Bringing Hope to a Dying Franchise - An Oakland Raiders Franchise (Madden 15)
Here I am as the new Team Builder-style Head Coach of the Oakland Raiders. A team I grew up watching and loving, a life-long fan through the good times and the bad. I come into this organization after a terrible past decade in which the teams best record was breaking an even 8-8 (2010, 2011).
I bring the Raiders a new approach on both sides of the ball. Dennis Allen's old playbook is nothing special, and I bring in my own 'Scattergun' playbook, which is a West-Coast offense at it's core, with a few extra Spread offenses sprinkled in. Mainly I will be utilizing the running game along with the Short to Medium passes.
Offensive Playbook: Scattergun (custom)
Defensive Playbook: Pittsburgh - Mike Tomlin (3-4)
I need to work with GM Reggie McKenzie to bring in some fresh talent and upgrade some of our stale positions (most notable positions: RB, WR, RG, RT, CB, FS). We did a great job in the off-season of this season in Free Agency and the Draft signing future superstar Khalil Mack and drafting a potential gold mine in Derek Carr.
Shared Files!
Just so you all know, I have uploaded my 'Scattergun' playbook to the Community Files.
This Franchise is being played on my custom All-Madden sliders (click here for sliders) that give me some really great, realistic numbers. I have uploaded my Sliders as well (both are entitled 'GP16ALLMADDENREALISTIC')
If you would like to download them, simply search for my gamertag: GutterPhenom16.
-------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------I I do stream some of my games on Twitch if anyone is interested. If I record a game, there will be a note with a hyperlink to the Youtube video.
Re: Bringing Hope to a Dying Franchise - An Oakland Raiders Franchise (Madden 15)
Pre-Season
Coach Allen Fired: Raiders will have a new head coach as they cut ties with Dennis Allen
"BREAKING NEWS: Raiders have fired D. Allen" - Chris Mortenson
Notes
One of the major things I need to do this pre-season is I need to use the Game Prep on improving the Confidence and gaining EXP for top rookies Khalil Mack and Derek Carr.
Position Battles QB: This is an interesting matchup for the pre-season as every QB have an equal shot at starting the first game of the year.
Schaub: comes in after a dismal season in Houston having been dwindling the last few seasons, but hopefully the change in scenery can reinvigorate this QB and bring him back to where he was 4 years ago
McGloin: was the rookie QB to take over for the ill-fated Terrelle Pryor experiment last year and had a decent season. He is unproven (only having played 7 of 16 games last year) but is a good pocket presence and could possibly bloom into a solid QB.
Carr: was our 2nd round pick in the last draft and was highly touted after being relatively unknown throughout his college career. He showed great poise in the pocket, an ability to run and put out an amazing combine to show he belonged in the NFL. I like him in my offensive system and will give him a good shot to prove himself in the pre-season.
RB: It is another 3-way battle for the Running Back position. With the Newest (Week 13) Roster Update it is now between Maurice Jones-Drew(76 Overall), Darren McFadden (72 Overall), Latavius Murray(72 Overall).
MJD is the starter for now, posing as a better 'bruising' type runner but has been more consistent throughout his career than DMC. Consider him to be more of the Fred Jackson-type of the Raiders.
DMC was the Raiders cornerstone when we drafted him in 2008 but has vastly underwhelmed mainly due to his constant being on the injury report. He is definitely the shiftier and faster of the two backs (the C.J. Spiller to our offense) but mainly will be used as a change-of-pace back unless he shows he is a considerable advantage over MJD.
Murray is the young gun of the contenders and really has an awesome shot at starting. His overall is the same as DMC's but he has blazing speed, elusiveness and acceleration - hopefully it will translate to big pre-season numbers.
Pre-Season Games
I simulate every pre-season game, they just aren't worth it to play. I simulate through the weeks with Injuries turned OFF so there aren't any ridiculous injuries that I cannot help with. I will see the stats at the end of the 4th game and make decisions under the Week 1 post, once again under the Coach's Corner.
Pre-Season Notes
McFadden and Jones-Drew finished with mediocre stats compared to Latavius Murray's great 5.2 YPC throughout the pre-season, on 98 carries. MJD and DMC only finished with carries in the mid-20's but unfortunately could only muster averages of 2.4 and 3.6, respectively. Murray earned the starting job, and McFadden will back him up on a time share, with MJD busting off 3rd Down duties.
The QB Position Battle wasn't even close. The CPU decided that Matt McGloin wasn't even worth using the entire pre-season, and it came down to Matt Schaub vs Derek Carr and Carr won hands down. They both had decent numbers, but Carr's 3 TDs to Schaub's 1 proves him to be the victor. With this settled, I would like to get rid of one of the 2 backup QBs and try and snag a few draft picks for them.
Trade Block I have decided to put up a few people onto the Trading Block, see what comes through..
Matt Schaub (QB)
Matt McGloin (QB)
Maurice Jones-Drew (WR)
For Game-Prep this pre-season I have decided to focus on developing XP for Derek Carr, Darren McFadden, The Offensive Line, Khalil Mack, and D.J. Hayden, and maybe use some spare time toward other low-overall starters.
Re: Bringing Hope to a Dying Franchise - An Oakland Raiders Franchise (Madden 15)
Week 1
News / Injuries My Stories
Freshman Orientation: Darren Sutton will have insanely high expectations with no coaching background.
Coach's Corner Position Battle Winners
QB:Derek Carr
RB: Running Back By Committee, Starter: Latavius Murray
DMC will back up Murray and MJD will get 3rd Down duties until I get an offer for him while he is on the block.
RT:Menelik Watson
Notes Derek Carr will be leading this offense and hopefully the two-headed attack of Latavius Murray and Darren McFadden can prove to effective.
I am going to try and trade off Matt Schaub or Matt McGloin(preferably Schaub due to his contract) and try and get a few draft picks. MJD has the best break-tackle ability and trucking, so he will be taking on the 3rd Down duties along with and-Short duties where I need to bust through the line on an inside run.
Game Prep
Weekly Time - 56 Hours
Develop Promising QB
Derek Carr
Develop Promising WR
Rod Streater
James Jones
Andre Holmes
Develop Promising CB
D.J. Hayden
T.J. Carrie
Draft Stories & Scouting Team Needs: QB, RB, WR, LG, RG, RT, LE, RE, CB, FS, K Scouting Points:90
**When Draft Stories pop up in the News Section I will post them here and when I end up scouting rookies I will post about their scouted skills and determine where they fall in my draft board and my personal opinion of that player..** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is the first game of my coaching tenure and the first time we will see the Scattergun playbook be unleashed. I am very excited heading into MetLife to take on the Jets; lets see how it goes!
Oakland Raiders (0-0) @ New York Jets (0-0) **Game was broadcast on Twitch and uploaded to Youtube. It can be viewed by clicking here**
Oakland Raiders at New York Jets
Sep 7, 2014
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
OT
SCORE
Oakland Raiders (0-0)
14
6
0
20
--
40
New York Jets (0-0)
0
3
7
21
--
31
Team Stats Comparison
OAK
NYJ
Total Offense
455
357
Rushing Yards
168
130
Passing Yards
287
227
First Downs
19
11
Punt Return Yards
12
10
Kick Return Yards
55
60
Total Yards
522
427
Turnovers
2
1
3rd Down Converstion
6/13 (46%)
2/9 (22%)
4th Down Conversion
--
--
2-Point Conversion
--
--
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
5-3/1 (60%)
1-1/0 (100%)
Penalties
5/25
0/0
Posession Time
35:27
20:29
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
OAK
NYJ
13:02
(OAK) R. Streater, 10 Yard Reception from D. Carr
7
0
4:39
(OAK) M. Rivera, 14 Yard Reception from D. Carr
14
0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
OAK
NYJ
10:36
(OAK) S. Janikowski, 55 Yard Field Goal
17
0
1:54
(OAK) S. Janikowski, 53 Yard Field Goal
20
0
0:09
(NYJ) N. Folk, 49 Yard Field Goal
20
3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
OAK
NYJ
7:35
(NYJ) C. Ivory, 69 Yard Rush
20
10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
OAK
NYJ
13:57
(NYJ) C. Ivory, 6 Yard Rush
20
17
10:19
(OAK) S. Janikowski, 26 Yard Field Goal
23
17
7:28
(NYJ) P. Harvin, 53 Yard Reception from G. Smith
23
24
4:31
(OAK) S. Janikowski 50 Yard Field Goal
26
24
1:32
(OAK) D. Moore, 62 Yard Reception from D. Carr
33
24
0:37
(NYJ) S. Evans, 76 Yard Reception from G. Smith
33
31
0:05
(OAK) L. Murray, 2 Yard Rush
40
31
Oakland Raiders
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
D. Carr (120.2)
22/31
299
3
1
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
L. Murray
24
107
4.4
1
D. Carr
6
15
2.5
0
M. Jones-Drew
3
22
7.3
0
D. McFadden
2
15
7.5
0
M. Reece
2
9
4.5
0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
R. Streater
6
47
7.8
1
J. Jones
5
38
7.6
0
M. Rivera
4
71
17.7
1
A. Holmes
3
63
21.0
0
L. Murray
2
8
4.0
0
D. Moore
1
62
62.0
1
M. Reece
1
10
10.0
0
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
D. Hayden
8
0
0
0
T. Branch
6
0
0
0
J. Chaney
5
0
0
0
J. Tuck
5
3
0
0
M. Burris
3
1
0
0
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
S. Janikowski
4/4
4/4
16
56
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
M. King
2
99
49.5
1
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
D. Moore
3
51
17.0
0
J. Jones
1
4
4.0
0
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
D. Moore
2
12
6.0
0
New York Jets
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
G. Smith (129.9)
19/26
258
2
0
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
C. Ivory
18
130
7.2
2
C. Johnson
1
0
0.0
0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
J. Amaro
6
41
6.8
0
P. Harvin
4
86
21.5
1
J. Kerley
4
30
7.5
0
E. Decker
2
18
9.0
0
S. Evans
1
76
76.0
1
T. Graham
1
6
6.0
0
C. Ivory
1
1
1.0
0
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
C. Pryor
11
0
1
0
D. Davis
8
0
0
0
A. Branes
7
0
0
0
Q. Coples
6
0
0
0
C. Clemons
6
1
0
0
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
N. Folk
1/1
4/4
7
49
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
R. Quigley
6
304
50.6
1
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
J. Kerley
3
60
20.0
0
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
P. Harvin
1
10
10.0
0
An awesome first game for the new look Raiders. We almost blew a 20 point lead, but thankfully our offense was able to pull through in the clutch and come away with a victory in a crazy 4th quarter that featured 41 points scored.
The Offense was amazing today. Derek Carr had an awesome debut, throwing an impressive 299 yards with 3 TDs and 1 INT. The top two receivers, Rod Streater caught 6 balls for 47 yards and a TD, and James Jones played more of a role receiver, catching 5 balls for 38 yards. Andre Holmes had an awesome day catching 3 balls for 63 yards and Denarius Moore had a chance at catching 2 balls for 2 scores, but dropped his first target. His second target was on a 2nd down play in which I saw the safeties creeping up when I had a run called; I audibled to a pass play and sent Moore deep on a streak; there wasn't even a chance he was going to get caught. Latavius Murray had a great day shouldering the load for the Raiders, rushing 24 times for 107 yards and 1 TD.
The Defense started off amazing but come around the 4th Quarter, we completely dropped off and started allowing big plays. Geno Smith finished with 258 yards and 2 TDs, but both of his touchdowns were on bogus plays - one was a misread on my part (I called for a Run up the Middle, but it turned out to be a Play-Action pass and Harvin went untouched to the end zone) and the other TD was on a desperation Hail Mary that was tipped by Tarell Brown but still managed to find the hands of Shaq Evans who took it 76 yards to the house. Completely bogus. However, we could NOT stop the run game, Chris Ivory destroyed our defense, carving us up for 130 yards on 18 carries and 2 TDs.
Take away the two long throws and we did an awesome job today, but that 4th Quarter was absolutely bonkers - 41 points total in that final frame, just happy I caught the defense off-guard when I did to seal the game.
Re: Bringing Hope to a Dying Franchise - An Oakland Raiders Franchise (Madden 15)
Week 2 A great win to start off my career as an NFL Head Coach, but this is my first real test going against JJ Watt and Jadeveon Clowney and the fearsome Texans Defense.
Raiders Player Statistics
Oakland Raiders (Through Week 1) Stats - 2014
Passing
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
YDS/G
LONG
TD
INT
RAT
Derek Carr**
22/31
299
9.6
299.0
62
3
1
120.2
Rushing
ATT
YDS
AVG
LONG
20+
TD
YDS/G
FUM
Latavius Murray
24
107
4.5
36
2
1
107.0
0
Derek Carr**
6
15
2.5
8
0
0
15.0
0
Maurice Jones-Drew
3
22
7.3
11
0
0
22.0
0
Darren McFadden
2
15
7.5
14
0
0
15.0
0
Marcel Reece
2
9
4.5
5
0
0
9.0
0
Receiving
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
20+
YDS/G
YAC
Rod Streater
6
47
7.8
1
10
47.0
12
James Jones
5
38
7.6
0
12
38.0
4
Mychal Rivera
4
71
17.8
1
36
71.0
22
Andre Holmes
3
63
21.0
0
26
63.0
28
Latavius Murray
2
8
4.0
0
5
8.0
3
Denarius Moore
1
62
62.0
1
62
62.0
31
Marcel Reece
1
10
10.0
0
10
10.0
7
Tackles
Sacks
Interceptions
Defense
SOLO
AST
TOT
SACK
TLOSS
PD
INT
TD
D.J. Hayden (CB)
8
0
1
1
0
0
Tyvon Branch (SS)
6
0
2
1
0
0
Jamar Chaney (ILB)
5
0
0
0
0
0
Justin Tuck (LE)
5
3
3
0
0
0
Nick Roach (ILB)
4
0
0
0
0
0
T.J. Carrie** (CB)
3
0
0
0
0
0
Miles Burris (ILB)
3
1
1
0
0
0
Sio Moore (ROLB)
2
0
0
0
0
0
Charles Woodson (FS)
1
0
0
0
0
0
Khalil Mack** (LOLB)
1
0
0
0
0
0
Field Goals
Extra Points
Kicking
FGM
FGA
PCT
LONG
XPM
XPA
PCT
PTS
Sebastian Janikowski
4
4
100%
56
4
4
100%
16
Punting
PUNTS
YDS
LONG
AVG
NET
BP
IN20
TB
Marquette King
2
99
57
49.5
90
0
1
0
Team Rankings
Raiders Offensive Rank:2nd - 455 Yards Gained
Pass:11th – 287 Passing Yards
Rush:2nd – 168 Rushing Yards
Raiders Defensive Rank:16th - 357 Yards Allowed
Pass:14th – 227 Passing Yards Allowed
Rush:26th – 130 Rushing Yards Allowed
League Leaders
NFL League Leaders - Updated: Jan 1,
Passing Yards
PYD
Rushing Yards
RuYD
1. Jay Cutler
379
1. DeMarco Murray
173
2. Carson Palmer
363
2. Chris Ivory
130
3. Tom Brady
355
3. Le'Veon Bell
108
4. Eli Manning
344
4. Latavius Murray
107
5. Peyton Manning
329
5. LeSean McCoy
104
Receptions
REC
Receiving Yards
ReYD
1. Bear Pascoe
12
1. Randall Cobb
150
2. Roddy White
10
2. Larry Fitzgerald
145
3. Randall Cobb
10
3. Demaryius Thomas
144
4. Victor Cruz
10
4. Brandon Marshall
118
5. Larry Fitzgerald
10
5. DeAndre Hopkins
116
Tackles
TAK
Sacks
SACK
1. Stephen Tulloch
16
1. Robert Mathis
6
2. Robert Mathis
15
2. Justin Tuck
3
3. Brandon Spikes
14
3. Jadeveon Clowney
2
4. Jarius Byrd
13
4. Rob Ninkovich
2
5. T.J. Ward
13
5. Oliver Vernon
2
Interceptions
INT
Pass Deflections
PD
1. Darius Butler
2
1. Corey Graham
4
2. Eric Weddle
2
2. Brent Grimes
3
3. Antrelle Rolle
2
3. Jarius Byrd
3
4. Alterraun Verner
2
4. Aaron Lynch
3
5. Stephen Tulloch
2
5. Chris Harris Jr.
3
Scores & Standings Scores
NFL Regular Season - Week 1
Thursday's Games
Packers: 23 @ Seahawks: 17
Sunday's Games
Saints: 20 @ Falcons: 17
Vikings: 44 @ Rams: 9
Browns: 7 @ Steelers: 28
Jaguars: 17 @ Eagles: 33
Raiders: 40 @ Jets: 31
Bengals: 27 @ Ravens: 30
Bills: 13 @ Bears: 26
Redskins: 17 @ Texans: 30
Titans: 3 @ Chiefs: 26
Patriots: 13 @ Dolphins: 26
Panthers: 6 @ Buccaneers: 10
49ers: 24 @ Cowboys: 36
Colts: 30 @ Broncos: 26
Monday's Games
Giants: 27 @ Lions: 30
Chargers: 28 @ Cardinals: 21
BYE WEEKS: none
Standings
NFL Standings - Updated: Jan 1,
NFC EAST
W
L
T
PF
PA
Dallas Cowboys
1
0
0
36
24
Philadelphia Eagles
1
0
0
33
17
Washington Redskins
0
1
0
17
30
New York Giants
0
1
0
27
30
NFC NORTH
W
L
T
PF
PA
Green Bay Packers
1
0
0
23
17
Minnesota Vikings
1
0
0
44
9
Detroit Lions
1
0
0
30
27
Chicago Bears
1
0
0
26
13
NFC SOUTH
W
L
T
PF
PA
New Orleans Saints
1
0
0
20
17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1
0
0
10
6
Atlanta Falcons
0
1
0
17
20
Carolina Panthers
0
1
0
6
10
NFC WEST
W
L
T
PF
PA
Arizona Cardinals
0
1
0
21
28
St. Louis Rams
0
1
0
9
44
San Francisco 49ers
0
1
0
24
36
Seattle Seahawks
0
1
0
17
23
AFC EAST
W
L
T
PF
PA
Miami Dolphins
1
0
0
26
13
Buffalo Bills
0
1
0
13
26
New York Jets
0
1
0
31
40
New England Patriots
0
1
0
13
26
AFC NORTH
W
L
T
PF
PA
Pittsburgh Steelers
1
0
0
28
7
Baltimore Ravens
1
0
0
30
27
Cleveland Browns
0
1
0
7
28
Cincinnati Bengals
0
1
0
27
30
AFC SOUTH
W
L
T
PF
PA
Indianapolis Colts
1
0
0
30
26
Houston Texans
1
0
0
30
17
Tennessee Titans
0
1
0
3
26
Jacksonville Jaguars
0
1
0
17
33
AFC WEST
W
L
T
PF
PA
Kansas City Chiefs
1
0
0
26
3
Oakland Raiders
1
0
0
40
31
San Diego Chargers
1
0
0
28
21
Denver Broncos
0
1
0
26
30
Draft Stories & Scouting Team Needs: TE, RG, RT, LE, RE, DT, MLB, ROLB, CB, FS, SS, K Scouting Points: 180 - I will NOT begin scouting until around Week 5 or Week 6 when I have enough points to scout quite a few people.
Natural Hitter: He was a former boxer for UCLA, but for now Quinston Kerr is trying his hand at MLB
"Right away you can see Quinston Kerr's aggressiveness when he plays. Always on the attack." - Todd McShay
News / Injuries My Team News
Raiders Win in Hostile Territory: A boisterous home crowd didn't get to the Raiders this week.
"Always have to pick up your game on the road and the Raiders did just that" - Mark Schlereth
Rams:Jake Long - LT, 92 Overall - Ruptured Disk, Out 8 Weeks
Coach's Corner Notes I need to do a better job at stopping the run. I want to go out and get an ILB that can do some damage and I have a trade in mind.
Trade Trade Between Oakland Raiders & San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers needed a Defensive Tackle and since I switched to a 3-4 I have no use for two decent DT's and luckily enough the 2nd stringer Pat Sims was a high-value (Green on the color scale) target for the 49ers and I wanted to add in a draft pick for future use; so I went for their 4th Round Pickand to compensate I gave up next years 2nd Round Pick to them.
Injuries
none
Game Prep Weekly Time - 35 Hours
Develop Promising CB(8 Hours per Player)
D.J. Hayden
Remaining Time - 27 Hours
Develop Promising QB(10 Hours per Player)
Derek Carr
Remaining Time - 17 Hours
Install Gameplan(10 Hours per Player)
Derek Carr
Remaining Time - 7 Hours
**DELEGATED REST OF TIME**
Notes A great game last week, but I want to see Latavius Murray rush for another 80+ against this awesome defense. He will get 20+ carries, and I am hoping that Derek Carr is able to spread the ball around as well as he did last week against the Jets.
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Houston Texans (1-0) @ Oakland Raiders (1-0) **Game broadcast on Twitch and uploaded to Youtube. It can be viewed by clicking here** Texans
14th in Offense (Pass: 12th -- Rush: 17th) 11th in Defense (Pass: 7th -- Rush: 21st)
Opponent Injuries none
Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders
Sep 14, 2014
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
OT
SCORE
Houston Texans (1-0)
0
3
0
14
--
17
Oakland Raiders (1-0)
7
3
3
0
--
13
Team Stats Comparison
HOU
OAK
Total Offense
287
234
Rushing Yards
125
60
Passing Yards
162
174
First Downs
16
12
Punt Return Yards
10
27
Kick Return Yards
31
61
Total Yards
328
322
Turnovers
1
3
3rd Down Converstion
9/16 (56%)
4/11 (36%)
4th Down Conversion
0/0
1/2 (50%)
2-Point Conversion
--
--
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
4-1/1 (25%)
1-1/0 (100%)
Penalties
1/5
2/20
Posession Time
31:36
24:24
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
HOU
OAK
7:34
(OAK) L. Murray, 4 Yard Rush
0
7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
HOU
OAK
13:26
(HOU) R. Bullock, 23 Yard Field Goal
3
7
7:41
(OAK) S. Janikowski, 42 Yard Field Goal
3
10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
HOU
OAK
5:03
(OAK) S. Janikowski, 44 Yard Field Goal
3
13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
HOU
OAK
11:50
(HOU) D. Hopkins, 13 Yard Reception from R. Fitzpatrick
10
13
5:37
(HOU) A. Johnson, 24 Yard Reception from R. Fitzpatrick
17
13
Houston Texans
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
R. Fitzpatrick (102.8)
22/33
198
2
0
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
A. Foster
15
73
4.8
0
A. Blue
10
54
5.4
0
R. Fitzpatrick
1
-2
-2.0
0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
A. Benn
7
57
8.1
0
C. Fiedorowicz
4
34
8.5
0
A. Foster
4
30
7.5
0
A. Johnson
3
40
13.3
1
D. Hopkins
3
36
12.0
1
R. Griffin
1
1
1.0
0
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
D. Swearinger
8
0
0
0
B. Cushing
6
0
0
0
K. Lewis
5
0
0
0
A. Dent
5
0
0
0
B. Reed
4
0
1
0
K. Jackson
3
0
1
0
J. Clowney
3
1
0
0
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
R. Bullock
1/2
2/2
5
24
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
S. Lechler
5
265
53.0
0
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
D. Manning
2
31
15.5
0
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
D. Manning
2
10
5.0
0
Oakland Raiders
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
D. Carr (40.9)
14/28
181
0
2
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
L. Murray
20
51
2.5
1
M. Jones-Drew
1
4
4.0
0
D. Carr
1
4
4.0
0
D. McFadden
1
1
1.0
0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
R. Streater
4
59
14.7
0
J. Jones
4
38
9.5
0
A. Holmes
3
45
15.0
0
M. Rivera
2
33
16.5
0
D. Moore
1
6
6.0
0
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
K. Mack
7
2
0
0
C. Borland
7
0
0
0
T. Branch
6
0
0
0
D. Hayden
5
0
0
0
N. Roach
4
0
0
0
T. Carrie
3
0
0
0
S. Moore
3
1
0
0
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
S. Janikowski
2/2
1/1
7
44
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
M. King
3
147
49.0
1
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
D. Moore
3
61
20.3
0
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
D. Moore
3
27
9.0
0
Such a tough loss. We had this game all wrapped up but our defense let off the gas in the final quarter and we absolutely paid for it as Ryan Fitzpatrick tossed 2 beautiful TDs to his star receivers to win the come-from-behind victory for the Texans.
The Offense was pretty bad today.Derek Carr threw 2 bad interceptions to 0 TDs today, and couldn't get any long passes going, while only able to complete 50% of his passes for a meager 181 yards. His main targets were once again Rod Streater and James Jones who caught 4 passes each for 59 and 38 yards respectively. Andre Holmes had another 3 catch, 45 yard performance and while Mychal Rivera was targeted the most times in this game, he dropped 2 passes (including the game-sealing 4th down quick pass that he was wide open on) and was well defended on his other targets, he only finished with 2 catches. Definitely a surprisingly bad performance from the usually-reliable Tight End. Latavius Murray could not continue his big numbers, as I predicted, as he could only get 51 yards on 20 carries, but did manage to score a Touchdown. The Texans front seven was just too much for the Raiders rushing attack.
The Defense started off so strong, but ultimately we fell apart and let the Texans take the game. Ryan Fitzpatrick had a terrible day until the 4th quarter, finishing his day with 198 yards and 2 TDs (both in the 4th). His major target was Arrelious Benn who nabbed a game-high 7 passes for 57 yards, but the two major weapons were Andre Johnson and DeAndre Hopkins who both caught 3 passes for 40 and 36 yards (respectively) with both receivers able to find the end zone. Arian Foster was able to have a decent day on the ground, but ultimately the Raiders were able to hold him to some meager numbers considering he started the game with 10 carries for 60 yards - he finished with 15 for 73. Our Linebacking core really stepped up today against the superstar running back; Khalil Mack had a breakout performance, throwing down 7 solo tackles with 3 tackles for loss, including 2 sacks. Newly acquired Chris Borland also had 7 tackles with 1 going for a loss, and Sio Moore had 3 tackles with a sack as well.
All in all, thanks to some lacksidasical performances from Tarell Brown and Charles Woodson we gave up some big plays and the Texans definitely took advantage to get the win.
Re: Bringing Hope to a Dying Franchise - An Oakland Raiders Franchise (Madden 15)
Quote:
Originally Posted by BB_Dynasty
You restarted again!? I'm following lol
I accidentally uninstalled Madden and deleted all my save files.. I couldn't remember the league name / password for my latest online league so I just decided to restart it.. Lmao I know... it is ridiculous
Re: Bringing Hope to a Dying Franchise - An Oakland Raiders Franchise (Madden 15)
Week 3 A tough loss at home against the Texans. They were able to expose our offense and prove that the big numbers we achieved against the Jets were simply a fluke and nothing more. I need to do a better job at running the ball and I need to be more precise with my throws - this is not a secondary to take lightly.
Raiders Player Statistics
Oakland Raiders (Through Week 2) Stats - 2014
Passing
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
YDS/G
LONG
TD
INT
RAT
Derek Carr**
36/59 (61%(
480
8.1
240.0
62
3
3
82.5
Rushing
ATT
YDS
AVG
LONG
20+
TD
YDS/G
FUM
Latavius Murray
44
158
3.6
36
2
2
79.0
1
Derek Carr**
7
19
2.7
8
0
0
9.5
0
Maurice Jones-Drew
4
26
6.5
11
0
0
13.0
0
Darren McFadden
3
16
5.3
14
0
0
8.0
0
Marcel Reece
2
9
4.5
5
0
0
4.5
0
Receiving
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
20+
YDS/G
YAC
Rod Streater
10
106
10.6
1
30
53.0
37
James Jones
9
76
8.4
0
14
38.0
19
Andre Holmes
6
108
18.0
0
26
54.0
31
Mychal Rivera
6
104
17.3
1
36
52.0
27
Denarius Moore
2
68
34.0
1
62
34.0
33
Latavius Murray
2
8
4.0
0
5
4.0
3
Marcel Reece
1
10
10.0
0
10
10.0
7
Tackles
Sacks
Interceptions
Defense
SOLO
AST
TOT
SACK
TLOSS
PD
INT
TD
D.J. Hayden (CB)
13
0
1
1
0
0
Tyvon Branch (SS)
13
0
3
2
0
0
Nick Roach (ILB)
9
0
0
0
0
0
Khalil Mack** (LOLB)
8
2
3
0
0
0
Chris Borland (ILB)
8
0
1
0
0
0
T.J. Carrie** (CB)
6
0
0
0
0
0
Jamar Chaney (ILB)
6
0
1
0
0
0
Justin Tuck (LE)
6
3
3
0
0
0
Sio Moore (ROLB)
5
1
2
0
0
0
Charles Woodson (FS)
5
0
0
2
0
0
Tarell Brown (CB)
3
0
0
1
0
0
Field Goals
Extra Points
Kicking
FGM
FGA
PCT
LONG
XPM
XPA
PCT
PTS
Sebastian Janikowski
6
6
100%
56
5
5
100%
23
Punting
PUNTS
YDS
LONG
AVG
NET
BP
IN20
TB
Marquette King
5
246
66
49.2
227
0
2
0
Team Rankings
Raiders Offensive Rank:15th - 689 Yards Gained
Pass:16th – 461 Passing Yards
Rush:8th (T) – 228 Rushing Yards
Raiders Defensive Rank:13th - 644 Yards Allowed
Pass:7th – 389 Passing Yards Allowed
Rush:29th – 255 Rushing Yards Allowed
League Leaders
NFL League Leaders - Updated: Jan 1,
Passing Yards
PYD
Rushing Yards
RuYD
1. Peyton Manning
725
1. DeMarco Murray
282
2. Tom Brady
707
2. Chris Ivory
203
3. Matthew Stafford
661
3. Le'Veon Bell
196
4. Matt Ryan
617
4. Adrian Peterson
193
5. Alex Smith
605
5. Alfred Morris
184
Receptions
REC
Receiving Yards
ReYD
1. Demaryius Thomas
19
1. Demaryius Thomas
257
2. Larry Fitzgerald
19
2. Larry Fitzgerald
232
3. Dez Bryant
19
3. Dez Bryant
226
4. Brent Pascoe
19
4. Wes Welker
225
5. Roddy White
18
5. Roddy White
211
Tackles
TAK
Sacks
SACK
1. Brandon Spikes
26
1. Robert Mathis
6
2. Jarius Byrd
25
2. Justin Tuck
3
3. T.J. Ward
25
3. Tamba Hali
2
4. Derrick Johnson
24
4. Oliver Vernon
2
5. Stephen Tulloch
23
5. (6 others tied)
2
Interceptions
INT
Pass Deflections
PD
1. Antrel Rolle
4
1. Corey Graham
5
2. Eric Weddle
3
2. Eric Reid
5
3. James Ihedigbo
2
3. Danny Trevathan
5
4. Demetrius McCray
2
4. Ryan Mundy
5
5. (9 others tied)
2
5. (8 players tied)
4
Scores & Standings Scores
NFL Regular Season - Week 2
Thursday's Games
Hi Passing
Hi Rushing
Hi Receiving
Steelers: 20 @ Ravens: 12
Flacco (BAL): 288
Bell (PIT): 88
T. Smith (BAL): 107
Sunday's Games
Hi Passing
Hi Rushing
Hi Receiving
Dolphins: 35 @ Bills: 14
Tannehill (MIA): 232
F. Jackson (BUF): 65
Wallace (MIA): 104
Jaguars: 11 @ Redskins: 27
Griffin III (WAS): 174
Morris (WAS): 111
Hankerson (WAS): 60
Cowboys: 26 @ Titans: 3
Romo (DAL): 277
Murray (DAL): 109
Bryant (DAL): 158
Cardinals: 38 @ Giants: 13
Stanton (ARI): 286
Ellington (ARI): 74
Cruz (NYG): 91
Patriots: 45 @ Vikings: 24
Brady (NE): 352
Peterson (MIN): 93
LaFell (NE): 102
Saints: 31 @ Browns: 17
Manziel (CLE): 220
Ingram (NO): 61
Gordon (CLE): 95
Falcons: 21 @ Bengals: 24
Ryan (ATL): 318
Bernard (CIN): 60
White (ATL): 115
Lions: 23 @ Panthers: 31
Stafford (DET): 348
Williams (CAR): 82
Johnson (DET): 111
Rams: 33 @ Buccaneers: 14
Bradford (STL): 289
Stacy (STL): 88
Britt (STL): 80
Seahawks: 16 @ Chargers: 23
Rivers (SD): 226
Woodhead (SD): 56
Allen (SD): 68
Houston: 17 @ Raiders: 13
Fitzpatrick (HOU): 198
Foster (HOU): 73
Streater (OAK): 59
Jets: 17 @ Packers: 28
Rodgers (GB): 241
Ivory (NYJ): 73
Nelson (GB): 109
Chiefs: 30 @ Broncos: 33
P. Manning (DEN): 396
Charles (KC): 88
Welker (DEN): 158
Bears: 17 @ 49ers: 13
Cutler (CHI): 213
Gore (SF): 78
Crabtree (SF): 80
Monday's Games
Hi Passing
Hi Rushing
Hi Receiving
Eagles: 21 @ Colts: 37
Foles (PHI): 299
Bradshaw (IND): 86
Matthews (PHI): 102
BYE WEEKS: none
Standings
NFL Standings - Updated: Jan 1,
NFC EAST
W
L
T
PF
PA
Dallas Cowboys
2
0
0
62
27
Philadelphia Eagles
1
1
0
54
54
Washington Redskins
1
1
0
44
41
New York Giants
0
2
0
40
68
NFC NORTH
W
L
T
PF
PA
Green Bay Packers
2
0
0
51
34
Chicago Bears
2
0
0
43
26
Minnesota Vikings
1
1
0
68
54
Detroit Lions
1
1
0
53
58
NFC SOUTH
W
L
T
PF
PA
New Orleans Saints
2
0
0
51
34
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1
1
0
24
39
Carolina Panthes
1
1
0
37
33
Atlanta Falcons
0
2
0
38
44
NFC WEST
W
L
T
PF
PA
St. Louis Rams
1
1
0
42
58
Arizona Cardinals
1
1
0
59
41
San Francisco 49ers
0
2
0
37
53
Seattle Seahawks
0
2
0
33
46
AFC EAST
W
L
T
PF
PA
Miami Dolphins
2
0
0
61
27
New England Patriots
1
1
0
58
50
Buffalo Bills
0
2
0
27
61
New York Jets
0
2
0
48
68
AFC NORTH
W
L
T
PF
PA
Pittsburgh Steelers
2
0
0
48
19
Baltimore Ravens
1
1
0
42
47
Cincinnati Bengals
1
1
0
51
51
Cleveland Browns
0
2
0
24
59
AFC SOUTH
W
L
T
PF
PA
Indianapolis Colts
2
0
0
67
47
Houston Texans
2
0
0
47
30
Tennessee Titans
0
2
0
6
52
Jacksonville Jaguars
0
1
0
28
60
AFC WEST
W
L
T
PF
PA
San Diego Chargers
2
0
0
51
37
Denver Broncos
1
1
0
59
60
Kansas City Chiefs
1
1
0
56
36
Oakland Raiders
1
1
0
53
48
Draft Stories & Scouting Team Needs: QB, RB, WR, TE, LG, RG, RT, RE, DT, MLB, CB Scouting Points: 270 - still waiting to get more Scouting Points.. I want to wait until I hit the 500 - 600 mark so I can scout a few players at once.
News / Injuries Team News none
Team Injuries none
Major League News
Youth Not Served: Injury to promising young player Julio Jones is a major setback for the Falcons
"Don't see a way for Atlanta to recover from star WR Julio Jones going out. He was just put on IR." - Mark Schlereth
Chasing a Legend:Drew Brees is passing all-time greats while still passing all over defenses. He's now above John Elway on the all-time passing yardage list.
"Now 4th on the all-time list Drew Brees is passing his way to the hall of fame." - Matt Miller
Rising Star Out Several Weeks:Muhammad Wilkerson's injury is a major setback for the Jets
"Sources are telling me that the Jets will lose budding superstar Muhammad Wilkerson for several weeks" - Stephania Bell
Notable League Injuries
Broncos:DeMarcus Ware - RE, 91 Overall - Broken Ribs, Out 5 Weeks
Jets:Muhammad Wilkerson - LE, 99 Overall - Broken Toe, Out 4 Weeks
Lions:Reggie Bush - RB, 86 Overall - Dislocated Ankle, Out 5 Weeks
Rams:Jake Long - LT, 92 Overall - Ruptured Disk, Out 7 Weeks
Coach's Corner Notes A tough game last week against the Texans. This week we go into Foxboro to take on Tom Brady and the Patriots. They boast an extremely tough passing defense so I will need to Prep Derek Carr, James Jones, and Rod Streater and boost their confidence before the game so they go in with as much of a boost as possible. Latavius Murray is going to be the game-changer this week; it all comes down to how he handles his carries and if he can bust off a big run.
One thing that really did not make me happy last week was the performance of Tarell Brown. If there is another bad performance from him this week I will have to look into another trade, or possibly dropping a player in favor of a Cornerback.
One thing I need to do, soon, is trade away either Matt McGloin or Matt Schaub for a draft pick. I really need to rebuild this team through the draft, and hope that the young foundation can spark a title run in the next few years.
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Oakland Raiders (1-1) @ New England Patriots (1-1) **Game broadcast live on Twitch and uploaded to Youtube. Can be viewed by clicking here**
Patriots #1 Offense (2nd in Passing, TIED for 21st in Rushing) #12Defense (12th against the Pass, 23rd against the Run)
(NWE) R. Gronkowski, 31 Yard Reception from T. Brady
9
14
10:02
(NWE) S. Ridley, 9 Yard Reception from T. Brady
9
21
7:27
(NWE) S. Ridley, 14 Yard Rush
9
28
4:52
(NWE) R. Gronkowski, 5 Yard Reception from T. Brady
9
35
0:08
(OAK) R. Streater, 2 Yard Reception from D. Carr
16
35
Oakland Raiders
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
D. Carr (61.1)
21/36
210
1
2
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
L. Murray
23
60
2.6
0
D. Carr
6
17
2.8
0
M. Jones-Drew
3
9
3.0
0
D. McFadden
2
10
5.0
0
J. Jones
1
-5
-5.0
0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
R. Streater
8
70
8.7
1
J. Jones
4
25
6.2
0
M. Rivera
3
41
13.6
0
A. Holmes
3
36
12.0
0
L. Murray
2
4
2.0
0
B. Butler
3
34
34.0
0
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
T. Branch
8
0
0
0
N. Roach
3
1
0
0
L. Asante
3
1
0
0
T. Brown
3
0
0
0
J. Tuck
3
1
0
0
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
S. Janikowski
3/3
1/1
10
54
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
M. King
6
243
40.5
3
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
D. Moore
3
63
21.0
0
K. Thompkins
1
15
15.0
0
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
D. Moore
3
25
8.3
0
New England Patriots
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
T. Brady (143.3)
26/35
347
4
0
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
S. Ridley
8
22
2.7
1
S. Vereen
1
2
2.0
0
T. Brady
1
-2
-2.0
0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
R. Gronkowski
7
91
13.0
2
S. Ridley
5
52
10.4
1
A. Dobson
3
50
16.6
0
J. Edelman
2
60
30.0
0
J. Boyce
2
35
17.5
0
B. LaFell
2
29
14.5
1
T. Wright
2
21
10.5
0
B. Tyms
1
9
9.0
0
J. Develin
1
2
2.0
0
S. Vereen
1
-2
-2.0
0
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
J. Mayo
11
0
2
0
D. Hightower
8
1
0
0
B. Browner
6
1
0
0
P. Chung
6
0
0
0
J. Collins
6
1
0
0
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
S. Gostkowski
--
5/5
5
--
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
R. Malone
6
281
46.8
0
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
D. McCourty
1
20
20.0
0
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
S. Vereen
1
13
13.0
0
J. Edelman
1
11
11.0
0
Just an ugly game today. We really had a great game going in the first half, but once we came back onto the field we turned into a different team and gave up massive chunks of yards through the air to that pretty boy Tom Brady.. Just makes me sick..
The Offense today was pretty bad once again. Derek Carr really showed his rookie insecurities today, throwing 2 INTs (both landing in the breadbasket of Jarrod Mayo covering Mychal Rivera) while only able to throw 210 yards, most coming in garbage time on the final drive in which he threw his only TD of the day, a 2 yard pass to Rod Streater. Streater once again led the team with 8 catches for 70 yards but the big play of the day came on that final drive where Carr hit a wide-open Brice Butler 31 yards downfield on a deep flag route. Latavius Murray once again couldn't get a good game on the ground only rushing for 60 yards on 23 carries, getting bottled up on many occasions and only able to get one run over 10 yards on the day.
The Defense was two different defenses today. In the first half we were all over Tom Brady and smothering the Patriots receivers but once we came back onto the field Tom Brady lit up our defense and finished the day with 347 yards and 4 TDs. His main target was Rob Gronkowski who nabbed 7 balls for 91 yards and 2 TDs, with Julian Edelman netting 60 yards on 2 grabs. Stevan Ridley couldn't get anything going today on the ground, only putting up 22 yards on 8 carries - with his long run being his 13 yard TD run, so take that away and you have a pretty terrible 7 carry, 8 yard performance; however, he was able to make up for his very lackluster rushing performance by nabbing 5 balls through the air for 52 yards and took 1 into the end zone. If there is one thing to take away from this game that is a positive, it is that the Rushing Defense finally stepped up and stuffed the run; but I really need to make a move for a corner who will actually be able to defend the pass.