Detroit Lions: Return of the Pride

nickelback · 10-27-2010, 04:35 PM

Going to attempt to start a serious SP career using the Detroit Lions. Need somewhere to write my thoughts as I work on my game planning and drafting skills. I'll be mirroring Ben E Lou's writing style from his San Diego Chargers dynasty. Seems very simple and too the point.

STARTUP

Random player file with complete draft.
Starting at the beginning of the 2010 season with the Detroit Lions.

SETTINGS

Injuries=100.
Cap Range: 99 to 99.

HOUSE RULES

None at this time.

nickelback · 10-27-2010, 05:28 PM

Initial Roster Breakdown

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  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Jamison, Lorenzo        12  QB    QB    1    18                55                4 yrs
Langton, Bart           5   QB          1    12                50                3 yrs
Fuller, Barry           4   QB          1    6                 41                2 yrs

Lorenzo Jamison will begin the season as our starter. He is very raw but has some decent looking bars that could make him a serviceable starter once he develops. Bart Langton doesn't have bars to back up his rating but will be our backup for the time being. Barry Fuller is nothing more than a roster filler. We will look for someone to replace him, preferably someone that is a mentor and has some kick holding ability.

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Hutchins, Kent          31  RB    RB    2    57                70                1 yr.
McKnight, Malcolm       41  RB          1    16                41                2 yrs
Freeman, Matthew        32  RB          1    19                43                1 yr.
Emerson, Carlos         23  RB          1    29                50                2 yrs
Rice, Derrick           48  FB    FB    8    54                59                2 yrs
Foreman, Marcus         49  FB          1    17                44                2 yrs

Very excited to have a running back of Kent Hutchins caliber on our roster. We will play a fairly heavy smash mouth offense and Hutchins should shine as our starter. His endurance is a concern, only topping out at 45. Carlos Emerson looks to be his backup and should be good for 500-600 yds. Malcolm McKnight has got great potential as a kickoff returner and special teams ace. Matthew Freeman is no more than a filler. Veteran Derrick Rice will start at fullback and should do a fine job opening holes for Hutchins. Marcus Foreman is unpolished but could develop into a solid backup FB.

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Godfrey, Ed             88  TE    TE    4    59                61                3 yrs
Beckles, Leslie         80  TE          2    20                44                2 yrs
Vender, Paul            85  TE          1    16                47                2 yrs
Willis, T.J.            87  FL    FL    12   54                54                2 yrs
Wright, Howie           84  FL          3    26                49                3 yrs
Gordon, Wes             89  SE    SE    6    55                55                1 yr.
Uhl, Rob                81  SE          4    29                38                2 yrs
Walton, O.J.            82  SE          2    14                37                1 yr.

T.J. Willis and Wes Gordon will be our starting wideouts. Willis is more of a big-play threat and doesn't really fit our short pass smashmouth offense so it will be interesting to see how he fits into the offense. Gordon is a good at gaining yardage after the catch and should flourish in our offense. Howie Wright and Rob Uhl both project to be decent backups, while O.J. Walton is no more than a filler and probably won't make the team. Ed Godfrey will start at TE and has very good abilities. But like Willis, he is more of a big-play threat. Both Leslie Beckles and Paul Vender look to be good backups and both will likely make the team.

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Randle, Tony            51  C           1    23                42                2 yrs
Gordon, Roderick        53  C     C     1    17                47                3 yrs
Quick, Albert           70  LG    LG    1    14                57                2 yrs
Copeland, Lionel        62  LG          1    8                 27                2 yrs
Hodgson, Donnie         79  LG    RG    1    13                53                2 yrs
Wertlieb, Floyd         61  LG          1    13                42                2 yrs
Debussy, Ted            76  LT    LT    3    25                48                3 yrs
Newton, Donnell         65  LT          1    21                39                2 yrs
Kelley, Wesley          63  LT          1    11                46                1 yr.
Schultz, Jimmy          69  RT    RT    1    12                34                1 yr.

Not particularly excited about our offensive line. There is only one veteran in the whole group and none of them look that promising. It will be an open competition during preseason to decide playing time. This is an area we will look to upgrade for sure next offseason.

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Federspiel, George      8   P           1    20                43                1 yr.
Shockey, Charlie        13  K           1    11                48                2 yrs

I'm a strong believer in needing good special team players. They can really make the difference in this game. Too bad neither of these guys fits that belief. We will be looking for replacements soon!

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Leung, D.J.             78  LDE   LDE   1    36                67                4 yrs
Hopper, Clifton         71  RDE   RDE   2    24                53                1 yr.
Forbes, Skip            75  RDE         1    12                44                1 yr.
Finley, Moe             74  RDE         1    11                35                2 yrs
Guzy, Steven            91  LDT   LDT   9    71                71                3 yrs
McInerney, Ike          95  LDT         1    15                32                2 yrs
Edmonds, Paul           77  LDT         1    18                46                1 yr.
McKnight, Cedric        98  RDT   RDT   1    19                57                3 yrs

Our plan is to play a 3-4 defense and figure out the pieces to make it successful. D.J. Leung will start at LDE and should give us a strong pass rush presence from that side. Needs to develop some but once he does he should be a solid run stopper and pass rusher for us. Clifton Hopper isn't quite the pass rusher and will be better suited to man the RDE spot. Just like Leung, he needs time to develop. Skip Forbes should be good enough to backup both end positions, while Moe Finley is nothing more than filler. Steven Guzy will be our starting nose tackle. He doesn't have the size you typically see from a NT but he will get his shot. Cedric McKnight will be his backup and has nice size but needs time to develop. Paul Edmonds will probably be kept around as an emergency NT3 but Ike McInerney will be given his walking papers.

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Urbina, T.J.            97  SILB  MLB   8    80                82                5 yrs
Knight, Andre           93  SILB        1    23                53                1 yr.
Rasmuson, Carl          50  MLB         1    10                42                1 yr.
Hammond, Reuben         90  SLB   SLB   4    44                69                2 yrs
Delgado, O.J.           57  SLB         2    13                34                1 yr.
Ross, Bo                92  SLB         1    11                43                2 yrs
Twitty, Phillip         96  SLB   WLB   1    10                52                1 yr.

Reuben Hammond and T.J. Urbina are two of our four starters, no doubt. Urbina will start at SILB and is going to be a force in both run defense and pass defense. Too bad he is entering his 8th season. Hammond is young and needs a little more time to develop but will start at SLB and should be a fierce pass rusher from that side. After that things get complicated with five youngsters battling for two starting spots. O.J. Delgado is better suited as a backup. His only asset is having good potential run defense, as does Bo Ross. Carl Rasmuson doesn't bring a lot to the table and I'm not sure he fits this team. Phillip Twitty and Andre Knight look to have the best chance at landing the WILB and WLB spots.

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Eddins, Cornell         38  LCB   RCB   4    65                72                3 yrs
Figures, Randal         28  LCB   LCB   3    57                95                2 yrs
Sterne, Everett         39  LCB         1    20                50                3 yrs
Reese, Casey            26  RCB         1    11                43                3 yrs
Stephenson, Leo         25  RCB         1    17                39                1 yr.
Bruce, Grant            27  SS    SS    1    17                35                1 yr.
Mackey, Brant           35  SS          1    11                45                3 yrs
Willis, Harvey          36  FS          1    8                 40                1 yr.
Wickliff, Johnnie       29  FS    FS    1    18                52                1 yr.

We are not particularly excited about any of the safeties currently on our roster. Someone will start, someone will backup but once other teams make their cuts we will be looking for some serviceable guys to pickup until we can rebuild that position group next offseason. Cornerback is a different story though. Randal Figures and Cornell Eddins are going to anchor our secondary for a long time. Both are very good and can shutdown an opposing teams WRs. Everett Sterne is undeveloped but is a great ball hawk. Sterne will be our nickel corner.

10-27-2010, 05:28 PM	#2
nickelback n00b Join Date: Oct 2006	Initial Roster Breakdown Code: Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct Jamison, Lorenzo 12 QB QB 1 18 55 4 yrs Langton, Bart 5 QB 1 12 50 3 yrs Fuller, Barry 4 QB 1 6 41 2 yrs Lorenzo Jamison will begin the season as our starter. He is very raw but has some decent looking bars that could make him a serviceable starter once he develops. Bart Langton doesn't have bars to back up his rating but will be our backup for the time being. Barry Fuller is nothing more than a roster filler. We will look for someone to replace him, preferably someone that is a mentor and has some kick holding ability. Code: Hutchins, Kent 31 RB RB 2 57 70 1 yr. McKnight, Malcolm 41 RB 1 16 41 2 yrs Freeman, Matthew 32 RB 1 19 43 1 yr. Emerson, Carlos 23 RB 1 29 50 2 yrs Rice, Derrick 48 FB FB 8 54 59 2 yrs Foreman, Marcus 49 FB 1 17 44 2 yrs Very excited to have a running back of Kent Hutchins caliber on our roster. We will play a fairly heavy smash mouth offense and Hutchins should shine as our starter. His endurance is a concern, only topping out at 45. Carlos Emerson looks to be his backup and should be good for 500-600 yds. Malcolm McKnight has got great potential as a kickoff returner and special teams ace. Matthew Freeman is no more than a filler. Veteran Derrick Rice will start at fullback and should do a fine job opening holes for Hutchins. Marcus Foreman is unpolished but could develop into a solid backup FB. Code: Godfrey, Ed 88 TE TE 4 59 61 3 yrs Beckles, Leslie 80 TE 2 20 44 2 yrs Vender, Paul 85 TE 1 16 47 2 yrs Willis, T.J. 87 FL FL 12 54 54 2 yrs Wright, Howie 84 FL 3 26 49 3 yrs Gordon, Wes 89 SE SE 6 55 55 1 yr. Uhl, Rob 81 SE 4 29 38 2 yrs Walton, O.J. 82 SE 2 14 37 1 yr. T.J. Willis and Wes Gordon will be our starting wideouts. Willis is more of a big-play threat and doesn't really fit our short pass smashmouth offense so it will be interesting to see how he fits into the offense. Gordon is a good at gaining yardage after the catch and should flourish in our offense. Howie Wright and Rob Uhl both project to be decent backups, while O.J. Walton is no more than a filler and probably won't make the team. Ed Godfrey will start at TE and has very good abilities. But like Willis, he is more of a big-play threat. Both Leslie Beckles and Paul Vender look to be good backups and both will likely make the team. Code: Randle, Tony 51 C 1 23 42 2 yrs Gordon, Roderick 53 C C 1 17 47 3 yrs Quick, Albert 70 LG LG 1 14 57 2 yrs Copeland, Lionel 62 LG 1 8 27 2 yrs Hodgson, Donnie 79 LG RG 1 13 53 2 yrs Wertlieb, Floyd 61 LG 1 13 42 2 yrs Debussy, Ted 76 LT LT 3 25 48 3 yrs Newton, Donnell 65 LT 1 21 39 2 yrs Kelley, Wesley 63 LT 1 11 46 1 yr. Schultz, Jimmy 69 RT RT 1 12 34 1 yr. Not particularly excited about our offensive line. There is only one veteran in the whole group and none of them look that promising. It will be an open competition during preseason to decide playing time. This is an area we will look to upgrade for sure next offseason. Code: Federspiel, George 8 P 1 20 43 1 yr. Shockey, Charlie 13 K 1 11 48 2 yrs I'm a strong believer in needing good special team players. They can really make the difference in this game. Too bad neither of these guys fits that belief. We will be looking for replacements soon! Code: Leung, D.J. 78 LDE LDE 1 36 67 4 yrs Hopper, Clifton 71 RDE RDE 2 24 53 1 yr. Forbes, Skip 75 RDE 1 12 44 1 yr. Finley, Moe 74 RDE 1 11 35 2 yrs Guzy, Steven 91 LDT LDT 9 71 71 3 yrs McInerney, Ike 95 LDT 1 15 32 2 yrs Edmonds, Paul 77 LDT 1 18 46 1 yr. McKnight, Cedric 98 RDT RDT 1 19 57 3 yrs Our plan is to play a 3-4 defense and figure out the pieces to make it successful. D.J. Leung will start at LDE and should give us a strong pass rush presence from that side. Needs to develop some but once he does he should be a solid run stopper and pass rusher for us. Clifton Hopper isn't quite the pass rusher and will be better suited to man the RDE spot. Just like Leung, he needs time to develop. Skip Forbes should be good enough to backup both end positions, while Moe Finley is nothing more than filler. Steven Guzy will be our starting nose tackle. He doesn't have the size you typically see from a NT but he will get his shot. Cedric McKnight will be his backup and has nice size but needs time to develop. Paul Edmonds will probably be kept around as an emergency NT3 but Ike McInerney will be given his walking papers. Code: Urbina, T.J. 97 SILB MLB 8 80 82 5 yrs Knight, Andre 93 SILB 1 23 53 1 yr. Rasmuson, Carl 50 MLB 1 10 42 1 yr. Hammond, Reuben 90 SLB SLB 4 44 69 2 yrs Delgado, O.J. 57 SLB 2 13 34 1 yr. Ross, Bo 92 SLB 1 11 43 2 yrs Twitty, Phillip 96 SLB WLB 1 10 52 1 yr. Reuben Hammond and T.J. Urbina are two of our four starters, no doubt. Urbina will start at SILB and is going to be a force in both run defense and pass defense. Too bad he is entering his 8th season. Hammond is young and needs a little more time to develop but will start at SLB and should be a fierce pass rusher from that side. After that things get complicated with five youngsters battling for two starting spots. O.J. Delgado is better suited as a backup. His only asset is having good potential run defense, as does Bo Ross. Carl Rasmuson doesn't bring a lot to the table and I'm not sure he fits this team. Phillip Twitty and Andre Knight look to have the best chance at landing the WILB and WLB spots. Code: Eddins, Cornell 38 LCB RCB 4 65 72 3 yrs Figures, Randal 28 LCB LCB 3 57 95 2 yrs Sterne, Everett 39 LCB 1 20 50 3 yrs Reese, Casey 26 RCB 1 11 43 3 yrs Stephenson, Leo 25 RCB 1 17 39 1 yr. Bruce, Grant 27 SS SS 1 17 35 1 yr. Mackey, Brant 35 SS 1 11 45 3 yrs Willis, Harvey 36 FS 1 8 40 1 yr. Wickliff, Johnnie 29 FS FS 1 18 52 1 yr. We are not particularly excited about any of the safeties currently on our roster. Someone will start, someone will backup but once other teams make their cuts we will be looking for some serviceable guys to pickup until we can rebuild that position group next offseason. Cornerback is a different story though. Randal Figures and Cornell Eddins are going to anchor our secondary for a long time. Both are very good and can shutdown an opposing teams WRs. Everett Sterne is undeveloped but is a great ball hawk. Sterne will be our nickel corner.

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