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10-24-2006, 03:17 PM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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I generally don't worry about putting my best return men out for that job. Unlike real football (where I might guess returning is one of the more hazardous things to do in the game) I don't have any sense that it's anot more likely to cause an injury than just being in for, say, the extra point attempt.
As for re-signing the CB -- the big thing is that a player looks at his last completed year of stats to determine (in part) his estaimte of his own worth. So, if Kuehler thinks that with these ratings and last year's stats he's a $6m/yr player (about what he's looking for) I'm guessing the ticket goes up to maybe $8m/yr after he clocks in with a season that looks certain to have far better stats overall. I think the thing to do is get out of the regular season, and then start making offers for a long term deal. |
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10-24-2006, 04:35 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I thought that you could wait out a franchised player to drive his demands down, but I tested it in FOF 2004 and that doesn't work. I believe I was thinking of FOF 2001. In single player, I disallow the franchise tag(and renegotiations), so I'm rusty in that area for MP leagues.
Your plan to resign him before the end of the season sounds like the right one. |
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10-24-2006, 04:37 PM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: sans pants
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I forgot that you stole that guy from SCA, too.
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10-24-2006, 04:58 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Yeah, two star players with reasonable contracts for: Quote:
Pretty sick. That's one of the more lopsided trades I've ever seen. |
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10-25-2006, 09:40 AM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: sans pants
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That was a pretty horrible moment for our league, actually. SCA was a playoff caliber team that overreacted to some injuries.
Maybe overreacted is an understatement. He completely liquidated the team and got poor value for every player during his liquidation auction (expected, since he declared he was outright cutting players that didn't get auction offers). Quik was savvy enough to add two really good players at this point... edit: fortunately this was an isolated situation in what has been an otherwise highly competitive league. Last edited by Subby : 10-25-2006 at 09:41 AM. |
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10-25-2006, 09:56 AM
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Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Kennesaw, GA
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I kinda take pride in the fact that I didn't participate in that, yet still have had success.
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10-25-2006, 10:05 AM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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I wish I could match you on both accounts. |
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10-27-2006, 02:26 PM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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Week 12: New Jersey 97-3) at Chesapeake (9-1)
A solid team coming to town – but they have lost their top RB to an injury, so it’s tough to know what to expect. We won’t be stacking the line like we might have against Lee Olson – we will instead run a pretty vanilla, balanced defense. Code:
A great effort from our guys, in probably the best defensive game we have played this season. Sedor was solid, and the offense moved the ball well, but our ability to keep them in check with our defense was the real key. We got them without their franchise player, of course, but still it was a good solid win at home. Our best run blocker, C Winston Turnbull, will miss a few games with an injured foot, so we will do yet another OL shuffle to cover for him. Initially, I will try reserve C Wendell Lambeau in that role, as he hasn’t really seen much playing time. |
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10-28-2006, 09:21 PM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Illinois
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Ouch. About what I was expecting, but still...ouch.
Sedor is a monster. He absolutely killed us with both his arm and his legs. I hate him (and I mean that in the nicest way possible). Good luck the rest of the way, Quik! (though I'm not sure how much luck you'll really need!). |
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11-01-2006, 09:04 AM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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[u]Week 13: Norwich (5-6) at Chesapeake (10-1)
We are heavy favorites at home, and while we have tweaked the defense a bit, we are mostly on autopilot here. Code:
Our lowest-scoring game of the season, but we slink away with a win… barely. A late missed FG by Norwich keeps us on top. Can’t blame it on the offensive line, and not on turnovers, nor on crazy weather – we were just played tough. At this point, we’ll take the win, but will tweak a thing or two before we travel to Bar Harbor. FB Bill Wunderlich is hurt for a couple of weeks, so we will reshuffle the backfield some more, and expect to see FB Emerson toting the ball a bit, along with rookie reserve Sam Cook. |
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11-01-2006, 12:56 PM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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Week 14: Chesapeake (11-1) at Bar Harbor (7-5)
We hope to rebound this week a bit – I’ll plan to let Sedor open the offense up a bit more this week, and we’ll try to bear down and stop the Bar Harbor running game. Code:
Now, we are without both of our fullbacks, and this is a bigger problem than before. Emerson is perfectly well suited to be a starter – but with him added to the “out” list along with Wunderlich, now we have a real issue. I hate to be foraging in the free agent market this late in the season, but I really don’t see any other choice. The defense is again solid – I’m not wild about allowing 140 yards on the ground, but BRH is a solid rushing team and we kept them in control all day long, it seems, especially coming up with a couple big red zone stops in the early going. |
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11-03-2006, 01:11 PM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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Week 15: Chesapeake (12-1) at South Carolina (3-10)
Anything but a grotesque ass-kicking would be very disappointing here. Code:
That’ll do just fine, fellas. We have some roster issues to resolve between now and the next game, but we seem to be playing pretty well right now, and are definitely on target for a bye week and a good playoff position. This team is right where we want it to be at the moment. |
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11-08-2006, 03:25 PM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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Week 16: Las Vegas (3-11) at Chesapeake (13-1)
We have wrapped up the #1 seed in the conference, so these last two games will be just to keep the engines humming. I decide not to bench all my top players, and we will see Sedor and company go at it again this week, injury risk be damned! Code:
An excellent showing, and once again our defense is playing at a high level. It’s easy to see the offensive stars – Sedor, 5TDs – and get excited, but this week, the CHE front seven held tough and kept the Vegas running backs in check. With this game, Sedor has bumped his season-long passer rating to exactly 100.0 – heh. Career best for him, and best posted by a QB from this team in its history. We play Dodge City next week, in what initially looked like a big season-ending showdown, but has lost its luster – they are locked into a wild card slot, and our seeding is already set as well. |
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11-10-2006, 01:04 PM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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Week 17: Dodge City (10-5) at Chesapeake (15-1)
So, we are to the season wrap, a meaningless game for both teams. Sedor will start this game for us, with most of our starters in, but we will expect to see some action from backups, and if things go fairly well, Sedor will sit out a good chunk of the game, and turn things over to sophomore signal caller Alex Gerhardt. Code:
Not our most impressive effort, and the running game was a bit disappointing for us. But, we end up with a win in our finale, and we get a little playing time for young QB Gerhardt, who acquits himself just fine. Now, we get a couple weeks to get ourselves healthy and ready for our playoff opener at home. |
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11-10-2006, 01:14 PM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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We are tops in league scoring, and among the bottom handful in points allowed – so it looks like our strong regular season record is well-supported. This year, we managed to do it even without an absurd rating in turnover differential, which really helped fuel our success last year. Here’s the season-ending Team Summary info: Code:
So, we managed to rein things in with an improved defensive performance in the second half, and end up among the better-rated units in the league, which is good. Our offense remains in top form, as Sedor’s dual threat run/pass makes him as tough to defend as “big yellow guy” in electric football. The trio of Craps Copley, Burt Pearson, and George Ellis give our offense a nice balance, and our line plays together well and keeps things working for everyone. On defense, DE Jamel Lazaro, our last-ditch veteran pickup there, had his best season in several years, and John Galvan played well at the other DE spot for us this year. Our young players got spot duty, but we got nearly all our pass rush results from those two and our man inside, Bryant Lents. The secondary played pretty well overall, with each of our four starters getting double digit passes defensed (a stat I tend to value) and all seeming to continue there growth. CB Lewis Kuehler in particular stepped forward with his best season yet, and probably will see a fat contract extension as a result. Perhaps more analysis to come, but for now, we will sit back, watch these other guys beat one another up, and wait for our first opponent. |
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