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1 hour ago, MKnight82 said:

I have so many questions:

- How big is OT M Shultz?  What is his STR rating? 

- Is WR K Parham a speed guy or possession?  

- How tall is CB D Sharp?

- Is QB R  Mendoza a dual threat or pocket QB?

- ATHs G Stewart and C Rushing, what position do you think these guys would play? 

- How tall is OLB J Jones?  Does he look like a pass rusher or coverage guy?  

Shultz is a bit on the light side 6'5" 284, his strength is 84, He seems to be a the more quick nimble type. But he's big enough IMO

Parham is a taller posession guy. 6'2" 200 lbs, but a poor 81 speed, his best ratings are Acceleration at 89 and Spectacular Catch at 86. Didn't even think to look that over tbh, but he's more or less committed here, he was the highest ranked recruit that had interest in Troy before the season started, so I scouted him and his overall went up to 77. He's an easy grab, I'll definitely be able to get more WRs if necessary, they're a dime a dozen in recruiting.

Sharp is a good prospect. (I forgot to finish scouting him until just now he's actually 73). 6'2" 190 lbs with 92 speed/accel. Man coverage 84 Zone coverage 82. Needs to work on play recognition at 79 though. Maybe a move to safety is in his future?

Mendoza is 100% a pocket passer. And I welcome that change because in my previous dynasty I always just had those dual threat converted from athlete QB's so this will be a good change of pace for my style. Slow boy at 60 speed, Throw Power at 92 already and throw accuracy at 85. 6'4" 220. Prototypical NFL QB type.

Gary Stewart is either a Runningback or DBack. 5'11" 206 with good coverage ratings and ok speed at 88. We'll have to see, I'm not in a rush to get a runningback with Jamarius Henderson being my clear starter for the following 2 seasons. If I can get one at the end of the season that's lonely, I'll go for it, if not I'm not too worried. I'll look for a blue chipper next recruiting cycle.

Cedric Rushing is one of those Athletes as I mentioned before that can play QB with 92 Throw Power and 78 accuracy and good speed. Though his pass coverage ratings might just be too good for me to pass up, maybe I'll put Gary Stewart at RB afterall. Rushing's ratings for a prospect are unreal. 90 Pursuit, 83 play recognition, 87 man coverage, 84 zone coverage. Press could use some work at 75. He's probably a safety, maybe a corner. He'll be starting somewhere in my secondary as a true freshman though.

Jones is a small LB at 5'11" 215, but given how thin I am at the position, I can't be picky if I want some decent talent. Linebackers are usually some of the quickest to go in recruiting, so since Troy is still a small school I can't be picky.

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40 minutes ago, Danger said:

Shultz is a bit on the light side 6'5" 284, his strength is 84, He seems to be a the more quick nimble type. But he's big enough IMO

That's decent enough size, he will gain weight over time in the game.  I had a guy around that size hit 300 lbs after one Redshirt season.  Usually its around 4-5 lbs a year though I think.  

41 minutes ago, Danger said:

Parham is a taller posession guy. 6'2" 200 lbs, but a poor 81 speed, his best ratings are Acceleration at 89 and Spectacular Catch at 86. Didn't even think to look that over tbh, but he's more or less committed here, he was the highest ranked recruit that had interest in Troy before the season started, so I scouted him and his overall went up to 77. He's an easy grab, I'll definitely be able to get more WRs if necessary, they're a dime a dozen in recruiting.

There are a ton of WR recruits but most of them are terrible.  There are a lot of guys with speed, and then a lot of slow guys with good hands.  It is hard to find a guy with speed that can catch.  I'm also really big on Release rating, because playing on Heisman the CPU's Press rating is really strong, so getting off the line quick is key.  

43 minutes ago, Danger said:

Sharp is a good prospect. (I forgot to finish scouting him until just now he's actually 73). 6'2" 190 lbs with 92 speed/accel. Man coverage 84 Zone coverage 82. Needs to work on play recognition at 79 though. Maybe a move to safety is in his future?

Keep him at CB, moving him will kill his AWR.  Also, with a low end program, any CB with 90+ speed is worth gold.  At 6'2" he'll knock down passes too.  Sounds like he's a really good CB prospect.  

44 minutes ago, Danger said:


Mendoza is 100% a pocket passer. And I welcome that change because in my previous dynasty I always just had those dual threat converted from athlete QB's so this will be a good change of pace for my style. Slow boy at 60 speed, Throw Power at 92 already and throw accuracy at 85. 6'4" 220. Prototypical NFL QB type.

What playbook are you using?  Might want to run a pro style offense with Mendoza.  Play Action works really good in the game, so get a few good runs in then chuck it deep with that 92 throw power arm.  

45 minutes ago, Danger said:

Gary Stewart is either a Runningback or DBack. 5'11" 206 with good coverage ratings and ok speed at 88. We'll have to see, I'm not in a rush to get a runningback with Jamarius Henderson being my clear starter for the following 2 seasons. If I can get one at the end of the season that's lonely, I'll go for it, if not I'm not too worried. I'll look for a blue chipper next recruiting cycle.

What are his Tackle and Zone Coverage ratings?  88 SPD is pretty decent for a safety.  

46 minutes ago, Danger said:

Cedric Rushing is one of those Athletes as I mentioned before that can play QB with 92 Throw Power and 78 accuracy and good speed. Though his pass coverage ratings might just be too good for me to pass up, maybe I'll put Gary Stewart at RB afterall. Rushing's ratings for a prospect are unreal. 90 Pursuit, 83 play recognition, 87 man coverage, 84 zone coverage. Press could use some work at 75. He's probably a safety, maybe a corner. He'll be starting somewhere in my secondary as a true freshman though.

Your current roster is pretty thin at Safety.  Stewart and Rushing could make a pretty good tandem down the line.  

47 minutes ago, Danger said:

Jones is a small LB at 5'11" 215, but given how thin I am at the position, I can't be picky if I want some decent talent. Linebackers are usually some of the quickest to go in recruiting, so since Troy is still a small school I can't be picky.

Ya, I'm usually not to picky on weight but I really like long LBers so they knock down passes in coverage.  But early on in a rebuild you have to grab what you can get.  

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Jeez yet another tough game on the road.

Troy   Duke
Record 2-1 @ Record 2-2
OVR OFF DEF   OVR OFF DEF
81 83 78   88 86 88

 

Scoring Summary
  1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q Final
Troy 0 10 0 7 17
Duke 7 14 7 3 31


Duke marched down on their first drive and scored, it happens no biggie. CB Kamryn Melton gets his 2nd pick of the game, this time he takes it to the house in the 2nd quarter. Unfortunately certain parts of my offense didn't work well and well... you'll see in the stats.

Team Stats
Stat Troy Duke
Final Score 17 31
First Downs 14 13
Total Offense 234 250
Rushing Yards 90 102
Rushing TDs 1 1
Passing Yards 144 148
Passing TDs 3 2
3rd Down % 55% 44%
4th Down % 100% NA
Turnovers 4 3
PR Yards 29 28
KR Yards 108 122
Total Yards 371 400

So as a whole, the team stats were all pretty even on both sides except the final score.

Player Stats
Top Passer            
Name Completions Attempts % Yards TDs INTs
Brandon Silvers 12 22 55% 91 0 4
Top Rushers            
Name Attempts Yards AVG TDs Long YAC
Jordan Chunn 28 82 2.9 1 10 41
Jamarius Henderson 5 18 3.6 0 8 10
Top Receivers            
Name Receptions Yards AVG TDs Long YAC
Damion Willis 5 34 6.8 0 13 20
Gabe Hill 5 41 8.2 0 14 14
Emmanuel Thompson 4 46 11.5 0 18 13
Top Defenders            
Name Tackles TFL Sacks INTs DEF FF
SS Kris Weatherspoon 8 2 0 1 1 0
MLB Sam Lebbie 7 1 0 0 0 0
CB Kamryn Melton 3 3 0 2 (1 pi ck 6)
Return Stats            
Name KR Yards AVG TDs PR Y AVG TDs
WR Emmanuel Thompson 90 22.5 0 29 9.6 0

Yeah, there's the elephant in the room. The kid let it get into his head, he just couldn't figure it out, 2 of them were in the red zone, another right before the half which that one I will put on me, there was about 40 seconds left and it was a close game, I figured we'd have a chance with 3 time outs to nod it up before the half, but I guess I shouldn't have trusted Silvers this time around. Chunn's stat line isn't his fault at all. The defense wasn't worried about stopping the passing game, and the offensive line could only run block long enough for only straight up the gut runs to work. Chunn isn't the fastest guy in the world, but when there's usually 8 in the box, and your offensive line is well.... lacking, it's tough. You can see based on the percentage of yards that are after contact just how rough it was. I benched Silvers in the 2nd half after his 4th picked got returned all the way to the house and pretty much just handed it off to Chunn for the rest of the game since my backup QB is only 67. Jeez I need Mendoza. 

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Recruiting Week 6

Actively Recruited Prospects
OVR Rank Position Rank Star Name OVR Position Interest Visit Points In Net Change Lead/Deficit
680 37 ★★★☆☆ Mike Shultz 79 (+10) OT 1st   500 595 705
1505 86 ★★★☆☆ Jamaal Walker 74 (+10) OT 2nd Week 15 500 15 -145
137 26 ★★★★☆ Kyle Parham 77 (+5) WR 1st Week 6 0 470 2230
243 12 ★★★★☆ David Sharp 72 (-1) CB 1st   500 230 1035
126 11 ★★★★☆ Ryan Mendoza 79 (+4) QB 1st   500 590 595
90 22 ★★★★☆ Gary Stewart 78 (+5) ATH 1st Week 6 0 675 2825
87 21 ★★★★☆ Cedric Rushing 76 (+3) ATH 1st   500 570 1075
505 33 ★★★★☆ Steve Brewster 75 (+4) G 1st   500 680 790
662 44 ★★★☆☆ Darren McCauley 75 (+6) OLB 6th   500 495 -460
757 43 ★★★☆☆ Kevin Willis 73 (+4) G 1st   500 490 120
714 48 ★★★☆☆ Jon Jones 71 (+2) OLB 1st Week 6 250 710 2285
 
                     
Top 3 Unsigned Recruits on Recruiting Board, but not Actively Recruited
OVR Rank Position Rank Star Name OVR Position Interest Visit Points In Net Change Lead/Deficit
238 41 ★★★★☆ Matt Yates 70 ATH 1st   0 -60 300
128 23 ★★★★☆ Nate Scales 77 (+5) WR 10th   0 525 -525
1156 52 ★★★☆☆ Zach Flynn 65 (+1) TE 3rd   0 220 -35
 

 

Nothing super notable. Added another LBer I found in Darren McCauley. Pretty much have Gary Stewart and Kyle Parham wrapped up. Going to pursue Nate Scales and another Athlete, Mike Bell (not shown here), that seems to be 78 overall fitted for the the quick runningback position. 92 speed and 84 elusiveness at 6'1" 186. I really need to get a TE, but there's hardly any TE worth getting. :/ 

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South Alabama   Troy
Record 1-3 @ Record 2-2
OVR OFF DEF   OVR OFF DEF
74 74 76   81 83 78

Finally back home and with an easier opponent to boot.

Scoring Summary
  1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q Final
South Alabama 3 0 14 0 17
Troy 0 10 21 14 45

 

Oooooh man I was getting worried until midway through the 2nd quarter. If I was going to lose to South Alabama just fire me now. But we kicked it up about 6 notches as a whole.

Team Stats
Stat South Alabama Troy
Final Score 17 45
First Downs 21 15
Total Offense 410 355
Rushing Yards 84 107
Rushing TDs 0 0
Passing Yards 326 248
Passing TDs 2 4
3rd Down % 30% 37%
4th Down % 0% 75%
Turnovers 6 1
PR Yards 8 11
KR Yards 182 88
Total Yards 600 454

All 6 of those turnovers from South Alabama were interceptions. 2 of them were returned for TDs.

Player Stats
Top Passer            
Name Completions Attempts % Yards TDs INTs
Brandon Silvers 22 36 61% 248 4 1
Top Rushers            
Name Attempts Yards AVG TDs Long YAC
Jordan Chunn 29 117 4.0 0 38 22
Jamarius Henderson 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
Top Receivers            
Name Receptions Yards AVG TDs Long YAC
Damion Willis 8 78 9.8 2 24 20
Emmanuel Thompson 6 64 10.7 1 28 14
Gabe Hill 4 82 20.5 1 60 13
Top Defenders            
Name Tackles TFL Sacks INTs DEF FF
CB Jawon McDowell 9 1 0 2 (1 pi ck 6)
CB Jalen Harris 7 1 0 1 1 0
OLB AJ Smiley 3 3 1 1 (1 pi ck 6)
Return Stats            
Name KR Yards AVG TDs PR Y AVG TDs
WR Emmanuel Thompson 88 22 0 11 11 0

 

Brandon Silvers got his head right in this game, even if he started slow he wasn't completing much early on, but once he got in a rhythem boy did he ever. His only interception was a Hail Mary attempt as the half was ending. So great game from him. Chunn did a little bit better, as you'd expect against an inferior team. Still somewhat underwhelming. The right side of my line RG and RT are both 71 overall and it really shows.... Everyone showed up on defense today though aside from a long TD pass.

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Week 7 Recruiting (Bye Week)

Actively Recruited Prospects
OVR Rank Position Rank Star Name OVR Position Interest Visit Points In Net Change Lead/Deficit
680 37 ★★★☆☆ Mike Shultz 79 (+10) OT 1st   500 275 1255
1505 86 ★★★☆☆ Jamaal Walker 74 (+10) OT 2nd Week 15 500 15 -125
128 23 ★★★★☆ Nate Scales 77 (+5) WR 9th   500 90 -445
243 12 ★★★★☆ David Sharp 72 (-1) CB 1st   500 250 1290
126 11 ★★★★☆ Ryan Mendoza 79 (+4) QB 1st   500 590 1210
79 20 ★★★★☆ Mike Bell 78 (+5) ATH (RB) 2nd   500 90 -25
87 21 ★★★★☆ Cedric Rushing 76 (+3) ATH (S) 1st   500 570 1650
505 33 ★★★★☆ Steve Brewster 75 (+4) G 1st   500 -45 1135
662 44 ★★★☆☆ Darren McCauley 75 (+6) OLB 2nd   500 175 -275
757 43 ★★★☆☆ Kevin Willis 73 (+4) G 1st   500 610 730
714 48 ★★★☆☆ Jon Jones 71 (+2) OLB 1st Week 6 0 710 2285
 
                     
Top 3 Unsigned Recruits on Recruiting Board, but not Actively Recruited
OVR Rank Position Rank Star Name OVR Position Interest Visit Points In Net Change Lead/Deficit
238 41 ★★★★☆ Matt Yates 70 ATH (LB) 1st   0 -60 575
JUCO (JR) 68 ★★★☆☆ Alfred Line 76 (+1) ATH (LB) 7th     290 -595
1156 52 ★★★☆☆ Zach Flynn 65 (+1) TE 1st   0 220 15
 
                     
Verbal Commits to Troy
OVR Rank Position Rank Star Name OVR Position Interest Visit Points In Net Change Lead/Deficit
137 26 ★★★★☆ Kyle Parham 77 (+5) WR Committed Week 6 0 Committed Committed
90 22 ★★★★☆ Gary Stewart 78 (+5) ATH (??) Committed Week 6 0 Committed Committed

 


Parham and Gary Stewart committed, not entirely sure where I'll put Stewart yet. Added WR Nate Scales he's speedier (92) and has decent catch rating, but not great. Also started going in on OLB Darren McCauley but I'm not sure if I'll be able to land him truthfully. Battling with Clemson, I'm not yet sure how invested they are in him, but he is on their board somewhere. I'll have 1000 more points at my disposal to use in a few weeks since I have the Closer Rank 2 now.

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Forgot to record stuff for week 9.

Week 10 Recruiting
Actively Recruited Prospects
OVR Rank Position Rank Star Name OVR Position Interest Visit Points In Net Change Lead/Deficit
680 37 ★★★☆☆ Mike Shultz 79 (+10) OT 1st Week 8 500 275 2320
1505 86 ★★★☆☆ Jamaal Walker 74 (+10) OT 2nd Week 15 500 15 -105
243 12 ★★★★☆ David Sharp 72 (-1) CB 1st Week 13 500 260 2025
126 11 ★★★★☆ Ryan Mendoza 79 (+4) QB 1st Week 13 300 605 2965
401 56 ★★★★☆ Adam Summers 73 (+5) ATH (DL) 1st   500 635 975
87 21 ★★★★☆ Cedric Rushing 76 (+3) ATH (S) 1st Week 13 300 585 3300
505 33 ★★★★☆ Steve Brewster 75 (+4) G 1st Week 8 500 -50 1245
757 43 ★★★☆☆ Kevin Willis 73 (+4) G 1st Week 15 500 -140 450
188 32 ★★★★☆ Anthony Caroll 79 (+9) WR 9th   500 - -655
238 41 ★★★★☆ Matt Yates 70 ATH (LB) 1st   500 -60 575
1156 52 ★★★☆☆ Zach Flynn 65 (+1) TE 1st   500 110 1110
625 54 ★★★☆☆ Anthony Quinn 72 (+3) DE 1st   0 595 255
 
                     
Top 3 Unsigned Recruits on Recruiting Board, but not Actively Recruited
OVR Rank Position Rank Star Name OVR Position Interest Visit Points In Net Change Lead/Deficit
JUCO (SO) 63 ★★★☆☆ Ray O'Connor 79 (+4) ATH (RB) 7th   500 305 -625
JUCO (JR) 68 ★★★☆☆ Alfred Lane 76 (+1) ATH (LB) 4th   0 110 -290
512 28 ★★★☆☆ Courtney Green 70 OLB 1st   0 -60 370
 
                     
Verbal Commits to Troy
OVR Rank Position Rank Star Name OVR Position Interest Visit Points In Net Change Lead/Deficit
137 26 ★★★★☆ Kyle Parham 77 (+5) WR Committed Week 6 0 Committed Committed
90 22 ★★★★☆ Gary Stewart 78 (+5) ATH (??) Committed Week 6 0 Committed Committed
714 48 ★★★☆☆ Jon Jones 71 (+2) OLB Committed Week 6 0 Committed Committed

 

Notes:
LB Jon Jones comitted
Dropped a few recruits who weren't panning out
Found some decent JUCO prospects
Will be officially going after Anthony Quinn and Ray O'Connor both next I get a commit.
WR Anthony Caroll is a nice speedster with a decent catch rating, really want him. Nice compliment to Parham for years.

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Troy   ULM
Record 4-2 @ Record 3-3
OVR OFF DEF   OVR OFF DEF
81 83 78   70 72 70

This game should be easy.

 

Scoring Summary
  1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q Final
Troy 7 17 7 0 31
ULM 7 0 6 15 28


Certainly started out easy, until Silvers tried to throw it away (4 total turnovers) Fortunately Kamryn Melton had two clutch INTs in the 2nd half.

 

Team Stats
Stat Troy ULM
Final Score 31 28
First Downs 28 20
Total Offense 505 450
Rushing Yards 229 68
Rushing TDs 2 0
Passing Yards 276 382
Passing TDs 2 3
3rd Down % 35% 38%
4th Down % 100% 33%
Turnovers 3 2
PR Yards 31 37
KR Yards 107 167
Total Yards 643 654

 

Passing only really worked in the 2nd quarter this game. It was basically the Chunn show the rest of the time.

Player Stats
Top Passer            
Name Completions Attempts % Yards TDs INTs
Brandon Silvers 27 40 68% 276 2 2
Top Rushers            
Name Attempts Yards AVG TDs Long YAC
Jordan Chunn 34 183 5.4 2 18 56
Brandon Silvers 5 29 5.8 0 25 2
Top Receivers            
Name Receptions Yards AVG TDs Long YAC
Deondre Douglas 8 89 11.1 0 18 36
Tevaris McCormick 7 77 11.0 2 25 6
Gabe Hill 7 87 12.4 0 19 30
Top Defenders            
Name Tackles TFL Sacks INTs DEF FF
SS Kris Weatherspoon 9 0 0 2 0 0
CB Kamryn Melton 5 1 0 2 1 0
DT Jamal Stadom 5 2 2 1 0 0
Return Stats            
Name KR Yards AVG TDs PR Y AVG TDs
CB Blace Brown 107 21.4 0 31 10.3 0

 

Chunn returning to form finally.  Also, WR Emmanuel Thompson is out for most of the rest of the season, there's an off chance he's back for a potential bowl game, but it looks doubtful. What's more frustrating than anything as a whole is unless your players are "hot" in game, their AI is dumbed down to ridiculous levels. I can't wait for Silvers to graduate, Mendoza has an infinitely higher ceiling than he does even if he isn't as immediately good. 

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Week 11 Recruiting
Actively Recruited Prospects
OVR Rank Position Rank Star Name OVR Position Interest Visit Points In Net Change Lead/Deficit
1505 86 ★★★☆☆ Jamaal Walker 74 (+10) OT 2nd Week 15 500 15 -90
243 12 ★★★★☆ David Sharp 72 (-1) CB 1st Week 13 500 250 2275
126 11 ★★★★☆ Ryan Mendoza 79 (+4) QB 1st Week 13 500 400 3360
401 56 ★★★★☆ Adam Summers 73 (+5) ATH (DL) 1st   500 640 1630
87 21 ★★★★☆ Cedric Rushing 76 (+3) ATH (S) 1st Week 13 500 370 3675
505 33 ★★★★☆ Steve Brewster 75 (+4) G 1st Week 8 500 -75 1190
757 43 ★★★☆☆ Kevin Willis 73 (+4) G 1st Week 15 500 -155 300
188 32 ★★★★☆ Anthony Caroll 79 (+9) WR 2nd   500 615 -40
1156 52 ★★★☆☆ Zach Flynn 65 (+1) TE 1st   400 60 1185
625 54 ★★★☆☆ Anthony Quinn 72 (+3) DE 1st   500 90 360
JUCO (SO) 63 ★★★☆☆ Ray O'Connor 79 (+4) ATH (RB) 1st   500 605 605
JUCO (JR) 68 ★★★☆☆ Alfred Lane 76 (+1) ATH (LB) 2nd   500 120 -155
 
                     
Top 3 Unsigned Recruits on Recruiting Board, but not Actively Recruited
OVR Rank Position Rank Star Name OVR Position Interest Visit Points In Net Change Lead/Deficit
512 28 ★★★☆☆ Courtney Green 70 OLB 1st   0 -60 370
      TBD              
      TBD              
 
                     
Verbal Commits to Troy
OVR Rank Position Rank Star Name OVR Position Interest Visit Points In Net Change Lead/Deficit
137 26 ★★★★☆ Kyle Parham 77 (+5) WR Committed Week 6 0 Committed Committed
90 22 ★★★★☆ Gary Stewart 78 (+5) ATH (??) Committed Week 6 0 Committed Committed
714 48 ★★★☆☆ Jon Jones 71 (+2) OLB Committed Week 6 0 Committed Committed
680 37 ★★★☆☆ Mike Shultz 79 (+10) OT Committed Week 8 0 Committed Committed
238 41 ★★★★☆ Matt Yates 70 ATH (LB) Committed   0 Committed Committed

Notes

  • Mike Shultz the Diamond in the rough OT committed, this is a HUGE get for this team.
  • ATH (LB) Matt Yates also committed, while he won't have the immediate impact of some of my other recruits, I can know I've filled the glaring holes that are coming up in this position.
  • Still hopeful that I can retain at least one of the 2 guards, but each of them are going to be a struggle to hold onto. Brewster I'm in a battle with Baylor and he hasn't gone to their visit yet.
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