FOF8 - Jets Ascending - Empty Cupboard and Only Draftees - Now with the Miners!!!!

[Abe Sargent]

Week 14 – Augusta – We win 20-13, MVP is DE Rufus Carter with 2.5 sacks. Londy was 26 for 110, 1 score, Kennedy was 21 of 34, 260 and 1:0, score by Glenn, FF by Westbrook rec by Carter, 7 KRB by Porter, 4 by Cone.


Week 15 – Chicago – We tie 28-28. Londy is with 24 of 141, Kennedy 35 of 44, 311 and 4:1, Watson 7 for 126 and 2 scores, scores by Erikson and Glenn. FF by Ferguson and Carter, rec by Isbell, 3 sacks by Carter,

SLB Sheldon is back.

Heading into my final two games –

Londy is 128 yards from 2k

Kennedy is 611 from 4k

Watson is 233 from 1k

Probably only one is making it…

Week 16 – Houston – They are 9-5 and respectable. We thump them 38-6. Londy was with 31 of 124, 2 scores and he is just 4 yards away! Kennedy, MVP, 18 of 21, 188, 2:0 – not a great game for him, Glenn and Reynolds scores. 2 picks by rookie Fox, one a pick six, pick by Westbrook, FF by Carter and Tapp, rec by Hocking and Woodson, 2 sacks by Tapp,


Week 17 – At Detroit – They are 8-7. We edge them 27-24. Londy was just 24 for 58 and they bottled him up and he broke 2k but did not cross the record. He was 8 yards behind. Kennedy, MVP, 31 of 49, 426 and 1:0, Glenn was 10 for 148, 1 score, pick by Ferguson,

No injuries!

We finish the season with a bye and a 13-2-1 record!

[Abe Sargent]

The 2060 NFL Playoffs

We are the only NFC North team to make it.

Week 1 – Wild Card Weekend

Houston over Denver 18-6
Miami over Pittsburgh 34-31

SF over Atlanta 25-23
LA over DC 34-27

The heavy hitter Steelers and the team that won the Super Bowl last year over us is out!


Week 2 – Divisional Weekend

Houston at Baltimore
Miami at Indy

SF at Richmond
LA at Greenville


Results?

Miami 28-20
Baltimore 37-20

LA 20-17


Us! 33-25


Kennedy, MVP, 28 of 39, 323, 3:1
Londy, 24of 125, 1 score
Watson, 7 for 101, 2 scores
Moy score

Pick by Fox
FF by Troutman, Plumier, rec by Sheldon and Troutman

2.5 sacks by Troutman

6 KRb by Porter

Good stuff!

[Abe Sargent]

Week 3 – Conference Championships

AFC - #4 9-7 Miami at #1 12-4 Baltimore


NFC - #3 Seed 11-4-1 LA at #1 13-2-1 Richmond


Results?

Miami 26-20



And…………………..









Us!

23-20

Londy, 21 for 63,
Kennedy, MVP, 27 of 41, 340, 2:1
Watson 8 for 134
Moy 2 scores

FF by Tapp

We are through to our second (consecutive) Super Bowl and there aren’t any Steelers in our way…

[Abe Sargent]

The 2060 NFL Super Bowl

Can we win the first Bowl of the decade? With the 2060s be the decade of the Rattlesnakes like the 1970s were the Steelers and so forth? Today is where we (might) stake out claim!

Your AFC Champion #4 Seed 9-7 Miami Dolphins



Vs



Your NFC Champion #1 Seed 13-2-1 Richmond Rattlesnakes


This is a battle of my current team and an old team…


They sell out to stop Londy and….we defeat them 36-23 under Kennedy

Londy, 20 of 59
Kennedy, MVP, 20 of 35, 333 and 4:0
Scores by Reynolds, Londy, Linares and Moy

INT by Sheldon

Good win! However, we probably missed the quadfecta without the Super Bowl MVP for Londy… I doubt Kennedy did well enough for awards, but let’s find out!

[Abe Sargent]

League Awards

League MVP – RB Stan Londesbrough
Super Bowl MVP – QB Wayne Kennedy

Off. Player of the Year – RB Stan Londesbrough

All-Pro 1st Team

RB Stan Londesbrough
OG Arnold Cone
OT Jaime Bennett


All-Pro 2nd Team

K Cris Kanpurwala

Three of these All Pros are for new players! Good stuff by Cone and Bennett and Kanpurwala finally.


It took me a while to get caught up in this dynasty, longer than normal, but we have hit paydirt faster than normal as well!

[Abe Sargent]

Stats


Offensive


Passing

QB Kennedy – 343 of 527, 3984 yards, 31:12, 97.9 rating

Down years in everything here. He was 7th in yards, first in TDs, 2nd in rating

Rushing

RB Londesbrough – 406 for 2054, 5.06 rating, 12 scores

A great season! 2nd best in yards in the dynasty by any player, a great ypc total over 5.00 and his scores led the league!


Receiving





Resigning Glenn despite his cost doesn’t look so bad now! He got 1k more yards! I don’t know why Kennedy targeted him 31 more times than stud Watson…maybe he was single covered or something. Moy had a very down year in the receiving department, and Londy grabbed me 324 yards getting me 2.3k yards from scrimmage.


Blocking



We had a very good year with the blocking. Porter and Cone tied with 38 each which was pretty good and with a very good block %, good stuff. Doebert was right behind with 37 KRB and looking solid money, and rookie Mangold had 18 KRb from just 38 KRO and a great block %, although he was a sieve at the sacks. Good stuff lines!


Special Teams

K Kanpurwala – 37 of 43, Long of 54, 46 of 47 PAT

The stud’s first All pro! 6 missed FGs and 1 PAT were great on the year!

P Gonzalez – 77 punts, 47.9 avg, 32 in 20

Not bad!

We had zero RET TDs

Plumier led my team in special teams tackles with 27

[Abe Sargent]

Defense




Here are my defenders. Ferguson led the team in tackles but couldn’t manage triple digits while doing so. Troutman, who led my LBs last year in sacks led my team with 8.5 and is looking solid for the task. Carter was right behind with 8.0 sacks, which we need to improve upon for a stud like him. Snyder just 5.5 and that’s what we get from him. This was the first year in three years that Plumier wasn’t injured for a few games and….3.0 sacks? That’s not what you want to see. My defense needs to get better. All of my All Pros the last two years were Offense and Special Teams… Ferguson led my team with 4 FF.

Pass Coverage



Rookie Fox led my team with 4 picks and Ferguson needed 3 with Westbrook. We have to do better in pasdef. Massively so.

[Abe Sargent]

Team Awards

Off. Player of the Year – RB Stan Londesbrough – I really wanted to give this to OG Cone…but dude got 2k yards and league MVP so it’s hard not to give this to him.

Def. Player of the Year – FS Percy Ferguson – Led my team in tackles, FF, and was 2nd in picks. Good stuff!

Special Teams Player of the Year – K Cris Kanpurwala - Dude wins All Pro, dude wins this award…

Rookie of the Year – S Axel Fox – This was also close to Mangold, but he was a sack sieve, but Fox led my team in pasdef and picks. Good stuff Axel!

Heart Award – QB Rodolfo Joyner – In an injury game where he came in off the bench he finished 19 of 21, 284, and 3:2. Good stuff backup!

[Abe Sargent]

Rookie Lookie #4

1.31 – OT Graham Mangold, Clemson, 34/66; 39/67; 41/71; 56/71
2.31 – FS Axel Fox, Oklahoma State, 30/63; 35/65; 36/66; 51/66
3.31 – LB Thurman Lavalais, Oregon, 36/53; 41/55; 44/55; 52/55
4.31 – WR Ralph Borders, Florida State, 23/38; 25/38; 25/38; 25/38
5.31 – WILB Percy Isbell, Brigham Young, 31/51; 37/54; 41/63; 50/63
6.31 – DT Renaldo Andersen, NC State, 32/62; 37/61; 46/78; 46/78
7.31 – RB Mitch Erickson, Southern California, 35/38; 37/39; 39/48; 42/48


UFAs

CB Ivan Fisher, 23/42; 27/43; 28/49; 28/49
TE Carson Williamson, 16/47; 18/44; 18/39; 18/39
WR Carl Stephenson, 20/45; 24/46; 24/42; 27/42
DE Chase Clements, 15/45; 19/43; 18/36; 18/36
MLB Damon Clancy, 23/50; 26/49; 26/47; 26/47

Okay! There you go!

[Abe Sargent]

I end the season, we score a 59

The 2061 NFL Offseason

Hall of Fame

None


Retirements of Note

Rattlesnakes

None

Bucs

CB Zach Foreman – A stud CB we grabbed in the top ten and was our last top ten from the dynasty, finished with 3 Rings and 3 All Pros. Will he make the HOF?

SLB Rex Madison – The studiest LB we’ve had in this dynasty. Five Time Def. Player of the Year, 3 Rings, tons of other awards. A shoe in for HOF

Other Abe’s Boys

OC Chandler Macias – A stud OC for both the Bucs and us. 3 Rings, 4 All Pros. Enough for HOF?


Staff Draft

We are looking for a new 4-3 DC. We pick 18th,

Our DC Jordan Phillis is a 65 suitability and the best guy on the board. The top 4-3 is all the way back at 60 and there are three with 4-3 True Unders. Which one do I want? I hire 34 year old Brian Lucas, who is well rounded and likes the secondary.

We make no other changes

I massage my ticket prices

Who’s ready for FA?

[Abe Sargent]

The 2061 NFL FA Period #1

I look at the draft first. There is a studly As Scouted FB we could grab back at the 1.32 spot. I interview 5 WRs, and the rest are D Backs.

I sign my RFAs that I like. We have 4 UFAs and 3 RFAs I don’t sign.

We have 46 players under their contract and 24 mill free for new players.

I need to extend these key starters

CB Westbrook – Wants 143 mill over 4 years. That’s a cap rise of 25 mill. Not now.

TE Moy – 47 mill, 3 years, increase of 10 mill.

I cut TE Sanford and free up 20 mil. I extend Moy.

OT Bennett – Fresh off an All Pro season he wants 87 mill over 5 years. I’ll wait until post draft

WR Watson – Wants 164 mil over 5 years. Increase of 18 mill this year. I do so.

DE Snyder – Dropped to 56/56 and wants just 69 mill over 4 years to resign, cutting my cap by 12 mill. I hold off. I may cut him for the cash.

I extend a few backups like Reynolds and K Kanpurwala

Londy has dropped to 59/59, by the by.

I have 14 mill in new deals on offer.

Anyone in FA I may want to chase? Nope!

I cut Willis who dropped to 27/27 – that’s frees up 4 mil.


I’ll hold off until the end of the draft and see what I wind up with. We have 8 players left that would be UFAs next year if let go.

Week 3 – McDonald signs with the Packers, Ramirez with the Bucs

Week 5 – Kempthorne signs with the Seahawks

Week 9 – TE Sanford signs with Chicago

Ready for some drafting?

[Abe Sargent]

The 2061 NFL Amateur Draft

Drafting at the top spot? Green Bay! They are in a spiral this year. They snag QB Oliver Harmon which they hope will pull them out.

Our pick arrives

Who do I like?

Fb Shaun Eastman, Super Stud, As Scouted, 2nd best player on the board
SLB Cody Cutting – Top player on the board, looks pretty good, no interviews for LBs n this draft
DT Hayden Montana – 3rd player on the board, looks solid, no interviews for DTs in this draft

S Devante Riley – Top D Back on the board, As Scouted, not great bars

There are three Des with a 5.8 rating on the board, I might be able to find a Snyder replacement here. DE Omar Johnstone is a pass rush specialist, and good at hitting, but weak at play d and run d. He’d be my first choice.




Here’s the stud Fb I was targeting. Do I grab him or go somewhere else. Just because I moved to 4-3 doesn’t mean I should ignore them and SLB Cutting looks good.

Here I’ll show you.



He doesn’t look like Rex Madison but he could be my Andres Arellano. He’s also 66% developed compared to just 32% by my FB. He’s weak at play D and that’s it. He’s a player not a thinker.



Here’s the DE I was talking about. Is he my new Snyder?

What would you do?

[Abe Sargent]

I take FB Eastman because Londesbrough dropped and I need a better blocker at FB than my poor RBs. The best FB in the league is with a 69 pot, and he could easily be better if he holds… I know I have bad luck with my first rounders in this Richmond Run, but I need another weapon to help Londesbrough. He’s also more of a sure thing since I’ve interviewed him than the random Defensive folks.

2.32 – Is Johnstone still on the board? Nope he was taken. Wr Allen Samuels is okay but doesn’t amaze me. Is WR stll on the board as a good RET? FS Kaden Tucker? DE Carter Smith is solid against the run but only okay against the pass rush. But he seems like a solid addition to the team…Smith? He is one of the 5.8 Des I referred to above. I grab him.


3.32 – MLB Dwayne Webb looks solid.


4.32 – I like OT Javier Schwartz and I need some O Line depth. OT Jorge Hemond looks solid as well. I prefer Schwartz who seems like a nice grower.


5.32 – I need a 4th DT. How about Les Greene? This seems like a deep D Line draft so I want to get my backups and such while I can.


6.32 – I grab the top TE on the board, Siddeeq Chaplin. I need a 3rd one.


7.32 – Cb Troy Guzman? MLB Scott Barrett? Cb Cris Henry? I do Henry.


Rookie Lookie #1

1.32 – FB Shawn Easton, Auburn, 46/83
2.32 – DE Carter Smith, Mississippi, 38/68
3.32 – MLB Dwayne Webb, NC State, 45/63
4.32 – OT Javier Schwartz, Baylor, 22/47
5.32 - DT Les Greene, Southern Methodist, 38/48
6.32 – TE Siddeeq Chaplin, Auburn, 28/42
7.32 – CB Cris Henry, Boston College, 23/47

There you are!

[Abe Sargent]

The 2061 NFL FA Period #2

We have 51 people under contract. I make offers to…

I make offers to…

CB Troy Guzman
MLB Scott Barrett
WR Al Small
OT Corwin Henselman
DE Alfredo Barnes
DE Amos Flowers

I also make an offer to bring back horrible TE Carson Williamson and even though he’s a 39 pot, that’s much better than any TE in UFA.

Week 1 – I sign two including Williamson

Week 2 – I sign two mire

Week 3 – The last three joins us

UFAs

CB Troy Guzman, 18/50
MLB Scott Barrett, 25/61
WR Al Small, 24/45
OT Corwin Henselman, 20/48
DE Alfredo Barnes, 17/58
DE Amos Flowers, 10/58

Good stuff!

Time for some…camping???

[Abe Sargent]

Training Camp

Rookie Lookie #2

1.32 – FB Shawn Easton, Auburn, 46/83; 51/82
2.32 – DE Carter Smith, Mississippi, 38/68; 42/68
3.32 – MLB Dwayne Webb, NC State, 45/63; 54/70
4.32 – OT Javier Schwartz, Baylor, 22/47; 27/48
5.32 - DT Les Greene, Southern Methodist, 38/48; 44/49
6.32 – TE Siddeeq Chaplin, Auburn, 28/42; 31/43
7.32 – CB Cris Henry, Boston College, 23/47; 26/44

Webb has boomed nicely!

UFAs

CB Troy Guzman, 18/50; 21/34
MLB Scott Barrett, 25/61; 32/62
WR Al Small, 24/45; 25/44
OT Corwin Henselman, 20/48; 24/47
DE Alfredo Barnes, 17/58; 21/57
DE Amos Flowers, 10/58; 15/58

Good stuff, only one drop in Guzman of consequence.

No cuts needed prior to the preseason.

[Abe Sargent]

The 2061 NFL Preseason

I’ll start Smith at DE instead of Snyder to see what he can do in the preseason and then cut Snyder after is he holds. I’ll start Webb at MLB. And obviously since I have no FB for a year I’ll start Easton at FB.

I have 58 so I hand out 12 deactives and massage my depth chart…

I cut DE Arnie Tapp to give the veteran time to find another home and save myself 4 mill.


OC Doebert has risen to 70/70.

Week 2 – At Miami – We win 13-0.

Week 3 – Denver – We win 26-24

Week 4 – Buffalo – We lose 29-23

Week 5 – At KC – We win 24-16

We finish 3-1

Rookie Lookie #3

1.32 – FB Shawn Easton, Auburn, 46/83; 51/82; 53/79
2.32 – DE Carter Smith, Mississippi, 38/68; 42/68; 44/68
3.32 – MLB Dwayne Webb, NC State, 45/63; 54/70; 61/81
4.32 – OT Javier Schwartz, Baylor, 22/47; 27/48; 25/55
5.32 - DT Les Greene, Southern Methodist, 38/48; 44/49; 44/61
6.32 – TE Siddeeq Chaplin, Auburn, 28/42; 31/43; 31/45
7.32 – CB Cris Henry, Boston College, 23/47; 26/44; 31/52

As you can see slight gains by Henry, Chaplain, Schwartz, and big gains by Greene and Webb. A slight fall off by Easton but not that much, and if he hits 79 he’ll be the best FB by 10.


UFAs

CB Troy Guzman, 18/50; 21/34; 21/28
MLB Scott Barrett, 25/61; 32/62; 33/64
WR Al Small, 24/45; 25/44; 25/38
OT Corwin Henselman, 20/48; 24/47; 25/51
DE Alfredo Barnes, 17/58; 21/57; 19/53
DE Amos Flowers, 10/58; 15/58; 15/57

I make these cuts:

CB Troy Guzman

DE Graham Snyder – I save 25 mill by cutting him in his final year. Good stuff!

SLB Enrique Sheldon – Without a 3-4 I don’t need him or his salary, and I save 10 mill

WR Ralph Borders

[Abe Sargent]

Who do I want to extend?

I now have 58 mill for Bennett and Westbrook. Bennett wants 128 mill over 5 years and Westbrook 143 mill over 4. I sign both.

I extend Ferguson by two more years at the same 12/mill year

I don’t extend any one else. I have 30 mill left. I have these players with 2 years left – OC Doebert, OG Cone, DE Carter, WLB Luciano, do I want so sign any of them? The best is probably Cone, with an All Pro, and he wants 77 mill, 5 years, and I do it, leaving me 20 mill, and I could do Doebert for 105 mill for 5 years, but I hold off in case I grab a stud OC in the draft next year. Carter 142 mill, 4 years, Luciano 86 mill, 4 years. Not right now either…

Rookies?

Let’s do three this time!

Here’s my FB



Eastman is a solid force, with adequate blitz pickup, good blocking and str, solid running and great power running, and then pretty good catching as well.



Here’s my 2.32 pickup and as you can see he’s good at run blocking, okay at rushery, not great at coverage, and only okay at thinking and punching. I don’t I’ll keep him around post 5 years with a new deal, but you never know! You can have players that outplay what they look like…


Ready for my boom?



Webb here is my highest rookie by potential after booming all the way up to 81! Nice, right? Right! He’s great at everything save for pass rush strength. I like him way much!

[Abe Sargent]

On The Green Page we have…

Smith and Webb

Rookie Investigation

QB – The Qbs of talent had pots of 72, 69 and 59.

FB – Easton was the best FB ,and the 5th best player at any position in the draft, behind Webb and three D Line.

RB – There were three RBs more than 60+, but just one in the 50s. It was top heavy

TE – Just one TE finished with more than 47 pot.

OC – There was a stud 78/78 pot OC, and then… pretty much nothing.

OG – We had one 75 pot, two in the 60s, 3 in the 50s, and that it – a light year for a normally dense position group.

OT – 11 players in the 50s and 60s,

DE Smith was the 3rd best DE in the draft, and the 6th best D Line – the best was an 51./82 DT, and there were two more D Line in the 80s, as well as two DT in the 70s and 6 in the 60s at D Lines and 11 more in the 50s. Deep like I said. DT Les Greene at 5.32 and 61 pot wound up at the 8th best DT. The DE I was looking at in the 1.32 spot wound up at 66, but is much better at rushing the passer than Smith.


At LB, Webb is the best in the draft. Cutting wound up being 59/65 that we were looking at with the 1.32 spot. One LB is in the 70s, and 6 in the 60s, including UFA LB Barrett, who is th e7th best LB in the class.

A DB we have one at 72, 5 in the 60s, and then a deep 13 in the 50s. Good stuff!

[Abe Sargent]

The 2061 Richmond Rattlesnakes

Front Office Football Eight
Richmond Rattlesnakes Roster, Scout Overview
Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam

Kennedy, Wayne 102 QB QB 5 85 85 3 yrs. 2057
Joyner, Rodolfo 104 QB 3 35 54 2 yrs. 2059
Londesbrough, Stan 248 RB RB 6 50 50 2 yrs. 2056
Erickson, Mitch 239 RB 2 45 48 3 yrs. 2060
##Denny, Leroy 222 RB 3 43 43 1 yr. 2059
Eastman, Shaun 342 FB FB 1 53 79 4 yrs. 2061
Moy, Ricky 443 TE TE 4 66 66 3 yrs. 2058
Linares, Neil 480 TE 3 45 45 2 yrs. 2059
Chaplin, Siddeeq 482 TE 1 31 45 4 yrs. 2061
##Williamson, Carson 486 TE 2 20 40 2 yrs. 2060
Deyo, Shannon 518 FL 4 40 40 2 yrs. 2058
Watson, Heath 516 SE SE 4 85 85 5 yrs. 2058
Glenn, Christopher 588 SE 6 57 57 2 yrs. 2056
Reynolds, Rickey 583 SE FL 5 53 53 2 yrs. 2057
Small, Al 517 SE 1 25 38 1 yr. 2061
Doebert, Devon 650 C C 3 67 67 2 yrs. 2059
Bissett, Dustin 653 C 4 57 57 1 yr. 2058
Porter, Jeffrey 763 LG LG 8 76 76 2 yrs. 2058
Manula, Tristan 761 LG 3 22 48 2 yrs. 2059
Cone, Arnold 770 RG RG 3 75 75 5 yrs. 2059
Bennett, Jaime 862 RT LT 6 74 74 5 yrs. 2056
Mangold, Graham 875 RT RT 2 60 70 3 yrs. 2060
Schwartz, Javier 866 RT 1 28 55 4 yrs. 2061
##Henselman, Corwin 873 RT 1 25 51 1 yr. 2061
Gonzalez, Liam 905 P 5 93 93 2 yrs. 2057
Kanpurwala, Cris 1003K 4 82 82 3 yrs. 2058
Smith, Carter 1177LDE RDE 1 44 68 4 yrs. 2061
Flowers, Amos 1172LDE 1 15 57 1 yr. 2061
Carter, Rufus 1194RDE LDE 3 75 75 2 yrs. 2059
##Turner, Alex 1171RDE 3 35 53 1 yr. 2059
Barnes, Alfredo 1178RDE 1 19 53 1 yr. 2061
Greene, Les 1291LDT 1 44 61 4 yrs. 2061
Plumier, Owen 1298NT LDT 5 89 89 3 yrs. 2057
Andersen, Renaldo 1274NT RDT 2 51 72 3 yrs. 2060
Kennedy, Pat 1297NT 4 56 56 1 yr. 2058
Webb, Dwayne 1352MLB MLB 1 61 81 4 yrs. 2061
Barrett, Scott 1392MLB 1 33 64 1 yr. 2061
##Woodson, R.J. 1357MLB 4 56 56 1 yr. 2058
##Clancy, Damon 1355MLB 2 30 47 2 yrs. 2060
Troutman, Dashawn 1495SLB SLB 3 59 59 2 yrs. 2059
Lavalais, Thurman 1499SLB 2 53 53 3 yrs. 2060
Luciano, Courtney 1451WLB WLB 3 64 64 2 yrs. 2059
Isbell, Percy 1493WLB 2 53 63 3 yrs. 2060
##Henry, Cris 1520LCB 1 31 52 4 yrs. 2061
Terry, Avery 1524LCB 7 49 49 2 yrs. 2055
Whelihan, Daryl 1533LCB 3 44 49 1 yr. 2059
Westbrook, Devante 1537RCB LCB 4 78 78 4 yrs. 2058
Drake, Ezekiel 1538RCB RCB 4 52 52 3 yrs. 2058
Fisher, Ivan 1535RCB 2 33 47 1 yr. 2060
Hocking, Braden 1634SS 3 51 51 1 yr. 2059
Fox, Axel 1632FS SS 2 59 67 3 yrs. 2060
Ferguson, Percy 1644FS FS 6 60 60 3 yrs. 2056
Mendola, Edwin 656 LS 2 21 21 2 yrs. 2060

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.
Players Under Contract: 53
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $432,700,000
Cap Room: $21,070,000
Maximum for New Player: $22,330,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $13,490,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $10,820,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $423,920,000 

There you are! This is Year 7 with the Snakes… We have 2 Super Bowl appearances and 1 win. Can we get 2 in 2 years this year?

[Abe Sargent]

The 2061 NFL Regular Season

I predict another 13-3 season after two back to back 13 win seasons.


Week 1 – At Chicago – Here is how much we’ve changed and come to dominate the previously powerful NFC North – we are favored by…TWENTY POINTS. Away. At Chicago. Who has four Super Bowls in our dynasty, inc. very recently… can we cover? Nope. We lose 14-27. Londy 79 yards and a score, rush score by Kennedy who was 21 of 35, 244 and 0:1. FF by DE Smith,

Well we won’t go 16-0 this season!

Week 2 – Cleveland – We barely win 27-25, Londy 95 yards, Kennedy 16 of 31, 228 and 3:0, Watson 6 for 106 and 2 score, Moy the other score, pick by rookie Webb, 3 pasdef by Westbrook,

Week 3 – LA Rams – We win 20-9. Game MVP is Kennedy with 17 of 30, 189 and 2:0, Watson and Londy with scores, he was held to 49 yards, picks by Ferguson and DT Plumier,

Week 4 – At Raleigh – We win 34-20. Kennedy, MVP, 29 of 36, 313, 3:0, Londy just 90 yards, scores by Watson, Moy and Reynolds, pick six by rookie MLB Webb, FF bY Plumier, re by Webb, 3 pasdef by Fox,


We are 3-1 at the first quarter mark

[Abe Sargent]

Week 5 – At Green Bay – They were 2-14 last year… but they have 2 wins already in the first quarter. We barely win 31-30, Kennedy, MVP< 24 of 35, 289 and 2:1, Moy and Devo with scores, Londy was 23 for 89 and 1, pick six by Fox, 2 FF by Smith, 1 by Webb, rec by Plumier, 2 sacks by Smith, 4 KRB by Bennett.

Week 6 – BYE

Week 7 – At 5-1 Greenville – We win 31-20. MVP is Kennedy, 22 of 27, 259 and 1:0, score to Watson who was 6 for 104.. Londy’s first 100 yard game with 26 for 132 and 2 scores, rush score by Erickson, FF by Fox, 4 KRB b Doebert and Porter


Week 8 – DC – We win 31-6. MVP is Kennedy, 27 of 42, 261 and 4:0. Watson 11 for 103 and 1 score, scores by Reynolds, Devo and Eastman, Londy held to 98 yards, picks by Westbrook and Luciano, 3 FF on the day by Whelihan, Carter and Westbrook, rec by Smith, 5 KRb by Cone

Week 9 – NY Giants – We win 38-21. MVP is Kennedy, 21 of 29, 234 and 2:1, scores by Glenn and Deyo, Erickson spelling a wounded Londy (who is probable) with 2 rush scores and another rush TD by Kennedy. Pick by Fox, 7 KRb by Porter.

We are 7-1 at the second quarter mark

[Abe Sargent]

Week 10 – Chicago -Who is 6-2. We win 24-17, Londy, MVP, 19 of 98, 1 score, Kennedy 18 of 27, 258 and 2:2, scores by Moy and Watson, pick by Drake, FF by Webb, rec by Carter, 4 KRB by Porter.

Week 11 – At Detroit – We win 25-22. Fox, MVp with pick six (as does Webb). Kennedy, rush score, 15 of 25, 110, another pick by Fox, FF by Luciano and Smith, rec by Troutman,

Week 12 – At Cincinnati – We barely win 34-31. Kennedy, MVP, 36 of 55,336, 4:0, Watson 8 for 123 and 1 score, 2 scores by Londy, 1 by Eastman, FF bY Carter and Luciano, rec by Terry,

OT Mangold is out for the year with back surgery and I place him on IR. I’ll start rookie Schwartz in his place

Week 13 – At Atlanta - We lose 30-42. Londy, 20 for 163, 1 score, Kennedy 30 of 51, 290, 2:3, Watson 11 for 188 and 1 score, score by Moy, pick by Fox and Westbrook. 7 KRb by Cone.

We are 10-2 at the third quarter mark

[Abe Sargent]

Week 14 – Pittsburgh – The AFC Heavyweight is here and… we win 31-24. MVP is Londy with 28 of 79, 2 scores, Kennedy, 21 of 40, 264 and 1:1, score by Glenn, pick by Webb, fumrec score by Webb, ff by DT Kennedy

Week 15 – Detroit – We defeat them 23-17, MVP is DE Carter with 3.5 sacks and a FF. Kennedy was 17 of 26, 336 and 2:1, Reynold 6 for 111 and Watson and Moy the scores, pick by Westbrook,

Week 16 – At Baltimore – We win 25-13. MVP was Webb with pick six , Londy was 17 for 104, Kennedy 21 of 35, 129 and 1:0, score by Watson, another pick by Webb, FF by carter, rec by Plumier, 4 KRB for Cone

SLB Troutman is out for the year with a torn ligament, I place him on IR, and I and I massage my roster. Woodson will start for him.

Week 17 – Green Bay – Are you ready to finish this bad boy? We win 33-27. Kennedy, MVP, 25 of 33, 323, 2:1, scores by Watson and Glenn, Reynolds 5 for 105, Londy 23 of 103, 1 score, rush score by Eastman,

We finish 14-2 and in the top seed in the NFC!

[Abe Sargent]

The 2061 NFL Playoffs

We are the only NFC North team in the playoffs again.

Week 1 – Wild Card Weekend

Augusta over Cincinnati 16-12
Indy over Miami 13-6


LA over Carolina, 23-6
Greenville over NY 20-12


Week 2 – Divisional Weekend

Augusta at Buffalo
Indy at Denver

Greenville at Seattle
LA at Richmond

Results

Buffalo 23-15
Indy 30-24

Greenville – 30-20




And




Us! 33-24

K Kanpurwala, MVP, 4 of 4

WR Deyo, 99 yard KR RET TD

Londy, 22 of 106,1 score
Kennedy, 19 of 31, 187, 1:1
Erickson, rec score

Pick – Westbrook
FF Webb, rec Westbrook


Kennedy was injured and is doubtful…we’ll start him anyway
DE Smith is out and I massage my roster

[Abe Sargent]

Week 3 – Conference Championships

AFC - #4 Seed 10-6 Indy at #1 Seed 13-3 Buffalo


And



NFC - #4 Seed 9-6-1 Greenville at #1 Seed 14-2 Richmond


Ready?

Results

Buffalo 35-27



We lose 20-27


Kennedy was only able for 12 attempts before replaced by Joyner, who was 14 of 30 for 194 and 2:0.

Scores by Watson and Reynolds

They just outplayed us


The 2061 Super Bowl

Your AFC Champion #1 Seed 13-3 Buffalo Bills


Vs


Your NFC Champion #4 Seed 9-6-1 Greenville Cowboys



Results?

Buffalo 29-13

Good job AFC East!

[Abe Sargent]

League Awards (Get Ready…)




Def. Player of the Year – MLB Dwayne Webb
Def. Rookie of the Year – MLB Dwayne Webb

All-Pro 1st Team

FB Shaun Eastman
MLB Dwayne Webb

All-Pro 2nd Team

QB Wayne Kennedy
WR Heath Watson
TE Ricky Moy
OG Arnold Cone
DE Rufus Carter
CB Devante Westbrook
S Axel Fox


I am NOT making that up. We hit a giant storm of All Pros. This is the first All Pro for everyone on this list save for Watson, Kennedy and Cone. Webb has arrived, and two of my rookies notched All Pros! Nasty! Webb is my first Rookie of the Year Award for the Rattlesnakes.

[Abe Sargent]

Stats

Offensive

Passing

QB Kennedy – 358 of 555, 4069 yards, 31:11, 96.4 rating

This was 2nd in yards, 1st in TDs, and 2nd in rating.

Rushing –

RB Londesbrough – 334 for 1427, 4.27 ypc, 9 scores

He was 4th in rushing yards, tied for 5th in scores – this was a down year for him, clearly

Receiving



Watson led my team with 1204 yards, 100 grabs, and 12 scores. Good stuff! He was 3rd in yards and 1st in TDs. Londy added another 456 yards, much better than normal, and finished with more than 1900 yards from scrimmage. Moy has had better years frankly. The TEs were worse. Eastman was with 298 yards and 2 scores and rushed for a score as well. Glenn had a down year from 1k last year to 496 this one, although his targets dropped massively while Watson’s rose.

Blocking




This was not a good year for blocking, but Cone and Porter both did well. Mangold was placed on IR. Eastman added 6 KRB on 9 attempts and gave me a great block%, the best on my team. Good stuff Eastman!


Special Teams

K Kanpurwala – 27 of 33, Long of 52, 48 of 51

Too many missed PATs to make All Pro but just 6 missed FGs would be good with, say, 37 of 43. Not a stud year like I expect from him

P Gonzalez – 80 punts, 48.2 avg,30 in 20

Okay. Not great Not bad.

No KR/PR Ret TDs in the regular year, but one in the playoffs by Deyo

Fox led my team with just 21 special teams tackles

[Abe Sargent]

Defense



Webb led my team with 111 tackles and Luciano just behind with 106. Webb notched 4 sacks, which was pretty good, with Luciano at 5.5 and leading my LBs. Carter added 11.5 sacks and lead my team. The most sacks in the NFL was 12.5, so he was 1 sack off the leader, and just 3 players were above him at 12.5 and 12.0. Just five players had double digits sacks this year. All Des. DE Smith just 5 sacks in his rookie year, but he’s not a sack-a-holic like others, as you might recall, and he’s a rookie too boot. Plumier disappointed with just 1.5 sacks. Smith led my team with 5 FF which led the league.


Pass Coverage



Rookie Webb led my team with 6 picks, which was tied for the most in the league, and he had 3 pick sixes and a solid 8 pasdef. Westbrook led my team with 16 pasdef, which was tied for 5th best, and the best was 21. Fox added 5 picks and 9 pasdef, also good. We were good in the picks this year!

[Abe Sargent]

Team Awards

Off. Player of the Year – QB Wayne Kennedy – Welcome back Wayne! He had a better this year in many different angles than before and regained his All Pro form. Good stuff!

Def. Player of the Year – MLB Dwayne Webb – What can you say that hasn’t been said about this 3.32 pick? He led my team in picks, tackles, pick sixes, rocked 8 pasdef and 4 sacks. Nasty! I haven’t had an Def. Rookie of the Year and Def. Player of the Year since Rex Madison, and he was the only one to do so. Is Webb my new Madison, or is he just a flash in the pan?

Special Teams Player of the Year – K Cris Kanpurwala – MVP in a playoff game, had an okay year, but we need better Cris!

Rookie of the Year – FB Shaun Eastman – Got All Pro in his debut season! Nice stuff rookie!

Heart Award – DT Pat Kennedy – Backup DT Kennedy is a run D specialist who only starts in goal line formations, and has… 0 pass rush technique… and despite that he grabbed me 3.5 sacks in rotations. Good stuff!

[Abe Sargent]

Rookie Lookie #4

1.32 – FB Shawn Easton, Auburn, 46/83; 51/82; 53/79; 65/79
2.32 – DE Carter Smith, Mississippi, 38/68; 42/68; 44/68; 57/68
3.32 – MLB Dwayne Webb, NC State, 45/63; 54/70; 61/81; 79/79
4.32 – OT Javier Schwartz, Baylor, 22/47; 27/48; 25/55; 34/55
5.32 - DT Les Greene, Southern Methodist, 38/48; 44/49; 44/61; 44/61
6.32 – TE Siddeeq Chaplin, Auburn, 28/42; 31/43; 31/45; 32/45
7.32 – CB Cris Henry, Boston College, 23/47; 26/44; 31/52; 31/52


UFAs

CB Troy Guzman, 18/50; 21/34; 21/28; CUt
MLB Scott Barrett, 25/61; 32/62; 33/64; 39/64
WR Al Small, 24/45; 25/44; 25/38; 27/38
OT Corwin Henselman, 20/48; 24/47; 25/51; 25/51
DE Alfredo Barnes, 17/58; 21/57; 19/53; 19/53
DE Amos Flowers, 10/58; 15/58; 15/57; 20/57

There you are!

[Abe Sargent]

I end the season and score…55

The 2062 NFL Offseason


Hall of Fame

None of ours make it


Retirements of Note

Rattlesnakes?

Our SC retires

Bucs?

QB Alejandro Abrams, our star QB has retired. He had 3 Rings, 4 All Pros and 2 league MVPs. HOF? Probable.


OT Randy Blair – 2049 pick in the 2nd round, great OT, 3 Rings and 4 All Pros. Enough for HOF? We’ll see.

TE Darnell Riley, 2nd round pick in 2051, 3 Rings, no league honors

SS Antonio Grembowski – 3rd round pick in 2051, played for Bucs and Snakes. 2 rIngs, 1 All Pro. HOF unlikely.

CB Roderick Hutchins – Great CB for the Bucs, 4th round, 2052, 3 Rings, 1 All Pro. HOF unlikely as well.


Other Abe’s Boys

K Rickey Poston – 2 Rings, 5 All Pros, stud K. HOF? Who knows with Ks?

SLB Hugh Sellars – undrafted pickup by Tampa Bay in 2051, 3 Rings, no awards



Staff Draft

We pick 20th.


I hire a new SC with a 73 suitability Hayden Meadows, 34 years old

I’ll see you at the FA moment.


I have a rough cap coming up, so no franchise tags are forthcoming.

[Abe Sargent]

The 2062 NFL FA Period #1, Part One


So let’s talk about my cap first before looking at the draft.

We have 40 under contract, 3 UFAs – DT Kennedy, LB Woodson and C Bissett, and 10 RFAs.

Before signing RFAs, I have 17.5 mill in cap space and I need all but 1.8 mill for my draftees. I could skip signing RFAs, make no changes to my cap, and then draft and rookie UFAs and move on. Several of these RFAs like WR Small and RB Denny I could skip, but most are in the 50s and 60s and I’d like to keep them where possible, which will cost me some cash. And many of these, like Hocking, are going to want more than 1.52 that someone like DE Turner wants.

In their last year of their deal of note

OG Porter – 9th year vet, 76/76, wants 40 mill over 3 years which would cut the cap hit by 5 mill. Or I could cut Porter and save 16.6 mill, which should be enough for my RFAs. My next best OG would be…22/48 Tristan Manula, but I could try find a sub in the draft.

I extend QB Joyner and save 200k, LS and P and get another 300k

CB Terry – Was my nickelback, will let him go – I would save 7.2 mill by letting him go

RB Londesbrough – 7th year, has fallen to 50/50, and his cap hit is a lot. Cut Londy and you free up…29.7 mill alone. Resign for 84 mill over 4 years and you save 15 mill on this year’s cap.

WR Glenn – 55 mill, 4 years, drop in cap of 2.3

WR Reynolds – 41 mill, 4 years, increase in cap of 1.5 mill

WR Deyo – 20 mill, 3 years, basically the same

Remember Deyo and Reynolds are my two main RETs

LB Troutman – 14 mill, 3 years, drop in cost by 1.8 mill, if I cut I’d save 5.5 mill

C Doebert – 109 mill, 5 years, increase of 13 mill

DE Carter – 94 mill, 4 years, increase of 16.1 mill

WLB Luciano – 81 mill, 4 years, increase of 13.8 mill

And that’s everyone in their last year that won’t be an RFA next year. That’s…a lot of folks!

I’m not sure what I want to do so I head to the draft first.


We pick 1.30. Who do I like? I interview talent that might fall.

There are two stud OCs. Will one fall to us at 1.30? If so I could grab a replacement for Doebert and then save his cost. I interview some OGs as well for Porter replacements. I interview the 3rd -5th RBs in case one falls as a Londy replacement. I also interview some d backs…

[Abe Sargent]

Part Two

Now what will I do? I need to make a decision now in FA to sign my RFAs. And the best way to do that? Cut Londy…

I cut Londy and sign all of my RFAs save for the mentioned above.

RT Henselman won’t sign with me due to complaints about playing time.

I have 46 players under contract and 19 mill left for players not named rookies. I hold off on my others with the idea that I could draft a replacement for many of these from Doebert to Porter to Glenn.

Let’s move forward

Do I want to chase any UFAs? Nope

Week 3 – Kennedy heads to New Orleans

Week 5 – Barlow signs with Atlanta

Week 9 – Londy signs with DC

Week 10 – Bissett heads to the NY Jets

Ready for some drafting fun times?

[Abe Sargent]

The 2062 NFL Amateur Draft

Picking at the top spot is New Orleans they grab… QB Sergio Gammell.

I fast forward 29 picks and ours arrives at the 1.30 spot.

Who do I like?


OC Seth Richmond – As Scouted – One stud OC is still on the board. I could grab him and then not pay to extend Doebert if Richmond survives the draft looking as good as we suspect he would.




Here my primary target at the 1.30, and as you can see, I did not overemphasize his power and studliness. I like him a lot. Who else has fallen?

I need players at OG, RB, CB, and others. Did any of them fall? I could also take a WR for Glenn in this draft and then cut him as well. (Or just let him run out his deal if that’s the best I can do). If I can find a WR that’s better than Deyo at catching and just as good at KR than I can dump him as well. Ditto Reynolds and PR.

So who else is left here?

OG Francisco Stokes – As Scouted, weak endurance, but very nice elsewhere.
WR Griffin Watkins – The 2nd best WR on the board, looks to have solid KR stills and okay receiving. Could he be my new Reynolds? If he comes to play how he looks, my guess is he’d wind up in the 50s as a WR, right around Reynolds.
SLB Kenneth Ashcroft – My top overall player on the board, okay bars, no interview for LBs
SS Antoine Kinney – Very nice bars for 1.30, very overrated
SS Roberto Herrington – Not as good bars as Kinney, no interviews


All of the RBs I interviewed are off the board.

Let me show you Stokes as well as I could do either here




As you can see from looking at Stokes, he’s a fine 1.30 OG that would play nicely for me.


Who would you go with? OC? OG? Or someone else?

[Abe Sargent]

Hm…..


I’m not sure, so let me talk it out a bit.

Reasons for C Richmond – He’s better than OG Stokes. He’s a bigger improvement on current OC who’s 67/67 over OG Porter that’s 76/76. If he develops as he looks, then he’d be a potential All Pro C, rather then Doebert.

Reasons of OG Stokes – Current OG Porter is in the final year of his deal, is a 9th year vet who’s 30 and would likely start to drop in ability soon. OG is a bigger spot of need than OC for that reason. If I cut Porter I save money I can use for extensions this year. Finding a starter at OC is easier than one at OG who is as good as Stokes appears. Doebert was a 7th rounder, as a good example.


Others? I have solid players at OC and OG and these aren’t really as much needs as, say, RB. Should I take a reach at RB here?


Hmmm….




I take Stokes. OG is the biggest need I have here and Porter appears heading for a no-extension given cost and age. It’s harder for me to get a quality OG and there have been times I have searched for years before finding one.

2.30 – I need a RB badly. I take the best one on the board - Lester Brookins.

3.30 – Is WLB Kendall Raffo on the board? I liked him. SS Bryce Horn is a good PR SS on the board. Raffo was taken at the 2.26 spot. Ah well. I do Horn.

4.30 – WR Mel Brock? I need a 5th WR and he’s the best on the board. DE Alston looks pretty sexy as well. I like Brock.

5.30 – Is CB Tre Slusher still on the board? I like him. I also like OC Harold Keller who might be able to spell Doebert. I go….OC

6.30 – Hmm… OG Myles Hoover? Yup!

7.30 – OT Geoff Nichols? SS Wendell Hopper? I take Nichols.


Rookie Lookie #1

1.30 – OG Francisco Strokes, Arizona State, 33/70
2.30 – RB Lester Brookins, Notre Dame, 45/55
3.30 – SS Bryce Horn, Miami, FL, 43/54
4.30 – WR Mel Brock, Indiana, 28/51
5.30 – OC Harold Keller, Fort Lewis, 23/62
6.30 – OG Myles Hoover, Georgetown, 14/51
7.30 – OT Geoff Nichols, Arizona, 6/51


There you go! This was a draft without any projects or expected growers. They are all showers. Will they fade? Or hold?

[Abe Sargent]

The 2062 NFL FA Period #2

No veteran holdouts? Weird we have a lot…

I have 53 under my contract.

I chase these rookies UFAs

UFA

WR Weston Hudson
RB Joseph Spencer – a very good looking KR RB
SLB Marco Galloway


It’s a weak UFA class.

Week 2 – 2 sign

Week 3 – 1 signs

UFAs

WR Weston Hudson, 26/49
RB Joseph Spencer, 27/36
SLB Marco Galloway, 19/51


Ready for some camping fun times?

[Abe Sargent]

The Training Camp

Rookie Lookie #2

1.30 – OG Francisco Strokes, Arizona State, 33/70; 40/70
2.30 – RB Lester Brookins, Notre Dame, 45/55; 48/56
3.30 – SS Bryce Horn, Miami, FL, 33/54; 37/55
4.30 – WR Mel Brock, Indiana, 28/51; 31/51
5.30 – OC Harold Keller, Fort Lewis, 23/62; 27/60
6.30 – OG Myles Hoover, Georgetown, 14/51; 18/50
7.30 – OT Geoff Nichols, Arizona, 6/51; 10/50

UFAs

WR Weston Hudson, 26/49; 30/49
RB Joseph Spencer, 27/36; 30/36
SLB Marco Galloway, 19/51; 23/48

OT Graham Mangold’s back surgery has finished.

I make no cuts as we have 56 under contract.

[Abe Sargent]

The 2062 NFL Preseason

I hand out 10 rests and make my depth chart. I’ll start Keller and Stokes and Brookins and Horn. I cut OG Jeffery Porter as I don’t want him to drop in ability due to not starting in the preseason as often happens for older players. I respect him too much.

Week 2 – NY Jets – We win 36-9

Week 3 – At LA Chargers – We win 28-17

Week 4 – Buffalo – We win 51-22. Ouch

Week 5 – Denver - We lose 17-19

We finish 3-1

Rookie Lookie #3

1.30 – OG Francisco Stokes, Arizona State, 33/70; 40/70; 40/71
2.30 – RB Lester Brookins, Notre Dame, 45/55; 48/56; 50/60
3.30 – SS Bryce Horn, Miami, FL, 33/54; 37/55; 37/52
4.30 – WR Mel Brock, Indiana, 28/51; 31/51; 35/51
5.30 – OC Harold Keller, Fort Lewis, 23/62; 27/60; 29/61
6.30 – OG Myles Hoover, Georgetown, 14/51; 18/50; 19/48
7.30 – OT Geoff Nichols, Arizona, 6/51; 10/50; 10/47

UFAs

WR Weston Hudson, 26/49; 30/49; 32/53
RB Joseph Spencer, 27/36; 30/36; 30/36
SLB Marco Galloway, 19/51; 23/48; 22/43

I swap Keller and Doebert back.

I cut these players to get to 53

LB Marco Galloway
CB Avery Terry – dropped to 37/37 saves me some cash

[Abe Sargent]

Extensions…

I make offers to these players:

DE Carter
WLB Luciano
SLB Troutman

Doebert rose to 71/71…do I want to extend him? He only wants 61 mill for 4 years. I do so.


I also skip Glenn, Reynolds, Deyo, and others.

I have 8 mill open for folks.

My two rookies?

Sure!


Here’s Stokes! He’s pretty solid, right? Just bad in that endurance.



Of all of my rookies, this is the one I’d hoped would boom the most, and he did to 60/60. He’s not a stud inside or breakaway, but he’s good at other running stuff. He’s not good at the catching so he’s really just a runner.

[Abe Sargent]

On the Green Page?

Brookins is the penultimate listing


Rookie Investigation

At QB it was a 0 player draft, with the top QB having a 47 pot…

At RB, Brookins is 3rd best, and there is a a player with 72 pot top and another above us with 65 pot. There are 4 in the 50s. Brookins was the best value and lowest drafted of the 50+ bodies.

At WR, this was top heavy with three players 60+ and then just 3 in the 50s, and we have two of those on our roster.

FB? There’s a 69 pot guy grabbed in the 4th round.

TE Cook has a 74 pot and looks nasty. One TE was at 55 pot and that’s it for 50+ TEs.

C Richmond would have been the best O Line in the draft had we taken him, and finished with a 82 pot. Our C was third with the Cs

Stokes was the second best OG and the best was still on the board when we took him, and would up going 1.32 to the Bills and has a 74 pot.

At D Line we had two in the 70s, six in the 60s, and eleven in the 50s, so this was another deep draft for D Line, but we already got our guys last draft.

At LB, we had two in the 70s, two in the 60s, and five in the 50s,so this was weaker than Dline

At D Back, we had two 70s again, four 60s and ten 50s. One of the 70s was on the board at 1.3) a S we looked at as well, with the betters bars but no interview. Had I known he was going to wind up 72 pot? I would have grabbed him all day long! Ah well


Good stuff!

[Abe Sargent]

The 2062 Richmond Rattlesnakes

Front Office Football Eight
Richmond Rattlesnakes Roster, Scout Overview
Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct OnTeam

Kennedy, Wayne 102 QB QB 6 84 84 2 yrs. 2057
Joyner, Rodolfo 104 QB 4 39 55 2 yrs. 2059
Brookins, Lester 230 RB RB 1 50 60 4 yrs. 2062
Erickson, Mitch 239 RB 3 47 47 2 yrs. 2060
##Spencer, Joseph 227 RB 1 30 36 1 yr. 2062
Eastman, Shaun 342 FB FB 2 74 80 3 yrs. 2061
Moy, Ricky 443 TE TE 5 65 65 2 yrs. 2058
Chaplin, Siddeeq 482 TE 2 36 46 3 yrs. 2061
Linares, Neil 480 TE 4 44 44 1 yr. 2059
##Williamson, Carson 486 TE 3 20 34 1 yr. 2060
Brock, Mel 510 FL 1 35 51 4 yrs. 2062
Deyo, Shannon 518 FL 5 40 40 1 yr. 2058
Watson, Heath 516 SE SE 5 84 84 4 yrs. 2058
Glenn, Christopher 588 SE 7 56 56 1 yr. 2056
##Hudson, Weston 585 SE 1 32 53 1 yr. 2062
Reynolds, Rickey 583 SE FL 6 52 52 1 yr. 2057
Doebert, Devon 650 C C 4 71 71 4 yrs. 2059
Keller, Harold 657 C 1 29 61 4 yrs. 2062
Stokes, Francisco 769 LG LG 1 40 71 4 yrs. 2062
##Manula, Tristan 761 LG 4 22 42 1 yr. 2059
Cone, Arnold 770 RG RG 4 75 75 4 yrs. 2059
Hoover, Myles 767 RG 1 19 48 4 yrs. 2062
Bennett, Jaime 862 RT LT 7 71 71 4 yrs. 2056
Mangold, Graham 875 RT RT 3 68 68 2 yrs. 2060
Schwartz, Javier 866 RT 2 39 51 3 yrs. 2061
##Nichols, Geoff 876 RT 1 10 47 4 yrs. 2062
Gonzalez, Liam 905 P 6 91 91 3 yrs. 2057
Kanpurwala, Cris 1003K 5 81 81 2 yrs. 2058
Smith, Carter 1177LDE RDE 2 64 69 3 yrs. 2061
Flowers, Amos 1172LDE 2 28 58 1 yr. 2061
Carter, Rufus 1194RDE LDE 4 75 75 4 yrs. 2059
Barnes, Alfredo 1178RDE 2 24 52 2 yrs. 2061
##Turner, Alex 1171RDE 4 37 43 1 yr. 2059
Greene, Les 1291LDT 2 52 58 3 yrs. 2061
Plumier, Owen 1298NT LDT 6 85 85 2 yrs. 2057
Andersen, Renaldo 1274NT RDT 3 71 72 2 yrs. 2060
Webb, Dwayne 1352MLB MLB 2 79 79 3 yrs. 2061
Barrett, Scott 1392MLB 2 46 65 1 yr. 2061
##Clancy, Damon 1355MLB 3 35 46 1 yr. 2060
Troutman, Dashawn 1495SLB SLB 4 60 60 3 yrs. 2059
Lavalais, Thurman 1499SLB 3 53 53 2 yrs. 2060
Luciano, Courtney 1451WLB WLB 4 69 69 4 yrs. 2059
Isbell, Percy 1493WLB 3 62 62 2 yrs. 2060
Henry, Cris 1520LCB 2 35 51 3 yrs. 2061
Whelihan, Daryl 1533LCB 4 49 49 1 yr. 2059
Westbrook, Devante 1537RCB LCB 5 79 79 3 yrs. 2058
Drake, Ezekiel 1538RCB 5 53 53 2 yrs. 2058
Fisher, Ivan 1535RCB 3 30 42 1 yr. 2060
Horn, Bryce 1648SS RCB 1 37 52 4 yrs. 2062
Hocking, Braden 1634SS 4 43 43 4 yrs. 2059
Fox, Axel 1632FS SS 3 68 68 2 yrs. 2060
Ferguson, Percy 1644FS FS 7 60 60 2 yrs. 2056
Mendola, Edwin 656 LS 3 20 20 2 yrs. 2060

$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.
Players Under Contract: 53
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
Salary Cap: $441,500,000
Cap Room: $7,090,000
Maximum for New Player: $8,420,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $20,130,000
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $0
Cap Room Required Next Year: $406,940,000

Hither thou goest!

[Abe Sargent]

The 2062 NFL Regular Season

I think we’ll go 13-3 in Year 8 of the Richmond Rollercoaster

Week 1 – Detroit – Huh….we open with a home game….weird…. We open with a win 24-19. Brookins, MVP, his first, 25 for 136 and 1 score. Good job stepping into Londesbrough’s shoes! Rush by Erickson. Kennedy is 22 of 31, 199 and 1:0, score by Watson, pick by Webb, FF by Webb, 4 KRB BY Mangold. Glad to have Mangold back but he dropped in ability after his nasty injury last year

Week 2- At NY Jets – Can we dominate them like we did in the preseason at home? We win 33-18. MVP is rookie S Horn with THREE Picks and one pick six. Nasty! Pick six by Webb, cause he’s Webb. Brookins 24 for 128, rush score by Kennedy who was 19 of 28, 252, Reynolds 4 for 101, 2.5 sacks by Carter, dominant win by my D!

Week 3 – Seattle – We win 31-20. MVP is Brookins with 23 for 114 and 1 score. Kennedy was 19 of 27, 317 and 3:1, Brookins 5 for 105 and 1 score, scores by Glenn and Eastman. 5 KRB by Bennett

Week 4 – At 0-3 Green Bay who have started this season slowly – we win 23-16 and send them to 0-4 and us to 4-0. MVP is Kennedy, 22 of 29, 215 and 2:0, Glenn and Reynolds with scores, Brookins held to 69 yards his first under 100. Rush core by Kennedy. Pick by Webb…of course.

[Abe Sargent]

Week 5 – Tampa Bay – This year we have the AFC East and NFC South so all four of our old teams. Can we win against the Bucs? We win 23-7 – MVP is Brookins with 24 for 118, Kennedy is 25 of 43, 244 and 2:1, scores by Moy and Eastman, picks by Horn and Hocking, FF bY Webb and Luciano, rec by Hocking, 4 KRB by Doebert

We emerge from that game with 5 new questionable sand two doubtfuls. Rough match,

Week 6 - At Atlanta – They are 4-1. We win 27-19. MVP is Brookins again with 29 for 137, 1 score, Kennedy just 19 of 31, 226 and 3:1, scores by Brookins, Deyo and Eastman. Pick by Horn, 4 KRB by Mangold

Week 7 – Carolina – Another old team of ours! We play down to the one win Panthers 22-17. MVP is K Kanpurwala with 5 of 5 FGs! Brookins held to 96 yards, Kennedy was 26 of 39, 227 and 1;0, score by Moy, FF by Carter rec by DE Flowers, 2.5 sacks by Carter,

Week 8 – Chicago – They are 6-0 against our 7-0. Who will win the battle of undefeateds? We do 35-20. MVP is Brookins, 25 for 182, 2 scores. Kennedy 28 of 38, 338. Watson 8 for 139. FF bY Westbrook and Troutman, rec by Fox, 4 KRB by Keller

We are 8-0 at the half!

[Abe Sargent]

Week 9 – At New Orleans – With just 2 wins…We win 23-17. MVP is Brookins with just 83 yards, and 80 catching. Kennedy was 23 of 42, 222, pick by Ferguson. FF bY Carter and Luciano, rec by Hocking, 3 sacks by Carter,

C Doebert is out for the season with a torn biceps muscle. I place him on IR and start my rookie C Keller.

Week 10 – Bye

All of my lingering non-Doebert injuries are done and we are relatively injury free now.

Week 11 – At Detroit – We win 26-10. MVP is Kennedy with 26 of 38, 227 and 2:1, scores by Moy and Reynolds. Picks by Horn, Westbrook and Fox. FF by Carter, rec by Westbrook. 2 sacks by Carter.

Week 12 – Miami -They are 7-3. This is my final old team we are playing… We thump them 39-14. MVP is Kennedy, 27 of 39, 325 and 3:0. Watson 6 for 119, 2 scores by Eastman, 1 by Deyo. Brookings 27 for 103, FF bY Anderson rec by Plumier,

We are 4-0 against my old teams.

Week 13 – At Greenville – They were in the Super Bowl last year, as a reminder… We lose 24-27. Close! Brookins rush score, Kennedy was 27 of 38, 278 and 2:0, score by Watson and Glenn, FF by Carter, 4 pasdef by Webb,

We are 11-1.

[Abe Sargent]

Week 14 – 10-2 Buffalo arrives to Richmond - We thump them 41-9. MVP is Kennedy with 17 of 26, 169 and 2:0. Scores by Eastman and Watson, Brookins was 19 for 132, 1 score. Pick six by Fox and another by Westbrook, pick by Luciano, 2 sacks by Carter, 3 pasddef by Fox, 6 KRB by Cone,

Week 15 - 3-10 Green Bay arrives – We win 38-21. MVP is Kennedy with 11 of 16, 262 and 3:0, scores by Moy, Watson and Glenn. Brookins is 21 for 111 and 1 score. Pick by Westbrook, FF by Troutman and Andersen, 2,5 sacks by Andersen, 6 KRB by Mangold

Week 16 – At New England – We win 31-24. MVP is Kennedy with 23 of 27, 248 and 3:0, hitting for scores Moy, Watson and Reynolds, Brookins was 29 for 128, 1 score. 5 pasdef by Luciano,6 KRB by Cone.

Week 17 – At 9-6 Chicago – We win 30-15. MVP is Brookins with 27 for 120 and 1 score. Kennedy is 20 of 26, 130 and 1:0, score by Moy, pick six by Webb, pick by Fox, FF bY Carter, rec by Smith, 5 KRB By Mangold 4 by Cone.

Glenn broke his leg and I put him on IR. Hudson will start for him.

We finish 15-1!

[Abe Sargent]

The 2062 NFL Playoffs

Week 1 – Wild Card Weekend

We are the only NFC South club in the playoffs.

Denver over Cincinnati – 13-12
Miami over Indy – 27-13

Tampa Bay over SF 33-20
Greenville over LA 55-33

Week 2 – Divisional Weekend


Greenville at Atlanta
Tampa Bay at Richmond

Denver at Buffalo
Miami at Las Vegas

Can we go 5-0 against my old teams?

Results ?

Greenville 12-10

LV 32-29
Buffalo 21-7


And



We win close 41-38!

Brookins, 27 for 198,
QB Kennedy was injured and played one half. Joyner and Kennedy combined for 300+ yards and 4:2
Brookins, Watson, Reynolds, Eastman with scores

Pick six by Brooking
FF and rec by Andersen

7 KRB by Cone

We went 5-0!

[Abe Sargent]

Week 3 – Conference Championships

AFC - #2 11-5 Las Vegas at #1 12-4 Buffalo Bills


NFC - #4 10-6 Greenville at #1 15-1 Richmond


Results?

Buffalo 24-16

Us!

We win 31-7

Brookins, MVP, 24 for 117, 1 score rush, 1 score rec
Rush score by Kennedy, 23 for 33, 238, 1:1


Bennet is doubtful but I’ll start him

[Abe Sargent]

The 2062 NFL Super Bowl

Your AFC Champion #1 Seed 12-4 Buffalo Bills

Vs


Your NFC Champion #1 Seed 15-1 Richmond Rattlesnakes

We beat them earlier in the year. Can we keep that up?

Results?

We win ugly, 19-12

Brookins, MVP, 24 for 108, 1 score
Kennedy, 21 of 34, 244 and 0:1


Pick by Fox
FF bY Plumier, rec by Smith

2 sacks by Carter

5 KRB by Cone

Good stuff! That’s our second Bowl win!

[Abe Sargent]

League Awards – GET READY!!!

League MVP – RB Lester Brookins
Super Bowl MVP – RB Lester Brookins
Off. Player of the Year – RB Lester Brookins
Off. Rookie of the Year – RB Lester Brookins

All-Pro 1st Team

QB Wayne Kennedy
RB Lester Brookins
FB Shaun Eastman
K Cris Kanpurwala
DE Rufus Carter
MLB Dwayne Webb

All-Pro 2nd Team

OT Graham Mangold
DT Owen Plumier
CB Davante Westbrook

Nasty stuff – We Got A QUINFECTA! Hello Brookins!

This is the first AllPro for Plumier, Mangold, Westbrook, Brookins.

[Abe Sargent]

Stats

Offensive

Passing

QB Kennedy – 351 of 533, 3856 yards, 28:4, 102.0

Dude got his picks down and looked good elsewhere. He was 3rd in yards, top in rating, top in TDs, fewest picks among 16 game starters. Good stuff!

Rushing

RB Brookins – 385 for 1780 yards, 4.62 ypc, 11 scores.

We had a RB set the season record for yards with 2117. Brookins was 2nd in yards and scores.

However, you’ll see why he got All Pro and league MVP in a moment…

Receiving



Rookie Brookins led my team with 808 yards on 82 grabs and added 2 scores. He finished with more than 2500 yards from scrimmage! Watson just notched 665 yards, a very down year for my stud and star. How 75 targets came his way is bizzare, but I’m not the coach… You see the weapon Eastman has become with 6 scores and 422 yards. Nasty! He dominated FBs in receiving by hundreds of yards and score above the next. Moy a down year as well.


Blocking



OT Mangold led my team in KRB, a very unusual situation for OTs. Despite his drop in ability due to his broken back he still played well with a couple of pancakes and 5 sacks allowed. We had some injuries on the line but managed to play well none the less. My team had tons of great blocking % above 40. Rookie Stokes notched 22 KRB, and 4 sacks allowed.


Special Teams

K Kanpurwala – 43 of 48, Long of 53, 46 of 48 PAT

Just 5 missed kicks from almost 50 FGs? Good stuff kicker!

P Gonzalez – 78 punts, 49.8 avg, 44 in 20

Nasty year by my P, I continue to be surprised he hasn’t gotten a All Pro! More than have punts in 20? Longest avg in the league?

WR Deyo – 1 KR RET TD,

Fox led my team in special teams tackles with 28