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triplykely · 05-30-2020, 04:14 PM

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.

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Pick	Player                  #   Pos   Start Exp  Cur  Fut      
1.7	Stone, Wade             1177LDE         1    53   80
2.8	Keith, Alan             513 SE          1    39   57
3.2	Berry, J.C.             333 FB          1    24   60
3.7	Dennis, Bernard         586 SE          1    40   54
4.8	Walton, Roy             1528LCB         1    21   55
4.26	Everett, Aidan          1498WLB         1    27   59
5.7	Jennings, Moe           754 LG          1    16   52
6.8	White, Jeff             919 P           1    55   73
6.22	Emmons, Antonio         1017K           1    40   69
7.7	Schwantes, Graham       107 QB          1    11   37

Maybe not the sexiest draft, but with 5 of 10 picks receiving a higher scouted grade after preseason I'll take it. Outside of WR Dennis Bernard the forced addition of a FB and WR don't look like they'll pay off too much. I should have K locked down for a decade plus and another nice pass rusher for the DL rotation. It was nice to see QB Graham Schwantes take a jump as well, if he didn't I'd swear I have no idea what I'm doing in the draft.

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Pick	Player                  #   Pos   Start Exp  Cur  Fut      
1.7	Stone, Wade             1177LDE         1    60   78
2.8	Keith, Alan             513 SE          1    42   54
3.2	Berry, J.C.             333 FB          1    29   56
3.7	Dennis, Bernard         586 SE          1    44   60
4.8	Walton, Roy             1528LCB         1    25   60
4.26	Everett, Aidan          1498WLB         1    32   54
5.7	Jennings, Moe           754 LG          1    21   54
6.8	White, Jeff             919 P           1    57   69
6.22	Emmons, Antonio         1017K           1    50   78
7.7	Schwantes, Graham       107 QB          1    15   45

Trades
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.

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Player                  #   Pos   Start Exp  Cur  Fut  Cntrct OnTeam  
Wooden, Jeffrey         102 QB    QB    2    24   45   3 yrs. 2022    
Schwantes, Graham       107 QB          1    15   45   4 yrs. 2023    
Weed, Nathan            108 QB          4    25   28   1 yr.  2020

Season - 8-8, 2nd in AFC East
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.

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Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
7 G. Schwantes          QB    556   338   3508  6.31  20    19    76.7    
2 J. Wooden             QB    234   138   1376  5.88  4     13    58.3    
**Team                  ---   790   476   4884  6.18  24    32    71.3  
$$Opp                   ---   606   356   3317  5.47  13    15    70.7    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
7 G. Schwantes          QB    144   651   4.52  3     7       
2 J. Wooden             QB    63    328   5.21  3     1       
**Team                  ---   207   979   4.73  6     19      
$$Opp                   ---   471   2076  4.41  12    18

Individual Stats

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Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
82 A. Devine            WR    315   176   2001  11.37 6.35  15    11      
81 B. Wells             TE    145   89    825   9.27  5.69  16    4       
15 A. Hoffman           WR    89    60    752   12.53 8.45  2     4       
10 K. Lowe              WR    75    48    573   11.94 7.64  4     1       
80 M. Borders           TE    57    34    224   6.59  3.93  3     1       
20 S. Laflamme          RB    35    22    206   9.36  5.89  1     2       
25 D. Rose              RB    20    16    58    3.63  2.90  0     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
52 R. Praw              ILB   105   33    2.5   1     2     8     75.7    
21 T. Leinaweaver       S     100   27    0.0   0     4     6     79.4    
55 L. Thompson          OLB   95    20    1.0   2     1     6     72.4    
38 E. Newhart           CB    85    22    1.0   2     2     18    79.2    
95 J. Norton            DT    61    34    4.0   14    0     1     81.3    
43 R. Drake             CB    58    18    0.0   1     1     6     76.9    
93 D. Shea              DT    54    23    4.0   14    0     0     81.0    
46 B. Mitchell          S     44    11    0.0   0     0     4     78.0    
90 B. Land              DE    39    9     6.5   9     0     0     81.4    
36 R. Prior             CB    35    14    0.0   0     2     7     83.5    
57 J. Hopkins           OLB   34    15    0.0   1     0     8     80.9    
77 W. Stone             DE    31    14    7.5   14    0     1     82.0    
34 D. Middleton         S     23    6     0.0   0     1     3     80.0    
45 C. Boykin            CB    18    2     0.0   0     0     3     77.6    
98 A. Everett           OLB   18    5     2.0   1     2     1     78.5

Team Stats

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New England Patriots    Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         12.9      32          
Rushing Yards           61.2      32          
Yards Per Carry         4.73      7           
Pass Attempts           49.4      1           
Completions             29.8      1           
Completion Pct.         60.3      21          
Passing Yards           305.3     1           
Yards Per Attempt       6.18      22          
Yards Per Catch         10.26     22          
Total Yardage Gained    354.1     8           
3rd Down Conversions    30.1      29          
Points Per Game         19.8      21          
Pass Rush Pct.          19.6      17 (T)      
Pass Defense Pct.       54.5      9           
Turnovers               43        32          
Turnover Margin         -18       32          
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         29.4      29          
Rushing Yards           129.8     29          
Yards Per Carry         4.41      23          
Pass Attempts           37.9      27          
Completions             22.3      14          
Completion Pct.         58.7      5           
Passing Yards           207.3     1           
Yards Per Attempt       5.47      1           
Yards Per Catch         9.32      1           
Total Yardage Gained    325.4     10          
3rd Down Conversions    31.1      5 (T)       
Points Per Game         22.2      22          
Pass Rush Pct.          17.1      3           
Pass Defense Pct.       57.5      27          
Turnovers               25        15 (T)

05-30-2020, 04:14 PM	#4
triplykely Mascot Join Date: Mar 2020	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: Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut 1.7 Stone, Wade 1177LDE 1 53 80 2.8 Keith, Alan 513 SE 1 39 57 3.2 Berry, J.C. 333 FB 1 24 60 3.7 Dennis, Bernard 586 SE 1 40 54 4.8 Walton, Roy 1528LCB 1 21 55 4.26 Everett, Aidan 1498WLB 1 27 59 5.7 Jennings, Moe 754 LG 1 16 52 6.8 White, Jeff 919 P 1 55 73 6.22 Emmons, Antonio 1017K 1 40 69 7.7 Schwantes, Graham 107 QB 1 11 37 Maybe not the sexiest draft, but with 5 of 10 picks receiving a higher scouted grade after preseason I'll take it. Outside of WR Dennis Bernard the forced addition of a FB and WR don't look like they'll pay off too much. I should have K locked down for a decade plus and another nice pass rusher for the DL rotation. It was nice to see QB Graham Schwantes take a jump as well, if he didn't I'd swear I have no idea what I'm doing in the draft. Code: Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut 1.7 Stone, Wade 1177LDE 1 60 78 2.8 Keith, Alan 513 SE 1 42 54 3.2 Berry, J.C. 333 FB 1 29 56 3.7 Dennis, Bernard 586 SE 1 44 60 4.8 Walton, Roy 1528LCB 1 25 60 4.26 Everett, Aidan 1498WLB 1 32 54 5.7 Jennings, Moe 754 LG 1 21 54 6.8 White, Jeff 919 P 1 57 69 6.22 Emmons, Antonio 1017K 1 50 78 7.7 Schwantes, Graham 107 QB 1 15 45 Trades 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 Wooden, Jeffrey 102 QB QB 2 24 45 3 yrs. 2022 Schwantes, Graham 107 QB 1 15 45 4 yrs. 2023 Weed, Nathan 108 QB 4 25 28 1 yr. 2020 Season - 8-8, 2nd in AFC East 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: Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate 7 G. Schwantes QB 556 338 3508 6.31 20 19 76.7 2 J. Wooden QB 234 138 1376 5.88 4 13 58.3 Team --- 790 476 4884 6.18 24 32 71.3 $$Opp --- 606 356 3317 5.47 13 15 70.7 Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum 7 G. Schwantes QB 144 651 4.52 3 7 2 J. Wooden QB 63 328 5.21 3 1 Team --- 207 979 4.73 6 19 $$Opp --- 471 2076 4.41 12 18 Individual Stats Code: Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD 82 A. Devine WR 315 176 2001 11.37 6.35 15 11 81 B. Wells TE 145 89 825 9.27 5.69 16 4 15 A. Hoffman WR 89 60 752 12.53 8.45 2 4 10 K. Lowe WR 75 48 573 11.94 7.64 4 1 80 M. Borders TE 57 34 224 6.59 3.93 3 1 20 S. Laflamme RB 35 22 206 9.36 5.89 1 2 25 D. Rose RB 20 16 58 3.63 2.90 0 0 Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct 52 R. Praw ILB 105 33 2.5 1 2 8 75.7 21 T. Leinaweaver S 100 27 0.0 0 4 6 79.4 55 L. Thompson OLB 95 20 1.0 2 1 6 72.4 38 E. Newhart CB 85 22 1.0 2 2 18 79.2 95 J. Norton DT 61 34 4.0 14 0 1 81.3 43 R. Drake CB 58 18 0.0 1 1 6 76.9 93 D. Shea DT 54 23 4.0 14 0 0 81.0 46 B. Mitchell S 44 11 0.0 0 0 4 78.0 90 B. Land DE 39 9 6.5 9 0 0 81.4 36 R. Prior CB 35 14 0.0 0 2 7 83.5 57 J. Hopkins OLB 34 15 0.0 1 0 8 80.9 77 W. Stone DE 31 14 7.5 14 0 1 82.0 34 D. Middleton S 23 6 0.0 0 1 3 80.0 45 C. Boykin CB 18 2 0.0 0 0 3 77.6 98 A. Everett OLB 18 5 2.0 1 2 1 78.5 Team Stats Code: New England Patriots Team Rank Rushes per Game 12.9 32 Rushing Yards 61.2 32 Yards Per Carry 4.73 7 Pass Attempts 49.4 1 Completions 29.8 1 Completion Pct. 60.3 21 Passing Yards 305.3 1 Yards Per Attempt 6.18 22 Yards Per Catch 10.26 22 Total Yardage Gained 354.1 8 3rd Down Conversions 30.1 29 Points Per Game 19.8 21 Pass Rush Pct. 19.6 17 (T) Pass Defense Pct. 54.5 9 Turnovers 43 32 Turnover Margin -18 32 Opponents Team Rank Rushes per Game 29.4 29 Rushing Yards 129.8 29 Yards Per Carry 4.41 23 Pass Attempts 37.9 27 Completions 22.3 14 Completion Pct. 58.7 5 Passing Yards 207.3 1 Yards Per Attempt 5.47 1 Yards Per Catch 9.32 1 Total Yardage Gained 325.4 10 3rd Down Conversions 31.1 5 (T) Points Per Game 22.2 22 Pass Rush Pct. 17.1 3 Pass Defense Pct. 57.5 27 Turnovers 25 15 (T)