WLC Richmond Knights (Rounds 5 and 6)

[Morgado]

2037 Before Season

Staff Hiring:

No changes.

Fiscal Report:

Franchise Value is 50-92-99-55. 12.8 million profit because we spent so little on salaries last year. We keep the ticket prices for both cheap sections at just 60 bucks a ticket and jack up all our expensive seats and boxes to come in line with Baltimore and Washington.

20 Step Free Agency 1-10:

QB Carter gets the tag in a heartbeat. Trades for T Ross and G Southard are declined. SDO really wants our backup QB for some reason (he sucks) and is offering the 1(3) but I decline it because it looks like an AI glitch. Taking it would be cheating. We are in dire need of a viable WR threat for Carter to throw at but the FA pool is junk. We instead grab TE Jack Martinez, a great pass catcher, for three seasons.

20 step Free Agency 11-20:

P Ridenour signs a 2 year deal.

Draft Needs:

Man that FA pool sucked big time. We need offensive linemen like there's no tomorrow - one of each variety. Trade offers for RB Sampson and TE Cobb are turned down. Another huge need is a WR.

Draft Report:

1(35) LB Thurman Harlow - Great ratings across the board.
2(35) WR Lonnie Middleton - Awesome returner who happens to be a redliner.
3(35) C Morris Lyon - Has the WOW kind of numers that just jumps out.
4(35) FB Corey Drake - Not sure why nobody picked this guy up.
5(35) RB Chester Keith - Gotta fuel that merry go round.
6(35) QB Clay Edinger - Pure backup material.
7(35) S Kendrick Doyle - Good low round quality backup.

PreCamp:
QB Carter signs the ultimate in stoopid money deals. He will drain the cap like crazy for 7 seasons but at least we're locked in at the QB position for a goodly number of years.

G Southard signs a 3 year deal.
LB Davidson signs a 3 year deal.

Postcamp trades for FB Drake, TE Cobb and C McAleese are rejected.

Nobody breaks out and nobody busts. Darn, WR Middleton didn't bust out as expected.

[Morgado]

Richmond Knights 2037 Regular Season Schedule

77,600

  
Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  
Week 1    COLORADO SPRINGS BLACK SQUIRRELSW, 28-14  77,600    2,300       
Week 2    Arizona Cardinals               L, 14-20  45,600    2,700       
Week 3    PHILADELPHIA EAGLES             W, 17-12  77,600    0           
Week 4    WASHINGTON REDSKINS             L, 20-31  77,600    3,800       
Week 5    SEATTLE SEAHAWKS                L, 18-21  77,600    2,300       
Week 6    Philadelphia Eagles             W, 27-6   68,500    1,300       
Week 7    St. Louis Rams                  W, 19-10  87,200    0           
Week 8    OPEN                              
Week 9    ARIZONA CARDINALS               W, 24-10  77,600    700         
Week 10   New York Giants                 W, 35-21  64,700    3,500       
Week 11   Denver Broncos                  L, 13-28  90,700    3,600       
Week 12   Washington Redskins             W, 26-21  93,200    0           
Week 13   Dallas Cowboys                  L, 6-26   41,500    2,300       
Week 14   NEW YORK GIANTS                 W, 45-13  77,600    3,100       
Week 15   Green Bay Packers               W, 24-15  80,800    2,400       
Week 16   ATLANTA FALCONS                 W, 35-25  77,600    0           
Week 17   DALLAS COWBOYS                  L, 17-20  77,600    1,500 
W. Card   PORTLAND WHITE STURGEON         W, 37-3   77,600    0           
Division  Green Bay Packers               L, 17-27  80,800    0 

Only so much you can do when everyone gets injured. Our top two CBs are lost for the season midway through and yet we manage to survive. QB Carter has a great season in a standard 75 Offense despite all our receivers and the starting Rb being hurt at various points in the season. The backup RB gets like 1200 yards on just 8 starts (and 8 backup games). Cleveland repeats as Super Bowl Champion by beating Green Bay. As customary for a 75 offense, we lead the league in rushing.

[Morgado]

2038 Before Season

Staff Hiring:

No changes.

Fiscal Report:

Franchise Value is 50-88-99-56. 9.1 million loss after our stoopid money contract to Carter. Ticket prices are now 50% for the Upper Deck and End Zone seats.

20 Step Free Agency 1-10:

We tag DT Dixon. PIT offers 2(15) for RB Sampson and we take it since this is his last year. NYJ offer us 3(5) for the venerable CB Austin and we take that too. Our 1-10 guy is WR Dexter Allman from SDO. The guy can catch anything and should b a fixture as our #2 or #3 WR for years to come.

S Woodworth signs a 3 year deal and will finish his career a Knight.

20 step Free Agency 11-20:

DE Ed Godfrey signs on for 5 seasons with us.

WR Ellis signs a 3 year deal.
LB Kennedy signs a 4 year deal.

Draft Needs:

FA sucked again and we have to go to the draft. PIT wants our #2 DT for the 3(15) pick and I figure what the heck. He's decent but we lose him after this season. We're having major rebuilding this year with all kinds of draft picks. Among the more important needs are a new WR threat and a new OG and OT. We also seem to need DE and CB.

Draft Report:

1(29) DE Darren Blair - Should be a good pass rusher.
2(15) CB Everett Carlson - Can step in immediately at Nickel.
2(29) G Rex Flowers - Good pass protection potentials and High loyalty.
3(5) RB Ernie Finley - Looks like the default James Stewart RB type.
3(15) RB Pete Holliday - The guy has like maxed Endurance and Breakaway.
3(29) FB Daryl Buckley - 100 Potential in run blocking.
4(29) C Kent Bergstrom - Pretty good numbers across the board.
5(29) K Dan Chechetts - Great KO distance and accuracy potential.
6(29) P Randal McDonald - 60 kicking power and 84 potential in punts returned.
7(29) WR Donald Salaam - Return demon.

PreCamp:
Trade offers for C McAleese and FB Buckley are declined.

DT Dixon signs a 4 year deal.
G Daigle signs a 3 year deal.
CB Clements signs a 4 year deal.
T Jensen signs a 4 year deal.

Postcamp trades for FB Drake, TE Martinez, T Ross and DT Dixon are rejected.

Wow, 2(15) CB Carlson breaks out like a mofo and we have a bona fide ultrastar.

[Morgado]

Richmond Knights 2038 Regular Season Schedule

77,600

   
Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  
Week 1    MIAMI DOLPHINS                  W, 45-7   77,600    1,500       
Week 2    Dallas Cowboys                  L, 14-28  40,200    2,800       
Week 3    OPEN                              
Week 4    WASHINGTON REDSKINS             W, 37-9   77,600    1,500       
Week 5    NEW YORK GIANTS                 W, 34-16  77,600    3,100       
Week 6    Portland White Sturgeon         W, 40-15  91,400    1,800       
Week 7    Green Bay Packers               W, 26-20  80,800    2,400       
Week 8    EUGENE (OR) CARDINALS           W, 30-11  77,600    0           
Week 9    DALLAS COWBOYS                  W, 28-20  77,600    0           
Week 10   Manchester Ice Weasels          L, 31-38  49,300    5,900       
Week 11   Washington Redskins             W, 31-24  93,200    1,800       
Week 12   PHILADELPHIA EAGLES             W, 38-13  77,600    0           
Week 13   NEW YORK JETS                   W, 35-7   77,600    0           
Week 14   Eugene (OR) Cardinals           L, 3-44   41,700    2,500       
Week 15   GREENSBORO SWAMP DUCKS          W, 39-6   77,600    5,400       
Week 16   Philadelphia Eagles             W, 44-14  68,500    0           
Week 17   New York Giants                 W, 34-27  71,100    4,000   
Division  GREEN BAY PACKERS               L, 28-36  77,600    0 

QB Carter goes down with an ugly injury in Week 15 and we have a injury plagued LB corps as well.

[Morgado]

2039 Before Season

Staff Hiring:

Scout Kenneth Herman is back for 5 more years.

Fiscal Report:

Franchise Value is 99-100-99-53. 6 million profit last year on low salaries (8 mill below the cap). The new stadium is a big hit, but we have to lower all our prices to keep in line with the WAS-BAL prices. Still, with so much more capacity and 100 fan loyalty, we should reap huge profits.

20 Step Free Agency 1-10:

We tag CB Coburn. Most of our FAs are total garbage, but we need to replace T Ross. A trade for C Lyon comes in and is declined. Damn, we don't get the stud LB in FA that we wanted.

LB Davidson signs a 3 year deal.

20 step Free Agency 11-20:

LB Dixon Huntley signs a 3 year deal.
LB Wesley Cooper signs a 3 year deal.
QB William Gibson signs a 3 year deal.

QB Edinger signs a 4 year deal.
DT Bottoms signs a 3 year deal.
G Rodriguez signs a 2 year deal.

Draft Needs:

We have one major need - dominant OT. The other thing we need is a new DT to play opposite Dixon. Another good WR and a great TE would also be nice. Antoher trade offer for C Lyon is declined.

Draft Report:

1(34) DE Reuben Levine - Will be dominant.
2(34) G Ernie Lichtenberger - Will be dominant.
3(34) TE Chad Frierson - Potentials look good in the big two ratings.
4(34) QB Daniel Merkerson - Looks like a steal with 72 potential accuracy.
5(34) G Paul Johnston - Lots of great OG in this draft.
6(34) S Warren Adams - Near Redliner.
7(34) LB Donny Force - Strictly a backup.

PreCamp:

C Lyon signs a 4 year deal.
CB Coburn signs a 4 year deal.
TE Martinez signs a 3 year deal.
FB Drake signs a 3 year deal.

Postcamp trades for G Southard and CB Carlson are rejected.
1(34) DE Levine is a slight breakout, as is 2(34) G Lichtenberger.
Depth is about as good as I can ever remember it at almost all positions.
Oh yeah, we sell out the house.

[Morgado]

Richmond Knights 2039 Regular Season Schedule

99,900

Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  
Week 1    Pittsburgh Steelers             W, 27-24  64,700    600         
Week 2    New York Giants                 W, 27-25  60,400    5,900       
Week 3    Dallas Cowboys                  W, 17-12  40,700    2,400       
Week 4    TENNESSEE TITANS                W, 19-13  99,900    900         
Week 5    EUGENE (OR) CARDINALS           W, 45-38  99,900    900         
Week 6    Philadelphia Eagles             L, 23-26  68,500    600         
Week 7    OPEN                              
Week 8    Eugene (OR) Cardinals           W, 35-18  37,700    4,200       
Week 9    Washington Redskins             L, 16-27  93,200    900         
Week 10   St. Louis Rams                  L, 16-19  87,200    1,700       
Week 11   NEW YORK GIANTS                 W, 33-24  99,900    4,900       
Week 12   DALLAS COWBOYS                  W, 35-28  99,900    8,900       
Week 13   Green Bay Packers               W, 59-28  80,800    800         
Week 14   WASHINGTON REDSKINS             W, 44-6   99,900    0           
Week 15   ATLANTA FALCONS                 W, 19-7   99,900    0           
Week 16   CLEVELAND BROWNS                W, 23-21  99,900    1,900       
Week 17   PHILADELPHIA EAGLES             W, 28-22  99,900    4,900 
Division  ATLANTA FALCONS                 W, 44-19  99,900    0           
League    PHILADELPHIA EAGLES             W, 36-18  99,900    0           
Champ.    Denver Broncos                  L, 11-37  90,700    0

Again, the two best teams in the NFL meet for the title game when 16-1 Denver squares off against 13-3 Richmond. We can't handle due to injuries (S Woodworth is out and we lose all our WRs during the game so I see my kick returners lining up at wideout... it gets pretty ridiculous). We make a game of it until the late third quarter when Denver breaks it wide open.

Our rushing offense was absolutely dominant, getting about 180 YPG. We had not only the league's leading rusher (1st Team All-Pro and Offensive MVP RB Holliday, who only started 11 games), but RB Finley had 786 yards and 9 TDs plus we had the 1st Team All-Pro FB Drake *and* the 2nd Team All-Pro FB Buckley. Don't ask... I have no idea how the heck that happened.

[Morgado]

Originally posted by Morgado:
Oh yeah, we sell out the house.

Incidentally, I noticed I had a 100 for profit from Herb (End of season score was 96 overall with umm 95 100 100 73 or something like that). Just for kicks, I checked our the franchise's balance sheet in 2040 before shutting down FOF2001...

Wow.

WOW. Cha-ching!

Revenues jumped over 180% and were in excess of 1.08 billion dollars. Yes folks, bilyuns and billyuns... As for profit? Something around 720 million dollars. I'm guessing this is the kind of model all those dot-coms are based on - 20 years of modest 20 million dollar losses to get 700 million bucks a year for every year thereafter.

And to think I actually *lowered* the 2039 ticket prices to match the lower of BAL and WAS for each seat category...

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"Solomon yo! Watashi ga kaette kita!" (Solomon! I have returned!) - Major Anavel Gato, Compeito Island 11-10-0083

[Morgado]

2040 Before Season

Staff Hiring:

No changes.

Fiscal Report:

Franchise Value is 99-100-99-54. 712.8 million profit. Not bad.

20 Step Free Agency 1-10:

We tag nobody. Trade offers for FB Buckley, TE Martinez, and G Flowers are declined. We have no money to go after anything significant.

20 step Free Agency 11-20:

T Shane Jackson signs for 3 years.

Draft Needs:

Pressing needs are WR, TE, and T. We are solid across the board on defense and could use a few backups for depth.

Draft Report:

1(35) T Darnell Booker - Another prospect has seemingly better potentials, but this guy can play right away.
2(35) S Terrell Weber - I have a good feeling about this punt returner.
3(35) WR Rodney Bradley - Redliner.
4(35) RB Jonathan Forbes - More breakout gambling.
5(35) DT Van Cailao - Dominant run stopping potential in the 70s.
6(35) DE Scottie Garrison - Best of the leftovers.
7(35) T Roman Iverson - More depth.

PreCamp:

Precamp trades for T Booker and FB Buckley are turned down.

P McDonald signs a 2 year deal.
K Chechetts signs a 2 year deal.
LB Harlow signs a 3 year deal.
S Woodworth signs a 3 year deal.
C Bergstrom signs a 3 year deal.

Postcamp trades for G Johnston, T Booker, C Lyon, and CB Carlson are declined.
Hmm the Packers are moving to Billings. 1(35) Booker, 2(35) Weber, and 3(35) Bradley are only slight breakouts.

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[Morgado]

Our darkest hour...

Richmond Knights 2040 Regular Season Schedule

99,900

Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  
Week 1    Kansas City Chiefs              L, 19-22  66,400    6,800       
Week 2    DALLAS COWBOYS                  W, 31-3   99,900    5,900       
Week 3    New York Giants                 W, 27-7   54,500    2,500       
Week 4    Philadelphia Eagles             L, 10-14  68,500    0           
Week 5    Colorado Springs Black SquirrelsL, 13-28  86,400    800         
Week 6    NEW YORK GIANTS                 W, 18-17  99,900    3,900       
Week 7    ATLANTA FALCONS                 L, 24-34  99,900    3,900       
Week 8    OPEN                              
Week 9    Dallas Cowboys                  L, 10-33  38,800    1,600       
Week 10   WASHINGTON REDSKINS             W, 35-28  99,900    4,900       
Week 11   DENVER BRONCOS                  L, 12-16  99,900    5,900       
Week 12   PHILADELPHIA EAGLES             W, 29-14  99,900    6,900       
Week 13   EUGENE (OR) CARDINALS           W, 22-17  99,900    4,900       
Week 14   Washington Redskins             L, 17-20  93,200    900         
Week 15   GREENSBORO SWAMP DUCKS          W, 7-6    99,900    6,900       
Week 16   Carolina Panthers               W, 31-28  27,100    4,500       
Week 17   Eugene (OR) Cardinals           L, 10-24  43,900    2,100 

For the first time since 2019, we don't make the playoffs. Almost every key starter missed 4 or more games due to injury, most notable was QB Carter going down just a few weeks into the season.

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[Morgado]

2041 Before Season

Staff Hiring:

We hire Johnnie Alcott for a 5 year term away from the Bears and give our old coach Irving Lane the boot. His Avoid Injury had declined to Good without me noticing, leading to the disaster in 2040.

Fiscal Report:

Franchise Value is 98-100-99-54. Only a 582 million dollar profit since we didn't make the playoffs. Somehow, we actually have a 27 support for a new stadium. Bizarre.

20 Step Free Agency 1-10:

RB Finley gets the tag. The Vikes offer 3(7) and a backup LB for T Booker - we take it since Booker only had two more seasons andwasn't the great T we wanted.

20 step Free Agency 11-20:

LB Howie Dunlap signs a 3 year deal.
T Harris Chapman signs a 3 year deal.
CB Albert Fonseca signs a 4 year deal.

G Denny signs a 2 year deal.

Draft Needs:

Pressing needs are WR, TE, and T as always. Trades for C Lyon, G Lichtenberger and TE Martinez are turned down.

Draft Report:

1(20) S Roy Rose - We have a replacement for when Woodworth retires now.
2(20) WR Dominic Bailey - The Go-to Guy.
3(17) RB Jeremy Schwartz - Might be a bust.
3(20) RB Irving Allamon - Can play WR also with good catching ratings.
4(20) TE Pat Willow - Good on Third Down.
5(20) QB Jessie Westbrook - Has bust profile, but what the heck.
6(20) T Zach Smetana - Absolutely no endurance but good skill potentials.
7(20) TE Donny Campbell - Redliner.

PreCamp:

S Martin signs a 3 year deal.
LB Davidson signs a 3 year deal.
DT Dixon signs a 4 year deal.
P McDonald signs a 3 year deal.
WR Allman signs a 4 year deal.
FB Buckley signs a 3 year deal.

Postcamp trades for DT Dixon, FB Buckley, CB Carlson, TE Martinez are declined.

TE Martinez signs a 3 year deal.
DE Blair signs a 4 year deal.
CB Carlson signs a 4 year deal.

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[Morgado]

My signature is wrong... the 64 Dollar Question is: Who needs the XFL when we have FOF scoreboard simulations?

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Richmond Knights 2041 Regular Season Schedule

99,900

   
Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  
Week 1    PHILADELPHIA EAGLES             L, 16-17  99,900    0           
Week 2    Eugene (OR) Cardinals           L, 14-19  44,900    3,600       
Week 3    Philadelphia Eagles             W, 21-13  68,500    600         
Week 4    NEW YORK GIANTS                 W, 40-12  99,900    1,900       
Week 5    BUFFALO BILLS                   W, 32-6   99,900    0           
Week 6    Washington Redskins             W, 45-17  93,200    0           
Week 7    New York Giants                 W, 34-20  59,600    7,000       
Week 8    OPEN                              
Week 9    EUGENE (OR) CARDINALS           W, 17-14  99,900    0           
Week 10   Manchester Ice Weasels          W, 44-9   43,800    4,000       
Week 11   Detroit Lions                   W, 10-7   57,400    4,800       
Week 12   PORTLAND WHITE STURGEON         W, 20-17  99,900    1,900       
Week 13   Dallas Cowboys                  W, 21-14  46,900    3,300       
Week 14   Carolina Panthers               L, 14-17  39,200    3,100       
Week 15   WASHINGTON REDSKINS             W, 34-3   99,900    1,900       
Week 16   NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS            W, 27-7   99,900    1,900       
Week 17   DALLAS COWBOYS                  W, 48-9   99,900    0   
Division  CHICAGO BEARS                   W, 34-17  99,900    0           
League    TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS            W, 33-7   99,900    0           
Champ.    MIAMI DOLPHINS                  See below 99,900    0

Wow, what a difference a year makes. After a dismal 8-8 season and missing the playoffs for the first time in over two decades, we sacked the coach and hired someone who could keep our boys healthy. Johnnie Alcott was not a proven winner (only made playoffs once in his career prior to this) and even after this season is still below .500 lifetime. In 2041 he takes us to what can only be called the greatest Super Bowl in Richmond Knights history.

From the opening kickoff to the final gun, this game is wild and all over the place. We (13-3 NFC East Champion) host the (12-3 AFC East Champion) Miami Dolphins in front of a packed house. This is why you always, ALWAYS get some kick return specialists:

RICHMOND won the toss and elected to receive.

Beginning of First Quarter.

MIA 10 Blank kicked off 72 yards from the MIA30.
RIC 14 Makofske returned the ball 102 yards for a touchdown!
Extra point by RIC 5 Chechetts was good.

Score: Richmond 7, Miami 0.

Miami moved the ball virtually at will during the entire first half through the air, but our ground game kept us in it. Right before halftime, we mess up not once, not twice, but thrice:

2-10-MIA42 (00:31)   RIC 12 Carter sacked by MIA 94 Couture and MIA 97 Heflin for a loss of 4 yards.
Sack allowed by RIC 62 Flowers.
Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIA 98 Mussorgsky for 0 yards to the MIA46.

Possession to Miami.

1-10-MIA46 (00:26)   MIA 16 Bruce pass completed to 82 Reeves for 27 yards. Tackled by RIC 49 Woodworth, assisted by RIC 21 Martin.
MIA called time out.
--
1-10-RIC27 (00:19)   MIA 43 Wyatt ran up the middle for 2 yards. Tackled by RIC 99 Levine.
MIA called time out.

2-08-RIC25 (00:07)   MIA 10 Blank attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded.

Score: Miami 24, Richmond 14.
MIA 10 Blank kicked off 75 yards from the MIA30.
RIC 14 Makofske returned the ball 25 yards to the RIC20. Tackled by MIA 88 Nelson.
Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIA 31 Kaplan for 6 yards to the RIC14.  Tackled by RIC 33 Forbes.

The team is shaken and Miami takes the opening kick of the second half the distance to go up 31-14. Things are looking grim, and we are still down 31-14 at the start of the fourth quarter. They miss a field goal and QB Carter drills a long 36 yard pass for a TD - RIC 21, MIA 31. Our coach gambles and calls an onside kick (WTF?!?!) but Miami goes nowhere and gets just a field goal -MIA 34, RIC 21 with 8 minutes to go. We don't abandon the ground game that got us to the Super Bowl and pound away... and MISS a field goal! The defense holds though, and we get the ball back. QB Carter goes nuts:

Possession to RICHMOND.

1-10-RIC27 (04:17)   RIC 12 Carter pass was overthrown, intended for 82 Bradley.

2-10-RIC27 (04:09)   RIC 12 Carter pass completed to 82 Bradley for 19 yards. Tackled by MIA 42 Chatham.
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1-10-RIC46 (03:52)   RIC 12 Carter pass completed to 82 Bradley for 20 yards. Tackled by MIA 59 Covey.
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1-10-MIA34 (03:34)   RIC 12 Carter pass completed to 82 Bradley for 10 yards. Tackled by MIA 26 Watkins.

We punch it in but need a miracle with only 3 minutes left in the game and down 34-28. The ensuing kickoff:

RIC 5 Chechetts kicked off 66 yards from the RIC30.
MIA 23 VandenBelt returned the ball 24 yards to the MIA28. Tackled by RIC 32 Weber.
Ball was fumbled and recovered by RIC 81 Bailey for 0 yards to the MIA28.

Possession to RICHMOND.

Holy crap! We are still in this mofo! We go backwards though, and turn it over on downs with 1:47 left. Our defense finally shows up:

Possession to Miami.

1-10-MIA33 (01:40)   MIA 31 Kaplan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by RIC 50 Davidson.
RIC called time out.
RIC 26 Carlson was injured on the play.

2-08-MIA35 (01:28)   MIA 43 Wyatt ran off left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by RIC 21 Martin.
RIC called time out.

3-09-MIA34 (01:16)   MIA 43 Wyatt ran off left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by RIC 53 Mahoney.
RIC called time out.

4-08-MIA35 (01:06)   MIA 4 Vance punted 34 yards from the MIA35.
RIC 32 Weber called for a fair catch at the RIC31.

With 55 seconds left in the game, down by 6 and no time outs remaining at your own 31... what ya gonna do? Hail mary...

Possession to RICHMOND.

1-10-RIC31 (00:55)   RIC 12 Carter pass completed to 82 Bradley for 50 yards (OOB). Tackled by MIA 26 Watkins.
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1-10-MIA19 (00:47)   RIC 12 Carter pass completed to 82 Bradley for 19 yards and a touchdown!
Extra point by RIC 5 Chechetts was good.

Score: Richmond 35, Miami 34.
RIC 5 Chechetts kicked off 73 yards from the RIC30. Touchback.

Possession to Miami.

1-10-MIA20 (00:39)   MIA 16 Bruce pass was intercepted by RIC 25 Rose at the RIC37.
The interception was returned 0 yards. Tackled by MIA 85 MacPherson.

Are you kidding me? Miami is shocked. Imagine the insanity at Cady Coliseum in front of the home crowd of 99,900 100 Fan Loyalty maniacs! Mr. Disneyland Bradley puts up a scorching line of 9 catches for 174 yards (19.3 YPC!) and 3 TDs including the game-winner. QB Carter sparkled with a 14-29-0 for 222 yards and 3 TD performance. NFL MVP and 2nd Team All-Pro RB Holliday gave us 18-118 on the ground. The story of the defense was the linebacking: LB Dunlap 14/3 tackles, LB Davidson 11/2 tackles and 1.0 sacks.

The formula of ground pounding via the 75 Offense (1st in NFL with 163.5 YPG Rushing) and outstanding defense (3rd vs. Run 81.3 YPG and 3rd vs. Pass 176.2 YPG) worked well this year because we had so few injuries (only a few 3-5 Week ones on key players, 2-3 Month ones to backups only).

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[Morgado]

Heading into the home stretch, these are the numbers for 25 years of Richmond Knights football:

Team            Reg. Season Pct    Playoff Record      Pct    Bowls  Champs  
Richmond        285-113-2   .715   22      37-15       .711   10     7        

GM Performance for GM Challenge of the Richmond Knights
   
Year  Team  Eval  Perf  Diff  Proft FrVal Record    Playoffs    
2017  RIC   35    37    70    32    31    8-8-0     None                   
2018  RIC   41    48    69    40    33    8-8-0     None                   
2019  RIC   59    95    69    51    43    13-6-0    Conference Champion    
2020  RIC   59    73    74    51    54    12-6-0    Division Final         
2021  RIC   65    100   74    52    55    17-2-0    Bowl Winner            

2022  RIC   64    76    73    48    68    11-7-0    Division Final         
2023  RIC   66    90    73    46    68    13-4-0    Division Final         
2024  RIC   76    100   72    53    81    15-4-0    Bowl Winner            
2025  RIC   73    100   71    57    71    15-4-0    Bowl Winner            
2026  RIC   60    73    71    49    60    13-5-0    Division Final         

2027  RIC   66    84    70    54    66    13-5-0    Conference Final       
2028  RIC   67    81    70    58    66    12-6-0    Division Final         
2029  RIC   68    73    71    46    83    12-5-1    Division Final         
2030  RIC   64    69    71    46    74    11-7-0    Division Final         
2031  RIC   60    69    70    52    59    11-7-0    Division Final         

2032  RIC   68    100   73    53    60    17-1-1    Bowl Winner            
2033  RIC   67    87    73    53    65    14-4-0    Conference Final       
2034  RIC   79    100   72    53    90    18-1-0    Bowl Winner            
2035  RIC   72    100   72    43    79    14-5-0    Bowl Winner            
2036  RIC   77    95    72    50    91    12-7-0    Conference Champion    

2037  RIC   68    72    72    48    82    11-7-0    Division Final         
2038  RIC   68    87    72    51    71    13-4-0    Division Final         
2039  RIC   96    95    73    100   100   15-4-0    Conference Champion    
2040  RIC   85    48    73    100   100   8-8-0     None                   
2041  RIC   97    100   73    100   100   16-3-0    Bowl Winner

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The 64 Dollar Question: What *is* The FOF Journal?

[Subby]

Nice work, Arnold. It disturbs me how much effect a coache's Injury rating has on a team's fortunes.

[Ctown-Fan]

Wow, what a comeback! Steve Sabol should produce that game for FOF Films.

Subby, why do you keep calling him Arnold?
His name is something else.

[Morgado]

Originally posted by Ctown-Fan:
Wow, what a comeback! Steve Sabol should produce that game for FOF Films.

Subby, why do you keep calling him Arnold?
His name is something else.

In another thread, I mentioned the source of the Morgado screen name was from the free "Arnold Morgado for Mayor" T-shirts I had in undergrad and used to wear around the dorms. My motto is that "free ninety-nine is the right price." So anytime I get free t-shirts, I use em quite a bit.

BTW yeah I think the NFL Films tape of that game would be unreal. The sideline shots of the Miami and Richmond benches and coaches during the unbelievable fourth quarter action would be great. Tons of emotion swinging back and forth with the fumbled kickoff, the three and out, and the subsequent go-ahead bomb. The interception at the end by the backup rookie safety would be the capper like that tackle made on Kevin Dyson at the 1 yard line.

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The 64 Dollar Question: What *is* The FOF Journal?

[This message has been edited by Morgado (edited 02-06-2001).]

[Morgado]

2042 Before Season

Staff Hiring:

No changes.

Fiscal Report:

Franchise Value is 98-100-99-55. 720 million in profit despite a 286% increase in coaching costs. Hmm, 52 support for a new stadium. Bizarre.

20 Step Free Agency 1-10:

RB Finley gets the tag. Trade offers for CB Carlson and C Lyon are declined.

20 step Free Agency 11-20:

LB Ronnie Webb signs a 3 year deal.
DE Chuck Reeves signs a 4 year deal.
DT Blake Nori signs a 4 year deal.

Draft Needs:

Pressing needs are WR, TE, and T as always.

Draft Report:

1(36) WR Rondell Sawchuk - WTF is this guy doing available this low?
2(36) RB Graham Hanks - See 1(36) above.
3(36) QB Richie Tibbs - See 2(36) above.
4(36) K Luther Cornell - Yes, we are that deep.
5(36) P Edward McDowell - See 4(36) above.
6(36) TE K.C. Waller - Backup material with good endurance.
7(36) S Roosevelt Kovarik - Almost a redliner.

PreCamp:

Trade for DE Levine is declined.

G Flowers signs a 3 year deal.
G Denny signs a 3 year deal.
DE Levine signs a 4 year deal.
C Lyon signs a 3 year deal.
G Lichtenberger signs a 4 year deal.

Postcamp trades for T Chapman and G Flowers are declined.

WOOHOO Sawchuk didn't bust!!! WOO! WOO!
WOOHOO Tibbs didn't bust!!! WOO! WOO!

If everyone stays healthy, we are going to give the rest of the NFC East the left cross from hell and the rest of the league the clothesline from hell.

[Morgado]

Richmond Knights 2042 Regular Season Schedule

99,900

   
Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  
Week 1    JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS            W, 23-17  99,900    6,900       
Week 2    EUGENE (OR) CARDINALS           W, 31-28  99,900    3,900       
Week 3    DALLAS COWBOYS                  W, 28-11  99,900    3,900       
Week 4    Pittsburgh Steelers             L, 14-24  64,700    1,900       
Week 5    New York Giants                 W, 31-6   53,200    3,200       
Week 6    WASHINGTON REDSKINS             W, 28-18  99,900    0           
Week 7    OPEN                              
Week 8    NEW YORK GIANTS                 L, 9-14   99,900    6,900       
Week 9    PHILADELPHIA EAGLES             W, 27-7   99,900    0           
Week 10   ATLANTA FALCONS                 W, 41-24  99,900    0           
Week 11   Eugene (OR) Cardinals           W, 23-18  44,900    3,600       
Week 12   Dallas Cowboys                  W, 35-29  47,100    2,900       
Week 13   TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS            W, 28-25  99,900    900         
Week 14   Philadelphia Eagles             L, 17-24  68,500    0           
Week 15   Portland White Sturgeon         L, 14-17  92,500    0           
Week 16   Cleveland Browns                W, 27-10  89,100    0           
Week 17   Washington Redskins             W, 16-14  93,200    3,700      
Division  GREEN BAY PACKERS               W, 17-14  99,900    0           
League    TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS            W, 32-17  99,900    0           
Champ.    MIAMI DOLPHINS                  W, 43-14  99,900    0

RB Hanks debuts in week 2 and starts 13 games for us, amassing 1,458 yards on 254 carries (5.7 YPC!) and ties for the league lead with 18 TDs. S Woodworth's 16th season is as good as any, leading the team with 85/24 tackles in just 8 starts (half of which were at CB!). Woodworth added 4 INTs, which is not bad considering he only started half the season. Should he retire this season, he will go out with a bang: an 8 tackle, 1 INT performance in the 2042 Super Bowl.

We led the league in rushing again with 175.5 YPG. Our pass offense was rather unnecessary, totaling just 176.3 YPG (yes, we ran for almost as much as we threw for each week). Our most insane week? Week 10 victory over Atlanta, where RB Hanks trampled the Falcons for 37-296 and 3 TDs. That week, QB Carter had just 13 attempts (completed 8 and had 2 TDs even). One particularly dominant aspect of the offense? 3rd Down conversions, of which we were 100 for 230 (.434) to lead the NFL. Also in the red zone we did well, punching in 39 of 50 for TDs and added 10 field goals for an average of 6.0 points per visit.

The defense was decent, although not as good as in previous years due to the patchwork nature of the 11 we fielded each week. Injuries to the DE, LB, and CB positions really threw a wrench into the lineups. We were 3rd vs the run (86.1 YPG) and 15th vs the Pass (214.0 YPG). Another valuable part of the team was P McDowell, who planted 33 of 85 punts inside the 20 and had a 42.2 average.

S Norm Woodworth does in fact retire in the offseason and is a guaranteed first ballot guy for the Hall of Fame.

       GP  GS  Tckl/Ast    Sk   INT    IRYd  TD   Cght  Defn    PPly   PDQ   Honors
2027   16  16    67/34    0.0     6      93   0     33    9      511   41.7  Defensive Rookie of the Year
2028   14  10    33/15    0.5     6     132   2     15    6      254   63.7
2029   13  12    58/25    1.0     7      63   0     31    5      379   47.4
2030   16  16    66/38    1.0    10     168   1     32   10      517   54.4  1st Team All-Pro    
2031   16  16    80/18    0.0     5     127   1     36    4      485   32.9  
2032   16  12    60/7     0.0     6      51   1     29    7      419   44.5
2033   16  16    71/21    2.0     6     158   3     33    9      487   42.7  1st Team All-Pro
2034   16  16    68/22    1.5    11     148   1     43   11      516   56.4  1st Team All-Pro, Defensive Player of the Year
2035   16  16    74/22    0.0     5      58   1    49     7      516   33.1
2036   16  16    84/25    1.0     8     106   0    36    14      490   54.2  1st Team All-Pro, Defensive Player of the Year
2037   12  12    60/18    2.0     7      91   1    36     8      424   47.5
2038   16  16    59/23    1.0     5      58   1    49     7      516   33.1
2039   16  15    69/18    0.0     5      77   0    42     8      449   38.0
2040   16  16    69/24    0.0     5     104   0    41     7      521   34.5   
2041   16  16    63/20    0.0     5     128   1    43     5      430   34.4
2042   16   8    85/24    0.0     4      31   0    40     8      472   34.4
 
Tot   247 229  1066/354  10.0   101    1600  12   577   129     7421   43.0 

Also, 7 career fumble recoveries (1 for TD).

If we're doing the WLC Hall of Fame thing, this is my guy for sure.

[This message has been edited by Morgado (edited 02-08-2001).]

[Ctown-Fan]

Yup,

If you could get a screen shot of his last few season stats, along with a brief bio (include awards and stuff) I'll post it on the site! We decided not to throw ratings up there until after the votes, that way we can see how players have developed. Right now, I am going to work on my three current HOFer's (after a general discussion thread on how to do this). Hell, of a player Morgado!

[Daimyo]

I think the All-WLC team will be one of the best parts of the challenge... I know I've got a couple guys I'm looking forward to nominating! As a sub-contest, who can get in the player with the lowest ratings? (since we won't see them before voting)

[Morgado]

2043 Before Season

Staff Hiring:

No changes.

Fiscal Report:

Franchise Value is 87-100-99-55. Profit is dropping steadily, this time only 635 million since we haven't upped ticket prices since the first year Cady Coliseum opened. Wow, that stadium sure aged quickly. We actually have 62 in public support for a new stadium...

20 Step Free Agency 1-10:

We tag CB Coburn. Trade offers for S Martin and CB Carlson are declined. We desperately need help at T and will sign someone. Oh man the T in the FA pool are really, really terrible. Guess we won't be getting a T on the FA market.

20 step Free Agency 11-20:

DE Earnest Tapia signs a 4 year deal.
T Amos Wooden signs a 4 year deal.
T Rusty Farmer signs a 4 year deal.

Draft Needs:

What we really want right now is a dominant TE or a dominant T. If a dominant RB slips, we are jumping on that too. LB might be nice and DT is not bad. Trade offer for starting TE Jack Martinez is turned down.

Draft Report:

1(36) QB Ronnie Shapiro - QB Carter is in the last year of his contract.
2(36) TE Donnell Ramirez - I pray he breaks out.
3(36) C Colin Colberg - We lost our backup to FA.
4(36) LB Leroy Needham - I am wowed. Great run stopping and pass rushing potentials.
5(36) DE Lorenzo Watson - Amazing run defense potential. DE to DT experiment.
6(36) FB Leon Maloney - We lost the backup here too.
7(36) TE Billy Blevins - Redline gamble.

PreCamp:

Trades for T Chapman and FB Buckley are declined.

CB Coburn signs a 4 year deal.
LB Dunlap signs a 4 year deal.
LB Davidson signs a 3 year deal.
FB Buckley signs a 3 year deal.
QB Carter signs a 2 year deal.
G Briones signs a 2 year deal.

Postcamp trades for DT Dixon, FB Buckley and DE Levine are declined.

Well, fortunately or unfortunately there are no suprises.

[This message has been edited by Morgado (edited 02-08-2001).]

[Morgado]

Richmond Knights 2043 Regular Season Schedule

99,900

   
Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  
Week 1    KANSAS CITY CHIEFS              W, 31-14  99,900    4,900       
Week 2    Washington Redskins             W, 20-11  92,100    3,700       
Week 3    PHILADELPHIA EAGLES             W, 23-20  99,900    0           
Week 4    NEW YORK GIANTS                 W, 23-16  99,900    3,900       
Week 5    DENVER BRONCOS                  L, 10-37  99,900    0           
Week 6    Philadelphia Eagles             W, 13-9   67,400    0           
Week 7    Atlanta Falcons                 L, 10-13  50,300    5,200       
Week 8    OPEN                              
Week 9    WASHINGTON REDSKINS             W, 52-14  99,900    0           
Week 10   Dallas Cowboys                  W, 16-10  43,300    3,300       
Week 11   San Diego Chargers              L, 14-24  46,800    4,700       
Week 12   New York Giants                 L, 10-17  53,800    4,800       
Week 13   Eugene (OR) Cardinals           W, 19-17  45,100    3,600       
Week 14   DALLAS COWBOYS                  W, 24-8   99,900    900         
Week 15   Tampa Bay Buccaneers            L, 6-38   79,300    3,800       
Week 16   SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS             W, 38-21  99,900    900         
Week 17   EUGENE (OR) CARDINALS           W, 27-20  99,900    0
Division  TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS            W, 38-7   99,900    0           
League    CHICAGO BEARS                   W, 28-7   99,900    0           
Champ.    Denver Broncos                  L, 24-31  90,700    0

We make it back to the playoffs almost in spite of QB Carter and not because of him. For the second straight year, he has a poor season with a rating below 80. We lead the league in rushing as usual and finish top ten in both defensive categories. Carter is great in the playoffs though, and we roll into the Super Bowl again. Carter goes down early in the game though, and we struggle to hold on to a lead. By the early fourth quarter, that lead is gone and we try to play catch up with rookie QB Shapiro. We end up with one last gasp but can't hit the bomb.

[Morgado]

2044 Before Season

Staff Hiring:

Someone pilfers our scout so we get Leo Prescott, who is VG at YT, DB, and QB.

Fiscal Report:

Franchise Value is 86-100-99-51. 553 million profit last year. Wow, we have 94 support for a new stadium. CB Coburn is released at this time.

20 Step Free Agency 1-10:

Due to a careless mistake on my part, we have been reprimanded by the WCL and have no use of the tag or 1-10 FA for 2044-2046. Trade offers for G Flowers and RB Hanks are turned down.

S Martin signs a 4 year deal.

20 step Free Agency 11-20:

WR Van Cleave signs a 3 year deal.
CB Lenny Dunn signs a 4 year deal.
T Matt Stevenson signs a 4 year deal.

Draft Needs:

Trade offer for starting FB Buckley, DT Dixon, and C Lyon are turned down. A new DT is sorely needed. Wow, what a draft pool!

Draft Report:

1(35) DT Malcolm Alicea - Ask and ye shall receive.
2(35) DT Hardy Palmer - Insurace in case of a bust.
3(35) RB Blaine Trudeau - Breakaway and YPC make him a great depth pick.
4(35) C Bob Wright - Good currents as well as awesoem potentials. 2nd round talent.
5(35) T Eddie Osborne - I can't believe this guy is still around.
6(35) LB Bernard Napier - Redliner.
7(35) FB Spencer Griffin - Outstanding talent who doesn't belong here.

PreCamp:

Trades for CB Carlson and DE Levine are declined.

CB Carlson signs a 4 year deal.
P McDowell signs a 3 year deal.
G Flowers signs a 3 year deal.
G Briones signs a 3 year deal.
C Lyon signs a 3 year deal.
DE Blair signs a 4 year deal.
LB Mahoney signs a 4 year deal.

Postcamp trades for FB Buckley, LB Mahoney, DE Levine, CB Carlson, and DE Blair are declined.

6(35) LB Napier turns into the LB Davidson clone we've been looking for. Neither DT pick busts so we are ultra solid up front. 4(35) C Wright is a big bust though, and we will dump him. 2nd year QB Shapiro looks like he may have developed some more.

[Morgado]

Richmond Knights 2044 Regular Season Schedule

99,900

  
Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  
Week 1    Philadelphia Eagles             L, 20-23  67,400    2,000       
Week 2    CAROLINA PANTHERS               W, 31-6   99,900    2,900       
Week 3    DALLAS COWBOYS                  L, 24-27  99,900    0           
Week 4    OPEN                              
Week 5    EUGENE (OR) CARDINALS           W, 34-8   99,900    2,900       
Week 6    New York Giants                 W, 29-17  48,700    3,900       
Week 7    PHILADELPHIA EAGLES             W, 20-17  99,900    3,900       
Week 8    Washington Redskins             W, 28-21  93,200    0           
Week 9    INDIANAPOLIS COLTS              W, 27-17  99,900    0           
Week 10   Eugene (OR) Cardinals           W, 24-17  37,200    3,500       
Week 11   Dallas Cowboys                  L, 10-17  41,600    2,800       
Week 12   Miami Dolphins                  W, 38-21  77,500    0           
Week 13   Atlanta Falcons                 L, 14-29  60,600    0           
Week 14   WASHINGTON REDSKINS             W, 22-7   99,900    0           
Week 15   NEW YORK GIANTS                 W, 30-0   99,900    0           
Week 16   CHICAGO BEARS                   L, 17-21  99,900    0           
Week 17   New England Patriots            W, 23-13  96,400    1,900 
W. Card   GREENSBORO SWAMP DUCKS          W, 27-17  99,900    0           
Division  Chicago Bears                   L, 13-27  84,200    0

Thanks to key injuries late in the season, we end up getting ripped off as the Cardinals take the NFC East via the NFC Record tiebreaker even though we swept the regular season series.

Wow, we didn't lead the league in rushing. We were second... injuries to RBs probably had something to do with that.

[Morgado]

2045 Before Season

Staff Hiring:

Leo Prescott is back with a 5 year deal.

Fiscal Report:

Franchise Value is 82-100-99-50. 463 million profit last year. Hmm, the Pack is moving to Billings this season.

20 Step Free Agency 1-10:

Due to a careless mistake on my part, we have been reprimanded by the WCL and have no use of the tag or 1-10 FA for 2044-2046.

Wow the Vikes offer 1(8) and our old G Southard for DE Levine. Tempting, but Levine rocks. A terrible offer for RB Hanks is turned down.

20 Step Free Agency 11-20:

QB Dixon Lluellyn signs a 4 year deal.
WR Clyde Mitchell signs a 3 year deal.

K Cornell signs a 2 year deal.

Draft Needs:

Trade offer for starting DT Palmer and C Lyon are turned down. We need another CB and another WR. A great TE, if available, will be taken on sight.

Draft Report:

1(29) CB Ryan Mullins - Has it all... even punt return skills!
2(29) TE Michael Linquist - Potentials are off th charts, but might be a bust.
3(29) DT Glenn Manning - Either the other GMs are brain dead or he's a bust.
4(29) TE Kelly Jackson - More insurance.
5(29) WR Jared Woodward - Really high catch percentage potentials.
6(29) G Kelly Vaughn - Great run blocking potentials. Shouldn't be available this late.
7(29) T Rico Johnson - Best available.

PreCamp:

Trades for QB Shapiro, DE Blair, and DT Alicea are declined..

LB Napier signs a 4 year deal.
S Rose signs a 4 year deal.
QB Shapiro signs a 5 year deal.
WR Sawchuk signs a 4 year deal.
DE Levine signs a 4 year deal.
FB Buckley signs a 3 year deal.
LB Davidson signs a 3 year deal.

Postcamp trades for TE Linquist, C Lyon, DE Levine, FB Buckley, and DT Alicea are declined.

6(35) LB Napier turns into the LB Davidson clone we've been looking for. Neither DT pick busts so we are ultra solid up front. 4(35) C Wright is a big bust though, and we will dump him. 2nd year QB Shapiro looks like he may have developed some more.

[Morgado]

Richmond Knights 2045 Regular Season Schedule

99,900

   
Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  
Week 1    Philadelphia Eagles             W, 13-10  67,400    3,400       
Week 2    CHICAGO BEARS                   W, 24-21  99,900    0           
Week 3    Eugene (OR) Cardinals           W, 56-17  43,900    3,100       
Week 4    NEW YORK GIANTS                 W, 23-3   99,900    0           
Week 5    Washington Redskins             L, 19-23  92,100    1,800       
Week 6    Greensboro Swamp Ducks          L, 20-23  69,700    2,100       
Week 7    Tennessee Titans                W, 23-13  26,200    3,900       
Week 8    WASHINGTON REDSKINS             W, 43-24  99,900    1,900       
Week 9    DALLAS COWBOYS                  W, 24-12  99,900    5,900       
Week 10   OPEN                              
Week 11   PORTLAND WHITE STURGEON         L, 10-13  99,900    2,900       
Week 12   Cleveland Browns                W, 16-14  89,100    0           
Week 13   PITTSBURGH STEELERS             W, 27-24  99,900    1,900       
Week 14   Dallas Cowboys                  L, 13-19  40,400    1,700       
Week 15   PHILADELPHIA EAGLES             W, 24-16  99,900    900         
Week 16   EUGENE (OR) CARDINALS           W, 26-13  99,900    3,900       
Week 17   New York Giants                 L, 3-28   49,400    5,600   
W. Card   NEW YORK GIANTS                 W, 27-13  99,900    0           
Division  Tampa Bay Buccaneers            W, 27-24  82,600    0           
League    New Orleans Saints              L, 13-19  58,100    0

We lose an overtime thriller to the Saints on the road when they manage to hit the 41 yard bomb. Our D played a great game but our kicking game stunk it up in postseason. We missed two field goals against the Giants and we missed like a 25 yard chip shot as time expired against the Saints (should have won).

[Morgado]

2046 Before Season

Staff Hiring:

Coach Johnnie Alcott is back on a huge 5 year deal.

Fiscal Report:

Franchise Value is 84-100-99-51. 498 million profit last year.

20 Step Free Agency 1-10:

Due to a careless mistake on my part, we have been reprimanded by the WCL and have no use of the tag or 1-10 FA for 2044-2046.

Trade offers for QB Lluellyn, DE Levine, and DT Alicea are turned down.

20 Step Free Agency 11-20:

LB Jose Sawyer signs a 5 year deal.

Draft Needs:

Trades for C Lyon and FB Buckley are declined.

Draft Report:

1(31) CB Robbie Smyth - Very good across the board.
2(31) RB Daryl Lewis - Great potentials in YPC and Short Yardage.
3(31) C Bryan Hawley - Good pass blocking.
4(31) T Howard Damron - Maxed endurance and decent current ratings.
5(31) RB Cory Wiggins - Another guy with good potential for a midrounder.
6(31) S Irv Diligencia - Redliner.
7(31) FB Adam Hanson - 100 potential in run blocking!

PreCamp:

Trades for QB Shapiro, DE Blair, and DT Alicea are declined..

LB Napier signs a 4 year deal.
S Rose signs a 4 year deal.
QB Shapiro signs a 5 year deal.
WR Sawchuk signs a 4 year deal.
DE Levine signs a 4 year deal.
FB Buckley signs a 3 year deal.
LB Davidson signs a 3 year deal.

Postcamp trades for DE Blair, CB Carlson, TE Linquist and C Lyon are declined.

For the most part, no changes.

[Morgado]

Richmond Knights 2046 Regular Season Schedule

99,900

   
Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  
Week 1    Kansas City Chiefs              W, 35-10  64,600    4,700       
Week 2    PHILADELPHIA EAGLES             W, 26-10  99,900    3,900       
Week 3    Dallas Cowboys                  W, 23-21  35,500    4,300       
Week 4    Washington Redskins             L, 6-21   93,200    0           
Week 5    Colorado Springs Black SquirrelsL, 24-30  86,400    2,500       
Week 6    DALLAS COWBOYS                  W, 26-17  99,900    900         
Week 7    SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS             L, 3-17   99,900    3,900       
Week 8    OPEN                              
Week 9    Philadelphia Eagles             W, 16-12  67,400    3,400       
Week 10   EUGENE (OR) CARDINALS           W, 27-14  99,900    2,900       
Week 11   DENVER BRONCOS                  L, 16-24  99,900    1,900       
Week 12   WASHINGTON REDSKINS             W, 10-6   99,900    5,900       
Week 13   NEW YORK GIANTS                 W, 17-12  99,900    0           
Week 14   Eugene (OR) Cardinals           W, 33-3   42,100    2,400       
Week 15   TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS            W, 17-14  99,900    0           
Week 16   New Orleans Saints              W, 31-17  58,400    500         
Week 17   New York Giants                 L, 23-42  54,800    3,000     
Division  GREENSBORO SWAMP DUCKS          W, 27-17  99,900    0           
League    San Francisco 49ers             L, 13-23  82,500    0

Well, this is the last hurrah. We have all kinds of really bad injuries all season long and at one point have only two safeties who can walk. Injuries in the WR corps are pretty bad too, but we somehow limp into the playoffs with home field advantage. In the NFC Title Game, we have no excuses as everyone is healed by then (only 2 probables, although some players suffered stat loss).

I think I know why dominant quarterbacking is so powerful in FOF. The thing about having an awesome quarterback means you can make first downs on basically any play, regardless of yardage. Since medium range passes usually go for 15-22 yards, you can convert even third and long on a regular basis. TE is important, but even more important is the FB - your FB almost always seems to be open for some reason. The only teams we ever got beat by in the playoffs (or during the regular season even) were the ones with dominant quarterbacks. The thing was that the defense could make two spectacular stops but that third play would be a 17 yard pass and all was for naught. Whereas a normal QB would not have been able to pick up the first down and we get three and out, the defense has to make two or three great one-two punches to kill a series on a failed third down conversion. Even with a defense that consistently ranked in the top 10 in both categories, it's hard to get negative or zero yardage plays for two downs straight consistently. So even though my defense was fabulous year in and year out, the dominant quarterbacks with even scrub receivers could give the Knights problems.

[Morgado]

Richmond Knights 30 Year Report: Final Score Sheet

Round 1

   
Year  Team  Eval  Perf  Diff  Proft FrVal Record   PF   PA   Playoffs   
2017  RIC   35    37    70    32    31    8-8-0   403  368   None                   
2018  RIC   41    48    69    40    33    8-8-0   320  356   None                   
2019  RIC   59    95    69    51    43    13-6-0  405  341   Conference Champion    
2020  RIC   59    73    74    51    54    12-6-0  364  279   Division Final         
2021  RIC   65    100   74    52    55    17-2-0  451  232   Bowl Winner

Total Wins = 8 + 8 + 11 + 11 + 14 = 52
Bonus for NFC East Champion 2019, 2021 = 3 * 2 years = 6
Bonus for Wild Card 2020 = 1
Bonus for Passing Wild Card Round 2019-2021 = 2 * 3 years = 6
Bonus for Passing Divisional Round 2019, 2021 = 3 * 2 years = 6
Bonus for NFC Title in 2019, 2021 = 5 * 2 years = 10
Bonus for Super Bowl Win 2021 = 10

Total score for Round 1: 52 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 10 + 10 = 91

Round 2

Year  Team  Eval  Perf  Diff  Proft FrVal Record   PF   PA   Playoffs  
2022  RIC   64    76    73    48    68    11-7-0  362  320   Division Final         
2023  RIC   66    90    73    46    68    13-4-0  396  238   Division Final         
2024  RIC   76    100   72    53    81    15-4-0  387  249   Bowl Winner            
2025  RIC   73    100   71    57    71    15-4-0  332  249   Bowl Winner            
2026  RIC   60    73    71    49    60    13-5-0  352  291   Division Final

Total Wins = 10 + 13 + 12 + 12 + 12 = 59
Bonus for NFC East Champion 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 = 3 * 4 years = 12
Bonus for Wild Card 2026 = 1
Bonus for Passing Wild Card Round 2022-2026 = 2 * 5 years = 10
Bonus for Passing Divisional Round 2024, 2025 = 3 * 2 years = 6
Bonus for NFC Title in 2024, 2025 = 5 * 2 years = 10
Bonus for Super Bowl Win 2024, 2025 = 10 * 2 years = 20

Total score for Round 2: 59 + 12 + 1 + 10 + 6 + 10 + 20 = 118

Running total over 2 rounds: 91 + 118 = 209

Round 3

Year  Team  Eval  Perf  Diff  Proft FrVal Record   PF   PA   Playoffs  
2027  RIC   66    84    70    54    66    13-5-0  370  244   Conference Final       
2028  RIC   67    81    70    58    66    12-6-0  408  270   Division Final         
2029  RIC   68    73    71    46    83    12-5-1  427  300   Division Final         
2030  RIC   64    69    71    46    74    11-7-0  419  282   Division Final         
2031  RIC   60    69    70    52    59    11-7-0  309  280   Division Final

Total Wins = 11 + 11 + 11.5 + 10 + 10 = 53.5
Bonus for NFC East Champion 2027, 2028 = 3 * 2 years = 6
Bonus for Wild Card 2029, 2030, 2031 = 1 * 3 years= 3
Bonus for Passing Wild Card Round 2027-2031 = 2 * 5 years = 10
Bonus for Passing Divisional Round = 0
Bonus for NFC Title = 0
Bonus for Super Bowl Win = 0

Total score for Round 3: 53.5 + 6 + 3 + 10 = 72.5

Running total over 3 rounds: 91 + 118 + 72.5 = 281.5

Round 4

Year  Team  Eval  Perf  Diff  Proft FrVal Record   PF   PA   Playoffs  
2032  RIC   68    100   73    53    60    17-1-1  383  187   Bowl Winner            
2033  RIC   67    87    73    53    65    14-4-0  400  258   Conference Final       
2034  RIC   79    100   72    53    90    18-1-0  428  253   Bowl Winner            
2035  RIC   72    100   72    43    79    14-5-0  428  283   Bowl Winner            
2036  RIC   77    95    72    50    91    12-7-0  328  281   Conference Champion

Total Wins = 14.5 + 13 + 15 + 11 + 10 = 63.5
Bonus for NFC East Champion 2032-2036 = 3 * 5 years = 15
Bonus for Wild Card = 0
Bonus for Passing Wild Card Round 2032-2036 = 2 * 5 years = 10
Bonus for Passing Divisional Round 2032-2036 = 3 * 5 years = 15
Bonus for NFC Title in 2032, 2034-2036 = 5 * 4 years = 20
Bonus for Super Bowl Win 2032, 2034, 2035 = 10 * 3 years = 30

Total score for Round 4: 63.5 + 15 + 10 + 15 + 20 + 30 = 153.5

Running total over 4 rounds: 91 + 118 + 72.5 + 153.5 = 435

Round 5

Year  Team  Eval  Perf  Diff  Proft FrVal Record   PF   PA   Playoffs  
2037  RIC   68    72    72    48    82    11-7-0  368  293   Division Final         
2038  RIC   68    87    72    51    71    13-4-0  509  299   Division Final         
2039  RIC   96    95    73    100   100   15-4-0  466  338   Conference Champion    
2040  RIC   85    48    73    100   100    8-8-0  315  311   None                   
2041  RIC   97    100   73    100   100   16-3-0  437  201   Bowl Winner

Total Wins = 10 + 13 + 13 + 8 + 13 = 57
Bonus for NFC East Champion 2038, 2039, 2041 = 3 * 3 years = 9
Bonus for Wild Card 2037 = 1
Bonus for Passing Wild Card Round 2037-2039, 2041 = 2 * 4 years = 8
Bonus for Passing Divisional Round 2039, 2041 = 3 * 2 years = 6
Bonus for NFC Title in 2039, 2041 = 5 * 2 years = 10
Bonus for Super Bowl Win 2041 = 10

Total score for Round 5: 57 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 10 + 10 = 101

Running total over 5 rounds: 91 + 118 + 72.5 + 153.5 + 101 = 536

Round 6

Year  Team  Eval  Perf  Diff  Proft FrVal Record   PF   PA   Playoffs  
2042  RIC   97    100   72    100   100   15-4-0  392  286   Bowl Winner            
2043  RIC   96    95    73    100   100   13-6-0  336  289   Conference Champion    
2044  RIC   91    72    74    100   100   12-6-0  391  261   Division Final         
2045  RIC   92    79    75    100   97    13-6-0  364  273   Conference Final       
2046  RIC   95    87    74    100   100   12-6-0  333  270   Conference Final

Total Wins = 12 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 = 56
Bonus for NFC East Champion 2042, 2043, 2045, 2046 = 3 * 4 years = 12
Bonus for Wild Card 2044 = 1
Bonus for Passing Wild Card Round 2042-2046 = 2 * 5 years = 10
Bonus for Passing Divisional Round 2042, 2043, 2045, 2046 = 3 * 4 years = 12
Bonus for NFC Title in 2042, 2043 = 5 * 2 years = 10
Bonus for Super Bowl Win 2042 = 10

Total score for Round 2: 56 + 12 + 1 + 10 + 12 + 10 + 10 = 111

Final total over 6 rounds: 91 + 118 + 72.5 + 153.5 + 101 + 111 = 647

Years RIC was *not* NFC East Champion: 2017, 2018, 2020, 2026, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2037, 2040, 2044

Team            Reg. Season Pct    Playoff Record      Pct    Bowls  Champs  
Richmond        341-137-2   .712   27      46-19       .707   12     8

Final Rating after hitting Retire following 2046 Season: 68

Hall of Famers:

S Levon Elizondo (2035/Not in NFL HoF)
RB Arnie Cerasani (2042/2044, 83 percent)
K Blake Sims (2044/2046, 88 percent)
S Norm Woodworth (2045/2047, 92 percent)
CB Rick Lake (2045/2047, 82 percent)

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