Raiders Dynasty

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I am going to start off a dynasty with the raiders with the most recent download. I am not using any house rules but I am trying to build with a sustainable success model. I will be primarily building through the draft, only signing free agents to fill in holes and generally looking for bargains there. Most of my salary cap will go to retaining talent that I develop and I will usually try to keep my successful pick as long as they have value.

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The first thing I looked at when I opened my new file was to see if I had a QB to work with in Derek Carr. He looks like everything I could need there. 23/63 overall points to a likely bumpy first year but better days to come.

His strengths include 30/89 read defense, 32/86 medium passes, 18/72 short passes, and 32/82 accuracy.

His weak points a 6/18 timing and 11/34 deep passes.

He also already knows 11 formations including a couple 2 TE sets and 4 extra WR sets.

I am going to have to find weapons to put around him but he looks like a great building block.

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My other major rookie to look at is obviously Khalil Mack. The 5th overall pick looks to have all pro potential, 53/85. He is an elite run defender, 60/98, with the endurance to play all game, 88/94, and is a great hitter. 84. His coverage ability is his biggest weakness though it should become very good, Man 35/78, zone 32/70, bump 56/77.

He should allow us to have good coverage on most tight ends and also be strong against the run.

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Looking over the roster as a hole there are strengths and weaknesses but we certainly have some building blocks.

QB: We already went over our starter. 34 overall Matt Schaub and 12/22 Matt McGloin offer essentially nothing as backups.

RB: A position of strength but an aging position. Starter Maurice Jones-Drew is a 58 overall with 83 breakaway speed and 72 hole recognition but is in his 9th year. 57 overall backup Darren McFadden is in his 7th year and has the same strengths with 94 breakaway and 90 hole recognition but is limited to inside running with just 22 speed to the outside. Lataius Murray, 19/21, has 86 breakaway speed but 0 power inside, avoid drops, and 3rd down catching. UDFA Leonardo Unverzagt, 27/45, was signed to add some depth with power inside, 42, and hole recognition, 16/56.

FB: Another aging but solid position, 7th year pro Marcel Reece, 59, is a good pass catcher, 85 avoid drop 71 route running, and a strong runner, 71 power inside. He is only decent as a blocker, 45 run blocking 43 blocking strength. 3rd year backup Jamize Olawale, 14/18, does not look like he will make the team.

TE: Seeing the bleak prospects we had here I went out and added UDFA TE Jacob Lieberman, 27/45. While he is likely currently overrated by my staff he looks like a consistent pass catcher, 27/52 avoid drops, 39/61 getting downfield, 28/59 route running, even though he won’t make big plays, 15 big play receiving. Of the others on the roster the most likely starter was Mychal Rivera, 23/35, who is tough over the middle, 46/63 courage, and on third downs 44/67. He makes a lot of drops 0/1 and is a weak route runner, 10/14, though. 4th year man David Ausberry, 23/32, is the veteran of the team and is decent getting downfield, 30/47, and adjusting to throws, 39/60, but is mid 20s and 30s elsewhere. Brian Leonhardt, 15/35, and Nick Kasa, 11/13, will be unlikely to make the team.

WR: 8th year FA signing James Jones, 61, offers a big play threat, 88, with great ball skills, 95 adjust, who doesn’t drop passes, 87. He also has some punt return value, 56. On the other side Rod Streater, 36/47, offers a pure big play threat, 84, but struggles getting downfield, 6/8, and with endurance, 16/23. UDFA Archie Kenworthy, 26/47, was brought in to challenge him. He is consistent avoiding drops, 25/61, and making plays on 3rd downs, 42/61. Denarius Moore, 34/37, is good getting downfield, 74 but cannot run routes, 0, and avoids the middle , 23 courage. Andre Holmes, 28/39, and Brice Butler, 24/29, look to fight for the last spot.

C: Stefen Wisniewski, 45/57, is in his 4th year and is a good run blocker, 40/70, but not a great pass blocker, 29/34. 9th year pro Kevin Boothe, 37/46, is a solid backup but still not a pass protector, 6/10.

LG: This is a serious position of need. Projected starter Austin Howard, 25/26, has great strength, 81, but is a terrible run, 14/18, and pass, 0, blocker. 3rd round pick Gabe Jackson, 17/23, is worse as a run blocker, 2/4, but is a decent pass blocker, 30/44.

RG: Projected Starter Tony Bergstrom, 25/34, is a decent run, 33/42, and pass, 26/48, blocker but lacks strength, 14. UDFA Jalen Cox, 18/47, was brought in to challenge and looks like he has potential, run blocking 15/57, pass 6/54.

LT: Another hole, 8th year man Donald Penn, 36, brings solid strength, 63. 3rd year pro Matt McCants, 15/18 and UDFA Damien Flannery, 21/47, will fight for the backup spot.

RT: Last year’s 2nd rounder, Menelik Watson, 26/37, should be the starter here which is sad. 10th year man Khalif Barnes, 19, and UDFA Don Wardzala, 18/46 will fight to back him up

Specialists: Our one area of strength, our kicker Sebastian Janikowski, 77, has a huge leg, 86 power, but is a 15 year vet. 3rd year punter Marquette King, 69/75, has a huge leg, 83/85 power.

LE: LaMarr Woodley, 56, should be a solid end for an 8th year pro. His best move is his bull rush, 63 rush strength. He is backed up by 7th round pick Shelby Harris, 24//42, who is a good technique rusher, 25/56, and by UDFA Ashton Lowe, 22/53, who is best against the run, 24/79. 2nd year man Benson Mayowa, 12/16, will likely be cut.

RE: Justin Tuck, 66, in his 10th year is a great finesse rusher, 78 technique, and a hard hitter, 85. UDFA Tracy Schofer, 27/51, looks like a well rounded pass rusher, 72 strength, 21/58 technique. 5th year end CJ Wilson, 25/28, will have a struggle to make the team.

LDT: Pat Simms, 36, is the current pick to start. He is smart, 80 diagnosis, but struggles against the run, 20. 4th round rookie Justin Ellis, 31/37, offers much the same, 90 diagnosis, 15/28 run defense. UDFA Butch Summers, 21/54 is a complete wildcard but is a good all around pass rusher, 18/72 technique, 40 strength, and is solid against the run, 12/56.

RDT: This is another aging spot with 11th year man Antonio Smith, 53. He is undersized at 6’3” 274 lbs but is a great inside finesse rusher, 100. 2nd year man Stacy McGee, 31/49, and UDFA Joey Stargell, 29/48, will fight for the backup spot. McGee is the better rusher, 42/78 technique, 41 strength, while Stargell is better against the run, 28/68.

MLB: Nick Roach, 33, is a great pass rusher from the spot, 85 technique, but struggles against the run, 25. UDFA Jarge Devine, 15/47, shows promise as a smart, 20/63 diagnosis, run stopper, 15/65. 6th year backer Kaluka Maiava, 22/27, will struggle to make it. Miles Burris, 31/51, also moved over from WLB and brings hard hitting, 67, run defense, 35/65.

SLB: We already discussed Khalil Mack. Kaelin Burnett, 18/21, is his backup so Mack better stay healthy.

WLB: Sio Moore, 47/64, could be a great WLB. He is a hard hitter, 83, and a great pass rusher, 58/80 technique, 82 strength. UDFA Bojay Filimoeatu, 16/34, offers little as a backup.

LCB: DJ Hayden, 59/67, is good in zone, 56/81, and bump, 94 coverage as well as having great ball skills, 94 interception. He struggles in man to man however, 18/22. Carlos Rogers, 45, s a well rounded backup. 4th rounder Keith McGill, 36/52, is also great in zone, 50/81, and struggles in man, 7/15. UDFA Bernie Cullors, 29/55, is more well rounded. 7th rounder Travis Carrie, 23/25, and 4th year man Taiwan Jones, 21/31, likely won’t make the team.

RCB: 8th year pro Tarell Brown, 51, is a physical run support, 68, corner with good press skills, 60. Chimdi Chekwa, 23/36, is a good press cover, 54/74, backup. UDFA Joseph Fender, 25/53, is great in press, 44/80, and solid in man, 16/64. Neiko Thorpe, 15/16, does not belong in this league.

SS: Usama Young, 32/35, is good in run support, 76, bu terrible in zone, 0/1, and press,0, coverage and at making picks, 0. Tyvon Branch, 33, is more well rounded.

FS: Somehow Charles Woodson, 45, is still playing at 37 years old and is a well rounded safety. Jonathan Dowling, 4/14, could currently be the worst player in the league and the 7th round pick likely wont make it. UDFA Reginald Hawkins, 17/49, looks like he could be a very smart safety, 31/76 diagnosis.

LS: Jon Condo, 14, is a solid longsnapper, 68.

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Good luck, I have a Raider dynasty from the 1960's, currently in 67 season.

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Preseason:

Week 1: Matt Schaub went 10-12 for 99 yards and a score and Derek Carr went 6-8 for 52 and led a scoring drive as we won our opener 10-6. Also, our line stepped up and only allowed 1 sack while we recorded 3.

Week 2: We, again, came out on top this time 34-31 over Detroit. After they quickly went up 28-7 on a pair of passes from Matt Stafford and another pair from Kellen Moore DJ Hayden returned a pick 61 yards for a score. In the 2nd half Matt McGloin took over going 6-9 for 102 yards and 2 scores, 1 to each of the starting wide receivers.

Week 3: For the 3rd straight week we won, this time beating the Packers 31-27. Archie Kenworthy made 3 catches on 3 targets racking up 36 yards and 2 TDs and schaub went 14-19 for 112 yards and 3 scores. Darren McFadden ran 20 times for 102 yards.

Week 4: We finished the preseason undefeated beating the Seahawks 20-13. Robert Turbin was player of the game though, racking up 143 yards on 27 carries including 6 that topped 10 yards and adding 4 grabs for 28 yards. On our side Derek Carr went 8-15 for 113 yards and a score

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Our draft ended up worse than we had hoped. Derek Carr dropped to a 22/54 and Khalil Mack is now a 55/73. A fair number of UDFAs stayed above 40 though which was nice.

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In the last preseason game a pair of UDFAs who were set to make an impact got hurt and went on IR. TE Jacob Lieberman, who had won the starting TE spot tore his rotator cuff, and MLB Jorge Devine, who looked like a solid backup MLB, is set to miss 51 weeks with reconstructive knee surgery.

Corner Bernie Cullors, another UDFA who maintained a decent rating, will miss 8 weeks with a broken arm.

Also, as we enter week 1, backup C Kevin Boothe is doubtful for 2 weeks with a pulled calf, backup QB Matt McGloin is questionable for 1 week with a viral infection, backup MLB Nick Roach is questionable for 2 weeks with a hyperextended elbow, LS Jon Condo is probable for 3 weeks with a strained rotator cuff, FB Marcel Reece is probable 1 week with a sprained thumb, and backup FS Reginald Hawkins is probable 1 week with knee tendinitis.

We enter week 1 traveling to face the Raiders led by QB Geno Smith. They are 6 point favorites over us thanks to having way better teams on both sides in the trenches.

We came out and scored quickly and a big 2nd quarter with a pair of Derek Carr TD throws had us entering halftime with a 20-7 lead. We slowed down in the 2nd half but a good late 4th drive set us up to win it 23-21 on a 28 yard FG which Janikowski drilled.

Carr went 21/29 for 254 yards and 2 scores while MJD ran 24 times for 76 yards. Denarius Moore led the team with 74 yards on his 3 grabs while Streater added 2 grabs for 46 and a score and Archie Kenworthy caught a 9 yard score.

The Jets did their damage on the ground as Chris Johnson ran 20 times for 124 yards and a score and Bilal Powell added 5 for 19 and a score. Geno Smith was just 15/29 for 123 yards with a TD and a pick.

Sio Moore led the team with 8 tackles and LaMarr Woodley racked up 2.5 sacks. DJ Hayden also had a pick.

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Week 2 we are facing a Houston team that was the worst in the league last year. Despite that and the game being in Oakland we are an 11 point underdog.

We do look healthier this week. Bernie Cullors is still out 7 weeks and Kevin Boothe is upgraded to questionable for the nest 2. Darren McFadden, our number 2 back, is questionable for 2 weeks with a viral infection. Jon Condo, our longsnapper is probable the next 2 weeks with a strained rotator cuff and backup MLB Nick Roach is probable this week with a hyperextended elbow.

This week we are actually expected to win on the defensive side in the trenches but they own the rest of the matchups there.

Despite the 11 point prediction this was a very close contest. A pair of MJD touchdowns were all he scoring in the 1st quarter but they answered ith 24 straight including a couple big strikes to Andre Johnson. Charles Woodson made it a 3 point game again though, in the 3rd, with a 47 yard pick 6. Andre Johnson pushed the lead to 30-21 with another long score where they missed the XP. With 2 minutes left we cut it to a 2 point game on an 80 yard play by James Jones but they ended up running the clock out.

Derek Carr went 22/30 for 200 yards with a TD and a pick and MJD added 62 on the ground on 14 carries and scored twice. James Jones caught 6 passes on 8 targets racking up 116 yards and a TD.

Ryan Fitzpatrick was effecient going 23/28 for 266 yards with 4 TDs and a pick and added 30 yards on 7 carries. Arian Foster ran 13 times for 65 yards and added 17 and a score on 3 catches but the real difference was Andre Johnson with 7 grabs on 10 targets gaining 141 yards and 3 TDs.

Charles Woodson and Kaelin Burnet each had 9 tackles and woodson had the pick 6. Justin Tuck added 2 sacks and 2 hurries and the team also forced and recovered a pair of fumbles.

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Week 3 we are facing an 0-2 New England squad. With us on the road we are a 3 point underdog but this is the closest they have projected us so far.

Bernie Cullors is still out facing another 6 weeks injured. Marcel Reece sprained a knee ligament and is questionable for the next 8 weeks. Rookie Khalil Mack is also questionable for he next 3 weeks with a sprained knee. Darren Mcfadden is probable this week with his viral infection and LS Jon Condo is still probable 1 more week with his strained rotator cuff.

They are projected the better team in all phases of the game except special teams so this may not go so great.

They took the game over pretty quick scoring 2 straight TDs. We answered with a 10 point 2nd quarter but were blanked 20-0 in the 2nd half leading to a 34-10 loss.

Derek Carr went 13/23 for 132 yards with a TD and a pick and Schaub when he came in went 2/5 for 22 yards. MJD was held to 36 yards on 17 carries and 13 of those came on 1 run. He did make a 15 yard TD catch though. James Jones led the team with 35 yards on 2 grabs. Jones, MJD, and Carr each had a fumble though.

Tom Brady went 22/28 for 321 and 3 scores and a pick. Shane Vereen racked up 87 yards on 14 carries and Stevan Ridley had 71 on 26 with a td and caught 7 passes on 7 targets for 48 and a score. Rob Gronkowski added 5 grabs for 103 and a TD and Brandon LaFell had 3 for 81 and a score.

Sio Moore had 14 tackles and Tyvon Branch added 13. DJ Hayden added in a pick but as a team we had 3 hurries and no sacks compared to 4 hurries, 7 knockdowns, 2 blocked passes, and 6 sacks by the Patriots.

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Week 4 we get to host a 3-0 Miami squad expected to beat us by 8 points. Led by a great DLine with Cameron Wake, 92, Jared Odrick, 63, Randy Starks, 61, and Dion Jordan, 54, they look to be a challenge even with Matt Moore, 25/36, as their QB.

We are pretty healthy this week. Backup corner Bernie Cullors is still out 5 more weeks with his broken arm and FB Marcel Reece and SLB Khalil Mack are still questionable for 7 and 2 weeks respectively with their knee injuries.

Miami started the game on point scoring the first 27 points over the course of almost 3 full quarters while holding us scoreless. With under 2 minutes left in the 3rd we finally got a FG and then early in the 4th Schaub hit Denarius Moore for a 46 yard score on which we missed the 2 point try before they added a pointless FG with 2 minutes left to win 30-9.

Derek Carr had his worst game as a starter going 9/26 for 55 yards and a pick and was sacked 6 times. Matt Schaub did better going 14/21 for 190 with a TD and a pick. MJD ran 11 times gaining just 13 yards and was the team's top rusher. He also lost a fumble. Denarius Moore caught 4 passes for 61 yards and a score.

Matt Moore went just 10/20 for 132 yards but did throw 2 TDs. Lamar Miller ran 30 times for 170 yards and a TD. Brian Hartline caught 4 passes for 40 yards and a TD and Charles Clay caught 2 for 19 and a score.

Khalil Mack led the defense with 12 tackles and a sack. Cameron Wake led the other team with 5 tackles, 2.5 sacks a blocked pass, a hurry, 2 knockdowns, and a fumble recovery though.

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Week 5 we have a bye week. This should help us get even healthier.

Week 6 we are finally a favorite facing a 1-4 San Diego team in Oakland. Led by QB Philip Rivers, 65, and safety Eric Weddle, 78, they should be the better team but we are given a 3 point edge.

Bernie Cullors was upgraded to Doubtful this week but I am leaving him out. Marcel Reece still has 5 weeks as probable with his knee injury.

Despite the media view that this could be a close game it was over from the start as San Diego rushed out to a 28-3 half time lead and ended up burying us 35-13 with 7 of those points coming in the 4th quarter with Matt McGloin at QB.

Derek Carr went 16/24 for 127 yards and a pick and lost 2 fumbles. Matt McGloin went 12/26 for 113 and a score. MJD ran 14 times for 42 yards and DMC added 9 for 37. Archie Kenworthy had 17 targets out of nowhere and caught 11 passes for 113 yards and a score.

Philip Rivers went 18/29 for 147 with 3 TDs and a pick and Donald Brown ran 16 times for 45 yards. Keenan Allen caught 8 passes for 104 yards and a score while Danny Woodhead added 2 for 6 and a score and Seyi Ajirotutu caught 2 for 20 and a score.

Charles Woodson had a pick for our side while Khalil Mack racked up 8 tackles and Justin Tuck recorded a sack.

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Week 7 we are facing a 2-3 Arizona team favored by 8 points on our field. They have an especially strong defensive backfield led by corner Patrick Peterson, 84.

Every time someone gets healthy it seems we lost another. Rod Streater broke his foot and is out 3 weeks. Archie Kenworthy will take his starting spot. Bernie Cullors is now active and questionable with 2 weeks left Marcel Reece has 4 probable weeks left.

Despite scoring first on a James Jones 7 yard grab we once again can't hold up. We did narrow it as close as 21-17 in the 3rd but they won 38-17.

Derek Carr was decent going 19/31 for 199 and 2 scores but he did throw 2 picks. MJD ran 19 times for 49 yards. Archie Kenworthy led the squad with 5 grabs for 47 yards and Jones added 4 for 43 and a score.

Carson Palmer lit us up going 22/28 for 322 and 4 scores with 1 pick. Jonathan Dwyer ran 26 times for 78 yards. Larry Fitzgerald caught all 8 of his targets for 143 yards and 3 TDs and John Brown added 2 for 30 and a score.

Carlos Rogers, our nickle corner, led the team with 9 tackles and Charles woodson had a pick while Justin Tuck added 2 sacks and 2 knockdowns.

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Week 8 we are 9 point underdogs traveling to face a 2-4 cleveland squad. They are tough though, led by rookie QB Johnny Manziel, 32/56, and 2 offensive lineman and 1 defensive over 80 overall.

Rod Streater was upgraded to Questionable and will play in a limited role this week. LS Jon Condo with a sprained ankle with be probable for 2 weeks. Bernie Cullors is on his last week as probable and Marcel reece has 2 weeks left.

Cleveland controlled this game scoring a rushing TD in each of the first 3 quarters while we were held to a late FG in a 21-3 loss.

Derek Carr was erratic going 12/29 for 139 yards and being sacked 5 times. MJD ran 10 times for 23 yards but Marcel Reece was able to break a couple runs toting the rock 4 times for 44 yards. James Jones led the way with just 4 grabs on 11 targets for 52 yards.

Manziel went 16/29 for 176 yards and ran 5 times for 47 yards and a score. Ben Tate ran 20 times for 130 yards and Isaiah Crowell add 62 on 11 carries and 2 scores. Jordan Cameron was their top pass catcher with 6 grabs on 12 tries and 56 yards.

Tyvon Branch had 10 tackles and Sio Moore had 9 While Justin Tuck and DJ Hayden each had a sack.

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In week 9 we have to travel to play the defending champion Seattle Seahawks. They are an 8 point favorite led by QB Russell Wilson, 52/79, RB Marshawn Lynch, 78, and the Legion Of Boom led by Richard Sherman, 83, and Earl Thomas, 70.

We are pretty healthy though. Rod Streater is still questionable and will still have his role limited being 2 weeks from full strength. Marcel Reece also has 2 weeks left and Jon Condo has 1.

After those 2 close games to start the season we are falling apart this time getting beaten 20-3 by the Seahawks as we gained just 178 yards of offense and 9 first downs including 1 by penalty.

Derek Carr struggled against the Legion Of Boom going 16/30 for 154 yards and a pick 6. MJD was beaten down running 15 times for just 26 yards. Archie Kenworthy was again one of our top offensive players with 4 grabs for 61 yards.

Russell Wilson went 16/28 for 170 yards and a TD and a pick but their running game dominated. Marshawn Lynch ran 31 times for 166 yards with 5 over 10 yards and Robert Turbin racked up 62 on 10 carries. Luke Wilson caught 3 passes for 70 yards.

Justin Tuck had 11 tackles while Khalil Mack added 9 with a pick. Lamar Woodley and Miles Burris each had a sack.

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In week 10 we face last year's superbowl runners up in a division contest. Denver is projected just an 8 point favorite but between our recent struggles and Payton Manning, 78, and Demaryius Thoman, 70, I doubt this will be that close.

Marcel Reece tore his Lateral Knee Ligament and was placed on IR. Luke Subramanian, 21/40, was signed in his place to start at FB. 3 guys are probable with 1 week until healthy. Jon Condo, our LS with a sprained ankle, WR Rod Streater with a broken foot, and QB Derek Carr with an Elbow Contusion.

Denver starts it off with a pair of Wes Welker TD grabs to just a FG by us but then Rod Streater brings us back into it with a 97 yard kick return. They seperate a bit before the half going up 7 on a 26 yard FG. On the opening drive of the 2nd half though, Charles Woodson picks up a fumble and scores from 46 yards out to tie the game. TDs are then exchanged, one on a manning to caldwell pass and one on a Carr to MJD pass. They take a 4th quarter lead on a FG but then we get one from 21 yards as time expires. Overtime is back and forth until with just 28 seconds left they finally seal it with another FG kick winning 30-27.

This was a very close game despite them out gaining us 613 to 290 and running 99 plays to our 66. It was largely our 3 forced turnovers that made it a game.

Derek Carr went 17/29 for 150 yards and a TD While MJD ran 23 times for 92 yards and caught 2 passes for 22 yards and a score. James Jones had just 5 grabs on 11 tries but led the team with 56 yards.

Peyton Manning went 46/66 for 484 yards with 3 TDs and 2 picks and led the team with 54 yards on carries. Montee Ball ran 12 times for 44 yards. Wes Welker caught 11 passes for 128 yards and 2 scores. Andre Caldwell was the most targeted seeing 20 tries making 11 grabs for 107 and a score and Demaryius Thomas added 7 for 103.

Our defense made plays to keep us in it as Sio Moore racked up 15 tackles and Khalil Mack had 14 and a sack. Charles woodson had 12 tackles, a pick, and a fumble recovery for a score while Tyvon Branch had 13 tackles and a pick.

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Week 11 we will face San Diego for the 2nd time and they have bounced back from a weak start and are now 4-5 and a 7 point favorite. Meanwhile we are 1 of 4 1 win teams, 2 in our division.

Leonardo Unverzagt, our 3rd back, pulled his groin and is questionable for 2 weeks. C Stefen Wisniewski sprained his ankle and is probable 2 weeks and FB Luke Subramanian strained a quad and is probable 3 weeks.

Also, now that we are into the second half of the season I am going to get some contracts done. Punter Marquette King was signed to a 4 year deal making him 9.8 million dollars. As one of the best punters in the league he is worth that.

4 year center Stefen Wisniewski is our one good lineman so we went ahead and gave him 12.2 million over 3 years including 2.2 guaranteed.

Miles Burris, our starting MLB, is in his 3rd year and we gave him 4 million over the next 3 years including half a million guaranteed.

The notables remaining unsigned are Rod Streater, a starting WR 42/54 overall he has not preformed so far this year with just 216 yards. He has been solid as a return man but is requesting a 15 million dollar deal. Charles Woodson is too old and Tarell Brown is aging as well in our number 2 corner spot. Slot receiver Denarius Moore, 36/39, is also asking more than he is worth.

San Diego comes out and destroys us 33-6 as we turned the ball over 4 times and put it on the ground 3 other times.

Derek Carr went 20/36 for 157 yards with 2 picks and 2 fumbles. MJD ran 10 times for 31 yards and 2 fumbles. James Jones caught 9 passes for 77 yards.

Philip Rivers went 23/35 for 207 yards and 3 scores with just 1 pick. Donald Brown ran 17 times for 133 yards and caught 3 passes for 10 yards and a score. Keenan Allen caught 6 passes for 67 yards and 2 scores.

Khalil Mack led the way with 10 tackles and justin tuck had a sack while Tyvon Branch made a pick.

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Week 12 we finally get to face the other 1 win team from our division, Kansas City, in our house but they are a 1 point favorite. Linebackers Justin Houston, 83, and Derrick Johnson, 81, make their defense one to watch out for.

One week after signing an extension Stefen Wisniewski hurts his ankle again and requires surgery. He went on IR and C Edgar Blassingame, 10/31, was signed to backup Kevin Boothe who will now start. Leonardo Unverzagt as 1 weak left and Luke Subramanian as 2. Both are probable.

Facing a fellow 1 win team we had great hope when DJ Hayden returned a pick 23 yards for a score just 29 seconds in. When, 5 minutes later, we added a 56 yard FG all was good. They did get a TD to close the gap but Carr hit Denarius Moore for a 20 yard score of our own with 2:52 left in the half to push the lead back to 10. In those last minutes though Jamaal Charles broke a 73 yard run and then they got a stop and a FG to tie the score. The 3rd quarter was slow until Donnie Avery game them the lead on a 3 yard catch. We jumped out in the 4th with a FG and then a 2 yard DMC run and it looked like we may hold on until their last drive. Set up for a FG to tie facing a 3rd and goal from the 12 they ran a draw and Charles made it into the endzone to put it away 31-27.

Carr went 18/27 for 194 and a score. MJD gained just 31 yards on 14 carries but DMC added 21 on 7 and a TD. Rod Streater caught 7 balls for 88 yards and Moore added 2 for 45 and a score.

Alex Smith went 25/45 for 193 with 2 TDs and a pick. Charles was their offense though running 20 times for 174 yards and 2 scores and catching 3 passes for 46 yards. Dwayne Bowe caught 5 for 51 and a score and Avery added 4 for 25 and a score.

Khalil Mack racked up 11 tackles and Hayden had a pick but we did not record a sack.

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In week 13 3-8 St Louis is a 6 point favorite as we visit them. They have a great defensive line but their QB, Sam Bradford, 28/36, is a weak point.

We made it through the week with little to report in the way of injuries. Subramanian has 1 week left and starting LT Donald Penn broke his finger. He is probable for 2 weeks.

As has became typical we were dominated, this time 28-13.

Derek Carr went 14/26 for 179 with a TD and 2 picks. MJD ran 23 times for 67 yards. Denarius Moore caught 3 passes for 117 yards including a 98 yard score.

Sam Bradford went 21/34 for 213 with 2 TDs and 2 picks. Zac Stacy ran 16 times for 97 yards and a score. Tavon Austin caught 5 passes for 68 yards while pettis added 3 for 44 and a TD and Kenny Britt added 2 for 14 and a TD.

Sio Moore led the way with 10 tackles and a sack and Justin Tuck and Justin Ellis each added 1.5 sacks. Woodson and Branch each had a pick.

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Week 14 we host the 49ers, a 5-7 team only expected to beat us by 3. Their LBs, especially Aldon Smith, 86, and Patrick Willis, 82 are elite.

Donald Penn is probable 1 more week and makes up our injury report.

Again we are beaten by multiple scores, this time 17-6.

Derek Carr went 12/26 for 126 yards. MJD managed just 28 yards on 18 carries. James Jones did rack up 75 yards on 4 grabs.

Colin Kaepernick went 16/23 for 212 yards with 2 scores and a pick. Marcus Lattimore ran 31 times for 68 yards and Michael Crabtree grabbed 8 passes for 87 yards and 2 scores.

Miles Burries racked up 12 tackles and Justin Ellis added a sack. DJ Hayden made a pick.

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Week 15 we are now a 4 point underdog to the chiefs.

Jacob Lieberman, while on IR, has started recovering and is listed as doubtful. Charles Woodson broke his nose and is probable 2 weeks. Reginald Hawkins sprained his ankle and is probable 1 week.

We played the chiefs close again with James Jones scoring first. They owned the 2nd quarter as both Jamaal Charles and Travis Kelce caught TD passes and in the 4th we each added a FG as they won 17-10.

Derek Carr went 21/36 for 238 yards and a score. MJD gained just 21 yards on 13 carries, we realy need a line. Rod Streater caught 6 passes for 91 yards and James jones added 4 for 8 and a TD.

Alex Smith was 16/29 for 202 with 2 scores and a pick. Charles ran 25 times or 85 yards and caught 4 passes for 22 and a score. Travis Kelce caught 4 for 118 and a score.

Khalil Mack racked up 11 tackles while Antonio Smith had 1.5 sacks and Justin Ellis and Miles Burris each had 1. Tyvon Branch had a pick.

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Week 16 we are hosting the Bills who at 8-6 are an 11 point favorite. With 2 of the top DTs in the league, Kyle Williams, 91, and Marcell Dareus, 89, they could be a tough squad.

The injury report is quick this week, just Charles Woodson, probable 1 week.

We jumped to a quick lead with a FG but them they scored 2 TDs in a row to take control. Each team added a FG to that to make it 17-6 at the half. We did come back with 3 straight FGs but they added another late to win 20-15.

Derek Carr went 18/31 for 236 and a pick. MJD ran 21 times for 41 yards. Rod Streater gained 62 yards on just 3 grabs on 9 targets.

Kyle Orton went 18/24 for 154 and a TD. CJ Spiller ran 27 times for 110 yards and a score. Sammie Watkins caught 5 balls for 45 yards and a TD.

Khalil Mack racked up 13 tackles but we could not create pressure or any picks.

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Week 17 we wrap up the season in Denver facing an 11 point favorite.

Menelik Watson is probable with a broken hand and Mychal Rivera is probable with a deep thigh bruise.

Even with Manning sitting this late season game they jumped out to a 13-0 lead. We did get a FG to cut it to 13-3 before the half and another right after the half. They responded with a Montee Ball TD run to push it to 2 scores but in the 4th we added a pair of FGs to cut it to 8 and then with 3:2 left Carr found Andre Holmes for a 29 yard score. We got the stop and Carr hit James Jones for a 63 yard game winner with 29 seconds left.

Carr went 24/39 for 329 and 2 scores. MJD ran 19 times for 66 yards. James Jones caught 2 passes for 108 and a TD and Holmes added 1 for 29 and a score.

Brock Osweiler went 27/38 for 271 and a TD and a pick. Montee Ball ran 13 times for 66 yards and a score and Demaryius Thomas caught 9 passes for 134 yards.

Justin Tuck racked up 9 tackles and 2 sacks while Charles Woodson had a pick and Tyvon Branch forced and recovered a fumble.

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Season 1
Offense:
Passing: Derek Carr went 272/462 for 2869 yards and 12 TDs and 12 picks. He was solid at times but needs to become more consistent.

Matt Schaub went 21/36 for 261 yards with a TD and a pick.

Rushing: MJD ran 265 times for 704 yards and 2 scores and added 48 grabs on 67 targets and another 2 scores.

DMC racked up just 259 yards on 82 carries and 1 TD and added 10 grabs on 15 tries for 46 yards.

Marcel Reece ran 11 times for 98 yards and caught 10 passes on 14 tries for 62 yards.

Receiving:
James Jones led the way with 64 grabs on 121 targets gaining 836 yards and 4 scores. He also returned 41 punts 405 yards.

Denarius Moore racked up 42 catches on 73 tries gaining 602 yards and 3 scores.

Rod Streater caught 52 of 87 tries for 559 yards and a TD and returned 29 kicks 752 yard adding 1 TD.

Archie Kenworthy caught 38 passes on 72 targets for 432 yards and 2 TDs.

Andre Holmes caught 16 of 26 tries for 154 yards and 2 scores.

Mychal Rivera was our starting TE and caught just 11 of 21 tries for 88 yards.

Blocking: Jalen Cox made 17 of 68 key blocks and allowed 8 sacks

Austin Howard made 13 of 68 key blocks and allowed 15 sacks.

Donald Penn made 18 of 54 key blocks and allowed 15 sacks

Menelik Watson made 11 of 54 key blocks and allowed 15 sacks but added a pancake.

Stefen Wisniewski, in just 10 games, made 14 of 52 key blocks and allowed 2 sacks.

Kevin Boothe in 6 games made 5 of 34 key blocks and allowed 3 sacks.

Kicking: Sebastian Janikowski made 30 of 46 kicks including 8 of 21 beyond 50 yards. He also made all 19 XPs

Marquette King averaged 49.3 yards per punt and netter 42.7 putting 35 of 96 inside the 20.

Defense:
Dline: Justin Tuck racked up 92 total tackles, 12 sacks, 24 hurries, 26 knockdowns, and 3 blocks for a 7.8 rush percent. He also recovered a fumble.

LaMarr Woodley made 44 tackles, 6 sacks, 7 hurries, 4 blocks, and a knockdown with a 4.3 rush percent and a fumble recovery.

Justin Ellis made 48 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 6 hurries, 2 knockdowns, and a block with a 2.4 rush percent.

Antonio Smith made 48 tackles, 2 sacks, 8 hurries, 7 knockdowns, 2 blocks, and a 3.5 rush percent and forced a fumble.

Ashton Lowe had 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 hurry, and a 2.5 rush percent.

Butch Summers had 30 tackles, .5 sacks, 4 hurries, 2 blocks, and a 3.4 rush percent.

LBs: Khalil Mack made 135 tackles, 2 sacks, and 2 hurries while defensing 5 passes and making a pick.

Sio Moore racked up 122 total tackles, 1 sack, 1 block, 2 hurries, 1 knockdown, a forced fumble, a recovery, and 4 passes defensed.

Miles Burris made 107 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3 hurries, 1 forced fumble, and a pass defensed.

DBs: Charles Woodson made 86 tackles, 6 picks, a forced fumble and a recovery, 5 passes defensed, and 2 defensive scores.

Tyvon Branch racked up 121 tackles, 1 hurry, 4 picks, 4 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles, and a recovery.

DJ Hayden made 82 tackles and a sack 4 picks, 3 forced fumbles, 11 passes defensed, and a TD.

Carlos Rogers made 82 tackles, 12 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles, and a recovery.

Tarell Brown made 79 tackles and 5 passes defensed.

Joseph Fender made 18 tackles and 2 passes defensed.

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New England won the superbowl, as in real life. This time, however, they did it finally beating the Giants 31-23

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Staff Draft:
We are in the 30th spot so this will be tough for us. In the head coach draft noone made a change ahead of us and I made the first change going with 50 year old OLine specialist Gregory Osiecki who is very strong in player development, scouting, discipline, and play calling.

On the offensive side of the ball we upgraded to Herman Rivera, another 50 year old coach who is great at scouting, interviewing, intelligence, and young talent.

At DC we took a little lower end guy, 1 point lower than our current for suitable, to get a guy great at scouting, interviewing, and intelligence.

As an assistant we went with Scottie Henson, a 43 year old OLine coach great with young talent and playcalling.

We retained Denzel Ledford as our strength coordinator as he was the most suitable by a long ways.

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We enter free agency with 54 million dollars to spend and aside from a couple UDFAs no one to resign.

We makes offers to a short list of guys who we feel could fill in if we cannot improve each position through the draft.

Lance Kendricks: At 42/45 he is the 5th TE on the board and asking about a 3rd of what the 4 in front of him are but his 81 route running and 54/63 3rd down catching would give us a huge upgrade. Our initial offer is 3.5 over 2 years.

Brandon Gibson: We offered him 6 million over 2 years. He is just a 47 overall but with 78 big play receiving he is a guy we could get a few touches to and have him work well.

Orlando Franklin: at 40/42 he is not a great guard but would be our 2nd best lineman. We offered him 5.5 over 3 years as a placeholder.

Brandon Brooks: a 4th year guard from the Texans, at 45/48 overall we offered him 7 million over 4 years.

Gabe Carimi: A RT from Atlanta at 43/47 would be a starter. We offered him 5.8 over 3 years.

Terrell McClain: a 5th year DT, 43 overall, we offered him 3 million over 2 years.

Mason Foster: rated 65 he seems like a bargain for a 5th year MLB at 5.5 over 3 years.

Chris Culliver: At 44 overall he is a good man cover corner who is asking 6.7 over 3 years. He could be a solid number 2 corner.

Tavon Wilson: at 38/42 he is far from a great FS but for 4.3 million over 3 years he could be a bargain.

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Stage 4 we lost Mason Foster to Tampa

Stage 6 Chris Culliver signed with us

Stage 7 we signed G Orlando Franklin, TE Lance Kendricks, DT Terrell McClain, and FS Tavon Wilson but we lose T Gabe Carimi to Atlanta.

Stage 8 we signed WR Brandon Gibson

Stage 11 we signed G Brandon Brooks.

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Looking at the draft, and looking to pick 1:1 the biggest thing I notice is other than a QB there is noone worth the 1:1 spot. We are going to have to trade down I would imagine and despite Ezra Gutierrez looking to me like a borderline pick there I am sure I should draw some interest for a top pick and a shot at a QB, especially in a draft where there isnt much of a 2nd QB. The other top prospect is a DT who has an adjusted rating of 8.1 and 4 red combines and a blue and is 52% developed.

I trade the top spot to New Orleans for the 6th, their 3rd round spot, their 4th round spot, and a future 1st.

They take the DT. Kansas City takes the QB. Atlanta, Philly, and St Louis all take defenders who I had marked as not good enough to go there.

I then took the top player on my board, OT from Oklahoma State standing 6'8" 332 lbs with a red dash and blue elsewhere and great bars, Vince Binkow. He is initially listed at 40/84.

I then watch closely as the 5th WR on the board looks like a steal. Once there is a run on them and the guy 2 spots above him is taken I offer Dallas my 2nd and 3rd for the 26th overall and their 4th to move up for Bobby Thorton, a 6'1" 203 pound WR from colorado who skipped the combine and originally looks like a 45/77.

When my 3rd round pick roles around at 3:6 I see 3 guys equally worth the pick so I drop back a bit and take minnesota's pick here and in the 5th for my 3rd.

At 3:13 I then take CB Neal Reynolds a 16/38 corner.

I then take my 4th round pick and move back into the 3rd trading 7ths as well with new england and take FB Julio Pace, a mid tennessee state kid rated 40/71.

At 4:7 we take K Winfred Glenn, rated 25/52 in case our kicker retires.

Later in the 4th we take rb Liam Dunsmore, 35/44, to replace DMC

To start the 5th we take Kris Oberheu, 20/45, a 6'5" 335 lb DT.

In the mid 5th we take DE Hunter Middleton, 27/50.

We start the 6th with S Frank Shepardson, 20/43.

In the 7th we take Dwayne Emmons, a corner who bumps to 16/42 when moved to safety.

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Not much to note in late free agency, a bunch of UDFAs, Leodis McKelvin, and surprisingly we eventually got Rod Streater for just over 2 million for 2 years, down from the nearly 15 he was asking.

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Entering the regular season I am going to go over the roster again to update all the changes. This will make it much shorter than the 7 man roster I did going into last year since it is the final 53.

QB: Derek Carr, 34/56, should be better this year and still brings great accuracy, 45/77, and is great at reading defenses, 50/88 and throwing mid range, 47/84. He does miss some screens though, 16/26 and his timing is weak, 4/6. He is also one of four raiders currently on the green page and sits 2 spots above the QB we were looking at at 1:1. Blake Bortles is still the stud of last year's class.

Matt McGloin, 17/27, and Matt Schaub, 22, will back up the spot.

RB: This spot looks much different this year led by 4th round pick Liam Dunsmore, 39/46. He is an elusive,74/84, runner who knows how to find the hole, 57/66. UDFA Bruce Gunn, 41/47, is his backup and a very good pass catching back. UDFA Bryce Alston, 25/32 is also on the roster.

FB: Marcel Reece, 54, still has one good season in him with very reliable hands, 70 avoid drop, and solid skills across the board. Julio Pace, 31/46, was expected to be very good but dropped off in camp. He is a tough inside runner, 77 power, though.

TE: FA Lance Kendricks, 45, will start here and be a huge upgrade. He is a great route runner, 88, even if he struggles getting downfield, 8. Mychal Rivera, 29, will be the backup after starting last year. UDFA Kelly Brennan, 15/31, will be the 3rd string guy.

WR: James Jones, 58, still looks like the top guy with big play ability, 86, and the ability to adjust to throws, 84. Opposite him late 1st round pick Bobby Thornton 50/74, could be a long term starter with great big play ability, 100, and courage to attack the middle, 67/81. He is another of our 4 green pagers.

Brandon Gibson, 47, will play the slot and is another big play guy, 79. Rod Streater, 49, is back this year as well offering another big play threat, 86. UDFA Donald Perkins, 21/32, is a last resort.

C: Stefen Wisniewski, 57/69 is coming off of an ankle injury but is a very good run blocker, 56/75. UDFA Thomas Cauthen, 15/40, is the backup.

LG: Orlando Franklin, 45, should be a solid starter but will miss the first few games. Gabe Jackson, 27/34, will fill in for him and is a solid pass blocker, 54/75, but cannot run block, 2/4.

RG: Brandon Brooks. 36, comes over looking to be a solid placeholder. UDFA Seth Henson, 15/28 does not look like much of a contributer.

LT: Vince Binkow, 47/85, looks to prove us right for taking him. The second highest rated guy on the green page and the highest from this draft he is a great run blocker, 37/94. UDFA Evan Stram, 23/38, is a solid backup but hopefully we don't have to use him.

RT: Donald Penn, 37, will kick over from LT and fill this spot. Menelik Watson, 33, will back him up.

specialists: Marquette King, 70, is still one of the top punters in the league and K Sebastian Janikowski, 72, stuck around as a top kicker.

LE: Hunter Middleton, 33/55 a 5th rounder, is our other green page guy and a well rounded end. Lamarr Woodley, 38, is a solid backup.

RE: Justin Tuck, 60, is still a good finesse rusher, 74. UDFA Lionel Grier, 27/51, has potential as a backup all around pass rusher, 18/57 technique, 50 strength.

LDT: Terrell McClain, 47, is a solid technique rusher, 57. UDFA Lamar Yarbrough, 27/40, and 2nd year man Justin Ellis, 37/41, will fight for playing time.

RDT: Antonio Smith, 38, is a great technique rusher, 82 but struggles against the run, 13. Backup Kris Oberheu, 23/38, was a 5th round pick this year.

MLB: Miles Burris, 38/42, will start again this year and is a well rounded backer. Nick Roach, 18, is his backup.

SLB: Khalil Mack, 71/76, looks like a great LB and an elite run defender, 92/96. UDFA Ron Westbrook, 16/32, will back him up.

WLB: Sio Moore, 56, is a very well rounded backer who can do it all. UDFA Abel Flannery, 20/34, is not much of a backup.

LCB: DJ Hayden, 62, is great at making picks, 96, but cannot cover man to man, 18. Keith McGill, 42/49, a 4th rounder last year will fill in the nickle spot. Bernie Cullors, 31/37 won't play much.

RCB: Chris Culliver, 45, is a good man defender, 76. He struggles in press though, 8. Gustavo Welch, 11/33, is a UDFA.

SS: Tyvon Branch, 37, is out week 1 with a concussion but should become the starter. 6th round pick Frank Shepardson, 23/42 is a solid backup.

FS: Free Agent Tavon Wilson, 42/44, is great in zone defense, 74/79, and making picks, 82/83. Mr Irrelevant this year, Dwayne Emmons, 22/43, will be a solid backup with a knack for picks, 71/90.

LS: Jon Condo, 15, is a solid snapper, 69.

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Facing San Diego week 1 we are 3 point underdogs. Philip Rivers, 70, will keep them being very good for a long time.

Orlando Franklin, out 4 weeks with a broken ankle, and Tyvon Branch, doubtful and inactive this week with a concussion are our only injuries.

Despite being the underdog we get the first 2 scores on FGs in the first. They finally get a kick in the 2nd and then start the 3rd off right as rivers hits Wes Welker for a score. We come back quick though and Carr hits Brandon Gibson for a 29 yard strike. In the 4 we add a little distance with a 52 yard FG to win 16-10.

Carr went 23/34 for 249 with a TD and 2 picks. Gunn ran 10 times for 43 yards. James Jones caught 5 passes for 80 yards and Brandon Gibson added 3 for 55 and a score.

Rivers went 26/40 for 204 yards and a score and a pick. Donald Brown gained 32 yards on 11 carries. Wes Welker caught 6 passes for 50 yards and a score.

Frank Shepardson racked up 10 tackles while Justin Tuck had 9 with 3 sacks. Chris Culliver added a pick to the mix.

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We enter week 2 an 11 point underdog going to Detroit. Detrout managed to keep Ndamukong Suh, 78, and paired with nick Fairley, 81, and Ezekiel Ansah, 72, they make a great line. On the other side Calvin Johnson, 83, looks like a beast.

G Brandon Brooks joins the injury report with a strained back keeping him out up to 5 weeks. Orlando Franklin is still out as well looking at 3 more weeks and starting FS Tavon Wilson is questionable with a sprained knee.

Detroit starts it off quick as Stafford hits DeVier Posey and Eric Ebron for TDs in the first and Jed Collins and Ebron again in the second to take a 28-3 lead. Dunsmore runs in a score and Perkins scores on a 4 yard pass from McGloin late but we still lose solidly 31-17.

Carr went 10/20 for 102 yards and a pick while McGloin went 13/18 for 179 and a score but lost a fumble. Liam Dunsmore ran 8 times for 24 yards and a score while Bruce Gunn gained 50 on 5 tries. Bobby Thornton caught passes for 60 yards.

Matt Stafford went 33/42 for 322 and 4 scores. Carl Devine ran 22 times for 81 yards and Eric Ebron caught 7 passes for 90 yards and 2 scores.

Miles Burris racked up 13 tackles but we had no sacks or takeaways.

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Week 3 we are facing Andrew Luck, 54/70, and the 1-1 colts. They are favored by 1 point here in oakland.

Brandon Brooks has 4 weeks left and is still out. Orlando Franklin was upgraded to questionable with 2 weeks left and Tavon Wilson is still questionable with 2 weeks left. TE Lance Kendricks sprained his thumb and is probable for 2 weeks and RT Donald Penn bruised his heel and is probable for 2 weeks.

The first quarter was a kicking contest and we came out up 6-3. In the 2nd Bruce Gunn broke a 23 yard run but the Andrew Luck answered with a 33 yard run of his own. Indy then tied it with a FG, we answered with another and they matched it again leaving it 16-16 at the half.

They opened the 3rd quarter with another FG but then Carr took over leading a long drive ending with Marcel Reece catching a 1 yard pass for a score. He then added a 45 yard strike to Bobby Thorton to push the lead to 11. TY Hilton broke loose on a 52 yard score after that and the 2 point try brought them to within 3, 30-27, but as they were making their game winning drive attempt Tavon Wilson came up with the pick and took it to the house and we won 37-27.

Derek Carr went 16/19 for 229 yards and 2 scores. Liam Dunsmore ran 18 times for 77 yards and Bruce Gunn added 14 for 73 and a TD. Bobby Thornton caught 3 passes for 70 yards and a TD and Marcel Reece added 5 for 52 and a score.

Andrew Luck went 25/41 for 287 and a TD and ran 33 yards for a score but also threw 2 picks. Vick Ballard ran 9 times for 34 yards. Malachi Evans caught 7 passes for 113 yards and Hilton added 5 for 84 and a score.

Frank Shepardson had 7 tackles, Terrell McClain, Khalil Mack, and Justin Tuck each had a sack, and Tavon Wilson and DJ Hayden each had a pick.

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Week 4 we are traveling to Cincinatti as a 1 point favorite against the Bengals led by DT Geno Atkins, 79, and OLB Vontaze Burfict, 72.

Brandon Brooks looks to be out 3 more weeks. Orlando Franklin, Tavon Wilson, Donald Penn, and Lance Kendricks are all probable with 1 week left. Kicker Sebastian Janikowski broke his toe and will be questionable for 3 weeks.

Janikowski's injury does not slow him down though as the first 6 scores of the game are FGs and 4 are his. In the 4th quarter, with us up 12-6, Giovani Bernard looked to take it over scoring on a 5 yard run but Sebastian had one more kick in him and we won at the last second 15-13.

Carr went 19/31 for 229 yards. Liam Dunsmore ran 14 times for 103 yards. James Jones caught 4 passes for 95 yards. The key to our offense though was Janikowski making 5 of 7 field goals winning player of the game. His 2 misses were from 57 yards out.

Andy Dalton went 21/33 for 168 yards and 2 picks. Giovani Bernard ran 20 times for 64 yards and a score. AJ Green caught 7 passes for 81 yards.

Khalil Mack made 14 tackles and a sack. Miles Burris and Terrell McClain each added a sack and Chris Culliver and DJ Hayden each had a pick.

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Week 5 we face a fellow 3-1 team, Baltimore, and we are a 2 point favorite. They have a very solid line with 4 guys 59 overall or better.

Brandon Brooks was upgraded to questionable and will now start at RG. Antonio Smith strained a foot ligament and is out 4 weeks. Janikowski is probable with his broken toe and expected to be that way 2 weeks

Bruce Gunn starts off the fun with a yard score and after Baltimore gets their 2nd straight FG with 46 seconds left in the first the next play sees Liam Dunsmore break an 80 yard run. Baltimore adds another kick but Dunsmore adds to the halftime lead with an 18 yard score pushing it to 21-9. a pair of 3rd quarter FGs pushes our lead to 18 and even though Steve Smith scores 4th quarter TD and they add 2 points and a FG we still win 27-20.

Derek Carr went 14/22 for 133 with a pick. Liam Dunsmore broke out with 23 carries for 144 yards and 2 scores and 4 catches for 24 yards. Bruce Gunn added 13 carries for 44 yards and a score.

Carsn Palmer went 28/47 for 281 with a TD and 2 picks. Bernard Pierce ran 11 times for 47 yards. Steve Smith cauht 11 passes for 151 yards and a TD.

Miles Burris made 10 tackles. Justin tuck had 1.5 sacks with a forced fumble and a recovery. Khalil Mack made 8 tackles and a pick.

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Week 6 we are a 9 point favorite traveling to face a 1-3 cleveland squad. even with Manziel, 51/64, becoming a very good QB and 2 offensive linemen over 80 and phil taylor, 88, and Joe Haden, 81, on defense they have struggled to match the kind of improvement we have made going 4-1 so far this year.

Injuries have hit us hard now though. Brandon Brooks reinjured his back and will be out up to 5 weeks but even worse 1st round pick Bobby Thornton, a starting WR, separated his shoulder and could miss up to 6 weeks. RT Donald Penn bruised his thigh and will be probable 2 weeks and Janikowski still has 1 week as probable.

After we scored on a Carr to Streater 3 yard pass on the first drive the game turned all Cleveland and they put up 27 straight to win.

Derek Carr was 19/31 or 172 with a TD and a pick. Bruce Gunn ran 14 times for 65 yards but lost a fumble. Donald Perkins caught 4 passes for 59 yards.

johnny Manziel went 16/24 for 120 yards and a pick but ran 5 times for 30 yards. Isaiah Crowell ran 19 times for 126 yards and 2 scores. Andrew Hawkins was their top pass catcher with 4 for 32 yards.

Miles Burris racked up 17 tackles and Khalil Mack had 13 and a sack. Tavon Wilson had a pick.

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Week 7 we have to travel again, this time to Kansas City where we are a 3 point favorite over a 2-3 squad. Without Derrick Johnson their defense keys around Justin Houston, 88, and Eric Berry, 82. Rookie QB Ezra Gutierrez is the first first round QB they have had in a long time here and has had some bumps along the way but should be worth the pick.

Brooks and Thornton, are still out for 5 weeks each. Antonio Smith is out for 3 weeks. Donald Penn is still probable this week.

We have not been the same since thornton came out ut we started off good with Lance Kendricks scoring our first TD from the TE position since I started. They answered with a 79 yard pass to Travis Kelce and then added to it when Grady Haddix caught a 7 yard strike. James Jones, with 2 minutes left in the half, tied it up with a grab from 18 yards out. We left too much time on the clock though and Michael Crabtree was able to score on an 11 yard catch just 30 seconds later.

We started off the 3rd cutting the lead to 4 with a FG but Josh Bellamy caught an 11 yard score to push it to 28-17 and then Matt Prater added a FG. With 6 minutes left we cut into it with a FG and then Carr hit Streater from 22 out with 54 seconds left and we did get the 2. We could not get the onside kick though and lost 31-28.

Carr went 25/34 for 306 and 3 TDs. Streater caught 7 passes for 119 yards and a score and Jones added 5 for 94 and a score. Bruce Gun ran 7 times for 46 yards but Liam Dunsmore was held to 37 on 18 tries.

Ezra Gutierrez won this one going 21/27 for 261 with 4 TDs and a pick. Travis Kelce caught 2 passes for 88 yards and a score. Jamal Charles ran 18 times for 94 yards.

Miles Burris racked up 11 tackles and DJ Hayden had a pick.

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Week 8 we are finally back home facing Pittsburgh as a 5 point favorite. We have struggled without Thornton though so who knows. Pitt is 3-3 behind great play from WR Antonio Brown, 83, and thanks to a running game improved with the addition of guard Mike Upati, 85.

Bobby Thornton and Brandon Brooks are still out another 4 weeks. FS Tavon Wilson is added to that group out 3 with a strained calf. Antonio Smith was upgraded to probable for the next 2 weeks.

We bounce back taking control of a game like we have not been able to rushing out to a quick 28-3 lead and holding on to win 35-12.

Derek Carr was a model of efficiency going 14/17 for 217 yards and 2 TDs. Bruce Gun ran 21 times for 86 yards and 2 scores while Liam Dunsmore ran 12 times for 66 yards and a TD. Rod Streater caught 3 passes for 71 yards and a score while Lance Kendricks added 2 for 14 and a TD.

Big Ben went 30/43 for 353 and a pick. Leveon Bell ran 12 times for 58 yards but 42 came on 1 carry. Antonio Brown lit it up with 9 grabs for 150 yards but as a team they just couldnt finish.

Justin Tuck had 8 tackles while Terrell McClain and Lamar Yarbrough each had a sack and Tyvon Branch had a pick.

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Week 9 we are hosting San Diego who we already beat on the road and who is currently 1-6. We are an 8 point favorite in this one.

A week before the bye week we are starting to get a little healthier. Brandon Brooks is still out 3 weeks and Tavon Wilson 2 but Bobby Thorton was upgraded to questionable for the next 3 and will play a limited role in this one. Antonio Smith still has 1 probable week left and Marcel Reece has knee tendinitis and is probable this week.

We started the game off right as on the first drive Sio Moore returned a pick 92 yards for a score. When they responded with a FG we engineered a long drive ending in Lance Kendricks catching a 4 yard TD. He has became a real weapon for us at TE compared to what we had last year. After that early 2nd quarter score the game stopped until each team added a FG in the last couple minutes and we won 17-6.

Derek Carr went 12/18 for 121 yards and a TD. Liam Dunsmore ran 16 times for 45 yards James Jones caught 3 passes for 54 yards and in his return Thorton was only targeted once and didnt make a catch.

Philip Rivers went 32/58 for 341 and 2 picks. Donald Brown ran 11 times for 20 yards. Wes Welker caught 5 passes for 88 yards.

Khalil Mack had 12 tackles. Justin Ellis and Hunter Middleton each recorded a sack and Sio Moore and Chris Culliver each had a pick.

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a week 10 bye allowed us to get healthy to face Denver in Denver in week 11. We are a 4 point favorite going against this 3-6 post manning squad led now by QB Brock Osweiler who we beat last year.

Our injury report is just 4 probables. Bobby Thornton for 2 weeks and Rod Streater, Bruce Gunn, and Brandon Brooks for 1 week. All will see near full playing time.

The first quarter is quite until denver scores near the end on a Lawrence Timmons 4 yard fumble return. We start the 2nd with a 15 yard score by Bruce Gunn but they answer right away with a Montee Ball TD. We get a FG with 3 minutes left to cut the lead to 14-10 but they end the half strong scoring a TD on a pass to Cody Latimer with 2 minutes left and the getting a FG as time expired to go up 24-10.

They then get a FG to open the 2nd half pushing the lead to 3 scores but we answer quickly with another FG. In the 4th quarter Carr takes pver leading 2 long drives ending with short TD strikes, one to Brandon Gibson, one to Brude Gunn. With the score tied and time running out he the sets us up for a game winning 51 yard FG which we made to win 30-27.

Carr went 24/32 for 219 yards with 2 TDs and a pick and also lost a fumble. Liam Dunsmore was good going 14 carries for 94 yards but Bruce Gunn was great running 12 times for 130 yards and a TD and adding a 5 yard TD catch. Bobby Thornton caught 6 balls for 76 yards and Brandon Gibson added 6 for 67 and a TD.

Brock Osweiler went 22/43 for 244 yards with a TD and a pick. Montee Ball ran 16 times for 101 yards and a TD and caught 3 passes for 70 yards.

Miles Burris racked up 14 tackles while Justin Tuck had 2 sacks and Lamar Yarbrough and Lionel Grier each added 1. Dwayne Emmons made a pick.

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Week 12 we are finally an underdog again, this time by 7 points hosting an 8-2 Minnesota team led by SS Harrison Smith, 72, and CB Xavier Rhodes, 70.

Just when it seemed we would get healthy James Jones broke his clavicle and will miss up to 7 weeks. Lance Kendricks is also out 3 weeks with a hyperextended elbow. Terrell McClain is doubtful 2 weeks with a hyperextended knee. Milers Burris is probable 4 weeks with a strained rotator cuff and Brandon Gibson is probable this week with a bad cold.

Despite being banged up we jumped out to a quick lead scoring the first 17 points as carr put us on his back leading us to a FG scoring drive then finishing one hitting Bobby Thornton on a 4 yard throw and another taking it himself for a 7 yard score. Bridgewater then hit Jenning for a score but we added another kick to end the half up 20-7 Both teams added 3 in the 3rd and 3 early in the 4th to push it to 27-13. Cordarrelle Patterson narrowed it to 6 with a late TD catch but they couldnt get the onside kick and we ran it out to win 26-20 and guarantee we wont have a losing season.

Carr went 21/30 for 221 with a TD and ran for a TD as well. Bruce Gunn ran 14 times for 74 yards. Bobby Thornton caught 7 passes for 68 yards and a score.

Teddy Bridgewater went 30/54 for 313 and 2 scores and 2 picks. Steven Ridley ran 9 times for 82 yards and Greg Jennings caught just 8 passes on 17 tries but went for 112 yards and a TD.

Miles Burris racked up 10 tackles while Tavon Wilson and Chris Culliver each had a pick and Lamarr Woodley forced a fumble the Tyvon Branch recovered.

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Week 13 we are a 4 point favorite facing a 4-7 Bills team. They still have 2 of the top DTs in the country in Kyle Williams, 88, and Marcel Dareus, 95, but the team around them has dropped off some.

James Jones is still out 6 weeks and now return man Keith McGill strained his Patellar Tendon and is out 5 weeks. Lance Kendricks has been upgraded to questionable for the next 2 weeks while miles Burris is probable 3 weeks and Lamar Yarbrough is probable 1 week with a bad cold.

After 6 punts in the 1st quarter, 3 by each team, buffalo started out the 2nd with Marquise Goodwin catching a 31 yard TD pass. They then added a FG to push the lead to 10 but we closed the half with Carr hitting Streater for a 22 yard score and opened the 3rd with a FG to tie. Bryce Brown answered with a 5 yard scoring catch but we owned the 4th with a FG, a lance Kendricks TD grab to take the lead with 44 seconds left and then up 20-17 capped it off with a Dwayne Emmons pick 6 to end their chances and win 27-17.

Carr went 21/32 for 265 with 2 TDs. Bruce Gunn ran 7 times for 32 yards. Lance Kendricks caught 4 passes for 63 yards and a TD.

Kyle Orton went 23/28 for 216 with 2 TDs and 2 picks. CJ Spiller ran 14 times for 53 yards. Sammy Watkins caught 3 passes for 61 yards.

Khalil Mack made 11 tackles and a sack and Sio moore added another sack. Chris Culliver and Dwayne Emmons each had a pick.

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Week 14 we are once again an underdog, this time by 1 point as we host he Packers led by the league's top QB, Aaron Rodgers, 81. They are currently 7-5 in a 3 way tie for 2nd place in their division with a 1-3 division record and could miss the playoffs. We, on the other hand, could seal a playoff spot this week if we win or if Denver loses at Minnesota.

James Jones is still out and 5 weeks from healed. Keith McGill is doubtful and I am holding him out. He is 4 weeks to full strength. Miles Burris is probable 2 weeks and Lance Kendricks is probable for 1.

After they start the game with a FG on the opening drive Bruce Gunn takes control as we score 27 straight points and he catches 2 TD passes and runs for a TD. Randall Cobb does catch a late TD from backup QB Leroy Taylor and we add a late FG and we win 30-11.

Derek Carr went 21/32 for 268 with 2 scores. Liam Dunsmore ran 19 times for 81 yards and Gunn added 18 for 44 and a score and 2 catches for 35 yards and 2 scores. Bobby Thornton caught all 7 passes thrown his way for 82 yards.

Aaron Rodgers went 16/23 for 166 yards and a pick while Leroy Taylor went 6/16 for 108 and a score. Eddie Lacy racked up just 7 yards on 7 carries. Randall Cobb did catch 4 passes for 71 yards and a TD but it took him 10 targets.

Miles Burris and Dwayne Emmons each had 7 tackles while Justin Tuck had 2.5 sacks, Lamar Woodley had 2, and Hunter Middleton had 1.5. Chris Culliver had a pick as well

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Week 15 we host a 5-8 Kansas City squad that beat us earlier in the year. This time we are a 10 point favorite.

James Jones is out another 4 weeks and now Orlando Franklin is also out 4 with a strained achilles. Keith McGill has been upgraded to questionable for 3 weeks and will resume some return duties. Vince Binkow, our stud LT, has knee tendinitis and is probable 3 weeks and Miles Burris is still probable for 1.

After we punted on our first drive the Chiefs came down and got 3. A couple drives later though we got on the board with a Bruce Gunn 41 yard TD run to take the lead. KC scored on a 40 yard pass to Crabtree to end the first half and the on a 48 yard Jamall Charles run to start the 2nd half. Thornton answered on the following drive though, cutting the lead back to 3 with an 85 yard catch and run. After a couple failed drives we finally got close with 2:33 left and Derek Carr took it himself from 5 yards out and we took a 21-17 lead. The Chiefs drove down to the 1 yard line and were facing a 4th and goal with seconds left when rookie Ezra Gutierrez managed to scramble in for a 1 yard game winning score and the chiefs swept us on the season 2-0 winning this game 24-21.

Carr went 14/28 for 293 and a TD and ran for a TD. Bruce Gunn ran 10 times for 91 yards and a TD. Bobby Thornton had 3 grabs for 94 yards and a score.

Ezra Gutierrez was 21/25 for 278 and a score and ran 5 times for 25 yards and a score. Jamaal Charles ran 15 times for 83 yards and a TD. Donnie Avery caught 7 passes for 96 yards.

Frank Shepardson, DJ Hayden, and Miles Burris each had 8 tackles and Shepardson, Justin Tuck, and Justin Ellis each had a sack.

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Week 16 we travel to Chicago as a 3 point favorite against a 7-7 squad led by corners Kyle Fuller, 78, and Charles Tillman, 68.

Orlando Franklin is out 3 more weeks. Bruce Gunn strained his patellar tendon and is doubtful for 2 weeks. James Jones was upgraded to questionable and had 3 weeks left and will play some this week as we are fighting for a 1st round bye. Vince Binkow and Keith McGill each are probable for 2 weeks. Tavon Wilson bruised his shoulder and Hunter Middleton has knee bursitis and both are probable 1 week.

We came into this one and got demolished as after Dunsmore ran one in on the first drive Chicago scored 38 straight points in what would turn into a 48-17 blowout.

Carr went 15/28 for 150 with a TD and a pick and lost 2 fumbles. Dunsmore ran 7 times for 60 yards and a score while Alston ran 18 for 71 and caught a 15 yard TD. Gibson caught 5 balls for 89 yards.

Cutler went 19/26 for 290 and 4 scores. Matt Forte ran 17 times for 44 yards and a TD. Alshon Jeffery caught 5 passes for 162 yards and 3 TDs and FB Donnie Ramirez added a 2 yard TD grab.

Khalil Mack led the team with 7 tackles but we had no sacks or turnovers.

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We will close out the season against Denver again. This year we are hosting them as a 7 point favorite and we are the team headed to the playoffs after this.

Rod Streater has a stress fracture in his foot and is out up to 4 weeks. Orlando Franklin is still out with 2 weeks left. James Jones is questionable 2 more weeks and Bobby Thorton pulled his groin and is questionable 2 weeks. Miles Burris is probable 2 weeks with Knee Tendinitis. Keith McGill. Vince Binkow, and Bruce Gunn each have a probable week left as does Stefen Wisniewski who broke his finger.

Our slide continues as Brock Oswieler and the Broncos handle us 34-17.

Carr went 11/23 for 117 with a TD and 2 picks. Liam Dunsmore ran 14 times for 102 yards and a score. Brandon Gibson had 3 catches for 61 yards and a score.

Osweiler went 26/36 for 363 and 3 scores. Montee Ball ran 23 times for 45 yards and caught 4 passes for 58 and a TD. Demaryius Thomas made 8 grabs for 130 and 2 scores.

Khalil Mack made 11 tackles and Justin Tuck made 2 sacks while Justin Ellis, Kris Oberheu and Hunter Middleton each had 1

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The wildcard round of the playoffs looks like an interesting slate with 3 of the top QBs from the in their 2nd year leading teams here and another in the bye week group. The QBs from that class are off to a great start.

We are facing a Cleveland team that beat us earlier in the year and went 9-7 but we are hosting them and a 5 point favorite.

Green Bay is headed to Seattle who beat them 30-27

Jacksonville is staying in their division headed to Houston and are the only away team favored to win. They still came away losers 20-10

Tampa Bay also stays within their division heading to New Orleans. Tampa won 19-13.

Lance Kendricks strained his calf and will miss the week. DJ Hayden tore some knee cartilage and will miss the playoffs. Rod Streater is still out 3 weeks. Kelly Brennan sprained his neck and is probable 4 weeks. Bruce Gunn, James Jones, Bobby Thornton, and Orlando Franklin are all probable 1 week.

The 2nd year QB matchup looked like another disappointment as Crowell started off with a yard TD and then Josh Gordon caught TD passes from 11 and 41. Cleveland added a field goal at the end of the half to go up 24-0.

The second half was a complete reverse though as the 3rd quarter saw Carr throw a TD to Bruce Gunn and another to Donald Perkins each from 3 yards out. He then narrowed the gap to 3 early in the 4th with a 12 yard run. Cleveland pushed the lead to 6 with minutes left but Carr led a long drive and capped it off hitting Gunn from 2 yards out to win 28-27.

Carr went 29/39 for 306 yards with 3 TDs and a pick and ran for a TD as well. Liam Dunsmore ran 10 times for 33 yards. Brandon Gibson caught 6 passes for 93 yards. Bruce Gunn only gained 15 yards on his 4 catches be scored on 2 of them. Donald Perkins caught 2 for 27 and a score.

Johnny Manziel was 28/39 for 389 and 2 scores. Isaiah Crowell ran 11 times for 46 yards and a score. Josh Gordon caught 9 passes for 181 yards and 2 scores while Jordan Cameron caught 10 for 133.

Frank Shepardson had 9 tackles and Justin Tuck and Hunter Middleton each had 1.5 sacks.

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The divisional week sees houston travel to New England. New England won 33-27.

We are a 2 point favorite heading to Baltimore.

Seattle will head to Washington. Washington slipped by with a 2 point win.

Tampa head to Minnesota. The vikings won easy, 37-10.

Marcel Reece broke his clavicle and will miss the playoffs. Hayden is still out till the end. Streater is doubtful for 2 more weeks. Kelly Brennan is probable 3 weeks and Orlando Franklin is for another 1.

We jumped out to a 20 point lead in the first half and controlled most of the game until they hit a pair of late Torrey Smith TDs to cut the lead to 23-17. They got the onside kick and were driving until a mid range throw got picked by Frank Shepardson with and he took it 90 yards for the score with 10 seconds left to win 30-17.

Carr went 20/25 for 254 with 2 TDs. Liam Dunsmore ran 24 times for 75 yards. Bobby Thornton caught 6 passes for 121 yards and a TD. Kelly Brennan also caught 2 for 21 and a TD.

Flacco went 20/33 for 367 with 2 TDs and 2 picks. Bernard Pierce ran 15 times for 6 yards Torrey Smith caught 7 for 174 and 2 TDs.

Justin Tuck had 6 tackles and a sack. Hunter Middleton had a sack, strip, and recovery. Chris Culliver and Frank Shepardson each had a pick.

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The conference championship has us facing a 1 point favorite in New England.

Washington also travels to face a great Minnesota team. Minnesota dominates them 41-13

Reece and Hayden are still out for the long haul. Streater is upgraded to questionable for this last week but we are playing it safe. Brennan is probable 2 more weeks and Franklin still is for a week.

New England controlled this one from the start at are back in the superbowl after beating us 27-6.

Carr went 14/29 for 191 yards. Dunsmore ran 9 times for 71 yards. Jones made 4 grabs in 8 tries for 64 yards.

Tom Brady went 32/37 for 333 with 3 TDs. Roy Helu ran 21 times for 54 yards. Brandon Lafell caught 8 passes for 92 yards and a score and Aaron Dobson caught 4 for 53 and 2 TDs.

Miles Burris racked up 15 tackles and Khalil Mack had 12.

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Teddy Bridgewater was the first QB from the 2014 class to win a superbowl as the Vikings beat the Patriots 24-13.

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Season Review:
Passing: Derek Carr went 279/431 for 3291 yards with 20 TDs and 9 picks. He also ran for 2 scores.

Rushing: Liam Dunsmore ran 235 times for 995 yards and 6 TDs and caught 23 of 25 passing targets for 187 yards.

Bruce Gunn ran 175 times for 943 yards and 7 TDs and caught 17 of 19 targets for 140 yards and 3 more TDs.

Marcel Reece ran 41 times for 73 yards and caught 31 of 40 targets for 175 yards and a TD.

Receiving: In a banged up group of receivers Brandon Gibson led the way with 45 grabs in 71 tries for 666 yards and 3 TDs.

In 13 games and 11 starts Bobby Thorton caught 53 of 83 targets for 645 yards and 3 scores. He did have his first 100 yard game in the playoffs though.

In 12 games James Jones caught 35 of 61 targets for 547 yards and a TD. He also gained 8.6 yards per on 14 punt returns.

Rod Streater caught 32 of 58 targets for 478 and 4 scores. he also averaged 10.3 yards on 7 punt returns and 23.7 on 6 kick returns.

Donald Perkins caught 25 of 38 passes for 320 yards and a score.

Lance Kendricks caught 25 of 44 targets for 257 yards and 4 scores.

Blocking: Stefen Wisniewski made 33 of 104 key blocks and 2 pancakes while allowing 4 sacks.

Vince Binkow made 28 of 91 key blocks and allowed 6 sacks.

Donald Penn made just 14 of 63 key blocks and allowed 9 sacks.

In 11 games Orlando Franklin made 17 of 58 key blocks with 1 pancake and 3 sacks allowed.

Brandon Brooks made 15 of 42 key blocks with 1 pancake and 7 sacks allowed.

Seth Henson made 13 of 32 key blocks and allowed 5 sacks.

Specialists: Marquette King averaged 48.6 yards on 87 punts and had a net of 41.1 putting 36 inside the 20.

Sebastian Janikowski made 31/37 FGs including 6/10 from 50+ and made all 38 xps

Defensive line: Justin Tuck had 68 tackles, 13 sacks, 26 hurries, 25 knockdowns, 6 blocks, an 8.1 rush percent, 3 forced fumbles, and a recovery.

Hunter Middleton racked up 36 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 14 hurries, 1 block, 1 knockdown a 3.8 rush percent, and a forced fumble as a rookie DE.

Justin Ellis had 35 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 7 hurries, 5 knockdowns, a 3.5 rush percent, and a forced fumble.

Terrell McClain just played 10 games but made 30 tackles, 3 sacks, 5 hurries, 3 blocks, 2 knockdowns, and a 3.6 rush percent

Lamarr Woodley made 9 tackles, 2 sacks, 5 hurries, and a 6 rush percent and also forced a fumble.

Lamar Yarbrough made 24 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 hurries, and a 2.1 rush percent.

Kris Oberheu made 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3 hurries, and a 2.9 rush percent.

Linebackers: Miles Burris made 146 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 block, 4 hurries, 1 pick and 6 passes defensed.

Khalil Mack racked up 121 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 hurry, 2 knockdowns, 1 pick, 2 passes defensed, and 1 forced fumble.

Sio Moore made 54 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 knockdowns, 1 pick, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 defensive TD.

Defensive Backs: Frank Shepardson made 107 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 hurry, and 7 passes defensed.

Tavon Wilson racked up 65 tackles, 3 picks, 9 passes defensed, and a TD.

DJ Hayden made 71 tackles, 1 hurry, 3 picks, 11 passes defensed, and a forced fumble.

Chris Culliver made 59 tackles, 6 picks, and 10 passes defensed.

Keith McGill made 55 tackles and 6 passes defensed.

Tyvon Branch made 27 tackles, 1 pick, 2 passes defensed, and a fumble recovery.

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Staff draft: Jahri Evans was signed as our assistant. He is a better scout and interviewer and better with young talent.

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We started off free agency signing a bunch of our former UDFAs to extensions. HB Bruce Gunn, 45, and DE Lionel Grier, 30/51, are the only major signings. All the rest of our team with no contracts are well past their prime but I may give Justin Tuck, 60, and offer if he isn't getting any offers.

We start out offering G Brandon Mosley, 47, a contract worth 9 million over 4 years.

We offered DE Olivier Vernon, 48/51, a 5th year dolphin, 11 million over 4 years to replace Tuck who wanted 5 for the next year.

We offered DT Jimmy Staten 48/50, a 3rd year seahawk, 3 million for the next 2 years.

Also, needing a MLB, we offer 7th year man Perry Riley, 56, 19 million over 4 years.

Stage 5 we signed Jimmy Staten

Stage 6 we signed Perry Riley

Stage 7 we signed Olivier Vernon

Stage 8 we signed Brandon Mosley

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We are drafting 24th and 29th in the 1st round. With our first pick we hold tight and take guard Raul Webster, 32/70, a 6'4, 305 lb Army lineman with 3 red combine scores.

We trade the 29th pick to St Louis for the 5th pick of the second round and a late 4th and early 5th.

At 2:5 we took C Graham Moore, 33/73, from texas.

With our 2nd round pick we took DE Jacob Keith, 31/64, from Oklahoma.

In the 3rd round we took Tennessee MLB Jared Bernard 19/50.

In the 4th we took Baylor QB Charles Wiegmann, 20/50.

We also took DT Ricky Jelenik, 19/39

In the 5th we took CB Deion Hampton, 17/37, and S Colin Norton, 13/38

In the 6th we took TE Carlos Thompson, 27/58, who could be the steal of the draft.

In the 7th we continued our search for a kicker with Caiden Filar, 20/56.

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Year 3 roster analysis: Entering year 3 we have to be considered a true contender with an improving roster and coming off of a 10 win regular season where we fought our way to the conference championship game.

QB: Derek Carr, 49/56, is currently the 16th best QB in the league, right in the middle of the pack. He is great at reading defenses, 78/90, and hitting mid range passes, 70/81.

4th round pick Charles Wiegmann, 22/49, will be our number 2 QB and is best throwing screens, 26/70 and mid range passes, 26/70. He struggles with timing, 0/1. UDFA Derek Thomas, 8/54, is a real project but could be a solid qb who is great on 3rd down, 50/72, but cannot sense pressure, 0.

RB: Liam Dunsmore, 44/46, es a very elusive runner, 82, who is not great breaking big runs, 26 or catching passes. Bruce Gunn is a solid number 2 back who adds a pass catching dimension to the game. Late FA signing Devon Huffman, 34/41 only got 7 carries for minnesota last year but is a solid 3rd down runner, 62/73.

FB: Mackenzie Kemock, 36/53, is already the 19th best fullback in the league and has the 7th highest potential of any fullback.

TE: the 29th pick of the 6th round Carlos Thompson, 40/74, has the potential to be one of the top pass catching TEs in the league with huge big play ability 90, and great ability to avoid drops, 26/94. Lance Kendricks, 46, revitalized our TE spot last year and is the 19th best TE in the league. With the two of them expect a lot of 2 TE sets. Mychal Rivera, 28, has seen his role reduced each year and wont get much playing time this year.

WR: Bobby Thorton, 60/74 is a huge big play threat, 98, as well as a great all around WR. He has the 4th highest potential of any WR in the league. Rod Streater, 49, will again be a starter, taking over for James Jones, 47, who will move to the slot. Brandon Gibson, 44, is going to see some passes as the 4th guy. UDFA Kody Briley, 20/30 won't see much playing time.

C: Stefen Wisniewski, 68/69, is just in his 6th year and is still a very good lineman but is now being challenged by 2nd round rookie Graham Moore, 42/73, who has the potential to pass up Wisniewski in his spot as the 6th best C in the league.

LG: The raiders first pick this year went to LG Raul Webster, 40/67. He is a very strong blocker, 80, and has the 7th highest potential of any guard in the league. Orlando Franklin, 45, was solid last year but was too often hurt.

RG: Brandon Mosley, 48, gives this team a solid, though not great, interior lineman. Lamont Whalen, 25/43, has backup potential as a UDFA

LT: Vince Binkow, 66/77, is already one of the top 15 tackles in the league and should move up even higher Evan Stram, 23/38 will back him up.

RT: Menelik Watson, 32, will take back the RT spot. Zane Hevey, 19/33 will back him up.

P: Marquette King, 70, is the 10th best punter in the league.

K: UDFA Lamar Ficken, 32/53, takes over for a great kicker in sebastian Janikowski.

LE: Free Agent Olivier Vernon, 51/57 is a great finesse rusher, 72/79. Hunter Middleton, 46/54, was last year's starter and is a well rounded backup.

RE: Jacob Keith, 36/64, looks like a great 2nd round pick and a great technique rusher, 31/85. Lionel Greer, 35/50, looks like a good backup.

LDT: Terrell McClain, 45, will once again miss time starting the season with a broken fibula. Justin Ellis, 40, will fill in for the time being while Lamar Yarbrough, 33/42 will again be a backup.

RDT: Free Agent Jimmy Staten, 48, looks decent here. Backup Kris Oberheu, 27/38 wont play much.

MLB: Free agent Perry Riley, 57, was this regime's top free agent signing to date garnering a 19 million dollar deal. He is a great run defende, 77. Miles Burris, 42, will move down to a backup role.

SLB: Khalil Mack, 73 is the 5th best OLB in the league. Rookie Jared Bernard, 20/39, is decent.

WLB: Sio Moore, 55, is still a very capable OLB. Frederick Ramirez, 14/28, should not play much.

LCB: DJ Hayden, 62 is a very good corner. Keith McGill, 51, is a great nickle guy. Bernie Cullors, 36/38 will be a backup.

RCB: Chris Culliver, 45, was one of the most successful free agents on this team last year. Dalton Kramer, 36/38 wont play much.

SS: Frank Shepardson, 38 looks solid. Tyvon Branch, 31, is on the downhill slide.

FS: Tavon Wilson, 50, was great last year. Jeremiah Towle, 41, will get some playing time. Dwayne Emmons, 34/40, was a big time playmaker last year.

LS: Jon Condo, 15, is the oldest player on the team.

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Week 1 we face the Chiefs as a 1 point favorite. Justin Houston and Eric Berry are joined by 1st round pick Ike Jennings, 50/78. Ezra Gutierrez has led them to 2 wins over us last year and looks to repeat.

Terrell McClain is out 7 weeks with a broken Fibula. Orlando Franklin is questionable for unknown length with a strained hamstring. Graham Moore is questionable 3 weeks with a sprained knee and Raul Webster is questionable 2 weeks with the same. RT Menelik Watson is probable 1 week with a strained rotator cuff.

After Bruce Gunn scores from 5 yards out on the first drive Rod Streater breaks a 63 yard pass to push the lead to 14. Kansas City came roaring back as Ezra Gutierrez ran one in from 7 yards out then hit Lonnie Mathis from 4 yards out to tie. We traded FGs in the 3rd and we added another in the 4th with 3 minutes left. With 1:30 left Knile Davis sliced his way in for a 4 yard score to take the lead 24-20. We drove down to the 4 yard line and with 2 seconds left carr checked down to Gunn for a short TD pass.

Carr went 21/26 for 244 with 2 TDs. Liam Dunsmore ran 18 times for 86 yards. Bruce Gunn ran 14 times for 63 yards and a TD and added a 4 yard catch for another. Rod Streater caught 4 passes for 102 yards and a score.

Gutierrez went 21/33 for 248 with a TD and ran for a TD. Knile Davis ran 15 times for 32 yards and a TD. Michael Crabtree caught 6 passes for 66 yards.

Perry Riley and Frank Shepardson each had 7 tackles.

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Week 2 we are a 2 point underdog headed to NewOrleans. Drew Brees, 65, and Jimmy Graham, 82, still lead this offense while safeties Jarius Byrd, 82, and Kenny Vaccaro, 78 lead the defense.

McClain is still out while cb Chris Culliver joins him 3 weeks with a hyperextended elbow and Menelik Watson is out 5 with a strained elbow tendon. Orlando Franklin is still questionable unknown. Graham Moore is questionable 2 weeks and Raul Webster is probable 1.

Both teams start off with a FG and in the 2nd when they score a TD on an Amendola 67 yard catch and run they take a 10-3 halftime lead. In the 3rd we do add 3 but Pierre Thomas scores on a 9 yard run. The 4th quarter belonged to Carr though as he threw TDs to Thornton and Jones to take a 20-17 lead.

Carr went 23/35 for 251 with 2 TDs and a pick. Dunsmore ran 21 times for 101 yards. Carr spread the ball around as 9 guys caught passes led by junes with 3 for 52 yards and a score.

Brees went 22/39 for 282 and a TD. thomas only gained 37 yards on 11 carries but did score. Jimmy Graham caught 6 passes for 91 yards.

DJ Hayden had 9 tackles and Hunter Middleton added a sack.

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Week 3 we are a 2 point favorite facing a 1-1 Ravens squad in Oakland. Their defense is now led by 2nd year linebacker Jay Fox, 72, who put up 10.5 sacks as a rookie while recording 99 tackles.

Terrell McClain is out another 5 weeks. Menelik Watson is out 4. Bobby Thornton, our top WR, joins them 3 weeks with a hyperextended knee. Chris Culliver has been upgraded to questionable for the next 2 weeks. Graham Moore has been bumped up to probable for 1 week. Justin Ellis bruised his ribcage and is probable 3 weeks.

After Carr threw a pick on the first drive Torrey Smith caught a short pass and went 75 yards for a score to give Baltimore a quick lead. We answered late in the 1st as Mackenzie Kemock showed toughness running after a screen pass from carr to gain 9 yards and a TD. We added a field goal to start the 2nd to take the lead but the ravens then answered capping a drive with a Lorenzo Taliaferro run. They then got a FG right before and then right after halftime and 12 seconds after their 3rd quarter FG they pushed the lead to 27-10 with a Dean Coleman pick 6. Our offense took the field down 3 scores though and would not be denied as over the rest of the 3rd and the 4th we scored 28 straight point on 2 Liam Dunsmore runs, a Bruce Gunn run, and a 43 yard pass from Carr to Carlos Thompson and we won the game 38-27.

Carr went 23/34 for 320 yards with 2 TDs and 2 picks. Liam Dunsmore ran 22 times for 115 yards and 2 scores while Bruce Gunn added 12 for 54 and a TD. James Jones caught all 6 passes thrown his way for 97 yards and Carlos Thompson caught 4 for 87 and a score.

Logan Thomas went 14/33 for 223 with a TD and 2 picks. Bernard Pierce ran 18 times for 89 yards/ Torrey Smith caught 3 of 8 passes thrown to him for 83 yards including 69 after the catch and 1 TD.

Chris Culliver had 8 tackles. Frank Shepardson and Dwayne Emmons each had a pick. Justin Ellis had a sack and a strip which Olivier Vernon recovered.

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In week 4 we are facing the top QB from Derek Carr's class, Blake Bortles, 74/76, and the Jacksonville Jags. At 2-1 they are a 2 point favorite over us.

Terrell McClain is still out 5 weeks and Menelik Watson is still out 4. DJ Hayden is doubtful 3 weeks with an abdominal strain. Bobby Thornton was upgraded to questionable for the next 2 weeks. Carlos Thompson is questionable for 2 with knee bursitis. Derek Carr is probable 3 weeks with knee tendinitis. Justin Ellis is probable 2 weeks with a bruised ribcage. Chris Culliver still has 1 probable week.

The game started off with a long drive ending in Carlos Thompson making a great grab in the endzone on a 1 yard score. They answered with a FG and then Dunsmore capped another long drive with a 1 yard run. They finally answered back with a Storm Johnson TD run and a high scoring 1st quarter ended 14-10. The 2nd quarter saw much less scoring as the only points came when we added a FG with 3 seconds left.

In the 3rd Carr added to our lead hitting James Jones on a short TD throw to push it to 24-10. Bortles lead a big 4th quarter throwing TDs to Jermaine Gresham and Marqise Lee to push the game to overtime but after a failed drive by the Jags we ended overtime with a field goal.

Carr went 29/39 for 266 and 2 scores. Dunsmore ran 24 times for 83 yards and a TD. Thornton returned with a bang grabbing 10 passes for 110 yards.

Bortles went 24/33 for 300 yards and 2 TDs and a pick. Storm Johnson ran 9 times for 14 yards, 12 of which came on a TD run. Justin Blackmon caught 7 passes for 77 yards.

Perry Riley and Frank Shepardson each had 9 tackles. Justin Ellis had a sack. Olivier Vernon forced and recovered a fumble and Keith McGill forced one that Sio Moore recovered. Moore also had a pick.

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In week 5 we get a break from top end competition as we are an 11 point favorite hosting Houston who is currently 0-4. Only drafting 1 starter, 3rd round TE Billy Jackson, 37/52, in the last 2 years has brought this team down a notch.

We are pretty banged up though with James Jones breaking his tibia and looking at missing up to 9 weeks. Menelik watson is still out 4 weeks as is Terrell McClain. Carlos Thompson, Rod Streater, and DJ Hayden are all questionable 2 weeks. Derek Carr is probable 2 weeks. Bobby Thornton, Jacob Keith, and Justin Ellis are all probable 1 week.

After our defense started off strong holding them scoreless for 4 straight drives including 2 picks while we racked up a pair of FGs they finally answered as Josh Johnson hit Billy Jackson for a 4 yard score with 2 minutes left in the first half. Carr answered hitting Rod Streater for a score to end the half but houston came out in the 2nd half with a long drive ending in a TD throw to DeAndre Hopkins. Carr answered the call again hitting Rod Streater for another score, this time from 39 yards out. Houston wasnt done for the 3rd quarter though as they took a 21-20 lead on an Arian Foster run. Keshawn Martin then capped it off with a 2 yard TD catch and the Texans won 28-20 for their first win and our first loss of the season.

Derek Carr went 22/29 for 231 with 2 TDs and a pick. Liam Dunsmore was held to just 35 yards on 12 carries though. Rod Streater caught for 100 yards and 2 scores on 6 grabs.

Josh Johnson went 30/38 for 251 yards with 3 TDs and 2 picks. Arian Foster ran 11 times for 43 yards and score. DeAndre Hopkins made 8 grabs for 82 yards and a TD.

Khalil Mack made 16 tackles while Tavon Wilson had a sack and a pick and Keith McGill added a pick.

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Week 6 we travel as a 2 point favorite to face division rival San Diego. The chargers, much like us, added 2 offensive linemen with their first 2 picks this year and look for that to be the strength of their team.

James Jones is still out 8 weeks. Terrell McClain is out 4 and Menelik Watson is out 3. Graham Moore is doubtful 2 weeks with a Hyperextended elbow. Derek Carr, Carlos Thompson, Rod Streater, DJ Hayden, and Frank Shepardson are all on the injury report probable 1 week.

This was a fun game from the start as after we drove the length of the field to settle for a 26 yard FG San Diego answered with a couple quick passes ending with a 35 yard strike to Welker for the Score. We came back on a tear though ending the 1st quarter with a 43 yard TD by Bobby Thornton and then lighting up the 2nd with a 2 yard pass to rookie FB Mackenzie Kemock, a pick 6 by Frank Shepardson, and then a 4 yard TD pass to Liam Dunsmore. They answered with a TD pass to Keenan Allen and a FG in the last 2 minutes of the 1st half leaving the score at 31-17. We scored 1 minute into the 3rd quarter on a 39 yard pass to Rod Streater but then Donald brown ran for a TD, they got a FG, and then in the 4th Brown ran for another TD and they got the 2 point conversion. They got the ball back in plus territory at the 43 with 2:08 left down 35-38 and were able to set up a 52 yard kick but after missing that they could not get another shot.

Derek Carr went 20/30 for 298 with 4 scores and a pick. Bruce Gunn ran 15 times for 56 yards. Bobby Thornton caught 7 passes for 114 yards and a TD.

Philip Rivers went 36/56 for 489 with 2 TDs and 2 picks. Donald Brown ran just 11 times for 38 yards but scored twice. Keenan Allen was targeted 22 times catching 13 for 183 and a score while Welker caught 11 on 16 targets for 182 and a score.

Chris Culliver and Khalil Mack each had 9 tackles while Mack, Sio Moore, Olivier Vernon, and Jimmy Staten each had a sack. Frank Shepardson and DJ Hayden each had a pick.

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A week 7 bye allowed us to get healthy and then week 8 we are hosting the 5-2 Colts as a 4 point favorite. Indy has one to the top QBs in the league, Andrew Luck, 70/71, who threw for over 4600 yards and 34 TDs last year and looks to do it again.

We are the healthiest we have been in a long time. James Jones is still out 6 weeks and now Brandon Gibson is questionable for 2 with a Hyperextended knee. Terrell McClain will play for the first time all year being probable 1 week and Menelik Watson is back in similar condition.

We jump out to the lead as Carr throws a pair of 2 yard scores, one to MacKenzie Kemock and one to Brandon Gibson and we add a FG. The Colts end the half with a TD throw to Malachi Evens and start the 2nd half with one to Ted Ginn though to cut the lead to 17-14. Carr finally puts it away in the 4th hitting Carlos Thompson on a 10 yard score and we win 24-14.

Carr went 28/40 for 314 with 3 TDs. Bruce Gunn ran 12 times for 56 yards. Bobby Thornton didnt happen to score but caught 11 passes in 12 targets racking up 156 yards.

Luck went 23/33 for 273 with 2 TDs but also threw 2 picks. Vick Ballard ran 11 times for 49 yards. Malachi Evans caught 5 passes for 98 yards and a TD but lost a fumble.

Perry Riley had 9 tackles while justin Ellis and Hunter Middleton each had a sack. Tavon Wilson made 2 picks and Frank Shepardson forced a fumble that DJ Hayden recovered.

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Week 9 we get ready for our 2nd game against the Chiefs. We beat them in the opener and now we travel to play them as a 6 point favorite.

Perry Riley broke his Tibia and is out 8 weeks. James Jones is still out 5. Brandon Gibson is probable 1.

Kansas City started off hot scoring on a FG in the first and then a 13 yard strike to Donnie Avery in the early 2nd. It was mid 2nd, though, where it looked like the raiders were down for the count. Justin Houston got a clean shot at Derek Carr, forced the ball out and Mike Catapano ran it back 58 yards for a score but worse Derek Carr came out after the hit and would not return. The Chiefs then added a FG to end the half and a 15 yard strike to Avery to start the 2nd half before Charles Wiegmann got settled in at QB and led a FG drive and another where he hit Gibson for a score but failed the 2 point conversion leaving the score at 27-9 entering the 4th. On the following drive Frank Shepardson made an 83 yard pick 6 though and then Wiegmann hit Thornton for a 23 yard score. When we took back over with 2 minutes left it was 9 plays before Wiegmann hit Rod Streater for a 7 yard score to go up 28-27 with just 42 seconds left. We missed the 2 point conversion again leaving it at a 1 point game but when the Chiefs took over Tavon Wilson quickly ended it with a pick and we won again.

Derek Carr was just 7/13 while Charles Wiegmann went 18/27 for 181 and 3 scores. Liam Dunsmore only gained 15 yards on 12 carries. Bobby Thornton made 6 grabs for 72 yards and a score.

Gutirrez went 18/22 for 214 and 2 scores but 3 of his 4 misses were picks. Grady Haddix ran 14 times for 110 yards. Donnie Avery grabbed 7 passes for 97 yards and 2 scores.

Sio Moore had 10 tackles. Olivier Vernon and DJ Hayden each had one and a half sacks and Tavon Wilson and Lamar Yarbrough each had one. Wilson also forced a fumble that Dalton Kramer picked up and had a pick and Frank Shepardson had 2 picks.

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Week 10 we are set to travel to Tennessee who currently sits at 6-2 and is a 1 point favorite over us. The Titans are on a worst to first journey with this year's top overall pick RB Bucky Tayoun, 73/74, who 8 games into his rookie year has ran for 898 yards and 6 TDs and caught 25 passes for 222 and 3 more scores.

Perry Riley is still out 8 weeks and James Jones is out 4.

Our first drive each way was a thing of beauty as in we forced a 3 and out and a punt and then in 9 plays Carr led us down the field and hit Bobby Thornton for a 34 yard score. After that things fell apart as we only had two drives that went more than 3 plays and they still ended in a punt. Tennessee ended up winning 20-7.

Carr went 12/23 for 159 with a TD and 2 picks. Liam Dunsmore ran 14 times for 41 yards. Rod Streater caught 5 passes for 58 yards but lost a fumble.

Flacco went 16/24 for 166 and a score. Bucky Tayoun ran 30 times for 199 yards and added 14 on 3 grabs. Justin Hunter caught 6 for 71 and a TD.

DJ Hayden, Frank Shepardson, and Tavon Wilson each had 10 tackles. Jacob Keith finally got on the board with 2 sacks. Sio Moore also had a sack.

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Week 11 we head to Denver to face a 4-5 squad where we are a 7 point favorite. Brock Osweiler is coming off a 4000 yard season and looks to hit that point again.

Khalil Mack is out up to 12 weeks with plantar fascitis. We had to cut Mychal Rivera to sign OLB Colin Fiske, 26/33 to keep 5 linebackers active. Perry Riley is still out 7 weeks and James Jones is still out 3. Tavon Wilson is out 3 with a strained back.

Following our disappointing performance last week we came out ready as we ran up 20 points in the first half with a Bruce Gunn 1 yard run, a Bobby Thornton TD grab, and 2 FGs. In the 3rd Liam Dunsmore ran one in from 12 yards out and we added a FG allowing while they did not score on their first 11 drives and turned it over 4 times in that time. us to coast to a 30-3 win.

Carr went 17/28 for 131 and a score. Gunn ran 21 times for 65 yards and a score. Mackenzie Kemock caught 6 passes for 39 yards.

Osweiler went 28/43 for 220 with a pick and 2 fumbles lost. Ronnie Hillman ran 7 times for 25 yards. Denarius Moore caught 3 passes for 52 yards.

Frank Shepardson and Keith McGill each had 9 tackles. Justin Ellis, Hunter Middleton, and Lamar Yarbrough each had a sack and Ellis forced 2 fumbles and recovered one. Middleton also forced a fumble and Chris Culliver and Jimmy Staten each recovered one. Culliver added a pick.

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Week 12 we host Atlanta who currently sits at 5-5. We are a 5 point favorite. Roddy White, 57, and Julio Jones, 71, are still the top targets here and the strength of the team.

Khalil Mack is still out 11 weeks. We are hoping he will be active, even if not 100%, for the playoffs and that is all that is keeping him off IR. Perry Riley is still out 6 weeks. Tavon Wilson is still out 2 weeks. James Jones is now questionable and active for 2 weeks.

Carr got the game started quick, hitting Bobby Thornton for a 48 yard score on our first drive and then leading a long drive capped of with a Carlos Thompson score from 6 yards out. Desmond Trufant returned the ensuing kick 87 yards for a score though cutting the lead to 14-7. We added a FG but Atlanta responded with a 3 yard TD pass to Levine Toilolo cutting the halftime lead to 17-14. They then started off the 2nd half with Julio Jones scoring from 22 yards out. We responded with a pair of kicks to make it 23-21. They took the lead back in the middle of the 4th with a FG but we responded right away with a Liam Dunsmore TD run from 15 out. He couldnt add the 2 so we were up 29-24 but we forced a 4 and out turnover on downs and added a FG to win 32-24.

Carr went 23/29 for 320 and 2 TDs. Dunsmore ran 23 times for 96 yards and a score. Thornton caught 5 passes for 104 yards and a TD.

Matt Ryan was 26/38 for 320 with 2 TDs and a pick. Their top ball carrier was Richard Flynn who ran 11 times for 8 yards. Julio Jones caught 13 passes for 219 yards and a TD.

Jeremiah Towle and Miles Burris each had tackles. Towle, Olivier Vernon and Justin Ellis each had a sack. DJ Hayden had a pick.

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Week 13 we travel as a 5 point favorite to face a 6-5 New England team that after 2 trips to the superbowl is now fighting now fighting for a wildcard spot. Brady is still dangerous though, especially with TE Rob Gronkowski, 84, and LT Nate Solder, 82.

Khalil Mack is still out 10 weeks. Riley Perry is out 5 weeks. Chris Culliver is out 4 weeks with a hyperextended knee. Tavon Wilson is now questionable 1 week. James Jones is probable 1 week. Dalton Kramer sprained his thumb and is probable 1 week and Graham Moore is probable 1 week with a sprained ankle.

We start of quick as Carr hits Streater for an 8 yard score on our first drive and then we force a punt that Streater returned for a TD. After that New England scored on 8 of their next 9 possessions and blew us out 47-17.

Carr went 15/25 for 138 yards with 1 TD and a pick and lost a fumble. Charles Wiegman also came in and threw 1 pass which was picked off. Liam Dunsmore ran 13 times for 32 yards. James Jones caught 4 passes for 36.

Brady went 23/32 for 287 with 3 TDs and a pick. Travis Maupin ran 16 times for 71 yards and a TD. hakeem Nicks caught 4 passes for 106 and 2 TDs.

Frank Shepardson mad 12 tackles and DJ Hayden made a pick.

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Week 14 we are a 3 point favorite hosting a 7-5 Carolina team. Luke Kuechly, 74, and Greg Hardy, 78, make this one of the toughest defenses around. Also, a win here will lock us up a playoff spot.

That said, we are the most banged up we have been all year. Menelik Watson broke his foot and will go on IR. Khalil Mack is still out 9 weeks. Perry Riley is out 4 weeks. Raul Webster hyperexteded his knee and is out 4 weeks. Chris Culliver is doubtful 3 weeks. Vince Binkow pulled his groin and is doubtful 4 weeks and will likely sit this week. Lance Kendricks has knee tendinitis and is probable 3 weeks. Lamont Whalen sprained his neck and is probable 2 weeks. Graham Moore is probable 1 week.

As banged up as we were though Bruce Gunn came to play scoring 2 quick TDs to put us up 14-0. They answered late in the 2nd with a 49 yard Cam Newton to Kelvin Benjamin strike. In the 3rd they cut the lead to 1 with 2 FGs but in the 4th Dalton Kramer put the game away with a pick 6 and we won 21-13.

Carr went 18/29 for 191 and a pick. Gunn ran 11 times for 72 yards and 2 TDs. Bobby Thornton caught 4 passes for 55 yards but it took him 9 targets.

Cam Newton went 18/34 for 322 with a TD and 2 picks. Reggie Bush ran 22 times for 33 yards. Kelvin Benjamin caught 5 passes in 10 tries for 117 yards and a TD.

Sio Moover had 10 tackles. Olivier Vernon had 2 sacks and Tavon Wilson and Dalton Kramer each had a pick.

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Week 15 we now have the top record in the AFC at 10-3 and a real shot at homefield advantage and a bye. We are hosting 5-8 denver and we are an 8 point favorite after we beat them by 27 on their field.

Khalil Mack is still out 8 weeks. Perry Riley is out 3 weeks. LT Vince Binkow is doubtful 4 weeks. LG Raul Webster is doubtful 3 weeks. Chris Culliver is questionable 2 weeks. LG Orlando Franklin is hurt again with shoulder tendinitis and is probable 4 weeks. Lance Kendricks is probable 2 weeks and Lamont Whalen and Graham Moore are probable 1 week.

Bruce Gunn started off the game with a quick TD run. Denver answered with a FG and then a Ronnie Hillman TD run. We kicked a FG with just seconds left in the half to tie the score but Chris Givens returned the kick 89 yards for a score. Gunn came back and tied it with another TD run. We added a pair of FGs but Fernando Pierce caught a TD late in the 4th and denver won 24-23.

Derek Carr went 21/32 for 227 yards. Gunn ran 21 times for 40 yards and 2 scores. James Jones caught 4 passes for 66 yards.

Brock Osweiler went 15/27 for 184 and a TD and a pick. Montee Ball ran 12 times for 64 yards. Fernando Pierce caught 6 balls for 114 yards and a TD.

Keith McGill led the team with 6 tackles. Jimmy Staten had a sack and DJ Hayden had a pick.

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Week 16 we are a 5 point favorite traveling to play a 5-9 Tampa team. Doug Martin, 75, is the lone star on a depleted offense.

Khalil Mack is still out 7 weeks. Backup RT Lamont Talley is out 4 weeks with a strained patellar tendon. Zane Hevey is questionable 2 weeks with a sprained knee. Perry Riley is finally active aain and is questionable 2 weeks. Vince Binkow is questionable 3 weeks. LG Raul Webster is questionable 2 weeks. Orlando Franklin is probable 3 weeks. Chris Culliver and Lance Kendricks are probable 1 week.

Coming off a tough loss we came out very flat allowing Mike Evans to catch 2 TDs and Darren Moland to catch another in the first quarter. We owned the next 3 though as we rolled off 48 straight points to with 48-21.

Carr went 18/22 for 277 with 2 TDs and a pick. Liam Dunsmore ran 16 times for 69 yards and 2 TDs. Bobby Thornton caught all 4 passes thrown his way for 106 yards and a TD.

Kendrick Kemp went 24/40 for 266 yards with 3 TDs and 3 picks and Mike Glennon went 0/6 with a pick. Doug Martin ran 13 times for 66 yards. Mike Evans caught just of 12 tries for 85 yards.

Perry Riley had 8 tackles and a pick 6. Hunter Middleton and Lionel Grier each had a sack. DJ Hayden also had a pick 6 and Tavon Wilson had 2 picks.

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Week 17 we are hosting a 5-10 San Diego squad as a 3 point favorite. A win here gives us a 1st round bye.

Miles Burris had a severe hamstring pull and was placed on IR. Khalil Mack is out 6 weeks. Dalton Kramer is out 8 weeks. Lamont Talley is doubtfl 3 weeks. Vince Binkow is questionable 2 weeks. Orlando Franklin is probable 2 weeks and Perry Riley, Raul Webster, and Zane Hevey are probable 1 week.

San Diego started it off with a 73 yard pass to Roger Novak on their first drive. Carr answered back throwing TDs to Bobby Thornton and Carlos Thompson on back to back drives but Novack caught another before the 2nd quarter ended bringing it to a 14-14 tie. A FG and another Novack TD grab pushed them up 10 before Dunsmore caught a TD and we added a FG to tie. Novack scored another on an 80 yard catch to win it in the 4th though.

Carr went 22/29 for 249 with 3 TDs and a pick. Gunn ran 16 times for 72 yards. Streater caught 8 balls for 121 yards.

Rivers went 18/27 for 334 with 4 TDs. Donald Brown ran for 42 yards on 12 carries. Roger Novack caught 8 of 9 tries for 197 yards and 4 scores.

Frank Shepardson made 9 tackles and a sack and justin ellis added a sack.

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We failed to gain a bye week and will face Kansas City, who we beat twice.

Dallas travels to Seattle where the seahawks win 40-17

Green Bay travels to Carolina and crushes them 48-7

Tennessee made it in at 8-8 and is a 1 point favorite over an 11 win jets team. The Jets win 21-10 though.

Dalton Kramer is out 7 weeks. Khalil Mack has been upgraded to doubtful 5 weeks and will sit one more. Sio Moore is questionable 4 weeks with a sprained knee. Orlando Franklin, Vince Binkow, and Lamont Talley are all probable 1 week.

Bruce Gunn starts it of early with a 23 yard TD run. Knile Davis answers right back taking a screen 11 yards for a score and after a Carr fumble Michael Crabtree gains all 2 yards on KCs 2nd drive to score a TD. On the next play Carr threw a pick 6 to JJ Harden and the chiefs were up 21-7 but the first quarter scoring wasnt over. In fact the scoring in the 30 seconds of gameplay starting with the Carr fumble was not yet over as the next play from scrimmage saw him make up part of the 2 quick turnovers with an 80 yard TD to bobby Thornton. We added a FG in the first making it a 21-17 quarter. The second saw a drive capped with a Grady Haddix TD run and then saw Carr hit Thornton for another TD.

We added a pair of FGs in the 3rd but Haddix added another TD run. An early 4th quarter FG by us made it 35-33, their lead. They pushed the lead up a bit with a 19 yard FG with 2 minutes left but Carr hit Carlos Thompson for a score with 45 seconds left and then hit him again on the 2 point conversion. We held them on downs after that and won the game 41-38.

Carr went 24/33 for 345 with 3 TDs and a pick and a fumble. Bruce Gunn ran 12 times for 112 yards and a score. Bobby Thornton caught 7 for 151 and 2 TDs.

Ezra Gutierrez went 21/32 for 224 and 2 TDs. Haddix ran 12 times for 63 yards and 2 TDs. Davis ran 15 for 56 yards and caught 4 passes for 86 yards and a TD.

Sio Moore made 12 tackles. Olivier Vernon made 2 sacks and Frank Shepardson added 1. Perry Riley forced a fumble that Chris Culliver recovered.

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In the divisional round we are facing a Cleveland team that has the toughest roster in the league with 4 players over 80 overall, 2 offensive lineman, DE Phil Taylor, and CB Joe Haden.

Green Bay faces the defending champ Vikings. Tje pack won 13-9.

The Jets head out to play the colts. Indy wins 45-12

The Seahawks will play the Giants. Seattle wins 17-14.

Dalton Kramer is still out 6 weeks. Sio Moore is questionable 3 weeks and Khalil Mack is questionable for 4.

Cleveland got up ealy with an Isaiah Crowell run and then a throw to Jorvorskie Lane to go up 14-0. Carr answered hitting Carlos Thompson for a TD but then a Justin Gilbert pick 6 pushed it back to 2 scores. Thornton answered with a TD and Tavon Wilson tied it with a pick 6 but they added another TD catch by Lane before the half to go up 28-21.

Bruce Gunn started the 2nd half with a TD run but Robert Turbin answered with one of his own. We got a FG but Manziel hit Josh Gordon for a TD. Another FG by us and a long TD run by Turbin late made it a 49-34 win for the Browns.

Carr went 33/43 for 413 with 2 TDs and a pick. Gunn ran 10 times for 60 yards and a score. Streater caught 9 for 130 and Thornton added 8 for 127 and a TD.

Johnny Manziel went 24/31 for 241 with 3 TDs and a pick. Turbin ran 19 times for 156 yards and 2 scores. Gordon caught 9 passes for 105 and a TD.

Frank Shepardson made 11 tackles. Terrell McClain made a sack and Tavon Wilson made a pick.

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Seattle beat Green Bay 23-17 and Cleveland beat Indy 23-20 putting the top 2 rosters in the superbowl. Seattle dominated the game 42-21 to win the superbowl.

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Season Overview:

Passing: Carr went 319/463 for 3691 yards with 27 TDs and 11 picks. He also had 3 300 yard games after 2 in the last 2 seasons combined.

Charles Wiegmann went 18/28 for 181 with 3 TDs and a pick.

Rushing: Liam Dunsmore ran 278 times for 917 yards and 7 scores and caught 11 passes in 15 tries for 35 yards and 2 scors.

Bruce Gunn ran 206 times for 718 yards and 7 TDs and caught 8 of 16 tries for 121 yards and a TD.

Mackenzie Kemock did not run as a FB but caught 29 of 35 fries for 198 yards and 3 scores.

Receiving: Bobby Thornton caught 77 of 113 tries for 1050 yards and 8 scores.

Rod Streater caught 28 of 112 for 943 and 6 scores and returned 26 punts averaging 10.9 yards and scoring once and 9 kicks averaging 23.8 yards.

Brandon Gibson caught 33 of 51 for 460 with 2 TDs

Carlos Thompson ended up with 43 grabs on 70 tries for 418 and 5 scores.

James Jones caught 30 of 37 tries for 382 and 3 scores.

Lance Kendricks caught 12 of 19 for 130 yards.

Line: Vince Binkow made 28 of 106 key blocks in 14 games recording 5 pancakes and allowing 4 sacks.

Brandon Mosley made 34 of 92 key blocks with 2 pancakes and 5 sacks allowed.

Graham Moore made 21 of 89 key blocks with a pancake and 7 sacks allowed.

Raul Webster made 17 of 50 key blocks with 1 pancake and 3 sacks allowed.

Evan Stram made 10 of 28 key blocks and allowed 6 sacks.

Punter: Marquette King averaged 4 yards but only netted 36 on 94 punts with 28 inside the 20.

Kicker: Lamar Ficken made 26 of 29 kicks including 6 of 8 from 40+ and all 46 XPs

D Line: Justin Ellis made 51 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 9 hurries, 8 knockdowns, a 3.5 rush percent, 5 forced fumbles, and 1 recovery.

Olivier Vernon made 48 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 23 hurries, 12 knockdowns, 5 blocks, a 7.2 rush percent, 1 forced fumble, and 2 recoveries.

Hunter Middleton made just 12 tackles but 5 sacks and 5 hurries and a 7.2 rush percent along with a forced fumble.

Lamar Yarbrough made 21 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 block, 1 hurry, and a 3.5 rush percent.

Jacob Keith made 42 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 14 hurries, 5 blocks, and 1 knockdown for a 4.4 rush percent and 1 forced fumble.

Jimmy Staten made 28 tackles, 2 sacks, 5 hurries, 1 block, a 2.8 rush percent and 2 recoveries.

Lionel Greer made 13 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 block, for a 3.3 rush percent

Terrell McClain missed quite a few games but made 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and a knockdown.

Linebackers: Sio Moore was the only only to stay healthy and racked up 77 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 hurry, 1 pick, 1 pass defensed, 1 forced fumble, and 1 recovery.

Perry Riley played 9 games making 61 tackles, 1 sack, 1 block, 3 hurries, 1 pick 6, 7 passes defended, and a forced fumble.

Khalil Mack played 9 games, made 51 tackles, 1 sack, and 3 passes defensed.

Miles Burris made 38 tackles, 1 hurry, 2 passes defensed, a forced fumble, and a recovery.

Jared Bernard made 26 tackles, 1 pass defensed, and a recovery.

Defensive Backs: Frank Shepardson made 111 tackles, 1 sack, 4 picks, 5 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles, and 2 TDs.

Tavon Wilson racked up 64 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 hurry, 7 picks, 9 passes defensed, and a forced fumble.

DJ Hayden made 76 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 hurry, 5 picks, 6 passes defensed, 1 forced fumble, 1 recovery, and 1 TD.

Keith McGill made 83 tackles, 1 pick, 9 passes defensed, 1 forced fumble, and 1 recovery.

Chris Culliver made 54 tackles, 1 pick, and a recovery.

Dwayne Emmons made 27 tackles 1 pick, 2 passes defensed, and a forced fumble.

Dalton Kramer made 17 tackles, 1 pick 6, 5 passes defensed, 1 forced fumble and 1 recovery.

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Staff Draft: Richie Flynn was brought in as my head coach. He is better working with young talent.

55 year old Bryson Sanford was signed as an Offensive coordinator. He is a QB guru who should push Carr over the top.

Courtney McAfee was signed as a condition coach to bring more conditioning.

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Free Agency: Offers were made to the following FAs:

TE Vance McDonald, 49, was offered a 2 year, 3 million dollar deal.

WR Paul Richardson, 41, was offered 5 million over 2 years

G Dallas Thomas, 54, was offered 25 million over 5 years.

T Greg Robinson, 51, was offered 15 over 4 years.

DT Nolan Randle, 46, was offered 7 over 4 years.

Stage 4 Greg Robinson signed with us.

Stage 5 Nolan Randle signed with us.

Stage 6 we signed Paul Richardson.

Stage 7 we signed Dallas Thomas.

Stage 9 Vance McDonald signed with us

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Entering the 2017 draft our major needs are a #2 receiver, an impact defensive lineman, a #2 corner, and linebacker depth. The draft started off going heavy to the QBs with 4 going in the top 6 picks. 2 of them look like franchise guys but San Francisco was the big as the top player then dropped to them and they got TE Rick Benson who looks like a 46/85 to start.

By the time we drafted there were 7 qbs gone and we were staring at 3 guys we had 1st round grades on, all defensive ends. There was a clear favorite though, 6'4", 277 lb illinois state pass rusher Abel Durham. We jumped at the opportunity to land a 41/74 DE late in the 1st.

We then watch the WR board and when it looked like Jared Kocurek was in danger of getting picked, as being the 2nd guy on the board, we jumped up 2 spots swapping our 4th for dallas's 5th to do so and snagged him. as a 44/65 he should give us a new weapon across from Bobby Thornton.

Needing picks we traded our 3rd to washington for the 1st pick of the 4th and a 6th. Eventually we had to take the top available player, TE Sean Lyon, 41/67. We already have a budding star at the spot but he is just too good to pass up.

In the 5th we then took T Roy Herndon, 18/45 and 2 picks later added G Spencer Nussbaum, 21/53. They should add solid depth.

Early in the 6th we added RB Devin Floyd, 31/44, who will be a solid runner.

Later in the 6th we picked up SS Damon Peterson, 17/36.

In the 7th we took a shot in the dark at CB Percy Ackerman, 17/36

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Entering late free agency Derek Carr wants a new deal and is asking for 72 million over 5 years. This is why we have this money, to pay our picks, so we do it.

Justin Ellis is also holding out but will be fighting for a spot in the rotation this year. He is not worth what he is asking.

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Looking at the roster going into my 4th season this is the best team we have had yet.

QB: Derek Carr, 63, keeps getting better and looks like a franchise QB. His yards and TDs his completion percentage, and his TD to INT ratio have gone up every year and he had 2 300 yard games in the playoffs last year after just 3 in the regular season. He is the 6th highest rated QB in the league. Now with even more weapons he could be dangerous. Charles Wiegmann, 26/48, has as much upside as any backup QB in the league. Derek Thomas, 12/53, is an unknown and a project but could be a star someday. Interestingly with 7 QBs going in the 1st round only 3 made the green page.

HB: Running behind a young line Liam Dunsmore, 45, and Bruce Gunn, 45, had down years last year. This year should be better for the duo. 6th round pick Devin Floyd, 30/40, adds depth as a smart runner.

FB: Makenzie Kemock, 50/55, was a great lead blocker last year but will miss the first 8 games with broken ribs. We likely won't use nearly as much of the FB position early on. For the time being TE Vance McDonald will fill in.

TE: Carlos Thompson, 62/75, looks like the steal of last year's draft as a big play TE and the Raiders may have done it again. 4th rounder Sean Lyon, 44/61 is a great route runner who will fill the second TE spot for years to come. Vance McDonald, 50, is a solid 3rd option.

WR: This position looks different this year. Bobby Thornton, 65, is still a good weapon who knows how to make big plays. Opposite him, however, it is now rookie Jared Kocurek, 47/64. An undersized 3rd down weapon drafted 2nd round Jared looks to make his mark. Big play weapons Devin Street, 44, and Paul Richardson, 41, came in as free agents and will fight for slot time. Ed Chavarria, 30, will likely not play much.

C: Graham Moore, 62/72, looks like a great center to anchor this line. Branden Mosley, 49, will move over from guard to back him up after starting 16 games for this team last year.

LG: Raul Webster, 56/67, looks like a solid starter here for many years to come. UDFA Harvey Dominigo, 18/50 could be a good depth player.

RG: Free Agent Dallas Thomas, 53, was given a big deal to fill this spot. 5th round pick Spencer Nussbaum, 25/54, will be groomed as his eventual replacement.

LT: This regime's first pick, Vince Binkow, 76, is one of the top tackles in the league. Roy Herndon, 19/47 has upside as a backup.

RT: Greg Robinson, 50, is by far the best player we have had in this spot. UDFA Isaac Wynn, 18/42, could actually be better than anyone else we have had here in the past.

P: Marquette King, 70, is an above average punter who will hold this spot for as long as he wants it.

K: Lamar Ficken, 46/52, may not be a great kicker but his accuracy is good.

LDE: 26th overall pick Abel Durham, 46/78, is the top player on the green page and looks like a great end. Olivier Vernon, 56, is a great backup and Hunter Middleton, 51/56, could be the least properly utilized player in the league this year just because there is too much ahead of him.

RDE: Last year's 2nd rounder, Jacob Keith, 51/65, looks to have a breakout year as a pass rush specialist. Lionel Grier, 40/49, is biding his time here until he can take a bigger role elsewhere.

LDT: Nolan Randle, 42, comes in as a run stuffing free agent. Lamar Yarbrough, 37/42, is a former UDFA and solid rotational guy. Justin Ellis, 39, held out after leading the team in sacks last year but gave up seeing as he is just a situational rusher this year.

RDT: Jimmy Staten, 48, is our best DT. Georgia Tech UDFA Shannon Shreiber, 30/44, will be a solid player as well.

MLB: Perry Riley, 53, missed several games last year but looks to bounce back. Dakota Saban, 45, is undersized but will be a solid backup.

SLB: Khalil Mack, 72, is the leader of this defense but missed 7 games plus one in the playoffs last year. Jared Bernard, 28/39, is a capable backup for short stints but isnt good enough to fill in all year like that.

WLB: Sio Moore, 57, was signed on to remain 2 more years and has been the most consistent LB on the team. Zach Brown, 43, will be the backup.

LCB: DJ Hayden, 62, will once again shadow the opponent's top WRs. He should be helped by a boosted pass rush. Keith McGill, 52, is a good nickle corner.

RCB: Late FA signing Brandon Dixon, 43, will start here. Chris Culliver, 38, has started for 2 years but is fading. Dalton Kramer, 37, was a UDFA last year and could play some.

SS: Frank Shepardson, 40, has been a consistent player since being picked in the 6th round 2 years ago. UDFA Rusty Levine, 18/33, will likely not play.

FS: Tavon Wilson, 50, has been one of the best FA signings this team has made. Dwayne Emmons, 40, was MR Irrelevant 2 years ago and has been a solid role player since.

LS: 2nd year man Antoine Watkins, 17, will fill this spot.

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We start the season as 15 point favorites heading to Denver. We now have the 4th best roster in the league and are quickly moving up. Denver has a pair of elite corners in Bradley Roby, 74, and rookie Cesar Farley, 56/75, that will make passing tough.

Backup C Brandon Mosley starts the season out 3 weeks with a stress fracture in his foot. FB Mackenzie Kemock is out 8 with broken ribs. LT Vince Binkow is probable 1 week with Knee tendinitis.

We started off the game with solid defense, shutting them out for the 1st quarter, while we took a 3-0 lead. Montee Ball caught a 13 yard TD to start the 2nd but then Carr hit rookie Sean Lyon for a 6 yard score and fellow rookie Jared Kocurek for a 1 yard score to take a 17-7 lead going into the half. Liam dunsmore scored a TD on the first drive of the 2nd half and then we added a FG to that. the 4th quarter they made a run with a Fernando Pierce TD cactch and a FG cutting the lead to 27-17. We added a FG but with 33 seconds left Osweiler hit Cody Latimer for a TD to cut the lead to 30-24 where it ended.

Carr went 12/16 for 146 and 2 TDs. Dusmore ran 25 times for 95 yards and a TD. Gunn ran 16 times for 68 yards and was the top receiver with 2 for 70 yards.

Brock Osweiler went 23/41 for 265 and 3 scores but threw 2 picks. Montee Ball ran 13 times for 52 yards and added 42 and a score through the air. Chris Givens caught 6 passes for 4 yards.

Khalil Mack made 11 tackles and Abel Durham started off huge with 2 sacks. Justin Ellis also had a sack and Frank Shepardson and Tavon Wilson each had a pick.

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Week 2 we are a 13 point favorite hosting Washington. With just 4 starters brought in in the last 3 drafts this is a team that has struggled to add talent.

Mackenzie Kemock is still out 7 weeks. Tavon Wilson is out 3 weeks with a strained foot ligament. Sio Moore is out 3 weeks with a concussion. Brandon Mosley is doubtful 2 weeks. Sean Lyon sprained his knee and is questionable 2 weeks. Frank Shepardson is probable 2 weeks with knee bursitis.

After back and forth failed drives Washington starts it off with a Lamar Miller TD run. Carr finally settles in though and hits Jared Kocurek for a pair of tds in the 2nd. They did get a FG to make it 14-10 at the half. Leonard Hankerson got a 5 yard TD grab lake in the 3rd but Thornton answered back with a TD grab of hit own. They cut the lead to 21-20 with a FG in the middle of the 4th but Liam Dunsmore put it away with a 5 yard TD run.

Carr went 17/25 for 253 with 3 TDs and a pick. Dunsmore ran 13 times for 80 yards and a TD. Jared Kocurek is off to a hot start with 6 grabs on 6 targets for 143 and 2 TDs.

Arnie Clevinger went 22/27 for 247 and a TD and ran 12 times for 67 yards leading the team there too. Deseasn Jackson made 6 grabs for 67 yards.

Perry Riley made 12 tackles. Khalil Mack made a sack. DJ Hayden forced a fumble that Lamar Yarbrough recovered.

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Week 3 we draw an even matchup as we host Cleveland. They have the best offensive line in football adding another stud, Asher Van Pelt, 65/86, in this last draft.

Mackenzie Kemock is still out 6 weeks. Tavon Wilson and Sio Moore are still out 2. Abel Durham is probable 4 week with knee tendinitis. Frank Shepardson, Sean Lyon, and Brandon Mosley are probable 1 week.

We started off the game with a FG and were driving again until Lewis O'Neill made an 86 yard pick 6. Carr bounced back leading a long drive ending with Thornton catching a 1 yard TD and we added a FG to make it 13-7. Robert Turbin broke a 37 yard run to end the half though and they headed to halftime with the lead.

In the first drive of the 2nd half Jared Kocurek continued his TD streak catching a 4 yard score. They answered with a FG but we got another TD on a Bruce Gunn run. They came back with a FG and a Robert Turbin run and then when we were driving looking to score a game winning blow Joe Haden made a 68 yard pick to win it 34-27.

Derek Carr went 42/30 for 334 with 2 TDs but threw 3 picks. Liam Dunsmore ran 17 times for 87 yards Thornton caught 7 passes for 90 yards and a score.

Manziel went 12/18 for 168 yards. Robert Turbin ran 20 times for 129 yards and 2 TDs and led the team with 4 catches for 44 yards.

Perry Riley made 14 tackles and Abel Durham added a sack.

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Week 4 we are a 2 point favorite traveling to play a 2-1 New England team. Now that Brady is gone Jimmy Garoppolo, 44/52, has taken over at QB.

Carlos Thompson is out 4 weeks with a strained elbow tendon. Sio Moore is still out 1 week. Mackenzie Kemock is activated and doubtful 5 weeks. Able Durham is still probable 3 weeks. DJ Hayden bruised his thigh and is probable 2 weeks. Tavon Wilson is now active probable 1 week.

This was a defensive game where both teams punted often and even long drives were held to FGs. A third quarter TD by Pierre Thomas on the ground was the difference and the Pats won 13-9.

Carr went 18/29 for 200 yards. Gunn ran for 43 yards on 7 carries. Devin Street caught 2 passes for 46 yards.

Jimmy Garoppolo went 24/34 for 178 yards. Travis Maupin ran 11 times for 67 yards. Ashton Craig made 8 grabs in 10 targets for 38 yards.

Keith McGill made 10 tackles and Khalil Mack added a sack.

This game moved us down to .500 for the first time in the last 3 seasons including this one.

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Following a 2 game slide we are set for week 5 to face the 0-4 chiefs on our home field. With Brian Hoyer in for the injured Ezra Gutierrez this should be a winnable game for us.

Carlos Thompson is still out 4 weeks and now Khalil Mack is out 4 with a pulled calf. Mackenzie Kemock is doubtful 4 weeks. Abel Durham is probable 3. DJ Hayden is probable 1 week.

After we punt on our first 5 possessions and the Chiefs score on a Hoyer to Crabtree TD Carr comes back and throws TDs on 3 straight possessions, all long drives that actually ended in 3 different quarters with the last drive of the 2nd quarter, after a KC punt a long 3rd quarter drive, and then after the Chiefs drove all the way down only to fumble on the 3 yard line another long drive that ended early in the 4th. Jared Kocurek, Devin Street and Ed Chavarria all made TD grabs. KC added a FG in the 4th but Bruce Gunn put it away with a TD run.

Carr went 23/26 for 228 with 3 TDs and a pick. Liam Dunsmore ran 21 times for 48 yards. Devin Street caught all 8 targets for 93 yards and a score.

Brian Hoyer went 13/29 for 235 with a TD and 2 picks. Martin Herndon ran 17 times for 76 yards but lost a costly fumble. Michael Crabtree caught 10 passes for 139 yards and a score.

Perry Riley had 9 tackles. Sio Moore, Abel Durham, and Olivier Vernon each had a sack. Tavon Wilson made a pick and forced a fumble that Justin Ellis recovered. Sio Moore also added a pick

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Week 6 we are a 6 point favorite hosting Buffalo, a fellow 3-2 team. Led by the 5th QB taken in this year's draft, Bruce Conley, 40/71, the future is bright in Buffalo.

Vance McDonald is out 4 weeks with a strained patellar tendon. Khalil Mack and Carlos Thompson are both out 3 weeks. Mackenzie Kemock is questionable 3 weeks and Abel Durham is probable 2 weeks.

On the first drive of the game Bryce Brown turns a screen pass into a 24 yard score. 2 Minutes later we answer with a Liam Dunsmore TD run and then the game goes quiet as 9 total possessions pass without a score before Bruce Gunn finally breaks into the endzone on a 5 yard run. They answer with a FG to cut the lead to 14-10 but that is where it stayed.

Carr went 16/21 for 212 yards. Bruce Gunn ran 17 times fro yards and a score but lost a fumble. Sean Lyon caught 5 passes for 70 yards.

Bruce Conley was 21/35 for 268 and a TD and a pick and ran 5 times for 45 yards. CJ Spiller ran 17 times for 75 yards. Brandon Gibson got back at his old team with 7 grabs for 79 yards.

Perry Riley made 13 tackles. Sio Moore and Nolan Randle each had a sack and Tavon Wilson had a pick.

[kcarr]

Before our week 7 game we decided to look at some contracts. With money to spend and a couple very good players down to a year left we had to do something.

Khalil Mack was given a 4 year deal worth 28 million with 5 guaranteed. P Marquette King was given 8 over 3 with 1.4 guaranteed. CB Keith McGill, a former 4th round pick, was given 27.5 over 5 with 3.7 guaranteed. Former FA Tavon Wilson, whose first FA deal ended in a 1.5 million dollar year including bonus was given 22 over 4 with 3.8 guaranteed.

Week 7 we are facing a 3-3 New Jersey squad. Despite traveling across the country we are a 2 point favorite. The Jets did draft QB Malachi Diano, 23/49, in the 1st round this year but are taking him slow going, instead, with Eli Robinson, 32/41, this year. The defensive line is still the strength of their squad though with Muhammad Wilkerson, 76, Jared Odrick, 71, and Sheldon Richardson, 68, leading the way.

RT Greg Robinson strained his achilles tendon and is out 4 weeks. DT Jimmy Staten is out 2 weeks with a stress fracture in his foot. Vance McDonald is doubtful 3 weeks and Khalil Mack is doubtful 2 weeks. Mackenzie Kemock is questionable for 2. Carlos Thompson is probable for 2 weeks. RG Dallas Thomas broke his toe and is probable 2 weeks. Abel Durham is still probable 1 more.

After we punted on our first drive, a quick 3 and out, the Jets responded with a TD drive ending in a justin Radmore run. We drove down looking to answer but missed a make-able FG. Our defense stepped up forcing a 3 and out and and Devin Street turned that into magic with an 80 yard punt return TD tieing the score. The Jets were going backwards quickly with a penalty, a stuffed run, and then a sack on the next drive when it turned from bad to worse with a Tavon Wilson pick and a short Liam Dunsmore TD on the following drive. The Jets got it together to drive 80 yards finishing with Erick Dekker catching a TD to tie the score but we got the lead back with a FG on the following drive. That is when it fell apart for Jersey as they took over with just under 2 minutes left in the half and chris Culliver quickly turned a pick into a TD. On the following drive the Jets were again trying to end the half with points when Tavon Wilson made a pick 6 to push the lead to 31-14. The Jets did finally get down the field and get 3 before the half but the effort may not have been worth it.

We had to punt on our first drive of the 2nd half and New Jersey responded with a drive ending in a Jalen Saunders TD grab. We drove down and got close enough to try a kick but missed but our defense came up big forcing a turnover on downs as the Jets ended just out of FG range. We went to the ground trying to kill the clock and Liam Dunsmore wasn't happy with just that as he headed all the way into the endzone pushing the lead to 2 scores. After the teams traded punts Eli Robinson committed his 4th turnover fumbling the ball away and we got 3 more points. He did lead a final drive to get Levine Toilolo a TD catch with 19 seconds left but we held on for the 41-34 win.

Carr went 13/18 for 141. Dunsmore ran 17 times for 86 yards and 2 TDs. Bobby Thornton caught 4 for 56 yards.

Robinson went 23/38 for 243 and 3 TDs and 3 picks and a lost fumble. Radmore ran 19 times for 120 yards and a TD. Decker caught 6 passes for 105 and a TD.

Perry Riley had 12 tackles. Zach Brown had a sack and Jacob Keith had a sack strip which Nolan Randle recovered. Tavon Wilson had 2 picks and Chris Culliver had 1.

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A week 8 bye allowed us to get healthy to host the 4-3 Dolphins week 9. The phins also took a first round QB, Duane Mettert, 23/52, but are going with 12th year vet Jason Campbell, 40, for this year. Their defense, led by 2nd year MLB Donny Krzyzanowski, 84, and DE Cameron Wake, 71, can be fierce.

Jimmy Staten is still doubtful 1 week and Vance McDonald is questionable for 2. WR Jared Kocurek has elbow bursitis and is probable 3 weeks and Greg Robinson is still probable for 2.

After they punted and our promising 1st drive ended on a Jared Kocurek fumble each team punted on 3 and outs. Miami got it started first with an 80 yard drive ending on a 2 yard Mike Wallace TD grab. We had a drive going again but stalled out and punted and they took a 10-0 lead. We finally found our offense and Carr led a drive ending with Sean Lyon catching a TD. They answered ending the half with a Mike Wallace TD grab to go up 17-7. Carr and Thompson owned the 3rd quarter as they hooked up for a pair of TDs ith Geoff Jamison adding one for the phins between thatand we cut the lead to 24-21. After a couple stalled drives Carr threw a pick to set them up an easy FG try but when he got the ball back he put his game face on and drove the team down with a series of nice passes ending with Bobby Thornton catching a 16 yards score to give us a 28-27 win.

Carr went 28/39 for 292 with 4 TDs and a pick while Liam Dunsmore ran 15 times for 138 yards. Carlos Thompson had a great comeback game with 7 grabs for 111 yards and 2 TDs.

Jason Campbell went 29/48 for 303 with 3 TDs and Devante Perkins ran 22 times for 115 yards. Brian Hartline caught 8 passes for 104 yards and while the Phins didnt turn it over and forced 2 turnovers and had solid offense they just could not win.

Khalil Mack came back strong with 15 tackles and a sack and Jacob Keith and Justin Ellis each had a sack.

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Week 10 we are a 3 point favorite hosting the San Diego Chargers. After years of wasting away falling behind they have brought in 7 quality starters in the last 2 years headlined by RB Ethan Wishon, 55/58, in the 1st round this year.

Bruce Gunn joins our injured report out 4 weeks with a hyperextended knee and Brandon Dixon, our starting #2 corner, is out 2 with a strained achilles tendon. Jared Kocurek is probable 2 weeks and Greg Robinson and Vance McDonald are both probable for 1.

After each team opened up with a punt we put together some big plays quickly going 73 yards for a drive ending in a Carlos Thompson TD. After forcing another punt we took 12 plays to go 76 yards ending with Liam Dunsmore in the endzone on a 1 yard run. Things turned even worse as a Philip Rivers fumble, the first of 3, led to a FG to make it a 3 score game. They did end up with a FG and then made a pick and added another to make it 17-6 at the half.

Starting the 2nd half Rivers lost his 2nd fumble and Carr answered right away with a 1 play drive and a Jared Kocurek TD. They then finally put together a TD drive ending in a Roger Novack TD grab. After that both sides went cold punting 3 times each with only 1 total 1st down gained between them before we finally got it back together with a drive capped with a Devin Floyd TD run to make it 31-12. They answered with a Tristan Nussmeier TD grab but fumbled another time and threw a pick as we ran out the clock adding another FG to our total.

Carr went 21/31 for 224 with 2 TDs and a pick. Dunsmore ran 22 times for 115 yards and a TD and Floyd added 11 for 69 and a score. Kocurek caught 9 for 96 and a TD.

Rivers went 29/48 for 309 with 2 TDs and a pick but lost 3 fumbles. He led the team with 5 carries for 64 yards as Chad Jones was their next best rusher with 9 for 24. Keenan Allen grabbed 10 for 129 yards.

Perry Riley made 14 tackles. Hunter Middleton made 2 sacks while justin ellis had 1.5, Jacob Keith and Khalil Mack each had 1 and Abel Durham had .5. Durham forced and recovered a fumble while DJ Hayden, Justin Ellis and Hunter Middleton each forced one and Keith McGill and Jacob Keith recovered one. DJ Hayden also had a pick.

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Week 11 we are hosting a 3-6 Denver team as a 9 point favorite. Cesar Farley, 63/75, joins a talented defensive backfield but their offense is declining.

Devin Street, our top slot WR, is out 43 weeks and on IR with a compound leg fracture. Bruce Gunn is doubtful 3 weeks and Jared Kocurek is probable for 1.

After Osweiler loses his first of 3 fumbles and we answer with a Dunsmore TD run they are forced to punt and Carlos Thompson is able to end a drive scoring from 2 yards out on a catch from Carr. They did cut it to 1 with a 40 yard Montee Ball TD run and 2 FGs but we owned the end of the game adding 2 kicks and a Richardson TD grab while they kept turning it over.

Carr went 18/31 for 182 with 2 TDs and a pick. Dunsmore ran 25 times for 87 yards and a TD. Bobby Thornton caught 3 passes for 66 yards.

Osweiler went 18/32 for 233 with a pick but fumbled 3 times. Ball was held down other than the 40 yard score gaining just 54 total yards on 7 carries. Fernando Pierce made 7 grabs for 99 yard but took 14 targets to do it.

Justin Ellis was the leader of the defense with 7 tackles 4 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles. Jacob Keith had 2 sacks and a forced fumble and Lamar Yarbrough had a forced fumble. Abel Durham had a sack. Brandon Dixon recovered 2 fumbles and had a pick. Nolan Randle also recovered a fumble.

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Week 12 we are a 5 point favorite over a dallas team that has been building their defense lately with their gem from last year, DE Gerald Limbeck, 65/77 leading the way.

Bruce Gunn is activated and upgraded to questionable for 2 weeks. Vince Binkow is probable 2 weeks with a deep thigh bruise and paul Richardson is probable 3 with a bruised ribcage.

After Demarco Murray starts it off with a 4 yard TD grab Jared Kocurek continues his great rookie year with a 15 yard score. Darren Moland answers 46 seconds later with a 23 yard TD grab but we added a FG and then with a minute left in the first half Khalil Mack made a 61 yard pick 6. They added 3 to end the half tied 17-17. Carlos Thompson and Bobby Thornton each scored TDs early in the 3rd though and although they did get a late TD pass to Jerome Felton we added 2 fgs to put it away.

Carr went 22/31 for 185 with 3 TDs. Dunsmore ran 15 times for 157 yards enjoying a great year behind a strong line. Thompson caught 4 passes for 49 yards and a TD.

Romo went 333/46 for 330 with 3 TDs and 2 picks and lost a fumble. Murray ran 14 times for 70 yards and caught 7 for 56 and a TD. Demaryius Thomas added 86 yards on 5 grabs.

Brandon Dixon made 10 tackles. DJ Hayden, Khalil Mack, Jacob Keith, and Shannon Shreiber each had a sack and Shreiber and Tavon Wilson forced Fumbles. Lamar Yarbrough and Frank Shepardson each recovered one. Keith McGill and Khalil Mack each had a pick.

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Week 12 we are traveling to face a tough 8-3 colts squad. QB Andrew Luck, 73, stands behind a great line anchored by C Trevor Donavan, 69/85, who they picked in the 1st round 4 years ago.

MLB Perry Riley is out 2 weeks with a separated shoulder. SS Frank Shepardson is questionable 4 weeks with a sprained knee. Paul Richardson is still probable 2 weeks and Vince Binkow and Bruce Gunn each for 1.

After Derek Carr ran in a TD on our 1st drive they scored 4 straight TDs to put the game away early. Jared Kocurek did end up scoring on a 46 yard catch and Bruce Gunn added a 1 yard TD run but their 7 TDs total kept it from being close.

Carr went 21/30 for 223 with a TD and 2 picks and ran for a score but also lost a fumble and Charles Wiegman went 10/12 for 75 yards as a backup. Gunn gained 36 yards and a TD on 9 carries. Sean Lyon caught 7 passes for 64 yards.

Luck went 27/35 for 385 and 5 TDs. Mike James ran 17 times for 62 yards and a score. Malachi Evans caught 10 passes for 166 yards and a TD and TY Hilton added 7 for 144 and a score.

Sio Moore had 12 tackles but we had no sacks or turnovers.

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Do you know how to print to file?

[kcarr]

no, if i did it would probably make this easier

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Week 13 we have a good chance to bounce back facing a 4-8 Eagles team in Oakland. They have struggled not picking up a starter outside the first round in 3 years.

Frank Shepardson is still questionable 3 weeks and Brandon Dixon is now probable 2 with a bruised ribcage. Paul Richardson, Vince Binkow, and Perry Riley are all probable for 1.

After Carr led a quick drive ending in Mackenzie Kemock taking a FB screen 11 yards and then we forced a quick punt things were looking up. Carr fumbled it away on the ensuing drive though and Adam Newman scored on the return. Carr bounced back with another long drive ending with him sneaking it in but they closed the gap with 2 FGs to make it 14-13 at the half. The 3rd was all us as Jared Kocurek caught a 1 yard score and then right after that DJ Hayden went 57 yards on a pick 6. They did add a score in the 4th but we won 28-20.

Carr went 21/27 for 257 with 2 TDs and ran for 1 but lost 2 fumbles. Liam Dunsmore ran 13 times for 72 yards and Bruce Gunn ran 12 for 76. Carlos Thompson caught 5 for 85 yards.

Matt Barkley went 23/39 for 217 with a TD and a pick. Ty Farmer ran 14 times for 37 yards. Jordan Matthews caught 7 for 82 yards.

Khalil Mack had 10 tackles and a sack. Nolan Randle, Abel Durham, Justin Ellis, and Jacob keith each added a sack and Shannon Shreiber and Hunter Middleton split one. DJ Hayden added a pick

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Week 15 we are set to travel to San Diego. They are 7-6 having lost 4 of their last 5 including their game with us earlier in the year.

Khalil Mack sprained his neck and is probable 2 weeks. Frank Shepardson is also still probable 2 and brandon Dixon is probable for 1.

They started the game driving the length of the field to score on a Donald Brown run and we answered driving nearly as far to get 3. Their next drive stalled and we quickly went 3 and out before the teams again traded scores, a Chhad James 31 yard catch for them and a Liam Dunsmore TD run for us to make it 14-10. We then forced a turnover with a pick and Jared Kocurek answered with a TD grab. They did get a Ladarius Green 51 yard score to end the half though and went into the break up -17.

In the 2nd half we started off with Vance McDonald getting his first score of the year on a 4 yard catch. After they went 3 and out we had a chance to put some distance on until Bruce Gunn lost a fumble. They took the lead back as Donald Brown ran for his 2nd score of the game. The next 3 drives each way saw 2 punts by each team and a fumble lost by each team before we took the lead back 31-28 with a Carlos Thompson TD catch with a minute left. With 3 seconds left though, they got 3 to tie and we headed into overtime. They started off with the ball and after a quick stop we had a chance until Gunn lost his 2nd fumble. They came out and on the first play tried to win it with a 32 yard kick but missed and we were able to drive down and get 3 to win 34-31.

Carr went 34/39 for 362 with 3 scores. Dunsmore ran 20 times for 76 yards with a score and a fumble. Bobby Thornton has not had a great year but tonight was good for 9 grabs on 11 tries for 123 yards.

Philip Rivers went 21/30 for 304 with 2 TDs and a pick. Chad James ran 29 times for 103 yards while Brown did the scoring gaining just 23 on 8 carries but scoring twice. Roger Novack made grabs for 106 yards.

Frank Shepardson had 13 tackles. Khalil Mack, Perry Riley, Abel Durham, and Justin Ellis had .5 sacks a piece. Mack also forced a fumble and Tavon Wilson had a pick and a forced fumble. Lamar Yarbrough had a recovery.

To make things even better this game clinches our 3rd straight playoff appearance.

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Before week 16 we came to a deal with Bruce Gunn. We will pay him 5 million over the next 3 years to be a backup runner. Rotational DT Lamar Yarbrough was given a nearly identical deal.

Week 16 we travel across the country to face an 8-6 New York Giants squad. Dez Bryant, 80, and Odell Beckham JR. 63, make up a strong pass catching duo.

Greg Robinson is out up to 5 weeks with a strained elbow tendon. Khalil Mack is still probable 2 weeks and Frank Shepardson is probable for 1.

After 6 total punts in the 1st quarter we basically won the game in the 2nd. They started off the quarter with a 10 yard TD catch by Kelly Vajda but we answered with 2 TD grabs by Mackenzie Kemock and one by Jared Kocurek as they threw 2 picks without gaining a yard on 2 drives. We traded FGs and then TDs with Beckam making a 54 yard catch and Dunsmore scoring on a 5 yard catch. We then added a FG to make it 33-17 at the half.

Bobby Thornton then scored to start the 2nd and we coasted out to a 52-24 win.

Carr went 23/34 for 308 with 5 TDs. Bruce Gunn ran 13 times for 107 yards. Bobby Thornton caught 6 passes for 105 yards, making 2 straight 100 yard games, and a TD.

Ryan Nassib went 35/49 for 373 with 3 TDs but 3 picks. Mark Newhart ran 8 times for 28 yards. Odell Beckham JR caught 7 for 105 and 2 scores.

Keith McGill had 11 tackles and a pick. Justin Ellis had 1.5 sacks as did Jimmy Staten and Hunter Middleton added one and Abel Durham had one with a forced fumble and recovery. Khalil Mack also had a pick and Frank Shepardson had a pick 6.

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Week 17 we are facing a 3-12 Kansas City team with a chance to secure a 1st round bye. Their starting QB Ezra Gutierrez, 49/58, had turned the team around but has missed all but the first 3 games this year with a broken leg and will miss this one.

Greg Robinson is still out 4 weeks and Chris Culliver is now out for 2 with a strained calf. Khalil Mack is probable for 1.

After we scored on the 1st drive on a Dunsmore TD run they answered with a 96 yard kick return. We bounced right back with a Jared Kocurek TD grab and a FG with them throwing a pick in between putting us up 17-7 while they had gained 1 yard. Once Kocurek added another TD early in the 2nd we were in control. Michael Crabtree did add 7 for them but Dunsmore broke a long TD run. They scored on TD grabs by Crabtree and Jalen Goolsby though to end the half and cut it to 31-28. We answered early in the 3rd with a Bobby Thornton TD grab and a safety gave us a little distance as we won 40-28.

Carr went 21/31 for 248 with 3 TDs and a pick. Dunsmore ran 24 times for 191 yards and 2 scores. Gerald Bakker, a mid season signing, actually led the team with 4 grabs for 103 yards.

Deon Van Dam was 18/31 for 209 with 3 TDs and a pick. Grady Haddix ran 9 times for 52 yards and had the kick return score. Crabtree caught just 4 of targets but gained 9 yards and 2 scores.

Frank Shepardson had 10 tackles Khalil Mack, Justin Ellis, and Jacob Keith each had a sack. Brandon Dixon had a pick.

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in the wildcard week we have the week off.

Dallas beat Chicago 31-20

Indianapolis beat division foe Houston 37-28

New Orleans slipped by Minnesota 22-16

Buffalo barely handled rival New England 24-23

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Divisional Round:

Seattle beat a Dallas squad that had been on a role winning 6 straight including a playoff game since we beat them back when they were 4-6. Seattle won 13-10.

Cleveland dominated Indy 35-20 and is looking to avenge last year's superbowl loss.

Detroit beat New Orleans 24-21.

We are a 3 point favorite facing a Buffalo team that went 12-4 in the regular season. Rookie QB Bruce Conley 46/71, has boosted this team to new heights after being drafted 13th overall.

RT Greg Robinson is still probable 2 weeks.

After Liam Dunsmore scored on a long opening drive we quickly got a pick that he turned into more points with a 2nd TD. Things quited down after that as the next 8 drives saw 7 punts and 1 FG by us. On the last of those punts by them, however, we scored on a blocked punt recovered by Keith McGill in the endzone. Quincy Enunwa did score on a 45 yard pass right before the half to cut the lead to 24-7.

They opened the 2nd half with a 23 yard score by Robert woods and then CJ Spiller closed the gap to 3 with a 3 yard TD catch. We added 3 and our defense stiffened and we won 27-21 marking 3 years with a playoff win.

Carr went 15/26 for 137 yards. Dunsmore gained just 56 yards on 22 carries but scored twice. Bobby Thornton caught 6 passes for 69 yards.

Conley went 22/33 for 290 with 3 TDs and a pick. Spiller ran 12 times for 88 yards. Enunwa caught 5 for 84 and a score.

Khalil Mack had 7 tackles. Frank Shepardson and Jimmy Staten each had a sack and DJ Hayden had a pick

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Conference round:

Seattle beat detroit 30-27 and is looking to repeat as superbowl champs.

We are facing a Cleveland team that went 14-2 tied with Detroit with the best record in the NFL this past season. They are a 6 point favorite entering this game. Their offensive line is dominant with Joe Thomas, 89, Alex Mack, 83, and rookie Asher Van Pelt, 70/86, dominating defenses.

Greg Robinson is probable 1 week.

Cleveland's defense started strong forcing 7 straight punts but they could only answer with 2 FGs. We came back and finally got 3 on the board in the mid 3rd but they turned around and got a long drive ending in a Spencer Fulton TD grab. We answered a minute later with a Jared Kocurek TD to make it 13-10. The defenses stepped back up though and when Devon Huffman ran a 6 yard score in late cleveland had it sealed 20-10.

Carr went 17/27 for 198 and a TD. Dunsmore ran 11 times for 42 yards. Kocurek caught 8 for 104 and a TD.

Johnny Football went 22/34 for 311 and a TD and ran 7 times for 60 yards. Robert Turbin gained 62 on 23 carries. Jordan Cameron caught 5 for 91 yards.

Frank Shepardson had 10 tackles and a sack and Olivier Vernon and Sio Moore added a sack

[kcarr]

Johnny Football and the Browns got their revenge big, winning by 3 scores, 34-16, over the seahawks to win the superbowl.

[kcarr]

Season Review:

Passing: Derek Carr keeps gettng better going 338/473 for 3795 yards with 35 TDs to 11 picks this year.

Rushing: Liam Dunsmore had a career year running 282 times for 1394 yards and 10 TDs. he also caught 28 of 32 pass attempts for 187 and a score. He did fumble a career high 3 times.

Bruce Gunn ran 162 times for 782 yards and 4 TDs. He also caught 11 of 16 for 113 yards. He struggled mightily with 6 fumbles.

Devin Floyd ran 22 times for 122 yards and a TD

FB Mackenzie Kemock caught 35 of 40 for 20 yards and 3 scores.

Receiving: Jared Kocurek caught 73 of 113 for 884 yards and 13 TDs. He also averaged 5.5 yards on 11 punt returns and 22.4 on 40 kick returns.

Bobby Thornton caught 64 of 97 for 843 and 6 scores.

TE Carlos Thompson caught 39 of 50 for 504 yards and 6 TDs despite only playing 12 games.

TE Sean Lyon caught 34 of 48 for 359 yards and 2 TDs as the TE position really came through for us this year.

Devin Street caught 0 of 25 for 260 and a TD in just 9 games before breaking his leg.

Paul Richardson caught 16 of 26 for 173 and a TD.

Blocking: Dallas Thomas made 40 of 118 key blocks and 6 pancakes while allowing 8 sacks.

Raul Webster made 38 of 84 key blocks with 2 pancakes and 4 sacks allowed

Graham Moore made 30 of 82 blocks with a pancake and 3 sacks allowed

Vince Binkow made 34 of 79 with 5 pancakes and 8 sacks allowed

Greg Robinson made 22 of 54 with 5 sacks allowed.

Punting: Marquette King had career lows of 44.8 yards average, 35 net, 73 punts, and 24 inside the 20.

Kicking: Lamar Ficken went 24/31 with 6/11 from 40+ and made 56 of 58 xps.

DLine: Justin Ellis was amazing as a rotational player racking up 50 tackles, 12 sacks, 3 blocks defeated, 6 hurries, 14 knockdowns, and a 4.4 rush percent with 4 forced fumbles and a recovery.

Jacob Keith racked up 49 tackles, 9 sacks, 3 blocks defeated, 22 hurries, 9 knockdowns, and a 6.2 rush percent with 3 forced fumbles and a recovery in a breakout year.

Abel Durham made 36 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 17 hurries, 2 knockdowns, and a 4.5 rush percent with 2 forced fumbles and 2 recoveries as a rookie.

Hunter Middleton made just 8 tackles but 3.5 sacks, 2 hurries, and a knockdown for a 6.3 rush percent and a forced fumble

Jimmy Staten made 24 tackles, 2 sacks, defeated 2 blocks, 3 hurries, and a 5 rush percent.

Nolan Randle made 27 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 hurries, and a 2.5 rush percent with 2 recoveries.

LBs: Perry Riley made 125 tackles, .5 sacks, 1 hurry, and 3 passes defensed.

Khalil Mack made 95 tackles, 8 sacks, 1 hurry, 1 knockdown, 6 passes defensed, 2 picks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 recovery, and a TD.

Sio Moore made 67 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 block defeated, 1 hurry, 1 knockdown, 5 passes defensed, and a pick.

Zach Brown made 23 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 pass defensed.

DBs: Frank Shepardson made 108 tackles, 1 block defeated, 4 passes defensed 2 picks, 1 forced fumble, 1 recovery, and a TD.

Tavon Wilson made 79 tackles, 8 passes defensed, 6 picks, 4 forced fumbles, 1 recovery, and a TD.

DJ Hayden made 60 tackles, 1 sack, 8 passes defensed, 2 picks, 4 forced fumbles, and a TD.

Brandon Dixon made 64 tackles, 9 passes defensed, 2 picks, 2 forced fumbles, and 2 recoveries

Keith McGill made 98 tackles, 10 passes defensed, 2 picks, a forced fumble and a recovery

Dwayne Emmons made 29 tackles, 2 passes defensed, and a recovery

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We made no changes in the staff draft

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We offered WR Justin Blackmon, 51, 10 million over 3 years.

Given our situation with money to spend we offered DT Michael Brockers, 73, 34 million over 4 years looking to push us over the top.

We offered 5th year LB Marcus Smith, 53, 6 million over 3 years.

We offered former 7th overall pick corner Lester Norries, 46, 6 million over 3 years as well.

In stage 3 Blackmon opted for detroit.

In stage 4 Brockers signed but Smith opted for the Jets

In stage 6 we signed Lester

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Draft:

Sitting at 1(29) is a tough spot to be, especially when the WR I had marked who shows 78 potential went 22nd and a DE I was considering despite great DEs on my team as he projected 89 potential went right before me.

Needing to upgrade but with the 2 worthy of this spot gone I traded back with Washington to 2(10) picking up a 4th and a 5th.

At 2(10) I selected tackle Aaron Kaplan, 29/72, who will be a bookend to the great Vince Binkow.

At 2(29) we added versatility on offense with FB Ivan Pinnock, 43/76.

We then used our 3(29) pick and our 2 4th rounders to move up to 3(10) in the middle of a run on receivers and added a 6th and 7th in the process to take troubled but talented WR Bucky Creighton, 36/62.

In the 5th we then took RB Kenyon Foerstel, 47/57.

At the end of the 5th we took safety Deandre Dunlap, 21/39

We then traded both of our 6ths to Cincinatti for a future 5th.

In the 7th we took CB Nicholas Goldberg, 27/33, and QB Matt Renfro, 12/39

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Roster overview:

QB: Derek Carr, 63, is obviously the man here and is a top 5 QB in this league. Derek Thoman. 16/50, and Charles Wiegmann, 28/42, are both quality backups.

RB: We have a change worth noting here for the first time in years as rookie 5th round pick Kenyon Foerstel, 49/61, will be toting the rock. Liam Dunsmore, 46, will be his primary backup coming off of a breakout season and Bruce Gunn, 44, will be the receiving down back.

FB: 2nd round pick Ivan Pinnock, 50/73, looks like a stud while Mackenzie Kemock, 55, is also a quality player.

TE: Carlos Thompson, 74, is a great pass catching TE, currently seen as the 4th best in the league, poised to dominate from this spot. Sean Lyon, 54, may not be at that same level but he can be a great #2. Vance McDonald, 50, makes a good 3rd TE as he is a blocker who can play FB but we have depth there now too.

WR: Bobby Thornton, 65, and Jared Kocurek, 61, make a great starting duo. 3rd round pick Bucky Creighton, 42/68, looks to add an explosive 3rd man to the group. Devin Street, 44, looked great until he broke his leg last year but will miss half this season too. Paul Richardson, 40, was a disappointing FA last year.

C: Graham Moore, 69/70, is one of the better centers in the league, currently ranked 9th. Brandon Mosley, 49, is a solid backup.

LG: Raul Webster, 69, is currently considered the 6th best at either guard spot in the league. Dominigo Harvey, 22/50, is a high upside reserve.

RG: Dallas Thomas, 50, is a capable player in his 6th year while Spencer Nasbaum, 29/50, has upside.

LT: Vince Binkow, 76, is currently the 3rd best tackle in the league. 3rd year man Jeremiah Strickland, 31/48, is solid.

RT: Rookie Aaron Kaplan, 38/72, could become great. Greg Robinson, 50, could be the top backup tackle in the league.

P: Marquette King, 69, is the 10th best in the league so holding steady here.

K: Lamar Ficken, 53, is a solid enough kicker at 13th in the league.

LDE: Abel Durham, 63/78, is the 16th best end in the country with the potential to hit top 2 Vernon Olivier, 57, is an expensive but talented backup.

RDE: Jacob Keith, 61/65, is a great pass rushing DE coming off of a breakout year. Hunter Middleton, 49/55, has been a consistent contributor for years.

LDT: We signed another band-aid type FA here in Ezra Friend, 43/47. He will start. Nolan Randle, 43, and Lamar Yarbrough, 40, will back him up.

RDT: We signed our top FA so far, Michael Brockers, 70, here. He should give a great anchor to our line. Shannon Shrieber, 38/46, will be his backup

MLB: Last year's FA Perry Riley, 47, is our starter but is expected to miss the first few games. Dakota Saban, 45, will fill in for him.

SLB: Khalil Mack, 72, has been a very good backer for us. Jared Bernard, 37/39, has probably been the best LB I have drafted but that isn't saying much.

WLB: Sio Moore, 55, has been a steady contributer. Zach Brown, 43, will fill in when needed here and at SLB.

LCB: DJ Hayden, 63, has been a staple here. Keith McGill, 61, is a great nickle guy. Marcus Cooper, 42, will play sparingly.

RCB: Lester Norris, 47, is a very good man cover corner. Brandon Dixon, 44, was a solid starter for us last year.

SS: Frank Shepardson, 40, has been a solid starter since being a 6th round pick. Deandre Dunlap, 23/35, does not look to be such a steal.

FS: Tavon Wilson, 50, is still one of our most successful FA signings. Dwayne Emmons, 40, was a steal as the last pick of his draft and is now a very good dime back and backup safety.

LS: Antoine Watkins, 17, is a dependable snapper

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Now as my first draft enters their first year it is a good time to look back and see how they have done.

LT Vince Binkow, 76: After being chosen 1:6 he has proven to be a dominant LT. He was the most talented overall player in the 1st round and given that he was at a prime position this is clearly an A+ pick, especially after adding an extra 1st next year by trading down. To further show the team's commitment to him as a franchise player he was also resigned to a 4 year extension, total of 5 year contract, worth 54 million dollars. Another interesting point here about the top of that 1st round, the raiders signed, this offseason, the player drafted directly after Binkow, CB Lester Norris, 47. Grade: A+

WR Bobby Thornton, 65: After trading down at the top of the round the Raiders traded back into the end of the 1st to take a guy who looked like a potential superstar WR. While Bobby has not been that level of star he has been a very good receiver and looks to be a long term starter as evidenced by him signing a 4 year contract worth nearly 28 million dollars and he is currently looked at as the top receiver from this class. Grade: A

CB Neal Reynolds, Out of the league: This pick was a total bust. He never played a game in this league. The best part about this pick is the Raiders had traded back so got some extra picks here. Grade: F

FB Julio Pace, 46: Another pick that did Oakland no good. After trading up to take him at the end of the 3rd he was cut right away and did not play his rookie year but caught on with the Chiefs for a bit playing 3 games. Last year he was the starting FB for the Saints and this year will be for the Colts. There was talent here but none that the Raiders could use. Grade: F

K Winfred Glen, Out of league: The stretch of failed picks continued in the middle of the 4th. K Sebastian Janikowski was aging and the Raiders were looking for a potential replacement. After staying with them through the preseason Glen was cut as the old vet stayed around another year. He did kick 10 games for the Eagles making 13 of 16 FGs but is now out of the league. Grade: F

HB Liam Dunsmore, 46: Finally, after 3 failed picks, the Raiders got back on track and got this one right. Dunsmore was the top back remaining available and by most accounts the 6th best overall back in this class. He has racked up 3300 rushing yards and 23 TDs in his first 3 years though it looks like he may now lose his starting spot and does not look likely to be resigned. Grade: B

NT Kris Oberhue 32/43: Kris played a couple seasons in Oakland as mostly a rotational injury fill in tackle. Last year he was cut and went to Seattle where he is a backup NT. Not a huge hit here but there was production value gained from a pick at the top of the 5th round. Grade: D+

DE Hunter Middleton, 55: Hunter was a green page player despite being a mid 5th round pick. He is a versatile end and after starting his first year he has been a rotational guy the past few. He has yet to get a long term contract but did sign an extension that will pay him over 2 million next year. All in all great value in the late rounds. Grade: B+

SS Frank Shepardson, 40: After being taken with the 1st pick of the 6th round Frank has started 48 regular season games and 7 playoff games in 3 years. He has made over 300 tackles, 6 picks, and 3 TDs in that time in the regular season and added another pick 6 in the playoffs and has been a big time playmaker for the back end of this defense. He signed a 5 year 20 million dollar deal to stay with the team. Grade: A-

FS Dwayne Emmons, 40: Dwayne has been a backup at both safety spots and a good nickle/dime player for the past 4 years leading to a 3 year 5 million dollar deal. He is a converted corner who has shown a knack for making timely plays on the ball. Certainly not bad for the last pick of the draft. Grade: B+

Key UDFAs:

DT Lamar Yarbrough, 40: Racking up 5 sacks as a rotational tackle he has been a solid depth player for his career so far.

HB Bruce Gunn, 44: A great 3rd down back, Gunn has ran for 2400 yards and 18 TDs and added nearly 400 and 4 scores as a receiver.

Overall, this class added 4 full time starters for at least 3 years, 3 of whom will go longer than that, and another 4 good depth players. Also, one of the premium positions was filled with a top player. There were some misses in the middle but overall a very good class. Initial grade by league: B+. My Grade: A

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Week 1 were are a 16 point favorite hosting San Diego. They have been up and down over the years but as long as Philip Rivers, 62, is their QB they are dangerous.

Devin Street is still out 8 weeks from last season. MLB Perry Riley is out 7 with a broken ankle. TE Sean Lyon is questionable 4 with shin splints. FB Ivan Pinnock is probable 4 with knee tendinitis. C Graham Moore is probable 1 with a hyperextended elbow.

We came out and scored 2 quick TDs on passes by Carr, one to Carlos Thompson, one to Bobby Thornton. They added a FG but we answered with 2 more. We looked to take control from there forcing them to straight punts but we couldn't put them away. They ended up scoring late on a safety and then a TD to pull it to 20-15 but we got a late FG and held on to win 23-15.

Carr went 22/30 for 251 and 2 scores but lost a fumble. Kenyon Foerstel ran 15 times for 55 yards. Carlos Thompson caught 8 of 10 targets for 93 and a TD.

Rivers was 17/36 for 203 and a TD and a pick. Ethan Wishon was great on the ground with 131 on 18 carries and caught 4 for 39 and a TD. Shaquelle Evans caught 3 for 76 yards.

Frank Shepardson had 11 tackles. Ezra Friend had 1.5 sacks, Jacob Keith, Abel Durham, and Olivier Vernon each had 1 and Michael Brockers had .5. Dakota Saban forced a fumble that Keith McGill recovered. DJ Hayden had a pick.

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Week 2 we are an 8 point favorite traveling to face a San Francisco squad led by great LBs including Aldon Smith, 82, and a great TE in Rick Benson, 83.

Perry Riley is still out 6 weeks. Devin Street is now questionable for 7. Sean Lyon is probable for 3 and Ivan Pinnock for 2.

We started off with a quick FG which then answered right away and we stalled with 3 straight punts while Rick Benson got them the lead with a TD grab. We came back and evened it up on a Jared Kocurek TD but Marcus Latimore controlled the 3rd with a TD run and some running to set up a FG giving them a 20-10 lead. Kenyon Foerstel went to work in the 4th scoring a pair of TDs to give us the win 24-20.

Carr went 26/40 for 366 with a TD and a pick. Foerstel ran 14 times for 43 yards and 2 TDs. Kocurek caught for 126 and a TD.

Colin Kaepernick went 17/36 for 264 with 2 TDs and 2 picks and ran 8 times for 73 yards. Derrick allen ran 11 times for 32 yards. Rick Benson caught 4 passes for 85 and a TD.

Dakota Saban had 11 tackles and a pick. Jacob Keith had 1.5 sacks, Nolan Randle had 1, and Michael Brockers had .5. Sio Moore also had a pick

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Week 3 we are hosting a Buffalo team that has started off 0-2 due to an injury to QB Bruce Conley, 53/71, who is doubtful for our game.

Perry Riley is still out 5 weeks. TE Carlos Thompson is out 4 with a strained patellar tendon. Devin Street is questionable for 6. Ivan Pinnock is probable 4 and Sean Lyon is probable for 2.

The bills started off great with a FG and then a Corey fuller TD catch and a Stephon Gilmore pick 6 leading to a 17-0 lead. We came back with a FG to end the half and the FGs on 3 drives in a row while their 2nd half was all punts. With the score at 17-12 we took over at the 4 yard line after a punt and Carr led a long scoring drive ending in a Bobby Thornton TD to win 18-17 after a missed 2 point try.

Carr went 2/47 for 352 with a TD and 2 picks. Dunsmore ran 12 times for 26 yards. Thornton caught 9 for 120 and a TD.

Conley went 18/30 for 151 and a TD. Spiller ran 23 times for 53 yards. Fuller caught 9 for 97 and a TD.

Khalil Mack had 9 tackles and Abel Durham and Olivier Vernon each had a sack

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Week 4 we are facing a 3-0 Bengals squad led by LB Vonteze Burflict, 72, and DT Geno Atkins, 73.

Perry Riley is still out 4 weeks. Dakota Saban is out 3 with a strained calf. WR Bucky Creighton is out 3 with a strained achilles. FS Dwayne Emmons is out 2 with a strained calf. RB Kenyon Foerstel and FS Tavon Wilson are doubtful 2 with hyperextended elbows and TE Carlos Thompson is doubtful 3 still. Devin Street is probable 5 and Ivan pinnock for 3. Vance McDonald is probable 1 with a deep thigh bruise and K Lamar fickin is probable 1 with a bruised shoulder. TE Sean Lyon is also probable 1.

Despite a mile long injury report we came to play. We scored on the opening drive with a FG but they answered with a Knile Davis TD run. Devin Street came back with a TD grab and we added a FG before Dalton found Ace Sanders for a 26 yard score. Carr ended the first half with 2 TDs in the final 2 minutes hitting Sean Lyon from 17 and Bobby Thornton from 46 to give us a 27-13 lead.

The 2nd half saw their defense score twice, a Jonathan Cyprien 84 yard pick 6 and a Carlos Dunlap fumble recovery, and when they added a FG they were up 30-27. Street caught a TD to start the 4th and we added a FG before Dalton made it 37-37 with a 4 yard strike to Tyler Eifert. On the final drive though we went to trickery and Bobby Thornton took a reverse 13 yards for a game winning score.

Carr went 27/36 for 433 with 4 TDs and a pick and lost a fumble. Dunsmore ran 25 times for 43 yards. Jared Kocurek caught 7 for 140. Bobby Thornton added 5 for 107 and a TD and ran for a 13 yard score. Street added 5 for 94 and 2 TDs

Dalton went 29/39 for 325 and 2 TDs. Jeremy Hill ran 11 times for 44 yards. AJ Green caught all 10 targets for 117 yards.

Sio Moore had 12 tackles and Michael Brockers and Ezra Friend split a sack

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Week 5 we are hosting a 1-3 Baltimore squad whose defense looks back to a draft 4 years ago where their first 2 picks were LB Jay Fox, 72, and CB Buddy Coffey, 71.

Perry Riley is still out 3 weeks. Dakota Saban and Bucky Creighton are still out 2. Dwayne Emmons is out 1. Carlos Thompson is questionable 2 weeks. Devin street is probable 4. Ivan pinnock is probable 2. Tavon Wilson and Kenyon Foerstel are probable 1.

We finally went out and put a game away from the start with a FG and then 3 straight TD passes by Carr, 2 to Kocurek and 1 to Thornton. we ended up winning easy 41-16.

Carr went 29/40 for 382 with 4 TDs and a pick. Kocurek caught 8 for 112 and 2 TDs and Thornton added 7 for 134 and a TD. Foerstel ran 13 times for 59 yards and a score.

Parker Carter went 17/28 for 162 with a TD and 3 picks. Lorenzo Taliaferro ran 12 times for 67 yards and was the top receiver with 3 for 61 and a TD.

Khalil Mack had 7 tackles and a pick and DJ Hayden and Keith McGill each added a pick.

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Week 6 we face one of the top teams in the NFL, 4-0 Cleveland, in Ohio. Coming off of a superbowl win they are the only team with trench players who can match our across the board.

Making matters worse a pair of long term injuries to offensive starters have placed them on IR. Carlos Thompson tore his Patellar tendon and will miss 27 weeks and Kenyon Foerstel had elbow ligament surgery and will miss 29.

Bucky Creighton is still out 2 weeks. Perry Riley is questionable for 2. Devin Street is probable 3 weeks. Dallas Thomas broke a finger and is probable 2. Ivan Pinnock and Dakota Saban are probable 1.

Despite the major injuries we came out to compete. After their first drive led to a spencer Fulton TD catch Bruce Gunn broke free on a screen and scored from 36 out. We then forced a punt and scored on a Jared Kocurek TD grab and made a pick and Carr threw his 3rd TD in 3 drives, the latest being a 1 play 4 yard drive with Thornton making the score. They answered with a TD to Josh Gordon cutting the lead to 7 before the half. We scored a couple FGs before Joe Haden scored on a punt return. We pushed it to 2 scores, 30-21, with another FG. They did score on a Turbin run with 2 minutes left but we were able to run the clock out and win 30-28.

Carr went 26/39 for 376 with 3 TDs and 2 picks. Dunsmore took back over running 18 times for 96 yards. Sean Lyon caught 9 of 12 targets for 128 yards.

Johnny Manziel was 28/36for 322 with 2 TDs and 2 picks. Robert Turbin racked up 74 yards and a score on 12 carries. Spencer Fulton caught 12 passes for 158 yards and a score.

Frank Shepardson had 11 tackles. Lester Norris and Ezra Friend each had a sack.. DJ Hayden and Tavon Wilson each had a pick

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I week 7 we are hosting a 4-1 Kansas City squad. Eric Berry, 78, and Ike Jennings, 80, are an elite pair at safety.

Ezra Friend and Devin Street are both probable 2 weeks and Dallas Thomas, Perry Riley, and Bucky Creighton are probable for 1.

After a missed FG by them and a turnover on downs by us we took the final long drive of the 1st quarter 16 plays before making a FG. We then forced a punt and got another 3 and took a 6-0 lead into the half. That was where things opened up with Harrison Goeas breaking out a 24 yard run for them to score and then Bobby Thornton getting open for a 22 yard TD grab. Travis Kelce then answered back with a TD grab and we added a FG to make it 16-14. With just 48 seconds left Ezra Gutierrez found Quinton Patton for a 10 yard score looking to seal the win but seconds later Bobby Thornton broke free for a 78 yard score and after missing the 2 point try we won 22-21.

Carr went 18/30 for 311 with 2 TDs and a pick. Liam Dunsmore ran 23 times for 96 yards. Jared Kocurek caught 7 for 110 and Thornton added 3 for 107 and 2 TDs.

Ezra Gutierez went 20/31 for 257 with 2 TDs and a pick. Martin Herndon ran 17 times for 66 yards. Michael Crabtree caught 5 for 90 yards.

Sio Moore had 9 tackles and Tavon Wilson had a pick

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Week 8 we are a huge favorite facing an 0-6 Steelers squad. Landry Jones, 40, has been unable to QB this team to success.

Sean Lyon is questionable 2 weeks and Devin Street and Ezra Friend are probable for 1.

We came out and scored TDs on 4 of our first 5 possessions and added a 94 yard Abel Durham fumble return TD to make it 35-0 before the Steelers got anything going. From there we coasted to a 38-3 win.

Carr went 23/29 for 301 with 4 TDs and a pick. Bruce Gunn ran 25 times for 77 yards and caught 5 passes for 80 and a TD. Bobby Thornton caught 5 for 90 and 2 scores.

Landry Jones was 11/15 for 114 yards and Chandler Hanson was 8/16 for 138 and a pick. Don Nixon was their top rusher running 10 times for 10 yards including one run for 13 yards. Antonio Brown caught 5 passes for 90 yards.

Olivier Vernon had 6 tacckles and 4 sacks. Jacob Keith had a sack and a forced fumble which Durham recovered. Hunter Middleton also had a sack and Sio Moore had a pick

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Week 9 we are traveling to face a 4-3 San Diego team in a game that could leave us undefeated heading into our bye week. We beat them earlier but they are healthy and we have a couple players on IR.

Ivan Pinnock is questionable this week with a pulled groin Tavon Wilson is probable 3 weeks with a sprained thumb. Sean Lyon is also probable 1 more week.

Once again our defense was stout holding the chargers to 4 straight punts and ending each of their first 10 drives with either a punt or a pick. Meanwhile we scored a FG and then after a quick punt we scored on 3 straight drives. First was a Carr pass to Devin Street from 35 yards then to Sean Lyon from 10 then another FG. After holding a 20-0 halftime lead we went conservative scoring just a FG in the 2nd half and they eventually scored a late TD on an Ethan Wishon TD catch and he added 2 on the ground but we won 23-8.

Carr went 22/40 for 331 with 2 TDs. Liam Dunsmore ran 12 times for 41 yards. Jared Kocurek caught 8 passes for 141 yards.

Rivers went 20/29 for 213 with a TD and 2 picks. Ethan Wishon ran 17 times for 89 yards. Keenan Allen caught 3 passes for 67 yards.

Michael Brockers made 9 tackles and 3 sacks. Abel Durham added 3 sacks. Sio Moore had 1.5, Khalil Mack had 1, and Olivier Vernon had .5. Sio Moore and Tavon Wilson each forced fumbles and Olivier Vernon recovered one. Jacob Keith and Lester Norris each had a pick.

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After a week 10 bye we come back in week 11 to face the bottom of the division, 3-6 Denver. They looked to change this defense bringing in Patrick Willis, 76, but the 12th year man has not been able to change the losing trend.

Khalil Mack is now questionable 2 weeks with a hyperextended elbow. Tavon Wilson is probable 2 weeks.

Once again we ended the game in the first quarter scoring on a 71 yard throw to Bobby Thornton, then on a 7 yard run by Dunsmore, then on a FG while they had a pick and 3 punts in the quarter. they did score a TD in the 2nd on a Stevan Ridley catch but we added a FG to keep the lead at 20-7. They added a FG but Dunsmore ran another TD in and we scored another 3 to win 30-10.

Carr went 17/34 for 234 yards and a TD. Dunsmore ran 15 times for 83 yards and 2 TDs. Bobby Thornton caught just 4 of 12 targets but gained 157 yards and a TD.

Jason Campbell went 25/44 for 182 and a TD and a pick. Rudley ran 4 times for 29 yards. Fernando Pierce caught 9 passes for 107 yards.

DJ Hayden had 9 tackles. Michael Brockers had 1.5 sacks, Dakota Saban and Jacob Keith had 1 each, and Ezra Friend had .5. Tavon Wilson added a pick

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Week 12 we are facing a 6-4 Seattle team that has been to 2 straight superbowls. QB Russell Wilson, 76, and CB Richard Sherman, 84, are the clear leaders of this squad.

Ivan Pinnock broke his arm and will miss 5 games. SS Frank Shepardson strained his achilles and is out 2 weeks. Derek Carr is probable 2 weeks with a strained quad and Khalil Mack and Tavon Wilson are still probable for 1 week.

After they took the opening kick 94 yards for a TD Mackenzie Kemock took advantage of his first playing time scoring on a 7 yard catch. After we got a stop Carr found Sean Lyon for a 2 yard score. Another 3 punts from them and our answer was FG, Bobby Thornton TD catch, FG and we took a 27-7 lead into the half. They came out and scored on a Giovanni Pascoe run and a Jeff Cumberland TD catch to cut the lead to 27-21 but Jared Kocurek caught a TD to add to our lead. We couldnt get the 2 and they scored late on another Cumberland catch to cut it to a 1 score game but we won 33-28.

Carr went 22/41 for 308 with 4 TDs and a pick. Bruce Gunn ran 16 times for 66 yards. Bobby thornton caught 6 for 115 yards and a TD and Jared Kocurek added 6 for 104 and a score.

Russell Wilson went 26/40 for 287 with 2 TDs and a pick. Pascoe ran 7 times for 48 yards. Samuel Farmer caught 7 passes for 127 yards and Corey Coleman caught 7 for 109. Jeff Cumberland, their TE with 2 TD catches, made 3 grabs for 8 yards.

DJ Hayden made 7 tackles and a pick and split a sack with Nolan Randle.

Not only did this game move us to 11-0 but now we have beaten the past 2 superbowl winners and losers this year.

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Week 13 we have one of our toughest challenges remaining this year as we travel to face an 8-3 colts team. Andrew Luck, 74, is a beast behind a line with likely the best individual lineman, Trevor Donovan, 95, in the league. Rookie DE Santiago Quinn, 44/87, is a guy we targeted even though we were stacked at the spot but the Colts took him right before our pick.

Ivan Pinnock is still out 4 weeks. FS Dwayne Emmons sprained his knee and is questionable 3 weeks. Derek Carr and Frank Shepardson are probable 1 week.

Both teams started off with long drives ending in punts before the colts drove the length of the field to settle for a 21 yard FG. We answered with an 80 yard drive ending with Mackenzie Kemock, taking advantage of his playing time at FB, scoring on a 1 yard catch. The half then went back to quiet as they punted 3 more times and we punted twice and scored a FG to take a 10-3 lead into the half.

They held us there forcing punt after punt in the 3rd while they scored on an Albert Flowers TD catch. Finally in the 4th we broke the tie again with 6 minutes left on a 43 yard FG but after a couple quick punts the took over with 2:19 left and drove the field scoring on a 27 yard pass to Dwayne Allen with just 1:06 remaining. We took over again, after a solid kick return, at the 33 yard line and after an incomplete pass Carr hit Bobby Thornton on a deep ball ending the game with a 67 yard score and a 20-17 win.

Carr went 17/26 for 283 with 2 TDs. Liam Dunsmore ran 18 times for 61 yards. Bobby Thornton caught 5 of 6 targets for 146 yards and a TD.

Luck went 22/31 for 279 yards and 2 TDs. Mike James ran 14 times for 51 yards. Dwayne Allen caught all 4 of his targets for 98 yards and a TD.

Sio Moore had 8 tackles. Zach Brown and Abel Durham each had a sack and Durham also forced a fumble that Michael Brockers recovered.

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Week 14 we are facing an 0-12 Arizona team and facing them in Oakland. This shouldn't be a problem. They have a top notch secondary led by Patrick Peterson, 80, and 3 others who are all 60s but their offense is completely lacking skill players.

Ivan Pinnock is still out 3 weeks and now Khalil Mack is out 3 with a hyperextended elbow. Dallas Thomas sprained his knee and is questionable 3 weeks and dwayne Emmons is still questionable for 2.

Neither team could get anything going on offense. We started off with 4 straight punts but they were worse either punting or turning it over on 9 straight drives to start including a fumble that Abel Durham returned for a TD. We then got a little offense going getting a FG and a Liam Dunsmore TD catch before the half.

In the middle of the 3rd they finally put together a drive and Miles Johnson cut it to a 2 score game on a TD grab from Ezra Ramsey. We answered with Mackenzie Kemock scoring a 2 yard TD catch. In the 4th they made a QB change and Robert Griffen III hit Nick Toon for an 81 yard score to make it 24-14. They then closed the gap further with a FG but we answered with our own and held on for a 27-17 win.

Carr went 21/37 for 187 with 2 TDs and 2 picks. Liam Dunsmore ran 12 times for 55 yards. Bobby Thornton caught 5 passes for 103 yards.

Ezra Ramsey went 11/20 for just 88 yards and a score. Griffin had nearly that many yards on one throw and went 9/14 for 134 with a TD. Miles Johnson ran 16 times for 58 yards. Nick Toon's 81 yard TD catch led the team in receiving yards.

DJ Hayden had 8 tackles. Michael Brockers had 1.5 sacks and forced the fumble that Abel Durham recovered. Ezra Friend and Jacob Keith each had a sack and Hunter Middleton had .5.

This game clinched us the division guaranteeing us a place above the Chiefs and also gives us homefield advantage in the playoffs.

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Week 15 we face the last winning team that we have to play before the playoffs in 9-4 Kansas City on the road. They have really bounced back this year with Gutierrez behind center and should be a challenge.

Ivan Pinnock is doubtful 2 weeks. TE Caleb McCrurry, RG Dallas Thomas, and MLB Jon Walsh are all questionable 2 weeks with sprained knees. Khalil Mack is now questionable 2 weeks. Sio Moore has knee tendinitis and is probable 5 weeks. Dwayne Emmons is probable 1 week with a sprained knee.

We start off in control again as Carr hit Sean Lyon for a 39 yard score. Both teams then added FGs before KC tied it at 10 right before the half with a Crabtree TD grab.

In the 2nd half we got it started with a Liam Dunsmore TD run but then on our next drive penalties got us in trouble pushing us back far enough they got a sack and a safety to make it 17-12. We added a couple FGs to push it to a 2 score game. They did make a kick with 17 seconds left to bring it to 23-15 but they weren't able to make a miracle happen.

Carr went 25/28 for 230 with a TD. Dunsmore ran 17 times for just 47 yards and a TD. Lyon was the top receiver with 4 grabs for 54 yards and a TD.

Gutierrez went 24/37 for 217 with a TD and a pick. Martin Herndon ran 11 times for 41 yards. Michael Crabtree caught 6 for 86 and a TD.

Khalil Mack had 8 tackles. Keith McGill had a pick.

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week 14 we faced the St Louis Rams and former #1 overall pick Willie Binkis, 48/64.

Khalil Mack went on IR undergoing elbow surgery out 23 weeks. Ivan Pinnok, Dallas Thomas, and Kaleb McClurry are still probable 1 week and Sio Moore is probable 4.

We took control of the game early with 3 straight TD throws, one to Jared Kocurek, one to Sean Lyon, and one to Bobby Thornton. They did get 3 FGs interspersed with our next 2 scores, a Devin Street punt return and another Bobby Thornton TD catch and they did add a garbage time TD catch but we won 35-16.

Carr went 20/25 for 276 with 4 TDs. Bruce Gunn ran 17 times for 97 yards. Bobby Thornton caught 5 for 137 and 2 scores.

Willie Binkis went 15/33 for 167 and a pick while Mackenzie Charron went 3/8 for 13 and a TD. Demetrius Lynn ran 4 times for 60 yards. Ryan Sutton caught 5 passes for 45 yards.

Sio Moore made 7 tackles. Ezra Friend had 2 sacks, Michael Brockers had 1.5, Sio Moore had 1, Olivier Vernon had .5. Brandon Dixon had a pick

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Week 17 3-12 Denver is all that is standing between us and 16-0. We beat them once and should do it again.

Dallas Thomas is questionable 3 weeks with a knee sprain. Sio Moore is probable 3 weeks and Hunter Middleton is probable for 4.

We came out quick and scored on a Jared Kocurek TD catch but denver answered with a Stevan Ridley run. We came back and scored on a Vance McDonald TD catch but Ridley ran another in. From there denver took over with a FG, a safety, another Ridley run, and another FG to win 29-14.

Carr wentt 25/39 for 243 with 2 TDs. Liam Dunsmore ran 14 times for 44 yards. Jared Kocurek caught 9 for 132 and a TD.

Jason Campbell went 20/28 for 206 and 2 picks. Stevan Ridley ran 14 times for 72 yards and 3 TDs. Fernando Pierce caught 7 for 84 yards.

Perry Riley had 10 tackles and Frank Shepardson had a sack. Tavon Wilson and DJ Hayden each had a pick

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Wildcard round:

Seattle handled Chicago with no issues what so ever 42-16
New England ensured that we will not have 3 superbowls in a row with the same 2 teams beating Cleveland 27-13
Philadelphia beat Green Bay 24-21
Indianapolis beat division foe Jacksonville 40-35

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Divisional round:

We face the colts who we beat earlier this year. we are an 8 point favorite.

New England will travel to Cincinatti. The Bengals handled business winning 34-28

Philly faces a 14-2 detroit squad seen as the surest bet as a 10 point favorite. Detroit won easily 21-7.

Seattle is the only projected upset traveling to New Orleans. They pulled it off winning 31-16.

Sio Moore is probable 2 weeks while DJ Hayden, Brandon Dixon, Dallas Thomas, Vince Binkow, and Hunter Middleton are probable for 1.

The first 2 drives of the game took almost 14 total minutes of the clock and each led to a TD, one for us by Bobby Thornton and one for them by Dwayne Allen. We then added a FG to ours but after a couple quick punts they answered with a long drive ending in Roy Helu catching a TD. We answered right back with a TD pass to Liam Dunsmore but they came back again with a 39 yard strike td Malachi Evans pusing their halftime lead to 21-17.

We owned the 3rd with 2 long drives, one ending in a Sean Lyon TD grab and another ending in a Dunsmore TD run. They bounced back with a Helo TD run and an 85 yard score by TY Hilton. With 5 minutes left we got the ball back and Carr came up big again leading a game winning drive ending with Sean Lyon in the endzone for a 38-35 win.

Carr went 31/39 for 371 with 4 TDs. Dunsmore ran 19 times for 114 yards and a score and caught 5 passes for 63 yards and a TD. Bobby Thornton caught 8 for 99 yards and a score.

Andrew Luck went 31/39 for 402 and 4 TDs. Helu ran 7 times for 29 yards and a TD and added 1 catch for 1 yard and a TD. Hilton caught 9 for 159 and a score and Evan added 8 for 118 and a TD.

Frank Shepardson made 9 tackles and Michael Brockers and Hunter Middleton split a sack

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Conference round:

We are hosting Cincinnati as a 5 point favorite. This is another team we have beaten.

Seattle will travel to Detroit as a 5 point underdog looking to go to 3 straight superbowls.

Zach Brown is out up to 3 weeks with a hyperextended elbow. Hunter Middleton, Sio Moore, and DJ Hayden are probable 1 week.

After a punt filled 1st quarter the Bengals took an early lead with a 2nd quarter FG. We came back with a Bobby Thornton TD catch and after Erick Didier then caught a 25 yard score from Dalton, Carr led another drive ending in him finding Liam Dunsmore for a score. Cincy took the lead back late in the 2nd with a 74 yard Knile Davis run but we got a FG at the half to tie it at 17.

The offenses cooled a bit in the 3rd after Dalton threw a pick 6 to Tavon Wilson. At the end of the quarter, though, they caught back up with another Didier TD grab. In the 4th we scored on back to back drives, first a Dunsmore TD run and then another catch by Thornton. With 20 seconds left AJ Green cut it to 1 score, 38-31, but we held on for the win.

Carr went 23/34 for 330 with 3 TDs. Dunsmore ran 22 times for 93 yards and a TD. Thornton caught 8 passes for 72 yards and 2 scores.

Dalton went 27/49 for 313 with 3 TDs and 2 picks. Davis ran 10 times for 100 yards. Didier caught 10 passes fro 120 yards and 2 scores and Green added 8 for 115 and a TD.

Frank Shepardson had 10 tackles. Sio Moore and Michael Brockers each had a sack. Tavon Wilson and Brandon Dixon each had a pick.

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In the superbowl we are facing a Detroit Lions team with the best receiving corps in the game. Calvin Johnson, 75, may be a household name but 2nd year man Jaylen Hampton, 83, is turning into a star. Their defense is built up from like ours with Ndamukong Suh, 71, Nick Fairley, 78, and Ezekiel Ansah, 78, leading the way.

Devin Street will miss the superbowl with a concussion. Zach Brown is back and questionable as is Raul Webster with a sprained knee. CB Lester Norris is probable with shoulder tendinitis.

Detroit started things off with a FG which we quickly matched but then Sio Moore made a huge play picking off stafford and going 44 yards for a score. The lions came back and Eric Ebron scored on a 14 yard grab. We took the lead with a safety and then Liam Dunsmore scored on a 2 yard run. A pair of punts by them allowed us to open it up as Carr found Paul Richardson and Jared Kocurek for scores. They did get 3 to end the half but we were up 33-13 entering the break. After Sean Lyon scored in the early 3rd we were able to hold them off despite TD throws to Justin Blackmon and Calvin Johnson and we won 40-27.

Carr was named superbowl MVP going 28/32 for 327 with 3 scores and a pick. Dunsmore ran 18 times for 71 yards and a TD. Kocurek caught 7 passes for 109 and a TD.

Stafford went 26/49 for 310 and 3 TDs but threw 3 picks. Carl Devine was held to 32 yards on 8 carries. Ebron was their top pass catcher with 6 for 106 and a TD.

DJ Hayden had 8 tackles. Abel Durham had a sack. Sio Moore, Perry Riley, and Marcus Cooper each had a pick

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Season Review:
Passing: Carr went 372/561 for 4864 yards with 39 TDs to 12 picks. A real breakout year.

Rushing: Liam Dunsmore was again our top rusher starting the last 13 games and running 219 times for 793 yards and 3 TDs. He added 32 catches on 42 targets for 248 yards and 2 TDs and he only fumbled once.

Bruce Gunn ran just 133 times but gained 625 yards and caught 17 of 21 targets for 211 yards and 2 scores. He did fumble twice.

Rookie Kenyon Foerstel started 3 of his 5 games and ran just 43 times for 153 yards and 3 TD. He caught 8 of 9 targets for 48 yards and he did not fumble but the injury really hurt his opening campaign.

Ivan Pinnock caught 13 passes in 15 tries for 93 yards and made 6 of 17 key blocks.

Mackenzie Kemock in 4 games caught 11 of 13 passes for 57 yards and 3 TDs. He made 2 of 7 blocks.

Receiving: Bobby Thornton had a breakout year with 83 grabs in 131 targets for 1556 yards and 14 TDs. He also ran for a 13 yard score.

Jared Kocurek caught 91 of 153 targets for 1264 yards and 7 TDs. He averaged 27.2 yards on 25 kick returns.

Sean Lyon caught 57 of 85 tries for 585 yards and 5 TDs and made 4 of 10 key blocks.

Devin Street made 18 catches in 29 tries for 312 yards and 3 TDs. He returned 42 punts for 11.8 yards per and a TD.

Carlos Thompson only played 3 games but caught 13 of 17 tries for 161 yards and a TD.

Rookie Bucky Creighton caught 11 of 19 tries for 126 yards.

Blocking: Vince Binkow made 34 of 96 key blocks, weaker than his 34 of 79 last year but did make 8 pancakes and allowed 8 sacks.

Raul Webster made 28 of 90 key blocks with 3 pancakes and 7 sacks allowed.

Graham Moore was more efficient than the other two top linemen making 30 of 83 key blocks and only allowing 1 sack.

Dallas Thomas made 19 of 53 key blocks after having 118 chances last year. He made 2 pancakes and allowed 8 sacks.

Rookie Aaron Kaplan made 15 of 44 key blocks but allowed 10 sacks.

Punting: Marquette King punted 75 times for 45 yards per with a 36.6 net and 22 inside the 20.

Kicking: Lamar Ficken had a career year making 35 of 38 kicks including 11 of 14 from over 40 yards and neverr missing close. He also made all 46 xps

Defensive Line: Michael Brockers made 70 tackles, 9 sacks, 11 hurries, 23 knockdowns, and defeated 2 blocks for a 5.2 rush percentage and forced and recovered a fumble.

Backup Olivier Vernon only made 15 tackles but made 7 sacks, 5 hurries, 8 knockdowns, 2 blocks defeated and recovered a fumble posting a 13.5 rush percent.

Jacob Keith made 39 tackles but just 6.4 sacks, though added 22 hurries and 22 knockdowns along with 2 blocks defeated 2 forced fumbles and a pick posting a 6.1 rush percent.

Ezra Friend made 45 tackles and 6.5 sacks despite just 4 hurries and 1 knockdown and 3 blocks defeated for a 4.1 rush percent.

Abel Durham made 37 tackles and 6 sacks with 5 blocks defeated, 12 hurries and 5 knockdowns for a 4.6 rush percent. He made big plays though, forcing and recovering 2 fumbles, each for a TD.

Nolan Randle made 38 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 5 hurries, and 3 knockdowns for a 2.6 rush percent

Linebackers: Sio Moore had 89 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3 hurries, 4 knockdowns, 2 picks, 2 forced fumbles, and a pass defensed.

Khalil Mack made 69 tackles, 1 sack, 1 block defeated, 4 hurries, and 5 knockdowns. He also had a pick and 2 passes defensed.

Perry Riley made 37 tackles and a pass defensed.

Zach Brown made 28 tackles, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery, and 2 passes defensed.

Dakota Saban made 27 tackles, 1 sack, 2 blocks defeated, a pick, 2 passes defensed, and a forced fumble.

Defensive Backs: Frank Shepardson made 99 tackles, 1 sack, 7 passes defensed and a forced fumble.

DJ Hayden, a corner, led the team with 102 tackles and made .5 sacks. He added 5 picks and 14 passes defensed.

Lester Norris made 58 tackles, 1 sack, 1 hurry. 1 pick, and 8 passes defensed.

Keith McGill made 58 tackles, 2 picks, 12 passes defensed, and a fumble recovery.

Tavon Wilson had a career low 51 tackles, 1 hurry, 4 picks, 8 passes defensed, and a forced fumble.

Dwayne Emmons made 25 tackles, and 3 passes defensed.

Brandon Dixon made 20 tackles, a pick, 5 passes defensed, and a fumble recovery.

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In the staff draft we retained our staff.

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A quick look at the grey sheet shows our potential FA losses as 4.9 grade RB Liam Dunsmore, the 6th rated back, and 4.4 graded ILB Dakota Saban, our backup MLB.

We offer 7 million over 3 years to ILB Mychal Kendricks, 49, an 8th year pro who could give us depth.

We also throw Dunsmore an offer of 4 million for 2 years seeing if his loyalty might keep him cheap. He is asking much less than the 3 million per year he had been seeking.

In stage 5 Kendricks signed.

In stage 7 Dunsmore signed.

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With one of the weakest drafts I have seen and all the 1st round talent gone in the top 9 picks we traded our 1.32 pick to denver for next year's 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th rounders.

We then traded our 2nd to the jets for their future 3rd, 4th, and 5th rounders.

We finally used a pick, 3.32, on TE Melvin Connell, 33/57, who is only 6'1" 232 lbs, but has great talent for the draft we are in.

At 4.32 we try to upgrade our kicker spot with Curtis Schafer, 34/62.

We offer our 2 5th rounders and a 6th to arizona for a 4th next year.

We use the last pick of the draft on OLB Winston Ellison, 12/34, ending the draft having made only 3 picks but having taken 2 quality players and added picks for next year hoping for a better draft class.

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As we are evaluating our roster we traded FB Mackenzie Kemock, 54, to the steelers for a 4th round pick. He was our 3rd FB going into this year and not likely to play though he scored 3 TDs for us each of the last 3 years.

Roster:

QB: Derek Carr, 64, is again looking like a stud coming off of winning superbowl MVP but will miss the start of the season with a dislocated shoulder. Hopefully it does not hurt him long term. Derek Thomas, 22/50, got the preseason starter snaps and looks like the guy going forward over Charles Wiegmann, 34/42. On the bright side for whoever plays, they won't be asked to do much with the league's top roster around them. Malik Greer, 13/33, was signed as a UDFA to be the 3rd QB.

RB: Kenyon Foerstel, 55/61, looks to bounce back from a disappointing rookie year that ended with an injury. Liam Dunsmore, 46, will again start as the backup after his 4th year in a row as our leading rusher. Bruce Gunn, 44, hyperextended his elbow and could miss up to 3 weeks but is our top receiving back.

FB: Ivan Pinnock, 64/73, is a great blocker who adds a little as a pass catcher. Noah White, 34/57, was not resigned by denver and will be our backup.

TE: Carlos Thompson, 74, is coming off of a long injury and is now in a contract year. He is asking for a lot of money to resign after playing on his 6th round rookie contract for the last 3 years but he looks to be a dominant TE, likely the 2nd best in the league. Sean Lyon, 51, filled in amazingly well last year and will be a good TE2. 3rd round pick Melvin Connell, 40/62, looks to be proof that the raider's staff can find great TEs every year.

WR: Bobby Thornton, 65, is coming off a career year with over 1500 yards through the air and 14 touchdowns caught and another on the ground. Jared Kocurek, 62, did not hit double digit TDs like he did as a rookie but still caught for over 1200 yards. Bucky Creighton, 51/68, did not see a lot of playing time as a rookie given all the talented vets on the roster but should see more this year. Devin Street, 44, is a solid punt returner who gets some playing time on offense. Rookie Danny Babka, 22/35, won't play much.

C: Graham Moore, 71, is starting the season out 4 weeks with a pulled calf. He is in a contract year so needs to be out there proving his worth. 8th year man Brandon Mosley, 36, has dropped off lately but will fill in a couple games.

LG: Raul Webster, 68, also in a contract year, will be the starter here and has been solid throughout his rookie contract. Dominigo Harvey, 28/48, will back up both guard spots as we used extra places elsewhere.

RG: Dallas Thomas, 50, is aging entering his 7th year but he is still seen as a solid starter going forward.

LT: Vince Binkow, 76, is still a star entering his 5th season. Jeremiah Strickland, 26/36 won't play unless Vince is hurt.

RT: Aaron Kaplan, 54/65, was decent as a rookie. Greg Robinson, 50, is one of the better backup linemen in the league.

P Marquette King, 69, is a decent punter.

K: Lamar Ficken, 52, was kept around as we have a chance to win now and he has experience. Curtis Schafer, 35/56, has more upside though.