Getback: The Redskins Dynasty

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FRANCHISE SETTINGS
System: PS3
Game: Madden 11
Roster: Defult
Draft Classes: Daniverson's 2011 Draft Class/Madden Generated
Sliders: Custom
Quarter Length: 12 Mins (15 Sec Acc Clock)

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SEASON RECAPS

2010

Record: 7-9 (2nd in NFC East)

Vikings 27 Steelers 14
MVP: QB Brett Favre (MIN) 18-39 281 Yards 2 TD 1 INT


2011

Record: 11-5 (1st in NFC East/Lost to Colts in Super Bowl XLVI)

Colts 25 Redskins 19
MVP: Peyton Manning (IND) 25-46 325 Yards 1 TD

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Introduction/2010 Season Summary


Thanks to everyone who wishes to comment or just follow this franchise. I've always wanted to do one of these & now just seems like the right time. I've been a life long Redskins fan & I've seen this team go from the pearly gates to the depths of hell. Taking this team & making it the powerhouse it needs to be is a great feeling I wanna have.

I decided to sim the 2010 season so I can go ahead & blow this team up & put the peaces together that I see fit. Just not cool with playing with dudes like McNabb & Portis or even Santana. This team needs a fresh start & even though I'm keeping a few peaces there will be a new direction for this team that includes not so many big free agency splashes & a huge importance of drafting good talent (no more 500k salary caps at the start of each season).

As far as 2010 goes, some things were different but alot stayed the same both with the 'Skins & the rest of the league. McNabb had a subpar season which included throwing 14 TDs against 17 INTs. None of our rushers even sniffed at the 800 yard mark. The reciving core was banged up all year. What kept them competitive was the defense. Desipite no Pro Bowlers on the D (by the way, RG Mike Williams was the 'Skins ONLY Pro Bowler), they finished in the top five in total defense & Haynesworth actually had a good season. They had a shot to win the division the final game against the Giants. Giants blew them out & finished 8-8 to win the east (yeah, the NFC East looked more like the west this year).

As for the rest of the league, yeah if you looked at the season recap Brett Favre had his last moment in the spotlight he was searching for. No way he comes back now, right? The suprise team this year just like in real life was the Chiefs, who crept into the playoffs as a Wild Card. Cowboys imploded just like real life. Payton Manning once again is MVP as well as Offensive Player of the Year after throwing for 49 TDs (three MVPs in a row is just scary). I honestly believe MVP should of went to Adrian Petterson since he basically carried Favre & the Vikes on his back to the Super Bowl (league leading rusher in every category).

I'll be more detail with the around the league stuff as the franchise progresses but for now I'm gonna dive right into the offseason. Hope you all enjoy the ride!

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Notable Retirements

WR Joey Galloway (WSH)
LE Phillip Daniels (WSH)
QB Brett Favre (MIN)
WR Derrick Mason (BAL)
RB Kevin Faulk (NE)

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Axe Wednesday: 'Skins release 16 players including McNabb, Moss, & Portis.

LANDOVER, MD-- The Washington Redskins have lowered the boom on serveral vets today.

With the offseason in full swing, the 'Skins have led the way with their roster changes. A grand total 16 players were released today including the man they traded for last offseason, Donavon McNabb. Other notables include former mainstays Clinton Portis, Santana Moss, Mike Sellers, & Carlos Rogers.

"We have to reset this thing if we have any chance of being able to better the future of the team." says GM Bruce Allen. This approch is a change from the Redskins more recent history of keeping vets on the roster for hopes of them still being viable. "We can't look at this as a win now kinda thing anymore. I want something the Redskins have never had in its long history. Longevity."

No word on if there will be more releases to come in the coming days.

Full List of Released Players:
QB Donavon McNabb
QB Rex Grossman
HB Clinton Portis
HB Willie Parker
FB Mike Sellers
WR Santana Moss
WR Bobby Wade
TE Steve Ryan
C Casey Rabach
RG Will Montgomery
DT Henry Green
LOLB Chris Wilson
MLB H.B Blades
CB Carlos Rogers
CB Phillip Buchanon
FS Reed Doughty

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2011 Free Agent Signings

FB Peyton Hillis: Starter
HB Jerious Norwood: Potential Starter/Stop Gap Until Rookie Develops
QB Josh Johnson: Potential Starter/Stop Gap Until Rookie Develops
CB Leto Sheppard: Roster Spot Fill In
RG Cooper Carlisle: Backup
DT Nick Hayden: Developmental Player
WR Josh Reed: Role player
WR Laveranues Coles: Roster Spot Fill In
RE Jevon Kearse: Backup

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2011 Draft Selections


Alright, I wanted to give my free agent class this same type of treatment but I was in sort of a rush so here is my detailed look at the 'Skins 2011 draft class. I only had five picks so I had to go for who I believed could have the most potential for the future & who could help contribute this season. I had the 13th overall pick & since this class closely resembles what could be happening this year for real, two QBs we all know were the cream of the crop. This was a real defense heavy first round. So muth that the one QB I hoped for fell on my lap. That man is....


Rd1, Pick 13/Cam Newton QB Auburn: He has the size, the physical skill to overpower you on the run. He has an arm & on play action he's as deadly as they come. Out of all the running QB hybrids I see him as the one with the potential to go far. Put a offense around him & I know he can do wonders. Can't believe he just fell at my lap. Wanna know whats even more crazy? Andrew Luck went Number 4... To the EAGLES.

Rd2, Pick 45/Mike Pouncy C Florida: This is the man that is going to hold down my offensive line for the next decade. He was a beast in Gainesville that helped them to National Championships. His brother is starting Center for the AFC Champs the Steelers. This o-line just got a HUGE upgrade.

Rd3, Pick 77/Ryan Broyles WR Oklahoma: Fell down quite a bit which shocked me. He has the speed to be a real threat with the YAC. Still needs work on his hands but I think he can start in the next 2 or 3 seasons. For now he's destined for kick return duty.

Rd4, Pick 109/Brandon Hogan CB West Virginia: If this was real I would attribute him falling to round 4 to his drunk driving arrest. Character aside he is a return specialist & can potentialy be a gamebreaker with his ability to frustrate wideouts. Not close to starting yet but in time we'll see.

Rd5, Pick 141/Bilal Powell HB Louisville: A pick I kinda scratch my head about. Not particually fast & strength is not his best approch. Developmental obviously. A small chance he could do something but doubt it. My franchise back looks to be one draft away.

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DEUCES! Cam Newton takes the talent & the hype to D.C.

LANDOVER, MD-- Mike Shanahan & Bruce Allen finally got their Cam.

The 2011 NFL Draft was highlighted by two draft picks that may shape the NFC East landscape for the next decade. The first notable was Stanford QB Andrew Luck landing in Philly at number 4. The other of course is perhaps the most controversal quarterback to come out of college in a long time, Heisman Trophy winner & National Champion Cam Newton coming in at a suprising lucky 13 to the Redskins.

A sign of things to come that Cam is at 13 & Luck came in 4? Who knows. All we know is no one can deny the talent of a Cam Newton. Also no one can deny that the pressure surely is on right now. Not just on Newton, but the Shanahans, Bruce Allen, the players, everyone in the organization is riding on the shoulders of the man fans in D.C. have already nicknamed "Deuces".

After what took place in the wild ride of Newtons college career, who knows what we may have in store in what is sure to be a exciting 17 weeks of football. This is the biggest risk the 'Skins have taken at the QB position in a long time. With all the draft picks & free agent pick ups in place, & now Newton, Washington is excited about their future. Hopefully they take a lession from the Browns, 49ers, Lions, & Raiders, whos recent QB woes have consumed their whole franchises.

If 2010 was the dress rehersal, 2011 will be the Shanahans & the Redskins first act.

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Washington Redskins Depth Chart - 2011
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Devin Thomas	Ryan Broyles
TE	Chris Cooley	Fred Davis
LT	Trent Williams	Clint Oldenburg
LG	Derrick Dockery	Edwin Williams
C	Mike Pouncy	Marvin Philip
RG	Mike Williams	Cooper Carlisle
RT	Stephon Heyer	Artis Hicks
WR	Malchom Kelly	Josh Reed	Laveranues Coles
QB	Cam Newton	Josh Johnson	Colt Brennan
FB	Peyton Hillis
HB	Jerious Norwood	Larry Johnson	Bilal Powell
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Adam Carriker	Jevon Kearse
NT	Albert Haynesworth	Kedric Golston	Nick Hayden
RDE	Jeremy Jarmon	Ma'ake Kemoeatu
LOLB	Brian Orakpo	Robert Henson
LILB	London Fletcher
RILB	Perry Riley
ROLB	Rocky McIntosh	Lorenzo Alexander
CB	DeAngelo Hall	Jason Tyron
SS	LaRon Landry	Kareem Moore
FS	Chris Horton	Craig Steltz
CB	Kevin Barnes	Leto Sheppard	Brandon Hogan
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Graham Gano
P	Josh Bidwell
PR	DeAngelo Hall	Brandon Hogan	Ryan Broyles
KR	Ryan Broyles	Brandon Hogan
LS	Derrick Dockery

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2011 Preseason Results

L vs. PHI 24-31
T @ ATL 20-20
W @ KC 17-6
W vs. CLE 23-21

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Top 5 Stories of the 2011 Season

Tryin to keep things interesting & why not, everyone likes a lil drama right? So heres the top five storylines to keep in your minds for this season.

5. The McNabb/Garrard Battle in Jacksonville: In the 2011 offseason the Jags picked up Donavon McNabb. This coming after a terrible season & questions of if David Garrard could take this team to the next level. Of course this proved to be some controversy. Including a heated shouting match between these two during a practice. As of now McNabb is the starter, & rumor has it Garrard is pushing for a trade. We'll see how this develops.

4. Lucky Deuces: Both Andrew Luck & Cam Newton will begin the 2011 season as starters for their teams. The two are set to meet in Week 7 in the first of what may hope to be many highly contested battles. Question of the year, will the Redskins & Eagles get early returns in their investments?

3. Bad Purple: The Super Bowl Champion Vikings are in trouble. They have a new quarterback in Matt Moore who didn't have a great preseason & the fan base is still shaky about. The biggest problem however is their MVP Adrian Peterson being out for 10 weeks with a torn bicep. Their chances at a repeat look to be faiding away. Add on the fact that they got a boatload of players becoming free agents next year, the Vikes future is bleek but too interesting not to watch.

2. Payton's Sky Has No Limit: Last season he tied his single season high 49 touchdown passes & won his third straight MVP award. It's no question Payton Manning is the man at the quarterback position right now. His team however is still reeling from the shocking loss to the Steelers in the playoffs. Many see Manning winning another MVP now that AP is out, but to the best in the game it won't matter if he don't claim what he believes can seal his legacy... Another Super Bowl victory.

1. Whos Next?: Theres honestly no clear cut team that looks to dominate this year. The regulars look to be making their runs (Colts, Pats, Steelers, Chargers), while many young gun teams (Skins, Eagles, Falcons, Chiefs) are looking to make their claim as legit contenders. With the Vikings not figured in this years grand plan exactly who is gonna step up?

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2011 Season Week 1

JACKSON RUNS WILD AS 'SKINS LOOSE HOME OPENER

A defense giving up all the big plays & a lack of effective running game prevented the Redskins from starting their 2011 campaign undefeated. They fell to the St. Louis Rams 34-27 in a game dominated by the Rams but still could have went the other way if not for missed opportunities by the ’Skins.

The two bright spots of the game for Washington came from their rookies. Cam Newton had a good debut statistically that certainly gave the fans a sign of good things to come. He started the game with two huge touchdown passes in the first three series to put the ’Skins up 14-3 in the early moments of the second quarter. His performance began to sizzle later on as a lack of running game & blowing the lead forced him to make some rookie mistakes. Including throwing his first career interception with less than 3 minutes left in the game.

The other bright spot was rookie wideout Ryan Broyles, who as a kick returner had an awesome day which led to him running one back for 96 yards with 1:01 left to bring the ’Skins within a touchdown. However the botched onsides kick stopped any hopes of a comeback. The Rams were running on all cylinders this game, with 424 yards total offense. Steven Jackson had two touchdowns both on the ground & in the air. Many say that the ’Skins leader on defense London Fletchers abdominal injury early in the game was partly to blame for the defensive struggles. No word yet on if he’ll be ready next week against the Cowboys.

Sep 11, 2011 - STL at WSH
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Rams (1-0)	3	14	14	3	34
Redskins (0-1)	7	7	3	10	27

Team Stats Comparison
STL		WSH
424	Total Offense	355
162	Rushing Yards	49
262	Passing Yards	306
15	First Downs	13
36	Punt Return Yards	25
100	Kick Return Yards	212
563	Total Yards	592
2	Turnovers	2
5-13 (38%)	3rd Down Converstion	5-14 (35%)
0	4th Down Conversion	0-1 (0%)
0	2-Point Conversion	0
3-3 (100%)	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0
2-10	Penalties	4-27
27:43	Posession Time	20:17

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		STL	WSH
8:09	(STL) J. Brown 23 YD FG	3	0
2:13	(WSH) D. Thomas 68 YD Pass TD from C. Newton (Gano Kick)	3	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		STL	WSH
11:08	(WSH) C. Cooley 77 YD Pass TD from C. Newton (Gano Kick)	3	14
8:50	(STL) L. Ogbonnaya 21 YD Run TD (Brown Kick)	10	14
:30	(STL) B. Gibson 13 YD Pass TD from S. Bradford (Brown Kick)	17	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		STL	WSH
8:30	(STL) S. Jackson 28 YD Run TD (Brown Kick)	24	14
5:03	(WSH) G. Gano 45 YD FG	24	17
1:21	(STL) S. Jackson 13 YD Pass TD from S. Bradford (Brown Kick)	31	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		STL	WSH
10:10	(WSH) G. Gano 44 YD FG	31	20
1:14	(STL) J. Brown 56 YD FG	34	20
1:01	(WSH) R. Broyles 96 YD Kick Return (Gano Kick)	34	27

Rams Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
S. Bradford	93.5	19/32	262	2/1	59%
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
S. Jackson	25	127		1
L. Ogbonnaya	5	38		1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
B. Gibson	6	104		1
S. Jackson	5	35		1
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
S. Nicholas	3
C. Long	4
B. Carter	4		1
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
J. Brown	2/2			4/4	10

Redskins Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
C. Newton	88.4	19/36	306	2/1	52%
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
J. Norwood	18	22
L. Johnson	2	14
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
C. Cooley	6	128		1
D. Thomas	4	104		1
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
L. Landry	8		1
C. Horton	6
P. Rilley	6
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
G. Gano	2/2			3/3	9

Notes:
-LaRon Landry scored both the Redskins turnovers. An interception & a forced fumble.

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Week 1 Scores

TEN 6
JAX 20

DET 7
MIN 34

CHI 17
GB 13

KC 10
NE 24

DEN 20
MIA 23

ATL 20
PHI 14

TB 15
DAL 12

SEA 27
CLE 24

NO 21
HOU 26

IND 45
CAR 19

OAK 20
SD 26 OT

PIT 21
SF 17

ARI 17
NYG 19

NYJ 17
BUF 10

BAL 13
CIN 24

Offensive Player of the Week:
Toby Gerhart RB (MIN): 36 Carries 276 Yards 3 TDs/2 Catches 26 Yards

Defensive Player of the Week:
Brandon Meriweather SS (NE): 3 Tackles 2 INT

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You should where the current red tops and current helmet, but the old pants. I find this to look a lot like the new jerseys.

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Week 1 Notable Injuries

QB Matt Leinart (ARI): Broken Forearm (8 Weeks)
WR Vincent Jackson (SD): Broken Jaw (1 Week)
WR Percy Harvin (MIN): Partial MCL Tear (8 Weeks)
MLB Jerod Mayo (NE): Broken Thumb (1 Week)