2031 Season
Benchmarks:
Roster Rating – 84 (3rd)
Cohesion – 85-94-60-80
My predictions:
QB Jose Swartz, opening up the offense a bit, throws for 4,000 yards and 30 TD, 18 Int
Our pass rush falters, but remains above average, led by LB Gerald
Our secondary gets better with CB Carlisle and S Rusty Woodson both adding value
We go 10-6 and are back in as division champions
Season narrative:
Opening day is in Atlanta, and we whup them pretty good to set the tone. But after four games, we are in a three-way tie in the division with them and Carolina at 3-1, so this might not be that easy after all.
Halfway through, we are 5-3, looking okay but not dominant. Swartz is hitting for a solid 7.8 yards per attempt, but we are running a lot to set up the downfield passing, and despite my OL woes, it seems to be working. LB Gerald has 11 sacks in 8 games and may be on his way to more than just being a team leader.
Atlanta beats us at our place, earning the season split and a game advantage. The following week we beat Carolina to pull even with them at 6-4, but a game behind the Falcons. Another split, and we are 7-5, a game behind both division rivals, and in some trouble.
We split another pair, but the loss to Carolina puts the division out of reach for us. We likely need to win the last two to get in as a wild card now. Instead, we split yet again, and finish at 9-7 – good enough to pick around #20 in the draft, but not good enough to make the playoffs. Fabulous.
Code:
Front Office Football 2007
2031 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Year 2031
Record 9-7
Winning Pct. .562
All-Time 191-225
Winning Pct. .459
Playoffs 6-7
Playoff Visits 7
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Carlos Browning
Record 76-47
Winning Pct. .617
Off. Coord. A. Stewart
Def. Coord. B. McKenzie
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Rank
Rushes per Game 32.1 4
Rushing Yards 141.0 3
Yards Per Carry 4.39 10
Pass Attempts 28.9 29
Completions 17.2 30
Completion Pct. 59.4 20
Passing Yards 226.9 17
Yards Per Attempt 7.84 6
Yards Per Catch 13.20 3
Total Yardage Gained 362.1 6
3rd Down Conversions 43.5 7
Points Per Game 24.9 7
Pass Rush Pct. 23.0 7
Pass Defense Pct. 54.8 15
Turnovers 32 27 (T)
Turnover Margin -7 27 (T)
Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 30.2 28 (T)
Rushing Yards 125.0 24
Yards Per Carry 4.14 12
Pass Attempts 32.7 9
Completions 19.8 11 (T)
Completion Pct. 60.4 21
Passing Yards 218.6 9
Yards Per Attempt 6.69 17
Yards Per Catch 11.07 10
Total Yardage Gained 326.8 16
3rd Down Conversions 44.8 31
Points Per Game 21.3 16 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 18.6 5
Pass Defense Pct. 61.4 27
Turnovers 25 15 (T)
Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 31 at ATL 15
2 20 at JAX 26
3 27 at DAL 14
4 23 ARI 21
5 24 SFO 31
6 22 at STL 9
8 24 at SEA 22
9 14 at NOS 22
10 21 ATL 31
11 31 CAR 19
12 35 LRK 18
13 21 MIN 27
14 24 at IND 21
15 21 at CAR 26
16 17 TEN 21
17 44 NOS 17
Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
4 J. Swartz QB 463 275 3630 7.84 28 18 88.2
**Team --- 463 275 3630 7.84 28 18 88.2
$$Opp --- 523 316 3498 6.69 24 11 86.8
Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
35 E. Swift RB 283 1205 4.26 7 6
32 T. Sullivan RB 149 665 4.46 8 7
4 J. Swartz QB 82 386 4.71 4 5
**Team --- 514 2256 4.39 19 24
$$Opp --- 483 2000 4.14 13 28
Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
89 K. Lindsay WR 114 68 1187 17.46 10.41 2 9
18 W. Dickens WR 114 60 801 13.35 7.03 3 5
35 E. Swift RB 45 36 299 8.31 6.64 0 3
81 B. Talley WR 41 24 365 15.21 8.90 2 5
41 J. Devine FB 31 24 163 6.79 5.26 0 1
8 B. Czyz WR 48 21 332 15.81 6.92 3 2
Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
50 K. Chancey ILB 91 32 2.5 2 2 7 77.3
49 B. Terry S 86 31 0.0 0 0 5 76.4
48 B. Shea CB 62 18 0.0 1 1 14 77.2
30 R. Woodson S 59 22 1.0 1 1 16 81.8
59 E. Gerald OLB 56 21 16.5 22 0 0 81.0
45 D. Abercrombie OLB 50 14 1.5 1 1 4 77.1
90 A. Wilkerson DT 47 16 5.5 16 0 0 81.6
97 R. Harmon DE 41 20 6.5 15 0 0 81.8
51 D. Hastings ILB 39 8 0.0 0 0 1 72.5
94 H. Augustine OLB 37 13 0.0 0 1 2 79.3
93 J. Thorp DE 34 19 6.0 13 0 1 82.2
33 C. Kemnitzer CB 31 9 0.0 1 2 5 76.9
56 J. Dirnbauer ILB 30 9 0.0 0 0 0 69.6
39 O. Carlisle CB 30 8 0.0 0 0 6 79.1
42 G. Pujols CB 24 7 1.0 0 1 4 79.9
23 N. Paas S 18 7 0.0 0 1 1 82.1
79 A. Fernyhough DT 17 13 1.5 2 0 0 82.5
47 X. Andrews S 17 12 0.0 0 1 4 82.5
With WR Czyz on the sidelines for a lot of the year, we still managed a pretty solid offensive season. We dropped about 10% completions in order to gain about 1 full yard in yds/target. Don’t know if that means more wins, really. Kendrick Lindsay had a career year in the revamped offense, clearly.
LB Gerald made the most out of the WLB slot, and posted big sack numbers. Sammy Woodson posted a very solid coverage season, with a team-high 16 PDs. our pass rush overall did slip, but remained upper tier at least.
We have to be disappointed about missing the playoffs, but I think we will have some cap flexibility to try to prevent that from happening again.
Our late-season renegotiation is with LB Ellis Gerald, who will no doubt be seeing some postseason honors for his excellent year.
Indeed, LB Ellis Gerald is named not only first team LB, but Defensive Player of the Year. Our RG Bart Rodgers gets a first team mention as well, nice for him as an anchor-type player too.