Ohio River Sharks 2029

[Sharkn20]

Another Year, Another off-season (Oh my, I really love the off-season... Even if when you donīt grab your guy) This year we are making a good start in the office, and will try to stay hot until the draft and FA 1 & 2 ends

DRAFT 2029

Round 1 Pick 3 - QB Leroy Chustz (Wake Forrest) 13/60



Jumping (thanks to North Liberty trading my 1.5 + 1.19) over Brooklyn to secure my next Franchise QB. He will have the complicated work off put the franchise in his shoulders after the departure of the future Hall of Famer Walter Andrews to New Orleans. Heīs not Andrews but have another tools like his speed 4.49 split in the 40 Dash to keep the defense on the box and allowing to Neal Howe and Kelly Chervett go behind the LBs creating miss-matches with the opposite safeties, and grab the football delivered by his great arm (13 in Bench reps). I expect a lot things from him, see what happens in TC, now is only 17% developed so his bars could be amazing someday..

Round 1 Pick 10 - RB Clyde Grauman (Houston) 38/47



Trading hard this year the Sharks fixed their Backfield for the next years we wish, Grauman is all around RB who can run inside, outside and make plays out of the backfield with his hands. Iīm really anxious to see him after trading a trio of 1st, 2nd and 3rd rounder like the books says.

Round 4 Pick 4 - Duane Perch (Michigan St.) 27/62



Due his academics he not saw too much action with the Spartans and for this he drops until the 4th Round, I think he will be a steal for the Sharks, top end RB and PB, near top end strength and endurance, winning some weight in the Weight-room this summer should be enough to start as a Douglas replacement and maybe the next Center for Ohio. Anxious to see him in the field!!

Round 4 Pick 32 - OT Larry Rodgers (California) 22/35



Projected back-up Tackle to cover starters Williamson and Loving, he looks good and maybe will creep, If not we have the 84 volatility oportunity to bump him into the field, he can block pass and open lanes with the Golden Bears, see if this massive 6ī7 and 333 Lbs man can hit the Pro Level as good as in NCAA.

Round 5 Pick 21 - DT Albert Klekamp (Northwestern)



Another Big Ten player, undercover run stopper that will fill the much needed position for that, also have one affinity with Everett and will see plenty playing time from the bench if he shows the things that I need to see. I think he is another steal who has better combines than bars showed, see in the TC if the small but enormous fella can play at Pro level and creep a little to confirm my theory!

Round 7 Pick 18 - WR Dennis McWilliams (Tennessee) 11/23



Special team specialist who want to make the team and play like an ace in the NFL, also have a volatility question, to make him valuable as a WR also.

Round 7 Pick 19 - DE Richard Serwanga (Temple) 21/60



Great static bars who can make him a contributor since day 1 from the bench, decent combines and maybe bulk him we can switch him to DT and see what happens.

Round 7 Pick 22 - QB Thurman Frederick (Virginia Tech) 13/39



Every generation, Virginia Tech provides to the NFL mobile QBs who can play from the Backfield and in the outside, another scrambler QB with a elite volatility bump, see If he goes into the TC and compete with Lustz for the starting position... I need to take care with my 1st selection and the Hookies product seems to be a hit or bust player when volatility comes.

Round 7 Pick 26 - FB Tyrone Emmons (Notre Dame) 17/32



Another polished full back with hit or miss the roster after the TC to cover Middleton, he have all the tools to be a good one despite be a little small.


Free Agent Signings 2029

Just one big adquisition at this time, we will use all of our Draft power to grab guys who will feel the colors from day 1, covering up the veterans and fighting for the starting spot sooner.

* SLB Victor Randle 5th Year 62/62 (From New Orleans) --> All around OLB with the hability to play in the box in the space and also pursuing the QB, he will be a factor from day 1 due Chester Farmer is getting older and we must need a complement near to our star MLB Donald Graham. Randle will be as good as Graham. 40.00 Millions 4 Years.

[Sharkn20]

9 new faces after the draft for the Sharks!!

The draft with more choices by me in this league!! See what happens in the cut test and mort important inside the TC!!

[Sharkn20]

Trainning camp Sharks 2029

I am specially happy with my entire defensive line most with my youngsters, seems that we have a solid unit for the nexts years.

Dissapointed on how the things went with my veterans, time to rebuild in one or two years maximus.

* Winners

QB R. Grant +2/+1
Undrafted Rookie who flies under the radar and will make the team, I will keep him and see how evolves during the nexts years, maybe he could be a back-up some day

RB C. Grauman +5/+7
Yeah, my best pick of this year and maybe ever without a doubt, trading hard into the Top 10 was a beautifull movement and Grauman have all the tools to be our franchise RB for years to come, he grows big in the TC showing explosiveness, power, burst and hands

T T. Loving +10/+4
Former 1st round pick last year who disapoint us but this year vol took the hands of his development and is in the right piece to by our starter RT until he retires, good pick at this point.

DE B. Thomas +1/+1
Still growing and now is a solid player who excells in the Pass Rush, this year will supply the age hit of OīNeal making the Sharks outside more dangerous than ever

DE A. McElreath +3/+3
4th Rounder who tooks his own Vol hit and will be a serviciable back-up for us the next years.

DT A. Klekamp +4/+3
Surprised how this 5th rounder went in TC, see if just is his vol or will grow as far as his PRS, he will be a bull in Dime situations pressuring the QBs who will try to scape finding OīNeall and Thomas in the outside

FS J.B. Bynaker +1/+1
Excellent trade from Utah, Iīm very happy in how he are evolving maybe this year could make the transition to SS, due he not loose points and is a good run stopper and covering opposite TEs


* Loosers

QB L. Chustz +4/-5
As expected he collides in TC, his lack of elite arm, read defenses and 2 minutes thougness put him as the 2nd bust in the Sharkn20 era at front of the office. I wasnīt confident in took him with the 3rd Pick of this Draft, but the lack of quality into the QB Class put him ahead in the polls. See If he can rebound in the pre-season and finish like an adecuate product, but I doubt so.

QB M. Peterson +5/-11
Nobody likes him, and now is just a back-up or fill-rosterīs player, fully developed Peterson have a decent arm but his lack of RD and SR put him back on the class and in danger to not make the team after Pre-season

C D. Perch +5/-5
Coveted man in the Draft, but if he finishes around 50s I could be happy, during the selection process I saw him as a Douglas long term replacement but at this point I donīt trust that.

CB C. Nakajo +2/-4
As expected this undrafted, no combine Rookie drops like a beast and probably donīt make the team when the season starts.


* Age hits

Veterans are getting older and this year, youngster needs to step-up in order to starting replace Showboats generation in Ohio.

TE K. Chervett, LT A. Williamson, RE O. OīNeill, ILB C. Farmer, CB V. Rose... All were stars during the start of my ternure in the OSFL but now is time to see ahead and find new blood!! All have years lefts in his contracts and will serve as a marines until their legs couldnīt produce nothing more!!

[Sharkn20]

Positional Battles 2029 (Stats after Pre-season)


Quarterback

Three players to win the starting job, Chustz, Gordon and Peterson but the last couldnīt receive too much action during the pre-season, a cataclism in Gordon and Chustz game will put him on the field at the start of the season.

L. Chustz ----> 16/27 155 Yards 59,2%, 0 TD 2 Int, 2 Sacks, 1 Carry 13 Yards, 1 Fumble

W. Gordon ---> 41/71 442 Yards 57,8%, 3 TD 2 Int, 8 Sacks, 0 Carries, 0 Fumbles

M. Peterson --> 4/6 32 Yards 66,6%, 0 TD 1 Int, 1 Sack, 4 carries -6 Yards, 0 Fumbles


Running Back

Maybe not a lot to see there between K. Giles and C. Grauman, the rookie should win the job.


Wide Receiver

All the Wideouts in open competition for start opposite Neal Howe and play in the slot, at this point not a lot to talk in favor of any of our weak WR corp. Maybe J.B. Erickson is the best at this point

W. Gollalic ---> 6/11 63 Yards, 1 +20 Yards, 1 Fumble

J.B. Erickson -> 8/11 113 Yards 1 Touchdown, 2 +20 Yards, 1 Fumble

A. Dawson ---> 2/6 23 Yards

R. Pearson ---> 4/10 39 Yards


Defensive Tackle

Perkins and Parisi should finish with the starting job meanwhile the rookies are developing, Kleklamp maybe could win the Dime situations due his tremendous Pass Rush Play, Serwanga must need to show in limited action that he could be "Active" during the games and back-up both veterans...


Cornerback

Cuevas and Rose will battle for the starting job opposite L. Holliday, the other will play as a Nickel Back, and also Heise, Nakajo and Armstrong will fight for the Dime Back spot and one of the last three donīt make the team when the Pre-season ends and all of our Special Teams Aces were signed.


Safeties

Interesting battle here between Perkins, Bynaker and Talley. The will play for the starting SS and FS position, Bynaker shows flashes as a brilliant play-maker in the perimeter but he can stuff the run and Talley have awesome interception bar for a 29/29 creeper player. It means that maybe starter during the last years Perkins could be relegated in order to make a better back-end.

C. Perkins ---> 8 Tackles, 2 PD, 4 Caughts

J.B. Bynaker > 25 Tackles, 3 PD, 1 Interception, 7 Caughts

E Talley -----> 9.5 Tackles, 1 PD, 2 Interceptions, 4 Caughts

[Sharkn20]

Sharks Starters 2029

QB --> W. Gordon

After a weak pre-season he is the better worst in the team, see if he can manage the game at least, I donīt want nothing special from him, just to be careful with the ball.

RB --> C. Grauman
FB --> K. Middleton

Without a doubt the best that I have in the offensive side of the ball, both creeping, both outsanding players, see how the ground and pound comes to Ohio this year.

WR --> N. Howe, J.B. Erickson and W. Gollalic
TE --> K. Chervett

Just decent, Howe is a super star but will face against double teams all the day, just expect that the supporting cast around him could leave him some pressure and grab around the 60% of balls in his way.

OL --> A. Williamson, M. Marchant, R. Douglas, D. Ford and T. Loving

With Hernandez out for the season, Marchant and Ford need to step up and protect the middle of the line with Douglas as a Corleone, if they can open little lanes for Grauman and protect Gordon for Dink and Dunk throws we would earn W after W, but I donīt believe so...

DL --> O. OīNeall, K. Parisi, H. Perkins and B. Thomas

Outsanding perimeter, average middle, Parisi and Perkins will rotate with Kleklamp and Serwanga to disrupt the inside ground game and maintain our great corp of LBs free of 2nd level Linemen

LB --> V. Randle, D. Graham and C. Farmer

The better part of the defense, all are experienced, good at least and will stop the run game play after play.

CB --> L. Holliday, V. Rose and J. Cuevas

At least Cohesion donīt will be a problem this year, both player together the last year and we will start as it finished, Holliday will start his Island of vacancy for the best opposite teamīs WR, come on man come here, rest and relax the nounces of the game.

S ----> J.B. Bynaker and E. Talley

Bynaker will start at SS and Talley have a natural instincts for the deep balls, see if they can play focused and put the ball carriers in the ground and grab deep balls in their way.

[Guest]

Shark, imho you need to add a better kicker to your team. Nutah has been able to select amazing special teams players the past two drafts, which'll allow the rest of us to grab some good kickers and punters in the upcoming drafts. I highly recommend getting a more accurate kicker to kick your FGs. 60% is a terrible percentage for FGs and probably loses you a couple games a season. Maybe only one, but one win is the difference between the playoffs or not.

Edit: Also, start Chutsz sooner rather than later. The only reason to bench him is if you're in contention, which you aren't right now.

[Sharkn20]

Shark, imho you need to add a better kicker to your team. Nutah has been able to select amazing special teams players the past two drafts, which'll allow the rest of us to grab some good kickers and punters in the upcoming drafts. I highly recommend getting a more accurate kicker to kick your FGs. 60% is a terrible percentage for FGs and probably loses you a couple games a season. Maybe only one, but one win is the difference between the playoffs or not.

Edit: Also, start Chutsz sooner rather than later. The only reason to bench him is if you're in contention, which you aren't right now.

Yeah Iīm thinking start the 1st 4 with McBriar... If the season not turns well, switch to Gordon 4 more and start Chustz then 4 more... The best of the last two will earn the last 4 games...

[Sharkn20]

Just Stats (HISTORIC!! STATS!!)

* WR Neal Howe hit the Top Career Yards Screen with 9.726 and is one of the 10 players in active in this screen!!

*OG Sedrick Hernandez is in the Top Career Pancakes screen also with 47 despite been in the Injury Reserve along the season!!

* DE Omar OīNeill is just 16 Sacks away of the all time mark set by Isaac Andrews!! And now is on the 8th place and the best active Sack-player!!!

* K Vince DeNeff is the 3th active kicker with more shots between the goals with 310 and is ranked 20th all-time!!

[Sharkn20]

2027 Draft Review

Like every year Time to Review the 2027 Draft Class and the 3rd Year players who played his contract year during the season for the Sharks, decent Draft at this point with 2 current starters and 2 quality back-ups and 1 developing prospect

Round 1 Pick 4 > CB L. Hollyday 61/81 --> 83/83
Our cornerstone in the secondary without a doubt, he is the reason why the Sharks are a competitive team and a play-off contender year after year, can align one on one with the best WRīs rivals and play solid as a weekly basics, for this our safeties could play along the field and make plays isolated him and focus in the others WideOuts. Two more years remmaining in his Rookie contract and will receive an extension no matter how expensive he could be.

Round 2 Pick 4 > FB K. Middleton 43/55 --> 65/65
We traded hard for him during the 2nd Draft day and we pulled the best FB in his class, starter since day 1 (But the stats no shows it, maybe because openning the game with a slot or double T Formations) can open holes as easy as a A-Teamīs van, can catch the football out of the back-field and can run between the tackles. All-Around player who takes his pay-check during the season 4 more years 13.28 Millions.

Round 4 Pick 9 > FS E. Talley 12/24 --> 29/29
Quality back-up who can play in the space with 77.7 career PDP and can tackle ball carriers 7.9 career TkP but he needs to step up in his ratings and creep a little more in order to get a new extension during the next year.

Round 4 Pick 19 > DE A. McElreath 21/40 --> 44/44
Quality back-up of our DEs set, played good from the back-field since he was here, specially this year when he needs to start to earn his pay-check, 6.6 PRP and 6.7 TkP was a good numbers to win an extension during the next year. Omar OīNeill is getting older and is time for the youngers!! Maybe he could see more playing time next year aligned to Brant Thomas.

Round 5 Pick 25 > WR Q. Sutton 15/36 --> Not in the OSFL

Round 6 Pick 9 > OT R. Blair 12/31 --> Not in the OSFL

Round 7 Pick 9 > RB T.J. Davidson 32/38 --> Not in the OSFL

Round 7 Pick 22 > OLB J. Craig 12/49 --> 22/37
I donīt know at this time what I will do with this guy, he is a decent back-up who post good numbers at tackling 14.3 TkP this season and I think could be a steal in at WLB in a 3-4 formation, but I play a 4-3 and with his low stats in his development is hard to trade him away. Maybe he could get a 1 Year probation and could show his quality in the next Pre-season. But I will draft another OLB with more Coverage habilities, the best along the season will earn the back-up job or maybe the starter opposite to Randle, cause Farmer is getting older.


QB W. Gordon traded from Sant Paul
We traded a 2nd Round for him in our Pre-season Kaos to find a quality starter and after give him an extension will have a new Off-season and Pre-Season to grow and show me that he is capable of take the reins of our offense during years.

[Sharkn20]

Sad news to end the season, our star O-Line leader will never be the same after his reconstructive knee injury don't progress as expected... The veteran will face his lasts seasons with a -38/-38 overall penalty. At least we could save a lot millions and Middleton and Grauman were named for the all-pro team. So we can move the chains anyway without his stellar presence. Now we will have one of the betters back-ups in the league tutoring 2nd year pro creeper Hammond

[Sharkn20]

Awards 2029

Now is time to close the season with a Smile in our face, I am pretty happy with that season, specially when started 1-3 and thinking that I will give Denver a Top 10 selections, Then McBriar took the reins of the offense and put us into the Play-Offs... Pre-maturely loss against Phoenix when the defense allowed injured Wood-Leg Lienning caught balls all over the field.

Rookie Of the Year

* Clyde Grauman (RB) --> Another RB with a ROY award under my ternure and we have both in the back-field for the next year. 16 Games played 1467 Yards, 11 Touchdowns, 25 Catches 228 Yards and 3 More Touchdowns, unstoppable at times... He could carry us to the W each week. I think that anyone in the OSFL aproaches him to win this award. Also named in the 2nd Offensive All-American team, awesome 1st season for this young Running-Back, I expect a lot of glory from him.


All-Americans

1st Team

* Rich Douglas (C) --> 1st nominee for the Pro-Bowl after 8 Years of great Football, former 1st Rounders who arrives at the back-end of his prime displaying 45 KRB with a 33.3% of effectiveness and allowed only 1 Sack in 389 Plays... Nothing more to say, we wait him openning lanes at the beggining of the TC after was extended during the season for 4 more years!!

* Omar OīNeill (DE) > 7 Pro-Bowls for him in 8 Years, and 3 consecutive 1st Team nominee, awesome beast who earned another after fall in the TC some points, he dominate Offensive Rivalīs Line as a weekly basics and is the main reason for our defensive turn-around in the last years. Now is 6th in All-Time Sacks with 97.5 only 13.5 away to be the BEST IN THE OSFLīs HISTORY!! Also 209 hurries 7th all-time, 31 away to be the 2nd BEST IN THE OSFLīs HISTORY and in the hunt off Isaac Andrews.... He will drop I think year after year but he will stay as one of the best in the league at least 2 or 3 more years...


2nd Team

* Clyde Grauman (RB) > Wow!! Pretty surprised to see him above the best running-backs in the OSFL, nothing more to say in this section, just keep you working and trainning hard!! I am trying to find the bests blockers for you man!!

* Kendrick Middleton (FB) > I traded hard for him 3 Years ago and saw something really special in him, now I can grab mi golden apple as one of the best Full-Backs in the league, glad to see him nominee after working in the rear of Douglas attacking the second level and putting LBs away for his young brother... Perfect 3-pieces rushing machine paving yards in our ground and pound game!! 17 KRB and 42.5% effectiveness and no Sacks allowed in protection in the entire Season. I re-signed him in the off-season for anothers 4 Years paying him in order to his level of play!! See you in the OTAs man!!

[Guest]

[COLOR=Blue]* Omar OīNeill (DE) > 7 Pro-Bowls for him in 8 Years, and 3 consecutive 1st Team nominee, awesome beast who earned another after fall in the TC some points, he dominate Offensive Rivalīs Line as a weekly basics and is the main reason for our defensive turn-around in the last years. Now is 6th in All-Time Sacks with 97.5 only 13.5 away to be the BEST IN THE OSFLīs HISTORY!! Also 209 hurries 7th all-time, 31 away to be the 2nd BEST IN THE OSFLīs HISTORY and in the hunt off Isaac Andrews.... He will drop I think year after year but he will stay as one of the best in the league at least 2 or 3 more years...

umm yeah we cant allow that Andrews was a rider his whole career, so tell O'Neil to watch his step. ive got Jeff Gillooly and Shawn Eckhardt on speed dial!

[Guest]

* Clyde Grauman (RB) --> [/B]Another RB with a ROY award under my ternure and we have both in the back-field for the next year. 16 Games played 1467 Yards, 11 Touchdowns, 25 Catches 228 Yards and 3 More Touchdowns, unstoppable at times... He could carry us to the W each week. I think that anyone in the OSFL aproaches him to win this award. Also named in the 2nd Offensive All-American team, awesome 1st season for this young Running-Back, I expect a lot of glory from him.

The kid is gonna be a star for a number of years. I would've been all over him if I wasn't gunning for a WR this year.

[Sharkn20]

umm yeah we cant allow that Andrews was a rider his whole career, so tell O'Neil to watch his step. ive got Jeff Gillooly and Shawn Eckhardt on speed dial!

I believe that he will beat easyly the Sack record... But not the Hurries record... He will need 3 more years at high level to do both

[Sharkn20]

The kid is gonna be a star for a number of years. I would've been all over him if I wasn't gunning for a WR this year.

I expected so... At least until we can renovate our Roster and still competitive in the process