2010 LEAGUE CHANGES
Please take the time to review and the opportunity to remark on this blog for the following changes in 2010.
1) MOVE FROM GOOD/GOOD DEFENSE CARDS TO AVERAGE/AVERAGE. Is it me or has the good-good rating seemed to dramatically reduce the offense in the league this year? I think we need to adjust that somehow to either average-average or one good rating. Its more fun to have higher scoring games than defensive battles.
2) ONE GAME A WEEK FORMAT.
3) REDUCED SIMMING. Simming needs to be reduced but that will happen on its own with active coaches in our ranks. In the holiday season, we should still add extra time (Such as 1 1/2 weeks or 2 weeks to get a Christmas/New Years Game in.)
4) UNLIMITED ROUNDS IN DRAFT. In past years, teams could draft as long as they wanted. The draft was not limited to 10 rounds and 2 supplemental as it was this year. I like the unlimited rounds (with the caveat that you can't cut who you draft) so that all teams get up to 53 players. Let's people get rid of all the dead wood that they want. Starting with round 11 or 12, the draft would be completed by an email list, not on the clock.
5) LIVE FIRST ROUND DRAFT... all owners would be present for the 1st round of Draft. This could foster league cohension developing a tradition that we do each year. It's a great way owners could meet and greet.
6) REALIGN based on time zones. Once we have 20 teams, I have a proposal in mind.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
TRADITION CHAMPIONSHIP
Staten Island 26 vs Richelieu 24
The match-up between Richelieu (12-6) and Staten Island (15-3) pitted two of the best defenses in the league. Both coaches were expecting a low scoring game where the special teams might be the difference in determining the Championship. Richelieu’s JJ Arrington and Staten Island’s Clifton Smith were arguably the two best returners in the 2009 TFL. Richelieu won the toss and JJ Arrington did not make the crowd wait long taking the opening kick-off back for 92 yards for pay dirt. Staten Island GM Murdock felt some pay back from the Conference Championship when Gems' Clifton Smith opened the game against Utica with a KR for a TD. "You live by the sword, you die by the sword. But to quote Monty Python, I'm not quite dead yet."
Staten Island's first drive resulted in one first down and a punt. Richelieu put together 30+ yards on the next drive but Jason Campbell's deep effort was picked off by FS Brian Dawkins and returned for 25 yards to the Staten Island 44 yard line. The Gems capitalized on the short field for 7 on a Garrard to Matt Jones 5 yard TD connection to tie the score at 7-7.
Richelieu put together a 6 play drive but only netted 12 yards. Then the scoring started. Staten Island put together a short 35 yard drive to the Richelieu 32. Facing 4th and 2, Staten Island opted for the 49 yard FG attempt and Mason Crosby answered to put Staten Island up 10-7. Richelieu answered right back with their own 65 yard drive capped by a Jason Campbell-Floyd 10 yard TD pass (Rich 14-10). Staten Island roared back with a 55 yard drive including a big Garrard-Jones 33 yard connection. The drive was punctuated by a Sammy Morris rushing TD. (SIG 17-14) Feeling pressure to answer back, Campbell again forced a pass and this time Staten Island's Gamble picked it off and returned it 25 yards. The Richelieu stepped up and forced a Staten Island FG. (SIG 20-14) With time running out in the half, Campbell found Steve Smith for 55 yards to the Staten Island 8 with :01 left in the half. Richelieu added three as time wound down on the half. Staten Island 20 - Richelieu 17 at half.
Then the scoring stopped. The first 7 drives of the 2nd half resulted in a total of 5 first downs and ended with punt-punt-punt- punt-punt- punt-punt. Early in the 4th, Staten Island put together an 11 play 84 yard drive which stalled inside the Richelieu 5. Staten Island GM decided to take the sure FG as offense on both sides of the ball was scarce. SIG 23-17
Richelieu tried to answer back but turned over the ball on downs at the Staten Island 45. Staten Island went right out, punted back and Richelieu had the ball, down 6, on their own 20 yard line with 8:06 remaining. Richelieu put together the drive of the game, 15 plays, 80 yards, capped with Billy Miller 3 yard TD reception with 2:00 remaining. Sylvain commented that he may have scored too quickly. From Staten Island's point of view, facing the Richelieu defense, it seemed like the game was over. But then again, this is Strat so you never know.
Staten Island had all three time outs and 2:00 minutes to answer back. Garrard to Coles came to live. Staten Island moved methodically up the field and inside the Richelieu 10 as the clock wound down. Staten Island got roll after roll. Crosby lined up and connected from 23 to give Staten Island the 26-24 lead with :08 left.
Staten Island opted not to let Richelieu return the ball on a kick return and tried the onside kick. Richelieu recovered but had :01 left from the Staten Island 44 yard line. Too far for three, Campbell faced a 5-6 defensive formation. The pressure was too much. Campbell took off but only made it 8 yards down field before being tackled. The clock ran out with Campbell on the turf.
This was a great game. Back and forth. Staten Island got a few more rolls late. Could have eaily gone either way. Very even play calling. I thank Sylvain for the game and the classy way that he plays, coaches and interacts.
Staten Island 26 vs Richelieu 24
The match-up between Richelieu (12-6) and Staten Island (15-3) pitted two of the best defenses in the league. Both coaches were expecting a low scoring game where the special teams might be the difference in determining the Championship. Richelieu’s JJ Arrington and Staten Island’s Clifton Smith were arguably the two best returners in the 2009 TFL. Staten Island's first drive resulted in one first down and a punt. Richelieu put together 30+ yards on the next drive but Jason Campbell's deep effort was picked off by FS Brian Dawkins and returned for 25 yards to the Staten Island 44 yard line. The Gems capitalized on the short field for 7 on a Garrard to Matt Jones 5 yard TD connection to tie the score at 7-7.
Richelieu put together a 6 play drive but only netted 12 yards. Then the scoring started. Staten Island put together a short 35 yard drive to the Richelieu 32. Facing 4th and 2, Staten Island opted for the 49 yard FG attempt and Mason Crosby answered to put Staten Island up 10-7. Richelieu answered right back with their own 65 yard drive capped by a Jason Campbell-Floyd 10 yard TD pass (Rich 14-10). Staten Island roared back with a 55 yard drive including a big Garrard-Jones 33 yard connection. The drive was punctuated by a Sammy Morris rushing TD. (SIG 17-14) Feeling pressure to answer back, Campbell again forced a pass and this time Staten Island's Gamble picked it off and returned it 25 yards. The Richelieu stepped up and forced a Staten Island FG. (SIG 20-14) With time running out in the half, Campbell found Steve Smith for 55 yards to the Staten Island 8 with :01 left in the half. Richelieu added three as time wound down on the half. Staten Island 20 - Richelieu 17 at half.
Then the scoring stopped. The first 7 drives of the 2nd half resulted in a total of 5 first downs and ended with punt-punt-punt- punt-punt- punt-punt. Early in the 4th, Staten Island put together an 11 play 84 yard drive which stalled inside the Richelieu 5. Staten Island GM decided to take the sure FG as offense on both sides of the ball was scarce. SIG 23-17
Richelieu tried to answer back but turned over the ball on downs at the Staten Island 45. Staten Island went right out, punted back and Richelieu had the ball, down 6, on their own 20 yard line with 8:06 remaining. Richelieu put together the drive of the game, 15 plays, 80 yards, capped with Billy Miller 3 yard TD reception with 2:00 remaining. Sylvain commented that he may have scored too quickly. From Staten Island's point of view, facing the Richelieu defense, it seemed like the game was over. But then again, this is Strat so you never know.
Staten Island had all three time outs and 2:00 minutes to answer back. Garrard to Coles came to live. Staten Island moved methodically up the field and inside the Richelieu 10 as the clock wound down. Staten Island got roll after roll. Crosby lined up and connected from 23 to give Staten Island the 26-24 lead with :08 left.
Staten Island opted not to let Richelieu return the ball on a kick return and tried the onside kick. Richelieu recovered but had :01 left from the Staten Island 44 yard line. Too far for three, Campbell faced a 5-6 defensive formation. The pressure was too much. Campbell took off but only made it 8 yards down field before being tackled. The clock ran out with Campbell on the turf.
This was a great game. Back and forth. Staten Island got a few more rolls late. Could have eaily gone either way. Very even play calling. I thank Sylvain for the game and the classy way that he plays, coaches and interacts.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
LOMBARDI CHAMPIONSHIP
Staten Island 30 @ Utica 10
The Conference Championship game between Staten Island and Utica marked the fifth time this season that GM Murdock and GM Fullem were matching up. The season record sat at 2-2 for each. Murdock had beaten Utica (12-5) twice this season: once with Staten Island and once pinch coaching with Orlando. Fullem provided two of Staten Island's (14-3) three losses on the season with victories for Utica and as a pinch coach for New England.
Thanks again for the game, Brian. Next time we play, you will be tan.
Staten Island 30 @ Utica 10
The Conference Championship game between Staten Island and Utica marked the fifth time this season that GM Murdock and GM Fullem were matching up. The season record sat at 2-2 for each. Murdock had beaten Utica (12-5) twice this season: once with Staten Island and once pinch coaching with Orlando. Fullem provided two of Staten Island's (14-3) three losses on the season with victories for Utica and as a pinch coach for New England. On the opening kick-off, Staten Island's Clifton Smith took it 94 yards to the house. 18 seconds in without running a play and Staten Island drew first blood.
After exchanging punts, Utica put together a 7 play, 78 yard drive to even the score at 7. Greg Jennings caught the 4 yards TD pass from Aaron Rodgers and it was tied up at 7.
GM Fullem had his defense going. The first three Staten Island drives netted 9 total yards and no first downs. But Staten Island's defense was up to the challenge. Forcing a punt early in the second quarter, Staten Island's Clifton Smith took a punt return 64 yards to the house. Staten Island had no first downs but (Clifton Smith) was leading 14-7. GM Murdock thanked the strat gods that he drafted Clifton Smith this year.
After a drive where Staten Island got 1 first down (its first and only), Utica took over. Rodgers pressed a little too hard and Staten Island's Chris Gamble got the pick and 22 yards to get into field goal range. Another three and out by Staten Island but Crosby was able to tack on three more for a Staten Island 17-7 lead. (One Staten Island 1st down, 17 points.)
Utica put together another 50+ yard drive late in the second quarter but stalled inside the Staten Island 10 and were forced to settle for 3 and a 17-10 deficit at the half.
The Staten Island squad came to life in the second half. An 8 play, 40 yard drive resulted in another Crosby field goal to make it a two score game again. The Staten Island defense withstood two 4th down conversion attempts deep in their own zone (both from the Staten Island's own 40) and turned both of these stops into points (one another Crosby FG and a 12 yard Garrard - Coles connection for 7) while running 11:24 off the clock on these two drives. Staten Island was up 30-10 midway through the 4th which was a deficit too hard to overcome for Utica.
Staten Islan'ds Clifton Smith again was the key factor in the game. He added two more return TDs to his regular season total of four. I believe that 5 of the 6 return TDs this season were against Utica's Fullem. Utica also turned over the ball three times to none for Staten Island.
After 4 close battles with Brian this season, it was disappointing that we didn't have another classic game. Staten Island wins the best out of 5 tournament at 3-2. Staten Island got the big rolls on special teams which was the deciding factor tonight.
After winning the SuperBowl last year and in the Conference final this year, we know Utica's Brian Fullem has a good team and is an top-level coach. Utica will only get better as he has 2 first round picks in 2010.
LANDRY CHAMPIONSHIP
Richelieu Berzerkers 23 @
Flagstaff Savages 20 OT
After putting up only 16 points in the first 3 quarters both teams exploded for 24 in the final quarter to send the game into overtime. With Berzerkers at the edge of field goal a key penalty against Savages made it an easy 34 yards winning field goal for Olindo Mare. Berzerkers got in field goal range by running the ball on every play of the winning drive.
Richelieu took a 17-6 lead at the 10:30 mark of the 4th quarter on a 38 yards Leon Washington touchdown run. Justin Gage took matter in his own hands and brought Flagstaff back with two long receptions for touchdowns. 55 yards with 7:48 left to close the gap to 17-12 after a missed 2 points conversion attempt then on a 34 yards catch with 0:52 left to put Flagstaff ahead 18-17 which was extended to 20-17 when DeAngelo Williams ran for the 2 points conversion.
A pair of Matt Prater field goals in the first quarter gave Flagstaff an early 6-0 lead but Richelieu came back on a 3 yards touchdown pass from Jason Campbell to Billy Miller to take a 7-6 halftime lead.
Richelieu extended that lead to 10-6 in the middle of the third quarter on a 23 yards Mare field goal.
DeAngelo Williams carried 27 times for 163 yards while Matt Ryan passed for 301 yards in 46 pass attempts with Gage catching 5 of those for 145 yards.
In an ironic twist, first game pariah J.J. Arrington was injured on the first series of the game for Richelieu.
Strangely in the first game Flagstaff was decimated by injuries now it was Richelieu's turn with Arrington, Todd Heap, Amani Toomer and Chris Hope being felled by injuries and testing Richelieu's depth.
Good game Chris...tough way to lose on that long hail Mary...hang in there as you should have a pretty good team next year.
Richelieu Berzerkers 23 @
Flagstaff Savages 20 OT
After putting up only 16 points in the first 3 quarters both teams exploded for 24 in the final quarter to send the game into overtime. With Berzerkers at the edge of field goal a key penalty against Savages made it an easy 34 yards winning field goal for Olindo Mare. Berzerkers got in field goal range by running the ball on every play of the winning drive. Mare had sent the game in overtime with a 43 yards field goal as time ran out. The tying score was set up by a 55 yards bomb to Malcom Floyd.
A pair of Matt Prater field goals in the first quarter gave Flagstaff an early 6-0 lead but Richelieu came back on a 3 yards touchdown pass from Jason Campbell to Billy Miller to take a 7-6 halftime lead.
Richelieu extended that lead to 10-6 in the middle of the third quarter on a 23 yards Mare field goal.
DeAngelo Williams carried 27 times for 163 yards while Matt Ryan passed for 301 yards in 46 pass attempts with Gage catching 5 of those for 145 yards.
In an ironic twist, first game pariah J.J. Arrington was injured on the first series of the game for Richelieu.
Strangely in the first game Flagstaff was decimated by injuries now it was Richelieu's turn with Arrington, Todd Heap, Amani Toomer and Chris Hope being felled by injuries and testing Richelieu's depth.
Good game Chris...tough way to lose on that long hail Mary...hang in there as you should have a pretty good team next year.
| New England Destroyers New Owner (Richard Jensen's) Roster |
| Team Roster | |||
| Name | Position | Year | Key Stat |
| Marc Bulger | QuarterBack | 2008 | QB Rating: 71.4 |
| Kevin Kolb | QuarterBack | 2008 | QB Rating: 21.8 |
| Brian Griese | QuarterBack | 2008 | QB Rating: 69.4 |
| Heath Evans | FullBack | 2008 | Run Avg: 2.1 |
| Matt Forte' | HalfBack | 2008 | Run Avg: 3.9 |
| Brandon Jackson | HalfBack | 2008 | Run Avg: 5.5 |
| Kolby Smith | HalfBack,FullBack | 2008 | Run Avg: 2.9 |
| Owen Daniels | Tight End | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 12.3 |
| Tony Scheffler | Tight End | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 16.1 |
| Robert Royal | Tight End | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 10.6 |
| Mike Furrey | Flanker,Split End,Punt Returner | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 10.1 |
| Jason Hill | Split End,Flanker | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 10.6 |
| Brandon Lloyd | Flanker,Split End | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 14.0 |
| Bryant Johnson | Split End | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 12.1 |
| Wes Welker | Split End,Punt Returner | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 10.5 |
| Sam Baker | Off Tackle | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 4,3 |
| Khalif Barnes | Left Tackle | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 4,3 |
| Kevin Shaffer | Right Tackle | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 4,4 |
| Pork Chop Womack | Right Guard | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 4,3 |
| Jahri Evans | Right Guard | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 5,7 |
| Stephen Neal | Right Guard | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 5,0 |
| Jamaal Jackson | Center | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 4,5 |
| Dominic Raiola | Center | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 4,3 |
| O.J. Atogwe | Free Safety | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 6,0 |
| Fakhir Brown | Right CB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 4,0 |
| Ken Hamlin | Free Safety | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 5,0 |
| Nick Ferguson | Strong Safety | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Marquand Manuel | Strong Safety | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Brian Witherspoon | 1st Defensive Back,Punt Returner,KO Returner | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Stanford Routt | 1st Defensive Back | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Nate Clements | Left CB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 5,0 |
| Nick Barnett | Middle LB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 5,0 |
| Chike Okeafor | Left LB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 4,8 |
| Bryan Thomas | Left O LB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 4,8 |
| D.D. Lewis | LB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 4,0 |
| Ryan Nece | Left LB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,6 |
| Jamar Williams | LB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Gerris Wilkinson | LB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Kris Jenkins | Nose Tackle | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 6,4 |
| Tommy Kelly | Right Tackle | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,8 |
| Mathias Kiwanuka | Right End | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 4,9 |
| Aaron Smith | Left End | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 6,6 |
| Matt Toeaina | Def Tackle | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Damione Lewis | Right Tackle | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 4,4 |
| Andy Lee | Punter | 2008 | punter |
| Jason Hanson | Place Kicker | 2008 | place kicker |
| Ryon Bingham | Def End,Nose Tackle | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 4,1 |
Miami Valley Griphons - New Owner (Nate Goldberg') Roster
| Team Roster | |||
| Name | Position | Year | Key Stat |
| Donovan McNabb | QuarterBack | 2008 | QB Rating: 86.4 |
| Patrick Ramsey | QuarterBack | 2008 | QB Rating: 84.0 |
| Brady Quinn | QuarterBack | 2008 | QB Rating: 66.6 |
| Joseph Addai | HalfBack | 2008 | Run Avg: 3.5 |
| Frank Gore | HalfBack | 2008 | Run Avg: 4.3 |
| Lorenzo Neal | FullBack | 2008 | Run Avg: 2.1 |
| Jason Wright | HalfBack,FullBack | 2008 | Run Avg: 3.7 |
| Cadillac Williams | HalfBack | 2008 | Run Avg: 3.7 |
| Tom Santi | Tight End,Blocking Back | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 6.4 |
| Chris Baker | Tight End | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 9.2 |
| Dallas Clark | Tight End | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 11.0 |
| Marvin Harrison | Flanker | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 10.6 |
| Antwaan Randle El | Flanker,Punt Returner | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 11.2 |
| Justin McCareins | Split End | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 13.7 |
| Koren Robinson | Split End | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 12.9 |
| Domenik Hixon | Split End,Flanker,Punt Returner,KO Returner | 2008 | Rcv Avg: 13.9 |
| Jeremy Bridges | Off Tackle,Guard | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 4,3 |
| Jon Stinchcomb | Right Tackle | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 4,7 |
| Kirk Chambers | Off Tackle,Guard | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Adam Terry | Off Tackle,Guard | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 4,0 |
| Josh Beekman | Left Guard | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 4,4 |
| Charlie A. Johnson | Left Guard,Off Tackle | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 4,5 |
| Jeff Saturday | Center | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 5,5 |
| Kelvin Hayden | Left CB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 5,0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | Left CB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 5,0 |
| Kevin Payne | Strong Safety | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 4,0 |
| Bob Sanders | Strong Safety | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 5,0 |
| Will Demps | 1st Defensive Back | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Danieal Manning | 1st Defensive Back,KO Returner | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 4,0 |
| Nick Sorensen | 1st Defensive Back | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Ashton Youboty | 1st Defensive Back | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Sean Considine | 1st Defensive Back | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Omar Gaither | LB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,5 |
| Cato June | Left LB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 4,0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | Middle LB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 6,4 |
| Freddie Keiaho | Right LB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Desmond Bishop | LB | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,3 |
| Tommie Harris | Left Tackle | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 5,5 |
| Robert Mathis | Def End | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,(4*)12 |
| Fred Robbins | Right Tackle | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 6,7 |
| Shaun Smith | Right End,Nose Tackle | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 5,0 |
| Justin Harrell | Def Tackle | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Bryan Robinson | Left Tackle | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,2 |
| Sam Koch | Punter | 2008 | punter |
| Jay Feely | Place Kicker | 2008 | place kicker |
| Matt Lehr | Center | 2008 | Off Run,Pass: 0,0 |
| Dave Ball | Def End | 2008 | Def Run,Pass: 0,6 |
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