Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

Are you playing the 2010 season or simming/supersimming it?

Both actually. I played the game against the Jets and against the Ravens. I simmed the one against the Patriots, figured I would get killed if I played it. So I was shocked with the win. My next game will be against the Colts, will play it, probably tomorrow evening.

Am considering a couple of trades. I think I am going to try and move OLB Wimbley. His leg is shot, down to 55% and is getting worse. I am also going to try and trade RB Howry. Joseph is progressing nicely and the other RBs can pick up the carries. I dont run as much as I used to so it is not that big of a deal. I am also going to try and get C Nick Mangold from the Jets. He is a great Center, still young and in great health. If I do, Farley is gone. He is 33 and his health has fallen to a 71%. As soon as LE Williams can be dumped, he is gone as well, one leg is at 20%, not much good to me.

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

Trades executed:

ROLB Kamerion Wimbley: (89/90) I debated on trading him or just holding on and seeing if he got better healthwise. But after every week his health dropped. After the last game it was a 74%. Here was his worst ratings: Torso 74%, Right leg 71% and Left leg 56%. He couldnt even practice and I figured if I was going to take a hit with the owner it was better to do so now. So I sent him to the Eagles for their 2011 4th and 7th round picks. I moved MLB Ward to OLB to fill the roster hole.

LE Corey Williams: (86/87) This 30 year old was hardly even playing for me. His remaining 4 year contract was something I wanted to dump as soon as I could His contract was $5.57 this year and I took a hit of 10.6 to get rid of him, so I lost $5.0 mil, but it was worth it. Why pay him that much to sit the bench? His overall health was a 73%. His worst ratings are: Head 76%, Left arm 75%, Right leg 74% and Left leg 25%. I sent him to the Jets for their 2011 4th Round pick. I signed Rookie LE Bennie Bass for $1.0 mil.

C Nick Mangold: (91/92) I didnt want to resign C Hank Fraley. He is 33 years old, his health is 80%, and that is after resting him all week. His worst ratings areTorso 53% and Left leg 62%. I wanted to try and get Mangold as a replacement for him. I gave the Jets my 2011 2nd and 5th Round picks to get him. Mangold's Health is a 95% so he will be able to help right away.

DT Shaun Rogers: (89/89) He is another older player I want to move as soon as possible. He is 31, with a 4 year contract, and overall health at 75%. His legs are shot: Right leg 54% and Left leg 60%. But his contract numbers mean he will be around until next year, contract is $6.24 mil but his penalty is $13.3 million...too much to eat right now.

RB Laron Howry: (76/85) I may try to move him since I have Joseph now and 2 other young backs under contract.

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

WEEK 4, COLTS @ BROWNS, SEP 26, 2010

I was expecting to lose this game. I normally struggle against the Colts. But the defense played just well enough to win and rookie RB Brooks had an awesome 96 yard kick return for a TD. Joseph really struggled this game so I am not sure what to do with him at this point. I will see how ti goes for the next week or 2.

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	FINAL
Browns (4-0)	0	24	7	7		38
Ravens (2-1) at	0	14	7	3		24

SCORING SUMMARY
2nd Quarter
Browns: (12:57) Joseph, 5 yrd run (Serna kick) 7-0
Colts: (12:54) Gonzalez, 80 yrd pass from Manning (Gramatica kick) 7-7
Browns: (12:44) Brooks, 96 yrd kick return (Serna kick) 14-7
Colts: (6:19) Gonzalez, 18 yrd pass from Manning (Gramatica kick) 14-14
Browns: (1:51) Rudolph, 15 yrd pass from Anderson (Serna kick) 21-14
Browns; (0:04) Serna 37 yrd FG 24-14
3rd Quarter
Browns: (8:50) Howry, 6 yrd run (Serna kick) 31-14
Colts: (5:05) Clark, 11 yrd pass from Manning (Gramatica kick) 31-21
4th Quarter
Colts: (10:45) Gramatic 41 yrd FG 31-24
Browns: (1:44) Howry, 12 yrd rush (Serna kick) 38-24

38	Score	24
354	Total Offense	403
73	Rushing Yards	29
281	Passing Yards	374
15	First Downs	16
18	Punt Return Yards	0
173	Kick Return Yards	46
545	Total Yards	449
0	Turnovers	1
5-12 (41%)	3rd Down Conversions	7-12 (58%)
2-3 (66%)	4th Down Conversions	0-1 (0%)
0-0 (0%)	2-Pt Conversions	0-0 (0%)
4-5 (800%)	Red Zone Percentage	2-3 (66%)
4	Red Zone TDs	2
1	Red Zone FGs	1
4-35	Penalties	4-55
30:41	Time of Possession	29:17

BROWNS
Passing	ATT	COMP	YDS	TDs	INT
Anderson	20	32	296	1	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	YPC	TDs	FUM
Joseph	15	31	2	1	0
Howry	6	46	7.6	2	0
Receiving	CTC	YDS	TDs	Drops
Witten	9	129	0	2
Rudolph	6	82	1	1
Humphrey	3	70	0	0
Stallworth	1	16	0	1
Thigpen	1	(-1)	0	0
Defense	Sacks	INTs	FF/FR
Strickland	2	0	0
Norton	1	0	0
Simpkins	0	1	0
Kicking	XPA	XPM	FGA	FGM
Serna	5	5	2	1
COLTS
Passing	ATT	COMP	YDS	TDs	INT
Manning	22	41	389	3	1
Rushing	ATT	YDS	YPC	TDs	FUM
Dillon	15	29	1.9	0	1
Receiving	CTC	YDS	TDs	Drops
Wayne	7	124	0	0
Boyd	7	84	0	0
Gonzalez	3	108	2	0
Clark	2	23	1	1
Robinson	2	31	0	0
Dillon	1	19	0	0
Defense	Sacks	INTs	FF/FR
Mathis	1	0	0
Wheeler	1	0	0
Kicking	XPA	XPM	FGA	FGM
Gramatica	3	3	2	1

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

WEEK 5: OCTOBER 3, 2010 TAMPA BAY @ CLEVELAND

Just a couple of things with this win. I am happy overall with the team. But I am starting to see why Joseph was a FA. It is like he cant see the hole sometimes. Howry got injured the 1st Quarter so I had to play Joseph more. I am still not sure what I am going to do with him. The Defense fell apart the end of the 4th and almost gave the game away. RB Brooks is an AWESOME kick returner. He had his 2nd return for a TD. I am so pleased with Witten. He made both of his TD catches 1 handed. He was a great addition to the team!

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	FINAL
Browns (5-0)	7	7	14	6		34
Tampa Bay (1-4) at	0	3	0	21		24

SCORING SUMMARY

1^ST Quarter
Browns: (7:59) Witten, 18 yrd Pass from Anderson (Serna kick) 7-0
2^nd Quarter
Tampa Bay: (9:49) Tynes 21 FG 7-3
Browns: Joseph, 5 yrd Run (Serna kick) 14-3
3^rd Quarter
Browns: (15:00) Brooks, 96 yrd Kick Return (Serna kick) 21-3
Browns: (4:57) Witten, 19 yrd Pass from Anderson (Serna Kick) 28-3
4^th Quarter
Tampa Bay: Stovall, 8 yrd pass from Green (Tynes kick) 28-10
Browns: Serna, 25 yrd FG 31-10
Tampa Bay: (2:34) Watson, 25 yrd Pass from Green (Tynes kick) 31-17
Browns: Serna, 52 yrd FG 34-17
Tampa Bay: Watson, 18 yrd Pass from Green (Tynes kick) 34-24

GAME STATS

BRWNS		TAMPA BAY
34	Score	24
383	Total Offense	369
42	Rushing Yards	69
341	Passing Yards	300
18	First Downs	16
6	Punt Return Yards	0
128	Kick Return Yards	64
517	Total Yards	433
0	Turnovers	1
3-7 (42%)	3rd Down Conversions	5-8 (62%)
0-1 )0%)	4th Down Conversions	0-0 (0%)
0-0 (0%)	2-Pt Conversions	0-0 (0%)
3-5 (66%)	Red Zone Percentage	2-3 (66%)
3	Red Zone TDs	2
1	Red Zone FGs	1
3-30	Penalties	3-23
32:47	Time of Possession	27:12

BROWNS
Passing	ATT	COMP	YDS	TDs	INT
Anderson	22	30	341	2	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	YPC	TDs	FUM
Joseph	11	36	3.2	1	0
Howry	3	6	2	0	0
Brooks	2	8	4	0	0
Receiving	CTC	YDS	TDs	Drops
Stallworth	11	210	0	1
Witten	5	71	2	0
Rudolph	4	33	0	0
Vickers	1	4	0	0
Edwards	1	23	0	0
Defense	Sacks	INTs	FF/FR
king	3	0	0
Strickland	1	0	0
Bartell	0	1	0
Kicking	XPA	XPM	FGA	FGM
Serna	4	4	2	2
TAMPA BAY
Passing	ATT	COMP	YDS	TDs	INT
Green	19	27	314	3	1
Rushing	ATT	YDS	YPC	TDs	FUM
Graham	14	70	5	0	0
Receiving	CTC	YDS	TDs	Drops
Stovall	8	140	1	0
Watson	5	88	2	0
Hillard	3	48	0	0
Shoemate	2	35	0	1
Brandt	1	3	0	0
Defense	Sacks	INTs	FF/FR
Kicking	XPA	XPM	FGA	FGM
Tynes	3	3	1	1

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

Update on Re-signing of players: I almost always try to sign players to offer #1.

QB Derek Anderson: Will try to re-sign. Offer 1 is $62 mil/6 yrs, $32 mil bonus, no incentinves, offer 24 is $72 mil/6 yrs, $38 mil bonus

WR Braylon Edwards: Cant decide. Has not been a factor the last couple of games, may try to trade. Offer 1 is $47.4 mil for 6 yrs, $10 mil bonus, offer 35 is $53.4 mil for 6 yrs, $22 mil bonus and 3 incentives worth $6 mil total

HB Joseph: Still not sure. Offer 1 is $26 mil for 5 yrs, $5 mil bonus, offer 26 is $30 mil for 5 yrs, $15 mil bonus and 3 incentives

C Nick Mangold: Will sign. Offer 1 is $33.62 mil for 6 yrs, $6 mil bonus, offer 20 is $37.62 mil for 6 yrs, $ 14 mil bonus, 2 incentives. He has already dropped to offer 8 so he should sign soon.

P Kern: Re-signed to a 2 yr, $1.32 million contract, no bonus.

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

WEEK 6, OCTOBER 10, 2010 DOLPHINS @ BROWNS

This game was just like the last one, I had a comfortable lead going into the final 10 minutes then fell apart again. But once again I came away with the win. I am going to shop WR Edwards around and see what I can get for him. He had a drop in this one and was out of bounds on 3 passes that cost me big time. I just dont see paying him that kind of money. The running game came alive though as Joseph seemed to finally figure out what to do with the ball. He had 2 carries of over 20 yards each called back on holding penalties though or his numbers would have been even better.

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	FINAL
Browns (6-0)	14	7	14	0		35
Dolphins (1-4) at	0	3	0	14		17

GAME STATS

1^STQuarter
Browns: (8:21) Humphrey, 6 yrd Pass from Anderson (Serna kick) 7-0
Browns: (4:30) Joseph, 59 yrd Run (Serna kick) 14-0
2^nd Quarter
Browns; (1:23) Joseph, 4 yrd Run (Serna kick) 21-0
Dolphins: (0:37) Carpenter, 24 yrd FG 21-3
3^rd Quarter
Browns: (8:04) Witten, 13 yrd Pass from Anderson (Serna kick) 28-3
Browns: (3:37) Witten, 13 yrd Pass from Anderson (Serna kick) 35-3
4^th Quarter
Dolphins: (8:05) Curtis, 20 yrd Pass from Zazzali (Carpenter kick) 35-10
Dolphins: (2:52) Brown, 1 yrd Run (Carpenter kick) 35-17

BROWNS
Passing	ATT	COMP	YDS	TDs	INT
Anderson	21	30	286	3	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	YPC	TDs	FUM
Joseph	15	129	8.6	2	1
Brooks	5	2	0	0	0
Howry	1	(-1)	(-1)	0	0
Receiving	CTC	YDS	TDs	Drops
Eudolph	5	77	0	0
Edwards	4	47	0	1
Witten	4	90	2	0
Humphrey	4	50	1	0
Vickers	2	4	0	0
Joseph	2	18	0	0
Defense	Sacks	INTs	FF/FR
Cody	1	0	1 FR
Simpkins	1	0	1 FF
Strickland	0	0	1 FF
Johnson	0	0	1 FR
Wright	0	0	1 FR
Kicking	XPA	XPM	FGA	FGM
Serna	5	5	1	0
DOLPHINS
Passing	ATT	COMP	YDS	TDs	INT
Zazzali	19	29	248	1	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	YPC	TDs	FUM
Brown	19	47	2.4	1	1
Zazzali	2	6	3	0	2
Receiving	CTC	YDS	TDs	Drops
Wilford	5	59	0	2
Wilkerson	5	54	0	1
Curtis	4	69	1	0
Holt	2	26	0	1
Brown	2	23	0	0
Smith	1	17	0	0
Defense	Sacks	INTs	FF/FR
Griffin	1	0	0
Woodland	0	0	1 FF
Kicking	XPA	XPM	FGA	FGM
Carpenter	2	2	1	1

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

WEEK 7, OCTOBER 17, 2010 BROWNS @ FALCONS

This one was tougher than the score shows. I couldnt stop them on 3rd down, especially 3 and long. They converted 3 and 13 three times on one drive. I figured I would need to roll the dice and this one and it worked. On 4th and short I went for it, 4 times. 2 of them turned in to long TD runs. Joseph has finally shown why his numbers are so high. He is a keeper! Next game is going to be a tough one...at Pittsburgh.

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	FINAL
Browns (7-0) at	14	14	14	7		49
Falcons (1-4)	0	17	0	7		24

SCORING SUMMARY
1^st Quarter
Browns: (8:28) Joseph, 2 yrd Run (Serna kick) 7-0
Browns: (2:41) Humphrey, 49 yrd Pass from Anderson (Serna kick) 14-0
2^nd Quarter
Browns: (12:50) Rudolph, 12 yrd Pass from Anderson (Serna kick) 21-0
Falcons: (3:36) Turner, 4 yrd Run (Coutu kick) 21-7
Falcons: (1:48) Baker, 6 yrd Pass from Ryan (Coutu kick) 21-14
Browns: (00:51) Garrett, 4 yrd Pass from Anderson (Serna kick) 28-14
Falcons: (00:08) Coutu 26 yrd FG 28-17
3^rd Quarter
Browns: (11:30) Rudolph, 10 yrd Pass from Anderson (Serna kick) 35-17
Browns: (3:55) Joseph, 61 yrd Run (Serna kick) 42-17
4^th Quarter
Falcons: (7:44) Turner, 1 yrd Run (Coutu kick) 42-24
Browns; (4:08) Joseph, 36 yrd Run (Serna kick) 49-24

GAME STATS

BRWNS		FALCONS
49	Score	24
471	Total Offense	420
209	Rushing Yards	48
262	Passing Yards	372
16	First Downs	21
0	Punt Return Yards	15
134	Kick Return Yards	53
605	Total Yards	488
1	Turnovers	2
2-6 (33%)	3rd Down Conversions	7-11 (63%)
3-3 (100%)	4th Down Conversions	0-1 (0%)
0-0 (0%)	2-Pt Conversions	0-0 (0%)
4-4 (100%)	Red Zone Percentage	3-5 (60%)
4	Red Zone TDs	3
0	Red Zone FGs	1
4-44	Penalties	8-80
26:07	Time of Possession	33:51

BROWNS
Passing	ATT	COMP	YDS	TDs	INT
Anderson	17	26	276	4	1
Rushing	ATT	YDS	YPC	TDs	FUM
Joseph	17	190	11.1	3	0
Brooks	3	16	5.3	0	0
Howry	1	3	3	0	0
Receiving	CTC	YDS	TDs	Drops
Rudolph	5	92	2	0
Humphrey	4	88	1	2
Edwards	2	22	0	0
Garrett	2	17	1	0
Joseph	2	17	0	0
Witten	2	40	0	1
Defense	Sacks	INTs	FF/FR
Simpkins	1	0	0
Strickland	0	1	0
Pool	0	0	1 FF
Johnson	0	0	1 FR
Kicking	XPA	XPM	FGA	FGM
Serna	7	7	0	0
FALCONS
Passing	ATT	COMP	YDS	TDs	INT
Ryan	25	38	375	1	1
Rushing	ATT	YDS	YPC	TDs	FUM
Turner	23	58	2.5	2	0
Receiving	CTC	YDS	TDs	Drops
Gage	9	164	0	0
Baker	8	93	1	0
Turner	2	26	0	0
Williams	2	26	0	1
White	2	33	0	0
Madrid	1	10	0	1
Jacobs	1	23	0	0
Defense	Sacks	INTs	FF/FR
Spragan	1	0	0
Anderson	1	0	0
Biggs	0	1	0
Kicking	XPA	XPM	FGA	FGM
Coutu	3	3	1	1

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

WEEK 8, 0CT0BER 18, 2010 CLEVELAND @ PITTSBURGH

Well I had this nice write-up just about finished covering this game when my power went out from the storms that were going through the area. So I will just give you the quick overview. The Browns won 41-7. The running game was good in this game, but not as good as the last one. Anderson struggled, completing only about 50% of his passes, but the Steelers struggled much more. My defense got 6 sacks and 4 turnovers to keep this one out of reach. I was up 21-0 before they were able to score.

Edwards once again was not a factor in the game, but I am stuck with him. I had written the date I needed to trade him down wrong so I missed the trade deadline. I may franchise him if I dont have to use it on MLB King or RB Joseph. If one of them dont sign guess I lose Edwards and get nothing in return.

QB Derek Anderson was resigned for Offer #1. So he will be in Cleveland for a while.

DT Shaun Rogers is out. His health is at 52% and he is not playing at all.

So going into the Bye week, the Browns are in great shape, the only undefeated team in the NFL. We will see how long they can continue.

I will put the mid-season standings up as soon as I get home tonight.

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

MID YEAR STANDINGS

AFC NORTH
Browns: 8-0
Ravens: 6-2
Steelers: 5-3
Bengals: 4-4

AFC SOUTH
Colts: 7-1
Jaguars: 4-3-2
Titans: 3-4-1
Texans: 3-5

AFC EAST
Patriots: 7-1
Bills: 4-4
Dolphins: 4-4
Jets: 0-8

AFC WEST
Broncos: 3-5
Chargers: 3-5
Chiefs: 3-6
Raiders: 3-6

NFC NORTH
Vikings: 6-2
Bears: 5-3
Lions: 5-3
Packers: 1-7

NFC SOUTH
Saints: 5-3
Buccaneers: 3-5
Falcons: 2-6
Panthers: 2-6

NFC EAST
Giants: 5-2-1
Eagles: 4-4
Cowboys: 3-5
Redskins: 0-8

NFC WEST
Seahawks: 7-2
Rams: 5-3
49ers: 4-4
Cardinals: 4-4

[Sanchez_Mareno]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

Never seen a team with two ties before

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

Never seen a team with two ties before

I dont think I have either. It will be interesting what impact that has on the playoffs since it looks like no one except the division leaders wants a winning record in the AFC.

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

So I had almost all of the stats finished for the game at Denver and my power flickered again! I think there is a conspiracy!

So anyway, the Browns won 35-14. HB Joseph once again proved why I want to keep him. He only had 78 yards rushing, but boy did he make them count going into the end zone 5 times. I love using him when I get inside the 5. But I also had some dismal failures inside the 5. I had 3 red zone possesions that went backwards and since Serna was hurt on the opening kickoff, my punter missed all 3 FGS.

My defense let Cutler have an awesome day torching me for a 24-29 perfomance and over 340 yards. But, they put the smackdown on the receivers after they got the ball, forcing 4 fumbles.

So my record is 9-0 and we get ready to play the Bills. Hopefully I can get a game played AND get the stats in the computer to get this back on track.

[Kahuma]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

I had 3 red zone possesions that went backwards and since Serna was hurt on the opening kickoff, my punter missed all 3 FGS.

Kickoffs are a bitch.

[Sanchez_Mareno]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

Never had a K or P get injured either

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Re: Bringing the Pride Back (HC 09)

That was a first for me. Said he was out the rest of the game for a "Strained Back" Guess he needs to worry about just kicking it into the end zone and not out the back of it!

Really screwed up my game plan though! Thank goodness the Broncos had butterfingers and couldnt hold on to the ball or I think this one would have turned out differently. It is never good to leave points on the field...especially 3 times!