Raiders Franchise

[BoKnowsBest]

NFL Head Coach 09 Raiders Franchise

I just got this game at the local Wal-Mart on Black Friday, and decided to make one of my own franchise threads here after seeing a bunch of others. I've been reading on these forums for a few weeks, and that's what actually persuaded me to buy the game. After fooling around with a few offseasons with several different teams just to get the hang of the game, I started my "real" franchise, if you will, in the preseason with my Raiders. I started in the preseason since it would be more of a challenge with all of the overpayed FA's. I actually finished all of season 1 during the Thanksgiving break, and am heading into the offseason right now.

I'm not gonna post stats for the 1st season since it "doesnt count" in my mind, as I didn't start in the offseason(again, I felt that preseason would be a bigger challenge). Once I go into season 2, I'll post recaps for games, scouting reports of my opponents(tuned to their philosophies, since their players will be ranked different in mine), as well as some other stuff around the league

Quick recap:
Coach skills-
level 3 for HB Physical
level 3 for OL physical
level 4 for DL physical
level 3 for HB intangibles
level 4 for OL intangibles
level 3 for DL intangibles
level 3 for OL learning
level 3 for DL learning
level 3 for HB learning
Special Skill:Off Season Seminar

I got a run-heavy west coast offensive playbook, and a no-blitz cover2 defensive playbook

Team Philosophies
QB-Field General
RB-Power
FB-Balanced
WR-Quick/Route Runner
TE-balanced
OT-run block
OG-run block
DE-undersized speed rusher
DT-one-gap penetrator
OLB-cover 2
MLB-speed/coverage
CB-cover 2
FS-centerfielder
SS-coverage
K-balanced
P-balanced

I traded QB Andrew Walter for a 6th and 7th rounder.
Finished 5-11, ended with an approval rating of 48. Fired the OC, QBC, STC, and GM.
My new coaches were
STC chris staymates the florida OC 46 ovr(possible promotion to OC soon?)
GM Mikey Davis(i think thats his name, he was the Saints GM but got fired) 66 ovr
QBC Tom Clements 74 ovr
OC Butch Millwood 41 ovr

Only pro bowler was P Shane Lechler.
Eagles beat the Pats 34-30 in the superbowl.

I have the draft with all of the defensive linemen, cauran lawrence, marques acho, and the other 2 DTs. heisman winner alex hurst is not in the draft, and over 5 RBs currently have 1st round grades.

My tenative plan as of right now is to get two decent WR's in FA, tender Nmandi and trade him for a 1st or 2nd, and sign 2 decent CB's in FA. Maybe a DT and/or a DE. I plan to use most of my draft on OL and DL, with a few mid-rounders on WR and CB.

[BoKnowsBest]

So during the season, mcfadden has a little under 4 ypc and around 1000 yards. mike bush has around 2ypc and 300-400 yards. and anthony thomas had around 3 ypc with approx. 300 yards. Russell was historically bad, with 1(one!)TD and 8INTs, going 72/180. TE zach miller was his main target, also grabbing the lone TD. I think one problem might have been that i ran the ball waaaaaaay too much.

Defensivley, i lead the league in points allowed(as in i allowed the least), and lead the league in INTs. however, i had the worst run D with over 6 ypc, and only had 28 sacks(iggles and gints tied with 84-thats a crapload)

Im not ready to give up on russell just yet, as his recievers were javon walker, roydell williams, david givens, and jason avant.

[nyisles16]

I'm going to move this to the "Franchise" area of OS. Like your ideas..

(please tell me you canned Al Davis )

[BoKnowsBest]

Ok, so right now I'm at the eve of the draft. I cut some players which really helped clear out some space. The dead weight cuts were OG Robert Gallery, OT Cornell Green, DT Gerrard Warren, and OLB Robert Thomas. Keep in mind that i had a huge amount of penalties for cutting overpaid players during the preseason, such as ronald curry and terdell sands.

Quick FA recap
I signed
CB Ricky Manning(81) 4yr 14m
CB Ken Lucas(76) 4yr 13m
OT Irv Glenn(79) 5yr 5mil - this guy is a steal with 87 potential
DE Chike Okeafor(77) 1yr 2.4m
OT Kevin Sampson(77) 2yr 1.5m
OG Charlie Johnson(80) 5yr 11m
WR Shaun McDonald(79) 2yr 6m
DT Chuck Darby(79) 1yr 2.9m
QB John Beck(70) 2yr 4.8m- also a steal, as he has 85 potential, which is higher than russel's 78

Also, i Franchise tagged Nmandi, probably trading him for a low first/high 2nd during the draft depending on where the players fall, if i can get that for him.

Also, the schedule came out. Ill list the games in week order(1-17)

vs Chargers
at Browns
vs Ravens
BYE
vs Chiefs
at Cowboys
at Steelers
at Dolphins
vs Broncos
at Chiefs
at Broncos
vs Giants
vs Eagles
vs Titans
at Chargers
vs Bengals
at Redskins

and, for whatever reason, Darren McFadden is "demanding a trade". what a prick

[BoKnowsBest]

Draft Time!

Day 1(Rounds 1-2)

Trade 5th overall pick to the Bills for 18th, 2(46th), and 4(114th) pick, Bills use that to select Memphis Cb Karl Dixon

With the 18th, I selected Norte Dame DE Caraun Laurence

Traded 2(37) and 2(46) for 27th from Chargers

With the 27th, I took Stanford OG Scott Burke

I wasn't able to trade nmandi away for a high 2nd which i wanted to use on Notre Dame OG Spencer Anderson, so I wound up with no 2nd round picks. Lets hope that Laurence and Burke pan out. Apparently, according to Adam Shefter, Laurence is a great pass rusher but he is weak against the run. Meanwhile, Burke is a great lineman who is "too stiff" with his upper body, but shefter says he has probowl potential.

[BoKnowsBest]

Day 2 (Rounds 3-7)

3(5) C Renaldo Morrison
4(5) OT Landon Pierce
4(18) DT Andre Glazer
5(5) WR Joe Donaldson
6(5) DT Cory Brock
6(9) OLB Jimmie Austin
7(5) QB Darius Pepper
7(9) DT Makiri Caulley

UDFA
HB R.Watts
FS R.Simmons
TE M.Flynn
DE G. Copeland
WR T.Steele

[BoKnowsBest]

1st Round:

Only the Eagles hat multiple picks coming in, at #3(from CAR in 2008 draft) and #32. So as you will see, there were a ton of trades.

1. MIA- Florida State QB Joe Kain
2. ARI- Miami TE Danny Carey
3. PHI- California DE Marquies Acho
4. WAS- Tennessee DT DeAndre Roe
5. BUF- Memphis CB Karl Dixon
6. NYJ- Colorado WR Kammeon Walker
7. STL- Oregon State LT Moe Newsome
8. BAL- UCF DT JeMarcus Boone
9. GB- UCLA QB Tyron Greene
10. ATL- Minnesota WR Warren Cox
11. CLE- Syracuse CB Gabe Bishop
12. CIN- Penn State RB AJ Bishop
13. TEN- Indiana WR Kris Wade
14. PHI- Oregon OLB Mister Wright
15. CHI- Colorado State FS Drew Goddard
16. WAS- Oregon DT Patrick Brookes
17. DET- East Carolina CB DeAngelo Summers
18. OAK- Notre Dame DE Caraun Laurence
19. SF- Pitt DE Doki Somanu
20. NO- Pitt CB Tavian Steele
21. SEA- USC WR Kel Warrick
22. SEA- Tennessee RB Kavario Allen
23. MIN- Notre Dame WR Dravanti Jordan
24. JAX- Michigan State CB Darrell Jackson
25. NE- Wisconsin RB Anthony Marshall
26. NYG- UAB DT Marcus Gant
27. OAK- Stanford OG Scott Burke
28. DAL- Ohio State WR DeAngelo Abernathy
29. CLE- Boston College DE Nick DeComas
30. TB- Oklahoma State RB Ozzie Jones
31. DEN- Wisconsin MLB Albert Wright
32. IND- Arizona State CB Jamaar Singleton

And McFadden requested to be released, which of course I denied. Probably should have went RB somewhere in the draft or FA. I'll see what i can get for him through trade, and if its nothing good Ill just keep him and bench him most likely.

[BoKnowsBest]

Some breaking news out of Oakland here.

With 7 days to go until training camp, I traded Darren McFadden to the Texans for a 2010(next draft)1st, and a 2011 6th. I really bullied the texans into this, since them and 8 other teams were offering 4ths and 5ths, and the Texans were the only team to budge all the way up to a 1st, let alone a 2nd. I save 6.5m this year, and have a penalty of 6.4m next year.

ALSO, I traded Nmamdi to the Cheifs for a 2010 1st and a 2010 6th. This gives me 3 1st round picks in the next draft.