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Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 11:51 AM
My second go round with the Browns. The turnaround in my first game was a bit too quick, going 3-13 the first year but winning a Super Bowl the next season and coming close the following two years after that. I've incorporated some very light house rules this time to hopefully make for a slower build. I don't mind being competitive every year, because in real life many teams are, but I want it to take sometime before I get there.
Settings
Cap Range: 28 to 80
Injuries: 225
Combine Accuracy: 50
Personality/Chemistry: On
Depth Charts/Game Plans: AI
House Rules
1. In free agency, may only sign one unrestricted free agent with a current/future combined rating of over 100 and may only sign one player with a current/future rating between 81-100 - Down the road, I may lift this but for now, it should ensure that the team is built slowly.
2. If I lose a player in free agency with a current/future rating of more than 100, I may sign a player of equal or lesser value that does not count against the limit set out in #1. This does not apply to players who retire or who are released. - This essentially allows me to replace UFA's that I lose.
3. May carry no more than 60 active players to training camp - this seems to put me more in line and on a level playing field with the AI.
4. Throughout season one, may not sign any undrafted rookie free agents - I just find the UDFA pool too deep early on and this means that any pickups are usually no talent scrubs.
Like I said, very light and I may lift them down the line. I want it to take 4-5 years at least before my team is considered much of a contender and I'd like to see small improvements year to year instead of a big turnaround.
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 12:01 PM
OFFENSE
Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Weeden, Brandon 3 QB QB 2 24 45 3 yrs. 2012
Ogbonnaya, Chris 25 RB RB 4 36 37 2 yrs. 2011
Marecic, Owen 48 FB FB 3 16 16 2 yrs. 2011
Cameron, Jordan 84 TE TE 3 36 40 2 yrs. 2011
Gordon, Josh 13 FL FL 2 54 65 3 yrs. 2012
Bess, Davone 15 SE SE 6 52 52 4 yrs. 2013
Thomas, Joe 73 LT LT 7 89 89 5 yrs. 2007
Lauvao, Shawn 66 LG LG 4 55 70 1 yr. 2010
Mack, Alex 55 C C 5 58 71 1 yr. 2009
Colon, Willie 68 LG RG 8 22 22 1 yr. 2013
Schwartz, Mitchell 72 RT RT 2 38 51 3 yrs. 2012
Graham, Shayne 7 K 12 50 50 1 yr. 2013
Weeden barely beats out Jason Campbell (27/27) for the starting job. I'm not sure that Weeden is the long term answer but he had a nice boost in training camp (25 -> 44) so we will see. The O-Line is an obvious strength and something to build around. Greg Little (40/55) provides a nice third option behind Gordon and Bess.
DEFENSE
Winn, Billy 90 LDE LDE 2 34 44 3 yrs. 2012
Taylor, Phillip 98 NT NT 3 64 81 2 yrs. 2011
Bryant, Desmond 92 RDE RDE 5 36 43 5 yrs. 2013
Mingo, Barkevious 51 SLB SLB 1 59 77 4 yrs. 2013
Jackson, D'Qwell 52 SILB SILB 8 46 48 4 yrs. 2006
Johnson, James-Michael 50 WILB WILB 2 25 38 3 yrs. 2012
Sheard, Jabaal 97 WLB WLB 3 65 72 2 yrs. 2011
McFadden, Leon 29 RCB LCB 1 38 54 4 yrs. 2013
Skrine, Buster 22 RCB RCB 3 34 39 2 yrs. 2011
Ward, T.J. 43 SS SS 4 50 62 1 yr. 2010
Slaughter, Jamoris 32 FS FS 1 26 39 4 yrs. 2013
Mesko, Zoltan 4 P 4 38 38 1 yr. 2013
Some really nice pieces to build around here, with a pair of stud bookends at linebacker in Sheard and Mingo along with nose tackle Taylor. Joe Haden (58/60) is our best corner but is expected to miss the first three weeks with a knee injury.
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 12:51 PM
FIRST TERM REPORT
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td colspan="4" align="CENTER">2013 Regular Season (3-5)</td><td align="CENTER">Passing</td><td align="CENTER">Rushing</td><td align="CENTER">Receiving</td><td align="CENTER">Attendance</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 1</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td>Miami Dolphins (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">11</td><td>B.Weeden 23-30-221</td><td>W.McGahee 32-109</td><td>J.Norwood 5-71</td><td align="CENTER">58,900</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 2</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td>at Baltimore Ravens (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td>B.Weeden 19-30-166</td><td>W.McGahee 4-51</td><td>G.Little 5-65</td><td align="CENTER">67,000</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 3</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>at Minnesota Vikings (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">35</td><td>B.Weeden 21-32-236</td><td>B.Jackson 7-52</td><td>G.Little 5-65</td><td align="CENTER">63,100</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 4</td><td align="CENTER">12</td><td>Cincinnati Bengals (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td>B.Weeden 25-42-255</td><td>B.Jackson 11-37</td><td>D.Bess 7-97</td><td align="CENTER">59,500</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 5</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td>Buffalo Bills (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">14</td><td>B.Weeden 22-35-328</td><td>M.Hardesty 22-86</td><td>D.Bess 7-116</td><td align="CENTER">61,000</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 6</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>Detroit Lions (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>B.Weeden 20-33-239</td><td>M.Hardesty 21-85</td><td>J.Gordon 6-105</td><td align="CENTER">58,900</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 7</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td>at Green Bay Packers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>J.Campbell 16-26-153</td><td>B.Jackson 10-46</td><td>D.Bess 7-76</td><td align="CENTER">80,800</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 8</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td>at Kansas City Chiefs (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td>B.Weeden 25-37-235</td><td>M.Hardesty 14-37</td><td>B.Jackson 3-61</td><td align="CENTER">58,600</td></tr></tbody></table>
At 3-5, we are probably where we expect to be. With that said, Cincinnati stands at 4-4 and the Steelers at 4-3 so we are still in the division race. The offense is sitting 17th in yards and 21st in points. Weeden is completing 66% of his passes but only has 7 TD's to go with 8 INT's. Both Bess and Gordon are on pace for 80 catches and over 800 yards but beyond that, our receivers and RB's have given us very little.
The defense meanwhile has been stellar and stand at 2nd in yards against. That comes with three of our best players missing significant action, as Phil Taylor and Jabal Sheard have each missed 5 games while Haden missed the first four of the season. However, thanks to our 4 defensive TD's allowed and our -4 turnover ratio, our D is sitting at 25th in points allowed.
If we can stay healthy and our offensive can limit the turnovers, we still have a shot at 8-8 and a playoff spot in the weak NFC North.
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 01:07 PM
2nd TERM REPORT
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 9</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td>Baltimore Ravens (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">31</td><td>B.Weeden 24-35-228</td><td>C.Ogbonnaya 22-86</td><td>J.Gordon 7-72</td><td align="CENTER">58,500</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 10</td><td colspan="3" align="CENTER">Bye Week</td><td colspan="4">
</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 11</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td>at Cincinnati Bengals (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>B.Weeden 24-36-339</td><td>B.Jackson 11-21</td><td>D.Bess 10-148</td><td align="CENTER">56,700</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 12</td><td align="CENTER">37</td><td>Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>B.Weeden 26-40-299</td><td>C.Ogbonnaya 19-123</td><td>J.Gordon 10-115</td><td align="CENTER">63,400</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 13</td><td align="CENTER">26</td><td>Jacksonville Jaguars (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">14</td><td>B.Weeden 20-40-293</td><td>C.Ogbonnaya 18-82</td><td>J.Gordon 7-105</td><td align="CENTER">58,000</td></tr></tbody></table>
After a poor performance against the 2-5 Ravens, we have turned things around with three strong performances in a row, including victories over the Bengals and Steelers. The three wins improve our record to 6-6 on the year, only a game back of Pittsburgh and Cincinnati at 7-5 with a game on the road at Heinz Field in Week 17.
However, Josh Gordon, who put up over 30 catches and 350 yards in the past four games has been lost for likely the remainder of the regular season with a knee injury.
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 01:24 PM
FINAL TERM
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 14</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>at New England Patriots (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>B.Weeden 14-27-175</td><td>C.Ogbonnaya 10-67</td><td>G.Little 5-117</td><td align="CENTER">68,800</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 15</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td>Chicago Bears (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>B.Weeden 22-32-200</td><td>C.Ogbonnaya 23-82</td><td>J.Norwood 7-62</td><td align="CENTER">67,500</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 16</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>at New York Jets (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>B.Weeden 22-35-285</td><td>C.Ogbonnaya 10-26</td><td>J.Norwood 8-114</td><td align="CENTER">80,500</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 17</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>at Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">37</td><td>B.Weeden 15-24-123</td><td>C.Ogbonnaya 6-24</td><td>A.Edwards 3-99</td><td align="CENTER">65,100</td></tr></tbody></table>
The wheels finally come off for the Browns as we go 1-3 in our final four games to finish at 7-9, not quite good enough to make the playoffs but too good to land a top 10 draft pick. Cincinnati (9-6-1) wins the AFC North while the Steelers (9-7) also get in as a wildcard but both fall in the first round. The Giants and Patriots meet in the Super Bowl for the third time in seven years and for the third time, the Giants emerge as champions.
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 01:44 PM
SEASON SUMMARY
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Passing</td><td align="CENTER">Att</td><td align="CENTER">Comp</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Int</td><td align="CENTER">Rate</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Brandon Weeden</td><td align="CENTER">522</td><td align="CENTER">333</td><td align="CENTER">3717</td><td align="CENTER">7.12</td><td align="CENTER">15</td><td align="CENTER">18</td><td align="CENTER">80.1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jason Campbell</td><td align="CENTER">34</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td align="CENTER">262</td><td align="CENTER">7.71</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">83.2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Team</td><td align="CENTER">556</td><td align="CENTER">354</td><td align="CENTER">3979</td><td align="CENTER">7.16</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">80.3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Opp</td><td align="CENTER">516</td><td align="CENTER">319</td><td align="CENTER">3518</td><td align="CENTER">6.82</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">15</td><td align="CENTER">80.2</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Rushing</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Att</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Fum</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Brandon Jackson</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">147</td><td align="CENTER">528</td><td align="CENTER">3.59</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Chris Ogbonnaya</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">119</td><td align="CENTER">507</td><td align="CENTER">4.26</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Montario Hardesty</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">109</td><td align="CENTER">359</td><td align="CENTER">3.29</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Willis McGahee</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">36</td><td align="CENTER">160</td><td align="CENTER">4.44</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Team</td><td align="CENTER">---</td><td align="CENTER">446</td><td align="CENTER">1658</td><td align="CENTER">3.72</td><td align="CENTER">12</td><td align="CENTER">27</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Opp</td><td align="CENTER">---</td><td align="CENTER">402</td><td align="CENTER">1575</td><td align="CENTER">3.92</td><td align="CENTER">12</td><td align="CENTER">22</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Receiving</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Target</td><td align="CENTER">Catch</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Ctch</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Drop</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Davone Bess</td><td align="CENTER">SE</td><td align="CENTER">127</td><td align="CENTER">82</td><td align="CENTER">926</td><td align="CENTER">11.29</td><td align="CENTER">7.29</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Josh Gordon</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">127</td><td align="CENTER">70</td><td align="CENTER">763</td><td align="CENTER">10.90</td><td align="CENTER">6.01</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">10</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Greg Little</td><td align="CENTER">SE</td><td align="CENTER">75</td><td align="CENTER">48</td><td align="CENTER">636</td><td align="CENTER">13.25</td><td align="CENTER">8.48</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">5</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jordan Norwood</td><td align="CENTER">SE</td><td align="CENTER">70</td><td align="CENTER">43</td><td align="CENTER">508</td><td align="CENTER">11.81</td><td align="CENTER">7.26</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Jordan Cameron</td><td align="CENTER">TE</td><td align="CENTER">32</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">200</td><td align="CENTER">10.53</td><td align="CENTER">6.25</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Brandon Jackson</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td align="CENTER">18</td><td align="CENTER">163</td><td align="CENTER">9.06</td><td align="CENTER">6.79</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Mike Edwards</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">185</td><td align="CENTER">11.56</td><td align="CENTER">8.41</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Defense</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Tackle</td><td align="CENTER">Assist</td><td align="CENTER">Sack</td><td align="CENTER">Hurr</td><td align="CENTER">Ints</td><td align="CENTER">Dfnsd</td><td align="CENTER">PDPct</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>D'Qwell Jackson</td><td align="CENTER">SILB</td><td align="CENTER">113</td><td align="CENTER">39</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">73.0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>T.J. Ward</td><td align="CENTER">SS</td><td align="CENTER">91</td><td align="CENTER">33</td><td align="CENTER">1.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">81.9</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Barkevious Mingo</td><td align="CENTER">SLB</td><td align="CENTER">74</td><td align="CENTER">18</td><td align="CENTER">8.0</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">73.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Leon McFadden</td><td align="CENTER">RCB</td><td align="CENTER">53</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">76.2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Joe Haden</td><td align="CENTER">LCB</td><td align="CENTER">40</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">81.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jamoris Slaughter</td><td align="CENTER">FS</td><td align="CENTER">39</td><td align="CENTER">12</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">79.1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Buster Skrine</td><td align="CENTER">RCB</td><td align="CENTER">34</td><td align="CENTER">14</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">75.3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Phillip Taylor</td><td align="CENTER">NT</td><td align="CENTER">33</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td align="CENTER">6.0</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">82.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>James-Michael Johnson</td><td align="CENTER">WILB</td><td align="CENTER">28</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">80.3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Desmond Bryant</td><td align="CENTER">RDE</td><td align="CENTER">26</td><td align="CENTER">11</td><td align="CENTER">7.5</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">81.4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Billy Winn</td><td align="CENTER">LDE</td><td align="CENTER">25</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">4.5</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">81.3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Quentin Groves</td><td align="CENTER">SLB</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">3.0</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">81.0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Jabaal Sheard</td><td align="CENTER">WLB</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">5.5</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">81.1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Armonty Bryant</td><td align="CENTER">RDE</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">1.0</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">80.6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Jordan Poyer</td><td align="CENTER">LCB</td><td align="CENTER">18</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">73.3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Paul Kruger</td><td align="CENTER">SLB</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">0.5</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">74.5</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>John Hughes</td><td align="CENTER">RDE</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">2.5</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">81.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Johnson Bademosi</td><td align="CENTER">FS</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">76.6</td></tr></tbody></table>
On offense, we finished 16th in rush yards, 11th in pass yards, 14th in total yards and 19th in scoring. Brandon Weeden had a very good completion percentage but also finished third in the league with 18 picks. If he can't get a better handle on the ball, he won't be lasting long as our quarterback. Our run game just wasn't very good but I thought the receivers played well. Josh Gordon is always going to struggle with drops but before a knee injury late in the season, he was really coming into his own. For their efforts, LT Joe Thomas was named a first team all pro while LG Shawn Lauvao was named to the second team.
On defense, we finished 11th in rushing, 8th in passing, 5th in total yards but 23rd in points. A large part of that discrepancy was because of turnovers on offense. Our pass rush was very good and that was with our best pass rusher, Jabaal Sheard, missing half the season due to injury. Safety TJ Ward put up some fine numbers and was named to the second all-pro team.
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 03:28 PM
STAFF STAGE
Despite the strong performance, Rob Chudzinski is handed his walking papers after only one season as I want to go with my own guy. Little known Glenn Ogden takes the head reigns and installs his own guys everywhere, including Darrin Sheaffer (OC), Tom McMahon (DC), Gabriel Peabody (AC) and Otis Conti (SC).
FREE AGENCY
Defensive End Greg Hardy (62/62) and RB La Rod Stephens-Howling (46/46) were our biggest acquisitions. We were hoping to game our own house rules a bit and let kicker Shayne Graham go. He was a 52/52 during the season but dropped to a 49/49 in the off-season, meaning that we just missed out on being able to pick up another player over 100. We did have some other signings that are expected to earn starting spots, including G Chris Williams (39/41), DE Corey Wootton (38/38) and S Major Wright (37/37). Depth signings LB A.J. Hawk (39/39) and CB Cary Williams (40/40) should also see valuable minutes. K Dustin Hopkins (28/28) and P Sam Koch (38/38) are the likely special teamers.
DRAFT
1.14 - Wes Bailey, DE (16/58)
2.13 - Liam Gray, FS (29/56)
3.12 - Edgar Kruger, G (19/31)
4.16 - Eric Blackburn, RB (15/16)
5.15 - Jonathan Bernius, QB (14/40)
6.14 - Scott Matthews, TE (13/22)
7.13 - Chris Bucher, FB (12/44)
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 04:23 PM
2014 OUTLOOK
OFFENSE
Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Weeden, Brandon 3 QB QB 3 42 50 2 yrs. 2012
Stephens-Howling, LaRod 41 RB RB 6 45 45 3 yrs. 2014
Bucher, Chris 21 FB FB 1 15 24 4 yrs. 2014
Cameron, Jordan 84 TE TE 4 41 41 1 yr. 2011
Gordon, Josh 13 FL FL 3 62 62 2 yrs. 2012
Bess, Davone 15 SE SE 7 51 51 3 yrs. 2013
##Mack, Alex 55 C 6 71 71 2 yrs. 2009
##Lauvao, Shawn 66 LG 5 70 70 4 yrs. 2010
Williams, Chris 79 RG RG 7 36 41 3 yrs. 2014
Thomas, Joe 73 LT LT 8 88 88 4 yrs. 2007
##Schwartz, Mitchell 72 RT 3 47 49 2 yrs. 2012
Jeffers, Liam 7 K 1 26 47 1 yr. 2014
Surprisingly, Weeden continues to project to be a solid starter. He was just 19/25 at the start of the game and has come along nicely. The big question will be if he can reduce the turnovers. LSH should be an upgrade at RB. I had high hopes for our 3rd WR, Greg Little but he dropped to a 38/38. Our O-Line ends the preseason very beaten up with Mack, Lauvao and Schwartz all expected to each miss 2-4 weeks.
DEFENSE
Hardy, Greg 94 RDE LDE 5 61 61 4 yrs. 2014
Bryant, Desmond 92 RDE RDE 6 41 41 4 yrs. 2013
Taylor, Phillip 98 NT NT 4 71 81 4 yrs. 2011
Jackson, D'Qwell 52 SILB SILB 9 50 50 3 yrs. 2006
Johnson, James-Michael 50 WILB WILB 3 30 37 2 yrs. 2012
Mingo, Barkevious 51 SLB SLB 2 72 76 3 yrs. 2013
Sheard, Jabaal 97 WLB WLB 4 75 75 1 yr. 2011
Haden, Joe 23 LCB LCB 5 61 61 2 yrs. 2010
McFadden, Leon 29 RCB RCB 2 51 57 3 yrs. 2013
Ward, T.J. 43 SS SS 5 33 33 4 yrs. 2010
Gray, Liam 45 FS FS 1 34 63 4 yrs. 2014
Koch, Sam 1 P 9 38 38 3 yrs. 2014
Greg Hardy provides a big upgrade up front. Leon McFadden is developing into an excellent complementary CB to Haden. TJ Ward suffered the VSOD falling from a 59/61 out of camp to a 34/34 at the exhibition stage. Really glad that we picked up rookie Liam Gray, who appears to have a big upside and projects like the starter from day one. If this unit stays healthy, they may be able to improve on last years performance.
ROOKIE REPORT
1.14 - Wes Bailey, DE 16/58 --> 21/55
2.13 - Liam Gray, FS 29/56 --> 34/63
3.12 - Edgar Kruger, G 19/31 --> 19/25
4.16 - Eric Blackburn, RB 15/16 --> 19/19
5.15 - Jonathan Bernius, QB 14/40 --> 17/40
6.14 - Scott Matthews, TE 13/22 --> 15/26
7.13 - Chris Bucher, FB 12/44 --> 15/24
UDFA - Liam Jeffers, K 26/46 --> 26/47
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 04:58 PM
MIDTERM REPORT
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td colspan="4" align="CENTER">2014 Regular Season (6-2)</td><td align="CENTER">Passing</td><td align="CENTER">Rushing</td><td align="CENTER">Receiving</td><td align="CENTER">Attendance</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 1</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td>at Cincinnati Bengals (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">30</td><td>B.Weeden 29-48-351</td><td>B.Weeden 4-35</td><td>K.Walter 8-108</td><td align="CENTER">53,000</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 2</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>Atlanta Falcons (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">34</td><td>B.Weeden 19-49-291</td><td>B.Weeden 5-29</td><td>J.Gordon 7-114</td><td align="CENTER">60,800</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 3</td><td align="CENTER">41</td><td>Oakland Raiders (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>B.Weeden 17-22-209</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 14-104</td><td>D.Bess 7-98</td><td align="CENTER">56,100</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 4</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>Tennessee Titans (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td>B.Weeden 17-31-207</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 15-51</td><td>D.Bess 7-88</td><td align="CENTER">57,500</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 5</td><td align="CENTER">38</td><td>at Jacksonville Jaguars (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>B.Weeden 22-25-187</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 30-132</td><td>D.Bess 9-94</td><td align="CENTER">59,300</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 6</td><td align="CENTER">12</td><td>at Houston Texans (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td>B.Weeden 22-29-294</td><td>E.Blackburn 7-46</td><td>D.Bess 5-91</td><td align="CENTER">71,000</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 7</td><td align="CENTER">26</td><td>Baltimore Ravens (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td>B.Weeden 18-31-222</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 13-100</td><td>D.Bess 3-72</td><td align="CENTER">64,900</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 8</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>Indianapolis Colts (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td>B.Weeden 20-40-263</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 15-66</td><td>K.Walter 6-83</td><td align="CENTER">65,200</td></tr></tbody></table>
After opening the season a disappointing 0-2, the upstart Browns have won their last six thanks to their powerhouse offense. The Browns rank 4th in rush yards and 1st in total yards per game. LaRod Stephens-Howling is on pace for 1000 yard season but it's a very balanced rushing attack. Even with prolific wide receiver Josh Gordon missing 4 games, Brandon Weeden is still on pace for over 4000 yards while Davone Bess leads all receivers and is on pace for 1300 yards receiving for this group that is 8th in scoring offense..
Not to be outdone, the defense ranks 6th in points and 5th in total yards. Jabaal Sheard is healthy and is chasing the NFL sack lead with 7 sacks while Joe Haden with 5 picks and Leon McFadden with 4 are amongst the leagues best cornerback pairings.
The Browns currently hold the league in the AFC North but Pittsburgh and Baltimore are only a game back at 5-3 while the Bengals are at 4-3-1.
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 05:24 PM
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 9</td><td align="CENTER">28</td><td>at Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td>B.Weeden 18-27-246</td><td>E.Blackburn 16-71</td><td>D.Bess 10-150</td><td align="CENTER">65,100</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 10</td><td colspan="3" align="CENTER">Bye Week</td><td colspan="4">
</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 11</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td>Cincinnati Bengals (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td>B.Weeden 31-44-278</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 23-90</td><td>J.Gordon 16-149</td><td align="CENTER">68,600</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 12</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td>at New Orleans Saints (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td>B.Weeden 24-45-239</td><td>B.Leonard 12-69</td><td>R.Housler 6-68</td><td align="CENTER">73,200</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 13</td><td align="CENTER">30</td><td>at Buffalo Bills (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td>B.Weeden 26-35-296</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 18-54</td><td>D.Bess 7-105</td><td align="CENTER">66,800</td></tr></tbody></table>
The Browns continue to roll and improve to 9-3 on the season at the 3/4 pole including victories over the Bengals and Steelers. Despite that, the remain only a game up on the 8-4 Steelers while the Bengals (7-4-1) and Ravens (7-5) are still in contention. Right now it is looking very likely that both wildcard spots could go to the AFC North.
The interception problems that plagued Weeden last season and early this year seem to be a thing of the past, as he has now thrown 12 TD's and 0 interceptions in his last five games. Meanwhile the defense continues to shut opponents down. With four games left, the Browns are looking poised to make the playoffs.
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 05:41 PM
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 14</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td>Carolina Panthers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td>B.Weeden 27-33-282</td><td>B.Leonard 17-87</td><td>D.Bess 10-95</td><td align="CENTER">72,800</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 15</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td>B.Weeden 14-29-154</td><td>E.Blackburn 10-50</td><td>D.Bess 5-56</td><td align="CENTER">72,800</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 16</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td>at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td>B.Weeden 29-36-324</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 21-94</td><td>D.Bess 8-85</td><td align="CENTER">58,200</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 17</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>at Baltimore Ravens (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td>B.Weeden 17-26-167</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 17-63</td><td>J.Gordon 9-120</td><td align="CENTER">71,000</td></tr></tbody></table>
Even with the loss to Pittsburgh, our Week 17 win at Baltimore pushes us to 12-4 and coupled with the Steelers losing to the Bengals, gives us the AFC North title and the best record in the AFC while the 11-5 Steelers and 9-7 Ravens settle for wildcards. Playing to win in Week 17 came at a cost though, as Josh Gordon suffered a knee injury and could miss time in the playoffs.
Brandon Weeden has run his streak of games without a pick to 9 as the interceptions seem to be a thing of the past. Apart from the injury to Gordon, with the bye week, the team should be relatively healthy heading into the playoffs except for a nagging groin injury to CB Leon McFadden. Both McFadden and Gordon are expected to dress.
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 06:00 PM
DIVISIONAL ROUND
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Division</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>New England Patriots (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td>B.Weeden 24-37-281</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 9-49</td><td>D.Bess 6-101</td><td align="CENTER">73,200</td></tr></tbody></table>
The Browns keep up their strong play in a defensive struggle and knock off the defending AFC champions in a nail biter. Our inability to convert on 3rd down (1/12) almost cost us but Weeden played well enough to guide the Browns to victory for their first playoff win since the 1994 Wild Card game.
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Conf.</td><td align="CENTER">14</td><td>Denver Broncos (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">37</td><td>B.Weeden 21-38-242</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 7-28</td><td>D.Bess 4-72</td><td align="CENTER">73,200</td></tr></tbody></table>
Our season would finally come to an end at the hands of rookie QB Bryson Krauchick. Weeden's interception streak also came to an end as he threw 2 picks to go along with his 2 TD passes. This one wasn't even close as we got dominated like no other team before us this year. Denver started the season slow but won 8 of their last 10 to finish 10-6 as this game could be a preview of a new rivalry for years to come. In a rematch of Super Bowl XXIV, the leagues best team all year, the San Francisco 49ers who finished 14-2 would romp the Broncos 45-16.
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 06:13 PM
SEASON RECAP
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Passing</td><td align="CENTER">Att</td><td align="CENTER">Comp</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Int</td><td align="CENTER">Rate</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Brandon Weeden</td><td align="CENTER">550</td><td align="CENTER">350</td><td align="CENTER">4010</td><td align="CENTER">7.29</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">94.3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Team</td><td align="CENTER">550</td><td align="CENTER">350</td><td align="CENTER">4010</td><td align="CENTER">7.29</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">94.3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Opp</td><td align="CENTER">544</td><td align="CENTER">329</td><td align="CENTER">3289</td><td align="CENTER">6.05</td><td align="CENTER">14</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">74.0</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Rushing</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Att</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Fum</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>LaRod Stephens-Howling</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">237</td><td align="CENTER">969</td><td align="CENTER">4.09</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Brian Leonard</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">92</td><td align="CENTER">511</td><td align="CENTER">5.55</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">5</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Eric Blackburn</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">86</td><td align="CENTER">345</td><td align="CENTER">4.01</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Brandon Weeden</td><td align="CENTER">QB</td><td align="CENTER">39</td><td align="CENTER">211</td><td align="CENTER">5.41</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Team</td><td align="CENTER">---</td><td align="CENTER">470</td><td align="CENTER">2110</td><td align="CENTER">4.49</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">21</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Opp</td><td align="CENTER">---</td><td align="CENTER">380</td><td align="CENTER">1674</td><td align="CENTER">4.41</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">22</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Receiving</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Target</td><td align="CENTER">Catch</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Ctch</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Drop</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Davone Bess</td><td align="CENTER">SE</td><td align="CENTER">153</td><td align="CENTER">96</td><td align="CENTER">1230</td><td align="CENTER">12.81</td><td align="CENTER">8.04</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">11</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Josh Gordon</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">121</td><td align="CENTER">68</td><td align="CENTER">714</td><td align="CENTER">10.50</td><td align="CENTER">5.90</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">11</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Kevin Walter</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">60</td><td align="CENTER">37</td><td align="CENTER">429</td><td align="CENTER">11.59</td><td align="CENTER">7.15</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Greg Little</td><td align="CENTER">SE</td><td align="CENTER">52</td><td align="CENTER">31</td><td align="CENTER">419</td><td align="CENTER">13.52</td><td align="CENTER">8.06</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Jordan Cameron</td><td align="CENTER">TE</td><td align="CENTER">36</td><td align="CENTER">29</td><td align="CENTER">397</td><td align="CENTER">13.69</td><td align="CENTER">11.03</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Rob Housler</td><td align="CENTER">TE</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">254</td><td align="CENTER">11.55</td><td align="CENTER">9.41</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Brian Leonard</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">18</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td align="CENTER">78</td><td align="CENTER">4.59</td><td align="CENTER">4.33</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Defense</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Tackle</td><td align="CENTER">Assist</td><td align="CENTER">Sack</td><td align="CENTER">Hurr</td><td align="CENTER">Ints</td><td align="CENTER">Dfnsd</td><td align="CENTER">PDPct</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>D'Qwell Jackson</td><td align="CENTER">SILB</td><td align="CENTER">97</td><td align="CENTER">31</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">75.7</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>T.J. Ward</td><td align="CENTER">SS</td><td align="CENTER">67</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td align="CENTER">1.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">79.0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Barkevious Mingo</td><td align="CENTER">SLB</td><td align="CENTER">65</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td align="CENTER">7.5</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">75.3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Cary Williams</td><td align="CENTER">RCB</td><td align="CENTER">59</td><td align="CENTER">18</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">72.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Phillip Taylor</td><td align="CENTER">NT</td><td align="CENTER">58</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td align="CENTER">11.5</td><td align="CENTER">11</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">80.4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Joe Haden</td><td align="CENTER">LCB</td><td align="CENTER">46</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td align="CENTER">0.5</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">80.7</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>James-Michael Johnson</td><td align="CENTER">WILB</td><td align="CENTER">43</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td align="CENTER">1.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">70.2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Liam Gray</td><td align="CENTER">FS</td><td align="CENTER">43</td><td align="CENTER">14</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">77.7</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Leon McFadden</td><td align="CENTER">RCB</td><td align="CENTER">41</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">80.6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jabaal Sheard</td><td align="CENTER">WLB</td><td align="CENTER">38</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">11.0</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">79.5</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Greg Hardy</td><td align="CENTER">RDE</td><td align="CENTER">35</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">4.5</td><td align="CENTER">15</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">82.4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Major Wright</td><td align="CENTER">FS</td><td align="CENTER">25</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td align="CENTER">82.9</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Billy Winn</td><td align="CENTER">LDE</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">3.5</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">81.6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Desmond Bryant</td><td align="CENTER">RDE</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td align="CENTER">2.5</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">79.8</td></tr></tbody></table>
A few small upgrades and we were able to turn things around in a hurry. Brandon Weeden is a legit starting quarterback and after finishing with over 4000 yards and a 22-6 TD to interception ratio, he is going to be looking for a lot more money as he only has one year left on his contract. I think I'm going to have to pay him.
The offense as a whole 4th in rushing, 15th in passing, 3rd in yards and 6th in scoring. While LSH almost hit 1000 yards, it was Brian Leonard that was arguably our best back, with a 5.5 ypc average. He's a free agent after the season and we will definitely be looking to bring him back. Davone Bess was amongst the leagues best wide receivers while Josh Gordon was limited again to 12 games and needs to find a way to stay healthy.
The defense finished 16th in rush yards, 2nd in pass yards, 2nd in total yards and 2nd in points. Phil Taylor was a man beast on the interior line and for his efforts, including 11.5 sacks as a nose tackle, Taylor was named a first team all-pro. Jabaal Sheard, who missed 4 games due to injury, finished with 11 sacks and would have likely merited consideration had he been healthy the full season.
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 09:41 PM
STAFF STAGE
No changes here as our staff returns intact.
FREE AGENCY
We shored up our spot at tight end by signing Jermaine Gresham (65/65) away from our division rival Bengals. He should give Weeden an extra option. We made a play for Baltimore's Michael Oher at tackle but got beat out so had to settle for fullback Anthony Sherman (51/51) who was 50/50 when we signed him but got a bump upon joining our roster. Sherman is a serious run blocker and should improve an already solid run game.
DRAFT
1.30 - Javier Ellard, CB 15/45
2.30 - Clifton Reeves, T 23/45
3.30 - Kyle Rayburn, LB 17/33
4.13 - Rod Franz, WR 15/32
4.30 - Blake Reid, DT 16/39
5.30 - Kenyon Rowlette, S 16/37
7.30 - Isaiah Dunalp, LB 10/30
PRE-CAMP
Josh Gordon (66/66) and Davone Bess (51/51) are both veteran holdouts. I need to make a decision on Gordon. He is asking for $37 million over 5 years and I will likely give it to him. Bess still has two years left and is entering his 8th season. He's not getting reworked despite his productiveness.
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 10:14 PM
2015 OUTLOOK
Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Weeden, Brandon 3 QB QB 4 50 50 4 yrs. 2012
Stephens-Howling, LaRod 41 RB RB 7 44 44 2 yrs. 2014
Sherman, Anthony 38 FB FB 5 53 53 3 yrs. 2015
##Gresham, Jermaine 85 TE 6 65 65 4 yrs. 2015
Gordon, Josh 13 FL FL 4 67 67 5 yrs. 2012
$$Bess, Davone 15 SE 8 50 50 2 yrs. 2013
Thomas, Joe 73 LT LT 9 90 90 3 yrs. 2007
Lauvao, Shawn 66 LG LG 6 68 68 3 yrs. 2010
Mack, Alex 55 C C 7 71 71 4 yrs. 2009
##Williams, Garry 70 RG 7 40 40 2 yrs. 2014
Schwartz, Mitchell 72 RT RT 4 49 49 1 yr. 2012
Jeffers, Liam 7 K 2 36 44 2 yrs. 2014
Big off-season free agent signing TE Jermaine Gresham starts the year sidelined for the first few weeks with a back injury. While we managed to get Gordon re-signed, Bess is still holding out so Greg Little (42/42) will start in his place for now. Overall this unit returns primarily intact from last season with significant upgrades at FB and TE in Sherman and Gresham respectively.
Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Winn, Billy 90 LDE LDE 4 45 45 1 yr. 2012
Taylor, Phillip 98 NT NT 5 79 79 3 yrs. 2011
Hardy, Greg 94 RDE RDE 6 61 61 3 yrs. 2014
Mingo, Barkevious 51 SLB SLB 3 76 76 2 yrs. 2013
Jackson, D'Qwell 52 SILB SILB 10 50 50 2 yrs. 2006
Johnson, James-Michael 50 WILB WILB 4 29 29 1 yr. 2012
Sheard, Jabaal 97 WLB WLB 5 75 75 2 yrs. 2011
Haden, Joe 23 LCB LCB 6 52 52 1 yr. 2010
McFadden, Leon 29 RCB RCB 3 56 56 2 yrs. 2013
Gray, Liam 45 SS SS 2 48 61 3 yrs. 2014
Wright, Major 37 FS FS 6 35 35 1 yr. 2014
Koch, Sam 1 P 10 36 36 2 yrs. 2014
While the defense did not make any significant additions to the roster, there were no major losses either. Second year DE Wes Bailey (27/56) is still not quite ready to push Billy Winn out of that spot. TJ Ward (33/33) has had a huge drop from just two seasons ago when he was named a 2nd team All-Pro.
ROOKIE REPORT
1.30 - Javier Ellard, CB 15/45 --> 19/42
2.30 - Clifton Reeves, T 23/45 --> 26/48
3.30 - Kyle Rayburn, LB 17/33 --> 22/34
4.13 - Rod Franz, WR 15/32 --> 21/39
4.30 - Blake Reid, DT 16/39 --> 17/34
5.30 - Kenyon Rowlette, S 16/37 --> 23/38
7.30 - Isaiah Dunalp, LB 10/30 --> 14/29
UDFA - Carl Lies, QB 2/20 --> 6/25
UDFA - Richie Garrison, RB 23/23 --> 27/41
UDFA - Cedric Reilly, LB 12/29 --> 16/29
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 10:35 PM
FIRST HALF REPORT
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td colspan="4" align="CENTER">2015 Regular Season (4-4)</td><td align="CENTER">Passing</td><td align="CENTER">Rushing</td><td align="CENTER">Receiving</td><td align="CENTER">Attendance</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 1</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td>B.Weeden 15-33-198</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 10-28</td><td>G.Little 7-115</td><td align="CENTER">59,900</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 2</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>at San Francisco 49ers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td>B.Weeden 24-35-360</td><td>R.Garrison 13-36</td><td>C.Johnson 3-98</td><td align="CENTER">65,600</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 3</td><td align="CENTER">28</td><td>at Indianapolis Colts (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">30</td><td>B.Weeden 26-33-318</td><td>E.Blackburn 15-65</td><td>G.Little 8-65</td><td align="CENTER">62,400</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 4</td><td colspan="3" align="CENTER">Bye Week</td><td colspan="4">
</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 5</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>at Denver Broncos (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td>B.Weeden 18-29-238</td><td>B.Leonard 17-98</td><td>G.Little 5-63</td><td align="CENTER">76,100</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 6</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>Oakland Raiders (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td>B.Weeden 18-34-181</td><td>R.Garrison 12-65</td><td>J.Gordon 4-50</td><td align="CENTER">58,300</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 7</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td>San Diego Chargers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>B.Weeden 19-26-204</td><td>R.Garrison 14-53</td><td>J.Gresham 4-49</td><td align="CENTER">54,500</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 8</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td>at Kansas City Chiefs (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>B.Weeden 22-35-172</td><td>R.Garrison 8-20</td><td>J.Gordon 5-44</td><td align="CENTER">52,300</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 9</td><td align="CENTER">30</td><td>Baltimore Ravens (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>B.Weeden 22-34-318</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 25-104</td><td>G.Little 5-81</td><td align="CENTER">64,400</td></tr></tbody></table>
Wow, 4-4 the hard way. To be fair, it was a rough opening to the schedule, facing four playoff teams, including both Super Bowl finalists on the road. Brandon Weeden is playing just okay and clearly misses his favorite target Davone Bess, who is still sitting out as part of a contract dispute. LaRod Stephens-Howling missed six games with a shoulder injury and that has impacted the run game as Brian Leonard is good in relief but can't carry the load himself. As a result, the offense ranks 19th in yards and 23rd in points.
The defense has also struggled with injuries, as NT Phillip Taylor and ILB D'Qwell Jackson, who normally team up to shutdown the interior have each missed four games. The corners have also struggled, with Joe Haden missing two games and Leon McFadden missing 5 as the team is ranked 20th in yards and 11th in points.
Despite the 0-4 start, we are tied with Pittsburgh atop the AFC North standings while Baltimore at 4-5 and Cincinnati at 3-5 are close behind.
Carman Bulldog
12-20-2013, 10:47 PM
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 10</td><td align="CENTER">38</td><td>at Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">31</td><td>B.Weeden 20-35-345</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 17-90</td><td>J.Gordon 4-134</td><td align="CENTER">65,100</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 11</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>at Cincinnati Bengals (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td>J.Bernius 20-33-238</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 14-83</td><td>J.Gordon 9-103</td><td align="CENTER">57,200</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 12</td><td align="CENTER">14</td><td>St. Louis Rams (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td>J.Bernius 23-50-237</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 20-109</td><td>J.Gordon 6-77</td><td align="CENTER">71,800</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 13</td><td align="CENTER">26</td><td>New England Patriots (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">29</td><td>B.Weeden 24-37-311</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 18-96</td><td>J.Gordon 7-138</td><td align="CENTER">72,800</td></tr></tbody></table>
We followed up two huge road divisional wins with losses to the Rams, who moved to 9-2 with their win over us and the Pats, who moved to 11-1 with their victory. Weeden went down in the Bengals game and had to miss the game versus the Rams as a result.
At 6-6, we are one game back of the division leading Ravens and just ahead of the Steelers and Bengals, who are both 5-7. We travel to Baltimore and host Cincinnati yet and like every year, the division will likely come down to the wire.
Carman Bulldog
12-21-2013, 07:57 PM
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 14</td><td align="CENTER">31</td><td>at Seattle Seahawks (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td>B.Weeden 26-39-344</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 11-43</td><td>J.Gordon 8-160</td><td align="CENTER">63,400</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 15</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td>at Baltimore Ravens (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">25</td><td>B.Weeden 17-27-209</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 11-94</td><td>J.Gordon 8-110</td><td align="CENTER">71,000</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 16</td><td align="CENTER">33</td><td>Arizona Cardinals (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>B.Weeden 22-35-249</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 26-158</td><td>J.Gordon 7-117</td><td align="CENTER">66,400</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 17</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>Cincinnati Bengals (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">30</td><td>B.Weeden 30-45-286</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 14-46</td><td>J.Gordon 6-80</td><td align="CENTER">64,800</td></tr></tbody></table>
We go 2-2 in the home stretch to finish at 8-8 and miss the playoffs. Baltimore went 12-4 and was the only AFC North team to make the playoffs, so we would have needed help even if we swept our last. Two 9-7 teams did make the playoffs so it must have felt good for the Bengals to crush our playoff hopes in Week 17 on our home turf.
In the playoffs, the Ravens would go to the AFC Championship game only to lose to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Patriots and 38 year old Tom Brady, who finally captured his elusive 4th championship and became the second oldest QB to win a Super Bowl with a victory over the Packers. And much like Elway before him, this would be Brady's final game as he would go out on top.
Carman Bulldog
12-21-2013, 08:25 PM
SEASON RECAP
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Passing</td><td align="CENTER">Att</td><td align="CENTER">Comp</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Int</td><td align="CENTER">Rate</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Brandon Weeden</td><td align="CENTER">484</td><td align="CENTER">305</td><td align="CENTER">3787</td><td align="CENTER">7.82</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td align="CENTER">11</td><td align="CENTER">91.5</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jonathan Bernius</td><td align="CENTER">83</td><td align="CENTER">43</td><td align="CENTER">475</td><td align="CENTER">5.72</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">61.1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Team</td><td align="CENTER">567</td><td align="CENTER">348</td><td align="CENTER">4262</td><td align="CENTER">7.52</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td align="CENTER">15</td><td align="CENTER">87.0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Opp</td><td align="CENTER">642</td><td align="CENTER">400</td><td align="CENTER">4858</td><td align="CENTER">7.57</td><td align="CENTER">30</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td align="CENTER">92.7</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Rushing</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Att</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Fum</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>LaRod Stephens-Howling</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">166</td><td align="CENTER">851</td><td align="CENTER">5.13</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Brian Leonard</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">151</td><td align="CENTER">546</td><td align="CENTER">3.62</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Richie Garrison</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">57</td><td align="CENTER">238</td><td align="CENTER">4.18</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Team</td><td align="CENTER">---</td><td align="CENTER">432</td><td align="CENTER">1802</td><td align="CENTER">4.17</td><td align="CENTER">14</td><td align="CENTER">18</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Opp</td><td align="CENTER">---</td><td align="CENTER">356</td><td align="CENTER">1281</td><td align="CENTER">3.60</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">26</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Receiving</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Target</td><td align="CENTER">Catch</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Ctch</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Drop</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Josh Gordon</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">152</td><td align="CENTER">78</td><td align="CENTER">1228</td><td align="CENTER">15.74</td><td align="CENTER">8.08</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">10</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jermaine Gresham</td><td align="CENTER">TE</td><td align="CENTER">80</td><td align="CENTER">57</td><td align="CENTER">548</td><td align="CENTER">9.61</td><td align="CENTER">6.85</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Greg Little</td><td align="CENTER">SE</td><td align="CENTER">91</td><td align="CENTER">57</td><td align="CENTER">688</td><td align="CENTER">12.07</td><td align="CENTER">7.56</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Rod Franz</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">65</td><td align="CENTER">41</td><td align="CENTER">567</td><td align="CENTER">13.83</td><td align="CENTER">8.72</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Charles Johnson</td><td align="CENTER">SE</td><td align="CENTER">50</td><td align="CENTER">33</td><td align="CENTER">461</td><td align="CENTER">13.97</td><td align="CENTER">9.22</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Anthony Sherman</td><td align="CENTER">FB</td><td align="CENTER">31</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">161</td><td align="CENTER">7.32</td><td align="CENTER">5.19</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">5</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Rob Housler</td><td align="CENTER">TE</td><td align="CENTER">35</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">253</td><td align="CENTER">13.32</td><td align="CENTER">7.23</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">3</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Defense</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Tackle</td><td align="CENTER">Assist</td><td align="CENTER">Sack</td><td align="CENTER">Hurr</td><td align="CENTER">Ints</td><td align="CENTER">Dfnsd</td><td align="CENTER">PDPct</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Liam Gray</td><td align="CENTER">SS</td><td align="CENTER">103</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">2.5</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">11</td><td align="CENTER">79.6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Barkevious Mingo</td><td align="CENTER">SLB</td><td align="CENTER">72</td><td align="CENTER">26</td><td align="CENTER">2.5</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">77.4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Jabaal Sheard</td><td align="CENTER">WLB</td><td align="CENTER">63</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">13.0</td><td align="CENTER">18</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">80.1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>D'Qwell Jackson</td><td align="CENTER">SILB</td><td align="CENTER">57</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">74.2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Major Wright</td><td align="CENTER">FS</td><td align="CENTER">55</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">0.5</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">74.9</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>James-Michael Johnson</td><td align="CENTER">WILB</td><td align="CENTER">45</td><td align="CENTER">12</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">74.6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Greg Hardy</td><td align="CENTER">RDE</td><td align="CENTER">41</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">3.0</td><td align="CENTER">15</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">81.0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Phillip Taylor</td><td align="CENTER">NT</td><td align="CENTER">35</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td align="CENTER">7.0</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">82.5</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Leon McFadden</td><td align="CENTER">RCB</td><td align="CENTER">33</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">76.2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Joe Haden</td><td align="CENTER">LCB</td><td align="CENTER">32</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td align="CENTER">80.9</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Leodis McKelvin</td><td align="CENTER">LCB</td><td align="CENTER">28</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">74.3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Cary Williams</td><td align="CENTER">RCB</td><td align="CENTER">26</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">0.5</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">76.7</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Billy Winn</td><td align="CENTER">LDE</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">11</td><td align="CENTER">2.5</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">81.0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Trevin Wade</td><td align="CENTER">RCB</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">71.6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>T.J. Ward</td><td align="CENTER">FS</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">80.4</td></tr></tbody></table>
I can't really complain about the job that Weeden is doing. He finished 7th in passer rating, his completion percentage held in the 63-64% range for the third straight year and while the interceptions were up slightly, they weren't terrible. He missed almost two full games and coupled with the loss of his favorite target Davone Bess, his overall numbers took a slight hit. I have confidence though that he is good enough to win a championship. Josh Gordon got paid and stepped up in Bess' absence and finally played a full 16 games. While his numbers were good, I think his ceiling is even higher.
Also very happy with the job that LSH did at RB. He missed six games but otherwise would have easily topped 1000 yards. He finished third in the NFL amongst qualifiers with his 5.13 ypc. When he went down, Leonard proved that while he can be a nice compliment, he can't carry the load.
The offense as a whole finished 11th in rushing, 10th in passing, 9th in total yards and 9th in scoring. Newly signed FB Anthony Sherman joined C Alex Mack and T Joe Thomas as second team All-Pros.
While the offense was consistent in both the pass and run games, the same can't be said for the defense. While the Run D was smothering, finishing 2nd in the league, the pass D ranked dead last. As a result, we finished 30th in total yards and 20th in points allowed. Quite the contrast with a year ago when the pass D was amongst the best in the league. Teams did attempt 100 more passes on us this year but that's not the only issue and I'm not quite sure what the problem was. Our pass rush dropped a bit and I think this impacted things as well.
With that said, 2nd year safety Liam Gray was spectacular and was named a 1st team All-Pro. Linebacker Jabaal Sheard finally played a full 16 games and for his efforts was named a 2nd team All-Pro.
Carman Bulldog
12-21-2013, 09:56 PM
RETIREMENTS
AJ Hawk hangs them up but he was a bit player at this point anyway, only recording one tackle for us this past season.
STAFF STAGE
No changes.
FREE AGENCY
I try to shop Davone Bess around the league and no team is interested in taking him on. Maybe he returns for the final year of his contract.
TJ Ward (32/32) is given his walking papers. A 2nd team All-Pro in 2013, he suffered a leg injury at the end of that season and is a shell of his former self. Also, while I hated doing it, 11th year LB D'Qwell Jackson (50/50) was also cut loose because of his $9.2 million cap hit. As a cut, I don't get the bonus player signing that I would if his contract had expired.
Joe Haden (52/52) does hit free agency. As does guard Mitchell Schwartz (49/49). Starting DE Billy Winn (45/45) also signs elsewhere but we are hoping that Wes Bailey will finally be ready in his third year to take his place. We just miss out on another player for Schwartz but can sign one guy rated 104 combined current/future if Haden signs elsewhere.
After re-signing both of our stud linebackers in Barkevious Mingo and Jabaal Sheard, we are left with very little cap space. But with the loss of Jackson, we needed to plug a hole at MLB and target the Patriots 4th year man Jamie Collins (55/55) who signed on for three years at $6.75 million. He's an outside guy but we hope we can move him inside. We also bring Haden back (52/52) after he tested the free agent waters and saw that he wasn't worth what he was asking for in negotiations previously. Our final significant signing is safety Matt Elam (45/45), who should make a good pairing with Gray and also hurts our division rival Ravens. Arian Foster (39/39) is brought in as a pass catching back but he may not have much more to give.
DRAFT
1.20 - RB Jeffrey Lyons (36/48) - we tried to trade up a few spots to get him and failed but he fell to us anyway. Three reds, including dash and sole and two blues. Bars don't quite match and he gets the overrated tag but I can't pass on those combine numbers.
2.19 - WR Alexander Dionne (21/34) - we need to replace Bess and Little. Dionne had four blues and hopefully can be that guy.
3.18 - G Ken Owens (20/42) - four blues and he appears to be a solid pass blocking guard. Hopefully he can become the 3rd round pick that Edgar Kruger never did.
4.17 - C Timothy Quinn (15/28) - the possible heir apparent to Alex Mack, he had two reds and two blues and while he's probably a few years away, hopefully he can start one day.
5.16 - T Irving Harrigan (9/54) - we use our third straight pick on the O-Line. Blues in both agility and dash but was a green in strength. Should be a good swing tackle who can play off the bench.
6.15 - CB Herman Bennett (7/37) - blue dash, red solecismic. Hoping he can be a decent nickelback.
7.14 - DE Marlon Montgomery (29/49) - two blues, including dash.
djsatu
12-21-2013, 11:33 PM
Really good read so far. Finally had time to dive into the game this weekend and started with the Bengals :) Are you getting an insane amount of injuries at 225? Many long term injuries? Just curious as im playing on the default settings, and im seeing a realistic amount with a few IR injuries per season.
Carman Bulldog
12-22-2013, 11:57 AM
2016 OUTLOOK
OFFENSE
Overview Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Weeden, Brandon 3 QB QB 5 51 51 3 yrs. 2012
Lyons, Jeffrey 36 RB RB 1 39 43 4 yrs. 2016
Sherman, Anthony 38 FB FB 6 53 53 2 yrs. 2015
Gresham, Jermaine 85 TE TE 7 52 52 3 yrs. 2015
Gordon, Josh 13 FL FL 5 62 62 4 yrs. 2012
Little, Greg 18 SE SE 6 42 42 2 yrs. 2011
Thomas, Joe 73 LT LT 10 87 87 2 yrs. 2007
Lauvao, Shawn 66 LG LG 7 66 66 2 yrs. 2010
Mack, Alex 55 C C 8 64 64 3 yrs. 2009
Williams, Garry 70 RG RG 8 37 37 1 yr. 2014
Reeves, Clifton 63 RT RT 2 31 49 3 yrs. 2015
Jeffers, Liam 7 K 3 31 31 1 yr. 2014
Rookie RB Lyons barely edges out LaRod Stephens-Howling (38/38) but they will likely split carries this year. Davone Bess (41/41) returns after sitting out all of last season but his skills appear to be in decline after the year off and he is slotted in as the #3 WR behind Gordon and Little. Former 3rd round pick G Edgar Kruger (34/37) was almost cut before training camp but appears to have made good strides and could work his way into playing time.
DEFENSE
Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Bailey, Wes 76 LDE LDE 3 35 57 2 yrs. 2014
Taylor, Phillip 98 NT NT 6 79 79 2 yrs. 2011
Hardy, Greg 94 RDE RDE 7 50 50 2 yrs. 2014
Mingo, Barkevious 51 SLB SLB 4 75 75 5 yrs. 2013
Collins, Jamie 96 SILB SILB 4 42 52 3 yrs. 2016
Moore, Sio 90 WILB WILB 4 30 30 3 yrs. 2016
Sheard, Jabaal 97 WLB WLB 6 73 73 4 yrs. 2011
Haden, Joe 23 LCB LCB 7 49 49 3 yrs. 2010
McFadden, Leon 29 RCB RCB 4 56 56 1 yr. 2013
Gray, Liam 45 SS SS 3 61 61 2 yrs. 2014
Elam, Matt 22 FS FS 4 45 45 3 yrs. 2016
Koch, Sam 1 P 11 33 33 1 yr. 2014
After two years of minimal action, former 1st rounder DE Wes Bailey looks ready to step it up. Collins will have a tough job filling in for the solid D'Qwell Jackson at inside linebacker. Leon McFadden enters his final contract year and needs to stay healthy and on the field to return as he is asking for big money.
Overall, while we have good starters all around, we lack depth and any sort of injuries could really hurt us. We should be in the playoff hunt again but could have trouble making noise if we get there.
ROOKIE REPORT
1.20 - RB Jeffrey Lyons (36/48 --> 39/43)
2.19 - WR Alexander Dionne (21/34 --> 20/25)
3.18 - G Ken Owens (20/42 --> 21/31) 4.17 - C Timothy Quinn (15/28 --> 17/32) 5.16 - T Irving Harrigan (9/54 --> 13/34)
6.15 - CB Herman Bennett (7/37 --> 10/30)7.14 - DE Marlon Montgomery (29/49 --> 32/48)
UDFA - QB Wade Solano (12/15 --> 17/29)
UDFA - RB Bernice Castillo (17/24 --> 22/35)
UDFA - DT Edward Koski (21/28 --> 29/35)
UDFA - TE Ralph McNeill (19/30 --> 22/30)
UDFA - WR Bryce Buckley (12/18 --> 16/26)
Needless to say, not a good camp for our draft picks. Five undrafted free agents all performed well in camp and the pre-season and make the 53 man roster.
Carman Bulldog
12-22-2013, 12:20 PM
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td colspan="4" align="CENTER">2016 Regular Season (7-1)</td><td align="CENTER">Passing</td><td align="CENTER">Rushing</td><td align="CENTER">Receiving</td><td align="CENTER">Attendance</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 1</td><td align="CENTER">26</td><td>Baltimore Ravens (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td>B.Weeden 21-33-260</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 16-86</td><td>G.Little 6-109</td><td align="CENTER">59,900</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 2</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td>Washington Redskins (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td>B.Weeden 14-24-179</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 9-56</td><td>G.Little 4-76</td><td align="CENTER">56,000</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 3</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>Tennessee Titans (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>B.Weeden 19-25-213</td><td>J.Lyons 19-85</td><td>G.Little 6-87</td><td align="CENTER">62,700</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 4</td><td align="CENTER">30</td><td>at Buffalo Bills (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">28</td><td>B.Weeden 18-33-158</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 20-63</td><td>J.Gresham 6-78</td><td align="CENTER">63,200</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 5</td><td align="CENTER">33</td><td>Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td>B.Weeden 23-33-316</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 23-126</td><td>G.Little 6-118</td><td align="CENTER">66,400</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 6</td><td align="CENTER">28</td><td>Miami Dolphins (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">35</td><td>J.Bernius 19-32-222</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 18-109</td><td>G.Little 7-80</td><td align="CENTER">67,800</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 7</td><td align="CENTER">31</td><td>New York Jets (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td>B.Weeden 18-27-251</td><td>J.Lyons 16-125</td><td>J.Gordon 6-93</td><td align="CENTER">68,700</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 8</td><td align="CENTER">30</td><td>at New England Patriots (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>B.Weeden 13-23-141</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 10-79</td><td>J.Gordon 3-38</td><td align="CENTER">68,800</td></tr></tbody></table>
Great start to the season sees us go 7-1 and open up a a 4 game lead in the AFC North behind the second place Baltimore Ravens, who sit at 3-4. Our lone loss was in the game in which Weeden was knocked out early, although Bernius played well in relief. Our offense is sitting 9th in yards and 3rd in scoring, thanks to the solid RBBC of LSH and Lyons.
The defense sits 6th in yards and 5th in scoring. The run D is again dominant this season while the pass D is much improved. Leon McFadden, our top rated corner and a free agent after the season, played only the Miami game, in which he was lit up for 9 passes. He's injured for a few more games but may be a healthy scratch even when he is ready to go.
Carman Bulldog
12-22-2013, 12:49 PM
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 9</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td>at Baltimore Ravens (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td>B.Weeden 25-34-223</td><td>J.Lyons 17-58</td><td>G.Little 6-69</td><td align="CENTER">71,000</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 10</td><td colspan="3" align="CENTER">Bye Week</td><td colspan="4">
</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 11</td><td align="CENTER">38</td><td>at Cincinnati Bengals (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">31</td><td>B.Weeden 22-30-285</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 16-53</td><td>G.Little 7-161</td><td align="CENTER">59,500</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 12</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td>Philadelphia Eagles (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td>B.Weeden 20-33-274</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 12-53</td><td>D.Bess 3-61</td><td align="CENTER">70,900</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 13</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>at Oakland Raiders (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td>B.Weeden 19-31-165</td><td>J.Lyons 16-62</td><td>J.Gordon 4-68</td><td align="CENTER">42,900</td></tr></tbody></table>
Four more wins including on the road at Baltimore and Cincinnati improves our record to 11-1 and we have already locked up the division, sitting 7 games ahead of the 5-7 Ravens in a down year for the rest of the AFC North. Weeden is remarkably consistent and outside of a 4 interception game against Washington in week 2, has done a great job of controlling the ball. Thinks could get tougher for him though as his favorite target, Greg Little, is battling a strained hamstring and the timetable for his return is unknown. Thankfully, with a two game lead in the AFC, we may have a chance to rest some guys for the final few games of the regular season.
Carman Bulldog
12-22-2013, 01:02 PM
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 14</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>at New York Giants (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td>B.Weeden 22-38-181</td><td>J.Lyons 12-64</td><td>J.Gordon 7-85</td><td align="CENTER">82,600</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 15</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td>Cincinnati Bengals (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td>B.Weeden 22-31-213</td><td>J.Lyons 19-112</td><td>J.Gordon 5-47</td><td align="CENTER">70,900</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 16</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>at Dallas Cowboys (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>B.Weeden 20-33-235</td><td>J.Lyons 9-30</td><td>J.Gresham 8-120</td><td align="CENTER">80,000</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 17</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td>at Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">45</td><td>B.Weeden 36-57-363</td><td>J.Lyons 8-39</td><td>D.Bess 8-138</td><td align="CENTER">65,100</td></tr></tbody></table>
Just a brutal way to end an otherwise good season, as we fall to 12-4 and our confidence takes a major blow heading into the playoffs. Thankfully, we still managed to lock up the AFC North as well as home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Weeden had another four pick game, this time against the Giants as the NFC East teams seem to have his number. Eight of his picks have come in two games while he has 5 in the other 13 that he started. Hopefully we get good Weeden in the playoffs. Thankfully, Little had time to rest up and his receiver core returns intact.
Carman Bulldog
12-22-2013, 01:21 PM
DIVISIONAL ROUND
<table border="1" height="29" width="1074"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Division</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td>Indianapolis Colts (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td>B.Weeden 25-36-338</td><td>L.Stephens-Howling 6-28</td><td>G.Little 7-158</td><td align="CENTER">73,200</td></tr></tbody></table>
The Colts went 10-6 and earned a wild card before knocking off the 7-9 AFC West champion Chargers. We opened up the game with a 24-6 lead through three quarters of play, only to give up 18 unanswered points, including a 72 yard scoring drive culminating in the Colts tying the game with 56 seconds left in regulation. But instead of settling for overtime, Weeden marched us down 51 yards to set up the game winning Liam Jeffers 46 yard field goal with three seconds to play to advance us to the AFC Championship.
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
<table border="1" height="30" width="1074"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Conf.</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td>New York Jets (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td>B.Weeden 21-32-226</td><td>J.Lyons 10-29</td><td>G.Little 6-103</td><td align="CENTER">73,200</td></tr></tbody></table>
Things were looking good for the first ever Cleveland Browns trip to the Super Bowl as we held a 23-10 lead just over halfway through the 4th quarter. But after our defense had kept their offense in check all day, Greg McElroy would lead the Jets to scoring drives of 56 and 73 yards on their final two possessions of the game as we fell in the AFC Championship game for the second time in three seasons. The Jets would use the momentum to go on to capture the Super Bowl with a 20-13 victory over the Chicago Bears.
Carman Bulldog
12-22-2013, 01:54 PM
2016 SEASON RECAP
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Passing</td><td align="CENTER">Att</td><td align="CENTER">Comp</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Int</td><td align="CENTER">Rate</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Brandon Weeden</td><td align="CENTER">492</td><td align="CENTER">316</td><td align="CENTER">3496</td><td align="CENTER">7.11</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td align="CENTER">89.1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jonathan Bernius</td><td align="CENTER">32</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">222</td><td align="CENTER">6.94</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">111.7</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Team</td><td align="CENTER">524</td><td align="CENTER">335</td><td align="CENTER">3718</td><td align="CENTER">7.10</td><td align="CENTER">25</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td align="CENTER">90.5</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Opp</td><td align="CENTER">569</td><td align="CENTER">354</td><td align="CENTER">4085</td><td align="CENTER">7.18</td><td align="CENTER">25</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">92.6</td></tr></tbody></table><table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Rushing</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Att</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Fum</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>LaRod Stephens-Howling</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">216</td><td align="CENTER">910</td><td align="CENTER">4.21</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jeffrey Lyons</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">193</td><td align="CENTER">825</td><td align="CENTER">4.27</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Brandon Weeden</td><td align="CENTER">QB</td><td align="CENTER">38</td><td align="CENTER">148</td><td align="CENTER">3.89</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">7</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Team</td><td align="CENTER">---</td><td align="CENTER">485</td><td align="CENTER">2088</td><td align="CENTER">4.31</td><td align="CENTER">11</td><td align="CENTER">18</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Opp</td><td align="CENTER">---</td><td align="CENTER">346</td><td align="CENTER">1464</td><td align="CENTER">4.23</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">30</td></tr></tbody></table><table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Receiving</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Target</td><td align="CENTER">Catch</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Ctch</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Drop</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Josh Gordon</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">126</td><td align="CENTER">73</td><td align="CENTER">842</td><td align="CENTER">11.53</td><td align="CENTER">6.68</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">11</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Greg Little</td><td align="CENTER">SE</td><td align="CENTER">83</td><td align="CENTER">51</td><td align="CENTER">800</td><td align="CENTER">15.69</td><td align="CENTER">9.64</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td align="CENTER">3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Jermaine Gresham</td><td align="CENTER">TE</td><td align="CENTER">72</td><td align="CENTER">50</td><td align="CENTER">532</td><td align="CENTER">10.64</td><td align="CENTER">7.39</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Davone Bess</td><td align="CENTER">SE</td><td align="CENTER">58</td><td align="CENTER">35</td><td align="CENTER">402</td><td align="CENTER">11.49</td><td align="CENTER">6.93</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">5</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Rod Franz</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">42</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td align="CENTER">231</td><td align="CENTER">10.04</td><td align="CENTER">5.50</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jeffrey Lyons</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td align="CENTER">204</td><td align="CENTER">9.71</td><td align="CENTER">8.87</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Alexander Dionne</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">31</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">227</td><td align="CENTER">11.95</td><td align="CENTER">7.32</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Arian Foster</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">18</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">79</td><td align="CENTER">4.94</td><td align="CENTER">4.39</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td></tr></tbody></table>
It was a slight decline for our offense this year in yardage, as they finished 13th in total yards (7th rush, 13th pass) but still managed to finish as the 5th highest scoring team. Weeden had only two bad games of the bunch and I still have confidence that he can win a championship for us. Both LSH and rookie Lyons gave us solid running performances but with LSH in the final year of his contract, he likely won't return. Greg Little was a beast through 10 games before missing the final 6 with an injury. He came back in the playoffs though and was once again dominant. Tenth year left tackle Joe Thomas was named to the 1st All-Pro team, the third time he's been awarded All-Pro honors in the past four seasons.
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Defense</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Tackle</td><td align="CENTER">Assist</td><td align="CENTER">Sack</td><td align="CENTER">Hurr</td><td align="CENTER">Ints</td><td align="CENTER">Dfnsd</td><td align="CENTER">PDPct</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Jamie Collins</td><td align="CENTER">SILB</td><td align="CENTER">98</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td align="CENTER">2.0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">74.4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Liam Gray</td><td align="CENTER">SS</td><td align="CENTER">87</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">12</td><td align="CENTER">78.1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Jabaal Sheard</td><td align="CENTER">WLB</td><td align="CENTER">60</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td align="CENTER">14.0</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">82.5</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Barkevious Mingo</td><td align="CENTER">SLB</td><td align="CENTER">60</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td align="CENTER">8.5</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">76.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Matt Elam</td><td align="CENTER">FS</td><td align="CENTER">57</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">77.4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Joe Haden</td><td align="CENTER">LCB</td><td align="CENTER">53</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">74.6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Cary Williams</td><td align="CENTER">RCB</td><td align="CENTER">43</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td align="CENTER">1.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td align="CENTER">81.2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Phillip Taylor</td><td align="CENTER">NT</td><td align="CENTER">36</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">10.0</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">82.1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Greg Hardy</td><td align="CENTER">RDE</td><td align="CENTER">36</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">9.0</td><td align="CENTER">12</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">81.3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Wes Bailey</td><td align="CENTER">LDE</td><td align="CENTER">28</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">4.5</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">81.9</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Leon McFadden</td><td align="CENTER">RCB</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">71.9</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Kenyon Rowlette</td><td align="CENTER">SS</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">70.0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Jamoris Slaughter</td><td align="CENTER">FS</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">75.7</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Sio Moore</td><td align="CENTER">WILB</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">12</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">75.4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Javier Ellard</td><td align="CENTER">LCB</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">81.0</td></tr></tbody></table>
The defense bounced back somewhat from an awful year in 2015 as they finished 13th in yards (4th rush, 26th passing) and 8th in scoring. Jamie Collins did a nice job replacing D'Qwell Jackson. Our pass coverage struggled once again but the pass rush bounced back as we tied for the league lead in sacks with 55. Linebacker Jabaal Sheard led the way, finishing second in the NFL with 14 sacks and was named a 1st team All-Pro and Defensive Player of the Year for his play. DT Phillip Taylor had a bounce back year and was also named a 1st team All-Pro. CB Leon McFadden (56/56) is scheduled to hit free agency and despite his high ratings, he's missed 20 games the past three seasons and I don't see him returning.
Carman Bulldog
12-22-2013, 08:53 PM
RETIREMENTS
None.
STAFF STAGE
No change.
FREE AGENCY
Leon McFadden (56/56) hits the free market and quickly signs a big money deal with the Saints. That gives us one extra signing of a big name player this off-season. We take another hit at CB with the loss of Carey Williams (39/39). He played solid for us last year and I felt he was asking too much. I was hoping he would slide to FA2 and his demands would drop but he got snagged in the final stage of FA1 by the Bears.
We go middle linebacker again this year to give us some extra depth and sign 4th year former Falcon Blaine Babka (52/52). We use the extra space from McFadden to upgrade at kicker and sign Austin Signor (45/45) who was rated a lot higher in the free agent pool and his ratings took a hit once he joined our roster. The final big signing was guard JB Thompson (43/43) whose ratings also looked a lot higher before joining our roster. RB Mark Ingram (40/40) and WR LaRon Byrd (39/39) should add some nice depth and make up for the departures of LaRod Stephens-Howling and Davone Bess respectively.
DRAFT
2.20 - OLB Anthony Ahn (19/43) - not much I like in this draft and we end up trading down twice, picking up a future 3rd and future 4th in the process. We finally settle on Ahn who has three blues in dash, sole and agility and also solid ST.
2.29 - DE Tracy Aghajafari (17/36) - red dash and sole, blue in agility. Bars don't really match up like they should. This guy really slid as he was graded a 5.8.
3.29 - S Tyrus Krueger (21/53)- three blue bars and a red in position drill. Should be a solid player.
4.29 - TE Jared Hickman (25/39) - red in sole and agility, green in broad jump, looks to be a solid pass blocker as well.
5.29 - WR Harvey Harper (18/30) - blues in dash, sole and agility, green in bench. Don't have a lot of hope for him.
6.29 - DT Billy Ifill (11/27) - three blues in dash, agility and sole, greens in jump and bench. Could be a decent backup.
7.29 - CB Micah Turner (19/32) - blue in bench, green in dash. Looks to be a decent special teamer, right now we are sitting at only 3 corners on our roster and needed another guy.
Carman Bulldog
12-22-2013, 08:58 PM
Really good read so far. Finally had time to dive into the game this weekend and started with the Bengals :) Are you getting an insane amount of injuries at 225? Many long term injuries? Just curious as im playing on the default settings, and im seeing a realistic amount with a few IR injuries per season.
No, I don't find it too bad at 225. Lots of game to game changes but the long term injuries aren't overdone. Obviously because of the number of injuries, I do end up IRing a lot of marginal guys if they are going to be out for say, 6 weeks or so. Usually I have about 7-10 guys banged up per game and sometimes it can mean that I need to cut guys or run with minimums at some positions, etc. I really enjoy the roster management of it and some of the decisions it forces (ie. who to cut, to place guys on IR if they are going to be out awhile, etc.) while others may not.
Carman Bulldog
12-24-2013, 09:19 PM
2017 OUTLOOK
A more in depth look at the roster heading into our fifth year. In the power rankings/roster strength, we are 12th but still first in the AFC North.
QUARTERBACKS
Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Weeden, Brandon 3 QB QB 6 49 49 2 yrs. 2012
Bernius, Jonathan 2 QB 4 31 39 3 yrs. 2014
Solano, Wade 4 QB 2 23 41 2 yrs. 2016
%%Starks, Luther 5 QB 1 11 25 2 yrs. 2017
Weeden has been consistently solid for the past four seasons. A pair of 4 interception games last year were the only blemish on an otherwise solid performance. I have plenty of confidence in Bernius based on the way he has played in every pre-season and think that he is far better than his numbers.
BACKFIELD
Lyons, Jeffrey 36 RB RB 2 45 45 3 yrs. 2016
Ingram, Mark 24 RB 7 29 29 3 yrs. 2017
Foster, Arian 27 RB 9 28 28 2 yrs. 2016
##Castillo, Bernie 43 RB 2 24 35 1 yr. 2016
Sherman, Anthony 38 FB FB 7 50 50 1 yr. 2015 Lyons is the guy this year. He's got a shitty endurance bar though so hopefully Ingram and or Foster can give him some decent relief. Castillo is a former UDFA that just barely stuck around.
RECEIVERS
Gresham, Jermaine 85 TE TE 8 40 40 2 yrs. 2015
Hickman, Jared 87 TE 1 25 35 4 yrs. 2017
Gordon, Josh 13 FL FL 6 67 67 3 yrs. 2012
Franz, Rod 80 FL 3 30 30 2 yrs. 2015
Dionne, Alexander 86 FL 2 24 27 3 yrs. 2016
##Harper, Harvey 82 FL 1 18 30 4 yrs. 2017
Byrd, LaRon 84 SE SE 6 39 39 2 yrs. 2017
Little, Greg 18 SE 7 38 38 1 yr. 2011
##Johnson, Brant 83 SE 1 18 36 1 yr. 2017 We haven't been able to draft WR to save our lives in FOF7, with Dionne (2nd), Franz (4th), and Harper (5th) all looking like busts. Johnson is a UDFA that impressed in camp but he's on the bubble. I'm hoping Gordon and Little stay healthy and see a lot of targets.
O-LINE
Mack, Alex 55 C C 9 64 64 2 yrs. 2009
##Lauvao, Shawn 66 LG 8 58 58 1 yr. 2010
Kruger, Edgar 64 LG LG 4 36 36 1 yr. 2014
Owens, Ken 61 LG 2 27 50 3 yrs. 2016
Thompson, J.B. 68 RG RG 5 54 54 3 yrs. 2017
Thomas, Joe 73 LT LT 11 86 86 1 yr. 2007
Reeves, Clifton 63 RT RT 3 38 46 2 yrs. 2015
##Harrigan, Irving 75 RT 2 18 34 3 yrs. 2016
McGregor, J.T. 69 RT 1 15 48 1 yr. 2017One of our biggest strengths. Thompson had a nice boost in the exhibition season. Lauvao is in the final year of his contract but with former 3rd rounder Owens emerging as a viable starter coupled with his age, this is likely his final year.
D-LINE
Bailey, Wes 76 LDE LDE 4 49 58 1 yr. 2014
Montgomery, Marlon 78 LDE 2 37 48 3 yrs. 2016
Hardy, Greg 94 RDE RDE 8 46 46 1 yr. 2014
Hughes, John 93 RDE 6 38 38 1 yr. 2012
##Aghajafari, Tracy 74 RDE 1 20 38 4 yrs. 2017
Taylor, Phillip 98 NT NT 7 81 81 1 yr. 2011
Reid, Blake 99 NT 3 28 34 2 yrs. 2015
##Ifill, Billy 79 NT 1 16 29 4 yrs. 2017 It has taken Bailey a few years to get there but he's finally developing into the player we though he could be when we took him in the middle of the1st round four years ago. Montgomery appears to be a steal in the 7th and should push Hardy out after this season.
LINEBACKERS
Collins, Jamie 96 SILB SILB 5 53 53 2 yrs. 2016
%%Ellard, Leonardo 50 SILB 5 31 31 3 yrs. 2017
Babka, Blaine 91 WILB WILB 4 51 51 3 yrs. 2017
Moore, Sio 90 WILB 5 30 30 2 yrs. 2016
Mingo, Barkevious 51 SLB SLB 5 74 74 4 yrs. 2013
Ahn, Anthony 54 SLB 1 22 36 4 yrs. 2017
Sheard, Jabaal 97 WLB WLB 7 66 66 3 yrs. 2011
Rayburn, Kyle 59 WLB 3 34 36 2 yrs. 2015
Another one of our strengths, thanks to inheriting Mingo and Sheard and the way that they have developed. Babka should provide another solid option. Hopefully Ahn can develop a bit.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Haden, Joe 23 LCB LCB 8 48 48 2 yrs. 2010
Davis, Will 32 LCB 5 34 34 1 yr. 2017
%%Bennett, Herman 30 LCB 2 17 28 3 yrs. 2016
Ellard, Javier 49 RCB RCB 3 30 39 2 yrs. 2015
Turner, Micah 37 RCB 1 23 31 4 yrs. 2017
Gray, Liam 45 SS SS 4 60 60 3 yrs. 2014
Rowlette, Kenyon 39 SS 3 35 35 2 yrs. 2015
Elam, Matt 22 FS FS 5 44 44 2 yrs. 2016
Krueger, Tyrus 29 FS 1 27 51 4 yrs. 2017
##Boswell, Jason 34 FS 1 16 31 1 yr. 2017 I'm regretting letter McFadden walk, considering I have the money under the cap to keep him. That and losing Cary Williams. I was really hoping counting on former 1st round pick Ellard developing and that hasn't happened. It's sink or swim time for him now. We are solid at safety though, Gray is a stud.
SPECIALISTS
Koch, Sam 1 P 12 28 28 2 yrs. 2014
Signor, Austin 16 K 5 44 44 3 yrs. 2017
Wagoner, Ted 58 LS 5 20 20 2 yrs. 2013
Signor is a small upgrade. Koch could use replacing but really hasn't been any worse than middle of the pack.
ROOKIE REPORT
2.20 - OLB Anthony Ahn (19/43 --> 22/36)
2.29 - DE Tracy Aghajafari (17/36 --> 20/38)
3.29 - S Tyrus Krueger (21/53 -->27/51)
4.29 - TE Jared Hickman (25/39 --> 25/35)
5.29 - WR Harvey Harper (18/30 -->18/30)
6.29 - DT Billy Ifill (11/27 --> 16/29)
7.29 - CB Micah Turner (19/32 --> 23/31)
UDFA - QB Luther Starks (7/38 --> 11/25)*Injured Reserve
UDFA - WR Brant Johnson (13/20 --> 18/36)
UDFA - T JT McGregor (12/48 --> 15/48)
UDFA - S Jason Boswell (12/26 --> 16/31)
As an aside, I'm still trying to sort out what these progressions mean. A guy like Wes Bailey went like this
YEAR TC EX
2014 57 43
2015 41 42
2016 33 63
2017 63 63
As a result, I find that I am trying to give my draft picks at least that third exhibition season to find out what they are like. Often times, that leaves me cutting UDFA guys that I would keep in FOF2K7 like Johnson and Boswell above. Tough decisions.
Carman Bulldog
12-24-2013, 09:43 PM
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td colspan="4" align="CENTER">2017 Regular Season (3-5)</td><td align="CENTER">Passing</td><td align="CENTER">Rushing</td><td align="CENTER">Receiving</td><td align="CENTER">Attendance</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 1</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td>Cincinnati Bengals (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">45</td><td>B.Weeden 29-45-368</td><td>A.Foster 10-41</td><td>J.Gordon 9-102</td><td align="CENTER">62,000</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 2</td><td align="CENTER">31</td><td>at Minnesota Vikings (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">28</td><td>B.Weeden 16-26-287</td><td>M.Ingram 20-81</td><td>L.Byrd 3-116</td><td align="CENTER">65,000</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 3</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td>at San Diego Chargers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">28</td><td>B.Weeden 25-44-223</td><td>M.Ingram 11-123</td><td>G.Little 9-62</td><td align="CENTER">40,900</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 4</td><td align="CENTER">41</td><td>Tennessee Titans (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>B.Weeden 20-32-326</td><td>M.Ingram 14-71</td><td>G.Little 5-111</td><td align="CENTER">64,400</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 5</td><td align="CENTER">14</td><td>at Jacksonville Jaguars (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">26</td><td>J.Bernius 22-42-246</td><td>M.Ingram 13-57</td><td>G.Little 10-111</td><td align="CENTER">57,500</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 6</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td>at Houston Texans (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td>J.Bernius 24-37-269</td><td>M.Ingram 15-30</td><td>J.Gordon 5-79</td><td align="CENTER">70,900</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 7</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td>at Baltimore Ravens (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>B.Weeden 28-42-390</td><td>J.Lyons 14-38</td><td>J.Gordon 5-94</td><td align="CENTER">70,600</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 8</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td>Indianapolis Colts (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">28</td><td>B.Weeden 27-48-317</td><td>J.Lyons 14-62</td><td>L.Byrd 6-93</td><td align="CENTER">63,800</td></tr></tbody></table>
Awful start to the season. I was too eager to sign the praises of Weeden and Berius, who have a combined 11:12 TD to INT ratio (though to be fair Weeden is 10:8). We do lead the NFL though in passing yards and total yards while are points are at 11th. Turnovers though are killing us as we are the second worst team in that category. It's cost us, as our D is 9th in yards but 26th in points. CB Javier Ellard has actually player very well with an 86% pass defense percentage and 5 picks. Joe Haden is killing me though with 69.6%. Sheard is also killing me as the defending DPOY only has 0.5 sacks.
Right now we share the basement with Cincy and Pittsburgh at 3-5 while Baltimore is already three games out in front at 6-2. We need a big turnaround to have a shot at the division or a wild card.
Carman Bulldog
12-24-2013, 09:51 PM
NOVEMBER
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 9</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td>Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td>B.Weeden 23-35-268</td><td>J.Lyons 19-114</td><td>L.Byrd 4-54</td><td align="CENTER">64,800</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 10</td><td colspan="3" align="CENTER">Bye Week</td><td colspan="4">
</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 11</td><td align="CENTER">34</td><td>at Cincinnati Bengals (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>B.Weeden 21-30-197</td><td>J.Lyons 13-67</td><td>J.Gordon 8-102</td><td align="CENTER">50,900</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 12</td><td align="CENTER">37</td><td>Chicago Bears (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>B.Weeden 20-28-241</td><td>J.Lyons 11-59</td><td>J.Gordon 7-100</td><td align="CENTER">64,900</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 13</td><td align="CENTER">30</td><td>New York Jets (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>B.Weeden 23-34-269</td><td>B.Weeden 3-18</td><td>R.Franz 3-58</td><td align="CENTER">62,200</td></tr></tbody></table>
Much better as we run the table in November and move our record to 7-5, which right now is good enough for a Wild Card spot and a half game behind the 7-4-1 Ravens with a big Week 17 matchup looming on the horizon. Weeden was better these last 4 games with 9 TD's and 3 picks. But he went down with a concussion and Bernius will need to step up for the next three weeks. Right now our defense is #2 in yards and we'll have to rely on the heavily the next few weeks to get to the matchup with the Ravens with a shot at a playoff spot and hopefully the division on the line.
Carman Bulldog
12-26-2013, 12:53 PM
DECEMBER
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 14</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>Detroit Lions (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td>J.Bernius 23-39-275</td><td>J.Lyons 15-61</td><td>J.Gordon 10-138</td><td align="CENTER">72,800</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 15</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>at Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td>J.Bernius 26-32-221</td><td>M.Ingram 10-35</td><td>J.Gordon 7-106</td><td align="CENTER">65,100</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 16</td><td align="CENTER">29</td><td>at Green Bay Packers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">30</td><td>J.Bernius 17-29-267</td><td>A.Foster 9-98</td><td>J.Gordon 4-109</td><td align="CENTER">80,800</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 17</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td>Baltimore Ravens (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td>B.Weeden 22-31-352</td><td>M.Ingram 25-83</td><td>J.Gordon 6-109</td><td align="CENTER">70,000</td></tr></tbody></table>
Bernius goes 1-2 in his three starts in place of Weeden but to be fair we were underdogs against both the Lions, who finished the season 12-4, and the Packers who were close behind them at 11-5. Thankfully for us, a pair of losses by the Ravens in weeks 15 and 16 leaves them only a half game ahead of us heading into the final week 17 matchup.
Needing a win, Weeden makes his triumphant return and goes 22 of 31 for 352 yards to lead us to the 22-16 victory, a 9-7 finish, and the AFC North championship while the loss knocks the 8-7-1 Ravens from the playoff picture.
Carman Bulldog
12-26-2013, 01:09 PM
WILD CARD ROUND
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">W. Card</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td>Jacksonville Jaguars (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>B.Weeden 24-37-198</td><td>M.Ingram 19-79</td><td>A.Dionne 7-76</td><td align="CENTER">73,200</td></tr></tbody></table>
This game was a lot closer than the final score would reflect. After a Justin Blackmon touchdown cut the lead to 13-10 midway through the 4th quarter, the Jags got the ball back at their 20 with just under 4 minutes to play and a chance to take the lead. However, a Phil Taylor strip sack would be returned to the Jags 1 yard line by Matt Elam and pounded in from there three plays later by Mark Ingram as we took a 20-10 lead en route to sealing the victory and a trip to Denver.
DIVISIONAL ROUND
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Division</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>at Denver Broncos (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td>B.Weeden 26-40-338</td><td>B.Weeden 3-17</td><td>J.Gordon 5-151</td><td align="CENTER">76,100</td></tr></tbody></table>
For the second time in four years, our season would end at the hands of the Broncos, but unlike three years ago, we came to play in this one. Unfortunately, 10 points off a pair of fumbles proved costly and despite Weeden's strong day, we were unable to secure the victory. The 11-5 Broncos would fall in the AFC Championship to the eventual Super Bowl Champion 13-3 Miami Dolphins who would knock off the San Francisco 49ers in the big game.
Carman Bulldog
12-26-2013, 01:28 PM
2017 SEASON RECAP
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Passing</td><td align="CENTER">Att</td><td align="CENTER">Comp</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Int</td><td align="CENTER">Rate</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Brandon Weeden</td><td align="CENTER">409</td><td align="CENTER">263</td><td align="CENTER">3334</td><td align="CENTER">8.15</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td align="CENTER">12</td><td align="CENTER">93.7</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jonathan Bernius</td><td align="CENTER">184</td><td align="CENTER">115</td><td align="CENTER">1318</td><td align="CENTER">7.16</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">71.4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Team</td><td align="CENTER">593</td><td align="CENTER">378</td><td align="CENTER">4652</td><td align="CENTER">7.84</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td align="CENTER">86.7</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Opp</td><td align="CENTER">585</td><td align="CENTER">350</td><td align="CENTER">3842</td><td align="CENTER">6.57</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td align="CENTER">15</td><td align="CENTER">80.0</td></tr></tbody></table><table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Rushing</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Att</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Fum</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Mark Ingram</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">162</td><td align="CENTER">596</td><td align="CENTER">3.68</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jeffrey Lyons</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">105</td><td align="CENTER">414</td><td align="CENTER">3.94</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Arian Foster</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">89</td><td align="CENTER">401</td><td align="CENTER">4.51</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Team</td><td align="CENTER">---</td><td align="CENTER">418</td><td align="CENTER">1628</td><td align="CENTER">3.89</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td align="CENTER">26</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Opp</td><td align="CENTER">---</td><td align="CENTER">367</td><td align="CENTER">1315</td><td align="CENTER">3.58</td><td align="CENTER">11</td><td align="CENTER">20</td></tr></tbody></table><table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Receiving</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Target</td><td align="CENTER">Catch</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Ctch</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Drop</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Josh Gordon</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">147</td><td align="CENTER">94</td><td align="CENTER">1380</td><td align="CENTER">14.68</td><td align="CENTER">9.39</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">11</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jermaine Gresham</td><td align="CENTER">TE</td><td align="CENTER">83</td><td align="CENTER">54</td><td align="CENTER">529</td><td align="CENTER">9.80</td><td align="CENTER">6.37</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Greg Little</td><td align="CENTER">SE</td><td align="CENTER">92</td><td align="CENTER">52</td><td align="CENTER">664</td><td align="CENTER">12.77</td><td align="CENTER">7.22</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>LaRon Byrd</td><td align="CENTER">SE</td><td align="CENTER">64</td><td align="CENTER">41</td><td align="CENTER">523</td><td align="CENTER">12.76</td><td align="CENTER">8.17</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Rod Franz</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">46</td><td align="CENTER">32</td><td align="CENTER">430</td><td align="CENTER">13.44</td><td align="CENTER">9.35</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Arian Foster</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">38</td><td align="CENTER">25</td><td align="CENTER">232</td><td align="CENTER">9.28</td><td align="CENTER">6.11</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Anthony Sherman</td><td align="CENTER">FB</td><td align="CENTER">25</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">138</td><td align="CENTER">7.26</td><td align="CENTER">5.52</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Alexander Dionne</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">28</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">253</td><td align="CENTER">13.32</td><td align="CENTER">9.04</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">0</td></tr></tbody></table>
Despite Weeden missing four full games, our passing attack was amongst the most prolific in the league. Overall, our offense finished 3rd in passing yards and total yards while finishing 19th in rush yards. Overall, we were the 5th highest scoring offense. What killed us though was our 33 turnovers and our -10 turnover ratio, both amongst the worst in the league. Bernius might not be the solid backup that we hoped he would be. Jeffrey Lyons fought injuries in his second season and big things will be expected of him in year 3. Josh Gordon finally lived up to his potential and finished 3rd in the NFL in receiving yards and was named a 2nd team All-Pro in the process. Joe Thomas seems to be a mainstay on the All-Pro list and was once again named to the first team.
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Defense</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Tackle</td><td align="CENTER">Assist</td><td align="CENTER">Sack</td><td align="CENTER">Hurr</td><td align="CENTER">Ints</td><td align="CENTER">Dfnsd</td><td align="CENTER">PDPct</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Barkevious Mingo</td><td align="CENTER">SLB</td><td align="CENTER">70</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td align="CENTER">8.0</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">74.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Liam Gray</td><td align="CENTER">SS</td><td align="CENTER">68</td><td align="CENTER">30</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">78.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Blaine Babka</td><td align="CENTER">WILB</td><td align="CENTER">67</td><td align="CENTER">18</td><td align="CENTER">1.0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">73.6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Matt Elam</td><td align="CENTER">FS</td><td align="CENTER">59</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td align="CENTER">1.0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td align="CENTER">79.5</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Jabaal Sheard</td><td align="CENTER">WLB</td><td align="CENTER">53</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">5.5</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">80.1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Will Davis</td><td align="CENTER">LCB</td><td align="CENTER">49</td><td align="CENTER">11</td><td align="CENTER">1.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">79.1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Phillip Taylor</td><td align="CENTER">NT</td><td align="CENTER">47</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td align="CENTER">7.0</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">82.0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jamie Collins</td><td align="CENTER">SILB</td><td align="CENTER">44</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">76.7</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Javier Ellard</td><td align="CENTER">RCB</td><td align="CENTER">44</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td align="CENTER">1.0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td align="CENTER">82.0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Joe Haden</td><td align="CENTER">LCB</td><td align="CENTER">39</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">70.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Greg Hardy</td><td align="CENTER">RDE</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">2.0</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">82.2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Micah Turner</td><td align="CENTER">RCB</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">78.7</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Wes Bailey</td><td align="CENTER">LDE</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">6.0</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">81.5</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Tyrus Krueger</td><td align="CENTER">FS</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">71.8</td></tr></tbody></table>
The defense once again played fairly well, finishing 4th in total yardage thanks to the always strong run defense, which finished 3rd while we were 14th in passing D. Unfortunately, we were 18th in scoring D but I think a big part of that was the turnovers and field position. Phillip Taylor continues to cement his solid career and was again named a 2nd team All-Pro. While the D ranked 3rd in pass rush, we did not finish with the sack numbers that we would have hoped, recording only 43 as a team. Cornerback Javier Ellard played well in his first year as a starter but veteran Joe Haden was a liability.
We are right up against the cap this coming season so there may be some tough cuts coming up.
Carman Bulldog
12-27-2013, 02:23 PM
HALL OF FAME
Peyton Manning and Tony Gonzalez were unanimous selections and were joined by Champ Bailey.
RETIREMENTS
Arian Foster who had a solid 4.51 ypc on 89 carries for us last year hangs up the cleats.
STAFF STAGE
After not extending him last season, we were taking a chance that Glen Ogden would sign back with us. Unfortunately, there were still some sour grapes at the lack of an extension last season and Ogden spurned us in favor of taking the head coaching job with the Chicago Bears. Vic Fangio signs on in his place to be the new coach of the Browns. With a new head man at the helm, despite the success of the offense the past season, Fangio brings his own man in as offensive coordinator in former Chiefs coordinator and Brett Favre backup, Doug Pederson.
FREE AGENCY
We lose guard Shawn Lauvao (59/59) as he signs with the Pats. The 9th year guard was asking for $28 million over 4 years and that was too much for us. DE Greg Hardy (45/45), who was one of our big signings when we took the reigns of the team also signs elsewhere. Hardy had 18.5 sacks in four seasons but his play dropped off badly last year. Fullback Anthony Sherman (51/51) also appears to be in decline and is not re-signed.
With TE Jermaine Gresham showing signs off age, we land 6th year man Dwayne Allen (49/49). We continue to go after former Colts as we sign backup RB Trent Richardson (40/40), despite his ugly 2.88 ypc over the past 5 seasons. We also look to upgrade our special teams with the signing of punter Ty Goodrich (51/51).
In late free agency, we sign promising 3rd year CB Blaine Murphy (35/45) to bolster our secondary depth as well as tackle Lenny Provance (45/45) to prepare for Joe Thomas retiring one day.
DRAFT
1.25 - WR Jerald Tresca (27/57) - we go against our staff's overrated impression to select Tresca. He has reds in strength and agility and blues in dash, sole and position drill. He could take a few years to develop though.
2.10 - C Ray Bolock (35/62) - we trade up with our division and state rival Bengals to take hopefully the man that will replace aging Alex Mack at center. Bolock had red combines in strength and agility and blues in dash and broad jump.
3.14 - CB Randy Schreiner (21/43) - there has been a real dearth of good prospects at DB the past two years. We settle on Schreiner who has blues in dash and sole but just misses out on agility and position drill.
3.25 - G Isaiah Baumert (18/44) - a red in dash and blues in sole, agility and broad jump. With the new staff, our guard grades took a hit and we are not sure what we have here now.
6.26 - RB Archie Diaz (21/38) - blues in dash, sole and PD. Green in strength. Bars match up and could be a decent 6th round find.
7.25 - QB Marvin High (5/21) - a four blue QB in the 7th round, dash, strength, agility and PD. He's only 1% developed and 97 volatility. I probably could have got him as an UDFA but I think I'm more likely to keep him around if I draft him.
Carman Bulldog
12-27-2013, 04:21 PM
2018 OUTLOOK
OFFENSE
Overview Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam
Weeden, Brandon 3 QB QB 7 50 50 3 yrs. 2012
Lyons, Jeffrey 36 RB RB 3 48 48 2 yrs. 2016
Olawale, Jamize 46 FB FB 6 36 36 3 yrs. 2018
Allen, Dwayne 89 TE TE 7 47 47 3 yrs. 2018
Gordon, Josh 13 FL FL 7 61 61 3 yrs. 2012
Tresca, Jerald 81 SE SE 1 31 50 4 yrs. 2018
Thomas, Joe 73 LT LT 12 72 72 1 yr. 2007
##Thompson, J.B. 68 LG 6 50 50 2 yrs. 2017
##Mack, Alex 55 C 10 53 53 1 yr. 2009
Baumert, Isaiah 66 RG RG 1 23 45 4 yrs. 2018
Reeves, Clifton 63 RT RT 4 48 48 1 yr. 2015
Signor, Austin 16 K 6 53 53 2 yrs. 2017
Both Alex Mack and rookie center Ray Bolock are dinged up to start the here and thus Erik Kush (25/25) has signed and will start the first game or two. Overall, this is a similar group to last year but the loss of Sherman and Lauvao will hurt as their replacements are both downgrades. We will need Lyons to stay healthy and have high hopes for Tresca. Overall expect a slight regression from this unit.
DEFENSE
Montgomery, Marlon 78 LDE LDE 3 46 54 2 yrs. 2016
Taylor, Phillip 98 NT NT 8 79 79 3 yrs. 2011
Bailey, Wes 76 RDE RDE 5 45 57 4 yrs. 2014
Mingo, Barkevious 51 SLB SLB 6 66 66 3 yrs. 2013
Collins, Jamie 96 SILB SILB 6 48 48 1 yr. 2016
Babka, Blaine 91 WILB WILB 5 50 50 2 yrs. 2017
Sheard, Jabaal 97 WLB WLB 8 66 66 4 yrs. 2011
##Haden, Joe 23 LCB 9 42 42 1 yr. 2010
Ellard, Javier 49 RCB RCB 4 38 38 1 yr. 2015
Gray, Liam 45 SS SS 5 60 60 2 yrs. 2014
Elam, Matt 22 FS FS 6 44 44 1 yr. 2016
Hammond, Aiden 9 P 1 37 60 1 yr. 2018
Former 7th round pick Marlon Montgomery heads into his first season as a starter and joins a front seven that is arguably as good as any in the league. The weakness of this team is the secondary. Former stalwart Joe Haden is on his last legs and injured to start the season. There is a raw group of youngsters behind him and none have shown the ability thus far to step up. In a camp surprise, rookie punter Hammond beat out free agent signing Ty Goodrich.
Overall, a few significant losses on offense and an inability to upgrade at the corner position likely means we drop down a few pegs this year. The power rankings have us at 25th and last in the AFC North.
ROOKIE REPORT
1.25 - WR Jerald Tresca (27/57 --> 31/50)
2.10 - C Ray Bolock (35/62 --> 39/57)
3.14 - CB Randy Schreiner (21/43 --> 28/41)
3.25 - G Isaiah Baumert (18/44 --> 23/45)
6.26 - RB Archie Diaz (21/38 --> 22/32)
7.25 - QB Marvin High (5/21 --> 7/24) *UDFA - T Courtney Woodson (19/42)
*UDFA - P Aiden Hammond (37/60)
*UDFA - OLB Collin Blair (16/34)
*UDFA - OLB Marco Robbins (18/27)
*Forgot to record my scout grades for the UDFA's pre-training camp.
Carman Bulldog
12-27-2013, 04:35 PM
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td colspan="4" align="CENTER">2018 Regular Season (7-1)</td><td align="CENTER">Passing</td><td align="CENTER">Rushing</td><td align="CENTER">Receiving</td><td align="CENTER">Attendance</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 1</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td>at Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">29</td><td>B.Weeden 22-31-320</td><td>A.Diaz 11-60</td><td>J.Gordon 5-96</td><td align="CENTER">65,100</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 2</td><td align="CENTER">27</td><td>Atlanta Falcons (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>B.Weeden 27-35-318</td><td>J.Lyons 16-75</td><td>J.Gordon 6-90</td><td align="CENTER">60,800</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 3</td><td align="CENTER">38</td><td>Indianapolis Colts (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>B.Weeden 24-31-313</td><td>A.Diaz 24-80</td><td>J.Gordon 12-208</td><td align="CENTER">63,200</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 4</td><td colspan="3" align="CENTER">Bye Week</td><td colspan="4">
</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 5</td><td align="CENTER">38</td><td>Denver Broncos (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td>B.Weeden 21-26-294</td><td>J.Lyons 11-107</td><td>T.Richardson 5-71</td><td align="CENTER">70,000</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 6</td><td align="CENTER">44</td><td>Oakland Raiders (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>B.Weeden 15-25-167</td><td>J.Lyons 11-57</td><td>G.Little 3-45</td><td align="CENTER">67,500</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 7</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>at San Diego Chargers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>B.Weeden 22-30-267</td><td>T.Richardson 18-31</td><td>J.Gordon 11-166</td><td align="CENTER">45,400</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 8</td><td align="CENTER">38</td><td>at Kansas City Chiefs (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>B.Weeden 17-30-263</td><td>J.Lyons 15-63</td><td>J.Gordon 5-104</td><td align="CENTER">76,500</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 9</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>at Baltimore Ravens (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td>B.Weeden 20-35-251</td><td>T.Richardson 9-36</td><td>L.Byrd 6-124</td><td align="CENTER">69,500</td></tr></tbody></table>
We managed to prove the prognosticators wrong thus far, storming out to an impressive 7-1 start, including seven straight victories after a narrow loss on the road in our opener. Brandon Weeden has been playing at an MVP like level, leading all passers in quarterback rating and sitting 4th in yards and 2nd in TD's. The offense as a whole sits 8th in yards and 1st in scoring.
Not to be outdone, the defense is sitting 2nd in points allowed and 13th in total yards. The passing D still appears to be the achilles as we sit 28th in pass yards and 3rd in rush yards. To be fair though, part of that is that teams are playing from behind and our throwing on us plenty.
The rest of the AFC North has been a disappointment as we sit four games ahead of the Steelers and Ravens and look poised for another division crown.
Carman Bulldog
12-27-2013, 04:53 PM
NOVEMBER
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 10</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td>Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">12</td><td>B.Weeden 19-31-144</td><td>T.Richardson 12-107</td><td>T.Richardson 6-46</td><td align="CENTER">72,800</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 11</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td>Cincinnati Bengals (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>B.Weeden 17-35-187</td><td>J.Lyons 12-57</td><td>J.Gordon 7-99</td><td align="CENTER">72,800</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 12</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td>at New Orleans Saints (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>B.Weeden 25-49-214</td><td>A.Diaz 6-44</td><td>J.Tresca 6-60</td><td align="CENTER">73,200</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 13</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>at Miami Dolphins (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td>B.Weeden 20-34-161</td><td>J.Lyons 11-42</td><td>J.Gordon 10-99</td><td align="CENTER">62,400</td></tr></tbody></table>
After moving to 8-1, we are reeling on our worst losing streak since going 0-4 to start the season in 2015. Our offense has dropped off the map and fallen to 21st in yardage. We still sit 3rd in points but that's more a testament to our early performances as opposed to the past few weeks. The defense has fallen to 23rd in yardage but still sits at 3rd in points allowed.
Prior to week 13, we had been quite beat up but the injuries weren't necessarily costing us games. Unfortunately, in the game against Miami, we lost one of our top players to a potential career ending injury as Jabaal Sheard suffered a compound leg fracture that's expected to keep him out at least this year and next. The 2016 NFL Defensive Player of the Year was once again leading our team in sacks this year with 9.5. Former 3rd round pick Kyle Rayburn will be expected to step up in his absence. It's a crushing blow and could hurt our chances at repeating as division champs with the 6-6 Steelers closing in on us.
Carman Bulldog
12-27-2013, 05:39 PM
DECEMBER
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 14</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>Carolina Panthers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">14</td><td>B.Weeden 26-34-263</td><td>A.Diaz 19-65</td><td>J.Tresca 3-86</td><td align="CENTER">71,800</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 15</td><td align="CENTER">37</td><td>Baltimore Ravens (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td>B.Weeden 17-30-250</td><td>J.Lyons 8-57</td><td>J.Gordon 6-128</td><td align="CENTER">69,400</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Week 16</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td>at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td>B.Weeden 23-28-282</td><td>A.Diaz 17-53</td><td>G.Little 7-138</td><td align="CENTER">60,400</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Week 17</td><td align="CENTER">26</td><td>at Cincinnati Bengals (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">16</td><td>B.Weeden 18-27-185</td><td>J.Lyons 16-83</td><td>G.Little 8-81</td><td align="CENTER">61,700</td></tr></tbody></table>
We shore things up and get back on track through the home stretch to finish the year 12-4 and capture the AFC North in the process. Our record also leaves us tied with Jacksonville with the best record in the AFC but our better conference record guarantees us home field throughout the playoffs. We did however lose Joe Haden for the season, who had been playing well this year despite his decline in skills.
Carman Bulldog
12-27-2013, 05:58 PM
DIVISIONAL ROUND
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="CENTER">Division</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td>Tennessee Titans (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td>B.Weeden 20-41-233</td><td>J.Lyons 11-18</td><td>J.Lyons 2-59</td><td align="CENTER">73,200</td></tr></tbody></table>
The special teams got us on the board early in this one, blocking a punt that we recovered in the end zone to take a lead we would never look back on. The offense did not play particularly well but the defense absolutely shut them down, led by safety Liam Gray and his two picks. The victory earns us the Jaguars at home for the AFC Championship.
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
<table border="1" width="90%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td align="CENTER">Conf.</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td>Jacksonville Jaguars (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td><td align="CENTER">20</td><td>B.Weeden 33-44-313</td><td>J.Lyons 12-63</td><td>J.Gordon 9-107</td><td align="CENTER">73,200</td><td>Log (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/) Box (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/)</td></tr></tbody></table>
Our third trip to the AFC Championship in five seasons and our third loss. We opened the scoring with a Jeffrey Lyons 15 yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter following the first of two Liam Gray interceptions (that's 4 picks in two playoff games for those counting). The offense would struggle from there, including giving up a strip sack fumble recovery touchdown that opened up a 17-7 lead for the Jags at halftime. We would fight back and draw the score to 20-17 after 3 quarters. We had a chance to go ahead with less than four minutes to play but the normally sure handed Trent Richardson's second fumble in two possessions, this one at the Jags 6 yard line, quickly dashed those hopes. Even with those costly turnovesr, we still had a chance to tie the game late but rookie kicker Eli Brock, playing in place of the injured Austin Signor, missed a 44 yard field goal as time expired, his second miss of the day, to seal the victory for the Jags. The Jags would then go on to best the Detroit Lions 34-10 to capture the first Super Bowl in their team history.
Carman Bulldog
12-27-2013, 06:23 PM
2018 SEASON RECAP
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Passing</td><td align="CENTER">Att</td><td align="CENTER">Comp</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Int</td><td align="CENTER">Rate</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Brandon Weeden</td><td align="CENTER">511</td><td align="CENTER">333</td><td align="CENTER">3879</td><td align="CENTER">7.59</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">95.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Team</td><td align="CENTER">511</td><td align="CENTER">333</td><td align="CENTER">3879</td><td align="CENTER">7.59</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">95.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Opp</td><td align="CENTER">623</td><td align="CENTER">369</td><td align="CENTER">4250</td><td align="CENTER">6.82</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td align="CENTER">72.7</td></tr></tbody></table><table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Rushing</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Att</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Fum</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Jeffrey Lyons</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">198</td><td align="CENTER">761</td><td align="CENTER">3.84</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Archie Diaz</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">126</td><td align="CENTER">436</td><td align="CENTER">3.46</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Trent Richardson</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">110</td><td align="CENTER">368</td><td align="CENTER">3.35</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Team</td><td align="CENTER">---</td><td align="CENTER">468</td><td align="CENTER">1634</td><td align="CENTER">3.49</td><td align="CENTER">18</td><td align="CENTER">20</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Opp</td><td align="CENTER">---</td><td align="CENTER">367</td><td align="CENTER">1433</td><td align="CENTER">3.90</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">20</td></tr></tbody></table><table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Receiving</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Target</td><td align="CENTER">Catch</td><td align="CENTER">Yards</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Ctch</td><td align="CENTER">Yd/Att</td><td align="CENTER">TD</td><td align="CENTER">Drop</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Josh Gordon</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">147</td><td align="CENTER">86</td><td align="CENTER">1286</td><td align="CENTER">14.95</td><td align="CENTER">8.75</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">14</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jerald Tresca</td><td align="CENTER">SE</td><td align="CENTER">81</td><td align="CENTER">47</td><td align="CENTER">557</td><td align="CENTER">11.85</td><td align="CENTER">6.88</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">3</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Greg Little</td><td align="CENTER">SE</td><td align="CENTER">52</td><td align="CENTER">39</td><td align="CENTER">469</td><td align="CENTER">12.03</td><td align="CENTER">9.02</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>LaRon Byrd</td><td align="CENTER">SE</td><td align="CENTER">38</td><td align="CENTER">24</td><td align="CENTER">298</td><td align="CENTER">12.42</td><td align="CENTER">7.84</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Dwayne Allen</td><td align="CENTER">TE</td><td align="CENTER">34</td><td align="CENTER">23</td><td align="CENTER">296</td><td align="CENTER">12.87</td><td align="CENTER">8.71</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">1</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Rod Franz</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">32</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">213</td><td align="CENTER">9.68</td><td align="CENTER">6.66</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Trent Richardson</td><td align="CENTER">RB</td><td align="CENTER">22</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td align="CENTER">150</td><td align="CENTER">8.82</td><td align="CENTER">6.82</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Harvey Harper</td><td align="CENTER">FL</td><td align="CENTER">29</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td align="CENTER">151</td><td align="CENTER">8.88</td><td align="CENTER">5.21</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td></tr></tbody></table>
A bounce back year of sorts for Weeden after he struggled through injuries in much of 2017. His 65.2% completion rate was a personal best and he finished 3rd in the NFL in passer rating. It will be interesting to keep an eye on Weeden's ratings over the next few years. While he will only be entering his 8th season in 2018, he will turn 35 during the season. Jeffrey Lyons suffered a torn MCL in the playoff game against the Jags and will likely miss next season. We may buy out his contract and just move on. The rush game took a hit and I think a big part of that was the loss of guard Shawn Lauvao. Despite suffering through a nagging hamstring injury the latter half of the season, Josh Gordon again finished amongst the top 10 wide receivers in receiving yards and TD's, although his 14 drops was also second worst in the NFL. Joe Thomas was named an All-Pro for the fifth time in six years, this time being named to the second team. Moving forward, look for us to audition replacements for Lyons at RB, especially with his injury. C Alex Mack has also played his final game as a Brown as rookie Ray Bolock looks primed to take over next year. Overall, the offense finished 3rd in scoring, 16th in yards, 15th in rush yards and 17th in pass yards.
<table border="1" width="85%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#77684D"><td>Defense</td><td align="CENTER">Pos</td><td align="CENTER">Tackle</td><td align="CENTER">Assist</td><td align="CENTER">Sack</td><td align="CENTER">Hurr</td><td align="CENTER">Ints</td><td align="CENTER">Dfnsd</td><td align="CENTER">PDPct</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Barkevious Mingo</td><td align="CENTER">SLB</td><td align="CENTER">68</td><td align="CENTER">15</td><td align="CENTER">9.0</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">75.7</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Blaine Babka</td><td align="CENTER">WILB</td><td align="CENTER">66</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">70.5</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Liam Gray</td><td align="CENTER">SS</td><td align="CENTER">66</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td align="CENTER">1.0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td align="CENTER">85.4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Blaine Murphy</td><td align="CENTER">LCB</td><td align="CENTER">62</td><td align="CENTER">13</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">77.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Phillip Taylor</td><td align="CENTER">NT</td><td align="CENTER">50</td><td align="CENTER">14</td><td align="CENTER">8.0</td><td align="CENTER">19</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">81.7</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jabaal Sheard</td><td align="CENTER">WLB</td><td align="CENTER">46</td><td align="CENTER">11</td><td align="CENTER">9.5</td><td align="CENTER">12</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">77.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Kenyon Rowlette</td><td align="CENTER">SS</td><td align="CENTER">46</td><td align="CENTER">18</td><td align="CENTER">1.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">78.9</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Jamie Collins</td><td align="CENTER">SILB</td><td align="CENTER">40</td><td align="CENTER">11</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">77.9</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Randy Schreiner</td><td align="CENTER">LCB</td><td align="CENTER">38</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">77.2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Javier Ellard</td><td align="CENTER">RCB</td><td align="CENTER">33</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">3</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">80.6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Tyrus Krueger</td><td align="CENTER">FS</td><td align="CENTER">33</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">76.7</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Matt Elam</td><td align="CENTER">FS</td><td align="CENTER">32</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">8</td><td align="CENTER">80.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Marlon Montgomery</td><td align="CENTER">LDE</td><td align="CENTER">32</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">6.5</td><td align="CENTER">10</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">81.2</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Joe Haden</td><td align="CENTER">LCB</td><td align="CENTER">30</td><td align="CENTER">14</td><td align="CENTER">0.5</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">2</td><td align="CENTER">5</td><td align="CENTER">79.6</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Wes Bailey</td><td align="CENTER">RDE</td><td align="CENTER">26</td><td align="CENTER">12</td><td align="CENTER">3.5</td><td align="CENTER">17</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">81.4</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Micah Turner</td><td align="CENTER">RCB</td><td align="CENTER">21</td><td align="CENTER">9</td><td align="CENTER">0.0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">1</td><td align="CENTER">6</td><td align="CENTER">79.8</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7F7F4"><td>Blake Reid</td><td align="CENTER">NT</td><td align="CENTER">18</td><td align="CENTER">7</td><td align="CENTER">2.5</td><td align="CENTER">4</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">0</td><td align="CENTER">82.5</td></tr></tbody></table>
This unit took a big blow when Jabaal Sheard was lost for the season after only 12 games. Phillip Taylor continues to play like the best defensive tackle in the NFL and was again named a first team All-Pro. While Taylor may be the MVP of this unit, safety Liam Gray, who only played 12 games due to injury is not far behind. If Gray had been healthy the whole season, he would have had a shot at All-Pro consideration. Four starters are free agents, including linebacker Jamie Collins, corner backs Joe Haden and Javier Ellard and safety Matt Elam. Collins and Elam are likely gone but the team will have a tough decision to keep the two corners around. Overall, the defense finished 1st in scoring, 20th in yards, 8th in rush yards and 31st in pass yards.
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