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triplykely · 05-31-2020, 08:28 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

2028 - Year 9
Draft
Scouted ratings are after the draft and then before Week 1

There was a WR I really wanted with the 1st round pick, someone to replace Andres Devine, but he was snagged 5th so I got who might be the best rookie this year with RG Mickey Gutsche. One thing I realized, a reason why my drafts aren't as good as other playthroughs, is I'm mainly only interviewing late round QBs and have taken away the ability to move around the draft. I'm still doing better than the AI with one of the best classes routinely, I've just yet to have the best class. Either way, this year was the closest with an 'A-' ranking 2nd. I think I'm going to get a pleasant surprise on QB Max Sinclair based on his interview, scouting, and that grade. Lofton interviewed underrated so hopefully he's the TE I've been looking for. At first glance this doesn't look like an 'A-' to me, but that typically means I'll see some progression.

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Pick	Player                  #   Pos   Start Exp  Cur  Fut      
1.8	Gutsche, Mickey         761 RG          1    42   88
2.7	Lofton, Gage            440 TE          1    40   71
4.10	Tramontana, Dalton      345 FB          1    36   57
5.9	Wolsic, Clay            1642FS          1    21   54
6.8	Sinclair, Max           106 QB          1    16   47
7.7	Griffin, Carson         243 RB          1    42   49

Sinclair saw a bump as I expected, although not as much of one, and surprisingly RB Carson Griffin saw the best increase to his scouted rating. Lofton and Gutsche still look like good picks, although a little disappointed to see them dip. My current FB is in the last year of his deal and a 6th year vet so I thought I might have found his replacement in Tramontana. It looks like I was wrong. Since I'm 5+ million over the cap this season there will be some losses next year, although nobody overly significant.

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Pick	Player                  #   Pos   Start Exp  Cur  Fut      
1.8	Gutsche, Mickey         761 RG          1    52   86
2.7	Lofton, Gage            440 TE          1    45   69
4.10	Tramontana, Dalton      345 FB          1    39   51
5.9	Wolsic, Clay            1642FS          1    29   60
6.8	Sinclair, Max           106 QB          1    20   50
7.7	Griffin, Carson         243 RB          1    47   58

QB Room
If Schwantes would have repeated the success of 2026 last year I would start him for the season no questions asked. However, he's in his 6th year and played poorly last season despite having the same playbook. Because of what I saw before the draft with Max Sinclair, and him seeing a slight bump after preseason, I'm going to run with him no matter what. Instead of waffling on which QB to play I'm going to play him regardless of how the team does because he appears to be on the best trajectory. He has some really high bars in key areas with no major weaknesses; it seems like his overall rating should be higher. Anyways, thats the plan - run with Max Sinclair at QB until I find an obvious replacement.

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Player                  #   Pos   Start Exp  Cur  Fut  Cntrct OnTeam  
Schwantes, Graham       107 QB          6    43   43
Rezac, Bryson           108 QB          2    33   47
Herndon, Martin         114 QB          3    22   44
Yanez, Lenny            102 QB          2    21   44
Sinclair, Max           106 QB    QB    1    20   50

Season - 11-5, 1st in AFC East
Winning the AFC East and making the playoffs for only the 2nd time in 10 seasons, I'm back to thinking the NRiTBECC is possible. The rookie QB Max Sinclair had a killer first season with 7.1 YPA and nearly a 2 to 1 TD to INT ratio. With 6155 yards he threw for more yards than anyone yet by beating Schwantes 2026 season. The offense as a whole was also 1st in yards and scoring while finishing 7th on 3rd down. Another monster year for WR Andres Devine where he put up 2300+ yards while scoring 17 TDs. Now a 9 year vet, he's behind Jerry Rice's career records by 111 receptions, 4697 yards, and 98 TDs. Receptions is easy, yards seems do-able, but TDs are tricky unless I specifically gameplan to do it. Rookie TE Gage Lofton looked solid and should only get better, while RB Mike O'Neill led the team with 8.45 YPT. Defensively it was an interesting year with the 32nd ranked pass rush and 1st ranked pass defense percentage. Despite being poor against the run and struggling to generate a pass rush, the strength of the coverage led to the 5th fewest YPA allowed and league leading 35 TOs. With 3 players recording 5 or more INTs the defense relied heavily on the secondary. Unfortunately after a first round bye, hosting the Indianapolis Colts, the secondary wouldn't create TOs and the offense wouldn't click as the team would lose 13-30. A nice season despite going one-and-done in the playoffs. This QB Max Sinclair may be the one to achieve the NRiTBECC.

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Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
6 M. Sinclair           QB    867   507   6155  7.10  47    25    86.4    
7 G. Schwantes          QB    40    18    210   5.25  2     1     67.7    
**Team                  ---   907   525   6365  7.02  49    26    85.6    
$$Opp                   ---   649   369   3991  6.15  15    23    68.0    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
6 M. Sinclair           QB    106   425   4.01  6     7       
**Team                  ---   129   521   4.04  8     18      
$$Opp                   ---   453   1954  4.31  10    21

Individual Stats

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Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
82 A. Devine            WR    320   163   2357  14.46 7.37  20    17      
86 B. Dennis            WR    133   82    980   11.95 7.37  9     9       
40 G. Lofton            TE    119   77    747   9.70  6.28  1     5       
11 E. Terry             WR    112   67    790   11.79 7.05  7     8       
35 M. O'Neill           RB    67    49    566   11.55 8.45  4     3       
83 C. Burgess           TE    68    37    445   12.03 6.54  3     5       
43 C. Griffin           RB    32    22    158   7.18  4.94  3     0       
88 L. Al Shawa          WR    38    21    285   13.57 7.50  2     2       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
58 T. Weir              ILB   115   39    0.0   3     1     5     75.3    
21 T. Leinaweaver       S     106   32    0.0   0     1     11    78.5    
51 J. Armstrong         OLB   101   32    3.5   2     1     10    80.2    
25 D. Turner            CB    95    23    0.0   0     6     12    79.0    
38 E. Newhart           CB    62    19    2.0   0     5     15    81.7    
95 J. Norton            DT    58    27    7.5   17    0     0     81.7    
47 A. Ballard           CB    49    8     0.0   0     5     15    83.7    
96 N. Cassidy           DT    43    19    2.0   6     0     1     79.7    
20 C. Alstatt           S     43    4     0.0   0     2     5     78.5    
77 W. Stone             DE    38    10    4.0   8     0     0     81.1    
97 G. De Jongh          OLB   33    12    1.0   4     1     3     80.4    
55 J. Whiting           DE    18    7     4.0   13    0     2     83.1    
42 C. Wolsic            S     17    10    0.0   0     1     7     84.8    
90 B. Land              DE    16    5     1.0   16    0     0     81.1

Team Stats

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New England Patriots    Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         8.1       32          
Rushing Yards           32.6      32          
Yards Per Carry         4.04      22          
Pass Attempts           56.7      1           
Completions             32.8      1           
Completion Pct.         57.9      28          
Passing Yards           397.8     1           
Yards Per Attempt       7.02      7           
Yards Per Catch         12.12     1           
Total Yardage Gained    419.9     1           
3rd Down Conversions    38.3      7           
Points Per Game         32.9      1           
Pass Rush Pct.          17.3      31          
Pass Defense Pct.       64.8      1           
Turnovers               37        32          
Turnover Margin         -2        18 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         28.3      29          
Rushing Yards           122.1     23          
Yards Per Carry         4.31      16          
Pass Attempts           40.6      31          
Completions             23.1      21          
Completion Pct.         56.9      1           
Passing Yards           249.4     23          
Yards Per Attempt       6.15      5           
Yards Per Catch         10.82     21          
Total Yardage Gained    361.3     26          
3rd Down Conversions    33.2      10          
Points Per Game         19.2      9           
Pass Rush Pct.          18.6      10          
Pass Defense Pct.       54.8      22          
Turnovers               35        1

05-31-2020, 08:28 PM	#9
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 2028 - Year 9 Draft Scouted ratings are after the draft and then before Week 1 There was a WR I really wanted with the 1st round pick, someone to replace Andres Devine, but he was snagged 5th so I got who might be the best rookie this year with RG Mickey Gutsche. One thing I realized, a reason why my drafts aren't as good as other playthroughs, is I'm mainly only interviewing late round QBs and have taken away the ability to move around the draft. I'm still doing better than the AI with one of the best classes routinely, I've just yet to have the best class. Either way, this year was the closest with an 'A-' ranking 2nd. I think I'm going to get a pleasant surprise on QB Max Sinclair based on his interview, scouting, and that grade. Lofton interviewed underrated so hopefully he's the TE I've been looking for. At first glance this doesn't look like an 'A-' to me, but that typically means I'll see some progression. Code: Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut 1.8 Gutsche, Mickey 761 RG 1 42 88 2.7 Lofton, Gage 440 TE 1 40 71 4.10 Tramontana, Dalton 345 FB 1 36 57 5.9 Wolsic, Clay 1642FS 1 21 54 6.8 Sinclair, Max 106 QB 1 16 47 7.7 Griffin, Carson 243 RB 1 42 49 Sinclair saw a bump as I expected, although not as much of one, and surprisingly RB Carson Griffin saw the best increase to his scouted rating. Lofton and Gutsche still look like good picks, although a little disappointed to see them dip. My current FB is in the last year of his deal and a 6th year vet so I thought I might have found his replacement in Tramontana. It looks like I was wrong. Since I'm 5+ million over the cap this season there will be some losses next year, although nobody overly significant. Code: Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut 1.8 Gutsche, Mickey 761 RG 1 52 86 2.7 Lofton, Gage 440 TE 1 45 69 4.10 Tramontana, Dalton 345 FB 1 39 51 5.9 Wolsic, Clay 1642FS 1 29 60 6.8 Sinclair, Max 106 QB 1 20 50 7.7 Griffin, Carson 243 RB 1 47 58 QB Room If Schwantes would have repeated the success of 2026 last year I would start him for the season no questions asked. However, he's in his 6th year and played poorly last season despite having the same playbook. Because of what I saw before the draft with Max Sinclair, and him seeing a slight bump after preseason, I'm going to run with him no matter what. Instead of waffling on which QB to play I'm going to play him regardless of how the team does because he appears to be on the best trajectory. He has some really high bars in key areas with no major weaknesses; it seems like his overall rating should be higher. Anyways, thats the plan - run with Max Sinclair at QB until I find an obvious replacement. Code: Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut Cntrct OnTeam Schwantes, Graham 107 QB 6 43 43 Rezac, Bryson 108 QB 2 33 47 Herndon, Martin 114 QB 3 22 44 Yanez, Lenny 102 QB 2 21 44 Sinclair, Max 106 QB QB 1 20 50 Season - 11-5, 1st in AFC East Winning the AFC East and making the playoffs for only the 2nd time in 10 seasons, I'm back to thinking the NRiTBECC is possible. The rookie QB Max Sinclair had a killer first season with 7.1 YPA and nearly a 2 to 1 TD to INT ratio. With 6155 yards he threw for more yards than anyone yet by beating Schwantes 2026 season. The offense as a whole was also 1st in yards and scoring while finishing 7th on 3rd down. Another monster year for WR Andres Devine where he put up 2300+ yards while scoring 17 TDs. Now a 9 year vet, he's behind Jerry Rice's career records by 111 receptions, 4697 yards, and 98 TDs. Receptions is easy, yards seems do-able, but TDs are tricky unless I specifically gameplan to do it. Rookie TE Gage Lofton looked solid and should only get better, while RB Mike O'Neill led the team with 8.45 YPT. Defensively it was an interesting year with the 32nd ranked pass rush and 1st ranked pass defense percentage. Despite being poor against the run and struggling to generate a pass rush, the strength of the coverage led to the 5th fewest YPA allowed and league leading 35 TOs. With 3 players recording 5 or more INTs the defense relied heavily on the secondary. Unfortunately after a first round bye, hosting the Indianapolis Colts, the secondary wouldn't create TOs and the offense wouldn't click as the team would lose 13-30. A nice season despite going one-and-done in the playoffs. This QB Max Sinclair may be the one to achieve the NRiTBECC. Code: Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate 6 M. Sinclair QB 867 507 6155 7.10 47 25 86.4 7 G. Schwantes QB 40 18 210 5.25 2 1 67.7 Team --- 907 525 6365 7.02 49 26 85.6 $$Opp --- 649 369 3991 6.15 15 23 68.0 Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum 6 M. Sinclair QB 106 425 4.01 6 7 Team --- 129 521 4.04 8 18 $$Opp --- 453 1954 4.31 10 21 Individual Stats Code: Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD 82 A. Devine WR 320 163 2357 14.46 7.37 20 17 86 B. Dennis WR 133 82 980 11.95 7.37 9 9 40 G. Lofton TE 119 77 747 9.70 6.28 1 5 11 E. Terry WR 112 67 790 11.79 7.05 7 8 35 M. O'Neill RB 67 49 566 11.55 8.45 4 3 83 C. Burgess TE 68 37 445 12.03 6.54 3 5 43 C. Griffin RB 32 22 158 7.18 4.94 3 0 88 L. Al Shawa WR 38 21 285 13.57 7.50 2 2 Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct 58 T. Weir ILB 115 39 0.0 3 1 5 75.3 21 T. Leinaweaver S 106 32 0.0 0 1 11 78.5 51 J. Armstrong OLB 101 32 3.5 2 1 10 80.2 25 D. Turner CB 95 23 0.0 0 6 12 79.0 38 E. Newhart CB 62 19 2.0 0 5 15 81.7 95 J. Norton DT 58 27 7.5 17 0 0 81.7 47 A. Ballard CB 49 8 0.0 0 5 15 83.7 96 N. Cassidy DT 43 19 2.0 6 0 1 79.7 20 C. Alstatt S 43 4 0.0 0 2 5 78.5 77 W. Stone DE 38 10 4.0 8 0 0 81.1 97 G. De Jongh OLB 33 12 1.0 4 1 3 80.4 55 J. Whiting DE 18 7 4.0 13 0 2 83.1 42 C. Wolsic S 17 10 0.0 0 1 7 84.8 90 B. Land DE 16 5 1.0 16 0 0 81.1 Team Stats Code: New England Patriots Team Rank Rushes per Game 8.1 32 Rushing Yards 32.6 32 Yards Per Carry 4.04 22 Pass Attempts 56.7 1 Completions 32.8 1 Completion Pct. 57.9 28 Passing Yards 397.8 1 Yards Per Attempt 7.02 7 Yards Per Catch 12.12 1 Total Yardage Gained 419.9 1 3rd Down Conversions 38.3 7 Points Per Game 32.9 1 Pass Rush Pct. 17.3 31 Pass Defense Pct. 64.8 1 Turnovers 37 32 Turnover Margin -2 18 (T) Opponents Team Rank Rushes per Game 28.3 29 Rushing Yards 122.1 23 Yards Per Carry 4.31 16 Pass Attempts 40.6 31 Completions 23.1 21 Completion Pct. 56.9 1 Passing Yards 249.4 23 Yards Per Attempt 6.15 5 Yards Per Catch 10.82 21 Total Yardage Gained 361.3 26 3rd Down Conversions 33.2 10 Points Per Game 19.2 9 Pass Rush Pct. 18.6 10 Pass Defense Pct. 54.8 22 Turnovers 35 1 Last edited by triplykely : 05-31-2020 at 08:34 PM.