Preview
Last year, the Eagles gave me one of my few scares, and in fact I went into halftime trailing against them. They have a good secondary, which means Kings will have to work hard to find the open man. They're sound tacklers, and play disciplined football.
Their offense is sound, but if you hit Donnie Football, he crumbles. That's bad news for Philly, because I have the most prolific sack machine since... ever.
It's raining. I don't like the rain.
(I'm gonna do a simplified summary today.)
Scoring Summaries
1st Quarter
-Calvin Johnson, 23 Yard TD Pass from Kings (7-0)
-Ernie Sims 28 Yard INT Return For TD (14-0)
2nd Quarter
-Kings 18 Yard Run (21-0)
-Mike Furrey 9 Yard Pass from Kings (28-0)
-Ryan 48 Yard INT Return for TD (35-0)
-David Akers 21 Yard FG (35-3)
3rd Quarter
-Kings 13 Yard Run (42-3)
-Roy Williams 80 Yard TD Pass from Kings (49-3)
4th Quarter
-Kings 11 Yard Run (56-3)
Overall a dominant performance all-around. Kings was terrific, but the quest for a Perfect QB Rating is still on-going. But, 131.7 isn't bad. Ryan was especially awesome, registering 14 tackles (8 FL), 7 sacks and a Pick-Six.
We roll on.
9-0.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Updating Stats and Standings
Hi all, sorry about the delay on posting this.
Anyway, here are some stats, with league ranking in parentheses.
Jacen Kings
-133.4 Rating (1st)
-3,109 Yards (1st)
-43 TDs Thrown (1st)
-8 INTs Thrown (8th)
-Longest Pass of 84 Yards (1st)
-17 Sacks (2nd fewest)
-65% Completion Percentage (2nd)
-13.9 YPA (1st)
Austin Ryan
-84 Tackles (1st)
-62 Tackles For Loss (1st)
-37 Sacks (1st)
-2 INTs (Tied with a lot for 4th)
-5 Forced Fumbles (1st)
-2 Fumbles Recovered (3rd)
-1 TD
The Race For 1st Place
NFC North
-Lions 8-0
-Packers 5-3
-Bears 4-4
-Vikings 3-5
NFC Overall
-Lions 8-0
-Seahawks 7-1
-Rams 6-3
-Eagles 5-3
-Packers 5-3
-Falcons 4-4
-49ers 4-4
-Bears 4-4
-Saints 4-4
It looks likely that I'll sew up the NFC North pretty soon. I play the Packers twice more later this year, and against the Seahawks, Vikings and Bears, all at home. This week (week 10, 9 was my bye) I head back to Philadelphia. The Eagles played me tough last year at the Linc. We'll see what happens.
Anyway, here are some stats, with league ranking in parentheses.
Jacen Kings
-133.4 Rating (1st)
-3,109 Yards (1st)
-43 TDs Thrown (1st)
-8 INTs Thrown (8th)
-Longest Pass of 84 Yards (1st)
-17 Sacks (2nd fewest)
-65% Completion Percentage (2nd)
-13.9 YPA (1st)
Austin Ryan
-84 Tackles (1st)
-62 Tackles For Loss (1st)
-37 Sacks (1st)
-2 INTs (Tied with a lot for 4th)
-5 Forced Fumbles (1st)
-2 Fumbles Recovered (3rd)
-1 TD
The Race For 1st Place
NFC North
-Lions 8-0
-Packers 5-3
-Bears 4-4
-Vikings 3-5
NFC Overall
-Lions 8-0
-Seahawks 7-1
-Rams 6-3
-Eagles 5-3
-Packers 5-3
-Falcons 4-4
-49ers 4-4
-Bears 4-4
-Saints 4-4
It looks likely that I'll sew up the NFC North pretty soon. I play the Packers twice more later this year, and against the Seahawks, Vikings and Bears, all at home. This week (week 10, 9 was my bye) I head back to Philadelphia. The Eagles played me tough last year at the Linc. We'll see what happens.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
2008 Week 8: (4-2) Carolina Panthers @ (7-0) Detroit Lions
Preview
The Panthers are a solid football team, especially defensively. I expect heavy pressure from Julius Peppers, and sound tackling all around. I doubt this will be a big Yards-After-Catch day, rather I expect some dinking and dunking by Kings to move us down the field.
The Carolina offense hasn't blown the roof off anybody, and that serves well for me. I am murder against the run, so Jake Delhomme will have to beat me. He has Steve Smith, but I have Austin Ryan.
What will give?
Note: I am wearing the cool 'Black on Silver' jerseys today. They are shown below.
First Quarter Report
Scoring Summaries
-Richard Marshall (Panthers) 42 Yard Fumble Return for Touchdown (0-7)
-Roy Williams, 1 Yard TD Pass from Jacen Kings (7-7)
-Calvin Johnson, 10 Yard TD Pass from Jacen Kings (14-7)
Dante Hall thought that two big Carolina linebackers bearing down on him wasn't a good enough reason to call Fair Catch. Ugh. The things these players do.
Kings has been Kings; a little wild, a little crazy, and plenty productive. He's working a perfect passer rating through one quarter. Austin Ryan has two sacks and a couple TFLs. Typical.
The Panther defense hasn't been intimidating at all. My offense is having it's way with them.
Second Quarter Report
Scoring Summaries
-Calvin Johnson, 84 Yard TD Pass from Jacen Kings (21-7)
-Austin Ryan 65 Yard Interception Return for Touchdown (28-7)
-Fernando Bryant 33 Yard Interception Return for Touchdown (35-7)
Kings won't be posting any perfect QB ratings today. He threw a wobbly and bad idea of a pass towards CJ that was picked off, right before Ryan picked him up with a PickSix. Four Carolina plays later, Bryant hopped in front of a lob to Steve Smith and returned it to the house.
My defense has been stellar; the Panthers have only gained 63 yards. Their rushing game has been much better than expected, giving me fits for the majority of the second quarter. DeAngelo Williams has faked out Ryan, Boss Bailey and Ernie Sims. That sort of thing doesn't happen everyday.
Being up 35-7 at half is a good feeling. Kings has been fine, aside from the pick, and CJ is really outclassing Steve Smith.
Third Quarter Report
Scoring Summaries
-Jacen Kings 8 Yard Touchdown Run (42-7)
-Deylon McCutcheon 82 Yard Interception Return for Touchdown (49-7)
-Mike Furrey, 25 Yard Touchdown Pass from Jacen Kings (56-7)
Beat-down. Absolutely blowing them away. Their offensive line is absymal, so I'm getting ruthless pressure and many, many sacks on Delhomme. Plus, they have a crappy secondary, so Kings is slicing them apart.
This might be a 70 point explosion.
Fourth Quarter Report
Scoring Summaries
-Mike Furrey 69 Yard TD Pass from Jacen Kings (63-7)
-Tatum Bell 60 Yard TD Pass from Jacen Kings (70-7)
They were never it, not from the start. The Panthers got obliterated today. I had simply more talent and executed much better than they did, and that's why I not only won, but I dominated.
Key Team Stats
-469 Total Yards Offense
-182 Yards Allowed
-9 First Downs
-2 Turnovers, 4 Takeaways
Key Player Stats
Offense
Jacen Kings--137.2 Rating, 473 Yards, 7 Touchdowns (6 Pass, 1 Rush), 1 INT, 17 for 23 (73%), 20.5 YPA, 84 Yard Longest
Calvin Johnson--7 Catches, 211 Yards, 2 TDs
Kevin Jones--4 Catches, 55 Yards
Mike Furrey--2 Catches, 94 Yards, 2 TDs
Roy Williams, 2 Catches, 11 Yards, TD
Tatum Bell, 1 Catch, 60 Yards, TD
Defense
Austin Ryan--13 Tackles, 10 For Loss, 8 Sacks, 1 INT, 1 TD, 1 Forced Fumble, 1 Recovered Fumble
Ernie Sims--5 Tackles, 2 For Loss, 2 Sacks, 1 Forced Fumble
Fernando Bryant--2 Tackles, 1 For Loss, 1 INT, 1 TD
Daylon McCutheon--5 Tackles, 1 For Loss, 1 INT, 1 TD
Final Score: Panthers 7, Lions 70
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I'll be back tomorrow with standings, awards races and league-wide stats.
The Panthers are a solid football team, especially defensively. I expect heavy pressure from Julius Peppers, and sound tackling all around. I doubt this will be a big Yards-After-Catch day, rather I expect some dinking and dunking by Kings to move us down the field.
The Carolina offense hasn't blown the roof off anybody, and that serves well for me. I am murder against the run, so Jake Delhomme will have to beat me. He has Steve Smith, but I have Austin Ryan.
What will give?
Note: I am wearing the cool 'Black on Silver' jerseys today. They are shown below.
First Quarter Report
Scoring Summaries
-Richard Marshall (Panthers) 42 Yard Fumble Return for Touchdown (0-7)
-Roy Williams, 1 Yard TD Pass from Jacen Kings (7-7)
-Calvin Johnson, 10 Yard TD Pass from Jacen Kings (14-7)
Dante Hall thought that two big Carolina linebackers bearing down on him wasn't a good enough reason to call Fair Catch. Ugh. The things these players do.
Kings has been Kings; a little wild, a little crazy, and plenty productive. He's working a perfect passer rating through one quarter. Austin Ryan has two sacks and a couple TFLs. Typical.
The Panther defense hasn't been intimidating at all. My offense is having it's way with them.
Second Quarter Report
Scoring Summaries
-Calvin Johnson, 84 Yard TD Pass from Jacen Kings (21-7)
-Austin Ryan 65 Yard Interception Return for Touchdown (28-7)
-Fernando Bryant 33 Yard Interception Return for Touchdown (35-7)
Kings won't be posting any perfect QB ratings today. He threw a wobbly and bad idea of a pass towards CJ that was picked off, right before Ryan picked him up with a PickSix. Four Carolina plays later, Bryant hopped in front of a lob to Steve Smith and returned it to the house.
My defense has been stellar; the Panthers have only gained 63 yards. Their rushing game has been much better than expected, giving me fits for the majority of the second quarter. DeAngelo Williams has faked out Ryan, Boss Bailey and Ernie Sims. That sort of thing doesn't happen everyday.
Being up 35-7 at half is a good feeling. Kings has been fine, aside from the pick, and CJ is really outclassing Steve Smith.
Third Quarter Report
Scoring Summaries
-Jacen Kings 8 Yard Touchdown Run (42-7)
-Deylon McCutcheon 82 Yard Interception Return for Touchdown (49-7)
-Mike Furrey, 25 Yard Touchdown Pass from Jacen Kings (56-7)
Beat-down. Absolutely blowing them away. Their offensive line is absymal, so I'm getting ruthless pressure and many, many sacks on Delhomme. Plus, they have a crappy secondary, so Kings is slicing them apart.
This might be a 70 point explosion.
Fourth Quarter Report
Scoring Summaries
-Mike Furrey 69 Yard TD Pass from Jacen Kings (63-7)
-Tatum Bell 60 Yard TD Pass from Jacen Kings (70-7)
They were never it, not from the start. The Panthers got obliterated today. I had simply more talent and executed much better than they did, and that's why I not only won, but I dominated.
Key Team Stats
-469 Total Yards Offense
-182 Yards Allowed
-9 First Downs
-2 Turnovers, 4 Takeaways
Key Player Stats
Offense
Jacen Kings--137.2 Rating, 473 Yards, 7 Touchdowns (6 Pass, 1 Rush), 1 INT, 17 for 23 (73%), 20.5 YPA, 84 Yard Longest
Calvin Johnson--7 Catches, 211 Yards, 2 TDs
Kevin Jones--4 Catches, 55 Yards
Mike Furrey--2 Catches, 94 Yards, 2 TDs
Roy Williams, 2 Catches, 11 Yards, TD
Tatum Bell, 1 Catch, 60 Yards, TD
Defense
Austin Ryan--13 Tackles, 10 For Loss, 8 Sacks, 1 INT, 1 TD, 1 Forced Fumble, 1 Recovered Fumble
Ernie Sims--5 Tackles, 2 For Loss, 2 Sacks, 1 Forced Fumble
Fernando Bryant--2 Tackles, 1 For Loss, 1 INT, 1 TD
Daylon McCutheon--5 Tackles, 1 For Loss, 1 INT, 1 TD
Final Score: Panthers 7, Lions 70
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I'll be back tomorrow with standings, awards races and league-wide stats.
2008--From Week 1 To Now
Let me make something clear. I am a Run and Gun offense, but it's really more Gun than run. I often do not call a single running play all game long; I'll scramble with Jacen sometimes, if necessary, but my running back, Kevin Jones, is hardly used. I've tried to deal for Reggie Bush and Adrian Peterson, respectively, but both will require a 1st Round Pick, and as I remind myself during the negotiation, I don't run the ball!. If I really needed to deal for a player, it'd probably be for a great corner.
I fired Rod Marinelli in the off season, and promptly tried to hire Jon Gruden and then NE Coach (Bill Belicheaterchick), both refused, so I hired Martyball. He's represnted on the sidelines by this weird looking Founding Fathers guy. It's odd. I'll can him in the offseason and hire someone else; hopefully Gruden if he's available (Tampa sucks hard in this version of reality).
I started off 2008 with a bang.
@ Texans--W, 34-20
Vs Jaguars--W, 71-27
@ Vikings--W, 49-7
@ Bucs--W, 80-21
Houston played me tough, but some of that was Kings. He threw three picks that game. But then, he came alive. He slaughtered Jacksonville, and then Minnesota, and then Tampa, all with ruthlessness that I love. Austin Ryan was dominating, too; he sacked Brandon Cox, Tampa's new QB, 7 times, forcing three fumbles.
@ Saints--W, 52-17
Vs Titans--W, 43-10
That takes me up to where I sit today. After I play the Carolina Panthers, I'll update everything, including Kings' and Ryan's stats, overall team stats and NFL standings.
I fired Rod Marinelli in the off season, and promptly tried to hire Jon Gruden and then NE Coach (Bill Belicheaterchick), both refused, so I hired Martyball. He's represnted on the sidelines by this weird looking Founding Fathers guy. It's odd. I'll can him in the offseason and hire someone else; hopefully Gruden if he's available (Tampa sucks hard in this version of reality).
I started off 2008 with a bang.
@ Texans--W, 34-20
Vs Jaguars--W, 71-27
@ Vikings--W, 49-7
@ Bucs--W, 80-21
Houston played me tough, but some of that was Kings. He threw three picks that game. But then, he came alive. He slaughtered Jacksonville, and then Minnesota, and then Tampa, all with ruthlessness that I love. Austin Ryan was dominating, too; he sacked Brandon Cox, Tampa's new QB, 7 times, forcing three fumbles.
@ Saints--W, 52-17
Vs Titans--W, 43-10
That takes me up to where I sit today. After I play the Carolina Panthers, I'll update everything, including Kings' and Ryan's stats, overall team stats and NFL standings.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
The Introduction--Recapping the 19-0 2007 Season
I'm doing this to chronicle the story of my 2008 Detroit Lions franchise on Madden NFL 2008. I did a little souping up with them; I created quarterback Jacen Kings and middle linebacker Austin Ryan. Other than that, they are the 2007 Lions. We are currently in Week 8 of the 2008 Season, on a 7 game winning streak in '08 and overall on a 23 game winning streak, including the 2007 Super Bowl.
Here is my schedule for 2007 with results:
@ Raiders--W, 31-0.
Vs Vikings--W, 56-14.
@ Eagles--W, 52-3. *I remember that game being quite tight through the first three quarters before Kings blew it open.
Vs Bears--W, 38-13
@ Redskins--W, 43-29 *Another fairly tough game through three quarters
Bye
Vs Buccaneers--W, 56-7
@ Bears--W, 65-47 *I was pissed they scored 47 points on me.
Vs Broncos--W, 49-27 * Another game that my defense stunk in.
@ Cardinals--W, 74-7 *I beat the tar out of the Cardinals. It was bloody.
Vs Giants--W, 49-24
Vs Packers--W, 64-14
@ Vikings--W, 44-27
Vs Cowboys--W, 60-14
@ Chargers--W, 49-28
Vs Chiefs--W, 46-10
@ Packers--W, 44-20 *I was worried that Madden might do a backflip and play crazy good. Didn't happen.
2007 Divisional Playoff
Vs Rams--W, 42-20 *The Rams played well. I picked Bulger off several times, though, and Ryan had probably 7 sacks. Kings was Kings, fantastic.
2007 Conference Championship Game
Vs Redskins--W, 42-0 *This game worried me. Washington played me tough earlier in the year. But I kicked the crap out of them.
2007 Super Bowl
Vs Colts--W, 49-21 *Peyton's tough on Madden. He's hard to deal with; however, the Colts D is pitiful and I had little trouble.
19-0.
Jacen Kings' 2007 Statistics and Awards
-NFL MVP, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, NFL QB of the Year, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, All-Pro
-132.9 Rating, 326 Completions to 493 Passing Attempts (66%), 5,873 Yards, 63 Touchdown Passes, 16 Interceptions, 11.9 YPA, 143 Rushing Attempts, 8.0 Average, 1,152 Yards, 29 Rushing Touchdowns
-Set records for highest season totals in Rating, Yards, Touchdown Passes, and Rushing Touchdowns
Austin Ryan's 2007 Statistics and Awards
-NFL Defensive Player of the Year, NFL LB of the Year, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, All-Pro
-134 Tackles (63 for loss of yards), 48 Sacks, 4 Interceptions, 2 Defensive Touchdowns (Several Forced Fumbles but Madden isn't listing in his career numbers)
-Set record for Sacks in a season
Other Notable Statistics
Calvin Johnson, WR--105 Catches, 2,267 Yards, 22 TDs
Roy Williams, WR--69 Catches, 1,425 Yards, 16 TDs
Travis Fisher, Nickleback--50 Tackles, 8 Interceptions, 3 Touchdowns
Here is my schedule for 2007 with results:
@ Raiders--W, 31-0.
Vs Vikings--W, 56-14.
@ Eagles--W, 52-3. *I remember that game being quite tight through the first three quarters before Kings blew it open.
Vs Bears--W, 38-13
@ Redskins--W, 43-29 *Another fairly tough game through three quarters
Bye
Vs Buccaneers--W, 56-7
@ Bears--W, 65-47 *I was pissed they scored 47 points on me.
Vs Broncos--W, 49-27 * Another game that my defense stunk in.
@ Cardinals--W, 74-7 *I beat the tar out of the Cardinals. It was bloody.
Vs Giants--W, 49-24
Vs Packers--W, 64-14
@ Vikings--W, 44-27
Vs Cowboys--W, 60-14
@ Chargers--W, 49-28
Vs Chiefs--W, 46-10
@ Packers--W, 44-20 *I was worried that Madden might do a backflip and play crazy good. Didn't happen.
2007 Divisional Playoff
Vs Rams--W, 42-20 *The Rams played well. I picked Bulger off several times, though, and Ryan had probably 7 sacks. Kings was Kings, fantastic.
2007 Conference Championship Game
Vs Redskins--W, 42-0 *This game worried me. Washington played me tough earlier in the year. But I kicked the crap out of them.
2007 Super Bowl
Vs Colts--W, 49-21 *Peyton's tough on Madden. He's hard to deal with; however, the Colts D is pitiful and I had little trouble.
19-0.
Jacen Kings' 2007 Statistics and Awards
-NFL MVP, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, NFL QB of the Year, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, All-Pro
-132.9 Rating, 326 Completions to 493 Passing Attempts (66%), 5,873 Yards, 63 Touchdown Passes, 16 Interceptions, 11.9 YPA, 143 Rushing Attempts, 8.0 Average, 1,152 Yards, 29 Rushing Touchdowns
-Set records for highest season totals in Rating, Yards, Touchdown Passes, and Rushing Touchdowns
Austin Ryan's 2007 Statistics and Awards
-NFL Defensive Player of the Year, NFL LB of the Year, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, All-Pro
-134 Tackles (63 for loss of yards), 48 Sacks, 4 Interceptions, 2 Defensive Touchdowns (Several Forced Fumbles but Madden isn't listing in his career numbers)
-Set record for Sacks in a season
Other Notable Statistics
Calvin Johnson, WR--105 Catches, 2,267 Yards, 22 TDs
Roy Williams, WR--69 Catches, 1,425 Yards, 16 TDs
Travis Fisher, Nickleback--50 Tackles, 8 Interceptions, 3 Touchdowns
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