Alternate Reality Game 3: Starting From Scratch (ROSTERS only)

[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by doomy3

Keyword.

I can only tell it like it is... each team has holes to fill still, but the only real weak link so far on my team is QB and it's only because Schaub has injury concerns and Edwards hasn't broken out to that next level yet. Both have huge upside this year... break 'em down position by position and I like my chances very much so far.

[doomy3]

Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

I can only tell it like it is... each team has holes to fill still, but the only real weak link so far on my team is QB and it's only because Schaub has injury concerns and Edwards hasn't broken out to that next level yet. Both have huge upside this year... break 'em down position by position and I like my chances very much so far.

That's funny, I was just going to challenge you to put our two teams side by side and compare position by position and see where you thought you were better at.

[Ultra Peanut]

Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding

Burlington Blue Barracudas look the best so far.

MY TEAM AM FIGHT

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

MY TEAM AM FIGHT

Please note that the Super-Manatees roster had not yet been presented when he made his comment.

[Buck]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Please note that the Super-Manatees roster had not yet been presented when he made his comment.

I stand by my word. It doesn't look like you have a QB?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding

I stand by my word. It doesn't look like you have a QB?

What?


WHAT?!?!


My quarterback threw for almost 4,600 yards last season, 30 TDs to only 14 Ints, made the pro bowl with a 96.9 QB rating, and would have thrown the winning TD in the Super Bowl with only two minutes left if another QB hadn't thrown another winning TD in the Super Bowl with only 30 seconds left.

Going forward, yeah, he's going to retire some day, but heading into the 2009 season the Super-Manatees have one of the top three QBs in the league. And 2009 is the only season that counts right now in Bradenton.

[Rain Man]

HB - Clinton Portis (Leon Washington as backup)
FB - TBD
QB - Kurt Warner
WR1 - Santana Moss
WR2 - Laveranues Coles
WR3 - Davone Bess
TE - Chris Cooley
LT - Jake Long
LG - Kris Dielman
C - TBD
RG - Chris Snee
RT - Jammal Brown
K - Stephen Gostkowski
P - TBD
KR/PR - Leon Washington (Davone Bess as backup)
FS - Jarrad Page
SS - Adrian Wilson
CB1 - Champ Bailey
CB2 - Darrelle Revis
OLB1 - Keith Rivers
OLB2 - TBD
MLB - Nick Barnett
DE - Mario Williams
DE - Jared Allen
DT - Tommie Harris
DT - Brandon Mebane

[chiefscafan]

I'm sorry no offense but all around D I feel mine is the best now the O is a work in progress.

[doomy3]

Originally Posted by chiefscafan

I'm sorry no offense but all around D I feel mine is the best now the O is a work in progress.

well, then you would be wrong.

[doomy3]

Hmmm, I really don't see where you would have me beat at RB. MJD and Pierre Thomas are extremely solid options, and really are probably more solid than some combination or Jacobs and Smith.

And, I really don't see how you can call Roethlisberger and Schaub a push.

I guess this is why we'll have other people vote on this though. It is pretty hard to see things with an open mind when looking at your team.

[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by doomy3

Hmmm, I really don't see where you would have me beat at RB. MJD and Pierre Thomas are extremely solid options, and really are probably more solid than some combination or Jacobs and Smith.

And, I really don't see how you can call Roethlisberger and Schaub a push.

I guess this is why we'll have other people vote on this though. It is pretty hard to see things with an open mind when looking at your team.

I think it's a push if Schaub is healthy... with those weapons, he can be every bit as productive as Ben. Orton with his new team and Edwards now with TO, should be fairly equal.

2007 was Ben's best year, the other 3 seasons have been about the same as 2008... good, but not spectacular from a production stand point, which is how we have to judge them right?

In 2008 - Ben had 16 starts vs Matt's 11 starts:
Yards: Ben 3,301 / Matt 3,043
TDs: Ben 17 / Matt 15
INTs: Ben 15 / Matt 10

5 fewer games for Schaub and extremely similar stats. Again... if healthy, Schaub can be just as good or better.

I think MJD and Jacobs are very comparable as well... MJD is more of a dual threat while Jacobs is a pure run only kind of guy, but overall production (yards and TDs) is pretty equal.

Kevin Smith is the #1 guy in DET coming off a nice performance as is Thomas in NOS, but Smith has less threats right now to steal production, IMO. Add in Hillis at FB who will also see plenty of action at RB and the option of Norwood as a KR/backup RB... I think I definitely have you covered as of now.

Our teams are very even though ...

[Rain Man]

When the rosters are complete, I think I'll do a "season beginning poll", and ask the voters to rank each unit on the teams. Probably a version for the 2009 season and a version of "looking both now and to the future". It'll only be for show since the real decisions will come at the end of the season, but it'll give us some objective feedback.

[chiefscafan]

I'm wrong? Doomy you are telling me your d is better?? Besides nt I beat you overall no way your o is better but my d is by far better than yours.

[chiefscafan]

Ok I figured this would happen when all is said and done my d will be better. But you can have your opinion mile who I think has unbias opinion said I like that D. You guys are putting way too much value on youth in this thing and are missing solid older players for the potential of youth. I have a complete team I have the best kr now in the game arguablly one of the best kickers in the league. Everyone questions me trading for cassel but what if he is great. By the end of this it's gonna be hard to find a weakness.

[Chiefs=Champions]

Originally Posted by chiefscafan

Ok I figured this would happen when all is said and done my d will be better. But you can have your opinion mile who I think has unbias opinion said I like that D. You guys are putting way too much value on youth in this thing and are missing solid older players for the potential of youth. I have a complete team I have the best kr now in the game arguablly one of the best kickers in the league. Everyone questions me trading for cassel but what if he is great. By the end of this it's gonna be hard to find a weakness.

I dont think its a matter of having weaknesses, most of these teams should be really good considering they have 32 teams rosters to choose from and only 19(is that right?) competing teams in this league.. but there are better teams than yours...