2001 Growing Pains: A Panthers Franchise

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Hello Everyone. I am not really a fan of today's football so I decided to go a little retro after having a blast reading The_Canes Madden 2003 franchise with the Texans.

I am going to be starting back in 2001. The Ravens have just come off of their Super Bowl victory and released Trent Dilfer into free agency. Brady is still a nobody and Ricky Williams is on the Saints. I have all of the draft classes up until the present and have modded stadiums and uniforms to be correct for the time (except the Chargers).


Game: Madden 08
Roster: Madden 2002 Default Roster
Platform: PC
Difficulty: All-Madden
Draft Classes: Yes

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Transactions

2001 PSW3: Signed LG Jeff Blackshear to 1Yr/900K.
2001 W3: Traded QB Jeff Lewis to the Baltimore Ravens for QB Randall Cunningham and a 7th Round Pick.

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Historical Data

Year      Record
1995      (7-9)
1996      (12-4)
1997      (7-9)
1998      (4-12)
1999      (8-8)
2000      (7-9)

All-Time  (45-51)

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Weekly Awards

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Yearly Awards

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Reserved

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2001-2002 Carolina Panthers
#	OFFENSE	POS	AGE	HT	WT	OVR	EXP	COLLEGE
8	Jeff Lewis	QB	27	6-2	211	69	4	Northern Arizona
16	Chris Weinke	QB	29	6-4	232	66	0	Florida State
2	Dameyune Craig	QB	26	6-1	200	41	1	Auburn
21	Tim Biakabutuka	HB	26	6-0	215	77	5	Michigan
34	Richard Huntley	HB	28	5-11	224	70	4	Winston-Salem State
22	Dee Brown	HB	23	5-10	209	55	0	Syracuse
45	Brad Hoover	FB	24	6-0	242	71	1	Western Carolina
44	Chris Hetherington	FB	28	6-3	245	68	5	Yale
87	Muhsin Muhammad	WR	27	6-2	217	88	5	Michigan State
83	Patrick Jeffers	WR	27	6-3	217	77	4	Virginia
81	Donald Hayes	WR	25	6-4	220	75	3	Wisconsin
82	Isaac Byrd	WR	26	6-1	188	69	4	Kansas
15	Jim Turner	WR	23	6-1	201	50	0	N/A
88	Karl Hankton	WR	30	6-2	202	49	2	Trinity
85	Wesley Walls	TE	34	6-5	240	86	11	Mississippi
80	Luther Broughton	TE	26	6-2	248	48	3	Furman
86	Kris Mangum	TE	27	6-4	249	44	4	Alabama
75	Todd Steussie	LT	30	6-6	320	85	6	California
78	Jeno James	LT	23	6-3	310	39	1	Auburn
63	Jamar Nesbit	LG	24	6-4	329	61	2	South Carolina
60	Jeff Mitchell	C	26	6-4	300	78	3	Florida
67	Bryan Stoltenberg	C	28	6-1	300	59	5	Colorado
65	Kevin Donnalley	RG	32	6-5	310	60	10	Davidson
76	Leander Jordan	RG	23	6-4	322	55	1	Indiana (PA)
70	Chris Terry	RT	25	6-5	295	75	2	Georgia
73	Melvin Tuten	RT	29	6-7	320	54	4	Syracuse
#	DEFENSE	POS	AGE	HT	WT	OVR	EXP	COLLEGE
97	Jason Peter	LE	26	6-4	295	74	3	Nebraska
96	Jay Williams	LE	29	6-3	275	62	6	Wake Forest
93	Mike Rucker	RE	25	6-5	275	65	2	Nebraska
92	Gillis Wilson	RE	23	6-2	282	59	1	Southern
94	Sean Gilbert	DT	30	6-5	318	82	10	Pittsburgh
99	Brentson Buckner	DT	29	6-2	305	68	7	Clemson
98	Alvin McKinley	DT	22	6-3	310	67	1	Mississippi State
64	Larry Chester	DT	25	6-2	325	57	3	Temple
55	Dan Morgan	LOLB	22	6-2	245	78	0	Miami (FL)
52	Kory Minor	LOLB	24	6-1	247	66	1	Notre Dame
57	Lester Towns	MLB	23	6-1	252	70	1	Washington
56	Jason Kyle	MLB	28	6-3	242	55	6	Arizona State
95	Dean Wells	ROLB	30	6-3	248	70	8	Kentucky
53	Hannibal Navies	ROLB	23	6-3	247	64	3	Colorado
37	Jimmy Hitchcock	CB	30	5-10	290	74	6	North Carolina
46	Rashard Anderson	CB	23	6-2	204	73	1	Jackson State
33	Doug Evans	CB	30	6-1	188	73	8	Louisiana Tech
31	Tony Booth	CB	25	6-0	195	57	2	James Madison
23	Reggie Howard	CB	23	6-0	190	53	1	Henderson State
41	Eugene Robinson	FS	37	6-1	200	80	6	Colgate
27	Deon Grant	FS	21	6-2	207	72	1	Tennessee
29	Ray Green	FS	23	6-3	195	54	1	South Carolina
30	Mike Minter	SS	26	5-10	195	76	4	Nebraska
39	Damien Richardson	SS	24	6-1	210	58	3	Arizona State
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	AGE	HT	WT	OVR	EXP	COLLEGE
4	John Kasay	K	31	5-10	198	82	10	Georgia
5	Todd Sauerbrun	P	27	5-10	211	72	6	West Virginia

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2001 Offensive Preview

----Coming off of a disappointing 7-9 season where the Panthers lost five games by one score or less, coach George Seifert feels confident that this years iteration has what it takes to finish the job. Carolina is only five years old, but the team has not been back to the playoffs since their magical run in 1996.

Quarterback

After getting sacked a league high 69 times, quarterback Steve Beuerlein was sent packing to Denver. Seifert wanted to go with youth and mobility to run his west coast offense. It's time to see if Jeff Lewis is worth it after Seifert traded for him last year, coincidentally, from Denver. Seifert seems to like his potential. Carolina also drafted Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke out of Florida State. It is concerning that the quarterback considered experienced on the team (Lewis) has only passed for a total of 210 yards and no touchdowns in his career. Dameyune Craig will be the third string.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------Grade: D+

Runningback

The guy with the funny name is back. Tim Biakabutuka is definitely in a prove it year after battling injuries since being drafted. The Panthers not only have a fast runner but a good receiver as long as he is upright. Fullback Brad Hoover provides good run support and proved he could even pound the rock, rushing for over 100 yards last year against the Packers. Richard Hundley provides adequate depth as the backup to Biakabutuka.

Grade: C

Receivers

Definitely the strongest part of the offense. Veteran Muhsin Muhammad is coming off a good season where he hauled in 102 receptions for 1,405 yards and six touchdowns. Donald Hayes and Patrick Jeffers provide quality depth though none of them have blazing speed. Wesley Walls returns at tight end and looks to stretch the middle of the field.

Grade: B-

Offensive Line

Center and the tackles look to be fairly decent this season with the likes of Todd Steussie, Jeff Mitchell and Chris Terry. The guard positions look somewhat dismal with Jamar Nesbit and Kevin Donalley. I would expect Carolina to sign another guard before preseason, but this line looks as porous as it did last year. Expect a lot of sacks.

Grade: D