2051 TRAINING CAMP TOURAXCSOUTHORLANDO GUARDIANSOWNER: Loftusranger (6th season)
LAST SEASON: 10-6 (3rd place)
RUN OFFENSE: 17th
PASS OFFENSE: 16th
TOTAL OFFENSE: 14th
RUN DEFENSE: 21st
PASS DEFENSE: 18th
TOTAL DEFENSE: 21st
TURNOVER MARGIN: +18
ADDITIONS:RB Antonio Collins (BUF) 10 rec/392 KO
C Marshall Kerns (FA) -
RG Steven Shaw (FA) -
K Charles Edwards (ORG) 30/32 FGs
RDE Joshua McIver (SPP) 41 tackles/6 sacks/20 hurries
SLB Ronnie Shanklin (SPP) 15 tackles
MLB Jerimiah Ashbrook (ATL) 20 tackles/1 sack/1 hurry/2 KD/2 INT
MLB Robert Cho (FA) -
MLB Steven Shaw (FA) -
WLB Michael Pagan (TEX) 2 missed tackles
CB Jonathan Kimbrough (ORG) 53 tackles/16 KD/2 INT
SUBTRACTIONS:QB William Young (ORG) 3,518 pass/23 TD/9 INT
WR Daryl Goodman (FA) 801 rec/6 TDs
WR Jordan Garcia (LAC) 603 rec/5 TDs
C Mark Macomber (FA) 463 PB/360 RB
C William Campbell (ORG) 480 PB/379 RB
LG Willy Woke (FA) 190 PB/12 RB
K John McKinney (DAY) 45/47 FGs
RDE Christopher Shoults (RET) 2 tackles
DT Glen Freud (ORG) 20 tackles/2 sacks/8 hurries
DT Richard Collins (PHI) 75 tackles/8 KD/2 INT
WLB William Blakes (ZEZ) 61 tackles/7 KD/2 INT
DRAFT PICKS:TE George Jackson (1st) +12/-4
LT Jose Hayes (7th) 0/-4
LG Edward Campbell (2nd) +15/+11
DT Jaime Evenson (6th) +10/-3
DT Lucas Schneider (4th) +4/-8
BREAKDOWN:Offensively, they lost their starting QB from last year's 14th ranked offense. In addition, they lost their top 2 WRs, 2 starting OL and 1 backup OL. They only added an aging vet RB and 2 OL in free agency who both didn't play a snap last season. They drafted a TE in the 1st round who should be a solid addition plus they drafted 2 OL in the 2nd & 7th rounds with the 2nd rounder turning heads in TC and reports out of the team facility are that he will start from day 1 on the offensive line.
Defensively, they lost 3 DL and 1 LB from last year's 21st ranked defense including 3 starters. They added 1 DL, 5 LBers and 1 DB in free agency including 2 starters at DL & CB. 3 of the 5 LBers didn't record a tackle last season. They drafted 2 DL in the 4th & 6th rounds in an attempt to replace some of their loses.
PPREDICTION: 6-10Loftusranger is entering his 6th season as owner of the Guardians and has gone 43-37 in his first 5 seasons but the team has only made the postseason 1 time in those 5 seasons. They had a rough off-season losing 5 starters on offense including their starting QB and top 2 WRs and they didn't add either in free agency or the draft which means they plan on using players already on the roster. Not to mention the fact that they allowed ALLPRO K John McKinney to walk in free agency. It feels like the team will take a big step back this season as the loses far outweigh the additions.
TEXAS HOLD'EMOWNER: Kidpoker (2nd season)
LAST SEASON: 4-12 (4th place)
RUN OFFENSE: 24th
PASS OFFENSE: 27th
TOTAL OFFENSE: 27th
RUN DEFENSE: 30th
PASS DEFENSE: 24th
TOTAL DEFENSE: 30th
TURNOVER MARGIN: +6
ADDITIONS:TE Mike Oppenheimer (NEC) -
WR Terry Cowart (SPP) 377 rush/570 rec/2 TDs
LG John Sutter (FA) -
P Clayton Klein (FA) -
K Jean Williams (NEC) 272 rush/16 rec/1 TD/37 tackles/2 KD
K Louis Dehaven (FA) -
DT Eric Craig (FA) -
DT Michael Ferris (FA) -
LDE Lee Goodman (FA) -
CB William Gorsuch (NEC) 4 tackles
SUBTRACTIONSRB Christopher Hofmeister (ATL) 180 rush/312 rec/3 TDs
FB Jason Fields (RET) 552 rec**/3 TDs
TE Jeffrey Johnston (RET) 69 rec
WR Clemente Parker (FA) 184 rec
WR Danny Reyes (FA) 8 rec
C Luis Valerio (RET) 595 PB/569 RB
LT Jack Durgin (RET) 590 PB/520 RB
LT James Potter (RET) 541 PB/501 RB
LT Sammie Pittman (FA) 17 PB/6 RB
LG Ronald Griffin (ATL) 116 PB/128 RB
LG John Holt (FA) 2 PB/5 RB
K Mark Mason (RET) 17/20 FGs
LDE Alan Alston (FA) -
WLB Kyle Gast (GCG) 71 tackles/3 sacks/3 hurries/7 KD
WLB Michael Pagan (FA) 2 missed tackles
CB Steve Burgher (WAS) 15 tackles/8 KD/2 INT
FS Irvin Huskey (FA) 32 tackles/1 KD
FS Brad Carstens (FA) 16 tackles/1 KD
DRAFT PICKS:QB Steven Parent (1st) +28/+9
QB Damian Quinn (4th) released +7/-4
RB Michael Gray (1st) +9/-9
RB Brian Morris (2nd) +7/-2
C Jack Augustin (1st/SPP) +9/-4
LT Malcolm Bailey (6th) +3/-7
RG Joel Best (5th) +13/+5
RT Jessie York (3rd/NYE) +31/+7
RDE Steven Freda (7th) +5/+1
WLB Stephen Huff (1st) +2/-6
FS Porfirio Shoemaker (3rd) +11/+9
BREAKDOWN:Offensively, they lost a RB who was their 3rd leading rusher, a FB who was their 2nd leading receiver, a depth TE and 2 backup WRs from last year's 27th ranked offense plus they lost 6 OL including ⅗ of their starting offensive line. They signed a WR in free agency whose numbers from last season would have been 3rd on the team in rushing and 2nd on the team in receiving. They also signed a TE and OL who didn't play much last season. They drafted 2 QBs in the 1st & 4th rounds but they released the 4th rounder prior to TC. QB Parent was the 2nd signal caller taken in the draft with the 22nd pick and while QB Trout taken with the 2nd overall pick may have a bigger upside, Parent seems ready to start from day 1 as he is more polished at this point. They also drafted 2 RBs in the 1st & 2nd rounds plus they drafted 3 OL in the 3rd, 5th & 6th rounds. Saint Paul drafted C Jack Augustin with the 8th overall pick but they could never come to turns on his rookie contract so they released him prior to TC and Texas swooped in and signed him to a 6 year deal.
Defensively, they lost 1 DL, 2 LBers & 3 DBs from last year's 30th ranked defense including a starter in WLB Gast. They added 3 DL & 1 DB in free agency where none of them played a snap last season except the DB who played minimal snaps on special teams. They drafted a WLB in the 1st round who should replace the lose of WLB Gast plus they drafted a FS in the 3rd round who shined in TC and should start right away. They also drafted a DL in the 7th who will battle to make the roster.
PREDICTION: 6-10Kidpoker had his first full off-season as owner of Texas and by all accounts it went very well based on the fact that Texas may have found their francise quarterback. Texas has missed the postseason the last 8 seasons and have only won a combined 11 games in the last 5 seasons but this off-season feels like they can begin to turn the francise around. While their overall record may not improve much, it should be a positive step in the right direction.
DAKOTA BLIZZARDOWNER: Cjfred68 (34th season)
LAST SEASON: 11-5 (Division Champ)
RUN OFFENSE: 2nd
PASS OFFENSE: 6th
TOTAL OFFENSE: 4th
RUN DEFENSE: 11th
PASS DEFENSE: 19th
TOTAL DEFENSE: 13th
TURNOVER MARGIN: -5
ADDITIONS:QB Remy Beaucamp (CAR) 2,919 pass/9 TD/17 INT
FB Jerome Elder (FA) -
TE Jameson Kelly (SEA) 12 rec
LT Walter Damron (DAY) 269 PB/169 RB
LT George Jones (ATL) 438 PB/295 RB
LG James Hoffmann (TOR) 105 PB/67 RB
C James Martin (CAR) 231 PB/122 RB
RT Roderick Price (CIN) 693 PB/652 RB
DT Edwin Johnson (SPP) -
DT Soloman Holmes (LAC) 20 tackles/5 sacks/4 hurries
DT James Sellers (SEA) 4 tackles
RDE Rolf Brown (DAY) 20 tackles/8 sacks/12 hurries
SLB John Dean (PIT) 41 tackles/1 sack/1 hurry/1 KD
MLB Johnny Gomez (HOU) 31 tackles/9 sacks/9 hurries
CB Jerry Gibbs (PHI) 33 tackles/13 KD
CB Kevin Morales (CIN) 140 tackles/6 sacks/7 hurries/27 KD/3 INT
CB Thomas Barber (WAS) 81 tackles/19 KD/2 INT
CB Christopher Brooks (SPP) 85 tackles/35 KD/1 INT
SUBTRACTIONS:QB Anthony Strain (PHI) 4,590 pass/39 TD/20 INT
WR Greg Curtis (LAC) 53 rec/2 TD
WR Kenneth Arreola (FA) -
LT Francesco Fischer (RET) 287 PB/127 RB
LT Alfred Marcello (RET) 18 PB/1 RB
LG Henry Mickelson (RET) 773 PB/508 RB
C Roderick Tyndall (BUF) 731 PB/499 RB
C Eugene Marshall (ATL) 250 PB/89 RB
LDE Scott Jacobs (FA) 11 tackles/8 hurries
RDE Walter Winter (FA) 2 tackles
MLB Bob Parish (FA) 11 tackles/6 sacks/4 hurries
CB Arthur Pensky (FA) 50 tackles/18 KD/1 INT
CB Hiram Lund (MIA) 31 tackles/2 sacks/5 KD
SS John Mercado (FA) 34 tackles/4 KD
FS Ralph Johnson (FS) 6 tackles/2 sacks/3 hurries
DRAFT PICKS:RB Kevin Kane (5th) +9/-2
RB Kincaid Cobra (5th) +2/-6
LT Sylvester Hall (7th) released +8/+3
DT Bubba Sinclair (6th) released 0/-16
DT Thomas Creel (7th/BUF) +14/+14
BREAKDOWN:Offensively, they lost their starting QB from last year's 4th ranked offense in free agency plus they lost 2 depth WRs and 5 OL including 2 starters. They signed infamous QB Remy Beaucamp to a mega contract to become the starter. Beaucamp has always had all the physical talent in the world but he has 115 TDs to 138 INTs in his career. This is Beaucamp's 3rd team and his last chance to realize his potential so it's definitely something to watch thus season. They also added a FB, a TE and 5 OL including starters at LT, LG & RT. They drafted 2 RBs in the 5th round who will struggle to make the roster as depth and a LT in the 7th round who they cut before TC.
Defensively, they lost 2 DL, 1 LB & 4 DBs from last year's 13th ranked defense but only 2 DBs were starters. They added 4 DL, 2 LBers & 4 DBs in free agency. They plan on using 6 of the 10 free agents as starters at DE, 2 at LB and 3 at DB. They drafted a DT in the 6th round but they released him before TC then they signed a DT after TC that was drafted in the 7th round by Buffalo and released before TC.
PREDICTION: 9-7It's hard to make a prediction for my own team because I hope I go 16-0 and win the XFL Title but I'm pretty lazy when it comes to weekly game planning because I spend most of my free time doing writeups instead. It's doubly difficult because I signed an enigma at QB in Remy Beaucamp who on the surface is the best QB in the league:
Of course, that's all based on my player weights but he would still be top 10 in most owners custom player weights. Then there is his actually performance which has never lived up to his ratings and he was drafted and played 4 seasons with the defending Champs Cincinnati and owner Blondie. So my prediction is that Beaucamp drives me nuts and continues to not live up to his ratings which could cost me another trip to the postseason.
DAYTONA BEACH BULL SHARKSOWNER: McBolt55 (3rd season)
LAST SEASON: 10-6 (2nd place/Wildcard)
RUN OFFENSE: 4th
PASS OFFENSE: 20th
TOTAL OFFENSE: 13th
RUN DEFENSE: 15th
PASS DEFENSE: 15th
TOTAL DEFENSE: 15th
TURNOVER MARGIN: +4
ADDITIONS:RB Bob Cedric (GCG) 26 rec
WR Patrick Ball (ATL) 115 rec/2 TD
WR Ronald Lacy (CIN) 19 rush/62 rec/1 TD
LT Byron Porier (BRO) 110 PB/101 RB
C Harold Moore (FA) -
K John McKinney (ORG) 45/47 FGs
LDE Louis Hansen (ATL) 84 tackles/4 sacks/4 hurries/8 KD/2 INT
LDE Hector Carlisle (NEC) 10 tackles/1 sack/2 hurries
CB Rick Stevens (VAN) 15 tackles/4 KD
SUBTRACTIONS:RB John Sheller (MTG) 942 rush*/377 rec/8 TDs
RB Steven Super (FA) 3 rush/19 rec
WR Robert Colunga (WAS) 699 rec*/3 TD
WR George Lane (VBA) 480 rec**/1 TD
WR Dennis Carlson (FA) 49 rush/24 rec/1 TD
WR Gary Rusch (FA) 310 rush/243 rec/3 TDs
C Matthew Wallace (FA) 41 PB /210 RB
LG Jarred Cargill (TOR) 1 PB/2 RB
LT Walter Damron (DAK) 269 PB/169 RB
RT Evan Aponte (WAS) 41 PB/45 RB
K Michael Runyan (RET) 24/27 FGs
RDE Rolf Brown (DAY) 20 tackles/8 sacks/12 hurries
LDE Arthur Boudreau (FA) -
LDE Claude Dame (GCG) 1 tackle
SLB Stewart Sutera (MIA) 16 tackles/1 hurry/2 KD
FS John Aguon (FA) 13 tackles/3 sacks/5 hurries/1 KD
DRAFT PICKS:FB Brandon Barnum (2nd/ZEZ) +20/+4
WR Jeffrey Luciana (7th) +11/+5
MLB Gary Goetz (5th) released +1/-3
CB Bobby Prather (6th) +5/0
CB Juan Graham (6th/BRO) +3/-1
BREAKDOWN:Offensively, they lost 2 RBs including their leading rusher from last year's 13th ranked offense. They also lost 4 WRs including their 1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th leading receivers when you factor in RB Shellers departure. They also lost 4 backup OL to bring the total to 10 players lost including 4 starters. They added 1 RB, 2 WRs and 2 OL in free agency but them of them are considered starters. They only drafted a WR in the 7th round who has been a nice surprise in TC and they signed a FB drafted by Zehlendorf in the 2nd round but he was released prior to TC.
Defensively, they lost 3 DL, 1 LB & 1 DB from last year's 15th ranked defense but only RDE Brown was a starter. They signed 2 DEs and 1 DB in free agency including LDE Hansen who should replace the lose of Brown. They drafted a LBer in the 5th round who has already been released and a CB in the 6th round. They also signed a CB drafted in the 6th round by Brooklyn but was released before TC.
PREDICTION: 8-8This is McBolt's 3rd season as owner of Daytona after he and Voryzover essentially traded francises. He took over a francise that was mired in a 3 decade slump where they had 2 winning seasons in their first 31 seasons. He finally got Daytona into the postseason for the first time in 2049 going 14-2 before slipping back to 10-6 and sneaking into the postseason as a Wildcard. I think they have enough defensively to stay in most games but they lost a ton of offense and did very little to replace the loses.
