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  1. Three reasons why Matt Flynn is the next Tom Brady:

     

    1) They both had success at big name schools.

     

    Brady was a QB at Michigan, before Lloyd Carr's demising years. Though he was regarding as more of a leader than a passer, he survived high expectations. Flynn was in a similar situation at LSU, taking the leadership role while players like Jacob Hester and Early Doucet got all the accolades. He was still a very smart quarterback and led his team to a National Championship.

     

    2) They were both drafted late by good franchises.

     

    Brady was drafted by the New England Patriots 199th overall in the 2000 draft. Under Robert Craft and Bill Belicheck, Brady had all the tools to flourish. Flynn was drafted by the Green Bay Packers 209th overall in this year's draft. The Packers were the youngest team in the NFL last year and still went to the NFC Championship Game. Flynn is developing with talent all around the organization.

     

    3) They both look like Matt Damon.

     

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  2. Preseason Information

     

    Preseason Coaches Poll

    1. Florida (51)

    2. Oklahoma

    3. Wisconsin (10)

    4. Ohio State

    5. USC

    6. Tennessee

    7. TGP

    8. Clemson

    9. LSU

    10. West Virginia

     

    Heisman Watch

    1. Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri

    2. Todd Reesing, QB, Kansas

    3. Mark Sanchez, QB, USC

    4. Jay Cuda, QB, TGP

    5. Percy Harvin, WR, Florida

     

    Preseason All-Americans

    QB Jay Cuda (1st team)

    WR Majin Matthews (1st team)

    TE Hawg Powah (2nd team)

    CB Jonathan Maverick (2nd team)

    SS Sebastian Stevenson (1st team)

     

    Preseason All-ACC

    QB Jay Cuda (1st team)

    HB Robb Stark (2nd team)

    WR Majin Matthews (1st team)

    TE Hawg Powah (1st team)

    DE Minister of Defense (1st team)

    MLB Rasputin Krawnka (1st team)

    CB Jonathan Maverick (1st team)

    FS Dez Ryan (1st team)

    SS Sebastian Stevenson (1st team)

     

    Season Schedule

    1) -Bye Week-

    2) 9/5 @ Houston

    3) 9/12 vs. Syracuse

    4) 9/19 @ Virginia

    5) -Bye Week-

    6) 10/3 @ Miami

    7) 10/10 vs. Georgia Tech

    8) 10/15 @ #23 Florida State

    9) 10/22 vs. Wake Forest

    10) 10/31 vs. #8 Clemson

    11) 11/7 vs. #14 Virginia Tech

    12) 11/12 @ North Carolina

    13) -Bye Week-

    14) 11/28 vs. Boise State

    15) -Bye Week-

     

    Our non-conference schedule was left intentionally weak this season because our conference schedule is strong enough. Miami, Florida State, Clemson, and Virginia Tech will all be tough opponents, though we have the edge on paper over all of them. In fact, our team overall grade is now an A (was a B/B+ last season), which means in terms of talent, we're already elite in the land of college football.

     

    In-Season Recruiting Targets

    OT Brian Arnold, 6'2" 313lbs, North Lauderdale, FL, 5 stars

    OT Andrew Cavender, 6'5" 280lbs, Raceland, LA, 4 stars

    OT Tony Roberts, 6'6" 326lbs, Austin, TX, 4 stars

    OT Eric Scott, 6'5" 325lbs, Edgewood Hill, WA, 4 stars

    OT Reggie Fisher, 6'6" 331lbs, Lone Grove, OK, 4 stars

    OT Reggie Harrison, 6'4" 280lbs, Castro Valley, CA, 4 stars

    OT Justin Johnson, 6'5" 280lbs, Stevens Point, WI, 4 stars

    OT Maurice Copeland, 6'5" 335lbs, Big Spring, TX, 4 stars

    OT Casey Boyd, 6'2" 336lbs, Daytona Beach, FL, 4 stars

     

    As you can see, we're going ham for a right tackle this season. It seemed to work for running backs last year, and that was only for depth. With any luck we'll find a guy who can be a starter at RT next year.

     

    TGP Crusaders Depth Chart

     

    Offensive Captain: QB Jay Cuda

    Defensive Captain: SS Sebastian Stevenson

     

    Quarterback

    1. J. Cuda 92

    2. M. Powdrell 62

    3. M. Berry 62

     

    Halfback

    1. R. Stark 89

    2. W. Justice 84

    3. G. Butler 80

    4. D. Fisher 80

     

    Fullback

    1. R. Adams 82

     

    Wide Receiver

    1. M. Matthews 92

    2. A. lolBangyfail 88

    3. A. McDuffie 82

    4. D. Wright 80

    5. B. McGill 78

     

    Tight End

    1. H. Powah 88

    2. J. Brown 80

    3. S. Henderson 74

     

    Left Tackle

    1. T. Green 86

    2. W. Harvey 52

     

    Left Guard

    1. B. Towes 88

    2. B. Moody 59

     

    Center

    1. P. Manutz 90

    2. R. Campanella 52

     

    Right Guard

    1. L. Virgil 88

    2. M. Harrell 52

     

    Right Tackle

    1. A. Whitaker 80

    2. K. Broussard 52

     

    Left Defensive End

    1. M. Defense 91

    2. J. Davidson 78

     

    Right Defensive End

    1. J. Beastmode 91

    2. D. Cook 78

     

    Defensive Tackle

    1. A. Milsap 92

    2. G. Eagle 91

    3. M. Bowie 78

    4. P. Coles 76

     

    SAM Linebacker

    1. D. Enata 89

    2. C. Smith 59

     

    MIKE Linebacker

    1. R. Krawnka 90

    2. M. Hall 56

     

    WILL Linebacker

    1. S. Brock 91

    2. J. Pitts 52

     

    Cornerback

    1. D. Miles 92

    2. J. Maverick 89

    3. D. White 82

    4. B. Peters 80

    5. K. Rutledge 78

     

    Free Safety

    1. D. Ryan 88

    2. R. Love 52

     

    Strong Safety

    1. S. Stevenson 92

    2. E. Jude 65

     

    Kicker

    1. J. Alexander 78

     

    Punter

    1. J. Wilson 80

     

    Kick Returner

    1. A. lolBangyfail 99

    2. R. Stark 99

     

    Punt Returner

    1. A. lolBangyfail 99


  3. Recruiting Results

     

    Committed Players

    Willie Justice, HB, 6'2" 214lbs, San Jose, CA, 5 stars

    George Butler, HB, 5'1" 197lbs, Benson, AZ, 5 stars

    Curtis Fulton, HB, 6'2" 190lbs, Pleasantville, NJ, 5 stars

    Mike Blalock, WR, 6'2" 205lbs, Northbrook, IL, 5 stars

    Sam Schmidt, CB, 5'11" 173lbs, Cookeville, TN, 5 stars

    Darrius Fisher, HB, 6'2" 198lbs, West New York, NJ, 5 stars

    Anthony McDuffie, WR, 6'5" 210lbs, Culver City, CA, 5 stars

    David White, CB, 5'11" 167lbs, Kaplan, LA, 4 stars

     

    Top 5 Recruiting Classes

    1. Texas

    2. Ohio State

    3. Florida

    4. Wisconsin

    5. West Virginia

    ...

    11. TGP

     

    Notes

    I'm rather excited about the recruiting of McDuffie...he's a talented receiver who happens to be 6'5". Between him, Matthews, Powah, and Stark on screens/flat routes, our offense should be downright lethal in the red zone.

     

    Another note of interest: TGP received commitments from seven 5-star prospects, more than any other school. Ohio State received five, Texas and West Virginia received four, and no other school received more than two.

     

    Summer Training Results

     

    QB Jay Cuda

    Overall 92 (+4)

    Awareness 76 (+2)

    Throw Accuracy 94 (+5)

    Break Tackle 65 (+3)

     

    HB Robb Stark

    Overall 89 (+3)

    Awareness 82 (+2)

    Catching 84 (+2)

    Carrying 89 (+4)

    Break Tackle 62 (+3)

     

    WR Majin Matthews

    Overall 92 (+4)

    Awareness 78 (+4)

    Speed 93 (+1)

    Agility 93 (+1)

    Acceleration 94 (+1)

    Catching 93 (+5)

    Carrying 80 (+2)

    Jumping 87 (+2)

    Break Tackle 78 (+2)

     

    WR Aaran lolBangyfail

    Overal 88 (+2)

    Strength 56 (+4)

    Agility 99 (+1)

    Awareness 76 (+4)

    Catching 84 (+2)

    Carrying 78 (+2)

    Break Tackle 56 (+4)

    Failing 99 (+4)

     

    TE Hawg Powah

    Overall 88 (+3)

    Strength 76 (+4)

    Awareness 72 (+2)

    Carrying 78 (+2)

    Break Tackle 84 (+2)

    Pass Block 52 (+4)

     

    LT Taylor Green

    Overall 86 (+1)

    Awareness 74 (+2)

    Agility 82 (+2)

    Pass Blocking 89 (+1)

    Run Blocking 88 (+1)

     

    LG Brian Towes

    Overall 88 (+2)

    Awareness 74 (+2)

    Pass Blocking 84 (+2)

    Run Blocking 93 (+2)

     

    C Phil Manutz

    Overall 90 (+4)

    Strength 94 (+1)

    Awareness 76 (+4)

    Agility 72 (+2)

    Acceleration 74 (+2)

    Pass Blocking 87 (+2)

    Run Blocking 92 (+3)

     

    RG Logan Virgil

    Overall 88 (+3)

    Strength 94 (+1)

    Awareness 74 (+2)

    Agility 72 (+2)

    Pass Blocking 90 (+3)

    Run Blocking 87 (+2)

     

    LE Minister of Defense

    Overall 91 (+6)

    Speed 84 (+2)

    Acceleration 88 (+4)

    Strength 82 (+2)

    Awareness 80 (+4)

    Agility 87 (+1)

    Catching 70 (+2)

    Jumping 70 (+2)

    Tackle 68 (+3)

     

    DT G.A. Eagle

    Overall 91 (+3)

    Awareness 78 (+4)

    Tackle 82 (+2)

     

    DT Arlen Milsap

    Overall 92 (+6)

    Speed 68 (+3)

    Strength 97 (+1)

    Awareness 78 (+6)

    Tackle 80 (+6)

     

    RE Joel Beastmode

    Overall 91 (+1)

    Awareness 80 (+2)

    Tackle 70 (+2)

     

    SLB Dom Enata

    Overall 89 (+1)

    Strength 84 (+2)

    Awareness 76 (+2)

     

    MLB Rasputin Krawnka

    Overall 90 (+6)

    Strength 85 (+1)

    Awareness 82 (+6)

    Agility 85 (+1)

    Tackle 87 (+3)

    Catching 65 (+3)

     

    WLB Sean Brock

    Overall 91 (+2)

    Strength 78 (+2)

    Awareness 82 (+2)

    Catching 72 (+2)

    Tackle 84 (+2)

     

    CB Devin Miles

    Overall 92 (+4)

    Awareness 80 (+6)

    Speed 95 (+1)

    Catching 78 (+4)

    Jumping 90 (+1)

     

    CB Jonathan Maverick

    Overall 89 (+3)

    Speed 95 (+2)

    Acceleration 96 (+2)

    Awareness 76 (+2)

    Jumping 91 (+1)

    Tackle 84 (+2)

     

    FS Dez Ryan

    Overall 88 (+4)

    Awareness 74 (+4)

    Agility 74 (+1)

    Catching 72 (+2)

    Jumping 82 (+2)

    Tackle 70 (+2)

     

    SS Sebastian Stevenson

    Overall 92 (+3)

    Strength 65 (+3)

    Acceleration 95 (+1)

    Awareness 74 (+2)

    Tackle 87 (+5)


  4. Welcome to the offseason, Crusaders.

    In my experiences running the Trolls I've found that you guys usually don't like to get bogged down in offseason activities, so this process will be speedy. The two big things I'll be recapping is recruiting and summer training.

     

    School Budgets

     

    Training: 55%

    Discipline: 25%

    Recruiting: 20%

     

    Normally a relatively even combination of all three is optimal, but since we already have a good starting team in place, our focus should be on making them as good as we can. We will be dedicating enough money towards recruiting so that we should be able to fill a few holes with a respectable class (more on that later).

     

    Recruiting Central

     

    Strategy

    We were pretty successful with our in-season recruiting this past year, getting commitments from 4 running backs, 1 wide receiver, and 1 cornerback. The running back position is thus pretty much covered, so we'll continue to recruit receivers and corners in the hopes of building depth, as we all know slot receivers and nickel corners are very important, as well as tight ends. The bigger priority, however, is to find starters at positions where we do not have a TGP member: right tackle, kicker, and punter.

     

    Targets

    Lance Foster, WR, Spring Valley, CA, 5 stars

    Anthony McDuffie, WR, Culver City, CA, 5 stars

    Nick Brown, TE, East Moline, IL, 3 stars

    Courtney Mosley, OT, Sarasota Springs, FL, 5 stars

    Karl Garcia, OT, North Laurel, MD, 4 stars

    Kenny Lindsey, CB, Coral Springs, FL, 5 stars

    Brian Guidry, CB, Bellefontaine, OH, 4 stars

    Austin McLaughlin, P, Lake City, SC, 4 stars

    Richard Dunn, P, Lamar, CO, 4 stars

     

    Stay tuned. More posts coming on recruiting results and then summer training.


  5. The Dolphins coaching search is down to a two-horse race between Broncos OC Mike McCoy and Packers OC Joe Philbin, according to the Miami Herald.

    Interim coach Todd Bowles is a fallback option if owner Stephen Ross "cannot decide between Philbin and McCoy." If it was any other front office, we'd be shocked at that line of reasoning. McCoy is reportedly GM Jeff Ireland's man, though Ross "also thinks very highly of Philbin." Bowles remained in the mix until the end because "his presentation to Ross, Ireland and consultant Carl Peterson was impressive." The Dolphins' decision is expected to be announced on Friday.

    Source: Miami Herald


  6. :Saints:

    +6 Drew Brees

    +5 Carl Nicks

    +4 Jimmy Graham

    +3 Marques Colston

    +2 Jahri Evans

    +1 Darren Sproles

     

    (All offense...lol.)

     

    :Falcons:

    +6 John Abraham

    +5 Brent Grimes

    +4 Roddy White

    +3 Tony Gonzalez

    +2 Sean Weatherspoon

    +1 Jonathan Babineaux

     

    :panthers:

    +6 Jordan Gross

    +5 Jon Beason

    +4 Ryan Kalil

    +3 Steve Smith

    +2 Charles Johnson

    +1 Jonathan Stewart

     

    :Bucs:

    +6 LeGarrette Blunt

    +5 Josh Freeman

    +4 Adrian Clayborn

    +3 Michael Bennett

    +2 Aqib Talib

    +1 Donald Penn


  7. :49ers:

    +6 Justin Smith

    +5 Patrick Willis

    +4 NaVorro Bowman

    +3 Ray McDonald

    +2 Aldon Smith

    +1 Frank Gore

     

    :Seahawks:

    +6 Chris Clemons

    +5 Kam Chancellor

    +4 David Hawthorne

    +3 Alan Branch

    +2 Marshawn Lynch

    +1 Red Bryant

     

    :Cardinals:

    +6 Larry Fitzgerald

    +5 Calais Campbell

    +4 Adrian Wilson

    +3 Daryl Washington

    +2 Lyle Sendlein

    +1 Beanie Wells

     

    :Rams:

    +6 Chris Long

    +5 Steven Jackson

    +4 James Laurinaitis

    +3 Ron Bartell

    +2 Brandon Lloyd

    +1 James Hall


  8. :Ravens:

    +6 Terrell Suggs

    +5 Haloti Ngata

    +4 Ray Rice

    +3 Marshal Yanda

    +2 Ray Lewis

    +1 Ladarius Webb

     

    :Steelers:

    +6 Troy Polamalu

    +5 Ben Roethlisberger

    +4 Mike Wallace

    +3 James Harrison

    +2 LaMarr Woodley

    +1 Lawrence Timmons

     

    :Bengals:

    +6 Geno Atkins

    +5 Andrew Whitworth

    +4 A.J. Green

    +3 Carlos Dunlap

    +2 Manny Lawson

    +1 Mike Nugent

     

    :Browns:

    +6 Joe Thomas

    +5 Joe Haden

    +4 Alex Mack

    +3 D'Qwell Jackson

    +2 Ahtyba Rubin

    +1 T.J. Ward

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