Wyoming Wildfire, 2018

[QuikSand]

This thread marks the progress of the Wyoming Wildfire, a franchise being operated under the GroupThink concept. This is the year 2018-year two of the fledgling expansion team's existence.

If you'd like to read through the details for year one, including some helpful background on the concept and the rules involved, here is a link:

Wyoming Wildfire, 2017

The basic concept of GroupThink (a deliberately temporary name that seems to have stuck) is that we have several forum participants working together to manage an FOF 2001 franchise. Several people have defined roles, and many others are just ad-hoc contributors, which is very welcome.

The principal managers of the team are:

Owner: QuikSand
General Manager: TheRoyalOne
Director of Scouting & Player Personnel(Veterans): RPI-Fan
Director of Scouting & Player Personnel(Young): Daimyo
Offensive Coordinator: FishFan
Defensive Coordinator: Subby
Salary Cap and Financial Advisor: ez
Director of PR & Marketing: Fritz

We've had very helpful participation from a number of others, and welcome any more. The job of the people listed above manage the various input, as it relates to their field, and to implement things into a sound strategy.

If you'd like to download the game files, you may do so here:

Wildfire Game Files
(as of March 2, morning)

Admittedly, this has been ammoving target, as each phase currently results in a new person finding his best way to save the file. AT some point, we may get our act together in this regard. For now-- you may be best served to follow the main forum threads for the latest link.

Important: By downloading the file. You are agreeing to play by our rules. Chief among them is no simming ahead. If you want to join in and comment, fine-but do not interfere with everyone's enjoyment by violating this concept.

That said, we'll be having several different people manage their portions of the season, and we'll use this thread as a home for the reports and updates on our progress. Discussion and debate about team decisions and so forth will continue to be housed in the main forum, generally in threads labeled with the "WW:" or "GroupThink:" indicators.

Feel free to chime in, your input is welcome…


[This message has been edited by QuikSand (edited 03-02-2001).]

Welcome fans to another year of Wildfire Football. This is 2018, the "6" in the 3, 6, 9 plan. We managed to win 5 in 2017 despite playing in the toughest conference in the NFL.

To start things off, we take a gander out our Scouting and Coaching Staffs that were assigned to us by the league office.

Scout Ronald Shephard still has 4 years left at 1.12 million a season, which is a little steep for a 62 year old man, but he does know his stuff and wears a Super Bowl ring to prove it. Either way, we're looking to change. We put in an initial offer of 5 years 700,000 to Mo Gaines.

Coach Charles "I don't play that Devil Down to Georgia song" Daniels is currently making 3.36 million but his contract is expired. He is 56 and his only year on coaching experience was with us last year. I don't heed the advice of the POTGP, the official word is that he "doesn't want to coach that no good former QB of his, Julio Riddols". Apparently he doesn't know he's gone. Frankly, I think his price is too steep and we can't afford him. We will wait until the final week to see what we can for our money.

Gaines is signed by Baltimore for 5 years 1.08 million. We will have to re-examine our options here as well.

Van Koevering still hasn't accepted any offers, but is staring at 3 years 12.97 million from the Broncos.

The best scout for this team, that is fitting the offensive & defensive styles of our coordinators as well as the financial constraints we are under, is 55 year old Marco Fox. We sign him for a 5 year deal at $350,000. I'm sure he'll do us proud.

Our new coach is going to be Dean Tuman. He is young, 40 years old, and has all the necessary skills to be a great coach in this league. He needs a little help with developing his defensive players, but he can call a great defensive game plan. He is very solid on offense but tends to be a little lax on his players. We get him for 5 years at 1,500,000 dollars a year.

In the realm of Franchise Finances, we heed the advide of financial advisor extraordinaire, ez, and modify our ticket prices. Hopefully this will help make a dent in our near 200 million dollar loss from last year.

His recommendations were as follows:

my recommendations for stadium seats: $60 - $65 - $85 - $130

this keeps us just under denver, and near the bottom in the league.

luxury boxes: $300K

We pass on our ability to use the Franchise Tag this year.

We receive 3 trade offers but none pass my receptionists desk.

Some of the initial scouting reports from Marco Fox are pretty interesting to say the least.

To download the file, click here (At least I hope that worked)

RPI-Fan, you're now in charge.

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[ez]

the new front office staff should save us about $60M this year (relative to last season) - i'm sure the POTGP is smiling...

[RPI-Fan]

Weeks 1-10 of FA:

We'll pursue DE Jeffrey Webster, and will pursue him hard, at least at first to be sure we don't lose out.

I start out by offering him a 3 year deal worth $32M. It includes a 10M bonus, then years of 6-7.5-8.5.

As stated, I do not want him to go elsewhere in Week 1. After Week 1, the majority of the bids for Webster are in the 29-30/3 range, so I'll even bump our offer to 34 over 3.

(FWIW, I did not pursue any of our UFAs.)

Another FWIW... RB Andre Otero is currently looking at a 71.35/4 bid from Atlanta. That computes out to ~17-18 mil a year. QB Alvin Froehlich has signed with Denver for 76/4. QB Bernie Bridges is looking at a 50/3 deal from Carolina, although that is the only offer he is seeing.

After Week 2, we hear the news... DE Jeffrey Webster is the newest member of the Wyoming Wildfire! He inked the 34/3 contract with a structure of a 12 mil bonus, then years of 6-7.5-8.5.

Also, after Week 2, T Jimmy Clemens has received no bids. We'll see if it stays that way.

Ugh, Clemens gets a 38/4 bid in Week 4.

I've simmed to where the top of the screen says Week 11. I'll post the file on my website, as I don't know how to do it on Freedrive.

The file can be found at: http://home.nycap.rr.com/wyomingwildfire/wildfire.zip

Some players remaining as possible targets are LB Nate Wells, LB Wesley Sloan and DT K.C. Burke.

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[Subby]

Nice to have Webster! I realize the O needs some line help, but if you can swing a starting LB, please do...

The DT is no longer a necessity as we will play Webster at NT...

[RPI-Fan]

Our final decisions on pursuees will be LB Wesley Sloan, G Peter Walton and QB Marcus Preston.

I decided on Preston as the 3rd choice because we've made many defensive aquisitions in our first 2 seasons, and we need to start building some sort of offense.

I offer G Walton 16/3, LB Sloan 17/3 and QB Preston will wait for a little while to see if his 40/3 request goes down.

We will not be renegotiating any player contracts this season.

Walton and Sloan both sign in Week 12 (meaning after simming Week 11). By Week 13, QB Preston is down to 38/3, I'll hope to get him in the 10-11 per range. By Week 19, he is willing to go down to 33/3, so I offer him that. He signs in Week 20.

As QS has suggested, I move on to the draft. Before this, however, I am offered 2 trades. One would send CB Chris May and the #59 Overall Pick from Seattle to us for QB Marcus Preston. I consider it, as May is decent, but his low run defense would keep him from being a capable S. Because of this, I kindly decline.

The other offer is the #62 Overall for C Herb Stevenson, which I promptly decline.

In the draft, as it should be known, we have the #5 Overall Pick.

1. Portland - Fisk, Trevor, QB, Delaware
2. Richmond - Rodriguez, Jerome, RB, Texas - El Paso
3. Baltimore - McGee, Kelly, T, Chicago
4. St. Louis - Blanchard, Richard, QB, Boston College

The updated file can be found at: http://home.nycap.rr.com/wyomingwildfire/wildfire.zip

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In future regards to trades, all that should be done by the simmer is to check and see if it passes the "fairness test", ie add a 7th rounder and then put it back. If they will still accept, post the offer to the boards and we will discuss. The trading aspect is something that, in my eye, would be my responsibility ultimately and would have final say on with others input. In the time I ran the file, no offers passed the initial test. These might not have either, just stating the way I think it should work just in case.
TRO

[FishFan]

We spent 132.5 million of our 174.4 million dollar cap, roughly 76%.

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Wyoming Wildfire

   

2018 Exhibition Schedule

   

63,000

   

Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  

Week 1    OPEN                              

Week 2    Carolina Panthers               L, 17-24  37,600    5,200       

Week 3    NEW ORLEANS SAINTS              W, 41-20  45,500    3,300       

Week 4    PITTSBURGH STEELERS             L, 19-21  46,200    5,000       

Week 5    Baltimore Ravens                W, 27-21  63,300    4,600       



Our Scout has this to say about our roster:


Fairly concerned about starting fullback
Very concerned about starting offensive left tackle
Fairly concerned about starting offensive right tackle
Fairly concerned about starting defensive left end
Very concerned about starting defensive right end
Fairly concerned about starting strong-side inside linebacker
Fairly concerned about starting free safety
Fairly concerned about starting strong safety
Fairly concerned about starting kicker

A few major injuries hit the Wildfire during the preseason, despite the fact that "Willingness to Play Injured Players" was set at zero. FB/TE Britt Staubach tore a thumb ligament and will miss the first couple months of the season. C/T Sherman Bensen stretched his knee ligament and LB Kendall Robinson hyperextended his knee. Both are listed as doubtful and will miss the season opener. Cris Moss replaces Staubach as starting TE and the two backup TEs will split the FB duties. T Alonzo Denman steps in for Bensen.

[FishFan]

Week 1
The Wildfire open their second season with a tough 35-28 loss to the New Orleans Saints. RB Andy Ellis debuted with a 27-94, three TD perfromance, but that was not enough as New Orleans QB Burt Riviera threw 3 TDs and RB Gary Cook scored the go ahead TD with 4:19 remaining. The Fonz caught the only Marcus Preston TD - a 3 yd pass.

Wyoming Wildfire Drive Chart  

  

                  Quar   Began  Poss   From          Plays  Yards  Result  

                  1      15:00  1:40   OWN 32        3      -5     Punt  

                  1      11:16  2:56   OPP 48        6      48     Touchdown  

                  1      6:02   2:09   OWN 43        3      -2     Punt  

                  1      0:33   1:17   OWN 11        3      -3     Punt  

                  2      11:38  1:51   OWN 26        3      4      Punt  

                  2      6:27   1:17   OWN 39        3      1      Punt  

                  2      5:10   0:16   OPP 10        2      10     Touchdown  

                  2      1:55   1:55   OWN 20        3      3      Punt  

                  3      13:43  5:27   OWN 36        11     64     Touchdown  

                  3      7:01   0:56   OPP 25        4      25     Touchdown  

                  3      1:53   5:41   OWN 18        12     49     Punt  

                  4      8:35   3:18   OWN 18        7      20     Interception  

                  4      4:19   3:22   OWN 20        14     66     Downs  

  

New Orleans Saints Drive Chart  

  

                  Quar   Began  Poss   From          Plays  Yards  Result  

                  1      13:20  2:04   OWN 32        5      21     Fumble  

                  1      8:20   2:18   OPP 34        4      34     Touchdown  

                  1      3:53   3:20   OWN 28        5      26     Punt  

                  2      14:16  2:38   OPP 35        5      35     Touchdown  

                  2      9:47   3:20   OWN 46        8      54     Touchdown  

                  2      4:54   2:59   OWN 35        5      65     Touchdown  

                  3      15:00  1:17   OWN 41        3      1      Interception  

                  3      8:16   1:15   OWN 32        2      -7     Fumble  

                  3      6:05   4:12   OWN 20        8      26     Punt  

                  4      11:12  2:37   OWN 15        6      11     Punt  

                  4      5:17   0:58   OPP 12        3      12     Touchdown  

                  4      0:57   0:57   OWN 29        4      1      Game  

Wyoming 28
New Orleans 35

Key Stats:
Ellis 27-94 3TD
Preston 22-42-1-193 TD
McGeorge 9-63
Fonseca 8-86 TD
Webster 7 Tackles 1 Assist
Gunn 6 Tackles 3 ASsists
Erdahl 2 Sacks
Barger 1 Int

Week 2
Wyoming drops their second straight as K Mario Arquette nails six field goals in a 25-17 win. We never got anything going on the ground in this one and we find ourselves in a 0-2 hole heading into Green Bay to face this year's Super Bowl favorite.

Wyoming Wildfire Drive Chart  

  

                  Quar   Began  Poss   From          Plays  Yards  Result  

                  1      15:00  3:21   OWN 17        6      11     Punt  

                  1      10:44  1:26   OWN 18        3      8      Punt  

                  1      8:28   1:30   OWN 25        3      7      Punt  

                  1      2:00   2:53   OWN 26        4      22     Punt  

                  2      9:56   1:26   OWN 30        4      3      Downs  

                  2      7:10   1:41   OWN 26        3      -6     Punt  

                  2      2:27   1:36   OWN 25        3      1      Punt  

                  2      0:03   0:03   OWN 20        1      -2     Half  

                  3      9:10   5:12   OWN 15        8      59     Field Goal  

                  4      13:02  1:51   OWN 20        3      6      Punt  

                  4      8:27   1:57   OWN 20        7      75     Touchdown  

                  4      5:01   0:29   OWN 37        3      63     Touchdown  

                  4      1:52   1:31   OWN 26        8      36     Downs  

  

Miami Dolphins Drive Chart  

  

                  Quar   Began  Poss   From          Plays  Yards  Result  

                  1      11:39  0:55   OWN 16        3      8      Punt  

                  1      9:18   0:50   OPP 44        3      -4     Punt  

                  1      6:58   4:58   OWN 38        8      36     Field Goal  

                  2      14:07  4:11   OWN 20        7      40     Punt  

                  2      8:30   1:20   OPP 33        3      8      Field Goal  

                  2      5:29   3:02   OPP 37        5      19     Field Goal  

                  2      0:51   0:48   OPP 45        5      48     Field Goal  

                  3      15:00  5:50   OWN 21        11     31     Punt  

                  3      3:58   5:56   OPP 44        10     34     Field Goal  

                  4      11:11  2:44   OPP 28        5      28     Touchdown  

                  4      6:30   1:29   OWN 20        3      -8     Punt  

                  4      4:32   2:00   OWN 42        3      8      Punt  

                  4      2:32   0:40   OPP 25        4      21     Field Goal  

                  4      0:21   0:21   OWN 43        1      -1     Game

Wyoming 17
Miami 25

Key Stats:
Ellis 14-23
Preston 18-37-0-280 2TD
McGeorge 6-80
Fonseca 5-123 2TD
Sloan 9 Tackles, 4 Assists
Gunn 8 Tackles, 1 Assist
Clark 1 Sack

Week 3
The Marcus Preston era may have come to a premature end in Wyoming. The QB throws four interceptions in a 48-16 loss to 3-0 Green Bay. The loss is Wyoming's third straight. Again, Ellis got just six carries as the Wildfire had to play catch-up very early.

Wyoming Wildfire Drive Chart  

  

                  Quar   Began  Poss   From          Plays  Yards  Result  

                  1      13:28  1:54   OPP 46        3      16     Punt  

                  1      9:58   0:42   OWN 44        3      -5     Interception  

                  1      9:16   0:37   OWN 29        1      1      Fumble  

                  1      6:59   2:18   OWN 37        6      12     Punt  

                  2      14:45  4:02   OWN 24        7      65     Field Goal  

                  2      10:37  1:52   OWN 19        4      81     Touchdown  

                  2      4:36   1:43   OWN 40        3      3      Punt  

                  2      0:34   0:33   OWN 29        2      60     Field Goal  

                  3      15:00  1:18   OWN 20        3      4      Punt  

                  3      9:57   0:10   OWN 41        1      0      Interception  

                  3      6:59   1:38   OWN 20        5      51     Missed FG  

                  3      3:16   0:15   OWN 35        2      0      Interception  

                  3      0:49   0:31   OWN 24        1      0      Interception  

                  4      13:45  1:55   OWN 26        3      7      Punt  

                  4      9:49   7:02   OWN 20        13     66     Field Goal  

                  4      1:26   1:26   OWN 20        3      10     Game  

  

Green Bay Packers Drive Chart  

  

                  Quar   Began  Poss   From          Plays  Yards  Result  

                  1      15:00  1:32   OWN 24        3      -12    Punt  

                  1      11:34  1:36   OWN 20        3      10     Punt  

                  1      8:39   1:40   OPP 30        5      35     Touchdown  

                  1      4:41   4:56   OWN 28        12     72     Touchdown  

                  2      8:45   4:09   OWN 33        8      72     Touchdown  

                  2      2:53   2:19   OWN 25        6      13     Punt  

                  2      0:01   0:01   OWN 20        1      1      Half  

                  3      13:42  3:45   OWN 17        6      19     Punt  

                  3      9:47   2:48   OWN 22        6      45     Punt  

                  3      5:21   2:05   OWN 36        3      4      Punt  

                  3      3:01   2:12   OPP 46        5      14     Field Goal  

                  3      0:18   1:33   OPP 22        5      22     Touchdown  

                  4      11:50  2:01   OWN 24        3      8      Punt  

                  4      2:47   1:21   OPP 40        5      15     Field Goal 

Wyoming 16
Green Bay 48

Key Stats:
Ellis 6-18
Preston 19-40-4-327 TD
Watkins 7-88
Fonseca 5-118
Meeks 8 tackles, 2 assists
Jiminez 7 tackles
Webster 1 Sack

Injury Report:
Britt Staubach, 2-3 Months
Wesley Sloan, 2-3 Months
Cris Moss, 2-3 Months
Roderick Erdahl, 3-5 Weeks
Kendall Robinson, 3-5 Weeks
Jay Stokes, 3-5 Weeks
Sherman Bensen, 0-2 Weeks
Randal Pederson, 3-5 Weeks

Week 4
Things do not get any better in our home opener against Minnesota. Riddols gets the nod and he proceeds to complete 10 of 26 passes with two interceptions. Ellis nets 91 yards on the ground, but gets no air support in the 31-3 loss. The Offensive Coordinator is starting to feel some pressure.

Minnesota Vikings Drive Chart  

  

                  Quar   Began  Poss   From          Plays  Yards  Result  

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                  1      12:27  4:17   OWN 20        8      80     Touchdown  

                  1      5:58   2:26   OWN 17        4      18     Punt  

                  1      2:18   3:15   OPP 32        6      11     Interception  

                  2      10:09  1:22   OWN 38        3      4      Punt  

                  2      6:51   4:08   OPP 41        7      36     Field Goal  

                  2      0:38   0:38   OWN 25        2      -2     Half  

                  3      15:00  2:53   OWN 32        5      -2     Punt  

                  3      5:46   0:39   OWN 44        1      56     Touchdown  

                  3      3:46   2:48   OWN 42        7      17     Punt  

                  4      13:25  0:42   OWN 30        3      3      Punt  

                  4      11:20  3:12   OWN 40        6      55     Touchdown  

                  4      6:33   1:45   OWN 28        3      8      Punt  

                  4      4:30   1:19   OWN 45        3      -1     Punt  

                  4      2:50   0:38   OPP 30        4      30     Touchdown  

                  4      1:04   1:04   OWN 43        2      0      Game  

  

Wyoming Wildfire Drive Chart  

  

                  Quar   Began  Poss   From          Plays  Yards  Result  

                  1      15:00  2:33   OWN 24        5      21     Punt  

                  1      8:10   2:12   OWN 30        3      5      Punt  

                  1      3:32   1:14   OWN 11        3      21     Fumble  

                  2      14:03  3:54   OWN 6         6      20     Punt  

                  2      8:47   1:56   OWN 14        3      -4     Punt  

                  2      2:43   2:05   OWN 13        4      25     Punt  

                  3      12:07  6:21   OWN 33        10     41     Field Goal  

                  3      5:07   1:21   OWN 20        3      1      Punt  

                  3      0:58   2:33   OWN 7         6      32     Punt  

                  4      12:43  1:23   OWN 24        3      -6     Punt  

                  4      8:08   1:35   OWN 24        3      4      Punt  

                  4      4:48   0:18   OWN 24        2      0      Interception  

                  4      3:11   0:21   OWN 3         3      0      Interception  

                  4      2:12   1:08   OWN 15        3      6      Punt

Minnesota 31
Wyoming 3

Key Stats:
Ellis 23-91
Riddols 10-26-2-90
McGeorge 4-29
Gunn 7 Tackles, 3 Assists
Alumbaugh INT

Injury Report:

Britt Staubach, FB - Torn Thumb Ligament, full strength in 2-3 Months
Wesley Sloan, LB - Bruised Sternum, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Cris Moss, FB - Dislocated Elbow, full strength in 2-3 Months
Roderick Erdahl, LB - Bruised Sternum, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Kendall Robinson, LB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Jay Stokes, CB - Broken Nose, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Randal Pedersen, G - Sprained Ankle, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Tommy Crawford, LB - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

I am going to call it a night after this frustrating 0-4 start. I think I need to step back and re-evaluate some of my decisions. The Moss and Staubach injuries really hurt. It's going to take some work to salvage this season.

[This message has been edited by FishFan (edited 03-02-2001).]

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

[Subby]

Yuk. 139 points allowed in 4 games...that is really bad. I don't know if we are having to overcome great field position or what...

What kind of yardage are we giving up? I'll make adjustments after 8 games...

[FishFan]

Week 5
I have never seen anything like this before. We go back on the road and get stomped 35-0 at the hands of the 4-1 Lions. Ellis sprained his ankle on the game's first play and sat out the remainder. His replacement, Pete Slage, managed just 47 yards on 15 carries. Preston was unimpressive after his one-game benching, throwing

Wyoming Wildfire Drive Chart



	Quar	Began	Poss	From		Plays	Yards	Result

	1	13:07	2:07	OWN 6		5	13	Punt

	1	8:57	1:36	OWN 13		3	-3	Punt

	1	5:55	3:56	OWN 28		6	30	Punt

	1	1:10	1:53	OWN 25		3	12	Punt

	2	11:51	1:32	OWN 8		3	-2	Punt

	2	5:53	4:01	OWN 23		7	38	Interception

	2	1:52	0:11	OWN 20		1	0	Interception

	2	1:15	1:08	OWN 20		3	-1	Punt

	3	15:00	2:06	OWN 21		3	14	Punt

	3	7:17	2:04	OWN 46		3	13	Interception

	3	3:25	1:08	OWN 20		3	5	Punt

	3	0:43	1:20	OWN 23		4	22	Punt

	4	5:42	4:26	OWN 30		7	34	Missed FG

	4	0:13	0:13	OWN 6		1	8	Game



Detroit Lions Drive Chart



	Quar	Began	Poss	From		Plays	Yards	Result

	1	15:00	1:53	OWN 43		3	4	Punt

	1	11:00	2:03	OPP 46		4	41	Touchdown

	1	7:21	1:26	OPP 30		3	9	Field Goal

	1	1:59	0:49	OWN 20		3	4	Punt

	2	14:17	2:26	OPP 47		5	26	Interception

	2	10:19	4:26	OWN 43		9	42	Field Goal

	2	1:41	0:26	OPP 26		2	26	Touchdown

	2	0:07	0:07	OWN 32		1	0	Half

	3	12:54	5:37	OWN 46		11	50	Field Goal

	3	5:13	1:48	OWN 40		4	16	Punt

	3	2:17	1:34	OWN 39		3	6	Punt

	4	14:23	6:16	OWN 16		11	44	Punt

	4	8:00	2:18	OPP 27		3	1	Field Goal

	4	1:16	1:03	OWN 43		4	17	Punt

Wyoming 0
Detroit 35

Key Stats:
Slagle 15-47
Preston 13-28-3-134
McGeorge 5-54
Clark 8 Tackles, 2 Assists, 1.0 Sack
Jiminex 10 Tackles, 4 Assists
Alumbaugh 1 Int

Injury Report:

Britt Staubach, FB - Torn Thumb Ligament, full strength in 2-3 Months
Wesley Sloan, LB - Bruised Sternum, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Cris Moss, FB - Dislocated Elbow, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Roderick Erdahl, LB - Bruised Sternum, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Kendall Robinson, LB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Jay Stokes, CB - Broken Nose, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Randal Pedersen, G - Sprained Ankle, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Tommy Crawford, LB - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Amos Meeks, LB - Turf Toe, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Andy Ellis, RB - Sprained Ankle, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Note the 5 LBs injured.

Week 6
In our 5th road game in six weeks, we finally notch one up in the win column. We head to Richmond and jump out to a 14-3 halftime lead as Skip Barger returns an interception 27 yards for a score an Andy Ellis powers one home from 3 yards out. The kicker nails three second-half FGs to give Wyoming the 23-6 win. Ellis racks up his first 100-yrad game with a 24-13 performance. Preston was magnificiant in this one as well, completing 25 of 30 passes for 237 yards without an interception. Fonseca caught 10 balls for 107 yards.

Wyoming Wildfire Drive Chart



	Quar	Began	Poss	From		Plays	Yards	Result

	1	12:15	1:30	OWN 22		3	6	Punt

	1	9:35	4:39	OWN 18		7	36	Punt

	1	1:22	1:30	OWN 32		3	-1	Punt

	2	13:14	3:23	OWN 4		7	91	Touchdown

	2	6:17	1:44	OWN 23		3	7	Punt

	2	2:13	1:06	OWN 26		3	8	Punt

	2	0:27	0:27	OWN 21		1	2	Half

	3	15:00	7:13	OWN 20		11	64	Field Goal

	3	3:54	1:46	OWN 22		3	1	Punt

	4	12:48	5:51	OWN 22		10	47	Missed FG

	4	6:15	2:31	OWN 48		4	48	Field Goal

	4	2:41	2:36	OWN 20		9	50	Field Goal



Richmond Pond Frogs Drive Chart



	Quar	Began	Poss	From		Plays	Yards	Result

	1	15:00	1:29	OWN 13		2	-3	Interception

	1	13:31	1:16	OWN 20		3	5	Punt

	1	10:45	1:10	OPP 40		3	-1	Punt

	1	4:56	3:34	OWN 20		6	15	Punt

	2	14:52	1:38	OWN 47		3	8	Punt

	2	9:51	3:34	OWN 21		7	55	Field Goal

	2	4:33	2:20	OWN 14		4	7	Punt

	2	1:07	0:40	OWN 48		3	-3	Interception

	3	7:47	3:53	OWN 16		5	19	Punt

	3	2:08	4:20	OWN 42		10	38	Field Goal

	4	6:57	0:42	OWN 38		4	14	Fumble

	4	3:44	1:03	OWN 36		3	43	Interception

Wyoming 24
Richmond 13

Key Stats:
Ellis 24-113
Preston 25-30-0-237
Watkins 4-68
Fonseca 10-107
Erdahl 6 Tackles, 3 Assists, 3.0 Sacks
Barger INT, TD

Injury Report:

Britt Staubach, FB - Torn Thumb Ligament, full strength in 2-3 Months
Wesley Sloan, LB - Bruised Sternum, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Cris Moss, FB - Dislocated Elbow, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Roderick Erdahl, LB - Bruised Sternum, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Kendall Robinson, LB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Jay Stokes, CB - Broken Nose, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Randal Pedersen, G - Sprained Ankle, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Tommy Crawford, LB - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Amos Meeks, LB - Turf Toe, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Kevin Gunn, LB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 3-5 Weeks

Note the 6 injured LBs

Week 7
On the road again in week 7, we put up a valiant defensive effort in a 18-10 loss to the 6-1 Vikings. I think every team we have played so far, with the exception of Richmond, has just one loss. We held the Vikings to four FGs and a BO Riley 5 yd TD run, while the defense scored Wyoming's only TD on a BJ Croteau interception return. Ellis carried the ball 13 times for 57 yards and Preston completed 16 of 26 passes for 194 yards, throwing just one interception. Fonseca once again had a great game, catching 8 balls for 112 yards.

Wyoming Wildfire Drive Chart



	Quar	Began	Poss	From		Plays	Yards	Result

	1	15:00	2:05	OWN 20		3	16	Punt

	1	8:10	1:13	OWN 20		3	4	Punt

	1	4:41	1:55	OWN 45		3	8	Punt

	2	12:55	2:45	OWN 19		5	29	Punt

	2	7:36	1:06	OWN 26		3	-3	Punt

	2	6:30	3:23	OPP 49		6	41	Field Goal

	2	0:12	0:12	OWN 32		1	0	Half

	3	11:05	1:33	OWN 33		4	6	Downs

	3	7:33	1:59	OWN 30		3	-3	Punt

	3	3:42	2:50	OWN 20		4	17	Punt

	4	14:01	2:37	OWN 22		5	30	Fumble

	4	9:06	2:33	OWN 7		5	41	Punt

	4	2:08	0:24	OWN 43		2	27	Interception

	4	0:14	0:14	OPP 44		1	13	Game



Minnesota Vikings Drive Chart



	Quar	Began	Poss	From		Plays	Yards	Result

	1	12:55	4:45	OWN 28		8	32	Field Goal

	1	6:57	2:16	OWN 41		5	17	Interception

	1	2:46	4:51	OWN 3		8	39	Punt

	2	10:10	2:34	OPP 35		5	19	Field Goal

	2	3:07	2:55	OWN 41		7	29	Field Goal

	3	15:00	3:55	OWN 20		9	22	Punt

	3	9:32	1:59	OPP 39		4	39	Touchdown

	3	5:34	1:52	OPP 45		3	7	Punt

	3	0:52	1:51	OWN 28		3	14	Punt

	4	11:24	2:18	OWN 48		3	6	Punt

	4	6:33	1:47	OWN 12		4	19	Interception

	4	4:46	2:38	OPP 42		6	27	Field Goal

	4	1:44	1:30	OWN 20		3	-11	Punt

Wyoming 10
Minnesota 18

Key Stats:
Ellis 13-57
Preston 16-26-1-194
Fonseca 8-112
Wilkens 6 Tackles, 3 Assists
Shockley 2.0 Sacks
Croteau INT, TD
Alumbaugh INT

Injury Report:

Britt Staubach, FB - Torn Thumb Ligament, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Wesley Sloan, LB - Bruised Sternum, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Cris Moss, FB - Dislocated Elbow, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Kendall Robinson, LB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Jay Stokes, CB - Broken Nose, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Tommy Crawford, LB - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Amos Meeks, LB - Turf Toe, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Kevin Gunn, LB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

Week 8
FB Cris Moss returns for the team's second home game. Hopefully, our fans did not forget about us. We treat the 46,200 faithful fans that show up to a 23-13 win over the Jets. The kicker got us out to an early 9-0 lead and Andy Ellis helped extend that lead to 16-3 at halftime with a 2 yard run. The Jets managed to score 10 straight points to come within three points of the lead with 2:01 to play. But, Andy Ellis finally broke one open, dashing 58 yards for the back breaker with 1:16 remaining. The rookie finished with 209 yards and a couple of TDs on 27 carries. Ellis Alumbaugh claimed game MVP honors with three intereception, breaking out of a mini-slump. One concern in this one - our kicker missed three FGs. We might want to address our kicking situation which is a very imprtant position in my offense.

New York Jets Drive Chart



	Quar	Began	Poss	From		Plays	Yards	Result

	1	15:00	2:42	OWN 30		6	19	Punt

	1	6:03	2:32	OWN 20		4	17	Interception

	1	1:28	1:52	OWN 20		5	9	Punt

	2	10:28	0:36	OWN 21		2	0	Interception

	2	7:33	3:08	OWN 21		6	13	Punt

	2	1:35	1:35	OWN 24		5	49	Field Goal

	3	12:40	2:02	OWN 47		3	7	Punt

	3	5:52	3:30	OWN 23		6	33	Punt

	4	13:30	7:27	OWN 20		14	74	Field Goal

	4	4:08	0:28	OWN 40		2	-5	Interception

	4	2:33	0:32	OWN 34		3	66	Touchdown

	4	1:16	0:42	OWN 24		2	27	Interception



Wyoming Wildfire Drive Chart



	Quar	Began	Poss	From		Plays	Yards	Result

	1	12:18	6:15	OWN 13		14	79	Field Goal

	1	3:31	2:03	OPP 39		4	22	Field Goal

	2	14:36	4:08	OWN 48		7	45	Field Goal

	2	9:52	2:19	OPP 39		5	39	Touchdown

	2	4:25	2:50	OWN 45		7	38	Missed FG

	3	15:00	2:20	OWN 25		3	3	Punt

	3	10:38	4:46	OWN 7		9	82	Missed FG

	3	2:22	3:52	OWN 6		8	57	Punt

	4	6:03	1:55	OWN 20		3	6	Punt

	4	3:40	1:07	OPP 29		3	2	Missed FG

	4	2:01	0:45	OWN 20		5	80	Touchdown

	4	0:34	0:34	OWN 34		2	-4	Game

NY Jets 13
Wyoming 23

Key Stats:
Ellis 27-209 2TD
Preston 19-36-0-232
Fonseca 9-142
Alumbaugh 6 Tackles, 1 Assist, 3INT

Injury Report:

Britt Staubach, FB - Torn Thumb Ligament, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Wesley Sloan, LB - Bruised Sternum, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Cris Moss, FB - Dislocated Elbow, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Jay Stokes, CB - Broken Nose, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Tommy Crawford, LB - Bruised Shoulder, full strength in 0-2 Weeks
Amos Meeks, LB - Turf Toe, full strength in 3-5 Weeks
Kevin Gunn, LB - Hyperextended Knee, full strength in 0-2 Weeks

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[ez]

FWIW, there are a few copy & paste errors above (team name mixups in games 6 & 7; wrong game log in game 7). game 7 was confusing the hell out of me...

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[FishFan]

Damn. That's what I get for trying to upadte this while hungover. I think I've fixed all the errors - next time I won't copy and paste.

Let me know if you see anything else.

[Subby]

WYOMING PASSES THE BUCS

CHEYENNE (AP) - The Wyoming Wildfire won their third game in four attempts today, defeating division rival Tampa Bay 21-7 at home. The Wyoming defense gained three sacks, forced two turnovers, and held* Tampa Bay to 179 yards of total offense while coming a scant thirty seconds from garnering the first shutout in team history. The Wildfire offense did their part, playing mistake-free football for the entire four quarters. The win wasn't without its downside as the Wildfire lost Rookie LB Kevin "The Machine" Gunn for 2-3 months with a hyperextended knee. The Wildfire now get a bye week to prepare for their upcoming showdown with the 6-2 Packers.

RB Ellis 29-32-2tds
QB Preston 19-30-190-0-0
WR Fonseca 4-50-0
WR McGeorge 6-61-0
LB Sloan 7tckls, 2sacks (Chevrolet Player of the game)
CB Wilkens int

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[Subby]

WYOMING USES PAGAN RITUAL, BIG ANGRY TO UPSET GREEN BAY

Cheyenne (AP) - The Second-Year Wyoming Wildfire won their third straight game (and fourth out of five) as they defeated Green Bay at home, 19-8. On offense, Wyoming rode the leg of K Fred Pagan (and his four field goals) while on defense, the Big Angry recorded 3 sacks, 2 turnovers, and allowed just 201 yards. The Big Angry has now allowed just 52 points in 5 games. In addition, the Wyoming offense yielded zero turnovers for the second straight game. Rookie RB Andy Ellis, refreshed from the Bye Week, ran for 92 yards, while 5th year QB Marcus Preston threw for 213 yards and a score. The win improved Wyoming to 4-6 and dropped Green Bay to 6-3.

In related news, starting TE Britt Staubach has finished his rehab and will start against Chicago next week.

RB Ellis 28-92-0
QB Preston 23-36-213-1-0
WR McGeorge 9-80-0
K Pagan 4-4FG, 51 long
MLB Sloan 3 tckls, 2 sacks

[Subby]

ELLIS RUNS OVER, THROUGH BEARS

Cheyenne (AP) - RB Andy Ellis continued his Rookie of the Year campaign today as he shredded the Bears D for 160 yards and a score in a 23-20 win. The victory was the Wildfire's 4th straight and 5th in the past 6 games. TE Britt Staubach returned from injury to catch 4 passes and a td, while the offense came back from a 14-0 halftime deficit to win. DE Kurt Shockley sealed the deal, sacking backup Bear QB Harris in the endzone with 52 seconds left. The win improved Wyoming's record to 5-6 on the season. NT Jeff Webster suffered a shoulder sprain and will be deactivated for next week's game against Tampa Bay.

RB Ellis 24-160-1
QB Preston 17-24-144-2-2
WR McGeorge 7-65
LB Jiminez 8 tckls

[Subby]

WYOMING WINS 5TH STRAIGHT BEHIND ELLIS, BIG ANGRY

Cheyenne (AP) - Rookie Andy Ellis ran for 182 yards and 2 scores and the Big Angry held Tampa to 9 first downs as the Wildfire rolled to their 5th straight victory, 19-9. Ellis went over 1000 yards with 4 games to go, continuing his ROY campaign. QB Marcus Preston was knocked out of the game in the 2nd Q and will be evaluated on Monday. Wyoming improved to 6-6 while Tampa Bay fell to 3-9.

RB Ellis 28-182-2
QB Riddols 7-15-79-0-1
DE Clark 2 tckls, 2 sacks, int
LB Sloan 8 tckls

[Subby]

6 INTERCEPTIONS END WILDFIRE WIN STREAK

Cheyenne (AP) - Julio Riddols and Marcus Preston combined for 6 interceptions and the inury-riddled Big Angry allowed 224 yards rushing as their 5 game winning streak came to an end against Portland, 38-7. The loss dealt a serious blow to Wyoming's playoff hopes as they dropped to 6-7 with 3 games to play.

RB Ellis 14-36-1
QB Preston 14-35-159-0-4
QB Riddols 3-9-17-0-2
WR Fonseca 5-84-0
LB Robinson 8 tckls

[Subby]

OK - this one broke my spirit and Ill just give the details from now on...no headlines

Week 15

Wyoming (6-7) @ Chicago (6-7) L 9-48

Our secondary gets torched for 400 yards and 6 tds and that's the story.

Ellis 6-37-0
Preston 10-25-173
Watkins 7-104
Sloan 11 tckls, 1 sack
Farrel, Mares, Webster sack each

Week 16
Indianapolis (8-6) @ Wyoming (6-8) L 7-20

Hmmm...maybe we can lose the first 4 and last 4 games of our season...

Billy Madison 14-119-1
Ellis 3-8-0
Preston 13-31-132-0-4
Stevenson 4 KRB

Week 17

Detroit (12-3) @ Wyoming (6-9) L 28-31.

A 55-yd FG at the buzzer does us in after a td with 30 seconds left.

Ellis 16-29-0
Preston 21-39-341-4-0
Fonseca 7-166-2
Alumbaugh 8 tckls, int

We finish the year at 6-10.

Download Universe.zip file by right-clicking link and choosing Save Target As...

The file is ready for TRO to run playoffs, extend contracts, etc...

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A Season recap:

EA.com Front Office Football 2001 

2018 Regular Season Standings

   

 AFC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Indianapolis            10  6   0   .625  343   257   7-3-0   8-5-0     

Miami                   9   7   0   .563  309   285   5-5-0   6-7-0     

Buffalo                 7   9   0   .438  310   363   7-3-0   7-6-0     

New York J              7   9   0   .438  337   276   5-5-0   7-6-0     

New England             6   10  0   .375  248   363   4-6-0   4-9-0     

Greenville              3   13  0   .188  267   333   2-8-0   2-11-0    

   

 AFC Central            W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Cincinnati              12  4   0   .750  464   253   8-2-0   11-2-0    

Baltimore               11  5   0   .688  366   267   6-4-0   8-5-0     

Pittsburgh              10  6   0   .625  376   288   7-3-0   9-4-0     

Jacksonville            8   8   0   .500  297   346   4-6-0   6-7-0     

Cleveland               5   11  0   .313  249   395   3-7-0   5-8-0     

Tennessee               3   13  0   .188  255   353   2-8-0   3-10-0    

   

 AFC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Denver                  11  5   0   .688  310   228   7-3-0   10-3-0    

Kansas City             10  6   0   .625  349   252   6-4-0   8-5-0     

San Diego               10  6   0   .625  378   325   5-5-0   8-5-0     

Oakland                 8   7   1   .531  292   328   5-5-0   7-6-0     

Seattle                 7   9   0   .438  331   372   3-7-0   4-9-0     

Los Angeles             6   10  0   .375  305   403   4-6-0   4-9-0     

   

 NFC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Philadelphia            12  4   0   .750  384   257   7-3-0   10-3-0    

New York G              9   5   2   .625  367   308   5-3-2   7-4-2     

Arizona                 9   6   1   .594  229   280   5-4-1   6-6-1     

Dallas                  7   8   1   .469  274   344   4-5-1   5-7-1     

Washington              5   11  0   .313  243   337   4-6-0   4-9-0     

Richmond                4   12  0   .250  229   327   3-7-0   3-10-0    

   

 NFC Central            W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Detroit                 13  3   0   .813  431   258   8-2-0   10-3-0    

Minnesota               10  6   0   .625  360   294   7-3-0   8-5-0     

Green Bay               9   7   0   .563  363   323   4-6-0   7-6-0     

Chicago                 9   7   0   .563  379   313   5-5-0   7-6-0     

**Wyoming               6   10  0   .375  253   392   4-6-0   5-8-0     

Tampa Bay               3   13  0   .188  208   371   2-8-0   3-10-0    

   

 NFC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  

Atlanta                 11  5   0   .688  377   324   7-3-0   9-4-0     

Portland                9   7   0   .563  301   283   6-4-0   8-5-0     

San Francisco           9   7   0   .563  289   214   7-3-0   8-5-0     

Carolina                7   8   1   .469  297   305   5-5-0   7-6-0     

St. Louis               5   11  0   .313  250   365   3-7-0   4-9-0     

New Orleans             5   11  0   .313  368   406   2-8-0   4-9-0     

Super Bowl: Detroit 19 - Cincinnati 13.

Offensively we scored more points this year but we also gave up more, a disappointing season.

Team Stats:
Rushing 3.9/3.2/3.8
Passing 6.1/6.5/6.4
3rd Down 21.6%/31.4%/33.4%
+1 turnover ratio
135 penalties(9th in league)

Individual Stats:
Preston 255/467 54.6% 3029 11TD 19INT 65.5
Ellis 283-1183 4.1ypc 12TD OffROY
Fonseca 86-1291 15.0avg 6TD 9 Drops
McGeorge 72-722 10.0avg 0TD 7 Drops
Watkins 40-500 12.5avg 1TD 3 Drops
Pagan 23/32 FG 51 long 22/23 XP 21 Punts
Jiminez 74 Tackles 28 Assists
Sloan 62 Tackles 27 Assists 5.0 Sacks
Erdahl 57 Tackles 19 Assists 6.0 Sacks
Clark 23 Tackles 8.5 Sacks 3 Blocks 6 Hurries
Webster 42 Tackles 5.5 Sacks
Alumbaugh 74 Tackles 15 Assists 7 INT 36.6 PDQ 1st Team CB
Barger 58 Tackles 24 Assists 4 INT 1TD 25.4 PDQ
Croteau 5 INT 1TD 33.7 PDQ
Hulbert (KR) 6 Fumbles
Stevenson 34 KRB 35.4% 3 Sacks Allowed
Walton 25 KRB 37.8% 8 Sacks Allowed
OL Unit 98 KRB ~30.2% 31 Sacks Allowed

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