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

[Abe Sargent]

Week 9 - We lose 6-33 at green Bay. S Haggans is knocked doubtful and LB Wilkerson is questionable.


Week 10 - BYE WEEK




Week 11 - We begin a long list of home games with few away games in here. Now I hope we can start winning some games.

We lose at home hosting the Lions, who we beat at their place, 17-29. Phil Green is our Game MVP with a 66 yard pick and return for a score for us. Ralph Barrett added a TD run for us. Irwin had 54 yards passing on the day. Ick. Meester had a pick.

QB McKnight is back next week.

Four of my Lbs are at questionable or worse. Glenn Ferguson is Out VERY LONG TERM and I IR him. I sign Nate Turnbull for the season.


Week 12 - We edge the Vikings 37-34. Mickey Baum is our Game MVP with 136 yards, 2 Tds, on 4 catches. McKnght also hit Prescott for a score.


Week 13 - We take out the Packers 27-14. DE Dennis Perry is Game MVP with 4 sacks. Rexin had a pick. Barrett had 132 yards and 2 score son 22 carries. McKnight hit Baum for a score and 187 yards on 8 catches. Barrett is NFL Offensive Player of the Week with 22 carries for 132 yards and 2 scores.

S Rexin is at questionable and will start though.

[Abe Sargent]

Week 14 - We shut out the 49ers 22-0. FB Winters had a TD run. Then add five Claude Johnson FGs. Barrett is Game MVP with 159 yards on 29 carries. Newhart had 2 picks, DT Murray had 2.5 sacks, and DE Perry had 2. FB Winters had 4 KRB. The Fullback!


We are now 6-7 and pertinent



Week 15 - We win on the road against the Vikings and are now 7-7.

OG Coffey will be back next week. Rookie LB Hulsey is OUT VERY LONG TERM. I IR him and sign LB Jon Esslinger for the rest of the year. Barrett is Game MVP with a rush and a catch for scores, 122 on 28 yards. McKnight also hit Prescott and Baum for scores . No picks, just one sack.

We now have a shot at 9-7 and perhaps, unlikely though the chance is, a shot at the playoffs as a wild card.


Week 16 - Unfortunately we lose 13-18 and go to 7-8. No second chances here. Rexin had a 100 yard KR return for a score. Barrett had a run. Perry added 1.5 picks.


The final game will just be for show.


Week 17 - We go 27-0 and win the week. I was sorta hoping we’d lose so I could get a better draft pick.

Barrett was Game Mvp with a 15 yard run and 125 yards on 27 carries Mitchell Spence caught his first and only TD of the year. Baum added a score. McKnight was held to 83 yards on the day. Ick.

Perry added two sacks and Newhart had a pick.

Becker had 5 KRB.

[Abe Sargent]

2018 NFC Playoffs:


Rams over Bears 24-7
Eagles over Saints 20-17


(Albuquerque lost to the Patriots)

Albuquerque was only 8-8 this season after Heath Shepherd went down hard to injury and his numbers dropped too. We had the same record as Albuquerque in just two years.



Falcons over Rams 28-17
Redskins over Eagles 27-21


NFC Championship

Redskins over Falcons 17-14.


2018 Super Bowl

Ravens over Skins 37-14.

[Abe Sargent]

Season Awards:

Offensive Player of the Year: RB Ralph Barrett
All-Pro 1st Team: RB Ralph Barrett, S Tyrone Rexin
All-Pro 2nd Team: OT Tim Becker, DE Dennis Perry

No one got an award this year who did not get one last year.

Orlando Wells was All Pro 2nd Team.
OT Mark Stevenson, in his 9th year, starter for the Eagles, drafted by me in Albuquerque in the 6th round had 28 KRB in 13 games and got All Pro 2nd team honors. He gets added to my list of draftees with All pro honors

[Abe Sargent]

Team Stats:

14th best running game by yards, 9th best by ypc
2nd worst passing game by yard,s 6th worst by yards per catch
16th worst rushing yards allowed,
5th most passing yards allowed.

+9 TO Margin
Just 35 sacks found with our team, we allow 44, tied for 5th most.

[Abe Sargent]

Yuck.


Individual Stats:

QB Conrad McKnight, 13 starts, 2334 yards, 54.6%, 16:10, 78.4 QB Rating

RB Ralph Barrett, 1534 yards, 13 Tds, 4.5 ypc. 521 catching yards, 5 catching TDs, 45 catches.

WR Mickey Baum, 913 yards, 55 grabs, 6 Tds

WR Levon Owen, 386, 36 grabs, 2 TD


S Tyrone Rexin had KR TD and PR TD. 3rd bet PR Avg among qualifiers, 5th best KR Avg, fumbled and lost ball 3 times.


Claude Johnson was 27 of 34 FG. Long of 57 yards.
P Dwayne Orozco - 8th best Punting average, 47 in 111 inside 20.

DE Dennis Perry had 17 sacks, the league leader had 17.5, so he was second most in league.
DT Bill Murray had 5.

S Rexin led team with 96 solo tackles, 33 assists.

S Newhart, S Rexin and CB Meester all had 4 picks. Rookie Frederickson had none. Meester led the team with 12 pasdef, tied for 2nd most in league.

OT Tim Becker had 33 KRB - allowed 4 sacks
C Jesse Tate had 26 - allowed 3 sacks
OG Coffey, with 10 starts, had 21 -allowed 2 sacks
OG Travis Thomas had just 18. - allowed 7 sacks
FB Billy Winters had 13 - allowed 6 sacks
OT Baker had just 11 - allowed sixteen sacks. Wow.

[Abe Sargent]

Team Awards:

Offensive Player of the Year: RB Ralph Barrett. He was one of ht rue shining lights on the squad, and I’ve never had a back with a receiving game as good as his last year.
Defensive Player of the Year: DE Dennis Perry. You are asked to take the QB down hard when you are a DE and he did so regularly. On a year when our sacks were really low, he was still second most in the league. Good job Perry.
Special Teams Player of the Year: S Tyrone Rexin. Good PR average, good KR average, and two Tds. This is an easy award to hand out.
Rookie of the Year: I started six. Who had the best year? C Jesse Tate, second on the team in KRB, and a solid year all around, just 3 sacks allowed.
Heart Award: FB Billy Winters. He is not good from his skills, but 13 KRB! That is awesome. Add a TD on the ground. Solid year by the FB.


Next year - decisions emerge

[Abe Sargent]

Score -

Performance: 45
Value: 44
Profit: 31
Difficulty: 73

Score 42


Hall of Fame - Peter Warrick, Bubba Franks.

We have 27 players on the roster.


Franchise -

18th highest value
12th worst stadium
13th worst support
15th best roster
10th best economy

[damnMikeBrown]

Originally Posted by Abe Sargent

Hall of Fame - Peter Warrick, Bubba Franks.

I am flabbergasted! (but still reading)

[Abe Sargent]

Do I use my franchise tag? There are two candidates. TE Mitchell Spence, who hasn’t done anything major for us but also has not had consistent QBing. The other option is to force McKnight to stay on my team. However, McKnight proved last year that he is not a permanent answer.

I am going to let both go.


I need quality players, and I need a good QB. Time to stop playing patty cake. Whatever it takes, this off season I intend to have a franchise QB.

I like my OG Bucky Coffey a lot, but I just got an offer for the 1/6 pick for him. That’s very tempting.

We draft pick 19.

There is a QB I’d take at the 6th pick, but my guess is he’d be gone by then. There are not as many obvious power players in the draft as in seasons past. There aren’t any knock out players, the kinds that are almost all full of happy bars, so the pick has less value to me, which is why they are offering it. I look at Coffey. Here is an OG that has 87/77/52 as his numbers. Very strong skillset.

Is this a trade worth doing?

I think yes, it is. Just barely. It gives me another shot at a QB. I accept. I get a super expensive RB too, I can cut him alter if I desire.

I also get an offer from the Jets for their 2/22 pick and a solid WR named Kennedy Banks. I give up QB Spencer Brady. Obviously, they think Brady can be something. I agree with this trade offer too.

Albuquerque screwed up. Perhaps. They allowed several of their players to leave via free agency. I can grab one or two if I want.


WR Thomas Foster, my 3rd WR is available
P Steve Washington is available but I don’t need him
CB Jimmie Rebensdorf
S Travis Westbrook

These aren’t major massive bad calls. Westbrook isn‘t amazing as a safety or anything, and Rebensdorf has underplayed his talent.

I extend CB Meester’s contract by two more years. I extend OT Tim Becker, S Tyrone Rexin, and DE Dennis Perry for the same. I add a year to K Claude Johnson’s contract.

I cannot get my P to extend his contract. I intend to franchise him next year.

I offer Ralph Barrett a four year deal with a very high salary and he agrees.

I extend DT Ben Corgan’s contract by two more years which increases his salary to middle level starting, cheap for a DT.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally Posted by damnMikeBrown

I am flabbergasted! (but still reading)

Aaron Beasley made it too

[Abe Sargent]

I have 26 players under contract and am 92 million under the cap. Which is good news.

I’m about to pursue a FA QB.

I have to choose between pursing Claude Grey, a 7th year veteran who was the 4th overall pick 7 years ago or Shane Dunlap who was the 1st overall pick 7 years ago. Same draft class, and just three picks apart. Which to pursue?

Claude is better in 3rd down passing. 82 to 48

Shane is more accurate 98 to 75.

Claude scrambles more 70 to 40


That’s it. They are very similar and both are easily franchise QB level.

I make an offer to Claude Grey. It’ s a very, very big offer.

I offer a major mega deal and hope it comes through.


I need a S so I could make an offer to Westbrook, but I find it better to hold off on S, CB, WR, C, FB because you can often get quality ones in later picks. You can easily get a safety just as good as Westbrook at 1/19. I grabbed him at 1/34.

I would get Rebensdorf if I hadn’t drafted Mr. No Pick in the first round this past year.

I do have one player I have to replace, my awful OT. I also can try to bring in another OG, but there aren’t any as good as what I traded.

I make a mega offer to OT Charles Dodge, a great OT, allowed just one sack last year, had a 41.6% blocking percentage.

I trade C Gerhardt to Green Bay for their 7/14 pick this year.

CB Frederickson has busted a bit after last year. Not as good as he once was. Blast it.

I make an offer to Rebensdorf.

Week 1 - OT Charles Dodge signs with us.

Week 2 - Mitchell Spence and Conrad McKnight signed elsewhere and Claude grey is our new QB!

Week 3 - Rebensdorf signs with us. S Donnell Newhart, who had a solid year with us last ear signs, as does our backup RB.

I extend LB Dexter Sutton’s contract by two years.

I am now 50 million under the cap and I’m going to stick with that. Well, actually, let me check something.


I cannot get anything about 2/25 for Frederickson, so I decide to keep him. I can keep him as a nice nickel back and grow him into a player that can get more than that. I hope.

I sign a very green DE Vinny Weiss in week 18. Three year deal.

I trade DE Dosoo to the Cowboys for their 5/21 pick this year.

I trade QB Billy Joe Mills to the Saints for their 3rd rounder this year. He was costing me 3.5 million.

Barrett has busted a tiny bit in a couple of areas.

[Abe Sargent]

The 2019 NFL Amateur Draft:


Here are my positions of need:

Starter: TE, FB, OG, DE perhaps, LB, S
Backup: QB, RBx3, TEx2, WRx2, C, OG, OT, DE, DTx2, LB, CBx2, S



The 6th pick arrives and the good QB is still here. We could have drafted Johnnie Stovall, from Syracuse, and been fine.

I grab a very well developed LB for the 1/6 pick. After that strong DE with a lot of green is drafted. By me. After that, I BAP the rest of the way.



Draft Recap:

1/6. LB Lenny Perry, Iowa
1/19. DE Jackie Greene, Louisiana Tech
2/19. OG Brock Timlin, Duke
2/22. S Jackie Cline, Kentucky
3/19. RB Casey Hsu, Notre Dame
3/30. C Ray Hampton, Kansas State
4. TE Bart Hudson, Arkansas
5/19. CB Rufus McGowan, Indiana
5/21. DT Joey McDermott, Texas Tech
6. LB Jim Lockett, Michigan
7/14. WR Kenneth Neumeyer, USC
7/19. QB Darnell Lundgren, Southern Methodist


We have 39 players under contract.

I sign RFA FB Billy Winters to the three year deal for us. He did very well for us last you so I’m bringing him back to see what he can do with a longer contract.



I sign some UFA:

FB Gary Hamilton, Ohio State
TE Ron Corbett, Tennessee
RB Kent Fusco, Syracuse
OT Chad McGuire, Baylor
DE Danny Rains, Tulane
S Sammy Poston, Central Florida


Let’s go camping.

[Abe Sargent]

We sell 44,300 season tickets.


I brings in some players:

UFAs:

RB Jeffrey Oliver, Mississippi
CB Herman Dunlap, Clemson
TE Orlando Heath, Washington
WR Randall Hernandez, Utah
OG Ronald Snyder, Georgia Tech
DT Harvey Clancy, USC
LB Adam McWilliams, Auburn


53 total players.

[Abe Sargent]

Now let’s take a look at my rooks. There is some good and some bad here:

CB Rufus McGowan - 60/78. Rufus broke out, instead of busting. He is now starter caliber material in a 5th round CB. Makes me happy!
C Ray Hampton - 24/76 - The classic example of a quality C that falls.
DE Jackie Greene - 20/76 - Can develop into a real house.
S Jackie Cline - 31/71 - Once developed, would be a serviceable starter.
RB Casey Hsu - 37/65 - A decent backup.
DT Joey McDermott - 14/64 - Despite green ness, has very high qualities.
OG Brock Timlin - 20/63 - Pass Blocking specialist. May start due to lack of competition.
LB Lenny Perry - 55/55. Busted his potentials, but still has current stats. Will start because he is developed, but is not a long term starter.
LB Jim Lockett - 20/52 - Just a backup
QB Darnell Lundgren - 7/46 - Not even that good
WR Kenneth Neumeyer - 10/40. Feh
TE Bart Hudson - 26/26 - Busted to virtually worthless.



CB Frederickson busted a tiny bit.

I’ve got to do something about my CB position. I have four Cbs that are strong. One, Rebensorf is staying Another, Frederickson is not the quality I’d hope he’d be. That leaves Meester and rookie McGowan.

I try and can’t even trade Frederickson for a 3rd round so I’m keeping him.

I trade CB Meester to the Cowboys for their 2nd and 7th next year. I move McGowan into the starting role.

I sign: UFA CB Marlon Sanderson, Michigan


We are currently 24 million under the cap.

[Abe Sargent]

The 2019 Richmond Rattlesnakes


QB Claude Grey - The 7 year man out of Iowa is now our franchise QB, barring injury. Here’s to the future!
RB Ralph Barrett - I likes him a lots
FB Billy Winters - Duplication of last year’s effort or a one year wonder?
TE Ron Corbett - UFA, chump
WR Mickey Baum - First year with a good QB throwing to him, so I expect good things.
WR Levon Owen - He’s okay
C Jesse Tate - A very good C
OG Travis Thomas - Adequate
OG Brock Timlin - Green, rookie, needs to develop.
OT Tim Becker - We love him!
OT Charles Dodge - I want him to do well in his first year with us
K Claude Johnson
P Dwayne Orozco
DE Dennis Perry - One of the top players of my team so far
DE Jackie Greene - Rookie needs some serious development time.
DT Bill Murray - He was okay last year, I hope for more this year.
DT Ben Corgan - Gets another start
LB Dexter Sutton - Again in the middle
LB Brant Wilkerson - Again the WLB. Busted slightly and not as good.
LB Lenny Perry - The rookie will start in the SLB
CB Jimmie Rebensdorf - I loves him! 5th year
CB Rufus McGowan - A very developed rookie CB from the5th round
S Tyrone Rexin - A rock
S Jackie Cline - The rookie will start. Can eventually development into an okay S.

KR/PR Tyrone Rexin starting with WR Randall Hernandez on the KR as well.

[Abe Sargent]

What They Say:

9th best QB
THE best RB
12th worst FB
15th worst TE
18th best WR
9th best C
7th worst OG
THE best OT
THE best P
THE best K
19th best DE
15th best OT
7th best LB
THE best CB
10th best S


Prediction 10-6 and wild card or 11-5 and division champ


We go 3-1 in the preseason

QB Roderick Irvin is questionable.

[Abe Sargent]

Week 1 - We lose week one fo the Vikings 13-22. Baum caught a TD pass from Grey. Barrett had 75 yards. Gray was iffy, about 50% and 1:0 but few yards. Rexin and McGowan had picks. We were held sackless on the road.


Week 2 - We lose to Atlanta 30-36 on OT when Mitchell Spence catches the game winning score for the Falcons. Barrett has two TD runs including one of 60 yards, 158 yards on 21 carries. Gray and Irvin get injured and Lundgren threw most of the day. He hit Owen for a score.

Both are probable and will start next week.


Week 3 - We crush the Bucs 30-0. RB Ralph Barrett is Game MVP with a receiving TD, 70 rushing yards, and 62 receiving. Gray had a good day and also hit Owen for a score. LB Sutton had 2 sacks. McGowan and Frederickson each had picks and Frederickson returned his for a score. C Tate had 4 KRB. This was an Away Game shutout.


Week 4 We win at home 16-13 over the Lions. S Jackie Cline is Game MVP with a pick and a team leading 10 tackles. Rexin also had a pick. Barrett had a TD run on 24 carries and 119 yards.

[Abe Sargent]

Week 5 - We take out the Packers 30-20 on the road. Kennedy banks and Levon Owen both caught TD passes. Barrett added 33 yard run for a score. LB Dexter Sutton was GAME MVP with a sack and a pick. DT Murray had 1.5 sacks. Rebensdorf and Frederickson each had picks too.

Week 6 - We win to the Saints 37-11. Barrett is Game MVP with 2 receiving Tds and a rushing one. He had 78 yards on the road rushing, and 61 catching. Owen also caught a TD pass. McGowan and Cline have picks. DE Perry has 1.5 sacks.


Week 7 - We defeat Pittsburgh 33-20 on the road. Barrett is Game Mvp with 3 TD runs and 125 yards on 28 carries. S Haggans had a pick. OG Timlin had 5 KRB.


Both Rebensdorf and Rexin are doubtful and benched.

We are 5-2 and we just finished a 3 game away streak 3-0, which is a good sign.


Week 8 - We win at home against the Packer s27-20. Barrett is Game MVP with 177 yards on 29 carries and a TD. Backup RB Hsu also had a rushing TD. QB Gray hit Owen for another score. Haggans had a pick. Barrett was also NFL Offensive Player of the Week

[Abe Sargent]

Week 9 - We lose at home against the Bears 24-10. A bad loss, because now the Bears are in front in stead of us. Gray is dinged to probable again. Irwin played half the game. Barrett had 93 yards and a score. My QBs had 4 picks. Baum had 103 yards on 7 catches, the first 100 yard day for any receiver this season. DE Perry had 1.5 sack. LB Lenny Perry and CB Marlon Sanderson had picks.


Week 10 - BYE WEEK


Week 11 - We lose another home game to the Eagles 12-17. Baum had 106 yards on 6 catches. Cline has a pick.

FB Billy Winters is out. I IR him. I sign FB Erik Shapiro to finish out the year as our starter.


Week 12 - We lose on the road 3-19 to the Titans


DE Perry is doubtful and will be benched. Rexin is back



Week 13 0 We win against the Ravens 16-6. Hsu rushed for our lone TD. S Jackie Cline is Game Mvp with a Pikc. DE Weis has 2.5 sacks.

[Abe Sargent]

Week 14 - We defeat the Bears 17-7. Baum and Barrett each caught TD passes. Rexin and McGown each had picks. Rexin is GAME MVP with his pick and the game leader in tackles at 9. DE Greene had 1.5 sacks.


CB Rebensdorf is back


Week 15 - We barely win against the Vikes 13-12. Kennedy Banks had an 82 yard receiving play for ascore. Harvey Clancy is our Game MVP with a pick.

LB Joey Hulsey is out again. I IR him. TE Corbett is doubtful and I deactivate him. RB Barrett is questionable but I’ll start him anyway. They went for and failed a 2 point conversion, which is how we won the game.


Week 16 - We crush the Bucs 30-11. Rexin is Game MVP with a 97 yard KR RET TD, a pick, and the most tackles 7, on the team. C Tate had 4 KRB. Hsu had 141 yards and a score. Gray rushed for a score too.

We are 10-5 and heading into the final game of the season. Win or lose, I have made my prediction.


Week 17 - We crush Detroit 31-7/ CB Renensdorf is injured again and will likely be out the whole playoffs. DE Perry is back. Casey Hsu is Game MVP with two TD runs, 119 yards on 30 carries. Gray hit Owen for a score. Tate and OT Charles Dodge had 4 KRB.

We went 11-5 and won the tie breakers with Tamp Bay to win the NFC Central. Told ya!

[Abe Sargent]

2019 NFC Playoffs”


Wild Card Weekend:


We host the 10-6 Cardinals.

We win 20-17.

Claude Gray is Game MVP with a TD pass to baum, 15 of 24, 202, and 1:1. Barrett had 86 yard son 30 carries and a TD. Both Perry and McDermott had 1.5 sacks.

Barrett is healed. LB Adam McWilliams is out.


Tampa Bay beat Chicago 22-21.

[Abe Sargent]

Division Weekend:

We travel to Dallas.

We win 20-17.

The Panthers win 35-18 over the Bucs


WR Levon Owen is game MVP with 144 yards on 9 catches. Baum had 100 yards and a TD on 7. Barrett ran for 99 yards and a score. Clancy had 1.5 sacks and Wooden had a pick.

[Abe Sargent]

NFC Championship:

I did NOT expect to make it this far. My team wins this season, but badly.


The #3 seed 11-5 Richmond Rattlesnakes seek to get into the Super Bowl in their franchise’s third year. They face…


The #1 seed Carolina Panthers with a 13-3 record and home field advanatge. They want to establish their name in football history.


We lose 17-34.


Barrett had a 66 yard run for aTD and a 12 yard one for another score late. We were held to one sack, no picks, not fum recoveries. To be fair, we didn;t toss a pick or fumble the ball ourselves.




The 2019 NFL SUPER BOWL

The 13-3 Panthers vs. the 12-4 Colts

(The Rail Runners went 13-3 and lost in the playoffs)


Carolina wins 35-7

[Abe Sargent]

Season Awards:

All-Pro 1st Team: OT Charles Dodge, K Claude Johnson

Also getting awards were C Marty Brennan, FB Warren Dole, Tony Clements

[Abe Sargent]

Players of mine in the league with All League awards:

RB Ralph Barrett - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Richmond
RB Heath Shepherd - NFL MVPx5, Others, Albuquerque
QB Tony Clements - Offensive Rookie of the Year, 3x All Pro, Albuquerque
FB Warren Dole - All Pro, Albuquerque
TE Ed Gardener - All Pro x5 , Albuquerque
WR Donald Wagner - All Pro, Albuquerque
WR Jerome Baker - All Pro, Albuquerque
C Marty Brennan - All Pro x4, Albuquerque
OG Orlando Wells - All Pro x3, Albuquerque
DT Ross Meadows - All Pro x5, Albuquerque
LB Quinn Burroughs - All Pro, Albuquerque
CB Leon Morabito - All Pro x4, Albuquerque
S Eric Carlson - Defensive Player of the Year, All Pro x3, Albuquerque
S Travis Westbrook, All Pro, Albuquerque
C Gerald Wright, All Pro, Detroit Lions
DE Andrew Kadanoff. All Pro, New England Patriots
OT Mark Stevenson, - All Pro, Philiadelphia Eagles

[Abe Sargent]

Team Stats:

7th best running game by yards
5th best passing game by yards per pass but middle of the pack by total yards.
8th worst ypc allowed, middle of the pack for rushing yards allowed
14th fewest passing yards allowed, tied for 5th fewest yards allowed per pass/play/completion (I’m not sure)
+11 to margin
We had 40 sacks, 16th most in league
We allowed just 25 sacks, second fewest in the league (Albuquerque had the fewest at 22)

There is very little here to highlight.

[Abe Sargent]

Individual stats:


QB Claude Gray, 2970, 13:5, 62.4%, 90 QB rating.

He was good, we just need more of him.


RB Ralph Barrett, was injured some, 1237 yards, 11 td, 4.2 ypc, 388 receiving yards and 4 receiving Tds

WR Mickey Baum, 939, 75 grabs, 2 TD
WR Levon Owen, also had 75 catches, 806 yards, 6 TD


Both of my returners, Rexin and Hernandez had returns for scores. Among qualifiers, they were one and two in the league for best KR return average. Rexin was 10th best PR Average, and 3rd best among those w/o a TD. Rexin had 5 fumbles and Hernandez just one, but Rexin returned the ball a lot more.

K Claude Johnson led the league with 37 of 46 FG and a long of 56
P Dwayne Orozco had the longest PR Average in the league and 35 of 84 in the 20. He had a better average by far than the #2 All Pro guy and a much higher % of punt sin the 20 than that guy.

DE Dennis Perry played 11 games and had 7 sacks.
LB Dexter Sutton had 6.5
DT Murray had 6.5
DE Weis had 5.5
DE Jackie Greene with 16 starts had 5


S Cline, CB McGowan, S Rexin each had 4 picks.

Rexin led the team with 11 pasdef, tied for 7th most in the league

C Jesse Tate had 38 KRB and allowed 4 sacks. Tied for most in the league with C Marty Brennan. And yet Tate did not get an All Pro win.

OT Charles Dodge, who did get All Pro, had 28 KRB and never allowed a sack all year
OT Timlin had 25, 6 sacks allowed
Travis Thomas had 21 and 8
Tim Becker with a down year with 19 and 6

[Abe Sargent]

Team Awards:

Offensive Player of the Year: OT Charles Dodge - This was his first All Pro year in his 7th year as an OT. In the past two seasons, he has allowed just one sack. With a strong running and passing game presence, Charles Dodge was a good signing, and I’m happy to have him on the team for now.
Defensive Player of the Year: LD Dexter Sutton - Tied for second most sacks on the team with 6.5. Leads the team in tackles, not Rexin. 2nd most pasdef on the team wit 8, more than three of the four starting Dbacks and the nickelback. These are some great stats and I want Dexter to know that, whether pass rushing, run stopping or pass protection, his game is top notch, and I appreciate it.
Special Teams Player of the Year: K Claude Johnson, The guy was on fire. HE kicked the hell out of the ball all season along and got All Pro first team honors for it.
Rookie of the Year: CB Rufus McGowan - I had no idea when I drafted this guy in the 5th round that he would ever start for me. It was simply a BAP pick. I had no idea that not only would be boom in camp, but would do so significantly enough that I would trade CB Meester, start him, and he would have 4 picks and 7 pasdef. He’s no super Mr amazing fantastic, but he’s good enough.
Heart Award: RB Casey Hsu - He was asked to step up during Ralph Barrett’s various injuries, and he never started, just subbed, but when he did, he had 484 yards and 5 Tds. There were two games at the end of the season where he virtually started, and we won, and he had over 100 yards in each. Good job Casey!


Records:

Heath Shepherd’s record for most rushing attempts in a season was beaten this season by a Falcons RB.

[Abe Sargent]

Score:

Performance: 81
Value: 41
Profit/Loss: 0 -I have never gotten a zero before
Difficulty - 72

Score: 42



Hall of Fame: DE Courtney Brown

[Abe Sargent]

2020 sees the debut of new stadium technology.

Virtual Stadium Boxes have been invented and are now available as a building option for new stadiums. Here Is the text straight from the game:


“One of your competitors is designing a new stadium
featuring the latest luxury technology, Virtual Stadium
Boxes. Each box holds about 40 people, who are equipped
with special head sets that allow them to experience the
game through the eyes, ears and even the nose of any
player on the field.

The technology, designed by Solecismic Software, is
ridiculously expensive, but your competitor sold
all of its available boxes within days at more than
twice the price of conventional luxury boxes.

You can add these boxes to new stadium construction,
but not to an existing stadium because of the extensive
wiring that's required underground. These VR Boxes
will no doubt fuel the next major push for new stadium
Construction.”

[flere-imsaho]

That stuff would be cool.

[Abe Sargent]

I love this stuff in text sims, it really adds some flavor to the game.

[Abe Sargent]

Franchise:

13th highest value
11th worst stadium
The best roster
21st best support
7th best economy


We paid a lot of money last year in bonuses, which drove up our costs, a lot. Last year, we lost 139 million, this year, 219 million.

Who made money last year:

Washington, Tennessee, Phily made a ton of cash, Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Green Bay, Indy, and New Orleans. 10 of the 36 teams made money, Note that no expansion team is among them. Most of these are the biggest population centers. Phily had a revenue stream of over 600 million we brought in less than 150 million. We have a smaller stadium fewer people and can charge less money without an established fan base.

I have the 3rd cheapest scout in the league and the cheapest head coach by far. I pay my head coach 3 million, the next lowest is 4.38, then 6.7 at third lowest. I was over 25 million under the cap last year. It’s not as if I’m not minding my Ps and Qs.

[Abe Sargent]

I franchise my P.

I don’t even HAVE club seats at my stadium.

The Eagles have 399 luxury boxes. I have 40. They sell theirs for 400k each, I sell mine for 85k each.

Let’s move to free agency,


I sign the P for three years.

I have 36 players under contract and 24 million under the contract right now.

We draft #32

I cut FB Billy Winters, he dropped in ability after his injury.

CB Frederickson has busted a bit more.

[Abe Sargent]

I get on the horn and start making some trade offers.

I trade OT Danny Baker to the Bears for their 5/29 pick

I extend K Claude Johnson’s contract by two years.

I trade QB Roderick Irvin to the Raiders for their 3 and 6th picks this year (pick # 31 in each round)

Irvin was in his last year. I also look to move some other players in the final year.

I trade OG Simpkins to the Bears for their 6th rounder.

The OG Travis Thomas as a starter experiment is over. He has not looked good over the past two years. I look to move him. I find a trade partner with the Patriots. Their 3 and 6 this year for him, which I take.

I sign DT Joey McDermott to a three year deal.

Rufus McGowan has boomed into an even better CB but his contract ends a the end of this year. He just signed a two year deal as a rookie. Next year I may have to sign him as an RFA

Other player in their final year. I like Brant Wilkerson as my WLB< but he does not have THAT much talent and I’m not paying him 8+ million a year. This may be his final year, and if I acquire a starter before the beginning gof the season, Imight look to move him.

C Jesse Tate is in his final year. Try to sign him to a big contract, or move him and start my hot rookie from last year? I’ll keep him this year, and like McGowan, may negotiate with him as an RFA next year.

WR Mickey Baum is in his last year, but he has not done that well, statistically. Is it the QB or is it the WR? For now, no trades and no resignings. Let’s see what my roster looks like post draft.

I trade CB Darren Frederickson to the Bucs for their 2/28 and 7/28 this year.

Albuquerque let OG Orlando Wells go, but it’s about time. Wells is in his 15th year, so I agree with that. Wells was a true over achiever, who played a lot better than his skill set might otherwise suggest. I loved him.

I trade DT Bill Murray to the Eagles for their 2/5 pick this year. Murray was not living up to his hype and was the second highest paid player on my team without really playing like it. So I moved him.

[Abe Sargent]

What starters do I need?

FB, TE, WR, OG, LB maybe, DT Maybe


I am 49 million under the cap. If I want, I can bring in an FA or two.

FB Warren Dole is available but he’s not that good.

I decide to make a decision with my heart, and not my head. I make an offer to OG Orlando Wells.


Week 1 - Albuquerque resigns him. That’s fine. I just didn‘t want this guy, who for his whole career has played for just San Antonio and Albuquerque to end up somewhere like Austin or Seattle, I’d rather him play for me.


I sign a 5 year vet WR Tyrone Garner. I made a minor offer, less than what he was asking, and the team he was with, San Diego, was offering several million more, but he decided to come to us.

Garner is solid. He’s not world setting, but he looks good. Last year, he had 1217 yards receiving.


Week 16. I make an offer to FB Brad Carlson for the league minsal for two years. He signs the next week.

WHOAH!

I get a mega trade offer. The Jets are offering me the 1/1 pick and some bum at S for Claude Gray.

I reject a couple of later 1st round offers for Ralph Barrett and Dennis Perry, but the 1/1? That’s something.

I wish I still had Irvin on my team. Gray is solid. But it took me three years to get my guy. I’m sticking with him. I rejects all three trade offer.

[Abe Sargent]

The 2020 NFL Amateur Draft


Here is why that sucked and I made the wrong call. The best QB is still on the board at my pick, 1/32. I could have grabbed a studly guy at 1/1 and still gotten my QB choice here. That sucks.

My first few picks will go to need, then after that BAP

I am sorely tempted at 2/5 to grab a great, great RB because he is there, or to take the high quality QB, just because you want talent at these positions. There is a solid but unspectacular TE, many adequate LB, and…oh, hold up. That‘s a really good DT.

The good QB was taken just a few picks before mine at 28, so I grab this great RB as a consolation BAP prize.




Draft Recap

1. OG Ike Logan, Auburn
2/5. DT Preston Cochrane, Oregon
2/28. RB Grady Pender, UCLA
2/32. LB Roosevelt McWilliams, Auburn
2/33. FB Zach Taylor, Florida State
3/16. QB Ronnie Madrid, Louisiana-Slippery Rock
3/31. WR Nolan Howe, NW Missouri State
3/32. OG Ernest Moss, Tulsa
4. CB Harold Jefferson, Georgia Tech
5/29. LB Victor Roberge, Alabama
5/32. RB Scott Manning, Mississippi State
6/16. DT Moe Peterson, Notre Dame
6/29. TE Randall Patterson, Tennessee
6/31. S Danny Urlacher, Purdue - KR/PR
6/32. CB Andre Cole, Florida State
7/28. C Trevor Dole, North Carolina A&T
7/32. S Daryl Curtis, Nebraska
7/33. WR Harold Wiggins, Kentucky

Post draft I have 49 players on my rosters

I bring in some UFA:

TE Walt Fox, UCLA
TE Kirk Shulz, Charleston Southern
OG Russell Colvin, Mississippi
DE Brian Varto, Northwestern

[Abe Sargent]

Here we go, camping ho!



Post camp, I cut TE Kurt Schulz

I sign UFA CB Seth McCown, Middle Tennessee St.

I cut TE Randal Patterson

I sign a patch:

TE Andrew Ramirez for a year to start and be my TE

I cut WR Kennedy Banks

I sign OT Malcolm Dowdell, California, for a year



I am 9 million under the cap

We sold 47,200 season tix

I need to make a C and a WR decision.

I need to figure out Mickey Baum and Jesse Tate.

Mickey Baum is tough. He will be a UFA next year, so there is no RFA window to evaluate him now and resign him later if warranted like I can do with Tate, McGowan and Wilkerson.

I try to see what I can get for him. The Jets want him enough to offer a 1st and 7th for him. Now that’s pretty good. I take them up on that offer.

I sign WR Barry Warren as a patch for this year.

[Abe Sargent]

I decide to keep my disgruntled backup C when I find out that I can’t even get a 5th for him, and I drafted him in the 3rd last year. Now, what I need to find out is, slide to my backup and trade Tate, or keep Tate.

Potential:

Tate:

79 run block
84 pass block
41 endurance

Hampton:

95 run block
62 pass block
41 endurance


Do I want 16 more run blocking for a loss of 22 pass blocking? It comes down to that. No, I don’t.

I’m sticking with Tate.

[Abe Sargent]

The 2020 Richmond Rattlesnakes


QB Claude Gray - I really like him a lot.
RB Ralph Barrett - And him too!
FB Zach Taylor - Busted a bit, but still good enough to start
TE Andre Ramirez - See also: patch
WR Tyrone Garner - My new signee. I usually have bad luck with major WR signings so I hope this one works. He is solid but unspectacular.
WR Barry Warren - One year patch
C Jesse Tate - A strong center
OG Brock Timlin - Returning from last year.
OG Ike Logan - Run blocking specialist rookie.
OT Tim Becker - Had a down year least year after two All Pro years. I need him to step it back up.
OT Charles Dodge - Had a great year for me in his first, including All pro, let’s see that continue
P Dwayne Orozco - I likes him a lots.
K Claude Johnson - Strong and solid
DE Dennis Perry - A great DE no question
DE Jackie Greene - Now largely developed. He’s no amazing DE or anything, but he should be solid.
DT Preston Cochrane - I am starting the green and solid rookie
DT Joey McDermott - I like him too
LB Dexter Sutton - It all starts right here, doesn‘t it?
LB Lenny Perry - Will start on the SLB for me.
LB Roosevelt McWilliams - Will start on the WLB for me. Great potential rookie.
CB Jimmie Rebensdorf - Was injured a lot last season and now I need him to step it up.
CB Rufus McGowan - He had a good rookie season. Something to grow on?
S Tyrone Rexin - I love him a lot!
S Jackie Cline - Enhh. He doesn‘t suck.

KR/PR - Rexin with help from S Urlacher

[Abe Sargent]

What do others think of our players:

11th best QB
THE best RB
13th best FB
8th best TE
7th best WR
6th best C
9th worst OG
THE best OT
2nd best P
THE best K
4th best DE
7th worst DT
5th best LB
THE best CB
10th best S

[Abe Sargent]

Drafted Rookies:

FB Zach Taylor, 45/54
OG Ike Logan, 28/64
DT Preston Cochrane, 18/78
RB Grady Pender, 66/67
WR Nolan Howe, 46/46
WR Harold Wiggins, 42/42
LB Roosevelt McWilliams, 35/87
CB Harold Jefferson, 32/32
QB Ronnie Madrid, 22/82
RB Scott Manning, 18/34
CB Andre Cole, 17/17
OG Ernest Moss, 15/58
DT Moe Peterson, 10/54
S Danny Urlacher, 22/22
S Daryl Curtis, 13/52







My prediction is 11-5 again without a first round bye.

[Abe Sargent]

We go just 1-3 in the preseason.


Week 1 - We defeat Denver 30-19. Ralph Barrett is Game MVP with 137 yards on 21 carries. Gray had a rushing score plus he hit Warren twice. Cline and McGowan had picks.

Week 2 - We defeat the Vikings 28-10. Barrett was once again Game Mvp with 2 TD, one on the ground and one in the air. 101 yards on 25 carries, while Gray also hit Warren and Ramirez. DE Greene had 2 sacks, McGowan rocked another pick.

Two of my Dts are knocked to doubtful

Week 3 - We lose against the Lions 24-30. Barrett had two runs for scores including a 56 yard one, 161 yards on the day. Gray hit Harold Wiggins for a score, and then threw a pick that was returned for a score, causing us to be tied. Someone want to tell me why we are throwing with 2:58 on the clock and us up 24-17? Anyway, OT and they win. That was dumb play calling. Gray had 4 picks on the day, so he wasn‘t that good. LB Perry had 2 sacks (Not DE Perry who had one)C Tate had 6 KRB and OT Becker had 4. Barrett was NFL Offensive Player of the Week.

Week 4 - We lose poorly, 19-0, against the Bears. We let our offense get out whack. Gray threw 38 times but Barrett ran 8. That is, again, bad play calling. We are on the raod, in Chicago, with the best RB in football, and we run with him eight times?

[Abe Sargent]

Week 5 - We lose to San Diego 38-31. Rexin had a blocked punt scrambled up and returned for a TD and he had a 108 yard KR TD. He also had a pick. McGowan had a pick as well. Barrett had 15 rushes for 19 yards. Gray hit Garner and Barrett for scores. Rexin is NFL Defensive Player of the Week.

LB Perry is doubtful and will rest for a while.


Week 6 - We manage to defeat the 1 win Lions 22-14. Barrett gets injured early and Pender plays most of the game and gets Game MVP with 101 yards on 24 carries. Gray also hit Warren for a score. Cline and Rexin had picks. DE Perry had a sack and a half.

OG Brock Timlin is out with a Torn Thumb Ligament and his skills drop a bit. I IR him. Ernest Moss will be starting in his place. If he develops, Moss can be an okay starter.


Week 7 - We take down Arizona 37-14. Barrett is knocked to questionable and Pender is Game MVP again with 2 TD runs. Gray had a TD run of his own and hit Garner for a score. Garner has 113 yards on 6 catches. DE Greene had 1.5 sacks.


Week 8 - BYE WEEK


Week 9 - We go on the road to Minnesota and hang 51 points on them for a 51-17 win. Rar! Claude Gray was Game MVP with TD passes to TE Ramirez (51 yards), Garner (7 yards), Ramirez (47 yards), Wiggins (22 yards). S and KR/PR Urlacher had a 95 yard PR TD.

They stymied us on the ground. Gray got a little banged at the end and they had to send him off for a couple of series but he’ll be fine for next week. Ramirez finished with 107 and 3 grabs. Urlacher had a pick on the day too.

[Abe Sargent]

Week 10 - We lose at home 10-17 to the Pack. FB Taylor had our lone TD of the day. Gray threw up FIVE picks. OG Ike Logan had 5 KRB.


Week 11 - We win at home 41-10 over the Raiders. They are always there to help us out. Gray is game MVP with TD passes to Wiggins, Wiggins and Howe. Casey Hsu caught a 2 point conversion. Rexin and Cline had picks. We were held sackless. OT Dodge had 5 KRB. Gray was also NFL Offensive Player of the Week.

LB Perry will be back next week.


Week 12 - We crush the Bears 38-6.

Gray is GAME MVP with 5 TD passes to Warren, Barrett, Garner, Warren and Warren. Warren had 103 yards on 5 catches. DE Greene added a pair of sacks. Rebensdorf, Rexin and Jefferson had picks.


Week 13 - This was a good day. Tampa was one game up on us but we beat them 27-17. Game MVP was RB Ralph Barrett with 2 TD runs and 207 yards on 30 carries. Gray hit Howe for a TD. McGowan had a pick. OT Becker had 4 KRB. Barrett was also NFL Offensive Player of the Week.

Unfortunately, I lost one of my favorite players, LB Dexter Sutton, for the season and his skills look to have dropped as well. I IR him. Wilkerson will be starting again.

3 of my final four games are on the road, including a Week 17 match at Tampa which could decide the division.

[Abe Sargent]

Week 14 - We win on the road 20-3 at green Bay. Gray is GAME MVP With a TD pass to Garner, 20 of 26 for 198 yards, 1:0. Barrett had 86 yards and a score himself. Cline and Jefferson had picks.

Tampa lost again so we are up one game in the NFC Central.


Week 15 - We then lose our home game to Carolina 17-35. Ugh! Gray had two TD passes but we had no sacks, no picks and Barrett was held to 56 yards.

With this loss, we now have to travel to the 10-4 Cowboys and 8-6 Bucs in order to have a shot at the division title.


Week 16 - We manage to upend the Cowboys 27-20.

CB McGowan is questionable. LB Brant Wilkerson is GAME MVP with 13 tackles and a sack. Barrett had a Td and 96 yards. Gray hit Warren and Garner for scores. Nothing else remarkable about the day.


Week 17 - We travel to the Bucs. If we lose, and Green Bay wins, I don;lt know who wins the division but Tampa lost this week, so they cannot win the division.


Week 17 - We head to Tampa and…lose, 41-35 in OT. Rebensdorf is Game MVP with a pick for a TD, 2 total on the day. C Tate had 4 KRB. DE Perry had 1.5 sacks. Rexin had a pick. Gray hit Hsu, Garner and Ramirez for TDs. Barrett had TD on the ground.

Green Bay lost too, so we won the division and host Carolina next week.

[Abe Sargent]

2020 NFC Playoffs:


Wild Card Weekend:

We host Carolina - the same Carolina who beat us badly in our own place three weeks ago.

This time we win., 23-21.

S Urlacher is GAME MVP with a pick ret TD. Perry and Peterson each had 1.5 sacks. Barrett had 101 yards on 30 carries, and a score.

They had a pick re TD too and a KR TD. Their offense only scored one TD and that was during garbage time prevent defense with 38 seconds left.

Atlanta beat Green Bay 25-13.

[Abe Sargent]

Divisional Weekend:


We travel to Dallas to beat a team we beat just a three weeks ago in their place.

Unfortunately, this time, Dallas beats us. Funny, we beat a team at home that beat us there 3 weeks prior and now we lose to a team in their place who we beat three three weeks prior.

43-17

DT McDermott was knocked out badly and dropped some of his skills.

(Albuquerque lost to Seattle)

New Orleans over Atlanta 35-13



NFC Championship:

Saints 38, Cowboys 17



2020 Super Bowl

Saints vs. Bengals


Saints 31, Bengals 14

[Abe Sargent]

Season Awards:

All-Pro 2nd Team: C Jesse Tate, DE Jackie Greene

Not many awards here. Nice to see two of my draftees do well.

WR Jerome Baker, FB Warren Dole, TE Ed Gardener got All Pro again