Historical project: 1974- - Page 2

3ric · 02-16-2003, 01:55 PM

In the conference finals, Dallas lost to Chicago 10-20 and Miami beat Oakland 24-21. Kenny Stabler passed for 292 yds and 2 TDs and Franco Harris ran for 102 yds. Oakland's DE Patrick Kosier was DPOW with 3 tck, 1 ast and 2.5 sacks. Chicago's Ahmad Rashad caught 5 passes for 110 yds and a score.

The Super Bowl between the Bears and the Dolphins was a game where Miami QB Bob Griese was missing due to injury, but 2nd-stringer Charley Johnson has performed very well in his absence. Chicago RB Bo Cornell scored first on an 8-yd run, and the Dolphins tied the score late in the 2nd quarter on a 5-yd pass to TE Jim Mandich. At the start of the 2nd half the Dolphins score again on a 6-yd pass to Mercury Morris and take the lead 14-7. However, the Bears recover and ties the game at 14-14 late in the 3rd quarter thanks to Joe Kapp's 9-yd TD pass to Ahmad Rashad. Miami rallies to put together a strong offensive drive in the 4th quarter that enables them to kick a FG with 30 seconds left in the game. Final score: 17-14, Miami.

Johnson passed for 267 yds and 2 TDs and Miami's OLB Wesley Ferderer was DPOW with 7 tck, 1 ast and 2 sacks.

This was Miami's second win in three years, making them the most successful franchise in the 70s so far.

Alf · 02-17-2003, 10:18 AM

What are next season big names draftees ? Anything exciting coming ?

3ric · 02-17-2003, 12:06 PM

DE Lee Roy Selmon, RB Chuck Muncie, WR Billy Brooks, T Jackie Slater and WR Steve Largent, not as many famous ones this time...

3ric · 02-17-2003, 01:04 PM

Individual statistics

Billy Kilmer led the league in passing efficiency for the second year in a row, and San Diego's John Hadl led all passers in yardage for the third time in the 70s. Kilmer has a rating of 104.3 over the last three seasons. The top rookie passer was the Steelers' Neal Jeffrey, who started three games and passed for 554 yds and 2 TDs.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Att  Cmp  Pct   Yards Avg   Lg  TD   Int  
Kilmer, Billy         QB  WAS   16 16 498  304  61.0  3711  7.45  59  33   5      
Manning, Archie       QB  MAR   16 16 505  315  62.3  3969  7.85  81  25   8      
Brodie, John          QB  SFO   15 15 504  310  61.5  3753  7.44  76  26   11     
Staubach, Roger       QB  DAL   16 16 471  293  62.2  3748  7.95  89  27   16     
Rice, Scott           QB  STL   8  5  225  141  62.6  1734  7.70  80  12   7      
Johnson, Charley      QB  STL   11 11 355  219  61.6  2599  7.32  62  16   7      
Tarkenton, Fran       QB  MIN   7  7  251  164  65.3  1533  6.10  41  11   4      
Morton, Craig         QB  DEN   15 15 529  319  60.3  3739  7.06  48  23   10     
Cook, Greg            QB  CIN   16 16 518  307  59.2  3942  7.61  54  26   16     
Ryan, Frank           QB  CLE   16 16 547  343  62.7  4324  7.90  57  27   22

The 416 attempts by Pearson was far and away the most in the league, Gale Sayers had the 2nd most, and he had 77 less carries. Boston's Harrison had the best average with 5.3 yards a carry. The Ram's Willie Ellison had 13 TDs, and the top rookie runner was the Saints' Wayne Bullock with 337 yds.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Att  Yards Avg   Lg  TD  
Pearson, Preston      RB  DAL   16 16 416  1618  3.8   52  8      
**Riggins, John       RB  TBY   16 16 290  1359  4.6   71  6      
Sayers, Gale          RB  MAR   15 15 339  1310  3.8   80  7      
McCauley, Don         RB  PIT   16 16 275  1225  4.4   31  6      
Profit, Joe           RB  DEN   16 16 242  1172  4.8   60  7      
Brown, Larry          RB  WAS   16 16 268  1147  4.2   34  9      
Bertelson, Jim        RB  GBY   16 16 254  1121  4.4   49  5      
Brown, Jim            RB  CLE   16 16 252  1114  4.4   45  11     
Kucera, Greg          RB  SEA   16 16 264  1109  4.2   60  7      
Harrison, James       RB  BOS   15 15 204  1092  5.3   66  10

3ric · 02-17-2003, 01:05 PM

Charlie Joiner led the league in receiving yards, with 327 yds more than the Browns' Herrman. He also had the most TDs with 14, one more than Washington's Charley Taylor. Dallas' Wesley Garnett had a 21.0 average, 2.6 yards per catch more than the Panthers' rookie Freddie Solomon, who was voted offensive rookie of the year with 35 catches for 646 yds and 3 TDs.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg   YAC   Lg   TD  
Jarvis, Ray           WR  DET   16 13 193  101  1390  13.7  219   50   11     
Joiner, Charlie       WR  SDO   16 16 193  99   1811  18.2  407   95   14     
Herrman, Don          WR  CLE   16 16 159  89   1484  16.6  255   57   7      
Jackson, James Roy    WR  OAK   16 15 161  88   1328  15.0  186   49   9      
Washington, Gene      WR  SFO   15 15 135  83   1237  14.9  230   47   7      
**Moorhead, Don       FB  TBY   16 11 110  83   663   7.9   386   78   8      
Briggs, Kelvin        WR  TEN   16 14 165  82   1102  13.4  128   35   7      
Mariano, Blake        WR  L.A   16 16 147  81   1158  14.2  162   57   3      
Hubbard, Marv         FB  CAR   14 11 101  78   492   6.3   303   25   4      
Garrison, Walt        FB  DAL   16 14 103  77   586   7.6   356   34   2

Gale Sayers averaged an amazing 17.1 yds per punt return and Buffalo's Stan Brown's average per kick return was 2.5 yards better than anyone else. The Jets' J.D. Hill returned two kickoffs for touchdowns.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS PR   Yards Avg   TD  KR   Yards Avg   TD  
Sayers, Gale          RB  MAR   15 15 24   411   17.1  2   6    140   23.3  0     
Nowlin, Arnold        WR  WAS   16 9  28   378   13.5  1   4    90    22.5  0     
Beauchamp, Joe        S   PHI   16 16 29   379   13.0  2   0    0     0.0   0     
Holmes, Mike          CB  GBY   16 4  18   213   11.8  1   27   692   25.6  0     
Sanford, Spencer      WR  KCY   15 15 23   268   11.6  0   0    0     0.0   0     
  Player              Pos Team  GP GS PR   Yards Avg   TD  KR   Yards Avg   TD  
Brown, Stan           WR  BUF   14 9  2    21    10.5  0   34   1047  30.7  1     
Edwards, Emmitt       WR  HOU   16 1  27   172   6.3   0   37   1047  28.2  1     
Taylor, Charley       WR  WAS   13 13 0    0     0.0   0   23   646   28.0  0     
Thompson, Rocky       WR  DAL   16 4  23   218   9.4   2   25   693   27.7  0     
Herring, Fred         CB  TEN   16 9  3    23    7.6   0   30   832   27.7  1

3ric · 02-17-2003, 01:05 PM

Rodney Floyd, Minnesota, had 13.5 sacks and Lamar Horn, San Diego, had 90 tackles to be the statistical leaders among rookie defenders. But the defensive rookie of the year award went to Philadelphia's ILB Bert Cooper, who had 82 tackles, 30 assists, 2 sacks and 3 interceptions.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr  
Ball, Larry           ILB JAX   16 14 142  56   3.0  2    2      
Redman, Rick          ILB SEA   16 14 135  33   2.0  1    2      
Zabel, Steve          OLB BOS   16 16 127  35   8.5  3    3      
Otto, Gus             OLB CAR   16 16 124  36   8.0  3    2      
Robertson, Isiah      ILB DEN   16 14 119  38   5.0  2    3      
Nitschke, Ray         ILB GBY   16 16 113  31   7.5  1    0      
Weger, Mike           S   DET   16 16 112  33   2.0  0    0      
Phillips, Mel         S   PIT   16 16 111  33   1.0  0    0      
Volk, Rick            S   BAL   16 16 110  46   0.5  0    0      
Lucci, Mike           ILB DET   16 16 109  38   2.0  0    1      
 
  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr  
Hardman, Cedric       DE  SFO   16 16 66   22   22.0 7    22     
Kosier, Patrick       DE  OAK   16 16 43   18   17.5 8    20     
Davidson, Ben         DE  OAK   15 15 49   14   16.0 7    27     
Dunaway, Jim          DT  BUF   16 16 46   22   15.0 6    15     
Peterson, Jim         DE  NYJ   16 16 38   11   15.0 8    19

The Rams' Johnson had 3 TDs, but Tampa's Ike Thomas had just as many on only five picks. The rookie with the most interceptions was DROY Cooper with 3.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Ints IRYd TD   Defn Cght PPly PDPct  
Johnson, Cleo         CB  L.A   16 16 7    223  3    15   44   545   20.6   
Weger, Mike           S   DET   16 16 7    189  2    17   48   581   20.6   
Thompson, Wilton      S   GBY   16 16 7    153  1    10   35   552   20.5   
Wagner, Mike          CB  BUF   16 16 7    108  1    26   43   558   21.8   
Thomas, James         S   CHI   16 13 7    44   0    5    23   378   21.0   
**Thomas, Ike         S   TBY   16 16 5    176  3    9    32   609   20.2   
Westmoreland, Dick    S   SFO   16 16 5    174  2    13   47   489   19.9   
Tatum, Jack           CB  TEN   16 16 5    163  2    21   58   538   20.1   
Anderson, Tim         S   CIN   16 16 5    145  1    21   35   539   21.4   
Tolbert, Jim          S   ATL   16 16 5    137  1    11   46   601   19.8

3ric · 02-17-2003, 01:36 PM

Career records

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Category               Player               Record     Last Year
Games started          Glenn Ressler	    96         1975
Pass completions       Norm Snead           2,129      1975
Passing yards          Jack Kemp            25,178     1975
Passing touchdowns     John Brodie          181        1975
Rushing attempts       Cannonball Butler*   1,724      1975
Rushing yards          Gale Sayers          6,869      1975
Rushing touchdowns     Willie Ellison       58         1975
Receptions             Haven Moses*         493        1975
Receiving yards        Haven Moses*         7,998      1975
Receiving touchdowns   Charley Taylor*      60         1975
Interceptions          Pat Fischer*         31         1975
Tackles                Tommy Nobis*         623        1975
Sacks                  Elvin Bethea         75.5       1975
Field Goals            Errol Mann           218        1975
Key Run Blocks         Ken Bowman           220        1975
Targeted passes        Haven Moses*         918        1975
Passes defended        Brig Owens*          120        1975

* remaining career leader from end of last season

3ric · 02-17-2003, 01:36 PM

Individual Top Performances

56 pass attempts by Craig Morton, DEN, vs BOS.
38 pass completions by Mike Livingston, KC, vs DEN.
420 yds passing by Craig Morton, DEN, vs DET.
38 rushing attempts by Calvin Hill, CHI, vs SEA.
192 rushing yards by Willie Ellison, L.A, vs CLE.
12 receptions by Ray Jarvis, DET, Charley Taylor, WAS and Charlie Joiner, S.D.
259 receiving yards by Charley Taylor, WAS, vs SFO.
4 receiving touchdowns by Charley Taylor (twice) vs SFO and vs N.O. (tied league record)
3 interceptions by Tony Greene, K.C. and Jim Kearney, K.C. both in the same game vs MIN!!
15 tackles by Jake Scott, MIA, vs DAL.
10 key run blocks by Gene Upshaw, OAK, vs HOU. (tied league record)
20 targeted passes by Ray Jarvis, DET, vs NYG.

3ric · 02-17-2003, 01:37 PM

Team Summary

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1975 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
   
Record: 11-6
Winning Pct.: .647
   
Tampa Bay Buccaneers    Team      Rank  
Rushes                  475       6           
Rushing Yards           2168      2           
Yards Per Carry         4.56      2 (T)       
Pass Attempts           515       29          
Completions             339       14          
Passing Yards           3319      29          
Yards Per Attempt       6.44      20          
3rd Down Conversions    34.5      25          
Points Per Game         23.7      10 (T)      
Turnovers               19        9 (T)       
Turnover Margin         +19       1           
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  394       7           
Rushing Yards           1502      5           
Yards Per Carry         3.81      9           
Pass Attempts           622       32          
Completions             362       29 (T)      
Passing Yards           4021      25          
Yards Per Attempt       6.46      10          
3rd Down Conversions    39.7      27          
Points Per Game         18.8      7           
Turnovers               38        2           
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     19    CAR           13      
2     35    JAX           17      
3     29    at NYG        7       
4     17    at ATL        27      
5     13    at MIN        17      
6     23    NOS           17      
7     20    at DET        10      
9     20    GBY           13      
10    21    CHI           24      
11    23    at CAR        17      
12    23    at HOU        14      
13    37    SFO           34      
14    36    BAL           28      
15    30    at NOS        20      
16    27    at TEN        30      
17    7     ATL           14      
$$WC  9     at CHI        20      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
8 Munson            QB    315   213   2113  6.70  13    11      
4 Anderson          QB    200   126   1206  6.03  10    1       
**Team              ---   515   339   3319  6.44  23    12      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD  
28 Riggins          RB    290   1359  4.68  6       
34 Jackson          RB    137   683   4.98  5       
**Team              ---   475   2168  4.56  11      
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
21 Moorhead         FB    110   83    663   7.9   386   8       
83 Franklin         WR    109   56    749   13.3  77    2       
80 Bell             WR    68    40    439   10.9  97    2       
28 Riggins          RB    52    42    358   8.5   225   4       
34 Jackson          RB    40    31    225   7.2   149   3       
86 Shanklin         WR    38    25    259   10.3  55    1       
15 White            TE    33    26    270   10.3  78    2       
81 Vataha           WR    26    11    204   18.5  10    1       
**Team              ---   513   339   3319  9.7   1127  23      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  
27 Thomas           S     88    36    1.0   1     5     9       
55 Hunt             OLB   72    26    2.5   5     3     9       
22 Whitehead        CB    72    13    0.0   2     5     14      
99 Van Pelt         ILB   65    24    0.5   3     5     6       
54 Adams            ILB   53    14    0.5   0     0     1       
52 Graham           ILB   49    15    2.0   0     1     1       
92 Dorris           OLB   46    16    3.0   1     0     6       
41 Beaman           S     40    8     0.0   0     3     8       
39 Grayson          CB    39    10    0.0   0     1     2       
48 Hall             CB    39    12    0.0   0     4     11      
93 Dean             DE    31    12    12.5  20    0     0       
72 Kanicki          DT    29    18    2.5   4     0     0       
36 Lambert          S     26    10    0.0   0     0     6       
59 Lambert          ILB   21    5     1.0   0     0     0       
74 Muncy            DE    19    10    5.5   4     0     0       
53 Goode            ILB   19    6     0.0   0     1     2       
**Team              ---   857   254   41.0  67    29    80

3ric · 02-17-2003, 01:37 PM

1975 Season Awards List

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1975 Awards List
   
   Award                                      Player                      Team  
Player of the Year                            Archie Manning              MAR    
Front Office Bowl MVP                         Charley Johnson             MIA    
Coach of the Year                             Not Yet Awarded               
Legend of the Game                            Not Yet Awarded               
Offensive Player of the Year                  Gale Sayers                 MAR    
Defensive Player of the Year                  Gus Otto                    CAR    
Offensive Rookie of the Year                  Freddie Solomon             CAR    
Defensive Rookie of the Year                  Bert Cooper                 PHI    
All-League First-String Quarterback           Archie Manning              MAR    
All-League First-String Running Back          Gale Sayers                 MAR    
**All-League First-String Fullback            Don Moorhead                TBY    
All-League First-String Tight End             John Mackey                 MAR    
All-League First-String Wide Receiver         Charlie Joiner              SDO    
All-League First-String Wide Receiver         Don Herrman                 CLE    
All-League First-String Center                Larry Kaminski              CHI    
All-League First-String Offensive Guard       Herb Scott                  DAL    
All-League First-String Offensive Guard       Bob Kuechenberg             MIA    
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle      Jon Kolb                    PIT    
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle      Ernie McMillan              STL    
All-League First-String Punter                Bobby Walden                PIT    
All-League First-String Kicker                Bob Jacobs                  DAL    
All-League First-String Defensive End         Cedric Hardman              SFO    
All-League First-String Defensive End         Ben Davidson                OAK    
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle      Jim Dunaway                 BUF    
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle      John Dutton                 SEA    
All-League First-String Inside Linebacker     Larry Ball                  JAX    
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker    Gus Otto                    CAR    
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker    Steve Zabel                 BOS    
All-League First-String Cornerback            Jack Tatum                  TEN    
All-League First-String Cornerback            Mike Wagner                 BUF    
All-League First-String Safety                Mike Weger                  DET    
All-League First-String Safety                Rick Volk                   BAL    
All-League Second-String Quarterback          Billy Kilmer                WAS    
All-League Second-String Running Back         Preston Pearson             DAL    
All-League Second-String Fullback             Walt Garrison               DAL    
All-League Second-String Tight End            Jim Mitchell                ATL    
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver        Ray Jarvis                  DET    
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver        James Roy Jackson           OAK    
**All-League Second-String Center             Carl Mauck                  TBY    
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard      Charley Long                CLE    
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard      Ed Fisher                   HOU    
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle     Art Shell                   OAK    
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle     Terry Hermeling             WAS    
All-League Second-String Punter               David Lee                   BAL    
All-League Second-String Kicker               Errol Mann                  OAK    
All-League Second-String Defensive End        Patrick Kosier              OAK    
All-League Second-String Defensive End        Elvin Bethea                HOU    
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle     Roosevelt Manning           CIN    
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle     Jeff Yeates                 NYG    
All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker    Isiah Robertson             DEN    
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker   Paul Naumoff                DET    
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker   Rocky Wallace               BUF    
All-League Second-String Cornerback           Cleo Johnson                L.A    
All-League Second-String Cornerback           Jim Marsalis                DAL    
**All-League Second-String Safety             Ike Thomas                  TBY    
All-League Second-String Safety               Joe Beauchamp               PHI

3ric · 02-17-2003, 01:49 PM

Possible career-ending injuries (The "let's see if they return next year" category):
QB Roman Gabriel, Rams.
QB Fran Tarkenton, Vikings.
DE Carl Eller, Vikings.
RB Frenchy Fuqua, Steelers.
DE Greg Sampson, Tampa Bay.

Let's also watch out for 17-year veteran QBs John Brodie and Bill Wade. The 49ers' Brodie could still be effective, but the Bears' Wade has lost his ability.

On to 1976...

3ric · 02-18-2003, 04:18 PM

1976 season

Notable names among the retirees:
BAL QB Earl Morrall, CHI QB Bill Wade, LA DT Merlin Olsen, SF QB John Brodie, CLE RB Jim Brown.

Archie Manning got a new contract with Maryland worth $15.49 mil over 6 years and O.J. Simpson renegotiated with Buffalo to be signed for 5 years, $11.61 mil. Roger Staubach signed a huge deal with Dallas, $40.16 mil and 6 years. RB Franco Harris got $10.11 mil and 4 years from Oakland and Lawrence McCutcheon renegotiated for $10.17 mil, 5 years.

A blockbuster trade was made, Buffalo sent All-Pro OLB Rocky Wallace and their 1st-round choice this year to Denver for two-time All-Pro ILB Isiah Robertson. Minnesota QB Don Strock was traded to Washington for a 2nd-round choice.

In free agency we see names as St.Louis' QB Charley Johnson, CIN DE Jack Youngblood, DEN RB Joe Profit, LA CB Cleo Johnson, CHI TE Mike Ditka, SD QB John Hadl, PHI RB John Brockington, WAS QB Billy Kilmer, CAR T Dan Dierdorf, STL RB Carlos Bell, PHI QB Norm Snead and GB ILB Ray Nitschke, a spry 17-year veteran.

We pursue Kansas City CB D'Artagnan Martin, who to our delight signs for us after the first week. Elsewhere is Charley Johnson getting interest from Washington, who don't seem interested in re-signing Billy Kilmer. Denver's Joe Profit has a big offer from Green Bay, and Jack Youngblood has already signed with Minnesota for $32.33 mil over 6 years. After week 2, we lose TE Jan White to Pittsburgh and Detroit's star WR Ray Jarvis signs with Baltimore. CB Cleo Johnson becomes a Bear for 5 years, $17.82 mil. Charley Johnson ultimately re-signs with St.Louis, but Joe Profit is still pending offers - Chicago has stepped up with a high offer of $25.21 mil.

Mike Ditka might be heading for Green Bay after the Packers made him an offer and Chicago so far has declined to match. In a surprising move, the Raiders swooped in and signed away San Diego's John Hadl, which creates an interesting roster clash with starter Kenny Stabler. Billy Kilmer has only gotten a low-ball offer from Boston so far. Interest in him seems to be lukewarm at best. 14-year vet Ditka, however, has gotten another offer, from the Bengals.

In week 6, Kilmer signs with Boston and Ditka committs with Cincinnati. Seattle re-sign their former 1st-round choice at CB, Clarence Scott. Joe Profit makes a decision a week later to return to Denver for the fee of $20.51 mil over 5 years. T Dan Dierdorf re-signs with Carolina and John Brockington accepts Philadelphia's offer to stay as well. Carlos Bell leaves for Jacksonville, Ray Nitschke accepts Baltimore's offer and the Saints' QB Edd Harget signs with San Diego in week 11.

3ric · 02-22-2003, 03:56 AM

We decide to pursue a replacement TE, and offer Pittsburgh's Bob Moore a three-year deal worth a little more than the $1.78 mil the Steelers has on the table. Tennessee's QB Karl Douglas hasn't gotten an offer to stay yet, but in week 12 the Bills gave him an offer, let's see if the Titans decide to match - they also have Joe Theismann unsigned. Douglas gets a matching offer and signs it to stay in Tennessee. After getting rejections from TE Moore and Buffalo TE Paul Costa, we finally agree on terms with the Jets' Alvin Hicks. A week later we sign Carolina OLB Larry Ball as well.

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1976 Amateur draft, round 1:

1. Carolina - Niehaus, Steve, DT, Notre Dame
2. Jacksonville - Kyle, Aaron, CB, Wyoming
3. San Diego - Slater, Jackie, T, Jackson State
4. Seattle - Rafferty, Tom, G, Penn State
5. San Francisco - Todd, Richard, QB, Alabama
6. New Orleans - Devlin, Joe, T, Iowa
7. Maryland - Selmon, Dewey, DT, Oklahoma
8. Philadelphia - Matuatia, Van, QB, Pittsburgh
9. New York G - Hunter, James, S, Grambling
10. Tennessee - Selmon, Lee Roy, DE, Oklahoma
11. Detroit - Griffin, Archie, RB, Ohio State
12. Cincinnati - Hamilton, Wes, G, Tulsa
13. Boston - Cross, Randy, C, UCLA
14. San Francisco - Pinney, Ray, G, Washington
15. Denver - Smith, Sherman, RB, Miami, Ohio
16. Pittsburgh - Koncar, Mark, T, Colorado
17. Cleveland - Simons, Keith, DT, Minnesota
18. New Orleans - Thomas, Pat, S, Texas A&M
19. New York J - Marble, Kendall, RB, Colorado
20. Kansas City - Lowe, Troy, T, Oklahoma State
21. Houston - Bokamper, Kim, DE, San Jose State
22. Minnesota - Reece, Danny, S, Southern California
23. Dallas - Woodcock, John, DT, Hawaii
24. Tampa Bay - Hill, David, TE, Small College
25. Oakland - Walters, Rod, G, Iowa
26. Baltimore - Lick, Dennis, T, Wisconsin
27. Cincinnati - Scott, Dave, T, Kansas
28. Los Angeles - Haynes, Mike, CB, Arizona State
29. Washington - Williams, Ben, DE, Mississippi
30. Atlanta - Gordon, Larry, OLB, Arizona State
31. Chicago - Williams, Reggie, OLB, Grambling
32. Miami - Jones, Ken, G, Arkansas State

Tampa Bay Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - David Hill, TE, Small College
Rnd 2 - Steve Largent, WR, Tulsa
Rnd 3 - Troy Archer, DE, Colorado
Rnd 4 - Morris Wadsworth, G, Texas
Rnd 5 - Mike Pruitt, RB, Purdue
Rnd 6 - Derek Matthews, DT, Georgia
Rnd 7 - Derek Whetstone, T, Notre Dame

Other interesting draftees:
67. San Diego - Tilley, Pat, WR, Louisiana Tech
89. Oakland - Brooks, Billy, WR, Oklahoma
100. Seattle - Galbreath, Tony, FB, Missouri
153. Oakland - Carson, Harry, ILB, Small College

nilodor · 02-28-2003, 01:41 PM

Have we seen the last post of this dynasty? In the interest of keeping it going, I think you should go back to the less detailed reports to save time and effort. Maybe even less detailed than the early ones.

3ric · 02-28-2003, 03:27 PM

Maybe I should, since CM4 is likely to occupy a lot of my spare time in the near future... I have every intention to see out this dynasty to the end, though. I want to draft Joe Montana!

nilodor · 02-28-2003, 03:47 PM

I'd love for you to see it through. Hopefully the other guys and I can keep up the draft files so you do not run into a wall.

3ric · 03-03-2003, 03:07 PM

Our final roster:

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos  Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct  
$$Anderson, Ken         4   QB   6    65                65                4 yrs.  
Munson, Bill            8   QB   13   43                43                1 yr.   
Graham, Jon             14  QB   2    20                50                1 yr.   
$$Riggins, John         28  RB   6    80                80                2 yrs.  
Pruitt, Mike            31  RB   1    52                64                3 yrs.  
##Washington, Joe       32  RB   1    35                46                1 yr.   
Jackson, Wilbur         34  RB   3    54                59                4 yrs.  
$$Moorhead, Don         21  FB   6    71                71                3 yrs.  
Chacon, Rex             42  FB   3    28                33                1 yr.   
Roan, Oscar             85  TE   2    32                55                1 yr.   
$$Hill, David           88  TE   1    41                72                5 yrs.  
**Hicks, Alvin          89  TE   7    35                35                2 yrs.  
$$Bell, Eddie           80  FL   7    50                50                1 yr.   
Vataha, Randy           81  FL   8    46                46                2 yrs.  
$$Franklin, Herman      83  SE   6    50                50                1 yr.   
Upchurch, Rick          84  SE   2    48                72                3 yrs.  
Shanklin, Ron           86  SE   8    48                48                2 yrs.  
##Largent, Steve        87  SE   1    27                56                4 yrs.  
Lapham, Dave            67  LG   3    40                74                2 yrs.  
$$Allison, Henry        79  LG   6    60                60                4 yrs.  
Gross, Lee              50  C    2    34                61                1 yr.   
$$Mauck, Carl           51  C    7    79                79                3 yrs.  
$$Smith, Royce          68  RG   5    68                68                4 yrs.  
Galvez, Lionel          70  RT   2    32                57                1 yr.   
$$Maurer, Andy          75  RT   8    65                65                1 yr.   
$$Snider, Mal           78  RT   8    50                50                2 yrs.  
Rogers, Paul            19  P    6    91                91                2 yrs.  
Robbins, Eric           5   K    2    45                50                1 yr.   
##Patter, Omar          73  LDE  2    24                42                2 yrs.  
$$Olsavsky, Sammie      74  LDE  5    35                38                1 yr.   
Archer, Troy            98  LDE  1    27                48                3 yrs.  
Gammon, Marcus          77  LDT  4    52                61                2 yrs.  
$$Kanicki, Jim          72  NT   14   35                35                1 yr.   
Botello, Curtis         76  NT   3    31                40                3 yrs.  
$$Dean, Fred            93  RDE  2    66                79                5 yrs.  
**Sampson, Greg         96  RDE  5    75                75                1 yr.   
$$Fulk, Mike            94  SLB  4    49                65                1 yr.   
Graham, Tom             52  MLB  5    68                79                2 yrs.  
$$Adams, Doug           54  MLB  6    54                54                2 yrs.  
Lambert, Jack           59  MLB  3    48                72                1 yr.   
$$Van Pelt, Brad        99  WILB 4    70                85                1 yr.   
##McNabb, Sedrick       55  WLB  5    33                39                1 yr.   
Ball, Larry             57  WLB  7    44                49                3 yrs.  
$$Dorris, Andy          92  WLB  4    69                69                3 yrs.  
$$Hall, Charles         48  LCB  6    54                55                2 yrs.  
White, Jeris            20  RCB  3    45                57                2 yrs.  
Grim, Bob               30  RCB  10   36                36                1 yr.   
$$Martin, D'Artagnan    37  RCB  6    57                58                4 yrs.  
##Shirley, Daniel       39  RCB  7    28                32                1 yr.   
##Buckner, Quinn        43  RCB  1    16                36                1 yr.   
$$Thomas, Ike           27  SS   6    72                72                3 yrs.  
Nettles, Doug           29  SS   3    51                75                2 yrs.  
Beaman, Tim             41  SS   6    59                59                3 yrs.  
$$Lambert, Ken          36  FS   2    42                55                2 yrs.  
   
$$ - player is in starting lineup, ## - player is inactive.  
   
Players Under Contract: 54
On Active Roster: 46
   
Salary Cap: $48,200,000
Cap Room: $2,470,000
Maximum for New Player: $2,630,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $2,220,000
   
Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $810,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $39,970,000

3ric · 03-03-2003, 03:07 PM

Season review

We finish the year 8-8, and finish second only thanks to a 6-3 win over Carolina in the final week. We miss the playoffs as the wild cards go to Los Angeles and Washington, who is 11-5 and 10-6, respectively.

In the Super Bowl is Dallas beaten by Oakland 17-31, with Ken Stabler passing for 308 yds and 4 TDs. He completed 25 of 28 passes in a true display of aerial markmanship and clearly earned the MVP award.

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1976 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
   
Record: 8-8
Winning Pct.: .500
   
Tampa Bay Buccaneers    Team      Rank  
Rushes                  495       2           
Rushing Yards           1980      3           
Yards Per Carry         4.00      14          
Pass Attempts           487       31          
Completions             307       28          
Passing Yards           2774      32          
Yards Per Attempt       5.69      29          
3rd Down Conversions    34.3      26          
Points Per Game         17.2      31          
Turnovers               19        5           
Turnover Margin         +12       3           
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  445       22          
Rushing Yards           1881      27          
Yards Per Carry         4.22      26 (T)      
Pass Attempts           541       5 (T)       
Completions             332       15          
Passing Yards           3867      20          
Yards Per Attempt       7.14      25 (T)      
3rd Down Conversions    40.5      26          
Points Per Game         20.3      12          
Turnovers               31        5 (T)       
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     41    at NOS        17      
2     27    at KCY        32      
3     23    SFO           20      
4     3     at WAS        27      
5     6     DAL           24      
6     11    at ATL        30      
7     23    PHI           21      
9     16    at NYG        3       
10    19    NOS           10      
11    19    CAR           7       
12    15    SDO           10      
13    20    at MIN        23      
14    23    at DEN        34      
15    14    ATL           31      
16    10    OAK           34      
17    6     at CAR        3       
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
4 Anderson          QB    478   304   2762  5.77  13    11      
**Team              ---   487   307   2774  5.69  13    11      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD  
28 Riggins          RB    278   1052  3.78  6       
31 Pruitt           RB    87    298   3.42  1       
34 Jackson          RB    86    449   5.22  1       
**Team              ---   495   1980  4.00  8       
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
21 Moorhead         FB    95    67    402   6.0   167   1       
83 Franklin         WR    83    49    459   9.3   99    3       
80 Bell             WR    76    40    589   14.7  130   6       
28 Riggins          RB    56    39    326   8.3   160   1       
86 Shanklin         WR    51    27    267   9.8   63    1       
81 Vataha           WR    30    17    178   10.4  42    0       
34 Jackson          RB    25    20    158   7.9   56    0       
85 Roan             TE    22    16    157   9.8   53    0       
31 Pruitt           RB    21    15    102   6.8   82    1       
**Team              ---   487   307   2774  9.0   942   13      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  
27 Thomas           S     83    36    1.0   0     4     15      
54 Adams            ILB   74    26    0.0   2     0     1       
94 Fulk             OLB   70    31    2.0   5     1     5       
52 Graham           ILB   69    28    1.0   1     0     6       
48 Hall             CB    63    15    0.0   0     4     6       
37 Martin           CB    56    17    0.0   0     2     12      
99 Van Pelt         ILB   54    12    5.0   2     1     1       
36 Lambert          S     53    13    0.0   0     5     10      
92 Dorris           OLB   48    12    4.5   2     0     4       
97 Smith            DT    43    22    4.5   14    0     0       
93 Dean             DE    41    20    7.0   22    0     0       
96 Sampson          DE    18    7     4.5   5     0     0       
30 Grim             CB    17    3     0.0   1     1     2       
29 Nettles          S     17    4     0.0   0     0     2       
20 White            CB    17    9     2.0   1     1     3       
**Team              ---   863   275   39.0  63    19    67

After improving steadily, we took a collective step backwards this season. The pass offense must be improved - we can't rely on Riggins alone anymore. Expect wholesale changes here, the young wideouts, Upchurch and Largent, has to get the ball more. The defense surprise me, they are rated as one of the top units but I expect injuries played a significant role here.

3ric · 03-03-2003, 03:08 PM

Individual statistics

League MVP Karl Sweetan, L.A, lead the NFL in passing yardage by a 347 yd margin to Detroit's Terry Hanratty. Sweetan and Kenny Stabler both had 34 TD passes. Roger Staubach led the league in passing efficiency with a 111.8 rating, 0.6 points ahead of Bob Griese. New Orleans' Craig Penrose was the top rookie passer with 1663 yds in 8 starts.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Att  Cmp  Pct   Yards Avg   Lg  TD   Int  
Staubach, Roger       QB  DAL   14 14 426  278  65.2  3770  8.84  84  30   5      
Griese, Bob           QB  MIA   13 13 363  251  69.1  2913  8.02  51  26   5      
Sweetan, Karl         QB  L.A   16 16 557  381  68.4  4699  8.43  82  34   16     
Stabler, Kenny        QB  OAK   16 16 571  344  60.2  4339  7.59  60  34   16     
Kemp, Jack            QB  BUF   14 14 434  265  61.0  3092  7.12  55  20   7      
Johnson, Charley      QB  STL   10 10 297  194  65.3  2210  7.44  82  12   7      
Ryan, Frank           QB  CLE   15 15 472  296  62.7  3517  7.45  61  25   14     
Morton, Craig         QB  DEN   15 15 542  343  63.2  4194  7.73  84  24   18     
Spurrier, Steve       QB  NYG   7  7  235  141  60.0  1708  7.26  49  10   6      
Kapp, Joe             QB  CHI   16 16 528  305  57.7  3935  7.45  66  22   14

Among the runners, there was no contest as the Rams' Ellison won his first rushing title and continued being a scoring machine - he has scored 11 or more TDs five times in six years.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Att  Yards Avg   Lg  TD  
Ellison, Willie       RB  L.A   16 16 350  1420  4.0   37  11     
Pearson, Preston      RB  DAL   16 16 339  1229  3.6   47  6      
Sayers, Gale          RB  MAR   16 16 336  1229  3.6   32  11     
Hayden, Leo           RB  STL   14 14 292  1206  4.1   72  6      
Harris, Franco        RB  OAK   16 16 254  1194  4.7   49  10     
**Riggins, John       RB  TBY   16 16 278  1052  3.7   29  6      
Morris, Mercury       RB  MIA   14 14 263  1042  3.9   44  8      
Kelly, Leroy          RB  CLE   16 16 289  1002  3.4   74  9      
McCutcheon, Lawrence  RB  HOU   16 16 265  978   3.6   48  7      
Brown, Larry          RB  WAS   16 15 251  975   3.8   49  2

The Lions' Hall led the league in receptions for the second time in three years. Ahmad Rashad of the Bears finished with just two yards more than second-placed Charlie Joiner, with the Eagles' Cliff Branch third with five yards more than Hall. Joiner also had an impressive 17 receiving TDs.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg   YAC   Lg   TD  
Hall, Eddie           WR  DET   16 16 200  102  1566  15.3  248   52   7      
Branch, Cliff         WR  PHI   15 14 181  100  1571  15.7  263   53   5      
Richardson, Willie    WR  BAL   16 16 161  92   1484  16.1  230   52   6      
Rashad, Ahmad         WR  CHI   16 16 175  92   1599  17.3  292   66   6      
Joiner, Charlie       WR  SDO   16 16 173  91   1597  17.5  327   71   17     
Herrman, Don          WR  CLE   14 14 158  90   1404  15.6  305   61   14     
Swann, Lynn           WR  CIN   16 16 156  87   1424  16.3  217   65   10     
Hill, J.D.            WR  OAK   16 16 152  84   1433  17.0  287   59   8      
Moses, Haven          WR  MIA   16 14 144  82   1115  13.5  213   51   6      
Stallworth, John      WR  DEN   15 15 146  82   1372  16.7  304   52   6

The Saints' Willingham and the Oilers' Edwards was the top returners.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS PR   Yards Avg   TD  KR   Yards Avg   TD  
Willingham, Larry     CB  NOS   16 2  25   419   16.7  2   1    20    20.0  0     
Dunlap, Leonard       CB  OAK   16 16 27   449   16.6  1   22   659   29.9  1     
Anderson, Dick        S   MIA   16 16 26   381   14.6  1   0    0     0.0   0     
Dunbar, Allen         WR  NOS   15 11 1    14    14.0  0   34   773   22.7  1     
Reece, Danny          S   MIN   11 0  22   273   12.4  0   0    0     0.0   0     

  Player              Pos Team  GP GS PR   Yards Avg   TD  KR   Yards Avg   TD  
Edwards, Emmitt       WR  HOU   16 0  25   154   6.1   0   27   831   30.7  1     
Wright, Elmo          WR  MAR   9  9  0    0     0.0   0   20   607   30.3  1     
**Upchurch, Rick      WR  TBY   16 0  0    0     0.0   0   23   698   30.3  1     
Holmes, Mike          CB  GBY   16 16 5    36    7.2   0   23   695   30.2  2     
Dunlap, Leonard       CB  OAK   16 16 27   449   16.6  1   22   659   29.9  1

New Orleans' Joe Federspiel usually is among the top tacklers, but this is the first time he leads the league. Baltimore's Pritchard achieves a rare feat as he collects the most sacks despite rushing the passer from the outside linebacker position.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr  
Federspiel, Joe       ILB NOS   15 15 123  41   4.5  0    0      
Washington, Ted       ILB HOU   14 12 122  39   1.0  0    4      
Hall, Willie          ILB OAK   16 15 119  39   3.5  0    3      
Redman, Rick          ILB SEA   16 16 118  37   1.5  1    2      
Hunt, Sam             OLB PHI   16 16 116  40   4.5  2    8      
Caffey, Lee Roy       ILB KCY   16 16 112  29   0.5  2    1      
Zabel, Steve          OLB BOS   16 16 111  26   8.0  0    5      
McLinton, Harold      ILB WAS   16 16 110  24   5.0  1    4      
Naumoff, Paul         OLB DET   16 16 108  29   5.5  2    5      
Robertson, Isiah      ILB BUF   15 14 108  36   3.0  0    2      

  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr  
Pritchard, Ron        OLB BAL   16 16 85   25   15.5 2    7      
Greene, Mean Joe      DT  PIT   14 14 57   25   13.5 5    15     
Mendenhall, John      DT  GBY   15 15 73   32   11.0 5    25     
Yeates, Jeff          DT  NYG   14 14 54   21   11.0 3    17     
Hultz, Don            DE  PHI   14 14 53   17   11.0 4    18

The Jaguars' Jauron would have been the top pass interceptor any other year, but took a back seat to Bill Bradley's league-record 15 picks. Undrafted rookie ILB Rick Bonness, Tennessee, had 4 interceptions, 58 tackles, 29 assists and 5 sacks to gain defensive rookie of the year honors.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Ints IRYd TD   Defn Cght PPly PDPct  
Bradley, Bill         CB  CLE   16 16 15   201  2    13   52   571   21.5   
Jauron, Dick          CB  JAX   15 15 12   152  1    15   40   520   21.9   
Williams, Willie      CB  NYG   16 16 9    197  2    14   45   501   20.9   
Riley, Ken            CB  CIN   16 16 8    147  1    22   47   529   21.4   
Barney, Lem           CB  DET   16 16 8    84   1    16   41   518   21.1   
Fischer, Pat          CB  STL   16 16 7    211  1    13   45   583   20.3   
Alexander, Kermit     CB  SFO   13 12 6    277  4    11   29   446   21.0   
Renfro, Mel           CB  DAL   16 16 6    131  2    13   38   551   20.5   
Taylor, Joe           CB  L.A   14 14 6    100  2    12   43   414   20.2   
Paulson, Daynard      S   NYJ   16 16 6    85   0    11   34   538   20.5

In a year when little offensive fireworks came from rookies on skill positions, the offensive rookie of the year award went to Cincinnati guard Wes Hamilton.

3ric · 03-03-2003, 03:08 PM

Career records

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Category               Player               Record     Last Year
Games started          Glenn Ressler*	    112        1976
Pass completions       Edd Harget           2,374      1976
Passing yards          Greg Cook            28,273     1976
Passing touchdowns     Greg Cook            187        1976
Rushing attempts       Gale Sayers          2,019      1976
Rushing yards          Gale Sayers*         8,098      1976
Rushing touchdowns     Willie Ellison*      69         1976
Receptions             Haven Moses*         575        1976
Receiving yards        Haven Moses*         9,113      1976
Receiving touchdowns   Charley Taylor*      65         1976
Interceptions          Pat Fischer*         38         1976
Tackles                Tommy Nobis*         712        1976
Sacks                  Larry Hand           76.5       1976
Field Goals            Errol Mann*          243        1976
Key Run Blocks         Ken Bowman*          251        1976
Targeted passes        Haven Moses*         1,062      1976
Passes defended        Brig Owens*          135        1976

* remaining career leader from end of last season

Individual Top Performances

66 pass attempts by Kris Downs, Minnesota, vs Green Bay. (New league record)
35 pass completions by Mike Livingston, Kansas City, vs San Diego.
476 yds passing by Edd Harget, San Diego, vs Kansas City.
187 yds rushing by Leo Hayden, St.Louis, vs New York.
4 rushing TDs by James Harrison, Boston, vs Miami. (Tied league record)
14 pass receptions by Mel Gray, St.Louis, vs Boston.
235 receiving yards by Mel Gray, St.Louis, vs Boston.
4 pass interceptions by Dick Jauron, Jacksonville, vs San Diego. (Tied league record)
18 tackles by Harold McLinton, Washington, vs Dallas.
5 sacks by Don Hultz, Philadelphia, vs New Orleans.
7 field goals by Pete Gogolak, New York, vs Cincinnati. (Tied league record)
8 key run blocks by Bob Young, St.Louis, vs San Francisco.
22 targeted passes by Frank Lewis, Minnesota, vs Green Bay.
6 passes defended by Willie Brown, Oakland, vs Denver.

Season Awards List

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1976 Awards List
   
   Award                                      Player                      Team  
Player of the Year                            Karl Sweetan                L.A    
Front Office Bowl MVP                         Kenny Stabler               OAK    
Offensive Player of the Year                  Willie Ellison              L.A    
Defensive Player of the Year                  Gus Otto                    CAR    
Offensive Rookie of the Year                  Wes Hamilton                CIN    
Defensive Rookie of the Year                  Rick Bonness                TEN    
All-League First-String Quarterback           Karl Sweetan                L.A    
All-League First-String Running Back          Willie Ellison              L.A    
All-League First-String Fullback              Cullen Bryant               L.A    
All-League First-String Tight End             Bob Klein                   L.A    
All-League First-String Wide Receiver         Charlie Joiner              SDO    
All-League First-String Wide Receiver         Ahmad Rashad                CHI    
**All-League First-String Center              Carl Mauck                  TBY    
All-League First-String Offensive Guard       John Hannah                 MAR    
All-League First-String Offensive Guard       Ernie Janes                 ATL    
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle      Dave Hill                   KCY    
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle      Art Shell                   OAK    
All-League First-String Punter                Herman Weaver               DET    
All-League First-String Kicker                Jim Bakken                  STL    
All-League First-String Defensive End         Don Hultz                   PHI    
All-League First-String Defensive End         Robert Barber               DEN    
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle      John Mendenhall             GBY    
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle      Mean Joe Greene             PIT    
All-League First-String Inside Linebacker     Harold McLinton             WAS    
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker    Gus Otto                    CAR    
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker    Steve Zabel                 BOS    
All-League First-String Cornerback            Bill Bradley                CLE    
All-League First-String Cornerback            Ken Riley                   CIN    
All-League First-String Safety                Jerry Logan                 BAL    
All-League First-String Safety                Andy Nelson                 CAR    
All-League Second-String Quarterback          Roger Staubach              DAL    
All-League Second-String Running Back         Gale Sayers                 MAR    
All-League Second-String Fullback             Walt Garrison               DAL    
All-League Second-String Tight End            Riley Odoms                 SEA    
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver        Eddie Hall                  DET    
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver        Don Herrman                 CLE    
All-League Second-String Center               Dave Thompson               SEA    
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard      Herb Scott                  DAL    
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard      Ed Budde                    KCY    
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle     Cas Banaszek                SFO    
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle     Dale Jett                   STL    
All-League Second-String Punter               Bernie Austin               JAX    
All-League Second-String Kicker               Roy Gerela                  PIT    
All-League Second-String Defensive End        Tommy Hart                  SFO    
All-League Second-String Defensive End        Steve Furness               TEN    
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle     Manny Fernandez             MIA    
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle     Jeff Yeates                 NYG    
All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker    Joe Federspiel              NOS    
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker   Paul Naumoff                DET    
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker   Ron Pritchard               BAL    
All-League Second-String Cornerback           Willie Williams             NYG    
All-League Second-String Cornerback           Raymond Clayborn            BOS    
All-League Second-String Safety               Dick Anderson               MIA    
All-League Second-String Safety               Jim Kearney                 KCY

Alf · 03-04-2003, 02:13 AM

Isn't it Indiana TCY VC time 3ric ?

3ric · 03-04-2003, 03:06 AM

It is definitely Hoosier time, I just wanted to finish the 1976 season first...

3ric · 03-20-2003, 07:39 AM

1977 season

Notable names among the retirees:
QB Fran Tarkenton, MIN, WR Jim Colclough, BOS, G Jerry Kramer, GB, OLB Maxie Baughan, SD, DT Bob Lilly, GB, QB Roman Gabriel, LA, RB Cannonball Butler, ATL, WR Lance Alworth, SD, QB Daryl Lamonica, OAK.

RB Leo Hayden in St.Louis got a good deal worth $10.65 mil over 6 years. He did a great job last year, replacing Carlos Bell and rushing for 1000 yds. Buffalo OLB Jack Ham signed for for years, $17.04 mil. Cornerbacks Mike Wagner and Thomas Darden both signed 6-year deals, Wagner for $25.67 mil and Darden for a whopping $35.88 mil!

Jack Tatum stays with Tennessee for 4 years, $15.35 mil and Greg Pruitt got a 5-yr, $15.5 mil deal from Balötimore.

Franchise designations was made to BUF ILB Isiah Robertson, PIT QB Terry Bradshaw and WAS CB Willie Buchanon, among others.

In free agency we aim to keep OLB Mike Fulk, T Andy Maurer, DE Greg Sampson and ILB Brad Van Pelt. To our delight all four accepted after the first week.

With those safe in hand we set our sight on Dolphins WR Howard Twilley. Elsewhere is Kenny Stabler commanding a great deal of interest - the Packers has offered him a 7-yr deal worth $59.27 mil. DT Mean Joe Greene leaves Pittsburgh for San Diego for $33.33 mil, 5 years. Former Oakland T Art Shell signs with rival Denver for 7 yrs, $44.63 mil.

Dallas WR Bob Hayes is considering an offer from New Orleans, and Boston G John Hannah is courted by Maryland.

In week 2 has Super Bowl MVP Stabler decided to leave Oakland and sign with Buffalo. G Hannah went to the Ravens, and CB Jake Scott stays with Miami. PIT CB Mel Blount could leave for the Jets and the Rams looks like they could sign away the 49er's C Forrest Blue.

Week 3 passes and last year's offensive player of the year, RB Willie Ellison still hasn't re-signed with the Rams. He apparently feels their offer isn't good enough and currently listen to the Bears. Bob Hayes re-signed with Dallas for two years to be able to end his career in Texas. Buffalo has been spending a lot of money so far, and isn't done yet. They are in talks with Minnesota All-Pro S Paul Krause.

Both Krause and Ellison re-signs with their old teams in week 4, but Mel Blount is still undecided. WR Charlie Joiner has a good offer worth $18.35 mil from San Diego to stay with them for four more years. Another prolific receiver, active career leader Haven Moses has gotten a similar contract proposal from Miami.

In week 14, I'm happy to see that unlucky QB Jim Plunkett is given an opportunity to stay in the NFL. He's hardly been setting the league on fire despite his unquestioned talent. The lack of playing time has delayed his development but it seems that Jacksonville can't agree on terms with starter Scott Hunter and decided to retain his backup instead. In week 16 was QB Bill Munson signed away from Tampa to become a member of the 49ers.

3ric · 03-20-2003, 07:39 AM

In the draft, the two players to watch are USC RB Ricky Bell and Pittsburgh RB Tony Dorsett. QB Steve DeBerg, CB Nolan Cromwell, RB Wilbert Montgomery, DT Joe Klecko and CB Lester Hayes are worth keeping an eye out for as well.

1. New Orleans - Morgan, Stanley, WR, Tennessee
2. Maryland - Edwards, Eddie, DE, Miami, Florida
3. Jacksonville - Theilmann, R.C., G, Arkansas
4. Baltimore - Butler, Mike, DE, Kansas
5. San Diego - Frederick, Andy, T, New Mexico
6. Seattle - Hayes, Lester, CB, Texas A&M
7. Kansas City - Dorsett, Tony, RB, Pittsburgh
8. Philadelphia - Montgomery, Wilbert, RB, Small College
9. Green Bay - Campbell, Joe, DE, Maryland
10. San Francisco - Albrecht, Ted, T, California
11. New York G - Green, Gary, CB, Baylor
12. Houston - Koch, Greg, T, Arkansas
13. Chicago - Marvin, Mickey, G, Tennessee
14. Carolina - Hannon, Tom, S, Michigan State
15. Detroit - Bryan, Bill, C, Duke
16. Buffalo - Klecko, Joe, DT, Temple
17. Cincinnati - Hill, Tony, WR, Stanford
18. Tennessee - Bryant, Warren, T, Kentucky
19. New York J - Powell, Marvin, T, Southern California
20. Denver - Towns, Morris, T, Missouri
21. Cleveland - Ruby, Dave, C, Western Kentucky
22. New York J - Marshall, Tank, DE, Texas A&M
23. Washington - Brudzinski, Bob, OLB, Ohio State
24. Los Angeles - Jeter, Gary, DT, Southern California
25. Tennessee - Emmons, Devin, WR, Connecticut
26. Pittsburgh - Fields, Edgar, DT, Texas A&M
27. St. Louis - Cole, Robin, OLB, New Mexico
28. Minnesota - DeBerg, Steve, QB, San Jose State
29. Atlanta - Beeson, Terry, OLB, Kansas
30. Miami - August, Steve, G, Tulsa
31. Carolina - Olander, Cliff, QB, New Mexico State
32. Oakland - Elliott, Amos, QB, Southern California

Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 2 - Oliver Davis, CB, Tennessee State
Rnd 2 - Julio Lesky, FB, Washington
Rnd 3 - Rickey Bell, RB, Southern California
Rnd 3 - Ray Jones, ILB, UCLA
Rnd 4 - Ezra Johnson, DE, Small College
Rnd 5 - Nicky Guillen, QB, Iowa
Rnd 6 - Wilson Faumuina, DT, San Jose State
Rnd 7 - Robert Sims, DT, South Carolina

These players have been automatically signed to contracts under the rookie salary cap.

nilodor · 03-20-2003, 06:00 PM

I must have missed it, where did you lose your number 1 pick?

3ric · 03-21-2003, 01:17 AM

Oh, I must have forgot to mention it in the post - I found myself in cap trouble and couldn't find a first-round pick worth first-round money so I traded down. I got Tennessee's 2nd- and 3rd-round pick this year and their 4th-round pick next year for my 1st-round pick.

I also traded RB Wilbur Jackson to Dallas for a 2nd-rounder.

3ric · 03-21-2003, 01:21 AM

Final roster:

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  Player                #   Pos  Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct  
$$Anderson, Ken         4   QB   7    64                64                3 yrs.  
Graham, Jon             14  QB   3    25                53                1 yr.   
Guillen, Nicky          16  QB   1    12                42                3 yrs.  
$$Riggins, John         28  RB   7    77                77                1 yr.   
Pruitt, Mike            31  RB   2    55                66                2 yrs.  
Bell, Rickey            44  RB   1    46                58                4 yrs.  
$$Moorhead, Don         21  FB   7    71                71                2 yrs.  
Lesky, Julio            26  FB   1    30                55                4 yrs.  
$$Hill, David           88  TE   2    44                68                4 yrs.  
Walker, Rick            85  TE   1    20                48                1 yr.   
$$Twilley, Howard       82  SE   11   57                57                2 yrs.  
Upchurch, Rick          84  SE   3    51                73                2 yrs.  
$$Shanklin, Ron         86  SE   9    47                47                1 yr.   
Largent, Steve          87  SE   2    32                58                3 yrs.  
$$Washington, Russ      63  LT   9    69                71                3 yrs.  
$$Allison, Henry        79  LG   7    60                60                3 yrs.  
Lapham, Dave            67  LG   4    47                74                1 yr.   
$$Mauck, Carl           51  C    8    80                80                2 yrs.  
Gross, Lee              50  C    3    42                64                2 yrs.  
$$Smith, Royce          68  RG   6    70                70                3 yrs.  
$$Maurer, Andy          75  RT   9    64                64                4 yrs.  
Snider, Mal             78  RT   9    51                51                1 yr.   
##Galvez, Lionel        70  RT   3    35                57                2 yrs.  
Rogers, Paul            19  P    7    91                91                1 yr.   
Robbins, Eric           5   K    3    53                54                2 yrs.  
Summers, J.J.           73  LDE  8    34                34                1 yr.   
Johnson, Ezra           90  LDE  1    33                57                3 yrs.  
Gammon, Marcus          77  LDT  5    57                61                1 yr.   
Sims, Robert            98  LDT  1    26                36                3 yrs.  
$$Smith, Paul           97  RDT  10   61                62                1 yr.   
$$Dean, Fred            93  RDE  3    80                80                4 yrs.  
$$Sampson, Greg         96  RDE  6    53                53                2 yrs.  
$$Fulk, Mike            94  SLB  5    58                67                4 yrs.  
$$Graham, Tom           52  MLB  6    77                79                1 yr.   
Jones, Ray              58  MLB  1    31                44                3 yrs.  
Studwell, Scott         55  MLB  1    30                59                1 yr.   
$$Van Pelt, Brad        99  WILB 5    82                85                5 yrs.  
$$Dorris, Andy          92  WLB  5    78                78                2 yrs.  
Ball, Larry             57  WLB  8    48                49                2 yrs.  
$$Hall, Charles         48  LCB  7    55                55                1 yr.   
Davis, Oliver           25  LCB  1    32                67                3 yrs.  
$$Martin, D'Artagnan    37  RCB  7    66                66                3 yrs.  
White, Jeris            20  RCB  4    51                55                1 yr.   
$$Thomas, Ike           27  SS   7    72                72                2 yrs.  
Nettles, Doug           29  SS   4    61                75                1 yr.   
Beaman, Tim             41  SS   7    58                58                2 yrs.  
$$Lambert, Ken          36  FS   3    49                51                1 yr.   
   
$$ - player is in starting lineup, ## - player is inactive.

3ric · 03-21-2003, 01:21 AM

Season review

We finish the season 9-6-1 (tied with Atlanta in week 1), which is good enough for first place in the NFC South. New Orleans was second at 8-8, and Atlanta third with 7-8-1, only a half-game ahead of Carolina at 7-9.

In the wild card round we face St.Louis (9-7) at home. FB Moorhead and DE Dean is out, but otherwise we are in pretty fair condition, especially with DE Sampson returning from the inactive list. Unfortunately we lost 19-20, even though we had a 6-point lead with 1.48 remaining. At that time we got a 48-yd FG attempt blocked which the Cardinals recovered at our 45. QB Charley Johnson hit WR Svitak for a 39-yd TD with one minute left, and the extra kick gave them the lead.

The Super Bowl featured Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams, which turned into a close game with the Rams winning 27-21. Kenny Stabler played in his second consecutive final, but managed only 220 yds passing, while the Rams' Karl Sweetan passed for 251 yds and 3 TDs. WR Kelvin Briggs caught 11 passes for 144 yds and 2 TDs.

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1977 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
   
Record: 9-7-1
Winning Pct.: .558
   
Tampa Bay Buccaneers    Team      Rank  
Rushes                  444       18          
Rushing Yards           1687      22          
Yards Per Carry         3.79      24 (T)      
Pass Attempts           644       3           
Completions             374       3           
Passing Yards           3851      21          
Yards Per Attempt       5.97      32          
3rd Down Conversions    37.0      19          
Points Per Game         19.2      26          
Turnovers               44        32          
Turnover Margin         -18       32          
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  417       8           
Rushing Yards           1384      1           
Yards Per Carry         3.31      1           
Pass Attempts           629       32          
Completions             347       18 (T)      
Passing Yards           4147      23          
Yards Per Attempt       6.59      8           
3rd Down Conversions    29.1      1           
Points Per Game         21.2      14          
Turnovers               26        21 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     24    at ATL        24      
2     37    MIA           27      
3     20    DET           17      
4     6     STL           38      
5     29    SFO           11      
6     13    at L.A        12      
8     7     at SEA        44      
9     19    at NOS        15      
10    10    ATL           6       
11    34    at CAR        20      
12    9     at NYJ        27      
13    24    at WAS        14      
14    20    BUF           27      
15    19    CAR           21      
16    9     at BOS        6       
17    28    NOS           31      
$$WC  19    STL           20      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
4 Anderson          QB    365   212   2261  6.19  12    13      
14 Graham           QB    278   162   1590  5.71  5     17      
**Team              ---   644   374   3851  5.97  17    30      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD  
31 Pruitt           RB    203   848   4.17  4       
28 Riggins          RB    120   428   3.56  3       
44 Bell             RB    57    210   3.68  2       
**Team              ---   444   1687  3.79  9       
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
86 Shanklin         WR    126   68    788   11.5  71    6       
82 Twilley          WR    115   58    788   13.5  136   2       
21 Moorhead         FB    113   82    535   6.5   354   3       
84 Upchurch         WR    76    36    524   14.5  62    2       
31 Pruitt           RB    64    41    289   7.0   169   1       
88 Hill             TE    59    33    392   11.8  152   1       
28 Riggins          RB    25    20    179   8.9   75    2       
**Team              ---   643   374   3851  10.2  1094  17      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  
52 Graham           ILB   107   29    5.0   3     3     11      
27 Thomas           S     90    33    1.0   0     4     18      
94 Fulk             OLB   90    21    7.0   7     1     6       
99 Van Pelt         ILB   78    15    2.0   3     1     11      
37 Martin           CB    70    19    0.0   0     0     25      
92 Dorris           OLB   58    26    1.0   1     1     8       
36 Lambert          S     53    23    0.0   0     3     6       
48 Hall             CB    51    13    0.0   1     4     11      
97 Smith            DT    23    9     1.5   8     0     0       
77 Gammon           DT    23    12    7.5   12    0     0       
25 Davis            CB    23    13    2.0   0     0     4       
73 Summers          DE    21    4     3.5   11    0     0       
96 Sampson          DE    20    7     2.5   13    0     2       
93 Dean             DE    20    9     1.5   8     0     1       
**Team              ---   880   259   41.0  78    19    110

3ric · 03-21-2003, 01:22 AM

Individual statistics

Staubach was the most efficient passer with a 102.8 rating, but the yardage leader was not among the top 10 rated passers for the first time in the 70s. Dan Fouts of the New Orleans Saints relied on a staggering amount of passes to get 4722 yds - he led the league in attempts with 694, more than 100 attempts more than Baltimore's Dennis Morrison. That is an average of an astounding 43.3 pass attempts per game!

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Att  Cmp  Pct   Yards Avg   Lg  TD   Int  
Staubach, Roger       QB  DAL   16 16 502  335  66.7  4303  8.57  75  28   11     
Sweetan, Karl         QB  L.A   15 15 512  339  66.2  4407  8.60  50  26   11     
Morton, Craig         QB  DEN   16 16 530  342  64.5  4272  8.06  56  30   14     
Stabler, Kenny        QB  BUF   16 16 534  328  61.4  4145  7.76  65  31   12     
Johnson, Charley      QB  STL   12 12 402  245  60.9  2941  7.31  70  21   6      
Johnson, Charley      QB  MIA   14 9  332  201  60.5  2841  8.55  73  18   10     
White, Danny          QB  CLE   10 8  269  164  60.9  2296  8.53  84  15   10     
Manning, Archie       QB  MAR   15 15 500  310  62.0  3757  7.51  63  26   14     
Sipe, Brian           QB  CAR   15 15 460  281  61.0  3372  7.33  80  25   12     
Livingston, Mike      QB  SFO   16 16 562  360  64.0  4314  7.67  86  23   14

Chicago's Calvin Hill also relied on a workhorse attitude to lead the league. A 3.7 average isn't too impressive, but 371 rushing attempts is. The top rookie runner was Kansas City's Tony Dorsett, with 644 yds and 5 TDs, which was enough to be voted to Offensive Rookie of the Year.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Att  Yards Avg   Lg  TD  
Hill, Calvin          RB  CHI   16 16 371  1383  3.7   56  7      
Boozer, Emerson       RB  NYJ   16 16 312  1206  3.8   59  9      
Profit, Joe           RB  DEN   16 16 263  1155  4.3   54  9      
Williams, Delvin      RB  SFO   16 16 262  1122  4.2   57  12     
Hayden, Leo           RB  STL   14 14 274  1107  4.0   46  9      
Pruitt, Greg          RB  BAL   16 16 240  1099  4.5   58  6      
Jackson, Wilbur       RB  DAL   16 16 266  1062  3.9   34  6      
Clements, Vince       RB  NYG   13 8  205  1052  5.1   52  5      
Young, Charley        RB  TEN   16 16 236  1031  4.3   54  6      
Sayers, Gale          RB  MAR   15 15 278  970   3.4   53  8

3ric · 03-21-2003, 03:47 AM

The Broncos' John Stallworth led the league in both receptions and yardage as well as receiving TDs in only his 4th season. The top rookie receiver was the Saints' Stanley Morgan, with 43 catches for 762 yds and 3 TDs. The best receiving average belonged to the Bengals' Lynn Swann, who had 19.2 yds/catch, just ahead of Bob Hayes.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg   YAC   Lg   TD  
Stallworth, John      WR  DEN   16 13 171  109  1711  15.6  276   49   13     
Washington, Gene      WR  SFO   15 15 155  92   1413  15.3  316   72   5      
Barkum, Jerome        WR  NYG   16 14 156  95   1409  14.8  285   74   8      
Brooks, Billy         WR  OAK   16 16 134  78   1394  17.8  215   52   3      
Warfield, Paul        WR  MIA   16 16 149  78   1368  17.5  240   57   8      
Joiner, Charlie       WR  SDO   15 15 172  93   1308  14.0  228   44   2      
Gray, Mel             WR  STL   16 16 126  71   1282  18.0  224   52   3      
Hayes, Bob            WR  DAL   13 13 111  66   1265  19.1  239   75   8      
Moses, Haven          WR  MIA   16 13 137  79   1240  15.6  206   53   5      
Herrman, Don          WR  CLE   14 14 125  74   1215  16.4  189   51   6

Carolina WR Calvin Jones (not to be confused with the Nebraska runner in the 90s) led the league by a wide margin at punt return average, while 12-yr vet Gale Sayers still are as dangerous a returner as ever. At kick returner, we have a new emerging star: the Cardinals' Billy "White Shoes" Johnson! The Jaguars impress by having two top returners on their team.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS PR   Yards Avg   TD  KR   Yards Avg   TD  
Jones, Calvin         WR  CAR   16 2  27   434   16.0  2   25   689   27.5  0     
Sayers, Gale          RB  MAR   15 15 20   316   15.8  2   19   436   22.9  0     
Nowlin, Arnold        WR  WAS   16 5  22   278   12.6  0   0    0     0.0   0     
Jackson, Monte	      CB  CHI   16 0  24   288   12.0  1   0    0     0.0   0
Collins, Nick         WR  BUF   16 16 27   322   11.9  0   29   737   25.4  0
 
  Player              Pos Team  GP GS PR   Yards Avg   TD  KR   Yards Avg   TD  
Thompson, Rocky       WR  KCY   16 16 11   104   9.4   0   30   905   30.1  0     
Luke, Steve           S   JAX   16 16 1    13    13.0  0   31   929   29.9  1     
Johnson, Billy        WR  STL   16 15 25   150   6.0   0   38   1137  29.9  0     
Perez, Brett          WR  JAX   16 16 0    0     0.0   0   31   927   29.9  1     
Taylor, Charley       WR  WAS   16 16 0    0     0.0   0   32   953   29.7  1

3ric · 03-21-2003, 03:47 AM

Dick Butkus, in his 11th season, is still going strong playing exclusively as a run defender. The defensive rookie of the year was Washington's OLB Bob Brudzinski, with 15 starts, 83 tck, 15 ast, 2 sacks and 2 ints.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr  
Bergey, Bill          ILB PIT   16 16 135  41   4.0  2    3      
Otto, Gus             OLB CAR   16 16 126  43   8.5  0    2      
Butkus, Dick          ILB SDO   16 16 122  36   1.0  0    0      
Owens, Brig           S   WAS   16 16 121  48   0.0  0    1      
Blair, Matt           ILB CLE   16 16 118  37   2.5  1    2      
Tolbert, Jim          S   STL   16 16 117  34   0.0  0    1      
Greene, Tony          S   KCY   16 16 114  29   0.0  0    0      
Ham, Jack             OLB BUF   15 15 114  33   6.0  0    9      
Robertson, Isiah      ILB BUF   16 14 113  46   4.0  0    5      
Breunig, Bob          ILB WAS   16 15 110  29   5.0  0    1      

  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr  
Harris, Richard       DE  BUF   14 14 55   21   13.0 7    17     
Hamilton, Ray         DT  MIA   16 3  50   10   13.0 7    14     
Rudolph, Council      DE  SFO   14 14 48   16   12.5 4    14     
Brister, Fred         OLB SDO   16 16 83   28   11.5 1    9      
Davison, Gary         DE  HOU   15 15 44   15   11.0 5    14

Minnesota's Krause gets 10 interceptions in just 12 games to lead the league - Seattle's Scott and the Rams' Kassulke both had 3 TDs.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Ints IRYd TD   Defn Cght PPly PDPct  
Krause, Paul          S   MIN   12 12 10   188  2    12   27   405   22.4   
Thomas, Skip          CB  KCY   15 15 10   116  2    15   45   553   21.1   
Kassulke, Karl        S   L.A   16 16 8    215  3    6    33   542   20.4   
Scott, Jake           S   MIA   16 16 8    97   0    16   51   589   20.5   
Harris, Cliff         S   HOU   16 16 7    73   0    9    37   565   20.3   
Babb, Charles         CB  KCY   16 16 7    56   0    21   46   495   21.3   
Scott, Clarence       CB  SEA   16 16 6    181  3    12   43   586   20.1   
Darden, Thomas        CB  CAR   16 16 6    126  1    29   57   624   21.1   
Williams, Willie      CB  NYG   16 16 6    106  1    18   45   511   20.7   
Brown, Dave           CB  ATL   16 16 6    89   0    15   49   578   20.1

3ric · 03-21-2003, 04:28 AM

Career records

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Category               Player               Record     Last Year
Games started          Glenn Ressler*	    128        1977 (tied with several)
Pass completions       Edd Harget*          2,549      1977
Passing yards          Greg Cook*           31,669     1977
Passing touchdowns     Greg Cook*           205        1977
Rushing attempts       Gale Sayers*         2,297      1977
Rushing yards          Gale Sayers*         9,068      1977
Rushing touchdowns     Willie Ellison*      83         1977
Receptions             Haven Moses*         654        1977
Receiving yards        Haven Moses*         10,353     1977
Receiving touchdowns   Charley Taylor*      70         1977
Interceptions          Paul Krause          44         1977
Tackles                Gus Otto             838        1977
Sacks                  Larry Hand*          83         1977
Field Goals            Errol Mann*          267        1977
Key Run Blocks         Ken Bowman*          277        1977
Targeted passes        Haven Moses*         1,199      1977
Passes defended        Willie Brown         156        1977

Top performances

59 pass attempts by Dan Fouts, San Diego, vs Tampa Bay.
34 completions by Terry Hanratty, Detroit, vs Chicago.
530 yds passing by Charley Johnson, Miami, vs New Orleans.
212 yds rushing by Emerson Boozer, New York Jets, vs Carolina.
4 rushing TDs by Woody Green, Green Bay, vs Minnesota. (Tied league record)
15 pass receptions by Eddie Hall, Detroit, vs Chicago.
267 receiving yds by Haven Moses, Miami, vs New Orleans. (New league record)
4 interceptions by Skip Thomas, Kansas City, vs Jacksonville.
16 tackles by Jim Tolbert, St.Louis, vs Baltimore.
6 field goals each by Jan Stenerud, TEN, Chris Bahr, NOS, Don Chandler, GBY.
11 key run blocks by Samuel Holden, Pittsburgh, vs Cincinnati. (New league record)
22 targeted passes by Charlie Joiner, San Diego, vs Buffalo.
9 passes defended by Mel Blount, New York Jets, vs New Orleans. (New league record)

1977 Awards List

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   Award                                      Player                      Team  
Player of the Year                            Roger Staubach              DAL    
Front Office Bowl MVP                         Karl Sweetan                L.A    
Coach of the Year                             Not Yet Awarded               
Legend of the Game                            Not Yet Awarded               
Offensive Player of the Year                  Roger Staubach              DAL    
Defensive Player of the Year                  Gus Otto                    CAR    
Offensive Rookie of the Year                  Tony Dorsett                KCY    
Defensive Rookie of the Year                  Bob Brudzinski              WAS    
All-League First-String Quarterback           Roger Staubach              DAL    
All-League First-String Running Back          Calvin Hill                 CHI    
All-League First-String Fullback              MacArthur Lane              STL    
All-League First-String Tight End             Jim Mitchell                CIN    
All-League First-String Wide Receiver         John Stallworth             DEN    
All-League First-String Wide Receiver         Jerome Barkum               NYG    
All-League First-String Center                Dave Thompson               SEA    
All-League First-String Offensive Guard       Rufus Mayes                 WAS    
All-League First-String Offensive Guard       Joe Fields                  NYJ    
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle      Rocky Freitas               SEA    
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle      Art Shell                   DEN    
All-League First-String Punter                Curley Johnson              NYJ    
All-League First-String Kicker                Jack Simczak                CLE    
All-League First-String Defensive End         Jack Youngblood             MIN    
All-League First-String Defensive End         Richard Harris              BUF    
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle      Jeff Yeates                 STL    
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle      Bob Heinz                   CLE    
All-League First-String Inside Linebacker     Bill Bergey                 PIT    
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker    Gus Otto                    CAR    
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker    Jack Ham                    BUF    
All-League First-String Cornerback            Thomas Darden               CAR    
All-League First-String Cornerback            Tom Casonova                DAL    
All-League First-String Safety                Brig Owens                  WAS    
All-League First-String Safety                Jim Tolbert                 STL    
All-League Second-String Quarterback          Craig Morton                DEN    
All-League Second-String Running Back         Emerson Boozer              NYJ    
All-League Second-String Fullback             Ricky Wright                NYG    
All-League Second-String Tight End            Riley Odoms                 SEA    
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver        Paul Warfield               MIA    
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver        Charlie Joiner              SDO    
All-League Second-String Center               Larry Kaminski              CHI    
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard      Samuel Holden               PIT    
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard      Bob Newton                  DAL    
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle     Norm Evans                  MIA    
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle     Sam Brunelli                MIA    
All-League Second-String Punter               Herman Weaver               DET    
All-League Second-String Kicker               Jan Stenerud                TEN    
All-League Second-String Defensive End        Bill Stanfill               MIA    
All-League Second-String Defensive End        Council Rudolph             SFO    
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle     Ray Hamilton                MIA    
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle     Mike Tilleman               NOS    
All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker    Matt Blair                  CLE    
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker   Fred Brister                SDO    
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker   Doug Buffone                CHI    
All-League Second-String Cornerback           Bob Bryant                  NOS    
All-League Second-String Cornerback           Charles Babb                KCY    
All-League Second-String Safety               Paul Krause                 MIN    
All-League Second-String Safety               Tony Greene                 KCY

3ric · 03-25-2003, 06:32 AM

1978 season

Notable names among the retirees:
BAL ILB Ray Nitschke, KC CB Herb Adderley, NYJ RB Emerson Boozer, PHI QB Norm Snead, OAK RB Dan Reeves, MAR WR Pat Studstill, KC RB Wendell Hayes, DAL S Cornell Green, BAL OLB Tom Goode.

As free agency starts, several popular players are given contract extensions: OAK RB Franco Harris, SDO WR Charlie Joiner, SF RB Delvin Williams, CLE QB Danny White, NYJ CB Mel Blount, PIT G Samuel Holden, BAL RB Greg Pruitt, NO RB Lydell Mitchell, JAX CB Dick Jauron, HOU RB Lawrence McCutcheon, DAL RB Wilbur Jackson (a former Buc) and DET WR Eddie Hall.

We re-negotiate with DT Marcus Gammon, C Carl Mauck, S Ike Thomas, G Henry Allison, DE Greg Sampson, T Lionel Galvez, C Lee Gross and K Eric Robbins. Free agents on our team that we have offers to are RB John Riggins, DT Paul Smith, CB Charles Hall, P Paul Rogers, ILB Tom Graham, CB Jeris White and S Tom Nettles.

Paul Smith and Jeris White sign their contracts right away, and the others are pending our offers except for John Riggins, who has gotten a 3 year, $15.91 mil offer from the Maryland Ravens, Gale Sayers' team. The career rushing leader is an unrestricted free agent in his 13th season and the Ravens doesn't seem interested in bringing him back. Chicago also has offered Riggins a contract.

Another coveted player Maryland is leading the chase for is QB Terry Bradshaw, who has five offers on the table. Chicago receiver Ahmad Rashad, one of the league's best, is courted by Detroit. We didn't need to fear for Riggins to leave us, however - his loyalty to the team made him re-sign with the Buccaneers in week 2. We also got back P Paul Rogers. But now we have only $4.500.000 left in cap room with both Tom Graham and Doug Nettles unsigned.

Ahmad Rashad has signed with the Lions for three years, $13.63 mil. TE Ed Marinaro is considering a 6-yr deal from the New York Giants, and ILB Isiah Robertson has been inked by Philadelphia. We withdraw our offers to Graham and Nettles, watching Nettles go to Cincinnati.

Marinaro was signed by Atlanta for $11.20 mil and WR Golden Richards went to Pittsburgh for $31.62 mil. STL QB Charley Johnson was re-signed for $11.88 mil, 3 yrs, and 16-yr vet Mike Ditka signed with Maryland for two more years.

Karl Kassulke signs with Cleveland in week 7, and Bradshaw is still waiting - he has an offer from the Steelers which I think he'll accept. In week 9 he still hasn't decided, and is keeping seven teams on the back burner. G Joe DeLamielleure signs with Baltimore in week 10.

In week 12, something unexpected happens - all seven teams withdraw their offers to Bradshaw! In week 20, Gale Sayers signs with Cleveland for 2 yrs, $2.87 mil. We watch free agency end with Tom Graham, Bradshaw, centers Ken Bowman and Dave Manders, QB Brian Sipe, ILB Jack Lambert and QB Billy Kilmer still on the market. We can't afford Bradshaw at this stage, he wants a deal that's going to take $5.1 mil of cap room in the first year alone.

3ric · 03-25-2003, 06:32 AM

In the draft, the premier prospects are TE Todd Christensen, WR James Lofton, CB Terry Jackson, RB Earl Campbell and OLB Clay Matthews. Other famous names in there are Grambling QB Doug Williams, C Blair Bush, DE Art Still and ILB Mike Douglass.

1. Jacksonville - Campbell, Earl, RB, Texas
2. Minnesota - Lofton, James, WR, Stanford
3. Washington - Jackson, Terry, CB, San Diego State
4. Green Bay - Jefferson, John, WR, Arizona State
5. Oakland - Doss, Reggie, DE, Hampton
6. Kansas City - Ward, Chris, T, Ohio State
7. Carolina - Nielsen, Horse Belly, QB, Brigham Young
8. Detroit - Gay, Bill, DE, Southern California
9. Philadelphia - Thurman, Dennis, S, Southern California
10. Cleveland - Anderson, John, ILB, Michigan
11. Baltimore - Still, Art, DE, Kentucky
12. New York J - Cryer, Karl, T, Oklahoma
13. Pittsburgh - Matthews, Clay, OLB, Southern California
14. Atlanta - Cavanaugh, Matt, QB, Pittsburgh
15. San Diego - Poston, Carlos, DT, Kansas State
16. Maryland - McCleskey, Ernest, OLB, Duke
17. New Orleans - Jones, Herman, WR, Ohio State
18. San Francisco - Berry, J.C., DE, Alabama
19. Seattle - Miller, Terry, RB, Oklahoma State
20. Chicago - Felton, Eric, S, Texas Tech
21. New York G - Demps, Ruthless Ron, RB, Southern California
22. Miami - Marsh, Orlando, T, Arkansas
23. Boston - Christensen, Todd, TE, Brigham Young
24. Houston - Small, Gerald, CB, San Jose State
25. Chicago - Cobb, Bart, QB, Arizona State
26. Tampa Bay - Harris, John, S, Arizona State
27. Tennessee - Whittington, Arthur, RB, Southern Methodist
28. Cincinnati - Sanford, Blaine, CB, Oklahoma
29. Dallas - Hutchinson, Scott, DE, Florida
30. Denver - Glenn, Daryl, DT, Baylor
31. Buffalo - Kelley, Andy, RB, Boise State
32. Los Angeles - Patton, Ricky, RB, Jackson State

Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - John Harris, S, Arizona State
Rnd 2 - T.J. Stokes, CB, Indiana
Rnd 2 - Ray Slutzker, ILB, Oklahoma State
Rnd 3 - Jack Roberson, DT, San Jose State
Rnd 4 - A.J. Weaver, FB, Alabama
Rnd 4 - Larry Major, S, Virginia
Rnd 5 - Mike Martin, ILB, Kentucky
Rnd 6 - Bernard Hancock, TE, Penn State
Rnd 7 - Mark Patterson, S, Washington State

Doug Williams was drafted in the 3rd round by Houston. C Blair Bush was picked by Chicago in the third round. ILB Mike Douglass also went in the third round, to San Diego.

3ric · 03-25-2003, 08:13 AM

A couple of famous players got released for salary-cap reasons: NO QB Dan Fouts, SD ILB Dick Butkus, STL ILB Joe Federspiel.

QBs Sam Wyche and Edd Harget was picked up by Detroit, while Atlanta signed QB Joe Theismann. New Orleans signed QB Terry Hanratty, QB Karl Douglas signed with Pittsburgh, and Carolina brought back Billy Kilmer. Former Bucs ILB Scott Studwell was signed by the Dolphins, and ILB Jack Lambert went to Green Bay. San Diego Chargers landed the big fish in free agency - former Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw, for a 1-year deal worth $560K.

The list of the starting QB, RB and WRs from each team:

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ATL - QB Joe Theismann, RB Charley Young, WR *Otto Stowe, Andy Hamilton
BAL - QB Dennis Morrison, RB *Greg Pruitt, WR Glenn Doughty, Ray Jarvis
BOS - QB *Randy Johnson, RB *James Harrison, WR *Sam Dickerson, *Reggie Rucker
BUF - QB Kenny Stabler, RB *O.J Simpson, WR Dave Jett, Ron Shanklin
CAR - QB Billy Kilmer, RB Mike Garrett, WR Dan Abramowicz, James Roy Jackson
CHI - QB Steve Ramsey, RB Calvin Hill, WR Bob Chandler, Willie Trese
CIN - QB *Greg Cook, RB Larry Brown, WR Lynn Swann, Marlin Briscoe
CLE - QB Danny White, RB Paul Robinson, WR *Don Herrmann, Ron Sellers
DAL - QB *Roger Staubach, RB Wilbur Jackson, WR *Bob Hayes, Bo Casey
DEN - QB *Craig Morton, RB *Joe Profit, WR Ken Burrow, *John Stallworth
DET - QB Edd Harget, RB Archie Griffin, WR Ahmad Rashad, Eddie Hall
GB -  QB Ron Arsenault, RB Robert Newhouse, WR Al Marshall, Morris Owens
HOU - QB Scott Hunter, RB Josh Brown, WR *Jim Beirne, *Ken Burroughs
JAX - QB Jim Plunkett, RB *Leon Burns, WR Emmitt Rodgers, Dave Rather
KCY - QB Scott Rice, RB Tony Dorsett, WR Rocky Thompson, Freddie Espinosa
L.A - QB Karl Sweetan, RB *Willie Ellison, WR Paul Staroba, *Harold Jackson
MAR - QB *Archie Manning, RB Cole Wolfe, WR Willie Jackson, *Bill Barry
MIA - QB *Bob Griese, RB *Mercury Morris, WR *Paul Warfield, *Haven Moses
MIN - QB Steve DeBerg, RB Sam Cunningham, WR Frank Lewis, Joe Evison
N.O - QB Terry Hanratty, RB *Lydell Mitchell, WR Teddy Reese, Clint Haslerig
NYG - QB *Steve Spurrier, RB Joe Wilson, WR Drew Pearson, Jerome Barkum
NYJ - QB *Joe Namath, RB Norm Bullaich, WR Duane Thomas, *Ike Harris
OAK - QB Jack Kemp, RB *Franco Harris, WR JD Hill, Dexter Young
PHI - QB Glenn Carano, RB *John Brockington, WR Darryl Stingley, Cliff Branch
PIT - QB Karl Douglas, RB *Don McCauley, WR *Golden Richards, Gary Garrison
S.D - QB Terry Bradshaw, RB Otis Armstrong, WR *Charlie Joiner, Eddie Bell
S.F - QB Mike Livingston, RB Delvin Williams, WR *Dave Parks, *Gene Washington
SEA - QB Lynn Dickey, RB *Greg Kucera, WR Nat Moore, James Livesay
STL - QB *Charley Johnson, RB Leo Hayden, WR *Mel Gray, Billy "White Shoes" Johnson
T.B - QB *Ken Anderson, RB *John Riggins, WR *Herman Franklin, Howard Twilley
TEN - QB *Greg Landry, RB Bill Tucker, WR Nick Collins, Herb Washington
WAS - QB Leo Hart, RB Chuck Foreman, WR *Charley Taylor, Morris Bradshaw

* = remaining starter since 1975

We traded CB Jeris White to Minnesota to free cap money and received CB Jimmy Cronk. We also signed WR Herman Franklin, QB Chris Long and G Corwin McElroy. FB Julio Lesky and DE Robert Sims was released.

Final roster:

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  Player                #   Pos  Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct  
$$Anderson, Ken         4   QB   8    64                64                2 yrs.  
Guillen, Nicky          16  QB   2    13                37                2 yrs.  
Long, Chris             9   QB   1    9                 26                1 yr.   
$$Riggins, John         28  RB   8    76                76                3 yrs.  
Pruitt, Mike            31  RB   3    60                67                1 yr.   
Bell, Rickey            44  RB   2    48                59                3 yrs.  
$$Moorhead, Don         21  FB   8    66                66                1 yr.   
Weaver, A.J.            38  FB   1    38                49                2 yrs.  
$$Hill, David           88  TE   3    59                59                3 yrs.  
Hancock, Bernard        89  TE   1    26                54                2 yrs.  
$$Twilley, Howard       82  SE   12   54                54                1 yr.   
$$Franklin, Herman      80  SE   8    50                50                1 yr.   
Upchurch, Rick          84  SE   4    60                73                1 yr.   
Largent, Steve          87  SE   3    42                65                2 yrs.  
$$Washington, Russ      63  LT   10   75                75                2 yrs.  
$$Allison, Henry        79  LG   8    60                60                5 yrs.  
McElroy, Corwin         72  LG   7    43                52                2 yrs.  
$$Mauck, Carl           51  C    9    80                80                4 yrs.  
Gross, Lee              50  C    4    48                65                2 yrs.  
$$Smith, Royce          68  RG   7    70                70                2 yrs.  
$$Maurer, Andy          75  RT   10   64                64                3 yrs.  
Galvez, Lionel          70  RT   4    40                57                3 yrs.  
Rogers, Paul            19  P    8    90                90                3 yrs.  
Robbins, Eric           5   K    4    53                53                5 yrs.  
$$Johnson, Ezra         90  LDE  2    40                61                2 yrs.  
Gammon, Marcus          77  LDT  6    61                61                5 yrs.  
Roberson, Jack          71  LDT  1    27                43                4 yrs.  
$$Smith, Paul           97  RDT  11   56                57                3 yrs.  
Sampson, Greg           96  RDE  7    53                53                3 yrs.  
$$Dean, Fred            93  RDE  4    77                77                3 yrs.  
$$Fulk, Mike            94  SLB  6    69                69                3 yrs.  
$$Jones, Ray            58  MLB  2    35                43                2 yrs.  
Slutzker, Ray           54  MLB  1    38                73                3 yrs.  
Martin, Mike            56  MLB  1    29                59                3 yrs.  
$$Van Pelt, Brad        99  WILB 6    83                85                4 yrs.  
Ball, Larry             57  WLB  9    51                51                1 yr.   
$$Dorris, Andy          92  WLB  6    78                78                1 yr.   
$$Cronk, Jimmy          42  LCB  9    33                33                1 yr.   
Davis, Oliver           25  LCB  2    44                68                2 yrs.  
DeLaune, Tom            49  LCB  1    20                48                1 yr.   
$$Martin, D'Artagnan    37  RCB  8    61                61                2 yrs.  
Stokes, T.J.            47  RCB  1    29                47                5 yrs.  
$$Thomas, Ike           27  SS   8    72                72                4 yrs.  
Patterson, Mark         32  SS   1    26                43                2 yrs.  
$$Harris, John          22  FS   1    38                67                5 yrs.  
Major, Larry            23  FS   1    26                53                3 yrs.

3ric · 03-28-2003, 01:12 AM

Season review

Ken Anderson picked up a nagging knee injury early on which he played on until week 5, where we had to list him as doubtful and rest him. Neither Guillen or Long was deemed ready to start and we released CB Jimmy Cronk and a backup DE to afford signing former Carolina QB Brian Sipe. Ken Anderson was back as starter in week 9. Sipe's signing led to Long's release some weeks later to sign a new backup DE. Later OLB Larry Ball was released when injury trouble and a tight cap forced us to sign another defensive tackle. Sipe was back temporarily as starter in week 13 when Anderson rested from a small injury, but started again in week 15-16.

We finish 10-6, on second place in the NFC South, two games behind 12-4 Atlanta. We made the playoffs as the last wild card, together with Washington at 10-5-1. We faced Dallas (11-5) in the playoffs with Brian Sipe taking the snaps. Sadly we lost in a very dramatic game. Brian Sipe tied the score on a 39-yd TD pass to Herman Franklin with 1:42 left of the game, only to get sacked in his own end zone with 24 seconds left, giving the Cowboys a safety and the win...

The Super Bowl staged the Dallas Cowboys vs Oakland Raiders - which the Cowboys won, 35-17. Roger Staubach deserved his MVP award after passing for 252 yds and 3 TDs and running in himself for a fourth TD.

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1978 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
   
Record: 10-7
Winning Pct.: .588
   
Tampa Bay Buccaneers    Team      Rank  
Rushes                  448       10          
Rushing Yards           1811      10          
Yards Per Carry         4.04      14          
Pass Attempts           558       23          
Completions             339       15 (T)      
Passing Yards           3949      16          
Yards Per Attempt       7.07      12          
3rd Down Conversions    37.6      13          
Points Per Game         27.8      4           
Turnovers               18        3 (T)       
Turnover Margin         +9        9           
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  380       2           
Rushing Yards           1369      1           
Yards Per Carry         3.60      4           
Pass Attempts           617       27 (T)      
Completions             340       19          
Passing Yards           4341      29          
Yards Per Attempt       7.03      22          
3rd Down Conversions    30.0      1           
Points Per Game         20.6      9           
Turnovers               27        17          
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     34    CAR           24      
2     28    at MAR        23      
3     13    DAL           6       
4     13    ATL           16      
5     41    at MIN        22      
6     41    at NOS        3       
7     13    at DET        16      
9     31    GBY           7       
10    54    CHI           15      
11    24    at CAR        26      
12    31    at CIN        36      
13    9     at L.A        41      
14    10    PIT           6       
15    39    NOS           34      
16    40    CLE           24      
17    24    at ATL        31      
$$WC  31    at DAL        33      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
4 Anderson          QB    391   243   2741  7.01  21    6       
10 Sipe             QB    162   96    1208  7.45  6     8       
**Team              ---   558   339   3949  7.07  27    14      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD  
28 Riggins          RB    228   957   4.19  10      
31 Pruitt           RB    151   682   4.50  5
**Team              ---   448   1811  4.04  15      
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
82 Twilley          WR    109   60    882   14.7  91    4       
80 Franklin         WR    76    47    713   15.1  28    3       
21 Moorhead         FB    71    54    422   7.8   197   1       
87 Largent          WR    65    32    415   12.9  74    4       
84 Upchurch         WR    56    25    378   15.1  97    4       
28 Riggins          RB    49    39    319   8.1   70    4       
88 Hill             TE    41    28    410   14.6  136   3       
**Team              ---   557   339   3949  11.6  862   27      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  
27 Thomas           S     91    27    0.0   0     7     21      
92 Dorris           OLB   76    28    1.0   2     1     8       
37 Martin           CB    73    19    0.0   1     1     8       
94 Fulk             OLB   65    18    10.0  0     2     13      
25 Davis            CB    60    29    1.0   0     7     7       
99 Van Pelt         ILB   54    21    1.0   2     1     8       
22 Harris           S     49    16    0.0   0     3     7       
54 Slutzker         ILB   33    14    2.0   0     1     1       
96 Sampson          DE    31    9     8.0   11    0     0       
93 Dean             DE    30    8     10.0  16    0     0       
58 Jones            ILB   28    10    0.5   3     0     2       
49 DeLaune          CB    26    2     1.0   3     1     3       
47 Stokes           CB    23    3     1.0   0     1     1       
97 Smith            DT    21    6     6.0   7     0     0       
**Team              ---   845   247   53.0  74    25    86

3ric · 03-28-2003, 05:28 AM

Individual statistics

Terry Bradshaw led the league in passing efficiency with a 99.7 rating. His 8.68 yds/attempt was 0.84 points better than anybody else. The yardage leader was Denver's Craig Morton, with 4667 yds, who also was tied with Bradshaw for the most TDs. The rookie leader was Jacksonville's Peter Banks, who started 6 games and passed for 1283 yds and 7 TDs.

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 Player              Pos Team  GP GS Att  Cmp  Pct   Yards Avg   Lg  TD   Int  
Bradshaw, Terry       QB  SDO   15 15 461  282  61.1  4004  8.68  80  32   14     
Staubach, Roger       QB  DAL   16 16 504  309  61.3  3495  6.93  72  30   4      
Kemp, Jack            QB  OAK   14 13 428  268  62.6  3106  7.25  51  25   9      
*Anderson, Ken        QB  TBY   12 11 391  243  62.1  2741  7.01  63  21   6      
Livingston, Mike      QB  SFO   13 13 436  271  62.1  3295  7.55  93  24   10     
Plunkett, Jim         QB  JAX   10 10 300  187  62.3  2127  7.09  47  13   4      
Kilmer, Billy         QB  CAR   13 13 434  272  62.6  3117  7.18  52  18   7      
Theismann, Joe        QB  ATL   15 15 469  268  57.1  3376  7.19  57  27   9      
Morton, Craig         QB  DEN   16 16 595  362  60.8  4667  7.84  70  28   15     
Morrison, Dennis      QB  BAL   16 16 555  334  60.1  4253  7.66  80  32   18

Oakland's Harris captured his first rushing title, and Maryland's undrafted rookie Ike Galloway became Offensive Rookie of the Year for his 479 yds rushing on six starts.

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 Player              Pos Team  GP GS Att  Yards Avg   Lg  TD  
Harris, Franco        RB  OAK   15 15 293  1384  4.7   39  11     
Bullaich, Norm        RB  NYJ   14 14 292  1274  4.3   48  3      
Ellison, Willie       RB  L.A   14 14 319  1225  3.8   40  11     
Foreman, Chuck        RB  WAS   16 16 279  1170  4.1   32  4      
Owens, James          RB  BOS   16 16 299  1139  3.8   42  5      
McCauley, Don         RB  PIT   16 16 232  1101  4.7   67  7      
Wilson, Joe           RB  NYG   16 16 293  1096  3.7   28  5      
Morris, Mercury       RB  MIA   16 16 277  1089  3.9   51  7      
Dorsett, Tony         RB  KCY   16 16 223  1079  4.8   46  9      
Pruitt, Greg          RB  BAL   15 15 204  1012  4.9   50  6

3ric · 03-28-2003, 05:28 AM

Stallworth had a monster season, but nobody came close to Charlie Joiner in TDs and yards per catch, where he had 4 TDs more and a yard better average then anyone else.

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 Player              Pos Team  GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg   YAC   Lg   TD  
Stallworth, John      WR  DEN   15 14 176  112  1910  17.0  333   70   9      
Staroba, Paul         WR  L.A   16 15 176  98   1616  16.4  266   72   6      
Shanklin, Ron         WR  BUF   16 16 154  93   1315  14.1  196   74   6      
Moore, Nat            WR  SEA   16 16 187  90   1189  13.2  232   39   4      
Trese, Willie         WR  CHI   16 13 166  89   1144  12.8  101   49   5      
Joiner, Charlie       WR  SDO   16 16 159  87   1688  19.4  372   80   15     
Herrman, Don          WR  CLE   13 13 145  83   1378  16.6  239   80   7      
Branch, Cliff         WR  PHI   16 16 154  83   1139  13.7  201   59   5      
Johnson, Billy        WR  STL   16 13 139  82   1329  16.2  329   68   8      
Rather, Dave          WR  JAX   16 16 144  78   1268  16.2  166   51   7

Billy "White Shoes" Johnson has a fantastic season where he firmly established himself as the best returner, bar none, in the league. 1st overall in punt returns and 5th in kick returns, with two touchdowns in both disciplines - outstanding!

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 Player              Pos Team  GP GS PR   Yards Avg   TD  KR   Yards Avg   TD  
Johnson, Billy        WR  STL   16 13 19   376   19.7  2   32   968   30.2  2     
Harris, Dickie        S   MAR   16 16 20   307   15.3  0   5    79    15.8  0     
Dunlap, Leonard       CB  OAK   16 16 24   365   15.2  1   28   804   28.7  0     
Jones, Ernie          CB  DEN   16 16 22   324   14.7  0   0    0     0.0   0     
Reece, Danny          S   MIN   16 0  26   372   14.3  1   0    0     0.0   0     
 
Sanders, Reuben       WR  KCY   16 5  0    0     0.0   0   26   914   35.1  1     
Brown, Stan           WR  SDO   11 0  0    0     0.0   0   24   831   34.6  1     
Perez, Brett          WR  ATL   16 9  0    0     0.0   0   23   775   33.6  1     
Connell, Rod          CB  GBY   16 5  0    0     0.0   0   21   671   31.9  0     
Johnson, Billy        WR  STL   16 13 19   376   19.7  2   32   968   30.2  2

3ric · 03-28-2003, 05:29 AM

All talk about monster seasons aside - this one puts all the others to shame. Jack Ham led the league in tackles and was 2nd in the league in sacks with 13.5 - not bad for a 4th-round pick! He was much deservedly chosen for the Defensive Player of the Year award.

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 Player              Pos Team  GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr  
Ham, Jack             OLB BUF   16 16 137  37   13.5 0    7      
Washington, Ted       ILB HOU   16 14 122  42   1.0  0    1      
Robertson, Isiah      ILB PHI   16 15 114  35   2.5  0    6      
Federspiel, Joe       ILB NOS   16 14 111  34   1.5  1    3      
Gradishar, Randy      OLB PIT   16 16 111  35   6.5  2    2      
Huff, Marty           ILB CLE   16 15 110  34   1.0  1    0      
Hall, Charles         ILB NYG   16 14 107  25   0.5  1    4      
Hall, Willie          ILB OAK   16 15 106  44   2.5  0    0      
Caffey, Lee Roy       ILB ATL   16 15 104  36   3.0  2    2      
Bergey, Bill          ILB PIT   16 15 103  36   7.0  0    5      
 
 Player              Pos Team  GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr  
Lunsford, Mel         DE  BOS   16 16 40   17   15.0 4    14     
Ham, Jack             OLB BUF   16 16 137  37   13.5 0    7      
Moore, Derland        DE  SDO   16 16 50   22   13.5 1    31     
Hardman, Cedric       DE  GBY   14 14 41   19   13.5 8    18     
Mullaney, Mark        DE  JAX   12 12 40   7    13.0 5    15

Jacksonville's Jauron leads the league in interceptions, two years after being snubbed for the honor despite snagging 12 picks. Buffalo's Tom Brown had 3 TDs on just 6 interceptions. Defensive rookie of the year was Miami's starting free safety Keith Simpson, who had 61 tck, 13 assists and 2 ints for 62 yds and a TD.

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 Player              Pos Team  GP GS Ints IRYd TD   Defn Cght PPly PDPct  
Jauron, Dick          CB  JAX   16 16 11   275  1    14   47   568   21.1   
Blair, Matt           ILB NYJ   16 14 8    203  1    16   36   504   21.5   
Wagner, Mike          CB  BUF   16 16 8    158  2    9    53   547   19.7   
Hunter, James         S   NYG   16 16 7    192  2    13   46   572   20.2   
Clayborn, Raymond     CB  BOS   16 16 7    140  1    19   50   614   20.6   
*Davis, Oliver       CB  TBY   16 11 7    135  1    7    42   504   19.9   
*Thomas, Ike         S   TBY   16 16 7    126  1    21   42   600   21.2   
Hall, Windlan         S   GBY   16 16 7    116  1    12   40   599   20.4   
Nettles, Doug         S   CIN   16 16 7    50   0    15   40   596   20.7   
Brown, Tom            S   BUF   16 16 6    177  3    8    28   546   20.5

3ric · 03-28-2003, 05:29 AM

Career records

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Category               Player               Record     Last Year
Games started          Glenn Ressler*	    144        1978 (tied with several)
Pass completions       Edd Harget*          2,877      1978
Passing yards          Greg Cook*           34,803     1978
Passing touchdowns     Greg Cook*           226        1978
Rushing attempts       Gale Sayers*         2,395      1978
Rushing yards          Willie Ellison       9,526      1978
Rushing touchdowns     Willie Ellison*      94         1978
Receptions             Haven Moses*         726        1978
Receiving yards        Haven Moses*         11,414     1978
Receiving touchdowns   Charley Taylor*      74         1978
Interceptions          Paul Krause*         50         1978
Tackles                Gus Otto*            859        1978
Sacks                  Larry Hand*          84         1978
Field Goals            Errol Mann*          297        1978
Key Run Blocks         Al Bemiller          311        1978
Targeted passes        Haven Moses*         1,328      1978
Passes defended        Willie Brown*        172        1978

Top performances

58 pass attempts by Pat Sullivan, TEN, vs DAL.
35 pass completions by Billy Kilmer, CAR, vs ATL.
447 yds passing by Randy Johnson, BOS, vs BUF.
191 yds rushing by Wilbur Jackson, DAL, vs PHI.
4 rushing TDs by Lydell Mitchell, NO, vs STL. (Tied league record)
15 pass receptions by Herman Franklin, TB, vs ATL.
238 yds receiving by Don Herrman, CLE, vs TB.
4 receiving TDs by Ahmad Rashad, DET, vs MIN. (Tied league record)
16 tackles by Harold McLinton, BAL, vs CLE.
5 sacks by Mark Mullaney, JAX, vs OAK.
9 key run blocks by Forrest Blue, L.A, vs CHI.
21 targeted passes by Ahmad Rashad, DET, and Herman Franklin, TB.

1978 Awards List

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  Award                                      Player                      Team  
Player of the Year                            Craig Morton                DEN    
Front Office Bowl MVP                         Roger Staubach              DAL    
Offensive Player of the Year                  John Stallworth             DEN    
Defensive Player of the Year                  Jack Ham                    BUF    
Offensive Rookie of the Year                  Ike Galloway                MAR    
Defensive Rookie of the Year                  Keith Simpson               MIA    
All-League First-String Quarterback           Craig Morton                DEN    
All-League First-String Running Back          Franco Harris               OAK    
All-League First-String Fullback              Ken Willard                 KCY    
All-League First-String Tight End             Raymond Chester             OAK    
All-League First-String Wide Receiver         John Stallworth             DEN    
All-League First-String Wide Receiver         Charlie Joiner              SDO    
All-League First-String Center                Al Bemiller                 NYJ    
All-League First-String Offensive Guard       Stephen Lawson              BUF    
All-League First-String Offensive Guard       Rufus Mayes                 WAS    
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle      John Vella                  CIN    
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle      Jean Barrett                MIN    
All-League First-String Punter                Julian Fagan                GBY    
All-League First-String Kicker                Jack Simczak                CLE    
All-League First-String Defensive End         Derland Moore               SDO    
All-League First-String Defensive End         Mike Barnes                 MAR    
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle      Jeff Yeates                 STL    
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle      Dave Butz                   NYJ    
All-League First-String Inside Linebacker     Matt Blair                  NYJ    
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker    Jack Ham                    BUF    
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker    Randy Gradishar             PIT    
All-League First-String Cornerback            Dick Jauron                 JAX    
All-League First-String Cornerback            Raymond Clayborn            BOS    
All-League First-String Safety                Paul Krause                 MIN    
All-League First-String Safety                Ernie Kellerman             CLE    
All-League Second-String Quarterback          Roger Staubach              DAL    
All-League Second-String Running Back         Willie Ellison              L.A    
All-League Second-String Fullback             Ricky Wright                NYG    
All-League Second-String Tight End            Stu Voigt                   BAL    
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver        Paul Staroba                L.A    
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver        Billy Johnson               STL    
All-League Second-String Center               Forrest Blue                L.A    
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard      Samuel Holden               PIT    
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard      Woody Peoples               TEN    
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle     Jon Kolb                    PIT    
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle     Don Smith                   NYG    
All-League Second-String Punter               Bobby Joe Green             SFO    
All-League Second-String Kicker               Jim Bakken                  NYG    
All-League Second-String Defensive End        Mel Lunsford                BOS    
All-League Second-String Defensive End        Cedric Hardman              GBY    
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle     Ray Hamilton                MIA    
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle     Bill Brundige               WAS    
All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker    Willie Hall                 OAK    
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker   Bruce Elia                  BOS    
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker   Hacksaw Reynolds            L.A    
All-League Second-String Cornerback           Leonard Dunlap              OAK    
All-League Second-String Cornerback           Thomas Darden               CAR    
*All-League Second-String Safety              Ike Thomas                  TBY    
All-League Second-String Safety               Ken Ellis                   L.A

3ric · 03-28-2003, 08:16 AM

1979 season

Notable names among the retirees:
MIA WR Paul Warfield, HOU QB Frank Ryan, WAS WR Charley Taylor, CLE RB Gale Sayers, MAR FB Brian Piccolo, MAR TE Mike Ditka, NYJ DE Larry Hand, PIT DE Carl Eller, STL QB Charley Johnson, ATL CB Pat Fischer, ATL ILB Tommy Nobis, OAK QB John Hadl, DEN RB Floyd LIttle, and shockingly, Tampa QB Ken Anderson!

Before free agency we saw a number of star players get new, rich, contracts - Jim Plunkett got the richest of them all with a 6-year deal worth $31.04 mil. Others that re-negotiated were OAK CB Leonard Dunlap, TEN CB Jack Tatum, JAX CB Dick Jauron, CIN WR Lynn Swann, SD T Jackie Slater and DET WR Ahmad Rashad.

We find ourselves deep into salary-cap hell without a starting QB under contract. Time to do some cuts. I re-negotiate with LBs Van Pelt and Dorris, DTs Smith and Gammon, and WR Upchurch before releasing CB Martin, G Smith, OLB Fulk and DE Sampson. Now we have $11.3 mil in cap room, with $8.2 mil to use for signing free agents.

QB Brian Sipe seeks a 5-yr, $39 mil contract - we'll look elsewhere first. Terry Bradshaw is also available and is looking for 3 yrs, $24 mil. Outside those two (the cream of the crop) I'll have an eye out for Joe Ferguson (5 yrs, $19 mil) and Dan Fouts (5 yrs, $26 mil). I just might wait until the draft and trade up to get either Joe Montana or Phil Simms...

Bradshaw signs with Washington in week 2 for 4 yrs, $34 mil. We trade G Henry Allison and RB Ricky Bell with our first round pick (22nd) to Houston for their 1st-round pick (3rd). We sign two guards in free agency and still has $11 mil in cap room. Now we're targeting CB Bill Simpson.

Brian Sipe got a 6-yr, $50 mil offer from Carolina in week 4. Mike Pruitt has an offer from Houston for 6 yrs, $22 mil. Career-leading rusher Willie Ellison got a $4 mil offer from L.A. to stay 2 more years. Sipe signs with Carolina in week 7 and we get Simpson signed as CB in week 8.

WR Reggie Rucker signs with Green Bay for 5 yrs, $12 mil, and we sign former Chiefs OLB Clint Spearman for $9 mil. Fouts, Ferguson and Steve Bartkowski are still available if I want a veteran QB later.

3ric · 03-28-2003, 08:17 AM

The 1979 college draft

Seattle selects... Mark Gastineau! Maryland selects... damn it, they took Montana! That leaves us with Phil Simms.

1. Seattle - Gastineau, Mark, DE, Small College
2. Maryland - Montana, Joe, QB, Notre Dame
3. Tampa Bay - Simms, Phil, QB, Small College
4. Maryland - Anderson, Otis, RB, Miami, Florida
5. Chicago - Clark, Dwight, WR, Clemson
6. Kansas City - Martin, Corwin, ILB, Arkansas
7. Cleveland - Poole, Nathan, RB, Louisville
8. Denver - Beamon, Willie, OLB, Boise State
9. Pittsburgh - Harris, Al, DE, Arizona State
10. New Orleans - Hampton, Dan, DT, Arkansas
11. San Francisco - Ragsdale, Scottie, CB, Memphis
12. Carolina - Lyons, Marty, DE, Alabama
13. New York J - Blanchard, Allen, QB, Hawaii
14. Detroit - Hill, Kent, T, Georgia Tech
15. Los Angeles - Kimball, Bruce, G, Massachusetts
16. Green Bay - Brown, Ted, RB, North Carolina State
17. New York G - Dorney, Keith, T, Penn State
18. Jacksonville - Robinson, Joe, T, Ohio State
19. Boston - Miller, Larry, ILB, Brigham Young
20. Buffalo - Golic, Bob, DT, Notre Dame
21. Tennessee - Beaman, Donnell, G, Marshall
22. Houston - Board, Dwayne, DE, North Carolina
23. Washington - Taylor, Mike, T, Georgia Tech
24. San Diego - Baker, William, DE, Small College
25. Minnesota - Hall, Chuck, ILB, Iowa State
26. Miami - Middleton, Mo, T, Florida State
27. New York G - Handy, Jimmy, S, Notre Dame
28. Atlanta - McGee, Carl, ILB, Duke
29. Cincinnati - Thornton, Mo, DT, Illinois
30. Baltimore - Nathan, Tony, RB, Alabama
31. Oakland - Ogden, Gerald, QB, Minnesota
32. Dallas - Dykes, Daryl, T, Oklahoma

Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - Phil Simms, QB, Small College
Rnd 2 - John Sullivan, OLB, Illinois
Rnd 3 - Barry Terry, RB, Utah
Rnd 4 - Pete McIntyre, CB, Northern Illinois
Rnd 5 - John Brock, WR, Oregon
Rnd 6 - Kellen Winslow, TE, Missouri
Rnd 7 - J.D. Rose, QB, South Carolina

nilodor · 03-29-2003, 02:25 PM

Oh man, so close yet so far with montana. How is Payton doing?

3ric · 03-29-2003, 03:52 PM

Sorry to say, Payton busted in his second or third year. He was still on the Chiefs' roster at the end of last season I think.

Alf · 03-31-2003, 06:42 AM

Just being denied from drafting Montana. You could have traded up to #1 to secure him... Well, maybe Phil Simms won't make you regret that !

3ric · 04-02-2003, 02:47 AM

After starting the season 0-6 we sign free agent QB Bobby Douglas, a former Buc, to try to salvage some of the season before it's too late. We get two more losses before our first win, 13-6 over the Saints, in week 10. We double our win total the next week when Riggins run 27 times for 143 yds. We finish the season on a positive note with a 32-21 win over Carolina, but that's a small comfort considering the 5-11 season. Surprisingly, the five wins was good enough for a tie for second place in the NFC South, three games behind 8-8 New Orleans together with 5-11 Carolina, and three games ahead of 2-14 Atlanta.

Cincinnati and Washington square off in this year's Super Bowl, where Cincinnati's Lynn Swann catches a 15-yd pass from Greg Cook to begin the scoring. The Bengals win 24-20 after touchdowns from Kenny King and Tony Hill, and not even a 60-yd TD pass from Dan Fouts to Skip Rudoff could prevent that. Swann had 8 receptions for 126 yds and a TD.

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1979 Summary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  
Record: 5-11
Winning Pct.: .312
  
Tampa Bay Buccaneers    Team      Rank  
Rushes                  470       8           
Rushing Yards           2033      5           
Yards Per Carry         4.32      5           
Pass Attempts           589       10 (T)      
Completions             327       12 (T)      
Passing Yards           3341      27          
Yards Per Attempt       5.67      27          
3rd Down Conversions    30.2      26 (T)      
Points Per Game         15.3      30          
Turnovers               37        30          
Turnover Margin         -17       31          
  
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  420       10          
Rushing Yards           1589      8           
Yards Per Carry         3.78      9 (T)       
Pass Attempts           556       12          
Completions             310       5           
Passing Yards           3318      4           
Yards Per Attempt       5.96      7           
3rd Down Conversions    28.4      1           
Points Per Game         22.4      22 (T)      
Turnovers               20        30          
  
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
 1    17    at NOS        22      
 2    6     JAX           38      
 3    14    at L.A        24      
 4    3     at WAS        41      
 5    12    DAL           31      
 6    9     ATL           19      
 7    13    PHI           14      
 9    16    at NYG        48      
10    13    NOS           6       
11    23    at CAR        17      
12    21    at HOU        23      
13    13    GBY           16      
14    21    BAL           3       
15    24    at ATL        23      
16    9     at TEN        13      
17    32    CAR           21      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
10 Douglas          QB    345   205   2179  6.31  13    12
12 Simms            QB    244   122   1162  4.76  1     14      
 *Team              ---   589   327   3341  5.67  14    26      
  
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD  
28 Riggins          RB    274   1221  4.45  4       
43 Ivery            RB    126   548   4.34  1       
 *Team              ---   470   2033  4.32  7       
  
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
21 Moorhead         FB    103   76    520   6.8   248   1       
87 Largent          WR    98    46    690   15.0  122   5       
84 Upchurch         WR    89    38    443   11.6  66    2       
82 Twilley          WR    87    43    538   12.5  88    0       
28 Riggins          RB    49    37    214   5.7   111   3       
85 Curtis           WR    44    24    285   11.8  74    1       
88 Hill             TE    35    21    230   10.9  79    2       
83 Winslow          TE    31    18    258   14.3  83    0       
43 Ivery            RB    29    19    147   7.7   60    0       
 *Team              ---   587   327   3341  10.2  944   14      
  
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  
27 Thomas           S     86    44    0.0   0     4     6       
99 Van Pelt         ILB   84    31    2.0   1     1     7       
22 Harris           S     67    25    0.0   0     1     10      
25 Davis            CB    64    16    0.0   1     3     22      
55 Spearman         OLB   51    8     3.0   5     1     6       
90 Johnson          DE    43    14    12.0  29    1     4       
47 Stokes           CB    43    13    0.0   0     1     2       
93 Dean             DE    40    8     10.5  14    1     0       
97 Smith            DT    36    7     1.5   8     0     0       
92 Dorris           OLB   33    13    0.0   1     0     0       
46 Simpson          CB    32    18    1.5   1     2     5       
77 Gammon           DT    31    24    8.5   11    0     0       
54 Slutzker         ILB   30    12    1.0   0     0     1       
57 Dominguez        OLB   19    10    1.0   0     0     0       
 *Team              ---   838   271   49.0  80    15    66

Simms had a dreadful rookie season. I sure hope development isn't tied to performance in FOF4.

Alf · 04-02-2003, 02:57 AM

Simms had 1 TD for 14 INT. Ouch, that is an awful season !

3ric · 04-02-2003, 08:33 AM

Individual statistics

Staubach led the league in passing again with a 96.4 rating, and Craig Morton led the league in passing yardage for the second straight season. Glenn Carano broke the single-season record for completions with 395. Rookie Gary Daye, New Orleans, started all 16 games and passed for 3053 yds and 19 TDs.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Att  Cmp  Pct   Yards Avg   Lg  TD   Int  
Staubach, Roger       QB  DAL   16 16 489  305  62.3  3512  7.18  60  27   7      
Fouts, Dan            QB  WAS   13 13 421  256  60.8  3080  7.31  81  24   9      
Cook, Greg            QB  CIN   15 15 463  288  62.2  3500  7.55  51  23   14     
Spurrier, Steve       QB  NYG   13 13 409  250  61.1  2732  6.67  50  18   8      
Morton, Craig         QB  DEN   16 16 596  352  59.0  4398  7.37  84  24   16     
Sipe, Brian           QB  CAR   8  8  240  144  60.0  1626  6.77  72  9    6      
Theismann, Joe        QB  HOU   7  5  243  140  57.6  1634  6.72  41  9    5      
Carano, Glenn         QB  PHI   16 16 638  395  61.9  4053  6.35  79  23   16     
Kemp, Jack            QB  OAK   13 13 438  251  57.3  3072  7.01  42  20   15     
Plunkett, Jim         QB  JAX   16 16 514  293  57.0  3787  7.36  51  28   24

Career rushing leader Willie Ellison continue to take his records further beyond reach, but age is starting to catch up with him, as seen on his 3.8 average. Tony Dorsett had the most TDs, and the Bengals' Kenny King was the top rookie runner with 975 yds. Offensive rookie of the year was Atlanta's RB William Andrews, who ran for 860 yds and 6 TDs, with 164 yds receiving and 2 TDs.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Att  Yards Avg   Lg  TD  
Ellison, Willie       RB  L.A   16 16 329  1266  3.8   42  11     
*Riggins, John        RB  TBY   16 16 274  1221  4.4   50  4      
Reed, Tony            RB  CHI   16 16 258  1175  4.5   39  6      
McCauley, Don         RB  PIT   16 16 230  1056  4.5   56  6      
Williams, Delvin      RB  SFO   15 15 220  1053  4.7   80  10     
Dorsett, Tony         RB  KCY   16 15 195  1012  5.1   67  13     
Morris, Mercury       RB  MIA   16 16 328  984   3.0   45  9      
King, Kenny           RB  CIN   16 1  175  975   5.5   78  4      
Carter, Allen         RB  TEN   16 16 230  973   4.2   34  5      
Pearson, Preston      RB  WAS   16 11 297  970   3.2   27  4

3ric · 04-02-2003, 08:34 AM

Stallworth is just outstanding for the moment - this is the third consecutive season he has led the league in both catches and receiving yardage. Seattle's Nat Moore had the most TDs, 10, while Maryland's Leon Givens was the top rookie receiver with 62 catches for 893 yds and 4 TDs.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg   YAC   Lg   TD  
Stallworth, John      WR  DEN   16 14 171  100  1682  16.8  344   84   5      
Harris, Duriel        WR  ATL   16 15 157  76   1215  15.9  131   58   4      
Johnson, Billy        WR  STL   16 16 146  73   1176  16.1  284   62   6      
Rather, Dave          WR  SFO   16 16 171  81   1173  14.4  128   52   3      
Jackson, James Roy    WR  CAR   16 15 170  81   1165  14.3  243   63   4      
Barkum, Jerome        WR  NYG   12 12 116  66   1149  17.4  185   50   5      
Thompson, Rocky       WR  KCY   14 14 127  73   1125  15.4  221   81   6      
Bell, Eddie           WR  TEN   16 16 140  77   1089  14.1  181   49   5      
Hill, J.D.            WR  OAK   15 15 111  60   1086  18.1  208   42   2      
Lofton, James         WR  MIN   16 16 139  65   1082  16.6  250   80   5

Steve Luke is this year's impressive returner, while Billy "White Shoes" Johnson is among the top kick returners as usual. Dunlap, Sanders and Thompson are others that also guys that figures to be here about every year.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS PR   Yards Avg   TD  KR   Yards Avg   TD  
Haynes, Mike          CB  L.A   16 16 38   532   14.0  1   35   1043  29.8  0     
Thompson, Rocky       WR  KCY   14 14 20   269   13.4  0   10   277   27.7  0     
Dunlap, Leonard       CB  OAK   16 16 30   384   12.8  1   30   944   31.4  0     
Luke, Steve           S   JAX   16 16 23   286   12.4  1   16   601   37.5  1     
Bradshaw, Morris      WR  TEN   16 15 25   308   12.3  0   0    0     0.0   0     
 
  Player              Pos Team  GP GS PR   Yards Avg   TD  KR   Yards Avg   TD  
Luke, Steve           S   JAX   16 16 23   286   12.4  1   16   601   37.5  1     
Sanders, Reuben       WR  KCY   14 7  0    0     0.0   0   36   1246  34.6  2     
Dunlap, Leonard       CB  OAK   16 16 30   384   12.8  1   30   944   31.4  0     
Johnson, Billy        WR  STL   16 16 31   335   10.8  0   38   1182  31.1  1     
Hicks, Thomas         WR  CIN   13 13 3    20    6.6   0   23   708   30.7  0

3ric · 04-02-2003, 08:34 AM

Randy White was not only first in sacks, he was second in blocked passes and tied for first in QB hurries.
Steve Zabel was voted Defensive Player of the Year and made the All-Pro First Team for the third time.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr  
Zabel, Steve          OLB GBY   16 16 122  39   6.5  1    6      
Ball, Larry           ILB DET   16 15 118  34   1.5  0    1      
Gradishar, Randy      OLB PIT   14 14 116  38   7.5  2    4      
Scott, Jake           S   MIA   16 16 115  40   2.5  0    0      
Good, Richard         ILB CLE   16 15 112  44   2.5  0    2      
Robertson, Isiah      ILB PHI   16 16 111  35   3.5  0    1      
Blair, Matt           ILB NYJ   16 14 111  30   0.0  0    3      
Krause, Paul          S   MIN   16 16 110  41   1.0  1    0      
Thomas, Pat           S   NOS   16 16 107  37   1.0  1    3      
Adams, Doug           ILB BOS   16 15 106  30   0.5  0    0      
 
  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr  
White, Randy          DE  NOS   16 16 69   18   17.0 6    35     
Floyd, Rodney         DE  MIN   16 16 50   15   14.5 5    26     
Moore, Derland        DE  KCY   16 16 44   19   14.0 6    24     
Grooms, Elois         DE  PHI   15 15 56   29   13.5 3    19     
Orvis, Herb           DE  CIN   16 16 50   20   12.5 4    20

There were four guys with three or more interceptions returned for touchdowns, with Blount the best of them and Dick Anderson the only one outside the top 10 with only 6 interceptions. Jack Tatum broke the single-season record for passes defended with 34.

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  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Ints IRYd TD   Defn Cght PPly PDPct  
Owens, Burgess        CB  MAR   16 16 9    61   0    23   47   510   21.8   
Jackson, Monte        CB  CHI   16 16 8    238  3    13   46   492   20.5   
Volk, Rick            S   TEN   16 16 8    144  0    4    37   594   20.0   
Brown, Willie         CB  JAX   16 16 8    79   1    24   56   574   21.1   
Blount, Mel           CB  NYJ   16 16 7    214  4    17   56   539   20.2   
Green, Gary           CB  NYG   16 16 7    192  2    21   47   592   21.0   
Barney, Lem           CB  DET   16 16 7    166  3    14   46   543   20.4   
Hall, Windlan         S   GBY   16 16 7    125  1    9    49   581   19.8   
Clayborn, Ray         S   DAL   16 16 7    119  1    19   34   579   21.5   
Blair, Matt           ILB NYJ   16 14 7    62   0    11   42   433   20.3

Chicago offensive lineman John Wilbur broke the single-season record for key run blocks with 58 KRBs.

02-17-2003, 10:18 AM	#52
Alf Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	What are next season big names draftees ? Anything exciting coming ? __________________ FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats

02-17-2003, 12:06 PM	#53
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	DE Lee Roy Selmon, RB Chuck Muncie, WR Billy Brooks, T Jackie Slater and WR Steve Largent, not as many famous ones this time... __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

02-17-2003, 01:36 PM	#58
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	Individual Top Performances 56 pass attempts by Craig Morton, DEN, vs BOS. 38 pass completions by Mike Livingston, KC, vs DEN. 420 yds passing by Craig Morton, DEN, vs DET. 38 rushing attempts by Calvin Hill, CHI, vs SEA. 192 rushing yards by Willie Ellison, L.A, vs CLE. 12 receptions by Ray Jarvis, DET, Charley Taylor, WAS and Charlie Joiner, S.D. 259 receiving yards by Charley Taylor, WAS, vs SFO. 4 receiving touchdowns by Charley Taylor (twice) vs SFO and vs N.O. (tied league record) 3 interceptions by Tony Greene, K.C. and Jim Kearney, K.C. both in the same game vs MIN!! 15 tackles by Jake Scott, MIA, vs DAL. 10 key run blocks by Gene Upshaw, OAK, vs HOU. (tied league record) 20 targeted passes by Ray Jarvis, DET, vs NYG. __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

02-17-2003, 01:49 PM	#61
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	Possible career-ending injuries (The "let's see if they return next year" category): QB Roman Gabriel, Rams. QB Fran Tarkenton, Vikings. DE Carl Eller, Vikings. RB Frenchy Fuqua, Steelers. DE Greg Sampson, Tampa Bay. Let's also watch out for 17-year veteran QBs John Brodie and Bill Wade. The 49ers' Brodie could still be effective, but the Bears' Wade has lost his ability. On to 1976... __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

02-18-2003, 04:18 PM	#62
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	1976 season Notable names among the retirees: BAL QB Earl Morrall, CHI QB Bill Wade, LA DT Merlin Olsen, SF QB John Brodie, CLE RB Jim Brown. Archie Manning got a new contract with Maryland worth $15.49 mil over 6 years and O.J. Simpson renegotiated with Buffalo to be signed for 5 years, $11.61 mil. Roger Staubach signed a huge deal with Dallas, $40.16 mil and 6 years. RB Franco Harris got $10.11 mil and 4 years from Oakland and Lawrence McCutcheon renegotiated for $10.17 mil, 5 years. A blockbuster trade was made, Buffalo sent All-Pro OLB Rocky Wallace and their 1st-round choice this year to Denver for two-time All-Pro ILB Isiah Robertson. Minnesota QB Don Strock was traded to Washington for a 2nd-round choice. In free agency we see names as St.Louis' QB Charley Johnson, CIN DE Jack Youngblood, DEN RB Joe Profit, LA CB Cleo Johnson, CHI TE Mike Ditka, SD QB John Hadl, PHI RB John Brockington, WAS QB Billy Kilmer, CAR T Dan Dierdorf, STL RB Carlos Bell, PHI QB Norm Snead and GB ILB Ray Nitschke, a spry 17-year veteran. We pursue Kansas City CB D'Artagnan Martin, who to our delight signs for us after the first week. Elsewhere is Charley Johnson getting interest from Washington, who don't seem interested in re-signing Billy Kilmer. Denver's Joe Profit has a big offer from Green Bay, and Jack Youngblood has already signed with Minnesota for $32.33 mil over 6 years. After week 2, we lose TE Jan White to Pittsburgh and Detroit's star WR Ray Jarvis signs with Baltimore. CB Cleo Johnson becomes a Bear for 5 years, $17.82 mil. Charley Johnson ultimately re-signs with St.Louis, but Joe Profit is still pending offers - Chicago has stepped up with a high offer of $25.21 mil. Mike Ditka might be heading for Green Bay after the Packers made him an offer and Chicago so far has declined to match. In a surprising move, the Raiders swooped in and signed away San Diego's John Hadl, which creates an interesting roster clash with starter Kenny Stabler. Billy Kilmer has only gotten a low-ball offer from Boston so far. Interest in him seems to be lukewarm at best. 14-year vet Ditka, however, has gotten another offer, from the Bengals. In week 6, Kilmer signs with Boston and Ditka committs with Cincinnati. Seattle re-sign their former 1st-round choice at CB, Clarence Scott. Joe Profit makes a decision a week later to return to Denver for the fee of $20.51 mil over 5 years. T Dan Dierdorf re-signs with Carolina and John Brockington accepts Philadelphia's offer to stay as well. Carlos Bell leaves for Jacksonville, Ray Nitschke accepts Baltimore's offer and the Saints' QB Edd Harget signs with San Diego in week 11. __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

02-28-2003, 01:41 PM	#64
nilodor College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: calgary, AB	Have we seen the last post of this dynasty? In the interest of keeping it going, I think you should go back to the less detailed reports to save time and effort. Maybe even less detailed than the early ones.

02-28-2003, 03:27 PM	#65
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	Maybe I should, since CM4 is likely to occupy a lot of my spare time in the near future... I have every intention to see out this dynasty to the end, though. I want to draft Joe Montana! __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

02-28-2003, 03:47 PM	#66
nilodor College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: calgary, AB	I'd love for you to see it through. Hopefully the other guys and I can keep up the draft files so you do not run into a wall.

03-04-2003, 02:13 AM	#71
Alf Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	Isn't it Indiana TCY VC time 3ric ? __________________ FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats

03-04-2003, 03:06 AM	#72
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	It is definitely Hoosier time, I just wanted to finish the 1976 season first... __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

03-20-2003, 07:39 AM	#73
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	1977 season Notable names among the retirees: QB Fran Tarkenton, MIN, WR Jim Colclough, BOS, G Jerry Kramer, GB, OLB Maxie Baughan, SD, DT Bob Lilly, GB, QB Roman Gabriel, LA, RB Cannonball Butler, ATL, WR Lance Alworth, SD, QB Daryl Lamonica, OAK. RB Leo Hayden in St.Louis got a good deal worth $10.65 mil over 6 years. He did a great job last year, replacing Carlos Bell and rushing for 1000 yds. Buffalo OLB Jack Ham signed for for years, $17.04 mil. Cornerbacks Mike Wagner and Thomas Darden both signed 6-year deals, Wagner for $25.67 mil and Darden for a whopping $35.88 mil! Jack Tatum stays with Tennessee for 4 years, $15.35 mil and Greg Pruitt got a 5-yr, $15.5 mil deal from Balötimore. Franchise designations was made to BUF ILB Isiah Robertson, PIT QB Terry Bradshaw and WAS CB Willie Buchanon, among others. In free agency we aim to keep OLB Mike Fulk, T Andy Maurer, DE Greg Sampson and ILB Brad Van Pelt. To our delight all four accepted after the first week. With those safe in hand we set our sight on Dolphins WR Howard Twilley. Elsewhere is Kenny Stabler commanding a great deal of interest - the Packers has offered him a 7-yr deal worth $59.27 mil. DT Mean Joe Greene leaves Pittsburgh for San Diego for $33.33 mil, 5 years. Former Oakland T Art Shell signs with rival Denver for 7 yrs, $44.63 mil. Dallas WR Bob Hayes is considering an offer from New Orleans, and Boston G John Hannah is courted by Maryland. In week 2 has Super Bowl MVP Stabler decided to leave Oakland and sign with Buffalo. G Hannah went to the Ravens, and CB Jake Scott stays with Miami. PIT CB Mel Blount could leave for the Jets and the Rams looks like they could sign away the 49er's C Forrest Blue. Week 3 passes and last year's offensive player of the year, RB Willie Ellison still hasn't re-signed with the Rams. He apparently feels their offer isn't good enough and currently listen to the Bears. Bob Hayes re-signed with Dallas for two years to be able to end his career in Texas. Buffalo has been spending a lot of money so far, and isn't done yet. They are in talks with Minnesota All-Pro S Paul Krause. Both Krause and Ellison re-signs with their old teams in week 4, but Mel Blount is still undecided. WR Charlie Joiner has a good offer worth $18.35 mil from San Diego to stay with them for four more years. Another prolific receiver, active career leader Haven Moses has gotten a similar contract proposal from Miami. In week 14, I'm happy to see that unlucky QB Jim Plunkett is given an opportunity to stay in the NFL. He's hardly been setting the league on fire despite his unquestioned talent. The lack of playing time has delayed his development but it seems that Jacksonville can't agree on terms with starter Scott Hunter and decided to retain his backup instead. In week 16 was QB Bill Munson signed away from Tampa to become a member of the 49ers. __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

03-20-2003, 06:00 PM	#75
nilodor College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: calgary, AB	I must have missed it, where did you lose your number 1 pick?

03-21-2003, 01:17 AM	#76
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	Oh, I must have forgot to mention it in the post - I found myself in cap trouble and couldn't find a first-round pick worth first-round money so I traded down. I got Tennessee's 2nd- and 3rd-round pick this year and their 4th-round pick next year for my 1st-round pick. I also traded RB Wilbur Jackson to Dallas for a 2nd-rounder. __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

03-25-2003, 06:32 AM	#83
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	1978 season Notable names among the retirees: BAL ILB Ray Nitschke, KC CB Herb Adderley, NYJ RB Emerson Boozer, PHI QB Norm Snead, OAK RB Dan Reeves, MAR WR Pat Studstill, KC RB Wendell Hayes, DAL S Cornell Green, BAL OLB Tom Goode. As free agency starts, several popular players are given contract extensions: OAK RB Franco Harris, SDO WR Charlie Joiner, SF RB Delvin Williams, CLE QB Danny White, NYJ CB Mel Blount, PIT G Samuel Holden, BAL RB Greg Pruitt, NO RB Lydell Mitchell, JAX CB Dick Jauron, HOU RB Lawrence McCutcheon, DAL RB Wilbur Jackson (a former Buc) and DET WR Eddie Hall. We re-negotiate with DT Marcus Gammon, C Carl Mauck, S Ike Thomas, G Henry Allison, DE Greg Sampson, T Lionel Galvez, C Lee Gross and K Eric Robbins. Free agents on our team that we have offers to are RB John Riggins, DT Paul Smith, CB Charles Hall, P Paul Rogers, ILB Tom Graham, CB Jeris White and S Tom Nettles. Paul Smith and Jeris White sign their contracts right away, and the others are pending our offers except for John Riggins, who has gotten a 3 year, $15.91 mil offer from the Maryland Ravens, Gale Sayers' team. The career rushing leader is an unrestricted free agent in his 13th season and the Ravens doesn't seem interested in bringing him back. Chicago also has offered Riggins a contract. Another coveted player Maryland is leading the chase for is QB Terry Bradshaw, who has five offers on the table. Chicago receiver Ahmad Rashad, one of the league's best, is courted by Detroit. We didn't need to fear for Riggins to leave us, however - his loyalty to the team made him re-sign with the Buccaneers in week 2. We also got back P Paul Rogers. But now we have only $4.500.000 left in cap room with both Tom Graham and Doug Nettles unsigned. Ahmad Rashad has signed with the Lions for three years, $13.63 mil. TE Ed Marinaro is considering a 6-yr deal from the New York Giants, and ILB Isiah Robertson has been inked by Philadelphia. We withdraw our offers to Graham and Nettles, watching Nettles go to Cincinnati. Marinaro was signed by Atlanta for $11.20 mil and WR Golden Richards went to Pittsburgh for $31.62 mil. STL QB Charley Johnson was re-signed for $11.88 mil, 3 yrs, and 16-yr vet Mike Ditka signed with Maryland for two more years. Karl Kassulke signs with Cleveland in week 7, and Bradshaw is still waiting - he has an offer from the Steelers which I think he'll accept. In week 9 he still hasn't decided, and is keeping seven teams on the back burner. G Joe DeLamielleure signs with Baltimore in week 10. In week 12, something unexpected happens - all seven teams withdraw their offers to Bradshaw! In week 20, Gale Sayers signs with Cleveland for 2 yrs, $2.87 mil. We watch free agency end with Tom Graham, Bradshaw, centers Ken Bowman and Dave Manders, QB Brian Sipe, ILB Jack Lambert and QB Billy Kilmer still on the market. We can't afford Bradshaw at this stage, he wants a deal that's going to take $5.1 mil of cap room in the first year alone. __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

03-28-2003, 08:16 AM	#91
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	1979 season Notable names among the retirees: MIA WR Paul Warfield, HOU QB Frank Ryan, WAS WR Charley Taylor, CLE RB Gale Sayers, MAR FB Brian Piccolo, MAR TE Mike Ditka, NYJ DE Larry Hand, PIT DE Carl Eller, STL QB Charley Johnson, ATL CB Pat Fischer, ATL ILB Tommy Nobis, OAK QB John Hadl, DEN RB Floyd LIttle, and shockingly, Tampa QB Ken Anderson! Before free agency we saw a number of star players get new, rich, contracts - Jim Plunkett got the richest of them all with a 6-year deal worth $31.04 mil. Others that re-negotiated were OAK CB Leonard Dunlap, TEN CB Jack Tatum, JAX CB Dick Jauron, CIN WR Lynn Swann, SD T Jackie Slater and DET WR Ahmad Rashad. We find ourselves deep into salary-cap hell without a starting QB under contract. Time to do some cuts. I re-negotiate with LBs Van Pelt and Dorris, DTs Smith and Gammon, and WR Upchurch before releasing CB Martin, G Smith, OLB Fulk and DE Sampson. Now we have $11.3 mil in cap room, with $8.2 mil to use for signing free agents. QB Brian Sipe seeks a 5-yr, $39 mil contract - we'll look elsewhere first. Terry Bradshaw is also available and is looking for 3 yrs, $24 mil. Outside those two (the cream of the crop) I'll have an eye out for Joe Ferguson (5 yrs, $19 mil) and Dan Fouts (5 yrs, $26 mil). I just might wait until the draft and trade up to get either Joe Montana or Phil Simms... Bradshaw signs with Washington in week 2 for 4 yrs, $34 mil. We trade G Henry Allison and RB Ricky Bell with our first round pick (22nd) to Houston for their 1st-round pick (3rd). We sign two guards in free agency and still has $11 mil in cap room. Now we're targeting CB Bill Simpson. Brian Sipe got a 6-yr, $50 mil offer from Carolina in week 4. Mike Pruitt has an offer from Houston for 6 yrs, $22 mil. Career-leading rusher Willie Ellison got a $4 mil offer from L.A. to stay 2 more years. Sipe signs with Carolina in week 7 and we get Simpson signed as CB in week 8. WR Reggie Rucker signs with Green Bay for 5 yrs, $12 mil, and we sign former Chiefs OLB Clint Spearman for $9 mil. Fouts, Ferguson and Steve Bartkowski are still available if I want a veteran QB later. __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

03-28-2003, 08:17 AM	#92
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	The 1979 college draft Seattle selects... Mark Gastineau! Maryland selects... damn it, they took Montana! That leaves us with Phil Simms. 1. Seattle - Gastineau, Mark, DE, Small College 2. Maryland - Montana, Joe, QB, Notre Dame 3. Tampa Bay - Simms, Phil, QB, Small College 4. Maryland - Anderson, Otis, RB, Miami, Florida 5. Chicago - Clark, Dwight, WR, Clemson 6. Kansas City - Martin, Corwin, ILB, Arkansas 7. Cleveland - Poole, Nathan, RB, Louisville 8. Denver - Beamon, Willie, OLB, Boise State 9. Pittsburgh - Harris, Al, DE, Arizona State 10. New Orleans - Hampton, Dan, DT, Arkansas 11. San Francisco - Ragsdale, Scottie, CB, Memphis 12. Carolina - Lyons, Marty, DE, Alabama 13. New York J - Blanchard, Allen, QB, Hawaii 14. Detroit - Hill, Kent, T, Georgia Tech 15. Los Angeles - Kimball, Bruce, G, Massachusetts 16. Green Bay - Brown, Ted, RB, North Carolina State 17. New York G - Dorney, Keith, T, Penn State 18. Jacksonville - Robinson, Joe, T, Ohio State 19. Boston - Miller, Larry, ILB, Brigham Young 20. Buffalo - Golic, Bob, DT, Notre Dame 21. Tennessee - Beaman, Donnell, G, Marshall 22. Houston - Board, Dwayne, DE, North Carolina 23. Washington - Taylor, Mike, T, Georgia Tech 24. San Diego - Baker, William, DE, Small College 25. Minnesota - Hall, Chuck, ILB, Iowa State 26. Miami - Middleton, Mo, T, Florida State 27. New York G - Handy, Jimmy, S, Notre Dame 28. Atlanta - McGee, Carl, ILB, Duke 29. Cincinnati - Thornton, Mo, DT, Illinois 30. Baltimore - Nathan, Tony, RB, Alabama 31. Oakland - Ogden, Gerald, QB, Minnesota 32. Dallas - Dykes, Daryl, T, Oklahoma Amateur Draft Report: Rnd 1 - Phil Simms, QB, Small College Rnd 2 - John Sullivan, OLB, Illinois Rnd 3 - Barry Terry, RB, Utah Rnd 4 - Pete McIntyre, CB, Northern Illinois Rnd 5 - John Brock, WR, Oregon Rnd 6 - Kellen Winslow, TE, Missouri Rnd 7 - J.D. Rose, QB, South Carolina __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

03-29-2003, 02:25 PM	#93
nilodor College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: calgary, AB	Oh man, so close yet so far with montana. How is Payton doing?

03-29-2003, 03:52 PM	#94
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	Sorry to say, Payton busted in his second or third year. He was still on the Chiefs' roster at the end of last season I think. __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

03-31-2003, 06:42 AM	#95
Alf Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	Just being denied from drafting Montana. You could have traded up to #1 to secure him... Well, maybe Phil Simms won't make you regret that ! __________________ FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats

04-02-2003, 02:57 AM	#97
Alf Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	Simms had 1 TD for 14 INT. Ouch, that is an awful season ! __________________ FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats

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