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2030 evaluation of Darkiller.

Performance 100
Franchise 100
Profit/Loss 100
Difficulty 73
Score 97(Tied for 1st)

Another brilliant year from Darkiller, but there is work to be done. Our team is aging and now is the time to build McKnight his foundation for truly showing his abilities.

FB Clarence Lee retired after 15 great seasons as a Brown. 1695 yards and 25 TDs, 2 All Pro selections, possible Team Hall of Famer.

LB Seth Gordon, Keeper, retired after 13 seasons. 826 Tackles, 22 Sacks, 7 Ints, 2 TD. 1 All Pro Selection, probable team Hall of Famer.

A check of our ticket prices reveals that we are charging our great fans TOO MUCH. I decide to give them a break and make sure we are the highest ticket in the league.

We are 22,300,000 under the cap with 39 players signed. In this day and age, that ain't much to write home about. All of our Free Agents are Unrestricted, but none have ever started a game for the Browns in their career. I decide to Tag G Mack Darden.

After some renegotiating, including extending T Rondell Finch for 4 more years, we have 45 million in room, but we need some youth, some cheaper backups and some draft picks, I begin to go on the biggest trading binge of my VCII tenure.

QB Rodgers, WR Winslett, G Browning, DT STarks, CB Goldhammer all get traded before the draft for picks., no Free Agent moves.

During the Draft I also trade DT Chapman for two #1's due to getting a stud fall to me that is better already and G Hopkins with some late round picks for a great yound stud Guard.

2031 Draft

1(4) RB Derek Ainsworth 6-0 209 UAB, possibly the greatest Browns running back, talent wise, of all time, screenshot to follow.
1(11) DT Geoff Freibag 6-1 269 Boise State, Kid is already scary good 74/96, 63/84, 93
1(19) TE Billy McWilliams 6-7 246 Washington, better potential than even Welch, will learn well, should be a nice big target for McKnight for years to come. 55/100, 44/96, 100, 56/100, 100, 96, 100
2(1) C Henry Frederick 6-4 266 Minnesota, nice young center, nothing more than a back up though.
7(13) QB Shannon Shaw, simply a backup.

I also traded and extra 2031 1st rounder and a 2032 1st rounder for WR Byron Armour, a rookie out of St Marys 33/96, 100, 46/100, 100, 96, x, x, 100. Should develop into a great 3rd wideout to finish the package for McKnight.

The Guard I got, is 3rd year man, Jerry Benson, 89/93, 100, 92. Big help as our Guard position is really only Vanderclute, who is in his 13th year.

Next year, I hope to infuse some youth in the defense, but it is already younger, but in need of a top notch Safety. We could also use a new FB with the retirement of Lee but Jelinek will do nicely this year.

Our cohesion is now 68, 98, 100, 87

Finally a look at our Running Back log jam:

Casey Beyer

Nate Borders

Derek Ainsworth

I'm probably going to play Ainsworth the most, but the two keepers will see plenty of playing time as I also need help at FB and WR for depth issues.

Here is our roster with who brought them on, I don't know who usually does this but I like seeing it:

Front Office Football from Solecismic Software 
From the desk of Erik Johann of the Cleveland Browns
  
  Position/Player         Current Est  Future Est     Exp   Sgnd
  QB  Sammie McKnight              18          19       6   2034   Subby(Darkiller)
  QB  Leo James                    12          16       4   2031   Darkiller
  QB  Shannon Shaw                  6          13       1   2033   Royal
  RB  Derek Ainsworth              14          19       1   2035   Royal
  RB  Nate Borders                 12          13      10   2032   Web(Keeper)
  RB  Casey Beyer                  11          10      11   2032   Royal(Subby Keeper)
  FB  Brett Jelinek                16          15       8   2032   Syrinx
  TE  Marvin Welch                 19          20       9   2033   Darkiller
  TE  Billy McWilliams             14          20       1   2035   Royal
  WR  Jim Henderson                17          18       8   2032   Syrinx
  WR  Stanley Lewinsky             17          17       2   2034   Darkiller(Keeper)
  WR  Byron Armour                 13          19       1   2034   Royal
  WR  William Turnbull             11          13       6   2033   Royal
  WR  Marty Ackerman               10          11      10   2033   Darkiller
  WR  D.J. Murack                  10           9       6   2031   Royal
  WR  Dave Heinrich                 3           5       1   2031   Royal
   C  Leo Sheldon                  17          18      10   2033   Web
   C  Henry Frederick               6          14       1   2034   Royal
   G  Jerry Bensen                 19          18       3   2033   Royal
   G  Ben Vanderclute              18          16      13   2032   Darkiller
   G  Mack Darden                  11          14       5   2032   Darkiller
   T  Rondell Finch                19          20       8   2034   Syrinx(Keeper)
   T  John Barber                  15          17       6   2031   Subby
   T  Brian Brigance               11          15       2   2033   Darkiller
   T  Floyd Stargell                8          10       9   2032   Darkiller
   P  Ian Reese                    14          14       6   2033   Subby
   K  Blaine Chandler              18          19       5   2032   Darkiller
  DE  Gene Woodson                 17          20       5   2032   Subby
  DE  Kurt Wiese                   16          18      12   2032   Royal(Keeper)
  DE  D.J. Givens                  12          15       9   2032   Darkiller
  DT  Brenden Swift                17          16      10   2031   Web
  DT  Geoff Freitag                12          20       1   2035   Royal
  DT  Maurice Fuamatu-Ma'af         9          11       4   2031   Royal
  DT  Kennedy Sessions              6           8       2   2032   Royal
  LB  Gary Sapp                    17          16      12   2031   Web
  LB  Dale Still                   17          18       5   2033   Subby
  LB  O.J. Briggs                  16          18       9   2031   Web
  LB  Cole Scarlett                16          19       8   2032   Syrinx
  LB  Hunter Davison               13          15       4   2031   Royal
  LB  Alfred Bueter                12          15       3   2031   Darkiller
  LB  Kent Henry                   11          14       4   2031   Royal
  CB  Barry Peterman               16          16       9   2031   Web
  CB  Darryl Hutchins              16          18       6   2033   Subby
  CB  Warren Robbins               11          14       2   2033   Darkiller
  CB  Rickey Hosken                 9          12       2   2032   Darkiller
   S  Graham Theophilakos          17          18       8   2032   Syrinx
   S  Henry Berosik                13          18       3   2033   Darkiller
   S  Al Pettine                   11          14       6   2031   Subby
  
Key: Current Est - Current Estimate of skills,
Future Est - Estimate of future skills,
Exp - Years of experience, Sgnd - Last year of contract
(UFA - free agent, ---- - no contract)

2031 First Half Recap:

   
Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows  
Week 1    GREEN BAY PACKERS               W, 41-9   99,900    2,900     
MVP Sammie McKnight 14/18 200 3TD, Rushing TD
Ainsworth 24-103 TD
Lewinsky 4-95 TD
Wiese 2 Sacks
Hutchins 2 Ints  

Week 7 OPEN

Week 8 Cincinnati Bengals W, 39-3 71,100 2,100
MVP Blaine Chandler 6/6 FG 3/3 XP
Ainsworth 15-73 TD
McKnight 23/44 287 2TD 1 INT(first of season!)
Henderson 7-79
Armour 5-92

Week 9 TENNESSEE TITANS W, 45-17 99,900 0
MVP Derek Ainsworth 25-198 3TD
McKnight 21/31 283 1TD 2 INT
Woodsen 1.5 Sacks

Lewinsky is now up to 0-2 weeks, thank goodness, he was on fire before the injury.
Beyer and Borders are both 3-5 week injuries.

We are 8-0 at Mid-Season and looking strong running a 50/50 offense, not the Morgado 75, but a 50-50-50 offense, the defense just never knows what is coming.

McKnight 141/237 59.4% 1899yds 16TD 3INT 102.2
Ainsworth 189-1031yds 12TD 16rec 129 TD
Lewinsky(5 Games) 23-498 7TD
Henderson 30-410 2TD
Wiese 10.5 Sacks, 25 Tackles(Leads team)
Hutchins 4 Ints.

McKnight & Ainsworth have been super human, I thought for a while Sammie wouldn't throw an INT all year.

Cincy is 2nd in the division at 6-2, both losses to us.

Week 10   Oakland Raiders                 W, 30-27  62,200    4,700   
MVP Sammie McKnight 18/31 273 TD, Rush TD
Ainsworth 30-86 TD
Scarlett 10 Tackles    

We are the Champions!!! My first title and it is so very sweet