Redskins (HC 09)

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Just a couple of observations....

mrs844224, I agree, it just seems weird on that draft because I seem to know most of the players on it. I wont have that problem in the next one though!

My offensive line is just that...OFFENSIVE! It will be the thing that causes me the most problems this season I think, giving up 5 sacks...ouch!

Oh...I had a punt blocked in this game! I guess it was in that 4th Quarter when they unleashed on me.

That is the one thing I hate about just simming games...don't know when stuff happens...

[Aurabolt127]

Quote: Originally Posted by mrs844224

I don't think there's anything wrong with going after sleepers and surefire superstars. You're not doing your job as GM if you don't. A good GM will assemble the best possible roster, and phase out the excess.

No, there's nothing wrong with it, but in the NFL, every GM's draft has misses. Sometimes BIG ones. They don't know where every single Pro Bowler is and get a half-dozen of them magically every time in the 5th to 7th round. No one drafts 5 Tom Brady's each year. And if you take all the top POT guys, (usually the same guys), again and again - what's the point? You're just changing helmets on the same core roster. I could fill my roster up each time with the same guys everyone takes and go 16-0 and win 8 super bowls in a row - but that's boring and pointless to me. Every 2008 draft you see the same guys getting drafted/UDFA. I avoid drafting any of those guys anymore just 'cause you seem them on everyone's franchise - some I haven't drafted in years.

Still, it's a game, just play how you want and have fun, whether you're shooting for realism or an arcade game... Fun is that's all that matters. Just my opinions... hope no one takes offense.

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

none taken here...

it is very difficult when I seem to know every player in this draft now. just like everyone else, even though I want realism, I still want to win. So yea, I got Moore, Campbell and Steltz, but most of the others were new to me since I was in a bind with this team. I spent a lot of time scouting the players I didn't know to try to make the most of what I had to work with.

But yes, the temptation is there and it is hard to resist, but then again, the research is what draws me back to this game so much...

[Mike3207]

BrownsFan-you still using the house rule about not using Individual Workouts?

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Quote: Originally Posted by mrs844224

BrownsFan-you still using the house rule about not using Individual Workouts?

Yep, I think that gives me too much info...and when I first started playing the game the computer seemed to just draft everyone I was targeting that way. So now, I just do them on the top players listed in the draft to see who will be a bust Unless I have a top 15 pick...then I don't even do them.

I also do not actually move players on my draftboard. Once again, I know it is probably stupid, but it just felt like if I moved them, then the cpu would target them. So I have my sheets of paper with my own draftboard written on them.

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

New Orleans Saints at Washington Redskins
Sep 14, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Orleans Saints (1-1)	7	0	0	0	7
Washington Redskins (1-1)	0	3	7	7	17

Team Stats Comparison
	NOR	WAS
Total Offense	375	297
Rushing Yards	33	135
Passing Yards	342	162
First Downs	20	14
Punt Return Yards	33	10
Kick Return Yards	105	54
Total Yards	513	361
Turnovers	3	0
3rd Down Converstion	3-8	7-15
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	2/0
Penalties	6-50	7-75
Posession Time	23:52	36:08

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NOR	WAS
	(NOR) Walker, 12 yard pass from Brees	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NOR	WAS
	(WAS) Tynes, 34 yard FG	7	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NOR	WAS
	(WAS) Robinson, 3 yard run	7	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NOR	WAS
	(WAS) Robinson, 1 yard run	7	17

New Orleans Saints PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Brees 23/40 342 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Bush 8 23 2.8 0 Brees 2 10 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Bush 11 139 12.6 0 Colston 6 105 17.5 0 Walker 4 68 17.0 1 Campbell 1 22 22.0 0 Franklin 1 8 8.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Dunn 1 2 Evans 1 0 Brown 0 2 Campbell 1 0 Wallace 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Vilma 9 0 0 0 Mitchell 9 0 0 0 Mckenzie 6 0 0 0 Grant 3 1 0 0 Clancy 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Hall 0/1 1/1 1

Washington Redskins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Campbell 12/20 162 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Portis 19 70 3.6 0 Robinson 14 30 2.1 2 Campbell 4 18 4.5 0 Betts 4 17 4.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Moss 4 40 10.0 0 Caldwell 3 73 24.3 0 Williams 2 22 11.0 0 Cooley 2 14 7.0 0 Scaife 1 13 13.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Janson 3 1 Wade 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Washington 8 0 0 0 Smoot 6 0 0 0 Jansen 2 2 0 0 Carter 2 2 0 0 Moore 1 1 0 0 Rogers 3 0 1 0 Springs 4 0 1 0 Houston 3 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tynes 1/1 2/2 5 34

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins
Sep 21, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Arizona Cardinals (2-1)	3	3	6	6	18
Washington Redskins (2-1)	7	7	0	13	27

Team Stats Comparison
	ARI	WAS
Total Offense	304	342
Rushing Yards	127	151
Passing Yards	177	191
First Downs	18	8
Punt Return Yards	17	22
Kick Return Yards	150	135
Total Yards	471	499
Turnovers	4	0
3rd Down Converstion	3-11	3-12
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-2	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/1	1/1
Penalties	8-90	6-60
Posession Time	28:48	30:54

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ARI	WAS
	(WAS) Caldwell, 28 yard pass from Campbell	0	7
	(ARI) Rackers, 36 yard FG	3	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ARI	WAS
	(WAS) Portis, 10 yard pass from Campbell	3	14
	(ARI) Rackers, 37 yard FG	6	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ARI	WAS
	(ARI) James, 4 yard run (2 pt fail)	12	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ARI	WAS
	(WAS) Tynes, 47 yard FG	12	17
	(WAS) Tynes, 38 yard FG	12	20
	(ARI) Smith, 1 yard run (2 pt fail)	18	20
	(WAS) Robinson, 78 yard run	18	27

Arizona Cardinals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Warner 13/35 177 0 4 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD James 25 116 4.6 1 Smith 4 12 3.0 1 Warner 2 -1 -0.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Bolden 6 119 19.8 0 Fitzgerald 4 34 8.5 0 Patrick 2 22 11.0 0 Smith 1 2 2.0 0 Pope 0 0 0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Brown 7 0 Sendlein 5 0 Gandy 3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Dockett 7 Green 6 Page 6 Wilson 5 1 Berry 4 Harvey 3 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Rackers 2/3 0/0 4 37 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Player 3 125 41.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Boldin 4 98 24.5 0 Rolle 2 52 26.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Rolle 2 17 8.5 0

Washington Redskins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Campbell 12/18 191 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Robinson 7 98 14.0 1 Portis 22 53 2.4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Williams 4 53 13.2 0 Caldwell 3 88 29.3 1 Portis 2 19 9.5 1 Cooley 1 5 5.0 0 Randel El 1 2 2.0 0 Moss 1 24 24.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Thomas 2 1 Jansen 4 0 Scaife 2 0 Rabech 2 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Suggs 8 Washington 8 Smoot 7 2 Houston 6 Landry 1 Steltz 3 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tynes 2/3 3/3 9 37 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Koenen 5 217 43.4 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cribbs 3 80 26.6 0 Moss 2 55 27.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Moss 3 22 7.3 0

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

I am really kind of shocked at this point to be honest. The team is playing pretty well. I thought that after the first game I was going to see the famous "4th Quarter collapses" all season, but so far, that is the only one.

The next game is against the Cowboys, and it is a biggie. If I can win it, it will achieve 2 goals from the owner, 1 is to win 3 of 4 and 2 is the beat the Cowboys in Week 4. This game is in Dallas, so no pressure there huh?