Day 2
Ran another scrimmage today – this time looking at the stuff he used
vs. me in the PCFL, wk6. Lost again – but at this point the score
isn’t as important as how certain plays work in certain situations.
His reverse motion passes weren’t shut down as easily as I expected – but
it’s a problem corrected easily enough with who the DBs cover and what
type (mostly man and read) coverage they use. I’ll have to create
some new defensive plays, which is to my advantage since he won’t have
seen them in any of my previous PPP’s. More importantly, I outplayed
him in the 4th quarter for the first time – outscoring him 14-9.
Once I get some things fine-tuned, I can decrease his 9 and hopefully increase
my 14 ; ) I think I can run the ball – both up the middle
and outside, but I have to be choosy about what outside run plays I use
and when to use them – because I’m usually not getting more than 5-6 yards
when they work well. Passing game is still lame – will probably address
it last and focus on defense first, running game second, and passing 3rd.
Special teams look pretty good – probably won’t change much there – about
the only thing I could improve would be to insert more starters on punt
returns – not sure if I’ll do this or not because I’d hate to lose a key
player to injury on a special teams play.
Day 3
Ahh – the sweet smell of success. After a few more tweaks to
the DB coverage, I think I’ve found my primary defensive scheme for Coach
Beck’s Packers. It wasn’t as quick/easy as I thought it would be,
but I’ve won the 2 games I’ve scrimmaged today (vs. his stuff from PCFL
and week 18 NWFL), and with each small change the margin of victory is
wider. I was planning on working on offense last, but it needed more
work than I thought, so I hit it right after the defense was set.
I can move the ball, but I’m just not scoring enough TD’s. But who
cares – when you play defense like I did in the last game I ran, you don’t
NEED a great, high-scoring offense! Don’t believe me?
See the stats from the scrimmage and judge for yourself – if I can play
like this in the SuperBowl, I’ll have my ring…..It will be mine, oh yes,
it will be mine….. ; ) I’m especially pleased with
our time of possession. The longer Brett Farva-Beans has to sit on
the bench the better.
Addendum: Cruel fate, why do you mock me so??? I’ve knocked
GB QB Favre out of the last two games I’ve played – if only I could get
that kind of a break during the SuperBowl!!!
Game Stats
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Kansas
City vs Green Bay
Week 0
Kansas City 16
Green Bay 0
K.C. G.B.
K.C. G.B.
1st DOWNS 21
10 PASS YDS
199 118
rushing 10
4 comp/att
16/24 11/22
passing 10
6 yds/pass
7.1 4.4
penalty 1
0 sacks/yds
4/30 5/20
3rd DOWNS 9/16
1/10 ints
0 0
4th DOWNS 0/0
0/0 PUNTS/AVG
2/38 9/37
TOTAL YARDS 395
171 TOT RET YDS
38 83
total plays 64 44
punt returns 4/15
0/0
avg gain 6.2
3.9 kickoff returns
1/23 5/83
RUSH YDS 196
53 int returns
0/0 0/0
num rushes 36 17
PENALTY/YARDS 2/15
6/30
rush ave 5.4
3.1 FUMBLES/LOST
2/1 2/1
TIME POSS
36:58 23:02
2PT CONV
0/0 0/0
Day 3 (cont.)
More tweaks, more scrimmages, and against more of his various PPP’s.
I’ve noticed he likes to try to get yardage up the gut with his QB – and
he’s pretty good at it if you’re not ready for it. My LBs will be
ready for it ; ) I think I’ve just about got both offense
and defense where they need to be to win – I just wish the computer was
a little more generous with the INTs – I’ve seen Favre make so many lame
throws in the scrimmages that he’d be benched if this were real life because
he would have thrown about 9 INTs in a single game. I’ll probably
only run one more scrimmage tonight and then call it quits – I’ve got some
kind of sinus infection that makes my head feel like it’s gonna explode.
Anyway, more stats from the latest scrimmage – Favre was again knocked
from the game and QB2 Hessler didn’t faire much better, especially since
he was pulling “double duty” trying to sneak it up the gut and thread the
reverse motion pass in between a sea of red jerseys! ; )
Game Stats
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Kansas
City vs Green Bay
Week 0
Kansas City 34
Green Bay 7
K.C. G.B.
K.C. G.B.
1st DOWNS 20
14 PASS YDS
182 75
rushing 11
7 comp/att
9/17 10/26
passing 8
5 yds/pass
10.1 2.4
penalty 1
2 sacks/yds
1/5 5/36
3rd DOWNS 5/11
4/15 ints
0 0
4th DOWNS 1/1
1/2 PUNTS/AVG
3/52 3/44
TOTAL YARDS 334
231 TOT RET YDS
69 184
total plays 55 57
punt returns 3/6
3/52
avg gain 6.1
4.1 kickoff returns
2/63 7/132
RUSH YDS 152
156 int returns
0/0 0/0
num rushes 37 26
PENALTY/YARDS 6/40
6/74
rush ave 4.1
6.0 FUMBLES/LOST
2/1 1/1
TIME POSS
31:25 28:35
2PT CONV
0/0 0/0
Day 4
Well, I watched one of the worst games yet by my team (vs. his wk19
NWFL PPP’s) – my QB threw 2 picks and got knocked out of the game, and
my starting DT Daryl Price (the cornerstone of my DL – if he goes down
the timing of everything gets thrown out of whack) also got carted off.
On top of that, my DBs looked like they were running in concrete shoes
(the game was played in snow, but I’ve never seen them consistently a step
behind as much as I did today). Despite all of that, I still won
the game! That was the best part of all – to see some key injuries
and some critical mistakes and still be able to win the game Chiefs style
– running the ball, good defense, and a passing game that keeps the defenses
honest. I think I’m ready – I wish we could just play the game now
and get it over with – I’ve been out sick the past two days and that’s
put a damper on my energy level and excitement, but I’m still pumped about
the game. I may run another game or two today depending on how I
feel later. Stats from today’s scrimmage are below:
Game Stats
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Kansas
City vs Green Bay
Week 0
Kansas City 27
Green Bay 14
K.C. G.B.
K.C. G.B.
1st DOWNS 24
13 PASS YDS
198 255
rushing 14
1 comp/att
11/26 23/40
passing 10
12 yds/pass
6.8 6.1
penalty 0
0 sacks/yds
3/22 2/17
3rd DOWNS 6/12
2/12 ints
2 1
4th DOWNS 0/0
0/1 PUNTS/AVG
5/33 8/33
TOTAL YARDS 374
294 TOT RET YDS
109 144
total plays 62 55
punt returns 3/3
2/21
avg gain 6.0
5.3 kickoff returns
3/59 4/94
RUSH YDS 176
39 int returns
1/47 2/29
num rushes 33 13
PENALTY/YARDS 2/10
11/75
rush ave 5.3
3.0 FUMBLES/LOST
2/0 1/0
TIME POSS
32:41 27:19
2PT CONV
0/1 0/0
Day 5
Ran a couple more scrimmages today. One was against his NWFL
vs. Tampa Bay PPP’s (figured an important divisional game would be a good
one to scout) using Darrell’s ratings-adjusted NWFL files (trying to kill
two birds with one stone). Speaking of kill, I creamed him – wasn’t
even close. The game looked/ran pretty good – I’ll have to be sure
and tell Darrell the specifics of the action. Anyway, back to scouting,
I ran another game with the current league files using his NWFL vs. Chicago
PPP’s (again, another important divisional game) – which were the most
aggressive (defensively) that I’ve seen yet. The game was in the
snow (again), and he shut my running game down, but my defense played a
near flawless game. The ONLY way he beats me in the Superbowl is
if he uses some bizarre gimmick I haven’t seen yet or the game is a total
fluke (like the kind where all my starters get hurt and his guys stay hot
the whole game). I made some last minute changes, mostly to special
teams and goal line situations, but I also put in some slightly different
DB coverages to change the matchups and what my guys do at the snap – that’s
the critical part vs. the Packers in my opinion. Anyway, this is
probably the last entry as I won’t do anymore adjustments to speak of.
Wish me luck – in all the years I’ve been playing FBPRO (since ’93-‘94!),
I think this is only the 3rd time I’ve reach a title game – and this is
the first time it’s happened in an online league, so it sure would be nice
to get a win. Stats below:
Game Stats
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Kansas
City vs Green Bay
Week 0
Kansas City 19
Green Bay 0
K.C. G.B.
K.C. G.B.
1st DOWNS 11
8 PASS YDS
142 49
rushing 3
3 comp/att
6/11 10/25
passing 5
5 yds/pass
10.9 1.5
penalty 3
0 sacks/yds
2/15 8/64
3rd DOWNS 5/15
3/14 ints
0 1
4th DOWNS 0/0
0/1 PUNTS/AVG
6/51 9/49
TOTAL YARDS 187
107 TOT RET YDS
119 114
total plays 57 54
punt returns 6/33
3/4
avg gain 3.3
2.0 kickoff returns
2/35 4/110
RUSH YDS 45
58 int returns
1/51 0/0
num rushes 44 21
PENALTY/YARDS 5/30
6/86
rush ave 1.0
2.8 FUMBLES/LOST
0/0 1/0
TIME POSS
33:21 26:39
2PT CONV
0/0 0/0
Day 6
Okay, I lied – one more entry ; )
The SuperBowl is tomorrow. All the work and strategy will be
put to the test and one of us will come out on top – let’s hope it’s me
; ) I made two more adjustments – I should probably leave well
enough alone, but after seeing a couple of close games and even a loss
(one of my starting WRs and my starting TE went down with injuries) I wanted
to change the defensive DB matchups a little bit. The results were
pretty good, I won 31-7 (forgot to print out the stats) and got 2 INTs
by my starting S Brad “Simple” Symonds. He and my DL may very well
be the key to this game – Symonds looks like this:
sp ac ag st ha en in di
Symonds, Brad 4yrs 92 86 86 76 91 83 56
58
I’m hoping his HA, ST, SP, and EN will keep him on top of GB’s receivers
like a wet blanket. My CBs are also excellent, and good enough to
go 1-on-1 with virtually any receiver in the league, but they’re not as
strong as Symonds, and Coach Beck likes to create different matchups by
putting speedy TE’s on the field with his WRs, so I had to use Symonds
as the safety valve.
Also, I figured what is good for the goose is good for the gander,
so I put in a reverse motion pass of my own to give Beck a taste of his
own medicine ; ) I didn’t put in too many versions of
it – but the one time it got called it went 75 yards for a TD so I’m satisfied
– we’ll see how it goes in the real game. Look for plays named KCKABLAM
and KCKABOOM – those are the reverse motion plays, saved as medium pass
middle and long pass middle.
Anyway, here are my final thoughts – the top things I hope to capitalize
on to win the SuperBowl:
1. He’s been pretty predictable on offense, and tends to use a small
playbook, which I think works against you
2. If I get the lead, my running game almost always gets better as
the game goes on
3. My defense should win the turnover battle and shut down the reverse
motion passes if he uses them like he has in the past
4. If I get him in goal line or 4th and short situations, I will win
– again, he has been too predictable – a short little timing pass to a
WR slanting inside after a fake every single time. Little does Coach
Beck know that S Brad Symonds and his 91 hands will be waiting eagerly
for the ball to be thrown in his vicinity… ; )
5. If the game is close at the end, don’t be surprised to see weird
clock management and even a punt by GB even though in real life a team
would go for it on 4th down. Not sure if he has accidentally copied
over these situations or is using a hybrid profile for both halves, but
it doesn’t always look pretty when the game is on the line and he’s behind
; )
6. The only time we’ve played – he won and I used several defenses
that I don’t typically use. That was in the PCFL, where at the time
I had several key injuries and didn’t play well. This works to my
advantage as it forces him to either a) change what has worked in
the past (always a risky proposition in my opinion), or b) stick with what
worked against the defense I used then and/or defenses I’ve used recently
– neither of which he will see in the SuperBowl!
Congrats ahead of time to Coach Beck and myself for great seasons – may the
best team/coach win tomorrow. And thanks to all my fellow NWFL/PCFL Coaches
who continue to make this game one of my all-time favorite hobbies. Beck
talks a lot of smack ; ) but he does it in the spirit of fun and competition,
and has been a real asset to the league with a team that has traditionally struggled.
For him to make the SuperBowl in his first season is a great feat. I hope
it’s an entertaining game for all who choose to join us “live” Sunday night
at 9pm Eastern, 8pm Central. And now, here are the AFC CHAMPIONS, THE
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS!!! Players to Watch
GB PACKERS JOURNAL - MICHAEL
BECK
Teams Key Stats in comparision
Stats Categories Kansas City Green Bay
Offense
Pass ATT 30th 3rd
Pass Yards 2nd
Pass Rating 1st 8th
Passing TD’s 1st
Interceptions 4 12
Sacks protection 18th 3rd
Rush ATT 1st 18th
Rushing Yards 4th 7th
Total Yards 7th 3rd
Pass 4th 2nd
Rush 11th 7th
Defense
Total Yards allowed 6th 9th
Pass 7th 13th
Rush 3rd 7th
Turnover ratio 3rd 28th
Sacks 8th 9th
Special Teams
Kick Return 13th 10th
Punt Return 3rd 2nd
Kicker 21th 3rd
Team Rating ( from 1 to 10 , 10 is the best )
Offense 8 9
Defense 9 8
Special Teams 7 8
Coaching 8 8
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs Workhosre is RB Greg Hill. He is running behind one of the
best Lines in NWFL. Hill is 3rd in rushing attempts ( 321 ), 5th in yards ,
3rd in TDs ( 22 ) and run for an average of impressing 4.8 yards per run.
These guy with the help of the great Line keeps the opponent Defense honest.
Behind the stable running game keeps QB Mayes with his deeps threats Jack Jackson
and Demitrious Stanley the defense backfield busy. Mayes has got the best QB
rating in NWFL and WR Jackson is the 2nd best deep WR in NWFL with an average
of 25,4 yards/catch.
On the Defense site are the speedy DE more then impressing. Leland Taylor and
Andre Wadsworth are the Main reason for the 3rd best rushing D.
The young group of the backfield is loaded with high quality players . Best
player in this area is Saftey Brad Symonds.
Green Bay Packers
No question, the best player in the offense remains QB Favre. He leads his Team
to the Super Bowl under Coach Mike Beck and it is an advantage to have a senior
as him on your roster. He proved a couple of times this season, that he plays
at best under presure.
All other offense players are no Super Stars, and under the system of Coach
Beck isn’t a place for a Super Star neither. The Packers favour the pass ( Reidel
and Sanders end the regular season over 1000 yards pass receiptions ), but also
keeps the defense honest with a very explosive and big game loaded running plays.
RB Murrell doesn’t get the ball too often, but when he get his chance he makes
the opponents Defense Cordinator sweting. He leads the NWFL with an average
of 8.2 per run.
The Defense is loaded with good players . Nevertehless, the only real Super
Stars is also the best Defense Player In NWFL.... it’s LB Preston Harrison.
These Guy is unbelievable, he can cover allmost every WR and is strong enough
to compete with allmsot every OL. He is the NWFL sack leader with 33 sacks and
is 19th in tackles.
Also worth to mention is very reliable Kicker John Carney, who has te 3rd best
PCT and is perfect in FG <40 yards.
Green Bay’s Game Plan
Offense
Considering the real tough Chiefs Defense Line and the often calling middle
LB Blitz, Coach Beck decides to keeps the running plays to a minimum. Just enough
to keep them honest, but nothing more. All running plays are fast ones, allmost
no time consuming out-site plays. Designed for sure yardage, but allmost no
big play possebility.
The passing plays are also quick plays, no long reading or even roll-outs. The
Chiefs are blitzing often, and even they don’t blitz, Wadsworth and Taylor are
real dangerous sack weapons. But even without real long pass plays, the Packers
offense plan had some big play potential included. The scouts of the Packers
realized that the Chiefs sometimes don’t cover the FB..... on some plays FB
Adrian Murrell goes deep..... very deep..... lets see what happens.
Defense
Becks Defense Coordinators had two big problems. Stoping the heavy rushing attack
and stoping the deep pass. You have to die on dead. The Packers decide to risc
some long runs instead of getting burned on the long pass the whole day long.
They trying to blitz heavy on the first, mixing blitz and Zone Prevents on teh
2nd and plays only prevents with one sigle blitzer , LB Preston Harrison , and
a three Line pass rush.
These defense will get burned if the Chiefs change their offense strategy totally
by playing short passes all day long . That would kill the Packers. But if they
are trying to go deep often, the packers will have a lot of chances to got Mays
or to pick up his plays...... lets see......
Prayer:
Last word to the Football God: Please, take care of the Packers, provide them
of injuries and turnovers and help Coach Beck to make his promise to lead the
Packers to the promise land get true....... Amen.........