Historical project: 1974- [Archive] - Front Office Football Central

3ric

01-24-2003, 10:17 AM

<h4>1974 season</h4>to see the earlier posted seasons at the old forum:
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=3&t=001391

Notable names among the retirees:
FB Alan Ameche, BAL, DE Gino Marchetti, PHI, RB Paul Hornung, GB, QB Sonny Jurgenson, WAS, WR Gail Cogdill, DET, T Bob St.Clair, CLE, RB Billy Cannon, HOU, QB Len Dawson, KC.

OJ Simpson signed a new contract with Buffalo during the offseason worth $12.57 mil over 5 years, and Miami's Mercury Morris got 6 years, $10.72 mil. The Dolphins also signed WR Paul Warfield to a big contract, $8.59 mil for 5 years. Other big re-negotiations was made with MIN DT Alan Page, BOS WR Stanley Morgan, BOS G Len St.Jean and OAK CB Leonard Dunlap.

Tampa's Steve Spurrier is a free agent, and is asking for a 6 year, $25 mil contract. Buh-bye, Stevie - take a hike! Amazingly, New York Giants offer a contract to that bum and he signs for 6 years, $20.99 mil.

We sign a couple of players in free agency - WR Eddie Bell from New York Jets, CB Dave Grayson from Kansas City, G Sedrick Evans from Chicago, CB Bob Grim from Minnesota, WR Ron Shanklin from Pittsburgh, DE Shaun Chart from Los Angeles and QB Bill Munson from Detroit.

CIN WR Speedy Thomas signs with Chicago, NYG LB Sam Huff signs with Seattle, DAL RB Dan Reeves signs with Oakland, MIA RB Jim Kiick signs with Dallas, TB WR Marlin Briscoe signs with Philadelphia, BAL DT Big Daddy Lipscomb signs with Green Bay, CIN TE Bruce Coslet signs with Houston.

Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - Jeris White, CB, Hawaii (Punishing hitter who's great in coverage but get pushed around by lead blockers)
Rnd 2 - Don Goode, ILB, Kansas (Intelligent playmaker who has to learn to play physical)
Rnd 2 - Curtis Botello, DT, Kansas State (Strong, but very unpolished. Tend to take plays off)
Rnd 3 - Junior Clayton, QB, Georgia Tech (Scrambling short-pass specialist with tendency to tell off his passes)
Rnd 4 - Doug Nettles, S, Vanderbilt (Big guy with nose for the ball, better instincts than football knowledge)
Rnd 5 - Rex Chacon, FB, Auburn (A pass-catching back, too small to block effectively)
Rnd 6 - Wilbur Jackson, RB, Alabama (Great straight-ahead speed, good change-of-pace back)
Rnd 7 - Norman Kerr, C, Iowa State (Very raw, will need to gain strength as he can't rely on bulk alone)

<tt>
1. Jacksonville - Kollar, Bill, DT, Montana
2. Carolina - Getty, Charlie, T, Penn State
3. Maryland - Davis, Charlie, DT, Texas Christian
4. Cincinnati - Van Eeghen, Mark, RB, Colgate
5. Detroit - Howard, Billy, DT, Alcorn State
6. New York G - Cook, Fred, DE, Southern Mississippi
7. St. Louis - Johnson, Billy, WR, Widener
8. Atlanta - Jefferson, Jose, G, Indiana
9. Pittsburgh - Gradishar, Randy, OLB, Ohio State
10. Denver - Stallworth, John, WR, Alabama A&M
11. Cleveland - White, Danny, QB, Arizona State
12. San Francisco - Williams, Delvin, RB, Kansas
13. Detroit - Walton, Carl, TE, Alabama
14. Green Bay - Jones, Too Tall, DE, Tennessee State
15. Buffalo - Reese, Donald, DE, Jackson State
16. Philadelphia - Simpson, Bill, CB, Michigan State
17. St. Louis - Mott, Sedrick, T, Florida State
18. San Diego - Sawyer, Alfred, DE, Ohio State
19. New York J - Briggs, Gerald, DE, Michigan
20. Boston - Dutton, John, DE, Nebraska
21. Dallas - Timmons, Rodney, DT, Nebraska
22. Houston - Patton, Jerry, T, Kansas State
23. Kansas City - Richmond, Lionel, DE, Georgia
24. Minnesota - Jaster, Bob, CB, Florida
25. Cincinnati - Wolfe, Dale, T, Mississippi State
26. Tampa Bay - White, Jeris, CB, Hawaii
27. Baltimore - Blair, Matt, ILB, Iowa State
28. Los Angeles - Lawrence, Henry, T, Florida A&M
29. San Francisco - LeMaster, Frank, ILB, Kentucky
30. Oakland - Quinn, Tim, DE, Iowa
31. Washington - Cribbs, Bucky, T, Auburn
32. Denver - Finch, Tony, T, Texas Tech
</tt>

After the draft, we sign WAS DT Jim Bailey and free agents Dave Gallagher, DE, Jack Lambert, ILB, and Fred McNeill, OLB to get the roster to 53 players.

3ric

01-24-2003, 10:27 AM

A little update for Alf:
P Ray Guy, who was drafted in the first round last season by Miami (as #26, where in real life he was drafted as #23 by Oakland) had 86 punts for 3653 yds, an average of 42.4 yds/punt, and a long punt of 60 yards, with 25 punts downed within the red zone.

My scout judge him as the 2nd best punter in the league, after only Chicago's Bobby Joe Green, a 14-yr vet.

Alf

01-24-2003, 10:32 AM

Too bad he was denied All Pro honors last season. Ray Guy ! Ray Guy !

nilodor

01-25-2003, 12:06 PM

3ric check your mailbox for the new 75 file, this is the last one that needed updating

henry296

01-27-2003, 10:10 AM

I like seeing where the Steelers of the 70s get drafted. Since they weren't first rounders can you tell me who and when the following where drafted:

Lynn Swann
Jack Lambert
Mike Webster

Thanks
Todd

3ric

01-27-2003, 10:57 AM

Jack Lambert is on my team, Tampa Bay, since I needed a backup inside linebacker and he was the best undrafted rookie available. He's pretty good, but hasn't got much playing time.

Mike Webster was also undrafted, and is still a free agent going into week 13 in 1974. He's the best rookie center on the market.

Lynn Swann was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 6th round, and has a couple of starts as their 3rd receiver.

3ric

01-28-2003, 10:37 AM

<h4>Our final roster:</h4>
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
$$Munson, Bill 8 QB 11 46 47 3 yrs.
Douglas, Bobby 2 QB 6 33 48 1 yr.
Clayton, Junior 6 QB 1 15 55 4 yrs.
$$Riggins, John 28 RB 4 79 82 2 yrs.
Jackson, Wilbur 34 RB 1 44 58 2 yrs.
Browning, Mercury 45 RB 2 39 52 2 yrs.
$$Moorhead, Don 21 FB 4 54 69 5 yrs.
Chacon, Rex 42 FB 1 28 50 3 yrs.
$$White, Jan 15 TE 4 60 67 2 yrs.
Romeo, Tony 87 TE 12 46 46 1 yr.
$$Vataha, Randy 81 FL 6 47 47 1 yr.
Bell, Eddie 80 FL 5 47 47 3 yrs.
Thomas, Duane 82 FL 3 30 35 2 yrs.
##Thompson, Leonard 89 FL 2 24 44 2 yrs.
$$Shanklin, Ron 86 SE 6 49 49 3 yrs.
$$Joseph, Courtney 66 LT 4 51 52 2 yrs.
$$Allison, Henry 79 LG 4 57 58 1 yr.
Evans, Sedrick 71 LG 5 53 61 3 yrs.
$$Mauck, Carl 51 C 5 81 81 2 yrs.
Kerr, Norman 58 C 1 10 43 3 yrs.
$$Smith, Royce 68 RG 3 53 65 2 yrs.
##Bernhardt, Roger 65 RG 2 28 48 2 yrs.
Maurer, Andy 75 RT 6 57 58 3 yrs.
$$Snider, Mal 78 RT 6 50 50 1 yr.
Rogers, Paul 19 P 4 85 85 1 yr.
Turner, Jim 11 K 10 64 64 2 yrs.
$$Gallagher, Dave 97 LDE 1 32 51 1 yr.
##Smith, Toby 91 LDE 4 27 41 1 yr.
$$Moore, Maulty 93 LDT 5 42 59 1 yr.
Gammon, Marcus 77 LDT 2 40 58 2 yrs.
##Botello, Curtis 76 NT 1 26 52 5 yrs.
**Juchartz, Bob 72 RDT 4 60 73 2 yrs.
$$Bailey, Jim 98 RDT 6 30 30 2 yrs.
$$Sampson, Greg 96 RDE 3 61 74 3 yrs.
Chart, Shaun 74 RDE 5 38 38 2 yrs.
$$Hunt, Sam 55 SLB 5 50 50 2 yrs.
Fulk, Mike 94 SLB 2 38 58 3 yrs.
##McNeill, Fred 57 SLB 1 30 51 1 yr.
$$Adams, Doug 54 MLB 4 47 53 1 yr.
Graham, Tom 52 MLB 3 46 72 2 yrs.
Goode, Don 53 MLB 1 35 70 5 yrs.
Lambert, Jack 59 MLB 1 35 60 1 yr.
Van Pelt, Brad 99 WILB 2 43 83 3 yrs.
$$Dorris, Andy 92 WLB 2 49 79 5 yrs.
$$Grayson, Dave 39 LCB 14 41 43 2 yrs.
Hall, Charles 48 LCB 4 37 54 1 yr.
$$Grim, Bob 30 RCB 8 45 45 3 yrs.
White, Jeris 20 RCB 1 35 70 4 yrs.
##White, Mike 46 RCB 2 20 46 3 yrs.
$$Thomas, Ike 27 SS 4 70 70 2 yrs.
$$Beaman, Tim 41 SS 4 52 59 2 yrs.
Farasopoulos, Chris 33 SS 4 48 61 1 yr.
##Nettles, Doug 29 SS 1 34 66 2 yrs.

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

Players Under Contract: 53
On Active Roster: 46

Salary Cap: $35,600,000
Cap Room: $8,060,000
Maximum for New Player: $8,170,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $870,000

Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $0
Cap Room Required Next Year: $24,190,000

nilodor

01-28-2003, 04:21 PM

i'm loving the dynasty, my suggestion is keep alot of cap space free for 77-79.

3ric

01-29-2003, 09:50 AM

<h4>Season review:</h4>

Week 1: lost 10-35 to Falcons. Cannonball Butler ran for 100 yds and QB Steve Ramsey passed for 270 yds and 2 TDs. S Jim Tolbert had two interceptions off Munson, who had a dreadful debut for the Bucs.

Week 2: lost 20-23 to Ravens. Archie Manning passed for 328 yds and 2 TDs for Maryland, but had 5 interceptions and was sacked 6 times, and won the game! Tampa's Munson had 3 interceptions for the second straight week.

Week 3: lost 9-12 to Redskins. Only scoring is through FGs, Washington's Gerhardt kicked 4 of 5 with a long of 51 yds. Dullest game in history, and yes, Munson threw three picks to the other team...

Week 4: lost 9-24 to Cardinals. RB Carlos Bell had 137 total yards from scrimmage on 24 touches, and QB Charley Johnson passed for 2 TDs. Munson threw for 220 yds and only one interception, and WR Ron Shanklin caught 10 passes for 111 yds.

Week 5: won 44-10 over 49ers. Finally we got the offense going, Riggins ran for 94 yds and 2 TDs, and Munson completed 17 of 22 passes with two TDs and no picks!

Week 6: lost 23-30 to Rams. Roman Gabriel passed for 294 yds and one TD, and WR Harold Jackson caught 8 passes for 149 yds.

Week 8: won 16-7 over Seahawks. We had only 294 yds total offense, and was outgained by 60 yds. Seattle QB Jim Hart passed for 296 yds.

Week 9: lost 21-24 to Saints. WR Danny Abramowicz caught 4 passes for 117 yds and a TD with QB Edd Harget completing 20 of 28 passes for 253 yds. Our QB Bill Munson self-destructed again with 4 interceptions.

Week 10: lost 9-28 to Falcons. Atlanta QB Steve Ramsey passed for 4 TDs, we didn't score a touchdown until the final seconds.

Week 11: won 24-10 over Panthers. Riggins was injured, but Munson played his best game as a Buc: 23/27 for 264 yds, 1 TD and no interceptions. WR Randy Vataha caught 6 passes for 114 yds.

Week 12: won 26-15 over Bengals. Lynn Swann led all receivers with 6 catches for 99 yds and one score. Tampa's 3rd-string RB Wilbur Jackson ran 35 times for 166 yds.

Week 13: won 31-20 over Bears. Wilbur Jackson repeat his outstanding performance from last week by running for 107 yds and 2 TDs on just 16 carries.

Week 14: lost 13-21 to Steelers. Mel Blount opened the scoring by a 48-yd interception return for a TD, and Terry Bradshaw passed for a TD and ran in for another.

Week 15: won 41-31 over Panthers. Our S Ike Thomas had a 100-yd kick return, and CB Dave Grayson returned an interception 78 yds for another score. Carolina's Brian Sipe
passed for 260 yds.

Week 16: lost 20-31 to Browns. Jim Brown ran for 72 yds and a TD, and QB Frank Ryan passed for 323 yds and 3 TDs. Cleveland's defense held our running game to 52 yards.

Week 17: lost 24-27 to Saints. QB Bill Munson passed for 3 TDs and John Riggins ran for 146 yds, but Edd Harget passed for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to rally from a 13-24 deficit.

We finish third in the NFC South, with division champs Atlanta winning their wild card game vs Washington but exits the playoffs following a loss to Dallas in the conference semifinals.

NFC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Atlanta 7 9 0 .438 317 294 6-6 4-2
New Orleans 6 10 0 .375 288 396 5-7 4-2
Tampa Bay 6 10 0 .375 340 348 5-7 2-4
Carolina 4 12 0 .250 337 422 4-8 2-4

Senator

01-29-2003, 12:09 PM

you need another QB.

3ric

01-30-2003, 12:34 PM

<h4>Individual statistics</h4>

Billy Kilmer led the league in passing efficiency with a 104.3 rating, but Buffalo's Jack Kemp passed for the most yardage and the most TDs.


Player Pos Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yards Avg Lg TD Int
Kilmer, Billy QB WAS 16 16 501 315 62.8 3980 7.94 58 34 7
Kemp, Jack QB BUF 16 16 609 388 63.7 4790 7.86 60 42 13
Gabriel, Roman QB L.A 14 14 467 297 63.5 3695 7.91 46 21 3
Bradshaw, Terry QB PIT 16 16 543 349 64.2 4259 7.84 60 27 10
Lamonica, Daryl QB OAK 16 16 546 352 64.4 4598 8.42 97 28 14
Staubach, Roger QB DAL 16 16 515 311 60.3 3760 7.30 80 27 9
Spurrier, Steve QB NYG 16 16 565 355 62.8 4244 7.51 93 31 15
Morton, Craig QB DEN 14 14 497 295 59.3 3820 7.68 57 26 16
Starr, Bart QB GBY 16 16 569 323 56.7 4070 7.15 87 29 12
Johnson, Charley QB STL 16 16 536 337 62.8 3651 6.81 79 27 16


The Jets' Boozer captured the rushing title, and the Rams' Ellison led the league in rushing TDs. No rookie RB really distinguishes himself this year, although Tampa Bay's Wilbur Jackson had 634 yds and 4 TDs on the ground.


Player Pos Team GP GS Att Yards Avg Lg TD
Boozer, Emerson RB NYJ 16 16 292 1531 5.2 72 9
Bell, Carlos RB STL 14 14 269 1340 4.9 57 4
Brown, Larry RB WAS 16 16 319 1284 4.0 49 4
Reeves, Dan RB OAK 15 15 296 1205 4.0 34 9
McCauley, Don RB CHI 16 16 233 1167 5.0 59 1
Sayers, Gale RB MAR 16 16 305 1157 3.7 47 8
Bertelson, Jim RB GBY 16 16 294 1143 3.8 41 5
Ellison, Willie RB L.A 16 16 287 1114 3.8 40 14
Robinson, Paul RB CIN 16 16 236 1089 4.6 63 8
Morris, Mercury RB MIA 16 16 287 1086 3.7 49 6

3ric

01-30-2003, 01:23 PM

For the second straight season, the Broncos' Haven Moses leads the league in receiving yardage, even if the Panther's Eddie Hall broke Moses' record for most catches in a season. Washington's Charley Taylor had 13 receiving TDs and the Bengals' Lynn Swann was the top rookie with 50 catches for 822 yds and 5 TDs. Swann was voted Offensive Rookie of the Year.


Player Pos Team GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg YAC Lg TD
Hall, Eddie WR CAR 16 16 203 118 1711 14.5 241 58 10
Moses, Haven WR DEN 16 15 199 111 1753 15.7 342 53 8
Burroughs, Ken WR HOU 16 15 163 86 1284 14.9 219 42 5
Joiner, Charlie WR SDO 16 16 157 84 1387 16.5 247 54 5
Richardson, Willie WR BAL 16 16 137 81 1057 13.0 176 44 8
Morgan, Stanley WR BOS 16 15 157 81 1385 17.0 345 65 10
Staroba, Paul WR TEN 16 16 158 81 1328 16.3 227 88 7
Drake, Earnest WR PIT 16 9 121 80 1255 15.6 191 60 7
Warfield, Paul WR MIA 16 16 160 79 1313 16.6 262 69 9
Washington, Gene WR SFO 16 16 166 76 1234 16.2 234 57 8


The top five punt returners surprise by not having a single touchdown between them, although Atlanta's WR Otto Stowe, who didn't qualify with only 9 punt returns, is the only player with both a punt return TD and a kick return TD.


Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Beauchamp, Joe S SDO 16 16 27 398 14.7 0 0 0 0.0 0
Anderson, Dick S MIA 16 16 29 396 13.6 0 0 0 0.0 0
Dunlap, Leonard CB OAK 15 15 23 307 13.3 0 20 489 24.4 0
Green, Van CB CIN 16 0 14 178 12.7 0 22 569 25.8 0
Willingham, Larry CB NOS 16 16 20 233 11.6 0 0 0 0.0 0

Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Duncan, Speedy CB SDO 16 16 3 28 9.3 0 25 870 34.8 2
Ackerman, Tyrone RB CAR 16 16 0 0 0.0 0 20 636 31.8 3
Chandler, Bob WR KCY 13 10 21 147 7.0 0 20 616 30.8 1
Alexander, Willie CB CIN 16 16 0 0 0.0 0 26 783 30.1 1
Carmona, Thomas WR MAR 16 3 0 0 0.0 0 28 831 29.6 1

3ric

01-30-2003, 02:07 PM

Dallas' Harvey Martin had the most QB hurries with 35, and NYG's Jeff Yeates had 11 blocked passes. Green Bay's rookie DE Ed "Too Tall" Jones had 7.5 sacks. The 49ers' ILB Frank LeMaster became Defensive Rookie of the Year with 66 tackles, 22 assists and 2 sacks.


Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Laskey, Bill ILB MAR 15 13 120 45 6.0 0 2
Lucci, Mike ILB DET 16 16 114 44 2.0 1 1
Redman, Rick ILB SDO 16 14 111 40 4.5 0 3
Huff, Sam ILB SEA 15 15 110 47 0.0 0 0
Weger, Mike S DET 16 16 107 24 2.5 0 0
Hansen, Dan OLB ATL 15 15 107 29 11.0 1 6
Kellerman, Ernie S CLE 16 16 106 45 1.0 0 0
Naumoff, Paul OLB DET 16 16 105 29 8.5 1 7
Hall, Charles ILB NYG 16 16 105 49 4.0 0 2
Volk, Rick S BAL 16 16 103 23 1.0 0 1

Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Hand, Larry DE DET 16 16 52 20 17.5 1 24
Martin, Harvey DE DAL 14 14 44 15 17.0 3 35
Youngblood, Jack DE CIN 16 16 68 19 16.5 7 18
Newsome, Billy DE NOS 14 14 38 16 15.0 5 18
Alzado, Lyle DE DEN 16 16 49 23 14.0 6 26


Miami's Dick Anderson ties Tampa's Ike Thomas for the most interceptions in a season, earning Defensive Player of the Year honors. The four return touchdowns is also a tied record, as Jimmy Carr, PHI, returned 7 interceptions for 325 yds and 4 scores in 1970.


Player Pos Team GP GS Ints IRYd TD Defn Cght PPly PDPct
Anderson, Dick S MIA 16 16 12 258 4 20 30 581 22.7
Clayborn, Raymond CB BOS 16 16 10 143 2 19 46 593 21.4
Fischer, Pat CB STL 16 16 9 140 1 19 55 548 20.8
Wagner, Mike CB BUF 16 16 8 135 0 17 37 547 21.4
Baird, Bill S NYJ 15 15 8 118 1 6 31 523 20.5
Blount, Mel CB PIT 16 16 7 164 1 13 42 534 20.5
Kearney, Jim S KCY 16 16 7 95 1 15 41 611 20.7
Logan, Jerry S BAL 16 16 7 36 0 19 36 551 21.5
Atkinson, George S OAK 16 16 6 146 1 13 44 580 20.2
Tatum, Jack CB TEN 14 14 6 143 1 15 40 468 20.7

3ric

01-30-2003, 02:11 PM

<h4>Career records</h4>
Category Player Record Last Year
Games started Dick Szymanski 80 1974
Pass completions Fran Tarkenton 1,805 1974
Passing yards Daryl Lamonica 21,631 1974
Passing touchdowns Roman Gabriel 158 1974
Rushing attempts Cannonball Butler 1,562 1974
Rushing yards Emerson Boozer 6,059 1974
Rushing touchdowns Jim Brown 47 1974
Receptions Haven Moses 425 1974
Receiving yards Haven Moses 6,942 1974
Receiving touchdowns Charley Taylor 47 1974
Interceptions Pat Fischer 31 1974
Tackles Tommy Nobis 545 1974
Sacks Jerry Mays 68.0 1974
Field Goals Don Chandler 180 1974
Key Run Blocks Dick Szymanski 188 1974
Targeted passes Haven Moses 790 1974
Passes defended Brig Owens 101 1974


<h4>Individual Top Performances</h4> 59 pass attempts by Norm Snead, PHI, vs WAS.
36 pass completions by Jack Kemp, BUF, vs BOS.
439 yds passing by Terry Bradshaw, PIT, vs ATL.
35 rushing attempts by Bill Tucker, SFO, vs SEA.
242 rushing yards by Carlos Bell, STL, vs SEA.
14 receptions by Eddie Hall, CAR, vs SFO.
216 receiving yards by Eddie Hall, CAR, vs SFO.
4 interceptions by Dick Anderson, MIA, vs BOS (new league record)
15 tackles by Rick Redman, SDO, vs OAK.
6.5 sacks by Donnell Tarkenton, ATL, vs MAR. (tied league record)
6 FGs by Pat Leahy, NYJ, and Erroll Mann, OAK.
21 targeted passes by Eddie Hall, CAR, and Haven Moses, DEN.
7 defended passes by Dave Elmendorf, MIA, vs BOS. (new league record)

3ric

01-30-2003, 02:28 PM

<h4>Team Summary</h4>
1974 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Record: 6-10
Winning Pct.: .375

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Rank
Rushes 466 9
Rushing Yards 1738 15
Yards Per Carry 3.72 24
Pass Attempts 516 29 (T)
Completions 298 30 (T)
Passing Yards 3127 32
Yards Per Attempt 6.06 28 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 37.4 18
Points Per Game 21.2 20
Turnovers 28 18 (T)
Turnover Margin -1 17

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 433 16
Rushing Yards 1643 13
Yards Per Carry 3.79 9
Pass Attempts 571 17
Completions 343 24
Passing Yards 3954 17
Yards Per Attempt 6.92 13
3rd Down Conversions 38.1 20
Points Per Game 21.7 14
Turnovers 27 13

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 10 at ATL 35
2 20 MAR 23
3 9 WAS 12
4 9 STL 24
5 44 SFO 10
6 23 at L.A 30
8 16 at SEA 7
9 21 NOS 24
10 9 ATL 28
11 24 at CAR 10
12 26 CIN 15
13 31 at CHI 20
14 13 at PIT 21
15 41 CAR 31
16 20 at CLE 31
17 24 at NOS 27

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
8 Munson QB 513 296 3119 6.07 16 19
**Team --- 516 298 3127 6.06 16 19

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD
28 Riggins RB 188 707 3.76 7
34 Jackson RB 146 634 4.34 4
45 Browning RB 57 143 2.50 0
**Team --- 466 1738 3.72 16

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
80 Bell WR 88 43 661 15.3 126 4
86 Shanklin WR 83 42 479 11.4 73 0
21 Moorhead FB 77 55 389 7.0 209 2
81 Vataha WR 74 30 360 12.0 35 2
15 White TE 60 42 492 11.7 137 3
28 Riggins RB 41 28 205 7.3 105 3
82 Thomas WR 26 18 211 11.7 24 2
87 Romeo TE 22 8 102 12.7 18 0
34 Jackson RB 21 16 96 6.0 61 0
**Team --- 516 298 3127 10.4 825 16

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
55 Hunt OLB 92 35 9.0 8 1 8
27 Thomas S 84 35 0.0 0 5 11
30 Grim CB 67 10 0.0 0 2 9
41 Beaman S 65 15 0.0 1 3 5
54 Adams ILB 57 12 0.0 0 0 1
99 Van Pelt ILB 57 17 2.0 3 1 6
92 Dorris OLB 54 23 5.5 5 1 4
39 Grayson CB 52 16 0.0 0 3 8
52 Graham ILB 52 17 4.5 0 0 6
96 Sampson DE 39 9 7.5 11 0 1
20 White CB 26 2 1.0 2 0 2
74 Chart DE 22 5 5.0 8 0 0
93 Moore DT 18 6 3.5 5 0 1
98 Bailey DT 18 9 1.0 4 0 0
33 Farasopoulos S 18 8 0.0 1 0 0
24 Bradley CB 16 2 1.0 1 0 2
**Team --- 881 254 46.0 63 17 67

3ric

01-30-2003, 02:29 PM

<h4>1974 Season Awards List</h4>
Award Player Team
Player of the Year Jack Kemp BUF
Front Office Bowl MVP Roger Staubach DAL
Coach of the Year Not Yet Awarded
Legend of the Game Not Yet Awarded
Offensive Player of the Year Jack Kemp BUF
Defensive Player of the Year Dick Anderson MIA
Offensive Rookie of the Year Lynn Swann CIN
Defensive Rookie of the Year Frank LeMaster SFO
All-League First-String Quarterback Jack Kemp BUF
All-League First-String Running Back OJ Simpson BUF
All-League First-String Fullback MacArthur Lane STL
All-League First-String Tight End Raymond Chester OAK
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Eddie Hall CAR
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Haven Moses DEN
All-League First-String Center Dick Szymanski NYJ
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Jim Cadile CHI
All-League First-String Offensive Guard John Wilbur WAS
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Bob Wetoska CHI
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Ron Mix SDO
All-League First-String Punter Herman Weaver DET
All-League First-String Kicker Errol Mann OAK
All-League First-String Defensive End Jack Youngblood CIN
All-League First-String Defensive End Larry Hand DET
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Mean Joe Greene PIT
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Jeff Yeates NYG
All-League First-String Inside Linebacker Bill Laskey MAR
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Dan Hansen ATL
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Paul Naumoff DET
All-League First-String Cornerback Pat Fischer STL
All-League First-String Cornerback Raymond Clayborn BOS
All-League First-String Safety Dick Anderson MIA
All-League First-String Safety Mike Weger DET
All-League Second-String Quarterback Terry Bradshaw PIT
All-League Second-String Running Back Emerson Boozer NYJ
All-League Second-String Fullback Cullen Bryant L.A
All-League Second-String Tight End Willie Frazier MIN
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Stanley Morgan BOS
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Charley Taylor WAS
All-League Second-String Center Larry Kaminski CHI
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Fuzzy Thurston GBY
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Ernie Janes PIT
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Jon Kolb PIT
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Terry Hermeling WAS
All-League Second-String Punter David Lee BAL
All-League Second-String Kicker Jack Simczak CLE
All-League Second-String Defensive End Harvey Martin DAL
All-League Second-String Defensive End Don Hultz PHI
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Mike Tilleman NOS
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Andy Rice KCY
All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker Rick Redman SDO
**All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Sam Hunt TBY
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Al Atkinson NYJ
All-League Second-String Cornerback Speedy Duncan SDO
All-League Second-String Cornerback Erich Barnes GBY
All-League Second-String Safety Mel Phillips CHI
All-League Second-String Safety Rick Volk BAL

3ric

01-30-2003, 03:35 PM

<h4>1975 season</h4>Notable names among the retirees:
BAL WR Raymond Berry, GBY DT Big Daddy Lipscomb, GBY QB Bart Starr, NYJ C Dick Szymanski, SEA ILB Sam Huff, L.A. DE Deacon Jones, PHI OLB Jack Pardee, HOU WR Charley Hennigan, BUF QB Tom Flores, DEN WR Lionel Taylor.

Miami signed QB Bob Griese to a new contract worth $26.16 mil over 6 years, and Roger Staubach, Archie Manning and Greg Cook also renegotiated their contracts. Other players rewarded with extensions was ATL WR Otto Stowe, MAR ILB Bill Laskey, NOS OLB Ron Kadziel, NOS RB Lydell Mitchell, and BUF CB Mike Wagner.

San Francisco's TE Ed Marinaro was traded to Maryland in exchange for a 3rd-round pick.

In free agency, we're going to make an offer to Carolina's Ken Anderson to be our new starting QB. Jim Plunkett is also available, but he's less polished at this point as he's never started a game in the NFL.

After the first week, we see that Seattle is making an effort to land Jim Brown as their RB. Good choice, as the Seahawks really need an impact player on offense. Cleveland could lose their starting QB Frank Ryan as well, since Green Bay has tagged him as the successor to recently retired Bart Starr.

Jim Brown rejects the Seahawks in week 2 and re-signs with Cleveland, all in all assuring he'll retire as a Brown. (d-oh)

In week 3, we in the Buccaneers organisation arrange a press conference to announce that we've signed Ken Anderson to play quarterback in Tampa Bay. (Yay!) Cleveland re-sign their QB Frank Ryan, who snubs the Packers.

Other transactions were: DT Bob Lilly from DAL to GBY, OLB Maxie Baughan from PHI to SDO, CB Dave Elmendorf from MIA to DEN, QB Joe Kapp from BAL to CHI, RB Calvin Hill from DAL to CHI, OLB Phil Villapiano from SDO to NYJ, QB Sam Wyche from HOU to PIT, QB Jim Plunkett from HOU to JAX, QB Don Strock from MIA to MIN and DE Lyle Alzado from DEN to L.A.

We also signed CB Bud Whitehead from San Diego, WR Herman Franklin from Kansas City and DT Gary Pettigrew from Seattle.

3ric

01-31-2003, 07:15 AM

Anticipation runs high in waiting for this year's draft, where rookie RB Walter Payton from Jackson State has created much speculation on which team will select him.

Other exciting names to watch are Steve Bartkowski, a QB from California, and DT Randy White from Maryland...

nilodor

01-31-2003, 12:41 PM

You gotta get walter who cares if you need a qb. Its walter.

3ric

01-31-2003, 01:45 PM

<h4>1975 draft, first round:</h4>
1. Jacksonville - Burley, Gary, DE, Pittsburgh
2. Seattle - Fanning, Mike, DT, Notre Dame
3. Tennessee - Webb, Jimmy, DT, Mississippi State
4. Carolina - Solomon, Fred, WR, South Florida
5. Pittsburgh - France, Doug, T, Ohio State
6. Chicago - Harrah, Dennis, T, Miami, Florida
7. Detroit - Walker, Cornelius, DT, Rice
8. Tampa Bay - Dean, Fred, DE, Louisiana Tech
9. New Orleans - White, Randy, DE, Maryland
10. Baltimore - Donovan, Pat, T, Stanford
11. Philadelphia - Huff, Ken, G, North Carolina
12. San Francisco - Kelcher, Louis, DT, Southern Methodist
13. New York G - English, Doug, DT, Texas
14. Denver - Barber, Robert, DE, Grambling
15. Miami - Cameron, Glen, OLB, Florida
16. Cincinnati - Stenerud, Walt, T, Syracuse
17. New York J - Washington, Mike, CB, Alabama
18. Boston - Brazile, Robert, ILB, Jackson State
19. Cleveland - Hart, Jeff, T, Oregon State
20. St. Louis - Boden, Lynn, G, South Dakota State
21. Kansas City - Mitchell, Mack, DE, Houston
22. Minnesota - Hartenstein, Mike, DE, Penn State
23. Washington - Nugent, Dan, G, Auburn
24. New Orleans - Baker, Wayne, DT, Brigham Young
25. Houston - Elam, Cleveland, DE, Tennessee State
26. Buffalo - Simpson, Al, T, Colorado State
27. Green Bay - Johnson, Gary, DT, Grambling
28. Chicago - Jackson, Monte, CB, San Diego State
29. Oakland - Perry, Rod, S, Colorado
30. Los Angeles - Francis, Russ, TE, Oregon
31. Boston - Clark, Harris, T, Georgia
32. Kansas City - Payton, Walter, RB, Jackson State


<tt>
Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - Fred Dean, DE, Louisiana Tech (Undersized but ferocious pass rusher)
Rnd 2 - Rick Upchurch, WR, Minnesota (Big-play man with great speed, also excellent returner)
Rnd 3 - Ken Lambert, S, Virginia (Ballhawk with slight build, excels in zone)
Rnd 4 - Dexter Young, WR, Oregon (Quick player who can stretch the field, drops a concern)
Rnd 5 - Lionel Galvez, T, Michigan (A man-mountain with superb strength, could start in two years)
Rnd 6 - Eric Robbins, K, Illinois (A big leg but questionable accuracy)
Rnd 7 - Omar Patter, DE, Louisiana-Lafayette (Bad technique and worse instincts, may not make team)
</tt>

After the draft we signed C Lee Gross and traded G Sedrick Evans to Tennessee for DT Jim Kanicki. Denver WR Haven Moses was traded to Miami in exhange for a 2nd-round pick. Kansas City WR Otis Taylor was traded to Chicago for a 2nd round choice. Cincinnati QB Terry Hanratty was traded to Detroit for a 2nd round pick in next year's draft. Green Bay traded for the 49ers' QB Gary Huff with a 1st round choice in 1976.

Other interesting players drafted:
Arizona State ILB Bob Breunig, in the 4th round by Washington.
Louisiana-Monroe RB Mario Cage, in the 2nd round by Carolina.
Ohio State OLB Bruce Elia, in the 4th round by Boston.
Cal QB Steve Bartkowski, in the 2nd round by Cincinnati.
Kansas State QB Steve Grogan, in the 2nd round by Baltimore.
Central Michigan QB Mike Franckowiak, in the 2nd round by New Orleans.
Tulane S Steve Foley, in the 2nd round by New York Jets.

3ric

01-31-2003, 01:49 PM

Reporter: "So, Walter, would you like to summarize your feelings today?"
Walter Payton: "Of course I'm a little disappointed, I talked with Carolina and the New York Giants and I really thought that I was going to one of those two. But it isn't important now, my motivation now is to go into training camp at Kansas City and compete for a place in the starting line-up."
Reporter: "How do you figure your chances are of starting for the Chiefs at home vs the Chargers in week one?"
Walter Payton: "Well, I have a lot of respect for Wendell Hayes, who's been starting for the last five years. I hope to learn everything about playing in the pros from him."

3ric

02-01-2003, 04:18 AM

NEWS FLASH:
Reports from sunny Florida says that Tampa Bay's newly signed quarterback, Ken Anderson, suffered a pulled calf muscle in week 2 of the exhibition season. He's not expected to play in the first two games of the regular season.

NEWS FLASH:
Despite outplaying the incumbent tailback, Wendell Hayes in Kansas City, rookie Walter Payton won't get the start as the regular season begins. Payton apparently suffered a bruised ribcage in training, but the running back insist he'll be on the field, dismissing the injury as "not serious".

3ric

02-01-2003, 04:19 AM

The list of the starting QB, RB and WRs from each team:
<tt>
ATL - QB Steve Ramsey, RB *Cannonball Butler, WR Otto Stowe, Charlie Frazier
BAL - QB Earl Morrall, RB Greg Pruitt, WR Jimmy Orr, *Willie Richardson
BOS - QB Randy Johnson, RB *James Harrison, WR Sam Dickerson, *Stanley Morgan
BUF - QB *Jack Kemp, RB *O.J Simpson, WR Bob Chandler, *Elbert Dubenion
CAR - QB Brian Sipe, RB Tyrone Ackerman, WR *Eddie Hall, Freddie Solomon
CHI - QB Joe Kapp, RB Bo Cornell, WR Otis Taylor, Ahmad Rashad
CIN - QB *Greg Cook, RB *Paul Robinson, WR Nate Moore, Larry Walton
CLE - QB *Frank Ryan, RB *Jim Brown, WR Don Herrmann, Gene Washington
DAL - QB *Roger Staubach, RB *Preston Pearson, WR Bob Hayes, Wesley Garnett
DEN - QB *Craig Morton, RB Joe Profit, WR Bill Van Heusen, John Stallworth
DET - QB Terry Hanratty, RB *Jeff Kenny, WR *Pat Studstill, Ray Jarvis
GB - QB Gary Huff, RB Jim Bertelson, WR *Carroll Dale, Earl Thomas
HOU - QB Pete Beathard, RB Lawrence McCutcheon, WR Jim Beirne, Ken Burroughs
JAX - QB *Scott Hunter, RB *Leon Burns, WR *Steve Maier, *Ernie Jennings
KCY - QB Mike Livingston, RB *Wendell Hayes, WR Reuben Sanders, Jeff Bullock
L.A - QB *Roman Gabriel, RB *Willie Ellison, WR Paul Seal, *Harold Jackson
MAR - QB Archie Manning, RB *Gale Sayers, WR *Elmo Wright, Bill Barry
MIA - QB *Bob Griese, RB Mercury Morris, WR *Paul Warfield, Haven Moses
MIN - QB *Fran Tarkenton, RB Mike Adamle, WR Duane Thomas, Lawrence Koehke
N.O - QB Edd Harget, RB *Lydell Mitchell, WR *Dan Abramowich, Jerome Barkum
NYG - QB Steve Spurrier, RB Vince Clements, WR Honor Jackson, Terry Beasley
NYJ - QB *Joe Namath, RB *Emerson Boozer, WR *Bake Turner, Ike Harris
OAK - QB *Daryl Lamonica, RB Franco Harris, WR *Fred Biletnikoff, James Roy Jackson
PHI - QB *Norm Snead, RB John Brockington, WR Terrance Bernstein, Marlin Briscoe
PIT - QB *Terry Bradshaw, RB Don McCauley, WR *Frank Lewis, Golden Richards
S.D - QB *John Hadl, RB Bill Butler, WR Charlie Joiner, *Gary Garrison
S.F - QB *John Brodie, RB Andy Johnson, WR *Dave Parks, *Gene Washington
SEA - QB Jim Hart, RB *Greg Kucera, WR *Nick Collins, Bob Chandler
STL - QB *Charley Johnson, RB *Carlos Bell, WR Mel Gray, Cotton Speyrer
T.B - QB Ken Anderson, RB *John Riggins, WR Eddie Bell, Herman Franklin
TEN - QB Greg Landry, RB Dave Osborn, WR Brett Perez, *Kelvin Briggs
WAS - QB Billy Kilmer, RB *Larry Brown, WR *Charley Taylor, Roy Jefferson

* = remaining starter since 1972
</tt>

It's interesting to note that Franco Harris, a three-year veteran, will be the undisputed starter in Oakland this season - he has been a backup with only one start so far. The Steelers are going with newcomer Don McCauley, who had a 1000-yd season with Chicago last year. The Eagles' John Brockington is another guy who's being handed the reins this season. He has had 12 starts in relief, but he has only averaged 410 yds over his four seasons.

As for the quarterbacks, it'll be exciting to watch Joe Kapp in Chicago, who's had backup roles in Minnesota and Baltimore, if he can perform in the starting role. In Detroit, Terry Hanratty is also getting the chance in a similar way to Kapp. He had two starts last year in L.A. after riding the pine for three years in Pittsburgh. Green Bay goes with a total unknown commodity in Gary Huff. They will probably struggle.

We have a quarterback controversy of sorts in Jacksonville, where Scott Hunter has been an unspectacular starter for three seasons. During free agency the Jaguars signed Jim Plunkett, who should be starting - he's a lot more talented than Hunter, who isn't going to get any better.

As for rookies starting - we have two this year in wide receivers Reuben Sanders of the Chiefs and Freddie Solomon of the Panthers. It's also nice to see that Denver's first-round choice last year, John Stallworth, has already beaten out the competition for a starting position.

3ric

02-02-2003, 09:58 AM

<h4>Our final roster:</h4>
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
##Anderson, Ken 4 QB 5 57 61 5 yrs.
$$Munson, Bill 8 QB 12 43 43 2 yrs.
Clayton, Junior 6 QB 2 17 49 3 yrs.
Stoy, J.J. 2 QB 1 8 24 1 yr.
$$Riggins, John 28 RB 5 83 83 3 yrs.
Jackson, Wilbur 34 RB 2 50 59 1 yr.
Browning, Mercury 45 RB 3 39 40 1 yr.
$$Moorhead, Don 21 FB 5 68 69 4 yrs.
Chacon, Rex 42 FB 2 29 45 2 yrs.
$$White, Jan 15 TE 5 69 69 1 yr.
Romeo, Tony 87 TE 13 42 42 2 yrs.
$$Bell, Eddie 80 FL 6 52 52 2 yrs.
Vataha, Randy 81 FL 7 47 47 3 yrs.
$$Franklin, Herman 83 SE 5 50 50 2 yrs.
Shanklin, Ron 86 SE 7 48 48 2 yrs.
Upchurch, Rick 84 SE 1 43 72 4 yrs.
##Young, Dexter 85 SE 1 36 54 3 yrs.
**Joseph, Courtney 66 LT 5 52 53 1 yr.
$$Allison, Henry 79 LG 5 62 62 5 yrs.
$$Mauck, Carl 51 C 6 81 81 4 yrs.
Gross, Lee 50 C 1 29 52 1 yr.
$$Smith, Royce 68 RG 4 68 68 5 yrs.
Davis, Sam 61 RG 9 64 64 1 yr.
$$Maurer, Andy 75 RT 7 66 66 2 yrs.
$$Snider, Mal 78 RT 7 50 50 3 yrs.
Liscio, Tony 63 RT 13 38 40 2 yrs.
##Galvez, Lionel 70 RT 1 28 57 2 yrs.
Rogers, Paul 19 P 5 86 86 3 yrs.
Robbins, Eric 5 K 1 42 51 2 yrs.
Gallagher, Dave 97 LDE 2 37 56 1 yr.
##Patter, Omar 73 LDE 1 22 49 3 yrs.
Gammon, Marcus 77 LDT 3 47 61 3 yrs.
**Pettigrew, Gary 95 LDT 10 31 31 3 yrs.
$$Kanicki, Jim 72 NT 13 43 43 2 yrs.
Botello, Curtis 76 NT 2 29 49 4 yrs.
$$Sampson, Greg 96 RDE 4 69 73 2 yrs.
$$Dean, Fred 93 RDE 1 55 86 6 yrs.
$$Hunt, Sam 55 SLB 6 50 50 1 yr.
Fulk, Mike 94 SLB 3 44 64 2 yrs.
$$Graham, Tom 52 MLB 4 56 73 2 yrs.
Adams, Doug 54 MLB 5 53 53 3 yrs.
Lambert, Jack 59 MLB 2 42 65 2 yrs.
##Goode, Don 53 MLB 2 40 64 4 yrs.
$$Van Pelt, Brad 99 WILB 3 57 84 2 yrs.
$$Dorris, Andy 92 WLB 3 59 76 4 yrs.
Hall, Charles 48 LCB 5 43 55 3 yrs.
Grayson, Dave 39 LCB 15 39 40 1 yr.
$$Whitehead, Bud 22 RCB 14 51 52 2 yrs.
$$White, Jeris 20 RCB 2 42 67 3 yrs.
##Grim, Bob 30 RCB 9 36 36 2 yrs.
$$Thomas, Ike 27 SS 5 70 70 4 yrs.
$$Beaman, Tim 41 SS 5 60 60 3 yrs.
Nettles, Doug 29 SS 2 42 70 1 yr.
Lambert, Ken 36 FS 1 36 63 3 yrs.

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

Players Under Contract: 54
On Active Roster: 46

Salary Cap: $41,900,000
Cap Room: $410,000
Maximum for New Player: $540,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $1,000,000

Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $540,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $38,720,000

3ric

02-02-2003, 09:58 AM

<h4>Season review:</h4>

Week 1: won 19-13 over Panthers. John Riggins and Wilbur Jackson combined for 174 yds rushing and ILB Brad Van Pelt scored on an interception return and had 10 tackles, 5 assists and a shared sack in addition.

Chicago's Bo Cornell ran for 129 yds and the Bears' QB Joe Kapp was 21-for-28, 267 yds and 2 TDs when they beat the Packers 34-30. Pittsburgh beat Maryland 30-24 thanks to OPOW Terry Bradshaw's 394 yds and 3 TDs passing. The Steelers' WR Golden Richards had a huge day with 9 catches for 248 yds, a tie for third best ever. Jacksonville starting QB Scott Hunter was injured and Jim Plunkett came on to make his NFL debut, completing 14 passes for 130 yds and 1 int. Hunter will be out for 6 weeks with a broken wrist. Cincinnati's OLB Ken Avery was DPOW with 14 tackles, 1 assist and 2.5 sacks in a 20-26 loss to Cleveland.

Alf

02-02-2003, 01:04 PM

QB Steve Spurrier went to NY Giants where he threw for over 4000 yards and 31 TDs with only 15 INTs, not that bad for what you call a bum ;)

3ric

02-03-2003, 12:40 PM

Week 2: won 35-17 over Jaguars. Second-string QB Bill Munson passed for 305 yds and 2 TDs, and John Riggins ran for 102 yds. FB Don Moorhead caught 7 passes for 106 yds. Jaguars QB Jim Plunkett got his first start, but had a rough outing with 17 completions on 40 attempts for 216 yds, 3 ints and getting sacked 5 times.

For the second straight week, Pittsburgh's Terry Bradshaw was OPOW with 34 completions for 411 yds and 3 TDs, leading the Steelers to a 43-37 shootout win over the Los Angeles Rams. L.A's QB Roman Gabriel passed for 388 yds and 2 TDs in that game, with WR Blake Mariano catching 8 passes for 222 yds. San Francisco DE Cedric Hardman was DPOW with 5 tck, 1 ass and 4 sacks on Cleveland's QB Frank Ryan in their 27-17 win. The Chiefs' Walter Payton saw his first real action his week, being on the field for 37 offensive plays and catching two passes for 12 yds.

Alf - he obviously is on a better team now, he couldn't win games for me when he had to... Ken Anderson is a lot better! Stay tuned for next week when we'll settle that dispute... when Tampa visits the Giants!

nilodor

02-03-2003, 01:34 PM

Can't wait to see the grudge match.

3ric

02-03-2003, 02:37 PM

Week 3: won 29-7 over Giants. New York scored first, on a Spurrier pass to Britt Raymond, but the Buccaneers turned the game around with 29 unanswered points, with 13 coming from two interceptions off Spurrier. Riggins ran for 97 yds and Ken Anderson passed for 141 yds and 2 TDs in his debut for Tampa.

San Diego's WR Charlie Joiner caught 5 passes for 204 yds (an incredible 51-yd average!) and 2 TDs on passes from QB John Hadl, who passed for 377 yds and 3 TDs in their 24-21 win over Baltimore. OPOW was Minnesota's Fran Tarkenton, with 260 yds passing and 3 TDs. Seattle RB Greg Kucera impressed with 142 yds rushing and 1 score. DPOW was Atlanta's dynamic OLB Dan Hansen, with 9 tck, 1 ass and 3 sacks at home vs Dallas, a 23-20 win.

Who's the most talented QB not starting in this league? That has to be Cleveland's Danny White, who's carrying a clipboard on the sidelines while aging Frank Ryan is taking the snaps. Another frustrated backup QB is Oakland's Kenny Stabler, who's had only one start since entering the league in 1970, backing up All-Pro starter Daryl Lamonica.

3ric

02-04-2003, 01:56 PM

Week 4: lost 27-17 to Falcons. Atlanta's QB Steve Ramsey overcame two interceptions and a 52% completion rate to pass for 303 yds and guide his team to a hard-fought win. Tampa ILB Brad Van Pelt had 10 tackles and an interception returned 43 yds.

Rams' RB Willie Ellison was awarded the OPOW for his 24-carry, 156-yd effort where he scored once. However, Baltimore's Greg Pruitt ran for the same amount of yards, but with only 13 carries and 2 TDs. Scott Rice, backup QB for the Cardinals who's starting while Charley Johnson is injured, leads all passers this week with 371 yds. The 49ers' John Brodie had a nightmarish day with 4 interceptions. Maryland's WR Darryl Stingley was on target for 18 passes, catching 11 for 129 yds and one score. DPOW was Cincinnati's DE Gary Davidson with 3 sacks, 5 tck and 1 ass.

On the injury front, Carolina has problems on offense with their starters at QB and RB, Brian Sipe and Mario Cage, listed as out. In Chicago, 9-year veteran ILB Dick Butkus' career is in jeopardy as he suffers from a degenerative hip condition, he'll miss the remainder of the season and we'll see if he returns next year. Rich Jackson, defensive end for the Denver Broncos, has suffered ligament tears to his knee and is expected to be out for more than a year. The Chiefs has six players listed as out with food poisoning and two of their linebackers suffers from severe depression.

Another player whose future is uncertain is Los Angeles QB Roman Gabriel, who underwent emergency knee surgery recently. WR Fred Biletnikoff in Oakland will probably miss 9 weeks with a compound leg fracture. Pittsburgh's injury problems on offense are worse than Carolina's, as QB's Terry Bradshaw and Sam Wyche are out, together with RB's Frenchy Fuqua and Rocky Bleier. Our injury problems in Tampa is pretty severe as well, with a third player put on injured reserve this week and three more out for 3-6 weeks. In addition, QB Ken Anderson is questionable with a sprained neck and sits in favor of Bill Munson next week vs Minnesota.

rjac19

02-04-2003, 02:14 PM

great dynasty, I was wondering how are you able to go back in time with FOF?
thanks

3ric

02-05-2003, 01:00 AM

Rjac - glad you're enjoying it!
Check out the link http://www.cflfb.com/FOF/fof.htm for more information about doing a historical career. Basically, you need to start a new game with the 1970 roster file and then use all the subsequent draft files, everything's available for download on the site. There's some additional instructions and the utilities used to create the draft files too.

rjac19

02-05-2003, 11:10 AM

alright thanks man for your help

3ric

02-05-2003, 02:39 PM

Week 5: lost 13-17 to Vikings. Fran Tarkenton passed for 271 yds and a score while Bill Munson only averaged a paltry 3.8 yds per pass and had 3 interceptions. When it's like that then it's no use in having John Riggins and Wilbur Jackson running for a combined 125 yds.

The Cardinals' backup QB, Scott Rice, continue to convince everyone he's the real deal. This week he wins the OPOW with 321 yds and 3 TDs. Another great passing performance was put on display by Washington's Billy Kilmer, who passed for 401 yds and 4 TDs in a 31-24 win over the 49ers. Kilmer's main target was WR Charley Taylor, who caught 12 passes for 259 yds and 4 TDs, that's second-best ever. Green Bay's RB Jim Bertelson leads all runners with 133 yds on 30 carries. Defensive player of the week is Buffalo's OLB Rocky Wallace, who had 5 tck, 1 ass and 3.5 sacks.

3ric

02-05-2003, 03:05 PM

Week 6: won 23-17 over Saints. With Ken Anderson back at QB, we got 209 yds passing, 1 passing TD and NO interceptions. He's not going to put up lots of points anytime soon, but he don't make the mistakes that cost you games. NO's Lydell Mitchell had an 80-yd TD run and 126 yds rushing. WR Dan Abramowicz caught 8 passes for 113 yds.

The leading passer was San Diego's John Hadl, with 407 yds and 3 TDs, and Chargers WR Gary Garrison caught 9 passes for 200 yds and 1 TD. The guy who had 5 tackles and 3 sacks this week (which seems to be the requirement to win the DPOW) is Buffalo DT Jim Dunaway.

When I check the statistics, I see that injured QB Terry Bradshaw is leading the league in passing efficiency with a 115.1 rating. The passing yardage leader is Daryl Lamonica, with 1647 yds though 6 games. RBs Emerson Boozer and Gale Sayers are competing for the early lead in the race for the NFL rushing title, they are just separated by two yards with Boozer in the lead with 516 yds in 6 games. Jim Brown is averaging a TD a game. Cleveland WR Don Herrman leads all receivers with 38 catches for 662 yds. Another Brown, DE Mel Manning, is leading the league in sacks with 8.5 quarterback putdowns. Two players have 5 interceptions, Green Bay S Wilton Thompson and Philadelphia's Al Nelson.

3ric

02-06-2003, 12:31 PM

Week 7: won 20-10 over Lions. Detroit's QB Terry Hanratty had us worried early, as he completed a 53-yd TD pass on their second offensive play. But John Riggins had a 71-yd run to set up our first TD, and finished with 111 yds on 15 carries. We had four takeaways, including a fumble recovery for TD by OLB Sam Hunt.

Cleveland's Frank Ryan put on a passing clinic this week with 21 completions in 24 attempts for 275 yds and 4 TDs. San Diego's John Hadl had 304 yds passing and 3 TDs. RB Gale Sayers showed flashes of his old dominant self with 157 yds rushing on 20 attempts. WR Charlie Joiner had 12 catches for 179 yds and Dallas' Bob Hayes got 153 yds on 8 receptions. DPOW was Washington OLB Chris Hanberger with 9 tck, 1 ast and 1.5 sacks.

Anrhydeddu

02-06-2003, 12:48 PM

On the injury front, Carolina has problems on offense with their starters at QB and RB, Brian Sipe and Mario Cage, listed as out. In Chicago, 9-year veteran ILB Dick Butkus' career is in jeopardy as he suffers from a degenerative hip condition, he'll miss the remainder of the season and we'll see if he returns next year. Rich Jackson, defensive end for the Denver Broncos, has suffered ligament tears to his knee and is expected to be out for more than a year. The Chiefs has six players listed as out with food poisoning and two of their linebackers suffers from severe depression.

Another player whose future is uncertain is Los Angeles QB Roman Gabriel, who underwent emergency knee surgery recently. WR Fred Biletnikoff in Oakland will probably miss 9 weeks with a compound leg fracture. Pittsburgh's injury problems on offense are worse than Carolina's, as QB's Terry Bradshaw and Sam Wyche are out, together with RB's Frenchy Fuqua and Rocky Bleier. Our injury problems in Tampa is pretty severe as well, with a third player put on injured reserve this week and three more out for 3-6 weeks. In addition, QB Ken Anderson is questionable with a sprained neck and sits in favor of Bill Munson next week vs Minnesota.

Why don't you move the Injury Slider down a little to reduce the severity?

3ric

02-07-2003, 01:20 PM

Week 8: Bye week. Charlie Joiner continues his amazing streak of big games, this time catching 10 balls for 181 yds and a score. Maryland's DE Mack Finger had 4 sacks, 6 tackles, and won the defensive player of the week award. Denver's QB Craig Morton passed for 401 yds and 3 TDs. Boston Patriots RB James Harrison ran for 180 yds and 2 TDs on 18 carries. O.J. Simpson put in a more workmanlike 25 carries for 152 yds and 1 score.

Week 9: won 20-13 over Packers. The game was tied at 3-3 until the middle of the third quarter when Ken Anderson found John Riggins with a short pass, which Riggo promptly took and ran 44 yards with for a 50-yd TD pass. He had 143 combined yards on the ground and in the air, and Anderson completed 20 of 29 passes for 238 yds and 2 TDs, the second a 6-yd pass to FB Don Moorhead. Ray Nitschke shone for Green Bay with 11 solo tackles.

In Oakland, a rare start was given to QB Kenny Stabler, who performed well with 278 yds and 1 TD. Jacksonville QB Scott Hunter was back in the lineup despite being questionable with a broken wrist. Jim Plunkett watched from the sideline as Hunter passed for 265 yds. Another injured starter coming back this week was Pittsburgh's Terry Bradshaw, who didn't help his league-leading QB rating with a 50% completion percentage on 30 passes for 203 yds with 1 interception.

The big performance that earned the 49ers' John Brodie the OPOW was 27 completions on 33 attempts for 301 yds and 5 TDs. New Orleans' WR Jerome Barkum had 10 catches for 151 yds, but the Chargers' fantastic Charlie Joiner was more spectacular with 5 receptions for 143 yds and 2 scores. Maryland's Gale Sayers continue his pursuit for another rushing title with 186 yds rushing on 30 carries.

When looking at the standings, the Houston Oilers and the Chicago Bears looks like the league's two premier teams at 7-1, with Atlanta Falcons a step behind with a 7-2 record. We are a game behind Atlanta at 6-2, tied for fourth in the league in winning percentage. In the power ratings, we are fifth, behind Washington and before Minnesota at sixth.

nilodor

02-07-2003, 01:52 PM

Any possibility at getting a midseason team summary printout?

3ric

02-07-2003, 04:19 PM

Good idea, thanks for the suggestion.


1975 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Mid-season:

Record: 6-2
Winning Pct.: .750

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Rank
Rushes 235 11 (T)
Rushing Yards 1083 6
Yards Per Carry 4.60 5
Pass Attempts 246 32
Completions 163 19
Passing Yards 1504 31
Yards Per Attempt 6.11 27
3rd Down Conversions 38.2 16
Points Per Game 22.0 18
Turnovers 10 13 (T)
Turnover Margin +9 2 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 183 4
Rushing Yards 683 3
Yards Per Carry 3.73 8
Pass Attempts 324 31
Completions 190 30
Passing Yards 2084 26
Yards Per Attempt 6.43 10
3rd Down Conversions 38.3 17
Points Per Game 15.1 1
Turnovers 19 3 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 19 CAR 13
2 35 JAX 17
3 29 at NYG 7
4 17 at ATL 27
5 13 at MIN 17
6 23 NOS 17
7 20 at DET 10
9 20 GBY 13
10 CHI
11 at CAR
12 at HOU
13 SFO
14 BAL
15 at NOS
16 at TEN
17 ATL

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
4 Anderson QB 146 97 895 6.13 8 1
8 Munson QB 100 66 609 6.09 4 7
**Team --- 246 163 1504 6.11 12 8

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD
28 Riggins RB 138 630 4.56 1
34 Jackson RB 70 367 5.24 1
**Team --- 235 1083 4.60 2

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
21 Moorhead FB 55 39 338 8.6 222 5
83 Franklin WR 54 31 372 12.0 52 1
80 Bell WR 34 21 218 10.3 39 1
28 Riggins RB 29 24 212 8.8 90 3
34 Jackson RB 21 17 129 7.5 78 2
81 Vataha WR 12 4 62 15.5 8 0
87 Romeo TE 10 6 15 2.5 7 0
86 Shanklin WR 10 6 58 9.6 17 0
15 White TE 9 7 57 8.1 24 0
**Team --- 246 163 1504 9.2 546 12

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
27 Thomas S 44 17 1.0 1 2 5
22 Whitehead CB 41 10 0.0 2 2 6
55 Hunt OLB 39 10 2.5 4 1 4
99 Van Pelt ILB 35 14 0.5 3 3 3
52 Graham ILB 29 11 2.0 0 0 0
54 Adams ILB 26 3 0.5 0 0 0
41 Beaman S 25 7 0.0 0 2 8
92 Dorris OLB 21 10 3.0 1 0 3
39 Grayson CB 18 3 0.0 0 0 0
48 Hall CB 16 8 0.0 0 2 7
72 Kanicki DT 14 8 1.5 1 0 0
96 Sampson DE 11 3 0.5 5 0 0
59 Lambert ILB 11 0 1.0 0 0 0
74 Muncy DE 9 5 2.5 1 0 0
93 Dean DE 8 5 4.0 6 0 0
**Team --- 425 126 24.0 35 14 41

How do you rate this season's slower pace with more to read every week? I thought about doing something different, since the earlier seasons were mostly an exercise in stat-crunching.

3ric

02-08-2003, 07:50 AM

Week 10: lost 21-24 to Bears. RB Bo Cornell ran for 130 yds on 24 carries, with a 57-yd TD run. QB Joe Kapp passed for two TDs to WRs Speedy Thomas and Ahmad Rashad. John Riggins had a great game with 162 yds rushing on 21 attempts.

In Miami, Bob Griese passed for 339 yds and 3 TDs to win over Boston 27-24, and the DPOW went to Buffalo OLB Jack Ham, who had 8 tck, 4 ast, 2 sacks and one pass defended in a 10-19 loss to Kansas City. WR Cotton Speyrer led all receivers with 6 receptions for 128 yds.

Week 11: won 23-17 over Panthers. John Riggins caught a 5-yd TD pass from Bill Munson in overtime to seal the win. Munson had to step in after Ken Anderson suffered a broken clavicle - he's out for about six weeks. Riggins ran for 84 yds and WR Herman Franklin and TE Jan White also caught touchdown passes.

The Dolphins' RB Mercury Morris ran for 189 yds and 2 TDs on 24 carries as Miami beat the Jets 14-6. Jacksonville's WR Steve Maier caught 9 passes for 219 yds and 1 TD. Minnesota's backup QB Don Strock passed for 226 yds and 4 TDs in the Vikings' 48-27 win over Detroit. Oakland's DE Patrick Kosier had 4 sacks, 5 tck and 4 ast while Green Bay's DT Bob Lilly had 9 tck, 3 ast and 2.5 sacks.

nilodor

02-08-2003, 12:06 PM

i enjoy the two or three weeks posts more than the entire season posts. I find my self paying more attention to the dynasty than before.

3ric

02-09-2003, 05:59 AM

Week 12: won 23-14 over Oilers. In a battle between two of the league's top teams, the 8-2 Oilers took an early lead through Charley Tolar. After two field goals and a John Riggins 1-yd TD run the 7-3 Buccaneers went ahead. Lawrence McCutcheon scored early in the fourth quarter, but OLB Sam Hunt's 49-yd fumble return for the winning touchdown sealed Tampa's victory with 1 minute left. John Riggins was MVP of the game with 166 yds on the ground, although a case could be made for Hunt, who also had 6 tck, 2 ast and an interception.

It's official - Daryl Lamonica has lost his job as the Raiders' starting QB, and Kenny Stabler showed why this week as the won the OPOW with 31 completions for 390 yds and 3 TDs. This week had no less than 6 passers throwing for more than 300 yds, with Cleveland's Frank Ryan getting 409 yds in the air and the Vikings' Don Strock passing for 4 TDs for the second week in a row.

The Rams' Willie Ellison was the top runner with 192 yds and 2 TDs on 18 carries, and Dan Abramowicz was the best receiver this week with 8 receptions for 148 yds. Dallas' CB Mel Renfro had a big game with 1.5 sacks and 1 interception, and the Jaguars' OLB Jack Rudolph had 9 tck, 2 sacks and 1 int.

The league's individual stat leaders are mostly the same, but Terry Bradshaw's rating is down to 103.6, 1.5 points ahead of second-place Billy Kilmer. Tampa's Ken Anderson is fourth with a 95.6 rating. San Diego's John Hadl is leading all passers in yardage, with an average of 300 yds/game. Maryland's Gale Sayers has struck upon a dry spell and has been overtaken by Dallas' Preston Pearson and the Buccaneers' John Riggins. Pearson has 1169 yds, Riggins 1042, Sayers 1039 and Willie Ellison has 1019 yds.

Among the receivers is San Diego's Charlie Joiner a runaway leader at 1228 yds, 101 yds more than Cleveland's Don Herrman and a whopping 269 yds ahead of third-placed Cotton Speyrer, St.Louis. Detroit's Ray Jarvis has 68 receptions, 2 more than Herrman and 3 more than Joiner. Gale Sayers is leading all punt returners with 2 TDs and a 17.7 average. Jacksonville's ILB Larry Ball is leading the league in both tackles and assists with the 49er's DE Cedric Hardman topping the list in sacks at 14.5. Surprisingly, Detroit's OLB Paul Naumoff is second in the league in sacks with 13.5. Green Bay's S Wilton Thompson has 6 interceptions for 142 yds and a TD.

3ric

02-09-2003, 12:54 PM

Week 13: won 37-34 over 49ers. Bill Munson was the unlikely hero with a stunning 4th quarter comeback to force overtime. John Brodie threw three of his four touchdown passes in the first half on gains of 45, 47 and 11 yds. Munson kept Tampa in the game with a 50-yd TD pass with 17 seconds left of the first half. He had two more TD passes in the fourth quarter to score 17 points in the 4th quarter alone, and force overtime on an Eric Robbins FG with 8 seconds left. In overtime, K Eric Robbins nailed a 50-yd FG to end the game.

Brodie completed 23 of 37 passes for 340 yds and 4 TDs, with 2 interceptions. WR Gene Washington had 10 receptions for 184 yds and 2 scores. Munson outdid the San Francisco QB by passing for 358 yds on 33-for-44 passing and 4 TDs, with no picks. Nine different Buccaneers caught passes, with FB Moorhead getting 2 TDs. The 33 completions by Munson is a new club record, and the yardage second only to Steve Spurrier's 367 yds in 1973.

Offensive player of the week was Tampa Bay's QB Bill Munson. Chicago RB Calvin Hill ran for 157 yds on 38 carries, and Green Bay WR Earl Thomas caught 10 passes for 216 yds. DPOW was Minnesota's DE Rodney Floyd for his four sacks, 5 tck and 1 ast vs St.Louis. The Giants' S Ron Smith had a big game as well with 13 tck, 3 ast, 2 ints and 3 defended passes.

3ric

02-11-2003, 12:31 PM

Week 14: won 36-28 over Colts. Bill Munson continues with his solid play, he was less spectacular this week with 264 yds passing and a TD but had no turnovers for the second straight week. Wilbur Jackson had a 72-yd TD run and Ike Thomas had a 75-yd interception return for a score. Baltimore's Earl Morrall passed for 4 TDs but only got 251 yds on 47 attempts.

Detroit QB Terry Hanratty also had 4 TDs, but the Lions beat San Diego 35-14, and Hanratty became OPOW with 265 yds passing and 29 completions. St.Louis WR Mel Gray had 6 catches for 146 yds and a score, while Minnesota DT Ray Hamilton starred in a 17-41 loss to Denver by having 10 tackles and 3 sacks.

A casual look at the standings reveal that Chicago's been pulling away from the rest of the league with a 12-1 record, with Atlanta one game behind at 11-2. Tampa Bay and Washington follows with 10 wins and 3 losses each. In the AFC, no team has a better record than Cincinnati's 9-4.

3ric

02-11-2003, 01:04 PM

Week 15: won 30-20 over Saints. Running backs John Riggins and Wilbur Jackson combined for 168 yds on the ground, and our defense intercepted New Orleans' QB Edd Harget three times.

In Minnesota, Don Strock continue to play excellent in relief of injured starter Fran Tarkenton, out with a torn ACL. Strock passed for 399 yds and 3 TDs and has 15 TDs in seven starts. Franco Harris finally had a breakthrough game in Oakland, getting 147 yds on 17 carries. Second-year WR John Stallworth, Denver, had 8 catches for 160 yds and Carolina OLB Gus Otto was the week's top defender with 12 tck, 4 ast, 1 sack and 1 interception.

Our scout's evaluation of the top players at each position reveal that in his opinion, Miami's Bob Griese is the league's best quarterback (when free from injury). Roger Staubach and Roman Gabriel are second and third, with Terry Bradshaw and Archie Manning fourth and fifth. At running back, the best has to be the Saints' Lydell Mitchell closely followed by Greg Pruitt and Willie Ellison. Wide receiver Ahmad Rashad, Chicago, top my scout's list at his position with Miami's Paul Warfield on second place and Dallas' Bob Hayes at third.

Tackle Art Shell, Oakland, guard Samuel Holden, New Orleans, and center Forrest Blue are the top players on the offensive line. Surprisingly, Shell is the only one with an All-Pro selection. Punter Ray Guy, Miami, and kicker Tom Dempsey, New Orleans, head their respective lists as well.

At defensive end, he rate the Colts' Bubba Smith as the best, while DT Mean Joe Greene, Pittsburgh, OLB Jack Ham, Buffalo, and ILB Isiah Robertson, Denver are the number one player at their positions. Finally, Carolina CB Thomas Darden and Miami S Jake Scott clearly belong to every NFL GM's dream defense.

3ric

02-12-2003, 01:35 PM

Week 16: lost 27-30 to Titans. Fred Herring had a 108-yd kickoff return for TD and K Adrian Butkus won the game for Tennessee with a 49-yd FG in overtime. The Titans' QB Greg Landry passed for 342 yds, 1 TD and one interception, while our Bill Munson had 290 yds, 2 TDs and 1 intercepted pass.

OPOW is Maryland's QB Archie Manning, who threw for 390 yds and 3 TDs on 39 attempts. Denver's Craig Morton passed for 420 yds but was intercepted twice, and the Broncos' WR Eric Allen caught 9 passes for 188 yds and a score. Seattle's RB Greg Kucera ran for 148 yds and 3 TDs. DPOW was Kansas City's ILB Lee Roy Caffey with 10 tck, 2 ast, 1.5 sacks and 1 interception.

Week 17: lost 7-14 to Falcons. In a deciding game for the division title we came up short to Atlanta yet again. Andy Hamilton had a 69-yd punt return TD and John Riggins' 29-yd TD run in the 4th quarter wasn't enough to overcome the deficit. Ken Anderson came back from his injury to get the start but had to go out early in the game. Bill Munson tried, but had three passes intercepted.

San Diego's John Hadl finished the regular season with another strong outing - 412 yds passing and 3 TDs, which was more than enough to lead the league in yardage. 16-year veteran RB Jim Brown made what could be his final game memorable with 167 yds on 26 carries and a score. WR Charlie Joiner capped his remarkable season with another big game: 11 receptions for 212 yds and one TD. Buffalo's OLB Rocky Wallace becomes DPOW for the second time this season with 8 tck, 2 ast, 1.5 sacks and 1 interception.

nilodor

02-12-2003, 03:43 PM

Good luck in the playoffs and at next years draft

3ric

02-15-2003, 07:56 AM

We finish second in the NFC South, once again behind Atlanta, but we qualify for the playoffs as a wild card.

NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Atlanta 13 3 0 .813 353 273 11-1 6-0
Tampa Bay 11 5 0 .688 380 302 8-4 4-2
New Orleans 6 10 0 .375 274 360 3-9 1-5
Carolina 2 14 0 .125 239 372 1-11 1-5


We are facing 12-4 Chicago with QB Joe Kapp, who excels in medium passing and has a 65.1 completion percentage for 3665 yds. The have the edge over us at QB and WR and about equal at linebacker and are 1-point favorites.

3ric

02-15-2003, 08:27 AM

Wild card: lost 9-20 to Bears. We weren't close to competing at all, they were in command right from the start and we came out flat. Ahmad Rashad caught 6 passes for 99 yds and a TD, while RB Bo Cornell ran for 62 yds and another score.

OPOW was Oakland's Kenny Stabler with 20 completions for 234 yds and 2 TDs in the Raiders' 40-10 win over Houston. Dallas' Preston Pearson ran for 131 yds which helped the Cowboys to win 30-3 over the Rams. Kansas City WR Spencer Sanford caught 8 passes for 174 yds and 2 TDs but the Chiefs lost 17-24 to the Colts. DPOW was Dallas' OLB Dennis Dawkins with 7 tck, 3 ast, 1.5 sacks and 3 defended passes.

In the conference semi-final round, we saw Atlanta's Steve Ramsey pass for 377 yds and 3 TDs in the 34-41 loss to Dallas. Mercury Morris ran for 119 yds and a score and Paul Warfield had 11 receptions for 189 yds when Miami blanked the Colts 19-0. Oakland beat Cincinnati 24-17 in part thanks to DT Art Thoms 7 tck, 5 ast, 1.5 sacks. Also, Chicago won 17-10 over Washington.

3ric

02-16-2003, 01:55 PM

In the conference finals, Dallas lost to Chicago 10-20 and Miami beat Oakland 24-21. Kenny Stabler passed for 292 yds and 2 TDs and Franco Harris ran for 102 yds. Oakland's DE Patrick Kosier was DPOW with 3 tck, 1 ast and 2.5 sacks. Chicago's Ahmad Rashad caught 5 passes for 110 yds and a score.

The Super Bowl between the Bears and the Dolphins was a game where Miami QB Bob Griese was missing due to injury, but 2nd-stringer Charley Johnson has performed very well in his absence. Chicago RB Bo Cornell scored first on an 8-yd run, and the Dolphins tied the score late in the 2nd quarter on a 5-yd pass to TE Jim Mandich. At the start of the 2nd half the Dolphins score again on a 6-yd pass to Mercury Morris and take the lead 14-7. However, the Bears recover and ties the game at 14-14 late in the 3rd quarter thanks to Joe Kapp's 9-yd TD pass to Ahmad Rashad. Miami rallies to put together a strong offensive drive in the 4th quarter that enables them to kick a FG with 30 seconds left in the game. Final score: 17-14, Miami.

Johnson passed for 267 yds and 2 TDs and Miami's OLB Wesley Ferderer was DPOW with 7 tck, 1 ast and 2 sacks.

This was Miami's second win in three years, making them the most successful franchise in the 70s so far.

Alf

02-17-2003, 10:18 AM

What are next season big names draftees ? Anything exciting coming ?

3ric

02-17-2003, 12:06 PM

DE Lee Roy Selmon, RB Chuck Muncie, WR Billy Brooks, T Jackie Slater and WR Steve Largent, not as many famous ones this time...

3ric

02-17-2003, 01:04 PM

<h4>Individual statistics</h4>

Billy Kilmer led the league in passing efficiency for the second year in a row, and San Diego's John Hadl led all passers in yardage for the third time in the 70s. Kilmer has a rating of 104.3 over the last three seasons. The top rookie passer was the Steelers' Neal Jeffrey, who started three games and passed for 554 yds and 2 TDs.


Player Pos Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yards Avg Lg TD Int
Kilmer, Billy QB WAS 16 16 498 304 61.0 3711 7.45 59 33 5
Manning, Archie QB MAR 16 16 505 315 62.3 3969 7.85 81 25 8
Brodie, John QB SFO 15 15 504 310 61.5 3753 7.44 76 26 11
Staubach, Roger QB DAL 16 16 471 293 62.2 3748 7.95 89 27 16
Rice, Scott QB STL 8 5 225 141 62.6 1734 7.70 80 12 7
Johnson, Charley QB STL 11 11 355 219 61.6 2599 7.32 62 16 7
Tarkenton, Fran QB MIN 7 7 251 164 65.3 1533 6.10 41 11 4
Morton, Craig QB DEN 15 15 529 319 60.3 3739 7.06 48 23 10
Cook, Greg QB CIN 16 16 518 307 59.2 3942 7.61 54 26 16
Ryan, Frank QB CLE 16 16 547 343 62.7 4324 7.90 57 27 22


The 416 attempts by Pearson was far and away the most in the league, Gale Sayers had the 2nd most, and he had 77 less carries. Boston's Harrison had the best average with 5.3 yards a carry. The Ram's Willie Ellison had 13 TDs, and the top rookie runner was the Saints' Wayne Bullock with 337 yds.


Player Pos Team GP GS Att Yards Avg Lg TD
Pearson, Preston RB DAL 16 16 416 1618 3.8 52 8
**Riggins, John RB TBY 16 16 290 1359 4.6 71 6
Sayers, Gale RB MAR 15 15 339 1310 3.8 80 7
McCauley, Don RB PIT 16 16 275 1225 4.4 31 6
Profit, Joe RB DEN 16 16 242 1172 4.8 60 7
Brown, Larry RB WAS 16 16 268 1147 4.2 34 9
Bertelson, Jim RB GBY 16 16 254 1121 4.4 49 5
Brown, Jim RB CLE 16 16 252 1114 4.4 45 11
Kucera, Greg RB SEA 16 16 264 1109 4.2 60 7
Harrison, James RB BOS 15 15 204 1092 5.3 66 10

3ric

02-17-2003, 01:05 PM

Charlie Joiner led the league in receiving yards, with 327 yds more than the Browns' Herrman. He also had the most TDs with 14, one more than Washington's Charley Taylor. Dallas' Wesley Garnett had a 21.0 average, 2.6 yards per catch more than the Panthers' rookie Freddie Solomon, who was voted offensive rookie of the year with 35 catches for 646 yds and 3 TDs.


Player Pos Team GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg YAC Lg TD
Jarvis, Ray WR DET 16 13 193 101 1390 13.7 219 50 11
Joiner, Charlie WR SDO 16 16 193 99 1811 18.2 407 95 14
Herrman, Don WR CLE 16 16 159 89 1484 16.6 255 57 7
Jackson, James Roy WR OAK 16 15 161 88 1328 15.0 186 49 9
Washington, Gene WR SFO 15 15 135 83 1237 14.9 230 47 7
**Moorhead, Don FB TBY 16 11 110 83 663 7.9 386 78 8
Briggs, Kelvin WR TEN 16 14 165 82 1102 13.4 128 35 7
Mariano, Blake WR L.A 16 16 147 81 1158 14.2 162 57 3
Hubbard, Marv FB CAR 14 11 101 78 492 6.3 303 25 4
Garrison, Walt FB DAL 16 14 103 77 586 7.6 356 34 2


Gale Sayers averaged an amazing 17.1 yds per punt return and Buffalo's Stan Brown's average per kick return was 2.5 yards better than anyone else. The Jets' J.D. Hill returned two kickoffs for touchdowns.


Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Sayers, Gale RB MAR 15 15 24 411 17.1 2 6 140 23.3 0
Nowlin, Arnold WR WAS 16 9 28 378 13.5 1 4 90 22.5 0
Beauchamp, Joe S PHI 16 16 29 379 13.0 2 0 0 0.0 0
Holmes, Mike CB GBY 16 4 18 213 11.8 1 27 692 25.6 0
Sanford, Spencer WR KCY 15 15 23 268 11.6 0 0 0 0.0 0
Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Brown, Stan WR BUF 14 9 2 21 10.5 0 34 1047 30.7 1
Edwards, Emmitt WR HOU 16 1 27 172 6.3 0 37 1047 28.2 1
Taylor, Charley WR WAS 13 13 0 0 0.0 0 23 646 28.0 0
Thompson, Rocky WR DAL 16 4 23 218 9.4 2 25 693 27.7 0
Herring, Fred CB TEN 16 9 3 23 7.6 0 30 832 27.7 1

3ric

02-17-2003, 01:05 PM

Rodney Floyd, Minnesota, had 13.5 sacks and Lamar Horn, San Diego, had 90 tackles to be the statistical leaders among rookie defenders. But the defensive rookie of the year award went to Philadelphia's ILB Bert Cooper, who had 82 tackles, 30 assists, 2 sacks and 3 interceptions.


Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Ball, Larry ILB JAX 16 14 142 56 3.0 2 2
Redman, Rick ILB SEA 16 14 135 33 2.0 1 2
Zabel, Steve OLB BOS 16 16 127 35 8.5 3 3
Otto, Gus OLB CAR 16 16 124 36 8.0 3 2
Robertson, Isiah ILB DEN 16 14 119 38 5.0 2 3
Nitschke, Ray ILB GBY 16 16 113 31 7.5 1 0
Weger, Mike S DET 16 16 112 33 2.0 0 0
Phillips, Mel S PIT 16 16 111 33 1.0 0 0
Volk, Rick S BAL 16 16 110 46 0.5 0 0
Lucci, Mike ILB DET 16 16 109 38 2.0 0 1

Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Hardman, Cedric DE SFO 16 16 66 22 22.0 7 22
Kosier, Patrick DE OAK 16 16 43 18 17.5 8 20
Davidson, Ben DE OAK 15 15 49 14 16.0 7 27
Dunaway, Jim DT BUF 16 16 46 22 15.0 6 15
Peterson, Jim DE NYJ 16 16 38 11 15.0 8 19


The Rams' Johnson had 3 TDs, but Tampa's Ike Thomas had just as many on only five picks. The rookie with the most interceptions was DROY Cooper with 3.


Player Pos Team GP GS Ints IRYd TD Defn Cght PPly PDPct
Johnson, Cleo CB L.A 16 16 7 223 3 15 44 545 20.6
Weger, Mike S DET 16 16 7 189 2 17 48 581 20.6
Thompson, Wilton S GBY 16 16 7 153 1 10 35 552 20.5
Wagner, Mike CB BUF 16 16 7 108 1 26 43 558 21.8
Thomas, James S CHI 16 13 7 44 0 5 23 378 21.0
**Thomas, Ike S TBY 16 16 5 176 3 9 32 609 20.2
Westmoreland, Dick S SFO 16 16 5 174 2 13 47 489 19.9
Tatum, Jack CB TEN 16 16 5 163 2 21 58 538 20.1
Anderson, Tim S CIN 16 16 5 145 1 21 35 539 21.4
Tolbert, Jim S ATL 16 16 5 137 1 11 46 601 19.8

3ric

02-17-2003, 01:36 PM

<h4>Career records</h4>


Category Player Record Last Year
Games started Glenn Ressler 96 1975
Pass completions Norm Snead 2,129 1975
Passing yards Jack Kemp 25,178 1975
Passing touchdowns John Brodie 181 1975
Rushing attempts Cannonball Butler* 1,724 1975
Rushing yards Gale Sayers 6,869 1975
Rushing touchdowns Willie Ellison 58 1975
Receptions Haven Moses* 493 1975
Receiving yards Haven Moses* 7,998 1975
Receiving touchdowns Charley Taylor* 60 1975
Interceptions Pat Fischer* 31 1975
Tackles Tommy Nobis* 623 1975
Sacks Elvin Bethea 75.5 1975
Field Goals Errol Mann 218 1975
Key Run Blocks Ken Bowman 220 1975
Targeted passes Haven Moses* 918 1975
Passes defended Brig Owens* 120 1975


* remaining career leader from end of last season

3ric

02-17-2003, 01:36 PM

<h4>Individual Top Performances</h4>

56 pass attempts by Craig Morton, DEN, vs BOS.
38 pass completions by Mike Livingston, KC, vs DEN.
420 yds passing by Craig Morton, DEN, vs DET.
38 rushing attempts by Calvin Hill, CHI, vs SEA.
192 rushing yards by Willie Ellison, L.A, vs CLE.
12 receptions by Ray Jarvis, DET, Charley Taylor, WAS and Charlie Joiner, S.D.
259 receiving yards by Charley Taylor, WAS, vs SFO.
4 receiving touchdowns by Charley Taylor (twice) vs SFO and vs N.O. (tied league record)
3 interceptions by Tony Greene, K.C. and Jim Kearney, K.C. both in the same game vs MIN!!
15 tackles by Jake Scott, MIA, vs DAL.
10 key run blocks by Gene Upshaw, OAK, vs HOU. (tied league record)
20 targeted passes by Ray Jarvis, DET, vs NYG.

3ric

02-17-2003, 01:37 PM

<h4>Team Summary</h4>


1975 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Record: 11-6
Winning Pct.: .647

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Rank
Rushes 475 6
Rushing Yards 2168 2
Yards Per Carry 4.56 2 (T)
Pass Attempts 515 29
Completions 339 14
Passing Yards 3319 29
Yards Per Attempt 6.44 20
3rd Down Conversions 34.5 25
Points Per Game 23.7 10 (T)
Turnovers 19 9 (T)
Turnover Margin +19 1

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 394 7
Rushing Yards 1502 5
Yards Per Carry 3.81 9
Pass Attempts 622 32
Completions 362 29 (T)
Passing Yards 4021 25
Yards Per Attempt 6.46 10
3rd Down Conversions 39.7 27
Points Per Game 18.8 7
Turnovers 38 2

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 19 CAR 13
2 35 JAX 17
3 29 at NYG 7
4 17 at ATL 27
5 13 at MIN 17
6 23 NOS 17
7 20 at DET 10
9 20 GBY 13
10 21 CHI 24
11 23 at CAR 17
12 23 at HOU 14
13 37 SFO 34
14 36 BAL 28
15 30 at NOS 20
16 27 at TEN 30
17 7 ATL 14
$$WC 9 at CHI 20

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
8 Munson QB 315 213 2113 6.70 13 11
4 Anderson QB 200 126 1206 6.03 10 1
**Team --- 515 339 3319 6.44 23 12

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD
28 Riggins RB 290 1359 4.68 6
34 Jackson RB 137 683 4.98 5
**Team --- 475 2168 4.56 11

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
21 Moorhead FB 110 83 663 7.9 386 8
83 Franklin WR 109 56 749 13.3 77 2
80 Bell WR 68 40 439 10.9 97 2
28 Riggins RB 52 42 358 8.5 225 4
34 Jackson RB 40 31 225 7.2 149 3
86 Shanklin WR 38 25 259 10.3 55 1
15 White TE 33 26 270 10.3 78 2
81 Vataha WR 26 11 204 18.5 10 1
**Team --- 513 339 3319 9.7 1127 23

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
27 Thomas S 88 36 1.0 1 5 9
55 Hunt OLB 72 26 2.5 5 3 9
22 Whitehead CB 72 13 0.0 2 5 14
99 Van Pelt ILB 65 24 0.5 3 5 6
54 Adams ILB 53 14 0.5 0 0 1
52 Graham ILB 49 15 2.0 0 1 1
92 Dorris OLB 46 16 3.0 1 0 6
41 Beaman S 40 8 0.0 0 3 8
39 Grayson CB 39 10 0.0 0 1 2
48 Hall CB 39 12 0.0 0 4 11
93 Dean DE 31 12 12.5 20 0 0
72 Kanicki DT 29 18 2.5 4 0 0
36 Lambert S 26 10 0.0 0 0 6
59 Lambert ILB 21 5 1.0 0 0 0
74 Muncy DE 19 10 5.5 4 0 0
53 Goode ILB 19 6 0.0 0 1 2
**Team --- 857 254 41.0 67 29 80

3ric

02-17-2003, 01:37 PM

<h4>1975 Season Awards List</h4>


1975 Awards List

Award Player Team
Player of the Year Archie Manning MAR
Front Office Bowl MVP Charley Johnson MIA
Coach of the Year Not Yet Awarded
Legend of the Game Not Yet Awarded
Offensive Player of the Year Gale Sayers MAR
Defensive Player of the Year Gus Otto CAR
Offensive Rookie of the Year Freddie Solomon CAR
Defensive Rookie of the Year Bert Cooper PHI
All-League First-String Quarterback Archie Manning MAR
All-League First-String Running Back Gale Sayers MAR
**All-League First-String Fullback Don Moorhead TBY
All-League First-String Tight End John Mackey MAR
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Charlie Joiner SDO
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Don Herrman CLE
All-League First-String Center Larry Kaminski CHI
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Herb Scott DAL
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Bob Kuechenberg MIA
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Jon Kolb PIT
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Ernie McMillan STL
All-League First-String Punter Bobby Walden PIT
All-League First-String Kicker Bob Jacobs DAL
All-League First-String Defensive End Cedric Hardman SFO
All-League First-String Defensive End Ben Davidson OAK
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Jim Dunaway BUF
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle John Dutton SEA
All-League First-String Inside Linebacker Larry Ball JAX
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Gus Otto CAR
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Steve Zabel BOS
All-League First-String Cornerback Jack Tatum TEN
All-League First-String Cornerback Mike Wagner BUF
All-League First-String Safety Mike Weger DET
All-League First-String Safety Rick Volk BAL
All-League Second-String Quarterback Billy Kilmer WAS
All-League Second-String Running Back Preston Pearson DAL
All-League Second-String Fullback Walt Garrison DAL
All-League Second-String Tight End Jim Mitchell ATL
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Ray Jarvis DET
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver James Roy Jackson OAK
**All-League Second-String Center Carl Mauck TBY
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Charley Long CLE
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Ed Fisher HOU
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Art Shell OAK
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Terry Hermeling WAS
All-League Second-String Punter David Lee BAL
All-League Second-String Kicker Errol Mann OAK
All-League Second-String Defensive End Patrick Kosier OAK
All-League Second-String Defensive End Elvin Bethea HOU
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Roosevelt Manning CIN
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Jeff Yeates NYG
All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker Isiah Robertson DEN
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Paul Naumoff DET
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Rocky Wallace BUF
All-League Second-String Cornerback Cleo Johnson L.A
All-League Second-String Cornerback Jim Marsalis DAL
**All-League Second-String Safety Ike Thomas TBY
All-League Second-String Safety Joe Beauchamp PHI

3ric

02-17-2003, 01:49 PM

Possible career-ending injuries (The "let's see if they return next year" category):
QB Roman Gabriel, Rams.
QB Fran Tarkenton, Vikings.
DE Carl Eller, Vikings.
RB Frenchy Fuqua, Steelers.
DE Greg Sampson, Tampa Bay.

Let's also watch out for 17-year veteran QBs John Brodie and Bill Wade. The 49ers' Brodie could still be effective, but the Bears' Wade has lost his ability.

On to 1976...

3ric

02-18-2003, 04:18 PM

<h4>1976 season</h4>

Notable names among the retirees:
BAL QB Earl Morrall, CHI QB Bill Wade, LA DT Merlin Olsen, SF QB John Brodie, CLE RB Jim Brown.

Archie Manning got a new contract with Maryland worth $15.49 mil over 6 years and O.J. Simpson renegotiated with Buffalo to be signed for 5 years, $11.61 mil. Roger Staubach signed a huge deal with Dallas, $40.16 mil and 6 years. RB Franco Harris got $10.11 mil and 4 years from Oakland and Lawrence McCutcheon renegotiated for $10.17 mil, 5 years.

A blockbuster trade was made, Buffalo sent All-Pro OLB Rocky Wallace and their 1st-round choice this year to Denver for two-time All-Pro ILB Isiah Robertson. Minnesota QB Don Strock was traded to Washington for a 2nd-round choice.

In free agency we see names as St.Louis' QB Charley Johnson, CIN DE Jack Youngblood, DEN RB Joe Profit, LA CB Cleo Johnson, CHI TE Mike Ditka, SD QB John Hadl, PHI RB John Brockington, WAS QB Billy Kilmer, CAR T Dan Dierdorf, STL RB Carlos Bell, PHI QB Norm Snead and GB ILB Ray Nitschke, a spry 17-year veteran.

We pursue Kansas City CB D'Artagnan Martin, who to our delight signs for us after the first week. Elsewhere is Charley Johnson getting interest from Washington, who don't seem interested in re-signing Billy Kilmer. Denver's Joe Profit has a big offer from Green Bay, and Jack Youngblood has already signed with Minnesota for $32.33 mil over 6 years. After week 2, we lose TE Jan White to Pittsburgh and Detroit's star WR Ray Jarvis signs with Baltimore. CB Cleo Johnson becomes a Bear for 5 years, $17.82 mil. Charley Johnson ultimately re-signs with St.Louis, but Joe Profit is still pending offers - Chicago has stepped up with a high offer of $25.21 mil.

Mike Ditka might be heading for Green Bay after the Packers made him an offer and Chicago so far has declined to match. In a surprising move, the Raiders swooped in and signed away San Diego's John Hadl, which creates an interesting roster clash with starter Kenny Stabler. Billy Kilmer has only gotten a low-ball offer from Boston so far. Interest in him seems to be lukewarm at best. 14-year vet Ditka, however, has gotten another offer, from the Bengals.

In week 6, Kilmer signs with Boston and Ditka committs with Cincinnati. Seattle re-sign their former 1st-round choice at CB, Clarence Scott. Joe Profit makes a decision a week later to return to Denver for the fee of $20.51 mil over 5 years. T Dan Dierdorf re-signs with Carolina and John Brockington accepts Philadelphia's offer to stay as well. Carlos Bell leaves for Jacksonville, Ray Nitschke accepts Baltimore's offer and the Saints' QB Edd Harget signs with San Diego in week 11.

3ric

02-22-2003, 03:56 AM

We decide to pursue a replacement TE, and offer Pittsburgh's Bob Moore a three-year deal worth a little more than the $1.78 mil the Steelers has on the table. Tennessee's QB Karl Douglas hasn't gotten an offer to stay yet, but in week 12 the Bills gave him an offer, let's see if the Titans decide to match - they also have Joe Theismann unsigned. Douglas gets a matching offer and signs it to stay in Tennessee. After getting rejections from TE Moore and Buffalo TE Paul Costa, we finally agree on terms with the Jets' Alvin Hicks. A week later we sign Carolina OLB Larry Ball as well.
1976 Amateur draft, round 1:

1. Carolina - Niehaus, Steve, DT, Notre Dame
2. Jacksonville - Kyle, Aaron, CB, Wyoming
3. San Diego - Slater, Jackie, T, Jackson State
4. Seattle - Rafferty, Tom, G, Penn State
5. San Francisco - Todd, Richard, QB, Alabama
6. New Orleans - Devlin, Joe, T, Iowa
7. Maryland - Selmon, Dewey, DT, Oklahoma
8. Philadelphia - Matuatia, Van, QB, Pittsburgh
9. New York G - Hunter, James, S, Grambling
10. Tennessee - Selmon, Lee Roy, DE, Oklahoma
11. Detroit - Griffin, Archie, RB, Ohio State
12. Cincinnati - Hamilton, Wes, G, Tulsa
13. Boston - Cross, Randy, C, UCLA
14. San Francisco - Pinney, Ray, G, Washington
15. Denver - Smith, Sherman, RB, Miami, Ohio
16. Pittsburgh - Koncar, Mark, T, Colorado
17. Cleveland - Simons, Keith, DT, Minnesota
18. New Orleans - Thomas, Pat, S, Texas A&M
19. New York J - Marble, Kendall, RB, Colorado
20. Kansas City - Lowe, Troy, T, Oklahoma State
21. Houston - Bokamper, Kim, DE, San Jose State
22. Minnesota - Reece, Danny, S, Southern California
23. Dallas - Woodcock, John, DT, Hawaii
24. Tampa Bay - Hill, David, TE, Small College
25. Oakland - Walters, Rod, G, Iowa
26. Baltimore - Lick, Dennis, T, Wisconsin
27. Cincinnati - Scott, Dave, T, Kansas
28. Los Angeles - Haynes, Mike, CB, Arizona State
29. Washington - Williams, Ben, DE, Mississippi
30. Atlanta - Gordon, Larry, OLB, Arizona State
31. Chicago - Williams, Reggie, OLB, Grambling
32. Miami - Jones, Ken, G, Arkansas State
Tampa Bay Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - David Hill, TE, Small College
Rnd 2 - Steve Largent, WR, Tulsa
Rnd 3 - Troy Archer, DE, Colorado
Rnd 4 - Morris Wadsworth, G, Texas
Rnd 5 - Mike Pruitt, RB, Purdue
Rnd 6 - Derek Matthews, DT, Georgia
Rnd 7 - Derek Whetstone, T, Notre Dame

Other interesting draftees:
67. San Diego - Tilley, Pat, WR, Louisiana Tech
89. Oakland - Brooks, Billy, WR, Oklahoma
100. Seattle - Galbreath, Tony, FB, Missouri
153. Oakland - Carson, Harry, ILB, Small College

nilodor

02-28-2003, 01:41 PM

Have we seen the last post of this dynasty? In the interest of keeping it going, I think you should go back to the less detailed reports to save time and effort. Maybe even less detailed than the early ones.

3ric

02-28-2003, 03:27 PM

Maybe I should, since CM4 is likely to occupy a lot of my spare time in the near future... I have every intention to see out this dynasty to the end, though. I want to draft Joe Montana!

nilodor

02-28-2003, 03:47 PM

I'd love for you to see it through. Hopefully the other guys and I can keep up the draft files so you do not run into a wall.

3ric

03-03-2003, 03:07 PM

<h4>Our final roster:</h4>Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
$$Anderson, Ken 4 QB 6 65 65 4 yrs.
Munson, Bill 8 QB 13 43 43 1 yr.
Graham, Jon 14 QB 2 20 50 1 yr.
$$Riggins, John 28 RB 6 80 80 2 yrs.
Pruitt, Mike 31 RB 1 52 64 3 yrs.
##Washington, Joe 32 RB 1 35 46 1 yr.
Jackson, Wilbur 34 RB 3 54 59 4 yrs.
$$Moorhead, Don 21 FB 6 71 71 3 yrs.
Chacon, Rex 42 FB 3 28 33 1 yr.
Roan, Oscar 85 TE 2 32 55 1 yr.
$$Hill, David 88 TE 1 41 72 5 yrs.
**Hicks, Alvin 89 TE 7 35 35 2 yrs.
$$Bell, Eddie 80 FL 7 50 50 1 yr.
Vataha, Randy 81 FL 8 46 46 2 yrs.
$$Franklin, Herman 83 SE 6 50 50 1 yr.
Upchurch, Rick 84 SE 2 48 72 3 yrs.
Shanklin, Ron 86 SE 8 48 48 2 yrs.
##Largent, Steve 87 SE 1 27 56 4 yrs.
Lapham, Dave 67 LG 3 40 74 2 yrs.
$$Allison, Henry 79 LG 6 60 60 4 yrs.
Gross, Lee 50 C 2 34 61 1 yr.
$$Mauck, Carl 51 C 7 79 79 3 yrs.
$$Smith, Royce 68 RG 5 68 68 4 yrs.
Galvez, Lionel 70 RT 2 32 57 1 yr.
$$Maurer, Andy 75 RT 8 65 65 1 yr.
$$Snider, Mal 78 RT 8 50 50 2 yrs.
Rogers, Paul 19 P 6 91 91 2 yrs.
Robbins, Eric 5 K 2 45 50 1 yr.
##Patter, Omar 73 LDE 2 24 42 2 yrs.
$$Olsavsky, Sammie 74 LDE 5 35 38 1 yr.
Archer, Troy 98 LDE 1 27 48 3 yrs.
Gammon, Marcus 77 LDT 4 52 61 2 yrs.
$$Kanicki, Jim 72 NT 14 35 35 1 yr.
Botello, Curtis 76 NT 3 31 40 3 yrs.
$$Dean, Fred 93 RDE 2 66 79 5 yrs.
**Sampson, Greg 96 RDE 5 75 75 1 yr.
$$Fulk, Mike 94 SLB 4 49 65 1 yr.
Graham, Tom 52 MLB 5 68 79 2 yrs.
$$Adams, Doug 54 MLB 6 54 54 2 yrs.
Lambert, Jack 59 MLB 3 48 72 1 yr.
$$Van Pelt, Brad 99 WILB 4 70 85 1 yr.
##McNabb, Sedrick 55 WLB 5 33 39 1 yr.
Ball, Larry 57 WLB 7 44 49 3 yrs.
$$Dorris, Andy 92 WLB 4 69 69 3 yrs.
$$Hall, Charles 48 LCB 6 54 55 2 yrs.
White, Jeris 20 RCB 3 45 57 2 yrs.
Grim, Bob 30 RCB 10 36 36 1 yr.
$$Martin, D'Artagnan 37 RCB 6 57 58 4 yrs.
##Shirley, Daniel 39 RCB 7 28 32 1 yr.
##Buckner, Quinn 43 RCB 1 16 36 1 yr.
$$Thomas, Ike 27 SS 6 72 72 3 yrs.
Nettles, Doug 29 SS 3 51 75 2 yrs.
Beaman, Tim 41 SS 6 59 59 3 yrs.
$$Lambert, Ken 36 FS 2 42 55 2 yrs.

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

Players Under Contract: 54
On Active Roster: 46

Salary Cap: $48,200,000
Cap Room: $2,470,000
Maximum for New Player: $2,630,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $2,220,000

Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $810,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $39,970,000

3ric

03-03-2003, 03:07 PM

<h4>Season review</h4>We finish the year 8-8, and finish second only thanks to a 6-3 win over Carolina in the final week. We miss the playoffs as the wild cards go to Los Angeles and Washington, who is 11-5 and 10-6, respectively.

In the Super Bowl is Dallas beaten by Oakland 17-31, with Ken Stabler passing for 308 yds and 4 TDs. He completed 25 of 28 passes in a true display of aerial markmanship and clearly earned the MVP award.

1976 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Record: 8-8
Winning Pct.: .500

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Rank
Rushes 495 2
Rushing Yards 1980 3
Yards Per Carry 4.00 14
Pass Attempts 487 31
Completions 307 28
Passing Yards 2774 32
Yards Per Attempt 5.69 29
3rd Down Conversions 34.3 26
Points Per Game 17.2 31
Turnovers 19 5
Turnover Margin +12 3

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 445 22
Rushing Yards 1881 27
Yards Per Carry 4.22 26 (T)
Pass Attempts 541 5 (T)
Completions 332 15
Passing Yards 3867 20
Yards Per Attempt 7.14 25 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 40.5 26
Points Per Game 20.3 12
Turnovers 31 5 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 41 at NOS 17
2 27 at KCY 32
3 23 SFO 20
4 3 at WAS 27
5 6 DAL 24
6 11 at ATL 30
7 23 PHI 21
9 16 at NYG 3
10 19 NOS 10
11 19 CAR 7
12 15 SDO 10
13 20 at MIN 23
14 23 at DEN 34
15 14 ATL 31
16 10 OAK 34
17 6 at CAR 3

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
4 Anderson QB 478 304 2762 5.77 13 11
**Team --- 487 307 2774 5.69 13 11

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD
28 Riggins RB 278 1052 3.78 6
31 Pruitt RB 87 298 3.42 1
34 Jackson RB 86 449 5.22 1
**Team --- 495 1980 4.00 8

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
21 Moorhead FB 95 67 402 6.0 167 1
83 Franklin WR 83 49 459 9.3 99 3
80 Bell WR 76 40 589 14.7 130 6
28 Riggins RB 56 39 326 8.3 160 1
86 Shanklin WR 51 27 267 9.8 63 1
81 Vataha WR 30 17 178 10.4 42 0
34 Jackson RB 25 20 158 7.9 56 0
85 Roan TE 22 16 157 9.8 53 0
31 Pruitt RB 21 15 102 6.8 82 1
**Team --- 487 307 2774 9.0 942 13

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
27 Thomas S 83 36 1.0 0 4 15
54 Adams ILB 74 26 0.0 2 0 1
94 Fulk OLB 70 31 2.0 5 1 5
52 Graham ILB 69 28 1.0 1 0 6
48 Hall CB 63 15 0.0 0 4 6
37 Martin CB 56 17 0.0 0 2 12
99 Van Pelt ILB 54 12 5.0 2 1 1
36 Lambert S 53 13 0.0 0 5 10
92 Dorris OLB 48 12 4.5 2 0 4
97 Smith DT 43 22 4.5 14 0 0
93 Dean DE 41 20 7.0 22 0 0
96 Sampson DE 18 7 4.5 5 0 0
30 Grim CB 17 3 0.0 1 1 2
29 Nettles S 17 4 0.0 0 0 2
20 White CB 17 9 2.0 1 1 3
**Team --- 863 275 39.0 63 19 67 

After improving steadily, we took a collective step backwards this season. The pass offense must be improved - we can't rely on Riggins alone anymore. Expect wholesale changes here, the young wideouts, Upchurch and Largent, has to get the ball more. The defense surprise me, they are rated as one of the top units but I expect injuries played a significant role here.

3ric

03-03-2003, 03:08 PM

<h4>Individual statistics</h4>League MVP Karl Sweetan, L.A, lead the NFL in passing yardage by a 347 yd margin to Detroit's Terry Hanratty. Sweetan and Kenny Stabler both had 34 TD passes. Roger Staubach led the league in passing efficiency with a 111.8 rating, 0.6 points ahead of Bob Griese. New Orleans' Craig Penrose was the top rookie passer with 1663 yds in 8 starts.


Player Pos Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yards Avg Lg TD Int
Staubach, Roger QB DAL 14 14 426 278 65.2 3770 8.84 84 30 5
Griese, Bob QB MIA 13 13 363 251 69.1 2913 8.02 51 26 5
Sweetan, Karl QB L.A 16 16 557 381 68.4 4699 8.43 82 34 16
Stabler, Kenny QB OAK 16 16 571 344 60.2 4339 7.59 60 34 16
Kemp, Jack QB BUF 14 14 434 265 61.0 3092 7.12 55 20 7
Johnson, Charley QB STL 10 10 297 194 65.3 2210 7.44 82 12 7
Ryan, Frank QB CLE 15 15 472 296 62.7 3517 7.45 61 25 14
Morton, Craig QB DEN 15 15 542 343 63.2 4194 7.73 84 24 18
Spurrier, Steve QB NYG 7 7 235 141 60.0 1708 7.26 49 10 6
Kapp, Joe QB CHI 16 16 528 305 57.7 3935 7.45 66 22 14


Among the runners, there was no contest as the Rams' Ellison won his first rushing title and continued being a scoring machine - he has scored 11 or more TDs five times in six years.


Player Pos Team GP GS Att Yards Avg Lg TD
Ellison, Willie RB L.A 16 16 350 1420 4.0 37 11
Pearson, Preston RB DAL 16 16 339 1229 3.6 47 6
Sayers, Gale RB MAR 16 16 336 1229 3.6 32 11
Hayden, Leo RB STL 14 14 292 1206 4.1 72 6
Harris, Franco RB OAK 16 16 254 1194 4.7 49 10
**Riggins, John RB TBY 16 16 278 1052 3.7 29 6
Morris, Mercury RB MIA 14 14 263 1042 3.9 44 8
Kelly, Leroy RB CLE 16 16 289 1002 3.4 74 9
McCutcheon, Lawrence RB HOU 16 16 265 978 3.6 48 7
Brown, Larry RB WAS 16 15 251 975 3.8 49 2


The Lions' Hall led the league in receptions for the second time in three years. Ahmad Rashad of the Bears finished with just two yards more than second-placed Charlie Joiner, with the Eagles' Cliff Branch third with five yards more than Hall. Joiner also had an impressive 17 receiving TDs.


Player Pos Team GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg YAC Lg TD
Hall, Eddie WR DET 16 16 200 102 1566 15.3 248 52 7
Branch, Cliff WR PHI 15 14 181 100 1571 15.7 263 53 5
Richardson, Willie WR BAL 16 16 161 92 1484 16.1 230 52 6
Rashad, Ahmad WR CHI 16 16 175 92 1599 17.3 292 66 6
Joiner, Charlie WR SDO 16 16 173 91 1597 17.5 327 71 17
Herrman, Don WR CLE 14 14 158 90 1404 15.6 305 61 14
Swann, Lynn WR CIN 16 16 156 87 1424 16.3 217 65 10
Hill, J.D. WR OAK 16 16 152 84 1433 17.0 287 59 8
Moses, Haven WR MIA 16 14 144 82 1115 13.5 213 51 6
Stallworth, John WR DEN 15 15 146 82 1372 16.7 304 52 6


The Saints' Willingham and the Oilers' Edwards was the top returners.


Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Willingham, Larry CB NOS 16 2 25 419 16.7 2 1 20 20.0 0
Dunlap, Leonard CB OAK 16 16 27 449 16.6 1 22 659 29.9 1
Anderson, Dick S MIA 16 16 26 381 14.6 1 0 0 0.0 0
Dunbar, Allen WR NOS 15 11 1 14 14.0 0 34 773 22.7 1
Reece, Danny S MIN 11 0 22 273 12.4 0 0 0 0.0 0

Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Edwards, Emmitt WR HOU 16 0 25 154 6.1 0 27 831 30.7 1
Wright, Elmo WR MAR 9 9 0 0 0.0 0 20 607 30.3 1
**Upchurch, Rick WR TBY 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 23 698 30.3 1
Holmes, Mike CB GBY 16 16 5 36 7.2 0 23 695 30.2 2
Dunlap, Leonard CB OAK 16 16 27 449 16.6 1 22 659 29.9 1


New Orleans' Joe Federspiel usually is among the top tacklers, but this is the first time he leads the league. Baltimore's Pritchard achieves a rare feat as he collects the most sacks despite rushing the passer from the outside linebacker position.


Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Federspiel, Joe ILB NOS 15 15 123 41 4.5 0 0
Washington, Ted ILB HOU 14 12 122 39 1.0 0 4
Hall, Willie ILB OAK 16 15 119 39 3.5 0 3
Redman, Rick ILB SEA 16 16 118 37 1.5 1 2
Hunt, Sam OLB PHI 16 16 116 40 4.5 2 8
Caffey, Lee Roy ILB KCY 16 16 112 29 0.5 2 1
Zabel, Steve OLB BOS 16 16 111 26 8.0 0 5
McLinton, Harold ILB WAS 16 16 110 24 5.0 1 4
Naumoff, Paul OLB DET 16 16 108 29 5.5 2 5
Robertson, Isiah ILB BUF 15 14 108 36 3.0 0 2

Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Pritchard, Ron OLB BAL 16 16 85 25 15.5 2 7
Greene, Mean Joe DT PIT 14 14 57 25 13.5 5 15
Mendenhall, John DT GBY 15 15 73 32 11.0 5 25
Yeates, Jeff DT NYG 14 14 54 21 11.0 3 17
Hultz, Don DE PHI 14 14 53 17 11.0 4 18


The Jaguars' Jauron would have been the top pass interceptor any other year, but took a back seat to Bill Bradley's league-record 15 picks. Undrafted rookie ILB Rick Bonness, Tennessee, had 4 interceptions, 58 tackles, 29 assists and 5 sacks to gain defensive rookie of the year honors.


Player Pos Team GP GS Ints IRYd TD Defn Cght PPly PDPct
Bradley, Bill CB CLE 16 16 15 201 2 13 52 571 21.5
Jauron, Dick CB JAX 15 15 12 152 1 15 40 520 21.9
Williams, Willie CB NYG 16 16 9 197 2 14 45 501 20.9
Riley, Ken CB CIN 16 16 8 147 1 22 47 529 21.4
Barney, Lem CB DET 16 16 8 84 1 16 41 518 21.1
Fischer, Pat CB STL 16 16 7 211 1 13 45 583 20.3
Alexander, Kermit CB SFO 13 12 6 277 4 11 29 446 21.0
Renfro, Mel CB DAL 16 16 6 131 2 13 38 551 20.5
Taylor, Joe CB L.A 14 14 6 100 2 12 43 414 20.2
Paulson, Daynard S NYJ 16 16 6 85 0 11 34 538 20.5


In a year when little offensive fireworks came from rookies on skill positions, the offensive rookie of the year award went to Cincinnati guard Wes Hamilton.

3ric

03-03-2003, 03:08 PM

<h4>Career records</h4>
Category Player Record Last Year
Games started Glenn Ressler* 112 1976
Pass completions Edd Harget 2,374 1976
Passing yards Greg Cook 28,273 1976
Passing touchdowns Greg Cook 187 1976
Rushing attempts Gale Sayers 2,019 1976
Rushing yards Gale Sayers* 8,098 1976
Rushing touchdowns Willie Ellison* 69 1976
Receptions Haven Moses* 575 1976
Receiving yards Haven Moses* 9,113 1976
Receiving touchdowns Charley Taylor* 65 1976
Interceptions Pat Fischer* 38 1976
Tackles Tommy Nobis* 712 1976
Sacks Larry Hand 76.5 1976
Field Goals Errol Mann* 243 1976
Key Run Blocks Ken Bowman* 251 1976
Targeted passes Haven Moses* 1,062 1976
Passes defended Brig Owens* 135 1976
* remaining career leader from end of last season

<h4>Individual Top Performances</h4>
66 pass attempts by Kris Downs, Minnesota, vs Green Bay. (New league record)
35 pass completions by Mike Livingston, Kansas City, vs San Diego.
476 yds passing by Edd Harget, San Diego, vs Kansas City.
187 yds rushing by Leo Hayden, St.Louis, vs New York.
4 rushing TDs by James Harrison, Boston, vs Miami. (Tied league record)
14 pass receptions by Mel Gray, St.Louis, vs Boston.
235 receiving yards by Mel Gray, St.Louis, vs Boston.
4 pass interceptions by Dick Jauron, Jacksonville, vs San Diego. (Tied league record)
18 tackles by Harold McLinton, Washington, vs Dallas.
5 sacks by Don Hultz, Philadelphia, vs New Orleans.
7 field goals by Pete Gogolak, New York, vs Cincinnati. (Tied league record)
8 key run blocks by Bob Young, St.Louis, vs San Francisco.
22 targeted passes by Frank Lewis, Minnesota, vs Green Bay.
6 passes defended by Willie Brown, Oakland, vs Denver.

<h4>Season Awards List</h4>
1976 Awards List

Award Player Team
Player of the Year Karl Sweetan L.A
Front Office Bowl MVP Kenny Stabler OAK
Offensive Player of the Year Willie Ellison L.A
Defensive Player of the Year Gus Otto CAR
Offensive Rookie of the Year Wes Hamilton CIN
Defensive Rookie of the Year Rick Bonness TEN
All-League First-String Quarterback Karl Sweetan L.A
All-League First-String Running Back Willie Ellison L.A
All-League First-String Fullback Cullen Bryant L.A
All-League First-String Tight End Bob Klein L.A
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Charlie Joiner SDO
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Ahmad Rashad CHI
**All-League First-String Center Carl Mauck TBY
All-League First-String Offensive Guard John Hannah MAR
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Ernie Janes ATL
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Dave Hill KCY
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Art Shell OAK
All-League First-String Punter Herman Weaver DET
All-League First-String Kicker Jim Bakken STL
All-League First-String Defensive End Don Hultz PHI
All-League First-String Defensive End Robert Barber DEN
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle John Mendenhall GBY
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Mean Joe Greene PIT
All-League First-String Inside Linebacker Harold McLinton WAS
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Gus Otto CAR
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Steve Zabel BOS
All-League First-String Cornerback Bill Bradley CLE
All-League First-String Cornerback Ken Riley CIN
All-League First-String Safety Jerry Logan BAL
All-League First-String Safety Andy Nelson CAR
All-League Second-String Quarterback Roger Staubach DAL
All-League Second-String Running Back Gale Sayers MAR
All-League Second-String Fullback Walt Garrison DAL
All-League Second-String Tight End Riley Odoms SEA
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Eddie Hall DET
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Don Herrman CLE
All-League Second-String Center Dave Thompson SEA
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Herb Scott DAL
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Ed Budde KCY
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Cas Banaszek SFO
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Dale Jett STL
All-League Second-String Punter Bernie Austin JAX
All-League Second-String Kicker Roy Gerela PIT
All-League Second-String Defensive End Tommy Hart SFO
All-League Second-String Defensive End Steve Furness TEN
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Manny Fernandez MIA
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Jeff Yeates NYG
All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker Joe Federspiel NOS
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Paul Naumoff DET
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Ron Pritchard BAL
All-League Second-String Cornerback Willie Williams NYG
All-League Second-String Cornerback Raymond Clayborn BOS
All-League Second-String Safety Dick Anderson MIA
All-League Second-String Safety Jim Kearney KCY

Alf

03-04-2003, 02:13 AM

Isn't it Indiana TCY VC time 3ric ?

3ric

03-04-2003, 03:06 AM

It is definitely Hoosier time, I just wanted to finish the 1976 season first...

3ric

03-20-2003, 07:39 AM

<h4>1977 season</h4>

Notable names among the retirees:
QB Fran Tarkenton, MIN, WR Jim Colclough, BOS, G Jerry Kramer, GB, OLB Maxie Baughan, SD, DT Bob Lilly, GB, QB Roman Gabriel, LA, RB Cannonball Butler, ATL, WR Lance Alworth, SD, QB Daryl Lamonica, OAK.

RB Leo Hayden in St.Louis got a good deal worth $10.65 mil over 6 years. He did a great job last year, replacing Carlos Bell and rushing for 1000 yds. Buffalo OLB Jack Ham signed for for years, $17.04 mil. Cornerbacks Mike Wagner and Thomas Darden both signed 6-year deals, Wagner for $25.67 mil and Darden for a whopping $35.88 mil!

Jack Tatum stays with Tennessee for 4 years, $15.35 mil and Greg Pruitt got a 5-yr, $15.5 mil deal from Balötimore.

Franchise designations was made to BUF ILB Isiah Robertson, PIT QB Terry Bradshaw and WAS CB Willie Buchanon, among others.

In free agency we aim to keep OLB Mike Fulk, T Andy Maurer, DE Greg Sampson and ILB Brad Van Pelt. To our delight all four accepted after the first week.

With those safe in hand we set our sight on Dolphins WR Howard Twilley. Elsewhere is Kenny Stabler commanding a great deal of interest - the Packers has offered him a 7-yr deal worth $59.27 mil. DT Mean Joe Greene leaves Pittsburgh for San Diego for $33.33 mil, 5 years. Former Oakland T Art Shell signs with rival Denver for 7 yrs, $44.63 mil.

Dallas WR Bob Hayes is considering an offer from New Orleans, and Boston G John Hannah is courted by Maryland.

In week 2 has Super Bowl MVP Stabler decided to leave Oakland and sign with Buffalo. G Hannah went to the Ravens, and CB Jake Scott stays with Miami. PIT CB Mel Blount could leave for the Jets and the Rams looks like they could sign away the 49er's C Forrest Blue.

Week 3 passes and last year's offensive player of the year, RB Willie Ellison still hasn't re-signed with the Rams. He apparently feels their offer isn't good enough and currently listen to the Bears. Bob Hayes re-signed with Dallas for two years to be able to end his career in Texas. Buffalo has been spending a lot of money so far, and isn't done yet. They are in talks with Minnesota All-Pro S Paul Krause.

Both Krause and Ellison re-signs with their old teams in week 4, but Mel Blount is still undecided. WR Charlie Joiner has a good offer worth $18.35 mil from San Diego to stay with them for four more years. Another prolific receiver, active career leader Haven Moses has gotten a similar contract proposal from Miami.

In week 14, I'm happy to see that unlucky QB Jim Plunkett is given an opportunity to stay in the NFL. He's hardly been setting the league on fire despite his unquestioned talent. The lack of playing time has delayed his development but it seems that Jacksonville can't agree on terms with starter Scott Hunter and decided to retain his backup instead. In week 16 was QB Bill Munson signed away from Tampa to become a member of the 49ers.

3ric

03-20-2003, 07:39 AM

In the draft, the two players to watch are USC RB Ricky Bell and Pittsburgh RB Tony Dorsett. QB Steve DeBerg, CB Nolan Cromwell, RB Wilbert Montgomery, DT Joe Klecko and CB Lester Hayes are worth keeping an eye out for as well.

1. New Orleans - Morgan, Stanley, WR, Tennessee
2. Maryland - Edwards, Eddie, DE, Miami, Florida
3. Jacksonville - Theilmann, R.C., G, Arkansas
4. Baltimore - Butler, Mike, DE, Kansas
5. San Diego - Frederick, Andy, T, New Mexico
6. Seattle - Hayes, Lester, CB, Texas A&M
7. Kansas City - Dorsett, Tony, RB, Pittsburgh
8. Philadelphia - Montgomery, Wilbert, RB, Small College
9. Green Bay - Campbell, Joe, DE, Maryland
10. San Francisco - Albrecht, Ted, T, California
11. New York G - Green, Gary, CB, Baylor
12. Houston - Koch, Greg, T, Arkansas
13. Chicago - Marvin, Mickey, G, Tennessee
14. Carolina - Hannon, Tom, S, Michigan State
15. Detroit - Bryan, Bill, C, Duke
16. Buffalo - Klecko, Joe, DT, Temple
17. Cincinnati - Hill, Tony, WR, Stanford
18. Tennessee - Bryant, Warren, T, Kentucky
19. New York J - Powell, Marvin, T, Southern California
20. Denver - Towns, Morris, T, Missouri
21. Cleveland - Ruby, Dave, C, Western Kentucky
22. New York J - Marshall, Tank, DE, Texas A&M
23. Washington - Brudzinski, Bob, OLB, Ohio State
24. Los Angeles - Jeter, Gary, DT, Southern California
25. Tennessee - Emmons, Devin, WR, Connecticut
26. Pittsburgh - Fields, Edgar, DT, Texas A&M
27. St. Louis - Cole, Robin, OLB, New Mexico
28. Minnesota - DeBerg, Steve, QB, San Jose State
29. Atlanta - Beeson, Terry, OLB, Kansas
30. Miami - August, Steve, G, Tulsa
31. Carolina - Olander, Cliff, QB, New Mexico State
32. Oakland - Elliott, Amos, QB, Southern California

Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 2 - Oliver Davis, CB, Tennessee State
Rnd 2 - Julio Lesky, FB, Washington
Rnd 3 - Rickey Bell, RB, Southern California
Rnd 3 - Ray Jones, ILB, UCLA
Rnd 4 - Ezra Johnson, DE, Small College
Rnd 5 - Nicky Guillen, QB, Iowa
Rnd 6 - Wilson Faumuina, DT, San Jose State
Rnd 7 - Robert Sims, DT, South Carolina

These players have been automatically signed to contracts under the rookie salary cap.

nilodor

03-20-2003, 06:00 PM

I must have missed it, where did you lose your number 1 pick?

3ric

03-21-2003, 01:17 AM

Oh, I must have forgot to mention it in the post - I found myself in cap trouble and couldn't find a first-round pick worth first-round money so I traded down. I got Tennessee's 2nd- and 3rd-round pick this year and their 4th-round pick next year for my 1st-round pick.

I also traded RB Wilbur Jackson to Dallas for a 2nd-rounder.

3ric

03-21-2003, 01:21 AM

<h4>Final roster:</h4>

Player # Pos Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
$$Anderson, Ken 4 QB 7 64 64 3 yrs.
Graham, Jon 14 QB 3 25 53 1 yr.
Guillen, Nicky 16 QB 1 12 42 3 yrs.
$$Riggins, John 28 RB 7 77 77 1 yr.
Pruitt, Mike 31 RB 2 55 66 2 yrs.
Bell, Rickey 44 RB 1 46 58 4 yrs.
$$Moorhead, Don 21 FB 7 71 71 2 yrs.
Lesky, Julio 26 FB 1 30 55 4 yrs.
$$Hill, David 88 TE 2 44 68 4 yrs.
Walker, Rick 85 TE 1 20 48 1 yr.
$$Twilley, Howard 82 SE 11 57 57 2 yrs.
Upchurch, Rick 84 SE 3 51 73 2 yrs.
$$Shanklin, Ron 86 SE 9 47 47 1 yr.
Largent, Steve 87 SE 2 32 58 3 yrs.
$$Washington, Russ 63 LT 9 69 71 3 yrs.
$$Allison, Henry 79 LG 7 60 60 3 yrs.
Lapham, Dave 67 LG 4 47 74 1 yr.
$$Mauck, Carl 51 C 8 80 80 2 yrs.
Gross, Lee 50 C 3 42 64 2 yrs.
$$Smith, Royce 68 RG 6 70 70 3 yrs.
$$Maurer, Andy 75 RT 9 64 64 4 yrs.
Snider, Mal 78 RT 9 51 51 1 yr.
##Galvez, Lionel 70 RT 3 35 57 2 yrs.
Rogers, Paul 19 P 7 91 91 1 yr.
Robbins, Eric 5 K 3 53 54 2 yrs.
Summers, J.J. 73 LDE 8 34 34 1 yr.
Johnson, Ezra 90 LDE 1 33 57 3 yrs.
Gammon, Marcus 77 LDT 5 57 61 1 yr.
Sims, Robert 98 LDT 1 26 36 3 yrs.
$$Smith, Paul 97 RDT 10 61 62 1 yr.
$$Dean, Fred 93 RDE 3 80 80 4 yrs.
$$Sampson, Greg 96 RDE 6 53 53 2 yrs.
$$Fulk, Mike 94 SLB 5 58 67 4 yrs.
$$Graham, Tom 52 MLB 6 77 79 1 yr.
Jones, Ray 58 MLB 1 31 44 3 yrs.
Studwell, Scott 55 MLB 1 30 59 1 yr.
$$Van Pelt, Brad 99 WILB 5 82 85 5 yrs.
$$Dorris, Andy 92 WLB 5 78 78 2 yrs.
Ball, Larry 57 WLB 8 48 49 2 yrs.
$$Hall, Charles 48 LCB 7 55 55 1 yr.
Davis, Oliver 25 LCB 1 32 67 3 yrs.
$$Martin, D'Artagnan 37 RCB 7 66 66 3 yrs.
White, Jeris 20 RCB 4 51 55 1 yr.
$$Thomas, Ike 27 SS 7 72 72 2 yrs.
Nettles, Doug 29 SS 4 61 75 1 yr.
Beaman, Tim 41 SS 7 58 58 2 yrs.
$$Lambert, Ken 36 FS 3 49 51 1 yr.

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

3ric

03-21-2003, 01:21 AM

<h4>Season review</h4>

We finish the season 9-6-1 (tied with Atlanta in week 1), which is good enough for first place in the NFC South. New Orleans was second at 8-8, and Atlanta third with 7-8-1, only a half-game ahead of Carolina at 7-9.

In the wild card round we face St.Louis (9-7) at home. FB Moorhead and DE Dean is out, but otherwise we are in pretty fair condition, especially with DE Sampson returning from the inactive list. Unfortunately we lost 19-20, even though we had a 6-point lead with 1.48 remaining. At that time we got a 48-yd FG attempt blocked which the Cardinals recovered at our 45. QB Charley Johnson hit WR Svitak for a 39-yd TD with one minute left, and the extra kick gave them the lead.

The Super Bowl featured Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams, which turned into a close game with the Rams winning 27-21. Kenny Stabler played in his second consecutive final, but managed only 220 yds passing, while the Rams' Karl Sweetan passed for 251 yds and 3 TDs. WR Kelvin Briggs caught 11 passes for 144 yds and 2 TDs.


1977 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Record: 9-7-1
Winning Pct.: .558

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Rank
Rushes 444 18
Rushing Yards 1687 22
Yards Per Carry 3.79 24 (T)
Pass Attempts 644 3
Completions 374 3
Passing Yards 3851 21
Yards Per Attempt 5.97 32
3rd Down Conversions 37.0 19
Points Per Game 19.2 26
Turnovers 44 32
Turnover Margin -18 32

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 417 8
Rushing Yards 1384 1
Yards Per Carry 3.31 1
Pass Attempts 629 32
Completions 347 18 (T)
Passing Yards 4147 23
Yards Per Attempt 6.59 8
3rd Down Conversions 29.1 1
Points Per Game 21.2 14
Turnovers 26 21 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 24 at ATL 24
2 37 MIA 27
3 20 DET 17
4 6 STL 38
5 29 SFO 11
6 13 at L.A 12
8 7 at SEA 44
9 19 at NOS 15
10 10 ATL 6
11 34 at CAR 20
12 9 at NYJ 27
13 24 at WAS 14
14 20 BUF 27
15 19 CAR 21
16 9 at BOS 6
17 28 NOS 31
$$WC 19 STL 20

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
4 Anderson QB 365 212 2261 6.19 12 13
14 Graham QB 278 162 1590 5.71 5 17
**Team --- 644 374 3851 5.97 17 30

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD
31 Pruitt RB 203 848 4.17 4
28 Riggins RB 120 428 3.56 3
44 Bell RB 57 210 3.68 2
**Team --- 444 1687 3.79 9

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
86 Shanklin WR 126 68 788 11.5 71 6
82 Twilley WR 115 58 788 13.5 136 2
21 Moorhead FB 113 82 535 6.5 354 3
84 Upchurch WR 76 36 524 14.5 62 2
31 Pruitt RB 64 41 289 7.0 169 1
88 Hill TE 59 33 392 11.8 152 1
28 Riggins RB 25 20 179 8.9 75 2
**Team --- 643 374 3851 10.2 1094 17

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
52 Graham ILB 107 29 5.0 3 3 11
27 Thomas S 90 33 1.0 0 4 18
94 Fulk OLB 90 21 7.0 7 1 6
99 Van Pelt ILB 78 15 2.0 3 1 11
37 Martin CB 70 19 0.0 0 0 25
92 Dorris OLB 58 26 1.0 1 1 8
36 Lambert S 53 23 0.0 0 3 6
48 Hall CB 51 13 0.0 1 4 11
97 Smith DT 23 9 1.5 8 0 0
77 Gammon DT 23 12 7.5 12 0 0
25 Davis CB 23 13 2.0 0 0 4
73 Summers DE 21 4 3.5 11 0 0
96 Sampson DE 20 7 2.5 13 0 2
93 Dean DE 20 9 1.5 8 0 1
**Team --- 880 259 41.0 78 19 110

3ric

03-21-2003, 01:22 AM

<h4>Individual statistics</h4>

Staubach was the most efficient passer with a 102.8 rating, but the yardage leader was not among the top 10 rated passers for the first time in the 70s. Dan Fouts of the New Orleans Saints relied on a staggering amount of passes to get 4722 yds - he led the league in attempts with 694, more than 100 attempts more than Baltimore's Dennis Morrison. That is an average of an astounding 43.3 pass attempts per game!


Player Pos Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yards Avg Lg TD Int
Staubach, Roger QB DAL 16 16 502 335 66.7 4303 8.57 75 28 11
Sweetan, Karl QB L.A 15 15 512 339 66.2 4407 8.60 50 26 11
Morton, Craig QB DEN 16 16 530 342 64.5 4272 8.06 56 30 14
Stabler, Kenny QB BUF 16 16 534 328 61.4 4145 7.76 65 31 12
Johnson, Charley QB STL 12 12 402 245 60.9 2941 7.31 70 21 6
Johnson, Charley QB MIA 14 9 332 201 60.5 2841 8.55 73 18 10
White, Danny QB CLE 10 8 269 164 60.9 2296 8.53 84 15 10
Manning, Archie QB MAR 15 15 500 310 62.0 3757 7.51 63 26 14
Sipe, Brian QB CAR 15 15 460 281 61.0 3372 7.33 80 25 12
Livingston, Mike QB SFO 16 16 562 360 64.0 4314 7.67 86 23 14 

Chicago's Calvin Hill also relied on a workhorse attitude to lead the league. A 3.7 average isn't too impressive, but 371 rushing attempts is. The top rookie runner was Kansas City's Tony Dorsett, with 644 yds and 5 TDs, which was enough to be voted to Offensive Rookie of the Year.


Player Pos Team GP GS Att Yards Avg Lg TD
Hill, Calvin RB CHI 16 16 371 1383 3.7 56 7
Boozer, Emerson RB NYJ 16 16 312 1206 3.8 59 9
Profit, Joe RB DEN 16 16 263 1155 4.3 54 9
Williams, Delvin RB SFO 16 16 262 1122 4.2 57 12
Hayden, Leo RB STL 14 14 274 1107 4.0 46 9
Pruitt, Greg RB BAL 16 16 240 1099 4.5 58 6
Jackson, Wilbur RB DAL 16 16 266 1062 3.9 34 6
Clements, Vince RB NYG 13 8 205 1052 5.1 52 5
Young, Charley RB TEN 16 16 236 1031 4.3 54 6
Sayers, Gale RB MAR 15 15 278 970 3.4 53 8

3ric

03-21-2003, 03:47 AM

The Broncos' John Stallworth led the league in both receptions and yardage as well as receiving TDs in only his 4th season. The top rookie receiver was the Saints' Stanley Morgan, with 43 catches for 762 yds and 3 TDs. The best receiving average belonged to the Bengals' Lynn Swann, who had 19.2 yds/catch, just ahead of Bob Hayes.


Player Pos Team GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg YAC Lg TD
Stallworth, John WR DEN 16 13 171 109 1711 15.6 276 49 13
Washington, Gene WR SFO 15 15 155 92 1413 15.3 316 72 5
Barkum, Jerome WR NYG 16 14 156 95 1409 14.8 285 74 8
Brooks, Billy WR OAK 16 16 134 78 1394 17.8 215 52 3
Warfield, Paul WR MIA 16 16 149 78 1368 17.5 240 57 8
Joiner, Charlie WR SDO 15 15 172 93 1308 14.0 228 44 2
Gray, Mel WR STL 16 16 126 71 1282 18.0 224 52 3
Hayes, Bob WR DAL 13 13 111 66 1265 19.1 239 75 8
Moses, Haven WR MIA 16 13 137 79 1240 15.6 206 53 5
Herrman, Don WR CLE 14 14 125 74 1215 16.4 189 51 6 

Carolina WR Calvin Jones (not to be confused with the Nebraska runner in the 90s) led the league by a wide margin at punt return average, while 12-yr vet Gale Sayers still are as dangerous a returner as ever. At kick returner, we have a new emerging star: the Cardinals' Billy "White Shoes" Johnson! The Jaguars impress by having two top returners on their team.


Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Jones, Calvin WR CAR 16 2 27 434 16.0 2 25 689 27.5 0
Sayers, Gale RB MAR 15 15 20 316 15.8 2 19 436 22.9 0
Nowlin, Arnold WR WAS 16 5 22 278 12.6 0 0 0 0.0 0
Jackson, Monte CB CHI 16 0 24 288 12.0 1 0 0 0.0 0
Collins, Nick WR BUF 16 16 27 322 11.9 0 29 737 25.4 0

Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Thompson, Rocky WR KCY 16 16 11 104 9.4 0 30 905 30.1 0
Luke, Steve S JAX 16 16 1 13 13.0 0 31 929 29.9 1
Johnson, Billy WR STL 16 15 25 150 6.0 0 38 1137 29.9 0
Perez, Brett WR JAX 16 16 0 0 0.0 0 31 927 29.9 1
Taylor, Charley WR WAS 16 16 0 0 0.0 0 32 953 29.7 1

3ric

03-21-2003, 03:47 AM

Dick Butkus, in his 11th season, is still going strong playing exclusively as a run defender. The defensive rookie of the year was Washington's OLB Bob Brudzinski, with 15 starts, 83 tck, 15 ast, 2 sacks and 2 ints.

 Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Bergey, Bill ILB PIT 16 16 135 41 4.0 2 3
Otto, Gus OLB CAR 16 16 126 43 8.5 0 2
Butkus, Dick ILB SDO 16 16 122 36 1.0 0 0
Owens, Brig S WAS 16 16 121 48 0.0 0 1
Blair, Matt ILB CLE 16 16 118 37 2.5 1 2
Tolbert, Jim S STL 16 16 117 34 0.0 0 1
Greene, Tony S KCY 16 16 114 29 0.0 0 0
Ham, Jack OLB BUF 15 15 114 33 6.0 0 9
Robertson, Isiah ILB BUF 16 14 113 46 4.0 0 5
Breunig, Bob ILB WAS 16 15 110 29 5.0 0 1

Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Harris, Richard DE BUF 14 14 55 21 13.0 7 17
Hamilton, Ray DT MIA 16 3 50 10 13.0 7 14
Rudolph, Council DE SFO 14 14 48 16 12.5 4 14
Brister, Fred OLB SDO 16 16 83 28 11.5 1 9
Davison, Gary DE HOU 15 15 44 15 11.0 5 14 

Minnesota's Krause gets 10 interceptions in just 12 games to lead the league - Seattle's Scott and the Rams' Kassulke both had 3 TDs.

 Player Pos Team GP GS Ints IRYd TD Defn Cght PPly PDPct
Krause, Paul S MIN 12 12 10 188 2 12 27 405 22.4
Thomas, Skip CB KCY 15 15 10 116 2 15 45 553 21.1
Kassulke, Karl S L.A 16 16 8 215 3 6 33 542 20.4
Scott, Jake S MIA 16 16 8 97 0 16 51 589 20.5
Harris, Cliff S HOU 16 16 7 73 0 9 37 565 20.3
Babb, Charles CB KCY 16 16 7 56 0 21 46 495 21.3
Scott, Clarence CB SEA 16 16 6 181 3 12 43 586 20.1
Darden, Thomas CB CAR 16 16 6 126 1 29 57 624 21.1
Williams, Willie CB NYG 16 16 6 106 1 18 45 511 20.7
Brown, Dave CB ATL 16 16 6 89 0 15 49 578 20.1

3ric

03-21-2003, 04:28 AM

<h4>Career records</h4>Category Player Record Last Year
Games started Glenn Ressler* 128 1977 (tied with several)
Pass completions Edd Harget* 2,549 1977
Passing yards Greg Cook* 31,669 1977
Passing touchdowns Greg Cook* 205 1977
Rushing attempts Gale Sayers* 2,297 1977
Rushing yards Gale Sayers* 9,068 1977
Rushing touchdowns Willie Ellison* 83 1977
Receptions Haven Moses* 654 1977
Receiving yards Haven Moses* 10,353 1977
Receiving touchdowns Charley Taylor* 70 1977
Interceptions Paul Krause 44 1977
Tackles Gus Otto 838 1977
Sacks Larry Hand* 83 1977
Field Goals Errol Mann* 267 1977
Key Run Blocks Ken Bowman* 277 1977
Targeted passes Haven Moses* 1,199 1977
Passes defended Willie Brown 156 1977
<h4>Top performances</h4>
<ul><li>59 pass attempts by Dan Fouts, San Diego, vs Tampa Bay.
<li>34 completions by Terry Hanratty, Detroit, vs Chicago.
<li>530 yds passing by Charley Johnson, Miami, vs New Orleans.
<li>212 yds rushing by Emerson Boozer, New York Jets, vs Carolina.
<li>4 rushing TDs by Woody Green, Green Bay, vs Minnesota. (Tied league record)
<li>15 pass receptions by Eddie Hall, Detroit, vs Chicago.
<li>267 receiving yds by Haven Moses, Miami, vs New Orleans. (New league record)
<li>4 interceptions by Skip Thomas, Kansas City, vs Jacksonville.
<li>16 tackles by Jim Tolbert, St.Louis, vs Baltimore.
<li>6 field goals each by Jan Stenerud, TEN, Chris Bahr, NOS, Don Chandler, GBY.
<li>11 key run blocks by Samuel Holden, Pittsburgh, vs Cincinnati. (New league record)
<li>22 targeted passes by Charlie Joiner, San Diego, vs Buffalo.
<li>9 passes defended by Mel Blount, New York Jets, vs New Orleans. (New league record)</ul>

<h4>1977 Awards List</h4> Award Player Team
Player of the Year Roger Staubach DAL
Front Office Bowl MVP Karl Sweetan L.A
Coach of the Year Not Yet Awarded
Legend of the Game Not Yet Awarded
Offensive Player of the Year Roger Staubach DAL
Defensive Player of the Year Gus Otto CAR
Offensive Rookie of the Year Tony Dorsett KCY
Defensive Rookie of the Year Bob Brudzinski WAS
All-League First-String Quarterback Roger Staubach DAL
All-League First-String Running Back Calvin Hill CHI
All-League First-String Fullback MacArthur Lane STL
All-League First-String Tight End Jim Mitchell CIN
All-League First-String Wide Receiver John Stallworth DEN
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Jerome Barkum NYG
All-League First-String Center Dave Thompson SEA
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Rufus Mayes WAS
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Joe Fields NYJ
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Rocky Freitas SEA
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Art Shell DEN
All-League First-String Punter Curley Johnson NYJ
All-League First-String Kicker Jack Simczak CLE
All-League First-String Defensive End Jack Youngblood MIN
All-League First-String Defensive End Richard Harris BUF
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Jeff Yeates STL
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Bob Heinz CLE
All-League First-String Inside Linebacker Bill Bergey PIT
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Gus Otto CAR
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Jack Ham BUF
All-League First-String Cornerback Thomas Darden CAR
All-League First-String Cornerback Tom Casonova DAL
All-League First-String Safety Brig Owens WAS
All-League First-String Safety Jim Tolbert STL
All-League Second-String Quarterback Craig Morton DEN
All-League Second-String Running Back Emerson Boozer NYJ
All-League Second-String Fullback Ricky Wright NYG
All-League Second-String Tight End Riley Odoms SEA
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Paul Warfield MIA
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Charlie Joiner SDO
All-League Second-String Center Larry Kaminski CHI
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Samuel Holden PIT
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Bob Newton DAL
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Norm Evans MIA
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Sam Brunelli MIA
All-League Second-String Punter Herman Weaver DET
All-League Second-String Kicker Jan Stenerud TEN
All-League Second-String Defensive End Bill Stanfill MIA
All-League Second-String Defensive End Council Rudolph SFO
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Ray Hamilton MIA
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Mike Tilleman NOS
All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker Matt Blair CLE
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Fred Brister SDO
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Doug Buffone CHI
All-League Second-String Cornerback Bob Bryant NOS
All-League Second-String Cornerback Charles Babb KCY
All-League Second-String Safety Paul Krause MIN
All-League Second-String Safety Tony Greene KCY

3ric

03-25-2003, 06:32 AM

<h4>1978 season</h4>

Notable names among the retirees:
BAL ILB Ray Nitschke, KC CB Herb Adderley, NYJ RB Emerson Boozer, PHI QB Norm Snead, OAK RB Dan Reeves, MAR WR Pat Studstill, KC RB Wendell Hayes, DAL S Cornell Green, BAL OLB Tom Goode.

As free agency starts, several popular players are given contract extensions: OAK RB Franco Harris, SDO WR Charlie Joiner, SF RB Delvin Williams, CLE QB Danny White, NYJ CB Mel Blount, PIT G Samuel Holden, BAL RB Greg Pruitt, NO RB Lydell Mitchell, JAX CB Dick Jauron, HOU RB Lawrence McCutcheon, DAL RB Wilbur Jackson (a former Buc) and DET WR Eddie Hall.

We re-negotiate with DT Marcus Gammon, C Carl Mauck, S Ike Thomas, G Henry Allison, DE Greg Sampson, T Lionel Galvez, C Lee Gross and K Eric Robbins. Free agents on our team that we have offers to are RB John Riggins, DT Paul Smith, CB Charles Hall, P Paul Rogers, ILB Tom Graham, CB Jeris White and S Tom Nettles.

Paul Smith and Jeris White sign their contracts right away, and the others are pending our offers except for John Riggins, who has gotten a 3 year, $15.91 mil offer from the Maryland Ravens, Gale Sayers' team. The career rushing leader is an unrestricted free agent in his 13th season and the Ravens doesn't seem interested in bringing him back. Chicago also has offered Riggins a contract.

Another coveted player Maryland is leading the chase for is QB Terry Bradshaw, who has five offers on the table. Chicago receiver Ahmad Rashad, one of the league's best, is courted by Detroit. We didn't need to fear for Riggins to leave us, however - his loyalty to the team made him re-sign with the Buccaneers in week 2. We also got back P Paul Rogers. But now we have only $4.500.000 left in cap room with both Tom Graham and Doug Nettles unsigned.

Ahmad Rashad has signed with the Lions for three years, $13.63 mil. TE Ed Marinaro is considering a 6-yr deal from the New York Giants, and ILB Isiah Robertson has been inked by Philadelphia. We withdraw our offers to Graham and Nettles, watching Nettles go to Cincinnati.

Marinaro was signed by Atlanta for $11.20 mil and WR Golden Richards went to Pittsburgh for $31.62 mil. STL QB Charley Johnson was re-signed for $11.88 mil, 3 yrs, and 16-yr vet Mike Ditka signed with Maryland for two more years.

Karl Kassulke signs with Cleveland in week 7, and Bradshaw is still waiting - he has an offer from the Steelers which I think he'll accept. In week 9 he still hasn't decided, and is keeping seven teams on the back burner. G Joe DeLamielleure signs with Baltimore in week 10.

In week 12, something unexpected happens - all seven teams withdraw their offers to Bradshaw! In week 20, Gale Sayers signs with Cleveland for 2 yrs, $2.87 mil. We watch free agency end with Tom Graham, Bradshaw, centers Ken Bowman and Dave Manders, QB Brian Sipe, ILB Jack Lambert and QB Billy Kilmer still on the market. We can't afford Bradshaw at this stage, he wants a deal that's going to take $5.1 mil of cap room in the first year alone.

3ric

03-25-2003, 06:32 AM

In the draft, the premier prospects are TE Todd Christensen, WR James Lofton, CB Terry Jackson, RB Earl Campbell and OLB Clay Matthews. Other famous names in there are Grambling QB Doug Williams, C Blair Bush, DE Art Still and ILB Mike Douglass.

1. Jacksonville - Campbell, Earl, RB, Texas
2. Minnesota - Lofton, James, WR, Stanford
3. Washington - Jackson, Terry, CB, San Diego State
4. Green Bay - Jefferson, John, WR, Arizona State
5. Oakland - Doss, Reggie, DE, Hampton
6. Kansas City - Ward, Chris, T, Ohio State
7. Carolina - Nielsen, Horse Belly, QB, Brigham Young
8. Detroit - Gay, Bill, DE, Southern California
9. Philadelphia - Thurman, Dennis, S, Southern California
10. Cleveland - Anderson, John, ILB, Michigan
11. Baltimore - Still, Art, DE, Kentucky
12. New York J - Cryer, Karl, T, Oklahoma
13. Pittsburgh - Matthews, Clay, OLB, Southern California
14. Atlanta - Cavanaugh, Matt, QB, Pittsburgh
15. San Diego - Poston, Carlos, DT, Kansas State
16. Maryland - McCleskey, Ernest, OLB, Duke
17. New Orleans - Jones, Herman, WR, Ohio State
18. San Francisco - Berry, J.C., DE, Alabama
19. Seattle - Miller, Terry, RB, Oklahoma State
20. Chicago - Felton, Eric, S, Texas Tech
21. New York G - Demps, Ruthless Ron, RB, Southern California
22. Miami - Marsh, Orlando, T, Arkansas
23. Boston - Christensen, Todd, TE, Brigham Young
24. Houston - Small, Gerald, CB, San Jose State
25. Chicago - Cobb, Bart, QB, Arizona State
26. Tampa Bay - Harris, John, S, Arizona State
27. Tennessee - Whittington, Arthur, RB, Southern Methodist
28. Cincinnati - Sanford, Blaine, CB, Oklahoma
29. Dallas - Hutchinson, Scott, DE, Florida
30. Denver - Glenn, Daryl, DT, Baylor
31. Buffalo - Kelley, Andy, RB, Boise State
32. Los Angeles - Patton, Ricky, RB, Jackson State

Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - John Harris, S, Arizona State
Rnd 2 - T.J. Stokes, CB, Indiana
Rnd 2 - Ray Slutzker, ILB, Oklahoma State
Rnd 3 - Jack Roberson, DT, San Jose State
Rnd 4 - A.J. Weaver, FB, Alabama
Rnd 4 - Larry Major, S, Virginia
Rnd 5 - Mike Martin, ILB, Kentucky
Rnd 6 - Bernard Hancock, TE, Penn State
Rnd 7 - Mark Patterson, S, Washington State

Doug Williams was drafted in the 3rd round by Houston. C Blair Bush was picked by Chicago in the third round. ILB Mike Douglass also went in the third round, to San Diego.

3ric

03-25-2003, 08:13 AM

A couple of famous players got released for salary-cap reasons: NO QB Dan Fouts, SD ILB Dick Butkus, STL ILB Joe Federspiel.

QBs Sam Wyche and Edd Harget was picked up by Detroit, while Atlanta signed QB Joe Theismann. New Orleans signed QB Terry Hanratty, QB Karl Douglas signed with Pittsburgh, and Carolina brought back Billy Kilmer. Former Bucs ILB Scott Studwell was signed by the Dolphins, and ILB Jack Lambert went to Green Bay. San Diego Chargers landed the big fish in free agency - former Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw, for a 1-year deal worth $560K.

The list of the starting QB, RB and WRs from each team:ATL - QB Joe Theismann, RB Charley Young, WR *Otto Stowe, Andy Hamilton
BAL - QB Dennis Morrison, RB *Greg Pruitt, WR Glenn Doughty, Ray Jarvis
BOS - QB *Randy Johnson, RB *James Harrison, WR *Sam Dickerson, *Reggie Rucker
BUF - QB Kenny Stabler, RB *O.J Simpson, WR Dave Jett, Ron Shanklin
CAR - QB Billy Kilmer, RB Mike Garrett, WR Dan Abramowicz, James Roy Jackson
CHI - QB Steve Ramsey, RB Calvin Hill, WR Bob Chandler, Willie Trese
CIN - QB *Greg Cook, RB Larry Brown, WR Lynn Swann, Marlin Briscoe
CLE - QB Danny White, RB Paul Robinson, WR *Don Herrmann, Ron Sellers
DAL - QB *Roger Staubach, RB Wilbur Jackson, WR *Bob Hayes, Bo Casey
DEN - QB *Craig Morton, RB *Joe Profit, WR Ken Burrow, *John Stallworth
DET - QB Edd Harget, RB Archie Griffin, WR Ahmad Rashad, Eddie Hall
GB - QB Ron Arsenault, RB Robert Newhouse, WR Al Marshall, Morris Owens
HOU - QB Scott Hunter, RB Josh Brown, WR *Jim Beirne, *Ken Burroughs
JAX - QB Jim Plunkett, RB *Leon Burns, WR Emmitt Rodgers, Dave Rather
KCY - QB Scott Rice, RB Tony Dorsett, WR Rocky Thompson, Freddie Espinosa
L.A - QB Karl Sweetan, RB *Willie Ellison, WR Paul Staroba, *Harold Jackson
MAR - QB *Archie Manning, RB Cole Wolfe, WR Willie Jackson, *Bill Barry
MIA - QB *Bob Griese, RB *Mercury Morris, WR *Paul Warfield, *Haven Moses
MIN - QB Steve DeBerg, RB Sam Cunningham, WR Frank Lewis, Joe Evison
N.O - QB Terry Hanratty, RB *Lydell Mitchell, WR Teddy Reese, Clint Haslerig
NYG - QB *Steve Spurrier, RB Joe Wilson, WR Drew Pearson, Jerome Barkum
NYJ - QB *Joe Namath, RB Norm Bullaich, WR Duane Thomas, *Ike Harris
OAK - QB Jack Kemp, RB *Franco Harris, WR JD Hill, Dexter Young
PHI - QB Glenn Carano, RB *John Brockington, WR Darryl Stingley, Cliff Branch
PIT - QB Karl Douglas, RB *Don McCauley, WR *Golden Richards, Gary Garrison
S.D - QB Terry Bradshaw, RB Otis Armstrong, WR *Charlie Joiner, Eddie Bell
S.F - QB Mike Livingston, RB Delvin Williams, WR *Dave Parks, *Gene Washington
SEA - QB Lynn Dickey, RB *Greg Kucera, WR Nat Moore, James Livesay
STL - QB *Charley Johnson, RB Leo Hayden, WR *Mel Gray, Billy "White Shoes" Johnson
T.B - QB *Ken Anderson, RB *John Riggins, WR *Herman Franklin, Howard Twilley
TEN - QB *Greg Landry, RB Bill Tucker, WR Nick Collins, Herb Washington
WAS - QB Leo Hart, RB Chuck Foreman, WR *Charley Taylor, Morris Bradshaw

* = remaining starter since 1975We traded CB Jeris White to Minnesota to free cap money and received CB Jimmy Cronk. We also signed WR Herman Franklin, QB Chris Long and G Corwin McElroy. FB Julio Lesky and DE Robert Sims was released.

<h4>Final roster:</h4> Player # Pos Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
$$Anderson, Ken 4 QB 8 64 64 2 yrs.
Guillen, Nicky 16 QB 2 13 37 2 yrs.
Long, Chris 9 QB 1 9 26 1 yr.
$$Riggins, John 28 RB 8 76 76 3 yrs.
Pruitt, Mike 31 RB 3 60 67 1 yr.
Bell, Rickey 44 RB 2 48 59 3 yrs.
$$Moorhead, Don 21 FB 8 66 66 1 yr.
Weaver, A.J. 38 FB 1 38 49 2 yrs.
$$Hill, David 88 TE 3 59 59 3 yrs.
Hancock, Bernard 89 TE 1 26 54 2 yrs.
$$Twilley, Howard 82 SE 12 54 54 1 yr.
$$Franklin, Herman 80 SE 8 50 50 1 yr.
Upchurch, Rick 84 SE 4 60 73 1 yr.
Largent, Steve 87 SE 3 42 65 2 yrs.
$$Washington, Russ 63 LT 10 75 75 2 yrs.
$$Allison, Henry 79 LG 8 60 60 5 yrs.
McElroy, Corwin 72 LG 7 43 52 2 yrs.
$$Mauck, Carl 51 C 9 80 80 4 yrs.
Gross, Lee 50 C 4 48 65 2 yrs.
$$Smith, Royce 68 RG 7 70 70 2 yrs.
$$Maurer, Andy 75 RT 10 64 64 3 yrs.
Galvez, Lionel 70 RT 4 40 57 3 yrs.
Rogers, Paul 19 P 8 90 90 3 yrs.
Robbins, Eric 5 K 4 53 53 5 yrs.
$$Johnson, Ezra 90 LDE 2 40 61 2 yrs.
Gammon, Marcus 77 LDT 6 61 61 5 yrs.
Roberson, Jack 71 LDT 1 27 43 4 yrs.
$$Smith, Paul 97 RDT 11 56 57 3 yrs.
Sampson, Greg 96 RDE 7 53 53 3 yrs.
$$Dean, Fred 93 RDE 4 77 77 3 yrs.
$$Fulk, Mike 94 SLB 6 69 69 3 yrs.
$$Jones, Ray 58 MLB 2 35 43 2 yrs.
Slutzker, Ray 54 MLB 1 38 73 3 yrs.
Martin, Mike 56 MLB 1 29 59 3 yrs.
$$Van Pelt, Brad 99 WILB 6 83 85 4 yrs.
Ball, Larry 57 WLB 9 51 51 1 yr.
$$Dorris, Andy 92 WLB 6 78 78 1 yr.
$$Cronk, Jimmy 42 LCB 9 33 33 1 yr.
Davis, Oliver 25 LCB 2 44 68 2 yrs.
DeLaune, Tom 49 LCB 1 20 48 1 yr.
$$Martin, D'Artagnan 37 RCB 8 61 61 2 yrs.
Stokes, T.J. 47 RCB 1 29 47 5 yrs.
$$Thomas, Ike 27 SS 8 72 72 4 yrs.
Patterson, Mark 32 SS 1 26 43 2 yrs.
$$Harris, John 22 FS 1 38 67 5 yrs.
Major, Larry 23 FS 1 26 53 3 yrs.

3ric

03-28-2003, 01:12 AM

<h4>Season review</h4>

Ken Anderson picked up a nagging knee injury early on which he played on until week 5, where we had to list him as doubtful and rest him. Neither Guillen or Long was deemed ready to start and we released CB Jimmy Cronk and a backup DE to afford signing former Carolina QB Brian Sipe. Ken Anderson was back as starter in week 9. Sipe's signing led to Long's release some weeks later to sign a new backup DE. Later OLB Larry Ball was released when injury trouble and a tight cap forced us to sign another defensive tackle. Sipe was back temporarily as starter in week 13 when Anderson rested from a small injury, but started again in week 15-16.

We finish 10-6, on second place in the NFC South, two games behind 12-4 Atlanta. We made the playoffs as the last wild card, together with Washington at 10-5-1. We faced Dallas (11-5) in the playoffs with Brian Sipe taking the snaps. Sadly we lost in a very dramatic game. Brian Sipe tied the score on a 39-yd TD pass to Herman Franklin with 1:42 left of the game, only to get sacked in his own end zone with 24 seconds left, giving the Cowboys a safety and the win...

The Super Bowl staged the Dallas Cowboys vs Oakland Raiders - which the Cowboys won, 35-17. Roger Staubach deserved his MVP award after passing for 252 yds and 3 TDs and running in himself for a fourth TD.

1978 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Record: 10-7
Winning Pct.: .588

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Rank
Rushes 448 10
Rushing Yards 1811 10
Yards Per Carry 4.04 14
Pass Attempts 558 23
Completions 339 15 (T)
Passing Yards 3949 16
Yards Per Attempt 7.07 12
3rd Down Conversions 37.6 13
Points Per Game 27.8 4
Turnovers 18 3 (T)
Turnover Margin +9 9

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 380 2
Rushing Yards 1369 1
Yards Per Carry 3.60 4
Pass Attempts 617 27 (T)
Completions 340 19
Passing Yards 4341 29
Yards Per Attempt 7.03 22
3rd Down Conversions 30.0 1
Points Per Game 20.6 9
Turnovers 27 17

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 34 CAR 24
2 28 at MAR 23
3 13 DAL 6
4 13 ATL 16
5 41 at MIN 22
6 41 at NOS 3
7 13 at DET 16
9 31 GBY 7
10 54 CHI 15
11 24 at CAR 26
12 31 at CIN 36
13 9 at L.A 41
14 10 PIT 6
15 39 NOS 34
16 40 CLE 24
17 24 at ATL 31
$$WC 31 at DAL 33

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
4 Anderson QB 391 243 2741 7.01 21 6
10 Sipe QB 162 96 1208 7.45 6 8
**Team --- 558 339 3949 7.07 27 14

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD
28 Riggins RB 228 957 4.19 10
31 Pruitt RB 151 682 4.50 5
**Team --- 448 1811 4.04 15

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
82 Twilley WR 109 60 882 14.7 91 4
80 Franklin WR 76 47 713 15.1 28 3
21 Moorhead FB 71 54 422 7.8 197 1
87 Largent WR 65 32 415 12.9 74 4
84 Upchurch WR 56 25 378 15.1 97 4
28 Riggins RB 49 39 319 8.1 70 4
88 Hill TE 41 28 410 14.6 136 3
**Team --- 557 339 3949 11.6 862 27

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
27 Thomas S 91 27 0.0 0 7 21
92 Dorris OLB 76 28 1.0 2 1 8
37 Martin CB 73 19 0.0 1 1 8
94 Fulk OLB 65 18 10.0 0 2 13
25 Davis CB 60 29 1.0 0 7 7
99 Van Pelt ILB 54 21 1.0 2 1 8
22 Harris S 49 16 0.0 0 3 7
54 Slutzker ILB 33 14 2.0 0 1 1
96 Sampson DE 31 9 8.0 11 0 0
93 Dean DE 30 8 10.0 16 0 0
58 Jones ILB 28 10 0.5 3 0 2
49 DeLaune CB 26 2 1.0 3 1 3
47 Stokes CB 23 3 1.0 0 1 1
97 Smith DT 21 6 6.0 7 0 0
**Team --- 845 247 53.0 74 25 86

3ric

03-28-2003, 05:28 AM

<h4>Individual statistics</h4>

Terry Bradshaw led the league in passing efficiency with a 99.7 rating. His 8.68 yds/attempt was 0.84 points better than anybody else. The yardage leader was Denver's Craig Morton, with 4667 yds, who also was tied with Bradshaw for the most TDs. The rookie leader was Jacksonville's Peter Banks, who started 6 games and passed for 1283 yds and 7 TDs.

Player Pos Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yards Avg Lg TD Int
Bradshaw, Terry QB SDO 15 15 461 282 61.1 4004 8.68 80 32 14
Staubach, Roger QB DAL 16 16 504 309 61.3 3495 6.93 72 30 4
Kemp, Jack QB OAK 14 13 428 268 62.6 3106 7.25 51 25 9
*Anderson, Ken QB TBY 12 11 391 243 62.1 2741 7.01 63 21 6
Livingston, Mike QB SFO 13 13 436 271 62.1 3295 7.55 93 24 10
Plunkett, Jim QB JAX 10 10 300 187 62.3 2127 7.09 47 13 4
Kilmer, Billy QB CAR 13 13 434 272 62.6 3117 7.18 52 18 7
Theismann, Joe QB ATL 15 15 469 268 57.1 3376 7.19 57 27 9
Morton, Craig QB DEN 16 16 595 362 60.8 4667 7.84 70 28 15
Morrison, Dennis QB BAL 16 16 555 334 60.1 4253 7.66 80 32 18

Oakland's Harris captured his first rushing title, and Maryland's undrafted rookie Ike Galloway became Offensive Rookie of the Year for his 479 yds rushing on six starts.

Player Pos Team GP GS Att Yards Avg Lg TD
Harris, Franco RB OAK 15 15 293 1384 4.7 39 11
Bullaich, Norm RB NYJ 14 14 292 1274 4.3 48 3
Ellison, Willie RB L.A 14 14 319 1225 3.8 40 11
Foreman, Chuck RB WAS 16 16 279 1170 4.1 32 4
Owens, James RB BOS 16 16 299 1139 3.8 42 5
McCauley, Don RB PIT 16 16 232 1101 4.7 67 7
Wilson, Joe RB NYG 16 16 293 1096 3.7 28 5
Morris, Mercury RB MIA 16 16 277 1089 3.9 51 7
Dorsett, Tony RB KCY 16 16 223 1079 4.8 46 9
Pruitt, Greg RB BAL 15 15 204 1012 4.9 50 6

3ric

03-28-2003, 05:28 AM

Stallworth had a monster season, but nobody came close to Charlie Joiner in TDs and yards per catch, where he had 4 TDs more and a yard better average then anyone else.

Player Pos Team GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg YAC Lg TD
Stallworth, John WR DEN 15 14 176 112 1910 17.0 333 70 9
Staroba, Paul WR L.A 16 15 176 98 1616 16.4 266 72 6
Shanklin, Ron WR BUF 16 16 154 93 1315 14.1 196 74 6
Moore, Nat WR SEA 16 16 187 90 1189 13.2 232 39 4
Trese, Willie WR CHI 16 13 166 89 1144 12.8 101 49 5
Joiner, Charlie WR SDO 16 16 159 87 1688 19.4 372 80 15
Herrman, Don WR CLE 13 13 145 83 1378 16.6 239 80 7
Branch, Cliff WR PHI 16 16 154 83 1139 13.7 201 59 5
Johnson, Billy WR STL 16 13 139 82 1329 16.2 329 68 8
Rather, Dave WR JAX 16 16 144 78 1268 16.2 166 51 7

Billy "White Shoes" Johnson has a fantastic season where he firmly established himself as the best returner, bar none, in the league. 1st overall in punt returns and 5th in kick returns, with two touchdowns in both disciplines - outstanding!

Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Johnson, Billy WR STL 16 13 19 376 19.7 2 32 968 30.2 2
Harris, Dickie S MAR 16 16 20 307 15.3 0 5 79 15.8 0
Dunlap, Leonard CB OAK 16 16 24 365 15.2 1 28 804 28.7 0
Jones, Ernie CB DEN 16 16 22 324 14.7 0 0 0 0.0 0
Reece, Danny S MIN 16 0 26 372 14.3 1 0 0 0.0 0

Sanders, Reuben WR KCY 16 5 0 0 0.0 0 26 914 35.1 1
Brown, Stan WR SDO 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 24 831 34.6 1
Perez, Brett WR ATL 16 9 0 0 0.0 0 23 775 33.6 1
Connell, Rod CB GBY 16 5 0 0 0.0 0 21 671 31.9 0
Johnson, Billy WR STL 16 13 19 376 19.7 2 32 968 30.2 2

3ric

03-28-2003, 05:29 AM

All talk about monster seasons aside - this one puts all the others to shame. Jack Ham led the league in tackles and was 2nd in the league in sacks with 13.5 - not bad for a 4th-round pick! He was much deservedly chosen for the Defensive Player of the Year award.

Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Ham, Jack OLB BUF 16 16 137 37 13.5 0 7
Washington, Ted ILB HOU 16 14 122 42 1.0 0 1
Robertson, Isiah ILB PHI 16 15 114 35 2.5 0 6
Federspiel, Joe ILB NOS 16 14 111 34 1.5 1 3
Gradishar, Randy OLB PIT 16 16 111 35 6.5 2 2
Huff, Marty ILB CLE 16 15 110 34 1.0 1 0
Hall, Charles ILB NYG 16 14 107 25 0.5 1 4
Hall, Willie ILB OAK 16 15 106 44 2.5 0 0
Caffey, Lee Roy ILB ATL 16 15 104 36 3.0 2 2
Bergey, Bill ILB PIT 16 15 103 36 7.0 0 5

Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Lunsford, Mel DE BOS 16 16 40 17 15.0 4 14
Ham, Jack OLB BUF 16 16 137 37 13.5 0 7
Moore, Derland DE SDO 16 16 50 22 13.5 1 31
Hardman, Cedric DE GBY 14 14 41 19 13.5 8 18
Mullaney, Mark DE JAX 12 12 40 7 13.0 5 15

Jacksonville's Jauron leads the league in interceptions, two years after being snubbed for the honor despite snagging 12 picks. Buffalo's Tom Brown had 3 TDs on just 6 interceptions. Defensive rookie of the year was Miami's starting free safety Keith Simpson, who had 61 tck, 13 assists and 2 ints for 62 yds and a TD.

Player Pos Team GP GS Ints IRYd TD Defn Cght PPly PDPct
Jauron, Dick CB JAX 16 16 11 275 1 14 47 568 21.1
Blair, Matt ILB NYJ 16 14 8 203 1 16 36 504 21.5
Wagner, Mike CB BUF 16 16 8 158 2 9 53 547 19.7
Hunter, James S NYG 16 16 7 192 2 13 46 572 20.2
Clayborn, Raymond CB BOS 16 16 7 140 1 19 50 614 20.6
*Davis, Oliver CB TBY 16 11 7 135 1 7 42 504 19.9
*Thomas, Ike S TBY 16 16 7 126 1 21 42 600 21.2
Hall, Windlan S GBY 16 16 7 116 1 12 40 599 20.4
Nettles, Doug S CIN 16 16 7 50 0 15 40 596 20.7
Brown, Tom S BUF 16 16 6 177 3 8 28 546 20.5

3ric

03-28-2003, 05:29 AM

<h4>Career records</h4>Category Player Record Last Year
Games started Glenn Ressler* 144 1978 (tied with several)
Pass completions Edd Harget* 2,877 1978
Passing yards Greg Cook* 34,803 1978
Passing touchdowns Greg Cook* 226 1978
Rushing attempts Gale Sayers* 2,395 1978
Rushing yards Willie Ellison 9,526 1978
Rushing touchdowns Willie Ellison* 94 1978
Receptions Haven Moses* 726 1978
Receiving yards Haven Moses* 11,414 1978
Receiving touchdowns Charley Taylor* 74 1978
Interceptions Paul Krause* 50 1978
Tackles Gus Otto* 859 1978
Sacks Larry Hand* 84 1978
Field Goals Errol Mann* 297 1978
Key Run Blocks Al Bemiller 311 1978
Targeted passes Haven Moses* 1,328 1978
Passes defended Willie Brown* 172 1978

<h4>Top performances</h4>
<ul><li>58 pass attempts by Pat Sullivan, TEN, vs DAL.
<li>35 pass completions by Billy Kilmer, CAR, vs ATL.
<li>447 yds passing by Randy Johnson, BOS, vs BUF.
<li>191 yds rushing by Wilbur Jackson, DAL, vs PHI.
<li>4 rushing TDs by Lydell Mitchell, NO, vs STL. (Tied league record)
<li>15 pass receptions by Herman Franklin, TB, vs ATL.
<li>238 yds receiving by Don Herrman, CLE, vs TB.
<li>4 receiving TDs by Ahmad Rashad, DET, vs MIN. (Tied league record)
<li>16 tackles by Harold McLinton, BAL, vs CLE.
<li>5 sacks by Mark Mullaney, JAX, vs OAK.
<li>9 key run blocks by Forrest Blue, L.A, vs CHI.
<li>21 targeted passes by Ahmad Rashad, DET, and Herman Franklin, TB.</ul>

<h4>1978 Awards List</h4> Award Player Team
Player of the Year Craig Morton DEN
Front Office Bowl MVP Roger Staubach DAL
Offensive Player of the Year John Stallworth DEN
Defensive Player of the Year Jack Ham BUF
Offensive Rookie of the Year Ike Galloway MAR
Defensive Rookie of the Year Keith Simpson MIA
All-League First-String Quarterback Craig Morton DEN
All-League First-String Running Back Franco Harris OAK
All-League First-String Fullback Ken Willard KCY
All-League First-String Tight End Raymond Chester OAK
All-League First-String Wide Receiver John Stallworth DEN
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Charlie Joiner SDO
All-League First-String Center Al Bemiller NYJ
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Stephen Lawson BUF
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Rufus Mayes WAS
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle John Vella CIN
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Jean Barrett MIN
All-League First-String Punter Julian Fagan GBY
All-League First-String Kicker Jack Simczak CLE
All-League First-String Defensive End Derland Moore SDO
All-League First-String Defensive End Mike Barnes MAR
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Jeff Yeates STL
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Dave Butz NYJ
All-League First-String Inside Linebacker Matt Blair NYJ
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Jack Ham BUF
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Randy Gradishar PIT
All-League First-String Cornerback Dick Jauron JAX
All-League First-String Cornerback Raymond Clayborn BOS
All-League First-String Safety Paul Krause MIN
All-League First-String Safety Ernie Kellerman CLE
All-League Second-String Quarterback Roger Staubach DAL
All-League Second-String Running Back Willie Ellison L.A
All-League Second-String Fullback Ricky Wright NYG
All-League Second-String Tight End Stu Voigt BAL
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Paul Staroba L.A
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Billy Johnson STL
All-League Second-String Center Forrest Blue L.A
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Samuel Holden PIT
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Woody Peoples TEN
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Jon Kolb PIT
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Don Smith NYG
All-League Second-String Punter Bobby Joe Green SFO
All-League Second-String Kicker Jim Bakken NYG
All-League Second-String Defensive End Mel Lunsford BOS
All-League Second-String Defensive End Cedric Hardman GBY
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Ray Hamilton MIA
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Bill Brundige WAS
All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker Willie Hall OAK
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Bruce Elia BOS
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Hacksaw Reynolds L.A
All-League Second-String Cornerback Leonard Dunlap OAK
All-League Second-String Cornerback Thomas Darden CAR
*All-League Second-String Safety Ike Thomas TBY
All-League Second-String Safety Ken Ellis L.A

3ric

03-28-2003, 08:16 AM

<h4>1979 season</h4>

Notable names among the retirees:
MIA WR Paul Warfield, HOU QB Frank Ryan, WAS WR Charley Taylor, CLE RB Gale Sayers, MAR FB Brian Piccolo, MAR TE Mike Ditka, NYJ DE Larry Hand, PIT DE Carl Eller, STL QB Charley Johnson, ATL CB Pat Fischer, ATL ILB Tommy Nobis, OAK QB John Hadl, DEN RB Floyd LIttle, and shockingly, Tampa QB Ken Anderson!

Before free agency we saw a number of star players get new, rich, contracts - Jim Plunkett got the richest of them all with a 6-year deal worth $31.04 mil. Others that re-negotiated were OAK CB Leonard Dunlap, TEN CB Jack Tatum, JAX CB Dick Jauron, CIN WR Lynn Swann, SD T Jackie Slater and DET WR Ahmad Rashad.

We find ourselves deep into salary-cap hell without a starting QB under contract. Time to do some cuts. I re-negotiate with LBs Van Pelt and Dorris, DTs Smith and Gammon, and WR Upchurch before releasing CB Martin, G Smith, OLB Fulk and DE Sampson. Now we have $11.3 mil in cap room, with $8.2 mil to use for signing free agents.

QB Brian Sipe seeks a 5-yr, $39 mil contract - we'll look elsewhere first. Terry Bradshaw is also available and is looking for 3 yrs, $24 mil. Outside those two (the cream of the crop) I'll have an eye out for Joe Ferguson (5 yrs, $19 mil) and Dan Fouts (5 yrs, $26 mil). I just might wait until the draft and trade up to get either Joe Montana or Phil Simms...

Bradshaw signs with Washington in week 2 for 4 yrs, $34 mil. We trade G Henry Allison and RB Ricky Bell with our first round pick (22nd) to Houston for their 1st-round pick (3rd). We sign two guards in free agency and still has $11 mil in cap room. Now we're targeting CB Bill Simpson.

Brian Sipe got a 6-yr, $50 mil offer from Carolina in week 4. Mike Pruitt has an offer from Houston for 6 yrs, $22 mil. Career-leading rusher Willie Ellison got a $4 mil offer from L.A. to stay 2 more years. Sipe signs with Carolina in week 7 and we get Simpson signed as CB in week 8.

WR Reggie Rucker signs with Green Bay for 5 yrs, $12 mil, and we sign former Chiefs OLB Clint Spearman for $9 mil. Fouts, Ferguson and Steve Bartkowski are still available if I want a veteran QB later.

3ric

03-28-2003, 08:17 AM

<h4>The 1979 college draft</h4>
Seattle selects... Mark Gastineau! Maryland selects... damn it, they took Montana! That leaves us with Phil Simms.

1. Seattle - Gastineau, Mark, DE, Small College
2. Maryland - Montana, Joe, QB, Notre Dame
3. Tampa Bay - Simms, Phil, QB, Small College
4. Maryland - Anderson, Otis, RB, Miami, Florida
5. Chicago - Clark, Dwight, WR, Clemson
6. Kansas City - Martin, Corwin, ILB, Arkansas
7. Cleveland - Poole, Nathan, RB, Louisville
8. Denver - Beamon, Willie, OLB, Boise State
9. Pittsburgh - Harris, Al, DE, Arizona State
10. New Orleans - Hampton, Dan, DT, Arkansas
11. San Francisco - Ragsdale, Scottie, CB, Memphis
12. Carolina - Lyons, Marty, DE, Alabama
13. New York J - Blanchard, Allen, QB, Hawaii
14. Detroit - Hill, Kent, T, Georgia Tech
15. Los Angeles - Kimball, Bruce, G, Massachusetts
16. Green Bay - Brown, Ted, RB, North Carolina State
17. New York G - Dorney, Keith, T, Penn State
18. Jacksonville - Robinson, Joe, T, Ohio State
19. Boston - Miller, Larry, ILB, Brigham Young
20. Buffalo - Golic, Bob, DT, Notre Dame
21. Tennessee - Beaman, Donnell, G, Marshall
22. Houston - Board, Dwayne, DE, North Carolina
23. Washington - Taylor, Mike, T, Georgia Tech
24. San Diego - Baker, William, DE, Small College
25. Minnesota - Hall, Chuck, ILB, Iowa State
26. Miami - Middleton, Mo, T, Florida State
27. New York G - Handy, Jimmy, S, Notre Dame
28. Atlanta - McGee, Carl, ILB, Duke
29. Cincinnati - Thornton, Mo, DT, Illinois
30. Baltimore - Nathan, Tony, RB, Alabama
31. Oakland - Ogden, Gerald, QB, Minnesota
32. Dallas - Dykes, Daryl, T, Oklahoma

Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - Phil Simms, QB, Small College
Rnd 2 - John Sullivan, OLB, Illinois
Rnd 3 - Barry Terry, RB, Utah
Rnd 4 - Pete McIntyre, CB, Northern Illinois
Rnd 5 - John Brock, WR, Oregon
Rnd 6 - Kellen Winslow, TE, Missouri
Rnd 7 - J.D. Rose, QB, South Carolina

nilodor

03-29-2003, 02:25 PM

Oh man, so close yet so far with montana. How is Payton doing?

3ric

03-29-2003, 03:52 PM

Sorry to say, Payton busted in his second or third year. He was still on the Chiefs' roster at the end of last season I think.

Alf

03-31-2003, 06:42 AM

Just being denied from drafting Montana. You could have traded up to #1 to secure him... Well, maybe Phil Simms won't make you regret that !

3ric

04-02-2003, 02:47 AM

After starting the season 0-6 we sign free agent QB Bobby Douglas, a former Buc, to try to salvage some of the season before it's too late. We get two more losses before our first win, 13-6 over the Saints, in week 10. We double our win total the next week when Riggins run 27 times for 143 yds. We finish the season on a positive note with a 32-21 win over Carolina, but that's a small comfort considering the 5-11 season. Surprisingly, the five wins was good enough for a tie for second place in the NFC South, three games behind 8-8 New Orleans together with 5-11 Carolina, and three games ahead of 2-14 Atlanta.

Cincinnati and Washington square off in this year's Super Bowl, where Cincinnati's Lynn Swann catches a 15-yd pass from Greg Cook to begin the scoring. The Bengals win 24-20 after touchdowns from Kenny King and Tony Hill, and not even a 60-yd TD pass from Dan Fouts to Skip Rudoff could prevent that. Swann had 8 receptions for 126 yds and a TD.

1979 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Record: 5-11
Winning Pct.: .312

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Rank
Rushes 470 8
Rushing Yards 2033 5
Yards Per Carry 4.32 5
Pass Attempts 589 10 (T)
Completions 327 12 (T)
Passing Yards 3341 27
Yards Per Attempt 5.67 27
3rd Down Conversions 30.2 26 (T)
Points Per Game 15.3 30
Turnovers 37 30
Turnover Margin -17 31

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 420 10
Rushing Yards 1589 8
Yards Per Carry 3.78 9 (T)
Pass Attempts 556 12
Completions 310 5
Passing Yards 3318 4
Yards Per Attempt 5.96 7
3rd Down Conversions 28.4 1
Points Per Game 22.4 22 (T)
Turnovers 20 30

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 17 at NOS 22
2 6 JAX 38
3 14 at L.A 24
4 3 at WAS 41
5 12 DAL 31
6 9 ATL 19
7 13 PHI 14
9 16 at NYG 48
10 13 NOS 6
11 23 at CAR 17
12 21 at HOU 23
13 13 GBY 16
14 21 BAL 3
15 24 at ATL 23
16 9 at TEN 13
17 32 CAR 21

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
10 Douglas QB 345 205 2179 6.31 13 12
12 Simms QB 244 122 1162 4.76 1 14
*Team --- 589 327 3341 5.67 14 26

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD
28 Riggins RB 274 1221 4.45 4
43 Ivery RB 126 548 4.34 1
*Team --- 470 2033 4.32 7

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
21 Moorhead FB 103 76 520 6.8 248 1
87 Largent WR 98 46 690 15.0 122 5
84 Upchurch WR 89 38 443 11.6 66 2
82 Twilley WR 87 43 538 12.5 88 0
28 Riggins RB 49 37 214 5.7 111 3
85 Curtis WR 44 24 285 11.8 74 1
88 Hill TE 35 21 230 10.9 79 2
83 Winslow TE 31 18 258 14.3 83 0
43 Ivery RB 29 19 147 7.7 60 0
*Team --- 587 327 3341 10.2 944 14

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
27 Thomas S 86 44 0.0 0 4 6
99 Van Pelt ILB 84 31 2.0 1 1 7
22 Harris S 67 25 0.0 0 1 10
25 Davis CB 64 16 0.0 1 3 22
55 Spearman OLB 51 8 3.0 5 1 6
90 Johnson DE 43 14 12.0 29 1 4
47 Stokes CB 43 13 0.0 0 1 2
93 Dean DE 40 8 10.5 14 1 0
97 Smith DT 36 7 1.5 8 0 0
92 Dorris OLB 33 13 0.0 1 0 0
46 Simpson CB 32 18 1.5 1 2 5
77 Gammon DT 31 24 8.5 11 0 0
54 Slutzker ILB 30 12 1.0 0 0 1
57 Dominguez OLB 19 10 1.0 0 0 0
*Team --- 838 271 49.0 80 15 66

Simms had a dreadful rookie season. I sure hope development isn't tied to performance in FOF4.

Alf

04-02-2003, 02:57 AM

Simms had 1 TD for 14 INT. Ouch, that is an awful season !

3ric

04-02-2003, 08:33 AM

<h4>Individual statistics</h4>

Staubach led the league in passing again with a 96.4 rating, and Craig Morton led the league in passing yardage for the second straight season. Glenn Carano broke the single-season record for completions with 395. Rookie Gary Daye, New Orleans, started all 16 games and passed for 3053 yds and 19 TDs.

Player Pos Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yards Avg Lg TD Int
Staubach, Roger QB DAL 16 16 489 305 62.3 3512 7.18 60 27 7
Fouts, Dan QB WAS 13 13 421 256 60.8 3080 7.31 81 24 9
Cook, Greg QB CIN 15 15 463 288 62.2 3500 7.55 51 23 14
Spurrier, Steve QB NYG 13 13 409 250 61.1 2732 6.67 50 18 8
Morton, Craig QB DEN 16 16 596 352 59.0 4398 7.37 84 24 16
Sipe, Brian QB CAR 8 8 240 144 60.0 1626 6.77 72 9 6
Theismann, Joe QB HOU 7 5 243 140 57.6 1634 6.72 41 9 5
Carano, Glenn QB PHI 16 16 638 395 61.9 4053 6.35 79 23 16
Kemp, Jack QB OAK 13 13 438 251 57.3 3072 7.01 42 20 15
Plunkett, Jim QB JAX 16 16 514 293 57.0 3787 7.36 51 28 24

Career rushing leader Willie Ellison continue to take his records further beyond reach, but age is starting to catch up with him, as seen on his 3.8 average. Tony Dorsett had the most TDs, and the Bengals' Kenny King was the top rookie runner with 975 yds. Offensive rookie of the year was Atlanta's RB William Andrews, who ran for 860 yds and 6 TDs, with 164 yds receiving and 2 TDs.

Player Pos Team GP GS Att Yards Avg Lg TD
Ellison, Willie RB L.A 16 16 329 1266 3.8 42 11
*Riggins, John RB TBY 16 16 274 1221 4.4 50 4
Reed, Tony RB CHI 16 16 258 1175 4.5 39 6
McCauley, Don RB PIT 16 16 230 1056 4.5 56 6
Williams, Delvin RB SFO 15 15 220 1053 4.7 80 10
Dorsett, Tony RB KCY 16 15 195 1012 5.1 67 13
Morris, Mercury RB MIA 16 16 328 984 3.0 45 9
King, Kenny RB CIN 16 1 175 975 5.5 78 4
Carter, Allen RB TEN 16 16 230 973 4.2 34 5
Pearson, Preston RB WAS 16 11 297 970 3.2 27 4

3ric

04-02-2003, 08:34 AM

Stallworth is just outstanding for the moment - this is the third consecutive season he has led the league in both catches and receiving yardage. Seattle's Nat Moore had the most TDs, 10, while Maryland's Leon Givens was the top rookie receiver with 62 catches for 893 yds and 4 TDs.

Player Pos Team GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg YAC Lg TD
Stallworth, John WR DEN 16 14 171 100 1682 16.8 344 84 5
Harris, Duriel WR ATL 16 15 157 76 1215 15.9 131 58 4
Johnson, Billy WR STL 16 16 146 73 1176 16.1 284 62 6
Rather, Dave WR SFO 16 16 171 81 1173 14.4 128 52 3
Jackson, James Roy WR CAR 16 15 170 81 1165 14.3 243 63 4
Barkum, Jerome WR NYG 12 12 116 66 1149 17.4 185 50 5
Thompson, Rocky WR KCY 14 14 127 73 1125 15.4 221 81 6
Bell, Eddie WR TEN 16 16 140 77 1089 14.1 181 49 5
Hill, J.D. WR OAK 15 15 111 60 1086 18.1 208 42 2
Lofton, James WR MIN 16 16 139 65 1082 16.6 250 80 5

Steve Luke is this year's impressive returner, while Billy "White Shoes" Johnson is among the top kick returners as usual. Dunlap, Sanders and Thompson are others that also guys that figures to be here about every year.

Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Haynes, Mike CB L.A 16 16 38 532 14.0 1 35 1043 29.8 0
Thompson, Rocky WR KCY 14 14 20 269 13.4 0 10 277 27.7 0
Dunlap, Leonard CB OAK 16 16 30 384 12.8 1 30 944 31.4 0
Luke, Steve S JAX 16 16 23 286 12.4 1 16 601 37.5 1
Bradshaw, Morris WR TEN 16 15 25 308 12.3 0 0 0 0.0 0

Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Luke, Steve S JAX 16 16 23 286 12.4 1 16 601 37.5 1
Sanders, Reuben WR KCY 14 7 0 0 0.0 0 36 1246 34.6 2
Dunlap, Leonard CB OAK 16 16 30 384 12.8 1 30 944 31.4 0
Johnson, Billy WR STL 16 16 31 335 10.8 0 38 1182 31.1 1
Hicks, Thomas WR CIN 13 13 3 20 6.6 0 23 708 30.7 0

3ric

04-02-2003, 08:34 AM

Randy White was not only first in sacks, he was second in blocked passes and tied for first in QB hurries.
Steve Zabel was voted Defensive Player of the Year and made the All-Pro First Team for the third time.

Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Zabel, Steve OLB GBY 16 16 122 39 6.5 1 6
Ball, Larry ILB DET 16 15 118 34 1.5 0 1
Gradishar, Randy OLB PIT 14 14 116 38 7.5 2 4
Scott, Jake S MIA 16 16 115 40 2.5 0 0
Good, Richard ILB CLE 16 15 112 44 2.5 0 2
Robertson, Isiah ILB PHI 16 16 111 35 3.5 0 1
Blair, Matt ILB NYJ 16 14 111 30 0.0 0 3
Krause, Paul S MIN 16 16 110 41 1.0 1 0
Thomas, Pat S NOS 16 16 107 37 1.0 1 3
Adams, Doug ILB BOS 16 15 106 30 0.5 0 0

Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
White, Randy DE NOS 16 16 69 18 17.0 6 35
Floyd, Rodney DE MIN 16 16 50 15 14.5 5 26
Moore, Derland DE KCY 16 16 44 19 14.0 6 24
Grooms, Elois DE PHI 15 15 56 29 13.5 3 19
Orvis, Herb DE CIN 16 16 50 20 12.5 4 20

There were four guys with three or more interceptions returned for touchdowns, with Blount the best of them and Dick Anderson the only one outside the top 10 with only 6 interceptions. Jack Tatum broke the single-season record for passes defended with 34.

Player Pos Team GP GS Ints IRYd TD Defn Cght PPly PDPct
Owens, Burgess CB MAR 16 16 9 61 0 23 47 510 21.8
Jackson, Monte CB CHI 16 16 8 238 3 13 46 492 20.5
Volk, Rick S TEN 16 16 8 144 0 4 37 594 20.0
Brown, Willie CB JAX 16 16 8 79 1 24 56 574 21.1
Blount, Mel CB NYJ 16 16 7 214 4 17 56 539 20.2
Green, Gary CB NYG 16 16 7 192 2 21 47 592 21.0
Barney, Lem CB DET 16 16 7 166 3 14 46 543 20.4
Hall, Windlan S GBY 16 16 7 125 1 9 49 581 19.8
Clayborn, Ray S DAL 16 16 7 119 1 19 34 579 21.5
Blair, Matt ILB NYJ 16 14 7 62 0 11 42 433 20.3

Chicago offensive lineman John Wilbur broke the single-season record for key run blocks with 58 KRBs.

3ric

04-02-2003, 08:34 AM

<h4>Career records</h4>Category Player Record Last Year
Games started Glenn Ressler* 160 1979 (tied with several)
Pass completions Greg Cook 2,958 1979
Passing yards Greg Cook* 38,303 1979
Passing touchdowns Greg Cook* 249 1979
Rushing attempts Willie Ellison 2,527 1979
Rushing yards Willie Ellison* 10,792 1979
Rushing touchdowns Willie Ellison* 105 1979
Receptions Haven Moses* 794 1979
Receiving yards Haven Moses* 12,360 1979
Receiving touchdowns Charley Taylor* 74 1979
Interceptions Paul Krause* 55 1979
Tackles Isiah Robertson 968 1979
Sacks Claude Humphrey 87.5 1979
Field Goals Errol Mann* 334 1979
Key Run Blocks John Wilbur 345 1979
Targeted passes Haven Moses* 1,443 1979
Passes defended Willie Brown* 196 1979

<h4>Top performances</h4>
<ul><li>59 pass attempts by Steve DeBerg, MIN, vs GBY.
<li>35 pass completions by Brian Sipe, CAR, vs NOS.
<li>205 rushing yards by Josh Brown, HOU, vs NYJ.
<li>16 tackles by Phil Croyle, CAR, vs TBY.
<li>4.5 sacks by Steve Furness, TEN, vs BOS.
<li>6 field goals by Chris Bahr, NOS, vs DAL.
<li>8 key run blocks by John Wilbur, CHI, vs DET.
<li>6 passes defended by Willie Brown, JAX, vs HOU.</ul>

<h4>1979 Awards List</h4> Award Player Team
Player of the Year Jim Plunkett JAX
Front Office Bowl MVP Dan Fouts WAS
Offensive Player of the Year Jim Plunkett JAX
Defensive Player of the Year Steve Zabel GBY
Offensive Rookie of the Year William Andrews ATL
Defensive Rookie of the Year Carl McGee ATL
All-League First-String Quarterback Jim Plunkett JAX
All-League First-String Running Back Willie Ellison L.A
All-League First-String Fullback Oscar Reed MIN
All-League First-String Tight End Charlie Sanders ATL
All-League First-String Wide Receiver John Stallworth DEN
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Eddie Bell TEN
All-League First-String Center Bill Curry CHI
All-League First-String Offensive Guard John Wilbur CHI
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Woody Peoples TEN
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Jerry Sisemore TEN
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Doug France PIT
All-League First-String Punter Claude Hertz BAL
All-League First-String Kicker Gino Cappelletti CIN
All-League First-String Defensive End Randy White NOS
All-League First-String Defensive End Elois Grooms PHI
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Gary Jeter L.A
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle John Mendenhall GBY
All-League First-String Inside Linebacker Isiah Robertson PHI
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Steve Zabel GBY
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Randy Gradishar PIT
All-League First-String Cornerback Mel Blount NYJ
All-League First-String Cornerback Willie Brown JAX
All-League First-String Safety Jake Scott MIA
All-League First-String Safety Paul Krause MIN
All-League Second-String Quarterback Roger Staubach DAL
All-League Second-String Running Back Mercury Morris MIA
*All-League Second-String Fullback Don Moorhead TBY
All-League Second-String Tight End Todd Christensen BOS
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Nat Moore SEA
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Duriel Harris ATL
All-League Second-String Center Bob Johnson SFO
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Tom Rafferty SEA
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Ernie Janes ATL
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle John Vella CIN
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Sam Brunelli MIA
All-League Second-String Punter Brett Flanigan NOS
All-League Second-String Kicker Errol Mann OAK
All-League Second-String Defensive End Rodney Floyd MIN
All-League Second-String Defensive End Derland Moore KCY
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Don Croft ATL
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Rubin Carter HOU
All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker Tom Graham NYG
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Jack Ham SFO
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Mike Fulk CIN
All-League Second-String Cornerback Dave Brown BOS
All-League Second-String Cornerback Gary Green NYG
All-League Second-String Safety Rick Volk TEN
All-League Second-String Safety Mel Phillips OAK

3ric

04-02-2003, 08:36 AM

Oh yeah, Joe Montana started 4 of the 6 games he played in and passed for 1031 yds and 8 TDs. But at the start of the 1980 season he looks a little worse than Simms...

3ric

04-03-2003, 05:08 AM

<h4>1980 season</h4>Notable names among the retirees:
OAK QB Jack Kemp, DET QB Billy Kilmer, MIA RB Mercury Morris, WAS RB Preston Pearson, DEN WR Bob Hayes, NYJ C Al Bemiller, MIA DT Manny Fernandez, ATL OLB Dan Hansen, CLE CB Mel Renfro.

In free agency we see QB Danny White getting a monster contract extension from Cleveland, for 6 yrs, $44.2 mil.
Others getting large contracts are SFO RB Delvin Williams, PHI WR Darryl Stingley, NO WR Stanley Morgan and MAR QB Archie Manning.

We renegotiate with T Andy Maurer, K Eric Robbins and C Lee Gross, but that's nowhere enough to free up enough cap room to field a whole team. More cuts coming. OLB Dominguez, T Galvez, TE Hill, S Major, ILB Martin, C Mauck, DT Roberson, WR Twilley, G Woods and T Washington all get the axe. We are in need of a cheap starter at offensive tackle going into free agency.

In the first week, we see signings such as WR John Stallworth accepting $21.84 mil to move from Denver to Miami! NYG Dt Doug English moves in the other direction, to Denver for $32 mil over 5 yrs. Denver also has an offer to keep Craig Morton, while the Giants does the same with Steve Spurrier. Cleveland tries to lure DET RB Archie Griffin to them.

In week 2, Cleveland gets Griffin and sets their target on the Saints' DE Randy White. Spurrier and Morton re-signs with their teams.

In week 6 we get our tackle in Marvin Montgomery, formerly of the New York Jets. We are his fifth team in five years. RB Otis Armstrong and OLB Randy Gradishar signs with Oakland. Finally Randy White signs - for San Francisco, snubbing Cleveland and New Orleans.

In week 20 we sign G Lynn Boden and QB Steve Grogan to help babysit Simms.

3ric

04-03-2003, 05:08 AM

<h4>The 1980 college draft</h4>1. Atlanta - Munoz, Anthony, T, USC
2. Buffalo - McMichael, Steve, DT, Texas
3. Kansas City - Greer, Curtis, DE, Michigan
4. Cleveland - Wolfley, Craig, G, Syracuse
5. Carolina - Cribbs, Joe, RB, Auburn
6. Chicago - Peterson, Kurt, G, Missouri
7. Kansas City - Acker, Bill, DT, Texas
8. Seattle - Brock, Stan, T, Colorado
9. Seattle - Steed, Lewis, DT, Louisiana State
10. New York J - Curry, Buddy, OLB, North Carolina
11. Detroit - Woodley, David, QB, Louisiana State
12. Philadelphia - Richardson, Al, ILB, Georgia Tech
13. Tampa Bay - Franks, Elvis, DE, Morgan State
14. Baltimore - Brantley, Scott, ILB, Florida
15. San Francisco - Stephenson, Dwight, C, Alabama
16. Minnesota - Lee, Mark, CB, Washington
17. San Diego - Hogeboom, Gary, QB, Central Michigan
18. Oakland - Sims, Billy, RB, Ohio State
19. Cleveland - Odom, Cliff, OLB, Mayville State
20. Houston - Carson, Carlos, WR, Louisiana State
21. San Francisco - Cumby, George, OLB, Oklahoma
22. Los Angeles - Irvin, Leroy, CB, Kansas
23. Jacksonville - Johnson, Henry, OLB, Georgia Tech
24. New Orleans - Young, Roynell, CB, Alcorn State
25. Green Bay - Harden, Mike, CB, Michigan
26. Denver - Wilson, Marc, QB, Brigham Young
27. Boston - Dietrich, Chris, T, North Carolina State
28. Seattle - Ray, Darrol, S, Oklahoma
29. Washington - Brunner, Scott, QB, Pittsburgh
30. Tennessee - Johnson, Johnnie, CB, Texas
31. Washington - Pankey, Irv, T, Penn State
32. Dallas - James, Roland, CB, Tennessee

Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - Elvis Franks, DE, Morgan State
Rnd 2 - Curtis Dickey, RB, Texas A&M
Rnd 3 - Dave Waymer, S, Notre Dame
Rnd 3 - Ricky Wright, FB, Oklahoma
Rnd 4 - Dennis Johnson, ILB, Southern California
Rnd 5 - Lenny Fitzgerald, TE, Texas Tech
Rnd 6 - Glen Keller, C, St. Olaf
Rnd 7 - Mike Davis, S, Colorado

Tony Dorsett was traded by Kansas City to Baltimore for a 1st-round pick (7th). FB Matt Suhey went in the 3rd round to Seattle. Art Monk went in the 5th round to Tennessee. Tunch Ilkin went to the Rams in round 3, and in the same round was Matt Millen drafted by the Packers.

3ric

04-03-2003, 05:09 AM

<h4>Final roster:</h4> Player # Pos Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Simms, Phil 12 QB 2 39 75 5 yrs.
Grogan, Steve 8 QB 6 33 52 3 yrs.
Rose, J.D. 9 QB 2 14 44 1 yr.
Riggins, John 28 RB 10 64 64 1 yr.
Dickey, Curtis 40 RB 1 62 78 4 yrs.
Terry, Barry 20 RB 2 50 63 2 yrs.
Moorhead, Don 21 FB 10 60 60 2 yrs.
Wright, Ricky 23 FB 1 50 78 4 yrs.
Winslow, Kellen 83 TE 2 51 73 1 yr.
Fitzgerald, Lenny 88 TE 1 23 51 3 yrs.
Conley, Phil 89 FL 1 27 42 1 yr.
Largent, Steve 87 SE 5 60 66 3 yrs.
Jones, Calvin 82 SE 6 44 44 1 yr.
Upchurch, Rick 84 SE 6 50 50 2 yrs.
Brock, John 86 SE 2 30 44 2 yrs.
Hines, Andre 74 LT 1 20 34 1 yr.
Boden, Lynn 62 LG 6 58 82 4 yrs.
McElroy, Corwin 72 LG 9 54 54 2 yrs.
Gross, Lee 50 C 6 57 66 3 yrs.
Keller, Glen 59 C 1 20 48 3 yrs.
Wysock, Joe 76 RG 6 63 63 4 yrs.
Maurer, Andy 75 RT 12 64 64 3 yrs.
Montgomery, Marvin 71 RT 10 50 51 2 yrs.
Rogers, Paul 19 P 10 82 82 1 yr.
Robbins, Eric 5 K 6 54 54 3 yrs.
Hicks, Sylvester 73 LDE 3 24 32 1 yr.
Gammon, Marcus 77 LDT 8 64 64 3 yrs.
Wilson, Timothy 70 LDT 1 25 27 1 yr.
Smith, Paul 97 RDT 13 49 50 2 yrs.
White, James 98 RDT 2 19 34 1 yr.
Dean, Fred 93 RDE 6 80 80 1 yr.
Franks, Elvis 78 RDE 1 41 69 6 yrs.
House, Greg 79 RDE 2 22 45 1 yr.
Spearman, Clint 55 SLB 8 54 54 4 yrs.
Kohrs, Bob 91 SLB 1 35 65 1 yr.
Wilson, Otis 94 SILB 1 35 61 1 yr.
Slutzker, Ray 54 MLB 3 54 62 1 yr.
Johnson, Dennis 95 MLB 1 35 64 3 yrs.
Van Pelt, Brad 99 WILB 8 83 85 3 yrs.
Dorris, Andy 92 WLB 8 75 75 3 yrs.
Sullivan, John 53 WLB 2 39 64 3 yrs.
Davis, Oliver 25 LCB 4 75 75 3 yrs.
Simpson, Bill 46 LCB 7 61 61 2 yrs.
McIntyre, Pete 26 LCB 2 28 51 3 yrs.
Rocha, Rob 38 LCB 1 15 42 1 yr.
Stokes, T.J. 47 RCB 3 32 39 3 yrs.
Thomas, Ike 27 SS 10 72 72 2 yrs.
Waymer, Dave 30 SS 1 36 67 4 yrs.
Stokes, Ed 33 SS 1 22 45 1 yr.
Davis, Mike 45 SS 1 19 47 2 yrs.
Harris, John 22 FS 3 64 64 3 yrs.

3ric

04-12-2003, 01:14 PM

<h4>Season Review</h4>We ended the 1980 season with a 6-10 result, a one-win improvement from last season despite losing four straight games in December. Carolina won the NFC South for the first time with a 11-5 record, with New Orleans on second place at 8-8. Atlanta was dead last with only 4 wins.

The Super Bowl this year featured last year's winner, the Cincinnati Bengals, versus the 1972 winner, the Green Bay Packers. The signal callers share the distinction of being in their first year with their team, and by having played for the Packers. But while the Bengals' Mike Boryla is starting in place of injured Greg Cook, the Packers' Dan Fouts starts in his second consecutive final as he was with Washington last year.

The game turns into a real thriller, with the score tied 27-27 at the end of the game, forcing overtime. The Packers win the coin toss in the fifth period and elects to recieve. They get good field position from a 35-yd kick return and gain 15, 15 and 7 yds before Fouts finishes the game with an 18-yd TD strike to Skip Rudoff. Fouts became Super Bowl MVP with 362 yds passing and 4 TDs. The Bengals' Lynn Swann caught 7 passes for 167 yds and Rudoff caught 10 passes for 162 yds.1980 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Record: 6-10
Winning Pct.: .375

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Rank
Rushes 478 6
Rushing Yards 1876 14
Yards Per Carry 3.92 19
Pass Attempts 538 24
Completions 323 19
Passing Yards 2967 29
Yards Per Attempt 5.51 29
3rd Down Conversions 30.9 28 (T)
Points Per Game 18.3 25
Turnovers 29 18 (T)
Turnover Margin +2 14 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 395 5
Rushing Yards 1536 5
Yards Per Carry 3.88 10
Pass Attempts 554 11
Completions 297 2 (T)
Passing Yards 2936 1
Yards Per Attempt 5.29 1
3rd Down Conversions 27.2 1
Points Per Game 16.1 2
Turnovers 31 8 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 42 ATL 3
2 21 at KCY 3
3 7 at MIN 34
4 10 STL 13
5 9 SFO 17
6 29 at L.A 0
8 13 at SEA 16
9 3 NOS 18
10 19 at ATL 7
11 9 CAR 17
12 44 SDO 27
13 35 WAS 13
14 27 at DEN 33
15 9 at CAR 30
16 7 OAK 10
17 10 at NOS 17

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
8 Grogan QB 305 187 1766 5.79 10 9
12 Simms QB 232 135 1194 5.14 4 9
**Team --- 538 323 2967 5.51 14 18

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD
28 Riggins RB 271 1079 3.98 4
40 Dickey RB 155 600 3.87 5
**Team --- 478 1876 3.92 9

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
84 Upchurch WR 105 54 634 11.7 57 2
21 Moorhead FB 92 73 354 4.8 201 0
87 Largent WR 67 33 380 11.5 52 4
89 Conley WR 59 34 491 14.4 36 4
82 Jones WR 47 26 300 11.5 23 1
40 Dickey RB 42 29 193 6.6 67 1
28 Riggins RB 37 20 176 8.8 81 1
88 Fitzgerald TE 34 20 156 7.8 39 1
23 Wright FB 24 16 131 8.1 38 0
**Team --- 537 323 2967 9.1 623 14

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
92 Dorris OLB 80 28 4.0 3 2 4
99 Van Pelt ILB 80 32 1.0 0 2 7
22 Harris S 80 22 0.0 1 6 15
27 Thomas S 74 31 0.0 2 4 18
55 Spearman OLB 61 15 3.0 1 1 8
25 Davis CB 61 14 1.0 1 2 16
46 Simpson CB 35 7 2.0 1 2 19
97 Smith DT 34 15 4.5 13 0 0
47 Stokes CB 33 9 0.0 0 1 6
78 Franks DE 28 17 14.0 10 0 0
93 Dean DE 25 8 7.5 7 0 0
30 Waymer S 22 5 0.0 1 3 0
53 Sullivan OLB 18 3 1.0 1 0 3
**Team --- 799 223 44.0 58 23 101

Simms showed some improvement this year, but apparently still goes through some growing pains.

3ric

04-12-2003, 01:14 PM

<h4>Individual statistics</h4>

Dan Fouts led the league in passing efficiency with a 101.3 rating, and Steve Spurrier passed for the most yardage. Greg Cook had the most TDs and Detroit's David Woodley was the top rookie passer with 2078 yds and 8 TDs in 10 starts.

Player Pos Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yards Avg Lg TD Int
Fouts, Dan QB GBY 15 15 489 320 65.4 4134 8.45 90 24 8
Cook, Greg QB CIN 16 16 497 312 62.7 4069 8.18 68 35 15
Staubach, Roger QB DAL 15 15 470 286 60.8 3675 7.81 83 28 10
Spurrier, Steve QB NYG 16 16 571 364 63.7 4446 7.78 55 33 15
Phipps, Mike QB STL 16 16 541 341 63.0 4085 7.55 56 24 7
Hart, Leo QB NYJ 13 13 349 235 67.3 2321 6.65 41 18 10
Ferguson, Joe QB HOU 16 16 516 336 65.1 3355 6.50 47 23 10
Richardson, Levon QB CLE 12 11 356 233 65.4 2632 7.39 80 13 12
Nielsen, Horse Belly QB CAR 10 5 295 178 60.3 1820 6.16 51 13 6
Sipe, Brian QB CAR 11 11 276 161 58.3 1998 7.23 58 10 7

Dallas' Tyler led the league in rushing, and Green Bay's Ivery had the most rushing TDs. The top rookie runner was the Dolphins' Tim Newsome, who ran for 744 yds and won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Ivery's 5.8 rushing average is the second highest ever.

Player Pos Team GP GS Att Yards Avg Lg TD
Tyler, Wendell RB DAL 16 16 309 1488 4.8 51 6
Wolfe, Cole RB CIN 16 15 269 1243 4.6 59 5
Reed, Tony RB CHI 16 16 239 1234 5.1 56 8
Van Eeghen, Mark RB CAR 16 16 268 1229 4.5 56 7
Gaines, Lawrence RB STL 15 13 294 1226 4.1 72 9
Ivery, Eddie RB GBY 15 15 204 1199 5.8 55 12
Simpson, OJ RB BUF 16 16 295 1097 3.7 41 4
**Riggins, John RB TBY 16 16 271 1079 3.9 47 4
Muncie, Chuck RB SDO 16 16 207 1064 5.1 47 7
Griffin, Archie RB CLE 16 16 251 1011 4.0 54 6

3ric

04-12-2003, 01:14 PM

The 49ers' Washington led the league in catches, but Seattle's Moore had the most yardage and the most TDs (together with Swann and Cincinnati's Hill). The top rookie receiver was Dallas' Dale Hempstead with 39 catches for 535 yds and 6 TDs.

Player Pos Team GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg YAC Lg TD
Moore, Nat WR SEA 16 16 184 86 1571 18.2 229 49 12
Swann, Lynn WR CIN 13 13 136 82 1475 17.9 352 68 12
Johnson, Billy WR STL 16 15 143 81 1386 17.1 273 56 8
Marshall, Henry WR PHI 16 15 136 80 1342 16.7 326 89 6
Washington, Gene WR SFO 16 16 167 93 1289 13.8 197 81 8
Lofton, James WR MIN 12 11 141 84 1226 14.5 260 38 8
Rudoff, Skip WR GBY 13 12 106 68 1220 17.9 257 75 9
Medsker, Neal WR KCY 16 16 148 90 1176 13.0 127 55 4
Curtis, Isaac WR NYG 16 16 115 66 1174 17.7 194 55 7
Stallworth, John WR MIA 16 15 153 82 1160 14.1 208 48 3

The Rams' Haynes had a great season as a returner, finishing second in punt return average and first in kick return average.

Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Ford, Charles CB WAS 16 16 33 504 15.2 1 0 0 0.0 0
Haynes, Mike CB L.A 16 16 26 338 13.0 0 39 1448 37.1 2
Natale, Tyrus WR CLE 15 10 26 335 12.8 1 1 23 23.0 0
Baxter, Percy CB TEN 16 16 22 262 11.9 1 0 0 0.0 0
Darden, Thomas CB CAR 16 16 36 419 11.6 0 22 588 26.7 0

Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Haynes, Mike CB L.A 16 16 26 338 13.0 0 39 1448 37.1 2
Hicks, Thomas WR GBY 16 14 13 102 7.8 0 33 1070 32.4 1
Meadows, Harry CB DEN 16 1 0 0 0.0 0 25 803 32.1 2
Connell, Rod CB NOS 16 5 0 0 0.0 0 36 1037 28.8 0
Johnson, Billy WR STL 16 15 16 159 9.9 0 32 916 28.6 0

3ric

04-12-2003, 01:14 PM

The Redskins' Breunig led the league in both tackles and assists. Tampa's Franks didn't win defensive rookie of the year despite having 14 sacks his first year. Instead, the award went to Buffalo ILB Johnny Bartoszewicz, who wasn't drafted, but got to start 16 games and record 68 tackles, 30 assists and 3 sacks.

Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Breunig, Bob ILB WAS 16 13 130 49 7.5 3 4
Huff, Marty ILB MIN 16 14 127 42 1.0 0 0
Owens, Brig S WAS 16 16 115 41 0.0 0 0
Thompson, Wilton S NYG 16 16 115 35 0.0 2 2
Robertson, Isiah ILB PHI 16 15 113 40 1.0 3 6
Ellis, Allan S BUF 16 16 112 36 2.0 0 0
Weger, Mike S CHI 16 16 111 30 3.0 1 0
Ham, Jack OLB SFO 15 15 111 34 1.0 1 4
Gordon, Larry OLB ATL 16 16 110 39 6.5 2 3
Graham, Tom ILB NYG 16 16 110 39 3.5 0 4

Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Edwards, Eddie DE MAR 16 16 63 15 15.0 8 23
Orvis, Herb DE CIN 15 15 54 15 15.0 6 16
**Franks, Elvis DE TBY 16 15 28 17 14.0 6 10
Mitchell, Mack DE ATL 14 14 51 19 12.5 7 15
Mullaney, Mark DE JAX 15 15 31 14 12.5 6 28

Miami's Jake Scott led the league in defended passes with 28 in addition to have 6 interceptions, only three fewer than leader Thompson. The top rookie in this category was Minnesota's safety Lance Greene, who had 5 picks for 70 yds.

Player Pos Team GP GS Ints IRYd TD Defn Cght PPly PDPct
Thompson, Wilton S NYG 16 16 9 195 1 16 28 546 22.0
Jenkins, Keith CB PIT 16 6 9 173 1 3 21 273 21.9
Darden, Thomas CB CAR 16 16 8 123 1 20 51 575 20.9
Lambert, Jack ILB HOU 16 16 7 146 1 12 42 474 20.4
Bradley, Bill CB CLE 16 16 7 113 2 10 43 497 20.1
Foley, Steve S STL 16 16 7 94 0 17 47 595 20.6
Jackson, Tom OLB PIT 9 9 6 152 1 12 31 265 21.6
Myers, Tom CB BOS 16 16 6 139 2 10 39 560 20.1
Villapiano, Phil OLB NYJ 15 15 6 128 2 9 45 516 19.8
**Harris, John S TBY 16 16 6 118 1 15 33 538 21.0

3ric

04-12-2003, 01:15 PM

<h4>Career records</h4>Category Player Record Last Year
Games started Glenn Ressler* 176 1980 (tied with several)
Pass completions Greg Cook* 3,270 1980
Passing yards Greg Cook* 42,372 1980
Passing touchdowns Greg Cook* 284 1980
Rushing attempts Willie Ellison* 2,767 1980
Rushing yards Willie Ellison* 11,744 1980
Rushing touchdowns Willie Ellison* 112 1980
Receptions Haven Moses* 868 1980
Receiving yards Haven Moses* 13,437 1980
Receiving touchdowns Gene Washington 74 1980
Interceptions Paul Krause* 57 1980
Tackles Isiah Robertson* 1081 1980
Sacks Cedric Hardman 95 1980
Field Goals Errol Mann* 361 1980
Key Run Blocks Rufus Mayes 372 1980
Targeted passes Haven Moses* 1,575 1980
Passes defended Willie Brown* 219 1980

<h4>Top performances</h4>
<ul><li>63 pass attempts by Karl Sweetan, BOS, vs MIA.
<li>39 pass completions by Karl Sweetan, BOS, vs MIA.
<li>488 passing yards by Dan Fouts, GB, vs CHI.
<li>38 rushing attempts by Kendall Marble, NYJ, vs BOS.
<li>233 receiving yards by Skip Rudoff, GB, vs MIN.
<li>5 sacks by Mike Barnes, MAR, vs SD.
<li>6 FGs by Jack Simczak, CLE, Tim Mazzetti, ATL, and Travis Rodriguez, CAR.
<li>9 key run blocks by Grant Evans, JAX, vs HOU.
<li>24 targeted passes by Geoff Hayes, DET, vs HOU.
<li>7 passes defended by Jake Scott, MIA, vs SD.
</ul>

<h4>1980 Awards list</h4> Award Player Team
Player of the Year Steve Spurrier NYG
Front Office Bowl MVP Dan Fouts GBY
Offensive Player of the Year Steve Spurrier NYG
Defensive Player of the Year Bob Breunig WAS
Offensive Rookie of the Year Tim Newsome MIA
Defensive Rookie of the Year Johnny Bartoszewicz BUF
All-League First-String Quarterback Steve Spurrier NYG
All-League First-String Running Back Wendell Tyler DAL
All-League First-String Fullback John Cappelletti MIA
All-League First-String Tight End Todd Christensen BOS
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Nat Moore SEA
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Lynn Swann CIN
All-League First-String Center Carl Mauck GBY
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Herb Scott DAL
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Wes Hamilton CIN
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Charlie Getty BOS
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Jerry Sisemore TEN
All-League First-String Punter Bob Parsons ATL
All-League First-String Kicker Pete Gogolak MIA
All-League First-String Defensive End Eddie Edwards MAR
All-League First-String Defensive End Herb Orvis CIN
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Mean Joe Greene SDO
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Tommy Gay NYJ
All-League First-String Inside Linebacker Bob Breunig WAS
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Phil Villapiano NYJ
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Hacksaw Reynolds L.A
All-League First-String Cornerback Thomas Darden CAR
All-League First-String Cornerback Jack Tatum TEN
All-League First-String Safety Wilton Thompson NYG
All-League First-String Safety Jake Scott MIA
All-League Second-String Quarterback Greg Cook CIN
All-League Second-String Running Back Mark Van Eeghen CAR
All-League Second-String Fullback Marv Hubbard PIT
All-League Second-String Tight End Emery Moorehead HOU
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Billy Johnson STL
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Gene Washington SFO
All-League Second-String Center Kyle Davis HOU
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Joe Fields NYJ
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Walt Sweeney CAR
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Jon Kolb PIT
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Lionel Antoine GBY
All-League Second-String Punter Ray Guy SFO
All-League Second-String Kicker Jack Simczak CLE
All-League Second-String Defensive End Mack Mitchell ATL
All-League Second-String Defensive End Randy Holloway CLE
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Gary Johnson GBY
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Gary Jeter L.A
All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker Jack Lambert HOU
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Jonathan Schaefer SEA
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Larry Gordon ATL
All-League Second-String Cornerback Tim Foley CAR
All-League Second-String Cornerback Skip Thomas KCY
All-League Second-String Safety Dick Anderson SDO
All-League Second-String Safety Mike Weger CHI

3ric

04-20-2003, 01:29 PM

<h4>1981 season</h4>Notable names among the retirees:
L.A G Glenn Ressler, CLE S Karl Kassulke, SEA S Paul Krause, L.A RB Willie Ellison, DET G Gene Upshaw, PIT RB Don McCauley.

In the first week of free agency, we cut John Riggins. It was a difficult decision as he's been with the team for 10 years, but I can't justify the cost as he would have been a $3 mil backup to Curtis Dickey this season. Dickey is in his second year and has three years left on his contract. The money freed was used to re-sign TE Kellen Winslow.

Quarterback-for-hire Dan Fouts signs with Chicago for 5 years, $52 mil, and Joe Profit moves from Denver back into the NFC South as he goes to Atlanta for 2 years, $5.6 mil. We sign T Darryl Carlton from Houston for 4 years, $15 mil. Billy "White Shoes" Johnson is offered $32 mil to stay with St. Louis.

The Packers are after Houston's QB Joe Ferguson, while Cincinnati looks to retain old reliable Greg Cook. We sign away Miami WR Billy Brooks for 3 years, $3.5 mil. L.A has offered utility man Jim Jensen a contract. Jensen wasn't drafted, but proved so valuable for San Diego he's been in the league for five years. Cornerback Nolan Cromwell signs with the Packers for 3 yrs, $9.7 mil.

Joe Ferguson signed with the Packers for $17 mil, four years, with the last year being voidable if he exceeds 3000 yds passing in his third year. TE Dave Casper signed with Buffalo and 14-yr veteran WR Haven Moses consider a four-year offer from St. Louis. The career receiving leader is still in great shape, but the deal never close, and Moses eventually signs with Houston for 2 yrs, $6.5 mil.

3ric

04-20-2003, 01:29 PM

Looking at the draft preview, I'm almost beside myself seeing Lawrence Taylor rated as the no. 1 prospect in the entire draft. RB James Brooks, S Kenny Easley and DT Howie Long are almost as good, however. The second tier of blue-chippers has names such as Ronnie Lott and George Rogers.

<h4>The 1981 college draft</h4>1. Washington - Brooks, James, RB, Auburn
2. Atlanta - Green, Curtis, DE, Alabama
3. Maryland - Bailey, Edwin, G, South Carolina
4. Detroit - Rogers, George, RB, South Carolina
5. Buffalo - Lanier, Ken, T, Florida State
6. Los Angeles - Irwin, Tim, T, Tennessee
7. San Diego - Wright, Eric, CB, Missouri
8. Seattle - Sanders, Eric, T, Nevada
9. Miami - Long, Howie, DT, Villanova
10. Tampa Bay - Simmons, Ron, DT, Florida State
11. Chicago - Gary, Keith, DE, Oklahoma
12. Dallas - Van Horne, Keith, T, Southern California
13. Philadelphia - Holloway, Brian, T, Stanford
14. Oakland - Easley, Kenny, S, UCLA
15. Buffalo - Blackmon, Don, OLB, Tulsa
16. St. Louis - Lott, Ronnie, S, Southern California
17. Philadelphia - Shula, Nick, DE, Texas Tech
18. Pittsburgh - Delaney, Joe, RB, Louisiana-Lafayette
19. Cleveland - Farrell, Warren, T, Utah
20. Jacksonville - Monty, Conrad, DT, New Mexico State
21. Houston - McGill, Kevin, T, Oregon
22. Los Angeles - Mitchell, Leonard, DE, Houston
23. Boston - Goricki, Nolan, RB, Auburn
24. Minnesota - Meisner, Greg, DT, Pittsburgh
25. Denver - Taylor, Lawrence, ILB, North Carolina
26. St. Louis - Thomson, Corey, T, Pittsburgh
27. Carolina - Finley, Scottie, DE, Arizona
28. New York G - Junior, A.J., ILB, Alabama
29. Jacksonville - Williamson, Carlton, CB, Pittsburgh
30. New York J - Wilson, Wade, QB, Small College
31. Carolina - Evans, Grant, C, Memphis
32. Green Bay - Boyarsky, Jerry, DT, Pittsburgh

Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - Ron Simmons, DT, Florida State
Rnd 2 - Mike Singletary, ILB, Baylor
Rnd 3 - Dexter Manley, DE, Oklahoma State
Rnd 4 - Stump Mitchell, RB, Small College
Rnd 5 - Skip Gaddy, ILB, Akron
Rnd 6 - Vince Griffith, C, San Jose State
Rnd 7 - Leslie Petoskey, CB, Syracuse

3ric

04-20-2003, 01:30 PM

The list of the starting QB, RB and WRs from each team:

ATL - QB Matt Cavanaugh, RB Joe Profit, WR *Otto Stowe, Pat Lovejoy
BAL - QB James Keith, RB *Greg Pruitt, WR *Glenn Doughty, *Ray Jarvis
BOS - QB Steve Ramsey, RB Richie Blunt, WR *Sam Dickerson, Howard Sellers
BUF - QB *Kenny Stabler, RB Cole Wolfe, WR Ron Cassidy, Rod Parker
CAR - QB Brian Sipe, RB Mark Van Eeghen, WR *Dan Abramowicz, *James Roy Jackson
CHI - QB Dan Fouts, RB Tony Reed, WR Pat Tilley, Dwight Clark
CIN - QB *Greg Cook, RB Louis Carter, WR *Lynn Swann, Tony Hill
CLE - QB *Danny White, RB Archie Griffin, WR *Don Herrmann, Wes Chandler
DAL - QB *Roger Staubach, RB Wendell Tyler, WR Martin Kripper, Dale Hempstead
DEN - QB *Craig Morton, RB Mike Adamle, WR Skip Rudoff, Stan Brown
DET - QB David Woodley, RB Don Hardeman, WR *Ahmad Rashad, *Eddie Hall
GB - QB Joe Ferguson, RB Eddie Ivery, WR *Al Marshall, Reggie Rucker
HOU - QB Steve DeBerg, RB Mike Pruitt, WR Haven Moses, *Ken Burroughs
JAX - QB *Jim Plunkett, RB *Leon Burns, WR Bo Casey, Calvin Jones
KCY - QB Al Devine, RB Bob Clemons, WR *Rocky Thompson, Neal Medsker
L.A - QB A.J. Curtis, RB Lawrence Gaines, WR *Paul Staroba, *Harold Jackson
MAR - QB *Archie Manning, RB Ottis Anderson, WR Emmitt Williams, Leon Givens
MIA - QB *Bob Griese, RB Kendall Tate, WR Arnold Nowlin, John Stallworth
MIN - QB Van Joseph, RB *Sam Cunningham, WR *Frank Lewis, James Lofton
N.O - QB Gary Daye, RB *Lydell Mitchell, WR Stanley Morgan, Tyrone Ayers
NYG - QB *Steve Spurrier, RB John Riggins, WR Ernest Gray, *Jerome Barkum
NYJ - QB *Joe Namath, RB Kendall Marble, WR Bob Wilcox, Byron Franklin
OAK - QB Jerald Ogden, RB *Franco Harris, WR *J.D Hill, Dave Stone
PHI - QB Pete Woods, RB Don Woods, WR *Darryl Stingley, *Cliff Branch
PIT - QB Mark Miller, RB Leon Crosswhite, WR *Golden Richards, Thomas Hicks
S.D - QB Jeremy Gilmore, RB Chuck Muncie, WR *Charlie Joiner, Jerry Butler
S.F - QB *Mike Livingston, RB *Delvin Williams, WR Teddy Reese, Winfred Sharper
SEA - QB Pat Ryan, RB Elvis Peacock, WR *Nat Moore, Ray Williams
STL - QB Percy Bridges, RB *Leo Hayden, WR *Mel Gray, *Billy "White Shoes" Johnson
T.B - QB Phil Simms, RB Curtis Dickey, WR Billy Brooks, Steve Largent
TEN - QB Dennis Morrison, RB Allen Carter, WR Randall Gangi, Willie Trese
WAS - QB Terry Bradshaw, RB *Chuck Foreman, WR Geoff Hayes, Keith Wright

* = remaining starter since 1978Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
$$Simms, Phil 12 QB 3 45 70 4 yrs.
Grogan, Steve 8 QB 7 38 51 2 yrs.
Kersey, Hunter 5 QB 3 22 44 1 yr.
$$Dickey, Curtis 40 RB 2 67 78 3 yrs.
Mitchell, Stump 31 RB 1 55 70 2 yrs.
Terry, Barry 20 RB 3 47 52 1 yr.
Wright, Ricky 23 FB 2 55 77 3 yrs.
$$Moorhead, Don 21 FB 11 54 54 1 yr.
$$Winslow, Kellen 83 TE 3 58 74 3 yrs.
Fitzgerald, Lenny 88 TE 2 28 46 2 yrs.
Wilson, Mike 85 FL 1 26 43 1 yr.
$$Largent, Steve 87 SE 6 65 66 3 yrs.
Upchurch, Rick 84 SE 7 50 50 1 yr.
$$Brooks, Billy 81 SE 6 49 49 3 yrs.
Brock, John 86 SE 3 32 41 1 yr.
Serrano, Harvey 60 LT 1 21 57 1 yr.
##Jennings, Arnold 71 LT 1 16 50 1 yr.
Boden, Lynn 62 LG 7 63 82 3 yrs.
$$McElroy, Corwin 72 LG 10 51 51 1 yr.
$$Gross, Lee 50 C 7 68 68 2 yrs.
Griffith, Vince 52 C 1 17 56 3 yrs.
$$Wysock, Joe 76 RG 7 63 63 3 yrs.
$$Carlton, Darryl 69 RT 7 74 74 4 yrs.
$$Maurer, Andy 75 RT 13 68 68 2 yrs.
Michel, Mike 2 P 5 69 69 4 yrs.
Bridges, Gary 7 K 2 46 60 4 yrs.
$$Franks, Elvis 78 LDE 2 45 63 5 yrs.
Manley, Dexter 70 LDE 1 44 66 4 yrs.
##Jacome, Kyle 90 LDE 1 14 42 1 yr.
$$Gammon, Marcus 77 LDT 9 65 65 3 yrs.
Simmons, Ron 96 LDT 1 49 78 6 yrs.
$$Smith, Paul 97 RDT 14 47 48 1 yr.
$$Dean, Fred 93 RDE 7 80 80 1 yr.
$$Spearman, Clint 55 SLB 9 53 53 3 yrs.
Singletary, Mike 57 MLB 1 40 73 3 yrs.
Johnson, Dennis 95 MLB 2 38 63 2 yrs.
Withers, Winston 58 MLB 1 25 56 1 yr.
$$Van Pelt, Brad 99 WILB 9 83 85 2 yrs.
##Gaddy, Skip 56 WILB 1 28 61 3 yrs.
$$Dorris, Andy 92 WLB 9 66 66 3 yrs.
Sullivan, John 53 WLB 3 41 50 2 yrs.
$$Davis, Oliver 25 LCB 5 76 76 2 yrs.
Simpson, Bill 46 LCB 8 62 62 1 yr.
McIntyre, Pete 26 LCB 3 29 46 2 yrs.
$$Stokes, T.J. 47 RCB 4 38 38 2 yrs.
##Petoskey, Leslie 37 RCB 1 14 45 2 yrs.
$$Thomas, Ike 27 SS 11 72 72 3 yrs.
Waymer, Dave 30 SS 2 45 67 3 yrs.
Davis, Mike 45 SS 2 21 44 1 yr.
$$Harris, John 22 FS 4 76 76 2 yrs.

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

JeeberD

04-20-2003, 05:18 PM

You better keep an eye on Dexter (and the teams pharmacutical supply)... :D

3ric

04-21-2003, 12:42 AM

LOL! He just might go down with the dreaded "tobacco withdrawal syndrome" at some time... :)

3ric

04-29-2003, 01:28 AM

Finally we came back to a winning form after some lean years following Ken Anderson's retirement. Phil Simms, Curtis Dickey and Steve Largent provided enough firepower on offense, but this team's strength is the league's no. 1 ranked defense, who allowed only 86.6 rushing yds and 180.2 passing yds per game, both the league's best.

This helped us to a 13-3 record and the division title by a margin of four games over 9-7 Carolina, with 5-11 Atlanta at 3rd place and 3-12-1 New Orleans last. After the first-round bye, we get rivals Carolina in the Conference semifinals. We beat them at home in week 1 24-16 but fell 23-29 at their place in week 11.

We are favored in this game by an 11-point spread, but have some injury problems with both Largent and defensive end Fred Dean out for the season. The Panthers have QB Brian Sipe, RB Mark Van Eeghen and a very good pair of cornerbacks in Thomas Darden and Tim Foley.

As it turn out, we hold them to only two field goals and score 20 points on them, mainly through touchdowns by Curtis Dickey and Kellen Winslow. Dickey ran 42 times for 170 yds, but Simms suffered a torn rotator cuff and is out for the season. Chicago won the other conference semi-final 20-19 over Dallas, and will travel to our home ground for the next game.

Chicago has one of the top 5 quarterbacks in the league in two-time Super Bowl MVP Dan Fouts. They have a 12-5 record but we are favored by a -4 spread and have the edge at all scouted position groups except for quarterback.

We beat them 23-20, with DT Marcus Gammon scoring first on a fumble return. Fouts answer with a 91-yd TD pass to Nathan Logan, and then the Bears take the lead in the third quarter on a run by James Wilder. With a four-point deficit in the fourth quarter we come from behind to win on a pass from Steve Grogan to Kellen Winslow with 50 seconds remaining.

Houston beat San Diego 15-7 to join us in the Super Bowl.

We go to the big game with a depleted offense and Grogan at the helm, but WR Rick Upchurch return to the lineup. The Oilers have Steve DeBerg, Mike Pruitt, receivers Haven Moses and Ken Burroughs which form a dangerous attack. Former Buccaneer Jack Lambert anchor their defense. They have a 12-6-1 record and the Buccaneers are favored by 4 points.

With a 3-3 score, we get the first TD on an 88-yd interception return by John Sullivan. A 40-yd run by Mike Pruitt tie the score and then the Oilers go in front on a 15-TD pass by Steve DeBerg to Carlson. Curtis Dickey even the score in the third quarter and then we got the winning TD when T.J. Stokes got a 49-yd interception return. A 30-20 win with 126 yds rushing from Dickey, and the Lombardi Trophy belongs to the 1981 NFL Champions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers!

3ric

04-29-2003, 03:49 PM

Individual stats and the season summary coming up soon...

3ric

05-05-2003, 11:03 AM

<h4>1981 Summary</h4>Record: 16-3
Winning Pct.: .842

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Rank
Rushes 560 1
Rushing Yards 2231 3
Yards Per Carry 3.98 23 (T)
Pass Attempts 493 30
Completions 287 27 (T)
Passing Yards 3064 29
Yards Per Attempt 6.21 14
3rd Down Conversions 40.5 4
Points Per Game 21.0 15
Turnovers 21 4 (T)
Turnover Margin -2 17

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 352 1
Rushing Yards 1387 1
Yards Per Carry 3.94 6
Pass Attempts 579 26 (T)
Completions 299 7
Passing Yards 2884 1
Yards Per Attempt 4.98 1
3rd Down Conversions 32.0 6
Points Per Game 13.6 1
Turnovers 19 32

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 24 CAR 16
2 30 MIA 0
3 22 at DAL 7
4 14 at ATL 3
5 14 at MIN 24
6 14 NOS 10
7 12 at DET 10
9 27 GBY 13
10 27 CHI 23
11 23 at CAR 29
12 30 at NYJ 23
13 29 SFO 14
14 27 BUF 20
15 16 at NOS 0
16 17 at BOS 6
17 10 ATL 20
$$CS 20 CAR 6
$$CF 23 CHI 20
**FB 30 vs HOU 20

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
12 Simms QB 447 260 2753 6.15 17 14
8 Grogan QB 42 25 295 7.02 2 0
**Team --- 493 287 3064 6.21 19 14

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD
40 Dickey RB 304 1262 4.15 9
20 Terry RB 172 635 3.69 3
**Team --- 560 2231 3.98 13

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
81 Brooks WR 125 64 703 10.9 99 6
87 Largent WR 85 49 762 15.5 218 4
40 Dickey RB 60 30 274 9.1 148 3
83 Winslow TE 48 33 354 10.7 150 0
23 Wright FB 33 23 134 5.8 89 2
84 Upchurch WR 32 20 240 12.0 31 0
28 Hughes FB 27 15 85 5.6 43 2
20 Terry RB 24 19 103 5.4 23 1
88 Fitzgerald TE 24 17 165 9.7 30 1
**Team --- 493 287 3064 10.6 893 19

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
27 Thomas S 93 27 1.5 1 1 15
99 Van Pelt ILB 90 24 2.5 2 3 9
92 Dorris OLB 78 25 3.5 0 0 12
22 Harris S 74 35 1.0 0 1 25
25 Davis CB 51 16 0.0 0 2 25
53 Sullivan OLB 47 19 2.5 1 0 5
46 Simpson CB 41 12 0.0 1 4 12
47 Stokes CB 40 21 1.0 0 0 2
97 Smith DT 35 10 6.5 10 0 0
70 Manley DE 28 12 5.0 9 0 1
96 Simmons DT 18 11 2.5 7 0 0
37 Petoskey CB 17 5 0.0 1 0 2
**Team --- 771 248 42.0 60 12 114

3ric

05-05-2003, 11:07 AM

<h4>Individual statistics</h4>Surprisingly, there were no 4000-yd passers this season, and the yardage leader, Cincinnati's Irving White, had only 3861 yds passing. The highest rated passer was Chicago's Dan Fouts, who led the league for the second straight season, with a 100.9 rating. Player Pos Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yards Avg Lg TD Int
Fouts, Dan QB CHI 14 14 424 270 63.6 3289 7.75 47 26 7
Bartkowski, Steve QB WAS 12 12 297 175 58.9 2175 7.32 80 21 8
Ferguson, Joe QB GBY 16 16 504 313 62.1 3642 7.22 64 26 13
Todd, Richard QB SFO 8 8 226 129 57.0 1590 7.03 50 14 7
Landry, Greg QB TEN 14 12 495 292 58.9 3276 6.61 50 18 10
Franckowiak, Mike QB PIT 16 16 504 309 61.3 3416 6.77 52 18 14
Ryan, Pat QB SEA 10 10 266 140 52.6 1880 7.06 97 16 9
White, Danny QB CLE 14 14 380 217 57.1 2877 7.57 59 20 17
White, Irving QB CIN 16 16 531 320 60.2 3861 7.27 83 28 27
Plunkett, Jim QB JAX 15 15 533 310 58.1 3592 6.73 77 18 14 Riggins had one more 1000-yd season in his battered body, and moved up to 2nd place in all-time career rushing yardage. Offensive Rookie of the Year James Brooks finished 13th with 1024 yds and 8 TDs. Player Pos Team GP GS Att Yards Avg Lg TD
Tyler, Wendell RB DAL 16 16 320 1422 4.4 48 13
Reed, Tony RB CHI 16 16 259 1349 5.2 64 14
Muncie, Chuck RB SDO 16 16 269 1297 4.8 51 11
Clemons, Bob RB KCY 16 16 315 1276 4.0 36 8
**Dickey, Curtis RB TBY 16 16 304 1262 4.1 55 9
Peacock, Elvis RB SEA 16 16 263 1226 4.6 41 7
Griffin, Archie RB CLE 16 16 264 1186 4.4 59 6
Hayden, Leo RB STL 14 14 267 1173 4.3 53 9
Pruitt, Mike RB HOU 16 16 255 1158 4.5 64 8
Riggins, John RB NYG 16 16 261 1136 4.3 70 9

3ric

05-05-2003, 11:18 AM

Swann followed up his 2nd place in receiving yardage last season with leading the league in yardage and in receiving TDs (with 12) this year, and San Diego's Jerry Butler had 90 catches. Dallas' Drew Bertelson was the top rookie receiver with 36 catches for 524 yds and 1 TD. Player Pos Team GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg YAC Lg TD
Swann, Lynn WR CIN 16 16 133 79 1398 17.6 467 83 12
Chandler, Wes WR CLE 16 12 136 71 1315 18.5 245 58 3
Tilley, Pat WR CHI 15 15 125 79 1313 16.6 243 54 7
Butler, Jerry WR SDO 16 13 175 90 1296 14.4 151 48 4
Marshall, Henry WR PHI 16 16 155 82 1240 15.1 273 69 7
Staroba, Paul WR L.A 16 16 184 85 1201 14.1 231 77 11
Gray, Ernest WR NYG 16 13 155 85 1180 13.8 147 64 6
Johnson, Billy WR STL 16 16 165 83 1166 14.0 171 40 4
Williams, Emmitt WR MAR 16 16 174 87 1150 13.2 127 49 5
Medsker, Neal WR KCY 16 15 160 80 1084 13.5 155 50 4 Oakland's Dunlap was 1st in punt returns and 11th in kick returns. The Bengals´ Jett was aptly named with 3 kick returns for scores. Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
Dunlap, Leonard CB OAK 16 16 22 350 15.9 2 36 1054 29.2 0
Colzie, Neil S MIA 16 15 27 376 13.9 0 18 519 28.8 0
Harris, Dickie S MAR 16 16 21 287 13.6 0 2 56 28.0 0
Nichols, Mark WR BAL 16 7 26 356 13.6 1 16 367 22.9 0
Drayson, Graham WR NYJ 16 7 28 375 13.3 2 0 0 0.0 0

Jett, Dave WR CIN 13 7 0 0 0.0 0 20 696 34.8 3
Johnson, Levi S STL 16 16 0 0 0.0 0 21 721 34.3 1
Clark, Donnie CB MIA 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 25 811 32.4 1
Haynes, Mike CB L.A 16 16 2 25 12.5 0 28 864 30.8 1
Sanders, Reuben WR MAR 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 34 1041 30.6 1

nilodor

05-16-2003, 12:42 AM

How is this dynasty going? I'll probably start the 86 file this weekend.

3ric

06-18-2003, 01:12 PM

This thread will be resumed soon...

3ric

06-18-2003, 02:08 PM

Tackles and sacks: Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Huff, Marty ILB MIN 16 14 125 38 1.0 0 1
Gordon, Larry OLB ATL 16 16 124 24 8.5 3 3
Wood, Richard ILB CLE 16 16 123 40 8.0 0 3
Matthews, Clay OLB PIT 16 16 123 36 4.0 0 2
Wallace, Rocky OLB DEN 16 16 117 39 11.0 2 8
Blair, Matt ILB NYJ 16 16 116 39 3.0 0 0
Nelson, Steve ILB DEN 16 16 114 29 4.0 0 0
Breunig, Bob ILB WAS 16 15 114 42 6.0 0 1
Ruud, Tom ILB STL 16 15 114 38 0.0 1 1
Cronan, Peter OLB CLE 16 16 113 39 2.0 1 4

Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Ahanotu, William DE NYJ 15 15 25 20 14.0 6 14
Burley, Gary DE JAX 14 14 41 17 13.0 4 19
Ambrose, Dick OLB BOS 16 16 93 28 12.5 1 7
Butler, Mike DE BAL 16 16 37 5 12.5 1 7
Gastineau, Mark DE SEA 15 15 50 19 12.0 1 23 Interceptions:
Player Pos Team GP GS Ints IRYd TD Defn Cght PPly PDPct
Washington, Mike CB SFO 16 16 9 229 2 18 49 546 21.0
Foley, Steve S DET 16 16 9 192 3 25 33 540 22.7
Haynes, Mike CB L.A 16 16 9 191 2 14 48 536 20.7
Blount, Mel CB NYJ 16 16 9 173 2 9 49 606 20.0
Jauron, Dick CB JAX 16 16 9 117 2 19 44 535 21.5
Myers, Tom CB BOS 16 16 9 105 1 16 46 585 20.9
Johnson, Levi S STL 16 16 9 68 0 27 39 572 22.5
Roberson, Johnnie CB MAR 16 16 8 281 3 7 46 538 19.9
Matthews, Clay OLB PIT 16 16 8 265 3 10 56 531 19.7
Clayborn, Ray S DAL 15 15 8 137 2 9 29 481 21.1

3ric

06-18-2003, 02:08 PM

<h4>Career records</h4>Category Player Record Last Year
Games started Tom Goode 192 1981 (tied with several)
Pass completions Craig Morton 3,500 1981
Passing yards Craig Morton 43,613 1981
Passing touchdowns Greg Cook* 284 1981
Rushing attempts Willie Ellison* 2,767 1980
Rushing yards Willie Ellison* 11,744 1980
Rushing touchdowns Willie Ellison* 112 1980
Receptions Haven Moses* 921 1981
Receiving yards Haven Moses* 14,184 1981
Receiving touchdowns Gene Washington 74 1980
Interceptions Paul Krause* 57 1980
Tackles Isiah Robertson* 1185 1981
Sacks Cedric Hardman* 98 1981
Field Goals Errol Mann* 387 1981
Key Run Blocks John Wilbur 400 1980
Targeted passes Haven Moses* 1,668 1981
Passes defended Willie Brown* 219 1980

<h4>Top performances</h4>
<ul><li>58 pass attempts by Gary Daye, NOS, vs CAR.
<li>37 rushing attempts by Kendall Marble, NYJ, vs ATL.
<li>208 rushing yds by Tony Reed, CHI, vs CAR.
<li>13 receptions by J.D. Hill, OAK, and Thomas Hicks, PIT.
<li>225 receiving yds by Lynn Swann, CIN, vs CHI.
<li>4 interceptions by Ray Clayborn, DAL, vs SEA. (Tied league record)
<li>17 tackles by Matt Blair, NYJ, vs OAK.
<li>4.5 sacks by Mark Gastineau, SEA, vs JAX.
<li>22 targeted passes by J.D. Hill, OAK, vs NYJ.
<li>7 passes defended by Wilton Thompson, NYG, vs DEN.
</ul>

3ric

06-18-2003, 02:09 PM

<h4>1981 Awards list</h4> Award Player Team
Player of the Year Jim Plunkett JAX
Front Office Bowl MVP Mike Pruitt HOU
Offensive Player of the Year Wendell Tyler DAL
Defensive Player of the Year Clay Matthews PIT
Offensive Rookie of the Year James Brooks WAS
Defensive Rookie of the Year Ricky Jackson MAR
All-League First-String Quarterback Mike Franckowiak PIT
All-League First-String Running Back Wendell Tyler DAL
All-League First-String Fullback Les Hales CHI
All-League First-String Tight End Russ Francis CIN
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Lynn Swann CIN
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Paul Staroba L.A
All-League First-String Center Carl Mauck CHI
**All-League First-String Offensive Guard Joe Wysock TBY
All-League First-String Offensive Guard John Hannah MAR
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Dennis Harrah CHI
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Andy Frederick SDO
All-League First-String Punter Craig Cypher DET
All-League First-String Kicker Frank Corral JAX
All-League First-String Defensive End Randy White SFO
All-League First-String Defensive End Mark Gastineau SEA
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Tony Baumhower DET
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Gary Johnson GBY
All-League First-String Inside Linebacker Richard Wood CLE
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Clay Matthews PIT
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Larry Gordon ATL
All-League First-String Cornerback Tom Casonova DAL
All-League First-String Cornerback Tim Fox SEA
All-League First-String Safety Steve Foley DET
All-League First-String Safety Neil Colzie MIA
All-League Second-String Quarterback Jim Plunkett JAX
All-League Second-String Running Back Tony Reed CHI
All-League Second-String Fullback John Cappelletti MIA
All-League Second-String Tight End Emery Moorehead HOU
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Pat Tilley CHI
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Henry Marshall PHI
**All-League Second-String Center Lee Gross TBY
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Bob Newton PHI
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Leon Gray CLE
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Henry Lawrence GBY
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Frank Johnson HOU
All-League Second-String Punter Ray Guy SFO
All-League Second-String Kicker Neil O'Donoghue WAS
All-League Second-String Defensive End Eddie Edwards MAR
All-League Second-String Defensive End Gary Burley JAX
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Charles Johnson HOU
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Charles Philyaw PHI
All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker Bob Breunig WAS
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Rocky Wallace DEN
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Phil Villapiano NYJ
All-League Second-String Cornerback Mike Haynes L.A
All-League Second-String Cornerback Ken Riley CIN
All-League Second-String Safety Allan Ellis WAS
All-League Second-String Safety Wilton Thompson NYG

3ric

06-18-2003, 03:36 PM

<h4>1982 season</h4>

Notable names among the retirees:
G Bob Kuechenberg, RB James Harrison, C Tom Goode, QB Greg Cook, S Brig Owens, DE Claude Humphrey, G Larry Little, RB Leo Hayden.

In free agency, we make a priority to try to re-sign DE Fred Dean with a 4-yr, $35 mil offer. We also give CB Bill Simpson a 3-yr, $15 mil proposal, and try to pry away WR Pat Tilley from Chicago with $21 mil over 4 years.

DAL QB Roger Staubach gets a 4-yr offer worth $37 mil from San Diego, Cincinnati sign PHI RB Wilbert Montgomery for $17 mil, BOS TE Todd Christensen jumps ship to Denver for 6 yrs, $25 mil. Cincinnati's WR Tony Hill get a massive offer from the Jets - $51 mil for 7 years. San Diego tackle Andy Frederick, one of the best in the league, gets a similar amount, $50 to sign with the Bengals, who's had a busy first week. We lose out on Pat Tilley, as he goes to San Fran for $29 mil. Finally, all-Pro LB Jack Ham sign with Houston.

In week 2, Staubach chooses the Jets among his suitors, joining teammate RB Wendell Tyler to make the journey from Texas to New Jersey. Tampa sign WR Geoff Hayes, T Frederick goes to Tennessee for $43 mil, Mean Joe Greene re-signs with San Diego for $18 mil, 3 yrs and CB Mike Haynes becomes a Titan for 6 yrs, $42 mil.

San Diego sign a bundle of players in week 3, agreeing to terms with Lee Roy Selmon, OLB Bob Brudzinski, C Bill Bryan and TE Emery Moorehead. ILB Matt Blair signs with the 49ers and we say goodbye to longtime Buc FB Don Moorhead, who goes to the Cowboys.

Suddenly L.A. enters the bidding for DE Dean, forcing us to match their 5-yr, $46 mil offer. Jacksonville similarily ups the ante for CB Simpson, but with a 4-yr deal that we cannot match. We approach CB Van Green for insurance. Dean jumps to accept the offer from the Rams, but we win one as Simpson signs our offer. Instead we turn our efforts to the 49ers' Mark Mullaney to replace Dean at DE.

Steve Bartkowski signs with San Francisco and Hacksaw Reynolds goes to the Rams' much improved defense. Sack master Pete Duranko signs with Minnesota, leaving Denver after more than a decade with the Broncos. Finally, in week 8, WR Hill decides to prolong the wait no more and accepts the Jets' $51 million. He could just as easily ended up with nothing. Steve DeBerg returns to Minnesota after a year with Houston, and we sign our final big free agent as DE Mullaney joins the Buccaneers.

Steve Ramsey goes to Jacksonville, Bubba Smith to Minnesota, and RB Rickey Bell replaces Tyler in Dallas.

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06-18-2003, 03:37 PM

In the draft, the top prospects are RB Marcus Allen, WR Mark Duper, OLB Mike Merriweather and ILB Chip Banks. On the second tier we have players like K Morten Andersen, WR Mike Quick and T Bubba Paris.1. New Orleans - Paris, Bubba, T, Michigan
2. Maryland - Bryant, Jeff, DE, Clemson
3. Miami - Sharpe, Luis, T, UCLA
4. Atlanta - Duper, Mark, WR, Louisiana - Monroe
5. Los Angeles - Marion, Fred, CB, Miami, Florida
6. Kansas City - Merriweather, Mike, OLB, Small College
7. Baltimore - Galloway, David, DT, Florida
8. New York G - Farnhorst, Jim, OLB, Minnesota
9. Buffalo - Allen, Marcus, RB, Southern California
10. Seattle - Malone, Kennedy, QB, Oregon State
11. Baltimore - McNorton, Bruce, CB, Georgetown
12. San Francisco - Meyer, John, T, Arizona State
13. Philadelphia - Morris, Joe, RB, Syracuse
14. Pittsburgh - Cooks, Johnie, OLB, Mississippi State
15. Oakland - Quick, Mike, WR, North Carolina State
16. New York G - Hammond, Ken, G, Vanderbilt
17. Green Bay - Haley, Darryl, T, Utah
18. Philadelphia - Baldwin, Keith, DE, Texas A&M
19. Minnesota - Bailey, Stacey, WR, San Jose State
20. New York J - Banks, Chip, ILB, Southern California
21. Cincinnati - Bowser, Charles, OLB, Duke
22. Tennessee - Brown, Robert, ILB, Virginia Tech
23. Dallas - Ingram, Brian, OLB, Tennessee
24. St. Louis - Dallafior, Ken, T, Minnesota
25. New York J - Hill, Rod, CB, Kentucky State
26. Pittsburgh - Rohrer, Jeff, OLB, Yale
27. Washington - Baab, Mike, C, Texas
28. Chicago - Skelly, Walt, T, Tennessee
29. Cleveland - Edgar, Brad, C, Missouri
30. Jacksonville - Turner, Willie, WR, Louisiana State
31. Houston - Metzelaars, Pete, TE, Small College
32. Tampa Bay - Scholtz, Bruce, OLB, Texas

Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - Bruce Scholtz, OLB, Texas
Rnd 2 - Anthony Watson, S, New Mexico State
Rnd 3 - Joey Houser, T, Arkansas
Rnd 4 - Jake Franco, QB, Georgia
Rnd 5 - Sammy Winder, RB, Southern Mississippi
Rnd 6 - Andre Tyler, WR, Stanford
Rnd 7 - David Reeves, ILB, Air Force

3ric

06-24-2003, 04:15 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Grogan, Steve 8 QB 8 43 51 1 yr.
Simms, Phil 12 QB 4 58 69 3 yrs.
Kersey, Hunter 5 QB 4 26 45 1 yr.
Franco, Jake 17 QB 1 17 51 3 yrs.
Dickey, Curtis 40 RB 3 72 78 2 yrs.
Mitchell, Stump 31 RB 2 59 71 1 yr.
Nelson, Darrin 36 RB 1 53 71 2 yrs.
Winder, Sammy 41 RB 1 53 70 3 yrs.
Wright, Ricky 23 FB 3 57 65 3 yrs.
Crutchfield, Dwayne 45 FB 1 36 55 1 yr.
Winslow, Kellen 83 TE 4 75 75 2 yrs.
Fitzgerald, Lenny 88 TE 3 29 29 1 yr.
Hayes, Geoff 82 FL 9 45 45 3 yrs.
Brooks, Billy 81 SE 7 49 49 2 yrs.
Largent, Steve 87 SE 7 65 66 2 yrs.
Duckett, Kenny 89 SE 1 34 48 1 yr.
Tyler, Andre 80 SE 1 23 48 3 yrs.
Schultz, Sedrick 13 SE 1 33 50 1 yr.
Boden, Lynn 62 LG 8 70 81 3 yrs.
Gross, Lee 50 C 8 69 69 1 yr.
Griffith, Vince 52 C 2 18 41 2 yrs.
Wysock, Joe 76 RG 8 63 63 4 yrs.
Cushenbery, John 64 RG 5 34 36 1 yr.
Maurer, Andy 75 RT 14 59 59 1 yr.
Carlton, Darryl 69 RT 8 76 76 3 yrs.
Houser, Joey 65 RT 1 22 60 4 yrs.
Michel, Mike 2 P 6 68 68 3 yrs.
Bridges, Gary 7 K 3 47 51 3 yrs.
Franks, Elvis 78 LDE 3 49 59 4 yrs.
Manley, Dexter 70 LDE 2 55 74 3 yrs.
Reese, Booker 71 LDE 1 33 50 1 yr.
Gammon, Marcus 77 LDT 10 60 60 2 yrs.
Simmons, Ron 96 LDT 2 58 74 5 yrs.
Blades, Steven 74 RDT 1 25 38 1 yr.
Mullaney, Mark 90 RDE 8 71 71 5 yrs.
Gaddy, Skip 56 SLB 2 32 61 2 yrs.
Scholtz, Bruce 91 SLB 1 40 73 5 yrs.
Johnson, Dennis 95 MLB 3 41 63 1 yr.
Singletary, Mike 57 MLB 2 47 73 2 yrs.
Williams, Eugene 59 MLB 1 33 58 2 yrs.
Van Pelt, Brad 99 WILB 10 83 85 1 yr.
Dorris, Andy 92 WLB 10 63 63 2 yrs.
Sullivan, John 53 WLB 4 47 49 1 yr.
Simpson, Bill 46 LCB 9 62 62 3 yrs.
Davis, Oliver 25 LCB 6 77 77 1 yr.
Smith, Wayne 34 LCB 3 25 56 1 yr.
Stokes, T.J. 47 RCB 5 39 39 1 yr.
Coffey, Ken 49 RCB 1 27 50 1 yr.
Thomas, Ike 27 SS 12 72 72 2 yrs.
Waymer, Dave 30 SS 3 52 70 2 yrs.
McElroy, Van 48 SS 1 29 63 2 yrs.
Harris, John 22 FS 5 79 79 1 yr.
Watson, Anthony 21 FS 1 34 64 4 yrs.

We finished the regular season 11-4, tied for the lead in the NFC South with the Falcons, who took the division title and the first round bye on the tiebreaker rule.

With no extra rest we took on 9-7 Washington and beat them 37-10, with Steve Grogan completing 24 of 29 for 217 yds and 2 scores.

Simms return to the lineup and we oust 10-6 Los Angeles in a close game, 34-31. Curtis Dickey ran for 129 yds and Simms passed for 203 yds and two TDs.

In the conference finals we face rivals Atlanta for the third time this year. This time we come through with a 32-10 win and advance to the Super Bowl for the second straight year.

The Tennessee Titans has Richard Todd at QB, Allen Carter at RB, Art Monk at WR, a very good offensive line and an all-world secondary featuring Jack Tatum, Mike Haynes and Clarence Scott. After having an early tie at 7-7, Tampa got a 35-7 lead in the third quarter and coasted for a convincing win, and successfully defended the title! Phil Simms was MVP with 23-of-28 passing for 240 yds and 3 TDs.

3ric

06-24-2003, 04:15 PM

1982 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Record: 15-5
Winning Pct.: .750

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Rank
Rushes 515 3
Rushing Yards 2157 3
Yards Per Carry 4.18 17
Pass Attempts 554 17
Completions 339 6
Passing Yards 3443 18
Yards Per Attempt 6.21 17
3rd Down Conversions 38.9 8
Points Per Game 20.5 13
Turnovers 30 19 (T)
Turnover Margin -1 15 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 393 4 (T)
Rushing Yards 1477 1
Yards Per Carry 3.75 4
Pass Attempts 519 4
Completions 262 1
Passing Yards 2769 1
Yards Per Attempt 5.33 1
3rd Down Conversions 32.2 7
Points Per Game 15.2 2
Turnovers 29 14 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 16 at NOS 23
2 20 at MAR 17
3 7 at CHI 24
4 40 at WAS 22
5 13 DAL 6
6 10 at ATL 20
7 21 PHI 6
9 28 at NYG 13
10 24 NOS 13
11 17 CAR 27
12 24 at CIN 14
13 20 STL 3
14 19 PIT 13
15 33 ATL 27
16 24 CLE 0
17 13 at CAR 16
$$WC 37 at WAS 10
$$CS 34 at L.A 31
$$CF 32 at ATL 10
**FB 35 vs TEN 7

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
12 Simms QB 327 203 2126 6.50 19 14
8 Grogan QB 223 135 1307 5.86 5 6
**Team --- 554 339 3443 6.21 24 22

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD
40 Dickey RB 310 1286 4.14 6
36 Nelson RB 85 351 4.12 3
31 Mitchell RB 41 209 5.09 0
**Team --- 515 2157 4.18 10

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
87 Largent WR 155 86 1086 12.6 156 5
81 Brooks WR 119 66 836 12.6 89 8
23 Wright FB 82 62 332 5.3 161 2
83 Winslow TE 79 51 579 11.3 149 5
40 Dickey RB 44 28 224 8.0 136 2
36 Nelson RB 21 17 68 4.0 51 0
89 Duckett WR 16 9 108 12.0 12 0
**Team --- 553 339 3443 10.1 867 24

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
99 Van Pelt ILB 83 33 7.5 2 2 7
27 Thomas S 77 29 0.0 0 4 11
22 Harris S 77 32 0.0 0 3 11
25 Davis CB 65 15 0.0 0 1 14
57 Singletary ILB 52 18 2.0 1 2 5
78 Franks DE 50 9 14.5 22 0 2
92 Dorris OLB 47 27 1.0 1 2 5
46 Simpson CB 45 13 3.0 0 1 10
90 Mullaney DE 44 17 10.0 34 0 0
47 Stokes CB 36 14 0.0 1 2 7
53 Sullivan OLB 33 17 0.5 2 0 6
96 Simmons DT 29 6 5.5 8 0 0
30 Waymer S 27 4 1.5 1 2 6
**Team --- 796 251 56.0 79 19 88

3ric

06-24-2003, 04:16 PM

<h4>Individual statistics</h4>

Staubach was the highest rated passer with 96.7, and most TDs with 32. Seattle's Mario Adams was the top rookie passer with 1763 yds in 10 games, 6 starts.

Player Pos Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yards Avg Lg TD Int
Ferguson, Joe QB GBY 16 16 563 348 61.8 4106 7.29 60 25 15
Woodley, David QB DET 16 16 573 341 59.5 3754 6.55 75 18 21
Stabler, Kenny QB BUF 16 16 591 326 55.1 3612 6.11 52 19 16
Sipe, Brian QB CAR 16 16 563 326 57.9 3575 6.34 73 15 13
Salter, Bryant QB BAL 16 16 554 317 57.2 3572 6.44 50 19 12
Ramsey, Steve QB JAX 16 16 605 337 55.7 3516 5.81 47 12 13
Douglas, Karl QB MIN 15 15 524 325 62.0 3416 6.51 54 17 24
White, Irving QB CIN 15 15 514 310 60.3 3369 6.55 92 18 20
Todd, Richard QB TEN 16 15 505 293 58.0 3335 6.60 50 22 18
Staubach, Roger QB NYJ 14 14 437 262 59.9 3329 7.61 93 32 12

Marcus Allen started 16 games for the Bills and ran for 663 yds on 161 carries with 7 TDs to win the offensive rookie of the year award.

Player Pos Team GP GS Att Yards Avg Lg TD
Clemons, Bob RB KCY 16 16 389 1380 3.5 29 11
**Dickey, Curtis RB TBY 16 16 310 1286 4.1 39 6
Tyler, Wendell RB NYJ 14 14 244 1205 4.9 47 6
Pruitt, Mike RB HOU 16 16 253 1195 4.7 52 5
Griffin, Archie RB CLE 16 16 271 1152 4.2 38 6
Gaines, Lawrence RB L.A 16 16 297 1064 3.5 63 8
Smith, Sherman RB DEN 16 12 228 1032 4.5 61 5
Andrews, William RB ATL 16 16 219 986 4.5 52 12
Bell, Rickey RB PIT 16 16 179 973 5.4 61 8
Burns, Leon RB DAL 16 16 250 970 3.8 39 5

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06-24-2003, 04:16 PM

Detroit's Wesley Garnett had the best average yds per catch, 18.0, and Ernest Gray had the most receptions with 115. The Falcons' Dwight Walker had 64 catches for 882 yds, 1 TD to become one of the two top rookie receivers together with the Raiders' Mike Quick, who also had 64 catches, but for 796 yds and 8 TDs.

Player Pos Team GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg YAC Lg TD
Jefferson, John WR GBY 16 15 171 107 1716 16.0 383 58 8
Gray, Ernest WR NYG 16 15 204 115 1611 14.0 266 58 9
Lofton, James WR MIN 16 15 166 101 1514 14.9 284 54 5
Hill, Tony WR NYJ 16 15 158 93 1506 16.1 314 75 18
Marshall, Henry WR PHI 16 15 185 95 1276 13.4 220 80 9
Collinsworth, Cris WR BUF 16 16 175 85 1151 13.5 105 49 4
Green, Roy WR CLE 15 13 132 67 1116 16.6 149 41 4
Rashad, Ahmad WR DET 16 16 141 79 1113 14.0 198 75 3
**Largent, Steve WR TBY 16 16 155 86 1086 12.6 156 37 5
Williams, Ray WR SEA 16 15 153 63 1073 17.0 272 67 4

Kick return leader Steve Luke had just 8 punt returns and didn't qualify, but his 13.5 average would have tied for fourth. Billy "White shoes" Johnson is still going strong as a returner in his 9th season. In fact, he's never had a worse average returning kicks than 28.6 in a season.

Player Pos Team GP GS PR Yards Avg TD KR Yards Avg TD
House, Kevin WR NYG 16 0 29 514 17.7 2 0 0 0.0 0
Farley, Rusty WR L.A 16 16 33 535 16.2 1 0 0 0.0 0
Anderson, Dick S SDO 16 16 34 500 14.7 3 0 0 0.0 0
Hunter, James S HOU 16 16 23 312 13.5 2 25 757 30.2 2
Hall, Charles CB SFO 14 8 27 366 13.5 1 1 17 17.0 0

Luke, Steve S GBY 16 16 8 108 13.5 0 26 858 33.0 1
Walker, Dwight WR ATL 16 16 0 0 0.0 0 33 1024 31.0 1
Hunter, James S HOU 16 16 23 312 13.5 2 25 757 30.2 2
Johnson, Billy WR STL 16 16 29 239 8.2 0 26 773 29.7 0
Platt, Ricardo CB BOS 16 0 4 19 4.7 0 24 709 29.5 1

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06-24-2003, 04:16 PM

Tampa's Franks ties for the league lead in sacks one year after finishing third in the league as a rookie.

Player Pos Team GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr
Gordon, Larry ILB PIT 16 15 143 41 2.5 0 2
Breunig, Bob ILB WAS 16 16 130 39 5.5 0 2
Ruud, Tom ILB STL 16 14 126 33 1.0 1 0
Lambert, Jack ILB HOU 16 15 121 37 1.0 0 2
McCleskey, Ernest OLB MAR 16 16 120 45 4.0 0 2
Shiver, Sanders ILB DEN 16 15 119 35 5.5 0 1
Wood, Richard ILB CLE 16 15 118 32 5.5 0 4
Blair, Matt ILB SFO 16 13 117 38 0.5 1 1
Puki, Craig ILB CAR 16 16 117 26 3.0 0 0
Williams, Reggie OLB MIA 16 16 115 33 9.5 2 14

**Franks, Elvis DE TBY 16 16 50 9 14.5 3 22
Green, Curtis DE ATL 16 16 37 14 14.5 7 16
Lunsford, Mel DE BOS 16 16 46 23 13.5 2 19
Baker, William DE SDO 13 13 29 15 13.5 6 17
Board, Dwayne DE HOU 16 16 49 14 13.0 5 21

The Titans' Robert Brown is the defensive rookie of the year with 61 tck, 30 ast, 4 sacks, 5 interceptions for 121 yds and a TD.

Player Pos Team GP GS Ints IRYd TD Defn Cght PPly PDPct
Nagy, Harold S MAR 16 16 8 227 2 9 44 527 20.1
Darden, Thomas CB CAR 14 14 8 203 1 12 48 512 20.3
Mamula, Brett ILB NOS 16 14 8 77 0 9 41 410 20.4
Dusek, Brad OLB KCY 16 16 7 175 3 16 50 551 20.4
Foley, Steve S JAX 16 16 7 134 1 14 37 551 20.9
Williams, Reggie OLB MIA 16 16 7 83 3 15 51 584 20.2
Luke, Steve S GBY 16 16 7 75 1 14 29 564 21.3
Wagner, Mike CB BUF 16 16 7 51 0 22 48 559 21.1
Paris, Korey S KCY 16 16 7 27 0 7 23 534 20.9
Ellis, Allan S WAS 16 16 6 145 2 13 39 526 20.5

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06-24-2003, 04:16 PM

<h4>Career records</h4>Category Player Record Last Year
Games started Rufus Mayes 208 1982
Pass completions Craig Morton* 3,676 1982
Passing yards Craig Morton* 45,834 1982
Passing touchdowns Greg Cook* 284 1981
Rushing attempts John Riggins 2,770 1982
Rushing yards Willie Ellison* 11,744 1980
Rushing touchdowns Willie Ellison* 112 1980
Receptions Haven Moses* 948 1982
Receiving yards Haven Moses* 14,726 1982
Receiving touchdowns Gene Washington* 74 1980
Interceptions Mel Blount 61 1982
Tackles Isiah Robertson* 1297 1982
Sacks Cedric Hardman* 99.5 1982
Field Goals Jim Bakken 394 1982
Key Run Blocks John Wilbur* 431 1982
Targeted passes Haven Moses* 1,723 1982
Passes defended Tim Foley 225 1982

<h4>Top performances</h4>
<ul><li>58 pass attempts by Greg Landry, PIT, vs CLE.
<li>35 pass completions by Kenny Stabler, BUF, vs PIT.
<li>6 pass touchdowns by Roger Staubach, NYJ, vs MIA. (Tied league record)
<li>4 rushing touchdowns by Bob Clemons, KCY, vs MAR. (Tied league record)
<li>4 receiving touchdowns by Tony Hill, NYJ, vs MIA. (Tied league record)
<li>18 solo tackles by Larry Gordon, PIT, vs MAR.
<li>21 targeted passes by Ernest Gray, NYG, vs ATL.</ul>

<h4>1982 Awards list</h4> Award Player Team
Player of the Year Roger Staubach NYJ
**Front Office Bowl MVP Phil Simms TBY
Offensive Player of the Year Bob Clemons KCY
Defensive Player of the Year Reggie Williams MIA
Offensive Rookie of the Year Marcus Allen BUF
Defensive Rookie of the Year Robert Brown TEN
All-League First-String Quarterback Joe Ferguson GBY
All-League First-String Running Back Bob Clemons KCY
All-League First-String Fullback Mike Guman TEN
**All-League First-String Tight End Kellen Winslow TBY
All-League First-String Wide Receiver John Jefferson GBY
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Ernest Gray NYG
**All-League First-String Center Lee Gross TBY
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Reggie McKenzie KCY
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Herb Scott DAL
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Henry Lawrence DAL
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle John Vella CIN
All-League First-String Punter Paul Rogers STL
All-League First-String Kicker George Hunt DAL
**All-League First-String Defensive End Elvis Franks TBY
All-League First-String Defensive End Mel Lunsford BOS
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Steve McMichael BUF
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Doug English DEN
All-League First-String Inside Linebacker Bob Breunig WAS
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Reggie Williams MIA
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Brad Dusek KCY
All-League First-String Cornerback Thomas Darden CAR
All-League First-String Cornerback Tim Foley CAR
All-League First-String Safety Allan Ellis WAS
All-League First-String Safety Louie Wright CLE
All-League Second-String Quarterback David Woodley DET
All-League Second-String Running Back Archie Griffin CLE
**All-League Second-String Fullback Ricky Wright TBY
All-League Second-String Tight End Mickey Shuler GBY
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Tony Hill NYJ
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver James Lofton MIN
All-League Second-String Center Bill Bryan STL
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Ernie Janes ATL
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Joe Fields NYJ
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Charlie Getty BOS
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Dennis Harrah CHI
All-League Second-String Punter Ray Guy SFO
All-League Second-String Kicker Mike Lansford NOS
All-League Second-String Defensive End Dwayne Board HOU
All-League Second-String Defensive End Duncan McColl CIN
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle David Galloway BAL
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle John Mendenhall GBY
All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker Richard Wood CLE
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Jeff Barnes NOS
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Ernest McCleskey MAR
All-League Second-String Cornerback Tim Fox SEA
All-League Second-String Cornerback Skip Thomas KCY
All-League Second-String Safety Pat Thomas L.A
All-League Second-String Safety Ken Houston OAK