Fixing the Dolphins: FOF2k7 Quick Dynasty

[larrymcg421]

Week 17 - Miami 20, Buffalo 14

Robinson stuns the Bills with two long TD passes in the first 2 minutes of the game, and the Dolphins coast to victory. Wesley had 296 yards and 2 TD's, while Shiver broke the 1,000 yard mark with only 217 carries on the year. Baltimore wins, so we don't get home field advantage, but we still get a first round bye.

[larrymcg421]

Won't be able to do playoffs until Sunday, but this was a fun season!

[Ragone]

Hows old Brian Brohm done outta curiousity?

[larrymcg421]

Brohm has had a good career. He's 8th on the total wins list. Unfortuantely, he has not been able to win a Superbowl yet. Here's his player card..

[larrymcg421]

2019 Playoffs - Divisional Round
Jacksonville at Miami

We got off to a terrible start in this one. The Jaguars raced to a 21-0 lead on 3 TD passes from Greg Winslett (I hate him!). Meanwhile, our first four drives started off Punt, Punt, INT, Fumble. Finally, we got on the board when Wesley Robinson found backup WR Gilbert Small for a 26 yard TD right before the half.

The momentum kept swinging our way in the 2nd half. Wesley directed a 9 play, 86 yard drive that ended in his own 3 yard TD run. Now we were just one score down. The defense played inspired football, forcing Jacksonville to punt on 7 consecutive drives. We finally tied it up late in the 4th quarter on a Leo Sharkey TD run. It was now 21-21 and after we pinned them at their own 3, it looked liek things were headed to OT. But Winslett completed passes of 12, 9, 22, and 6 yards to get in position for a 56 yard FG try. With 8 seconds left, the kick sailed through the uprights and our season was over.

Notable stats:
QB Wesley Robinson: 28-41 for 338 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
WR Gilbert Small: 6 catches, 101 yards, 1 TD
OLB Archie O' Donnell: 10 Tackles, 5 Assists

[DolphinFan1]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

2019 Playoffs - Divisional Round
Jacksonville at Miami

We got off to a terrible start in this one. The Jaguars raced to a 21-0 lead on 3 TD passes from Greg Winslett (I hate him!). Meanwhile, our first four drives started off Punt, Punt, INT, Fumble. Finally, we got on the board when Wesley Robinson found backup WR Gilbert Small for a 26 yard TD right before the half.

The momentum kept swinging our way in the 2nd half. Wesley directed a 9 play, 86 yard drive that ended in his own 3 yard TD run. Now we were just one score down. The defense played inspired football, forcing Jacksonville to punt on 7 consecutive drives. We finally tied it up late in the 4th quarter on a Leo Sharkey TD run. It was now 21-21 and after we pinned them at their own 3, it looked liek things were headed to OT. But Winslett completed passes of 12, 9, 22, and 6 yards to get in position for a 56 yard FG try. With 8 seconds left, the kick sailed through the uprights and our season was over.

Notable stats:
QB Wesley Robinson: 28-41 for 338 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
WR Gilbert Small: 6 catches, 101 yards, 1 TD
OLB Archie O' Donnell: 10 Tackles, 5 Assists

I hate it when the computer AI seems to hit every meaningful FG against you. It happens to me all the time. If this wasn't a solecismic game, I would blame it on the catch up bug.

[larrymcg421]

2019 Summary for Miami Dolphins
   
Year                2019                                      
Record              13-4                                      
Winning Pct.        .764                                      
All-Time            122-102                                   
Winning Pct.        .544                                      
Playoffs            11-6                                      
Playoff Visits      7                                         
Bowl Wins           1                                         
Head Coach          Blaine Begian                             
Record              131-94                                    
Winning Pct.        .582                                      
Off. Coord.         S. Stone                                  
Def. Coord.         J. Santana                                
   
Miami Dolphins          Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         26.6      20          
Rushing Yards           120.4     10          
Yards Per Carry         4.52      4           
Pass Attempts           31.6      20 (T)      
Completions             20.4      16          
Completion Pct.         64.6      7           
Passing Yards           233.1     10          
Yards Per Attempt       7.39      8           
Yards Per Catch         11.44     11          
Total Yardage Gained    335.4     8           
3rd Down Conversions    34.2      21          
Points Per Game         22.6      7           
Pass Rush Pct.          7.8       7 (T)       
Pass Defense Pct.       66.9      18 (T)      
Turnovers               33        26          
Turnover Margin         -2        21 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         26.0      10          
Rushing Yards           81.9      1           
Yards Per Carry         3.15      1           
Pass Attempts           34.6      25          
Completions             21.1      24 (T)      
Completion Pct.         61.0      17 (T)      
Passing Yards           231.5     24          
Yards Per Attempt       6.69      20          
Yards Per Catch         10.96     18          
Total Yardage Gained    294.8     7           
3rd Down Conversions    34.8      14          
Points Per Game         15.8      5           
Pass Rush Pct.          5.8       5           
Pass Defense Pct.       69.1      20 (T)      
Turnovers               31        6 (T)       
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     17    NED           7       
2     31    DAL           0       
3     21    TEN           10      
4     38    at CIN        7       
5     24    at BUF        23      
6     35    at CLE        24      
7     14    PIT           10      
9     31    at NED        20      
10    25    BAL           52      
11    21    NJY           10      
12    17    at PHI        15      
13    27    at OAK        3       
14    15    NYK           9       
15    17    at NJY        30      
16    9     at WAS        19      
17    20    BUF           14      
$$CS  21    JAX           24      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
14 W. Robinson          QB    497   321   3617  7.28  23    19    85.7    
**Team                  ---   505   326   3730  7.39  24    20    86.0    
$$Opp                   ---   554   338   3704  6.69  13    19    74.3    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
31 S. Shiver            RB    217   1058  4.88  8     3       
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36 L. Sharkey           RB    160   688   4.30  10    1       
14 W. Robinson          QB    45    162   3.60  2     14      
**Team                  ---   426   1927  4.52  20    28      
$$Opp                   ---   416   1311  3.15  9     23      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
83 J. Dillon            WR    119   64    956   14.94 8.03  14    7       
81 O. Pritchett         WR    78    49    567   11.57 7.27  5     4       
84 K. Netter            TE    69    47    536   11.40 7.77  2     3       
80 H. Stiegler          TE    35    27    323   11.96 9.23  0     3       
86 G. Small             WR    55    27    362   13.41 6.58  2     1       
42 E. Garcia            FB    26    25    74    2.96  2.85  0     0       
88 F. Rock              WR    45    25    374   14.96 8.31  3     3       
31 S. Shiver            RB    20    18    78    4.33  3.90  0     1       
85 M. Cecava            WR    25    18    292   16.22 11.68 1     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
97 C. McNiven           ILB   135   39    2.0   2     1     4     72.7    
98 C. Compton           OLB   96    31    0.0   2     3     6     75.1    
28 E. Jarvis            S     91    35    0.0   0     5     4     81.4    
24 C. Denham            S     54    16    0.0   0     2     11    81.8    
46 D. Hawkins           CB    41    7     0.0   0     0     3     72.5    
54 B. Schroeder         OLB   39    21    0.0   0     1     2     76.3    
71 B. Craig             DT    35    13    7.5   11    0     1     82.5    
44 T. Bronson           CB    35    6     0.0   0     0     8     76.3    
93 S. Prescott          DT    31    15    10.5  9     0     0     80.4    
45 R. Hasting           CB    31    10    0.0   0     4     9     83.4    
78 G. Sellers           DT    29    20    5.5   10    0     0     82.5    
95 L. Winslett          DE    29    15    9.0   16    0     1     82.5    
39 J. Brown             S     28    8     1.0   4     0     1     73.4    
90 B. Shields           DE    17    3     5.0   2     0     0     82.0    
76 D. Druckenmiller     DE    17    7     2.5   7     0     0     81.2    
49 R. Puppe             CB    17    7     0.0   0     0     1     74.7    
99 A. O'Donnell         OLB   16    4     0.0   0     0     1     75.1

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by DolphinFan1

I hate it when the computer AI seems to hit every meaningful FG against you. It happens to me all the time. If this wasn't a solecismic game, I would blame it on the catch up bug.

It's just the Ronnie Brown curse coming back to bite me. Ever since I released him and he signed with the Jags, they've been a thorn in my side. They have beaten me more than any other non-AFC East team.

[DolphinFan1]

I hear you.

BTW, I sent you a PM.

[larrymcg421]

2019 Regular Season Standings
   
  AC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Baltimore               13  3   0   .813  411   272   10-2    4-2       
Cleveland               10  6   0   .625  348   309   7-5     3-3       
Pittsburgh              9   7   0   .563  342   250   6-6     3-3       
Cincinnati              5   11  0   .313  316   422   3-9     2-4       
   
  AC South              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Jacksonville            8   8   0   .500  337   335   6-6     4-2       
Indianapolis            7   9   0   .438  269   318   6-6     4-2       
Tennessee               6   10  0   .375  252   319   6-6     3-3       
Houston                 6   10  0   .375  252   220   4-8     1-5       
   
  AC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Miami                   13  3   0   .813  362   253   10-2    5-1       
New Jersey              10  6   0   .625  333   252   7-5     3-3       
New England             7   9   0   .438  258   321   4-8     2-4       
Buffalo                 6   10  0   .375  298   333   4-8     2-4       
   
  AC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
San Diego               11  5   0   .688  379   334   9-3     4-2       
Kansas City             7   9   0   .438  273   283   7-5     5-1       
Oakland                 6   10  0   .375  240   426   5-7     2-4       
Denver                  4   12  0   .250  272   307   2-10    1-5       
   
  NC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Detroit                 12  4   0   .750  443   290   8-4     6-0       
Green Bay               9   6   1   .594  402   343   6-5-1   3-3       
Minnesota               8   8   0   .500  330   294   6-6     1-5       
Chicago                 6   10  0   .375  260   369   4-8     2-4       
   
  NC South              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Carolina                13  3   0   .813  414   282   10-2    4-2       
Atlanta                 10  6   0   .625  343   293   8-4     5-1       
New Orleans             9   7   0   .563  309   315   5-7     1-5       
Tampa Bay               6   10  0   .375  288   316   4-8     2-4       
   
  NC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Dallas                  11  5   0   .688  370   294   10-2    5-1       
Washington              10  6   0   .625  345   239   6-6     3-3       
New York                4   12  0   .250  268   353   4-8     1-5       
Philadelphia            3   13  0   .188  296   428   3-9     3-3       
   
  NC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
San Francisco           9   7   0   .563  309   303   7-5     4-2       
Seattle                 7   8   1   .469  333   360   6-5-1   4-2       
Arizona                 5   11  0   .313  275   376   5-7     2-4       
St. Louis               5   11  0   .313  227   345   3-9     2-4

Playoffs
Cleveland 26, San Diego 9
Jacksonville 20, NY Jets 7
Dallas 16, Washington 13
San Francisco 29, Atlanta 10

Jacksonville 24, Miami 21
Baltimore 34, Cleveland 6
Dallas 24, Detroit 21
Carolina 35, San Francisco 7

Jacksonville 31, Baltimore 16
Carolina 16, Dallas 3

Carolina 27, Jacksonville 3

League MVP: QB Preston Davison, Carolina
Superbowl MVP: QB Preston Davison, Carolina

Dolphins Award Winners..
1st Team Safety: Ernie Jarvis
2nd Team Tight End: Kerry Netter

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by DolphinFan1

I hear you.

BTW, I sent you a PM.

Got your PM. I'll be checking it out!

[larrymcg421]

Offseason Notes:

*No Dolphins retire this year.

*Philip Rivers, Jason Campbell, Jeff Samardzija, Dwayne Jarrett, Eric Winston, Joe Thomas, D'Brikashaw Ferguson, Lawrence Tynes, Stephen Gostkowski, Justin Harrell, Michael Griffin, and Brandon Merriweather are among this year's retirees

*16 real life players are left. Among them is Matt Leinart, who has suffered the dreaded Repetitive Concussion Syndrome and is out for 90 weeks.

*Ben Roethlisberger will begin his 17th season. He now knows every single formation and has won one additional Superbowl ring (on top of the one he won in real life.) He has stayed loyal to the Steelers every year and has shown amazing consistency by never dropping below 80 for QB rating.

*Legendary Head Coach Blaine Begian signs another 3 year contract, as do both of his assistants.

*I haven't used the franchise tag in a long time, but this year I use it for TE Kerry Netter. He's only starting his 6th year and came off a terrific season.

*DE Lester Winslett gets the Summer League invite.

[larrymcg421]

*I renegotiate and extend deals with QB Wesley Robinson, TE Kerry Netter, S Ernie Jarvis, MLB Chuck McNiven, G Arnold Ellard, and P Riddick Chapman.

*New Dolphins signees include...

T Barry Coleman - Will be a good Tackle to shore up depth on the line. Doesn't have a good Sack%, but is a decent run blocker.

K Cory Numbers - A little stronger leg than Moln, but essentially the same.

S Pat Lilja - A good young backup who could eventually be a starter.

MLB Kennedy Bernstein - Only 3 years of experience, but still shows good potential. Will get time to develop in backup role.

C Bernie Shaw - I let longtime Center Lenny Speers go. Shaw here is a youngster with good potential. He will have to step up qiockly and start unless I find someone bette rin late FA.

Not a very active FA period, but there wasn't much available. Hopefully, late FA will have some better options.

[larrymcg421]

The draft...

1(29) - QB Vernon Gunn, NW Missouri State
It's time to start looking for a QB for the future. I don't think Ferrer is the answer. Gunn is very smart, is already 43% developed, and has superb scrambling ability.

2(30) - RB Korey Lynn, Youngstown State
I always skimp on RB's, but it's time to get a reliable guy back there. Lynn is 63% developed, very underrated, and has great elusiveness.

3(29) - OLB Colin Goldsmith, Rutgers
Has terrific all around potential. Could start immediately.

4(30) - DE Brett Hernandez, Florida State
I desperately need a #2 DE. So desperately that I'm willing to take a guy from Florida State.

5(29) - DE Glen Logan, Oregon State
Probably better than Hernandez. Logan was underrated with his low endurance, but has high potential elsewhere.

6(30) - OLB Donald Hardy, Illinois
Could be a good run stopper if he develops. Will definitely be a project.

7(29) - WR Dan Moss, Michigan
Has the best potential of this draft class. A big plus is he's very good at returning kicks and punts.

[larrymcg421]

Late Free Agency

*We had a shot at a pretty good WR, but he signed witht he Packers instead. This maks us incredibly thin at the WR position. Our 7th round draft pick will be the #4 WR.

*We sign TE Rob Kelley to a 5 year, $20 million deal. He's a pass catching Tight End that fits perfectly into our scheme. TE Kerry Netter, the 2nd Team TE. This woudl be our only successful signing (other than undrafted rookie's) in th elate FA stage.

[larrymcg421]

For the first time in this dynasty, I will be using the gameplan philosophy I discussed in the strategy forum.

Here is this year's roster, which is one of the worst we've had in a while...

  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Robinson, Wesley        14  QB    QB    12   47                47                2 yrs
Ferrer, Will            13  QB          9    24                59                1 yr.
Gunn, Vernon            1   QB          1    21                46                4 yrs

It's still Wesley's team. I never really gave Ferrer a chance to develop, but he's in his 9th year now and it's useless to try and develop him at this point. Gunn isn't what I was looking for.

##Shiver, Sammie        31  RB          8    28                28                1 yr.
Sharkey, Leo            36  RB          3    32                43                1 yr.
Lynn, Korey             27  RB    RB    1    41                52                3 yrs
McDonald, Henry         25  FB          4    34                34                1 yr.
Blackburn, Benjamin     43  FB    FB    3    23                39                1 yr.

I have high hopes for rookie Korey Lynn. I'm dead at the FB position, but there is a solution, as you see below.

##Stiegler, Howard      80  TE          9    41                41                1 yr.
Netter, Kerry           84  TE          6    62                62                5 yrs
Kelley, Rob             89  TE    TE    5    71                71                5 yrs

TE Netter is moved to the FB spot to make way for new starter Kelley. Netter only loses experience in the switch, but he will start the whole year and should get it back.

Dillon, Juan            83  FL    FL    9    57                57                2 yrs
Cecava, Marshall        85  FL    SE    2    35                50                2 yrs
Rock, Fido              88  SE          3    29                43                1 yr.
Pritchett, Otis         81  SE          2    30                45                1 yr.
Moss, Dan               87  SE          1    16                55                3 yrs

We're a long way from the days of Calvin Johnson. Dillon is a good, solid consistent receiver. After that, it gets ugly. Last year's 7th round pick Cecava put up two 100 yard games before going down with an ACL tear. Can he get it back? He will get a chance to start but will be pushed by this year's 7th round pick Dan Moss.

Shaw, Bernie            50  C     C     3    29                51                2 yrs
Sanders, Justin         56  C           1    18                57                1 yr.
Ellard, Arnold          69  LG    LG    6    53                53                4 yrs
Dotson, Howard          70  LG          6    53                53                1 yr.
Stansberry, J.C.        72  RG    RG    6    52                52                2 yrs
##Maloney, Dusty        60  RG          2    29                52                3 yrs
##Joseph, Donovan       66  RG          1    18                56                1 yr.
Hutton, Seth            68  LT          10   44                44                1 yr.
Reid, Jeffrey           77  RT          7    47                47                1 yr.
Coleman, Barry          73  RT    RT    6    53                53                2 yrs
##Alderson, Lincoln     64  RT          3    29                46                1 yr.
Zlotnik, Jamal          61  RT    LT    2    48                48                2 yrs

Untested youth at the Center position wi ll give me problems this season. The rest of the line is solid, if unspectacular.

Chapman, Riddick        3   P           7    67                67                2 yrs
Numbers, Cory           6   K           7    54                54                1 yr.

Chapman is a great distance punter. Numbers is a very accurate kicker with a weak leg.

Winslett, Lester        95  LDE   LDE   2    46                66                4 yrs
Lane, Tito              79  RDE         3    32                44                2 yrs
Hernandez, Brett        94  RDE         1    20                47                4 yrs
Logan, Glen             75  RDE   RDE   1    23                49                3 yrs
Prescott, Stanley       93  LDT         10   50                50                2 yrs
Craig, Burt             71  LDT   LDT   6    69                69                4 yrs
Clavell, Leon           96  LDT         3    28                42                1 yr.
Sellers, Greg           78  RDT   RDT   6    56                56                4 yrs

The strongest part of my team this year. Winslett is a beast and I'm loaded at DT. Two rookies will compete for the #2 DE spot.

McNiven, Chuck          97  MLB   MLB   12   52                52                2 yrs
Bernstein, Kennedy      53  MLB         3    43                52                2 yrs
Compton, Corey          98  SLB   SLB   7    45                45                3 yrs
Burks, Dusty            59  WLB         3    28                45                2 yrs
Goldsmith, Colin        57  WLB   WLB   1    22                50                3 yrs
##Hardy, Donald         52  WLB         1    16                48                3 yrs

Run stopping specialist McNiven is 4th on the career Tackles list. Bernstein will spell him this year in zone coverage situations, where McNiven has struggled for years. The OLB situation is noot very good.

Hawkins, Donny          46  LCB   RCB   7    45                45                4 yrs
Bronson, Tom            44  LCB         4    39                39                1 yr.
##Guthrie, Myron        33  LCB         1    29                50                1 yr.
Puppe, Richard          49  RCB         3    32                46                1 yr.
Hasting, Roger          45  RCB   LCB   3    59                59                2 yrs
Jarvis, Ernie           28  SS    SS    9    59                59                3 yrs
Lilja, Pat              22  SS          5    40                52                1 yr.
Denham, Courtney        24  FS    FS    10   64                64                2 yrs
Brown, John             39  FS          5    44                44                1 yr.

To run my gameplan, I need a good secondary. This isn't a great one, but it is pretty deep. Hasting is a good #1 CB, and the Safeties are terrific.

[larrymcg421]

Week 1 - NY Jets 26, Miami 17

Wesley puts up 349 yards of offense, but is picked off 4 times. Thsi is somethign that hurt us quite a bit last year. Hopefully he can get it together. We clearly outplayed the Jets and could have beat them easily with fewer turnovers.

[larrymcg421]

Week 2 - San Francisco 24, Miami 9

The lone bright spot here is Marshall Cecava, who had 100 yards on 7 catches. Everything else was ugly. We have 2 CB's out for 7 weeks and several other players banged up. This looks like it's going to be a miserable season.

[larrymcg421]

Week 3 - Jacksonville 37, Miami 20

Jacksonville terrorizes me once again. Wesley has 323 yards, but it took 51 attempts for him to do so. Cecava and Dillon are doing a good job at the WR spot, but the rest of the team can barely find the field, much less do anything worthwhile on it.

[larrymcg421]

Week 4 - Buffalo 36, Miami 35

Ferrer gets his first start of the season and throws for 310 yards. Denham's 4th quarter INT return put us up 35-20, but Buffalo came roaring back. With 25 seconds left, they hit a 47 yard FG for the victory.

[larrymcg421]

Week 5 - Miami 13, San Diego 0

We win our first game of the season, but it's nothing to get too crazy about, since it was previously winless San Diego we beat. The running game shined in this one, as Lynn and Sharkey combined for 37 carries for 155 yards and we controlled the clock for 37 minutes.

[larrymcg421]

Week 6 - Miami 23, Denver 0

The team seems to be coming t ogether under the leadership of Will Ferrer. We post our 2nd straight shut out and this one was against 3-1 Denver. Ferrer had a solid day by going 13-21 for 226 yards and a TD. The defense only allowed 162 total yards from the Broncos.

[larrymcg421]

Week 7 - Bye Week

Haag update: He's sitting as a backup in Washington and is attitude is "Livid". He still has 2 years left on his contract. He might retire before ever seeing the field again.

Young update: Young is struggling in what coudl be his final season. The Lions are 1-5 and he's thrown 8 TD's with 7 INT's so far.

[larrymcg421]

Week 8 - Miami 28, Kansas City 17

And this week, we beat 5-1 Kansas City for our 3rd victory in a row. Ferrer had 243 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT, and threw 2 TD passes in the 4th quarter for the comeback victory. Ernie Jarvis and Roger Hasting had 2 INT's each.

[larrymcg421]

Week 9 - Miami 27, Oakland 17

Winless Oakland was no match for us. Their legendary WR Calvin Stargell (who just passed Calvin Johnson in the career records list) had a big game as expected with 116 yards and 2 TD. However, we were able to come up with 4 INT's for the 2nd week in a row. Ferrer was a very efficient 22-29 for 233 yards and 2 TD.

[larrymcg421]

Week 10 - Miami 20, New England 17

Ferrer had a huge day, going 33-44 for 338 yards and 1 TD, with 0 INT. TE Rob Kelley and WR Juan Dillon both went over 100 yards receiving, and the pass defense had 3 picks this week. That's 11 INT's over the last 3 games.

Now at 5-4, we have a good shot at the playoffs. The AFC East title will be tough, as the Jets are 7-2 with a tiebreaker edge.

[larrymcg421]

Week 11 - Miami 14, NY Jets 9

We win a nailbiter a gainst the Jets to put us in contention for the AFC East title. Ferrer struggled in this one, but Sharkey and Lynn combined for 140 rushing yards, and the DL came up with two huge sacks on the Jets last drive.

[larrymcg421]

Week 12 - Miami 31, Arizona 17

The opportunistic secondary strikes again. Backup Safety John Brown breaks a tie int he 2nd half by returning an INT 66 yards for a TD. Ferrer would finish the Cardinals off with a TD pass to converted FB Kerry Netter, who is having an outstanding season. This is our 7th win in a row!

[larrymcg421]

Week 13 - Miami 31, Baltimore 27

Make it 8 in a row as we beat a tough Baltimore team. Highlights of this one include TE Rob Kelley's 22 yard catch which turned into a 72 yard TD. Marshall Cecava returned a kickoff for a 91 yard TD. Baltimore scored with 3:44 left on a 15 yard TD pass. Ferrer quickly answered, driving us 79 yards in only 1:36, and Sharkey ran for a 5 yard TD run to win the game.

[larrymcg421]

Week 14 - Miami 34, St. Louis 27

Ferrer has another terrific game, going 29-37 for 338 yards and 3 TD's. Once again he was great in the 4th quarter, where he threw 2 TD passes in the last 7 minutes for the comeback victory.

The Ferrer story is a great one. A former 1st round pick, he was clearly seen as a bust, only starting 10 games (and playign badly in them) over his first 8 years. In his 9th season, he now has a QB rating of 103.4 for #2 in the league.

Another great story is the AFC East. The Dolphins, Jets, and Bills are all tied at 9-4.

[larrymcg421]

Week 15 - Miami 45, Buffalo 21

A big divisional win in a dominating way. Korey Lynn ran for a career high 157 yards and 2 TD's, backup Leo Sharkey had 71 yards on 17 carries for a 228 yard rushing total this week. We controlled the clock for 37 minutes and outgained the Bills 459-279.

[larrymcg421]

Week 16 - Seattle 31, Miami 23

All streaks come to an end eventually. We fell down to a 31-7 hole and this time it was too much to come back from. Seattle QB Joseph Sawyer completed 17 of 19 passes against us and Ferrer threw 2 costly picks. Robinson came in late and almost led us to a comeback but our final drive stalled on downs at midfield.

Next week is crucial. We still have not even clinched a wildcard spot. Buffalo and Baltimore are both 9-6. To win the AFC East will require a Dolphins win and Jets loss.

[larrymcg421]

Time to resurrect this dynasty and hopefully give the Dolphins some good karma heading into the 2007 season...


Week 17 - Miami 38, New England 14


After an even contest through 3 quarters of play that left the game tied 14-14, we exploded for 24 points in the 4th, thanks mostly to our defense. The longest drive during that quarter was 32 yards. Also, the Jets lost, leaving us with the AFC East title.

[larrymcg421]

Conference Semifinals - Kansas City 31, Miami 10

Not the way I wanted a dream season to end. We started out 0-4, and then won 11 of our final 12 games to win another division title. But we just couldn't stop the Chiefs offense. QB Keith Bierce completed 19 of 22 passes for 313 yards and 3 TD's. Will Ferrer had a rough outing and could not keep up.

[larrymcg421]

2020 Summary for Miami Dolphins
   
Year                2020                                      
Record              11-6                                      
Winning Pct.        .647                                      
All-Time            133-107                                   
Winning Pct.        .554                                      
Playoffs            11-7                                      
Playoff Visits      8                                         
Bowl Wins           1                                         
Head Coach          Blaine Begian                             
Record              142-100                                   
Winning Pct.        .586                                      
Off. Coord.         S. Stone                                  
Def. Coord.         J. Santana                                
   
Miami Dolphins          Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         27.3      19          
Rushing Yards           121.6     14          
Yards Per Carry         4.46      5           
Pass Attempts           35.2      8           
Completions             24.0      1           
Completion Pct.         68.2      1           
Passing Yards           261.0     4           
Yards Per Attempt       7.42      7           
Yards Per Catch         10.88     17          
Total Yardage Gained    371.0     2           
3rd Down Conversions    45.5      2           
Points Per Game         25.5      3           
Pass Rush Pct.          7.2       15 (T)      
Pass Defense Pct.       68.7      13 (T)      
Turnovers               27        17 (T)      
Turnover Margin         +3        11 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         25.3      7 (T)       
Rushing Yards           88.1      1           
Yards Per Carry         3.49      2           
Pass Attempts           32.8      19          
Completions             20.1      16          
Completion Pct.         61.1      14          
Passing Yards           244.3     31          
Yards Per Attempt       7.44      29          
Yards Per Catch         12.17     32          
Total Yardage Gained    317.1     16          
3rd Down Conversions    35.9      13          
Points Per Game         20.0      15          
Pass Rush Pct.          5.5       3           
Pass Defense Pct.       62.0      5           
Turnovers               30        8 (T)       
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     17    at NJY        26      
2     9     at SFO        24      
3     20    at JAX        37      
4     35    BUF           36      
5     13    at SDO        0       
6     23    DEN           0       
8     28    at KCY        17      
9     27    OAK           17      
10    20    at NED        17      
11    14    NJY           9       
12    31    ARI           17      
13    31    BAL           27      
14    34    at STL        27      
15    45    at BUF        21      
16    23    SEA           31      
17    38    NED           14      
$$CS  10    KCY           31      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
13 W. Ferrer            QB    397   282   3099  7.81  21    12    98.8    
14 W. Robinson          QB    166   102   1077  6.49  5     6     75.3    
**Team                  ---   563   384   4176  7.42  26    18    91.9    
$$Opp                   ---   525   321   3908  7.44  24    22    81.8    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
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27 K. Lynn              RB    235   1077  4.58  7     4       
36 L. Sharkey           RB    163   696   4.27  10    1       
**Team                  ---   436   1945  4.46  17    19      
$$Opp                   ---   404   1409  3.49  8     25      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
85 M. Cecava            WR    107   74    935   12.64 8.74  4     2       
83 J. Dillon            WR    116   72    1061  14.74 9.15  6     7       
89 R. Kelley            TE    70    49    660   13.47 9.43  2     4       
88 F. Rock              WR    69    44    432   9.82  6.26  1     2       
84 K. Netter            FB    45    37    288   7.78  6.40  1     2       
87 D. Moss              WR    64    37    380   10.27 5.94  3     3       
80 H. Stiegler          TE    34    27    236   8.74  6.94  2     3       
27 K. Lynn              RB    26    20    66    3.30  2.54  1     2       
36 L. Sharkey           RB    22    17    94    5.53  4.27  2     1       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
28 E. Jarvis            S     92    37    0.0   0     5     9     81.8    
97 C. McNiven           ILB   85    32    2.0   2     0     2     75.3    
98 C. Compton           OLB   63    22    3.0   0     3     4     79.0    
24 C. Denham            S     51    17    1.0   0     1     8     77.1    
71 B. Craig             DT    48    21    6.0   7     0     0     80.6    
57 C. Goldsmith         OLB   46    18    0.5   0     1     2     71.9    
78 G. Sellers           DT    44    14    6.0   8     0     0     80.7    
45 R. Hasting           CB    36    12    0.0   2     5     12    86.0    
33 M. Guthrie           CB    36    10    0.0   0     2     3     76.9    
95 L. Winslett          DE    31    7     11.5  25    0     0     80.9    
53 K. Bernstein         ILB   30    12    1.0   3     0     1     77.6    
39 J. Brown             S     26    6     0.0   0     2     2     80.4    
59 D. Burks             OLB   25    6     0.5   0     0     0     67.5    
49 R. Puppe             CB    25    4     0.0   0     0     2     76.8    
93 S. Prescott          DT    17    7     1.5   4     0     0     80.0    
44 T. Bronson           CB    16    3     0.0   0     2     1     78.9

[larrymcg421]

2020 Regular Season Standings
   
  AC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Cleveland               12  4   0   .750  397   251   9-3     5-1       
Cincinnati              9   6   1   .594  325   308   6-5-1   3-3       
Baltimore               9   7   0   .563  334   348   7-5     3-3       
Pittsburgh              6   10  0   .375  265   362   4-8     1-5       
   
  AC South              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Jacksonville            10  6   0   .625  427   318   8-4     3-3       
Indianapolis            7   9   0   .438  301   360   7-5     5-1       
Houston                 7   9   0   .438  280   328   4-8     2-4       
Tennessee               6   10  0   .375  332   443   6-6     2-4       
   
  AC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Miami                   11  5   0   .688  408   320   9-3     4-2       
New Jersey              10  6   0   .625  374   356   8-4     4-2       
Buffalo                 10  6   0   .625  415   322   7-5     4-2       
New England             5   11  0   .313  297   346   3-9     0-6       
   
  AC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Kansas City             10  6   0   .625  324   205   8-4     5-1       
Denver                  7   8   1   .469  300   323   5-6-1   3-3       
San Diego               5   11  0   .313  259   380   4-8     4-2       
Oakland                 1   15  0   .063  162   397   0-12    0-6       
   
  NC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Chicago                 11  5   0   .688  405   328   7-5     4-2       
Green Bay               10  6   0   .625  375   262   8-4     5-1       
Minnesota               7   8   1   .469  324   358   4-7-1   2-3-1     
Detroit                 3   12  1   .219  269   401   1-10-1  0-5-1     
   
  NC South              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
New Orleans             11  5   0   .688  399   296   9-3     4-2       
Carolina                11  5   0   .688  385   259   8-4     4-2       
Tampa Bay               7   9   0   .438  247   257   5-7     2-4       
Atlanta                 6   10  0   .375  270   306   3-9     2-4       
   
  NC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Washington              11  5   0   .688  341   258   8-4     4-2       
Dallas                  8   8   0   .500  343   314   7-5     4-2       
New York                8   8   0   .500  363   309   6-6     3-3       
Philadelphia            3   13  0   .188  275   404   3-9     1-5       
   
  NC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
San Francisco           13  3   0   .813  323   247   9-3     5-1       
Seattle                 9   7   0   .563  341   286   7-5     2-4       
St. Louis               7   9   0   .438  323   400   7-5     3-3       
Arizona                 4   12  0   .250  304   435   3-9     2-4

Playoffs

Buffalo 27, Jacksonville 3
Kansas City 21, NY Jets 17
Carolina 28, Chicago 21
Washington 24, Green Bay 14

Cleveland 21, Buffalo 17
Kansas City 31, Miami 10
New Orleans 34, Washington 10
Carolina 21, San Francisco 14

Kansas City 21, Cleveland 14
Carolina 33, New Orleans 7

Carolina 14, Kansas City 10

League MVP: QB Greg Winslett, Jacksonville
Superbowl MVP: QB Dexter Porter, Carolina

Dolphins Award Winners
1st Team TE: Rob Kelley
1st Team S: Ernie Jarvis

[larrymcg421]

Offseason Notes

*No Dolphins retirees. Yay!

*Notable league wide retirees include QB Matt Leinart, QB Carson Palmer, QB Jay Cutler, QB Eli Manning, QB Ben Roethlisberger, QB Alex Smith, T Levi Brown.

*The only real life players still left are P Daniel Sepulveda, QB Brady Quinn, QB Vince Young, T Justin Blalock, QB Drew Stanton, QB Brian Brohm, and QB Tyler Palko.

*No staff changes this offseason.

*This could be a dumb move, but I'm letting QB Will Ferrer and WR Juan Dillon to test the free agent waters this season. They're both 10th year players and I don't feel like paying their franchise tag,

*I send last year's 7th round pick WR Dan Moss to the summer league.

[larrymcg421]

Free Agency - 2021

Week 2

Two big signings this week. I stole RJ Maxwell from the Jets. He's very good RB that they weren't using him properly. He has a 4 year career YPC of 4.66 including a career best of 5.35 last year.
I also got S Bryce Downs to help shore up depth in my aging secondary. He's a terrific run stopper.

Week 3

More great news! Both QB Will Ferrer and WR Juan Dillon stay with the team without much fuss. Dillon actually took less money to stay with us.

Week 4

HUGE signing. OLB Charles Mcneill is a 6th year player amazing pass rush and pass coverage skills.

Week 5

I sign MLB Dwayne Cebelak, a splendid run stopper who can lay some punishing hits. The idiot Bills didn't even start this guy. He's a 70/70 and they let him languish on the bench for 6 years.

Week 8

My final pickup is DE Jack Gray, a pass rushing specialist who will probably start this year. I will have to look for a decent run defender next year.

[larrymcg421]

Late Free Agency

The only thing going on in Late FA were some veteran holduts. One of them was MLB Chuck McNiven, who wants a raise of $1 million this year and an extension for next year. He's been a great player for us but I just can't do it. He gets released.

All my rookies are signed without problem and I fill out the roster with backups at FB and TE.

[larrymcg421]

And here are your 2021 Miami Dolphins...

  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Ferrer, Will            13  QB    QB    10   29                55                3 yrs
Robinson, Wesley        14  QB          13   47                47                1 yr.
Gunn, Vernon            1   QB          2    25                45                3 yrs
Maxwell, R.J.           35  RB    RB    5    58                58                2 yrs
Lynn, Korey             27  RB          2    40                49                2 yrs
Netter, Kerry           84  FB    FB    7    36                52                4 yrs
McDonald, Henry         25  FB          5    26                26                1 yr.
Kelley, Rob             89  TE    TE    6    69                69                4 yrs
Ballard, Tracy          82  TE          10   38                38                1 yr.
Dillon, Juan            83  FL    FL    10   57                57                2 yrs
Connell, Todd           34  FL    SE    1    14                55                4 yrs
Cecava, Marshall        85  FL          3    38                38                1 yr.
Pritchett, Keith        86  FL          1    22                51                4 yrs
Moss, Dan               87  SE          2    29                50                2 yrs
Shields, Dana           54  C     C     5    51                51                4 yrs
Shaw, Bernie            50  C           4    31                49                1 yr.
Taylor, Kim             68  LG    LG    6    54                54                2 yrs
Ellard, Arnold          69  LG          7    53                53                3 yrs
Greene, Walt            67  LG          1    18                44                3 yrs
Stansberry, J.C.        72  RG    RG    7    52                52                3 yrs
##Maloney, Dusty        60  RG          3    26                38                2 yrs
Rivera, Nicky           76  LT    LT    1    18                50                4 yrs
Coleman, Barry          73  RT    RT    7    54                54                3 yrs
Zlotnik, Jamal          61  RT          3    46                46                2 yrs
##Alderson, Lincoln     64  RT          4    28                42                1 yr.
Chapman, Riddick        3   P           8    68                68                2 yrs
Numbers, Cory           6   K           8    53                53                1 yr.
Winslett, Lester        95  LDE   LDE   3    53                64                3 yrs
Gray, Jack              91  RDE   RDE   7    38                38                3 yrs
Hernandez, Brett        94  RDE         2    22                44                3 yrs
Logan, Glen             75  RDE         2    26                44                2 yrs
##Lane, Tito            79  RDE         4    35                35                1 yr.
Craig, Burt             71  LDT   LDT   7    70                70                3 yrs
Prescott, Stanley       93  LDT         11   41                41                1 yr.
Gimpert, Sherman        74  LDT         1    20                52                3 yrs
Sellers, Greg           78  RDT   RDT   7    57                57                3 yrs
Cebelak, Dwayne         90  MLB   MLB   7    66                66                3 yrs
Bernstein, Kennedy      53  MLB         4    46                46                1 yr.
Compton, Corey          98  SLB   WLB   8    41                41                2 yrs
McNeil, Charles         51  WLB   SLB   6    65                65                4 yrs
Goldsmith, Colin        57  WLB         2    24                44                2 yrs
Hardy, Donald           52  WLB         2    18                44                2 yrs
##Burks, Dusty          59  WLB         4    30                41                1 yr.
Guthrie, Myron          33  LCB         2    33                47                1 yr.
##Hawkins, Donny        46  LCB         8    39                39                3 yrs
Talley, Howie           21  RCB   LCB   1    50                64                4 yrs
Hasting, Roger          45  RCB   RCB   4    58                58                5 yrs
##Puppe, Richard        49  RCB         4    37                37                1 yr.
Jarvis, Ernie           28  SS          10   50                50                2 yrs
Denham, Courtney        24  FS    SS    11   55                55                2 yrs
Downs, Bryce            42  FS    FS    6    57                57                1 yr.
Sutton, Nolan           26  FS          1    31                52                3 yrs
##Brown, John           39  FS          6    42                42                1 yr.

[larrymcg421]

Week 1 - Miami 34, Buffalo 28

We finally get off to a good start with a nice offensive output against the Bills. Ferrer had 3 TD passes, Juan Dillon 6 catches for 157 yards, and free agent RJ Maxwell (thanks Jets!) carried 19 times for 101 yards.

Week 2 - Miami 34, Tampa Bay 6

This was a bizaare game. Ferrer only attempted 14 passes (completing 9 for 110 yards). Meanwhile, we ran the ball 42 times, as RB's Maxwell and Lynn combined for 243 yards. Maxwell had 5 TD's all by himself.

Week 3 - Miami 28, Kansas City 16

We're definitely rolling now. Maxwell has his third straight 100 yard game, while Ferrer throws 3 TD passes.

Week 4 - Miami 20, New England 17

Ferrer is hurt but Robinson fills in nicely and we wrap up the 1st quarter of the season with a close victory over the rival Pats. Maxwell runs for 129 yards on 18 carries and currently leads the league in rushing. I promise we won't trade him to the Jaguars.

[larrymcg421]

Week 5 - Miami 31, Jacksonville 20

Ferrer returns with a solid game (14-22-231), but its the ground game that steals the show. RJ Maxwell has 113 yards and Korey Lynn adds 103. It was a close contest, but we pulled away from the Jags when Ferrer found rookie Keith Pritchett for a 43 yard TD.

Week 6 - Miami 48, Tennessee 24

The game was alot closer than the score indicates. Behind veteran QB Tyler Palko's 3 TD passes, the Titans were only down 31-24 entering the 4th quarter. After we kicked a FG to go up by 10, Palko was picked off twice in the final 3 minutes and both picks were returned for TD's.

Week 7 - Buffalo 39, Miami 21

Ouch. This is not how I wanted the undefeated season to end. The 0-6 Bills embarass our pass defense with 361 yards and 3 TD's to take a huge early lead. With our running game out of action, Ferrer has his worst out of the season, giving up three picks.

Week 8 - Indianapolis 28, Miami 20

After losing to the winless Bills, we now lose to the undefeated Colts. Just like last week, we fall behind early (21-0) and are forced to the air. Ferrer put up 343 yards, but also threw 4 picks. Adding in a fumble gives us 5 turnovers int he game and its amazing we were able to come back and make this a game.

Week 9 is a bye and at midseason we are 6-2 and in 1st place int he AFC East, with the Pats one game back.

Ferrer struggled in his last two outings but still is 9th in Passing Efficiency. RJ Maxwell is 1st in the league in rushing yards per game. Juan Dillon is 4th in catches and 3rd in yards. However, I have neglected to mention DE Lester Winslett this season. My 1st round pick (#9 overall) in 2019, he leads the league in sacks with 10.5 and is only 1 behind his total for all of last season.

[David Murray]

That`s great reading for a noobie like me, lot`s of good tips.

I have a couple of questions:

[1]How do you extract your stats/standings from the game to display them in this thread? i`d like to be able to do that.

[2]What happened to JaMarcus Russell in your game? I noticed early on that he wasn`t one of the highest rated players back in late `06, yet he went to my beloved Raiders as #1 in RL! Just shows what a good bowl game will do for you?!?