House Arrest Black Squirrels, 2054-2057

[QuikSand]

I'm playing this career under a fairly lengthy series of house rules-trying to address most of the game's many areas fertile for abuse, and to simultaneously make the game: challenging, interesting, steerable, and realistic. Since the house rules are fairly rigorous, I've adopted the name "house arrest" for this system.

If you are interested in the full story of the Squirrels, here are the links back to the entire posted history. The first link starts off with some general, more detailed musings about the house rule concepts that I've been following, and then gets into the team story.

Black Squirrels, 2002-2007 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/ubbcount.cgi?expath1=Forum3&expath2=&topic=000098&type=&number=3)
Black Squirrels, 2008-2011 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/ubbcount.cgi?expath1=Forum3&expath2=&topic=000102&type=&number=3)
Black Squirrels, 2012-2017 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/ubbcount.cgi?expath1=Forum3&expath2=&topic=000116&type=&number=3)
Black Squirrels, 2018-2021 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/ubbcount.cgi?expath1=Forum3&expath2=&topic=000122&type=&number=3)
Black Squirrels, 2022-2025 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/ubbcount.cgi?expath1=Forum3&expath2=&topic=000132&type=&number=3)
Black Squirrels, 2026-2029 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/ubbcount.cgi?expath1=Forum3&expath2=&topic=000139&type=&number=3)
Black Squirrels, 2030-2033 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/ubbcount.cgi?expath1=Forum3&expath2=&topic=000157&type=&number=3)
Black Squirrels, 2034-2037 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/ubbcount.cgi?expath1=Forum3&expath2=&topic=000181&type=&number=3)
Black Squirrels, 2038-2041 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/ubbcount.cgi?expath1=Forum3&expath2=&topic=000194&type=&number=3)
Black Squirrels, 2042-2045 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/ubbcount.cgi?expath1=Forum3&expath2=&topic=000203&type=&number=3)
Black Squirrels, 2046-2049 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/ubbcount.cgi?expath1=Forum3&expath2=&topic=000217&type=&number=3)
Black Squirrels, 2050-2053 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/ubbcount.cgi?expath1=Forum3&expath2=&topic=000229&type=&number=3)

To save you the trouble, the short version of the rules I'm using follows:

FOF 2001, Wall Street, empty cupboard start with the 2002 expansion team
Ticket prices no higher than those of my nearest geographic competitor (Denver)
Several contract restrictions, including:
-no signing non-rookie players, other than the second half of the 20-stage FA process
-no unrealistic contract durations for first and second year players (generally 3-4 years only)
-no backloading of contracts - annual salary increases up to 25% only
-any free agent seeking a bonus gets one at least as big as the second year's salary
-URFAs get one year deals, or else the deal outlined below
-URFAs may get a 7yr deal: x = rookie min, 2x, 3x, 3x, 3x, 3x, 3x; plus x bonus
No contract renegotiations, and no franchise tag - everyone re-signed through the free market
Full roster of 53 each season (no going cheap by leaving roster holes)
Player from home state college at each position group (RB/FB, WR/TE, OL, DL, LB, DB, QB/P/K)
. . .I confess I have slipped up once or twice here, but I'm making an earnest effort
Making effort to sign and hold Colorado players whenever practical
I'm allowing some slack with my Colorado school guys - re-signing after camp sometimes
Basically no trades, unless I declare a few years of "rebuilding," when I'll consider CPU-initiated trades

In short, the team is being almost exclusively built from within, with a few fill-in types from the late rounds of free agency. Once my players get past their first contracts, I compete (if possible) on the open market to retain their services.

Here is the short history of the team-the GM performance printout:

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GM Performance for QuikSand of the Colorado Springs Black Squirrels

Year Team Eval Perf Diff Proft FrVal Record Playoffs
2002 CSP 63 43 74 76 63 8-8-0 None
2003 CSP 69 54 72 82 67 9-7-0 None
2004 CSP 73 81 72 84 62 11-6-0 Wild Card Round
2005 CSP 65 28 71 80 76 7-9-0 None
2006 CSP 72 40 70 78 87 7-9-0 None
2007 CSP 94 100 70 93 96 16-3-0 Bowl Winner
2008 CSP 92 90 68 99 94 13-4-0 Division Final
2009 CSP 85 86 68 76 96 12-5-0 Division Final
2010 CSP 78 64 67 64 100 10-7-0 Wild Card Round
2011 CSP 84 83 67 69 100 13-6-0 Conference Final
2012 CSP 67 18 67 67 97 6-10-0 None
2013 CSP 76 78 67 62 90 11-7-0 Conference Final
2014 CSP 56 2 68 56 88 4-12-0 None
2015 CSP 53 10 71 59 72 5-11-0 None
2016 CSP 55 19 71 56 74 5-11-0 None
2017 CSP 60 33 70 57 79 7-9-0 None
2018 CSP 60 22 71 51 88 6-10-0 None
2019 CSP 60 61 70 41 75 10-7-0 Wild Card Round
2020 CSP 81 100 70 61 88 18-1-0 Bowl Winner
2021 CSP 62 37 74 52 83 7-9-0 None
2022 CSP 74 73 73 60 87 12-6-0 Division Final
2023 CSP 73 55 72 57 98 8-8-0 None
2024 CSP 72 73 72 59 82 13-5-0 Division Final
2025 CSP 78 76 71 69 90 9-8-0 Wild Card Round
2026 CSP 68 84 73 62 64 13-5-0 Conference Final
2027 CSP 77 81 72 59 90 13-5-0 Conference Final
2028 CSP 77 69 72 56 100 11-7-0 Division Final
2029 CSP 79 84 72 52 100 13-5-0 Conference Final
2030 CSP 68 51 71 41 100 9-7-0 None
2031 CSP 69 61 73 38 99 9-7-0 None
2032 CSP 78 95 72 42 98 14-5-0 Conference Champion
2033 CSP 76 61 71 59 100 9-8-0 Wild Card Round
2034 CSP 82 84 73 61 100 12-6-0 Conference Final
2035 CSP 86 100 72 64 100 18-1-0 Bowl Winner
2036 CSP 88 100 72 68 100 15-4-0 Bowl Winner
2037 CSP 71 36 71 73 92 7-9-0 None
2038 CSP 71 76 70 39 94 9-7-2 Division Final
2039 CSP 61 19 71 54 90 6-10-0 None
2040 CSP 72 45 72 58 100 8-8-0 None
2041 CSP 81 90 72 53 100 13-4-0 Division Final
2042 CSP 81 81 71 60 100 12-6-0 Conference Final
2043 CSP 85 100 70 59 100 14-5-0 Bowl Winner
2044 CSP 70 40 76 55 100 8-8-0 None
2045 CSP 74 73 75 53 93 11-7-0 Division Final
2046 CSP 65 33 74 46 100 7-9-0 None
2047 CSP 73 61 74 49 100 9-7-0 None
2048 CSP 80 81 73 57 100 11-6-0 Division Final
2049 CSP 86 100 73 63 100 15-4-0 Bowl Winner
2050 CSP 67 54 72 42 94 9-7-0 None
2051 CSP 78 84 72 52 98 13-5-0 Conference Final
2052 CSP 76 84 75 59 86 12-5-1 Conference Final
2053 CSP 83 84 75 64 100 13-5-0 Division Final
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We acquired a new QB through free agency in 2051, and he helped get us out of our minor offensive rut. Now, we've gotten through three seasons as a major contender, but have failed to reach the Superbowl in any of the three. Our legendary offensive line has suffered some losses, but remains very solid. However, it's our skill positions that probably lead the team's successes at this point. On defense, we are young and emerging, and our recent secondary improvements will probably kick in this coming season. 2054 might be a "while the iron is hot" season for us.

The story continues below...


[This message has been edited by QuikSand (edited 03-12-2001).]

[QuikSand]

2054 pre-draft

There are no major team-related announcements-no league HOF inductions, no retirements. We do see that RB Benjamin Fouse and DT Dwight Larson have made the team HOF. Fouse was an all-world player for several years, and is the most accomplished back we ever had. DT Larson was only with us for a short while, but went on to play well for a long time.

My 55 y/o scout, Luke Flowers, is already signed. His ratings are strong: EX with OL and YT, VG with QB, PK, and LB, and GOOD with the rest. He'll stick around.

Coach Todd Rowan is up for a new deal. His ratings are good, except he's only FAIR in Off Playcalling. I'll pursue him heartily-he's great at developing players in many areas. The highest coach salaries are in the $25-37m range, and I decide to offer Rowan $15m. He takes the $15m package, for five years-done deal.

I head into the FA period-here's a summary of the team's salary commitments:

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Name # Pos OnTm Ctrc Exp Stat Cap Cost
Bell, Amos 13 QB 2051 2054 8 ----- $28,500,000
Fleming, Ellis 98 DE 2050 2055 5 ----- $23,770,000
Kramer, Preston 50 LB 2052 2056 9 ----- $20,000,000
Feugill, Matt 55 LB 2047 2056 8 ----- $20,000,000
Peel, Richie 70 G 2041 2054 14 ----- $16,300,000
Pereira, Vince 36 S 2046 2055 9 ----- $16,000,000
Corsilles, Rod 80 WR 2051 2056 4 ----- $14,750,000
Bloomer, Drew 54 C 2038 2054 17 ----- $14,250,000
Wayne, Terrell + 88 WR 2049 2054 6 ----- $13,250,000
Denver, Phillip 53 LB 2051 2056 4 ----- $11,800,000
Hill, Brenden 43 RB 2050 2055 5 ----- $8,880,000
Joslyn, Keith 99 DE 2053 2056 3 ----- $7,140,000
Mastin, Antonio 49 S 2052 2057 3 ----- $7,070,000
Luther, Lionel 97 DT 2050 2054 5 ----- $6,900,000
Stanton, Spencer + 25 CB 2051 2054 4 ----- $6,000,000
Wright, Tracy 96 DE 2052 2055 3 ----- $5,370,000
Conwell, Roy 34 CB 2053 2058 2 ----- $5,130,000
Schueler, Christian 10 WR 2052 2058 3 ----- $3,930,000
Rhodes, Raymond 24 RB 2052 2058 3 ----- $3,920,000
Word, Edgar 82 WR 2052 2058 3 ----- $3,920,000
Cousins, Adrian 33 CB 2053 2056 2 ----- $3,820,000
LeGrande, Wes 58 LB 2051 2057 4 ----- $3,750,000
Baxter, Kyle 21 FB 2052 2055 3 ----- $3,690,000
Sullivan, Brenden 60 T 2052 2054 3 ----- $3,610,000
Tovar, Darryl 89 WR 2048 2054 7 ----- $3,600,000
Barton, Butch 17 QB 2050 2056 5 ----- $3,600,000
Lemmon, Vincent 92 DT 2051 2054 4 ----- $3,420,000
Gullett, Harris + 79 T 2053 2056 3 ----- $3,300,000
Russell, Jessie 37 RB 2053 2056 2 ----- $2,950,000
Lane, Darrell + 1 QB 2052 2054 3 ----- $2,690,000
Horn, Scott 71 G 2053 2059 2 ----- $2,670,000
Borders, Dwayne 94 DT 2053 2059 2 ----- $2,670,000
Chandler, Melvin 59 LB 2053 2059 2 ----- $2,670,000
Samuels, Matt 61 G 2052 2054 3 ----- $2,510,000
Diblasio, Roy 22 S 2052 2054 3 ----- $2,400,000
Martin, Britt 85 TE 2053 2055 2 ----- $2,300,000
Gunn, Victor 51 C 2052 2054 3 ----- $2,280,000
Fields, Anthony 38 FB 2053 2055 2 ----- $1,950,000
Sinclair, Adam 52 LB 2053 2054 2 ----- $1,880,000
England, Perry 83 WR 2053 2054 2 ----- $1,760,000
Robson, T.J. 68 G 2041 UFA 14 ----- $0
Mayers, Rodney 2 K 2050 UFA 11 ----- $0
Mahoney, Butch 27 CB 2045 UFA 10 ----- $0
DeLamielleure, Devin 87 WR 2049 UFA 6 ----- $0
McGee, Conrad 35 RB 2053 UFA 5 ----- $0
Corbett, Ty 78 G 2050 UFA 5 ----- $0
Weisner, Frankie 57 LB 2051 ---- 4 ----- $0
Burgess, Roger 86 TE 2053 ---- 2 ----- $0
Lyon, Marc 72 T 2053 ---- 2 ----- $0
Smith, Randal 12 P 2053 ---- 2 ----- $0
Bernard, Dennis 90 DE 2053 ---- 2 ----- $0
Thomason, O.J. 93 DT 2053 ---- 2 ----- $0
Magnotta, Steve + 41 S 2053 ---- 2 ----- $0
Gonzalez, Desmond 39 S 2053 ---- 2 ----- $0

Salary Cap: $361.4 million
Room Under Cap: $67,000,000
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Both CB Butch Mahoney and G T.J. Robson are guys we definitely intend to keep. This may pose a logistical problem-our draft is projected to cost $16m, which leaves only $50m in cap room. Those two players may occupy a full $50m by themselves, leaving me no room for acquiring players to help fill in the roster. Regardless, I think the crisis is manageable.

I offer 3yrs, $48m to G T.J. Robson, who has been a spectacular player for us at LG (a nine time all-pro, six time first-teamer). I put in 4yrs, $96m for CB Butch Mahoney, which is a bit less then he was making on his last contract. He's a very strong lock-down cover corner, a must-have for this team. I have little choice but to allow WR Devin DeLameillure to test the free agent waters-he'll no doubt land a big contract somewhere.

In week 1, CB Mahoney re-signs with us. That's' a relief, now we can focus on TJ Robson, who is listening to an offer from Philadelphia. Our free agent battles with the Eagles have become the stuff of legends lately-several seasons ago, they grabbed RB Benjamin Fouse away from us. Three seasons ago, we landed their rising star QB Amos Bell, who has blossomed with us. Now, they are after our prize lineman. No way, no how. In week 4, Robson elects to stay with us, signing my 3yr offer.

WR Devin DeLamiellure is pending to Oakland through 7 weeks, then suddenly gets an offer from Denver that he takes. The AFC West likes to stay withint the family.

When I get to week 11, there are still a few intriguing player remaining. OT Donovan Lieberman is the most palatable-he'll cost about $12m/yr or more, but would be a solid starter at tackle for my veteran line. I decide to wait him out until the final stages. In week 20, he's still demanding a deal worth over $12m a year, and I decide to hold off. I end the FA period with no new signings.

I'm picking #33 in the draft, and will be looking for the best player available, in general. I don't feel that I have major weaknesses right away. C Drew Bloomer and G Richie Peel are both up for new deals after this year-Bloomer in particular is getting a bit old in the tooth. It may be time to invest in some young bucks for the front line.

I had a system crash and had to re-run fre agency, sorry for the mishap

[This message has been edited by QuikSand (edited 03-12-2001).]

[QuikSand]

2054 draft and camp

This looks like a very, very good draft-lots of intriguing prospects at the top of the target lists. I hope that I see some of that talent fall to me. The very fist pick is QB Ben Dillon, who is maxed out on potential almost everywhere-except in passing accuracy. We'll see…

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Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - Aaron Sumner, S, Illinois - exceptional talent, had to take him here (79,90,100,100…69)
Rnd 2 - Peter Emmons, LB, Kentucky - very solid LB addition (70,76,82,86,55)
Rnd 3 - James Horner, WR, Iowa State - interesting WR with great ratings in catching, frequency, and PR
Rnd 4 - Rico Meyer, C, New Mexico - solid pickup for emerging need position (49/75/61)
Rnd 5 - Clifton Harding, CB, Auburn - quality return man fills final CB slot
Rnd 6 - Lionel Walton, G, North Texas - good interior lineman, will help with depth (62/59/59)
Rnd 7 - Shawn Van DeWege, S, Rutgers - redliner prospect, might be worthless (27,25,32,25…32)
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A good draft, on its surface. I pick up a few fill-in rookie players, including a QB who was a 6th round pick-I grab him to a deal mirroring that he sought from his signing team. He's not too bad. We bring a slightly heavy roster into camp, and will have to make a few cuts to get down to 53:

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Position/Player Current Est Future Est Exp Sgnd
QB Amos Bell 16 16 8 2054
QB Darrell Lane 8 15 3 2054
QB Butch Barton 6 9 5 2056
QB Willie Nieuwstadt 5 11 1 2056
RB Brenden Hill 13 14 5 2055
RB Jessie Russell 9 14 2 2056
RB Raymond Rhodes 9 9 3 2058
FB Anthony Fields 9 13 2 2055
FB Kyle Baxter 9 11 3 2055
TE Britt Martin 8 15 2 2055
TE Luke Robinson 6 10 1 2054
TE Roger Burgess 4 9 2 ----
WR Rod Corsilles 14 16 4 2056
WR Terrell Wayne 12 12 6 2054
WR Christian Schueler 11 13 3 2058
WR James Horner 9 14 1 2057
WR Dustin Martinez 8 11 1 2060
WR Edgar Word 7 8 3 2058
WR Darryl Tovar 6 7 7 2054
WR Perry England 5 7 2 2054
C Drew Bloomer 14 14 17 2054
C Victor Gunn 8 11 3 2054
C Rico Meyer 5 11 1 2056
G T.J. Robson 17 17 14 2056
G Richie Peel 14 14 14 2054
G Ty Corbett 11 13 5 UFA
G Matt Samuels 10 14 3 2054
G Lionel Walton 5 13 1 2055
G Scott Horn 3 11 2 2059
T Brenden Sullivan 7 9 3 2054
T Harris Gullett 5 7 3 2056
T Marc Lyon 2 3 2 ----
T Marshall Biernoth 0 0 1 2054
P Randal Smith 8 10 2 ----
K Rodney Mayers 6 6 11 2055
DE Ellis Fleming 17 17 5 2055
DE Tracy Wright 7 12 3 2055
DE Keith Joslyn 7 11 3 2056
DE Gene Fisher 2 2 1 2054
DE Dennis Bernard 1 2 2 ----
DT Lionel Luther 11 13 5 2054
DT Vincent Lemmon 7 10 4 2054
DT Dwayne Borders 3 7 2 2059
DT O.J. Thomason 2 6 2 ----
LB Preston Kramer 15 15 9 2056
LB Matt Feugill 15 15 8 2056
LB Phillip Denver 13 13 4 2056
LB Wes LeGrande 8 10 4 2057
LB Frankie Weisner 7 10 4 ----
LB Peter Emmons 6 15 1 2056
LB Adam Sinclair 5 7 2 2054
LB Melvin Chandler 4 13 2 2059
CB Butch Mahoney 17 17 10 2057
CB Roy Conwell 8 13 2 2058
CB Adrian Cousins 8 14 2 2056
CB Spencer Stanton 8 10 4 2054
CB Clifton Harding 5 8 1 2056
S Vince Pereira 15 15 9 2055
S Antonio Mastin 12 16 3 2057
S Aaron Sumner 11 18 1 2059
S Roy Diblasio 6 7 3 2054
S Steve Magnotta 5 8 2 ----
S Shawn Van DeWege 5 5 1 2056
S Desmond Gonzalez 1 4 2 ----
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During training camp, we make our usual choices-focusing on the Pro, Strong, and Single back sets on offense. On defense, we'll go 3-4 again, and will split man and zone coverage.

Here's the post-camp analysis:

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Position/Player Current Est Future Est Exp Sgnd
QB Amos Bell 15 16 8 2054
QB Darrell Lane 9 15 3 2054
QB Butch Barton 7 9 5 2056
QB Willie Nieuwstadt 5 11 1 2056
RB Brenden Hill 13 14 5 2055
RB Jessie Russell 11 13 2 2056
RB Raymond Rhodes 9 11 3 2058
FB Anthony Fields 10 10 2 2055
FB Kyle Baxter 8 8 3 2055
TE Britt Martin 12 13 2 2055
TE Luke Robinson 7 7 1 2054
WR Rod Corsilles 15 16 4 2056
WR Terrell Wayne 11 13 6 2054
WR Christian Schueler 10 10 3 2058
WR James Horner 8 13 1 2057
WR Dustin Martinez 7 10 1 2060
WR Edgar Word 7 9 3 2058
WR Perry England 6 7 2 2054
WR Darryl Tovar 4 4 7 2054
C Drew Bloomer 14 14 17 2054
C Victor Gunn 8 11 3 2054
C Rico Meyer 5 13 1 2056
G T.J. Robson 16 16 14 2056
G Richie Peel 13 13 14 2054
G Matt Samuels 11 15 3 2054
G Scott Horn 8 11 2 2059
G Lionel Walton 6 11 1 2055
T Brenden Sullivan 8 9 3 2054
T Harris Gullett 5 7 3 2056
T Marshall Biernoth 0 0 1 2054
K Rodney Mayers 5 6 11 2055
DE Ellis Fleming 15 16 5 2055
DE Tracy Wright 10 12 3 2055
DE Keith Joslyn 9 10 3 2056
DE Gene Fisher 2 3 1 2054
DT Lionel Luther 12 12 5 2054
DT Vincent Lemmon 7 9 4 2054
DT Dwayne Borders 6 8 2 2059
LB Matt Feugill 15 15 8 2056
LB Preston Kramer 14 14 9 2056
LB Phillip Denver 14 14 4 2056
LB Wes LeGrande 9 11 4 2057
LB Peter Emmons 8 14 1 2056
LB Melvin Chandler 7 12 2 2059
LB Adam Sinclair 5 9 2 2054
CB Butch Mahoney 17 17 10 2057
CB Roy Conwell 10 13 2 2058
CB Spencer Stanton 10 11 4 2054
CB Adrian Cousins 9 12 2 2056
CB Clifton Harding 5 6 1 2056
S Vince Pereira 15 15 9 2055
S Antonio Mastin 15 15 3 2057
S Aaron Sumner 12 17 1 2059
S Roy Diblasio 6 7 3 2054
S Shawn Van DeWege 5 11 1 2056
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The good news here is that we had some positive movement among our younger players. Even our final draft pick, S Shaun Van DeWege, did indeed break out-though it was pretty modest. Our secondary is positively stacked with great talent right now. Rookie LB Peter Emmons looks even a little bit better than he did after the draft, which is good news. All in all, good stuff to see. DE Ellis Fleming remains injured through camp, but his overall ratings seen unaffected, which is a relief.

Here's our roster of 53 who make the final cut:

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Roster for the Colorado Springs Black Squirrels

Name # Pos HT WT Exp Stat College
Bell, Amos 13 QB 6-6 201 8 ----- Ohio
Barton, Butch 17 QB 6-1 205 5 ----- Colorado
Lane, Darrell + 1 QB 6-2 226 3 ----- East Carolina
Nieuwstadt, Willie 5 QB 6-3 212 R Inact Wofford
Hill, Brenden 43 RB 5-10 216 5 ----- Oklahoma
Rhodes, Raymond 24 RB 5-8 182 3 ----- Georgia
Russell, Jessie 37 RB 5-11 205 2 ----- Bowling Green
Baxter, Kyle 21 FB 5-7 243 3 ----- North Carolina
Fields, Anthony 38 FB 5-11 223 2 ----- Washington State
Martin, Britt 85 TE 6-8 238 2 ----- Michigan State
Robinson, Luke 87 TE 6-0 237 1 ----- Notre Dame
Wayne, Terrell + 88 WR 5-11 184 6 ----- Minnesota
Corsilles, Rod 80 WR 5-11 195 4 ----- Vanderbilt
Schueler, Christian 10 WR 5-9 197 3 ----- Boston College
England, Perry 83 WR 5-11 219 2 Inact Colorado
Horner, James 81 WR 6-0 192 R ----- Iowa State
Martinez, Dustin 84 WR 5-10 189 1 ----- Salve Regina
Bloomer, Drew 54 C 6-2 290 17 ----- Colorado
Gunn, Victor 51 C 6-1 264 3 ----- Texas A&M
Meyer, Rico 62 C 6-1 274 R Inact New Mexico
Peel, Richie 70 G 6-3 289 14 ----- Sacred Heart (Conn.)
Robson, T.J. 68 G 6-0 323 14 ----- Texas Tech
Samuels, Matt 61 G 6-4 316 3 ----- Minnesota
Horn, Scott 71 G 6-2 311 2 ----- Virginia
Walton, Lionel 63 G 6-1 330 R Inact North Texas
Doan, Wally 67 T 6-6 339 4 ----- Colorado
Sullivan, Brenden 60 T 6-4 343 3 ----- Maryland
Gullett, Harris + 79 T 6-4 355 3 ----- Boston College
Sawyer, Kenny 7 P 5-10 214 1 ----- Rutgers
Mayers, Rodney 2 K 6-2 202 11 ----- Colorado
Fleming, Ellis 98 DE 6-6 231 5 Inact Stephen F. Austin
Wright, Tracy 96 DE 6-1 266 3 ----- Baylor
Joslyn, Keith 99 DE 6-3 294 3 ----- Notre Dame
Fisher, Gene 91 DE 6-4 274 1 ----- Washington State
Luther, Lionel 97 DT 6-0 283 5 ----- Sam Houston State
Lemmon, Vincent 92 DT 5-11 292 4 ----- Oklahoma
Borders, Dwayne 94 DT 6-5 312 2 ----- Miami, Ohio
Kramer, Preston 50 LB 6-0 229 9 ----- Colorado
Feugill, Matt 55 LB 6-3 265 8 ----- Notre Dame
LeGrande, Wes 58 LB 6-1 218 4 ----- Purdue
Denver, Phillip 53 LB 6-0 245 4 ----- Penn State
Chandler, Melvin 59 LB 5-10 227 2 ----- Montana
Sinclair, Adam 52 LB 5-11 236 2 Inact Indiana
Emmons, Peter 56 LB 5-11 212 R ----- Kentucky
Mahoney, Butch 27 CB 6-0 190 10 ----- North Carolina
Cousins, Adrian 33 CB 6-1 179 2 ----- Clarion
Conwell, Roy 34 CB 6-2 217 2 ----- Alabama
Harding, Clifton 23 CB 5-9 177 R ----- Auburn
Pereira, Vince 36 S 5-11 210 9 ----- Georgia Tech
Diblasio, Roy 22 S 5-10 189 3 ----- Iowa State
Mastin, Antonio 49 S 6-1 206 3 ----- Norfolk State
Van DeWege, Shawn 26 S 6-0 215 R Inact Rutgers
Sumner, Aaron 20 S 5-10 200 R ----- Illinois

Salary Cap: $361.4 million
Room Under Cap: $13,430,000
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We head into the 2035 season with a pretty solid team. Next year, we'll face some tough financial questions, but right now we've got a lot going for us. This might be a good chance to get back on top, if injuries don't derail us.