FOF Take 2 with the Browns

[Abe Sargent]

The 2028 NFL Playoffs:

Can we win the rare back-to-back Super Bowl?

Wild Card Weekend:

I am rooting for the Jets against the Chiefs, the Titans against the Bills both on the road, and then the Chargers against the Jags who beat me this year, but in their place all Wild Cards.

Results:

The Chiefs over the Jets 23-21
The Bills over the Titans 17-13
The Jaguars over the Chargers 35-31

All home and division seeds won, so we won’t get this easy.

The Buccaneers over the Rams 17-10
Vikings over the Panthers 31-24
Giants over 49ers 27-23

No Super Bowl Rematch with the Panthers out. Also, all home teams won in the NFC

We host the Jaguars!

Divisional Champ Weekend:

This is the battle of 1.1 picks, and they are the ONLY team to beat us this year, but in their place, can we return the favor? Nope, they sweep us with a low scoring 23-16

Perron is 23 of 266, 1:1score by Walker, Jennings was 9 for 144, pick by CB Bullock, light sacks and blocks. Rember we beat them in the AFC Championship last year.

Also:

The Chiefs won at home 44-38 over the Bills

Cardinals over Giants 22-7
Vikings over Bucs 33-27


The Conference Championship:

I am rooting for the Jags since they beat us and I’d love them to win since they are my real life fave team.

Chiefs over Jags, 20-27

Vikings over Cards 31-28

Not to be!

The 2028 NFL Super Bowl:

The 9-8 Vikings BEAT the 14-3 Chiefs 20-27!!! Love it!!!

[Abe Sargent]

League Awards:

All-Pro 1st Team:

OG Zak Zinter
OC Jake Brendel

All-Pro 2nd Team:

QB Martin Perron!!!!
RB Kenneth Walker!!!!
CB Martin Emerson
CB Ian Ruble!!!!

The only two League MVPS and Off. Players of the year the past 5 years are Mahomes and Lawrence. That’s Perron’s first All Pro. RB Walker’s too! That’s Zak’s 2nd with us and Jake’ 3rd overall and 2nd with us. That’s Emerson’s 3rd All Pro. Note no front 7 All Pros this time. That’s Ruble’s 1st All Pro! Another solid All Pros save for Front 7, no Garrett, Jackson, Kneeland, etc.


Stats:

Throwing that Ball:

QB Perron – 409 of 581, 4806, 41:10, 111.5 QBR

Perron 5th in passing yards, 2nd in pass scores, 5th best QBR

Running that Ball:

RB Walker – 262 for 1242, ypc of 4.74, 8 rush scores
QB Perron – 110 for 508, 8 scores
RB Zartman - 108 for 550, 5.09 ypc, 2 scores

Walker was my first 1k rush year with the Browns and 6th most in yards, 2 behind league leader in scores. Ditto Perron with 49 total scores. Nice stuff running game!!!

Catching that Ball:

WR St. Brown – 113 for 1499, 16 scores
WR Jennings – 94 for 1097, 12 scores
WR Chaplin – 69 for 735, 4 scores
TE Kuhn - 40 for 512, 3 scores

St. Brown was 8th in yards, 3rd in scores ; two 1k years by my WRs.

Blocking that Ball:

C Brendel – 58 KRB, 6 pancakes, 6 sacks allowed too
OG Zinter – 57 KRB, 14 and 6 sacks too
RT Pryor – 42 KRB, 2 pancakes and 7 sacks allowed
LT Alvarez – 26 KRB, 10 sacks allowed
OG Bucci – 25 KRB and 2 sacks allowed

Hello Pryor with 40/40 ability!!! Down year for Bucci after All Pro last year. He had just 81 KRO, whereas Zinter was 126 and Brendel 139, and the same as Pryor, who had a 50+% block %.

Kicking that Ball:

K Hatley – 19 of 22, long of 40, 64 of 65

Just 3 missed FGs out of 22 is not great, but just one missed PAT at 65 shots is studly.

Punting that Ball:

P Rosborough – 76 punts for a net avg of 40.11 and 40 in the 20.

Amazing inside the 20%!

Rushing that Ball:

DE Garrett – 9.5 sacks, 2 TFL, 2 blocks 20 hurries,13 QBKD, 2 FF
DE Kneeland – 9 sacks, 3 TFL, 2 blocks, 14 hurries, 14 QBKD
SLB Kus – 8 sacks, 8 TFL, 1 block, 4 hurries, 10 QBKD, 2 FF; 2 fumrec,
DE Fast – 7 sacks, 1 block, 4 hurries, 11 qbkd, 2 FF
DT Logue – 6.5 sacks, 1 TFL, 3 blocks, 12 hurries and QBKD too; 3 FF; 2 fumrec,
WLB Owusu-Koramoah - 4.5 sacks, 3 hurries, 6 QBKD
ILB Montano – 4 sacks, 10 TFL, 1 hurry, 5 QBKD, 1 INT, 11 pasdef
DT Jackson – 3.5 sacks, 3 TFL, 4 blocks, 7 hurries, 12 QBKD

No one had more than 10 sacks. Garrett led in sacks, hurries, Kneeland in QBKD and Jackson blocks. Kus had one more sack than last’ years 1st Team All Pro. Not a great year by Jackson. Rookie ILB Montano led in TFL. Down year in stats with no All Pros. Logue led in FF with 3.

Covering that Ball:

CB Ruble - 8 picks, 2 RET TDs, 12 pasdef
CB Emerson – 6 picks, 13 pasdef
CB Bullock – 4 picks, 9 pasdef
FS Hellams – 2 and 6 pasdef


We are back in pics though, and that’s Emerson’s 3rd All Pro in our 5 years, and then Ruble’s 1st. Emerson led our team in pasdef too. Great year for nickelback Bullock!! Montano has the 3rd highest pasdef!

Good year folks, statistically, offensively and defensively! Now let’s win that 2nd Super Bowl!!!


Rookie Lookie #3:

1.32 – TE Moises Kuhn, Youngstown State, 46/66; 50/64; 57/64
2.32 – RB Louie Block, Cincinnati, 44/52; 45/49; 46/49
3.22 - SILB Elias Montano, Wisconsin, 37/55; 45/61; 58/58
3.32 – FS Evan Zawacki, Iowa, 33/46; 42/53; 50/53
6.32 – WLB Darian Anaya, Mississippi State, 36/58; 41/59; 41/59
7.32 – OC Oscar Rhimes, Alabama, 19/40; 25/41; CUT

Slight fall in pot by Montano.

UFAs:

QB Quentin Bodnar – 27/45; 29/40; 29/40
ILB Henry Zuniga – 30/55; 36/57; 36/57
ILB Rashod Rasmussen – 29/51; 34/49; CUT
CB Chris Salmon – 20/49; 31/45; 31/45
OC Bubba Nyland – 20/49; 27/47; 28/47
OG Roberto Hisle – 19/48; 24/51; 24/51
WR Alonzo Kimble – 29/40; 31/38; 34/38


Team Awards:

Offensive Player of the Year: QB Martin Perron – Ah yes, dude got his first All Pro, baby’s first steps!!! Can he be the first non-Mahomes/Lawrence to win MVP and/or Off. MVP?

Defensive Player of the Year: CB Ian Ruble – Drafted in the same draft as Perron, this studly late rounder just had a massive 8 picks and won his first All Pro! Great year Ian, here’s to many more!!!

Special Teams Player of the Year: P Taylor Rosborough – This studly guy just had more than 50% of his punts inside the 20! Love him!!!

Rookie of the Year: MLB Elias Montano – This studly guy led my team TFL, was the 3rd best in pasdef, great stuff rook!!!!!!!! Now let’s castle and protect the king.

Heart Award – RT Matt Taylor – Could there be anyone else with his 52 run blocking but the best block % on my team? Enjoy your retirement if you head out…


See you next year!! Can we win our 2nd Super Bowl?