You are perfectly right, 33 is not that old for a QB. Maybe I wouldn't have said that before a few years ago.
My main concern is not his accuracy, it is his mobility. I don't actually run forward with my QBs, but I like to roll out to find lanes and/or buy time when there is pressure. I might have to adapt my playing style if I choose to keep Truman many more years.
Note: RevanFan, reading your journal has really inspired me to be more patient with my aging/regressing players. Still, not many of my players finish their career in Anchorage, but I've learnt not to care as much about speed.
Note: achernar, I chose to keep him another year, but I'm kind of hoping the Argos tank, that I can get high picks for Truman in the offseason, and that I get to face the Argos next season. Would make a nice storyline to face a Truman/Stone/Newman team.
Speaking of storylines, I will be facing the revamped Cowboys this season, in week 15. So unless we play to a rare tie, Dallas and Anchorage can't both go unbeaten like two seasons ago.
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JPK wrote:You are perfectly right, 33 is not that old for a QB. Maybe I wouldn't have said that before a few years ago.
My main concern is not his accuracy, it is his mobility. I don't actually run forward with my QBs, but I like to roll out to find lanes and/or buy time when there is pressure. I might have to adapt my playing style if I choose to keep Truman many more years.
Note: RevanFan, reading your journal has really inspired me to be more patient with my aging/regressing players. Still, not many of my players finish their career in Anchorage, but I've learnt not to care as much about speed.
Note: achernar, I chose to keep him another year, but I'm kind of hoping the Argos tank, that I can get high picks for Truman in the offseason, and that I get to face the Argos next season. Would make a nice storyline to face a Truman/Stone/Newman team.
Speaking of storylines, I will be facing the revamped Cowboys this season, in week 15. So unless we play to a rare tie, Dallas and Anchorage can't both go unbeaten like two seasons ago.
I care a lot about physical things like speed, but it's more important to me in some positions than in others.
Most Important: RB, WR, DE, LB, DB
Important: QB, TE, DT/NT
Unimportant: OL, K, P
I LOVE a fast quarterback, but I won't dump him as soon as he starts slowing down. Though, you must note that I have slower regression than is normal for the game, because I think some physical regression, especially for running backs and quarterbacks, is quite frankly ridiculous. No one should drop six points to speed, agility, and acceleration in one offseason unless they break their leg in five places.
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Season 47 recap
Teamwise, the Blizzard was not as dominant as in some recent years. Even though they finished with a perfect record, some games were a little close for comfort.
In week 15 against the Cowboys, Anchorage had no answer against WR Landon O'Brien, who scored 4 receiving touchdowns. But, HB Bubba Brady scored 4 of his own (2 on the ground and 2 on kick returns) and made sure his team won the best game of the year.
Brady was dominant all season long, and had only the fifth 3000-yard season in history (over 47 seasons so far). He finished with 3305 rushing yards and 35 TDs, and added a 2-yard TD pass, a 6-yard TD reception, 1781 kick return yards and 8 TDs, 334 punt return yards and 1 TD, 29 tackles and a forced fumble.
LB Ricky Wayne had a more difficult season. Despite having a 41-sack season, he failed to generate turnovers, aside from one 1-INT, 2-FF game. In fact, it was Ike Manson who won the DPOY award with 29 sacks, 3 INTS, 4 FFs and 2 FRs.
After a difficult first season, CB Phillip Thomas was effective in coverage, grabbing 5 interceptions, while rookie Thomas Vaughan picked off 6 passes. It appears the team has its cornerback duo of the future. Caz Gordon did well in his new role as an extra safety and backup cornerback.
Teamwise, the Blizzard was not as dominant as in some recent years. Even though they finished with a perfect record, some games were a little close for comfort.
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SCHEDULE INFO
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WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT
1 Sep 8 Snow Cats Won 73-21
2 Sep 15 at Dolphins Won 58-3
3 Sep 21 at Snow Cats Won 57-10
4 Sep 28 Colts Won 35-14
5 Oct 5 Eagles Won 54-2
6 n/a BYE n/a
7 Oct 19 at Patriots Won 44-3
8 Oct 26 Ravens Won 57-16
9 Nov 2 at Steelers Won 57-7
10 Nov 9 at Broncos Won 28-16
11 Nov 17 Jets Won 42-26
12 Nov 23 at Giants Won 56-7
13 Nov 30 Octopi Won 63-3
14 Dec 7 Steelers Won 55-8
15 Dec 14 Cowboys Won 55-41
16 Dec 20 at Redskins Won 55-21
17 Dec 29 at Ravens Won 58-5 In week 15 against the Cowboys, Anchorage had no answer against WR Landon O'Brien, who scored 4 receiving touchdowns. But, HB Bubba Brady scored 4 of his own (2 on the ground and 2 on kick returns) and made sure his team won the best game of the year.
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Weather
Forecast: Fair
Wind: 0 mph
Temp: 31 degrees
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL
Cowboys 7 7 21 6 0 41
Blizzard 7 21 14 13 0 55
Game Statistics: Cowboys Blizzard
First Downs 12 13
Third Down Conversions 6 3
Third Downs 11 8
Third Down Percentage 54.5% 37.5%
Fourth Down Conversions 0 0
Fourth Downs 0 0
Fourth Down Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Two Pt Conversions Made 0 0
Two Pt Conversions Attempted 0 0
Two Pt Conversion Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Offense Redzone Num 2 5
Offense Redzone TDs 2 3
Offense Redzone FGs 0 2
Offense Redzone Percentage 100.0% 100.0%
Rushing Attempts 16 27
Rushing Yards 47 217
Rushing Average 2.9 8.0
Rushing TDs 0 2
Passing Yards 439 202
Passing Completions 22 15
Passing Attempts 32 19
Completion Percentage 68.8% 78.9%
Passing Average 13.7 10.6
Passing TDs 5 3
Offensive Pass Interceptions 1 0
TOTAL OFFENSE 486 419
Defensive Pass Interceptions 0 1
Punt Return Yards 22 20
Kick Return Yards 183 389
Punts 3 3
Punt Avg 43.0 45.7
Fumbles 0 1
Fumbles Lost 0 0
Penalties 0 1
Penalty Yds 0 15
Turnovers 1 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 09:35 10:25
Individual Stats: Blizzard
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Clayton Truman 15 19 209 78 11.0 1 3 0 53 152.1
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Bubba Brady 25 213 8.5 84 2 1
Bert Kennedy 2 4 2.0 5 0 0
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Julio Stokes 8 117 14.6 53 2 1 52
Anthony Wells 3 46 15.3 20 0 0 26
Todd Rogers 1 40 40.0 40 0 0 3
Brad Koler 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0
Josh Sindle 2 2 1.0 1 1 1 4
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Bubba Howry 2 2 100 0 7 7 100 0 10 0
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Kenneth Smith 3 137 45.6 53 0 1 0
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Bubba Brady 8 389 48.6 2 106
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Bubba Brady 2 20 10.0 24 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Caz Gordon 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ricky Wayne 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Phillip Thomas 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0
Jeremy Jackson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ike Manson 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
L. J. Beckett 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Cody Heatherington 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Mark Phillips 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Bubba Brady 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Thomas Vaughan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Damien Clewett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Bret Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Victor Sanders 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Dixon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sidney Kymer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sung Peterson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Kenneth Schellermann 5 0
Anthony Wells 4 0
Erik Dorsey 4 0
J. K. Lewis 4 0
Julio Stokes 2 0
Blake Riddle 2 0
Chris Winters 1 0
Andy Morris 1 0
Individual Stats: Cowboys
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
David Marshall 22 32 445 68 13.9 1 5 1 84 138.0
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Tyrone George 16 47 2.9 20 0 0
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Landon O'Brien 7 281 40.1 84 4 0 97
Anthony Green 5 69 13.7 25 1 1 3
Ike Campbell 4 53 13.2 24 0 0 1
Antwan Jackson 4 21 5.2 12 0 1 2
Johnny Avery 1 12 12.0 12 0 0 0
Tyrone George 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 4
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Lonnie Blackmon 2 2 100 0 5 5 100 0 0 0
Richard Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Richard Jones 3 129 43.0 54 0 0 0
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Anthony Green 10 183 18.2 0 37
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Anthony Green 2 22 11.0 17 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Adrian Layher 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Blaine Maynard 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Bryan Andrews 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Al Gaffney 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 0
Sean Page 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Derrick Van Rossum 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0
Jake Givens 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Sergio Odom 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Clay Willis 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Ike Campbell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Warren Homan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Antwan Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Michael Sebion 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Tracy Nalencz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Rodrigo Calderon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Lonnie Holliday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Jessie Rowe 7 0
Alan Staller 6 0
Ryan McNamara 6 0
Antwan Jackson 3 0
Jared Calderon 2 0
Anthony Green 1 0
Landon O'Brien 1 0
Kel Shields 1 1
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------------------------------------------------------------Brady was dominant all season long, and had only the fifth 3000-yard season in history (over 47 seasons so far). He finished with 3305 rushing yards and 35 TDs, and added a 2-yard TD pass, a 6-yard TD reception, 1781 kick return yards and 8 TDs, 334 punt return yards and 1 TD, 29 tackles and a forced fumble.
LB Ricky Wayne had a more difficult season. Despite having a 41-sack season, he failed to generate turnovers, aside from one 1-INT, 2-FF game. In fact, it was Ike Manson who won the DPOY award with 29 sacks, 3 INTS, 4 FFs and 2 FRs.
After a difficult first season, CB Phillip Thomas was effective in coverage, grabbing 5 interceptions, while rookie Thomas Vaughan picked off 6 passes. It appears the team has its cornerback duo of the future. Caz Gordon did well in his new role as an extra safety and backup cornerback.
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INDIVIDUAL STATS
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PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Clayton Truman 216 279 3800 77 13.6 11 61 2 76 155.3
Bubba Brady 1 1 2 100 2.0 0 1 0 2 118.7
Kenneth Smith 0 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 39.6
Byron Lucas 0 16 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 39.6
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Bubba Brady 424 3305 7.7 92 35 7
Bert Kennedy 19 123 6.4 28 0 0
Anthony Wells 12 53 4.4 10 0 0
Clayton Truman 3 -6 -2.0 0 0 2
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Julio Stokes 107 2087 19.5 76 25 8 551
Anthony Wells 62 892 14.3 60 16 4 445
Todd Rogers 13 381 29.3 55 3 1 83
Josh Sindle 14 205 14.6 51 8 1 60
Brad Koler 14 204 14.5 38 4 0 24
Andy Morris 6 27 4.5 17 5 0 6
Bubba Brady 1 6 6.0 6 1 0 0
Ricky Wayne 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Bubba Howry 3 3 100 0 112 112 100 0 133 2
Kenneth Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Kenneth Smith 36 1577 43.8 77 0 21 7
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Bubba Brady 41 1781 43.4 8 106
Brad Koler 1 12 12.0 0 12
L. J. Beckett 2 -1 -0.5 0 0
Anthony Wells 2 -2 -1.0 0 1
Bill Howard 1 -5 -5.0 0 0
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
L. J. Beckett 1 8 8.0 8 0
Bubba Brady 69 334 4.8 66 1
Bill Howard 0 0 0.0 0 0
Brad Koler 0 0 0.0 0 0
Anthony Wells 0 0 0.0 0 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Ike Manson 77 12 29 4 2 1 0 3 2 0.6 9 1 0 0
L. J. Beckett 75 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 94 18.7 10 0 0 0
Caz Gordon 73 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Ricky Wayne 66 5 41 2 0 0 1 1 61 61.0 15 4 0 0
Jeremy Jackson 63 3 1 0 1 1 1 4 106 26.5 9 0 0 0
Phillip Thomas 58 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 38 6.3 14 0 0 0
Thomas Vaughan 57 7 0 0 1 70 5 8 265 33.1 12 0 0 0
Victor Sanders 55 16 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Cody Heatherington 34 7 8 1 2 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Bubba Brady 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Dixon 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Anthony Carufel 24 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Damien Clewett 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Mark Phillips 21 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0
Sung Peterson 16 0 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Josh Boren 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Sidney Kymer 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Rashard Tripp 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Bret Mitchell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Harris 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Chris Winters 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Trent Rogers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Josh Sindle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Brad Koler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Julio Stokes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Gilbert Holt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Bubba Howry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Marc Tanner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Byron Lucas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Travis Rutledge 0 0 0 0 1 27 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
J. K. Lewis 124 2
Blake Riddle 104 1
Chris Winters 77 4
Kenneth Schellermann 74 0
Anthony Wells 72 0
Erik Dorsey 67 1
Julio Stokes 49 0
Brad Koler 16 0
Todd Rogers 15 0
Josh Sindle 6 0
Andy Morris 3 0
Bubba Brady 3 0
Earl Blades 1 0
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Playoffs recap
Bubba Brady continued to be a force in the playoffs. Here, J.K. Lewis also does what he does best to allow Brady to rush into the endzone.
Against the Grudlies, WR Bernie Owen scored a long touchdown, but there was well enough time for Anchorage to recover.
Veterans Todd Rogers and Byron Lucas were both involved in the game plan. Here, Lucas makes a great catch.
The final game was in Miami between two familiar foes. And it didn't start well for either team.
After Bubba Howry shanked the opening kickoff, David Marshall's pass was tipped and intercepted by Jeremy Jackson.
Anchorage marched down the field and TE Julio Stokes scored on a short pass.
TE Antwan Jackson was more heavily involved in the game plan. Here, he makes it to the endzone.
Byron Lucas outran everyone on this 51-yard TD.
Down by two possessions, FB Glenn Hodges tried to score but coughed up the ball.
Todd Rogers catches a TD.
The Cowboys would still mount an incredible comeback that would fall just short.
Congratulations, Blizzard!
Bubba Brady continued to be a force in the playoffs. Here, J.K. Lewis also does what he does best to allow Brady to rush into the endzone.
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Weather
Forecast: Rain
Wind: 1 mph
Temp: 17 degrees
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL
Wasps 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blizzard 9 10 14 14 0 47
Game Statistics: Wasps Blizzard
First Downs 8 17
Third Down Conversions 4 0
Third Downs 13 3
Third Down Percentage 30.8% 0.0%
Fourth Down Conversions 0 1
Fourth Downs 1 2
Fourth Down Percentage 0.0% 50.0%
Two Pt Conversions Made 0 0
Two Pt Conversions Attempted 0 0
Two Pt Conversion Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Offense Redzone Num 1 5
Offense Redzone TDs 0 3
Offense Redzone FGs 0 1
Offense Redzone Percentage 0.0% 80.0%
Rushing Attempts 15 31
Rushing Yards 57 261
Rushing Average 3.8 8.4
Rushing TDs 0 3
Passing Yards 65 241
Passing Completions 12 13
Passing Attempts 25 16
Completion Percentage 48.0% 81.3%
Passing Average 2.6 15.1
Passing TDs 0 3
Offensive Pass Interceptions 0 0
TOTAL OFFENSE 122 502
Defensive Pass Interceptions 0 0
Punt Return Yards 0 59
Kick Return Yards 136 48
Punts 7 0
Punt Avg 43.9 0.0
Fumbles 0 1
Fumbles Lost 0 0
Penalties 3 2
Penalty Yds 27 20
Turnovers 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 06:54 13:06
Individual Stats: Blizzard
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Clayton Truman 13 16 241 81 15.0 0 3 0 48 158.3
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Bubba Brady 26 248 9.5 70 3 0
Bert Kennedy 2 14 7.0 16 0 0
Anthony Wells 1 1 1.0 1 0 1
Clayton Truman 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 0
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Julio Stokes 6 131 21.8 48 2 0 39
Brad Koler 1 41 41.0 41 1 0 17
Anthony Wells 5 38 7.5 14 0 0 31
Todd Rogers 1 31 31.0 31 0 0 0
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Bubba Howry 1 1 100 0 6 6 100 0 8 0
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
No stats.
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Bubba Brady 1 40 40.0 0 40
Brad Koler 1 8 8.0 0 8
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Bubba Brady 7 59 8.4 18 0
Brad Koler 0 0 0.0 0 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Victor Sanders 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Caz Gordon 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Thomas Vaughan 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Ike Manson 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0
Jeremy Jackson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Sung Peterson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Cody Heatherington 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Phillip Thomas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0
L. J. Beckett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Mark Phillips 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sidney Kymer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ricky Wayne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Bubba Brady 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Damien Clewett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
J. K. Lewis 8 0
Chris Winters 5 0
Anthony Wells 4 0
Blake Riddle 4 0
Erik Dorsey 3 0
Kenneth Schellermann 3 0
Andy Morris 1 0
Brad Koler 1 0
Todd Rogers 1 0
Individual Stats: Wasps
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Mark Mosling 12 25 89 48 3.5 5 0 0 24 56.9
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Leeland Summers 15 57 3.7 15 0 0
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Bryan Gill 3 39 13.0 24 0 0 19
Jerome Spriggs 3 25 8.3 12 0 1 3
Donald Buckley 3 20 6.6 11 0 0 1
Leeland Summers 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0
Glenn Larson 1 2 2.0 2 0 1 0
Anthony Riley 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Reginald Blades 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Kirk Frazer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Kirk Frazer 7 307 43.8 47 0 2 0
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Donald Buckley 8 136 17.0 0 30
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Donald Buckley 0 0 0.0 0 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Lloyd Hunt 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Desmond Higgins 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0
Billy Martin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Doug Murphy 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0
Eugene Kocian 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Rashard Doe 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Horace Jordan 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Alonzo Matthews 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0
LeMarcus Malecki 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Josh Hobbs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Larson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Anthony Frazer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Richard Bruce 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
James Reid 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Marty Shepard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Jared Cross 9 0
Tim Spence 5 0
Jerome Spriggs 2 0
Donald Buckley 2 0
Richard Bruce 2 0
Hughey Levy 1 0
Earl Wright 1 0
Game Log Ends
------------------------------------------------------------Against the Grudlies, WR Bernie Owen scored a long touchdown, but there was well enough time for Anchorage to recover.
Veterans Todd Rogers and Byron Lucas were both involved in the game plan. Here, Lucas makes a great catch.
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Weather
Forecast: Rain
Wind: 3 mph
Temp: 27 degrees
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL
Grudlies 7 0 0 0 0 7
Blizzard 14 14 7 13 0 48
Game Statistics: Grudlies Blizzard
First Downs 9 16
Third Down Conversions 4 6
Third Downs 10 7
Third Down Percentage 40.0% 85.7%
Fourth Down Conversions 0 1
Fourth Downs 1 1
Fourth Down Percentage 0.0% 100.0%
Two Pt Conversions Made 0 0
Two Pt Conversions Attempted 0 1
Two Pt Conversion Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Offense Redzone Num 0 5
Offense Redzone TDs 0 5
Offense Redzone FGs 0 0
Offense Redzone Percentage 0.0% 100.0%
Rushing Attempts 13 34
Rushing Yards 57 268
Rushing Average 4.4 7.9
Rushing TDs 0 2
Passing Yards 156 207
Passing Completions 13 12
Passing Attempts 22 13
Completion Percentage 59.1% 92.3%
Passing Average 7.1 15.9
Passing TDs 1 5
Offensive Pass Interceptions 1 0
TOTAL OFFENSE 213 475
Defensive Pass Interceptions 0 1
Punt Return Yards 0 39
Kick Return Yards 114 77
Punts 5 0
Punt Avg 45.8 0.0
Fumbles 0 0
Fumbles Lost 0 0
Penalties 1 2
Penalty Yds 34 25
Turnovers 1 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 07:41 12:19
Individual Stats: Blizzard
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Clayton Truman 12 13 207 92 15.9 0 5 0 32 158.3
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Bubba Brady 32 270 8.4 78 2 0
Clayton Truman 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 0
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Julio Stokes 7 117 16.7 24 2 0 7
Todd Rogers 2 59 29.5 32 1 0 1
Byron Lucas 2 31 15.5 16 1 0 0
Andy Morris 1 0 0.0 0 1 0 0
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Bubba Howry 0 0 0 0 6 6 100 0 8 0
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
No stats.
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Bubba Brady 2 77 38.5 0 39
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Bubba Brady 4 39 9.7 28 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Phillip Thomas 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Caz Gordon 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ricky Wayne 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
L. J. Beckett 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Bubba Brady 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Victor Sanders 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jeremy Jackson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Thomas Vaughan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Cody Heatherington 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ike Manson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Mark Phillips 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Josh Boren 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Dixon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Kenneth Schellermann 7 0
Chris Winters 7 0
J. K. Lewis 6 0
Erik Dorsey 5 0
Julio Stokes 3 0
Anthony Wells 2 0
Blake Riddle 2 0
Todd Rogers 1 0
Individual Stats: Grudlies
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Terrell Holliday 13 22 173 59 7.8 6 1 1 62 80.3
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Billy Coleman 12 37 3.0 7 0 0
Terrell Holliday 1 20 20.0 20 0 0
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Bernie Owen 6 111 18.5 62 1 0 49
Kevin Thomas 3 39 13.0 14 0 0 7
Justin Tate 3 14 4.6 10 0 1 0
Billy Coleman 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 1
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Larry Malecki 0 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 2 0
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Kiante Parker 5 229 45.7 51 0 0 1
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Kevin Thomas 8 114 14.2 0 16
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Kevin Thomas 0 0 0.0 0 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
LeRoy Nickerson 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Bruce Sharpe 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Keith Finley 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Kevin Johnson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Andy Clayton 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Lawrence Boren 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Trace Clinton 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Raven Glover 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Allen Wall 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Patrick Herman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Josh Tennell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Travis White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Kurtis Howard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Joe Stevison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Bert Green 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Steve Brooks 10 0
Patrick Herman 8 0
Jabari Claybrooks 5 0
Ronald Carufel 4 1
Kevin Thomas 2 0
Game Log Ends
------------------------------------------------------------The final game was in Miami between two familiar foes. And it didn't start well for either team.
After Bubba Howry shanked the opening kickoff, David Marshall's pass was tipped and intercepted by Jeremy Jackson.
Anchorage marched down the field and TE Julio Stokes scored on a short pass.
TE Antwan Jackson was more heavily involved in the game plan. Here, he makes it to the endzone.
Byron Lucas outran everyone on this 51-yard TD.
Down by two possessions, FB Glenn Hodges tried to score but coughed up the ball.
Todd Rogers catches a TD.
The Cowboys would still mount an incredible comeback that would fall just short.
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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL
Cowboys 3 7 0 22 0 32
Blizzard 14 14 7 0 0 35
Game Statistics: Cowboys Blizzard
First Downs 16 14
Third Down Conversions 4 3
Third Downs 10 6
Third Down Percentage 40.0% 50.0%
Fourth Down Conversions 0 0
Fourth Downs 1 0
Fourth Down Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Two Pt Conversions Made 0 0
Two Pt Conversions Attempted 1 0
Two Pt Conversion Percentage 0.0% 0.0%
Offense Redzone Num 3 4
Offense Redzone TDs 2 4
Offense Redzone FGs 0 0
Offense Redzone Percentage 66.7% 100.0%
Rushing Attempts 17 30
Rushing Yards 60 215
Rushing Average 3.5 7.2
Rushing TDs 1 2
Passing Yards 357 193
Passing Completions 23 10
Passing Attempts 36 11
Completion Percentage 63.9% 90.9%
Passing Average 9.9 17.5
Passing TDs 3 3
Offensive Pass Interceptions 1 0
TOTAL OFFENSE 417 408
Defensive Pass Interceptions 0 1
Punt Return Yards 6 0
Kick Return Yards 133 79
Punts 3 3
Punt Avg 46.0 42.7
Fumbles 1 0
Fumbles Lost 1 0
Penalties 1 3
Penalty Yds 0 56
Turnovers 2 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 11:05 08:55
Individual Stats: Blizzard
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
Clayton Truman 10 11 202 90 18.3 1 3 0 51 158.3
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Bubba Brady 30 215 7.1 53 2 0
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Julio Stokes 6 99 16.5 33 1 0 13
Byron Lucas 1 51 51.0 51 1 0 11
Todd Rogers 2 37 18.5 28 1 1 1
Anthony Wells 1 15 15.0 15 0 0 11
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Bubba Howry 0 0 0 0 5 5 100 0 5 0
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Kenneth Smith 3 128 42.6 53 0 1 1
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Bubba Brady 3 79 26.3 0 34
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Bubba Brady 0 0 0.0 0 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
L. J. Beckett 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0
Thomas Vaughan 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ike Manson 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jeremy Jackson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0 0
Victor Sanders 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ricky Wayne 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Phillip Thomas 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sidney Kymer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Mark Phillips 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Damien Clewett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Dixon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Cody Heatherington 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sung Peterson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Rashard Tripp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Marc Tanner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0
Anthony Carufel 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
J. K. Lewis 5 0
Erik Dorsey 5 0
Kenneth Schellermann 3 0
Blake Riddle 3 1
Anthony Wells 2 0
Chris Winters 2 0
Bubba Brady 1 0
Julio Stokes 1 0
Josh Boren 1 0
Individual Stats: Cowboys
PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING
David Marshall 23 36 378 63 10.5 5 3 1 47 115.2
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM
Tyrone George 14 49 3.5 10 1 0
David Marshall 1 6 6.0 6 0 0
Glenn Hodges 2 5 2.5 5 0 1
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LONG TD DROP YAC
Anthony Green 6 111 18.5 34 1 2 36
Antwan Jackson 8 92 11.5 40 2 2 49
Landon O'Brien 4 89 22.2 47 0 0 13
Johnny Avery 4 81 20.2 42 0 0 11
Tyrone George 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0
KICKING FGM FGA PCT FGSBLOCKED XPA XPM PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Lonnie Blackmon 1 1 100 0 3 3 100 0 0 0
Richard Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
PUNTING ATT YDS AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Richard Jones 3 138 46.0 56 0 1 1
KICK RETURNS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Anthony Green 5 133 26.5 0 39
PUNT RETURNS ATT YDS AVG LONG TD
Anthony Green 1 6 6.0 6 0
DEFENSE TOT LOSS SACK FF FREC YDS TD INT RET AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Blaine Maynard 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jake Givens 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sean Page 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0
Al Gaffney 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Derrick Van Rossum 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 0
Clay Willis 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Warren Homan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Bryan Andrews 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Luigi Warrick 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sergio Odom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0
Tracy Nalencz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Rodrigo Calderon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Lonnie Holliday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Antwan Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
BLOCKING PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Jessie Rowe 11 0
Alan Staller 11 1
Kel Shields 8 0
Antwan Jackson 5 0
Jared Calderon 5 0
Ryan McNamara 4 0
Anthony Green 2 0
Glenn Hodges 1 0
Brad Lincoln 1 0
Game Log Ends
------------------------------------------------------------Congratulations, Blizzard!
Re: A Colts/Blizzard Journal
Breaking news
QB Truman, LB Wayne, C Dorsey, FB McCoy all shipped out
The team was extremely active on the trade front.
QB Clayton Truman was traded to the Tennessee Titans for a 1st-round pick (2nd overall) as well as 3rd- and 4th-rounders.
The Falcons will continue to give a new life to declining Blizzard stars. After WR Rashaan McLean and DE Dave Heatherington, they are bringing in LB Ricky Wayne. Anchorage and Atlanta are swapping 1st-rounders (3rd overall vs 32nd overall). Atlanta gets LB Wayne, while Anchorage gets speedster WR Daniel Williams and CB Amos Kelly.
FB Jayson McCoy was traded to the Argonauts for the extra 3rd-rounder they got in restricted free agency.
C Eric Dorsey was traded to the Jets for LB Gus Simpson.
QB Truman, LB Wayne, C Dorsey, FB McCoy all shipped out
The team was extremely active on the trade front.
QB Clayton Truman was traded to the Tennessee Titans for a 1st-round pick (2nd overall) as well as 3rd- and 4th-rounders.
The Falcons will continue to give a new life to declining Blizzard stars. After WR Rashaan McLean and DE Dave Heatherington, they are bringing in LB Ricky Wayne. Anchorage and Atlanta are swapping 1st-rounders (3rd overall vs 32nd overall). Atlanta gets LB Wayne, while Anchorage gets speedster WR Daniel Williams and CB Amos Kelly.
FB Jayson McCoy was traded to the Argonauts for the extra 3rd-rounder they got in restricted free agency.
C Eric Dorsey was traded to the Jets for LB Gus Simpson.
Re: A Colts/Blizzard Journal
Draft recap
The jury is still out on the 1st overall pick (acquired from the Patriots), as defensive tackles can be hard to evaluate. But overall, the Blizzard had a great draft, selecting 9 players. None of them were immediately released.
1. DT Conrad Wheeler (76/21), San Jose State
3. LG Donny Armstrong (84/23), Hofstra
56. LE Lonnie Erb (77/21), Arizona
82. MLB Lamar Swarner (80/23), Virginia
93. FS Carnell Spikes (71/22), USC
115. QB Tai McLean (79/22), TCU
131. TE Alex Riddle (78/22), Colorado State
145. TE Hakim Bryant (83/22), West Virginia
160. RT Jim Sindle (77/22), Georgia Tech
The jury is still out on the 1st overall pick (acquired from the Patriots), as defensive tackles can be hard to evaluate. But overall, the Blizzard had a great draft, selecting 9 players. None of them were immediately released.
1. DT Conrad Wheeler (76/21), San Jose State
3. LG Donny Armstrong (84/23), Hofstra
56. LE Lonnie Erb (77/21), Arizona
82. MLB Lamar Swarner (80/23), Virginia
93. FS Carnell Spikes (71/22), USC
115. QB Tai McLean (79/22), TCU
131. TE Alex Riddle (78/22), Colorado State
145. TE Hakim Bryant (83/22), West Virginia
160. RT Jim Sindle (77/22), Georgia Tech
Re: A Colts/Blizzard Journal
Post-draft free agency
After the draft, the Blizzard signed HB Jeromy Strickland, who was drafted in the 3rd round but released by his team.
After the draft, the Blizzard signed HB Jeromy Strickland, who was drafted in the 3rd round but released by his team.
Re: A Colts/Blizzard Journal
Roster overview
As you'll notice, some players are listed at multiple positions. I'll resolve this when I post the opening day roster.
For those not in the know: I don't do the 90-man offseason roster, but I allow my roster to be larger than during the season, using the practice squad to stash extra players. Right now, I think my team stands at roughly 60 players.
QB: 2 Marty Jackson, 3 Tai McLean
Jackson has been in the system for a few years and should have the upper hand, but this will be a position battle to follow.
HB: 39 Bubba Brady, 38 Bert Kennedy, 41 Jeromy Strickland
At 29, Brady is already starting to regress. He still has enough quickness to play for at least 2 years, but the team will have to start thinking of a replacement. K-Bert is an excellent backup, but we have our doubts on his ability to carry the load. As for Strickland, he could be a runner of the future, but we'll have to see more of him to decide.
FB: 33 Anthony Wells, 49 Josh Sindle, 48 Andy Morris, 23 Bill Howard
Wells is clearly the starter, but Sindle has been nicely progressing. The team might be interested in trying him as a ball-carrying back in some packages. A 6'7 running back with 88 SPD sounds like a good start for power runs.
Also, with McCoy gone, we think Andy Morris will fit well as the lead blocker on kick returns.
WR: 18 Brad Koler, 86 Daniel Williams, 85 Todd Rogers, 14 Hariman Littman, 16 Byron Lucas
With Bubba Brady slowing down, will the receiving corps be sollicited a little more?
TE: 89 Julio Stokes, 84 Alex Riddle, 45 Hakim Bryant, 80 Irv Thomas
Stokes is still the uncontested TE1, as he is coming off his 3rd straight 2000-yard season, though his least productive so far.
LT: 70 Blake Riddle
LG: 66 Kenneth Schellermann
C: 64 Donny Armstrong, 72 Jameel Nalen
RG: 65 J.K. Lewis, 73 Earl Blades
RT: 79 Chris Winters, 71 Jim Sindle
Already 32, Lewis seems to be still improving, as he compiled 26X pancakes in the past two seasons. 4 linemen return to the starting lineup in the same combination, the only question being C Donny Armstrong, who was drafted as a guard but converted as a center.
LE: 94 Cody Heatherington, 77 Lonnie Erb
DT: 93 Mark Phillips, 96 Conrad Wheeler, 97 Buck Lane
RE: 92 Josh Boren, 95 Travis Rutledge, 91 Gilbert Holt
There seems to be a logjam on the offensive line, as former first-rounder Travis Rutledge is still having a hard time getting playtime. Rookies Erb and Wheeler, as well as sophomore Lane will also try to get on the field.
LOLB: 53 Gus Simpson, 21 Anthony Carufel, 90 Charlie Harris
MLB: 51 Anthony Sanders, 56 Rashard Tripp, 54 Lamar Swarner, 50 Chris Donaldson, 40 Troy Klein
ROLB: 52 Ike Manson, 57 Bret Mitchell, 58 Hugh Edwards
LB/CB: 21 Anthony Carufel, 52 Ike Manson
There are many question marks for the linebacker corps, and a lot will be answered when the team decides what to do with Carufel and/or the LB/CB position.
Both Carufel and Manson have been tried at that iconic position. After a DPOY-worthy season from the ROLB spot, the team is open to give the spot to Manson, but they are also afraid to tweak things too much. Carufel's speed might help him get a few reps, if not the starting job.
CB: 20 Thomas Vaughan, 22 Phillip Thomas, 29 Caz Gordon, 44 Amos Kelly, 46 Jeff Foster, 24 Sidney Kymer
FS: 42 L.J. Beckett, 29 Caz Gordon, 24 Sidney Kymer
SS: 27 Jeremy Jackson, 28 Damien Clewett, 43 Bobby Dixon, 36 Sung Peterson, 34 Marc Tanner, 25 Carnell Spikes
Officially moved to extra FS, versatile Gordon is also the primary backup at cornerback. The team will have to decide what to do with aging Sidney Kymer and Marc Tanner, who can still help but have been regressing. The logjam at SS will also have to be addressed.
K: 1 Bubba Howry
P: 4 Kenneth Smith
Both starters from last year did well enough that they do not have any competition at camp.
Next update will include personnel moves as the roster is trimmed, and opening day depth chart.
As you'll notice, some players are listed at multiple positions. I'll resolve this when I post the opening day roster.
For those not in the know: I don't do the 90-man offseason roster, but I allow my roster to be larger than during the season, using the practice squad to stash extra players. Right now, I think my team stands at roughly 60 players.
QB: 2 Marty Jackson, 3 Tai McLean
Jackson has been in the system for a few years and should have the upper hand, but this will be a position battle to follow.
HB: 39 Bubba Brady, 38 Bert Kennedy, 41 Jeromy Strickland
At 29, Brady is already starting to regress. He still has enough quickness to play for at least 2 years, but the team will have to start thinking of a replacement. K-Bert is an excellent backup, but we have our doubts on his ability to carry the load. As for Strickland, he could be a runner of the future, but we'll have to see more of him to decide.
FB: 33 Anthony Wells, 49 Josh Sindle, 48 Andy Morris, 23 Bill Howard
Wells is clearly the starter, but Sindle has been nicely progressing. The team might be interested in trying him as a ball-carrying back in some packages. A 6'7 running back with 88 SPD sounds like a good start for power runs.
Also, with McCoy gone, we think Andy Morris will fit well as the lead blocker on kick returns.
WR: 18 Brad Koler, 86 Daniel Williams, 85 Todd Rogers, 14 Hariman Littman, 16 Byron Lucas
With Bubba Brady slowing down, will the receiving corps be sollicited a little more?
TE: 89 Julio Stokes, 84 Alex Riddle, 45 Hakim Bryant, 80 Irv Thomas
Stokes is still the uncontested TE1, as he is coming off his 3rd straight 2000-yard season, though his least productive so far.
LT: 70 Blake Riddle
LG: 66 Kenneth Schellermann
C: 64 Donny Armstrong, 72 Jameel Nalen
RG: 65 J.K. Lewis, 73 Earl Blades
RT: 79 Chris Winters, 71 Jim Sindle
Already 32, Lewis seems to be still improving, as he compiled 26X pancakes in the past two seasons. 4 linemen return to the starting lineup in the same combination, the only question being C Donny Armstrong, who was drafted as a guard but converted as a center.
LE: 94 Cody Heatherington, 77 Lonnie Erb
DT: 93 Mark Phillips, 96 Conrad Wheeler, 97 Buck Lane
RE: 92 Josh Boren, 95 Travis Rutledge, 91 Gilbert Holt
There seems to be a logjam on the offensive line, as former first-rounder Travis Rutledge is still having a hard time getting playtime. Rookies Erb and Wheeler, as well as sophomore Lane will also try to get on the field.
LOLB: 53 Gus Simpson, 21 Anthony Carufel, 90 Charlie Harris
MLB: 51 Anthony Sanders, 56 Rashard Tripp, 54 Lamar Swarner, 50 Chris Donaldson, 40 Troy Klein
ROLB: 52 Ike Manson, 57 Bret Mitchell, 58 Hugh Edwards
LB/CB: 21 Anthony Carufel, 52 Ike Manson
There are many question marks for the linebacker corps, and a lot will be answered when the team decides what to do with Carufel and/or the LB/CB position.
Both Carufel and Manson have been tried at that iconic position. After a DPOY-worthy season from the ROLB spot, the team is open to give the spot to Manson, but they are also afraid to tweak things too much. Carufel's speed might help him get a few reps, if not the starting job.
CB: 20 Thomas Vaughan, 22 Phillip Thomas, 29 Caz Gordon, 44 Amos Kelly, 46 Jeff Foster, 24 Sidney Kymer
FS: 42 L.J. Beckett, 29 Caz Gordon, 24 Sidney Kymer
SS: 27 Jeremy Jackson, 28 Damien Clewett, 43 Bobby Dixon, 36 Sung Peterson, 34 Marc Tanner, 25 Carnell Spikes
Officially moved to extra FS, versatile Gordon is also the primary backup at cornerback. The team will have to decide what to do with aging Sidney Kymer and Marc Tanner, who can still help but have been regressing. The logjam at SS will also have to be addressed.
K: 1 Bubba Howry
P: 4 Kenneth Smith
Both starters from last year did well enough that they do not have any competition at camp.
Next update will include personnel moves as the roster is trimmed, and opening day depth chart.
Re: A Colts/Blizzard Journal
Boy you gutted your team's older players with those trades. Brutal. This will be an interesting season.
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Re: A Colts/Blizzard Journal
You are correct, it is brutal. With the way regression is set up in my franchise, players rarely get to retire with my team. One exception being legend Hariman Jahoda, who retired at 35. Had he not, I probably would have had cut him.
It surely is not the first time I gut my team, nor the last. Even though I wasn't THAT dominant last season, I wanted to make things a little more difficult.
If/when I decide to start a new franchise, I might tweak regression and difficulty sliders, but I'm deciding against it as long as I'll use this particular franchise.
Yes, next season is gonna be interesting. I have two unproven QBs, and though I like my WR corps, it doesn't contain a superstar yet. Koler and newly-acquired Williams have the potential, but they're not there yet. Bubba Brady is starting to regress, but still has elite speed (96), which is equal to the top speed of one of my best RBs before him, Adrian Jones. And I believe Shawn McNamara (the only other 3000-yard rusher) was SPD 93. So Brady probably has 2 more seasons in the tank. Not sure if I'll be run-first or pass-first, but both Brady and the TE/FB corps should be sollicited a lot.
I hope I get to face the Argonauts this year. They have a ton of former Yetis, so it would be interesting. WR Sheldon Stone, TE Hank Newman, FB Jayson McCoy, LB Orlando Thomas. Maybe I'll forgetting some. I didn't trade them QB Truman because their pick was too low, plus they already have QB Stan Potter.
It surely is not the first time I gut my team, nor the last. Even though I wasn't THAT dominant last season, I wanted to make things a little more difficult.
If/when I decide to start a new franchise, I might tweak regression and difficulty sliders, but I'm deciding against it as long as I'll use this particular franchise.
Yes, next season is gonna be interesting. I have two unproven QBs, and though I like my WR corps, it doesn't contain a superstar yet. Koler and newly-acquired Williams have the potential, but they're not there yet. Bubba Brady is starting to regress, but still has elite speed (96), which is equal to the top speed of one of my best RBs before him, Adrian Jones. And I believe Shawn McNamara (the only other 3000-yard rusher) was SPD 93. So Brady probably has 2 more seasons in the tank. Not sure if I'll be run-first or pass-first, but both Brady and the TE/FB corps should be sollicited a lot.
I hope I get to face the Argonauts this year. They have a ton of former Yetis, so it would be interesting. WR Sheldon Stone, TE Hank Newman, FB Jayson McCoy, LB Orlando Thomas. Maybe I'll forgetting some. I didn't trade them QB Truman because their pick was too low, plus they already have QB Stan Potter.
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