HC 09 Dynasty

[kdmajoslin]

Rams dynasty was going well until the game locked up. Oh well. I still have a little time on my hands over the holiday and thought I'd run a new dynasty.

I will primarily be simming games in order to move quickly through seasons. I may play a couple of games in the season and will play all the playoff games. Not doing a whole lot of rules or restrictions on this one, although I will be using the ADEMBROWSKI sliders that I have set as default.

Coach Ken Joslin
Playcalling 4, Strategy 3, Performance 5, No special Skills

Playbooks:
Offense: Joslin OSU Spread- based off Michigan Spread with runs from the Full House formation added, and some other changes. No custom plays.

Defense: Joslin Tampa 2- based off Tampa 2, but it is primarily a man defense added lots of Man Blitzes.

Philosophies:
Coaching Hire- give up no control
Trade- down, neutral, heavy, aggressive
Draft- team needs
Contract- normal, normal, $1mil, talent, normal, evenly, flexible
QB Field General
HB Balanced
FB Blocking
WR Balanced
TE Blocking
OL Size
DT Run Stopper
DE Speed Rusher
OLB Pass Rusher
ILB Balanced
DB Man Coverage
K/P Balanced
Evaluation-draft, role
Playcall- Blitz Hvy, Man, HC, 46, Aggressive, Hvy, HC, West Coast Pass Hvy
Depth- Bench, Bench, balanced, balanced, balanced
Injury- Aggressive

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Carolina HC John Fox Retires

HC John Fox has unexpectedly retired from the Carolina Panthers, leaving owner Gary Richards in a bind. With training camp set to begin the Panters need to find a HC and quickly. Normally, you would just promote a guy already on the team, but Richards has decided to go outside of the organization to name an interim coach. So after a brief search, the new Head Coach of the NFL's Carolina Panthers is 39-year-old Ken Joslin. It's a very big opportunity for a very smart guy.

Although marked with the dreaded "interim" label, Panthers owner, billionaire Gary Richards, says Joslin will get a fair shot to keep the top job based on team performance over the 2008 season.

Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio, Kenneth was a star quarterback at Dartmouth University, where he was the 1992 Ivy League Player of the Year. He began his pro career playing in the Canadian Football League and the old World Football League, before making the Green Bay Packer's active roster in 1996. Joslin played for the Packers in 1996-1998, the Panthers in 1999, and the Patriots in 2000. Joslin played for 4 years in the NFL but never started a game.

After retiring from the NFL, Joslin became a coach. Coach Joslin used what he learned playing for some of the NFL's best coaches (Belichick, Holmgren, Seifert) to become a very successful college coach. He has coached at Auburn, Florida State and Oklahoma State.

Many football analysts said a NFL head coach job was destined for Joslin. It was John Madden, former NFL TV analyst supreme and champion Super Bowl coach, who called him one of "the smartest men in pro football."

A New Beginning?

The Panthers finished 7-9 in 2007 and looked to need some major retooling of their playbooks. Joslin, previously the Oklahoma State Cowboys offensive coordinator (where he was one of colleges elite playcallers), will keep all of HC Fox's staff, but is expected to install a new offense and defense.

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Panthers 2008 Draft Recap

Coach Joslin inherits Coach John Foxes draftees (simmed the draft, as problems with the game locking up won't let me just start in the preseason.)

1/13 OG Branden Albert -5yr $14.2M, $2.5M bonus ($2.4M), ovr 91/95, moved to LT1

1/32 HB Chris Johnson -5yr $11.2M, $2M bonus ($1.9M), ovr 74/80, HB2

5/10 RT Carl Nicks -cut during training camp

5/26 RG Chester Adams -3yr $780K, no bonus (#240K), RG2

6/23 MLB Jon April -3yr $650K, no bonus ($200K), MLB2

7/12 FB Carl Stewart- 2yr $880K, no bonues ($420K), FB2

7/14 FS Corey Lynch -cut during training camp

Notable additions in Training Camp/Preseason:

rookie QB Alex Brink (64/92)
HB Micahel Pittman (77/77)
FB Oren O'Neal (78/82)
WR Arquan McGlockton (80/83)
WR Roydell Williams (73/84)
rookie WR Zachary Augustus (75/84)
rookie WR Dorien Bryant (60/80)
rookie OL Andrew Crummey (71/88)
OL Torrin Tucker (83/84)
rookie C John Sullivan (78/84)
OL Jeremy Parquet (81/81)
rookie OL Michael McGlynn (78/86)
DE Jarvis Moss (76/79)
rookie DE Tony Bake (83/88)
DE Julian Jenkins (76/85)
DE Elvis Dumervil (88/90) acquired in a trade from the Broncos for a pair of 3rd round picks
DT Rodney Leslie (79/79)
rookie CB Jonathon Wilhite (93/81)
FS Daniel Manning (77/80) acquired in a trade with the Bears for 2009 5th, and 2010 7th
DB Brandon Merriweather (70/81)
rookie DB Dejuan Tribble (72/79) moved from CB to SS1

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Roster Outlook

QB: B+ The Panthers are only carrying two QBs this year, and look to be in good shape with starter Jake Delhomme and backup Alex Brink

HB: C+ Definite an area that could use improvement, fortunately the Panthers don't run a lot in the new offense. Coach Joslin is likely to sub in FB2 Carl Stewart on some running plays.

FB: B- Training camp invite and rookie Carl Stewart should do fine.

WR: B+ Led by Steve Smith and Mushin Muhammed this unit looks good. Waiver wire pickup Arquan McGlockton looks to challenge Muhammed for a starting spot.

TE: C+ The Joslin Spread doesn't throw to the TE too often so King and Rosario should work for now.

T: B+ Moving rookie 1st rounder Albert to LT means the Panthers are secure on the ends.

G: B training camp pickups Torrin Tucker and Jeremy Parquet should develop quickly.

C: B another training camp pickup, RT Kwame Harris has been moved to C and so far looks good.

DE: A- Julius Peppers leads this squad of pass rushers. This group is fast and should be able to get to the QB

DT: B Very thin. Kemoeatu is very good, only time will tell how Leisle performs.

OLB: B- Thomas Davis is the only star, everyone else is pedestrian at best. HC Joslin brought in some guys with speed, hoping that this would compensate for their otherwise unimpressive skill set.

MLB: B+ Jon Beason is a monster, but behind him it gets noticeably subpar.

CB: B capable starters in Lucas and Gamble, with a solid backup in Marshall.

FS: C+ The Panthers had to make a trade to get a guy to start and he's not that great.

SS: C you know you're in trouble when your starting strong safety is a rookie waiver wire CB coverted to SS.

K: A Kasay is still going strong as the only original Panther.

P: B+ solid but unspectacular.

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The Panthers go undefeated in the preseason (simmed)

Season Goals

Crush the Buccaneers in Week 6

Beat the Buccaneers in Week 14

Re-sign K John Kasay

Re-sign DE Julius Peppers

Win ORoY with LT Brandon Albert...not likely

Fire GM at the end of the season...kind of a given

Approval of 65 or more by the end of the season.

Approval Rating: 59 at the beginning of the season

[kdmajoslin]

2008 Regular Season (simmed)

Week 1
Panthers 52
Chargers 28

Week 2
Bears 7
Panthers 31

Week 3
Panthers 27
Vikings 10

Week 4
Falcons 10
Panthers 42

Week 5
Chiefs 31
Panthers 34
Carolina wins in OT

Week 6
Panthers 17
Buccaneers 41

Week 7
Saints 7
Panthers 34

Week 8
Cardinals 14
Panthers 70

Week 9: Bye

Week 10
Panthers 45
Raiders 10

Week 11
Lions 16
Panthers 37

Week 12
Panthers 34
Falcons 14

Week 13
Panthers 24
Packers 6

Week 14
Buccaneers 30
Panthers 15

Week 15
Broncos 29
Panthers 20

Week 16
Panthers 31
Giants 28

Week 17
Panthers 38
Saints 22

Panthers go 13-3 and make it into the playoffs.

Pro Bowlers
QB1 Jake Delhomme
FB1 Carl Stewart
DE2 Julius Peppers
DE4 Elvis Dumervil
MLB2 Jon Beason
OLB3 Na'il Diggs
CB3 Chris Gamble
FS1 Daniel Manning

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Season Stats

Pass Offense #1- 6604yds
Rush Offense #29- 861yds
Points Scored #1- 34.4pts per game
Total Offense #1

Pass Defense #13- 6395yds
Rush Defense #15- 3136yds
Points Against #10 -17.6 pts allowed per gaem
Interceptions #1 - 39 INTs
Sacks #3- 39 sacks
Fumble Recoveries #26- 4 fmbrec
Total Defense #10


Avg Punt #24
Field Goal % 22nd
Avg Yard per Return #25
Special Teams TDs #3

Penalties: 112 for 970yds- #29

QB Jake Delhomme 212/337 (62%) for 4200yds, 39 TDs, 7 ints, sacked 17 times
QB Alex Brink 74/177 (41%) for 1543yds, 14 TDs, 13 ints, sacked 17 times

FB Carl Stewart 229 carries for 546yds 11 TDs
HB Chris Johnson 37 carries for 115yds 4 TDs

FB Carl Stewart 80 catches for 1984yds 12 TDs
WR Steve Smith 60 catches for 995yds 11 TDs
WR Arquan McGlockton 48 catches for 730yds 6 TDs
WR Mushin Muhammad 29 catches for 733yds 8 TDs

LT Brandon Albert 24 pancake blocks, 14 sacks allowed

MLB Jon Beason 124 tackles, 3 tfl, 7 INTs, 17 defl, ffumb
OLB Na'il Diggs 75 tackles, tfl, sack, 6 INTs, 9 defl, ffumb

DE Julius Peppers 43 tackles, 24 tfl, 12 sacks, 4 defl, ffumb, fmbrec, 77 hurries
DE Elvis Dumervil 30 tackles, 13 tfl, 11 sacks, defl, ffumb, 73 hurries

CB Chris Gamble 77 tackles, 5 INTs, 13 defl, ffumb, TD

K John Kasay 18/26 (69%) 48yd long, 60/61 PATs
P Jason Baker 53 punts for 2179yds, 41.1 avg, 37.1 net avg, 7 in 20, 11 TB

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Award Winners

MVP: FB Carl Stewart
OPoY: FB Carl Stewart
ORoY: FB Carl Stewart