2026 REG4 SIM Complete - Next SIM Monday 11/05

[Aston]

It's really strange, in the CyFL there is a 7th year (6 full seasons) QB rated 94/94 with a career 73.0 QBR. A 6th year QB rated 81/81 with a career 74.2 QBR. A 7th year QB rated 79/79 on thenewchuckd's perenially 100-roster-rated team and he's had a lot of underwhelming seasons (although his career rating is high 80s. A step down from stellar).

Also a number of teams there that have assembled WR1/WR2 talent like you wouldn't believe, and still haven't amounted to much success. Really odd.

One of the OSFL's perennial powerhouses, Camden, runs the ball 7,000 times a year. Their OL really love each other or something. Utah's four-year run lately has been built on the #3, 2, 2, and 2-ranked rushing productions, while passing has been efficient but volume-wise, only #17, 8, 19, and 8.

Washington had some useless QB carry them to the playoffs (before being replaced and led by the aforementioned, magical Tom Skeen) and won a bowl with that venerable RB of theirs, whose name currently escapes me...

So while an all-powerful QB/WR/WR combo *should* be dominating, there are many ways to win. And while there's immense value to a super-QB/super-WR pair, I don't think it's necessarily wise to go overkill spending for 'adequate' at those positions (namely -- reaching for the meh, overrated mid-40s WR in mid-round 1 when there are stud DL around, unless said WR has 100 BPR or something).

Oh yeah, Clay, Mickey Baines finally turned in a pretty sweet season production-wise last year! 15 TD, 2 INT. Good stuff.

[Guest]

what my overly verbose division rival is trying to say, if i may be succinct game planning is vastly underrated in overcoming and crippling players talents i was extremely frustrated going 4-12 with frodo and 60+ rated alfred morrison and im still not putting up points like i should, frodo barely completes 50% of his passes, so my solution build a better D to compensate for my horrid gamplaining

[Guest]

There are many ways to win in FOF, but the best way to do it is with a QB who can do what you want and really good WRs with high BPR. You can do well running the ball in FOF, but if you want to dominate, you need those WRs.

Gainesville is trying to mess with me by not getting a bowl victory with Harward and Strickland (and earlier, Feigenbaum) but I will not be dissuaded.

Signed,

The Guy Who Drafted a RB 3rd overall because there were no worthy receivers available, besides the TE he should have drafted.

(The same guy who lost to a Gainesville autopilot team led by Burt Virola in the playoffs.)

Edit: I would add, although I have a huge, tumescent love for WRs, even I don't reach for mediocre ones in the 1st round. It is good advice given by Utah not to reach for guys with mid forties ratings in the 1st round.

Double edit: If you're having trouble making game plans, check out Ben's "game plan library" on Front Office Football Central. I learned how to offensively gameplan from analyzing those.

[Guest]

i will say this ive tried bens game plans and had ZERO success the gameplans seem like they are designed for a offense with players with big red bars, not a 9-7 team that has a few holes here and there.

ive had much more success with the guys in the vNFL more specifically bears game plans. mainly because he puts together all his gameplans from the season so you can see the adjustments he makes to adjust against other teams.

and for the record i cant take credit for the last 2 seasons success i borrowed an obscure game plan and fit it to create the "shire offense", altho Utah seems to be the mordor to the shire

[Aston]

I wasn't really talking about gameplans since I don't have a good handle on them and just tweak brazenly however I feel like. More just like there are probably many paths to building a good roster. They aren't easy to keep or maintain.

[Guest]

oh never mind then what IM saying is game planning is vastly under rated, phoenix was a playoff team the year before i took over i went 7-7-2 in my 1st year

[Guest]

Washington had some useless QB carry them to the playoffs (before being replaced and led by the aforementioned, magical Tom Skeen) and won a bowl with that venerable RB of theirs, whose name currently escapes me...

Nah, Magical Tom Skeen played 11 games that season, I just waffled between him and rookie Eisenbart for 5 games. Had a pretty non-descript year too, until the final two games of the season, and the 4 game run in the playoffs. Lightning in a bottle.

A.J. McGee is your mystery RB. NEVER forgotten here in Washington. :D

(yes, I *will* take any excuse to talk about the 2017 championship season)

[Sharkn20]

3rd L in a row and we´re like the Cowboys...

1-3 and don´t see light at the end of the tunnel!!!

[prinzar]

3rd L in a row and we´re like the Cowboys...

1-3 and don´t see light at the end of the tunnel!!!

I had a feeling you would have a bad year. I joined the league a year before you, made the playoffs in the rookie year, then stunk it up last year.
Looks like you're following a similar path. Nearly the same guys who made the playoffs in your first year, can't get any lucky breaks in your second.

Good luck turning them around. I never managed it in the second season, but now in year 3 I'm playing more like I expected

[Sharkn20]

I had a feeling you would have a bad year. I joined the league a year before you, made the playoffs in the rookie year, then stunk it up last year.
Looks like you're following a similar path. Nearly the same guys who made the playoffs in your first year, can't get any lucky breaks in your second.

Good luck turning them around. I never managed it in the second season, but now in year 3 I'm playing more like I expected

Thanks man!

My defense are playing decent football causing turnovers and giving the ball into my offensive hands... But I think something is wrong cause they can't move the ball efectively and have stupid penalties... Maybe this draft I can grab a decent second option after the bust of J.B. Erickson till the moment...

[Guest]

I had a feeling you would have a bad year. I joined the league a year before you, made the playoffs in the rookie year, then stunk it up last year.
Looks like you're following a similar path. Nearly the same guys who made the playoffs in your first year, can't get any lucky breaks in your second.

Good luck turning them around. I never managed it in the second season, but now in year 3 I'm playing more like I expected

6 straight playoff appearances for my team including my first MP season. It can go the other way! :)

[Sharkn20]

6 straight playoff appearances for my team including my first MP season. It can go the other way! :)

Glad to read it!! :D