The Bill Gates Challenge, Part I: In The Beginning...

[Kodos]

2004 Playoffs

In the Divisional Playoff round, Washington topped St. Louis, 30-21.

In the NFC Championship, Washington dispatched division-rival Philadelphia fairly easily, 23-10.

2004 Super Bowl

The Skins destroyed the Dolphins 48-13 in a typical Super Bowl blowout to become repeat champions. This year, Washington had the home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, instead of having to advance from the Wild Card round to get to the Super Bowl like in 2003. I think that they would agree that it is preferable to do it this way.

As for us, no playoffs, but we did make some strides. And we have another high draft pick for 2005, so hopefully we can continue our ascension to mediocrity. On the plus side, Dallas didn't make it either. Ha!

Bill's Cumulative Losses Through 2004

Table of Losses:

Season  Team Losses

2000     $620,000,000

2001       18,000,000

2002       14,000,000

2003      134,600,000

2004      169,300,000

                     

Total    $955,900,000

Retirements

Being a young team, with the exception of a few players, we had no player retirements. Dallas, on the other hand, lost three guys, including their beloved Troy Aikman. Well boo-hoo-hoo!

New York:
None

Dallas:
Troy Aikman, QB
Harvey Swane, T
Chad Hennings, DT

Good riddance! Go fishing with Jimmy Johnson, Troy!

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2005 Offseason

New Scout search
We began the offseason by searching for a replacement for Cory Wells, our lead scout. Our search for an offensive-minded guy who is good with young players led us to Oliver Ramthun, a 42 year old scout from Seattle (37-43-1) with the following ratings:

QBs           Very good

RBs           Very good

WRs           Fair

OLs           Very good

Kickers       Poor

DLs           Very good

LBs           Fair

Secondary     Good

Young Talent  Very good

We took no chances with him, offering $1 million a year for 5 years. Unsurprisingly, he accepted our offer.

(Not) Doin' It For The Fans
Fan loyalty has dropped to 5%. I'm beginning to see a pattern here...

We decided not to touch the ticket prices. The bleachers will be empty anyway.

Free Agency
Not wanting our surprise breakout player from last year to defect, we decided to Franchise DT Jackie Tuten, since his loyalty ranking was low.

Re-signed Players

Here are the important re-signings we made this year.

Name          Pos. Salary  Dur.   Bonus

Erik Williams  T   $10.84  3 yrs  $4.00 

Kyle Diaz      WR  $16.36  4 yrs  $2.62

Levon Ned      DE  $15.92  4 yrs  $1.62

J.T. Kearse    FB  $11.25  4 yrs  $4.50

Jimmie Willis  G    $2.73  3 yrs    ---

Free Agent Cowboys

Having re-signed our own players, we turned our eyes to the Cowboys roster. This is Bill's favorite part of the offseason!

The top free agent for the Cowboys was Greg Ellis, a fan favorite DE. Unfortunately, he was Franchised, so no dice. However, Solomon Page, last season's Franchised guard, was left unprotected, as well as solid WR Jason Tucker and Ebenezer Ekuban, a DE who had 11.5 sacks in 2004.

Page signed for $15 million over 4 years in the first round of free agency, while Jason Tucker soon followed for $13.7 million over 3 years. Ekuban was less quick to sign. We had the Cowboys' offer beaten by millions, so we were confident he would sign eventually. However, his low loyalty rating fooled us, as he re-signed with the Cowboys for much less than we had offered in round 8 of free agency. Our first unsuccessful attempt to steal a Dallas player!

[Kodos]

2005 Draft

Sitting with the third overall pick in the draft, we targeted 3 players:

Kelvin Gonzalez, a 5'7" receiver with high ratings across the board. However, our scout is only fair at rating WRs. Bill and I suspect he will bust.

Ken Francis, a 6'1" 306 pound guard rating 4.3 with potential to estimated at 7.5, is also available.

However, we decided to draft James Pond, a 6'6", 309 pound tackle with 4.3/7.3 ratings. We want someone who can compete with Junior Adams for the starting right tackle position. We have serious doubts about Adams' durability, since he missed about half of the games last season due to injury.

2005 Draft Summary

Rnd 1 - James Pond, T, Cal. - Poly SLO

Rnd 2 - Pete Cash, QB, Presbyterian  

Rnd 3 - Terrell Mott, RB, Maryland 

Rnd 4 - Duane Brustkern, G, Rutgers

Rnd 5 - Tracy Flowers, WR, New Mexico

Rnd 6 - Darrell Sutter, S, Texas - El Paso

Rnd 7 - Tommy Perkins, CB, Baylor  

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Franchise Player Re-signed

Before camp, we re-signed DT Jackie "Rootin'" Tuten to a 5 year deal worth $35.17 million, including a $4,500,000 signing bonus.

2005 Training Camp

Here is how Ramthun rated our squad following training camp:

  Position/Player         Current Est  Future Est     Exp   Sgnd

  DT  Jackie Tuten                 13          19       2   2009   

  LB  Al Ingram                     9          18       2   2009   

   T  James Pond                    4          17       1   2009   

  WR  Keith Bennett                10          16       2   2006   

  TE  David LaFleur                14          15       9   2006   

   G  Solomon Page                 13          14       7   2008   

   T  Erik Williams                14          14      15   2007   

   C  Tracy Long                   10          13       3   2006   

  FB  J.T. Kearse                  13          13       3   2008   

   G  Duane Brustkern               4          12       1   2007   

  QB  Pete Cash                     4          12       1   2008   

  WR  Tracy Flowers                 4          12       1   2007   

  RB  Terrell Mott                  7          12       1   2008   

  WR  Jason Tucker                 11          11       7   2007   

  QB  Bill Berger                   5          11       2   2007   

  LB  Malcolm Casarez               2          11       1   2005   

   P  Artie Woodson                 7          10       4   2005   

  FB  Zack Guthrie                  7          10       2   2006   

  LB  Walt Pennell                  1          10       1   2005   

  WR  Kyle Diaz                     7           9       4   2008   

  DE  Levon Ned                     7           9       4   2008   

   G  Mario Barton                  2           9       1   2005   

  WR  Billy Couch                   8           9       4   2007   

   K  Tim Legan                     6           9       4   2006   

  DE  Brock Donohue                 6           9       4   2007   

  DE  Edwin Connell                 2           9       1   2005   

  CB  Tommy Perkins                 3           9       1   2007   

  RB  Harvey Kegley                 8           8       3   2006   

  QB  Craig Gilmore                 3           8       2   2005   

   T  Junior Adams                  6           8       3   2007   

  TE  Shaun Reeves                  8           8       2   2006   

  LB  Cedric Barclay                2           8       2   2007   

   G  Norm Dole                     5           8       4   2007   

  DT  Geoff Farrell                 5           8       4   2006   

  RB  Trevor Collier                7           8       2   2007   

   T  Bernie Graham                 4           8       2   2007   

  CB  Luke Brooks                   5           8       4   2006   

  CB  Greg Hancock                  3           8       1   2005   

   S  C.J. Dunn                     6           7       4   2005   

  RB  Scott Myers                   6           7       2   2005   

   T  Korey Carpenter               7           7       2   2007   

  WR  Jerry Farley                  5           7       2   2005   

   C  Jason Bishop                  4           7       2   2006   

  LB  Kim Witt                      2           7       1   2005   

   S  Darrell Sutter                3           7       1   2007   

  LB  Lamar Leicester               2           7       2   2006   

  CB  Darnell Dembsky               2           7       1   2005   

  LB  Broderick Emmons              4           6       4   2006   

   S  Marshall Newhart              5           5       4   2006   

  CB  Van Hoffman                   5           5       1   2005   

  DT  Tyrus Tank                    2           5       1   2005   

  TE  Glen Drake                    5           5       1   2005   

  DE  Kenny Arnold                  2           3       1   2005   

Salary Cap: $86.5 million
Room Under Cap: $590,000

[Kodos]

Originally posted by Hammer755:


I couldn't help but notice that it was former Giant Sean Bennett (who you traded in season 2) who terrorized you in Game 2 with the Cowboys. Perhaps Jerry Jones is playing the same game with Bill Gates and posting over on the Football Mogul message board. .

Hammerin' Hank

[Kodos]

Hank, that was an astute observation (one that I failed to make myself). Apparently, Philly didn't see fit to hang on to him. The fools! No more favors for them!

[Kodos]

2005 Exhibition Season

It was another rough exhibition season. It'd sure be nice to win once in a while. I guess this will make it sweeter when we do start winning.

Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  

Week 1    GREEN BAY PACKERS               L, 10-17  34,000    3,800       

Week 2    OPEN                              

Week 3    CINCINNATI BUNGLES              L, 10-36  30,200    5,800       

Week 4    Baltimore Ravens                L, 20-22  53,700    6,300       

Week 5    Cleveland Browns                L, 6-17   66,100    1,300       

2005 Exhibition Standings

 NFC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Philadelphia            3   1   0   .750  99    59    0-0-0   0-0-0     

Arizona                 1   3   0   .250  76    75    0-0-0   0-0-0     

Washington              1   3   0   .250  61    99    0-0-0   0-0-0     

Dallas                  0   4   0   .000  76    88    0-0-0   0-0-0     

**New York G            0   4   0   .000  46    92    0-0-0   0-0-0

[Kodos]

2005 Regular Season

This was the most disheartening season so far, especially since we got swept by the Cowboys. We were plagued by injuries to key players throughout the season, and were never able to get on track at all. Bill and I expected to continue our upward arc this year, so this season has left a bitter taste in our mouths.

Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  

Week 1    GREEN BAY PACKERS               L, 16-34  37,100    2,700       

Week 2    ARIZONA CARDINALS               L, 10-17  31,700    3,800       

Week 3    Dallas Cowboys                  L, 21-22  53,300    2,500       

Week 4    Detroit Lions                   W, 34-24  44,000    4,100       

Week 5    WASHINGTON REDSKINS             L, 14-23  34,000    3,000       

Week 6    Buffalo Bills                   L, 17-41  78,100    4,800       

Week 7    Arizona Cardinals               L, 20-33  65,500    4,200       

Week 8    ATLANTA FALCONS                 W, 27-21  25,500    5,400       

Week 9    OPEN                              

Week 10   Washington Redskins             L, 17-20  78,000    2,300       

Week 11   New Orleans Saints              L, 13-27  49,300    2,700       

Week 12   PHILADELPHIA EAGLES             W, 39-17  27,000    2,700       

Week 13   INDIANAPOLIS COLTS              L, 25-33  36,400    3,800       

Week 14   DALLAS COWBOYS                  L, 16-31  25,500    4,200       

Week 15   New York Jets                   W, 17-13  58,000    2,600       

Week 16   Philadelphia Eagles             L, 7-20   77,800    5,700       

Week 17   NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS            L, 14-39  29,200    3,800

Game 1 (Week 3):
Box Score: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys.
Attendance: 53,300 (65,700), No-Shows: 2,500.
Weather: 98 degrees, fair.

1Q: 14:24 NYG - Tim Legan 46 field goal.
1Q: 06:32 NYG - Tim Legan 45 field goal.
1Q: 00:52 DAL - Raghib Ismail 10 pass from Paul Justin.
1Q: 00:52 DAL - Adrian Feugill extra point.
2Q: 11:23 NYG - Van Hoffman 25 interception return.
2Q: 11:23 NYG - J.T. Kearse run for conversion failed.
2Q: 05:19 DAL - Adrian Feugill 30 field goal.
2Q: 01:52 NYG - Kyle Diaz 9 pass from Bill Berger.
2Q: 01:52 NYG - Tim Legan extra point failed.
3Q: 13:29 DAL - Raghib Ismail 5 pass from Paul Justin.
3Q: 13:29 DAL - Sean Bennett run for conversion failed.
3Q: 07:09 NYG - Tim Legan 36 field goal.
4Q: 11:34 DAL - Joey Galloway 3 pass from Paul Justin.
4Q: 11:34 DAL - Robb Thomas run for conversion failed.

Game MVP: DAL 81 Raghib Ismail

New York          6      12     3      0      -      21  

Dallas            7      3      6      6      -      22

Team Statistics          NYG           DAL  

  

First Downs              14            20  

Rushes                   23            37  

Rushing Yards            94            145  

Yards Per Carry          4.0           3.9  

Pass Attempts            30            26  

Completions              16            17  

Passing Yards            141           157 

Yards Per Attempt        4.7           6.0 

Sacked                   2             0  

Yards Lost               11            0  

Net Passing Yards        130           157

Interceptions            1             3  

Fumbles/Lost             2/1           0/0

Total Plays              55            63 

Total Yards              224           302

Yards Per Play           4.0           4.7 

3rd Down Plays           2/11          4/11 

Penalties                5             11  

Penalty Yards            48            85  

Time Of Possession       27:19         32:41

Game 2 (Week 14):

Box Score: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants.
Attendance: 25,500 (78,000), No-Shows: 4,200.
Weather: 44 degrees, rain.
1Q: 14:26 DAL - Sean Bennett 87 run.
1Q: 14:26 DAL - Adrian Feugill extra point.
2Q: 14:50 DAL - Deion Dewitt 40 interception return.
2Q: 14:50 DAL - Adrian Feugill extra point.
2Q: 09:49 NYG - Tim Legan 31 field goal.
2Q: 04:09 NYG - Tim Legan 34 field goal.
2Q: 00:01 NYG - Tim Legan 23 field goal.
3Q: 03:27 DAL - Joey Galloway 16 pass from Darren Nichols.
3Q: 03:27 DAL - Adrian Feugill extra point.
4Q: 13:33 DAL - Adrian Feugill 20 field goal.
4Q: 09:34 NYG - Tracy Flowers 24 pass from Pete Cash.
4Q: 09:34 NYG - Tim Legan extra point.
4Q: 02:04 DAL - Sean Bennett 4 run.
4Q: 02:04 DAL - Adrian Feugill extra point.

Game MVP: DAL 37 Deion Dewitt

Dallas            7      7      7      10     -      31  

New York          0      9      0      7      -      16  

Team Statistics          DAL           NYG  

First Downs              18            16  

Rushes                   31            30  

Rushing Yards            188           99  

Yards Per Carry          6.0           3.3  

Pass Attempts            35            33  

Completions              21            12  

Passing Yards            184           189  

Yards Per Attempt        5.2           5.7  

Sacked                   1             1  

Yards Lost               8             7  

Net Passing Yards        176           182  

Interceptions            0             1  

Fumbles/Lost             1/1           0/0  

Total Plays              67            64  

Total Yards              364           281  

Yards Per Play           5.4           4.3  

3rd Down Plays           6/17          2/14  

Penalties                12            10  

Penalty Yards            87            81  

Time Of Possession       31:24         28:36

[Kodos]

2005 Regular Season Final Standings

There ain't no justice, I tell ya.

 NFC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Washington              9   7   0   .563  341   337   6-2-0   7-5-0     

Arizona                 7   9   0   .438  375   334   5-3-0   6-6-0     

Philadelphia            7   9   0   .438  291   322   5-3-0   5-7-0     

Dallas                  6   10  0   .375  302   372   3-5-0   5-7-0     

**New York G            4   12  0   .250  307   415   1-7-0   3-9-0     

   

 NFC Central            W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Green Bay               11  5   0   .688  303   278   6-2-0   8-4-0     

Chicago                 9   7   0   .563  349   307   5-3-0   8-4-0     

Tampa Bay               9   7   0   .563  279   212   4-4-0   7-5-0     

Minnesota               7   9   0   .438  268   309   3-5-0   5-7-0     

Detroit                 3   13  0   .188  253   369   2-6-0   2-10-0    

   

 NFC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

New Orleans             13  3   0   .813  370   261   7-1-0   11-1-0    

San Francisco           12  4   0   .750  428   264   5-3-0   9-3-0     

St. Louis               10  6   0   .625  340   255   3-5-0   6-6-0     

Carolina                8   8   0   .500  345   325   4-4-0   5-7-0     

Atlanta                 4   12  0   .250  280   384   1-7-0   3-9-0

     

 AFC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Miami                   10  6   0   .625  367   296   6-2-0   7-5-0     

Indianapolis            10  6   0   .625  347   327   3-5-0   6-6-0     

New England             9   7   0   .563  305   314   4-4-0   7-5-0     

Buffalo                 8   8   0   .500  303   303   4-4-0   5-7-0     

New York J              6   10  0   .375  253   275   3-5-0   5-7-0     

   

 AFC Central            W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Pittsburgh              10  6   0   .625  327   285   8-2-0   9-3-0     

Jacksonville            10  6   0   .625  275   251   5-5-0   8-5-0     

Cincinnati              9   7   0   .563  312   251   6-4-0   8-5-0     

Baltimore               7   9   0   .438  256   301   5-5-0   6-6-0     

Tennessee               6   10  0   .375  240   276   4-6-0   5-8-0

Cleveland               3   13  0   .188  239   349   2-7-0   2-11-0





 AFC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Wichita (KS)            10  6   0   .625  323   289   8-2-0   9-3-0     

Denver                  9   7   0   .563  290   304   6-4-0   7-6-0     

Seattle                 9   7   0   .563  338   304   5-5-0   6-6-0     

Oakland                 8   8   0   .500  283   310   3-7-0   6-7-0     

Kansas City             7   9   0   .438  337   348   4-6-0   5-8-0     

San Diego               6   10  0   .375  226   325   4-6-0   5-8-0     

[Kodos]

2005 Playoffs

New Orleans used the home field advantage to advance through the playoffs like this:

In the Divisional Round, they beat St. Louis 45-34.

In the NFC Championship, they crushed the Packers, 52-20.

2005 Super Bowl

The Saints prevailed in a highly contested Super Bowl, 19-14, over the Wichita Gamblers.

2005 Super Bowl MVP: Steve McNair, New Orleans Saints
2005 League MVP: Edgerrin James, Indianapolis Colts

[Kodos]

2005 Individual Statistics

QBs

Cash threw a decent number of TDs, but also threw as many interceptions as touchdowns.

Name                  Tm  GP  GS  Att   Comp  Pct   Yards Avg   Lg

Cash, Pete            NYG 11  11  326   171   52.4  2403  7.37  67      

Berger, Bill          NYG 4   2   95    43    45.2  551   5.80  52      

Gilmore, Craig        NYG 3   3   88    43    48.8  456   5.18  51      

Name                  TD    Int   Sack  Yards Rate

Cash, Pete            18    18    28    171   71.8    

Berger, Bill          4     2     7     39    69.2    

Gilmore, Craig        3     5     7     49    52.0

RBs

We need a good runner in a bad way. Kegley's performance dropped off badly this year.

Name                  Tm  GP  GS  Att   Yards Avg   Lg    TD

Myers, Scott          NYG 11  6   82    351   4.2   31    0       

Kegley, Harvey        NYG 13  8   86    263   3.0   20    0       

Mott, Terrell         NYG 12  1   40    214   5.3   26    2       

Kearse, J.T.          NYG 16  13  45    122   2.7   20    0       

Cash, Pete            NYG 11  11  33    109   3.3   19    1       

Collier, Trevor       NYG 14  1   39    108   2.7   16    0       

Receivers

Diaz led all receivers again.

Name                  Tm  GP  GS  Ctch  Yards Avg   Targ  CtPct

Diaz, Kyle            NYG 16  13  58    750   12.9  128   45.3    

Bennett, Keith        NYG 13  10  44    666   15.1  96    45.8    

Couch, Billy          NYG 13  1   39    528   13.5  81    48.1    

Tucker, Jason         NYG 9   8   28    425   15.1  49    57.1    

Flowers, Tracy        NYG 14  0   20    347   17.3  43    46.5    

Warren, Lenny         NYG 7   0   14    294   21.0  18    77.7    

LaFleur, David        NYG 16  14  23    257   11.1  39    58.9    

Name                  Lg    TD    YAC   Drop  PsPly TgPct

Diaz, Kyle            44    3     316   8     462   27.7    

Bennett, Keith        52    3     291   11    319   30.0    

Couch, Billy          55    7     214   7     308   26.2    

Tucker, Jason         45    1     184   4     220   22.2    

Flowers, Tracy        49    3     143   1     237   18.1    

Warren, Lenny         48    3     93    0     103   17.4    

LaFleur, David        67    4     116   1     191   20.4    

Defenders

Al Ingram was injured for much of the season, and was not himself when he did play.

Name                  Tm  GP  GS  Tckl  Asst  Sack  Blk   Hurr

Newhart, Marshall     NYG 16  16  82    30    0.0   0     0       

Ingram, Al            NYG 10  10  74    20    0.0   0     0       

Leicester, Lamar      NYG 14  12  63    16    0.0   1     0       

Dunn, C.J.            NYG 16  16  56    28    1.0   1     0       

Barclay, Cedric       NYG 16  9   50    10    1.0   0     0       

Tuten, Jackie         NYG 16  11  48    19    5.5   2     2       

Ned, Levon            NYG 16  16  42    17    10.0  0     5       

Emmons, Broderick     NYG 10  10  42    13    0.0   1     0       

Casarez, Malcolm      NYG 16  0   42    15    0.5   0     0       

Dembsky, Darnell      NYG 16  0   42    9     2.0   0     0       

Brooks, Luke          NYG 16  16  40    17    1.0   0     0       

Hancock, Greg         NYG 16  16  40    16    1.0   0     0       

Name                  RnPly PsPly PRPct TkPct

Newhart, Marshall     431   462   0.0   12.5    

Ingram, Al            233   250   0.0   19.4    

Leicester, Lamar      224   211   0.4   18.1    

Dunn, C.J.            395   454   0.4   10.0    

Barclay, Cedric       243   230   0.4   12.8    

Tuten, Jackie         303   349   2.7   11.1    

Ned, Levon            478   538   2.7   6.7     

Emmons, Broderick     198   175   0.5   14.7    

Casarez, Malcolm      255   244   0.2   11.5    

Dembsky, Darnell      232   298   0.6   10.0    

Brooks, Luke          361   435   0.2   7.2     

Hancock, Greg         382   431   0.2   7.0     

Sack Leaders

Levon Ned surprised us by leading the team in sacks; injuries to Tuten hurt his performance in 2005.

Name                  Tm  GP  GS  Tckl  Asst  Sack  Blk   Hurr

Ned, Levon            NYG 16  16  42    17    10.0  0     5       

Tuten, Jackie         NYG 16  11  48    19    5.5   2     2       

Connell, Edwin        NYG 16  0   28    2     4.0   0     7       

Tank, Tyrus           NYG 16  12  27    17    4.0   1     2       

Donohue, Brock        NYG 16  16  21    8     3.5   2     4       

Dembsky, Darnell      NYG 16  0   42    9     2.0   0     0       

Joyner, Stanley       NYG 7   0   27    1     1.5   1     1       

2005 Player Awards:
None.

[Kodos]

2005 Season Final Team Ratings:

Season Ending Power Rating: 23

Team Rankings for 2005 Season

Our passing offense was average, but everything else was pretty disgusting. We just were not a good team at all in 2005. I'm losing a little bit of faith in me & Bill's quest here. Maybe it isn't gonna work out...

Rushing offense   31st  1263 yds

Passing offense   16th  3410 yds

Rushing defense   32nd  2324 yds

Passing defense   23rd  3594 yds

We did pretty well with 42 sacks, but our lack of players taking the ball away on D killed us, as our -16 turnover ratio shows.
Defense wins championships, and no defense wins very little...

Sacks             10th    42

Interceptions     32nd     9

Turnover margin   30th   -16

Points scored     15th   307

Points allowed    32nd   415

Wish us some luck, folks. The mood is just plain ugly around here...

[Kodos]

Originally posted by General Mike:


Don't give up now Kodos. You teach those dirty stinking Cowboys a lesson.

[Kodos]

2006 Offseason

Coach/Scout Changes

We stuck with Gibson and Ramthun because we couldn't find anyone more promising than either of them in this year's crop. Bill and I are trying to just disregard last season entirely and write it off as bad luck. The mood is still pretty somber around here though. This will be our last season in New York, and we badly need to pick up some momentum to carry us into our new home in Waco.

2006 Hall Of Fame Inductees

Dallas
Emmitt Smith, RB

Retirements

New York:

None. We were worried Williams might call it a career, but he opted to stay on for another season.

Dallas:

Raghib Ismail, WR
Mark Stepnoski, C

Fan Loyalty Rating: 0

Ticket Prices: No change.

2006 Franchise Info

We lost 122.05 million in 2005, a new record that put us over the billion dollar mark in losses. Bill was enthused.

Bill's Cumulative Losses Through 2006

Table of Losses:

Season  Team Losses

2000     $620,000,000

2001       18,000,000

2002       14,000,000

2003      134,600,000

2004      169,300,000

2005      122,100,000

                     

Total  $1,078,000,000

[Kodos]

2006 Free Agent Period

Renegotiated Contracts of Note

Player         Pos.  Salary     Dur.    Bonus 

Jackie Tuten      DT  $30,850,000  5 yrs  $4,000,000

Keith Bennett     WR  $18,250,000  4 yrs  $1,800,000

Luke Brooks       CB  $11,770,000  4 yrs  $1,200,000

Tracy Long        C    $9,920,000  3 yrs  $1,400,000

Broderick Emmons  LB   $5,810,000  3 yrs    $900,000

Trades

In an effort to free up some salary cap room to sign away some Dallas players, we traded WR Billy Couch and our Sixth Round pick to Jacksonville for their Third Round pick (24).

We also accepted a trade which sent David LaFleur to Baltimore in exchange for a Fourth Round pick (13) and CB Nolan Cage, who we rated as much better than any of the CBs on our roster in 2005.

Finally, in a move that was difficult but logical, we sent Harvey Kegley to Seattle in exchange for their Second Round pick (17). We just couldn't justify keeping him after he averaged only 3.0 yards per carry with no touchdowns in 2005. Hopefully he can get a fresh start in Seattle. We wish Harvey the best of luck and hope there will be no hard feelings. Business is business, after all.

Cuts

We cut Trevor Collier and Brock Donohue to free up additional space under the
cap.

Dallas Free Agents of Note

The only player we considered worthy of going after from Dallas was Four-Time All-Pro First-Team DE Greg Ellis. He did not go to the Pro Bowl in 2005, but had gone each of the four previous seasons. Our scout rated him as 74 against the run and 89 against the pass. The fact that he was also a fan favorite made our desire to steal him away even stronger.

We initially offered him $41,040,000 over 5 seasons with a hefty $9,600,000 bonus. He didn't sign in the first few rounds, but we noticed that Dallas had not even made him an offer at all. Gambling, we withdrew our original offer to him and offered him a new contract worth $34,000,000 over 4 seasons with a $6,580,000 bonus in week 3. Since it was still his highest offer, Ellis accepted the contract in week four of the free agent signing period. Another fan-favorite former felon (I mean "Cowboy!") defects to the enemy! Yesssss!!!!

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2006 Draft

With the Fourth overall pick in the 2006 draft, we found ourselves in a bit of an ordeal. There were two guys on the board that we really wanted, and another guy who looked tempting but wasn't in a need position for us.

First, there was Joel Harden, a 5'6" cornerback out of Texas-El Paso with a 4.9
current/7.8 future rating. Our scout rated him as 34/42 on run D, 74 man-to-man, 70 zone, 95 interception, and 52 endurance. He looked like he could really help out our struggling secondary.

Also on the board was a 6'4", 220 pound quarterback named Dexter McNeil who we really liked. The consensus on him was 3.9 current/5.0 future. Ramthun rated him at 22/66 on screen passes, 19/58 short, 27/93 medium, 22/73 long, 23/60 deep, 67 on third downs, 18/81 passing accuracy, 18/59 throwing power, 76 scramble frequency, and 72 for carrying. We really thought he could come in and push Cash for the starting position.

Finally, there was Chester "Duran" Duran, a 6'0" receiver with a catch rating of 33/93, yards per catch of 83, and a catch frequency of 25/75. However, we liked our receivers already and had more pressing needs in just about all other areas, so we passed on him and Arizona took him at the Eleventh spot in the draft.

After an agonizing period of deliberations, we passed on McNeil and took Joel Harden with the fourth pick of the draft. We figured our D needed the most help, and with Bill's rule about only drafting defensive players from Texas, an opportunity like this wasn't likely to come along very often.

We tried to trade up into the Top Ten draft picks in order to get a shot at McNeil, but nobody was biting. As we watched the First Round go by, McNeil kept falling. After pick sixteen was made and McNeil was still on the board, we got on the phone and offered QB Bill Berger, our Second and Seventh round picks in 2006, and our First and Sixth Round picks in 2007, to Seattle in exchange for pick number Seventeen of the 2006 draft. They accepted, and we were greeted with a chorus of boos as Tagliabue announced the trade to the draft day crowd. Undeterred, we took McNeil with the Seventeenth overall pick and crossed our fingers that our little hunch about him was right.

We also used a pair of Third Round picks to get a punter and a kicker since our kicking game was really weak last season. We need to start giving our offense better field position and also give the other teams worse field position to start their drives with if we are ever going to put up some better numbers.

2006 Draft Summary:

Rnd 1 - Dexter McNeil, QB, Louisville
Rnd 1 - Joel Harden, CB, Texas - El Paso
Rnd 2 - Kevin Castillo, WR, North Carolina State
Rnd 3 - Lincoln Shah, P, West New Mexico
Rnd 3 - Broderick Hidalgo, K, Nebraska
Rnd 4 - Cedric Wallenbrock, RB, Iowa State
Rnd 4 - Rico Hampton, C, Rutgers
Rnd 5 - Randall Mitchell, TE, Bucknell


As it turned out, Harden was very difficult to negotiate with. He wouldn't budge from his asking price at all. Finally, we gave in and signed him to his requested 5 year, $26,370,000 contract, which included a whopping bonus of $16,200,000. For that kind of money, he had BETTER become a star.

McNeil signed a 4 year, $11,750,000 contract with a relatively modest $5,000,000 bonus.

After signing the remaining draft picks, we got down to the business of planning the 2006 training camp.

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2006 Season Ticket Information

Season Tickets Sold: 21,400

They're coming to see us in droves!

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2006 Preseason Roster
With the following roster, we headed into the final training camp of the New York era.

 Name                  #  Pos OnTm  Ctrc  Exp Stat  Cap Cost

Gilmore, Craig          7  QB  2004  ----  3   ----- $0                        

Cash, Pete              4  QB  2005  2008  2   ----- $1,150,000                

Brovins, Tyrone         16 QB  2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                 

McNeil, Dexter          11 QB  2006  2009  R   ----- $2,420,000                

Myers, Scott            22 RB  2004  ----  3   ----- $0                        

Mott, Terrell           28 RB  2005  2008  2   ----- $680,000                  

Wallenbrock, Cedric     43 RB  2006  2008  R   ----- $330,000                  

Schultz, Kyle           47 RB  2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                  

Kearse, J.T.            29 FB  2003  2008  4   ----- $2,620,000                

Guthrie, Zack           20 FB  2004  2006  3   ----- $560,000                  

Reeves, Shaun           82 TE  2004  2006  3   ----- $1,430,000                

Mitchell, Randall       86 TE  2006  2008  R   ----- $330,000                  

Tucker, Jason           19 WR  2005  2007  8   ----- $4,750,000                

Diaz, Kyle              89 WR  2002  2008  5   ----- $4,060,000                

Bennett, Keith          87 WR  2004  2009  3   ----- $4,450,000                

Farley, Jerry           10 WR  2004  ----  3   ----- $0                        

Flowers, Tracy          14 WR  2005  2007  2   ----- $440,000                  

Warren, Lenny           81 WR  2005  ----  2   ----- $0                        

Castillo, Kevin         85 WR  2006  2009  R   ----- $1,080,000                

Ford, Max               84 WR  2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                  

Maloney, Junior         88 WR  2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                  

Long, Tracy             50 C   2003  2008  4   ----- $3,210,000                

Hampton, Rico           57 C   2006  2008  R   ----- $530,000                  

Page, Solomon           69 G   2005  2008  8   ----- $3,500,000                

Dole, Norm              56 G   2002  2007  5   ----- $1,310,000                

Brustkern, Duane        67 G   2005  2007  2   ----- $440,000                  

Getz, Dustin            78 G   2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                  

Williams, Erik *        72 T   2003  2007  16  ----- $3,550,000                

Adams, Junior           64 T   2003  2007  4   ----- $2,830,000                

Carpenter, Korey        68 T   2004  2007  3   ----- $980,000                  

Pond, James             63 T   2005  2009  2   ----- $4,610,000                

Shah, Lincoln           13 P   2006  2008  R   ----- $1,000,000                

Hidalgo, Broderick      12 K   2006  2008  R   ----- $850,000                  

Ellis, Greg *           99 DE  2006  2009  9   ----- $8,040,000                

Ned, Levon              70 DE  2002  2008  5   ----- $3,730,000                

Connell, Edwin          94 DE  2005  ----  2   ----- $0                        

Arnold, Kenny           98 DE  2005  ----  2   ----- $0                        

Wynn, Freddie           92 DE  2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                  

Kerr, Ken               90 DE  2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                  

Farrell, Geoff +        77 DT  2002  2006  5   ----- $1,770,000                

Tuten, Jackie           97 DT  2004  2010  3   ----- $5,220,000                

Tank, Tyrus             96 DT  2005  ----  2   ----- $0                        

Joyner, Stanley         91 DT  2005  ----  2   ----- $0                        

Reed, Floyd             73 DT  2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                  

Hanks, Donny            71 DT  2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                  

Emmons, Broderick       93 LB  2002  2008  5   ----- $1,960,000                

Barclay, Cedric         52 LB  2004  2007  3   ----- $1,780,000                

Ingram, Al              58 LB  2004  2009  3   ----- $5,740,000                

Leicester, Lamar        51 LB  2004  2006  3   ----- $1,750,000                

Witt, Kim               95 LB  2005  2008  2   ----- $1,640,000                

Casarez, Malcolm        55 LB  2005  ----  2   ----- $0                        

Pennell, Walt           59 LB  2005  ----  2   ----- $0                        

Blackburn, Ted          53 LB  2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                 

Kellogg, Mario          54 LB  2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                  

Cage, Nolan             45 CB  2006  2007  7   ----- $700,000                  

Brooks, Luke            38 CB  2003  2009  5   ----- $2,400,000                

Dembsky, Darnell        34 CB  2005  ----  2   ----- $0                        

Hoffman, Van            36 CB  2005  ----  2   ----- $0                        

Hancock, Greg           35 CB  2005  ----  2   ----- $0                        

DeVries, Nick           24 CB  2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                  

Rachal, Courtney        25 CB  2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                  

Harden, Joel            37 CB  2006  2010  R   ----- $4,480,000                

Harvey, Carlton         26 CB  2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                  

Sutter, Darrell         31 S   2005  2007  2   ----- $440,000                  

Cooley, Kerry           32 S   2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000                  

Mickelson, Andy         27 S   2006  2006  1   ----- $330,000 

Salary Cap: $95.2 million
Room Under Cap: $30,000

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2006 Training Camp

Here's how our scout rated the players after camp:

  Position/Player         Current Est  Future Est     Exp   Sgnd

  QB  Pete Cash                     6          15       2   2008   

  QB  Dexter McNeil                 5          12       1   2009   

  QB  Tyrone Brovins                1          11       1   2006   

  RB  Terrell Mott                 10          12       2   2008   

  RB  Kyle Schultz                  6           6       1   2006   

  RB  Cedric Wallenbrock            4           4       1   2008   

  FB  J.T. Kearse                  12          12       4   2008   

  FB  Zack Guthrie                  7           9       3   2006   

  TE  Randall Mitchell              8          11       1   2008   

  TE  Shaun Reeves                  9           9       3   2006   

  WR  Keith Bennett                12          16       3   2009   

  WR  Tracy Flowers                11          13       2   2007   

  WR  Max Ford                      4          12       1   2006   

  WR  Jason Tucker                 11          11       8   2007   

  WR  Kevin Castillo                9          10       1   2009   

  WR  Kyle Diaz                     9           9       5   2008   

  WR  Junior Maloney                3           7       1   2006   

   C  Tracy Long                   11          13       4   2008   

   C  Rico Hampton                  4          12       1   2008   

   G  Solomon Page                 13          14       8   2008   

   G  Dustin Getz                   4          13       1   2006   

   G  Duane Brustkern               8          12       2   2007   

   G  Norm Dole                     6           8       5   2007   

   T  James Pond                   12          17       2   2009   

   T  Erik Williams                13          13      16   2007   

   T  Korey Carpenter               7           8       3   2007   

   T  Junior Adams                  6           8       4   2007   

   P  Lincoln Shah                  6          17       1   2008   

   K  Broderick Hidalgo             9          17       1   2008   

  DE  Greg Ellis                   15          15       9   2009   

  DE  Ken Kerr                      1           9       1   2006   

  DE  Levon Ned                     8           9       5   2008   

  DE  Freddie Wynn                  1           4       1   2006   

  DT  Jackie Tuten                 17          19       3   2010   

  DT  Floyd Reed                    2          10       1   2006   

  DT  Donny Hanks                   5           6       1   2006   

  DT  Geoff Farrell                 4           6       5   2006   

  LB  Al Ingram                    12          15       3   2009   

  LB  Lamar Leicester               3           9       3   2006   

  LB  Kim Witt                      3           9       2   2008   

  LB  Ted Blackburn                 2           8       1   2006   

  LB  Mario Kellogg                 5           7       1   2006   

  LB  Cedric Barclay                3           7       3   2007   

  LB  Broderick Emmons              4           7       5   2008   

  CB  Joel Harden                  12          12       1   2010   

  CB  Courtney Rachal               2          11       1   2006   

  CB  Nolan Cage                    8           8       7   2007   

  CB  Carlton Harvey                2           8       1   2006   

  CB  Luke Brooks                   5           7       5   2009   

  CB  Nick DeVries                  6           6       1   2006   

   S  Kerry Cooley                  5          11       1   2006   

   S  Darrell Sutter                5           8       2   2007   

   S  Andy Mickelson                3           8       1   2006

Breakouts & Busts:
There were no major surprises either way. Good thing Harden didn't bust on us. Good thing indeed...

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2006 Exhibition Season

For once we had a decent pre-season. Not stellar, but decent. We'll take that these days...

Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  

Week 1    OPEN                              

Week 2    TENNESSEE TITANS                L, 14-27  27,100    4,000       

Week 3    Jacksonville Jaguars            W, 38-21  63,500    3,400       

Week 4    New York Jets                   L, 13-24  57,000    6,600       

Week 5    GREEN BAY PACKERS               W, 28-20  31,700    3,400       

 NFC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Philadelphia            4   0   0   1.000 130   60    0-0-0   0-0-0     

**New York G            2   2   0   .500  93    92    0-0-0   0-0-0     

Dallas                  2   2   0   .500  72    79    0-0-0   0-0-0     

Arizona                 1   3   0   .250  59    70    0-0-0   0-0-0     

Washington              1   3   0   .250  84    116   0-0-0   0-0-0     

We scored more points than we allowed!!! I'm giddy! Maybe this season will be one that doesn't make me want to hang my head...

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2006 Regular Season

The 2006 season was a breath of fresh air for us. We finished just one game below .500 (7-9), and were not elimanted from playoff contention until the final week of the season. After last year's debacle, we find ourselves with reason to hope as we head to Texas next season.

Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  

Week 1    Arizona Cardinals               L, 6-17   67,500    1,300       

Week 2    JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS            W, 30-27  32,600    3,000       

Week 3    Washington Redskins             L, 9-37   78,000    3,900       

Week 4    DALLAS COWBOYS                  W, 24-17  34,900    4,700       

Week 5    OPEN                              

Week 6    ST. LOUIS RAMS                  L, 17-24  41,900    2,700       

Week 7    Tennessee Titans                L, 0-12   56,500    1,800       

Week 8    DETROIT LIONS                   W, 24-19  29,500    4,700       

Week 9    Cincinnati Bungles              W, 30-26  57,500    1,700       

Week 10   Atlanta Falcons                 L, 6-31   64,400    1,900       

Week 11   CLEVELAND BROWNS                W, 21-17  35,700    3,000       

Week 12   Dallas Cowboys                  L, 17-27  58,000    1,200       

Week 13   PHILADELPHIA EAGLES             L, 10-24  47,300    4,400       

Week 14   Minnesota Vikings               W, 14-11  54,300    3,000       

Week 15   ARIZONA CARDINALS               L, 17-20  36,500    3,700       

Week 16   Philadelphia Eagles             W, 31-21  82,700    0           

Week 17   WASHINGTON REDSKINS             L, 20-23  40,300    2,700

paste team schedule here.

Game 1 (Week 4):

We managed to win Game 1 with Dallas, snapping a 3 game losing streak. Pete Cash was good but not spectacular in leading the team to this psychologically important victory.

Box Score: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants.
Attendance: 34,900 (78,000), No-Shows: 4,700.
Weather: 60 degrees, rain

1Q: 11:02 NYG - Broderick Hidalgo 28 field goal.
2Q: 14:04 DAL - Joey Galloway 42 run.
2Q: 14:04 DAL - Adrian Feugill extra point.
2Q: 01:54 NYG - Keith Bennett 37 pass from Pete Cash.
2Q: 01:54 NYG - Broderick Hidalgo extra point.
3Q: 03:45 NYG - Keith Bennett 27 pass from Pete Cash.
3Q: 03:45 NYG - Broderick Hidalgo extra point.
4Q: 11:10 NYG - Jason Tucker 4 pass from Pete Cash.
4Q: 11:10 NYG - Broderick Hidalgo extra point.
4Q: 06:06 DAL - Adrian Feugill 25 field goal.
4Q: 00:20 DAL - Mike Kennison 9 pass from Paul Justin.
4Q: 00:20 DAL - Adrian Feugill extra point.

Game MVP: NYG 4 Pete Cash

Dallas            0      7      0      10     -      17  

New York          3      7      7      7      -      24

Team Statistics          DAL           NYG  

First Downs              19            15  

Rushes                   24            28  

Rushing Yards            100           86  

Yards Per Carry          4.1           3.

Pass Attempts            43            32  

Completions              24            17  

Passing Yards            283           231  

Yards Per Attempt        6.5           7.2  

Sacked                   3             4  

Yards Lost               20            25  

Net Passing Yards        263           206  

Interceptions            1             0  

Fumbles/Lost             3/2           0/0  

Total Plays              70            64  

Total Yards              363           292  

Yards Per Play           5.1           4.5  

3rd Down Plays           4/15          4/16  

Penalties                8             5  

Penalty Yards            64            40  

Time Of Possession       31:28         28:32

Game 2 (Week 12):

Game 2 did not go as well. Cash was totally ineffective. Following this game, we benched Cash for the rest of the season in favor of McNeil. That may seem unfair, but we can not tolerate losing to the Cowboys!

Box Score: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys.
Attendance: 58,000 (65,700), No-Shows: 1,200.
Weather: 64 degrees, fair.

1Q: 13:41 NYG - Broderick Hidalgo 48 field goal.
2Q: 08:16 DAL - Mike Kennison 11 pass from Bart Berry.
2Q: 08:16 DAL - Adrian Feugill extra point.
2Q: 05:28 NYG - Kyle Diaz 17 pass from Pete Cash.
2Q: 05:28 NYG - Broderick Hidalgo extra point.
2Q: 00:00 DAL - Adrian Feugill 45 field goal.
3Q: 08:30 DAL - Tom Gaines 30 pass from Bart Berry.
3Q: 08:30 DAL - Adrian Feugill extra point.
3Q: 00:57 NYG - Kyle Schultz 57 run.
3Q: 00:57 NYG - Broderick Hidalgo extra point.
4Q: 10:33 DAL - Adrian Feugill 24 field goal.
4Q: 04:08 DAL - Shaun Alexander 5 run.
4Q: 04:08 DAL - Adrian Feugill extra point.


Game MVP: DAL 13 Bart Berry

New York          3      7      7      0      -      17  

Dallas            0      10     7      10     -      27

Team Statistics          NYG           DAL  

First Downs              16            24  

Rushes                   22            37  

Rushing Yards            152           120  

Yards Per Carry          6.9           3.2  

Pass Attempts            29            37  

Completions              13            23  

Passing Yards            194           277  

Yards Per Attempt        6.6           7.4  

Sacked                   3             2  

Yards Lost               18            14  

Net Passing Yards        176           263  

Interceptions            2             0  

Fumbles/Lost             1/1           2/

Total Plays              54            76  

Total Yards              328           383  

Yards Per Play           6.0           5.0  

3rd Down Plays           2/9           7/16  

Penalties                7             7  

Penalty Yards            35            45  

Time Of Possession       25:37         34:23

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2006 Regular Season Final Standings

While we still finished fifth in the division, we were only two games out of second. We're close to being a contender in our division!

 NFC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Philadelphia            11  5   0   .688  331   318   7-1-0   9-3-0     

Washington              9   7   0   .563  304   245   4-4-0   7-5-0     

Dallas                  8   8   0   .500  302   301   4-4-0   6-6-0     

Arizona                 8   8   0   .500  310   303   3-5-0   5-7-0     

**New York G            7   9   0   .438  276   353   2-6-0   4-8-0     

   

 NFC Central            W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Green Bay               10  6   0   .625  306   271   4-4-0   6-6-0     

Tampa Bay               8   8   0   .500  308   247   5-3-0   6-6-0     

Minnesota               7   9   0   .438  347   348   5-3-0   5-7-0     

Chicago                 6   10  0   .375  254   322   3-5-0   4-8-0     

Detroit                 4   12  0   .250  299   415   3-5-0   3-9-0     

   

 NFC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

St. Louis               11  5   0   .688  370   275   5-3-0   9-3-0     

Atlanta                 11  5   0   .688  380   301   5-3-0   8-4-0     

San Francisco           8   8   0   .500  314   287   4-4-0   6-6-0     

New Orleans             8   8   0   .500  344   268   3-5-0   6-6-0     

Carolina                7   9   0   .438  319   396   3-5-0   6-6-0     



 AFC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

New England             10  6   0   .625  322   265   5-3-0   8-4-0     

Indianapolis            10  6   0   .625  296   240   5-3-0   8-4-0     

Buffalo                 9   7   0   .563  331   347   3-5-0   6-6-0     

New York J              8   8   0   .500  254   220   4-4-0   7-5-0     

Miami                   7   9   0   .438  255   245   3-5-0   6-6-0     

   

 AFC Central            W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Pittsburgh              11  5   0   .688  388   307   9-1-0   10-2-0    

Cincinnati              8   8   0   .500  367   354   7-3-0   8-5-0     

Cleveland               7   9   0   .438  279   289   5-4-0   6-7-0     

Baltimore               6   10  0   .375  284   355   3-7-0   4-9-0     

Tennessee               5   11  0   .313  227   355   3-7-0   4-9-0     

Jacksonville            5   11  0   .313  251   345   2-8-0   2-10-0    

   

 AFC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Wichita (KS)            9   7   0   .563  325   302   7-3-0   7-5-0     

Kansas City             9   7   0   .563  348   280   3-7-0   6-7-0     

Oakland                 8   8   0   .500  253   263   6-4-0   7-6-0     

Denver                  8   8   0   .500  214   298   5-5-0   6-6-0     

San Diego               8   8   0   .500  252   290   4-6-0   6-7-0     

Seattle                 5   11  0   .313  287   292   5-5-0   5-8-0

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2006 Playoffs

The Rams path to the Super Bowl started with a 34-17 win over the Falcons in the Divisional Round of the playoffs.

In the NFC Championship, St. Louis handed the Eagles a franchise-crushing defeat, 41-0.

2006 Super Bowl

The Rams finished their run by beating the Steelers with ease, 34-18.

Super Bowl MVP: Kurt Warner, QB, St. Louis
League MVP: Vince Gordon, RB, Kansas City
Rushing: 4.4 ypc, 1616 yds, 13 tds
Receiving: 42 catches, 349 yds, 4 tds

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2006 Individual Statistics

QBs

McNeil outperformed Cash, but not by a whole lot. It will be interesting to see who is the starter on opening day next season in Texas.

Name                  Tm  GP  GS  Att   Comp  Pct   Yards Avg   Lg

McNeil, Dexter        NYG 8   8   239   127   53.1  1729  7.23  50      

Cash, Pete            NYG 8   8   241   123   51.0  1573  6.52  50      

Name                  TD    Int   Sack  Yards Rate

McNeil, Dexter        11    12    21    128   70.8    

Cash, Pete            8     11    21    125   63.8    

Schultz did pretty well for an undrafted free agent. Mott showed flashes, but needs to run with more consistency.

RBs

Name                  Tm  GP  GS  Att   Yards Avg   Lg    TD

Schultz, Kyle         NYG 16  13  174   731   4.2   61    7       

Mott, Terrell         NYG 16  3   99    361   3.6   40    1       

Kearse, J.T.          NYG 16  13  54    158   2.9   19    0       

Cash, Pete            NYG 8   8   30    109   3.6   12    0       

McNeil, Dexter        NYG 8   8   28    67    2.3   9     0       

Wallenbrock, Cedric   NYG 16  0   17    52    3.0   18    0       

Guthrie, Zack         NYG 16  3   15    48    3.2   11    1       

Ford, Max             NYG 9   0   1     5     5.0   5     0       

Tucker, Jason         NYG 16  6   3     2     0.6   3     0       

Diaz, Kyle            NYG 12  0   3     1     0.3   2     0       

Reeves, Shaun         NYG 16  16  0     0     0.0   0     0       

Bennett, Keith        NYG 12  12  0     0     0.0   0     0       

Flowers, Tracy        NYG 16  14  2     0     0.0   3     0       

Mitchell, Randall     NYG 16  0   0     0     0.0   0     0       

Castillo, Kevin       NYG 16  0   0     0     0.0   0     0       

Maloney, Junior       NYG 11  0   0     0     0.0   0     0       

Receivers

None of our receivers were very dominant. Maybe we should have taken Chester Duran after all...

Name                  Tm  GP  GS  Ctch  Yards Avg   Targ  CtPct

Tucker, Jason         NYG 16  6   58    1020  17.5  112   51.7    

Flowers, Tracy        NYG 16  14  57    777   13.6  119   47.8    

Bennett, Keith        NYG 12  12  43    558   12.9  99    43.4    

Diaz, Kyle            NYG 12  0   30    351   11.7  48    62.5    

Castillo, Kevin       NYG 16  0   22    323   14.6  36    61.1    

Reeves, Shaun         NYG 16  16  16    125   7.8   25    64.0    

Name                  Lg    TD    YAC   Drop  PsPly TgPct

Tucker, Jason         50    6     465   7     417   26.8    

Flowers, Tracy        37    5     469   9     386   30.8    

Bennett, Keith        48    4     323   9     307   32.2    

Diaz, Kyle            35    2     211   0     244   19.6    

Castillo, Kevin       32    0     135   2     217   16.5    

Reeves, Shaun         22    1     71    2     158   15.8    

Defenders

It was good to see Big Al Ingram get back to his usual self this season.

Name                  Tm  GP  GS  Tckl  Asst  Sack  Blk   Hurr

Ingram, Al            NYG 15  13  110   33    2.0   0     2       

Emmons, Broderick     NYG 16  16  90    31    3.0   1     1       

Brooks, Luke          NYG 16  6   64    13    0.0   0     1       

Ellis, Greg           NYG 16  16  61    12    16.0  9     8       

Sutter, Darrell       NYG 16  14  61    19    0.0   0     0       

Barclay, Cedric       NYG 16  9   58    28    0.0   0     2       

Cage, Nolan           NYG 16  16  47    18    0.0   0     0       

Harden, Joel          NYG 16  16  46    9     0.0   0     0       

Cooley, Kerry         NYG 16  3   46    15    0.0   0     0       

Witt, Kim             NYG 16  10  42    22    0.0   0     0       

Hanks, Donny          NYG 16  9   40    9     2.0   0     0       

Name                  RnPly PsPly PRPct TkPct

Ingram, Al            319   421   0.9   19.5    

Emmons, Broderick     355   436   1.1   15.6    

Brooks, Luke          235   357   0.2   13.0    

Ellis, Greg           432   570   5.7   8.8     

Sutter, Darrell       324   417   0.0   10.7    

Barclay, Cedric       288   298   0.6   14.6    

Cage, Nolan           416   559   0.0   6.6     

Harden, Joel          353   461   0.0   6.7     

Cooley, Kerry         176   226   0.0   15.1    

Witt, Kim             196   196   0.0   16.3    

Hanks, Donny          328   457   0.4   6.4     

[Kodos]

2006 Player Awards:

Greg Ellis, All-Pro 1st Team Defensive End

We knew Greg had it in him when we stole him from Dallas. We expect him to do this many times in the future. We just need some other guys to start earning some awards too.

[Kodos]

2006 Season Final Team Ratings:

Season Ending Power Rating: 40

There's still a lot of work ahead, but for once, Bill and I have a real reason to hope. We made some strides this season. We need to make more next season.

Team Rankings for 2006 Season

Rushing offense   19th  1534 yds

Passing offense   18th  3302 yds

Rushing defense   30th  2005 yds

Passing defense   29th  3823 yds

Sacks             12th   42

Interceptions     31st   10

Turnover margin   31st  -15

Points scored     24th  276

Points allowed    27th  353

[Kodos]

Originally posted by wade moore:


It's time to turn things around for the move to texas.. i can feel it, this team will take texas by storm!

[Kodos]

Originally posted by Alf:


Now, the real play begins ! Welcome in Waco !

Do you have a team name set already ?

[Kodos]

The End Of An Era: A Look Back At The New York Years

I thought it would be interesting to provide a few stats that summarize our little enterprise up to this point in time. I should warn you, though, it's kindof ugly...

Team Comparisons

Head-To-Head Records

Season  Gm  Winner  Score  Record



2000     1    NYG     38-21    1-0

2000     2    DAL     36-7     1-1

2001     1    NYG     21-13    2-1

2001     2    DAL     38-21    2-2

2002     1    DAL     34-3     2-3

2002     2    DAL     22-6     2-4

2003     1    NYG     30-27    3-4

2003     2    DAL     35-7     3-5

2004     1    NYG     26-16    4-5

2004     2    DAL     41-17    4-6

2005     1    DAL     22-21    4-7

2005     2    DAL     31-16    4-8

2006     1    NYG     24-17    5-8

2006     2    DAL     27-17    5-9

I guess 5-9 really isn't THAT bad, considering we completely tore down the team and rebuilt it from scratch in that timeframe. Still, not exactly a tale of glory to tell the grandkids about...

           NYG        Dallas

Season  Rec.  Div.  Rec.  Div.

2000     8-8    3rd    8-8   2nd

2001     5-11   5th    9-7   2nd

2002     1-15   5th    10-6  1st

2003     2-14   5th    11-5  3rd

2004     4-12   5th    8-8   3rd

2005     4-12   5th    6-10  4th

2006     7-9    5th    8-8   3rd

Team Regular Season and Playoff Records

  Team            Reg. Season Pct    Playoff Record      Pct    Bowls  Champs  

St. Louis         71-41-0     .633   6       6-5         .545   1      1        

Green Bay         69-43-0     .616   5       9-4         .692   2      1        

New England       69-43-0     .616   5       8-4         .666   1      1        

Washington        68-44-0     .607   4       8-2         .800   2      2        

New Orleans       65-47-0     .580   3       3-2         .600   1      1        

Atlanta           63-49-0     .562   4       1-4         .200   0      0        

Indianapolis      63-49-0     .562   4       6-3         .666   1      1        

Pittsburgh        63-48-1     .566   5       6-5         .545   1      0        

Tampa Bay         62-50-0     .553   4       1-4         .200   0      0        

Arizona           61-51-0     .544   3       4-3         .571   1      0        

Buffalo           61-51-0     .544   4       1-4         .200   0      0        

Minnesota         61-51-0     .544   3       1-3         .250   0      0        

Dallas            60-52-0     .535   2       2-2         .500   0      0        

Oakland           60-52-0     .535   4       3-4         .428   1      0        

Cincinnati        58-53-1     .522   4       2-4         .333   0      0        

New York J        56-56-0     .500   2       2-2         .500   0      0        

Carolina          54-57-1     .486   3       2-3         .400   0      0        

Denver            53-59-0     .473   0       0-0         .000   0      0        

Philadelphia      53-59-0     .473   2       3-2         .600   0      0        

Jacksonville      52-59-1     .468   1       0-1         .000   0      0        

Baltimore         51-60-1     .459   2       2-2         .500   1      0        

Chicago           51-61-0     .455   1       0-1         .000   0      0        

Seattle           51-60-1     .459   1       0-1         .000   0      0        

San Francisco     51-60-1     .459   1       0-1         .000   0      0        

Tennessee         51-61-0     .455   2       0-2         .000   0      0        

Miami             50-61-1     .450   2       3-2         .600   1      0        

Kansas City       47-65-0     .419   1       0-1         .000   0      0        

San Diego         47-65-0     .419   0       0-0         .000   0      0        

Cleveland         41-71-0     .366   2       0-2         .000   0      0        

Detroit           39-73-0     .348   1       0-1         .000   0      0        

Wichita           39-39-2     .500   3       4-3         .571   1      0        

New York Giants   31-81-0     .276   0       0-0         .000   0      0

GM Performance for Kodos of the New York Giants

Year  Team  Eval  Perf  Diff  Proft FrVal Record    Playoffs  

2000  NYG   58    36    71    75    56    8-8-0     None                   

2001  NYG   48    8     69    68    54    5-11-0    None                   

2002  NYG   40    0     70    60    42    1-15-0    None                   

2003  NYG   33    0     71    40    40    2-14-0    None                   

2004  NYG   33    5     72    40    37    4-12-0    None                   

2005  NYG   31    8     75    35    35    4-12-0    None                   

2006  NYG   32    22    74    32    32    7-9-0     None 

Hall Of Fame

NYG
None.

Dallas
Emmitt Smith, RB, 2004, 82% of voters.
Randall Cunningham, QB, 2004, 81% of voters.

Sad.

[Kodos]

GATES BUYS VOTES; RENAMES WACO "GATESVILLE"!!!

The A.P. newswire
-Waco, Texas

In the wildest case of voting booth chaos since the infamous hanging chads debacle in the 2000 Presidential election that eventually went to former one-half-term President George W. Bush (later impeached in the "OilGate" scandal in December of 2002), Bill Gates announced today that a referendum which would give him the right to rename Waco had passed by an incredible 97% to 3% margin.

Bill Gates, the controversial Seattle multi-billionaire who plans to rename this notorious Texas city "Gatesville," agreed to pay every resident of Waco the equivalent of one year of their current salary if the measure passed. Sources claim that Gates privately worried that Waco's checkered past would lower his team's popularity among fans, and decided to rename the city to avoid this potential pitfall.

Gates won a bid to move the New York Giants franchise to Waco in back in 2002 as part of his ongoing feud with Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys.

The bad blood between the two businessmen began in the spring of 2000 when Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones refused to sell his franchise to Gates for a reported $1 billion. In retaliation, Gates bought the NFC East division rival New York Giants franchise in the summer of 2000 and has since attempted to sabotage the Cowboys franchise at every opportunity. Gates, who has been publicly referred to by Jones as a "lunatic billionaire," has made a habit of signing away Dallas free agents in the offseason, and even once traded all of his best players to division rivals of Dallas just to punish Jones' team. Many people credit Dallas arch-rival Washington's back-to-back Super Bowl championships in 2003 and 2004 to this move.

A beaming Gates, who will pay the residents of Waco $6.62 billion dollars (200,000 residents X $33,100 average yearly salary), said the 3% percent of residents who voted against the measure were "free to return the checks" if they didn't want them.

The as of yet unnamed team will begin playing in the newly-constructed Microsoft Stadium (located just 89 miles from the Cowboys' Texas Stadium) during the upcoming 2007 season.

[Kodos]

Well, looks like they snubbed me. I wasn't even mentioned in the A.P. article, despite the fact that I am the team GM. Oh well - sometimes it's hard to live in Bill's shadow, but it sure pays well!

Keep an eye out for Part II of the Bill Gates Challenge, coming soon to a computer near you!

Until we meet again,
Kodos

[Poli]

Bah. I fell for the okie doke.