2008 Saints: Making the Grade

[lilbman07]

The file i'm playing on starts in 2007. SO there will be a slightly different rosters than the real one. Also this is Football Mogul 08. I'm Starting in the Offseason.

[lilbman07]

Damn Football Mogul closed down so I have to start over.

[lilbman07]

New Orleans Times-Picayune

Saints Re-sign

RB Reggie Bush [4 years, 6.12M]
WR Marques Colston [5 years, 8.295M]
RB Deuce McAllister [4 years, 5.795M]
TE Billy Miller [2 years, 1.43M]
S Roman Harper [4 years, 4.38M]
S Kevin Kaesviharn [3 years, 5.7M]

Saints Release

RB Aaron Stecker
T Ben Archibald
RB Keith Joseph
TE Ernie Conwell
T Zach Strief
G Jahri Evans
LB Tommy Polley
CB Jay Bellamy
DE Rob Ninkovich
DT Kedrick Clancy
S Steve Gleason
P Steve Weatherford

Retired Players

K John Carney

[lilbman07]

New Orleans Times-Picayune

Saints sign 3

The Saints agreed to sign DE Mathias Kiwanuka (89/96) to a 5 year 5.4M per year contract. Kiwanuke will be moved to DT. Hopefully he transitions well.

They also agreed to sign S Aaron Glenn (87) to a 2 year 5.055M contract. Glenn will be moved to CB. (I thought he played CB in real life).

They also agreed to resign P Steve Weatherford (87/75) [a glitch maybe] to a 3 year 720K contract.

[lilbman07]

New Orleans Times-Picayune

Saints trade S Harper

The Saints agreed to trade S Roman Harper last night to the Broncos for 7M cash. This trade was a salary dump so they could have the cap to finish the draft.

next post draft review

[lilbman07]

Draft Review

The 1st overall pick was QB Matt Ryan (87/99) by the Green Bay Packers

1st Round - LB Rey Maualuga (82/88) out of USC. 21 years old
signed a 6 year 1.08M contract

2nd Round - TE Jacob Tamme (83/96) out of Kentucky. 22 years old
signed a 5 year 805K contract.

3rd Round - WR Early Doucet (87) out of LSU. 22 years old
signed a 3 year 790K contract.

4th Round - WR Limas Sweed (65/88) out of Texas. 20 years old
signed a 3 year 337K contract.

5th Round - C Jeff Hufford (66/82) out of Florida State. 21 years old.
signed a 3 year 337K contract.

6th Round - CB Ric Mellet (59/82) out of Texas A&M. 20 years old.
signed a 3 year 337K contract.

7th Round - G Brian Bay (56/73) out of Hawaii. 22 years old.
signed a 3 year 337K contract.

Mr Irrelevant was T Mark Lloyd (50) out of Minnesota. He was drafted by the Bears.

[lilbman07]

Introducing The Team

Offense

QB Drew Brees (88)
RB Reggie Bush (78/96)
FB Deuce McAllister (80/92)
TE Jacob Tamme (77/96)
WR Marques Colston (90/96)
WR Early Doucet (78/87)
LT John Stinchcomb (62)
LG Chad Setterstrom (59)
C Jeff Faine (78)
RG Johnathon Goodwin (65)
RT Jammal Brown (62/73)

Defense

DE Charles Grant (78/92)
DT Mathia Kiwanuka (78/89)
DT Hollis Thomas (73)
DE Will Smith (79/85)
OLB Scott Fujita (79/83)
MLB Rey Maualuga (74/88)
OLB Dhani Jones (74/82)
CB Mike McKenzie (78/81)
CB Aaron Glenn (71)
SS Kevin Kaesviharn (79/87)
FS Jason David (79/87)

Special Teams

K Olindo Mare (77/82)
P Steve Weatherford (79/92)
KR Michael Lewis (66)
PR Michael Lewis (66)

[TheBigBomber]

Where are your WRs?

[Arctic Blast]

Wow...VERY good draft! One question...why DT for Kiwanuka? I'm wondering if Grant might make a better guy to switch over, since in real life he's about 20-25 pounds bigger?

All in all, if your offensive line holds up, you've got a really nice club.

[lilbman07]

Where are your WRs?

I didn't post them sorry


Wow...VERY good draft! One question...why DT for Kiwanuka? I'm wondering if Grant might make a better guy to switch over, since in real life he's about 20-25 pounds bigger?

All in all, if your offensive line holds up, you've got a really nice club.

thanks. I hope they do hold up lol

Edit: I tried Grant at DT before FM closed the first time and it didn't work out.

[lilbman07]

Week 1 Review

The Good
Held the Bucs to 59 yards rushing.
no INT's
Aaron Glenn caught the only interception

The Bad
only rushed for 98 yards
no receiver had more than 60 yards

The Ugly
none


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[lilbman07]

Week 2

The Good
Drew Brees passing for 342 yds
Marques Colston - 121 receiveing yards
Scott Fujita - 8 tackles

The Bad
86 rushing yards total

The Ugly
Drew Brees got sacked 6 times
my defense gave up 265 passing yards


20802

next game vs Raiders

[lilbman07]

Week 3 Review

The Good
Drew Brees - 222 passing yards
Kevin Kaesviharn - INT
Dhani Jones - 9 tackles

The Bad
59 total rushing yards


The Ugly
we got outrushed bad
gave up 214 rushing yards
gave up 100+ passing yards to 2 different QB

20803

Next game at Bears

[lilbman07]

Week 4 Review

The Good
none

The Bad
none

The Ugly
everything


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Standings

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[lilbman07]

Week 5 Review

The Good
Will Smith - 2 sacks and 5 tackles
Olindo Mare - 2/2 FG

The Bad
no receiver had more than 41 yards

The Ugly
Drew Brees - 67 passing yards
only 197 total yards
gave up 328 total yards
everything else

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next week: Bye Week

[lilbman07]

Week 6 Scores

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[lilbman07]

Week 7 Review

The Good
Scott Fujita - 10.5 tackles

The Bad
nothing

The Ugly
everything else

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[lilbman07]

Week 8 Review

The Good
Olindo Mare scoring the only points

The Bad
no offense

the ugly
everything else

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[lilbman07]

Week 9 Review

The Good
Reggie Bush - 115 total yards
Charles Grant - INT
Scott Fujita - 7 tackles
Dhani Jones - 7.5 tackles

The Bad
none

the ugly
everything else

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[lilbman07]

Week 10 Review

The Good
Kevin kaesviharn - 6.5 tackles
Jason Craft - INT and 4 tackles
Marques Colston - 111 receiving yards and TD

The Bad
none

The Ugly
everything else
losing 8 straight games

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[lilbman07]

Week 11 Recap

The Good
Scott Fujita - 1 sack and 9 tackles

The Bad
none

The Ugly
this whole **** team is ugly
nine game losing streak

my whole offensive line got benched

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[lilbman07]

Week 12 Review

The Good
Will Smith - sack and 6 tackles

The Bad
only lost by three

The Ugly
everything else

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[lilbman07]

Week 13 Review

The Good
Brian Simmons - 12 tackles
Mathias Kiwanuka - 6 tackles
Dhani Jones - 7 tackles
Charles Grant - sack and 5 tackles

The Bad
nothing

The Ugly
Drew Brees got ******* hurt for 5 weeks
everything else
12 game losing streak

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[lilbman07]

Week 14 review

The Good
we won but it didn't count for some reason
Drew Brees - 247 passing yards (his last game before injury)
Aaron Glenn - 1 int

The Bad
98 rushing yards

the Ugly
everything else
we got cheated out of a win

don't have a screenshot because the game is trippin'

[lilbman07]

Week 15 Review

The Good
we should lock up the 1st pick in the draft
Kevin Kaesviharn - 14 tackles

The Bad
only lost by three

The Ugly
everything else

[lilbman07]

Week 16 Review

The Good
none

The Bad
none

The Ugly
Exactly Everything

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Final game: vs Panthers (7-8)

[lilbman07]

2008 Season in Review

The Good
Reggie Bush - 144 total yards

The Bad
only lost by six

The Ugly
Everything else

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the Finished Schedule
I know I won 3 games but I got cheated out of one
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2008 Final Standings

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[lilbman07]

2008 playoffs Review

WTF the Texans won the Super Bowl

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[lilbman07]

New Orleans Times-Picayune

Saints Release a lot, resign a few

Saints Release
G Jamar Nesbit
RB Fred McAfee
WR David Patten
T Jammal Brown
G Johnathon Goodwin
DE Josh Cooper
DE Willie Whitehead
CB Fred Thomas

Saints Resign
QB Jamie Martin [1 year, 1.14M]
WR Michael Lewis [1 year, 1.475M]
DT Hollis Thomas [1 year, 2.345M]
LB Dhani Jones [3 years, 3.045M]
S Josh Bullocks [3 years, 1.905M]
K Olindo Mare [1 year, 1.475M]

[lilbman07]

New Orleans Times-Picayune

Saints sign OL

The Saints agreed to terms with the best OL on the free agent market. C Chris Spencer (88) and the Saints agreed on a 5 year 6.48M contract.

They also agreed to terms with G Barry Sims (82). They agreed on a contract for 2 years and worth 2.845M.

In Other news, The Saints traded S Kevin Kaesviharn and QB Jamie Martin and 4M cash to the Redskins for S Reed Doughty, CB Troy Vincent, and DT Chuck Cribbs. This trade was done so I can cut salary.

[lilbman07]

2008 NFL Draft

1st overall pick was K Jason Haitlie (99) by the Seahawks

1st Round - QB Troy Stovall (61/91) out of Colorado State
signed a 5 year 2.219M contract

2nd Round - CB Curt Condon (61/80) out of Illionis
signed a 4 year 773K contract

3rd Round - QB Kevin Latham (62/76) out of Stanford
signed a 2 year 478K contract

4th Round - K Jason Hintz (65/99) out of TCU
signed a 2 year 364K contract

5th Round - CB Daekwon Williams (67/69) out of Southern Miss
signed a 2 year 354K contract

6th Round - TE Janille Watcham (76/80) out of USC
signed a 2 year 337K contract

7th Round - T Ross Tyree (57/67) out of Mississippi Sate
signed a 2 year 337K contract

Mr Irrelevant was T Sebastian Valance (54) who was drafted by the Texans.

[Arctic Blast]

Wow...that season was horrible! I kept reading each recap thinking...okay, NEXT week they'll pull out...and it never happened! :eek:

[lilbman07]

Wow...that season was horrible! I kept reading each recap thinking...okay, NEXT week they'll pull out...and it never happened! :eek:I did too lol

[lilbman07]

Introducing teh 2009 New Orleans Saints

Offense

QB Drew Brees (93)
RB Reggie Bush (89/93)
FB Duece McAllister (85)
TE Jacob Tamme (81/89)
WR Marques Colston (93)
WR Early Doucet (88)
LT Johnathan Stinchcomb (59)
LG Barry Sims (82)
C Chris Spencer (88)
RG Chad Stetterstrom (76)
RT Jermon Bushrod (59/68)

Defense

DE Will Smith (82)
DT Mathias Kiwanuka (89/92)
DT Hollis Thomas (81)
DE Charles Grant (82)
OLB Scott Fujita (82) [led the team in tackles last season]
MLB Dhani Jones (81)
OLB Rey Maualuga (82/93)
CB Mike McKenzie (81)
CB Jason Craft (81)
SS Jason David (82)
FS Josh Bullocks (82/83)

Special Teams

K Olindo Mare (76)
P Steven Weatherford (85)
KR Michael Lewis (71)
PR Michael Lewis (71)

First game @ 49ers

[Arctic Blast]

Well, it looks like you should have a pretty decent defense. Your o-line is almost the bizarro version of last year...inside 3 look outstanding with questionable tackles. :D

[lilbman07]

Well, it looks like you should have a pretty decent defense. Your o-line is almost the bizarro version of last year...inside 3 look outstanding with questionable tackles. :Dyeah, I'm looking to acquire some this season.

[lilbman07]

Week 1 Recap

The Good
Marques Colston - 243 rec yards and TD
Drew Brees - 327 passing yards
my defense got 2 INT's
Mike Karney's game winning 3-yard TD run with 9 seconds left

The Bad
Drew Brees - 2 INT's
52 rushing yards

The Ugly
2.6 yards per rush
7 allowed sacks

Injuries
RB Duece McAllister [17 weeks, Torn Ankle Ligament]

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[lilbman07]

Week 2 Recap

The Good
Scott Fujita - 9.5 tackles

The Bad
gave up the game winning touchdown with less than 1 minute left.

The Ugly
none

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[lilbman07]

Week 3 Recap

The Good
Marques Colston - 124 rec yards
Mathias Kiwanuka - INT
Brian Simmons - sack and 10 tackles
over 100 rushing yards

The Bad
our 2nd straight loss

The Ugly
none

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[lilbman07]

Week 4 Review

The Good
Drew Brees - 189 passing yards
Marques Colston - 124 receiving yards
Brian Simmons - sack and 10 tackles

The Bad
none

The Ugly
Let Matt Leinart throw 3 TDs
Vinnie Holliday had 3 sacks against us

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[lilbman07]

Week 5 Review

The Good

Devery Henderson - 111 receiving yards
Drew Brees - 221 passing yards
2 forced turnovers (INT and Fumble)

The Bad

Chris Henry ran for 100 + rushing yards

The Ugly

Drew Brees threw 2 INTs returned for TDs
they sacked Brees 7 times

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[lilbman07]

Week 6 Recap

The Good

Drew Brees - 267 passing yards
Early Doucet - 178 receiving yards
Mathias Kiwanuka - sack and 3 tackles
Jason David and Scott Fujita - 7 tackles each
Charles Grant - 6 tackles

The Bad
5 game losing streak
the offensive line still sucks - 6 sacks allowed

The Ugly

allowed 174 rushing yards and 330 total yards
still have no running game.

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Week 7: Bye Week

[lilbman07]

Week 7 Recap

Since I didn't have a game to play i'll post the standings and scores.

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[lilbman07]

Week 8 Recap

The Good

Early Doucet - 131 receiving yards
Brian Simmons - 10 tackles

The Bad
allowed 5 sacks
Drew Brees - INT thrown

The Ugly

443 total yards given

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Week 9: vs Falcons

[lilbman07]

Week 9 Recap

The Good

Drew Brees - 14/18, 216 yards, TD
Troy Stovall - 14/22, 234 yards, 2 TDs
Marques Colston - 18 rec, 304 yards (new record), TD
Early Doucet - 7 rec, 110 yards, 2 TD's
Rey Maualuga - 9 tackles
450 total passing yards

The Bad

5 sacks allowed
30 rushing yards total

The Ugly

no ugly

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Week 10: Vs Giants

[lilbman07]

Week 10 Recap

The Good

386 total passing yards
Marques Colston - 9 rec, 154 yards
Early Doucet - 6 rec, 131 yards, TD

The Bad
Kiwanuka commiting two costly penalties in a row (Roughing the passer, 15 yards) and (Encroachment, 5 yards)
10 total rushing yards

The Ugly

15 sacks allowed (Everytime I hiked the ball we either dropped it or got sacked)

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[lilbman07]

2009 League Leaders (so far)

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[lilbman07]

Week 11 Recap

The Good

Marques Colston - 6 rec, 137 yards

The Bad

Drew Brees got hurt for 2 weeks

The Ugly

24 total rushing yards
5 sacks allowed

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Week 12: vs Seahawks

[lilbman07]

Week 12 Recap

The Good

Marques Colston - 7 rec, 129 yards

The Bad

Troy Stovall - 4 INT's thrown

The Ugly

gave up 366 yards

Week 13: @ Panthers

[lilbman07]

CHEAT

This game is cheating!!! Everyone has a 99 ranked DE except me. Most of them are rookies but I don't have one. Look on every recap this year and you'll see at least one.

[lilbman07]

This dynasty will be over for the end of this season. I have a new one in mind.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Holy s*it! 15 sacks in one game! I smell a bug.

[lilbman07]

Week 14 Review

The Good

Drew Brees - 265 passing yards
Reggie Bush - 122 total yards
Early Doucet - 114 receiving yards
4th win of the season
only 3 sacks allowed

The Bad

none

The Ugly

none

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[lilbman07]

Week 15 Review

The Good

Reggie Bush - 132 rushing yards
only 1 sack allowed

The Bad

my offense was shut down

The Ugly

Drew Brees - 24 passing yards

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[lilbman07]

Week 16 Recap

The Good

Drew Brees - 170 passing yards
Jason David - 8 tackles

The Bad

none

The Ugly

none

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[lilbman07]

2009 Season in Recap

The Good

Drew Brees - 152 passing yards
Early Doucet - 92 receiving yards
6th win of the season

The Bad

none

The Ugly

none

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[lilbman07]

21160

So this is the end of my Saints Dynasty. I have another one in mind and will start soon.

[lilbman07]

I think I may restart this dynasty the 49ers dynasty has too many things to work out.