CFL: Tampa Bay Torpedos 2004
 

New Tampa Bay Torpedos Ownership

The Tampa Bay Torpedos are happy to announce that new ownership is taking over in Tampa Bay. Due to absentee management, several important functions have been neglected in the Tampa Bay Front Office. The Torpedos hope that new owner wade moore will be able to straighten out these holes.

The first priority on the new Torpedos owner's list is to sign the three Rookies who have yet to reach an agreement with the organization. The top pick for Tampa Bay, LG Harvey Kasowski, has been offered 6 year, $15.9 mil deal and LT Kevin Ackerman has been offered a 4 year, $5 mil deal. Both of these linemen are expected to be slid into starting roles as soon as they are signed, so Mr. moore hopes to have them on the field as soon as possible. The left side of the Offensive Line continues to be a weak spot that will suffer without their presence. 4th round selection SS Randal Ridley has been offered a 4 year, $2 mil deal. Ridley is not expected to see significant playing time this year, but will hopefully contribute in the future.

In order to improve on their 7-9, last place finish in the tough AFC East the Torpedos need to do more than just sign Rookies. Mr. moore feels that QB Lane Manuel has a lot of growing to do to improve from his 60.2 QB Rating last year. Mr. moore will be pushing Head Coach Richard Ward to give Manuel more run support. 4th year back Elias Alvey will be expected to improve on his 3.4 ypc last year. With the number of carries that he is expected to have, anything under 1,000 for the season will be unacceptable according the management team. "That boy had better make 1,000 yards this year, or he is as good as gone," stated wade moore in an exclusive interview. In addition, expect to see FB Edward Levy to see the ball more than the 28 times he did last year. Mr. moore feels that he was under utilized as a rusher, and envisions him as a similar back to the NFL's Michael Alstott. In addition, Manuel will continue to look to TE Lincoln Denning as a favorite target. With 107 receptions last year, Denning was a lock as the 1st team All-American TE for the CFL last season.

The defense was strong last year, and expect it to only get stronger. Mr. moore has extended a long term offer to Franchise CB Erwin Koch for 4 years, $22 mil. The secondary is tops in the league and hopes to make its mark this year even more so than last. Koch set team single game marks with a 4 int game and a 3 int game, but he only had 1 int the rest of the season. The team states that they hope for more consistency from him and the rest of his group.

Mr. moore feels that the team is ready to win, and ready to win now. He expects a playoff birth this year, but there are many obstacles in the way including three very good division opponents who will have a thing or three to say about those claims. The team hosts Baltimore this weekend and expects it to be a good measure of how they have improved, rather than the difficult to rely on 4-0 preseason record.

It has been awhile since I have done a dynasty. Plus, This is in a MP League so I want to be careful with how much info I divulge. So, there will be some growing pains and tests on how I handle this information. Any suggestions/feedback is always appreciated.

I think this is the first MP dynasty in the CFL. I'm a fairly new owner there as well, and I definitely will be following this !

Good luck, I think left you with a semi-decent team.

I will be careful not to divulge too much then!!! :D But seriously, will be fun to have a fellow owner(s) reading this. They can maybe add some fun interjections now and then. Plus maybe it will motivate others to start up dynasties. I think they definately add to the fun.

Hey, it's the old absentee owner! :cool: I agree, I have a pretty decent team here. The only thing I can truely complain about is the Rookies not being signed, but that's life and nothing I cannot deal with...

Feel free to interject if you see something that I am doing that you see as a miserable mistake with the personnel -- you had a perspective on the team that I do not have now.

HEAD COACH

Richard Ward

Age: 63
Contract Years: 3
Salary: $3,170,000
Record: 0-0
Playoffs: 0
Bowl Wins: 0
Experience: 1 Year

REPUTATION

Motivation: G
Discipline: G
Offensive PC: A
Defensive PC: A
Injury Avoidance: G

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR


Roosevelt Ford

Age: 55
Contract Years: 1
Salary: $1,550,000
Record: 7-9
Playoffs: 0
Bowl Wins: 0
Experience: 2 Years

REPUTATION

QB: E
RB: VG
WR: G
OL: VG
KP: A
YT: E

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Adrian Winslett

Age: 53
Contract Years: 4
Salary: $570,000
Record: 7-9
Playoffs: 0
Bowl Wins: 0
Experience: 2 Years

REPUTATION

KP: A
DL: G
LB: A
DB: VG
YT: G

SCOUT


Billy Myers

Age: 57
Contract Years: 3
Salary: $470,000
Record: 0-0
Playoffs: 0
Bowl Wins: 0

REPUTATION

QB: VG
RB: F
WR: A
OL: G
KP: G
DL: A
LB: A
DB: VG
YT: VG

INITIAL ROSTER [Post FA and DRAFT]

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Player                #  Pos  Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct
Manuel, Lane            9  QB    QB    3    42                79                4 yrs
Shepard, Chadwick      13  QB          4    20                45                2 yrs
Holloway, Sanford      5  QB          7    14                37                1 yr.

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Comments:
Lane Manuel is definately our starter, and our starter for the future. However, he still has a lot of growing to do.

He relies mainly on a short game, and he had a lot of problems with his TD/INT ratio (12/22) last year. I hope that I can

develop the passing game to 1) rely on the run more and 2) emphasize his short passing abilities to cut down on the INTs. He

really needs to develop more before I am comfortable putting the team on his shoulders.

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Player                #  Pos  Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct
Alvey, Elias            26  RB    RB    4    48                54                4 yrs
Rhodes, Chester        47  RB          2    22                33                1 yr.
Nradford, Harvey        24  RB          2    22                29                1 yr.
Levy, Edward            23  FB    FB    6    55                55                1 yr.
Talkington, Fred        20  FB          3    42                57                2 yrs
Stapleton, John        33  FB          8    38                38                1 yr.
 #Kwiatkowski, Val      36  FB          8    35                35                1 yr.

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Comments:
I am VERY uncomfortable with my options here. Those who have seen me do dynasties in the past, I like to RUN RUN RUN.

Elias Alvey has some things going for him. He is very strong inside and in his breakaway speed. However, he is not

elusive at ALL and his hole recognition is very poor. I will be pushing behind the strengths of my line and with FB

Edward Levy in order to help him out. In addition, I intend to run Levy much more as he is a very strong

runner. I have him upwards of 25-30% running in some situations to see how he does with carries. He actually had a better

ypc (3.4 to 3.6) than Levy. We will see how that works out and monitor it closely.

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Player                #  Pos  Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct
Denning, Lincoln        82  TE    TE    11  73                73                2 yrs
Russell, Gordon        81  TE          3    26                48                2 yrs
Martindale, Mark        84  TE          3    20                45                1 yr.
McGarry, Eric          88  FL    FL    2    23                33                1 yr.
 #Lopez, Pedro          89  SE          3    46                59                2 yrs
Stroman, Jermaine      83  SE    SE    2    43                69                3 yrs
Pence, Jarred          87  SE          4    29                37                2 yrs
Durham, Matt            80  SE          2    19                29                1 yr.

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Comments:
Outside of Lincoln Denning, this is a pretty mediocre crew. Denning had over 100 receptions last year and

really carried things from the TE position. One of the biggest concerns with this team is the WR position. Pedro Lopez

getting healthy will be a help, but even then there is a lack of anyone that can both catch and get open. The Passing game

will be very weak this year.

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Player                #  Pos  Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct
Davis, Eric            58  C    C    2    44                70                2 yrs
Logan, Alfred          55  C          2    13                34                1 yr.
Kasowski, Harvey        67  LG          1    23                53                --- 
Dawkins, D.J.          77  LG    LG    2    12                24                1 yr.
Fleming, Greg          78  RG    RG    2    42                50                2 yrs
Fike, Keith            76  RG          4    24                38                1 yr.
Ackerman, Kevin        69  LT          1    11                53                --- 
Bedell, Maynard        74  RT    LT    4    40                46                2 yrs
Cotto, William          71  RT          9    28                30                1 yr.
Galarza, Royal          65  RT    RT    3    25                41                1 yr.

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Comments:
This is the other big weak spot on the team. It looks better than it is because Kasowski and Ackerman are both

unsigned as Rookies. Both have offers put in to them, and Kasowski will start and possibly Ackerman will get

some starting time also. The right side of the line is definately the strength, and where I intend to concetrate my running

game.

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Player                #  Pos  Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct
Ackerman, Omar          17  P          2    47                49                1 yr.
Cooper, Felton          7  K          4    60                72                1 yr.

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Comments:
Not much to say here. Our team has a very solid kicker and a decent punter.

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Player                #  Pos  Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct
Hickerson, Dannie      94  LDE  LDE  3    29                45                1 yr.
Compton, Terry          93  LDE        2    28                47                3 yrs
Price, Lance            99  LDE        1    26                42                4 yrs
Weiland, Chris          79  RDE  RDE  9    45                45                2 yrs
Dart, Lincoln          96  LDT        2    27                55                2 yrs
 #Baskerville, Rex      73  LDT        2    24                35                1 yr.
Bussard, Stephan        97  RDT  NT    3    26                42                1 yr.
 #Perez, Jerald        75  RDT        1    22                40                3 yrs

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Comments:
There is a lot of solid young talent here. I am concerned about an extreme conflict between Defensive Front leader Chris Weiland and DT Lincoln Dart. I do not know how much this has an affect to be honest, but I really prefer to not have too much hate in discontent. On the other hand, I like Dart's numbers better than Bussard and Baskerville. The NT position may be a position that sees a lot of names throughout the year. In the end of it, someone could end up on the trade block.

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Player                #  Pos  Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct
Ruiz, Andreas          59  WILB  SILB  5    64                71                4 yrs
Grieco, Scott          53  WILB  WILB  4    61                75                2 yrs
 #Lanza, Brady          98  MLB        3    42                69                2 yrs
Porter, Billy Joe      51  MLB        2    13                29                1 yr.
Williams, Larry        90  SLB  SLB  5    59                70                2 yrs
 #Rea, Hassan          50  SLB        4    40                61                2 yrs
Steinberg, Bernie      56  SLB        1    22                33                3 yrs
Luciano, Lee            57  WLB  WLB  11  76                76                3 yrs

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Comments:
The LB position is very strong. Grieco, Williams, and Luciano are all very strong pass rushers along with cover men. I intend to blitz early and often, particularly with our strong secondary. Where Ruiz lacks in pass rush, he makes up elsewhere in his abilities. All of these guys have the potential to be all-american LBs and I hope to push them in that direction. I hope to keep this group together as long as possible, but if someone has to slide out the backups are almost as capable.

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Player                #  Pos  Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct
Means, Adolph          44  LCB  LCB  9    81                81                3 yrs
Koch, Erwin            38  LCB  RCB  5    68                82                1 yr.
Decoteau, Robby        34  RCB        14  28                28                1 yr.
Bolen, Jermaine        30  RCB        2    22                33                2 yrs
Montalvo, Benjamin      22  SS    SS    9    78                78                2 yrs
Haugh, Chris            43  SS          4    51                61                2 yrs
Ridley, Randal          39  SS          1    25                38                --- 
Burgess, Wilton        32  FS    FS    9    74                74                3 yrs
 #Banks, Craig          25  FS          1    14                34                3 yrs

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Comments:
This is probably the best secondary in the league. Montalvo and Burgess could probably move as successful CBs and excel at those positions, but are super-stud Safeties. This crew should make some real waves. If there is an injury, this crew could be dessimated however because the backups are not nearly as strong. The good news is that once we get a long-term deal locked up with Koch this crew will be together for at least 2 or 3 years.

Great write-up! I'm sure it's going to be a tough game in week 1, defensively I'm impressed by this team.

3ric: Thanks! I think it will be a great game. I REALLY wanted to get a preview of our game up (I hope to do so with each of my games), but I think I'm too far behind in my time to get it done because I came into things so late and had to spend time evaluating the team rather than writing up my dynasty. But if I have time tonight, I'll write up a preview and you can laugh at my poor analysis of my opponent ;).

So that's why the Merchantmen went 1-15 in the IHOF, the other ownser were reading my dynasty!

Good luck in keeping secret what should be kept secret and bring out lies to confuse the competition, Wade.

I was a heavily defensive oriented coach, but I did try to get an o-line to protect Manuel.

Ah, don't let out all of the secrets ;)...

I do feel that one thing to do is discuss the "game preview" after the files have been submitted... removes a lot of the danger, not that I would give up THAT much anyways.... I will start reading other MP dynasties like yours also to get a feel for how others do it....

This is great stuff, Wade! You're tempting me to start up my own CFL dynasty....I'll have to see how yours goes.

I see 3 former Bulldogs on your roster. Traitors!

I would look forward to another dynasty! It really forces you to take an additional look at your team and from different angles than maybe you would on your own.

Week 1 Preview: Baltimore Bombers (0-0) at Tampa Bay Torpedos(0-0)(-11)

OVERVIEW

This game is key for several reasons. The Torpedos need to set the right town with their new players and ownership. This tone has an extra emphasis in the division. Of their 9 losses last year, the Torpedos lost 6 of them (that's right, 0-6) against division opponents. Clearly the divisional games are key for acheiving the playoff hopes that the Torpedos have.

The Bombers come in with one of the stronger offenses AND defenses last year. They scored an average 26.5 per game while allowing only 14.9 per game. This compared to the 14.3 scored and 19.1 allowed by the Torpedos sets a scary tone.

KEY MATCHUPS

BAL QB Philip Barbieri vs TBY Secondary

Barbieri is one of the top QBs in the league. He posted a 14-3 record last year with 3 4th quarter comebacks. With a 97.2 QB Rating and 25 TDs last year, it is difficult to argue with his resume. However, he is going up against possibly the best Secondary in the league with the Torpedos. I suspect that the secondary will successfully keep Barbieri below his normal performance, but a shut-down of this top-calibre QB is impossible.

TBY LG D.J. Dawkins vs BAL RDT Danny Register

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Player                #  Pos  Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct
Dawkins, D.J.          77  LG    LG    2    12                24                1 yr.
Register, Danny        95  RDT  LDT  14  80                80                2 yrs

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Need I say more? Long day for Manuel

FINAL THOUGHTS

First off, usually I will post more matchups and details, but I've just run out of time and cannot get it done before the sim starts.

I think that this game will be dominated by the defenses. I think the DL of the Bombers is going to be too much for the piece-meal line of the Torpedos. Manuel cannot handle the pressure that will be brought on, particularly by Register. The key to the game for the Torpedos is Alvery. He needs AT LEAST 100 yards, probably closer to 150 to win this game.

PREDICTION
Baltimore Bombers by 10.

Wow... that's sad.... he went Pete Rose on us, in his first week in the league.... :)

Welcome to the league Wade....

Word around the CFL circles is that Tampa Bay looks very prepared for their opening game against the Bombers.

Hey...no giving anything away. :)

For anyone reading this interesting in jumping in the CFL, I have three open teams for the taken.

Now back to you, wade. :)

If you want to have a losing team, go ahead, read my dynasty, take notes and copy as much as you can.
The shouted-out goal on my dynasty was to get the first #1 pick in league history. That mission has been accomplished. Mission two is a conference championship in the 2006 season...

You all are going to go spoiling my fun! :cool:

I would encourage the same thing as GE. So far the league seems GREAT. hxxp://www.thecfl.net is the address if no one wants to take the time to go to the league listing post.

Game results forthcoming.

[i]Note: I do not have the time, or patience to fix all of the first letters here. If anyone knows how I can fix the first letters being cut off, PLEASE let me know.

WEEK 1 GAME: Baltimore Bombers (0-0) at Tampa Bay Torpedos(0-0)(-11)

SCORE: BAL 16 TBY 17

PLAY OF THE GAME

4th Quarter | 1:30
KEY PLAYERS
TBY
RB Alvey: 30 Carries, 159 Yards, 1 TD (57 yards)
CB Means: 1 Int, 4 Tackles, 2 Assists
BAL
DT Register: 6 Tackles, 3 Assists, 2.5 Sacks
RB Boyd: 25 Carries, 116 Yards, 4.6 ypc
CB Weems: 4 Tackles, 1 Int, 1 TD


HIGHLIGHTS

2nd Quarter | 00:41
3rd Quarter | 12:32
4th Quarter | 0:33 - Set-up for winning FG
KEY MATCHUPS REVISITED

BAL QB Philip Barbieri vs TBY Secondary

QB Barbieri: 20 for 35, 4.8 yds/att, 1 TD, 1 INT, 68.4 Rating

I would deem this a success for the TBY Secondary. I really did not suspect that we could contain Barbieri this well. His completion % was quite high, however the yards per attempt is quite low. I consider this to be a huge success for our star-studded secondary against one of the top passing attacks in the league.

TBY LG D.J. Dawkins vs BAL RDT Danny Register

DT Register: 6 Tackles, 3 Assists, 2.5 Sacks, 2 hurries

Register actually matched up more against LT Bedell than he did Dawkins. Same results though -- extreme success for Register. This was a mismatch for the left side of the Torpedos' line all of the way. Fortunately Manuel was able to remain efficient (86.0 Rating) despite Register being in his face all day. You have to wonder what the Torpedos could do on offense once the rookies on the left side of the line develop, until then this will continue to be a weak spot.

SYNOPSIS

This was an exciting opening game for the new ownership in Tampa Bay. It showed the success of the game plan that the Torpedos are looking to employ. Alvey came through when he was called out and looks like he could be everything that I hoped for as a marquee RB -- he showed that if he can get in the open field, he has the speed to take it to the house with his 57 yard scamper to the endzone. I do not want to take too much out of this, but I feel this is a good sign for a turn-around season for the Torpedos and a definate shot at a playoff spot. We knocked off the #1 Team in the Power Ratings (90) and the #2 ranked team in Taco's Pre-Season Team ratings -- nothing to complain about there!

The Torpedos have announced their arrival to the league, and done so LOUDLY

Congratulation with the win and a well-written dynasty.

The Baltimore coaching staff let the press know that the defense is going to run extra laps this weeks for allowing Alvey run for 150+ yards.

We had a very conservative offensive game plan to avoid the Torpedos' secondary and attacking the defensive line with runs and short passes. But that gave us a compact defense to face, and one that had to be stretched out more to open up lanes. In the end, our cautious thinking came back to haunt us.

WEEK 2 PREVIEW
Las Vegas Crawfish (0-1)(-1)

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Tampa Bay Torpedos(1-0)

OVERVIEW

The Torpedos and Crawfish come into this game with very different mindsets. The Torpedos are coming off of an emotional upset of division rival Baltimore to start the season. They are attempting to build on that when and get on a run to establish themselves as true contenders. Las Vegas, on the other hand, is coming off of a dissapointing 10-23 loss to Tucson. The Crawfish posted an 11-5 record last season and won their division, while Tucson finished third in the NC West with an 8-8 mark and only one win in the division. After averaging 4.0 yards a carry and reaching the 1,000 yard mark last year, LVS RB Thomas Karl bumbled through 17 carries for 36 yards, a 2.1 ypc average. Meanwhile, TBY RB Elias Alvey had the game of his career with 159 yards on 30 carries. Tampa Bay has one of the strongest defenses in the league, giving up only 10 defensive points in the first game of the season.

KEY MATCHUPS

TBY LT Kevin Ackerman[Rookie] vs. LVS RE Brian O'Connell

O'Connel is an established DE who was taken in the 2nd round of the dispersal draft of the CFL. He managed 8.0 sacks and 16 hurries last season, but was held without a sack last week -- although he did manage 2 QB hurries. His strength in the pass rush could really be a problem for the rookie LT who missed all of training camp. The Tampa Bay staff wants to see what Ackerman can do, so they are throwing him right into the fire. Besides, Maynard Bedell allowed 2 sacks on 18 passing plays last week, so he has been moved back to his natural position at RT.

LVS QB Lenny Olsen vs TBY Secondary

Olsen is ranked 8th all time in win % amongst all QBs in the CFL despite the loss last week. In the loss, the 7 year QB out of Utah struggled managing only a 61.7 QB Rating on an 18 for 39 performance in which he threw 1 TD and 1 INT. According to scouts, Olsen still excels at the long ball, however he is going up against possibly the best Secondary in the league with the Torpedos. With a drop apiece for the starting TE, SE, and FL Olsen is not getting much help. Expect the duo of Adolph Means and Erwin Koch to control the tempo of the passing game.

TBY SE Jermaine Stroman vs LVS Secondary

Stroman more than doubled his yards per catch average from last year in last weeks game with 26.0 on 3 catches for 78 yards. With SE Pedro Lopez out injured, Stroman is looking to make his mark. He goes up against a weakened secondary, as star LVS CB Kenton Hartung is out with a strained abductor muscle and starting SS is probable with a strained quadricep muscle. This leaves the team with 2 of 4 CBs as rookies, and none of the CBs ready to start for most CFL teams. Stroman and the rest of his crew hope to have a strong game as they can open the passing game up a little more than they normally would.

KEYS TO WINNING

Tampa Bay Torpedos
Las Vegas Crawfish
FINAL THOUGHTS

The Torpedos have really gotten themselves pumped after last week's win. They now KNOW that they can win. Alvey should have a solid game and Manuel should be able to take advantage of the injuries in the Las Vegas Secondary. I suspect that the injuries in the Secondary and Tampa's defensive dominance will be too much for the Crawfish to handle.

PREDICTION
Tampa Bay Torpedos by 14

Did I say that the best division in the CFL suddenly seems a lot tougher? We could beat up each other so much that 9 wins could be enough for the playoffs.

I'll take that as a compliment ;)...

The division really is tough. It was by far the tops last year and continues to be so this year. To put some numbers behind this before one of those other guys come in here and try to claim that their conference is the dominant one... check out the non-divisional records for 2003...

Agreed. Though it's worth mentioning that Charleston's Week 1 defeat of division-rival Durham has brought our division record to 7-0 over the two years combined.

Kings of the Jungle/AFC East.

Oh yeah?! Well Tampa is now... uhhhh....




1-6....

Question for those reading this:

In my old dynasties I used to spend a fair amount of time highlighting how other teams in the league were doing, some stat leaders, etc. I'm not sure how that fits in a multiplayer dynasty. What would you like to see in the way of the performance of other teams, where my players fit in with the league leaders, etc? I do not know if it adds value here when you can go and get all of it from the league page, or if you are not inclined to go look on the league page...

Any feedback is appreciated...

I wouldn't mind seeing how the Breakers are doing. After all, they will always be MY team...at least until GE updates the front page. :)

I am thinking about starting my own dynasty if I can find enough time. Howver, I would like to hear your opinions on other hapenings of the CFL. I think it makes clearer that this is a MP dynasty and not a SP one.

I'd proceed quite normally with the reporting (compared to SP dynasties), with a slant towards your own team and your players compared to the rest of the league. The more information about the Torpedos the better. If a reader want to know more about other CFL teams then he can go to thecfl.com.

WEEK 2 GAME:
Las Vegas Crawfish (0-1)(-1)
AT
Tampa Bay Torpedos(1-0)

HIGHLIGHTS

1st Quarter | 10:39 - Led to Opening TD for 7-0 Lead
2nd Quarter | 13:14 - Tied the score at 7-7
2nd Quarter | 08:44 - Set-up FG for LVS to go up 10-7
2nd Quarter | 0:13 - Tied game at 10-10 just before the half
4th Quarter | 14:01 - Set-Up 1 yard TD Run to put TBY up 20-10


PLAY OF THE GAME

4th Quarter | 2:00 - First of 3 consecutive sacks to shut-down LVS 2-minute drill


SCORE: LVS 10 TBY 20



KEY PLAYERS
TBY
RB Alvey: 34 Carries, 96 Yards, 1 TD
RB Rhodes: 1 Carry, 39 Yards
DE Weiland: 5 Tackles, 1 Assist, 3 Sacks
FS Burgess: 6 Tackles, 4 Assists, 1 Int
LVS
WILB Comeau: 12 Tackles, 2 Assists
DT Fike: 10 Tackles, 1 Assist

STAT DOGGIES
TBY
RT Bedell: 0/4 Key Blocks
SS Montalvo: 4 caught, 1 Defensed

LVS
RB Karl: 13 Carries, 35 Yards (Long of 13, so 12 Carries for 22 Yards)
Thrash: 0/7 Key Blocks, 2 Sacks Allowed



KEY MATCHUPS REVISITED

TBY LT Kevin Ackerman[Rookie] vs. LVS RE Brian O'Connell

Ackerman was 3/5 on Key Blocks and allowed 0 sacks. O'Connell had 0 Sacks, 4 Hurries, 1 Tackle, and 1 Assist. I give Ackerman a LOT of credit. He is a rookie hold-out going against a Veteran DE and he has over 50% in KRBs and does not allow a sack. As he progresses I suspect that the hurries will go down.

LVS QB Lenny Olsen vs TBY Secondary

Again, another victory for TBY here. Olsen was 16 for 36, 172 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT (along with 5 sacks). DE Weiland absolutely owned the line and kept Olsen on his toes all day because of the good coverage the secondary provided.

TBY SE Jermaine Stroman vs LVS Secondary

Stroman's Line: 2 Catches, 26 yards. Score a victory for the LVS Secondary here. Despite their injuries, they held Stroman and the rest of the team in check (Manuel - 15 for 26, 141 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT).


SYNOPSIS

This game was very even up through half-time. No team was able to take a clear advantage. However, Tampa Bay took the game over after the half. Two solid drives leading to a Field Goal and a Touchdown really sealed things. The LVS offense just could not get off the ground, heavily illustrated by the 3 consecutive sacks when Olsen was attempting to orchestrate a 2 minute drill at the end of the game. Tampa's defense continues to improve. They have held two of the top offensive teams of last year to 20 total points (7 points last week were on an INT). However, the attempt to increase the passing due to the secondary injuries for LVS appears to have failed. Manuel still has a lot of growing to do.

INJURY NEWS:

LB Ruiz - Probable, Strained Rotator Cuff, 3 Weeks
DE Terry Compton - Probable, Sprained Knee, 1 week
SE Pedro Lopez - 100%

Sach: Ah, maybe I'll do some opinianating on the Breakers ;)...

GE: I definately see your point there

3ric: and yours...

So, what I think I'm going to do is give information about other teams, but be heavy on opinion. Therefore, I am not duplicating a ton of data but adding value. Plus I will be sure that I am showing at times where my team and players fit in the big picture (stat leaders, etc)

Wade, I found a solution to this problem. Download this self-extracting zip file:

hxxp://www.pcamerica.com/download/programs/drivers/generic/unidrv.exe

The files should be unzipped into this folder:

c:\winnt\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3

Note: I had to reboot my machine first in order to overwrite the existing files. They were in use after I printed something using the Generic Text only printer.

This solved the problem for me.

P.S. Congrats on your 2-0 start!

Taco: Giving me some weird errors... I guess i'll have to reboot, not prepared to do that atm ;).... but thanks!

And thanks for the congrats, I hope I can keep it up! Keep reading, I'm going to try and start delving into some other parts of the league this weekend...

Wade Moore, wanna trade CB Adolph Means for QB Justin McDavid? :D

Hahahahahaaha....

Now THAT would be one hell of an online feature, eh? Would be like movement from the AFL to the NFL ;)

It definatly would.

I can see it now already, other teams in the league have no idea and all of a sudden, the Maassluis Merchentman have traded draft picks to another league to get the top 3 CFL defensive backs.
And then when the IHOF draft arrives, some CFL teams steals away that franchise quarterback everybody wanted to get with the Merchantmen #1 pick in the 2007 draft.

:D

It's funny how we get what we want (on-line play) and we just want more, isn't it :)... But yes, that would be INCREDIBLE... of course, there would have to be some sort of tight commish approval control to prevent rampant cheating, but that could be done easily enough...

Week 3 Preview:
Hartford Attack (0-2)
AT
Tampa Bay Torpedos(2-0)(-2)

OVERVIEW

Tampa Bay is still unable to gain respect around the league. They come into this game as 2 point underdogs, despite going 2-0, playing dominating defense, and being at home for this game (the third game in a row). Hartford has struggled thus far this year, only scoring 16 points and giving up 41. That puts their offensive scoring at 30 (T) in the league and their defensive scoring at 23rd in the league. The offense and defense seem to mirror each other. The offense is 2nd in passing yards and 30th in rushing yards (managing only 2.54 ypc as a team). Meanwile their defense is 2nd in the league in passing yards and 27th in rushing yards (giving up 3.7 ypc as a team). This does not bode well for the Attack who are going up against the 3rd leading team in the league in rushing yards (4.19 ypc along with the #2 rusher in the league thus far in Elias Alvey) and 9th leading team in passing yards allowed.

The leading rusher for Hartford, Eloy Jackson, only has 55 yards on the season on 21 carries (2.61 ypc). Despite the strong passing yardage, the Hartford passing attack has also struggled. Starting QB James Oberg only has a 54.0 QB Rating on the year and has a TD/INT ratio of 1/4. He is being pushed by the unproven Lane Teague who has thrown 17 passes on the season and has a rating of 70.9 with no interceptions. This Hartford offense will attempt to challenge one of the best defenses in the league in Tampa.

KEY MATCHUPS

TBY LT Kevin Ackerman[Rookie] vs. HAR RE Andrew Russel

Ackerman faces another veteran DE in just the second professional game of his young career. Russel accumulated 8.5 sacks last year and is on the pass to almost double that total with 2.0 so far this year. Russel also has 6 hurries already this year to far outpace the 16 all of last season. Ackerman showed his potential last week with 3/5 Key Blocks and no sacks allowed, if he can hold off Russell he should prove a valuable asset to QB Lane Manuel

HAR QB James Oberg vs TBY Secondary

This matchup seems to come up every week, and will continue to come up due to the skill in the TBY Secondary. Managing the secondary is going to be the key for every opponent that Tampa Bay faces this year, particularly those that are similar to Hartford and rely on the passing game. As mentioned earlier, this young quarterback has struggled in his sophomore season in the CFL.. He is prone to the interception and has the Tampa Bay Secondary drooling at the chances this weekend. The Secondary has only managed 2 Ints this year and would love to pick up the pace this week. Despite the lack of productivity in Ints, the Secondary has led Tampa Bay to the 9th ranking in the league in passing yards (340)allowed and 3rd in yards allowed per attempt (4.78) as they try to stay short against the LBs and away from the dominating secondary. Expect this to another tough day for a CFL in Tampa Bay.

QB Lane Manuel vs HAR Front Seven

The rate at which Manuel has been sacked this season has gone down from last year (2 per game vs. 2.7 per game). This can be attributed in part to the two rookie Linemen up front. Manuel also has a good eye for when to tuck the ball in and scramble, with 7 carries for 27 yards this season. The Hartford front seven has really struggled in getting a pass rush going this year with only 2 sacks and 6 hurries this season, ALL coming from Russel. If Ackerman does his job, then expect Manuel to have his best game of the season.

KEYS TO WINNING

Tampa Bay Torpedos
Las Vegas Crawfish
FINAL THOUGHTS

The Torpedos look to have the advantage in almost every element of this game. Unless something critical happens to Alvey, expect Tampa Bay to run away with this one easily.

PREDICTION
Tampa Bay Torpedos by 17

Good dynasty so far :)

Thanks GM, I'm trying. I grew to love creating dynasties in SP because it actually brought others into your game... I love it even more with MP because those you are playing can have input... Plus I just think it forces me to look at my team even closer.... I hope that others enjoy it and feel free to give input... my favorite SP dynasty was my favorite because a couple of folks started being "Fans" of my Baton Rouge Swamp rats and added color to my dynasty (Bee, where are you?!)

great dynasty! i will be reading, maybe try to start up my own at some point. To bad we don't play this season, I would love to see teh write up for our game

*Grumbles about how the Talons some how managed to beat the Express...

Oh sorry, what thread am I in again?

2004 POTENTIAL MVP OWNER AWARD RECIPIENTS WATCH

Charleston Monitors QB Timothy Gordon
Height: 6-3
Weight: 230
Experience: 17
Born: 7-26-1966
Contract End: 2007
Joined Team: 2003
Cap Cost: $9,600,000
Hometown: Fort Gay, WV
College: Alabama
League Draft: 1st round, 2003, pick 2
Honors: 2003 Solecismic League MVP, 2003 All-CFL 2nd Team Quarterback
QB Style: Short Passes

CFL Records Held
QB Rating/Season - 98.9

Stats

THOUGHTS

Gordon has picked up where he left off last year in his 2003 Solecismic League MVP Season. His 2003 league leading QB Rating is actually slightly better this year, but at the moment is only good for 4th in the league. He has led the Monitors to a 2-0 record thus far, and shows no sign of losing anytime soon with the dominant Charleston defense. 2003 All-CFL 2nd Team Tackle LT Gregory Williams has struggled thus far in the season, giving up 2 sacks already when he only gave up 6 all of last year. Rookie C Neal Mills has also struggled so far, giving up 3 sacks in 2 games with a SPct of 5.4. If the line can shore up, expect Gordon to be a legitimate contender again this year for the MVP Award.

Tucson Toros RB Chester Brumley
Height: 5-11
Weight: 200
Experience: 11
Born: 6-12-1972
Contract End: 2004
Joined Team: 2003
Cap Cost: $4,490,000
Hometown: West Union, IA
College: Toledo
League Draft: 5th round, 2003, pick 5
Honors: 2003 CFL Offensive Player of the Year, 2003 All-CFL 1st Team Running Back


CFL Records Held
None

Stats

THOUGHTS

Tucson's star running back continues to benefit from a balanced offensive game. The team is 7th in passing yards and 11th in rushing yards, while Brumley is 6th in the league in rushing yards this year. One of the advantages to Brumley is that he is very consistent coming from behind one of the best run blocking lines in the league. While there are no superstars on the line, all of them are amongst the tops in their position in run blocking. Brumley will need to have more 100 yard games after managing just 86 yards last week if he hopes to compete for the MVP Award.

Portland Knights QB Landon Hurst
Height: 6-4
Weight: 229
Experience: 6
Born: 6-16-1977
Contract End: 2007
Joined Team: 2003
Cap Cost: $9,600,000
Hometown: Gilmer, TX
College: Texas - El Paso
League Draft: 1st round, 2003, pick 24
Honors: 2003 CFL Championship MVP, 2003 All-CFL 1st Team Quarterback

CFL Records Held
Pass Yards/Playoff Game - 338

Stats

THOUGHTS

In his bid to repeat as CFL Champion with the Knights, Hurst is showing that last year was no fluke. While starting RB Rodger Rubenstein is struggling with only 2.7 ypc, Hurst has picked up the slack. He is second in the league in QB Rating with his 110.6 and 2003 All-CFL 1st Team Wide Receiver FL Matt Brunner is on the pace to up his reception total from 74 to 96 this year. Portland is 2-0 and has one of the highest powered offenses in the league, where they are 3rd in points per game with 27.5.

Albany Engineers QB Rocky McFarland
Height: 6-4
Weight: 240
Experience: 7
Born: 4-1-1976
Contract End: 2009
Joined Team: 2003
Cap Cost: $8,950,000
Hometown: Gilbert, AZ
College: Arkansas
League Draft: 3rd Round, 2003, pick 32
QB Style: Long Passes
Honors: None

CFL Records Held
Passing TDs/Game - 5

Stats

THOUGHTS

In his 7th year in the league, McFarland has really increased his efficiency. He continues to rely on 2003 All-CFL 1st Team Wide Receiver FL John Gunter as a primary target(8 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD). SE Tony Jolin has also picked up his productivity, with 8 receptions, 96 yards, and 1 TD. The biggest downside for McFarland right now is that he is injured again, with a strained hamstring. The Engineers are hopeful that he will not miss any playing time, but it is likely that he will not play at 100%

Chicago Hitmen RB Arthur Brady
Height: 5-10
Weight: 236
Experience: 4
Born: 10-12-1979
Contract End: 2008
Joined Team: 2003
Cap Cost: $2,810,000
Hometown: Alamosa, CO
College: Tulsa
League Draft: 16th Round, 2003, pick 4
Honors: 2003 All-CFL Owner 1st Team Running Back

CFL Records Held
Rush Att/Game - 42
Rush Yards/Game - 227
Rush Yards/Season - 1,721


Stats

THOUGHTS

Brady continues his completely dominating performance from last year. Often after a 1,500+ yard season a RB has a fall-off, but Brady has actually improved this year upping his ypc to a league leading 5.0 yards. He also holds the league lead in rushing yards, a full 61 yards ahead of Tampa Bay Torpedos RB Elias Alvey. Brady runs behind a tough line, particularly on the right side where the team has its highest productivity at 6.41 ypc.

PREDICTION

After two weeks into the season, Albany QB Rocky McFarland is my selection. As long as he can shake of his injury, he is tearing apart the competition. His Receivers are some of the best performers in the league, and he has a stellar defense to back him up.

This is great stuff, wade! I really enjoyed reading this.


Now I know you want to trade players across leagues, but this is going a bit too far... :eek: