Seattle Seahawks Franchise - Madden 16 (Xbox One)

[Trent Booty]

After winning the lottery, Seattle sports super fan Trent Hadler has bought the team he loves to watch, as Paul Allen sold his Seahawks to the lifelong fan.

When asked about people thinkin he might be in over his head, Hadler replied "if we're winning, who cares how I'm running the team?"

15 minute quarters
Armor and Swords sliders (all-madden difficulty, however)
32-team control: off

This won't be a really flashy dynasty, as it will be more words than pictures. I hope some of you enjoy it, as I love reading about other people's storylines, etc.

[Trent Booty]

Week 1 (preseason): Released CB Cary Williams, signed CB Carlos Rogers.

Week 2 (preseason): Cut CB George Farmer, traded Kevin Pierre-Louis to Minnesota for 2016 third round pick.

Week 3 (preseason): Cut TE Anthony McCoy, DE Ryan Robinson, DT A.J Francis, S Akeem Davis, and MLB Nick Moody.

Week 4 (preseason): Cut FB Will Tukuafu, LS Clint Gresham, DT Justin Hamilton, CB Mohammed Seisay, S Kelcie McCray, and OG Kristjan Sokoli.

Injuries heading into week 1:
- RB Marshawn Lynch will miss the season opener against the Rams with a minor knee cartilage tear. Thomas Rawls will start and Fred Jackson will handle 3rd down/passing work.

- OG Justin Britt suffered a minor shoulder year and will miss the opener as well. With the O-Line not even set yet, We're not sure who will make up Seattle's O-Line.

Team outlook:

We need O-Line help, bad. The signing of Carlos Rogers takes pressed off younger guys like Simon, Butkey, and Lane, and let's Tye Smith start on special teams, but with him likely retiring after this year, we need long term CB help.

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Depth Chart (when injury-free):

QB: Russell Wilson, Tavaris Jackson, B.J. Daniels
HB: Marshawn Lynch, Thomas Rawls, Fred Jackson, Dujuan Harris
FB: Derrick Coleman
WR: Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse, Ricardo Lockette, Tyler Lockett, Paul Richardson, Kevin Smith, B.J Daniels
TE: Jimmy Graham, Luke Willson, Cooper Helfet
LT: Russel Okung, Gary Gilliam
LG: JR Sweezy, Justin Britt
C: Drew Nowak, Lemuel Jeanpierre, Patrick Lewis
RG: Mark Glowinski, Justin Britt
RT: Alvin Bailey, Gary Gilliam

LE: Michael Bennett, Frank Clark, Demarcus Dobbs
DT: Jordan Hill, Brandon Mebane, Ahtyba Rubin, Jesse Williams
RE: Cliff Avril, Cassius Marsh, Demarcus Dobbs
LOLB: Brice Irvin, Mike Morgan
MLB: Bobby Wagner, Brock Croyle
ROLB: KJ Wright, Eric Pinkins
CB: Richard Sherman, Carlos Rogers, Jeremy Lane, Marcus Burley, Tharold Simon, Tye Smith
FS: Earl Thomas, Deshawn Shead
SS: Kam Chancellor, Steven Terrell

K: Steven Hauschka
P: Jon Ryan
KR: Tyler Lockett, Doug Baldwin, Dejuan Harris
PR: Tyler Lockett

Here's to a successful 2015 season! Obviously the goal is Super Bowl or bust.

[Trent Booty]

Week 1 vs. St. Louis

Seahawks lose 22-13. It was close, with Seattle ahead all game after a early TD to Doug Baldwin from Russell Wilson, until Tavon Austin took a punt 72 yards for a touchdown. The offense tried to tie it back up, but ended up giving up a safety. That proved to seal the game as Nick Foles and the Rams start the young season 1-0.

Stats:

Passing:
Russell Wilson: 76.6 Rating, 18/30, 297 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

Rushing:
Thomas Rawls: 20 att, 117 yards
Russell Wilson: 6 att, 73 yards
Fred Jackson:4 att, 15 yards

Receiving:
Jimmy Graham: 6 rec, 105 yards
Jermaine Kearse: 4 rec, 39 yards
Doug Baldwin: 3 rec, 91 yards, TD
Thomas Rawls: 1 rec, 9 yards
Ricardo Lockette: 1 rec, 13 yards
Derrick Coleman: 1 rec, 24 yards
Tyler Lockett: 1 rec, 14 yards
Fred Jackson: 1 rec, 2 yards

Defense:
Jeremy Lane: 11 tackles
KJ Wright: 8 tackles
Earl Thomas: 7 tackles
Kam Chancellor: 6 tackles
Carlos Rogers: 6 tackles
Bobby Wagner: 5 tackles, FF, FR

Sacks: Michael Bennett, 1.0 & Cliff Avril, 1.0

Kicking:
Hauschka: 2/2 (44, 41)


Russell Wilson threw for the 6th most yards, Thomas Rawls had the most rushing yards in the league.

News from around the league:

- Aaron Rodger threw for 340 yards (leads the league), 4 TDs (tied for league lead with Matt Ryan), and 0 INTs as they won their week one matchup.

- Ahmad Bradshaw and Jamaal Charles both had two TDs in week one.

- Roddy White, Danny Amendola, Randall Cobb, and Antonio Brown lead the league in catches with 9.

- Demaryius Thomas leads the league in yards with 147. Antonio Brown and Keenan Allen aren't far behind with 142 each.

- Jerricho Cotchery, Randall Cobb, and Bears teammates Eddie Royal and Matt Forte all had two TD catches, which leads the league.

- Jags MLB Paul Pozluszny leads the NFL in tackles after notching -5 tackles in week one.

- Rams DT Aaron Donald sacked Russell Wilson 3 times, and that is the most in the league. Cameron Wake of the Dolphins had 2.5, with Terrell Suggs and Donald's teammate Robert Quinn each sack the QB twice.

- S Reshad Jones of the Dolohins had 3 interceptions in the first week of action, which puts him atop the league lead. TJ McDonald picked off Russell Wilson twice, and Aquib Talib also picked off two passes.

Next week, the 0-1 Seahawks take on Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.

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Week 2 vs. Green Bay

Seahawks win 31-28!

After halftime, the score was 13-7 Seahawks. Lynch had a TD on the ground, and Rodgers had thrown one of his 3 TDs.

Then Green Bay jumped out to a 21-13 lead by the start of the fourth quarter. After another TD run by Lynch, and a successful two point conversion, we had. tie game.

Hauschka kicked a FG to put us up three, and then Rodgers there his third TD to put them up 28-24, but Russel Wilson would not let this team fall to 0-2.

After driving nearly 80 yards, he throws a 13 yard TD to fullback Derrick Coleman with 28 seconds left on the clock.

Seattle goes to 1-1, and Green Bay falls to 1-1 as well.

Stats:

Passing:
Russell Wilson: 20/27, 242 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs

Rushing:
Marshawn Lynch: 19 att, 111 yards, 2 TDs
Thomas Rawls: 12 att, 49 yards
Russell Wilson: 10 att, 28 yards
Fred Jackson: 1 att, -2 yards

Receiving:
Doug Baldwin: 5 catches, 43 yards
Ricardo Lockette: 4 catches, 70 yards
Jermaine Kearse: 4 catches 44 yards
Jimmy Graham: 3 catches, 64 yards
Thomas Rawls: 1 catch, 0 yards
Luke Willson: 1 catch, 7 yards
Derrick Coleman: 1 catch, 13 yards, TD
Marshawn Lynch: 1 catch, 1 yard

Defense:
Kam Chancellor: 10 tackles, 1 forced fumble
Bobby Wagner: 9 tackles, 0.5 sack
K.J. Wright: 8 tackles
Earl Thomas: 5 tackles
Richard Sherman: 5 tackles, 1 INT
Brandon Mebane: 4 tackles, 1 sack
Cliff Avril: 4 tackles, 0.5 sack
Ahtyba Rubin: 1 tackle, 1 sack

Kicking:
Steven Hauschka: 3/3 (39, 34, 29)

After two weeks, here are the league leaders:

Passing:
Rating: Aaron Rodgers (127.3)
Yards: Aaron Rodgers (696)
TDs: Aaron Rodgers (7)
INTs: Colt McCoy (5, filling in for injured RG3 and Cousins, both back for week 3)
Times Sacked: Russell Wilson (12)
Completion %: Tom Brady (80%, 60/75)


Rushing:
Carries: Darren McFadden (46)
Yards: Devonta Freeman (186)
TDs: Lamar Miller (3)
Fumbles: Legarrett Blount (3)
Broken Tackles: Lamar Miller (9)

Receiving:
Catches: Danny Amendola (20)
Yards: Keenan Allen (327, next highest is 'only' 248)
TDs: Eddie Royal, Charles Johnson, Randall Cobb, and Stevie Johnson (3)

Defense:
Tackles: Paul Posluszny (27)
TFL: Justin Houston (4)
Sacks: Ryan Kerrigan (3.5)
INTs: Reshad Jones & Antonio Cromartie (3)
Forced Fumbles: Ryan Kerrigan, DeMario Davis & Dee Milliner (2)
Defensive TDs: Reshad Jones and Darryl Washington (1)

Kicking:
Nick Folk: 8/8 FG
Longest: Brandon McManus (50)

Returning:
Kick Returns for TD: N/A
Punt Returns for TD: Tavon Austin & Jarryd Hayne (1)

Next week the 1-1 Seahawks face the 0-2 Bears in Seattle.