Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

[freddies33es22]

Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

Week 1 in Washington saw a very well-played game between the Dolphins and Redskins. Both teams ran and passed fairly efficiently throughout. Miami won on the strength of a productive day from Lamar Miller and a huge, and very rare, 76-yard punt return TD by new PR Lucky Whitehead, who was signed after being cut by the Cowboys last week.

Miami's offense held the time of possession edge due to a 30-19 rushing playcall edge. But RGIII ended up with very nice stats due to two long TD passes, one to Andre Roberts in the 2nd quarter, a play on which the pass split two defenders to reach Roberts for a TD. The other nice pass was due to some luck, as a close-defending Brent Grimes tried to knock the pass down. But his arm went under the ball and DeSean Jackson had a walk-in TD. That TD closed the gap to 3 points but a 43-yard run by Lamar Miller sealed a Miami win and a 1-0 start to their season.

GAMEPLAY NOTES:
What I like to do when I am trying to see how realistic the stats are is to take away the biggest play for each team in both the passing and rushing games. In this game's case, my passing and Washington's rushing game was more small chunks and no big plays. But in RGIII's case, his stats were buoyed by the two long pass plays. DeSean's should never have happened due to perfect coverage, so take that away and RGIII is 14-23 which about 200 yards which is about what I can expect. Lamar Miller had that 43-yard run, so he was closer to about 3.5-4 ypc, which is perfect. All in all, I was happy with the game, a close win. Before in Madden, no matter what happened I would usually win. I am hoping with these sliders that I can go maybe 10-6 with this team, which would be good. The big test will be in a few weeks when I have to play the Patriots, my Cowboys, and the toughest team I have played so far in exhibition games, those Philadelphia Eagles.

Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Miami Dolphins (0-0)	3	7	7	14	31
Washington Redskins (0-0)	7	7	0	14	28

Team Stats Comparison
	MIA	WAS
Total Offense	367	354
Rushing Yards	155	93
Passing Yards	212	261
First Downs	17	11
Punt Return Yards	89	0
Kick Return Yards	110	111
Total Yards	566	465
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	4	3
4th Down Conversion	1	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/1	2/0
Penalties	1/10	1/12
Posession Time	23:56	16:04

Miami Dolphins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ryan Tannehill 16-23 212 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Lamar Miller 29 155 5.3 1 Will Ta'ufo'ou 1 2 2.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jordan Cameron 5 85 17.0 1 Jarvis Landry 4 27 6.8 0 Kenny Stills 3 53 17.7 0 Greg Jennings 2 21 10.5 0 DeVante Parker 1 22 22.0 0 Lamar Miller 1 4 4.0 0 DEFENSE TFL SACK INT TD Olivier Vernon 2 0.0 0 0 Ndamukong Suh 1 1.0 0 0 Koa Misi 1 0.0 0 0 Spencer Paysinger 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Connor Barth 1/2 4/4 7 28 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brandon Fields 1 38 38.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Raheem Mostert 5 110 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Lucky Whitehead 3 89 29.7 1

Washington Redskins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Robert Griffin III 15-23 269 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Alfred Morris 11 71 6.5 0 Robert Griffin III 5 16 3.2 0 Silas Redd Jr. 2 6 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD DeSean Jackson 4 115 28.8 1 Alfred Morris 3 29 9.7 0 Jordan Reed 2 22 11.0 0 Silas Redd Jr. 2 27 13.5 0 Andre Roberts 2 67 33.5 2 Darrell Young 1 7 7.0 1 Jamison Crowder 1 2 2.0 0 DEFENSE TFL SACK INT TD Perry Riley Jr. 2 0.0 0 0 Duke Ihenacho 1 0.0 0 0 Ryan Kerrigan 1 0.0 0 0 Chris Baker 1 0.0 0 0 Chris Culliver 0 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Dustin Hopkins 0/1 4/4 4 - PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Tress Way 3 129 43.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jamison Crowder 4 94 23.5 0 DeSean Jackson 1 17 17.0 0

Next we will see the Week 1 league-wide recap and look forward to Week 2's game in Jacksonville.

[thesportsguru11]

Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

First off, good luck and welcome to the boards!

Obviously I loved Jonas Gray when we had him, but I hope he works out for you. Same goes with Mostert, he was a sprinter last I knew (or had sprinter speed, can't remember which) so I hope you can find a way to use his quickness.

For your question about pictures, it depends on the game. In NCAA 14, in the past I had problems with the instant replay lagging out the game when I resumed, so I wait until the end and use those highlights in my report. (I have since figured out what caused that problem, but the end game highlights look a lot better with what I use).

For Madden, I never experienced that problem, and I prefer to take pictures as they happen. Just keep in mind the most recent Madden I played was 25.

[freddies33es22]

Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

First off, good luck and welcome to the boards!

Obviously I loved Jonas Gray when we had him, but I hope he works out for you. Same goes with Mostert, he was a sprinter last I knew (or had sprinter speed, can't remember which) so I hope you can find a way to use his quickness.

For your question about pictures, it depends on the game. In NCAA 14, in the past I had problems with the instant replay lagging out the game when I resumed, so I wait until the end and use those highlights in my report. (I have since figured out what caused that problem, but the end game highlights look a lot better with what I use).

For Madden, I never experienced that problem, and I prefer to take pictures as they happen. Just keep in mind the most recent Madden I played was 25.

Thanks for that guru, I am just about caught up on your UConn dynasty. I really like Gray because he is a Power Run guy, so I expect him to be a good backup for a couple years. I need to play around with auto subs to get him a few carries, don't like Miller enough to get 30 carries a game. Mostert is a nice KR, and maybe he can elevate to a 3rd back status.

[freddies33es22]

Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

WEEK 1

Thursday's Games

Pittsburgh 37, NEW ENGLAND 31

Sunday's Games

Miami 31, WASHINGTON 28

Green Bay 31, CHICAGO 17

Indianapolis 34, BUFFALO 6

JACKSONVILLE 28, Carolina 14

Kansas City 38, HOUSTON 13

NEW YORK JETS 30, Cleveland 3

Seattle 31, ST. LOUIS 14

New Orleans 35, ARIZONA 21

SAN DIEGO 27, Detroit 14

TAMPA BAY 23, Tennessee 0

Cincinnati 18, OAKLAND 6

Baltimore 22, DENVER 10

DALLAS 31, New York Giants 24 (SNF)

Monday's Games

ATLANTA 33, Philadelphia 27

Minnesota 35, SAN FRANCISCO 31

A few interesting scores in Week 1, including a complete reversal in Tampa Bay, where Jameis Winston and the Bucs shut out Marcus Mariota and the Titans 23-0. Elsewhere, the Jaguars get a very nice win over NFC South champ Carolina to start the season. Blake Bortles threw for 3 TD in that game, and I hope he has a down week when I face him in Week 2. All of the other game results are pretty reasonable and feasible.

TOP PERFORMERS
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
NFC OPOW: QB Eli Manning, NYG (Loss, 32-47, 357 yards, 3 TD)
AFC OPOW: QB Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (Win, 36-52, 415 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT)
NFC DPOW: DT Gerald McCoy, TB (Win, 7 TKL, 3 SCK, 3 FF, FR)
AFC DPOW: MLB C.J. Mosley, BAL (Win, 11 TKL, INT, FR)

300-YARD PASSERS
415 Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (W 37-31 @ NE)
357 Eli Manning, NYG (L 24-31 @ DAL)
328 Jay Cutler, CHI (L 17-31 vs. GB)
357 Joe Flacco, BAL (W 22-10 @ DEN)
357 Peyton Manning, DEN (L 10-22 vs. BAL)

100-YARD RUSHERS
155 Lamar Miller, MIA (W 31-28 @ WAS)
115 Jamaal Charles, KC (W 38-13 @ HOU)
109 Marshawn Lynch, SEA (W 31-14 @ STL)
101 Denard Robinson, JAX (W 28-14 vs. CAR)

100-YARD RECEIVERS
135 Markus Wheaton, PIT (W 37-31 @ NE)
110 Odell Beckham Jr, NYG (L 24-31 @ DAL)
106 Martavis Bryant, PIT (W 37-31 @ NE)

DEFENSIVE STANDOUTS
Justin Durant, ATL: 4 sacks (W vs. PHI 33-27)
Robert Ayers, NYG: 3 sacks (L @ DAL 24-31)
Jabaal Sheard, NE: 3 sacks (L vs. PIT 31-37)
Keenan Lewis, NO: 2 INT (W @ ARI 35-21)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Patrick Murray, TB: 3-3 FG
Nick Folk, NYJ: 3-3 FG
Justin Tucker, BAL: 3-3 FG
Dan Bailey, DAL: 3-4 FG
Lucky Whitehead, MIA: 76-yard punt return TD (ONLY PR over 9 yards in the entire league)

The Steelers had a passing party in New England, but Antonio Brown wasn't the guest of honor in that game, as his two less heralded teammates had 100-yard receiving days and his favorite QB was the lone one to throw for 400+ yards on opening weekend.

With Denard Robinson's 100 yards and Bortles' 3 TD passes, are the Jaguars a team to be reckoned with this year?

Justin Durant led 13 players who had 2 or more sacks in Week 1 from his middle linebacker spot as he racked up FOUR against the desolate Eagles offensive line. Also, there were a whole bunch of field goals this week. Teams are still adjusting and feeling each other out. All in all, not a huge fantasy-type day in the league.

[freddies33es22]

Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

NOTABLE PRESEASON AND WEEK 1 CUTS

--PIT QB Michael Vick (PS)
--CLE QB Josh McCown (PS)
--DAL RB Darren McFadden (PS)
--HOU RB Alfred Blue (PS)
--ARI RB Chris Johnson (PS)
--NE RB Dion Lewis (PS)
--SEA WR Tyler Lockett (PS)
--BAL TE Nick Boyle UD (PS)
--ATL LE Kroy Biermann (PS)
--JAX RE Tyson Alualu (PS)
--IND RE Zach Kerr UD (PS)
--CIN DT Domata Peko (PS)
--NO DT Kevin Williams (PS)
--NYJ LOLB Calvin Pace (WK 1)
--NYG LOLB Mark Herzlich (WK 1)
--BAL ROLB Jason Babin (PS)
--BUF ROLB Manny Lawson (PS)
--IND ROLB Robert Mathis (PS)
--DAL CB Morris Claiborne (PS)
--DET CB Rashean Mathis (PS)
--TB FS Chris Conte (WK 1)
--NYG SS Brandon Meriweather (PS)
--OAK SS Charles Woodson (PS)
--IND SS Mike Adams UD (PS)
--CHI SS Antrell Rolle (PS)
--CAR SS Roman Harper (WK 1)

NOTABLE PRESEASON AND WEEK 1 SIGNINGS

--FB Vonta Leach to Cardinals for 1 year, $1.14 mil
--WR Hakeem Nicks to Saints for 1 year, $1.89 mil
--LT Jonathan Martin to Titans for 1 year, $660k
--C Brian De La Puente to Broncos for 1 year, $3.24 mil
--RE Darnell Dockett to Redskins for 1 year, $2.58 mil
--RE Parys Haralson to Bills for 1 year, $2.95 mil
--DT Earl Mitchell to Steelers for 1 year, $2.16 mil *former Dolphin
--MLB Jameel McClain to Rams for 1 year, $1.37 mil
--FS Charles Godfrey to Packers for 1 year, $920k
--SS Bernard Pollard to Colts for 1 year, $4.15 mil
--K Caleb Sturgis to Jaguars for 1 year, $580k
--K Kai Forbath to Browns for 1 year, $740k

PRESEASON AND WEEK 1 TRADES

--Packers trade FS Micah Hyde to the Falcons for a 2016 5th round pick
--Rams trade DT Michael Brockers to the Titans for a 2016 3rd round pick
--Eagles trade LE Vinny Curry to the Raiders for a 2016 3rd round pick
--Titans trade QB Zach Mettenberger to the Giants for a 2016 2nd round pick
--Vikings trade CB Josh Robinson to the Cowboys for a 2016 3rd round pick
--Ravens trade RG John Urschel to the Raiders for a 2016 4th round pick
--Titans trade MLB Zach Brown to the Patriots for a 2016 3rd round pick
--Colts trade ROLB Jonathan Newsome to the Bills for C Kraig Urbik and a 2017 7th round pick

TRANSACTION NOTES

--No one who got released was picked up, that is a bit interesting.
--Vonta Leach is a nice lead blocker for the Cardinals running attack, and a nice pickup for the 'Skins with Dockett, who has a high rating.
--Kicker roulette also continues as it goes in real life.
--Interestingly, no offensive lineman of note were cut and a lot of good safeties were released.
--As far as trades go, the Cowboys replace Morris Claiborne with Josh Robinson. The Titans get a nice return for Mettenberger, who I guess will be groomed to take over for Eli. If real life is any indication, the Colts desperately need some O-line help.
--Also, being a University of Delaware graduate, I will keep tabs on UD NFL players and hopefully draft or pick up some to in the future.

[freddies33es22]

Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

--NOTE: For the injury report I will show anyone over 75 OVR, anyone "significant" (like Johnny Football), and any season-ending injuries.
--So far, there are a few big injuries, but nothing too major yet, except for the Patriots trio of Gronk, Jerod Mayo, and Julian Edelman. Some other prominent names are out, such as Romo, Lacy, Shady, Jeremy Hill, and J.J. Watt, but none for a significant time.

INJURY REPORT

--CHI SS Ryan Mundy (79), abdominal tear, 4 weeks
--CHI WR Eddie Royal (76), foot stress fracture, 11 weeks
--CIN LT Andrew Whitworth (91), broken toe, 1 week
--CIN HB Jeremy Hill (88), dislocated ankle, 4 weeks
--BUF HB LeSean McCoy (89), pulled groin, 2 weeks
--DEN CB Courtney Roby (78), upper arm fracture, 4 weeks
--CLE QB Johnny Manziel (71), broken toe, 1 week
--SD WR Jacoby Jones (73), pulled groin, 3 weeks
--KC LE Mike DeVito (85), foot fracture, 3 weeks
--DAL QB Tony Romo (89), knee cartilage tear, 3 weeks
--SF C Daniel Kilgore (79), foot fracture, 1 week
--SF MLB Michael Wilhoite (76) , dislocated ankle, 1 week
--JAX CB Davon House (81), dislocated ankle, 1 week
--NYJ MLB Demario Davis (82), torn bicep, 6 weeks
--DET DT Haloti Ngata (88), broken collarbone, 1 week
--DET QB Matthew Stafford (83), shoulder tear, 4 weeks
--DET LE Jason Jones (83), pulled groin, 3 weeks
--GB HB Eddie Lacy (96), knee cartilage tear, 5 weeks
--GB RE Mike Daniels (86), foot stress fracture, 7 weeks
--CAR HB Jonathan Stewart (82), hamstring tear, 5 weeks
--NE TE Rob Gronkowski (94), foot stress fracture, 9 weeks
--NE MLB Jerod Mayo (89), dislocated ankle, 5 weeks
--NE WR Julian Edelman (86), partial MCL tear, 7 weeks
--OAK RE Khalil Mack (97), hamstring tear, 5 weeks
--OAK LG Gabe Jackson (84), torn tricep, 6 weeks
--OAK RB Latavius Murray (75), dislocated hip, 6 weeks
--STL LE Chris Long (85), broken collarbone, 6 weeks
--STL WR Kenny Britt (84), upper arm fracture, 4 weeks
--NO MLB David Hawthorne (79), dislocated ankle, 2 weeks
--PIT C Mike Pouncey (90), foot fracture, 2 weeks
--HOU RE J.J. Watt (99), dislocated elbow, 1 week
--HOU MLB Akeem Dent (76), hamstring tear, 3 weeks

[freddies33es22]

Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

Jaguars team leaders
Blake Bortles: 16-25, 3 TD, 0 INT
Denard Robinson: 25 carries, 101 yards, TD
Allen Hurns: 3 catches, 100 yards, TD
Paul Posluszny: 11 tackles

Matchup Preview | September 20, 2015
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Miami Dolphins (1-0, 1-0 Away)		Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0, 1-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 566 (2) Total Yards 363 (26) 367 (12) Total Offensive Yards 291 (26) 212 (19) Passing Yards 183 (25) 155 (6) Rushing Yards 108 (T14) 31.0 (T7) Points Per Game 28.0 (T14) 1 (T19) Passing TD 3 (T3) 2 (T3) Rushing TD 1 (T11) 22 (T2) First Downs 17 (T11) 5 (T3) Red Zone Attempts 3 (T19) 3/1 Red Zone TD-FG 2/0 80% (12) Red Zone Percentage 66% (T18) Defensive Stats Comparison 354 (18) Total Yards Allowed 294 (8) 261 (22) Passing Yards Allowed 166 (6) 93 (T12) Rushing Yards Allowed 128 (24) 28 (T18) Points Allowed 14 (T7) 1 (T25) Sacks 6 (T4) 1 (T8) Fumble Recoveries 2 (T2) 0 (T13) Interceptions 0 (T13) 28.0 (T18) Points Per Game 14.0 (T7) 2 (T4) Red Zone Attempts 2 (T4) 2/0 Red Zone TD-FG 2/0 100 (T23) Red Zone Percentage 100 (T23) Injury Report NONE CB Davon House Dislocated Elbow, 1 week Game Notes Jacksonville's defense played really well against Carolina in Week 1, with a ferocious pass rush with 6 sacks. Two rookies led the way with 2 sacks each: RE Dante Fowler and DT Michael Bennett. But the key is: can they slow down Lamar Miller?

[freddies33es22]

Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

WEEK 2

Week 2 saw a battle of Florida with the Miami Dolphins taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars in EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The first quarter was scoreless and largely uneventful except for an opening Dolphins drive that was squelched at the one when, Ryan Tannehill, on an 8-yard scrambled at the quarter-inch line trying to get in the end zone. Tannehill was injured on the play and missed the remainder of the game and the Jags recovered, but were held to a 3 and out.

In the 2nd quarter there were 20 combined points, 10 for each team. The Dolphins got a nice Lucky Whitehead punt return and FB Will Ta'ufo'ou punched it in from a yard out for the game's first score. The Jags then took the lead with 10 straight points, led by Denard Robinson scooting outside on several occasions, breaking contain for big games. Early this season, the Dolphins have struggled in yards per carry defense. Miami also turned it over three times in the first half, leading directly to the 10 Jacksonville points.

The second half was all Dolphins. Lamar Miller controlled the clock and Matt Moore filled in nicely after a rough 0-3 start with 2 INT, going 15-22 with 196 yards and a TD the rest of the way. The Jaguars struggled with drops as they officially had 6 of them, many on wide open routes, even though it seemed like it was in the double digits. The Dolphins did force their first 2 INT of the year, one on a terribly off-target throw from Blake Bortles, the other on good man-to-man coverage from Sanders Commings, a guy I chose specifically because of that skill.

PLAY OF THE GAME: The play of the game was with Miami leading 24-10 in the 4th. The game kept calling pass plays for some reason, so I just was gonna go short, make sure not to stop the clock. I dumped one off to TE Jordan Cameron. He turned upfield, squirmed between 2 defenders untouched, juked a third, and out-maneuvered 2 more defenders chasing him for an exciting 66-yard TD to salt the game away and put him over 100 yards for the day.

In the end, the Jaguars's receivers drops were the difference in the game to me, and something I will look to remedy before the next game, when the Dolphins host the Bills. Ryan Tannehill will be back at the helm for Miami.

Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Miami Dolphins (2-0)	0	10	7	14	31
Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1)	0	10	0	0	10

Team Stats Comparison
	MIA	JAC
Total Offense	406	243
Rushing Yards	167	107
Passing Yards	239	136
First Downs	18	11
Punt Return Yards	32	19
Kick Return Yards	27	41
Total Yards	465	303
Turnovers	3	3
3rd Down Converstion	8-13	2-9
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/0	0/1
Penalties	1/12	2/10
Posession Time	26:28	17:32

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MIA	JAC
10:58	(MIA) Ta'ufo'ou, 1 yard run (Barth kick)	7	0
2:36	(JAC) Sturgis, 32 yd FG	7	3
1:50	(JAC) A. Robinson 20 yd pass from Bortles (Sturgis kick)	7	10
0:10	(MIA) Barth, 46 yd FG	10	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MIA	JAC
7:11	(MIA) Miller, 7 yd run (Barth kick)	17	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MIA	JAC
8:40	(MIA) Miller, 2 yd run (Barth kick)	24	10
3:29	(MIA) Cameron 66 yd pass from Moore (Barth kick)	31	10

Miami Dolphins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Moore 15-25 196 1 2 Ryan Tannehill 4-5 43 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Lamar Miller 28 138 4.9 2 Will Ta'ufo'ou 4 14 3.5 1 Matt Moore 1 6 6.0 0 Ryan Tannehill 1 9 9.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kenny Stills 6 47 7.8 0 Jordan Cameron 5 133 26.6 1 Jarvis Landry 3 19 6.3 0 Greg Jennings 2 41 20.5 0 Lamar Miller 2 -3 -1.5 0 Ben Hartsock 1 2 2.0 0 DEFENSE TFL SACK INT TD Spencer Paysinger 3 1.0 0 0 Ndamukong Suh 1 0.0 0 0 Antonio Allen 0 0.0 1 0 Sanders Commings 0 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Connor Barth 1/1 4/4 7 46 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brandon Fields 2 79 39.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Raheem Mostert 1 27 27.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Lucky Whitehead 3 32 10.6 0

Jacksonville Jaguars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Blake Bortles 12-30 143 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Denard Robinson 17 109 6.4 0 T.J. Yeldon 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Denard Robinson 4 26 6.5 0 Allen Robinson 3 56 18.6 1 Allen Hurns 2 46 23.0 0 Arrelious Benn 1 15 15.0 0 DEFENSE TFL SACK INT TD Telvin Smith 1 0.0 0 0 Sergio Brown 0 0.0 1 0 Demetrius McCray 0 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Caleb Sturgis 1/1 1/1 4 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brian Anger 4 174 43.5 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Marqise Lee 1 24 24.0 0 Denard Robinson 1 17 17.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Marqise Lee 2 19 9.5 0

After the game, I fixed these sliders:
both HUM and CPU Run Blocking DOWN 1
both HUM and CPU Tackling UP 1
both HUM and CPU Pass Defense Reaction Time UP 1
both HUM and CPU Pass Coverage UP 1

[freddies33es22]

Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

WEEK 2 RECAP

WEEK 2

Thursday's Games

KANSAS CITY 20, Denver 3

Sunday's Games

Miami 31, JACKSONVILLE 10

CAROLINA 38, Houston 6

PITTSBURGH 40, San Francisco 21

NEW ORLEANS 41, Tampa Bay 20

Detroit 17, MINNESOTA 14

CHICAGO 31, Arizona 23

New England 27, BUFFALO 7

San Diego 25, CINCINNATI 24

Tennessee 27, CLEVELAND 14

Atlanta 20, NEW YORK GIANTS 16

WASHINGTON 18, St. Louis 11

Baltimore 34, OAKLAND 6

Dallas 27, PHILADELPHIA 13

GREEN BAY 28, Seattle 21 (SNF)

Monday's Games

New York Jets 22, INDIANAPOLIS 6

--New England and Baltimore continue to roll, as do those Dallas Cowboys, who scalped the Eagles behind backup QB Kellen Moore.
--The Jets are flexing their defensive muscles, moving to 2-0 and only allowing 9 points in the first 2 games combined.
--On the other side of the ledger, the Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams have struggled mightily, as have the 0-2 Philadelphia Eagles.
--Denver's offense has continued to struggle, amassing only 13 points in 2 games.

WEEK 2 TOP PERFORMERS
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
NFC OPOW: QB Drew Brees, NO (Win, 23-35, 276 yards, 4 TD)
AFC OPOW: QB Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (Win, 28-38, 326 yards, 2 TD)
NFC DPOW: CB Jerraud Powers, ARI (Loss, 9 TKL, INT, TD)
AFC DPOW: LOLB Justin Houston, KC (Win, 7 TKL, 3 sacks)

300-YARD PASSERS
350 Jameis Winston, TB (L 20-41 @ NO)
326 Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (W 40-21 vs. SF)
315 Carson Palmer, ARI (L 23-31 @ CHI)
305 Philip Rivers, SD (W @ CIN 25-24)

100-YARD RUSHERS
138 Lamar Miller, MIA (W 31-10 @ JAX)
127 Melvin Gordon, SD (W 25-24 @ CIN)
109 Denard Robinson, JAX (L 10-31 vs. MIA)
106 Jamaal Charles, KC (W 20-3 vs. DEN)
104 LeVeon Bell, PIT (W 40-21 vs. SF)

100-YARD RECEIVERS
149 Larry Fitzgerald, ARI (L @ CHI 23-31)
133 Jordan Cameron, MIA (W 31-10 @ JAX)
132 Odell Beckham Jr, NYG (L 16-20 vs. ATL)
122 Hakeem Nicks, NO (W 41-20 vs. TB)
122 Keenan Allen, SD (W 25-24 @ CIN)
119 Marques Colston, NO (W 41-20 vs. TB)
116 Antonio Brown, PIT (W 40-21 vs. SF)
116 Kevin White, CHI (W 31-23 vs. ARI)
112 Torrey Smith, SF (L 21-40 @ PIT)
111 Dwayne Bowe, CLE (L 14-27 vs. TEN)
110 Eric Decker, NYJ (W 22-6 @ IND)
109 Brandon LaFell, NE (W 27-7 @ BUF)
100 Randall Cobb, GB (W 28-21 vs. SEA)
100 Mike Wallace, MIN (L 14-17 vs. DET)

DEFENSIVE STANDOUTS
MLB Justin Durant, ATL: 3 sacks (W 20-16 @ NYG)
LOLB Justin Houston, KC: 3 sacks (W 20-3 vs. DEN)
CB Jason McCourty, TEN: 2 INT (W 27-14 @ CLE)
DT Chris Canty, BAL: 3 TFL, FF, FR (W 34-6 @ OAK)
ROLB Terrell Suggs, BAL: 3 TFL, 2 sacks (W 34-6 @ OAK)
LOLB Spencer Paysinger, MIA: 3 TFL, sack (W 31-10 @ JAX)
DT Kyle Williams, BUF: 3 TFL (L 7-27 vs. NE)
RE Ropati Pitoitua, TEN: 3 TFL (W 27-14 @ CLE)
***WAS: 9 sacks (Galette 3, Kerrigan 2, Dockett 2) (W 18-11 vs. STL)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Chandler Catanzaro, ARI: 3-3 FG
Josh Brown, NYG: 3-4 FG

--No one is hotter than Big Ben, with back-to-back 300+ yard games, both of them wins. In the first 2 weeks he has found all three of his main receivers for 100+ yard receiving days.
--There were 14 100-yard receivers in Week 2 after only 3 on opening weekend.
--Justin Durant has 7 sacks in 2 games from his middle linebacker spot?!?!?!
--Also, rookie QB Jameis Winston had a breakout performance, as well as the Washington Redskins, who sacked Nick Foles 9 times and held him under 175 yards passing.

[freddies33es22]

Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

WEEK 2 TRANSACTIONS

TRADES
--Chargers trade ROLB Melvin Ingram to the Packers for LOLB Jayrone Elliott

SIGNINGS
--TE Jermichael Finley to the Packers for 1 year, $2.19 mil
--P Mat McBriar to the Packers for 1 year, $970k
--RE Ray McDonald to the Colts for 1 year, $2.95 mil
--FB Stanley Havili to the Browns for 1 year, $800k
--WR Jarrett Boykin to the Chiefs for 1 year, $1.05 mil
--CB Chris Cook to the Bills for 1 year, $1.62 mil
--C Chris Myers to the Seahawks for 1 year, $3.00 mil

RELEASES
--KC WR D'Anthony Thomas
--SEA C Patrick Lewis

RE-SIGNINGS
--BAL RG Marshal Yanda for 5 years, 34.00 mil

INJURY REPORT
--CHI MLB Jon Bostic (77), upper arm fracture, 6 weeks
--BUF LT Cordy Glenn (89), broken ribs, 4 weeks
--TB DT Akeem Spence (78), pulled groin, 2 weeks
--IND LT Anthony Castonzo (87), quad tear, 6 weeks
--IND RB Frank Gore (82), broken collarbone, 5 weeks
--SF DT Ian Williams (80), broken hand, 3 weeks
--DET RB Joique Bell (83), dislocated elbow, 3 weeks
--OAK WR Michael Crabtree (82), hamstring tear, 7 weeks
--STL RB Todd Gurley (79), dislocated knee, 3 weeks
--BAL RB Justin Forsett (85), forearm fracture, 5 weeks
--NO MLB David Hawthorne (79), dislocated ankle, 1 week
--SEA CB Richard Sherman (97), dislocated hip, 5 weeks

NOTES
--I do not get the Melvin Ingram trade at all, who the heck is Jayron Elliott?
--Jermichael Finley goes back to the Packers after a 2-year hiatus, Ray McDonald's legal issues are ignored by the desperate Colts, and Chris Cook is a nice pickup for the defense-minded Bills.
--A quadruplet of running backs leads the injury list (Gore, Bell, Gurley and Forsett) and the first big significant superstar in pain is Richard Sherman who will miss 5 games with an ailing hip.

[freddies33es22]

Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

WEEK 3 SCOUTING UPDATE
--Week 3 is the start of the scouting process. On the first page, I dialogued the type of players I want and that I wanted to transfer to a 3-4 defense next season.
--That being said, I have a plan in place for my defense. Like in real life with the Bronco moving former Cowboy Demarcus Ware to DE when moving him from a 3-4 to a 4-3, I am going to do the opposite with current defensive ends Cameron Wake and Dion Jordan in the offseason. With the way defensive ends rush in Madden, I want my linebackers and secondary to be the focal point.
--I am not sure if it’s possible to move Ndamukong Suh to DE and get a more space-eating DT in the middle. Has anyone ever tried moving a Suh-type player from DT to DE, and has it worked? Any feedback is appreciated.

Here are the needs for my team for next season (based on current team grades and types of players that I need for my new schemes):

1. prototype WR (HT, SPC, CIT)
--SCOUTED: 1-17 Jemeryn Tull (6-4, 230, Alabama, Red Zone Threat, West Coast, B CTH, B REL, A JMP)
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 2-13 Shakim Matthews
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 3-20 Tyler Peters
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 4-18 Olajuwaun Reid

2. offensive line help, all spots (RBK, IMP, AGI)
--SCOUTED: 1-18 Lamarcus Hunter (6-7, 332, Wisconsin, Big Mauler, Power Run, B RBK, B IMP, C AGI, D AWR)
--SCOUTED: 2-1 LT Marcus Hopkins (6-5, 312, Pittsburgh, Run Blocker, Power Run, B RBK, B IMP, C AGI, D AWR)
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 2-6 RT Darion Phillip
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 2-19 LG Mack Patrick
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 3-5 C Deon'tae Avery
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 5-8 RT Patrick Jordan
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 6-9 LT Joey Franklin
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 6-15 C Blake McNeil
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 7-14 LT Nathan Shepherd
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 7-24 RG Shawn Hunter (great name from Boy Meets World)

3. 2nd middle linebacker (ACC, TKL, PRC)
--NOTE: there are not many MLB in this draft, so I may look for a cheap 2nd option in free agency to go with recent signee Brandon Spikes.
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 1-20 Rodnell Gilgore
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 2-11 Raymond Scott
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 6-23 Max Hadley
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 7-30 Carlos Drummond

4. defensive ends (preferrably run stuffers, BKS, AGI, PRC)
--SCOUTED: 1-23 LE LeTevin Ball (6-3, 302, Michigan St, 3-4 Run Stopper, Attacking 3-4, C ACC, B BKS, C PRC, D AWR)
--SCOUTED: 2-3 RE Edmund Reynolds (6-7, 293, Texas, 3-4 Run Stopper, Base 3-4, B BKS, B TKL, C PRC, C AWR)
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 2-15 RE Jorge Dennard
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 4-13 RE Patrick Thomas
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 5-16 RE Deaudrick Graham
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 5-26 RE Demontray Locke
--LEFT TO SCOUT: UDFA LE Dangelo Doolittle

4. #1 or #2 cornerback (MCV, PRS, ACC)
--NOTE: Also no high-up man corners in the draft this year, so I will scout some late and see if one stands out.
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 3-28 Jaquante McClaim (great name)
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 4-10 Keilan Dawson
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 5-1 Santario Randall
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 5-5 Troy Jordan
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 7-8 Deron Dobbs
--LEFT TO SCOUT: UDFA Danny Tillman
--LEFT TO SCOUT: UDFA Aaron Scott
--LEFT TO SCOUT: UDFA Marcell Hill

5. starting DT (if move Suh to DE) (BKS, AWR, TKL)
--LEFT TO SCOUT: 3-9 Paul Peterson (at the moment, not anyone else that caught my eye long enough to make my list)

5. kicker (KPW)
--LEFT TO SCOUT: UDFA Cody Pickett
--LEFT TO SCOUT: UDFA Phillip Drummond

[djp73]

Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Pickett

trying to make a comeback?

[freddies33es22]

Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Pickett

trying to make a comeback?

That's awesome, I thought that name sounded familiar. Guess he couldn't cut it as a QB so is coming back as a K? (That would be a little weird IRL.)

Another good fact from his page: "Pickett's family home was located off Chicken Dinner Road, near Caldwell, Idaho."

[freddies33es22]

Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

Bills team leaders
E. J. Manuel: 20-46, 213 yards, INT, 48.5 QB rating
Boobie Dixon: 18 carries, 59 yards
Robert Woods: 8 catches, 78 yards
Preston Brown: 16 tackles, TFL

I am a big uniform buff, so I will be trying to stay true to some patterns in uniforms I have seen, but do like to go throwback a lot. That being said,

Bills: blue pants with the 90's uniform, including the red helmet
Dolphins: all white 1990's recent Dan Marino jerseys

Matchup Preview *|* September 27, 2015
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Buffalo Bills (0-2, 0-0 Away)		Miami Dolphins (2-0, 0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 557 (32) Total Yards 1,031 (3) 367 (32) Total Offensive Yards 773 (T-6) 213 (T-31) Passing Yards 451 (17) 154 (25) Rushing Yards 322 (3) 6.5 (T-30) Points Per Game 31.0 (3) 0 (T-29) Passing TD 2 (T-21) 1 (T-19) Rushing TD 5 (T-2) 18 (32) First Downs 35 (T-10) 2 (T-31) Red Zone Attempts 10 (T-3) 1-0 Red Zone TD-FG 6-1 50% (T-30) Red Zone Percentage 70% (21) Defensive Stats Comparison 773 (27) Total Yards Allowed 597 (8) 478 (18) Passing Yards Allowed 397 (9) 295 (T-28) Rushing Yards Allowed 200 (17) 61 (29) Points Allowed 38 (T-9) 1 (T-31) Sacks 2 (30) 0 (T-13) Fumble Recoveries 2 (T-4) 0 (T-24) Interceptions 2 (T-8) 10 (T-28) Red Zone Attempts 3 (T-1) 7-3 Red Zone TD-FG 2-1 100% (T-28) Red Zone Percentage 100% (T-28) Injury Report RT Seantrel Henderson (72) Foot Fracture (3 weeks) RB Boobie Dixon (70) Upper Arm Fracture (2 weeks) LT Cordy Glenn (89) Broken Ribs (4 weeks) RB LeSean McCoy (89) Pulled Groin (1 week) Game Notes The Bills are really bad. They have one TD and have given up 61 points so far, albeit to much better teams in the Madden universe in the Colts and Patriots. But starting 3-0 is something that should happen with no Shady McCoy and a makeshift offensive line, but that's why they play the games.

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Re: Miami on the move: 2015 Dolphins (M16 CFM, 360)

Buffaloed in Miami

In what may be the most ridiculous game of Madden I have ever played, in the rain, I am so pissed off I can't even write a full recap and full sentences for this game. So here is what happened:

--Shady who? E.J. Manuel rushed for a 76-yard gain in the 4th quarter, I gave up a 19-yard TD to FULLBACK Jerome Felton, and the Bills rushed for 202 yards total in the game.
--What are cornerbacks? The Dolphins gave up a 80-yard pass to a WIDE OPEN Robert Woods in the 4th quarter after a nice comeback to cut the lead to three. They also gave up a 76-yard pass to a WIDE OPEN Percy Harvin in the 2nd quarter.
--Ball security? I fumbled 3 times, none of which were my fault. One was on a scramble with Tannehill where I said to slide and he did not. The second was down 10 in the 3rd quarter on a nice 7-yard first down gain from Lamar Miller. The third was the biggest BS, after a GREAT double comeback by my offense, Lucky Whitehead returned a punt 28 yards with 45 seconds left to the Bills 35, in FG range, and lost the ball to end the game. I am going to hope that was the rain and not the sliders.

GAME NOTES
--Either my defense is TERRIBLE or the sliders are too hard.
--That was the worst offense in the league I allowed over 400 yards (76, 80 and 84 on three separate plays).
--Ndamukong Suh is AWFUL, or the offensive line blocking is too good, because I have not seen him shed ONE block in 3 games, and I have tried every possible technique.
--One turnover WAS completely my fault, a mega-costly goal line INT trying to force a pass into Jordan Cameron, didn't realize the computer catches all bad throws now. The other INT was a 3-yard pass to Greg Jennings that was thrown right to the CB. Tannehill missed AT LEAST 5 5-yard throws in the game to WIDE OPEN receivers.
--I do like my Special Teams a lot. Mostert had 2 good KR and Whitehead is a very nice PR, but he has to avoid costly turnovers.

Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins
Sep 27, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Buffalo Bills (0-2)	0	13	3	14	30
Miami Dolphins (2-0)	3	3	0	21	27

Team Stats Comparison
	BUF	MIA
Total Offense	436	459
Rushing Yards	202	120
Passing Yards	234	339
First Downs	10	18
Punt Return Yards	0	55
Kick Return Yards	51	129
Total Yards	487	643
Turnovers	0	5
3rd Down Conversion	5-12	9-14
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/2	2/1
Penalties	5-25	1-15
Possession Time	23:17	20:43

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		BUF	MIA
5:48	(MIA) Connor Barth, 21 yd FG	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		BUF	MIA
10:57	(BUF) K. Williams, 1 yd run (Carpenter kick)	7	3
7:02	(BUF) Dan Carpenter, 50 yd FG	10	3
3:42	(BUF) Dan Carpenter, 19 yd FG	13	3
0:01	(MIA) Connor Barth, 37 yd FG	13	6
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		BUF	MIA
5:59	(BUF) Dan Carpenter, 32 yd FG	16	6
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		BUF	MIA
6:42	(BUF) Jerome Felton, 19 yd run (Carpenter kick)	23	6
4:42	(MIA) Stills 18 yd pass from Tannehill (Barth kick)	23	13
4:34	(MIA) Cameron 53 yd pass from Tannehill (Barth kick)	23	20
4:19	(BUF) Woods 76 yd pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick)	30	20
2:17	(MIA) Miller, 2 yd run (Barth kick)	30	27

Buffalo Bills PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Tyrod Taylor 11-19 243 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Karlos Williams 23 101 4.3 1 Tyrod Taylor 5 84 16.8 0 Jerome Felton 4 17 4.2 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Robert Woods 5 97 19.4 1 Charles Clay 2 15 7.5 0 Percy Harvin 1 80 80.0 0 Sammy Watkins 1 31 31.0 0 Chris Hogan 1 19 19.0 0 Karlos Williams 1 1 1.0 0 DEFENSE TFL SACK INT TD Jonathan Newsome 1 0.0 0 0 Justin Tuggle 1 0.0 0 0 Preston Brown (FF, FR) 1 0.0 0 0 Aaron Williams 0 0.0 1 0 Stephon Gilmore 0 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Dan Carpenter 3/3 3/3 12 50 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Colton Schmidt 4 140 35.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Sammy Watkins 2 26 13.0 0 Percy Harvin 1 25 25.0 0

Miami Dolphins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ryan Tannehill 22-41 339 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Lamar Miller (1 FUM) 20 90 4.5 1 Ryan Tannehill (1 FUM) 3 30 10.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jordan Cameron 7 158 22.5 1 Kenny Stills 5 92 18.4 1 Lamar Miller 4 27 6.7 0 Greg Jennings 2 29 14.5 0 Jarvis Landry 2 14 7.0 0 Ben Hartsock 1 12 12.0 0 DeVante Parker 1 7 7.0 0 DEFENSE TFL SACK INT TD Spencer Paysinger 2 1.0 0 0 Brandon Spikes 2 0.0 0 0 C.J. Mosley 2 0.0 0 0 Koa Misi 2 0.0 0 0 Derrick Shelby 1 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Connor Barth 2/2 3/3 9 38 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brandon Fields 2 90 45.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Raheem Mostert 5 129 25.8 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Lucky Whitehead (1 FUM) 4 55 13.7 0