Exhibition Week 5
We have our final preseason game this week, and we decide to leave most of our first tea on the shelf for this one. The result, regardless, is a solid win over Annawan, and some momentum leading into the regular season.
(Actually, a more accurate description would be that the file that contained my updated roster either did not register with the league, or else I simply failed to upload it… I can’t tell which, but I think this is twice this had happened, to my chagrin. I have had connection problems with the FOFL site of late, but I am fairly certain that I uploaded my changes. Drat – this means that CB Scanlon basically sat out the whole preseason, as a result of either technical errors or my blunders.)
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Box Score: Chesapeake at Annawan
Annawan, IL.
Exhibition Week 5, 2007
Attendance: 55,200 (75,300).
Weather: 68 degrees, fair.
1Q: 02:29 CHE - Walter Peter 10 pass from Sherman Buckner.
1Q: 02:29 CHE - Donald Mizer extra point.
2Q: 08:43 CHE - David Smith 1 run.
2Q: 08:43 CHE - Donald Mizer extra point.
2Q: 00:18 CHE - Donald Mizer 43 field goal.
3Q: 09:17 AWN - Willie Nixon 25 field goal.
3Q: 04:18 CHE - Donald Mizer 31 field goal.
4Q: 11:43 CHE - Charles Emerson 9 run.
4Q: 11:43 CHE - Donald Mizer extra point.
Game MVP: CHE 89 Walter Peter
Chesapeake 7 10 3 7 - 27
Annawan 0 0 3 0 - 3
Team Statistics CHE AWN
First Downs 21 12
Total Rushes 30 37
Rushing Yards 147 150
Yards Per Carry 4.9 4.0
Pass Attempts 27 17
Completions 17 8
Passing Yards 193 99
Yards Per Attempt 7.1 5.8
Sacked 2 2
Yards Lost 9 10
Interceptions 0 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
Total Plays 59 56
Total Yards 331 239
Yards Per Play 5.6 4.2
3rd Down Plays 3/10 5/15
Avg. YTG on 3rd 7.2 5.7
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/0
Penalties 2 6
Penalty Yards 14 35
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 20
Time Of Possession 30:01 29:59
Chesapeake Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
30 Smith 13 21 1.6 8 1
42 Emerson 8 68 8.5 22 1
33 Lee 6 29 4.8 16 0
44 Richardson 3 29 9.6 22 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
13 Buckner 11 5 77 7.0 39 1 0 0
12 Sellers 10 8 94 9.4 28 0 0 2
3 Ping 6 4 22 3.6 8 0 0 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
89 Peter 6 118 19.6 9 39 1
42 Emerson 4 25 6.2 14 10 0
44 Richardson 2 10 5.0 1 7 0
80 Castellano 2 15 7.5 14 13 0
28 Kerr 2 13 6.5 0 10 0
87 Meneses 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
30 Smith 1 18 18.0 0
35 Scanlon 1 7 7.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
36 Carr 1 19 19.0 0
33 Lee 1 30 30.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
6 Embry 5 200 40.0 47 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Mizer 2 2 43 3 3
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
57 Dennis 6 1 1.0 0 0 0
49 Kettler 6 2 0.0 1 2 0
56 Kuykendall 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
90 Kleinsasser 5 1 1.0 0 0 0
91 Harrold 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
71 Shah 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
38 Hornick 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
48 Kindred 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
72 Shihi 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
34 Nave 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
75 Welch 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
58 Galvan 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
22 Ashurst 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
36 Carr 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
47 Bella 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Lannon 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Santos 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
77 Shaffer 0 0 0 0 4 1
51 Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 1
65 Rapaport 0 0 0 0 2 0
79 Tilton 0 0 0 0 2 0
44 Richardson 0 0 0 0 1 0
76 Rumph 0 0 0 0 1 0
70 Boyd 0 0 0 0 1 0
Annawan Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
35 Shelton 16 86 5.3 13 0
46 Boone 11 27 2.4 5 0
27 Diggs 5 11 2.2 6 0
23 Rasmussen 3 28 9.3 16 0
6 Nestor 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0
83 Lyons 1 0 0.0 0 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
6 Nestor 17 8 99 5.8 58 0 1 2
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
27 Diggs 3 13 4.3 0 6 0
41 Toms 1 4 4.0 4 4 0
85 Nofsinger 1 58 58.0 0 58 0
86 Huffman 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
87 Barker 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
81 McKinnis 1 4 4.0 6 4 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
84 Wilson 1 16 16.0 0
37 Witt 1 7 7.0 0
26 Winters 1 23 23.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
10 Moore 7 284 40.5 56 0
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
15 Nixon 1 2 25 0 0
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
97 Abdul-Jabbar 7 0 1.0 0 0 0
20 Savino 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
72 Webb 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
39 Fulgham 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
28 Rivenburg 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
90 Limones 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sumio 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
91 Poteat 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
76 Barnhardt 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
44 Bitner 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
71 Lewis 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
58 Lafon 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
56 Baptiste 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
33 Fujimoto 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
26 Winters 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
92 Blake 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
94 Rook 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
95 Edinger 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
41 Toms 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Beitner 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Witt 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
86 Huffman 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
59 Arevalo 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Dittrich 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
59 Arevalo 0 0 0 0 0 1
55 Gregor 0 0 0 0 3 0
65 Davis 0 0 0 0 3 0
63 Emanski 0 0 0 0 3 0
69 Hartl 0 0 0 0 2 0
64 Aquilar 0 0 0 0 0 1
79 Beitner 0 0 0 0 1 0
75 Lafrance 0 0 0 0 1 0
81 McKinnis 0 0 0 0 1 0
Chesapeake Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:27 OWN 37 3 5 Punt
1 9:38 1:34 OWN 48 3 5 Punt
1 6:08 3:39 OWN 39 7 61 Touchdown
2 13:10 4:27 OWN 20 10 80 Touchdown
2 2:27 2:09 OWN 28 6 46 Field Goal
3 13:35 1:17 OWN 44 3 0 Punt
3 9:17 4:59 OWN 42 8 44 Field Goal
3 1:34 4:51 OWN 24 9 76 Touchdown
4 9:49 0:38 OWN 44 3 7 Punt
4 7:38 2:24 OPP 42 3 4 Punt
4 2:22 2:22 OWN 20 4 18 Game
Annawan Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:33 3:55 OWN 30 6 7 Interception
1 8:04 1:56 OWN 20 3 3 Punt
1 2:29 4:19 OWN 29 8 24 Punt
2 8:43 6:16 OWN 33 10 46 Missed FG
2 0:18 0:18 OWN 20 1 -2 Half
3 15:00 1:25 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
3 12:18 3:01 OWN 14 6 78 Field Goal
3 4:18 2:44 OWN 15 5 19 Punt
4 11:43 1:54 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
4 9:11 1:33 OWN 4 3 5 Punt
4 5:14 2:52 OWN 20 9 41 Punt
Chesapeake Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
4 3 1
Annawan Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
1 0 1
Chesapeake Rushing Breakdown
Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 12 90 7.5
Middle 14 39 2.7
Right 4 18 4.5
None 0 0 0.0
Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
77 Shaffer 4 6 24
65 Rapaport 2 6 26
79 Tilton 2 5 20
44 Richardson 1 2 12
70 Boyd 1 1 13
76 Rumph 1 1 8
51 Johnson 1 1 7
53 Lyon 0 4 20
63 McElroy 0 1 25
28 Kerr 0 1 18
82 Lannon 0 1 8
69 Beaton 0 1 7
42 Emerson 0 0 16
Chesapeake Passing Breakdown
Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 2 1 8 4.0
Short (0-8 Yds) 13 9 47 3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds) 6 4 46 7.6
Long (19+ Yds) 6 3 92 15.3
Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
13 Buckner 11 5 0 1 4 0 1 0
12 Sellers 10 8 0 2 0 0 0 0
3 Ping 6 4 1 0 0 0 1 0
Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
89 Peter 8 6 1 118 24
85 Kahn 5 0 1 0 16
80 Castellano 4 2 1 15 24
42 Emerson 4 4 0 25 16
44 Richardson 2 2 0 10 9
87 Meneses 2 1 0 12 15
28 Kerr 2 2 0 13 14
Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
77 Shaffer 1 24
65 Rapaport 0 24
79 Tilton 0 22
63 McElroy 0 21
42 Emerson 0 16
53 Lyon 0 15
70 Boyd 0 12
69 Beaton 0 11
44 Richardson 0 9
51 Johnson 1 9
76 Rumph 0 7
Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
90 Kleinsasser 1.0 1 2 17
57 Dennis 1.0 0 0 13
75 Welch 0.0 1 0 18
49 Kettler 0.0 0 1 17
38 Hornick 0.0 0 0 19
71 Shah 0.0 0 0 19
91 Harrold 0.0 0 0 18
96 Santos 0.0 0 1 7
72 Shihi 0.0 0 0 15
48 Kindred 0.0 0 0 15
36 Carr 0.0 0 0 13
56 Kuykendall 0.0 0 0 11
22 Ashurst 0.0 0 0 9
34 Nave 0.0 0 0 9
54 Dupree 0.0 0 0 4
47 Bella 0.0 0 0 3
58 Galvan 0.0 0 0 2
Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
34 Nave 2 1 0 9
49 Kettler 2 0 1 17
90 Kleinsasser 1 0 0 17
48 Kindred 1 0 0 15
57 Dennis 1 0 0 13
56 Kuykendall 1 0 0 11
38 Hornick 0 1 0 19
71 Shah 0 0 0 19
91 Harrold 0 0 0 18
75 Welch 0 0 0 18
72 Shihi 0 0 0 15
36 Carr 0 0 0 13
22 Ashurst 0 0 0 9
96 Santos 0 0 0 7
54 Dupree 0 0 0 4
47 Bella 0 0 0 3
58 Galvan 0 0 0 2
Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
49 Kettler 6 2 36 17
56 Kuykendall 6 2 33 11
57 Dennis 6 1 23 13
90 Kleinsasser 5 1 32 17
71 Shah 4 3 37 19
91 Harrold 4 3 34 18
38 Hornick 4 2 37 19
48 Kindred 3 2 24 15
75 Welch 2 1 36 18
72 Shihi 2 1 31 15
34 Nave 2 1 21 9
36 Carr 1 0 22 13
22 Ashurst 1 0 17 9
47 Bella 1 0 3 3
58 Galvan 1 0 0 2
96 Santos 0 1 12 7
54 Dupree 0 0 9 4
Annawan Rushing Breakdown
Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 10 69 6.9
Middle 20 62 3.1
Right 6 21 3.5
None 1 -2 -2.0
Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
55 Gregor 3 8 28
65 Davis 3 6 32
63 Emanski 3 4 25
69 Hartl 2 5 18
79 Beitner 1 4 25
81 McKinnis 1 2 16
75 Lafrance 1 1 5
64 Aquilar 0 2 28
41 Toms 0 2 20
27 Diggs 0 1 26
80 Rains 0 1 24
59 Arevalo 0 0 24
Annawan Passing Breakdown
Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 3 3 9 3.0
Short (0-8 Yds) 5 3 19 3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds) 4 1 13 3.2
Long (19+ Yds) 5 1 58 11.6
Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
6 Nestor 17 8 0 0 2 2 4 1
Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
86 Huffman 5 1 0 7 17
87 Barker 4 1 0 13 15
27 Diggs 3 3 0 13 16
41 Toms 2 1 0 4 7
80 Rains 1 0 0 0 12
85 Nofsinger 1 1 0 58 8
81 McKinnis 1 1 0 4 3
Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
27 Diggs 0 16
55 Gregor 0 14
65 Davis 0 14
63 Emanski 0 14
79 Beitner 0 13
59 Arevalo 1 12
64 Aquilar 1 10
69 Hartl 0 10
75 Lafrance 0 8
41 Toms 0 7
Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
70 Sumio 1.0 0 1 18
97 Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 0 0 23
33 Fujimoto 0.0 0 0 24
39 Fulgham 0.0 0 0 24
91 Poteat 0.0 0 0 23
71 Lewis 0.0 0 1 13
72 Webb 0.0 0 0 23
94 Rook 0.0 0 0 21
20 Savino 0.0 0 0 19
28 Rivenburg 0.0 0 0 19
76 Barnhardt 0.0 0 0 17
44 Bitner 0.0 0 0 17
37 Witt 0.0 0 0 15
90 Limones 0.0 0 0 14
26 Winters 0.0 0 0 14
95 Edinger 0.0 0 0 12
92 Blake 0.0 0 0 11
56 Baptiste 0.0 0 0 6
58 Lafon 0.0 0 0 5
98 Dittrich 0.0 0 0 1
Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
20 Savino 3 0 0 19
97 Abdul-Jabbar 2 0 0 23
44 Bitner 2 0 0 17
95 Edinger 2 0 0 12
39 Fulgham 1 1 0 24
28 Rivenburg 1 1 0 19
37 Witt 1 1 0 15
33 Fujimoto 1 0 0 24
91 Poteat 1 0 0 23
76 Barnhardt 1 0 0 17
90 Limones 1 0 0 14
26 Winters 1 0 0 14
56 Baptiste 0 1 0 6
72 Webb 0 0 0 23
94 Rook 0 0 0 21
70 Sumio 0 0 0 18
71 Lewis 0 0 0 13
92 Blake 0 0 0 11
58 Lafon 0 0 0 5
98 Dittrich 0 0 0 1
Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
97 Abdul-Jabbar 7 0 23 23
20 Savino 6 0 23 19
72 Webb 5 1 22 23
39 Fulgham 4 1 26 24
28 Rivenburg 3 3 18 19
90 Limones 3 1 15 14
91 Poteat 2 2 26 23
76 Barnhardt 2 1 25 17
44 Bitner 2 1 18 17
70 Sumio 2 0 9 18
71 Lewis 2 0 13 13
58 Lafon 2 0 8 5
33 Fujimoto 1 1 24 24
94 Rook 1 1 24 21
26 Winters 1 1 11 14
95 Edinger 1 1 11 12
92 Blake 1 1 9 11
56 Baptiste 1 1 7 6
37 Witt 1 0 17 15
98 Dittrich 0 1 1 1
FB Charles Emerson played well this preseason, especially in this game, and may well have saved his roster spot with the effort.
Most importantly of all, this is cut-down time. we must get to 53 players now – and since our roster is completely devoid of injuries, there are no opportunities to hide players on IR for the year.
The first round of cuts are fairly easy:
- QB Kendrick Ping was going to be our 3rd or 4th guy, but with two younger and more promising options on the roster, he’s gone. The continued development of third year reserve Sherman Buckner has me optimistic about him, and that seals Ping’s fate.
- WR Ryan Kahn has caught 35 passes in 3 years with the Dogs – a decent reserve wideout, but not an impact player for us by any stretch. WR Jimmy Castellano has moved past him on my depth chart, and Walter peter provides leadership and mentoring – that’s enough to cost Kahn his spot.
- G Hugh Rumph was supposed to be on the IR, but that export failed to connect – and now he’s being cut. A former first round pick, he probably has been a bust, so his upside isn’t really there – a painless cut.
- C Reinaldo Johnson is a decent player, and an excellent long snapper, but he just gets forced out by a numbers game along the offensive line. After cutting Johnson and Rumph, we still are carrying ten linemen.
Then, we still have three more cuts to make to get to 53 – and they won’t be as simple to do.
Among our cadre of RBs and FBs, we number a full seven men. That’s ridiculous – this is a pass-first team, and we only occasionally even use a FB formation to begin with. So, I think we probably need to make two cuts here, and carry five backs into the season.
Who makes the team? FB Chadwick Morimasa, former league MVP, will make it and project as our first RB option. RB Lewis Lee makes it, basically because he will be our first option as a punt returner, and will contribute on kick returns as well. So, there are two guys who are in easily. The rest are tougher decisions:
RB Jeffrey Burnley has been our starting RB, but has never been too effective – 2,428 rushning yards, but on only 3.61 ypc for his career. His prospects look dim.
RB David Smith got a decent look in this preseason, and has a few decent ratings to suggest he could be a passable ball carrier. Career 4.13 ypc, but a dud in the last preseason game.
RB Matt Doughty has good receiving skills, and would be the best of the bunch to slot at WR if pressed into service. 4.15 ypc for us last year in spot duty, but not much of a pure runner. Special teams asset.
FB Nicholas Richardson was going to get a shot at carrying the main load at RB, before we acquired Morimasa. Now, he stands as our top backup at FB, TE, and perhaps still RB. Lacks power inside and special teams skills, which may cost him here.
FB Charles Emerson is a disappointing former first round pick who did not explode as we had suspected – instead he’s a serviceable fullback. Good short yardage man, solid special teamer. Drags a pretty hefty salary for a backup fullback, though.
With that – I decide that the two cuts are going to be RB Burnley and FB Richardson – and we are halfway home. We will count on our backs for help in the special teams departmnt, and to support Morimasa is he fails or goes down.
That gets us to the final cut. We currently have nine defensive linemen, and that looks like a possible target area. DE Donals Shihi was signed this offseason as a veteran presence who has been consistently productive as a pass rusher, but now he’s in some jeopardy. We have two fairly promising young D-linemen who, in all likelihood, will just fester on this team for a year or two with no playing time and then get dumped. (Such is the fate of young players on a team stacked with veterans) And we have DT Martin Santos, a guy who has started for us at DE for 64 straight games, but who is clearly crumbling before our very eyes.
I’ll take a side-by-side look at Santos and Shihi – two veterans trying to claim the starting role at RDE:
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Player DT Martin Santos DE Donald Shihi
Run Def 11/11 26/26
PR Tech 72/72 60/60
PR Strength 70/70 48/48
Play Diag 38/54 06/06
Punishing 40/40 54/54
Endurance 04/06 46/54
Career Sacks 30.5 43.5
Career PRPct 7.0 9.0
2006 Sacks 7.0 9.5
2006 PRPct 6.6 9.5
Clearly, Santos looks like the better rated player (even after some decline) but Shihi has been remarkably productive. A 9.0 PR Pct is an elite performance level, by nearly any reckoning.
Releasing Shihi would clear up a conflict on the defensive front, and would have the effect of helping our team chemistry. But I decide that’s too high a price to pay – and I decide that I want to keep both of these players on the final roster.
I decide that G Larry Rapaport will be our final release – he’s yet another fairly promising young player, but his skills are not a match for us, he has no mentor at OG, and he figures to get essentially no playing time with this club this season. So, we cast him off, paring our OL grouping down to 9, and we are at the magic number of 53 players.
We set the lineup, have our first team installed, and are prepared for the first game of the season. Our most challenging situation is at LB, where our moves have given us five starting-quality linebackers. That’s great for depth – we can end up using these guys at DE or safety as needed – but for right now, it means that two solid players are in reserve roles. We go with SLB Galvan, MLB Rosenbaum, and WLB Kuykendall to start off the season, pushing former starting MLB Steven Watkins to a top reserve role, and moving James Dupree into a reserve/gunner position. I think all are solid players, and my hope is that Watkins might become a bit more forgiving on his contract demands is this season is spent in a supporting position.
That’s that – we are ready to head into the season. If we have needs on this team for this season, they might include a standout punt returner, an improvement at backup RB, and perhaps one more solid cover cornerback. Only the first of those needs is likely to show up in free agency, but we’ll keep our eyes open as the wave of final roster cuts come forth.