WLC Richmond Sonic Woodchucks

[Upstate_New_York]

Well, I figured I'd join in the parade of individual World League Challenge threads with one of my own. This makes a lot more sense than just having the one thread with everybody under the FOF sun cramming in their careers reports.

WLC FIRST IMPRESSIONS:

I've just completed the first season (going slower than most, I'm sure)... and I've just finished the off-season hooplah before the 2018 pre-season games. My first impression is "Holy !@#$", I have a frickin !#@$load of talent going into my second season. Realize I never play with the option of signing free agents during the 20 step process. And I've found quite a bit of talent in steps 11 through 20 in both 2017 and 2018.

The only thing I'm slightly worried about is the level of salaries in three years or so... however, I've pretty much decided to take the strategy of making sure you keep one of your stars wealthy and happy per position.

Being a house-rules nut, I keep forgetting I have the option of signing extensions in the final year of contracts. Through all my game playing under harsh rules, I sorta like the comparative lawless talent stealing nature of WLC, as a change of pace.



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"It's fortunate that everybody plays badly when we play against them. We're not a very good football team." -Jason Sehorn, on the Giants 13th victory of the year against Philadelphia.

[Upstate_New_York]

2017

I was initially shocked by the amount of talent available in the expansion draft, albeit most of it was overpriced. That compounded by some amazing talent in free agency and a deep draft, and I came out of it all with a much more talented team than I had originally hoped for. Hmm, not going to make these season reports overly extensive. I have a great QB, a good offensive line, and a superb and deep secondary.

EXPANSION DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS

-QB Walt Hamilton - potentials all near the 50s to 60s, mostly filled.
-FB Two quality fullbacks
-LB a full corps of solid starting linebackers
-Secondary: some really nice safeties and cornerbacks

FREE AGENT HIGHLIGHTS

-G Bobby Numbers 74/94/86 red ratings - 6 year veteran
-QB Randall Nelson 66/72/73/98/53 passing potential, 94/95 accuracy + power potential

DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS

CB Harvey Dodge 90/86/56/98 skill potential (Int is red)
C OJ Bitkowski 68/82/78
CB Seth England 77/62/7769

DRAFT REPORT

Rnd 1 - Harvey Dodge, CB, Arkansas
Rnd 2 - O.J. Bitkowski, C, Southern Methodist
Rnd 3 - Seth England, CB, Miami, Florida
Rnd 4 - Rick Oliver, K, Arizona
Rnd 5 - Charles Sudderth, RB, Oregon
Rnd 6 - Byron Nichols, C, North Carolina State
Rnd 7 - Brent Perez, S, Indiana

SEASON

1. W, RCH 17- MIN 14: Dunn has a 64 yard interception TD return. Min held to 223 yards.
2. W, RCH 27- NE 19: Myers 8-103 yd, TD. 3 INTs on defense.
3. L, PHI 13- RCH 12: Vanderclute 10 tackles, 2 sacks. Oliver 2-5 fgs.
4. L, NYG 16- RCH 10: Reid averaged 50.7 yards punting on 7 attempts. Held them to under 300 yrd.
5. L, WSH 19- RCH 10: Dodge 8 tackles, 1 INT.
6. W, RCH 17- CAR 13: Scanlon 7-110 receiving.
7. L, NYG 37- RCH 10: Duncan 10-104, rushing.
8. L, MIA 30- RCH 3: Nelson 5 INTs.
9. W, RCH 18- ARI 7: Sudderth 17-150, rushing. 202 yards rushing. Numbers out, ratings drop.
10. L, PHI 26- RCH 13: S Ligeski out, on IR.
11. L, DAL 31- RCH 3: Dodge has 2 INTs.
12. W, RCH 31- ARI 23: Nelson 339 pass, 2 TDs.
13. W, RCH 28- GRN 22: Sudderth 15-114, 1 TD rushing. Jones, 2 sacks.
14. W, RCH 24- DAL 21: Nelson 3 TD passes, 0 INTs. Sudderth 91 rushing.
15. L, MAN 30- RCH 13: Prescott 12 tackles.
16. L, WSH 13- RCH 8: Troy Smith safety.

SUPER BOWL

Philadelphia 20
Pittsburgh 7

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:

-Last in passing offense, 170.5 YPG.
-14th in rushing with 108.8 YPG.
-+2 turnover margin.
-Sudderth 903 rush. QB Nelson 254 rush!
-LB Prescott 111 tackles (4th NFL), 37 assists

PLAYER AWARDS

None

SEASON'S END

-Regular Season: 7-9 (7 WLC Points)

-Post-Season: n/a

-Points Scored/Allowed: 244/334 -90

-2017 Ticket Prices: $81, $81, $103, $157, $5,000, $255,000

-Tickets Sold: 62,000 out of 77,600.

-Fan Loyalty/ New Stadium: 71% - 0%

-Saved My Game Reminder: yes

-Herb Score: 30/43/50/70/44

[Upstate_New_York]

2018

New Scout: Archie Henson
1 year, $470,000

QB fair, RB VG, RC good, OL fair, K fair, DL VG, LB good, 2nd VG, YT VG

FREE AGENTS

DE Kendrick Baxter (1) - Abilities in the 70s & 80s.
WR Sean Kerr (2) - receiving abilities evenly spread through the 50s.
WR Matthew Kinder (2) - almost the same ability as Kerr
LB Conrad Ahn (2) - abilities from the 70s to 80s.

DRAFT

Amateur Draft Report:

Rnd 1 - Calvin Williams, WR, North Carolina State
Rnd 2 - Cornell Burke, RB, Alabama
Rnd 3 - Mo Garrison, DT, Ferris State
Rnd 4 - Dave Cloutier, S, Jacksonville
Rnd 5 - Donny Jenkins, RB, Wisconsin
Rnd 6 - Casey Thomason, DT, Buffalo
Rnd 7 - James Griffith, G, Iowa State

Nobody busted. CB Dodge has become a dynamite player... ratings ballooned. A lot of the ratings for my LBs fell with my new scout. Safety Brent Perez goes on IR during preseason. His defensive abilities have totally vanished... he's is only worth keeping for return ability now. However, he was the only casualty coming out of preseason, and that losing my 4th safety is no big deal. We end up going 3-1 in preseason... perhaps a precursor of things to come. Woodchucks fans can only hope.

1. W, RCH 33- CLE 3. Jenkins 11-108 TD, rushing. Williams 9-190, receiving. 3 INTs

2. W, RCH 30- PHI 17. Over Super Bowl Champs. Nelson 321-1-0. Williams and Kerr with over 100 yards receiving. Jenkins 15-93 2 TDs, rushing.

3. W, RCH 19- ARI 17. Kerr 7-117 TD, receiving.

4. L, NYG 33- RCH 14. Held to 130 yards total offense. Prescott 12 tackles.

5. L, BLT 17- RCH 13. Sudderth 25-96, rushing.

6. W, RCH 14- DAL 9. Nelson 221-2-0. 5 team sacks.

7. L, NYG 21- RCH 16. Perry 10 tackles at safety. We're held to 91 yards passing.

8. W, RCH 31- WSH 28. Nelson 304-3-1. Willams 7-158 TD, receiving.

9. L, ARI 27- RCH 0. Perry 11 tackles.

10. L, PHI 27- RCH 17. Kerr 10-172 2 TDs, receiving. Ahn 11 tackles.

11. W, RCH 45- GRN 19. Nelson 413-4-0!!! Calvin Williams 12-299 3 TDs, receiving!!!!

12. W, RCH 16- JAX 10. Dodge 6 tackles, 1 INT. Numbers is doubtful... damn.

13. L, DAL 34- RCH 24. Dallas scores 17 in the 4th. Williams 7-139 2 TDs.

14. L, WSH 29- RCH 23. Nelson 300-3-2. Kerr 7-100 TD, receiving. Westfall 2.5 sacks.

15. W, RCH 17- CAR 15. 5 team sacks. *Everyone in NFC East is in contention!

16. L, SF 13- RCH 10. Lost on a 4th quarter TD. Kinder 7-117, receiving. Ahn 11 tackles. Cloutier 10 tackles.

SUPER BOWL:
Kansas City 17
Philadelphia 0

AWARDS

WR Calvin Williams: Offensive Rookie of the Year
CB Harvey Dodge: All-Pro 2nd Team Cornerback

STATS

QB Nelson 3,675-24-14 85.6 rate. 332 yards rushing
WR Calvin Williams 68-1,407 20.6 Avg., 9 TDs
WR Sean Kerr 75-1,046 13.9 Avg., 9 TDs
S Tommy Perry 94 tackles, 30 assists, 3 INTs, 1 TD
DT Mo Garrison 43 tackles, 14 assists, 10.5 sacks.
DE Toby Westfall 33 tackles, 22 assists, 12 sacks.
CB Harvey Dodge 60 tackles, 17 assists, 1 sack, 5 INTs, 39.6 PDQ

16th rushing 108.9 3.6
8th passing 229.6 8.0
25th rushing defense 114.8
14th passing defense 209.8
+2 TO margin
44 team sacks

SEASON END
Regular Season: 8-8 (8 WLC Points)
Post-Season: n/a
Points Scored/Allowed: 322/319 +3
2017 Ticket Prices: $81, $81, $103, $157, $5,000, $255,000
Tickets Sold: 60,800 out of 77,600.
Fan Loyalty/ New Stadium: 70% - 0%
Saved My Game Reminder: yes
Herb: 40/43/55/70/48


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Wellington Mara mocking the press's opinion on his 2000 Giants: "We were the worst team to get home field in the playoffs. We were the worst team to get to a championship game. Now we'll be the worst team ever to win a Super Bowl."