Zeke,

I assume I'm moving on from my PM to you?

Yeah. Rosters lock once the games begin.

No trade interest at all in my elite guard, Evan Mathis?

He really hates Denver and wants to get out of here.

Looking for DE, DT, CB, WR

Alex Green isn't available to put in my 3rd RB spot

he was out week 1 last year

OK. My bad.

I don't care just telling you

Broncos sign Kyle Love and release Chad Rhinehart.

Our DT rotation is now set with Barry Cofield, Michael Brockers, Antonio Johnson, Kyle Love and Fred Evans.

Broncos sign WR Trindon Holliday and LB Nick Barnett.

Now have LB Thomas Davis up for trade. And Holliday, if you need a returner.

Blockbuster trade:
Fort Wayne gives up
JJ Watt
Curtis Lofton

Get in return from Anchorage
Ahmad Brooks
Lawrence Timmons
Rahim Moore
Jacoby Jones
2013 First round pick

Mark Barron is on the block, need a WR or RB

Wow.

From my chair, that's nowhere near enough for JJ Watt. That's a fair amount of barely above replacement level ballplayer for a true monster of a player. To get a guy that can create that kind of havoc in a 3-4 (thus allowing you to also send linebackers on the blitz) is a huge advantage. It's like playing defense with 12 guys on the field.

Watt is arguably the most valuable guy in the league. He's almost certainly the most valuable non-QB in the league, IMO.

Maybe I'm overvaluing him, but damn, he's one of the few defensive players out there worth calling 'untouchable' to me.

And he's 24.

Ok getting a lot of crap for this trade I guess, If this was real life no he would never be traded. In the sandbox world I look at it this way. JJ watt is a beast, nobody was going to give me what he was 100% worth I tried just to much to give up. I feel like I got 95% of what he is worth in upgrading three positions on defense, adding the best return man in the league, also as a 4th wr, and getting the 1st round pick which should become a starter at whatever position I select. I traded Barron for Maclin making my receiver core with Drew Brees as qb even better. Brooks, Timmons, and Moore are top 10 at their positions. So, yes JJ Watt is a beast and I would have loved to have him, but I feel like it was a pretty even trade off.

****.

anchorage defense is going to be nasty.

Anchorage has this in their front seven:

Haloti Ngata
JJ Watt
Von Miller
Mario Williams

My starting defense is now
Hatcher, Williams, Coples
Orakpo/Acho, Timmons, Urlacher, Brooks
Claiborne, Culliver, Byrd, Moore.

pretty salty to me even with out JJ watt.

Chris Conte and Kenny Phillips on the trade block message if interested

Going to be interesting to see if this puts Anchorage over the top now. I was also in the trade bidding for JJ Watt.

I have a feeling this may swing the 1s and 0s in his favor.

Ngata and Williams fell off a little last year.

That said, Watt and Miller...**** me running, that is terrifying. I didn't realize he already had Miller when I was moaning about the Watt pickup. That's a 12-man defense where one of them is a ****ing fire-breathing destroyer of worlds.

Though I don't remember how the Nickle front operates in a 3-4. I know in a 4-3 you just pick who leaves the field, but in a 3-4, can he have Watt slide in to DE alongside Ngata and then push Miller to the LDE with Williams as the RDE?

I don't think he can. That's why those sub packages would be nice to be able to implement.

I'm just glad I'm not in that division. You get that defense for the foreseeable future and Foster's up and built himself a pretty nice offense as well with Luck, Thomas and Cruz in front of McCoy and CJ2K. He needs help on the O-Line, but sooner or later that's going to be a team to watch as well.

That's the NFC West of Sandbox. 2 powerhouses and a plucky little thing that may amount to something in a year or two (the Rams in this scenario).

CJ Spiller's getting a LOT of carries against those teams.

Duluth will win the division. As Marty Schottenheimer once said, if you want to be the best you have to beat the best. We are ready to do that.

Looking to trade one of the below for a RB:

Nick Barnett
Evan Mathis
Trindon Holliday
J'Marcus Webb
Thomas Davis

I get him in week 7.

I'm looking forward to it. Though really, my team was built to deal with your squad, not his. He's just a hard team for me to deal with matchup wise.

That said - Scoreboard:

http://sandboxsimulations.com/index...._box_score/779

He's better, but so am I.

(Seriously, my #3 and 4 WRs were Jason Hill and Kaseem Osgood last year. **** me, that was just awful)

Rain Man. Wassup on the name change? We want to be the Shreve City Mudbugs. Is that possible?

It's an interesting question.

Since this is going to be a long-term league, we will at some point freeze the names and allow no future name changes. This is primarily because we want the databases to build up over time to develop cumulative stats and records, and if franchises keep changing names then it makes the database a big mess.

I suspect we'll have a grace period for a bit to allow any final name changes to take place. However, with all the data work to get ready for the season, it's going to be a low priority. Once the season is up and running and we've got everything running smoothly, drop us a reminder.

(And same thing to you Alex Smith Fan.)

And the potential purchase and relocation of the Roadkill Rabbits to the fair metropolis of Yakutat.

Have they even finished the stadium yet?

No, a family of grizz denning in the area have held up construction.

anyone interested in Vontae Davis?

I'll flip you a 3rd for him.

See pms

sfchief - I sent you a trade offer for Takeo Spikes.

The Denver Broncos, angered greatly by Anchorage's acquisition of JJ Watt, trade for Wes Welker to add some more firepower to an already potent offense.

Las Vegas receives MLB Jasper Brinkley, 1st and 3rd round picks in the deal.

The Broncos are still looking to move the following players in trades:

Ahmad Bradshaw
Nick Barnett
Evan Mathis
Trindon Holliday

Looking for RB, DT, CB, TE

Torrey Smith trade considerations will also be entertained.

Jason Worilds olb
Erik Walden olb
Obrien Schofield olb

Good 34 backers still available get them now before you have to pay $80+ for them in FA

Looking for a good WR, let me know what you have if interested in a trade.

Sedrick Ellis
Chris Conte
Kenny Phillips
Mike Leshoure
Byron Bell
Adam Hayward
Geno Hayes

All available for trade

Is there still free agent bidding happening in this league?

Yes, but only for a couple more days.

We really need to freeze the rosters soon, so please wrap up your free agent bids.

Dallas K-Swiss Tubes cut WR Jerome Simpson.

Duluth signs K Rian Lindell and cuts K Nick Folk.

Ok my lineups and game planning are finally set, game on!

Rain, Will Allen, safety, is not available to start. His schedule says that he is not available to start any games, but when you click on his name to look at his stats it says he started 16 games in 2012. Why can't I play him?

Ya that is weird, I did find another Will Allen maybe its in their database as him.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/...570/will-allen

Per John Clayton:
Chula Vista announces the signing of Guy Whimper, Derek Landri, Ryan Harris and Gary Gibson. Before the ink was dry, Chula Vital released Gary Gibson and Guy Whimper due to not liking the letter G and deciding no Whimpers allowed. The addition of Landri and Harris fills the need of depth at RT and DT for Chula Vista. These additions, followed by a yet to be determined released scrub, has Chula Vista primed for a deep playoff run. After a crazy offseason of coaching changes due to the highly publicized arrest of former head coach Duck Dodger, stemming from a beastiality picture that surfaced on Facebook, the Chula Vista team appears to be making all the right moves. The hiring of new GM, mrroandrro, and new head coach Buck Nasty, and additions of Matt Stafford and Larry Fitzgerald has CV moving in the right direction for a deep playoff run. Training camp has been exciting , and both sides of the ball seem to firing on all cylinders. With the start of the season days away, CV appears to be booking plans for the Sandbox Bowl. Now..to Ed Werder who is in Duluth trying to put together all the information that is coming out about starting QB Phillip Rivers gay locker room swordfight with Ryan Fitzpatrick over playing time that appears to have the Duluth locker room coming apart at the seams. Take it over Ed..

I really wish I played Chula Vista this season. Your OL makes Julius Peppers' mouth water.

Don't worry, you'll get your chance.

mrroandrro check your messages on sandbox

Per Adam Schefter..
In a shocking new story, Denver Broncos GM and Julius Peppers were arrested in a Gay Movie Theatre, offering handjobs in return for the extra flavor provided on their popcorn. While Peppers offered no comment, Denver's GM only had this to say as he licked his fingers,"mmmm, good!!".

Replied

Julius Peppers: "I'm going to **** up that rookie"

By C.E. Wendler
Sandbox Illustrated Insider

With three days until the Denver Broncos kick off their 2012 season against the Independence Vision, DE Julius Peppers is primed and ready.

"They're a good team, sure. But I love the fact they have a rookie starting at right tackle," he said with a smile.

Peppers, who had 13 sacks for the Broncos last season and was the key player in their #2 ranked defense, then clarified his statement about the Vision's first-round pick, Mitchell Schwartz.

"Sure, he's a first rounder. That doesn't mean anything to me. So was Robert Gallery. Let me make it clear: I'm going to **** him up. I'm going to **** up that rookie. Mitchell Schwartz, I'm coming. And hell's coming with me."

How many sacks could Peppers get in Week 1? He didn't say exactly.

"I believe I can get multiple sacks against that rookie. Not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, not six..."

Peppers didn't finish his statement, as Tom Brady and Wes Welker then drove past in a monster truck with the license plate ALEXDSMITHSUX, honking and hollering their way to what will surely be a Sandbox Bowl championship season.

As tambaberry noted, there are two Will Allens. We may have the wrong one linked up. I've got that problem with DT Kyle Williams, who shares a name with a 49ers receiver.

Your situation is a little more confusing because we need to confirm if someone else has a Will Allen and if so, who has which one. We'll look into it.

Did i miss the special teams portion of things?

No. The software automatically selects your best kicker, best punter, and your best kick/punt returners. But eventually we will have a screen where you can make those selections for yourself.

Thanks!

Does it matter that the wrong guy is linked up or if the link isnt working - I have several guys on my team with this issue.

That shoudnt matter right?

Right, the Pro-Football Reference links are for your convenience only.

Today is your last chance to trade for my amazing backups, who could easily start!

Ahmad Bradshaw
Evan Mathis
Nick Barnett
Torrey Smith
Trindon Holliday KR/PR

GET SOME!

Are player's startable weeks still being updated, because I'm still seeing a lot of inconsistencies on my own team of eligibility.

You told me Smith was not available.

Not for you. You have nobody worth of a trade.

I've fixed the availability of Kyle Williams, Will Allen, Jevon Belcher, and Denario Alexander. I've also fixed the position of Matt Bosher to punter instead of kicker.

We're mostly on track to start simulations tomorrow as scheduled.

You wanted Byrd for a 2nd WR lol, nobody will give you that.

Incorrect eligibilities on Anchorage:
Charles Woodson
Jon Stewart
Andy Lee (should be eligible for all 16 games)
Phil Taylor

I mean... I'll take the extra availibility, but this should probably be done correctly.

Let me know specifically which players and what the inconsistencies are.

I'm sorry that your roster has no one else of interest/value to me.

lol no, you just ask for way to much for what your players are actually worth.

Complaining about it won't get me interested in someone else.

WTF Cedar Rapids. We have games tomorrow. Dumbass.

Incorrect eligibilities on Anchorage:
Charles Woodson (was out for like 6 games with a broken collarbone but came back for playoffs)
Jon Stewart (missed more than 2 games with nagging ankle injuries)
Andy Lee (should be eligible for all 16 games)
Phil Taylor (didn't play his first game until 11/4/12 last year)

You won't need him, I'm guessing. :D

On the outside chance we squeeze in with a week 16 win, maybe.

I wish I could make the playoffs.

I would like to offer a quick note to the new players as we start up the games.

Recognize that we have a full season of games under our belt and they went very well. However, as we all know, football is the greatest game on earth in part because of its complexity and infinite scenarios. This means that, as we continue to move forward, there may still be unusual situations that occur where our simulation model does not yet have experience, and may not always make the right decision. If you see such an instance, let us know and we'll adjust the simulation going forward. (And recognize that if your game plan says that you will run 1% of the time on 4th and 10 in a hurry up offense, and you at some point run on 4th and 10 in a hurry up situation, that's not a simulation problem.)

Also, recognize that all game decisions are final. Like Green Bay vs. Seattle, or like the holding call against Szott in the playoffs, gametime decisions are never reversed after the fact. So while Sandbox Simulations pays our fictional refs as full-time decisions, and we sympathize if you get victimized by a bad call, those are the breaks of the game.

Good luck as we wheel Hank Williams, Jr., out of the warehouse and begin airing up the footballs!

What he really means is:

Welcome to Thunderdome, b%$&#!

And I would just like to say thank you to Rain Man and his code monkey, Cdcox, for giving us this great football sim. I hope you both get filthy rich off it. Then you can expand it with a 3D sim engine that lets us watch the games play out.

Incorrect eligibility on Richmond Tigerhawks:

Nick Bellore - 16 games played (out 5 first weeks)
Mike Adams - 16 started (out week 16 and beyond - no playoff eligibility)
Scott Chandler - 15 games played (out week 16 and beyond - no playoff eligibility)

I second this - I hope this project goes well enough that you all you guys do is post on chiefsplanet daily and do nothing else... (wait you already do that)


Thanks guys!:):clap: