 14 4.0 4 0 0 80.6
23 M. Hilliard S 32 13 0.0 0 1 0 74.5
57 I. Doyle OLB 30 8 1.0 7 0 0 73.9
98 C. Swift ILB 29 7 0.0 0 0 1 70.6
68 B. Deaderick DT 24 15 4.0 5 0 0 81.6
92 L. Craig DE 22 11 5.0 8 0 0 81.8
91 G. Thornton DE 19 10 2.0 14 0 0 81.1

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Off Season

Contract extensions for our head coach, defensive coordinator and assistant coach. No retirements.

We need to work on a contract extension for Ben Ryan, but find it a little tricky with the salary cap situation. Mason Foster, Alex Cook and Brandon Deaderick are released. Ryan agrees to a five year extension worth $141.5m. I secretly cross my fingers and hope it works.

We avoid free agency signings altogether.

Draft

1.30 - RB Mark Sweeney (40/54)
3.30 - FB Courtney Cauthen (21/42)
4.30 - RDE Kent Berry (24/38)
5.30 - RT Brock Malone (22/49)
6.30 - QB David Hurst (12/36)
7.30 - LT Clyde Kelley (11/31)

After the draft, the NFL suspends Danny Amendola and Michael Crabtree for the entire 2020 season due to being habitual offenders of the anti-headhunting policy. Wow!

Cecil Shorts begins a holdout but it turns out he merely wants a longer contract rather than more money. He's still an important piece of our puzzle, so he gets his new contract.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Ryan, Ben 16 QB QB 4 89 89 5 yrs. 2017
Martin, Doug 43 RB RB 9 62 62 2 yrs. 2016
Cauthen, Courtney 29 FB FB 1 21 34 4 yrs. 2020
Graham, Jimmy 86 TE TE 11 58 58 3 yrs. 2014
Chay, Patrick 81 SE FL 4 70 70 4 yrs. 2019
Kelly, Landon 82 SE SE 4 37 37 1 yr. 2020
Joeckel, Luke 76 RT LT 8 81 81 4 yrs. 2013
Carlson, Lukas 77 LG LG 3 67 67 2 yrs. 2018
Dawson, Jeremy 53 C C 2 31 40 3 yrs. 2019
Schwartz, Isaiah 66 RG RG 6 49 49 3 yrs. 2015
Malone, Brock 78 RT RT 1 28 48 4 yrs. 2020
Thornton, Gary 91 LDE LDE 3 49 50 2 yrs. 2018
Waterfield, Erick 74 NT NT 3 43 51 2 yrs. 2018
Berry, Kent 72 RDE RDE 1 26 36 4 yrs. 2020
Atkins, Chris 55 WLB SLB 6 72 72 4 yrs. 2019
Swift, Chris 98 SILB SILB 6 59 59 3 yrs. 2015
Brennan, Matthew 94 SILB WILB 8 35 35 1 yr. 2020
Franklin, Theodore 51 SLB WLB 1 20 32 1 yr. 2020
Sanderson, Frankie 30 LCB LCB 4 45 45 5 yrs. 2017
Claiborne, Morris 22 RCB RCB 9 50 50 3 yrs. 2019
Cyprien, John 37 SS SS 8 61 61 4 yrs. 2013
Hilliard, Mike 23 FS FS 4 50 50 2 yrs. 2017
Orbik, Patrick 12 QB 2 24 35 1 yr. 2019
Alexander, Marc 13 QB 2 24 38 1 yr. 2019
Sweeney, Mark 24 RB 1 43 50 4 yrs. 2020
Upshaw, Mel 41 RB 1 29 37 1 yr. 2020
Bullock, Luis 87 TE 3 28 28 2 yrs. 2018
Janjic, Sam 89 TE 1 22 33 1 yr. 2020
Shorts, Cecil 84 FL 10 51 51 3 yrs. 2011
Malfara, Lester 85 FL 1 29 35 1 yr. 2020
Torres, Ike 88 SE 1 25 29 1 yr. 2020
Hodges, William 57 C 1 16 19 1 yr. 2020
Waddell, Paxton 61 LG 1 19 34 1 yr. 2020
Haley, Brock 65 LT 7 46 46 4 yrs. 2014
Sullivan, Ryder 1 P 2 40 40 3 yrs. 2019
Carpenter, Dan 8 K 13 78 78 2 yrs. 2014
Craig, Larry 92 LDE 4 45 45 1 yr. 2017
Hammond, Rodney 71 NT 6 51 51 3 yrs. 2018
Sanders, Sam 75 NT 2 38 44 3 yrs. 2019
Nixon, Ezra 95 SILB 1 19 25 1 yr. 2020
Reilly, Nick 58 SLB 1 23 37 1 yr. 2020
Witt, Ross 35 LCB 1 33 38 1 yr. 2020
Lenhardt, Theodore 32 LCB 1 25 35 1 yr. 2020
Henry, Tucker 26 FS 6 34 34 1 yr. 2020
Mull, Norman 34 FS 1 24 36 1 yr. 2020
Ledet, Mark 59 LS 1 21 21 1 yr. 2020
##Hurst, David 18 QB 1 14 25 4 yrs. 2020
##Huffman, Chase 42 RB 3 20 20 2 yrs. 2018
##Hammontree, Kaleb 83 SE 1 20 35 1 yr. 2020
##Lucas, Heath 56 C 2 16 21 1 yr. 2020
##Kelley, Clyde 68 LT 1 14 30 4 yrs. 2020
##Roberson, Kenneth 99 WILB 1 17 26 1 yr. 2020
##Cunningham, Diego 54 SLB 3 20 31 1 yr. 2020
##Schultz, Richie 49 LCB 1 21 28 1 yr. 2020
##McLaughlin, Corey 28 RCB 1 26 34 1 yr. 2020
##Kressuk, Fred 50 LS 1 17 17 1 yr. 2020

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 56
Inactive: 10
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $166,700,000
Cap Room: $680,000
Maximum for New Player: $1,230,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $9,250,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $2,990,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $157,840,000


Pre-Season

No injuries to speak of, although Cecil Shorts has picked up a 'viral infection'. Coincidence with a new contract under his belt? Maybe not.

The schedule-makers have listened to my pleas from last season and rewarded us with just four trips across the Atlantic; a one-off trip to Houston to start the season, a triple-header and two double-headers to finish off the season.

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2020 Games 1-4

We start with a statement win in Houston, blanking the hosts in the process. Detroit are next on the slate, and we beat them 38-21 at Wembley, with Doug Martin taking three scores across the line. Buffalo beat us rather rudely 30-10, although this may serve to put our team's ambitions into context. We beat the Bengals 30-27 on the back of two miracle plays - the first is a 99 yard interception return from John Cyprien, and the final one is a 47 yard touchdown pass from Ryan to Shorts with three seconds remaining in the game!

London are tied with the Titans at 3-1 on top of the AFC South.

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2020 Games 5-8

Shorts is out for around three weeks with a hyperextended knee. He's not had much luck in the injury department. Patrick Chay is out for a while with a pulled groin. Bully for him. Our defense stands up big time against the Browns in a 41-10 win - we have two fumble recovery touchdowns and two pick sixes recorded. It is as dominant a win as I can remember. We lead Indy 31-7 late in the third quarter and hang on to win 38-28. We fall 34-24 to the Steelers and finish our triple roadtrip at Baltimore with a 38-24 win over the Ravens. Dan Carpenter has hyperextended his knee, so we haul undrafted rookie Jeremy Moss off the street to take kicks.

The Monarchs are 6-2 and poised to return to the playoffs, leading the AFC South by half a game over the Titans (5-2).

Landon Kelly (37/37) is the receiver leader, due mainly to injuries to Cecil Shorts and Patrick Chay. Kelly has 39 receptions for 384 yards and 3 scores.

Ryan has 12 touchdowns, 2 picks and 2178 yards in the air; with his feet he has scrambled for 136 yards and one score. Doug Martin has 600 yards and 7 touchdowns, rookie Mark Sweeney has 123 yards. Chris Swift already has 59 tackles on the season.

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2020 Games 9-12

The Titans come to Wembley for an important AFC South match, and looking for their first win here since 2016. They earn it with a 17-0 start and hold on for a 34-26 win which gives them the inside track on the AFC South championship. We lick our lips during the bye week then take care of business against Houston 31-16. We are now level with the Titans after they slip up against Cincinnati. We travel to Minnesota and dispense with the Vikings 34-17 but lose rookie lineman Brock Malone for the rest of 2020. Denver are next on the plate, and we exorcise a few demons by winning at Mile High by 31 points to 17 and reduce the Broncos to 6-6.

We are 9-3 but second in our division. London are two games ahead of the wildcard challengers. We finish our season against the Titans, which will most likely be the deciding game for the AFC South championship and the second seed in the AFC.

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2020 Games 13-16

Chicago are blanked at Wembley by 34 points to nil. We then have a much harder game in our home closer against the Colts, winning by 33 points to 31. The Texans upset the Titans, meaning that we lead the division ourselves at 11-3, but the Titans own the tiebreaker over us. Not time to celebrate just yet. Our last roadtrip of the regular season takes us first to Lambeau Field, where we beat the hapless locals 33-9. Tennessee lose again, which means that our game against them is now meaningless and we have sewn up the AFC South championship for the third successive season. Accordingly, we sit Ben Ryan, Doug Martin and Patrick Chay from the final game, even though our quarterback is on the cusp of 4000 yards. I'd kick myself if he were to get hurt in a game where we can't rise or fall! We lose to the Titans, but I wasn't expecting a 40-3 massacre. It seems we have rather little depth beyond our stars!

We finish the season 12-4 and earn a bye. Miami have home field advantage in the AFC.

Ben Ryan finishes the season with 26 touchdowns and 3 picks from his 15 starts, with 3962 yards. Doug Martin has 1088 yards and 14 touchdowns, and 20 touchdowns altogether when you factor in his receiving work (71 receptions, 644 yards). Patrick Chay leads the team in yards received (783), and we have two hundred-tacklers, with Chris Swift and (who else?) John Cyprien earning the honours. Chris Atkins has eight sacks for the season.

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AFC Division Round 2020
Denver Broncos (10-7) at London Monarchs (12-4)

Outside of our division opponents, we have played Denver more times than any other team in our franchise history. Currently the ledger stands 5-2 to the Broncos. Just as critically, the Broncos lead 3-0 in playoff matches. This one is different though; it's at Wembley.

The first half is a bruising affair, with London leading 17-10 at the long break. The Broncos turn the ball over on one occasion trying to get a touchdown instead of a certain field goal, while Ben Ryan has thrown two touchdowns already.

The second half begins with London forcing a fumble on Denver's first offensive play, and Jimmy Graham scores on London's first play thereafter. The Broncos would strike back with ten points in two drives, and London was on shaky ground at 24-20 ahead. Carpenter would extend the lead back out to seven points at three-quarter time.

The fourth-quarter would be a titanic battle, with both teams getting outstanding field position in defense. The Broncos would end up with the ball last, but couldn't get it out of their own half before turning it over on downs. The Monarchs had finally beaten the Broncos in the playoffs!

1Q - 10:16 - Monarchs 3-0 (Carpenter 53 FG)
1Q - 04:37 - Monarchs 10-0 (Shorts 9 pass from Ryan, Carpenter XP)
2Q - 04:57 - Monarchs 10-7 (Bixler 1 run, Borczon XP)
2Q - 02:57 - Monarchs 17-7 (Martin 33 pass from Ryan, Carpenter XP)
2Q - 00:03 - Monarchs 17-10 (Borczon 54 FG)
3Q - 14:39 - Monarchs 24-10 (Graham 12 pass from Ryan, Carpenter XP)
3Q - 10:02 - Monarchs 24-17 (Bohanon 8 pass from Dysert, Borczon XP)
3Q - 04:45 - Monarchs 24-20 (Borczon 45 FG)
3Q - 01:19 - Monarchs 27-20 (Carpenter 23 FG)

Much to the delight of Monarchs fans, the Titans had upset the Dolphins in the division round, meaning that the AFC Championship game would be played on home soil.

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AFC Championship Game 2020
Tennessee Titans (13-5) at London Monarchs (13-4)

Levi Gilmore is in his first season at the Titans, but was previously coach at St Louis between 2017 and 2019. The Titans are in their first post-season trip since 2008.

The two teams traded touchdowns in the first quarter, sensing that this would be nothing like the last time these two teams met. London forced a fumble in the second quarter; Tennessee replied by making an interception, just Ben Ryan's fourth of the season. The teams traded field goals, and the scores remained level at halftime, although Carpenter missed a shot from 44 yards which would have given the hosts the lead.

The Titans sucked eight minutes off the clock in the third quarter and scored a go-ahead field goal. Jimmy Graham then fumbled the ball and gifted the Titans field position which they did not squander. The Titans led 20-10 with 5:38 remaining in the third quarter. Another fumble in the next drive allowed the Titans to add three more points.

A blocked punt was recovered by the Titans at the London 10 yard line, and the stench of death was in the air. Alex Smith found his target and suddenly the Titans led 30-10. London could only feebly add a field goal in reply, and the Titans made sure they knew it was the wrong decision, blowing the game out to 37-13. The Monarchs did add a final touchdown but it was too little, too late. The Titans were off to their first Super Bowl in 20 seasons; the Monarchs had lost their third AFC title game in as many seasons.

1Q - 10:32 - Monarchs 7-0 (Malfara 17 pass from Ryan, Carpenter XP)
1Q - 03:48 - Tied 7-7 (Rogers 2 run, Bironas XP)
2Q - 07:30 - Titans 10-7 (Bironas 23 FG)
2Q - 02:02 - Tied 10-10 (Carpenter 31 FG)
3Q - 07:39 - Titans 13-10 (Bironas 38 FG)
3Q - 05:38 - Titans 20-10 (Glover 8 pass from Smith, Bironas XP)
3Q - 04:00 - Titans 23-10 (Bironas 23 FG)
4Q - 13:48 - Titans 30-10 (Hunter 11 pass from Smith, Bironas XP)
4Q - 10:38 - Titans 30-13 (Carpenter 50 FG)
4Q - 03:28 - Titans 37-13 (Peters 17 run, Bironas XP)
4Q - 01:19 - Titans 37-21 (Shorts 25 pass from Ryan, 2XP successful)

Nathaniel Rogers was unstoppable for the Titans with 160 yards.

Tennessee would come up one point short of a Super Bowl win, losing 14-13 to the Panthers.

For the second season in a row, Ben Ryan was named MVP and All-League First Team Quarterback. Luke Joekel and Chris Atkins earned All-League Second Team honours.

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3rd Down Conversions 38.2 23
Points Per Game 21.1 13 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 17.6 4
Pass Defense Pct. 41.2 3
Turnovers 25 8 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 26 at HOU 0
2 38 DET 21
3 10 BUF 30
4 30 CIN 27
5 41 CLE 10
6 38 at IND 28
7 24 at PIT 34
8 38 at BAL 24
9 26 TEN 34
11 31 HOU 16
12 34 at MIN 17
13 31 at DEN 17
14 34 CHI 0
15 33 IND 31
16 33 at GB 9
17 3 at TEN 40
$$CS 27 DEN 20
$$CF 21 TEN 37

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
16 B. Ryan QB 555 358 3962 7.14 26 3 98.9
13 M. Alexander QB 37 23 216 5.84 0 4 38.6
**Team --- 592 381 4178 7.06 26 7 94.8
$$Opp --- 610 359 4049 6.64 24 15 81.6

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
43 D. Martin RB 258 1088 4.22 14 3
24 M. Sweeney RB 88 414 4.70 2 3
16 B. Ryan QB 40 243 6.08 1 0
41 M. Upshaw RB 34 124 3.65 0 1
**Team --- 420 1869 4.45 17 17
$$Opp --- 400 2022 5.06 12 20

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
43 D. Martin RB 87 71 644 9.07 7.40 0 6
82 L. Kelly WR 117 68 726 10.68 6.21 10 5
81 P. Chay WR 91 56 783 13.98 8.60 7 3
86 J. Graham TE 73 50 665 13.30 9.11 2 4
84 C. Shorts WR 80 43 561 13.05 7.01 4 2
85 L. Malfara WR 44 21 236 11.24 5.36 3 3
88 I. Torres WR 34 21 237 11.29 6.97 1 1

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
98 C. Swift ILB 113 37 1.0 1 1 4 73.8
37 J. Cyprien S 102 31 0.0 2 4 8 78.4
55 C. Atkins OLB 83 20 8.0 11 2 8 79.0
23 M. Hilliard S 64 17 1.0 0 1 12 78.2
30 F. Sanderson CB 51 13 1.0 0 2 10 79.1
71 R. Hammond DT 33 10 2.0 4 0 0 80.3
35 R. Witt CB 33 9 0.0 0 0 5 78.0
22 M. Claiborne CB 32 8 0.0 1 2 7 82.2
51 T. Franklin OLB 29 11 3.0 15 0 2 80.7
94 M. Brennan ILB 24 6 0.0 0 0 1 74.7
26 T. Henry S 22 5 0.0 0 3 1 82.1
72 K. Berry DE 22 13 1.5 5 0 0 81.1
28 C. McLaughlin CB 22 5 0.0 0 0 7 81.9
99 K. Roberson ILB 21 3 0.0 0 0 1 67.4
32 T. Lenhardt CB 20 7 0.0 0 0 1 72.5
92 L. Craig DE 19 5 1.5 13 0 1 81.9

Has the door closed on the current crop of Monarchs? Some old faces will have to leave next year given the salary cap doesn't expand in the sun!

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Off Season

We keep most of our coaching staff intact once again, but upgrade at the Strength coordinator position, bringing in 32 year-old Sam Means.

Regrettably, we have to start clearing some space in our salary cap if we're not going to collapse like a deck of cards. Doug Martin is released. He is by far our greatest rusher in franchise history (5435 yards, 42 touchdowns), and is also very prominent in the receiving stakes (3073 yards, 18 touchdowns). Martin eventually signs with the Browns.

Lukas Carlson is traded to the Raiders for two third round picks. Gary Thornton is traded to the Saints for a fourth round pick.

We do a lot of tapdancing with extensions of contracts - essentially pushing back our own version of the fiscal debt ceiling - and create about $16m worth of salary space. But what to do with it?

We decide to sign one defensive starter - LDE Vince Galloway from the Cleveland Browns - who can plug straight into our defensive line. The rest of our cap space we will sit on and see what we need to fix after the draft.

2021 Draft

1.30 - RDT Kurt Andrews (34/44)
2.30 - RG Luke Butler (33/68)
3.09 - RCB Alex Sullivan (21/39)
4.11 - K Amos Bierria (45/54)
4.30 - RDE Michael Podzemny (19/26)
5.30 - LG Micah Boroniec (21/32)
6.30 - LCB Shane Herbst (15/21)
7.30 - MLB Matthew Forde (15/43)

Chris Swift begins a holdout and we quickly settle his contract. Can't really say no to a man who pulled off 113 tackles last year.

With a kicker drafted, we say goodbye to Dan Carpenter, our leading pointscorer (903). With the newly created cap space, we sign Brandon Washington from the Rams to bolster our offensive line.

After training camp, we trade OLB Nick Reilly to Carolina for a fourth round pick, but knock back an offer from the Jets for C Jeremy Dawson.

We are stripped of a third round pick next year for violating the salary cap by $900,000.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Ryan, Ben 16 QB QB 5 90 90 5 yrs. 2017
Sweeney, Mark 24 RB RB 2 49 49 3 yrs. 2020
Cauthen, Courtney 29 FB FB 2 28 35 3 yrs. 2020
Graham, Jimmy 86 TE TE 12 49 49 3 yrs. 2014
Shorts, Cecil 84 FL FL 11 46 46 3 yrs. 2011
Chay, Patrick 81 SE SE 5 62 62 5 yrs. 2019
Joeckel, Luke 76 RT LT 9 73 73 4 yrs. 2013
Washington, Brandon 79 LG LG 9 43 43 3 yrs. 2021
Dawson, Jeremy 53 C C 3 41 41 2 yrs. 2019
Butler, Luke 62 RG RG 1 40 76 4 yrs. 2021
Malone, Brock 78 RT RT 2 35 48 3 yrs. 2020
Galloway, Vince 96 LDE LDE 5 58 58 3 yrs. 2021
Hammond, Rodney 71 NT NT 7 52 52 2 yrs. 2018
Berry, Kent 72 RDE RDE 2 33 37 3 yrs. 2020
Atkins, Chris 55 WLB SLB 7 58 58 3 yrs. 2019
Swift, Chris 98 SILB SILB 7 51 51 4 yrs. 2015
Hines, Bryan 95 WILB WILB 1 21 28 1 yr. 2021
Kernbach, Jamal 54 WLB WLB 3 27 27 1 yr. 2021
Sanderson, Frankie 30 LCB LCB 5 45 45 4 yrs. 2017
Claiborne, Morris 22 RCB RCB 10 41 41 2 yrs. 2019
Cyprien, John 37 SS SS 9 53 53 3 yrs. 2013
Hilliard, Mike 23 FS FS 5 43 43 3 yrs. 2017
Orbik, Patrick 12 QB 3 23 29 1 yr. 2019
Alexander, Marc 13 QB 3 23 31 1 yr. 2019
Lacy, Eddie 46 RB 9 29 29 1 yr. 2021
Upshaw, Mel 41 RB 2 39 43 3 yrs. 2020
Redsteer, Sedrick 39 RB 1 31 34 1 yr. 2021
Bullock, Luis 87 TE 4 28 28 1 yr. 2018
Barden, Louis 85 TE 1 25 31 1 yr. 2021
Hammontree, Kaleb 83 SE 2 24 34 2 yrs. 2020
Szott, Jerald 89 SE 1 26 32 1 yr. 2021
Benton, Marc 80 SE 1 27 36 1 yr. 2021
Wilson, Larry 51 C 1 24 46 1 yr. 2021
Schwartz, Isaiah 66 RG 7 50 50 2 yrs. 2015
Haley, Brock 68 LT 8 46 46 1 yr. 2021
Sullivan, Ryder 1 P 3 40 40 2 yrs. 2019
Bierria, Amos 6 K 1 39 48 4 yrs. 2021
Aufedenkampe, Ashton 73 RDE 8 33 33 1 yr. 2021
Andrews, Kurt 90 RDT 1 40 49 4 yrs. 2021
Waterfield, Erick 74 NT 4 49 51 2 yrs. 2018
Sanders, Sam 75 NT 3 43 44 2 yrs. 2019
Forde, Matthew 97 MLB 1 24 44 4 yrs. 2021
Whitfield, Pat 99 SLB 1 25 27 1 yr. 2021
Sullivan, Alex 48 RCB 1 26 34 4 yrs. 2021
Mull, Norman 34 FS 2 31 38 2 yrs. 2020
Dixon, Ashton 44 LS 1 8 8 1 yr. 2021
##Gray, Irving 3 QB 3 19 30 1 yr. 2021
##Benjamin, Travis 88 FL 10 19 19 1 yr. 2021
##Boroniec, Micah 69 LG 1 19 26 4 yrs. 2021
##Franklin, Arnie 63 RT 9 25 25 1 yr. 2021
##Podzemny, Michael 91 RDE 1 21 27 4 yrs. 2021
##Brookins, Devin 92 SILB 1 15 33 1 yr. 2021
##Stott, Miles 59 SLB 1 23 29 1 yr. 2021
##Lane, Quinn 42 LCB 1 20 25 1 yr. 2021
##Reese, Allen 33 RCB 1 23 30 1 yr. 2021

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 55
Inactive: 9
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $173,800,000
Cap Room: $710,000
Maximum for New Player: $1,280,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $11,040,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $4,810,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $174,130,000

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2021 Games 1-4

Mark Sweeney puts his stamp on the Monarchs running back position with 182 yards - a franchise record - in his second career start. Welcome to the big leagues. We beat the Colts 29-21 at Wembley. The next week, we drive 60 yards in the last 59 seconds to kick the winning field goal against the Rams, escaping with a 26-24 victory. Baltimore beat us 35-31 in a game where our offense goes pass-wacky, with just 15 running plays in the entire game (and 6 by our quarterback). It's then time to jump on a plane for one of our shortest roadtrips, as we take on the Jets. We go down 27-14 in an insipid performance.

2-2 is an average start for a side which has lost only three games in the regular season in each of the past two seasons.

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2021 Games 5-8

The Dolphins visit Wembley and walk away with a win 34-31, scoring the winning touchdown in the last moments of the game. We then hit the road for a month-long roadtrip. At Indianapolis, we surrender a 31-14 lead to head into extra time, but Ben Ryan pulls the game out of the pan and finds Cecil Shorts for the winning score. It's then off to Nashville where a trio of rushing touchdowns (two to Mel Upshaw, and one to Patrick Chay on a reverse) sink the Titans 24-17. John Cyprien breaks his foot and we'll likely lose him for the rest of the season. We kick back our heels during the bye week, and then take on Buffalo. Chris Swift pulls off 13 tackles, 3 sacks and inspires us to a 38-10 win.

We're recovering well to sit 5-3, but the division title is probably beyond us given the Texans are 8-0. We occupy one of the wildcard spots, just ahead of the 5-4 Colts who hold the other spot.

Second-year running back Mark Sweeney has 499 yards and 5 touchdowns. Ben Ryan is his usual self, throwing 13 touchdowns, 7 picks and 2098 yards. Patrick Chay has 5 of those passing touchdowns and 533 yards, just ahead of Cecil Shorts with 432 yards. Chris Swift is by far our defensive leader with 65 tackles, ahead of Chris Atkins' 38 tackles. Morris Claiborne and Frankie Sanderson each have five interceptions, and our team turnover margin is the best in the NFL at +11.

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2021 Games 9-12

One home game against the Pats before we embark on a four game road trip - then all of our travelling is over for the regular season. We score 24 points in a whirlwind final quarter to topple the Pats 38-21. We take on the 8-1 Texans in a game we must win if we have division title aspirations; we go down 24-16. We then run all over the Cardinals in the next game but squeak out a tight result 34-31. Finally, we return to Mile High Stadium, where we have never won, and go down fighting against the 10-1 Broncos 30-14.

Our 7-5 record is not good enough for the playoffs, with 8-4 Indianapolis and 7-5 Baltimore placed ahead of us currently. Our best chance is to have the Colts slip up somewhere as we own the tiebreaker against them.

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2021 Games 13-16

We take on Seattle in our final road game of the year, and put our playoffs hopes in serious jepoardy with a 31-24 loss. Ryan throws for 406 yards but it isn't enough. We are now two games behind the Colts in the wildcard race, and one game behind Baltimore (who own the tiebreaker against us). The Titans return to Wembley for the first time since last year's AFC Championship game, and this time we get the result we want, winning 27-24, but we have to come back from 24-3 down to win. Indianapolis slip up and now we're just one game behind them. The Niners are our next opponents, and we keep our season alive with a 33-28 win. Mark Sweeney scores three times. The good news is that the Colts lose again, so we hold the wildcard spot! However, we need to take down the Texans to be sure of it. We'll also need to do it without Jimmy Graham who is gone for the season. We lose 17-33 to the Texans, who are dominant this year, but the good news is that Tennessee do us a big favour and beat the Colts. We're back into the playoffs, but only just!

Ben Ryan earns his pay packet with 30 touchdowns, 11 picks and 4405 passing yards. Mark Sweeney has 873 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns, Mel Upshaw 426 yards and 6 touchdowns. Patrick Chay and Cecil Shorts each have 1000-yard seasons (1226 and 1008 respectively). Chris Swift and Chris Atkins are by far the pick of the defensive players, once again.

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2021 AFC Wild Card Match
London Monarchs (9-7) at Cincinnati Bengals (11-5)

A rather pedestrian start from the Monarchs, who trail the Bengals 24-3 with 3 minutes to go before halftime. Ben Ryan clicks into gear through, orchestrating two touchdown drives straddling the halftime break, and it's game on at 24-17. That's as good as it gets for London though, as Cincinnati kicks on and at 41-17 the contest is over. A few late points add the specter of respectability, but the season's over for London.

1Q - 07:43 - Bengals 3-0 (Prescott 31 FG)
1Q - 01:33 - Bengals 10-0 (King 1 run, Prescott XP)
2Q - 13:56 - Bengals 10-3 (Bierria 54 FG)
2Q - 10:03 - Bengals 17-3 (Maxwell 5 pass from Bradford, Prescott XP)
2Q - 03:17 - Bengals 24-3 (Bradford 9 run, Prescott XP)
2Q - 00:20 - Bengals 24-10 (Szott 8 pass from Ryan, Bierra XP)
3Q - 12:51 - Bengals 24-17 (Barden 15 pass from Ryan, Bierra XP)
3Q - 05:30 - Bengals 27-17 (Prescott 18 FG)
3Q - 01:50 - Bengals 34-17 (McCormick 27 pass from Bradford, Prescott XP)
4Q - 15:00 - Bengals 41-17 (King 15 run, Prescott XP)
4Q - 11:56 - Bengals 41-20 (Bierra 25 FG)
4Q - 04:06 - Bengals 44-20 (Prescott 26 FG)
4Q - 00:44 - Bengals 44-28 (Hammontree 20 pass from Ryan, 2XP successful)

After winning the Super Bowl by a single point last season, the Panthers would go on to lose this year's game by the same margin to the Broncos.

Morris Claiborne earns All-League First Team honours at cornerback, while Ben Ryan is named to the Second Team.

Unfortunately, I advanced to the next season before printing out the season review, so no statfest for the few who are still reading! ;)

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Off Season

Jimmy Graham retires after exactly 100 games for the Monarchs in nine seasons. He would have played more were it not for the 2019 season being ruined by injury:

Receptions - 368 (2nd)
Yards - 4650 (2nd)
Touchdowns - 27 (2nd)
Games Started - 100 (5th)

Our staff is kept around for another season - the ninth season in Monarchs history, and we've had the same head coach and defensive coordinator in all that time.

We have only $9m spare in the salary cap and therefore don't make any signings, preferring to extend the guys we already have. Our first ever draft pick, LT Brock Haley, is off to the Pats as a free agent. He leaves after starting 85 games, but just 5 in the past two seasons.

Draft Class

1.24 - RDT Tom Huntley (25/41)
2.23 - RCB Byron Whiting (26/43)
3.22 - RDE Eli Cooley (18/30)
4.21 - WLB Tristan Biegen (23/31)
4.31 - WLB Brady Conn (25/38)
5.24 - LT Roy Schmitz (16/38)
6.23 - RT Randy Steddick (22/36)
7.22 - RB Grayson Heinrich (26/35)

Cecil Shorts begins a holdout. I don't really think we can keep him any longer, given he is now rated 39/39 and is asking for $7m per year for three more seasons!

We can't find a trade partner and so it's time to say goodbye to a club legend:

Receptions - 563 (1st)
Receiving Yards - 7591 (1st)
Receiving Touchdowns - 40 (1st)
100 Yards Receiving - 20 (1st)
Points Scored - 242 (3rd)
All-Purpose Yards - 7608 (2nd)
Games Started - 129 (1st)

With Shorts leaving the club, the only two remaining Jacksonville Jaguars from 2013 are SS John Cyprien and RT Luke Joeckel.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Ryan, Ben 16 QB QB 6 90 90 4 yrs. 2017
Sweeney, Mark 24 RB RB 3 50 50 2 yrs. 2020
Cauthen, Courtney 29 FB FB 3 34 34 2 yrs. 2020
Harding, Jorge 88 TE TE 1 29 42 1 yr. 2022
Chay, Patrick 81 FL FL 6 62 62 4 yrs. 2019
Hammontree, Kaleb 83 SE SE 3 35 35 1 yr. 2020
Joeckel, Luke 76 LT LT 10 62 62 3 yrs. 2013
Butler, Luke 62 LG LG 2 45 76 3 yrs. 2021
Dawson, Jeremy 53 C C 4 40 40 1 yr. 2019
Schwartz, Isaiah 66 RG RG 8 50 50 4 yrs. 2015
Malone, Brock 78 RT RT 3 48 48 2 yrs. 2020
Galloway, Vince 96 LDE LDE 6 59 59 2 yrs. 2021
Hammond, Rodney 71 NT NT 8 52 52 1 yr. 2018
Berry, Kent 72 RDE RDE 3 36 36 2 yrs. 2020
Atkins, Chris 55 SLB SLB 8 59 59 2 yrs. 2019
Swift, Chris 98 SILB SILB 8 51 51 3 yrs. 2015
Holmes, Luke 91 WILB WILB 1 27 41 1 yr. 2022
Conn, Brady 57 WLB WLB 1 30 39 4 yrs. 2022
Sanderson, Frankie 30 LCB LCB 6 39 39 3 yrs. 2017
Claiborne, Morris 21 RCB RCB 11 37 37 1 yr. 2022
Cyprien, John 37 SS SS 10 53 53 2 yrs. 2013
Hilliard, Mike 23 FS FS 6 43 43 2 yrs. 2017
Weir, Neil 5 QB 1 20 31 1 yr. 2022
Gordon, Thomas 17 QB 1 18 36 1 yr. 2022
Upshaw, Mel 41 RB 3 40 40 2 yrs. 2020
Lyght, Johnny 35 RB 6 29 29 1 yr. 2022
Havili, Stanley 20 FB 11 30 30 1 yr. 2022
Boothe, Seth 86 TE 1 26 31 1 yr. 2022
Santoro, Gary 80 TE 1 21 27 1 yr. 2022
Israel, Sam 87 FL 1 29 36 1 yr. 2022
Webster, Bill 82 FL 1 25 31 1 yr. 2022
Gragg, Albert 85 FL 1 21 24 1 yr. 2022
Boyer, Caden 54 C 4 20 24 1 yr. 2022
Washington, Brandon 79 LG 10 35 35 2 yrs. 2021
Alder, Wes 64 RG 7 32 32 1 yr. 2022
Steddick, Randy 60 RT 1 25 33 4 yrs. 2022
Sullivan, Ryder 1 P 4 41 41 1 yr. 2019
Bierria, Amos 6 K 2 42 42 3 yrs. 2021
Holloman, DeVonte 75 RDE 10 31 31 1 yr. 2022
Waterfield, Erick 74 NT 5 52 52 3 yrs. 2018
Wise, Greyson 93 SILB 5 30 30 1 yr. 2022
Biegen, Tristan 58 WLB 1 27 32 4 yrs. 2022
Sullivan, Alex 48 RCB 2 34 34 3 yrs. 2021
Mull, Norman 34 FS 3 36 36 1 yr. 2020
Hopkins, Orlando 47 FS 10 31 31 1 yr. 2022
Kerbis, Brantley 69 LS 1 11 11 1 yr. 2022
##Hildebrand, Butch 11 QB 1 12 38 1 yr. 2022
##Heinrich, Grayson 40 RB 1 26 29 4 yrs. 2022
##Nunley, Harold 89 SE 1 15 34 1 yr. 2022
##Benton, Tom 51 C 1 18 25 1 yr. 2022
##Schmitz, Roy 68 LT 1 23 38 4 yrs. 2022
##Cooley, Eli 94 RDE 1 21 34 4 yrs. 2022
##Andrews, Kurt 90 NT 2 42 49 3 yrs. 2021
##Huntley, Tom 70 NT 1 26 43 4 yrs. 2022
##Williamson, Phil 99 SILB 1 20 29 1 yr. 2022
##Forde, Matthew 97 WILB 2 26 45 3 yrs. 2021
##Gonzalez, Caleb 52 SLB 3 18 27 1 yr. 2022
##O'Neill, Logan 50 SLB 1 16 31 1 yr. 2022
##Whiting, Byron 28 RCB 1 27 33 4 yrs. 2022
##Massey, Brent 42 RCB 1 27 46 1 yr. 2022

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $180,900,000
Cap Room: $3,870,000
Maximum for New Player: $4,470,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $19,050,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $1,730,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $151,610,000

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2022 Games 1-4

We start the season off poorly, surrendering a hefty lead against the Titans to lose 28-24. We then take off for Philadelphia, where the Eagles beat us 37-24. It's our first 0-2 start to the season since 2016. Luckily we don't make it three in a row as we roll over the Ravens 27-13. Frankie Sanderson tortures the Raiders offense, plucking two pick sixes as we run over the top of Oakland 40-21.

Ben Ryan is on track for a 5000 yard season!

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2022 Games 5-8

We host unbeaten Indianapolis and unfortunately they get away with a 25-17 win to go four games clear of us in the division. We hit the road to the Music City, where the Titans sweep us in 2022, winning 31-23. That drops us to 2-4, and 0-3 against our division foes! We stage a comeback win in Arrowhead, beating the Chiefs 24-20 after being down 20-10 with nine minutes to play. We then host the Broncos at Wembley but go down 27-20, consigning us to a halfway record of 3-5, nowhere near good enough in the AFC this year.

Not much to report individually at the halfway stage. Ryan has 2302 yards, with 12 touchdowns and 9 picks. Patrick Chay and Kaleb Hammontree are the pick of the receivers, with 765 and 675 yards. Unfortunately we are ranked last against the pass in defense, and it shows in our results on the field.

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2022 Games 9-12

Off to San Diego, where we keep it classy winning 26-14 against the 1-7 Chargers. We then get a vitally important win against the Texans, 23-13. That lifts us up to 5-5, one game out of the wildcard position. Maybe this season is still alive? We dispatch Dallas at Wembley by 27-21 but lose Frankie Sanderson and Vince Galloway for much of the rest of the season. Drats! Miami are our next opponent, and we win 32-20 to record our fourth win in succession.

7-5 is a good position to be in, especially after starting 2-4, but it doesn't get us a wildcard spot, with Houston and Baltimore both a game ahead.

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2022 Games 13-16

We intercept the Redskins QB four times en route to an easy 41-16 win. That's our fifth in succession. Houston loses and we sit in the wildcard spot ahead of them. Who should we play next, but the Texans! Ben Ryan explodes for five touchdowns (3 passing, 2 rushing) and we win 48-26. Wow! We now hold the wildcard in our own right, although Houston and Tennessee are breathing down our necks in a loaded AFC South, where every team has a winning record. The Giants are the next team that falls in our path, London winning 38-20. Chay and Hammontree each receive two touchdowns from Benny Ryan, who is in great form.

That leaves the final game of the year, against the Colts. The winner will win the AFC South and a first round bye, the loser will hit the road for the playoffs, or possibly be eliminated if the Chiefs or Texans win as well. The Monarchs are riding a seven game winning streak but we fall 27-24 to the Colts, with the winning kick coming in the final minute of the game.

Our reward is another trip to Mile High Stadium.

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2022 AFC Wildcard Match
London Monarchs (10-6) at Denver Broncos (10-6)

The upset is in the air, with the Monarchs taking a 10-3 lead into the break. The score remains the same throughout the third quarter. With 10 minutes to go, Patrick Chay fumbles on third down to gift the Broncos great field position. The Broncos tie the game up with the next play. By the time the two minute warning comes around, the Broncos have the ball on the London 7 yard line, facing third and three. Rodney Hammond forces a fumble but the Broncos recover it and split the sticks with the field goal attempt. Ryan goes three-and-out and the Broncos win yet again.

1Q - 01:55 - Monarchs 3-0 (Bierria 43 FG)
2Q - 07:17 - Tied 3-3 (Borczon 46 FG)
2Q - 03:25 - Monarchs 10-3 (Hammontree 8 pass from Ryan, Bierria XP)
4Q - 08:20 - Tied 10-10 (Lyons 4 run, Borczon XP)
4Q - 01:34 - Broncos 13-10 (Borczon 29 FG)

We just can't get over this Mile High hump in the playoffs. It's pretty frustrating.

Minnesota lose just one game in 2022 en route to beating the Colts in the Super Bowl.

Ben Ryan and Patrick Chay earn All-League Second Team honours.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2022 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2022
Record 10-7
Winning Pct. .588
All-Time 90-70
Winning Pct. .562
Playoffs 4-6
Playoff Visits 6
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Matt Patricia
Record 87-67
Winning Pct. .564
Off. Coord. G. Mark
Def. Coord. J. Azzinaro
Asst. Coach S. Suisham
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 24.7 19
Rushing Yards 128.1 12
Yards Per Carry 5.19 3
Pass Attempts 39.1 7
Completions 23.9 4
Completion Pct. 61.2 14
Passing Yards 271.8 4
Yards Per Attempt 6.95 9
Yards Per Catch 11.36 9
Total Yardage Gained 387.6 1
3rd Down Conversions 35.9 15
Points Per Game 28.6 1
Pass Rush Pct. 19.0 26
Pass Defense Pct. 54.3 12
Turnovers 21 9 (T)
Turnover Margin +12 2

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 26.6 13
Rushing Yards 113.9 11
Yards Per Carry 4.28 13
Pass Attempts 35.8 18
Completions 21.2 17 (T)
Completion Pct. 59.3 13 (T)
Passing Yards 250.1 28
Yards Per Attempt 6.99 26 (T)
Yards Per Catch 11.80 29 (T)
Total Yardage Gained 353.6 26
3rd Down Conversions 32.9 7
Points Per Game 22.4 22
Pass Rush Pct. 20.4 14 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 52.2 17
Turnovers 33 3

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 24 TEN 28
2 24 at PHI 37
3 27 at BAL 13
4 40 OAK 21
6 17 IND 25
7 23 at TEN 31
8 24 at KC 20
9 20 DEN 27
10 26 at SD 14
11 23 at HOU 13
12 27 DAL 21
13 32 MIA 20
14 41 at WAS 16
15 48 HOU 26
16 38 NYG 20
17 24 at IND 27
$$WC 10 at DEN 13

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
16 B. Ryan QB 626 383 4349 6.95 26 11 88.5
**Team --- 626 383 4349 6.95 26 11 88.5
$$Opp --- 572 339 4001 6.99 23 18 80.9

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
24 M. Sweeney RB 177 963 5.44 8 5
41 M. Upshaw RB 152 651 4.28 6 4
16 B. Ryan QB 63 422 6.70 6 4
**Team --- 395 2050 5.19 20 21
$$Opp --- 426 1823 4.28 15 25

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
81 P. Chay WR 185 107 1504 14.06 8.13 7 12
83 K. Hammontree WR 154 94 1084 11.53 7.04 7 7
87 S. Israel WR 99 57 654 11.47 6.61 7 2
41 M. Upshaw RB 31 22 148 6.73 4.77 1 0
29 C. Cauthen FB 25 21 82 3.90 3.28 1 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
37 J. Cyprien S 103 25 1.5 0 2 7 76.4
98 C. Swift ILB 66 22 0.0 0 1 4 75.5
21 M. Claiborne CB 63 15 0.0 0 4 4 77.0
23 M. Hilliard S 61 18 0.0 0 1 12 80.0
55 C. Atkins OLB 55 14 6.0 3 1 9 79.1
30 F. Sanderson CB 45 9 0.0 0 6 10 82.6
93 G. Wise ILB 41 13 0.0 1 0 2 72.9
57 B. Conn OLB 41 12 3.0 10 0 2 79.8
42 B. Massey CB 36 18 0.0 0 1 4 79.4
71 R. Hammond DT 32 8 4.0 8 0 0 81.3
72 K. Berry DE 30 10 1.5 7 0 1 81.8
96 V. Galloway DE 29 7 2.0 4 0 0 80.5
91 L. Holmes ILB 27 10 0.0 1 1 2 81.9
94 E. Cooley DE 22 4 4.0 9 0 0 81.5
74 E. Waterfield DT 16 8 2.0 9 0 0 81.6

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Off Season

Morris Claiborne retires.

We shake up our staff somewhat. Shaun Suisham becomes the new Chargers offensive coordinator, so we bring in Christopher Schumer as our new assistant. We can't pass up an upgrade at the defensive coordinator position, so we sign Richard Rodgers, who was recently fired after four years as the Giants head coach.

Vince Galloway has a compound leg fracture and will miss practically all of the 2023 season.

We sign just one free agent, NT James Newton (80/80) from Arizona.

Draft
1.23 - FL Javier Bartoszewicz (39/58)
2.24 - LDE Grady Rowan (22/32)
4.24 - LG Declan Malio (13/36)
5.23 - MLB Marcus Emmons (16/35)
6.24 - SE Camden Fazande (23/37)
7.18 - QB Alvin Gerhardt (15/37)

We add three more free agents after the draft - TE Marcus Croft (52/52) from the Colts, C Landen Schultz (46/46) from the Saints, and RCB Josh Herndon (47/47) from the Bears.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Ryan, Ben 16 QB QB 7 91 91 5 yrs. 2017
Sweeney, Mark 24 RB RB 4 50 50 2 yrs. 2020
Cauthen, Courtney 29 FB FB 4 34 34 1 yr. 2020
Croft, Marcus 14 TE TE 7 52 52 4 yrs. 2023
Chay, Patrick 81 FL FL 7 56 56 3 yrs. 2019
Bartoszewicz, Javier 82 SE SE 1 42 52 4 yrs. 2023
Schmitz, Roy 68 LT LT 2 27 35 3 yrs. 2022
Butler, Luke 62 LG LG 3 56 76 2 yrs. 2021
Schultz, Landen 52 C C 5 46 46 3 yrs. 2023
Schwartz, Isaiah 66 RG RG 9 49 49 3 yrs. 2015
Malone, Brock 78 RT RT 4 48 48 1 yr. 2020
Rowan, Grady 71 LDE LDE 1 25 36 4 yrs. 2023
Newton, James 75 NT NT 5 77 77 5 yrs. 2023
Berry, Kent 72 RDE RDE 4 35 35 1 yr. 2020
Atkins, Chris 55 SLB SLB 9 55 55 3 yrs. 2019
Swift, Chris 98 SILB SILB 9 39 39 2 yrs. 2015
Forde, Matthew 97 WILB WILB 3 33 42 2 yrs. 2021
Conn, Brady 57 WLB WLB 2 38 38 3 yrs. 2022
Herndon, Josh 25 LCB LCB 8 47 47 3 yrs. 2023
Massey, Brent 42 RCB RCB 2 37 45 4 yrs. 2022
Cyprien, John 37 SS SS 11 47 47 3 yrs. 2013
Hilliard, Mike 23 FS FS 7 38 38 4 yrs. 2017
Collier, Angel 9 QB 1 21 34 1 yr. 2023
Gerhardt, Alvin 18 QB 1 20 36 4 yrs. 2023
**Upshaw, Mel 41 RB 4 40 40 1 yr. 2020
Heinrich, Grayson 40 RB 2 29 29 3 yrs. 2022
Harding, Jorge 88 TE 2 35 43 2 yrs. 2022
Peel, Cody 87 TE 1 23 25 1 yr. 2023
Hammontree, Kaleb 83 SE 4 34 34 3 yrs. 2020
Aranha, Riley 86 SE 1 24 31 1 yr. 2023
Fazande, Camden 10 SE 1 23 33 4 yrs. 2023
Nelson, Tom 56 C 1 16 25 1 yr. 2023
Washington, Brandon 79 LG 11 35 35 1 yr. 2021
Steddick, Randy 60 RT 2 25 27 3 yrs. 2022
Kornblatt, Fernando 17 P 1 41 52 1 yr. 2023
Bierria, Amos 6 K 3 42 42 2 yrs. 2021
Reese, Hardy 73 LDE 1 24 39 1 yr. 2023
Waterfield, Erick 74 NT 6 53 53 2 yrs. 2018
Andrews, Kurt 90 NT 3 48 51 2 yrs. 2021
Huntley, Tom 70 NT 2 27 43 3 yrs. 2022
Conley, Roman 50 WILB 1 19 31 1 yr. 2023
Biegen, Tristan 58 WLB 2 31 31 3 yrs. 2022
Sanderson, Frankie 30 LCB 7 34 34 2 yrs. 2017
Whiting, Byron 28 RCB 2 31 36 3 yrs. 2022
Hoover, Arnold 31 FS 1 24 29 1 yr. 2023
Moss, Rich 67 LS 1 14 14 1 yr. 2023
##Malio, Declan 63 LG 1 16 37 4 yrs. 2023
##Joeckel, Luke 76 LT 11 22 22 2 yrs. 2013
##Galloway, Vince 96 LDE 7 57 57 1 yr. 2021
##Emmons, Marcus 59 WILB 1 18 33 4 yrs. 2023
##Lathrop, Harry 94 SLB 1 24 35 1 yr. 2023
##Newhart, Devin 54 SLB 1 17 21 1 yr. 2023
##Dole, Ryder 22 LCB 1 17 28 1 yr. 2023

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 53
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $188,000,000
Cap Room: $310,000
Maximum for New Player: $930,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $2,350,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $400,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $171,820,000


Luke Joeckel's ratings have fallen through the floor, so we release him.

Games Started: 139 (1st)
Key Run Blocks: 232 (1st)
Key Run Opportunities: 632 (1st)
2 x All-League selection

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2023 Games 1-4

Houston come into Wembley and walk away with a handsome 27-7 win. Ugh. We drop to 0-2 when Tampa Bay beats us 21-20. The Chiefs come into Wembley and win 23-20. We are 0-3 for the first time since 2016. No Monarchs team has ever started 0-4, and we preserve that little factoid at least with a 24-16 taming of the Bengals.

2023 Games 5-8

The Browns are beaten 27-13 at Wembley. Ryan has been awful to this point so far, throwing 5 interceptions and only two touchdowns in our first five games. He goes some way to rectifying that with two TDs in a 24-16 win over the Colts. A week later we beat Pittsburgh 23-10 in a dour affair, and suddenly we have a winning record! Baltimore are beaten by the same score a week later and your London Monarchs hit the half-season break with the AFC South leadership.

Rookie receiver Javier Bartoszewicz is leading the team with 50 receptions and 564 yards. Sweeney has 575 rushing yards. The surprise of the year has been Ryan, who has only six TDs and six INTs, although he has 2108 yards which is standard for him.

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2023 Games 9-12

The Titans breeze into Wembley and walk out with a comfortable 34-20 win. This result opens up the AFC South, with one win separating first and last place. We lick our wounds during the bye week then stomp over the Texans 33-10, improving our record to 6-4. We hold on at home against Cam Newton's Carolina Panthers 24-20 before finishing the quarter with a 27-10 win in Boston against the terrible Patriots.

With a record of 8-4, we are just outside the wildcard spots, currently held by Oakland and Kansas City who are also 8-4. Our loss to the Chiefs in Week 3 is what's currently keeping us out of a sixth successive playoff berth.

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2023 Games 13-16

We comfortably beat the Falcons 27-3 at Wembley, keeping an opponent to single digits for the first time since 2020. We then give up several big plays - an 86 yard kickoff return, a 92 yard touchdown run, a pick six and an 80 yard touchdown pass - in a 37-34 loss to the Colts. That knocks us to 9-5 and prevents us taking the division back from the Titans. Mark Sweeney explodes for 165 yards in the Superdome, taking us to a 24-17 win and also taking himself past 1000 yards in a season for the first time.

However, due to other results, our 10-5 record is not good enough for a wildcard slot. The Bengals and Raiders (both 10-5) currently sit in front of us. Therefore, we must beat the Titans (also 10-5) in our last game, or rely on the Bengals beating the Steelers (again, 10-5). We would then claim the last wildcard ahead of the Steelers based on our head-to-head record.

Since 2020, we are 3-7 against the Titans, and so it is on this occasion that Tennessee wins 20-10 to put a serious dint into our playoffs hopes. Therefore we need the Bengals to win....and they do! Pittsburgh are eliminated from the finals at 10-6 and London lives to fight another day.

Ryan has a much-better second half of the season, and finishes 2023 with 21 touchdowns, 9 picks and 4054 yards. Sweeney has 1177 yards on the season with 7 touchdowns. Bartoszewicz has 1188 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns in his rookie season - surely he wins Offensive Rookie of the Year?

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2023 AFC Wildcard Game
London Monarchs (10-6) at Cincinnati Bengals (11-5)

Sam Bradford has retired and turned the offense over to Sean Renfree, who has steered the Bengals to the playoffs in his second season.

We have a tight first half, with the Bengals sticking around thanks to their kicker. London leads 17-16 at the main break. By the end of the third quarter, the teams have traded touchdowns and the Monarchs still have their heads above water.

The Bengals hit the lead with a rush from Toby King, and it looks as though the Monarchs would give up yet again, but the London offense stands up again and Ben Ryan finds Kaleb Hammontree with 3:43 remaining. Renfree is intercepted on the next Bengals drive. London plays clock management and Mark Sweeney goes into the end zone with two minutes left to play! The defense gets into Cincinnati's face and the contest is over!

1Q - 07:56 - Bengals 3-0 (Prescott 32 FG)
1Q - 05:59 - Monarchs 7-3 (Hammontree 11 pass from Ryan, Bierria XP)
1Q - 03:07 - Monarchs 7-6 (Prescott 45 FG)
2Q - 14:22 - Monarchs 10-6 (Bierria 47 FG)
2Q - 08:48 - Bengals 13-10 (Allen 8 pass from Renfree, Prescott XP)
2Q - 02:55 - Bengals 16-10 (Prescott 49 FG)
2Q - 01:43 - Monarchs 17-16 (Croft 15 pass from Ryan, Bierra XP)
3Q - 05:42 - Bengals 23-17 (Green 27 pass from Renfree, Prescott XP)
3Q - 00:58 - Monarchs 24-23 (Jenkins 4 pass from Ryan, Bierria XP)
4Q - 13:12 - Bengals 30-24 (King 11 run, Prescott XP)
4Q - 03:43 - Monarchs 31-30 (Hammontree 29 pass from Ryan, Bierria XP)
4Q - 02:00 - Monarchs 38-30 (Sweeney 7 run, Bierria XP)

QB Ben Ryan - 30/38-318 4TD
WR Kaleb Hammontree - 9/9-190 2TD

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2023 Division Round Game
London Monarchs (11-6) at Denver Broncos (12-4)

Surprise, surprise, we end up here again. How have we fared at Mile High in the past?

2015 (wildcard) - L 9-19
2018 (AFC Championship) - L 24-38
2019 (AFC Championship) - L 7-13
2020 (regular season) - W 31-17
2021 (regular season) - L 14-30
2022 (wildcard) - L 10-13

One win in six trips, and none from four in the playoffs. Well, here goes.

Our first drive gets extended by a few Broncos penalties and we lead 7-0. On the Broncos' drive, we limit them to just a field goal. Good start! Ryan converts on a critical third down on our next drive, and we roll the tide of good fortune to lead 14-3!

The Broncos score early in the second quarter to reduce the gap to 14-10 and it's game on after they hold us out and we punt it away. Both teams turn in a period of stalemate, Denver comes closest to scoring but are intercepted in the end zone right on half time.

Denver hits the front midway through the third quarter, converting successive plays of 23, 6, 10, 14, 9 and 15 yards. We reply straight away, getting to the Broncos 17 yard line but they are able to repel our attack and we settle for a field goal. Tied game.

We just can't get a defensive stop in the game, and it shows as the Broncos are able to march down the field and take the lead back with 8:49 remaining. Not even two Broncos penalties could assist us on this drive.

We start what could be our last drive on our 24 yard line with 5:43 to go. The Broncos force us quickly to a third down but Ben Ryan gets us out of trouble with his legs. We're on the Broncos 37 yard line with 2:41 to go when we get called for delay of game. Ryan completes for a short loss, then throws incomplete and suddenly it's third and 17. That's where he steps up to the plate again, finding A.J. Jenkins for a gain of 19, which takes us down to the 25 yard line on the two minute warning.

We get the dropsies again, and Ryan can only pick up five yards on 3rd and 10. We face a serious decision. Kick the certain field goal and recover the onside kick? Or go for it? Desperate times call for bold decisions, so we go for it and A.J. Jenkins is a star once again, this time getting the ball to the five yard line.

We call a timeout after a short gain, and then with 47 seconds to go, Ryan scrambles and we level the scores! Off to overtime we go, after playing heavy D on the Broncos offense.

We receive the ball in over time. I'll let the tale of the tape tell the story:

1-10-LON30 (OT: 14:54) Mark Sweeney ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ivan Wise. Key block delivered by Isaiah Schwartz.
2-1-LON39 (OT: 14:29) Ben Ryan pass completed to WR Kaleb Hammontree for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Ivan Wise. Hammontree gained 16 yards after the catch.
1-10-DEN37 (OT: 13:56) Mark Sweeney ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ivan Wise, assisted by S Orlando Barlow.
2-11-DEN38 (OT: 13:25) Ben Ryan pass completed to TE Marcus Croft for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Fernando Carpenter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field.
3-6-DEN33 (OT: 13:01) Ben Ryan pass completed to WR Patrick Chay for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Iker Randle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field.
1-10-DEN18 (OT: 12:28) Ben Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Kaleb Hammontree. DE Kendall Harrow blocked the pass.
2-10-DEN18 (OT: 12:21) Ben Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kaleb Hammontree. ILB Freddie Ellison defended the pass.
3-10-DEN18 (OT: 12:15) Ben Ryan pass completed to WR Camden Fazande for 10 yards. Tackled by S Gilbert Turner.
1-8-DEN08 (OT: 11:43) Mel Upshaw ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Iker Randle.
2-5-DEN05 (OT: 11:00) Mark Sweeney ran around left end for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Conner Turner. London 30, Denver 24

Victory is sweet!

1Q: 09:40 LON 7-0 - Jorge Harding 17 pass from Ben Ryan (Amos Bierria extra point)
1Q: 06:41 LON 7-3 - Luke Borczon 41 field goal
1Q: 00:26 LON 14-3 - Kaleb Hammontree 7 pass from Ben Ryan (Amos Bierria extra point)
2Q: 11:12 DEN 14-10 - Kendall Wright 22 pass from Zac Dysert (Luke Borczon extra point)
3Q: 07:35 DEN 17-14 - Brock Benson 15 run (Luke Borczon extra point)
3Q: 00:45 TIE 17-17 - Amos Bierria 24 field goal
4Q: 08:49 DEN 24-17 - Brock Benson 10 run (Luke Borczon extra point)
4Q: 00:47 TIE 24-24 - Ben Ryan 4 run (Amos Bierria extra point)
OT: 11:00 LON 30-24 - Mark Sweeney 5 run

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So, it's off to the AFC Championship Game, against the Titans in Nashville.

Can we finally break the bubble in our tenth season and get to the Super Bowl?

Tennessee start fast and score with their first drive through Nathaniel Rogers, who has caused us a few nightmares in the past. Ben Ryan orchestrates a drive in reply which culminates with a touchdown to Patrick Chay. Tied game.

Five minutes before halftime, Chay is on the board again, with a 25 yard touchdown reception, gaining 21 yards after the catch. We force a fumble from the Titans and from the ensuing drive, Javier Bartoszewicz hangs onto a 46 yard heave from Ben Ryan. We lead 21-7!

With a field goal to open the half, we are well and truly in control of this contest. The Titans go down the field and shank a field goal, but we give them another prime opportunity and they don't waste it, with rookie QB Charlie Caswell finding Nathaniel Rogers for 68 yards and a touchdown.

Caswell is intercepted on the Titans next drive but we can't capitalise, and once again the Titans find a way to punish us for it. This time Malachi Elliott leaps and takes the Titans closer to a berth in the Super Bowl. Monarchs lead 24-21. The comeback is complete when the Titans return a punt 80 yards to the house. After leading 24-7, the Monarchs now trail 28-24.

It's time for another comeback from Ben Ryan, but the comeback stalls when we fumble the ball on the Titans 35 yard line. We recover the ball and settle for a field goal. Titans 28-27, with 8 minutes to go.

Nathaniel Rogers explodes for 79 yards on the first play of the next drive, and is brought down in desperation one yard short. It's elementary from there, and Tennessee go ahead further 35-27.

Again, we can only go so far down the field and settle for another field goal. The Titans milk a lot of time off the clock and give us the ball back eight points down with 27 seconds remaining. However, we only have time for one play and can't travel the distance. Tennessee wins 38-30.

1Q: 10:44 TEN 7-0 - Nathaniel Rogers 4 run (Dusty Levens extra point)
1Q: 00:58 TIE 7-7 - Patrick Chay 9 pass from Ben Ryan (Amos Bierria extra point)
2Q: 05:23 LON 14-7 - Patrick Chay 25 pass from Ben Ryan (Amos Bierria extra point)
2Q: 01:07 LON 21-7 - Javier Bartoszewicz 46 pass from Ben Ryan (Amos Bierria extra point)
3Q: 12:05 LON 24-7 - Amos Bierria 48 field goal
3Q: 06:39 LON 24-14 - Nathaniel Rogers 68 pass from Charles Caswell (Dusty Levens extra point)
3Q: 01:31 LON 24-21 - Malachi Elliott 23 pass from Charles Caswell (Dusty Levens extra point)
4Q: 13:27 TEN 28-24 - Percy Tang 80 punt return (Dusty Levens extra point)
4Q: 08:05 TEN 28-27 - Amos Bierria 52 field goal
4Q: 06:30 TEN 35-27 - Nathaniel Rogers 2 run (Dusty Levens extra point)
4Q: 03:59 TEN 35-30 - Amos Bierria 52 field goal
4Q: 00:29 TEN 38-30 - Dusty Levens 43 field goal

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The Titans go on to win the Super Bowl against the Vikings 26-13.

No Monarchs are recognised in the season awards.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2023 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2023
Record 12-7
Winning Pct. .631
All-Time 100-76
Winning Pct. .568
Playoffs 6-7
Playoff Visits 7
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Matt Patricia
Record 99-74
Winning Pct. .572
Off. Coord. G. Mark
Def. Coord. R. Rodgers
Asst. Coach C. Schumer
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 27.0 13
Rushing Yards 134.6 10
Yards Per Carry 4.98 6
Pass Attempts 37.6 8
Completions 22.4 13 (T)
Completion Pct. 59.6 21
Passing Yards 253.4 12
Yards Per Attempt 6.75 13
Yards Per Catch 11.32 14
Total Yardage Gained 376.4 7
3rd Down Conversions 40.6 7
Points Per Game 22.9 13
Pass Rush Pct. 22.3 2 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 57.1 6
Turnovers 22 15
Turnover Margin +2 12 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 29.0 27
Rushing Yards 145.8 29
Yards Per Carry 5.03 30
Pass Attempts 34.4 11 (T)
Completions 18.7 1 (T)
Completion Pct. 54.3 1
Passing Yards 187.3 2
Yards Per Attempt 5.44 1
Yards Per Catch 10.02 6
Total Yardage Gained 318.4 6
3rd Down Conversions 32.6 3
Points Per Game 17.9 5
Pass Rush Pct. 20.6 19 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 50.7 19
Turnovers 24 15 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 7 HOU 27
2 20 at TB 21
3 20 KC 23
4 24 CIN 16
5 27 CLE 13
6 24 IND 16
7 23 at PIT 10
8 23 at BAL 10
9 20 TEN 34
11 33 at HOU 10
12 24 CAR 20
13 27 at NE 10
14 27 ATL 3
15 34 at IND 37
16 24 at NO 17
17 10 at TEN 20
$$WC 38 at CIN 30
$$CS 30 at DEN 24
$$CF 30 at TEN 38

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
16 B. Ryan QB 601 358 4054 6.75 21 9 85.2
**Team --- 601 358 4054 6.75 21 9 85.2
$$Opp --- 551 299 2996 5.44 10 12 66.9

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
24 M. Sweeney RB 231 1177 5.10 7 2
41 M. Upshaw RB 128 484 3.78 5 4
16 B. Ryan QB 57 414 7.26 1 2
**Team --- 432 2153 4.98 16 21
$$Opp --- 464 2332 5.03 15 16

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
82 J. Bartoszewicz WR 140 92 1188 12.91 8.49 13 7
81 P. Chay WR 147 67 842 12.57 5.73 7 3
83 K. Hammontree WR 64 39 539 13.82 8.42 7 0
14 M. Croft TE 51 38 361 9.50 7.08 0 5
86 R. Aranha WR 59 37 389 10.51 6.59 2 1
24 M. Sweeney RB 41 25 172 6.88 4.20 5 0
29 C. Cauthen FB 26 23 202 8.78 7.77 2 3

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
37 J. Cyprien S 98 33 1.5 0 2 8 79.0
98 C. Swift ILB 93 28 5.0 3 0 9 78.8
55 C. Atkins OLB 83 28 5.5 8 2 7 76.2
25 J. Herndon CB 57 17 0.0 0 1 10 78.1
57 B. Conn OLB 49 10 3.0 9 0 4 81.5
75 J. Newton DT 44 20 5.0 18 0 0 81.3
23 M. Hilliard S 41 17 0.0 0 1 8 80.0
47 K. Allred S 39 14 1.0 0 0 1 74.3
72 K. Berry DE 38 16 3.5 5 0 0 81.8
97 M. Forde ILB 38 14 0.0 1 1 1 74.1
30 F. Sanderson CB 36 14 0.0 0 1 2 79.9
42 B. Massey CB 28 7 0.5 0 3 6 84.4
71 G. Rowan DE 26 11 6.5 8 0 0 80.2
74 E. Waterfield DT 20 15 1.5 14 0 0 82.1
90 K. Andrews DT 18 9 0.0 3 0 0 81.3

[Carman Bulldog]

I see it in a number of threads. How do you embed the Team Summary and Roster screen like that? I assume it's using the [code] tags but am not sure of the process beyond that.

[Young Drachma]

Long flight to Denver probably did you all in.

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I see it in a number of threads. How do you embed the Team Summary and Roster screen like that? I assume it's using the [code] tags but am not sure of the process beyond that.

The way I do it is a little convoluted but it seems to work well:

1. Open the Team Summary screen
2. Press "Print" and select "Microsoft XPS Document Writer"
3. Save in a location of your choice and open
4. Select the text and copy into Notepad
5. Align the text as necessary and paste into the thread using the [code] tags.

Long flight to Denver probably did you all in

They're all long flights! Our closest NFL opponent (New England) are 5274 kilometres, or 3277 miles, away in a straight line. The furtherest (San Diego) is 8851 kilometres, or 5500 miles. Hence why it's much more desirable for us to combine our roadtrips into three- or four-game benders.

Thank you for reading.

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Off Season

We extend our young strength coordinator's contract. No other changes to our coaching staff, which is now the most established in the league.

FS Mike Hilliard's career is essentially over, as he suffers from Degenerative Hip Condition. He is owed $14m over the next three years but we can't release him.

Elsewhere, we're saying goodbye to Vince Galloway who has played only one full season in the last three. He played exactly one game for us last year, as he suffered a reoccurence of his compound leg fracture that put him out for the season in 2022.

We bring in two safeties in free agency - Giovanni Forbes (45/45) from the Titans, and Alex Masterson (45/45) from Miami.

Draft Results

1.29 - RB Oliver Hughes (36/49)
2.29 - LDE Tristan Davis (15/45)
3.29 - LT Andrew Thomas (14/38)
4.29 - RDT Mark McCormick (19/48)
5.29 - QB Dylan Horton (9/35)
6.29 - FL John Muirbrook (13/24)
7.29 - TE Calvin Ruggiero (20/27)

We add a few more free agents after the draft, including RG Zach Rose (43/43), WLB Ed Powell (43/43) and FB Ethan Shepard (39/39)

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Ryan, Ben 16 QB QB 8 91 91 4 yrs. 2017
Sweeney, Mark 24 RB RB 5 50 50 4 yrs. 2020
Shepard, Ethan 35 FB FB 7 39 39 3 yrs. 2024
Croft, Marcus 14 TE TE 8 52 52 3 yrs. 2023
Chay, Patrick 81 FL FL 8 56 56 4 yrs. 2019
Bartoszewicz, Javier 82 SE SE 2 53 53 3 yrs. 2023
Schmitz, Roy 68 LT LT 3 35 35 2 yrs. 2022
Butler, Luke 62 LG LG 4 75 75 5 yrs. 2021
Schultz, Landen 52 C C 6 45 45 2 yrs. 2023
Schwartz, Isaiah 66 RG RG 10 49 49 2 yrs. 2015
Steddick, Randy 60 RT RT 3 26 26 2 yrs. 2022
Rowan, Grady 71 LDE LDE 2 31 36 3 yrs. 2023
Newton, James 75 LDT LDT 6 77 77 5 yrs. 2023
Waterfield, Erick 74 RDT RDT 7 53 53 4 yrs. 2018
Berry, Kent 72 RDE RDE 5 35 35 3 yrs. 2020
Atkins, Chris 55 SLB SLB 10 55 55 3 yrs. 2019
Forde, Matthew 97 MLB MLB 4 41 41 1 yr. 2021
Powell, Ed 91 WLB WLB 7 43 43 3 yrs. 2024
Herndon, Josh 25 LCB LCB 9 47 47 2 yrs. 2023
Massey, Brent 42 RCB RCB 3 43 43 3 yrs. 2022
Cyprien, John 37 SS SS 12 47 47 2 yrs. 2013
Masterson, Alex 20 FS FS 5 45 45 3 yrs. 2024
Collier, Angel 9 QB 2 23 34 1 yr. 2023
Gerhardt, Alvin 18 QB 2 22 35 3 yrs. 2023
Upshaw, Mel 41 RB 5 40 40 3 yrs. 2020
Hughes, Oliver 26 RB 1 39 48 4 yrs. 2024
Cauthen, Courtney 29 FB 5 34 34 4 yrs. 2020
Harding, Jorge 88 TE 3 44 44 1 yr. 2022
Ruggiero, Calvin 80 TE 1 21 28 4 yrs. 2024
Hammontree, Kaleb 83 SE 5 34 34 2 yrs. 2020
Kangas, Don 86 SE 2 31 39 1 yr. 2024
Fazande, Camden 10 SE 2 30 33 3 yrs. 2023
Griffith, Peter 50 C 2 22 33 1 yr. 2024
Rose, Zach 65 RG 7 43 43 2 yrs. 2024
Turner, Conner 61 LT 6 33 33 1 yr. 2023
Kornblatt, Fernando 17 P 2 48 52 2 yrs. 2023
Bierria, Amos 6 K 4 42 42 3 yrs. 2021
Reese, Hardy 73 LDE 2 28 39 3 yrs. 2023
Andrews, Kurt 90 LDT 4 50 50 3 yrs. 2021
Swift, Chris 98 MLB 10 39 39 2 yrs. 2015
Money, Weston 96 MLB 2 26 38 1 yr. 2024
Conn, Brady 57 WLB 3 38 38 2 yrs. 2022
Sanderson, Frankie 30 LCB 8 34 34 1 yr. 2017
Stevenson, Jonathan 49 SS 5 33 33 1 yr. 2024
Forbes, Giovanni 43 FS 5 45 45 5 yrs. 2024
Moss, Rich 67 LS 2 14 14 1 yr. 2023
##Horton, Dylan 15 QB 1 12 33 4 yrs. 2024
##Heinrich, Grayson 40 RB 3 30 30 2 yrs. 2022
##Muirbrook, John 84 FL 1 15 23 4 yrs. 2024
##Fusco, Blaine 51 C 1 15 37 1 yr. 2024
##Malio, Declan 63 LG 2 19 37 3 yrs. 2023
##Thomas, Andrew 78 LT 1 17 36 4 yrs. 2024
##Davis, Tristan 92 LDE 1 19 44 4 yrs. 2024
##McCormick, Mark 76 RDT 1 23 45 4 yrs. 2024
##Roberson, Damian 99 MLB 2 23 37 1 yr. 2024
##Emmons, Marcus 59 MLB 2 21 33 3 yrs. 2023
##Ogletree, Alec 93 SLB 12 33 33 1 yr. 2024
##Biegen, Tristan 58 WLB 3 31 31 2 yrs. 2022
##Kelley, Andrew 39 LCB 3 34 36 1 yr. 2024
##Whiting, Byron 28 RCB 3 33 33 2 yrs. 2022
%%Hilliard, Mike 23 FS 8 37 37 3 yrs. 2017

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 61
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $195,100,000
Cap Room: $2,470,000
Maximum for New Player: $3,240,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $3,910,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $1,730,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $193,670,000


We battle through the pre-season and emerge unbeaten. Chris Swift has a torn thumb ligament, and Landen Schultz has a broken hand, but they are our only injury concerns moving forward.

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2024 Games 1-4

We go down in the season opener at Indianapolis 31-17. Rather unimpressive all up. Next, we battle with the Lions and pull out a win right at the death, with Bartoszewicz being the beneficiary of a Ryan touchdown pass. We win 16-15. We run rampant over Oakland in our home opener and win 37-22, the Raiders' last two scores coming in garbage time. Hammontree catches two touchdown passes. The Jets then come to town and we struggle without Patrick Chay (who is missing due to a calf strain), losing 28-12. More concerning, Ben Ryan is forced out of the game with a pulled groin and is now doubtful for the next few weeks.

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2024 Games 5-8

It takes more than a pulled groin to keep Ben Ryan out, and he guides us past the winless Dolphins 16-9. The Colts then come to visit and escape with the narrowest of wins, 9-7. Off to Nashville, a place which hasn't been kind to us in recent history, and this game is no different as the Titans pinch out a 27-24 win. We lick our wounds during a bye week and then travel up to Buffalo where we beat the locals 37-31, the game being sealed on an 83 yard touchdown run from Mark Sweeney.

The AFC South is tough this year and our 4-4 record puts us in last place. We are 0-3 against division foes, which is concerning to say the least.

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2024 Games 9-12

We travel to our nearest NFL neighbours Boston and take out the Pats 30-26, continuing our pattern for close wins and close losses. We then host the Texans in a must-win AFC South battle but lose in over time 34-31. That puts out one win behind the Titans for the wildcard but with an abysmal division record of 0-4. In fact, in the last three seasons we have gone 2-12 against the AFC South. Minnesota travel to Wembley and we win 31-24, with the last 17 Vikings points coming in garbage time. Finally, a trip to Heinz Field and we go down 20-26 to the Steelers - Ben Ryan throws three picks for the first time in seven seasons. At 6-6, our season is probably already over.

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2024 Games 13-16

Ben Ryan throws another three interceptions in a 20-45 loss to the Bears at Soldier Field. That's his worst fortnight in his NFL career. The Titans are our next opponents and we restore some pride with a 35-17 win, capped off by a recovered block punt in the end zone for a touchdown, and a 52 yard rush by Ben Ryan for a touchdown. We beat the awful Packers 36-6 at Wembley in our home closer but the win is tempered by the fact that we have been officially eliminated for 2024. We take on the Texans in the final game of the year at Reliant Stadium, in a game with huge consequences for the AFC playoffs. We play spoiler by beating the Texans 24-20, gifting the division title to the Titans, and miss the playoffs at 9-7.

[Rawhide]

Pittsburgh wins a high-scoring Super Bowl against the Rams 41-38.

Ben Ryan is named All-League First Team quarterback for the third time in his career.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2024 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2024
Record 9-7
Winning Pct. .562
All-Time 109-83
Winning Pct. .567
Playoffs 6-7
Playoff Visits 7
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Matt Patricia
Record 108-81
Winning Pct. .571
Off. Coord. G. Mark
Def. Coord. R. Rodgers
Asst. Coach C. Schumer
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 23.9 23
Rushing Yards 132.7 9
Yards Per Carry 5.56 3
Pass Attempts 40.1 4
Completions 24.6 2
Completion Pct. 61.3 13
Passing Yards 263.0 4
Yards Per Attempt 6.56 14
Yards Per Catch 10.71 13
Total Yardage Gained 383.2 2
3rd Down Conversions 37.6 7
Points Per Game 24.6 3 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 19.8 23
Pass Defense Pct. 49.9 15
Turnovers 21 9 (T)
Turnover Margin -5 23

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 27.8 18
Rushing Yards 131.9 22
Yards Per Carry 4.75 25
Pass Attempts 34.4 13
Completions 20.4 10
Completion Pct. 59.3 13
Passing Yards 237.1 24
Yards Per Attempt 6.90 25 (T)
Yards Per Catch 11.63 32
Total Yardage Gained 354.6 26
3rd Down Conversions 31.7 8 (T)
Points Per Game 23.1 27
Pass Rush Pct. 21.4 20
Pass Defense Pct. 45.4 8
Turnovers 16 28 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 17 at IND 31
2 16 at DET 15
3 37 OAK 22
4 12 NYJ 28
5 16 MIA 9
6 7 IND 9
7 24 at TEN 27
9 37 at BUF 31
10 30 at NE 26
11 31 HOU 34
12 31 MIN 24
13 20 at PIT 26
14 20 at CHI 45
15 35 TEN 17
16 36 GB 6
17 24 at HOU 20

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
16 B. Ryan QB 631 389 4189 6.64 28 14 86.6
**Team --- 641 393 4208 6.56 28 14 86.0
$$Opp --- 550 326 3793 6.90 19 13 81.8

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
24 M. Sweeney RB 173 1058 6.12 3 8
26 O. Hughes RB 120 461 3.84 4 2
16 B. Ryan QB 73 548 7.51 3 3
**Team --- 382 2123 5.56 10 20
$$Opp --- 444 2111 4.75 17 12

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
81 P. Chay WR 139 84 984 11.71 7.08 8 7
82 J. Bartoszewicz WR 136 67 959 14.31 7.05 10 7
14 M. Croft TE 78 55 443 8.05 5.68 3 3
83 K. Hammontree WR 74 46 548 11.91 7.41 5 4
26 O. Hughes RB 49 35 312 8.91 6.37 0 0
86 D. Kangas WR 48 25 288 11.52 6.00 5 3
29 C. Cauthen FB 25 21 188 8.95 7.52 1 1
24 M. Sweeney RB 28 20 153 7.65 5.46 3 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
97 M. Forde ILB 84 22 1.5 0 2 5 77.4
55 C. Atkins OLB 68 26 2.0 0 1 2 76.1
43 G. Forbes S 60 20 1.0 2 3 8 79.3
37 J. Cyprien S 58 31 0.0 2 2 9 78.5
39 A. Kelley CB 58 14 0.0 0 2 2 72.1
25 J. Herndon CB 49 21 1.0 1 0 11 79.0
75 J. Newton DT 47 19 3.0 12 0 0 81.1
90 K. Andrews DT 39 11 6.0 15 0 0 81.9
42 B. Massey CB 38 10 1.0 0 1 9 81.3
72 K. Berry DE 33 7 5.0 8 0 0 80.5
71 G. Rowan DE 33 13 6.0 10 0 0 81.6
74 E. Waterfield DT 31 17 5.0 6 0 0 81.7
91 E. Powell OLB 30 10 0.0 1 1 1 77.2
49 J. Stevenson S 26 7 0.0 0 1 1 77.1
20 A. Masterson S 23 9 0.0 0 0 5 81.7
98 C. Swift ILB 21 7 0.0 0 0 2 77.1
57 B. Conn OLB 18 6 0.0 1 0 0 71.2

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Off Season

We apply to build a new 100,000 seat stadium with a $2b pricetag. I'm not confident of approval, but let's see how we go. Our attendance has been consistently above 65,000 for the past five seasons and it's clear we're outgrowing Wembley.

No changes to our staff.

Two of our defensive greats of the first ten seasons have retired:

Chris Atkins (2019-2024)
Signed as a free agent from NYG
Tackles - 442 (3rd)
Sacks - 32.5 (2nd)
Passes Defensed - 49 (3rd)
Games Started - 92 (9th)

Frankie Sanderson (2017-2024)
Drafted
Interceptions - 27 (1st)
Tackles - 374 (4th)
Passes Defensed - 58 (2nd)
Games Started - 101 (6th)

We shake up the roster in a big way, sending Mark Sweeney to the Arizona Cardinals, along with two firsts, a second and a fifth, in exchange for their first (fifth overall), sixth and seventh picks in this year's draft. From free agency, we sign Nathaniel Rogers, who has rushed for 1200 yards or better in eight of the past nine seasons. No more shall he torment us!

We are very keen to move to the first overall pick as there's a can't-miss defensive prospect who is rated off the charts, but Buffalo don't want to budge.

Draft day rolls around and I make a final pitch to the Bills. Two ones, two twos and a three for their first overall. They accept!

There's a LOT tied up in this pick, and I hope desperately it pays off.

1.1 DT Cameron Jasper
Grade 8.2 (8.9 adjusted)
Dash - 4.84
Sole - 41
Strg - 42
Agil- 7.20
BJmp - 9-08

Five reds! This kid could be an absolute beast! He comes to us rated 61/91.

The rest of the draft is an afterthought, although we might have a steal.

4.19 - C Joe McDonald (25/62)
6.05 - LCB Phil Harvey (24/35)
6.19 - LDE Les Holmes (21/38)
7.09 - MLB Harrison Burke (24/33)
7.20 - RT Amos Chinn (19/38)

The Titans offer us a trade for Kurt Andrews (LDT 50/50) which sees us getting a second round pick next year. I accept mainly because Andrews will be surplus to needs next year, but the extra pick won't hurt either!

The stadium vote narrowly failed 51.7% to 48.3%. Closer than I thought it would be!

As we head out of training camp, it appears that the Titans sold us a bomb - Nathaniel Rogers is now rated 36/36 overall. Given that his trade kicked off a chain of events that got us Cameron Jasper, I might not mind so much.

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The off-season is very rough to us.

Our backup quarterback is out indefinitely with severe anxiety.
Chris Swift is out for the entire season with a compound leg fracture. His career is likely over now.
Rookie centre Joe McDonald (now rated 32/63) is out for a while with a torn lateral knee ligament.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Ryan, Ben 16 QB QB 9 92 92 3 yrs. 2017
Hughes, Oliver 26 RB RB 2 45 49 3 yrs. 2024
Cauthen, Courtney 29 FB FB 6 34 34 3 yrs. 2020
Croft, Marcus 14 TE TE 9 52 52 2 yrs. 2023
Chay, Patrick 81 FL FL 9 52 52 3 yrs. 2019
Bartoszewicz, Javier 82 SE SE 3 54 54 2 yrs. 2023
O'Donnell, Nathaniel 64 LT LT 3 27 47 1 yr. 2025
Butler, Luke 62 LG LG 5 76 76 4 yrs. 2021
Schultz, Landen 52 C C 7 47 47 1 yr. 2023
Schwartz, Isaiah 66 RG RG 11 39 39 1 yr. 2015
Chinn, Amos 69 RT RT 1 22 36 4 yrs. 2025
Rowan, Grady 71 LDE LDE 3 33 33 2 yrs. 2023
Jasper, Cameron 93 LDT LDT 1 70 88 4 yrs. 2025
Newton, James 75 RDT RDT 7 78 78 4 yrs. 2023
Berry, Kent 72 RDE RDE 6 36 36 2 yrs. 2020
George, Mike 90 SLB SLB 12 33 33 1 yr. 2025
Forde, Matthew 97 MLB MLB 5 42 42 4 yrs. 2021
Reynolds, John 99 WLB WLB 5 47 47 1 yr. 2025
Herndon, Josh 25 LCB LCB 10 39 39 1 yr. 2023
Massey, Brent 42 RCB RCB 4 43 43 2 yrs. 2022
Forbes, Giovanni 43 SS SS 6 45 45 4 yrs. 2024
Masterson, Alex 20 FS FS 6 45 45 2 yrs. 2024
Gerhardt, Alvin 18 QB 3 27 36 2 yrs. 2023
Hildebrand, Butch 5 QB 4 25 40 1 yr. 2025
Upshaw, Mel 41 RB 6 39 39 2 yrs. 2020
Rogers, Nathaniel 36 RB 10 36 36 2 yrs. 2025
Ruggiero, Calvin 80 TE 2 27 27 3 yrs. 2024
Randle, Lance 84 TE 9 24 24 2 yrs. 2025
Kangas, Don 89 SE 3 36 36 1 yr. 2025
Glover, Oscar 88 SE 7 35 35 1 yr. 2025
Fazande, Camden 10 SE 3 35 35 2 yrs. 2023
Vance, Lance 54 C 4 28 33 1 yr. 2025
Rose, Zach 65 RG 8 37 37 1 yr. 2024
**Schmitz, Roy 68 LT 4 37 37 1 yr. 2022
Kornblatt, Fernando 17 P 3 46 46 1 yr. 2023
Bierria, Amos 6 K 5 43 43 2 yrs. 2021
Long, Bill 96 LDE 10 30 30 1 yr. 2025
Waterfield, Erick 74 RDT 8 35 35 3 yrs. 2018
**Swift, Chris 98 MLB 11 30 30 1 yr. 2015
Randle, Iker 94 SLB 11 33 33 1 yr. 2025
Powell, Ed 91 WLB 8 38 38 2 yrs. 2024
Conn, Brady 57 WLB 4 38 38 1 yr. 2022
Cavanaugh, Neal 49 LCB 11 33 33 1 yr. 2025
Whiting, Byron 28 RCB 4 33 33 1 yr. 2022
Cyprien, John 37 SS 13 28 28 1 yr. 2013
England, Ayden 59 LS 13 18 18 2 yrs. 2025
##Small, Daryl 3 QB 3 20 39 1 yr. 2025
##Majerus, Eddie 27 RB 5 31 31 1 yr. 2025
##Shepard, Ethan 35 FB 8 29 29 2 yrs. 2024
##Hammontree, Kaleb 83 SE 6 33 33 3 yrs. 2020
##McDonald, Joe 50 C 1 32 63 4 yrs. 2025
##Malio, Declan 63 LG 3 20 32 2 yrs. 2023
##Thomas, Andrew 78 LT 2 19 34 3 yrs. 2024
##Davis, Tristan 92 LDE 2 26 46 3 yrs. 2024
##Holmes, Les 77 LDE 1 25 41 4 yrs. 2025
##Humphries, Mo 79 RDE 8 33 33 1 yr. 2025
##McCormick, Mark 76 RDT 2 14 29 3 yrs. 2024
##Burke, Harrison 53 MLB 1 29 40 4 yrs. 2025
##Harvey, Phil 34 LCB 1 30 39 4 yrs. 2025
##Hilliard, Mike 23 FS 9 28 28 2 yrs. 2017

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $202,200,000
Cap Room: $4,450,000
Maximum for New Player: $5,360,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $12,610,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $2,780,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $154,770,000

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2025 Weeks 1-4

Tennessee beat us in Nashville 28-24. Nathaniel Rogers doesn't face up against his old team, leaving the running work to Oliver Hughes. Off to St Louis where the reigning NFC champions put the cleaners through us 42-20. We drop our home opener against the Ravens 24-10, giving up the last two touchdowns in the final minute of the game. We get our season started with a 31-17 against the previously unbeaten Raiders, who travel to Wembley and give up the last 31 points of the game!

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2025 Weeks 5-8

We travel to Indianapolis for a vital game against the 5-0 Colts. We walk away with a handsome 26-3 win! The Titans then travel to Wembley, and win 27-26 in a titanic battle with six lead changes in the second half. Off to Arrowhead where the Chiefs win 20-13 and drop us to 2-5. We then host our old nemesis Denver, who are in decline like us (both teams have a combined 4-9-1 record in 2025). The Broncos win 34-28 and our season is in a tailspin.

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2025 Weeks 9-12

The defense steps up to the plate at San Diego, with Cameron Jasper scoring his first career touchdown on a 42 yard intercept. We win 34-27. The next week, we beat Houston by exactly the same score in a battle of AFC South cellar-dwellers. The bad news is we lose Patrick Chay for maybe four weeks with injury. Mark Sweeney's new team Arizona travels to Wembley and beats us 24-17. They own our first round pick next year and would have taken delight in forcing us higher up the draft order. We travel to Buffalo and get our arses kicked 30-3. Incidentally, this is our third trip to Buffalo in four seasons; they haven't come to Wembley since 2020. Fair scheduling?

We are 4-8 and almost no chance of making the playoffs, being three games behind Oakland who hold the sixth seed.

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2025 Weeks 13-16

With Matt Patricia on the hot seat, we head into Seattle and upset Russell Wilson's Seahawks by 28-23. The death knell for our season comes in an insipid 21-11 loss to Houston. We beat the Niners 24-17 and smash the Colts 40-10 in our last two games of the season, both at Wembley.

7-9 makes this our first losing season since 2017, Ben Ryan's first season.

St Louis atones for last season's Super Bowl loss with a 30-20 win over the Ravens.

We have no award winners, unsurprisingly.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2025 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2025
Record 7-9
Winning Pct. .437
All-Time 116-92
Winning Pct. .557
Playoffs 6-7
Playoff Visits 7
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Matt Patricia
Record 115-90
Winning Pct. .560
Off. Coord. G. Mark
Def. Coord. R. Rodgers
Asst. Coach C. Schumer
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 25.0 17
Rushing Yards 120.3 11
Yards Per Carry 4.81 2
Pass Attempts 37.2 12 (T)
Completions 22.6 11
Completion Pct. 60.7 7
Passing Yards 227.0 15
Yards Per Attempt 6.10 16
Yards Per Catch 10.06 24
Total Yardage Gained 336.8 9
3rd Down Conversions 37.0 4
Points Per Game 23.1 6
Pass Rush Pct. 21.5 18 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 48.2 23
Turnovers 22 14 (T)
Turnover Margin -8 24 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 28.1 22
Rushing Yards 120.5 22
Yards Per Carry 4.28 17 (T)
Pass Attempts 36.0 20
Completions 21.6 22
Completion Pct. 60.1 20
Passing Yards 245.6 27
Yards Per Attempt 6.82 26
Yards Per Catch 11.36 26
Total Yardage Gained 355.3 30
3rd Down Conversions 38.3 29 (T)
Points Per Game 23.4 30
Pass Rush Pct. 18.8 3 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 51.2 10
Turnovers 14 32

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 24 at TEN 28
2 20 at STL 42
3 10 BAL 24
4 31 OAK 17
6 26 at IND 3
7 26 TEN 27
8 13 at KC 20
9 28 DEN 34
10 34 at SD 27
11 34 HOU 27
12 17 ARI 24
13 3 at BUF 30
14 28 at SEA 23
15 11 at HOU 21
16 24 SF 17
17 40 IND 10

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
16 B. Ryan QB 589 357 3580 6.08 24 11 83.7
**Team --- 595 361 3632 6.10 24 11 83.8
$$Opp --- 576 346 3930 6.82 25 10 87.8

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
26 O. Hughes RB 251 1014 4.04 6 8
16 B. Ryan QB 70 637 9.10 4 2
41 M. Upshaw RB 64 231 3.61 1 1
**Team --- 400 1925 4.81 11 17
$$Opp --- 450 1928 4.28 14 15

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
26 O. Hughes RB 116 92 788 8.57 6.79 5 4
82 J. Bartoszewicz WR 103 61 703 11.52 6.83 8 5
81 P. Chay WR 93 50 491 9.82 5.28 8 5
14 M. Croft TE 85 48 500 10.42 5.88 4 3
88 O. Glover WR 61 32 361 11.28 5.92 5 3
89 D. Kangas WR 51 27 290 10.74 5.69 4 2

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
43 G. Forbes S 93 38 1.5 2 3 9 81.1
97 M. Forde ILB 83 28 1.5 5 2 7 77.9
94 I. Randle OLB 64 17 2.0 0 0 7 72.5
25 J. Herndon CB 60 11 1.0 1 0 4 74.3
93 C. Jasper DT 60 26 6.0 11 1 0 82.5
99 J. Reynolds OLB 58 11 3.0 3 1 8 76.6
42 B. Massey CB 53 22 1.5 1 2 9 78.0
20 A. Masterson S 51 15 0.5 0 0 11 81.1
49 N. Cavanaugh CB 42 11 0.0 1 0 3 73.8
75 J. Newton DT 40 12 3.0 20 0 0 82.2
34 P. Harvey CB 28 7 0.0 0 0 4 74.7
37 J. Cyprien S 23 3 0.0 0 1 1 73.4
71 G. Rowan DE 22 8 4.5 11 0 1 81.4
72 K. Berry DE 21 8 2.5 4 0 0 81.3
57 B. Conn OLB 17 3 1.0 1 0 0 74.0

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Off Season Moves

We have five retirements, all on the defensive side of the ball.

John Cyprien is the last Jacksonville Jaguar still on our roster, and leaves holding a slew of Monarchs records:

Interceptions -28 (1st)
Tackles - 1025 (1st)
Assists - 340 (1st)
Passes Defensed - 111 (1st)
Games Started - 171 (2nd)

Chris Swift was a regular fixture on the defense and was sorely missed in 2025. He was a first round draft pick in 2015.

Tackles - 586 (2nd)
Assists - 204 (2nd)
Passes Defensed - 41 (5th)
Games Started - 97 (9th)

LCB Neal Cavanaugh and WLB Ed Powell also retired.

Defensive coordinator Richard Rodgers retired after three years with the club. He went 28-23 as a coordinator with the Monarchs.

We sack Matt Patricia after twelve years as foundation head coach of the London Monarchs. During that time he recorded 115 wins, 90 losses and four trips to the AFC Championship game between 2018 and 2023.

Our new head coach is 41 year-old Dan Connor, who has been the assistant coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for the past four seasons. Michael Bennett becomes our new defensive coordinator, and Lewis Humphries is our new assistant coach after Christopher Schumer departs for Dallas.

Matt Patricia becomes the new head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Connor era starts in free agency with two big signings: LCB Jay Guilford (64/64) from the St Louis Rams and SLB Randal Daniels (54/54) from the Arizona Cardinals.

Draft
2.28 - LT Grant Tircuit (12/42)
3.13 - RCB Mo McGarrity (23/31)
4.12 - RB Alex Richard (16/22)
5.11 - LDT Ty Glasgow (18/38)
6.10 - QB Richie Rautalahti (13/37)
7.09 - TE Griffin Osinaga (22/49)

We had another stadium plan fail at the ballot box, this time by 53.8% to 46.2%.

Ricardo Usher (SLB 50/50) is added after the draft, as is FL Dan Hussey (41/41).

LDE Grady Rowan tears his deltoid muscle in the first pre-season game and will be out for the season.

For some reason we are placed fourth in the power rankings as we head into 2026. We'll see how accurate that is in a few weeks!

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Oliver Hughes has completely bombed in the pre-season and we have no depth at all at running back. This will be an extremely interesting season.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Ryan, Ben 16 QB QB 10 91 91 3 yrs. 2017
Richard, Alex 32 RB RB 1 17 25 4 yrs. 2026
Cauthen, Courtney 29 FB FB 7 35 35 2 yrs. 2020
Croft, Marcus 14 TE TE 10 45 45 1 yr. 2023
Chay, Patrick 81 FL FL 10 41 41 2 yrs. 2019
Bartoszewicz, Javier 82 SE SE 4 54 54 5 yrs. 2023
O'Donnell, Nathaniel 64 LT LT 4 35 47 3 yrs. 2025
Butler, Luke 62 LG LG 6 71 71 3 yrs. 2021
McDonald, Joe 50 C C 2 39 63 3 yrs. 2025
Schwartz, Isaiah 66 RG RG 12 37 37 1 yr. 2015
Chinn, Amos 69 RT RT 2 30 37 3 yrs. 2025
Holmes, Les 77 LDE LDE 2 28 42 3 yrs. 2025
Jasper, Cameron 93 LDT LDT 2 89 89 3 yrs. 2025
Newton, James 75 RDT RDT 8 81 81 3 yrs. 2023
Berry, Kent 72 RDE RDE 7 37 37 1 yr. 2020
Daniels, Randal 96 SLB SLB 4 54 54 3 yrs. 2026
Forde, Matthew 97 MLB MLB 6 42 42 3 yrs. 2021
Usher, Ricardo 98 WLB WLB 9 43 43 3 yrs. 2026
Guliford, Jay 48 LCB LCB 5 64 64 5 yrs. 2026
Massey, Brent 42 RCB RCB 5 43 43 1 yr. 2022
Forbes, Giovanni 43 SS SS 7 45 45 3 yrs. 2024
Masterson, Alex 20 FS FS 7 45 45 1 yr. 2024
Gerhardt, Alvin 18 QB 4 31 39 1 yr. 2023
Rautalahti, Richie 15 QB 1 15 30 4 yrs. 2026
Dills, Amir 27 RB 2 32 33 1 yr. 2026
Walters, Chance 44 RB 4 29 29 1 yr. 2026
Osinaga, Griffin 84 TE 1 28 45 4 yrs. 2026
Ruggiero, Calvin 80 TE 3 26 26 2 yrs. 2024
Hussey, Dan 86 FL 12 36 36 2 yrs. 2026
Glover, Oscar 88 SE 8 35 35 3 yrs. 2025
Fazande, Camden 10 SE 4 35 35 1 yr. 2023
Schultz, Landen 52 C 8 45 45 2 yrs. 2023
Alexander, Caleb 70 LG 6 33 33 1 yr. 2026
Andrews, Leland 73 LG 3 31 34 1 yr. 2026
Thomas, Andrew 78 LT 3 20 30 2 yrs. 2024
Kornblatt, Fernando 17 P 4 46 46 2 yrs. 2023
Bierria, Amos 6 K 6 42 42 1 yr. 2021
Davis, Tristan 92 LDE 3 32 43 2 yrs. 2024
Waterfield, Erick 74 RDT 9 34 34 2 yrs. 2018
Burke, Harrison 53 MLB 2 33 38 3 yrs. 2025
Burk, Abel 94 WLB 10 26 26 1 yr. 2026
Harvey, Phil 34 LCB 2 39 39 3 yrs. 2025
Gitler, Ricky 46 LCB 7 32 32 1 yr. 2026
McLaughlin, Corey 35 RCB 7 33 33 1 yr. 2026
Tripodi, Malachi 30 SS 9 19 19 1 yr. 2026
England, Ayden 59 LS 14 18 18 1 yr. 2025
##Ficken, Ayden 19 QB 1 13 38 1 yr. 2026
##Hughes, Oliver 26 RB 3 22 22 2 yrs. 2024
##Allen, Don 38 FB 6 29 29 1 yr. 2026
##Lofton, Brad 89 FL 3 31 31 1 yr. 2026
##Palmer, Desmond 58 C 4 16 16 1 yr. 2026
##Tircuit, Grant 61 LT 1 17 38 4 yrs. 2026
##Irwin, Kerry 79 RDE 2 26 34 1 yr. 2026
##Glasgow, Ty 95 LDT 1 19 32 4 yrs. 2026
##McCormick, Mark 76 RDT 3 16 26 2 yrs. 2024
##Butler, D.J. 56 MLB 6 25 25 1 yr. 2026
##Vonderfecht, Cole 55 WLB 3 23 30 1 yr. 2026
##Andrews, Kaleb 99 WLB 13 16 16 1 yr. 2026
##McGarrity, Mo 49 RCB 1 24 25 4 yrs. 2026
##Hilliard, Mike 23 FS 10 15 15 1 yr. 2017
%%Rowan, Grady 71 LDE 4 35 35 1 yr. 2023

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 61
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $207,500,000
Cap Room: $12,640,000
Maximum for New Player: $13,510,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $8,170,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $0
Cap Room Required Next Year: $175,810,000

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2026 Games 1-4

Ben Ryan torches Houston for four touchdowns as we win our season opener 38-17. Philadelphia visits the following week and we earn a 16-9 win thanks to Cameron Jasper's defensive efforts - 11 tackles, 3 sacks and a safety. It's our first 2-0 start since 2021. Ryan Tannehill proves that age shall not weary them as he leads Miami to a 31-19 win. We get back on the winner's sheet the following week with a 23-20 victory over the Bengals.

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2026 Games 5-8

We finish a month of home games with a big 30-7 win over the Browns, who were previously on top of the AFC North. Off to the States for a month of games. The Colts beat us 19-13 to double their win total. The next week, it's an emotional reunion with Matt Patricia, but he takes sentimentality out of the contest and the Steelers win 14-13, dropping us to 4-3. We need a win to keep our heads above water in the AFC South and get it courtesy of the Ravens, 30-24.

We lead the Titans (3-4) by 1.5 games. Ben Ryan is on pace to break most of his individual season records for the Monarchs.

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2026 Games 9-12

Unheralded running back Amir Dills rushes for 131 yards and 2 scores as we emphatically beat Tennessee 34-7 at Wembley. That win gives us quite a buffer in the division now. After a bye week, we lead the division by two games. The gap closes somewhat with a 31-28 loss to the Texans. We rectify things with a great 27-0 win against the winless Cowboys. Ben Ryan is injured during the game with the Raiders, and Alvin Gerhardt leads us to a 23-20 win. Ryan has hyperexended his elbow and is only doubtful for the next two games. We lead the AFC South by two games.

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2026 Games 13-16

Gerhardt gets the start against the Redskins, but the defense is the issue here, giving up a 21-3 lead to lose 29-21. We now lead the division by one game. We drop a high-scoring game the following week, losing to the Colts 44-41 in extra time. Ryan returns and Dills has another good game, rushing for 144 yards and 2 touchdowns. Tennessee are now level with us in the division, and we look set to decide our future in Week 17. We head to New York first and outlast the Giants 17-16. So our season is set to be decided in Nashville, where a loss will tip us out due to an inferior division record. True to form, we collapse in the final three minutes and lose 24-17.

We have now missed the playoffs in three successive seasons, and desperately need some help in the running game.

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St Louis wins their second successive Super Bowl, this time against Buffalo.

All-League First Team: QB Ben Ryan
All-League Second Team: TE Marcus Croft, DT James Newton, DT Cameron Jasper

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2026 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2026
Record 9-7
Winning Pct. .562
All-Time 125-99
Winning Pct. .558
Playoffs 6-7
Playoff Visits 7
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Dan Connor
Record 9-7
Winning Pct. .562
Off. Coord. G. Mark
Def. Coord. M. Bennett
Asst. Coach L. Humphries
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 24.9 22
Rushing Yards 106.0 20
Yards Per Carry 4.26 18
Pass Attempts 43.4 2
Completions 26.0 2
Completion Pct. 59.9 11
Passing Yards 277.6 1
Yards Per Attempt 6.39 13
Yards Per Catch 10.68 14
Total Yardage Gained 372.9 2
3rd Down Conversions 37.9 5
Points Per Game 24.4 2
Pass Rush Pct. 21.8 12
Pass Defense Pct. 49.7 23 (T)
Turnovers 22 9 (T)
Turnover Margin -3 23 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 23.6 4
Rushing Yards 94.9 3
Yards Per Carry 4.02 8
Pass Attempts 36.4 14 (T)
Completions 21.6 20
Completion Pct. 59.3 18
Passing Yards 234.4 20
Yards Per Attempt 6.45 19 (T)
Yards Per Catch 10.87 23 (T)
Total Yardage Gained 310.6 11
3rd Down Conversions 25.1 1
Points Per Game 19.5 18 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 19.0 5
Pass Defense Pct. 47.5 9 (T)
Turnovers 19 26 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 38 at HOU 17
2 16 PHI 9
3 19 MIA 31
4 23 CIN 20
5 30 CLE 7
6 13 at IND 19
7 13 at PIT 14
8 30 at BAL 24
9 34 TEN 7
11 28 HOU 31
12 27 at DAL 0
13 23 at OAK 20
14 21 WAS 29
15 41 IND 44
16 17 at NYG 16
17 17 at TEN 24

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
16 B. Ryan QB 612 376 4071 6.65 25 8 89.2
18 A. Gerhardt QB 83 40 370 4.46 3 0 72.8
**Team --- 695 416 4441 6.39 28 8 87.1
$$Opp --- 582 345 3751 6.45 21 7 85.3

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
27 A. Dills RB 199 691 3.47 10 6
32 A. Richard RB 80 293 3.66 1 5
16 B. Ryan QB 59 480 8.14 0 0
**Team --- 398 1696 4.26 12 25
$$Opp --- 378 1519 4.02 7 25

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
82 J. Bartoszewicz WR 159 94 1169 12.44 7.35 11 10
81 P. Chay WR 130 72 754 10.47 5.80 16 5
14 M. Croft TE 102 63 645 10.24 6.32 8 6
86 D. Hussey WR 89 54 733 13.57 8.24 3 4
88 O. Glover WR 59 34 443 13.03 7.51 5 0
27 A. Dills RB 45 32 213 6.66 4.73 1 2
32 A. Richard RB 27 17 91 5.35 3.37 1 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
97 M. Forde ILB 82 33 0.0 2 2 8 78.6
43 G. Forbes S 69 21 1.5 1 0 6 77.4
34 P. Harvey CB 69 20 0.0 0 0 6 72.9
96 R. Daniels OLB 62 22 0.5 3 1 4 75.5
20 A. Masterson S 57 19 0.5 3 0 6 77.0
48 J. Guliford CB 53 16 0.5 0 2 17 79.9
93 C. Jasper DT 51 20 8.5 9 0 0 82.0
75 J. Newton DT 46 6 11.5 14 0 0 80.8
42 B. Massey CB 41 11 1.0 0 2 9 81.2
98 R. Usher OLB 35 8 2.0 0 0 4 75.4
72 K. Berry DE 33 21 6.0 13 0 1 81.7
92 T. Davis DE 32 10 10.0 8 0 3 82.1
74 E. Waterfield DT 21 10 2.0 8 0 0 81.7
22 J. Lavelli S 18 7 0.0 1 0 4 81.0

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Off Season

A trio of former Monarchs are inducted into the hall of fame: Doug Martin (2016-20), Morris Claiborne (2019-22) and Jimmy Graham (2014-21).

Longtime offensive coordinator Gilbert Mark is named as the new coach of the Dallas Cowboys. We enlist Bears assistant coach Sedrick Poston to help run our offense.

Mark seems to come in at a perfect time; the Cowboys have the first overall pick and there is a home-run prospect at quarterback in the draft. By contrast, we don't pick until the third round.

We bring in Edward Paterson (RDE 49/49) from the Niners and mentor RB Brock Benson (45/45) from the Broncos. Also joining London in 2027 will be TE Billy Richmond (53/53) from Detroit.

In the opposite direction, Marcus Croft (TE 45/45) joins the Broncos, while Brent Massey (CB 44/44) follows Gilbert Mark to the Cowboys. QB Alvin Gerhardt (37/37) leaves to compete for the Chiefs starting job.

Our draft is a bit ordinary.

3.19 - RB Kelly Doyle (23/23)
4.18 - FB Daniel Curson (27/47)
5.20 - RCB Carlos Coryatt (20/33)
6.19 - LDE Tracy McGruddy (20/37)
7.18 - SE Howard Jamieson (17/34)

We have two holdouts. LDE Tristan Davis (36/43) recorded ten sacks next year and wants a deal totalling $24m over 4 years. Hmmmm. FL Patrick Chay (43/43) has declined over the years but his contract demands essentially amount to a reduction in pay. He's easily sorted.

In late free agency we bring in Michael Mora (LDE 38/45) and reach out to Saints RB Clay Warren (58/58) who signs with us for two years. Hopefully that's the running back position sorted! Our last free agent signing is RG Christopher Dakota (40/40) from the Rams.

Davis reported to training camp, ending his holdout.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Ryan, Ben 16 QB QB 11 88 88 2 yrs. 2017
Warren, Clay 26 RB RB 10 46 46 2 yrs. 2027
Curson, Daniel 42 FB FB 1 31 40 4 yrs. 2027
Osinaga, Griffin 84 TE TE 2 40 48 3 yrs. 2026
Chay, Patrick 81 FL FL 11 40 40 3 yrs. 2019
Bartoszewicz, Javier 82 SE SE 5 53 53 4 yrs. 2023
O'Donnell, Nathaniel 64 LT LT 5 42 47 2 yrs. 2025
**Butler, Luke 62 LG LG 7 72 72 2 yrs. 2021
McDonald, Joe 50 C C 3 57 62 2 yrs. 2025
Dakota, Christopher 67 RG RG 6 40 40 2 yrs. 2027
Chinn, Amos 69 RT RT 3 38 38 2 yrs. 2025
Holmes, Les 77 LDE LDE 3 32 37 2 yrs. 2025
Jasper, Cameron 93 LDT LDT 3 86 86 2 yrs. 2025
Newton, James 75 RDT RDT 9 82 82 3 yrs. 2023
Patterson, Edward 91 RDE RDE 5 53 53 3 yrs. 2027
Daniels, Randal 96 SLB SLB 5 55 55 4 yrs. 2026
Burke, Harrison 53 MLB MLB 3 38 38 2 yrs. 2025
Usher, Ricardo 98 WLB WLB 10 29 29 2 yrs. 2026
Guliford, Jay 48 LCB LCB 6 65 65 4 yrs. 2026
Tant, Francisco 41 RCB RCB 3 31 31 1 yr. 2027
Forbes, Giovanni 43 SS SS 8 46 46 2 yrs. 2024
Masterson, Alex 20 FS FS 8 41 41 2 yrs. 2024
Amtower, Kelly 13 QB 8 24 24 1 yr. 2027
Dobreski, Orlando 9 QB 4 22 35 1 yr. 2027
Benson, Brock 45 RB 5 45 45 3 yrs. 2027
Doyle, Kelly 38 RB 1 26 28 4 yrs. 2027
Cauthen, Courtney 29 FB 8 29 29 1 yr. 2020
Richmond, Billy 87 TE 6 40 40 4 yrs. 2027
Ruggiero, Calvin 80 TE 4 25 25 1 yr. 2024
Andre, Marcus 85 FL 4 33 33 1 yr. 2027
Hussey, Dan 86 FL 13 31 31 1 yr. 2026
Glover, Oscar 88 SE 9 34 34 2 yrs. 2025
Bowens, Blaine 58 C 4 19 25 1 yr. 2027
McCracken, Kirk 71 RG 11 27 27 1 yr. 2027
Sellers, Blake 78 LT 2 30 45 1 yr. 2027
Kornblatt, Fernando 17 P 5 45 45 1 yr. 2023
Morton, Neil 8 K 8 46 46 1 yr. 2027
Mora, Michael 76 LDE 3 38 38 4 yrs. 2027
Davis, Tristan 92 LDE 4 37 43 1 yr. 2024
Irwin, Kerry 79 RDE 3 30 41 2 yrs. 2026
Waterfield, Erick 74 RDT 10 31 31 1 yr. 2018
Forde, Matthew 97 MLB 7 41 41 2 yrs. 2021
Leiter, R.J. 51 SLB 5 33 33 1 yr. 2027
Harvey, Phil 34 LCB 3 39 39 2 yrs. 2025
Dirks, Charlie 46 FS 6 34 34 1 yr. 2027
Woodard, Peyton 63 LS 2 17 17 1 yr. 2027
##Rautalahti, Richie 15 QB 2 18 32 3 yrs. 2026
##Farmer, R.J. 40 RB 1 24 25 1 yr. 2027
##Jamieson, Howard 83 SE 1 18 29 4 yrs. 2027
##Sinard, Miles 52 C 1 17 31 1 yr. 2027
##Ramthun, Connor 66 RG 1 22 34 1 yr. 2027
##Tircuit, Grant 61 LT 2 21 36 3 yrs. 2026
##McGruddy, Tracy 90 LDE 1 22 33 4 yrs. 2027
##Glasgow, Ty 95 LDT 2 21 31 3 yrs. 2026
##Hickman, Eddie 94 MLB 7 27 27 1 yr. 2027
##Sanford, Javier 99 SLB 10 26 26 1 yr. 2027
##Hancock, Harry 59 WLB 1 16 35 1 yr. 2027
##McGarrity, Mo 49 RCB 2 27 30 3 yrs. 2026
##Coryatt, Carlos 30 RCB 1 21 22 4 yrs. 2027
##Hudson, Kent 35 SS 9 25 25 1 yr. 2027

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $212,800,000
Cap Room: $8,580,000
Maximum for New Player: $9,430,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $2,690,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $360,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $186,300,000

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2027 Weeks 1-4

The Colts come to Wembley for the season opener and walk away with a 27-20 win. We just can't seem to compete with our division rivals for some reason - we haven't had a winning divisional record since 2021. The Bucs sack Ryan five times en route to a 13-6 win, and the Broncos compound the misery a week later at Mile High (where else?) winning 20-17. A week later at Wembley we get our season on track with a 26-15 win against the Jets.

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2027 Weeks 5-8

The Dolphins visit Wembley and leave with a loss and an injured quarterback; Ryan Tannehill leaves the game early with concussion and London wins 28-6. The Colts are vanquished a week later, with Ryan throwing for one touchdown and rushing for another in a 23-13 win. He repeats the dose the next week against the Titans, and we win 21-19. After a bye week it's off to Buffalo once again, and we squeak out a close win 13-10.

At the halfway point, London is 5-3 and on a roll. Ryan has 10 TDs, 5 picks and 2117 yards, but is doing some of his best work with his legs: 211 yards at 8.12 with 3 touchdowns. Patrick Chay is on target for his first 1000 yard season since 2022. Clay Warren has a barely-acceptable 418 yards rushing, and Cameron Jasper has 5.5 sacks already on the season.

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2027 Games 9-12

The Pats beat us thoroughly 34-10, with Ben Ryan leaving the game halfway through with a hamstring strain. A week later, we take down the unbeaten Texans 24-19, Ryan finding Chay in the final minute of the game for a 40 yard TD reception! The Carolina Panthers are flying high in 2027 but we take them down a peg with a 20-14 win, Clay Warren rushing for 88 yards and 2 touchdowns. We undo our good work with a disappointing 23-21 loss to the Browns, with the winning kick coming with 3 seconds remaining. That drops us to 7-5 and just barely hanging onto a wildcard spot. Ten players in our squad have been struck down with influenza - rotten timing.

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2027 Games 13-16

We go down to Atlanta 19-9 in a game that was far more important to us than to them. A triple header to finish the season. We win 17-13 against the Titans; it's our first win in Nashville since 2021. A 30-11 win against the lacklusture Saints follows, and we have one hand on a wildcard spot. We need to beat the 14-1 Texans and hope either the Colts (9-6) or Chargers (9-6) lose. The Browns (8-7) are also an outside chance of taking our spot due to tiebreakers. We fall 20-7 to the Texans, who finish the season 15-1. The Colts and Chargers both win. Season over.

Carolina beats the Bengals in the Super Bowl.

Ben Ryan and Cameron Jasper both get All-League Second Team honours.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2027 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2027
Record 9-7
Winning Pct. .562
All-Time 134-106
Winning Pct. .558
Playoffs 6-7
Playoff Visits 7
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Dan Connor
Record 18-14
Winning Pct. .562
Off. Coord. S. Poston
Def. Coord. M. Bennett
Asst. Coach L. Humphries
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 24.1 24 (T)
Rushing Yards 101.3 20
Yards Per Carry 4.21 16
Pass Attempts 40.3 4 (T)
Completions 24.6 2
Completion Pct. 61.1 10
Passing Yards 263.5 2
Yards Per Attempt 6.54 7 (T)
Yards Per Catch 10.70 12
Total Yardage Gained 353.8 7
3rd Down Conversions 36.6 4
Points Per Game 18.3 21
Pass Rush Pct. 21.8 13 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 57.4 14
Turnovers 20 4 (T)
Turnover Margin +4 12 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 25.0 8
Rushing Yards 105.4 12
Yards Per Carry 4.22 15
Pass Attempts 37.9 24
Completions 22.2 24
Completion Pct. 58.5 16
Passing Yards 232.8 22
Yards Per Attempt 6.14 18 (T)
Yards Per Catch 10.49 17
Total Yardage Gained 326.8 22
3rd Down Conversions 30.5 6
Points Per Game 17.3 7
Pass Rush Pct. 20.3 9 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 43.6 4 (T)
Turnovers 24 20 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 20 IND 27
2 6 at TB 13
3 17 at DEN 20
4 26 NYJ 15
5 28 MIA 6
6 23 at IND 13
7 21 TEN 19
9 13 at BUF 10
10 10 at NE 34
11 24 HOU 19
12 20 CAR 14
13 21 CLE 23
14 9 ATL 19
15 17 at TEN 13
16 30 at NO 11
17 7 at HOU 20

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
16 B. Ryan QB 638 389 4158 6.52 18 8 84.2
**Team --- 645 394 4216 6.54 18 8 84.3
$$Opp --- 607 355 3725 6.14 14 15 73.7

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
26 C. Warren RB 204 804 3.94 7 2
45 B. Benson RB 102 361 3.54 0 3
16 B. Ryan QB 48 362 7.54 4 2
**Team --- 385 1621 4.21 12 21
$$Opp --- 400 1687 4.22 9 17

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
81 P. Chay WR 159 86 1130 13.14 7.11 8 5
82 J. Bartoszewicz WR 139 79 895 11.33 6.44 15 3
85 M. Andre WR 101 64 750 11.72 7.43 11 4
88 O. Glover WR 59 37 346 9.35 5.86 4 1
26 C. Warren RB 40 30 184 6.13 4.60 3 2
86 D. Hussey WR 42 27 285 10.56 6.79 0 0
45 B. Benson RB 25 18 170 9.44 6.80 0 1
42 D. Curson FB 21 18 93 5.17 4.43 0 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
43 G. Forbes S 83 20 0.5 2 1 6 75.3
34 P. Harvey CB 80 16 0.0 0 1 7 72.7
97 M. Forde ILB 66 26 0.0 1 2 5 78.6
96 R. Daniels OLB 66 23 1.0 2 1 14 81.7
93 C. Jasper DT 62 15 8.5 10 0 0 80.7
20 A. Masterson S 61 20 1.0 0 0 8 78.3
48 J. Guliford CB 57 19 0.0 1 9 14 86.7
41 F. Tant CB 54 12 1.0 1 0 12 77.9
91 E. Patterson DE 45 14 5.5 16 0 0 80.9
75 J. Newton DT 35 13 5.5 19 0 0 80.2
98 R. Usher OLB 25 9 0.0 1 0 3 69.2
92 T. Davis DE 25 14 3.5 19 0 0 81.8
74 E. Waterfield DT 16 7 1.5 2 0 0 81.1
51 R. Leiter OLB 16 12 0.5 0 1 4 84.2

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Off Season

Defensive coordinator Michael Bennett is fired and we bring in Zack Wedeman to run the defense. Ryan Succop becomes the new assistant head coach.

We extend the contracts of four key players: QB Ben Ryan, LDT Cameron Jasper, C Joe McDonald and LG Luke Butler. We release RB Clay Warren and S Giovanni Forbes. That takes up much of our cap space, so it's off to the draft we go. For the first time in a few years we have our full compliment of picks.

1.20 - SS Kim Dangelo (34/47)
2.19 - MLB Shane Young (22/35)
3.20 - TE Terrell Richard (23/41)
4.19 - LG Randy Nichols (21/40)
5.20 - LG Malik Ervin (19/48)
6.19 - WLB Chad Conwell (15/36)
7.20 - FS Dixon Dawson (13/38)

One holdout - LCB Phil Harvey, who doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting his $9m/year requested.

We farewell one of our premier linemen who retired at the end of training camp.

RG Isaiah Schwartz (2015-2027)
Drafted 3rd Round Pick 15 2015 Draft
Key Run Blocks - 233 (1st)
Key Run Opportunities - 653 (1st)
Games Started - 188 (1st)

Our backup cornerback blows his ankle in pre-season and will miss all of 2028. TE Billy Richmond is out indefinitely with impaired vision.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Ryan, Ben 16 QB QB 12 84 84 3 yrs. 2017
Benson, Brock 45 RB RB 6 48 48 2 yrs. 2027
Curson, Daniel 42 FB FB 2 38 49 3 yrs. 2027
Osinaga, Griffin 84 TE TE 3 43 43 2 yrs. 2026
Bartoszewicz, Javier 82 FL FL 6 53 53 3 yrs. 2023
Jamieson, Howard 83 SE SE 2 22 28 3 yrs. 2027
Tircuit, Grant 61 LT LT 3 15 28 2 yrs. 2026
Butler, Luke 62 LG LG 8 69 69 4 yrs. 2021
**McDonald, Joe 50 C C 4 64 64 5 yrs. 2025
Dakota, Christopher 67 RG RG 7 40 40 1 yr. 2027
Chinn, Amos 69 RT RT 4 39 39 1 yr. 2025
Patterson, Edward 91 LDE LDE 6 49 49 2 yrs. 2027
Jasper, Cameron 93 LDT LDT 4 87 87 5 yrs. 2025
Newton, James 75 RDT RDT 10 72 72 2 yrs. 2023
Irwin, Kerry 79 RDE RDE 4 34 39 1 yr. 2026
Daniels, Randal 96 SLB SLB 6 56 56 3 yrs. 2026
Forde, Matthew 97 MLB MLB 8 42 42 1 yr. 2021
Culver, Brenden 92 WLB WLB 4 30 31 1 yr. 2028
Guliford, Jay 48 LCB LCB 7 65 65 3 yrs. 2026
McGarrity, Mo 49 RCB RCB 3 30 30 2 yrs. 2026
Dangelo, Kim 43 SS SS 1 45 57 4 yrs. 2028
Masterson, Alex 20 FS FS 9 34 34 1 yr. 2024
Rautalahti, Richie 15 QB 3 21 31 2 yrs. 2026
Coffey, Peyton 2 QB 1 15 26 1 yr. 2028
Mines, Tom 23 RB 1 30 32 1 yr. 2028
Steinberg, Harold 31 RB 4 29 34 1 yr. 2028
Moore, Jaxson 33 FB 4 32 37 1 yr. 2028
Richard, Terrell 89 TE 1 25 42 4 yrs. 2028
Beisner, Kenyon 85 TE 1 23 37 1 yr. 2028
Chay, Patrick 81 FL 12 37 37 1 yr. 2028
Glover, Oscar 88 SE 10 28 28 1 yr. 2025
McBriar, Brent 86 SE 1 20 29 1 yr. 2028
Romano, Jared 58 C 1 20 39 1 yr. 2028
Ervin, Malik 72 LG 1 19 41 4 yrs. 2028
Pritchett, Samuel 71 LT 5 24 24 1 yr. 2028
Hidalgo, Paxton 7 P 1 36 46 1 yr. 2028
Compton, Steve 5 K 11 60 60 1 yr. 2028
Mora, Michael 76 LDE 4 39 39 3 yrs. 2027
Holmes, Les 77 LDE 4 38 38 1 yr. 2025
McNeil, Will 74 LDT 1 22 32 1 yr. 2028
Burke, Harrison 53 MLB 4 37 37 1 yr. 2025
Pomeranz, Dexter 59 SLB 3 34 34 1 yr. 2028
Hawkins, Logan 32 LCB 2 32 36 1 yr. 2028
**Bauer, Maddox 21 RCB 2 27 30 1 yr. 2028
Egan, Jaden 22 SS 3 32 32 1 yr. 2028
Karo, Renaldo 46 LS 1 11 11 1 yr. 2028
##Thompson, Lance 12 QB 1 12 39 1 yr. 2028
##Doyle, Kelly 38 RB 2 27 28 3 yrs. 2027
##Richmond, Billy 87 TE 7 41 41 3 yrs. 2027
##Garrison, Nicholas 80 FL 1 18 23 1 yr. 2028
##Hitchcock, Johnny 56 C 1 12 25 1 yr. 2028
##Nichols, Randy 66 LG 1 19 37 4 yrs. 2028
##O'Donnell, Nathaniel 64 LT 6 48 48 1 yr. 2025
##Joyner, Cole 17 K 1 38 50 1 yr. 2028
##McGruddy, Tracy 90 LDE 2 23 31 3 yrs. 2027
##Waterfield, Erick 73 RDT 11 21 21 1 yr. 2028
##Young, Shane 95 MLB 1 27 38 4 yrs. 2028
##Conwell, Chad 94 WLB 1 16 26 4 yrs. 2028
##Buie, Dexter 41 LCB 1 19 28 1 yr. 2028
##Dawson, Dixon 35 FS 1 15 24 4 yrs. 2028

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $218,100,000
Cap Room: $6,700,000
Maximum for New Player: $7,420,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $9,380,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $1,550,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $172,270,000

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2028 Weeks 1-4

The Titans beat us 37-27 at Wembley on the back of a pick six thrown in the last two minutes, just as it looked we were driving for our own victory touchdown. The next week, Detroit humiliates us 37-12 at Ford Field. Then the Jets come into Wembley and blank us on our home field 23-0. As has become customary in recent years, the Raiders come into Wembley and spare us from a fourth successive loss to the start the season. We win 24-3.

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2028 Games 5-8

After licking our wounds during a bye week, we play the Colts who are in just as much trouble as we are. They don't have much trouble in putting us aside 23-10. Tennessee walk into Wembley and win 13-7. We are 1-5 and sinking fast. The Chiefs compound the misery when they beat us 16-10 at Arrowhead. We snap our three game losing streak when the Broncos visit Wembley. We win 20-13 but questions surface about the future of head coach Dan Connor

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2028 Games 9-12

We lose in San Diego 17-10 and lose QB Ben Ryan to broken ribs. That seems to put the exclamation mark on our season. We sign Ronald May off the street and he leads us to a 24-14 loss to Houston. Richie Rautalahti starts against Minnesota (9-1) and we win 19-7 on the back of Cameron Jasper's fumble recovery touchdown. The next week, we fall 21-13 to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

I make the decision: Connor is finished. At the end of the season he will be clearing his office.

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2028 Games 13-16

Ben Ryan returns and lifts the side to a 23-7 win over the Bears, who are struggling just as much as we are. Houston visits Wembley and chalks up a 35-20 win. The Packers win and consign us to a 17-14 loss in our home closer. We visit Indianapolis for the season ending match and win 23-16, dropping the Colts from the division lead to the wildcard.

5-11 equals our worst ever record in franchise history.

The Browns shock the world by winning the Super Bowl as a 8-8 wildcard, topping the Vikings 41-10 in the big game.

With career-high tallies in tackles, assists and sacks, LDT Cameron Jasper is a clear All-League First Team choice.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2028 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2028
Record 5-11
Winning Pct. .312
All-Time 139-117
Winning Pct. .542
Playoffs 6-7
Playoff Visits 7
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Dan Connor
Record 23-25
Winning Pct. .479
Off. Coord. S. Poston
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach R. Succop
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 21.3 26
Rushing Yards 95.3 18
Yards Per Carry 4.48 5
Pass Attempts 42.6 2
Completions 23.2 6
Completion Pct. 54.4 26 (T)
Passing Yards 221.7 17
Yards Per Attempt 5.20 31
Yards Per Catch 9.56 27 (T)
Total Yardage Gained 300.8 18
3rd Down Conversions 30.0 21
Points Per Game 15.4 27
Pass Rush Pct. 20.2 24
Pass Defense Pct. 52.0 25
Turnovers 18 5
Turnover Margin +2 14

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 29.4 27
Rushing Yards 122.1 27
Yards Per Carry 4.15 20
Pass Attempts 34.4 5
Completions 20.7 9
Completion Pct. 60.2 27 (T)
Passing Yards 246.9 31
Yards Per Attempt 7.18 32
Yards Per Catch 11.94 31
Total Yardage Gained 354.6 32
3rd Down Conversions 33.2 20
Points Per Game 19.3 20
Pass Rush Pct. 21.8 17
Pass Defense Pct. 62.7 28
Turnovers 20 26 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 27 TEN 37
2 12 at DET 37
3 0 NYJ 23
4 24 OAK 3
6 10 IND 23
7 7 at TEN 13
8 10 at KC 16
9 20 DEN 13
10 10 at SD 17
11 14 at HOU 24
12 19 MIN 7
13 13 at PIT 21
14 23 at CHI 7
15 20 HOU 35
16 14 GB 17
17 23 at IND 16

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
16 B. Ryan QB 554 303 2852 5.15 12 11 68.0
15 R. Rautalahti QB 85 41 388 4.56 1 2 55.4
**Team --- 682 371 3547 5.20 15 13 68.5
$$Opp --- 550 331 3951 7.18 22 11 87.2

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
45 B. Benson RB 176 611 3.47 3 1
23 T. Mines RB 60 239 3.98 2 2
16 B. Ryan QB 43 369 8.58 0 1
38 K. Doyle RB 35 145 4.14 1 0
**Team --- 340 1524 4.48 7 19
$$Opp --- 471 1953 4.15 10 25

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
82 J. Bartoszewicz WR 170 86 1091 12.69 6.42 15 5
81 P. Chay WR 144 79 684 8.66 4.75 11 1
88 O. Glover WR 110 71 622 8.76 5.65 4 2
83 H. Jamieson WR 111 54 569 10.54 5.13 8 3
84 G. Osinaga TE 27 17 182 10.71 6.74 1 1

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
43 K. Dangelo S 98 31 2.5 0 0 10 79.5
97 M. Forde ILB 84 25 2.0 1 1 4 75.3
96 R. Daniels OLB 75 39 2.5 2 1 7 75.6
32 L. Hawkins CB 71 17 0.0 0 0 9 74.4
93 C. Jasper DT 68 25 11.5 12 0 1 82.5
20 A. Masterson S 57 17 1.5 0 2 8 79.7
48 J. Guliford CB 51 11 0.0 0 4 11 80.6
30 A. Newsome CB 45 12 0.5 0 3 10 81.9
75 J. Newton DT 40 17 1.5 6 0 0 80.5
91 E. Patterson DE 35 7 5.5 15 0 1 82.2
92 B. Culver OLB 34 11 0.0 0 0 5 83.5
22 J. Egan S 29 12 0.0 0 0 0 72.0
74 W. McNeil DT 26 13 3.5 5 0 0 81.1
79 K. Irwin DE 22 10 4.0 5 0 0 81.7
53 H. Burke ILB 19 4 0.0 2 0 1 75.9
59 D. Pomeranz OLB 17 3 0.0 0 0 1 71.1

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Off Season

Longtime Titans offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains is our new head coach. He brings in his own offensive coordinator, former Chargers head coach Adam Gase, and Shawn Ramsey becomes our new assistant head coach.

Assistant coach Ryan Succop becomes the new head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, while former head coach Dan Connor joins the staff of the Bengals as assistant.

We are picking fifth overall in the draft.

Sensationally, we decide to make a completely new start at the quarterback position. Ben Ryan is traded to the Denver Broncos. In return, we receive five draft picks: two twos, two threes and a five.

Ryan holds every significant passing record in Monarchs history:
Drafted 1st Round 4th Pick
Quarterback Rating - 85.8 (1st)
Completion Percentage - 60.1% (1st)
Passing Yards - 47229 (1st)
Passing Touchdowns - 271 (1st)
300 Yard Passing Games - 45
Games Started - 187 (2nd)
2 x League MVP (2019, 2020)
7 x All-League Quarterback (2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026, 2027)

He is also our greatest rusher!
Rushing Yards - 5443 (1st - Doug Martin has 5435)
Rushing Touchdowns - 25 (3rd)

In free agency, we sign QB Brady Murray (28/35) from the Panthers. Not much, but it's a start.

Draft

1.05 - RT Deion Randle (30/82)
2.14 - LT Melvin Brennan (23/48)
3.05 - LDE Javier Fisher (26/43)
4.05 - RB Drake Parker (26/30)
5.05 - QB Jayden Klein (15/36)
5.15 - SLB Ezekiel Kickert (14/35)
6.05 - RCB Sebastian Gibson (18/39)
7.05 - RCB Dennis McNeil (14/32)

We steer away from quarterback at the top of the picks as it's a shocking class. The first overall QB taken is rated 14/41.

The pre-season passes by uneventfully.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Murray, Brady 10 QB QB 5 33 35 2 yrs. 2029
Doyle, Kelly 38 RB RB 3 30 30 2 yrs. 2027
Henke, Brody 49 FB FB 6 51 51 4 yrs. 2029
Osinaga, Griffin 84 TE TE 4 44 44 1 yr. 2026
Bartoszewicz, Javier 82 FL FL 7 52 52 4 yrs. 2023
Fleming, Benjamin 9 SE SE 4 42 42 4 yrs. 2029
Randle, Deion 71 LT LT 1 39 77 4 yrs. 2029
Butler, Luke 62 LG LG 9 72 72 3 yrs. 2021
McDonald, Joe 50 C C 5 63 63 4 yrs. 2025
Coffey, Harrison 68 RG RG 6 38 38 1 yr. 2029
Lane, Deion 64 RT RT 7 32 32 1 yr. 2029
Patterson, Edward 91 LDE LDE 7 41 41 1 yr. 2027
Jasper, Cameron 93 LDT LDT 5 87 87 4 yrs. 2025
Gaines, Iker 92 LDT RDT 3 36 43 1 yr. 2029
Irwin, Kerry 99 RDE RDE 5 37 37 1 yr. 2029
Daniels, Randal 96 SLB SLB 7 43 43 2 yrs. 2026
Chin, Albert 54 MLB MLB 3 46 55 2 yrs. 2029
Hammer, Tracy 97 WLB WLB 2 27 32 1 yr. 2029
Guliford, Jay 48 LCB LCB 8 55 55 2 yrs. 2026
Lukehart, Dave 28 RCB RCB 4 33 33 3 yrs. 2029
Dangelo, Kim 43 SS SS 2 55 55 3 yrs. 2028
Dumont, Kingston 44 FS FS 6 37 37 1 yr. 2029
Strong, Lance 3 QB 12 22 22 3 yrs. 2029
Klein, Jayden 19 QB 1 19 33 4 yrs. 2029
Benson, Brock 45 RB 7 32 32 1 yr. 2027
Farrell, Arnie 32 RB 1 32 35 1 yr. 2029
Curson, Daniel 42 FB 3 45 45 2 yrs. 2027
Richmond, Billy 87 TE 8 32 32 2 yrs. 2027
Richard, Terrell 89 TE 2 31 35 3 yrs. 2028
Chay, Patrick 81 FL 13 31 31 1 yr. 2028
Dawkins, Kendall 85 SE 5 34 34 1 yr. 2029
Jamieson, Howard 83 SE 3 27 27 2 yrs. 2027
Springer, Archie 51 C 3 22 27 1 yr. 2029
Ervin, Malik 72 LG 2 25 40 3 yrs. 2028
Schmitz, Roy 61 LT 8 33 33 1 yr. 2029
Hidalgo, Paxton 7 P 2 43 48 2 yrs. 2028
Hartman, Bobby 8 K 6 76 76 4 yrs. 2029
Joyner, Cole 17 K 2 40 48 2 yrs. 2028
Mora, Michael 76 LDE 5 39 39 2 yrs. 2027
McNeil, Will 79 LDT 2 25 31 1 yr. 2029
Lucas, Joseph 57 MLB 4 42 42 1 yr. 2029
Young, Shane 95 MLB 2 29 38 3 yrs. 2028
Douglas, Parker 94 SLB 9 31 31 1 yr. 2029
Prior, Glenn 20 RCB 10 27 27 1 yr. 2029
Starks, John 39 SS 5 46 46 4 yrs. 2029
Patterson, Jeff 67 LS 1 16 16 1 yr. 2029
##Hickman, Donald 2 QB 13 18 18 1 yr. 2029
##Parker, Drake 34 RB 1 27 31 4 yrs. 2029
##Portman, Gerald 86 SE 5 34 34 1 yr. 2029
##Doiron, Reuben 58 C 3 19 25 1 yr. 2029
##Nichols, Randy 66 LG 2 21 27 3 yrs. 2028
##Brennan, Melvin 70 LT 1 29 52 4 yrs. 2029
##Shannon, Marlon 77 LDE 9 29 29 1 yr. 2029
##Fisher, Javier 98 LDE 1 27 35 4 yrs. 2029
##McGruddy, Tracy 90 LDE 3 26 32 2 yrs. 2027
##Newton, James 75 RDT 11 66 66 3 yrs. 2023
##Kickert, Ezekiel 56 SLB 1 17 32 4 yrs. 2029
##Gibson, Sebastian 25 RCB 1 19 30 4 yrs. 2029
##McNeil, Dennis 31 RCB 1 16 23 4 yrs. 2029
##Martinez, Hardy 40 SS 6 36 36 1 yr. 2029

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $223,400,000
Cap Room: $22,990,000
Maximum for New Player: $23,920,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $12,530,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $10,190,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $187,170,000

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2029 Games 1-4

A new era begins on a hot Wembley day, and the Texans dish out a 24-10 loss with a scoreless second half. The next week, we go to St Louis and lose 8-16. Brady Murray is our top rusher with 72 yards - he's the quarterback! The Raiders thoughtfully give us our first season win 24-21, although we take them to extra time and rely on a punt return and and interception touchdown to put our points on the board. We lead the Bengals 16-7 late in the final quarter but ultimately go down 17-16.

With a quarter of the season gone, our top rusher is Murray with 133 yards, while we have just 287 yards as a team. That's good enough for 25th in the league. I suppose there are a lot of teams that just can't run!

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2029 Games 5-8

Cleveland come to town and have their little way with us, Monarchs lose 3-30. It's not all doom and gloom though, as we beat the Colts 21-20 on the back of two Brady Murray rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The Steelers host and beat us 31-23, and Murray again tops the rushing charts. A week later in Baltimore, Murray rushes for 95 yards and a touchdown, but passes for just 127 yards and a pick. A fantasy dream, but a reality nightmare!

At 2-6, we seem set to pick high in the draft once again in 2030.

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2029 Games 9-12

The Titans come to London with a 5-1-1 record and leave with the loss total doubled; the Monarchs win 21-17. Two weeks later, after a bye week, we go to Houston and get spanked 34-17. Then we gift the winless Cardinals their first since of 2029 by the score of 13-3. We are bad! Not that bad that we can't go into Miami and walk away with a win though - Monarchs win 27-22 and move to 4-8.

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2029 Games 13-16

We travel to Seattle without Cameron Jasper and go better than most could reasonably expect, losing 23-26. Murray then rushes for 107 and a score in a 20-14 win over the Colts. We drop a game against the Niners 17-26 at Wembley, then get thumped 31-7 by the Titans in our season closer at Nashville.

Brady Murray becomes the first Monarch to top the passing and rushing charts, with 3545 and 631 yards respectively. Safety Kim Dangelo tops the tackling charts with 108, while Cameron Jasper and Kerry Irwin tie as the sack king for 2029.

Atlanta, coached by former Monarchs assistant Ryan Succop, wins the Super Bowl 13-6 against the Titans.

Ben Ryan is named the MVP with 19 touchdowns and 4 picks for the Broncos.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2029 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2029
Record 5-11
Winning Pct. .312
All-Time 144-128
Winning Pct. .529
Playoffs 6-7
Playoff Visits 7
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Dowell Loggains
Record 5-11
Winning Pct. .312
Off. Coord. A. Gase
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach S. Ramsey
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 22.8 25
Rushing Yards 99.2 20
Yards Per Carry 4.36 9
Pass Attempts 35.5 20
Completions 21.3 15
Completion Pct. 60.0 7
Passing Yards 224.5 18
Yards Per Attempt 6.32 13
Yards Per Catch 10.53 19 (T)
Total Yardage Gained 303.5 26
3rd Down Conversions 30.4 18
Points Per Game 16.1 26 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 20.0 28
Pass Defense Pct. 47.2 27 (T)
Turnovers 19 7 (T)
Turnover Margin +4 11 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 28.6 27
Rushing Yards 132.3 30
Yards Per Carry 4.62 30
Pass Attempts 34.4 6
Completions 21.4 15 (T)
Completion Pct. 62.4 29
Passing Yards 244.0 25
Yards Per Attempt 7.10 30 (T)
Yards Per Catch 11.38 28
Total Yardage Gained 361.0 31
3rd Down Conversions 39.3 32
Points Per Game 22.9 28
Pass Rush Pct. 22.2 15
Pass Defense Pct. 53.6 16
Turnovers 23 21

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 10 HOU 24
2 8 at STL 16
3 24 OAK 21
4 16 CIN 17
5 3 CLE 30
6 21 IND 20
7 23 at PIT 31
8 17 at BAL 24
9 21 TEN 17
11 17 at HOU 34
12 3 ARI 13
13 27 at MIA 22
14 23 at SEA 26
15 20 at IND 14
16 17 SF 26
17 7 at TEN 31

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
10 B. Murray QB 548 334 3545 6.47 11 13 76.6
**Team --- 568 341 3592 6.32 11 13 75.4
$$Opp --- 550 343 3904 7.10 22 14 86.3

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
32 A. Farrell RB 129 503 3.90 3 2
38 K. Doyle RB 116 412 3.55 4 1
10 B. Murray QB 109 631 5.79 5 12
**Team --- 364 1587 4.36 12 21
$$Opp --- 458 2116 4.62 14 23

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
9 B. Fleming WR 131 86 814 9.47 6.21 5 2
82 J. Bartoszewicz WR 124 63 832 13.21 6.71 7 3
81 P. Chay WR 93 58 663 11.43 7.13 7 2
85 K. Dawkins WR 65 38 478 12.58 7.35 3 2
49 B. Henke FB 35 21 153 7.29 4.37 1 0
86 G. Portman WR 34 20 265 13.25 7.79 1 0
38 K. Doyle RB 24 18 109 6.06 4.54 0 1
84 G. Osinaga TE 30 17 112 6.59 3.73 3 1

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
43 K. Dangelo S 108 27 0.0 0 0 4 72.8
54 A. Chin ILB 87 37 3.0 4 1 9 78.2
96 R. Daniels OLB 72 23 2.5 5 1 9 76.4
28 D. Lukehart CB 56 11 0.0 1 0 6 75.5
44 K. Dumont S 55 24 1.0 0 3 4 80.2
93 C. Jasper DT 51 15 8.0 6 0 0 81.9
99 K. Irwin DE 45 13 8.0 11 0 0 81.3
35 B. Pinero CB 44 14 0.0 0 2 2 75.8
48 J. Guliford CB 36 7 0.0 1 6 10 84.3
75 J. Newton DT 34 14 5.5 13 0 1 81.4
91 E. Patterson DE 34 18 5.0 6 0 0 81.3
92 I. Gaines DT 32 20 4.0 4 0 1 81.2
97 T. Hammer OLB 28 8 0.0 1 1 2 75.4
25 S. Gibson CB 24 9 0.0 0 0 2 75.9
40 H. Martinez S 16 2 0.0 0 0 2 77.1

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Adam Gase leaves after one season to become the Head Coach of the San Francisco 49ers.

Kelvin Tate is our new offensive coordinator. He comes to us from Atlanta, where he has been the assistant coach for the past 12 seasons. His play calling rating is off the charts.

I submit an optimistic stadium plan to the voters of London.

We trade Drake Parker (28/38) to the Saints in exchange for a fifth round pick. Parker has not played a down for us since being drafted.

We are picking fifth overall, but once again there is no obvious standout quarterback in this class. We will probably stick with Brady Murray, or look to upgrade in free agency.

No great options at quarterback in free agency - apart from a 19 year vet in Russell Wilson - so we look elsewhere to upgrade. Michael Staley (RB 49/49) comes to us from the Panthers where he was used as a second back last year. SLB Carson Hanson (56/56) joins us from the Saints, although he was a mainstay for the Texans prior to that; and MLB Rickey de la Garza (49/49) signs from Arizona.

At the draft, we are eyeing off three players, who are taken first, second and fourth. We trade away our sixth pick to the Bills for their first this year and their first pick next year.

Draft Results
1.26 - LDE Luca Robinson (27/59)
2.05 - FS Joey Hickman (22/46)
2.29 - RB Donovan Wallace (41/50)
3.08 - LDT Will Flory (23/46)
3.29 - FS Jeffrey Kirewaldt (21/45)
4.07 - FL Jorge Wheeler (19/50)
5.06 - WLB Evan Fairbanks (17/44)
5.08 - LDT Herman Brechbill (23/44)
6.05 - LG Eric Dillon (20/47)
7.08 - RG Carter Villegas (14/44)

The stadium vote succeeds! We will move into our new home in 2035. The vote passed by just over 5000 votes - 50.6% to 49.3%.

We head into the new season with an injury to our new running back Michael Staley, who will be out for at least two weeks

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Murray, Brady 10 QB QB 6 34 34 1 yr. 2029
Wallace, Donovan 22 RB RB 1 41 53 4 yrs. 2030
Henke, Brody 49 FB FB 7 50 50 3 yrs. 2029
Osinaga, Griffin 84 TE TE 5 44 44 2 yrs. 2026
Bartoszewicz, Javier 82 FL FL 8 52 52 3 yrs. 2023
Fleming, Benjamin 9 SE SE 5 43 43 3 yrs. 2029
Randle, Deion 71 LT LT 2 72 73 3 yrs. 2029
Butler, Luke 62 LG LG 10 62 62 2 yrs. 2021
McDonald, Joe 50 C C 6 63 63 3 yrs. 2025
Dillon, Eric 77 RG RG 1 24 43 4 yrs. 2030
Lane, Deion 79 RT RT 8 30 30 1 yr. 2030
Robinson, Luca 74 LDE LDE 1 38 63 4 yrs. 2030
Jasper, Cameron 93 LDT LDT 6 86 86 3 yrs. 2025
Newton, James 75 RDT RDT 12 63 63 2 yrs. 2023
Bradley, Heath 96 RDE RDE 5 39 39 2 yrs. 2030
Hanson, Carson 52 SLB SLB 7 57 57 3 yrs. 2030
Chin, Albert 54 MLB MLB 4 55 55 3 yrs. 2029
Rice, Walter 59 WLB WLB 8 44 44 1 yr. 2030
Guliford, Jay 48 LCB LCB 9 50 50 3 yrs. 2026
Lukehart, Dave 28 RCB RCB 5 33 33 2 yrs. 2029
Dangelo, Kim 43 SS SS 3 52 52 2 yrs. 2028
Hickman, Joey 30 FS FS 1 31 50 4 yrs. 2030
Hildreth, Stanley 86 FL 11 29 29 1 yr. 2030
Lee, Maxwell 80 FL 10 29 29 1 yr. 2030
Richmond, Billy 87 TE 9 23 23 1 yr. 2027
Grebene, Roger 33 RCB 9 25 25 1 yr. 2030
Patterson, Edward 91 LDE 8 40 40 3 yrs. 2027
de la Garza, Rickey 55 MLB 8 49 49 3 yrs. 2030
Hartman, Bobby 8 K 7 76 76 3 yrs. 2029
**Staley, Michael 36 RB 6 48 48 3 yrs. 2030
Assanie, Thomas 81 SE 6 33 33 1 yr. 2030
Mora, Michael 76 LDE 6 40 40 1 yr. 2027
Starks, John 39 SS 6 45 45 3 yrs. 2029
Stevens, Harvey 57 C 5 36 36 1 yr. 2030
Childers, Caleb 16 QB 4 25 34 1 yr. 2030
Doyle, Kelly 38 RB 4 30 30 1 yr. 2027
Curson, Daniel 42 FB 4 45 45 1 yr. 2027
Gaines, Iker 92 LDT 4 41 41 2 yrs. 2029
Richard, Terrell 89 TE 3 32 32 2 yrs. 2028
Ervin, Malik 72 LG 3 22 27 2 yrs. 2028
Hidalgo, Paxton 7 P 3 37 37 1 yr. 2028
Joyner, Cole 17 K 3 39 47 2 yrs. 2028
Klein, Jayden 19 QB 2 24 33 3 yrs. 2029
Patterson, Jeff 67 LS 2 15 15 2 yrs. 2029
Brennan, Melvin 70 LT 2 35 52 3 yrs. 2029
Kickert, Ezekiel 56 SLB 2 23 33 3 yrs. 2029
##Shonek, Mercury 34 RB 4 21 21 1 yr. 2030
##Holz, Roy 51 C 4 24 28 1 yr. 2030
##Osborne, Luke 63 RT 4 25 25 1 yr. 2030
##Young, Shane 95 MLB 3 34 37 2 yrs. 2028
##Fisher, Javier 98 LDE 2 29 35 3 yrs. 2029
##Gibson, Sebastian 25 RCB 2 24 30 3 yrs. 2029
##McNeil, Dennis 31 RCB 2 18 26 3 yrs. 2029
##Burgess, Giovanni 12 QB 1 13 28 1 yr. 2030
##Wheeler, Jorge 88 FL 1 18 31 4 yrs. 2030
##Villegas, Carter 69 RG 1 19 41 4 yrs. 2030
##Flory, Will 73 LDT 1 27 39 4 yrs. 2030
##Brechbill, Herman 94 LDT 1 26 49 4 yrs. 2030
##Fairbanks, Evan 53 WLB 1 21 41 4 yrs. 2030
##Kriewaldt, Jeffrey 37 FS 1 23 34 4 yrs. 2030

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $228,700,000
Cap Room: $11,580,000
Maximum for New Player: $12,550,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $12,870,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $1,270,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $197,280,000

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2030 Games 1-4

The season starts with an encouraging 27-20 win in Indianapolis. Donovan Wallace chalks up 106 yards in his NFL debut, Brady Murray has three touchdowns and no picks - the first time in his career. The next week, Donnell Russell records an incredible 5.5 sacks as the Eagles beat us 37-13. Off to Wembley for four consecutive games. Oakland flog us 33-10, and we lose Bartoszewicz and Kaleb Hammontree (playing his first game for the Monarchs in six seasons) for four weeks each. Finally, the Jets beat us 28-21 to top off an overall disappointing first month.

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2030 Games 5-8

Winless Miami come to town and it's an awful match. Dolphins total offense: 120 yards. London total offense: 123 yards. We win 17-9 with a kickoff return on the first play of the game being the only real highlight. Indianapolis double their win total by beating us 16-10. We travel to Tennessee and put up a real fight before losing 13-9. Off to Buffalo (once again!) where we go down 23-10. At least we own their first rounder next year.

At the halfway stage, there are a lot of awful teams out there: 0-8 Miami, 1-7 Arizona, 2-7 Washington, 2-7 Tennessee and then there's us.

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2030 Games 9-12

No point sitting around and sulking, so we go into Foxboro and beat the Pats 20-13 thanks mainly to an interception return from Joey Hickman. We host the division-leading Texans and go down 17-10, with Brady Murray missing half the game. He's doubtful with a pulled groin. Unheralded Caleb Childers gets the start and the win against the Cowboys 23-9. That moves us to 4-7. The next week, Childers outpasses his opposing quarterback by over 200 yards but the Monarchs go down to the Bengals by 41-27.

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2030 Games 13-16

Brady Murray returns against the Redskins and we have our best game of the year, winning 22-3. Staley rushes for 87 yards, Donovan 76. Murray is hurt again the next week and Caleb Childers guides us safely to a 17-0 shutout of the Titans. The Giants head into Wembley and dominate in a 25-10 win, and we finish our season the next week with a 24-12 loss to the Texans, who win the division ahead of the Colts.

The Texans can't go all the way however, as they lose to the Lions in the Super Bowl. It is Detroit's first championship in nearly eighty seasons.

No London award winners.

After going 64-32, to the playoffs six seasons in a row, and playing in the AFC Championship four times, the Monarchs have now gone seven seasons without making the playoffs, going 50-62 in that time

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2030 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2030
Record 6-10
Winning Pct. .375
All-Time 150-138
Winning Pct. .520
Playoffs 6-7
Playoff Visits 7
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Dowell Loggains
Record 11-21
Winning Pct. .343
Off. Coord. K. Tate
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach S. Ramsey
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 24.1 23
Rushing Yards 112.1 16
Yards Per Carry 4.65 2
Pass Attempts 34.0 23
Completions 18.6 27
Completion Pct. 54.6 29
Passing Yards 192.3 27
Yards Per Attempt 5.65 26 (T)
Yards Per Catch 10.36 21 (T)
Total Yardage Gained 279.8 29
3rd Down Conversions 27.6 28
Points Per Game 16.1 27
Pass Rush Pct. 21.7 15
Pass Defense Pct. 50.8 21
Turnovers 25 22 (T)
Turnover Margin +1 15 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 29.2 25 (T)
Rushing Yards 118.8 23
Yards Per Carry 4.07 16
Pass Attempts 33.5 7
Completions 19.6 4
Completion Pct. 58.4 12
Passing Yards 214.0 12
Yards Per Attempt 6.39 20
Yards Per Catch 10.94 25
Total Yardage Gained 318.3 18
3rd Down Conversions 33.0 14
Points Per Game 19.4 16
Pass Rush Pct. 23.9 28
Pass Defense Pct. 65.5 28
Turnovers 26 10 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 27 at IND 20
2 13 at PHI 37
3 10 OAK 33
4 21 NYJ 28
5 17 MIA 9
6 10 IND 16
7 9 at TEN 13
9 10 at BUF 23
10 20 at NE 13
11 10 HOU 17
12 23 at DAL 9
13 27 at CIN 41
14 22 WAS 3
15 17 TEN 0
16 10 NYG 25
17 12 at HOU 24

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
10 B. Murray QB 378 208 1886 4.99 8 8 66.9
16 C. Childers QB 152 80 1081 7.11 3 8 60.2
**Team --- 544 297 3076 5.65 11 17 64.8
$$Opp --- 536 313 3424 6.39 16 10 79.5

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
36 M. Staley RB 174 739 4.25 4 2
22 D. Wallace RB 117 560 4.79 1 2
10 B. Murray QB 72 422 5.86 2 8
**Team --- 386 1794 4.65 7 25
$$Opp --- 467 1900 4.07 9 32

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
9 B. Fleming WR 95 54 627 11.61 6.60 8 2
80 M. Lee WR 80 43 447 10.40 5.59 5 2
82 J. Bartoszewicz WR 94 42 656 15.62 6.98 9 3
81 T. Assanie WR 72 39 451 11.56 6.26 4 2
36 M. Staley RB 39 30 200 6.67 5.13 1 0
49 B. Henke FB 36 29 200 6.90 5.56 3 0
84 G. Osinaga TE 35 18 167 9.28 4.77 0 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
54 A. Chin ILB 102 37 0.5 3 2 10 78.4
43 K. Dangelo S 84 38 1.0 1 0 3 77.2
52 C. Hanson OLB 71 29 1.0 2 0 6 77.6
93 C. Jasper DT 65 20 4.5 20 0 0 81.0
25 S. Gibson CB 62 11 0.0 0 0 11 75.1
48 J. Guliford CB 53 18 0.0 0 2 11 79.1
30 J. Hickman S 52 18 2.0 0 4 4 80.8
28 D. Lukehart CB 47 13 0.0 0 1 10 79.1
59 W. Rice OLB 45 19 1.0 1 1 0 71.0
74 L. Robinson DE 42 12 10.0 17 0 0 81.0
92 I. Gaines DT 35 15 5.5 4 0 1 82.0
75 J. Newton DT 31 10 1.5 3 0 0 82.5
39 J. Starks S 31 8 0.0 0 0 3 75.2
76 M. Mora DE 19 5 5.5 2 0 0 79.0
96 H. Bradley DE 19 12 6.0 10 0 1 82.1

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Off Season

Defensive tackle James Newton retires after eight years of service in London.
Tackles - 317 (8th)
Assists - 111 (7th)
Sacks - 36.5 (3rd)
Hurries - 105 (2nd)
Blocked Passes - 21 (2nd)
Games Started - 111 (9th)

Also, it was remiss of me to not note the retirement of Patrick Chay, who called time on his career before the start of the 2030 season.

Receptions - 838 (1st)
Receiving Yards - 10303 (1st)
Receiving Touchdowns - 64 (1st)
100 Yards Receiving Games - 31 (1st)
Kickoff Return Yards - 2518 (1st)
Points Scored - 414 (3rd)
Yards From Scrimmage - 10359 (1st)
All-Purpose Yards - 13390 (1st)
Games Started - 145 (4th)

We drop to 32nd in franchise value. Fantastic.

We have the 8th and 29th overall picks in the first round. Once again, there are no quarterbacks worth moving up for in the draft, so we'll concentrate on assembling more pieces.

Without doubt the best defensive free agent out there is LCB Patrick Whitney. We throw the checkbook at him and get the 82/82 rated Colt on our books for five years. We also land LDE Donnie McConnell (63/63) from Arizona, but have to do some creative accounting to get him.

At the draft there are only two players worth pursing. We see one taken by the Redskins at second overall (QB 17/50), so we trade up to fourth spot, giving away one of our firsts and our second, to take a wide receiver with four reds and a green. Later, we trade our second first round pick to the Ravens for a first and a third next year.

1.04 - WR Lukas Hancock (56/86)
3.08 - TE Benjamin Dole (27/48)
3.17 - LCB Jeremiah Money (16/43)
4.09 - P Santiago Singleton (50/69)
5.08 - RDE Shaun Joyner (17/32)
6.09 - WLB Juan Cooper (17/27)
7.08 - RCB Dwight Potter (16/25)

Pretty happy with Hancock!

We move past Brady Murray and Caleb Childers, heading into training camp with third-stringer Jayden Klein and journeyman Jim Francis competing for the starter's job with undrafted rookie Connor Carpenter the wildcard in the Monarchs quarterback race.

We lose a third round pick in 2032 for violating the salary cap. Oh well.

In the pre-season, LT Deion Randle (77/77) undergoes shoulder surgery and will miss most of the season. Drats.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Klein, Jayden 19 QB QB 3 29 34 2 yrs. 2029
Wallace, Donovan 22 RB RB 2 52 52 3 yrs. 2030
Henke, Brody 49 FB FB 8 43 43 2 yrs. 2029
Osinaga, Griffin 84 TE TE 6 42 42 1 yr. 2026
Hancock, Lukas 85 FL FL 1 60 80 4 yrs. 2031
Bartoszewicz, Javier 82 SE SE 9 47 47 2 yrs. 2023
Brennan, Melvin 70 RT LT 3 40 51 2 yrs. 2029
Butler, Luke 62 LG LG 11 54 54 2 yrs. 2021
McDonald, Joe 50 C C 7 65 65 2 yrs. 2025
Dillon, Eric 77 RG RG 2 38 43 3 yrs. 2030
Powell, Calvin 66 RT RT 1 15 31 1 yr. 2031
McConnell, Donnie 72 LDE LDE 5 63 63 4 yrs. 2031
Jasper, Cameron 93 LDT LDT 7 77 77 2 yrs. 2025
Brechbill, Herman 94 RDT RDT 2 30 46 3 yrs. 2030
Robinson, Luca 74 RDE RDE 2 48 63 3 yrs. 2030
Hanson, Carson 52 SLB SLB 8 56 56 2 yrs. 2030
Chin, Albert 54 MLB MLB 5 54 54 4 yrs. 2029
Fairbanks, Evan 53 WLB WLB 2 25 41 3 yrs. 2030
Whitney, Patrick 24 LCB LCB 5 82 82 5 yrs. 2031
Guliford, Jay 48 RCB RCB 10 49 49 2 yrs. 2026
Dangelo, Kim 43 SS SS 4 52 52 4 yrs. 2028
Hickman, Joey 30 FS FS 2 49 49 3 yrs. 2030
Carpenter, Connor 4 QB 1 18 36 1 yr. 2031
Gay, Caden 6 QB 8 14 21 1 yr. 2031
Staley, Michael 36 RB 7 36 36 2 yrs. 2030
Barker, Marvin 21 RB 2 35 35 1 yr. 2031
Richard, Terrell 89 TE 4 34 34 1 yr. 2028
Dole, Benjamin 18 TE 1 26 32 4 yrs. 2031
Wheeler, Jorge 88 FL 2 23 32 3 yrs. 2030
Elliott, Kennedy 83 FL 1 20 29 1 yr. 2031
Gora, Wesley 80 FL 2 17 23 1 yr. 2031
Youngblood, Emmitt 51 C 1 17 28 1 yr. 2031
Villegas, Carter 69 RG 2 21 49 3 yrs. 2030
Farmer, Chance 78 LT 1 21 32 1 yr. 2031
Singleton, Santiago 15 P 1 53 56 4 yrs. 2031
Hartman, Bobby 8 K 8 76 76 2 yrs. 2029
Joyner, Shaun 96 RDE 1 20 29 4 yrs. 2031
Gaines, Iker 92 LDT 5 35 35 1 yr. 2029
Flory, Will 73 LDT 2 32 38 3 yrs. 2030
Kidwell, Jerry 98 MLB 2 18 28 1 yr. 2031
Ogden, Wes 99 WLB 2 23 29 1 yr. 2031
Lukehart, Dave 28 RCB 6 35 35 1 yr. 2029
Gibson, Sebastian 25 RCB 3 30 30 2 yrs. 2029
Starks, John 39 SS 7 45 45 2 yrs. 2029
Kriewaldt, Jeffrey 37 FS 2 29 34 3 yrs. 2030
Patterson, Jeff 67 LS 3 16 16 1 yr. 2029
##Hassler, Dixon 17 QB 1 9 23 1 yr. 2031
##Drake, Mack 27 RB 1 27 37 1 yr. 2031
##Hastings, Dana 81 FL 1 14 21 1 yr. 2031
##Teague, Harry 57 C 2 15 42 1 yr. 2031
##Hamby, Les 79 RG 1 14 39 1 yr. 2031
##Randle, Deion 71 LT 3 77 77 2 yrs. 2029
##Warren, Gael 90 LDE 1 17 36 1 yr. 2031
##Calciano, Gabe 91 SLB 1 21 26 1 yr. 2031
##Cooper, Juan 59 WLB 1 20 28 4 yrs. 2031
##Money, Jeremiah 33 LCB 1 22 39 4 yrs. 2031
##Potter, Dwight 41 RCB 1 18 25 4 yrs. 2031

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 57
Inactive: 11
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $234,000,000
Cap Room: $790,000
Maximum for New Player: $1,570,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $11,690,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $5,650,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $230,350,000

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2031 Games 1-4

The season opens with a 20-7 loss to Tennessee. Lukas Hancock hauls in 62 yards on 13 targets. Klein gets his first career start and rushes for a touchdown. The next week, Donovan Wallace sets a franchise record 194 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a close 27-21 win against Tampa Bay. We lose 20-17 in extra time to the Pats the following week. Jayden Klein then sets a franchise record of his own with five picks against the Raiders, and we lose by a single point.

Despite that, things are looking up.

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2031 Games 5-8

A bye week, then another one point loss, this time to the Colts who leapfrog us in the division standings. The next week, Jayden Klein has his best game of his short career with 343 passing yards as we take Tennessee into extra time; Jay Guilford then swoops on an interception and wins the game for us 29-23. Donovan Wallace then goes into Fantasy Beastmode against the Chiefs, with 103 rushing yards, 109 passing yards and three touchdowns in a 27-19 win. The next week, we break level at 4-4 with a 17-12 win against the Broncos in Ben Ryan's first game back at Wembley since being traded.

We are one game out of the division lead.

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2031 Games 9-12

We head into San Diego and deal the 1-8 Chargers a beating with a 33-6 win. We are on a four game winning streak for the first time since 2027, and it's the first time we have a winning record this late into the season since 2026. We miss a chance to move into a wildcard spot when Houston beats us 24-10 at Wembley. The next week, Lukas Hancock has his first 100 yard game, but it isn't enough as we go down 33-20 to Carolina. However, due to other results in the division we still trail by just one game. We make the task just that little bit harder for ourselves though when Cleveland comes back to beat us 23-16.

At 5-7, we're still in it, but we'll need a bit of luck.

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2031 Games 13-16

Luck deserts us completely as we go down 9-7 to the Falcons. Hancock has his third successive 100 yard game and is surely a strong contender for Offensive Rookie of the Year. Houston loses and we trail by two games - we play the Texans next. Our season ends with a loss in overtime by 23-26, despite 134 yards from Donovan Wallace. We have no luck against the Saints, going down 38-24 with four picks (and two pick sixes). Hancock picks up another 136 yards though - the kid can play. Jayden Klein is out indefinitely from here on with arthritis - just our luck, of course. The season ends with a 31-14 win against the Colts, which breaks a six game losing streak. Undrafted rookie Connor Carpenter gets the start and throws for 271 yards, 175 of them going to Donovan Wallace.

Buffalo wins the Super Bowl against the Vikings.

Hancock is not named the Offensive Rookie of the Year. That goes to Devin Altman of the Vikings, with his 1461 yards and 13 touchdowns. Hancock by comparison was fourth in the league with 1243 yards and 4 touchdowns. That's the difference I guess by playing on a winning team.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2031 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2031
Record 6-10
Winning Pct. .375
All-Time 156-148
Winning Pct. .513
Playoffs 6-7
Playoff Visits 7
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Dowell Loggains
Record 17-31
Winning Pct. .354
Off. Coord. K. Tate
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach S. Ramsey
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 21.5 27 (T)
Rushing Yards 100.8 19
Yards Per Carry 4.69 5
Pass Attempts 38.4 8
Completions 22.3 8
Completion Pct. 57.9 18 (T)
Passing Yards 237.0 9
Yards Per Attempt 6.17 17
Yards Per Catch 10.65 20 (T)
Total Yardage Gained 316.2 16
3rd Down Conversions 28.4 31
Points Per Game 20.2 13 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 23.3 9
Pass Defense Pct. 50.3 23
Turnovers 28 20
Turnover Margin -7 21 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 31.1 30
Rushing Yards 125.6 24
Yards Per Carry 4.04 12
Pass Attempts 33.1 7
Completions 18.8 4
Completion Pct. 56.8 10
Passing Yards 180.4 1
Yards Per Attempt 5.45 3
Yards Per Catch 9.59 1
Total Yardage Gained 296.0 5
3rd Down Conversions 29.1 4
Points Per Game 20.3 20 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 24.2 26
Pass Defense Pct. 59.9 24 (T)
Turnovers 21 22 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 7 at TEN 20
2 27 TB 21
3 17 at NE 20
4 19 OAK 20
6 16 at IND 17
7 29 TEN 23
8 27 at KC 19
9 17 DEN 12
10 33 at SD 6
11 10 HOU 24
12 20 at CAR 33
13 16 CLE 23
14 7 at ATL 9
15 23 at HOU 26
16 24 NO 38
17 31 IND 14

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
19 J. Klein QB 583 337 3521 6.04 15 22 68.2
4 C. Carpenter QB 32 19 271 8.47 2 0 107.6
**Team --- 615 356 3792 6.17 17 22 70.3
$$Opp --- 530 301 2886 5.45 11 9 71.9

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
22 D. Wallace RB 229 1082 4.72 10 2
36 M. Staley RB 69 294 4.26 0 0
**Team --- 344 1612 4.69 12 12
$$Opp --- 498 2010 4.04 15 22

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
85 L. Hancock WR 182 103 1243 12.07 6.83 4 4
82 J. Bartoszewicz WR 141 73 812 11.12 5.76 10 4
22 D. Wallace RB 60 40 557 13.93 9.28 2 2
49 B. Henke FB 50 39 234 6.00 4.68 0 0
83 K. Elliott WR 49 24 191 7.96 3.90 3 2
88 J. Wheeler WR 38 20 192 9.60 5.05 1 1

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
43 K. Dangelo S 111 40 1.0 0 0 2 76.6
52 C. Hanson OLB 73 29 0.0 3 0 4 74.4
54 A. Chin ILB 68 21 3.0 1 1 8 81.5
28 D. Lukehart CB 64 20 0.0 1 0 7 75.4
30 J. Hickman S 55 23 0.0 1 1 10 80.0
48 J. Guliford CB 53 16 2.0 0 3 7 78.9
74 L. Robinson DE 53 16 4.5 22 0 0 80.7
24 P. Whitney CB 49 13 1.0 0 1 12 80.1
94 H. Brechbill DT 44 13 3.0 5 0 0 82.0
93 C. Jasper DT 33 25 0.0 12 0 0 81.2
98 J. Kidwell ILB 33 13 0.5 2 2 1 80.5
72 D. McConnell DE 30 12 9.0 24 0 0 81.0
53 E. Fairbanks OLB 30 15 2.0 0 0 1 74.8
39 J. Starks S 28 4 0.0 0 0 4 74.7
92 I. Gaines DT 18 5 0.0 4 1 0 82.9
25 S. Gibson CB 16 0 0.0 0 0 1 69.5

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Off Season (Part 1)

Former assistant coach Christopher Schumer is now the new head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals.

I consider firing Dowell Loggains but there aren't really many good prospects out there. I decide against extending his contract beyond 2032 though, virtually ensuring we will have a new coach in 2033 come what may (we are 32nd overall in the staff draft). Shawn Ramsey leaves the club to be assistant head coach at Green Bay, and we pick up Chris Johnson to replace him and work with the secondary.

RB Michael Staley retired. He was on our roster for two seasons but was increasingly surplus to needs with Donovan Wallace becoming more and more prominent in our offense.

We have the 5th, 16th and 36th picks in the draft. There is a quarterback that is rated second overall in the prospects list but our scouts think he is severely overrated. There is only one worthy quarterback in the free agent market, Lions QB Declan Pool (2030 Super Bowl MVP) but he's asking far, far too much.

We decide to go into the draft and trade up if our quarterback falls past pick one, otherwise we use one of our first rounders to convert it into a second first rounder next year. St Louis takes our boy first overall, and he comes out rated 28/76. We take an offensive lineman with four reds at fifth overall, and trade our sixteenth overall pick to the Chargers for their first, third and fifth picks in 2033.

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Draft

1.05 - LT Lucas Coutant (53/80)
2.04 - RB Tyrus Panahi (37/53)
4.06 - WLB Jimmie Serrano (22/42)
5.05 - FL Jesse Lee (15/39)
5.19 - MLB Edgar Miller (17/29)
6.04 - LG Jayden Andrews (18/47)
7.07 - LDT James Russell (10/41)

We signed a quarterback in late free agency - Rob Stevens from the Redskins. I'm not wild about him, given his 36/36 rating, but it's the best we can do given Jayden Klein's current battle with arthritis. We add Jets split end Camden Adderley (39/39) as a back-up as well as mentor linebacker Zayden Lankford from Carolina (34/34).

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Stevens, Rob 7 QB QB 9 35 35 3 yrs. 2032
Wallace, Donovan 22 RB RB 3 52 52 2 yrs. 2030
Henke, Brody 49 FB FB 9 43 43 1 yr. 2029
Brennan, Carlton 89 TE TE 3 19 27 1 yr. 2032
Hancock, Lukas 85 FL FL 2 81 81 3 yrs. 2031
Bartoszewicz, Javier 82 SE SE 10 40 40 2 yrs. 2023
Randle, Deion 71 LT LT 4 79 79 1 yr. 2029
Butler, Luke 62 LG LG 12 44 44 2 yrs. 2021
McDonald, Joe 50 C C 8 64 64 3 yrs. 2025
Dillon, Eric 77 RG RG 3 45 45 2 yrs. 2030
Coutant, Lucas 65 RT RT 1 60 80 4 yrs. 2032
McConnell, Donnie 72 LDE LDE 6 62 62 4 yrs. 2031
Jasper, Cameron 93 LDT LDT 8 74 74 4 yrs. 2025
Brechbill, Herman 94 RDT RDT 3 39 46 2 yrs. 2030
Robinson, Luca 74 RDE RDE 3 57 63 2 yrs. 2030
Hanson, Carson 52 SLB SLB 9 51 51 1 yr. 2030
Chin, Albert 54 MLB MLB 6 55 55 3 yrs. 2029
Serrano, Jimmie 97 WLB WLB 1 26 36 4 yrs. 2032
Whitney, Patrick 24 LCB LCB 6 75 75 4 yrs. 2031
Guliford, Jay 48 RCB RCB 11 38 38 2 yrs. 2026
Dangelo, Kim 43 SS SS 5 52 52 3 yrs. 2028
Hickman, Joey 30 FS FS 3 49 49 2 yrs. 2030
Carpenter, Connor 4 QB 2 22 27 2 yrs. 2031
Mathews, Jack 17 QB 1 11 32 1 yr. 2032
Panahi, Tyrus 23 RB 1 36 51 4 yrs. 2032
Mendoza, Moe 28 RB 3 28 28 1 yr. 2032
Dole, Benjamin 18 TE 2 32 34 3 yrs. 2031
Gottlieb, Jackson 86 TE 2 25 32 1 yr. 2032
Wheeler, Jorge 88 FL 3 26 32 2 yrs. 2030
Adderley, Camden 80 SE 8 39 39 3 yrs. 2032
Singleton, Peyton 87 SE 7 27 27 1 yr. 2032
Lofton, Grant 57 C 4 26 35 1 yr. 2032
Andrews, Jayden 61 LG 1 22 43 4 yrs. 2032
Brennan, Melvin 70 RT 4 53 53 1 yr. 2029
Singleton, Santiago 15 P 2 59 59 3 yrs. 2031
Hartman, Bobby 8 K 9 77 77 1 yr. 2029
Briggs, Gabe 79 RDE 7 36 36 1 yr. 2032
Flory, Will 73 LDT 3 37 37 2 yrs. 2030
Gumphrey, Irv 95 RDT 7 40 40 1 yr. 2032
Lincoln, Cory 90 MLB 2 26 33 1 yr. 2032
Cooper, Juan 59 WLB 2 31 39 3 yrs. 2031
Money, Jeremiah 33 LCB 2 37 50 3 yrs. 2031
Place, Ralph 47 RCB 6 31 31 1 yr. 2032
Starks, John 39 SS 8 46 46 3 yrs. 2029
Kriewaldt, Jeffrey 37 FS 3 36 36 2 yrs. 2030
Hardy, Hayden 45 LS 2 9 9 1 yr. 2032
##Klein, Jayden 19 QB 4 35 35 1 yr. 2029
##Faust, Griffin 42 RB 4 18 18 1 yr. 2032
##Lee, Jesse 84 FL 1 16 35 4 yrs. 2032
##Youngblood, Emmitt 51 C 2 19 27 1 yr. 2032
##Villegas, Carter 69 RG 3 21 42 2 yrs. 2030
##Rahn, Braxton 78 LT 2 26 36 1 yr. 2032
##McKillop, Marc 98 LDE 3 28 36 1 yr. 2032
##Joyner, Shaun 96 RDE 2 23 31 3 yrs. 2031
##Russell, James 75 LDT 1 14 33 4 yrs. 2032
##Miller, Edgar 92 MLB 1 20 26 4 yrs. 2032
##Fairbanks, Evan 53 WLB 3 35 44 2 yrs. 2030
##Lankford, Zayden 56 WLB 10 25 25 3 yrs. 2032
##Gibson, Sebastian 25 RCB 4 29 29 1 yr. 2029
##Welch, Matthew 27 RCB 2 23 39 1 yr. 2032

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $239,300,000
Cap Room: $2,980,000
Maximum for New Player: $3,910,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $7,340,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $0
Cap Room Required Next Year: $191,060,000

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2032 Games 1-4

A big loss to Houston to open the season 37-17. Ouch. A week later, we surrender a 14-3 lead and lose to Detroit thanks to a pick six, going down 18-14. The Chargers beat us 24-21 a week later and it's not hard to see that we really need an upgrade at quarterback - we would have won these kind of matches with someone of Ben Ryan's ilk behind center. Jayden Klein is cleared to return the following week but Rob Stevens remains the starter as we go down to the Bengals 17-9.

It is the first 0-4 start in franchise history.

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2032 Games 5-8

The Browns beat us 38-21 in a lopsided clash. We can only run the ball nine times in the whole match, and Stevens is yanked after throwing three picks. He remains in the starter's job the following week as we finally win 16-10 against the Colts. We have no answers the next week as the Steelers run right over us 34-23, with Pittsburgh RB Elijah Washington getting 254 yards with his feet and a further 80 through receptions, as well as four touchdowns total in one of the most prolific individual performances I can recall. We upset the Ravens 38-23 the following week, with Klein getting the start in lieu of the injured Stevens.

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2032 Games 9-12

Tennessee comes for a visit and we win 20-7. We continue the winning feeling the next week against the Texans, with Jesse Lee scoring the game winning touchdown in the final three seconds! We take on unbeaten Minnesota in their house and run them right to the final seconds of the game but ultimately lose 10-9. We then fall on the road to the Dolphins 21-13.

At 4-8, we are only two wins behind Tennessee but we need a LOT of help. Helping ourselves by winning wouldn't be a bad start.

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2032 Games 13-16

We whip Chicago 41-13 at Wembley, leading 31-3 at the break and taking our foot off the accelerator in the second half. We are now only one win behind the Titans. Indianapolis cross the Atlantic with a 3-10 record and we easily account for them 34-3. Suddenly, incredibly, we are first in our division. London gives up a kickoff return touchdown to start the game at Lambeau Field but the Packers are ultimately vanquished, with the winning field goal coming from 35 yards in the dying seconds. London are 7-8! However, so are the Titans, and we have to travel to their house to settle the AFC South division. Expectation would turn to heartbreak for the Monarchs, with the Titans easily winning 40-17 to end our season and seize the division crown for themselves.

Carolina edges Cincinnati in a low-scoring Super Bowl 9-7.

No official awards, although rookie tackle Lucas "Coal Train" Coutant is named the League's Strongest Player.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2032 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2032
Record 7-9
Winning Pct. .437
All-Time 163-157
Winning Pct. .509
Playoffs 6-7
Playoff Visits 7
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Dowell Loggains
Record 24-40
Winning Pct. .375
Off. Coord. K. Tate
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach C. Johnson
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 23.2 24
Rushing Yards 103.1 18
Yards Per Carry 4.44 7
Pass Attempts 40.4 5
Completions 22.6 8
Completion Pct. 56.0 22
Passing Yards 238.3 9
Yards Per Attempt 5.90 24 (T)
Yards Per Catch 10.53 20
Total Yardage Gained 322.9 13
3rd Down Conversions 36.4 6
Points Per Game 21.9 8
Pass Rush Pct. 21.9 15
Pass Defense Pct. 52.4 18
Turnovers 28 22
Turnover Margin +1 14 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 28.8 26
Rushing Yards 135.1 30
Yards Per Carry 4.69 31
Pass Attempts 32.8 4
Completions 19.1 7
Completion Pct. 58.1 14
Passing Yards 197.7 4
Yards Per Attempt 6.02 12
Yards Per Catch 10.37 10
Total Yardage Gained 319.5 19
3rd Down Conversions 29.1 6
Points Per Game 21.6 25
Pass Rush Pct. 23.1 21
Pass Defense Pct. 62.7 25
Turnovers 29 9 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 17 at HOU 37
2 14 DET 18
3 21 at SD 24
4 9 CIN 17
5 21 CLE 38
6 16 at IND 10
7 23 at PIT 34
8 38 at BAL 23
9 20 TEN 7
11 30 HOU 27
12 9 at MIN 10
13 13 MIA 21
14 41 CHI 13
15 34 IND 3
16 27 at GB 24
17 17 at TEN 40

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
7 R. Stevens QB 517 291 3097 5.99 19 19 70.9
19 J. Klein QB 126 69 703 5.58 3 3 68.9
**Team --- 646 362 3812 5.90 22 22 70.5
$$Opp --- 525 305 3163 6.02 20 14 77.2

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
22 D. Wallace RB 259 1257 4.85 9 6
23 T. Panahi RB 74 203 2.74 1 2
**Team --- 371 1649 4.44 12 18
$$Opp --- 461 2161 4.69 11 23

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
85 L. Hancock WR 190 83 1095 13.19 5.76 15 11
82 J. Bartoszewicz WR 111 56 773 13.80 6.96 8 4
22 D. Wallace RB 69 56 401 7.16 5.81 1 0
49 B. Henke FB 41 30 218 7.27 5.32 0 1
84 J. Lee WR 50 30 305 10.17 6.10 4 2
23 T. Panahi RB 32 24 196 8.17 6.13 1 0
18 B. Dole TE 32 21 173 8.24 5.41 2 0
80 C. Adderley WR 44 20 214 10.70 4.86 3 2

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
43 K. Dangelo S 89 24 1.0 1 0 7 79.6
54 A. Chin ILB 85 21 2.0 5 4 7 78.8
24 P. Whitney CB 72 12 1.0 0 4 10 78.3
52 C. Hanson OLB 68 21 2.0 1 1 3 74.4
33 J. Money CB 61 17 0.0 0 1 12 80.4
30 J. Hickman S 58 18 0.0 0 2 7 82.0
93 C. Jasper DT 44 18 5.0 8 0 0 81.6
74 L. Robinson DE 44 18 11.0 23 0 0 80.1
48 J. Guliford CB 37 15 0.0 0 2 3 78.0
53 E. Fairbanks OLB 33 9 0.0 0 0 1 68.0
94 H. Brechbill DT 31 19 3.5 9 0 0 81.2
72 D. McConnell DE 30 8 3.5 16 0 1 81.7
39 J. Starks S 29 5 0.0 0 0 1 70.3
73 W. Flory DT 16 1 1.0 4 0 0 82.5
37 J. Kriewaldt S 16 8 0.0 0 0 1 79.5

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Off Season

Longtime offensive guard Luke Butler announced his retirement after twelve seasons in the NFL, all for London.

Drafted - 2nd Round 2021, pick 30
Key Run Blocks - 303 (1st)
Key Run Opportunities - 828 (1st)
Pancake Blocks - 51 (1st)
Games Started - 164 (4th)

At the end of his contract Dowell Loggains leaves London to become the head coach at Indianapolis. Monarchs-Colts derbies just took on a whole new feeling.

When it's time for us to pick, there is one clear candidate, who is off the charts in terms of young talent and scouting ability. He also has previous experience as a head coach at Tampa Bay and Washington. Our new head man is Niko Koutouvides.

We also have a new assistant head coach: hall of fame tight end and original Monarch Jimmy Graham. The 47 year-old is the first former Monarchs player to join the coaching staff.

We give LT Deion Randle the franchise tag, and have the fourth and fourteenth pick in the draft.

Our only pre-draft free agent signing is LG Mario Krelovich (49/49) from Carolina. We also re-sign Jayden Klein on a low base contract.

In the draft we take a can't-miss wide receiver and then watch three quarterbacks fly off the board. We contact Oakland about a trade and send our remaining first rounder off for a future first, third and fifth rounder. You know the game by now: wash, rinse and repeat. We end up taking a quarterback with our second round pick, with four blues. He can fight it out with Stevens and Klein this year, and if he messes up there's always next year's draft.

And......he's a bust.

1.04 - SE Levi Raymond (45/81)
2.15 - QB Kirk Marcum (14/24)
3.02 - FB Kendall Roberson (38/59)
3.14 - MLB Roman White (18/38)
4.15 - LCB Christian Fenly (19/41)
5.04 - K Xander Echevarria (46/82)
5.14 - RDE Bennett Brazinski (23/36)
6.15 - RDE Rusty Sauk (12/43)
7.14 - LCB Everett Cole (20/30)

No major dramas though training camp, although Donovan Wallace seems to be in decline, having dropped from 59/59 at the 2032 training camp to 45/45 during this season's pre-season.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Stevens, Rob 7 QB QB 10 36 36 2 yrs. 2032
Panahi, Tyrus 23 RB RB 2 38 38 3 yrs. 2032
Roberson, Kendall 21 FB FB 1 41 52 4 yrs. 2033
Dole, Benjamin 18 TE TE 3 34 34 2 yrs. 2031
Hancock, Lukas 85 FL FL 3 85 85 2 yrs. 2031
Raymond, Levi 81 SE SE 1 47 78 4 yrs. 2033
Randle, Deion 71 LT LT 5 79 79 5 yrs. 2029
Krelovich, Mario 66 LG LG 9 43 43 3 yrs. 2033
McDonald, Joe 50 C C 9 61 61 2 yrs. 2025
Dillon, Eric 77 RG RG 4 45 45 1 yr. 2030
Coutant, Lucas 65 RT RT 2 72 79 3 yrs. 2032
McConnell, Donnie 72 LDE LDE 7 61 61 3 yrs. 2031
Jasper, Cameron 93 LDT LDT 9 78 78 3 yrs. 2025
Brechbill, Herman 94 RDT RDT 4 48 48 1 yr. 2030
Robinson, Luca 74 RDE RDE 4 64 64 4 yrs. 2030
Cooper, Juan 59 SLB SLB 3 36 40 2 yrs. 2031
Chin, Albert 54 MLB MLB 7 54 54 2 yrs. 2029
Fairbanks, Evan 53 WLB WLB 4 42 42 1 yr. 2030
Whitney, Patrick 24 LCB LCB 7 81 81 3 yrs. 2031
Money, Jeremiah 33 RCB RCB 3 46 50 2 yrs. 2031
Dangelo, Kim 43 SS SS 6 52 52 2 yrs. 2028
Hickman, Joey 30 FS FS 4 49 49 1 yr. 2030
Klein, Jayden 19 QB 5 36 36 3 yrs. 2029
Long, Travis 17 QB 7 19 20 1 yr. 2033
Simmons, A.J. 26 RB 3 37 37 1 yr. 2033
Parrish, Tucker 42 RB 5 27 27 1 yr. 2033
Arnold, Van 83 TE 5 32 32 1 yr. 2033
Pogue, Barry 89 TE 6 28 28 1 yr. 2033
Wheeler, Jorge 88 FL 4 28 28 1 yr. 2030
Bartoszewicz, Javier 82 SE 11 40 40 1 yr. 2023
Adderley, Camden 80 SE 9 33 33 2 yrs. 2032
Lofton, Grant 57 C 5 27 27 1 yr. 2033
Andrews, Jayden 61 LG 2 32 44 3 yrs. 2032
Castagnola, Landen 79 LT 4 36 36 1 yr. 2033
Pavkovich, Kaden 60 LT 5 34 34 1 yr. 2033
Singleton, Santiago 15 P 3 61 61 2 yrs. 2031
Echevarria, Xander 3 K 1 46 74 4 yrs. 2033
Downs, Jerome 78 RDE 3 37 37 1 yr. 2033
Flory, Will 73 LDT 4 39 39 1 yr. 2030
Conway, Miguel 52 MLB 5 30 30 1 yr. 2033
Maxwell, Shaun 96 WLB 3 33 40 1 yr. 2033
Kitts, Ross 98 WLB 7 27 27 1 yr. 2033
Guliford, Jay 48 RCB 12 34 34 1 yr. 2026
Starks, John 39 SS 9 45 45 2 yrs. 2029
Kriewaldt, Jeffrey 37 FS 4 37 37 1 yr. 2030
Stargell, Leroy 40 LS 2 14 14 1 yr. 2033
##Marcum, Kirk 16 QB 1 18 37 4 yrs. 2033
##Wallace, Donovan 22 RB 4 45 45 4 yrs. 2030
##Lee, Jesse 84 FL 2 23 34 3 yrs. 2032
##Rankinen, Grayson 51 C 2 22 40 1 yr. 2033
##Villegas, Carter 69 RG 4 17 32 1 yr. 2030
##Brazinski, Bennett 91 RDE 1 25 36 4 yrs. 2033
##Sauk, Rusty 92 RDE 1 15 38 4 yrs. 2033
##Russell, James 75 LDT 2 17 33 3 yrs. 2032
##White, Roman 58 MLB 1 20 30 4 yrs. 2033
##Serrano, Jimmie 97 WLB 2 29 37 3 yrs. 2032
##Cole, Everett 25 LCB 1 24 35 4 yrs. 2033
##Fenly, Christian 35 LCB 1 20 32 4 yrs. 2033

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 58
Inactive: 12
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $245,900,000
Cap Room: $1,000,000
Maximum for New Player: $2,010,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $3,560,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $0
Cap Room Required Next Year: $219,500,000

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2033 Games 1-4

Luca Robinson records three sacks as we plummet the Colts in an emotional 26-3 win against our former coach. The Rams are our next visitors, and we win comfortably 20-9. We've not conceded a touchdown in our first two games for the first time in franchise history, and it's our first 2-0 start since 2021. We head on the road and are beaten by the Chiefs 28-17, but have better fortune a week later against the Jets, winning 20-10.

At 3-1, we share leadership of the AFC South with the Texans.

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2033 Games 5-8

A huge offensive game as we beat the Dolphins 27-20. Klein passes for 251 yards, Stevens for 201, Hancock receives for 219 yards (a franchise record), and rookie Levi Raymond contributes 150 yards, a rookie record. Stevens is questionable for the next game with a sprained knee. Klein gets the start against the Colts, produces the best passing performance of his career (105.7 passer rating) and we move to 5-1 with a 20-10 win. Next week, he throws for four touchdowns and four picks but we hold on to beat the Titans 31-17. To end the month, we travel to Buffalo (who must have a clause in the NFL to never travel across the Atlantic Ocean - their last trip was in 2020! The Bills are unbeaten but we dominate 36-17 to move to 7-1, equaling last year's win total.

Where has this form been for the past nine seasons?

Luca Robinson is playing like a man possessed, with ten sacks already on the season, and he will almost certainly beat his career best of 11. Lukas Hancock has 820 receiving yards already this year, and eight touchdowns with no drops. Collectively, our two-headed quarterback monster has 15 touchdowns and 11 picks with 1995 yards.

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2033 Games 9-12

Lukas Hancock receives three touchdowns in a 30-12 thumping of the Pats. That's our eighth win of the season, snapping a streak of five losing seasons. The next week, we record our highest ever score in franchise history with a 51-3 thrashing of the Texans on their home turf. That puts us five games clear of the Texans and practically sews up the division for us. The two-headed quarterback monster is on display again with Stevens passing for 158 yards and 3 TDs, and Klein 149 yards and a touchdown on just 8 attempts. Stevens gets the game all to himself the next week as we beat Arizona 34-27 on the road to go to 10-1 and set a new franchise mark of eight consecutive wins. The win also locks up the AFC South title! We lose safety Kim Dangelo for the rest of this season and most of 2034 with a torn quadriceps muscle. Back on home soil, Pittsburgh takes a 22-0 lead before London fights back to 22-16. The comeback falls short when a safety is conceded and the winning streak is over.

Four more games until the playoffs! We are in clear second place in the AFC, two games ahead of #3 Buffalo, and one game behind #1 Denver.

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2033 Games 13-16

We surrender a 13-3 halftime lead to go down to the Seahawks in the last minute of extra time. That's it for our roadtrips in 2033; the next time we jump on a plane could well be to Denver for the AFC Championship game. We close cornerback Jay Guilford for the rest of the season. After sticking with us for eight seasons, it is cruel that he will probably not get to play for us again. We move on to play the Titans, and win easily 31-10. This time, we lose LT Deion Randle with a strained patellar tendon, although he may be back for the playoffs. Rob Stevens throws for 361 yards and four touchdowns in a 37-23 win against the Niners at Wembley, both being his personal career bests. We need to keep most of our starters on the field for the season closer as a second round bye isn't quite locked up, but feel confident in giving Klein a start, and we get the job done against Houston, winning 14-5. We lose rookie wide receiver sensation Levi Raymond with a seperated shoulder. Bugger!

That means we finish the season 13-3, with more wins than Tennessee and Houston put together. Oh, and do you remember we traded for Oakland's first round pick in 2034? They finished with a 2-14 record. We have the first overall pick in next year's draft!

Our quarterbacks end up with 4245 yards, 34 touchdowns and 14 picks. Stevens by himself contributed 3121 yards, 25 touchdowns and 9 picks. Donovan Wallace ended up just shy of 1000 yards for the season. We have two 1000-yard receivers, with Levi Raymond having 1095 yards and 9 touchdowns in his rookie season. Lukas Hancock has set new Monarchs records with 1605 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns, as well as 2213 all-purpose yards. Luca Robinson finished with 14 sacks, some way short of the club record held by Michael Johnson. Donnie McConnell's 32 hurries go close to setting a new club record. Kicker Xander Echevarria sets a club rookie record with 151 points.

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2033 AFC Divisional Round Game
(London's first playoff game since 2023)
Baltimore Ravens (11-6) at London Monarchs (13-3)

The Ravens got on the board early with a touchdown run by Bentley Hardig. London were able to get to the Ravens 11 and add a field goal to start the second quarter. Hardig extended the lead to 14-3, following two critical conversions by the Ravens on 3rd and 15 and 4th and 1. The crowd would have been pleased by Luca Robinson sacking the Ravens QB and recovering a fumble which ultimately led to rookie Tyrus Panahi punching in a touchdown after the two minute warning. Baltimore was intercepted on the cusp of halftime and took a 14-10 lead to the sheds.

London received the ball first in the second half and rode down the field on the back of Donovan Wallace, although it was rookie Panahi who crossed for his second touchdown. Monarchs 17-14. Ravens QB Curtis Dawkins heaved the ball down the field and set up a field goal opportunity for his side. Game level. The fourth quarter started with the Ravens getting the ball back and running a seven minute drive for Hardig to get his third touchdown. 24-17 Ravens. The Monarchs would take the ball down to the Ravens 2, although penalties and drops would see London settle for a field goal. The teams then engaged in defensive warfare, forcing the other side to punt the ball away on three succesive drives. London drove the ball down to the Baltimore 15 by the time the two minute warning sounded, trailing by 4 points. On 3rd and 9, the Monarchs were penalised for delay of game, and the decision to go for it on fourth down was radioed in to Rob Stevens, who would find Lukas Hancock running across the field, but forced out of bounds a yard short of a new set of downs. London burned their three timeouts on the Baltimore possession and got the ball back with 57 seconds remaining and 48 yards to go. The Monarchs could only advance it 20 yards before time ran out. Baltimore had won, the third road team that week to win.

1Q: 08:41 BAL 7 LON 0 - Bentley Hardig 6 run (Dexter Becker extra point)
2Q: 13:42 BAL 7 LON 3 - Xander Echevarria 28 field goal
2Q: 05:50 BAL 14 LON 3 - Bentley Hardig 8 run (Dexter Becker extra point)
2Q: 01:56 BAL 14 LON 10 - Tyrus Panahi 2 run (Xander Echevarria extra point)
3Q: 10:37 LON 17 BAL 14 - Tyrus Panahi 7 run (Xander Echevarria extra point)
3Q: 08:20 LON 17 BAL 17 - Dexter Becker 34 field goal
4Q: 14:32 BAL 24 LON 17 - Bentley Hardig 7 run (Dexter Becker extra point)
4Q: 10:22 BAL 24 LON 20 - Xander Echevarria 24 field goal

Detroit would go on to win the Super Bowl against the Ravens 23-19.

Lukas Hancock and Donnie McConnell would earn All-League First Team honours.

Now for the next season, our last at Wembley before we move into our new home!

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2033 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2033
Record 13-4
Winning Pct. .764
All-Time 176-160
Winning Pct. .523
Playoffs 6-8
Playoff Visits 8
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Niko Koutouvides
Record 88-78
Winning Pct. .530
Off. Coord. K. Tate
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach J. Graham
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 27.8 12 (T)
Rushing Yards 109.1 14
Yards Per Carry 3.92 20
Pass Attempts 33.8 26
Completions 22.6 8
Completion Pct. 66.9 1
Passing Yards 265.3 3
Yards Per Attempt 7.86 1
Yards Per Catch 11.76 4
Total Yardage Gained 363.6 2
3rd Down Conversions 39.0 3
Points Per Game 27.1 2
Pass Rush Pct. 28.0 1
Pass Defense Pct. 53.6 17
Turnovers 21 11
Turnover Margin +3 14

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 22.9 4
Rushing Yards 96.6 9
Yards Per Carry 4.22 25
Pass Attempts 40.9 30 (T)
Completions 22.2 24
Completion Pct. 54.2 1
Passing Yards 241.6 25
Yards Per Attempt 5.90 7
Yards Per Catch 10.89 23
Total Yardage Gained 317.9 18
3rd Down Conversions 33.6 18 (T)
Points Per Game 15.3 2
Pass Rush Pct. 18.9 4
Pass Defense Pct. 36.6 1
Turnovers 24 17 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 26 IND 3
2 20 STL 9
3 17 at KC 28
4 20 at NYJ 10
5 37 MIA 30
6 20 at IND 10
7 31 at TEN 17
9 36 at BUF 17
10 30 NE 12
11 51 at HOU 3
12 34 at ARI 27
13 16 PIT 24
14 13 at SEA 16
15 31 TEN 10
16 37 SF 23
17 14 HOU 5
$$CS 20 BAL 24

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
7 R. Stevens QB 405 269 3121 7.71 25 9 100.8
19 J. Klein QB 135 92 1124 8.33 9 5 100.3
**Team --- 540 361 4245 7.86 34 14 100.7
$$Opp --- 655 355 3866 5.90 12 10 71.6

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
22 D. Wallace RB 258 992 3.84 7 7
23 T. Panahi RB 89 395 4.44 2 1
26 A. Simmons RB 39 121 3.10 1 0
**Team --- 445 1745 3.92 11 19
$$Opp --- 366 1546 4.22 8 17

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
85 L. Hancock WR 140 95 1605 16.89 11.46 4 15
81 L. Raymond WR 147 89 1095 12.30 7.45 10 9
82 J. Bartoszewicz WR 42 30 322 10.73 7.67 3 5
22 D. Wallace RB 35 28 204 7.29 5.83 1 1
23 T. Panahi RB 29 26 159 6.12 5.48 0 1
18 B. Dole TE 27 22 162 7.36 6.00 0 1
21 K. Roberson FB 26 18 91 5.06 3.50 1 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
54 A. Chin ILB 80 32 0.0 5 0 7 77.7
59 J. Cooper OLB 65 10 0.0 1 1 3 73.4
24 P. Whitney CB 61 18 0.0 2 0 14 80.0
33 J. Money CB 56 15 2.0 0 2 14 81.8
30 J. Hickman S 52 21 2.5 2 2 5 79.4
48 J. Guliford CB 51 14 0.0 0 3 5 76.9
39 J. Starks S 51 16 0.0 1 1 3 77.5
72 D. McConnell DE 44 5 13.5 32 0 1 81.2
43 K. Dangelo S 43 19 1.0 0 0 9 80.0
93 C. Jasper DT 37 12 6.5 9 0 0 81.8
37 J. Kriewaldt S 32 9 0.0 0 0 7 79.2
94 H. Brechbill DT 29 9 2.0 4 0 0 81.3
74 L. Robinson DE 28 13 14.0 25 0 2 82.1
53 E. Fairbanks OLB 24 10 1.0 3 1 0 77.1
78 J. Downs DE 18 7 4.0 18 0 0 79.8
73 W. Flory DT 16 7 1.5 4 0 0 80.8
97 J. Serrano OLB 16 1 1.0 0 0 0 74.6

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Off Season

RCB Jay Guilford retired. After winning a ring with the Rams in 2025, he devoted the last eight years of his career with the Monarchs and was cut down by injury right on the cusp of his return to the playoffs. He is our interception record holder with 31, just ahead of original Monarch John Cyprien. He started 114 games altogether.

We have the first and 27th picks of the draft, and although there is no quarterback really deserving of the first choice, we are awestruck by a defensive prospect who has red ratings everywhere, so much that we shift Donnie McConnell to weakside linebacker where his ratings drop to 27/50. Best be off to the weights room, Donnie!

We re-sign Lukas Hancock and Cameron Jasper to new contracts, although we have to release Patrick Whitney due to salary cap constraints. He will be a prime target in free agency.

We try to sign monster Cardinals linebacker Xander Peace (87/87) in free agency but he spurns us for the Redskins.

In the draft, we take Kevin Walker with the first overall pick. Although his rating of 41/74 was a tad below what we expected with his combine scores, we are still very happy to have him on board. Rather than trade our other first pick for a future first pick, we cash it in, and unfortunately he's a bit of a bust.

1.01 - RDE Kevin Walker (41/74)
1.27 - LT Giovanni Testaverde (24/38)
2.27 - RB Neal Ragone (23/45)
3.01 - SS Gael Campbell (21/61)
3.27 - LDT Darrell Newton (18/37)
4.27 - LT Ernest Blankenship (25/48)
5.01 - LDT Vinny Robinson (18/42)
5.27 - FL Phillip Preston (18/38)
6.27 - LG Jeremiah Kramer (14/44)
7.27 - LG Duane Flannery (15/38)

Rob Stevens begins a holdout. He's now the second-rated quarterback on the roster behind Klein, and is asking for superstar money. He's not getting a cent more from me, and is released after he fails to turn up to training camp.

Cameron Jasper breaks his clavicle in pre-season and will miss the first weeks of the season. In our second last game, Reion Randle breaks his fibula and will be out for eight weeks, while Lucas Coutant is questionable with a hamstring. That's two-fifths of our offensive line right there.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Klein, Jayden 19 QB QB 6 37 37 3 yrs. 2029
Panahi, Tyrus 23 RB RB 3 42 42 2 yrs. 2032
Roberson, Kendall 21 FB FB 2 53 53 3 yrs. 2033
Dole, Benjamin 18 TE TE 4 34 34 1 yr. 2031
Hancock, Lukas 85 FL FL 4 81 81 4 yrs. 2031
Raymond, Levi 81 SE SE 2 63 78 3 yrs. 2033
Testaverde, Giovanni 67 LT LT 1 29 37 4 yrs. 2034
Andrews, Jayden 61 LG LG 3 41 44 2 yrs. 2032
McDonald, Joe 50 C C 10 63 63 3 yrs. 2025
Kramer, Jeremiah 69 RG RG 1 20 49 4 yrs. 2034
Coutant, Lucas 65 RT RT 3 81 81 2 yrs. 2032
Robinson, Luca 74 LDE LDE 5 62 62 3 yrs. 2030
Robinson, Vinny 95 LDT LDT 1 24 37 4 yrs. 2034
Newton, Darrell 98 RDT RDT 1 23 43 4 yrs. 2034
Walker, Kevin 77 RDE RDE 1 51 83 4 yrs. 2034
Cooper, Juan 59 SLB SLB 4 36 36 1 yr. 2031
Chin, Albert 54 MLB MLB 8 54 54 3 yrs. 2029
McConnell, Donnie 72 WLB WLB 8 34 46 2 yrs. 2031
Money, Jeremiah 33 LCB LCB 4 50 50 3 yrs. 2031
Kurko, Jaxson 45 RCB RCB 5 44 44 2 yrs. 2034
Campbell, Gael 28 SS SS 1 29 61 4 yrs. 2034
Starks, John 39 FS FS 10 42 42 1 yr. 2029
Marcum, Kirk 16 QB 2 22 32 3 yrs. 2033
Brock, Renaldo 10 QB 1 17 37 1 yr. 2034
Wallace, Donovan 22 RB 5 32 32 3 yrs. 2030
Ragone, Neal 44 RB 1 23 31 4 yrs. 2034
Rubisch, Marshall 87 TE 1 22 29 1 yr. 2034
Harris, Melvin 89 TE 1 22 27 1 yr. 2034
Lee, Jesse 84 FL 3 27 33 2 yrs. 2032
Bartoszewicz, Javier 82 SE 12 37 37 2 yrs. 2023
Adderley, Camden 80 SE 10 33 33 1 yr. 2032
Horn, Jeff 53 C 1 19 23 1 yr. 2034
Krelovich, Mario 66 LG 10 36 36 2 yrs. 2033
Blankenship, Ernest 68 LT 1 31 44 4 yrs. 2034
Singleton, Santiago 15 P 4 57 57 1 yr. 2031
Echevarria, Xander 3 K 2 62 62 3 yrs. 2033
McIntyre, Hunter 96 LDE 1 25 32 1 yr. 2034
Davidson, Hayden 75 RDT 1 26 32 1 yr. 2034
Delgado, Bernie 90 WILB 1 14 29 1 yr. 2034
Serrano, Jimmie 97 WLB 3 35 35 2 yrs. 2032
Wells, Harvey 51 WLB 1 20 23 1 yr. 2034
Graham, Marco 42 LCB 7 36 36 3 yrs. 2034
**Hutton, Van 34 LCB 1 25 38 1 yr. 2034
Wagner, Barry 41 SS 2 27 31 1 yr. 2034
Cash, Parker 48 FS 1 25 29 1 yr. 2034
Propst, Brock 64 LS 1 10 10 1 yr. 2034
##Preston, Phillip 88 FL 1 18 25 4 yrs. 2034
##Randle, Deion 71 LT 6 78 78 4 yrs. 2029
##Sauk, Rusty 92 RDE 2 18 39 3 yrs. 2033
##Jasper, Cameron 93 LDT 10 75 75 3 yrs. 2025
##White, Roman 58 MLB 2 26 31 3 yrs. 2033
##Cole, Everett 25 LCB 2 30 35 3 yrs. 2033
##Dangelo, Kim 43 SS 7 46 46 1 yr. 2028

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 53
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $252,500,000
Cap Room: $880,000
Maximum for New Player: $1,720,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $13,410,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $12,670,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $227,810,000


Thankfully, Kevin Walker appears to be a bit better than previously advertised.

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2034 Games 1-4

The last season at Wembley begins with a bang. Monarchs win 34-19 and Jayden Klein throws for a career-best four touchdowns and a franchise-record 427 passing yards. Levi Raymond hauls in three touchdowns. Klein proves it was no fluke with 426 yards the next week as we outlast Philadelphia 35-28. Our injury ward piles up with Joe McDonald (11 weeks) and Tyrus Panahi (7 weeks) gone. Next week, shock horror, Buffalo visits Wembley! We storm home with a 34-22 win, two touchdowns in the final two minutes. We finish the quarter with a close 19-10 win against the Raiders.

After four games, Klein has 9 touchdowns and 2 picks, with 1332 yards. The main beneficiaries of his passing are Levi Raymond (361 yards, 6 touchdowns) and Lukas Hancock (414 yards, 1 touchdown). Lucas Robinson already has 10 hurries for the season.

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2034 Games 5-8

We leave it to the last moment to beat the Colts 24-19, with Neal Ragone scoring his first touchdown of his career. Hancock hauls in 172 yards. Do you have him on your fantasy team? Klein is named the player of the game the next week as we beat the Titans 26-23 on the road. Scores were locked 20-20 after four quarters, and Tennessee opened with a field goal, but London replied with a touchdown pass from Klein to Raymond. The winning streak comes to an end at Arrowhead as we lose to the Chiefs 28-22. The Broncos head to Wembley for the final time and we hand them a 27-13 loss, which is their first loss of the season. That could be a critical match as we now have the tiebreaker over them.

It's a hotly contested AFC this year, with Buffalo (7-2) breathing down our necks, as well as Kansas City (6-2).

Jayden Klein has an incredible 2561 passing yards after just eight games, along with 16 touchdowns and 7 picks. Raymond has 846 yards and 9 touchdowns, and Hancock has 874 yards and 4 touchdowns. Luca Robinson is still our premier defender with 15 hurries and 5.5 sacks.

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2034 Games 9-12

A danger game against the Chargers. Klein is picked off three times but we manage to outlast the locals 12-0. A week later, we are struggling against the Texans and Klein throws two more picks, and coach Niko puts in Kirk Marcum (remember him?) into the mix. He throws an 85 yard touchdown with his first pass. We lose 37-30. However, we're back to our usual selves the next week against the Cowboys, winning 31-17 with 324 passing yards from Klein. We finish the quarter with a win at Baltimore, coming from 14-7 down to be victorious 24-14. Hancock has a massive 167 receiving yards.

Klein is on track for the franchise record of 4405 passing yards, and could even have a tilt at the league record of 5106.

The single-season receiving record of 1665 yards by Oakland's Randal Lingen is under deep threat from Lukas Hancock (1303) and Levi Raymond (1171).

We are first in almost every offensive category. This team deserves a championship.

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2034 Games 13-16

Hancock hauls in 210 yards in a 27-24 win against Washington. That win seals the AFC South for us. We sack the Texans QB six times and come from behind to win 26-20 at Wembley. The following week, we play our final regular season game at Wembley with style, winning 33-13 against the Giants. Klein breaks the club passing record in this game. Hancock needs just 55 yards in the final game of the season in Indianapolis to claim the league record. We prevail against the Colts by a single point, setting a new club record of 14 wins in a single season. Hancock picks up his required yardage and Raymond picks up his 15th touchdown of the season.

Denver also finishes 14-2, and has a better conference and division record than us. We hold the head-to-head tiebreaker though. If I'm not mistaken, that means we have home field advantage.

We will need to compete in the playoffs without our premier defender Luca Robinson, who separated his shoulder in the final game and will miss the playoffs. So unfair!

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2034 AFC Divisional Game
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-8) at London Monarchs (14-2)

Matt Patricia returns to Wembley for the first time in the playoffs, coaching the Steelers for the ninth season.

Just like he did last season, Tyrus Panahi opens the scoring on the Monarchs' first drive. Echevarria added a field goal on the next drive, and when Klein found Hancock on the next drive, London had opened up a 17-0 lead after just 17 minutes. Pittsburgh got themselves onto the board but the reply from London was immediate, Klein to Hancock for 67 yards. The crowd would go into delirium with Klein throwing his third touchdown of the half, and the Monarchs leading 31-7. In fact, the Monarchs scored on every drive of the first half bar the last drive, with a 51 field goal missing short.

The second half was a blur with two more field goals added. London had a thumping 37-7 win in the books in the second last ever game played at Wembley Stadium. A date with history beckoned.

1Q: 11:10 LON 7 PIT 0 - Tyrus Panahi 2 run (Xander Echevarria extra point)
1Q: 03:03 LON 10 PIT 0 - Xander Echevarria 37 field goal
2Q: 12:33 LON 17 PIT 0 - Lukas Hancock 14 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
2Q: 10:15 LON 17 PIT 7 - Diego Diminnie 3 run (Bryce Anderson extra point)
2Q: 08:52 LON 24 PIT 7 - Lukas Hancock 67 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
2Q: 04:04 LON 31 PIT 7 - Kendall Roberson 1 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
3Q: 07:08 LON 34 PIT 7 - Xander Echevarria 18 field goal
3Q: 02:24 LON 37 PIT 7 - Xander Echevarria 30 field goal

Klein set a franchise record of 437 yards in a playoff game, and Echevarria set a franchise record of 13 points in a playoff game.

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2034 AFC Championship Game
Denver Broncos (15-2) at London Monarchs (15-2)

The Monarchs would be facing Ben Ryan in the playoffs for the first time. Ryan had already broken his Super Bowl drought with an apperance in 2029, but there was certainly a feeling in the Monarchs' camp that it was London's time.

Of all the current Monarchs, only Javier Bartoszewicz had any experience of playing with Ben Ryan. The rest of the squad held no apprehensions about facing the Broncos, against whom the Monarchs had had plenty of heartbreak in the past.

The Broncos got on the board first with a chip shot field goal after ten minutes, but London replied immediately with a touchdown pass from Klein to Hancock (you guessed it, didn't you?). London went further ahead in the second quarter with Ephraim punching his way in. Leading 17-3 with four minutes to go, Klein orchestrated another drive with his arms and feet, finding Hancock for a 14 yard touchdown that put the Monarchs up 24-3. Thus it was at halftime.

The Broncos needed to score a touchdown desperately on their first possession of the second half, but instead it came through a defensive play. Rookie Kevin Walker blew through the left tackle and buried Ben Ryan into the turf, picking up the loose ball and marching nine yards to put London up 31-3. On the next drive, Ryan threw an intercept but no Monarchs points would come of it.

The Broncos would go into the endzone during the third quarter and added a field goal to trail 31-13 at the start of the third quarter. Any thoughts about a comeback were laid to rest as Luca Robinson - playing against doctor's orders - forced a fumble and put us into prime position. Klein would find tight end Benjamin Dole and the party was on.

The Broncos would score two late touchdowns but it didn't alter the fact that the game was already decided: LONDON WAS GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!

1Q: 04:54 LON 0 DEN 3 - Howie Low 23 field goal
1Q: 01:33 LON 7 DEN 3 - Lukas Hancock 12 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
2Q: 11:24 LON 14 DEN 3 - Zachary Ephraim 1 run (Xander Echevarria extra point)
2Q: 07:00 LON 17 DEN 3 - Xander Echevarria 47 field goal
2Q: 02:41 LON 24 DEN 3 - Lukas Hancock 14 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
3Q: 14:28 LON 31 DEN 3 - Kevin Walker 9 fumble return (Xander Echevarria extra point)
3Q: 09:42 LON 31 DEN 6 - Howie Low 20 field goal
3Q: 04:59 LON 31 DEN 13 - Rylan Broussard 13 pass from Ben Ryan (Howie Low extra point)
4Q: 12:54 LON 38 DEN 13 - Benjamin Dole 12 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
4Q: 08:22 LON 38 DEN 20 - Wally O'Connor 2 pass from Ben Ryan (Howie Low extra point)
4Q: 01:04 LON 38 DEN 26 - Rylan Broussard 26 pass from Ben Ryan (Ben Ryan pass for conversion failed)

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Super Bowl LXIX
Sunday February 4 2035
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
London Monarchs (16-2) v Detroit Lions (13-6)

Coached by Kyle Shanahan, the Lions have won two of the past four Super Bowls and are aiming to make themselves the team of the 2030s. Of interest is Tom Myslinski, the Lions' strength and training coordinator, who was a foundation staff member of the Monarchs from 2014 until 2020.

Quarterback Declan Poole (44/44) has been ineffectual in the playoffs, although he has form as the MVP in the 2030 Super Bowl. Discount him at your own risk. Dean McClay (81/81) has been a 1000-yard rusher for each of his first five seasons in the league. Donovan Weadock (82/82) is the Lions' greatest threat at wideout.

On defense, the Lions are lead by tackles Micah Summers (63/63) and Samuel Plezia (70/70). Their coverage is one of the best in the NFL with Geoff Hirschman (74/74) a particular threat. J.B. Joyner (80/80) will be looking to win his first Super Bowl ring at safety, having missed large portions of each of his seven seasons due to injury.

London and Detroit have met on five previous occasions, with the Lions holding a 3-2 advantage.

The game begins with an oddity: two national anthems being performed. "God Save The King" was sung by British actor Brooklyn Beckham. Present in the crowd was Prince George, the heir to the throne. The 21 year-old royal is a renowned fan of the Monarchs.

The Monarchs had the first chance to put points on the board but the scoring play was snuffed out by a fumble. The first quarter ended scoreless.

London got onto the board first with a touchdown run by Tyrus Panahi, who was the main beneficiary from Jayden Klein's work with the pass, with two big gains of 21 and 30 yards. On London's next drive, Klein would cough up the ball in a second fumble, allowing Detroit to open their account with a field goal. London extended their lead with a Klein to Hancock play which went for 40 yards, Hancock making 14 yards after the catch had been completed.

Declan Poole went three-and-out and Jayden Klein came all the way back with gains of 26 and 31 yards before finding Levi Raymond for 8 yards. London took a 21-3 lead into halftime.

Across London, where it was two o'clock in the morning local time, fans were in raptures. The largest gathering was in Hyde Park, where an estimated 200,000 fans were watching. Those fans would not have been too happy to see Detroit strike first in the second half, reducing the deficit to 10 points. Klein threw an interception on the next drive and the Lions scored again, making it just a three point game. London went three-and-out to finish the quarter, and Detroit had possession as the final stanza began.

The Lions would take the ball down to the Monarchs 18 line but fate intervened with three dropped passes. Matthew Lombardi stood up and kicked the field goal that levelled scores.

The next drive started promisingly, with gains of 30 and 14 yards to Levi Raymond, but it stalled and London had to kick it away. Detroit completed the comeback and hit the lead in a two minute drive, with big gains of 34 yards and 15 yards. After trailing 3-21, Detroit now lead 28-21.

A special effort would be required. A special effort is what was delivered. Three passes from Klein of 10, 15 and 34 yards, and Lukas Hancock had the tying touchdown. 4:22 to go.

The Lions countered with a two minute drive of their own, with successive gains of 33, 5, 3, 16, 5 and 15 yards to go and go back ahead 35-28.

The two minute warning came and went, and it was all for London to do. A critical gain on 3rd and 9, and an incomplete pass stops the clock with 1:14 to go, with the ball on the London 44. Second and ten, another pass dropped. 57 seconds to go, a pass complete to Hancock for 16 yards. Coach Niko calls a first timeout. 40 yards to go. Another incomplete pass. Detroit are hanging on for dear life. Second and ten, and Klein scrambles for his life. Another timeout burned, 36 yards to go. Third and 6, and it's complete to Raymond! 23 yard gain! And Niko calls the final timeout of the Super Bowl.

First and 10 on the Detroit 13, with 18 seconds to go. Klein steps up, throws to Hancock away from the double coverage and it's a touchdown! Pandemonium ensues. Echevarris makes good with the extra point and the game is tied once again.

Detroit is sacked on their only possession before the clock ticks over to 00:00. They win the coin toss and will receive in extra time.

Poole completes for one yard, then throws incomplete, then is sacked by Kevin Watson for a loss of six yards. Detroit punt it away. Raymond returns it to the London 33. This is our time.

Klein complete to Hancock for 10 yards. Klein complete to Raymond for 31 yards. A rush for 5 yards, a rush for 2 yards, a rush for 1 yard, and then it's time to send out the field goal unit. Xander Echevarria looks up at the sticks, sends the kick on its away, and it's GOOD. LONDON HAS WON THE SUPER BOWL!

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2Q: 11:35 LON 7 DET 0 - Tyrus Panahi 2 run (Xander Echevarria extra point)
2Q: 06:20 LON 7 DET 3 - Matthew Lombardi 32 field goal
2Q: 04:27 LON 14 DET 3 - Lukas Hancock 40 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
2Q: 01:19 LON 21 DET 3 - Levi Raymond 8 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
3Q: 06:46 LON 21 DET 11 - Donovan Weadock 18 pass from Declan Poole (Declan Poole pass to Dean McClay for conversion)
3Q: 02:27 LON 21 DET 18 - Donovan Weadock 13 pass from Declan Poole (Matthew Lombardi extra point)
4Q: 10:47 LON 21 DET 21 - Matthew Lombardi 35 field goal
4Q: 05:59 DET 28 LON 21 - Cary Kelly 8 run (Matthew Lombardi extra point)
4Q: 04:22 LON 28 DET 28 - Lukas Hancock 34 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
4Q: 02:14 DET 35 LON 28 - Dean McClay 15 run (Matthew Lombardi extra point)
4Q: 00:18 LON 35 DET 35 - Lukas Hancock 13 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
OT: 11:05 LON 38 DET 35 - Xander Echevarria 35 field goal

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2034 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2034
Record 17-2
Winning Pct. .894
All-Time 190-162
Winning Pct. .539
Playoffs 9-8
Playoff Visits 9
Bowl Wins 1
Head Coach Niko Koutouvides
Record 105-80
Winning Pct. .567
Off. Coord. K. Tate
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach J. Graham
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 28.7 10
Rushing Yards 105.4 11
Yards Per Carry 3.68 19
Pass Attempts 35.8 17
Completions 24.0 2
Completion Pct. 67.0 1
Passing Yards 294.3 1
Yards Per Attempt 8.22 1
Yards Per Catch 12.26 1
Total Yardage Gained 389.1 1
3rd Down Conversions 37.4 3
Points Per Game 26.3 1
Pass Rush Pct. 22.7 9 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 58.6 12 (T)
Turnovers 27 19 (T)
Turnover Margin -5 25

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 22.3 3
Rushing Yards 90.4 9
Yards Per Carry 4.06 19
Pass Attempts 35.3 13
Completions 20.1 11 (T)
Completion Pct. 57.0 11
Passing Yards 210.3 12
Yards Per Attempt 5.96 15
Yards Per Catch 10.45 16 (T)
Total Yardage Gained 283.3 5
3rd Down Conversions 31.9 18
Points Per Game 18.9 18
Pass Rush Pct. 16.4 2
Pass Defense Pct. 44.2 2
Turnovers 22 24 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 34 TEN 19
2 35 at PHI 28
3 34 BUF 22
4 19 OAK 10
6 24 IND 19
7 26 at TEN 23
8 22 at KC 28
9 27 DEN 13
10 12 at SD 0
11 30 at HOU 37
12 31 DAL 17
13 24 at BAL 14
14 27 at WAS 24
15 26 HOU 20
16 33 NYG 13
17 17 at IND 16
$$CS 37 PIT 7
$$CF 38 DEN 26
**FB 38 vs DET 35

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
19 J. Klein QB 570 382 4624 8.11 29 17 96.2
**Team --- 573 384 4709 8.22 30 17 97.2
$$Opp --- 565 322 3365 5.96 14 15 71.5

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
23 T. Panahi RB 193 664 3.44 5 4
22 D. Wallace RB 143 552 3.86 1 6
19 J. Klein QB 33 118 3.58 1 6
21 K. Roberson FB 32 192 6.00 2 0
**Team --- 459 1687 3.68 12 20
$$Opp --- 356 1446 4.06 9 17

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
85 L. Hancock WR 175 121 1705 14.09 9.74 5 8
81 L. Raymond WR 177 117 1421 12.15 8.03 4 15
84 J. Lee WR 62 41 540 13.17 8.71 4 4
23 T. Panahi RB 42 28 268 9.57 6.38 2 1
18 B. Dole TE 31 20 269 13.45 8.68 1 1

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
54 A. Chin ILB 65 30 2.5 3 1 7 77.5
42 M. Graham CB 57 7 0.0 1 0 9 74.1
45 J. Kurko CB 57 12 1.0 0 6 11 82.8
28 G. Campbell S 55 14 2.5 0 3 9 83.1
77 K. Walker DE 54 18 8.5 11 0 0 81.0
33 J. Money CB 51 8 0.0 1 0 10 75.4
93 C. Jasper DT 45 20 6.0 10 0 0 81.5
43 K. Dangelo S 40 8 2.0 1 0 4 79.4
74 L. Robinson DE 39 15 11.5 21 0 0 81.3
59 J. Cooper OLB 36 19 2.0 2 0 5 78.9
95 V. Robinson DT 33 13 3.0 7 0 1 81.3
52 D. McConnell OLB 27 12 0.0 0 0 0 67.2
58 R. White ILB 22 17 0.0 2 0 1 73.4
98 D. Newton DT 21 5 1.5 5 0 2 82.7
41 B. Wagner S 20 5 0.0 0 1 1 77.2
34 V. Hutton CB 16 7 0.0 0 1 3 79.7

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Award Winners for 2034:

Super Bowl MVP - Jayden Klein, who had a wonderful game: 34/46-522 4TD 1INT
Just behind him in my reckoning would be WR Lukas Hancock with 12-253 3TD, overshadowing Levi Raymond's 147 yards and 1 touchdown. Klein and Hancock have set league records in both categories.

All-League First Team Quarterback - Jayden Klein
All-League First Team Wide Receivers - Levi Raymond and Lukas Hancock.
All-League Second Team Fullback - Kendall Roberson

How Klein, Raymond or Hancock didn't win MVP or Offensive Player of the Year is beyond me! The MVP went to an Arizona running back who had barely 1100 yards. The offensive player of the year was a Cincinnati running back with 1500 yards and 5 touchdowns. Blah.

Niko Koutouvides was overlooked as coach of the year, instead going to Myron Watson of the Denver Broncos. Yeah, the same Broncos we swamped in the playoffs. Whatever.

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Off Season

What is there to do after winning a Super Bowl, but to try and win a second?

Javier Bartoszewicz retired with a Super Bowl ring. He finishes with 9545 yards, 56 touchdowns and 157 games played. It's possible in future his exploits may be overshadowed by the likes of Hancock and Raymond, but 'Barto' gave his whole career to London and that shouldn't be overlooked.

Ben Ryan also retired and we can expect to see him in the Hall of Fame in five years time.

We move into our new palatial stadium, Monarchs Stadium, with its 80000 seats and 300 luxury boxes. I can't wait to sell the place out.

As you'd expect, we keep our staff together.

We give massive extensions to our two star wide receivers. Jayden Klein also gets a good contract extension, to forestall the anticipated holdout. The other player to get a contract extension is Lucas Coutant.

We don't sign anyone in free agency, and trade our first overall pick to the Raiders for a future first round pick. Our third pick was taken off us due to salary cap mischief.

2.32 - G Arnold Daileader (20/58)
4.32 - MLB Devin Bauer (17/39)
5.32 - FL Teddy Abrams (19/32)
6.32 - C Junior Small (27/40)
7.32 - QB Clifton Flowers (6/43)

We sell 78000 season tickets. Fantastic.

Not so fantastic are the pre-season injuries. Robinson out with concussion, Old McDonald has a wrist sprain (E.I.E.I.O), and Lucas Coutant is out for most of this season, with full strength in 2036.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Klein, Jayden 19 QB QB 7 37 37 4 yrs. 2029
Panahi, Tyrus 23 RB RB 4 42 42 1 yr. 2032
Roberson, Kendall 21 FB FB 3 60 60 2 yrs. 2033
Mahoney, Emmett 89 TE TE 1 20 34 1 yr. 2035
Hancock, Lukas 85 FL FL 5 81 81 5 yrs. 2031
Raymond, Levi 81 SE SE 3 75 75 5 yrs. 2033
Randle, Deion 71 LT LT 7 78 78 3 yrs. 2029
Daileader, Arnold 66 LG LG 1 28 58 4 yrs. 2035
McDonald, Joe 50 C C 11 63 63 2 yrs. 2025
Vandersommen, Malachi 79 RG RG 5 44 44 4 yrs. 2035
Coutant, Lucas 65 RT RT 4 81 81 4 yrs. 2032
Robinson, Luca 74 LDE LDE 6 62 62 2 yrs. 2030
Jasper, Cameron 93 LDT LDT 11 75 75 2 yrs. 2025
Newton, Darrell 98 RDT RDT 2 34 43 3 yrs. 2034
Walker, Kevin 77 RDE RDE 2 69 83 3 yrs. 2034
Preston, Jon 53 SLB SLB 6 39 39 3 yrs. 2035
Chin, Albert 54 MLB MLB 9 55 55 2 yrs. 2029
Serrano, Jimmie 97 WLB WLB 4 35 35 1 yr. 2032
Money, Jeremiah 33 LCB LCB 5 50 50 2 yrs. 2031
Kurko, Jaxson 45 RCB RCB 6 44 44 1 yr. 2034
Campbell, Gael 28 SS SS 2 47 60 3 yrs. 2034
Anquillano, Mike 49 FS FS 1 23 32 1 yr. 2035
Marcum, Kirk 16 QB 3 27 32 2 yrs. 2033
Flowers, Clifton 14 QB 1 8 37 4 yrs. 2035
Wallace, Donovan 22 RB 6 31 31 2 yrs. 2030
Ragone, Neal 44 RB 2 25 31 3 yrs. 2034
Rebers, Angel 87 TE 1 22 32 1 yr. 2035
Preston, Neal 86 TE 1 21 26 1 yr. 2035
Lee, Jesse 84 FL 4 32 32 1 yr. 2032
Preston, Phillip 88 FL 2 20 25 3 yrs. 2034
Abrams, Teddy 82 FL 1 20 25 4 yrs. 2035
Small, Junior 55 C 1 30 36 4 yrs. 2035
Andrews, Jayden 61 LG 4 42 42 1 yr. 2032
Blankenship, Ernest 68 LT 2 35 44 3 yrs. 2034
Testaverde, Giovanni 67 LT 2 34 37 3 yrs. 2034
Rice, Brendan 8 P 1 37 41 1 yr. 2035
Echevarria, Xander 3 K 3 63 63 2 yrs. 2033
Kennedy, Joe 70 LDE 1 24 34 1 yr. 2035
Robinson, Vinny 95 LDT 2 32 37 3 yrs. 2034
White, Roman 58 MLB 3 31 31 2 yrs. 2033
Runnels, Winston 94 SLB 1 23 33 1 yr. 2035
Graham, Marco 42 LCB 8 36 36 2 yrs. 2034
Cole, Everett 25 LCB 3 36 36 2 yrs. 2033
Fields, Josue 40 LCB 1 24 28 1 yr. 2035
Torres, Luca 29 FS 1 22 27 1 yr. 2035
Mauro, Gabe 46 LS 1 16 16 1 yr. 2035
##Kramer, Jeremiah 69 RG 2 24 49 3 yrs. 2034
##Sauk, Rusty 92 RDE 3 21 40 2 yrs. 2033
##Bauer, Devin 90 MLB 1 21 36 4 yrs. 2035

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 49
Inactive: 3
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $259,100,000
Cap Room: ($4,220,000)
Maximum for New Player: ($4,220,000)
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $17,930,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $0
Cap Room Required Next Year: $246,890,000

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2035 Games 1-4

We opened Wembley Stadium with a game against the Texans; how appropriate then that we open the new Monarchs Stadium with a showdown against our division foes. London wins 40-14 in front of a sold-out 80,000 stadium. Off to Tampa Bay where Niko Koutouvides is going up against one of his former teams. They deal us a 23-10 loss, and Levi Raymond plays hurt with a strained hamstring. Off to Buffalo, where we win 22-19 on the back of a fumble recovery touchdown. Injury strikes our other star receiver Hancock, who misses the game against Cincinnati, much to the horror of fantasy owners everywhere. We escape with a 10-6 win, and (aside from our first game) we must be the least convincing 3-1 team in NFL history.

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2035 Games 5-8

Back to Monarchs Stadium, where we continue our winning ways, in a little more confident fashion too. The Browns are dispatched 27-10. Then Indianapolis comes in and becomes the first road team to lower our colours at home, in extra time 20-17. Pittsburgh thump us on the road 30-10, but we regroup to edge Baltimore 22-15.

We are tied for the division lead at 5-3 with the Colts. Clearly we are not the same offensive juggernaut that we were last season.

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2035 Games 9-12

Tennessee visit and are sent home losers by 27-10. Off to Houston where the Texans repay us for the first round shellacking, winning 20-13. Klein has his best game of the season against the Panthers but the visitors upset us 26-21, scoring 16 points in the final quarter. At 6-5, we are out of the playoff spots currently. Enter the Broncos, who get a repeat of last year's playoff thumping. Luca Robinson announces his comeback with 2.5 sacks in the 45-16 win, with four touchdowns coming in the last quarter.

We are level with the Colts at 7-5 but they own the division lead. We currently have a wildcard spot but play Indianapolis in Week 15.

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2035 Games 13-16

Atlanta visits us for the home closer, and we complete eight sellouts for the season. Maybe we should have built a bigger stadium? Monarchs win 21-9. On to the vital game against the Colts, who lost this week. Indianapolis wins 20-16 to get the tiebreaker over us. We'll have to win out and hope Indy drops at least one game in order to get a home final. Klein throws three picks. Back to New Orleans, the scene of our greatest triumph, and we win against the hometown Saints 38-14. Cornerback Jeremiah Money picks two and returns one to the house. Off to Tennessee, where we are hoping to win and also that Houston upsets Indianapolis so we can get a division title. Houston upholds their end of the bargain, but we can't get it done against the Titans, losing 33-27. Klein throws another two picks and his transformation from Super Bowl hero to mediocre quarterback is almost complete.

We live to fight another day against the Bills.

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2035 AFC Wildcard Game
London Monarchs (9-7) at Buffalo Bills (11-5)

A new four game season starts here, it matters little what has gone on before.

The teams trade field position and field goals during the first half, and Buffalo leads 9-3 at the long break. Undrafted rookie running back Roger Lucas broke clear for a 66 yard touchdown run and gave London the slenderest of leads. The Bills seized back the initiative with minutes to go in the third quarter and took a six point lead into the final stanza. Roger Lucas once again put us in the lead with a 6 yard touchdown run, set up by a 21 yard run by him earlier in the drive. London would stall Buffalo at their 38 yard line and get the ball back with the two minute warning. The Monarchs would play clock management and ultimately give the ball back with just 1:21 to go. QB Ken Webb passed to WR Edward Benson for 28 yards and put Buffalo in the driver's seat. The ball was spiked with 21 seconds to go, and the Bills confidently stepped up to take the field goal shot....and missed!

London wins!

1Q: 05:13 LON 3 BUF 0 - Xander Echevarria 47 field goal
2Q: 09:37 BUF 3 LON 3 - Peter Nichols 41 field goal
2Q: 03:28 BUF 6 LON 3 - Peter Nichols 44 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF 9 LON 3 - Peter Nichols 20 field goal
3Q: 11:58 LON 10 BUF 9 - Roger Lucas 66 run (Xander Echevarria extra point)
3Q: 03:45 BUF 16 LON 10 - Greyson Arton 9 pass from Kenneth Webb (Peter Nichols extra point)
4Q: 08:01 LON 17 BUF 16 - Roger Lucas 6 run (Xander Echevarria extra point)

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2035 AFC Divisional Round
London Monarchs (10-7) v Denver Broncos (10-6)

It wouldn't be a postseason without a game against Denver.

New quarterback Kaden Whiting put the Broncos on the board first but the touchdown was overruled through offensive holding, and Denver settled for three points, which London soon matched. Lucas scored his third touchdown of the postseason as the second quarter began, and the Monarchs were up by seven. A pair of field goals to close out the half saw the reigning Super Bowl champions up by 16-3.

Echevarria added his fourth field goal halfway through the third quarter, and when Klein found Raymond for his first touchdown pass of the post-season, it seemed clear that London were going to win quite easily. This notion was reinforced when a fumble by the Broncos was soon converted into seven more points.

Two down, two to go.

1Q: 11:18 DEN 3 LON 0 - Howie Low 43 field goal
1Q: 06:21 LON 3 DEN 3 - Xander Echevarria 52 field goal
2Q: 12:41 LON 10 DEN 3 - Roger Lucas 4 run (Xander Echevarria extra point)
2Q: 04:52 LON 13 DEN 3 - Xander Echevarria 29 field goal
2Q: 00:03 LON 16 DEN 3 - Xander Echevarria 22 field goal
3Q: 07:55 LON 19 DEN 3 - Xander Echevarria 51 field goal
3Q: 00:05 LON 26 DEN 3 - Levi Raymond 1 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
4Q: 14:40 LON 33 DEN 3 - Tyler Cuomo 15 run (Xander Echevarria extra point)
4Q: 04:33 LON 33 DEN 10 - Cary Kelly 1 run (Howie Low extra point)

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2035 AFC Championship Game
London Monarchs (11-7) at Baltimore Ravens (12-5)

Under coach Willis McGahee, the Ravens had been once to the Super Bowl but had yet to add to the two trophies already in the team's cabinet.

The Monarchs made a quick start with successive field goals, and were able to hang on to a 6-3 lead throughout most of the first half. Echevarria extended the lead at the halfway point of the third quarter, and the Monarchs seemed content to play defense. Just as the third quarter ended, Klein found Hancock for the first touchdown of the game, and just like that London lead 16-3. Veteran Ravens QB Eduardo Salaam got his team back into the contest and lead a touchdown drive of his own. The pivotal moment of the game came when Klein connected with Lukas Hancock for a 55 yard gain on third down. That lead to a touchdown with the two main protagonists combining once again. Not to be outdone, Salaam threw an 80 yard touchdown pass and it was game back on, again. London played clock and kicked a field goal with two minutes to go. Baltimore would try in vain for a touchdown, settle for a field goal and then fail to recover the onside kick.

LONDON WAS GOING BACK TO THE SUPER BOWL!

1Q: 10:12 LON 3 BAL 0 - Xander Echevarria 37 field goal
1Q: 07:07 LON 6 BAL 0 - Xander Echevarria 42 field goal
1Q: 00:44 LON 6 BAL 3 - Dexter Becker 19 field goal
3Q: 07:23 LON 9 BAL 3 - Xander Echevarria 46 field goal
3Q: 00:49 LON 16 BAL 3 - Lukas Hancock 8 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
4Q: 14:19 LON 16 BAL 10 - Jesse Donovan 1 run (Dexter Becker extra point)
4Q: 10:22 LON 23 BAL 10 - Lukas Hancock 4 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
4Q: 10:11 LON 23 BAL 17 - Dwayne Jennings 80 pass from Eduardo Salaam (Dexter Becker extra point)
4Q: 02:42 LON 26 BAL 17 - Xander Echevarria 26 field goal
4Q: 00:19 LON 26 BAL 20 - Dexter Becker 18 field goal

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I just lost a big post about the Super Bowl - not once, but twice - so you just get the game recap instead. Whoops.

1Q: 13:52 DET 3 LON 0 - Matthew Lombardi 46 field goal
1Q: 08:37 LON 7 DET 3 - Lukas Hancock 20 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
1Q: 02:25 DET 10 LON 7 - Ronald Adams 11 pass from Declan Poole (Matthew Lombardi extra point)
1Q: 01:47 DET 17 LON 7 - Trevor Peterson 87 interception return (Matthew Lombardi extra point)
2Q: 13:10 DET 17 LON 10 - Xander Echevarria 28 field goal
2Q: 01:16 LON 17 DET 17 - Tyrus Panahi 83 run (Xander Echevarria extra point)
3Q: 14:05 LON 24 DET 17 - Levi Raymond 60 pass from Jayden Klein (Xander Echevarria extra point)
3Q: 01:01 DET 24 LON 24 - Larry Tweedie 21 pass from Declan Poole (Matthew Lombardi extra point)
4Q: 08:21 DET 31 LON 24 - Alan Melton 10 run (Matthew Lombardi extra point)
4Q: 05:17 DET 31 LON 27 - Xander Echevarria 26 field goal

Kevin Walker was named Defensive Player of the Year for his 21 sacks, and Luca Robinson produced a career high of 16.5 sacks. Both were named to the All-League First Team, along with receiver Levi Raymond.

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2035 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2035
Record 12-8
Winning Pct. .600
All-Time 199-169
Winning Pct. .540
Playoffs 12-9
Playoff Visits 10
Bowl Wins 1
Head Coach Niko Koutouvides
Record 117-88
Winning Pct. .570
Off. Coord. K. Tate
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach J. Graham
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 22.2 31
Rushing Yards 92.8 26
Yards Per Carry 4.18 9
Pass Attempts 36.3 12
Completions 21.3 14
Completion Pct. 58.7 19 (T)
Passing Yards 257.4 5
Yards Per Attempt 7.09 6
Yards Per Catch 12.08 1
Total Yardage Gained 333.4 8
3rd Down Conversions 28.2 30
Points Per Game 22.9 6
Pass Rush Pct. 22.9 8 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 56.2 7
Turnovers 28 22
Turnover Margin -3 22

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 25.6 10 (T)
Rushing Yards 93.8 8
Yards Per Carry 3.67 7
Pass Attempts 40.8 32
Completions 23.8 31
Completion Pct. 58.2 12 (T)
Passing Yards 247.6 29
Yards Per Attempt 6.07 12
Yards Per Catch 10.42 11
Total Yardage Gained 321.0 18
3rd Down Conversions 34.7 23
Points Per Game 17.8 8 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 20.7 14
Pass Defense Pct. 59.7 29
Turnovers 25 15 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 40 HOU 14
2 10 at TB 23
3 22 at BUF 19
4 10 CIN 6
5 27 CLE 10
6 17 IND 20
7 10 at PIT 30
8 22 at BAL 15
9 27 TEN 10
11 13 at HOU 20
12 21 CAR 26
13 45 DEN 16
14 21 ATL 9
15 16 at IND 20
16 38 at NO 14
17 27 at TEN 33
$$WC 17 at BUF 16
$$CS 33 at DEN 10
$$CF 26 at BAL 20
**FB 27 vs DET 31

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
19 J. Klein QB 565 335 4058 7.18 16 16 79.0
**Team --- 581 341 4118 7.09 17 17 78.1
$$Opp --- 653 380 3961 6.07 12 17 71.1

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
23 T. Panahi RB 147 549 3.73 3 5
31 R. Lucas RB 83 348 4.19 6 0
42 T. Cuomo RB 64 341 5.33 3 2
**Team --- 355 1484 4.18 14 25
$$Opp --- 409 1500 3.67 10 22

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
81 L. Raymond WR 168 100 1518 15.18 9.04 9 8
85 L. Hancock WR 132 69 885 12.83 6.70 5 3
84 J. Lee WR 81 42 434 10.33 5.36 4 3
23 T. Panahi RB 36 29 233 8.03 6.47 1 0
21 K. Roberson FB 23 17 122 7.18 5.30 1 1

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
54 A. Chin ILB 96 24 1.0 3 2 5 75.6
28 G. Campbell S 79 22 1.0 2 3 14 84.3
53 J. Preston OLB 68 13 0.5 2 1 4 69.4
77 K. Walker DE 59 23 21.0 35 0 0 80.7
33 J. Money CB 57 16 1.0 0 3 14 81.4
25 E. Cole CB 54 32 0.0 0 2 11 81.9
93 C. Jasper DT 51 21 3.0 4 0 0 82.3
29 L. Torres S 49 15 0.0 0 0 4 74.4
74 L. Robinson DE 42 19 15.5 21 0 0 80.9
49 M. Anquillano S 36 13 0.5 0 2 9 81.7
94 W. Runnels OLB 35 6 0.0 0 1 3 75.3
97 J. Serrano OLB 33 7 0.0 1 0 1 70.3
39 R. Marshall CB 26 7 0.0 0 2 3 78.3
98 D. Newton DT 22 10 4.5 4 0 0 82.1
95 V. Robinson DT 17 4 0.5 3 0 0 81.9
58 R. White ILB 16 10 0.5 0 0 1 76.4

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Off Season

We decide to keep all of our coaches, extending Niko Koutouvides for another four years. He's earned it, I think.

With our new stadium, London is now the most valuable franchise in the NFL.

Let's take a short detour to look at how ex-Monarchs alumni are going in the NFL coaching ranks:

Dan Connor (head coach 2026-28) is currently coaching the Dallas Cowboys, taking them to the divisional round last year. Between London and the Cowboys, he had three largely unsuccessful seasons at the Dolphins.

Adam Gase (offensive coordinator 2029) is at his fourth club as a head coach in Seattle, having previously coached at the Cardinals, Chargers and Niners.

Dowell Loggains (head coach 2029-32) left the Colts at the end of the previous season and is now at the Eagles. He has one winning season in seven as a head coach.

Gilbert Mark (offensive coordinator 2016-26) is about to enter his tenth season as a head coach, and his seventh as the Saints main signal caller.

After twelve seasons as head coach of London, Matt Patricia (2014-25) is entering his eleventh season as the head coach of the Steelers. He has progressed to the division round four times, but the Super Bowl continues to elude him.

Christopher Schumer (assistant head coach 2023-25) took the Bengals to the Super Bowl in his first season as a head coach, but has been starved of success in the three seasons since.

Ryan Succop (assistant head coach 2028) took the Falcons to the championship in his first season as a head coach in 2029, and joined the Titans in 2034. His offensive coordinator is Sedrick Poston, who filled the same role with the Monarchs in 2027 and 2028.

So, including our current head coach Niko Koutauvides, eight of the 32 NFL head coaches have served time in London.

Shaun Suisham (assistant head coach 2017-22) has been the offensive coordinator for the Chargers since 2023, compiling a 94-118-1 record in that time.

Michael Bennett (defensive coordinator 2026-27) has had stops at the Jets, Raiders and Giants since leaving London.

Shawn Ramsey (assistant head coach 2029-31) has been the assistant head coach of the Packers since 2032.

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London would have the sixth and 31st pick in the draft, but no third round pick.

We re-sign a heap of players with one year left on their contract, and try to make a play for Buffalo's highly touted running back, who has rushed for 1600 yards in each of the last two seasons. He signs with Denver instead.

Much shenanigans in the draft as we trade down from #6 to #20, receiving four picks from Carolina in the process. We then turn pick #20 into a future first and third rounder from the Packers, and turn pick #31 into a second, fifth and seven pick from the Redskins. That gives us eleven picks in this draft alone.

2.19 - RCB Julian Carlos (22/31)
2.31 - LCB Claude McGrew (23/39)
3.20 - LG Rich Landers (25/45)
4.31 - SS Jacob Walljasper (27/35)
5.16 - LDE Dean Hilton (22/29)
5.20 - WLB Quentin Guthrie (16/33)
5.31 - FL Freddie McGregor (16/32)
6.20 - LDT Zack Conley (21/36)
6.31 - TE Collin Watt (20/48)
7.14 - WLB Micky Melendez (16/29)
7.31 - RB Spencer Ingram (25/46)

No holdouts, and we head to the pre-season with a healthy roster which is the second-youngest in the league with an average age of 26.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Klein, Jayden 19 QB QB 8 37 37 3 yrs. 2029
Panahi, Tyrus 23 RB RB 5 39 39 2 yrs. 2032
Roberson, Kendall 21 FB FB 4 56 56 4 yrs. 2033
Watt, Collin 83 TE TE 1 24 43 4 yrs. 2036
Hancock, Lukas 85 FL FL 6 80 80 4 yrs. 2031
Raymond, Levi 81 SE SE 4 75 75 4 yrs. 2033
Randle, Deion 71 LT LT 8 78 78 4 yrs. 2029
Daileader, Arnold 66 LG LG 2 38 55 3 yrs. 2035
McDonald, Joe 50 C C 12 57 57 3 yrs. 2025
Vandersommen, Malachi 79 RG RG 6 44 44 3 yrs. 2035
Coutant, Lucas 65 RT RT 5 81 81 3 yrs. 2032
Robinson, Luca 74 LDE LDE 7 61 61 4 yrs. 2030
Jasper, Cameron 93 LDT LDT 12 68 68 2 yrs. 2025
Newton, Darrell 98 RDT RDT 3 41 41 2 yrs. 2034
Walker, Kevin 77 RDE RDE 3 84 84 2 yrs. 2034
Preston, Jon 53 SLB SLB 7 38 38 2 yrs. 2035
Chin, Albert 54 MLB MLB 10 55 55 3 yrs. 2029
Guthrie, Quentin 56 WLB WLB 1 19 33 4 yrs. 2036
Money, Jeremiah 33 LCB LCB 6 50 50 1 yr. 2031
McGrew, Claude 20 RCB RCB 1 25 39 4 yrs. 2036
Campbell, Gael 28 SS SS 3 62 62 2 yrs. 2034
Walljasper, Jacob 30 FS FS 1 30 38 4 yrs. 2036
Marcum, Kirk 16 QB 4 36 36 1 yr. 2033
Flowers, Clifton 14 QB 2 10 27 3 yrs. 2035
Ragone, Neal 44 RB 3 27 27 2 yrs. 2034
Lucas, Roger 31 RB 2 34 34 3 yrs. 2035
Miiles, Nick 1 TE 9 27 27 2 yrs. 2036
England, Teddy 84 TE 1 19 31 1 yr. 2036
Abrams, Teddy 82 FL 2 23 23 3 yrs. 2035
McGregor, Freddie 88 FL 1 17 33 4 yrs. 2036
Maxwell, Bobby 87 SE 1 19 29 1 yr. 2036
Small, Junior 55 C 2 39 39 3 yrs. 2035
Landers, Rich 64 LG 1 30 43 4 yrs. 2036
Blankenship, Ernest 68 LT 3 40 50 2 yrs. 2034
Testaverde, Giovanni 67 LT 3 41 41 2 yrs. 2034
Gilmore, Cameron 76 RT 11 29 29 2 yrs. 2036
Rice, Brendan 8 P 2 42 42 1 yr. 2035
Echevarria, Xander 3 K 4 71 71 4 yrs. 2033
Sauk, Rusty 92 RDE 4 35 47 1 yr. 2033
Robinson, Vinny 95 LDT 3 36 36 2 yrs. 2034
White, Roman 58 MLB 4 33 33 1 yr. 2033
Marek, Drew 57 SLB 1 18 25 1 yr. 2036
Cole, Everett 25 LCB 4 35 35 1 yr. 2033
Blades, Marco 36 SS 9 33 33 2 yrs. 2036
Quinn, Lionel 38 SS 2 36 40 2 yrs. 2035
Joseph, Bruce 47 LS 1 9 9 1 yr. 2036
##Ingram, Spencer 43 RB 1 27 43 4 yrs. 2036
##Kramer, Jeremiah 69 RG 3 29 49 2 yrs. 2034
##Hilton, Dean 72 LDE 1 23 29 4 yrs. 2036
##Conley, Zack 99 LDT 1 22 34 4 yrs. 2036
##Bauer, Devin 90 MLB 2 24 32 3 yrs. 2035
##Carlos, Julian 34 RCB 1 25 30 4 yrs. 2036

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 52
Inactive: 6
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $265,700,000
Cap Room: ($1,050,000)
Maximum for New Player: $880,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $4,600,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $60,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $251,720,000

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So much for being healthy. Jayden Klein suffers a herniated disc in the first pre-season game and will not return to full strength for three weeks. Over to you, Kirk Marcum. Marcum struggles and Klein returns in time for the final pre-season game against the Vikings, throwing for two touchdowns. But now he's questionable with knee tendinitis. Hopefully this isn't going to be a theme during the season.

Turns out we messed up a bit with the Packers trade. We still get a first and a third from them, but for 2038, not for 2037. Whoops.

So to our season opener against the Colts in Indianapolis. An epic battle. London leads 27-23 after three quarters, and Marcum puts the Monarchs further ahead with his third touchdown run. The Colts hit the lead with a pair of touchdowns, and then the teams engage in a field goal shootout. Indianapolis leads 40-37 with seconds remaining, and Echevarria ties the game from 54 yards out. With 3:42 remaining in extra time, he repeats the trick and we escape with a much-needed win. Marcum throws for 410 yards on debut. We suffer two injuries on our offensive line, with Vandersommen gone with a broken ankle, and Coutant with a strained elbow tendom. London 43 Indianapolis 40

An epic battle the next week with London travelling to Detroit. The combatants in the past two Super Bowls square up once more. Despite 147 yards from Levi Raymond, the Lions are too good at home, and we fail to score for the first time since 2028. Detroit 16 London 0

Our home opener against the Chiefs at Monarchs Stadium. We lead 9-7 at the break but can't stop the run, with RB Todd McKenzie gaining 109 yards and 2 touchdowns. London loses again and we look stagnant. Kansas City 21 London 15

Jayden Klein is cleared to start the following week against the 2-1 Jets. We take a buffeting in the first half, trailing 13-0. The defense steps up big time, particuarly Kevin Walker, and Klein leads an 80 yard touchdown drive to give the win to London with 47 seconds remaining. London 17 New York Jets 13.

We stay at home the following week against the Dolphins, who have started slowly out of the gates in 2036. That suits us fine, as we take a 20-10 lead into the break. Klein steps up with two touchdown passes, and Neal Ragone closes out the game with a 12 yard touchdown run. London 37 Miami 17

Indianapolis heads across the Atlantic for a battle of 3-2 teams. Lukas Hancock has a big 127 yards, but the game is won by our rushing team of Spencer Ingram (48 yards, 1 TD) and Tyrus Panahi (59 yards, 1TD). This game isn't as close as the season opener, and we win easily. London 33 Indianapolis 7

Off to Nashville, where Ryan Succop's Titans are leading the division at 5-1. They embarrass us and keep our offense without a touchdown for the third time this season. Klein is erratic with 22/43-180 and a pick. Tennessee 26 London 3

We use the bye week to get healthy, and then travel to Buffalo for a vital game - there is a big difference between being 5-3 and being 4-4. We win a close and unusual game. Panahi and Ingram have big games with 98 and 82 yards respectively, but Klein passes for just 186 yards. Still, we got it done offensively and that's what counts! London 28 Buffalo 21

Taking stock at the halfway point of the season, we really need to get more out of the passing game. Marcum passed for 400 yards in the season opener; we have produced just another 1600 yards in 7 matches since. Nineteen turnovers is far too much at this stage of the season too.

Our 5-3 record puts us in the mix, but Denver currently holds the last wildcard spot ahead of us. Tennessee are dominating the division with a 7-2 record.

Off to New England, where the Pats lead the division by three games. We trail 17-0 at halftime and try to stage a comeback, but the clock beats us and we lose a close game. New England 27 London 21

The Texans are trying to make some noise in their own right, and visit Monarchs Stadium with an identical 5-4 record. This time, our offense clicks but our defense lets us down at the worst possible time. Teddy Walston leads Houston down the field in just six plays to snatch a win. Houston 28 London 27

Sitting third in our division, we need to shake things up and decide to make a switch at quarterback, reinstating Kirk Marcum for the rest of the season. His first assignment is a relatively easy one with the 3-7 Vikings visiting. Marcum passes for 149 yards and a touchdown in a win that could have been so easily a loss. Kevin Walker is huge with 4.5 sacks, and we get to Minnesota QB Marvin Kennedy a total of 12 times. London 20 Minnesota 6

Off to the Factory of Sadness as we take on 5-6 Cleveland. Marcum is excellent, throwing for 332 yards and four touchdowns. However, we have no answer for the antics of Browns receiver Zane Sheldon, who plucks two catches out of the air for scores, as well as a punt return touchdown. The Browns win a close game. Cleveland 38 London 35

We are now two games out of the wildcard spot, and take on the Bears who are involved in a wildcard race of their own. Levi Raymond is the beneficiary of 13 targets from Marcum, striking with 193 yards and 2 touchdowns. Unfortunately though, the Bears were able to control the clock and field position better, and eked out enough points to get the job done. Chicago 16 London 14

We have a must-win game against the Titans, who can seal the AFC South with a win of their own. This time our defense is magnificent, with five sacks and three interceptions, and Kirk Marcum won the game for us with his legs. The Titans don't score until the final drive of the game. London 17 Tennessee 7

We are now 1.5 games out of a wildcard spot (the Jets are 8-5-1) and we can't win our division any longer, being three games behind the Titans. The struggling Packers (5-9) come to town for our season closer. We trail heading into the last quarter but Marcum managed to connect with Levi Raymond for a 19 yard pass which gave us a lead we never surrendered. Echevarria added three more points as time ran out, although we would later find out that the Jets won, thereby eliminating us from contention for 2036. London 20 Green Bay 16

Marcum would be a late withdrawl from our season closer against the Texans, and we decide to reinstate Jayden Klein rather than go with the untested Clifton Flowers. In a game that meant little to either side, the Texans would ultimately prevail, knocking the Monarchs down to 8-8 for the season. Klein did have a good game with 325 passing yards and a touchdown, forcing more speculation about whether he would be around in 2037. Houston 17 London 13

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2036 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2036
Record 8-8
Winning Pct. .500
All-Time 207-177
Winning Pct. .539
Playoffs 12-9
Playoff Visits 10
Bowl Wins 1
Head Coach Niko Koutouvides
Record 125-96
Winning Pct. .565
Off. Coord. K. Tate
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach J. Graham
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 24.6 22
Rushing Yards 110.6 17
Yards Per Carry 4.49 8
Pass Attempts 35.9 14 (T)
Completions 23.3 7
Completion Pct. 65.0 4
Passing Yards 249.6 8
Yards Per Attempt 6.96 5
Yards Per Catch 10.71 19
Total Yardage Gained 344.0 8
3rd Down Conversions 32.4 23
Points Per Game 21.4 5 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 24.8 3
Pass Defense Pct. 46.1 24
Turnovers 30 26 (T)
Turnover Margin -9 27 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 27.6 22
Rushing Yards 115.1 17
Yards Per Carry 4.17 14
Pass Attempts 33.7 10
Completions 20.7 13 (T)
Completion Pct. 61.4 19
Passing Yards 241.8 26
Yards Per Attempt 7.18 31
Yards Per Catch 11.69 29
Total Yardage Gained 336.1 20
3rd Down Conversions 37.6 29
Points Per Game 19.8 19
Pass Rush Pct. 19.5 9
Pass Defense Pct. 40.0 3
Turnovers 21 26 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 43 at IND 40
2 0 at DET 16
3 15 KC 21
4 17 NYJ 13
5 37 MIA 17
6 33 IND 7
7 3 at TEN 26
9 28 at BUF 21
10 21 at NE 27
11 27 HOU 28
12 20 MIN 6
13 35 at CLE 38
14 14 at CHI 16
15 17 TEN 7
16 20 GB 16
17 13 at HOU 17

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
19 J. Klein QB 297 188 1981 6.67 12 8 84.9
16 K. Marcum QB 277 185 2012 7.26 12 6 93.4
**Team --- 574 373 3993 6.96 24 14 89.0
$$Opp --- 539 331 3868 7.18 20 13 85.4

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
23 T. Panahi RB 177 850 4.80 6 3
43 S. Ingram RB 93 408 4.39 2 2
**Team --- 394 1770 4.49 12 21
$$Opp --- 442 1842 4.17 11 24

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
81 L. Raymond WR 170 116 1404 12.10 8.26 9 10
85 L. Hancock WR 156 93 1296 13.94 8.31 5 8
23 T. Panahi RB 52 36 279 7.75 5.37 4 1
80 B. Manabe WR 60 36 368 10.22 6.13 1 2
21 K. Roberson FB 25 21 128 6.10 5.12 1 1
83 C. Watt TE 33 21 151 7.19 4.58 4 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
54 A. Chin ILB 105 32 5.0 1 1 4 72.6
28 G. Campbell S 91 39 2.5 1 0 12 81.0
53 J. Preston OLB 65 19 1.0 0 1 5 72.8
25 E. Cole CB 64 18 0.0 0 2 8 77.5
93 C. Jasper DT 59 20 7.5 9 0 0 81.0
30 J. Walljasper S 56 21 1.5 0 1 3 78.4
77 K. Walker DE 53 20 15.0 21 0 0 80.5
42 F. Hamilton CB 43 13 1.0 0 3 6 81.9
74 L. Robinson DE 41 11 13.0 25 0 0 80.8
33 J. Money CB 34 7 2.0 1 1 6 78.4
94 G. Pearson OLB 29 4 0.0 0 1 0 70.3
98 D. Newton DT 27 12 0.0 8 0 0 82.0
95 V. Robinson DT 22 7 2.0 4 0 0 81.9
38 L. Quinn S 22 8 0.0 0 0 0 71.3
58 R. White ILB 21 19 0.0 0 0 1 76.4


The Tampa Bay Buccaneers would win the Super Bowl 33-14 against the Bengals. It is just the second championship for the Bucs in their sixtieth season. Their expansion brothers in 1976, the Seattle Seahawks, are still waiting for their first championship.

Five Monarchs players earned All-League positions in 2036:

First Team: DE Kevin Walker, DT Cameron Jasper
Second Team: WR Levi Raymond, WR Lukas Hancock, DE Luca Robinson

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Cameron Jasper announced his retirement at the end of the 2036 season. He will go down in Monarchs history as one of the great defensive tackles the club has seen.

Drafted: 1st round 2025, pick 1
Tackles: 626 (3rd)
Assists: 237 (2nd)
Sacks: 75 (2nd)
Hurries: 120 (2nd)
Blocked Passes: 35 (2nd)
Games: 184 (3rd)
4 x All-League Team Nominations: 2026, 2027, 2028, 2036
1 x Super Bowl Championship: 2034

We skip through staff retention, and give serious thought to replacing our offensive coordinator. However, I decide to hang on given that the potential replacement would likely leave us after one season anyway and jump back into the head coaching market.

We need to find a solution to our quarterback problem, and dive into free agency to find the answer. It comes in the form of Colts backup QB Dominic Kelly (47/47) who joins us for three seasons. He was originally drafted by the Lions and won a Super Bowl in his own right in 2033 before being benched for Declan Poole. So, the guy is a winner. And the fact he's a Colt adds another layer of intrigue to our rivalry.

We also get a high-quality defensive free agent in the form of SLB Rickey Copeland, who joins us from the Niners where he pulled off 6.5 sacks last season.

MLB Albert Chin is released, and we re-sign Levi Raymond and Lukas Hancock to contract extensions. This is the pre-cursor to the biggest re-signing news of the off-season: Kevin Walker, with 44.5 sacks in his first three seasons, is a Monarch until the end of 2041.

As has become our policy of late, we trade away our best draft picks. #16 overall goes to the Bears for a future first, third and fifth.

2.15 - FL Garrett Blanchard (24/44)
4.17 - P Leland Vera (52/56)
5.16 - WLB Charlie Copeland (11/41)
6.15 - QB Oscar Talbot (11/31)
7.18 - RDE Matt Madison (14/31)

After the draft, we release our only Super Bowl-winning quarterback, since we can't really afford to pay $21m per year for a backup.

Jayden Klein was drafted with the fifth pick in the fifth round of the 2029 draft, and was the third stringer for the first two seasons of his career. He spent 2031 as the starter, throwing for 3521 yards but also 22 interceptions, and was reduced to the role of backup for the next two seasons. Halfway during 2033, he shared playing time with Rob Stevens and impressed new coach Niko Koutouvides enough to name him the fulltime starter in 2034. It was a decision that paid off, with Klein passing for a franchise-best 4624 yards, 29 touchdowns and earning the Super Bowl MVP title as the Monarchs squeezed past the Lions. 2035 saw a return to the Super Bowl although Klein's own numbers were well down. Ultimately, 2036 saw Klein benched in favour of Kirk Marcum despite an improvement in his passer rating, with the 5-5 Monarchs making a gamble to make the playoffs which didn't pay off.

Klein leaves the club as the second great quarterback in Monarchs lore, behind Ben Ryan. He would go on to sign a contract with the Ravens, where he should push veteran Eduardo Salaam in pre-season competition.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Kelso, Dominic 17 QB QB 9 46 46 3 yrs. 2037
Panahi, Tyrus 23 RB RB 6 34 34 1 yr. 2032
Roberson, Kendall 21 FB FB 5 61 61 3 yrs. 2033
Harris, Asher 84 TE TE 4 35 35 1 yr. 2037
Hancock, Lukas 85 FL FL 7 83 83 4 yrs. 2031
Raymond, Levi 81 SE SE 5 84 84 3 yrs. 2033
Randle, Deion 71 LT LT 9 79 79 3 yrs. 2029
Daileader, Arnold 66 LG LG 3 56 68 2 yrs. 2035
McDonald, Joe 50 C C 13 55 55 2 yrs. 2025
Kramer, Jeremiah 69 RG RG 4 38 53 2 yrs. 2034
Coutant, Lucas 65 RT RT 6 81 81 2 yrs. 2032
Walker, Kevin 77 RDE LDE 4 83 83 5 yrs. 2034
Robinson, Vinny 95 LDT LDT 4 36 36 1 yr. 2034
Newton, Darrell 98 RDT RDT 4 40 40 1 yr. 2034
Sauk, Rusty 92 RDE RDE 5 42 49 4 yrs. 2033
Copeland, Rickey 52 SLB SLB 5 49 49 4 yrs. 2037
Burgess, Roman 59 MLB MLB 11 34 34 1 yr. 2037
Haller, Santiago 97 WLB WLB 6 45 45 2 yrs. 2037
Kamieniecki, Alex 35 LCB LCB 11 34 34 1 yr. 2037
Powell, Wade 49 RCB RCB 8 48 48 2 yrs. 2037
Campbell, Gael 28 SS SS 4 62 62 4 yrs. 2034
Walljasper, Jacob 30 FS FS 2 41 41 3 yrs. 2036
Tatum, Ken 4 QB 6 31 31 1 yr. 2037
Castillo, Harry 13 QB 4 30 37 1 yr. 2037
Ingram, Spencer 43 RB 2 30 36 3 yrs. 2036
Bailey, Harold 22 RB 3 25 25 1 yr. 2037
Watt, Collin 83 TE 2 35 39 3 yrs. 2036
Tyler, Marvin 80 TE 8 34 34 1 yr. 2037
McKenzie, Alejandro 86 FL 9 34 34 1 yr. 2037
Blanchard, Garrett 89 FL 1 24 33 4 yrs. 2037
Abrams, Teddy 82 FL 3 23 23 2 yrs. 2035
Small, Junior 55 C 3 40 40 2 yrs. 2035
Pancake, Jason 79 LG 4 44 44 1 yr. 2037
Blankenship, Ernest 68 LT 4 45 45 1 yr. 2034
Stene, Nicholas 60 LT 10 38 38 1 yr. 2037
Vera, Leland 10 P 1 46 47 4 yrs. 2037
Rice, Brendan 8 P 3 42 42 3 yrs. 2035
Echevarria, Xander 3 K 5 71 71 3 yrs. 2033
Robinson, Luca 74 LDE 8 62 62 3 yrs. 2030
Christakes, Brock 70 LDT 4 36 36 1 yr. 2037
Brown, Sebastian 94 MLB 11 31 31 1 yr. 2037
Preston, Jon 53 SLB 8 38 38 1 yr. 2035
Hamilton, Floyd 42 RCB 2 36 38 2 yrs. 2036
Quinn, Lionel 38 SS 3 42 42 1 yr. 2035
Cooley, Damon 41 SS 7 39 39 1 yr. 2037
Mitchell, Jim 62 LS 2 18 18 1 yr. 2037
##Talbot, Oscar 5 QB 1 14 36 4 yrs. 2037
##Scott, Asher 29 RB 1 22 31 1 yr. 2037
##McGregor, Freddie 88 FL 2 18 21 3 yrs. 2036
##Nelson, Tito 54 C 6 32 32 1 yr. 2037
##Scott, Renaldo 78 LG 4 33 55 1 yr. 2037
##Landers, Rich 64 LG 2 33 51 3 yrs. 2036
##Madison, Matt 76 RDE 1 16 30 4 yrs. 2037
##Conley, Zack 99 LDT 2 27 33 3 yrs. 2036
##Bauer, Devin 90 MLB 3 26 34 2 yrs. 2035
##Guthrie, Quentin 56 WLB 2 23 36 3 yrs. 2036
##Copeland, Charlie 91 WLB 1 15 41 4 yrs. 2037
##McGrew, Claude 20 RCB 2 28 32 3 yrs. 2036
##Carlos, Julian 34 RCB 2 27 29 3 yrs. 2036
##Clayton, Preston 25 SS 11 34 34 1 yr. 2037

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $272,300,000
Cap Room: $4,800,000
Maximum for New Player: $5,940,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $18,990,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $7,870,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $249,060,000

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So, Dominic Kelso bombed badly in the pre-season, down to 39/39. Ah well, that's still better than Klein when he was winning championships.

Off to Tennessee where we play the season opener. Kelso passes for a mammoth 453 yards. The Titans come back from 24-13 down in the final quarter and score twice from their quarterback Martin Beitelspacher in the last four minutes. We level scores with a 41 yard field goal in the last nine seconds, and then kick the winning score in extra time. London 30 Tennessee 27

A crazy game in St Louis. Scored tied at the half, Rams by a point leading into the final quarter. We take a two point lead on a field goal, they counter with a three pointer of their own. Kelso finds Raymond for a 21 yard pass, and we run in the two point conversion. The Rams score the game-tying touchdown with 46 seconds to go. We call upon Xander Echevarria once again to kick the winning score, and he doesn't let us down. We could so easily be 0-2, but are 2-0 instead. London 33 St Louis 30

Off to Buffalo, where we're well and truly used to playing the home side. This time we have a much easier time against the winless Bills. Four of our receivers topped 60 yards for the game, and Kelso had his third successive 300 yard game. London 26 Buffalo 7

The Raiders are having a good season thus far, but are no match for the Monarchs who start the new season 4-0. Hancock and Raymond are their usual selves with 121 and 85 yards, and Kelso continues to impress, with a super-accurate 27/31-350 statline. The only concern is that he is sacked six times. We dominate the time of possession statline with 37 minutes in our hands. London 27 Oakland 20

Off to Indianapolis where the Colts inflict our first loss of the season. Freddie McConnell, taken second overall by the Colts, is impressive with 340 yards and 3 touchdowns. Kelso continues his impressive season - if he continues to throw for 300 yards every game we'll win a lot more games than not. The Colts win the game with a great defensive effort, holding us to just three points in the last quarter. Indianapolis 24 London 23

We drop our second game in a row a week later when the winless Titans come to Monarchs Stadium. The Titans are perfect with controlling possession and we can't force a turnover to save our lives. Tennessee 23 London 21

Rickey Copeland has a great defensive game as we beat the Chiefs on the road. He forces two fumbles and pulls off nine tackles and a sack on the way to earning man of the match honours. Kelso breaks his duck of 300 passing yard games but it matters little as the Monarchs re-enter the winners circle. London 29 Kansas City 17

The 6-1 Broncos come calling and we send them home with a big loss, giving us a potential leg-up in the AFC seeding race. Kelso passes for a nifty three touchdowns and 275 yards, and Hancock hauls in two touchdowns and 125 on five receptions. Kevin Walker joins in the fun with a fumble return touchdown. London 34 Denver 14

Off on our longest roadtrip and the Chargers deal us a rare loss. San Diego QB Amos Hemsley has a day out with four touchdown passes. We score the last 17 points of the game, including a career-first touchdown pass for Harry Castillo, who comes in to relieve Kelso. We drop to second in our division with a 6-3 record, and face the division leaders Houston next. San Diego 35 London 20

A vital season-defining game against the Texans, and Lukas Hancock stands up with 151 yards and 2 touchdowns. We intercept Damon Briggs twice and squeeze out the Texans in a great win. London 27 Houston 21

A poor game follows against the 3-7 Cardinals, who open up a mammoth 35-0 lead heading into the halftime break. Kelso is knocked out of the game and Harry Castillo takes over the keys on offense. What follows is three touchdown passes in the third quarter to close the gap to 35-21, before Arizona kicks away again. Castillo ends up with 275 yards and 4 touchdowns, but with 3 picks as well. A shocking loss. Arizona 49 London 28

Hanging on to our division lead by the skin of our teeth, we take on the Browns next. Cleveland are leading the AFC with a 9-2 record, and give us our best contest of the year. There are six lead changes in total, but we get the last lead change and that's all that counts. Hancock has a big 171 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns. London 28 Cleveland 21

Another trip across to the other side of the world as we take on the 9-3 Seahawks. We make a promising start but decide to go away from the run, having only eight rushing plays all game. Kelso throws two picks and the Seahawks seal their division with a ten point win. We have a slender hold on our division lead and play the Texans next. Seattle 27 London 17

For the first time in many years, we have a 100-yard receiver not named Raymond or Hancock. Alejandro McKenzie hauls in 113 yards on 11 targets and is rewarded with a touchdown. We knock over the Texans rather easily in a critical divisional game and advance our record to 9-5. London 28 Houston 18

As usual, we make things hard for ourselves and fall to the Niners at Monarchs Stadium. Kelso has 62 pass attempts but sprays half of them, and we fall to a better-organised team. Raymond is a highlight again with 164 yards. San Francisco 26 London 13

We are tied with Houston at 9-6, and a win will see us into the playoffs. A loss should see us survive with a superior conference record to the Ravens and Bengals. On the topic of milestones, Kelso needs only 250 yards or so to beat Jayden Klein's single season passing yard record. We've already broken the team passing record of 4708 yards with 4717 through 15 games, but Harry Castillo has accounted for 322 of those yards for himself. Luckily for fans at Monarchs Stadium, we control our own destiny and enforce it with a big win against the Colts. Kelso falls short of the team record but has a neat 4600 yards passing on the season, a great accomplishment in his first season with the club. London 30 Indianapolis 10 Houston wins 10 games as well but misses out on the playoffs entirely. Sucked in, I say.

The win earns the AFC South division title, and a wildcard match against the Broncos, this time at Monarchs Stadium which is hosting a playoff game for the first time. We score 17 points off our first three drives but then curiously put the cue in the rack and invite the Broncos back into the contest. By the time we get our offensive wits about us, we are down six and need to put the game into the hands of Dom Kelso, who promptly throws an intercept. Denver aren't a dumb team and play clock management through their power back Greyson Arton, and we are one and done. Denver 30 London 24

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2037 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2037
Record 10-7
Winning Pct. .588
All-Time 217-183
Winning Pct. .542
Playoffs 12-10
Playoff Visits 11
Bowl Wins 1
Head Coach Niko Koutouvides
Record 135-103
Winning Pct. .567
Off. Coord. K. Tate
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach J. Graham
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 23.2 28
Rushing Yards 103.4 21
Yards Per Carry 4.46 9
Pass Attempts 40.7 3
Completions 26.6 1
Completion Pct. 65.3 2
Passing Yards 307.6 1
Yards Per Attempt 7.56 1
Yards Per Catch 11.58 4
Total Yardage Gained 390.0 2
3rd Down Conversions 41.1 1 (T)
Points Per Game 25.9 1
Pass Rush Pct. 22.4 9
Pass Defense Pct. 36.2 32
Turnovers 30 30
Turnover Margin -6 26 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 24.8 8
Rushing Yards 87.8 5
Yards Per Carry 3.55 4
Pass Attempts 36.9 21
Completions 24.4 32
Completion Pct. 66.0 32
Passing Yards 272.6 31
Yards Per Attempt 7.38 31
Yards Per Catch 11.18 26
Total Yardage Gained 343.3 28
3rd Down Conversions 34.4 23
Points Per Game 23.1 29 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 21.2 19
Pass Defense Pct. 45.2 4
Turnovers 24 16 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 30 at TEN 27
2 33 at STL 30
3 26 at BUF 7
4 27 OAK 20
6 23 at IND 24
7 21 TEN 23
8 29 at KC 17
9 34 DEN 14
10 20 at SD 35
11 27 HOU 21
12 28 ARI 49
13 28 CLE 21
14 17 at SEA 27
15 28 at HOU 18
16 13 SF 26
17 30 IND 10
$$WC 24 DEN 30

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
17 D. Kelso QB 621 404 4600 7.41 25 17 89.1
**Team --- 651 425 4922 7.56 30 20 90.5
$$Opp --- 591 390 4362 7.38 29 15 93.6

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
23 T. Panahi RB 176 889 5.05 4 4
43 S. Ingram RB 89 377 4.24 3 3
22 H. Bailey RB 50 164 3.28 2 1
**Team --- 371 1655 4.46 12 28
$$Opp --- 396 1405 3.55 9 18

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
85 L. Hancock WR 149 94 1279 13.61 8.58 5 9
81 L. Raymond WR 150 91 1212 13.32 8.08 10 4
86 A. McKenzie WR 83 56 756 13.50 9.11 5 4
23 T. Panahi RB 67 54 400 7.41 5.97 3 4
21 K. Roberson FB 45 38 360 9.47 8.00 0 2
82 T. Abrams WR 51 29 267 9.21 5.24 2 3

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
90 D. Bauer ILB 100 30 1.0 3 2 2 72.7
28 G. Campbell S 95 35 1.5 0 2 9 78.4
52 R. Copeland OLB 73 21 2.0 2 1 4 72.2
20 C. McGrew CB 62 22 0.0 0 0 6 73.5
77 K. Walker DE 59 23 13.5 41 0 0 81.1
30 J. Walljasper S 53 18 0.0 0 3 6 79.4
42 F. Hamilton CB 45 13 0.0 0 3 2 75.8
74 L. Robinson DE 42 13 13.0 21 0 0 80.6
53 J. Preston OLB 36 9 0.0 1 0 3 73.0
70 B. Christakes DT 35 9 4.0 3 0 0 81.5
49 W. Powell CB 34 9 1.0 0 3 7 81.6
95 V. Robinson DT 27 15 1.5 2 0 1 82.5
98 D. Newton DT 26 9 4.0 8 0 0 82.5
41 D. Cooley S 25 6 0.0 0 0 1 65.4
97 S. Haller OLB 21 6 0.0 0 1 1 73.8
59 R. Burgess ILB 17 6 0.0 0 0 0 66.3


Seattle wins their first ever Super Bowl, edging out the Browns 16-13.

Kevin Walker is named Defensive Player of the Year and All-League First Team defensive end. Lukas Hancock is named to the All-League Second Team. Curiously, Dominic Kelso is passed over for any individual honours. Oh well.

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Off Season

Jay Guilford becomes the fourth Monarch elected to the Hall of Fame, following in the footsteps of Doug Martin, Jimmy Graham and Morris Claiborne.

Kelvin Tate is let go as the offensive coordinator, as we bring in Lonnie Burleson, who we feel can get a bit more done with our stud receiving corp. He also has a significant upgrade in his playcalling ratings. Tate leaves with a 79-58 record and one Super Bowl won. Tate heads to our rivals Houston. Bastard.

We have the 19th, 21st and 23rd picks in the draft. Chances are we won't use them all. In fact, we don't. There is a great quarterback sitting at the top of the draft, and we make a deal with the Jets to move up to first overall. We give up the three first round picks we hold this year, and our own first rounder next year. Let's hope it pays off.

1.01 - QB Josh Blake (16/87)
2.22 - RB Max Corbett (29/41)
3.17 - LCB Erik Page (21/50)
3.21 - LDT Mitchell Hasken (33/43)
3.23 - RCB Frank Brewster (22/41)
4.22 - C Grady McPike (18/47)
5.21 - MLB Pat O'Neal (23/34)
5.23 - FL Fred Minardi (16/31)
6.22 - RT J.C. Grossreider (18/32)
7.23 - RDE Robert Malone (20/33)

A fantastic draft, not least because we have our quarterback for the next fifteen seasons.

In our 25th season, we are featured for the first time on Sweat Socks.

Blake progresses to 22/80 during the pre-season and will get the start for the new season. On the eve of the new season, we trade QB Dominic Kelso to the Niners with a third round pick in exchange for a rookie offensive lineman rated 29/52. Win-win trade, I say.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Blake, Josh 11 QB QB 1 22 80 4 yrs. 2038
Corbett, Max 46 RB RB 1 31 37 4 yrs. 2038
Hutchins, Preston 32 FB FB 1 23 41 1 yr. 2038
Watt, Collin 83 TE TE 3 38 38 2 yrs. 2036
Hancock, Lukas 85 FL FL 8 81 81 3 yrs. 2031
Raymond, Levi 81 SE SE 6 78 78 2 yrs. 2033
Randle, Deion 71 LT LT 10 79 79 2 yrs. 2029
Daileader, Arnold 66 LG LG 4 66 66 4 yrs. 2035
McPike, Grady 51 C C 1 36 64 4 yrs. 2038
Kramer, Jeremiah 69 RG RG 5 44 44 5 yrs. 2034
Coutant, Lucas 65 RT RT 7 77 77 4 yrs. 2032
Robinson, Luca 74 LDE LDE 9 63 63 2 yrs. 2030
Hasken, Mitchell 76 LDT LDT 1 36 45 4 yrs. 2038
Newton, Darrell 98 RDT RDT 5 41 41 3 yrs. 2034
Walker, Kevin 77 RDE RDE 5 83 83 4 yrs. 2034
Copeland, Rickey 52 SLB SLB 6 49 49 3 yrs. 2037
O'Neal, Pat 58 MLB MLB 1 28 35 4 yrs. 2038
Guthrie, Quentin 56 WLB WLB 3 29 35 2 yrs. 2036
Page, Erik 26 LCB LCB 1 25 44 4 yrs. 2038
Hamilton, Floyd 42 RCB RCB 3 41 41 1 yr. 2036
Campbell, Gael 28 SS SS 5 61 61 3 yrs. 2034
Walljasper, Jacob 30 FS FS 3 42 42 2 yrs. 2036
Talbot, Oscar 5 QB 2 18 32 3 yrs. 2037
Montgomery, T.J. 38 RB 1 27 32 1 yr. 2038
Hill, Jake 25 RB 1 27 30 1 yr. 2038
Harris, Asher 84 TE 5 35 35 2 yrs. 2037
Porter, Eli 82 TE 1 21 29 1 yr. 2038
Blanchard, Garrett 89 FL 2 30 30 3 yrs. 2037
Spradling, Chad 80 FL 1 24 36 1 yr. 2038
Minardi, Fred 87 FL 1 19 26 4 yrs. 2038
McDonald, Joe 50 C 14 43 43 2 yrs. 2025
Pancake, Jason 79 LG 5 42 42 3 yrs. 2037
Landers, Rich 64 LG 3 30 38 2 yrs. 2036
Conerty, Cole 63 RG 1 29 52 4 yrs. 2038
Grossreider, J.C. 61 RT 1 18 30 4 yrs. 2038
Vera, Leland 10 P 2 65 73 3 yrs. 2037
Echevarria, Xander 3 K 6 71 71 2 yrs. 2033
Sauk, Rusty 92 RDE 6 47 47 3 yrs. 2033
Robinson, Vinny 95 LDT 5 37 37 2 yrs. 2034
Rivers, Kendrick 54 MLB 1 18 24 1 yr. 2038
Haller, Santiago 97 WLB 7 30 30 1 yr. 2037
Powell, Wade 49 LCB 9 35 35 3 yrs. 2037
McGrew, Claude 20 RCB 3 32 32 2 yrs. 2036
Brewster, Frank 29 RCB 1 25 34 4 yrs. 2038
Cooley, Damon 41 SS 8 37 37 2 yrs. 2037
Baker, Miguel 67 LS 1 10 10 1 yr. 2038
##Ingram, Spencer 43 RB 3 31 32 2 yrs. 2036
##Rice, Brendan 8 P 4 23 23 2 yrs. 2035
##Malone, Robert 93 RDE 1 23 32 4 yrs. 2038
##Copeland, Charlie 91 WLB 2 18 41 3 yrs. 2037

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 50
Inactive: 4
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $278,900,000
Cap Room: $3,710,000
Maximum for New Player: $3,710,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $12,690,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $4,430,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $275,610,000

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The Josh Blake era starts with a big win in Texas. We open up a 26-0 lead by halftime and hold onto record a great win in the young quarterback's first game. Blake throws for 280 and 2 touchdowns. London 29 Houston 3

The Eagles are looking to bounce back into NFC reckoning after a few disappointing seasons, but they won't find any luck at Monarchs Stadium. Lukas Hancock hauls in 158 yards and a touchdown, and rookie running back Max Corbett picks up his first career touchdown, as does Josh Blake with his legs. London 34 Philadelphia 6

The Pats deliver a reality check with a big win. Oscar Talbot sees his first NFL career action in relief of Josh Blake after the youngster is knocked out with concussion. He will be back to full strength in four weeks. New England 23 London 10

With Blake sidelined for the short term, Talbot gets the start and efficiently guides the Monarchs to a big win over the Bengals. The game is sealed with a 91 yard interception return by Wade Powell. London 26 Cincinnati 3

The unbeaten Cleveland Browns march into Monarchs Stadium and leave with the slenderest of wins. London mounts a spirited comeback but the game is sealed with the second of Oscar Talbot's interceptions. Cleveland 31 London 30

The Colts are the early pacesetters in the AFC South but we walk into their house and win without much trouble. Talbot holks three touchdowns and 263 yards, and Corbett scores his fourth touchdown in six games. He potentially could be just the fourth Monarch to score ten or more rushing touchdowns in a season, behind Doug Martin (twice), Amir Dills and Donovan Wallace. London 34 Indianapolis 19

A tough loss to the Steelers on the road, as Jeffrey Rivera tosses four touchdowns in his best performance of the season. Blake is cleared for a comeback next week, as we face up to the Ravens. Pittsburgh 28 London 20

The old and the new collide in Maryland as 40-year old Eduardo Salaam shows 23-year old Josh Blake how to play the game of football. The veteran throws four touchdowns in a big Baltimore win. The loss drops us to 4-4, half a game behind the Texans. Baltimore 34 London 17

The Titans are in the middle of a rebuilding project, and we are happy to oblige with knocking down a few walls ourselves with a massive win at Monarchs Stadium. Blake returns to form with three touchdown passes, and Corbett adds another touchdown to his collection. London 41 Tennessee 10

With the bye week coming and going, we have a vital game against the Texans at Monarchs Stadium, where a win can get us back into the lead in the division. Josh Blake is pure poetry here with 402 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, and finding Lukas Hancock with 182 yards and 3 touchdowns. No surprise to tell you then that we win, and take back leadership of the AFC South, however slenderly. London 35 Houston 10

We head to Texas and take on the Cowboys in their house, and walk away with a fantastic shutout win. We hold the Cowboys to just 217 yards of offense and 10 first downs. London 29 Dallas 0

Off to Arrowhead, where the Chiefs dominate us right until the last drive of the game, when Blake completes successive passes of 10, 7 and 63 yards, finding Lukas Hancock for the game winning score. London moves to 8-4 and in excellent shape. London 20 Kansas City 16

The struggling Redskins come to town and we expect to win big. Although we all perform well across the park we can't do better than a ten point win. Pleasingly, our defense performs well once again, limiting Washington to just 22 rushing yards on 17 attempts. Raymond is player of the game with 158 receiving yards. London 16 Washington 6

Indianapolis cross the ocean fighting for their season. They keep it alive with a pick six in the final quarter by veteran cornerback Kelly Barber. It isn't all bad news as Houston loses and we have a two game lead in the division with just two games to go. Indianapolis 17 London 14

We make our last trip across the ocean for the first of two away games to close out the season. The Giants (9-5) are in a playoff tilt themselves and knock Josh Blake out of the game en route to an important win. Blake will be cleared for action next week, in a game we must win to win the division. New York Giants 27 London 10

So it comes to this. We must beat 4-11 Tennessee to win the division, otherwise 8-7 Indianapolis can take it from us with a win over 8-7 Houston. We hold the tiebreaker over the Texans in the event of a loss; we don't hold it over the Colts. The Titans rally to beat us in the final minutes with a field goal; we wait for confirmation of a Texans win, which they seal with an intercept touchdown. We win the AFC South but make hard work of it, losing our last three games of the season. Tennessee 23 London 20

Off to the wildcard round, where we host the Texans. We are fortunate to win, outlasting the Texans in a wild match where the result was in doubt until the final play of the game. Blake throws for 361 yards in his playoffs debut, while Max Corbett scores two touchdowns from close range. London 34 Houston 31

For the first time, we travel to Boston in the playoffs to take on the second seeded 12-4 Patriots. We open up a 14-0 lead early thanks to two touchdown passes from Josh Blake, but invite the Pats back into the contest with two late scores. New England would dominate the second half and lead by three points with less than a minute to go. Josh Blake would take the team down the field and set up the game tying field goal from Xander Echevarria as time expired. In extra time, the Monarchs took the ball first and drove all the way to the 37 yard line, but went for it on 4th and 2 and turned the ball over. New England took over and made no such mistakes on their drive, winning the game by three. New England 27 London 24

Seattle would repeat as Super Bowl champions, outlasting the Pats 24-10 in the season decider.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2038 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2038
Record 10-8
Winning Pct. .555
All-Time 226-190
Winning Pct. .543
Playoffs 13-11
Playoff Visits 12
Bowl Wins 1
Head Coach Niko Koutouvides
Record 145-111
Winning Pct. .566
Off. Coord. L. Burleson
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach J. Graham
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 29.1 8 (T)
Rushing Yards 108.9 15
Yards Per Carry 3.74 19
Pass Attempts 36.6 12
Completions 22.6 7
Completion Pct. 61.6 9
Passing Yards 261.9 3
Yards Per Attempt 7.15 5
Yards Per Catch 11.61 5
Total Yardage Gained 356.3 3
3rd Down Conversions 37.2 8
Points Per Game 24.1 3
Pass Rush Pct. 25.4 1 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 52.1 20
Turnovers 26 21 (T)
Turnover Margin +3 12

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 24.2 8
Rushing Yards 93.6 6
Yards Per Carry 3.87 10
Pass Attempts 33.6 7 (T)
Completions 19.9 9
Completion Pct. 59.4 16
Passing Yards 221.1 14
Yards Per Attempt 6.59 21
Yards Per Catch 11.09 26
Total Yardage Gained 296.8 5
3rd Down Conversions 24.8 1
Points Per Game 16.0 6
Pass Rush Pct. 19.3 8
Pass Defense Pct. 44.4 7
Turnovers 29 3 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 29 at HOU 3
2 34 PHI 6
3 10 NE 23
4 26 CIN 3
5 30 CLE 31
6 34 at IND 19
7 20 at PIT 28
8 17 at BAL 34
9 41 TEN 10
11 35 HOU 10
12 29 at DAL 0
13 20 at KC 16
14 16 WAS 6
15 14 IND 17
16 10 at NYG 27
17 20 at TEN 23
$$WC 34 HOU 31
$$CS 24 at NE 27

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
11 J. Blake QB 429 270 3202 7.46 21 12 90.3
5 O. Talbot QB 157 91 988 6.29 5 4 76.6
**Team --- 586 361 4190 7.15 26 16 86.6
$$Opp --- 537 319 3537 6.59 20 15 79.8

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
46 M. Corbett RB 199 711 3.57 5 3
43 S. Ingram RB 134 448 3.34 5 4
5 O. Talbot QB 45 223 4.96 1 2
**Team --- 466 1742 3.74 13 24
$$Opp --- 387 1497 3.87 5 24

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
85 L. Hancock WR 177 99 1370 13.84 7.74 7 12
81 L. Raymond WR 180 99 1336 13.49 7.42 10 10
33 K. Roberson FB 47 38 369 9.71 7.85 1 1
83 C. Watt TE 47 38 334 8.79 7.11 2 0
89 G. Blanchard WR 46 27 325 12.04 7.07 3 2
43 S. Ingram RB 20 18 101 5.61 5.05 0 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
58 P. O'Neal ILB 96 26 2.5 3 0 5 74.9
28 G. Campbell S 85 29 2.0 0 1 10 82.0
52 R. Copeland OLB 60 13 3.0 1 2 5 79.1
30 J. Walljasper S 58 18 1.0 1 4 3 78.0
77 K. Walker DE 51 15 13.0 21 0 0 80.3
49 W. Powell CB 49 13 0.0 0 3 7 80.3
42 F. Hamilton CB 49 11 0.0 0 5 12 82.4
95 V. Robinson DT 46 17 4.5 3 0 0 81.0
74 L. Robinson DE 40 21 13.5 31 0 2 81.6
20 C. McGrew CB 34 11 0.0 0 0 5 75.1
21 D. Treat CB 25 2 0.0 0 0 1 68.4
76 M. Hasken DT 23 16 2.0 5 0 0 82.2
55 G. Becker OLB 20 7 0.0 0 0 2 74.4
41 D. Cooley S 19 7 0.0 0 0 1 73.2
92 R. Sauk DE 19 3 3.5 8 0 0 80.4
98 D. Newton DT 17 7 1.0 3 0 0 82.0

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At the conclusion of the 2038 season, the Monarchs published their 25th Anniversary Team, featuring 22 starters, 2 specialists and 10 reserves.

The honorary squad includes eight active players, and fourteen members of the Monarchs' Super Bowl winning squad from 2034.

Monarchs 25 Year Team Years Served Games SB Current
QB Ben Ryan 2017-2028 187
RB Doug Martin 2016-2020 77
FB Kendall Roberson 2033-2038 61 X X
WR Patrick Chay 2019-2029 145
WR Lukas Hancock 2031-2038 125 X X
TE Jimmy Graham 2014-2021 100
T Luke Joeckel 2014-2022 129
G Isaiah Schwartz 2015-2026 188
C Joe McDonald 2025-2038 179 X X
G Luke Butler 2021-2032 164
T Deion Randle 2029-2038 138 X X

DE Luca Robinson 2030-2038 136 X X
DT Cameron Jasper 2025-2036 184 X
DT James Newton 2023-2030 111
DE Kent Berry 2020-2026 109
LB Albert Chin 2029-2036 120 X
LB Chris Swift 2015-2025 97
LB Chris Atkins 2019-2024 92
CB Jay Guilford 2026-2033 114
CB Frankie Sanderson 2017-2024 101
S John Cyprien 2014-2025 159
S Kim Dangelo 2028-2034 97 X

K Dan Carpenter 2014-2020 94
P Santiago Singleton 2031-2034 64 X

Reserves

LT Lucas Coutant 2032-2038 88 X X
RT Brock Haley 2014-2021 85
MLB Matthew Forde 2021-2028 83
RCB Morris Claiborne 2019-2022 56
RDE Kevin Walker 2034-2038 80 X X
LDE Michael Johnson 2014-2018 76
WR Javier Bartoszewicz 2023-2034 157 X
WR Levi Raymond 2033-2038 92 X X
QB Jayden Klein 2029-2036 61 X
RB Mark Sweeney 2020-2024 64

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Off Season

Jimmy Graham left the club and Ryan Whalen was named the new assistant head coach.

Joe McDonald retired, having served for fourteen seasons and 179 games with the Monarchs.

The Monarchs would have just five picks in the 2039 draft, having traded one to the Jets in the Josh Blake trade, and forfeiting another for salary cap violations.

Only one signing in free agency, an experienced linebacker from the Niners who should provide heaps of leadership.

Draft
2.25 - RB Camden Prescott (31/31)
4.25 - SS Melvin Shaprio (20/34)
5.25 - SLB Brent Harper (22/39)
6.25 - SS Gerald Judkins (19/46)
7.25 - LG Silas Furlong (10/33)

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Blake, Josh 11 QB QB 2 34 80 3 yrs. 2038
Long, Cornelius 2 QB 9 24 24 2 yrs. 2039
Talbot, Oscar 5 QB 3 23 32 2 yrs. 2037
Prescott, Camden 37 RB RB 1 33 34 4 yrs. 2039
Corbett, Max 46 RB 2 35 37 3 yrs. 2038
Ingram, Spencer 43 RB 4 32 32 1 yr. 2036
Hutchins, Preston 32 FB FB 2 25 41 2 yrs. 2038
Watt, Collin 83 TE TE 4 38 38 1 yr. 2036
Harris, Asher 84 TE 6 35 35 1 yr. 2037
Hughes, Grant 88 TE 1 19 32 1 yr. 2039
Hancock, Lukas 85 FL FL 9 81 81 2 yrs. 2031
Blanchard, Garrett 89 FL 3 30 30 2 yrs. 2037
Minardi, Fred 87 FL 2 22 26 3 yrs. 2038
Bynaker, Troy 86 FL 1 22 29 1 yr. 2039
Raymond, Levi 81 SE SE 7 78 78 4 yrs. 2033
McPike, Grady 51 C C 2 55 64 3 yrs. 2038
Richard, Isaac 50 C 1 18 23 1 yr. 2039
Daileader, Arnold 66 LG LG 5 66 66 3 yrs. 2035
Pancake, Jason 79 LG 6 41 41 2 yrs. 2037
Landers, Rich 64 LG 4 34 38 1 yr. 2036
##Furlong, Silas 78 LG 1 12 34 4 yrs. 2039
Kramer, Jeremiah 69 RG RG 6 44 44 4 yrs. 2034
Conerty, Cole 63 RG 2 33 52 3 yrs. 2038
Randle, Deion 71 LT LT 11 79 79 3 yrs. 2029
Coutant, Lucas 65 RT RT 8 77 77 3 yrs. 2032
Grossreider, J.C. 61 RT 2 21 31 3 yrs. 2038
Vera, Leland 10 P 3 67 67 2 yrs. 2037
Echevarria, Xander 3 K 7 72 72 3 yrs. 2033
Robinson, Luca 74 LDE LDE 10 63 63 3 yrs. 2030
##Andrews, Zander 93 LDE 1 22 29 1 yr. 2039
Walker, Kevin 77 RDE RDE 6 83 83 3 yrs. 2034
Sauk, Rusty 92 RDE 7 47 47 2 yrs. 2033
Hasken, Mitchell 76 LDT LDT 2 41 45 3 yrs. 2038
Robinson, Vinny 95 LDT 6 37 37 1 yr. 2034
Newton, Darrell 98 RDT RDT 6 41 41 2 yrs. 2034
Rasmussen, Harry 59 MLB MLB 9 50 50 3 yrs. 2039
O'Neal, Pat 58 MLB 2 35 35 3 yrs. 2038
Copeland, Rickey 52 SLB SLB 7 48 48 2 yrs. 2037
Harper, Brent 53 SLB 1 26 38 4 yrs. 2039
Guthrie, Quentin 56 WLB WLB 4 32 32 1 yr. 2036
##Copeland, Charlie 91 WLB 3 22 40 2 yrs. 2037
Powell, Wade 49 LCB LCB 10 35 35 2 yrs. 2037
Page, Erik 26 LCB 2 32 44 3 yrs. 2038
Brewster, Frank 29 RCB RCB 2 28 34 3 yrs. 2038
Campbell, Gael 28 SS SS 6 61 61 2 yrs. 2034
Cooley, Damon 41 SS 9 36 36 1 yr. 2037
Shapiro, Melvin 33 SS 1 23 36 4 yrs. 2039
##Judkins, Gerald 44 SS 1 22 47 4 yrs. 2039
Walljasper, Jacob 30 FS FS 4 42 42 1 yr. 2036
Sanford, Kenyon 60 LS 1 14 14 1 yr. 2039

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 50
Inactive: 4
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $285,500,000
Cap Room: ($2,310,000)
Maximum for New Player: ($2,310,000)
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $7,330,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $0
Cap Room Required Next Year: $273,140,000

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We head into our 26th season knowing that we'd have to make quite a few changes heading into the next off-season, with salary cap problems taking away yet another one of our draft choices heading into next season.

We beat the Colts in our season opener on the back of a great defensive effort by Kevin Walker, who sacks Freddie McConnell four times and sets up the game-defining score, forcing a fumble which is then returned for eight yards. London 20 Indianapolis 15

Off to Flordia, where we take on the Bucs. Spencer Ingram scores on two goalline carries, and Blake passes for 293 yards as we easily account for Tampa Bay, capped off by a 25 yard interception return from Erik Page to close out the game. London 34 Tampa Bay 14

The Browns come to town and have us in a defensive bind at halftime, leading 28-14. We storm back with three great touchdowns in the second half, Blake finding Levi Raymond twice in the end zone and Spencer Ingram running up the winning score early in the fourth quarter. We sack the Brownies QB five times en route to a close win. London 35 Cleveland 28

The winless Jets taken on the unbeaten Monarchs, and the status quo remains the same, with Blake pushing the game beyond reach in the final quarter with two more touchdown passes for Raymond, who has five scores for the season. London 26 New York Jets 17

The next week, Blake cuts loose as we open up a 35-3 lead on the Dolphins at halftime, with Blake throwing all five touchdown passes. We ease up in a dour second half but keep Miami out of the endzone in a great defensive showing. London 35 Miami 6

Indianapolis ends our winning streak the next week, although we score the last 14 points of the game. The ultimate difference was a 91 yard interception return early in the third quarter. Reverse that score and we have a win of our own. Indianapolis 31 London 21

The Titans pay us a visit, with an identical 5-1 record to our own. The contest is an absorbing battle, with the two teams trading touchdowns all game long, answering one team's score with one of their own. Luckily for the Monarchs, we scored the first and last touchdowns of the game and that was the difference. London 35 Tennessee 28

We lick our wounds in a bye week and then jump on a plane headed for Buffalo, where the locals move to 7-1 mauling us in the process. We open a ten point lead in the first quarter but that's as good as it got. Buffalo 34 London 10

We play our fourth successive playoff contender in a row when we head to Boston. This time, it's London who turn on the form as we limit the Patriots to just 7 first downs in the entire game, a franchise record for us. We walk away with our seventh win under our belts and confident of greater things ahead. London 26 New England 0

For the first time in franchise history, we post successive shutout wins, a great statement for a team with championship ambitions. Houston are held to just 93 yards in total offense, and 8 first downs overall. London 27 Houston 0

The Panthers end our defensive streak with a 103 kickoff return on the first play of the game. London counters immediately with a 102 kickoff return of our own. We leave it until the last 46 seconds to hit the lead for the first time and give ourselves another winning season. London 27 Carolina 23

A complete reversal of form the following week against our old foes the Broncos. Blake is picked off three times and the Broncos have a great time running the ball, employing 40 run plays versus just 20 passing plays. Denver 28 London 3

The division-leading Falcons swoop across the ocean the next week and comprehensively outplay us in the quarterback department, with 393 yards and 3 touchdowns versus our 278 yards and less than half our passes completed. Still, Blake steps up when it matters, driving the Monarchs down the field to set up the winning kick as time expired. London 30 Atlanta 27

We fly to Nashville, knowing a win can seal the division for us once again. We score just one touchdown and let the kickers slug it out, and at the end of the game we book our ticket to the playoffs. Josh Blake passes 4000 yards for the first time in his career. We hope there will be many more. London 19 Tennessee 12

Off to New Orleans, where we beat the mediocre Saints quite easily. Max Corbett scores the only touchdown on a goalline punch and we're happy to let our defense suffocate the Saints out of the contest. It's the sixth time this season we've not let our opponents score a touchdown. London 16 New Orleans 3

We still have to play our starters and try to wrap up the second seed in the AFC - the Bengals (11-4) can catch us due to a better conference record, while the Bills (13-2) have the tiebreaker against us. We produce the goods when it matters, with our seventh defensive shutout of the season, although we have injury concerns heading forward over Josh Blake and Levi Raymond. They will really benefit from the bye week though! London 30 Houston 3

We take on the 12-5 Bengals in the divisional round. The two teams trade field goals during the first half and head into the break tied. Blake gets the scoring started when he throws a pick six to the Bengals, but replies in style with completed passes of 58 and 21 yards before finding Max Corbett for the first Monarchs touchdown of the post-season. Wade Powell then swoops on an intercept and takes it back to the house. Monarchs up by 7. The Bengals intercept Blake and level the scores, before going ahead on a field goal of their own. The Monarchs tried to punch in a field goal inside the final minutes before settling for a field goal as time expired. In extra time, both teams traded possession before Blake found Levi Raymond for a 54 yard touchdown that ended the game! London 29 Cincinnati 23

Off to Buffalo for the AFC Championship game. The Bills started the scoring with a quarterback scramble, and we replied with a methodical drive of our own. During the second quarter, Blake put the Monarchs ahead when he found Hancock for 53 yards, and had a chance to extend the lead late in the half but was intercepted on the Buffalo 10 yard line. We stuffed the Bills attack early in the second half, earning two points from a safety, although the locals would slightly reduce the margin with a field goal. Blake then steps up and finds Hancock for his second touchdown of the game. London by 13. Another field goal from Buffalo cuts the deficit, and then the Monarchs seal the game with Blake's fourth touchdown pass of the afternoon, this time to Spencer Ingram. London 30 Buffalo 13

The Monarchs are off to their second Super Bowl, this time played in San Francisco. Their opponents would be the Rams, playing in their first Super Bowl since 2026. London could boast eight starters with Super Bowl experience, having already played and won one in 2034.

Josh Blake's first Super Bowl play was a fumble, which directly resulted in a Rams field goal. After trading another field goal each, Jacob Walljasper put London in front with a 92 yard touchdown return. London by 4. The defense then stood up and plucked an interception from the Rams, allowing Blake ample field position to drive the Monarchs to another touchdown, this time to Levi Raymond. Five minutes before halftime, the lead was extended through Max Corbett who was the beneficiary of a 13 yard Blake touchdown pass. The teams would trade another interception each before halftime but there would be no change to the 24-6 scoreline which had opened up in the English franchise's favour. The Rams squandered the first drive of the second half, fumbling and allowing London to kick a field goal. The Rams replied with one of their own but Josh Blake put the contest beyond reach with his third touchdown pass of the evening to Max Corbett, opening up an unassailable 34-9 lead. The Rams would score once again but this time it was London who were victorious, winning their second Super Bowl championship in franchise history. London 34 St Louis 16

Max Corbett was named the Super Bowl MVP with 61 rushing yards, 51 receiving yards and 2 touchdown receptions. Jackie Bryson had a horror game for the Rams, throwing four interceptions.

Four Monarchs were named to the All-League sides, with Lucas Coutant and Kevin Walker earning Second Team places, and Levi Raymond and Deion Randle getting First Team honours. Niko Koutouvides was named Coach of the Year.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2039 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2039
Record 16-3
Winning Pct. .842
All-Time 239-193
Winning Pct. .553
Playoffs 16-11
Playoff Visits 13
Bowl Wins 2
Head Coach Niko Koutouvides
Record 161-114
Winning Pct. .585
Off. Coord. L. Burleson
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach R. Whalen
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 27.3 15 (T)
Rushing Yards 111.4 16
Yards Per Carry 4.08 19
Pass Attempts 37.4 8
Completions 23.9 5
Completion Pct. 63.9 5
Passing Yards 279.4 2
Yards Per Attempt 7.46 2
Yards Per Catch 11.67 4
Total Yardage Gained 379.2 1
3rd Down Conversions 40.1 2
Points Per Game 24.6 2
Pass Rush Pct. 25.6 2
Pass Defense Pct. 50.4 15
Turnovers 24 13 (T)
Turnover Margin -3 20 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 23.2 5
Rushing Yards 98.1 9
Yards Per Carry 4.23 24
Pass Attempts 33.4 9
Completions 20.2 9
Completion Pct. 60.4 14 (T)
Passing Yards 220.4 16
Yards Per Attempt 6.59 23
Yards Per Catch 10.92 23 (T)
Total Yardage Gained 296.1 4
3rd Down Conversions 31.3 9
Points Per Game 16.8 4
Pass Rush Pct. 20.0 13
Pass Defense Pct. 44.6 6
Turnovers 21 25 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 20 IND 15
2 34 at TB 14
3 35 CLE 28
4 26 NYJ 17
5 35 MIA 6
6 21 at IND 31
7 35 TEN 28
9 10 at BUF 34
10 26 at NE 0
11 27 HOU 0
12 27 CAR 23
13 3 at DEN 28
14 30 ATL 27
15 19 at TEN 12
16 16 at NO 3
17 30 at HOU 3
$$CS 29 CIN 23
$$CF 30 at BUF 13
**FB 34 vs STL 16

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
11 J. Blake QB 599 383 4470 7.46 29 19 89.4
**Team --- 599 383 4470 7.46 29 19 89.4
$$Opp --- 535 323 3526 6.59 12 13 77.2

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
46 M. Corbett RB 196 829 4.23 2 4
37 C. Prescott RB 128 487 3.80 1 0
43 S. Ingram RB 57 187 3.28 5 1
11 J. Blake QB 46 250 5.43 2 3
**Team --- 437 1783 4.08 10 15
$$Opp --- 371 1569 4.23 13 17

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
81 L. Raymond WR 183 115 1478 12.85 8.08 6 14
85 L. Hancock WR 162 89 1219 13.70 7.52 5 7
83 C. Watt TE 53 39 409 10.49 7.72 2 1
46 M. Corbett RB 44 36 324 9.00 7.36 0 2
89 G. Blanchard WR 49 25 350 14.00 7.14 2 2
43 S. Ingram RB 25 21 99 4.71 3.96 1 0
37 C. Prescott RB 19 17 154 9.06 8.11 1 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
28 G. Campbell S 80 24 3.0 0 2 15 83.2
59 H. Rasmussen ILB 74 19 2.5 2 0 5 77.6
90 R. Copeland OLB 66 13 2.5 0 4 2 76.6
49 W. Powell CB 60 16 0.0 0 0 8 72.2
77 K. Walker DE 54 15 18.5 30 0 1 82.0
30 J. Walljasper S 54 17 2.5 0 2 2 77.8
29 F. Brewster CB 49 12 0.0 0 1 3 74.1
26 E. Page CB 43 8 0.0 1 1 11 80.5
92 R. Sauk DE 36 7 11.5 15 0 0 80.7
98 D. Newton DT 27 11 4.0 10 0 0 82.0
76 M. Hasken DT 27 6 2.0 4 0 0 81.3
53 B. Harper OLB 23 8 0.0 0 0 2 76.1
56 Q. Guthrie OLB 22 4 0.5 0 1 1 76.2
35 M. Legg CB 20 6 0.0 0 0 3 73.0
95 V. Robinson DT 19 19 1.0 1 0 0 81.7
58 P. O'Neal ILB 16 13 0.0 0 0 0 77.4

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Off Season

No retirements, and no changes to our coaching staff.

We do a lot of tap-dancing with our roster and end up extending a lot of players. Josh Blake is given a big fat contract until the end of 2044.

Even though we have $18.8m under the cap, we spurn free agency altogether.

In the draft, we trade away our first rounder for a second and fourth rounder from the Panthers.

2.25 - LCB David Risby (18/44)
2.32 - SLB Myron Dupuis (27/45)
4.25 - LDE Kaden Garcia (23/41)
4.32 - NT Trevor Walton (23/39)
5.32 - RDT Dominic Plyler (27/37)
6.32 - MLB R.J. Reese (22/37)
7.32 - FB Warren Andrews (16/41)

RDE Rusty Sauk (46/46) begins a holdout that we can't afford, so it's off to the trading block for him after training camp. No GMs express interest and him and he's cut without a second thought.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Blake, Josh 11 QB QB 3 61 86 5 yrs. 2038
Talbot, Oscar 5 QB 4 27 35 1 yr. 2037
Scribner, Ryker 4 QB 1 19 33 1 yr. 2040
Corbett, Max 46 RB RB 3 38 38 2 yrs. 2038
Prescott, Camden 37 RB 2 37 37 3 yrs. 2039
Webb, Leroy 22 RB 1 29 35 1 yr. 2040
Andrews, Warren 48 FB FB 1 20 38 4 yrs. 2040
Meadows, Jace 83 TE TE 2 32 39 1 yr. 2040
Marks, Marc 86 TE 3 31 31 1 yr. 2040
Blais, Levon 80 TE 1 20 27 1 yr. 2040
Hancock, Lukas 85 FL FL 10 79 79 3 yrs. 2031
Blanchard, Garrett 89 FL 4 29 29 1 yr. 2037
Minardi, Fred 87 FL 3 26 26 2 yrs. 2038
Springer, Derek 88 FL 1 22 34 1 yr. 2040
Raymond, Levi 81 SE SE 8 81 81 3 yrs. 2033
McPike, Grady 51 C C 3 64 64 2 yrs. 2038
Brazil, Kris 56 C 1 26 35 1 yr. 2040
Daileader, Arnold 66 LG LG 6 66 66 2 yrs. 2035
Pancake, Jason 79 LG 7 40 40 1 yr. 2037
##Furlong, Silas 78 LG 2 17 35 3 yrs. 2039
Conerty, Cole 63 RG RG 3 44 53 2 yrs. 2038
Kramer, Jeremiah 69 RG 7 44 44 3 yrs. 2034
Randle, Deion 71 LT LT 12 74 74 2 yrs. 2029
Coutant, Lucas 65 RT RT 9 78 78 2 yrs. 2032
Riley, Chase 67 RT 1 22 30 1 yr. 2040
Vera, Leland 10 P 4 67 67 2 yrs. 2037
Echevarria, Xander 3 K 8 73 73 2 yrs. 2033
Robinson, Luca 74 LDE LDE 11 58 58 3 yrs. 2030
##Garcia, Kaden 97 LDE 1 25 41 4 yrs. 2040
Walker, Kevin 77 RDE RDE 7 82 82 4 yrs. 2034
Powell, Bill 99 RDE 5 40 40 3 yrs. 2040
Halcomb, Benjamin 90 RDE 3 33 33 1 yr. 2040
Hasken, Mitchell 76 LDT LDT 3 45 45 2 yrs. 2038
Newton, Darrell 98 RDT RDT 7 41 41 3 yrs. 2034
Plyler, Dominic 75 RDT 1 30 37 4 yrs. 2040
##Walton, Trevor 73 RDT 1 28 41 4 yrs. 2040
Rasmussen, Harry 59 MLB MLB 10 49 49 3 yrs. 2039
O'Neal, Pat 58 MLB 3 35 35 2 yrs. 2038
##Reese, R.J. 94 MLB 1 25 38 4 yrs. 2040
Dupuis, Myron 54 SLB SLB 1 30 44 4 yrs. 2040
Harper, Brent 53 SLB 2 39 39 3 yrs. 2039
Copeland, Charlie 91 WLB WLB 4 27 41 1 yr. 2037
Page, Erik 26 LCB LCB 3 42 42 2 yrs. 2038
Powell, Wade 49 LCB 11 32 32 1 yr. 2037
##Risby, David 34 LCB 1 21 40 4 yrs. 2040
Brewster, Frank 29 RCB RCB 3 33 33 2 yrs. 2038
Campbell, Gael 28 SS SS 7 61 61 3 yrs. 2034
Judkins, Gerald 44 SS 2 29 50 3 yrs. 2039
Shapiro, Melvin 33 SS 2 27 33 3 yrs. 2039
Walljasper, Jacob 30 FS FS 5 42 42 2 yrs. 2036
Carmack, Wally 41 LS 1 14 14 1 yr. 2040

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 51
Inactive: 5
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $288,400,000
Cap Room: $3,120,000
Maximum for New Player: $4,080,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $3,970,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $190,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $281,120,000

[Rawhide]

During the pre-season, Josh Blake is struck down with severe headaches, but returns to full health for the start of the regular season.

I'm going to rip through this one quite quickly (Christmas food coma hangover), so all you're getting are scores!

W 35-23 v Tennessee (Blake 27/35-415 4TD, Raymond 11-310 2TD!!!)
W 27-3 @ Detroit (Walljasper 3 INT)
L 29-31 v Buffalo (we scored last 19 points of game)
W 24-9 v Oakland (Blake 26/37-276 3TD)
L 19-23 v Indianapolis
L 20-30 @ Tennessee (drop out of AFC wildcard spots)
W 31-24 @ Kansas City (Blake 26/38-269 4TD)
W 27-24 v Denver (back into AFC wildcard)
W 37-0 @ San Diego (level in division with Houston; Blake sprains neck)
W 35-17 @ Houston (Blake 31/38-301 3TD; Camden Prescott scores 2TD)
W 34-16 v Minnesota (Blake 26/34-313 3TD)
L 9-14 @ Cincinnati (loss drops us to third in AFC; Miami are 12-0!)
W 34-30 @ Chicago (Oscar Talbot throws game winning TD; Blake is OUT with a strained achilles tendon!)
W 34-14 v Houston (veteran QB Amos Hemsley throws 300 yards! We seal AFC South with this result)
W 17-13 @ Green Bay
W 23-15 @ Indianapolis (we seal the second seed and rest up)

Divisional Round
Josh Blake returns from injury but we are caught in ambush by the Broncos, who establish a 20-0 lead after the first quarter and hold us off to ultimately win 37-27.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2040 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2040
Record 12-5
Winning Pct. .705
All-Time 251-197
Winning Pct. .560
Playoffs 16-12
Playoff Visits 14
Bowl Wins 2
Head Coach Niko Koutouvides
Record 173-119
Winning Pct. .592
Off. Coord. L. Burleson
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach R. Whalen
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 26.8 15
Rushing Yards 112.3 9
Yards Per Carry 4.20 13
Pass Attempts 39.0 6
Completions 25.8 2
Completion Pct. 66.2 2
Passing Yards 293.6 2
Yards Per Attempt 7.53 3
Yards Per Catch 11.38 7
Total Yardage Gained 395.5 1
3rd Down Conversions 37.6 5
Points Per Game 27.2 2
Pass Rush Pct. 21.8 10
Pass Defense Pct. 58.1 4
Turnovers 26 23 (T)
Turnover Margin +2 14 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 22.6 3
Rushing Yards 91.6 5
Yards Per Carry 4.06 16
Pass Attempts 37.8 25
Completions 21.4 11
Completion Pct. 56.7 5
Passing Yards 251.9 25
Yards Per Attempt 6.66 20
Yards Per Catch 11.75 31
Total Yardage Gained 327.2 17
3rd Down Conversions 31.0 11
Points Per Game 17.9 8 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 15.6 2
Pass Defense Pct. 40.5 5
Turnovers 28 6 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 35 TEN 23
2 27 at DET 3
3 29 BUF 31
4 24 OAK 9
6 19 IND 23
7 20 at TEN 30
8 31 at KC 24
9 27 DEN 24
10 37 at SD 0
11 35 at HOU 17
12 34 MIN 16
13 9 at CIN 14
14 34 at CHI 30
15 34 HOU 14
16 17 GB 13
17 23 at IND 15
$$CS 27 DEN 37

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
11 J. Blake QB 498 328 3692 7.41 31 9 101.1
12 A. Hemsley QB 112 77 836 7.46 5 4 90.4
**Team --- 624 413 4698 7.53 37 13 99.6
$$Opp --- 605 343 4031 6.66 18 19 73.9

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
46 M. Corbett RB 215 822 3.82 5 6
37 C. Prescott RB 155 707 4.56 4 2
11 J. Blake QB 37 169 4.57 1 6
**Team --- 428 1796 4.20 10 24
$$Opp --- 361 1466 4.06 10 21

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
81 L. Raymond WR 185 125 1792 14.34 9.69 8 12
85 L. Hancock WR 144 86 1032 12.00 7.17 5 13
46 M. Corbett RB 51 43 371 8.63 7.27 0 2
37 C. Prescott RB 42 33 328 9.94 7.81 3 3
89 G. Blanchard WR 45 28 349 12.46 7.76 4 2
83 J. Meadows TE 38 25 190 7.60 5.00 1 2
48 W. Andrews FB 32 22 235 10.68 7.34 0 1

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
59 H. Rasmussen ILB 93 32 2.5 5 0 8 75.0
28 G. Campbell S 83 28 1.0 0 2 14 81.6
53 B. Harper OLB 61 14 3.5 1 2 4 78.4
30 J. Walljasper S 56 14 1.0 3 6 4 81.6
26 E. Page CB 52 14 0.0 0 1 12 80.1
32 M. Eco CB 52 16 0.0 0 3 4 77.9
29 F. Brewster CB 47 12 1.0 0 1 6 77.0
77 K. Walker DE 37 16 13.5 20 0 2 82.8
99 B. Powell DE 31 11 3.5 13 0 1 81.9
54 M. Dupuis OLB 26 5 0.0 2 2 6 83.2
44 G. Judkins S 25 9 0.0 0 1 0 72.9
75 D. Plyler DT 25 12 1.5 7 0 1 82.0
91 C. Copeland OLB 23 6 0.5 0 1 0 73.0
76 M. Hasken DT 19 7 4.5 9 0 0 80.8
98 D. Newton DT 18 7 2.5 2 0 0 79.9
73 T. Walton DT 16 9 3.0 4 0 0 82.5


Miami wins the Super Bowl over Carolina.

Levi Raymond (First Team) and Kevin Walker (Second Team) earn All-League Pro Team honours.

[Rawhide]

Off Season

Cameron Jasper is inducted into the Hall of Fame, being the second home-grown Monarchs player behind Ben Ryan to have that honour.

We trade away some valuable pieces before their contracts expire, as a means of getting our salary cap number down. Grady McPike goes to the Packers for a fourth and a sixth rounder. We send Cole Connerty and a fifth rounder to Dallas for a third rounder. Mitchell Hasken goes to the Giants for a fourth, sixth and seventh rounder.

We leave the free agency well alone, focusing on the draft. On the day of the draft we trade away our first rounder to the Saints, reaping three picks in return.

2.16 - RDE J.R. Carlisle (21/37)
2.28 - RB Declan Curtis (25/38)
3.20 - LCB David Swann (23/42)
4.08 - TE Cornell Tipermas (20/48)
4.18 - SLB Daniel Browning (19/31)
4.27 - RT Robbie Weaver (16/43)
4.28 - RG Patrick Schulz (18/41)
6.09 - QB Richie Bright (10/32)
6.16 - SE Neil Lester (16/26)
6.27 - FL Maximus Vance (21/29)
6.28 - LG Mack Fischer (22/30)
7.13 - LT Josiah Lantz (20/37)
7.27 - SS Morris Malone (19/45)

A big crop of draftees!

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Blake, Josh 11 QB QB 4 82 87 4 yrs. 2038
Andrewcavage, Richard 17 QB 1 18 31 1 yr. 2041
Bright, Richie 18 QB 1 11 31 4 yrs. 2041
Corbett, Max 46 RB RB 4 38 38 4 yrs. 2038
Prescott, Camden 37 RB 3 37 37 2 yrs. 2039
Curtis, Declan 35 RB 1 26 35 4 yrs. 2041
Andrews, Warren 48 FB FB 2 36 51 3 yrs. 2040
Tipermas, Cornell 84 TE TE 1 22 46 4 yrs. 2041
Logue, Ashton 83 TE 1 22 31 1 yr. 2041
Massie, Jackie 82 TE 1 22 27 1 yr. 2041
Hancock, Lukas 85 FL FL 11 72 72 2 yrs. 2031
Vance, Maximus 15 FL 1 22 31 4 yrs. 2041
Raymond, Levi 81 SE SE 9 81 81 2 yrs. 2033
Kennedy, Glen 87 SE 1 26 36 1 yr. 2041
Lester, Neil 80 SE 1 17 25 4 yrs. 2041
Ramirez, Amari 52 C C 1 22 33 1 yr. 2041
Pierce, Harry 56 C 1 21 31 1 yr. 2041
Daileader, Arnold 66 LG LG 7 55 55 4 yrs. 2035
Fischer, Mack 79 LG 1 25 30 4 yrs. 2041
Kramer, Jeremiah 69 RG RG 8 40 40 2 yrs. 2034
##Schulz, Patrick 61 RG 1 22 41 4 yrs. 2041
Randle, Deion 71 LT LT 13 67 67 2 yrs. 2029
Lantz, Josiah 67 LT 1 22 38 4 yrs. 2041
Coutant, Lucas 65 RT RT 10 70 70 3 yrs. 2032
##Weaver, Robbie 68 RT 1 18 42 4 yrs. 2041
Vera, Leland 10 P 5 61 61 1 yr. 2037
Echevarria, Xander 3 K 9 73 73 3 yrs. 2033
Robinson, Luca 74 LDE LDE 12 56 56 2 yrs. 2030
Garcia, Kaden 97 LDE 2 28 34 3 yrs. 2040
Walker, Kevin 77 RDE RDE 8 81 81 3 yrs. 2034
Powell, Bill 99 RDE 6 39 39 2 yrs. 2040
##Carlisle, J.R. 70 RDE 1 23 35 4 yrs. 2041
Newton, Darrell 98 LDT LDT 8 41 41 2 yrs. 2034
Walton, Trevor 73 RDT RDT 2 35 39 3 yrs. 2040
Plyler, Dominic 75 RDT 2 37 39 3 yrs. 2040
Reese, R.J. 94 MLB MLB 2 31 44 3 yrs. 2040
Rasmussen, Harry 59 MLB 11 40 40 2 yrs. 2039
O'Neal, Pat 58 MLB 4 35 35 1 yr. 2038
Harper, Brent 53 SLB SLB 3 44 44 2 yrs. 2039
Dupuis, Myron 54 SLB 2 39 42 3 yrs. 2040
Alston, Aaron 92 WLB WLB 1 24 43 1 yr. 2041
Page, Erik 26 LCB LCB 4 47 47 1 yr. 2038
Risby, David 34 LCB 2 24 36 3 yrs. 2040
Elgin, Terry 49 LCB 1 23 26 1 yr. 2041
Swann, David 42 RCB RCB 1 27 39 4 yrs. 2041
Campbell, Gael 28 SS SS 8 57 57 2 yrs. 2034
Judkins, Gerald 44 SS 3 43 50 2 yrs. 2039
##Malone, Morris 23 SS 1 22 42 4 yrs. 2041
Walljasper, Jacob 30 FS FS 6 35 35 3 yrs. 2036
de la Rosa, Chad 63 LS 1 13 13 1 yr. 2041

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 50
Inactive: 4
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $291,300,000
Cap Room: ($540,000)
Maximum for New Player: ($540,000)
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $1,890,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $800,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $265,170,000

[Rawhide]

Let's rip through another season before we put this thing to bed.

L 19-23 v Houston - big lead surrendered in last quarter
W 27-21 @ St Louis - Super Bowl rematch from two years ago
L 20-26 @ Miami - pick six in extra time costs us a win! Hancock out for 3 weeks
W 41-10 v Cincinnati - big win against unbeaten Bengals
W 30-6 v Cleveland - dominant performance!
W 30-27 v Indianapolis - Corbett's 166 yards set up last minute win
W 23-16 @ Pittsburgh - come from behind win
L 12-24 @ Baltimore - loss knocks us down to wildcard spots
L 16-17 v Tennessee - critical loss to divisional leaders
L 16-34 @ Houston - third loss in a row relegates us to 5-5
W 23-6 v Arizona
W 31-9 v Kansas City - the Chiefs are 0-12!
W 24-13 @ Seattle - big win gets us back into playoff contention
W 30-27 @ Indianapolis - Blake tosses 350 yards in vital win
W 27-3 v San Francisco - We draw level with the Texans for divisional supremecy
L 10-27 @ Tennessee - We trip up badly, leaving Nashville with 10 wins but no division title. We grab the sixth seed in the AFC.

Wild Card Match[b]
London 27 Miami 24
QB Blake 26/32-331 3TD
RB Prescott 15-114
WR Hancock 7-103
WR Raymond 6-162 1TD

[b]Divisional Match[b]
London 34 Baltimore 7
Blake is out for the rest of the season with a torn wrist tendon!
QB Andrewcavage 20/24-238 3TD and 8-58
WR Raymond 13-162 TD
RB Corbett 9-52 TD

[b]AFC Championship Game
Denver 27 London 24
QB Andrewcavage 24/38-292 2TD 1INT and 10-79
RB Prescott 12-21
WR Raymond 5-107

Atlanta wins the Super Bowl over Denver 27-24

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2041 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2041
Record 12-7
Winning Pct. .631
All-Time 261-203
Winning Pct. .562
Playoffs 18-13
Playoff Visits 15
Bowl Wins 2
Head Coach Niko Koutouvides
Record 185-126
Winning Pct. .594
Off. Coord. L. Burleson
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach R. Whalen
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 25.4 21
Rushing Yards 110.4 14
Yards Per Carry 4.34 8
Pass Attempts 41.4 2
Completions 24.9 5
Completion Pct. 60.3 24
Passing Yards 281.9 3
Yards Per Attempt 6.81 13
Yards Per Catch 11.30 11
Total Yardage Gained 382.8 3
3rd Down Conversions 43.4 2
Points Per Game 23.7 5
Pass Rush Pct. 25.0 1
Pass Defense Pct. 49.3 14
Turnovers 32 30 (T)
Turnover Margin -5 23

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 24.8 10
Rushing Yards 105.3 15
Yards Per Carry 4.26 24
Pass Attempts 35.7 13
Completions 21.3 7 (T)
Completion Pct. 59.5 11
Passing Yards 229.9 10
Yards Per Attempt 6.44 10
Yards Per Catch 10.82 13
Total Yardage Gained 317.5 10
3rd Down Conversions 35.5 20
Points Per Game 18.1 8 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 18.0 9 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 53.5 23
Turnovers 27 11

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 19 HOU 23
2 27 at STL 21
3 20 at MIA 26
4 41 CIN 10
5 30 CLE 6
6 30 IND 27
7 23 at PIT 16
8 12 at BAL 24
9 16 TEN 17
11 16 at HOU 34
12 23 ARI 6
13 31 KC 9
14 24 at SEA 13
15 30 at IND 27
16 27 SF 3
17 10 at TEN 27
$$WC 27 at MIA 24
$$CS 34 at BAL 7
$$CF 24 at DEN 27

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
11 J. Blake QB 662 399 4510 6.81 26 17 83.1
**Team --- 662 399 4510 6.81 26 17 83.1
$$Opp --- 571 340 3678 6.44 15 13 77.8

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
46 M. Corbett RB 219 898 4.10 6 5
37 C. Prescott RB 118 484 4.10 0 2
11 J. Blake QB 38 297 7.82 1 7
**Team --- 407 1767 4.34 8 20
$$Opp --- 396 1685 4.26 9 31

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
81 L. Raymond WR 203 123 1724 14.02 8.49 12 9
85 L. Hancock WR 126 68 793 11.66 6.29 8 6
46 M. Corbett RB 53 37 312 8.43 5.89 0 3
89 E. Ladd WR 62 35 479 13.69 7.73 9 1
88 B. Whitfield WR 36 24 221 9.21 6.14 2 2
84 C. Tipermas TE 39 23 212 9.22 5.44 5 1
48 W. Andrews FB 29 21 129 6.14 4.45 1 1
37 C. Prescott RB 30 19 177 9.32 5.90 4 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
58 P. O'Neal ILB 82 34 2.0 4 2 3 76.7
28 G. Campbell S 79 34 1.0 0 4 15 82.7
42 D. Swann CB 70 21 1.0 0 0 2 74.9
30 J. Walljasper S 57 13 2.0 1 5 3 82.2
53 B. Harper OLB 56 19 2.0 5 0 6 76.2
26 E. Page CB 54 17 0.0 1 0 17 80.3
77 K. Walker DE 48 15 16.5 34 0 1 81.5
44 G. Judkins S 36 11 0.0 0 0 1 70.2
98 D. Newton DT 32 15 0.5 5 0 0 81.3
99 B. Powell DE 29 9 8.0 10 0 0 81.6
54 M. Dupuis OLB 28 11 1.0 1 0 5 81.3
75 D. Plyler DT 26 9 3.0 6 0 0 80.8
73 T. Walton DT 21 8 2.0 5 0 2 82.4
92 A. Alston OLB 21 5 1.5 0 0 0 63.8


Kevin Walker was named the defensive player of the year for the third time in his career. Along with Levi Raymond, he is named to the All-League First Team.

[Comey]

I read this while on the stationary bike this morning. Great read...looking forward to more!

[Rawhide]

Thanks for reading!

Off Season

We keep our entire staff intact once again. This means Niko Koutouvides will become our longest-tenured head coach. In his previous nine seasons, he has produced two Super Bowl championships, three AFC Championships, eight trips to the playoffs and no losing seasons. Zack Wedeman has matured in the role of defensive coordinator; the 47-year old has now held the job for 14 years. Strength co-ordinator Sam Means is now the best at his job, and has held the role for 21 years. He is still only 53 years old.

No retirements, so off to the re-signings.

New contracts for Levi Raymond and Lukas Hancock, the greatest wide receiver pairing in franchise history. Gael Campbell at safety also gets a new contract. Deion Randle is dissuaded from retirement with a new two year contract, and may become the first Monarch to play 200 games.

With Luca Robinson getting on in years, we look to cement our defensive line in free agency, and we get one of the best players available: LDE Ed Madison (60/60) from the St Louis Rams. He has 17 sacks in the past two seasons and is still young enough to be a valuable ten-year player for us.

Draft - as is our usual custom, we trade down from our first draft pick.

2.18 - MLB Cris Brohm (16/37)
2.30 - LCB Gary Henson (22/43)
4.20 - P Peter Barber (44/67)
4.30 - RDE Camden Schwartz (16/48)
5.19 - RDT Ricky Richardson (26/37)
5.30 - FS Evan Stoughton (18/35)
6.18 - FS Gilbert Dole (14/30)
6.30 - SE Bennett Logan (17/38)
7.30 - QB Bert Ojala (14/34)

After free agency, Bill Powell begins an unrealistic holdout and is released. We sign RCB Tony Hendon from the Panthers. He is rated 42/42 and promises to be a vital part of our defense with his great ratings in zone and run defense.

After training camp, Houston surprises us with an offer for our backup QB Richard Andrewcavage (23/35). Normally we don't deal away players to divisional opponents, but we'll make an exception in this case. We get a fourth and a seventh round pick.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview
Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Blake, Josh 11 QB QB 5 75 75 3 yrs. 2038
Davids, Brent 6 QB 11 23 23 1 yr. 2042
Heath, Nathaniel 15 QB 1 8 33 1 yr. 2042
##Ojala, Bert 13 QB 1 17 33 4 yrs. 2042
Corbett, Max 46 RB RB 5 38 38 3 yrs. 2038
Prescott, Camden 37 RB 4 37 37 2 yrs. 2039
Horner, Dan 38 RB 2 29 34 1 yr. 2042
##Curtis, Declan 35 RB 2 29 31 3 yrs. 2041
Andrews, Warren 48 FB FB 3 45 50 2 yrs. 2040
Berlioz, Neil 27 FB 4 46 47 3 yrs. 2042
Tipermas, Cornell 84 TE TE 2 33 42 3 yrs. 2041
DiMatteo, Malachi 83 TE 9 31 31 1 yr. 2042
Gilmore, Henry 82 TE 7 31 31 1 yr. 2042
Hancock, Lukas 85 FL FL 12 61 61 2 yrs. 2031
Webb, Sherman 89 FL 4 33 33 1 yr. 2042
Raymond, Levi 81 SE SE 10 74 74 3 yrs. 2033
Perrault, Aaron 88 SE 5 34 34 1 yr. 2042
Lester, Neil 80 SE 2 21 28 3 yrs. 2041
##Logan, Bennett 86 SE 1 19 36 4 yrs. 2042
Ramirez, Amari 52 C C 2 33 41 2 yrs. 2041
Robbins, Neil 57 C 2 21 33 1 yr. 2042
##Tramontana, Derek 56 C 1 19 27 1 yr. 2042
Daileader, Arnold 66 LG LG 8 47 47 3 yrs. 2035
Fischer, Mack 79 LG 2 29 32 3 yrs. 2041
Scott, Renaldo 76 RG RG 9 31 31 1 yr. 2042
##Schulz, Patrick 61 RG 2 25 40 3 yrs. 2041
Randle, Deion 71 LT LT 14 65 65 2 yrs. 2029
Lantz, Josiah 67 LT 2 29 39 3 yrs. 2041
Coutant, Lucas 65 RT RT 11 65 65 2 yrs. 2032
##Weaver, Robbie 68 RT 2 21 40 3 yrs. 2041
Barber, Peter 12 P 1 45 57 4 yrs. 2042
Echevarria, Xander 3 K 10 72 72 2 yrs. 2033
Madison, Ed 95 LDE LDE 5 60 60 3 yrs. 2042
Robinson, Luca 74 LDE 13 54 54 1 yr. 2030
Walker, Kevin 77 RDE RDE 9 79 79 3 yrs. 2034
##Carlisle, J.R. 70 RDE 2 26 30 3 yrs. 2041
##Schwartz, Camden 78 RDE 1 20 47 4 yrs. 2042
Newton, Darrell 98 LDT LDT 9 41 41 1 yr. 2034
Robinson, Vinny 72 LDT 9 35 35 1 yr. 2042
Walton, Trevor 73 RDT RDT 3 41 41 2 yrs. 2040
Plyler, Dominic 75 RDT 3 39 39 2 yrs. 2040
Reese, R.J. 94 MLB MLB 3 41 41 2 yrs. 2040
Rasmussen, Harry 59 MLB 12 37 37 1 yr. 2039
Allen, Alan 93 MLB 4 34 34 1 yr. 2042
##Brohm, Cris 90 MLB 1 20 37 4 yrs. 2042
Harper, Brent 53 SLB SLB 4 45 45 1 yr. 2039
Mitchell, Brent 99 SLB 7 31 31 1 yr. 2042
Dupuis, Myron 54 WLB WLB 3 40 40 2 yrs. 2040
##Alston, Aaron 92 WLB 2 32 48 2 yrs. 2041
Hendon, Tony 25 LCB LCB 5 42 42 5 yrs. 2042
Van Kirk, Kyle 41 LCB 5 34 34 1 yr. 2042
##Risby, David 34 LCB 3 30 39 2 yrs. 2040
##Henson, Gary 26 LCB 1 25 42 4 yrs. 2042
Swann, David 42 RCB RCB 2 36 37 3 yrs. 2041
Campbell, Gael 28 SS SS 9 58 58 3 yrs. 2034
Judkins, Gerald 44 FS FS 4 48 48 4 yrs. 2039
Walljasper, Jacob 30 FS 7 34 34 2 yrs. 2036
##Stoughton, Evan 23 FS 1 21 32 4 yrs. 2042
##Dole, Gilbert 36 FS 1 16 31 4 yrs. 2042
Rivers, Francisco 45 LS 11 14 14 1 yr. 2042

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $294,200,000
Cap Room: $2,340,000
Maximum for New Player: $3,540,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $3,160,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $750,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $275,740,000

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After a dominant pre-season where we only let up 26 points in four games, it's off to the 2042 regular season.

L 28-37 @ Indianapolis - the Colts explode on offense, with 525 net yards
W 35-10 @ Philadelphia - a great return to our usual form
W 27-20 @ Cincinnati - we win in the final 90 seconds
W 24-13 v New York Jets - a pretty awful game, but we'll take an ugly win
L 14-28 v Miami - the Dolphins exploit our weakness against the running game
W 27-21 v Indianapolis - McConnell goes nuts against us for 454 yards and 32 first downs, but we pull off an important win. We lose Walker for a few weeks.
L 13-20 @ Tennessee - another divisional loss puts us out of the playoff spots
L 24-31 @ Buffalo - a disappointing loss, levels us out at 4-4
L 20-35 @ New England - our third straight loss puts us in dire straits.
W 34-6 v Houston - Kevin Walker returns with a bang! 10 tackles, 5 sacks.
L 14-30 @ Dallas - another loss and we have to win out from here on
L 0-31 v Oakland - just embarrassing. One of our worst ever losses.
L 16-30 v Washington - not much to be said here
W 26-20 v Tennessee - we take a peg off the Titans who are playoff bound. We lose Hancock for the rest of the season.
W 30-27 v New York Giants - a comeback win in our home closer
W 35-17 @ Houston - a third successive win prevents a losing season

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2042 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2042
Record 8-8
Winning Pct. .500
All-Time 269-211
Winning Pct. .560
Playoffs 18-13
Playoff Visits 15
Bowl Wins 2
Head Coach Niko Koutouvides
Record 193-134
Winning Pct. .590
Off. Coord. L. Burleson
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach R. Whalen
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 22.3 28
Rushing Yards 95.8 26
Yards Per Carry 4.31 17
Pass Attempts 39.9 6
Completions 25.0 4
Completion Pct. 62.6 8
Passing Yards 269.6 5
Yards Per Attempt 6.75 15
Yards Per Catch 10.78 18
Total Yardage Gained 352.6 10
3rd Down Conversions 37.9 3
Points Per Game 22.9 5
Pass Rush Pct. 20.0 20 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 44.2 29
Turnovers 14 3 (T)
Turnover Margin +5 11 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 26.8 16
Rushing Yards 113.5 19
Yards Per Carry 4.24 20
Pass Attempts 36.1 17
Completions 23.1 30
Completion Pct. 64.0 30
Passing Yards 287.0 32
Yards Per Attempt 7.94 32
Yards Per Catch 12.41 32
Total Yardage Gained 384.7 32
3rd Down Conversions 36.8 31
Points Per Game 23.5 27 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 19.0 7
Pass Defense Pct. 47.8 9
Turnovers 19 23 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 28 at IND 37
2 35 at PHI 10
3 27 at CIN 20
4 24 NYJ 13
5 14 MIA 28
6 27 IND 21
7 13 at TEN 20
9 24 at BUF 31
10 20 at NE 35
11 34 HOU 6
12 14 at DAL 30
13 0 OAK 31
14 16 WAS 30
15 26 TEN 20
16 30 NYG 27
17 35 at HOU 17

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
11 J. Blake QB 639 400 4313 6.75 28 8 91.7
**Team --- 639 400 4313 6.75 28 8 91.7
$$Opp --- 578 370 4592 7.94 28 15 93.8

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
37 C. Prescott RB 186 671 3.61 5 4
46 M. Corbett RB 118 603 5.11 5 1
11 J. Blake QB 37 214 5.78 2 4
**Team --- 356 1533 4.31 13 14
$$Opp --- 428 1816 4.24 10 17

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
81 L. Raymond WR 163 97 1407 14.51 8.63 16 7
85 L. Hancock WR 117 71 849 11.96 7.26 3 8
84 C. Tipermas TE 68 42 436 10.38 6.41 3 2
89 S. Webb WR 63 34 306 9.00 4.86 4 1
48 W. Andrews FB 44 34 241 7.09 5.48 2 4
46 M. Corbett RB 33 28 121 4.32 3.67 0 1
37 C. Prescott RB 30 27 133 4.93 4.43 0 0
86 B. Logan WR 50 25 372 14.88 7.44 6 3

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
53 B. Harper OLB 80 30 3.0 0 0 4 74.3
28 G. Campbell S 79 27 3.0 2 3 9 78.5
94 R. Reese ILB 75 30 3.0 2 0 4 75.6
44 G. Judkins S 68 18 1.0 0 2 6 76.6
34 D. Risby CB 60 7 0.0 0 3 6 77.8
25 T. Hendon CB 55 18 1.0 0 1 6 75.8
77 K. Walker DE 48 18 12.0 18 0 0 81.4
32 D. Sakowski CB 47 11 0.0 0 0 3 70.0
42 D. Swann CB 43 5 1.0 0 1 6 77.2
75 D. Plyler DT 35 12 2.5 6 1 0 83.4
98 D. Newton DT 34 13 2.5 6 0 0 81.7
54 M. Dupuis OLB 23 5 0.5 0 2 5 87.9
73 T. Walton DT 22 9 2.0 3 0 0 80.8
95 E. Madison DE 21 14 5.5 14 0 0 80.9
74 L. Robinson DE 16 6 2.5 10 0 0 82.0
21 D. Hansen S 16 13 0.0 0 1 2 80.9
70 J. Carlisle DE 16 7 1.5 5 0 0 81.5


The Raiders beat the Redskins in the Super Bowl.

No Monarchs award winners.

On to next season - bigger and better, as they say.

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Off Season

Two of the great Monarchs warriors announced their retirement.

Deion Randle
Drafted - 1st round 2029, pick 5
Key run blocks - 334 (1st)
Key run opportunities - 948 (1st)
Pancake blocks - 58 (1st)
Games started - 202 (1st)
1 x All-League First Team - 2039
2 x Super Bowl rings - 2034, 2039

Luca Robinson
Drafted - 1st round 2030, pick 26
Games started - 138
Tackles - 419 (10th)
Assists - 160 (8th)
Sacks - 121.0 (2nd, 4th all-time)
Hurries - 240 (1st, 8th all-time)
Blocked Passes - 267 (2nd)
3 x All-League Team Nominations - 2035, 2036, 2038
2 x Super Bowl rings - 2034, 2039

Just the one signing in free agency, with RB Jackson Koelling calling London home for the next few years. He is rated 72/72 and may be the best running back signing since Doug Martin.

Draft

1.19 - LT Victor Thomas (21/44)
2.18 - WLB Danny Johnson (35/60)
3.17 - SLB Neal Martin (16/42)
4.06 - RCB D.J. Coleman (18/26)
4.16 - RB Joshua Ramirez (21/28)
5.15 - LDT Eli Dixon (23/45)
6.19 - RDT Leroy Peterson (23/34)
7.09 - LG Damiam Carow (21/40)
7.18 - SS Ezekiel Karim (16/30)

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Blake, Josh 11 QB QB 6 76 76 2 yrs. 2038
Ojala, Bert 13 QB 2 20 32 3 yrs. 2042
Dunham, Percy 10 QB 1 15 27 1 yr. 2043
Koelling, Jackson 43 RB RB 5 72 72 4 yrs. 2043
Prescott, Camden 37 RB 5 37 37 1 yr. 2039
Corbett, Max 46 RB 6 36 36 2 yrs. 2038
Berlioz, Neil 27 FB FB 5 50 50 2 yrs. 2042
Andrews, Warren 48 FB 4 50 50 3 yrs. 2040
Tipermas, Cornell 84 TE TE 3 42 42 2 yrs. 2041
Barbaritz, Archie 89 TE 1 21 25 1 yr. 2043
Moose, Chester 88 TE 1 17 26 1 yr. 2043
Hancock, Lukas 85 FL FL 13 55 55 2 yrs. 2031
Nielsen, Floyd 87 FL 1 25 36 1 yr. 2043
Raymond, Levi 81 SE SE 11 73 73 2 yrs. 2033
Logan, Bennett 86 SE 2 32 40 3 yrs. 2042
Lester, Neil 80 SE 3 28 28 2 yrs. 2041
Ramirez, Amari 52 C C 3 38 38 1 yr. 2041
Robbins, Neil 57 C 3 25 34 2 yrs. 2042
Daileader, Arnold 66 LG LG 9 40 40 2 yrs. 2035
Fischer, Mack 79 LG 3 37 37 2 yrs. 2041
##Carow, Damian 74 LG 1 23 40 4 yrs. 2043
Schulz, Patrick 61 RG RG 3 33 41 2 yrs. 2041
Coutant, Lucas 65 LT LT 12 54 54 2 yrs. 2032
Lantz, Josiah 67 LT 3 36 36 2 yrs. 2041
##Thomas, Victor 63 LT 1 24 41 4 yrs. 2043
Weaver, Robbie 68 RT RT 3 26 39 2 yrs. 2041
Barber, Peter 12 P 2 56 56 3 yrs. 2042
Echevarria, Xander 3 K 11 73 73 3 yrs. 2033
Madison, Ed 95 LDE LDE 6 60 60 2 yrs. 2042
Walker, Kevin 77 RDE RDE 10 74 74 2 yrs. 2034
Carlisle, J.R. 70 RDE 3 31 31 2 yrs. 2041
Schwartz, Camden 78 RDE 2 26 50 3 yrs. 2042
Dixon, Eli 71 LDT LDT 1 27 48 4 yrs. 2043
Plyler, Dominic 75 RDT RDT 4 45 45 4 yrs. 2040
Walton, Trevor 73 RDT 4 31 31 1 yr. 2040
Peterson, Leroy 72 RDT 1 25 31 4 yrs. 2043
Reese, R.J. 94 MLB MLB 4 42 42 1 yr. 2040
Brohm, Cris 90 MLB 2 23 38 3 yrs. 2042
##Mackowski, Roger 58 MLB 1 18 21 1 yr. 2043
Johnson, Danny 55 SLB SLB 1 41 58 4 yrs. 2043
Martin, Neal 99 SLB 1 19 40 4 yrs. 2043
Alston, Aaron 92 WLB WLB 3 37 49 1 yr. 2041
Hendon, Tony 25 LCB LCB 6 43 43 4 yrs. 2042
Risby, David 34 LCB 4 37 37 1 yr. 2040
Swann, David 42 RCB RCB 3 39 39 2 yrs. 2041
##Samuels, Randall 21 RCB 1 23 30 1 yr. 2043
##Coleman, D.J. 22 RCB 1 21 27 4 yrs. 2043
Campbell, Gael 28 SS SS 10 58 58 2 yrs. 2034
##Karim, Ezekiel 20 SS 1 18 28 4 yrs. 2043
Judkins, Gerald 44 FS FS 5 48 48 3 yrs. 2039
Dole, Gilbert 36 FS 2 20 34 3 yrs. 2042
Altman, Kevin 62 LS 1 13 13 1 yr. 2043

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 52
Inactive: 6
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $297,100,000
Cap Room: $780,000
Maximum for New Player: $1,770,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $10,710,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $2,230,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $286,040,000

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Baltimore have somehow exploded the salary cap, and are $28m over for the upcoming season.

L 12-41 @ Tennessee - shocking loss to start the new season. The Titans hang 24 points on us in the final quarter.
W 38-13 v Tampa Bay - a big day of redemption, Blake throws three scores in the final quarter. We lose rookie lineman Damian Carow for an indefinite period with depression.
W 33-17 @ New York Jets
W 20-13 v Oakland
W 23-10 @ Indianapolis - rookie Danny Johnson has a day out with 6 sacks, a sack and a pick six
W 23-10 v Tennessee - this win puts us clear at the top of the AFC South
W 30-24 @ Kansas City - RB Jackson Koelling breaks his fibula and is almost certainly done for the season
W 28-16 v Denver - Blake has a big day with 354 yards and 4 scores
W 16-13 @ San Diego
W 37-7 v Houston - Johnson dominates again with another pick six
W 26-17 @ Carolina - We set a new franchise mark with a tenth successive win
W 37-17 v Cincinnati - we torment the Bengals QB with four picks, and two taken back to the house
L 28-34 @ Atlanta - our winning streak of 11 games comes to a swift end
W 37-21 @ Houston - we tie up another division title as we go 12-2
W 27-3 v New Orleans - we sew up the AFC #1 seed and rest our starters in the final game
L 6-21 v Indianapolis - we rest Blake, Hancock, Raymond, Walker and Campbell and accordingly play the Colts into the playoffs

Divisional Round
We tease the Raiders with a close contest. Blake throws 19/24-329 3TD. Jackson Koelling heads back into our lineup and contributes with 61 yards of his own. Levi Raymond is huge with 183 yards on 6 receptions.

AFC Championship Game
One of the great games.

1Q: 02:46 LON 7 BUF 0 - Levi Raymond 15 pass from Josh Blake (Xander Echevarria extra point)
2Q: 13:04 BUF 7 LON 7 - Cody Guthrie 6 run (Melvin Wertz extra point)
2Q: 08:43 BUF 14 LON 7 - Cody Guthrie 3 run (Melvin Wertz extra point)
2Q: 05:38 LON 14 BUF 14 - Cornell Tipermas 26 pass from Josh Blake (Xander Echevarria extra point)
2Q: 03:23 BUF 21 LON 14 - Timothy Patton 10 pass from Kelly Stanton (Melvin Wertz extra point)
2Q: 03:14 LON 21 BUF 21 - Neil Lester 90 kickoff return (Xander Echevarria extra point)
3Q: 12:36 BUF 28 LON 21 - Bernard McIntyre 6 pass from Kelly Stanton (Melvin Wertz extra point)
3Q: 10:54 LON 28 BUF 28 - Jackson Koelling 65 pass from Josh Blake (Xander Echevarria extra point)
3Q: 02:52 LON 35 BUF 28 - Neil Berlioz 21 pass from Josh Blake (Xander Echevarria extra point)
4Q: 05:37 BUF 35 LON 35 - Barry Bronson 30 pass from Kelly Stanton (Melvin Wertz extra point)
4Q: 01:14 LON 38 BUF 35 - Xander Echevarria 35 field goal

Koelling 25-158 and 3-89 TD
Blake 25/37-334 4TD 1INT
Raymond 8-93 TD
Johnson 7 tackles 0.5 sacks
Campbell 7 tackles 4 assists
Risby 7 tackles

We're off to the Super Bowl! This time, we're playing the Atlanta Falcons who have been to the big dance in the past two seasons, winning in 2041 and losing in 2042. Two of our defensive starters are probable, Kevin Walker with a broken nose, and David Risby with a broken foot.

We explode in the first half, with Josh Blake rushing for the first touchdown from nine yards, then leading an 80 yard drive culminating in Jackson Koelling receiving a short pass for the score. When Blake scrambled for his second score, London had opened up a 21-0 lead over the one-loss Falcons. There was more to come though, with Kevin Walker forcing a fumble on Atlanta's next drive, and Blake finding Raymond for the fourth touchdown of the half.

The second half was a victory lap for the Monarchs, although Atlanta closed the gap to 28-13. Jackson Koelling scored his second and third touchdowns of the Super Bowl on runs of 1 and 16 yards.

The Monarchs won the Super Bowl 42-13

Blake 26/39-273 2TD and 2-15 2TD
Koelling 19-101 2TD and 3-21 1TD
Raymond 7-81 1TD
Risby 3 tackles, 1 interception
Campbell 8 tackles, 1 sack
Walker 4 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble

Josh Blake was named the Super Bowl MVP.

All-League Team honours went the way of LDE Ed Madison (Second Team), SLB Danny Johnson (First Team), K Xander Echevarria (First Team) and FB Warren Andrews (First Team).

Danny Johnson was named the Defensive Rookie of the Year, the first Monarch to achieve this honour. He recorded 75 tackles, 21 assists, 3.5 sacks, 7 interceptions and 3 pick sixes.

Niko Koutouvides was narrowly denied his third Coach of the Year award, with the pundits instead selecting Willis McGahee from Atlanta for the honour.

Unfortunately I skipped ahead without saving the season review, so here are some highlights:

QB Josh Blake - 3796 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, 11 interceptions
RB Jackson Koelling - 447 yards at 4.47 (7 regular season games), 320 yards at 5.52, 2 touchdowns (3 post-season games)
SE Levi Raymond - 82 receptions, 1087 yards, 9 touchdowns
FL Lukas Hancock - 75 receptions, 910 yards, 5 touchdowns
LDE Ed Madison - 45 tackles, 13.5 sacks
RDE Kevin Walker - 37 tackles, 8.5 sacks

We farewelled three of the great Monarchs at the end of the season

SS Gael Campbell
Drafted 3rd Round 2034, pick 1
Games started - 150
Interceptions - 23 (4th)
Pass Defense Percentage - 82.0% (1st)
Tackles - 791 (2nd)
Assists - 270 (2nd)
Passes Defensed - 120 (1st)
3 x Super Bowl Championships: 2034, 2039, 2043

LT Lucas "Coal Train" Coutant
Drafted - 1st round 2032, pick 5
Games Started - 168 (8th)
Key Run Blocks - 259 (4th)
Key Run Opportunities - 698 (4th)
Pancake Blocks - 33 (3rd)
1 x All-League Nomination - 2039
3 x Super Bowl Championships: 2034, 2039, 2043

FL Lukas Hancock
Drafted - 1st round 2031, pick 4
Games Started - 200 (2nd)
Receptions - 1146 (2nd, 3rd all-time)
Receiving Yards - 15281 (2nd, 3rd all-time)
Yards Per Reception - 13.33 (4th)
Receiving Touchdowns - 109 (1st, 1st all-time)
Targeted Passes - 1973 (1st, 5th all-time)
100 Yards Receiving Games - 54 (2nd, 4th all-time)
Punt Return Yards - 2183 (1st)
Points Scored - 666 (4th)
Yards From Scrimmage - 15336 (2nd)
All-Purpose Yards - 17529 (1st)
5 x All-League Nomination - 2033, 2034, 2036, 2037, 2038
3 x Super Bowl Championships: 2034, 2039, 2043

Three very hard players to replace!

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Off Season

The staff stays intact, and we extend Josh Blake's contract until the end of 2048. Kevin Walker also gets a contract extension, in his eleventh season.

We sign SS Bernie Fredrickson (80/80) as our only free agent signing from the Ravens.

Our first round draft pick is traded away to the Ravens on draft day, in return for their first rounder next year.

2.32 - RT Jack Flake (19/44)
3.32 - MLB Rod Norried (20/40)
4.32 - RB Carson Harper (23/30)
5.32 - RCB Brant Garvin (19/39)
6.32 - C Luther Bishop (23/41)
7.32 - FS Abel Petterson (22/31)

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
London Monarchs Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Blake, Josh 11 QB QB 7 77 77 5 yrs. 2038
Ojala, Bert 13 QB 3 24 35 2 yrs. 2042
Andersen, Robbie 1 QB 1 17 33 1 yr. 2044
##Atkins, Kaiden 7 QB 1 10 29 1 yr. 2044
Koelling, Jackson 43 RB RB 6 73 73 3 yrs. 2043
Corbett, Max 46 RB 7 37 37 1 yr. 2038
Harper, Carson 30 RB 1 24 30 4 yrs. 2044
##Sutton, Nolan 26 RB 2 24 34 1 yr. 2044
Andrews, Warren 48 FB FB 5 50 50 2 yrs. 2040
Berlioz, Neil 27 FB 6 49 49 1 yr. 2042
Tipermas, Cornell 84 TE TE 4 42 42 1 yr. 2041
Orta, Bill 83 TE 8 30 30 1 yr. 2044
Wilson, Moe 85 TE 7 29 29 1 yr. 2044
Raymond, Levi 81 FL FL 12 66 66 2 yrs. 2033
Nielsen, Floyd 87 FL 2 34 38 2 yrs. 2043
Logan, Bennett 86 SE SE 3 39 39 2 yrs. 2042
Lester, Neil 80 SE 4 28 28 1 yr. 2041
Eklin, Harris 82 SE 2 23 28 1 yr. 2044
##Reeves, K.C. 89 SE 1 20 27 1 yr. 2044
Bishop, Luther 51 C C 1 25 39 4 yrs. 2044
Robbins, Neil 57 C 4 26 34 1 yr. 2042
##Lelie, Griffin 59 C 2 21 29 1 yr. 2044
Carow, Damian 74 LG LG 2 35 55 3 yrs. 2043
Fischer, Mack 79 LG 4 36 36 1 yr. 2041
Booker, Jaiden 76 RG RG 4 45 45 3 yrs. 2044
Schulz, Patrick 61 RG 4 41 41 4 yrs. 2041
Flake, Jack 60 LT LT 1 20 38 4 yrs. 2044
Lantz, Josiah 67 LT 4 31 31 1 yr. 2041
##Thomas, Victor 63 LT 2 18 25 3 yrs. 2043
Weaver, Robbie 68 RT RT 4 29 31 1 yr. 2041
Barber, Peter 12 P 3 65 65 2 yrs. 2042
Echevarria, Xander 3 K 12 71 71 2 yrs. 2033
Madison, Ed 95 LDE LDE 7 60 60 4 yrs. 2042
##Patton, Kevin 94 LDE 4 27 31 1 yr. 2044
Walker, Kevin 77 RDE RDE 11 70 70 2 yrs. 2034
Schwartz, Camden 78 RDE 3 45 53 2 yrs. 2042
Dixon, Eli 71 LDT LDT 2 41 47 3 yrs. 2043
Richardson, Ricky 73 LDT 3 31 31 1 yr. 2044
Plyler, Dominic 75 RDT RDT 5 46 46 3 yrs. 2040
Turtschin, Graham 96 RDT 15 31 31 1 yr. 2044
##Peterson, Leroy 72 RDT 2 30 32 3 yrs. 2043
Norried, Rod 58 MLB MLB 1 23 37 4 yrs. 2044
Stevenson, George 56 MLB 9 26 26 1 yr. 2044
##Jarvis, Marlon 97 MLB 1 20 36 1 yr. 2044
##Brohm, Cris 90 MLB 3 19 27 2 yrs. 2042
Johnson, Danny 55 SLB SLB 2 52 62 3 yrs. 2043
Woodhouse, Marc 98 SLB 8 42 42 3 yrs. 2044
##Martin, Neal 99 SLB 2 30 39 3 yrs. 2043
Alston, Aaron 92 WLB WLB 4 48 48 3 yrs. 2041
Hendon, Tony 25 LCB LCB 7 42 42 3 yrs. 2042
Sato, Jose 40 LCB 5 32 32 1 yr. 2044
Swann, David 42 RCB RCB 4 40 40 1 yr. 2041
##Coleman, D.J. 22 RCB 2 26 31 3 yrs. 2043
##Garvin, Brant 33 RCB 1 22 38 4 yrs. 2044
Fredrickson, Bernie 45 SS SS 5 80 80 5 yrs. 2044
##Karim, Ezekiel 20 SS 2 22 29 3 yrs. 2043
Judkins, Gerald 44 FS FS 6 48 48 2 yrs. 2039
Dole, Gilbert 36 FS 3 30 30 2 yrs. 2042
##Petterson, Abel 38 FS 1 25 33 4 yrs. 2044
Ellard, Graham 47 LS 2 14 14 1 yr. 2044

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive, ** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.

Players Under Contract: 60
Inactive: 14
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $300,000,000
Cap Room: $13,360,000
Maximum for New Player: $14,530,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $16,180,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $0
Cap Room Required Next Year: $256,480,000

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So, onto the new season.

W 10-6 @ Houston - a squeaker of a result, with Raymond scoring an 89 yard match winner
W 19-7 v Detroit - our second ugly win in as many weeks
W 27-24 v Buffalo - we beat the Bills in a rare (for them) trip across the Atlantic
L 20-23 v Cincinnati - the Bengals come back from ten points down to win in over time.
W 16-9 v Cleveland - Koelling racks up 111 yards on the ground
W 16-10 @ Indianapolis - We open up some distance in the division with this close win
W 29-12 @ Pittsburgh - Tony Hendon goes mad for two sacks and an interception
L 16-19 @ Baltimore - a close loss to the 4-4 Ravens
W 23-20 v Tennessee - a tight win against the average Titans
L 17-22 v Houston - the Texans pull a game behind us in the division with this win. We are limited to just 10 first downs
W 27-10 @ Minnesota - a great, playoff-caliber win, sealed with two pick sixes to close out the fourth quarter
L 7-33 @ Oakland - and we follow up that win with a shellacking
W 30-24 v Chicago - a much better performance!
W 20-0 v Indianapolis - we seal the AFC South with this win
W 33-7 @ Green Bay - a routine win
W 38-31 @ Tennessee - we keep our starters in, given that the #1 seed is still alive. We seal it by virtue of our win over Buffalo earlier in the year! We miss Jackson Koelling for the rest of the season with a broken foot.

AFC Divisional Game
London 23 Kansas City 10
Blake 22/31-289 TD
Corbett 10-32
Raymond 7-117
Logan 4-75 TD
Johnson 41 yard fumble return TD

AFC Championship Game
Buffalo 17 London 3
Blake 29/48-249
Corbett 9-46
Raymond 6-42
Logan 5-60

Our season ends at the penultimate hurdle.

ront Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2044 Summary for London Monarchs

Year 2044
Record 13-5
Winning Pct. .722
All-Time 294-218
Winning Pct. .574
Playoffs 22-14
Playoff Visits 17
Bowl Wins 3
Head Coach Niko Koutouvides
Record 222-142
Winning Pct. .609
Off. Coord. L. Burleson
Def. Coord. Z. Wedeman
Asst. Coach R. Whalen
Stren. Coord. S. Means

London Monarchs Team Rank
Rushes per Game 24.8 25
Rushing Yards 96.9 26
Yards Per Carry 3.91 27
Pass Attempts 34.3 25
Completions 22.1 16
Completion Pct. 64.3 3 (T)
Passing Yards 245.4 9
Yards Per Attempt 7.15 6
Yards Per Catch 11.12 9
Total Yardage Gained 327.4 15
3rd Down Conversions 36.1 11
Points Per Game 21.8 9 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 24.6 2
Pass Defense Pct. 50.2 13
Turnovers 19 6 (T)
Turnover Margin +6 7 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 26.2 13
Rushing Yards 102.0 6
Yards Per Carry 3.89 6
Pass Attempts 36.3 23
Completions 21.5 17 (T)
Completion Pct. 59.2 10
Passing Yards 233.1 17
Yards Per Attempt 6.42 17
Yards Per Catch 10.84 21 (T)
Total Yardage Gained 314.7 11
3rd Down Conversions 34.9 19 (T)
Points Per Game 16.1 4 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 20.8 18
Pass Defense Pct. 44.7 11
Turnovers 25 13 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 10 at HOU 6
2 19 DET 7
3 27 BUF 24
4 20 CIN 23
5 16 CLE 9
6 16 at IND 10
7 29 at PIT 12
8 16 at BAL 19
9 23 TEN 20
11 17 HOU 22
12 27 at MIN 10
13 7 at OAK 33
14 30 CHI 24
15 20 IND 0
16 33 at GB 7
17 38 at TEN 31
$$CS 23 KC 10
$$CF 3 BUF 17

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
11 J. Blake QB 549 353 3927 7.15 17 12 86.7
**Team --- 549 353 3927 7.15 17 12 86.7
$$Opp --- 581 344 3730 6.42 16 15 76.5

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
43 J. Koelling RB 204 960 4.71 5 2
46 M. Corbett RB 142 395 2.78 5 5
11 J. Blake QB 35 145 4.14 0 7
**Team --- 396 1550 3.91 12 21
$$Opp --- 419 1632 3.89 5 20

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
81 L. Raymond WR 145 89 1106 12.43 7.63 12 7
86 B. Logan WR 91 54 718 13.30 7.89 7 4
43 J. Koelling RB 55 42 303 7.21 5.51 1 0
87 F. Nielsen WR 56 34 437 12.85 7.80 4 2
27 N. Berlioz FB 36 27 273 10.11 7.58 1 1
84 C. Tipermas TE 47 27 229 8.48 4.87 3 0
80 N. Lester WR 30 21 266 12.67 8.87 3 2
88 M. Wilson TE 27 17 146 8.59 5.41 1 1

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
45 B. Fredrickson S 88 23 2.0 0 3 13 82.9
40 J. Sato CB 71 12 0.0 0 4 6 77.7
55 D. Johnson OLB 69 34 2.5 2 1 7 76.5
44 G. Judkins S 62 19 1.0 2 2 8 79.2
58 R. Norried ILB 60 28 2.5 4 0 5 77.5
25 T. Hendon CB 58 9 3.0 0 3 2 76.1
71 E. Dixon DT 43 8 2.0 8 0 0 81.3
95 E. Madison DE 41 15 9.0 21 0 1 81.6
42 D. Swann CB 39 23 1.0 1 0 8 78.6
77 K. Walker DE 38 11 9.5 15 0 0 79.8
36 G. Dole S 36 7 0.0 0 0 2 74.7
78 C. Schwartz DE 33 17 4.5 9 0 0 81.7
98 M. Woodhouse OLB 31 8 1.0 2 1 0 71.6
92 A. Alston OLB 28 5 2.0 1 0 1 72.6
75 D. Plyler DT 20 7 2.5 4 0 0 81.9
73 R. Richardson DT 18 5 4.0 4 0 0 82.5
38 A. Petterson S 18 4 0.0 0 1 1 75.2
72 L. Peterson DT 17 7 3.0 2 0 0 80.4


Buffalo beats Dallas in the Super Bowl 41-38

K Xander Echevarria and SS Bernie Fredrickson are named to the All-League Pro Team.

Kevin Walker announces his retirement at the end of the season.
Drafted: 1st round 2034, pick 1
Games Started: 171 (8th)
Tackles: 538 (7th)
Assists: 186 (7th)
Sacks: 149.5 (1st, 3rd all-time)
Hurries: 266 (1st, 3rd all-time)
Blocked Passes: 307 (1st, 3rd all-time)
7 x All-League Team Nominations: 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041
3 x Defensive Player of the Year: 2035, 2037, 2041
3 x Super Bowl Championships: 2034, 2039, 2043

I dare say we will be seeing him in the Hall of Fame in five years time!

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If you've read any of my previous dynasties, you'd know that I tend to chop and change how I present my reports the longer that the dynasty progresses. And thus it is with Isles of Wonder...we've gone from quarterly reports with quasi-detailed reports of games, to simple providing of scores, and now we're not even going to provide that much.

The main purpose of a dynasty, in my eyes, is for my enjoyment - the simple reporting of facts and figures is secondary, and the more detail I provide in the reporting, the less detail I commit to my playing of the game.

So I'm going to try something here. It may work brilliantly. It may be an abject failure. Who knows? I'm going to play out the season, and then provide a simple snapshot of the main accomplishments. With the Monarchs winning three of the last ten Super Bowls, my main focus is now replenishing and building a perennial contender.

2045 Season

Off-Season
Coaching Changes: None
Retirements: RDE Kevin Walker
Major Free Agent Signings: LCB Corwin Gaines (GB 55/55), MLB Luke McKnight (IND 75/75)
Major Free Agent Losses: TE Cornell Tipermas (DAL 42/42), RB Max Corbett (DAL 40/40)
First Three Draft Choices: 1.30 RDT Lincoln Brock (DT 28/51), 2.30 CB Tristan Nixon (28/43), 3.30 WR Deron Meyer (22/33)

The Season
Record: 7-8-1 (3rd in AFC South)
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Award Winners: None
All-League First Team: None
All-League Second Team: None

Individual Performances
Passing: Josh Blake 3162 yards, 11TD, 8INT; Sammy Benton 736 yards, 1TD, 8INT
Rushing: Jackson Koelling 938 yards, 4.32 average, 6TD; Carson Harper 403 yards, 4.48 average, 1TD
Receiving: Levi Raymond 88 receptions, 955 yards, 2TD; Floyd Nielsen 52 receptions, 654 yards, 3TD
Defensive: Luke McKnight 106 tackles, 5.5 sacks; Bernie Fredrickson 98 tackles; Danny Johnson 75 tackles; Ed Madison 37 tackles, 8.5 sacks

Record Books
Franchise Single-Game Records Set: None
Franchise Single-Season Records Set: None
Franchise Career Records Set
Career Quarterback Rating - 89.0 - Josh Blake
Completion Percentage - 63.0% - Josh Blake
Yards Per Pass Attempt - 7.03 - Josh Blake
Receptions - 1331 - Levi Raymond
Receiving Yards - 17535 - Levi Raymond
Receiving Touchdowns - 116 - Levi Raymond
Targeted Passes - 2168 - Levi Raymond
Passes Dropped - 125 - Levi Raymond
100 Yards Receiving Games - 71 - Levi Raymond
Pass Defense Percentage - 82.4% - Bernie Fredrickson
Yards From Scrimmage - 17619 - Levi Raymond
All-Purpose Yards - 18674 - Levi Raymond

Super Bowl
Buffalo 20 Carolina 17

Evaluation
Team Performance: 43
Franchise Value: 74
Profit/Loss: 74
Roster Strength: 39
Overall: 62

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2046 Season

Off-Season
Coaching Changes: None
Retirements: FL Levi Raymond (2033-45)
Major Free Agent Signings:
Major Free Agent Losses: P Peter Parker (STL 67/67), C Chester Ruffin (GB 42/42), QB Sammy Benton (PIT 34/34), TE Eugene Malone (39/39), WILB Geoff Patterson (IND 37/37), FB Andre Provine (PIT 44/44)
First Three Draft Choices: 1.06 WR Hunter Flynn (47/74), 2.16 DE Elijah Boyce (19/36), RT Max Biggs (28/46)
WTF Moment - The Steelers are moving to Iowa City, effective 2051

The Season
Record: 10-6 (2nd in AFC South; wildcard clinched)
Playoffs: W 31-8 @ Cincinnati (wildcard), L 9-23 @ Miami (division)
Award Winners: WR Hunter Flynn - Offensive Rookie of the Year
All-League First Team: MLB Luke McKnight, SS Bernie Fredrickson
All-League Second Team: WR Hunter Flynn

Individual Performances
Passing: Josh Blake 3315 yards 16TD 12INT
Rushing: Jackson Koelling 679 yards at 4.19, 5TD; Carson Harper 384 yards at 3.12, 1TD
Receiving: Hunter Flynn 100 receptions, 1369 yards, 10TD; Floyd Nielsen 79 receptions 784 yards 3TD
Defensive: Luke McKnight 115 tackles 5 sacks; Bernie Fredrickson 105 tackles 5 interceptions; Danny Johnson 61 tackles, Ed Madison 35 tackles 9 sacks

Record Books
Franchise Single-Game Records Set: None
Franchise Single-Single Records Set:
Assists - 45 - Bernie Fredrickson
Franchise Career Records Set
Career Quarterback Rating - 87.8 - Josh Blake
Completion Percentage - 62.5% - Josh Blake
Yards Per Reception - 13.69 - Hunter Flynn

Super Bowl
Miami 45 Green Bay 27

Evaluation
Team Performance - 60
Franchise Value - 66
Profit/Loss - 70
Roster Strength - 39
Overall - 64

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2047 Season

Off-Season
Coaching Changes: None
Retirements: None
Hall of Fame Inductee: LDE Luca Robinson (2030-2042)
Major Free Agent Signings:
Major Free Agent Losses: SLB Neal Martin (KC 45/45), FS Gerald Judkins (HOU 44/44)
First Three Draft Choices: 2.28 RT Angel Wozniczka (21/54), 4.28 NT Grant Spencer (14/30), 5.27 DT Conrad Coles (23/37)

The Season
Record: 10-6 (1st in AFC South)
Playoffs: L 17-31 v New York Jets (Wildcard)
Award Winners: None
All-League First Team: None
All-League Second Team: DT Eli Dixon
NB: Boom second-year player Hunter Flynn tears his MCL in the seventh game of the season, ruling him out until late 2048

Individual Performances
Passing: Josh Blake 3584 yards 23 TD 10 INT
Rushing: Jackson Koelling 610 yards at 4.59, 4TD, Carson Harper 531 yards at 3.59
Receiving: Floyd Nielsen 63 receptions 829 yards 3TD, Hunter Flynn 32 receptions 605 yards 7TD
Defensive: Luke McKnight 103 tackles, Danny Johnson 84 tackles 6 sacks 3 interceptions, Bernie Fredrickson 81 tackles, Eli Dixon 33 tackles 8.5 sacks

Record Books
Franchise Single-Game Records Set: None
Franchise Single-Single Records Set:
Yards Per Reception - 18.91 - Hunter Flynn
Franchise Career Records Set
Career Quarterback Rating - 87.6 - Josh Blake
Completion Percentage - 62.3% - Josh Blake
Yards Per Reception - 14.95 - Hunter Flynn

Super Bowl
Detroit 20 Kansas City 13

Evaluation
Team Performance: 74
Franchise Value: 56
Profit/Loss: 74
Roster Strength: 40
Overall: 69

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2048 Season

Off-Season
Coaching Changes:
Zack Wedeman succeeds Niko Koutouvides as head coach
Erin Henderson succeeds Zack Wedeman as defensive coordinator
Chris Swift succeeds Ryan Whalen as assistant head coach
Hall of Fame Induction: FL Lukas Hancock (2031-2043)
Retirements: None
Major Free Agent Signings: LT Gabe Jennings (TEN 80/80), LDE Colton Boothroyd (70/70), SE Andrew Abrams (GB 44/44)
Major Free Agent Losses: LT Jack Flake (SD 46/46), K Troy Harter (ATL 64/64)
First Three Draft Choices: 1.22 LDE Les Lynch (28/49), 2.23 RB Nolan Gardner (31/37), 3.22 LCB Kendrick Marincic (20/39)

The Season
Record: 9-7 (2nd in AFC South, secured wildcard)
Playoffs: L 31-34 @ Indianapolis (Wildcard)
Award Winners:
All-League First Team: WR Andrew Abrams, LT Gabe Jennings, DE Colton Boothroyd
All-League Second Team: QB Josh Blake

Individual Performances
Passing: Josh Blake 4468 yards 33TD 15INT
Rushing: Nolan Gardner 659 yards at 3.56 3TD, Jackson Koelling 587 yards at 3.89 7TD
Receiving: Aaron Abrams 131 receptions 1752 yards 9TD, Deron Meyer 80 receptions 1136 yards 12TD
Defensive: Luke McKnight 95 tackles 4.5 sacks, Danny Johnson 65 tackles 4 interceptions; Colton Boothroyd 43 tackles 18 sacks

Record Books
Franchise Single-Game Records Set:
Receiving Touchdowns - 5 - Deron Meyer (NFL record)
Points Scored - 30 - Deron Meyer (NFL record)
Franchise Single-Single Records Set:
Passing Touchdowns - 33 - Josh Blake
Receptions - 131 - Andrew Abrams
Key Run Opportunities - 103 - Gabe Jennings
Franchise Career Records Set
Career Quarterback Rating - 88.2 - Josh Blake
Completion Percentage - 62.4% - Josh Blake
Times Sacked - 329 - Josh Blake

Super Bowl
San Francisco 27 San Diego 20

Evaluation
Team Performance - 57
Franchise Value - 61
Profit/Loss - 60
Roster Strength - 40
Overall - 57

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2049 Season

Off-Season
Coaching Changes: None
Hall of Fame Induction: RDE Kevin Walker (2034-2044)
Retirements: None
Major Free Agent Signings:
Major Free Agent Losses: LDE Ed Madison (NO 40/40)
First Three Draft Choices: 1.16 LDE Peter Harvey (26/77), 1.21 RT Travis Havel (23/67), 2.21 CB Braxton Kollars (27/42)

The Season
Record: 10-6 (1st in AFC South, tied with Indianapolis who miss playoffs)
Playoffs: W 30-3 v Buffalo (Wildcard); L 13-17 @ New York Jets (Division)
Award Winners: None
All-League First Team: None
All-League Second Team: CB Braxton Kollars

Individual Performances
Passing: Josh Blake 3693 yards, 16TD 14INT
Rushing: Nolan Gardner 652 yards at 3.86 10TD; Elijah Hanks 437 yards at 3.03 3TD
Receiving: Hunter Flynn 86 receptions 1093 yards 9TD; Andrew Abrams 71 receptions 812 yards 2TD; Deron Meyer 62 receptions 812 yards 2TD
Defensive: Luke McKnight 120 tackles, Braxton Kollars 75 tackles 7 interceptions; Danny Johnson 72 tackles 4.5 sacks; Colton Boothroyd 45 tackles, 10.5 sacks, 25 hurries

Record Books
Franchise Single-Game Records Set: None
Franchise Single-Season Records Set:
Pass Defense Percentage - 86.9% - Bernie Fredrickson
Franchise Career Records Set:
Career Quarterback Rating - 87.0 - Josh Blake
Completion Percentage - 62.0% - Josh Blake
Times Sacked - 361 - Josh Blake
300 Yard Passing Games - 49 - Josh Blake
Yards Per Reception - 14.09 - Hunter Flynn
Pass Defense Percentage - 82.4% - Bernie Fredrickson

Super Bowl
San Diego 27 Detroit 12

Evaluation
Team Performance: 78
Franchise Value: 51
Profit/Loss: 67
Roster Strength: 39
Overall: 65

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2050 Season

Off-Season
Coaching Changes:
Timothy Sansbury replaces Erin Henderson as defensive coordinator
Dean Cox replaces Chris Swift as assistant head coach
Hall of Fame Inductions: FL Levi Raymond (2033-2045)
Retirements: None
Major Free Agent Signings: FL Conner Reese (43/43)
Major Free Agent Losses: DE Camden Schwartz (ATL 45/45), CB Brant Garvin (ARZ 43/43), FL Deron Meyer (NO 37/37), P Archie Mino (NYG 54/54)
First Three Draft Choices: 4.27 LB Roy Briggs (18/39), 5.26 QB Deron Griffin (8/43), 6.27 DT Skip Sinclair (21/32)

The Season
Record: 12-4 (1st in AFC South)
Playoffs: W 34-10 v New England (Division), W 27-24 @ Cincinnati (Championship), W 20-9 v Detroit (Super Bowl)
Award Winners:
Super Bowl MVP - DE Colton Boothroyd
All-League First Team: WR Hunter Flynn, SLB Danny Johnson,
All-League Second Team: QB Josh Blake, LT Gabe Jennings

Individual Performances
Passing: Josh Blake 4576 yards 30TD 12INT
Rushing: Nolan Gardner 770 yards at 3.85 7TD; Elijah Hanks 490 yards at 3.66 2TD
Receiving: Hunter Flynn 122 receptions, 1624 yards, 10TD; Andrew Abrams 97 receptions, 1152 yards, 5TD; Conner Reese 54 receptions 580 yards, 6TD
Defensive: Bernie Fredrickson 89 tackles 7 interceptions; Danny Johnson 80 tackles 7.5 sacks, Luke McKnight 72 tackles; Colton Boothroyd 29 tackles 8.5 sacks 26 hurries

Record Books
Franchise Single-Game Records Set:
Dropped Passes - 19 - Andrew Abrams
Franchise Single-Season Records Set:
Franchise Career Records Set:
Career Quarterback Rating - 87.6 - Josh Blake
Pass Attempts - 7346 - Josh Blake
Pass Completions - 4571 - Josh Blake
Passing Yards - 50708 - Josh Blake
Completion Percentage - 62.2% - Josh Blake
Passing Touchdowns - 307 - Josh Blake
Times Sacked - 396 - Josh Blake
300 Yard Passing Games - 55 - Josh Blake
Yards Per Reception - 13.80 - Hunter Flynn
Pass Defense Percentage - 82.7% - Bernie Fredrickson

Super Bowl
London 20 Detroit 9

Evaluation
Team Performance: 83
Franchise Value: 56
Profit/Loss: 76
Roster Strength: 40
Overall: 72

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2051 Season

Off-Season
Coaching Changes: None
Retirements: None
Major Free Agent Signings:
Major Free Agent Losses: WLB Norm Hammond (TEN 39/39)
First Three Draft Choices: 1.16 RB Hugh Owens (33/37), 2.14 LCB Grant Sica (20/42), 2.20 RDT Grant Christie (21/41)
Stadium - A vote to expand Monarchs Stadium by 20,000 seats failed 50.7% to 49.3%

The Season
Record: 11-5 (1st in AFC South)
Playoffs: W 24-20 v Cincinnati (Division), L 26-27 @ Buffalo (Championship)
Award Winners:
Offensive Rookie of the Year - RB Hugh Owens
All-League First Team: QB Josh Blake
All-League Second Team: LT Gabe Jennings

Individual Performances
Passing: Josh Blake 4982 yards, 27TD 11INT
Rushing: Hugh Owens 869 yards at 4.39 2TD
Receiving: Hunter Flynn 113 receptions 1293 yards 7TD; Andrew Abrams 75 receptions 1055 yards 6TD; Conner Reese 74 receptions 999 yards 2TD
Defensive: Bernie Fredrickson 77 tackles; Luke McKnight 76 tackles; Danny Johnson 65 tackles 5 sacks; Colton Boothroyd 32 tackles 7 sacks

Record Books
Franchise Single-Game Records Set:
Quarterback Rating - 151.5 - Josh Blake
Passing Yards - 476 - Josh Blake
Franchise Single-Season Records Set:
Pass Attempts - 676 - Josh Blake
Pass Completions - 429 - Josh Blake
Passing Yards - 4982 - Josh Blake
300 Yard Passing Games - 9 - Josh Blake
Franchise Career Records Set:
Career Quarterback Rating - 88.0 - Josh Blake
Pass Attempts - 8022 - Josh Blake
Pass Completions - 5000 - Josh Blake
Passing Yards - 55690 - Josh Blake
Completion Percentage - 62.3% - Josh Blake
Passing Touchdowns - 334 - Josh Blake
Times Sacked - 436 - Josh Blake
300 Yard Passing Games - 64 - Josh Blake
Game Started - 208 - Josh Blake

Super Bowl
Buffalo 44 New Orleans 37

Evaluation
Team Performance: 83
Franchise Value: 56
Profit/Loss: 87
Roster Strength: 40
Overall: 78

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2052 Season

Off-Season
Coaching Changes: None
Retirements: None
Major Free Agent Signings: FL Isaac Harvey (TB 38/38), SE Zachary Coffey (GB 36/36)
Major Free Agent Losses: SE Andrew Abrams (ARZ 37/37), FS Ryker Knight (SD 41/41), FL Conner Reese (Iowa City 39/39), RB Nolan Gardner (DEN 39/39)
First Three Draft Choices: 1.29 QB Dale Curtis (14/54), 2.30 DT Corbin Bernard (21/50), 4.30 P Bruce Johnson (41/52)
Stadium Vote - Rejected 99900 seat stadium 51.0% to 49.0%

The Season
Record: 8-8 (3rd in AFC South)
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Award Winners:
All-League First Team:
All-League Second Team:

Individual Performances
Passing: Josh Blake 4725 yards, 27TD 6INT
Rushing: Hugh Owens 767 yards at 3.52 5TD
Receiving: Hunter Flynn 120 receptions 1609 yards 8TD; Zachary Coffey 72 receptions 748 yards 5TD; Isaac Harvey 64 receptions 785 yards 4TD
Defensive: Luke McKnight 102 tackles, Monty Zabriskie 71 tackles 3 interceptions; Peter Harvey 40 tackles 9 sacks 23 hurries, Dean Talbert 35 tackles 11.5 sacks, Colton Boothroyd 34 tackles 7.5 sacks 19 hurries

Record Books
Franchise Single-Game Records Set: None
Franchise Single-Season Records Set:
Pass Attempts - 683 - Josh Blake
Targeted Passes - 217 - Hunter Flynn
Franchise Career Records Set:
Career Quarterback Rating - 88.3 - Josh Blake
Pass Attempts - 8705 - Josh Blake
Pass Completions - 5423 - Josh Blake
Passing Yards - 60415 - Josh Blake
Completion Percentage - 62.3% - Josh Blake
Passing Touchdowns - 361 - Josh Blake
Times Sacked - 469 - Josh Blake
300 Yard Passing Games - 73 - Josh Blake
Games Started - 224 - Josh Blake

Super Bowl
Seattle 28 Houston 14

Evaluation
Team Performance: 48
Franchise Value: 41
Profit/Loss: 68
Roster Strength: 39
Overall: 56