Rebuilding The Raiders: The First FOF7 Dynasty Thread

[Ben E Lou]

2016 Games 13-17
And we remain mediocre, closing out the year 2-2. Here's the summary:

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2016 Summary for Oakland Raiders
   
Year                2016                                      
Record              8-8                                       
Winning Pct.        .500                                      
All-Time            28-36                                     
Winning Pct.        .437                                      
Playoffs            0-1                                       
Playoff Visits      1                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Bill Callahan                             
Record              26-23                                     
Winning Pct.        .530                                      
Off. Coord.         J. Brewer                                 
Def. Coord.         R. Castillo                               
Asst. Coach         R. Wayne                                  
Stren. Coord.       L. Rogers                                 
   
Oakland Raiders         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         32.5      3           
Rushing Yards           147.2     4           
Yards Per Carry         4.53      3           
Pass Attempts           32.6      24          
Completions             19.6      26          
Completion Pct.         60.2      15          
Passing Yards           241.4     10          
Yards Per Attempt       7.40      2           
Yards Per Catch         12.30     1           
Total Yardage Gained    376.4     2           
3rd Down Conversions    37.7      2           
Points Per Game         21.9      5 (T)       
Pass Rush Pct.          20.1      19          
Pass Defense Pct.       34.3      32          
Turnovers               28        23          
Turnover Margin         -12       30          
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         23.9      3           
Rushing Yards           78.1      1           
Yards Per Carry         3.27      2           
Pass Attempts           34.3      8 (T)       
Completions             22.7      26          
Completion Pct.         66.1      32          
Passing Yards           266.4     31          
Yards Per Attempt       7.76      32          
Yards Per Catch         11.74     29          
Total Yardage Gained    328.3     19          
3rd Down Conversions    32.9      14          
Points Per Game         22.4      27          
Pass Rush Pct.          21.1      20          
Pass Defense Pct.       52.9      17          
Turnovers               16        32          
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     20    KCY           17      
2     9     at NOS        34      
3     23    at NED        20      
4     55    at JAX        45      
5     14    HOU           20      
6     12    at SDO        24      
8     20    IND           17      
9     17    at KCY        23      
10    22    at TEN        16      
11    16    at DEN        23      
12    31    ATL           0       
13    20    PIT           21      
14    34    CAR           21      
15    10    DEN           17      
16    21    at TBY        48      
17    27    SDO           12      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
4 E. James              QB    332   198   2501  7.53  15    9     86.9    
9 L. McCown             QB    179   111   1314  7.34  8     3     92.2    
**Team                  ---   522   314   3862  7.40  23    13    87.3    
$$Opp                   ---   549   363   4262  7.76  25    8     98.6    

Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
48 J. Parmele           RB    311   1245  4.00  5     7       
21 L. Dillon            RB    72    329   4.57  4     1       
4 E. James              QB    68    486   7.15  2     12      
34 L. Murray            RB    52    268   5.15  2     3       
**Team                  ---   520   2355  4.53  13    31      
$$Opp                   ---   382   1250  3.27  11    18      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
87 D. Jackson           WR    139   84    1129  13.44 8.12  5     5       
84 C. Garrett           WR    143   80    1057  13.21 7.39  8     6       
17 D. Moore             WR    78    44    643   14.61 8.24  8     4       
89 J. Mathis            TE    70    42    374   8.90  5.34  2     3       
45 M. Reece             FB    18    16    129   8.06  7.17  0     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
56 M. Burris            ILB   108   28    1.0   2     0     6     72.6    
40 C. Clemons           S     82    28    1.5   2     2     1     76.7    
20 E. Thomas            S     68    18    1.0   0     0     7     73.0    
90 C. Barwin            OLB   67    18    11.5  10    1     2     77.3    
50 C. Robertson         ILB   65    22    0.0   0     1     4     73.7    
39 B. Flowers           CB    57    11    0.0   0     1     5     74.3    
38 H. Snyder            CB    57    13    0.0   0     1     13    77.8    
57 P. Farrell           OLB   40    20    5.0   7     0     1     77.8    
97 C. Wootton           DE    32    14    9.0   11    0     0     82.0    
99 L. Houston           DE    32    10    4.5   9     0     0     81.6    
92 S. McGee             DT    26    12    3.5   8     0     0     81.7    
98 F. Evans             DT    20    7     2.0   8     0     0     82.5    
47 N. Hitchcock         S     16    4     0.0   0     1     2     79.0    

I'm wondering if my defensive game plan from FOF2K7 simply doesn't work now. I'm going to try Rexing defense next year and see if that improves things some.

On the offensive side of the ball, if D. Jackson has another solid year or two in him, I think we could make some noise in the next season or two.

[Ben E Lou]

FA signee Connor Barwin brings in 2nd Team All Pro honors.

I end the season and backup QB McCown retires. No other retirements. CB Hayden has 16 weeks left on his injury and therefore will not get the franchise tag that I'd intended for him.
Stadium renovation is complete and Turf improves from "Fair" to "Excellent." That oughta help with injuries.

[BYU 14]

Looks like Farrell was solid, how did the RB do for Denver?

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by BYU 14

Looks like Farrell was solid, how did the RB do for Denver?

Heh. Forgot to check. Week 2, Very Serious Triceps Injury. Went on the IR. He looks fully healed to begin 2017. Rated 67/76.

[Ben E Lou]

2017 Offseason Begin

Changed strength training coach, no others.

No Franchise Tag.

After some renegs and cuts, I perceive the following as needs:

Backup QB
RB
P
NT
WILB
RCB
SS

We have roughly $22M in cap space to spend on free agents, but WR Caleb Garrett is in the final year of his deal and I'm concerned about a holdout. He wants a contract that would increase his cap cost by $8.5M. That said, he's 66 Loyalty and had a fairly pedestrian season last year: 80-1057-6-7.39ypt. Maybe he'll play it out. In any case, I think the wise move is to try to go with inexpensive options and keep it to ~$15M. If Garrett holds out, I can cap out a guy or two to afford him.

[Ben E Lou]

Here are my signees:

Backup QB--John Skelton (32/34) will fill this role.
RB--Lamar Miller (45/45)--More my style of back with high breakaway, decent HR, low elusiveness.
P--No one worth grabbing. I end up re-signing Donnie Jones for minsal. I may draft one.
NT--Two-headed monster here with Steve Farr as the run stopper and Frank Kearse as the pass rusher.
WILB--Orie Lemon (39/39) is 67 in run defense and 44 in zone.
RCB--Max Brady (45/45) has good coverage skill, terrible run defense.
SS--Matt Elam (52/52) is the only high-dollar signee of the group this year (4 yrs/$24.5M). He's strong at run defense, zone, and interceptions.

No real headline-grabbers here, but perhaps it's an upgrade. We head to the draft with no "need a first-rounder to step in and start" situations.

[Ben E Lou]

2017 AMATEUR DRAFT

We have the #16 pick. Though I have a starter in place everywhere, there are more than a few positions that could stand an upgrade, and we're getting old at WR, G, FB, and OLB.

For my first round pick, there will solid-looking options available at WR, NT, S, and RB. Looking at the FA pools, I decided to go with RB, as it seems to be the hardest of those positions to sign. Here's the draft in its entirety:

1(16): RB Leroy Stugg (48/70)--Two reds (dash/bench), and four blues. Looks like a big upgrade.
2(15): FL Butch Barrett (26/48)--blues in dash/agi/broad/pos drill. Doesn't look like a star, but a nice PR/KR/WR3 type.
3(14): SS Fernando Clark (30/50)--4 blues
4(13): P B.J. Hoag (49/61)--No idea when the "right" time to pull the trigger on the punter in the draft would be, but at the minsal + $480K bonus for four years cost and it being a need, it certainly doesn't seem like a waste to get him here.
5(19): LCB John Hughes (14/39)--Pretty decent combines across the board for a guy at this point.
6(18): SE Mason MacWhirter (18/32)--Looks like a really nice ST/PR/KR combo guy.
7(18): TE Gavin Begley (18/23)--Red agility plus blue strength and position drill. Very weird bars. Maybe nothing, but worth a 7th to see.

[Ben E Lou]

Camp/Preseason Changes of Note:

• TE Begley: 18/23-->20/31
• QB Skelton: 32/34-->24/24

[Ben E Lou]

2017 ROSTER/OUTLOOK

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
Oakland Raiders Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
James, Erick            4   QB    QB    4    60                61                5 yrs
Stugg, Leroy            33  RB    RB    1    52                66                4 yrs
Reece, Marcel           45  FB    FB    9    71                71                1 yr.
Mathis, Jamie           89  TE    TE    4    50                50                1 yr.
Garrett, Caleb          84  SE    FL    4    71                71                1 yr.
Jackson, DeSean         87  FL    SE    10   59                59                3 yrs
Smith, Willie           78  LT    LT    7    53                53                2 yrs
Turner, Robert          73  LG    LG    10   56                56                3 yrs
Wisniewski, Stefen      61  C     C     7    63                63                3 yrs
Munn, Tanner            63  RG    RG    2    69                87                3 yrs
Watson, Menelik         71  RT    RT    5    52                52                4 yrs
Wootton, Corey          97  LDE   LDE   8    59                59                4 yrs
Farr, Steve             77  NT    NT    5    47                47                3 yrs
Houston, Lamarr         99  RDE   RDE   8    46                46                2 yrs
Farrell, Peyton         57  SLB   SLB   2    58                58                3 yrs
Burris, Miles           56  SILB  SILB  6    60                60                4 yrs
Lemon, Orie             91  WILB  WILB  6    38                38                2 yrs
Barwin, Connor          90  WLB   WLB   9    59                59                3 yrs
Snyder, Harry           38  LCB   LCB   3    61                68                2 yrs
Brady, Max              39  RCB   RCB   5    46                46                3 yrs
Elam, Matt              41  SS    SS    5    52                52                4 yrs
Clark, Fernando         49  FS    FS    1    37                56                4 yrs
Skelton, John           5   QB          8    24                24                2 yrs
Marais, Tim             14  QB          2    27                35                2 yrs
Parmele, Jalen          48  RB          8    40                40                2 yrs
Davis, Knile            35  RB          5    44                44                3 yrs
Dillon, Roman           46  FB          2    36                55                3 yrs
Sherman, Gael           81  TE          2    31                34                3 yrs
Begley, Gavin           2   TE          1    21                31                4 yrs
Moore, Denarius         17  FL          7    43                43                2 yrs
Montgomery, Mason       7   FL          1    30                37                2 yrs
Barrett, Butch          83  FL          1    31                49                4 yrs
MacWhirter, Mason       80  SE          1    20                27                4 yrs
Ferguson, Skip          59  C           1    25                44                2 yrs
Reynolds, Garrett       62  RG          9    17                17                1 yr.
Clemons, Luis           60  RT          2    22                30                1 yr.
Hoag, B.J.              19  P           1    49                60                4 yrs
Hopkins, Dustin         12  K           5    52                52                2 yrs
Woolley, Nicolas        95  LDE         3    33                35                2 yrs
Kearse, Frank           93  NT          7    42                42                2 yrs
Davis, DeMario          98  SILB        6    35                35                2 yrs
Keiser, Thomas          51  SLB         7    41                41                2 yrs
Allen, Cortez           32  LCB         7    32                32                1 yr.
Hughes, John            31  LCB         1    19                40                4 yrs
Thomas, Earl            20  FS          8    39                39                1 yr.
Humphries, Marco        53  LS          3    19                19                1 yr.
##Miller, Lamar         44  RB          6    37                37                3 yrs
##Egnew, Michael        86  TE          6    26                26                1 yr.
##Nix, Lucas            76  RG          6    48                48                2 yrs
##Jones, Donnie         1   P           14   37                37                2 yrs
##Howe, Corey           75  RDE         4    37                37                1 yr.
##Godfrey, Charles      27  SS          10   32                32                3 yrs
##Hitchcock, Nicky      47  SS          2    27                39                3 yrs
%%Fokou, Moise          54  WLB         9    20                20                1 yr.
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 54
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $134,200,000
Cap Room: $8,570,000
Maximum for New Player: $9,030,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $4,780,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $2,220,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $119,580,000

FOF says we have the #2 roster in the league. I'm going to start the season using my standard defensive game plan, but if the defense stinks early, I'll move to Rex. Offensively, I think we can throw it down the field a bit more now that QB James is starting to come into his own.

[Ben E Lou]

2017 GAMES 1-4
We open the season 3-1, though it might be the least impressive 3-1 I've ever seen. James has a 64.9 passer rating, Stugg is averaging 2.91ypc, and the defense is #27 in yardage allowed and #26 in scoring allowed. And we're -4 in turnovers.

[Ben E Lou]

2017 GAMES 5-8
2-2 in this strech. The offense picks it up. The Rexed defense is doing a little worse than my custom one and gets abandoned after four games. Maybe it's the horrid defensive cohesion that I have. Maybe I need to be more patient or invest in a real star or two.

[Ben E Lou]

2017 GAMES 9-12
1-3, 6-6 on the season, tied with SD and DEN for the AFC West lead. KC is at 5-7. Anyone's division. We seem to be decidedly mediocre once again.

Oops. I overlooked that D. Jackson tore his ACL in Week 3. That would be why the offense has been so mediocre, I assume.

[Ben E Lou]

2017 GAMES 13-17
...and we finish 1-3 to go 7-9 again. So for the four seasons that this has been "my" team, we are...

11-5
7-9
8-8
7-9

Good sign for SP difficulty, I suppose.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2017 Summary for Oakland Raiders
   
Year                2017                                      
Record              7-9                                       
Winning Pct.        .437                                      
All-Time            35-45                                     
Winning Pct.        .437                                      
Playoffs            0-1                                       
Playoff Visits      1                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Bill Callahan                             
Record              33-32                                     
Winning Pct.        .507                                      
Off. Coord.         J. Brewer                                 
Def. Coord.         R. Castillo                               
Asst. Coach         R. Wayne                                  
Stren. Coord.       T. Perkins                                
   
Oakland Raiders         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         28.1      13 (T)      
Rushing Yards           111.2     12          
Yards Per Carry         3.96      16          
Pass Attempts           34.3      22          
Completions             18.7      28          
Completion Pct.         54.5      32          
Passing Yards           228.8     20          
Yards Per Attempt       6.67      14          
Yards Per Catch         12.24     1           
Total Yardage Gained    333.6     11          
3rd Down Conversions    34.8      9           
Points Per Game         20.8      15          
Pass Rush Pct.          18.8      25 (T)      
Pass Defense Pct.       44.0      28          
Turnovers               31        29          
Turnover Margin         -8        25 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         29.5      28          
Rushing Yards           114.3     24          
Yards Per Carry         3.87      11          
Pass Attempts           34.6      9           
Completions             21.8      15          
Completion Pct.         63.1      28 (T)      
Passing Yards           254.8     23          
Yards Per Attempt       7.37      31          
Yards Per Catch         11.68     29          
Total Yardage Gained    359.3     28          
3rd Down Conversions    38.1      31          
Points Per Game         24.6      28          
Pass Rush Pct.          19.5      15          
Pass Defense Pct.       70.8      32          
Turnovers               23        21          
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     26    at DEN        23      
2     35    WAS           28      
3     23    CLE           20      
4     13    at NED        20      
5     27    KCY           35      
6     30    BUF           20      
7     17    at NJY        34      
9     24    MIA           16      
10    24    SDO           23      
11    10    DEN           26      
12    17    at DAL        27      
13    25    at TEN        33      
14    29    PHI           31      
15    10    at SDO        20      
16    13    at NYK        30      
17    10    at KCY        7       
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
4 E. James              QB    549   299   3661  6.67  23    22    72.5    
**Team                  ---   549   299   3661  6.67  23    22    72.5    
$$Opp                   ---   553   349   4077  7.37  25    15    89.1    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
33 L. Stugg             RB    244   919   3.77  4     8       
35 K. Davis             RB    106   389   3.67  5     2       
4 E. James              QB    75    367   4.89  0     4       
**Team                  ---   449   1779  3.96  9     16      
$$Opp                   ---   472   1828  3.87  14    22      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
84 C. Garrett           WR    163   88    1268  14.41 7.78  9     7       
89 J. Mathis            TE    97    56    582   10.39 6.00  5     3       
17 D. Moore             WR    83    40    509   12.73 6.13  5     4       
83 B. Barrett           WR    56    28    330   11.79 5.89  5     3       
45 M. Reece             FB    29    22    258   11.73 8.90  2     2       
80 M. MacWhirter        WR    43    20    229   11.45 5.33  7     1       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
56 M. Burris            ILB   107   28    4.0   2     1     5     72.9    
41 M. Elam              S     102   34    0.5   0     4     6     78.3    
91 O. Lemon             ILB   86    27    0.0   0     2     1     72.5    
90 C. Barwin            OLB   69    17    4.0   14    0     3     75.6    
49 F. Clark             S     64    21    1.0   0     5     10    81.8    
57 P. Farrell           OLB   62    17    7.5   11    0     2     78.5    
38 H. Snyder            CB    61    16    0.0   0     2     10    76.8    
39 M. Brady             CB    57    19    0.5   1     0     10    75.2    
77 S. Farr              DT    40    14    2.0   5     0     0     81.8    
99 L. Houston           DE    38    13    2.0   5     0     0     82.0    
97 C. Wootton           DE    32    5     2.0   10    0     0     81.6    
93 F. Kearse            DT    17    2     2.5   9     0     0     80.8    

[Ben E Lou]

BEGIN 2018
WLB Connor Barwin retires after 9 seasons, with one year left on a 3-year deal. He had a so-so season last year.

We hire a new defensive coordinator in Glen Warren.

No Franchise Tag.

We've got the #11 overall pick this year.

[Ben E Lou]

2018 FA1

I decided to just go with two big-ticket signings after a bunch of cap outs rather than grabbing a bunch of mediocre starters. LCB D.J. Hayden (78/78) is fully healed and back with us, and 5th-year SLB Nate Hudson (76/76) joins the club also. If these moves don't upgrade our defense, then I'm at a total loss.

[Ben E Lou]

2018 AMATEUR DRAFT
1(11)--SE Wyatt Harman(35/56)--4.29 burner
2(13)--LG Greg Jeffery (28/67)
3(12)--WILB Jason Brooks (14/39)--4 blues
4(11)--RDT Nathaniel Haase (17/30)--pass-rushing specialist, it would appear
5(13)--QB Santiago VanderLey (15/25)--a 4-blue QB this late? Had to grab him.
6(12)--SLB Julio Rusieczky (14/42)--Needed depth here.
7(11)--RCB Lawrence STallings (16/38)--Return specialist

[Yoda]

I need to test it more, but it seems to me that it's better to mix it up quite a bit on defense and not go with just 1 or 2 coverages.

[Ben E Lou]

2018 Camp/Preseason Changes of Note:

• 5th round pick QB VanderLey shows some signs of promise: 15/25-->18/31
• 1st Round pick WR Hartman is looking like a MAJOR bust: 35/56-->19/25
• 2nd round pick G Jefferey likewise: 28/67-->17/33. OUCH!

So both my first and second round picks this year are looking like they're going to end up being useless. Lovely.

[Ben E Lou]

2018 ROSTER/OUTLOOK

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
Oakland Raiders Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
James, Erick            4   QB    QB    5    62                62                4 yrs
Stugg, Leroy            33  RB    RB    2    60                62                3 yrs
Dillon, Roman           46  FB    FB    3    45                56                2 yrs
Mathis, Jamie           89  TE    TE    5    49                49                4 yrs
Garrett, Caleb          84  SE    FL    5    72                72                4 yrs
Moore, Denarius         17  FL    SE    8    38                38                1 yr.
Smith, Willie           78  LT    LT    8    53                53                1 yr.
Munn, Tanner            63  RG    LG    3    87                87                2 yrs
Wisniewski, Stefen      61  C     C     8    59                59                2 yrs
Turner, Robert          73  LG    RG    11   46                46                2 yrs
Watson, Menelik         71  RT    RT    6    52                52                3 yrs
Wootton, Corey          97  LDE   LDE   9    59                59                3 yrs
Farr, Steve             77  NT    NT    6    49                49                2 yrs
Jones, Chandler         92  RDE   RDE   7    43                43                3 yrs
Hudson, Nate            55  WLB   SLB   5    75                75                4 yrs
Burris, Miles           56  SILB  SILB  7    58                58                3 yrs
Davis, DeMario          98  SILB  WILB  7    38                38                1 yr.
Farrell, Peyton         57  SLB   WLB   3    58                58                2 yrs
Hayden, D.J.            40  LCB   LCB   6    79                79                4 yrs
Snyder, Harry           38  RCB   RCB   4    59                59                3 yrs
Elam, Matt              41  SS    SS    6    55                55                4 yrs
Clark, Fernando         49  FS    FS    2    51                56                3 yrs
Kearse, Frank           93  NT          8    36                36                1 yr.
Allen, Cortez           32  LCB         8    28                28                2 yrs
Nix, Lucas              76  RG          7    41                41                1 yr.
Hopkins, Dustin         12  K           6    51                51                5 yrs
Davis, Knile            35  RB          6    44                44                2 yrs
Brady, Max              39  RCB         6    46                46                2 yrs
Humphries, Marco        53  LS          4    19                19                2 yrs
Woolley, Nicolas        95  LDE         4    30                30                1 yr.
Marais, Tim             14  QB          3    33                33                1 yr.
Sherman, Gael           81  TE          3    33                33                2 yrs
Hitchcock, Nicky        47  SS          3    45                48                2 yrs
Montgomery, Mason       7   FL          2    35                35                1 yr.
Barrett, Butch          83  FL          2    43                49                3 yrs
Ferguson, Skip          59  C           2    28                45                1 yr.
Hoag, B.J.              19  P           2    57                60                3 yrs
Hughes, John            31  LCB         2    28                41                3 yrs
VanderLey, Santiago     13  QB          1    18                31                4 yrs
Byrne, Chuck            45  RB          1    29                36                2 yrs
Reck, Francisco         22  RB          1    33                39                2 yrs
Jeffery, Greg           67  LG          1    17                33                4 yrs
Brooks, Jason           51  WILB        1    20                44                4 yrs
Rusieczky, Julio        94  WLB         1    19                34                4 yrs
Stallings, Lawrence     34  LCB         1    18                28                4 yrs
Binn, John              23  FS          1    18                28                2 yrs
##Godfrey, Charles      27  SS          11   23                23                2 yrs
##Jackson, DeSean       87  FL          11   49                49                3 yrs
##Skelton, John         5   QB          9    24                24                1 yr.
##Joscelyn, D.J.        90  SLB         6    29                29                2 yrs
##Horton, Cary          54  SILB        5    30                30                2 yrs
##Begley, Gavin         2   TE          2    26                29                3 yrs
##Haase, Nathaniel      74  NT          1    19                32                4 yrs
%%Hartman, Wyatt        88  SE          1    19                25                4 yrs
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 54
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $139,100,000
Cap Room: $4,110,000
Maximum for New Player: $4,580,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $8,950,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $470,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $149,230,000

For the first time in this career the game gives us the #1 roster rating. We just need to figure out how to translate that into on-field success now. *shurg*

[Ben E Lou]

2018 GAMES 1-4
We jump out to a 4-0 start and the defense gives up only 11.0 ppg in this stretch. James doesn't throw a ton (104 passes,) but puts up a 116.6 rating with only 1 pick. CB Harry Snyder breaks his foot and is going to miss a little more than half the season.

[Ben E Lou]

2018 GAMES 5-8
2-2, but both losses were close. At midseason we're 6-2 and QB James is looking like an MVP candidate.

[Ben E Lou]

2018 GAMES 9-12
3-1 with a 1-pount loss. James still has a QB rating over 100. We're tied for first in the West with Denver and close the season there.

[Ben E Lou]

2018 GAMES 13-16
2-2 with the finale in Denver being an overtime loss in a winner-take-the-division-and-number-one-seed battle.

[Ben E Lou]

2018 POSTSEASON AND STATS SUMMARY
One and done as we fall to 36-year-old Roethlisberger and the Steelers on the road 39-27.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2018 Summary for Oakland Raiders
   
Year                2018                                      
Record              11-6                                      
Winning Pct.        .647                                      
All-Time            46-50                                     
Winning Pct.        .479                                      
Playoffs            0-2                                       
Playoff Visits      2                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Bill Callahan                             
Record              44-38                                     
Winning Pct.        .536                                      
Off. Coord.         J. Brewer                                 
Def. Coord.         G. Warren                                 
Asst. Coach         E. Stoyanovich                            
Stren. Coord.       T. Perkins                                
   
Oakland Raiders         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         32.9      3           
Rushing Yards           146.6     2 (T)       
Yards Per Carry         4.45      5           
Pass Attempts           30.2      29          
Completions             18.1      30          
Completion Pct.         59.8      18 (T)      
Passing Yards           229.0     19          
Yards Per Attempt       7.59      1           
Yards Per Catch         12.68     1           
Total Yardage Gained    368.1     4           
3rd Down Conversions    41.6      3           
Points Per Game         24.9      3           
Pass Rush Pct.          19.2      25          
Pass Defense Pct.       46.1      21          
Turnovers               16        3 (T)       
Turnover Margin         +4        10 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         25.1      12          
Rushing Yards           109.8     19          
Yards Per Carry         4.37      27          
Pass Attempts           38.6      26 (T)      
Completions             23.9      29          
Completion Pct.         62.0      25          
Passing Yards           274.1     31          
Yards Per Attempt       7.10      29          
Yards Per Catch         11.45     30          
Total Yardage Gained    369.9     30          
3rd Down Conversions    37.2      28          
Points Per Game         19.6      16          
Pass Rush Pct.          21.8      21 (T)      
Pass Defense Pct.       47.0      12          
Turnovers               20        19 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     27    SDO           6       
2     20    at SFO        13      
3     31    NED           13      
4     30    at CIN        12      
5     17    BAL           23      
6     24    at CLE        30      
7     31    KCY           17      
8     28    PIT           21      
9     28    at SDO        27      
11    17    DEN           18      
12    31    SEA           27      
13    14    at TEN        10      
14    38    ARI           22      
15    23    at KCY        31      
16    23    at STL        20      
17    17    at DEN        23      
$$WC  29    at PIT        37      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
4 E. James              QB    483   289   3664  7.59  31    6     99.7    
**Team                  ---   483   289   3664  7.59  31    6     99.7    
$$Opp                   ---   618   383   4386  7.10  20    10    87.3    

Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
33 L. Stugg             RB    315   1465  4.65  6     6       
35 K. Davis             RB    131   452   3.45  4     3       
4 E. James              QB    79    419   5.30  2     3       
**Team                  ---   527   2345  4.45  12    16      
$$Opp                   ---   402   1756  4.37  12    21      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
84 C. Garrett           WR    143   79    1127  14.27 7.88  6     8       
89 J. Mathis            TE    105   68    672   9.88  6.40  3     6       
87 D. Jackson           WR    88    52    808   15.54 9.18  7     7       
33 L. Stugg             RB    44    35    418   11.94 9.50  1     2       
17 D. Moore             WR    34    18    238   13.22 7.00  1     3       
83 B. Barrett           WR    37    17    166   9.76  4.49  1     3       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
56 M. Burris            ILB   109   36    2.5   1     1     7     76.8    
41 M. Elam              S     99    35    1.0   0     2     7     78.9    
55 N. Hudson            OLB   89    22    9.0   10    0     10    76.4    
49 F. Clark             S     74    31    0.0   1     2     7     75.6    
98 D. Davis             ILB   63    14    0.0   2     2     3     74.7    
57 P. Farrell           OLB   60    13    7.5   16    0     0     78.1    
40 D. Hayden            CB    59    15    0.0   0     0     19    80.3    
39 M. Brady             CB    41    10    0.0   0     2     4     76.8    
93 F. Kearse            DT    32    11    3.5   15    0     1     81.0    
77 S. Farr              DT    25    13    2.0   6     0     0     80.1    
92 C. Jones             DE    22    8     3.5   11    0     0     81.7    
31 J. Hughes            CB    19    4     0.0   0     0     2     77.7   

James led the league in passer rating, and Stugg led the league in rushing yards.

James wins MVP/OPOY/1st Team and Stugg is 2nd Team. No other awards.

[Ben E Lou]

BEGIN 2019 OFFSEASON
Minor staff change (strength coordinator)
No retirements
No franchise tag

I have just enough to reneg/extend the guys I want, and I'm fairly set at all starting positions. 'm pretty much standing pat this offseason, it appears. Maybe I'll try to sign a backup QB/mentor.

[Ben E Lou]

There are two top-tier WRs in this draft class and then two more who'd do. With D. Jackson getting really old and last year's pick Wyatt Hartman looking like a major bust, that seems like the primary focus for this draft. If the first one drops far enough, I may try to trade up for the second.

The first one goes at 1(8). That's far enough. I offer my 1st, 2nd, and my 2nd next year to move to 1(9). My draftees...

1(9): FL Donny Finley (50/80)--Looks realer than Real Deal Holyfield.
3(23): RDT-->NT Leroy Sheldon (20/32)--Strong overall combines. Especially looks like he can rush the passer.
4(23): LDE Ike Cassidy (21/35)--Pass-rushing DE.
5(23): LT Tyrell Sevcik (21/48)--We could use depth here. Only two guys under contract heading into draft.
6(23): C-->RG Axel Dotson (6/44)--OL also could stand some depth.
7(23): RB Lionel Komljenovich (25/40)--No-combine guy with some ST skills.

[jzicc]

So the AI still isn't valuing WR's appropriately?

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by jzicc

So the AI still isn't valuing WR's appropriately?

Perhaps 1.8 and 1.9 is exactly where a WR of that talent should go in the new engine. I think mouth-breathers are going to pick WRs too early for a while in MP.

[revrew]

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

Perhaps 1.8 and 1.9 is exactly where a WR of that talent should go in the new engine. I think mouth-breathers are going to pick WRs too early for a while in MP.

Yes, this ties directly into a question I have that I'm sure was answered elsewhere, but in a BenELou dynasty we may see tangible evidence. Am I correct that in the new version Jim sought to address the over-impact of elite WRs and BPR specifically? Where that's no longer the automatic success strategy (in theory)?

[jzicc]

this would be great!!!!

[Ben E Lou]

In 2016, the WRs were rated 70 and 63 and both had BPR over 70. Both played the entire season. That would have been good for at least a 105 QB rating and 8.5 ypa in the old game for me in SP with the slightly-above-average QBs I had that year. I put up 7.4ypa and an 87.3 rating. Judge for yourself.

[Ben E Lou]

2019 FA2 is uneventful. With very little cap room, I just re-sign John Skelton as our backup QB, and a handful of undrafted rookies.

TC/PRE CHANGES OF NOTE

• First round pick Finley is 50/80-->53/73
• 5th round LT Tyrell Sevcik: 21/48-->25/51
• Undrafted SLB Jesse Springer: 28/34-->33/41
• 3rd-year man and former 5th round pick LCB John Hughes is 31/41-->42/47 in this camp. He started at 14/39.

[Ben E Lou]

2019 ROSTER/OUTLOOK

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
Oakland Raiders Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
James, Erick            4   QB    QB    6    63                63                3 yrs
Stugg, Leroy            33  RB    RB    3    65                65                2 yrs
Dillon, Roman           46  FB    FB    4    55                55                5 yrs
Mathis, Jamie           89  TE    TE    6    51                51                3 yrs
Garrett, Caleb          84  SE    FL    6    72                72                3 yrs
Finley, Donny           81  FL    SE    1    56                73                4 yrs
Smith, Willie           78  LT    LT    9    50                50                2 yrs
Munn, Tanner            63  RG    LG    4    89                89                5 yrs
Wisniewski, Stefen      61  C     C     9    59                59                1 yr.
Turner, Robert          73  LG    RG    12   41                41                1 yr.
Watson, Menelik         71  RT    RT    7    50                50                3 yrs
Wootton, Corey          97  LDE   LDE   10   56                56                2 yrs
Farr, Steve             77  NT    NT    7    46                46                1 yr.
Jones, Chandler         92  RDE   RDE   8    42                42                2 yrs
Hudson, Nate            55  SLB   SLB   6    75                75                4 yrs
Burris, Miles           56  SILB  SILB  8    59                59                2 yrs
Brooks, Jason           51  WILB  WILB  2    31                42                3 yrs
Farrell, Peyton         57  WLB   WLB   4    59                59                4 yrs
Hayden, D.J.            40  LCB   LCB   7    74                74                3 yrs
Snyder, Harry           38  RCB   RCB   5    59                59                2 yrs
Clark, Fernando         49  FS    SS    3    57                57                2 yrs
Hitchcock, Nicky        47  SS    FS    4    50                50                2 yrs
Hopkins, Dustin         12  K           7    51                51                4 yrs
Sevcik, Tyrell          65  LT          1    25                51                4 yrs
Cassidy, Ike            93  LDE         1    23                29                4 yrs
Sheldon, Leroy          98  NT          1    23                34                4 yrs
VanderLey, Santiago     13  QB          2    21                32                3 yrs
Hartman, Wyatt          88  SE          2    21                25                3 yrs
Jeffery, Greg           67  LG          2    22                34                3 yrs
Rusieczky, Julio        94  WLB         2    27                34                3 yrs
Jackson, DeSean         87  FL          12   42                42                2 yrs
Skelton, John           5   QB          10   16                16                2 yrs
Barrett, Butch          83  FL          3    46                46                2 yrs
Ferguson, Skip          59  C           3    26                35                2 yrs
Hoag, B.J.              19  P           3    59                59                2 yrs
Hughes, John            31  LCB         3    45                45                2 yrs
Jones, Bryce            20  RB          1    34                39                2 yrs
Johnston, Mike          24  FB          1    25                33                2 yrs
May, Wyatt              85  TE          1    25                42                2 yrs
Springer, Jesse         99  SLB         1    35                41                2 yrs
Cooley, Arnold          48  LCB         1    25                38                2 yrs
Davis, Knile            35  RB          7    36                36                1 yr.
Brady, Max              39  RCB         7    43                43                1 yr.
Humphries, Marco        53  LS          5    19                19                1 yr.
Reck, Francisco         22  RB          2    37                37                1 yr.
Binn, John              23  FS          2    26                30                1 yr.
##Dotson, Axel          52  RG          1    10                35                4 yrs
##Haase, Nathaniel      74  NT          2    22                33                3 yrs
##Peterson, Sedrick     30  FS          1    26                42                2 yrs
##Allen, Cortez         32  LCB         9    23                23                1 yr.
##Joscelyn, D.J.        90  SLB         7    21                21                1 yr.
##Horton, Cary          54  SILB        6    28                28                1 yr.
##Byrne, Chuck          45  RB          2    33                36                1 yr.
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 53
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $144,000,000
Cap Room: $2,010,000
Maximum for New Player: $2,500,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $2,420,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $2,420,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $173,600,000

We have a good-looking team now, #1 in roster rating. Cap troubles are looming next season, so I'm really hoping to make some noise this year.

[Ben E Lou]

2019 GAMES 1-4
We start out 3-1, though not impressively. We were heavy favorites the first three weeks, yet didn't win any of them by more than 5 points. James sat out week 4 with a minor injury and we lost that one.

[Ben E Lou]

2019 GAMES 5-8
2-2. Stats look good, but we're only 5-3. James has a 107.3 passer rating and the defense is #6 overall, #4 in ppg. I guess I just need to be patient...

[Ben E Lou]

2019 GAMES 9-12
4-0 and played up to our capabilities, it appears. We now have a comfortable 3-game lead in the AFC West as well. Both the running.0-4.5 and passing games are clicking.

[Ben E Lou]

2019 GAMES 13-16
We close out the season 3-1 to finish 12-4, our best record in the seven years I've run the team. However, the Jets have the tiebreaker for the #2 seed and we have to play in the WC Round.

Around the league, RB Ricky Forney (remember him?) led the league with 1695 yards rushing and had 5.45ypc. (Side note: I have no idea what's up wtih these guys reporting multiple 2000-yard seasons. Sample size? Alternate player file? The record in my league so far is 1,755.) Oh yeah, and he caught 71 passes for 563 yards. Two AI tight ends had 1000 yards receiving or more, and Cam Newton was the top rushing QB with 814 yards and 5 TDs.

[Ben E Lou]

2019 POSTSEASON
We open with the Patriots at home in the WC Round. No contest. We led 30-0 midway through the 2nd quarter, and cruised to a 39-3 victory. James threw for 371 yards with no picks.

In the divisional round, we head on the road to play the Jets. They knock James out of the game early in the second quarter, and we succumb quietly, 30-13.

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2019 Summary for Oakland Raiders
   
Year                2019                                      
Record              13-5                                      
Winning Pct.        .722                                      
All-Time            58-54                                     
Winning Pct.        .517                                      
Playoffs            1-3                                       
Playoff Visits      3                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Bill Callahan                             
Record              57-43                                     
Winning Pct.        .570                                      
Off. Coord.         J. Brewer                                 
Def. Coord.         G. Warren                                 
Asst. Coach         E. Stoyanovich                            
Stren. Coord.       B. Roll                                   
   
Oakland Raiders         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         34.1      1 (T)       
Rushing Yards           136.8     3           
Yards Per Carry         4.01      11          
Pass Attempts           28.1      32          
Completions             16.6      32          
Completion Pct.         59.1      17          
Passing Yards           219.7     25          
Yards Per Attempt       7.81      2           
Yards Per Catch         13.21     1           
Total Yardage Gained    348.4     6           
3rd Down Conversions    37.2      6           
Points Per Game         23.9      5 (T)       
Pass Rush Pct.          22.6      7           
Pass Defense Pct.       51.8      23          
Turnovers               21        3 (T)       
Turnover Margin         +5        6 (T)       
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         26.3      15          
Rushing Yards           95.9      11          
Yards Per Carry         3.65      10          
Pass Attempts           32.9      2           
Completions             19.4      2           
Completion Pct.         58.9      15          
Passing Yards           222.1     9           
Yards Per Attempt       6.75      27          
Yards Per Catch         11.46     25          
Total Yardage Gained    299.9     4           
3rd Down Conversions    31.4      10 (T)      
Points Per Game         16.0      2           
Pass Rush Pct.          23.4      29          
Pass Defense Pct.       56.6      21          
Turnovers               26        17 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     27    KCY           22      
2     15    DET           10      
3     20    MIA           17      
4     6     at JAX        18      
5     44    at HOU        17      
6     27    SDO           16      
8     14    IND           16      
9     9     at KCY        13      
10    35    TEN           31      
11    40    DEN           7       
12    24    at MIN        19      
13    24    at CLE        10      
14    27    at GBY        20      
15    20    at DEN        24      
16    34    CHI           3       
17    17    at SDO        13      
$$WC  39    NED           3       
$$CS  13    at NJY        30      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
4 E. James              QB    390   237   3248  8.33  30    12    100.2   
13 S. VanderLey         QB    60    29    267   4.45  1     4     38.7    
**Team                  ---   450   266   3515  7.81  31    16    92.0    
$$Opp                   ---   526   310   3553  6.75  11    12    76.8    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
33 L. Stugg             RB    264   1280  4.85  2     2       
22 F. Reck              RB    111   261   2.35  3     1       
35 K. Davis             RB    75    284   3.79  1     4       
4 E. James              QB    57    278   4.88  1     1       
**Team                  ---   546   2189  4.01  7     15      
$$Opp                   ---   420   1535  3.65  6     29      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
81 D. Finley            WR    124   76    1180  15.53 9.52  6     13      
84 C. Garrett           WR    129   69    1038  15.04 8.05  5     9       
89 J. Mathis            TE    73    38    328   8.63  4.49  3     1       
83 B. Barrett           WR    49    35    493   14.09 10.06 2     5       
33 L. Stugg             RB    33    22    219   9.95  6.64  1     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
49 F. Clark             S     100   31    1.0   1     2     6     76.6    
56 M. Burris            ILB   94    32    6.0   0     1     4     75.6    
55 N. Hudson            OLB   81    18    9.0   8     2     7     79.5    
57 P. Farrell           OLB   60    17    12.0  20    0     1     77.1    
47 N. Hitchcock         S     52    20    0.5   0     0     4     77.1    
40 D. Hayden            CB    51    18    0.0   0     0     13    78.5    
51 J. Brooks            ILB   51    28    1.5   2     0     3     75.0    
38 H. Snyder            CB    41    14    0.0   0     3     9     81.2    
97 C. Wootton           DE    39    11    5.5   15    0     0     81.6    
77 S. Farr              DT    30    11    3.0   5     0     0     81.7    
39 M. Brady             CB    27    6     0.0   0     0     2     77.8    
30 S. Peterson          S     26    6     0.0   0     4     1     83.2    
92 C. Jones             DE    22    8     5.0   9     0     0     80.8    
31 J. Hughes            CB    16    3     0.0   0     0     2     79.5    
93 I. Cassidy           DE    16    4     3.0   8     0     1     82.1    
98 L. Sheldon           DT    16    9     2.5   3     0     1     82.8    

[Ben E Lou]

Donny Finley brings home OROY honors. G Tanner Munn, T Willie Smith, and OLB Nate Hudson are all 2nd Team All Pros.

Two starters retire in the offseason: G Robert Turner and DE Corey Wootton.

Assistant Coach Erick Stoyanovich is hired away by Tennessee to be their Offensive Coordinator. We sign Jo-Lonn Dunbar, now age 35 and in the coach pool for the first time, to replace him.

[Ben E Lou]

We begin the 2020 offseason $28.4M over the cap. First, the cuts of note:

FL DeSean Jackson is down to 42/42 and was only in on 16 pass plays last year. He is now at best our #4 WR and I can't justify his salary of nearly $4M.

TE Jamie Mathis is a bit of a tougher call, but he has to go as well. His career 5.74ypt, including only 4.49 last year, makes him a liability. His $7M salary this year and $8.2M salary next year send him out the door.

[jzicc]

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

Two AI tight ends had 1000 yards receiving or more, and Cam Newton was the top rushing QB with 814 yards and 5 TDs.

that's some great stuff there

[Ben E Lou]

After renegotiations and a couple more minor cuts, I have no money to spend and two holes in the starting lineup: I'm going to have to go with rookies, non-promising-looking young former draftees, or minsal veterans at TE, DE, NT, and one OG slot. I'm also going to let starting LT Willie Smith and P B.J. Hoag become FAs after this season because I don't want to pay what it would take to extend them. And RB Leroy Stugg may hold out. He's in the last year of his deal, and there's no way I can extend him. The plan is to franchise him next year.

[jzicc]

Ben --

Most important question -- with your acumen with the prior version -- I'm assuming single player wasn't "fun" before; Is it now with this one?

[Ben E Lou]

Infinitely more fun because it is far more challenging. No comparison. I played FOF2K7 SP with all kinds of house rules and could still build a dominant team in just 2-3 seasons usually. I'm playing all-out and have 3 playoff appearances in 6 seasons and only one postseason victory--in the WC Round.

[jzicc]

That's what I was implicitly reading but it never hurts to have it spelled out---

great to hear!

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by jzicc

That's what I was implicitly reading but it never hurts to have it spelled out---

great to hear!

I'll jump on that bandwagon as well, I never had to bother looking into the future before much and worry about the cap and filling needs. Definitely something you need to do in SP with this version.

[Ben E Lou]

2020 AMATEUR DRAFT

With four slots open for a rookie to step in and start, it seems to make sense to go with "best player available" at any of those positions. At 1(27), it looks like an offensive guard is the way to go. Here's my entire draft:

1(27): LG Frankie Hudson (18/74)--Raw, but great combines and potential.
3(27): TE Otis Coltharp (16/38)--3-blue guy with solid-looking run blocking potential.
4(27): RDE Jared Irwin (14/18)--Yeah, bad bars, but I like his pass-rushing possibilities.
5(27): RDT-->NT Antonio Lane (21/46)--Combine skipper with decent bars.
6(27): FL Brian Kirk (15/33)--We only had 3 WRs under contract heading into the draft. Kirk was a 3-blue guy with decent bars.
7(27): SE Maurice Sowers (13/28)--I looked at Sowers and his 6.93 agility drill in the 6th round and he was still there in the 7th. I like having at least 5 WRs anyway, so there's room on the roster.

[Ben E Lou]

2020 FA2--Most important news is that RB Suggs didn't hold out. Due to cap constraints, all signees were undrafted rookies.

2020 TC/Preseason

• Starting center Steven Wisniewski breaks his foot in preseason and will miss the first quarter-ish of the regular season.
• 7th round draft pick WR Maurice Sowers outshines the other youngsters with a 13/28-->18/35 showing and thus earns the WR4 job.
• 6th-year CB Harry Snyder drops to 51/51, and I can't help but wonder if that's more of a "scout correction" than an actual change. He has never performed like the 60-65 guy his ratings indicated he might be.
• And the worst of it, in the final preseason game, QB Erick James suffers a Compound Leg Fracture and will miss the season. Santiago Vanderley, a former 5th round pick who is 15/25-->25/32 over the course of his short career, will lead the team.

[Ben E Lou]

2020 ROSTER/OUTLOOK

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
Oakland Raiders Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
VanderLey, Santiago     13  QB    QB    3    25                32                2 yrs
Stugg, Leroy            33  RB    RB    4    65                65                1 yr.
Dillon, Roman           46  FB    FB    5    56                56                4 yrs
May, Wyatt              85  TE    TE    2    35                41                1 yr.
Finley, Donny           81  FL    FL    2    75                75                3 yrs
Garrett, Caleb          84  SE    SE    7    62                62                3 yrs
Watson, Menelik         71  RT    LT    8    52                52                2 yrs
Munn, Tanner            63  RG    LG    5    88                88                4 yrs
Ferguson, Skip          59  C     C     4    25                31                3 yrs
Hudson, Frankie         73  LG    RG    1    25                71                4 yrs
Smith, Willie           78  LT    RT    10   49                49                1 yr.
Jones, Chandler         92  RDE   LDE   9    35                35                1 yr.
Sheldon, Leroy          98  NT    NT    2    29                35                3 yrs
Cassidy, Ike            93  LDE   RDE   2    28                29                3 yrs
Hudson, Nate            55  SLB   SLB   7    75                75                3 yrs
Burris, Miles           56  SILB  SILB  9    61                61                3 yrs
Brooks, Jason           51  WILB  WILB  3    45                45                2 yrs
Farrell, Peyton         57  WLB   WLB   5    60                60                3 yrs
Hayden, D.J.            40  LCB   LCB   8    72                72                2 yrs
Snyder, Harry           38  RCB   RCB   6    51                51                3 yrs
Clark, Fernando         49  FS    SS    4    57                57                3 yrs
Hitchcock, Nicky        47  SS    FS    5    49                49                4 yrs
Skelton, John           5   QB          11   12                12                1 yr.
Gora, Toby              11  QB          1    12                27                1 yr.
Jones, Bryce            20  RB          2    38                38                1 yr.
Fite, Ty                32  RB          1    32                42                1 yr.
Johnston, Mike          24  FB          2    33                33                1 yr.
Coltharp, Otis          82  TE          1    19                34                4 yrs
Barrett, Butch          83  FL          4    46                46                3 yrs
Stemke, Edgar           89  FL          1    16                34                1 yr.
Sowers, Maurice         87  SE          1    19                35                4 yrs
Jeffery, Greg           67  LG          3    24                35                2 yrs
Dotson, Axel            52  RG          2    12                34                3 yrs
Sevcik, Tyrell          65  LT          2    32                52                3 yrs
Hoag, B.J.              19  P           4    59                59                1 yr.
Hopkins, Dustin         12  K           8    48                48                3 yrs
Irwin, Jared            72  RDE         1    16                19                4 yrs
Haase, Nathaniel        74  NT          3    24                36                2 yrs
Lane, Antonio           70  NT          1    23                41                4 yrs
McWilliams, Jude        95  SILB        1    18                28                1 yr.
Springer, Jesse         99  SLB         2    43                43                1 yr.
Rusieczky, Julio        94  WLB         3    35                35                2 yrs
Hughes, John            31  LCB         4    44                44                2 yrs
Clemons, Neal           48  LCB         1    22                23                1 yr.
Peterson, Sedrick       30  FS          2    34                43                1 yr.
Evans, Warren           58  LS          1    21                21                1 yr.
##Rasby, Chad           43  RB          1    29                33                1 yr.
##Babinchak, Eduardo    86  TE          1    20                29                1 yr.
##Kirk, Brian           88  FL          1    16                26                4 yrs
##Wisniewski, Stefen    61  C           10   53                53                2 yrs
##Terhorst, Tracy       50  WLB         1    21                27                1 yr.
##Testaverde, Wesley    97  WLB         1    24                41                1 yr.
##Copeland, Harold      26  SS          1    12                29                1 yr.
%%James, Erick          4   QB          7    63                63                2 yrs
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 54
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $148,900,000
Cap Room: $80,000
Maximum for New Player: $570,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $16,160,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $6,360,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $168,820,000

The game shows us with the #2 roster in the league, but I think that assumes that James is playing. I really have no idea what to expect. We're going to try to run the ball more; that much is certain.

[Ben E Lou]

2020 WEEKS 1-4
We start out 2-2, and VanderLey is the big surprise: 89 for 134, 8 TDs, 2 INTs, 106.8 QB Rating, 8.57 ypa. Our running game is terrible early on, with just 3.08ypc. We suffered another huge injury blow in Week 1: D.J. Hayden had to have ACL Surgery.