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02-29-2004, 07:16 PM
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n00b
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hull, England
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1966 and all that! A FOF2004 Dynasty
Inspired by the great dynasty reports I’ve seen, I thought I’d give it a go myself.
My league started in 1966, using a player file generated by HeavyReign’s utility. The cap was set at $40m with increases between 500k and 1.5m, which should give a cap of approx $80m when we get to 2004. Injuries are set at 200. The teams are NFL teams, and we are the Dallas Cowboys. I’ve been playing with the following house rules (both stolen) 1 Contract renegotiations only for players in last year of contract except for capout offers which can be done at anytime 2 I can only bid for 3 free agents at anyone time, except my own restricted and unrestricted free agents It’s now 1972, and the League is just about to enter it’s 7th season. The Cowboys have been the winningest team in the League with a 70-26 overall record, and were World Champions in 1969. Heres their record in full 1971 14-2-0 Division Final 1970 11-5-0 Wild Card Round 1969 14-2-0 Bowl Winner 1968 8-8-0 None 1967 14-2-0 Division Final 1966 9-7-0 Wild Card Round So 5 years out of six in the play-offs and our play-off record stands at 3-4, the only wins coming the year we won it all. The reason I’ve decided to start here is that the player-file had a high percentage of players on 5/6 year deals, so it’s been relatively easy to keep the core of the team together. The 8-8 season was a result of a conscious decision to take as many mediocre players' salaries as possible at once (25% of the cap was Lost in that year). However the team which has gone 14-2 three times in five years stands at the start of the 1972 regular season minimally under the cap, and already $3.2m over 1973’s projected cap of $48.8m. The ageing team has been squeezed under the cap for what appears to be one last play-off run. |
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02-29-2004, 08:46 PM
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n00b
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hull, England
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League History
The Jets are the only two-time champions, and the only AFC Bowl winners. Only 3 teams have claimed the AFC title, with Pittsburgh 3 time Super Bowl losers already. 6 different teams have been NFC champions. Here’s the raw data 1971 New York Jets 15, San Francisco 49ers 10 1970 Carolina Panthers 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 17 1969 Dallas Cowboys 34, Pittsburgh Steelers 27 1968 New York Jets 14, Tampa Bay Buccaners 6 1967 Chicago Bears 41, Cleveland Browns 22 1966 Detroit Lions 24, Pittsburgh Steelers 17
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02-29-2004, 08:53 PM
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n00b
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hull, England
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1966
Detroit, led by League MVP John Hogan, passed their way to SuperBowl success.
Hogan passed for 4648 yards and a 106.3 passer rating in 1966. Hogan, a 6 year veteran in 1966, is the benchmark for all QB’s in 1972 with a career passer rating currently standing at 102.4. Dallas, started the season with 16 year veteran Ambrose Waters under center, but an injury in Week 5 opened the door for 2nd year man Ty Shea, who finished the season with 2042 yards and 6 wins. RB Abraham Green has a solid 1237yard season, while on Defence, End Larry Pineda led the way with 11 sacks. RT David Crawford, who allowed no sacks in 16 starts and 461 passplays, and Punter John Ridgeway were both named in the All-League Second Team. The Cowboys stood 6-7, but won their final 3 games of the season, including sweep completing wins over Washington and the Giants, to pip both teams in a 3way tie for the division. The season ended the very next week when a 312 yard performance from John Hogan inspired the Lions to a 23-17 Wildcard victory that was more comfortable than the score suggests.
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02-29-2004, 08:57 PM
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n00b
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hull, England
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1967 Draft
Here’s who I drafted in 1967, a grade so far, with a brief comment on their Cowboys career.
1(23) RB Chad Drake (B+) Chad is still the Cowboys featured back. A starter from day 1 he has 6041 yards at 4.1 a carry. The only knock on Chad is he is injury prone, and has only had two 16 game seasons. Ran for a then League record of 1664 yards in the Bowl year of 1969. 2(23) WR Justin Stepp (D) Never fulfilled his potential with the Cowboys and in 4 years managed just 18 starts and 110 catches for 1480 yards. Not resigned after his rookie contract expired and, after a year in NE, starts 1972 in Pittsburgh 3(23) T Leonard Hill (A-) An instant boom, who has protected Ty Shea’s blindside for 5 years. Has 60 career starts, but yet to complete a 16 game season, has allowed 20 sacks and has a career 30.5 B%. 4(23) ILB Claude Prior (E) Never got to grips with the pro-game, and was released after 2 seasons as a special-teams performer with the Cowboys. Retired 5(23) RB Kent Shannon (B-) Amazingly still around at the bottom of the 5th, Shannon backed up fellow rookie Drake for 1 season, rushing for 171 yards at 4.5, before being traded to Tampa one-year later in a blockbuster draft day trade. Now has over 4000 career yards as Tampa’s featured back 6(23) FS Joe Morris (C) Versatile backup who was not resigned this offseason due to cap problems. Featured in 49 games for the Cowboys recording 108 tackles, ½ a sack and 2 interceptions. Spent 1970 on injured reserve. Starts 1972 as a free-agent. 7(23) TE Kelly Wordoff (B) Originally held a roster spot on the strength of his long-snapping, and has been 3rd TE most of his career, 1972 sees Kelly step up to the no2 spot. Has 47 catches for 436 yards over the 5 years. |
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03-01-2004, 06:38 AM
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n00b
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hull, England
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1967
Chicago where World Champions in 1967, destroying Cleveland 41-22. Inspired by rookie QB Lonnie Ashford, who was taken with the 7th pick of the 1967 draft, the Bears finished 11-5, to take the 2nd seed in the NFC, and were never really troubled in the play-offs.
The 1st seed in the NFC was the 14-2 Dallas Cowboys. Ty Shea was made the starting QB, but after leading the Cowboys to 3-0, suffered a season-ending injury in week 4. Six-year veteran Mason Domingo, who had been picked up on a 1-year deal in free-agency, stepped in and did a fine job with 2372 yards and a rating of 85.8. Rookie RB Chad Drake made a sensational impact and was averaging over 120 yards rushing a game, until injury ended his season in Week 11. He finished the season with 1247 yards averaging 4.4. Ends’ Craig Santamaria and Larry Pineda led the way on Defenece with 9.5 and 8.5 sacks respectively. The Cowboys limped out in the play-offs for the second year running losing 31-24 to the Giants, which again was never as close as it appeared. No Cowboys were named All-League although Head Coach Mel Gregg was named Coach of the Year. Player of the Year John Hogan Detroit Front Office Bowl MVP Jeffrey Largent Chicago Coach of the Year Mel Gregg Dallas Legend of the Game Gerard Cummings Atlanta Offensive Player of the Year Frank Ceja Philadelphia Defensive Player of the Year Jerry Bland New York Offensive Rookie of the Year Neil Moss New York Defensive Rookie of the Year Mel Farlow Cleveland Neil Moss, who won Offensive Rookie of the Year, has had a career so far that runs parallel with Chad Drake’s, the major difference being that Moss has proven more durable. Moss, who was taken 3 spots ahead of Drake in the 1967 draft, has never missed a start in five years, and has rushed for 8090 yards to Drake's 6034.
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