FOF9 Dynasty with 2024 Player File - Carolina!!!

[Abe Sargent]

The 2037 NFL Late Free Agency:

I have on my roster 55 and cap space of 10.44 mill

Day 1 – I offer to these UFAs for three years and bonuses:

UFAs:

CB Tommy Curry – 30/52
SLB Daniel Higginbotham – 27/51
DE Perry Bright – 32/50
CB Ron Bowness - 21/50 - KR,
RB Alexander Ding – 26/49
WR Cornell Jellison – 36/43, special teams stud

I head to Day 2.

Day 2 - We sign RB Ding and DE Bright! Tons of offers for Jellison, I up it.

Day 3 – Higginbotham, Bownes, Curry sign.

Day 5 – Jellison signs!

UFAs:

CB Tommy Curry – 29/48
SLB Daniel Higginbotham – 25/49
DE Perry Bright – 33/49
CB Ron Bowness - 20/45 - KR,
RB Alexander Ding – 25/41
WR Cornell Jellison – 35/44, special teams stud

Ding a big fall from our initial view, but not Jellison, no 50+ after first look.

I head to preseason!!!

[Abe Sargent]

The 2037 NFL Preseason:

I have 61, I cut K Simmons

Week 2 – At Cleveland – We lose 17-13, no injuries

Week 3 - New England – We win 20-17, no injuries

Week 4 – At Cincinnati – Rough. We lose 13-23, no injuries


Rookie Lookie #2:

3.28 – K Rickey Brotherton, Duke, 61/73; 66/73
4.10 - FB Ashton Kish, Clemson, 39/49, 43/52
4.28 – WR Max Vander Esch, Texas, 23/40; 24/36, CUT
6.28 – CB Bob Hull, Syracuse, 40/40; 45/49
7.28 – OG Lester Dolezal, Arkansas, 16/44, 20/39

No pot growth by the very underrated K Brotherton. Yay Kish! Not a great fall by Vander Esch, but good rise by Hull. The expected drop by Dolezal.

UFAs:

CB Tommy Curry – 29/48; 32/37, CUT
SLB Daniel Higginbotham – 25/49; 29/43
DE Perry Bright – 33/49, 37/51
CB Ron Bownes - 20/45 , 24/39,
RB Alexander Ding – 25/41; 26/33, CUT
WR Cornell Jellison – 35/44, 35/39 special teams stud

Drops by Bownes, Curry, Higginbotham, rise by Bright, drop by Jellison, Bright is one of three 50+ from this draft. Good stuff!


I need to cut 7:

RB Ding
WR Vander Esch
RT Wagner
FS Mattos
CB Curry
WILB Edeson
NT Major

Here’s my starting roster!

The 2037 Carolina Panthers:






A few folks dropped, OG Montano to 48/48, DE McKendrick to 55/55, DE Meraz will start. NT Tae dropped to 56/56. WILB Lenard dropped to 55/55. SS Spencer rose to 63/63, from 60/60, I am starting at RB Kim at 44/44.

Here’s our top rookie:




I know you probably don’t want to see a boring K, the first to head off, but here you go. He’s in the 90s for distance, but just 64 accuracy.

I’m ready for the regular season!!!

[Abe Sargent]

The 2037 NFL Season:

Can we get back to the Super Bowl and win? Last year we had the top seed at home and lost to the Saints. That’s our first time losing with the top seed to making it to the Super Bowl.

Week 1 – Tampa Bay – We…show up 30, they don’t; 3. We rush for two scores - Kim and Mullins, in the air Fiste is 26 of 34 for287 and 2:1, Jackson 10 for 143 and 2 scores, pick by SS Spencer, 1.5 sacks bY Breeden on a 5 sack day. Montano 5 KRB, Planish 4,

Week 2 – At Cincinnati – Uh oh for reals. We lost there in preseason by 10. Can we show up this time? Since it’s not preseason, yes, 31-24. Fiste 20 of 34 for 228 and 3:1, scores by Jackosn on 9 for 113, Wellons and Davis. Four picks on the day, a game winning PICK SIX by CB Alston, picks by Spencer, Caiden and Hennessy. FF by Howells rec by CB Cam. 5 KRB by Montano, light KRB day

Week 3 – SF – They did very well last year, but we have them at home. They score…31 on us the road from the WC, but we hang 51! Rush scores by Sanchez and Fist,e who was 19 of 32 for 244 2:0 ad puled in the fourth for Higginbotham who was s4 f 7for 59 and 1:1. Catching that was Jackson 9 for 139 and 2 scores, the other aerial TD grabbed by Sanchez. 2 picks y Hennessey 1 RET for a score. 3 KRB by Montano and Planish. That was my first complete gamin a while.

Week 4 – at Chicago – Another rough game for a winning record NFC team. But their qb retired an they are 0-3. They want to make this a get right game, can we stop them? Yes we can, 27-19. Fiste is 27 of 35 for 240 and 2:0, and a rush score too. Scores by Jackosn and Davis. Pick by Spencer, 3 KRb by Parr and Planish


We are 4-0, and are leading the NFC South over the 3-1 Falcons

[Abe Sargent]

Week 5 – Atlanta – Can we keep the lead with them here? They show up 26-30. Fiste is 30 of 40 for 371 and 3:1, rush score by Kim, Davis is 6 for 109, score, others by Jackson and Pedraza, pick by Hennessy, 2 sacks only, 3 KRB by Festa, light blocking day.

Week 6 – Denver – Uh oh powerhouse here in Charlotte. We score 37, they 27. Fiste is 31 fo 45 for 358 and 4:1. Jackson 12 for 147 and a HATTRICK of TDs! The other by Montanez. Pick by WLB Lenard, fF by DE Meraz nad CB Downs rec by Tae and Cam. 3 kRb by Montano, Planish,

Week 7 – At Green Bay - Another heavy hitter at their place now. We are dominant on the scoreboard defensively 23-7, but not statistically. Fiste is 25 of 31 for 242 and 2:0. Jackson 10 or 99 and 2 scores. No TOs, just one sack, 3 KRb by Montano

Week 8 - Minnesota – Another NFC North foe this season. Can we go 3-0? Another win with a great scoreline but low stats 27-12. Fiste is 24 of 27, efficient, 248 and 3:0. Jackson 2 and Davis one score. FF by Howells and Lenard, rec by Keats and Lenard, just two sacks, but 1.5 by Breeden, 5 KRB by Festa, 4 by Planish, Montano and Parr.

We are 8-0.

Stats:

QB Fiste – 2218, 2nd most, 21:4, tied for 1st in picks
WR Jackson – 74 for 873, leads league, 14 scores, does with that too
WLB Breeden – 4.5 sacks
4 picks by FS Hennessey, tied for league lead, 3 by Spencer,

9 games left!!

[Abe Sargent]

Week 9 – At New Orleans - Our kryptonite. They are 4-4, but we are always a rough match to us. We win 20-6, another one with low score but little to show. Fiste 19 of 24 for 190 and 1:0. Score by WR Pedraza. Pick by CB Alston, FF by Carson Jackson after they recovered a fumble, then recovered by TE Zhang and returned for a score! Wowzers. Just 2 sacks, 3 KRB by Montano and Garza.

Week 10 – Detroit – The last one of that nasty division Can we beat the Big Bads in our place? Like the Saints they are 500 and looking for a late season surge. We win 24-17, and 4-0 in the NFC North. Rush score by Sanchez, Fiste is 29 of 41 for 436 and 1:1, rough ratio, Jackson is 14 for 255 and the score. No Tos, 2.5 sacks by DE Stutts the new signee. Light blocking day

Week 11 – BYE

Week 12 – At Tampa Bay- We win a low scoring 16-13. Fiste? He’s 20 of 27 for 226 and 1:0, Jackson is 10 for 102 and 1 score. No Tos, 3 sacks, 3 KRB b y Festa, Garza and Planish.

Week 13 – At Baltimore – Rough. Dalla are right behind us at 10-1, so we need this win. We do, 31-20 by two scores. Rush score by Kim, Fiste is 20 of 23 for 251 and 2:1. Jackosn 9 for 119 and 2 scores. Pick by Spencer, 2 sacks bY Breeden, 4 KRB by Planish,

We are 12-0. Dallas is 10-2 and lost.

Stats:

Qb Fiste – 3284, 8TH most, 26:6, 4th most
WR Jackson – 114 for 1402, leads league, and 18 scores, leads league
7.5 sacks by Breeden,
4 picks one off leader bY Hennessey and Spencer

[Abe Sargent]

Week 14 – At Dallas – We’ll need that two games up since we are in their house today. We win barely 21-20. Fiste is 25 of 32 for 293 and 1:1 hitting Kim for score, fumrec score to give us the win by Julio Baskin. Just one sack, 3 KRB by Fest,a, light blocking day

Week 15 – Cleveland – We thump the heavyweights 39-10. Fiste is 22 fo 27 for 278 and 3:1, Jackson is 8 fro 127 and 2 scores, another by Wellons, pick SIX by Spencer, with two picks, 1 each by Cam and Hennessey. 2 sacks on the day, 3 KRB bY Festa and Planish.

Week 16 – At Atlanta – This is our last away game of the year…they are 9-5 and comfortably in the WC spot. They will likely show up hard. They beat us 25-17. Fiste is 19 of 36 and 239 and 1.1 Jackson sis 9 for 123 and the score. Fumrec score by sLB Howells, 2 sacks by Meraz, 3 KRB b Festa another light blocking day

Week 17 – Pittsburgh – Always a rough match, even at home. We win a low scoring running, defensive AFC North game the way Pittsburgh likes it 13-6. Fiste is 20 of 24, 212 and 1:0, and Jackson has that score. 2 picks by CB Downs, one by Alston. Just one sack, 4 KRB b YFesta, Montano and Garza

DE Stutts doubtful for 5 weeks.

Week 18 – New Orleans – We hosted them in playoffs and lost, can we get revenge today? We do, barely, 30-28. Kim is 15 for 111 and 1 score, another by Sanchez, Fiste is 19 fo 24, 210 and 1:1. Score by Davis. Picks by Hennessey and Caiden, just one sack, six KRB By Montano, 3 by Planish, Festa, 4 by Garza

Montano got 500 KRB for us and we got an achievement

The 2037 NFC South:

Carolina Panthers, 16-1, Won
Atlanta Falcons, 12-5, WC
New Orleans Saints – 7-9-1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 5-11-1


We won again!

[Abe Sargent]

The 2037 NFL Playoffs:

Wild Card Weekend:

Since we beat all of the playoff teams in our place or away, save Atlanta, I really only want the Eagles to upend the Cowboys and the Bears to hold serve against the Falcons. I’m not bothered by Seahawks or Commanders at home.

Results:

Neither team lost. The Falcons over Bears 29-28
The Cowboys over the Eagles 21-10
The Commanders won on the road 22-17

We host them next week

Chargers over Chiefs 24-18
Jaguars over Steelers 27-10
Raiders over Patriots


Divisional Champ Weekend:

We host the Commanders. We…win 30-19

Rush score by Fiste who is 22 of 35 for 320 and 3:2, Jackson 14 for 213 and 1 score, others by Pedraza and Montanez. Pick by Spencer, Cam and Alston, 1.5 sacks by DT Quincy, 3 FRB b Montao and Garza.

Also:

The Falcons won on the road against the big bad 26-16

Raiders over Bengals 21-17
Chargers over Jaguars 34-14


The Conference Championship:

We host the only team to beat us, the Falcons. We lost at home last year to the Wild Card Saints, they know us. Who will win today? Out is their stud RB. They have a 0s QB, but two 60s WR, just like Dalton and Legette and Thielen that I inherited. They KNOW us. They show up. We win by just one, 31-30.

Fiste is 21 of 27, 298 and 4:1, Jackson one score, Pedraza two, Davis one. FF by Lenard, rec by CB Cam, just one sack, 3 KRB by Parr.

Also the Chargers also won at home 22-10 over the Raiders.


The 2037 NFL Super Bowl:

Your AFC Champion 11-6 #3 Seed San Diego Chargers


Vs


Your NFC Champion 16-1 #1 Seed Carolina Panthers

This is 5th Super Bowl appearance and we e 2-2, with losses to Ravens and Chiefs, and victories twice over the Bills.

Who will win today? We edge them 30-28 in a good Super Bowl.

Fiste? 18 of 24 for 261, 4:1.
Jackson? 8 of 169 and 2 scores
The other two by WR Davis and TE Zhang.
SS Spencer? Pick
FF bY Tae and Keats; recovered by Spencer and Downs
1 sack bY Breeden
5 KRb by Festa!

Hopefully we can come back next year!

[Abe Sargent]

League Awards:

Super Bowl MVP – QB Harold Fiste

All-Pro 1st Team:

WR Carson Jackson!
WB Tyler Breeden!!

All-Pro 2nd Team:

K Ricky Brotherton!!!


Welcome back Jackson! That’s Breeden’s first All Pro! He was drafted in the same 1st round. Were SS Spencer and Hennessey robbed of All Pros? A rookie Kicker with an All Pro? Good stuff!


Rookie Lookie #3:

3.28 – K Rickey Brotherton, Duke, 61/73; 66/73, 72/72
4.10 - FB Ashton Kish, Clemson, 39/49, 43/52, 45/52
4.28 – WR Max Vander Esch, Texas, 23/40; 24/36, CUT
6.28 – CB Bob Hull, Syracuse, 40/40; 45/49, 45/49
7.28 – OG Lester Dolezal, Arkansas, 16/44, 20/39, 20/39

Not a bad bit of depth with Hull’s rise, good job Brotherton.

UFAs:

CB Tommy Curry – 29/48; 32/37, CUT
SLB Daniel Higginbotham – 25/49; 29/43, 29/43
DE Perry Bright – 33/49, 37/51, 37/51
CB Ron Bownes - 20/45 , 24/39, 24/39
RB Alexander Ding – 25/41; 26/33, CUT
WR Cornell Jellison – 35/44, 35/39, 37/39, special teams stud

Meh. Bright is a lightbulb.


Stats:

Throwing that Ball:

QB Fiste – 395 of 546, 4553, 8th most, 33:10, more picks than usual, 7th most, QBR is 109.6. 5th best, 329 sacks

Not bad, but not amazing.

Running that Ball:

RB Kim – 223 for 989, ypc of 4.43, 4 scores
QB Fiste – 124 for 527, ypc of 4.25, 2 scores
RB Sanchez – 136 for 463, ypc of 3.40, 3 scores

Not great for Kim, 13th most rushing yards, or Sanchez.

Catching that Ball:

WR Carson Jackson – 147 for 1857 yards, led the league, 22 scores led the league
WR Pedraza – 45 for 603, 2 scores
WR Davis – 57 for 580, 5 scores
TE Wellons – 45 for 500, 2 scores


Lighter normal year with Wellons. Pedraza and Davis fine here. Stud year for Jackson

Blocking that Ball:

OG Montano – 46 KRB, 1 pancake, 12 sacks
C Festa – 42 KRB, 2 and 5 sacks allowed
OG Planish – 37 KRB, 2 and 3 sacks allowed
RT Garza – 25, 2 and 4 sacks

Kicking that Ball:

K Brotherton – 37 of 42, long of 54, 42 of 49 PAT.

Yay All Pro, but that’s a lot of missed PAT.

Punting that Ball:

P Allen – 76 punts for net avg of 39.72, lower, 26 in 20, lower too.

Is Allen at the end of his career?

Rushing that Ball:

WLB Breeden – 10 sacks, 6 TFL, 6 blocks, 7 hurries and 14 QBKD, 3 FF
DE Stutts - 7.5 sacks, 2 TFl, 6 blocks, 9 hurries, 14 QBKD
DE Meraz – 6 sacks, 2 tfl, 2 blocks, 3 hurries and 8 QBKD, 2 FF
NT Tae – 4.5 sacks, 3 hurries, 6 QBKD
DE McKendrick – 3 sacks, 4 TFL, 8 blocks, 4 hurries and 6 QBKD
SILB Keats – 135 tackles, 2 sacks, 8 TFL, 3 hurries, 7 QBKD
SLB Howells – 114 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 blocks, 1 QBKD, 3 FF, Fumrec score

Breeden led my team with sacks, and DE Stutts in hurries and they were tied for QB knockdown rate. Down year by Tae, and McKendrick now that he’s not starting.

Covering that Ball:

SS Spencer – 143 tackles, 9 tfl, 1 block and hurry; 6 picks, 1 pick six, 9 pasdef, 44 FF
FS Hennessey – 6 picks, 1 INT RET Score, 9 pasdef, 2 FF
CB Alston – 3 and 15 pasdef
CB Downs – 3 and 5, 2 FF
CB Caiden – 2 and 3


Alston led team in pasdef. Spencer and Hennessy were both LEADING THE LEAGUE IN PICKs!!! How did they not get All Pro? Spencer led my team in FF too.


Team Awards:

Offensive Player of the Year: WR Carson Jackson – He is back! After a Sophomore slump last year, he led the league in TDs with more than 20 and yards too. He was worth that multi-1sts with a Super Bowl win in year three and two All Pros already.

Defensive Player of the Year: WLB Tyler Breeden - From the same draft and round as Jackson, he notched his 2nd double digit sacks and won his first All Pro. Good stuff Will LB!

Special Teams Player of the Year: CB/PR Joshua Downs – Dude had a PR RET score for us. Good job Downs!!! His PR average was 2nd best in the league among 10 PR people.

Rookie of the Year: K Rickey Brotherton: We’ve had many recent All Pro rookies like Jackson and Alston. This guy just did the same! Welcome to the team rookie!

Heart Award: TE Dillion Zhang - He won us a game on a FF that WR/RET/Gunner forced from Jackson FF, recovered it for a score. We won that game! Great!!


Let’s try to win back to back Super Bowls next year!!!

[Abe Sargent]

The 2038 NFL Offseason:

Before I head out, I have 53 on my roster, and retiring are TE Montanez and LG Montano. I score an 87.

Tix – We sold just 98.7% of tix, so I drop them a bit

Staff Draft:

Leaving next year are DC Carver and Head Trainer Cabral. Do I want to keep Carver?

DC:

Carver - He’s 90 INT, 60 in motivation, player dev, playcalling, 50 interviews but 40 scouting, 20 youth dev and 0 discipline. True 3-4, 63 years old. I feel like there might be better folks out there. He’s bad in three areas, and one of those is scouting. And 50 interviews isn’t exactly a strength. Other than smarts, his only good scores are down in the 60s. But he’s been with us for 13 years, loads of institutional knowledge. And we just won a Super Bowl.

Which True 3-4s are better?

I am only looking at DCs that are the same or better as his 60 playcalling since that’s my default:

Leyton Vander Esch - Age 52, 90 playcalling, 80 INT and youth, 70 interviews, 60 scouting, bad player dev, motivation and discipline, but those are probably covered by HC. Good at LB. Better at Scouting, playcalling by 30 and interviews.

EJ Speed – Age 42, secondary focus, 60 playcalling, 90 player dev, 80 scouting, 70 mot, 60 INT, 50 youth, 40 interviews, discipline. Same play calling, way better scouting, slightly worse interviews, just two bad stats to Carver’s 3 and Vander Esch too

DeShawn Barbe – age 34, secondary focus – 80 interviews, 70 youth, 60s and 50s everywhere else, one bad stat, 10 development. Same playcalling, stud interviews with 80, but same scouting at 50.

That’ it, stud interviews, scouting, or playcalling? Vander Esch is also better at interviews at 70 and scouting 60. Barbe is the most well-rounded with just player dev weakness and just 50 scouting Vander Esch’s studly playcalling and interviews too but horrible motivation, dev and discipline. I’m really not feeling Speed’s interviews of 40 since that’s how I draft. Barbe there is 80 and Vander Esch is 70. Those are left. Who has the better scouting? 60 to 50, Vander Esch. I’m leaning Vander Esch since he is better at where I need improvement, although if motivation and discipline aren’t covered by HC then that’s not strong. I hire Vander Esch!

Head Trainer:

I can rehire Cabral. But there is a better one out there:

Deron Mayo – NE Head Trainer – age 49, str 100, con 80, int 60

Done!

The Draft Class is Revealed:

I am obviously drafting 1.32, what does it look like? I need to get a stud RB like Taylor again. Also I am about to be getting a huge cap hit with WR Jackson and WLB Breeden in the 4th years, although I can just 5th year option them or let them go, so I cannot afford one in Free Agency.

This is also a one QB draft at the top named Deron Meyer with 8.7 rating and As Scouted. At RB there are two in the 7.s - 7.4 Devon Anderon, Hard to Read and 7.3, very underrated George Hutchings. Just two mid 6s. at TE a 5.8 and two 5.7s, just one 6.0 WR, rough, one 5.4 C, two OGs, and one 8.1 LT and 7.2 RT for Parr and then 5 in the 6s. Not great for Montano though. Also stud 4.3 P Kirk Suzuki since Allen is dropping off at 60/60 and 14th year vet and had a down year last year, 5 6s DE, two 7s DT, 2 lower 6s, if I need to cut Howells, just two OLB in the 6s, and then 6.8 Fitzsimmons can be SLB with Hard to Read, 3 ILB, not needed, one 7.3 CB named Liberman with hard to read, three high 6.s, 6.9 and 6.7 S, again light class.

Tag: Who can I tag? LT Parr at 50/50 is free, as is CB Alston, I won’t tag, we’ll head to FA!!! Because my cap is about to explode!

[Abe Sargent]

2038 Hall of Fame:

I forgot to give you this. Four inductees, WR Jaylen Waddle, QB Mahomes, CB Sauce Gardner from the Jets and CB Akayleb Evans from the Texans.

The 2038 NFL Free Agency:

I have on my roster 39 signed. I have draft of 7, no comp picks. The Colts have tons of Comp picks. I have cap space of 10 mill with 43.41, so 33.3 for signing.

Day 1 –

I have free:

TE Zhang, LT Parr, CB Alston, LT Baskin, NT Quincy, RB Sanchez, SLB Park, RB Mullins, FL Hughes, C Emmer, WLB Di Pietro, FL Davis.

Just as a baseline prior to extending Rookies, what do the starters want:

FL Davis – 49/49, age of 8th year, wants 3 years of 20.17 cap hit of 5.89
LT Parr – 50/50, 7th year, wants 14.37 mil, 3 years, cap hit of 4.14.
CB Alston – 53/53, 5th year, wants 58.35 over four years for cap hit of 10.92

Parr is cheap, Davis is doable. But…

Draft P Kirk Suzuki

Rookies Coming Free:

WR Jackson – 4th year vet, 80/80, cap hit of 14.49 mill, wants 5 year deal of 190.09 mill with a cap hit this year of 36.72. A cap hit raise of 22.23

WLB Breeden – 4th year vet, 78/78, cap hit of 5.42, wants 171.53 mill, 5 year deal at cap hit 26.73 a total of 21.36

I can do one with my cap space of 33.3, but both is 43.59.

I made a mistake last off season, I bet if I had left TE Wellons wait until now, he’d be cheaper like all TEs in the 50s. Who can I extend and save some cap space?

Other Extensions:

QB Fiste – 11 year vet, 73/73, cap hit of 61.87. Just wants two year deal of 118.98 for a cap hit of 60.31. I do it.

SS Spencer – 62/62, age 29, cap hit of 15.09, wants 2 year deal at 24.89, drop in cap to 13.48. Freeing up around 1.5

RT Garza – 60/60, age of 28, cap hit of 18.41, wants 2 year deal of 27.29 to drop to 14.92. Freeing up around 3.5 mill

DT Tae – Cap hit of 16.69, wants two years of 26.990 for drop in cap to 15.32.

If I cut DE McKendrick who dropped to 55/55 I’d save 11.23, done.

DE Stutts – 60/60, age 28 – wants 22.31 for cap hit rise from 4.69 to 11.15. Nope!

All of those extensions are done too. I now have free 62.76. I extend Jackson and Breeden and have left 19.08.

I resign Parr and have free 14.94. I’m thinking about keeping that free post-draft for draft maneuvering like for Fiste and Jackson for the two RB at the top. I also need to replace OG Montano, and I’m not sure that 5 mill would be enough and there are not many good OGs to draft either. Should I resign Davis at 8th year? No thanks, I’ll just draft depth.

I could resign RT Baskin for 1.69 cap hit, WR Hughes for 1.34 cap hit. Both for my free cash.

I skip it.

I head to Day 2!

Day 2 – Any good cheap for 5 mill?

RG Derrick Redd – 64/64, 5 year player, wants 14.32 mill for 4.01 cap hit this year. I c

I offer Redd 5 mill cap hit.

Day 5 – Redd signs for less for his home team. I offer one year deal to 10 year 59/59 vet named Morgan Lucherne, 4.5 mill

Day 10 – He signs

I head to the draft!!!

[Abe Sargent]

The 2038 NFL Amateur Draft:

1st Round – At 1.1, the Falcons take QB Meyer…not good. RB Anderson heads out 1.9 to the Dolphins. I could trade up and grab the very underrated 7.3 George Hutchings. At 1.10 is held by the Cardinals, and they want this year’s 1.32, 4.32, and 2039 1st and 3rd. Just one extra 1st and a 3rd seems doable. I grab him. See you tomorrow!

2nd Round – My staff here like LT Degley, 5.9, hard to read. Degley looks like Parr, the best is DE 6.2As Scouted, Khari Gentile. I like him for here. OG Flores? He’s pretty green. I do Flores


3rd Round - I want to draft P in 3rd round. I grab the ultra stud.

5th Round – My staff like S Roger Jennings, who is 4.4 and hard to read and top one. The next is As Scouted and better bars, Mahaffey. The very underrated CB Epperson? DE Suazo looks good this far down. But not a position of need. I grab him though, BAP.

6th Round – I need a good WR and two TE. My staff like TE here, Jessie Bergeron who is 4.1 and overrated. TE Izzo the same rating 4.1. I grab him instead.

7th Round – My staff here like S Kelvin Mahaffey, who is 4.3 and As scouted; I take him.

The 2038 Carolina Panthers

1.10 – RB George Hutchings, Delaware, 57/67
2.32 – OG Roy Flores, Northwestern, 28/60
3.32 – P Kirk Suzuki, Mississippi State, 89/96
5.32 - DE Rich Suazo, Florida State, 34/51
6.32 - TE Chuck Izzo, Louisiana State, 27/40
7.32 – SS Kelvin Mahaffey, Louisville, 24/40

Flores raw. Hutchings not. Wowzers Suzuki. Suazo a solid starter or depth there at the back of the 5th.

[Abe Sargent]

The 2038 Late NFL Free Agency:

Day 1 – I need cash, with 7.33 cap space, so I cut P Allen to free up 1.82 and RG rental Luchene for 3.05. Now I have free 12.19 mill with 44 on my roster.

I offer these UFAs for three mill and bonuses:

OC Maxwell Galloway, 14/60
LT Myron Gwyn, 17/48
RT Dusty Brodie, 19/43
RB Mercury Stacy, 36/49
TE Darrin Goldsby, 26/44
WR Lee Jensen, 23/41
DT Luther Rose, 34/47
WLB Courtney Eilers, 27/46
SILB Ezra Bailey, 27/43
WR Horace Jefferies, 13/25 – stud KR/PR

I end the day,

Day 2 - RB Stacy and WR Jensen join! Competition for C Galloway, TE Goldsby and OT Gwyn.

Day 3 – WR Jeffries, SILB Bailey and WLB Eilers are ours. Loads of competition for TE Goldsby, they pulled off Gwyn. I massage my offer by another 50k bonus

Day 4 – C Galloway, TE Goldsby and LT Gwyn join

Day 5 - DT Rose and RT Brodie sign

UFAs:


OC Maxwell Galloway, 14/59
LT Myron Gwyn, 17/44
RT Dusty Brodie, 12/40
RB Mercury Stacy, 37/46
TE Darrin Goldsby, 26/44
WR Lee Jensen, 21/36
DT Luther Rose, 35/46
WLB Courtney Eilers, 28/46
SILB Ezra Bailey, 28/39
WR Horace Jefferies, 13/25 – stud KR/PR

No minuses by Eilers, or TE Goldsby, drop by Bailey, Jensen, and a few others

Ready for a little training camp?

[Abe Sargent]

The 2038 NFL Preseason:

I have on my roster just 54 and cap space of 1.42. I head to camp.

Week 2 – At LA Chargers – They want a repeat of the Super Bowl cross country. We win 34-21, no injuries

Week 3 – Kansas City – They drafted a stud Qb last year at the 1.1 spot. We win 23-13 No injuries.

Week 4 – At Indianapolis – We win 19-13. No major injuries


Rookie Lookie #2:

1.10 – RB George Hutchings, Delaware, 57/67, 57/60
2.32 – OG Roy Flores, Northwestern, 28/60, 34/62
3.32 – P Kirk Suzuki, Mississippi State, 89/96, 95/95
5.32 - DE Rich Suazo, Florida State, 34/51, 42/54
6.32 - TE Chuck Izzo, Louisiana State, 27/40, 30/38
7.32 – SS Kelvin Mahaffey, Louisville, 24/40, 30/40

Hutchings busted a bit to just 60 even though he was very underrated. Flores rose a bit. Suzuki a stud. Rise by Suazo. Minor fall by TE Izzo.

UFAs:

OC Maxwell Galloway, 14/59, 20/52
LT Myron Gwyn, 17/44, 19/34
RT Dusty Brodie, 12/40, 22/36
RB Mercury Stacy, 37/46, 38/38
TE Darrin Goldsby, 26/44, 29/44
WR Lee Jensen, 21/36, 22/31
DT Luther Rose, 35/46, 41/56
WLB Courtney Eilers, 28/46, 33/45
SILB Ezra Bailey, 28/39, 26/33
WR Horace Jefferies, 13/25, 14/21 – stud KR/PR


Galloway bust, but still fine as a backup. Big bust by Gwyn, Stacy, drop by Brodie, Jensen, HUGE rise by Rose,

NT Tae fell to 50, I cut him and sign 2nd year DT Tyson Jean to his spot. 33/48

I have 54, I cut:

CB Patton

My Starting Squad:


The 2038 Carolina Panthers




There we are! As you can see, Fiste rose to 75/75, FB Kish fell to 40/42 in year 2, Kim is still starting and I refreshed, I’ll check week one to make sure Hutchings is making those carries. Parr fell to 49/49, Flores is starting at OG, DT Jean, pass rusher at DT, CB Hull rose to 53/55 and is starting, CB Cam busted to 48/48 and is nickel, SS Spencer is down to 58/58.

I forgot to see what 59/59 CB Downs wants. It’s 4 years at 49.56, current cap hit of 2.66, rise to 9.75, I have cap space after cutting Tae of 11.1. I agree

Here’s my top rookie!



If we actually use him with the right number of carries, he could be a stud, assuming he plays up to 60/60 but that’s a drop. He’s great at speed, strength, securing the ball, and 50s 60s okay In hole recog, elusive, hands, route running, and catching in traffic and endurance. Not great in blitz pickup, adjusting to the ball or defeating jammers



Here’s my best rising 2nd rounder starting for Montano Roy Flores. He’s green. His run block and pass block are both solid, and I the mid 70s or high 60 as is strength. His scheme is okay, but not the most endurant starter ever. Nice value at the back of the 2nd!!!

Let’s head to the penultimate season of the decade!!!

[Abe Sargent]

The NFL 2038 Regular Season:

Week 1 - At Atlanta – We’ll start away at the 1.1 draft pick QB just taken, 55/60 Deron Meyer. This could start being a loss. Check Week 1 to make sure that RB Hutchings is getting majority of carries. We win 21-15. 2 rush scores by RB Tracy, Hutchings was 15 the most with just 39 yards, Fiste was 17 of 29 for 238 no scores or picks, Jackson was 7 for 119. 2 picks each by CB Downs and Hull. Strip sack by Breeden he recovered, light block day.

Week 2 – Indianapolis – The Colts arrive. They were in the last few playoffs. We score little, but beat them 19-10. The blocking was good today, but Hutchings just 8 for 52, and Kim 12 for 60. We gotta stop splitting our carries or leading with Kim. Fiste is 21 fo 29 for 250 even and 1:0 hitting Jackson 10 for 106 and 1 score. Picks by Spencer and Hennessey, 0 sacks, 4 KRB by Festa, Flores and 3 by Planish.

Week 3 – Seattle – We win a shoot out, 31-29, Hutchings 8 for 43, 1 rush score, same as Kim with 26. Fiste is 24 of 29, 146 and 2:0 hitting for scores TE Izzo and Jackson, pic six by Hull for the win, just one sack, 3 Krb by Planish, light blocking day

Week 4 – At Dallas – Oh uh…we won here last year, away, can we do it again now? Yup, by a FG, 23-20. Fiste 29 of 41 for 350 even and 3:1, Wellons 6 for 102 and score, one each by Predaza and Jackson, pick by Hennessy, 1.5 sacks by Howells, 3 KB by Parr, light blocking day.

4-0!

[Abe Sargent]

Week 5 – New York Giants – We host them!! We shut them out 33-0 and have the d stats to back that up. Hutchings is 19 for 74 and his most carries yet. Fiste pulled in the 4th, but was 18 of 24 for 147 and 4:1 and Higginbotham added 7 of 8 for 51, scores b Pedraza, Wellons, Jellsion and Jeffries. FIVE picks on the day by Breeden, Downs, Hennessy, Hull and Caiden. Also strip sack by Howells rec by Hull, 3 sacks on the day but none by Breeden, 5 KRB by Festa, 3 by Flores and Garza

Week 6 – At Philadelphia – Uh oh… can we keep up the winning streak? Nope, they beat us 13-27. Fiste is clearly chasing a win and is 30 of 41 for 251 and 0:2. Ouch. That score is from a pick six by Cam, another pick b y Hennessey, just one sack, 6 KRB by Festa, 3 by Flores

Week 7 - New England - We’ve got to get this stuff back. We do and steam roll them 37-10. We don’t have as many carries by Hutchings as we need, with 6 for 39 vs Kim’s 16 for 59. Why not? Hutchings the rush score, Fiste is 29 of 37 for 347 and 3:0 with Higginbotham another TD. Pedraza is 7 for 134 and a score, Jackson 2 scores, the last by Wellons. 2 picks by Hennessey 1 by S Johnson, no sacks, 5 KRB by Garza,

Week 8 – Atlanta – Can we go 2-0 with them at home? We win a shoot out 34-32. Fiste is with a rush score and then 26 for 35, 299 and 3:1, Pedraza is 9 for 137 and 1 score 2 by Wellons, SFF by hennsee rec by Spencer, just two sacks, 3 KRB b y Planish

We are 7-1. Tampa 6-2. SF 7-0.

Stats:

Fiste – 2028, 5th best, 16:5, 2nd most
Jackson is behind Predoza
RB Hutchings – 90 for 412, 2 scores
Six picks by Hennessey, led league, 4 by Hull, 3 by Downs

[Abe Sargent]

Week 9 – Washington – We host the Commanders. We win by 14 27-13. Fiste is 16 of 22 for 211 and 1:0 Pedraza is 6 for 114, score by Kim, rush by Hutchings, FF by WR Jensen, rec for a score by OT Jackson. 2.5 sacks by Meraz, 1.5 by DE Petty, 4 KRB y Festa, Planish,

Week 10 – New Orleans – We host the rough and ready Saints. Not great. They push us all up and down the coast 28-34 but we win. Hutchings 17 for 109,his 1st 100 rush game, 1 rush TD by Kim, Fiste is an efficient 28 of 31 for 295 and 2:0. Jackson 13 for 130 and 1 score, the other by TE Goldsby. Pick SIX to win by Hennessey, 1.5 sacks by SILB Keats, 3 KRb by Festa

Week 11 – BYE!!!

Week 12 – At Tampa Bay – They are 6-3. They give us our 2nd loss of the year at 37-29. Hutchings a rush score, Fiste is 22 fo 36 for 266 and 2:2, Jackson is 8 for 186 and both scores. No TOS, just 2 sacks, 5 KRB by Garza, light elsewhere

Week 13 – Jacksonville - Uh oh. Can we get right? We win the battle of expansion cat teams rough 27-23. Hutchings is 21 for 133 and rush scores by Kim and Fiste, Fiste is a 23 of 33 for 251 and 1:2. Chasing that win, rough ratio. Pick by Cam, just one sack, 7 KRB by Festa, 5 by Planish, 4 by Garza

We are 10-2. The Bucs 7-5. SF 12-0. We won’t be getting that #1 seed this year barring a rough fall by them.

Stats:

Fiste – 3151 2nd, 22:9, 3rd,
Hutchings – 156 for 812, strong 3rd quarter, 10th most, 4 scores
Jackson is 986 and 7th, Pedraza is 11th at 874
No one with high sacks, Hennessey 7 picks

[Abe Sargent]

Week 14 – At Chicago – We thump them 43-17, nasty. Fiste is 32 of 38 for 416 and 3:0, scores by Jellison, TE Izzo and Pedraza rush ones by Kim and Jackson on a reverse, FF and rec by DE Stutts and CB Cam, light KRB day,

Week 15 – At Tennessee – We devastate them 37-12. Fite and Hutchings rush scores, Fiste Is 19 of 22 for 238 and 1:0. Jackson 11 for 112 and the score. PR RET score by Downs, picks by Cam, Keats and Hennesey, 1.5 sacks by Breeden, 3 KRB by Festa another light KRB day

Week 16 – At New Orleans – Rough…we win another shoot out 33-30. Hutchings is 18 for 101 and score by Fiste who is 27 of 31 for 257 and 2:0, scores by Goldsby, n oTOS, 1.5 sacks by Stutts. 6 KRb y Festa, 4 by Parr and Garza

Week 17 – At Houston – Uh oh… we thump CJ Stroud 38-13. Nasty. Rush score by Hutchings, Fiste is 22 of 26, 255 and 4:0, pulled for Hutchinson who is 7 for 11 for 107. Pedraza is 6 for 131 and 1 score the others by Wellons, Goldsby and Jackson. No TOS, 1.5 sacks by Petty and Stutts. 4 KRB by Festa and Planish

Heading into the final game we are 14-2 and SF 14-2 too, so if we win and they lose, we could finish in the top seed.

Week 18 – Tampa Bay – We win another shoot out, 38-35. Fiste is 29 fo 35 for 353 4:1, catching those is Wellons, Pedraza, Goldsby and Jackson. We won with a KR RET Score by Jackson. O TOs, just one sack, 3 Krb by Festa and Garza

We are 15- 2. The 49ers…lost and we have the top seed.

The 2038 NFC South:

Carolina Panthers - 15-2 – winner
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 9-7-1 – WC
Atlanta – 8-9
New Orleans Saints – 8-9

[Abe Sargent]

The 2038 NFL Playoffs:

Can we win the rough and rare back to back Super Bowl?

Wild Card Weekend:

I am rooting for the WC Cowboys over the 49ers and Commanders over Tampa Ba . I don’t care about the other.

Results:

Chiefs over Jets 34-21
Pats over Titans 30-16
Dolphins over Ravens 22-21

Just one close match, ALL WCs won, if they can off the Chargers…

49ers over Cowboys 20-9
Packers over Seahawks – 25-24
Bucs over Commanders 40-14

Nasty Bucs! Both teams I wanted out are in.

We host the Bucs.


Divisional Champ Weekend:

Can we show up against them…? Oh yes, we showed up hard and the never did, 36-16.

Hutchings 18 of 104, Fiste is 24 of 33, for 327 and 3:0, 2 scores by Goldsby 1, by Kim, Pick by Hennessey, just two sacks, 3 KRB by Flores.

Also:

49ers shut out Packers 22-0

Pats on the road against Dolphins 35-13
Chargers win 34-14 over Chiefs.

We host the 49ers.

The Conference Championship:

The Niners arrive. Can we send them home losers? We do, in a low scoring 17-13 game. Home field!

2 rush scores by Kim, Fiste is 22 f 27 for 258 and Jackson 9 of 113, pick by Spencer, just one sack, 3 KRB by Parr…weird.

Also the Chargers knocked out New England 38-10 and just nailed them. That sets up a repeat of last year’s Super Bowl! Can we win then too?


The 2038 NFL Super Bowl:

Your AFC Champions 14-3 #1 Seed San Diego Chargers


Vs


Your NFC Champion 15-2 #1 Seed Carolina Panthers


Can we get the ROUGH back to back Super Bowl win against the nasty Chargers? Or will they get revenge from last year’s Super Bowl to win? Let’s find out at the same time…

They get revenge in a CLOSE 30-29.

Rush score by Kim, Fiste is 26 of 38, 2:1, Jackson is 9 for 120 and 1 score the other by Pedraza, no TOs, just one sack, but by Breeden, 6 KRB by Planish,