FOF 6.3b San Diego Chargers 75% Cap Dynasty

[Ben E Lou]

Starting NT Stone gets a major injury in preseason and has to have reconstructive knee surgery. He will miss all of this season.

[Ben E Lou]

2017 ROSTER

Front Office Football 2007
San Diego Chargers Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Banks, Lamar            13  QB    QB    5    47                47                3 yrs
Heyerdahl, Antonio      30  RB    RB    1    56                74                4 yrs
Reeves, Keith           22  FB    FB    4    65                77                2 yrs
Tant, Anthony           81  TE    TE    4    45                45                3 yrs
Curtis, Lenny           89  SE    FL    2    81                81                4 yrs
Van Pelt, Ricky         84  FL    SE    6    68                68                4 yrs
Johnston, Desmond       76  LT    LT    5    57                57                5 yrs
Savard, Cedric          79  LG    LG    3    52                52                1 yr.
Mason, Steve            54  C     C     8    72                72                1 yr.
Dowell, David           74  RG    RG    5    54                54                4 yrs
Fulton, K.C.            68  RT    RT    5    52                52                2 yrs
Reck, Mo                97  LDE   LDE   6    44                44                2 yrs
Money, B.J.             92  RDT   NT    4    37                37                1 yr.
Sinclair, Gino          70  LDE   RDE   2    40                45                2 yrs
Reese, Cory             98  WLB   SLB   7    72                72                3 yrs
Kerr, Lamar             55  SILB  SILB  2    50                59                2 yrs
Garrett, Jack           50  SILB  WILB  5    48                48                5 yrs
Albertson, Randall      56  WLB   WLB   3    46                46                1 yr.
Freeman, Jonathan       40  RCB   LCB   3    61                61                2 yrs
Wayne, Les              27  RCB   RCB   2    38                42                2 yrs
Brennan, Mitchell       36  SS    SS    5    63                63                3 yrs
Drake, Omar             37  SS    FS    7    57                57                4 yrs
Lorch, Clarence         9   K           8    54                54                1 yr.
Walker, Steven          7   K           5    52                52                1 yr.
Whitfield, Sammy        51  C           5    50                55                3 yrs
Scheungrab, Wayne       73  RT          4    43                43                2 yrs
Duda, Arnie             78  LG          7    42                45                1 yr.
Hanrahan, Derek         16  P           2    42                46                1 yr.
Andrews, Quentin        83  SE          5    41                41                3 yrs
Rodgers, Stanley        86  FL          5    40                40                1 yr.
Reynolds, Daniel        53  WILB        9    38                38                1 yr.
Marrero, William        44  LCB         9    37                37                1 yr.
Watson, Corwin          94  NT          4    37                37                1 yr.
Newsome, Austin         45  FB          10   36                36                1 yr.
O'Donnell, Derrick      93  WLB         7    36                36                1 yr.
Horner, Zack            85  FL          3    31                31                1 yr.
Chevrier, Mo            35  RCB         2    30                31                2 yrs
Justice, Sammie         29  RB          1    28                33                3 yrs
Hastings, Rico          82  TE          1    28                42                3 yrs
Blackburn, Tony         90  LDE         1    28                47                3 yrs
Cousin, Shane           67  LT          2    27                41                2 yrs
Jolly, David            66  RG          1    22                36                1 yr.
Samuels, Richie         75  RDE         2    21                27                2 yrs
Harris, Raymond         12  QB          1    17                31                3 yrs
Elliott, Alan           34  FS          1    15                34                3 yrs
Houston, Wally          19  QB          2    8                 33                2 yrs
##Caro, Bill            87  FL          5    39                39                1 yr.
##Bell, Rodney          88  TE          12   36                36                1 yr.
##Stanton, Neil         39  SS          3    32                45                1 yr.
##Sullivan, Lester      47  RB          5    28                28                1 yr.
##Wooden, Bruce         32  LCB         1    24                46                3 yrs
##Relf, Lewis           69  RT          1    22                31                3 yrs
##Michaelson, Leroy     20  FS          2    20                42                2 yrs
%%Stone, Marcus         99  NT          4    48                58                3 yrs
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 54
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $180,300,000
Cap Room: $420,000
Maximum for New Player: $960,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $75,610,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $45,700,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $156,450,000

We'll go with a balanced attack this year, with the passing focused on the short stuff. I don't think we're a legit championship contender, but I do think we should finally return to the playoffs. FWIW, FOF has us ranked as the #5 roster.

[Ben E Lou]

Wow. We had a very surprising season with a storybook ending...

Front Office Football 2007
2017 Summary for San Diego Chargers
   
Year                2017                                      
Record              17-2                                      
Winning Pct.        .894                                      
All-Time            79-64-1                                   
Winning Pct.        .552                                      
Playoffs            9-3                                       
Playoff Visits      5                                         
Bowl Wins           2                                         
Head Coach          Bo Peterson                               
Record              65-39-1                                   
Winning Pct.        .623                                      
Off. Coord.         R. Alston                                 
Def. Coord.         H. Poston                                 
   
San Diego Chargers      Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         31.2      4           
Rushing Yards           138.8     2           
Yards Per Carry         4.45      6           
Pass Attempts           31.2      25          
Completions             21.5      9           
Completion Pct.         68.9      3           
Passing Yards           258.4     4           
Yards Per Attempt       8.29      3           
Yards Per Catch         12.02     4           
Total Yardage Gained    386.9     1           
3rd Down Conversions    43.6      5           
Points Per Game         27.0      2           
Pass Rush Pct.          20.6      8           
Pass Defense Pct.       58.3      6           
Turnovers               25        21          
Turnover Margin         -3        22 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         22.5      2           
Rushing Yards           92.8      3           
Yards Per Carry         4.13      18          
Pass Attempts           34.6      20          
Completions             19.9      11          
Completion Pct.         57.7      6           
Passing Yards           210.4     10          
Yards Per Attempt       6.09      8           
Yards Per Catch         10.55     12          
Total Yardage Gained    284.9     4           
3rd Down Conversions    22.7      1           
Points Per Game         13.0      1           
Pass Rush Pct.          15.8      6           
Pass Defense Pct.       39.0      4           
Turnovers               22        20 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     31    at KCY        6       
2     35    at DAL        30      
3     38    at JAX        9       
5     9     MIA           3       
6     16    NJY           19      
7     32    DEN           17      
8     17    at BUF        10      
9     16    at NED        17      
10    42    at OAK        14      
11    33    KCY           6       
12    30    WAS           17      
13    31    CLE           7       
14    24    at NYK        10      
15    14    OAK           10      
16    24    PHI           16      
17    40    at DEN        17      
$$CS  28    IND           3       
$$CF  24    NED           21      
**FB  20    vs WAS        19      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
13 L. Banks             QB    491   336   4079  8.31  31    10    106.3   
**Team                  ---   499   344   4135  8.29  32    10    107.1   
$$Opp                   ---   553   319   3366  6.09  14    10    76.4    

Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
30 A. Heyerdahl         RB    282   1441  5.11  8     6       
29 S. Justice           RB    140   544   3.89  4     4       
22 K. Reeves            FB    43    147   3.42  2     1       
**Team                  ---   499   2221  4.45  14    35      
$$Opp                   ---   360   1485  4.13  4     26      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
89 L. Curtis            WR    137   97    1652  17.03 12.06 3     10      
84 R. Van Pelt          WR    72    48    545   11.35 7.57  3     6       
82 R. Hastings          TE    61    43    431   10.02 7.07  2     1       
30 A. Heyerdahl         RB    53    42    321   7.64  6.06  1     3       
81 A. Tant              TE    64    40    471   11.78 7.36  1     9       
22 K. Reeves            FB    28    23    160   6.96  5.71  1     2       
86 S. Rodgers           WR    29    20    258   12.90 8.90  3     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
36 M. Brennan           S     76    25    1.0   0     1     18    83.8    
55 L. Kerr              ILB   76    31    2.5   2     0     10    76.9    
98 C. Reese             OLB   54    22    3.0   4     0     8     78.0    
40 J. Freeman           CB    51    7     0.0   0     5     12    83.8    
37 O. Drake             S     50    7     0.0   0     1     7     76.8    
50 J. Garrett           ILB   48    25    1.0   3     0     4     78.8    
27 L. Wayne             CB    46    11    0.0   0     1     5     76.8    
56 R. Albertson         OLB   42    13    8.0   11    0     3     79.1    
44 W. Marrero           CB    33    10    0.0   1     1     3     77.3    
97 M. Reck              DE    32    6     13.5  8     0     0     80.4    
53 D. Reynolds          ILB   29    9     0.0   0     0     1     72.5    
93 D. O'Donnell         OLB   25    6     3.5   8     0     2     80.4    
70 G. Sinclair          DE    24    10    2.5   10    0     0     81.5    
94 C. Watson            DT    22    11    2.0   4     0     0     81.3    
39 N. Stanton           S     19    7     0.0   0     0     5     79.7    
34 A. Elliott           S     19    3     0.0   0     0     0     70.7  

The storybook ending?

QB Banks got hurt early in the 2nd quarter of the AFC Championship game. At the time we were leading 13-0, but our opponents came back to take a 20-16 lead with 3:01 to play. Rookie 5th round pick Raymond Harris then engineered a game-winning drive to put us in the Super Bowl.

The Redskins shut down Heyerdahl in the Super Bowl (17 carries, 59 yards, 0 TDs.) However, they had no answer for the rookie QB. Harris was 27 for 36 for 296 yards with a TD and 0 INTs. Oh yeah, and he ran for two TDs, too, including the game-winner with 4:29 to go. And then for good measure, as we were trying to kill the clock, he completed a *clutch* 3rd and 5 with 2:32 to play to give us the last first down we would need. Yowza! Fun stuff, and a great way to start off what I hope will be a legendary career for Harris.



AWARDS

• Raymond Harris wins Super Bowl MVP.
• Heyerdahl takes home OROY.
• WR Curtis and DE Reck are First Team All-Pros
• QB Banks (remember him???) was a Second Team All-Pro.

Wow. Stunning season, and our cap situation looks favorable for another deep run.

[Ben E Lou]

2018 OFFSEASON BEGIN

No major retirements.

C Steve Mason gets the tag.

We head to FA1:1 with $12.4M max for new player. No huge creeps in FA1:1, but several of the +2 to +4 variety. Both young QBs (Harris and Houston) are among the +2 guys. That position will get interesting when Lamar Banks either holds out or has his contract run out. (I'm guessing hold out...maybe this year.)

Only one RFA of note doesn't get a contract: WLB Randall Albertson (46/46). He put up mediocre numbers for a 3-4 WLB (8 sks, 11 hur, 3 kdn) and wants stupid money in return. I can find someone else.

After renegs and RFAs are done, we have roughly $5M to spend on free agents.

I won't go through the position-by-position stuff for now, as we're fairly set everywhere for the next season or two. The primary need is a replacement at WLB. That said, with $5M to spend, if there's an impact player who can step in and replace a 50/50 type starter, I'd be happy to do a little roster shuffling.

[Ben E Lou]

2018 FA1

So, $5M isn't the number you want to have available in FA in this setup, apparently. It's not enough to bring in an impact player, and my best option at WLB is a $1.1M one-year guy. So I do a couple more renegs. I don't *think* they'll kill me next year, but they allow me the cap room to pursue the one guy I'm drooling over in FA: TE Riddick Turnbow (69/69, yr 8). Turnbow is a 3-time All-Pro. He's a great run blocker and a very solid receiver. He signs for $24M for 3 years.

I also sign SLB Jerome Gougeon (39/39, yr 5). Gougeon has 57 Tech, 54 Str, 50 End, and full experience at WLB. I position-switch him to WLB immediately after signing him to a one-year deal.

No other signings of note. On to the draft.

[Ben E Lou]

2018 DRAFT

1(32)--LT Grady Bagwell (29/58)--I didn't really need a tackle, but this guy is hard to pass up. 2 reds, 2 blues, 6'6", 333 pounds.
2(32)--FL Lawrence Bruce (18/29)--Classic masking bar signature, plus a red combine and 2 blues.
3(32)--SE Stanley Gonzalez (25/59)--1 red and 3 blues. I looked at this guy in the first. I may need to amend my WR house rules and say no drafting one after the top 50.
4(32)--RT-->LG Al Honablue (17/25)--Uh, yeah. See my 1st round pick. I convert him to guard. 2 reds and a blue, and 6'6", 345 pounds.
5(32)--NT Ross Kirchhof (24/41)--2 reds and a blue, but also a green. He should be a great pass-rushing NT.
6(32)--RCB Leslie Drake (9/29)--2 blues.
7(32)--SLB Quentin Horowitz (15/32)--Taking a chance on a no-combine guy with blue Sol and decent coverage bars.

The first five picks should all give us solid depth. The last two may or may not make the team. I don't know that any of these guys start in the next 2-3 years, though.

[Ben E Lou]

Some big moves in TC this year...

• LT Desmond Johnston, I suppose motivated by the drafting of another left tackle, does a big, fat +16 to jump to 73/73.
• 3rd-year DE Gino Sinclair jumps +7 to 54/54.
• Rookie FL Lawrence Bruce is no surprise at +5.
• 3rd-year CB Les Wayne is a bit of a surprise at +5, though. He's now 51/51/.
• 5th round pick NT Kirchhof does a +4, and has 100 green bars in PRTech and Endurance now.
• SLB Cory Reese shows a -10 in his 8th season. Ouch.
• 2nd-year CB Bruce Wooden looks like he got a minor VSOD. He was -2/-5 in camp.

[Ben E Lou]

2018 ROSTER

Front Office Football 2007
San Diego Chargers Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Banks, Lamar            13  QB    QB    6    47                47                2 yrs
Heyerdahl, Antonio      30  RB    RB    2    69                69                3 yrs
Reeves, Keith           22  FB    FB    5    65                65                5 yrs
Turnbow, Riddick        88  TE    TE    8    68                68                3 yrs
Curtis, Lenny           89  SE    FL    3    80                80                3 yrs
Van Pelt, Ricky         84  FL    SE    7    68                68                5 yrs
Johnston, Desmond       76  LT    LT    6    73                73                4 yrs
Dowell, David           74  RG    LG    6    55                55                3 yrs
Mason, Steve            54  C     C     9    69                69                4 yrs
Savard, Cedric          79  LG    RG    4    53                53                2 yrs
Fulton, K.C.            68  RT    RT    6    52                52                2 yrs
Sinclair, Gino          70  LDE   LDE   3    55                55                5 yrs
Stone, Marcus           99  NT    NT    5    53                57                2 yrs
Reck, Mo                97  LDE   RDE   7    44                44                4 yrs
Reese, Cory             98  WLB   SLB   8    63                63                2 yrs
Kerr, Lamar             55  SILB  SILB  3    54                54                5 yrs
Garrett, Jack           50  SILB  WILB  6    49                49                5 yrs
Gougeon, Jerome         59  WLB   WLB   5    39                39                1 yr.
Freeman, Jonathan       40  RCB   LCB   4    63                63                1 yr.
Wayne, Les              27  RCB   RCB   3    51                51                6 yrs
Brennan, Mitchell       36  SS    SS    6    64                64                2 yrs
Drake, Omar             37  SS    FS    8    59                59                3 yrs
Lorch, Clarence         9   K           9    55                55                1 yr.
Whitfield, Sammy        51  C           6    54                54                2 yrs
Tant, Anthony           81  TE          5    47                47                2 yrs
Harman, Sam             11  P           3    44                44                1 yr.
Duda, Arnie             78  LG          8    41                41                1 yr.
Andrews, Quentin        83  SE          6    41                41                2 yrs
Caro, Bill              87  FL          6    40                40                1 yr.
Stanton, Neil           39  SS          4    40                45                2 yrs
Bagwell, Grady          64  LT          1    36                57                4 yrs
Justice, Sammie         29  RB          2    34                34                2 yrs
Blackburn, Tony         90  LDE         2    34                49                2 yrs
Gonzalez, Stanley       4   SE          1    34                57                3 yrs
O'Donnell, Derrick      93  WLB         8    33                33                1 yr.
Chevrier, Mo            35  RCB         3    33                33                1 yr.
Marrero, William        44  LCB         10   32                32                1 yr.
Wooden, Bruce           32  LCB         2    32                40                2 yrs
Waits, Gino             26  FB          3    31                43                1 yr.
Kirchhof, Ross          95  NT          1    29                45                3 yrs
Michaelson, Leroy       20  FS          3    26                45                1 yr.
Harris, Raymond         12  QB          2    26                33                2 yrs
Bruce, Lawrence         15  FL          1    23                34                3 yrs
Horowitz, Quentin       52  SILB        1    19                33                3 yrs
Houston, Wally          19  QB          3    18                35                1 yr.
Elliott, Alan           34  FS          2    18                38                2 yrs
##Hastings, Rico        82  TE          2    46                46                2 yrs
##Cousin, Shane         67  LT          3    36                43                1 yr.
##Relf, Lewis           69  RT          2    31                36                2 yrs
##Jolly, David          66  RG          2    30                38                2 yrs
##Sullivan, Lester      47  RB          6    27                27                1 yr.
##Samuels, Richie       75  RDE         3    25                29                1 yr.
##Honablue, Al          77  LG          1    20                28                3 yrs
   
$$ - 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: $182,200,000
Cap Room: $2,890,000
Maximum for New Player: $3,460,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $45,910,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $46,170,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $187,340,000

Looking very good. If we can avoid injuries, we should have another deep playoff run. No real holes, and lots of depth. We need to win this year, though. Cap troubles are looming again next year.

[Ben E Lou]

Heh. Curtis opens the season with a bang.

San Diego Chargers	7	7	21	10	-	45
Oakland Raiders	0	0	6	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 SDO - Lenny Curtis 79 pass from Lamar Banks (Clarence Lorch extra point)
2Q: 05:37 SDO - Antonio Heyerdahl 3 run (Clarence Lorch extra point)
3Q: 10:23 OAK - Stanley Foley 28 pass from Clay Roye (Richie Theriot extra point failed)
3Q: 07:35 SDO - Keith Reeves 65 fumble return (Clarence Lorch extra point)
3Q: 06:19 SDO - Ricky Van Pelt 20 pass from Lamar Banks (Clarence Lorch extra point)
3Q: 04:01 SDO - Lenny Curtis 12 pass from Lamar Banks (Clarence Lorch extra point)
4Q: 10:10 SDO - Clarence Lorch 39 field goal
4Q: 05:50 SDO - Lenny Curtis 75 pass from Lamar Banks (Clarence Lorch extra point)

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lenny Curtis	5	9	179	35.80	149	79	3

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

...they allow me the cap room to pursue the one guy I'm drooling over in FA: TE Riddick Turnbow (69/69, yr 8). Turnbow is a 3-time All-Pro. He's a great run blocker and a very solid receiver. He signs for $24M for 3 years...

...and he plays four games and is on pace for 80 catches for 800+ yards...and has to have ankle surgery.

I lose CB Freeman to a torn rotator cuff in the same game. Ouch.

[Ben E Lou]

Great season, but an 87-yard punt return in overtime in the divisional playoffs does us in.

Front Office Football 2007
2018 Summary for San Diego Chargers
   
Year                2018                                      
Record              13-4                                      
Winning Pct.        .764                                      
All-Time            92-67-1                                   
Winning Pct.        .578                                      
Playoffs            9-4                                       
Playoff Visits      6                                         
Bowl Wins           2                                         
Head Coach          Bo Peterson                               
Record              78-43-1                                   
Winning Pct.        .643                                      
Off. Coord.         R. Alston                                 
Def. Coord.         H. Poston                                 
   
San Diego Chargers      Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         29.6      8           
Rushing Yards           118.4     11          
Yards Per Carry         4.00      22          
Pass Attempts           31.2      25          
Completions             20.6      16 (T)      
Completion Pct.         66.1      5           
Passing Yards           250.1     6           
Yards Per Attempt       8.02      3           
Yards Per Catch         12.13     2           
Total Yardage Gained    362.7     5           
3rd Down Conversions    39.9      8           
Points Per Game         27.3      1           
Pass Rush Pct.          25.3      2           
Pass Defense Pct.       68.7      2           
Turnovers               29        24 (T)      
Turnover Margin         +16       1 (T)       
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         22.8      2           
Rushing Yards           86.3      1           
Yards Per Carry         3.79      8           
Pass Attempts           37.9      30          
Completions             21.4      21          
Completion Pct.         56.4      5           
Passing Yards           224.3     18          
Yards Per Attempt       5.92      6           
Yards Per Catch         10.49     15          
Total Yardage Gained    287.0     5           
3rd Down Conversions    35.7      14 (T)      
Points Per Game         12.9      2           
Pass Rush Pct.          13.2      1           
Pass Defense Pct.       45.7      10          
Turnovers               45        1           
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     45    at OAK        6       
2     19    SEA           20      
3     24    NED           15      
4     37    at PIT        14      
6     19    at BAL        0       
7     38    CLE           20      
8     34    at DEN        19      
9     24    OAK           21      
10    3     CIN           9       
11    26    KCY           7       
12    23    at STL        24      
13    24    at HOU        16      
14    34    at SFO        6       
15    41    DEN           17      
16    26    ARI           6       
17    20    at KCY        7       
$$CS  20    CIN           26      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
13 L. Banks             QB    497   329   3990  8.03  26    13    97.2    
**Team                  ---   499   330   4002  8.02  26    13    97.1    
$$Opp                   ---   606   342   3589  5.92  17    27    64.6    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
30 A. Heyerdahl         RB    274   1143  4.17  13    2      
29 S. Justice           RB    125   436   3.49  3     6       
22 K. Reeves            FB    40    184   4.60  0     4       
**Team                  ---   474   1894  4.00  16    26      
$$Opp                   ---   364   1381  3.79  2     32      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
89 L. Curtis            WR    141   88    1457  16.56 10.33 6     12      
84 R. Van Pelt          WR    82    52    649   12.48 7.91  3     4       
30 A. Heyerdahl         RB    62    47    476   10.13 7.68  2     2       
81 A. Tant              TE    56    38    448   11.79 8.00  4     2       
22 K. Reeves            FB    31    26    173   6.65  5.58  1     1       
82 R. Hastings          TE    42    25    259   10.36 6.17  6     2       
88 R. Turnbow           TE    26    20    209   10.45 8.04  0     1       
4 S. Gonzalez           WR    30    17    178   10.47 5.93  1     1       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
98 C. Reese             OLB   88    24    10.0  8     2     8     76.3    
55 L. Kerr              ILB   81    26    4.0   1     4     3     80.2    
36 M. Brennan           S     72    37    2.0   1     5     19    85.7    
50 J. Garrett           ILB   70    18    0.0   2     1     0     71.9    
37 O. Drake             S     54    17    0.0   0     2     5     80.6    
27 L. Wayne             CB    48    13    0.0   1     3     10    80.0    
97 M. Reck              DE    40    7     14.0  28    0     1     80.4    
59 J. Gougeon           OLB   40    10    6.5   10    0     0     80.4    
32 B. Wooden            CB    37    14    0.0   0     1     7     80.7    
99 M. Stone             DT    35    17    12.5  18    0     1     82.7    
44 W. Marrero           CB    31    7     0.0   0     2     6     77.8    
52 Q. Horowitz          ILB   26    9     1.0   0     0     2     76.5    
39 N. Stanton           S     22    7     0.0   0     1     3     80.5    
70 G. Sinclair          DE    21    7     6.0   7     0     0     82.5    
35 M. Chevrier          CB    20    8     0.0   0     0     7     80.7  

AWARDS

• SLB Reese wins DPOY
• Four players on defense, DT Stone, DE Reck, SLB Reese, and SS Brennan, make First Team All Pro.
• QB Banks, WR Curtis, K Lorach, and ILB Kerr all earn 2nd Team honors.

Disappointing end to a banner season, and now I'll have to make some tough decisions.

[Alf]

On question about that stud FB you drafted in round 1 : can you get a feel on his real impact on your results ? Statistically wise, it does appear he has no real impact.

[Ben E Lou]

2019 OFFSEASON BEGIN

No major retirements.

CB Jonathan Freeman gets the tag.

We head to FA1:1 over the cap. No huge creeps in FA1:1, but several of the +2 to +4 variety. One is 3rd-year TE Rico Hastings, up to 49/49 . This allows me to cut TE Anthony Tant (48/48, yr 6). Gone also is backup C Sammy Whitfield (56/56, yr 6). Having a veteran starting-quality backup isn't something I can afford right now as the cap becomes tight again.


After renegs and RFAs are done, we can't really afford to spend on FAs, as I'd like to keep some cap room available for potential holdouts of key players.

[Ben E Lou]

2019 DRAFT

1(29)--C Gino Green(33/70)--Outstanding combines, and the one center I have under contract is in year 10. Pretty much perfect timing to draft a new one.
2(30)--FL Dominic Rivera (25/45)--Maybe a starter one day. Red dash and blue str/agi.
3(29)--RT Mario Harry (25/51)--Great combines in everything but dash. Pass-blocking savant?
4(30)--LCB Graham Florian (11/32)--3 blues. Should develop into a solid nickel/dime guy.
5(29)--K Everett Sanderson (23/48)--1 red, 3 blues. Needed a kicker.
6(30)--QB Edgar Hudson (5/20)--blue in str, agi, position drill
7(29)--RB Jumbo Leroy(21/34)--Not expecting much out of him, but *someone* has to be RB2.

[Ben E Lou]

2019 TRAINING CAMP

• 10th-year C Steve Mason drops from 69/69 to 59/59, making the first round pick of a center look better.
• Speaking of said Center, Gino Green was +8/+2 in his rookie camp and likely takes over next year.

We had no other major/unexpected changes.

[Ben E Lou]

2019 ROSTER

Front Office Football 2007
San Diego Chargers Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Banks, Lamar            13  QB    QB    7    47                47                1 yr.
Heyerdahl, Antonio      30  RB    RB    3    69                69                2 yrs
Reeves, Keith           22  FB    FB    6    65                65                4 yrs
Turnbow, Riddick        88  TE    TE    9    62                62                2 yrs
Curtis, Lenny           89  SE    FL    4    80                80                2 yrs
Van Pelt, Ricky         84  FL    SE    8    69                69                4 yrs
Johnston, Desmond       76  LT    LT    7    71                71                3 yrs
Dowell, David           74  RG    LG    7    55                55                2 yrs
Mason, Steve            54  C     C     10   59                59                3 yrs
Savard, Cedric          79  LG    RG    5    52                52                3 yrs
Fulton, K.C.            68  RT    RT    7    50                50                3 yrs
Sinclair, Gino          70  LDE   LDE   4    55                55                4 yrs
Stone, Marcus           99  NT    NT    6    56                56                1 yr.
Reck, Mo                97  LDE   RDE   8    44                44                3 yrs
Reese, Cory             98  WLB   SLB   9    60                60                3 yrs
Garrett, Jack           50  SILB  SILB  7    49                49                4 yrs
Rose, Jamal             58  SILB  WILB  5    49                49                1 yr.
Gougeon, Jerome         59  WLB   WLB   6    39                39                1 yr.
Freeman, Jonathan       40  RCB   LCB   5    67                67                6 yrs
Wayne, Les              27  RCB   RCB   4    51                51                5 yrs
Brennan, Mitchell       36  SS    SS    7    60                60                4 yrs
Drake, Omar             37  SS    FS    9    53                53                2 yrs
Harris, Raymond         12  QB          3    34                34                1 yr.
Hudson, Edgar           14  QB          1    8                 21                3 yrs
Barnes, Frankie         48  RB          4    42                42                1 yr.
Wilkerson, Ben          25  RB          1    23                33                1 yr.
Galloway, Terrell       42  FB          3    37                37                1 yr.
Hastings, Rico          82  TE          3    50                50                1 yr.
Anderson, Ted           81  TE          8    41                41                1 yr.
Rivera, Dominic         85  FL          1    29                46                3 yrs
Gonzalez, Stanley       4   SE          2    48                56                2 yrs
Andrews, Quentin        83  SE          7    42                42                3 yrs
Green, Gino             51  C           1    45                72                4 yrs
Honablue, Al            77  LG          2    23                29                2 yrs
Bagwell, Grady          64  LT          2    49                56                3 yrs
Harry, Mario            73  RT          1    29                47                3 yrs
Harman, Sam             11  P           4    45                45                2 yrs
Sanderson, Everett      2   K           1    25                47                3 yrs
Blackburn, Tony         90  LDE         3    42                50                1 yr.
Kirchhof, Ross          95  NT          2    34                45                2 yrs
Horowitz, Quentin       52  SILB        2    27                33                2 yrs
Peterson, Leon          57  SLB         7    25                25                1 yr.
Wooden, Bruce           32  LCB         3    37                37                1 yr.
Florian, Graham         49  LCB         1    16                39                3 yrs
Stanton, Neil           39  SS          5    44                44                3 yrs
Elliott, Alan           34  FS          3    20                42                1 yr.
##Bruce, Lawrence       15  FL          2    32                37                2 yrs
##Jolly, David          66  RG          3    34                40                1 yr.
##Cousin, Shane         67  LT          4    44                44                3 yrs
##Relf, Lewis           69  RT          3    42                42                1 yr.
##Kerr, Lamar           55  SLB         4    49                49                4 yrs
##Abolofia, Nathan      23  LCB         1    19                39                1 yr.
##Michaelson, Leroy     20  FS          4    34                48                3 yrs

This looks like a championship-caliber team to me. We'll see...

[Ben E Lou]

...and we did win it. Details later. Gotta head out for a bit.

[Ben E Lou]

With the talent at WR, I opened up the offense a bit more, and it seemed to pay off:

Front Office Football 2007
2019 Summary for San Diego Chargers
   
Year                2019                                      
Record              16-3                                      
Winning Pct.        .842                                      
All-Time            105-70-1                                  
Winning Pct.        .599                                      
Playoffs            12-4                                      
Playoff Visits      7                                         
Bowl Wins           3                                         
Head Coach          Bo Peterson                               
Record              94-46-1                                   
Winning Pct.        .670                                      
Off. Coord.         R. Alston                                 
Def. Coord.         H. Poston                                 
   
San Diego Chargers      Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         29.9      8           
Rushing Yards           127.9     7           
Yards Per Carry         4.28      12          
Pass Attempts           35.4      8           
Completions             24.1      2           
Completion Pct.         68.2      3 (T)       
Passing Yards           296.1     1           
Yards Per Attempt       8.37      1           
Yards Per Catch         12.27     2           
Total Yardage Gained    415.1     1           
3rd Down Conversions    45.5      1           
Points Per Game         30.8      1           
Pass Rush Pct.          28.6      1           
Pass Defense Pct.       62.2      3           
Turnovers               19        5 (T)       
Turnover Margin         +18       1           
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         20.0      1           
Rushing Yards           81.6      1           
Yards Per Carry         4.08      15          
Pass Attempts           33.1      14          
Completions             18.1      4           
Completion Pct.         54.7      1           
Passing Yards           188.6     2           
Yards Per Attempt       5.69      2           
Yards Per Catch         10.40     14 (T)      
Total Yardage Gained    252.7     1           
3rd Down Conversions    24.4      1           
Points Per Game         13.1      1           
Pass Rush Pct.          17.1      6           
Pass Defense Pct.       34.1      2 (T)       
Turnovers               37        1           
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     41    at DEN        15      
2     6     at MIN        16      
3     31    at CLE        7       
4     27    HOU           10      
5     34    at IND        37      
6     29    at OAK        21      
8     31    DEN           15      
9     23    at TEN        10      
10    34    JAX           17      
11    6     at KCY        13      
12    31    CHI           7       
13    27    BUF           14      
14    38    DET           7       
15    44    KCY           0       
16    42    at GBY        0       
17    49    OAK           20      
$$CS  21    JAX           11      
$$CF  34    CLE           14      
**FB  28    vs WAS        23      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
13 L. Banks             QB    525   358   4411  8.40  33    12    105.3   
12 R. Harris            QB    40    27    316   7.90  4     0     124.6   
**Team                  ---   566   386   4737  8.37  38    12    107.3   
$$Opp                   ---   530   290   3017  5.69  13    18    65.4    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
30 A. Heyerdahl         RB    310   1277  4.12  9     2       
48 F. Barnes            RB    135   652   4.83  8     3       
**Team                  ---   478   2047  4.28  17    19      
$$Opp                   ---   320   1305  4.08  8     29      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
89 L. Curtis            WR    141   96    1569  16.34 11.13 4     14      
84 R. Van Pelt          WR    123   79    1124  14.23 9.14  6     8       
88 R. Turnbow           TE    99    71    716   10.08 7.23  2     7       
30 A. Heyerdahl         RB    50    36    281   7.81  5.62  1     2       
85 D. Rivera            WR    40    26    317   12.19 7.93  2     3       
82 R. Hastings          TE    32    22    233   10.59 7.28  2     1       
22 K. Reeves            FB    26    21    161   7.67  6.19  0     0       
4 S. Gonzalez           WR    32    21    217   10.33 6.78  1     1       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
50 J. Garrett           ILB   74    26    2.5   6     4     4     77.5    
36 M. Brennan           S     73    29    0.0   0     0     17    81.5    
58 J. Rose              ILB   71    21    1.0   0     2     3     79.4    
98 C. Reese             OLB   58    29    5.5   6     1     2     76.1    
37 O. Drake             S     49    11    0.0   0     3     7     80.8    
40 J. Freeman           CB    47    13    0.5   0     1     12    77.9    
27 L. Wayne             CB    46    8     0.0   0     4     4     80.6    
99 M. Stone             DT    34    9     6.0   14    0     0     81.9    
70 G. Sinclair          DE    31    11    7.0   9     0     0     80.3    
97 M. Reck              DE    30    5     12.0  33    0     1     82.5    
59 J. Gougeon           OLB   23    22    8.0   23    0     0     82.2    
32 B. Wooden            CB    18    10    0.0   0     1     3     80.6    
55 L. Kerr              OLB   16    5     0.5   4     0     1     76.0

AWARDS
QB Banks--1st Team
TE Turnbow--1st Team
WR Curtis--1st Team
DE Reck--2nd Team

[Ben E Lou]

2020 OFFSEASON BEGIN

No major retirements.

QB Banks gets the tag.
RT Harry goes to summer league

We head to FA1:1 at $43M over the cap. (I guess I forgot to mention that I mortgaged a bit of the future with some cap outs last year.) This'll be, um, interesting.

[Ben E Lou]

2020 CUTS

Gone are...

C Steve Mason (59/59, yr 11)
WR Quentin Andrews (44/44, yr 8)
S Omar Drake (55/55, yr 10)
LT Shane Cousin (46/46, yr 5)
RT K.C. Fulton (47/47, yr 8)
G David Dowell (55/55, yr 8)
RT Mario Harry (31/45, yr 2)
QB Edgar Hudson (10/22, yr 2)
P Sam Harman (46/46, yr 5)


I also had to trade away picks 2-7 this year (for nothing better than a third) to get myself to a place where I can field a legal roster. I signed QB Banks to a long-term deal. We'll see how this all works out...

[Ben E Lou]

(Oh, and if it doesn't go without saying, I have nothing with which to pursue free agents. This year's team will consist of ~30 real players and ~23 undrafted rookies.

[Ben E Lou]

2020 DRAFT

1(32)--RG Hardy Gardner (25/71)--Guard is the one position where I really have one under contract that I'd like to start, so having a guard show up as one of the better players at this point was nice. Barring a major volatility hit, Garder starts from day 1.

[Ben E Lou]

Not a ton to report in camp. We've got much of the same team as last year, but with little/no depth.

[Ben E Lou]

2020 ROSTER

  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Banks, Lamar            13  QB    QB    8    48                48                5 yrs
Heyerdahl, Antonio      30  RB    RB    4    69                69                5 yrs
Reeves, Keith           22  FB    FB    7    62                62                3 yrs
Turnbow, Riddick        88  TE    TE    10   59                59                3 yrs
Curtis, Lenny           89  SE    FL    5    80                80                1 yr.
Van Pelt, Ricky         84  FL    SE    9    71                71                3 yrs
Johnston, Desmond       76  LT    LT    8    72                72                2 yrs
Gardner, Hardy          78  RG    LG    1    30                62                4 yrs
Green, Gino             51  C     C     2    56                75                3 yrs
Savard, Cedric          79  LG    RG    6    51                51                5 yrs
Relf, Lewis             69  RT    RT    4    41                41                2 yrs
Sinclair, Gino          70  LDE   LDE   5    54                54                3 yrs
Kirchhof, Ross          95  NT    NT    3    37                45                1 yr.
Reck, Mo                97  LDE   RDE   9    42                42                2 yrs
Reese, Cory             98  WLB   SLB   10   58                58                2 yrs
Garrett, Jack           50  SILB  SILB  8    49                49                4 yrs
Horowitz, Quentin       52  SILB  WILB  3    30                30                1 yr.
Kerr, Lamar             55  SLB   WLB   5    50                50                3 yrs
Freeman, Jonathan       40  RCB   LCB   6    63                63                5 yrs
Wayne, Les              27  RCB   RCB   5    52                52                4 yrs
Brennan, Mitchell       36  SS    SS    8    61                61                3 yrs
Stanton, Neil           39  SS    FS    6    44                44                2 yrs
Wischer, Lincoln        18  QB          1    10                32                1 yr.
Lang, Herman            1   QB          1    13                32                1 yr.
Hansen, Zach            29  RB          1    31                49                1 yr.
Mueller, Broderick      43  RB          1    16                20                1 yr.
Flores, R.J.            35  FB          1    25                42                1 yr.
Stevenson, Donnie       28  FB          1    24                43                1 yr.
Hastings, Rico          82  TE          4    51                51                2 yrs
Bruce, Lawrence         15  FL          3    35                35                1 yr.
Rivera, Dominic         85  FL          2    36                47                2 yrs
Gonzalez, Stanley       4   SE          3    58                58                1 yr.
Seamster, Ryan          58  C           1    25                52                1 yr.
Honablue, Al            77  LG          3    26                31                1 yr.
Bagwell, Grady          64  LT          3    56                56                2 yrs
Meier, Kenneth          7   P           1    38                54                1 yr.
Sanderson, Everett      2   K           2    34                48                2 yrs
Blackburn, Tony         90  LDE         4    50                50                3 yrs
Coleman, Kendrick       72  NT          1    24                32                1 yr.
Mathai, Tracy           99  SILB        1    19                39                1 yr.
Rickertsen, Kevin       96  WLB         1    18                30                1 yr.
Karau, Bryce            54  WLB         1    22                43                1 yr.
Florian, Graham         49  LCB         2    29                43                2 yrs
Newton, Tim             24  LCB         1    12                24                1 yr.
Price, Chester          38  SS          1    15                23                1 yr.
Michaelson, Leroy       20  FS          5    34                40                2 yrs
##Holmes, Ethan         75  LG          1    24                39                1 yr.
##Covington, Keith      74  LDE         1    16                42                1 yr.
##Wilfork, Stanley      53  SILB        1    18                33                1 yr.
##Sanders, Ben          33  LCB         1    24                41                1 yr.

If we get injuries at any key spots, we could miss the playoffs.

[Ben E Lou]

Wow. We took the title again, with some monster numbers. I've been playing around with my GP and with TC settings. I don't know if it's one of those, or something else, but yowza.

Year                2020                                      
Record              14-5                                      
Winning Pct.        .736                                      
All-Time            116-75-1                                  
Winning Pct.        .606                                      
Playoffs            15-4                                      
Playoff Visits      8                                         
Bowl Wins           4                                         
Head Coach          Bo Peterson                               
Record              108-51-1                                  
Winning Pct.        .678                                      
Off. Coord.         R. Alston                                 
Def. Coord.         H. Poston                                 
   
San Diego Chargers      Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         27.3      20          
Rushing Yards           121.5     9 (T)       
Yards Per Carry         4.45      5           
Pass Attempts           37.2      7           
Completions             25.0      1           
Completion Pct.         67.2      1           
Passing Yards           327.5     1           
Yards Per Attempt       8.81      1           
Yards Per Catch         13.10     1           
Total Yardage Gained    441.1     1           
3rd Down Conversions    42.5      5           
Points Per Game         24.4      2           
Pass Rush Pct.          24.6      2           
Pass Defense Pct.       65.0      1           
Turnovers               24        14 (T)      
Turnover Margin         -5        23 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         26.1      10          
Rushing Yards           114.9     18          
Yards Per Carry         4.41      25          
Pass Attempts           31.3      5           
Completions             16.6      1           
Completion Pct.         53.2      1           
Passing Yards           185.1     5           
Yards Per Attempt       5.92      7           
Yards Per Catch         11.14     28          
Total Yardage Gained    284.7     5           
3rd Down Conversions    32.4      7           
Points Per Game         13.6      1           
Pass Rush Pct.          15.7      1           
Pass Defense Pct.       40.5      4           
Turnovers               19        26          
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     20    KCY           3       
2     30    at ATL        3       
3     23    at CLE        27      
5     34    MIA           27      
6     10    NJY           7       
7     31    DEN           10      
8     21    at BUF        0       
9     21    at NED        27      
10    31    OAK           21      
11    21    at KCY        24      
12    30    TBY           10      
13    20    IND           23      
14    31    at NOS        6       
15    20    at OAK        10      
16    34    CAR           3       
17    14    at DEN        17      
$$CS  37    JAX           13      
$$CF  38    at CLE        16      
**FB  40    vs MIN        24      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
13 L. Banks             QB    595   400   5240  8.81  35    14    104.6   
**Team                  ---   595   400   5240  8.81  35    14    104.6   
$$Opp                   ---   500   266   2962  5.92  14    12    70.4    
   
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Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
30 A. Heyerdahl         RB    274   1368  4.99  6     4       
29 Z. Hansen            RB    94    312   3.32  2     7       
43 B. Mueller           RB    35    137   3.91  0     0       
**Team                  ---   437   1944  4.45  11    21      
$$Opp                   ---   417   1839  4.41  7     19      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
89 L. Curtis            WR    152   93    1416  15.23 9.32  5     15      
84 R. Van Pelt          WR    134   88    1516  17.23 11.31 5     9       
88 R. Turnbow           TE    105   79    907   11.48 8.64  4     5       
30 A. Heyerdahl         RB    54    43    398   9.26  7.37  1     2       
22 K. Reeves            FB    31    28    245   8.75  7.90  0     1       
4 S. Gonzalez           WR    43    22    312   14.18 7.26  1     2       
85 D. Rivera            WR    32    19    161   8.47  5.03  1     1       
82 R. Hastings          TE    27    18    179   9.94  6.63  1     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
36 M. Brennan           S     94    29    0.0   0     2     17    81.8    
50 J. Garrett           ILB   83    23    3.5   9     2     5     80.7    
55 L. Kerr              OLB   59    11    6.0   10    0     6     80.2    
39 N. Stanton           S     53    15    0.0   0     2     2     76.4    
27 L. Wayne             CB    43    13    0.0   0     1     9     79.0    
40 J. Freeman           CB    41    11    0.0   0     5     14    87.4    
70 G. Sinclair          DE    41    15    6.0   8     0     0     79.6    
98 C. Reese             OLB   35    11    1.0   3     0     1     73.0    
52 Q. Horowitz          ILB   35    17    0.0   1     0     4     82.0    
97 M. Reck              DE    32    9     7.5   16    0     1     81.6    
95 R. Kirchhof          DT    30    18    6.5   14    0     0     81.0    
24 T. Newton            CB    20    5     0.0   0     0     3     78.5    
96 K. Rickertsen        OLB   18    3     1.0   1     0     3     82.0    
20 L. Michaelson        S     17    3     0.0   0     0     0     76.3    
54 B. Karau             OLB   17    8     2.0   6     0     0     81.1    
33 B. Sanders           CB    16    6     0.0   0     0     0     77.0   

[Ben E Lou]

2021 OFFSEASON BEGIN

One of my favorite players, DE Mo Reck, retires.

He was drafted 2(7) in 2012:

2(7): LDE Mo Reck (19/32)--Red combines in darh and Brj, blue Sol/Str, green agility. In other words, a pass-rush specialist. Having him in combination with Newhart could work out quite well for us.

Reck ends his career #6 all-time in sacks, and was a 3-time all-pro in his 9-year career.

WR Curtis gets franchised.
G Gardner, the only draftee from last year, goes to summer league.

We head to FA1:1 with ~$35M max for new player. It's better than last year, at least.

[Ben E Lou]

Looks like we can remain legal by doing a bunch of renegs and cutting only one starter. FB Keith Reeves has had a couple of solid receiving seasons since we opened things up a bit, but at this point, he's excess as the running game is no longer the focal point. I also have to swap some picks for future.

2021 DRAFT
1(32)--FB Herman Anthony (31/50): Heh. We cut our fullback, and the bpa at 1(32) is....a fullback. Nice.
2(32)--C David Fredericks (22/78): 1 red and 2 blues.
4(22)--LT Bruce O'Neill (18/42): 1 red and 2 blues

[bulletsponge]

*makes notes*