Blast from the Past - FOF 2001 Dynasty!!! (With a New Team)

[Abe Sargent]

We finish the preseason 3-1. No major injuries, just a few probables here and there.


Week 1 - We open with a loss on the road 27-30 to the Rams. They kicked the GW FG as time expired. Duffy held to 49 yards on 21 carries. High hit Broyles, Duffy and Platt for scores. No picks.

Several injuries:

FB Kendall Milam is doubtful and benched.
DT Ray Henderson is doubtful and benched.
OG Neil Lee is questionable will be benched for a couple of weeks or so.


Week 2 - We travel to and defeat the Panthers 30-10. Duffy Game MVP 29 carries, 118 yards, 3 scores. Austin with a pick.

Week 3 - We host the Bengals and send them back losers 34-17. QB Monty Kreuger is Game MVP when High goes down early. Kreuger is 23 of 32, 219 and 3:0. Nicely done rook. Duffy has 102 yards on the ground. TD catches by Rivers, Rivers, Narvaez and Narvaez. Picks by Ackerman, Austin, Pearson.


Week 4 - The Titans falls 19-6 before us. Duffy MVP, 26 rushes for 70 yards; 6 catches for 58 yards and a TD catch. Rivers had 7 catches for 123 yards. Austin pick. 1.5 sacks by Martinez and DT Tatum.

FB Milam and OG Lee are back next week.

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Week 5 - Pittsburgh falls in our house 24-7. Duffy, MVP with 24, 113, 1 rush TD, 9 catches, 119 rec yards, 1 rec TD. The rare 100/100 game. Rivers with a TD. Picks by Del Greco and Ackerman. 2.5 sacks by OJ Rackers, 1.5 by DE Covington.


Week 6- We blank the Jags 27-0 in our house. Ackerman MVP with a pick and a rare sack. Del Greco with a pick. Duffy with 76 yards on 22 carries and a rush TD. Albert is hit twice for TDs.

Week 7 - BYE

Week 8 - 38-14 over the Titans in our place, another crushing victoire! Duffy is MVP and NFL OPotW, 35 rushes, 175 yards, 4 TDs, 5 catches, 72 yards. 2 picks by CB Bob Pearson. A pair of sacks by Covington. 5 KRB by rookie OT Marin, 5 by OT Poston.

OG Neil Lee is injured again for a few weeks.

Week 9 - We lose in Pittsburgh 17-28. Duffy, 22 carries, 88 yards, 1 rush TD> High hits Rivers for a score. Dawkins with a pick.

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Week 10 - We dispatch the Broncos in their house 38-23. Duffy is Mvp and OPotW, 32 rushes, 169 yards, 2 scores; 5 catches, 89 yards, 1 rec TD. Platt has 8 grabs for 128 and a score. Albert with a score too. Pick by Pearson, Austin. 1.5 sacks by Martinez. 5 KRB by Poston.

Week 11 - 45-20 over the Jags. Duffy MVP, OPotW, 34 carries, 186 yards, 4 rush TD, Rivers and Platt with receiving scores. Pick by Martinez. Just one sack. 7 KRB by Enbysk.

OG Neil Lee is back next week.


Week 12 - Get this, we win in Cincinnati 23-20 in OT, but not just any OT. As time expired IN OT. Awesome. Duffy - 21 carries, 143 yards, 1 TD. High rushes for a score and then is knocked out for the game. Del Greco with a pick. 5 KRB by Enbysk.

Week 13 - We blast the Falcons 27-24 in their place, and Duffy is Mvp and OPotW, 35, 164, 3; 8 for 83. Picks - Pearson, Dawkins. 4 KRB by Poston.

LB Joe Martinez is out for a few games and deactivated.

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Week 14 - We head to Baltimore and leave on the losing side, 17-13. Duffy held to 55 yards. Albert with a catch for a score. Pick by LB Leiter. 2 sacks by OJ Rackers.

Several injuries - WR Narvaez, WR Peabody, CB Pearson all questionable. All will start.


Week 15 - 17-14 over the Lone Stars. DE Covington is Game MVP with 3 sacks. 2 sacks by Rackers. Ackerman and Dodge with picks. Morin with 5 KRB. Duffy has 21 carries, 120 yards, 2 scores. Platt has 101 yards off 5 catches.


Week 16 - Victoire over the Colts, 31-24. Bob Pearson Game Mvp with 34 yard pick and run for score. Just one sack. 6 KRB by Enbysk. Duffy with 26, 132 yards. High with a rushing score. High hits Albert 6 times, 121 yards ,2 score.s


Week 17 - We slap the Ravens 34-7 at my place for the final game of the season. Duffy is Game MVP. 101 yards, 3 rush scores, 27 carries. Picks by Ackerman, Dawkins, 4 KRB by Poston.


We have the #1 seed in the AFC.

[Abe Sargent]

Wild Card Weekend:

Steelers 27-, Ravens 14











Albuquerque 20, Seattle 17



Divisional Weekend


We host the Rail Runners

We win barely, 17-14.


Duffy with 91 yards and a score

Platt with 94 yards and a score

No pikcs, just one sack.


Pittsburgh over Indy 14-3.

[Abe Sargent]

And that sets up another of these….


3038 AFC Championship


Your #1 seed 13-3 Huntington Highlanders host


Your #5 seed 11-5 Pittsburgh Steelers


For another Huntington-Pittsburgh brawl in the AFC Championship.


We win 29-21.

Duffy MVP - 25, 123, 2,

Platt - 95 yards, 1 score.

No picks.

[Abe Sargent]

The 3038 NFL Super Bowl


Your AFC Champion #1 seed 13-3 Huntington Highlanders

vs.

Your NFC Champion #1 seed 15-1 St. Louis Rams



We lost vs. the Rams in the first week of the season, as you’ll recall.

If we lose, we interfere with a long Central winning streak but this will be tough.




We lose badly.


48-10.

Ugly.

I’ll skip the stats. Our lone score was a High to Platt reception.

[Abe Sargent]

Season Awards:


NFL MVP - RB Jake Duffy
NFL Offensive Player of the Year - RB Jake Duffy
All Pro 1st Team - RB Jake Duffy, TE Rick Rivers, C Archie Enbysk, OT Will Poston, CB Jim Ackerman
All Pro 2nd Team - QB Grady High

Others of Note:

LB Alonzo Scott, Indy, All Pro 1st Team
WR Ricky Doucette, 49ers, All Pro 2nd Team
CB Arnold Dorrough, Snakes, All Pro 2nd Team

None of my awards are to new players. Enbysk and Poston are back and that’s nice. High and Duffy and Ackerman continue their presence here and Rivers gets a second nod.

[Abe Sargent]

My Peops:



DT Preston Cochrane, Ravens, 1 honor
TE Brant Carman, 5 honors
C Bo Austin, Dolphins, 1 honor
OG Riddick Wilkerson, Lions, 1 honor
CB Jim Ackerman, 8 honors
FB Tracy Kramer, 6 honors, Titans
RB Butch Carlson, 49ers, 1 honor
RB Maurice Carlisle, 1 honor, Pittsburgh
LB Jeff Grier, 1 honor
OG Neil Lee, 4 honors
WR Pete Waddle, 1 honor
C Les Morris, 2 honors
CB Mercury Greene, Eagles, 1 honor
DT Raymond Stargell, Rail Runners, 1 honor
P Russell Kelly, 1 honor
RB Jake Duffy, 14 honors
C Ken Kwan, Giants, 1 honor
CB Jimmy Ordona, Cowboys, 1 honor
OT Will Poston, 3 honors
QB Grady High, 4 honors
QB Rufus Richardson, Bears, 1 honor
C Archie Enbysk, 2 honors
S Derek Long, Bears, 1 honor
OG Donnie Hite, 1 honor
LB Joseph Martinez, 1 honor
TE Rick Rivers, 2 honors
LB Alonzo Scott, Indy, 1 honor
WR Ricky Doucette, 49ers, 1 honor
CB Arnold Dorrough, Snakes, 1 honor

[Abe Sargent]

Team Stats:

THE most rush yards, tied for 5th best ypc
2nd most pass yards, obliterated others with 9.0 ypc
4th fewest rush yards allowed, 10th fewest ypc allowed
3rd most pass yards allowed, 3d most ypc allowed
52 sacks, tied for most, 39 allowed, tied for 16th fewest allowed
+15 TO margin, 2nd best in NFL


Offensive dominance. Passing and rushing dominance. Awesome! TO is back where it belongs and great sacks.

[Abe Sargent]

Individual Stats:

QB Grady High, 3874 yards, 66.4%, 18:9 ratio, 101.8 rating.

More passing TD please. 4th most passing yards, best QB rating, best % - 10th best QB rating in a season ever.


RB Jake Duffy, 428 carries, 1860 yards, 4.3 ypc, 25 TD; 64 catches, 814 rec yards, 4 rec TD

Wow. Set a new record for most TD in a season rushing. In 6 seasons, has already rushing for 9994 yards.

WR Jerry Platt, 73 grabs, 1125 yards, 2 TD
TE Rick Rivers, 53, 763, 5
WR Roy Albert, 51, 689, 7


Yay Platt! It’s bee a while since we’ve seen a 1000+ season. We run so much. I think I’m just going to do Rotisserie WR in one spot and Platt, Rivers and Duffy as my real receivers.

S Rufus Reid had a KR TD, 6th best KR Average in the league.

K Darrin Maloney, 31 of 35, long of 58, 49/49 PAT
P Russell Kelly, 42 of 78 in 20, 40.9 average


Average on Kelly keeps going up and down. Maloney had a great season, a few more FGA and the requisite FGM and he woulda gotten All Pro I’m sure, great % conversion.

DE Don Covington, 14 sacks, 1 blocked pass, 7 QB Hurries
DE OJ Rackers, 12 sacks, 3 and 7
DT Herb Bradley, 2 fumrec, 4.5 sacks, 2 and 4

LB McKnight led the team with 71 solo tackles, 2 sacks,
LB Joe Martinez, 69 tackles, 7 sacks, 2 and 1, 1 pick, 6 pasdef - 12 starts


I honestly believe that if Martinez had played the four games he sat due ot injur he would have All Pro-ed again with his high sack count.

CB Bob Pearson, 6 picks, 3 pasdef
CB Jim Ackerman, 5 picks, 8 pasdef
S OJ Austin, backup S, 4 picks and 4 pasdef
S Del Greco, 3 and 3
S Dean Dawkins, 3 and 8


C Archie Enbysk, 39 KRB, 5 sacks allowed
OT Will Poston, 35 and 4
OT Roosevelt Morin, 27 and 9
OG Donnie Hite, 24 and 5

Enbysk and Poston had great seasons and Morin with a good rookie season. Lots of development for growth.

[Abe Sargent]

Team Awards:

Offensive Player of the Year: WR Jerry Platt - It’s been a while since we had a 1000+ season, and he had 1125 and was a reliable target for High the whole season. Thanks Platt!

Defensive Player of the Year: DE Don Covington 14 sacks is very respectable. It’s very close to All pro you can smell it. Improvement over last year is great!

Special Teams Player of the Year: K Darrin Maloney. Sometimes I have to really stretch to find someone here but this year I had two good candidates. I went with the sophomore player with the hot leg and a great % completion.

Rookie of the Year” OT Roosevelt Morin - Great KRB shows solid potential for the future, especially considering how green he was

Heart Award: S OJ Austin - Backup S notches 4 picks. That’s a solid season for the 7th round rookie.

[Abe Sargent]

Players Leaving of Note:

P Russell Kelly
DE OJ Rackers
WR Roy Albert
OG Donnie Hite
LB Jon Leiter
FB Kendall Milam
S Rufus Reid


End the Season:

Performance: 95
Value: 66
Profit: 42
Diff: 76


Score: 66

[Abe Sargent]

Franchise Snapshot:

10th highest value
24th best stadium
THE best roster
12th best support
17th best economy
6th lowest attend by #, 10th best by %

We lost 107 mill


Retirees:

CB Mercury Greene



Hall of Fame:
Just two inductees - one QB and one WR


I franchise P Kelly

[Abe Sargent]

Let’s hit FA


33 players, 54 million in cap room.


I extend Martinez by a year, C Enbysk by 3 years.

Dean Dawkins gets his first professional contract, as does TE Rick Rivers and WR Jerry Platt.

I cut Neil Lee and wish him well in FA.

Darrin Maloney is also playing contract hard ball and doesn’t want to reup. P Kelly is playing the same game.

Other players of note in final season:

DT Herb Bradley
DT Tatum
K Maloney
P Kelly sorta


I trade RB Bart Berry to the Jaguars for their 2.6 pick. Berry is the immediately the best back on their roster and I liked him a lot. Best backup RB I’ve had since the Caldwell, Carlson, Carlisle days in the waning years of Pender’s career.



I want to hold off on DT decisions until post-draft. Nah, never mind.


I trade the Ram’s own 7th rounder and DT Herb Bradley to them for their 1/36 pick.


Okay, let’s move to the draft.

[Abe Sargent]

The 2039 Amateur Draft

Needs: FB, DE, DT, S perhaps.

Backups: QB, RBx2, FB, TE, WRx2, OGx2, OT, DE, DTx2, LBx2, CB,


Here we go.


I have the 1/35 and 1/36 picks. Who do I want?

DT Marvin Solymos is a great DT for this position. He’s more of a 1/20 DT than a 1/35 DT. Easy pick.

Then I go for the solid DE over other options.

Now we have two picks at the top of the 2nd.

Who else interests me?

A starter caliber OG does.

Then I take a player that has been exciting me. QB Kinney is great.


Draft Recap:

1/35 - DT Marvin Solymos, Albany
1/36 - DE Sam Walden, Iowa
2/4 - OG Steve Coffey, Georgia
2/6 - QB Ronnie Kinney, Syracuse
2/23 - WR Roger Finley, Stanford
2/35 - LB Vincent Newsome, Arkansas
2/36 - DT Ian Agrawall, Florida State
3/15 - FB Courtney Pierce, Georgia Southern
3/35 - WR Kennedy Owens, Hofstra
4/35 - RB Joseph Lincoln, South Carolina
5/12 - QB Bert LeFleur, Virginia Tech
5/35 - S Hunter O’Rourke, Texas Southern
6/10 - OT Ian Gordon, Fairfield
6/15 - LB Skip Bellamy, Purdue
6/23 - CB Will Perkins, Eastern Michigan
6/35 - FB Roger Comia, Northern Illinois
7/35 - RB Donald Feely, Kentucky


I trade DT Tatum Wayne to Austin for a 2nd rounder next year.

I don’t know if I have ever drafted 17 players before in a normal dynasty.


P Kelly is signed to a franchise contract.


I sign a few UFA:

TE Greg Tanner, Tulsa
OG Matthew Sweeney, Oregon State
DE Barry Longoria, Brigham Young
DT Alan Frederick, Louisiana State
DT Ralph Huntley, Syracuse

[Abe Sargent]

Camp Now Please!


Season Tickets - 38,200


The Steelers made me a 2nd round trade for for DT Frederick, a UFA signing. I would love to do that, but that does not seem realistic to me.

I got some offers for OT Morin and TE Rivers. Both are rejected.



LB McKnight busted a bit this year.



Rookie Ratings:


LB Vincent Newsome, 22/90
QB Bert LeFleur, 20/83 - BOOOM!
DE Sam Walden, 28/79
DT Marvin Solymos, 35/77
OG Steve Coffey, 18/77
DT Ian Agrawall, 36/74
WR Roger Finley, 25/74
QB Ronnie Kinney, 36/69
OT Ian Gordon, 13/64
LB Skip Bellamy, 18/60
FB Courtney Pierce, 24/52
WR Kennedy Owens, 21/50
FB Roger Comia, 25/44
RB Donald Feely, 40/40
CB Will Perkins, 14/39
S Hunter O’Rourke, 38/38
RB Joseph Lincoln, 26/32

[Abe Sargent]

A QB who boomed into a starter:

Bert LeFleur - All Numbers are potentials

Screen Passes - 80
Short - 58
Medium - 84
Long - 84
Deep - 57
3rd Down - 39
Accuracy - 96
Power - 82
Scramble Freq - 40
Carrying - 71

That’s a good starter in this league. Someone is going to get a good QB in a trade in a year or two.

[Abe Sargent]

The 3039 Huntington Highlanders


QB Grady High - Three consecutive All Pros for a QB - unheard of.
RB Jake Duffy - Take it to em!
FB Courtney Pierce - Just a body until I get my next FB of awesomeness.
TE Rick Rivers - Rockin, two All Pro consecutively.
WR Jerry Platt - Fresh off a new professional contract and a 1125 year season
WR Wayne Peabody - Just a body
C Archie Enbysk - Very hot
OG Damon Hopper - Ready to start for us, just a temporarily decent guy until we find another
OG Steve Coffey - The rookie is the best pot OG on my roster and thus will start
OT Will Poston - 3 All Pros already
OT Roosevelt Morin - Almost fully developed already
P Russell Kelly - Seriously, can the All Pros begin soon?
K Darrin Maloney - My K for a while, I hope
DE Don Covington - Had two good years so far
DE Sam Walden - The rook will start
DT Marvin Solymos - He looks like he can be something in a few years
DT Ian Agrawall - More of a pass rushing specialist, but the rookie starts
LB Joe Martinez - MLB again
LB Anthony McKnight - SLB starter again.
LB Jason Northcutt - More developed than my rookie LBs.
CB Jim Ackerman - A machine of picks
CB Bob Pearson - Adequate
S Dean Dawkins - More picks please now that you have a professional contract
S Clyde del Greco - Just passing time until I get better.

KR/PR WR Hunter Carlisle and CB Kelvin Dodge plus S Hunter O’Rourke.

I emphasized my D Line with three out of four starters rookies.

[Abe Sargent]

And others say?

THE best QB
THE best RB
3rd worst FB
3rd best TE
6th best WR
7th best C
5th worst OG
Tied for 3rd best OT
THE best P
THE best K
Tied for 15th worst DE
14th worst DT
Tied for 16th worst LB
THE best CB
9th best S


We are obviously in a building stage in many areas - OG, DT, DE, LB, FB

[Abe Sargent]

DT Alan Frederick is out VERY LONG TERM in the 2nd Exhibition game of the pre-season. I sign OT Tyrell Tozer, from New Mexico


We go 3-1 in the pre-season.

Week 1 - 37-20 over the Redskins. We have both NFL Players of the Week - RB Jake Duffy and S Dean Dawkins, but Dawkins is also Game MVP. Dawkins had a 37 yard pick ret and 2 picks, 8 tackles. Duffy had 153 yards and 2 TD on 27 carries. High hit Duffy and Platt for scores. OG Coffey and OT Morin each have 5 KRB.

Week 2 - We crush Austin 40-7. Duffy is again NFL Offensive Player of the Week and Game MVP with 22 rushes, 135 yards, and 4 scores. High hit Finley for a score. Bob Pearson with a pick.

Week 3 - We lose barely to the Jags 26-27. Duffy has 91 yards. High hits Rivers twice for scores. I sign a patch DT Dexter Wynn for the rest of the season. Del Greco with a pick. No sacks.


CB Will Perkins is injured VERY LONG TERM as is S Hunter O’Rourke. Both are IR’d. I sign CB Maurice Davidson. DT Agrawell is out for a few months. I IR him too.

Week 4 - 31-6 over the Steelers. Duffy is again Offensive Player of the Week 32 carries, 131 yards, 1 score. Rivers and Platt get score.s Wayne Peabody got a 33 yard fumble recovery for a score. 2 picks each for Del Greco and Pearson.

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Week 5 - We lose 24-30 to the Ravens in OT when QB Johnny Hernandez hits one of their wideouts for a TD. Duffy has 176 yards on 25 carries and 2 scores. Finley with a score. Ackerman had our sole pick. Pyle with a sack and a half.

Week 6 - We lose again 17-19 against the Bengals to put us at 3-3 on the season. Duffy held to 76 yards and a score. High is knocked out and Kinney finishes the game with 10 of 16, 1:1 and 78 yards. Duffy caught the lone score. No picks.

Week 7 - BYE

Week 8 - 34-25 over the Steelers and Duffy is again NFL OPotW and MVP with 31 carries, 142 yards, 3 scores, 79 yards receiving and a receiving score. Del Greco with a pick. C Enbysk with 5 KRB.

LB Joe Martinez is doubtful and will rest for a few week.

Week 9 - 31-16 over the Ravens. Kelvin Dodge is Game MVP with a pick and a game leading 8 tackles. 21 rushes, 112 yards, 1 score by Duffy. High hits Peabody twice and Rivers once for score.s 2.5 sacks by DE Covington and 1.5 by Solymos.

[Abe Sargent]

Week 10 - 38-3 over the Lone Stars. S Dean Dawkins is Game MVP with a 50 yard pick and return. 22 carries, 127 yards, 2 scores by Duffy. High hits Peabody and Duffy for score,s Peabody had 120 yards on 5 catches. Pearson and Del Greco with picks.

Week 11 - 27-20 over the Bengals. Ackerman is Game MVP with our only pick. We had no sacks. Duffy held to 60 yards on 25 carries. High hits Peabody, Platt, and Duffy for scores.

There is a three way tie at 7-3 in the AFC Central right now. Baltimore, Cincinnati and us.

Week 12 - We lose 17-24 to the Jags. Dean Dawkins is NFL Player of the Week with 2 picks and 9 tackles. Duffy has 93 yards rushing. Platt with two scores caught. Hopper has 4 KRB.


Week 13 - 40-13 over the Eagles. Jake Duffy is Game MVP with 28 carries, 156 yards, 1 score.; 2 rec scores. Carlisle with a score catch too. TE Rivers had 101 yards catching on 6 catches. Pearson and Austin with picks. Just one sack. Enbysk with 4 KRB.


Several injuries. DE Covington is doubtful. Many questionable and probables

[Abe Sargent]

Week 14 - 43-17 over the Titans. Duffy is again MVP and OPotW with 31, 155, 1 score, 5 catches for 65 ycards. Platt had 165 yards on 7 catches and 2 scores. Tanner caught a TD too, Ackerman with two pikcs, Dawkins and LB Northcutt with 1. Just one sack. OT Morin - 5 KRB.

LB Martinez is back.

Week 15 - 17-7 over the Seahawks. Duffy is Game MVP with 33 carries, 133 yards, 2 scores. DE Pyle with 2 sacks. LB McKnight with our only pick.

Week 16 - 27-7 over the Colts. Grady High is Game MVP with 23 of 35, 299 yards, 1:0 ratio and hits Peabody for that score. Duffy held to 54 yards but with 2 scores. McKnight grabbed a second pick. That pretty much stopped any chance of Duffy getting 2000 yards rushing. If he gets 205 yards in the final game, he gets it.

Week 17 -23-20 loss to the Titans. They kick a FG in the final second to win. Duffy held to 46 yards. Rivers and Peabody with scores too. Del Greco and Ackerman with picks.

[Abe Sargent]

AFC Playoffs:


Wild Card Weekend:

Baltimore - 23
Denver - 17

Colts - 22
Steelers - 19



Division Round:

We host the Colts.


We win 32-25.

Duffy MVP with 95 yards, a score, 72 yards receiving. High with two rushing TDs. Platt with a score. Longoria with 2 sacks. No picks.


Rail Runners - 17
Ravens - 7

[Abe Sargent]

3039 AFC Championship:

The #1 seed Albuquerque Rail Runners at 11-5 host



The #2 seed Huntington Highlanders at 11-5.


We win 24-17.

Game MVP with Jim Ackerman with a pick. Carlisle with a 84 yard punt return, enough to get us the victoire. Duffy with 92 yards on 18 carries. Platt with a TD Catch. Dawkins with 1.5 sacks.

[Abe Sargent]

The 3039 NFL Super Bowl



Your AFC Champion #2 seed 11-5 Huntington Highlanders

vs.

Your NFC Champion #1 seed 12-4 San Francisco 49ers


We lose 19-37.

Duffy had 85 yards and a score.
Platt with a rec TD
Pearson with a pick

[Abe Sargent]

Season Awards:


NFL MVP - RB Jake Duffy
NFL Offensive Player of the Year - RB Jake Duffy
All Pro 1st Team - RB Jake Duffy, TE Rick Rivers, CB Jim Ackerman, S Dean Dawkins
All Pro 2nd Team - QB Grady High, OT Roosevelt Morin


Others of note:

All-Pro 1st Team - WR Ricky Doucette, LB Alonzo Scott

Duffy, Ackerman, Rivers and High are no surprises. Dawkins and Morin are having their first All Pros. Morin, as a sophomore, looks nice. Dawkins got his first in 4 years, but is almost fully developed.

Jim Ackerman now has NINE All Pros to his belt. Wow!

[Abe Sargent]

My Peops:



DT Preston Cochrane, Ravens, 1 honor
TE Brant Carman, 5 honors
C Bo Austin, Dolphins, 1 honor
OG Riddick Wilkerson, Lions, 1 honor
CB Jim Ackerman, 9 honors
FB Tracy Kramer, 6 honors, Titans
RB Butch Carlson, 49ers, 1 honor
RB Maurice Carlisle, 1 honor, Pittsburgh
LB Jeff Grier, 1 honor
OG Neil Lee, 4 honors
WR Pete Waddle, 1 honor
C Les Morris, 2 honors
DT Raymond Stargell, Rail Runners, 1 honor
P Russell Kelly, 1 honor
RB Jake Duffy, 17 honors
C Ken Kwan, Giants, 1 honor
CB Jimmy Ordona, Cowboys, 1 honor
OT Will Poston, 3 honors
QB Grady High, 5 honors
QB Rufus Richardson, Bears, 1 honor
C Archie Enbysk, 2 honors
S Derek Long, Bears, 1 honor
OG Donnie Hite, 1 honor
LB Joseph Martinez, 1 honor
TE Rick Rivers, 3 honors
LB Alonzo Scott, Indy, 2 honors
WR Ricky Doucette, 49ers, 2 honors
CB Arnold Dorrough, Snakes, 1 honor
S Dean Dawkins, 1 honor
OT Roosevelt Morin, 1 honor

[Abe Sargent]

Team Stats:

#1 rushing in yards (2332) 300 more than the next team, 4.3 ypc, 2nd best
#10 in pass yards, 8.3 yard per #1 in league
#16 most rush yards allowed, tied for 7th most ypc in league
Tied for 10th fewest pass yards allowed, 3rd fewest pass yards allowed
Only found 35 sacks, tied for 8th fewest
Only allowed 28 sacks, 5th fewest
+13 TO Margin, tied for best in league

[Abe Sargent]

Individual Stats:


QB Grady High, 62.8%, 3629 yards, 29:10, 103.5 QB Rating

Another fine year

RB Jake Duffy, 1841 rush yards, 4.5 ypc, 22 rush TD, 76 grabs, 776 yards, 7 rec TD.

Another great year for Duffy too.

TE Rick Rivers, 48 grabs, 788 yards, 5 TD
WR Wayne Peabody, 47, 785, 6
WR Jerry Platt, 39, 621, 7

That’s ridiculous. Platt was targeted just 66 times by High. Our 3rd string WR, Finley, was targeted 74 times. Duffy was targeted 101 times, Peabody 91.

K Maloney, 24 of 30, long of 48
P Kelly, 40.7 average, 34 of 78 in 20

DE Dan Covington, 12 starts, 7.5 sacks, 5 blocked passes, 11 QB hurries (tied for 2nd most in league)
DE Sam Walden, 1.5 sacks, 1 and 4.

S Dean Dawkins, 87 tackles, 1 sack, 6 picks., 2 pick ret TD, 7 pasdef
S Clyde Del Greco, 6 picks, 4 pasdef
CB Jim Ackerman, 5 picks, 12 pasdef (tied for 3rd most pasdef in league)
CB Bob Pearson, 5 picks, 6 pasdef

Wow. I know Walden is a rookie, but that is a lousy statline. A good year for Del Greco. A great year for my secondary. No one dominated with 12 picks or anything, but they all had 5 picks or more. Very solid work.

OT Roosevelt Morin, 28 KRB, 3 sacks allowed
OT Will Poston, 26 and 8
OG Damon Hopper, 25 and 5
C Archie Enbysk, 23 and 4
OG Steve Coffey, 23 and 6

Enbysk had a down year. Yay for Morin.

[Abe Sargent]

Team Awards:

Offensive Player of the Year: RB Jake Duffy - He just continues to dominate in his 7th year.

Defensive Player of the Year: CB Jim Ackerman - He also continues to dominate in his 12th year. This year, he surpassed Leon Morabito in career picks. In fact, I’d say Jim Ackerman is my best corner of all time, period. Better than Samari Rolle, Leon Morabito, Rufus McGowan, Sam Madison and any of the other numerous corners I’ve had. Jim Ackerman takes them all. Of his NINE All Pros, six were 1st team!

Special Teams Player of the Year: K Darrin Maloney, had a solid year.

Rookie of the Year: OG Steve Coffey. Despite youth and greenness, turned in a solid performance at OG, with 23 KRB and 6 sacks allowed. He had a lot of room for growth, and if those stats get much better, he will be a star of stars.

Heart Award: CB Quentin Vidal - This 7th year pick from two years ago had 3 sacks and a blocked pass while rushing the passer. That‘s more sacks than our starting DE had all year long, for the dimeback. Great year Vidal, thanks!



We had some serious sack issues, but I was happy with the rest of the team, mostly. All of the O Line had good years, the secondary all had good years. Duffy and High were on point. Rivers and Peabody had fine years. Jerry Platt was a disappointment. I wish we would have had more in the Kicking and Punting area, but overall, I was very satisfied.

[Abe Sargent]

Records:

Jim Ackerman now has 66 picks in his career. The career records is S Dave Fling with 75. Ackerman is close. However, Kent Berryhill, a current player, has 74, 15th year safety for Cincinnati.

Jake Duffy is at 123 rushing Tds in just his 7th year. The career record is 156 held by Heath Shepherd. #2 is 134 by Grady Pender. Duffy eclipsed Aaron Witt this year, Witt had 122.

[Abe Sargent]

In the last few years, I turned over my team, including players like Bert Curtain, Brant Carman, Neil Lee, and so forth.

Despite that, how many All Pro players are on my team?

QB Grady High
RB Jake Duffy
TE Rick Rivers
C Archie Enbysk
OT Will Poston
OT Roosevelt Morin
P Russell Kelly
LB Joseph Martinez
CB Jim Ackerman
S Dean Dawkins

10 players that are All Pro. Not bad at all. However, I may be jettisoning one of this next year.

[Abe Sargent]

Contracts Ending:

P Russell Kelly
OG Damon Hopper
K Darrin Maloney
CB Quentin Vidal



End of Season:

Perform - 95
Value - 70
Profit - 42
Diff - 75

Score - 67

[Abe Sargent]

Retirees:

RB Rick Caldwell
DE Floyd Gardner
FB Tracy Kramer


Franchise Snapshot:

Value - 8th highest
Stadium - 12th worst
Support - 13th best support
Roster - THE BEST
Economy - 21st best
Attendance by # - 6th worst; by % - tied for 10th best

Lost 104 mill last year

[Abe Sargent]

Hall of Fame:

QB Ernest Mayes - We Didn’t draft him, but he was totally one of us. 93%, Oklahoma, 11 honors, 389 TD,


DE Brock Woods - We Didn’t draft him, but he was also one of us for some time. 93%, Northern State, 6 honors, 203 sacks

The Lone Stars have two inductions including S Tracy Skipper, and LB Neil Branch - their first HOF players since I was GM.

Someone has just made our Team Hall of Fame, and it appears they have the votes to make the NFL Hall, and it made me smile. I’ll keep it secret who. I’ve had three players in the Cleveland/Huntington dynasty make the HOF from other teams - Brock Woods, Ernest Mayes and Grady Pender. This will be the first player I’ve drafted to make it in a couple of years.


During my entire dynasty, just one TE, Ed Gardener, made the HOF from a pre-generated character. I suspect that, after he retires, Brant Carman will be the second. This year, he passed Gardener for most career TD and rec yards by a TE in the past forty years. Here’s to Rick Rivers doing the same!



4 players from my San Antonio years made the HOF after I drafted them.
10 from my Albuquerque days


4 from my Richmond Days

So far, none from my Cleveland/Huntington days

So I only have 18 draftees in the HOF after 38 years of GMing. That’s not that many. I only have up to four on my team - Ackerman, High, Duffy and Rivers. I have another in the league - Carman. That’s it for those on the way.

[Abe Sargent]

I franchise P Russell Kelly.

Free Agency:


I laugh at a pair of trade offers.

I have 40 players under contract.

I sign Russell Kelly to a two year deal. I sign K Maloney to a three year deal.

42 players. 32 million in cap room.

I extend Duffy’s contract by three years and Ackerman’s by one.

I trade QB Monty Krueger to the Vikes for their 2/32 pick. They now have a QB on their roster. Not much of an upgrade. Monty was taken in the 3rd round a few years ago, and we developed him into a 2/32.

I trade CB Kelvin Dodge for the Bears’ 2/28 pick. He is instantly the best CB on their roster.

Two of my former CBs are in the FA market - Jimmy Ordona and Arnold Dorrough

Tommie Alston and Thomas Cobb are the 2nd and 3rd best OG in FA. DT Herb Bradley is the 2nd best DT out there.

I extend DE Dan Covington by one year. This will be his first professional contract. Now I can see if he gets back to form or not.

For now, the following starters are in their final year, but I want to see what the draft throws at me:

OT Will Poston
WR Wayne Peabody
CB Bob Pearson
LB Joseph Martinez

Okay, let’s advance FA

Whoah. I get the 1/1 offer for QB Grady High. That is not nothing. I say no, however. High is probably the only player on my team not for trade for any price. I mean, the 1/1 for RB Duffy? CB Ackerman? TE Rivers? Maybe if I got a bit more. I’d at least look around the draft to see what I could see.

[Abe Sargent]

The 3040 NFL Amateur Draft

Needs: DE perhaps, WR Perhaps, S Perhaps, CB perhaps, LB Perhaps, DT perhaps, FB Perhaps, OG perhaps

I have luxury. I can pretty much BAP the entire draft and just take the best players on the board each time. We only have 10 picks in this draft and we draft at spot #35.

1/35 arrives.

There are two great players on the board, a C and WR. Both are mega mega good.

C Archie Galloway, 100 pot, 100 pot, 87 endurance
WR Roosevelt Beverly, 90, 78, 76, 84, 86 with a 76 end


Neither will be on the board much longer. They are known quantities.

Beverly is great and fills a need. Galloway is a HOF caliber C and it is rare to get blockers that good here at 1/35. I know, I draft here a lot. I can sometimes get a good WR here. I can sometimes get a good C here. I rarely get a player like Galloway here.

I call up San Francisco and I make a ballsy trade. I trade next year’s 1st for their 1/36 plus their 2/36 tossed in. I hate trading future picks, but I will rarely get a chance to get both of these players here, and sometimes I sit at 1/35 and am forced to take a player that fits at 2/10 instead.

I take both players one two.


Now I have some of my many 2nd rounders in the latter half of the round.

I trade P Russell Kelly to the Rams for their 6/30 pick. I draft a hoss P. Kelly wasn;t doing anything for me, his stats were never that great and he was entering his 10th year. He looked good, but never played that good. Now I can draft a stud, Benny Bridges, and see what he can do instead.



Draft Recap:

1/35 - C Archie Galloway, Virginia
1/36 - WR Roosevelt Beverly, Mississippi
2/22 - S Dominic Gaylor, Brigham Young
2/28 - QB George Carrell, Murray State
2/32 - OG Kim Fisk, Arkansas
2/35 - CB Terry Doane, Westminster
2/36 - P Benny Bridges, South Carolina
3/35 - DT Robert Tower, Virginia Tech
4/35 - RB Leo Aufedenkampe, Bethune Cookman
5/35 - TE Clarence Kemp, WVU
6/30 - DT Jim Plummer, Texas Tech
6/35 - OG Eugene Burnham, Kansas State
7/35 - CB Dwight Stevenson, Washington State - KR/PR

[Abe Sargent]

I trade C Enbysk to the Broncos, who were C-less for their 5th rounder next year. I also trade QB Bert LeFleur to the Raiders for their 3rd next year. I trade RB Jim Simmons to Austin for their 4th rounder.


I sign some UFA:

TE Darrell Cash, Oregon
LB Lance Prior, San Diego State
DE John McAfee, UAB
OG Lee Trese, Ohio State

Okay, I have a full 53. Now it’s time to address the four starters in their final year.

I extend Will Poston for 2 years.


I trade Wayne Peabody to the Cowboys for their 3rd and 6th next year.

Bob Pearson is an enigma. He is way better than many of my other corners in terms of stats, but much worse in terms of skills. Keep him or no? It’s really expensive.

In order to keep Pearson, I have to move Martinez. Now, that’s not too bad. I was considering moving him anyway. 11h year LB and next been that lights out or anything. Time to move on.


I trade Martinez to the Rams for their 3rd rounder.


Now I can sign Pearson if I want to. Right now, there are no other good starting CB on the horizon. I can start Terry Doane as an emergency if I have to, but I’d prefer not too. Let’s give CB Bob Pearson a professional contract and see what he can do with it.


I have 3.8 mill in cap room after that.

[Abe Sargent]

Let’s go camping

I sold 40k tickets

Rookie Lookie:

P Bennie Bridges, 64/98
C Archie Galloway, 28/98
S Dominic Gaylor, 30/80
OG Kim Fisk, 18/78
CB Terry Doane, 18/71
QB George Carrell, 38/69
RB Leon Aufedenkampe, 42/62
WR Roosevelt Beverly, 42/60 - I think he’s better
TE Clarence Kemp, 19/58
DT Robert Tower, 15/54
DT Jim Plummer, 14/46
CB Dwight Stevenson, 20/38
OG Lance Burnham, 22/34

Well, as you can see, we have three 80+ potential players.

[Abe Sargent]

How many 80+s do I have on my team? Ten:

In order -

P Bridges
C Galloway
K Maloney
QB High
TE Rivers
S Dawkins
QB Kinney
WR Platt
OG Coffey
S Gaylor



Bob Pearson boomed a bit in camp!

I sign CB Reggie Henderson to a one year UFA deal.

[Abe Sargent]

Your 3040 Huntington Highlanders -

QB Grady High - YAY!
RB Jake Duffy - YAY!
FB Courtney Pierce - Who cares?
TE Rick Rivers - YAY!
WR Jerry Platt - We have got to get more from you this season, or you are getting traded.
WR Roosevelt Beverly - I have high hopes for ya.
C Archie Galloway - Let’s start him now!
OG Kim Fisk - And him too!
OG Steve Coffey - He is almost developed already
OT Will Poston - A fixture
OT Roosevelt Morin - One All Pro already, can more follow soon behind?
K Darrin Maloney - Great, but needs to kick like it
P Bennie Bridges - More green than I thought when I drafted. The beginning of the Bridges era,
DE Don Covington - Can he reclaim 12+ sacks annually?
DE Sam Walden - Had a lousy rookie year, but almost fully developed. Has to improve, right?
DT Martin Solymos - I really like him, btw
DT Ian Agrawell - Just a pass rush specialist
LB Anthony McKnight - The Martinez era is over
LB Vincent Newsome - Green but good SLB potential
LB Jason Northcutt - A solid enough WLB
CB Jim Ackerman - He is a man
CB Bob Pearson - Boomed a bit in camp after getting pro contract.
S Dean Dawkins - Another great year please. Thanks.
S Clyde Del Greco - Barely, and I mean barely, edged out rookie S Dominic Gaylor, who is just too green.

KR/PR - CB Dwight Stevenson, WR Hunter Carlisle

[Abe Sargent]

This is a very green team in places, like C, OG, DE, DT, and LB. Let’s see what the league says.

THE best QB
THE best RB
13th best FB
THE best TE
3rd best WR
20th best C
6th worst OG
4th best OT
8th best P
THE best K
Tied for 10th best DE
12th worst DT
16th worst LB
THE best CB
5th best S


I’m good where I want to be: OT, RB, QB, WR, TE, P, K, DE, CB and S. My OG and C are green but good. MY DT and LB are suspect, but that’s often the case. You can run all you want on me, when I have the best QB and the best RB and the best TE and the 3rd best WR, I will be scoring on your D. Can you keep up? I doubt it.

My prediction - 12-4, #2 seed.

This year I jettisoned two All Pros - P Kelly and LB Martinez. Both only had one go at All Pro in 10+ years of play.


We finish the preseason 3-1 and with no major injuries, just a few probables here and there.

[Abe Sargent]

Week 1 - Victoire 35-10 over the Vikings and Dean Dawkins is NFL Def Player of the Week with 2 picks. Pearson added a pick and run back 48 yards for a score. Covington opened with 2.5 sacks. Duffy had 32 carries, 168 yards, 2 TD and was Game MVP. Dwight Stevenson had a 101 yard KO Ret TD in his first game as a rookie.

Week 2 - We edge Green Bay 16-13 in their place, LB Anthony McKnight is Game MVP with a fumrec, half a sack, and 8 tackles. DE Walden had 2 sacks. In this one game he had more sacks than all of last year. Pick by Pearson. High hits Rivers for a score. Duffy rushes for another.

Week 3 - 37-8 over the Titans. Grady High is Game MVP with 20 of 33, 3:0, 283 yards. He hit Rivers, Platt and Duffy for score.s Duffy was injured and rookie Aufedenkampe had 97 yards, 21 rushes and a score. Ackerman and Dawkins with picks. DE Pyle with 2.5 sacks.

LB Newsome is doubtful and benched.

Week 4 - We win in Baltimore, 21-13. We have won 4-0 and 3-0 away. Duffy is MVP with 36, 112, 2. Finley caught a TD score. Covington with 2 sacks. Pearson with a pick. OG Fisk had 4 KRB.

[Abe Sargent]

Week 5 - We crush the Steelers 41-16. Grady High is NFL O Player of the W and Game MVP with…24 of 37, 325, 4:0. Rivers Twice, Paltt and Duffy. Rivers had 121 yards on 8 catches. Duffy had 100 rushing yards and a score. Northcutt with a pick. Walden and McKnight each had 1.5 sacks.

WR Finley is out for 2-3 months. I IR him. I sign UFA WR Harvey Uhl.


Week 6 - Jacksonville tries to surprise us in our own place but we rally to win 25-23. FG with 21 seconds left won it for us. Duffy MVP with 26, 147, 2. Beverly had 6 catches for 125 yards. Walden with 2.5 sacks. Covington had 2. Del Greco grabbed a pick. OT Morin notched 4 KRB.

Week 7 - BYE

Week 8 - We slap hammer the Ravens 44-9. Dominic Gaylor Game MVP with a 58 yard pick and run back for a score. Hunter Carlisle had a 93 yard KR RET TD. Duffy had 102 yards. High hit Uhl, Duffy and Platt for score.s Ackerman and Stevenson with a pick each, and gaylor grabbed two. Walden and Pyle each with 1.5 sacks.

Week 9 - Grady High is Game MVP and NFL O P of the Week as we crush the Steelers 38-10. High - 31 of 40, 495 yards, 5:2 ratio, Rivers had 198 yards, 9 catches, 2 scores. Platt had 175 yards and a score on 9 catches. Duffy and Beverly also each had scores. CB Doane had 2 picks. Ackerman had one. 2 sacks by Walden.

We are 8-0 at the halfway mark. We are currently winning the division easily as the next teams are tied at 4-4.

Sam Walden and Dan Covington are currently 1-2 with the most sacks in the league. TE Rivers is well on his way to the first 1000+ yard season a TE has ever had for me. Grady High is 17:4.2060 yards and 111+ rating. If this keeps up, he would have one of the best QB seasons of all time. Duffy is leading the league in yards. We’ll see who is in front when its all over, but these players are making cases for themselves.

[Abe Sargent]

Week 10 - 52-17 over the Lone Stars. We have NFL Off Player of the Week - RB Jake Duffy, and Def Play of the Week - Jim Ackerman.

Duffy - 23 carries, 117 yards 3 scores; 1 rec TD too.
Ackerman - 23 yard pick ret TD, 2 picks on the day

Walden - 2 sacks. Platt with a score, Dawkins with another pick. OG Fisk with 4 KRB.

C Archie Galloway is out for 2-3 months with a dislocated foot. Ouch. C Shea will be starting for us.

LB Vincent Newsome is back.

Week 11 - 27-20 over the Jaguars. Grady High Game MVP with 21, 29, 251, 1:0. Rush TD. Duffy ran for 56 yards and a score. Rivers caught a score. Del Greco with a pick.


Week 12 - 34-7 over the Titans. Del Greco is Game MVP with 69 yard pick and score. McKnight, Pearson and Ackerman with picks. Just one sack on the day. Duffy injured. Platt - 6 catches, 2 scores, 121 yards. Rivers with a score.


Week 13 - 29-17 over the Bears. High is Game MVP with 22 of 41, 331, 3:1. He hit Beveraly, Duffy and Kemp for score.s Beverly had 112 yards on 5 catches., Duffy held to 49 yards on the ground. Ackerman with a pick. Just one sack.


C Conrad Shea is out for a while, so I;m bringing back Galloway early. He;s still questionable, and this is a risk, but I gotta gofer.

Rick Rivers needs just 150 yards in the final four games to have a 1000 yard season. Platt needs 183 yards to do so. QB High’s rating has risen and he currently, barely, is leading the league in passing yards. Jake is barely in front too, by 10 rush yards. What will the final push bring?

We pursue my first undefeated season ever. Here are the teams left on our schedule:

At Cincinnati (7-5)
At Denver (5-7)
Albuquerque (5-7)
Cincinnati (7-5)

As you can see, our biggest remaining test is this week against a division foe who is fighting for playoff miracles.

[Abe Sargent]

Week 14 - 35-11 against the Bengals. Duffy is Game MVP with 23 for 82, 2 scores; 6 catches for 82 yards, 2 scores. Rivers with 91 yards. Platt with another score. 2 picks by Del Greco, one by Pearson. Walden notches 1.5 sacks while 2 sacks are created by Covington.

Week 15 - 43-28. Duffy is Game Mvp and NFL Off Player of the Week. 30 rushes, 128 yards, 2 scores. Platt had 105 yards and a score. Gaylor and Pearson with picks. 2.5 sacks by Covington, 1.5 by Walden. Gaylor had a 23 yard pick and return for a score.

All of our away games are done and we finish with two at home.


Week 16 - 36-17 over the Rail Runners. CB Terry Doane is Game MVP with 2 picks. Del Greco also had a pick. Just one sack. Duffy - 101 yards, 26 carries. Beverly, Duffy and Owens with TD catches. C Galloway with 4 KRB.

Rivers has 62 yards and has now crossed the 1000 yard threshold.

One game stands between us and my first undefeated regular season in this dynasty.


Week 17 - 33-10 over the Bengals. Jake Duffy is Game MVP and NFL Off Player of the Week. 28 carrie,s 168 yards, 1 rush TD; Beverly with 2 rec TD. Platt. Dawkins with a pick. Newsome with 2 sacks.


DE Covington is knocked to doubtful.

[Abe Sargent]

2040 AFC Playoffs


Wild Card Weekend:

Baltimore - 17
Miami - 10

Buffalo - 34
San Antonio - 17



Divisional Weekend:


We host the Ravens.


We win 51-28.

KC over Buffalo 24-20.


Game MVP is Grady High with 22 of 32, 358, 3:0, 1 rush TD.

Duffy was 33, 187, 2 rush TD.


Rivers, Beverly, and Platt with scores.

Doane with a pick.

LB Northcutt, 2 sacks.

OG Coffey - 6 KRB

[Abe Sargent]

The 2040 AFC Championship

The #1 seed 16-0 Huntington Highlanders host

The #2 seed 10-6 Kansas City Chiefs



We win 40-10.

Duffy MVP - 32, 184, 1; 60 rec yards.

High was 20 of 35, 235, 4:0. He hit Kemp, Platt, Owens and Beverly.

No picks, just two sacks. OG Coffey - 4 KRB.