Week 17: The End is Near
We now play South Carolina, a hearty and well-prepared band of merry men, whose reactions have been honed by the finest preparatory schemes, and whose bellies are full with the tasts of blood form fallen rivals. The Crossfire have, indeed, turned themselves around with a most improbable reversal of fortune – ascending almost immediately from the lower depths of the league to a far, far more respectable turnout this season – clearly a tribute to the clever and enterprising skills of their owner, the inestimable and oft-banned sjshaw. A win at home this week gives them a respectable 8-8 finish… and who better to be hosting than the lowly Chili Dogs?
So, as for the game:
Code:
Box Score: Chesapeake at South Carolina
South Carolina, WA.
Week 17, 2008
Attendance: 66,900 (80,100).
Weather: 45 degrees, fair.
1Q: 10:46 SCA - Ricky Garcia 41 field goal.
1Q: 01:52 CHE - Ernest Biddle 2 run.
1Q: 01:52 CHE - David Everhart extra point.
2Q: 13:45 CHE - David Everhart 32 field goal.
2Q: 12:37 CHE - Marcus Meneses 1 pass from Ernest Biddle.
2Q: 12:37 CHE - David Everhart extra point.
2Q: 05:44 SCA - Jeffrey Burnley 2 run.
2Q: 05:44 SCA - Ricky Garcia extra point.
2Q: 05:28 CHE - Mark Carr 97 kickoff return.
2Q: 05:28 CHE - David Everhart extra point.
2Q: 01:22 SCA - Rufus Craig 33 pass from John Eidson.
2Q: 01:22 SCA - Ricky Garcia extra point.
3Q: 09:34 SCA - Terry Luzar 60 interception return.
3Q: 09:34 SCA - Ricky Garcia extra point.
4Q: 14:52 SCA - Ricky Garcia 20 field goal.
4Q: 02:45 SCA - Cedric Branham 10 pass from John Eidson.
4Q: 02:45 SCA - Ricky Garcia extra point.
Game MVP: SCA 12 John Eidson
Chesapeake 7 17 0 0 - 24
South Carolina 3 14 7 10 - 34
Team Statistics CHE SCA
First Downs 16 22
Total Rushes 20 32
Rushing Yards 41 99
Yards Per Carry 2.0 3.0
Pass Attempts 30 33
Completions 17 20
Passing Yards 222 275
Yards Per Attempt 7.4 8.3
Sacked 5 2
Yards Lost 32 11
Interceptions 2 0
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
Total Plays 55 67
Total Yards 231 363
Yards Per Play 4.2 5.4
3rd Down Plays 3/11 7/15
Avg. YTG on 3rd 8.2 7.5
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/0
Penalties 5 11
Penalty Yards 40 83
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 30
Time Of Possession 26:11 33:49
Chesapeake Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
37 Fraser 9 25 2.7 5 0
5 Biddle 5 12 2.4 4 1
46 Weaver 3 3 1.0 1 0
42 Emerson 2 1 0.5 1 0
41 Morimasa 1 0 0.0 0 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
5 Biddle 30 17 222 7.4 28 1 2 5
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
87 Meneses 6 87 14.5 29 28 1
88 Rego 4 40 10.0 11 17 0
84 Madison 3 45 15.0 8 16 0
41 Morimasa 1 1 1.0 4 1 0
80 Castellano 1 22 22.0 1 22 0
82 Lannon 1 24 24.0 6 24 0
37 Fraser 1 3 3.0 1 3 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
81 Berkey 1 12 12.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
36 Carr 2 115 57.5 1
83 Newbury 1 19 19.0 0
26 Birkland 1 24 24.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
6 Embry 6 233 38.8 51 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
19 Everhart 1 3 32 3 3
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
58 Galvan 8 2 1.0 0 0 0
40 Plata 8 3 0.0 0 0 0
56 Kuykendall 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
95 Watkins 5 4 1.0 0 0 0
92 Buxton 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
36 Carr 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Raab 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
41 Morimasa 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Nave 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
51 Shepard 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
31 Padgett 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
21 McCartney 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Harrold 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Fraser 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
85 Worcester 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Hall 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
54 Turnbull 0 0 0 0 0 1
62 Gourdine 0 0 0 0 0 2
55 Wallace 0 0 0 0 1 2
58 Galvan 0 0 1 0 0 0
95 Watkins 0 1 0 0 0 0
79 Tilton 0 0 0 0 1 0
56 Kuykendall 0 1 0 0 0 0
71 Shah 0 0 1 0 0 0
South Carolina Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
29 Cox 23 86 3.7 20 0
27 Burnley 4 9 2.2 4 1
23 Dotson 3 4 1.3 5 0
12 Eidson 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0
86 Ethridge 1 1 1.0 1 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
12 Eidson 33 20 275 8.3 33 2 0 2
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
86 Ethridge 5 89 17.8 18 21 0
29 Cox 4 37 9.2 18 13 0
87 Branham 4 32 8.0 4 10 1
27 Burnley 2 16 8.0 6 9 0
83 Craig 2 45 22.5 11 33 1
89 Snyder 2 32 16.0 3 24 0
45 Scott 1 24 24.0 22 24 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
86 Ethridge 1 20 20.0 0
46 Bennett 1 2 2.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
27 Burnley 3 60 20.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
4 Soliz 5 176 35.2 47 3
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
17 Garcia 2 2 41 4 4
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
95 Giles 9 1 0.5 0 0 0
28 Luzar 4 1 0.0 1 60 1
41 Kuehler 4 0 0.0 1 0 0
50 Leslie 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Humphries 3 0 0.5 0 0 0
31 Smith 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
99 Carnell 2 1 1.5 0 0 0
39 Sawyer 2 3 0.0 0 0 0
26 Hotle 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Holmes 1 1 1.0 0 0 0
48 Dice 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
93 Cunningham 1 1 0.5 0 0 0
52 Ranallo 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
54 Fields 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
29 Cox 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Diez 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
46 Bennett 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
23 Dotson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
45 Scott 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Branham 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
58 Bonet 0 0 0 0 1 1
77 Dunham 0 0 0 0 1 1
68 Smith 0 0 0 0 2 0
12 Eidson 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 Cox 1 0 0 0 0 0
79 Regan 0 0 0 0 1 0
69 Osborne 0 0 0 0 1 0
87 Branham 0 0 0 0 1 0
Chesapeake Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:35 OWN 6 3 8 Punt
1 10:46 2:32 OWN 38 4 16 Punt
1 3:11 1:19 OPP 13 3 13 Touchdown
1 0:04 1:19 OPP 13 3 -2 Field Goal
2 13:16 0:39 OPP 29 2 29 Touchdown
2 3:53 1:44 OPP 47 3 -1 Punt
2 1:22 1:17 OWN 19 7 42 Missed FG
3 12:15 2:41 OWN 4 6 40 Interception
3 9:34 1:37 OWN 20 4 8 Punt
3 6:53 2:04 OWN 11 3 -8 Punt
4 14:52 4:49 OWN 24 7 43 Missed FG
4 8:36 1:48 OWN 5 3 -4 Punt
4 2:45 1:55 OWN 22 8 62 Interception
South Carolina Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:25 1:39 OPP 46 5 22 Field Goal
1 8:14 5:03 OWN 1 10 27 Fumble
1 1:52 1:48 OWN 19 3 6 Punt
2 13:45 0:29 OWN 25 1 4 Fumble
2 12:37 6:53 OWN 20 11 80 Touchdown
2 5:28 1:35 OWN 6 3 6 Punt
2 2:09 0:47 OWN 30 4 70 Touchdown
2 0:05 0:05 OWN 46 0 -10 Half
3 15:00 2:45 OWN 31 5 18 Punt
3 7:57 1:04 OWN 45 3 9 Punt
3 4:49 4:57 OWN 46 12 51 Field Goal
4 10:03 1:27 OWN 40 3 8 Punt
4 6:48 4:03 OPP 39 6 39 Touchdown
4 0:50 0:50 OWN 1 3 15 Game
Chesapeake Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
4 2 1
South Carolina Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
3 2 1
Chesapeake Rushing Breakdown
Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 2 6 3.0
Middle 13 24 1.8
Right 5 11 2.2
None 0 0 0.0
Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
79 Tilton 1 3 20
55 Wallace 1 3 19
60 Brandon 0 3 20
62 Gourdine 0 2 20
88 Rego 0 2 19
54 Turnbull 0 1 20
42 Emerson 0 1 12
41 Morimasa 0 0 5
82 Lannon 0 0 3
52 Houtz 0 0 1
Chesapeake Passing Breakdown
Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 4 3 12 3.0
Short (0-8 Yds) 4 3 15 3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds) 12 8 121 10.0
Long (19+ Yds) 10 3 74 7.4
Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
5 Biddle 30 17 0 4 1 0 6 2
Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
87 Meneses 9 6 1 87 32
84 Madison 6 3 0 45 19
88 Rego 5 4 0 40 32
81 Berkey 3 0 2 0 17
80 Castellano 3 1 1 22 22
41 Morimasa 1 1 0 1 8
82 Lannon 1 1 0 24 2
42 Emerson 1 0 0 0 11
37 Fraser 1 1 0 3 21
Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
62 Gourdine 2 35
79 Tilton 0 35
54 Turnbull 1 35
60 Brandon 0 35
55 Wallace 2 33
42 Emerson 0 11
41 Morimasa 0 8
52 Houtz 0 2
Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
58 Galvan 1.0 0 2 32
95 Watkins 1.0 0 0 35
98 Hall 0.0 1 1 35
91 Harrold 0.0 1 0 10
92 Buxton 0.0 0 0 35
40 Plata 0.0 0 0 35
71 Shah 0.0 0 0 35
56 Kuykendall 0.0 0 0 32
34 Nave 0.0 0 0 30
36 Carr 0.0 0 0 30
31 Padgett 0.0 0 0 26
39 Raab 0.0 0 0 22
26 Birkland 0.0 0 0 12
51 Shepard 0.0 0 0 8
21 McCartney 0.0 0 0 8
Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
40 Plata 4 1 0 35
34 Nave 3 1 0 30
36 Carr 3 0 0 30
56 Kuykendall 2 2 0 32
58 Galvan 2 1 0 32
95 Watkins 2 0 0 35
21 McCartney 2 0 0 8
91 Harrold 1 1 0 10
31 Padgett 1 0 0 26
98 Hall 0 0 0 35
92 Buxton 0 0 0 35
71 Shah 0 0 0 35
39 Raab 0 0 0 22
26 Birkland 0 0 0 12
51 Shepard 0 0 0 8
Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
40 Plata 8 3 32 35
58 Galvan 8 2 30 32
56 Kuykendall 7 1 30 32
95 Watkins 5 4 32 35
92 Buxton 5 1 32 35
36 Carr 4 0 32 30
39 Raab 3 1 22 22
34 Nave 3 0 27 30
51 Shepard 2 1 18 8
31 Padgett 2 0 24 26
21 McCartney 2 0 0 8
91 Harrold 1 0 5 10
98 Hall 0 1 32 35
71 Shah 0 0 32 35
26 Birkland 0 0 4 12
South Carolina Rushing Breakdown
Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 7 20 2.8
Middle 18 41 2.2
Right 6 39 6.5
None 1 -1 -1.0
Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
68 Smith 2 6 24
77 Dunham 1 6 32
58 Bonet 1 6 32
69 Osborne 1 4 32
79 Regan 1 3 10
87 Branham 1 1 27
45 Scott 0 3 22
62 Prior 0 2 22
65 Ziegler 0 0 8
88 Jhonson 0 0 5
South Carolina Passing Breakdown
Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 3 3 41 13.6
Short (0-8 Yds) 13 7 51 3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds) 11 8 126 11.4
Long (19+ Yds) 6 2 57 9.5
Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
12 Eidson 33 20 1 1 6 2 3 0
Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
86 Ethridge 12 5 0 89 35
87 Branham 6 4 1 32 24
29 Cox 5 4 0 37 29
89 Snyder 4 2 0 32 35
27 Burnley 2 2 0 16 4
83 Craig 2 2 0 45 20
45 Scott 2 1 0 24 18
Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
77 Dunham 1 35
58 Bonet 1 35
69 Osborne 0 35
68 Smith 0 30
62 Prior 0 26
45 Scott 0 18
79 Regan 0 9
65 Ziegler 0 5
Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
99 Carnell 1.5 0 1 29
91 Holmes 1.0 0 3 35
48 Dice 1.0 0 0 7
93 Cunningham 0.5 0 2 35
94 Humphries 0.5 0 0 35
95 Giles 0.5 0 0 35
41 Kuehler 0.0 0 0 35
31 Smith 0.0 0 0 29
50 Leslie 0.0 0 0 27
28 Luzar 0.0 0 0 27
39 Sawyer 0.0 0 0 27
54 Fields 0.0 0 0 19
26 Hotle 0.0 0 0 16
34 Diez 0.0 0 0 9
46 Bennett 0.0 0 0 7
52 Ranallo 0.0 0 0 6
72 Perez 0.0 0 0 6
53 Limones 0.0 0 0 1
Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
28 Luzar 4 0 1 27
95 Giles 3 0 0 35
31 Smith 2 1 0 29
39 Sawyer 2 0 0 27
26 Hotle 2 0 0 16
41 Kuehler 1 0 1 35
50 Leslie 1 0 0 27
34 Diez 1 0 0 9
52 Ranallo 1 0 0 6
93 Cunningham 0 0 0 35
91 Holmes 0 0 0 35
94 Humphries 0 0 0 35
99 Carnell 0 0 0 29
54 Fields 0 0 0 19
48 Dice 0 0 0 7
46 Bennett 0 0 0 7
72 Perez 0 0 0 6
53 Limones 0 0 0 1
Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
95 Giles 9 1 20 35
28 Luzar 4 1 17 27
41 Kuehler 4 0 20 35
50 Leslie 4 0 16 27
31 Smith 3 1 16 29
94 Humphries 3 0 20 35
39 Sawyer 2 3 16 27
99 Carnell 2 1 19 29
26 Hotle 2 0 7 16
91 Holmes 1 1 20 35
93 Cunningham 1 1 19 35
54 Fields 1 1 12 19
52 Ranallo 1 1 5 6
34 Diez 1 0 4 9
46 Bennett 1 0 4 7
48 Dice 1 0 2 7
72 Perez 0 0 2 6
53 Limones 0 0 1 1
Well, I must say I didn’t think we were capable of posting 24 points, even if the Crossfire traveled to the wrong staium for the day. So, we’ll take that.
QB Ernest Biddle once again manages to throw an interception for a TD – I lost count a while back but I’m thinking he might have twice as many TDs to the opposing team than he has to ours. Just dreadful. Horrifyingly enough, I still think he might end up being our long term guy there.
And with that, we close the book on a dreadful and disappointing season. Here is the team summary for the year – you may choose to avert your eyes, I will understand.
Code:
Front Office Football 2004
2008 Summary for Chesapeake Chili Dogs
Record: 5-11
Winning Pct.: .312
Chesapeake Chili Dogs Team Rank
Rushes 339 30 (T)
Rushing Yards 1197 30
Yards Per Carry 3.53 31
Pass Attempts 669 3
Completions 375 3
Passing Yards 4172 6
Yards Per Attempt 6.23 21
3rd Down Conversions 39.1 24
Points Per Game 18.0 20
Turnovers 36 32
Turnover Margin -15 32
Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 478 24 (T)
Rushing Yards 1729 11
Yards Per Carry 3.61 5
Pass Attempts 519 11
Completions 285 9
Passing Yards 3368 12
Yards Per Attempt 6.48 13
3rd Down Conversions 36.5 2
Points Per Game 19.5 17
Turnovers 21 18 (T)
Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 22 DGC 10
2 14 SHR 10
3 23 at HLC 34
5 34 MRB 7
6 20 at POR 37
7 21 DUL 24
8 20 at DVS 23
9 11 at WHE 35
10 13 SCA 16
11 28 at DGC 6
12 13 at SJR 23
13 20 SLB 30
14 6 BRH 7
15 20 POR 3
16 0 at LAS 13
17 24 at SCA 34
Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
7 Boner QB 311 174 1923 6.18 10 9
5 Biddle QB 212 116 1327 6.25 4 13
2 Ross QB 146 85 922 6.31 5 6
**Team --- 669 375 4172 6.23 19 28
Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD
24 Criswell RB 146 506 3.46 3
41 Morimasa FB 91 401 4.40 2
37 Fraser RB 41 145 3.53 1
**Team --- 339 1197 3.53 7
Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
87 Meneses WR 143 74 869 11.7 170 7
81 Berkey WR 129 72 1010 14.0 170 4
88 Rego TE 107 65 612 9.4 133 1
80 Castellano WR 85 49 599 12.2 137 1
41 Morimasa FB 72 45 348 7.7 146 2
83 Newbury WR 36 20 230 11.5 35 1
82 Lannon TE 26 17 138 8.1 49 2
**Team --- 669 375 4172 11.1 922 19
Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
95 Watkins ILB 96 32 4.0 3 0 6
56 Kuykendall OLB 91 25 2.0 1 1 9
40 Plata S 76 35 0.0 0 2 10
58 Galvan OLB 75 25 7.0 9 3 9
36 Carr S 59 19 0.0 0 1 14
93 Bradham DT 57 28 7.0 16 0 1
98 Hall DE 56 27 13.5 25 0 0
34 Nave CB 42 15 0.0 0 4 13
92 Buxton DE 39 23 0.0 15 0 0
39 Raab CB 38 17 0.0 0 0 8
31 Padgett CB 36 10 0.0 0 0 6
35 Scanlon CB 33 4 0.0 1 0 4
51 Shepard OLB 21 8 0.0 0 0 1
21 McCartney S 20 4 0.0 0 1 1
91 Harrold OLB 16 3 2.0 1 1 1
**Team --- 865 286 43.0 80 13 85
Is there any saving grace to be taken from all this? Well, it seems that there really is not. We tried to build a team based on “good vibrations” to make up for ou lack of “good players” and in the end, that really didn’t work for us. QB Hliton Boner quickly jumped the shark, and withough a few key players who retired (or limped away) in the offseason, we just didn’t have enough to really be competitive. I suppose if I had done a better job with this particular roster, we might have won a couple more games, but really I don’t think we were cut out for a top spot this year. So it goes.
This is a team in dire need of help on offense, where we simply can’t get anything accomplished. We can’t run, we can’t pass, and we can’t keep this up, or else we’ll be relegated to the Primetime football league in another season or two.
It appears that we will be picking somewhere between #7 and #10 this year – our first shot at a high draft pick. We have to hope to land an impact player there, and that we can start to have a player to rally around a little bit.