12-22-2000, 12:20 PM | #1 | ||
n00b
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Parma, OH, USA
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The Bobby Beathard Reclamation Project (2000-
The background: Fifth Avenue, no house rules but not playing to screw the system, coach determines depth chart and calls the plays, and a cupboard full of the mortal remains of the San Diego Chargers. Hence the subject name. The adventure begins:
The Kids Are Alright My scout 43; VG in young talent, QBs, OL, and special teams; and the rest scares me. (Do scouts & HCs improve over time?) The coach is 42(!); VG in DL, young talent, offense, defense, and avoiding injury. Only two below-average ratings in RB and receivers. The beginning roster: From the desk of Nicky Coleman of the San Diego Chargers Position/Player Current Est Future Est Exp Sgnd QB Jim Harbaugh 9 9 14 2001 QB Ryan Leaf 8 10 3 2004 QB Moses Moreno 7 11 3 2000 QB Ray Gonzalez 2 5 1 2001 QB Sherdrick Bonner 1 1 2 2000 RB Robert Chancey 10 12 4 2000 RB Terrell Fletcher 9 9 6 2002 RB Kenny Bynum 9 9 4 2000 RB Tremayne Stephens 8 10 3 2000 FB Fred McCrary 8 8 4 2000 FB Jermaine Fazande 7 8 2 2003 TE Freddie Jones 13 13 4 2000 TE Steve Heiden 6 11 2 2002 TE Reggie Davis 5 10 2 2001 TE David Binn 5 5 7 2000 WR Jeff Graham 12 12 10 2000 WR Curtis Conway 9 9 8 2000 WR Cassidy Timberlane 9 10 1 2001 WR Mikhael Ricks 8 9 3 2002 WR Charlie Jones 6 9 5 2003 WR Robert Reed 4 6 2 2001 C Roman Fortin 10 10 10 2000 G Ben Coleman 11 11 8 2000 G Kevin Gogan 10 10 14 2003 G Monty Tejada 7 14 1 2002 G DeMingo Graham 7 8 3 2000 G Kendyl Jacox 6 8 3 2000 G Raleigh Roundtree 6 6 4 2000 G Wilbert Brown 3 5 2 2001 T Vaughn Parker 8 8 7 2000 T Courtney Kearney 2 3 1 2003 P Darren Bennett 14 15 6 2000 K John Carney 13 13 13 2001 DE Raylee Johnson 13 13 8 2005 DE Al Fontenot 10 10 8 2000 DE Mike Mohring 6 8 4 2000 DE Vonnie Vonnegut 5 11 1 2002 DE Cedric Harden 4 7 3 2002 DT John Parrella 13 13 8 2002 DT Jamal Williams 4 5 3 2004 LB Junior Seau 16 17 11 2003 LB Gerald Dixon 10 11 9 2000 LB Eric Hill 8 8 12 2001 LB John Reeves 8 10 2 2001 LB Michael Hamilton 7 9 4 2000 LB Orlando Ruff 7 13 2 2001 LB Charles Lincoln 6 13 1 2001 CB Darryll Lewis 6 6 10 2001 CB Fakhir Brown 6 8 2 2001 CB Scott Turner 6 6 6 2000 CB DeRon Jenkins 5 8 5 2000 CB Wendell Davis 5 5 5 2000 CB Tommie Gaines 2 3 1 2002 S Rodney Harrison 17 17 7 2004 S Mike Dumas 12 12 9 2000 S Greg Jackson 7 8 12 2000 S Jason Perry 4 5 2 2001 S Reggie Rusk 3 3 5 2000 S Rogers Beckett 3 8 1 2004 Dontcha just love how Moses Moreno keeps getting more love than Ryan Leaf? 59 players and definite depth problems at T,C, and DT. Let's get cracking! Contract Extensions: P Darren Bennett: $880,000, 2 yrs. TE Freddie Jones: $2.44 mil., 3 yrs. S Mike Dumas: $7.52 mil., 4 yrs. WR Jeff Graham: $10.99 mil., 5 yrs. RB Robert Chauncey: $3.32 mil., 2 yrs. G Ben Coleman: $11.58 mil., 5 yrs. LB Gerald Dixon: $1.86 mil., 2 yrs. I'm a bit hesitant about giving so many long-term contracts to older players, especially Graham. I'm banking on them retiring / dive-bombing at the back end of the contract, if not later. Trades: DE Al Fontenot and QB Moses Moreno traded to Pittsburgh for RB Richard Huntley and a fourth-round draft pick in 2001. Huntley's contract is renegotiated to $3.10 mil., 2 yrs. Fontenot wanted far too much ($12 mil over 4 years) for mediocre production. Moreno wasn't even talking extension and just wasn't that good to justify banking on him as the Starter of the Future (tm). So I packaged 'em both up and get myself a franchise RB in Huntley and an extra pick to boot. This leaves Chauncey in limbo, but I'll have him duke it out with Huntley during the season. RB Tremayne Stephens traded to New England for a fifth-round draft choice in 2001. Stephens, however, was expendable. And since nobody wanted Conway, it's off to... Signings: C Mike Flanagan: $440,000, 1 yrs. T Shar Pourdanesh: $440,000, 1 yrs. T Chris Ruhman: $440,000, 1 yrs. DT Tony Williams: $440,000, 1 yrs. DT Chuck Osborne: $440,000, 1 yrs. Filling in the spaces... Cuts: QB Sherdrick Bonner TE David Binn G Wilbert Brown G Raleigh Roundtree G Kendyl Jacox CB Tommie Gaines CB Wendell Davis S Reggie Rusk S Jason Perry [This message has been edited by Skillz Not Included (edited 12-22-2000).] |
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12-22-2000, 12:22 PM | #2 |
n00b
Join Date: Dec 2000
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The 2000 San Diego Chargers
Position/Player Current Est Future Est Exp Sgnd QB Jim Harbaugh 9 9 14 2001 QB Ryan Leaf 8 10 3 2004 QB Ray Gonzalez 2 5 1 2001 RB Richard Huntley 12 13 4 2001 RB Robert Chancey 10 12 4 2001 RB Terrell Fletcher 9 9 6 2002 RB Kenny Bynum 9 9 4 2000 FB Fred McCrary 8 8 4 2000 FB Jermaine Fazande 7 8 2 2003 TE Freddie Jones 13 13 4 2002 TE Steve Heiden 6 11 2 2002 TE Reggie Davis 5 10 2 2001 WR Jeff Graham 12 12 10 2004 WR Curtis Conway 9 9 8 2000 WR Cassidy Timberlane 9 10 1 2001 WR Mikhael Ricks 8 9 3 2002 WR Charlie Jones 6 9 5 2003 WR Robert Reed 4 6 2 2001 C Roman Fortin 10 10 10 2000 C Mike Flanagan 4 5 5 2000 G Ben Coleman 11 11 8 2004 G Kevin Gogan 10 10 14 2003 G Monty Tejada 7 14 1 2002 G DeMingo Graham 7 8 3 2000 T Vaughn Parker 8 8 7 2000 T Shar Pourdanesh 6 6 5 2000 T Chris Ruhman 4 6 4 2000 T Courtney Kearney 2 3 1 2003 P Darren Bennett 14 15 6 2001 K John Carney 13 13 13 2001 DE Raylee Johnson 13 13 8 2005 DE Mike Mohring 6 8 4 2000 DE Vonnie Vonnegut 5 11 1 2002 DE Cedric Harden 4 7 3 2002 DT John Parrella 13 13 8 2002 DT Tony Williams 8 9 4 2000 DT Chuck Osborne 6 10 4 2000 DT Jamal Williams 4 5 3 2004 LB Junior Seau 16 17 11 2003 LB Gerald Dixon 10 11 9 2001 LB Eric Hill 8 8 12 2001 LB John Reeves 8 10 2 2001 LB Michael Hamilton 7 9 4 2000 LB Orlando Ruff 7 13 2 2001 LB Charles Lincoln 6 13 1 2001 CB Darryll Lewis 6 6 10 2001 CB Fakhir Brown 6 8 2 2001 CB Scott Turner 6 6 6 2000 CB DeRon Jenkins 5 8 5 2000 S Rodney Harrison 17 17 7 2004 S Mike Dumas 12 12 9 2003 S Greg Jackson 7 8 12 2000 S Rogers Beckett 3 8 1 2004 |
12-22-2000, 12:41 PM | #3 |
High School JV
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Natick, MA
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Scouts and coaches improve while they're young, but somewhat unpredictably. They usually plateau in their 50s and start to lose it in their 60s. Some are still valuable into their late 60s.
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12-28-2000, 11:37 AM | #4 |
n00b
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Thanks Weeb. I assumed they might improve, but I wanted to be sure.
Preseason Minor Note: Turk wasn't quite finished as WR Robert "Stop calling me Mike Brady" Reed is the last to get the axe. Five weeks of exhibition games leave the Chargers at 1-3, not usually a good sign. The good news is that there aren't any major injuries. OAKLAND 20, San Diego 10 Jim Harbaugh throws for 234 yards and a TD and Rodney Harrison picks off Rich Gannon twice, but our defense plays matador to Napoleon Kaufman to the tune of 113 of the Raiders' 150 yards on the ground. New Orleans 38, SAN DIEGO 10 So much for the home opener. Vonnegut, Parker, Coleman, and Brown are gone for at least three weeks; that whooshing sound was Ricky Williams and Wilmont Perry blowing past the Chargers D for 168 yards and three TDs; and with Ryan Leaf nursing a sore ankle, it was Ray Gonzalez who took up the filler time at QB. Michael Hawthorne is signed to fill in as an emergency replacement for Fakhir Brown. San Diego 20, KANSAS CITY 14 And then there was light. DeRon Jenkins's 53 yard TD interception return is the spark for what was a 20 point lead. The Chiefs rally in the fourth, scoring their final TD with 27 seconds left in the game - but we recover the onside kick. Yay us. Seattle 16, SAN DIEGO 3 There's no place like home. The Squawks ravage our D for 383 yards, though only come up with a TD and three FGs. Ricky Watters becomes the latest to discover the joys of rushing against the Chargers, as he racks up 114 yards. I start putting Richard Huntley's face on milk cartons. Four games, 62 attempts, a whopping 161 yards, and no trips to the end zone. The good news? Ben Coleman returns next week... ST. LOUIS 31, San Diego 24 Hi, my name is Trent Green, and I'll be throwing for four TDs today. Harbaugh wakes up, rediscovers Jeff Graham, throws three TDs of his own, but to even things out throws three INTs too. SAN DIEGO 20, Denver 7 Will the real San Diego Chargers please stand up? Denver comes in 4-1 and leaves 4-2 - thanks mostly to Richard Huntley. Suddenly remembering why he's being paid the big bucks, Huntley comes up with 87 yards on the ground and a TD. Raylee Johnson's three sacks are also helpful, and for the second straight week an opposing RB is held to under 100 yards. We're not quite dead yet! BUFFALO 43, San Diego 28 Never mind. Harbaugh is doing his best to carry the team: 343 yards, 3 TDs today - but yet another 3 INT performance makes me wonder if I should take depth chart duties away from the coach and give Leaf a shot instead. Huntley disappears again. SAN DIEGO 22, Oakland 10 Bye week + home cooking = a tie for last in the AFC West with the Raiders. The rushing D finds its way to the stadium, holding Kaufman this time to just 30 yards. This time, it's Gannon's turn to discover the joys of throwing for three INTs. A quick assessment at the halfway mark: Harbaugh's 68.9 rating is subpar, but only nine other QBs have thrown for more yards. As Edgerrin James aims for a 2000 yard season, Huntley'll be lucky to see a third of that. Is it the lack of Vaughn Parker, who's still recovering from his '3-5 week' injury; or did I just get taken for a ride by the Steelers? Offensively, we're 30th in rushing, but 12th in passing. Defensively, we're 27 against the run, and 19th against the pass. Finally, despite our secondary being 11th in interceptions, we have a TO margin of -1. |
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