Well, we get our first win in week 7, kicked off by a Zack Swift fumble recovery for TD, and managed by a 17-of-19 day for QB Montgomery.
After a 1-7 start, I knuckle under to Baker’s demands, and give him a start – he responds by leading us to a 34-31 win and a game-winning drive. But now Herman Mirer is “livid” about playing time, and I think I have painted myself into a real mess here.
I go to Mirer next, to try and salvage his attitude. He actually gives us a 300-yard day passing, though in a loss. But the bigger news is LB Zack Swift out for the year – but it doesn’t look like a career threatening deal, at least.
The QB carousel looks like it’s just going to be how it goes with this team. We get another decent-enough win with Mirer at the helm, but I’m not exactly convinced he is the future of the franchise. I fear that our future is getting 3 or 4 starts for each guy to keep them happy enough to re-sign.
Anyway – we get win #4 down the stretch, and so far are looking like a team that has at least a sliver of promise. Offensively we really spread things around at every single position – so the stat sheet is something of a blur.
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Front Office Football 2007
2009 Summary for Golden Hill Hoplites
Year 2009
Record 4-12
Winning Pct. .250
All-Time 5-43
Winning Pct. .104
Playoffs 0-0
Playoff Visits 0
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Desmond Shanabrough
Record 4-12
Winning Pct. .250
Off. Coord. E. Diano
Def. Coord. J. Howe
Golden Hill Hoplites Team Rank
Rushes per Game 24.7 29
Rushing Yards 93.8 29
Yards Per Carry 3.80 23
Pass Attempts 32.3 18
Completions 20.5 9
Completion Pct. 63.4 6
Passing Yards 185.4 27
Yards Per Attempt 5.74 28
Yards Per Catch 9.05 32
Total Yardage Gained 263.8 30
3rd Down Conversions 32.7 28
Points Per Game 14.3 31
Pass Rush Pct. 17.0 28
Pass Defense Pct. 35.7 32
Turnovers 35 26 (T)
Turnover Margin -14 31
Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 34.5 31
Rushing Yards 149.6 31
Yards Per Carry 4.34 30
Pass Attempts 25.4 1
Completions 16.6 4
Completion Pct. 65.3 30
Passing Yards 206.5 13
Yards Per Attempt 8.14 32
Yards Per Catch 12.47 31
Total Yardage Gained 349.9 31
3rd Down Conversions 43.4 30
Points Per Game 27.4 32
Pass Rush Pct. 19.2 9
Pass Defense Pct. 54.2 14
Turnovers 21 29
Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 6 at YTS 24
2 6 at SWO 35
3 14 at WRC 38
4 13 at GAS 27
5 14 BAR 27
6 6 at SHA 23
7 34 YTS 28
8 14 at RYB 23
9 7 HAR 31
10 34 LYN 31
12 9 at TON 21
13 16 RAN 36
14 6 PEN 48
15 24 SHA 17
16 19 AMH 16
17 7 at LYN 14
Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
9 W. Montgomery QB 248 155 1380 5.56 5 11 65.6
5 H. Mirer QB 167 118 1062 6.36 1 8 69.4
2 L. Baker QB 102 55 525 5.15 2 3 62.7
**Team --- 517 328 2967 5.74 8 22 66.2
$$Opp --- 406 265 3304 8.14 32 6 110.5
Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
44 J. Fling RB 140 513 3.66 2 6
20 J. Greene RB 119 509 4.28 5 5
22 L. Bush RB 75 273 3.64 3 5
9 W. Montgomery QB 33 94 2.85 1 4
**Team --- 395 1501 3.80 12 33
$$Opp --- 552 2394 4.34 19 20
Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
15 P. Turnbull WR 112 71 887 12.49 7.92 3 0
89 W. Okobi WR 95 52 473 9.10 4.98 1 1
83 G. Stevenson WR 68 36 337 9.36 4.96 3 2
86 D. Rivera WR 63 36 390 10.83 6.19 5 4
81 L. Reynolds TE 48 34 285 8.38 5.94 1 0
88 L. Snee TE 34 24 141 5.88 4.15 1 1
44 J. Fling RB 28 23 136 5.91 4.86 0 0
Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
30 T. Gomez S 99 40 0.0 0 2 6 78.6
93 Z. Swift ILB 97 33 0.0 2 0 1 71.9
98 E. O'Neal OLB 72 15 3.0 1 0 2 70.1
91 L. Campbell OLB 66 25 3.0 10 0 0 78.4
24 J. Buchanan CB 55 16 0.0 0 0 3 71.3
92 Z. Fenno DT 54 30 3.0 8 0 0 82.2
47 T. Nichols S 53 13 0.0 0 2 4 74.4
29 L. Newhart CB 41 17 0.0 0 0 12 80.0
51 T. Houston OLB 38 9 1.0 0 1 2 77.4
23 J. Martins CB 36 8 0.0 1 0 3 74.1
74 D. Wilkins DE 27 16 5.0 8 0 1 82.1
54 R. Coleman ILB 25 13 0.0 0 0 1 79.1
25 L. Barton OLB 22 6 1.0 7 1 1 83.4
95 W. Malcomson DE 19 9 1.0 2 0 0 81.9
27 S. Inzinna S 18 6 0.0 0 0 0 71.6
One guy who surprised me here is WR Turnbull – he was slotted as the #2 split end all season, but ended up with slightly more pass plays and way more targets than my nominal starter, Stevenson. Turnbull certainly did a lot with his opportunities, I have to confess, so I’m not complaining -- 8 yards a target on this offense is off the charts good.
We also got good production out of WR Darryl Rivera – a guy who basically has two worthwhile ratings, getting downfield and big play receiving. He stepped into the active roster after Lawrence Ramsey got hurt, and earned himself a longer term look in the rotation.
LB Lorenzo Campbell didn’t have the huge year he did last year, but overall our pass rush moved from… hmmm… abysmal to only limp-wristed? As guys get more positional experience, this might move up a little more, we hope.
Hopefully Zack Swift is back at full capacity for us next season, and we are ready to try and build off this nice step forward. I can’t help but note that so far, my all-undrafted team is outperforming the team that actually had an overstocked class of rookie players, including four picks in the top half of round one. **shurg**