Draft pick dynasty - FOF 2007

[Peregrine]

This isn't a detailed dynasty so much as a way of following various draftees through their careers and trying to see what works as a predictor of player ability. Basically I'll pick a few players at several positions, usually the top guy, but then some interesting lower guys, and we'll follow them each year and see what happens. Should be pretty quick.

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2011 draftees


QB Thomas Gaylor – Texas Tech - #2 player overall in draft and best QB available, looks like the real deal. He's interviewed as scouted and has some weaknesses in short passed and accuracy but everything else looks great. He does have an 82 volatility but his position score is a fantastic 87.

QB Rufus Pucillo – Arkansas State – Rufus is a bit more of a gamble, he's the 13th ranked QB in the draft, and looks like his skills are pretty sharp, except for screen passes and reading defenses. He's very volatile with a 93 score there, and had an 84 position score. Our scouts think he's underrated.

RB Marty Schwartz – Washington State – Marty is the top RB available in the draft and looks like he has speed, power, and some pass catching ability, but not much elusiveness. Our scout says he thinks he's very overrated after an interview though, so will Marty turn out to be a bust? We'll see. He recorded a position score of 33, definitely the best this year, and is the fastest RB available at 4.34 40.

RB Ty Stanton – Harvard – Ty is a bit of a mystery man as he didn't work out at the combine. All we have to go on is his position score (a terrible 8) and my scout's grade of him as 5.1 (the 7th best available running back!) My scout interviewed him and found him as scouted, which is not great, he shows nothing in the power or breakout speed departments, but he has good elusiveness and can spot a hole pretty well. Ty has a 73 volatility, will it be enough to break him out?

WR Wes McCarthy – Iowa – I think Wes is going to be an excellent receiver for someone, he's the best one in this draft class and his skills are good across the board, my scout interviewed him and thought he was fairly scouted. Wes has a middling volatilityof 52 and had an excellent position score of 62. He's also just about the quickest WR in the class. I see good things here.

WR Mickey Kamilewicz – Kentucky – Mickey looks highly unpredictable, on the one hand, his skills look solid – not great, but solid, but my scout thinks he's very overrated. On the other hand, he has a 99 volatility, and a 52 position score (top 10 in the class) and is pretty fast. Which will win out? He could just as easily bust as work out in the NFL.

DT Graham Gilmore – USC – Graham looks like a classic top 5 pick, and he should be great in the NFL. He's the strongest and fastest DT in the draft, and any 288 pound DT who can run a 4.77 40 is impressive. He has the total package of skills, particularly in pass rushing, and if anything our scouts think he is underrated. He does have an 85 volatility but that shouldn't cause problems here.

DE Glenn Pound – Florida – Glenn is interesting from the start because he was picked by Buffalo in last year's draft but apparently was never signed and was allowed to re-enter the draft this year. He looks like a run-stopping end and our scout says he's a bit underrated. He has a lot of developing to do though, he needs some weight training and his strength isn't what it should be yet.

MLB – Russell Van Pelt – Kentucky – Russell isn't one of the top names in the draft, in fact he's kind of obscure. It's very likely he won't be drafted at all, but nonetheless our scout thinks he's underrated, with some decent skills in run defense, zone, and bump-and-run. He really wowed people with the best position score of all MLBs this year, and has very low volatility of 9.

WLB – Sherman Warren – Penn State – Sherman is scouted as the second best OLB available, but our scouts think he's very overrated. His position score was 24, not terrible but not great either, and his volatility is 19.

SS Johnnie Petersen – Texas – Johnnie surprised a lot of people but deciding not to work out in the combine this year. He's scouted as the top SS available but there's some question if he's hiding something. He has a low volatility of 24 and his position test was 42, decent but not top-pick quality. Some people think he may not have the work ethic for the NFL.

CB Ernie Karim – Purdue – Ernie is a hard working player who's pushing hard for an NFL spot but it's unclear if he has the skills, he's good in zone and man-to-man defenses and could maybe find work as a return man. He scored well in his position test, 3rd best of his class, even though scout wise he's maybe the 20th or so best CB. He's got extremely low volatility with 5.

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2011 Regular Season


QB Thomas Gaylor – Thomas was picked with the 1st overall pick by Philadelphia, obviously they think they have their franchise QB of the future here. Gaylor started from Day 1 and looked very promising, leading the team to the playoffs and racking up 3400 yards with 18 Tds and 11 interceptions. He is primed to be a young star of the league.

QB Rufus Pucillo – Rufus was picked by Seattle in the 6th round. He was the backup QB for Seattle and looks like if he develops he could become a good player (currently scouted 27/57.) He got a bit of playing time and didn't look too good, clearly he needs some time to develop.

RB Marty Schwartz – Marty went 5th overall to Minnesota.They plugged him into the starting spot right away and he started bowling over defenses, racking up 1125 yards rushing and 7 Tds on his way to the Offensive Rookie of the Year award. He looks fantastic across the board in rushing areas but is only moderate as a receiver. So far he doesn't look anything like a bust.

RB Ty Stanton – Ty was picked up by Pittsburgh in the 3rd round. He was the second RB for the Steelers and racked up 605 yards and 3 Tds on the year, despite his complete lack of speed or power. He has elusiveness and can spot a hole, that's it, but it was good for almost 5 yards a carry this season.

WR Wes McCarthy – Wes went 7th overall to Arizona.He is by far their best WR and started every game, catching 61 balls for 837 yards and 4 TDs. Arizona will need a better QB for Wes to reach his full potential, though.

WR Mickey Kamilewicz – Mickey was signed to a one year deal by Washington.He was released before he ever saw the field, though.

DT Graham Gilmore – Graham went third overall to San Diego. Graham was a full-year starter and a strong force along the defensive line, though he was moved across to LDT. He ended up with 36 tackles and 2 sacks on the year, and looks like a star player.

DE Glenn Pound – Glenn went to Chicago with their last pick of the 3rd round.Glenn watched his Bears win the Super Bowl for the second year in a row but he never made it off the inactive list. He does look like he will develop nicely if given the chance, especially as a runstopper.

MLB – Russell Van Pelt -Russell was signed to a one year deal by Buffalo.Russell never played for the Bills this season and really looks like he has minimal skills.

WLB – Sherman Warren – Sherman went in the 2nd round to Washingto. He started all year at WLB and had 50 tackles on the season.He has moderate skills so far but could really develop as a pass rusher.

SS Johnnie Petersen – Johnnie was picked by Detroit in the 2nd round. Johnnie never saw the field this year, he has skills but there is an even better player in front of him. Johnnie is scouted 40/60 now and should be sharp once he gets some playing time.

CB Ernie Karim – Ernie was a 6th round pick by Miami.Ernie made the field just one time this year, and with his skill level he was probably lucky to see that, although zone is his specialty and he's pretty good in that area.

[RPI-Fan]

Great dynasty!

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2012 season

QB Thomas Gaylor – Gaylor suffered a couple of minor ankle injuries but mostly led his team well, he is really developing into a top QB as they expected. He threw for 2978 yards with 15 TDs and 9 interceptions.

QB Rufus Pucillo – Rufus had an interesting season with the Seahawks, he was released at the start of the season, but apparently their other QB suffered a major injury in exhibition and Rufus was brought back as a starter, well before he was ready. He does have potential but this year he turned in one of the worst starting QB performances ever – managing only 1594 yards and 3 TDs to 16 picks. Our scouts think he has a lot of potential but will anyone give him a shot after his!

RB Marty Schwartz – Marty was again the rock for Minnesota at RB, running for 1294 yards and 10 touchdowns, good for 2nd team All-Pro.

RB Ty Stanton – Ty almost duplicated his performance last year for the Steelers, ending up with 120 carries for 584 yards and three TDs. This is in addition to Pittsburgh's main back who had 1300 yards this season!

WR Wes McCarthy – Wes is still struggling because of the pathetic quarterback Arizona has. He ended up with 49 catches for 813 yards. I have a feeling either they're going to get a new QB or else Wes is really going to blow up for some other team once his contract ends.

WR Mickey Kamilewicz – Mickey wasn't picked up by anyone this season. He'll probably retire soon.

DT Graham Gilmore – Graham is simply becoming a monster DT, with current scouted ratings of 94/94. This year for the Chargers he had 38 tackles and 5 sacks, along with an impressive 11 QB knockdowns.

DE Glenn Pound – Glenn got to play in every game this season as a backup, ending up with 10 tackles, 2 assists, and 2 sacks on the year. He still needs a lot of seasoning to become a potential starter but he has a shot.

MLB – Russell Van Pelt – Russell didn't play for any team this year.

WLB – Sherman Warren – Sherman got the starting nod at WLB for the Redskins again this year, and recorded very similar results to last year, with 57 tackles and 19 assists. He's scouted at 46/49 and looks to be a solid but not spectacular player.

SS Johnnie Petersen – Johnnie moved up to starting SS for Detroit this year and played pretty well, recording 41 tackles, 17 assists, 2 sacks, and 2 interceptions. He's currently scouted as 59/59.

CB Ernie Karim- Ernie was released by the Dolphins at the start of the season and hasn't re-signed anywhere.

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2013 season


QB Thomas Gaylor – Philadelphia – Gaylor had another successful but not spectacular year in Philly, and they struggled on the field. He ended up with 2940 yards, 19 TDs, and 11 interceptions. Some people think they are being too conservative and should let him air it out more, he certainly has the skills.

QB Rufus Pucillo – Seattle – Seattle has showed a lot of faith in Rufus, at the start of last year he was cut, at the start of this year they signed him to a 6 year, $26 million contract. He has a lot of potential (scouted 34/54) and improved a lot on last year's terrible performance, going from a 51.7 rating to a 96.2 this year, and throwing for 2537 yards, 21 TDs and 7 picks. The team around him is still bad, though.

RB Marty Schwartz – Minnesota – Coming off an All-Pro year, Marty blew a hammy in exhibition and ended up losing half the season to that injury. He ran hard for the remaining 8 games, with 149 carries for 594 yards and 3 touchdowns. The coaches think he'll shake it off for next year.

RB Ty Stanton – Pittsburgh – Ty was bumped up to starting RB this year, though really it was more of a platooning situation with another back. He ended up with 256 carries for 804 yards and 7 TDs. No one's sure how long he'll last in the NFL with his limited toolset but he's playing well for now.

WR Wes McCarthy – Arizona – Though he still had the same gimpy QB tossing to him, Wes started to come into his own this year, with 72 catches and 1183 yards and 5 scores. He was very relieved to finally break the 1000 mark!

WR Mickey Kamilewicz – No further word from Mickey, I believe he's gone back to working for his brother's shoe repair business.

DT Graham Gilmore – San Diego – Graham continues to step up his game, with 40 tackles, 20 assists, and 7.5 sacks, along with 13 hurries and 10 QB knockdowns.

DE Glenn Pound – Chicago- Glenn saw occasional play as a backup, and recorded 3 tackles and a sack on the year. He's really got some potential but he'll need more play time to develop it (scouted 26/49.)

MLB – Russell Van Pelt – Russell's off the map and probably retired.

WLB – Sherman Warren – Washington – Sherman was busy in the pre-season, for one thing the Redskins moved him over to the SLB position, he also renegotiated his contract with them.It was a good position move as he was dominant this year from the strong side, recording 98 tackles and 4 sacks. He's really come into his own especially as a run stopper.

SS Johnnie Petersen – Detroit – Johnnie stepped it up this year, recording 76 tackles, 20 assists, and 2 interceptions. He's doing good things for the Lions.

CB Ernie Karim – No word from Ernie this year.

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I took the players off the list that have basically retired, there's no way we'll see them again at this point, the life of the barely-qualified NFL player.




2014 season

QB Thomas Gaylor – Philadelphia – Well, in short, the people who wanted Philly to open it up got their wish, big time. Gaylor blew up this season in a huge way, completing 67.5% of his passes for 4235 yards (including 5 300 yard games,) 33 touchdowns, and only 8 picks. He was named League MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, and 1st team Pro-Bowl.

QB Rufus Pucillo – Seattle – Rufus continued to struggle along with the rest of the Seattle team, he had problems with interceptions but overall had his best season yet, 66% completion rate, 2858 yards, 14 touchdowns and 16 picks. He doesn't seem to be developing very much as a player, which is worrying for his future, he's still scouted 39/53.

RB Marty Schwartz – Minnesota – Marty started off the year running well, but an injury in week 11 slowed him, and then he aggravated the injury a week later and had to be put on IR. He finished with 214 carries for 911 yards and 7 touchdowns. If he could stay healthy he could really do some damage.

RB Ty Stanton – Pittsburgh – Ty improved his play this year and was given the ball a little more, finally breaking the 1000 yard mark with 270 carries for 1017 yards and 5 TDs. He was also resigned by the Steelers for a 4 year, $12 million deal.

WR Wes McCarthy – Arizona – Wes suffered knee and shoulder injuries that limited his playing time this season, he ended up on the field for 9 games, with 34 catches for 590 yards and 3 scores.

DT Graham Gilmore – San Diego – Graham continued to improve his game this year, and for the first time was named to the 2nd team Pro Bowl. He recorded 51 tackles, 18 assists, 8 sacks, 17 hurries, 21 QB knockdowns in a tremendous performance for the Chargers this year.

DE Glenn Pound – Oakland – Glenn was released by the Bears in the off-season and signed a one year, low money deal with Oakland. He still was just a backup, recording 4 tackles, 5 assists and a sack in limited play.

WLB – Sherman Warren – Washington – Washington had to line up Warren at WLB again this year, but he continued to dominate, recording 97 tackles, 15 assists, and 6 sacks on his way to a 2nd team Pro Bowl award.

SS Johnnie Petersen – Detroit – Johnnie started the year by re-signing with the Lions for a 4 year, $30 million contract. He played mostly at FS this year and struggled with injuries, but despite that he had 68 tackles, 17 assists, and 1.5 sacks, as well as an interception. He seems to be a bit injury prone so far but luckily most of the injuries have been mild.

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2015 season

This is the year where several of our players' contracts end, some have re-signed already, others might choose free agency.


QB Thomas Gaylor – Philadelphia - Gaylor signed a new contract with Philadelphia, cashing out big time with a 5 year, $113 million deal. He played well this year, though not quite as well as his amazing last year, He threw for 3649 yards, with 21 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.

QB Rufus Pucillo – Seattle – Rufus renegotiated his contract with Seattle, again. He suffered several minor injuries this year and seemed to take a step back in his development (scouted as 39/39.) He started 11 games and finished with 2423 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions.

RB Marty Schwartz – Minnesota – Marty signed a new contract with Minnesota, for 5 years, $45.6 million. He was able to bounce back from his injuries this season and started every game, running 279 times for 1068 yards and 3 scores.

RB Ty Stanton – Pittsburgh – Ty seems to be getting a bit better each year now, he had a very successful year for the Steelers, carrying the ball 275 times for 1141 yards and 6 touchdowns. The Steelers have a young player who might threaten Ty for playing time but for now he's playing well.

WR Wes McCarthy – Arizona – Wes got two welcome announcements at the start of this year, that the Cardinals offered him a 5 year, $90.7 million contract, and that their QB had finally retired, opening the door for top 5 draft pick Winfred Springer. Though he missed a few games with an injury, Wes had a great year, in 13 games he had 57 catches for 1028 yards and 6 touchdowns, and for the first time was named 2nd team Pro-Bowl.

DT Graham Gilmore – San Diego- Graham got a new contract this year also, good for 6 years and $90 million. He looked consistently good all year, recording 53 tackles, 18 assists, and 6.5 sacks, and for the second year in a row was named 2nd team All-Pro.

DE Glenn Pound – Kansas City – Glenn was signed by Kansas City on a one-year deal, and because of an injury, ended up starting for them for 9 games. He recorded 19 tackles, 10 assists, and 4 sacks. Will this be enough to get him a longer term deal somewhere or is he doomed to wander each year?

WLB – Sherman Warren – Washington – Warren started at WLB all year, but his stats suffered, partly because the defense as a whole got better. He recorded 65 tackles, 28 assists, and 3 sacks on the year.

SS Johnnie Petersen – Detroit – Johnnie suffered through his usual injuries but still managed to play in every game, ending up with 60 tackles and 16 assists on the year. (So far, he's had a mild ribcage injury, an ankle injury, a mild ankle injury, a mild hand injury, a mild shoulder injury, a mild knee injury, a mile triceps injury, a mild ankle injury, and a shoulder injury, in 5 seasons. If you look up injury prone in the dictionary this guy's face is there.)

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2016 season


QB Thomas Gaylor – Gaylor had a similar year this year to last year, in fact he threw for the exact same yardage, 3649, but he didn't throw as many touchdowns, only 16, against 14 interceptions. He's playing well but the Eagles are a fundamentally mediocre team, leading to his career record of 49-46.

QB Rufus Pucillo – Cincinnati – Rufus was released by Seattle, and picked up by Cincinnati who signed him for a two year, $5.2 million deal. He started for the Bengals all year, and carried over his average play, though he did throw for 3143 yards, his best yet. He's still struggling with interceptions, through 20 of them and only 15 touchdowns.

RB Marty Schwartz – Minnesota – Marty had a big problem this year, in the form of Calvin Udeze, the Vikings' new 3rd overall pick at RB. Calvin started immediately and Marty was left as a backup this season. He ended up with 103 carries for 442 yards and 4 touchdowns, as well as a lot of disappointment.

RB Ty Stanton – Oakland – Ty was released by the Steelers and signed with Oakland this year as a backup. He had 74 carries for 296 yards, mostly in third-down running.

WR Wes McCarthy – Arizona – Wes really had a breakout year this season, he's working well with new QB Winfred Springer. He ended up with 87 catches for 1399 yards and 5 TDs. This left him tied for overall leader in receiving yardage and he took home a 1st team All-Pro award.

DT Graham Gilmore – San Diego- Graham has really become a monster as he showed this year, just dominating the line to record 55 tackles, 22 assists, and 10 sacks. He was named to the 1st Team All-Pro team.

DE Glenn Pound – Detroit – Glenn was on the move again in the offseason, heading to Detroit for another one year deal. He was a backup, again, and recorded 11 tackles, 5 assists, and 4 sacks in limited play. If someone ever gives him a chance, they won't regret it...

WLB – Sherman Warren – Washington – Sherman played well this year and almost matched his 2014 totals, though he wasn't used nearly as much as a pass rusher. He finished with 91 tackles to lead the Redskins, and 13 assists.

SS Johnnie Petersen – Detroit – Johnnie continued his parade of minor injuries this year, adding two mild knee injuries and a minor head injury to his total. He's used to playing through them though and still managed to start 14 games, and had a good season, with 59 tackles, 21 assists, and 4 interceptions, his most ever.

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This seems like a good time to show the player cards of the guys we're tracking so you can see what I see.

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That's enough image spam for now, I'll do the defensive players later.

[CraigSca]

This is what I love about FOF2007. Gaylor looks very Kurt Warner-ish. I can imagine the Philadelphia faithful calling for the 2nd-stringer to take over for him. If I were listening to sports radio in Philly right now, it would go something like this.

Caller: "Hey Howard. First time, long time."

Howard: "How you doin'?"

Caller: "Good, Howard. Hey, I want to talk about the Birds and how they should trade Gaylor for 15 first round draft picks."

Howard: "You're a moron."

Caller: "Yeah but...just hear me out...He's not the same guy as he was in 2014. Even then he couldn't win the big game - he's had only one TD pass in the playoffs. He's just not the guy to get us to the Superbowl."

Howard: "No, he's not, but the rest of the team sucks, so what's the problem with Thomas Gaylor?"

Caller: "I just think they should trade him and rebuild with 15 draft picks."

Howard: "You're a moron."

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I agree, if you look at a lot of these players, they can be correlated in some ways to real players. Stanton is sort of a Warrick Dunn guy (though Dunn has SOME speed) in that he's real elusive, people probably always underestimate him, I know I did.

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I changed Warren around because I put up the wrong stat set.

[Izulde]

Playoff stat tracking?!

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[twothree]

Originally Posted by Peregrine

SS Johnnie Petersen – Detroit – Johnnie suffered through his usual injuries but still managed to play in every game, ending up with 60 tackles and 16 assists on the year. (So far, he's had a mild ribcage injury, an ankle injury, a mild ankle injury, a mild hand injury, a mild shoulder injury, a mild knee injury, a mile triceps injury, a mild ankle injury, and a shoulder injury, in 5 seasons. If you look up injury prone in the dictionary this guy's face is there.)

I hope he has a good health plan when he retires. I wonder if he will go down to a career ending injury, or will he have to continue suffering through these minor injuries.

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Originally Posted by twothree

I hope he has a good health plan when he retires. I wonder if he will go down to a career ending injury, or will he have to continue suffering through these minor injuries.

Well obviously he's pretty sturdy, he's had all those injuries but he's missed only 4 starts in 5 seasons.

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Very interesting read. It seems like a star QB surrounded by a mediocre team (from your report) can't elevate his team as much as in previous versions.

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Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

Very interesting read. It seems like a star QB surrounded by a mediocre team (from your report) can't elevate his team as much as in previous versions.

Well, Philly has a lot of problems, their running game is pretty weak, and their secondary is horrendous, I think that's basically the reason they lose a lot (5-11 in 2016.) If they patch the secondary a bit I think they can improve, they have signed a nice second-year WR who hasn't blown up yet, if he does that may help Gaylor even more.

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2017 season



QB Thomas Gaylor – Philadelphia - Apparently the Eagles wanted to renegotiate the terms of Gaylor's contract, even though he was only two years into his last deal. His new deal is 3 years, $64.3 million. His season was disappointing, he seemed to struggle with accuracy all year and just wasn't all that effective overall. He injured his shoulder at the end of the season and missed the final two games. He ended up throwing for a 57.6 percentage (his worst ever) and only for 3154 yards, 14 TDs and 13 interceptions. His fans are really starting to complain about his falloff from his 2014 performance.

QB Rufus Pucillo – Cincinnati – The Bengals, in more strange contract behavior, released Rufus in pre-season, then re-signed him before training camp to a new 2 year, $6 million deal. They also picked up a sharp looking rookie QB, Sammy Bryant, in the 1st round, so Pucillo's days are probably numbered with this team. He started all year, but wasn't very impressive, throwing for only 2476 yards, with 13 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. This is the kind of performance that is going to get him replaced.

RB Marty Schwartz – Miami – Well Marty was released by Minnesota, Calvin Udeze is their main man now, and looks like he will be a great one. Marty signed a 2 year, $3.16 million deal with Miami. There are three RBs at Miami, all with very similar ratings, but it looks like he'll get the starting nod for now. Marty did start all year, but he shared carries pretty heavily with another back. He ended up with 860 yards and 6 touchdowns, he's still running effectively but is obviously being platooned here.

RB Ty Stanton – Oakland – Stanton is just a backup at Oakland, and ran sparingly for 397 yards and a touchdown.

WR Wes McCarthy – Arizona – Wes had quite a season going, but losing the last two games to a shoulder injury set him back a bit. He ended up with 61 catches for 1057 yards, and 9 touchdowns (a career high.) Even with the injury, this performance was enough to see him named 1st team All-Pro! He's basically a top 5 WR at this point.

DT Graham Gilmore – San Diego- Graham is a monster who continues to improve from year to year, racking up 56 tackles, 17 assists, and 11.5 sacks on the year, good for his fourth straight Pro Bowl nod.

DE Glenn Pound – Philadelphia – A new year, a new team for Glenn. He's with Philadelphia now on a one-year deal. He was a backup for the Eagles, as usual, but he did have a career best year with 28 tackles, 9 assists, and 2 sacks.

WLB – Sherman Warren – Miami – Sherman went into free agency this offseason, and ended up signing with the Miami Dolphins for a 4 year, $29.7 million deal. He played well for Miami but not at the level of last season, recording 70 tackles, 27 assists, 2 sacks, and an interception.

SS Johnnie Petersen – Detroit – It wouldn't be football for Johnnie without injuries, this year he had an elbow and a leg injury, though not mild ones. Is this an indication the injuries are having a toll on him? Even though he lost three games to the injuries, he made up for it on the field, recording 59 tackles, 21 assists, a sack, and an interception.

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I love to follow the great players of my leagues and just see how the play over the years. I just wanted to show you Justin Slatt, the monster of the league, #1 in all-time passing yards, #1 in all-time combined yards, and a host of other awards. What's especially impressive is his playoff record, this guy is a rock in the playoffs.

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2018 season



QB Thomas Gaylor – Philadelphia – Gaylor needed to silence his critics, and he did so this year, bouncing back with his best season since 2014. He focused a lot on accuracy and it resulted in a 64.5% completion rate, and he ended up throwing for 3928 yards, 22 touchdowns, and 11 picks. Overall this was a season where he proved that he wasn't slipping.

QB Rufus Pucillo – Cincinnati – It all came together for Cincinnati this year, and they drove all the way to the Super Bowl before losing a tight one to Chicago and uber-QB Justin Slatt. Unfortunately it wasn't Rufus doing the throwing, he was put on the bench after his first start and Willie Fulton was given the job. Rufus on the season had 313 yards and touchdown.It's hard to look at him as starting QB material for pretty much any team.

RB Marty Schwartz – Miami – Marty was the backup for Miami this year, apparently it was decided to give Wayne McDonald a shot, even though he is only marginally better than Marty. Marty ran well when given a chance, getting 527 yards on 129 carries, and 5 touchdowns. Marty still has starting skills and may be able to find another team next year in free agency.

RB Ty Stanton – Cleveland – It's starting to look like Ty's career is withering away to an end. He was signed by Denver at Week 1 but then released, then picked up at the end of the season as filler by Cleveland. He had 10 carries for 16 yards with the Browns.

WR Wes McCarthy – Arizona – Wes is continuing his domination as a top receiver in the year, he racked up 84 catches for 1321 yards and 9 TDs this year, and another 1st Team Pro Bowl nod.

DT Graham Gilmore – San Diego- Graham suffered an arm injury at the end of pre-season and it seemed to linger and impact his performance at the start of the year. He bounced back and ended up with 43 tackles, 12 assists, and 7 sacks, though he broke his streak of Pro Bowl appearances.

DE Glenn Pound – Cincinnati – Glenn made his usual move to Cincinnati as a backup this season, and had 11 tackles, 3 assists, and 1 sack. Our scout doesn't think he has much potential left, he's good enough as a backup but will probably never make it as a starter.

WLB – Sherman Warren – Miami – Warren was consistent but dropped a bit from last year, probably because he was held back from starting two games. He had 66 tackles, 27assists, and 1.5 sacks on the year.

SS Johnnie Petersen – San Francisco – Johnnie signed with the 49ers in free agency, for a 5 year, $25 million deal. He rewarded them with his best performance in years, with 75 tackles and 27 assists.

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2019 season


QB Thomas Gaylor – Philadelphia – Thomas is re-signed by the Eagles for the tremendous salary of $110 million over 3 years. His cap cost is currently $55 million! He really threw a ton this year, breaking his career records for completions and yards, with 4246 yards, 16 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. Unfortunately this wasn't good enough for any post-season rewards.

QB Rufus Pucillo – Atlanta – Apparently I was wrong about Rufus! He signed a two year deal with Atlanta for $6.6 million, and looks like he will be their starter. (This is a great chance to see how the talent pool was drained a bit from 2K4, a good change. Looking at starting QBs, in the top 30, 6 of them are rated under 40, so basically a weak but consistent QB can find a job as long as he stays with the weaker (or poorer) teams. There are still some 70-80 ranked guys but only 6 of them as well.) Not only did Rufus start, he looked really sharp, having a career year in every category. He ended up completing 68.8% of his passes for 3526 yards, with 29 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Quite a year for him! He led Atlanta to a 12-4 season.

RB Marty Schwartz – Buffalo – Marty signed a one-year deal with Buffalo, where he will be backing up old and injury-prone RB Stephen Brackett. Unfortunately he didn't get injured this season and Marty was limited to 128 carries for 387 yards and 2 touchdowns.

RB Ty Stanton – Ty wasn't signed by anyone this year. Barring a miracle, he'll probably hang up the cleats.

WR Wes McCarthy – Arizona – Wes continues to bring a lot to the table, recording 69 catches for 1112 yards and 8 touchdowns this year, good for a 2nd team Pro Bowl award. Arizona also re-signed him this year for 3 years, $97.3 million, quite a haul.

DT Graham Gilmore – San Diego- Graham got back on track after last year's minor dropoff, with 48 tackles, 22 assists, and 9.5 sacks. He's the center of the Charger defense and got a 1st team Pro Bowl nod.

DE Glenn Pound – Glenn remained without a contract all year. If he's lucky, he'll sign next year. If not....

WLB – Sherman Warren – Minnesota – Sherman was released by Miami in free agency, to his surprise, but landed on his feet with a four year, $15 million deal with Minnesota. They moved him to the SLB position this season but an injury and the fact that he started only part of the time really limited his stats, to 39 tackles, 13 assists, and 1.5 sacks.

SS Johnnie Petersen – San Francisco – Well Johnnie's luck finally ran out this year, in the last pre-season game he injured his knee very badly and had to be put on injured reserve for ACL surgery. Will he bounce back? We will see.

[SunDevil]

2015 season

RB Marty Schwartz – Minnesota – Marty signed a new contract with Minnesota, for 5 years, $45.6 million. He was able to bounce back from his injuries this season and started every game, running 279 times for 1068 yards and 3 scores.


2016 season
RB Marty Schwartz – Minnesota – Marty had a big problem this year, in the form of Calvin Udeze, the Vikings' new 3rd overall pick at RB. Calvin started immediately and Marty was left as a backup this season. He ended up with 103 carries for 442 yards and 4 touchdowns, as well as a lot of disappointment.

This situation does not make sense to me. Why would you sign a guy to a huge contract and then make him the backup, I mean unless of course you are the Raiders dealing with Joey Porter.

[Izulde]

Rufus has proven to be quite a value, relative to where he was taken in the draft.

I'd say the biggest steal has been Gilmore or McCarthy, though, probably McCarthy in terms of where he went.

Who was the #2 overall pick and how has he panned out?

[Peregrine]

Originally Posted by Izulde

Rufus has proven to be quite a value, relative to where he was taken in the draft.

I'd say the biggest steal has been Gilmore or McCarthy, though, probably McCarthy in terms of where he went.

Who was the #2 overall pick and how has he panned out?

#2 pick that year was Wes Cobb, a dominating cover corner who's made a nice career for himself with the Chiefs, and is still going strong as a Pro Bowl player the last three seasons.

[Peregrine]

2020 season


QB Thomas Gaylor – Philadelphia – Thomas more than proved last year wasn't a fluke, he improved on it with a monster year, completing 62.8% of his passes for 4260 yards, 31 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He was named MVP and Offensive Player of the Year, which has totally silenced his critics. In a rout against Washington, he set the single game touchdown record, throwing for 7 scores!

QB Rufus Pucillo – Atlanta – Rufus was signed to a 3 year, $14 million deal with Atlanta. He suffered through several injuries this season which limited him to only 8 starts, but played pretty well in them, with 1817 yards, 9 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions.

RB Marty Schwartz – Marty was signed by the Eagles to a one year deal. It looks like his skills are really fading, and this was proved by him not making the cut and not re-signing with anyone this year.

RB Ty Stanton – Stanton retired in the offseason. Here are his stats:




WR Wes McCarthy – Arizona – At the end of last season, Arizona's developing star QB Winfred Springer tore a patellar tendon, and will probably miss all year. In his place will be John “The Rifleman” Gunn, who has potential but has been decaying on the bench for several years. It wasn't a good move for Wes, as Gunn was decent at QB but tended to spread his passes around, Wes got only 43 catches for 675 yards on the year, mostly in shorter routes, as well as 6 touchdowns. Definitely a down year for him.

DT Graham Gilmore – San Diego- Graham re-signed with the Chargers for $67.2 million over three years. His skills seem to be diminishing a bit, and he definitely had an off year, his worse year ever in fact, with only 27 tackles, 15 assists, and 2 sacks. Part of the problem was simply being involved in a lot less plays.

DE Glenn Pound – Glenn didn't sign with anyone but hasn't retired, he's still trying to hold onto faded dreams of glory.

WLB – Sherman Warren – Sherman surprised a lot of people by retiring in the offseason. Apparently the knee injury he suffered at the end of last year was more serious than he let on. Here are his final stats:






SS Johnnie Petersen – Chicago – Johnnie recovered from his knee injury but has definitely seen a skill drop across the board. He's still very solid in run defense, so he was signed by Chicago as a backup safety on a one year deal. Unfortunately he barely got to see the field, between various injuries and his backup status, he only had 7 tackles and 4 assists this year. Could he be considering retirement as well?

[Peregrine]

Originally Posted by SunDevil

This situation does not make sense to me. Why would you sign a guy to a huge contract and then make him the backup, I mean unless of course you are the Raiders dealing with Joey Porter.

I agree, I think it was a situation where they signed him to the big deal, he got one good year in, but then the next year they felt they had to take the best player left on the board who was a lot better than Schwartz. Obviously it proved to be a good move, Udeze is rocking the house for them.

[RPI-Fan]

Originally Posted by Peregrine

I agree, I think it was a situation where they signed him to the big deal, he got one good year in, but then the next year they felt they had to take the best player left on the board who was a lot better than Schwartz. Obviously it proved to be a good move, Udeze is rocking the house for them.

See Bush, Reggie.

[Peregrine]

Well our players are starting their 11th year and it's obviously taking a toll on them.


2021 season



QB Thomas Gaylor – Philadelphia – Thomas had a solid year this year but wasn't quite up to his spectacular MVP season last year. He ended up with 3518 yards, 25 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, and took his team to the NFC championship game.

QB Rufus Pucillo – Tennessee – Rufus was released by Atlanta in the offseason, and signed a 3 year, $13 million deal with the Titans instead, where he started all year. He put up very solid numbers this year and really surprised a lot of people. He ended up with 3448 yards, 27 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, quite a nice year.

RB Marty Schwartz – Marty decided it was time to retire and try to do something else besides football. His final numbers:




WR Wes McCarthy – Wes shocked a lot of people when he revealed he was calling it a career. He definitely had the skills to hang around the league a few more years but he decided to go.




DT Graham Gilmore – San Diego- Graham's role is shifting with the Chargers, he's being used a good bit in the passing game but much less as a run defender, which is really hurting his numbers. He did rally from last year and ended up with 40 tackles, 11 assists, and 3 sacks.

DE Glenn Pound – Glenn retired. His final numbers




SS Johnnie Petersen – Houston - Johnnie wasn't signed by anyone at the start of the year but was picked up by the Texans as a midseason replacement, he played in 9 games as a backup and finished with 26 tackles, and 12 assists.

[Peregrine]

2022 season



QB Thomas Gaylor – Philadelphia – Gaylor looked amazing this year, he has two really talented receivers and a RB now to take the pressure off and he just exploded for a career year, 4462 yards, 35 touchdowns, and only 7 interceptions earned him another MVP award and Offensive Player of the Year.

QB Rufus Pucillo – Atlanta – Rufus was released by Tennessee, went back to Atlanta, started for 7 games, then was abruptly released in the middle of the season, after a mediocre performance. He had 1479 yards, 8 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions in his 7 games. His skills definitely look like they are fading at this point.

DT Graham Gilmore – Graham retired, I guess he was tired of seeing his role be reduced more and more each year. His final numbers:




SS Johnnie Petersen – New Orleans – Johnnie is really barely hanging on, he was unsigned all year until week 13 when he was signed by the Saints, played in one game, then got injured and had to be put on IR. He had 1 tackle and 4 assists in what will probably be his last game.

[Peregrine]

2023 season

We're down to our final two players, both QBs. Gaylor looks like he can hang around a while, I'm not sure about Pucillo.

QB Thomas Gaylor – Philadelphia – Unfortunately, coming off his MVP season, Thomas went down with a serious hamstring injury in week 3 which caused him to miss the rest of the season. In three games, he passed for 370 yards, 3 touchdowns, and an interception. He'll be a free agent next year, will Philly keep him despite the injury?

QB Rufus Pucillo – Tennessee – Pucillo went back to Tennessee this year on a two year, $7 million contract. He missed a couple of games at the start of the year with an ankle injury, but played out the season, recording 2672 yards, 10 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions to lead the Titans' meager passing attack.

SS Johnnie Petersen – To no one's surprise, Petersen retired, his body just couldn't take the punishment anymore. Here are his final stats:

[Peregrine]

2024 season

QB Thomas Gaylor – Philadelphia – The Eagles made their intentions clear when they used the franchise tag on Thomas this year. Last year's injury doesn't look like it's taken much off his abilities either. Gaylor played another great year also, throwing for 4044 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions, and for the first time he took the Eagles all the way to a Super Bowl title! He was named 2nd team Pro Bowl and Super Bowl MVP.

QB Rufus Pucillo – New York – Rufus was signed to the usual two year low-money deal this year, this time by the Giants. He started all season but his skills have obviously deteriorated and he had a horrible year, passing for only 2615 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 21 interceptions, and being sacked a horrible 56 times. His accuracy and timing are still there, mostly but his arm is getting dangerously weak at this point.

[Peregrine]

2025 season

QB Thomas Gaylor – Philadelphia – Thomas has nothing left to prove as he enters his 15th season. He's mentoring his future replacement, Jamal Antonius (also a 1st overall pick!) who looks like he's going to be a good one. He had an amazing year, it seems like he is getting better and better. 4306 yards, 32 touchdowns, 18 interceptions, a very fine year overall but not good enough to snag any awards.

QB Rufus Pucillo – Rufus hung up the spikes, he had a long career and was more successful than most people thought he would be as a 6th round draft pick. His final stats:

[Peregrine]

2026 season

QB Thomas Gaylor – Philadelphia- Thomas was franchise tagged again, and obviously doesn't want to retire while he's still on top of his game. Philly was amazing this year, going 15-1 in the regular season, but then got upset in the divisional playoffs by Seattle.They got there through the great play of Gaylor, who racked up yet another MVP award and Offensive Player of the Year with a career best 4492 yards, 35 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. No wonder the Eagles don't want to let the old man go yet!


2027 season

QB Thomas Gaylor – Philadelphia – It looks like Thomas wants to stay in the league for his 17th season, some say he wants to stamp his name in the record book even more than he already is. He starts the year as 2nd in all time pass attempts, completions, 3rd in passing yards, and 3rd in passing TDs. He is franchise tagged again by the Eagles. He adds plenty more to his record this year, with 4301 yards, 32 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions, he is just one of the top QBs in the league every year at this point.

At the end of the season, he announced his retirement. He has had a long and amazing career, all for Philadelphia, who retires his number, and he will surely head straight for the Hall of Fame. Here are his impressive career stats:

[Peregrine]

Well all our players are retired now, this has been a lot of fun, I enjoy these type of dynasties since you really get to know the players. I can try this with a new batch if anyone is interested?

[DolphinFan1]

Originally Posted by Peregrine

Well all our players are retired now, this has been a lot of fun, I enjoy these type of dynasties since you really get to know the players. I can try this with a new batch if anyone is interested?

I would if you have someone drafted by the Dolphins.

[SunDevil]

Peregrine,

What does the cap hit look like for QB Rufus Pucillo who moved around each season, but usually signed multi-year deals. Are they not guaranteed contracts so only the bonus money will be counted toward the cap the next year the QB is with another team. And I wonder how QB Rufus Pucillo can keep going back to Atlanta even though they released/cut him a couple of times? Great Dynasty, and I would like to see another one.

[gbeats]

What a great dynasty this was - I really enjoyed reading about Thomas Gaylor's career.

[Chas in Cinti]

OK... any Team or League HOF there? Pick us another batch... same position/draft distribution... maybe one of the lower guys will work out better this time...

-Chas

[CraigSca]

Wow, I'm glad the Eagles didn't listen to that idiot caller about trading Gaylor!

[HoosFan]

How did philly wind up with Jamal Antonius at the 1st overall pick while they had Gaylor? They seemed to have at least an average if not a playoff caliber team almost every year.