LONG BEACH MERMEN [GM RIZZ]

[GM Yount]

"OKAY THANKS THAT HELPS

HOPEFULLY HAVING A TIGHT END ON HIS SIDE OF THE FIELD WILL HELP MITIGATE THE RUN BLOCKING IN THE SHORT TERM

AS FAR AS THE ROOKIE GUARD WE DRAFTED JUDKINS COACH ARRINGTON SAID HE HAD A SOLID BASELINE SKILLSET AS A ROOKIE AND WAS HOPEFUL HE HAD SOME UPSIDE

WHATS YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE KID DOES HE LOOK LIKE A SAFE BET AS A FILL IN IF WE HAVE AN INJURY AT GUARD THIS YEAR AND DO YOU THINK HE LOOKS LIKE A FUTURE STARTER IF WE CAN DEVELOP WHATEVER HIS AREAS OF NEED ARE"

[Talon]

 

   

Like the rest of our guards, conditioning is a concern, but other than his IQ and position skill he is already about the same talent level as Sapp minus the raw power, so Im comfortable if he has to come in due to injury.

[GM Yount]

"NOTED

AS FAR AS WIDE RECEIVERS SINCE WE HAVE A PRETTY WIDE.OPEN ROOM AS FAR AS OUR DEPTH GUYS GO DO YOU HAVE A PREFERRED TRAIT OR ARCHETYPE IN RECEIVERS FOR YOUR OFFENSE"

[Talon]

 

   

  Na, I like versatility. I like guys who can be flexible and play with speed or physicality.

[GM Yount]

"HOW DO YOU SEE OUR TOP TWO WIDEOUTS FITTING INTO THE MOLD YOU LIKE AS FAR AS VERSATILE GUYS THEN BECAUSE HONESTLY THE BIG DOG SEES THEM EACH AS REALLY GOOD BUT MAYBE NOT THAT TOTAL PACKAGE YOURE LOOKING FOR THEN WITH ROSS HAVING THE GREAT HANDS AND PHYSICALITY BUT NOT BLAZING SPEED AND PHILLIPS HAVING THE GREAT SPEED BUT MAYBE NEEDING TO WORK ON THE STRENGTH AND HANDS BUT I COULD BE GOING ON SOMEWHAT OUTDATED INFO THERE"

[Talon]

   

  Neither are like Shawn Simon level physical guys, but they both have good frames and aren't afraid to bump.  They could use more gains in the strength department but Philips biggest hurdle is low football IQ.

They both fit the mold fine though, offering bits of everything and the ability to also stretch the field.

[GM Yount]

"ALRIGHT THATS GOOD TO KNOW

COULD INDIVIDUAL TRAINING FOCUS FROM A COACH DURING THE SEASON HELP CALEBS IQ OR WOULD THE LOWER FOOTBALL IQ MORE JUST PROHIBIT HIM FROM MAXIMIZING GETTING THAT EXTRA ATTENTION"

[Talon]

 

   

  IQ won't hinder his learning, can't learn if you aren't being taught.

[GM Yount]

"OKAY IM ALMOST DONE WITH THE TWENTY QUESTIONS COACH

TIME FOR THE BIG ONE

KEEP T LAW IN BUBBLE WRAP FOR PRESEASON OR PLAY HIM

I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND ITS A RISK BUT AS FAR AS EVALUATING OUR RECEIVING OPTIONS I DONT KNOW IF WERE GONNA GET ANY IDEA OF WHAT GUYS CAN ACTUALLY DO IF WE WENT WITH A BAYNE/GIBBS QB DUO FOR PRESEASON INSTEAD OF T-LAW/BAYNE"

[Talon]

 

   

  I think its worth while to let T-Law sit.

[GM Yount]

"LETS GO THEN

MERMEN COUNTRY LETS SWIM"



INDIVIDUAL TRAINING FOCUS:

Jose Mackey- WR Caleb Phillips
Brian Owen- QB Antonio Bayne
Marshall Roy- LB Kendrick Moore



3rd Down Back: Diamond Starz

REST TREVOR LAWRENCE FOR PRESEASON



PRE-SEASON DEPTH CHART

QB1: Antonio Bayne
QB2:  John Gibbs

RB1: John Encarnacion
RB2: Nathanial Payne
RB3: Diamond Starz
RB4: John Addison

FB: Jesus Judge

TE1: Joseph Ruiz
TE2: Charles Danner

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR1b/WR4: Abram Corbett

WR2: Caleb Phillips
WR2b/WR5:Joseph Haase

WR3: Dan Burley
WR3b: JC Jackson

LT1: Matthew Neill
LT2: Richard Rouse

LG1: Charles Luce
LG2: Robert Sapp
LG3: Jonathan Judkins

C1: Vernon Holland
C2: Caleb Green

RG1: Robert Sapp
RG2: Jonathan Judkins
RG3: Mario Frazier

RT1: Richard Rouse
RT2: Glenn Fritz


DT1: Dex Covington
DT2: Jared Miller
DT3: Trinidad Boles
DT4: Jess McDonald

LDE1: Albert Neeley
LDE2: Gary Carrier
LDE3: Dominic Chatman

RDE1: Kenneth Diamond
RDE2: Wayne Kelly
RDE3: Gary Carrier

LOLB1: Leon Choi
LOLB2: Benito Suarez

ROLB1: Jack McCaffrey
ROLB2: Kendrick Moore

MLB1: Albert Smith
MLB2: Kenneth Jones

CB1: Izzy Okafor
CB1b/CB5: Terry Waters

CB2: Daniel Peterson
CB2b/CB6: Nathanael Frost

CB3: John Mayes
CB3b: Terry Waters

CB4: Nathanael Frost
CB4b: Nathan Campbell

FS1: Richard Pina
FS2: John Garcia

SS1: Philip Calabrese
SS2: Richard Collazo


K: Arthur Pringle

P: Jesse Long

KR1: Diamond Starz
KR2: Abram Corbett
KR3: John Mayes
KR4: Terry Waters

PR1: Diamond Starz
PR2: John Mayes
PR3: Abram Corbett

LOCK IN

[GM Yount]

"HI ITS THE BIG DOG

INTERESTING SLATE OF PRESEASON GAMES

A LOT OF INJURIES AROUND THE LEAGUE BUT THATS THE UNFORTUNATE NATURE OF A PHYSICAL GAME

OBVIOUSLY NOW THE GAMES COUNT FOR REAL BUT THE BIG DOG IS HAPPY WE AT LEAST SHOWED A WINNING ATTITUDE IN OUR PRESEASON GAMES AND EVEN PLAYING A LOT OF SECOND AND THIRD STRINGERS TRIED TO PUT OUR FOOT DOWN ON TEAMS

NOW DOES IT CHANGE THE BIG DOGS OPINION OF OUR TEAMS CHANCES

NO

IT MAKES ME HAPPY THAT SOME OF OUR YOUNG DEPTH STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE BUT WE HAD A LOT OF BELIEF AND HIGH EXPECTATIONS BEFORE PRESEASON AND WE STILL DO

NOW AS FOR PLAYERS THAT STOOD OUT THE BIG DOG WILL JUST ADDRESS THE GENERAL NEWS ABOUT FEM FL IMPORTS AND THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM

SIMPLE PART IS SOME PLAYERS WHO STOOD OUT IN PRESEASON WILL BE ABLE TO DO IT AGAINST THE BIG DOGS NO PUN INTENDED AND SOME MAYBE JUST WERE ABLE TO FEAST ON SOME FRINGE ROSTER TALENT

BOTTOM LINE IS FOR ANY PLAYER THE ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE COMES DOWN TO THEIR ATHLETIC AND PHYSICAL GIFTS THEIR SKILLS THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE GAME AND THE ENGINE THEY PLAY WITH 

AS FAR AS DIAMOND STARZ GOES THERES A REASON SHES THE FEM FL PLAYER WE WERE IN ON

OUR SCOUTING LED THE BIG DOG TO BELIEVE SHES SOMEONE THAT CAN BE A VERSATILE OFFENSE WEAPON IN BOTH OUR RUNNING AND RECEIVING ROOM AND SO FAR SO GOOD

IF THE BIG DOG HAD TO NAME SOMEONE ELSE THAT STOOD OUT BESIDES SOME OF OUR BIGGER NAME PLAYERS THAT MADE THE MOST OF THEIR SNAPS OBVIOUSLY ANTONIO BAYNE PROVED TO BE A VERY TALENTED ADDITION TO OUR QUARTERBACK ROOM

WITH T LAW BEING SAVED UP FOR THE REGULAR SEASON ANTONIO GOT THE CHANCE TO PLAY AGAINST SOME ONES AS WELL AND HE ONLY THREW ONE INCOMPLETION ACROSS THREE GAMES BEFORE UNFORTUNATELY HAVING TO LEAVE OUR THIRD GAME WITH A NASTY BRAIN BRUISE WHICH HOPEFULLY HELL FULLY RECOVER FROM QUICKLY AND GET BACK TO PRACTICING WITH THE LADS

NOW IF SOMEONE DID EARN A STARTING JOB THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING ID WANT TO GET BROKEN TO THE PLAYERS BY OUR COACHING STAFF OR ME NOT BECAUSE SOMEONE TWEETED OUT A QUOTE FROM ME IN A PRESS CONFERENCE

THE BIG DOG WILL SAY THOUGH AS FAR AS GUYS THAT STEPPED UP OUR DEPTH RECEIVING OPTIONS MADE IT A VERY TOUGH EVALUATION SINCE BURLEY CORBETT HAASE AND JC JACKSON CAUGHT A COMBINED TWENTY EIGHT OF THIRTY TARGETS THROWN THEIR WAY

OH AND THE BIG DOG CAN ALSO SAY THAT CHARLES DANNER HAS REALLY STEPPED UP HIS GAME THIS PRESEASON AS A BLOCKING FORCE IN THE RUN GAME THAT SHOWS HIS VALUE ON WHY HE SHOULD SEE A DECENT AMOUNT OF SNAPS WHEN WERE GOING JUMBO OR RUIZ NEEDS A BREATHER BECAUSE HES BEEN GETTING SPLIT OUT WIDE

AS FAR AS WEEK ONE WERE HOSTING OUR IN STATE RIVALS AT HOME

DOES THE BIG DOG NEED TO SAY A LOT MORE THAN THAT

WE KNOW WHAT THEY BRING TO THE TABLE WITH BIG PLAY ABILITY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL BUT WE NEED TO SHOW THEM THAT WE ARE THE BIG DOG AND THIS IS OUR YARD THEYRE WALKING INTO

MERMEN COUNTRY LETS SWIM"

[Talon]

 

   

Damn, that Diamond Starz is lookin' great. You love to see it.

[GM Yount]

"YEAH I THINK BESIDES THE THIRD DOWN SCATBACK TYPE STUFF I WANT TO SPLIT HER OUT WIDE IN A COUPLE FORMATIONS AND HAVE HER AND RUIZ TAG TEAM FILL IN TO HELP OUR WIDE RECEIVER DEPTH

BUT SPEAKING OF WHICH DID PRESEASON GIVE YOU ANY CLARITY ON THE WHOLE CLUSTER OF YOUNG DEPTH RECEIVERS WE HAVE

I KNOW BURLEY IS THE PROBABLY THE MOST POLISHED OF THE BUNCH BUT HES ALSO NOT GONNA GIVE US A LOT OF JUICE"

[Talon]

 

   

From an effort standpoint, Haase and then Jackson get my vote after Ross and Phillips;  Haase was very consistent.   JC shined when he was working hard but also faded at different times, but Burley and Corbett felt like the didn't want it as much.

[GM Yount]

"OK COOL
ILL PUT THEM IN THAT ORDER THEN
BESIDES ALL THE DEPTH CHART UPDATES AND SPECIAL PACKAGES WE PUT IN CAN I SEND YOU LIKE A NOTE ON HOW TO SHUFFLE WIDE RECEIVER AND NEW PRIMARY TARGET IF ROSS IS UNABLE TO GO"

[Talon]

   

if you want to, yeah?

[GM Yount]

"OK ILL LET YOU GET TO PREPPING SINCE WERE OPENING WITH A BANG

THE BIG DOG WILL CHECK BACK IN WHEN SHES GOT THE DEPTH CHARTS READY"



"ARIEL STEVE ROSENHAUS PLEASE"

[

"HI STEVE ITS THE BIG DOG HOW ARE YOU

CALLING FOR THAT POST PRESEASON CHECK IN ON THOSE TWO DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES FOR AN ENCAR EXTENSION WE DISCUSSED"

[Talon]

   
We'll take the 5 year offer, baby.

[GM Yount]

"EXCELLENT

THE BIG DOG WILL SEND THAT IN

GLAD TO HAVE HIM LOCKED UP HE PLAYS WITH REAL BIG DOG ENERGY"

[Talon]

 

   
Likewise.

[GM Yount]

"IM THE BIG DOG"



"ARIEL CAN YOU GET ME COACH MACKEY AGAIN PLEASE THANK YOU IM THE BIG DOG"



"HI COACH ITS THE BIG DOG

GOT THAT BUSINESS TAKEN CARE OF AND IVE GOT MY DEPTH CHART UPDATES AND SUB PACKAGES WORKED OUT TO RUN BY YOU IN CASE THERES ANYTHING SUPER OBJECTIONABLE IN THEM

APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE FOR THE AMOUNT OF THEM"

[GM Yount]

"WHOOPS MUST HAVE HAD A PAPER JAM SORRY COACH"



MASTER DEPTH CHART

QB1: Trevor Lawrence
QB2: Antonio Bayne
QB3:  John Gibbs

RB1: John Encarnacion
RB2: Nathanial Payne
RB3: Diamond Starz
RB4: John Addison

FB: Jesus Judge

TE1: Joseph Ruiz
TE2: Charles Danner

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR1b/WR4: J.C. Jackson

WR2: Caleb Phillips
WR2b/WR5: Dan Burley

WR3: Joseph Haase
WR3b: Abram Corbett

LT1: Matthew Neill
LT2: Richard Rouse
LT3: Glenn Fritz

LG1: Charles Luce
LG2: Robert Sapp
LG3: Jonathan Judkins

C1: Vernon Holland
C2: Caleb Green

RG1: Robert Sapp
RG2: Jonathan Judkins
RG3: Mario Frazier

RT1: Richard Rouse
RT2: Glenn Fritz
RT3: Carlos Swope


DT1: Dex Covington
DT2: Jared Miller
DT3: Trinidad Boles
DT4: Jess McDonald

LDE1: Albert Neeley
LDE2: Wayne Kelly
LDE3: Gary Carrier
LDE4: Dominic Chatman

RDE1: Kenneth Diamond
RDE2: Wayne Kelly
RDE3: Gary Carrier
RDE4: Dominic Chatman

LOLB1: Leon Choi
LOLB2: Kendrick Moore
LOLB3: Benito Suarez

ROLB1: Jack McCaffrey
ROLB2: Kendrick Moore
ROLB3: Benito Suarez

MLB1: Albert Smith
MLB2: Leon Choi
MLB3: Kenneth Jones

CB1: Izzy Okafor
CB1b/CB5: Terry Waters

CB2: Daniel Peterson
CB2b/CB6: Nathanael Frost

CB3: John Mayes
CB3b: Terry Waters

CB4: Nathanael Frost
CB4b: Nathan Campbell

FS1: Richard Pina
FS2: John Garcia

SS1: Philip Calabrese
SS2: Richard Collazo


K: Arthur Pringle

P: Jesse Long

KR1: Diamond Starz
KR2: Abram Corbett
KR3: John Mayes
KR4: Terry Waters

PR1: Diamond Starz
PR2: John Mayes
PR3: Abram Corbett



OCEAN MADNESS
Empty Backfield 5 WR RUN & PASS SETS

QB: Trevor Lawrence

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Joseph Ruiz
WR3: Caleb Phillips
WR4: Diamond Starz
WR5: Joseph Haase

LT: Matthew Neill
LG: Charles Luce
C: Vernon Holland
RG: Robert Sapp
RT: Richard Rouse

GIRTHY WIDE MAGNUM
Spread Formation & Shotgun 4 WR Formation RUN

QB: Trevor Lawrence

RB: John Encarnacion

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Caleb Phillips
WR3: Joseph Ruiz
WR4: Diamond Starz

LT: Matthew Neill
LG: Charles Luce
C: Vernon Holland
RG: Robert Sapp
RT: Richard Rouse

WIDE MAGNUM
Spread Formation & Shotgun 4 WR Formation PASS

QB: Trevor Lawrence

RB: Diamond Starz

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Joseph Ruiz
WR3: Caleb Phillips
WR4: Joseph Haase

LT: Matthew Neill
LG: Charles Luce
C: Vernon Holland
RG: Robert Sapp
RT: Richard Rouse


LONG SHOTGUN
Shotgun PASS

QB: Trevor Lawrence

RB: Diamond Starz

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Caleb Phillips
WR3: Joseph Haase
TE: Joseph Ruiz

LT: Matthew Neill
LG: Charles Luce
C: Vernon Holland
RG: Robert Sapp
RT: Richard Rouse

POWER SHOTGUN
Shotgun RUN

QB: Trevor Lawrence

RB: John Encarnacion

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Caleb Phillips
WR3: Joseph Ruiz
TE: Charles Danner

LT: Matthew Neill
LG: Charles Luce
C: Vernon Holland
RG: Robert Sapp
RT: Richard Rouse




NICKEL
Nickel Formation Short & Long
DT1: Dex Covington
DT2: Jared Miller
LDE: Albert Neeley
RDE: Kenneth Diamond

LB1: Leon Choi
LB2: Kendrick Moore

CB1: Izzy Okafor
CB2: Daniel Petersen
CB3/Nickel: John Mayes

SS: Philip Calabrese
FS: Richard Pina


DIME
Dime Formation Short & Long

DT1: Dex Covington
DT2: Jared Miller
LDE: Albert Neeley
RDE: Kenneth Diamond

LB1: Leon Choi

CB1: Izzy Okafor
CB2: Daniel Petersen
CB3/Nickel: John Mayes
CB4/Dime: Nathanael Frost

SS: Philip Calabrese
FS: Richard Pina

[Talon]

 

   

  I heard you were pretty meticulous before I took the job, it's cool.

[Talon]

 

   

  Looks good to me, we can always adjust if shit isn't workin.

[GM Yount]

"AWESOME

ALSO IF ROSS CANT GO THIS WEEK HOW WOULD YOU PLAY IT OUTSIDE OF THE OBVIOUS OF BUMPING PHILLIPS UP TO WIDEOUT ONE AND MAKING HIM THE PRIME TARGET 

JUST BUMP ALL THE OTHER WIDEOUTS UP A SPOT OR WOULD YOU MAYBE TRY TO HAVE RUIZ BE OUR STARTING WIDE RECEIVER TWO AND LET DANNER BE THE SOLE TIGHT END EXCEPT WHEN WERE RUNNING OUR TWO TIGHT END SET"

[Talon]

 

   

I mean, the depth chart is there to replace injured guys. I'd just go next man up.

[GM Yount]

"ALRIGHT THEN

MERMEN COUNTRY LETS SWIM"



- Maintain individual training focuses for regular season

- Activate all players who were sat out during preseason

- If Justyn Ross is unable to play, bump all WRs up 1 spot on the depth chart & maintain WR1 as the primary read



MASTER DEPTH CHART

QB1: Trevor Lawrence
QB2: Antonio Bayne
QB3:  John Gibbs

RB1: John Encarnacion
RB2: Nathanial Payne
RB3: Diamond Starz
RB4: John Addison

FB: Jesus Judge

TE1: Joseph Ruiz
TE2: Charles Danner

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR1b/WR4: J.C. Jackson

WR2: Caleb Phillips
WR2b/WR5: Dan Burley

WR3: Joseph Haase
WR3b: Abram Corbett

LT1: Matthew Neill
LT2: Richard Rouse
LT3: Glenn Fritz

LG1: Charles Luce
LG2: Robert Sapp
LG3: Jonathan Judkins

C1: Vernon Holland
C2: Caleb Green

RG1: Robert Sapp
RG2: Jonathan Judkins
RG3: Mario Frazier

RT1: Richard Rouse
RT2: Glenn Fritz
RT3: Carlos Swope


DT1: Dex Covington
DT2: Jared Miller
DT3: Trinidad Boles
DT4: Jess McDonald

LDE1: Albert Neeley
LDE2: Wayne Kelly
LDE3: Gary Carrier
LDE4: Dominic Chatman

RDE1: Kenneth Diamond
RDE2: Wayne Kelly
RDE3: Gary Carrier
RDE4: Dominic Chatman

LOLB1: Leon Choi
LOLB2: Kendrick Moore
LOLB3: Benito Suarez

ROLB1: Jack McCaffrey
ROLB2: Kendrick Moore
ROLB3: Benito Suarez

MLB1: Albert Smith
MLB2: Leon Choi
MLB3: Kenneth Jones

CB1: Izzy Okafor
CB1b/CB5: Terry Waters

CB2: Daniel Peterson
CB2b/CB6: Nathanael Frost

CB3: John Mayes
CB3b: Terry Waters

CB4: Nathanael Frost
CB4b: Nathan Campbell

FS1: Richard Pina
FS2: John Garcia

SS1: Philip Calabrese
SS2: Richard Collazo


K: Arthur Pringle

P: Jesse Long

KR1: Diamond Starz
KR2: Abram Corbett
KR3: John Mayes
KR4: Terry Waters

PR1: Diamond Starz
PR2: John Mayes
PR3: Abram Corbett



OCEAN MADNESS
Empty Backfield 5 WR RUN & PASS SETS

QB: Trevor Lawrence

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Joseph Ruiz
WR3: Caleb Phillips
WR4: Diamond Starz
WR5: Joseph Haase

LT: Matthew Neill
LG: Charles Luce
C: Vernon Holland
RG: Robert Sapp
RT: Richard Rouse

GIRTHY WIDE MAGNUM
Shotgun 4 WR Formation RUN

QB: Trevor Lawrence

RB: John Encarnacion

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Caleb Phillips
WR3: Joseph Ruiz
WR4: Diamond Starz

LT: Matthew Neill
LG: Charles Luce
C: Vernon Holland
RG: Robert Sapp
RT: Richard Rouse

WIDE MAGNUM
Shotgun 4 WR Formation PASS

QB: Trevor Lawrence

RB: Diamond Starz

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Joseph Ruiz
WR3: Caleb Phillips
WR4: Joseph Haase

LT: Matthew Neill
LG: Charles Luce
C: Vernon Holland
RG: Robert Sapp
RT: Richard Rouse


LONG SHOTGUN
Shotgun PASS

QB: Trevor Lawrence

RB: Diamond Starz

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Caleb Phillips
WR3: Joseph Haase
TE: Joseph Ruiz

LT: Matthew Neill
LG: Charles Luce
C: Vernon Holland
RG: Robert Sapp
RT: Richard Rouse

POWER SHOTGUN
Shotgun RUN

QB: Trevor Lawrence

RB: John Encarnacion

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Caleb Phillips
WR3: Joseph Ruiz
TE: Charles Danner

LT: Matthew Neill
LG: Charles Luce
C: Vernon Holland
RG: Robert Sapp
RT: Richard Rouse




NICKEL
Nickel Formation Short & Long
DT1: Dex Covington
DT2: Jared Miller
LDE: Albert Neeley
RDE: Kenneth Diamond

LB1: Leon Choi
LB2: Kendrick Moore

CB1: Izzy Okafor
CB2: Daniel Petersen
CB3/Nickel: John Mayes

SS: Philip Calabrese
FS: Richard Pina


DIME
Dime Formation Short & Long

DT1: Dex Covington
DT2: Jared Miller
LDE: Albert Neeley
RDE: Kenneth Diamond

LB1: Leon Choi

CB1: Izzy Okafor
CB2: Daniel Petersen
CB3/Nickel: John Mayes
CB4/Dime: Nathanael Frost

SS: Philip Calabrese
FS: Richard Pina

LOCK IN

[GM Yount]

"HI EVERYONE ITS THE BIG DOG AND ITS A GOOD DAY TO BE MERMEN"

1. Talk us through opening week, what went as expected?  Where did you exceed expectations, and where did you fall short?

"WE STARTED OFF THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEARS CALIFORNIA CUP WITH A COMEBACK WIN AGAINST A VERY STRONG OAKLAND TEAM IN FRONT OF OUR HOME FANS


NOW AS FAR AS WHAT WENT AS EXPECTED US WINNING WENT AS EXPECTED BECAUSE THE BIG DOG EXPECTS THIS TEAM TO DEFEND OUR YARD ARF ARF

T LAW BALLING OUT ALSO SHOWED THAT HE IS WHAT WE INTERNALLY KNEW HE IS AND THAT IN FACT RINKUMANIA IS INDEED RUNNING WILD

NOW THE BIG DOG WOULD SAY WE EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PLAYERS THAT ARE ROOKIES

JUDKINS HELD UP VERY WELL INSIDE AGAINST A DYNAMIC OAKLAND D LINE KENDRICK MOORE WAS AWESOME FILLING UP THE STAT SHEET WHEN HE CAME IN ON NICKEL PACKAGES AND JOSEPH HAASE HAD A COUPLE NICE CATCHES IN HIS PRO DEBUT

ITS NICE TO SEE THAT ALL OF THEM STEPPED UP TO THE CHALLENGE

FOR ANOTHER NOTE ID SAY THAT ITS NOT EXCEEDING EXPECTATION BECAUSE I KNEW OUR PRESSURE WAS GONNA BE DYNAMIC WITH WEAPON DEX ANCHORING AN ALREADY STRONG D LINE BUT GETTING SIX SACKS AGAINST A STRONG OAKLAND BLOCKING UNIT WAS STILL NOTEWORTHY

AREAS WHERE WE COULD DO BETTER WOULD PROBABLY BE THE RETURN GAME AND IM GOING TO EXPECT OUR VERY TALENTED RUN GAME TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE AGAINST OTHER TEAMS

PROPS TO ENCAR FOR THE LONG RUN THOUGH AND DIAMOND STARZ FOR THE TD"

2. Which player stood out the most to you from your opponents team?

"PROBABLY ADRIAN HAGAN HE REALLY FILLED UP THE STAT SHEET

OBVIOUSLY THE BIG DOG KNEW HE HAD A PRO BLOODLINE AND ALSO CLEARLY GOOD TASTE IN MUSIC AS A FELLOW KESHA HEAD WITH HIS QUOTE TICK TOCK UNQUOTE CATCH PHRASE BUT HES STILL A GUY THAT IS WILD TO SEE PERFORM IN PERSON

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THINGS SIMMONS STOOD OUT FOR FLYING IN WITH THAT LATE HIT WHERE MAYBE HE THOUGHT HE COULD TAKE OUT T LAW BUT DIDNT REALIZE THAT A STRICT REGIMEN OF RINKUOLOGY AND PRE WORKOUT SUPPLEMENT OF BIGDOGIUM HAS FORTIFIED HIS BONES WITH TITANIUM AND HE WAS JUST FUELING THE OCTANE FOR OUR COMEBACK"

3. Diamond Starz was one of the FemFL imports to succeed this week, drawing a lot of excitement from their fanbase. How does it feel to tap into that demographic?

"WELL THE BIG DOG IS HAPPY ANYONE FEELS REPRESENTED AND WILL WELCOME ALL SORTS OF MERMEN FANS

BUT WITH ALL DUE RESPECT WERE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF TRYING TO HUNT FOR MORE FANS

WERE A BIG TIME TEAM IN THE SHADOW OF HOLLYWOOD IF WE PUT A GOOD PRODUCT ON THE FIELD BROTHER AND SHOW A PASSION TO WIN THE FANS WILL COME

OBVIOUSLY THERES BEEN SOME FEMFL PLAYERS THAT DID WELL WEEK ONE BUT THATS FOOTBALL

SOME PLAYERS PLAY WELL OTHERS WONT PLAY AS WELL AND DIAMOND STARZ IS ONE OF THOSE ONES THAT MAKES PLAYS WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE EXPECTED

THE BIG DOG WILL SAY THIS THOUGH

WERE PRETTY SURE SHE HAS MUCH BIGGER GOALS THAN A WEEK ONE TOUCHDOWN LIKE THE TEAM HAS MUCH BIGGER GOALS THAN A WEEK ONE WIN SO LETS RECOGNIZE THAT AS THE START OF SOMETHING AND HER AS ONE OF SEVERAL TALENTED WEAPONS ON OUR OFFENSE LIKE J ROSS CALEB PHILLIPS JOSEPH RUIZ AND ENCAR"

4. Do you feel like you put your team in the best position for success coming into this week 1 game?

"WELL YEAH

THATS WHY THE BIG DOG POSITIONED IT THE WAY I DID AND THE PLAYERS AND COACHES DID THEIR JOB AND WON SO ITS HARD TO HAVE MUCH EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY

THE BIG DOG WOULDNT BE SUCH A PAWS ON GM IF I DIDNT THINK I WOULD MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS"


5. Talk about your opponent for week 2 and what you will need to see from your team.

"THE MERMEN ARE SWIMMING TO THE WILD OCEANIC LAND OF LAS VEGAS TO TAKE ON THE SCORPIONS WHO ARE OBVIOUSLY THE DEFENDING CHAMPS 

THE BIG THINGS WELL NEED TO SEE ARE COMPOSURE AND COMMUNICATION 

CANT BE GETTING LOST IF THEIR STUD WIDE RECEIVERS GET MOVED AROUND OR CONFUSED IF THEIR ELITE D LINEMEN RUN ANY STUNTS OR ANYTHING ITS ENOUGH OF A CHALLENGE TO DO KEEP THOSE PLAYERS IN CHECK AS IS BUT ITS A CHALLENGE OUR LADS SHOULD RELISH

COMPOSURE IS ALSO NEEDED IF THERES A MOMENT WHERE THE OTHER TEAM POTENTIALLY GETS A BIG PLAY AND THE HOME CROWD STARTS WANTING TO TAKE OVER

OTHER THAN THAT WE NEED TO SHOW CONFIDENCE AND SWAGGER

WERE NOT IN THIS BUSINESS TO BE GOOD WERE IN IT TO BE GREAT

WEVE GOT A LEADER AT HEAD COACH WHO HAS EMBODIED THAT AS A PLAYER AND COACH AND THE BIG DOG BELIEVES THE SQUAD HAS THAT CONFIDENCE AND THAT DESIRE BUT WE NEED TO PUT IT OUT THERE IN ACTION ONCE AGAIN"

[Talon]

 

   

Izzy saved us with that strip... gonna need him to be on his S-tier game against S-Jax.

[GM Yount]

"YEAH I DO THINK WE CAN HAVE SOME AREAS WE CAN EXPLOIT AGAINST VEGAS BUT IF WE DONT BALL OUT THEIR BIG PLAYMAKERS CAN UNDO THAT IN A HURRY

LUCKILY IZZY IS A RIDICULOUSLY COMPETITIVE GUY

NOT THAT ITS WHO WERE PLAYING BUT I KIND OF HOPE THAT LLOYD TALKING HIS SHIT ON HIM AFTER THAT WINNIPEG PLAYOFF GAME LAST YEAR IS STUCK WITH IZZY LIKE I FEEL IT MIGHT BE

HES A REALLY PROUD DUDE AND THE BIGGER POINT HE THINKS HE HAS TO PROVE THE BETTER IT IS FOR US AT LEAST IN THE BIG DOGS VIEW"

[Talon]

 

   

I always played with that chip on my shoulder, so I get it.

[GM Yount]

"EARLY OBVIOUSLY AND I KNOW HES RAW BUT HOW DID THE KID HAASE THE BIG DOG DOESNT KNOW IF SHE PRONOUNCED THAT RIGHT LOOK TO YOU AGAINST REAL HIFL COMPETITION

HE DIDNT LOOK TOO OUT OF HIS DEPTH FROM THE BOX SCORE BUT THATS HARD TO READ MORE INTO WITHOUT THE ACTUAL FOOTBALL GUY CONTEXT"

[Talon]

 

   

He graded really highly on our internal post game report.  34 snaps, solid performance from an effort and execution stand point.  I'm not mad.

[GM Yount]

"AWESOME AND WHAT DID FROSTS USAGE LOOK LIKE AT CORNERBACK SNAPS WISE

OBVIOUSLY WELL NEED HIM THIS WEEK WITH MAYES  DEALING WITH HIS EMERGENCY BUT WONDERING HOW THE SNAP COUNT PLAYED OUT UNDER OUR NORMAL DEPTH CHART"

[Talon]

 

   

12 snaps on defense.  He graded with a VPS of 2.08 which is really solid considering he didn't have to log a stat.

[GM Yount]

"OKAY COOL

GLAD HE SAW DOUBLE DIGIT SNAPS AT LEAST

ILL HAVE TO CHECK BACK IN WITH HIM IN A COUPLE WEEKS TO SEE HOW HE FEELS ABOUT HIS STATUS HERE

GOOD STUFF COACH I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF A COUPLE THINGS THEN ILL PREP MY LOCK IN FOR YOU"



"ARIEL ITS THE BIG DOG

DO WE HAVE ANY INDICATION ON WHETHER JOHN MAYES IS AVAILABLE FOR US TO REACH OUT WITH A
SUPPORT CALL OR IF HIS FAMILY EMERGENCY IS MORE ONE WHERE HES PREFERRING TO BE RADIO SILENT EITHER DUE TO HS FULL ATTENTION BEING REQUIRED OR HIM JUST WANTING HIS PRIVACY"

[Talon]

 

   

Not to say you couldn't, but I thought it might be best if I expressed our condolences from the organization.  He was very grateful for the call and support of the team.

[GM Yount]

"OK THANKS ARIEL THE BIG DOG DIDNT WANT US TO NEGLECT HIM SO THATS APPRECIATED

CAN YOU GET ME KENDRICK MOORE PLEASE THANK YOU"



"HI KENDRICK ITS THE BIG DOG

MEANT TO HAVE THIS CONVO EARLIER BUT MIGHT AS WELL HAVE IT NOW WITH YOU SHOWING WHAT YOURE ABOUT IN THAT DEBUT GAME LAST WEEK

WELCOME TO LONG BEACH WE WERE VERY ECSTATIC TO GET YOU IN THE DRAFT IF YOU DIDNT GET THAT FROM HOW FAST WE RUSHED THAT PICK UP TO THE PODIUM

THE BIG DOGS SEEN HOW HARD YOUVE BEEN WORKING SINCE TRAINING CAMP AND CANT WAIT FOR YOU TO MAKE THE LEAGUE REALIZE THEY MADE A MISTAKE LETTING YOU SLIP TO US"

[Talon]

   

When I step on the grid iron, I make it all eyes on me and that's how its gonna be.    The league's gonna regret sleeping on me, no doubt.

[GM Yount]

"ARF ARF

THE BIG DOG LOVES TO HEAR IT

FIRST CAUGHT EYES ON YOU WHEN WE WERE SCOUTING CHOI A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND YOU WERE TACKING UP THE TFLS AND ITS NICE TO MEET YOU AND SEE YOUVE GOT THAT BIG DOG IN YOU

KEEP WORKING AND CALI WILL BE TALKING ABOUT KENDRICK LA MOORE INSTEAD OF KENDRICK LAMAR

THE BIG DOG WILL NEED TO KEEP WORKSHOPPING THAT ONE BUT YOU GET THE POINT

ILL LET YOU GET BACK TO IT LETS GET OURSELVES ANOTHER WIN

IM THE BIG DOG"



"ARIEL HERES OUR LOCK IN INFO"



If John Mayes cannot play

Use Nathanael Frost as Nickel Corner and Terry Waters as Dime Corner

"MERMEN COUNTRY LETS SWIM"

LOCK IN

[GM Yount]

"HI ITS THE BIG DOG

I BELIEVE I SAID THAT WE NEEDED TO WIN IN THE TRENCHES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL LAST WEEK AND UNFORTUNATELY WE ONLY DID THAT ON ONE

VERY HAPPY WITH HOW OUR D LINE PLAYED

OBVIOUSLY OUR PASS BLOCKING WAS OVERWHELMED AND WE HAVE TO BE BETTER THERE BUT THATS NOT A TOTAL SURPRISE GIVEN THE ELITE TALENT VEGAS HAS UP FRONT AND THE FACT THAT WE HAD A BIT OF A MAKESHIFT O LINE WITH TWO GUYS WE WERENT EXPECTING TO START COMING OUT OF CAMP BEING IN THERE

I ACTUALLY THINK CALEB GREEN DID AN ADMIRABLE ENOUGH JOB BUT LOSING A ROCK LIKE VERNON HOLLAND FOR HOWEVER LONG IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LINE THERES GONNA BE A BIT OF COMMUNICATION TO NEED TO GET UP TO SPEED

I DO BELIEVE IN THE TALENT OF THE GUYS WE HAVE UP THERE AND WELL HAVE TO KEEP DOING WHAT WE DO AND DEVELOP OUR PLAYERS TO KEEP UPPING THEIR GAME

OBVIOUSLY THERE WERE SOME BIG INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES ON OUR TEAM BUT OVERALL WE LOST AND THATS WHATS IMPORTANT WHEN YOU HAVE THE EXPECTATIONS WE DO

OVERALL IT SUCKED TO LOSE BUT DOESNT CHANGE HOW I FEEL ABOUT OUR TEAM I STILL FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THEM

THE ONE INDIVIDUAL BIT I WILL TALK ABOUT IS IZZY DOING WHAT HE DID TO S JAX

IZZY PERFORMED HIS ASS OFF AND SHOWED HES TAKING YET ANOTHER LEAP FORWARD THIS YEAR AND AS FOR THE REST OF THE BACK AND FORTH AFTER THE GAME IT IS WHAT IT IS

NOT TO STEREOTYPE BUT GUYS AT SKILL POSITIONS OFTEN HAVE BIG PERSONALITIES WHEN THEYRE THE ELITE OF THE ELITE AND I DONT KNOW OF MANY WIDE RECEIVERS THAT DONT THINK INTERFERENCE AGAINST THEM GOES UNCALLED JUST LIKE I DONT KNOW MANY DBS THAT DONT THINK THE RULES ARE GEARED TOWARDS THE OFFENSE

GUYS ARE GONNA HAVE PRIDE IN THEIR WORK AND FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT IT AND IM GLAD THAT IZZY HAS THAT PASSION WHICH HES GONNA TAKE FORWARD TO HELP US BOUNCE BACK

WHICH WERE GONNA TRY TO DO AGAINST KANSAS CITY

THEYVE DEFINITELY PLAYED SCRAPPIER THAN THEIR RECORD AND WILL BE LOOKING TO GET THEIR FIRST WIN

NOW I COULD GET INTO SPECIFICS OF WHAT ID LIKE TO SEE FROM THE TEAM OUT THERE BUT MOSTLY I WANT US TO USE ANY FRUSTRATION FROM LAST WEEK CHANNEL IT INTO BEING SHARP IN PRACTICE AND THEN GO OUT THERE TO MAKE A STATEMENT AND TREAT THOSE GUYS ON THE OTHER TEAM LIKE THEYRE TRYING TO TAKE FOOD OFF OUR TABLES

LETS BIG DOG THE CRAP OUT OF THEM

MERMEN COUNTRY LETS SWIM

ARF ARF"

[Talon]

   

That KC Defense is a good bounce back team, we should get right.

[GM Yount]

"YEAH

ITLL BE NICE TO HAVE AT LEAST EIGHTY PERCENT OF OUR O LINE OUT THERE TOO SO I WANT TO SEE US GET BOTH ASPECTS OF OUR OFFENSE CLICKING

REAL TALK AND THIS ISNT THE BIG DOG OVERLOOKING THEM ITS THE BIG DOG LOOKING THROUGH THEM

THE BIG DOG WILL BE DISAPPOINTED IF WE DONT IMPOSE OUR WILL ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL

THERES NO REASON OUR PASS RUSH CANT PUT WHOEVER THEY HAVE AT QUARTERBACK IN HELL

WE NEED TO MAXIMIZE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO START BUILDING WINNING HABITS AND ALSO SHOWING A MEAN STREAK THAT WILL MAKE FUTURE OPPONENTS FEEL SOME SORT OF WAY BEFORE THEY EVEN SUIT UP AGAINST US"

[Talon]

 

   

Yeah, no doubt.

[GM Yount]

"LETS GET IT THEN

MERMEN COUNTRY LETS SWIM"



Offense

- Return Robert Sapp to starting lineup at RG

defense

- Revert corner depth chart back to normal with John Mayes back

Master

CB1: Izzy Okafor
CB1b/CB5: Terry Waters

CB2: Daniel Peterson
CB2b/CB6: Nathanael Frost

CB3: John Mayes
CB3b: Terry Waters

CB4: Nathanael Frost
CB4b: Nathan Campbell

Nickel

CB1: Izzy Okafor
CB2: Daniel Peterson
CB3: John Mayes

Dime

CB1: Izzy Okafor
CB2: Daniel Peterson
CB3: John Mayes
CB4: Nathanael Frost

LOCK IN

[GM Yount]

"HI ITS THE BIG DOG

A MUCH MORE ENCOURAGING PERFORMANCE FROM THE TEAM

STILL SOME AREAS TO CLEAN UP ID LIKE US TO GET SOME MORE YAC AND WEVE BEEN GETTING CAUGHT OUT OF POSITION TO GIVE UP SOME BIG RUNS ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THINGS

AND WE GOT OFF TO TOO SLOW A START BUT I LIKE THAT WE CAME OUT STRONG IN THE SECOND HALF

BUT WE DID SPREAD THE BALL AROUND WELL ON OFFENSE AND I LIKED THAT WE SHOWED A NOSE FOR FORCING TURNOVERS AGAIN

WE DID A LOT OF THINGS WELL AFTER A SLOW START BUT THE BIG DOG KNOWS HOW GOOD OUR PLAYERS ARE AND KNOWS WE CAN BE EVEN BETTER

NOW MY LAST NOTE ON THE GAME ILL SAY IS THAT OBVIOUSLY IM MUCH MORE CONCERNED WITH THE TEAM SIDE OF THINGS THAN THE INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADES BUT TYPICALLY ID SAY THE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME SHOULD BE SOMEONE FROM THE TEAM THAT SCORED FOURTY FOUR POINTS NOT THE TEAM THAT SCORED TWENTY

NOW AS FAR AS A COACH THATS STOOD OUT TO ME OBVIOUSLY I COULD TAKE A COP OUT AND SAY THE WHOLE STAFF BUT REALISTICALLY THERE WERE TWO COACHES IN COACH ZOG AND COACH BELANGER WHO MANAGED TO STAY AS HOLDOVERS FROM THE PREVIOUS REGIME

AND COACH ZOG IN PARTICULAR HAS NOT ONLY CONTINUED TO WORK TO DEVELOP A GUY LIKE CHARLES DANNER AND A VERY YOUNG RECEIVER ROOM AFTER OUR TOP OPTIONS BUT HES STEPPED UP TO THE ASSISTANT HEAD COACH ROLE AND DONE SO SEAMLESSLY WHILE HELPING US MAINTAIN A WINNING ATTITUDE

ONTO OUR NEXT GAME WEVE GOT VANCOUVER NEXT WHO ARE DEFINITELY BETTER THAN THEIR RECORD THEYRE WELL COACHED AND TALENTED AND WILL BE LOOKING FOR A STRONG BOUNCE BACK ON THEIR HOME FIELD

IF THERES AREAS THAT CAN HELP US ACHIEVE VICTORY BESIDES THEIR INJURIES ID SAY THAT WHILE THEIR INTERIOR O LINE IS STILL VERY STRONG EVEN WITH ALDRICH BEING QUESTIONABLE THAT THEIR OFFENSIVE TACKLES ARE SOLID BUT NOT ELITE AND WELL NEED TO HAVE KENNY DIAMOND AND ALBERT NEELEY CONTINUE THEIR STRONG PLAY AND REALLY CREATE PRESSURE OFF THE EDGE

ADDITIONALLY ID CLASS THEIR DEFENSIVE TACKLES IN THE GOOD NOT STARS CATEGORIES SO ID LIKE US TO WIN AGAINST THEM AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE SO WE DONT LET THEIR LINEBACKERS GET DOWNHILL AND CAN ESTABLISH OUR RUN GAME AND ALSO WITH OUR INTERIOR O LINE HOPEFULLY HEALTHY THIS GAME ID LIKE US TO AVOID PRESSURE UP THE MIDDLE SO T LAW CAN STEP UP IN THE POCKET INTO THROWS"



"ARIEL NATHANAEL FROST PLEASE"



"HI NATHANAEL ITS THE BIG DOG

I SAID ID CHECK IN WITH YOU AFTER TWO OR THREE GAMES SO JUST DOING THAT

SO I ENDED UP PUTTING YOU DOWN FOR YOUR TACKLING ABILITY TO PLAY IF WE GO TO A FIVE TWO FORMATION TO PLAY AS OUR DIME CORNER AND TO ROTATE IN FOR PETERSEN IF HE GETS TIRED

OBVIOUSLY YOU ALSO MOVED UP TO NICKEL WEEK TWO AGAINST VEGAS

SO I JUST WANTED TO KNOW HOW YOURE FEELING MAN

ARE YOU FEELING BETTER OR STILL KIND OF ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN"

[Talon]

 

   

Big play opportunities are going to be there vs. Vancouver.   They're 28th in run D, they're 28th in total yards against, and 27th in points against.   They've got a very similar offense to ours in terms of rankings, but I think we're the better club.

[GM Yount]

*BIG DOG squints suspiciously, she's not sure whether Ariel sent her Coach Mackey instead of she took a bad edible and is seeing/hearing things. Either way, she decides to roll with it.*

"YEAH COACH FOR SURE AS LONG AS WE PLAY UP TO OUR CAPABILITIES

HOPEFULLY WE ALSO HAVE A HEALTHY OFFENSIVE LINE FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR

THE BIG DOG DOESNT HAVE TOO MUCH BUSINESS I JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN WITH FROSTY TO SEE IF HES FEELING ANY MORE SETTLED ABOUT HIS ROLE A FEW WEEKS IN BUT WHILE IVE GOT YOU HERE I FORGOT TO ASK THIS A FEW WEEKS AGO

ANY WORD ON HOW THE POSITION TRAINING FOR JUDKINS TOOK"

[Talon]

 

   

Eh, it was okay... Nothing stellar though, he made some gains but nothing major.   Oh, I passed Nate on the way up, he's gonna be here in a minute.