CLEVELAND MUSTANGS [GM DOUG - LOA]

[Talon]

 

I can get the #1 injury prevention and recovery man for an extra $1MM to the HC staff.

[GM Wayne]

The money is spent. Excited to see who you bring in.

[Talon]

 

I'll get right to work.

[GM Wayne]

Ms. Halle would you connect me with Bobby Shapiro please.

Wayne waits for the call to connect.

Bobby my guy. Your client, Chadwick Parrish, is one of our restricted free agents and I'd like to keep him with us going forward. Would 2 years at 1.5 million work for you?

[Talon]

We're seeking $3.5MM per season, my guy.

[GM Wayne]

How about 2.5 million and I affirm you as being the agent with the best hair in the business when I file it with the league office?

[Talon]

 

You can affirm that every time you league office a deal with me; but right now that's the price, fella.

[GM Wayne]

You drive a hard bargain, good sir. But you have a deal.

[Talon]

 

Well done.

[Talon]

Hello GM Wayne,   I am Thomas Reese, the investigator looking into the recent allegations made against your boss.  Do you have a few minutes to answer a few questions?

[GM Wayne]

Mr. Reese I am sure you are aware of my public statement on this matter. Unless instructed to do so by the Lancaster Corporation or being compelled by court of law, I will not answer any questions regarding the organization beyond what is already accessible to the public.

Now, if you have any questions that fall within that purview, I am happy to discuss that.

[Talon]

I'm sorry. I understand and respect your stance, but if you change your mind, I'll leave my card with your secretary.  Give me a call if you want to talk.

[GM Wayne]

I'm curious, Mr. Reese, if you've considered the ramifications of your broad sweeping investigation. If something turns up with any of the franchises you're investigating what is the ultimate outcome? An owner, or more, being forced to sell their team?

Have you considered the impact such a scenario could have on any number of the cities that currently support a franchise? What if a hypothetical new owner decides they wish to relocate? Have you thought about the widespread economic disaster that such a move would bring to small businesses who survive off the revenue brought in by being in close proximity to HIFL team?

Does that not bother you at all that you might bear at least some responsibility for destroying the lives of otherwise innocent people simply trying to get by? And for what? You think an exorbitantly wealthy owner or two no longer being able to get a little more than their fair share is going to affect them in any way? They'll just find that money in some other venture while how many average people will find themselves unemployed, unable to support their families anymore?

Those are my questions, Mr. Reese. Knowing those things can you honestly say you sleep well at night?

[Talon]

I am simply doing my job Mr. Wayne, I have no bias either way, nor do I choose the outcome of what my finds lead to.

The way I see it, if someone puts their investment in jeopardy by circumventing the rules in one way or another that is between them and those who decide on the consequences of their actions.

As for how I sleep at night, it is simple.   Naked.

Good Day, sir.

[GM Wayne]

Heh. Ignoring the blood on your hands doesn't make it disappear.

I'll have someone escort you out.

[Talon]

Hi there, I've got us with $1.95MM and $4.75MM in bonus heading into UFA.

[GM Wayne]

That's what I have too with three spots left to fill.

[GM Wayne]

Ms. Halle would you place a call to Scott Forrest thanks.

"Scott, I'm up against the cap a little bit but I'd like to make the same offer I made to another player during UFA, but he simply had more guaranteed cash on the table.

Basically the offer would be to play this season on a one year, 1.25 million dollar contract with a player option for a second season and the following incentive option attached:

Win one playoff game, option year contract increases to 2.5 million
Win two playoff games, option year contract increases to 3.5 million
Win three playoff games, option year contract increases to 4.75 million.
Win the impact bowl (whether it takes 3 or 4 wins to do so), option year contract increases to 6 million.

I know that's a little complex but we've got a fucking amazing defense here right now and the one thing we're missing is that 3rd corner to pair with Maxley and Britt.

[Talon]

I haven't played since pee wee but you have a deal.

[GM Wayne]

[GM Wayne]

Now that I've collected myself, Mr. Forrest, I'm sure you know it was not my intention to offer you that contract and I got ahead of myself.

Now, if you really want to come to training camp and all that I'll dedicate a certain amount of bonus money toward a Cleveland Mustangs VIP experience for you as part of our PR. We'll say.. I'll allocate like 500K in bonus money to make that happen.

And then offer the contract that I just mentioned a bit ago to CB Joshua Reynolds. Would that be fair? I admit you've got me in a bit of an uncomfortable position here on my end.

[Talon]

I've already signed the deal, it's just waiting on you to finalize it.  Now if you want to Amnesty me after the fact that's all good and dandy, but I don't back out of deals once I agree to them, and I don't like to work with people who do, either.

[GM Wayne]

You know what. Fuck it. Welcome to the Mustangs. We'll get you an Impact Bowl and shove it down each one of these smug fuckers faces that are gloating right now.

You don't happen to have a UDFA client out there that you're representing that you'd like to hook up with a 350K contract for the season, do you?

[Talon]

 

Actually, my nephew, Bronson Forest is trying to get into the league. He wasn't invited to the combine because he played at Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo like I did..  He'd sign for 350K for the season with a team option for S17 at $750K and a TO for S18 at $2MM

[GM Wayne]

Sure. What position does he play so I know where to list him on my lock in?

[Talon]

 

Well, in school he was a FB, RB, LB, and DE... so your choice where he is officially listed and trained, but he can do a little bit of all of it.

[GM Wayne]

We'll figure that out coming training camp and see you there. Thanks, Scott.

Wayne ends the call.

Ms. Halle, I know we're at 53 but I think I'm going to see if I can't keep working to improve the team a bit. I need you to call James T. Crain for me.

Wayne waits for the call to connect.

Mr. Crain, I'd like to offer your client Cornerback Nathan Woodson a two year contract worth two and a half million per season. Would that work for you guys?

[Talon]

 

Nate would take $6MM per season, but no way he comes down to $2.5MM.

[GM Wayne]

Can we meet in the middle at 4.25 million? I'll knock it down to a one year deal if that would make Nate more amenable.

[Talon]

 

  How about $4MM salary $1.25MM bonus?

[GM Wayne]

For one season or two? Either way I am happy with that contract. Just let me know.

[Talon]

 

Just this season.

[GM Wayne]

Done. Thanks Mr. Crain.

[Talon]

 

But of course.

[GM Wayne]

MINI-CAMP ASSIGNMENTS GM's MUST COMPLETE THIS TASK

OFFENSE:
Justin Fields - IQ
Scott Owens - Strength
David Mitchell - Run Blocking
Kevin Bilodeau - Run Blocking

DEFENSE:
Brad Martin - IQ
Kevin Duncan - Tackling
Howard Russo - Strength
Howard Russo - Tackling



STRATEGY GM OR COACHES DECISION ON ANY/ALL


OFFENSE
Attitude: Coaches Decision
Focus: Coaches Decision
Tempo: Coaches Decision
Passing Focus: Coaches Decision
Pass To: Coaches Decision
Primary Receiver: Lubanzi Ntuli
Third Down Back: Daniel Collins
Goal Line Back: Daniel Collins
Running Focus: Coaches Decision
Running Backs Role: Coaches Decision
Backfield by Committee?: Coaches Decision
Tight End Focus: Coaches Decision
QB Tuck and Run: Coaches Decision

DEFENSE
Attitude: Coaches Decision
Focus: Coaches Decision
Primary Coverage: Coaches Decision
D-Line Focus: Coaches Decision
Linebacker Focus: Coaches Decision
Player Radio: Coaches Decision
Match CBs to WRs?: Coaches Decision
Align Man Coverage?: Coaches Decision

SUBSTITUTION LOGIC
Point Margin for Backup Package Winning/Losing by 35
Sub Package Minimum Energy Coaches Decision
Sub Package Maximum Energy Coaches Decision

END OF GAME SCENARIOS
If Winning Run More
If Losing Coaches Decision

COUNTER STRATEGY (vs. offense gives your defense a boost to stop the selected type; vs. defense gives your offense a boost vs. selected defensive strategy)
Coaches Decision? Yes




OFFENSE MASTER DEPTH CHART GM's MUST COMPLETE THIS TASK (You may attach up to 3 additional Copies of this Chart for various "Packages" in your offense, the final package is strictly your back up players for substitutions - this is automatically set by your coaching staff)

PACKAGE NAME: Base Offense

QB- Justin Fields
QB2- John Mares
QB3- Kaden Daley

RB1- Daniel Collins
RB2- James Hill IV
RB3- Charles Sexton
RB4- Jeramy Dubois

FB- Andrew Romo

TE1- Noah McCoy
TE2- Gregory Patel

WR1- Lubanzi Ntuli
LWR4- Robert Palumbo

WR2- Theron Bacon
WR5- Joseph Roundtree

WR3- Scott Owens
WR6- Enrique Campbell

LT- Dale Hardaway
LT2- Kevin Bilodeau
LT3- Douglas Drew

LG- Charles Sutton
LG2- David Mitchell

C- Bruce Hudson
C2- Thomas Shirley

RG- Chadwick Parrish
RG2- David Mitchell

RT- Kevin Bilodeau
RT2- Alberto Handy

DEFENSE MASTER DEPTH CHART GM's MUST COMPLETE THIS TASK (You may attach up to 3 additional Copies of this Chart for various "Packages" in your defense. The final package is strictly your back up players for substitutions - this is automatically set by your coaching staff)

PACKAGE NAME: Base Defense

DT1- John Rosado
DT3- Kevin Duncan

DT2- Howard Russo
DT4- Waldo Miles

RE1- Sydney Council
RE2- Eric Fries

LE1- Sean Johnson
LE2- Corey Phillips

MLB1- Matthew Albrecht
MLB2- Gary Pippin

ROLB1- Victor Hinkle
ROLB2- Hassan Foster

LOLB1- Brad Martin
LOLB2- Bronson Forest

CB1- Daniel Maxley
CB4- Chad Davis
CB7- Scott Forest

CB2- Woodrow Britt
CB5- William Underwood

CB3- Nate Woodson
CB6- Roger Bandy

FS1- Curt Graves
FS2- Frank Burleson

SS1- Clarence Wesley
SS2- LeQuan James
SS3- Donny Tackett

SPECIAL TEAMS MASTER DEPTH CHART GM's MUST COMPLETE THIS TASK

K- Robert Dees
P- Joseph Webb

KR1- Scott Owens
KR2- Woodrow Britt
KR3- Robert Palumbo
KR4- Jeramy Dubois

PR1- Scott Owens
PR2- Jeramy Dubois






PLAY CALLING GM Chooses who calls plays, and assigns desired percentages if not left up to play calling coach


OFFENSE RUN/PASS RATIO

Play Caller: Deuce Rudino
Coaches decision

DEFENSE BLITZ RATIO

Play Caller: Jason Blitzer
Coaches decision



PR CAMPAIGNS  (OPTIONAL)

(PLAYER NAME) (Campaign Theme/Tag Line)
DESCRIPTION OF PR CAMPAIGN



MUSICAL LICENSES (GM MUST COMPLETE THIS TASK)

1. "Cleveland Rocks" - The Presidents of the United States of America - https://youtu.be/SJ3plaSowWc
In the build up to the opening kickoff this song will blare throughout the stadium to get the fans hyped up and as loud as they possibly can be.

2. "Hang On Sloopy" - The Best Damn Band In The Land - THE Ohio State University Marching Band - https://youtu.be/ibiFbf0x7Ng
Played in the moments before the second half kickoff and, as any good Ohioan knows, will likely be sung along to by the fans in attendance with a hearty chorus of O-H-I-O echoing around the stadium.

3. "Chimes & Carmen Ohio" The Best Damn Band In The Land - THE Ohio State University Marching Band - https://youtu.be/m4QN3o1Tf0k
Played after home victories as the fans are getting ready to depart from the stadium and continue their celebration all over the city.

4. "We Dont Give A Damn For The Whole State Of Michigan" The Best Damn Band In The Land - THE Ohio State University Marching Band - https://youtu.be/ezUNyTsG4RI
Played on numerous occasions throughout the game when the Michigan Monsters come to town, but especially after the Mustangs defense causes turnovers or the offense scores touchdowns.



COIN TOSS PREFERENCE

Tails
Receive

[GM Wayne]

Lock In

[Talon]

 

...really?  Scott Forest?

[GM Wayne]

Halle please don't bully me. My heart can't take it.

Is Cyrus around? There's a note that we would discuss the expectations for the season once we were back in office.

[Talon]

  GM Wayne, welcome back to the office..  I'm sure you've seen the official expectations from the higher ups, but I am here to answer any questions you may have about those expectations.

[GM Wayne]

Only question I have is regarding the top 5 defense goal and the improved offense goal. What standard is going to be used to determine top 5 defense? Points allowed I assume?

And with the improved offensive scoring is it going to be the ranking that is the standard, or the average points per game scored?

[Talon]

  Ah yes, yes.. For both, it will be based on points scored or allowed; on your team sheet it shows the points we produced or allowed last year along with our ranking.  If you improve our offense from 25.7PPG but it still only ranks in at 16-18 or something near that, we will consider it a success, but if we keep it similar to the 25 points but that manages to rank in the top 10-12, it would also be a success.. sort of a "whichever is better" situation, if you will.

[GM Wayne]

Thanks for the clarification. I will be disappointed if we don't achieve both of those goals.

Is there anything you need from me before I start meeting with the coaching staff and getting ready for week 1?

[Talon]

 

Sounds like you understand what the man upstairs wants, so I've got nothing for you other than wishing you good luck.

[GM Wayne]

Thanks Cyrus. Very kind of you. Give The Big Guy my regards.

Wayne returns to his office.

Ms. Halle, would you mind getting Coach Blitzer for me? Thank you.

Wayne waits for the Coach to arrive.

Coach! Coming out of camp I'm pleased with how things went but I was even more impressed to see Bronson Forrest was so highly thought of from a star ratings perspective. Do you think he actually has the makeup of a starter, though? I don't want to just rely on the star ratings.

[Talon]

  The kid is an athletic freak of nature.  Glad we got him before he went on to join Code Red Wrestling or one of the other big promotions out there.   Looks like a solid starter this season, he can start now easily, it pushes one of our other young guys down into a reserve role, but I think it's worth it.

[GM Wayne]

That's fucking awesome to hear. Do you think we're better suited keeping Albrecht at middle linebacker and using Bronson on the outside, or letting Matthew function as an outside linebacker and putting Bronson in the middle of the defense?

[Talon]

 

  Albrecht was so brilliant last year, I don't upset the apple cart.

[GM Wayne]

Lets fucking go then!

Depth Chart Changes

WR2: Scott Owens
WR3: Theron Bacon

LT1: Kevin Bilodeau
LT2: Dale Hardaway

RT1: Dale Hardaway
RT2: Alberto Handy

RG1: David Mitchell
RG2: Chadwick Parrish

LOLB1: Bronson Forest
LOLB2: Brad Martin

ROLB1: Victor Hinkle
ROLB2: Brad Martin

Lock In

[Talon]

WEEK 1 PRESS QUESTIONS

1. Discuss your performance and result for week 1. What were some sustains, and what were some improvements going into week 2?

2. Justin wasn't as dynamic, is that a credit to the Long Beach defense or did he underacheive?

3. Coming out of training camp and now seeing the team in week 1, what should fans expect to see this year from your club?

4. Did any news catch your eye this week?

5. Discuss your next opponent and game.

[GM Wayne]

1. Discuss your performance and result for week 1. What were some sustains, and what were some improvements going into week 2?

Defense played great. The offense showed flashes. In the end we didn't make enough plays to beat a really good Long Beach team. I could should've, would've, could've this to the moon and back but at the end of the day we didn't execute as well as they did. Congratulations to Long Beach.

Loved the effort out of our defense. We'll need them to continue that performance. They created a number of turnovers for us that we got some points off of. I think 10 off three consecutive turnovers, if I remember correctly. If we score touchdowns off all three of those we're talking about a win today instead of a loss.

Offensively we just need to take care of the football better ourselves. We put the ball on the turf alot and let a talented DE get in the backfield after Justin far too much.

2. Justin wasn't as dynamic, is that a credit to the Long Beach defense or did he underacheive?

I disagree with the premise that Justin wasn't dynamic. He was cracking ten and fifteen yard runs with some frequency. Sure, he didn't crack a big one but he was making plays consistently. The problem was that so was Kenny Diamond. So it wasn't that Justin wasn't dynamic, it was that Diamond and the Long Beach defense were equally dynamic. Again, credit to them.

3. Coming out of training camp and now seeing the team in week 1, what should fans expect to see this year from your club?

Championships. Division. Conference. Impact Bowl. Our focus and expectations haven't changed.

4. Did any news catch your eye this week?

The Wilkinsons are beasts. I think we all knew that but it was reinforced with both Bruce and TWII's performances. They're game breaking defensive players.

Now, imagine how good Jett is going to be once he gets to the league. Kid is going to make the best CB's in the world absolutely miserable.

5. Discuss your next opponent and game.

We keep it moving and head to Milwaukee. It will be nice to play now that they don't have a belligerent alcoholic with Napoleon syndrome pulling the strings.

More importantly, though, we need to right the ship. I know the Barons aren't projected to make waves this season but we can't take them lightly. They've got a good QB under center now and talent on both sides of the football so we need to play pissed off, determined football and come back home with a win.