So while I've been waiting on my new laptop to come in, I've started several new careers, among them Jets, Pats, and Lions, none of them really exciting me, until I thought of this. Why not try to rebuild the Colts around a new, young #1 overall quarterback, like Andrew Luck? And since Andrew Luck is from Stanford, and had comparisons to John Elway, why not do it with Jack English? This has been a fun project I've been working on, and I'm already several seasons into it. I'll catch you up with what I've done so far.
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I'll start you with the basics: I'm using default rosters (starting in the 2008 preseason). For offense, I'm using the Tom Moore Pass Attack, in the spread scheme. On defense, I'm using the Patriots Pressure (3-4) playbook, just like the Colts now, under Chuck Pagano, have switched to a 3-4. On defense, the first thing I did was edit philosophies. I made all of the front seven 3-4 oriented (3-4 DT, DE, 3-4 passrushing OLB, 3-4 tackling MLB). I changed CBs to balanced, but left FS as centerfielder and SS as run support. Kickers are both balanced. On offense, I left all of the philosophies as the Colts' default, except HB, which I changed to balanced. I moved several defensive linemen around to adjust to the 3-4, most notably Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis to OLB and Raheem Brock and Ed Johnson to DE. I'll put up a depth chart soon (I had it all typed up, nice and neat in an excel file, but it wouldn't let me attach it). -
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Indianapolis Colts Depth Chart - 2008 Regular Offense STARTER 2ND 3RD 4TH WR Reggie Wayne 94/94 Anthony Gonzalez 82/89 Pierre Garcon 60/69 TE Dallas Clark 90/90 Marcedes Lewis 71/82 Jacob Tamme 67/74 LT Tony Ugoh 87/89 Michael Toudouze 76/78 LG Ryan Lilja 87/87 Dylan Gandy 76/80 C Jeff Saturday 91/91 Steven Justice 74/85 RG Ruben Brown 85/85 Mike Pollak 76/79 RT Ryan Diem 88/88 Brady Bushell 78/90 WR Marvin Harrison 87/87 Courtney Roby 61/70 QB Peyton Manning 98/98 Josh Betts 74/87 Josh Betts 74/87 FB Kris Wilson 79/80 HB Joseph Addai 89/93 Travis Henry 75/75 Mike Hart 67/82 Kenton Keith 66/68 Base 3-4 Defense STARTER 2ND 3RD 4TH LDE Ed Johnson 76/78 Josh Thomas 74/76 NT Grady Jackson 79/79 Rod Coleman 78/78 Antajj Hawthorne 76/78 RDE Raheem Brock 77/77 Keyunta Dawson 71/72 LOLB Robert Mathis 82/84 Calvin Pace 77/82 LILB Gary Brackett 80/80 Cashmere Cass 76/83 RILB Philip Wheeler 77/81 Clint Session 74/77 ROLB Dwight Freeney 85/85 Tyjuan Hagler 75/79 Geno Hayes 73/78 CB Marlin Jackson 85/88 Ty Law 83/83 TJ Rushing 70/77 SS Bob Sanders 91/92 Matt Giordano 71/74 FS Antoine Bethea 85/89 Jamie Silva 73/80 CB Kelvin Hayden 83/88 Tim Jennings 74/81 Special Teams STARTER 2ND 3RD 4TH K Adam Vinatieri 89/89 P Hunter Smith 88/88 Comment
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As long as Peyton was on the roster (which wouldn't be much longer, just the rest of the season), I knew the offense would be good. I wasn't sure about the defense though, mainly the weak defensive line, so I only promised to make it to the playoffs. Here are the season results.
Week 1 vs Bears - W 38-7
Week 2 @ Vikings - W 38-35
Week 3 vs Jaguars - L 7-27
Week 4 - BYE
Week 5 @ Texans - W 45-17
Week 6 vs Ravens - W 41-10
Week 7 @ Packers - W 38-20
Week 8 @ Titans - W 38-22
Week 9 vs Patriots - L 26-36
Week 10 @ Steelers - W 21-11
Week 11 vs Texans - W 38-31
Week 12 @ Chargers - L 14-21
Week 13 @ Browns - W 21-14
Week 14 vs Bengals - W 28-20
Week 15 vs Lions - W 49-14
Week 16 @ Jaguars - W 23-20
Week 17 vs Titans - W 34-14
2008 record : 13-3
I had expected about 11 or 12 wins, so I was very happy with this season. Next I'll post 2008 team stats, then a recap of the playoffs.Last edited by jshrolltide; 07-07-2013, 05:04 PM.Comment
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Indianapolis Colts Stats - 2008 Passing C/ATT YDS AVG YDS/G LONG TD INT RAT Peyton Manning 342/555 4710 8.4 294.4 42 22 Josh Betts 8/16 76 4.7 4.8 1 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG LONG 20+ TD YDS/G FUM Joseph Addai 270 1193 4.4 11 74.6 Travis Henry 77 408 5.2 7 25.5 Mike Hart 23 95 4.1 1 5.9 Peyton Manning 18 35 1.9 0 2.2 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD LONG 20+ YDS/G YAC Reggie Wayne 103 1624 15.7 13 101.5 Marvin Harrison 94 1543 16.4 9 96.4 Dallas Clark 52 533 10.2 6 33.3 Anthony Gonzalez 47 621 13.2 9 38.8 Joseph Addai 28 195 7.0 3 7.6 Marcedes Lewis 15 147 9.8 2 9.2 Tackles Sacks Interceptions Defense SOLO AST TOT SACK TLOSS PD INT TD Dwight Freeney 108 3 8 2 Gary Brackett 78 3 7 3 Philip Wheeler 69 0 2 2 Robert Mathis 52 6 8 1 Antoine Bethea 46 0 0 6 Bob Sanders 39 0 2 2 Kelvin Hayden 50 0 1 4 Ed Johnson 34 0 7 0 Field Goals Extra Points Kicking FGM FGA PCT LONG XPM XPA PCT PTS Adam Vinatieri 17 23 73 44 57 57 100 108 Punting PUNTS YDS LONG AVG NET BP IN20 TB Hunter Smith 47 2030 53 43.1 2 Comment
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2008 Playoffs:
Wildcard
Chargers 17
Jaguars 14
Giants 31
Vikings 24
Bengals 20
Chiefs 22
Eagles 29
Seahawks 22
Divisional
Patriots 23
Chiefs 9
Cowboys 17
Giants 14
Colts 24
Chargers 10
Bucs 24
Eagles 10
Conference
Colts 38
Patriots 17
Bucs 13
Cowboys 3
Super Bowl
Colts 20
Bucs 17
So yeah, Peyton got that second super bowl with Indy, before he leaves. I was very happy with this season. We didn't win any individual awards, but we won what mattered: the Lombardi Trophy. That's all I have time to post for now, but soon I'll be putting up the next offseason, which will include lots of overhauling of the roster. Thanks for reading, and as always, ROLL TIDE!
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Now to the 2009 Offseason. Tom Moore retired, so I promoted Jim Caldwell to OC and hired a new QB coach. Two players retired.
Adam Vinatieri- 328/401 81% long 57 511/520 EPs, 98%
Marvin Harrison- 1,136/15,487/132 13.6 long 80
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I'm very surprised Harrison retired the first year-he seems to stick around forever. I think the WRC would have been a better choice.Comment
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Oddly enough, he left too, so I had to get a new one. That's why I promoted Caldwell. He's doing great though. Sorry, I was going to put up my draft chart yesterday, but right after I posted the first time, I ran out of time again (dentist appointment). Hopefully I can post it tonight.Comment
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So, for this career, I wanted to move Peyton Manning and draft Jack English like the Colts. Here are my in-draft trades
QB Peyton Manning for 1(1)
2(44), 2010 1st, 4th round picks for 1(16)
1(32), 2010 3rd round pick for 1(29)
2(64), 2010 2nd round pick for 2(55)
Indianapolis Colts Pick Player College Pos Ht Wt 1(1) Jack English Stanford QB 6'3" 229 1(16) Mack Jackson New Mexico MLB 5'11" 226 1(29) Juran Riley Texas CB 6'0" 204 2(55) Alonzi Simms Michigan State MLB 6'1" 240 3(75) Drew Goldman Delaware TE 6'4" 255 3(96) Dexter Knox Henderson State OLB 6'1" 237 4(107) Patrick Boma Northwest Oklahoma State OG 6'3" 319 4(128) Casey Barone SMU FB 6'1" 248 5(160) LeRon James Northern Arizona HB 5'10" 222 6(192) Patrick Lopez Oklahoma DT 6'2" 290 7(203) Neil Campbell UNLV DE 6'4" 261 7(224) Jamarion Bellows Grand Valley State WR 6'0" 190 UDFA J. Wilkinson M. Valley State DE 6'0" 249 D. Watts Idaho DT 6'4" 286 R. Moss Notre Dame P 6'0" 198 V. Bishop Alabama A&M OL 6'2" 300 I. Coleman St. John's CB 6'0" 175 Comment
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Preseason depth chart. Jeff Saturday and Dallas Clark were traded. I didn't exactly record it, but I remember trading them and they're noticeably absent from the depth chart, along with Peyton. It's eerie, in a way, but is just like the Colts did when they got the new organization, cleaning house.
Depth Chart - Regular Offense
STARTER 2ND 3RD 4TH WR Reggie Wayne 94/94 Anthony Gonzalez 84/89 Ryan Barksdale 63/82
TE Drew Goldman 79/91 Martellus Bennett 72/85 Jacob Tamme 67/74
LT Tony Ugoh 89/89 Michael Toudouze 78/78
LG Ryan Lilja 89/89 Tyson Clabo 74/75
C Steven Justice 84/85 Mike Pollak 79/81
RG Patrick Boma 90/95 Victor Bishop 79/83
RT Ryan Diem 90/90 Brady Bushell 88/90
WR Jamarion Bellows 80/96 Jabar Gaffney 70/70
QB Jack English 82/98 Josh Betts 82/87 Jim Sorgi 70/70
FB Casey Barone 83/88
HB Joseph Addai 89/90 LeRon James 79/94 Mike Hart 71/82 Kevin Jones 74/75 Base 3-4 Defense
STARTER 2ND 3RD 4TH LDE Neil Campbell 83/91 JB Wilkinson 80/88
NT Patrick Lopez 86/92 Kelly Gregg 83/83 DeAndre Watts
RDE Mike Vrabel 89/89 Raheem Brock 78/78
LOLB Dexter Knox 86/91 Robert Mathis 84/85
LILB Alonzi Simms 85/92 Clint Session 74/77
RILB Mack Jackson 86/92 Philip Wheeler 78/81
ROLB Dwight Freeney 87/87 Tyjuan Hagler 75/76 Geno Hayes 73/77
CB Juran Riley 87/95 Iman Coleman 78/83 Stanford Routt 75/76
SS Bob Sanders 91/92 Greg Wesley 78/78
FS Antoine Bethea 85/89 Ed Diggs 71/75
CB Marlin Jackson 86/88 Tim Jennings 76/78
Special Teams
STARTER 2ND 3RD 4TH K Alexis Serna 83/92
P Ronald Moss 80/86
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2009 season results:
Week 1 - @ Jaguars - W 31-27
Week 2 - @ Seattle - W 27-20
Week 3 - @ Rams - W 41-10
Week 4 - vs Dolphins - W 38-20
Week 5 - @ Titans - W 27-20
Week 6 - vs Jets - W 35-0
Week 7 - vs Texans - W 31-21
Week 8 - vs 49ers - W 49-28
Week 9 - @ Texans - W 27-3
Week 10 - vs Titans - W 35-3
Week 11 - vs Bengals - L 24-27
Week 12 - @ Bills - W 38-6
Week 13 - @ Chargers - W 19-7
Week 14 - vs Jaguars - L 16-31
Week 15 - vs Cardinals - W 30-23
Week 16 - @ Patriots - L 27-31
2009 final record: 13-3
Indianapolis Colts Stats - 2009 Passing C/ATT YDS AVG YDS/G LONG TD INT RAT Jack English 345/537 4751 8.8 296.9
45 16
Josh Betts 7/12 133 11.0 8.3
0 2
Rushing ATT YDS AVG LONG 20+ TD YDS/G FUM Joseph Addai 201 832 4.1
9 52
LeRon James 128 540 4.2
7 33.8
Jack English 28 50 1.7
0 3.1
Mike Hart 7 26 3.7
1 1.6
Receiving REC YDS AVG TD LONG 20+ YDS/G YAC Jamarion Bellows 103 1620 15.7 15
101.3
Reggie Wayne 100 1537 15.3 11
96.1
Drew Goldman 55 569 10.3 5
35.6
Anthony Gonzalez 48 717 14.9 7
44.8
Martellus Bennett 20 286 14.3 4
17.9
Joseph Addai 16 90 5.6 3
5.6
Tackles Sacks Interceptions Defense SOLO AST TOT SACK TLOSS PD INT TD Dwight Freeney
90 3 9
2
Mack Jackson
83 5 12
0
Alonzi Simms
82 0 3
0
Dexter Knox
68 3 17
3
Neil Campbell
34 6 14
0
Bob Sanders
41 0 0
3
Antoine Bethea
45 2 2
2
Juran Riley
41 0 0
0
Field Goals Extra Points
Kicking FGM FGA PCT LONG XPM XPA PCT PTS Alexis Serna 19 24 79% 51 54 56 96% 111 Punting PUNTS YDS LONG AVG NET BP IN20 TB Ronald Moss 38 1618 54 42.5
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Having just collected Offensive Rookie of the Year, Quarterback of the Year, and MVP, as well as the AFC South title, Jack English and the Colts headed into the playoffs with a first round bye. Here are playoff results.
Wildcard
Jaguars 24
Chargers 23
Cowboys 24
Packers 20
Bengals 27
Broncos 9
Bucs 21
49ers 7
Divisional
Bengals 7
Patriots 31
Cowboys 35
Eagles 7
Jaguars 12
Colts 28
Bucs 30
Saints 24
Conference
Colts 35
Patriots 17
Cowboys 28
Bucs 26
Super Bowl
Cowboys 31
Colts 38
So, with a rookie quarterback and new players at a few positions, we were still able to repeat our 13-3 record and Super Bowl run.
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Heading into the next season, I was a little short on draft picks, for me, but I didn't do anything about it. If I could get the sleepers, my team was talented enough that I didn't need a first rounder... or second.
Nobody retired, and the coaching staff didn't change. I can't think of the WR coach off the top of my head, but the QB coach is Paul Hackett. I'll look for the WR coach's name when I play head coach again.
Again this season, I didn't go after anyone in Free Agency. Here are draft results.
Trades
6(192), 2011 2nd and 6th round picks for 3(65)
3(82), 7(206), 2011 4th round pick for 3(72)
Indianapolis Colts Pick Player College Pos Ht Wt 3(65) Domisa Bomani San Jose State OLB 6'1" 245 3(72) Ron Brown Northwestern C 6'4" 298 4(126) Travis Robinson Alabama DT 6'3" 292 4(128) Andy Crockett Louisiana Tech P 6'0" 198 5(160) Jacob Green Boston College QB 6'3" 225 7(199) Senario Smith Akron K 5'9" 198 7(224) Jeremy Vines Stanford WR 5'10" 188 UDFA Demarcus McGrath Fairfield FS 6'1" 207 Jiovanny Wright VMI MLB 6'1" 233 Angelo Lewis Navy CB 6'3" 186 Kelvin Miller Texas A&M HB 5'9" 242 Jay Jay Banks UNLV DE 6'4" 261 Comment
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Indianapolis Colts Depth Chart - 2010 Regular Offense STARTER 2ND 3RD 4TH WR Reggie Wayne 94/95 Jeremy Vines 76/91 Terrance Skaggs 70/81 TE Drew Goldman 83/91 Martellus Bennett 75/85 Jacob Tamme 67/74 LT Tony Ugoh 89/89 Samardo Cross 79/82 LG Ryan Lilja 89/89 Justin Wilson 74/83 C Ron Brown 87/95 Steven Justice 85/85 RG Patrick Boma 94/95 Clay Andersen 74/83 RT Brady Bushell 89/90 Tom Ashworth 76/76 WR Jamarion Bellows 91/96 Anthony Gonzalez 85/89 QB Jack English 95/98 Jacob Green 77/93 Tracy Thigpen 65/82 FB Casey Barone 85/88 HB LeRon James 84/94 Kelvin Miller 69/82 Mike Hart 71/81 Bret Fellows 64/76 Base 3-4 Defense STARTER 2ND 3RD 4TH LDE Neil Campbell 88/91 Raheem Brock 76/76 NT Patrick Lopez 91/92 Travis Robinson 79/84 Cashmere Campbell 62/71 RDE Mike Vrabel 90/90 Jay Jay Banks 83/91 LOLB Domisa Bomani 86/92 Robert Mathis 84/85 LILB Alonzi Simms 87/92 Jiovanny Wright 78/86 RILB Mack Jackson 88/92 Philip Wheeler 78/81 ROLB Dexter Knox 88/91 Dwight Freeney 86/87 Ben Leber 74/74 CB Juran Riley 90/95 Angelo Lewis 79/85 Stanley Wilson 74/75 SS Bob Sanders 91/91 Jack Bass 82/85 FS Demarcus McGrath 83/90 Patrick Dayne 70/76 CB Marlin Jackson 86/87 Tim Jennings 76/78 Special Teams STARTER 2ND 3RD 4TH K Senario Smith 78/96 P Andy Crockett 80/93 Comment
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