Stacked Franchise

[jlech1805]

I’ve never actually done a write up before, but I’ve always enjoyed reading others. It actually took me quite a while to set up the “bones” of my franchise.

What I have noticed in previous attempts is that no matter what the talent level of my current team is I can beat the average and below average teams 90% of the time. I’ve found subtle ways to increase the competition (changing all teams playbooks) but it never was all that much of a challenge. I’ve given up on the idea of making the poor teams decent and instead decided to stack the odds in the Elite Team’s favor. Ideally these team’s would have a fringe pro bowler at nearly ever spot.

Stacking a team under the normal market would mean CAP ruin, but if you release all of the players and have them signed to 1 year deals the price for a contract will drop immensely. The contract system in the franchise must use some sort of formula based off the current contract and average market price for players. I’ve simmed through a season 3 times and in every case the Elite teams had re-signed all but 1-2 of their starters to 3+ year deals and had over $20M in CAP space. The Colts, who’s roster is listed below had re-signed every starter outside Lance Briggs and were coming in around $84M against a $116M cap. This means no team will ever be in CAP hell and elite roster can be maintained instead of weeded down. This will not benefit me much as I plan on signing max 1 starting level player per side a year and honestly cap management has always been my strong suit.

I'll post the Elite rosters over the next day. For now take a look at the Colts.

They've gone unbeaten in 2/3 sims and may have the best overall roster. The offense is slightly improved from the actual Colts, but on D they become monsters taking the best a Bear's has ever had.

Colts Roster:

QB PEYTON MANNING 98
RB LADAINIAN TOMLINSON 98
WR REGGIE WAYNE 94
WR LARRY FITZGERALD 93
WR ANTHONY GONZALEZ 85
TE DALLAS CLARK 93
OT JAKE LONG 90
OT RYAN DIEM 90
OG RYANJ LILJA 90
OG KRIS DIELMAN 89
C JEFF SATURDAY 93
DE DWIGHT FREENEY 90
DE JULIUS PEPPERS 89
DT TOMMIE HARRIS 91
DT AMOBI OKOYE 87
OLB KEITH RIVERS 91
OLB LANCE BRIGGS 90
MLB BRIAN URLACHER 94
CB NATHAN VASHER 92
CB CHRIS TILLMAN 88
CB KELVIN HAYDEN 82
FS ANTOINE BETHEA 84
SS BOB SANDERS 95

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Pats Roster:
QB TOM BRADY 99
RB DARREN MCFADDEN 90
WR RANDY MOSS 96
WR WES WELKER 94
WR DEON BRANCH 81
TE TONY GONZALEZ 93
OT MATT LIGHT 93
OT JON JANSEN 89
OG LOGAN MANKINS 92
OG STEPHEN NEAL 87
C NICK MANGOLD 90
DE TY WARREN 89
DE RICHARD SEYMOUR 94
DT VINCE WILFORK 90
MLB JERROD MAYO 82
OLB MIKE VRABEL 89
OLB ADALIUS THOMAS 93
MLB PATRICK WILLIS 91
CB RANDALL GAY 87
CB DARELLE REVIS 89
CB CARLOS ROGERS 80
FS MIKE BROWN 84
SS RODNEY HARRISON 90

TB ROSTER:

QB PHILIP RIVERS 86
RB JOSEPH ADDAI 93
WR STEVE SMITH 96
WR MARQUES COLSTON 90
WR DEVIN HESTER 82
TE KELLEN WINSLOW 90
OT CHRIS SAMUELS 91
OT CHRIS WILLIAMS 83
OG ALAN FANECA 96
OG DAVID JOSEPH 84
C OLIN KREUTZ 94
DE KYLE VANDEN BOSCH 88
DE GAINES ADAMS 82
DT SEDRICK ELLIS 89
DT GLEN DORSEY 89
OLB THOMAS HOWARD 87
OLB DERRICK BROOKS 86
MLB LONDON FLETCHER-BAKER 89
CB RONDE BARBER 92
CB DUNTA ROBINSON 86
CB FRED SMOOTH 80
FS EUGENE WILSON 91
SS TANARD JACKSON 87

DEN ROSTER

QB JAY CUTLER 77
RB CLINTON PORTIS 92
WR BRANDON MARSHALL 88
WR EARL BENNETT 84
WR ISAAC BRUCE 85
TE HEATH MILLER 88
OT KALIFF BARNES 78
OT RYAN CLADY 84
OG BEN HAMILTON 85
OG BRANDON ALBERT 74
C TOM NALEN 90
DE AARON SCHOBEL 86
DE ELVIS DUMERVIL 79
DT ADAM CARRIKER 87
DT / MLB DARRYL DOCKETT 81
DT D.J. WILLIAMS 80
OLB DEMAORRIO WILLAMS 83
MLB KIRK MORRISON 84
CB CHAMP BAILEY 97
CB QUINTON JAMMER 88
CB DRE BLY 82
FS MICHAEL HUFF 80
SS JOHN LYNCH 89


DAL ROSTER

QB TONY ROMO 95
RB MARION BARBER 92
WR TERRELL OWENS 94
WR ROY WILLIAMS 89
WR PATTRICK CRAYTON 81
TE JASON WITTEN 93
OT JORDAN GROSS 94
OT JON RUNYAN 89
OG ERIC STEINBACH 90
OG LEONARD DAVIS 89
C ANDRE GURODE 86
DE LUIS CASTILLO 87
DE JARVIS GREEN 82
DT JAMAL WILLIAMS 93
MLB ZACH THOMAS 90
OLB DEMARCUS WARE 90
OLB SHAWNE MERRIMAN 89
MLB TEDDY BRUSCHI 90
CB TERRANCE NEWMAN 94
CB MICHAEL JENKINS 84
CB ANTHONY HENRY 84
FS KEN HAMLIN 86
SS ADRIAN WILSON 93

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EAGLES ROSTER
QB DONOVAN MCNABB 88
RB BRIAN WESTBROOK 93
WR MARVIN HARRISON 94
WR ANDRE JOHNSON 94
WR SANTANA MOSS 84
TE L.J. SMITH 88
OT WILLIAM THOMAS 90
OT WILLIE ANDERSON 93
OG STACY ANDREWS 86
OG SHAWN ANDREWS 91
C SAMSON SATELE 83
DE TAMBA HALI 80
DE JASON TAYLOR 94
DT RAHEEM BROCK 78
DT MIKE PATTERSON 78
OLB DERRICK JOHNSON 85
OLB KARLOS DANSBY 82
MLB DEMECO RYANS 90
CB NNAMDI ASOMUGHA 95
CB ASANTE SAMUEL 93
CB DOMINQUE CROMARTIE 80
FS BRIAN DAWKINS 92
SS ROY WILLIAMS 78

GIANTS ROSTER
QB ELI MANNING 89
RB STEVEN JACKSON 94
WR PLAXICO BURRESS 93
WR BRAYLON EDWARDS 91
WR MARIO MANNINGHAM 85
TE JEREMY SHOCKEY 83
OT JOE THOMAS 93
OT DAVID DIIEHL 87
OG BRIAN WATERS 89
OG CHRIS SNEE 90
C SHAUN O'HARA 84
DE MICHAEL STRAHAN 88
DE OSI UMENYIORA 90
DT ROD COLEMAN 80
DT GRADY JACKSON 77
OLB MATHIAS KIWANUKA 80
OLB JOEY PORTER 84
MLB ANTONIO PIERCE 89
CB SHELDON BROWN 89
CB ANTONIO ROSS 87
CB SAM MADISON 82
FS KENNY PHILLIPS 85
SS KERRY RHODES 87

JAGUARS ROSTER
QB CARSON PALMER 96
RB MAURICE JONES-DREW 88
WR CHAD JOHNSON 95
WR TORREY HOLD 94
WR JOEY GALLOWAY 91
TE BENJAMIN WATSON 90
OT MARCUS MCNEILL 92
OT NICK KACZUR 89
OG VINCE MANUWAI 80
OG MAURICE WILLIAMS 77
C NICK HARDWICK 89
DE CALAIS CAMPBELL 80
DE VERNON GHOLSTON 75
DT JOHN HENDERSON 93
DT MARCUS STROUD 92
OLB ERNIE SIMS 84
OLB DARYL SMITH 84
MLB JON BEASON 88
CB RASEHAN MAHTHIS 94
CB ANTONIO CROMARTIE 87
CB TY LAW 85
FS REGGIE NELSON 79
SS DAWAN LANDRY 85

RAVENS ROSTER
QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER 88
RB WILLIS MCGAHEE 91
WR HINES WARD 92
WR ANQUAN BOLDIN 91
WR DERRICK MASON 80
TE TODD HEAP 90
OT JONATHAN OGDEN 96
OT JAMMAL BROWN 91
OG DAVID HALE 82
OG BEN GRUBSS 81
C WADE SMITH 81
DE JUSTIN SMITH 88
DE HALOTI NGATA 85
DT CASEY HAMPTON 93
MLB RAY LEWIS 95
OLB TERRELL SUGGS 87
OLB JAMES HARRISON 85
MLB BART SCOTT 88
CB CHRIS MCALISTER 95
CB NATE CLEMENTS 92
CB IKE TAYLOR 85
FS ED REED 96
SS TROY POLAMALU 94

SEAHAWKS ROSTER
QB MATT HASSELBECK 90
RB MARSHAWN LYNCH 86
WR JOEY GALLOWAY 91
WR T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 92
WR SIDNEY RICE 81
TE ZACH MILLER 83
OT WALTER JONES 97
OT ORLANDO PACE 94
OG JUSTIN SMILEY 81
OG CHRIS GRAY 73
C CHRIS SPENCER 75
DE PATRICK KERNEY 93
DE WILL SMITH 84
DT BRANDON MEBANE 81
DT MARCUS TUBBS 81
OLB LEROY HILL 81
OLB JULIAN PETERSON 90
MLB LOFA TATUPU 90
CB MARCUS TRUFANT 90
CB ELLIS HOBBS 88
CB KELLY JENNINGS 85
FS DEON GRANT 79
SS BRIAN RUSSELL 82

TITANS ROSTER
QB VINCE YOUNG 80
RB WILLIE PARKER 89
WR LEE EVANS 88
WR LAVERANUES COLES 87
WR CHRIS CHAMBERS 86
TE ANTONIO GATES 93
OT MARVEL SMITH 88
OT LEVI JONES 85
OG JASON SPITS 76
OG JAKE SCOTT 88
C KEVIN MAWAE 90
DE CHRIS LONG 91
DE MARIO WILLIAMS 85
DT ALBERT HAYNESWORTH 92
DT KELLY GREG 81
OLB MARCUS WASHINGTON 83
OLB KEITH BULLOCK 92
MLB GARY BRACKETT 83
CB DENAGELO HALL 87
CB LITO SHEPPARD 89
CB CORTLAND FINNEGAN 83
FS MICHAEL GRIFFIN 85
SS LARON LANDRY 90

PACKERS ROSTER
QB DREW BREES 94
RB WARRICK DUNN 88
WR DONALD DRIVER 92
WR CALVIN JOHNSON 90
WR GREG JENNINGS 87
TE CHRIS COOLEY 89
OT CHAD CLIFTON 91
OT MARK TAUSCHER 91
OG RANDY THOMAS 92
OG MIKE WAHLE 82
C MATT BIRK 92
DE AARON KAMPMAN 94
DE JARED ALLEN 97
DT KEVIN WILLIAMS 94
DT PAT WILLIAMS 89
OLB GREG ELLIS 84
OLB NICK BARNETT 83
MLB A.J. HAWK 84
CB ANTOINE WINFIELD 91
CB AL HARRIS 91
CB TERRANCE MCGEE 83
FS CHARLES WOODSON 85
SS ATARI BIGBY 80

[jlech1805]

My Team:

I have picked the Houston Texans. It will be rough playing 3 elite teams twice a year. I picked Analyst as the personality type. I maxed out Performance and then focused on the QB spot putting physical development to 5 and intangibles to 3. I’ll max out all QB attributes first and then go after ambition.

The Staff -
Shanahan is could develop into a decent OC and I hope I can keep around Alex Gibbs. Smith isn’t the worst GM but everyone else I could see cutting at year end.

Playbook
I will change the philosophy and playbook around pending my personal. For now I’ll try to be a power running team with an attacking D.

Offense – Custom emphasis on power running / 2 TE’s
Defense – Custom multi formations 3-4, 46 blitz heavy

Philosphy

QB – Strong Arm
RB – Power
WR – Strong / Blocking
TE – Blocking
OL – All Run Block

All D spots set as prototype

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Roster
QB JAMARCUS RUSSELL 76
RB ADRIAN PETERSON 88
WR JUSTIN GAGE 76
WR EDDIE ROYAL 66
WR JACOBY JONES 72
TE LEGEDU NAANEE 68
OT FLOZELL ADAMS 85
OT MAX STARKS 78
OG BEN NOLL 84
OG KAREEM MCKENZIE 82
C DAN KOPPEN 80
DE MARCUS SPEARS 85
DE ND KALU 75
DT FRANK OKAM 85
MLB TREV FAULK 78
OLB XAVIER ADIBI 82
OLB MORLON GREENWOOD 78
MLB BEN MOFFITT 75
CB JACQUES REEVES 79
CB DEMARCUS FAGGINS 74
CB DOVONTE EDWARS 73
FS TOM ZBIKOWSKI 84
SS BERNARD POLLARD 84

I have some nice pieces to work with but the key is Peterson. I’ve never seen him stay healthy and wanted the challenge for myself. I had originally but him on the PATS but he could never play more than 8 or so games.