Running Through The NFL- The Coaching Career of Tobias Grimm

[Shamhat1915]

Sorry for the delay again. I'm going to try to get back to this and my other one soon. However, I have a much better reason this time. Almost two weeks ago I suffered a partial subscapularis tear, and will have surgery to fix it. Rotating my arm, crossing my arm in front of my body, all contributes to the pain. I will have the surgery on Thursday and be in the hospital over the weekend. However, that will give me free reign next week to get back to work on this as I start my road to recovery.

[Aurabolt127]

Wow! Feel better!!

[Shamhat1915]

Quote: Originally Posted by Aurabolt127

Wow! Feel better!!

Thanks! I should feel better with time. It's a fairly simple procedure, just will take some time to recover from. 8-12 weeks before I can start the strengthening rehab after the surgery. Thankfully I don't full access to both arms for this game as I can just set the controller down and use one hand to switch between pages and click buttons at least. Always have to look at the bright side ^_^

[rdnk]

Quote: Originally Posted by Shamhat1915

Actually, I've been getting contributions from everyone I drafted, with the exception of Brink who has been inactive in every game.

I've drafted Brink a few times, but since I never play him due to his abysmal starting overall, he never gets close to living up to his potential. There are a few players like that in 2008. The QB class in 2008 can range wildly. I've seen Ryan, Brohm, Flacco, Woodson and Johnson have success as a starter and Henne as a backup. That's 5 starting QBs in a draft. That's pretty crazy, as IRL only Ryan and Flacco did anything (Henne is still a backup).

You may have mentioned it before, but which draft class did you get? Usually if I get English I'll just reload a save.

[Shamhat1915]

It's been three months since I last updated this, but I'm finally getting back to it. I've had complications with my rehab after my surgery, but things are finally looking bright again. My strength has returned, and I can get started once again. So expect updates to come quickly. I'm also playing NHL 14 right now, and might start a dynasty in that. Same with Madden 13 (since I don't have a copy of Madden 25), though that may pick up midway through my first season with Carolina.

As for what class I have, it's the Ozzie Jones path

On another note: Merry Christmas everyone! I hope all of you are having, or have had, a wonderful holiday

[Shamhat1915]

WHO NEEDS OFFENSE?

ATLANTA OUTLASTS DIVISION RIVAL TO IMPROVE TO .500

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: In a defensive struggle, the Atlanta Falcons outlasted the Carolina Panthers to improve to .500 on the year. "Carolina gave us all we could handle, and our defense was up to the task of stopping them at the end of the game." Head coach Tobias Grimm was quoted as saying after the game.

Matt Prater (3-4 on field goal attempts) provided most of the offense for Arizona, including nailing a 53-yard field goal for the first points of the game. "It feels good helping this team anyway I can. It's even better when you know that you have basically led the team to that point."

Matt Ryan's stat line won't be pretty as he only completed half his passes, but he was the beneficiary of several dropped passes throughout the game, including a couple in the endzone that should have been touchdowns. Rookie tightend Martellus Bennett and veteran reciever Javon Walker both dropped sure touchdowns when they were wide open. "I should have had that pass. I broke free of my guy, and Matt placed the ball exactly where it needed to be. I just didn't haul it in. That's on me."

Moore, playing for the injured Jake Delhomme, was decent on the day, but threw a costly interception late in the fourth quarter deep in Atlanta territory as Carolina was driving for the go-ahead touchdown. "I didn't see Boley there. I saw Steve (Smith) cut to the middle and get separation, and tried to get him the ball. As soon as I released it, I saw Boley break and realized my mistake. That cost us the game."

It wasn't a pretty game, but Atlanta made the most of their drives, converting the majority of them into points while their defense stifled the Panthers offense.

Next week the 2-2 Falcons travel to Green Bay to take on the 1-3 Packers, while the Panthers look to bounce back from two straight losses as they take on the 2-2 Chiefs.

Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
Sep 28, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Atlanta Falcons (1-2)	3	6	0	6	15
Carolina Panthers (1-2)	0	3	0	7	10

Team Stats Comparison
	ATL	CAR
Total Offense	296	164
Rushing Yards	82	21
Passing Yards	214	143
First Downs	19	8
Punt Return Yards	6	12
Kick Return Yards	57	135
Total Yards	359	311
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	11-19 (57%)	3-8 (37%)
4th Down Conversion	2-2 (100%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-1 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/2	1/0
Penalties	2-25	2-20
Posession Time	39:49	20:07

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ATL	CAR
01:08	(ATL) Matt Prater 52-yard field goal good	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ATL	CAR
08:13	(ATL) Matt Prater 22-yard field goal good	6	0
02:35	(CAR) John Kasay 38-yard field goal good	6	3
00:11	(ATL) Matt Prater 28-yard field goal good	9	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ATL	CAR
08:40	(ATL) Michael Turner 2-yard touchdown run (Two-point conversion failed)	15	3
03:31	(CAR) Matt Moore touchdown pass to W. Franklin (John Kasay extra point good	15	10

Atlanta Falcons PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Ryan 18/36 223 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Michael Turner 23 66 2.8 1 Jerious Norwood 7 9 1.2 0 Jason Snelling 2 9 4.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Roddy White 5 64 12.8 0 Martellus Bennett 3 41 13.6 0 Jerious Norwood 3 27 9.0 0 Javon Walker 2 35 17.5 0 Harry Douglas 1 22 22.0 0 Laurent Robinson 1 12 12.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Lawyer Milloy 5 0 0 0 Israel Idonije 4 1 0 0 Keith Brooking 4 1 0 0 Michael Boley 4 0 1 0 Chris Gamble 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Matt Prater 3/4 0/0 9 53 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Michael Koenen 2 81 40.5 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Pat Lee 2 57 28.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Pat Lee 2 6 3.0 0

Carolina Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Moore 13/20 143 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Deangelo Williams 15 25 1.6 0 Matt Moore 1 -4 -4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Steve Smith 4 53 13.2 0 Muhsin Muhammad 2 10 5.0 0 Scott McMillan 2 27 13.5 0 Will Franklin 2 16 8.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Mike Pollak 1 0 Chris Kemoeatu 1 0 Jordan Gross 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jon Beason 14 0 0 0 Demorrio Williams 11 0 0 0 Gibril Wilson 6 0 0 0 Ken Lucas 5 0 0 0 Tyler Brayton 4 1 0 0 Julius Peppers 3 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG John Kasay 1/1 1/1 4 38 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jason Baker 4 147 36.7 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Derrick Ward 5 135 27.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Steve Smith 1 12 12.0 0

[Shamhat1915]

Just realized I never posted my roster, or my depth chart. As such, here is the depth chart for the 2008 Atlanta Falcons:

Atlanta Falcons Depth Chart - 2008
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Roddy White (79/87)	Harry Douglas (R) (77/87)	Laurent Robinson (66/79)	Joe Horn (74/74)
TE	Martellus Bennett (R) (70/83)	Keith Zinger (R) (50/56)	Martrez Milner (64/73)
LT	Todd Weiner (84/84)	Vernon Carey (74/75)	Pete McMahon (76/76)
LG	Justin Blalock (86/89)	Tyson Clabo (74/77)	Ben Noll (86/87)
C	Steven Justice (R) (78/85)	Todd McClure (64/64)	Justin Blalock (84/87)
RG	Ben Noll (86/87)	Michael McGlynn (R) (70/83)	Tyson Clabo (74/77)
RT	Pete McMahon (76/76)	Vernon Carey (74/75)	Todd Weiner (84/84)
WR	Javon Walker (78/79)	Harry Douglas (R) (77/87)	Laurent Robinson (66/79)	Joe Horn (74/74)
QB	Matt Ryan (82/90)	Chris Redman (67/67)	Alex Brink (55/92)
FB	Ovie Mughelli (83/83)	Martellus Bennett (63/74)
HB	Michael Turner (87/90)	Jerious Norwood (79/87)	Ron Dayne (73/72)	Jason Snelling (73/72)
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Buddy Jackson (R) (72/76)	Jonathan Babineaux (68/70)	Israel Idonije (68/72)	Greg Chandler (R) (67/70)
NT	Trey Lewis (79/80)	Israel Idonije (68/72)	Nick Hayden (R) (69/72)	Greg Chandler (R) (67/70)
RDE	Rodney Leslie (78/79)	Nick Hayden (R) (69/72)	Israel Idonije (68/72)	Greg Chandler (R) (67/70)
LOLB	Michael Boley (86/88)	Jamaal Anderson (78/82)	John Abraham (82/83)
LILB	Keith Brooking (87/88)	Steven Nicholas (75/79)	Ian Gold (75/75)
RILB	Tavares Gooden (R) (80/87)	Ian Gold (75/75)	Steven Nicholas (75/79)
ROLB	David Vovora (R) (68/83)	John Abraham (82/83)	Jamaal Anderson (78/82)
CB	Randall Gay (84/85)	Chris Houston (77/83)	Patrick Lee (R) (74/86)	Justin Tyron (R) (65/79)
SS	Lawyer Milloy (78/79)	Jamar Adams (R) (79/81)
FS	Eugene Wilson (90/90)	Jimmy WIlliams (71/78)
CB	Chris Gamble (82/84)	Chris Houston (77/83)	Jacques Reeves (77/80)	Justin Tyron (R) (65/79)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Jamaal Anderson (78/82)	Jonathan Babineaux (68/70)	Israel Idonije (68/72)	Greg Chandler (R) (65/69)
LDT	Trey Lewis (79/80)	Nick Hayden(R) (69/72)	Greg Chandler (R) (67/70)	Israel Idonije (66/71)
RDT	Rodney Leslie (78/79)	Greg Chandler (R) (67/70)	Nick Hayden (R) (69/72)	Jonathan Babineaux (67/71)
RDE	John Abraham (82/83)	Buddy Jackson (R) (72/76)	Israel Idonije (68/72)	Greg Chandler (R) (65/69)
WLB	David Vovora (R) (68/83)	Ian Gold (75/75)	Steven Nicholas (75/79)
MLB	Keith Brooking (87/88)	Tavares Gooden (R) (80/87)	David Vobora (R) (68/80)
SLB	Michael Boley (86/88)	Steven Nicholas (75/79)	Ian Gold (75/75)
CB	Randall Gay (84/85)	Chris Houston (77/83)	Patrick Lee (R) (74/86)	Justin Tyron (R) (65/79)
SS	Lawyer Milloy (78/79)	Jamar Adams (R) (79/81)
FS	Eugene Wilson (90/90)	Jimmy WIlliams (71/78)
CB	Chris Gamble (82/84)	Chris Houston (77/83)	Jacques Reeves (77/80)	Justin Tyron (R) (65/79)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Matt Prater (76/83)
P	Michael Koenen (87/92)
PR	Patrick Lee (83)
KR	Patrick Lee (83)	Chris Gamble (81)
LS	Steven Justice

[Shamhat1915]

I am slowly getting back into the thick of this career. I've been sticking with playing NHL lately, and absolutely loving it, so that's derailed my intentions for this. However, it is not dead. I will keep it up.

With that in mind, be on the lookout for my hockey dynasty as well. I'm starting one up soon, though I'm not sure who I'm playing as. I'm leaning more towards my hometown Predators, but also thinking of the Rangers. Either way, keep an eye out for it.