Viva Las Vegas! (Chained and Restrained)

[Front Office Midget]

Well, about time for a new thread from me, isn't it? I've decided to start house rules in the middle of a career, though I know it's not popular. When I first arrived with the Powers (Austin at the time) I decided to trade everybody away for draft picks, so I could do it empty cupboard-ish, well, here's how I've fared so far in this career.

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GM Performance for Brian Sanders of the Las Vegas Powers

Year Team Eval Perf Diff Proft FrVal Record Playoffs
1999 GBY 67 72 75 68 62 12-6-0 Division Final
2000 GBY 60 50 74 44 78 8-8-0 None
2001 GBY 58 63 76 50 59 10-8-0 Division Final
2002 GBY 67 72 76 51 75 12-6-0 Division Final
2003 GBY 70 63 72 63 81 9-8-0 Wild Card Round
2004 GBY 71 66 75 61 82 10-7-0 Wild Card Round
2005 GBY 63 86 77 44 63 11-6-0 Division Final
2006 GBY 74 100 77 60 70 13-6-0 Bowl Winner
2007 GBY 42 2 77 30 69 3-13-0 None
2008 GBY 46 17 79 33 68 6-10-0 None
2009 GBY 48 31 78 40 61 7-9-0 None
2010 GBY 49 51 80 28 60 8-7-1 None
2011 GBY 47 45 80 22 63 8-8-0 None
2012 GBY 51 62 81 14 68 10-7-0 Wild Card Round
2013 GBY 60 83 82 25 70 12-6-0 Conference Final
2014 GBY 52 64 82 28 58 10-7-0 Wild Card Round
2015 GBY 44 45 83 7 66 8-8-0 None
2016 SAN 14 32 86 0 0 8-8-0 None
2017 SAN 8 8 86 0 0 4-12-0 None
2018 SAN 27 90 85 0 0 13-5-0 Conference Final
2019 SAN 10 18 84 0 0 6-10-0 None
2020 SAN 21 55 85 7 0 8-8-0 None
2021 SAN 8 7 85 0 0 5-11-0 None
2022 SAN 27 66 86 14 4 10-7-0 Wild Card Round
2023 SAN 17 45 87 1 0 8-8-0 None
2024 SAN 22 55 87 6 2 9-7-0 None
2025 SAN 20 55 86 0 2 8-7-1 None
2026 SAN 41 61 70 4 55 9-7-0 None
2027 SAN 46 22 69 67 40 6-10-0 None
2028 SAN 53 45 72 68 43 8-8-0 None
2029 SAN 52 66 71 56 38 10-6-0 None
2030 SAN 53 63 71 58 41 10-7-0 Wild Card Round
2031 SAN 59 73 70 70 41 11-7-0 Division Final
2032 SAN 59 66 69 71 45 10-7-0 Wild Card Round
2033 SAN 65 73 71 83 45 11-7-0 Division Final
2034 SAN 69 87 70 95 39 13-5-0 Conference Final
2035 SAN 48 0 69 70 55 3-13-0 None
2036 SAN 43 0 70 75 38 4-12-0 None
2037 SAN 56 63 69 73 38 9-7-0 None
2038 LVS 17 0 70 0 32 4-12-0 None
2039 LVS 28 0 73 39 29 2-14-0 None
2040 LVS 35 30 72 25 40 7-9-0 None
2041 LVS 21 1 71 10 33 5-11-0 None
2042 LVS 33 51 71 15 30 8-8-0 None
2043 LVS 29 43 70 0 38 8-8-0 None
2044 LVS 41 73 75 17 35 12-6-0 Division Final
2045 LVS 44 45 74 45 38 8-8-0 None
2046 LVS 34 55 73 20 26 11-8-0 Conference Final
2047 LVS 37 27 73 42 33 7-9-0 None
2048 LVS 46 37 72 48 45 7-9-0 None
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The house rules are pretty simple:
No renogotiating unless the player volunteers a cap cut before the FA Period.
Only offering 3 contracts in the first 10 weeks of FA Period, other than your own guys.
Only offer trades with guys unhappy with playing time.
I let the scout fill in the roster and stuff.
And finally, all requests are take it or leave it by FAs. You can add more, but no less.

And this is an FOF 2 career.

[Front Office Midget]

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Roster for the Las Vegas Powers

Name # Pos OnTm Ctrc Exp Stat Cap Cost
Griffith, Al 15 QB 2041 2051 9 ----- $31,860,000
Glasgow, Alvin * 24 CB 2042 2050 8 ----- $27,200,000
Montgomery, Grant * 87 WR 2044 2051 6 ----- $25,600,000
Carnation, Omar 84 WR 2046 2050 8 ----- $17,800,000
Holmes, Jesse 99 DT 2047 2051 3 ----- $17,520,000
Kennedy, Jeffrey 68 T 2038 2050 12 ----- $14,540,000
Conley, Omar 95 DT 2038 2049 12 ----- $12,190,000
Buckley, Brandon 72 T 2046 2051 4 ----- $11,830,000
Ketchum, Jesse 58 LB 2041 2050 9 ----- $11,750,000
Herndon, Corwin 38 CB 2046 2050 4 ----- $10,710,000
Connell, Cary + 37 CB 2043 2051 7 ----- $9,520,000
Van Pelt, Courtney 67 T 2043 2050 14 ----- $9,340,000
Footman, Phil 23 S 2048 2052 2 ----- $9,290,000
Harper, Stan 10 QB 2043 2050 7 ----- $7,500,000
Humphries, Ty 97 DE 2047 2050 3 ----- $7,280,000
Briggs, Cris 44 FB 2045 2050 5 ----- $7,160,000
Lucas, Isaac 49 RB 2047 2050 3 ----- $4,020,000
Levens, Neal 18 QB 2047 2050 3 ----- $3,430,000
Fitzgerald, Gene 59 C 2047 2050 3 ----- $3,430,000
Machado, Skip + 78 G 2045 2050 5 ----- $3,020,000
Limbeck, Seth 35 CB 2046 2049 4 ----- $3,020,000
Owens, Quentin 52 C 2048 2051 2 ----- $2,930,000
Chandler, Kirk 91 DE 2048 2051 2 ----- $2,930,000
Harmon, Jake + 43 FB 2048 2051 3 ----- $2,410,000
Duncan, Dana 88 TE 2047 2049 3 ----- $2,410,000
Weinmeister, Bryce 17 K 2047 2049 3 ----- $2,410,000
Young, Reggie 57 LB 2047 2049 3 ----- $2,410,000
Baump, Floyd 26 RB 2048 2050 2 ----- $1,890,000
Martin, O.J. 3 P 2048 2050 2 ----- $1,890,000
Dillon, Trent 53 LB 2048 2050 2 ----- $1,890,000
Riley, Scottie 50 LB 2048 2049 2 ----- $1,890,000
McCalla, Brian 80 TE 2047 UFA 15 ----- $0 - Veteren but hasn't been on my team very long. Still my best TE.
Briggs, Harold 61 G 2035 UFA 15 ----- $0 -My starting RG last year. Really great for cohesion. Do have a decent young backup though, can afford to lose.
Galloway, Eric 82 WR 2038 UFA 12 ----- $0 -My #3 WR who caught over 1000 yards 2 years ago. Now well past his prime, but still a solid third guy in my pass-heavy offense.
Plotz, Ralph 90 DE 2042 UFA 8 ----- $0 -A definite keeper. Former #2 pick has 98 sacks in 8 years with double digits every year. If I don't keep him, it will be a devastation.
Fadler, Corey 51 LB 2043 UFA 7 ----- $0 -My best LB for the future on a week group, but they have decent potential.
Andersen, Ted 74 G 2044 UFA 6 ----- $0 -Franchise LG.
Ellard, Brant 47 S 2045 UFA 5 ----- $0 -A decent starter on a weak group of safeties.
Kassotis, Levon 83 TE 2048 UFA 4 ----- $0 -UFA last year. Fair third guy, easy loss.
Hanks, Karl 96 DT 2046 UFA 4 ----- $0 -Fair/Good starter on a week DT spot. May be a keeper.
Whitfield, Blake 34 CB 2048 UFA 4 ----- $0 -Poor UFA last year.
Castroll, Grady 25 S 2048 UFA 4 ----- $0 -Started for me one game last year but no apparent future with us.
Erickson, Reggie 40 RB 2048 UFA 3 ----- $0 -A backup UFA RB on an unbelievable passing team. Get lost.
Kayer, Marco 86 WR 2048 UFA 3 ----- $0 -UFA last year.
Kirkland, Otis 75 G 2048 UFA 3 ----- $0 -UFA last year.
Hoard, Christian 71 T 2048 UFA 3 ----- $0 -UFA last year.
Sutton, Norbert 98 DE 2048 UFA 3 ----- $0 -UFA last year.
Prior, Brent 94 DT 2048 UFA 3 ----- $0 -UFA last year.
Caldwell, Dave 55 LB 2048 UFA 3 ----- $0 -UFA last year.
Sellers, Donnie 45 RB 2048 UFA 2 ----- $0 -UFA last year.
Skelly, Howard 56 LB 2048 UFA 2 ----- $0 -UFA last year.
Sakurai, Harold 41 S 2048 UFA 2 ----- $0 -UFA last year.

Key: Pos - Position, HT - Height, WT - Weight,
OnTm - When joined team, Ctrc - Last year of contract,
(UFA - free agent, ---- - no contract), Exp - Experience,
Stat - Status (InjR - injured reserve, Inact - Inactive)

Salary Cap: $398.1 million
Room Under Cap: $119,220,000

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So I have some players to keep. Decent cap situation. My three chasees in FA are 2 mediocre RBs and a young superstar LB. None of my players were went after in Week 1, but I have to beef up the offers to get these guys. Then I see how blind I was, one of my RBs that I went after was signed, but Ralph Plotz had a beefy offer. He has 99 loyalty, so I hope I can get him back. I get the stud LB Donnie Gantry to a 105.98/4 yr. deal. Plotz signed with me on a 103.98/4 yr. deal. Suddenly all I have is 65 mil left, plus my Franchise Player. I went after Eric Galloway in Week 9, but he didn't seem to be happy with something as he wouldn't except my four year deal at all, despite it being more than his offer from New York. So I offered him a 3 year deal. I went after Fadler in Week 10. Once Week 11 opened I could do anything. I looked to fill my needs- I went after a cheap RB with not much future, but to fill a spot, and went after a solid TE, S, and G. I would try to get my third WR spot met by going after a veteren WR. My LB got in the spirit and decided to completely ignore my offer, despite it being more than my opponents, because it wasn't the level he wanted? Ridiculous. I got Eric Galloway back, along with Louis Sinclair at S, better than Ellard was, and Harold Stephens, a G who is no Briggs, but should fill in quite well with his youth in week 12. Then I got that TE in Week 13. He'll be great, despite weak run blocking. I spent 90 million dollars in FA, that's quite enough for me. I get some key wholes filled at least. I went 7-9 last year so get pick #16, and I doubt I'll get that needed RB there. Instead I expect to go for a DT with that first pick, unless somehow a good RB is available, but I doubt it.

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Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - Cole Weaver, RB, Texas Christian- One of the two RBs I had my eye on. #5 in the combine, but my scout liked him. His strength will be catching the ball, and immediate starter.
Rnd 2 - Bennie Rice, RB, Mississippi State- One of those decent RBs you don't expect to find in the second roung, but definitely worth the pick, he'll be decent. No 1000 yarder (unless he goes to Detroit or Denver http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/smile.gif) though.
Rnd 2 - Antonio Griese, DT, Northwestern- Strong run stopping (76) and will make a good third DT.
Rnd 3 - Marty Bailey, TE, Oregon- I release the FA TE to make cap room and get this guy. Should be good.
Rnd 4 - Warren England, WR, Florida State- Doesn't make the team. Oh well, he doesn't need it, he went to FSU, he's already rich.
Rnd 5 - Monty Pietrzyk, WR, Nebraska- He made the team. Pretty bad unless I can get him the ball, 62 YPC, but bad everywhere else.
Rnd 6 - Ronnie Hadavi, P, Auburn- Didn't make the team.
Rnd 6 - Kyle Straight, K, Cincinnati- Didn't make the team.
Rnd 7 - Heath Bronson, CB, South Carolina- Didn't make the team.
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So, here's my roster going into the season.

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From the desk of Rondell Lane of the Las Vegas Powers

Position/Player Current Est Future Est Exp Sgnd
QB Al Griffith 19 18 9 2051
QB Stan Harper 12 16 7 2050
QB Neal Levens 9 14 3 2050
RB Cole Weaver 10 14 1 2053
RB Isaac Lucas 9 11 3 2050
RB Bennie Rice 9 14 1 2051
RB Everett Imme 6 8 5 2050
FB Cris Briggs 12 12 5 2050
FB Jake Harmon 12 14 3 2051
TE Dana Duncan 10 11 3 2049
TE Marty Bailey 6 11 1 2051
TE Buddy Watson 5 8 1 2049
WR Omar Carnation 14 15 8 2050
WR Grant Montgomery 14 14 6 2051
WR Eric Galloway 10 11 12 2051
WR Brett Flynn 7 6 1 2049
WR Monty Pietrzyk 5 8 1 2051
C Gene Fitzgerald 11 13 3 2050
C Quentin Owens 9 12 2 2051
G Ted Andersen 18 18 6 2049
G Harold Stephens 9 9 5 2051
G Skip Machado 8 11 5 2050
G Darrin Graham 4 6 2 2049
T Brandon Buckley 16 18 4 2051
T Jeffrey Kennedy 12 10 12 2050
T Courtney Van Pelt 10 10 14 2050
T Christian Hoard 7 9 3 2051
P O.J. Martin 7 7 2 2050
K Bryce Weinmeister 6 4 3 2049
DE Ralph Plotz 18 17 8 2052
DE Ty Humphries 14 15 3 2050
DE Kirk Chandler 7 9 2 2051
DE Harris Oliver 4 5 3 2049
DT Jesse Holmes 14 20 3 2051
DT Omar Conley 12 12 12 2049
DT Antonio Griese 6 12 1 2052
DT Lenny Owens 4 5 3 2049
LB Donnie Gantry 16 17 5 2052
LB Jesse Ketchum 14 13 9 2050
LB Reggie Young 10 11 3 2049
LB Scottie Riley 9 12 2 2049
LB Trent Dillon 6 12 2 2050
LB Sean Pritchett 3 5 2 2049
LB O.J. Buchanan 3 5 3 2049
CB Alvin Glasgow 18 20 8 2050
CB Corwin Herndon 15 15 4 2050
CB Cary Connell 13 10 7 2051
CB Seth Limbeck 13 15 4 2049
CB Karl Robertson 5 5 2 2049
S Phil Footman 15 20 2 2052
S Louie Sinclair 12 11 5 2051
S Grady Castroll 6 8 4 2049
S Lee Marsh 4 4 2 2049

Key: Current Est - Current Estimate of skills,
Future Est - Estimate of future skills,
Exp - Years of experience, Sgnd - Last year of contract
(UFA - free agent, ---- - no contract)

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Very strong, the best roster in the league. However, cohesions in the 60s and 70s (but that's the point of the challenge, give me a great roster and cohesion and it's super bowl, but with these rules I won't get too high cohesion). I'm baffled that Griffith is not rated the top QB in football, but instead a former #1 pick castaway from my 2040 season, Levon Nelson from Carolina, is. I disagree, especially after his severe injury he had with me (which is why I dealed him). But whatever, it's time to kill now. My team would play ugly games all year.

So, here we go.


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Las Vegas Powers

2049 Regular Season Schedule

75,000

Week Opponent Result Attend No-Shows
Week 1 Cincinnati Bengals W, 16-13 51,500 1,500 -Big opening road win in OT. I went through three different QBs but got the win.
Week 2 GREEN BAY PACKERS W, 22-10 54,500 2,800 -Won a game at home against my former team, but they turned out to be horrible this year, so no one cared. Griffith went out early again.
Week 3 OPEN
Week 4 DETROIT LIONS W, 27-24 54,500 2,800 -Griffith tosses 3 TDs in a thrilling big game early against division rivals.
Week 5 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS W, 23-20 56,000 2,300 - A FG in the closing seconds wins this one. 2 TDs on an inaccurate day from Griffith.
Week 6 TENNESSEE TITANS W, 27-23 56,000 4,200 - They made the mistake of settling for a FG late instead of going for it on fourth and no one scored the rest of the 2 minutes, so we win. Griffith left early again.
Week 7 CHICAGO BEARS W, 21-18 56,000 1,800 -Griffith tosses up 3 TDs in this one.
Week 8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W, 29-23 80,000 1,600 -Huge OT win here on Griffith's 446 yards and 4 TDs, including the game winner. So I'm unbeaten but not too confident in my offense right now.
Week 9 Minnesota Vikings L, 20-30 61,400 5,300 -This is where it fell apart. We stopped winning close ones and lost this one on the road to a good Minnesota team.
Week 10 Detroit Lions L, 20-34 63,400 2,600 -Griffith went out a bit early, but his replacement did even better, so no excuse, just more poor D.
Week 11 Green Bay Packers W, 38-14 56,500 6,000 -Not as prolific as it seems with two INT returns from Glasgow. We still crushed the former perenniel dominators turned losers.
Week 12 St. Louis Rams W, 34-31 66,700 2,000 -They don't appear as bad as their 5-11 record suggested in the end looking back, but we needed this close one to get in the race. Two two minute scores (10 points) including the game winning 23 yard TD pass to win this one. Griffith had 377 yards and 3 TDs, but FIVE INTs. Unacceptable performance. A real rough year for him though.
Week 13 CLEVELAND BROWNS L, 10-16 56,000 1,800 -We lose to a bad team, and it wasn't even that close. This is ridiculous, now just one game ahead of the 8-4 Lions.
Week 14 Chicago Bears L, 21-28 60,800 1,200 -Another loss to a bad team. They beat us with a 91 yard PR with 21 seconds to go, but they still shouldn't have even been in the contest. Now tied with Detroit!
Week 15 MINNESOTA VIKINGS W, 16-14 56,000 3,200 -This one knocks Minnesota out of the division hunt and ultimately the 10-6 playoff hopes.
Week 16 Dallas Cowboys W, 19-16 60,000 3,100 -Almost lost to another bad team, but got the win at the gun in OT! Almost a tie, but puts us at 11-4, tied with Detroit but we hold the tiebreaker. However, we host the NFL's best Cardinals next week.
Week 17 ARIZONA CARDINALS L, 17-24 56,000 1,800 An offensive would-be game, but no scores in the last 12:50 of the game, and they beat me. Detroit crushed Dallas, so we are a wildcard.
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2049 Regular Season Standings

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Manchester (NH) 10 6 0 .625 363 331 9-1-0 9-4-0
Buffalo 8 8 0 .500 404 413 6-4-0 8-5-0
Miami 6 10 0 .375 321 404 5-5-0 6-7-0
Indianapolis 6 10 0 .375 366 431 3-7-0 4-9-0
New Jersey 5 11 0 .313 287 344 4-6-0 4-9-0
New England 5 11 0 .313 295 418 3-7-0 5-8-0

AC Central W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Jacksonville 10 6 0 .625 386 286 6-4-0 7-6-0
Pittsburgh 9 7 0 .563 380 374 5-5-0 7-6-0
Tennessee 8 8 0 .500 292 282 7-3-0 8-5-0
Cincinnati 8 8 0 .500 332 267 3-7-0 6-7-0
Tulsa 7 9 0 .438 348 420 6-4-0 6-7-0
Cleveland 6 10 0 .375 309 347 3-7-0 5-8-0

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Hartford 11 5 0 .688 376 326 7-3-0 10-3-0
San Diego 11 5 0 .688 400 274 6-4-0 9-4-0
Seattle 8 8 0 .500 365 344 5-5-0 7-6-0
Kansas City 8 8 0 .500 382 321 5-5-0 7-6-0
Oakland 5 11 0 .313 275 405 4-6-0 4-9-0
Denver 5 11 0 .313 351 417 3-7-0 5-8-0

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Arizona 13 3 0 .813 435 274 7-3-0 10-3-0
Houston 9 7 0 .563 363 418 5-5-0 6-7-0
Washington 9 7 0 .563 325 344 6-4-0 7-6-0
Philadelphia 8 8 0 .500 332 325 5-5-0 7-6-0
New York 7 9 0 .438 297 357 3-7-0 5-8-0
Dallas 6 10 0 .375 363 388 4-6-0 5-8-0

NC Central W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Detroit 12 4 0 .750 365 295 6-4-0 9-4-0
**Las Vegas 11 5 0 .688 360 338 7-3-0 9-4-0
Minnesota 10 6 0 .625 372 299 7-3-0 9-4-0
Tampa Bay 8 8 0 .500 353 370 4-6-0 6-7-0
Chicago 5 11 0 .313 278 355 3-7-0 4-9-0
Green Bay 4 12 0 .250 341 391 3-7-0 4-9-0

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Carolina 13 3 0 .813 401 305 8-2-0 10-3-0
San Antonio 12 4 0 .750 439 295 7-3-0 9-4-0
Burlington (VT) 10 6 0 .625 421 347 5-5-0 7-6-0
San Francisco 5 11 0 .313 270 370 4-6-0 4-9-0
New Orleans 5 11 0 .313 329 402 4-6-0 4-9-0
St. Louis 5 11 0 .313 350 349 2-8-0 2-11-0

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Not happy with my team overall. However, last time we were in the playoffs, we were the #6 seed but turned it on and played perfect games in the playoffs before getting beat by the Rams, who played an even more perfect game that day. So maybe we will get lucky in these playoffs.

Stat leaders-
QB Al Griffith: 614-333-54.2%-3911-6.36-25-16-76.5, now completely healthy. Not the MVP campaign we expected.
QB Al Griffith: 93-517-5.5-2.
RB Cole Weaver: 134-448-3.3-2.
WR Omar Carnation: 86-1098-6 in 16 starts.
WR Eric Galloway: 68-965-6 in 15 starts.
WR Grant Montgomery: 71-944-9 in 1 start.
TE Dana Duncan: 46-495-2.
K Bryce Weinmeister was 30-40 in FGs and 34-36 in EP, but despite being a bad Kicker attributely, he won a lot of games for me single-handedly.
S Louie Sinclair: 86 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INTs.
DE Ralph Plotz: 44 tackles, 16.5 sacks
CB Alvin Glasgow: 64 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 5 INTs, 2 TD.

My first playoff game is against my former team- defending Champs San Antonio. Their prolific offense was great this year even with the injury to 4 time MVP QB Pat Fuller. Their backup filled in nicely. A little one-dimensional though (because I was there http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/wink.gif). I'd need my offense to fill their potential (which we know they have, they just don't always play to it) and much more to dethrown these guys. Well, I got it. 42-17! Griffith threw for 291 yards, 3 TDs, and 1 pick while running for 74. My D was the key here. I got 3 turnovers and held their rushing game to (get this) 11 carries for 22 yards! However, I lost my top dogg LB, so will be very weak there. I play Arizona now. Yikes. They beat me at home, but now I hope to return the favor. They have a great redzone QB who threw for 28 TDs with just 8 picks and a 98.3 rating. They have my Vegas castoff Allen Carr at RB. Their key is D. I hope to expose it with Al Griffith, who threw for 462 yards in a playoff game in my last run.

But in their face! 24-21 in a commanding victory! 320 yards, 3 TDs, NO PICKS from Griffith. So I go to Carolina for the NFC Title game, could we get to the super bowl like this? The league's worst rushing game and 2nd-best passing game, and extremely mediocre D? We'll see. This will be my second NFC Title game with them. I still remember that OT thriller @ St. Louis in 2046 where they beat me in OT off an 82 yard TD with their backup QB. I wouldn't lose this though, I'm determined! Or maybe not. Griffith got hurt vs. the Cards and will play 2nd string QB Stan Harper, who has a career rating of 71.4, but this year his rating was 103.8 on 46 attempts. He better prove himself, as he's likely to get traded next year, and I want a lot for him. Oh God look at their QB. Levon Nelson, my castoff who I criticized at the begginning of the year. He had a 98.7 rating this year with 25 TDs and 9 picks. Luckily they have a banged up running game and are starting a questionable 12 year vet. So let's see if we can get me to my first bowl in 43 years! I jumped up early and was up 24-0 at the end of the third Q. They began to Ram it though. However, after two TDs and two two pointers, we recovered the onside kick with 42 seconds left! Ball game! We're going to the big one! Stan Harper was starter quality out there with 258 yards and 3 TDs, but just a 5.4 AVG. The capper was that 2nd round steal Rice who broke a 65 yarder, and I'm facing San Dogg in the big one! Their young star QB of the future was hurt coming in, so they went with the 37 year old 17 year vet as their starter. They have a solid ground attack though. It'll be a battle of the backup QBs. What a way to start a threat it would be if I could win it. The best part is I actually host the game! However, they be 2 point faves. This should be a great one.

It was a defensive struggle early, and no one scored till they got a FG on the last play of the first half! They added another FG in the third. 6-0 going into a great 4th Q. We get a FG on our first drive and close the gap to three. But then they begin to pull away on a 49 yard TD run. 13-3. But we're not done yet. Harper hits Galloway for a 39 yard TD with 4:39 left and we're down just 13-10. However, they drive down, and we need to hold them to a FG. No such luck. Milkovitz hits Jeffries for an 11 yard TD and we're down and done 20-10. A great 4th Q, but they win in the end. Harper was not bad, 22-41, 233 yards, 1 TD, but 1 INT and 1 Fumble won't help his case to be traded next year. But still a great job of getting to the super bowl by my guys. The way we won ugly and just didn't play championship-type football convinced me we wouldn't go far in the playoffs, but I was wrong.

Al Griffith, surprisingly, won MVP. I guess when you lead your team so far and they lose you so can't win the Super Bowl has something to do with it? http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/smile.gif Glasgow was 1st team CB, Carnation was 2nd team WR (really stepped up with four 100 yard games in the playoffs), and Plotz was 2nd team DE. But we fall short of the title, just barely.

[Front Office Midget]

2050

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Roster for the Las Vegas Powers

Name # Pos OnTm Ctrc Exp Stat Cap Cost
Griffith, Al * 15 QB 2041 2051 10 ----- $35,980,000
Glasgow, Alvin * 24 CB 2042 2050 9 ----- $26,160,000
Montgomery, Grant * 87 WR 2044 2051 7 ----- $24,480,000
Gantry, Donnie * 54 LB 2049 2052 6 ----- $19,630,000
Holmes, Jesse 99 DT 2047 2051 4 ----- $18,590,000
Carnation, Omar 84 WR 2046 2050 9 ----- $16,610,000
Plotz, Ralph 90 DE 2042 2052 9 ----- $16,380,000
Buckley, Brandon 72 T 2046 2051 5 ----- $13,100,000
Herndon, Corwin 38 CB 2046 2050 5 ----- $12,110,000
Kennedy, Jeffrey 68 T 2038 2050 13 ----- $11,160,000
Ketchum, Jesse 58 LB 2041 2051 10 ----- $11,120,000
Fitzgerald, Gene 59 C 2047 2050 4 ----- $11,020,000
Footman, Phil 23 S 2048 2052 3 ----- $10,310,000
Galloway, Eric 82 WR 2038 2051 13 ----- $10,180,000
Sinclair, Louie 39 S 2049 2052 6 ----- $9,750,000
Imme, Everett 46 RB 2049 2052 6 ----- $9,260,000
Weaver, Cole 22 RB 2049 2053 2 ----- $9,040,000
Humphries, Ty 97 DE 2047 2050 4 ----- $8,320,000
Connell, Cary 37 CB 2043 2051 8 ----- $8,260,000
Harper, Stan + 10 QB 2043 2052 8 ----- $7,450,000
Briggs, Cris 44 FB 2045 2050 6 ----- $7,070,000
Lucas, Isaac + 49 RB 2047 2050 4 ----- $4,760,000
Van Pelt, Courtney + 67 T 2043 2050 15 ----- $4,340,000
Rice, Bennie 27 RB 2049 2051 2 ----- $4,100,000
Levens, Neal 18 QB 2047 2050 4 ----- $4,080,000
Griese, Antonio + 92 DT 2049 2052 2 ----- $3,870,000
Owens, Quentin 52 C 2048 2052 3 ----- $3,490,000
Chandler, Kirk 91 DE 2048 2051 3 ----- $3,490,000
Stephens, Harold 65 G 2049 2051 6 ----- $3,250,000
Harmon, Jake + 43 FB 2048 2051 4 ----- $3,060,000
Machado, Skip + 78 G 2045 2051 6 ----- $3,060,000
Hoard, Christian 71 T 2048 2051 4 ----- $3,060,000
Bailey, Marty + 80 TE 2049 2051 2 ----- $2,980,000
Martin, O.J. 3 P 2048 2050 3 ----- $2,450,000
Dillon, Trent 53 LB 2048 2050 3 ----- $2,450,000
Pietrzyk, Monty 81 WR 2049 2051 2 ----- $1,920,000
Duncan, Dana 88 TE 2047 UFA 4 ----- $0 -My top TE. I'd like him back for sure.
Watson, Buddy + 83 TE 2049 UFA 2 ----- $0 -URFA.
Flynn, Brett 89 WR 2049 UFA 2 ----- $0 -URFA.
Andersen, Ted 74 G 2044 UFA 7 ----- $0 -Franchise Guard again this year.
Graham, Darrin 62 G 2049 UFA 3 ----- $0 -URFA.
Weinmeister, Bryce 17 K 2047 UFA 4 ----- $0 -Very valuable last year but not talented too much, won't return probably.
Oliver, Harris + 96 DE 2049 UFA 4 ----- $0 -URFA.
Owens, Lenny 98 DT 2049 UFA 4 ----- $0 -URFA.
Young, Reggie 57 LB 2047 UFA 4 ----- $0 -Starter, I'd like him back.
Buchanan, O.J. 56 LB 2049 UFA 4 ----- $0 -URFA.
Pritchett, Sean + 55 LB 2049 UFA 3 ----- $0 -URFA.
Riley, Scottie 50 LB 2048 UFA 3 ----- $0 -Another starter I'd like to keep.
Limbeck, Seth 35 CB 2046 UFA 5 ----- $0 -A VG backup, cost will be high, and priority not, but he might return.
Robertson, Karl 36 CB 2049 UFA 3 ----- $0 -URFA.
Castroll, Grady + 25 S 2048 UFA 5 ----- $0 -Won't be back likely, he was signed as a FA a couple years ago.
Marsh, Lee 41 S 2049 UFA 3 ----- $0 -URFA.

Key: Pos - Position, HT - Height, WT - Weight,
OnTm - When joined team, Ctrc - Last year of contract,
(UFA - free agent, ---- - no contract), Exp - Experience,
Stat - Status (InjR - injured reserve, Inact - Inactive)
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Salary Cap: $404.1 million
Room Under Cap: $56,310,000


A hurt is gonna be the low room under cap. My big run stopping DT Omar Conley retired, luckily I drafted Griese in the second round last year, turned out to be a great move, but I still want a current starter. In FA I go after 5th year WR Troy McCoy, 5th year RB Patrick Strickland, and vet DT Zedalis. I got McCoy on a 2 yr./33.63 mil deal. I got Corwin Geffen, a decent guy who may start, with a 3 yr./31.07 mil deal in week 12. I also got halfway-decent LB Donny Koehke on a 2 yr./24.28 mil. deal. So ends the FA period, not as effective as last year, and I may have to make some cuts to get under the cap. But we'll see how things go in the draft. A strong roster has its two wholes at RB and DT, but has decent youngters there too. I'm not in large need anywhere. There are two great DTs, but only two worth taking with a 1st round pick, and weak RBs, but we'll see what I get dealt.

<pre>Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - Gerald Abbey, DT, Maryland- Worthless 1st rounder in a weak draft, don't look for him to start.
Rnd 2 - Dixon Bolyn, RB, Texas Tech- Another guy you expect to go in the mid-late first round available in the 2nd round. Much like Bennie Rice, he'll be a steal contributer (but I am deep at RB).
Rnd 3 - Marc Nelson, TE, Texas- Didn't make the cut.
Rnd 4 - Irv Blair, LB, Tennessee- He's a LB, of course he's a stud.
Rnd 5 - Sammy Hoffman, CB, Mississippi State- See above.
Rnd 6 - Geoff Rosano, K, Notre Dame- Much like my previous kicker has a good leg, let's hope we don't need to use him.
Rnd 7 - Amos Foreman, P, Michigan State- Throwaway pick by my scout.
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My roster going into the regular season:

<pre>
From the desk of Rondell Lane of the Las Vegas Powers

Position/Player Current Est Future Est Exp Sgnd
QB Al Griffith 19 18 10 2051
QB Neal Levens 9 13 4 2050
QB Jumbo Alworth 7 12 2 2050
RB Cole Weaver 14 15 2 2053
RB Isaac Lucas 11 12 4 2050
RB Bennie Rice 10 10 2 2051
RB Dixon Bolyn 9 12 1 2052
FB Cris Briggs 12 11 6 2050
FB Jake Harmon 11 14 4 2051
TE Marty Bailey 8 9 2 2051
TE Buddy Watson 5 7 2 2050
WR Grant Montgomery 15 18 7 2051
WR Troy McCoy 13 15 5 2051
WR Omar Carnation 11 11 9 2050
WR Eric Galloway 9 9 13 2051
WR Brett Flynn 6 5 2 2051
C Gene Fitzgerald 14 13 4 2050
C Quentin Owens 10 13 3 2052
G Ted Andersen 18 17 7 2052
G Harold Stephens 11 12 6 2051
G Darrin Graham 5 5 3 2050
T Brandon Buckley 16 17 5 2051
T Jeffrey Kennedy 13 13 13 2050
T Christian Hoard 6 8 4 2051
T Jared Evans 5 5 3 2050
P O.J. Martin 10 11 3 2050
K Geoff Rosano 5 5 1 2052
DE Ralph Plotz 18 18 9 2052
DE Ty Humphries 15 15 4 2050
DE Kirk Chandler 7 11 3 2051
DE Kendrick Givens 3 3 1 2050
DT Jesse Holmes 16 18 4 2051
DT Antonio Griese 8 14 2 2052
DT Gerald Abbey 7 11 1 2053
LB Donnie Gantry 16 17 6 2052
LB Jesse Ketchum 14 14 10 2051
LB Reggie Young 13 13 4 2050
LB Trent Dillon 9 10 3 2050
LB Irv Blair 8 14 1 2053
LB Louis Dodge 2 4 1 2050
CB Alvin Glasgow 17 14 9 2050
CB Corwin Herndon 16 15 5 2050
CB Cary Connell 14 13 8 2051
CB Sammy Hoffman 8 11 1 2051
CB Kevin Irwin 4 4 2 2050
S Phil Footman 16 18 3 2052
S Louie Sinclair 12 13 6 2052
S Corwin Geffen 10 12 6 2052
S Brian Basso 4 5 1 2050

Key: Current Est - Current Estimate of skills,
Future Est - Estimate of future skills,
Exp - Years of experience, Sgnd - Last year of contract
(UFA - free agent, ---- - no contract)
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97 roster rating would be tops if I had a TE, I wish I would have kept my old guy, even if he is just a pass-catcher. He's just as good a blocker as these guys are. Not better, but about equal with Bailey on blocking and an excellent target. But oh welll. Cohesion is 80-78-65-69. Obviously it doesn't seem my QB will need to attempt 600 balls this year. Over 500, but not 600, probably. I'll let you know of any trades to change the roster, but this is it for now. I'm sad the Packers move to McAllen, Texas, because I actually live up here near GB, but it will create a regional rivalry with some great history between us now. And it's just a game. http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/smile.gif Even though the original rivalry was Austin-Green Bay, Vegas-McAllen should be even better. My fan support is now in the 30's, a good sign. I might not move them when my lease is up. Obviously my RB is gonna get a lot more carries this year, but I don't see him getting enough to reach 1000. I traded Stan Harper for Frisco's 1-5 picks next year, and he'll start there and G Skip Machado to Dallas for their 2nd pick next year, so they aren't on the roster this year.

So here we go:

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Las Vegas Powers

2050 Regular Season Schedule

75,000

Week Opponent Result Attend No-Shows
Week 1 McAllen (TX) Packers L, 31-34 34,200 4,400 -The Packers won this one. They're searching for a new name, but for now this was good enough. They were a good team at one point this year, but lost their last 7 to go 7-9. I was happy with my offense in this one. Despite a struggling rushing game, Griffith threw for 397 yards and 4 TDs, 264 yards and 2 TDs to McCoy (the most yards in a game in 42 years!) in a losing effort.
Week 2 MINNESOTA VIKINGS W, 21-6 54,100 3,000 -My D really strepped up in this one. 322 yards and 2 TDs from Griffith.
Week 3 Chicago Bears W, 13-12 60,500 0 -The game-winning FG came with 6:40 remaining. Chicago is a great team this year, I gotta watch out for them.
Week 4 DETROIT LIONS W, 19-7 58,600 2,500 -Another great D effort. 107 yards from Weaver while Griffith tossed in 2 TDs.
Week 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W, 34-7 80,000 0 -I destroyed Tampa. 361 yards and 2 TDs from Griffith while Weaver ran for 84.
Week 6 OPEN
Week 7 Minnesota Vikings W, 16-7 59,400 2,900 -Defense played phenomenal in this one, despite no TDs and 3 picks from Griffith, Glasgow returned my only TD on a pick.
Week 8 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS W, 40-28 58,600 4,100 -Tampa once again with a horrible defensive performance against us. 139 yards on 20 carries and 1 TD for Weaver while Griffith tossed up 3 TDs.
Week 9 CHICAGO BEARS L, 21-27 58,600 4,100 -A crusher at the time to my division competitors Chicago. Griffith had 307 yards, but they exposed my passing D with 360 yards.
Week 10 Carolina Panthers W, 24-17 85,000 3,400 -Griffith went down early, which would prevent him from throwing for 4000 yards on the year, but Levens stepped in nicely with 2 TDs over Nelson and the Panthers.
Week 11 SAN ANTONIO ALAMO L, 17-24 58,600 3,500 -My ex-team beat me at home here on a TD run with 1:42 left. Griffith wasn't 100% in this one, throwing 2 picks on a bad day.
Week 12 Detroit Lions W, 19-16 63,400 5,200 -Griffith was back with 2 TDs.
Week 13 MCALLEN (TX) PACKERS W, 31-19 58,600 4,100 -The Pack was embarrassed in this one. But Griffith threw 3 picks, not good.
Week 14 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS W, 31-10 55,600 2,500 -Griffith threw for 2 and ran 1 TD in. I'm now 10-3 and Chicago is 9-4, so my magic # is 2.
Week 15 Houston Oilers W, 12-10 60,300 3,000 -Magic # is one now, a great defensive performance again. Troy McCoy caught a TD pass with 37 seconds left to win this one, despite 2 Griffith picks on the day.
Week 16 Hartford Whalers W, 30-20 71,300 4,000 -Division champs! Connell averaged 26 yards per PR in this one, which helped our offense. No picks from Griffith, despite not having a great day.
Week 17 OAKLAND RAIDERS W, 27-17 58,600 4,100 -This was just a capper to a great season. 100 yards from Weaver on just 12 carries, while Griffith added 3 TDs.
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<pre>
2050 Regular Season Standings

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
New England 10 6 0 .625 327 299 9-1-0 10-3-0
Buffalo 8 8 0 .500 283 293 5-5-0 6-7-0
New Jersey 8 8 0 .500 303 280 5-5-0 6-7-0
Miami 7 9 0 .438 310 381 5-5-0 6-7-0
Indianapolis 6 10 0 .375 312 397 3-7-0 4-9-0
Manchester (NH) 6 10 0 .375 327 341 3-7-0 4-9-0

AC Central W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Pittsburgh 11 5 0 .688 345 304 5-5-0 8-5-0
Tennessee 10 6 0 .625 346 319 6-4-0 8-5-0
Cincinnati 9 7 0 .563 341 275 6-4-0 8-5-0
Cleveland 8 8 0 .500 330 313 5-5-0 6-7-0
Tulsa 7 9 0 .438 318 337 5-5-0 5-8-0
Jacksonville 7 9 0 .438 261 307 3-7-0 6-7-0

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Denver 12 4 0 .750 362 256 6-4-0 9-4-0
Seattle 10 6 0 .625 281 235 7-3-0 9-4-0
Oakland 9 7 0 .563 333 279 5-5-0 8-5-0
Hartford 8 8 0 .500 295 311 5-5-0 6-7-0
Kansas City 5 11 0 .313 263 329 4-6-0 5-8-0
San Diego 3 13 0 .188 221 403 3-7-0 3-10-0

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Dallas 10 5 1 .656 371 322 6-3-1 8-4-1
Philadelphia 10 6 0 .625 433 285 6-4-0 7-6-0
New York 9 7 0 .563 277 290 6-4-0 8-5-0
Arizona 7 9 0 .438 336 374 4-6-0 6-7-0
Washington 6 10 0 .375 313 330 2-8-0 4-9-0
Houston 5 10 1 .344 292 311 5-4-1 5-7-1

NC Central W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
**Las Vegas 13 3 0 .813 386 261 8-2-0 10-3-0
Chicago 11 5 0 .688 370 280 7-3-0 9-4-0
McAllen (TX) 7 9 0 .438 340 419 6-4-0 6-7-0
Tampa Bay 7 9 0 .438 316 330 3-7-0 5-8-0
Minnesota 6 10 0 .375 292 329 4-6-0 5-8-0
Detroit 5 11 0 .313 303 321 2-8-0 3-10-0

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Carolina 10 6 0 .625 399 361 7-3-0 8-5-0
Burlington (VT) 9 7 0 .563 433 359 7-3-0 8-5-0
San Antonio 9 7 0 .563 374 340 5-5-0 8-5-0
St. Louis 8 8 0 .500 324 282 4-6-0 7-6-0
San Francisco 7 9 0 .438 309 376 4-6-0 5-8-0
New Orleans 4 12 0 .250 240 437 3-7-0 4-9-0
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My offense did OK averaging 24 points per game, but I expect more than that. My D was the third best though in football, helping me to a franchise history-best 13-3 (they never made the playoffs before I arrived).

Stat leaders
QB Al Griffith: 561-324-57.7-3910-6.96-28-16-83.9. Sacked just 33 times, third least in football. Considering the other two QBs had less than 400 attempts, that's a remarkable job by my OL. He also ran for 446 yards and 3 TDs and a 5.0 AVG. His 28 TDs led the league.
RB Cole Weaver: 218-996-4. The -5 yards he had on opening day kept him from reaching 1000 yards.
WR Troy McCoy: 63-1041-7. Turned out to be a great offseason pickup. Montgomery led the team with 8 TDs.
LB Donnie Gantry: 93-2.0-2. Leads the team in tackles, turned out to be a great offseason acquisition.
DE Ralph Plotz: 37-10.0. Tied with his rookie year for lowest sacks, but still leads the team.
S Phil Footman: 84-2.0-6. After just 2 picks last year, he returned to rookie form as a first round pick with 6 INTs this year.

It feels good to go 13-3, but we have to win in the playoffs. Once again the Bowl is are goal, but I want to win it this year. Well our first one is against division rival Chicago. Rico Fisher is their QB, he was my #1 pick in 2039 before I traded him, not thinking he was my guy for the future. Well now he's developed into a great QB. They have a solid RB as well. But talent-wise, we have both advantages. I beat them in Chicago, but when we met here in Vegas, they beat me 27-21. So we'll see how things turn out. I start McCoy and Carnation at WR as Montgomery is questionable with a broken nose. It will be tough, but we can beat them. They opened up with a FG, but we were up 17-10 at halftime. They got another FG in the third to make it 17-13. Griffith and Carnation hooked up for the third time today to make it 24-13 in the fourth. A FG put it in the back 27-13. They scored with 3 seconds left, but too little too late, 27-20 victory. A more perfect game could not have been played. 17 carries for 99 yards by Weaver. Griffith was 20 of 28 for 3 TDs on 220 yards and no picks. Carnation tore apart the secondary in his first start of the year with 6 catches and 95 yards, but the killer is 3 TDs. Footman picked off 2 passes and returned them 50 yards. For the 2nd straight year we'd play Levon Nelson and Carolina in the NFC Championship. Last year's OPOY was listed as probable, but would still start for them. He had 3655 yards, 22 TDs, and 13 INTs for an 86.0 QB Rating, below his career average of 87.3. I reccomend against having a 34 year old RB, but he still averaged 4.9 YPC for them this year on 1325 yards. Their weakspot is the D which gave up 361 points this year. I beat them in Carolina in Week 12, and would hope for another victory today.

Surprisingly scoreless after the first, but we were driving. But Griffith was picked at their 6 and it was returned 94 yards for a TD! We drove the ball down again on our next drive, and this time gave it to Weaver for a 5 yard TD to make it 7 up. Later in the 2nd Phil Footman came up big in the playoffs again with a 78 yard INT return! He's been sensational in the postseason this year. So we're up 14-7. Then we open up the third quarter with a 62 yard TD pass from Griffith to McCoy and we're up 21-7, but it's not over yet. Nelson gets a TD pass 8 minutes later and we're just up 21-14. But before the third was over, Griffith hit Carnation for a 4-yard TD and we were back up 28-14. They got a FG to open up the fourth 28-17, but two FGS from us later and we're up 34-17, and win it 34-24. Weaver ran for 136 yards on 18 carries with 1 TD. Griffith was just 50% passing with 268 yards, but had a solid 8.9 AVG with 2 TDs, but 2 picks. Troy McCoy had 5 catches for 131 yards and 1 TD. We won it and returned to our second straight super bowl! We would play Denver, one of the 2 D's who were better than us. They have a 38 year old QB in his 15th season starting, and he struggled with 13/16 TD/INT ratio and a 75.8 rating this year. Their starting RB is hurt so they're going with undrafted rookie Levon Footman who averaged 5.5 yards per carry this year. They have 2 good WRs about the same as ours only a little better (74 rating to 72 for us), but even if their offense seems week, they have an incredible D. They gave up just 256 points this year, and 18 in 2 playoff games. They allow just 88.1 yard per game rushing, league-best, and are #6 with 202.9 passing yards per game against them. My D is well above average, but not nearly this good. We'd like to get some turnovers off of them, as we are #3 with 34 takeaways, and I think we'll need that to overcome their D with ours, as takeaways are our strength. I'm 4 point favorites over the AFC's top seed.

I opened up with a 9 yard TD pass from Al Griffith to Carnation. They got a safety in the 2nd, and it was 7-2 at halftime. It was the defensive battle advertised. Cole Weaver caught a 3 yard TD from Griffith in the third, and it was 14-2 after 3. What a score. Early in the fourth Griffith ran in a 7 yard TD. It was 21-2, but not over. It didn't even take them 2 minutes to score on a TD pass and get the two pointer. Next time they had the ball they scored and got the two pointer again, and suddenly we're up just 21-18 with 5:50 left. However, Nothing the rest of the way for them, and we win our first ever Super Bowl! Cole Weaver touched the ball 18 times for 118 total yards today, being our top rusher and pass-catcher, and 1 TD. Griffith was 19/29 for 181 yards, 2 TDs, and no picks. He also had 46 yards and 1 TD on the ground. Carnation had 6 grabs for 82 yards and 1 TD. But the key was what I predicted (before I simmed the game I may add http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/smile.gif), turnovers. Glasgow had 1 pick, and a FA next year Corwin Herndon was named MVP with 2 picks and 69 yards returning. So he's the Super Bowl MVP. I did two key things in this one: Used my strength, forcing turnovers, to force them into 3 INTs; and shoved their strength back in their face, averaging 6.2 yards per carry with 125 yards. Sure they outgained me and controlled the clock, but we used what we used all year- turnovers. None for us, 3 for them, and we are the Champions! I see at the end of the year we're a 100 roster rating, with the closest being 77. Al Griffith won his 2nd OPOY in three years, and 3rd of his career, along with his 4th 1st team QB nomination. Corwin Herndon, of course, was League Championship MVP. The three differences this year were pretty simple: Al Griffith healthy for the championship games, a solid rushing game, a great D.

[Front Office Midget]

2051

WR Eric Galloway and CB Cary Connell both retire, which will hurt.

<pre>
Roster for the Las Vegas Powers

Name # Pos OnTm Ctrc Exp Stat Cap Cost
Griffith, Al 15 QB 2041 2053 11 ----- $38,480,000
Montgomery, Grant * 87 WR 2044 2053 8 ----- $26,070,000
Gantry, Donnie * 54 LB 2049 2052 7 ----- $22,610,000
Buckley, Brandon 72 T 2046 2052 6 ----- $20,470,000
Holmes, Jesse 99 DT 2047 2051 5 ----- $19,200,000
Plotz, Ralph 90 DE 2042 2052 10 ----- $18,880,000
McCoy, Troy 85 WR 2050 2053 6 ----- $18,190,000
Andersen, Ted 74 G 2044 2052 8 ----- $11,720,000
Footman, Phil 23 S 2048 2052 4 ----- $11,560,000
Sinclair, Louie 39 S 2049 2052 7 ----- $11,010,000
Weaver, Cole 22 RB 2049 2053 3 ----- $10,240,000
Ketchum, Jesse 58 LB 2041 2051 11 ----- $8,890,000
Abbey, Gerald + 95 DT 2050 2053 2 ----- $7,090,000
Rice, Bennie 27 RB 2049 2051 3 ----- $4,610,000
Griese, Antonio + 92 DT 2049 2052 3 ----- $4,570,000
Geffen, Corwin + 29 S 2050 2052 7 ----- $4,450,000
Owens, Quentin 52 C 2048 2052 4 ----- $4,150,000
Chandler, Kirk 91 DE 2048 2051 4 ----- $4,150,000
Stephens, Harold 65 G 2049 2051 7 ----- $4,060,000
Bolyn, Dixon 48 RB 2050 2052 2 ----- $3,920,000
Bailey, Marty 80 TE 2049 2051 3 ----- $3,550,000
Harmon, Jake + 43 FB 2048 2051 5 ----- $3,110,000
Hoard, Christian 71 T 2048 2052 5 ----- $3,110,000
Flynn, Brett 89 WR 2049 2051 3 ----- $2,490,000
Rosano, Geoff 19 K 2050 2052 2 ----- $1,950,000
Blair, Irv 94 LB 2050 2053 2 ----- $1,950,000
Hoffman, Sammy 47 CB 2050 2051 2 ----- $1,950,000
Levens, Neal 18 QB 2047 UFA 5 ----- $0
Alworth, Jumbo 14 QB 2050 UFA 3 ----- $0 -Both these QBs have decent future, ideal backups. I may try and get them back.
Lucas, Isaac + 49 RB 2047 UFA 5 ----- $0 -Angry, won't let me resign him.
Briggs, Cris 44 FB 2045 UFA 7 ----- $0 -Solid FB whose backup is upset and capable, so likely won't be back.
Watson, Buddy + 83 TE 2049 UFA 3 ----- $0 -URFA.
Carnation, Omar 84 WR 2046 UFA 10 ----- $0 -Veteren 3-time 1000 yard WR and 2 time All-Pro I'd like to keep as a great third guy.
Fitzgerald, Gene 59 C 2047 UFA 5 ----- $0 -Starting center but has capable backup, we'll see.
Graham, Darrin + 62 G 2049 UFA 4 ----- $0 -URFA.
Kennedy, Jeffrey 68 T 2038 UFA 14 ----- $0 -Veteren guy at a week position for me, almost a must for cohesion.
Evans, Jared 75 T 2050 UFA 4 ----- $0 -URFA.
Martin, O.J. 3 P 2048 UFA 4 ----- $0 -Good punters are hard to come by but he'll probably be available after the draft.
Humphries, Ty 97 DE 2047 UFA 5 ----- $0 -Starter who stuffs the run, he'd be nice to keep.
Givens, Kendrick 98 DE 2050 UFA 2 ----- $0 -URFA.
Young, Reggie 57 LB 2047 UFA 5 ----- $0 -Starting LB, may return.
Dillon, Trent 53 LB 2048 UFA 4 ----- $0 -4th guy and I slightly favor the 3-4.
Dodge, Louis 51 LB 2050 UFA 2 ----- $0 -URFA.
Glasgow, Alvin * 24 CB 2042 UFA 10 ----- $0 -All-pro not to long ago. Practical must-keep, but CBs are pretty easy to pick up, and will be super expensive.
Herndon, Corwin 38 CB 2046 UFA 6 ----- $0 -Super Bowl MVP, Franchise Player.
Irwin, Kevin 30 CB 2050 UFA 3 ----- $0 -URFA.
Basso, Brian 28 S 2050 UFA 2 ----- $0 -URFA.

Key: Pos - Position, HT - Height, WT - Weight,
OnTm - When joined team, Ctrc - Last year of contract,
(UFA - free agent, ---- - no contract), Exp - Experience,
Stat - Status (InjR - injured reserve, Inact - Inactive)

Salary Cap: $410.1 million
Room Under Cap: $123,170,000
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So a few guys I'd love to keep with just 27 people signed plus the Franchise player. The three people I go after are two solid TEs and a great DT. In Week 8 I got TE Tony Hazeltine on a 2 yr./23.58 mil. deal. I'm surprised I can't get too many people despite back-to-back super bowl appearances. In week 10 I resigned Neal Levens to a 2 yr./18.14 mil. deal. In Week 11 I got Omar Carnation back with a 3 yr./32.69 mil. deal and Ty Humphries with a 2 yr./35.53 mil deal. Carnation was a steal at a low price. In Week 12 I got C Mack Cooper at a 6.22/2 yr. deal, a great run blocker, P Wesley Disney to a 8.90/2 yr. deal, just for the name, CB Gerald Mahovlich on a 1.95 mil./1 yr. deal, to fill a gap, and Reggie Young back on a 42.65 mil./3 yr. deal. Going into the draft I'd like a T, but I'm not sure I'll find a good one.

Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - Russell Priester, T, Memphis -Decent tackle with potential in the 50s and 60s.
Rnd 1 - Mike Todd, CB, Purdue -Very good pass defense prospect. This was a need with the loss of Glasgow.
Rnd 2 - Kelvin Logan, FB, Georgia Tech -Possible future starter.
Rnd 2 - Rob Zeppelin, G, North Carolina -Potential in the 50's. Possible future starter.
Rnd 2 - Paul Owens, DT, Wisconsin -Should be potential starter.
Rnd 3 - Brett Abrams, RB, Alabama -Didn't make the cut.
Rnd 3 - Frankie Duffy, WR, North Carolina -Should be OK 4th guy.
Rnd 4 - Jamal Poles, WR, Oregon State -Didn't make the cut.
Rnd 4 - Kent Donovan, K, Notre Dame -Should be a good kicker.
Rnd 5 - Les Marsh, LB, Baylor -Should be good run-stopper.
Rnd 5 - Charles Saleh, CB, Illinois -Good current guy already, strength at run-stopping.
Rnd 6 - Danny Syms, LB, Boston College -Worst LB on my roster, but still there.
Rnd 7 - Howard Palmer, QB, Auburn -Didn't make the cut.

<pre>
From the desk of Rondell Lane of the Las Vegas Powers

Position/Player Current Est Future Est Exp Sgnd
QB Al Griffith 19 19 11 2053
QB Neal Levens 10 12 5 2052
QB Jumbo Alworth 9 13 3 2053
RB Cole Weaver 14 13 3 2053
RB Dixon Bolyn 11 12 2 2052
RB Bennie Rice 10 13 3 2051
RB Bart Palmer 5 5 1 2051
FB Jake Harmon 12 14 5 2051
FB Kelvin Logan 7 14 1 2054
TE Tony Hazeltine 14 13 5 2052
TE Marty Bailey 11 12 3 2051
WR Grant Montgomery 14 13 8 2053
WR Omar Carnation 13 14 10 2053
WR Troy McCoy 13 11 6 2053
WR Nolan Foster 7 9 1 2051
WR Frankie Duffy 6 8 1 2053
C Quentin Owens 10 14 4 2052
C Mack Cooper 9 10 8 2052
G Ted Andersen 17 18 8 2052
G Harold Stephens 11 13 7 2051
G Rob Zeppelin 4 8 1 2054
T Brandon Buckley 17 18 6 2052
T Christian Hoard 6 7 5 2052
T Russell Priester 5 11 1 2054
T Jimmy Parrish 4 6 2 2051
P Wesley Disney 8 8 14 2052
K Kent Donovan 10 16 1 2053
DE Ralph Plotz 18 19 10 2052
DE Ty Humphries 14 15 5 2052
DE Kirk Chandler 8 10 4 2051
DE Rex Ramirez 3 6 1 2051
DT Jesse Holmes 18 18 5 2051
DT Antonio Griese 11 14 3 2052
DT Gerald Abbey 7 9 2 2053
DT Paul Owens 6 11 1 2054
LB Donnie Gantry 17 16 7 2052
LB Jesse Ketchum 15 15 11 2051
LB Reggie Young 12 11 5 2053
LB Irv Blair 10 15 2 2053
LB Les Marsh 5 10 1 2053
LB Danny Syms 2 4 1 2053
CB Corwin Herndon 17 18 6 2054
CB Sammy Hoffman 10 14 2 2051
CB Mike Todd 8 14 1 2055
CB Charles Saleh 6 6 1 2053
CB Billy Huntley 4 8 1 2051
S Phil Footman 19 19 4 2052
S Louie Sinclair 11 12 7 2052
S Corwin Geffen 11 11 7 2052

Key: Current Est - Current Estimate of skills,
Future Est - Estimate of future skills,
Exp - Years of experience, Sgnd - Last year of contract
(UFA - free agent, ---- - no contract)
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We are tied for tops with Carolina with a 100 rating. Cohesion is 80-74-70-55. The OL is definitely a week spot, after giving up just 30 sacks last year, they're weak this year. My secondary is decimated. Sammy Hoffman is lost till the playoffs, and Phil Footman, the leader of my D, is lost till late next year! I sure hope he doesn't retire. Alterations will take place to the roster during the regular season obviously, but this is it for now. I haven't yet signed a replacement safety. I'll really need my offense to come up big this year. I lost my top corner and safety, plus a would-be starting CB, so we're decimated vs. the pass. It'll definitely be rough.

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Las Vegas Powers

2051 Regular Season Schedule

75,000

Week Opponent Result Attend No-Shows
Week 1 MCALLEN (TX) PACKERS W, 27-6 54,700 5,600 -My D actually played well today. 2 picks and a TD from Geffen got him MVP at corner. 2 TD passes from Griffith.
Week 2 Philadelphia Eagles L, 9-13 93,600 900 -Who'd have thunk my offense would be the problem? Griffith was scrambling for his life- 12 carries for 97 yards, while throwing 3 picks. I knew my OL would be the problem this year.
Week 3 Detroit Lions L, 21-24 53,400 4,900 -They beat me with a FG in the closing seconds. Weaver struggled, while Griffith threw 1 TD and 1 pick. Another strong effot from my D with a TD. I actually have to talk to my offense over the bye.
Week 4 OPEN
Week 5 Minnesota Vikings L, 23-31 46,600 4,300 -Griffith struggled with 2 TDs and 2 picks, but Carnation hauls in 122 yards. My D is now playing the way we all new it eventually would.
Week 6 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS W, 41-35 55,500 3,300 -We gave up 21 points in the 4th, but still win in OT. 116 yards from Weaver, but the killer was 442 yards and 6 TDs from Griffith. However our secondary was exposed for 374 yards and 5 TDs!
Week 7 McAllen (TX) Packers W, 40-15 39,000 2,900 -Offense is back. 126 yards and 1 TD from Weaver while Griffith added 301 and 2 TDs.
Week 8 CHICAGO BEARS L, 17-24 54,700 3,300 -We just played poorlyu all-around here.
Week 9 New England Patriots L, 14-24 72,900 1,400 -299 yards and 2 TDs from Griffith weren't enough. Weaver broke a 44 yarder but had 13/-3 the rest of the way. At 3-5 we'd need an incredible run to make the playoffs.
Week 10 MINNESOTA VIKINGS W, 27-14 52,500 3,300 -Weaver had 128 total yards and 2 TDs in this one. Griffith threw for 2 TDs.
Week 11 DETROIT LIONS W, 49-40 60,100 1,600 -My D once again almost gave a game away, with our secondary giving up 464 yards and 5 TDs. But Griffith was all up in their face with his own 447 yards and 7 TDs, along with 58 yards on the ground.
Week 12 NEW JERSEY JETS L, 8-23 60,100 3,300 -Griffith got hurt early and we didn't have a shot.
Week 13 DALLAS COWBOYS L, 24-31 61,500 3,900 -A classic battle, they returned an 80 yard PR with 31 seconds left to shatter our playoff hopes now at 5-7.
Week 14 Chicago Bears W, 36-14 59,900 3,000 -We played well, but too late. Griffith had 426 yards and 3 TDs.
Week 15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W, 31-19 80,000 1,600 -Same as above. Griffith had 3 TDs. Suddenly we have a shot at 7-7.
Week 16 Carolina Panthers L, 28-29 83,900 0 -Defense, anyone? 20 points my the Panthers in the 4th quarter, including two two minute scores, TO THEIR BACKUP. Griffith's 343 yards and 3 TDs weren't enough because of 2 picks and horrendous D.
Week 17 BUFFALO BILLS W, 31-17 61,500 1,100 -We played perfect football to get to a respectable 8-8, but not good enough. 321 yards and 3 TDs from Griffith.
</pre>

Front Office Football from Solecismic Software


2051 Regular Season Standings

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Buffalo 11 5 0 .688 383 311 7-3-0 9-4-0
New England 10 6 0 .625 316 301 7-3-0 9-4-0
New Jersey 10 6 0 .625 376 259 5-5-0 7-6-0
Manchester (NH) 9 7 0 .563 406 340 3-7-0 6-7-0
Miami 5 11 0 .313 297 400 4-6-0 5-8-0
Indianapolis 5 11 0 .313 262 379 4-6-0 4-9-0

AC Central W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Cleveland 10 6 0 .625 378 319 5-5-0 7-6-0
Tulsa 9 7 0 .563 290 307 5-5-0 8-5-0
Cincinnati 9 7 0 .563 340 306 5-5-0 7-6-0
Tennessee 8 7 1 .531 320 326 5-4-1 6-6-1
Jacksonville 8 7 1 .531 339 341 3-6-1 5-7-1
Pittsburgh 7 9 0 .438 324 300 6-4-0 7-6-0

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Denver 11 5 0 .688 358 276 7-3-0 9-4-0
Seattle 8 8 0 .500 306 287 5-5-0 6-7-0
Oakland 7 9 0 .438 286 328 5-5-0 6-7-0
San Diego 7 9 0 .438 265 371 5-5-0 5-8-0
Kansas City 7 9 0 .438 366 362 4-6-0 5-8-0
Hartford 7 9 0 .438 292 305 4-6-0 5-8-0

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Washington 10 6 0 .625 390 356 6-4-0 8-5-0
Philadelphia 9 7 0 .563 352 327 5-5-0 8-5-0
Houston 8 8 0 .500 339 340 5-5-0 7-6-0
Dallas 8 8 0 .500 309 348 5-5-0 7-6-0
Arizona 7 9 0 .438 342 302 5-5-0 6-7-0
New York 7 9 0 .438 312 374 4-6-0 6-7-0

NC Central W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Detroit 12 4 0 .750 413 298 7-3-0 10-3-0
**Las Vegas 8 8 0 .500 426 359 7-3-0 7-6-0
Tampa Bay 7 9 0 .438 329 363 6-4-0 6-7-0
Chicago 7 9 0 .438 288 364 4-6-0 5-8-0
McAllen (TX) 7 9 0 .438 353 335 3-7-0 5-8-0
Minnesota 4 12 0 .250 379 477 3-7-0 4-9-0

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
St. Louis 13 3 0 .813 358 254 8-2-0 10-3-0
Burlington (VT) 11 5 0 .688 387 344 7-3-0 9-4-0
San Antonio 9 7 0 .563 386 322 7-3-0 9-4-0
Carolina 6 10 0 .375 351 367 4-6-0 5-8-0
San Francisco 4 12 0 .250 290 413 3-7-0 3-10-0
New Orleans 2 14 0 .125 227 374 1-9-0 2-11-0


The best offense in footbal should be good enough to make the playoffs. I'm so ashamed of my D, despite injuries in the secondary, we have depth to fill it out!

Stat Leaders
QB Al Griffith: 565-324-57.3-4179-7.39-38-16-91.2. Set a record with 38 TDs on the year, but sacked 60 times! Most since sacked 73 in 2046, but that year he threw 673 times! I guess we know what I'll improve in the offseason, don't we? He had 531 rushing yards and a 5.9 AVG.
RB Cole Weaver: 209-966-4.6-5. Continues to put up respectable numbers despite us passing all the time.
WR Tony McCoy: 71-989-13.9-12 in 5 starts. Led the league in TDs.
WR Omar Carnation: 54-882-16.3-9 in 15 starts.
TE Tony Hazeltine: 53-648-12.2.
WR Grant Montgomery: 41-634-15.4-6 in 12 starts.
S Corwin Geffen: 90-1.0-6. 2 TDs on INTs.
DE Ralph Plotz: 27-18.0. Highest sack total since 2044 when he had 25.5.

Al Griffith won MVP and 1st team QB. Corwin Geffen was 2nd team S.

It's pretty obvious the D was a problem this year, but even bigger was the OL, which I definitely need to improve in the offseason. Hopefully Footman doesn't retire in the offseason, so my D will be fine.

[Front Office Midget]

2052

My worst fear came true as S Phil Footman retired. That's a killer to my D.

<pre>
Roster for the Las Vegas Powers

Name # Pos OnTm Ctrc Exp Stat Cap Cost
Griffith, Al * 15 QB 2041 2053 12 ----- $27,070,000
Montgomery, Grant * 87 WR 2044 2053 9 ----- $24,480,000
Gantry, Donnie * 54 LB 2049 2054 8 ----- $23,020,000
Herndon, Corwin 38 CB 2046 2054 7 ----- $18,780,000
Plotz, Ralph 90 DE 2042 2053 11 ----- $18,490,000
Humphries, Ty 97 DE 2047 2053 6 ----- $18,090,000
McCoy, Troy 85 WR 2050 2053 7 ----- $15,350,000
Buckley, Brandon 72 T 2046 2052 7 ----- $14,780,000
Young, Reggie 57 LB 2047 2053 6 ----- $12,500,000
Andersen, Ted 74 G 2044 2053 9 ----- $12,310,000
Weaver, Cole 22 RB 2049 2053 4 ----- $11,720,000
Sinclair, Louie 39 S 2049 2052 8 ----- $11,470,000
Carnation, Omar 84 WR 2046 2053 11 ----- $10,300,000
Todd, Mike 35 CB 2051 2055 2 ----- $9,840,000
Hazeltine, Tony 82 TE 2051 2054 6 ----- $9,820,000
Alworth, Jumbo 14 QB 2050 2053 4 ----- $8,500,000
Levens, Neal 18 QB 2047 2054 6 ----- $7,920,000
Abbey, Gerald + 95 DT 2050 2054 3 ----- $7,920,000
Priester, Russell 68 T 2051 2054 2 ----- $6,520,000
Griese, Antonio + 92 DT 2049 2052 4 ----- $5,440,000
Geffen, Corwin 29 S 2050 2052 8 ----- $5,230,000
Bolyn, Dixon 48 RB 2050 2052 3 ----- $4,630,000
Disney, Wesley 10 P 2051 2052 15 ----- $4,500,000
Owens, Paul 93 DT 2051 2054 2 ----- $4,240,000
Hoard, Christian 71 T 2048 2052 6 ----- $3,700,000
Cooper, Mack 59 C 2051 2052 9 ----- $3,160,000
Owens, Quentin 52 C 2048 2053 5 ----- $3,160,000
Logan, Kelvin 34 FB 2051 2054 2 ----- $3,070,000
Duffy, Frankie 81 WR 2051 2053 2 ----- $3,070,000
Zeppelin, Rob 67 G 2051 2054 2 ----- $3,070,000
Blair, Irv 94 LB 2050 2053 3 ----- $2,530,000
Donovan, Kent 7 K 2051 2053 2 ----- $1,980,000
Marsh, Les 55 LB 2051 2053 2 ----- $1,980,000
Syms, Danny 50 LB 2051 2053 2 ----- $1,980,000
Saleh, Charles 36 CB 2051 2053 2 ----- $1,980,000
Rice, Bennie 27 RB 2049 UFA 4 ----- $0 -The former 2nd round pick is now #3 on my depth chart, don't look for him to return.
Palmer, Bart 21 RB 2051 UFA 2 ----- $0 -URFA.
Harmon, Jake 43 FB 2048 UFA 6 ----- $0 -My starting FB would be nice to keep.
Bailey, Marty 80 TE 2049 UFA 4 ----- $0 -Decent 2nd TE, may be a keeper.
Foster, Nolan 86 WR 2051 UFA 2 ----- $0 -URFA.
Stephens, Harold 65 G 2049 UFA 8 ----- $0 -Starting G. Losing him will be a big hit to an already bad OL.
Parrish, Jimmy 69 T 2051 UFA 3 ----- $0 -URFA.
Chandler, Kirk 91 DE 2048 UFA 5 ----- $0 -Started 10 games in 4 years for me. Probably will move to somewhere else.
Ramirez, Rex 96 DE 2051 UFA 2 ----- $0 -URFA.
Holmes, Jesse 99 DT 2047 UFA 6 ----- $0 -Franchise DT. A former #2 pick of the draft.
Ketchum, Jesse 58 LB 2041 UFA 12 ----- $0 -Former 2nd round pick has been the anchor of my D. My defensive vet would be nice to keep.
Hoffman, Sammy 47 CB 2050 UFA 3 ----- $0 -Still capable despite last year's injury. May or may not return.
Huntley, Billy 33 CB 2051 UFA 2 ----- $0 -URFA.

Key: Pos - Position, HT - Height, WT - Weight,
OnTm - When joined team, Ctrc - Last year of contract,
(UFA - free agent, ---- - no contract), Exp - Experience,
Stat - Status (InjR - injured reserve, Inact - Inactive)

Salary Cap: $418.3 million
Room Under Cap: $84,500,000 </pre>

The second worst cap situation in football, but I have 35 people on my roster so 84.5 should be enough millions. I go to my weak spots: S and OL. I go after a great C and T, along with a very good S. He's no Footman, but one of the best out there nonetheless. I get S Alonzo Cochrane to a 3 yr./44.39 mil. deal. I get back DE Kirk Chandler with a 3. yr./30.02 deal. I also signed fill-in RB Tyrell O'Neill to a 1 yr./1.98 mil. deal. I trade #2 DT to Cincinatti for a great FB and the 25th pick in the 2nd round. I wouldn't have thunk of it except he's demanding a trade and the 3-4 will probably rule my team again this year. I'm looking to go for a G or T in the draft of course. I forgot to save the Draft Summary, so this is about it:

T Carl Goodwin: 42/97: Great first round pick. 100 future in run blocking should be great.
G Geoff Brockermeyer: 30/76: 2nd rounder. Could be potential starter on weak line.
LB Frankie James: 34/59: OK backup LB in 2nd round.
TE Drew Woolford: 33/48: 2nd or 3rd quality TE in 3rd round.

<pre>
From the desk of Rondell Lane of the Las Vegas Powers

Position/Player Current Est Future Est Exp Sgnd
QB Al Griffith 19 19 12 2053
QB Neal Levens 10 13 6 2054
QB Jumbo Alworth 10 14 4 2053
RB Cole Weaver 14 12 4 2053
RB Bennie Rice 12 12 4 2054
RB Dixon Bolyn 10 12 3 2052
RB Tyrell O'Neill 6 6 2 2052
FB Luther Manning 14 14 7 2052
FB Kelvin Logan 10 13 2 2054
TE Tony Hazeltine 14 12 6 2054
TE Marty Bailey 11 12 4 2053
TE Drew Woolford 6 9 1 2054
WR Troy McCoy 15 17 7 2053
WR Omar Carnation 12 13 11 2053
WR Grant Montgomery 10 8 9 2053
WR Frankie Duffy 6 7 2 2053
WR Nolan Foster 5 6 2 2052
C Quentin Owens 10 13 5 2053
C Mack Cooper 9 13 9 2052
G Ted Andersen 17 19 9 2053
G Rob Zeppelin 9 12 2 2054
G Jeff Brockermeyer 6 15 1 2055
G Antoine Wynn 3 4 2 2052
T Brandon Buckley 18 19 7 2052
T Russell Priester 10 13 2 2054
T Carl Goodwin 8 19 1 2056
T Christian Hoard 7 6 6 2052
P Wesley Disney 7 8 15 2052
K Kent Donovan 15 16 2 2053
DE Ralph Plotz 17 17 11 2053
DE Ty Humphries 14 13 6 2053
DE Kirk Chandler 7 9 5 2054
DE David Newhart 4 5 3 2052
DT Jesse Holmes 18 18 6 2052
DT Paul Owens 8 12 2 2054
DT Gerald Abbey 6 8 3 2054
DT Jorge Banfield 5 7 2 2052
LB Donnie Gantry 16 15 8 2054
LB Irv Blair 13 17 3 2053
LB Reggie Young 13 14 6 2053
LB Frankie Janes 7 12 1 2055
LB Les Marsh 6 9 2 2053
LB Lenny Samuels 4 8 2 2052
LB J.B. Patterson 4 4 3 2052
CB Corwin Herndon 17 19 7 2054
CB Mike Todd 12 16 2 2055
CB Sammy Hoffman 11 13 3 2054
CB Charles Saleh 7 8 2 2053
CB Terrell Boyer 5 4 2 2052
S Alonzo Cochrane 14 12 10 2054
S Louie Sinclair 12 12 8 2052
S Corwin Geffen 11 11 8 2052

Key: Current Est - Current Estimate of skills,
Future Est - Estimate of future skills,
Exp - Years of experience, Sgnd - Last year of contract
(UFA - free agent, ---- - no contract)</pre>

My weekness is still the OL, but not as severely as last year, and I have some great young talents. Cohesion is 82-71-81-55. My D should be better than last year, and with a roster rating of 97, we should be contenders again this year.

<pre>
Las Vegas Powers

2052 Regular Season Schedule

75,000

Week Opponent Result Attend No-Shows
Week 1 MCALLEN (TX) PACKERS L, 23-25 59,900 1,700 -They beat me with a FG 1:39 left. This one hurt badly.
Week 2 St. Louis Rams W, 31-18 65,700 3,300 -We were back in this one. 105 yards on the ground from Weaver. Griffith, though, threw 2 picks, but threw 1 TD and ran 2 in.
Week 3 MINNESOTA VIKINGS W, 46-21 56,800 2,300 -We were all over them. Griffith threw for 373 yards and 4 TDs, while my FB had 154 yards on 6 carries, including a 73 yard TD.
Week 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W, 15-10 80,000 3,200 -Another W. Good D here. Griffith had 275 yards and 1 TD.
Week 5 CHICAGO BEARS W, 34-17 62,000 4,000 -Griffith struggled with 1 TD and 2 picks, but we had 3 rushing TDs from 3 guys.
Week 6 BURLINGTON (VT) KINGS L, 10-16 62,800 4,600 -A tough loss. We should have won. 182 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs from Griffith but 67 on the ground.
Week 7 TULSA DRILLERS W, 27-8 62,800 1,700 -We went had our third string Q and 2nd string tailback in on this one. Rice had 2 TDs with 58 yards rushing, while Alworth threw for 271 yards and 1 TD rushing. Weaver's down so Rice needs to fill in.
Week 8 Chicago Bears L, 3-16 59,500 4,800 -We just could not move the ball in this one. 204 yards from Griffith. We're 5-3 at midseason, and seem in shape to make the playoffs, but have lost 2 of 3.
Week 9 Detroit Lions L, 27-31 62,600 5,600 -A tough loss. Griffith threw for 220 and 2 TDs while rushing for 57.
Week 10 OPEN
Week 11 Philadelphia Eagles L, 24-27 93,600 2,800 -A 26 yard TD pass with 1:06 left and they beat us. Rice is just not providing the ground game we need. 269 yards with 2 TDs and no picks should be enough to win from Griffith. We're 5-5 and have lost 3 straight, not a good sign.
Week 12 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS W, 42-0 60,500 1,700 -A shutout! Weaver had minimum playing time again but still had 4 carries for 59 yards and 1 TD. Weaver threw for 302 yards and 4 TDs.
Week 13 Cleveland Browns W, 23-0 80,100 4,900 -Back-to-back shutouts! Who would have thought! Weaver was back starting with 87 yards on 12 carries, it feels good to have a ground game back. Griffith threw for 234 yards and 2 TDs.
Week 14 DETROIT LIONS L, 13-30 62,800 4,000 -My D just couldn't last. Griffith threw for 336 yards and 1 TD. At 7-6 in a competitive NFC, we MUST win out to make the playoffs.
Week 15 McAllen (TX) Packers W, 30-19 42,200 4,100 -Griffith threw for 272 yards and 2 TDs as we decimated McAllen. Playoffs don't seem a longshot.
Week 16 Minnesota Vikings L, 31-35 58,800 4,800 -May I have your attention please. Would someone who knows how to tackle please stand up? 435 yards and 2 TDs passing from Griffith along with 64 yards and 1 TD rushing should be enough of a one-man show to win, but nooo. We're out of the playoff shot unless we win and get lotsa help in Week 17.
Week 17 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS L, 18-24 60,500 3,500 -We couldn't even get the win. Rice started at RB again doing OK, while Griffith threw for 213 and 2 TDs.</pre>

<pre>
2052 Regular Season Standings

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Indianapolis 8 8 0 .500 327 355 6-4-0 8-5-0
Manchester (NH) 8 8 0 .500 331 323 6-4-0 7-6-0
New England 7 9 0 .438 311 326 6-4-0 7-6-0
Buffalo 6 10 0 .375 297 321 4-6-0 5-8-0
Miami 6 10 0 .375 244 320 5-5-0 6-7-0
New Jersey 6 10 0 .375 325 371 3-7-0 4-9-0

AC Central W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Tennessee 10 6 0 .625 357 304 7-3-0 8-5-0
Jacksonville 9 7 0 .563 303 307 6-4-0 9-4-0
Tulsa 8 8 0 .500 347 335 5-5-0 7-6-0
Cleveland 7 9 0 .438 283 345 7-3-0 7-6-0
Cincinnati 7 9 0 .438 333 326 3-7-0 5-8-0
Pittsburgh 5 11 0 .313 316 351 2-8-0 3-10-0

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Denver 14 2 0 .875 418 263 9-1-0 12-1-0
Hartford 10 6 0 .625 312 266 6-4-0 8-5-0
Seattle 10 6 0 .625 339 258 5-5-0 7-6-0
Oakland 8 8 0 .500 341 358 5-5-0 6-7-0
San Diego 7 9 0 .438 371 312 3-7-0 5-8-0
Kansas City 4 12 0 .250 288 434 2-8-0 3-10-0

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Arizona 13 3 0 .813 433 305 8-2-0 11-2-0
Philadelphia 11 5 0 .688 412 321 8-2-0 10-3-0
Washington 9 7 0 .563 337 331 5-5-0 8-5-0
Dallas 8 8 0 .500 292 299 6-4-0 7-6-0
New York 4 12 0 .250 271 368 3-7-0 4-9-0
Houston 1 15 0 .063 248 405 0-10-0 0-13-0

NC Central W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
McAllen (TX) 10 6 0 .625 329 329 7-3-0 8-5-0
Tampa Bay 9 7 0 .563 277 312 5-5-0 7-6-0
Minnesota 8 8 0 .500 383 409 5-5-0 6-7-0
Detroit 8 8 0 .500 342 351 6-4-0 6-7-0
**Las Vegas 8 8 0 .500 397 297 4-6-0 5-8-0
Chicago 5 11 0 .313 312 380 3-7-0 5-8-0

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
San Francisco 11 5 0 .688 384 303 6-4-0 8-5-0
Burlington (VT) 11 5 0 .688 298 230 6-4-0 8-5-0
Carolina 10 6 0 .625 363 314 6-4-0 8-5-0
New Orleans 10 6 0 .625 373 341 5-5-0 7-6-0
St. Louis 7 9 0 .438 309 338 4-6-0 5-8-0
San Antonio 5 11 0 .313 318 413 3-7-0 4-9-0 </pre>

Looking at the 397 points for and 297 against, we have on paper the best offense and defense in the division. But is that enough? Nope. That's baffling, but these guys just weren't good enough to win. 8-8 again. But, I say as long as we have Griffith, we have a shot. But my team seems to take everything for granted. A great playoff team, winning 75% of the time, but getting their has been our problem.

Stat leaders:
QB Al Griffith: 560-307-54.8%-4005-7.15-26-13-83.3. Sacked 59 times this yaer, down from last year. Led the team with 85-504-5.9-4 rushing.
RB Cole Weaver: 129-424-3.3-4 on 12 starts.
RB Bennie Rice: 86-284-3.3-2 on 4 starts.
WR Troy McCoy: 66-964-14.6-4 in 15 starts.
WR Omar Carnation: 57-896-15.7-6 in 14 starts.
WR Grant Montgomery: 60-866-14.4-5 in 3 starts.
TE Troy Hazeltine: 46-507-11.0-3.
LB Reggie Young: 85-2.0-1.
DE Ralph Plotz: 32-13.0.
CB Mike Todd: 33-4. 1 TD.

Al Griffith won MVP. There is no apparent problem whatsoever. My rushing game is well below average, though my offense is way above average overall. My rushing D is a bit below average, but my D is overall above average. We're just +3 in turnovers, but that's still above average. Can't find a problem other than just the w/l column. But there's next year...

[Front Office Midget]

2043

I rename the team the Gamblers, while McAllen announces they don't have any current plans to rename the Packers.

<pre>Front Office Football from Solecismic Software
Roster for the Las Vegas Gamblers

Name # Pos OnTm Ctrc Exp Stat Cap Cost
Griffith, Al * 15 QB 2041 2053 13 ----- $31,850,000
Montgomery, Grant * + 87 WR 2044 2053 10 ----- $25,070,000
Herndon, Corwin 38 CB 2046 2054 8 ----- $19,540,000
Gantry, Donnie * 54 LB 2049 2054 9 ----- $18,230,000
McCoy, Troy 85 WR 2050 2053 8 ----- $17,510,000
Humphries, Ty 97 DE 2047 2053 7 ----- $16,680,000
Weaver, Cole 22 RB 2049 2053 5 ----- $13,560,000
Young, Reggie 57 LB 2047 2055 7 ----- $12,570,000
Plotz, Ralph 90 DE 2042 2053 12 ----- $12,560,000
Carnation, Omar 84 WR 2046 2053 12 ----- $12,430,000
Cochrane, Alonzo 41 S 2052 2055 11 ----- $11,670,000
Andersen, Ted 74 G 2044 2053 10 ----- $11,450,000
Todd, Mike 35 CB 2051 2055 3 ----- $11,210,000
Alworth, Jumbo 14 QB 2050 2054 5 ----- $9,660,000
Hazeltine, Tony 82 TE 2051 2055 7 ----- $9,380,000
Rice, Bennie 27 RB 2049 2054 5 ----- $9,150,000
Chandler, Kirk + 91 DE 2048 2055 6 ----- $9,090,000
Abbey, Gerald + 95 DT 2050 2054 4 ----- $9,080,000
Levens, Neal + 18 QB 2047 2054 7 ----- $7,820,000
Goodwin, Carl 63 T 2052 2056 2 ----- $7,690,000
Priester, Russell 68 T 2051 2054 3 ----- $7,330,000
Hoffman, Sammy 47 CB 2050 2054 4 ----- $6,840,000
Owens, Paul 93 DT 2051 2054 3 ----- $4,770,000
Janes, Frankie 53 LB 2052 2055 2 ----- $4,290,000
Zeppelin, Rob 67 G 2051 2054 3 ----- $4,090,000
Logan, Kelvin 34 FB 2051 2055 3 ----- $3,670,000
Duffy, Frankie 81 WR 2051 2053 3 ----- $3,670,000
Bailey, Marty 80 TE 2049 2053 5 ----- $3,620,000
Owens, Quentin 52 C 2048 2053 6 ----- $3,230,000
Blair, Irv 94 LB 2050 2053 4 ----- $3,230,000
Woolford, Drew 83 TE 2052 2054 2 ----- $3,130,000
Brockermeyer, Jeff 64 G 2052 2055 2 ----- $3,130,000
Donovan, Kent 7 K 2051 2053 3 ----- $2,580,000
Marsh, Les 55 LB 2051 2053 3 ----- $2,580,000
Saleh, Charles 36 CB 2051 2053 3 ----- $2,580,000
Bolyn, Dixon 48 RB 2050 UFA 4 ----- $0 -A solid third guy who had lots of playing time last year due to the injuries to Weaver. 5.7 career YPC is very good, and he's a RFA.
O'Neill, Tyrell 23 RB 2052 UFA 3 ----- $0 -URFA.
Manning, Luther 24 FB 2052 UFA 8 ----- $0 -An exceptional FB who really stepped up last year, averaging 5.5 YPC when he rarely got the ball and was a solid pass catcher. Nice keeper possibly.
Foster, Nolan 86 WR 2051 UFA 3 ----- $0 -URFA as a rookie.
Cooper, Mack + 59 C 2051 UFA 10 ----- $0 -A veteren center who has played for four different teams for two years each. His only 2 starts were here, but I don't see him past backup capability so probably won't be back. RFA.
Wynn, Antoine 69 G 2052 UFA 3 ----- $0 -Undrafted RFA.
Buckley, Brandon 72 T 2046 UFA 8 ----- $0 -Excellent G on a horrible line, I have to get him back, but a hefty price, so maybe not.
Hoard, Christian + 71 T 2048 UFA 7 ----- $0 -Veteren backup T. Bad pass blocker.
Disney, Wesley 10 P 2051 UFA 16 ----- $0 -A P with a cool name.
Newhart, David 96 DE 2052 UFA 4 ----- $0 -URFA.
Holmes, Jesse 99 DT 2047 UFA 7 ----- $0 -Franchise DT.
Banfield, Jorge 98 DT 2052 UFA 3 ----- $0 -URFA.
Patterson, J.B. 51 LB 2052 UFA 4 ----- $0 -URFA.
Samuels, Lenny 50 LB 2052 UFA 3 ----- $0 -URFA.
Boyer, Terrell 40 CB 2052 UFA 3 ----- $0 -Decent returner, that's it. Not a keeper, probably.
Sinclair, Louie 39 S 2049 UFA 9 ----- $0 -
Geffen, Corwin 29 S 2050 UFA 9 ----- $0 -Both are decent safeties. Onlt room for one though. Both same experience and talent levels. Both were all-pro the year before they got here. Geffen had an all-pro year filling in for Footman the other year.

Key: Pos - Position, HT - Height, WT - Weight,
OnTm - When joined team, Ctrc - Last year of contract,
(UFA - free agent, ---- - no contract), Exp - Experience,
Stat - Status (InjR - injured reserve, Inact - Inactive)

Salary Cap: $426.5 million
Room Under Cap: $91,560,000 </pre>

Some guys I'd like to keep, we'll see. I got a vet WR, Frankie Allen, and should start this year unless this is his falloff year. 34.13 mil./2 yrs. I resigned T Brandon Buckley to a 4 yr./102.66 mil. deal. I signed G Rickey Shula to a 3 yr./14.94 mil. deal, a real steal. Come Week 12 I resigned Corwin Geffen to a 1 yr./4.62 mil. deal. In Week 14 I signed RB Kenyon Crockett to a 4 yr./35.04 mil. deal, and C Corwin Mercier to a 1 yr./3.23 mil. deal. Mercier may start at C. My OL problem seems to be healed, as I may have 1 VG G, 1 EX G, 2 EX T, and a VG C this year. It doesn't take long to draft an all-pro line. So WR is my main concern, but with the 18th pick, I don't think I'll get a superstar.

<pre>Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - Shane Meadows, FB, Kansas State (53/90): Should be a star FB. Already my starter.
Rnd 2 - Blaine Monroe, S, Colorado (26/45): Fill-in Safety.
Rnd 3 - Heath Keller, WR, Michigan (42/64): Adding more depth to my wideouts as my FIFTH guy. Pretty remarkable, but I only have one very good WR, and a 4 good others. So no one will need to play hurt. http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/smile.gif
Rnd 4 - Devin Wheeler, T, Auburn (32/67): My OL is strong again, but will one day likely made decent starter for another team.
Rnd 5 - Oliver Boniol, P, Nicholls State (34/46): Starting P.
Rnd 6 - Brad Rabach, S, Bowling Green: Didn't make the cut.
Rnd 7 - Mario Irwin, K, Portland State: Didn't make the cut.</pre>

<pre>
From the desk of Rondell Lane of the Las Vegas Gamblers

Position/Player Current Est Future Est Exp Sgnd
QB Al Griffith 19 20 13 2053
QB Neal Levens 11 14 7 2054
QB Jumbo Alworth 10 14 5 2054
RB Cole Weaver 13 13 5 2053
RB Bennie Rice 12 12 5 2054
RB Dixon Bolyn 10 11 4 2054
RB Kenyon Crockett 6 6 9 2056
FB Shane Meadows 10 18 1 2057
FB Isaac Sanderson 6 9 2 2053
TE Tony Hazeltine 14 11 7 2055
TE Drew Woolford 10 12 2 2054
TE Marty Bailey 9 10 5 2053
WR Troy McCoy 15 16 8 2053
WR Frankie Allen 11 9 12 2054
WR Omar Carnation 11 10 12 2053
WR Grant Montgomery 10 10 10 2053
WR Heath Keller 8 13 1 2055
C Quentin Owens 10 10 6 2053
C Corwin Mercier 8 11 7 2053
G Ted Andersen 15 15 10 2053
G Rickey Shula 13 16 5 2055
G Jeff Brockermeyer 10 13 2 2055
G Rob Zeppelin 9 11 3 2054
T Brandon Buckley 17 18 8 2056
T Carl Goodwin 13 17 2 2056
T Dave Bryant 8 9 3 2053
T Devin Wheeler 6 13 1 2055
P Oliver Boniol 7 9 1 2055
K Kent Donovan 15 15 3 2053
DE Ralph Plotz 16 17 12 2053
DE Ty Humphries 15 15 7 2053
DE Kirk Chandler 7 9 6 2055
DE Horace Hodge 3 4 3 2053
DT Jesse Holmes 19 19 7 2055
DT Paul Owens 10 13 3 2054
DT Johnny Perrigo 3 4 2 2053
LB Donnie Gantry 15 14 9 2054
LB Irv Blair 14 16 4 2053
LB Reggie Young 12 11 7 2055
LB Frankie Janes 10 13 2 2055
LB Les Marsh 8 10 3 2053
LB Bert Parrish 2 3 1 2053
CB Corwin Herndon 15 16 8 2054
CB Mike Todd 15 16 3 2055
CB Sammy Hoffman 12 15 4 2054
CB Charles Saleh 7 9 3 2053
CB Leslie Taxin 5 7 1 2053
S Alonzo Cochrane 13 10 11 2055
S Corwin Geffen 11 11 9 2053
S Blaine Monroe 5 9 1 2056

Key: Current Est - Current Estimate of skills,
Future Est - Estimate of future skills,
Exp - Years of experience, Sgnd - Last year of contract
(UFA - free agent, ---- - no contract)</pre>

I traded DT Gerald Abbey to San Antonio for their 3rd round pick next year. My roster rating is 87, fifth best in football. Cohesion is 91-74-86-59. We need to return to being contenders this year again after two years of mediocrity lately.

<pre>
Las Vegas Gamblers

2053 Regular Season Schedule

75,000

Week Opponent Result Attend No-Shows
Week 1 Minnesota Vikings L, 13-16 61,700 3,900 -Griffith got off to a bad start with 3 picks today despite 2 TDs. This game should have been ours- but my K missed a FG and an EP. This is unacceptable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Week 2 Chicago Bears W, 30-27 59,000 500 -Neal Levens came in early, led us to a fourth quarter rally and an OT victory. Him and Griffith combined for 37/68, 541 yards, 2 TDs, and 2 picks.
Week 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L, 9-31 69,900 2,000 -Poor effort all around as Griffith once again went out early. Together they completed 14 of 45 for 171 and 1 INT. Horrible.
Week 4 ST. LOUIS RAMS L, 0-5 58,400 2,900 -Offense, anyone?????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Griffith threw 2 picks, his longest pass was 19 yards!!!!!!!!!!!
Week 5 San Diego Chargers W, 24-6 40,900 4,000 -Finally our team playes well. 124 yards and 1 TD from Weaver while Griffith added 265 and 2.
Week 6 Washington Redskins L, 20-24 87,700 0 -Griffith went out early and Levens played a horrible game. I AM SO FRICKIN TICKED!
Week 7 NEW YORK GIANTS L, 14-24 54,500 2,300 -1 TD and 3 INTs from Griffith, another unacceptable performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Week 8 OPEN
Week 9 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS W, 23-7 56,800 4,700 -A decent game. 311 yards, 3 TDs, no picks from Griffith.
Week 10 MCALLEN (TX) PACKERS L, 17-30 54,500 2,300 -More inconsistency, Griffith had 2 TDs and 1 pick, but was just 14 of 29. At 3-6 we're a longshot, but a great rally could get us somewhere.
Week 11 Kansas City Chiefs W, 37-17 49,300 8,600 -Griffith threw 283 yards and 3 TDs as we hammer on KC.
Week 12 CHICAGO BEARS W, 33-10 58,400 4,700 -A rough game but we come away with the W. Griffith threw for 292 yards and 2 TDs, but THREE INTS!
Week 13 Detroit Lions W, 30-24 62,300 3,500 -Don't count us out when we were down 24-7 with 12 minutes left in regulartion. We rallied and won in OT. Griffith threw 340 yards and 3 TDs, but another 3 INT game. But at 6-6 we're back in it, but we must win our next three vs. division opponents.
Week 14 McAllen (TX) Packers L, 25-33 35,400 3,100 -Well our season is officially done at 6-7. 471 yards and 3 TDs were not enough for Griffith with 2 picks.
Week 15 MINNESOTA VIKINGS L, 17-20 62,800 1,100 -Still mathematically in it, but we blew this one in the 4th Q after being up 17-7.
Week 16 DETROIT LIONS W, 27-13 59,100 3,500 -307 yards and 2 TDs from Griffith and a 97 yarder from Bennie Rice is too little too late.
Week 17 HARTFORD WHALERS L, 20-26 61,300 1,700 -An OT loss and we can't even get to 8-8! What's wrong with my team? We just can't get it done ouit there!!!</pre>

<pre>
2053 Regular Season Standings

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Miami 13 3 0 .813 415 270 7-3-0 10-3-0
Indianapolis 11 5 0 .688 358 318 7-3-0 9-4-0
New Jersey 10 6 0 .625 336 340 6-4-0 8-5-0
New England 9 7 0 .563 270 310 4-6-0 6-7-0
Manchester (NH) 7 9 0 .438 364 373 3-7-0 4-9-0
Buffalo 6 10 0 .375 257 294 3-7-0 5-8-0

AC Central W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Tulsa 11 5 0 .688 411 328 7-3-0 9-4-0
Tennessee 10 6 0 .625 340 293 8-2-0 10-3-0
Jacksonville 9 7 0 .563 405 369 5-5-0 6-7-0
Pittsburgh 9 7 0 .563 440 352 4-6-0 6-7-0
Cincinnati 6 10 0 .375 341 427 3-7-0 4-9-0
Cleveland 5 11 0 .313 318 424 3-7-0 4-9-0

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Hartford 10 6 0 .625 365 352 6-4-0 7-6-0
Denver 10 6 0 .625 357 272 5-5-0 7-6-0
San Diego 8 8 0 .500 320 381 7-3-0 7-6-0
Seattle 7 9 0 .438 341 310 5-5-0 6-7-0
Kansas City 6 10 0 .375 319 385 4-6-0 6-7-0
Oakland 4 12 0 .250 256 349 3-7-0 3-10-0

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Washington 9 7 0 .563 382 325 5-5-0 7-6-0
Philadelphia 8 8 0 .500 339 346 7-3-0 8-5-0
Houston 8 8 0 .500 309 252 6-4-0 7-6-0
New York 8 8 0 .500 348 362 5-5-0 8-5-0
Dallas 6 10 0 .375 344 397 4-6-0 5-8-0
Arizona 5 11 0 .313 322 391 3-7-0 5-8-0

NC Central W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
Minnesota 11 5 0 .688 342 255 7-3-0 10-3-0
Detroit 8 8 0 .500 303 314 5-5-0 6-7-0
Chicago 8 8 0 .500 358 385 5-5-0 6-7-0
McAllen (TX) 7 9 0 .438 381 402 4-6-0 6-7-0
**Las Vegas 7 9 0 .438 339 313 5-5-0 5-8-0
Tampa Bay 7 9 0 .438 328 344 4-6-0 6-7-0

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf
San Antonio 13 3 0 .813 428 296 8-2-0 11-2-0
Burlington (VT) 10 6 0 .625 362 308 7-3-0 9-4-0
New Orleans 7 9 0 .438 336 369 4-6-0 6-7-0
St. Louis 6 10 0 .375 237 320 5-5-0 6-7-0
Carolina 6 10 0 .375 368 358 4-6-0 4-9-0
San Francisco 3 13 0 .188 266 421 2-8-0 2-11-0 </pre>

We should have made the playoffs, but again we can't withstand a tough division. Very disappointing.

Stat Leaders
QB Al Griffith: 324/547, 59.2%, 3882 yards, 7.09 AVG, 27 TDs, 22 INTs, 80.6 rating. Also had 400+ yards, but just not enough. A poor season in my mind for him. But there's always next year. Levens having a 49.4 rating, still 11% better than his %, did not help at all with 108 attempts.
RB Cole Weaver: 209 attempts, 802 yards, 3.8 AVG, 4 TDs.
WR Troy McCoy: 82 catches, 1173 yards, 14.3 AVG, 5 TDs.
WR Omar Carnation: 83 catches, 1151 yards, 13.8 AVG, 6 TDs in 6 starts.
WR Frankie Allen: 51 catches, 772 yards, 7 TDs in 10 starts.
LB Donnie Gantry: 90 tackles, 1 sack.
DE Ralph Plotz: 39 tackles, 16.5 sacks.
CB Mike Todd: 46 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 4 INTs.
CB Sam Hoffman: 32 tackles, 4 INTs in 6 starts.

Omar Carnation was 1st team WR. Troy McCoy was 2nd team.

A disappointing season definitely. We had a chance too, with two 8-8 teams making it, but our team just dropped the ball. Very disappointing campaign. I set up the talent and they don't drive through.