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Post by Narcizo on Mar 19, 2007 13:19:07 GMT
Alan had a bit of a blinder in his first ever game on the last game of the year (after we'd sewn up our wildcard place). The Seahawks were 7-8 so they weren't total push-overs but he was 29-38 378 yards 3TD 0Int for a rating of 133.3 He's also a clear boomer (his future rating scouts less than it "really" is). So I'm pretty happy about him at the moment. (he entered the draft with a scouted future pot of 56 which has increased to 71 now - you can usually tell boomers like this in 2004 because they have relatively good current ability and great combine scores).
The only fly in the ointment is that, but for someone else going all out for him I would have been able to snaffle him up with the 16th pick. Fortunately the guy (Vikes looking for a replacement for Culpepper) telegraphed his intentions so I was able to broker the deal to #3 to just pip him to Alan (he'd moved up to #4 or smething). Cost me my running back and defensive end chappy though. So rather than being a steal in the draft I actually had to pay almost what he was worth (he would probably have gone at #1 if his "real" potential was known - but it was a stacked draft at the top), putting a tarnish on my record as a 1337 drafting genius.
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Post by Boony on Mar 19, 2007 13:20:50 GMT
But it's having a great QB that wins you games in FOF, so it was worth it. No?
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Post by Narcizo on Mar 19, 2007 13:29:48 GMT
Specifically have a 70+ rated quarterback in FOF2007, with very high sense rush and avoid interceptions means that you improve your chance of Stupidbowl success by about 500%. So, yes. What's surprising is that people will still draft running backs or defensive ends before a quarterback.
What I truly fail to understand is the numpties who trade the likes of Phil Rivers or Carson Palmer (to my divisional rivals in the last case) for 2 first round picks and a bag of magic beans. And then wonder why their team never makes it to the play-offs. The Chargers and Bengals have both managed to trade away not one but two 70+ future rated quarterbacks in the league's 7-year lifespan. Unsurprisingly neither have managed so much as a winning season during that time - except the Chargers who got Peyton Manning at the fag-end of his career and have finally managed to win their (crap) division 10-6 this year.
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Post by Narcizo on Mar 19, 2007 13:38:07 GMT
I have to say, given these sorts of stats and the fact that I lost my 5 games by 2, 7, 1, 3 and 3 points whilst winning by 3, 10, 16, 6, 24, 18, 15, 17, 20, 22 and 13 points makes me a tad bit narked about missing out on, at least, a first week bye. (which I would have got had I been in any other division in our conference). Luckily we all know that I'm not one to allow such details to make me bitter. Even should we lose tonight.
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Post by Narcizo on Mar 19, 2007 19:04:37 GMT
Fuck!
Like my ESB, I'm bitter.
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Post by coffers on Mar 19, 2007 22:39:46 GMT
Sounds like you lost, Nark. Bad luck.
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Post by Narcizo on Mar 20, 2007 8:11:03 GMT
Aye! And worst yet we deserved to lose so I can't even claim the moral victory. The only way I can do that is by saying that a) we shouldn't even have been playing in this round and b) even if we did play in this round we should have had home field advantage.
Which sounds a bit weak even to my own ears. It was just one of those wonderful FOF random moments where the best ranked defence in the league suddenly ships 38 points (the most I've ever given up in any league) to lose 38-31.
Oh well! People were getting a bit too sussed about what worked in 2004 anyway. Hopefully moving to 2007 will sort the men from the boys.
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Post by Boony on Mar 20, 2007 8:28:53 GMT
You mean "people other than you" are getting a bit too sussed, aye? You've known the score for a while, but they're catching up with your knowledge and you don't like being beaten...
Unlucky, anyway, sounds like your defence forgot to defend.
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Post by Narcizo on Mar 20, 2007 9:05:33 GMT
I'm not "people". Stop being ridiculous.
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Post by Moo on Mar 20, 2007 11:03:25 GMT
You made yourself look silly there, Boo. :moose:
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Post by Boony on Mar 20, 2007 11:06:26 GMT
Like that's something new...
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Post by Narcizo on Aug 17, 2007 10:14:58 GMT
Bah! Another season gone and my first missed play-off for the 49ers as we choked our penultimate game with the 4-10 Bills with a rookie quarterback to leave us 9-7 and missing out on the divisional championship by one win and a wide card spot by head to head with the Eagles.
Drafting is much harder in 2007 and I had a major brain meltdown during this draft to add to my problems. Meanwhile Ed Reed poofily decided to retire on the year he got all-pro honours (the poof) leaving my once spectacular secondary looking less than impressive (and starting to age).
On the plus side Alan is coming along in leaps and bounds and the consensus view is that 9-7 was very respectable with a sophomore quarterback starting for the first time. Especially as we had a rockhard schedule.
This year we have probably the weakest schedule we could hope for (4-game ties against the two weakest divisions in the league). So we will undoubtedly come a cropper and finish 7-9 or something (poor enough to kill off post-season hopes early/good enough to avoid a decent pick)
Our strenghts are Alan, our receivers and most of both lines (despite scouting a mere 48/48 our 6th round pick Buddy Morton was the second best defensive end in the league). Our weaknesses are our (lack) of running backs, the legs falling off our aging linebacker team and secondary. Luckily I addressed our age problem by trading out from the chance to pick one of the 4 great linebackers in the draft and not picking a cornerback or any sort of decent safety.
In fact looking at my draft class makes very depressing viewing at the moment. This is (I hope) because FOF often masks potential for players who have good combine results, making them appear to be pants.
Training camp runs today and then I get to see just how much havoc age will have played on my linebackers and cornerbacks. And the first sign of whether my draftees might be better than expected.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Aug 17, 2007 11:46:46 GMT
Mr Narkle, do you know where I can find an NFL player file for FOF04?
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Post by Narcizo on Aug 17, 2007 12:33:06 GMT
A current one? I don't think you can. It's not like C/FM. All the people who do such things have upgraded to 2007.
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Post by Moo on Aug 17, 2007 12:33:44 GMT
Just get the new one, s1ut, ye poof.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Aug 17, 2007 12:46:43 GMT
A current one... an old one.. a historical one... don't mind.
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Post by Narcizo on Aug 17, 2007 13:07:30 GMT
I've deleted all my files for 2004. I'll ask on my league forum about it.
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Post by Narcizo on Aug 17, 2007 13:17:08 GMT
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Post by coffers on Aug 17, 2007 13:27:10 GMT
Is this thing still going? [/moo]
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Post by coffers on Aug 17, 2007 13:30:15 GMT
I'd forgotton all about FOF, I must put it on my wishlist for when I want to throw away some more money on games that may or may not gather dust due to GloF. I'm probably only interested in the draft.
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Post by Narcizo on Aug 17, 2007 13:35:24 GMT
Aye, same here really on the rare occasions I play SP anyway. I normally fast sim through the regular season and then see how all the players have developed (or not). Going in for the FM detail of worrying about each game really isn't on the cards.
The draft is a lot harder to get a grip on in 2007, that's for sure.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Aug 17, 2007 14:04:23 GMT
I only have 2004 because you gave/lent me the license Narkle. Thanks for the links.
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Post by Narcizo on Sept 4, 2007 8:34:52 GMT
2013Week 1 vs SeattleFinal Score: Seattle 0 San Francisco 31Without the injured Doebler the Seahawks can’t do anything on offence. A controlled offensive showing is enough to give the 49ers the win. Offence:Not one of our most explosive games as the emphasis was put on avoiding mistakes rather than going for the throat. We had six drives of over 40 yards but scored only 17 points from those drives. Against a better offence we could have been made to pay for that sort of waste. A key factor in that series was a poor third down conversion rate. Our running was exciting early on in the game but ground to a halt when both backs got tired and we tried to run the clock down. Both Crane and Threats topped 50 yards with over 4 yards a carry, both padding their averages with runs for around 20 yards each. Alan was conservative as planned (a bit more than we planned, in fact) throwing twice as many short passes as long ones. His strength was in mid-range passes, where he completed 12 of 14 for 136 yards. Lowrey went out injured early so Stone was our deep threat while Hamilton (finishing with over 100 yards multipurpose yards) shared the short passes with tight end Cato, who picked up 70 yards from 6 catches, one of his better days at the office. Defence:Only the fourth shut-out in 49er NAFL history which came about because of Quinn Cox starting under centre and the Seahawks gameplanning too conservatively as a result. The Seahawks gained more yards from our penalties than they did from either their passing or running games. They averaged 2.6 from running plays and a measly 2.3 from passing plays. Cox completed 13 out of 14 screen and short passes but only completed one pass that was longer. Whenever he tried to go deeper our pass rush was in his face. Buddy Morton started off where he left off in week 14 with a sack (another one was called back for defensive holding), a block and three hurries. With such a short passing scheme our secondary didn’t get a chance to make its presence felt, but Lincoln Reid managed an early interception in the Seattle half on the Seahawks’ opening drive to set us up for the go ahead touchdown. Stopping the run was a team effort with no real standout, although Calmus stuffing Yeater on 3rd and 1 on our 29 was a highlight forcing a 51-yard field goal effort rather than a 46. Special Teams:We had plenty of practice at punt returns picking up 88 yards and a touchdown off of 6 punt returns. Rodney Bynum had a great game by his not overly lofty standards, netting 48 yards and landing 50% of his punts in the 20. Special mention has to be made of Karl Schulz who missed 3 out of 4 field goal attempts. Okay I can live with him missing two 46 yard efforts but missing from 34 really isn’t very good. Injuries:Lowrey pulled a calf muscle before he was targeted and will be out for the Tennessee and Minnesota games. He may return for the Carolina game or wait until we travel to Tampa Bay. The unnecessarily detailed Game Awards Alan. 23 from 34 for 266 yards and 2 TDs. And 16 yards on the ground, unusually for him. He showed that he's gold in 2 minute offences with another touchdown scored then. Wesley Stone. Stepped it up to cover for Lowrey Caught 6 of 9 for 107 and a TD. 24 yards after the catch Buddy Morton. 19.2 pass rush percentage and the first of, hopefully, many sacks this year. Karl Schulz – 1 out of 4. Not good enough. Lucky the scoreline turned out the way it did. O Line – 5 KeyBl from 27 BlOpp. You're supposed to be helping suspect, inexperienced running backs. Not holding them back Dwight Freeney – negligable pass rush presence for one of the alleged studs on the defence. Newbie WatchSkip Threats had a far better first game than Pedigo did. He picked up two touchdowns (one rushing and one receiving) and finished with 80 multi-purpose yards. The highlight was a 27-yard scamper. We won't mention the potentially very costly fumble. Alfred Conover won't want to remember his start replacing Smiley as he conceded a sack and had no presence in the running game. Anthony Harmon defended a pass and allowed two, not bad considering the passing scheme we faced. He had another pass defence called off because we accepted an Offensive Holding penalty. Game LogBox ScoreNext Week: We host the Tennessee Titans who knocked off the Jags 37-20. We’re 2-0 against them in league history. The last time we started 2-0 was in 2009 when the second team we played were Titans. Hopefully a good sign.
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Post by Narcizo on Sept 4, 2007 8:37:07 GMT
Week 2 vs TennesseeFinal Score: Tennessee 21 San Francisco 27 OTSafety Shane Calmus saves the 49er blushes as two key interceptions deep in San Francisco territory to deny the Titans the win and set up the overtime score. Offence:An inability to convert 3rd (& 4th) downs dogged the team early on but overall it was a solid performance by most of the offence. Our strong point last week (medium passes) was our weakest area this week and it’s not solely Wielechowski’s record-breaking 5 drops that are to blame. (Although he can take a large part of it). Alan was less accurate this week but avoided throwing interceptions again and a 94 rating is good enough when he could have had more with fewer dropped passes. Once again he showed his ability in the 2-minute offence, setting up field goal chances at the end of both halves. He seems to have been working on his scrambling ability as well. He’s already rushed for more yards this year than in the whole of 2012 (admittedly 45 yards wasn’t a huge target to top). The running backs did what was expected of them as well, averaging 4 yards a carry. Threats gave away a costly fumble that set up the Titans’ 21-13 score but continued in the same fashion as last week. The backs got a bit more support from the offensive line this week as well, but it was less effective against the pass rush allowing them to hurry Alan too many times. Defence:Our run defence was on song again, restricting the Titans to less than 3 yards a carry. It’s a good sign when most tackles on the running back are being made by your defensive line. The longest run Agree made was 8 yards, which shows that we really had him under wraps. The same can’t be said about the Titans’ passing offence though. Unlike Seattle they were able to build on their short passing game and as the game went on McCammon felt more and more comfortable and started to pass deep. Fortunately in the end this was his and the Titans’ downfall as he tried to force the ball to Ben Troupe not once but twice in the closing stages of the game, resulting in the game winning interceptions. Generally we weren’t able to establish a sufficient pass rush (although when we did get through we were able to make contact with McCammon 9 times (4 sacks, 5 knocks), which may have contributed to the picks he threw. Our weakest area was in allowing far too many yards after the catch. Special Teams:Punting remains a happy surprise as Bynum netted 42.5 yards and hit inside the Titans’ 20-yard line 2 times in 4 punts. Hamilton added another 44 yards on punt returns, averaging 11 yards a return. We had the slight advantage with kick returns. Last week I said that Schulz’s misses could have been costly in another game, this week I can say the same. Again they were long kicks (47 and 50 yards) but he had the chance to be the hero of the game and blew it. At the moment he only seems to be good for chip shots. Injuries:No new injuries this week. Lowrey is doubtful for the Vikings game and won’t suit up. Smiley is 5 weeks from full fitness. The unnecessarily smilied Game Awards Shane Calmus. At the start of the year I was looking for him to improve his game to fill Ed Reed’s shows. He did that this week with 2 game-winning picks. He still has yet to concede a pass. Alan. Not a great game by his standards but he continues to show increased maturity. It would be easy for him to get frustrated in the circumstances and lose us the game. He kept his poise and didn’t make many mistakes. A 60% 3rd down conversion rate isn’t to be sniffed at either. Antonio Cato. Kept the chains moving whenever a pass was directed at him, catching 7 out of 8 passes for 64 yards. JT Wielechowski – blew the chance we had to get a hold on the game early on with 5 dropped passes. Secondary (apart from Calmus) – No passes defended and lots of yards given up after the catch. LeSueur and Harmon stand out as the main perpetrators. Karl Schulz. Again the kicks he missed were long ones but he has to be able to convert some of them. His longest so far this year is 32. Rookie watchSkip Threats. An 11-yard touchdown reception and the vital 2-point conversion were the highlights of his day. Fumbling the ball on our 31-yard line the low point. His rushing yardage was spread over a number of carries this week, rather than coming all in one run. Ricky Glaspie. Caught his first pass, picking up a first down with a 10-yard reception. Shawn Sherman. Allowed the only sack we gave up. Fernando Wilczewski. Leapfrogged over Wielechowski in the depth chart this week with 63 yards from 3 receptions, including a 33-yard reception to set up Schulz’s 47-yard field goal effort in the closing seconds. BoxscoreGamelogNext Week: On the road to Minnesota in a game I don’t expect to win. Our pass defence will need to stiffen and our league leading run defence will get a real testing against Forbes.
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Post by Narcizo on Sept 4, 2007 8:38:57 GMT
So I suppose I ought to do one of those traditional team rundowns thingies at some stage.
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