Hartford Nor'easters--Good House Rules!

Ben E Lou · 03-10-2001, 07:15 AM

HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS

Situation
After 2 quick-sim seasons with the St. Louis Rams and 15 All-Out seasons (and 5 Super Bowl wins) with the expansion Des Moines team, its time to take over another expansion team in a heavily house-ruled career. In 2017 the Albany Hill Cats join the NFC Central, and the Hartford Nor’easters prepare for battle in the NFC East. I take over the helm of the Nor’easters.

House Rules
My desire for this career is that I’ll be able to use as many of the options that the game offers (trading, free agency, renegotiation, etc) while not abusing the AI. Therefore the principle governing my house rules is this: If the AI is allowed to do it, then I am too, but with restrictions to help keep it fair. So, here are the rules governing the various aspects of the game:

General/Miscellaneous
1. Draft picks not automatically signed, but I can’t change the offer. This will allow me the flexibility of not signing some picks, as the AI has. It also will force me to be under the cap.
2. Sim all games.
3. Start with 2017 expansion draft.
4. No real NFL players on my team.
5. I am allowed to move the franchise.
6. GM may be fired for poor performance.
7. Must take between 53 and 60 players to training camp each season.
8. Must keep 53 players on the roster all season long.

Ticket Prices
1. Ticket prices can be no higher than the nearest competitor (the 2017 expansion Albany (NY) team at the beginning of the challenge).
2. No raising prices at all after a non-winning season.
3. 5% maximum price increase after a winning season.
4. 10% maximum price increase can only be implemented if I get at least to the NFC Championship

Trading
I have noticed that the AI offers trades of draft pick(s) and/or players for a player. It never trades a player for a pick. It does trade up/down during the draft. Therefore, I’ll have these trading house rules:
1. I can initiate trades, but they must be either player(s) and draft pick(s)-for-player(s) or draft-pick-for-draft-pick.
2. Draft-pick-for-draft-pick deals can only be initiated during the draft.
3. I can accept any AI-initiated trade that I’d like, if it fits the exception in rule four.
4. ONLY PLAYERS WHO STARTED AT LEAST SIX GAMES LAST YEAR CAN BE TRADED. THIS RULE SUPERCEDES ALL OTHER TRADE RULES.
5. Trading of players is only allowed from the amateur draft until the deadine.
I use the last rule because it appears the AI overvalues players when its roster has no one at that position. Once free agency is over, the AI has far fewer pure holes to fill. It seems harder to trade with the AI then.

Unrestricted Free Agents
It appears that this is where the biggest advantage goes to the human, therefore restrictions are more important than realism in this area.
1. Limit of one UFA signing during first 10 weeks, 3 in final 10 weeks. The exception is the inaugural year, 2017, where I may sign an unlimited number.
2. No signing of any FA with more than 3 years of experience after the 20 step process is over. However, I may re-sign any of MY unsigned free agents after the 20-step process and before training camp.
3. No backloading contracts. No more than a 25% increase is allowed from year to year.
4. Franchise tag can be used as often as one likes, but the Franchise Player must be signed at the very beginning of the 20-step process.
This will insure that the Franchise player gets top dollar.
5. Any FA signed outside the 20-step process must have no more than 3 years of experience.

Restricted Free Agents
1. Rookie RFA’s can be signed to a maximum of a 3-year deal, with the exception that ONE per season can be signed to a 7 year deal, structured as x,2x,3x,3x,3x,3x,3x, where x=the rookie minimum salary for that season.
2. My own 2nd and 3rd year RFA’s can be signed to a maximum of a 4-year deal.
3. 2nd and 3rd year RFA’s from the pool can be signed to a maximum of a 3-year deal.

Renegotiation
1. Renegotiation allowed only in last year of contract EXCEPT in the case of "Classy Veterans," who I can renegotiate with at any time.
This is a good compromise for renegotiation that I use. A "Classy Veteran" is defined by me as a player who meets ALL of the following criteria:

Quote:

1. In the 10th year or later of his career.
2. Has played 5 full seasons on my team.
3. Has a Loyalty rating >75.

It is my opinion that such a player should be free to renegotiate to relieve cap pressure. He has made his $$$ and loves to play for my team. He'll make personal sacrifices to help the franchise win.

2. No player whose Play For Winner Rating is over 75 can be renegotiated with following a season when the team didn't make the playoffs. He can only be re-signed via the 20-Step Process.

[This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-17-2001).]

Ben E Lou · 03-10-2001, 07:35 AM

HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2017 PRELIMINARIES

HALL OF FAME

None.

RETIREES

None.

STAFF HIRING PERIOD
Here are our coach and scout:

HEAD COACH

Ross Bishop

Age: 61

REPUTATION

QB: F         KICKER: G

RB: F         YOUNG TALENT: E

WR: G         MOTIVATION: G

OL: E         DISCIPLINE: F

DL: G         OFFENSE PLAYCALL: E

LB: E         DEFENSE PLAYCALL: G

DB: VG        AVOID INJURY: VG

SCOUT

Anthony Meza

Age: 54

REPUTATION

QB: VG       DL: E

RB: G        LB: VG

WR: VG       DB: F

OL: G        YOUNG TALENT: VG

K:  F

Stadium
Capacity: 77,600
Type: Outdoor/Natural Grass
Upper Deck: 23,100 seats
End Zone: 16,700
Mezzanine: 9,600
Sidelines: 14,800
Club Seats: 11,000
Luxury Boxes: 60

Ticket Price/Stadium Information
Fan Loyalty: 65
Support For New Stadium: 0

Albany is playing in a stadium built in 1960. A new stadium will be ready for them in 2024. But for now, our ticket prices will be severely limited by Albany’s. Here they are:
Upper Deck: 32
End Zone: 37
Mezzanine: 51
Sidelines: 92
License: 0
Club Seats: 4,800 (Albany has no club seats so I use the Hartford default value here.)
Luxury Boxes: 81,000

[This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-10-2001).]

Ben E Lou · 03-10-2001, 08:00 AM

2017 Expansion Draft
There wasn't much talent available, so I only drafted the first six or eight guys myself and then let the computer take over. I cut the guys I deemed unworthy of their salaries. Here's who I'm left with after the expansion draft and cuts:

  Position/Player         Current Est  Future Est     Exp   Sgnd

  FB  Chris Kattus                  7           8       7   2018   

  TE  Kris Fernandez                9          10       8   2018   

  WR  Jesse Wheeler                 9           9       9   2018   

   C  Louie Franz                   8           8       5   2018   

   C  Phil Pharms                   7           7      10   2018   

   G  Darryl Kinsella               7           7      16   2017   

   T  Ralph Mathews                 6           7       7   2017   

  DE  Scott Adams                   7           8      11   2017   

  LB  Joseph Simmons                9           9       7   2018   

  LB  Stephen Barber                7           8       5   2018   

  LB  Rich Donaldson                6           8       7   2017   

  LB  Brenden Hill                  6           9       4   2018   

  CB  Floyd Hays                    7          10       6   2018   

  CB  Jackie Gallop                 6           6      12   2017   

   S  Gene Andres                   4          12       2   2019

I feel that these guys are either potential starters or decent low-priced reserves. On to free agency

Ben E Lou · 03-10-2001, 08:52 AM

Franchise Player History
2017: NONE

Free Agency Period

Initial Cap Room: $129.53
Amount Needed For Draft: $14.64M

Nor’easters’ UFA’s and key RFA’s (*--represents players I feel the need to re-sign or replace as starters)
None

Offensive Strategy
There are big-timers available at QB and RB in the draft. I have the 1(1) pick, so I can take my pick. There are a couple of QB’s around via free agency, but no good all-around RB’s, so I’ll go for the RB in the draft and try to snag a QB via free agency. I’d like to get a strong run-blocking offensive line together as quickly as possible for my rookie stud to run behind. TE and FB will be important too, as well as one quality WR.

Defensive Strategy
I believe in man-to-man defense by the secondary, and solid run defense by the front 7. I’ll look for a lock-down CB, a blitzing LB and solid DL’s as my first priority. I also want a safety with a high interception rating.

Renegotiations To Save Cap Room
None.

Cuts To Save Cap Room
None.

New UFA’s Signed During 20-Step Process
TE Gerald Bryant—79/83 in run blocking
T Kim Copenhauer—62 in run blocking, 98 in pass blocking.
S Richie Newman—66/67 in run defense, 75 in M2M, 84 in interceptions
WR Derek Tillery—84/89 in catch frequency, 73 or above in all the other key receiver ratings.
T Mo Barlow—76 run blocking, 83 pass blocking.
G Jerome Howard—50/59 in run blocking, 60 endurance. He came very cheaply.
C Alonzo Mueller—94/65/75. What’s not to like???
CB Myron Bennett—73/89 in M2M. Lock-down CB.
S Nick Bensen—79/81 run, 81 M2M. Very solid.
QB Nathan West—Good-looking 6th-year QB. Ratings range from 62-94. Career 75.6 rating.
LB Irv Rickman—77/84 run defense, 82/83 pass rush, 96 endurance. Like him a lot.
FB Kerry Garner—good all-around fullback. can run, block and catch. Ran for 749 yds and 9 TD’s last year as a FB for Indianapolis!
G Cris Brady—68/73, 43/49, 79. Completes my offensive line!
DT Wade LaFavor—61,26,47
T Roosevelt Sweat—11/48,4/24,33—Cheap young backup signed to 3-year deal

I cut a few more expansion draft guys due to better alternatives signed via free agency.

My Own RFA’s and UFA’s Re-signed
None.

FA Analysis
Well, I only grabbed players who were still in their prime (or about to enter it) and was able to grab an entire offense with the exception of WR2 (where I intend to start expansion draftee Wheeler) and RB1 (where I intend to start a rookie draftee. Defensively, I’m left with needing to get a DL together to stop the run. I am happy with my secondary and my LB’s will do for now.

[This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-10-2001).]

Ben E Lou · 03-10-2001, 09:39 AM

2017 Amateur Draft
My priority is to get the RB I want, then try to get a DL together. Here are my draftees:

1(1): RB Tyrus Dunn—78,39/100,89,40/100,90,39/100,71,92,64. If he doesn’t bust, he could be a star of HUGE proportions running behind this OL.
2(1): DT Kirk Hamilton—38/62,41/58,37. Pretty decent. Like his current ratings especially. He’ll start.
3(1): DE Broderick Fairfield—14/60,6/28,51. Good potential. Might as well start him.
4(1): P Carlon Grzegorczyk—81,22/47,31/68. Need a good punter always.
5(1): DE Roosevelt Cousin—10/37,16/64,31. Good potentials. Could start.
6(1): C Tom Brewer—22/52,18/42, 65. Solid backup
7(1): DT Dana Altman—24/38,14/25,61. Pretty decent backup.

Seven Year Signee: WR Marco Hastings—Decent 3rd-WR type. Nice to get this position cheaply.

My signees get my roster going into training camp to 54 players.

Training Camp Settings

Special Skills
Overall Time: set right in the middle.
I zero out hail mary and FG/PAT block.
Top three settings are punt return, punt cover/block and red zone offense.

Offense
With low cohesion, I decide to run only three offenses, I, Split and Single Back. All three are maxed out. I minimize all other offensive settings, except goal line which is around the middle.

Defense
I maximize 4-3 and Man To Man. I minimize 3-4 and zone. Others are set near the middle.

Post Training Camp
Significant Breakouts: None.
Significant Busts: None.
Trades: None.
Season Ticket Sales: 63,200 out of 77,600

[This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-11-2001).]

Ben E Lou · 03-10-2001, 10:02 AM

2017 ROSTER

  Position/Player         Current Est  Future Est     Exp   Sgnd

  QB  Nathan West                  15          17       6   2021   

  QB  Desmond Moss                  2          11       1   2017   

  QB  Duane Helton                  2           3       1   2019   

  RB  Tyrus Dunn                   12          17       1   2022   

  RB  Dale Rasmussen                7           7       1   2017   

  RB  Curtis Flowers                4          10       1   2017   

  RB  Rico Liesegang                3           9       1   2017   

  FB  Kerry Garner                 13          13       5   2019   

  FB  Chris Kattus                  7           8       7   2018   

  TE  Gerald Bryant                12          15       6   2019   

  TE  Kris Fernandez                8           9       8   2018   

  TE  Renaldo Bailey                4           7       1   2017   

  WR  Derek Tillery                14          16       5   2021   

  WR  Jesse Wheeler                 9           9       9   2018   

  WR  Derek Holmes                  6           6       1   2017   

  WR  Leroy Lapointe                6           6       1   2017   

  WR  Marco Hastings                6           8       1   2023   

   C  Alonzo Mueller               16          16       8   2020   

   C  Phil Pharms                   7           7      10   2018   

   C  Tom Brewer                    5          10       1   2019   

   G  Cris Brady                   11          13       7   2020   

   G  Jerome Howard                 7          10       5   2019   

   G  Darryl Kinsella               6           6      16   2017   

   G  Leonard Hammers               5           6       1   2019   

   T  Kim Copenhauer               15          15      10   2020   

   T  Mo Barlow                    15          15       7   2020   

   T  Roosevelt Sweat               4           7       2   2019   

   T  Irv Sturdivant                2           2       1   2017   

   P  Carlton Grzegorczyk          11          14       1   2018   

   K  Deon Alarcon                  7           7       1   2017   

  DE  Scott Adams                   7           7      11   2017   

  DE  Gary Gaylor                   3           4       2   2017   

  DE  Roosevelt Cousin              3          10       1   2019   

  DE  Broderick Fairfield           3           8       1   2019   

  DT  Kirk Hamilton                 9           9       1   2020   

  DT  Wade LeFavor                  8           9      11   2019   

  DT  Dana Altman                   4           5       1   2019   

  DT  Cris Sinclair                 1           2       1   2017   

  LB  Irv Rickman                  14          15       5   2020   

  LB  Joseph Simmons                9           9       7   2018   

  LB  Brenden Hill                  8           9       4   2018   

  LB  Stephen Barber                6           7       5   2018   

  LB  Rich Donaldson                6           7       7   2017   

  LB  Jay Roberts                   4           4       1   2017   

  CB  Myron Bennett                11          14       5   2020   

  CB  Floyd Hays                    7          11       6   2018   

  CB  Richard Pearson               5           5       1   2017   

  CB  Nate Compton                  4           4       1   2017   

  CB  Donny Meseck                  3           4       1   2017   

   S  Nick Bensen                  13          13       7   2019   

   S  Richie Newman                13          13       5   2019   

   S  Heath Leat                    5           5       1   2017   

   S  Gene Andres                   5          11       2   2019

Stadium: 5
Roster Strength: 86
Support: 69
Economy: 65
Cohesion: 20,12,25,8

Outlook: Well, hard to tell. I have the 2nd-best roster strength in the league, a good QB, a talented offensive line, horrible cohesion and a suspect DL. I’m guessing around 7-9 with a lot of 37-34.

Offensive Game Plan
1st Down: 25,50,70,30
2nd Down: 60,70,45,30
3rd Down: 80,20,10,20
4th Down: 80,15,0,0
Pass Distance: 20,45,20,5,5
Running: I-50,Pro-30,Single-20
Passing: I-20,Pro-55,Single-25
FB As Runner: 70
0WR: 20
1WR: 20
2WR: 50
3WR: 65
4WR: 60
5WR: 50

Defensive Game Plan
I leave the down tendencies alone always.
4-3: 100 3-4: 0
Nickel: 60
Dime: 30
Prevent: 30
Blitz Tendency: 75
Blitz Multiple: 30
M2M: 70
Bump/Run: 30

Ben E Lou · 03-10-2001, 10:57 AM

2017 Mid-Season Report
Record: 6-2!
Standing: 1st Place. Dallas, Philly and Las Vegas are tied for 2nd at 4-3
QB Stats: West, 120 for 213 (56.3%), 9TD’s, 3INT’s, 88.9 Rating
Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 166* for 829yds*,4.9ypc,7TD’s*
Leading Receiver: Jesse Wheeler, 20 catches for 302 yards, 3TD’s
Leading Tackler: Irv Rickman, 57 tackles, 14 assists, 2.5 sacks

People are starting to think RB Dunn’s initials are “R.S.” as in Rookie Sensation Dunn. No secret to our expansion success.

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Ben E Lou · 03-10-2001, 11:30 AM

End of Regular Season

Key Injuries During The Season
QB West—Suffered a sprained neck in Game 9. Didn’t start again until Game 14, when he was up to probable, in which he reinjured and didn’t play again.

Season Recap
A tough second half. We were 7-2 before West got hurt. Went 1-6 the rest of the way to finish 8-8 and missed the playoffs. Arrggggh! To the numbers:

Record: 8-8
Standing: 3rd Place. Las Vegas Cardinals won the division at 11-5.
QB Stats: West, 126 for 223 (56.5%), 11TD’s, 3INT’s, 92.3 Rating
Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 318* for 1652yds*,5.1ypc,13TD’s*
Leading Receiver: FB Garner and WR Tillery—Both had 40.
Leading Reception Yards: WR Tillery, 559
Leading Tackler: LB Rickman, 93 tackles
Leading Pass Rusher: Rickman, 7 sacks, 1 block, 4 hurries
Leading PDQ DB: S Newman, 39 catches, 7 INT’s, 10 defensed, 43.4PDQ

Points Scored: 359
Points Against: 317

Rushing Yards: 2275 (2nd)
Rushing Average: 4.4 (League Average 3.8)
Passing Yards: 3046 (34th)
Passing Average: 6.7 (League Average 6.6)
Rushing Defense: 1706 (19th)
Rushing Average Allowed: 3.9 (League Avg 3.8)
Passing Defense: 3856 (31st)
Passing Average Allowed: 6.8 (League Avg. 6.6)

Yes, the defense could use some work.

Ben E Lou · 03-10-2001, 11:40 AM

2017 Postseason Report

Contract Extensions
None.
Super Bowl
Cleveland beat Chicago 17 to 9 to win the big ‘un.

Awards
RB Dunn—1st Team All Pro, Offensive Player of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Year
FB Garner—1st Team All Pro
S Newman—1st Team All Pro

Herb's Ratings
Performance: 37
Frnc. Value: 40
Profit/Loss: 8
Difficulty: 69
YrEnd Score: 31

2017 Profit: ($256,970,000) OUCH!

Ben E Lou · 03-10-2001, 08:53 PM

HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2018 PRELIMINARIES

HALL OF FAME
None.

RETIREES
C Alonzo Mueller--Surprising early retirment. I'm gonna need a new center.

STAFF HIRING PERIOD
I keep the same coach and scout. Her’s the update.

HEAD COACH

Ross Bishop

Age: 62

REPUTATION

QB:  F       KICKER: G

RB: F         YOUNG TALENT: E

WR: G         MOTIVATION: G

OL: E         DISCIPLINE: F

DL: G          OFFENSE PLAYCALL: E

LB: E         DEFENSE PLAYCALL: G

DB: VG        AVOID INJURY: VG

SCOUT

Anthony Meza

Age: 54

REPUTATION

QB: VG        DL: E

RB: VG       LB: VG

WR: E          DB: F

OL: G          YOUNG TALENT: VG

K:  F

Ticket Price/Stadium Information
Fan Loyalty: 69
Support For New Stadium: 0

Didn’t have a winning season, so ticket prices remain the same. Here they are:
Upper Deck: 32
End Zone: 37
Mezzanine: 51
Sidelines: 92
License: 0
Club Seats: 4,800
Luxury Boxes: 81,000

[This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-11-2001).]

Ben E Lou · 03-11-2001, 06:43 AM

HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2018 20-STEP PROCESS

Franchise Player History
2017: NONE
2018: NONE

Free Agency Period

Initial Cap Room: $15.2
Amount Needed For Draft: $10.88M

Nor’easters’ UFA’s and key RFA’s (*--represents players I feel the need to re-sign or replace as starters)
G Darryl Kinsella—backup. I’ll let him fly.
DE Scott Adams—the two youngsters got most of the DE starts anyway. Let him fly.
LB Rich Donaldson—5th LB. Let him fly.
*K Deon Alacorn—I can do better.

Offensive Analysis
I need a starting center to replace the retired Mueller and a kicker. I also might want to upgrade at WR. Wheeler is mediocre and getting paid near top dollar. He’ll probably get cut outright.

Defensive Analysis
I’m set in the secondary. At LB, Rickman is very good and Joseph Simmons is solid (plus he has the same name as Run from Run-D.M.C, always a bonus!). Simmons is a little expensive for his talent level though. I think I’ll go with Rickman, Brenden Hill and someone else and get rid of D.J. Run’s grandson. I feel good about my DT’s, and about young DE Fairfield. I’d like another DE.

Renegotiations To Save Cap Room
CB Hayes—4years, $38.2M (saves around $2M this year)

Cuts To Save Cap Room
FB Chris Kattus—backup
TE Kris Fernandez--backup
C Phil Pharms—backup
LB Joseph Simmons—I can do better for that price.

Priorities After Examining FA & Draft Pool
Well, without question center is the position with the least depth in the FA and draft pools this year. I’ll go after a C in the first 10 weeks, then see what is around at WR, LB and DE in the last 10. I can grab a kicker in the draft or in the last 10 weeks if WR,LB or DE is depleted by then.

New UFA’s Signed During 20-Step Process
Week 2—C Brock Bailey—2yrs, $15.25M. 51/64,50/67,39. Don’t like his 39 endurance, hence the 2-year deal. Was 1st Team All Pro Center last year. 5th-year man.
Week 13—WR Donnell Thompson—1yr, $6M.29/36,34,30/40,62,63. Best available.
Week 14—G Pat Benjdya—3yrs,$5.45M. 23/69,8/24,34. Pretty decent backup. 2nd year man.
Week 15—DT Cary Pyne—3yrs,$7.5M. 5/41,4/39,39. Could develop into a decent backup.

My Own RFA’s and UFA’s Re-signed
K Deon Alacorn—1yr,$940K. No bonus, so I’ll cut him if a better one comes along in the draft.

FA Analysis
Well, that was pretty much a disaster. There were around 6-7 very good players available at each position at WR, DE and LB, and all were signed in the first 10 weeks. Ouch.

Ben E Lou · 03-11-2001, 07:40 AM

2018 Amateur Draft
I still have holes at DE and LB, and would welcome upgrades at WR and K. Here are my draftees:

1(16): DE Graham Frohbieter—41/79,31/56,72. Looks like a starter from Day 1. Love those run-stopping DE’s.
2(16): LB C.J. Dole—30/69,32/76,26/54,17/36,53. Looks solid. I’ll start him to make sure he develops.
3(16): QB Wes Palmer—Potentials range from 55-80. Currents in the 20’s and 30’s. Decent backup. Maybe will take over when West’s contract expires?
3(25): K Malcolm Hoag—32/75,71,60,63. Solid kicker.
4(16): RB Adrian Hudson—24/78 in catch frequency. He’ll get a look at WR.
5(16): WR Bo Rasmussen—Near redliner, great punt and kick returner.
6(16): RB Leroy Ashford—redliner. Everything 20’s-40’s.
7(16): TE Ricardo Goulet—pretty solid backup. Potentials in 40’s-60’s.

I had to make some more cuts to get enough cap room to get us up to 53. Here’s who got the axe:
QB Helton—3rd QB
WR Wheeler—No GM expressed interest in him. He was getting paid too much.
K Alacorn—Draftee Hoag looks a lot better.

Seven Year Signee: LB Ralph Wilcox—29/51 run defense, 68 endurance. He’ll be a solid backup at worst.

I re-signed one of my RFA’s as a backup, S Heath Leat—2yrs, $4.52M.

My signees get my roster going into training camp to 55 players.

[This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-11-2001).]

Ben E Lou · 03-11-2001, 07:51 AM

2018 TRAINING CAMP
Training Camp Settings

Special Skills
Overall Time: Set around 4.
I zero out hail mary and FG/PAT block.
Top three settings are punt return, punt cover/block and red zone offense.

Offense
With still-low cohesion, I decide to stick with only three offenses, I, Split and Single Back. All three are maxed out. I minimize all other offensive settings, except goal line which is around the middle.

Defense
I maximize 4-3 and Man To Man. I minimize 3-4 and zone. Others are set farily high.

Post Training Camp
Significant Breakouts: None.
Significant Busts: None.
Trades: None.
Season Ticket Sales: 64,900 out of 77,600

Ben E Lou · 03-11-2001, 08:33 AM

2018 ROSTER

   Position/Player         Current Est  Future Est     Exp   Sgnd

  QB  Nathan West                  16          17       7   2021   

  QB  Wes Palmer                    7          14       1   2020   

  QB  Vince McKenzie                4           4       1   2018   

  RB  Tyrus Dunn                   15          17       2   2022   

  RB  Leroy Ashford                 7           7       1   2020   

  RB  Adrian Hudson                 6           9       1   2020   

  RB  J.C. Shepps                   5           5       1   2020   

  FB  Kerry Garner                 12          13       6   2019   

  FB  Johnnie Newsome               5           8       1   2018   

  TE  Gerald Bryant                14          15       7   2019   

  TE  Billy Pryor                   7           7       1   2020   

  TE  Ricardo Goulet                4          12       1   2019   

  WR  Derek Tillery                15          16       6   2021   

  WR  Marco Hastings                8           8       2   2023   

  WR  Donnell Thomson               7           9       6   2018   

  WR  Trent Rodgers                 7           7       1   2018   

  WR  Bo Rasmussen                  6           7       1   2020   

   C  Brock Bailey                  9          12       5   2019   

   C  Tom Brewer                    6          11       2   2019   

   C  Kyle Hendrix                  2          10       1   2020   

   G  Cris Brady                   13          13       8   2020   

   G  Jerome Howard                 7           8       6   2019   

   G  Leonard Hammers               7           7       2   2019   

   G  Pat Benjdya                   5           9       2   2020   

   T  Mo Barlow                    15          15       8   2020   

   T  Kim Copenhauer               15          15      11   2020   

   T  Roosevelt Sweat               4           7       3   2019   

   T  Lewis Summers                 4           7       1   2020   

   P  Carlton Grzegorczyk          10          14       2   2018   

   K  Malcolm Hoag                  7          16       1   2020   

  DE  Graham Frohbieter             7          15       1   2022   

  DE  Roosevelt Cousin              5          10       2   2019   

  DE  Broderick Fairfield           4           8       2   2019   

  DE  Leroy Stanton                 1           5       1   2018   

  DT  Kirk Hamilton                10          11       2   2020   

  DT  Wade LeFavor                  9           9      12   2019   

  DT  Dana Altman                   5           6       2   2019   

  DT  Cary Pyne                     4           8       2   2020   

  LB  Irv Rickman                  16          16       6   2020   

  LB  Brenden Hill                  9          10       5   2018   

  LB  Stephen Barber                7           8       6   2018   

  LB  Ralph Wilcox                  5           7       1   2024   

  LB  C.J. Dole                     4          11       1   2021   

  LB  Lance Schmaltz                3           9       1   2018   

  CB  Myron Bennett                10          16       6   2020   

  CB  Floyd Hays                    9          10       7   2021   

  CB  Fred Stevenson                5           5       1   2018   

  CB  Donnell Rose                  4           4       1   2020   

  CB  Kelly Blackburn               4           6       1   2018   

   S  Nick Bensen                  14          14       8   2019   

   S  Richie Newman                13          13       6   2019   

   S  Gene Andres                   6          11       3   2019   

   S  Heath Leat                    4           5       2   2019

Stadium: 11
Roster Strength: 100
Support: 71
Economy: 65
Cohesion: 31,40,45,46

Outlook: Well, the keys are going to be how quickly my young DL comes around and how well new C Brock Bailey does. If those things come around, we could be looking at a deep playoff run.

Offensive Game Plan
1st Down: 25,50,70,40
2nd Down: 40,70,40,30
3rd Down: 75,20,10,20
4th Down: 80,15,0,0
Pass Distance: 15,50,20,10,5
Running: I-50,Pro-30,Single-20
Passing: I-20,Pro-55,Single-25
FB As Runner: 95
0WR: 20
1WR: 50
2WR: 70
3WR: 65
4WR: 60
5WR: 20

Defensive Game Plan
I leave the down tendencies alone always.
4-3: 100 3-4: 0
Nickel: 70
Dime: 30
Prevent: 30
Blitz Tendency: 75
Blitz Multiple: 30
M2M: 85
Bump/Run: 15

[email protected] · 03-11-2001, 08:35 AM

is anyone there i could use some help with FOF2001

Ben E Lou · 03-11-2001, 11:23 AM

2018 FIRST HALF INJURY REPORTS



After Preseason Week 1:

None

After Preseason Week 2:

Brenden Hill, LB - Broken Jaw, full strength in 2-3 Months

Pat Benjdya, G - Hip Pointer, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Fred Stevenson, CB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Kelly Blackburn, CB - Broken Hand, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

After Preseason Week 3:



Floyd Hays, CB - Broken Finger, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Brenden Hill, LB - Broken Jaw, full strength in 2-3 Months

Pat Benjdya, G - Hip Pointer, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Carlton Grzegorczyk, P - Hyperextended Elbow, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Adrian Hudson, RB - Sprained Ankle, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Fred Stevenson, CB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Kelly Blackburn, CB - Broken Hand, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

After Preseason Week 4:

Nathan West, QB - Hip Pointer, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Floyd Hays, CB - Broken Finger, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Brenden Hill, LB - Broken Jaw, full strength in 2-3 Months

Pat Benjdya, G - Hip Pointer, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Cary Pyne, DT - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Adrian Hudson, RB - Sprained Ankle, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Bo Rasmussen, WR - Turf Toe, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Fred Stevenson, CB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 2-3 Months

Kelly Blackburn, CB - Broken Hand, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

After Preseason Week 5:

Nathan West, QB - Hip Pointer, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Brenden Hill, LB - Broken Jaw, full strength in 2-3 Months

Pat Benjdya, G - Hip Pointer, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Cary Pyne, DT - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Fred Stevenson, CB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Kelly Blackburn, CB - Broken Hand, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

After Regular Season Week 1:

Kim Copenhauer, T - Broken Hand, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Nathan West, QB - Hip Pointer, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in time for the playoffs

Richie Newman, S - Deep Thigh Bruise, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Brock Bailey, C - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Brenden Hill, LB - Broken Jaw, full strength in 2-3 Months

Cary Pyne, DT - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Fred Stevenson, CB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Kelly Blackburn, CB - Broken Hand, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

After Regular Season Week 2:

Kim Copenhauer, T - Broken Hand, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Nathan West, QB - Hip Pointer, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in time for the playoffs

Richie Newman, S - Deep Thigh Bruise, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Brock Bailey, C - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Brenden Hill, LB - Broken Jaw, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Cary Pyne, DT - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Fred Stevenson, CB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Kelly Blackburn, CB - Broken Hand, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

After Regular Season Week 3:

Kim Copenhauer, T - Broken Hand, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Nick Bensen, S - Concussion, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in time for the playoffs

Richie Newman, S - Deep Thigh Bruise, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Brock Bailey, C - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Brenden Hill, LB - Broken Jaw, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Kirk Hamilton, DT - Hyperextended Elbow, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Ralph Wilcox, LB - Concussion, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Fred Stevenson, CB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Kelly Blackburn, CB - Broken Hand, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

After Regular Season Week 4:

Kim Copenhauer, T - Broken Hand, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Nick Bensen, S - Concussion, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Donnell Thomson, WR - Concussion, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in time for the playoffs

Brock Bailey, C - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Brenden Hill, LB - Broken Jaw, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Kirk Hamilton, DT - Hyperextended Elbow, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Ralph Wilcox, LB - Concussion, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Fred Stevenson, CB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Kelly Blackburn, CB - Broken Hand, full strength in 2-3 Months

After Regular Season Week 5:

No Report (Off Week)

After Regular Season Week 6:

Mo Barlow, T - Broken Nose, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Nick Bensen, S - Concussion, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in time for the playoffs

Brock Bailey, C - Turf Toe, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Brenden Hill, LB - Broken Jaw, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Cary Pyne, DT - Concussion, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Kelly Blackburn, CB - Broken Hand, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

After Regular Season Week 7:

Nick Bensen, S - Concussion, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in time for the playoffs

Brock Bailey, C - Turf Toe, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Kelly Blackburn, CB - Broken Hand, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

After Regular Season Week 8:

Nick Bensen, S - Concussion, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Gerald Bryant, TE - Sprained Ankle, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in time for the playoffs

Kelly Blackburn, CB - Broken Hand, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

After Regular Season Week 9:

Nick Bensen, S - Concussion, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Gerald Bryant, TE - Sprained Ankle, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Donnell Thomson, WR - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in time for the playoffs

Graham Frohbieter, DE - Sprained Neck, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Kelly Blackburn, CB - Broken Hand, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Ben E Lou · 03-11-2001, 12:12 PM

2018 SECOND HALF INJURY REPORT

After Regular Season Week 10:

Nick Bensen, S - Concussion, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Donnell Thomson, WR - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in time for the playoffs

Graham Frohbieter, DE - Sprained Neck, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Kelly Blackburn, CB - Broken Hand, full strength in 0-2 Weeks 

After Regular Season Week 11:

Donnell Thomson, WR - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in time for the playoffs

Graham Frohbieter, DE - Sprained Neck, full strength in 0-2 Weeks 

After Regular Season Week 12:

Mo Barlow, T - Torn Knee Cartilage, full strength in 2019 (I put him on Injured Reserve and signed Harry Lorenz to replace him on the roster.)

Kerry Garner, FB - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Donnell Thomson, WR - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in time for the playoffs

Malcolm Hoag, K - Concussion, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Graham Frohbieter, DE - Sprained Neck, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

After Regular Season Week 13:

Mo Barlow, T - Torn Knee Cartilage, full strength in 2019

Kerry Garner, FB - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Donnell Thomson, WR - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Derek Tillery, WR - Broken Finger, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in time for the playoffs

Brenden Hill, LB - Broken Finger, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

After Regular Season Week 14:

Mo Barlow, T - Torn Knee Cartilage, full strength in 2019

Donnell Thomson, WR - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Derek Tillery, WR - Broken Finger, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in 2019

Brenden Hill, LB - Broken Finger, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Broderick Fairfield, DE - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Bo Rasmussen, WR - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Ralph Wilcox, LB - Turf Toe, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

After Regular Season Week 15:

Mo Barlow, T - Torn Knee Cartilage, full strength in 2019

Gerald Bryant, TE - Broken Nose, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Jerome Howard, G - Deep Thigh Bruise, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in 2019

Myron Bennett, CB - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Brenden Hill, LB - Broken Finger, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Broderick Fairfield, DE - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Bo Rasmussen, WR - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Ralph Wilcox, LB - Turf Toe, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

After Regular Season Week 16:

Cris Brady, G - Broken Hand, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Mo Barlow, T - Torn Knee Cartilage, full strength in 2019

Gerald Bryant, TE - Broken Nose, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Jerome Howard, G - Deep Thigh Bruise, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Myron Bennett, CB - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Brenden Hill, LB - Broken Finger, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Broderick Fairfield, DE - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

After Regular Season Week 17:

Cris Brady, G - Broken Hand, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Mo Barlow, T - Torn Knee Cartilage, full strength in 2019

Irv Rickman, LB - Severe Hamstring Pull, full strength in 2019

Brenden Hill, LB - Broken Finger, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Pat Benjdya, G - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Leroy Stanton, DE - Sprained Knee, full strength in 0-2 Weeks 





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Ben E Lou · 03-11-2001, 01:46 PM

2018 END OF REGULAR SEASON REPORT

Season Recap

Record: 13-3
Standing: Division Champs. Best Record in the NFL.
QB Stats: West, 206 for 343 (60.0%), 16TD’s, 6INT’s, 92.1 Rtg*
Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 318* for 1360yds,4.2ypc,15TD’s*
Leading Receiver: Tyrus Dunn, 71
Leading Reception Yards: Tyrus Dunn, 946
Leading Tackler: S Richie Newman, 69 tackles
Leading Pass Rusher: DE Fairfield, 4 sacks, 3 blocks, 2 hurries (Cousin had most sacks with 7.)
Leading PDQ DB: S Newman, 37 catches, 5 INT’s, 8 defensed, 39.4PDQ

*-denotes league leader

Points Scored: 381
Points Against: 245 (best in league)

Rushing Yards: 2234 (5th)
Rushing Average: 3.7 (League Average 3.9)
Passing Yards: 3373 (23rd)
Passing Average: 7.3 (League Average 6.7)
Rushing Defense: 1278 (1st)
Rushing Average Allowed: 3.4 (League Avg 3.9)
Passing Defense: 3622 (20th)
Passing Average Allowed: 6.6 (League Avg. 6.7)

Tyrus Dunn had an all-world all around season.

Ben E Lou · 03-11-2001, 01:47 PM

2018 POSTSEASON REPORT

Contract Extensions
None.

Division Playoff vs. Las Vegas
We open the playoffs at home against division rival Las Vegas. The defense has a nice game, holding the Cardinals to 225 yards and 13 first downs and coming up with 3 interceptions. The offense scored off turnovers mostly, and West hit two big bombs, a 73 yarder to Garner and an 82 yarder to Hastings. West finishes 14 for 23 for 309 yards, 3 TD’s and 0 INT’s. Dunn carries 23 times for 88 yards an a TD. We romp 41-18.

NFC Championship vs. Green Bay
Star LB Rickman, injured in the first game of the season, has been updated to questionable. He finally gets back in after playing only one regular season game. He only makes one tackle, but it really doesn’t matter. This game was dominance defined. The offense scored on its first seven possessions (5TD’s and 2FG’s) and Green Bay only ran 3 plays in the entire second quarter. We held the Packers to 160 yards and 6 first downs, while racking up 530 total yards and a phenomenal 33 first downs! West led the way with 29 for 36 passing for 430 yards and 4TD’s. The Packers’ only TD was on a kickoff return. 43-10 good guys.

Super Bowl vs. Baltimore
We struggled to stop the Ravens’ big passing offense. Their QB threw over 500 passes this season and still had a 90.8 rating. We struck first, but Baltimore put two field goals and a TD (sans extra point) on the board to take a 12-7 lead going into the half. We opened the 2nd half with the football on our 22 after the kickoff. West hit Hillary on back-to-back passes of 38 and 21 yards, then on the next play Dunn carried it 16 yards down to the Raven 3-yard-line. Fullback Garner completed the drive with a 3-yard run and we very quickly took a 13-12 lead. (The AI went for two and failed.) On the very next offensive play for Baltimore we stuffed ‘em and caused a fumble, taking over on the Raven 15. Two plays later Garner took it in from 4 yards out and we kicked the extra point to take a 20-12 lead. Baltimore scored later in the quarter on an interception return for a TD, but failed in going for 2. We hit a FG early in the fourth quarter to go 23-18, and after the kickoff got an interception on the first play from scrimmage. We took advantage of the turnover with a West-to-Dunn 8 yard TD pass and our lead increased to 30-18. The Ravens answered on the very next play from scrimmage with a 70-yard bomb for a TD, and the game was 30-25 with 9:19 to play. We eat up a lot of clock on the next possession, a 13-play classic drive, but the Ravens intercept a pass in the end zone on 2nd and goal from the 3 with 3:02 to play. The Ravens get as far as our 32-yard-line but CB Myron Bennett comes up with a huge interception in the end zone with 1:46 to play. We run out the clock and claim our first Super Bowl win in only our second season of existence!!! YES! Safety Richie Newman wins the game MVP.with 7 tackles, 1 assist and an INT. FB Garner had 12 carries for 58 yards and 3 TD’s, and RB Dunn had 20 carries for 57 yards. QB West was 15 for 24 for 252 yards, 1TD and 2 INT’s.

Awards
RB Dunn—1st Team All Pro, Offensive Player of the Year, NFL MVP
FB Garner—1st Team All Pro, 124 carries, 476 yards, 2TD’s, 32 catches, 367 yds, 1TD, 9 for 20 KRB.
C Brock Bailey—2nd Team All Pro, 25 for 73 KRB, 3 sacks allowed, 23.1 OPCT
T Kim Copenhauer—2nd Team All Pro, 30 for 78 KRB, 4 sacks, 17.8 OPCT

Herb's Ratings
Performance: 100
Frnc. Value: 42
Profit/Loss: 44
Difficulty: 68
YrEnd Score: 58

2018 Profit: ($95,630,000) Better.

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Ben E Lou · 03-11-2001, 02:08 PM

HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2019 PRELIMINARIES

HALL OF FAME
None.

RETIREES
None.

STAFF HIRING PERIOD
My coach’s ratings seriously decline. I hire a new young coach, and keep the same scout.

HEAD COACH

Thomas Elliott

Age: 40

REPUTATION

QB: VG        KICKER: VG

RB: E         YOUNG TALENT: P

WR: VG        MOTIVATION: VG

OL: G         DISCIPLINE: G

DL: F         OFFENSE PLAYCALL: G

LB: E         DEFENSE PLAYCALL: VG

DB: VG        AVOID INJURY: VG

SCOUT

Anthony Meza

Age: 54

REPUTATION

QB: VG       DL: E

RB: VG       LB: VG

WR: VG       DB: F

OL: G        YOUNG TALENT: VG

K:  F

Ticket Price/Stadium Information
Fan Loyalty: 83
Support For New Stadium: 12

Won the Super Bowl so prices go up either 10% or to match Albany, whichever is lower. Here they are:
Upper Deck: 34
End Zone: 40
Mezzanine: 52
Sidelines: 93
License: 0
Club Seats: 4,800
Luxury Boxes: 89,000

Ben E Lou · 03-11-2001, 09:06 PM

HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2019 20-STEP PROCESS

Free Agency Period

Initial Cap Room: $12.82M
Amount Needed For Draft: $9.52M

Nor’easters’ UFA’s and key RFA’s (*--represents players I feel the need to re-sign or replace as starters)
WR Donnell Thompson—3rd WR.
*P Carlton Grzegorcyzk—He’s been a solid punter. Need to re-sign or get a better one.
LB Brenden Hill—only got 6 starts last year.
*LB Stephen Barber—I can do better via free agency, even in the last half.

Offensive Analysis
I am happy with my current starters.

Defensive Analysis
I need a punter and a LB, and that’s really about it. Everyone else is returning from a team that pretty much romped its way to the Super Bowl. I can re-sign Grzegorcyzk and be quite happy.

Renegotiations To Save Cap Room
TE Bryant—3yrs,$16.5M (saves a little over $1M this year)
S Newman—3yrs,$18.7M (saves $600K)
FB Garner—3yrs, $11M (saves $1.5M)
T Sweat—3yrs,$7.95M (costs $200K—but 2 additional years at that price for a decent backup tackle is a beautiful thing)
C Bailey—3yrs,$18.75M (saves a little under $1M)

Cuts To Save Cap Room
RB J.C. Shepps—4th RB
TE Billy Pryor—3rd TE
S Heath Leat—4th safety

Priorities After Examining FA & Draft Pool
I’ll go after the best LB I can get for what I can afford, then re-sign my RFA punter. Draft will be best availables if all goes according to plan.

New UFA’s Signed During 20-Step Process
Week 5—[b]LB Rod Blackburn[b]—4yrs, $33.75M. 6th-year man. 82/91,90/94,94/96,72/74,87.

My Own RFA’s and UFA’s Re-signed
P Grzegorcyzk—2yrs,$3.2M

FA Analysis
Got a star LB and re-signed my punter. Exactly what I needed.

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Ben E Lou · 03-11-2001, 10:03 PM

2019 Amateur Draft
I could stand to upgrade at DE and DT, but I’m ok with who I’ve got. I’ll be drafting for best available talent mainly. Here are my draftees:

1(36): RB Johnathon Armenta—Yes, I know I’ve got a great one, but he’s the only first-round calibre talent around. Armenta is near-redliner with currents ranging from 49-75. His only greens are in short yardage (49/54), yards per carry (55/65) and catch frequency (54/65). If he breaks out, I might just trade RB Dunn.
2(36): DE Joe Bertrand—12/58,9/40,58. Could be a starter in a year or two.
3(36): C Mack Collier—24/80,16/58,44. Could be a starter also.
4(36): CB Kerry Burke—near redliner—29/43,24/36,14/19,60, 74 endurance. At worst a solid backup. If he breaks out, its just gravy.
5(36): LB Billy Keith—26/65,26/68,14/35,18/46,42. Could be a starter one day.
6(36): FB Lonnie Wilkerson—Pretty decent-looking backup FB.
7(36): S Cary Duncan—21/27,13/22,25/33,32 and has return skills—near redliner.

I had to make some more cuts to get enough cap room to get us up to 53. Here’s who got the axe:
C Kyle Hendrix—4th center on depth chart
CB Donnell Rose
DT Cary Pyne

Seven Year Signee: DT Bryant Wynn—4/37,4/36,57. Solid backup DT.

My signees get my roster going into training camp to 53 players.

Ben E Lou · 03-11-2001, 10:14 PM

2019 TRAINING CAMP
Training Camp Settings

Special Skills
Overall Time: Set around 4.
I zero out hail mary and FG/PAT block.
Top three settings are punt return, punt cover/block and red zone offense.

Offense
With still-low cohesion, I decide to stick with only three offenses, I, Split and Single Back. All three are maxed out. I minimize all other offensive settings, except goal line which is around the middle.

Defense
I maximize 4-3 and Man To Man. I minimize 3-4 and zone. Others are set fairly high.

Post Training Camp
Significant Breakouts: None.
Significant Busts: None.
Trades: None.
Season Ticket Sales: 72,900 out of 77,600

Ben E Lou · 03-12-2001, 05:24 AM

2019 ROSTER

Position/Player         Current Est  Future Est     Exp   Sgnd

  QB  Nathan West                  16          17       8   2021   

  QB  Wes Palmer                   10          13       2   2020   

  QB  Quentin Portis                2           7       1   2019   

  RB  Tyrus Dunn                   15          17       3   2022   

  RB  Jonathan Armenta             11          12       1   2023   

  RB  Adrian Hudson                 7          10       2   2020   

  RB  Leroy Ashford                 7           7       2   2020   

  FB  Kerry Garner                 12          12       7   2021   

  FB  Lonnie Wilkerson              4          12       1   2021   

  TE  Gerald Bryant                13          14       8   2021   

  TE  Ricardo Goulet                7          12       2   2019   

  TE  Brock Wingate                 6           6       1   2019   

  WR  Derek Tillery                16          16       7   2021   

  WR  Marco Hastings                9           9       3   2023   

  WR  Bo Rasmussen                  7           7       2   2020   

  WR  Terrell Durham                6           6       1   2019   

  WR  Billy Fleming                 4           4       1   2019   

   C  Brock Bailey                 10          12       6   2021   

   C  Tom Brewer                    6          10       3   2019   

   C  Mack Collier                  3          13       1   2021   

   G  Cris Brady                   13          13       9   2020   

   G  Jerome Howard                 8           8       7   2019   

   G  Leonard Hammers               7           7       3   2019   

   G  Pat Benjdya                   6           9       3   2020   

   T  Kim Copenhauer               15          15      12   2020   

   T  Mo Barlow                    13          13       9   2020   

   T  Lewis Summers                 6           6       2   2020   

   T  Roosevelt Sweat               5           7       4   2021   

   P  Carlton Grzegorczyk          11          14       3   2020   

   K  Malcolm Hoag                 10          15       2   2020   

  DE  Graham Frohbieter             9          13       2   2022   

  DE  Roosevelt Cousin              7          10       3   2019   

  DE  Broderick Fairfield           6           8       3   2019   

  DE  Joe Bertrand                  2          11       1   2022   

  DT  Kirk Hamilton                11          11       3   2020   

  DT  Wade LeFavor                  7           7      13   2019   

  DT  Dana Altman                   5           6       3   2019   

  DT  Bryant Wynn                   1           8       1   2025   

  LB  Rod Blackburn                17          18       6   2022   

  LB  Irv Rickman                  14          14       7   2020   

  LB  C.J. Dole                     6          13       2   2021   

  LB  Ralph Wilcox                  6           8       2   2024   

  LB  Billy Keith                   5          12       1   2021   

  LB  Britt Beyer                   4           5       1   2019   

  CB  Myron Bennett                12          13       7   2020   

  CB  Floyd Hays                    9          10       8   2021   

  CB  Norm Herndon                  8           8       1   2019   

  CB  Kerry Burke                   6           6       1   2020   

  CB  T.J. Barber                   4           4       1   2019   

   S  Nick Bensen                  14          14       9   2019   

   S  Richie Newman                13          13       7   2021   

   S  Gene Andres                   8          10       4   2019   

   S  Cary Duncan                   6           6       1   2020

Stadium: 15
Roster Strength: 100
Support: 83
Economy: 66
Cohesion: 57,55,58,54

Outlook: Pretty much everyone is back from last years championship team. I see no reason why we shouldn’t make another deep playoff run.

Offensive Game Plan
1st Down: 25,50,70,40
2nd Down: 40,70,40,30
3rd Down: 75,20,10,20
4th Down: 80,15,0,0
Pass Distance: 15,50,20,10,5
Running: I-50,Pro-30,Single-20
Passing: I-20,Pro-55,Single-25
FB As Runner: 95
0WR: 20
1WR: 50
2WR: 70
3WR: 65
4WR: 60
5WR: 20

Defensive Game Plan
I leave the down tendencies alone always.
4-3: 100 3-4: 0
Nickel: 70
Dime: 30
Prevent: 30
Blitz Tendency: 75
Blitz Multiple: 30
M2M: 85
Bump/Run: 15

Ben E Lou · 03-12-2001, 06:17 AM

2019 FIRST HALF KEY INJURY DIARY

RB Dunn is questionable for the opener with a bruised shoulder. I make him inactive for the first game, which we win, so I keep him inactive another week so he’ll be totally healed.
C3 Mack Collier is out long term with a Torn Biceps Muscle, full strength in 2-3 Months. This could hurt his development.

In Game 2, I lose my top TWO QB’s for a while. Nathan West bruises his sternum and is listed as doubtful, then Wes Palmer comes in, only to break his ankle. He is out Long Term. I release WR Billy Fleming and pick up undrafted rookie QB Byron Warner, who has better current ratings than our original #3 QB, Quentin Portis. Warner goes from undrafted rookie without a team to emergency starter for the defending Super Bowl champs! With RB Dunn back from his injury, I up the rushing %’s even a little more for Game 3. Also in Game 2, G1 Cris Brady bruises his ribcage. He is listed as probable and will play.

Unbelievable! In Game 3, QB Warner pulls his groin late in the game and is listed as Doubtful. West is still doubtful, so Portis is set to start game 4, with two guys doubtful as his backups. G Brady still probable. LB Blackburn probable with broken finger.

After Game 4, both Warner and West are upgraded to questionable. Since we are 3-1 and playing 1-3 Des Moines, I go with Warner to let #1 QB West continue to heal. WR Tillery is probable with Turf Toe. DE Frohbeiter breaks his hand and is doubtful. I make him inactive, forcing me to start DE Cousins, who also got hurt in Game 4 and is questionable with a dislocated shoulder. LB Blackburn’s finger got worse, and he is now questionable.

T Kim Copenhauer sprains his neck in Game 5 and is Out. LB Blackburn is upgraded to probable. Both Warner and West are still questionable, but now at 3-2 I feel the need to go with West. DE Cousins is still questionable.

QB’s West and Warner are both upgraded to probable after Game 6. T Mo Barlow breaks his finger and is questionable, but will still start. T Copenhauer is upgraded to doubtful. DE Frohbeiter is now questionable, but I’ll still let him stay on the inactive list. DE Cousins is upgraded to probable. LB Blackburn is now fully helaed.

The bye week came after game 7, so we got some further healing. Going into Game 8, QB West is probable, QB Warner is fully healed, C Collier is upgraded to doubtful (still inactive), T Copenhauer is still doubtful and inactive, and T Barlow is still questionable and DE Frohbeiter is still questionable and inactive.

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Ben E Lou · 03-12-2001, 06:21 AM

2019 MID-SEASON REPORT

Record: 5-3
Standing: Tied for first with NY. Philly right behind at 4-4, and Las Vegas is 3-5.
QB Stats: West, 91 for 138 (65.9%), 12TD’s, 2INT’s, 116.7 Rating*
Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 103 for 440 yards, 4.2ypc, 3TD’s
Leading Receiver: Derek Tillery, 32 catches for 535 yds, 3TD’s.
Leading Tackler:LB Rod Blackburn, 50 tackles, 6 assists

*-denotes NFL leader

Ben E Lou · 03-12-2001, 06:49 AM

2019 SECOND HALF KEY INJURY DIARY

Going into Game 9, QB1 West is now fully healed, C3 West is upgraded to questionable, G2 Jerome Howard is doubtful (inactive) with a stretched knee ligament, T1 Copenhauer is upgraded to questionable (inactive) and T2 Barlow and DE2 Frohbeiter (inactive) remain questionable.

Lots of injuries in Game 9. We go into game 10 with the following laundry list of injuries:

Kim Copenhauer, T - Sprained Neck, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Mo Barlow, T - Broken Finger, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Kerry Garner, FB - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Derek Tillery, WR - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Jerome Howard, G - Stretched Knee Ligament, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Tyrus Dunn, RB - Hip Pointer, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Marco Hastings, WR - Bruised Sternum, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Wes Palmer, QB - Broken Ankle, full strength in 2-3 Months

Adrian Hudson, RB - Hip Pointer, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Bo Rasmussen, WR - Sprained Ankle, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Graham Frohbieter, DE - Broken Hand, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Terrell Durham, WR - Dislocated Knee, full strength in 2020

Mack Collier, C - Torn Biceps Muscle, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

All four WR’s are injured. Sheesh. I put WR Durham on the IR, cut TE3 Brock Wingate and sign WR Luke Wasserman. G Howard and T Copenhauer are the only starters inactive for Game 10. So many guys are hurt, I have to play a number of guys injured though.

After Game 10, the list is even longer, but no changes were made to the active/inactive list. Just a couple of minor new ones I won’t mention.

No new injuries in Game 11.

T Copenhauer back and fully healed after Game 12. Both starting CB’s suffer minor injuries and are listed as probable. RB Dunn fully healed.

After Game 13, the injury report is down to this:

Mo Barlow, T - Broken Finger, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Marco Hastings, WR - Bruised Sternum, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Wes Palmer, QB - Broken Ankle, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Terrell Durham, WR - Dislocated Knee, full strength in 2020

All but Durham are active for game 14 as we push toward the playoffs.

In Game 14, G Howard breaks his nose and is listed as questionable.

G Howard’s injury worses. He’s doubtful for Game 16 and is inactive.

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Ben E Lou · 03-12-2001, 06:58 AM

2019 END OF REGULAR SEASON REPORT

Season Recap

Record: 8-8
Standing: Division Champs. Guess it was the NFC Least this year.
QB Stats: West, 230 for 364 (63.1%), 25TD’s, 12INT’s, 99.0 Rtg*
Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 187 for 686yds,3.6ypc,5TD’s
Leading Receiver: Tyrus Dunn & Derek Tillery 59
Leading Reception Yards: Derek Tillery 1035
Leading Tackler: S Nick Benson, 98
Leading Pass Rusher: DT Hamilton, 4.5 sacks, 2 blocks, 6 hurries (LB Blackburn had most sacks with 6.)
Leading PDQ DB: CB Myron Bennett—27 catches, 1 INT, 11 defensed, 32.2PDQ

*-denotes league leader

Points Scored: 362
Points Against: 276

Rushing Yards: 1772 (14th)
Rushing Average: 3.5 (League Average 3.7)
Passing Yards: 3968 (5th)
Passing Average: 7.7 (League Average 6.6)
Rushing Defense: 1510 (12th)
Rushing Average Allowed: 3.5 (League Avg 3.7)
Passing Defense: 3495 (18th)
Passing Average Allowed: 6.5 (League Avg. 6.6)

Whew. Slipped into the playoffs as division champs the last week of the regular season.

Ben E Lou · 03-12-2001, 07:16 AM

2019 POSTSEASON REPORT

Contract Extensions
None.

Wild Card Round vs. Carolina
We open the playoffs at home against Wild Card Carolina. Our defense holds ‘em to 192 total yards, 9 first downs and only 3 points. We win 13-3. Dunn has 22 carries for 80 yards and 4 catches for 44 yards and a TD. West is 18 for 30, 207 yds, 1TD and 0 INT’s

Division Playoffs vs. Green Bay
In a rematch of last year’s NFC Championship, we meet the Packers. This time we must go on the road though. On a snowy, 13 degree Green Bay day, our offense gets shut down. The defense runs back an interception 97 yards for a TD and the score is close. Green Bay 30-27. They outgained us 471-143 in total offense though.

After the loss, I cut some guys in their last year who definitely won’t get re-signed.

New Orleans beats Kansas City 17-10 to win the Super Bowl.

Awards
FB Garner—1st Team All Pro, 91 carries, 465 yards, 2TD’s, 33 catches, 347 yds, 5TD’s, 8 for 21 KRB.
C Brock Bailey—1st Team All Pro, 34 for 100 KRB, 3 sacks allowed, 23.7 OPCT
LB Rod Blackburn—1st Team All Pro, 88 tackles, 29 assists, 6 sacks, 2 hurries, 2INT’s
RB Tyrus Dunn—2nd Team All Pro, 187 carries for 686yds, 3.6ypc, 5TD’s, 59 catches for 776 yds, 4TD’s.

Herb's Ratings
Performance: 76
Frnc. Value: 55
Profit/Loss: 46
Difficulty: 67
YrEnd Score: 58

2019 Profit: ($85,660,000) Still getting a little better.

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Ben E Lou · 03-12-2001, 07:39 AM

HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2020 PRELIMINARIES

HALL OF FAME
None.

RETIREES
None.

STAFF HIRING PERIOD
I keep the same coach and scout.

HEAD COACH

Thomas Elliott

Age: 41

REPUTATION

QB: VG        KICKER: VG

RB: E         YOUNG TALENT: P

WR: VG        MOTIVATION: E

OL: G         DISCIPLINE: G

DL: F         OFFENSE PLAYCALL: G

LB: E         DEFENSE PLAYCALL: VG

DB: VG        AVOID INJURY: VG

SCOUT

Anthony Meza

Age: 57

REPUTATION

QB: VG       DL: E

RB: VG       LB: VG

WR: E        DB: G

OL: G        YOUNG TALENT: VG

K:  F

Ticket Price/Stadium Information
Fan Loyalty: 91
Support For New Stadium: 25

Last year was a non-winning season, so no price increase.
Upper Deck: 34
End Zone: 40
Mezzanine: 52
Sidelines: 93
License: 0
Club Seats: 4,800
Luxury Boxes: 89,000

Franchise Player: S Nick Bensen

Ben E Lou · 03-12-2001, 08:23 AM

HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2020 20-STEP PROCESS

Initial Cap Room: $28.71M
Amount Needed For Draft: $9.94M

Nor’easters’ UFA’s and key RFA’s (*--represents players I feel the need to re-sign or replace as starters)
G Jerome Howard—backup Pat Benjdya will be a lot cheaper with very similar ratings
DE’s Roosevelt Cousin & Broderick Fairfield—They are DE2 and DE3. Both are mediocre and will be very expensive. I’d rather go with last year’s 2nd-round pick, Joseph Bertrand.
*S Nick Benson--franchisee

Offensive Analysis
I am by and large happy with my current starters. If I can afford someone better than G Pat Benjdya, I’d like a better option, but I’d be satisfied to stand pat with my starters.

Defensive Analysis
I cut last year’s staring DT Wade LaFavor after the playoff loss. I either need a LB to go 3-4, or a DT. All other positions are fine.

Renegotiations To Save Cap Room
T Copenhauer—3yrs, $24.6M (saves $800K)
T Barlow—3yrs, $32.8M (saves $150K)
LB Rickman—4yrs, $34.5M (saves $750K)
CB Bennett—4yrs, $42.75M (saves $1M)
P Grzegorczyk—2yrs,$3.6M (saves $200K)
G Benjdya—3yrs,$7.6M (saves nothing, but costs no new cap room either)

Cuts To Save Cap Room
RB Leroy Ashford

Priorities After Examining FA & Draft Pool
LB’s are cheaper than DT’s, so I’ll go 3-4, plus there are several guys who could be backups/potential starters available in the draft and free agency. DT is a lot thinner right now. I’ll stand pat at guard and try to get a future starter there in the draft.

New UFA’s Signed During 20-Step Process
Week 6—[b]LB Orlando Erickson[b]—2yrs, $16.25M. 13th-year man. 66,29,90,79,62. He’ll be an inside LB and not rush the passer. All of his other ratings are very nice.

My Own RFA’s and UFA’s Re-signed
S Bensen—1yr,$8.74M (He only wanted a one-year deal.)

FA Analysis
Got a solid run-stopping LB and re-signed my star safety. I’m happy.

Ben E Lou · 03-13-2001, 07:01 AM

2020 Amateur Draft
I’m pretty much ok at all starting positions, although I’d love upgrades at WR, DE and G if I can find ‘em. Also, more depth is desired at TE, DT and T. Here’s

1(31): G Earl Huntley—36/98,38/92,60. ‘Nuff said. Hope he doesn’t bust.
2(31): WR Rodney Baxter—40/85,43,33/66,41,41. WR2 or WR3.
3(31): DE Hugh Conwell—38/51,16/22,58. Nice currents. Adds to depth at run-stopping DE in the 3-4.
4(31): LB Shannon Russell—29/66,22/50,26/60,18/49,72.
5(31): WR Chester Walden—24/39,48,30/50,68,45. Good ratings for a WR this late. I grab him.
6(31): FB Britt Bersch—near redliner, good run blocker, not a good pass catcher or ball carrier.
7(31): DT Rickey Pickens—21/28,23/38,34. Nice backup for this point in the draft.

I had to make some more cuts to get enough cap room to get us up to 53. Here’s who got the axe:
FB Lonnie Wilkerson
WR Bo Rasmussen
T Lewis Summers

I also need to initiate a trade to save cap room. My rookie FB, Britt Bertsch, has pretty good current blocking, short yardage and 3rd down running ratings. He won’t be the pass catcher that FB Kerry Garner has been, but I don’t have enough money to get up to 53 players, so someone has to go. I trade Garner and a 3rd round pick next year to Miami for TE Joseph Goodwin. Goodwin is a 2nd-year man with strong potential ratings. This trade gives me the cap room to sign a full roster.

Seven Year Signee: RB Al Gustafson—redline rookie—ratings range from 16-70. If he breaks out, booyah!

My signees get my roster going into training camp to 54 players.

Ben E Lou · 03-13-2001, 07:24 AM

2020 TRAINING CAMP
Training Camp Settings

Special Skills
Overall Time: Set on 4th dot.
I zero out hail mary and FG/PAT block.
Top three settings are punt return, punt cover/block and red zone offense.

Offense
With still-low cohesion, I decide to stick with only three offenses, I, Split and Single Back. All three are maxed out. I minimize all other offensive settings, except goal line which is around the middle.

Defense
I maximize 3-4 and Man To Man. I minimize 4-3 and zone. Others are set fairly high.

Post Training Camp
Significant Breakouts: None.
Significant Busts: None.
Trades: None.
Season Ticket Sales: 75,200 out of 77,600

Ben E Lou · 03-13-2001, 07:52 AM

2020 ROSTER

Position/Player         Current Est  Future Est     Exp   Sgnd

  QB  Nathan West                  16          17       9   2021   

  QB  Wes Palmer                    9          12       3   2020   

  QB  Mitch Rex                     6           6       1   2020   

  RB  Tyrus Dunn                   16          17       4   2022   

  RB  Jonathan Armenta             11          12       2   2023   

  RB  Al Gustafson                  8           8       1   2026   

  RB  Adrian Hudson                 8          10       3   2020   

  FB  Britt Bertsch                 9           9       1   2022   

  FB  Nicky Oskia                   3           8       1   2020   

  TE  Gerald Bryant                14          14       9   2021   

  TE  Joseph Goodwin               10          13       2   2021   

  TE  Bo Stoner                     4           5       1   2020   

  WR  Derek Tillery                15          16       8   2021   

  WR  Marco Hastings                9           9       4   2023   

  WR  Rodney Baxter                 7          11       1   2023   

  WR  Chester Walden                7           7       1   2021   

  WR  Heath Amos                    5           5       1   2020   

   C  Brock Bailey                 10          12       7   2021   

   C  Joey Escalante                8           8       1   2020   

   C  Mack Collier                  6          11       2   2021   

   G  Cris Brady                   14          14      10   2020   

   G  Earl Huntley                  7          11       1   2024   

   G  Pat Benjdya                   5           9       4   2022   

   G  Ralph Weiler                  0           2       1   2020   

   T  Kim Copenhauer               14          14      13   2022   

   T  Mo Barlow                    13          13      10   2022   

   T  Roosevelt Sweat               4           8       5   2021   

   T  Kyle Young                    4           5       1   2020   

   P  Carlton Grzegorczyk          11          13       4   2021   

   K  Malcolm Hoag                 10          15       3   2020   

  DE  Graham Frohbieter            11          13       3   2022   

  DE  Hugh Conwell                  5           7       1   2023   

  DE  Joe Bertrand                  5           9       2   2022   

  DE  Dwayne Steffen                2           4       1   2020   

  DT  Kirk Hamilton                11          11       4   2020   

  DT  Ricky Pickens                 4           4       1   2021   

  DT  Bryant Wynn                   4           8       2   2025   

  LB  Rod Blackburn                17          18       7   2022   

  LB  Irv Rickman                  15          15       8   2023   

  LB  Orlando Erickson             12          12      13   2021   

  LB  C.J. Dole                     9          11       3   2021   

  LB  Ralph Wilcox                  7           7       3   2024   

  LB  Billy Keith                   7          12       2   2021   

  LB  Shannon Russell               4          12       1   2022   

  CB  Myron Bennett                13          13       8   2023   

  CB  Floyd Hays                    8           9       9   2021   

  CB  Kerry Burke                   7           7       2   2020   

  CB  Myron Brock                   6           6       1   2020   

  CB  Phillip Fuller                5           5       1   2020   

   S  Nick Bensen                  14          14      10   2020   

   S  Richie Newman                13          13       8   2021   

   S  Terrell Davidson              5           5       1   2020   

   S  Cary Duncan                   4           5       2   2020

Stadium: 17
Roster Strength: 100
Support: 90
Economy: 68
Cohesion: 60,59,60,62

Outlook: VERY talented ball club. Definite championship contender.

Offensive Game Plan
1st Down: 25,50,70,40
2nd Down: 30,70,45,35
3rd Down: 80,20,10,20
4th Down: 80,15,0,0
Pass Distance: 15,50,20,10,5
Running: I-40,Pro-30,Single-30
Passing: I-15,Pro-30,Single-55
FB As Runner: 20
0WR: 20
1WR: 50
2WR: 90
3WR: 65
4WR: 50
5WR: 50

Defensive Game Plan
I leave the down tendencies alone always.
4-3: 0 3-4: 100
Nickel: 30
Dime: 30
Prevent: 30
Blitz Tendency: 99
Blitz Multiple: 65
M2M: 85
Bump/Run: 15

Ben E Lou · 03-13-2001, 09:14 AM

2020 FIRST HALF KEY INJURY DIARY

Going into Game 1, the only injury is to WR Derek Tillery, who is doubtful with a broken foot. He is made inactive.

No new injuries going into Game 2.

Going into Game 3, Tillery is upgraded to questionable. LB Rickman is questionable with a sprained knee, and backup DE Joe Bertrand is out with a broken wrist and is made inactive.

Week off after Game 3. Going into Game 4, WR Tillery has been upgraded to probable. I’ll let him fully heal since we’re 3-0 at this point. CB Bennett is questionable with a bruised sternum. LB Rickman is now fully healed, and DE Bertrand is still out.

Going into Game 5, DE Bertrand is upgraded to doubtful. No other changes.

Going into Game 6, WR Tillery is fully healed and activated.

Going into Game 7, DE Bertrand is upgraded to questionable. LB Blackburn is probable with a concussion, and LB Rickman is out (inactived) with broken ribs. CB Bennett is upgraded to probable with his bruised sternum. He’s been playing hurt and will continue to do so.

Going into Game 8, DT Kirk Hamilton is questionable with a bruised shoulder. I drop him to #3 on the depth chart. CB Bennett and LB Blackburn are fully healed.

[This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-13-2001).]

Ben E Lou · 03-13-2001, 09:18 AM

2020 MID-SEASON REPORT

Record: 8-0
Standing: First place. Las Vegas and New York are both a distant 4-4, tied for 2nd.
QB Stats: West, 125 for 197 (63.4%), 18TD’s*, 4INT’s, 109.1 Rating*
Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 146 for 750 yards, 5.1ypc, 10TD’s*
Leading Receiver: WR Baxter and RB Dunn, 27 each
Leading Tackler:S Richie Newman, 38 tackles

*-denotes NFL leader

Ben E Lou · 03-13-2001, 04:18 PM

2020 SECOND HALF KEY INJURY DIARY

Going into Game 9, TE Bryant is probable with a bruised shoulder. With backup Goodwin being strong, I make Bryant inactive. DE Bertrand is up to probable. I’ll still wait on him to fully heal. LB Erickson is questionable with a stretched knee ligament. He’ll stay active, but won’t start until he’s probable.

Going into Game 10, TE Bryant is still probable and I let him sit. DE Bertrand is fully healed and is re-activated. DT Hamilton is upgraded to probable and returns to starting. LB Erickson is still questionable.

Going into Game 11, TE Bryant is fully healed and re-claims his starting position. No other changes.

Going into Game 12, LB Rickman is upgraded to doubtful. and CB Hayes is probable with a broken nose. No other changes.

Going into Game 13, star LB Blackburn is out with a dislocated knee. LB Erickson, despite still being questionable, needs to start now. CB Hayes is fully healed.

Heading to Game 14, LB Rickman is upgraded to questionable, but I’ll keep him inactive. CB Bennett is questionable with a broken hand and I make him inactive. No point in risking further injury to my best CB.

Heading to Game 15, T Copehauer is questionable with a sprain knee and I make him inactive. LB Erickson is finally upgraded to probable.

Heading to the final game of the regular season, LB Rickman is upgraded to questionable, but stays inactive. Ditto CB Bennett. S Newman is probable with a broken nose but plays.

Ben E Lou · 03-13-2001, 05:21 PM

2020 END OF REGULAR SEASON REPORT

Season Recap

Record: 15-1!
Standing: Division Champs by 6 games
QB Stats: West, 245 for 389 (62.9%), 28TD’s, 6INT’s, 104.8 Rtg*
Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 303 for 1661yds*,5.4ypc,22TD’s*
Leading Receiver: Tyrus Dunn 63 catches
Leading Reception Yards: Tyrus Dunn 897 yards (10 TD’s)
Leading Tackler: S Richie Newman, 75
Leading Pass Rusher: DE Bertrand 6.5 sacks,1 block, 3 hurries (DE Frohbeiter had most sacks with 7.5)
Leading PDQ DB: S Richie Newman—34 catches, 7 INT, 9 defensed, 45.9PDQ

*-denotes NFL leader

Points Scored: 548*
Points Against: 225

Rushing Yards: 2730* (1st)
Rushing Average: 4.9* (League Average 3.9)
Passing Yards: 3339 (26th)
Passing Average: 8.0* (League Average 6.6)
Rushing Defense: 1366 (2nd)
Rushing Average Allowed: 3.4 (League Avg 3.9)
Passing Defense: 3111 (3rd)
Passing Average Allowed: 6.0 (League Avg. 6.6)

That’s the most dominant season I’ve ever had as a GM, including my three 16-0 seasons. We held opponents to 14 points or less 10 times, while scoring 30+ points 13 times. The fewest points we scored in any game was 20. Wow! RB Tyrus Dunn led the way in a BIG way. He scored 32 total touchdowns rushing and receiving. Wow!!!

Ben E Lou · 03-13-2001, 05:44 PM

2020 POSTSEASON REPORT

Contract Extensions
G Chris Brady—2 more years

Division Playoffs vs. New Orleans
Going into this game, RB Dunn is probable with a sprained ankle, LB Rod Blackburn is still out with a dislocated knee and DT Kirk Hamilton is out with a dislocated shoulder. All others are healed going in. Our dominant ways continue. West connects for two 1st quarter TD passes to Tillery and Dunn and we take a quick 14-0 lead and coast to a 34-6 win. Tyrus Dunn has 21 carries for 132 yards and a TD to go along with 3 catches for 32 yards and a TD on his sprained ankle. West is 15 for 23, 224 yards, 2TD’s and 0 INT’s.

NFC Championship vs. Atlanta
LB Blackburn is still out and DT Hamilton is upgraded to doubtful as we face the Falcons, 14-2 in the regular season. Our defense shuts ‘em down for most of the game. The Birds score two TD’s in the last 4 minutes of the game to make it close, but we hang on for a 20-14 win and a return to the Big Dance. Dunn has 25 carries for 165 yards and 2TD’s, and 3 catches for 43 yards.

Super Bowl vs. Seattle
The domination of the NFL is completed, and Tyrus Dunn leads the way once again. His numbers: 25 carries for 161 yards and 3TD’s, along with 6 catches for 78 yards. The defense holds the ‘Hawks to 239 yards and 13 first downs, and we romp 31-3. West is 19 for 27 for 282 yards, 1TD and 0 INT’s, but the MVP goes to the great Tyrus Dunn. Perfect way to cap off his amazing season.

Awards
RB Dunn—1st Team All Pro, NFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, Super Bowl MVP. Quad-Fecta.
P Carlton Grzegorczyk—1st Team All Pro
S Richie Newman—1st Team All Pro
QB West—2nd Team All Pro
G Earl Huntley—2nd Team All Pro

Herb's Ratings
Performance: 100
Frnc. Value: 60
Profit/Loss: 45
Difficulty: 66
YrEnd Score: 65

2020 Profit: ($92,990,000)

Ben E Lou · 03-13-2001, 05:56 PM

HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2021 PRELIMINARIES

HALL OF FAME
None.

RETIREES
None.

STAFF HIRING PERIOD
My scout’s contract runs out. I keep the same coach and signed a new scout

HEAD COACH

Thomas Elliott

Age: 42

REPUTATION

QB: VG        KICKER: VG

RB: E         YOUNG TALENT: P

WR: VG        MOTIVATION: E

OL: G         DISCIPLINE: G

DL: F         OFFENSE PLAYCALL: G

LB: E         DEFENSE PLAYCALL: VG

DB: VG        AVOID INJURY: VG

SCOUT

Ed Loseth

Age: 52

REPUTATION

QB: E        DL: VG

RB: VG       LB: G

WR: E        DB: F

OL: VG       YOUNG TALENT: VG

K:  G

Ticket Price/Stadium Information
Fan Loyalty: 100
Support For New Stadium: 46

Last year was a Super Bowl season, but due to Albany’s lack of price increase, the only price I can increase is luxury boxes up $4,000.

Upper Deck: 34
End Zone: 40
Mezzanine: 52
Sidelines: 93
License: 0
Club Seats: 4,800
Luxury Boxes: 93,000

Franchise Player: S Nick Bensen

Ben E Lou · 03-13-2001, 08:15 PM

HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2021 20-STEP PROCESS

Initial Cap Room: $29.68M
Amount Needed For Draft: $8.88M

Nor’easters’ UFA’s and key RFA’s (*--represents players I feel the need to re-sign or replace as starters)
*K Malcolm Hoag—RFA—One o’ the best around. I’d like to re-sign.
*S Nick Benson—franchisee
*DT Kirk Hamilton—nose tackle. I need one. I have a feeling I’ll be able to sign a better one than him.

Offensive Analysis
We scored over 540 points last year and all starters are returning. I’m with what I’ve got. I’ll just re-sign K Hoag.

Defensive Analysis
DT Hamilton’s endurance is down to 23. I’d like to replace him and re-sign Benson and that’s all. The defense was very solid last year.

Renegotiations To Save Cap Room
QB West—4yrs,$65M (saves $6M)
WR Tillery—3yrs,$26.7M (saves $600K)
S Newman—3yrs,$19M (saves $500K)
T Sweat—3yrs,$9M (costs no more cap room, saves no cap room)
P Grzegorczyk—2yrs,$3.94M (saves $300K)

Cuts To Save Cap Room
None necessary at this point.

Priorities After Examining FA & Draft Pool
There are a couple of DT’s available better than Kirk Hamilton. I’ll go after them.

New UFA’s Signed During 20-Step Process
Week 6—[b]DT Wesley Hutchins[b]—4yrs, $55M. Ratings are 89,49,74. Perfect 3-4 DT. 6th-year man.

My Own RFA’s and UFA’s Re-signed
S Bensen—3yrs,$23.02M
K Hoag—2yrs,$4.25M

FA Analysis
Upgraded at DT and re-signed my other 2 starters I had the potential of losing. Looking to repeat.

Ben E Lou · 03-13-2001, 09:02 PM

2021 AMATEUR DRAFT

I’m pretty much ok at all starting positions, although I’d love upgrades at DE and C if I can find ‘em. Also, more depth is desired at QB,CB and S. Here’s who I get:

1(36): CB Mack Crawford—30/84,32/93,20/55,82. Prototypical MTM cover corner.
2(36): QB Ralph Swinger—Lots of reds. Looks like a solid backup
4(36): S Darryl Strunk—20/43,30/60,23/47,42. Solid backup
5(36): S Rodney Belcher—9/10,29/34,23/33,17. Near redliner, and I needed 2 more safeties on my roster.
6(36): DT Pete Willow—15/63,14/57,17. Backup.
7(36): T Gary Gonzalez—15/55,6/30,24. Backup.

I had to make a cut to get enough cap room to get us up to 53. Here’s who got the axe:
DT Ricky Pickens

I also need to initiate a trade to save cap room. I trade starting LB C.J. Dole to SD for safety Roderick Morton, who’ll be a VERY good backup. I can afford to do this because 3rd-year man and former 5th round draft choice LB Billy Keith is progressing very nicely and looks ready to be a full-time starter after 7 starts last season.

Seven Year Signee: RB Lewis Savickas—redline rookie

My signees get my roster going into training camp to 53 players.

Ben E Lou · 03-13-2001, 09:12 PM

2021 TRAINING CAMP

Training Camp Settings

Special Skills
Overall Time: Set on 4th dot.
I zero out hail mary and FG/PAT block.
Top three settings are punt return, punt cover/block and red zone offense.

Offense
With still-low cohesion, I decide to stick with only three offenses, I, Split and Single Back. All three are maxed out. I minimize all other offensive settings, except goal line which is around the middle.

Defense
I maximize 3-4 and Man To Man. I minimize 4-3 and zone. Others are set fairly high.

Post Training Camp
Significant Breakouts: Undrafted WR Deron Nelson jumps up to 29/68, 62,33/87,70,53. Nice!
Significant Busts: None.
Trades: None.
Season Ticket Sales: 77,600 out of 77,600

Ben E Lou · 03-14-2001, 05:15 AM

2021 ROSTER

Position/Player         Current Est  Future Est     Exp   Sgnd

  QB  Nathan West                  17          17      10   2024   

  QB  Ralph Swinger                10          13       1   2024   

  QB  Phil Spooner                  4           7       1   2021   

  RB  Tyrus Dunn                   17          17       5   2022   

  RB  Jonathan Armenta             11          13       3   2023   

  RB  Al Gustafson                  6           7       2   2026   

  RB  Lewis Savickas                5           5       1   2027   

  FB  Britt Bertsch                 8          10       2   2022   

  FB  Carlton McIntosh              3           3       1   2021   

  TE  Gerald Bryant                13          13      10   2021   

  TE  Joseph Goodwin               12          12       3   2021   

  TE  Leon McCune                   3           8       1   2021   

  WR  Derek Tillery                16          16       9   2023   

  WR  Rodney Baxter                10          10       2   2023   

  WR  Marco Hastings                9          10       5   2023   

  WR  Deron Nelson                  8          14       1   2021   

  WR  Chester Walden                7          11       2   2021   

   C  Brock Bailey                 12          12       8   2021   

   C  Mack Collier                  9          10       3   2021   

   C  Archie McIntyre               5          12       1   2021   

   G  Earl Huntley                 16          19       2   2024   

   G  Cris Brady                   10          10      11   2022   

   G  Pat Benjdya                   5           6       5   2022   

   G  Louis Inman                   3           8       1   2021   

   T  Kim Copenhauer               14          14      14   2022   

   T  Mo Barlow                    13          13      11   2022   

   T  Roosevelt Sweat               5           6       6   2023   

   T  Gary Gonzalez                 2           8       1   2022   

   P  Carlton Grzegorczyk          13          13       5   2022   

   K  Malcolm Hoag                 13          13       4   2022   

  DE  Graham Frohbieter            13          13       4   2022   

  DE  Joe Bertrand                  6           7       3   2022   

  DE  Hugh Conwell                  5           9       2   2023   

  DE  Preston Power                 1           4       1   2021   

  DT  Wesley Hutchins              14          14       6   2024   

  DT  Bryant Wynn                   5           6       3   2025   

  DT  Pete Willow                   2          12       1   2022   

  LB  Rod Blackburn                16          16       8   2022   

  LB  Irv Rickman                  12          13       9   2023   

  LB  Orlando Erickson             10          10      14   2021   

  LB  Shannon Russell               8           8       2   2022   

  LB  Billy Keith                   8          16       3   2021   

  LB  Ralph Wilcox                  6          10       4   2024   

  CB  Myron Bennett                13          13       9   2023   

  CB  Floyd Hays                    9           9      10   2021   

  CB  Dustin Cabbage                6           8       1   2021   

  CB  Mack Crawford                 6          16       1   2025   

  CB  Lance Dowdell                 3           9       1   2021   

   S  Roderick Morton              14          14       3   2021   

   S  Richie Newman                13          14       9   2023   

   S  Nick Bensen                  12          14      11   2023   

   S  Daryl Strunk                  8           8       1   2024   

   S  Rodney Belcher                5           5       1   2023

Stadium: 27
Roster Strength: 100
Support: 99
Economy: 61
Cohesion: 63,78,61,58

Outlook: On paper, we’re better than last year’s 18-1 squad. But the games aren’t played on paper.

Offensive Game Plan
1st Down: 25,50,70,40
2nd Down: 30,70,45,35
3rd Down: 80,20,10,20
4th Down: 80,15,0,0
Pass Distance: 15,50,20,10,5
Running: I-40,Pro-30,Single-30
Passing: I-15,Pro-30,Single-55
FB As Runner: 5
0WR: 20
1WR: 50
2WR: 90
3WR: 65
4WR: 55
5WR: 55

Defensive Game Plan
I leave the down tendencies alone always.
4-3: 0 3-4: 100
Nickel: 30
Dime: 30
Prevent: 30
Blitz Tendency: 99
Blitz Multiple: 65
M2M: 85
Bump/Run: 15

Ben E Lou · 03-14-2001, 05:47 AM

2021 FIRST HALF KEY INJURY DIARY

Going into Game 1, WR3 Marco Hastings is out with a broken wrist.

Going into Game 2, TE Bryant is questionable with a deep thigh bruise. Since his backup, Joseph Goodwin, is almost as good, I inactivate Bryant. WR Hastings upgrades to doubtful, and CB Hayes is probable with a bruised shoulder. I’ll keep Hayes active, but let rookie 1st-rounder Crawford start until Hayes is fully healed.

Going into Game 3, CB Hayes is fully healed and DE Bertrand is questionable with turf toe.

Going into Game 4, WR Hastings is up to questionable, C Bailey is probable with a bruised ribcage and CB4 Dustin Cabbage is out with a broken hand and made inactive.

Going into Game 5, TE Bryant is fully healed and re-activated, C Bailey is downgraded to questionable and made inactive, DE Bertrand is upgraded to probable, CB Crawford is probable with a sprained ankle.

Going into Game 6, WR Hastings upgrades to probable and is activated because WR Tillery has bruised his shoulder and is questionable. I inactivate Tillery. CB Crawford is fully healed.

Week 7 is our bye week. Going into Game 7, everyone is fully healed except CB4 dustin Cabbage, who is up to questionable.

Going into Game 8, LB Erickson is questionable with a broken finger, and CB4 Cabbage is up to probable. Erickson remains active, but won’t start.

Ben E Lou · 03-14-2001, 05:50 AM

2021 MID-SEASON REPORT

Record: 6-2
Standing: First place. Las Vegas and New York are both 5-3, and Philly is 4-4
QB Stats: West, 121 for 204 (59.3%), 1517 yards, 9TD’s, 5INT’s, 86.9 Rating
Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 183 for 880 yards*, 4.8ypc, 6TD’s
Leading Receiver: RB Dunn, 34 for 463 yards
Leading Tackler:LB Blackburn, 39 tackles

*-denotes NFL leader

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Ben E Lou · 03-14-2001, 06:12 AM

2021 SECOND HALF KEY INJURY DIARY

Going into Game 9, CB4 Cabbage is fully healed and re-activated.

Going up to Game 10, LB Erickson is upgraded to probable and CB Crawford is probable with a broken nose. S Bensen is questionable with turf toe.

Heading to Game 11, DT Wesley Hutchins is questionable with a bruised shoulder. It’s a big game against 2nd-place Las Vegas so he starts anyway. CB Crawford is fully healed and S Bensen upgrades to questionable.

Heading to Game 12, T Copenhauer is probable with a broken finger, LB Erickson is downgraded to doubtful and made inactive. We won the big game over Las Vegas and now hold a 2-game lead, so DT Hutchins, still questionable, will not start until deemed necessary or fully healed. S Bensen is fully healed.

Heading to Game 13, DT Hutchins is upgraded to probable, and LB Erickson is upgraded to questionable.

Heading to Game 14, WR Hastings is questionable with a hip pointer and made inactive. S Richie Newman is questionable with a concussion and made inactive. DT Hutchins is fully healed and returns to his starting spot. T Copenhauer is also fully healed.

Going into Game 15, CB Myron Bennett is probable with a broken nose. He’ll remain active but not start. S Newman is upgraded to probable.

Going into Game 16, WR Hastings upgrades to probable, and DT Hutchins is questionable with a deep thigh bruise. LB Erickson and S Newman are fully healed.

Ben E Lou · 03-14-2001, 06:21 AM

2021 END OF REGULAR SEASON REPORT

Season Recap

Record: 14-2
Standing: Division Champs by 5 games
QB Stats: West, 265 for 405 (65.4%*), 3510 yards, 29TD’s, 9INT’s, 107.3 Rtg*
Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 361* for 1810yds*,5.0ypc,17TD’s*
Leading Receiver: Tyrus Dunn 68 catches
Leading Reception Yards: Derek Tillery 1044 yards (9TD’s)
Leading Tackler: LB Rod Blackburn, 72
Leading Pass Rusher: LB Blackburn 17.5 sacks,2 block, 5 hurries
Leading PDQ DB: S Richie Newman—28 catches, 6 INT, 15 defensed, 58.1PDQ*

*-denotes NFL leader

Points Scored: 486
Points Against: 234

Rushing Yards: 2495* (1st)
Rushing Average: 4.5* (League Average 3.9)
Passing Yards: 3740 (12th)
Passing Average: 8.5* (League Average 6.6)
Rushing Defense: 1353* (1st)
Rushing Average Allowed: 3.5 (League Avg 3.9)
Passing Defense: 3191 (5th)
Passing Average Allowed: 6.0* (League Avg. 6.6)

Another very, very strong season. Tyrus Dunn is utterly amazing.

Ben E Lou · 03-14-2001, 09:56 PM

HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2022 PRELIMINARIES

HALL OF FAME
None.

RETIREES
None.

STAFF HIRING PERIOD
I keep the same coach and scout.

HEAD COACH

Thomas Elliott

Age: 43

REPUTATION

QB: G         KICKER: VG

RB: E         YOUNG TALENT: P

WR: VG        MOTIVATION: VG

OL: G         DISCIPLINE: VG

DL: F         OFFENSE PLAYCALL: G

LB: E         DEFENSE PLAYCALL: VG

DB: VG        AVOID INJURY: VG

SCOUT

Ed Loseth

Age: 53

REPUTATION

QB: VG       DL: VG

RB: VG       LB: G

WR: E        DB: F

OL: VG       YOUNG TALENT: VG

K:  F

Ticket Price/Stadium Information
Fan Loyalty: 100
Support For New Stadium: 63

Last year was a Super Bowl season, and Albany’s prices went up, so we go up 10% from last year all around.

Upper Deck: 37
End Zone: 44
Mezzanine: 57
Sidelines: 98
License: 0
Club Seats: 4,800
Luxury Boxes: 102,000
VR Boxes: 102,000

Franchise Player: None.

Ctown-Fan · 03-14-2001, 10:05 PM

I just wanted to let you know that I am following the team.

Good luck!

03-10-2001, 07:35 AM	#2
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2017 PRELIMINARIES HALL OF FAME None. RETIREES None. STAFF HIRING PERIOD Here are our coach and scout: HEAD COACH Ross Bishop Age: 61 REPUTATION QB: F KICKER: G RB: F YOUNG TALENT: E WR: G MOTIVATION: G OL: E DISCIPLINE: F DL: G OFFENSE PLAYCALL: E LB: E DEFENSE PLAYCALL: G DB: VG AVOID INJURY: VG SCOUT Anthony Meza Age: 54 REPUTATION QB: VG DL: E RB: G LB: VG WR: VG DB: F OL: G YOUNG TALENT: VG K: F Stadium Capacity: 77,600 Type: Outdoor/Natural Grass Upper Deck: 23,100 seats End Zone: 16,700 Mezzanine: 9,600 Sidelines: 14,800 Club Seats: 11,000 Luxury Boxes: 60 Ticket Price/Stadium Information Fan Loyalty: 65 Support For New Stadium: 0 Albany is playing in a stadium built in 1960. A new stadium will be ready for them in 2024. But for now, our ticket prices will be severely limited by Albany’s. Here they are: Upper Deck: 32 End Zone: 37 Mezzanine: 51 Sidelines: 92 License: 0 Club Seats: 4,800 (Albany has no club seats so I use the Hartford default value here.) Luxury Boxes: 81,000 [This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-10-2001).] __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-10-2001, 08:52 AM	#4
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	Franchise Player History 2017: NONE Free Agency Period Initial Cap Room: $129.53 Amount Needed For Draft: $14.64M Nor’easters’ UFA’s and key RFA’s (--represents players I feel the need to re-sign or replace as starters) None Offensive Strategy* There are big-timers available at QB and RB in the draft. I have the 1(1) pick, so I can take my pick. There are a couple of QB’s around via free agency, but no good all-around RB’s, so I’ll go for the RB in the draft and try to snag a QB via free agency. I’d like to get a strong run-blocking offensive line together as quickly as possible for my rookie stud to run behind. TE and FB will be important too, as well as one quality WR. Defensive Strategy I believe in man-to-man defense by the secondary, and solid run defense by the front 7. I’ll look for a lock-down CB, a blitzing LB and solid DL’s as my first priority. I also want a safety with a high interception rating. Renegotiations To Save Cap Room None. Cuts To Save Cap Room None. New UFA’s Signed During 20-Step Process TE Gerald Bryant—79/83 in run blocking T Kim Copenhauer—62 in run blocking, 98 in pass blocking. S Richie Newman—66/67 in run defense, 75 in M2M, 84 in interceptions WR Derek Tillery—84/89 in catch frequency, 73 or above in all the other key receiver ratings. T Mo Barlow—76 run blocking, 83 pass blocking. G Jerome Howard—50/59 in run blocking, 60 endurance. He came very cheaply. C Alonzo Mueller—94/65/75. What’s not to like??? CB Myron Bennett—73/89 in M2M. Lock-down CB. S Nick Bensen—79/81 run, 81 M2M. Very solid. QB Nathan West—Good-looking 6th-year QB. Ratings range from 62-94. Career 75.6 rating. LB Irv Rickman—77/84 run defense, 82/83 pass rush, 96 endurance. Like him a lot. FB Kerry Garner—good all-around fullback. can run, block and catch. Ran for 749 yds and 9 TD’s last year as a FB for Indianapolis! G Cris Brady—68/73, 43/49, 79. Completes my offensive line! DT Wade LaFavor—61,26,47 T Roosevelt Sweat—11/48,4/24,33—Cheap young backup signed to 3-year deal I cut a few more expansion draft guys due to better alternatives signed via free agency. My Own RFA’s and UFA’s Re-signed None. FA Analysis Well, I only grabbed players who were still in their prime (or about to enter it) and was able to grab an entire offense with the exception of WR2 (where I intend to start expansion draftee Wheeler) and RB1 (where I intend to start a rookie draftee. Defensively, I’m left with needing to get a DL together to stop the run. I am happy with my secondary and my LB’s will do for now. [This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-10-2001).] __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-10-2001, 09:39 AM	#5
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2017 Amateur Draft My priority is to get the RB I want, then try to get a DL together. Here are my draftees: 1(1): RB Tyrus Dunn—78,39/100,89,40/100,90,39/100,71,92,64. If he doesn’t bust, he could be a star of HUGE proportions running behind this OL. 2(1): DT Kirk Hamilton—38/62,41/58,37. Pretty decent. Like his current ratings especially. He’ll start. 3(1): DE Broderick Fairfield—14/60,6/28,51. Good potential. Might as well start him. 4(1): P Carlon Grzegorczyk—81,22/47,31/68. Need a good punter always. 5(1): DE Roosevelt Cousin—10/37,16/64,31. Good potentials. Could start. 6(1): C Tom Brewer—22/52,18/42, 65. Solid backup 7(1): DT Dana Altman—24/38,14/25,61. Pretty decent backup. Seven Year Signee: WR Marco Hastings—Decent 3rd-WR type. Nice to get this position cheaply. My signees get my roster going into training camp to 54 players. Training Camp Settings Special Skills Overall Time: set right in the middle. I zero out hail mary and FG/PAT block. Top three settings are punt return, punt cover/block and red zone offense. Offense With low cohesion, I decide to run only three offenses, I, Split and Single Back. All three are maxed out. I minimize all other offensive settings, except goal line which is around the middle. Defense I maximize 4-3 and Man To Man. I minimize 3-4 and zone. Others are set near the middle. Post Training Camp Significant Breakouts: None. Significant Busts: None. Trades: None. Season Ticket Sales: 63,200 out of 77,600 [This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-11-2001).] __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-10-2001, 10:57 AM	#7
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2017 Mid-Season Report Record: 6-2! Standing: 1st Place. Dallas, Philly and Las Vegas are tied for 2nd at 4-3 QB Stats: West, 120 for 213 (56.3%), 9TD’s, 3INT’s, 88.9 Rating Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 166* for 829yds,4.9ypc,7TD’s Leading Receiver: Jesse Wheeler, 20 catches for 302 yards, 3TD’s Leading Tackler: Irv Rickman, 57 tackles, 14 assists, 2.5 sacks People are starting to think RB Dunn’s initials are “R.S.” as in Rookie Sensation Dunn. No secret to our expansion success. [This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-10-2001).] __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-10-2001, 11:30 AM	#8
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	End of Regular Season Key Injuries During The Season QB West—Suffered a sprained neck in Game 9. Didn’t start again until Game 14, when he was up to probable, in which he reinjured and didn’t play again. Season Recap A tough second half. We were 7-2 before West got hurt. Went 1-6 the rest of the way to finish 8-8 and missed the playoffs. Arrggggh! To the numbers: Record: 8-8 Standing: 3rd Place. Las Vegas Cardinals won the division at 11-5. QB Stats: West, 126 for 223 (56.5%), 11TD’s, 3INT’s, 92.3 Rating Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 318* for 1652yds,5.1ypc,13TD’s Leading Receiver: FB Garner and WR Tillery—Both had 40. Leading Reception Yards: WR Tillery, 559 Leading Tackler: LB Rickman, 93 tackles Leading Pass Rusher: Rickman, 7 sacks, 1 block, 4 hurries Leading PDQ DB: S Newman, 39 catches, 7 INT’s, 10 defensed, 43.4PDQ Points Scored: 359 Points Against: 317 Rushing Yards: 2275 (2nd) Rushing Average: 4.4 (League Average 3.8) Passing Yards: 3046 (34th) Passing Average: 6.7 (League Average 6.6) Rushing Defense: 1706 (19th) Rushing Average Allowed: 3.9 (League Avg 3.8) Passing Defense: 3856 (31st) Passing Average Allowed: 6.8 (League Avg. 6.6) Yes, the defense could use some work. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-10-2001, 08:00 AM	#3
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2017 Expansion Draft There wasn't much talent available, so I only drafted the first six or eight guys myself and then let the computer take over. I cut the guys I deemed unworthy of their salaries. Here's who I'm left with after the expansion draft and cuts: Position/Player Current Est Future Est Exp Sgnd FB Chris Kattus 7 8 7 2018 TE Kris Fernandez 9 10 8 2018 WR Jesse Wheeler 9 9 9 2018 C Louie Franz 8 8 5 2018 C Phil Pharms 7 7 10 2018 G Darryl Kinsella 7 7 16 2017 T Ralph Mathews 6 7 7 2017 DE Scott Adams 7 8 11 2017 LB Joseph Simmons 9 9 7 2018 LB Stephen Barber 7 8 5 2018 LB Rich Donaldson 6 8 7 2017 LB Brenden Hill 6 9 4 2018 CB Floyd Hays 7 10 6 2018 CB Jackie Gallop 6 6 12 2017 S Gene Andres 4 12 2 2019 I feel that these guys are either potential starters or decent low-priced reserves. On to free agency __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-10-2001, 11:40 AM	#9
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2017 Postseason Report Contract Extensions None. Super Bowl Cleveland beat Chicago 17 to 9 to win the big ‘un. Awards RB Dunn—1st Team All Pro, Offensive Player of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Year FB Garner—1st Team All Pro S Newman—1st Team All Pro Herb's Ratings Performance: 37 Frnc. Value: 40 Profit/Loss: 8 Difficulty: 69 YrEnd Score: 31 2017 Profit: ($256,970,000) OUCH! __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-10-2001, 08:53 PM	#10
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2018 PRELIMINARIES HALL OF FAME None. RETIREES C Alonzo Mueller--Surprising early retirment. I'm gonna need a new center. STAFF HIRING PERIOD I keep the same coach and scout. Her’s the update. HEAD COACH Ross Bishop Age: 62 REPUTATION QB: F KICKER: G RB: F YOUNG TALENT: E WR: G MOTIVATION: G OL: E DISCIPLINE: F DL: G OFFENSE PLAYCALL: E LB: E DEFENSE PLAYCALL: G DB: VG AVOID INJURY: VG SCOUT Anthony Meza Age: 54 REPUTATION QB: VG DL: E RB: VG LB: VG WR: E DB: F OL: G YOUNG TALENT: VG K: F Ticket Price/Stadium Information Fan Loyalty: 69 Support For New Stadium: 0 Didn’t have a winning season, so ticket prices remain the same. Here they are: Upper Deck: 32 End Zone: 37 Mezzanine: 51 Sidelines: 92 License: 0 Club Seats: 4,800 Luxury Boxes: 81,000 [This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-11-2001).] __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-11-2001, 06:43 AM	#11
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2018 20-STEP PROCESS Franchise Player History 2017: NONE 2018: NONE Free Agency Period Initial Cap Room: $15.2 Amount Needed For Draft: $10.88M Nor’easters’ UFA’s and key RFA’s (--represents players I feel the need to re-sign or replace as starters) G Darryl Kinsella—backup. I’ll let him fly. DE Scott Adams—the two youngsters got most of the DE starts anyway. Let him fly. LB Rich Donaldson—5th LB. Let him fly. K Deon Alacorn—I can do better. Offensive Analysis I need a starting center to replace the retired Mueller and a kicker. I also might want to upgrade at WR. Wheeler is mediocre and getting paid near top dollar. He’ll probably get cut outright. Defensive Analysis I’m set in the secondary. At LB, Rickman is very good and Joseph Simmons is solid (plus he has the same name as Run from Run-D.M.C, always a bonus!). Simmons is a little expensive for his talent level though. I think I’ll go with Rickman, Brenden Hill and someone else and get rid of D.J. Run’s grandson. I feel good about my DT’s, and about young DE Fairfield. I’d like another DE. Renegotiations To Save Cap Room CB Hayes—4years, $38.2M (saves around $2M this year) Cuts To Save Cap Room FB Chris Kattus—backup TE Kris Fernandez--backup C Phil Pharms—backup LB Joseph Simmons—I can do better for that price. Priorities After Examining FA & Draft Pool Well, without question center is the position with the least depth in the FA and draft pools this year. I’ll go after a C in the first 10 weeks, then see what is around at WR, LB and DE in the last 10. I can grab a kicker in the draft or in the last 10 weeks if WR,LB or DE is depleted by then. New UFA’s Signed During 20-Step Process Week 2—C Brock Bailey—2yrs, $15.25M. 51/64,50/67,39. Don’t like his 39 endurance, hence the 2-year deal. Was 1st Team All Pro Center last year. 5th-year man. Week 13—WR Donnell Thompson—1yr, $6M.29/36,34,30/40,62,63. Best available. Week 14—G Pat Benjdya—3yrs,$5.45M. 23/69,8/24,34. Pretty decent backup. 2nd year man. Week 15—DT Cary Pyne—3yrs,$7.5M. 5/41,4/39,39. Could develop into a decent backup. My Own RFA’s and UFA’s Re-signed K Deon Alacorn—1yr,$940K. No bonus, so I’ll cut him if a better one comes along in the draft. FA Analysis Well, that was pretty much a disaster. There were around 6-7 very good players available at each position at WR, DE and LB, and all were signed in the first 10 weeks. Ouch. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-11-2001, 07:40 AM	#12
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2018 Amateur Draft I still have holes at DE and LB, and would welcome upgrades at WR and K. Here are my draftees: 1(16): DE Graham Frohbieter—41/79,31/56,72. Looks like a starter from Day 1. Love those run-stopping DE’s. 2(16): LB C.J. Dole—30/69,32/76,26/54,17/36,53. Looks solid. I’ll start him to make sure he develops. 3(16): QB Wes Palmer—Potentials range from 55-80. Currents in the 20’s and 30’s. Decent backup. Maybe will take over when West’s contract expires? 3(25): K Malcolm Hoag—32/75,71,60,63. Solid kicker. 4(16): RB Adrian Hudson—24/78 in catch frequency. He’ll get a look at WR. 5(16): WR Bo Rasmussen—Near redliner, great punt and kick returner. 6(16): RB Leroy Ashford—redliner. Everything 20’s-40’s. 7(16): TE Ricardo Goulet—pretty solid backup. Potentials in 40’s-60’s. I had to make some more cuts to get enough cap room to get us up to 53. Here’s who got the axe: QB Helton—3rd QB WR Wheeler—No GM expressed interest in him. He was getting paid too much. K Alacorn—Draftee Hoag looks a lot better. Seven Year Signee: LB Ralph Wilcox—29/51 run defense, 68 endurance. He’ll be a solid backup at worst. I re-signed one of my RFA’s as a backup, S Heath Leat—2yrs, $4.52M. My signees get my roster going into training camp to 55 players. [This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-11-2001).] __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-11-2001, 07:51 AM	#13
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2018 TRAINING CAMP Training Camp Settings Special Skills Overall Time: Set around 4. I zero out hail mary and FG/PAT block. Top three settings are punt return, punt cover/block and red zone offense. Offense With still-low cohesion, I decide to stick with only three offenses, I, Split and Single Back. All three are maxed out. I minimize all other offensive settings, except goal line which is around the middle. Defense I maximize 4-3 and Man To Man. I minimize 3-4 and zone. Others are set farily high. Post Training Camp Significant Breakouts: None. Significant Busts: None. Trades: None. Season Ticket Sales: 64,900 out of 77,600 __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-11-2001, 08:35 AM	#15
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03-11-2001, 01:46 PM	#18
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2018 END OF REGULAR SEASON REPORT Season Recap Record: 13-3 Standing: Division Champs. Best Record in the NFL. QB Stats: West, 206 for 343 (60.0%), 16TD’s, 6INT’s, 92.1 Rtg* Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 318* for 1360yds,4.2ypc,15TD’s* Leading Receiver: Tyrus Dunn, 71 Leading Reception Yards: Tyrus Dunn, 946 Leading Tackler: S Richie Newman, 69 tackles Leading Pass Rusher: DE Fairfield, 4 sacks, 3 blocks, 2 hurries (Cousin had most sacks with 7.) Leading PDQ DB: S Newman, 37 catches, 5 INT’s, 8 defensed, 39.4PDQ -denotes league leader Points Scored: 381 Points Against: 245 (best in league) Rushing Yards: 2234 (5th) Rushing Average: 3.7 (League Average 3.9) Passing Yards: 3373 (23rd) Passing Average: 7.3 (League Average 6.7) Rushing Defense: 1278 (1st) Rushing Average Allowed: 3.4 (League Avg 3.9) Passing Defense: 3622 (20th) Passing Average Allowed: 6.6 (League Avg. 6.7) Tyrus Dunn had an all-world all around season. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!*

03-11-2001, 01:47 PM	#19
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2018 POSTSEASON REPORT Contract Extensions None. Division Playoff vs. Las Vegas We open the playoffs at home against division rival Las Vegas. The defense has a nice game, holding the Cardinals to 225 yards and 13 first downs and coming up with 3 interceptions. The offense scored off turnovers mostly, and West hit two big bombs, a 73 yarder to Garner and an 82 yarder to Hastings. West finishes 14 for 23 for 309 yards, 3 TD’s and 0 INT’s. Dunn carries 23 times for 88 yards an a TD. We romp 41-18. NFC Championship vs. Green Bay Star LB Rickman, injured in the first game of the season, has been updated to questionable. He finally gets back in after playing only one regular season game. He only makes one tackle, but it really doesn’t matter. This game was dominance defined. The offense scored on its first seven possessions (5TD’s and 2FG’s) and Green Bay only ran 3 plays in the entire second quarter. We held the Packers to 160 yards and 6 first downs, while racking up 530 total yards and a phenomenal 33 first downs! West led the way with 29 for 36 passing for 430 yards and 4TD’s. The Packers’ only TD was on a kickoff return. 43-10 good guys. Super Bowl vs. Baltimore We struggled to stop the Ravens’ big passing offense. Their QB threw over 500 passes this season and still had a 90.8 rating. We struck first, but Baltimore put two field goals and a TD (sans extra point) on the board to take a 12-7 lead going into the half. We opened the 2nd half with the football on our 22 after the kickoff. West hit Hillary on back-to-back passes of 38 and 21 yards, then on the next play Dunn carried it 16 yards down to the Raven 3-yard-line. Fullback Garner completed the drive with a 3-yard run and we very quickly took a 13-12 lead. (The AI went for two and failed.) On the very next offensive play for Baltimore we stuffed ‘em and caused a fumble, taking over on the Raven 15. Two plays later Garner took it in from 4 yards out and we kicked the extra point to take a 20-12 lead. Baltimore scored later in the quarter on an interception return for a TD, but failed in going for 2. We hit a FG early in the fourth quarter to go 23-18, and after the kickoff got an interception on the first play from scrimmage. We took advantage of the turnover with a West-to-Dunn 8 yard TD pass and our lead increased to 30-18. The Ravens answered on the very next play from scrimmage with a 70-yard bomb for a TD, and the game was 30-25 with 9:19 to play. We eat up a lot of clock on the next possession, a 13-play classic drive, but the Ravens intercept a pass in the end zone on 2nd and goal from the 3 with 3:02 to play. The Ravens get as far as our 32-yard-line but CB Myron Bennett comes up with a huge interception in the end zone with 1:46 to play. We run out the clock and claim our first Super Bowl win in only our second season of existence!!! YES! Safety Richie Newman wins the game MVP.with 7 tackles, 1 assist and an INT. FB Garner had 12 carries for 58 yards and 3 TD’s, and RB Dunn had 20 carries for 57 yards. QB West was 15 for 24 for 252 yards, 1TD and 2 INT’s. Awards RB Dunn—1st Team All Pro, Offensive Player of the Year, NFL MVP FB Garner—1st Team All Pro, 124 carries, 476 yards, 2TD’s, 32 catches, 367 yds, 1TD, 9 for 20 KRB. C Brock Bailey—2nd Team All Pro, 25 for 73 KRB, 3 sacks allowed, 23.1 OPCT T Kim Copenhauer—2nd Team All Pro, 30 for 78 KRB, 4 sacks, 17.8 OPCT Herb's Ratings Performance: 100 Frnc. Value: 42 Profit/Loss: 44 Difficulty: 68 YrEnd Score: 58 2018 Profit: ($95,630,000) Better. [This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-11-2001).] __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-11-2001, 02:08 PM	#20
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2019 PRELIMINARIES HALL OF FAME None. RETIREES None. STAFF HIRING PERIOD My coach’s ratings seriously decline. I hire a new young coach, and keep the same scout. HEAD COACH Thomas Elliott Age: 40 REPUTATION QB: VG KICKER: VG RB: E YOUNG TALENT: P WR: VG MOTIVATION: VG OL: G DISCIPLINE: G DL: F OFFENSE PLAYCALL: G LB: E DEFENSE PLAYCALL: VG DB: VG AVOID INJURY: VG SCOUT Anthony Meza Age: 54 REPUTATION QB: VG DL: E RB: VG LB: VG WR: VG DB: F OL: G YOUNG TALENT: VG K: F Ticket Price/Stadium Information Fan Loyalty: 83 Support For New Stadium: 12 Won the Super Bowl so prices go up either 10% or to match Albany, whichever is lower. Here they are: Upper Deck: 34 End Zone: 40 Mezzanine: 52 Sidelines: 93 License: 0 Club Seats: 4,800 Luxury Boxes: 89,000 __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-11-2001, 09:06 PM	#21
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2019 20-STEP PROCESS Free Agency Period Initial Cap Room: $12.82M Amount Needed For Draft: $9.52M Nor’easters’ UFA’s and key RFA’s (--represents players I feel the need to re-sign or replace as starters) WR Donnell Thompson—3rd WR. P Carlton Grzegorcyzk—He’s been a solid punter. Need to re-sign or get a better one. LB Brenden Hill—only got 6 starts last year. LB Stephen Barber—I can do better via free agency, even in the last half. Offensive Analysis* I am happy with my current starters. Defensive Analysis I need a punter and a LB, and that’s really about it. Everyone else is returning from a team that pretty much romped its way to the Super Bowl. I can re-sign Grzegorcyzk and be quite happy. Renegotiations To Save Cap Room TE Bryant—3yrs,$16.5M (saves a little over $1M this year) S Newman—3yrs,$18.7M (saves $600K) FB Garner—3yrs, $11M (saves $1.5M) T Sweat—3yrs,$7.95M (costs $200K—but 2 additional years at that price for a decent backup tackle is a beautiful thing) C Bailey—3yrs,$18.75M (saves a little under $1M) Cuts To Save Cap Room RB J.C. Shepps—4th RB TE Billy Pryor—3rd TE S Heath Leat—4th safety Priorities After Examining FA & Draft Pool I’ll go after the best LB I can get for what I can afford, then re-sign my RFA punter. Draft will be best availables if all goes according to plan. New UFA’s Signed During 20-Step Process Week 5—[b]LB Rod Blackburn[b]—4yrs, $33.75M. 6th-year man. 82/91,90/94,94/96,72/74,87. My Own RFA’s and UFA’s Re-signed P Grzegorcyzk—2yrs,$3.2M FA Analysis Got a star LB and re-signed my punter. Exactly what I needed. [This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-11-2001).] __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-11-2001, 10:03 PM	#22
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2019 Amateur Draft I could stand to upgrade at DE and DT, but I’m ok with who I’ve got. I’ll be drafting for best available talent mainly. Here are my draftees: 1(36): RB Johnathon Armenta—Yes, I know I’ve got a great one, but he’s the only first-round calibre talent around. Armenta is near-redliner with currents ranging from 49-75. His only greens are in short yardage (49/54), yards per carry (55/65) and catch frequency (54/65). If he breaks out, I might just trade RB Dunn. 2(36): DE Joe Bertrand—12/58,9/40,58. Could be a starter in a year or two. 3(36): C Mack Collier—24/80,16/58,44. Could be a starter also. 4(36): CB Kerry Burke—near redliner—29/43,24/36,14/19,60, 74 endurance. At worst a solid backup. If he breaks out, its just gravy. 5(36): LB Billy Keith—26/65,26/68,14/35,18/46,42. Could be a starter one day. 6(36): FB Lonnie Wilkerson—Pretty decent-looking backup FB. 7(36): S Cary Duncan—21/27,13/22,25/33,32 and has return skills—near redliner. I had to make some more cuts to get enough cap room to get us up to 53. Here’s who got the axe: C Kyle Hendrix—4th center on depth chart CB Donnell Rose DT Cary Pyne Seven Year Signee: DT Bryant Wynn—4/37,4/36,57. Solid backup DT. My signees get my roster going into training camp to 53 players. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-11-2001, 10:14 PM	#23
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2019 TRAINING CAMP Training Camp Settings Special Skills Overall Time: Set around 4. I zero out hail mary and FG/PAT block. Top three settings are punt return, punt cover/block and red zone offense. Offense With still-low cohesion, I decide to stick with only three offenses, I, Split and Single Back. All three are maxed out. I minimize all other offensive settings, except goal line which is around the middle. Defense I maximize 4-3 and Man To Man. I minimize 3-4 and zone. Others are set fairly high. Post Training Camp Significant Breakouts: None. Significant Busts: None. Trades: None. Season Ticket Sales: 72,900 out of 77,600 __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-12-2001, 06:17 AM	#25
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2019 FIRST HALF KEY INJURY DIARY RB Dunn is questionable for the opener with a bruised shoulder. I make him inactive for the first game, which we win, so I keep him inactive another week so he’ll be totally healed. C3 Mack Collier is out long term with a Torn Biceps Muscle, full strength in 2-3 Months. This could hurt his development. In Game 2, I lose my top TWO QB’s for a while. Nathan West bruises his sternum and is listed as doubtful, then Wes Palmer comes in, only to break his ankle. He is out Long Term. I release WR Billy Fleming and pick up undrafted rookie QB Byron Warner, who has better current ratings than our original #3 QB, Quentin Portis. Warner goes from undrafted rookie without a team to emergency starter for the defending Super Bowl champs! With RB Dunn back from his injury, I up the rushing %’s even a little more for Game 3. Also in Game 2, G1 Cris Brady bruises his ribcage. He is listed as probable and will play. Unbelievable! In Game 3, QB Warner pulls his groin late in the game and is listed as Doubtful. West is still doubtful, so Portis is set to start game 4, with two guys doubtful as his backups. G Brady still probable. LB Blackburn probable with broken finger. After Game 4, both Warner and West are upgraded to questionable. Since we are 3-1 and playing 1-3 Des Moines, I go with Warner to let #1 QB West continue to heal. WR Tillery is probable with Turf Toe. DE Frohbeiter breaks his hand and is doubtful. I make him inactive, forcing me to start DE Cousins, who also got hurt in Game 4 and is questionable with a dislocated shoulder. LB Blackburn’s finger got worse, and he is now questionable. T Kim Copenhauer sprains his neck in Game 5 and is Out. LB Blackburn is upgraded to probable. Both Warner and West are still questionable, but now at 3-2 I feel the need to go with West. DE Cousins is still questionable. QB’s West and Warner are both upgraded to probable after Game 6. T Mo Barlow breaks his finger and is questionable, but will still start. T Copenhauer is upgraded to doubtful. DE Frohbeiter is now questionable, but I’ll still let him stay on the inactive list. DE Cousins is upgraded to probable. LB Blackburn is now fully helaed. The bye week came after game 7, so we got some further healing. Going into Game 8, QB West is probable, QB Warner is fully healed, C Collier is upgraded to doubtful (still inactive), T Copenhauer is still doubtful and inactive, and T Barlow is still questionable and DE Frohbeiter is still questionable and inactive. [This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-12-2001).] __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-12-2001, 06:21 AM	#26
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2019 MID-SEASON REPORT Record: 5-3 Standing: Tied for first with NY. Philly right behind at 4-4, and Las Vegas is 3-5. QB Stats: West, 91 for 138 (65.9%), 12TD’s, 2INT’s, 116.7 Rating* Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 103 for 440 yards, 4.2ypc, 3TD’s Leading Receiver: Derek Tillery, 32 catches for 535 yds, 3TD’s. Leading Tackler:LB Rod Blackburn, 50 tackles, 6 assists -denotes NFL leader __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!*

03-12-2001, 06:49 AM	#27
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2019 SECOND HALF KEY INJURY DIARY Going into Game 9, QB1 West is now fully healed, C3 West is upgraded to questionable, G2 Jerome Howard is doubtful (inactive) with a stretched knee ligament, T1 Copenhauer is upgraded to questionable (inactive) and T2 Barlow and DE2 Frohbeiter (inactive) remain questionable. Lots of injuries in Game 9. We go into game 10 with the following laundry list of injuries: Kim Copenhauer, T - Sprained Neck, full strength in 0-2 Weeks Mo Barlow, T - Broken Finger, full strength in 0-2 Weeks Kerry Garner, FB - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks Derek Tillery, WR - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks Jerome Howard, G - Stretched Knee Ligament, full strength in 3-5 Weeks Tyrus Dunn, RB - Hip Pointer, full strength in 3-5 Weeks Marco Hastings, WR - Bruised Sternum, full strength in 3-5 Weeks Wes Palmer, QB - Broken Ankle, full strength in 2-3 Months Adrian Hudson, RB - Hip Pointer, full strength in 0-2 Weeks Bo Rasmussen, WR - Sprained Ankle, full strength in 0-2 Weeks Graham Frohbieter, DE - Broken Hand, full strength in 0-2 Weeks Terrell Durham, WR - Dislocated Knee, full strength in 2020 Mack Collier, C - Torn Biceps Muscle, full strength in 0-2 Weeks All four WR’s are injured. Sheesh. I put WR Durham on the IR, cut TE3 Brock Wingate and sign WR Luke Wasserman. G Howard and T Copenhauer are the only starters inactive for Game 10. So many guys are hurt, I have to play a number of guys injured though. After Game 10, the list is even longer, but no changes were made to the active/inactive list. Just a couple of minor new ones I won’t mention. No new injuries in Game 11. T Copenhauer back and fully healed after Game 12. Both starting CB’s suffer minor injuries and are listed as probable. RB Dunn fully healed. After Game 13, the injury report is down to this: Mo Barlow, T - Broken Finger, full strength in 0-2 Weeks Marco Hastings, WR - Bruised Sternum, full strength in 0-2 Weeks Wes Palmer, QB - Broken Ankle, full strength in 0-2 Weeks Terrell Durham, WR - Dislocated Knee, full strength in 2020 All but Durham are active for game 14 as we push toward the playoffs. In Game 14, G Howard breaks his nose and is listed as questionable. G Howard’s injury worses. He’s doubtful for Game 16 and is inactive. [This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-12-2001).] __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-12-2001, 06:58 AM	#28
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2019 END OF REGULAR SEASON REPORT Season Recap Record: 8-8 Standing: Division Champs. Guess it was the NFC Least this year. QB Stats: West, 230 for 364 (63.1%), 25TD’s, 12INT’s, 99.0 Rtg* Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 187 for 686yds,3.6ypc,5TD’s Leading Receiver: Tyrus Dunn & Derek Tillery 59 Leading Reception Yards: Derek Tillery 1035 Leading Tackler: S Nick Benson, 98 Leading Pass Rusher: DT Hamilton, 4.5 sacks, 2 blocks, 6 hurries (LB Blackburn had most sacks with 6.) Leading PDQ DB: CB Myron Bennett—27 catches, 1 INT, 11 defensed, 32.2PDQ -denotes league leader Points Scored: 362 Points Against: 276 Rushing Yards: 1772 (14th) Rushing Average: 3.5 (League Average 3.7) Passing Yards: 3968 (5th) Passing Average: 7.7 (League Average 6.6) Rushing Defense: 1510 (12th) Rushing Average Allowed: 3.5 (League Avg 3.7) Passing Defense: 3495 (18th) Passing Average Allowed: 6.5 (League Avg. 6.6) Whew. Slipped into the playoffs as division champs the last week of the regular season. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!*

03-12-2001, 07:16 AM	#29
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2019 POSTSEASON REPORT Contract Extensions None. Wild Card Round vs. Carolina We open the playoffs at home against Wild Card Carolina. Our defense holds ‘em to 192 total yards, 9 first downs and only 3 points. We win 13-3. Dunn has 22 carries for 80 yards and 4 catches for 44 yards and a TD. West is 18 for 30, 207 yds, 1TD and 0 INT’s Division Playoffs vs. Green Bay In a rematch of last year’s NFC Championship, we meet the Packers. This time we must go on the road though. On a snowy, 13 degree Green Bay day, our offense gets shut down. The defense runs back an interception 97 yards for a TD and the score is close. Green Bay 30-27. They outgained us 471-143 in total offense though. After the loss, I cut some guys in their last year who definitely won’t get re-signed. New Orleans beats Kansas City 17-10 to win the Super Bowl. Awards FB Garner—1st Team All Pro, 91 carries, 465 yards, 2TD’s, 33 catches, 347 yds, 5TD’s, 8 for 21 KRB. C Brock Bailey—1st Team All Pro, 34 for 100 KRB, 3 sacks allowed, 23.7 OPCT LB Rod Blackburn—1st Team All Pro, 88 tackles, 29 assists, 6 sacks, 2 hurries, 2INT’s RB Tyrus Dunn—2nd Team All Pro, 187 carries for 686yds, 3.6ypc, 5TD’s, 59 catches for 776 yds, 4TD’s. Herb's Ratings Performance: 76 Frnc. Value: 55 Profit/Loss: 46 Difficulty: 67 YrEnd Score: 58 2019 Profit: ($85,660,000) Still getting a little better. [This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-12-2001).] __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-12-2001, 07:39 AM	#30
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2020 PRELIMINARIES HALL OF FAME None. RETIREES None. STAFF HIRING PERIOD I keep the same coach and scout. HEAD COACH Thomas Elliott Age: 41 REPUTATION QB: VG KICKER: VG RB: E YOUNG TALENT: P WR: VG MOTIVATION: E OL: G DISCIPLINE: G DL: F OFFENSE PLAYCALL: G LB: E DEFENSE PLAYCALL: VG DB: VG AVOID INJURY: VG SCOUT Anthony Meza Age: 57 REPUTATION QB: VG DL: E RB: VG LB: VG WR: E DB: G OL: G YOUNG TALENT: VG K: F Ticket Price/Stadium Information Fan Loyalty: 91 Support For New Stadium: 25 Last year was a non-winning season, so no price increase. Upper Deck: 34 End Zone: 40 Mezzanine: 52 Sidelines: 93 License: 0 Club Seats: 4,800 Luxury Boxes: 89,000 Franchise Player: S Nick Bensen __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-12-2001, 08:23 AM	#31
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2020 20-STEP PROCESS Initial Cap Room: $28.71M Amount Needed For Draft: $9.94M Nor’easters’ UFA’s and key RFA’s (--represents players I feel the need to re-sign or replace as starters) G Jerome Howard—backup Pat Benjdya will be a lot cheaper with very similar ratings DE’s Roosevelt Cousin & Broderick Fairfield—They are DE2 and DE3. Both are mediocre and will be very expensive. I’d rather go with last year’s 2nd-round pick, Joseph Bertrand. S Nick Benson--franchisee Offensive Analysis I am by and large happy with my current starters. If I can afford someone better than G Pat Benjdya, I’d like a better option, but I’d be satisfied to stand pat with my starters. Defensive Analysis I cut last year’s staring DT Wade LaFavor after the playoff loss. I either need a LB to go 3-4, or a DT. All other positions are fine. Renegotiations To Save Cap Room T Copenhauer—3yrs, $24.6M (saves $800K) T Barlow—3yrs, $32.8M (saves $150K) LB Rickman—4yrs, $34.5M (saves $750K) CB Bennett—4yrs, $42.75M (saves $1M) P Grzegorczyk—2yrs,$3.6M (saves $200K) G Benjdya—3yrs,$7.6M (saves nothing, but costs no new cap room either) Cuts To Save Cap Room RB Leroy Ashford Priorities After Examining FA & Draft Pool LB’s are cheaper than DT’s, so I’ll go 3-4, plus there are several guys who could be backups/potential starters available in the draft and free agency. DT is a lot thinner right now. I’ll stand pat at guard and try to get a future starter there in the draft. New UFA’s Signed During 20-Step Process Week 6—[b]LB Orlando Erickson[b]—2yrs, $16.25M. 13th-year man. 66,29,90,79,62. He’ll be an inside LB and not rush the passer. All of his other ratings are very nice. My Own RFA’s and UFA’s Re-signed S Bensen—1yr,$8.74M (He only wanted a one-year deal.) FA Analysis Got a solid run-stopping LB and re-signed my star safety. I’m happy. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-13-2001, 07:01 AM	#32
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2020 Amateur Draft I’m pretty much ok at all starting positions, although I’d love upgrades at WR, DE and G if I can find ‘em. Also, more depth is desired at TE, DT and T. Here’s 1(31): G Earl Huntley—36/98,38/92,60. ‘Nuff said. Hope he doesn’t bust. 2(31): WR Rodney Baxter—40/85,43,33/66,41,41. WR2 or WR3. 3(31): DE Hugh Conwell—38/51,16/22,58. Nice currents. Adds to depth at run-stopping DE in the 3-4. 4(31): LB Shannon Russell—29/66,22/50,26/60,18/49,72. 5(31): WR Chester Walden—24/39,48,30/50,68,45. Good ratings for a WR this late. I grab him. 6(31): FB Britt Bersch—near redliner, good run blocker, not a good pass catcher or ball carrier. 7(31): DT Rickey Pickens—21/28,23/38,34. Nice backup for this point in the draft. I had to make some more cuts to get enough cap room to get us up to 53. Here’s who got the axe: FB Lonnie Wilkerson WR Bo Rasmussen T Lewis Summers I also need to initiate a trade to save cap room. My rookie FB, Britt Bertsch, has pretty good current blocking, short yardage and 3rd down running ratings. He won’t be the pass catcher that FB Kerry Garner has been, but I don’t have enough money to get up to 53 players, so someone has to go. I trade Garner and a 3rd round pick next year to Miami for TE Joseph Goodwin. Goodwin is a 2nd-year man with strong potential ratings. This trade gives me the cap room to sign a full roster. Seven Year Signee: RB Al Gustafson—redline rookie—ratings range from 16-70. If he breaks out, booyah! My signees get my roster going into training camp to 54 players. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-13-2001, 07:24 AM	#33
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2020 TRAINING CAMP Training Camp Settings Special Skills Overall Time: Set on 4th dot. I zero out hail mary and FG/PAT block. Top three settings are punt return, punt cover/block and red zone offense. Offense With still-low cohesion, I decide to stick with only three offenses, I, Split and Single Back. All three are maxed out. I minimize all other offensive settings, except goal line which is around the middle. Defense I maximize 3-4 and Man To Man. I minimize 4-3 and zone. Others are set fairly high. Post Training Camp Significant Breakouts: None. Significant Busts: None. Trades: None. Season Ticket Sales: 75,200 out of 77,600 __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-13-2001, 09:14 AM	#35
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2020 FIRST HALF KEY INJURY DIARY Going into Game 1, the only injury is to WR Derek Tillery, who is doubtful with a broken foot. He is made inactive. No new injuries going into Game 2. Going into Game 3, Tillery is upgraded to questionable. LB Rickman is questionable with a sprained knee, and backup DE Joe Bertrand is out with a broken wrist and is made inactive. Week off after Game 3. Going into Game 4, WR Tillery has been upgraded to probable. I’ll let him fully heal since we’re 3-0 at this point. CB Bennett is questionable with a bruised sternum. LB Rickman is now fully healed, and DE Bertrand is still out. Going into Game 5, DE Bertrand is upgraded to doubtful. No other changes. Going into Game 6, WR Tillery is fully healed and activated. Going into Game 7, DE Bertrand is upgraded to questionable. LB Blackburn is probable with a concussion, and LB Rickman is out (inactived) with broken ribs. CB Bennett is upgraded to probable with his bruised sternum. He’s been playing hurt and will continue to do so. Going into Game 8, DT Kirk Hamilton is questionable with a bruised shoulder. I drop him to #3 on the depth chart. CB Bennett and LB Blackburn are fully healed. [This message has been edited by SkyDog (edited 03-13-2001).] __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-13-2001, 09:18 AM	#36
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2020 MID-SEASON REPORT Record: 8-0 Standing: First place. Las Vegas and New York are both a distant 4-4, tied for 2nd. QB Stats: West, 125 for 197 (63.4%), 18TD’s, 4INT’s, 109.1 Rating Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 146 for 750 yards, 5.1ypc, 10TD’s* Leading Receiver: WR Baxter and RB Dunn, 27 each Leading Tackler:S Richie Newman, 38 tackles -denotes NFL leader __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!*

03-13-2001, 04:18 PM	#37
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2020 SECOND HALF KEY INJURY DIARY Going into Game 9, TE Bryant is probable with a bruised shoulder. With backup Goodwin being strong, I make Bryant inactive. DE Bertrand is up to probable. I’ll still wait on him to fully heal. LB Erickson is questionable with a stretched knee ligament. He’ll stay active, but won’t start until he’s probable. Going into Game 10, TE Bryant is still probable and I let him sit. DE Bertrand is fully healed and is re-activated. DT Hamilton is upgraded to probable and returns to starting. LB Erickson is still questionable. Going into Game 11, TE Bryant is fully healed and re-claims his starting position. No other changes. Going into Game 12, LB Rickman is upgraded to doubtful. and CB Hayes is probable with a broken nose. No other changes. Going into Game 13, star LB Blackburn is out with a dislocated knee. LB Erickson, despite still being questionable, needs to start now. CB Hayes is fully healed. Heading to Game 14, LB Rickman is upgraded to questionable, but I’ll keep him inactive. CB Bennett is questionable with a broken hand and I make him inactive. No point in risking further injury to my best CB. Heading to Game 15, T Copehauer is questionable with a sprain knee and I make him inactive. LB Erickson is finally upgraded to probable. Heading to the final game of the regular season, LB Rickman is upgraded to questionable, but stays inactive. Ditto CB Bennett. S Newman is probable with a broken nose but plays. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-13-2001, 05:21 PM	#38
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2020 END OF REGULAR SEASON REPORT Season Recap Record: 15-1! Standing: Division Champs by 6 games QB Stats: West, 245 for 389 (62.9%), 28TD’s, 6INT’s, 104.8 Rtg* Leading Rusher: Tyrus Dunn, 303 for 1661yds,5.4ypc,22TD’s Leading Receiver: Tyrus Dunn 63 catches Leading Reception Yards: Tyrus Dunn 897 yards (10 TD’s) Leading Tackler: S Richie Newman, 75 Leading Pass Rusher: DE Bertrand 6.5 sacks,1 block, 3 hurries (DE Frohbeiter had most sacks with 7.5) Leading PDQ DB: S Richie Newman—34 catches, 7 INT, 9 defensed, 45.9PDQ -denotes NFL leader Points Scored: 548 Points Against: 225 Rushing Yards: 2730* (1st) Rushing Average: 4.9* (League Average 3.9) Passing Yards: 3339 (26th) Passing Average: 8.0* (League Average 6.6) Rushing Defense: 1366 (2nd) Rushing Average Allowed: 3.4 (League Avg 3.9) Passing Defense: 3111 (3rd) Passing Average Allowed: 6.0 (League Avg. 6.6) That’s the most dominant season I’ve ever had as a GM, including my three 16-0 seasons. We held opponents to 14 points or less 10 times, while scoring 30+ points 13 times. The fewest points we scored in any game was 20. Wow! RB Tyrus Dunn led the way in a BIG way. He scored 32 total touchdowns rushing and receiving. Wow!!! __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-13-2001, 05:44 PM	#39
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2020 POSTSEASON REPORT Contract Extensions G Chris Brady—2 more years Division Playoffs vs. New Orleans Going into this game, RB Dunn is probable with a sprained ankle, LB Rod Blackburn is still out with a dislocated knee and DT Kirk Hamilton is out with a dislocated shoulder. All others are healed going in. Our dominant ways continue. West connects for two 1st quarter TD passes to Tillery and Dunn and we take a quick 14-0 lead and coast to a 34-6 win. Tyrus Dunn has 21 carries for 132 yards and a TD to go along with 3 catches for 32 yards and a TD on his sprained ankle. West is 15 for 23, 224 yards, 2TD’s and 0 INT’s. NFC Championship vs. Atlanta LB Blackburn is still out and DT Hamilton is upgraded to doubtful as we face the Falcons, 14-2 in the regular season. Our defense shuts ‘em down for most of the game. The Birds score two TD’s in the last 4 minutes of the game to make it close, but we hang on for a 20-14 win and a return to the Big Dance. Dunn has 25 carries for 165 yards and 2TD’s, and 3 catches for 43 yards. Super Bowl vs. Seattle The domination of the NFL is completed, and Tyrus Dunn leads the way once again. His numbers: 25 carries for 161 yards and 3TD’s, along with 6 catches for 78 yards. The defense holds the ‘Hawks to 239 yards and 13 first downs, and we romp 31-3. West is 19 for 27 for 282 yards, 1TD and 0 INT’s, but the MVP goes to the great Tyrus Dunn. Perfect way to cap off his amazing season. Awards RB Dunn—1st Team All Pro, NFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, Super Bowl MVP. Quad-Fecta. P Carlton Grzegorczyk—1st Team All Pro S Richie Newman—1st Team All Pro QB West—2nd Team All Pro G Earl Huntley—2nd Team All Pro Herb's Ratings Performance: 100 Frnc. Value: 60 Profit/Loss: 45 Difficulty: 66 YrEnd Score: 65 2020 Profit: ($92,990,000) __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-13-2001, 05:56 PM	#40
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2021 PRELIMINARIES HALL OF FAME None. RETIREES None. STAFF HIRING PERIOD My scout’s contract runs out. I keep the same coach and signed a new scout HEAD COACH Thomas Elliott Age: 42 REPUTATION QB: VG KICKER: VG RB: E YOUNG TALENT: P WR: VG MOTIVATION: E OL: G DISCIPLINE: G DL: F OFFENSE PLAYCALL: G LB: E DEFENSE PLAYCALL: VG DB: VG AVOID INJURY: VG SCOUT Ed Loseth Age: 52 REPUTATION QB: E DL: VG RB: VG LB: G WR: E DB: F OL: VG YOUNG TALENT: VG K: G Ticket Price/Stadium Information Fan Loyalty: 100 Support For New Stadium: 46 Last year was a Super Bowl season, but due to Albany’s lack of price increase, the only price I can increase is luxury boxes up $4,000. Upper Deck: 34 End Zone: 40 Mezzanine: 52 Sidelines: 93 License: 0 Club Seats: 4,800 Luxury Boxes: 93,000 Franchise Player: S Nick Bensen __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-13-2001, 08:15 PM	#41
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	HARTFORD NOR’EASTERS 2021 20-STEP PROCESS Initial Cap Room: $29.68M Amount Needed For Draft: $8.88M Nor’easters’ UFA’s and key RFA’s (--represents players I feel the need to re-sign or replace as starters) K Malcolm Hoag—RFA—One o’ the best around. I’d like to re-sign. S Nick Benson—franchisee DT Kirk Hamilton—nose tackle. I need one. I have a feeling I’ll be able to sign a better one than him. Offensive Analysis We scored over 540 points last year and all starters are returning. I’m with what I’ve got. I’ll just re-sign K Hoag. Defensive Analysis DT Hamilton’s endurance is down to 23. I’d like to replace him and re-sign Benson and that’s all. The defense was very solid last year. Renegotiations To Save Cap Room QB West—4yrs,$65M (saves $6M) WR Tillery—3yrs,$26.7M (saves $600K) S Newman—3yrs,$19M (saves $500K) T Sweat—3yrs,$9M (costs no more cap room, saves no cap room) P Grzegorczyk—2yrs,$3.94M (saves $300K) Cuts To Save Cap Room None necessary at this point. Priorities After Examining FA & Draft Pool There are a couple of DT’s available better than Kirk Hamilton. I’ll go after them. New UFA’s Signed During 20-Step Process Week 6—[b]DT Wesley Hutchins[b]—4yrs, $55M. Ratings are 89,49,74. Perfect 3-4 DT. 6th-year man. My Own RFA’s and UFA’s Re-signed S Bensen—3yrs,$23.02M K Hoag—2yrs,$4.25M FA Analysis Upgraded at DT and re-signed my other 2 starters I had the potential of losing. Looking to repeat. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-13-2001, 09:02 PM	#42
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2021 AMATEUR DRAFT I’m pretty much ok at all starting positions, although I’d love upgrades at DE and C if I can find ‘em. Also, more depth is desired at QB,CB and S. Here’s who I get: 1(36): CB Mack Crawford—30/84,32/93,20/55,82. Prototypical MTM cover corner. 2(36): QB Ralph Swinger—Lots of reds. Looks like a solid backup 4(36): S Darryl Strunk—20/43,30/60,23/47,42. Solid backup 5(36): S Rodney Belcher—9/10,29/34,23/33,17. Near redliner, and I needed 2 more safeties on my roster. 6(36): DT Pete Willow—15/63,14/57,17. Backup. 7(36): T Gary Gonzalez—15/55,6/30,24. Backup. I had to make a cut to get enough cap room to get us up to 53. Here’s who got the axe: DT Ricky Pickens I also need to initiate a trade to save cap room. I trade starting LB C.J. Dole to SD for safety Roderick Morton, who’ll be a VERY good backup. I can afford to do this because 3rd-year man and former 5th round draft choice LB Billy Keith is progressing very nicely and looks ready to be a full-time starter after 7 starts last season. Seven Year Signee: RB Lewis Savickas—redline rookie My signees get my roster going into training camp to 53 players. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!