FOF7 Empty Cupboard "House Arrest" Challenge

Ben E Lou · 02-22-2015, 06:36 AM

We'll see how this goes. I'll try to play and chronicle a SP career with some pretty severe restrictions on what I can and can't do while keeping the fun factor at play.

EMPTY CUPBOARD--Sim 2014. Cut every player. In 2015 staff draft, replace all staff members with staff who have never had a job. Start in 2015 with a roster consisting of 100% rookies and first-time staff members. Moving forward, every player on my roster and staff member on my payroll must be "home-grown." For players, that means they must be initially acquired by draft or as undrafted rookies. (If one of my guys hits FA, I am allowed to sign him on the open market, but no signing FAs who have played anywhere else.) For staff members, that means that they cannot be guys who have coached anywhere else.
SEVERELY LIMITED TRADING--The only trades I am allowed are AI-initiated ones.
FICTIONAL PLAYER POOL--There's a bit more overall talent in a fictional initial pool than an NFL pool, and since all of that initial talent will flow to the 31 AI teams, this will make things harder for the first decade-ish.
CHEMISTRY OFF--Chemistry is a place where I normally enjoy a huge advantage over the AI. Neutralizing that by just turning it off.
REX TICKET PRICES AND TRAINING CAMP--Also area where I enjoy an advantage over the AI. Neutralizing these as well, and doing this also helps moves things along well.
HIGH INJURIES--I am using 200 here to increase the challenge, importance of depth, and get closer to NFL norms there.
AI-HANDLED DEPTH CHARTS--Turning that completely over to the AI. That will help move things along with the high injury rate, plus it keeps me from having a big ST advantage--and from taking the time to fool with that.
WIDEST POSSIBLE CAP INCREASE RANGE--0 to 99
NO GAME PLAN SHENANIGANS--No 1st/2nd and short or 3rd and long cheeting foolishness. I must run at least 55% of the time on 1st/2nd and 3 or less. I must run no more than 25% of the time on 3rd and 4 or higher.
TAKE NO MORE THAN 60 PLAYERS TO TRAINING CAMP--This is primarily a self-check to prevent me from taking a bunch of guys and getting bogged down sifting through the rubble.
NO USING THE FRANCHISE TAG--Either renegotiate per the rules below, or sign them on the open market.
LIMITED CONTRACT RENEGOTIATIONS--Normally, I check every single contract every single season for favorable renegotiations, and structure contracts to my advantage. For this career, I will limit that as well. I may only three kinds of renegotations:
- Cap outs may be done at any time.
- Extensions may be offered to players in the final year of their contract, but they must be for the exact requested amount. No haggling. And no renegotiating contracts not in their final year unless a cap out or...
- Players holding out may be offered their requested contract.
- Apart from hold outs, all renegs, whether cap outs or extensions, must be done during FA1:1--the same stage when the AI does them--as opposed to waiting for any other more favorable time.

OK. I *think* this is everything. If anything else comes to mind as I go through my first season, I'll update this post. Creating the league now.

Ben E Lou · 02-22-2015, 06:57 AM

2015 STAFF DRAFT
Of course this year I get an entirely new staff from scratch. Here's the crew:

Last_Name	First_Name	Age	Role	Primary_Group	PlayerDev	YoungPlayerDev	Mot	Disc	Play	Str	Con	Scout	Intvw
Pottinger	Mitch	51	HC	OL	62	55	71	47	19	0	0	97	18
Holmes	Edwin	43	OC	QB	18	54	70	44	54	0	0	74	52
Holliday	Dennis	44	DC	DB	53	18	61	49	42	0	0	68	67
Weber	Harvey	41	AC	DL	71	67	43	61	27	0	0	69	37
Conte	Rod	36	SC	N/A	0	0	0	0	0	55	56	0	0

We went after scouting this year because for now our main focus is going to be acquiring some good young draftees.

Ben E Lou · 02-22-2015, 07:40 AM

Nothing to do in FA with an empty roster.

2015 AMATEUR DRAFT
1(5): RDT Samuel Joseph (37/87): 3 red, including near-max numbers in bench and agility. It's not the sexiest position for the first draft pick in franchise history, but he seemed like the only clear stud there.
2(6): LT Larry Briones (18/42): 4 blue, 1 red (Sol). He might have been a bit of a reach, but there are enough positives to make me think his bars might climb a bit and make him a solid starting LT.
3(5): QB Scottie Bullock (4/44): I'm not sold on him by any means, but he has decent enough bars and good enough combines to make me want to give him a shot in the third round.
4(6): LT Zane Foster (16/49): I didn't set out to take two tackles, but this guy has a classic creeper bar signature and had solid combines. I couldn't resist.
5(5): SE Andre Rathbone (20/45): Had a couple of blue combines and nice bars at RR/AvdDr/End. Could be a nice possession receiver.
6(6): LG Hayden Dodge (21/46): Another potential creeper at OL.
7(5): FL Jimmy Godfrey (13/31): No-combine guy who looked intriguing.

I didn't play to go after any particular position or position group--just to grab the bpa with the exception of perhaps reaching for a QB. I ended up drafting 3 offensive linemen. It'd sure be nice to get that group in place early.
Screen of my first rounder:

timmae · 02-22-2015, 12:11 PM

Sam is the man!! I will be reading..

Ben E Lou · 02-22-2015, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timmae

Sam is the man!! I will be reading..

As horrid as the rest of our defense looks to be, he could put up some really nice numbers, I would think.

Ben E Lou · 02-22-2015, 12:37 PM

2015 PRESEASON/TRAINING CAMP NOTABLE

No injuries worth mentioning. (Worst one to a draftee was a 2-weeker to the 2nd-round OT.)
6th round OG Hayden Dodge emerges from preseason at 25/53, up from his initial 21/46, and looking like a solid starter.
2nd round OT Larry Briones also had a nice increase, from 18/42-->24/47.
DT Joseph, at 45/86, is looking like the stud I thought he'd be.
3rd round QB Scottie Bullock, on the other hand, is looking like a no-go from day 1. He's 4/44-->5/29 and I doubt the AI will ever play him. The good news is that's partially because...
...undrafted QB Eddie Panetta had a positive camp (19/38-->23/43), knows 12 formations already, and is the clear #1. His player card:

Ben E Lou · 02-22-2015, 02:09 PM

2015 ROSTER

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
Atlanta Falcons Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate Future Estimate  Cntrct 
Panetta, Eddie          16  QB    QB    1    23               43               2 yrs. 
Laird, Ellis            44  RB    RB    1    30               39               2 yrs. 
Fisher, Darryl          49  FB    FB    1    25               36               2 yrs. 
Goricki, Alexis         87  TE    TE    1    31               38               2 yrs. 
Saucedo, Isaiah         85  FL    FL    1    19               28               2 yrs. 
Josephson, Claude       80  SE    SE    1    29               48               2 yrs. 
Foster, Zane            78  LT    LT    1    19               45               4 yrs. 
Dodge, Hayden           62  LG    LG    1    25               53               4 yrs. 
Hull, Richie            51  C     C     1    19               37               2 yrs. 
Preston, Kaden          67  RG    RG    1    21               36               2 yrs. 
Boyd, Hardy             68  RT    RT    1    17               33               2 yrs. 
Humphries, Deon         91  LDE   LDE   1    24               32               2 yrs. 
Conway, Jaylen          96  LDT   LDT   1    25               36               2 yrs. 
Joseph, Samuel          92  RDT   RDT   1    45               86               4 yrs. 
Farmer, Gerald          70  RDE   RDE   1    27               39               2 yrs. 
Richard, Tevin          56  SLB   SLB   1    22               31               2 yrs. 
Reid, Hardy             52  MLB   MLB   1    24               38               2 yrs. 
Johnston, Michael       53  WLB   WLB   1    20               35               2 yrs. 
Burroughs, Lester       32  LCB   LCB   1    15               31               2 yrs. 
Baughman, Archie        25  RCB   RCB   1    26               39               2 yrs. 
Grier, Chad             22  SS    SS    1    17               29               2 yrs. 
JohnSy, Cody            28  FS    FS    1    23               40               2 yrs. 
Brandon, Alex           18  QB          1    12               35               2 yrs. 
Bullock, Scottie        7   QB          1    5                29               4 yrs. 
Borders, Donte          43  RB          1    25               31               2 yrs. 
Strickland, Ty          21  FB          1    16               28               2 yrs. 
Bradley, Taylor         86  TE          1    29               41               2 yrs. 
Godfrey, Jimmy          82  FL          1    14               22               4 yrs. 
**Meadows, Morris       88  SE          1    20               41               2 yrs. 
Rathbone, Andre         81  SE          1    25               47               4 yrs. 
Bussey, Patrick         54  C           1    13               23               2 yrs. 
Dubreuil, Andrew        63  LG          1    23               32               2 yrs. 
**Briones, Larry        66  LT          1    24               47               4 yrs. 
Joseph, Dominique       64  LT          1    15               19               2 yrs. 
Kerner, Robert          8   P           1    60               65               2 yrs. 
Pritchett, Frankie      1   K           1    30               37               2 yrs. 
Benton, Colton          94  LDE         1    21               36               2 yrs. 
Rivas, Lenny            98  RDT         1    20               33               2 yrs. 
Christensen, Matt       90  MLB         1    13               30               2 yrs. 
Davidson, Donnie        57  SLB         1    21               30               2 yrs. 
Raffo, Malachi          99  WLB         1    14               30               2 yrs. 
McClay, Omar            41  RCB         1    16               19               2 yrs. 
Caudle, Ray             46  RCB         1    20               29               2 yrs. 
**Wright, Oscar         33  SS          1    22               37               2 yrs. 
Milburn, Justics        39  FS          1    14               27               2 yrs. 
Finley, Ellis           3   LS          1    9                9                1 yr.  
##Perot, Kaleb          27  RB          1    20               27               2 yrs. 
##Wheelock, Jackie      83  TE          1    18               28               2 yrs. 
##Krueger, Warren       77  LG          1    21               31               2 yrs. 
##Linquist, Josh        79  LDE         1    17               31               2 yrs. 
##Martin, Philip        95  RDT         1    16               28               2 yrs. 
##O'Neal, Owen          58  SLB         1    9                20               2 yrs. 
%%Barlow, Darryl        26  RB          1    22               29               1 yr.  
%%Lyon, Tito            89  FL          1    28               40               2 yrs. 
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 54
Inactive: 6
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $138,600,000
Cap Room: $56,800,000
Maximum for New Player: $57,240,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $54,070,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $890,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $33,470,000

I suppose we could get lucky and win a couple of games, but I'm not even expecting that.

Ben E Lou · 02-22-2015, 02:12 PM

2015 RESULTS

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2015 Summary for Atlanta Falcons
   
Year                2015                                      
Record              0-16                                      
Winning Pct.        .000                                      
All-Time            5-27                                      
Winning Pct.        .156                                      
Playoffs            0-0                                       
Playoff Visits      0                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Mitch Pottinger                           
Record              0-16                                      
Winning Pct.        .000                                      
Off. Coord.         E. Holmes                                 
Def. Coord.         D. Holliday                               
Asst. Coach         H. Weber                                  
Stren. Coord.       R. Conte                                  
   
Atlanta Falcons         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         19.4      32          
Rushing Yards           57.6      32          
Yards Per Carry         2.97      32          
Pass Attempts           34.9      15          
Completions             20.4      18          
Completion Pct.         58.5      20 (T)      
Passing Yards           179.9     30          
Yards Per Attempt       5.15      31          
Yards Per Catch         8.80      32          
Total Yardage Gained    216.4     32          
3rd Down Conversions    29.3      28          
Points Per Game         10.3      32          
Pass Rush Pct.          16.8      32          
Pass Defense Pct.       29.8      32          
Turnovers               36        29          
Turnover Margin         -11       28 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         37.4      32          
Rushing Yards           181.6     32          
Yards Per Carry         4.86      28          
Pass Attempts           29.9      2           
Completions             20.6      17          
Completion Pct.         69.0      32          
Passing Yards           220.9     17          
Yards Per Attempt       7.39      32          
Yards Per Catch         10.71     15          
Total Yardage Gained    392.0     32          
3rd Down Conversions    46.9      32          
Points Per Game         31.0      32          
Pass Rush Pct.          21.4      21          
Pass Defense Pct.       63.3      26          
Turnovers               25        23          
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     13    at CAR        40      
2     21    HOU           31      
3     6     at SEA        31      
4     7     at PHI        29      
5     10    WAS           27      
6     7     at TBY        12      
7     17    CAR           23      
9     3     at DAL        34      
10    10    NYK           48      
11    10    NOS           31      
12    6     TEN           37      
13    8     DET           31      
14    13    at JAX        30      
15    14    TBY           27      
16    10    at IND        24      
17    10    at NOS        41      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
16 E. Panetta           QB    516   309   2618  5.07  3     25    54.9    
18 A. Brandon           QB    43    18    261   6.07  3     2     66.1    
**Team                  ---   559   327   2879  5.15  6     27    55.7    
$$Opp                   ---   478   330   3534  7.39  27    16    95.3    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
44 E. Laird             RB    138   325   2.36  1     2       
43 D. Borders           RB    115   398   3.46  0     3       
**Team                  ---   310   922   2.97  3     22      
$$Opp                   ---   598   2906  4.86  20    19      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
81 A. Rathbone          WR    131   75    805   10.73 6.15  7     2       
82 J. Godfrey           WR    106   55    455   8.27  4.29  10    1       
85 I. Saucedo           WR    91    45    483   10.73 5.31  10    3       
80 C. Josephson         WR    54    33    316   9.58  5.85  2     0       
43 D. Borders           RB    39    29    174   6.00  4.46  4     0       
87 A. Goricki           TE    32    26    270   10.38 8.44  0     0       
88 M. Meadows           WR    31    19    112   5.89  3.61  3     0       
86 T. Bradley           TE    31    17    125   7.35  4.03  4     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
52 H. Reid              ILB   99    45    0.0   2     0     3     75.0    
33 O. Wright            S     87    33    1.0   0     1     1     74.2    
28 C. JohnSy            S     65    21    2.0   0     1     2     76.0    
32 L. Burroughs         CB    51    16    0.0   0     2     3     74.9    
92 S. Joseph            DT    50    13    2.0   5     0     0     81.3    
57 D. Davidson          OLB   50    14    1.0   2     1     1     73.5    
56 T. Richard           OLB   48    16    1.0   0     1     2     72.5    
46 R. Caudle            CB    47    14    1.0   1     2     2     77.1    
98 L. Rivas             DT    44    19    2.5   3     0     0     80.1    
25 A. Baughman          CB    40    10    0.0   1     1     3     75.9    
99 M. Raffo             OLB   36    12    1.0   0     0     0     67.2    
39 J. Milburn           S     35    8     0.0   0     2     2     75.1    
53 M. Johnston          OLB   33    11    1.0   0     3     0     78.2    
94 C. Benton            DE    32    9     2.0   4     0     0     82.0    
70 G. Farmer            DE    31    12    3.0   17    0     1     81.2    
96 J. Conway            DT    31    17    1.5   2     0     1     82.8    
91 D. Humphries         DE    28    11    2.5   13    0     0     81.3    
22 C. Grier             S     28    6     0.0   1     1     1     76.0    
90 M. Christensen       ILB   27    9     0.5   0     1     0     77.9    
41 O. McClay            CB    27    6     0.0   0     0     1     67.5

No surprise there.

timmae · 02-22-2015, 02:15 PM

ughhh... if only you could play Tampa 16 times... that pass offense was... ummm... not good. But like you said, expected.

Ben E Lou · 02-23-2015, 02:12 PM

2016 STAFF DRAFT
Nice upgrades at OC and SC. No changes elsewhere.

2016 AMATEUR DRAFT
Studly-looking QB shows up, interviews VO, but the interviewed bars are still very close to max in a bunch of cases. I get him.

1(1): QB Malik Burnett (26/90)--Yeah, can't pass this guy up.
2(1): MLB Roy Graham (19/52)--5 blues and great bars.
3(1): FL Heath Naughton (27/48)--Blues in dash/agil/drill, and nice bars.
4(1): RT WIlliam Falcone (18/42)--Could get moved to OG.
5(1): C Jose McKenzie (14/54)--Could be a very solid run blocker.
6(1): FS Damian Mix (19/35)--Decent combines and bars. Doesn't look particularly special.
7(1): RDT Caiden Vanags (17/40)--Possible run-stopper.

RNK	NAME	SIMILAR PLAYERS	POS	HT	WT	RAW	ADJ	DASH	SOL	BENCH	AGI	BRJU	POS	%DEV	VOL	AGE	COLLEGE
1	Burnett, Malik	Similar Players	QB	75	233	70	80	461	43	17	710	115	77	18	46	24	Oklahoma State
45	Graham, Roy	Similar Players	ILB	71	231	55	53	477	33	28	745	112	35	27	43	23	Oregon
40	Falcone, William	Similar Players	T	75	316	49	54	515	11	31	778	97	-	25	14	23	Illinois
83	McKenzie, Jose	Similar Players	C	75	290	46	39	511	16	25	790	93	-	9	45	23	California
54	Naughton, Heath	Similar Players	WR	73	209	48	50	445	20	13	706	107	56	21	6	24	Sam Houston State
49	Rodgers, Jacob	Similar Players	T	76	302	47	51	509	34	32	774	94	-	7	89	22	Sam Houston State
63	Brown, Maurice	Similar Players	G	75	302	50	47	513	19	30	778	86	-	20	95	23	Dartmouth
78	Mix, Damian	Similar Players	S	74	213	45	42	459	34	15	735	100	40	40	23	22	North Carolina State

Young Drachma · 02-23-2015, 09:51 PM

I like a lot of the tenets of your empty cupboarding. I've never done one before in any game, but strongly considering trying one in OOTP

da0ud · 02-25-2015, 08:12 PM

Really love this thread idea Ben E Lou !

I will enjoy reading every bits of it <3

As a noob, I am really looking to improve my skills at this game, and reading your thought process is greatly valuable to me.

Thanks again

Vaevictis_386 · 02-27-2015, 06:16 PM

Cool stuff. Looking forward to see what happens with T Foster.

Ben E Lou · 03-05-2015, 04:35 AM

Back in the saddle after a move.

2016 PRESEASON/TRAINING CAMP NOTABLE

No injuries worth mentioning.
QB Burnett pretty much holds his ratings. At the end of preseason he's 33/88.
4th round OT William Falcone was 18/42-->23/46 as a tackle, and gets moved to RG where he's 21/47.
2nd round ILB Roy Graham is looking like a pretty big miss there: 19/52-->22/42.
But my third round pick, WR Heath Naughton, looks like a legit starter with his 27/48-->31/51 camp.

Ben E Lou · 03-05-2015, 04:46 AM

2016 ROSTER/OUTLOOK

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
Atlanta Falcons Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate Future Estimate  Cntrct 
Burnett, Malik          9   QB    QB    1    33               88               4 yrs. 
Laird, Ellis            44  RB    RB    2    32               38               1 yr.  
Fisher, Darryl          49  FB    FB    2    28               36               1 yr.  
Goricki, Alexis         87  TE    TE    2    37               37               1 yr.  
Naughton, Heath         84  FL    FL    1    31               51               4 yrs. 
Rathbone, Andre         81  SE    SE    2    34               46               3 yrs. 
Briones, Larry          66  LT    LT    2    30               46               3 yrs. 
Dodge, Hayden           62  LG    LG    2    35               52               3 yrs. 
McKenzie, Jose          50  C     C     1    20               54               4 yrs. 
Preston, Kaden          67  RG    RG    2    27               37               1 yr.  
Foster, Zane            78  LT    RT    2    24               45               3 yrs. 
Humphries, Deon         91  LDE   LDE   2    29               31               1 yr.  
Joseph, Samuel          92  LDT   LDT   2    56               84               3 yrs. 
Rivas, Lenny            98  RDT   RDT   2    25               30               1 yr.  
Farmer, Gerald          70  RDE   RDE   2    31               38               1 yr.  
Johnston, Michael       53  SLB   SLB   2    22               34               1 yr.  
Reid, Hardy             52  MLB   MLB   2    36               38               1 yr.  
Richard, Tevin          56  SLB   WLB   2    27               28               1 yr.  
Baughman, Archie        25  LCB   LCB   2    35               39               1 yr.  
Caudle, Ray             46  RCB   RCB   2    25               28               1 yr.  
Wright, Oscar           33  SS    SS    2    33               35               1 yr.  
JohnSy, Cody            28  FS    FS    2    35               40               1 yr.  
Panetta, Eddie          16  QB          2    30               45               1 yr.  
Terrell, Alejandro      10  QB          1    10               32               2 yrs. 
Ngata, Mickey           24  RB          1    25               35               2 yrs. 
Perot, Kaleb            27  RB          2    22               27               1 yr.  
Fannin, Kent            45  FB          1    15               31               2 yrs. 
Bradley, Taylor         86  TE          2    34               42               1 yr.  
Lyon, Tito              89  FL          2    31               39               1 yr.  
Saucedo, Isaiah         85  FL          2    22               27               1 yr.  
Josephson, Claude       80  SE          2    34               48               1 yr.  
Markham, Jay            55  C           1    22               41               2 yrs. 
Falcone, William        60  RG          1    21               47               4 yrs. 
Flynn, Mike             73  LT          1    17               43               2 yrs. 
Kerner, Robert          8   P           2    64               64               1 yr.  
Pritchett, Frankie      1   K           2    32               37               1 yr.  
Benton, Colton          94  LDE         2    26               39               1 yr.  
Conway, Jaylen          96  LDT         2    29               38               1 yr.  
Vanags, Caiden          97  RDT         1    20               36               4 yrs. 
Graham, Roy             93  MLB         1    22               42               4 yrs. 
Davidson, Donnie        57  SLB         2    28               30               1 yr.  
Raffo, Malachi          99  WLB         2    19               30               1 yr.  
Burroughs, Lester       32  LCB         2    23               30               1 yr.  
Grier, Chad             22  SS          2    22               28               1 yr.  
Mix, Damian             30  FS          1    24               35               4 yrs. 
Knobbs, Ronald          15  LS          1    21               21               2 yrs. 
##Bates, Giovanni       12  TE          1    22               35               2 yrs. 
##Meadows, Morris       88  SE          2    25               38               1 yr.  
##Krueger, Warren       77  LG          2    21               33               1 yr.  
##Donovan, Orlando      76  RT          1    19               34               2 yrs. 
##England, Brady        71  RDE         1    22               30               2 yrs. 
##Christensen, Matt     90  MLB         2    17               28               1 yr.  
##Milburn, Justics      39  FS          2    18               27               1 yr.  
%%McClay, Omar          41  RCB         2    17               21               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: $144,200,000
Cap Room: $104,410,000
Maximum for New Player: $104,880,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $1,310,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $440,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $24,790,000

We still have the league's worst roster by a wide margin (#31 = 53. Us=2). I don't really expect to win much, but I'd hope to see some of our promising players stay healthy and get solid development.

Ben E Lou · 03-05-2015, 05:03 AM

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2016 Summary for Atlanta Falcons
   
Year                2016                                      
Record              2-14                                      
Winning Pct.        .125                                      
All-Time            7-41                                      
Winning Pct.        .145                                      
Playoffs            0-0                                       
Playoff Visits      0                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Mitch Pottinger                           
Record              2-30                                      
Winning Pct.        .062                                      
Off. Coord.         L. Long                                   
Def. Coord.         D. Holliday                               
Asst. Coach         H. Weber                                  
Stren. Coord.       C. Daly                                   
   
Atlanta Falcons         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         18.8      32          
Rushing Yards           63.3      32          
Yards Per Carry         3.37      31          
Pass Attempts           37.9      4           
Completions             22.9      8           
Completion Pct.         60.5      19 (T)      
Passing Yards           222.3     22          
Yards Per Attempt       5.86      28          
Yards Per Catch         9.69      30          
Total Yardage Gained    273.1     31          
3rd Down Conversions    28.0      32          
Points Per Game         15.9      29          
Pass Rush Pct.          18.9      24          
Pass Defense Pct.       42.6      31          
Turnovers               39        32          
Turnover Margin         -18       31 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         37.9      32          
Rushing Yards           170.2     32          
Yards Per Carry         4.49      29          
Pass Attempts           30.6      1           
Completions             20.4      4 (T)       
Completion Pct.         66.7      32          
Passing Yards           224.4     11          
Yards Per Attempt       7.34      32          
Yards Per Catch         11.02     20          
Total Yardage Gained    380.9     32          
3rd Down Conversions    40.7      31          
Points Per Game         28.7      32          
Pass Rush Pct.          16.6      4           
Pass Defense Pct.       63.7      29          
Turnovers               21        28 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     13    at TBY        14      
2     10    at SDO        23      
3     10    at GBY        31      
4     7     SEA           33      
6     10    at ARI        41      
7     13    CAR           24      
8     7     at SFO        35      
9     28    STL           16      
10    28    TBY           30      
11    24    at NOS        34      
12    14    at OAK        27      
13    21    DAL           29      
14    21    KCY           31      
15    31    NOS           30      
16    7     DEN           27      
17    10    at CAR        34      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
9 M. Burnett            QB    457   282   2664  5.83  13    27    62.6    
16 E. Panetta           QB    145   84    871   6.01  4     3     75.9    
**Team                  ---   607   367   3557  5.86  17    31    64.9    
$$Opp                   ---   489   326   3591  7.34  25    16    91.6    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
44 E. Laird             RB    128   293   2.29  5     4       
24 M. Ngata             RB    111   327   2.95  3     0       
**Team                  ---   301   1013  3.37  9     14      
$$Opp                   ---   606   2723  4.49  20    19      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
81 A. Rathbone          WR    129   78    792   10.15 6.14  6     5       
84 H. Naughton          WR    116   68    745   10.96 6.42  6     2       
89 T. Lyon              WR    84    48    597   12.44 7.11  8     3       
80 C. Josephson         WR    55    31    341   11.00 6.20  1     1       
87 A. Goricki           TE    38    23    236   10.26 6.21  2     3       
24 M. Ngata             RB    33    23    164   7.13  4.97  3     0       
49 D. Fisher            FB    27    22    57    2.59  2.11  0     2       
45 K. Fannin            FB    26    22    177   8.05  6.81  1     1       
88 M. Meadows           WR    28    19    159   8.37  5.68  0     0       
86 T. Bradley           TE    34    18    134   7.44  3.94  1     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
52 H. Reid              ILB   83    36    0.0   4     0     2     73.1    
33 O. Wright            S     68    24    0.0   1     5     7     86.6    
53 M. Johnston          OLB   64    27    1.0   1     0     3     72.3    
46 R. Caudle            CB    60    12    3.0   0     8     4     82.4    
22 C. Grier             S     59    18    1.0   0     1     0     74.0    
28 C. JohnSy            S     59    13    0.0   1     1     1     77.0    
32 L. Burroughs         CB    56    14    0.0   0     0     8     73.5    
92 S. Joseph            DT    53    28    6.0   4     0     0     81.6    
30 D. Mix               S     49    14    0.0   0     0     6     77.0    
56 T. Richard           OLB   47    17    1.0   0     0     2     72.1    
91 D. Humphries         DE    41    8     9.5   12    0     0     81.2    
70 G. Farmer            DE    36    10    3.0   13    0     0     81.3    
57 D. Davidson          OLB   36    9     2.0   1     0     1     69.9    
99 M. Raffo             OLB   35    14    1.5   0     0     1     70.6    
98 L. Rivas             DT    33    24    2.0   5     0     1     82.5    
93 R. Graham            ILB   33    13    1.5   1     0     3     78.0    
96 J. Conway            DT    32    11    0.0   5     0     0     80.3    
25 A. Baughman          CB    31    10    1.0   1     1     4     77.0    
94 C. Benton            DE    22    9     1.0   5     0     0     82.0

Hey, we won a couple!

Former undrafted FA CB Roy Caudle had a surprisingly good season with 8 picks and an 82.4 PDPct. Maybe the rest of the secondary was so bad that he had a low number of catches allowed and just got lucky with those picks.

We get another 1(1) next year and I'm hoping to be able to win 4 or 5 games.

da0ud · 03-05-2015, 07:12 AM

Can't wait to see who will be added to your roster !

Ben E Lou · 03-05-2015, 12:56 PM

We had one "watch closely" injury worth noting. LG Hayden Dodge had ankle surgery in Week 15. He's now 39/52 P2 and has a "Watch Closely" on him.

2017 STAFF DRAFT
No changes to staff.

2017 AMATEUR DRAFT
1(1): RB Cary McWreath (56/81)--5 reds. 1 blue. I wouldn't usually grab a RB this early in a dynasty, but in this case, he was such a clear #1 and has the capacity for a particularly long career. With the OL improving, maybe we can just feed this guy the ball.
2(1): SE Conrad Mullis (31/48)--5-blue WR with pretty solid development.
3(1): RCB Wade Rosenhaur (22/50)--"Good enough" combines and nice-looking bars.
4(1): LDE Alex Huffman (22/46)--More of a bars pick than a combine one.
5(1): FS Dale Fredrickson (16/29)--Really solid combines, horrid bars, and a VU interview. Gotta see who he is.
6(1): WLB Eduardo Cowley (18/36)--Looks like he could be a pass-rush specialist. I may switch to 3-4 because of him.
7(1): RCB Jorge Gerhardt (11/26)--Workout warrior or football player? He had great combines, lousy bars.

2017 Draftees

PICK	NAME/POS	SIMILAR PLAYERS	HT	WT	RAW	ADJ	DASH	SOL	BENCH	AGI	BRJU	POS	%DEV	VOL	AGE
1(1)	RB Cary McWreath (56/81)	Similar Players	70	196	69	73	441	33	24	697	129	32	26	23	22
2(1)	SE Conrad Mullis (31/48)	Similar Players	72	198	54	56	444	30	16	709	105	54	37	64	24
3(1)	RCB Wade Rodenhauser (22/50)	Similar Players	71	194	47	48	447	22	12	716	104	47	26	95	23
4(1)	LDE Alex Huffman (22/46)	Similar Players	76	271	47	52	485	21	27	760	107	-	37	28	23
5(1)	FS Dale Fredrickson (16/29)	Similar Players	69	205	49	46	446	26	17	708	102	47	33	85	24
6(1)	WLB Eduardo Cowley (18/36)	Similar Players	68	234	38	36	452	25	21	779	117	29	27	11	23
7(1)	RCB Jorge Gerhardt (11/26)	Similar Players	69	184	39	40	445	26	13	720	106	49	15	48	21

Ben E Lou · 03-05-2015, 04:17 PM

2017 PRESEASON/TRAINING CAMP NOTABLE

3(1) pick RCB Wade Rodenhauser is going to miss roughly the first half of the season due to a torn calf muscle.
RB McWreath, as expected, is looking like the real deal.
Last year's 2nd round pick, ILB Roy Graham, who went 19/52-->22/42 last year, is up to 33/50 now.
2nd round ILB Roy Graham is looking like a pretty big miss there: 19/52-->22/42.

2017 ROSTER/OUTLOOK

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
Atlanta Falcons Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate Future Estimate  Cntrct 
Burnett, Malik          9   QB    QB    2    42               85               3 yrs. 
McWreath, Cary          35  RB    RB    1    59               79               4 yrs. 
Fisher, Darryl          49  FB    FB    3    32               34               3 yrs. 
Bradley, Taylor         86  TE    TE    3    41               41               3 yrs. 
Naughton, Heath         84  FL    FL    2    38               50               3 yrs. 
Rathbone, Andre         81  SE    SE    3    47               47               2 yrs. 
Briones, Larry          66  LT    LT    3    39               45               2 yrs. 
Dodge, Hayden           62  LG    LG    3    43               50               2 yrs. 
McKenzie, Jose          50  C     C     2    29               52               3 yrs. 
Preston, Kaden          67  RG    RG    3    31               34               3 yrs. 
Donovan, Orlando        76  RT    RT    2    21               33               1 yr.  
Benton, Colton          94  LDE   LDE   3    30               39               2 yrs. 
Joseph, Samuel          92  LDT   NT    3    74               84               2 yrs. 
Farmer, Gerald          70  RDE   RDE   3    35               37               2 yrs. 
Johnston, Michael       53  SLB   SLB   3    27               27               3 yrs. 
Reid, Hardy             52  SILB  SILB  3    38               38               3 yrs. 
Graham, Roy             93  SILB  WILB  2    33               50               3 yrs. 
Cowley, Eduardo         58  WLB   WLB   1    21               37               4 yrs. 
Baughman, Archie        25  LCB   LCB   3    41               41               2 yrs. 
Fredrickson, Dale       31  FS    RCB   1    22               38               4 yrs. 
JohnSy, Cody            28  FS    SS    3    40               40               3 yrs. 
Mix, Damian             30  FS    FS    2    30               36               3 yrs. 
Panetta, Eddie          16  QB          3    33               46               2 yrs. 
Laird, Ellis            44  RB          3    37               37               2 yrs. 
Goricki, Alexis         87  TE          3    37               37               4 yrs. 
Josephson, Claude       80  SE          3    43               47               4 yrs. 
Foster, Zane            78  LT          3    30               44               2 yrs. 
Kerner, Robert          8   P           3    64               64               3 yrs. 
Pritchett, Frankie      1   K           3    38               38               2 yrs. 
Humphries, Deon         91  LDE         3    30               30               2 yrs. 
Conway, Jaylen          96  LDT         3    37               37               3 yrs. 
**Caudle, Ray           46  RCB         3    30               30               3 yrs. 
Knobbs, Ronald          15  LS          2    21               21               1 yr.  
Markham, Jay            55  C           2    29               41               1 yr.  
Flynn, Mike             73  LT          2    21               43               1 yr.  
Falcone, William        60  RG          2    27               42               3 yrs. 
Brooks, John            7   QB          1    9                30               2 yrs. 
Shaw, Jose              20  FB          1    20               29               2 yrs. 
Mullis, Conrad          83  SE          1    34               46               4 yrs. 
Austin, Ricardo         6   SE          1    23               36               2 yrs. 
Foreman, Bucky          63  RG          1    21               42               2 yrs. 
Huffman, Alex           72  LDE         1    25               43               4 yrs. 
Jackson, Ike            65  SILB        1    21               39               2 yrs. 
Aquadro, Tracy          95  WLB         1    20               30               2 yrs. 
**Gerhardt, Jorge       37  RCB         1    15               37               4 yrs. 
Dubroc, Deron           29  SS          1    13               29               2 yrs. 
##Ngata, Mickey         24  RB          2    27               34               1 yr.  
##Bates, Giovanni       12  TE          2    25               37               1 yr.  
##Phillips, Brandon     82  SE          1    21               36               2 yrs. 
##Burks, Conner         54  WILB        1    22               30               2 yrs. 
##Norris, Roosevelt     79  WILB        1    21               26               2 yrs. 
##Cote, Van             59  WLB         1    16               24               2 yrs. 
##Rodenhauser, Wade     34  RCB         1    26               49               4 yrs. 
%%Wright, Oscar         33  SS          3    36               36               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: $149,800,000
Cap Room: $87,890,000
Maximum for New Player: $88,380,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $970,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $420,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $70,560,000

We're still dead last in roster rating, but we've closed the gap: three teams above us are in the 30s.

We're going to try to feed the ball to Cary McWreath as much as we can.

Ben E Lou · 03-05-2015, 04:49 PM

Approaching respectability...

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2017 Summary for Atlanta Falcons
   
Year                2017                                      
Record              6-10                                      
Winning Pct.        .375                                      
All-Time            13-51                                     
Winning Pct.        .203                                      
Playoffs            0-0                                       
Playoff Visits      0                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Mitch Pottinger                           
Record              8-40                                      
Winning Pct.        .166                                      
Off. Coord.         L. Long                                   
Def. Coord.         D. Holliday                               
Asst. Coach         H. Weber                                  
Stren. Coord.       C. Daly                                   
   
Atlanta Falcons         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         25.4      22          
Rushing Yards           105.1     19          
Yards Per Carry         4.14      19          
Pass Attempts           35.3      17          
Completions             22.7      12          
Completion Pct.         64.4      8           
Passing Yards           224.1     24          
Yards Per Attempt       6.36      25          
Yards Per Catch         9.88      31          
Total Yardage Gained    316.3     22          
3rd Down Conversions    29.4      27          
Points Per Game         16.9      30          
Pass Rush Pct.          16.3      32          
Pass Defense Pct.       44.7      23          
Turnovers               22        5 (T)       
Turnover Margin         +4        6 (T)       
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         29.9      28          
Rushing Yards           153.7     32          
Yards Per Carry         5.13      32          
Pass Attempts           32.3      4           
Completions             21.6      14          
Completion Pct.         66.9      32          
Passing Yards           234.1     13          
Yards Per Attempt       7.24      25          
Yards Per Catch         10.82     13          
Total Yardage Gained    377.1     30          
3rd Down Conversions    38.5      25 (T)      
Points Per Game         23.6      24          
Pass Rush Pct.          16.8      2           
Pass Defense Pct.       42.5      6 (T)       
Turnovers               26        17 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     20    at NOS        27      
2     16    NJY           24      
3     33    STL           27      
4     17    TBY           16      
5     10    at CAR        21      
6     25    MIN           19      
7     17    at GBY        33      
8     12    DET           17      
9     13    at CHI        20      
10    9     NOS           23      
12    7     NED           27      
13    27    at PHI        22      
14    7     at MIA        34      
15    34    CAR           28      
16    6     at BUF        23      
17    18    at TBY        17      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
9 M. Burnett            QB    454   291   2926  6.44  14    11    82.5    
16 E. Panetta           QB    110   72    660   6.00  2     1     83.9    
**Team                  ---   564   363   3586  6.36  16    12    82.8    
$$Opp                   ---   517   346   3745  7.24  25    17    90.5    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
35 C. McWreath          RB    269   1111  4.13  3     5       
44 E. Laird             RB    51    203   3.98  2     0       
9 M. Burnett            QB    35    269   7.69  1     4       
**Team                  ---   406   1682  4.14  8     18      
$$Opp                   ---   479   2459  5.13  13    18      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
81 A. Rathbone          WR    144   90    1040  11.56 7.22  7     6       
84 H. Naughton          WR    108   67    736   10.99 6.81  4     3       
35 C. McWreath          RB    83    60    449   7.48  5.41  3     3       
83 C. Mullis            WR    62    35    340   9.71  5.48  3     3       
80 C. Josephson         WR    42    27    280   10.37 6.67  3     0       
49 D. Fisher            FB    25    23    163   7.09  6.52  0     1       
86 T. Bradley           TE    30    18    192   10.67 6.40  2     0       
87 A. Goricki           TE    30    18    155   8.61  5.17  1     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
52 H. Reid              ILB   90    37    1.5   1     0     6     73.6    
93 R. Graham            ILB   84    16    0.5   0     0     5     74.7    
30 D. Mix               S     75    37    0.0   0     3     2     75.7    
92 S. Joseph            DT    60    9     6.5   8     0     1     82.7    
53 M. Johnston          OLB   53    15    5.0   1     0     2     74.7    
28 C. JohnSy            S     48    23    0.0   0     0     3     76.6    
31 D. Fredrickson       S     48    18    1.0   0     0     5     76.0    
37 J. Gerhardt          CB    47    4     0.0   0     2     6     73.6    
58 E. Cowley            OLB   43    21    4.0   13    1     4     80.7    
94 C. Benton            DE    33    18    2.0   5     0     0     78.5    
70 G. Farmer            DE    30    11    4.0   11    0     0     82.2    
65 I. Jackson           ILB   28    8     0.0   0     0     1     75.6    
25 A. Baughman          CB    26    11    0.0   0     4     6     85.4    
21 D. Cayea             CB    23    9     1.0   1     2     3     79.7    
95 T. Aquadro           OLB   22    4     0.0   2     0     1     79.0    
34 W. Rodenhauser       CB    19    4     0.5   0     3     0     81.3    
29 D. Dubroc            S     18    4     0.0   0     0     4     80.8    
91 D. Humphries         DE    17    7     2.0   6     0     0     79.5

WR Rathbone could put up some nice numbers for a 5th round pick over the next few years now that we have a stud QB. He's got strong RR, Avoid Drops, and Endurance.

path12 · 03-05-2015, 05:01 PM

Looks like McWreath is a decent receiver as well.

Ben E Lou · 03-05-2015, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by path12

Looks like McWreath is a decent receiver as well.

I used the "RB Focus" game plan from the FOF2K7 library with Rexed formations for most of the season. It's designed to get 'em the ball a lot.

Ben E Lou · 03-05-2015, 08:18 PM

2018 Draftees

PICK	NAME/POS	SIMILAR PLAYERS	HT	WT	RAW	ADJ	DASH	SOL	BENCH	AGI	BRJU	POS	%DEV	VOL	AGE	COMMENTS
1(6)	SLB Keith Jenkins (34/83)	Similar Players	75	256	67	64	458	34	24	711	126	43	27	80	22	Looks like a real monster, and at a position of need.
2(8)	RCB Alexis Terry (25/46)	Similar Players	70	174	56	57	446	39	16	700	103	37	39	56	22	Weird bars and solid combines.
3(7)	LDE Herman Bingenheimer (28/56)	Similar Players	78	286	50	55	465	30	28	759	116	-	29	2	21	Interviewed as Underrated
4(6)	SLB Kristopher Harvill (9/32)	Similar Players	74	239	47	45	453	30	24	726	109	42	19	9	22	Couldn't resist this guy here. Workout warrior?
5(8)	LT Tevin Branch (15/35)	Similar Players	77	315	47	52	527	13	28	750	92	-	36	10	24	That's a very high AGI drill to be hanging around this long.
6(7)	SE Ross Poston (24/42)	Similar Players	71	194	41	42	444	18	11	716	108	52	11	10	23	Pretty decent bar/combine combo this late
7(6)	C Angel Wheeler (19/50)	Similar Players	74	286	42	36	-	20	-	-	-	-	21	6	22	No combine guy with solid-looking bars

Ben E Lou · 03-05-2015, 08:20 PM

Ben E Lou · 03-05-2015, 08:21 PM

Two holdouts: NT Joseph and SILB Reid. Both get their way, though Reid isn't very expensive.

da0ud · 03-06-2015, 02:41 AM

We should start betting when you will win the Bowl

Awesome job so far, it is really entertaining reading your journey with this team.

Ben E Lou · 03-06-2015, 03:30 AM

2018 PRESEASON/TRAINING CAMP NOTABLE

Two starters on the OL are going to miss most/all of the season. LT Briones is on IR with a torn quad, and LG Dodge is going to miss most of the year with a severe hamstring pull.
1st round pick OLB Jenkins looks like a beast at 45/84.
4th round OLB Harvill--a guy I was concerned might just be a workout warrior--had a nice little ratings improvement. He doesn't look like much on an immediate contributor, but could be something down the line.
3rd round DE Bingenheimer looks like a a nice find there. He's up to 34/61.
ILB Roy Graham, the 2nd-rounder from a couple of years ago who had a fairly big ratings drop in his first camp, continues to climb back up. He's now 45/52. (52 was his exact initial future, actually...)

2018 ROSTER/OUTLOOK

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Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
Atlanta Falcons Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate Future Estimate  Cntrct 
Burnett, Malik          9   QB    QB    3    52               83               2 yrs. 
McWreath, Cary          35  RB    RB    2    68               79               3 yrs. 
Fisher, Darryl          49  FB    FB    4    34               34               2 yrs. 
Bradley, Taylor         86  TE    TE    4    41               41               2 yrs. 
Rathbone, Andre         81  SE    FL    4    46               46               1 yr.  
Mullis, Conrad          83  SE    SE    2    42               48               3 yrs. 
Foster, Zane            78  LT    LT    4    35               44               1 yr.  
Falcone, William        60  RG    LG    3    32               44               2 yrs. 
McKenzie, Jose          50  C     C     3    43               52               2 yrs. 
Foreman, Bucky          63  RG    RG    2    26               40               1 yr.  
Flynn, Mike             73  LT    RT    3    26               43               4 yrs. 
Bingenheimer, Herman    90  LDE   LDE   1    34               61               4 yrs. 
Joseph, Samuel          92  NT    NT    4    71               84               4 yrs. 
Farmer, Gerald          70  RDE   RDE   4    37               37               1 yr.  
Jenkins, Keith          97  SLB   SLB   1    45               84               4 yrs. 
Graham, Roy             93  SILB  SILB  3    45               52               2 yrs. 
Reid, Hardy             52  SILB  WILB  4    38               38               3 yrs. 
Cowley, Eduardo         58  WLB   WLB   2    30               37               3 yrs. 
Terry, Alexis           47  RCB   LCB   1    31               45               4 yrs. 
Rodenhauser, Wade       34  RCB   RCB   2    28               40               3 yrs. 
JohnSy, Cody            28  FS    SS    4    38               38               2 yrs. 
Mix, Damian             30  FS    FS    3    34               34               2 yrs. 
Panetta, Eddie          16  QB          4    39               45               1 yr.  
Brooks, John            7   QB          2    13               32               1 yr.  
Laird, Ellis            44  RB          4    38               38               1 yr.  
Wayne, Julio            39  RB          1    32               40               2 yrs. 
Shaw, Jose              20  FB          2    18               21               1 yr.  
Donnalley, Darrin       13  TE          1    27               43               2 yrs. 
**Naughton, Heath       84  FL          3    46               50               2 yrs. 
Villasenor, Tommy       89  FL          1    29               45               2 yrs. 
Josephson, Claude       80  SE          4    40               40               3 yrs. 
Poston, Ross            85  SE          1    28               45               4 yrs. 
Terry, Johnny           57  C           1    23               43               2 yrs. 
Wheeler, Angel          56  C           1    22               43               4 yrs. 
**Woodhouse, Brayden    77  LG          1    22               42               2 yrs. 
Smithwick, Liam         69  LT          1    16               37               2 yrs. 
Kerner, Robert          8   P           4    63               63               2 yrs. 
Pritchett, Frankie      1   K           4    38               38               1 yr.  
Rutledge, K.C.          74  RDE         1    19               32               2 yrs. 
Conway, Jaylen          96  NT          4    32               37               2 yrs. 
Jackson, Ike            65  SILB        2    27               38               1 yr.  
Harvill, Kristopher     51  SLB         1    15               37               4 yrs. 
Caudle, Ray             46  RCB         4    22               22               2 yrs. 
Gerhardt, Jorge         37  RCB         2    26               37               3 yrs. 
Fredrickson, Dale       31  FS          2    33               38               3 yrs. 
Knobbs, Ronald          15  LS          3    21               21               2 yrs. 
##Koehke, Brad          18  TE          1    23               38               2 yrs. 
##Phillips, Brandon     82  SE          2    22               36               1 yr.  
##Austin, Ricardo       6   SE          2    26               36               1 yr.  
##Dodge, Hayden         62  LG          4    51               51               1 yr.  
##Burks, Conner         54  WILB        2    26               29               1 yr.  
##Baughman, Archie      25  LCB         4    41               41               1 yr.  
##Doyle, Rod            32  SS          1    16               36               2 yrs. 
%%Briones, Larry        66  LT          4    46               46               1 yr.  
%%Benton, Colton        94  LDE         4    36               38               1 yr.  
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 55
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $155,400,000
Cap Room: $76,460,000
Maximum for New Player: $76,970,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $1,840,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $1,320,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $67,210,000

Were it not for the two key OL injuries, I might think this team would have a shot at the playoffs. However, I think the OL will struggle. With an emerging stud QB, solid receivers, a pass-catching RB, and a weak OL, I'm going to throw a lot of short passes this year.

Our roster rating is still dead last, but we're no longer way below everyone else. Eight teams are at 31 or lower, and one other team is below 10. (We're 3.)

Ben E Lou · 03-06-2015, 03:50 AM

2018 RECAP

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2018 Summary for Atlanta Falcons
   
Year                2018                                      
Record              4-12                                      
Winning Pct.        .250                                      
All-Time            17-63                                     
Winning Pct.        .212                                      
Playoffs            0-0                                       
Playoff Visits      0                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Mitch Pottinger                           
Record              12-52                                     
Winning Pct.        .187                                      
Off. Coord.         A. Hutchins                               
Def. Coord.         W. DiNicolas                              
Asst. Coach         H. Weber                                  
Stren. Coord.       C. Daly                                   
   
Atlanta Falcons         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         19.0      32          
Rushing Yards           79.4      30          
Yards Per Carry         4.18      14          
Pass Attempts           46.8      1           
Completions             28.0      1           
Completion Pct.         59.8      24          
Passing Yards           263.9     9           
Yards Per Attempt       5.64      32          
Yards Per Catch         9.42      32          
Total Yardage Gained    330.0     17          
3rd Down Conversions    32.0      26          
Points Per Game         19.1      26          
Pass Rush Pct.          20.4      21          
Pass Defense Pct.       35.8      31          
Turnovers               28        14 (T)      
Turnover Margin         0         14 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         30.8      31          
Rushing Yards           145.9     32          
Yards Per Carry         4.74      30          
Pass Attempts           31.1      1           
Completions             21.3      7           
Completion Pct.         68.3      31          
Passing Yards           223.1     8           
Yards Per Attempt       7.17      27          
Yards Per Catch         10.50     12          
Total Yardage Gained    350.8     23          
3rd Down Conversions    35.0      17          
Points Per Game         26.0      32          
Pass Rush Pct.          20.8      19          
Pass Defense Pct.       51.4      19          
Turnovers               28        14 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     16    CAR           17      
2     20    at CLE        28      
3     20    SFO           10      
4     10    at PHI        29      
5     29    WAS           20      
6     23    TBY           20      
7     17    at CAR        40      
9     19    at DAL        31      
10    20    NYK           41      
11    24    at NOS        31      
12    23    at PIT        41      
13    19    at GBY        14      
14    7     CIN           20      
15    16    at TBY        19      
16    28    BAL           34      
17    14    NOS           21      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
9 M. Burnett            QB    725   438   4095  5.65  21    20    74.1    
**Team                  ---   749   448   4222  5.64  22    21    73.5    
$$Opp                   ---   498   340   3569  7.17  28    13    96.7    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
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35 C. McWreath          RB    158   548   3.47  2     0       
44 E. Laird             RB    80    205   2.56  1     3       
9 M. Burnett            QB    38    446   11.74 1     5       
**Team                  ---   304   1270  4.18  5     14      
$$Opp                   ---   493   2335  4.74  16    23      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
83 C. Mullis            WR    144   79    821   10.39 5.70  8     6       
89 T. Villasenor        WR    135   79    789   9.99  5.84  10    3       
84 H. Naughton          WR    124   68    652   9.59  5.26  7     3       
35 C. McWreath          RB    64    49    342   6.98  5.34  5     5       
81 A. Rathbone          WR    67    46    496   10.78 7.40  2     0       
80 C. Josephson         WR    68    33    342   10.36 5.03  5     1       
86 T. Bradley           TE    43    23    225   9.78  5.23  2     1       
85 R. Poston            WR    27    18    208   11.56 7.70  3     0       
49 D. Fisher            FB    23    16    69    4.31  3.00  0     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
28 C. JohnSy            S     85    41    3.5   0     2     4     76.5    
97 K. Jenkins           OLB   85    24    8.5   7     1     3     74.2    
52 H. Reid              ILB   79    25    1.5   2     0     2     71.8    
34 W. Rodenhauser       CB    56    11    0.0   0     7     3     79.7    
30 D. Mix               S     54    16    1.0   0     1     3     76.8    
92 S. Joseph            DT    52    20    5.0   11    0     0     79.9    
31 D. Fredrickson       S     47    22    1.0   0     0     3     78.1    
93 R. Graham            ILB   42    9     1.0   0     1     5     81.6    
65 I. Jackson           ILB   42    16    0.0   1     0     4     81.2    
58 E. Cowley            OLB   38    10    7.0   8     0     0     76.9    
37 J. Gerhardt          CB    37    6     0.0   0     0     2     71.6    
47 A. Terry             CB    33    10    0.0   0     0     4     75.4    
90 H. Bingenheimer      DE    31    11    5.0   11    0     0     80.8    
25 A. Baughman          CB    26    7     0.5   0     0     3     73.9    
54 C. Burks             ILB   26    6     1.0   0     0     0     71.7    
96 J. Conway            DT    18    8     1.5   4     0     0     81.8

SLB Jenkins won DROY, but other than that, there wasn't much to like this season. I did try switching to a more run-heavy game plan for a few games when it was clear that we were struggling, but that didn't help much either. I'm pretty sure our OL was a big problem here.

Ben E Lou · 03-06-2015, 04:14 AM

2019 STAFF DRAFT
We hired a new Head Coach. Here's an update on the staff:

Staff

NAME	ROLE	AGE	PRIMGRP	PLYDEV	YOUNG	MOT	DISC	PLAYCALL	SCOUT	INTVW	STR	CON
Liam Legette	Head Coach	50	Quarterbacks	48	14	93	50	41	76	91	0	0
Amir Hutchins	Offensive Coordinator	34	Quarterbacks	54	40	37	27	65	82	23	0	0
Walter DiNicolas	Defensive Coordinator	35	Secondary	67	71	62	4	50	73	62	0	0
Harvey Weber	Assistant Coach	45	Defensive Linemen	73	69	52	69	31	79	42	0	0
Clyde Daly	Strength Coordinator	48	Strength	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	80

Ben E Lou · 03-06-2015, 04:55 AM

2019 Draftees

PICK	NAME/POS	SIMILAR PLAYERS	HT	WT	RAW	ADJ	DASH	SOL	BENCH	AGI	BRJU	POS	%DEV	VOL	AGE	COMMENTS
1(1)	LDE Darien Burns (28/62)	Similar Players	71	275	62	68	455	45	31	739	118	-	28	47	23	I don't think he was an ideal pick here, but the top of the class was weak and he seemed like the best option.
2(3)	LT Junior Flynn (16/69)	Similar Players	75	290	54	59	501	17	34	765	100	-	1	25	21	Highest adjusted rating guy left, solid bars and combines. Not a fan of 1% developed.
3(2)	TE Jimmy Braasch (28/67)	Similar Players	76	256	50	43	472	23	25	764	120	42	8	6	21	Decent combines and great bars. Worth a shot here as I've had no one at TE.
4(1)	SS Sam Marischen (12/46)	Similar Players	72	206	48	45	453	38	18	718	106	38	15	96	22	I had no safety with future above 38. Should get to play.
5(3)	WLB DeAndre Oaks (20/47)	Similar Players	72	227	46	44	471	28	18	740	112	29	37	39	24	Decent bars and a VU interview
6(2)	LT Kenny Dilbeck (16/51)	Similar Players	77	317	44	48	518	29	29	768	83	-	20	93	22	Worth taking a flier on him in round 6 despite the bad broad jump.
7(1)	RDE Ian Walters (20/37)	Similar Players	76	279	38	42	-	37	-	-	-	-	22	89	24	It's round 7. Why not grab a decent-bar guy with one red combine showing?

Ben E Lou · 03-06-2015, 06:13 AM

2019 PRESEASON/TRAINING CAMP NOTABLE

3rd-round pick TE Braasch looks like a very good find. He's up to 34/73. (The bad news is that he's going to miss the first 5ish weeks with a shoulder separation.)
1(1) pick Burns looks like he's going to be a solid player, but perhaps not a superstar. He's 32/58 now and will miss the first 7ish weeks with a broken ankle.
The 7-week injury to Burns is the longest one to a player of note.

2019 ROSTER/OUTLOOK

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Atlanta Falcons Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate Future Estimate  Cntrct 
Burnett, Malik          9   QB    QB    4    69               85               1 yr.  
McWreath, Cary          35  RB    RB    3    78               78               2 yrs. 
Fisher, Darryl          49  FB    FB    5    35               35               1 yr.  
Donnalley, Darrin       13  TE    TE    2    32               42               1 yr.  
Naughton, Heath         84  FL    FL    4    50               50               1 yr.  
Mullis, Conrad          83  SE    SE    3    47               47               2 yrs. 
Briones, Larry          66  LT    LT    5    45               45               4 yrs. 
Woodhouse, Brayden      77  LG    LG    2    31               44               1 yr.  
McKenzie, Jose          50  C     C     4    53               53               1 yr.  
Falcone, William        60  RG    RG    4    42               42               1 yr.  
Foster, Zane            78  LT    RT    5    42               42               3 yrs. 
Bingenheimer, Herman    90  LDE   LDE   2    51               60               3 yrs. 
Joseph, Samuel          92  NT    NT    5    80               80               3 yrs. 
Farmer, Gerald          70  RDE   RDE   5    37               37               3 yrs. 
Jenkins, Keith          97  SLB   SLB   2    68               83               3 yrs. 
Graham, Roy             93  SILB  SILB  4    50               50               1 yr.  
Reid, Hardy             52  SILB  WILB  5    39               39               2 yrs. 
Cowley, Eduardo         58  WLB   WLB   3    36               36               2 yrs. 
Baughman, Archie        25  LCB   LCB   5    41               41               4 yrs. 
Terry, Alexis           47  RCB   RCB   2    41               45               3 yrs. 
JohnSy, Cody            28  FS    SS    5    39               39               1 yr.  
Mix, Damian             30  FS    FS    4    34               34               1 yr.  
Panetta, Eddie          16  QB          5    44               48               1 yr.  
Rathbone, Andre         81  SE          5    46               46               2 yrs. 
**Dodge, Hayden         62  LG          5    50               50               4 yrs. 
Kerner, Robert          8   P           5    62               62               1 yr.  
Pritchett, Frankie      1   K           5    36               36               3 yrs. 
Conway, Jaylen          96  NT          5    39               39               1 yr.  
Jackson, Ike            65  SILB        3    31               38               3 yrs. 
Gerhardt, Jorge         37  RCB         3    32               37               2 yrs. 
Wayne, Julio            39  RB          2    35               40               1 yr.  
Villasenor, Tommy       89  FL          2    37               45               1 yr.  
Poston, Ross            85  SE          2    32               46               3 yrs. 
Wheeler, Angel          56  C           2    26               43               3 yrs. 
Harvill, Kristopher     51  SLB         2    25               37               3 yrs. 
Grzecki, Robbie         19  QB          1    17               28               1 yr.  
Sierra, Ron             43  RB          1    27               35               2 yrs. 
Pinto, Enrique          82  TE          1    29               43               2 yrs. 
Bellmore, Trenton       55  LS          1    13               13               2 yrs. 
Flynn, Junior           61  LT          1    23               65               4 yrs. 
Dilbeck, Kenny          72  LT          1    21               49               4 yrs. 
Walters, Ian            99  RDE         1    22               33               4 yrs. 
Oaks, DeAndre           59  WLB         1    26               42               4 yrs. 
Holleran, Reuben        42  RCB         1    26               40               2 yrs. 
Lyle, Eduardo           36  RCB         1    22               43               2 yrs. 
Marischen, Sam          29  SS          1    15               39               4 yrs. 
##Humphries, Deon       91  LDE         5    30               30               3 yrs. 
##Rodenhauser, Wade     34  RCB         3    37               41               2 yrs. 
##Terry, Johnny         57  C           2    28               42               1 yr.  
##Doyle, Rod            32  SS          2    19               36               1 yr.  
##Braasch, Jimmy        87  TE          1    34               73               4 yrs. 
##Burns, Darien         76  LDE         1    32               58               4 yrs. 
##Phipps, J.B.          45  FS          1    20               37               2 yrs. 
%%Knobbs, Ronald        15  LS          4    21               21               2 yrs. 
%%Fredrickson, Dale     31  FS          3    31               31               2 yrs. 
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 55
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $161,000,000
Cap Room: $57,860,000
Maximum for New Player: $58,380,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $2,620,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $1,250,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $86,190,000

For the first time in the dynasty, we're not last in roster rating. We're up to #21. We're going to use the "RB Focus" game plan with slight modifications. I would expect it to do pretty well.

Ben E Lou · 03-06-2015, 10:58 AM

Yay. We're respectable.

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2019 Summary for Atlanta Falcons
   
Year                2019                                      
Record              7-9                                       
Winning Pct.        .437                                      
All-Time            24-72                                     
Winning Pct.        .250                                      
Playoffs            0-0                                       
Playoff Visits      0                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Liam Legette                              
Record              7-9                                       
Winning Pct.        .437                                      
Off. Coord.         A. Hutchins                               
Def. Coord.         W. DiNicolas                              
Asst. Coach         H. Weber                                  
Stren. Coord.       C. Daly                                   
   
Atlanta Falcons         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         26.6      18          
Rushing Yards           117.4     13 (T)      
Yards Per Carry         4.41      10          
Pass Attempts           32.1      25 (T)      
Completions             20.9      27          
Completion Pct.         65.3      9 (T)       
Passing Yards           204.4     29          
Yards Per Attempt       6.38      26          
Yards Per Catch         9.76      31          
Total Yardage Gained    309.6     27          
3rd Down Conversions    36.4      11          
Points Per Game         18.1      29          
Pass Rush Pct.          21.8      9 (T)       
Pass Defense Pct.       39.4      29          
Turnovers               26        20 (T)      
Turnover Margin         -5        22 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         28.6      25 (T)      
Rushing Yards           141.4     32          
Yards Per Carry         4.95      31          
Pass Attempts           32.9      6           
Completions             21.7      11          
Completion Pct.         65.8      27 (T)      
Passing Yards           226.6     4           
Yards Per Attempt       6.88      14          
Yards Per Catch         10.45     4           
Total Yardage Gained    343.1     16          
3rd Down Conversions    35.0      15          
Points Per Game         19.9      5           
Pass Rush Pct.          19.2      10 (T)      
Pass Defense Pct.       47.2      15          
Turnovers               21        28 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     13    TBY           23      
2     27    at HOU        20      
3     16    CHI           33      
4     20    SEA           31      
6     6     at ARI        34      
7     7     CAR           13      
8     8     at SFO        33      
9     18    STL           10      
10    14    at TBY        23      
11    34    NOS           10      
12    24    at TEN        6       
13    24    at PHI        31      
14    20    JAX           3       
15    20    at NOS        16      
16    19    IND           7       
17    20    at CAR        25      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
9 M. Burnett            QB    306   213   2176  7.11  11    13    84.0    
16 E. Panetta           QB    178   110   966   5.43  6     4     78.1    
**Team                  ---   513   335   3271  6.38  19    17    81.6    
$$Opp                   ---   527   347   3626  6.88  17    10    88.5    

Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
35 C. McWreath          RB    272   1241  4.56  6     3       
39 J. Wayne             RB    123   497   4.04  1     1       
**Team                  ---   426   1878  4.41  8     15      
$$Opp                   ---   457   2262  4.95  13    21      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
84 H. Naughton          WR    98    62    677   10.92 6.91  5     4       
81 A. Rathbone          WR    92    61    635   10.41 6.90  4     4       
35 C. McWreath          RB    71    57    547   9.60  7.70  0     2       
83 C. Mullis            WR    71    41    497   12.12 7.00  5     6       
89 T. Villasenor        WR    64    35    313   8.94  4.89  3     1       
85 R. Poston            WR    26    18    155   8.61  5.96  0     0       
39 J. Wayne             RB    20    16    39    2.44  1.95  0     1       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
97 K. Jenkins           OLB   90    24    7.5   3     2     4     75.7    
93 R. Graham            ILB   89    35    1.5   1     1     4     74.4    
28 C. JohnSy            S     76    25    1.5   0     2     4     78.4    
92 S. Joseph            DT    58    14    8.0   7     0     1     81.3    
47 A. Terry             CB    53    7     0.0   0     1     2     71.4    
25 A. Baughman          CB    46    14    0.0   0     3     9     80.2    
29 S. Marischen         S     40    5     0.0   0     0     5     74.0    
90 H. Bingenheimer      DE    39    14    7.5   12    0     0     81.3    
65 I. Jackson           ILB   37    15    2.5   0     0     1     72.3    
36 E. Lyle              CB    37    11    0.0   0     1     2     76.1    
45 J. Phipps            S     36    25    1.0   1     0     7     81.5    
96 J. Conway            DT    35    7     4.5   9     0     1     82.5    
37 J. Gerhardt          CB    31    10    0.0   0     0     3     77.1    
58 E. Cowley            OLB   30    14    11.0  11    0     0     80.1    
59 D. Oaks              OLB   25    9     4.0   0     0     1     77.9    
52 H. Reid              ILB   22    15    0.0   0     0     1     72.5    
42 R. Holleran          CB    21    9     0.0   0     0     1     74.3    
76 D. Burns             DE    17    6     5.0   2     0     0     81.1    
99 I. Walters           DE    16    8     3.0   7     0     0     80.8

Heh. My favorite stat of the year: RB McWreath led the team in ypt with 7.70. I don't think I've *ever* had a RB do that for any of my SP or MP teams. I'm guessing that's an indicator that I need to be on the lookout for some improved WR talent.

Speaking of that, I think it'll start getting a bit more interesting in the draft now. I'm pretty set (and have depth) at some positions, while at others I'm still trotting 35/35 type talent out there. Without the ability to trade up or down in the draft, I foresee having to decide if I want to spend a 1st rounder on a guy who's likely to be an eventual 70/70 player at a position where he might not start for a few years, or instead grab a guy who's unlikely to be better than 55/55, but is a near-immediate upgrade at his position.

Ben E Lou · 03-07-2015, 04:38 AM

Ben E Lou · 03-07-2015, 04:38 AM

2020 Draftees

PICK	NAME/POS	SIMILAR PLAYERS	HT	WT	RAW	ADJ	DASH	SOL	BENCH	AGI	BRJU	POS	%DEV	VOL	AGE	COMMENTS
1(10)	C Tyrell Booker (51/88)	Similar Players	72	270	75	64	499	18	32	755	107	-	44	4	23	ISeemed like the one clear stud left at this point. Tough to pass up solid options at WR and CB, but I'm hoping that with a stud RB, this pick will pay off.
2(9)	FL Richard Nickel (24/51)	Similar Players	72	206	48	50	448	29	16	710	110	54	12	82	23	Could be a nice consolation prize after having passed over a WR at 1(10)
3(8)	SS Sherman Lyle (17/43)	Similar Players	71	192	52	49	449	45	21	713	101	40	25	55	23	Looks like a good ol' fashioned creeper to me
4(12)	SS Brody Gillespie (25/47)	Similar Players	74	224	48	45	451	29	20	746	94	50	32	46	22	Low agility score, but seems like he could be a good player otherwise.
5(11)	RDE Johnny Kuczowski (18/39)	Similar Players	76	282	43	47	484	26	31	761	107	-	23	70	22	Another non-constraint guy who looks like me might be solid (at least as a pass rusher...)
6(10)	SILB Martin Stokes (17/45)	Similar Players	71	241	42	41	486	20	21	759	107	28	28	53	21	Pretty decent bars and combines for a 6th-rounder
7(9)	RT Bart Robbins (9/64)	Similar Players	77	321	32	35	-	42	-	-	-	-	3	24	21	I tend to suspect that the VU interview I got for him was incorrect, but I thought I'd least spend a 7th

Ben E Lou · 03-07-2015, 05:48 AM

Definitely some stuff worth noting--both bad and good--as we head to this season...

2020 PRESEASON/TRAINING CAMP NOTABLE

It appears that QB Malik Burnett got hit with a big VSOD. He dropped from 73/85-->55/56.
That 7th-round no-combine OT I took with the 3.5 adjusted grade might just be a player. He went from 9/64-->19/69 and the AI has him set to start at RT in the depth chart.
Last year's nice 3rd-round TE find, Jimmy Braasch, held steady on his future potential. He heads to the regular season looking like a 47/74 player.
1st rounder C Tyrell Booker looks like the stud I thought he'd be: 65/87. The WR that I almost took there is a solid-looking 43/61.
An AI team offered a 2nd round pick for backup QB Eddie Panetta. I refused. If this team turns into a contender, he could well be our Earl Morrall.

2020 ROSTER/OUTLOOK

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Atlanta Falcons Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate Future Estimate  Cntrct 
Burnett, Malik          9   QB    QB    5    55               56               4 yrs. 
Panetta, Eddie          16  QB          6    42               42               2 yrs. 
Grzecki, Robbie         19  QB          2    19               30               2 yrs. 
McWreath, Cary          35  RB    RB    4    78               78               5 yrs. 
Wayne, Julio            39  RB          3    39               39               3 yrs. 
Sierra, Ron             43  RB          2    30               33               1 yr.  
Fisher, Darryl          49  FB    FB    6    35               35               2 yrs. 
Braasch, Jimmy          87  TE    TE    2    47               73               3 yrs. 
Donnalley, Darrin       13  TE          3    36               42               3 yrs. 
##Zepeda, John          88  TE          1    20               35               2 yrs. 
%%Pinto, Enrique        82  TE          2    35               45               1 yr.  
Naughton, Heath         84  FL    FL    5    50               50               3 yrs. 
Villasenor, Tommy       89  FL          3    44               44               2 yrs. 
Nickel, Richard         80  FL          1    30               50               4 yrs. 
Rathbone, Andre         81  SE    SE    6    47               47               3 yrs. 
Mullis, Conrad          83  SE          4    46               46               4 yrs. 
##Poston, Ross          85  SE          3    37               43               2 yrs. 
Booker, Tyrell          55  C     C     1    65               87               4 yrs. 
McKenzie, Jose          50  C           5    53               53               3 yrs. 
Woodhouse, Brayden      77  LG    LG    3    37               45               2 yrs. 
**Dodge, Hayden         62  LG          6    50               50               3 yrs. 
Savoy, Jesse            71  LG          1    24               42               2 yrs. 
Falcone, William        60  RG    RG    5    43               43               2 yrs. 
Briones, Larry          66  LT    LT    6    46               46               3 yrs. 
Flynn, Junior           61  LT          2    30               64               3 yrs. 
##Popp, Trevor          68  LT          1    20               38               2 yrs. 
Robbins, Bart           64  RT    RT    1    19               69               4 yrs. 
Kerner, Robert          8   P           6    63               63               3 yrs. 
Pritchett, Frankie      1   K           6    37               37               2 yrs. 
Bingenheimer, Herman    90  LDE   LDE   3    61               61               2 yrs. 
Burns, Darien           76  LDE   RDE   2    41               58               3 yrs. 
Farmer, Gerald          70  RDE         6    37               37               2 yrs. 
Kuczowski, Johnny       73  RDE         1    21               35               4 yrs. 
Joseph, Samuel          92  NT    NT    6    83               83               2 yrs. 
Conway, Jaylen          96  NT          6    40               40               4 yrs. 
Graham, Roy             93  SILB  SILB  5    51               51               3 yrs. 
Reid, Hardy             52  SILB  WILB  6    39               39               3 yrs. 
Stokes, Martin          53  SILB        1    25               44               4 yrs. 
%%Harrison, Josh        94  SILB        1    22               42               2 yrs. 
Jenkins, Keith          97  SLB   SLB   3    84               84               2 yrs. 
Harvill, Kristopher     51  SLB         3    29               36               2 yrs. 
Oaks, DeAndre           59  WLB   WLB   2    34               42               3 yrs. 
Cowley, Eduardo         58  WLB         4    36               36               4 yrs. 
Baughman, Archie        25  LCB         6    40               40               3 yrs. 
##Lane, Lamont          40  LCB         1    17               35               2 yrs. 
Terry, Alexis           47  RCB   LCB   3    45               45               2 yrs. 
Rodenhauser, Wade       34  RCB   RCB   4    42               42               1 yr.  
Lyle, Eduardo           36  RCB         2    28               43               1 yr.  
##Holleran, Reuben      42  RCB         2    27               36               1 yr.  
Gillespie, Brody        41  SS    FS    1    32               47               4 yrs. 
Lyle, Sherman           20  SS          1    20               35               4 yrs. 
##Marischen, Sam        29  SS          2    23               39               3 yrs. 
JohnSy, Cody            28  FS    SS    6    39               39               2 yrs. 
##Phipps, J.B.          45  FS          2    27               37               1 yr.  
Knobbs, Ronald          15  LS          5    21               21               1 yr.  
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 55
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $169,900,000
Cap Room: $23,000,000
Maximum for New Player: $23,570,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $2,740,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $1,460,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $152,750,000

FOF evaluates us as having the league's #21 roster. I think we're better than that. (My code has us as #5. I don't think we're quite THAT good.) I'm going to use a Smash Mouth style game plan, at least at the beginning of the season.

Ben E Lou · 03-07-2015, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

(My code has us as #5. I don't think we're quite THAT good.)

You should listen to your code more, dummy.

Code:

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2020 Summary for Atlanta Falcons
   
Year                2020                                      
Record              16-3                                      
Winning Pct.        .842                                      
All-Time            37-75                                     
Winning Pct.        .330                                      
Playoffs            3-0                                       
Playoff Visits      1                                         
Bowl Wins           1                                         
Head Coach          Liam Legette                              
Record              23-12                                     
Winning Pct.        .657                                      
Off. Coord.         A. Hutchins                               
Def. Coord.         W. DiNicolas                              
Asst. Coach         H. Weber                                  
Stren. Coord.       C. Daly                                   
   
Atlanta Falcons         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         35.9      1           
Rushing Yards           143.6     2           
Yards Per Carry         4.00      25          
Pass Attempts           32.3      25          
Completions             23.6      7           
Completion Pct.         72.9      1           
Passing Yards           245.4     14          
Yards Per Attempt       7.60      6           
Yards Per Catch         10.42     24          
Total Yardage Gained    379.1     4           
3rd Down Conversions    47.3      1           
Points Per Game         25.3      3           
Pass Rush Pct.          23.0      3           
Pass Defense Pct.       49.8      10          
Turnovers               18        2           
Turnover Margin         +8        5 (T)       
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         22.3      2           
Rushing Yards           107.8     14          
Yards Per Carry         4.83      32          
Pass Attempts           32.0      5           
Completions             19.8      2           
Completion Pct.         61.7      5 (T)       
Passing Yards           193.9     1           
Yards Per Attempt       6.06      1           
Yards Per Catch         9.82      1           
Total Yardage Gained    284.2     1           
3rd Down Conversions    36.3      18          
Points Per Game         18.7      4           
Pass Rush Pct.          18.2      5           
Pass Defense Pct.       21.2      1           
Turnovers               26        13 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     33    NOS           10      
2     36    SDO           24      
3     37    WAS           21      
4     7     at TBY        17      
5     26    CAR           14      
6     26    MIN           21      
7     23    at GBY        14      
8     23    DET           3       
9     44    at CHI        21      
10    17    at NOS        13      
12    27    OAK           24      
13    30    at STL        45      
14    17    at KCY        14      
15    24    at CAR        21      
16    14    at DEN        20      
17    20    TBY           17      
$$CS  13    SEA           7       
$$CF  10    WAS           7       
**FB  27    vs NJY        23      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
9 M. Burnett            QB    441   327   3452  7.83  23    5     109.1   
16 E. Panetta           QB    76    50    475   6.25  4     3     84.1    
**Team                  ---   517   377   3927  7.60  27    8     105.5   
$$Opp                   ---   512   316   3103  6.06  18    14    79.1    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
35 C. McWreath          RB    332   1418  4.27  5     6       
39 J. Wayne             RB    157   644   4.10  3     0       
43 R. Sierra            RB    51    140   2.75  4     1       
**Team                  ---   574   2297  4.00  12    17      
$$Opp                   ---   357   1725  4.83  15    20      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
81 A. Rathbone          WR    109   80    868   10.85 7.96  2     4       
35 C. McWreath          RB    79    66    531   8.05  6.72  1     5       
84 H. Naughton          WR    98    63    853   13.54 8.70  1     2       
87 J. Braasch           TE    42    34    294   8.65  7.00  1     2       
83 C. Mullis            WR    38    28    438   15.64 11.53 2     4       
89 T. Villasenor        WR    42    28    412   14.71 9.81  2     3       
49 D. Fisher            FB    36    27    160   5.93  4.44  0     3       
39 J. Wayne             RB    23    18    97    5.39  4.22  1     1       
80 R. Nickel            WR    25    17    191   11.24 7.64  1     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
93 R. Graham            ILB   95    25    1.0   0     1     8     74.2    
97 K. Jenkins           OLB   78    22    11.5  8     5     10    84.3    
52 H. Reid              ILB   60    15    0.5   0     0     1     70.0    
41 B. Gillespie         S     46    22    1.5   0     5     5     81.2    
20 S. Lyle              S     44    11    0.0   0     0     4     76.4    
34 W. Rodenhauser       CB    43    8     0.0   0     1     3     76.2    
28 C. JohnSy            S     42    19    0.0   1     1     3     76.5    
47 A. Terry             CB    42    14    0.0   0     0     12    79.5    
92 S. Joseph            DT    39    15    6.0   9     0     0     80.4    
90 H. Bingenheimer      DE    31    6     5.0   10    0     0     80.2    
25 A. Baughman          CB    28    14    0.0   0     1     4     79.3    
58 E. Cowley            OLB   27    6     6.5   6     0     1     77.2    
59 D. Oaks              OLB   26    12    5.0   8     0     0     80.3    
76 D. Burns             DE    20    11    2.5   11    0     0     81.5    
53 M. Stokes            ILB   18    1     2.5   1     0     0     71.5    
96 J. Conway            DT    17    6     1.0   4     0     0     81.5

The defense absolutely dominated against the pass. The front 7 looks awfully strong on paper, but the secondary appears to be pretty pedestrian. Interesting. Offensively, it looks like running it so much opened up the passing game for us. Burnett's 72.9 completion percentage is pretty crazy.

Obviously, I'm very happy with this performance. That said, I can't help but think that it's a bit of an outlier and we'll be a good-not-great team next year.

Ben E Lou · 03-07-2015, 02:32 PM

Heh. Note to self for MP reference:

I just had the #12 spot in the staff draft, and at all five slots there was no one better (by suitability rating) than the guy I had under contract.

Staff update:

Staff

NAME	ROLE	AGE	PRIMGRP	PLYDEV	YOUNG	MOT	DISC	PLAYCALL	SCOUT	INTVW	STR	CON
Liam Legette	Head Coach	52	Quarterbacks	47	18	96	54	37	77	92	0	0
Amir Hutchins	Offensive Coordinator	36	Quarterbacks	59	48	40	26	71	89	24	0	0
Walter DiNicolas	Defensive Coordinator	37	Secondary	72	75	64	5	51	75	62	0	0
Harvey Weber	Assistant Coach	47	Defensive Linemen	69	69	57	70	37	81	43	0	0
Clyde Daly	Strength Coordinator	50	Strength	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	74	83

path12 · 03-07-2015, 08:44 PM

Win the bowl in year 5? Impressive.

da0ud · 03-08-2015, 04:27 AM

Impressive indeed !

Ben E Lou · 03-08-2015, 05:21 AM

2021 RENEGOTIATIONS/CUTS DISCUSSION
For the first time in this career, the cap has become a concern. I've got three "no-brainer" extensions to do (SLB Jenkins, NT Joseph, DE Bingenheimer,) and those take me right up to the edge of the cap (only $880K "max for new player" once I do those and sign a couple of obvious RFAs). I don't have to make any particularly hard decisions this year, but for the first time I do cut a few guys with salary as the primary consideration so I have a little room to re-sign a couple of others who are free agents. I won't go into detail since no cuts were starters (we're talking 43/43 4th-7th year solid-cohesion backup types, though ). I suspect that in the next year or two, that will change.

The cuts free up enough room to re-sign our long snapper and CB Wade Rodenhauser on the open market. The LS has a 97 rating, and Rodenhauser started 12 games for us last year.

da0ud · 03-08-2015, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

[*]It appears that QB Malik Burnett got hit with a big VSOD. He dropped from 73/85-->55/56.

Just a quick question : how can something like that happen ? I knew the future estimate could change but have the "previous" current higher than the "new" future estimate sounds really odd for someone who is not at the end of his career.
Is there any particular reason for that ? Are his stats gonna climb up again after this "bad period" ?

Thanks a lot

Ben E Lou · 03-08-2015, 02:27 PM

2021 Draftees

PICK	NAME/POS	SIMILAR PLAYERS	HT	WT	RAW	ADJ	DASH	SOL	BENCH	AGI	BRJU	POS	%DEV	VOL	AGE	COMMENTS
1(32)	LDE Calvin Stevenson (25/67)	Similar Players	76	275	57	62	476	16	30	708	115	-	21	87	22	I have two solid young DEs, but this guy looked like the clear BPA when my pick came up..
2(32)	FL Will Curiel (28/49)	Similar Players	74	210	42	44	449	18	11	717	112	42	19	37	22	Almost a pure bars pick here.
3(32)	QB Marvin Jay (14/43)	Similar Players	75	232	50	57	477	31	10	780	104	81	35	11	23	I wasn't looking for a QB, but it's hard to pass up a possible solid one in the late third.
4(32)	C Amari Rollin (19/42)	Similar Players	74	292	47	40	523	40	32	800	98	-	17	58	24	Not really a need position, but there's not much left worth drafting, it seems. Weak class I think.
5(32)	RDT Myron Norris (24/46)	Similar Players	74	288	43	46	507	21	32	790	102	-	29	45	22	Possible pass rush specialist.
6(32)	RB Renaldo Terhune (24/26)	Similar Players	71	212	47	50	464	24	16	735	116	19	62	45	23	Looks like he might be better than initial bars, but not sure if by enough to actually contribute.
7(32)	LG Kurt Greene (16/46)	Similar Players	75	306	38	36	527	11	27	790	93	-	15	8	24	Hello, Mr. Irrelevant

Ben E Lou · 03-09-2015, 04:56 AM

Ben E Lou · 03-15-2015, 07:38 AM

2021 PRESEASON/CAMP NOTABLE

1st round pick DE Stevenson looks like a solid player. He's 32/65 by the end of preseason.
3rd round QB Jay looks like pretty much a total bust at 14/43-->17/33.

2021 ROSTER/OUTLOOK

Code:

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
Atlanta Falcons Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate Future Estimate  Cntrct 
Burnett, Malik          9   QB    QB    6    58               58               3 yrs. 
McWreath, Cary          35  RB    RB    5    73               73               4 yrs. 
Fisher, Darryl          49  FB    FB    7    35               35               1 yr.  
Braasch, Jimmy          87  TE    TE    3    69               72               2 yrs. 
Naughton, Heath         84  FL    FL    6    49               49               2 yrs. 
Rathbone, Andre         81  SE    SE    7    46               46               2 yrs. 
Briones, Larry          66  LT    LT    7    46               46               2 yrs. 
Falcone, William        60  RG    LG    6    44               44               1 yr.  
Booker, Tyrell          55  C     C     2    89               89               3 yrs. 
Savoy, Jesse            71  LG    RG    2    27               41               1 yr.  
Robbins, Bart           64  RT    RT    2    49               69               3 yrs. 
Bingenheimer, Herman    90  LDE   LDE   4    64               64               5 yrs. 
Joseph, Samuel          92  NT    NT    7    83               83               4 yrs. 
Burns, Darien           76  LDE   RDE   3    60               60               2 yrs. 
Jenkins, Keith          97  SLB   SLB   4    84               84               5 yrs. 
Graham, Roy             93  SILB  SILB  6    44               44               2 yrs. 
Stokes, Martin          53  SILB  WILB  2    33               42               3 yrs. 
Oaks, DeAndre           59  WLB   WLB   3    42               46               2 yrs. 
Terry, Alexis           47  RCB   LCB   4    47               47               1 yr.  
Rodenhauser, Wade       34  RCB   RCB   5    42               42               2 yrs. 
Gillespie, Brody        41  SS    SS    2    44               50               3 yrs. 
Lyle, Sherman           20  SS    FS    2    30               35               3 yrs. 
Panetta, Eddie          16  QB          7    43               43               2 yrs. 
Stevens, Scott          5   QB          1    11               27               2 yrs. 
Wayne, Julio            39  RB          4    41               41               2 yrs. 
Maloney, Daryl          27  FB          1    12               20               2 yrs. 
Donnalley, Darrin       13  TE          4    42               42               2 yrs. 
Pinto, Enrique          82  TE          3    39               45               3 yrs. 
Nickel, Richard         80  FL          2    39               51               3 yrs. 
Curiel, Will            86  FL          1    30               44               4 yrs. 
Mullis, Conrad          83  SE          5    46               46               3 yrs. 
Poston, Ross            85  SE          4    32               34               2 yrs. 
McKenzie, Jose          50  C           6    53               53               2 yrs. 
Greene, Kurt            63  LG          1    21               44               4 yrs. 
Mathews, Ty             69  LG          1    19               39               2 yrs. 
Flynn, Junior           61  LT          3    39               63               2 yrs. 
Kerner, Robert          8   P           7    65               65               2 yrs. 
Pritchett, Frankie      1   K           7    35               35               2 yrs. 
Stevenson, Calvin       98  LDE         1    32               65               4 yrs. 
Robbins, Cole           74  RDE         1    21               42               2 yrs. 
Harvill, Kristopher     51  SLB         4    35               35               1 yr.  
Cowley, Eduardo         58  WLB         5    36               36               3 yrs. 
Baughman, Archie        25  LCB         7    38               38               2 yrs. 
Lane, Lamont            40  LCB         2    24               34               1 yr.  
Lyle, Eduardo           36  RCB         3    34               44               4 yrs. 
Knobbs, Ronald          15  LS          6    21               21               2 yrs. 
##Jay, Marvin           19  QB          1    17               33               4 yrs. 
##Terhune, Renaldo      24  RB          1    25               29               4 yrs. 
##Dodge, Hayden         62  LG          7    50               50               2 yrs. 
##Farmer, Gerald        70  RDE         7    36               36               3 yrs. 
##Conway, Jaylen        96  NT          7    40               40               3 yrs. 
##Reid, Hardy           52  SILB        7    38               38               2 yrs. 
##JohnSy, Cody          28  FS          7    39               39               3 yrs. 
%%Villasenor, Tommy     89  FL          4    44               44               1 yr.  
%%Vance, Arnold         10  FL          1    23               34               2 yrs. 
%%Norris, Myron         78  NT          1    25               40               4 yrs. 
   
$$ - player is suspended, ## - player is inactive,  
** = player is injured, %% - player is on IR.  
   
Players Under Contract: 56
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $178,800,000
Cap Room: $6,610,000
Maximum for New Player: $7,210,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $2,230,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $740,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $184,420,000

Solid roster. We're tied for 5th by my code, 6th by FOF. On paper, the defense looks like it should be even better than last year. Our passing cohesion is very high and we may try to throw it a bit more this year.

Ben E Lou · 03-15-2015, 07:51 AM

2021 RECAP
We were hit very hard by injuries and missed the playoffs. Three defensive starters (WLB Cowley, SS Gillspie, and SILB Graham) missed significant portions of the year and ended the season on IR. Gillespie had ankle surgery, so I'm concerned about him taking a ratings hit.

Code:

Front Office Football: The Seventh Edition
2021 Summary for Atlanta Falcons
   
Year                2021                                      
Record              9-7                                       
Winning Pct.        .562                                      
All-Time            46-82                                     
Winning Pct.        .359                                      
Playoffs            3-0                                       
Playoff Visits      1                                         
Bowl Wins           1                                         
Head Coach          Liam Legette                              
Record              32-19                                     
Winning Pct.        .627                                      
Off. Coord.         A. Hutchins                               
Def. Coord.         W. DiNicolas                              
Asst. Coach         H. Weber                                  
Stren. Coord.       C. Daly                                   
   
Atlanta Falcons         Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         29.3      9           
Rushing Yards           128.8     8           
Yards Per Carry         4.40      11          
Pass Attempts           36.9      9           
Completions             24.3      5           
Completion Pct.         65.8      8           
Passing Yards           239.2     15          
Yards Per Attempt       6.49      21 (T)      
Yards Per Catch         9.86      25          
Total Yardage Gained    357.6     9           
3rd Down Conversions    40.1      7           
Points Per Game         23.6      8           
Pass Rush Pct.          23.5      1           
Pass Defense Pct.       51.1      9           
Turnovers               25        13 (T)      
Turnover Margin         +9        3           
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         23.8      4 (T)       
Rushing Yards           117.1     19          
Yards Per Carry         4.93      29          
Pass Attempts           35.3      16          
Completions             22.0      11 (T)      
Completion Pct.         62.3      10          
Passing Yards           230.4     12 (T)      
Yards Per Attempt       6.53      12          
Yards Per Catch         10.47     13          
Total Yardage Gained    328.1     13          
3rd Down Conversions    33.2      5           
Points Per Game         19.6      13 (T)      
Pass Rush Pct.          15.5      3 (T)       
Pass Defense Pct.       41.4      9           
Turnovers               34        4 (T)       
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     26    at CAR        21      
2     24    at NJY        21      
3     16    CHI           0       
4     20    at PHI        23      
5     6     WAS           26      
6     10    at TBY        37      
7     24    CAR           9       
9     40    at DAL        21      
10    24    NYK           28      
11    37    NOS           6       
12    13    at NED        27      
13    9     at ARI        31      
14    44    MIA           17      
15    27    TBY           17      
16    24    BUF           27      
17    33    at NOS        3       
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
9 M. Burnett            QB    575   382   3802  6.61  19    12    87.3    
**Team                  ---   590   388   3827  6.49  19    12    86.2    
$$Opp                   ---   565   352   3687  6.53  17    24    73.5    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
35 C. McWreath          RB    381   1820  4.78  13    6       
39 J. Wayne             RB    69    177   2.57  2     3       
**Team                  ---   468   2061  4.40  15    23      
$$Opp                   ---   380   1873  4.93  17    16      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
81 A. Rathbone          WR    133   82    902   11.00 6.78  8     5       
35 C. McWreath          RB    84    68    479   7.04  5.70  4     4       
84 H. Naughton          WR    82    52    599   11.52 7.30  6     3       
87 J. Braasch           TE    70    47    555   11.81 7.93  1     4       
83 C. Mullis            WR    72    46    496   10.78 6.89  7     0       
80 R. Nickel            WR    59    34    408   12.00 6.92  4     2       
49 D. Fisher            FB    33    25    149   5.96  4.52  3     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
97 K. Jenkins           OLB   95    26    8.0   8     7     7     82.3    
93 R. Graham            ILB   72    23    2.0   0     0     6     77.0    
47 A. Terry             CB    67    10    1.0   2     0     6     74.0    
28 C. JohnSy            S     66    34    0.0   0     4     4     79.4    
20 S. Lyle              S     59    16    0.0   1     2     4     75.6    
34 W. Rodenhauser       CB    58    16    0.0   0     8     9     82.4    
53 M. Stokes            ILB   57    12    1.5   1     1     2     74.2    
90 H. Bingenheimer      DE    35    14    6.5   18    0     1     80.7    
25 A. Baughman          CB    31    17    0.0   0     0     2     78.4    
76 D. Burns             DE    31    8     4.5   14    0     0     80.3    
92 S. Joseph            DT    29    13    7.5   8     0     0     82.5    
59 D. Oaks              OLB   29    7     6.0   7     0     0     80.0    
33 M. England           S     26    5     0.0   0     1     1     74.5    
51 K. Harvill           OLB   20    6     4.5   4     0     0     79.6    
74 C. Robbins           DE    20    9     0.0   7     0     1     79.9

Ben E Lou · 03-15-2015, 02:38 PM

Whoa....a pretty early retirement. C Jose McKenzie calls it quits. I think I've read about someone else seeing this happen in FOF7: McKenzie is a starting-quality player who got 0 starts last season. I wonder if this is a "thing" in FOF7. He hangs 'em up after just six seasons at age 29. McKenzie was a pretty solid late-round pick, taken at 5(1). He became a 53/53 player and started for four seasons before being replaced by stud C Tyrell Booker.

STAFF DRAFT--Picked #25. No one anywhere close to the same quality as my existing guys.

Staff

NAME	ROLE	AGE	PRIMGRP	PLYDEV	YOUNG	MOT	DISC	PLAYCALL	SCOUT	INTVW	STR	CON
Liam Legette	Head Coach	53	Quarterbacks	48	16	97	54	37	78	95	0	0
Amir Hutchins	Offensive Coordinator	37	Quarterbacks	60	51	39	26	72	92	25	0	0
Walter DiNicolas	Defensive Coordinator	38	Secondary	72	80	66	8	51	75	61	0	0
Harvey Weber	Assistant Coach	48	Defensive Linemen	68	68	58	73	38	84	41	0	0
Clyde Daly	Strength Coordinator	51	Strength	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	73	82

02-22-2015, 12:11 PM	#4
timmae College Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago	Sam is the man!! I will be reading.. __________________ Interactive OOTP 15 Dynasty (Single Season) CHAMPION!! Oh yeah... Happy New York Day everyone!

02-22-2015, 12:37 PM	#6
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2015 PRESEASON/TRAINING CAMP NOTABLE No injuries worth mentioning. (Worst one to a draftee was a 2-weeker to the 2nd-round OT.) 6th round OG Hayden Dodge emerges from preseason at 25/53, up from his initial 21/46, and looking like a solid starter. 2nd round OT Larry Briones also had a nice increase, from 18/42-->24/47. DT Joseph, at 45/86, is looking like the stud I thought he'd be. 3rd round QB Scottie Bullock, on the other hand, is looking like a no-go from day 1. He's 4/44-->5/29 and I doubt the AI will ever play him. The good news is that's partially because... ...undrafted QB Eddie Panetta had a positive camp (19/38-->23/43), knows 12 formations already, and is the clear #1. His player card: __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

02-22-2015, 02:15 PM	#9
timmae College Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago	ughhh... if only you could play Tampa 16 times... that pass offense was... ummm... not good. But like you said, expected. __________________ Interactive OOTP 15 Dynasty (Single Season) CHAMPION!! Oh yeah... Happy New York Day everyone!

02-23-2015, 09:51 PM	#11
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	I like a lot of the tenets of your empty cupboarding. I've never done one before in any game, but strongly considering trying one in OOTP __________________ Current dynasty: OOTP25 Blitz: RTS meets Moneyball \| OOTP Mod: GM Excel Competitive Balance Tax/Revenue Sharing Calc \| FBCB Mods on Github

03-05-2015, 04:35 AM	#14
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	Back in the saddle after a move. 2016 PRESEASON/TRAINING CAMP NOTABLE No injuries worth mentioning. QB Burnett pretty much holds his ratings. At the end of preseason he's 33/88. 4th round OT William Falcone was 18/42-->23/46 as a tackle, and gets moved to RG where he's 21/47. 2nd round ILB Roy Graham is looking like a pretty big miss there: 19/52-->22/42. But my third round pick, WR Heath Naughton, looks like a legit starter with his 27/48-->31/51 camp. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

02-22-2015, 07:40 AM	#3
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	Nothing to do in FA with an empty roster. 2015 AMATEUR DRAFT 1(5): RDT Samuel Joseph (37/87): 3 red, including near-max numbers in bench and agility. It's not the sexiest position for the first draft pick in franchise history, but he seemed like the only clear stud there. 2(6): LT Larry Briones (18/42): 4 blue, 1 red (Sol). He might have been a bit of a reach, but there are enough positives to make me think his bars might climb a bit and make him a solid starting LT. 3(5): QB Scottie Bullock (4/44): I'm not sold on him by any means, but he has decent enough bars and good enough combines to make me want to give him a shot in the third round. 4(6): LT Zane Foster (16/49): I didn't set out to take two tackles, but this guy has a classic creeper bar signature and had solid combines. I couldn't resist. 5(5): SE Andre Rathbone (20/45): Had a couple of blue combines and nice bars at RR/AvdDr/End. Could be a nice possession receiver. 6(6): LG Hayden Dodge (21/46): Another potential creeper at OL. 7(5): FL Jimmy Godfrey (13/31): No-combine guy who looked intriguing. I didn't play to go after any particular position or position group--just to grab the bpa with the exception of perhaps reaching for a QB. I ended up drafting 3 offensive linemen. It'd sure be nice to get that group in place early. Screen of my first rounder: __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

02-25-2015, 08:12 PM	#12
da0ud n00b Join Date: Jan 2015	Really love this thread idea Ben E Lou ! I will enjoy reading every bits of it <3 As a noob, I am really looking to improve my skills at this game, and reading your thought process is greatly valuable to me. Thanks again

02-27-2015, 06:16 PM	#13
Vaevictis_386 n00b Join Date: Jan 2013	Cool stuff. Looking forward to see what happens with T Foster.

03-05-2015, 07:12 AM	#17
da0ud n00b Join Date: Jan 2015	Can't wait to see who will be added to your roster !

03-05-2015, 05:01 PM	#21
path12 Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	Looks like McWreath is a decent receiver as well. __________________ We have always been at war with Eastasia.

03-05-2015, 08:20 PM	#24
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	__________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-05-2015, 08:21 PM	#25
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	Two holdouts: NT Joseph and SILB Reid. Both get their way, though Reid isn't very expensive. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-06-2015, 02:41 AM	#26
da0ud n00b Join Date: Jan 2015	We should start betting when you will win the Bowl Awesome job so far, it is really entertaining reading your journey with this team.

03-07-2015, 04:38 AM	#33
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	__________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-07-2015, 08:44 PM	#38
path12 Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	Win the bowl in year 5? Impressive. __________________ We have always been at war with Eastasia.

03-08-2015, 04:27 AM	#39
da0ud n00b Join Date: Jan 2015	Impressive indeed !

03-08-2015, 05:21 AM	#40
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	2021 RENEGOTIATIONS/CUTS DISCUSSION For the first time in this career, the cap has become a concern. I've got three "no-brainer" extensions to do (SLB Jenkins, NT Joseph, DE Bingenheimer,) and those take me right up to the edge of the cap (only $880K "max for new player" once I do those and sign a couple of obvious RFAs). I don't have to make any particularly hard decisions this year, but for the first time I do cut a few guys with salary as the primary consideration so I have a little room to re-sign a couple of others who are free agents. I won't go into detail since no cuts were starters (we're talking 43/43 4th-7th year solid-cohesion backup types, though ). I suspect that in the next year or two, that will change. The cuts free up enough room to re-sign our long snapper and CB Wade Rodenhauser on the open market. The LS has a 97 rating, and Rodenhauser started 12 games for us last year. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-09-2015, 04:56 AM	#43
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	__________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

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