Change in Chicago-The Coaching Career of Michael Smith

[Mike3207]

2010 Super Bowl-Bears 86, Patriots 14

We're not this good, and the Patriots aren't this bad. 1000 games with the Patriots, and you might get 1 game like this. They couldn't stop the run, couldn't stop the pass, and had no pass rush. I'll simply mark this one down as a freak occurence-I never expect to have a game against the Patriots like this again-Coach Smith finished with a 19-0 record for 2009-I like that most of the games were competitive though.

CU-HC-Playcall 4, OC-Lrn Dev OL 3, DC-Strength Training, STC-Playcall 3, DBC-Team Chemistry 3.

Coaching changes:

First- Patriots STC Jim Caldwell retired after the game-I wonder if it was because of the loss. I've never seen him retire this early

Bears coaching changes- I fired DC Ron Rivera and promoted LBC Gary Gibbs to DC. I then hired LBC Tedy Bruschi as LBC-the Patriots hired Rivera as their STC.

LBC Tedy Bruschi-Loyalist-Overall 39
TC 1/2, PC 1/2, Str 1/2, Performance 3/5.
All dev 4/5, No SS.

Final Coaching changes:

QBC Craig Johnson-Titans retired.
DC Dick Lebeau retired.
Steelers promote Keith Butler to DC.

New England Patriots at Chicago Bears
Jan 31, 2010	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New England Patriots (16-3)	7	0	0	7	14
Chicago Bears (19-0)	21	31	14	20	86

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NWE	CHI
14:49	(CHI) J. Johnson pass to J. Flowers for 19 yd TD	0	7
14:30	(CHI) Fumble, rec by C. Campbell for TD	0	14
13:33	(CHI) Int-T. Brady pass INT'd by C. Steltz for TD	0	21
04:07	(NWE) T. Brady pass to D. Jackson for 79 yd TD	7	21
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NWE	CHI
15:00	(CHI) Touchdown, 5 yd rush by D. McFadden	7	28
13:05	(CHI) J. Johnson pass to T. Duhon for 65 yd TD	7	35
11:03	(CHI) R. Gould- 50 yd FG good	7	38
02:35	(CHI) Touchdown-1 yd rush by M. Durfee	7	45
00:09	(CHI) J. Johnson pass to D. Pounds for 3 yd TD	7	52
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NWE	CHI
13:09	(CHI) J. Johnson pass to M. Manningham for 65 yd TD	7	59
05:46	(CHI) J. Johnson pass to J. Flowers for 57 yd TD	7	66
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NWE	CHI
13:05	(CHI) R. Gould-34 yd FG good	7	69
04:46	(CHI) Touchdown-5 yd rush by J. Johnson	7	76
02:27	(NWE) T. Brady pass to W. Welker for 18 yd TD	14	76
02:00	(CHI) J. Johnson pass to E. Bennett for 21 yd TD	14	83
00:17	(CHI) R. Gould-25 yd FG good	14	86

New England Patriots PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Brady 20/38 276 2 4 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L. Maroney 11 14 1.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Jackson 4 117 29.2 1 W. Welker 8 107 13.3 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK L. Mankins 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD A. Thomas 10 1 0 0 M. Vrabel 4 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Gotkowski 0/0 2/2 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 B. Maynard 6 238 39.6 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Jackson 3 111 37.0 0 W. Welker 3 84 28.0 0

Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Johnson 26/37 509 6 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. McFadden 20 79 3.9 1 J. Johnson 6 52 8.6 1 M. Durfee 3 11 3.6 1 R. Rice 1 13 13.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Duhon 4 110 27.5 1 M. Manningham 4 110 27.5 1 J. Flowers 3 87 29.0 2 E. Bennett 4 77 19.2 1 D. Pounds 4 61 15.2 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Campbell 4 3 0 1 L. Marbury 4 2 0 0 D. Vobora 4 1 0 0 C. Steltz 2 0 2 1 N. Vasher 1 0 1 0 K. Phillips 4 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Gould 3/3 11/11 20 51 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Lechler 1 23 23.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 1 28 28.0 0 D. McFadden 1 20 20.0 0 J. Flowers 1 19 19.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 4 31 7.7 0

[Mike3207]

2010 Pre-FA Period

Not sure what else to call this-player retirements, 18 Day Countdown, and quite a bit else will be included here. I'll start with the player retirements. Player retirements will include overall and age.


Player Retirements:

DT Sam Adams-Bills-74-33
P Scott Player-Bucs-86-38
ROLB Derrick Brooks-Bucs-87-36
QB Jamie Martin-Cards-71-38
DT Rod Coleman-Colts-80-33
DT Pat Williams-Dolphins-87-35
RE Jason Taylor-Dolphins-84-35
K Olindo Mare-Falcons-85-36
SS Rodney Harrison-49ers-86-35
HB Fred Taylor-49ers-81-33
K Joe Nedney-49ers-89-36
TE Mark BruenerJaguars-66-36
LE Jared Devine-Lions-70-33
MLB Zach Thomas-Packers-88-36
HB Warrick Dunn-Panthers-80-33
WR Muhsin Muhammmad-Panthers-84-36
QB Jeff Garcia-Panthers-83-39
QB Gus Frerotte-Patriots-72-38
LT Wayne Gandy-Raiders-79-37
LT Orlando Pace-Rams-90-33
K John Carney-Ravens-81-45
TE Kyle Brady-Saints-65-36
LT Walter Jones-Seahawks-95-34
FS Jerome Woods-Steelers-69-36
LE Aaron Smith-Steelers-78-33
LE Kevin Carter-Vikings-75-35
C Matt Birk-Vikings-89-33

Offseason period cuts:

TE Tony Gonzalez-93-33
RT Nick Kaczur-89-30
TE L. J. Smith-84-29

I cut LOLB Hunter Hillenmeyer and signed him to 1 year, 900k.

18 Day Countdown:

Franchise Tag:

Titans-RE Kyle Vanden Bosch
Falcons-LOLB Michael Boley
Raiders- ROLB Thomas Howard


Season Goals-Acquire 85+ TE, 85+ ROLB-I'll fail both.

[Mike3207]

2010 FA Period

FA list includes overall, age, years, and total salary.

LT Jammal Brown-93-28- 5 years, 42.0 million-Bucs
TE Tony Gonzalez-93-34- 2 years, 14.0 million
MLB Lola Tatupu-90-25- 5 years, 29.0 million-Jaguars
WR Roy Williams-90-26-5 years, 36.0 million-Bucs
SS Adrian Wilson-92-28-5 years, 32.0 million-Bucs
LG Logan Mankins-93-27-5 years, 39.0 million-Texans
TE Kellen Winslow-89-26-3 years, 17.0 million-49ers
MLB Keith Brooking-88-32-2 years, 10.0 million-Chiefs
RT Jon Jansen-90-33- 2 years, 12.0 million-Eagles
LT Flozell Adams-86-34-1 year, 5.2 million-Seahawks
TE Heath Miller-87-25-3 years, 16.0 million-Eagles
TE Benjamin Watson-87-27-3 years, 15.0 million-Giants
HB Clinton Portis-86-28-4 years, 24.0 million-Bucs
RT Nick Kaczur-89-30-3 years, 14.0 million-Titans
HB Edgerrin James-85-31-1 year, 5.6 million-Redskins
MLB Kirk Morrison-85-28-4 years, 14.0 million-Seahawks
RT Ryan O'Callaghan-86-26-4 years, 16.0 million-Browns
RT John Tait-85-34-1 year, 4.2 million-49ers
P Daniel Sepulveda-87-25-2 years, 2.5 million-Jaguars

Trades:

Traded WR Mario Manningham to Cowboys for 2-53 and 6-181
Traded K Alexis Serna to Cowboys for 5-149

Season Goals:

Find A Sleeper
Don't Draft a Bust

A really short FA list, if you exclude all the TEs who were cut. The next draft really isn't very deep, particularly once you get past the top 10.

[Mike3207]

2010 Draft-Round 1

C.C. Beachum went first overall to the Ravens. The Raiders made the move of the draft by trading up 1 spot to 1-5 to grab the premier left tackle, Travian Davis, while the Lions made a mistake in letting them do it. It was the only trade in the draft. Everyone tried to trade down in the bottom half, but no one was willing to accept trading up.

Trades:

Lions trade 1-5 to Raiders for 1-6, 2011 3rd, and 2011 6th.

NFL Draft - Round 1 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1-1	Baltimore Ravens	C.C. Beachum	HB	5'8	215
1-2	Arizona Cardinals	Blake Potter	HB	6'0	210
1-3	Atlanta Falcons	Allen Saine	CB	6'0	190
1-4	New York Jets	Tyrod Davin	CB	6'0	200
1-5	Oakland Raiders	Travian Davis	LT	6'9	350
1-6	Detroit Lions	Junior Arden	WR	6'3	221
1-7	New Orleans Saints	Colin Longacre	LT	6'8	328
1-8	Minnesota Vikings	Tristan Redman	WR	6'1	208
1-9	Cincinnati Bengals	Boomer Birdsong	WR	5'10	184
1-10	Miami Dolphins	Brett Cardinal	QB	6'2	211
1-11	Washington Redskins	Clarence Bowman	QB	6'5	227
1-12	St. Loius Rams	Geno Stripling	LOLB	6'4	258
1-13	Kansas City Chiefs	Brandon Bellamy	FS	5'11	205
1-14	Carolina Panthers	Lynell Rice	WR	5'11	175
1-15	Green Bay Packers	Royce Battle	CB	5'11	190
1-16	Miami Dolphins	Mike Lumbagh	MLB	6'4	260
1-17	Seattle Seahawks	Greg Brewer	LE	6'6	265
1-18	San Diego Chargers	Tim Wyrick	CB	5'9	177
1-19	Jacksonville Jaguars	Duane Watts	CB	6'1	206
1-20	Houston Texans	Jamal Flynn	HB	6'1	234
1-21	Dallas Cowboys	Antonio Polynice	DT	6'4	315
1-22	Buffalo Bills	Gerald Bush	CB	6'0	194
1-23	Denver Broncos	Rob Donaldson	LOLB	6'3	236
1-24	San Francisco 49ers	Lester Berg	DT	6'3	335
1-25	New York Giants	Cory Thacker	DT	6'4	308
1-26	Tennessee Titans	Deangelo Smiley	WR	6'1	199
1-27	Tampa Bay Bucs	Josh Mcneal	CB	5'11	187
1-28	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jarvis Richmond	FS	6'4	220
1-29	Philadelphia Eagles	Tedarius Knox	WR	5'9	181
1-30	Indianapolis Colts	Haloti Solari	LT	6'6	327
1-31	New England Patriots	Flash Raines	CB	6'3	200
1-32	Chicago Bears	Sam Cumberland	LG	6'3	321

[Mike3207]

2010 Draft-Day 2

Once again, I did a bit of trading down. I included a couple of QB at the top of the 2nd round.

GM-Pot. Eval OL 4

NFL Draft - Rest of Draft
Pick	Player	College	Pos	Ht	Wt
2-33	Willie Idleburg-Bills	Oklahoma State	QB	6'5	215
2-34	Troy Lamerson-Cardinals	Alabama	QB	6'3	220
2-53	Kedrick Abrams	Maryland	TE	6'3	256
2-58	Marcus Danzer	Clemson	ROLB	6'3	234
3-71	Cole Roberts	Houston	QB	6'1	220
3-90	Curtis Mills	S.D. State	WR	5'7	187
4-110	Todd Marino	California	FB	6'4	235
4-117	Ricky McKinnie	Navy	LG	6'2	326
5-149	Wesley Newsome	Oregon State	FS	6'0	215
6-161	Cedric Patterson	UNLV	LE	6'4	276
6-169	Dino Fouch	Navy	SS	6'0	199
6-181	Jeff Woolridge	Morehouse	K	6'2	205
7-224	Cameron Polk	Cal-Sacramento	ROLB	6'0	239

[Mike3207]

Training Camp 2010

Signed LG Sam Cumberland to 5 years, 10.0 million, 2 million SB.

Season Goals:

Increase Sam Cumberland's Play Knowledge to 25%
Increase Todd Marino's Play Knowledge to 25 %(failed this one)
Increase Ricky McKinnie's Play Knowledge to 25 %
Add 10 New Plays

Signed TE Kedrick Abrams-4 year, 2.9 million, 500K SB.

Traded TE Greg Olsen to Falcons for 2011 3rd.

Further Season Goals:

Play Sam Cumberland 50 downs
Play Ricky McKinnie 50 downs
Play Todd Marino 50 downs

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Preseason 2010

First-got the Unexpected Injury Gamechanger after the 1st game. Josh Johnson hurt himself jogging and would have been gone for 4 weeks, but my trainer reduced it to 1.


Preseason Game 1-Bears 47, Raiders 14

Johnson 220 pass yards, Bennett 150 rec yds
Moon and Watters INT, Vobora sack

CU-HC-Int Dev RB 3.

Injury-LOLB Adrian Stone-strained hamstring-3 weeks

Gamechanger-Unexpected Injury-Hurt While Jogging
Inj-QB Josh Johnson-mild pulled hamstring-4 weeks


Preseason Game 2- Bears 45, Seahawks 24

C. Roberts 324 pass yards, Bennett 127 rec yds
Marino 3 pancakes, Campbell 2 sacks
Fouch 2 INTs, Steltz

CU-DC-Lrn Dev DL3 (DC 35), WRC-Receiver Discipline, OLC-Phys Dev OL 4, DLC-Int Dev DL 4, GM-Trade Neg 4

Signed ROLB Marcus Danzer-4 years, 2.4 million, no SB.


Preseason Game 3- Bears 45, Texans 20

Johnson 3 TDs, Bennett 92 rec yds
Marino 3 pancakes, Campbell 2 sacks

HC-Int Dev WR 3, OC-Int Dev RB 3, LBC-Playcall 2

Signed CB Braylon Bone-Drew 79/86-1 year, 900K

Preseason Promise-Make it to Playoffs


Preseason Game 4-Bears 31, Giants 7

Johnson 250 pass, Roberts 230 pass
Duhan 104 rec yds, Nelson 86
Pratt 2 sacks, Philips INT

CU-HC-Int Dev TE 3, DC-Int Dev DL 3, QBC-Improved QB Reads, RBC-Improved RB Moves, DBC-Playcall 3.

Injury-TE Kedrick Abrams-high ankle sprain-3 weeks


Season Goals

Win 3/4 games
Beat Packers in Week 8
Re-sign MLB Brian Urlacher
Re-sign P Shane Lechler
Re-sign LG David Hale
Re-sign DT Dre Moore
Re-sign WR Earl Bennett
Re-sign FS Craig Steltz
Re-sign RT Ryne Young
Win Offensive Rookie of the Year
Hire a College Coach
Win Coach of the Year
Finish in Top 10 of Offense
Finish in Top 10 of Defense
Have 90 + Approval

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