Bringing Hope to a Dying Franchise - An Oakland Raiders Franchise (Madden 15)

[GutterPhenom16]

Here I am as the new Team Builder-style Head Coach of the Oakland Raiders. A team I grew up watching and loving, a life-long fan through the good times and the bad. I come into this organization after a terrible past decade in which the teams best record was breaking an even 8-8 (2010, 2011).

I bring the Raiders a new approach on both sides of the ball. Dennis Allen's old playbook is nothing special, and I bring in my own 'Scattergun' playbook, which is a West-Coast offense at it's core, with a few extra Spread offenses sprinkled in. Mainly I will be utilizing the running game along with the Short to Medium passes.

• Offensive Playbook: Scattergun (custom)
• Defensive Playbook: Pittsburgh - Mike Tomlin (3-4)

I need to work with GM Reggie McKenzie to bring in some fresh talent and upgrade some of our stale positions (most notable positions: RB, WR, RG, RT, CB, FS). We did a great job in the off-season of this season in Free Agency and the Draft signing future superstar Khalil Mack and drafting a potential gold mine in Derek Carr.

Shared Files!

Just so you all know, I have uploaded my 'Scattergun' playbook to the Community Files.

This Franchise is being played on my custom All-Madden sliders (click here for sliders) that give me some really great, realistic numbers. I have uploaded my Sliders as well (both are entitled 'GP16ALLMADDENREALISTIC')

If you would like to download them, simply search for my gamertag: GutterPhenom16.
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Twitch Username: GutterPhenom16

[GutterPhenom16]

Pre-Season

• Coach Allen Fired: Raiders will have a new head coach as they cut ties with Dennis Allen
  • "BREAKING NEWS: Raiders have fired D. Allen" - Chris Mortenson

Notes

One of the major things I need to do this pre-season is I need to use the Game Prep on improving the Confidence and gaining EXP for top rookies Khalil Mack and Derek Carr.

Position Battles
QB: This is an interesting matchup for the pre-season as every QB have an equal shot at starting the first game of the year.

• Schaub: comes in after a dismal season in Houston having been dwindling the last few seasons, but hopefully the change in scenery can reinvigorate this QB and bring him back to where he was 4 years ago

• McGloin: was the rookie QB to take over for the ill-fated Terrelle Pryor experiment last year and had a decent season. He is unproven (only having played 7 of 16 games last year) but is a good pocket presence and could possibly bloom into a solid QB.

• Carr: was our 2nd round pick in the last draft and was highly touted after being relatively unknown throughout his college career. He showed great poise in the pocket, an ability to run and put out an amazing combine to show he belonged in the NFL. I like him in my offensive system and will give him a good shot to prove himself in the pre-season.

RB: It is another 3-way battle for the Running Back position. With the Newest (Week 13) Roster Update it is now between Maurice Jones-Drew (76 Overall), Darren McFadden (72 Overall), Latavius Murray (72 Overall).

• MJD is the starter for now, posing as a better 'bruising' type runner but has been more consistent throughout his career than DMC. Consider him to be more of the Fred Jackson-type of the Raiders.

• DMC was the Raiders cornerstone when we drafted him in 2008 but has vastly underwhelmed mainly due to his constant being on the injury report. He is definitely the shiftier and faster of the two backs (the C.J. Spiller to our offense) but mainly will be used as a change-of-pace back unless he shows he is a considerable advantage over MJD.

• Murray is the young gun of the contenders and really has an awesome shot at starting. His overall is the same as DMC's but he has blazing speed, elusiveness and acceleration - hopefully it will translate to big pre-season numbers.

Pre-Season Games

I simulate every pre-season game, they just aren't worth it to play. I simulate through the weeks with Injuries turned OFF so there aren't any ridiculous injuries that I cannot help with. I will see the stats at the end of the 4th game and make decisions under the Week 1 post, once again under the Coach's Corner.

Pre-Season Notes

McFadden and Jones-Drew finished with mediocre stats compared to Latavius Murray's great 5.2 YPC throughout the pre-season, on 98 carries. MJD and DMC only finished with carries in the mid-20's but unfortunately could only muster averages of 2.4 and 3.6, respectively. Murray earned the starting job, and McFadden will back him up on a time share, with MJD busting off 3rd Down duties.

The QB Position Battle wasn't even close. The CPU decided that Matt McGloin wasn't even worth using the entire pre-season, and it came down to Matt Schaub vs Derek Carr and Carr won hands down. They both had decent numbers, but Carr's 3 TDs to Schaub's 1 proves him to be the victor. With this settled, I would like to get rid of one of the 2 backup QBs and try and snag a few draft picks for them.

Trade Block
I have decided to put up a few people onto the Trading Block, see what comes through..

• Matt Schaub (QB)
• Matt McGloin (QB)
• Maurice Jones-Drew (WR)

For Game-Prep this pre-season I have decided to focus on developing XP for Derek Carr, Darren McFadden, The Offensive Line, Khalil Mack, and D.J. Hayden, and maybe use some spare time toward other low-overall starters.

[GutterPhenom16]

Week 1
News / Injuries
My Stories

• Freshman Orientation: Darren Sutton will have insanely high expectations with no coaching background.

Coach's Corner
Position Battle Winners

• QB: Derek Carr

• RB: Running Back By Committee, Starter: Latavius Murray
  
  • DMC will back up Murray and MJD will get 3rd Down duties until I get an offer for him while he is on the block.

• RT: Menelik Watson
  

Notes
Derek Carr will be leading this offense and hopefully the two-headed attack of Latavius Murray and Darren McFadden can prove to effective.

I am going to try and trade off Matt Schaub or Matt McGloin (preferably Schaub due to his contract) and try and get a few draft picks. MJD has the best break-tackle ability and trucking, so he will be taking on the 3rd Down duties along with and-Short duties where I need to bust through the line on an inside run.

Game Prep
Weekly Time - 56 Hours

• Develop Promising QB
  • Derek Carr

• Develop Promising WR
  • Rod Streater
  • James Jones
  • Andre Holmes

• Develop Promising CB
  
  • D.J. Hayden
  • T.J. Carrie
    

Draft Stories & Scouting
Team Needs: QB, RB, WR, LG, RG, RT, LE, RE, CB, FS, K
Scouting Points: 90

**When Draft Stories pop up in the News Section I will post them here and when I end up scouting rookies I will post about their scouted skills and determine where they fall in my draft board and my personal opinion of that player..**
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This is the first game of my coaching tenure and the first time we will see the Scattergun playbook be unleashed. I am very excited heading into MetLife to take on the Jets; lets see how it goes!

Oakland Raiders (0-0) @ New York Jets (0-0)
**Game was broadcast on Twitch and uploaded to Youtube. It can be viewed by clicking here**

Oakland Raiders at New York Jets
Sep 7, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Oakland Raiders (0-0)	14	6	0	20	--	40
New York Jets (0-0)	0	3	7	21	--	31

Team Stats Comparison
	OAK	NYJ
Total Offense	455	357
Rushing Yards	168	130
Passing Yards	287	227
First Downs	19	11
Punt Return Yards	12	10
Kick Return Yards	55	60
Total Yards	522	427
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Converstion	6/13 (46%)	2/9 (22%)
4th Down Conversion	--	--
2-Point Conversion	--	--
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-3/1 (60%)	1-1/0 (100%)
Penalties	5/25	0/0
Posession Time	35:27	20:29

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		OAK	NYJ
13:02	(OAK) R. Streater, 10 Yard Reception from D. Carr	7	0
4:39	(OAK) M. Rivera, 14 Yard Reception from D. Carr	14	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		OAK	NYJ
10:36	(OAK) S. Janikowski, 55 Yard Field Goal	17	0
1:54	(OAK) S. Janikowski, 53 Yard Field Goal	20	0
0:09	(NYJ) N. Folk, 49 Yard Field Goal	20	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		OAK	NYJ
7:35	(NYJ) C. Ivory, 69 Yard Rush	20	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		OAK	NYJ
13:57	(NYJ) C. Ivory, 6 Yard Rush	20	17
10:19	(OAK) S. Janikowski, 26 Yard Field Goal	23	17
7:28	(NYJ) P. Harvin, 53 Yard Reception from G. Smith	23	24
4:31	(OAK) S. Janikowski 50 Yard Field Goal	26	24
1:32	(OAK) D. Moore, 62 Yard Reception from D. Carr	33	24
0:37	(NYJ) S. Evans, 76 Yard Reception from G. Smith	33	31
0:05	(OAK) L. Murray, 2 Yard Rush	40	31

Oakland Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D. Carr (120.2) 22/31 299 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L. Murray 24 107 4.4 1 D. Carr 6 15 2.5 0 M. Jones-Drew 3 22 7.3 0 D. McFadden 2 15 7.5 0 M. Reece 2 9 4.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Streater 6 47 7.8 1 J. Jones 5 38 7.6 0 M. Rivera 4 71 17.7 1 A. Holmes 3 63 21.0 0 L. Murray 2 8 4.0 0 D. Moore 1 62 62.0 1 M. Reece 1 10 10.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Hayden 8 0 0 0 T. Branch 6 0 0 0 J. Chaney 5 0 0 0 J. Tuck 5 3 0 0 M. Burris 3 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Janikowski 4/4 4/4 16 56 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. King 2 99 49.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Moore 3 51 17.0 0 J. Jones 1 4 4.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Moore 2 12 6.0 0

New York Jets PASSING C/A YDS TD INT G. Smith (129.9) 19/26 258 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Ivory 18 130 7.2 2 C. Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Amaro 6 41 6.8 0 P. Harvin 4 86 21.5 1 J. Kerley 4 30 7.5 0 E. Decker 2 18 9.0 0 S. Evans 1 76 76.0 1 T. Graham 1 6 6.0 0 C. Ivory 1 1 1.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Pryor 11 0 1 0 D. Davis 8 0 0 0 A. Branes 7 0 0 0 Q. Coples 6 0 0 0 C. Clemons 6 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG N. Folk 1/1 4/4 7 49 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 R. Quigley 6 304 50.6 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Kerley 3 60 20.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P. Harvin 1 10 10.0 0

An awesome first game for the new look Raiders. We almost blew a 20 point lead, but thankfully our offense was able to pull through in the clutch and come away with a victory in a crazy 4th quarter that featured 41 points scored.

The Offense was amazing today. Derek Carr had an awesome debut, throwing an impressive 299 yards with 3 TDs and 1 INT. The top two receivers, Rod Streater caught 6 balls for 47 yards and a TD, and James Jones played more of a role receiver, catching 5 balls for 38 yards. Andre Holmes had an awesome day catching 3 balls for 63 yards and Denarius Moore had a chance at catching 2 balls for 2 scores, but dropped his first target. His second target was on a 2nd down play in which I saw the safeties creeping up when I had a run called; I audibled to a pass play and sent Moore deep on a streak; there wasn't even a chance he was going to get caught. Latavius Murray had a great day shouldering the load for the Raiders, rushing 24 times for 107 yards and 1 TD.

The Defense started off amazing but come around the 4th Quarter, we completely dropped off and started allowing big plays. Geno Smith finished with 258 yards and 2 TDs, but both of his touchdowns were on bogus plays - one was a misread on my part (I called for a Run up the Middle, but it turned out to be a Play-Action pass and Harvin went untouched to the end zone) and the other TD was on a desperation Hail Mary that was tipped by Tarell Brown but still managed to find the hands of Shaq Evans who took it 76 yards to the house. Completely bogus. However, we could NOT stop the run game, Chris Ivory destroyed our defense, carving us up for 130 yards on 18 carries and 2 TDs.

Take away the two long throws and we did an awesome job today, but that 4th Quarter was absolutely bonkers - 41 points total in that final frame, just happy I caught the defense off-guard when I did to seal the game.

[BB_Dynasty]

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[GutterPhenom16]

Week 2
A great win to start off my career as an NFL Head Coach, but this is my first real test going against JJ Watt and Jadeveon Clowney and the fearsome Texans Defense.

Raiders Player Statistics

Oakland Raiders (Through Week 1) Stats - 2014
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Derek Carr**	22/31	299	9.6	299.0	62	3	1	120.2
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Latavius Murray	24	107	4.5	36	2	1	107.0	0
Derek Carr**	6	15	2.5	8	0	0	15.0	0
Maurice Jones-Drew	3	22	7.3	11	0	0	22.0	0
Darren McFadden	2	15	7.5	14	0	0	15.0	0
Marcel Reece	2	9	4.5	5	0	0	9.0	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	20+	YDS/G	YAC
Rod Streater	6	47	7.8	1	10		47.0	12
James Jones	5	38	7.6	0	12		38.0	4
Mychal Rivera	4	71	17.8	1	36		71.0	22
Andre Holmes	3	63	21.0	0	26		63.0	28
Latavius Murray	2	8	4.0	0	5		8.0	3
Denarius Moore	1	62	62.0	1	62		62.0	31
Marcel Reece	1	10	10.0	0	10		10.0	7
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
D.J. Hayden (CB)	8			0	1	1	0	0
Tyvon Branch (SS)	6			0	2	1	0	0
Jamar Chaney (ILB)	5			0	0	0	0	0
Justin Tuck (LE)	5			3	3	0	0	0
Nick Roach (ILB)	4			0	0	0	0	0
T.J. Carrie** (CB)	3			0	0	0	0	0
Miles Burris (ILB)	3			1	1	0	0	0
Sio Moore (ROLB)	2			0	0	0	0	0
Charles Woodson (FS)	1			0	0	0	0	0
Khalil Mack** (LOLB)	1			0	0	0	0	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
Sebastian Janikowski	4	4	100%	56	4	4	100%	16
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
Marquette King	2	99	57	49.5	90	0	1	0

Team Rankings

• Raiders Offensive Rank: 2nd - 455 Yards Gained
  
  • Pass: 11th – 287 Passing Yards
    
  • Rush: 2nd – 168 Rushing Yards
    
    
• Raiders Defensive Rank: 16th - 357 Yards Allowed
  
  • Pass: 14th – 227 Passing Yards Allowed
  • Rush: 26th – 130 Rushing Yards Allowed

League Leaders

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Jan 1,
Passing Yards		PYD	Rushing Yards		RuYD
	1. Jay Cutler	379		1. DeMarco Murray	173
	2. Carson Palmer	363		2. Chris Ivory	130
	3. Tom Brady	355		3. Le'Veon Bell	108
	4. Eli Manning	344		4. Latavius Murray	107
	5. Peyton Manning	329		5. LeSean McCoy	104
Receptions		REC	Receiving Yards		ReYD
	1. Bear Pascoe	12		1. Randall Cobb	150
	2. Roddy White	10		2. Larry Fitzgerald	145
	3. Randall Cobb	10		3. Demaryius Thomas	144
	4. Victor Cruz	10		4. Brandon Marshall	118
	5. Larry Fitzgerald	10		5. DeAndre Hopkins	116
Tackles		TAK	Sacks		SACK
	1. Stephen Tulloch	16		1. Robert Mathis	6
	2. Robert Mathis	15		2. Justin Tuck	3
	3. Brandon Spikes	14		3. Jadeveon Clowney	2
	4. Jarius Byrd	13		4. Rob Ninkovich	2
	5. T.J. Ward	13		5. Oliver Vernon	2
Interceptions		INT	Pass Deflections		PD
	1. Darius Butler	2		1. Corey Graham	4
	2. Eric Weddle	2		2. Brent Grimes	3
	3. Antrelle Rolle	2		3. Jarius Byrd	3
	4. Alterraun Verner	2		4. Aaron Lynch	3
	5. Stephen Tulloch	2		5. Chris Harris Jr.	3

Scores & Standings
Scores

NFL Regular Season - Week 1

Thursday's Games

Packers: 23 @ Seahawks: 17

Sunday's Games

Saints: 20 @ Falcons: 17

Vikings: 44 @ Rams: 9

Browns: 7 @ Steelers: 28

Jaguars: 17 @ Eagles: 33

Raiders: 40 @ Jets: 31

Bengals: 27 @ Ravens: 30

Bills: 13 @ Bears: 26

Redskins: 17 @ Texans: 30

Titans: 3 @ Chiefs: 26

Patriots: 13 @ Dolphins: 26

Panthers: 6 @ Buccaneers: 10

49ers: 24 @ Cowboys: 36

Colts: 30 @ Broncos: 26

Monday's Games

Giants: 27 @ Lions: 30

Chargers: 28 @ Cardinals: 21

BYE WEEKS: none

Standings

NFL Standings - Updated: Jan 1,
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Dallas Cowboys	1	0	0	36	24
Philadelphia Eagles	1	0	0	33	17
Washington Redskins	0	1	0	17	30
New York Giants	0	1	0	27	30
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Green Bay Packers	1	0	0	23	17
Minnesota Vikings	1	0	0	44	9
Detroit Lions	1	0	0	30	27
Chicago Bears	1	0	0	26	13
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
New Orleans Saints	1	0	0	20	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	0	0	10	6
Atlanta Falcons	0	1	0	17	20
Carolina Panthers	0	1	0	6	10
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Arizona Cardinals	0	1	0	21	28
St. Louis Rams	0	1	0	9	44
San Francisco 49ers	0	1	0	24	36
Seattle Seahawks	0	1	0	17	23
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Miami Dolphins	1	0	0	26	13
Buffalo Bills	0	1	0	13	26
New York Jets	0	1	0	31	40
New England Patriots	0	1	0	13	26
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	0	0	28	7
Baltimore Ravens	1	0	0	30	27
Cleveland Browns	0	1	0	7	28
Cincinnati Bengals	0	1	0	27	30
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Indianapolis Colts	1	0	0	30	26
Houston Texans	1	0	0	30	17
Tennessee Titans	0	1	0	3	26
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	1	0	17	33
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Kansas City Chiefs	1	0	0	26	3
Oakland Raiders	1	0	0	40	31
San Diego Chargers	1	0	0	28	21
Denver Broncos	0	1	0	26	30

Draft Stories & Scouting
Team Needs: TE, RG, RT, LE, RE, DT, MLB, ROLB, CB, FS, SS, K
Scouting Points: 180 - I will NOT begin scouting until around Week 5 or Week 6 when I have enough points to scout quite a few people.

• Natural Hitter: He was a former boxer for UCLA, but for now Quinston Kerr is trying his hand at MLB
  • "Right away you can see Quinston Kerr's aggressiveness when he plays. Always on the attack." - Todd McShay

News / Injuries
My Team News

• Raiders Win in Hostile Territory: A boisterous home crowd didn't get to the Raiders this week.
  • "Always have to pick up your game on the road and the Raiders did just that" - Mark Schlereth

Notable League Injuries

• Chargers: Dwight Freeney - ROLB, 81 Overall - Dislocated Ankle, Out 4 Weeks
• Chargers: Antonio Gates - TE, 81 Overall - Dislocated Hip, Out 7 Weeks

• Cowboys: Sean Lee - MLB, 85 Overall - Partial ACL Tear, Out 3 Weeks

• 49ers: Anquan Boldin - WR, 90 Overall - Broken Thumb, Out 1 Week

• Giants: Rashad Jennings - RB, 83 Overall - Dislocated Elbow, Out 2 Weeks

• Lions: Reggie Bush - RB, 86 Overall - Dislocated Ankle, Out 6 Weeks
• Lions: Sydney Rice - WR, 81 Overall - Dislcated Elbow, Out 1 Week

• Rams: Jake Long - LT, 92 Overall - Ruptured Disk, Out 8 Weeks

Coach's Corner
Notes
I need to do a better job at stopping the run. I want to go out and get an ILB that can do some damage and I have a trade in mind.

Trade
Trade Between Oakland Raiders & San Francisco 49ers

• Raiders Give: Pat Sims (DT - 78 Overall), 2016 2ndRound Pick

• 49ers Give: Chris Borland (MLB - 82 Overall), 2015 4th Round Pick

The 49ers needed a Defensive Tackle and since I switched to a 3-4 I have no use for two decent DT's and luckily enough the 2nd stringer Pat Sims was a high-value (Green on the color scale) target for the 49ers and I wanted to add in a draft pick for future use; so I went for their 4th Round Pickand to compensate I gave up next years 2nd Round Pick to them.



Injuries

• none

Game Prep
Weekly Time - 35 Hours

• Develop Promising CB(8 Hours per Player)
  • D.J. Hayden
    

Remaining Time - 27 Hours

• Develop Promising QB (10 Hours per Player)
  • Derek Carr

Remaining Time - 17 Hours

• Install Gameplan (10 Hours per Player)
  
  • Derek Carr
    

Remaining Time - 7 Hours

• **DELEGATED REST OF TIME**

Notes
A great game last week, but I want to see Latavius Murray rush for another 80+ against this awesome defense. He will get 20+ carries, and I am hoping that Derek Carr is able to spread the ball around as well as he did last week against the Jets.
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Houston Texans (1-0) @ Oakland Raiders (1-0)
**Game broadcast on Twitch and uploaded to Youtube. It can be viewed by clicking here**

Texans
14th in Offense (Pass: 12th -- Rush: 17th)
11th in Defense (Pass: 7th -- Rush: 21st)

Opponent Injuries
none

Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders
Sep 14, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Houston Texans (1-0)	0	3	0	14	--	17
Oakland Raiders (1-0)	7	3	3	0	--	13

Team Stats Comparison
	HOU	OAK
Total Offense	287	234
Rushing Yards	125	60
Passing Yards	162	174
First Downs	16	12
Punt Return Yards	10	27
Kick Return Yards	31	61
Total Yards	328	322
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Converstion	9/16 (56%)	4/11 (36%)
4th Down Conversion	0/0	1/2 (50%)
2-Point Conversion	--	--
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-1/1 (25%)	1-1/0 (100%)
Penalties	1/5	2/20
Posession Time	31:36	24:24

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		HOU	OAK
7:34	(OAK) L. Murray, 4 Yard Rush	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		HOU	OAK
13:26	(HOU) R. Bullock, 23 Yard Field Goal	3	7
7:41	(OAK) S. Janikowski, 42 Yard Field Goal	3	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		HOU	OAK
5:03	(OAK) S. Janikowski, 44 Yard Field Goal	3	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		HOU	OAK
11:50	(HOU) D. Hopkins, 13 Yard Reception from R. Fitzpatrick	10	13
5:37	(HOU) A. Johnson, 24 Yard Reception from R. Fitzpatrick	17	13

Houston Texans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT R. Fitzpatrick (102.8) 22/33 198 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Foster 15 73 4.8 0 A. Blue 10 54 5.4 0 R. Fitzpatrick 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Benn 7 57 8.1 0 C. Fiedorowicz 4 34 8.5 0 A. Foster 4 30 7.5 0 A. Johnson 3 40 13.3 1 D. Hopkins 3 36 12.0 1 R. Griffin 1 1 1.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Swearinger 8 0 0 0 B. Cushing 6 0 0 0 K. Lewis 5 0 0 0 A. Dent 5 0 0 0 B. Reed 4 0 1 0 K. Jackson 3 0 1 0 J. Clowney 3 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Bullock 1/2 2/2 5 24 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Lechler 5 265 53.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Manning 2 31 15.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Manning 2 10 5.0 0

Oakland Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D. Carr (40.9) 14/28 181 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L. Murray 20 51 2.5 1 M. Jones-Drew 1 4 4.0 0 D. Carr 1 4 4.0 0 D. McFadden 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Streater 4 59 14.7 0 J. Jones 4 38 9.5 0 A. Holmes 3 45 15.0 0 M. Rivera 2 33 16.5 0 D. Moore 1 6 6.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD K. Mack 7 2 0 0 C. Borland 7 0 0 0 T. Branch 6 0 0 0 D. Hayden 5 0 0 0 N. Roach 4 0 0 0 T. Carrie 3 0 0 0 S. Moore 3 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Janikowski 2/2 1/1 7 44 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. King 3 147 49.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Moore 3 61 20.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Moore 3 27 9.0 0

Such a tough loss. We had this game all wrapped up but our defense let off the gas in the final quarter and we absolutely paid for it as Ryan Fitzpatrick tossed 2 beautiful TDs to his star receivers to win the come-from-behind victory for the Texans.

The Offense was pretty bad today.Derek Carr threw 2 bad interceptions to 0 TDs today, and couldn't get any long passes going, while only able to complete 50% of his passes for a meager 181 yards. His main targets were once again Rod Streater and James Jones who caught 4 passes each for 59 and 38 yards respectively. Andre Holmes had another 3 catch, 45 yard performance and while Mychal Rivera was targeted the most times in this game, he dropped 2 passes (including the game-sealing 4th down quick pass that he was wide open on) and was well defended on his other targets, he only finished with 2 catches. Definitely a surprisingly bad performance from the usually-reliable Tight End. Latavius Murray could not continue his big numbers, as I predicted, as he could only get 51 yards on 20 carries, but did manage to score a Touchdown. The Texans front seven was just too much for the Raiders rushing attack.

The Defense started off so strong, but ultimately we fell apart and let the Texans take the game. Ryan Fitzpatrick had a terrible day until the 4th quarter, finishing his day with 198 yards and 2 TDs (both in the 4th). His major target was Arrelious Benn who nabbed a game-high 7 passes for 57 yards, but the two major weapons were Andre Johnson and DeAndre Hopkins who both caught 3 passes for 40 and 36 yards (respectively) with both receivers able to find the end zone. Arian Foster was able to have a decent day on the ground, but ultimately the Raiders were able to hold him to some meager numbers considering he started the game with 10 carries for 60 yards - he finished with 15 for 73. Our Linebacking core really stepped up today against the superstar running back; Khalil Mack had a breakout performance, throwing down 7 solo tackles with 3 tackles for loss, including 2 sacks. Newly acquired Chris Borland also had 7 tackles with 1 going for a loss, and Sio Moore had 3 tackles with a sack as well.

All in all, thanks to some lacksidasical performances from Tarell Brown and Charles Woodson we gave up some big plays and the Texans definitely took advantage to get the win.

[GutterPhenom16]

Quote: Originally Posted by BB_Dynasty

You restarted again!? I'm following lol

I accidentally uninstalled Madden and deleted all my save files.. I couldn't remember the league name / password for my latest online league so I just decided to restart it.. Lmao I know... it is ridiculous

[BB_Dynasty]

I tried starting a madden 13 dynasty but lifes been so busy I haven't been able to play any games on either of my franchises lol.

[GutterPhenom16]

Week 3
A tough loss at home against the Texans. They were able to expose our offense and prove that the big numbers we achieved against the Jets were simply a fluke and nothing more. I need to do a better job at running the ball and I need to be more precise with my throws - this is not a secondary to take lightly.

Raiders Player Statistics

Oakland Raiders (Through Week 2) Stats - 2014
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Derek Carr**	36/59 (61%(	480	8.1	240.0	62	3	3	82.5
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Latavius Murray	44	158	3.6	36	2	2	79.0	1
Derek Carr**	7	19	2.7	8	0	0	9.5	0
Maurice Jones-Drew	4	26	6.5	11	0	0	13.0	0
Darren McFadden	3	16	5.3	14	0	0	8.0	0
Marcel Reece	2	9	4.5	5	0	0	4.5	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	20+	YDS/G	YAC
Rod Streater	10	106	10.6	1	30		53.0	37
James Jones	9	76	8.4	0	14		38.0	19
Andre Holmes	6	108	18.0	0	26		54.0	31
Mychal Rivera	6	104	17.3	1	36		52.0	27
Denarius Moore	2	68	34.0	1	62		34.0	33
Latavius Murray	2	8	4.0	0	5		4.0	3
Marcel Reece	1	10	10.0	0	10		10.0	7
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
D.J. Hayden (CB)	13			0	1	1	0	0
Tyvon Branch (SS)	13			0	3	2	0	0
Nick Roach (ILB)	9			0	0	0	0	0
Khalil Mack** (LOLB)	8			2	3	0	0	0
Chris Borland (ILB)	8			0	1	0	0	0
T.J. Carrie** (CB)	6			0	0	0	0	0
Jamar Chaney (ILB)	6			0	1	0	0	0
Justin Tuck (LE)	6			3	3	0	0	0
Sio Moore (ROLB)	5			1	2	0	0	0
Charles Woodson (FS)	5			0	0	2	0	0
Tarell Brown (CB)	3			0	0	1	0	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
Sebastian Janikowski	6	6	100%	56	5	5	100%	23
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
Marquette King	5	246	66	49.2	227	0	2	0

Team Rankings

• Raiders Offensive Rank: 15th - 689 Yards Gained
  
  • Pass: 16th – 461 Passing Yards
    
  • Rush: 8th (T) – 228 Rushing Yards
    
    
• Raiders Defensive Rank: 13th - 644 Yards Allowed
  
  • Pass: 7th – 389 Passing Yards Allowed
  • Rush: 29th – 255 Rushing Yards Allowed

League Leaders

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Jan 1,
Passing Yards		PYD	Rushing Yards		RuYD
	1. Peyton Manning	725		1. DeMarco Murray	282
	2. Tom Brady	707		2. Chris Ivory	203
	3. Matthew Stafford	661		3. Le'Veon Bell	196
	4. Matt Ryan	617		4. Adrian Peterson	193
	5. Alex Smith	605		5. Alfred Morris	184
Receptions		REC	Receiving Yards		ReYD
	1. Demaryius Thomas	19		1. Demaryius Thomas	257
	2. Larry Fitzgerald	19		2. Larry Fitzgerald	232
	3. Dez Bryant	19		3. Dez Bryant	226
	4. Brent Pascoe	19		4. Wes Welker	225
	5. Roddy White	18		5. Roddy White	211
Tackles		TAK	Sacks		SACK
	1. Brandon Spikes	26		1. Robert Mathis	6
	2. Jarius Byrd	25		2. Justin Tuck	3
	3. T.J. Ward	25		3. Tamba Hali	2
	4. Derrick Johnson	24		4. Oliver Vernon	2
	5. Stephen Tulloch	23		5. (6 others tied)	2
Interceptions		INT	Pass Deflections		PD
	1. Antrel Rolle	4		1. Corey Graham	5
	2. Eric Weddle	3		2. Eric Reid	5
	3. James Ihedigbo	2		3. Danny Trevathan	5
	4. Demetrius McCray	2		4. Ryan Mundy	5
	5. (9 others tied)	2		5. (8 players tied)	4

Scores & Standings
Scores

NFL Regular Season - Week 2
Thursday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Steelers: 20 @ Ravens: 12	Flacco (BAL): 288	Bell (PIT): 88	T. Smith (BAL): 107
Sunday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Dolphins: 35 @ Bills: 14	Tannehill (MIA): 232	F. Jackson (BUF): 65	Wallace (MIA): 104
Jaguars: 11 @ Redskins: 27	Griffin III (WAS): 174	Morris (WAS): 111	Hankerson (WAS): 60
Cowboys: 26 @ Titans: 3	Romo (DAL): 277	Murray (DAL): 109	Bryant (DAL): 158
Cardinals: 38 @ Giants: 13	Stanton (ARI): 286	Ellington (ARI): 74	Cruz (NYG): 91
Patriots: 45 @ Vikings: 24	Brady (NE): 352	Peterson (MIN): 93	LaFell (NE): 102
Saints: 31 @ Browns: 17	Manziel (CLE): 220	Ingram (NO): 61	Gordon (CLE): 95
Falcons: 21 @ Bengals: 24	Ryan (ATL): 318	Bernard (CIN): 60	White (ATL): 115
Lions: 23 @ Panthers: 31	Stafford (DET): 348	Williams (CAR): 82	Johnson (DET): 111
Rams: 33 @ Buccaneers: 14	Bradford (STL): 289	Stacy (STL): 88	Britt (STL): 80
Seahawks: 16 @ Chargers: 23	Rivers (SD): 226	Woodhead (SD): 56	Allen (SD): 68
Houston: 17 @ Raiders: 13	Fitzpatrick (HOU): 198	Foster (HOU): 73	Streater (OAK): 59
Jets: 17 @ Packers: 28	Rodgers (GB): 241	Ivory (NYJ): 73	Nelson (GB): 109
Chiefs: 30 @ Broncos: 33	P. Manning (DEN): 396	Charles (KC): 88	Welker (DEN): 158
Bears: 17 @ 49ers: 13	Cutler (CHI): 213	Gore (SF): 78	Crabtree (SF): 80
Monday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Eagles: 21 @ Colts: 37	Foles (PHI): 299	Bradshaw (IND): 86	Matthews (PHI): 102
BYE WEEKS: none

Standings

NFL Standings - Updated: Jan 1,
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Dallas Cowboys	2	0	0	62	27
Philadelphia Eagles	1	1	0	54	54
Washington Redskins	1	1	0	44	41
New York Giants	0	2	0	40	68
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Green Bay Packers	2	0	0	51	34
Chicago Bears	2	0	0	43	26
Minnesota Vikings	1	1	0	68	54
Detroit Lions	1	1	0	53	58
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
New Orleans Saints	2	0	0	51	34
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	1	0	24	39
Carolina Panthes	1	1	0	37	33
Atlanta Falcons	0	2	0	38	44
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
St. Louis Rams	1	1	0	42	58
Arizona Cardinals	1	1	0	59	41
San Francisco 49ers	0	2	0	37	53
Seattle Seahawks	0	2	0	33	46
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Miami Dolphins	2	0	0	61	27
New England Patriots	1	1	0	58	50
Buffalo Bills	0	2	0	27	61
New York Jets	0	2	0	48	68
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	0	0	48	19
Baltimore Ravens	1	1	0	42	47
Cincinnati Bengals	1	1	0	51	51
Cleveland Browns	0	2	0	24	59
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Indianapolis Colts	2	0	0	67	47
Houston Texans	2	0	0	47	30
Tennessee Titans	0	2	0	6	52
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	1	0	28	60
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
San Diego Chargers	2	0	0	51	37
Denver Broncos	1	1	0	59	60
Kansas City Chiefs	1	1	0	56	36
Oakland Raiders	1	1	0	53	48

Draft Stories & Scouting
Team Needs: QB, RB, WR, TE, LG, RG, RT, RE, DT, MLB, CB
Scouting Points: 270 - still waiting to get more Scouting Points.. I want to wait until I hit the 500 - 600 mark so I can scout a few players at once.

News / Injuries
Team News
none

Team Injuries
none

Major League News

• Youth Not Served: Injury to promising young player Julio Jones is a major setback for the Falcons
  • "Don't see a way for Atlanta to recover from star WR Julio Jones going out. He was just put on IR." - Mark Schlereth

• Chasing a Legend: Drew Brees is passing all-time greats while still passing all over defenses. He's now above John Elway on the all-time passing yardage list.
  • "Now 4th on the all-time list Drew Brees is passing his way to the hall of fame." - Matt Miller

• Rising Star Out Several Weeks: Muhammad Wilkerson's injury is a major setback for the Jets
  • "Sources are telling me that the Jets will lose budding superstar Muhammad Wilkerson for several weeks" - Stephania Bell

Notable League Injuries

• Broncos: DeMarcus Ware - RE, 91 Overall - Broken Ribs, Out 5 Weeks

• Cardinals: Carson Palmer - QB, 85 Overall - Broken Toe, Out 4 Weeks

• Chargers: Dwight Freeney - ROLB, 81 Overall - Dislocated Ankle, Out 3 Weeks
• Chargers: Antonio Gates - TE, 81 Overall - Dislocated Hip, Out 6 Weeks

• Cowboys: Sean Lee - MLB, 85 Overall - Partial ACL Tear, Out 2 Weeks

• Falcons: Julio Jones - WR, 93 Overall - Pectoral Tear, Out 22 Weeks **PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE**

• Giants: Eli Manning - QB, 83 Overall - Broken Jaw, Out 4 Weeks
• Giants: Rashad Jennings - RB, 83 Overall - Dislocated Elbow, Out 1 Week

• Jets: Muhammad Wilkerson - LE, 99 Overall - Broken Toe, Out 4 Weeks

• Lions: Reggie Bush - RB, 86 Overall - Dislocated Ankle, Out 5 Weeks

• Rams: Jake Long - LT, 92 Overall - Ruptured Disk, Out 7 Weeks

Coach's Corner
Notes
A tough game last week against the Texans. This week we go into Foxboro to take on Tom Brady and the Patriots. They boast an extremely tough passing defense so I will need to Prep Derek Carr, James Jones, and Rod Streater and boost their confidence before the game so they go in with as much of a boost as possible. Latavius Murray is going to be the game-changer this week; it all comes down to how he handles his carries and if he can bust off a big run.

One thing that really did not make me happy last week was the performance of Tarell Brown. If there is another bad performance from him this week I will have to look into another trade, or possibly dropping a player in favor of a Cornerback.

One thing I need to do, soon, is trade away either Matt McGloin or Matt Schaub for a draft pick. I really need to rebuild this team through the draft, and hope that the young foundation can spark a title run in the next few years.
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Oakland Raiders (1-1) @ New England Patriots (1-1)
**Game broadcast live on Twitch and uploaded to Youtube. Can be viewed by clicking here**

Patriots
#1 Offense (2nd in Passing, TIED for 21st in Rushing)
#12 Defense (12th against the Pass, 23rd against the Run)

Opponent Injuries
Dominique Easley (RE - 77 Overall)

Oakland Raiders at New England Patriots
Sep 21, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Oakland Raiders (1-1)	0	3	6	7	--	16
New England Patriots (1-1)	0	7	0	28	--	35

Team Stats Comparison
	OAK	NWE
Total Offense	278	337
Rushing Yards	91	22
Passing Yards	187	315
First Downs	16	13
Punt Return Yards	25	24
Kick Return Yards	78	20
Total Yards	381	381
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Converstion	9/19 (47%)	3/9 (33%)
4th Down Conversion	0/1 (0%)	0/0
2-Point Conversion	--	--
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1/1 (50%)	4-4/0 (100%)
Penalties	3/28	1/5
Posession Time	34:12	21:48

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		OAK	NWE
4:14	(OAK) S. Janikowski, 20 Yard Field Goal	3	0
1:36	(NWE) B. LaFell, 17 Yard Reception from T. Brady	3	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		OAK	NWE
6:56	(OAK) S. Janikowski, 51 Yard Field Goal	6	7
0:26	(OAK) S. Janikowski, 53 Yard Field Goal	9	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		OAK	NWE
11:42	(NWE) R. Gronkowski, 31 Yard Reception from T. Brady	9	14
10:02	(NWE) S. Ridley, 9 Yard Reception from T. Brady	9	21
7:27	(NWE) S. Ridley, 14 Yard Rush	9	28
4:52	(NWE) R. Gronkowski, 5 Yard Reception from T. Brady	9	35
0:08	(OAK) R. Streater, 2 Yard Reception from D. Carr	16	35

Oakland Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D. Carr (61.1) 21/36 210 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L. Murray 23 60 2.6 0 D. Carr 6 17 2.8 0 M. Jones-Drew 3 9 3.0 0 D. McFadden 2 10 5.0 0 J. Jones 1 -5 -5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Streater 8 70 8.7 1 J. Jones 4 25 6.2 0 M. Rivera 3 41 13.6 0 A. Holmes 3 36 12.0 0 L. Murray 2 4 2.0 0 B. Butler 3 34 34.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Branch 8 0 0 0 N. Roach 3 1 0 0 L. Asante 3 1 0 0 T. Brown 3 0 0 0 J. Tuck 3 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Janikowski 3/3 1/1 10 54 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. King 6 243 40.5 3 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Moore 3 63 21.0 0 K. Thompkins 1 15 15.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Moore 3 25 8.3 0

New England Patriots PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Brady (143.3) 26/35 347 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Ridley 8 22 2.7 1 S. Vereen 1 2 2.0 0 T. Brady 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Gronkowski 7 91 13.0 2 S. Ridley 5 52 10.4 1 A. Dobson 3 50 16.6 0 J. Edelman 2 60 30.0 0 J. Boyce 2 35 17.5 0 B. LaFell 2 29 14.5 1 T. Wright 2 21 10.5 0 B. Tyms 1 9 9.0 0 J. Develin 1 2 2.0 0 S. Vereen 1 -2 -2.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Mayo 11 0 2 0 D. Hightower 8 1 0 0 B. Browner 6 1 0 0 P. Chung 6 0 0 0 J. Collins 6 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Gostkowski -- 5/5 5 -- PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 R. Malone 6 281 46.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. McCourty 1 20 20.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD S. Vereen 1 13 13.0 0 J. Edelman 1 11 11.0 0

Just an ugly game today. We really had a great game going in the first half, but once we came back onto the field we turned into a different team and gave up massive chunks of yards through the air to that pretty boy Tom Brady.. Just makes me sick..

The Offense today was pretty bad once again. Derek Carr really showed his rookie insecurities today, throwing 2 INTs (both landing in the breadbasket of Jarrod Mayo covering Mychal Rivera) while only able to throw 210 yards, most coming in garbage time on the final drive in which he threw his only TD of the day, a 2 yard pass to Rod Streater. Streater once again led the team with 8 catches for 70 yards but the big play of the day came on that final drive where Carr hit a wide-open Brice Butler 31 yards downfield on a deep flag route. Latavius Murray once again couldn't get a good game on the ground only rushing for 60 yards on 23 carries, getting bottled up on many occasions and only able to get one run over 10 yards on the day.

The Defense was two different defenses today. In the first half we were all over Tom Brady and smothering the Patriots receivers but once we came back onto the field Tom Brady lit up our defense and finished the day with 347 yards and 4 TDs. His main target was Rob Gronkowski who nabbed 7 balls for 91 yards and 2 TDs, with Julian Edelman netting 60 yards on 2 grabs. Stevan Ridley couldn't get anything going today on the ground, only putting up 22 yards on 8 carries - with his long run being his 13 yard TD run, so take that away and you have a pretty terrible 7 carry, 8 yard performance; however, he was able to make up for his very lackluster rushing performance by nabbing 5 balls through the air for 52 yards and took 1 into the end zone. If there is one thing to take away from this game that is a positive, it is that the Rushing Defense finally stepped up and stuffed the run; but I really need to make a move for a corner who will actually be able to defend the pass.