Baltimore Ravens Dynasty

FishFan · 03-03-2001, 01:55 PM

2000 Baltimore Ravens

This career will serve as my long running career that I will hopefully keep going for many centuries. I will play this career in between the GroupThink Wyoming Wildfire endeavor (if I still have a job after a 2nd straight pathetic season) and any other challenges I take along the way. As with all of my long running careers, I will use only one house rule: common sense. You won't see me stockpiling draft picks, signing rookies to 7-year minsal deals, or renegotiating everyone's contract each season. I do, however, reserve the right to make any decision that comes to mind. If I have a backup QB that's wasting his career on the bench behind my veteran stud, I can trade him for a draft pick or two. If it's in the game, it's in the game.

I started this career by randomly selecting the Ravens as my place to begin and throwing all players into an Allocation Draft. I set my focuses on running the ball and stopping the run. Here are the players that were assigned to Baltimore:

QB Chris Redman 	30/44

QB Jeff Garcia 		26/34

QB Jeff Lewis 		22/25

RB Ricky Williams 	62/62

RB Corey Dillon 	59/71

RB Sean Bennett 	46/74

RB Robert Edwards 	46/62

FB Sam Gash 		46/46

FB Nick Williams 	39/41

TE Rod Rutledge 	38/38

TE Mike Lucky 		35/35

TE Jermane Tuman  	26/34

WR Laveranues Coles  	39/39

WR Ronnie Powell 	38/38

WR Sherrod Gideon 	38/38

WR Craig Yeast 		35/40

WR Andy McCullough 	31/33

C Jeff Mitchell 	73/73

C Jeff Christy 		72/72

G Steve Wisniewski 	70/71

G Jeff Blackshear 	60/60

G Edwin Mulitalo 	35/68

G Jason Layman 		30/43

T Jonathan Ogden 	86/86

T Willie Anderson 	71/80

T Victor Riley 		41/42

T Steve Zahursky 	19/44

P Tom Rouen 		65/70

K Jeff Wilkens 		38/54

DE Raylee Johnson 	61/61

DE Greg Ellis		55/78

DE Howie Peter		32/60

DE Dorian Boose		30/40

DT Chad Eaton		67/67

DT Keith Hamilton	63/63

DT Chris Hovan		34/34

DT Jamal Wilkins	29/46

LB Jeff Kelly		45/45

LB Sam Cowart		41/41

LB Eric Barton		38/46

LB Sekou Sanyika	38/40

LB Rahim Abdullah	36/60

LB Keith Brooking	33/63

LB Rex Schilling	27/55

CB Tom Knight		33/49

CB Kevin Mathis		30/44

CB Duane Hawthorne	27/27

CB Kenny Wright		23/46

CB Corey Chamblin	18/18

S Je'Rod Cherry		34/50

S Kim Herring		32/56

S Marcus Ray		24/58

S Shevin Smith		22/31

Obviously, I am short on talent at QB, WR, LB, and DB, but should not have a problem running the ball this year (or stopping opposing running backs for that matter). I head into preseason with the following starting lineups:

QB Jeff Garcia
RB Ricky Williams
FB Sam Gash
TE Rod Rutledge
WR Laveranues Coles
WR Craig Yeast
LT Jonathan Ogden
LG Steve Wisniewski
C Jeff Mitchell
RG Jeff Blackshear
RT Willie Anderson

K Jeff Wilkins
P Tom Rouen
KR Craig Yeast/Kevin Mathis

DE Greg Ellis
DT Chad Eaton
DT Keith Hamilton
DE Raylee Johnson
LB Sam Cowart
LB Jeff Kelly
LB Eric Barton
CB Tom Knight
CB Kevin Mathis
FS Je'Rod Cherry
SS Kim Herring

Preseason Results

The Ravens go 2-2 in their first preseason, but are able to get through it injury-free. Our coach is only FAIR in avoid injury, but has great ratings otherwise. Neither scout or coach will probably be around after this season. I'd like to bring in my own guys.

2000 Regular Season Schedule

   

68,400

   

Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows

Week 1    Pittsburgh Steelers             L, 7-23   39,100    3,400       

Week 2    JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS            W, 31-24  58,700    4,500       

Week 3    Miami Dolphins                  L, 10-13  70,300    0           

Week 4    CINCINNATI BENGALS              W, 17-14  60,600    3,200       

Week 5    Cleveland Browns                L, 6-10   68,600    3,500       

Week 6    Jacksonville Jaguars            L, 25-35  69,000    2,100       

Week 7    Washington Redskins             W, 20-10  75,600    5,400       

Week 8    TENNESSEE TITANS                W, 21-6   59,300    3,900       

Week 9    PITTSBURGH STEELERS             L, 17-28  62,000    3,200       

Week 10   Cincinnati Bengals              L, 28-31  52,400    5,700       

Week 11   Tennessee Titans                W, 17-7   60,600    2,600       

Week 12   DALLAS COWBOYS                  W, 13-9   64,100    3,200       

Week 13   CLEVELAND BROWNS                W, 31-6   57,900    8,400       

Week 14   OPEN                              

Week 15   SAN DIEGO CHARGERS              L, 7-14   60,600    5,200       

Week 16   Arizona Cardinals               L, 10-13  57,600    2,800       

Week 17   NEW YORK JETS                   W, 14-3   61,300    1,300

We open up the season with a 23-7 loss at the hands of the Steelers. We could never get anything going offensively and also lost our #1 CB Tom Knight to a pulled groin. He'll miss a couple of games. In week 2, RB Ricky Williams gains 173 yards on 24 carries and finds the end zone a couple of times. The performance helps the Ravens notch their first win, 31-24, over the Jaguars. The Dolphins end my one-game win streak with a 13-10 win in Miami. We get back to .500 with a win over the Bengals, but our offense is still sputtering. We can not get anything right in the next two weeks, losing to the Browns, 10-6, and then the Jaguars, 35-25. We have avoided major injuries so far, with DE Raylee Johnson and CB Tom Knight the only players missing games. We rebound with a 20-10 win over the Redskins, who interstingly have already tied two teams this season. We are able to get back to .500 at the midway point with a 21-6 win over Tennessee. Chris Redman relieves Garcia in the win and will start in week 9 against division leading Pittsburgh.

The Ravens can not climb over the .500 mark as the Steelers sweep the season series with a 28-17 win. A heartbreaking 31-28 loss to the Bengals drops us to 4-6 and our playoff hopes are in jeopardy. After Baltimore grounded out a couple of consecutive wins to reach 6-6, we find ourselves in 2nd place in the division. We bring everything together in our most complete game in week 13, beating Cleveland 31-6. We head into our late bye week with a 7-6 record. We drop our week 15 game to San Diego, 14-7. The loss takes us out of the final playoff spot and must make up a game on Miami, Indy, and the NY Jets to have a shot at the playoffs. We split our last two, which is not good enough to get us in the playoffs. We manage just 274 points while allowing a AFC low 246 points. Only Atlanta gave up fewer, allowing 245. We end up with a 2nd place finish in the Central behind the Steelers (12-4).

Pittsburgh ends up with a Super Bowl championship, defeating the Buccaneers 10-6. Safety Orlando Thomas is named MVP.

Key Stats

QB Chris Redman 127-219-5-1287 7TD 75.9 Rtg
QB Jeff Garcia 141-245-7-1207 6TD 66.7 Rtg

RB Ricky Williams 314-1395 9TD
RB Sean Bennett 43-213 2TD
RB Corey Dillon 16-50

WR Ronnie Powell 55-599 3TD
WR Craig Yeast 52-544 3TD
WR Lavernaues Coles 66-531 3TD

K Jeff Wilkins 19-27 FG 52 Lg
P Tom Rouen 43.3 Avg 46 In20

DE Greg Ellis 48 Tackles, 14 Assists, 17.5 Sacks, 5 Blocks, 9 Hurries
DE Raylee Johnson 18 Tackles, 18 Assists, 13.5 Sacks, 4 Blocks, 8 Hurries
DE Howie Peter 5.0 Sacks
DT Keith Hamilton 31 Tackles, 12 Assists, 2.5 Sacks
DT Chad Eaton 36 Tackles, 18 ASsists, 2.0 Sacks
DT Chris Hovan 5.5 Sacks
LB Jeff Kelly 121 Tackles, 33 Assists 3.0 Sacks, 5INT
LB Sam Cowart 78 Tackles, 23 Assists, 3.5 Sacks
LB Keith Brooking 43 Tackles, 14 Assists
LB Eric Barton 41 Tackles, 10 Assists
CB Duane Hawthorne 30 Tackles, 15 Assists, 3INT, 6 Dfns, 33.3 PDQ
CB Kevin Mathis 25 Tackles, 6 Assists, 2INT, 4 Dfns, 35.4 PDQ
CB Kenny Wright 24 Tackles, 4 Assists, 2INT, 34.7 PDQ
S Je'Rod Cherry 78 Tackles, 25 Assists, 6INT, 10 Dfns, 46.3 PDQ
S Kim Herring 67 Tackles, 23 Assists, 10 Dfns, 33.1 PDQ
S Marcus Ray 27 Tackles, 7 Assists, 1INT, 38.0 PDQ

C Jeff Mitchell 31.8 BPct, 5 SkA
G Steve Wisniewski 27.0 BPct, 9 SkA
G Jeff Blackshear 39.2 BPct, 4 SkA
T Jonathan Ogden 29.7 BPct, 7 SkA
T Willie Anderson 31.6 BPct, 4 SkA

NFL Awards

NFL MVP: QB Rob Johnson, Dallas
OFF POY: QB Rob Johnson, Dallas
DEF POY: LB Jeff Kelly, Baltimore
OFF ROY: RB Jamal Lewis, New York Jets
DEF ROY: LB Sinclair Lewis, Cincinnati

LB Jeff Kelly Defensive Player of the Year, All-Pro 1st Team
P Tom Rouen All-Pro 1st Team
DE Greg Ellis All-Pro 1st Team

[This message has been edited by FishFan (edited 03-03-2001).]

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