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No Running in Tom Brady's Empty Cupboard Challenge [FOF SP]
No Running in Tom Brady's Empty Cupboard Challenge
Premise: Draft a QB in the 6th round or later (UDFA also) that wins 6 or more Super Bowls using an all passing gameplan after beginning with a random player file draft where the worst players are chosen to start the team Conditions: Contract extensions must be exactly what the player requests, cannot sign another teams FAs, only AI initiated trades, UDFAs to fill roster, injuries off, salary cap and scouting at default 2020 - Year 1 Draft Scouted ratings are after the draft and then before Week 1 Protecting the blindside of either Biegen or Weed with LT Russell Grolsko seemed like the smart choice with the #1 overall pick. I think he was the best player in the draft, regardless, at least initially he looks like a great pick. Catching WR Andres Devine with my 2nd round pick felt like a steal as he looked to be the best WR in the draft. The trio of picks from 3rd through 5th were all 'best player available' according to my board, while QB Justics Biegen and Nathan Weed appeared the best QBs left in the 6th and 7th. Only a 'C-' grade, probably dragged down because of the QBs. Code:
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Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut When clicking on the ratings, Gustavo Kidd shows a 51 potential, Biegen a 48, and Weed a 43. Both Kidd and Biegen are pretty high in scrambling and fairly fast while Weed is more of a pocket passer. Given that the idea is to only pass, a scrambling QB makes the most sense as an option for when nobody is open. Although a good LT and WR are key to a successful pass only offense, having no other support - and pretty poor raw skills - means this season is all but assured to finish winless. Given the slightly higher potential, and being better in accuracy and timing, UDFA Gustavo Kidd will get the Week 1 start and first crack at the NRiTBECC. Unless something surprising happens, I'll probably given each QB 4 starts and see who does best for the final 4 games of the season. Code:
Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Cntrct OnTeam Ended up splitting snaps almost evenly between the 3 QBs to see if either of them stood out. Unfortunately, they all had pretty similar seasons, although Weed might have had the best. He led the QBs in YPC while having the fewest TOs and the highest QB rating, while winning the teams only game of the season. All of the QBs threw for less than 6 YPA and ran for less than 4 YPC while committing more TOs than TDs. Although they only have one draft class of talent around them, I think its safe to say none of these QBs is the answer to the NRiTBECC. Code:
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No Running in Tom Brady's Empty Cupboard Challenge
Premise: Draft a QB in the 6th round or later (UDFA also) that wins 6 or more Super Bowls using an all passing gameplan after beginning with a random player file draft where the worst players are chosen to start the team Conditions: Contract extensions must be exactly what the player requests, cannot sign another teams FAs, only AI initiated trades, UDFAs to fill roster, injuries off, salary cap and scouting at default 2021 - Year 2 Draft Scouted ratings are after the draft and then before Week 1 Great looking first two picks with C Jerald Simmons and DT Jim Norton both scouted over 90. Another pass rusher in DE Brody Lamb with some more help at LB in Donte Thiel and Josue Hopkins. Both QB prospects this year look better initially than last years. While Collier is a scrambling QB like I want, Carrington might be the better overall player. We'll see what happens after camp and preseason but most likely one of these two will get the Week 1 start. Code:
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Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Ultimately I think all of these QBs ends up about the same, just different strengths and weakness. None of them is ideal for a pass only offense but since he has the highest ceiling, despite being on a downward trajectory, I'm going to roll with Jason Carrington all season. Its going to be tough to find the perfect QB available in the 6th so I need to work with what I have and build some cohesion. For better or for worse, this is Jason Carrington's team; at least this season Code:
Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Cntrct OnTeam Moving in the right direction with 3 wins to 1 win last season things are looking up. Carrington didn't have a better year than any of the 3 QBs last season would have had but WR Andres Devine is furthered improved along with the OL. Another class of draft picks should hopefully tip the needle towards slightly competitive. Its tricky with an all passing gameplan but in the testing I did before starting this I know you can win and put up nice numbers. My stadium measure passed so hopefully I can start turning a profit in a few seasons and get a better staff to help find the 6th/7th round QB who will make this all work. Code:
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No Running in Tom Brady's Empty Cupboard Challenge
Premise: Draft a QB in the 6th round or later (UDFA also) that wins 6 or more Super Bowls using an all passing gameplan after beginning with a random player file draft where the worst players are chosen to start the team Conditions: Contract extensions must be exactly what the player requests, cannot sign another teams FAs, only AI initiated trades, UDFAs to fill roster, injuries off, salary cap and scouting at default 2022 - Year 3 Trades With the Chargers offering me a 4th and an average CB for last years starting QB Jason Carrington it makes me think my scouts may be off on him. Regardless, he isn't a scrambler, and its only year 3 of the NRiTBECC. Done deal. Draft Scouted ratings are after the draft and then before Week 1 Compared to the first 2 drafts this is my worst yet. Obviously most/all of these players will see snaps but I'm not overly excited about any of them. It was tough with the 1st pick, Newhart and another guy looked close as the best players in the draft aside from a stud QB who I obviously had to pass on. Albertson will do ok at G and Thompson should be a solid MLB. Even though he isn't rated well, Wooden may be the guy moving forward. He has high scrambling, a pretty good 40 yard dash with solid accuracy and timing. I think its time to just pick a QB an run with them until I luck into a 6th/7th round sleeper. Code:
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Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut After the draft the Texans offered a 6th round pick for Justics Biegen. With 4 QBs on the roster, all of them looking equally terrible, I took the trade figuring next season I will have had 4 draft classes - roughly half the team - and should be competitive. And oddly, after trading for QB Carrington before the draft, the Chargers offered a 4th and bad CB for Collier. Because I'm going to ride with rookie Jeffrey Wooden, and can't initiate trades, this is a done deal. QB Room With Wooden the defacto starter due to Biegen, Collier, and Carrington getting traded away its a good thing his ratings saw a preseason bump. I haven't done a good job getting receiving options so he really just has WR Andres Devine. That has to be an area of focus for next years draft - WR and TE. Code:
Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Cntrct OnTeam The AFC East was horrific so 6-10 came in 2nd this year. Still a long ways to go in building a team that can win Super Bowls with only pass plays from a 6th round QB, but with twice as many wins as last year the team is moving in the right direction. With nearly 4 YPC and 6 YPA, and almost a 1 to 1 TD to INT ratio, QB Jeffrey Wooden had a solid rookie season. Overall the team moved from 30th in yards and 32nd in scoring last year to 23rd in yards and 26th in scoring this year. With Wooden fairly quick and a good scrambler, the rushing game (if you can call it that) saw the biggest jump in efficiency with over 1 YPC more than last year. While YPA was improved it wasn't as significant of a jump, but increasing yards/play is key to making this whole thing work. Code:
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No Running in Tom Brady's Empty Cupboard Challenge
Premise: Draft a QB in the 6th round or later (UDFA also) that wins 6 or more Super Bowls using an all passing gameplan after beginning with a random player file draft where the worst players are chosen to start the team Conditions: Contract extensions must be exactly what the player requests, cannot sign another teams FAs, only AI initiated trades, UDFAs to fill roster, injuries off, salary cap and scouting at default 2023 - Year 4 Trades The benefit of stocking up on quality front seven players is beginning to pay off as the Raiders offered the 3.2 pick and a 52/64 MLB entering his 3rd season for former 4.1 pick DE Neal DeWoody. Since DeWoody isn't my best DE, and I have a solid rotation with strong DTs I pulled the trigger. Hopefully I can utilize that pick to help get QB Jeffrey Wooden some weapons in this years draft. Draft Scouted ratings are after the draft and then before Week 1 Definitely forced the issue of trying to get some weapons on offense aside from 4th year WR Andres Devine. We'll see how camp and preseason playout for FB Berry and WRs Keith and Dennis, fingers crossed on a bump. All of them were interviewed as underrated but my staff still isn't great. The stadium is finished so expenses will be much less this season, ideally its a profitable year that leads to a better staff. Stone Wade with the 1st round pick was 'best player available' as the DL is in good shape already. Finally decided to address K and P, and added more depth at LB and CB. Graham Schwantes is intriguing, he had the highest agility and player specific drills as well as what my scouts saw as max sense rush plus was underrated. In theory he should be great at screens and short passes with high accuracy and timing while being great at avoiding sacks. I just thought he'd show better than the 11/37 he shows now. Code:
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Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut A nice surprise offer from Seattle trading a 3rd round pick for my backup C and last years 7th round pick, Marquis Lujan. In addition, 4th year OLB and former UDFA Zack Coder got shipped to the Giants after they offered a 4th round pick. QB Room Tough decision but I declined an offer for a 4th round pick in exchange for Jeffrey Wooden. Both him and Schwantes have interesting bars so I'm not sure who will run the offense best. Wooden is the faster and better dual threat, but Schwantes looks to be a better passer. Since Wooden started last year, he is going to get the starting gig to begin this season. I'll have the QB sub setting at 9 to put Schwantes in when Wooden struggles and see how the production compares after a few games. The team isn't last in the Power Ratings for the first time, ranked 25th, so it could be an interesting year. Code:
Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Cntrct OnTeam After starting 1-3 with Wooden as the QB I pulled the plug and decided to roll with the rookie Schwantes. Turns out it was the right choice as he won 4 straight and guided the team to an 8-8 season - barely missing the playoffs with a 3-way tie between the Dolphins, Bills, and my Patriots. Both QBs broke 4 YPC with Wooden over 5 YPC, and Schwantes actually broke 6 YPA with better than a 1 to 1 TD to INT ratio. Next year I need to hit on at least a WR or TE, ideally both, to give Schwantes more options. Then again the WRs from last year and some UDFAs actually look like they might be solid next season after progressing. Still moving in the right direction, hopefully my last season missing the playoffs. Code:
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No Running in Tom Brady's Empty Cupboard Challenge
Premise: Draft a QB in the 6th round or later (UDFA also) that wins 6 or more Super Bowls using an all passing gameplan after beginning with a random player file draft where the worst players are chosen to start the team Conditions: Contract extensions must be exactly what the player requests, cannot sign another teams FAs, only AI initiated trades, UDFAs to fill roster, injuries off, salary cap and scouting at default 2024 - Year 5 Draft Scouted ratings are after the draft and then before Week 1 The OL is pretty good but adding Copeland looks to make it even better. Hopefully Weir pans out at MLB unlike the previous players who've held the position. A few picks were strictly depth due to who looked to be the 'best player available' but others were somewhat strategic. Mike O'Neill looks to be an excellent receiver and solid at blitz pickup, which are the only things I need a RB to do. Unfortunately this draft didn't really have many receiving TEs that looked good so I settled for an adequate receiver and strong blocker in Terry Borrego. I didn't scout QB Tristan Campbell but his bars looked really nice for a 7th round QB. Somehow this class got the highest grade of all my drafts with an 'A+' - maybe that means everyone is about to get better, because it doesn't look that great to me. Code:
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Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Minnesota offered a 2nd round pick for last years 2nd round pick WR Alan Keith. Since I like a few of the other receivers on the roster more than Keith I went with the trade. The team still lacks a legit #2 option but I think the receivers as a whole are fairly solid. Maybe with another 2nd round pick next year I can snag a real difference maker at the position. QB Room With a new staff in place many player ratings changed with the new scouting abilities. Not sure if they're more or less accurate but interesting to see Wooden go up a tick. Having the best year of any QB yet Graham Schwantes will start again this season. Like last year, if the team isn't doing well I may make a change; but ranked 7th in the Power Ratings, the team really just needs a QB. When clicking on the ratings Schwantes still has the highest potential so I think it makes the most sense to ride him the whole year and shoot for him to be near maxed out in progression for next season. Having gone 8-8 last year, and ranked in the top-10, I'm thinking playoffs for the first time. Code:
Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Cntrct OnTeam Another year of .500 football finishing 2nd in the division and barely missing the playoffs. Starting all 16 games Schwantes increased his completion percentage and YPA a little bit in a slightly better season than his rookie year. Again averaging over 4 YPC when scrambling and scored more rushing TDs than fumbles he was solid when scrambling. I'm not quite sure what I'm doing wrong at this point, I feel like I should be able to pass for over 7 YPA but may need another year of progression/cohesion. Andres Devine had his best YPT by far with several other quality receiving options. He might be the first WR I've ever had in SP that breaks Jerry Rice's records. I feel like the defense should be playing better than it is but forget how many TOs my team has with 26 INTs and 7 fumbles just from the QB. Next season should be the year, this team is too good on paper to miss the playoffs again. Code:
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No Running in Tom Brady's Empty Cupboard Challenge
Premise: Draft a QB in the 6th round or later (UDFA also) that wins 6 or more Super Bowls using an all passing gameplan after beginning with a random player file draft where the worst players are chosen to start the team Conditions: Contract extensions must be exactly what the player requests, cannot sign another teams FAs, only AI initiated trades, UDFAs to fill roster, injuries off, salary cap and scouting at default 2025 - Year 6 Draft Scouted ratings are after the draft and then before Week 1 We might have a winner for the new worst draft of this playthrough. Really a reach for Burgess in the 1st but my desperation for a TE got the better of me. Abrams looks like the best player of the draft with Turner a nice 3rd round CB. As usual most depth picks as a result of a lackluster draft with QB Joe Amari picked simply because he ran the fastest 40 yard dash and had no green combine scores. Really not sure if this years class moves the needle at all for the team, if we have better success it will be because of progression and cohesion as their wasn't a big talent influx. Code:
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Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Some changes were made to the staff last year and Wooden might need to start. Since Schwantes didn't really improve in his 2nd year, despite better weapons and improved cohesion, maybe its time to switch back. If I trust my scouts I think I may be able to actually find a good QB in the 6th/7th round as I've done it before. Until then its between Wooden and Schwantes to lead this team to the playoffs. Code:
Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Cntrct OnTeam Schwantes struggled early in the year so I made the switch to Wooden and he took the Patriots to the playoffs for the first time. The biggest difference in their play was INTs with Wooden posting over a 1.5 to 1 TD to INT ratio. Ultimately making the playoffs would be symbolic getting bounced in the Wild Card round but either way shows the team still moving in the right direction. Given the lack of success compared to the testing I did when making the playbook I think I may need to start from scratch before next training camp. When I did it the team makeup was similar except the QB was much better because my initial idea was to see what a great QB could do. We'll see if I can have any better success making a playbook more specific to a low rated QB. Code:
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No Running in Tom Brady's Empty Cupboard Challenge
Premise: Draft a QB in the 6th round or later (UDFA also) that wins 6 or more Super Bowls using an all passing gameplan after beginning with a random player file draft where the worst players are chosen to start the team Conditions: Contract extensions must be exactly what the player requests, cannot sign another teams FAs, only AI initiated trades, UDFAs to fill roster, injuries off, salary cap and scouting at default 2026 - Year 7 Trade Not really a positive value trade, but I opted to accept the 4.14 pick from Baltimore for former 3.1 pick OLB Luis Thompson. Switching back to a 34 because of superior coaches, Thompson doesn't fit the scheme and was only in the solid/good category as is. Draft Scouted ratings are after the draft and then before Week 1 This is an interesting class, at first glance it appears wholly average with 1 player having a ceiling of 60+. Both LBs and the NT better fit the 34 than the players I have on roster currently however they don't look very skilled. Griffin looks like another receiving RB, which is good because O'Neill has almost no endurance, and Martin Herndon could be something at QB. I would have had to give Wooden the franchise tag and decided barely making the playoffs wasn't worth it. If I didn't have the restrictions on trades I would have moved back instead of taking Ellis at 1.21 but both he and Whiting interviewed as 'very underrated'. The AI also graded my class an 'A-' which leads me to believe there is going to be some improvement after camp and preseason. I'm not entirely sure what is and what isn't predetermined, I just know some aspects of progression are each, and the grade seems to correlate in some way. Realistically I think I just rushed this draft. I didn't spend much time looking over players before deciding on my interviews and was quick in making each rounds selection. Given the success I've had in recent SP games I didn't anticipate the struggles I'd have with this playthrough. Before this season I'll be reworking the playbook and seeing if I can't better optimize it before training camp. And next year I'll make myself pay more attention to the draft - I need to get some stud players, the ones I drafted early are getting old. Code:
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Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut When Indianapolis offered a 4th round pick for TE Terry Borrego I had to take it. I knew Borrego wasn't much of a receiver when I drafted him but he turned out to be worse than expected. Getting a 4th for a TE who doesn't fit my scheme and is 3rd on my depth chart is a no brainer. QB Room Although Herndon saw a bump after preseason I'm still going to roll with Schwantes. I should have stuck with him last season since I knew I'd need to franchise Wooden to have kept him. Now I've got a 4th year QB who still isn't fully developed. Either way, the tentative plan moving forward is to keep Schwantes as the starter until a clear cut replacement is found. In tweaking the playbook and gameplans I think I can post better numbers with a higher YPA and better TD to INT ratio but the variance was fairly high in testing. We'll see how the season goes, the team is good, I just can't seem to figure out how to consistently win with a below average QB and pass only gameplans. Code:
Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Cntrct OnTeam Nice to see the playbook/gameplan tweaking pay off - too bad I neutered the defense by switching to a 34. At the time it seemed like a good idea to get better scouting, but in hindsight I had a nice 43 defense built and essentially turned studs into duds in several cases. Next offseason I will need to do a better job putting everyone in the best position with the new scheme or switch back to a 43; which may be preferrable as I find it easier to build with more defined roles. Either way, easily the best season yet for the offense in the NRiTBECC with over 7 YPA and better than a 2 to 1 TD to INT ratio. Also, and I think because the passing game was better, when scrambling Schwantes YPC went up as well. Unfortunately because of the defense the team finished 8-8 missing the playoffs. Now that I've got a better playbook/gameplans for a mediocre QB to only pass, it will be easier to get this team back in contention. Schwantes will be maxed out progression all next year so if I can fix the defense and he puts up similar numbers I think a Super Bowl run is possible. Code:
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No Running in Tom Brady's Empty Cupboard Challenge
Premise: Draft a QB in the 6th round or later (UDFA also) that wins 6 or more Super Bowls using an all passing gameplan after beginning with a random player file draft where the worst players are chosen to start the team Conditions: Contract extensions must be exactly what the player requests, cannot sign another teams FAs, only AI initiated trades, UDFAs to fill roster, injuries off, salary cap and scouting at default 2027 - Year 8 Draft Scouted ratings are after the draft and then before Week 1 Surprised to see Spencer available at 15th as he looked to be the best OL in the draft. I have a strong LT in his 8th season so the pick fills a near-future need as well. Since I opted to switch back to a 43 under I acquired several more front seven players to return to the old scheme. They look solid but not spectacular, and with a 'B' for a draft grade (oddly, only one team had better than a 'B'), I'm not optimistic about preseason progression. Both QBs look promising so far with Yanez interviewed as 'underrated'. While I didn't interview Rezac, his bars looked pretty good and he's a scrambler so I figured he was worth a 7th round gamble. If either of the rookie QBs see a bump after preseason they will get the Week 1 start. With a better playbook/gameplan and the goal being to win 6 or more Super Bowls, it makes sense to start a promising rookie. Code:
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Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Schwantes held out before camp, which put me in an awkward situation. Not knowing if the rookies would be worth playing over him, and having had a revolving door for a while, I decided to pay him. And now the team is in a cap pickle for the first time. I imagine that will start being an issue moving forward as contracts are all exactly what a player requests. If I could go back I would not have paid Schwantes and started Rezac over him, saving money for a few years. However, since I cannot go back and I've paid Schwantes, he will get the Week 1 start with the QB sub setting left at 9. Rezac didn't do a combine but has 90+ scrambling, really curious how fast he is. As long as the changes to the defense work I think Schwantes can get us to the playoffs and make a run, but the rookie Rezac is a tempting play. Actually, even Yanez is tempting as his bars make it seem like his overall should be higher. Code:
Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Cntrct OnTeam With last year on the better end of the variance curve, this season fell below what I saw in testing. Basically flipping the TD to INT ratio while losing about .8 YPA the offense did not do well. One bright spot was Schwantes only fumbling once while rushing for 14 TDs. Now with 8 seasons under his belt, and 7 straight of 150+ receptions and 1975+ yards, Andres Devine again led the team in receiving. Switching back to a 43 didn't seem to help the defense any even though my players are mostly all better suited for it. All of this leads to some frustration as the team regressed going 6-10 missing the playoffs again. Not sure where to point the blame other than the playbook and gameplans. Next season I'll do some more testing before the official sim to see if I can get things back on track with 7+ YPA and a 2 to 1 TD to INT ratio. Code:
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Premise: Draft a QB in the 6th round or later (UDFA also) that wins 6 or more Super Bowls using an all passing gameplan after beginning with a random player file draft where the worst players are chosen to start the team Conditions: Contract extensions must be exactly what the player requests, cannot sign another teams FAs, only AI initiated trades, UDFAs to fill roster, injuries off, salary cap and scouting at default 2028 - Year 9 Draft Scouted ratings are after the draft and then before Week 1 There was a WR I really wanted with the 1st round pick, someone to replace Andres Devine, but he was snagged 5th so I got who might be the best rookie this year with RG Mickey Gutsche. One thing I realized, a reason why my drafts aren't as good as other playthroughs, is I'm mainly only interviewing late round QBs and have taken away the ability to move around the draft. I'm still doing better than the AI with one of the best classes routinely, I've just yet to have the best class. Either way, this year was the closest with an 'A-' ranking 2nd. I think I'm going to get a pleasant surprise on QB Max Sinclair based on his interview, scouting, and that grade. Lofton interviewed underrated so hopefully he's the TE I've been looking for. At first glance this doesn't look like an 'A-' to me, but that typically means I'll see some progression. Code:
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Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut If Schwantes would have repeated the success of 2026 last year I would start him for the season no questions asked. However, he's in his 6th year and played poorly last season despite having the same playbook. Because of what I saw before the draft with Max Sinclair, and him seeing a slight bump after preseason, I'm going to run with him no matter what. Instead of waffling on which QB to play I'm going to play him regardless of how the team does because he appears to be on the best trajectory. He has some really high bars in key areas with no major weaknesses; it seems like his overall rating should be higher. Anyways, thats the plan - run with Max Sinclair at QB until I find an obvious replacement. Code:
Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Cntrct OnTeam Winning the AFC East and making the playoffs for only the 2nd time in 10 seasons, I'm back to thinking the NRiTBECC is possible. The rookie QB Max Sinclair had a killer first season with 7.1 YPA and nearly a 2 to 1 TD to INT ratio. With 6155 yards he threw for more yards than anyone yet by beating Schwantes 2026 season. The offense as a whole was also 1st in yards and scoring while finishing 7th on 3rd down. Another monster year for WR Andres Devine where he put up 2300+ yards while scoring 17 TDs. Now a 9 year vet, he's behind Jerry Rice's career records by 111 receptions, 4697 yards, and 98 TDs. Receptions is easy, yards seems do-able, but TDs are tricky unless I specifically gameplan to do it. Rookie TE Gage Lofton looked solid and should only get better, while RB Mike O'Neill led the team with 8.45 YPT. Defensively it was an interesting year with the 32nd ranked pass rush and 1st ranked pass defense percentage. Despite being poor against the run and struggling to generate a pass rush, the strength of the coverage led to the 5th fewest YPA allowed and league leading 35 TOs. With 3 players recording 5 or more INTs the defense relied heavily on the secondary. Unfortunately after a first round bye, hosting the Indianapolis Colts, the secondary wouldn't create TOs and the offense wouldn't click as the team would lose 13-30. A nice season despite going one-and-done in the playoffs. This QB Max Sinclair may be the one to achieve the NRiTBECC. Code:
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No Running in Tom Brady's Empty Cupboard Challenge
Premise: Draft a QB in the 6th round or later (UDFA also) that wins 6 or more Super Bowls using an all passing gameplan after beginning with a random player file draft where the worst players are chosen to start the team Conditions: Contract extensions must be exactly what the player requests, cannot sign another teams FAs, only AI initiated trades, UDFAs to fill roster, injuries off, salary cap and scouting at default 2029 - Year 10 Trade Took the offer of the 3.12 pick from Chicago for 2027s 7.14 pick QB Bryson Rezac. Since Sinclair had a killer rookie season, and I already decided I was running with him until I draft someone better, the trade is a slam dunk. Draft Scouted ratings are after the draft and then before Week 1 Definitely pushed the issue on receiving options again this year but TE Deron Joseph was interviewed as 'underrated' so hopefully he gets even better. I'm pretty happy with the 5th and 6th round picks with both players better than expected; Meerdink a nice receiver out of the backfield. For the first time I didn't draft a QB, although there was a few that were somewhat tempting nobody jumped out at me. Ranked in maybe the top third among all teams, this class received a 'B+' which looks about right - aside from no obvious stud pick. Code:
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Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Same plan as last year, especially after a strong rookie season, roll with Max Sinclair at QB. Schwantes looks significantly worse than years past with Yanez destined to never fully develop as well. We'll see how the season goes but if Sinclair can post another 7+ YPA with a 2 to 1 TD to INT ratio I think the team has a shot at a postseason run. Granted, last year could have been a fluke but I think we can make it two years in a row in the playoffs. My main concern is WR Andres Devine is getting older and I don't have a stud WR to replace him. Then again, the team may actually do better spreading the ball around more to good players instead of funneling it to a great player. Code:
Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Cntrct OnTeam Things are starting to click with another year making the playoffs, winning the AFC East, finishing 12-4. Sinclair looked better in his sophomore season and easily posted the best statline of any QB in the NRiTBECC. With 4 players averaging over 7 YPT, and two over 8 YPT, Max Sinclair's deep passing is paying off. Still not fully developed, my scouts have him reaching a 99 on deep passes. The offense was again arguably the NFLs best ranking 1st in scoring and yards. My biggest surprise was the defense having even more TOs ranking 1st with 41. I need to dive into the personnel, numbers, and logs a bit to see how I achieved so many - because that needs to continue. For the first time the Patriots won a playoff game, beating the Titans 26-0 by forcing 4 INTs while Sinclair threw for 400 yards 2 TDs and an INT in the blowout. Unfortunately the good times would end in the AFC Championship with Sinclair tossing 4 INTs in the 21-26 loss. Easily the best season yet, one game away from a shot at the first Super Bowl, I'm pretty optimistic moving forward. Next year will be Sinclair's 3rd season and he has started every game since being drafted. Since he should be maxed out in progression or close to it, I think next season we make another Super Bowl run. Code:
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Premise: Draft a QB in the 6th round or later (UDFA also) that wins 6 or more Super Bowls using an all passing gameplan after beginning with a random player file draft where the worst players are chosen to start the team Conditions: Contract extensions must be exactly what the player requests, cannot sign another teams FAs, only AI initiated trades, UDFAs to fill roster, injuries off, salary cap and scouting at default 2030 - Year 11 Draft Scouted ratings are after the draft and then before Week 1 Well, aside from my 1st round pick DE Conner Linquist, this draft looks awful. Really surprised by Sandlin, he looked like near max for static bars, low elusiveness, and very high route running and getting downfield. Mickey DeJesus looks interesting, but not an obvious replacement to Max Sinclair. The draft got an 'A-' grade, which it certainly doesn't look like at first glance. Either way, it looks like I added a strong pass rusher, another receiving option out of the backfield, and some depth. Code:
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Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Easy decision heading into Week 1 with Sinclair posting two strong seasons to start his career and the team making the AFC Championship last season. Given my poor drafts, especially the most recent, I think I'm going to stop even looking for QBs for at least a few seasons. It might cost me that rare random late round stud but it will help me better maintain the rest of the roster. Sinclair seems to be the right type of QB for an all pass gameplan that I'm running so why not see what kind of numbers he can put up uncontested as a starter? Code:
Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Cntrct OnTeam Another pretty strong year for the pass only Patriots and QB Max Sinclair. Not quite 50 TDs, but 7+ YPA and nearly a 2:1 TD to INT ratio, Sinclair had a nice 3rd season as a starter leading the team to a division title and first round bye going 13-3. With Devine regressing a bit in his 11th season led to a slightly more balanced passing offense with more players involved. Better than last year, 5 players broke 7 YPT with 3 over 8 YPT - and TE Deron Joseph over 10 YPT. All and all pretty successful season leading the league in yards and scoring again. The main issue with the offense is TOs. With 25 INTs and 15 fumbles from QB Max Sinclair alone it makes games more difficult. The defense continues to create TOs better than anyone thanks to some strong coverage in the secondary. While they led the league in INTs, the team also generated a fair number of fumbles ranking 5th, and finishing 1st in TOs again. The first year in the playoffs the team was bounced their first game, next year they won a game and then lost the AFC Championship. This year they finally won the Super Bowl. With 8.3+ YPA and a 91.1 QB rating during the playoff run, Max Sinclair got the first of hopefully 6 Super Bowl victories for the NRiTBECC. Code:
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No Running in Tom Brady's Empty Cupboard Challenge
Premise: Draft a QB in the 6th round or later (UDFA also) that wins 6 or more Super Bowls using an all passing gameplan after beginning with a random player file draft where the worst players are chosen to start the team Conditions: Contract extensions must be exactly what the player requests, cannot sign another teams FAs, only AI initiated trades, UDFAs to fill roster, injuries off, salary cap and scouting at default 2031 - Year 12 Draft Scouted ratings are after the draft and then before Week 1 Selecting Torres adds youth to a T position thats aging but nobody else really stands out in a class some inexplicably received an 'A+'. As the highest rated class in the draft, I'm curious to see how progression plays out because on the surface this class looks like a dud to me. I keep drafting RBs because I'm looking to get a quality trio with good receiving skills to better help the passing game. All of the RBs I have know have average or worse endurance so I can't lean to heavily on any of them. Other than that its a uneventful draft that hopefully gets better after camp and preseason, otherwise what does the draft grade even mean? Code:
Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut I accidentally forgot to save the roster at Week 1 so ratings are at the end of the season After camp, preseason, and the regular season, this years rookie class looks horrific outside of 1st round pick LT Peter Lyons. I've been tweaking weights in DA and think my tweaks are obviously not working. More fiddling and tinkering before the next draft hopefully yields some quality players past the 1st round. Code:
1.32 Torres, Brenden 862 LT 1 34 78Once again it will be Max Sinclair under center looking for Super Bowl win #2. Almost fully developed we'll see how he does in year 4 with 18000+ yards passing at 7+ YPA and 145 TDs to 73 INTs in his first 3 seasons. Code:
Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Cntrct OnTeam Winning the AFC East for the 4th year in a row with a 13-3 record the team played well despite lower offensive efficiency. Sinclair failed to break 7 YPA or 6000 yards for the first time in his career as no receiver averaged over 7.25 YPT. With WR Andres Devine further regressed in his 12 season the passing game more evenly distrubuted the ball with 4 players recording 100+ receptions and 1000+ yards. While still leading the league in scoring the team finished 2nd in yards. Defensively the same MO of creating TOs was on display with an improved effort against the pass. Leading the league in opponent completion percentage, YPA, and pass defense percentage, the secondary led the way to the 3rd fewest points allowed. Given the dip in offense, its nice to see the defense do its part to win games this season. Unfortunately in their first playoff game, at home against the Broncos, QB Max Sinclair would throw his 3rd INT late in the 4th allowing Denver to win 28-27. Sitting on 1 Super Bowl win, with a QB entering his prime and 5th season, winning the division 4 years running, some more tweaks to my playbook, and I think the NRiTBECC is officially on its way. Code:
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