Fixing the Dolphins: FOF2k7 Quick Dynasty

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2017 Summary for Miami Dolphins
   
Year                2017                                      
Record              8-8                                       
Winning Pct.        .500                                      
All-Time            103-89                                    
Winning Pct.        .536                                      
Playoffs            11-5                                      
Playoff Visits      6                                         
Bowl Wins           1                                         
Head Coach          Blaine Begian                             
Record              112-80                                    
Winning Pct.        .583                                      
Off. Coord.         S. Stone                                  
Def. Coord.         J. Santana                                
   
Miami Dolphins          Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         26.1      20          
Rushing Yards           117.3     15          
Yards Per Carry         4.49      4           
Pass Attempts           33.7      12 (T)      
Completions             18.9      21 (T)      
Completion Pct.         56.0      24          
Passing Yards           226.2     12          
Yards Per Attempt       6.71      13          
Yards Per Catch         11.98     4           
Total Yardage Gained    335.5     8           
3rd Down Conversions    33.5      21          
Points Per Game         20.3      16          
Pass Rush Pct.          7.5       15 (T)      
Pass Defense Pct.       63.1      28          
Turnovers               26        18          
Turnover Margin         -8        24 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         28.2      21          
Rushing Yards           119.4     24          
Yards Per Carry         4.24      21          
Pass Attempts           35.1      23          
Completions             22.2      31          
Completion Pct.         63.2      25 (T)      
Passing Yards           227.8     26          
Yards Per Attempt       6.48      17          
Yards Per Catch         10.26     6 (T)       
Total Yardage Gained    330.3     27          
3rd Down Conversions    38.1      26          
Points Per Game         19.8      19          
Pass Rush Pct.          8.2       23 (T)      
Pass Defense Pct.       74.6      30          
Turnovers               18        29 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     13    at NJY        19      
2     28    at TBY        23      
3     7     JAX           24      
4     38    BUF           13      
5     35    at SDO        26      
6     3     DEN           31      
8     30    KCY           6       
9     38    at OAK        13      
10    30    at NED        36      
11    7     NJY           15      
12    14    CAR           21      
13    14    at PIT        26      
14    27    ATL           17      
15    7     at BUF        6       
16    27    at NOS        24      
17    7     NED           16      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
1 V. Young              QB    503   279   3390  6.74  24    14    80.7    
14 W. Robinson          QB    36    23    229   6.36  1     2     67.9    
**Team                  ---   539   302   3619  6.71  25    16    79.8    
$$Opp                   ---   562   355   3644  6.48  16    11    83.1    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
31 S. Shiver            RB    221   1019  4.61  9     5       
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40 R. Newton            RB    84    341   4.06  3     3       
1 V. Young              QB    67    383   5.72  0     2       
**Team                  ---   418   1877  4.49  12    19      
$$Opp                   ---   451   1911  4.24  11    20      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
89 C. Johnson           WR    111   65    1023  15.74 9.22  4     6       
81 D. Jarrett           WR    110   57    913   16.02 8.30  3     11      
88 A. Johnson           WR    95    44    519   11.80 5.46  4     1       
31 S. Shiver            RB    36    32    226   7.06  6.28  0     1       
42 E. Garcia            FB    40    30    136   4.53  3.40  5     2       
84 B. Cohn              TE    35    22    317   14.41 9.06  1     2       
41 C. Samuels           FB    22    18    148   8.22  6.73  1     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
97 C. McNiven           ILB   130   52    2.0   4     0     11    77.0    
24 C. Denham            S     78    24    0.0   0     1     7     77.4    
99 A. O'Donnell         OLB   66    20    5.0   0     1     3     75.3    
39 J. Brown             S     61    14    0.0   1     6     7     81.6    
92 A. Shields           ILB   60    12    0.0   0     0     6     76.5    
93 S. Prescott          DT    41    7     9.5   10    0     1     82.2    
32 A. Matheny           CB    40    7     0.0   0     0     4     73.3    
44 T. Bronson           CB    40    11    1.0   1     0     5     74.7    
28 R. Sommer            CB    39    10    1.0   0     3     5     80.8    
91 N. Dawkins           DE    35    18    7.0   16    0     0     80.2    
22 R. Bartell           S     33    8     0.0   1     0     6     81.0    
90 B. Shields           DE    28    12    8.5   19    0     0     81.2    
56 N. Sera              OLB   26    5     1.0   0     0     0     65.3    
74 C. Wroten            DT    23    4     2.5   2     0     0     79.5    
96 D. Ripley            DT    19    12    2.0   5     0     0     81.0    
47 M. Griffin           S     18    12    0.0   1     0     4     78.3    
73 L. Van Pelt          DT    17    9     3.0   3     0     0     80.4    
95 B. Rasmussen         DT    16    6     0.5   1     0     0     79.8

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2017 Regular Season Standings
   
  AC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Cincinnati              12  4   0   .750  376   344   8-4     3-3       
Pittsburgh              11  5   0   .688  365   271   10-2    5-1       
Cleveland               11  5   0   .688  361   288   8-4     3-3       
Baltimore               6   10  0   .375  336   333   2-10    1-5       
   
  AC South              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Jacksonville            11  5   0   .688  372   271   7-5     4-2       
Houston                 10  6   0   .625  315   300   7-5     5-1       
Indianapolis            8   8   0   .500  321   282   4-8     2-4       
Tennessee               5   11  0   .313  264   356   3-9     1-5       
   
  AC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
New England             11  5   0   .688  349   245   9-3     5-1       
New Jersey              11  5   0   .688  331   296   10-2    5-1       
Miami                   8   8   0   .500  325   316   5-7     2-4       
Buffalo                 4   12  0   .250  203   353   3-9     0-6       
   
  AC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Denver                  13  3   0   .813  417   197   10-2    5-1       
San Diego               8   8   0   .500  355   377   5-7     3-3       
Oakland                 4   12  0   .250  323   376   3-9     3-3       
Kansas City             4   12  0   .250  217   358   2-10    1-5       
   
  NC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Minnesota               10  6   0   .625  332   252   9-3     5-1       
Green Bay               8   8   0   .500  295   287   6-6     4-2       
Chicago                 3   13  0   .188  223   313   3-9     3-3       
Detroit                 3   13  0   .188  216   396   2-10    0-6       
   
  NC South              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Carolina                13  3   0   .813  385   239   9-3     6-0       
Tampa Bay               9   7   0   .563  345   265   7-5     3-3       
Atlanta                 8   8   0   .500  296   298   6-6     3-3       
New Orleans             4   12  0   .250  258   377   3-9     0-6       
   
  NC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Washington              13  3   0   .813  410   269   9-3     4-2       
Dallas                  9   7   0   .563  305   288   8-4     3-3       
Philadelphia            6   10  0   .375  223   334   5-7     3-3       
New York                4   12  0   .250  217   406   3-9     2-4       
   
  NC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
San Francisco           10  6   0   .625  344   274   9-3     5-1       
Seattle                 9   7   0   .563  260   212   8-4     3-3       
Arizona                 8   8   0   .500  346   322   8-4     4-2       
St. Louis               2   14  0   .125  224   414   1-11    0-6  

Playoffs

New England 28, NY Jets 3
Jacksonville 34, Pittsburgh 10
Minnesota 30, Dallas 3
San Francisco 14, Seattle 13

New England 32, Cincinnatti 7
Jacksonville 27, Denver 24
Carolina 26, San Francisco 17
Minnesota 24, Washington 20

New England 20, Jacksonville 10
Minnesota 24, Carolina 17

New England 28, Minnesota 10

League MVP: QB Preston Davison, Carolina
Superbowl MVP: QB Quinn Gray, New England

Dolphins Award Winners

2nd Team MLB: Chuck McNiven

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Haag report: I should note that Alex Haag bounced back from his two year slump and had a terrific year with the Redskins. He completed 61.1% of his passes, for 3650 yards, 32 TD, and 11 INT. This led the Redskisn to a 13-3 record and 1st round bye. I should also note that he had another terrible playoff performance and the Skins were out in the divisional round.

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Offseason Notes:

*Dolphins retirements

WR Andre Johnson - Andre joined the team in 2012 and became a formidable #2 option . He broke 1000 yards twice, and was a great backup in recent years. He caught 4 passes for 66 yards in our Superbowl win.

S Ron Bartell - Ron joined the Dolphins in 2010 and was a solid starter for us for 6 years. As good as he was in coverage, he was even better against the run. In 2015, he had 102 tackles and 31 assists, and this was not on a weak defensive unit. He was 1st Team Safety in 2008 and 2014, and 2nd Team in 2009.

TE Marcedes Lewis - A veteran I signed last season simply because of his special teams and long snapping ability. He did have 23 Special Teams tackles last season.

*Other retirees include CB Antrel Rolle, QB Matt Schaub, QB Rex Grossman, T Winston Justice, WR Ted Ginn Jr., DE Baraka Atkins, RB Ron Duncan, QB JP Losman, K Nate Kaeding, QB Quinn Gray, QB Patrick Ramsey, TE Vernon Davis, RB Emmanuel Massoulf, WR Braylon Edwards, QB Philips Rivers,

*Vince Young did not retire. I consider releasing him (both of my backups are good enough to start now) to save the cap room he is costing, but I will wait for now.

*Last year's stadium plan was rejected, but I submitted a new plan for an ambitious outdoor stadium. If it's rejected, I might move the team to Melbourne.

*All my coaches are locked up.

*I don't have anyone on the Green Page, perhaps showing my drafts have not been very strong. I have the #17 pick this year.

*CB Tom Bronson is sent to the Summer League.

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Free Agency

Week 1 -

*I had high hopes for CB Andrew Matheny and CB Everett Hawkins. Both of them fell apart by their 2nd year and were ineffective the few times they did see action after that. They are both released along with usless OLB Larry Hawkes, who was sucking up tons of cap space.

*DE Bobby Shields, S John Brown, DE Neal Dawkins, G Arnold Ellard, C Tito Galloway, and WR Quinn Pappas all get extensions.

*After renegotiations, I have $17 million in cap room. It's a rich free agent market this year and I may trade away some draft picks (or cut Vince) to get some of these people.

Week 2 -

*Offseason priorities are CB, DE, DT, WR, OLB. I make an offer for at least one guy in each position. I also make offers for S Michael Griffin and C Lenny Speers to remain with the team.

Week 3 -

*I lost out on two stud DE's that went elsewhere. Speers and Griffin sign on for another year.

Week 4 -

*WR Juan Dillon leaves the Skins and signs our 4 year, $26 million. He was the best FA WR available, and with Andre gona and Calvin aging, we needed a top target again. Also, I won't deny that it's nice to take a target away from Haag.

*DE Daryl Druckenmiller is small consolation for missing out on the other DE's. He's got great pass rush strength and is decent against the run.

Week 5 -

*CB Donny Hawkins is the biggest, msot important signing this offseason. We gave him a 6 year, $45 million deal. CB has been our weakest spot for a while now and it is finally filled.

Week 6 -

*Running out of money, I am forced to release aging G Josh Beekham and DE Jon Wimberley.

*TE Howard Steigler is our most talented player at the position since Randy McMichael left. He agreed to our 3 year, $11 million offer.

Week 7 -

*Nothing. We decide to try and keep veteran DT Claude Wroten and up our offer to stud OLB Corey Compton.

Week 8 -

*Wroten agrees to a minimal 1 year offer to stay with us.

Week 9 -

*Our last huge signing in what turned out to be a great FA period for us. OLB Corey Compton fills another one of our big holes by agreeing to a $50 million, 5 year deal.

*TE Broderick Cohn agrees to stay on for one more year, even if in a backup role.

And that's it for free agency.

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1(17) - CB Roger Hasting, Wake Forest

Eventhough I made a big FA splash, I still need to solidify the #2 spot. CB Tom Bronson shows potential, but he could flop in year 2 like my last two rookie CB's did. Hasting is 51% developed, has terrific potential, and low volatility. He's also Very Underrated.

2(16) - DE Tito Lane, Penn State

My one offseason failure was being unable to sign two great De's that were ont he market. Hopefully this will make up for it. Unlike most of my DL, Lane is both a very good run stopper and pass rusher. He's 57% developed and Very underrated.

3(15) - WR Hardy Gilmore, Minnesota

In retrospect, not the best pick I could have made, but I need to start developing some WR's for the future. This guy has terrific game breaking potential, but has a major weakness in route running.

4(14) - OLB Dusty Burks, Arizona

I don't know how this guy fell so far. He's got great numbers across the board, and is listed as Very Underrated. He should have been a 2nd round pick.

5(13) - CB Richard Puppe, LSU

I feel really good about this pick. Puppe has very high potential in many categories, including Man to Man, Bump and Run, and Interceptions. Even if he doesn't work out there, he is a great Punt and Kick returner, and we will use him there.

6(10) - T Oscar Hohltt, Vanderbilt

With Beekham gone, I need to shore up depth on the line. Hohltt has low blocking strength, but nice potential in everything else.

6(12) - G Nicky Wilton, Ohio State

See above.

7(11) - DT Leon Clavell, Oregon State

Could develop into a very good run stopper, much like Bubba Rasmussen, but has better pass rushing abilities than Bubba.

7(17) - T Lincoln Anderson, Ball State

Another shot at a late round OL steal.

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Late FA -
*All my rookies sign immediately.

*The Arizona Cardinals are having a fire sale. They have cut 10 players during Late FA, including 3rd year G Sherman Hulbert (94/96), 13th year QB Matt Leinart (77/77), 12th year T Justin Blalock (68/68), and 4th year QB Gary Karim (53/73). I don't have enough money to sign these guys, but I also try not to capitalize too much on AI stupidity. I'd love to have Karim, though.

*I invite 60 people to camp once again, including several guys I had interviewed but never got drafted.

*I looked for a better Kicker, but in the end stick with Tynes. Holding out on him allowed me to get him for a much lower price, though.

*Where the Cardinals players went: Matt Leinart signed with the Seahawks, Sherman Hulbert joined the Chiefs, Justin Blalock signed with the Packers, and Gary Karim signed with the Redskins (competition for Haag again). I am elated that none of them are in the AFC East.

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Miami Dolphins Roster, Scout Overview

  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Young, Vince            1   QB    QB    13   65                65                1 yr.
Robinson, Wesley        14  QB          10   42                44                2 yrs
Ferrer, Will            13  QB          7    21                58                2 yrs

Vince didn't decline as much as I expected. This will be his last hurrah as I can't afford him next year. Robinson and Ferrer will battle it out for the job next year.

Shiver, Sammie          31  RB    RB    6    45                45                3 yrs
Sharkey, Leo            36  RB          1    27                48                1 yr.
##Newton, Russell       40  RB          7    36                36                1 yr.
Garcia, Ernest          42  FB    FB    11   43                43                2 yrs
Blackburn, Benjamin     43  FB          1    18                47                1 yr.

Shiver had a gooD year last year. If anything, we didn't use him enough. Sharkey is an undrafted FA in the Casey Snyder mold (sadly Casey had declined to 22/22 and I could no longer keep him) who might battle for the starting job. Garcia has been here forever, but this might be it for him.

Stiegler, Howard        80  TE    TE    7    54                54                3 yrs
Starks, Allen           18  TE          1    21                48                1 yr.
Dillon, Juan            83  FL    FL    7    58                58                4 yrs
Johnson, Calvin         89  FL          12   42                42                2 yrs
Small, Gilbert          86  SE    SE    1    23                51                1 yr.
Jarrett, Dwayne         81  SE          12   41                41                1 yr.
Gilmore, Hardy          82  SE          1    24                44                4 yrs
##Rock, Fido            88  SE          1    22                50                1 yr.

Steigler was a great acquisition. I had to let the aging Cohn go. Hardy Gilmore looks disappointing and Gilbert Small might supplant him for #4 WR.

Speers, Lenny           51  C     C     6    52                52                1 yr.
Galloway, Tito          53  C           3    29                49                3 yrs
##Shaw, Bernie          50  C           1    24                59                1 yr.
Dotson, Howard          70  LG    LG    4    56                56                3 yrs
Tanner, Cornell         75  LG    RG    11   54                54                2 yrs
Ellard, Arnold          69  LG          4    35                56                2 yrs
Wilton, Nicky           66  LG          1    21                50                3 yrs
Hutton, Seth            68  LT    LT    8    55                55                3 yrs
##Hohlt, Oscar          62  LT          1    18                47                3 yrs
Reid, Jeffrey           77  RT    RT    5    51                51                3 yrs
Peterson, Marco         60  RT          2    40                53                3 yrs
Alderson, Lincoln       64  RT          1    18                50                3 yrs

No superstars here, but a solid all around unit. Arnold Ellard will get his chance someday. Marco Peterson could be starting by year's end.

Chapman, Riddick        3   P           5    66                66                3 yrs
Tynes, Lawrence         17  K           15   50                50                1 yr.

Chaplan rocks. I need a better kicker.

Lane, Tito              79  LDE   LDE   1    26                56                4 yrs
Shields, Bobby          90  LDE         9    39                39                2 yrs
Druckenmiller, Daryl    76  RDE   RDE   7    42                42                3 yrs
Dawkins, Neal           91  RDE         10   32                32                3 yrs
Wroten, Claude          74  LDT   LDT   13   36                36                1 yr.
##Clavell, Leon         96  LDT         1    17                42                3 yrs
Prescott, Stanley       93  NT    RDT   8    51                51                2 yrs
Rasmussen, Bubba        95  NT          5    49                49                1 yr.

Wow, this unit looks awful this year. Tito Lane seems like a good draft pick, but everyone else has declined. A far cry from my sack attack that won the Superbowl in 2016.

McNiven, Chuck          97  MLB   MLB   10   61                61                3 yrs
Farmer, John            92  SLB   SLB   2    28                51                1 yr.
Compton, Corey          98  WLB   WLB   5    57                57                5 yrs
O'Donnell, Archie       99  WLB         9    42                42                2 yrs
Burks, Dusty            59  WLB         1    23                56                4 yrs
Gorman, Deon            94  WLB         1    14                43                1 yr.

McNiven has been one of my most consistent performers. This should be my most improved unit with Compton coming in. I have high hopes for Dusty Burks.

Bronson, Tom            44  LCB   LCB   2    41                50                3 yrs
Hasting, Roger          45  RCB   RCB   1    42                64                4 yrs
Hawkins, Donny          46  RCB         5    51                51                6 yrs
Puppe, Richard          49  RCB         1    24                56                3 yrs
##Stonge, Lincoln       25  SS          10   38                38                1 yr.
Denham, Courtney        24  FS    SS    8    68                68                4 yrs
Brown, John             39  FS    FS    3    47                47                3 yrs
Griffin, Michael        47  FS          12   40                40                1 yr.
##Frady, Christian      23  FS          1    16                48                1 yr.

Hasting looks like a terrific pick and will start from day one. I'll try to work some playing time in for Puppe, who has outstanding potential.
The Power Rankings have us listed as the 5th best team in the league, but I fear our DL will be manhandled by any team with a decent running attack. The worst team is of course the Arizona Cardinals. I don't think I've seen a worse AI team ever. They have 22 rookies starting. Only one of them is rated above 21. I will be shocked if they win a single game.

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We survive preseason free of injuries and Vince is healty for the opener.

Week 1 - Buffalo 30, Miami 17

We once again get beat up in the opener. Just as I had feared, the run defense was nowhere to be found. Bills RB Darren McMurrin ran for 176 yards. Vince had a tough game and I'm putting him on notice.

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two of my best players, S Courtney Denham and WR Juan Dillon will be out for 4 weeks.

Week 2 - Chicago 27, Miami 14

Vince has another terrible game, and I'm giving him one more week to right the ship. No reason we should have lost this one. Chicago played like crap. We just played worse.

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Week 3 - Miami 26, Oakland 7

Now that's more like it. Vince Young responds to the threat by going 10 of 13 for 131 yards. Great play by my rookies: Sharkey ran for 65 yards on 8 carries, Hawkins and Burke both picked off passes, and Gerald Small returned a kickoff 96 yards for a TD.

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Week 4 - New England 10, Miami 6

We lose a defensive slugfest and fall to 1-3. Vince Young was able to drive us to the Patriots 13 yard line, but then threw an INT that ended the game. It's time to give someone else a chance.

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We lose both of our Guards. Howard Dotson is out for the season and Cornell Tanner is out for 5 weeks.

Week 5 - Jacksonville 35, Miami 24

Well Robinson got us some more offense, but Jacksonville RB Brady Schokora embarassed the defense with 17 carries for 210 yards and 2 TD.

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You have got to be kidding me. The latest injury report:

WR Juan Dillon - Out
CB Donny Hawkins - Out
G Cornell Tanner - Out
S Courtney Denham - Out
WR Dwayne Jarret - Out
G Howard Dotson - Out

All except Jarrett are starters, and he was the #3 WR.

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Week 6 - Miami 14, Tennessee 9

A banged up squad squeaks by the Titans. Robinson threw 2 INT's and the offense couldn't get going, but the defense held Tennesee to 246 total yards and did not allow any TD's in 3 red zone visits.

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Week 7 - Buffalo 13, Miami 7

And we fall to 2-5. The defense has played well lately but we have no offensive presence. I may try out a 3rd QB. What the hell.

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Week 8 - Indianapolis 27, Miami 14

Ferrer throws for 277 yards in his debut, but also has 2 picks. Struggling to hold this team together, Calvin Johnson had 5 catches for 97 yards but it was not enough.

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Week 9 - Bye Week

We are 2-6 at midseason, our worst record in many years. I think the team is just too old now and will need to be rebuilt next season.

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Week 10 - Houston 24, Miami 12

Ferrer struggles with a 20 for 44, 146 yard performance. The run defense continues to be a weakness.

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Week 11 - Miami 17, NY Jets 3

I put Vince back in and he responds with a great performance against the hated Jets. Vince went 21 for 24, for 221 yards and 1 TD.

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Week 12 - Minnesota 33, Miami 14

Vince throws 4 picks and are slim playoff chances have now vanished.

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Week 13 - Miami 10, Cleveland 6

We beat a Cleveland team that is not very good. the defense shut them down, while our ground attack's 148 yards provided just enough offense for the victory.

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Week 14 - Detroit 34, Miami 20

We were an abysmal 3 for 16 on 3rd down conversions this one, and the secondary gives up too many big passing plays.

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Week 15 - Miami 26, New England 7

Some small consolation for a terrible season as we possibly ruin the Patriots division title hopes. Pats QB's were a combined 12 for 29, for 72 yards.

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Week 16 - Green Bay 35, Miami 10

Vince has to sit this one out due to injury, and a great performance by Sammie Shiver (101 yards on 14 carries) is wasted thanks to Ferrer's terrible performance (43 attempted passes for 198 yards).

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Week 17 - Miami 24, NY Jets 23

Vince plays what is probably his last game as a Dolphin. It was a good way to go out. He had 287 yards, 3 TD's and led us on an exciting 4th quarter comeback against our hated rivals. Down 23-14 with 3 minutes left, Vince threw a TD pass to Shiver to make it a 2 point game. After the dfense forced a 3 and out, Vince put us in FG range and Tynes hit the 49 yarder with 44 seconds left.

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2018 Summary for Miami Dolphins
   
Year                2018                                      
Record              6-10                                      
Winning Pct.        .375                                      
All-Time            109-99                                    
Winning Pct.        .524                                      
Playoffs            11-5                                      
Playoff Visits      6                                         
Bowl Wins           1                                         
Head Coach          Blaine Begian                             
Record              118-90                                    
Winning Pct.        .567                                      
Off. Coord.         S. Stone                                  
Def. Coord.         J. Santana                                
   
Miami Dolphins          Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         26.4      24          
Rushing Yards           110.4     20          
Yards Per Carry         4.17      13          
Pass Attempts           35.6      7           
Completions             21.0      6 (T)       
Completion Pct.         59.1      24          
Passing Yards           201.4     21 (T)      
Yards Per Attempt       5.66      28          
Yards Per Catch         9.59      29          
Total Yardage Gained    304.4     21          
3rd Down Conversions    32.3      29          
Points Per Game         15.9      26          
Pass Rush Pct.          7.7       15          
Pass Defense Pct.       68.8      16          
Turnovers               34        29          
Turnover Margin         -15       30          
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         30.7      27 (T)      
Rushing Yards           126.6     29          
Yards Per Carry         4.13      18          
Pass Attempts           28.9      3           
Completions             16.6      1           
Completion Pct.         57.4      8           
Passing Yards           186.9     6           
Yards Per Attempt       6.47      16          
Yards Per Catch         11.28     25          
Total Yardage Gained    299.5     8           
3rd Down Conversions    35.9      16          
Points Per Game         20.2      15 (T)      
Pass Rush Pct.          8.5       27          
Pass Defense Pct.       68.8      18          
Turnovers               19        27 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     17    at BUF        30      
2     14    CHI           27      
3     26    at OAK        7       
4     6     at NED        10      
5     24    at JAX        35      
6     14    TEN           9       
7     7     BUF           13      
8     14    IND           27      
10    12    at HOU        24      
11    17    at NJY        3       
12    14    at MIN        33      
13    10    CLE           6       
14    20    DET           34      
15    26    NED           7       
16    10    at GBY        35      
17    24    NJY           23      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
1 V. Young              QB    343   215   1983  5.78  11    12    74.5    
13 W. Ferrer            QB    125   66    621   4.97  1     6     49.4    
14 W. Robinson          QB    101   55    618   6.12  4     4     69.6    
**Team                  ---   569   336   3222  5.66  16    22    68.2    
$$Opp                   ---   462   265   2990  6.47  19    8     83.3    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
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31 S. Shiver            RB    196   867   4.42  5     2       
36 L. Sharkey           RB    138   511   3.70  2     2       
1 V. Young              QB    50    209   4.18  1     0       
**Team                  ---   423   1766  4.17  11    22      
$$Opp                   ---   491   2026  4.13  12    23      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
83 J. Dillon            WR    85    53    584   11.02 6.87  3     4       
80 H. Stiegler          TE    70    47    598   12.72 8.54  3     1       
89 C. Johnson           WR    90    39    538   13.79 5.98  9     3       
31 S. Shiver            RB    45    37    150   4.05  3.33  2     1       
42 E. Garcia            FB    36    31    117   3.77  3.25  0     0       
81 D. Jarrett           WR    63    29    346   11.93 5.49  4     2       
82 H. Gilmore           WR    42    24    262   10.92 6.24  3     1       
86 G. Small             WR    52    23    303   13.17 5.83  9     4       
36 L. Sharkey           RB    27    16    71    4.44  2.63  2     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
97 C. McNiven           ILB   128   52    0.0   2     0     2     74.3    
98 C. Compton           OLB   85    29    3.0   1     2     8     79.3    
24 C. Denham            S     54    14    0.0   0     1     8     83.6    
99 A. O'Donnell         OLB   53    21    1.5   2     0     4     72.5    
39 J. Brown             S     45    10    2.0   0     0     6     76.4    
45 R. Hasting           CB    42    6     0.5   1     0     5     75.4    
95 B. Rasmussen         DT    36    15    1.5   5     0     0     82.5    
93 S. Prescott          DT    35    14    2.5   13    0     1     81.7    
76 D. Druckenmiller     DE    30    14    3.5   15    0     0     82.2    
46 D. Hawkins           CB    30    6     0.0   0     2     4     78.6    
74 C. Wroten            DT    27    14    6.0   6     0     0     81.3    
44 T. Bronson           CB    24    5     0.0   0     0     3     76.7    
90 B. Shields           DE    23    10    8.0   12    0     1     82.1    
25 L. Stonge            S     22    4     1.0   0     0     4     83.2    
91 N. Dawkins           DE    18    7     1.0   5     0     0     80.3    
49 R. Puppe             CB    18    11    1.5   0     0     3     77.6    
47 M. Griffin           S     17    11    0.0   0     2     3     84.3    
59 D. Burks             OLB   17    11    2.0   0     1     1     84.6    
92 J. Farmer            OLB   16    2     1.0   0     0     1     70.0    
79 T. Lane              DE    16    4     2.0   2     0     0     81.0

[larrymcg421]

2018 Regular Season Standings
   
  AC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Baltimore               14  2   0   .875  411   236   10-2    5-1       
Pittsburgh              8   8   0   .500  341   379   5-7     2-4       
Cincinnati              7   9   0   .438  338   357   6-6     2-4       
Cleveland               4   12  0   .250  304   344   4-8     3-3       
   
  AC South              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Indianapolis            13  3   0   .813  393   196   10-2    5-1       
Houston                 11  5   0   .688  406   280   9-3     4-2       
Tennessee               6   10  0   .375  233   356   4-8     3-3       
Jacksonville            5   11  0   .313  360   393   4-8     0-6       
   
  AC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
New England             9   7   0   .563  276   269   7-5     3-3       
New Jersey              7   9   0   .438  302   286   6-6     3-3       
Miami                   6   10  0   .375  255   323   6-6     3-3       
Buffalo                 5   11  0   .313  231   346   4-8     3-3       
   
  AC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Denver                  10  6   0   .625  420   331   7-5     4-2       
Kansas City             10  6   0   .625  339   273   8-4     4-2       
Oakland                 7   9   0   .438  230   322   4-8     3-3       
San Diego               3   13  0   .188  230   406   2-10    1-5       
   
  NC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Green Bay               12  4   0   .750  457   307   9-3     5-1       
Minnesota               9   7   0   .563  338   324   7-5     4-2       
Chicago                 9   7   0   .563  308   289   6-6     2-4       
Detroit                 8   8   0   .500  393   375   4-8     1-5       
   
  NC South              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Carolina                13  3   0   .813  432   314   11-1    5-1       
New Orleans             11  5   0   .688  345   231   8-4     3-3       
Tampa Bay               8   8   0   .500  356   326   6-6     3-3       
Atlanta                 5   11  0   .313  319   422   4-8     1-5       
   
  NC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Washington              11  5   0   .688  317   306   9-3     5-1       
Philadelphia            9   7   0   .563  322   305   7-5     4-2       
New York                6   10  0   .375  323   343   3-9     0-6       
Dallas                  5   11  0   .313  246   354   4-8     3-3       
   
  NC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Seattle                 14  2   0   .875  422   180   10-2    5-1       
San Francisco           6   10  0   .375  260   304   5-7     4-2       
St. Louis               4   12  0   .250  266   423   3-9     3-3       
Arizona                 1   15  0   .063  167   440   0-12    0-6

Playoffs

Houston 26, New England 20
Kansas City 24, Denver 14
Green Bay 27, Minnesota 17
Washington 24, New Orleans 6

Indianapolis 24. Houston 17
Baltimore 24, Kansas City 10
Seattle 25, Washington 0
Carolina 47, Green Bay 17

Baltimore 20, Indianapolis 14
Seattle 32, Carolina 10

Baltimore 20, Seattle 10

League MVP: QB Preston Davison, Carolina
Superbowl MVP: QB Kirk Johnston, Baltimore

Dolphins Award Winners: None

[larrymcg421]

Calvin Johnson has retired. He had quite a career.



He was 1st Team WR three times, 2nd Team WR two times, and NFL's Fastest Man three times.

Counting pre-sim historical numbers, Calvin is the Miami Dolphins record holder in Career Receptions, Single Season Receptions, Receptions in a Game, Career Receiving Yards, Single Season Receiving Yards, Career TD Receptions, Career 100 Yard Receiving Games, and 100 Yard Receiving Games in a Season (tied with Mark Duper).

Too bad we're not getting him in real life.

[larrymcg421]

Offseason Notes

*Other retirees include two time 1st Team DT Claude Wroten, and starting G Cornell Tanner.

*Notable league wide retirees are FB Brian Leonard, WR Braylon Edwards, T Marcus McNeil, and DT Broderick Bunkley.

*Notable RL players still trucking away: Vince Young, Philip Rivers, Carson Palmer, Brady Quinn, Tyler Palko, Dwayne Jarrett, Brian Brohm, D'Brikashaw Ferguson, Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, Alex Smith, Matt Leinart, Stephen Gostkowski, and Jason Campbell.

*1st Round Pick CB Roger Hasting is now rated 49/64 and gets the summer league invite.

*Vince Young's contract is up, but he still wants to play. I'm not gonna tag a 14th year guy, though. I'll see what he wants in free agency.

[larrymcg421]

Free Agency
*I give extensions to Arnold Ellard, Will Ferrer, and Stanley Prescott. This leaves me with $34.5 million in cap space. Plenty of money to do alot of damage.
*New Signees:

DT Burt Craig - Step one in rebuilding my once powerful DL. Craig is a stud

DT who is only in his 5th year. I signed him for a 5 year, $52.91 million deal.

DT Greg Sellers - Step two in rebuilding the DL. Sellers is more of a pass rush specialist than Craig, but is not a big liability in run defense. He will compete with Prescott for a spot in the lineup.

TE Kerry Netter - Netter is a better receiver than my current TE and they will battle for the starting spot.

G JC Stansberry - I need some depth at Guard and Stansberry will be a very good fit as a backup.

K Walt Moln - Tynes has declined too much, so it's time to start over at this position. Moln has terrific accuracy, but a weak leg. I will keep him until I find someone better.

This leaves me with $12 million in cap space. I'll save this for late FA to snag any guys cut in cost saving moves.

I passed on Vince Young. He wanted a 2 year, $18 million deal. I thank him for giving us our Superbowl title, but I'm not paying that much for a guy on the decline. The Lions signed him.

[SFL Cat]

Be interesting to compare Johnson's rookie numbers to his Dolphins' rookie numbers. A lot of people are saying he's the undisputed #1 pick this year.

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by SFL Cat

Be interesting to compare Johnson's rookie numbers to his Dolphins' rookie numbers. A lot of people are saying he's the undisputed #1 pick this year.

The dynasty was started pre-patch and Calvin's lack of production in his rookie year is probably due to the recevier playing time bug.

[larrymcg421]

  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Robinson, Wesley        14  QB    QB    11   43                44                1 yr.
Ferrer, Will            13  QB          8    23                58                2 yrs
Elliot, Kenneth         16  QB          1    13                40                3 yrs

Wesley will finally get the starting job he's been waiting for. His overall ratings have dropped a bit, but his accuracy is better than Ferrer and he throws fewer INT's.

Sharkey, Leo            36  RB    RB    2    30                45                1 yr.
Shiver, Sammie          31  RB          7    35                35                2 yrs
##Jarman, Donovan       41  RB          6    37                37                1 yr.
Garcia, Ernest          42  FB    FB    12   37                37                1 yr.
Blackburn, Benjamin     43  FB          2    20                44                1 yr.

Don't let the overall rating fool you. Sharkey is a slippery running back who can make defenders look foolish. I expect a good year from him. Garcia is at the tail end of his career, but is still a good blocker.

Netter, Kerry           84  TE    TE    5    62                62                1 yr.
Stiegler, Howard        80  TE          8    46                46                2 yrs
##Starks, Allen         18  TE          2    25                47                1 yr.
Dillon, Juan            83  FL    FL    8    56                56                3 yrs
Cecava, Marshall        85  FL    SE    1    27                54                3 yrs
Rock, Fido              88  SE          2    24                47                1 yr.
Small, Gilbert          86  SE          2    35                46                1 yr.
Pritchett, Otis         81  SE          1    21                50                1 yr.

Replacing Calvin will be tough. Dillon is a very good WR, but behind him I have untested ability with 4 very green players. th round draft pick Cecava came out of camp looking really nice and will start the year. Netter looks even better than when I signed him.

Speers, Lenny           51  C     C     7    51                51                1 yr.
Shaw, Bernie            50  C           2    26                55                1 yr.
Ellard, Arnold          69  LG    LG    5    47                55                3 yrs
Korhonen, Brent         65  LG          1    17                48                1 yr.
##Dotson, Howard        70  LG          5    55                55                2 yrs
Stansberry, J.C.        72  RG    RG    5    52                52                3 yrs
Maloney, Dusty          60  RG          1    28                57                4 yrs
Hutton, Seth            68  LT    LT    9    53                53                2 yrs
Hohlt, Oscar            62  LT          2    21                44                2 yrs
Zlotnik, Jamal          61  RT    RT    1    37                57                3 yrs
Reid, Jeffrey           77  RT          6    49                49                2 yrs
##Alderson, Lincoln     64  RT          2    26                48                2 yrs

I've got some good talent here, especially when Dotson is healthy. Nobody is great, but we're fairly deep and have some good youngsters. Rookie Zlotnick will get a chance to start the year at RT.

Chapman, Riddick        3   P           6    67                67                2 yrs
Moln, Walt              1   K           5    58                58                1 yr.

Chapman will be here for a while. Moln is a temporary solution. I will look for a better kicker next year.

Winslett, Lester        95  LDE   LDE   1    39                68                5 yrs
Shields, Bobby          90  LDE         10   30                30                1 yr.
Lane, Tito              79  LDE         2    28                52                3 yrs
Druckenmiller, Daryl    76  RDE   RDE   8    38                38                2 yrs
##Clavell, Leon         96  LDT         2    26                45                2 yrs
Craig, Burt             71  RDT   LDT   5    68                68                5 yrs
Sellers, Greg           78  RDT   RDT   5    55                55                5 yrs
Prescott, Stanley       93  NT          9    52                52                3 yrs

Winslett looks terrific out of camp. Really excited to see what he can do.The other DE spot is still the weak link here. I'm loaded at DT.

McNiven, Chuck          97  MLB   MLB   11   54                54                2 yrs
Ingram, Kirk            55  MLB         1    20                56                3 yrs
Schroeder, Bernie       54  SLB   SLB   1    16                54                3 yrs
Farmer, John            92  SLB         3    34                47                1 yr.
Compton, Corey          98  WLB   WLB   6    57                57                4 yrs
O'Donnell, Archie       99  WLB         10   40                40                1 yr.
##Burks, Dusty          59  WLB         2    27                49                3 yrs

I'm taking a chance and letting Schroeder start at SLB. He is very rgeen but if he develops could be a great find.

Bronson, Tom            44  LCB         3    40                40                2 yrs
Hasting, Roger          45  RCB   LCB   2    59                63                3 yrs
Hawkins, Donny          46  RCB   RCB   6    52                52                5 yrs
Puppe, Richard          49  RCB         2    30                52                2 yrs
Jarvis, Ernie           28  SS    SS    8    66                66                3 yrs
Denham, Courtney        24  FS    FS    9    64                64                3 yrs
Brown, John             39  FS          4    45                45                2 yrs
##Frady, Christian      23  FS          2    20                39                1 yr.

A key unit this year. We have some real nice talent here and they'll have to hold up well to make up for some of our other gaps. Hasting is everything I expected when I drafted him last year.

[larrymcg421]

Week 1 - Miami 17, New England 7

Good start to the season. Robinson had an average game, but the defense came up big. Our secondary came up with 4 INT's and the pass rush contributed 4 sacks.

[larrymcg421]

Week 2 - Miami 31, Dallas 0

Wow! WE thoroughly beat the crap out of Dallas. All units played well in thsi one. Wesley had a couple TD's with no INT's, Shiver and Sharkey combined for 132 yards, and the revamped DL came up with 7 sacks. Dallas is a pretty good team (on paper, at least), so this one is a good omen for the season.

[larrymcg421]

Week 3 - Miami 21, Tennessee 10

Another week, another great win. We were down 10-0, but thanks to Wesley Robinson (go ahead TD run) and our great secondary (3 INT's) we stormed back for the victory.

Note: I just noticed that there will be a huge game in week 16. We will travel to Washington to take on Alex Haag and the Redskins. Can't wait for that one.

[larrymcg421]

Week 4 - Miami 38, Cincinnati 7

Another convincing victory. Wesley Robinson had the biggest day of his career. He was 29 of 33, for 437 yards and 3 TD. Both Dillon and Cecava went over 100 yards receiving. We already ahve a 2 game lead in the division.

[larrymcg421]

Week 5 - Miami 24, Buffalo 23

With 32 seconds left, Wesley Robinson threw a 12 yard TD pass to Juan Dillon for the victory. Robinson had 3 picks but also threw 3 TD passes. Dillon had 10 catches for 122 yards. The DL had 4 Sacks, 6 Hurries, and 7 Knockdowns.

[larrymcg421]

Week 6 - Miami 35, Cleveland 26

The Dolphins silence all doubters this week as they beat a 4-1 Cleveland squad to go 6-0. Sammie Shiver had TD runs of 5, 10, and 32, along with 122 rushing yards. Robinson had another strong outing with 327 yards and 2 TD's. Pass D wasn't flashy in this one, but they held Cleveland QB Lewis Hanson to under 50% completions.

[larrymcg421]

Week 7 - Miami 14, Pittsburgh 10

When is it too soon to talk about an undefeated season? We shoot to 7-0 behind Sammie Shiver's 147 yards rushing . There is a concern with the offensive line, which have up 5 sacks last week and 4 sacks this week.

[larrymcg421]

Week 8 - Bye

Week 9 - Miami 31, New England 20

Another comeback victory for Wesley Robinson. He threw an 18 yard TD pass to Howard Steigler with 1:10 left. Then S Ernie Jarvis ended the game by returning a fumble 57 yards for another TD. Miami is now 8-0 and on a roll.

[larrymcg421]

Week 10 - Baltimore 52, Miami 25

Ouch. What a way to end a winning streak. It was only a 10 pt. game entering the 4th quarter, but Baltimore scored on three consecutive 4th quarter drives to trun it into a blowout. Baltimore's legendary QB Kirk Johnston riddled our pass defense with 15-26 for 366 yards and 4 TD.

[larrymcg421]

Week 11 - Miami 21, NY Jets 10

One of th emost important games of the year for us. Not only did we regroup from last week's blowout, but we beat the Jets, who were only 1 game behind us at 7-2. Robinson was 20-24 for 216 yards. MLB Chuck McNiven plugged the middle with 11 Tackles and 3 Assists.

[larrymcg421]

Week 12 - Miami 17, Philadelphia 15

Walt Moln kicks a 27 yard FG with 3:48 remaining to give us the victory. Robinson threw 3 picks, but the running game was strong, producing 122 yards on 25 carries.

[larrymcg421]

Week 13 - Miami 27, Oakland 3

A 7-0 game broke wide open in the 4th quarter when we scored 17 points in the span of 2:44. Wesley Robinson didn't throw any picks this week, and showed off some fireworks with a 70 yard TD pass in the 1st quarter.

[larrymcg421]

Week 14 - Miami 15, NY Giants 9

An early missed extra almost cost us this one. The Giants were able to tie it in the 4th quarter and send it to OT. Wesley came up big in another clutch situation by throwing a 41 yard TD pass to backup WR Fido Rock to win it in OT. This win clinches the AFC East!!

[larrymcg421]

Week 15 - NY Jets 30, Miami 17

Ugly game. Who cares, we won the AFC East, right? We better start caring because the Ravens are only 1 game behind us for home field advantage. At least Ferrer got some time in this one and did well.

[larrymcg421]

Week 16 - Washington 19, Miami 9

A bit of a letdown, because not only did Haag not play (has has lost his starting job to Gary Karim), but the team played lifeless once again. Wesley had 4 passes picked off and we fumbled the ball 3 times. We need a win and a Baltimore loss to get home field advantage. Also, I'd really like to get a win heading into the playoffs.

[DolphinFan1]

I was wondering what was taking so long for the week 17 update, but then I remembered you have played quite a few seasons. And the game updates a lot of season stats at the end of week 17. I'll be patient.