All of the old OIFL transactions, right here!  Through OIFLCup XIX
May 30, 2022 Update
Vermont gets: J Nash
Richmond gets: 2023 E3
Vermont would rather have the trainable backup QB now, versus a maybe sleeper shot next year. Makes sense.
Seattle cuts: S Hayaski, S Weeks, D Rowley
Weeks and Rowley had a career, but it's probably just about over.
Delmarva cuts: L Elwell, D Wark, N Wire, L Peine, D Seiders
Probably not many guys on this list that'll get picked up elsewhere.
Richmond signs: A Leavitt
Not sure he'll be there when the games kick off, but he's going to be there for the preseason at least.
Vancouver Island cuts: L Galarza, Q Knoy, M Nasif
Two guys who got some decent minutes at times for the Blitz.
New York cuts: L Schmyik, A Cruz
Two guys here who had a long career that is probably over, too.
March 31, 2022 Update
The training camp roster moratorium begins now.
Philadelphia gets: M Kingseed
Vancouver Island gets: E Rooney, B Guyton, 2023 E1, $1M
Kingseed is clearly the guy Philly wants to run their offense.
Philadelphia cuts: F Duethorn, C Allen, N Nikitas, C Halbert, W Patterson
Maybe one or two of these guys get a look down the line. Maybe.
Delmarva signs: D Seiders, E Kampczyk, L Elwell, D Wark, A Bocti
Delmarva cuts: M Mannetti, E Ekebi, P Sokol
I mean, it's old guys who aren't going to make the roster, and then camp fodder. Typical pre-camp maneuvering.
March 26, 2022 Update
Philadelphia gets:  E2-22
London gets: J Leach
Philly is going for a lot of camp fodder.
Philadelphia gets: E3-4
Lincoln gets: L Booth
Lincoln gets a guy who is likely to make their 30-man for a pick that probably isn't.
Philadelphia cuts: P Crapo
Well, E2 sleeper shots will at least cost a few bucks.
Seattle signs: D Rowley, S Weeks
Probably camp fodder, though Rowley could help Seattle's depth a bit.
Philadelphia gets: E3-21
Delmarva gets: L Venus
Venus is a guy who can play and develop a little, and Philly didn't have a roster spot for him.
Lincoln signs: J Pucci
Pucci's been around, he'll be fine for the Lightning.
Houston gets: W Collins
Philadelphia gets: D Kreis
I mean, probably no spot for Kreis in Houston, but Philly wins this trade.
Philadelphia signs: F Duethorn, M Eckard
Philadelphia cuts: E Kampczyk, M Hafley
Camp moves here.
Washington gets: L Humphries, F Guthrie
Houston gets: R Danforth
With how Houston plays they need a backup WRLB in general.
Richmond signs: G Conquest, E Ott, D Johnson, O la Rose
Not sure the plan here. The 2 ldsp guy especially
Philadelphia gets: R Polato
Lincoln gets: H Hanson, P Ruscio
Hanson is the fastest guy in this trade, but Polato might be the best.
Philadelphia signs sleeper:  WRDB E Rooney
A little bit of luck goes a long ways, I guess.
March 22, 2022 Update
New York signs: B Spielman
Spielman isn't any guarantee to make the roster, but he knows the system having been there before.
Philadelphia gets: E3-6
Fort McMurray gets: L Jones
The surer thing more valuable to the Fatmen than the sleeper shot.
Philadelphia cuts: E White
He's bounced around a bit.
Philadelphia gets: E3-20
Baltimore gets: S Graves
Graves started his career in Baltimore, so this makes sense.
Philadelphia gets: E2-15
Washington gets: O Karenten
I mean, you're dumping (small) guaranteed salaries for sleeper shots. It makes sense.
March 18, 2022 Update
Washington gets: E2-23, 2023 E1/2/3, 2024 E1, H Roth, S Engelberg, J Mueller, G Sassard, Q Villa, C Mead, $2M
New York gets: E Quickmon, R Benefield, C Faes
Quickmon is the best player in this blockbuster. But Washington may not be any worse in 2022.
Washington gets: C Justice, 2023 E2
Florida gets: I Lyons, B Soskin
Not quite as explosive as the Quickmon trade above, but Washington is adding 2023 assets here.
Washington gets: B Cortright
Lincoln gets: J Fitzgibbons, J Kelly
Both teams get something of value to them here.
March 15, 2022 Update
New York cuts: D Rowley
Not sure Rowley will get another job somewhere. Maybe camp fodder?
Delmarva gets: E1-24
Texas gets: W Pratch
Delmarva is building a perennially contending team and is doing it on a pretty strict budget here.
Florida gets: E1-12
London gets: 2023 E1
I like this move for Florida, get the talent now.
Fort McMurray signs: C Seraphim
Seraphim is a nice addition for a Fatmen team that wasn't that far away, despite their record.
Philadelphia signs: T Stoss, D Sochowitz
I know the plan is "2023" for Philly, but there's no way they're not trying to get a little further this year anyways.
Florida signs: T Iosua
Desperately needed line help in Florida.
Lincoln gets: E1-11, E1-21
Philadelphia gets: E1-5
Lincoln needs talent, and there's a risk in that 11 could be a bit worse than 5, but 21 probably makes up for that.
March 13, 2022 - FAFFA Second Round wins
Delmarva gets: H Rachner, E2-11
Philadelphia gets: R Evers, L Fleming
Evers is going to start hopping around a little, it seems.
Vagabonds sign: J Lippman, J Daviault, M Ogwynn, G Day, K Ellis, D Henderson, E Brooks, G Halbig, G Rauls, V Sweeton
H Garner, R Thomas, B Parsons, J Napierala
The Vagabonds filled out an OK roster on the cheap here.
Fort McMurray signs: J Parker
Parker gives the Fatmen a good 1-2 DS group.
Seattle signs: W Trudeau
Trudeau will start for the Cybercats.
Philadelphia signs: A Carlton, C Allen, K Haydis, J Conner, J Waldron
Philly is gunning for a playoff spot this year (that isn't a 6-10 back into a crossover spot).
Ohio signs: T Bradford, A Rendfrey
Ohio is playing for broke. They might go broke, but they're going for it.
New York signs: B Tomlinson, L Schmyik, R Andrews, C Rhodes
Rhodes and Tomlinson were signed here with the intent of them making the 30-man.
Baltimore signs: T Points, T Rhodes, R Zier
I mean, it's all backups, but Baltimore needs the bodies.
Delmarva signs: L Peine, M Razaq, N Wire, E Ekebi, J Graham, M Mannetti, P Sokol
It's mostly camp fodder, but a couple guys (QBs) can make the 30-man.
Los Angeles signs: S Bagbey, G Wilson, J Chapman, K Jones, D Giles, A Distorbo, J Meriwether
A list of names that used to be something here.
Richmond signs: G White, J Ferraira, M Winberg, J Cocherell, J Jones
Richmond does see things differently from other owners.
March 6, 2022 - FAFFA First Round wins
Delmarva signs: L Ruff, A Moore
Two guys who have played a lot of OIFL football, and that's what Delmarva likes to get on the cheap.
Indianapolis signs: D Silverstein, D Greywacz
Interesting change of pace for the Racers.
Los Angeles signs: K Vickenlooper
The Matadors are always working to get those short term fixes and improvements to fill out around their core guys.
New York signs: A Cruz, A Song, R Marshall, T Lucena, M Jacobs, M Schweiger
These all fit the NY style.
Philadelphia signs: W Collins, P Stark
Philly is going to spend some of that cash here.
Richmond signs: M Pica, D Gerlack, P Bierwirth, D Owens
After the pile of retirements, Richmond needed bodies.
Ruidoso signs: J Greene, R Sebree
I think you might see a style shift here with the Kids.
Texas signs: D Murphy, E Yates
One's a potential Cox replacement, one's a long-time Terror coming home for one last ride.
Washington signs: J Matich, A Byron
A second kicker on a 30-man roster makes sense.
OIFL Vagabonds sign: P Kwiatkowski, T Lee, B Babcock, J Ferguson, D Colling, J Sullivan, O Benlachen, B Gates, B Burke
R Pollman, T Maison, B Arryn, C Andress, K Couto, M Orion, R Tucker, T Sanders, B Harris, C Custance
There are some players here, but probably a couple holes left for the Vagabonds here.
Ohio signs: J Kratofil, B Hauver, D Dunavin
Ohio's going all in this year, and the cash may become a problem for 2023.
Seattle signs: J Mayes
Mayes is a nice depth piece for the Cybercats.
Eugene signs: A Rodgers
Lamb is the guy there, but Rodgers could give him a run in camp.
February 26, 2022 Update
Ruidoso cuts: K Bucher
This is the worst contract in OIFL history.
February 24, 2022 Update
Philadelphia gets: H Clothier
Delmarva gets: C Brown
Philly certainly has enough line depth to be able to use it to bolster other spots.
January 18, 2022 Update
Richmond gets: 2022 OH E2, LA E3
Los Angeles gets: A Semryck
I don't love this trade for Richmond. Probably need to keep the strong young talent on the roster and try to build that.
Week 20 Update
New York signs: B Smith
Smith has played in the Mean Machine system before, which was a key reason to add him when guys went down.
Week 18 Update
New York cuts: V Sweeton, B Harris
Sweeton will probably be an injury pickup guy for the rest of his career, which given that ldsp won't be much longer.
New York signs (Week 19): M Heflin
Need the body!
Week 17 Update
New York signs: W Slevin, B Harris
New York cuts: E White
Slevin has been around the block a few times, for sure.
Ohio signs: B Crawford, T Coutch
Ohio cuts: H Blessig, C Allen
I can see Allen finding his way back to Ohio later, as he could be developable…just not when you're trying to win the OIFLCup.
Philadelphia cuts: M Mannetti
Philadelphia signs: E White
This is obviously a future play here, as White will be around a lot longer than Mannetti.
Week 16 Update
Richmond cuts: R Zier
I can see Zier getting a look somewhere else.
New York signs: V Sweeton, E White
Jeff will not leave a roster spot empty under any circumstances. And in Sweeton, he gets a guy who's played a lot of snaps.
Week 14 Update
Philadelphia signs: W Patterson, C Halbert, E Kampczyk
Philadelphia cuts: F Porter, J Cocherell, B Rodriguez
Philly is looking for guys who will help win a title in a few years. These guys probably won't.
Week 12 Update
Philadelphia cuts: W Collins
Philadelphia signs: C Satterwhite, L Jones, M Hafley, L Venis, A Barber
And away we go…
Philadelphia gets: H Rachner, C Brown, P Alkaranafil, DMV E1, LA E1, RIC E2, LA E2
Delmarva gets: T Bell, R Heller, J Shea, T Sanders
Can't say I'm surprised the memory of Sanders' old contract is exorcised from Philly as soon as new management took over.
Philadelphia gets: J Mackey, E1
Ohio gets: D Lee
Delmarva gets Heller to go with Heller, Ohio gets Lee to go with Lee…that won't cause the commissioner any confusion, I’m sure.
Delmarva gets: T Bradford, 2023 E1
Ohio gets: D Early, G Sunu
Ohio does need a couple more bodies on the line, so this may well end up working out for them.
Los Angeles gets: K Thornton, E2
Ohio gets: D Ladd, J Owen
Ohio's going for broke here, it appears.
Washington gets: C Faes, WAS E1 E2 E3, S Isaacs
New York gets: V Tyler, C Pierce
Gotta say I didn't think Washington would ever get rid of a long-time guy like Tyler.
Seattle gets: R Braskett
Philadelphia gets: 2022 E3, P Hamilton
Braskett may not be thrilled, but he went from a non-playoff team to a contender, even if he went from starting to backing up.
Philadelphia signs: O Karenten, R Stockdale, S Graves
Philadelphia cuts: G Rauls, K Haydis
Graves was a backup that saw the field in Baltimore for a number of games, so this could be a nice addition.
Week 10 Update
Richmond cuts: D Raber, J Sullivan
Richmond signs: J Matthews
Raber has played quite a bit, so a bit of a surprise.
Portland cuts: L Colton
If more injuries, he could return.
Week 9 Update
New York cuts: M Heflin
Heflin is a guy I'd look at if I needed linemen right now.
Richmond signs: W Hoss, J Allen
Two guys who may get work in quickly, as Richmond has done this a few times with guys.
Vermont cuts: M Winberg
Winberg has gotten some work with the Storm, and may come back upon injury again.
Fort Worth cuts: R Sebree
That's a name I haven't much noticed here.
Los Angeles cuts: B Crawford, J Napierala
Two guys who have had good careers, but are probably close to the end.
Week 8 Update
Texas cuts: J Pucci
I mean, three kickers is overkill.
Richmond signs: J Higginbotham
Richmond cuts: B Nordhoff, A Barber
Richmond is very active in moving the roster around to try and get the right mix of guys for the future.
Week 7 Update
Richmond signs: D Cole
Richmond cuts: C Maugham
Maugham's a first ballot hall of famer, but all we've got left are the memories.
Los Angeles signs: J Napierala, B Crawford
These are very classic Nestor-style pickups, veterans who still have something left for the back end for a few weeks.
Delmarva cuts: B Harris
He may find his way back there by year's end.
Week 6 Update
Richmond signs: H Lowenstern
Richmond cuts: E Kalp
Kalp was at the tail end, and this was probably only a matter of time.
Week 5 Update - August 7, 2021 Update
Richmond cuts: P Sokol, T Stallworth, E Collins, J Higginbotham
Richmond signs:  C Isby, R Zier, B Nordhoff, K Neighbors
Richmond has stayed active - some of the moves haven't made much sense, but these mostly do. Sokol will not be unemployed long, though.
New York cuts: M Hafley, B Spielman
Hafley will stay on the Mean Machine radar, as he's exactly the type of guy they'll bring in a couple more camps until he could work out.
Portland cuts: L Venis
Makes sense, if an injury hits I can see them bringing him back in.
Texas signs: J Pucci
They're not going to get caught without a kicker.
Los Angeles signs: T Stallworth, P Sokol
Los Angeles cuts: B Crawford, J Napierala
They're not standing pat with a team that could still make noise.
Week 4 Update - 7/30/21 Update
New York signs: M Heflin
This is the type of guy who could make a long career at the back of NY's roster.
Delmarva signs: B Harris
He won't be there too long, but they like bringing in experienced guys as injury substitutes.
Texas cuts: C Satterwhite
He was only there until he got better, so this was no surprise.
Week 3 Update - 7/23/21 Update
Portland signs: T Rhodes
He's a lot older, but he may be better than their hurt kicker when he's back.
Mexico City signs: B Arryn
Arryn probably should be getting a little better deal, but such is life of midseason cuts.
Week 2, 2021 - 7/14/21 Update
Los Angeles signs: K Ishwer
Los Angeles cuts: J Daviault
I can see Daviault being back in Los Angeles down the road.
New York signs: D Rowley
New York cuts: A Byron
New York always populates the bottom end of the roster with guys who have done it before, but may not be able to at the same speed.
Washington cuts: J Miller
I mean, he got an extra week's pay by being hurt.
Seattle gets: P Hamilton, O Wolfe, E3
Vancouver Island gets: E Latapie, M Duvall, E2, $3M
Interesting move here - Duvall could get playing time immediately, especially as McHugh has improved defensively.
Seattle cuts: O Wolfe
Yeah, this was just a way to save Vancouver Island a few more bucks in the trade.
Delmarva cuts: T Rhodes
Well, "fires" is the term used in the email.
Seattle signs: J Allen
Allen does seem to be a Robb-type guy.
Week 1, 2021 - 7/8/21 Update
Texas cuts: D Murphy, L Jones
The cuts are tougher each year, it seems.
Houston signs: B Hudson
Houston cuts: R Zier
Hudson's a guy Houston has looked at before.
Portland cuts: L Wyllie, M Veys, E Harrison, L Paul, B Wirkkala, K Ishwer
Portland had a few guys that weren't going to make it long-term there. Ishwer is one who may get a look.
Washington cuts: H Garner, K Quinn, W Huddleston, E Brooks
We're seeing these guys who have had decent or even long careers get axed here.
Richmond signs: W Brockson, L Kellar
Richmond cuts: L Smith
Kellar is a guy who has already been through camp there, so it's an easy call when needed.
Los Angeles cuts: A Moxon, I Kljavin, H Simpson, C Carmichael, W Patterson, O Gruter
Los Angeles signs: B Crawford
Well, I think you can see that "potent" preseason offense and see Kljavin and Patterson get walked.
Ohio cuts: O Dobbins, L Zadovsky, B Arryn, J Porter, D Rowley
Porter was a very long time Ohio backup RB, so there are changes being made here.
Chicago gets: R Mansaur
Portland gets: A Cruz, M Razaq, R Ledbetter, $2.5M
Interesting enough trade, but I think Chicago ends up happiest here.
Chicago gets: D Nickels
Philadelphia gets: B Rodriguez, E3
Nickels is better than Rodriguez, but Rodriguez is the backup kicker and is less expensive. So it makes sense.
Fort Worth cuts: D Riegel
Riegel was never going to see the field on that roster.
Chicago cuts: J Pucci
To go from "starting for the defending champs" to "out of a job" quickly
Eugene gets: A Torres, B Harris, J McPherson, E2
Chicago gets: C Wind
The Blues just reload.
Mexico City cuts: J Conner
Another veteran getting the axe. Someone like a Lysoby would be dreaming of the playoff roster he could build with old guy cuts…
Eugene cuts: J Taylor B Harris
They just got Harris, this may also be a "cut now to save the $750K FG incentive" deal
Vermont cuts: S Graves, K Christianson, S Haverman, L Haywood
Vermont had a glut of defensive specialists, so it was a fairly easy set of moves.
Week 1, 2021 Update
New York signs: P Rose
New York is a very veteran friendly team, the likes we maybe haven't seen since the Lysoby days.
New York cuts: B Burke, W Slevin
Slevin has had a long career in a number of places.
Texas cuts: B Crawford, B Hudson
Crawford has had a pretty good career, but it's coming to a close here.
Mexico City cuts: C Tyler, B Herman, B Kregal, M Jacobs, J Conner
We're seeing a number of guys who had good careers in these last cuts.
Philadelphia signs: J Leach, F Porter
There's a need for bodies there, and well - these are bodies that could play minutes.
Los Angeles signs: A Hayda
One of the ways this LA run has seemingly "never ended" is these kinds of pickups that will inevitably play well for the Matadors in two years.
Houston signs: D Kreis, R Ogden
Houston cuts: J Parker, W Hoss
I'd have bet money Houston would come in strong for Kreis.
Lincoln cuts: E Pollman, W Schaffer, E Lenihan, T Rush, G Day
Rush and Day may have jobs somewhere throughout the season.
For the others, the one Dollar General in Canal Fulton here was open between 3:15-6:00 PM due to staffing issues.
Indianapolis cuts: J Rogers, C Fetter, D Kelly, B Roman-Ayers, J Mayes
Even for a team like Indy, cuts are tough.
Preseason Week 2, 2021 Update
Houston cuts: J Dawson, M Webber, C Cole
Houston signs: A Vogel, F Guthrie
Houston never stands pat with the roster.
Fort McMurray gets: E Ekebi
New York gets: $300K
Clothier did get hurt last year, so a backup like Ekebi will be of high value.
Richmond gets: C Riffert
Delmarva gets: E2, 2023 E3
Riffert is going to start for Richmond right now; he may not be there too long, but he's a guy who will play for them now.
Indianapolis cuts: R Brown
This is not a player that's going to ever see a regular season down in the league.
Lincoln cuts: O Kocman, A Larsen, I Levy, D Alexander, M Lindsey
Some older players that could get a look elsewhere, but not a long one anymore.
Los Angeles cuts: S Pacal, R Brill
Every year we have "names" that get cut, players that everyone's heard of. But is there anything left in the tank?
Washington cuts: O Karenten, W Patterson, M Quisada, A Czerna
A couple guys that need more camp work somewhere.
Texas cuts: A Hayda, L Peine, C Halbert, H Bangtson, T Clardy
More names, a couple there. Peine's been with the Terrors for a few years, too.
Richmond cuts: B Nordhoff, T Tichenor, D Kreis
Richmond will always have a very active roster, but Kreis is a surprise here.
Vermont cuts: H Sanders, L Davis, J Peach, B Rivera
Just not sure Rivera has much in the tank, either.
Mexico City cuts: C Vogelsong, E Stiles, B Anderson, J Palmer, W Johnson
I mean, it was going to be mostly quarterbacks with their draft.
Chicago cuts: K Neighbors, L Nash, C Osbourne, W Brockson, D Cole
That Chicago team is still pretty loaded…
Preseason Week 1, 2021 Update
Seattle signs: M Grondin
Probably a big overpay, but he had a heck of a FA camp.
Delmarva cuts: C Maugham, R Ogden, E Kampczyk
Maugham is a first ballot hall of famer, period, end of story. His story, though may end here.
New York cuts: B O'Dell, B James
Names, for sure, but well past their prime now.
Seattle signs: D Gozzola - Seattle cuts: Z Angol, L Richetti
They're both on the wrong side of mid-career, but both will have jobs by Pre-2.
Richmond signs: C Maugham
He's very very long in the tooth, but he will give Richmond good snaps.
June 14, 2021 Update
Richmond cuts: J Leach, B Thorn, F Guthrie, D Robertson, H Cole, P Lammers, K Shober, L Kellar, A Vogel
There's a plan there, it appears.
Delmarva cuts: K Iburg, L Nosbish, C Zippler, K Denzer
Not a list of guys who have much of a future here.
June 10, 2021 Update
So I was a bit slow on getting the camps done this year.
New York cuts: G Momon, A Citro, J Matthews, E Diallo
All guys who did things in this league, but probably aren't doing many more of them.
Seattle cuts: B Blaze, J Nunez, W Wichert, D Winston, F Van Denberg, B Anderson
Well, three more like above. But, this happens every year, guys get old.
Los Angeles gets: W Locke
Delmarva gets: E1 E2
So, Delmarva gets next year's 50 camp bonus guy here.
Los Angeles signs: M Baker
Baker had a strong FA camp, so why not?
March 21, 2021 Update
Baltimore signs: J MacLagan
He's a backup kicker, but Baltimore added some flexibility with the Metzger trade.
Mexico City cuts: A Mayor, E Burkett
They were solely sleeper shots, having 13 QBs in camp still (or whatever it is) is still probably adequate.
Washington cuts: G Whiteway, E Newcomer, F McSwain, R Stillwell, J Godd, S Lodmell, W Simon, J Maddox, J Dawley, H Huskey,
H White, S Eide, G Skystead, J Mills, J Holt, B Brown, R Jackson
I guess maybe a couple camp bodies in here, but nothing more.
Texas gets: K Murphy, G Kuppers, J Krivenko
New York gets: V Nostran, restructured contract (TEX pays $900K)
Nostran just wasn't a fit in Texas, and hadn't been for awhile.
Richmond cuts: M Baker
The moves will continue.
New York signs: T O'Brien
O'Brien falls under the classic New York camp invite that'll make the team.
Chicago cuts: E Renner, G Shallenberger
A lot of guys getting cut that probably won't see daylight.
March 15, 2021 Update
Los Angeles signs: R Brill, S Pacal, J Daviault, D McKinley
These are camp bodies.
Richmond cuts: M Gilpin, C Isby
The Richmond waiver wire is going to be very busy throughout.
New York cuts: T Tichenor, D Renix
Yeah these won't be the last of the E4 picks cut.
Delmarva cuts: A Excell
And he won't be, either.
Richmond signs: J Higginbotham, H Cole, D Robertson, T Tichenor, R Guthrie, K Shober
And definitely another example of how Richmond's going to be very active in signings.
March 11, 2021 Update
New York gets: M Metzger
Baltimore gets: $4M, M Mueller, K Vickenlooper, 2022 TEX E2
Baltimore kinda had to do a cash save trade here.
Delmarva cuts: E Wood
Congrats, the first cut of this year's draft class!
Los Angeles signs: J Napierala, I Kljavin
Not sure either makes the roster by kickoff.
New York signs: J Matthews, E Diallo
I'd say probably the same here.
March 7, 2021 Update
London gets: $2M
Seattle gets: E2-15
There's someone in there that Seattle really wanted, apparently.
Delmarva cuts: J Felder, D Giles, E Diallo, J Welker, T O'Brien, M Grondin, J Napierala, I Kljavin
There's a few guys here that will get a job somewhere.
Washington (yes I typed D.C. first) gets: E3-16
Baltimore gets: $50K
Breakers are in a financial crunch, so unless the guy's certain to make the roster, they'd rather not pay any extra cash.
March 4, 2021 Update
Richmond gets: D Kreis, T Stallworth, M Baker
Los Angeles gets: N Crain, E3
Not a bad first trade for Richmond; Crain's a guy the league is very high on, but Kreis is also pretty good.
Richmond signs: D Raber
Good inexpensive veteran addition.
Vermont signs: S Haverman, L Haywood, B Hagler, D BrownLee
Haverman has very little left in the tank at an elite level, but he's going to show it in the same place he started his career.
Houston signs: J Dawson, J Parker
Low risk deals here for the Marshals. Probably also low-reward deals.
London gets: 2022 E1
Vermont gets: E1-14, E2 if that E1 above is picks 6-10; E1 if that E1 is a top five pick
London decided their roster is fairly young right now, so they'd rather kinda push back to next year on the picks.
New York gets: E1-15
London gets: 2022 E1 E3
See?
Seattle gets: E1-21
Vancouver Island gets: 2022 E1, $1M
Same type of thing, the Blitz have a young team and kind of want to push back on this. Cash helps, too.
New York gets: 2022 E123
Washington gets: E1-18
The Insiders…I gotta get used to that…had a target.
Delmarva gets: E1-19, P Alkaranafil, W Locke
London gets: J French
The free agency pile made this trade something the Legacy could do. French will play a lot of minutes in London.
Delmarva signs: C Riffert, N Shito
Made French a little easier to move.
Houston gets: E1-22, E3-9
London gets: C French, R Stockdale
London made the shift here to getting some "current" talent.
February 21, 2021 Update
New York cuts: D Raber
Doing the veteran a solid, offering him a shot to get a job elsewhere.
New York gets:  2022 E2
Texas gets: L Jones
Moving parts around, New York has a plan as always.  Not exactly a steep price for the Terrors, either.
Richmond cuts: A Kruse, S Pacal, N Shito, D Boll, T Maison, G White, P McGrain, C Riffert, D BrownLee
New sheriff in town, and things are getting moved around as a result.
Chicago signs: C Osbourne, L Moran, W Brockson, B Harris, M Whalen
Delmarva signs: E Kampczyk, T O'Brien
Florida signs: L Ulrich
Fort McMurray signs: H Budmister
Indianapolis signs: B Roman-Ayers, T Mimms, A Phelps, C Cooper, S Weeks, C Fetter, R Gentili
Lincoln signs: A Larsen, G Day, I Levy, L Sacks, D Pevehouse, T Rush, B Blind
Los Angeles signs: R Volk, J Owen
New York signs: B O'Dell, B James, E Ekebi, A Byron
Texas signs: G Robles
Washington signs: W Huddleston
February 15, 2021 Update
Round One bids are complete - as you'll see many of the players signed already.
Baltimore signs: K Domena, C Affinito
Chicago signs: A Torres, G Shallenberger, D Cole, R Auger
Delmarva signs: K Dunker, C Zippler, G Sunu, J Tuioti, K Denzer, D Giles, E Diallo, J Welker, R Breshears, K Iburg
L Nosbish, Y Fenton, J Felder
Florida signs: D Kautz
Fort Worth signs: G Halbig, O Quicksilver
Los Angeles signs: T Gervasi
New York signs: G Momon, S Isaacs, A Citro, W Slevin, B Spielman
Ohio signs: H Blessig, L Zadovsky, Q Schelleneger, B Arryn, S Bolt
Richmond signs: B Nordhoff, J Sullivan, K Gibbs, J Mouton, M Sumner, A Emmons, L Lundy
Texas signs: C Halbert, J Tuioti, J Wells
Washington signs: D Andrews, B Soskin
February 2, 2021 Update
Vancouver Island gets: 2022 E1, $2M
Florida gets: VAN's four E2s in 2021
Nice deal both ways, getting something of useable value here.
January 24, 2021 Update
D.C. gets: E2-19
New York gets: N Haze, E4-14, E4-15
Haze will get the tag, and then probably start in New York.
Week 19/20 Update, 2020
D.C. signs to futures contracts: B Brown, M Quisada, O Karenten
They'll then have 30 days from the end of the aging process to see if they're going to get a 50% guaranteed (or better) deal.
Fort Worth cuts: D Giles
Giles was only there to fill out a 30-man roster, and now they have 31…
Delmarva signs to futures contracts: M Grondin, R Ogden, I Kljavin
New York signs to futures contracts: R Clemente, B Burke, D Murphy
Los Angeles signs to futures contracts: W Patterson, A Moxon
Week 17 Update, 2020
Ruidoso signs: W Huddleston
Don't think they're gonna want to need a bunch of kicking in this playoff game.
New York cuts: A Juarez
Juarez was only there until they had enough guys healthy again.
Week 16 Update, 2020
New York cuts: J Tuioti
He was only there while Krivenko wasn't, so this was a quick move.
Week 14 Update, 2020
Vermont cuts: T Cunningham
This was never a long-term thing, but hey Cunningham got a couple more touchdowns!
New York signs: A Juarez
New York cuts: B Smith
Juarez is a guy I've always liked, that could just never get a job in the league. Certainly won't be getting a starting job here, of course.
Florida signs: F Porter
Just so he can get hurt, I'm sure.
Week 13 Update, 2020
New York signs: B Smith
Smith is going to get snaps, maybe a lot of special teams, but this will be a place he can end his career with a shot at a ring.
Vermont signs: D Gozzola
Need a backup, and one that's kinda the same style as your usual starter isn't a bad idea.
Texas cuts: C Affinito
Just was never quite the fit it needed to be.
Ohio signs: J MacLagan
Yeah, not exactly the same type of kicking game going to happen here.
Week 11 Update, 2020
New York signs: J Tuioti
They need a body, and Tuioti is that.
Denver gets: T Maison
Florida gets: L Credille
Maison will fit a little better as Crain's backup in Denver, while Brake is hurt.
Delmarva cuts: T Rush
Rush could find a job elsewhere again, wouldn't be a big shock if he did.
Week 10 Update - September 4, 2020
Vermont signs: T Cunningham
Smart to get a veteran in there to get things ready.
Florida signs: A Chiaranda, K Gibbs, M Thompson
When other guys get healthy, Chiaranda may not be the cut.
Seattle signs: B Nordhoff
They like having two kickers, especially when we're back to 30 active.
London gets: E McCarty
Denver gets: N Crain, N Shito, E2
Shito doesn't really get them younger, but Crain is a guy who could lead Denver in rushing for many years down the line here.
Houston cuts: B Smith
He's running out of opportunities to do anything.
Denver cuts: S King
King may find a job somewhere else.
Indianapolis cuts: J Tuioti
Tuioti isn't a bad player at all, but Indy's doing a complete youth movement here.
Fort Worth signs: D Giles
Gotta have a couple backs.
Week 10 Update - August 30, 2020
Denver cuts: d Poole
There are things Denver needs, and right now a backup trick play OS that's old isn't one of them.
Week 9 Update - August 29, 2020
Chicago cuts: A Torres
Well, it's not as beat up now.
Week 8 Update - August 19, 2020
Chicago signs: A Torres
Torres will help a team whose DS corps is getting beat up.
Houston gets: C Murdock, R Andrews
London gets: F Harris, W Ryan, W Conner, W Brielmeyer, 2022 E1/2
Kinda surprised Houston's transitioning this to something of a "win now and only now" thing, though with a significant cost savings.
Houston signs: S Wright, B Smith, C Cole, R Stockdale
Houston cuts: J Sullivan
Well, there's roster spots open in Houston now.
Mexico City gets: L Browning
Los Angeles gets: $5M
I know the Matadors were in a real bad financial spot, but they'll hate this move going forward.
Houston gets: $100K
Indianapolis gets: D Nair
Indy should be jumping on opportunities to get young guys for just cash, which they have plenty. Not Fort Mac plenty, but plenty.
Los Angeles gets: $3M
Indianapolis gets: T Granlund
It's a lot of cash, but Indy needs young talent, and Granlund is young talent.
Indianapolis cuts: W Hoss
Hoss wasn't going to develop into much.
Houston gets: C Duncan
Mexico City gets: 2022 E3
Just a roster move to finish out the spots.
Houston signs: W Hoss
Hoss , though, gets another shot.
London cuts: M Grondin
He's actually a guy Steve could pick up next offseason.
Los Angeles signs: H Simpson, C Carmichael
They have names, for sure. Probably not long-term answers to any question, but LA needs more line depth.
Week 7 Update - August 12, 2020
New York signs: G Kuppers
An interesting deal, Kuppers definitely needs work.
Los Angeles cuts: R Stockdale
He will find a job on a team that has time to develop him.
Texas cuts: W Patterson
He might take longer to find work.
Denver signs: A Kruse
Kruse may not play, though if it gets ugly against Baltimore he may, but it's a short-term assignment because d'Ed Poole isn't much of a QB.
Week 6 Update - August 8, 2020
Delmarva signs: T Rush
Rush has been around a few places.
London gets: D Herr, S Ginez
New York gets: T Rogers
London's still in that spot where the moves to be made are really for next year. This move is another of those, though Herr probably doesn't stay.
New York signs: C Mead
So when was the last time Mexico City had a cut that went elsewhere?
Denver signs: L Kellar, H Black, F Guthrie
Finally filling out the roster in Denver.
New York gets: B Blind, E3
Florida gets: J Tuia, C Justice, $250K
Interesting move, though Blind isn't going to be there when Florida gets good.
Week 6 Update - August 4, 2020
Vermont signs: D Sepulveda
He's a fix for the next 7 weeks, nothing more, nothing less.
New York cuts: J MacLagan
Sepulveda could just be a fix for the next 7 hours, now.
Week 5 Update - August 1, 2020
Texas signs: M Dowling
It won't be long-term as when everyone's healthy he's back gone, but Dowling will get another shot for some tape.
Mexico City cuts: C Mead
It's a numbers game sometimes.
Week 4 Update - July 25, 2020
Mexico City cuts: J Rohr, B Smith, H Black
Well, Smith got a catch in his last game if I recall correctly.
Ohio cuts: A Juarez
Juarez is a guy who's been on so many rosters.
Week 4 Update - July 22, 2020
D.C. gets: D Gibson
Delmarva gets: R Evers
Well, no hard feelings from this week's game then.
New York signs: J MacLagan
With a 30-man roster, New York isn't gonna get caught with their pants down and no kicker if Zbinden gets hurt.
Houston gets: R Hollenback, M Monzano, J Sullivan
Indianapolis gets: L Tiernan, W Hoss, T Sullivan, B Heath
Indy's perpetual rebuild continues here. There are good developable pieces here. Houston won this trade by a margin, though.
Indianapolis cuts: R Auger
Now, can Auger get a job somewhere else?
Houston signs: R Zier
Good addition on the cheap.
Week 3 Update - July 17, 2020
Mexico City signs: J Rohr
Rohr's got a lot of experience in multiple spots, so this is a good injury time replacement for the Aztecs.
Reno cuts: E Brooks
Yeah, probably should have gone for a FA somewhere here.
Vancouver Island cuts: H Koga
He'll be up and down on this roster as the season goes and guys get hurt.
London gets: E3, $200K
Mexico City gets: J Conner
I'm a little surprised at this, as Conner played key minutes, but it is cheaper than a cut.
Week 2 Update - July 6, 2020
D.C. signs: J Fitzgibbons, J Larson
D.C. cuts: D Gozzola, G Kuppers
Gozzola just didn't develop how DC wanted him to.
Houston signs: B Heath
Houston cuts: E Kampczyk
The moves in Houston happen even with a win.
Mexico City signs: K Jones, C Kettlewell
Mexico City cuts: R Clemente, M Dowling
Dowling still needs a bit of work, but I don't think this is the last we've seen of him.
Seattle signs: B Nelson
Seattle always a fan of adding more young depth.
Baltimore signs: P Parker
Baltimore cuts: C Dueker
Baltimore is in contention now, the goal is to get guys to help win now.
Week 1 Update - July 4, 2020
New York cuts: C Kettlewell, H Simpson
I think both of these guys could find jobs elsewhere.
Baltimore signs: B O'Dell
Maybe not a long-term thing, but O'Dell will shore up the offensive line at least.
Reno cuts: D Cole, K Jones
Backup QBs have trouble getting jobs. KC Jones will have trouble getting a job.
Indianapolis signs: A Winsor
Indianapolis cuts: R Zier
May as well get the younger guy with a lot more upside.
London cuts: C Zippler, L Lundy, M Heflin, J Daviault
There's a couple guys that could get a look elsewhere.
Mexico City cuts: B Nelson, B Heath
Compared to last year, incredibly tough decisions here, too.
Eugene cuts: F Guthrie, A Chiaranda
Chiaranda is a guy Eugene may decide to bring back into the fold here in the future.
Week 1 Update - July 3, 2020
Fort McMurray cuts: C Cole, R Ogden, B Burke
These are guys the Fatmen probably would've kept in past years, so there's a statement on their progress.
Texas cuts: I Kljavin, C Halbert
Just not missing a lot there.
New York signs: D Raber
He's going to take a hit from the Baltimore deal, but this is why guys want the money guaranteed.
D.C. cuts: A Kruse
A bit of a surprise, but they want a little more financial flexibility, so longtime starter Kruse gets the axe.
Vancouver Island cuts: R Philbrick, R Sims
The team is young enough, they don't need projects that badly.
Chicago cuts: G Shallenberger
Another young guy that just has too far to go.
Fort Worth cuts: A Winsor, L Sacks, E Mickler, B Brown
And United has also improved, there are guys here other teams may want.
Indianapolis cuts: D Hamilton, D Giles, D Murphy, G Salati, J Allen
I don't think their moves will end here.
Week 1 Update - July 1, 2020
Philadelphia gets: C Cooper
D.C. gets: PHI E3
I mean, a backup OS is probably not a huge need, but an E3 isn't much of a price.
Baltimore cuts: D Raber
I don't love it, but I get it. That's a large payroll.
Preseason Week 2 - June 26, 2020 Update
D.C. signs: A Czerna
The Conspiracy have made a very good life by finding some of these diamonds in the rough.
New York cuts: L Slagle, D Wingate
Not sure if they're still good enough to get a job, but these are two guys who have played awhile in the league.
Indianapolis cuts: O Karenten
There's a lot of young guys that are developable, and Karenten's getting a bit long in the tooth to be one of them.
June 19, 2020 Update
New York cuts: A Czerna, A Hubbard, J Tyseling
Tyseling is a fine player, but a backup OS isn't gonna get a job all the time.
D.C. cuts: T Cunningham, D Sepulveda, H Reiss
A list of guys that used to be something.
D.C. signs: G Kuppers
Another young lineman to take a shot at building up.
Vancouver Island gets: H Koga, L Graper, E1, E2
Fort Worth gets: D Greywacz, NY E3 VAN E3
Well, they got their quarterback. This one is a huge move for United fans.
New York signs: F Zbinden
Long term replacement, I'd guess.
Houston gets: R Stuart
Florida gets: D Abou-Assaly, K Anthony
For a sleeper, DAA has moved around a lot.
Houston signs: R Ellena, E Kampczyk
Houston cuts: A Edwards, C Custance, J Larson, A Torres
Torres is a guy who should get a job elsewhers.
June 3, 2020 Update
Los Angeles cuts: K Ludeman, T Osborn, F Anthony
Three guys that used to have it, but no longer do.
Florida signs: M Frank
Frank's going to start and quickly for the Tuskers.
Florida cuts: D Fuller, W Huddleston, M Quisada, F Poley, L Kellar, K Gibbs, J Hankin, B Denley, D Pevehouse, T Rush, L Nosbush, A Moxon
So, am I gonna accidentally type Sacramento, Los Angeles, or Georgia on one of these?
May 29, 2020 Update
New York signs: H Simpson
Always trying to work all 30 roster spots.
Seattle gets: D Revalee
Philadelphia gets: W Collins, J Shea
Interesting trade, probably doesn't change a whole lot.
May 27, 2020 Update
New York cuts: R Dawson, E Guthrie
Dawson could be a guy that gets a look somewhere.
New York signs: S Isaacs
He's just not getting any sniffs, so he's gotta take an offer that he gets.
Seattle cuts: P Bierwirth
It's a tough call, but you're a contender, sometimes you have to make tough calls.
Texas gets: $250K
Seattle gets: J Nunez
Seattle isn't resting on its laurels.
London gets: L Lundy, J Daviault, SEA E1/2
Seattle gets: L Keesee
That would be one way to stop worrying about if your draft pick next year is gonna be a good player.
Mexico City cuts: M Frank, K Iburg, J Payton, E Kampczyk, G Kuppers, J Rohr
There's a mix of never weres, never will bes, and used-to-was guys here.
Mexico City signs: A Phelps
Mexico City cuts: F Zbinden
Phelps is certainly better today, but he certainly won't be tomorrow.
May 23, 2020 Update
Delmarva gets: $500K
London gets: J Loftin
It's still a half-soft rebuild for the Monarchs, but this is a good move for them to keep from having to fight for a useful guy.
Delmarva cuts: B O'Dell, C Carmichael, E Diallo
There are a few teams that should be looking at these cut lists pretty closely.
Seattle cuts: J Glosup, E Dekeater, D Szilagyi, S McGinty, C Weingardner
Now most of these may not be the types of guys those teams need to look at.
Seattle gets: $250K
Delmarva gets: F Doby
Interesting, Delmarva wasn't really looking to be in asset acquisition mode, but they felt there was an opportunity here.
New York cuts: A Citro, A Phelps, B Meisinger, R Bush
Probably a list of guys who don't have what it takes anymore.
Delmarva gets: J French, E5-18
Los Angeles gets: F Doby, J Meriwether, E Calderon
And there was the opportunity.
New York gets: C Hewitt, R Dawson, D Wingate
London gets: Comp E1, E4-8, I Chavayda, M Grondin, G Langford, M Heflin
This is another one of those semi-rebuild moves for the Monarchs; Hewitt is the best player in the deal, but Chavayda isn't an absurd dropoff.
Los Angeles signs: L Browning
Not the most total dollars, but the most per-year and he gets to FA quicker.
Indianapolis cuts: D Foglio, J Mari, L Harlan, D Ueberjohn
Indianapolis signs: L Ulrich, R Auger, R Zier
Look, it's a bad roster, but they're trying to use the FA pile to get better.
March 21, 2020 Update
Vermont signs: B Webb, B Rivera, S Graves
Nice pickups considering we're past the FAFFA stages.
March 15, 2020 Update
New York cuts: J Burgess, L Browning, M Lovelace, K Parker, A Fleming
We're not losing a lot here.
Seattle signs: J Daviault, J Glosup
Seattle may be just going for camp fodder, but it's Robb's history that every guy that makes camp has a shot to make the gameday.
Mexico City cuts: J Fitzgibbons, R Clemente, R Ellena, T Cudd, O Fairless
Well yeah, none of them were sleepers
March 9, 2020 Update
D.C. gets: E4-15 E4-20. E5-12, E5-13
Eugene gets: $100K
D.C. is going to have a war chest next year if the sleepers make it past R3.
D.C. gets: E4-21
Ruidoso gets: A Emmons
Emmons is going to help Ruidoso right now, and right now is the plan.
Vancouver Island gets: E4-17, E5-17
Ohio gets: $100K
DC can't have all the sleeper shots next year…
March 6, 2020 Update
New York gets: E3-16, E3-27, E4-9
Texas gets: $250K
Sleeper shots taken.
New York gets: E3-26
Brinkhaven gets: D Pevehouse
I like Pevehouse. He won't get extra camp, but I like him.
Chicago gets: $75K
Portland gets: E4-23, E5-23
About four hours too quick, though $75K is nothing, and you can still get camp fodder.
March 4, 2020 Update
Surprise, I did one today…
Eugene gets: R Kurtzman
Portland gets: E4-13, 2021 E3, $1M, R Mansaur
Eugene's not taking too long to reload this thing.
March 3, 2020 Update
New York signs: A Citro, J Tyseling
The FA pile is getting thin..
Chicago signs: J Pucci
Pucci has had a long career for bad teams just north on US 41 there, so why not with a good one?
Vermont gets: T Mack, B Spielman
New York gets: E3-4
A little sleeper fodder for a couple guys Vermont will use.
March 1, 2020 Update
Finally the end of FAFFA, haha
Brinkhaven signs: D Pollock, K Gibbs, M Glazer, P McLeod, T Maison
Delmarva signs: D Gibson, J Foster, J Napierala, T Rhodes
Denver signs: C Riffert, P McGrain, S King
Eugene signs: T Bedford
New York signs: D Strachan, J Krivenko, M Grondin
Ohio signs: A Juarez, B Stern, G Langley, J Porter
Seattle signs: J Shea, J Long, J Floyd, L Richetti
Texas signs: C Affinito, J Nunez
February 29, 2020 Update
First leap day roster update in OIFL history!
Delmarva gets: E1-24
Chicago gets: J Owen, L Nash
Chicago is not content with 18-1. Not for a second.
New York gets: S Maivia, T Mack
Vancouver Island gets: Q Knoy, E2-19, 2021 E3
I don't love this, but the Blitz are desperately trying to get out of the tax, so I get it.
D.C. gets: E4-22
Baltimore gets: $50K, $500K if E4-22 is a sleeper
Sleeper fishing!
Vancouver Island gets: 2021 E2
Brinkhaven gets: R Stuart
Now, the Blitz will have a slew of draft picks next year…
Vancouver Island gets: J Kratofil, D Johansen, G Robles, J Westin
Chicago gets: B Schraeder, R Ledbetter, R McIntyre
Something of a blockbuster here, and this probably just about completes the "get out of tax" sale in Nanaimo.
Eugene gets: J Wisdom
Portland gets: E2-13
Eugene's done a nice job of completely rebuilding a lot of the roster without actually missing many steps.
February 27, 2020 Update
Vancouver Island cuts: J Yoshimoto
He's got negative value, you just eat that.
London gets: P Alkaranafil, E1-15, 2021 E1
Delmarva gets: W Pratch
The arms race in the capitol region has been fascinating.
Los Angeles gets: E1-17
London gets: 2021 E1/2
I guess Steve knows he's kinda at capacity for young guys.
Fort McMurray gets: D Brigham
Vancouver Island gets: 2021 E2, $500K
I don't think trading for cash is necessary with the salary moves in Vancouver, but Brigham to Fort Mac is giving that team some weapons.
February 26, 2020 Update
Denver gets: M Brake, J Leach
Eugene gets: E1-5
I see why you go with the more established thing in Brake, but I also see why you go for the #5 pick in the draft.
Texas gets: M Orion, E2-17
Ohio gets: N Whittington
So, Ohio's tired of not winning OIFLCup games, and they're going for broke here.
Texas gets: L Peine
Vancouver Island gets: T Mack
The first of what I anticipate being a handful of moves designed to maybe not owe six billion in tax.
February 25, 2020 Update
And now we're to the entry draft!
D.C. gets: E4-12
Texas gets: T Clardy
D.C. going for a sleeper shot instead of a guy who could make the back end of their roster.
D.C. gets: E5-5
Denver gets: E Kalp, $750K, $500K if E5-5 is a sleeper
Kalp is going to get a lot of minutes in Denver.
February 21, 2020 Update
This might be the last year "officially" for tax season woes.
Baltimore gets: D2-4
Vermont gets: T Blevins
An interesting trade; Blevins fills a role for Vermont, while Baltimore has someone they want here.
Delmarva gets: E1-1
Indianapolis gets: E1-4, D2-9
A way to flip and keep a good rook, while adding an asset.
Houston gets: D2
Los Angeles gets: E1-24
Interesting deal here, but LA's looking to save a few bucks after a couple of their signings here.
February 18, 2020 Update
D.C. signs: T Clardy
He's coming in as a camp body, but he's going to have a shot to make the roster there.
Vancouver Island gets: D2-13, 2021 E1, R Ledbetter
Eugene gets: D1-15, E2-9, E3-15, E4-15, E4-20, E5-12
Interesting deal here.
Fort McMurray gets: D2-27, E2-27
Texas gets: K Phillips
This works both ways - Fort Mac will get two roster guys, and Texas has a backup QB.
Texas gets: B Sheldon, E2-9, E3-13
Eugene gets: D1-17
Eugene's looking at this dispersal as a way to rebuild the roster without doing a formal rebuild.
Seattle gets: B Blaze, P O'Meara, J Hollingsworth, $1M, E2-15, E2-21, E3-19
D.C. gets: D1-19
Seattle playing for keeps, I see.
Vermont gets: P Abrahamson, B Fortney, A Albano, T O'Brien, J Barnhill, D2-4, E3-4
Philadelphia gets: D1-27, D1-31
Philly knows they're close to being good. Vermont is also getting some good depth here.
Chicago gets: J Westin, D1-19, D2-20
D.C. gets: M St. Germain, D1-24, D2-24
An interesting trade here, who will end up with the best player in this one?
February 17, 2020 Update
So this was a calm day.
Houston signs: F Harris
The last FAFFA domino, and he goes for triple what he's ever proven to be worth.
Houston cuts: T Clardy
He'll get a job somewhere.
Delmarva gets: D1, D2, $1.5M, P Alkaranafil
Houston gets: D1, D2, W Ryan, J Logan
A little cost cutting for Delmarva, and a bit of a move up in the dispersal.
Delmarva gets: E1, D2
Texas gets: W Wind
I see the point both ways here, but it's definitely a cost savings.
New York gets: D1-2
Mexico City gets: D1-6, A Zilanawala, K English, C Fernandez, E2-22, E3-14, E4-16, 2021 comp E2/3
Mexico City cashes in here for what will probably be Elliott Eades. Best player to NY, sure, but Mexico City needed this infusion.
Mexico City gets: D Dunavin, C Rhodes
Los Angeles gets: $1M
I was wondering if there was going to be an impact elsewhere of the $4M/year deal to Stackhouse. And there was.
Houston gets: M Lavergne, E1
Los Angeles gets: D Kreis
Lavergne was the biggest loser in the Stackhouse sweepstakes, and now Willy Robertson is.
Texas gets: D2-27, E2-27, E3-27
Vermont gets: T Baran, J Reese
Instead of sleeper shots, Vermont is using those picks for players now.
New York gets: E4-14, $1.175M
London gets: S Matua
This has been a wild day of trades.
New York gets: D Beard, $1M/sleeper with those picks
D.C. gets: D1-12, E2-21, E4-24, E5-4/6/9/11/14/16/19/22/24/27, $2M
That…is a lot of sleeper shots.
New York signs: C Kettlewell
He's the type of guy who could get a spot on this roster.
February 16, 2020 Update
Round two cleared signings:
Brinkhaven: B Denley, R Gentili, R Thomas, W Slevin
Chicago: S Maxey, L Schmyik
D.C.: D Sepulveda, H Reiss, R Evers, Z Degan
Delmarva: J Wells, B Rodgers
Denver: T Maloloyon, L Credille, D Poole
Eugene: K Taylor
Fort McMurray: S Cavaluz
Fort Worth: M Pittman, T Stoss, T Lucena, W Trudeau
Houston: D Sherratt
Indianapolis: R Townley
London: R Andrews, S Hasegawa
Los Angeles: L Zadovsky, J Stackhouse
Mexico City: B Smith, J Rohr, M Jacobs, J Bidwell
New York: A Phelps, B Meisinger, L Slagle, M Simpson, R Bush
Ohio: P Forest
Philadelphia: G Rauls
Portland: J Morrow
Vagabonds: C Goergen, M Lindsey, S Haverman, W Wilkes, B Gates, G Momon, G Simmons, T Lee, D Domenech, J Bernier
Vermont: B Maino, J Huff, K Folger, N Schopf, R Pauly
February 10, 2020 Update
Round one cleared signings:
Baltimore: D Wolstenholm, G Ward
Brinkhaven: A Byron, A Larsen, B Blind, F Poley, J Hankin, J Savage, M McMorris, P Rose, R dos Santos, S Farson, T Rush, W Brockson
D.C.: T Cunningham
Delmarva: M Loiselle
Denver: D Boll, E Collins, J Seton, L Butler, P Sokol, R Jackson, S Pacal, Z Hoover
Los Angeles: T Stallworth
Mexico City: S Guerrero
New York: B Spielman, D Herr, J Jones, T Watson
Ohio: B Schmitt
Ruidoso: J Graham, O Merson
Vagabonds: A Washington, D Alexander, E Bridges, J Rickerson, J Ferguson, K Jones, M Ogwynn, P Kwiatkowski, R Breshears
R Bogart, R Tucker, W Baskin
Vermont: D Shadden, J Law
January 26, 2020 Update
Portland cuts: A Washington
Just an awful contract, and it's best here to get out from under it as possible.
Vermont gets: M Pouliout, R Hillitzer, R Moss, M Metz, E2-24, 2021 E4/4/5/5
New York gets: D1-6, D2-6, E5-27, E3-6, E4-6, E5-6
I see the point of it, but New York's going to get the best player in the deal with the D1-6.
January 20, 2020 Update
Vermont gets: C Staley, S Hughes
Seattle gets: E4-27
I mean, this is a blatant salary dump, but Vermont gets two useful players for a late draft pick. It works. Both project to play a bunch for the Storm.
January, 12, 2020 Update
First update of 2020!
Delmarva cuts: M Loiselle
They could very well get him back at a lot less, which is why guys want the 100% guarantee and not the 20%
Week 18 Update (2019)
Los Angeles cuts: R Jackson
He's a useful player still, but LA's full with guys getting healthy again.
Ruidoso signs: J MacLagan
Yeah I think one of those weeks without a kicker is ample.
Week 17 Update
D.C. signs: D Gozzola, A Wittemann
They need a couple bodies just in case all hell breaks lose with injuries this week
Los Angeles cuts: C Mason
This is the end for the long-time Wave Rider/Matador.
Week 16 Update - November 9, 2019
Los Angeles signs: R Jackson, C Fetter
Two guys with a fair amount of experience that can help at the back end of a bench.
Week 16 Update - November 7, 2019
Texas cuts: R Auger
He did his job for that week, 'eh?
Houston cuts: J MacLagan
One week rental, no surprise here either
San Francisco cuts: N Schopf
He was only there until the Sharks hit 28 guys.
New York cuts: A Wittemann
Part of the Mean Machine wanted to not get the good injury roll, so they have an offseason to look at Wittemann. The rest of them didn't.
Week 15 Update - October 31, 2019
Ruidoso cuts: J MacLagan
This one was actually a pregame cut Week 14.
Delmarva signs: J Meriwether, E Diallo
They gotta get a receiver or two and fast. Clarke may be one now with the Diallo signing.
New York signs: D Pevehouse, J Hankin
While it can be attributed in theory to the "they're blowing it up a bit," these are pretty standard Jeff signings no matter NYMM's record.
Texas signs: R Auger
Auger is a solid guy to come in on no notice for a team whose QB situation is in flux.
Houston signs: J MacLagan
Need a kicker, especially with that ball control slow it down offense.
Week 14 Update - October 25, 2019
Delmarva cuts: R Jackson
Jackson could still help someone a little bit.
Texas signs: B Schmidt
It's a short-term deal, but Texas needs a body there for a minute.
D.C. cuts: T Fairchild, D Poole
Poole should be on a roster somewhere still. Fairchild, not as much.
Fort Worth cuts: M Dubroff
This team doesn't need a veteran at the end of the bench at this juncture.
Ohio cuts: E Kifer
Probably the most obvious call there.
Week 13 Update - October 19, 2019
D.C. signs: d Poole
Really shouldn't be a FA with what he's all done in his career and how much his tank still has.
Los Angeles signs: C Mason, K Ludeman
Ludeman makes sense, but Mason seems kind of like a testimonial match type of signing.
Mexico City cuts: S Garz
He was a throwin on that Indy trade they made.
Fort Worth cuts: M Coulier
I mean, if an injury happens maybe he gets a nod again as a 4th back, but the end of the line is very near.
Week 12 Update - October 16, 2019
Well this deadline was stupid.
Ruidoso signs: J MacLagan
Yeah the kicker was needed now.
Week 11 Update - September 27, 2019
The trade deadline is now past.
New York signs: M Muddleston
New York cuts: D Poole
Cheap guy at the back end of the bench, it works.
Delmarva gets: M Loiselle, C Copeland
Indianapolis gets: V Tompkins, J Matthews
It's a weird deal, but it works for what both teams are trying to do.
Eugene gets: B Sheldon, A Chiaranda, L Burtchaell, E2, $5.5M
Chicago gets: F Dukes, J McPherson, J Kratofil
I'm actually a little shocked at the move to replace Holcombe for this year, but Chicago's playing to win the OIFLCup Game.
Eugene at least gets the 'hometown hero' in Damon Owens back under center for the playoff run.
Eugene gets: $5M, V Shober
Delmarva gets: D Early, CHI E2
And Eugene's out of the hole.  Now, they gotta win some games so fans stay and they stay out of the hole.
Indianapolis cuts: K Davis, J MacLagan, C Goergen, J Hankin, E Diallo
Indianapolis signs:  J Sourati, G Salati, D Hamilton, B Hagler, O Hrimnajh, J Allen, M Guiel, R Volk
These are moves to find young guys who could be developable in the current FAFFA grid.
Week 11 Update - September 25, 2019
Delmarva gets: V Shober, R Jackson, E1
Philadelphia gets: B Steffey, H Blessig, $520K
This is a very aggressive move by a Philly team looking towards being a contender next year when some of these contracts come off the books.
Fort Worth cuts: J Sourati
Sourati is a guy who could have a job somewhere next year.
Week 10 Update - September 16, 2019
Mexico City cuts: M Stotts, S King
King is probably not who I'd have cut there.
Houston signs: D Nair
Nair's going to get paid, as what happens when Houston starts bidding on someone.
San Francisco cuts: K Jones
He wasn't here long.
Fort Worth signs: J Sourati
Yeah might want a kicker 'eh?
D.C. signs: T Fairchild
Hey, he was there for a minute.
San Antonio cuts: B Schmidt
He could find work somewhere still.
Delmarva cuts: D Sepulveda
He did his job, and ended it with a GWFG.
Week 10 Update - September 5, 2019
New York gets: S Engelberg, E2, E5
Baltimore gets: K Richardson
Richardson is an upgrade now, and the Breakers are going for a title here.
Seattle cuts: D Nair
He will not be out of work for long.
Houston cuts: N Thompson-Wood
Look for them to try to get him back next week outside of RTR restriction.
Houston signs: A Torres
This is a good pickup for the Marshals.
New York gets: RUI E2, K English, S Ginez
Houston gets: SA E3, C Cruise, L Humphries
The trade's fine, but I'm still not sure why Houston needed to blow it up with a young team.
Week 10 Update - September 4, 2019
New York signs: A Wittemann
New York cuts: O Merson
It's kind of a lottery ticket, so why not?
Indianapolis gets: E4
Mexico City gets: D Sin, S Garz, S King, $752,500
This is a trade that both teams are probably happy with.
Week 9 Update - August 30, 2019
Vancouver Island cuts: T Cunningham, M Guiel, C Fetter
I like Fetter more than most, but this isn't a list of guys that'll make a team win a bunch now.
Vancouver Island gets: J Yoshimoto, $4.5M
Indianapolis gets: LA E3
It's totally a salary-saving move here for Indy. Yoshimoto helps the Blitz, especially with his salary paid for for the most part.
Indianapolis cuts: T Fairchild, V Sweeton
It's the end of the road, the players accepted the cash to get out, and everyone wins.
Indianapolis signs: J Mayes
Look, it's finding guys that could develop into something at this point.
San Francisco signs: N Schopf
Yeah a kicker is a kicker at this point.
Week 9 Update - August 29, 2019
New York signs: K Vickenlooper
He's going to play, and will probably finally get his shot to develop and stick somewhere.
Houston gets: $3.5M
Fort McMurray gets: B Thompson, A Distorbo
Two starters? Not as sure on Thompson since Karter's there, but they both give the Fatmen significant talent upgrades.
Fort McMurray cuts: O Hrimnajh, A Tribbey
The Fatmen are slowly upgrading the roster, and in a smart way financially here.
Houston signs: N Thompson-Wood, J Larson, W Hoss
I think this blowup by the Marshals was a mistake, the team was already pretty young. But these two may make something of themselves.
D.C. gets: Y Hiruma
Houston gets: $1M
Houston can stop trading for cash now, the roster's not going to go broke here.
D.C. gets: E2, E5
Vancouver Island gets: M Kingseed
Not sure why the Blitz need a quarterback over other positions here.
Houston gets: RUI E2
Vancouver Island gets: D Henderson
This one makes more sense for the Blitz.
Indianapolis cuts: F Jackson
That's a guy who's not gonna make it.
Sacramento cuts: C de Kock
He's also not going anywhere.
Week 8 Update - August 24, 2019
Houston gets: D Kreis, R Peck, D Abou-Assaly
Omaha gets: R dos Santos, A Cruz, D Domenech, $1.5M
And the Blackhawks smell blood.
Houston signs: C Custance
Houston cuts: R Volk
I like the pickup here, Custance could be a guy to develop.
New York gets: H Roth, L Humphries, M Pouliout, J Barba, 2021 E1/2/3/4/5, $500K to DC clause to Omaha
Omaha gets: E Eades, B O'Dell, B Smith, W Slevin
New York decided this group's getting old, it's not winning the Cup this year, so it's time to find the next group.
And this is a good start towards getting that next group.
New York gets: I Chavayda, H Tomlinson, D Poole, R Moss, DC E2, E5, HOU E5, 2021 E1
D.C. gets: K Sherman, D Beard, C Cooper
When New York wants to start over, Jeff don't screw around.
London gets: L Yergeau
Sacramento gets: S Hasegawa, $500K
It's not a blowup move, but Hasegawa fits a little more of a need here.
New York gets: E2, E4, E5, HOU E3
Texas gets: S Haverman
Jeff's building a nice little pile of picks here.
Texas cuts: R Breshears
Not really a spot available for him here with the Haverman move.
New York signs: M Metz, C Justice
Hey, they kinda need bodies now!
New York gets: 2021 E2, E5, $500K
Delmarva gets: C Carmichael, C Reid
They're older now, but GM Garrie Morris knows a lot about these two guys.
D.C. signs: G Chitwood
He's a guy that can be developed.
Delmarva cuts: K Vickenlooper
He's going to bounce around a bit more, though heck NY could get him next week.
San Antonio gets: Z Welker, N Haze, P McGrain
New York gets: Q Villa, Q Knoy, R Hillitzer, E1/2/3/4/5, $5M
And just like that the Rattlers are back to being real contenders again.
Week 7 Update - August 13, 2019
New York cuts: M Muddleston
He may still have some gas in the tank to help someone.
Vancouver Island gets: B Schraeder, $500K
Sacramento gets: P Goodwin, H Lord, I de Orta
This is a deal that'll keep WRDB about the same, but get things down the line away from a RB/OS situation. Jones better develop defense :D
Vancouver Island signs: M Guiel, C Fetter
Blitz fans probably happy with that previous trade; these guys have both played before, too.
Ohio signs: S Taumoe'anga
He's got something left to help a team that desperately needs some line help here.
Indianapolis signs: K Davis, C Goergen
God knows they need line help.
Vancouver Island signs: T Cunningham
He's not exactly a runner, but I like the veteran signing here.
Week 6 Update - August 9, 2019
Took me long enough.
San Francisco signs: K Jones
A nice backup type guy - there are others I'd rather have.
New York cuts: D Beedell
I think someone else brings him in as an injury replacement, but Beedell's at about the end of the line.
D.C. cuts: J Allen
The ldsp is a concern, but he is a trainable piece that someone might grab sometime.
San Francisco signs: J Graham
There's your starter while CC's out.
Week 5 Update - July 29, 2019
This is high quality stuff from a PDF this week…
New York gets: K Richardson, N Haze
D.C. gets: E Kalp, I Chavayda, $500K at end of 2019 season
This is a list chock full of guys who need a change in scenery.
New York signs: D Beedell, M Muddleston
These are short-term signings, almost assuredly.
D.C. cuts: M Metz
He's a guy that more than a couple teams would like to have.
Fort Worth signs: M Coulier
I mean, you hope he doesn't play, but since United keeps losing backs…
August 9 - Mexico City cuts: P Matos
Matos is a guy who will probably be on 3 more roster by year's end due to injury.
August 9 - Omaha cuts: J Meriwether
He's also a guy who could find work somewhere.
Week 4 Update - July 18, 2019
Baltimore signs: D Boll
Well, gotta have bodies.
Delmarva signs: D Sepulveda
Cortez was the guy with the connection, but Sepulveda is better.
Mexico City gets: K Murphy, D McBride, DC E1, OH E3, $500K
Delmarva gets: W Wind
Mexico City gets a pretty nice haul, but the Legacy are playing to win now.
Delmarva signs: K Vickenlooper
Well, they had a roster spot open up.
Week 3 Update - July 8, 2019
Hey we're back live!
Sacramento gets: S Merriman-Thomas, N Chiricosta, E2
Omaha gets: M Singh, H Hoffman
An interesting deal both ways, between two teams that are probably both contending.
Vancouver Island gets: L Peine
Texas gets: R Breshears, E4
Breshears is getting passed around a bit now.
Sacramento signs: B Schmitt
Sacramento cuts: W Hill
Not losing a lot there, except some money.
San Antonio signs: B Schmidt
He's a nice add for a few weeks.
Portland cuts: J Cortez
Cortez will be on the radar if other kickers get hurt.
Houston cuts: A Torres
Also going to be on radars for spots if they come needed.
Philadelphia cuts: M Muddleston
An interesting cut here, too.
Week 2 Update - June 28, 2019
Philadelphia cuts: K Vickenlooper
He's clearly going to be one of those guys who plays 11 years in the league, but doesn't become true starter class until Year 8. Then ages out.
Omaha cuts: B Schmitt
He may find a home quickly.
Houston cuts: D Alexander
He may not.
Chicago cuts: J Larson
A team who wants a developmental young RB might look at him.
Ruidoso cuts: G Salati
He'll have a job somewhere, but maybe not till next year.
Ohio cuts: W Hoss
His career is probably at DS.
Week 2 Update - June 26, 2019
Ohio signs: B Rozier
Rozier's going to replace someone, Ohio's buying the extra day to decide who.
Ohio gets: E Spadafore
Seattle gets: C Weingardner
Definitely a homecoming for the Cybercats, but Ohio is happy to add another solid DS to the fray.
Mexico City signs: L Hilton
Mexico City cuts: M Raybold
Raybold's last gasp was one game in Mexico City. Nah, he may get signed somewhere.
Week 1 Update - June 21, 2019
Houston signs: W Robertson, T Bayfield
Houston cuts: P Sweeney, D Escott
New York signs: S Matua
New York cuts: J Mayes
New York masters in using situational guys. Matua is definitely one of those, and excellent in his situation.
Delmarva gets: J Logan, H Blessig
Vancouver Island gets: LA E2, E4, NY E4, E5, HOU E5, R Breshears
Definitely a cost cutting move; Vancouver Island's offense will keep them in games by the speed of the game, so they can afford this.
Omaha gets: C Pierce, D Abou-Assaly
Huntington gets: W Trudeau, C Isby, HOU E1 OMA E4
This is a trade that makes sense for both teams. Pierce brings Omaha the elite DB, and Huntington gets an E1 out of it.
DC signs: M Metz
DC cuts: M Teixeira
Metz helps them now, and they are trying to win now.
DC gets: R Crouse, HOU E5
Delmarva gets: E1
And they got their E1 back.
DC cuts: A Wittemann
Gotta make room for Crouse, who is considerably better.
Week 1 Update - June 20, 2019
Huntington cuts: A Umemura, I Siskind, L Henay, A Hasler, W Casey, R Plante, E Houseworth
Not seeing much of a career on any of these guys.
Omaha gets: H Roth
Delmarva gets: B Steffey
Omaha's gotta watch out they don't outsmart themselves with all these moves.
D.C. cuts: D Gozzola
Maybe in a different situation he's keeping a job, but not yet.
San Francisco cuts: V Siebert, M Lubotsky, C Franck, R St. Anzi
Not too much here, either.
Fort Worth cuts: E Clifton
Fort Worth signs: T Mana Loa
This makes more sense.
Wisconsin cuts: M Larkin
Yeah, easy call.
Portland cuts: C Justice, D Beedell, S Taumoe'anga
Beedell is a first-ballot hall of famer. But he's about triple his actual value, and was a free cut until Friday.
Omaha gets: HOU E1
Philadelphia gets: E Barnes, P Abrahamson
Basically getting next year's rookies now. I know they loved the E1, but Abrahamson+Barnes was too much for them to pass up.
Omaha cuts: T Bayfield
I mean, he's going to be on someone's roster this year.
Indianapolis cuts: P Apo, J Butler, R Pauly
Not hard decisions for the Racers.
Philadelphia cuts: B Hagler, F Porter
Porter's a surprise, but backup OS by nature are expendable.
London cuts: C Schimmel
I think this was just a miss last night.
Los Angeles cuts: W Robertson, J Erwin
It was almost Francis Anthony in this spot.
Eugene cuts: J Carnathan, R Hill, R Bray, G Jones, B Webb, S Matua
Matua will have a job for Week 1, I say.
Week 1 Update - June 19, 2019
Portland signs: J Cortez
Awesome, the third 19th-year guy is back on a roster. If only for a couple weeks.
Fort Worth cuts: M Gritzer, J Hart, L Arundel
Clifton made the roster?!
Los Angeles cuts: C Wente, S Bollings, C Mason, C Hoxie, D Fry
I wondered if they could deal with cutting the franchise icon Mason. His career is over.
Fort McMurray cuts: H Giles, D Unner, H Lawley, N Thompson-Wood
Not seeing much of a career for any of these guys.
London cuts: G Wharton, B Eckman, L Walter, J Brezsnyak, E Schwannecke, L Perry
Not a lot there to cut, to be fair.
Ruidoso cuts: B Rafighi, P Johnson
Two more guys who won't get another job.
Delmarva gets: Z Hoover, E2, E3, E4
Los Angeles gets: J Mouton
Los Angeles is willing to pay a price for marginal improvements in areas of need. They're a contender…they SHOULD be willing.
Chicago cuts: D Pevehouse, L Hilton, W Mitchell, C Custance, G McConnell, J Huff, A Smith
There's a chance a couple of these guys get a look elsewhere.
San Antonio cuts: W Biemans, J Slomka, P McAuliffe, E Moneypenny, G Chitwood, A Lew, B Montijo, D McConnell, D Drake, C Rastafari, S Ross
Could be the end for a couple stellar careers…and a bunch of rookie fodder.
Houston cuts: R Croxall
Blockbuster!
New York cuts: N Schopf, J Graham, G Storrs
Schopf is another good young kicker that may find work. Graham should be a starter somewhere still.
Ohio cuts: J Yancy, V Jorgensen, M Coulier, L Cotton, L Slagle
This was a good list of guys…the last three…a few years ago.
Texas cuts: T Cunningham, K Ludeman, B James, L Adama
Incredibly difficult cuts, and perhaps four guys who should be on rosters this week.
Delmarva gets: W Ryan, L Clarke
Omaha gets: F Poley, T Maison, R Peck, $3.5M
I'm not sure the deal makes Omaha better. Doesn't make them worse, but does it make them better?
Week 1 Update - June 18, 2019
Our 19th Week One. Wow.
New York cuts: S Kutz, S Fleming
This is definitely Fleming's end. Not as sure on Kutz.
Delmarva cuts: T Maloloyon
He may well have a home elsewhere shortly. But at least Brian got to fire a kicker.
Baltimore cuts: V Bushman, M Samuels
Samuels has done a lot for Baltimore, but his time has come. Bushman won't do much for anyone.
June 15, 2019 Update
New York gets: E5
Philadelphia gets: M Muddleston
I like the move for Philly here; maybe he's cut, but now you get him for sure this way for a low price.
Philadelphia cuts: D Peaches, K Davis, A James, J Collins, W Church, G Gardner
Gardner surprises me a little, as well as the Davis contract. But otherwise, it's about right.
DC cuts: D Pruss, D Simpson, W Flexser
They aren't going to make it, so let's clean up the roster for a minute now.
Los Angeles cuts: E Gore, A Oliver, B Schmidt
Two of those names used to be something. Two of them may well get signed somewhere else, too.
Fort Worth gets: W Wilkes
New York gets: E5
Wilkes is definitely going to add to the United line.
Ohio gets: J Diek, $3M
Houston gets: B Thompson, T Sullivan, T Clardy
Houston is not sitting still.
Houston gets: R dos Santos, S Ginez, D Henderson
Omaha gets: $3M, M Pouliout, S Merriman-Thomas
This qualifies as a legitimate blockbuster, with RDS making the move out of Omaha. Raptors-esque?
Houston cuts: R Auger, E Bridges, C Fetter, T Mana Loa, E Thomas
Well, so…they've been busy, and so guys who are useful don't fit here anymore.
June 12, 2019 Update
Vancouver Island signs: P Dignan
Yeah they kinda needed one.
London cuts: E Milligan
I mean, it was an easy cut.
June 9, 2019 Update
New York cuts: R Logiovino
There's a relationship there; when guys get hurt, Logiovino will get a few weeks' paychecks from New York, and all are happy.
June 1, 2019 Update
New York signs: G Langford
Hey, it's a long deal for the league minimum, but it's also a guaranteed half-mil for a guy who was drafted in E5 and cut…
Mexico City signs: M Raybold, M Stotts
Mexico City cuts: A Cajka, F Rapp, M Guiel, K Jones
Now they're the geriatric crew? Guiel and Jones can find work elsewhere.
Mexico City gets: P Matos, M Fly
New York gets: $300K
Well, now Fly has a shot to hit some of those #2 marks.
May 29, 2019 Update
Mexico City cuts: A Citro, J Rust, W Parker, J Segars, J Kilgore, H Lemke, G Galloway, F Kennedy, D Morgan, B Rozier, M Metz
A couple of those guys, the older ones, should get some play elsewhere.
New York cuts: D Morgan
He may find work somewhere.
Seattle signs: S McGinty
This is a strong signing for Seattle's bench - McGinty's tank is far from empty.
Vancouver Island signs: E Lyall
Lyall starts from day one - he's not going to be a superstar on Day 1, but the Blitz will be paying him to be.  An overpay today, but maybe not
by year three. Maybe.
May 26, 2019 Update
Seattle cuts: C Betts, J Perry, M Stotts, A Tovar, R Perrin, D MacAfee, J Linzeth, F Gottgens, K Koepke, J Cortez, M Jean, L Meis, D Sepulveda
Meis is a surprise just because of the insane money still due him, but that doesn't make it the wrong move.
Houston gets: A Distorbo, A Torres, R Croxall
Delmarva gets: $800K, random interchange in Dallas
Houston took last year as a complete blow-up year; now, they're trying to build a strong team in a hurry.
Delmarva gets: NY E4/5, $2M
Mexico City gets: M Dilworth
I get why having a veteran QB is nice for a young team, but A.T. Citro is still there…
Delmarva gets: $150K
Los Angeles gets: Z Hoover, W Robertson
This might be the end of Carl Mason, which…that's fair, he's pretty washed up.
Delmarva cuts: R Berger, R Rogan, R Thomas
We're going to see more of these types of cuts, guys that just aren't good enough.
New York cuts: T Eason, M Raybold
The risks of guys getting older…Eason and Raybold definitely are missing a few steps.
April 16, 2019 Update
London signs: B Rivera
Rivera's a nice veteran addition for the Monarchs.
Philadelphia cuts: A Fitzroy, F Schlitter, G Leyendeckers, J Smith, R Martz
After analyzing before camp, some guys weren't needed.  Some of these players may have made last year's roster.
San Francisco signs: J Ferguson
Well, with sleepers all divvied out, time to get the kickers a home.
Houston cuts: C Christensen
Houston making moves to contend in a rough division quickly here.
April 2, 2019 Update
Philadelphia cuts: A Goerke
There was gonna be one here.
Los Angeles cuts: B Hudspeth, D Dallas
They weren't going to bring anything to the table.
Delmarva cuts: E Lyall, G Langford, W Renner
Pretty clear-cut cuts here as well.
Portland cuts: R Hall, A Hernandez
They weren't going to ever come close to making the roster here.
Seattle signs: M Jean, J Vinkenbrink
Look, the Lon Meis thing failed miserably. Seattle has cash, time to get a better long-term answer at kicker, and ding!
New York signs: N Schopf
New York cuts: E Ekebi
Zie's not old yet, but Schopf may be here to replace him anyways.
Houston gets: S Merriman-Thomas
Mexico City gets: 2021 E12345, $500K
Mexico City is completely punting on 2019, which may or may not make sense - it was a capped-out team that didn't win much.
Los Angeles signs: E Gore
Gore is a guy who needs some work, but in a couple camps could be decent.
D.C. signs: M Teixeira, D Simpson
Teixeira could hit .325 or…wait, wrong Teixeira. This guy seems to be a mental case, but could be a huge pickup if the ldsp can be fixed.
March 27, 2019 Update
Delmarva gets: D McBride
Vancouver Island gets: HOU E2, RUI E2, $500K
Delmarva was hoping if they hit a sleeper, it was a DS. Now, no need.
Delmarva cuts: T Rush, G Simmons, B Rivera, C Goergen, S McGinty, S Bergmann, D Hamilton, F Grandjean, J Benavente
The required to get to 40 have begun here, some older guy surprises for Delmarva.
Ohio gets: D Rowley
Mexico City gets: 2019 E4,5,6, 2020 E1
Rowley the key to this, as Mexico City continues the gutting.
New York cuts: J Temple, D Beard
Well, they're to 40 in the timeframe, too.
March 25, 2019 Update
Chicago gets: $600K
Portland get: E5-23, E6-7
A little higher than most prices for sleeper shots.
March 21, 2019 Update
Delmarva gets: E5-20, E5-24
Sacramento gets: $200K
Standard sleeper shot trade here.
March 19, 2019 Update
New York gets: A Zilanawala, E Kalp, $1.5M
Texas get: B Brawn, B James, L Adama
Interesting trade - Zilanawala definitely fits New York better with the OS/RB they like to do.
March 18, 2019 Update
Indianapolis gets: $600K
Delmarva gets: E3-28, E4-4, E4-12
The Legacy are adding sleeper shots.
March 16, 2019 Update
New York gets: 2020 E3, E5
London gets: E3-18
Interesting move, London wanting guys now.
Omaha gets: S Ginez
London gets: E3-19, R Friedman
Omaha looking for the best player today, and Ginez is that.
Omaha gets: W Trudeau
Philadelphia gets: M Killawa
The Founders also figuring out where moves can be made to improve. Killawa gives Kirby a stronger weapon than 2019 Porter.
March 15, 2019 Update
Delmarva signs: R Breshears
Though this deal is guaranteed, this is a up-and-down that may happen again.
Delmarva gets: E3-25, E4-24, E4-25, E5-25, E6-9
Texas gets: $800K
Well, the Terrors aren't in the need for more young depth; they're in the business of winning titles right now.
Philadelphia gets: E2-25
Texas gets: $200K
Philly has really turned around their management of the team.
March 12, 2019 Update
New York gets: E2-10, future considerations
London gets: future considerations
Interesting, usually Steve adds the young guys ASAP
Ruidoso gets: R Kuntzelman
Delmarva gets: 2020 E2
It's obviously a roster size casualty, but Ruidoso gets a good player here.
March 10, 2019 Update
Philadelphia gets: R Falk, E4, E5
Ohio gets: J Jones, remaining salary split
This is an excellent move both ways - Ohio improves on the line, and Philly dumps a huge contract. Both teams are happy.
March 9, 2019 Update
Houston gets: E3-17, $500K
Baltimore gets: C Affinito
Good to see the Breakers finally going for it.
March 8, 2019 Update
Omaha gets: C Isby, E1-15
Sacramento gets: M Singh, E2-5
Interesting deal, I guess it works both ways.
Sacramento gets: B Babcock
Delmarva gets: E5-15
I mean, it's a sleeper shot, but this is mostly saving a cut penalty for the Legacy.
New York gets: E3-18
Ohio gets: C Weingardner
Weingardner's well past his prime, but Ohio needs line depth badly.
Delmarva gets: E1-18, 2020 E3, $500K
Ohio gets: J Anko, T Bradford
Young guys, but I'm not sure worth the E1-18 there.
San Antonio gets: picks 63/73 (E3), $750K
Vancouver Island gets: E1-26
Bill doing what he likes, getting guys earlier in the draft.
Sacramento gets: T Lucena
Houston gets: K Anthony, E2-5
Lucena is a good get for the Rampage.
March 5, 2019 Update
Houston gets: G Rauls
Mexico City gets: N Jensen, E Deblinger, E2-20, E3-31
It's not a huge pile of goodies, but it'll work.
Delmarva cuts: D Boll, R Breshears, S Kofe
Guys who all got some work last year, but aren't needed anymore.
Houston gets: E4-19, $425K
London gets: S Hasegawa
Easy deal for the Monarchs here.
Portland gets: E1-12, E2-15
London gets: E1-8, E3-8, E5-8
London moves up, Portland gets two guys who don't need to be a sleeper to make it.
Seattle signs: J Linzeth, J Cortez, J Perry, M Stotts, K Kopeke
Not sure any of these guys get jobs long-term, but they stay alive today.
Los Angeles signs: C Wente, B Schmidt, S Bollings
LA runs a master class on how to stay effective with old guys. So Schmidt is virtually guaranteed a roster spot…
Fort Worth gets: O Quicksilver, E1-19
London gets: E1-9
Fort Worth was quick to make this move, for sure.
Delmarva gets: D1-something
Ruidoso gets: L Butler
Both teams are happy, so I'm happy.
March 3, 2019 Update
Philadelphia gets: R Heller, $6M
Houston gets: E1-1, E3-1
I get it, I do. Philadelphia, though, has just made a big statement.
Philadelphia gets: E2-5, E3-20, E4-5
Vancouver Island gets: 2020 E2, $250K
Philly putting some cash out for sleeper shots here.
Omaha gets: D Henderson, T Rhodes, E1-24
Vancouver Island gets: future considerations
Wat?
Philadelphia gets: D Lee
Omaha gets: R Friedman, E2-5
Very quietly, Philadelphia is building a really interesting team.
FAFFA round 2 signings
Baltimore: A Song, A Moore, C Dueker
Chicago: W Mitchell, J Huff, R Bush, L Hilton
Delmarva: E Calderon, V Tompkins, G Barrett, T Maloloyon, S McGinty, L Butler, R Thomas, Z Hoover, T Rush, G Simmons, B Rivera
Fort Worth: S Kaufusi
Houston: Y Hiruma, M Pouliout, C Fetter
Indianapolis: J MacLagan
New York: C Weingardner, D Morgan, M Fly, S Kutz, T Eason, S Fleming, C Cruise, J Graham
Ohio: B Meisinger, M Coulier, K Makhoul
Philadelphia: W Church, A James, D Peaches, G Gardner, B Hagler
Ruidoso: L Zadovsky
San Antonio: J Law, D Drake, S Ross, D McConnell, C Rastafari
San Francisco: C Riffert, W Harris, R Zier
Seattle: W Conner
February 24, 2019 Update - FAFFA Round 1
Omaha signs: C Kettlewell
Portland signs: A Washington
Fort Worth signs: M Pica
Huntington signs: B Nordhoff, E White
New York signs: C Carmichael, J Mayes, M Mueller, P Matos, W Slevin
San Antonio signs: R Dockett
Los Angeles signs: D Dunavin (wow - that's really rare in this format)
Delmarva signs: J Owen
San Francisco signs: D Garrett
Fort McMurray signs: J Felder
That Dunavin signing was a surprise; the Dockett one to a little lesser extent as well.
February 16, 2019 Update
Delmarva gets: E2-28, 2020 E5
Houston gets: something down the line
Hey, it's a strange league.
February 13, 2019 Update
Huntington gets: D1-12, E2-12, E2-31, E3-3, E5-12, 2020 E2-3-4-5, J Floyd
Delmarva gets: D1-3, R Kuntzelman
I think this one makes sense both ways. Delmarva will get best player, but Floyd's a good consolation prize, and sleeper shots.
Delmarva gets: E1-2
Texas gets: D1-3
Indianapolis maybe the big winner here, as they were hoping for the E1-20 pick at D1-4, and assuredly Texas won't take that.
Texas gets: T Baran, C Satterwhite
Houston gets: C Affinito
Texas clearly moving pieces that aren't in long term plans for pieces that could be.
February 9, 2019 Update
Indianapolis gets: E Diallo, E3-28
Delmarva gets: K Weindruch
I'm interested to see what Chris does with the Racers roster.
February 7, 2019 Update
Houston gets: A Wund, S Svarth, J Diek, $1.5M
Delmarva gets: D1-2, S Kofe, C Maugham, R Crouse
Maugham is a former Garrie guy, so there's a connection there.  The D1-2 is the key to the move.
February 6, 2019 Update
Delmarva gets: L Nash
Vancouver Island gets: $1M
Nash is a long long time Bill guy, but this team's trying to get younger and rebuild around Bordain, so off he goes!
Baltimore cuts: C Lattimore
Not screwing around; this Breakers team is gunning for an OIFLCup.
Baltimore gets: D Dodrill
Eugene gets: C Adams, E2
Oh my - Dodrill gives Gunn another weapon for a wild Baltimore offense.
February 3, 2019 Update
Houston gets: PHI E2, 2020 NY E1-2-3-4-5, A Cruz, G Helm
New York gets: B Brawn, J Tuia, $7M
The freespending Marshals have returned.
London gets: $250K, E4
Delmarva gets: F Poley, C Goergen
Steve's still got a lot of good youth there; this London team will still make the playoffs, but it's a one year step back.
Houston gets: K English, T Lucena, E Thomas, C Maugham
Mexico City gets: H Black, M Guiel, M Frank, 2019 PHI E2, 2020 NY E1-2-3-4-5
Again - Will's going all out now. John-Mark more than happy to oblige while trying a rebuild on the fly.
Indianapolis gets: P Kopfstein
New York gets: $600K, E5-4
Obviously Kopfstein is not going to win OIFLCups, but he's going to be the bridge to Kelly while Hiruma's gone.
February 2, 2019 Update
New York gets: S Haverman
London gets: Something down the road (2021 E2)
Steve's cutting payroll.  Jeff's looking for Payton Dumont and Paulie Reynolds to recreate the 2011 Sno-Dogs.
Houston gets: C Eastmond, S Kofe
Mexico City gets: B Rozier, M Metz, B Heath, C Mead, $1M
The relocated group knows that roster wasn't winning, so a blow-up is imminent.
January 27, 2019 Update
Our 19th year!!!
Vancouver Island gets: S Maivia, E1, VAN E4
New York gets: N Stokes, PHI E2, VAN E5
Well, Wyandt's a two time champ, but New York always looks for the future. Maivia is a good add for an oft-beleaguered Blitz defense.
London gets: O Quicksilver, C Blitzem, S Ginez, 2020 E1
Omaha gets: E Peoples, L Clarke, E3, $750K
Really London's not taking a huge step back here, and getting rid of the LB issue that was Clarke might help.
London gets: J Silverstein
Sacramento gets: G Ward
Kind of a shuffling of backups to places where they're more needed.  It works.
Week 20, 2018 Update
New York signs: A Morre
They're not losing the East because they lack a kicker sometime, let's just say that.
Texas cuts: B Schmidt
He's a good player; if someone gets hurt he may get a call.
San Antonio cuts: M Garbinsky
He was only there as a body; if he played the Rattlers were in big trouble.
Week 21 - New York cuts A Morre
Not as big a need as njuries don't happen in the OIFLCup Game.
Week 19, 2018 Update
With the obvious note that teams no longer playing don't have to worry about the 28-man limit with regard to injury.
New York cuts: J Manzak, M Oliver
Someone else coming soon with the Welker news.
Texas cuts: S Fleming, C Ruble
Utility gone now that starters are back.
San Antonio signs: M Garbinsky
An interesting move there, I'm not sure Garbinsky has anything left in the tank.
New York cuts: J Felder
This one hurts, he was a part of their future…but the OIFLCup Game is more important.
Week 18, 2018 Update
New York signs: J Manzak
Manzak has bounced around a little bit this year.
Texas signs: C Ruble, S Fleming, B Schmidt
Nice to have useful players on the scrap heap when you're missing half your starters.
Week 17, 2018 Update
Evansville signs: J Cortez
Yay the other 18th year guy gets a job!
New York signs: W Wilkes, M Oliver
Bodies required, bodies acquired.
Seattle signs: W Church
A guy who has gotten it done in the past, and Seattle may need him to play sometime.
San Francisco signs: R Garrett
Another guy who has gotten it done in the past, and the Sharks need him to play.
Evansville cuts: N Chiricosta, C Daoust
A lot of cuts here as a bunch of people got healthy at the same time.
Baltimore cuts: J Spellman
Spellman's played in a lot of games; I'm not sure I love this cut.
Texas cuts: C Ruble
Texas didn't have much of a choice; it was going to be a useful player getting cut.
Fort McMurray cuts: R Lee, C Morton
Unlike some other teams, the Fatmen cuts were not guys they'd signed for injury.
Chicago cuts: J Manzak
Another guy who may get picked up elsewhere.
Seattle signs: M Lewis
I guess PR wise it'd have been nice to see him for the last game in St. Louis, but oh well.
Week 16, 2018 Update
Ruidoso cuts: J Zagadaneca
Hey, he had a couple good weeks.
Delmarva signs: E Diallo, R Breshears
Delmarva signs: S Fleming, R Young
This is probably the end of the line for one of the great backs in OIFL history.
Omaha signs: R Young
He's not remotely the player he once was, but there is plenty of history at least with the management group here.
St. Louis sign: J Kob
Hey, get a guy for two weeks and first dibs on resigning.  Smart.
Week 15, 2018 Update
San Francisco signs: M Bailey
Bailey's a solid backup that may give the Sharks some good minutes.
Week 14, 2018 Update
Baltimore signs: D Morgan, M Stotts
Well, they need depth - and these guys are better than some of the Breaker backups.
Wisconsin cuts: G Hoffert
Pucci's their guy, so Hoffert goes back.
New York signs: E Ekebi
New York cuts: M Oliver
Run of the middle bottom-roster dealing
Fort Worth cuts: M Navarro
I mean, it wasn't going to be an impact guy.
Los Angeles signs: G Hoffert
And that fills a desperate need.
Week 13, 2018 Update
New York cuts: J Kristen
Kristen wasn't a long-term guy here, but since they had a spot they kept him around for a couple extra weeks.
Evansville signs: C Daoust
He's on the "71 express" as we call 4-A baseball players in Cleveland (AAA affiliate is in Columbus)
Delmarva signs: B Nordhoff
Easy call here, Nordhoff is a good kicker still and the Legacy need one.
Fort McMurray cuts: B O'Neill
Tough call, but McMahon is younger, so he gets to stay.
Ruidoso signs: J Zagadaneca
Finally getting a kicker!
Week 12, 2018 Update
New York cuts: W Slevin
See?
Chicago signs: J Manzak
Manzak will fill a hole as Chicago's line has a few of them right now.
Texas cuts: W Wilkes
Wilkes might find a job elsewhere.
St. Louis signs: J Thiel
John-Mark's first signing is not a major one.
Houston cuts: K Mayes, B Nordhoff, D Albright
Houston signs: W Brielmeyer, S Hasegawa, B Heath
Two of those signings have just recently been elsewhere; Houston's paying attention to what the league is doing in their bid to improve.
Week 11, 2018 Update
Evansville cuts: S Hasegawa
He stuck around awhile since the Squirrels kept getting hurt.
San Antonio cuts: D Jackson
Jackson can still help someone in depth.
Chicago cuts: W Brielmeyer
I know he's a kicker, but I don't see him staying unemployed.
New York signs: W Slevin
He won't last long.
Week 10, 2018 Update
Fort McMurray signs: B O'Neill
They need a kicker since the Harvey method isn't gonna fit them.
New York signs: J Kristen, M Oliver
Solid backups that will help them a bit in depth.
D.C. cuts: M Bailey
Bailey's got the goods to help someone.
Wisconsin signs: G Hoffert
Hey, they won one without a kicker, but didn't want to try two.
Evansville cut: C Daoust
He'll get picked up somewhere.
Week 9, 2018 Update
Fort McMurray signs: L Ruff
Ruff is effectively an injury replacement for Traveon Beck, but I suspect he's not the one that's cut when Beck gets back.
Week 8, 2018 Update
Texas signs: W Wilkes, C Ruble
Bodies needed…bodies acquired.
Houston gets: R Dangola, R Heller, E2
Evansville gets: C Cuff, R Peck
Apparently Sashi Brown is now an OIFL owner.
Delmarva cuts: R Breshears
I suspect with injuries they try to stash him back for long-term.
Week 7, 2018 Update
Indianapolis gets: E3, E4
Delmarva gets: P Sweeney
Strange, as Sweeney might be a future type guy, but the Legacy will take him.
Delmarva gets: J Mouton, T Maison
Texas gets: K Ludeman, N Nash, J Bullock
Texas cuts: J Bullock
Nash fits more of a need - Texas is playing for keeps right now, so they need straight fits. Ludeman is a clear backup for Crawford.
Delmarva should be happy with their haul here as well.
Delmarva gets: D Boll, J Anko, $1M
Houston gets: D Domenech
Basically, this trade flurry is my penance for the week off.
Houston gets: P Alkaranafil
Philadelphia gets: S Heath, R Friedman, $500K
Philadelphia cuts: S Heath
Definitely these types of moves will get Philly turned around. Alkaranafil fits a need for Houston as well, but at a high price.
Houston gets: B Rozier, R Crouse
Omaha gets: C Blitzem
Youth must be the idea for the Marshals.
Houston signs: L Hilton
Houston cuts: D Vuich
Kind of a push though Hilton can go two ways in a pinch.
D.C. gets: M Bailey, K Makhoul
Delmarva gets: A Distorbo
OK, now I see it - Bill Lang doesn't fit in an option offense anymore.
Chicago gets: W Brielmeyer
Eugene gets: E5
So it was a brotherly-love rental.
Omaha gets: D Greywacz
Vancouver Island gets: N Stokes, E1, PHI E2, $2M, $2M if Omaha makes OIFLCup XVIII
With Buchanan back, I suspect we're seeing the Blitz go back to the run option that James Bordain showed as a rookie.
Vancouver Island cuts: W Church
He's going to probably find his way to two more rosters as the year goes on.
Houston cuts: L Hilton
Houston signs: D Albright
Well, at least Hilton had a couple days…
Evansville cuts: B Schmidt
A little surprise, though Schmidt's career just never worked.
Los Angeles cuts: C Ruble
Ruble's going to be a fringe guy until he hangs it up.
Week 6, 2018 Update
San Antonio signs: D Jackson
Body required, body acquired.
Los Angeles cuts: D Albright
Albright is a good enough young guy to get a look somewhere else.
Omaha signs: T Bayfield, B Rozier
These are quality players to find on the junk heap, and Omaha needs those.
Omaha gets: M Killawa, E2
Philadelphia gets: R Jackson, L Butler
I don't love the idea of trading an early E2 for two soon-to-age guys, but Philly needs more today talent.  Killawa's a backup, so it works.
Philadelphia signs: J Collins
Philadelphia cuts: J Castle, A Plewa
Philly can't cut all the bad weight, but I think we're going to see more of these as they get cash to do so.
Week 4 2018 Update
Evansville signs: S Hasegawa, N Chiricosta
Ben, not a fan of these names.
Fort Worth signs: R Albertini
A good choice on the short notice.
Week 3 - July 24, 2018 Update
Evansville signs: B Schmidt
This was the obvious choice for depth when Moore got hurt.
Los Angeles signs: D Fry, C Ruble, J Tobin
Los Angeles cuts: W Robertson
Getting some veteran depth, which they need.
London cuts: T Kiwi
Tough call, as there were no obvious cuts here.
July 21, 2018 Update
Huntington cuts: G Qualley
Definitely a bust of a pick with how his camps went.
Ruidoso cuts: G Lambert, R Perez
The injury gave them two openings for cuts, but it was still a no brainer.
July 19, 2018 Update
Happy 43rd wedding anniversary to my parents!
Vancouver Island signs: W Church
Definitely a solid pickup for the short-term he'll be needed.
Ruidoso gets: E Cohen, M Ogwynn
Omaha gets: B Stern
Stern is an elite-of-the-elite OS for another year - obviously, the Blackhawks now feel their window is open today.
Evansville signs: A James
James is exactly the veteran type that the Squirrels like to pick up in these spots.
July 13, 2018 Update
Baltimore cuts: G Fox, B Gentry
May see one of these guys back in Baltimore.
Ohio cuts: S Green, J Ladd, B Story, J Kuttler
Nothing lost here.
Eugene cuts: K Dorius, J Edenfield, M Manning, J Currier, C Santos, C Nordine, D Drake
Other than Drake, we have guys who with about four FA camp workings might turn into a useful guy for a year or two.
San Francisco cuts: E Peterson, R Chandler, S Hasegawa, B Rozier, D Fry, R Malone
San Francisco signs: G Wilson
Wilson is an upgrade, and at a good price.  FA guys lack the ability to get a lot right now.
Los Angeles cuts: J Kob
Long name, but that's the only notable thing.
Indianapolis cuts: C Dennison, L McGeough, W O'Donahue, R Luce, C Mead, S Pappas
Probably could use to sign about five FA and cut five more guys, but this is a start.
Portland signs: D Drake
Portland cuts: E Ely
That did not take long.
Houston signs: C Mead, C Satterwhite, E Deblinger, N Jensen
Houston cuts: J Lofton, W Wilkes, R Aaron, B Gaulke
Interesting set of moves there.
Baltimore signs: J Spellman
Good pickup for the Breakers.
July 12, 2018 Update - Cut Down Day!
Delmarva cuts: T Shepherd, R Smith, D Craven
There might not be as many "wow" names getting cut as I thought a few weeks ago.
D.C. cuts: T Maddox, J Angermeier, R Lovelace, P Street
Maddox and Street may have a place somewhere, but D.C. is too good probably for it to be there.
San Antonio cuts: L Hilton, L Patel, F Pilarowski
OK, these are names, but not sure the production meets the historical name anymore.
Eugene gets: W Brielmeyer
Chicago gets: E5
I'd probably have kept the E5 and signed a FA for the week, but Brielmeyer is a rookie.
Evansville cuts: J Lightning, J Collins, C Gerhart
Evansville fondly pushes into the sunset: J Yerkes
Yerkes is one of the all time great OIFL players, and certainly one of the three best Squirrels, a vital cog to two Squirrel OIFLCup wins.
He will be missed on the field.
Houston cuts: R Garrett, W Slevin, B Schmidt, L Ruff, T Mana Loa, T Hickey, J Dulisse, N Chiricosta, E Diallo
And Houston's going to be quite the young team.
Portland cuts: D Alexander, R Thomas, G Harper, W Montgomery, M Weissbeck
No surprises here.
San Francisco signs: J MacLagan
They need one of those.
Chicago cuts: R Albertini, N Jensen, H Sewell, R Chandlis, D Jackson, E Deblinger
Probably not much here, though the Albertini cut is an absolute shocker - from starter to gone in one offseason.
Evansville cuts: G Persinger, M Lewis, K Boston
Boston will probably be back when he's healthy and the Squirrels get injuries; that seems to be their relationship now.
Wisconsin cuts: L Williams, D Harrell, J Flax
Williams and Flax have been around awhile, so it's a bit of a surprise.
Ruidoso cuts: C Eyrich, E Vinicka, W Lim, D Seipt
Lim may find a home somewhere, even though he tackles like me.
Texas cuts: E Hice, M Garbinsky, J Snowden
Hice and Garbinsky were painfully close to making the roster.
London gets: C Goergen, E4
Huntington gets: E2
Interesting move - London needed some line help, so they made a draft move to get it.
New York cuts: A Reyeb, M Oliver
Two guys that could find work somewhere.
Fort Worth cuts: K Johns, W Dolawsky, J Graber, E Peek, M Pica
A statement of how much United has improved, Graber used to be a top WRDB guy off the bench and play weekly.
London cuts: H Zuazo, H Larson, W Wenwirk, A Zimmerman, S Meadows, J Alsop, F Cassio
Not a whole lot of value here.
D.C. gets: M Schweiger
London gets: F Poley
Monarchs got their full line now, I'd guess.
Houston gets: C Tolosa
London gets: $5M
London got a pretty penny for a young guy they weren..wait, did Steve just dump a decent rookie and not get 17 picks in return?
D.C. cuts: J Cortez, J Brockson
Cortez is an 18th year guy, so you know I like him.
July 8, 2018 Update
Houston cuts: A James, D Killebrew, M Lansdale, W Price
Not a lot here, though someone on this pile might get play
July 6, 2018 Update
London cuts: C Williamson, S Moore
They're not going to make it, so why keep them?
Sacramento cuts: A Pate, W Rouselle
May as well get it over with now, because if they got hurt, they'd be on the Sacto payroll.
July 4, 2018 Update
Texas signs: W Laurence, T Maison
Interesting signing, after some moves be made.
Houston cuts: E Ekebi, C Dionisio, J Thiel, J Blackburn
Well, can't say Will isn't changing the roster up…
Houston gets: B Heath, K Mayes
San Antonio gets: $501K
Free money for the Rattlers.
Houston signs: R Garrett
Well, he did play nearby in College Station for a spell.
Houston gets: B Brawn, J Anko
Philadelphia gets: 2020 E1, F Porter, K Vickenlooper, $3.75M
Brawn was a very good piece for Philly, but they had to make this trade.
Evansville gets: E5, future considerations, $3M
Houston gets: D Vuich, S McGinty, M Frank
Houston is using their excess cash to get guys that they then don't have to fight other teams for in FA. Makes sense.
June 25, 2018 Update
Philadelphia cuts: R Grainer, J Austin, C Satterwhite, L Fan
They were mostly obvious. Philly tied up with guaranteed deals right now.
Houston cuts: K Kieper, L Rogers, B Skwarlo, S Carroll, D Kanuri, B Reilly
Houston signs: H Budmister, T Mana Loa, J Thiel, M Metz, J Lofton, T Hickey, M Lansdale
Will starting off fast.
Evansville cuts: L Brown D Johnson
Yeah, this isn't the type of cutting that creates a lot of excitement.
Houston gets: M Guiel, J Kettelle, A James
Delmarva gets: E3, E4, 2020 E2
Houston, again, starting fast.
Houston gets: H Black, R Peck, R Volk, W Blitzem
Texas gets: E1, E2, 2020 E3/4
It's a risk there because that E1 might be high, but Houston's planning for it to not be all that high.
June 20, 2018 Update
Sacramento gets: J Nunez
Vancouver Island gets: P Goodwin, E3
The Blitz needed a receiver, and Nunez helps shore up the Rampage line a bit.  Good move.
Omaha gets: R Jackson
Sacramento gets: E3 E5
Interesting trade - Rampage cut a little payroll after the Nunez move.
Baltimore signs: M Samuels, B Tomlinson
Breakers need depth badly, and now they have some.
New York cuts: J Jerrett, G Blatenberger
These guys may find jobs - especially Blatenberger
June 12, 2018 Update
Hey, an update!
Fort McMurray signs: C Fetter
Look, Fetter's no one's idea of a star, but he's going to add some depth at a spot the Fatmen need it.
Wisconsin cuts: A Caspersen, J Thompson, R Herndon, J Linzeth, B Tomlinson
Some names there, but I'm not sure they're useful names.
Omaha signs: B Schmitt, D BrownLee
Omaha cuts: L Ritterberg
Omaha needs the depth, so it makes sense.
June 1, 2018 Update
Other than when I was studying for the CPA exam and we started a season in September, this has to be about the longest
break between updates on this page we've had.
Seattle cuts: K Ainsworth, J Ouilime, J Cornell, D Ellis, D Johnson, M Bell, W Anderson, R Dalbey, B Rogers, J Jiles, M MacDonald, D Carothers
Hey, at least some of them got paid!
Evansville gets: E4, E5
Baltimore gets: J Welker
Simple trade, Evansville gets something for a cut guy.
Omaha gets:  A Pettyfer
Texas gets:  E4
Not sure the angle here unless they really really don't believe in Stokes.
New York cuts: W Church, J Thiel, T Meyers, D MacClellan
MacClellan has a shot to make a roster as a backup, and the other guys will be in the old folks league at the rec center.
D.C. cuts: T Stark, J Salas, T Jefferson, P Schroeder, M Blevins, A McDaniel, D Walters, G Parks, J Amberg, A Hillow, E Kespel, T Kimberling,
R Smith, D Stevenson, R Roe, J Millaire
Not even bothering with the scrimmage to keep any of these guys.
San Antonio cuts: T Gerosthanamos, A Smith, V Pulling, E Reece, R Lemongell, T LaDow, B Pitts, D Arthur, J Casey
It's all rookies here, so whatever.
March 18, 2018 Update
Delmarva cuts: D Wolff, S Farley
And that's the last you'll probably ever hear of either of them.
Seattle signs: D Ellis, M Bell, D Johnson, J Cornell
They're camp fodder.  They have to be.
Los Angeles signs: D Ladd
Nice guaranteed check for the guy
Delmarva signs: K Ludeman
Another guy with whom one of them have experience.
March 12, 2018 Update
Los Angeles signs: D Albright, W Robertson
Interesting moves - probably camp fodder.
March 11, 2018 Update
Omaha gets: $1.7M
London gets: D Kautz, 2019 E2
I mean, I know why Omaha did it - but I'm not sure how it helps London a lot.
March 10, 2018 Update
London gets: 2019 E2, E4
Sacramento gets: J Jones
The deal works both ways, I'd say. Sacramento gunning for this year, now, it seems clear.
March 7, 2018 Update
Ruidoso gets: E3-2, E3-10, E3-20, E3-21, E3-24
London gets: $250K, 2019 E2
Ruidoso's E2 probably won't be all that early, so I'm not sure the advantage for London here beyond just wanting to avoid sleeper issues.
March 5, 2018 Update
D.C. gets: 2019 E2
London gets: G Ward, E5-19
Interesting trade - I'm not sure London has the space for another young RB heir.
D.C. signs: J Brockson
Brockson fills the hole Ward leaves, though the Conspiracy roster is plenty large.
March 4, 2018 Update
Omaha gets: N Stokes, S Ginez, R Crouse
Sacramento gets: A Rodgers, J Boyce, W Hill
Wow, big statement move for Sacramento. Omaha cuts salary, and Sacramento makes a playoff push.
Delmarva gets: W Atkinson, B Roman-Ayers
Eugene gets: M Toboggan, M Brake, E2-30, E5-30, E5-31
Eugene deciding they need to get a bit younger. No shock Atkinson was a big target for Delmarva.
Texas gets: M Garbinsky, E Hice
Delmarva gets: D Domenech
Garbinsky and Hice for a moment had a small shot to make the Delmarva roster, but now they're camp fodder.
Eugene gets: S Bagbey
Portland gets: D Beedell, E2-30
Eugene also looking to cut a little bit of salary, it appears, with that age.
March 3, 2018 Update
New York signs: D MacClellan, L Adama
MacClellan may actually make the roster.
March 1, 2018 Update
London gets: 2019 E1
Delmarva gets: E1-21
Is there actually that much assurance this pick will be higher next year?
Chicago gets: K Neighbors
Eugene gets: E2-29
Well certainly the Knights don't need Neighbors anymore.
February 27, 2018 Update
Wisconsin signs: J Tuioti, K Gibbs
Warlords definitely working the back end of their roster around.
Ohio signs: R Johns
Johns is a solid backup for Berkstead.
February 26, 2018 Update
Seattle signs: M MacDonald
It's camp fodder, but he's getting six figures for it…
Wisconsin signs: J Loftin, K Folger
Definitely good depth add - Loftin is still trainable.
February 25, 2018 Update
Sacramento gets: D1-22
Evansville gets: E2-10
Evansville may have gotten a trainable piece that makes their roster here.
San Antonio gets: T Rush, E5-20
Omaha gets: D1-25
This one works both ways - the Rattlers like Rush better than anything in the dispersal, and Omaha sheds a little salary.
February 23, 2018 Update
New York signs: M Oliver, J Felder, R Newman
Seems like camp fodder only, but New York may keep multiple guys from these signings.
February 22, 2018 Update
Los Angeles signs: J French
French may actually make the roster.
Ohio gets: E3-1, E3-29
Texas gets: H Greene
This deal may just work both ways. Buster loves guys who can do "something" great, and Ohio needs more flexibility.
February 21, 2018 Update
Delmarva signs: M Guiel
He got a minimum deal, but he has a nonzero chance of making the Legacy roster.
D.C. gets: A Byron, J Hollingsworth
Texas gets: J Mouton, S Morris
An interesting deal between the OIFLCup Game participants of this past year.
February 20, 2018 Update - Second round signings
Arizona signs: B Nordhoff, N Chiricosta, R Auger, D Boll
D.C. signs: P Street, J Salas, T Maddox, J Stones, A McDaniel, D Walters
Delmarva signs: J Diek, B Babcock, M Toboggan, H Roth, G Duffield, T Bradford, G o'Campo, J Floyd, B Lang
E Hice, J Bullock, R Young (this would have been nice in 2012), M Brake, M Garbinsky
Evansville signs: D Vuich, S McGinty, M Fly, M Lewis
Fort Worth signs: E Yates (yes, really)
Los Angeles signs: C Rhodes
New York signs: G Blatenberger, B O'Dell
Ohio signs: V Bloom
Ruidoso signs: D Takechi, L Warren, D Peaches
San Antonio signs: H LaCrosswell, L Patel, K Mayes, S Maxey, L Hilton
San Francisco signs: J Rohr
Seattle signs: D Carothers, W Anderson, R Dalbey
Texas signs: D Prettenhoffer, J Mack
Vancouver Island signs: B Harris
Wisconsin signs: B Tomlinson
February 11, 2018 Update - First round signings
New York signs: W Church, D Montgomery, O Merson, T Meyers, J Thiel
D.C. signs: T Stark, J Cortez, R Bush, J Westin, T Jefferson, J Angermeier, M Blevins, P Schroeder
Delmarva signs: A Torres, J Cairo, L Czarniecki, S Svarth, J Kettelle, A James, K Makhoul, S Fleming, N Nash, M Dilworth
Evansville signs: C Kettlewell, K Boston, J Lightning, J Welker, C Daoust, J Collins, B Rivera
Texas signs: C Peach
Baltimore signs: K Dunker, T Blevins
Fort Worth signs: L Arundel
Chicago signs: A Smith
Arizona signs: D Killebrew, E Diallo
San Francisco signs: J Law, B Hauver
Indianapolis signs: D Kelly
February 4, 2018 Update
Omaha gets: W Blitzem
Sacramento gets: G Langley
Omaha working to get the salary down a hair here.
January 28, 2018 Update
D.C. gets: A Distorbo, 2019 E1, E3
Indianapolis gets: T Fairchild, D1-25, E2-16, E3-18, 2019 E1, $600K
Interesting trade; didn't think D.C. was that salary-conscious.
January 25, 2018 Update
St. Louis gets: E2-6, E2-24, E3-27, D1-22, T Lucena, M Mueller, 2019 E2,3,4,5
New York gets: K Sherman
Blockbuster! Holy mackerel! Rush with the rebuild, AND they actually get multiple "now parts." New York sending the
clear message that a second round exit (coincidentally, at home to St. Louis) is NOT acceptable.
St. Louis gets: E Thomas
San Antonio gets: R Mansaur
Interesting trade. Another $$$ move.
D.C. gets: E2-16, V Tyler
Ohio gets: C Sarvas
Very interesting deal - not sure why DC is shedding payroll there, but Tyler is stellar.
Omaha gets: M Ogwynn, E1-9
Sacramento gets: H Hoffman
Quietly the Rampage are building a really good team.
Sacramento gets: P McLeod
Texas gets: C Blitzem
Quiet backup-for-backup deal that everyone will be happy with, ultimately.
January 14, 2018 Update
Seattle gets: E5-4
Fort McMurray gets: M Braun
It's an obvious salary dump, but the Fatmen will capitalize for cheap.
Seattle gets: E4-11
San Antonio gets: E5-15, D Pollock
Another salary dump, but Seattle is moving into sleeper shot territory.
Seattle gets: E4-28
Texas gets: M Rose
Another dump. Seattle trying to clear up space from bad contracts of years past.
January 9, 2018 Update
Vancouver Island gets: E1-5
Indianapolis gets: D1-16, E1-18, E1-25
The Racers need bodies, so this makes sense. Bill is trying to build up the back side for when the front side gets old.
January 8, 2018 Update
Vancouver Island gets: E1-7
Huntington gets: E1-26, M Simpson
There goes Bill wheeling and dealing to move up in the draft. But this time, he's not trading starters to do it.
Huntington gets: M Wobet, E1-19
Sacramento gets: D1-5
Huntington's wheeling and dealing now, aren't they. Not sure I like dealing the D1-5 here, but Wobet has played a bunch.
December 22, 2017 Update
St. Louis gets: $15M
Huntington gets: D Strachan
It's a blockbuster move. Huntington makes their first big play in franchise history here, and it's a huge one.
Week 20 Update
Texas cuts:  G Peterson
He was probably the odd man out here, so it makes sense.
Week 19 Update
DC cuts:  J Cain
They had to let someone off the hook.
Week 18 Update
New York cuts:  K St. Pierre
Someone had to go, and it was pretty much always going to be KSP.
Evansville signs:  R Cabell
Cabell was the clear obvious choice when the Squirrels needed a guy in a pinch.
Week 17 Update - November 10, 2017
D.C. signs:  E Diallo
Gotta have a body there, just in case.
New York signs:  A Morre, K St. Pierre
New York cuts:  C Fetter
KSP will definitely play in this backup game of the week.
Texas cuts:  J Cornell
Texas signs:  G Peterson
Peterson probably helps them a bit here, though I’m a little surprised at the WR cut.
Eugene signs:  J Cortez
Good add - Cortez can still go.
Week 16 Update - October 31, 2017
San Antonio signs:  J Henry
And he's back.
D.C. signs:  J Cain
He'll add a bit of depth where they kinda now need it.
Vancouver Island signs:  J Morrow, G Briggs
Don Kelly isn't going to get it done, so they had to.
Los Angeles signs:  D Peaches
They need a second back to give Franklin some rest.
Week 15 Update - October 28, 2017 Update
San Antonio cuts:  J Henry
Henry may be of value to someone here, as he does still have good skill.
Evansville cuts:  R Cabell
This was likely when he was signed; he may get a job elsewhere.
Fort Worth cuts:  T Maison
Finally they're starting to purge guys who can't really do enough to be useful, even though they've been around awhile.
Arizona cuts:  P Matos
Arizona signs:  W Wilkes
They lost interest in Matos in a hurry now!
Fort McMurray cuts:  A Morre
Fort McMurray signs:  J McMahon
Good idea, McMahon has a brighter future.
Week 14 Update - October 19, 2017 Update
Sacramento signs:  B Nordhoff
Colin kindly requests I stop killing his kickers.  I make no promises.
Baltimore cuts:  S Micheletta, R Calderon
These are not major moves.
London cuts:  J McMahon
I wondered if he may have done enough to get the job.  Obviously no.
Philadelphia cuts:  K Bush
The cheapest cut on the roster…
Texas signs:  J Cornell
He's a solid add for the Terrors when they need a body.
Week 13 - October 8 2017 Update
The trade happened in the legal window for the deadline.
Baltimore signs:  M Blevins
Blevins gives them a real backup, which is nice.
Baltimore gets:  J Rohr
Indianapolis gets:  BAL E2, A Distorbo
Indy probably made a decent move here, given Rohr wasn't coming back - and a one-year deal for him doesn't help Indy much.
Seattle cuts:  A James
James can't do a lot anymore, but someone may find him useful.
Week 12 - September 28, 2017 Update
D.C. signs:  L Arundel
Arundel will help them on the cheap.
Sacramento signs:  C Blair
He's bouncing around now.
D.C. gets:  BAL E3
Maykop gets:  $25K
Just a little more for the league kitty.
Texas cuts:  W Wilkes
Was the logical choice here.
Week 11 - September 23, 2017 Update
Texas cuts:  J Cornell, G Peterson
They may be worth jobs elsewhere for the rest of the year.
Lincoln gets:  $200K, future considerations
DC gets:  Five E3 picks
DC going for sleeper shots (the future considerations are more cash if sleepers are hit with those picks)
San Antonio cuts:  D MacClellan, D Peaches
Expected moves - MacClellan could find a job elsewhere.
San Antonio gets:  P Street
Arizona gets:  NY E4, STL E4
Street goes back home, and Arizona gets some sleeper shots.  There's a potential last-second signing for the Jackals
for this week, so it may all work out.
Arizona signs:  G Blatenberger
Hey!  Blatenberger got a job with guaranteed money!
Evansville signs:  R Cabell
He may play quickly for the Squirrels here.
Week 11 - September 20, 2017 Update
New York signs:  C Fetter
New York cuts:  G Blatenberger
With Evansville having a need, do they really want someone who knows the NY system to be available?
Fort Worth signs:  S Kutz
Kutz is a guy who can help United.
Week 10 - September 13, 2017 Update
Vancouver Island gets:  T Rhodes, L Patel, D Kelly, L Hilton, V Shober
Philadelphia gets:  B Brawn, D Nickels, J Castle, T Sanders, J Anko, $3.5M
It gets Philly a little younger, a little cheaper long-term, and cash.  Probably a decent little reset.
New York signs:  G Blatenberger
He's the OIFL equivalent of Cleveland's Matt LaPorta of old - on the 71 express back to Columbus and back again…
Evansville cuts:  L Arundel, C Blair
They're starting to get their guys back.
New York cuts:  B Nordhoff
Hey, when someone else's kicker gets hurt, now there are options!
Week 9 - September 9, 2017 Update
Texas cuts:  K St. Pierre
More to follow…
Eugene cuts:  J Cortez
Cortez may find a job elsewhere since kickers keep getting beat up.
San Francisco cuts:  D Caruther
He just didn't do enough to gain sustained employment here.
London signs:  J McMahon
See?
Week 9 - September 8, 2017 Update
Lincoln gets:  $7.5M - Maykop gets:  $7.5M
Evansville gets:  LIN E1 MAY E1
That's a lot of money.
Vancouver Island gets:  STL E1, SA E1
Lincoln gets:  $6M
That's also a pretty nice sum of money.
Lincoln gets:  $2M - Maykop gets:  $2M
Portland gets:  DC E1, MAY E2
Portland will use these guys as well, as they're starting to move forward.
Lincoln gets:  $1.5M
Fort McMurray gets:  LIN E2, STL E2, EVL E2
I like these for Fort McMurray - they will then have the option for BPA or a sleeper shot.
Fort Worth gets:  FW E2
Lincoln gets:  $1.5M
Well, we got more for that one…
Texas gets:  OMA E2, PHI E2, MAY 3, HUN 3
Maykop gets:  $3.5M
Texas going for some sleeper shots, too
San Antonio gets:  All the E4/E5 Lincoln owned
Lincoln gets:  $2M
Seems a bit inexpensive compared to above.
D.C. gets:  MAY4 MAY5 BAL5
Maykop gets:  $80K
This almost seems comical.
Week 8 - "September 1, 2017" Update
Texas signs:  K St. Pierre, J Cornell
This was a set of moves they needed, as they're getting all beat up to hell.
New York cuts:  G Blatenberger
He served his purpose - if needed, he'll do it again.
San Antonio gets:  B Blind
Sacramento gets:  K Anthony, E4
A little younger for Sacto, and Blind gives the Rattlers a plug-and-play with Gentili out.
San Antonio cuts:  T Jefferson
San Antonio signs:  D Peaches
Does this mean Watson's falling out of favor even quicker?
Week 8 - August 29, 2017 Update
Ohio gets:  O Quinn
Lincoln gets:  B Tomlinson, $1M
Ohio making an upgrade, though DS is not the position they need to upgrade.  YOU CAN ONLY PLAY TWO!
Omaha gets:  W Hill
Sacramento gets:  R Jackson, A Carlton, 2018 E4
Omaha's going for it.
Week 7 - August 25, 2017 Update
San Antonio signs:  J Henry, T Jefferson
Good additions for them, I say.
Chicago gets:  M Cason, LA E2-3-4
Omaha gets:  S McGee
I'm not 100% sure the angle for Chicago, though they're getting older and sleeper shots are nice.
Baltimore gets:  J Soames
Maykop gets:  $200K, E3, E5
OK - we just signed him yesterday!
Maykop signs:  J Olson
They do need the body, haha!
Week 7 - August 24, 2017 Update
New York signs:  G Blatenberger
When guys got dinged, Blat was an easy easy easy call for the Mean Machine given familiarity.
Maykop gets:  D Kautz, OMA E2, HUN E3
Huntington gets:  B Maino
An interesting deal there - obviously Maykop needs a backup QB (but that may be in the offing haha)
Lincoln gets:  W Laurence, CHI E4, TEX E5
Texas gets:  J Hollingsworth
Laurence has the potential to be someone someday.  Hollingsworth better fits what Texas needs now.
Evansville gets:  C McPhee
Lincoln gets:  T Granlund, K Gibbs, E2
Not a bad haul for McPhee considering his age.
Lincoln gets:  G Simmons, E1, E5, $500K
San Antonio gets:  M Wallace
He's on an egregious contract, but the Rattlers need him badly.
Maykop gets:  E2
Philadelphia gets:  V Shober
Philly's cash poor, but this helps.
San Antonio gets:  E Collins
Lincoln gets:  N Jones, C Rhodes, E3, $1M
Lincoln shedding payroll in a hurry here.
Wisconsin gets:  M Glazer
Lincoln gets:  A Torres, E3
Interesting deal here.
Fort Worth gets:  L Graper
Lincoln gets:  E2, G Robles, K Folger, $1M
Fort Worth gets a little better.
D.C. gets:  H Tomlinson
Lincoln gets:  S Czerwinski, DC E1, DC E5, $250K at the end of the next two years
Can we make it $500K at the end of this year?  Lincoln's vaporware, folks.
St. Louis gets:  D Rowley
Lincoln gets:  E1, E2, E3, VAN E3, E4, E5
Six picks?  Sure
Maykop cuts:  P Dolan, I Human, S Carrick, C Abbott, L Schultz, S Dolan, T Wilson, J Arthur, P Schenecker, E Copeland
We're losing nothing here.
Maykop signs:  B Schmitt, D Macgruer, M Metz, N Chiricosta, D McConnell, E Hice, J Soames, J Collins, A McDaniel
It's kind of an old team now…
Lincoln cuts:  N Jones, C Munson, B Krousey
They ended up needing three cuts.
Week 7 - August 22, 2017 Update
Evansville signs:  C Blair
Blair wasn't out of work long.  Helps that all the kickers are getting hurt…
Texas signs:  G Peterson, W Wilkes
They need bodies and now.
Week 6 - August 19, 2017 Update
Evansville signs:  K Gibbs
They need the body, so sure.
St. Louis signs:  D Carothers
Well, they need the spot.
Week 6 - August 18, 2017 Update
New York signs:  B Nordhoff
But it didn't last long.
D.C. cuts:  G Briggs
Not a surprise since Kruse is healthy.
London signs:  J Zagadaneca
London cuts:  C Blair
Brutal business, this kicking thing is.
Week 5 - August 12, 2017 Update
St. Louis signs:  C Kettlewell, J Perry, J Thiel
Yeah, they needed bodies.  The cash flow may become a problem by year's end, but it's not now, and they need bodies.
Evansville signs:  L Arundel
Not big money, but it's a good add.
New York cuts:  B Nordhoff
Well, Zie got healthy quick
Week 4 - August 3, 2017 Update
New York signs:  B Nordhoff
He held out for a few more bucks, so why not?
D.C. gets:  E4
Baltimore gets:  D Boll
The Breakers see a little light at the end of the tunnel, and D.C. is happy to oblige in a salary dump.
D.C. signs:  N Nash
See?  Salary dump.
Eugene signs:  J Cortez
They needed a kicker, and Cortez still has gas in the tank.
Fort Worth signs:  J Gunn
Another body needed desperately.
Week 3 - July 29, 2017 Update
Ruidoso signs:  M MacDonald
Strong guy to bring in while the starter's hurt.
Ohio cuts:  O Gross, A McDaniel
One of those has a name to recognize; one doesn't.  Neither will be playing much more.
Portland cuts:  D Churchill
He may find a job somewhere someday, but backup RB is a tough place to work right now.
New York gets:  future considerations
Vancouver Island gets:  T Sanders
Salary dump, but the Blitz can afford it, so get something for nothing!
Vancouver Island cuts:  J Olson
Likely, that's the end of the run for Juan Olson.
Chicago cuts:  J French
Another guy who's probably not going to amount to much.
Week 3 - July 24, 2017 Update
D.C. signs:  G Briggs
Solid hand to come in here.  Kingseed probably gets the start, but if he falters Briggs comes in quick.
Week 2 - July 20, 2017 Update
Arizona cuts:  J Cortez
Cortez is better than a few kickers in the league still, but given his age and likely "one year" status, he may stay unsigned.
Fort McMurray signs:  O Hrimnajh, L Haywood, T Bradford
Fort McMurray cuts:  C Frisby, J Ward, M Comer
All three of these replacements are now guys who may have a future with the Fatmen.
Los Angeles signs:  V Burkhead, J Kob
Los Angeles cuts:  D Krozel, C Wente
More guys who "may" have a future, so worth going for.
Week 1 closeout update
San Francisco signs:  D Gibson, B Gates, B O'Neill, D Vuich
San Francisco cuts:  M Cabell, V Burkhead, C Fetter
Generally speaking, easy calls.
Week 1 - June 30, 2017 Update
Chicago cuts:  T Hatherly, M Mitzkovitz, J Morrow, T Bradford, I Chavayda, N Nash
Morrow has always been a pseudo-favorite of the league, but this might be his end.
Eugene cuts:  J Hunkele, B Gates, G Mack, M Guiel, J Zaruka, J Kob, A Oliver
Oliver won't have trouble finding a job somewhere.
Lincoln cuts:  N Makris, H Ricker, R Nelson, D Woerz, J Marcs
These weren't as hard of decisions.  Makris will someday stick somewhere.
San Francisco cuts:  M Torres, L Jenkins, R Zorn, D Macgruder, J Angermeier, M Blevins
Interesting list, but not a lot of studs there.
Huntington cuts:  W McNairy, W Clare, B Day, K Maclean, C Schnitzer, L Haywood, M Sapara, J Rothwell
Not much of a list here, either.
D.C. gets:  B O'Neill, C Young, J Cornell, D Ladd
O'Neill will get a job somewhere.
St. Louis cuts:  C Kettlewell, B Bankston, D Formento, O Hrimnajh, D Gibson, G Gaines, S Holm, S Svarth
J Callahan, F Jorgenson, O Merson
One of the side effects of that contract is that a 28-man roster might not be affordable.
Ohio cuts:  J Day
Not a shocker here.
Arizona signs:  J MacLagan
Unfortunate for 17th year man Jose Cortez, but I hope he gets a job somewhere.
Portland signs:  S Maxey
This is the closest thing to Joe Peoples as exists in the OIFL, and Pioneers fans will be happy about that.
Los Angeles signs:  A Oliver
Not sure how much he helps, but he doesn't hurt.
New York signs:  I Chavayda
New York cuts:  G Blatenberger
So long as someone else doesn't take him, Blat will be on the bus to and fro NY a few times for injuries.
Omaha signs:  S McGee
This team will pound the rock.  More line depth?  Yes, please.
London signs:  J Zagadaneca
Obvious, they need a kicker.
Week 1 - June 29, 2017 Update
Indianapolis gets:  V Sweeton, S King
San Antonio gets:  E5
Blatant salary dump, but two guys that Indy can use.
Waco cuts:  J Cooper, S Boehnlein, N Dickerson, J van Bosco, B Amin, G Peterson
As a show of how the team's improving, these are all guys that'd have made last year's roster.
Portland cuts:  J Wold, F Sotet, J Espenscheide, B Seeley, J Collins
Not as much here.
Texas cuts:  K St. Pierre, A Cascella
Some good players are going to get cut this week.
Vancouver Island gets:  I de Orta
St. Louis gets:  E3
Well, de Orta goes back to Canada
Wisconsin cuts:  E Diallo, B Schmitt, J Soames
Well, there's at least one name there.  But Soames isn't what he used to be.
Vancouver Island cuts:  G Richards, W Krystle
Krystle has had a stellar career, but he's probably done.
Evansville cuts:  E Hice, K Vidoteca, J Perry, D Vuich
It's a huge day in Squirrels country when long-time Squirrel J'Ron Perry gets the axe.
London gets:  S Maxey, E3
Evansville gets:  D Morgan
I guess it's a salary cut for someone.  Maxey's going to make someone really happy tomorrow night.
London cuts:  S Maxey, K Gibbs, J Cain
Maxey isn't the be all end all, but he's a lot better than that rookie.
San Antonio cuts:  M Cabell, D Edgeman, E Continenza, T Thigpen, M Waters, R Cooper, J Salas, B McNeely, D Jasani
Not exactly a who's who anymore.
D.C. cuts:  M Metz, M Tenore, M Mann
Not a lot here, either.
Week 1 - June 28, 2017 Update
New York cuts:  L Zimmerman, M Horowitz, D Carothers
Given the level of kicker injuries, Carothers will get picked up.
Vancouver Island cuts:  W Krystle
Have to think this is the end of the line for him.
London gets:  E4
Fort McMurray gets:  T Beck
Seems to make sense.  Low cost for a decent hand.
Fort McMurray cuts:  M Patidar, R Collins
One of them lost out when the Fatmen got Beck.
Wisconsin cuts:  J Haller, C Rolston, T Kinney, G McCallum
Rolston's a long long time Warlord.  Definitely a surprise he's on the cut list.
New York cuts:  J Fix, T Armstrong
I don't know, but these two have a small shot of making a roster.
Ruidoso cuts:  G Gerber
Interesting cut - he may have work elsewhere.
Fort Worth cuts:  B Caro, E Henline, W Wallace, R Kratzenberg, B Horne, P Sanker, J Scatena
J Van Over, J Blackwell, N Takechi, E Stanford
Well, gotta get down to 28.  Might be some FA down the pipe that Fort Worth will want, so this may not be it.
Preseason Week 2 - June 25, 2017 Update
Fort McMurray signs:  M Kist
Kist is a good young player that will grow with the new Fatmen.
Indianapolis signs:  C Dennison, D Giles, R Deitrich
Giles may be a good backup for Baz, but I don't know why Dennison is here.
Evansville cuts:  B Sellers, B Puglise, J Daniel, M Lividini, J Kettelle
Not seeing much of a future for these guys.
Preseason Week 2 - June 20, 2017 Update
New York cuts:  D Peaches, M Cribbs
While it may only be for injury, I can see both of these guys getting a look see as the year goes.
Omaha signs:  E Cramer
Cramer will help the depth a bit, but he may not be there long.
Eugene cuts:  J Morgart, J Gunn, S Kramer, M Salinas, T Hickey
Another list of guys that may get a look elsewhere for a spell.
June 11, 2017 Update
London cuts:  G Evans, D Albright, D Duffey, C Dennison, R Brown, J Pharr
I'm not seeing much playing time anywhere for this list.
Philadelphia cuts:  W Wilkes, S McGee, M Kist
Now we may have guys who will see time somewhere.
Wisconsin gets:  T Bedford, A Torres, E3
New York gets:  E2
Seems an obvious salary dump, but still a good move for the Warlords.
D.C. cuts:  S Stewart
He might find a job somewhere.
June 7, 2017 Update
Eugene cuts:  T Babthorpe
Definitely a fringe player, but he could be an injury pickup somewhere.
June 6, 2017 Update
Philadelphia cuts:  D McConnell, R Lillie, T Eison, K Jensen, M Scott, R Aust, M Brice, F Warnick, A Brand, J Bagri
A Aker, R Noble, K Rolan, C Maxwell, J Bici, D Jantz
A couple surprises, but nothing real earth-shattering out of this.
June 2, 2017 Update
Wisconsin signs:  J Hart, J Soames
Good veterans to add at this point, and the Warlords can use good help still.
Denver signs:  D Madray, M Saunders, W Soto, Z Starks, J Manzak, D McElroy, M Mann, K Vickenlooper, L Ruff
P Matos, W Price, D Caruthers, J Blackburn
Denver cuts:  B Dykes, M Downs, B Mahoney, P Green, B MacKinnon, B Closson, S Wilson, C Russell
J Closterman, S Sanchez, C Meyer
Don't study this list.  You will not sign any of these guys.
Sacramento cuts:  G Long, N McFadden, J Foust, M Maynard, J Lombardo, R Deitrich, T Saulsberry, J Hecox,
Q Williams, B Bath
Some of these guys would have made last year's Sacramento roster.
May 29, 2017 Update
Seattle cuts:  J King, P Matos, A Meshekow, S Kutz, J Bradley, C Downs, S Andrews, R June, G Clarke, K Hartsock
T Jefferson, D Eisenhart, J Thiel, M Bell, M Nagar, A Burkett, J Fuqua, S Carlson
Now you know why players in FAFFA want guaranteed money.
New York cuts:  J Henry
Probably not going to make it anywhere.
Wisconsin cuts:  J Ruby, J Cater, J Noto, G Robinson
Robinson was a Warlord for quite awhile, so this is kind of a big deal.
Omaha gets:  J Kenney
Sacramento gets:  B Schraeder
Generally when a trade that makes no discernable difference either way is consummated, there's some sort of
sentimental motive.  I'll let you all figure that one out.
April 23, 2017 Update
Baltimore cuts:  L Arundel
Interesting move, I suppose.
San Francisco signs:  B Babcock, C Fetter, D Caruther
Wondered when they'd get a kicker…
Los Angeles signs:  W Robetson, D Krozel
Nothing huge here, but both might make the 28-man.
Eugene signs:  B Gates, J Morgart, J Gunn, M Salinas, S Kramer, T Hickey, M Guiel, T Babthorpe
Some interesting pickups here - Morgart certainly is a good stylistic backup to Owens.
April 12, 2017 Update
D.C. gets:  $200K, $800K per sleeper
Evansville gets:  E5-12, E5-26
Interesting trade.
New York signs:  T Sanders
Still an overpay, but it's better than that contract he got from KC.
April 9, 2017 Update
Portland gets:  E4-18, E5-18
Chicago gets:  $100K, $1M per sleeper hit with those picks
Interesting trade.  I think I'd have kept the sleeper shots myself.
April 6, 2017 Update
D.C. signs:  J Cornell, S Stewart
More likely, they're gonna get camp work in the hopes they find a job afterwards.
Sacramento gets:  E3-22, E3-23, E4-20, E5-21
London gets:  2018 E3, E4, E5, OMA 2018 E3
Just pushing back until they have to trade the picks again…
April 4, 2017 Update
London gets:  2018 E3
Philadelphia gets:  E3-20, E4-24, E5-25
Philly gets more stuff now, though their roster is about full.
D.C. gets:  E3-8, E5-8
Maykop gets:  D Walters, E4-25, E6-5
Salary dump!
March 30, 2017 Update
San Antonio signs:  M Dilworth
He's a very good stylistic backup for Marshall.
March 26, 2017 Update
San Antonio signs:  M Cabell
$43K for a couple weeks of camp ain't a bad gig.
March 22, 2017 Update
New York signs:  J Henry
He may make the 28-man.
March 20, 2017 Update
London gets:  T Eason, D Morgan, $1M, E2-12, 2018 E2 E3
D.C. gets:  D Walters, E2-2, E2-3
FINALLY the Monarchs are using their really good team and trying to make it even better NOW
March 19, 2017 Update
Fort McMurray signs:  L Reynolds
He's not going to set the world on fire, but he may play some for the Fatmen.
Evansville gets:  D1-35
Osler gets:  A Andrew, P Schroeder, R Dalbey
Interesting trade.  In value, Osler probably gets the better, though the Squirrels will get a better player.
London gets:  N Shito
Portland gets:  E1-24
While sure, London gets great value here - Portland's rebuild went garbage, so may as well get some younger guys back.
Philadelphia gets:  L Hilton
Sacramento gets:  E3-31
I'm not sure the angle for Sacto.  Not a terrible contract - not a lot of return.  They're loaded at WRDB, I suppose.
March 17, 2017 Update
Ruidoso signs:  J Carper
A solid backup that still has something in the tank.
Vancouver gets:  J Olson
D.C. gets:  $150K
Olson started his career in Vancouver, and apparently is going to end it there.  Only difference, he's in no way a running back
anymore.
Ohio gets:  B Thompson, B Tomlinson, 2018 E1
Portland gets:  E1-19
Seems like a steep price for a current E1, but Portland had a guy they wanted.
Philadelphia gets:  2018 E1
New York gets:  D1-33
A fair price for Philly - not a lot there for younger teams.
March 13, 2017 Update
London gets:  E2-6, 2018 E5, $1M
Ruidoso gets:  D1-25
Not a lot of value in late dispersals now.
March 12, 2017 Update
New York gets:  S Maivia, E3-27, E3-28, 2018 E3
D.C. gets:  D Boll, J Olson, D1-30
The Conspiracy still not afraid to move and shake, even though they had a quiet FAFFA.
San Antonio signs:  T Thigpen, J Salas, D MacClellan
D-Mac has been everywhere, so that'll help the young guy Allinson (who will be starting in SA sooner than later)
Fort McMurray signs:  D Shadden
Strong signing after all the fun was over in FAFFA.
March 5, 2017 Update
Ohio signs:  A McDaniel
Interesting signing, not sure he pans out.
Texas signs:  D Domenech, A Cascella, D Simpson
Simply, they're just trying to fill out the 28-man here.
Sacramento gets:  D1-10
Maykop gets:  R Johns, J Kershner, C Cruise
While maybe I'd prefer keeping the #10, this could be three starters for Maykop.
San Antonio signs:  K Anthony
First waiver steal in years!
Texas gets:  J Farda
Evansville gets:  M Coulier
The Squirrels have decided that since they can't get a stable of elite receivers, that maybe the 2002 Mike Uhl Third Coast
Offense from the wishbone (Norman, Mintz, Geno) is the way to go.
March 1, 2017 Update
New York signs:  G Blatenberger, A Torres
They're "prove it" deals of course, but both make some sense.
Vancouver Island gets:  D1-9, 2018 E1
Philadelphia gets:  E1-11, E1-26, E1-28, E2-22, E3-16, E5-29, M Mannetti, W Wilkes, D Jantz
After much consternation related to the new owners bad trade clause that's rarely invoked, we finally came to agreement
to move one more precious E1 to Philadelphia.  Seriously, though…it's long since time for Vancouver Island to use
their capital to try and build a winner today.  E1s are great and all, but they're useless when everyone and their uncle
knows they're going to be traded for more E1s in about three-to-five years.
New York gets:  E4-9
Philadelphia gets:  R Zier, L Patel
Patel's a bad contract, no doubt there.  But New York also only got a single sleeper shot back, and Philadelphia
has proven if nothing else, they're willing to spend money.  So, we'll allow it.
February 26, 2017 Update
Seattle gets:  S Hughes
Sacramento gets:  J Bidwell
Trade makes sense for naming reasons.
Omaha gets:  L Butler
Sacramento gets:  C Morrison, 2018 E3
What this does is remove some age from the Sacramento roster.
FAFFA final signings:
OS Adam Reyeb - New York Mean Machine
K Alan Morre - Fort McMurray Fatmen
DS Allen Gerard - Vancouver Island Blitz
OLDL Andre Burkett - Seattle Cybercats (look, he's paying decent money for fodder - just go with it)
OLDL Art James - Seattle Cybercats
WRLB Brian Schmidt - Denver Bison
RBDB Carmen Affinito - Texas Terrors
DS Cary Maugham - St. Louis Rush
RBDB Chaz Gerhart - Evansville Fightin' Squirrels
RBLB Dacarreay Peaches - New York Mean Machine
RBLB Davion Strachan - St. Louis Rush
QB Derek McConnell - Philadelphia Founders
WRDB Dirk Grover - Fort McMurray Fatmen
K Duane Carothers - New York Mean Machine
OLDL Frank Miles - San Francisco Sharks
RBLB Georges Simmons - San Antonio Rattlers
WRDB Gerald Clarke - Seattle Cybercats
WRDB Jack Boyce - Omaha Blackhawks
OS Jacob Fuqua - Seattle Cybercats
OLDL James "Snacks" Jones - Philadelphia Founders
WRLB John Owen - Baltimore Breakers
WRDB Ken Hartsock - Seattle Cybercats
OS Kyle Farmington - Evansville Fightin' Squirrels
OLDL Marc Horowitz - New York Mean Machine
OS Marcus Cribbs - New York Mean Machine
RBLB Mark Blevins - San Francisco Sharks
OS Mark Taylor - Fort McMurray Fatmen
WRDB Merrill Samuels - Osler Rebels
WRDB Paris Schroeder - Evansville Fightin' Squirrels
DS Paul Kwiatkowski - Lincoln Lightning
QB Pete Matos - Seattle Cybercats
QB Petr Kopfstein - New York Mean Machine
WRLB Scott Howden - Ruidoso Kids
RBLB Scott Kutz - Seattle Cybercats
OLDL Seth Pacal - Wisconsin Warlords
OLDL Stephen Fox - Ruidoso Kids
DS Taziah Mimms - Fort McMurray Fatmen
OLDL Travis Jefferson - Seattle Cybercats
WRLB Troy Bedford - New York Mean Machine
February 19, 2017 Update
First round of FAFFA bidding results:
Baltimore signs:  L Arundel, C Lattimore, A Distorbo
Denver signs:  P Street, J Cortez, E Ekebi, C Dionisio, B Reilly, F Porter
Evansville signs:  E Hice, A Andrew
Fort McMurray signs:  S Myers, G Sykes, C Morton
Fort Worth signs:  K Folger, E Stanford
Lincoln signs:  G Krass
Maykop signs:  T Evans, S Bennigan, L Adama, D Hunt, D Yell, C Kendrick
New York signs:  T Lucena, L Zimmerman, C Cooper
Osler signs:  S Guerrero, K Stanford, J Tobin, D Ellis, L Byers
Philadelphia signs:  V Shober, T Gervasi, N Wire, M Killawa, M Kist, K Davis, J Austin, J Daugherty, J Cocherell, D Revalee…
…D McKinley, B Spielman, A Plewa, A Albano, L Freemna
San Francisco signs:  T Lee, R Cabell, R Zorn, R St. Anzi, J Angermeier, D Macgruder, B Rozier
Seattle signs:  S Andrews, R June, M Nagar, M Bell, J Thiel, C Downs, A Meshekow
Texas signs:  W Laurence, K Boston
Vancouver signs:  D Jantz
Wisconsin signs:  K Domena
This was more work than I thought it'd be!
February 2, 2017 Update
Lincoln gets:  C Stanley, A Pettyfer, E4-28, 2018 E4, E5
New York gets:  M Fly, conf & title bonuses, half of lead league in category bonuses
Champion is not satisfied.  It's a one year rental, but New York probably gets a little better in a key spot.
January 25, 2017 Update
Omaha gets:  H Hoffman
Ohio gets:  W Lee
Well, Ohio needs a replacement for Hice and fast.  Omaha, clearly, is NOT resting on its laurels.
Omaha gets:  D1-3
Huntington gets:  J Bernier, T Coutch, M Thompson, J Tyseling, 2018 E2
It's a volume play for Huntington, and it (in general) gets them a bit younger and deeper, so I see the point.
Clearly, Omaha is not screwing around anymore.
Texas gets:  B Crawford, F Pilarowski, 2018 E4, E5
Chicago gets:  M Manning, P Sokol, G McConnell, D Penzel, D1-25, 2018 E1, E2
This is the rare trade in the league where I can see the true benefit for both sides.
January 7, 2017 Update
Fort Worth gets:  2017 E3, E4, E5, EVL E4, 2018 E1, $1M, W Conner
Ruidoso gets:  D1-1
Seriously.  That's what Jetta Shanklin cost.
December 16, 2016 Update
Omaha gets:  D1-2
Sacramento gets:  E1-16, E4-12, E4-18, E5-12, E5-19, E6, D1-19, 2018 E1
I'm not sure value was attained, but Sacramento does need more than what one player could provide.
Week 19 Update, 2016
San Francisco signs:  J Henry
Decent backup in a pinch
Week 18 Update
Evansville signs:  A Reyeb
Well, didn't take long with a spot open
New York cuts:  A Morre
Backup kicker not as big a need when there's nothing else to cut.
D.C. cuts:  E Cramer
He may find a gig somewhere for a week if someone gets hurt next week.
Week 17 Update
Evansville cuts:  A Reyeb
Yeah, this was the easy call.  Backup OS not a need.
Virginia cuts:  V Shober
Also an easy call.
Week 16 Update - October 27, 2016
Evansville cut (last week):  D Butts
Good times
New York signs (last week):  A Morre
In case Zie gets hurt in a big game?
Week 14 Update - October 15, 2016
New York cuts:  M Cabell
He served his purpose.
Seattle signs:  S Carlson, D Eisenhart, J Bradley
Setting up next year's camp.
Kansas City cuts:  J Gunn
He served his purpose.
Week 13 Update - October 7, 2016
Los Angeles signs:  C Ahlers
Los Angeles cuts:  A Morre
Seems reasonably obvious.
Memphis cuts:  D Eisenhart
The tank is empty, but I bet someone gives him a couple weeks here.
Week 12 Trade Deadline Week Update - September 30, 2016
D.C. gets:  J Mouton, E2
Los Angeles gets:  R Franklin
An interesting move.  Franklin will be pretty good and soon, though.
Omaha gets:  V Bloom, O Quicksilver, 2017 E1, 2018 E2345
Los Angeles gets:  D Hall
Hall will probably have the best career of any of these players by a long shot, but this is a good haul for the rookie.
Week 12 Trade Deadline Week Update - September 28, 2016
Huntington gets:  C Pierce
London gets:  J Cain, HUN E2
Huntington can use the tax on Pierce, London really can't (I mean, seriously, Pierce or Pratch?)
But seriously…this isn't exactly going to help London on the field today.
New York gets:  H Jackson, $750K @ Y/E unless they win the OIFLCup Game
Virginia gets:  C Cuff, C Daoust
Not that the 6-5 record is fool's gold or anything for Virginia, but they aren't winning the Cup this year.  Decent trade.
New York signs:  M Cabell, R Logiovino
New York cuts:  M Salinas
Cabell must have done enough with the Rattlers to get this look.
Week 11 Update - September 24, 2016
San Antonio cuts:  M Cabell
San Antonio signs:  J Fuqua
The offensive prowess there will help - given depth is a slight issue, getting the KR there that doesn't also go offensively
may help.
Chicago signs:  C Kendrick
We've had a lot of kicker injuries this year…
Week 11 Update - September 23, 2016
London gets:  R Zinger, A Gerard (at year end)
Sacramento gets:  N Stokes, $1K (at year end)
Basically switching tag players at this point.  Both make sense for their destinations, too.
Kansas City gets:  $1M
Vancouver Island gets:  OMA E2
Maybe a bit of a high price for a second round pick, but clearly the Blitz want to set league records for youngest non-2001 team.
Week 10 Update - September 17, 2016
D.C. cuts:  C Fetter
He may get a job elsewhere down the line here.
Kansas City cuts:  C Downs, C Gerhardt
Two solid veterans that may warrant a look elsewhere as depth pieces.
Fort McMurray cuts:  P Matos
He did his job - he'll be back if Akins gets hurt again.
St. Louis cuts:  J Morgart, D Jantz
Morgart is going to have a job or two yet pending injuries.
Eugene cuts:  S Guerrero
Not a huge loss here, though he could find his way back.
Memphis cuts:  C Gossne
Certainly nothing lost here.
Week 10 Update - September 16, 2016
Omaha gets:  J Krivenko
Vancouver Island gets:  J Castle
While obviously this was done because the Blitz need more receivers for Greywacz, not sure how much more
Castle actually gives them.  Also not sure how serious Vancouver is about winning.
Kansas City signs:  J Gunn
Solid backup.  This team's good enough that if Gunn has to play, no harm done for a week or two.
New York cuts:  B Spielman
He served his purpose.
Evansville signs:  A Reyeb
Good quick little backup for a couple weeks.
Evansville gets:  S Maxey
North Dakota gets:  K Collier, E4, $1.75M
Well, I guess the Hoover loss isn't as big a deal now.
All-Star Week Update - August 27, 2016
Texas cuts:  J Carper
I still think there's some place for him in the OIFL, but obviously that place is getting harder to find.
Omaha gets:  J Smith
Kansas City gets:  M Mann, E2
While obviously a KC salary dump, it's not a bad trade for Omaha anyways.
All-Star Week Update - August 17, 2016
St. Louis gets:  I de Orta, K Jones
Vancouver Island gets:  D Greywacz
What?
New York cuts:  R McDowell, P Benney, M Blevins
They served their purpose.
Week 8 Update - August 12, 2016
New York cuts:  R McDowell
He'll still be on the yo-yo for a couple teams for injuries.
Kansas City signs:  C Downs
Good pickup for what's needed.
Virginia cuts:  J Hayhurst
He didn't play a lot, but you want to keep the 28-man roster full.
Fort McMurray signs:  P Matos
He will help get them through the no-Akins week.
Week 8 Update - August 11, 2016
St. Louis signs:  S Bollings, J Morgart
Boy, they're going to be really displeased with Greywacz gives 'em a 5% chance of allowing a resign in a year or two.
New York signs:  P Benney, B Spielman
Just holding down the fort while half the team's off on leave.
Ohio signs:  D Carothers
Dare we go for three broken kickers in a row?
Texas cuts:  I Gillian
He served his purpose.
San Antonio cuts:  J Henry
He served his purpose, and may have gotten another look somewhere if the need arises.
Evansville signs:  D Butts
A good backup for injury purposes.  One would guess Boston would have been preferred, but he's in LA now.
Week 7 Update - August 5, 2016
San Antonio signs:  M Cabell
He'll be a good good add for the Rattlers while Madray's out.
New York signs:  R McDowell
He still has something in the tank.  Not much, but something.
Texas cuts:  D Caruthers
He was only going to be here a couple weeks.
Los Angeles gets:  K West
Virginia gets:  M Otis
Probably fills a two-way need here.
San Antonio signs:  J Henry
Henry is a decent guy to have in a pinch.
Ohio signs:  J MacLagan
Well, they need a kicker.
Week 6 Update - July 28, 2016
New York signs:  M Blevins
Haha, of course, the guy that knows the Warlords, haha
Sacramento gets:  A Haddox
Kansas City gets:  $500K
Kansas City signs:  B Rozier
While it's only cash, I think I'd have signed a potential camp build guy for the future if I were Sacto.  Like, say, Bobby Rozier.
Week 5 Update - July 23, 2016
D.C. gets:  J Lofton
New York gets:  G Blatenberger
Backup for backup, and ones that fit positions of need-ish for both.
Kansas City gets:  K Davis, $5M
Memphis gets:  B Steffey, D Right
As a rebuilding offer, this one was rather obvious.
Texas gets:  T Mack
Memphis gets:  P Forest, T Stoss, EUG E3, $1M
Well, beyond Buster not being able to handle holding onto a draft pick…
Ohio gets:  R Warrick, G Sunu
Memphis gets:  B Babcock, T Mimms, J Jones, T Bedford
It's not often that someone's eyes light up when a kicker's available in a fire sale, but have you seen Ohio this year?
San Francisco gets:  M Jacobs
Memphis gets:  G Simmons, P Kwiatkowski, E4
Kwiatkowski may not tackle, but a good camp makes him a stud DS anyways.
Omaha gets:  R dos Santos
Memphis gets:  J Bieniek, $750K
Bieniek's young - while not a strong pass catcher (and AA Jr was in Memphis), he's young.
Sacramento gets:  S Hughes, C Wind
Memphis gets:  E1, I Chavayda, C Johnson, H Tomlinson
I'll admit, I know Alex's history and that high E1 is of more value to him than players.
St. Louis gets:  K Sherman, W Wind
Memphis gets:  G Ward, S Ginez, A Albano, STL E2, E3, E4
The youth is what did it for Alex here, I'm sure.  St. Louis on the other hand just got a big boost.
Hey, what do you get for your league fees, right?
Memphis cuts:  R Kreig, E Stanford, T Mimms, N Wire
Interesting combo - Memphis has a lot of young talent now.
Week 5 Update - July 22, 2016
Texas gets:  E3
Eugene gets:  K Neighbors
Fills a need for a decent price, and gets Texas a sleeper shot for one of their 48381 quarterbacks.
Kansas City signs:  C Gerhart, D Johnson
Hey, more useful guys.
Kansas City gets:  $750K
Texas gets:  J LaCourte
Good salary dump opportunity, and Texas needs LaCourte now.
Week 5 Update - July 21, 2016
Texas signs:  I Gillian, D Caruthers, J Carper
They're just keeping things at 28, just in case they lose 3 guys again.
Week 4 Update - July 14, 2016
Kansas City signs:  H Conduttori
There ya go, the 28th man…really, 29th…is still a useful player in Kansas City.
Virginia signs:  J Hayhurst
A useful add here for a few weeks, though he's no longer a guy who can bring it all the time.
Week 3 Update - July 10, 2016
Vancouver Island cuts:  S Carlson
Vancouver Island signs:  G Clarke
Probably a good move.
Week 3 Update - July 9, 2016
Los Angeles signs:  K Boston, A Morre
Los Angeles cuts:  W Laurence
Hey, he has Cali experience given he was drafted by Fresno…
Seattle cuts:  J Gunn
I'd have kept the vet for Poole, though Lightning was the Johnny I'd have kept.
Week 2 Update - July 1, 2016
D.C. signs:  C Fetter
It's a depth play until that Palso guy gets back.
New York signs:  M Salinas
Same sort of thing here.
Week 1 Update - June 26, 2016
Los Angeles signs:  L Czarniecki
Los Angeles cuts:  T Bernstein
A good addition to the back of the lineup for a team that always needs depth.
Week 1 Update - June 25, 2016
Baltimore signs:  C Adams
Baltimore cuts:  B Jendrzjewski
Probably a few more of these types of moves that Baltimore could make.
D.C. cuts:  M Baltzell, P Matos, C Lattimore, G Howard
I think Matos and maybe even Baltzell could help a team as a #2
St. Louis cuts:  J Silverstreak, P Nina, J Romines, D Raabe, W Durnford
Not losing a lot here.
San Francisco cuts:  A Quach, N Leslie, C Yates
Just more evidence as to how much better this team got this offseason.
Wisconsin cuts:  M Nagar, D Butts, M Crocker, K Folger, B Spielman, W Paulson, M Blevins
Blevins is a surprise - Spielman is a career that just never panned out.
Fort McMurray cuts:  B Johns
Obvious cut is obvious.
Kansas City gets:  D Hunt
Kansas City cuts:  H Conduttori
San Antonio gets:  $1.25M
Conduttori will be in demand - as for Hunt, when you get a guy for cash, it's a good get.
Huntington cuts:  B Maloney, J Loveland
Who?
London cuts:  M Hilton, R Boston, A Desai, R Radice, T Bornhauser, K Schulze, M Johnson
And what's left is a strong team.
San Antonio cuts:  L Czarniecki
A long-time Rattler, so a tough call.
Chicago cuts:  G Krass, R Clay
A little lost here - I can see Clay getting a backup job for sure.
Week 1 Update - June 23, 2016
Kansas City cuts:  R McDowell, S Bollings, G Clarke
Kansas City signs:  D Right
I would have bet money that signing happened.
Los Angeles cuts:  W Robertson, M Haas, R Gedda, K Modis, K Chess
Not missing as much here as the KC ones, I'd say.
New York cut:  J Cortez
But credit to them for giving him a shot in camp to get a job somewhere…and he may.
San Antonio cuts:  D Seth, Q Haynes, D Henna, M Tepp, L Reynolds
The moves aren't necessarily over here - will Reynolds get another job?
Sacramento gets:  A Quintero, A Gerard
St. Louis gets:  E4, E5, E6-3,6,10
Interesting trade - makes perfect sense for Sacto to get guys in their system now.
Sacramento cuts:  B Rozier, J Carper
Well, they upgraded those spots, so you gotta make tough calls.
Fort Worth cuts:  N Chiricosta, B Jacob, S Nelson, D Grover, A Gaydos, D Johnson, R Johnson
Credit where due - a guy like Gaydos has been with FW for awhile; the team is upgrading talent.
Eugene cuts:  P Kopfstein, A Andrew, D d'Masico, J Cocherell, G McCourtney, S Myers, R Angela
Y'know, this team has a chance here if they don't have the types of issues that have plagued them in the past.
Evansville cuts:  K Boston, J Hayhurst, D Caruther
They didn't want to cut Boston, an obvious first ballot HOFer (when I remember to do that).  But it's not personal, it's business.
Ohio cuts:  D May, P Sutton, J Harwood, C Fetter
Fetter's the only one there that's ever seen the field in a game that counted.
Omaha cuts:  T Evans
Hm, interesting - I kinda liked him there as a vet back on a run-heavy team.
Week 1 Update - June 22, 2016
Waco cuts:  M Cabell, I Gillian, J Henry, B Corner, C Adams
Maybe some looks here, but most of the guys cut in the next two days will not find homes.
Texas cuts:  A Bellamy, M Horowitz
Every year since about 2008 or so, I have to double take cuts as I forget guys age and sometimes badly.
Indianapolis cuts:  B Ungar, T Jefferson
Well, let's see how this team does.
Portland cuts:  F Russell, S Masterson, D Right
Right's preseason might get him a job.
Preseason Week 2 Update - June 22, 2016
San Antonio cuts:  S Saba
Yeah, he's not making it here.
St. Louis cuts:  C Cornett
Yeah, he's certainly not making it here.
Eugene cuts:  T Meier
See above.
London cuts:  B Eckelmann
CERTAINLY not making it here.
Preseason Week 2 Update - June 17, 2016
Evansville cuts:  J Stimson, H Merton, R Fuchs, F Rogers
Not missing a lot with this one, I'm afraid.
Omaha gets:  G Langley, A Pietrasiek
Vancouver Island gets:  2017 SEA E3, $1M, $2M at end of 2017
Great trade for Omaha - talent for cash is always a good move.
Omaha cuts:  C Ahlers, A Pietrasiek
Not a shock there - just another little financial helper in the Langley trade.
Indianapolis cuts:  D Hubbard, T Knight, J Miller, L Adama, J Hart, J Gysbers, K Harbaugh, J Bradley
Maybe some guys that get a sniff, but this is a retirement list here.
D.C. cuts:  D Bell-Drummond, R Sinden, T Lee
Interesting - DBD has bounced around a number of times, so I expect he finds something else somewhere.
June 8, 2016 Update
San Francisco signs:  P Kwiatkowski
I still think the Blitz should've kept him.
June 5, 2016 Update
Kansas City cuts:  J Laben, V Prep, B Gillis, L Miller, T St. Martin, V Voustinas, D Poole, P Bhakta, M Lake, R Natwar,
B Skoog, T Sash
This was expected.
New York cuts:  A Burkett
I think Burkett could get a job - certainly would be easier with a 32-man roster.
New York gets:  E4
Huntington gets:  R Newman, L Haywood
This deal works for Huntington - obvious salary dump is obvious, but Huntington has room.
Sacramento gets:  R Crouse
Omaha gets:  2017 E6-14
Interesting enough - Crouse will probably make the Sacto roster, and they gave up nothing for him.
Omaha cuts:  E Chappelle, N Targaryen, M Kahn, D Krozel, P Hasu, F McNealey, D Concepcion
Other than Chappelle and Concepcion, these guys really had nothing to offer, and even they didn't have much.
June 3, 2016 Update
Well, it's the 3rd west of here yet.
Kansas City gets:  S Bollings, J Laben, V Prep, B Gillis, L Miller, T St. Martin, R McDowell, V Voustinas, D Poole, N Bhakta
M Lake, R Natwar, B Skoog, T Sash
Virginia gets:  T Sanders, $3M
Clearly the league is going to be voting on automatic NTC's on free agent signings again.
Virginia cuts:  J Blackburn
Wouldn't be shocked if he got a job elsewhere.
Seattle cuts:  M Thompson
Just not good enough for what they're wanting in Seattle.
May 27, 2016 Update
Four wins away…
Vancouver Island cuts:  P Kwiatkowski
I bet he gets a job.
New York cuts:  P Whyel, K Hartsock
Probably the end of the line for both here, but maybe not.
Huntington signs:  S Slabody
He has the requisite experience, but probably shouldn't play much in 2016 if Huntington is hoping to win much.
D.C. cuts:  D Carothers
I think he has a chance to get a job somewhere else - there are good teams that may need him.
Omaha gets:  E Cohen
Vancouver Island gets:  T Gervasi
This is a backup-for-backup trade, but it's one that fits the bill for both teams.  Gervasi won't be a part of the Blitz when this
wishbone offense projects to be a playoff team, but he will help the transition this year.  That said, Vancouver Island did
just get rid of a terrible contract.
Los Angeles gets:  S Andrews, J Cornell
Kansas City gets:  $800K
I'm a little surprised LA went with the slight financial bailout here.
Vancouver Island gets:  Z Legend, NY E2
D.C. gets:  G Schulz, STL E1, VI E2, 2017 E4, E5, E6-9, 2018 E4, E5
OK, the trading of 2018 picks might get you an interrobang.  Beyond that…this is a strong use of draft pick capital to get a
big time player that'll be a key part of a rebuild.  Unnecessary rebuild or not, Legend is a big time pickup for the Blitz.
Portland cuts:  S Mihalevich, D Hawkins, J Bird, E Rodriguez
I don't see a whole loto of career out of any of these guys.
Seattle signs:  M Mahoney
Strong signing.  As an aside, I totally wrote "Rocky Mountain signs:" on my first draft of this one.
Omaha gets:  2017 E4
Sacramento gets:  J Carper
Carper's going to bounce around until he retires at this point, but he's still a useful pro.
San Antonio gets:  C Weingardner, Q Villa, $1M
Seattle gets:  E Spadafore
While it's tough to trade a long-time team member like Weingardner, getting Spadafore in the back end is OK.
Conversely, this is a trade the Rattlers absolutely had to make.
Vancouver Island gets:  S Carlson, J Krivenko
Eugene gets:  NY E2, 2018 VAN E2, $250K
An interesting trade here as well.
Sacramento signs:  B Rozier
A smart play, working the FA pile here by Colin.
May 13, 2016 Update
Sacramento signs:  M Ogwynn, D Herr
Sacramento cuts:  R Logiovino
They do make this team better, and that's the key - get better little by little.
D.C. signs:  R Evers, D Bell-Drummond, S Stewart
This is a team working to win now, and at the end of the bench these guys might help.
New York signs:  C Daoust, R Zier
New York cuts:  R Quackenbush
Quackenbush just can't do it anymore, unfortunately.
Chicago signs:  D Jackson, R Clay
Two veterans who Chicago can always use in the defensive backfield.
San Francisco signs:  J Zagadaneca
Yeah, this was obvious.
Vancouver Island cuts:  J Powers, R Sanders
Vancouver Island signs:  D MacClellan
I think this is smart; helps keep Bourdain from getting killed.
May 10, 2016 Update
Seattle cuts:  J Runde, T Drews, W Wilton, N Kinston, T Phillips, B Greenwood, E Zagadaneca
There might be a team that could use a couple of these guys.
New York cuts:  R Kidd, W Henderson
Not much here.
Fort McMurray cuts:  J Williamson, M Alletson
Another "ho hum" cut job.
St. Louis gets:  R Mansaur, S Kofe
Vancouver Island gets:  STL E1, VAN D2, STL D1 if there is one
This is a poor Rachel Phelps imitation, Bill…
North Dakota cuts:  M Hiram, S Clearcreek, E Falk, J Baysinger, D Cumbres, J Benham, J Seymour, R Zier, R Rudolph
Well, it's been an interesting offseason in North Dakota.
Vancouver Island cuts:  A slew of camp fodder.
Seriously…none of these guys will be around next week.
Kansas City cuts:  S Sugaware, L Jeffers, S Warren, P Rogers, N Bianco
A little better pedigree than the others here.
Sacramento cuts:  M Mena, S DiCarlo, M Iffert, R Raber, N Bakta, C Robets, E Cervantes
Interesting, this team's running a bit lean right now.
March 25, 2016 Update
Daggone it, compy!
D.C. signs:  D Carothers
Solid kicker, as everyone can use one of them.
New York signs:  L Haywood
I'm kinda surprised he didn't get dispersal drafted.
Vancouver Island signs:  L Galarza
I'm not sure why teams insist on signing these developmental kickers for such long contracts.
New York cuts:  K Stone
Pretty bad if you can't even make it TO camp in this league.
Omaha signs:  F McNealy
More camp fodder
Seattle signs:  M Thompson
He's a useful quarterback and could make the 28-man.
March 12, 2016 Update
Virginia gets:  $200K
Seattle gets:  T Drews
Well, Virginia still has 864 players…
March 10, 2016 Update
Baltimore gets:  $75K a pick
Vancouver Island gets:  The rest of Baltimore's picks
Well, this will at least speed the draft up.
Kansas City signs:  W Soto, L Jeffers
Interesting…I mean, they're just camp bodies getting a decent check to do it, but interesting…
March 9, 2016 Update
North Dakota gets:  $600K, K Bucher
Vancouver Island gets:  Remainder of ND's picks.
I think if I were in the position North Dakota's in, I'd have gone with the sleeper shots.  But this makes sense, too.
March 8, 2016 Update
New York signs:  K Hartsock, P Whyel
Why not?
March 7, 2016 Update
Vancouver Island gets:  R Mansaur, A Pietrasiek, C Downs, $2M after 2016 season
Virginia gets:   D Takechi, G Kutchzinski, 2017 KC E3
An interesting trade.
Vancouver Island gets:  E6-9, E6-13
Texas gets:  $100K, future considerations
I'd have kept the sleeper shots for that price.
Omaha gets:  M Cason, C Morrison, M Perry
Virginia gets:  2017 SEA E2, M Guiel, W Michael
Another interesting trade; Virginia's been busy here.
March 6, 2016 Update
Seattle signs:  E Zagadaneca
It's basically cash for camp fodder.
Kansas City signs:  L Arundel, P Rogers, N Bianco, S Andrews
Hey, it's cash for clunkers in the OIFL!
Los Angeles gets:  E3-17
London gets:  2017 E3/4/5
Well, it's a sleeper shot, for sure.
March 4, 2016 Update
Fort McMurray signs:  A Self, D Killebrew, Q Worrell, T Sams, D Alexander, N Makris
MUCH needed depth for the Fatmen.
New York signs:  P McGrain, A Burkett, J Cortez
Depth won't hurt here, either.
Leap Day 2016 Update
London gets:  N Stokes
Seattle gets:  J Gunn, E4-6
Stokes isn't going to sign long-term in London, either, but he is an upgrade over Johnny Gunn.
Texas gets:  D2-35, 39, 43, 47, 51
Indianapolis gets:  $325K
I think I'd have gone with the sleeper shots, personally.
February 27, 2016 Update
London gets:  2017 E2, 2017 KC E2
Virginia gets:  E2-16, E2-23
Usually when you trade for a future year's picks, you trade to get better picks next year.
February 26, 2016 Update
New York gets:  A Pettyfer
Virginia gets:  E4-5, E5-5, J Hart
Can't say backup QBs go for nothing, 'eh?
Sacramento gets:  E2-6
London gets:  2017 E2, 2017 E3, D2-32
Seems like a steep price for a second round entry pick.
Sacramento gets:  L Richetti
Omaha gets:  E2-6, E3-30, E4-8
Richetti's a little more worth the price, even when you replace the E2-6 with above.
Seattle gets:  E5-17
Chicago gets:  J Lightning, $1M if the E5-17 is a sleeper
Wow, thanks for starting for 4 years, now I'll deal you for nothing!
Omaha gets:  D2-26
San Antonio gets:  $500K
And the Rattlers are getting $500K for what they deem to be a sleeper shot.
February 25, 2016 Update
Fort Worth gets:  D Johnson, N Chiricosta, E2-28, 2017 E3
D.C. gets:  D2-11
Not a bad trade for United, I'd say.  D2-11's a better player, but Chiricosta's still young.
Vancouver Island gets:  K Bucher, 2017 E1 E3 E5
Virginia gets:  D Henderson, M Cason
The league doesn't usually force teams to submit all trades for review, but Vancouver Island's potential average
attendance of 8,000 might make them ask for it.
February 24, 2016 Update
Baltimore gets:  B Jendrzejewski, E3-2, E4-12
Texas gets:  D2-4
Baltimore going younger, but this was probably still a win for Texas.
Kansas City gets:  D2-6
Indianapolis gets:  D2-25, E5-1, A Smith, D Sin, $1M
Interesting trade, not the least of which is Kansas City shedding more salary.
New York gets:  D2-9
North Dakota gets:  E4-20, E4-33, E4-37, E5-33, E5-37
This is only a good deal for the Lights if one of those hits.
February 23, 2016 Update
Omaha gets:  M Singh
North Dakota gets:  G Duffield, R Zier, E4-29
North Dakota's going young young young, so this was a fair move given that.
Virginia gets:  D2-23
London gets:  T Kiwi, E4-6
This is more the type of move London should be making.
London gets:  J Fitzpatrick, S Waltman
Seattle gets:  D1-34, E3-16
This one, not as much.
London gets:  2017 E1, D Wingate
North Dakota gets:  E1-10, J Seymour
An interesting price, but it does get the youth movement going a year quicker in Bismarck.
February 21, 2016 Update
Vancouver Island gets:  DC/IND 2017 E1, $1
Indianapolis gets:  Y Hiruma, future considerations
The future considerations are basically all of Bill's camp fodder after the camp ends.
San Francisco gets:  D1-18, D1-31, $500K
Kansas City gets:  D1-13
San Fran's building more talent, it appears.
New York gets:  B Smith
Eugene gets:  D1-20
Oh my, the offense gets hurt, but Beedell will be something as much as they like to blitz.
Fort McMurray gets:  $1.5M, 2017 E1, J Silverstein, M Glazer
Texas gets:  D1-24
Texas gets the best player, but the Fatmen still need depth.
Vicenza gets:  S Kramer, O Bartek
Kansas City gets:  $200K, E5-1
More dealings and dealings and stuff.
February 20, 2016 Update
Evansville gets:  J Hayhurst
Kansas City gets:  $100K
Well, the Squirrels get him anyways.
Omaha gets:  D1-19, E3-13
London gets:  2017 E1 - OMA gets 2017 E2 from LON if this E1 is Top-10
Well, London fans are going to get to the point where they feel this team isn't serious about contending.
London gets:  E2-6, E4-32, D1-34
Virginia gets:  D1-23
This…this doesn't really help that.
Kansas City gets:  $250K
Vancouver Island gets:  A McDaniel
Well, Bienka will be crushed as KC keeps unloading salary.
San Francisco gets:  D1-32, D2-16
Sacramento gets:  N Olson, C Cruise
Chances are there's a little more youth in this for Sacramento.
San Francisco gets:  J Peacock
San Antonio gets:  L Reynolds, D Hunt, E3-12
This was a valid trade, so here it is again!
February 18, 2016 Update
Kansas City gets:  D1-35
Indianapolis gets:  S Fox
Very solid deal for Indianapolis, as they need the lineman badly.  Fox is no star, but he'll start here.
Kansas City gets:  S Sugaware
Vancouver Island gets:  J Thiel, W Krystle, L Byers, E5-18
Total salary dump here.  Not sure how many teams will be willing to help KC in this way.
Texas gets:  G McConnell
San Antonio gets:  R Tucker, E2-25, E3-8, future considerations
A little steep for Texas, but McConnell is a good player at a position of need.
Kansas City gets:  $300K
Omaha gets:  T Bayfield, S Bennigan
Well, so far he's finding teams to bail him out.
San Antonio gets:  D Hunt, L Reynolds, E3-12
San Francisco gets:  J Peacock
Interesting trade.  The Sharks are not resting on their laurels.
February 16, 2016 Update
Omaha gets:  T Coutch
Chicago gets:  M St. Germain
Sure looks like Chicago's going to be trying to run some sort of option setup.  With that roster, may make sense.
Waco gets:  D Montgomery
Kansas City gets:  D1-31, D2-2
Montgomery is moving to a place where he'll be the focal point on defense, and I'm sure he's excited about that.
Texas gets:  J Arzola
Kansas City gets:  E5-18
And so the shedding of payroll begins.
February 8, 2016 Update
That London and San Francisco trade got rescinded, by the way.
D.C. gets:  D1-29, $500K
San Francisco gets:  D1-31, D2-2
Seems steep to move up two spots in the end of D1.
San Francisco gets:  D1-13
Waco gets:  J Tuioti, T Mana Loa, D1-31, D2-2, E2-12, future considerations
Not sure it's fully value, but Waco gets at least four "useful right now" players and perhaps a fifth.
Kansas City gets:  D1-7
Virginia gets:  A Pettyfer, K Bucher, H Jackson, M Perry, F Poley, T Kiwi, future considerations
Virginia is getting decent value here, but KC has to be happy they just traded a bunch of backups for a big time player.
Omaha gets:  M Mann
London gets:  R Boston, E5-2, future considerations
I guess that's a cheap enough price for a good lineman.
February 6, 2016 Update
D.C. gets:  D1-31
Indianapolis gets:  M Cribbs, D2-5
Really, not a bad deal for Indy.  You won't lose a lot of talent there, and they get a bona fide OS…
…albeit maybe only for one year.
February 4, 2016 Update
D.C. gets:  D2-5
Sacramento gets:  S McGinley, E2-18, E3-26
An interesting deal - Sacto gets more players, for sure.  But better ones?
Indianapolis gets:  K Domena, D Revalee, A Jackson, A Torres, R Baz, D2-15
Portland gets:  E1-7
I'm not sure I like this trade for Indianapolis, but they get a lot of developable talent, I guess.
Huntington gets:  E3-33, E3-37, E3-41, D2-27, T Points, H Roth, S Ross, R Auger, future considerations
New York gets:  D1-8
Huntington gave up a star player, and did they get enough for him?
February 2, 2016 Update
San Francisco gets:  D1-29, M White
Texas gets:  E1-12, E4-12, D2-12
An interesting salary dump of sorts here.  White will slot in immediately as the Sharks' starting RB.
D.C. gets:  future considerations
Texas gets:  D Penzel
You simply knew this kind of stuff was going to have to happen after that FA spending spree.
D.C. gets:  E3-5, $2.5M, future considerations
New York gets:  D1-20, R Auger, C Stanley
And New York will take advantage of DC's precarious financial situation, thank you very much.
Portland gets:  E1-25, E2-20, E2-26, E3-27
Texas gets:  D1-15
An interesting trade, but Texas will get the better player for right now.
Delmarva gets:  D2-12, D2-18
Texas gets:  $500K
I don't think I'd have traded those for cash, but Texas has a decent roster as-is.
February 1, 2016 Update
Vancouver Island gets:  E1-16, future considerations
Omaha gets:  J Barba
This better be because the Blitz are moving to some sort of wishbone system.  Otherwise, it makes no sense whatsoever.
Vancouver Island gets:  E1-19, E1-22, E4-16, E4-18, E4-27, E5-16, E5-23
London gets:  D1-19, E3-13, E3-17, E3-19, E3-34, future considerations, R Bush
Well, then.
January 28, 2016 Update
Sacramento gets:  C Johnson, C Isby
Los Angeles gets:  D1-16, E4-30, E4-34, E5-8
The champs are trying to retool a little bit here.
Huntington gets:  J Rothwell, K Gulledge, J Thompson, J Cain
Los Angeles gets:  E2-33
Pure salary dump - goes in line with my thought above.
Huntington gets:  C Andress, J Shea
Texas gets:  D1-29
While I'm not sure Texas didn't get the best player in this trade, it's not that far off.
London gets:  E3-18, E4-18
Texas gets:  K Neighbors
I guess a cheap price for a backup quarterback.  Though if Texas doesn't get a starter in there…
Omaha gets:  B Rivera, T Gervasi
London gets:  E1-18, E2-2, future considerations
I don't think a team on the precipice of true Cup contention should be trading vets for picks, but neither of these are starters.
January 26, 2016 Update
Kansas City gets:  D1-18
Sacramento gets:  P Goodwin, J Kershner
This trade does what both teams want it to.
January 25, 2016 Update
New York gets:  all E3/E4/E5
Huntington gets:  J Salas, D Simpson, M Pittman, future considerations
Well, this was really made by me - given I couldn't really keep sleeper shots, this wasn't awful…
January 22, 2016 Update
St. Louis gets:  O Hrimnajh, D2-19, E2-8, E2-30, E2-34, future considerations
Vancouver Island gets:  R Bush, O Frey, E4-14, E5-14
Now this is a move that indicates the Blitz mean business, for once.
San Francisco cuts:  T Sanders
The Sharks decided the roster they had last year just isn't going to cut it.
San Antonio cuts:  S Weisgarber
He just can't cut it anymore, and the Rattlers aren't afraid to pay $160K to cut someone.
January 19, 2016 Update
Sacramento gets:  W Blitzem, C Blitzem, I Chavayda
Vancouver Island gets:  E2-8, E2-30, E2-34, E4-34, E5-34
Just a little house cleaning and some sleeper shots, it appears.
Indianapolis gets:  $1.5M
Vancouver gets:  all the E4/E5 Indy picks
Cash…probably not as important as sleeper shots to an expansion team.  Alas.
January 16, 2016 Update
D.C. gets:  D1-6
Indianapolis gets:  J Rohr, D2-20, E1-27, $1M, future considerations
Indy gets more talent, and they need more talent, but D.C. will get the best player in the deal.
Fort McMurray cuts:  J Dunn
I know, this is a real ground shaker.
D.C. gets:  D2-2, R Auger
Omaha gets:  E1-19
I can see why DC went for the dispersal pick there.  This is a team that seems to be gunning for a Cup.
January 12, 2016 Update
Sacramento gets:  D1-16, D2-16
Seattle gets:  E1-8
I would think a team in Seattle's position would want the vet, but I guess building another year doesn't hurt.
Seattle gets:  E1-2
Omaha gets:  E1-8, E1-16, E1-28, E4-29, future considerations
OK, clearly the Cybercats have a target.
January 9, 2016 Update
Texas gets:  D1-5, E3-8
Sacramento gets:  J Law, W Hill, R Johns, D1-18
When experienced owners get expansion teams, you can see some early fireworks.
This does cement my feeling that Law was going to be scapegoated for Texas' failures in 2015.
Week 19 Update
San Antonio signs:  S Warren
The old guy cometh home!
New York cuts:  M MacDonald
Also predictable.
Week 18 Update
St. Louis cuts:  C Downs
Downs may make someone a fun little waiver pickup next week.
Tucson cuts:  T Maddox
If someone gets hurt, he could get called back in a hurry, but I doubt they do that at QB (unless they lose two).
New York signs:  M MacDonald
Obviously, juuuust in case they lose a kicker this week
Fort McMurray cuts:  T Quick
Someone had to go away.
Kansas City cuts:  L Zimmerman
Well, he was about done anyways.
Week 17 Update
Kansas City signs:  L Zimmerman
Yeah, a veteran presence will be useful there.
Boston cuts:  E Zagadaneca
He was just a one-week rental while the other Zagadaneca was hurt.
D.C. signs:  C Stanley, F Miles
Just trying to get some of the lost depth back, and both these guys have some experience.
Seattle signs:  N Kinston, W Wilton
Good times had by all.
Week 15 Update - November 21, 2015
San Antonio cuts:  C Soludo, W Trudeau
Trudeau may get a job somewhere.
Omaha cuts:  T Knight
Knight is certainly only a fringe player at this point in the league.
Baltimore cuts:  J Rothwell
Another fringe-at-best guy.
New York cuts:  T Henry, C Railey
Railey's the type of guy who may have a role in the league down the line, but he'll need a few camps to do it.
Fort McMurray cuts:  S Womack
Well let's be honest.  He was only here for the week anyways.
Los Angeles cuts:  F Miles, D Bell-Drummond
Los Angeles signs:  J Rothwell
Interesting moves.
Tampa Bay cuts:  R Logiovino, S Spoelstra
Nothing major there.
Kansas City signs:  J Foster
Kansas City cuts:  P McGrain
Still churning the bottom of the roster a little.
Boston cuts:  L Quick
He's just not that Quick (zing!) anymore.
Evansville cuts:  P Lambert
Not like he was doing much for the Squirrels this year.
Week 14 Update - November 13, 2015
Fort McMurray signs:  S Womack
Makes sense, given Womack has played for the organization before (albeit in Lincoln).
Boston signs:  E Zagadaneca
Same thing…only it WAS in Boston.
Week 13 Update - November 6, 2015
D.C. signs:  T Lee
Lee's a solid backup defender for the Conspiracy.  Obviously a short-term thing.
Kansas City cuts:  J Foster, S Nyer, M Taylor
Kansas City signs:  A Pettyfer
Pettyfer could last in KC a couple years, all kidding aside…except for their nasty habit of churning the bottom 17 of the roster a lot.
London signs:  N Bianco
He'll provide, um, desperately needed line depth.
Texas cuts:  G Halbig
Well, someone had to go…
Week 12 Update - October 28, 2015 & November 6, 2015 Update
New York signs:  T Henry
A decent pickup, even at the advanced age.
Kansas City gets:  F Poley, D Fry, B James
Texas gets:  SF E3, TEX E4, J Weinstein, J Shea, R Johns
An interesting trade.  Texas moving to get a little younger, which isn't a bad idea.
Texas cuts:  A Pettyfer
Texas signs:  G Halbig
Pettyfer no longer needed, and it "only" cost $775K to get rid of him.
Texas gets:  A Byron, R Peck, DC E2, KC E2
D.C. gets:  T Eason, TEX E2
An interesting trade as well.  D.C. playing more for today…Eason will help them a bunch.
Kansas City signs:  S Nyer
Nyer will fill the spot that Johns no longer can.
San Antonio signs:  C Soludo
Soludo will give them some good snaps as needed.
Week 11 Update - October 21, 2015
Vancouver Island cuts:  M MacDonald
Hey, he did good for the Blitz in injury duty.
New York signs:  J Pittman
He's a decent stopgap type guy for a 28th roster spot.
Fort McMurray signs:  T Quick
Quick has some experience there, so this makes sense while other guys heal.
Evansville signs:  P Lambert
Lambert will add a little to the back of Evansville's depth chart.
Omaha gets:  A Juarez
Vancouver Island gets:  D Kimbar
Kimbar will provide a little more explosiveness for the Blitz offense, and Juarez could be the next bridge QB for Patten.  Makes sense, I suppose.
Week 10 Update - October 10, 2015
San Antonio cuts:  M Bell
San Antonio signs:  W Trudeau
They're shuffling the bottom of the roster more than the Browns do!
Omaha gets:  J Tyseling
Texas gets:  J Silverstein, E3
Tyseling is finally at a spot where he can show what he's done when he gets the chance to show what he can do.
Texas gets:  C Andress, P Sokol
Kansas City gets:  H Jackson, E4
The Terrors are clearly doing a mini reboot of the receiving corps here.  Get a little younger, extend the window.  Makes sense.
Texas gets:  $200K
Tucson gets:  M Horowitz
A little salary dump, too.
Texas gets:  T Eason, E1
Kansas City gets:  E Yates
I didn't figure Lysoby would sit pat that long to "wait for next year" when the team was pretty close now.
Tampa Bay cuts:  S Nyer
I'd have thought it would be the guy who didn't start off the street, but whatever.
North Dakota cuts:  C Downs
Wait, what?
St. Louis claims on waivers:  C Downs
Wait, what?
Kansas City signs:  M Taylor
Again!
Week 9 Aggregate Update - finalized October 3, 2015
Tampa Bay signs:  S Nyer, S Spoelstra, R Logiovino
It says something when these types of guys will get some play for the defending champs.
Tucson signs:  T Maddox
Well, I said they'd sign Maddox…
San Antonio signs:  M Bell
It's not like they were going to go into a game with fewer than the maximum number of players allowed here…
Tucson gets:  B Schauber
North Dakota gets:  S Bolt, D Wingate, E1, E3, E4, E5, DC E3
I think overall, North Dakota fans will be very happy with this deal.
Wisconsin cuts:  C Mays
He served his purpose…a warm body for practice while Rolston was out.
Fort Worth cuts:  A Morre
Same thing here - unlike above even, no one in their right mind thought Morre would keep the job over Matich.
Week 8 - September 24, 2015 Update
Vancouver Island signs:  M MacDonald
He might be better than Nickels, though certainly won't be in 4 years…
Week 7 - September 18, 2015 Update
Los Angeles gets:  T Osborn, J Thompson
Seattle gets:  B Hayden, C Bruce, E1, E4
Los Angeles is serious about contending and doing it now.  They are all in for 2015.
Los Angeles signs:  M Haas
Los Angeles cuts:  L Haywood
Haas has played some…coincidentally, for the team LA just traded with.
Kansas City signs:  M Taylor, J Shidecker
Two guys with experience with the Tigers, so this makes sense.
Week 6 - September 6, 2015 Update
Kansas City gets:  T Kiwi
Omaha gets:  D Jackson, T Lee
This is a pretty good move for Omaha - Kiwi really only had one year left.
Kansas City signs:  G Madison, P Ellis
These aren't long-term moves, I'm thinking.
Week 6 - September 5, 2015 Update
I haven't done a great job this year.
Omaha gets:  J Silverstein, J Bieniek
Vancouver Island gets:  O Hrimnajh, R Conyers, E4
You're 4-1, Bill.  You just beat Tampa Freaking Bay.  You don't trade "for the future" right now.
Seattle cuts:  M Haas
Now, Haas may not be there by next when the Serpents need him.
Omaha signs:  T Evans, K St. Pierre, S Slabody
Omaha cuts:  T Maddox, J Stimson, M Vernon
There's no real reason to keep vets that won't be useful in the future.
D.C. gets:  D Johnson
Omaha gets:  C Ahlers
If you're going to get a young guy, may as well get one the staff is familiar with.
D.C. signs:  D Ladd, S McGinley
D.C. cuts:  K Shaw, C Stanley
The Conspiracy see an opening here, it appears.
Vancouver Island gets:  A Juarez, SA E4
Kansas City gets:  R Johns
Pretty nondescript; the Tigers would rather start a guy they know better.
Week 5 - August 14, 2015 Update
Seattle signs:  M Haas
Well, I told you…
Week 4 - August 7, 2015 Update
Fort Worth signs:  A Morre
He's not Matich by any stretch, but this isn't a team that can afford to go for it on 4th down all the time.
Seattle cuts:  M Haas, T Quick
They were one week injury rentals.  If Seattle loses another WRDB, they'll be back.
St. Louis gets:  J Brockson, A Quintero, A Gerard, LA E3, E5
Los Angeles gets:  J Mouton, B Berman, C Johnson
OK - that's a pretty good rebuild trade for the Rush there.
Week 3 - July 25, 2015 Update
St. Louis cuts:  S Harlan
Harlan agreed to a contract restructuring in that his current 1-year deal became a 3-year deal for the same TOTAL cash.  He got his money now,
and the Rush got some tax savings now.
Los Angeles signs:  J Cain
Cain will be a good injury replacement while Coyne heals up.
Wisconsin signs:  C Mays
After 6 years of me wanting him to be cut, now he's actually a useful player.  He may stick around when Rolston gets better.
Baltimore signs:  J King
I've been on the Juan King bandwagon for awhile.
Seattle signs:  M Haas, T Quick
Well, while there's at least one team that could use these guys as full-timers, Seattle gets them for cheap for a week.
St. Louis signs:  E Cramer
He really shouldn't have been a FA, but the Rush will be happy to oblige.
Kansas City cuts:  P McGrain
Kansas City signs:  S King
Just another little roster reshuffling.
Week 2 - July 17, 2015 Update
Texas signs:  J Tyseling
Texas cuts:  J Cain
This would be a missed opportunity for someone like Central Minnesota.
San Francisco cuts:  N Kinston
San Francisco signs:  L Jackson
Interesting to get him on a 4OL there.  Clever move.
Week 1 - July 10, 2015 Update
St. Louis cuts:  L Adama, L Quick, J van Bosco, K St. Pierre, B Rozier, D Lee, A Murphy
A couple guys here who have been with the Rush for awhile, but they got old.
San Francisco cuts:  S Bobb, P Arsenis, D Delaney, R Daville, R Zinger, J Zdonezyk
I know they're not stars, but it's a good sign for an expansion team that this is what they're cutting.
Los Angeles cuts:  L Belanger, M Frager, J Pritchard
Frager'd been there quite awhile, so this one probably hurt a bit.  It's the right move, don't get me wrong…
London cuts:  I Kassem, M Eccelman, M Cascella, J Ynoa, R Mediato, T Earle-Bridges, M Kramer
There's not much here.
Evansville cuts:  S Bollings, M Cumberbatch, S Wall, G Halbig, T Henry
Henry's had an impressive career, and I suspect it continues elsewhere.
Seattle cuts:  D Schultz
Could be awkward when he's also their head coach…
Ohio cuts:  S Abbey, A Pietrasiek, C Fernandez, D Harding, M Hashim, K Lemire, F McNeil
A couple "names" here, and some should get jobs elsewhere.
Boston cuts:  K Hartsock, R Newman, D Brandt, T Evans, R Johnsen, D Ladd
How times have changed - though this is an attempt to try and get Hartsock out from under his salary…though I'd just have eaten it and kept him.
Kansas City cuts:  G Madison, C Soludo, M Hintze, M Taylor, J Tyseling, G Wilson, S McGinley
I'm sure some of these cuts were awfully difficult for the Tigers.
Detroit cuts:  V Sweeton, J Dingle, E Tingle, W Wilton, J Bannister, D Lawson, R Kelly
Just not much there.  Sweeton may get a gig somewhere, but Detroit can save that money.  And have a competitive team that's the lowest
salary in the league this year…right now…
Wisconsin cuts:  D Cooke, S Carroll, L Freemna, C Woodman, T Erickson, M Childs, B Schmitt, M Pittman, W Greene, S Farson, W Trudeau, Y Dunmore
Tough cuts, but the Warlords have ample youth.
Los Angeles signs:  C Prescott, F Miles
Los Angeles cuts:  C Lattimore, C Goergen
Clear upgrades, and LA's in a position to win now - have to do it.
Central Minnesota signs:  M Vernon, T Maddox, R Meadows, T Knight
They have some youth, so let's try to get a few wins here.
Week 1 - July 9, 2015 Update
Kansas City gets:  W Wilkes, M Sauk, SA E3, SA E4, $100K
Vancouver Island gets:  D Takechi, R Johns, KC E5
Kansas City cuts:  W Wilkes, M Sauk
Vancouver Island signs and cuts:  M Sauk
Kind of a funky order of business here, but it works.  Sauk signed on for a 3-year deal and was immediately cut so that the Blitz would pay him what
he was due, and so it wouldn't hurt their tax this year just in case.
Kansas City gets:  J Kershner, K Bucher
D.C. gets:  KC E2/E3/E4, $150K
An interesting trade, I hadn't had DC pegged as in pick acquisition mode, but that doesn't make this a bad move.
D.C. cuts:  E Trenholm, R Jenkins, R Rutter
D.C. signs:  R Logiovino
I can see a couple of those guys getting a gig elsewhere.
Fort Worth cuts:  C Morton, I Haze, K Holtcamp, M Lansdale, B Spielman, F Tenshin, J Lofton
Good sign for United fans; some of these guys were key contributors in 2014.
Texas gets:  M Manning
Tucson gets:  E1
I think both sides are happy with this deal.
Ohio cuts:  H Stutuoet
Yeah, not earth-shattering.
Tucson cuts:  J Morrow, J Giefer, C Daoust, D Acevedo, T Babthorpe
Can't say I'm surprised at any of them, though a couple may find jobs elsewhere.
London cuts:  K Abouali, C Burnett
Now these two…probably not.
New York cuts:  N Lang, R Coughenour
Lang just doesn't have enough left in the tank, I'm afraid.
Minnesota gets:  M McMorris, SA E1
Vancouver Island gets:  E3/4/5, G Langley
An interesting trade; I'm not 100% sure the angle here.
Tucson gets:  J Maurer, DC E3
New York gets:  R Quackenbush, G Clarke
Long gone are the days that Maurer is an elite lineman, but he's still effective.
New York cuts:  C Mays, M Wobet
There's a couple of teams where Crishaun Mays would be a serious uprade.
San Antonio cuts:  M Hall, N Lamb, K Shaw, A Martinez, K Richey, L Beasley, S Fitzgerald, J Anko, P Dunleavy, A Eshkenazi, R Joiner, T Karaer
I know having to cut Beasley hurt the Rattlers; they like to keep their own forever when possible.
Portland cuts:  P Welsh, Q Keshey, L Tidwell, E Long, J Vazquez, C Dimero
Let's be honest; these weren't difficult cuts.
Texas cuts:  S Spoelstra, P Reynolds, L Keller, R Rubinow, S King, N Chiricosta, W Correro, J Culetsu
Let's give a hand for Paulie Reynolds on one heck of a career.
Baltimore cuts:  P Kopfstein, S Myers, A Reyeb
Remember when Adam Reyeb was considered an elite OS?
Fort McMurray cuts:  R Tully, D Goldthorpe
No truth to the rumors that the Fatmen spent more than 33 seconds figuring this out.
Preseason Week 2 - July 4, 2015 Update
New York cuts:  J Pritchett
He's just not good enough to play anymore at a high level.
Evansville cuts:  J Marshall, E Spector, R Zarza
They didn't do what they had to do to make a roster.
Preseason Week 1 - June 28, 2015 Update
Kansas City cuts:  T Knight, V Simecka, Bobcat
A lot of old-guy retirements are coming and soon.
D.C. cuts:  D DeLap, J Tarrell, L Zimmerman
It will take me about two months of actual football to get used to the "names" being cut being worth of being so.
San Francisco signs:  J Bradley, C Young
The Sharks aren't going to be as complacent as the Thunder Sharks were.
New York cuts:  M Vladosky
I'd say that his aging finally ended his career.
San Antonio cuts:  P Stark, M MacDonald
Who was the idiot that set it up that I'd have to type "Wolstenholm" every time some team hits a field goal?
Kansas City gets:  S Kutz
St. Louis gets:  C Johnson, G Rauls
I like this deal for both teams.
June 11, 2015 Update
Hi, don't mind the cobwebs.
Seattle cuts:  T Clements, J Bordain, E White, J Kelly, J Blackburn, S Pappas, D Clough, O Rogers, R Logiovino, B Cameron
We're not talking a high caliber of player in 2015 here.
New York cuts:  D Feist, R Williams, I de Orta
Well, two of them had a career…
Fort McMurray signs:  D Tate
Yeah, this had to happen.  Tate's at least had a cup of coffee, in the case Akins is hurt.
D.C. cuts:  T Maddox, J King, J Kennedy, T Brumfield, A Bowman, K Thime
It'll take me awhile (as it does every year) to get over the surprise at "names" cut.
San Francisco signs:  J Manzak, C Gerhart
These are veterans that'll help the Sharks roster a bit.
Kansas City signs:  D Lee
Well, clearly he's paying for some future type production out of the superFA.
St. Louis signs:  S Merriman-Thomas, O Merson
What?
Kansas City cuts:  P Dumont, S Nyer, C Harbaugh, W Lee, R Donovan, E Falk, S Warren, D d'Masico, K Patton, C Bryant, V Simecka…
…S Engelberg, J Brown, K Folger, Bobcat, G McCourtney, H Tomlinson, R Payton, V Voustinas, S Svarth, J Wreight, D Eldridge
Surprised a couple of these didn't make it to Preseason Week 1, but not that surprised.
April 26, 2015 Update
Well, thanks for being prompt, Webservio.
Seattle signs:  O Rogers, R Logiovino
Probably none of them make the 28-man, but it's worth a shot.
New York signs:  M Vladosky
Unsure on why, as he's not really even a good camp leg candidate, but we'll go with it.
Los Angeles signs:  C Goergen, C Wente
Could make the 28-man, but I wouldn't bet my life on that.
Kansas City cuts:  Cannon, Robles, Howard, Thornton, Toccoa, Falk, May
They didn't even make it to camp!
D.C. signs:  R Jenkins
Jenkins may actually stick.
April 8, 2015 Update
Kansas City gets:  E5-33, E5-36
Central Minnesota gets:  T Rush, E Chappelle
Unless KC were to hit on a sleeper, the Thunderbirds will be happy with this trade.
Minnesota gets:  J Collins, S Decker, M Mahoney
Kansas City gets:  E5-34/37/40
Someone's going sleeper fishing.
April 7, 2015 Update
Central Minnesota gets:  J Carper
New York gets:  E5-39
Obviously, the Mean Machine are hoping a sleeper still exists, while CM is trying to get a little something "guaranteed" for the pick.
April 1, 2015 Update
Wisconsin gets:  R McTell
Central Minnesota gets:  W Michael, R Zier, D Kimbar, A Carlton
Not a bad first trade for the new team.  McTell's a good player, but they'll get more out of the stuff they got.
Vancouver Island gets:  2016 E3/4
Chicago gets:  M Razaq
Starting to think Bill's a 76ers fan.
Seattle gets:  E5-32, E5-38
San Francisco gets:  L Jenkins, R Daville
Clearly a salary dump by Seattle, but they get sleeper shots.
D.C. gets:  E4-32
San Francisco gets:  R Cabell, P Benney, T Sanders, $600K
San Francisco is OK with taking other teams' bad contracts for the time being.
Minnesota gets:  M Cabell
Portland gets:  E4-34
A backup for a sleeper shot…not bad.
D.C. signs:  J Oakley, C Stanley
Guys trying to get a gig during a bad time to get gigs.
Seattle gets:  E4-32
Central Minnesota gets:  D Johnson, J Bernier
The new guys clearly are going for more help now, in lieu of a potential sleeper shot.
March 19, 2015 Update
If you picked Baylor or Iowa State to go to the final, Nelson Muntz has a word for you.
Tucson signs:  T Babthorpe, D Acevedo
Clearly the superstars of the future in Arizona.
Ohio gets:  J Deshazor
Portland gets:  E3-22
Deshazor for a sleeper shot?  I suppose so.
March 18, 2015 Update
Detroit gets:  E3-10, E4-20
London gets:  E3-4
Steve was going to trade up, then got a better offer for the darn pick.
London gets:  E3-14, E3-16, $250K
Seattle gets:  E3-4
Detroit gets:  $150K
Basically, London felt bad they "swindled" Detroit, so free cash for the Chimera!
March 16, 2015 Update
I keep telling myself that this busy season crap is only until we're out of debt…
New York gets:  2016 E3/4/5, J Salas, S Ross
D.C. gets:  2016 E1, J Thiel, R Cabell
An interesting trade, anyways.
London gets:  2016 E2/3/4/5
Seattle gets:  E2-30
Someone has someone in mind, I see.
New York signs:  D Feist, C Railey
The price of camp fodder doesn't go down.
March 11, 2015 Update
San Francisco signs:  R Zinger
Will he have a shot to become a backup here?
Wisconsin signs:  B Schmitt
He should probably find something to do on the Warlords roster.
Kansas City gets:  S McGinley
Texas gets: E2-11
I'm not sure where the Tigers will put McGinley, but I see the point.
March 7, 2015 Update
Kansas City gets:  D2-27
Texas gets:  P Forest, R Tucker
A low-scale trade, for sure.
March 5, 2015 Update
New York signs:  R Coughenour
Coughenour will help them a bit in a few spots, but mostly in camp.
March 4, 2015 Update
Portland gets:  J Duvall, D White
Eugene gets:  2016 E2, P Silvia
Eugene's rebuilding, and it's really only right that D-Mack goes back from whence he came.  Now, the question is…is Portland trying to win now?
March 3, 2015 Update
New York gets:  H Conduttori, J Carper
Tampa Bay gets:  E3-12, E3-13, A Self, K Ludeman
Conduttori will get plenty of playing time for New York, while Tampa gets a couple sleeper shots and an old friend.
Vancouver Island gets:  E1-23, 2016 E1, E3, E4, E5
San Antonio gets:  T Watson, E2-5, 2016 E2, E3-5, E4-5, E4-16, E4-24, E5-5, E5-8, E5-10, E5-14, E5-16
The Rattlers are going for a ton of sleeper shots; hitting a sleeper would be a boon to them.
Kansas City gets:  E1-24, T Eason
St. Louis gets:  E1-17, E1-30
Interesting trade by the Rush - maybe it is time to rebuild.
Kansas City gets:  S Fox
Evansville gets:  E1-24
Usually the Squirrels are on the other side of these types of trades.
Vicenza signs:  D MacClellan
He's got himself a shot to make the roster, though he's got $240,000 either way.
March 2, 2015 Update
San Francisco signs:  L Reynolds
He's got a fair amount of experience, and he works cheap.  Good combo for an expansion team.
March 1, 2015 Update
Wisconsin gets:  E1-4, E3-20
London gets:  E1-13, 2016 E1
Warlords are targeting guys and going and getting them, I see.
February 28, 2015 Update
Kansas City cuts:  J Oakley, T Babthorpe
Kansas City signs:  L Ariaco, S Wells, M Mahoney
Just some housekeeping.
New York signs:  J Maurer
Maurer has a wealth of experience, but he'll be down the depth chart here.
February 26, 2015 Update
London gets:  T Worth, A Johnson, E3-15
Chicago gets:  D1-17, T Coutch
I would not have guessed that Chicago was going to be Roland Young's landing spot.
Texas gets:  M White, N Chiricosta, E3-9
Eugene gets:  R Ledbetter, R Bohannan
Eugene's not going to be a contender for at least a year, so getting rid of an older guy for a younger one that'll be good longer makes sense.
Texas gets:  D1-27, future considerations
Tucson gets:  D1-23
The Terrors will (A) get the guy they want (almost assuredly), and (B) something else down the line.
D.C. gets:  D1-22
St. Louis gets:  E2-17, E3-29, B Rozier
The Conspiracy have someone in mind.  Tucson above hopes it's not who they have in mind!
Tucson gets:  D1-27, E2-8
Texas gets:  D1-23
It was.
February 24, 2015 Update
New York gets:  C Mays, M Wobet
Portland gets:  $400,000
Cash still doesn't hold that much value, so New York got these guys for nothing.  Which is good, since that's what they'll get out of them…
Kansas City gets:  D1-11
Portland gets:  E1-20
Portland's clearly going for broke in their attempt to get younger in a lot of places.
February 14, 2015 Update
London gets:  E2-20, E3-19, E3-30
Vancouver Island gets:  J Silverstein
This is how dedicated I am.  Good trade for London, but they need to parlay these picks into strong veterans to help win now.
February 11, 2015 Update
3 busy season work days down, 42 to go…
Kansas City gets:  P Goodwin
Vancouver Island gets:  E2-20, E3-19, E4-24
Really, while Goodwin isn't the kind of vet they need, the Blitz need to start parlaying these draft picks into veterans to help them win a bit more.
Baltimore gets:  D1-10, C Johnson, A Reyeb, E4-10, $1M, future considerations
New York gets:  D1-3, A Self, R Cabell
I fail to see how this helps Baltimore in any way at all.
February 4, 2015 Update
Kansas City gets:  E1-20, E3-8
London gets:  D1-8
Finally, London's getting experienced help - this trade should work well both ways.
January 25, 2015 Update
Kansas City gets:  C Andress
London gets:  J Silverstein, $200K, E3-24
This doesn't make a whole lot of sense, though I guess London gets an E3 out of it.
New York gets:  D1-2
Fort Worth gets:  D Webb, C Hensel, M Lansdale, D2-16
It's not a terrible trade for Fort Worth, but New York gets the best player out of it.
Seattle gets:  E2-34, E3-14, E3-16, E3-17
Minnesota gets:  K Cruise, C Adams, C Cooper, G o'Campo, D2-12
An interesting trade offer.  I guess Seattle's trying for sleeper shots?
January 22, 2015 Update
Vancouver Island gets:  E1-7, E2-7
Minnesota gets:  D1-15, D2-15, E3-14, E3-16, E3-17, $3M
This is probably a year after the point where the Blitz should be trying to acquire veterans to go around all the young guys, and to develop
the guys they have into a potent team.  Yes, they made the playoffs last year, but 6-10 doesn't exactly inspire OIFLCup confidence here.
Tucson gets:  M Coulier, D1-27
Texas gets:  D1-23, D2-23, E2-10, R Ledbetter
Basically, Texas gets 4 spots in the dispersal, an extra two picks, and a RB of the future for "nothing."  As Texas exercised the tag on Coulier,
Tucson is still permitted to exercise theirs (but despite having no tagged players on their roster, Texas has used their tag).
D.C. gets:  B Blaze, D1-16, future considerations, E3-29
New York gets:  T Points, D1-10, E1-31, E3-12, E3-13
Clearly New York is going for a bit of cost certainty here.  Blaze will help DC's porous D.
December 10, 2014 Update
D.C. gets:  B O'Neill
New York gets:  $80K
Not a bad price for a decent kicker.
OIFL Week 19 Update
Texas cuts:  J Matthews
He's got some talent, and I wouldn't be shocked to see him get back to Texas during the offseason, but Coulier's back.
Boston cuts:  A Morre
Obvious cut here.
Seattle cuts:  D Ladd
Seattle signs:  B Cameron, T Clements
Interesting moves - Seattle still finagling around a bit here.
OIFL Week 18 Update
Seattle signs:  M Guiel, K Cruise
They need some DS work.  Which is just the position they could afford to lose guys…
Tucson signs:  N Lang
They needed the veteran presence a bit.
OIFL Week 16 Update
Baltimore cuts:  S Spoelstra
I think he might get a job as a backup somewhere for the playoff run.
Eugene cuts:  B Carpenter
I don't think he will.
Fort Worth cuts:  D Revalee
Thank you for your hard work, but Fort Worth has better.
Vancouver Island cuts:  J Kennedy
Blah
Seattle signs:  S Waltman
Yeah, he could be useful down the line.
Fort McMurray cuts:  J King
I'd have cut Nyer, but I understand why you keep the guy that's been in your system longer.
San Antonio signs:  R Gandee
Gandee's a solid add for a line that still isn't the world's deepest.
Tampa Bay cuts:  J Kristen
Is this like throwing a bone towards Ohio for breaking Berkstead?
OIFL Week 15 Update
St. Louis cuts:  R Ritter, C Macrides
A couple guys that have been around the block in St. Louis, but the Rush have better today.
OIFL Week 14 Update
Tucson signs (off waivers):  J Angermeier
Tucson cuts:  T Clements
Good add, as Angermeier's better today…his last start, if you remember, was an OIFLCup Game win.
New York signs:  J Shidecker
New York cuts:  M Ruddick
Probably a talent upgrade, though they're still both backups for the Mean Machine.
Kansas City claims off waivers:  G Langley
Good pickup for the Tigers.
OIFL Week 13 Update
Tucson signs:  T Clements
If Lang goes down, they do NOT want John Morrow playing.
New York signs:  B O'Neill
O'Neill has a long career, anyways.
St. Louis signs:  J Silverstreak
They keep these injuries up, the Rush will be signing you and me.
Fort Worth cuts:  G Langley
Well, they had a cut to make…injuries have hurt a team that already lacked depth.
Boston signs:  A Morre
Well, he kinda needed that.
San Antonio cuts:  D Badnell, Bobcat
They're just glad they got back to full strength finally.
OIFL Week 12 Trade Deadline Update
Kansas City gets:  M Lewis, P Forest, STL E3, E4, E5
St. Louis gets:  J Mouton, K St. Pierre
A bit of a shocker in that the Rush traded away by far their most "marketable" local guy, though Greywacz has taken some of that
thunder.  As for competitive footbal, this is a good move; Mouton's almost immediately their best defender.
Seattle signs:  C Cooper
Backup-type OS guys, even developable ones, just don't have a market.
St. Louis signs:  C Kendrick
Probably a necessary move.
Kansas City gets:  TB E5
New York gets:  P Ellis
Seriously.  This is the last trade of the season.
New York cuts:  R Gandee
Gandee is replaceable…apparently, it only costs an E5 to do, too.
Fort McMurray signs:  J King
I know I've been on his bandwagon for a long time (I guess he's the Jeff George to my Jason Whitlock).  But, does he start over Nyer?
San Antonio cuts:  J Enderle
And he's cut again.
Kansas City cuts:  J Angermeier, H Rosenthal, J Shidecker
Kansas City signs:  C Harbaugh, S Warren, D d'Masico, J Oakley, T Babthorpe
I suspect this isn't the last of the Tigers' wheeling and dealing this year.
OIFL Week 11 Update
Iowa gets:  M Blevins
Berlin gets:  Y Kieren
Not like Blevins (the impeding FA) is in Berlin's long-range plans.
Kansas City gets:  E3
Vicenza gets:  D Eisenhart
Eisenhart might just fit what the Cavalry run.
Kansas City signs:  R Jackson
No shock there - given he became a full-on FA after the waiver wire, he's KC's for the full 3 year contract he signed.
Tucson gets:  S Bolt
Seattle gets:  TUC E1, TEX E2
I know it's an E1, but I don't like trading young players that can be a big part of a team's future.
Tucson cuts:  N Lang
He's going to be the up-and-down bounce guy for the Scorpions.
Vicenza cuts:  T Babthorpe
The leadership keeps him from being developable, but there are worse players on rosters.
OIFL Week 10 Update
New York signs:  R Gandee
He's got something in the tank.
Kansas City gets:  C Johnson, LON E2
St. Louis gets:  V Tompkins, J LaCourte, STL E3
Especially with Lewis going down, the Rush are going to depend on Greywacz's arm a lot.  Getting this helps.
San Antonio signs:  D Badnell, J Enderle
And Enderle gets a job!
Tucson gets:  C Daoust
D.C. gets:  S McGinty
Simply put, I wouldn't trade an asset for a guaranteed FA unless I was a cup contender.  Maybe DC doesn't know?
Fort McMurray cuts:  D Watts
You can figure Watts will be one of those yo-yo guys until his career ends in 2017 or so.
Los Angeles cuts:  C Cooper
He was brought in of sorts to push Tidwell awhile back.  I think they're OK there.
OIFL Week 9 Update
Fort McMurray signs:  D Watts
He's had a fairly varied career, so it's not a bad add.
Tampa Bay gets:  J Carper
New York gets:  TB E5, $500K, M Ruddick
Not bad - Tampa gets a little better, NY gets a little richer.
Berlin gets:  B Schraeder, J Kratofil, TYN E2
Baltimore gets:  BER E1, LA E3, TB E3, J Rothwell, R Cabell, D Drummer
Well, given Schraeder is the one dumped, I just don't like this trade for Baltimore.  You can't get a better organization together when you're
0-8 and trade away one of your few good young players.
Texas gets:  M Coulier, J Rohr, M Horowitz
Tucson gets:  C Vedell, S McGinty, TEX E2 (KC E2 instead of TEX wins OIFLCup Game)
And boom goes the dynamite.  The gauntlet has just been thrown in the West.
Tucson signs:  N Lang
Of course he's going to fill that spot.  Don't think the Scorpions are just tanking here.
St. Louis signs:  L Zimmerman
They desperately need line depth, and this will bring it.
Kansas City cuts:  J King, J Enderle, S Warren
King is better than some backups on teams right now at QB, period.
Iowa gets:  Z Degan
North Dakota gets:  B Schauber, C Antai, D Stephens
While it cost them Degan, he was only a rental anyways, and you know Jimmy will pay top dollar to try and get him back.
What this does is indicate Iowa has seen Texas' shots fired, and has fired shots of their own.
Are Fort Mac and Los Angeles going to get left in the wake?
Evansville cuts:  K Cruise
I can see him getting a gig, though DS' are a dime a dozen.
North Dakota cuts:  R Holmes, R Jackson, D Tate
Well, we'll see, but I don't really anticipate much.
St. Louis cuts:  B Nordhoff
He was only an injury replacement anyways.
OIFL 2014 Week 8 Update
New York cuts:  V Shober
You knew he was a short-term rental type anyways.
Wisconsin gets:  CHI E2, IOW E4, NY E4, C Copeland, M Grant, W Trudeau, D Brown
Portland gets:  M Cabell, D Frazier
I can't really wrap my head around this as to why it makes sense for Portland, but I'm willing to listen.
Seattle cuts:  J Hart
I thought he'd done enough to stick around, but clearly he was just a guy to come in while Q played quarterback.
Wisconsin cuts:  C Harbaugh
He just doesn't have it anymore.
Evansville cuts:  L Zimmerman
He's a guy who can still help a lot of teams.  Evansville just isn't one of them.
OIFL 2014 Week 7 Update
Fort Worth gets:  B Spielman, R Frazier
New York gets:  S Wells
I'm not sure it really helps either team all that much, but Wells is an upgrade, and Frazier is younger.
New York gets:  $300,378
Texas gets:  R Rubinow
What, did they play the Clock Game?
New York signs:  V Shober, J Pritchett, M Lansdale
New York cuts:  R Gandee
This part of the NY roster will shuffle more than LomBanner shuffled the bottom of last year's Browns roster.
Los Angeles signs:  J Pritchard
He's a couple week rental, let's face it.
Kansas City signs:  S Warren
Warren is clearly a camp guy.
North Dakota signs:  K S Womack
Good guy to get.
OIFL 2014 Week 6 Update
Boston gets:  K Hartsock, C Faes
Kansas City gets:  J Collins, E3, E4
Boston needed a bit of depth, and this'll do that.
Evansville signs:  K Cruise
Good pickup for the Squirrels in a time of need.
Eugene gets:  S Guerrero
Kansas City gets:  E4
If they hit sleepers with these, KC could get good in a right quick hurry.
San Antonio signs:  Bobcat
They wanted someone with experience for this short-term thing.  They got it.
St. Louis cuts:  G Lennox
He's just not quite the player he used to be.
St. Louis gets:  P Govan
Kansas City gets:  E3
The rebuild continueth.
Kansas City signs:  J King, J Enderle, H Rosenthal, T Evans
This isn't 2001, no 15-player rosters, folks.
St. Louis gets:  S Harlan, LON E2
D.C. gets:  Z Legend
The Rush got better for right now with this, and it's something they've needed.
Boston cuts:  J Pritchard
Interesting.  He'll get a job.
North Dakota cuts:  J van Bosco
He isn't close to ready for primetime.
OIFL 2014 Week 5 Update
Kansas City gets:  TB E4
Tampa Bay gets:  J Kristen
The question now becomes, does Kristen start on Sunday?
Kansas City gets:  $1K
London gets:  TB E4
This is apparently some sort of "make good" on an earlier deal where KC didn't have an E4.  So, they got $1,000 for Joel Kristen.
Fort McMurray gets:  W Church, E3, B Jones, K Harbaugh
Wisconsin gets:  L Credille, A Carlton, FM E1
It's always tough to pull the trigger to blow it up, but that doesn't make it the wrong decision.
Los Angeles signs:  M Frager
He knows the system a bit.
Tucson cuts:  N Lang
If there were minors here, he'd be on the I-19 express to Nogales every other week.
Vancouver Island cuts:  S Warren
He just doesn't have anything left in the tank.
Kansas City gets:  J Silverstein, R Johns, E3
Tucson gets:  J Rohr
The Tigers have to be pleased with a fair haul for Rohr.
Tucson signs:  J Morrow
Who doesn't want a guy who needs 13 years to develop?
Fort McMurray cuts:  R Payton
Obvious.
Evansville cuts:  K Patton
Also obvious.
OIFL 2014 Week 4 Update
Kansas City gets:  A Morre, NY E1
Vancouver Island gets:  T Watson, ND E3, ND E5
Watson's a good player, but the E1 might be a little high.
North Dakota signs:  D Tate
Yeah, like they had a choice?  Kidding aside, if Ekebi slips up, I can see ND starting Tate during this run.
Seattle signs:  J Hart
Sources say this is purely because the Serpents are worried they'll be forced to move Greene to QB, and need an OS-type.
New York signs:  R Gandee
Purely injury replacement.  But he's gonna get some cash again.
Kansas City cuts:  A Morre
Kansas City signs:  M Hintze, C Decker
Morre was the throw-in that basically acted as cash for the Blitz.  No shock here; KC already has a kicker.
OIFL 2014 Week 3 Update
Evansville signs:  L Zimmerman, K Patton
Patton's a bit of a surprise, but Zimmerman fits the Evansville mold well.
Iowa signs:  L Jackson
Good add for a team with a roster spot before injuries.
Tucson signs:  N Lang
You knew he'd be first man up when someone got hurt.
Kansas City gets:  E3, E5
North Dakota gets:  D Concepcion
This is an absolute must-get for the Nighthawks when you're down a Degan.
New York signs:  K Ludeman
New York cuts:  C Gerhart
Same type of player, but Ludeman's a bit better both ways.
New York gets:  R June, E3
Texas gets:  H Jackson, $350K
A little surprised June is the one the E3 is tagged to, but we'll go with it.
Kansas City signs:  T Rush
Good signing here.  Opens up a Tre Watson trade possibility.
OIFL Week 2 Update
St. Louis signs:  B Nordhoff
So they're not going the Fort Mac route.
Vancouver Island signs:  J Kennedy, S Warren
I think there could have been better options here.  And if that line doesn't hold up, people are going to tee off on Hiruma.
Berlin signs:  J Henry
Berlin cuts:  T Rush
A fourth-string running back isn't much use, now, is it?
OIFL Week 1 Update - June 20, 2014
New York cuts:  D Caruthers
Someone had to go when the Carper deal was made.
Detroit cuts:  N Basten, J Silverstreak, M Lansdale, J Casey, R Clay, Q Janssen, R Logiovino
They generally make sense to me.
Vicenza cuts:  F Jones, O Vernon, D Badnell, B McGee
Vernon's been with the franchise on and off since the Central Iowa days.
Kansas City signs:  D Takechi
Kansas City cuts:  M Frager, H Rosenthal, R Gandee, J Annette, J Rodriquez, J Ruffin, K Ludeman, K St. Pierre, T Evans
This is the first time in awhile KC isn't one of the 5 oldest teams in the OIFL.
Ohio cuts:  S Paine, M Guiel, J Shields, R Meadows, D Centerfield, C Decker
Give San Fran credit, somehow their pick Servejuan Paine is still in the league.
Chicago cuts:  J Oakley
He's been there awhile, which might be part of the problem.  He's been good enough to be there awhile.
Boston cuts:  O Baston, B Willard, L Hahn, K Powers, K Mann, S Farson
I waited until 9:58 PM for this?
Baltimore cuts:  R Marve, R Nickerson, D McNeil
McNeil had a good college career, but he's just not good enough defensively, and is no star offensively.
Wisconsin cuts:  A Snow, M Nice, M Hintze, S Garz, B Schmitt
This isn't much better than Boston's, and I waited to 10:19 for it!
OIFL Week 1 Update - June 19, 2014
Texas cuts:  J Kenendy, D Eldridge
Kennedy's going to wait a few days to see if he gets a 28th man flyer, but you can expect him to retire as a member of the Mean Machine.
St. Louis cuts:  H Kane, D Lee
We had a bit of confusion because STL and EVL both cut a D Lee today.
Kansas City gets:  S Guerrero, KC E1, R Tucker
London gets:  D Walters
And the rebuild begins.  London needed another elite offensive guy who could play a good LB.  Boom.
Kansas City gets:  LA E2, T Watson, J Rohr
Los Angeles gets:  M Garbinsky, C Isby
Watson's the KC key to this deal, but this trade gives Los Angeles enough weapons to now give the Scorpions a scare.
Kansas City gets:  IOW E1, C Faes
Iowa gets:  F Pilarowski
This is the type of trade Iowa should be making if they want to contend.
Tucson cuts:  N Lang, J Gilzean
Goodbye and good luck, Mr. Lang.
Evansville cuts:  D Lee
See?
D.C. cuts:  B Nordhoff, J Henry, K Cruise, T Clements, R Hutchinson, G Greger
Here's a list of some players that used to matter.
Corpus Christi cuts:  B Bolgrien, H Lightning, Z Taylor, S Byron, M Kenton, M Rose, L Jackson
WHOA!  Jackson won't last the weekend.
Los Angeles cuts:  J Manzak, T Heyl, M Inabinett, J Bailey
Los Angeles signs:  R Hutchinson
Well, if you're going to decide to have a Mobile offense with a run game, you may as well get their 3rd-and-5 receiver…though he can't catch.
San Antonio cuts:  S Beckett, J Rebb, S Womack, N Whitney, P Stephenson, D Killebrew, R Roy
Other than Womack, there's not much of a chance for an OIFL roster spot here.
Fort McMurray cuts:  Q Castle, D d'Andrea, R Spencer, D Watts, L Peterson
I am surprised by a couple of those.  Not shocked, but surprised.
London cuts:  R Blackwood, I Smith, C Holt, J Sullivan, G Bulimi
Who?  And I created these guys!
North Dakota cuts:  J Sturdevant, S Tualuka, S Hayward, M Taylor
I promise, I didn't do this.
Kansas City gets:  $150K
New York gets:  J Carper
Money for nothing!
New York cuts:  A Andrew
Someone had to go for Carper.
Tampa Bay cuts:  D Fitzgerald, B O'Neill, D Feist, J Enderle
Finally someone said "to hell with it I'm getting rid of Enderle."
Fort Worth cuts:  K Baxter, D Takechi, H Adolphsen, C Quick, T Furutani, B Cooper, L Clark
Now FW needs to look above and see if anything suits their fancy.
Texas cuts:  J Morrow, E Deblinger, D Jacob
While Morrow fits the "system" more than Pettyfer, Pettyfer's clearly a better quarterback.
Preseason Week 2 Update - June 15, 2014
Los Angeles cuts:  N Van Zant, J Foster, C Lamarshe
They just weren't good enough to make the roster.
Boston cuts:  L Zimmerman, J Leod, D Allen, A Geddinger, J MacLagan
This cut pile is full of potential injury replacements leaguewide, I think.
Kansas City signs:  J Arzola
Kansas City cuts:  J Hart, R Harter, R Gardner, K Patton, D Clark
I was a little surprised at Patton, but I bet he's kept on speed dial for when someone gets hurt.
D.C. gets:  D Jackson (to retire & become offensive coordinator)
New York gets:  E4
Yeah, the last Dan Jackson transaction was his being traded for an E4.
Preseason Week 2 Update - June 11, 2014
Boston cuts:  E Brown, D Tate, J Weber
Tate's bounced around so many places in his career…
Detroit gets:  E Cohen, R Newman
New York gets:  D Simpson, C Gerhart, $300K
Interesting - Detroit certainly is young.  This really hurts the offense, though.
Detroit cuts:  E Baker, J Neuenswander
Neuenswander could take advantage of the 28-man roster, given his youth and relative trainability.
Preseason Weeks 1/2 Update - June 9, 2014
Tucson gets:  M Horowitz
Kansas City gets:  G Rauls, BOS E2
This is sometimes what happens when a team goes the "old old old" route to win a title.  When the roster doesn't come together every year,
you sometimes have to "take a year off" to get back to it.
Tucson cuts:  B Gates, S Williams
Yeah, get the rosters cut down a bit here.
New York cuts:  C Kendrick
He simply didn't win the job.
Kansas City gets:  P McGrain
Boston gets:  J Zagadaneca
The Tigers figure to get value out of a position they can replace in FA is a good move.
Iowa gets:  J Thiel
Kansas City gets:  BER E2, G Wilson
Nothing solidifies my above point like trading in-division.
Boston gets:  $500K
Seattle gets:  J Bernier
This seems like a high price.
Seattle signs:  D Clough
Sure, I'll take money to be a subpar OIFL player!
San Antonio cuts:  J Arzola, B Waylon, B Mira, K Banks, A Lovo, S King, E Braithwaite
Not a whole lot of note here.
Corpus Christi cuts:  D Quan
Yeah, that'll be the end of that.
Texas gets:  D Fry, F Poley, S Kramer
Detroit gets:  J Lofton, D Jackson
I guess if that's your style back, then Lofton makes sense.
Seattle cuts:  H Keester, G Halbig
They've been made redundant, I guess.
Fort Worth cuts:  M Waxman
There was no chance he'd be on a roster.
Detroit cuts:  B Chopko, Bobcat
Two old guys who could get a gig somewhere.
Ohio cuts:  M Vladosky
Last year was the last hurrah for Vladosky.
May 27, 2014 Update
Now they start coming heavy until kickoff.
Detroit cuts:  T Jones, T Knight, C Rieves, D DeLap, S Warren, T Bray
If this doesn't just prove Detroit is turning a new leaf and going with the youth, nothing will.
Seattle cuts:  G McCourtney
He just isn't good enough to make the Seattle roster.  Simple as that.
Portland cuts:  S Waltman, G Anderson, M Anesi, J Schell-Buchanan
Portland signs:  S Masterson, D Butler
You can bet this isn't the last that Portland's going to finagle with the bottom of their roster before Week 1.
May 26, 2014 Update
New York cuts:  R Poh, M Metchikoff, D Vickers, D Butler
Metchikoff moves over to NY's coaching staff.  Vickers might get a job elsewhere.
Tucson cuts:  L Hudson, B Duross, T Beisten, S Cohen, K Sparrow, R Stylio, S Williams, N o'Dougherty, D Clough, S Masterson, B Cameron
Thanks for losing by 137, now get out.
D.C. cuts:  W Wexner, O Monahans, J Pittman, R Lynch, J Pritchett, J King
Some names on this one, but I'm not sure many of them will get a job.
May 6, 2014 Update
Tucson gets:  R Johns
Boston gets:  Q Worrell
Worrell is turning into a modern-day Jeremy Wensely, in that everyone wants to trade for him…and then trade him when they do.
Tucson signs:  B Gates
Usually OIFLCup contenders aren't going after FA fodder.
Tucson cuts:  T LiPetri, A Catalano, M Lloyd, M Hodge, K Pung
I've heard of three of these names, but that doesn't mean their careers aren't over.
Iowa cuts:  W Catchem, M Pittman
Just guys that aren't going to be good enough to play today.
Iowa gets:  E2
Berlin gets:  M Blevins
I get that he's been made expendable, but I think Berlin should be very happy with this trade.
New York cuts:  M Petty, R Apuzzo
New York signs:  R Frazier
It's just that bottom-roster shuffling here.
Tampa Bay cuts:  M Jennert, B Gaulke, T Tehrani, L Fisher, J Parker, F Slade, E Roy, J LeVesque, R Williams, J Jefferson
Oh, you're not making them play your contending-team starters in a "scrimmage?"
April 20, 2014 Update
St. Louis gets:  L Adama
Detroit gets:  conditional E2 (if STL misses playoffs, it's an E3)
Detroit has a few roster spots still to figure out, so things like this help.
Portland cuts:  T Banks, D Ford
Didn't even get to a preseason game.
New York cuts:  J Brinda, J Dottier
Yeah, not much going on there.
Detroit cuts:  C Corpian, A Dorotea, D Dykes
Oops, forgot a couple!
April 19, 2014 Update
Berlin cuts:  C Shaw, R Hart, O Odighizuwa, D Azulay, V Shober, B Thompson, N Makris, C Cromwall, T Haslett, D Acevedo,
D d'Masico, Z Palacio, C Mazue, T Jacobs, I Cardenas, J Rosen
Beyond Jacobs, I think a couple of guys have a shot to make a roster, preferably one that doesn't mind lower leadership.
Detroit cuts:  C Ramirez, C Manuao, C Grabowski, J Kneubuhler, M Hatchett, M Dylan, N Krohne, A Gallof, B Corine, F Jorgensen,
D Schaffenberger, I Laron, J Anderson, J Darlienengo, K Starr, M Manring, N McFadden, R Laurent, B Gates, H Fujinaka, O Erdahk,
J Teller, H Charnock, W Lemon, E Joe, H King, J Mitchell, J Hornsby, M Mohr, D Gliem, J Krusa, L Paridon, F Enninga, F Nelson,
A little house cleaning.
April 8, 2014 Update
Long Island cuts:  T Fuamatu, B Quadland, H Morrison
Thanks for playing!
Long Island cuts:  B Blaze
One of the quietest "pretty darn good careers" in league history ends as Blaze accepts a coaching position.
March 2, 2014 Update
Actually, nothing to report here before the moratorium.
February 27, 2014 Update
Tampa Bay gets:  J Bradley, H Conduttori
Berlin gets:  I Gillian, E3, $500K
One has to start wondering if Brian isn't just trolling us with his bank account.
New York signs:  A Reyeb, D Butler, B Quadland
Reyeb has fallen off in a rather quick fashion…
Kansas City signs:  J Hart
He's the type of guy KC would use, yes.
Los Angeles signs:  J Foster, C LaMarshe, N Van Zant
Golly I wonder if they'll make the 28-man.
St. Louis signs:  H Kane
Probably another camp cut.
February 23, 2014 Update
Los Angeles signs:  L Haywood, D Bell-Drummond
Wheee?
D.C. gets:  POR E3, SEA E3
Portland gets:  M Wobet
Portland might have overpaid.
Tampa Bay gets:  M Farris, I Gillian
D.C. gets:  2015 E1, B Rozier
Tampa's playing for today, and only today.
Iowa gets:  F Miles
Berlin gets:  $1M
Iowa wouldn't have had to do this if they didn't trade their Cup chances away yesterday.
Tampa Bay signs:  B O'Neill, J Jefferson, J Levesque, M Jennert, B Gaulke, F Slade, T Tehrani, E Roy, L Fisher, J Parker
Detroit can't have all the fun.
February 22, 2014 Update
D.C. gets:  LON E2, NY E2, contingent future considerations
London gets:  T Gervasi, DC E3
Doesn't seem to be the most earth-shattering trade.
Tucson gets:  J Giefer
London gets:  TUC E4, TUC E5, B Reilly
I figured Reilly would be the key guy who took real advantage of the 28-man roster.
Chicago cuts:  G Mary, J Parker
It has to suck for the guys who got cut because all they were were sleeper shots, not even useful for camp…
New York gets:  H Jackson, M Dadey, T Fuamatu, $950K
Detroit gets:  C Sarvas, R Mansaur, S Maivia, M Bailey, N Basten, M Singh, V Sweeton, J Casey, K Starr, J Mitchell, O Erdahk, T Jones
Losing Dadey is a blow to a franchise where he was basically the key to.  But they had to rebuild the roster 1-28 to move
back towards prominence.  This trade should help with that.
Portland gets:  J Chapman
Eugene gets:  N Chiricosta
Portland just can't keep away from the Chapmans…
Iowa gets:  J Welker
Portland gets:  T Banks, C Mays, 2015 E4, E5
Welker's actually a decent form-fitting backup to RoYo…not as good anywhere, but the same style.
Tampa Bay gets:  L Rohtin, K Farmington, M Samuels
Iowa gets:  B Schauber, C Antai, M Lawrence
Clearly, one team's more worried about the luxury tax than the other.
Tampa Bay gets:  J Maurer, C Young, G Tiebach
Detroit gets:  J Castle, C Corpian, P Boyd, TB E2, $500K
Well, clearly Tampa's cashing in on the cash they have.
Detroit signs:  A Dorotea, A Gallof, B Chopko, B Corine, B Gates, Bobcat, C Grabowski, C Mancio, C Ramirez, C Rieves, D Dykes
D Gliem, D Schaffenberger, E Baker, E Joe, F Enninga, F Jorgensen, F Nelson, H Fujinaka, H King, I Laron, J Darlienengo
J Hornsby, J Kneubuhler, J Krusa, L Paridon, M Hatchett, M Manning, N Krohne, N McFadden, W Lemon
This will make for one of the most intense camps I've ever run.  And longest.
New York signs:  B Blaze, C Kendrick, J Brinda, J Dottier, M Metchikoff, R Apuzzo, R Newman, R Poh, R Rubinow
Not many teams truly improved themselves in this FA pile, but New York got some much-needed (post-Dadey) depth.
Kansas City signs:  D Clark, G Madison, H Rosenthal, M Frager, R Gandee, R Gardner, R Harter
This is right in KC's wheelhouse, acquiring veteran pieces in a FA pile to help with another run.
Fort McMurray signs:  D d'Andrea, D Watts, R Spencer
The Fatmen desperately need the backup to Mo.
Texas signs:  D Jackson, P Reynolds
Texas put up money to get good depth here.
St. Louis signs:  D Yell
Yell is at a position of need for the Rush.
Portland signs:  G Anderson, M Anesi
Young guys who could develop, good signings by the Pioneers.
Iowa signs:  G Wilson, M Pittman
They don't make up for the Tampa trade, but it's something.
Berlin signs:  J Daugherty
Berlin got their kicker of the future.
Wisconsin signs:  L Freemna, M Nice
Backup pieces, mostly.
Boston signs:  L Quick, R Johns
You realize Johns has been around long enough that he was the backup to Tony Akins in Arkansas?
Vicenza signs:  N Wire, P Dumont, T Bayfield, V Simecka
Typical Vicenza signings, useful guys for a low price.
D.C. signs:  R Lynch
Lynch thought this is his best shot to make a roster.
Tucson signs:  R Stylio, S Williams
Not the haul of camp fodder the Scorpions had hoped for.
San Antonio signs:  S Womack
Womack could be the guy to replace Phelps.
London signs:  T Maddox
Maddox is going to be Kidd Gunn's backup, and now London won't be freaked if Gunn gets hurt.
February 15, 2014 Update
New York cuts:  D Schaffenberger
The first cut of the draft class!
Wisconsin gets:  B Jones III, Y Dunmore, 2015 E1, E2, CC 2015 E1
Seattle gets:  L Taylor
Seattle will depend on Taylor an awful lot in 2014, just based on the price paid for his services.
Vancouver Island gets:  C Blitzem, W Blitzem, J Bieniek, 2015 DC E5
Tucson gets:  R Ledbetter, B Reilly, G Rauls
I'm not sure what this does in either direction, really.
Portland gets:  D Alexander, J Deshazor, J Welker, 2015 E2
Chicago gets:  B Graham
Though I'd have kept the rook, it's probably not a bad trade for Portland.
Portland gets:  J Wise, 2015 E4
New York gets:  D Alexander
What?
February 10, 2014 Update
D.C. gets:  T Bruttenholm
Tucson gets:  J Krivenko, 2015 E1, E2, E5
This seems a high price.
Iowa gets:  E4-14
North Dakota gets:  E4-23, $500K
Seems a fair price to still get a sleeper shot.
Corpus Christi gets:  $1
Baltimore gets:  S Andrews, 2015 E5
Sometimes being in the right place at the right time is just good enough.
February 7, 2014 Update
Iowa gets:  K Anthony
Vancouver Island gets:  2015 E3
When you can get something for a guy who you probably don't want, that's a win.
Vancouver Island signs:  B Reilly
Reilly could be of use to the Blitz.
San Antonio gets:  E4-13, D2-17
Ohio gets:  C Fernandez
I'm not sure Fernandez is better than the D2-17.
Los Angeles gets:  E3-13
Ohio gets:  $345K
Ohio seems happy with their roster as-is.
Kansas City gets:  T Evans, D2-5, D2-10
London gets:  R Dawson
London's really starting to use their assets to get better players, but KC will be very very happy with this haul.
London gets:  D Martin
D.C. gets:  E3-15
London's doing what you should do if you don't really want sleeper shots.
Boston gets:  D2-13, E5-14
Ohio gets:  $700K
Ohio could also be needing cash.
Boston gets:  E4-4, E4-5, E4-11, E5-12
Vicenza gets:  $2M, $1M if Boston hits a sleeper with those picks.
Boston's driving up the price…
Iowa gets:  E3-27, E3-28, E4-21, E4-22
Corpus Christi gets:  2015 E2
Apparently the Storm aren't into sleeper shots.
Iowa gets:  E3-22
London gets:  E3-27, E4-22
London is going for sleepers, so why not another shot?
February 5, 2014 Update
Iowa gets:  D Stephens
Baltimore gets:  S Weeks
Weeks was this year's Iowa scapegoat.
Vancouver Island signs:  A Morre
Maybe a kicker competition?
February 4, 2014 Update
The multi drafts at same time thing has kept me busy…
Portland gets:  K Domena
London gets:  K Neighbors, D2-5
London doesn't need the QB to pan out to a star, just a useful Kidd Gunn backup.  Getting an early D2 for that is big.
Tucson gets:  D1-18, 2015 E2
Boston gets:  F Anthony, E3-19
I guess getting Anthony is a sure thing.
New York gets:  J Casey
Vancouver Island gets:  2015 KC E5
Nothing like giving up approximately zilch for a guy.
Tucson gets:  D1-23
Tampa Bay gets:  E3-2, D2-16
Tucson will get the best player, but I do like Boyd more than most teams seem to have…
Corpus Christi gets:  E3-27, E3-28, E4-22, E4-23, M Kenton
New York gets:  C Prescott, J Wise
Looks like the Mean Machine are cashing out sleeper shots for guys that they know can help them.
Fort Worth gets:  T Furutani, J Blackwell, N Takechi, D Takechi
Portland gets:  E3-3
If anything says "we're not tanking the last 6 games of the season anymore," it's trading all the starters in those 6 games.
February 3, 2014 Update
Chicago gets:  K Graham, N Nash, S Ness
Kansas City gets:  D1-8
Chicago desperately needs depth more than one player; this is a solid move.
North Dakota gets:  E3-18, M Taylor, $1M
D.C. gets:  E2-15
The Nighthawks do usually play close to the edge financially, no doubt…
London gets:  D2-10, E3-15, J Smith
D.C. gets:  D1-20, E2-22, C Rhodes
Seems a reasonably even swap here.
Baltimore gets:  Q Schelleneger, A Malifa, B Blind
Eugene gets:  D1-13
Hard to call - 3 useful guys who can be built, or one star-level guy?
Corpus Christi gets:  2015 E2
Tucson gets:  D2-16, E3-24, E3-25
The Storm are basically full, but I think I'd have drafted a guy at D2-16 and see what came about.
Corpus Christi signs:  D Quan
Quan will be camp fodder.
Super Bowl Sunday 2014 Update
Baltimore gets:  D1-13, D2-7
Berlin gets:  T Rush, E2-7, E2-8, E5-4, E5-7, E5-20
This is unlike Berlin, but they thought highly of Rush.
London gets:  D1-2, E5-19, J Guzman
New York gets:  M Muddleston, B Blaze, J Zie, 2015 KC E5
While this isn't a normal Jeff Rosenberg deal (e.g. to give up the star for depth), they have a lot more holes than one
Samuel Haverman will fill.  And this was also a no-brainer for London.
Portland gets:  E2-25, E2-29, D2-5, 2015 E3,4,5
Seattle gets:  E2-2
Portland couldn't turn down this offer.
Berlin gets:  S McGee
London gets:  E2-14
Berlin has plenty of a youth movement, and McGee will help them.
February 1, 2014 Update
London gets:  2015 E1, E3-22
Detroit gets:  E1-21, $500K
Detroit needs talent now, so this makes sense for them.
January 30, 2014 Update
Berlin gets:  D1-13, P Sokol, E2-5, E2-14, E3-17, 2015 E3, E4, E5
Los Angeles gets:  E1-9, E1-23
Note - I'll get the 2015 picks somewhere here shortly; I have them on paper.  Interesting trade here.
London gets:  2015 KC draft, $400K
Kansas City gets:  J Mouton, D2
London needs to get talent today, not tomorrow.
D.C. gets:  2015 VAN E2, D2-10, future considerations if a sleeper
New York gets:  O Linton, E3-26, E3-27, D2-15
Linton is probably the start of this unless a sleeper gets hit.
London gets:  E2-22, E4-19, E5-21, 2015 TEX E1, $600K
Texas gets:  E1-20, 2015 KC E2
Texas saw someone they liked, it appears, though the E1-20 is probably better than what London'll get next year.
Corpus Christi gets:  D1-5, J Meriwether, J Wise, S Andrews
Seattle gets:  W Berry, 2015 CC E1
So yeah, Seattle wanted Berry…
January 26, 2014 Update
Boston gets:  D2-1, D2-19, K Mann
Vancouver Island gets:  $500K
Clearly, the Blitz were trying to offload Mann any way they could.
New York gets:  D Flanders
Vicenza gets:  J Cocherell, L Reynolds, E4-5
Probably a salary move by Vicenza.
Seattle gets:  G o'Campo
New York gets:  M Bailey, E3-25, E3-28, E5-19
Sometimes I don't know what teams are looking for.
St. Louis gets:  D Lee, future considerations
New York gets:  E4-24
That gives the Mean Machine four straight E4 picks.
Chicago signs:  O Cringle, S Slabody
They got Slabody at a discount to come back, for sure.
Corpus Christi signs:  R Jenkins, M Thompson, S Byron, Z Taylor, H Lightning, B Bolgrien, J Little, D Marquardt
Now, unlike last year, a couple of these could make the roster.  But it's still exceedingly unlikely.
D.C. signs:  K Cruise, O Monahans, B Nordhoff, C Ahlers, J Henry, J King, O Linton, W Wexner, R Hutchinson, D Martin, C Daoust
Some names in there, but I'm not sure how many of these said names will be on DC's 28-man.
Detroit signs:  D DeLap, T Knight, J Neuenswander, T Bray
They may have taken smaller offers to go there, but Detroit's a place they could at least have a shot to make the roster.
Evansville signs:  T Henry
Not the top dollar offer, but Henry wanted a cup shot and he gets one with the coach he won two with.
Fort Worth signs:  F Tenshin
I think he'll be hard pressed to be particularly useful.
Kansas City signs:  J Rodriquez
Lysoby only makes one acquisition, but you know Rodriquez will be useful for the champs.
Los Angeles signs:  T Heyl, J Glass
Glass would've been nice last year when Matthew Lavergne had to play.
New York signs:  D Vickers, H Morrison, M Kenton
Will any of them make the Mean Machine roster?
Ohio signs:  J Shields, B Babcock
Babcock probably has more experience than he deserves.
San Antonio signs:  G Hoffert, J Loria
Rattlers fans have to be pleased with these pickups.
Seattle signs:  S Andrews
There's always one…
St. Louis signs:  B O'Dell, D Caruther
Caruther was right; the Rush came around.
Tampa Bay signs:  D Feist, M Ruddick
The Marauders needed DS help; not sure if this is enough of it…
Tucson signs:  T Beistel, B Cameron, M Hodge, K Pung, T LiPetri, D Clough, N O'Dougherty
Probably mostly cut fodder here.
Vicenza signs:  Q Ammons, R Auger, F Jones, T Babthorpe
You know he'll find a way to make it work.
January 19, 2014 Update
St. Louis cuts:  D Caruther
Caruther wanted more overall than the Rush wanted to pay.  So here we are.
Fort Worth gets:  D1-4
Iowa gets:  D1-3
What?
Tucson gets:  E3-2, E3-16, E3-19, E4-2, E5-2, E5-27, E5-30
Vancouver Island gets:  $2.5M, cash consideration if any of those is a sleeper
I didn't think the Blitz needed cash.
Detroit cuts:  J Rodriquez, N Capps
Capps is probably done as an OIFLer, while Rodriquez should catch on as a backup somewhere.
Berlin cuts:  M Ruddick
I'm a little surprised; Ruddick will get a job.
Chicago cuts:  S Slabody
He really fell out of favor as the season went on there, but they do completely lack a receiving corps.
Detroit cuts:  Q Ammons
They couldn't agree on money.
D.C. cuts:  C Ahlers, M Mauller
Mauller wanted some guaranteed cash in the form of a minimum salary; instead, he's going to retire.
Eugene cuts:  S Kaplan, D Quan
Blah.
Evansville cuts:  L Vogel, O Cringle, T Heyl, K Cruise
The best kicker ever is gone.  He's going to play somewhere in 2014, though.
Fort McMurray cuts:  W Wexner, A Granger, I Sanders
Granger has decided to retire.  The other two may not get the choice.
Kansas City cuts:  R Brownings, J Little, A Morre
Brownings got his ring and even played a few special teams snaps for it.  But that's it for his career.
London cuts:  J Loria, M Hodge
Loria will be a backup somewhere, as he has for a decade now.
Los Angeles cuts:  A Mizerak
And the quintessential veteran journeyman backup will find a job or six somewhere else next year.
North Dakota cuts:  D Martin, M Kenton, D Kulwicki
Three guys that could get FA jobs.
San Antonio cuts:  H Morrison, L McKay, J Glass
Basically, old guy replacements for other players that got hurt.  No shocks here.
St. Louis cuts:  B Nordhoff
Even with 28 man rosters, a backup kicker is superfluous.
Tampa Bay cuts:  M Stubbs, T Richmond
Two fringe hall of fame talents go off into the sunset.
Texas cuts:  G Norman
And for real this time, Norman has called it a career.
Vancouver Island cuts:  F Tenshin
No loss here.
Vicenza cuts:  J King, H Shaw, T Knight, T Bray, D Schlosser, H McCoy
This has kinda been Vicenza's MO - get good seasons out of a lot of old guys before they fall off the face of the Earth.
January 18, 2014 Update
Portland gets:  E1-4
Vancouver Island gets:  E1-13, D2-1, S Hasegawa, future consideration
Portland is putting all their eggs in the top of this entry draft, which might actually not be a bad idea.
Detroit cuts:  R Auger
He might find a job, or he could be on the short list of "when someone gets hurt" QBs.
Corpus Christi cuts:  B Reilly
He'll get a job.  The 28 man roster really helps someone like him.
January 17, 2014 Update
Newcastle releases:  T Henry
Class move by the Night Riders, or Baltimore Thunder, or whatever, letting Henry try to get on with a contender.
Berlin cuts:  B O'Dell
He just wasn't going to be an OIFL player at this stage.
Iowa cuts:  W Salazar
He just took too big a hit.
St. Louis cuts:  P Persampieri, J Quinn, R Jenkins, S Byron, T LiPetri
The old folks home added a few guys.
Tucson cuts:  K Pung
He might find a home.
Tampa Bay gets:  D Peaches, J Baez, R Williams, J Enderle, D Fitzgerald, O Bartek
Kansas City gets:  E3, K Ludeman, N Nash, R Dawson, S Ness, R Daves, J Tyseling
What was the point of this?
Ohio gets:  D1-17, D2-17, D Macgruder, C Decker, M Guiel
Los Angeles gets:  D1-13, P Sokol
Ohio needs depth, and this move will help that.  But Guiel is the modern day Will Harwood.
Eugene gets:  B Webb, J Tuia
Portland gets:  E1-13, E2-13, B Matthews
Webb hasn't been great with Portland, but he doesn't have to be in Eugene.
Berlin gets:  TB E3
Kansas City gets:  D2-22
That's a typical Lysoby pick he wants.
Iowa cuts:  S Andrews
A mild surprise, but Iowa's trying to save a few bucks.
Fort Worth cuts:  D Millington, C Daoust
Daoust is a mild surprise.
January 12, 2014 Update
Happy 2014!
Iowa gets:  D1-4
Detroit gets:  G Tiebach, M Thompson, D1-22
I'm not seeing where this really helps Detroit.
Tucson cuts:  G Hoffert
Apparently it's a mafia thing.
Tucson gets:  A Phelps
San Antonio gets:  J Peacock, D2
Though Dylan always loved Phelps, you can replace a kicker.
Vancouver Island gets:  E2-6, $100K, future considerations
New York gets:  J Cocherell, D1-19, future considerations
An interesting trade, I will admit.
Chicago gets:  J Welker
Portland gets:  E2-2, E2-9
Chicago needs to get the passing game figured out, not more runners.
Newcastle cuts:  D Clough, R Kardok
I don't think we're missing much here.
Portland cuts:  B Cameron, J Neuenswander
Cameron's probably done, but it's been a good run.
San Antonio gets:  D1-19, D2-2, E2-12, E4-15, E4-17, E5-6, E5-23, J Cooper, N Olson, C Fernandez
New York gets:  D1-10, D2-20
The Rattlers have had some success with sleepers before, so this is no shock.
North Dakota cuts:  D Martin, M Kenton
Injuries were the only reason they were here, so this was predictable.
Detroit gets:  N Haze, M Ogwynn, E2-18, E3
Los Angeles gets:  V Bloom, E2-5
This could work out OK both ways.
Seattle cuts:  S Church
Even at 28, backup OS guys probably aren't very useful.
Berlin gets:  D2-7, D2-22, future considerations
Iowa gets:  d Poole
I think you'd get two backup level OS with the picks, but I guess this is more of a guarantee.
December 15, 2013 Update
San Antonio amnesties:  R Hutchinson
This email was actually sent well before the OIFLCup Game, so it's a legal amnesty cut.
North Star gets:  R Mansaur, D1-1, E4-1
Portland gets:  E1-2, E2-20
Portland is going with youth, the soon-to-be Mean Machine is looking for what Jeff always looks for.
Iowa gets:  D McConnell, A McDaniel, G Peterson
Berlin gets:  O Rodriguez, R Cabell, E1-16
Iowa's not going to stand pat this offseason.  They better not, though, plan on starting McConnell at QB if they want to win a title.
Berlin gets:  E1-8, E1-9
Iowa gets:  D1-7, D2-7
This isn't a normal Colin trade…acquiring entry draft picks?
Los Angeles gets:  E1-14, E2-14
Washington gets:  K Makhoul
Might be an overpay for Makhoul, though he's certainly more proven than rookies.
D.C. gets:  E1-12, E3-27, K Bucher, J Pittman, $250K if NS hits a sleeper
North Star gets: D1-15, D Hensel, D Webb, E4-15, E4-17, E4-21,22,23
Money is clearly no object to the Mean Machine.
London gets:  R Tucker, future considerations
North Star gets:  J Olson
Likely the future considerations involve 2015 draft picks.
OIFLCup week Update
Kansas City signs:  J Little, R Brownings
I would have bet real money the Tigers signed an old Lysoby favorite in Brownings.
2013 Week 19 Update
Evansville signs:  K Cruise
Not ideal, but Cruise has been on rosters almost all year.
2013 Week 18 Update
Los Angeles signs:  A Mizerak
You can do worse.
D.C. signs:  J Pritchett, M Mauller
This isn't the best time to bring on new players, so getting guys with a lot of experience is a major deal.
2013 Week 17 Update
D.C. cuts:  K Cruise
Well, he's been in and out, so not unlikely he doesn't get another call somewhere.
Los Angeles signs:  C Cooper
Los Angeles cuts:  H Adcock
Yeah, but can he throw?
Evansville cuts:  H Gordon
Gordon could be an important piece to someone, somewhere.
2013 Week 16 Update
Los Angeles signs:  H Adcock
Here we go again!
St. Louis cuts:  T Fujitake, C Cooper
Fujitake might have something to offer to a team needing a lineman.
San Antonio cuts:  J Shields
He might get a job for a playoff team that needs someone.
2013 Week 15 Update
St. Louis signs:  T LiPetri
Well, you coulda booked this the second Greywacz got hurt.
Los Angeles cuts:  H Adcock
Probably a depth starved team could still use him.
Tucson cuts:  H Green
Same here, really.
Iowa signs:  L Butler
Yeah, they had to do something.
2013 Week 14 Update
Tucson cuts:  H Goulet
Lang finally returned, so you knew this was coming.
St. Louis signs:  R Jenkins, T Fujitake
Just some health guys for a spell.
North Star signs:  E Cohen
North Star cuts:  W Bazile
How many lives does this cat Cohen have?
Los Angeles cuts:  J Pritchett
Now that they actually got some guys healthy…
San Antonio signs:  L McKay
Can't say anyone's shocked that this is the guy they brought in.
2013 Week 13 Update
These are always the nicest updates, after the trade deadline.
Boston signs:  J MacLagan
Well, they had to get someone!
Los Angeles signs:  H Adcock
Los Angeles cuts:  M Mauller
Adcock can still help a team a little.
D.C. signs:  T Clements, C Ahlers
D.C. cuts:  A Mizerak, C Decker
If a team needs a backup QB right now, Mizerak is the guy.
Los Angeles signs:  C Decker
Los Angeles cuts:  L Butler
Decker has more of a long-term future, perhaps.
2013 Week 12 - Trade Deadline Week - Update
Tucson signs:  H Goulet, H Green
Well, when your roster gets beat up like that, you almost have to.
Kansas City gets:  KC E3
Boston gets:  J Leod, R Johnsen, A Geddinger
Something tells me the Tigers are trying to open up some space for something.
Kansas City gets:  D Eisenhart, L Byers
Rocky Mountain gets:  CC E1, TEX E2, KC E3
Well, sometimes salary dumps hurt.
Tucson gets:  L Hilton, TB E2, WIS E2
Rocky Mountain gets:  S Richmond
This wasn't the strongest deal in the rebuild.
Kansas City signs:  D Fitzgerald
He's got some familiarity of the KC system.
Rocky Mountain signs:  G McCourtney
Well, this is a flyer for McCourtney to get a shot to make a roster next year.
D.C. gets:  P Benney, BOS E4, DET E5, $200K for NTC
Kansas City gets:  C Soludo
And there it is.
Vicenza gets:  M Jacobs, B McGee, $250K, DET E4
North Star gets:  W Bazile, C Johnson, VIC E1, VIC E2, TUC E5
This was an overpay for Mack Jacobs.
San Antonio cuts:  H Adcock
He might get signed tonight, who knows!
Boston gets:  T Meyers
Rocky Mountain gets:  D Ladd, KC E2, BOS E5
Just keep getting things moving forward with the rebuild in Denver.
North Star gets:  A Juarez
Vancouver Island gets:  S Sugaware, NS E3, NS E4, NS E5, TUC E5, $50K
Hiruma's the long-term QB - this is just sleeper shots for a backup.
Berlin gets:  H Conduttori
North Star gets:  D Jackson, TUC E3, IOW E5
Seems a fair price for a guy who will probably be the starting RB for a spell.
Iowa gets:  J Morgart
North Star gets:  B Spielman, J Cooper
If Weeks slips up, now they have a guy who they wouldn't mind starting instead.
Tucson gets:  K Vidoteca
North Star gets:  $650K
Good, let's just give them a 5-year OS for cash.
Tucson cuts:  M Bell
Is this the end for the original Bomber?
Kansas City signs:  A Morre
Not sure the point here, but I guess they're not happy with the other Zagadaneca.
Texas gets:  M Glazer, S King, WIS E2, TB E2
Tucson gets:  J Peacock
Boston gets:  E Kalp
Well, it's a deal that'll help Texas in the future, and a lot financially now.
Tucson cuts:  T Moulton
Well, they had to dump someone.
Los Angeles cuts:  M Edminster
I think someone else will grab him if the opportunity arises.
2013 Week 11 Update
Iowa gets:  G Tiebach
D.C. gets:  T Sanders, $360K (Tiebach's NTC)
Well, Iowa's still trying to go for this year, it appears.
Vancouver Island cuts:  T Jones
He may get a signing elsewhere before it's all said and done.
San Antonio signs:  H Morrison, H Adcock
Yay for injury fill-ins!
Los Angeles signs:  J Manzak, M Edminster
These are better than your usual Week 11 FA pickups would be.
North Star cuts:  R Brownings, H Greene
North Star signs:  T Jones
Looks like I was right.
2013 Week 10 Update
Berlin gets:  L Roberts, D Acevedo, J Cain, IOW E2, TUC E3, RM E3, CC E4, CC E5
North Star gets:  M Jacobs, M Singh, C Reid
Welcome back, Jeff.
North Star signs:  R Brownings, M Petty
Wheee!  Brownings isn't done just yet.
Iowa gets:  O Rodriguez
Vancouver Island gets:  G Rauls, J Cocherell, KC E5
I guess I'm confused.
D.C. gets:  D Webb, T Points, $288K
Boston gets:  E Kifer, C Rhea
Again, Boston isn't screwing around.
Kansas City cuts:  J Little, T LiPetri
Yeah, not a huge loss here.
2013 Week 9 Update
Boston gets:  M Salinas
Washington gets:  T Bedford, K Lemire
Washington needs some depth and quick, so this works.
Boston gets:  D Ladd
D.C. gets:  G Greger, TB E4
Ladd will help solidify Boston's backup RB spot.
Vancouver Island gets:  A Juarez
North Star gets:  S Sugaware, TUC E3, DET E4, CC E5
This isn't a terrible trade for North Star, who certainly has other guys who can start at QB.
San Antonio gets:  S Duncan
North Star gets:  S Maivia, CC E4
Maivia could be an anchor of the North Star (or whatever they'll become) defensive backfield.
New England cuts:  J Manzak
He just didn't develop, and Chopko helps them more today.  And today's all that matters.
Tucson gets:  F Anthony
North Star gets:  D Acevedo, C Fernandez, D Caruthers, BOS E2, IOW E2, RM E2 E3 E4 E5
Three E2s were too much to pass up for a future rebuild.
North Star gets:  J Cain
Chicago gets:  J Blackburn
Well, it was a quiet trading year.  Then Jeff came along.
San Antonio signs:  J Shields
San Antonio cuts:  R Brownings
This may really be the end of the line for Brownings.
North Star signs:  J Pittman, J Guzman, T Babthorpe
North Star cuts:  N o'Dougherty, F Jones, H Morrison, M McDewitt, A Morre, G McCourtney
I'm a little surprised they cut Morrison, but backup OS players are replaceable.
North Star cuts:  T Clements, T Babthorpe
Clements could get a job somewhere else.
Tucson signs:  S Masterson
He's a guy who Tucson could develop, or just get rid of for a few grand next week.
2013 Week 8 Update
Vancouver Island cuts:  B Bolgrien
Vancouver Island signs:  F Tenshin
Well, Bolgrien probably wasn't going to be useful here for a good number of years with Hiruma.
Kansas City signs:  T LiPetri
LiPetri was the obvious choice when Angermeier went down.
2013 Week 7 Update
Portland cuts:  B Babcock
Portland signs:  B Cameron
Babcock just wasn't ready for an OIFL field.  I can see the Pioneers signing him and camping him again next year, though.
Tucson signs:  T Moulton, M Bell
You know injuries are piling up if 2013 Milo Bell gets on a roster.
D.C. signs:  K Cruise
I'm a little surprised he lasted this long, though DS are so plentiful right now.
Rocky Mountain gets:  E2, E3, E Olczyk
Wisconsin gets:  W Church
In two years, Reign fans will be glad they got rid of that salary.  Today, this kinda hurts.
Wisconsin signs:  C Harbaugh
Wisconsin cuts:  O Monahans
Harbaugh's a little on the old side, admittedly, but he gives the Warlords a backup running back…finally…
Dallas cuts:  H Lightning
Well, you know your career is on the wrong trajectory if Dallas cuts you.
Wisconsin cuts:  T LiPetri
Usually, two quarterbacks is enough, so this makes sense.
North Dakota signs:  M Kenton
I don't think he'll start, but they have a roster spot for awhile, so why not?!
2013 Week 6 Update
North Star signs:  L Reynolds
They need talent wherever they can get it.
Berlin gets:  R McMasters, IOW E1, WIS E4
Boston gets:  K Davis
You can't say Boston isn't gunning for something now instead of the future.
San Antonio signs:  R Brownings
Anything left in the tank?
Boston gets:  T Bell
Rocky Mountain gets:  B Jones, TEX E1, KC E1
Can't say much bad either way with this one.
Iowa gets:  K Farmington
Berlin gets:  S Ross, J Rothwell
Berlin cuts:  T Babthorpe
Farmington is a bit of an upgrade, but Berlin didn't get worse by making this trade and cut.
San Jose cuts:  J Guzman
Well, they had to get rid of someone.
2013 Week 5 Update
Iowa gets:  B Spielman
Detroit gets:  R Logiovino, KC E4
It's a little cost savings with about the same overall talent, and a sleeper shot.  Why not?
Los Angeles signs:  M Mauller
It's a nonguaranteed deal, so how much do you really expect him to bring?
Boston gets:  E Chappelle
Detroit gets:  N Capps, STL E5
Capps isn't enough of a downgrade to worry about how much money Detroit just saved.
Tampa Bay gets:  S Ness
Boston gets:  L Zimmerman, TB E4
I'm not sure I like this trade for Boston.
Boston gets:  T Jefferson
Kansas City gets:  BOS E4
This is a little better.
Kansas City signs:  J Little, J Enderle
Because they need to add payroll?
2013 Week 4 Update
Rocky Mountain signs:  S Church
Well, they have an open slot right now.
Rocky Mountain gets:  J Meriwether, TB E1, TB E2
Tampa Bay gets:  D Garrett
Waaaay back in March of 2009, after the Marauders took Garrett #2 overall in the OIFL Entry Draft, this trade was consummated:
Rocky Mountain gets:  D Garrett
Tampa Bay gets:  E1, two E2, two E3, two E4, E5, $3M
Was four years of Garrett worth it?  :-D
Kansas City gets:  J LaCourte, D Peaches
Detroit gets:  J Rodriquez, D Sin, CC E2, EVL E2, TEX E5
Well, this will reduce Detroit's salary, anyways.
2013 Week 3 Update
London gets:  M Hodge, J Mouton, $500K
Buffalo gets:  R Benefield, C Goergen
Looks like Buffalo's gonna chuck it 50 times a game again.
Wisconsin signs:  T LiPetri
Well, in that situation they could have done worse.
Dallas gets:  R Johns
Kansas City gets:  DET E5
Did Dallas just get their true QB of the future for an E5?  Does Pettyfer have cause to worry?
Chicago gets:  E2
North Star gets:  V Sweeton, $750K
To hell with the leadership, the Lumberjacks need talent!
Buffalo gets:  T Bruttenholm
Dallas gets:  R Newman, R Frazier, E3, E4, future considerations
Apparently the future considerations are performance based on what Bruttenholm does in Buffalo…could be worth up to a future E1.
Dallas cuts:  S Masterson
They had to get rid of someone…
Tucson signs:  J Gilzean
Something tells me he won't log many minutes this year.
Kansas City signs:  J Leod
Another veteran, just what they need.
New England signs:  B Chopko
They probably needed to sign him.
2013 Week 2 Update
Iowa gets:  S Andrews, KC E4 E5
Boston gets:  2014 IOW E1
Iowa's clearly making the statement they want to win now here.  Those other three E1s may burn a hole in his pocket.
Iowa cuts:  A Elsner, C Ahlers
Iowa signs:  W Salazar
Yes, developing young guys is important…but Iowa's not that old yet, and Salazar helps them win today.
London cuts:  J MacLagan
London signs:  J Zie
This is an upgrade at kicker, for sure.
Iowa cuts:  T Fujitake
Iowa signs:  C Mays
Fujitake wasn't developing like Iowa hoped, but I don't know that Mays woulda been my target.
Boston signs:  J Bernier
Hey, it's better than working at 7/11.
London gets:  J Olson, $475K
Texas gets:  R June, E3, E4, E5
London desperately wanted the linebacker for help all over, and it cost them a big time player to get it.
San Jose signs:  J Guzman
Well, he does fill a need now.
London gets:  P Schroeder, T Evans
Rocky Mountain gets:  W Wichert, Z Francis-Angol
This is what the Reign need to do if they're going to rebuild this team that hasn't won.
Three way trade
Tucson gets:  IOW E2, $500K
Boston gets:  J Bullock
Iowa gets:  DC E1, S Ross, T Sanders
Stop trading, Matt.  It's not helping.
Iowa cuts:  M Mauller
Because Iowa had an unending desire to get worse at OS, Matt Mauller is now out of a job.
Boston signs:  K Powers
Powers could be a steal for the league minimum in a year or two.
Evansville signs:  H Gordon
Gordon's a good stopgap while someone else is hurt.
2013 Week 1 Update
Texas gets:  D Wingate, S McGinty, D Jacob, J Lofton
London gets:  S McGee, J MacLagan, $700K
It seems a decent two-way deal, but I just don't see what the goals are for each.
Texas cuts:  J Shields, C Isby
In a moderate upset, Grayson Norman has made the Texas Terrors roster.
San Antonio cuts:  M Anastasio, D Christensen, R Demetriou, S Bollings, M Matsuzaka, L McKay, D Young
It's a little sad for Dylan, I'm sure, that former and long-time Rattler McKay is done, but it was the right move here.
Kansas City gets:  A Geddinger
London gets:  Z Francis-Angol
I wasn't aware the Monarchs needed more young talent.
Dallas cuts:  J Faller, R Blades, S Kabacinski, F Koloc, J Stamey, M Moeakiola, F Lakha, D Peffley, L St. James
The Diablos desperately must watch the waiver wire for guys who could not only make their roster, but play big minutes.
Kansas City cuts:  Q Vadala, T Grayson, Z Shkenusky, T Grimm
Maybe someone can find a use for Grayson, but it's slim pickins.
Berlin cuts:  H Goulet, D Calderon, S Warren (amnesty)
All three of these guys should make someone's roster.
D.C. cuts:  S Garz, C Mays
Garz is a guy who probably is too ripe with 9s to ever be a starter, but someone who could make a good backup.
Corpus Christi cuts:  R Gardner, L Sims, J Henry
It's a good problem to have, cutting guys you don't want to.
Chicago gets:  D Alexander, N Bianco
Detroit gets:  B Spielman, E4
Detroit is blowing things up.  Maybe the talent isn't quite there, but shedding salary is big, too.
London cuts:  R Bastion
He's a kicker a few teams should look at.
San Jose cuts:  S Ayoung Chee, Q Kirtley, R Levine, S Wingo, C Machnik, A Burrell, H Lester
This is apparently the Poo Poo Platter Deluxe.
Chicago gets:  G Krass, $350K
London gets:  B Rivera
Can't say Chicago isn't being aggressive.
Evansville cuts:  E Diez, M Edminster, R Shelton
Edminster will find a job somewhere, though you can bet with an injury, it'll be right back to Evansville.
St. Louis cuts:  B Hewitt
I know a Jerry Hewitt from the indoor football days (Bienka's BFF), but yeah.
Buffalo signs:  S Bollings, C Isby
Interesting signings, I wouldn't have given them 3 years though.
Buffalo cuts:  T LiPetri
He'll hang around the FA pile to see if someone gets interest in him.
Boston cuts:  J Enderle, C Harbaugh, Z Taylor, N Fronczak, S Church, M Thompson, D Feist
Not every day an expansion(ish) team cuts guys and multiple ones could get jobs somewhere.
Dallas cuts:  J Pittman, R Strykes
Probably not going on their Christmas cards that they got cut by Dallas.
Dallas signs:  S Warren, D Calderon
These were desperately needed signings.
Vancouver Island gets:  K Mann, K Anthony
Boston gets:  J Pritchard
Pritchard is one of Bill's original draft picks; this was a very tough deal, but a good one.
Dallas gets:  J Shidecker, TUC E4, LA E4, DET E5
Detroit gets:  S Nelson
Dallas is in a position where they can take bad contracts to get good players.
Detroit cuts:  D Kinsey, A Liane, E Cohen, J Cochran, M Kenton, J Guzman, J Bernier
Detroit's going to be running a little lean financially this year, and these guys were just too lean for them to keep.
Boston gets:  D Webb
Dallas gets:  J Napierala, W Soto
Boston is not screwing around.
Vicenza cuts:  R Brownings, T Moulton
This is about the end for Brownings.
Dallas cuts:  H Gordon
A little surprised, but Dallas' bottom 6-7 players will be fluid all year.
Newcastle cuts:  A Zellman, B Davies, R Masupha, D Neugebauer, Q Vegreault, J Johnson, D Honig, K Taylor
Probably not going to see too many signings of these guys.
North Dakota cuts:  J Kent, K Moskowitz, L Clozza, R Jenkins, J Little
Little surprised me, but he's a backup OS…so it shouldn't be.
Wisconsin cuts:  W Salazar, H Adcock, K Cruise
Wisconsin signs:  S Garz
I don't know if Salazar is going to get a job, but there's a chance for all three of these guys.
North Star cuts:  L Hartges, H Bedee, J Gow, B Chase, T Harris, J Zie
Zie was the kicker of the future in Long Island.  You never know, he could be again.
Kansas City cuts:  B Chopko, J Leod
Both of these guys could get work elsewhere, and soon.
Washington cuts:  F Perisi
Eugene cuts:  J Weddel
Neither of these will move the radar any.
Fort Worth cuts:  C Noel, J Gilzean, W Berman, H O'Rourke, K Powers, L Reynolds, K Shimizu, M Petty, U Thomas
Some tough calls here.
New England cuts:  T Trager, M Ladbrooke, J Schmill, M Proctor
These weren't as tough.
New England signs:  R Gardner
Some WR depth, they needed that.
Portland cuts:  T White
He's the only guy on their roster who straight-up can't help them.
2013 Preseason Week 2 Update
Texas cuts:  S Zapart
I can't imagine he'll ever play a down in the OIFL.
Iowa gets:  E1, R Logiovino
Berlin gets:  J Bradley, B O'Dell, E5
When you're an OIFLCup contender, you don't make trades that add you Roxwell Logiovino this year.
Iowa cuts:  J Schillington, C Bromberg
Certainly there was a little hope these guys would at least fight to be a long-term backup.  No.
Three way trade
Berlin gets:  H Koga (VAN), E2 (VAN), D Jackson (NWC)
Newcastle gets:  B Rayburn (BER), WAS E5 (VAN), BUF E5 (VAN)
Vancouver Island gets:  E1 (NWC)
I must admit, I'm a little surprised Newcastle thought quarterback was their problem, though the run game is an issue there.
This does seal Dan Jackson as a starter for his 13th OIFL campaign, though.
Detroit cuts:  B Cameron
I do think he'll still get a look somewhere; there are some very 'blah' kickers in the OIFL yet.
Tucson cuts:  K Street, T Gisele, T Beistel
All three of these guys could get a gig somewhere…if the price is right, I know where my money lies for Street.
Rocky Mountain gets:  M Bailey, S Bolt
Tucson gets:  E2 E3 E4 E5, $3M, G Clarke
I think the Reign did OK with this trade.  The cash out stinks, but they get two pretty good young players to build with.
Boston cuts:  T Cobb, C Bevel
Wheeee?
Vancouver Island cuts:  J Avery, J Colombo
It's sad when one of the greats retires, but there's zero chance John Avery plays again in the OIFL.
London signs:  G Krass
He's going to be a screwball backup, but they have Louis Clarke, so he's actually a backup in that sense.
Kansas City cuts:  Geoff, A Hicks, J Hoovler, A Studda, W Prince, J Reed
Is the long "storied" career of Geoff over?
Newcastle cuts:  V Morrow, C Bordwine, B Beaulieu, M Black, W Howard
New Hampshire's coaching staff somewhere is thinking "hey, we could use these guys."
Detroit cuts:  Z Adams, P Yee, F Tenshin, B Karty, J Johnsen, B Goodalle
Can Goodalle make a roster somewhere?  Maybe.
Fort Worth cuts:  K Hardman, A Moore, S Medellin, W Bartlett
I don't think we're cutting any all-stars here.
2013 Preseason Week 1 Update
Washington cuts:  O Winston, R Li, F Montalban, S Hall, E Feinblatt, C Sterns
I can't see any of these guys making a roster this year.
Corpus Christi cuts:  E Northman, M Fischer, N Bickers, M Bassett, B Dunlap, K Dutchke, S Baker, D Robar
A Swimm, J Jolorte, D Mohammed, R Iseman, D Vickers, D DeLap, D Myers, B York, E Duren, J Baptiste, K Colosi
It's tough for backup DS to find a home in today's OIFL, especially older ones, but a couple of these could.
Vancouver Island gets:  TUC E3, DET E4, BUF E5
Tucson gets:  D Caruthers
OK, I guess I'll give them that.
Texas gets:  S McGee
Kansas City gets:  EVL E2
McGee is a backup Texas really wanted to get.
Fort Worth cuts:  J Sicari, J Bledisa
Yeah, not thinking they're gonna get work.
Kansas City gets:  J Rodriquez
Corpus Christi gets:  TEX E3
This is the life of a fringe starter level player in the OIFL.  They're our version of "trade pieces to make NBA salaries match."
June 11, 2013 Update
Vancouver Island gets:  E1, P Goodwin
San Antonio gets:  D Madray, VI E4, IOW E4
Madray is the exact player the Rattlers needed, and Bill got what he hopes is a high E1 for him.
June 2, 2013 Update
Vancouver Island gets:  D Madray (they pay his NTC fee of $500K)
Kansas City gets:  Z Francis-Angol, CC E1, CC E2
Let me get this straight…a team with the rookie of the year RB (who was also MVP) and a solid backup RB needs to trade
for a veteran RB that expects to play starter minutes.
Detroit cuts:  D O'Neil, M McCalla, J Wilson
I don't see any of these guys doing much.
May 30, 2013 Update
London cuts:  A LaPetri, E Moore, A Gouveia, V Zanzibar, M Bell
Is this the end for the OIFL's last original Bomber?
Chicago cuts:  T Flinton, B Lamers, B Franco, B Knight
I can't see any of these guys doing much in the league.
Los Angeles gets:  M Guiel
D.C. gets:  IOW E4, LA E5
Apparently they didn't like how the first Karl Makhoul experiment went for them.
Kansas City gets:  TEX E2, TEX E3, TEX E5, D Sin, $500K
Texas gets:  J Olson
Texas isn't in the business of sleeper fishing anymore.
D.C. gets:  A Byron
Vancouver Island gets:  D Caruthers, G Krass (subsequently amnestied), BUF E1
D.C. wants a little more improvement now…Vancouver Island is now a big Buffalo "fan".
Tucson gets:  DC E1, BUF E2
D.C. gets:  T Gervasi
Gervasi might have been overdrafted, and now he was probably overpaid for in a trade.
Buffalo gets:  T LiPetri
Tucson gets:  BUF E5
While the goal is that LiPetri doesn't play, he has something left in the tank.
May 21, 2013 Update
D.C. gets:  BOS E3
London gets:  DC E5, C Goergen
This isn't the biggest deal in the world, but London has liked Goergen for awhile, so no shock.
Rocky Mountain cuts:  N Abrams, C Pinkston
Highly doubtful either of these guys make the roster anywhere.
Tucson cuts:  J Brooks, B Alexander, D Kenton, S Redd, T Norman, P Michel, A Burkert, T Lambert, K Brody…
…L Crunchner, K Osbourne, L Martin
Other teams were watching this cut list, but I'm not sure anyone gets picked up from it.
D.C. gets:  D Caruthers, EVL E3, $450K
Texas gets:  D Sin, J Kennedy
Can't say the Conspiracy aren't working a bit on their retooling here.
Texas cuts (via amnesty provision):  R Odolfo
I think he can find a job somewhere, but not sure where.
Wisconsin cuts:  D Eggart, J Kutchie, L Leuhring, M Walton, M Schiffman
Probably more guys whose OIFL careers are over before they began.
Kansas City gets:  R Williams, J Kristen
Washington gets:  $1.5M
Good good trade for both sides.
May 20, 2013 Update
Evansville cuts:  H van Dyke, D Feyers
Newcastle cuts:  H Paul, T Robles, R Moran, J Hall, D Aarant, D Giangrosso, B Zimmers, B Atternay, T Kennedy, A Townes
Tax Day 2013 Update
Though I admit that 4/15 means very little to me right now.
Portland cuts:  J Monier, L Sanfilippo, D Morrow, A Free, H Silverthorne, E Castillo, R Sterling
These were sleeper shots that weren't even camp-worthy.
Vancouver Island cuts:  B Munson, B Ickert
Probably most all these cuts are in this category right now.
Kansas City signs:  Q Vadala, J Hoovler, W Prince
Something smells like camp fodder to me.
Tucson gets:  2014 E4
Detroit gets:  P Yee
Yee's a long-time Dennis guy, so I'm not shocked to see him end his career there.
Tucson cuts:  M Weissman, N Bonn, B Dulog
Well, that'll help me a little.
D.C. gets:  M Farris
Washington gets:  P Woodward
Probably not as young as Washington would like, it's still a sensible move on their part.
April 10, 2013 Update
Los Angeles gets:  C Lattimore
Detroit gets:  D Fry, $400K, 2014 E4
Still seems strange to me to see Dennis trading for money.
North Dakota gets:  $100K
Texas gets:  E6-8
While ND probably should be trying to fish for sleepers, Texas won't argue.
April 6, 2013 Update
Detroit cuts:  D Fitzgerald
They're giving Fitzgerald a shot to get on a roster somewhere else, because they've decided he won't make it in Detroit.
April 3, 2013 Update
Tucson gets:  E6-2, E6-15, E6-22
Tampa Bay gets:  B Rozier, M Lawrence, BOS E2 if any of those E6's are sleepers.
Someone's worried about his depth.
Iowa gets:  E5-12
North Dakota gets:  $300K ($1M if that's a sleeper)
And someone else is worried about depth, too.
March 24, 2013 Update
Corpus Christi gets:  B Dunlap
Washington gets:  $300K
I suspect he paid $300K for camp help here.
Detroit gets:  2014 E4, $1.38M, E5-6, J Bernier
Tucson gets:  A Bowman
Bowman's always been a bit of an underachiever, but they made the dollars work.
March 20, 2013 Update
Detroit gets:  $300K
Kansas City gets:  J Reed, T Grimm
Still seems strange to see Dennis trading for cash and not players.
Iowa gets:  E3-13
Los Angeles gets:  $800K, 2014 E3 E4
I assume Patten's going for a sleeper shot here?
Boston gets:  T Bedford, $3M if sleeper taken
Corpus Christi gets:  E3-19, E4-11, 2014 E3
Boston needs a linebacker, but I don't think anyone had Troy Bedford on their "so which LB does Boston get" pool.
Kansas City gets:  E6-5, $200K
Boston gets:  S Andrews
Clearly a salary dump for the Tigers.
Tucson gets:  O Rogers, 2014 BOS E2
London gets:  J Giefer, $250K
The Scorpions were clearly starting to worry about their depth for this year.
Tucson gets:  R Quackenbush
Washington gets:  L Slagle, 2014 POR E3, $100K
This is what a team has to do to rebuild a roster.
March 16, 2013 Update
Washington gets:  E5-25, E6-1, E6-30, $600K
Corpus Christi gets:  E4-12, E4-31
They're all sleeper shots, so Washington is smart to make this kind of trade.
Vicenza gets:  $1.2M, 2014 E5, 2014 E2 if TUC hits a sleeper with any pick.
Tucson gets:  E2-32, E3-24, E3-31, E4-6
I'm a little surprised Vicenza is going for more cash, but they must not see anything they like in the draft.
March 10, 2013 Update
Iowa gets:  E2-30, E3-12
Washington gets:  $950K, E6-12, E6-14
The Commandos feel strongly that the draft for them is just sleeper shots, so why not take some cash?
March 8, 2013 Update
St. Louis gets:  E2-24
Boston gets:  M Glazer
Boston can't argue with a trade like this, I'd say.  The Rush wanted to get a little younger, though Glazer wasn't too old.
Detroit gets:  E2-25
Tucson gets:  E2-29, E3-11
Dennis throwing me for a loop yet again with this trading up stuff!
Boston gets:  N Capps, M Bullocks
Los Angeles gets:  $50K
I don't know the last time I've seen a pure cash dump like this.
March 5, 2013 Update
Texas gets:  2014 E2 E3
Evansville gets:  E2-10
OK, I'm a little surprised the Squirrels were trading up to get a kicker.
North Side gets:  J Jerrett, N Olson, E3-18
D.C. gets:  E2-9
North Side needs plenty of talent, so why not?
D.C. gets:  E2-20
Corpus Christi gets:  E3-4, E5-4, E5-25, E6-1, E6-30
Corpus of course wins if they hit a sleeper.
March 2, 2013 Update
Detroit gets:  C Gerhart, E2-7
Iowa gets:  E1-34
Detroit likes to have as much quantity of talent as possible, and Gerhart and an early E2 will get that for them.
Fort Worth gets:  2014 E1/E2
Tucson gets:  E2-4, E2-25, E5-6
While I think FW gets fair value for this, they need talent now, not next year.
Vancouver Island gets:  E2-4, $250K
Tucson gets:  E2-3
By what I understand, the Blitz got the guy they wanted at 3 with E2-4, so why not?
Boston gets:  S Farson
Detroit gets:  C Blair
May as well get younger at kicker, too, 'eh?
Vicenza gets:  T Thigpen
Boston gets:  T Points, E2-24
Boston fans will love this deal in a couple years.
Detroit gets:  E Chappelle, $500K
Boston gets:  R McMasters, J Enderle
Usually I don't trade away cash in fire sales, but come on.
St. Louis gets:  A Reight
Boston gets:  2014 E3 E5
This is the one Scott will be angry at me about, given I got two trades better than this after I agreed to it.
Washington gets:  R McDowell
Boston gets:  Z Taylor, S Church, J Collins
Quietly Washington is having a good offseason.
Berlin gets:  K Davis, M Haas
Boston gets:  N Whittington, S Ness
I think I've always liked Whittington more than any team that's ever had him.
Iowa gets:  J Bullock
Boston gets:  K Anthony, W Soto, $500K, 2014 E2, E2-18, E2-19
This deal makes a lot more sense for Iowa when you keep reading below.
Wisconsin gets:  P Rose
Boston gets:  G Greger, 2014 E4, $400K
I don't think Rose is the type to get Wisconsin into a title contending role, but they need depth badly.
Kansas City gets:  $500K, D Concepcion, M Horowitz, J Olson, P Govan
Boston gets:  P McGrain, B Jones, S Ross, 2014 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5
Mostly, this is a cash dump in the fire sale.
Iowa gets:  E2-11
Berlin gets:  K Farmington
This is why the Bullock trade is OK for Iowa.  Farmington wasn't their problem, but Bullock is better.
Vancouver Island gets:  J Avery
Boston gets:  $150K
Yes, this was easy to do, too.
Boston gets:  S King, K Lemire, M Thompson, J Napierala, 2014 TEX E1, E3-19, E4-11, E5-5, E5-22, E6-5
D.C. gets:  J Smith, N Olson, C Soludo, E3-18, E5-4, 2014 TEX E4
Texas gets:  L Peine
I'm pretty sure the Gargoyles and Bombers were two of the teams in my last three-way-dance.
February 26, 2013 Update
Detroit gets:  D Simpson, D Alexander, E3-27
Texas gets:  J Matthews, R Odolfo, E2-10, E4-11
Texas wanted to get a little younger in some spots, and Simpson was superfluous at this point, so sure…
Iowa gets:  J Rothwell, E2-18, E2-19, 2014 E1
Chicago gets:  S McGee
Chicago is very high on Simon McGee.
Corpus Christi gets:  E1-28, E3-6, E3-8
London gets:  C Andress
Corpus Christi's a little overstocked at receiver, so they parlayed Andress into other stuff.
Iowa gets:  R Cabell
Corpus Christi gets:  E2-20
Cabell's a guy Iowa likes, as we all know the Redemption like their defensive specialists.
February 24, 2013 Update
Fort Worth gets:  J Spellman, S Wells, L Reynolds, E6-9, $250K
Los Angeles gets:  E1-20, E1-27
Can't say LA isn't trying to shed everything to get younger here.
Chicago gets:  S Fleming
Portland gets:  E1-21, E2-26
Portland has finally become serious about blowing it up and starting over with youth.
Chicago gets:  $50K
Texas gets:  D Caruthers
Well, if Caruthers can crack the Texas 26, it's a good deal for them.
Norfolk cuts:  J Groves
The Hawks know they have to start getting younger, and sometimes this is the only way to do it.
Tucson gets:  E1-26
Newcastle gets:  M Mahoney, conditional 2014 BER E2
Newcastle's marked this one as a guaranteed E2, as it's their goal to not let dad win the division this year.
February 22, 2013 Update
Iowa gets:  E1-19, G Blatenberger
Berlin gets:  E2-11, M Jacobs
Jacobs is a good piece for Berlin's future, but Iowa's playing for today.
Buffalo gets:  L Quick
San Jose gets:  S Hunter-Little, G Wilson
Can't say I'm surprised Buffalo worked to get one of their old Houston guys back.
Detroit gets:  E4-5, S Kramer
DC gets:  E3-4, J Napierala, D Sin
I'm surprised Detroit went this route; usually they amass talent, not consolidate it.
Norfolk gets:  E1-15, J Olson, M Horowitz
London gets:  W Pratch, T Rogers, 2014 E1 E2 E3
Sometimes draft time produces interesting trades.
Corpus Christi gets:  E1-16
Vancouver Island gets:  2014 draft, E4-28, T Jones, J Colombo
Bill.  Stop trading for future draft picks.  You don't need to get younger.
Tucson gets:  E1-25
Vicenza gets:  N Leslie
Tucson's getting somewhat serious about this cost reduction thing.
February 20, 2013 Update
St. Louis gets:  C Bryant
Tampa Bay gets:  E1-29
Bryant has a little left in the tank, so I'm a little surprised the Marauders are dealing him.  It's telling that he's going to the
other conference, to me.
Tucson gets:  E1-11, 2014 E2
Berlin gets:  C Reid
Let's be honest.  Did you expect him to use the pick on a rookie?
Portland gets:  C Copeland
Tucson gets:  E2-1, 2014 E2, E3
Copeland's the best player in this deal, but Portland might have overpaid to get him.
February 16, 2013 Update
D.C. gets:  A Mizerak
Los Angeles gets:  $25K
A great trade for D.C., Mizerak still has a year left.  Though, everyone that seems to sign Mizerak wants to get rid of him.
Iowa gets:  C Ahlers
Los Angeles gets:  E3-13
This makes sense both ways.
Berlin signs:  T Jacobs
Buffalo signs:  B Blaze, M Hodge
Chicago signs:  T Hatherly, J Fuqua
Corpus Christi signs: B York, D Myers, D Vickers, D DeLap, E Duren, T Jones, K Dutschke, S Baker, J Henry…
…R Iseman, E Northman, J Colombo, M Fischer, M Bassett, M Perry, M Rose
D.C. signs:  S Garz, C Decker, D Morgan, E Brooks, E Cramer, C Mays, J Kennedy
Dallas signs:  B Schmitt, B Gates, J Pittman
Detroit signs:  B Cameron, J Guzman, S Farson, J Reed, A Liane, B Goodalle, D Fitzgerald, D Kinsey, E Cohen…
…L Adama, J Cochran, M Kenton, T Grimm
Fort Worth signs:  C Quick, K Shimizu, M Petty
Iowa signs:  J Cooper, C Gerhart
Kansas City signs:  Z Shkenusky, J Baez, J Annette, R Johnsen, T Grayson, R Johns, A Hicks, J Carper, J Leod
Los Angeles gets:  J Pritchett, L Butler, B Long, L Reynolds
Norfolk signs:  D Tate
North Star signs:  J Blackburn, A Morre, H Green, H Morrison, T Clements
Portland signs:  J Tuia, R Mansaur, T Shoelaces
San Antonio signs:  L McKay, D Killebrew, M Sumner, J Tate
San Jose signs:  C Rieves, B o'Neill, T Maddox
St. Louis signs:  P Persampieri, R Ritter, B Nordhoff, K Thime, S Byron
Texas signs:  C Isby, M Thompson
Tucson signs:  L Crunchner, L Martin, T Beistel, T Gisele, B Rozier, J Bernier, M Lawrence, J Brooks…
…Q Worrell, T LiPetri, P Yee
Vancouver Island signs:  W Wilkes
Vicenza signs:  D Badnell, O Vernon, D Flanders
Washington signs:  Z Taylor
February 1, 2013 Update
Kansas City cuts:  T Jacobs, W Hyatt
I'm a little surprised on Jacobs, but KC's always fluid in their backup corps.
Newcastle gets:  M Coolidge, M Saunders, J Johnson, J Johnson, T Mana Loa
Portland gets:  E2-33, E3-20
Portland has decided to blow up just about everything not named Morrow or Lawrence.
Berlin gets:  T Cadet
Chicago gets:  E2-18
Cadet solves Berlin's problem of a suitable backup for Rayburn…that they play the same style helps.
January 29, 2013 Update
Berlin gets:  O Merson
Los Angeles gets:  E1-32
Come on Colin, trading with Los Angeles now?
January 21, 2013 Update
Newcastle gets:  A Self, T Rush, E4-18, E5-17
Fort McMurray gets:  D1-38, D1-41
Newcastle wanted to get some sleeper shots in addition to what they have, so here they are.
London gets:  D1-37
San Jose gets:  E3-23
Wait, didn't London trade their earlier D1's because of a philosophical issue with the dispersal?
January 19, 2013 Update
Tucson gets:  D1-29
Evansville gets:  C Riffert, E3-33
I think Riffert might be the best player of that pile…rarely am I confused to why Tucson made a move, beyond
young DS not being a major need for the Scorpions.
Tucson gets:  $20K
Tampa Bay gets:  M Stubbs, T Richmond
Tampa saved any risk of losing the veteran presence for a tidy low price, but did Tucson win the trade anyways?
San Jose gets:  E5-20, E5-23, E6-29
Texas gets:  D1-34
Now, yes, Drew Eldridge (I'm taking a guess here) is better than the "likely" result of two E5s and an E6, but San Jose is taking
three shots at a sleeper at the cost of a guy who has no shot of helping them when they develop a playoff-type roster.
January 16, 2013 Update
Kansas City gets:  D1-26, W Hyatt
North Dakota gets:  R Zorn
North Dakota is the risk capital of the OIFL, so are you surprised they did this?  No?  Neither am I.
Iowa gets:  E2-20
Berlin gets:  D1-28
Iowa must have some salary concerns.
Norfolk gets:  K Davis, M Haas
Texas gets:  D Alexander, J Peacock
Texas wanted Alexander, so they made an offer Norfolk couldn't refuse.
January 14, 2013 Update
Tucson gets:  D1-10, D1-22, E2-2
London gets:  E1-15, S McGinty, E4-32
It's not a trade I'd have made, but London wants another stud rookie type.  Smith would've been nice for them.
Buffalo gets:  D Raber, D1-11
Washington gets:  E1-6, P Sokol
Washington is trying to get young star power, and getting the E1-6 is a good way to get that.
Kansas City gets:  D1-24, K St. Pierre, O Bartek
D.C. gets:  D1-12, S King
D.C. recognizes the need to probably retool things a little bit; the Tigers are always retooling spots 12-26 on the roster.
January 12, 2013 Update
Kansas City gets:  D1-12
North Dakota gets:  D1-18, D1-26, E6-8, E6-18
A good trade for North Dakota in that they get two useful players and two shots at a sleeper.  Why not?
January 11, 2013 Update
Berlin cuts:  R Ritter, T Maddox, L Reynolds, C Wier, S Surefoot
Trying to get younger and cheaper, and this is a quick way to do it.
January 1, 2013 Update
Berlin gets:  M Singh
Kansas City gets:  D-18
A little surprised this trade was made, but both teams have their reasons.
December 24, 2012 Update
Portland gets:  E1-3, E2-23, E2-27
Vicenza gets:  D1-2
I think this is a show that one team is moving to finally rebuild, while the other thinks they have a shot at a division title (despite
having the E1-3).  Both may well be right.  Pioneers fans should be ecstatic about this move.
December 20, 2012 Update
Tampa Bay declines to resign:  H Morrison
Cavalieri Vicentino declines to resign:  T Olivares, M Hoper
North Dakota declines to resign:  Y Bamiyi
Berlin gets:  E1-10, $350K
London gets:  E1-27, E1-33, E3-8
I'm a little surprised that London traded back here, and gave up cash to do it.
Detroit gets:  E1-33
London gets:  future considerations
Detroit banking that this is a strong enough draft to make such a move, and they might be right.
Vancouver Island gets:  D1-8
Berlin gets:  E1-31, $4M
This is the one situation OIFL-wise that it was, indeed, about the money.
Washington gets:  G Madison, E4-30, $300K
Kansas City gets:  P Ellis
Washington's starting what is probably a massive long-term rebuild project.  This was a good financial start to such.
Kansas City gets:  D1-26, K Patton
Corpus Christi gets:  R Cabell, D1-20
Certainly Corpus Christi has to think they did better here, but KC had too many DS types and got something else they needed.
Detroit gets:  R McMasters, E3-4, E5-15, $200K
London gets:  D1-10
Detroit is trying to finagle things around, so I think we're yet to see the full extent of their offseason moves.
Buffalo declines to resign:  A Gardner
Chicago declines to resign:  R Mansaur, Q Worrell
D.C. declines to resign:  T Dean
Fort McMurray declines to resign:  M Stevenson, T LiPetri, J Pritchett
Kansas City declines to resign:  D Badnell
New England declines to resign:  A Linton
Portland declines to resign:  M Cain
San Antonio declines to resign:  O Vernon, T Jones
St. Louis declines to resign:  R Johnsen, J Guzman, R Johns, M Sumner, R Ball
December 11, 2012 Update
Detroit declines to resign:  K Thime, B Goodalle
I'm a little surprised, but Detroit was too worried about putting too much money in a kicker.
Berlin gets:  D1-8, E3-8
Newcastle gets:  R Boston, B Schraeder, J Johnson
Could Newcastle have gotten better?  Perhaps, but this dispersal draft is a complete crapshoot as to any order of players taken.
Vancouver Island gets:  E1-8
Newcastle gets:  E1-21/25, E3-19/27/28, E4-2/4/18/21/23/24/28/29, E5-18/19/26/27/29/31, $250K
Well, this is certainly one way to start a franchise off.  Newcastle is thinking more than 3-13 here.
Newcastle gets:  S Spoelstra, $200K
Iowa gets:  E2-7
And this is a sign of a team that is going to go all-out and quickly.  This also answers who Iowa thinks the problem was.
Iowa gets:  E2-10, G Day
Washington gets:  M Farris, T Mimms
I'm not sure what this does for Washington.
Fort Worth declines to resign:  C Quick, R Tyus, D Morgan
I find it hard to believe anyone's going to miss these guys.
Berlin gets:  A McDaniel
Norfolk gets:  P Rose
Given the Hawks RB situation is played out at OS, this makes good sense for them.
November 26, 2012 Update
Buffalo declines to resign:  D Killebrew
Norfolk declines to resign:  K Hopkins
Venice gets:  E1
San Jose gets:  E2, M Frager, R Rubinow
And Venice wins the Jeff Rosenberg award!
Vancouver Island gets:  E2-3, E3-27, E5-26
St. Louis gets:  J Cornell
I know the Rush wanted Cornell back badly, but I just don't know why the OIFL's youngest team needs more picks.
Tucson declines to resign:  C Mace
London gets:  W Wichert, R Benefield, R McMasters, E1-10, $100K, E1-31
Buffalo gets:  J Mouton, D Pollock, E1-6
An interesting trade.  Mouton could have some success in Buffalo this coming year.
London gets:  future considerations
Vancouver Island gets:  E1-31
Well, this might finally be the end of Bill's "let's get 26 rookies on the roster" plan…
November 15, 2012 Update
D.C. declines to resign M Workman
Vancouver declines to resign E Cramer
Kansas City declines offer on D Fitzgerald
Vancouver Island gets:  IOW3, NOR3, IOW4, LA4, POR4, TEX4, IOW5, LA5, NOR5, TB5, TUC5
Los Angeles gets:  N Whittington
Because the Blitz need more youth.
Dallas declines offer on C Gerhart, K Vogler, G Flynn
Norfolk gets:  J Bullock, T Thigpen
St. Louis gets:  E1-4, E2-4, J Gunn
The Rush are masterful at getting rid of guys and their salaries before they become a problem.
Post-OIFLCup Update
Los Angeles gets:  L Reynolds, G McConnell, E3, E4, E5
Iowa gets:  S Weeks
Clearly some in Cedar Rapids lay the blame for a playoff loss on Sean Spoelstra.
Long Island declines resign option on:  F Delighten
I'm a little surprised; I'd have waited at least until aging hit on that.
Fort Dodge gets:  E1-3, E1-22, $100K
London gets:  T Coutch, E1-6
The Roughriders want to keep getting good draft picks here; this is a good draft pick.
Detroit gets:  J Seton, N Bianco
London gets:  C Rhodes, E3-4, E4-18
An interesting trade.  Surprised Detroit is the one dealing picks here.
Week 19 Update
Tucson signs (two week contracts):
T North, K Smith
They like having 26 on the roster, and they have two holes.
Week 16 Update
San Antonio cuts:  J Johnson
At this time there is no line for "Fort Dodge signs:  J Johnson."
Week 15 Update
Fort Dodge signs:  L McKay, J King
This is the second straight Rattler OS sent off that the Riders picked up (Corey Fleming)
New England cuts:  S Farson
Well, that was obvious.
Week 13 Update
Texas signs (two week contract):  R Williams
Williams has had a long and pretty good career.
Long Island cuts:  T Beistel
26 men is 26 men, Beistel could find a job elsewhere.
Kansas City cuts:  R Tyus, J Schmotzer; signs T Jacobs
Jacobs knows the system there, it's a good fit.
London cuts:  R Greene
Greene got caught up in a numbers game.
Week 12 Update
Eugene signs (4 week contract):  J Elam
Well, they needed a kicker with Cottle out.  Elam's one of the best historically, so he'll help awhile.  He's done this before in 2011, too.
Evansville gets:  S Nelson, LA E1, DET E5
D.C. gets:  S Kramer
It's a hefty price, but the Conspiracy think they have something special, so they'll pay it.
Los Angeles gets:  M Otis, C Bruce, K Vidoteca, C Wier
Kansas City gets:  CC E2, D Madray, G Tiebach, A Geddinger, C Goergen
I guess I just don't understand the angle here.
Kansas City gets:  E Chappelle
Eugene gets:  $1M, CC E2
Chappelle's overpriced, but KC has the ability to do that for now.
Week 11 Update
This is the next to last week you can make trades!
Atlanta gets:  J Kershner, J Gunn
Vancouver Island gets:  G Krass, A Weissman
Gunn never got to the #2 job in Nanaimo, so he needed to go.  Atlanta got rid of Krass, too.
Detroit gets:  TB E1, I Gillian, A Fernandez
Long Island gets:  TB E4, R Logiovino, J Bradley, T Beistel
A little surprised the 7-3 team is the one building for tomorrow in this deal.
Los Angeles gets:  J Mouton, W Berry, CC E2
Corpus Christi gets:  K Patton
Norfolk gets:  P Govan
It might be too little too late for a cup run, but Patton IS the true #1 WR the Storm need.
Norfolk gets:  C Soludo, B James, EUG E2
Los Angeles gets:  N Whittington, J Peacock
Really, dumping Whittington in that Hutch trade was what started LA down this "we must win now" path…and when they didn't, it spiraled.
St. Louis cuts:  G Rodriquez
Rodriquez is useless at this level anymore.
North Dakota cuts:  R Iseman, D Jacques
North Dakota signs:  P Hines, D Butel
Not sure doing this earlier would've saved the season, but it'd have helped.
Week 10 Update
Eugene gets:  M Saunders
Portland gets:  L Ariaco, NOR E2
Saunders is going to help a lot with Smith out.
Long Island cuts:  B Dockery
He's one of those "wait, he's still working?!" guys.  Well, he was.
Atlanta signs:  M Giguere
Atlanta cuts:  J Jackson
It's all backup fodder here, but any little upgrade is an upgrade Atlanta needs.
Detroit gets:  J Shidecker
Portland gets:  DET E1, VAN E2
Pioneers continuing the rebuild, while Detroit gets back an old friend from the Vegas days.
Eugene gets:  M White, A James, W Soto
Los Angeles gets:  D Hensel, N Nash, D Madray, C Mays, WIS E1, EUG E1, EUG E2, NOR E4, EUG E5
I'm just not sure on this deal for the Predators.  Just not feeling it.  If they traded old pieces, that's one thing - but you just gave Eugene two stars for older guys…
Colin doesn't even like draft picks!  Eugene is now loaded, though.  They get hurt with the loss of picks, but Christian has just created an OIFLCup Contender.
Week 9 Update
San Antonio cuts:  L McKay, T Rallings
McKay's had a strong career, stronger than it should have been…he's probably done, though.
London cuts:  J King
King's a guy who's had a LONG career…is it over?
San Antonio gets:  D Caruther, O Vernon, V Ollie, T Jones, FD E2, LA E2, CHI E4, FD E4
Fort Dodge gets:  T Hickey, P Street
Blockbuster.  Roughriders are playing for keeps now.  After cutting back financially, they have a better team, and now they're playing for more than a playoff berth.
D.C. gets:  DET E3, DET E5
Detroit gets:  J Asebodo
Asebodo will help them quite a bit.
Kansas City gets:  D Martin
Portland gets:  $120K
Pioneers needed to get rid of someone, and Kansas City is trying to stockpile talent.
D.C. cuts:  R Shore
Shore had no place anymore with other moves made.
Portland gets:  $50K
Venice gets:  L O'Neil
O'Neil is no star, but he's an experienced guy who can still step in if needed.
Atlanta cuts;  B Schaub
Schaub's been up and down with the Lunatics a few times now.
OIFL All-Star Classic Week Update
San Antonio gets:  K Pung, TEX E4
London gets:  SA E2
Pung's getting a little long in the tooth, but he's going to help the Rattlers.  They don't care about draft rounds after E1 anyways (yes, they got Shelton Warren, but were never all
that happy with his performance, so sleepers mean little to Dylan).
Chicago signs:  M Thompson
He's got a lot of work to do to be a good OIFL player, but he has talent, and Chicago needs that.
London gets:  N Bianco
Chicago gets:  LON E3, $300K
Bianco doesn't exactly replace Pung, but it's good to get another given London only has 4 OLDL before this trade.
Texas gets:  T Doxen, M MacDonald, R Warrick, A Burkett
Long Island gets:  J Baez, A Reyeb, C Peach, J Sheets, J Elam (subsequently cut)
I'm trying to wrap my head around where this actually helps Texas.  I'm just not seeing it.  MacDonald is not an upgrade.  Burkett surely is not an upgrade.  And Doxen doesn't help
them, either.  Long Island took a huge step in their rebuild here.  TEX absolutely has to see Doxen find the fountain of youth for this to work.
London gets:  J Seton, TB E2, D d'Andrea
Kansas City gets:  C Bruce, A Sandler, $200K
Bruce is the long-term piece, and Sandler's a guy who can play for the Tigers right now.  They're 0-8, but they are still alive for the OIT.
Cedar Valley gets:  TUC E4
London gets:  T Olivares
And this makes up for LON for the Pung trade…but if you're just going to deal for Olivares, why give Pung away for a mid pick?
Long Island gets:  EUG E4, E5, A Bellamy
San Antonio gets:  LON E2, DC E3, J Baez
The Rattlers said this past offseason after they had to gut everything "sure, laugh at us now, but we're going to win again."  Losing Bellamy will hurt, but the Rattlers are built on the line.
Cedar Valley gets:  D Sin, J Blackburn, STL E5
Kansas City gets:  M Mauller, D Wingate
Wingate's a better player than Blackburn (but not by a whole lot).  Sin's better than Mauller probably now and tomorrow, but KC doesn't figure they'll win with average players.
Week 8 Update
Corpus Christi gets:  J Salas, E3, E5
Norfolk gets:  W Pratch, J Mouton
Norfolk's quietly getting to be a pretty good team here, but I don't see where this deal helps them.
St. Louis signs:  B Speedfreak, W Zjoe
Goodness, Bob Speedfreak found a job.
Los Angeles gets:  B Schmidt, WIS E5
Vancouver Island gets:  T Babthorpe, WIS E3
Schmidt is the better player, so LA gets this one.
Atlanta gets:  F Lakha
Vancouver Island gets:  ATL E4, DET E4, F Delighten
Delighten's just a bridge to the pile of E1s the Blitz have.
Corpus Christi signs:  M Fischer
He's not a long-term solution at all.
Long Island gets:  H Blessig, S Weisgarber
San Antonio gets:  FM E1, VEN E1, D Ladd, C Stanley
Painful, yes, but those two probably weren't resigning in San Antonio anyways, and the Rattlers are getting a lot of good picks.
London gets:  MON E2, B Rodgers, J King
Long Island gets:  D MacClellan, TB E1, VEN E5, $560K
MacClellan is a guy who can really be a veteran, calming, influence on Gary Blackwell, who has gotten frazzled before.  London will really like Rodgers.
Fort Dodge cuts:  E Smith
This is the end of the road for Ed Smith.
Los Angeles gets:  M Ruddick
Long Island gets:  LON E2, E3
Ruddick's getting older, but he's going to help LA a lot.
Los Angeles cuts:  J Zie
Zie was their "kicker of the future," and then they realized they don't need a "kicker of the future."
Kansas City gets:  L Bullocks
Baltimore gets:  R Jenkins, G Flynn
Balto's always had a knack for having a weird mix of players and doing well, but this is a little strange.
Kansas City gets:  J Conner
Vancouver Island gets:  D Marquardt, three E4s, two E3s
The Blitz are positioning for the four E1s they'll have next year.  Losing Conner still hurts.
Kansas City signs:  J Haller, R Niemeyer
Kansas City cuts:  T Jacobs, F Scallia
Look for more of this out of the Tigers in the coming weeks.
Long Island signs:  B Dockery (2 week contract)
Mean Machine trying to see if Dockery has anything left in the tank.
Norfolk cuts:  T Cormier
Cormier may find work, but he's probably done.
Chicago cuts:  J Napierala
He's had a better career than he probably should, but this is about the end here.
St. Louis cuts:  A Satterfield
Same as above, I'd say.
Long Island signs:  J Zie
Long Island cuts:  L Moore
This isn't soccer.
Kansas City signs:  R Tyus, S Masterson
These guys might be something they can build on long-term
Week 7 Update
London gets:  T Mack, DC E4
D.C. gets:  B Chopko, LA E1, VEN E2, S Nelson
Well, last week's trade was useless then…
Fort Dodge gets:  D Schlosser
Long Island gets:  $150K
Probably feels nice for the Riders to be able to pay for a player again.
Kansas City gets:  TB E2, VI E3, F Scallia, T Jacobs
Vancouver Island gets:  F Lakha, J Kershner
The Tigers have some major major holes to fill, and this is just a start to that.
Long Island signs:  L Moore, J King
Long Island cuts:  R Niemeyer
Hey, Juan King got a job!
Kansas City signs:  N Olson
He's going to build into something someday.
St. Louis gets:  P Woods
Kansas City gets:  E3,4,5
Woods has something left in the tank, while that's three sleeper shots for KC, the Rush did fine.
Long Island gets:  POR E1, K Vogler, R Cabell
Minneapolis gets:  D Eisenhart, L James
All things considered, the Mean Machine here got all they were going to get out of Eisenhart.  Minneapolis gets its favorite son back.
Venice gets:  L Martin
Kansas City gets:  $150K
Martin has a bit in the tank, while KC certainly won't be competitive while Martin is still useful.
Atlanta signs:  B Schaub
Atlanta cuts:  M Cain
Schaub has some experience in the ATL system, so it works.
Vancouver Island cuts:  J Barclay
Evansville cuts:  S Masterson
You might see these two get play somewhere.
Long Island gets:  DC E3, KC E5, $360K, T Doxen
D.C. gets:  J Enderle
Getting rid of Enderle is always nice, but Doxen would be better suited on a contender.
Week 6 Update
Wisconsin gets:  H Simpson
Vancouver Island gets:  B Schmidt, D Stephens, KC E4, $150K
Blitz negotiating from a backup position of strength, didn't do bad here.
Vancouver Island gets:  EVL E3, WIS E5, $100K
Evansville gets:  S Fox
This deal kind of parlays down the road, but it's with cash, and as such the Blitz could have done better for Fox.
London signs:  A LaPetri
Yeah, a fourth quarterback makes sense here.
D.C. signs: W Mickey
six-week deal, Mickey gets a shot to keep in the league.
Wisconsin signs:  O Patterson
Patterson isn't going to do much, but he won't have to.
Evansville signs:  M Edminster
Edminster's got something in the tank.  Geno will get everything he can out of him.
Cedar Valley gets:  DC E2, $250K
Vancouver Island gets:  M Haas
Great deal for the Blitz here, Haas will help them a bunch down the road.
Norfolk gets:  A McDaniel, N Castiello
Vancouver Island gets:  L Roberts, S Ness
McDaniel's expensive, but money isn't a problem for Norfolk.  It works.
London gets:  B Chopko, M Taylor, LA E1
D.C. gets:  D Calderon, R Bush
Well, Chopko won't stay long.
London signs:  R Greene
Greene's had a longer career than someone of his talent level might otherwise have, and here he goes again.
Vancouver Island gets:  J Barclay, ND E5
Long Island gets:  A Fernandez
I know the Blitz wanted out from under Fernandez.  I don't think that contract would've killed them, though.
Week 5 Update
Los Angeles gets:  J Tobin, EVL E1
Evansville gets:  P Rogers, NOR E1
Tobin's a guy who has never performed to the level the Squirrels demand their players perform.  A change in scenery is probably welcome on both sides.
Los Angeles gets:  C Goergen, LON E2
London gets:  D Calderon
Calderon fits their backup RB role just fine, but this is a gross overpay for his services.
Los Angeles gets:  G Tiebach, G Rauls, 200K, WIS E3 (then cuts D White)
Wisconsin gets:  L Williams
Tobin clearly replaces Williams; the Warlords make a big statement with one little move.  A couple more and everyone has to worry.
Wisconsin signs:  T Grayson
Week 4 Update
Long Island signs:  J Barclay, R Niemeyer
Long Island cuts:  C Kilano
The Mean Machine can't really afford injuries, but this is what they're gonna have to live with as they get 'em.
Atlanta signs:  M Cain
Cain's been with the ATL already this year, so he knows what's going on there.
Texas signs:  J Elam
Elam's a long-time kicker, so it's not like there's a learning curve.  Texas kinda needs one, too.
New England signs:  S Farson (3-week deal)
You can always ask players to waive the cut penalty.
D.C. signs:  R Shore
Shore's got a fair amount of OIFL experience.
Chicago gets:  B Rivera, O Linton, $300K
London gets:  P Rose, E3
London wanted to get rid of Linton as he's not a great RB (more of a DS-type with offensive work to be done).  They needed a LB.  While losing Rivera hurts long-term
development, this deal did what the Monarchs needed it to do.
Week 3 Update
So I forgot about the TV and radio money.  So it's there now.
Long Island signs:  Geoff
Not sure how he helps a team win in 2011, but I don't ask questions anymore.
Venice signs:  M Thomas
Venice cuts:  W Mickey
OK, so Thomas doesn't bring much to the table anymore.  At least he's not a backup kicker.
Week 2 Update
D.C. signs:  B Rozier
D.C. cuts:  T Adgate
Rozier has a better future than Adgate, but a team needing a 7th lineman with experience will probably look at TA.
Fort Dodge cuts:  K Morriss
Fort Dodge signs:  T Bayfield
Also an example; the amnesty cut is still available.
Venice signs:  R Herrera
May as well bump it up to 26 on the roster.
Kansas City signs:  J Seton
Lysoby does what he does.
Corpus Christi signs:  M Cranston, F McNeil
Both of these guys give valuable depth and experience.  Now the Storm won't totally freak if McPherson goes down.
OIFL Season Opening Update
North Dakota cuts:  B Bolgrien, C Morton, J Lucas, S Watt, V LaGrange, U Thomas, B Yanagi
This team isn't looking that strong; I think I'd have dumped some older salary over the rookies here.  Some of these guys will get jobs.
Eugene gets:  $1M at end of year, $25K immediately
Portland gets:  N Chiricosta, E Cohen, J Tate
Strange trade for Portland; I guess they need depth, but I wouldn't think this pile is worth a million.
Norfolk cuts:  H Keester
Keester has a really tiny outside shot at finding a job…and even then, I'm not sure the league's stance on players picking up trash.
Fort McMurray cuts:  A Ogden, M Golsen, Geoff, L Paulson, C Dionisio, P Marntos, D Love
The Fatmen were worried about their cuts.  I don't know why.  These guys wouldn't start for the 2006 Caps.
Atlanta cuts:  M Thomas
Sorry Matt.
Venice cuts:  J Blackburn
Blackburn is probably at the end of his personal OIFL journey, too.
St. Louis signs:  M Trask; cuts:  T Dempsey
They have always needed depth help; this should do a little.
Atlanta gets:  J Carper, S Peyton, ND E2, DET E4, $250K
Detroit gets:  R Auger, T Gialluca, M Betts, ATL E5
Carper's very possible to start in the ATL, while Detroit wonders if Auger (pronounced ojay) could be their next QB since Druck.
Montreal cuts:  B Reeves, T Clark, J Lyons, K Powers, K Anthony, T Grayson, J Emrick
Congrats, you all have just been cut by Mike Burmeister.  No, friends, that little flashy thing from MIB is not real.
Omaha cuts:  M Fisher, P Rawlins
Yeah, maybe Rawlins?
Tucson cuts:  M Singh
Sometimes the 26-man is rough.
Tampa Bay cuts:  B Speedfreak, J Brooks, S Farson
Speedfreak's a very fringe HOF candidate, but he may find another job.
Long Island gets:  D Alexander, B Rodgers, BAL E1
Baltimore gets:  M Bell, C Rhea
Baltimore's quietly building a pretty solid team here.
Tucson gets:  H Reiss, L Quick
Long Island gets:  LI E1, LI E2, B Christoff, A Burkett
The Mean Machine are (smartly) setting themselves up for the future by getting rid of the exceptional salary they have.
Portland signs:  M Singh, J Lucas, B Yanagi
Portland cuts:  M Ahmed, B Dockery, E Cohen, R Tyus, L Moore
A couple of these guys could make rosters elsewhere.
Chicago cuts:  B Warhurst, N Olson, E Perlo, T Revedo, J Seton, R Herrera, J Johnson, J Cain, C Eastmond
It would take a significant confluence of events for any of these guys to find work.
Detroit gets:  K Hopkins, DET E5
Long Island gets:  C Stanley, $100K if that E5's a sleeper
Hopkins just feels like a Dennis Marr type of player.
Detroit cuts:  M Betts, B Schaub, K Wolfram, A Davis, C Wente, R Cabreda, J Alexander
The end of the line for one of the OIFL's all-time greats, John Alexander (while very quiet) is a clear hall of fame player.
Kansas City signs:  J Blackburn, P Rawlins, C Dionisio
Kansas City cuts:  M Jacobs, T Bayfield, J Young, D Tompsett, B Fuchs, D Coleman, L Teabing
I'm sure by year's end Lysoby will have built this into a playoff team again.  Hopefully he doesn't mortgage the future this time to do it.
Evansville cuts:  P Ranke
While the Squirrels highly value veteran presence, Ranke can't help anymore.
San Antonio cuts:  M Cranston, I Fraught, A Gaydos, P Parker, B Rozier
Oh no, they lost Spiderman!
Washington cuts:  I Varner, W Yetzer, I Haze, F McNeil
There's some names in terms of guys who have played before, anyways.
Long Island gets:  I Gillian, ND E1, E3, E4, D Pollock
North Dakota gets:  FM D5, J Kennedy, B Christoff
There's something to be said about being reckless, and North Dakota fans are going to enjoy one hell of a receiving corps.
Minneapolis cuts:  K Smith
Congratulations, you've been cut by the Minneapolis Mustangs!
St. Louis cuts:  P Wells, T Schofield, J Dempsey, A McFarland, F Holderbaum, J Scringeworth
Yeah, Wells had to go.
New England cuts:  O Patterson
God this roster update's getting long.
D.C. cuts:  S Whitehead, B Beaver, A Granger
Granger's had some decent times; good problem to have.
London cuts:  T Scheer
Scheer had to go.
Cedar Valley cuts:  M Giguere
He's not going to help out here.
Norfolk gets:  C Harbaugh, $500K @ YE 2011
Venice gets:  $2,000
That's one way to save salary.
Norfolk cuts:  J Wensely
And I thought Wensely had a shot to survive.
Wisconsin cuts:  K Kimes, P Bryson, J Burnett, M Edminster, J Barclay, J Haller
Harvey's always been a guy to just keep his players because they're his players; this is a good sign.
Long Island gets:  VEN E1, ND E5, D Ellis
London gets:  R Quackenbush, ND E4
Quackenbush is a guy Steve has coveted for awhile, so I'm not surprised here.
Preseason Week 2 Update
Evansville cuts:  T Ando, M Trask
Trask *might* have a shot somewhere, while Ando's career is likely at its end.
Long Island signs:  C Kilano
Long Island cuts:  R Harpeteker
Hey, Kilano makes a good living by holding a clipboard!
Long Island gets:  FM E1, E5, DET E5, $500K, P Goodwin, D Ladd, L Quick, $500K if Street plays in a conference final.
Fort McMurray gets:  K Street, M Hoper, A Ogden, P Marntos
Great.  Boom goes the dynamite.
Now, Long Island had to make this move.  With the $$$ purge that's hit them, they have to shed a lot of salary, and they're still going to be a decent team; just no contender in 2011.
Preseason Week 1 Update
Time to change the formatting of the dates here!
Long Island gets:  future considerations ($35K between now and Week 8)
Atlanta gets:  T Bray
Bray's not going to do a whole lot for the ATL, but $35K is pretty cheap.
Atlanta cuts:  C Logan, A Richetti, M Hintze, D Carr, C Andress
I'm not a big fan of cutting the little veteran presence you have, even though Logan and Carr are clearly past their primes.
May 10, 2011 Update
Venice gets:  N Basten
Washington gets:  $200K
The Commandos can always use a little cash as the team isn't quite at a title contention just yet.
Los Angeles gets:  J Ruffin
Washington gtes:  R Willians, EUG E3
Considering LA needed a RB/LB and Washington needed a receiver to play LB (given Hice and Coulier are better DBs), this was a good two-way move.
Venice cuts:  G Elmore, T Law, M Costanzo, L Higgins
I can see some of these guys getting a shot…maybe.
Atlanta signs:  D DeLap
Yeah, this was a good pickup for a talent-starved Lunatics squad.
Omaha cuts:  R Niemeyer, J Morris
Niemeyer has a shot to catch on somewhere, maybe.
April 20, 2011 Update
Venice signs:  M Costanzo
Washington cuts:  W Thurston, D Warner, D Williamson, S McNeil
Some of these guys have a shot at getting another job.
Norfolk gets:  D Feist
Eugene gets:  E2, E4, $450K
Feist has been known as a career underachiever, but he has shutdown stuff, and the Hawks can really use that.
April 12, 2011 Update
D.C. gets:  T Doxen
Detroit gets:  C Stanley
I'm surprised Dennis would make such a move (though they *do* need to get younger).  D.C. is clearly trying to play for today.
Fort McMurray cuts:  S Morrow, G Tucker, R Shore, R Ashworth
This is the best cut list we've had, but there's still no guarantee any of them find work.
Wisconsin signs:  J Barclay
This claim came in within six hours of the posting that he'd been cut.  As I had expected.
Tucson cuts:  E Brooks
Brooks just wasn't good enough.
Washington gets:  T Richmond
Tucson gets:  $500K
Richmond still has a little in the tank, but Washington better not expect him to be a veteran influence to help the young guys.
London gets:  A Rodgers, OMA E4
Omaha gets:  WIS E2, H Koga
OK…how does this deal make sense for either team?  A top-5 draft pick being dumped for an E2 and another E2?  And then London…YOU DON'T NEED A YOUNG QUARTERBACK!
D.C. signs:  B Beaver, T Adgate
Adgate has very little in the tank, but he's going to help them deep on the bench.
Baltimore gets:  C Gerhart
Minneapolis gets:  E2, E3
Gerhart wasn't in Minny's long-term plans, so get something that could be!
Baltimore cuts:  R Greene, F Purk, A Gillatt, H Tucker
Greene's a long time Breaker, but it was time to go.  Purk I'm not so sure I agree with.
April 7, 2011 Update
Long Island cuts:  K Sick, J Barclay, A LaPetri, A Shipman, R Moesly
Moesly has the "distinction" of twice being an amnesty cut…LaPetri is the first 20 to subsequently get cut, too.
D.C. gets:  M Cribbs, C Rieves
Chicago gets:  J Cornell, K Cruise, J Rothwell, R McMasters, $100K
Cribbs is now a premier #1 target again for sure as DC has no other OS at his level…and he has Dan Jackson throwing to him!
London gets:  A Sandler
Kansas City gets:  D d'Andrea
Now, while the Tigers don't save a whole lot of cash, they do get younger.  London gets a guy that, while he's on the back nine, he can still bring it at a position of need.
Tucson gets:  W Mitchell
Tampa Bay gets:  A Calp, R Dawson, FD E1
Now, yes, Mitchell was TB's best lineman, but they have other really good linemen, they now have more depth, and the FD E1 could be worth something, too.
April 5, 2011 Update
Long Island cuts:  J Miggs, C Anthony
Miggs has been in the OIFL forever, but you have to think it's over.
Long Island gets:  T Bray
Kansas City gets:  $35K
Long Island shouldn't really be adding payroll and paying cash, but if they want to, that's their prerogative.
Fort McMurray cuts:  C Brinkerhoff
Doubt the "reigning punter of the year" gets another job.
Minneapolis signs:  J Wehrle
Really, that's your last big step towards a title?
Tucson gets:  J Hay
Venice gets:  J Blackburn
Hay's old but still good.  While I'd have loved to see him finish his career "home," Tucson's not a bad consolation prize.
Evansville cuts:  K Nelson, D Hughes, G Spradlin, S Scruggs, B Mannion, A Carlton, R Stevens, R Bagby
Hughes has played, but I don't see much here that will be on anyone's 26-man.
Atlanta cuts:  P Sozos
He was an outside shot to make the team anyways.
Eugene cuts:  R Meunier, J Kramer, J Salko, L Sweigart, J Emmanuel-Thomas, M Costanzo, I Richman, A Westenberger, J Wilshire, D McCloud, J Feyers
A couple of these guys could find jobs, but it'll be tough going.
Los Angeles gets:  R Hutchinson, W Soto, E1, $750K at Week 8
Norfolk gets:  F Porter, N Whittington
Hutch may fit what LA wants to do this week, I guess?  Whittington is going to be a stud for the Hawks.
Kansas City gets:  B Reilly, E4
New England gets:  J Paul
About damn time they rebuild.  You're welcome!
Fort McMurray gets:  L Terry, $400K at Week 8
Kansas City gets:  E4, D Marquardt, F Lakha
Terry's a guy that can still bring it for the Fatmen, while Marquardt will be almost assuredly a starter in Kansas City right away.
Kansas City gets:  D Sin, $250K
D.C. gets:  B Chopko, R Odolfo
Sometimes painful decisions have to be made in a rebuild.  Sin is going to be good down the line, though.
Training Camp update
Tampa Bay cuts:  W Zjoe, T North, J Brooks
Both of these cuts were before camp; they're eligible to be signed.
Fort Dodge cuts:  M Pasqua, N Rivers
Both of these cuts were before camp; they're eligible to be signed.
Tucson cuts:  J Czernak, S Tiafau, P Sideris, A Rahim, M Hartman, D Amodio, N Brandt, J Tucker, D Sheets, A Luk, S Rivera
Hartman's been on rosters before, but I don't see any signings here.
Corpus Christi cuts:  D Stranck, C Hanley, R Holloman, B Jordan, B Justice, J Tornatore, A Barrio
Yeah, there's nothing here.
London cuts:  B Compton, P Welty, R McFarran, R Boston, D DeLap, W Worthington, K Lampert, P Marino
DeLap had one real shot this camp to become a "legit" OIFLer, and he didn't do it.
Rocky Mountain cuts:  K McGregor, Z Quammen, W Wilson, S Young, W McElroy, B Etienne
Wow, there are a lot of kickers that suck here.
Kansas City cuts:  O Hatch, D Zelling
Zelling can find work still.
March 5, 2011 Update
And so the roster moratorium begins!
Long Island signs:  K Sick, C Anthony, J Miggs, P Marntos, L James
St. Louis signs:  D McFarland, F Holderbaum, T Schofield
Los Angeles cuts:  C Horne, J Wehrle
I'm a little surprised Wehrle got cut here.
San Antonio cuts:  J Barros, K Bartley, D Madine
Nothing much here.
Norfolk cuts:  B Joerg, R Long, L Belardo
Wheeeee!
St. Louis gets:  2012 STL E3
Fort McMurray gets:  R Gibson
Very good trade for the Fatmen to deal a 3 for a guy who could start.
Atlanta signs:  M Betts
Chicago gets:  B Briggs
Fort Dodge gets:  2012 E4
Roughriders making moves to shore up the money after making moves to shore up the team…and Chicago needed a kicker.
Kansas City gets:  R Odolfo, L Jackson
Fort Dodge gets:  R Brownings, TUC E5
Brownings is a key piece to a Roughriders team that could be winning now…
Kansas City gets:  L Terry, $300K
Los Angeles gets:  D Calderon
Yeah, so LA doesn't really need Terry, and Calderon fills a need for a lot less cash.  OK.
Montreal gets:  G Norman
Long Island gets:  E2, E5
Norman wasn't staying in LI as the cash is just too good…now can he bring some magic to a Montreal team that's gonna need it?
Fort McMurray cuts:  T Combs, T Bond, B Beaver, L d'Arco
Beaver coulda helped in camp, but they didn't lose much.
Kansas City gets:  J Kershner, R Myatt
D.C. gets:  $300K, E5
Did not KC need the cash?
February 27, 2011 Update
Detroit cuts:  B Holden, C Borrello, M Phillips
Is this the end of the line for Manny Phillips?  I say "not yet."  But I wouldn't be shocked if it were.
Detroit gets:  J Carper
Washington gets:  F McNeil, M Salinas
Carper's a guy the Gladiators have some knowledge of here.
Corpus Christi gets:  E6-25
Fort Dodge gets:  $2K
Atlanta cuts:  C Kilano, G Hoyt
I thought Kilano would stick around a little longer, as he's had a long career as a backup, but Atlanta didn't agree.
Wisconsin gets:  D Alexander
Rocky Mountain gets:  $100K
Backup OS' aren't worth much in the OIFL.
Evansville gets:  2012 E5
Wisconsin gets:  R Andrews
Andrews may well be the kicker when we kick off the 2011 campaign in Wisconsin.  Yeah, he's a kicker, but if you get a starter with an E5, you do it.
London cuts:  T Smith, F Greco, C Bender
Wheeeeeee!
Kansas City gets:  $600K
Wisconsin gets:  $550K after week 4, T Knight
Older players have about as much value as backup OS'…
D.C. gets:  J Asebodo, R McMasters
Detroit gets:  G Jones
Gladiators are always thinking defense first - this is nothing new.
D.C. gets:  E Cramer
Cedar Valley gets:  M Hodge
Hodge is older, but better.
D.C. gets:  J Cornell, 2012 LA E1, $870K
Texas gets:  J Spellmen, A Reyeb, A Adama
Conspiracy are wheeling and dealing - does this make them a contender in the NFC-East?
St. Louis signs:  J Cant
It's probably a camp contract, but Cant wants to see if he has anything left in the tank.
Kansas City signs:  D Calderon, D Zelling
They're just holding firm until they can get some younger talent down the line here.  Both of these guys have played a lot.
February 23, 2011 Update
Corpus Christi gets:  E6-15
Tampa Bay gets:  $10K
Tucson cuts:  M Betts, T Whitmer, B Daly, D Baut, H Feldman
They weren't interested in stringing these guys along.
Cedar Valley gets:  $10K
Corpus Christi gets:  E6-20
Fort McMurray gets:  $100K
London gets:  E6-4, E6-11
London gets:  $10K
Corpus Christi gets:  E6-24
Tucson gets:  $15K
Corpus Christi gets:  E6-27, E6-30
Really, the Storm do need depth - but I'd want depth that can play!
Tucson gets:  $80K
London gets:  E6-6, E6-13
Apparently seeing what CC paid isn't registering.
Washington gets:  D Centerfield
D.C. gets:  J Kershner, A Adama
Straight-up deal for the most part.
New England cuts:  L James, P Hines, D Zelling, S Casey, D Calderon
Sno-Dogs are trying to cut some of the old fat.  Surprised they didn't make camp, but that's how it goes sometimes.
Detroit cuts:  K Tempel
Vancouver Island cuts:  B Strayhorn, A Ramsey, J Walford, M Randall, D Butel
Butel had a good career, but I think it's about over.
February 20, 2011 Second Update
I had a few minutes and there were a lot of picks, OK?
London gets:  $275K, E6-24, future considerations (K Pung after training camp)
Eugene gets:  D McCloud, J King, J Feyers, M Thompson, L Adama, E Cohen
Dude, I only put each team's camp on one sheet of paper.
Montreal gets:  M Harvan
Eugene gets:  E5-27, E5-31
Montreal wants something that can give them something now.  Now to figure out what Harvan actually gives them…
February 20, 2011 Update
Tucson cuts:  B Cameron
They're gonna go with a younger kicker, apparently.
Eugene gets:  A Westenberger, J Wilshire
Vancouver Island gets:  $60K
Well, it's better than just cutting them.
Texas gets:  K Harbaugh, B Jones
Chicago gets:  T Cadet, P Rose, $500K
The Miners desperately needed to get a quarterback, and Cadet is actually pretty good.
Tucson cuts:  R Murphy, G Taft, D McFarland
They can't take 80 to camp, I guess.
February 17, 2011 Update
Washington gets:  $750K
Tucson gets:  E4-24, 28, 29, 30, E5-3, 25, E6-2
Well, it took him long enough.
Tucson gets:  S Tiafau
Vancouver Island gets:  $75K
Tucson going for camp fodder here.
February 15, 2011 Update
Kansas City gets:  R Jenkins
Washington gets:  W Yetzer
KC fills a backup hole here.
Tucson gets:  E3-30, 2012 LI E3
Vancouver Island gets:  2012 TB E2
Tucson just going for more players this year.
London gets:  2012 VEN E1, 2012 WIS E2
Venice gets:  N Haze
London doesn't have a huge need for the young DS, and Venice gets a piece they do need.
London gets:  2012 E3, D Simpson
Los Angeles gets:  J Porter, $150K, E4-26, E6-12
Basically a swap of OS' that don't fit one system and do fit the other.
London gets:  E4-21
New England gets:  $200K
NE just cashing out after getting who they wanted later.
February 12, 2011 Update
San Antonio gets:  R Frazier, L Czarniecki, $200K
London gets:  E3-17, E6-1, D d'Andrea
Rattlers trying to get some depth back.
Detroit gets:  $750K
Rocky Mountain gets:  E3-14
Reign spent quite a bit to get a whole lot of nothing.
Tucson gets:  E3-16, E4-12, E4-23, E5-1, E5-8, E6-13, 2012 E1, 2012 LI E1 & E2
Fort Dodge gets:  R June, M Horowitz
The Roughriders scream they aren't rebuilding.  Why?  I don't know; they just did…
Rocky Mountain gets:  E3-16
Tucson gets:  $750K
Reign did the same thing again.  They say they're done buying picks.
Vancouver Island gets:  $150K, 2012 MON E3
London gets:  E3-21
London, however, isn't done buying picks.
London gets:  E3-23
D.C. gets:  $150K
And we see it once more.
February 9, 2011 Update
Vancouver Island gets:  J Gunn, E4-16
Eugene gets:  T Clements
Now there's no real worry if Damon Owens gets hurt.
February 8, 2011 Update
London gets:  E3-4
Chicago gets:  T Hatherly, $250,000
Sure, it looks bad now since London got a sleeper (Chi got $100K extra for it), but Chicago got a legitimate player for an E3.  They did fine.
Evansville gets:  E3-19, E5-12
London gets:  D MacClellan
And to think this guy was once the clear-cut #1 quarterback in the OIFL Entry Draft, a guy who had superstar written all over him.
Long Island signs:  R Moesly, R Harpeteker
Moesly still has a little in the tank, I think.
February 3, 2011 Update
Cedar Valley gets:  E2-9, 2012 TEX E2
London gets:  E2-14, 15
Fair deal both ways.
DC gets:  E2-16, $200K
Tucson gets:  E2-11
DC will probably get who they really wanted anyways, so a double win.
Portland gets:  L O'Neil, D Jackson
Rocky Mountain gets:  E2-12
This works, I suppose.
February 2, 2011 Nighttime Update
Los Angeles gets:  E2-7, E2-29
Montreal gets:  A Murphy, T Stallworth
Hm, might be a stiff price to pay for what amounts to two sleeper shots.
Kansas City gets:  W Slevin, $125K
Venice gets:  2012 WIS E2
Slevin is a guy the Tigers can build into something.
Montreal gets:  H Wyandt, T Bruttenholm
London gets:  E3-7, 2012 E1, E3
Okay then.  I guess neither team liked their QB…
Detroit gets:  $75K
Kansas City gets:  D Tompsett
These are the trades that can build a team from a middling playoff team to a title winner, if they can develop the young guys.
Montreal gets:  T Grayson, E5-18
Detroit gets:  E4-32, E5-7
Montreal gets something that's kind of like a sure thing in exchange for one sleeper shot, basically.  Ish.
February 2, 2011 Update
London gets:  E3-12, E3-19, E5-11, 2012 LI E2
Fort Dodge gets:  E2-18, E2-20, $100K if any of those picks hits a sleeper.
I'm not sure what Fort Dodge is trying to do.
Minneapolis cuts:  M White
This is an amnesty cut.
Minneapolis gets:  Q Ammons, $250K
Tucson gets:  E2-2, E4-25
A stellar deal for the Mustangs there; Ammons is legit.
January 31, 2011 Update
Kansas City gets:  E6-32
Cedar Valley gets:  T Olivares
Under most circumstances, I'd think Lysoby got screwed…but teams aren't trading for old guys anymore.  This was a great deal for CV, but a needed one for KC.
January 30, 2011 Update
D.C. cuts:  B Greenwald, R Johnson
They're just not very useful anymore.
Kansas City gets:  C Stanley, L Martin, 2012 WIS E2, 2012 KC & TUC E5
Texas gets:  J Cornell
Tigers still rebuilding things up.
Long Island gets:  K Hopkins, A Shipman
Kansas City gets:  $20K
Tigers still getting the age away here.
Kansas City gets:  W Yetzer
D.C. gets:  C Stanley
Stanley doesn't fit what the Tigers really wanted.
Tampa Bay gets:  E1-5
Tucson gets:  E1-10, 2012 TB E2
I don't like this for Tucson, but they got who they'd have taken anyways.
London gets:  E1-10, E2-18
Tucson gets:  E1-6
And that's why…
London gets:  2012 TB E1
Tampa Bay gets:  M Blevins
Raise your hands if you thought Tampa Bay would trade an E1 for a running back.  Liar.
January 15, 2011 Update
Long Island cuts:  C Berrenta
Los Angeles cuts:  C Kilano, G Wilson
Kansas City signs:  L Teabing, T Bray
Kansas City cuts:  R Williams, S Walters, R Moesly (amnesty), M Razorman
They're finally realizing you have to get younger to truly rebuild.  Let's see if it lasts…
Omaha cuts:  M Hines, K Chudobiack
Kansas City gets:  T Bayfield
Long Island gets:  $25K
Kansas City gets:  G Flynn
Rocky Mountain gets:  Z Quammen
I guess RM thought nothing of Flynn to trade him for camp fodder.
Eugene gets:  $50K
Kansas City gets:  M Lansdale
This is the best of the KC trades here.
Kansas City gets:  $15K
Texas gets:  J Sheets
Venice signs:  M O'Donnell
Fort Dodge gets:  C Bryant, D Caruther, L Jackson, R Kreig, E3-12, E3-19, E6-25
Portland gets:  E1-11, E1-19, E1-28, E2-12, E2-24, E2-34
Portland decided they were not a championship team, and made the appropriate move to rebuild.  Fort Dodge decided inflated contracts was what they were best at, I guess.
January 11, 2011 Update
Detroit gets:  T Grayson
DC gets:  R Myatt
Yep, this is an all-timer…
Los Angeles gets:  G Briggs, $1M @ Week 8, 16
Fort Dodge gets:  V Nostran, 2012 LA E2, $3.5M
Nostran just isn't that much worse than Briggs to forego solving your financial disaster and getting an E2 next year.
Baltimore signs:  H Boden
Kansas City signs:  A Shipman, Z Quammen
Los Angeles signs:  J Wehrle
San Antonio signs:  T Rallings, I Fraught
Portland signs:  B Dockery
Long Island signs:  A Ogden
Baltimore cuts:  M Lee, T Bray, J Quinn
Eugene cuts:  M Rogers
Fort McMurray cuts:  L Teabing
Rocky Mountain cuts:  J Young, R Curry
Portland cuts:  B Lane
January 8, 2011 Update
Fort Dodge gets:  T Jones
D.C. gets:  E3-23
D.C. gives up an all-time great that still has something in the tank…FD needs to find a way to give him a raise, though, as he ain't gonna play for $32K a year.
January 6, 2011 Update
Another year, another dollar.
Eugene gets:  A Malifa
Venice gets:  J Brockson
An interesting trade, as many of ours usually are.
After I get back update
Well, for Christmas from the OIFL, it appears I got a bunch of training camp group players before they get cut to put on rosters!
Kansas City gets:  D3-14
Baltimore gets:  H Tucker
The D3's a throw in for Balto to get a throw-in player they used to have back.
Fort McMurray gets:  D3-30, 31
Long Island gets:  T Dean, $100K
Fatmen are still looking for some help on their roster, and maybe something will be there?
Portland gets:  D Caruther
Eugene gets:  M Harvan, E3-20,22
Caruther is the best player in this deal, but he is severely limited defensively.
Portland gets:  $100K
Tucson gets:  D3-25
Tucson wants camp fodder.
Tucson gets:  D3-22
St. Louis gets:  E6-18
Both teams have different goals for what they want out of late picks.
December 23, 2010 Update
To all a Merry Christmas and to all a Happy New Year!
December 22, 2010 Update
North Dakota gets:  $170K
Texas gets: D 2-30
Okay then…
December 21, 2010 Update
North Dakota gets:  D Jacques, D2-30, E6-17
Texas gets:  D2-23
Texas gave up a little bit, I guess, but they wanted a certain all-time great running back to really show Cox how to be a great player.
Minneapolis gets:  P Benney, $600K
Venice gets:  A Reight, 2012 E2
Benney's going to help the Mustangs more than Reight would, for sure.
Texas gets:  2012 WIS E2, 2012 TEX E5, 2012 KC E5
Vancouver Island gets:  G Peterson
Good, Blitz are finally realizing games are to be won in 2011.
December 20, 2010 Update
Fort McMurray gets:  D Vuich
Baltimore gets:  D3-14
Where Fort McMurray probably got the better player here, it's Baltimore that saves some cash.
Detroit gets:  D2-28, 2012 TB E4
Tampa Bay gets:  D2-18, W Zjoe
Tampa takes a very middling player and gives up a pick to move 10 spots up.
New England gets:  D2-24, $75K with conditions that could raise it to $150K - cash paid at year's end
Kansas City gets:  K Vidoteca
Well, it's legal unless KC is still broke by then, which if that happens may cause me to go to his place of employment holding up a sign that says "James Lysoby likes little boys."
Eugene gets:  J Brockson, D Hensel, D Caruther, 2012 E1
Wisconsin gets:  J Huff, G Tiebach, D2-16, D2-25
The Warlords are playing for keeps.  But it's not like Eugene mortgaged today for the future, either.
Long Island gets:  D3-31, M Hoper
Kansas City gets:  D2-19, M Razorman
Hoper probably still has the most left in the tank.
Kansas City gets:  J Paul, $400K
Texas gets:  D2-27, D2-30
Texas has their eye on someone, methinks.
December 18, 2010 Update
Wisconsin gets:  D2-6, D2-34
Norfolk gets:  L Arundel, D Tate, E6
I'd say the Knights get the proven commodity, but neither of those players have ever played…
Fort McMurray gets:  D2-17, D3-8, E6-4, 11, 16
Omaha gets:  $100K
Oh, that uh, that there's an RV. Yeah, yeah, I borrowed it off a buddy of mine. He took my house, I took the RV. It's a good looking vehicle, ain't it?
I mean, seriously.  Omaha has a serious depth deficiency and $15,000,000 in the bank.  So they trade depth for cash?!
Baltimore gets:  T Friedman
Vancouver Island gets:  2012 E4, $20K
Okay then…
Vancouver Island gets:  2012 E2, $75K
Wisconsin gets:  B Meisinger
So that's why Harvey texted me asking if this offer was real.
December 16, 2010 Update
I know one thing.  I'm not doing an update on December 17.
Vancouver Island gets:  2012 OMA E1, E4-9, E4-15, E5-21, $420K
London gets:  E1-6
I suppose the Vengeance did get value here, but they really have no use for the E1-6?
December 14, 2010 Update
Long Island gets:  $50K, $250K if pick is a sleeper
Tucson gets:  E6-27
LI still needs cash.
Long Island gets:  A LaPetri, D Schlosser
Atlanta gets:  J Glass, J Jackson
Jackson's buildable, but Glass is the key.  Now, Atlanta has a quarterback.
Los Angeles gets:  D1-31
Vancouver Island gets:  E1-6
This seems like a pretty good price for the Blitz.
London gets:  E1-2, E3-1
Portland gets:  E1-1, D Martin
Before you say that London was dumb, they got rid of a contract they wanted for nothing.  Portland has made it clear who they are going to draft (to LON) and it's not the same player
London wanted to draft.  So basically, everyone wins, because Portland wanted Martin for the depth.
D.C. gets:  S Harlan, K Cruise, M Taylor
Texas gets:  W Salazar, M Jacobs, C Stanley
And Harlan makes yet another move…
Long Island gets:  T Bayfield
Minneapolis gets:  $5K
Minny gets some cash for a guy they'd have cut.  Yay!
Minneapolis gets:  $200K
Portland gets:  M Hartman, L Moore, R Tyus
See above.
December 12, 2010 Update
Eugene gets:  J Huff, J Tate, E3-2, D1-30, E4-13, E4-20
Long Island gets:  D1-20, D1-23
Long Island needed a move like this to shed some payroll.
Long Island gets:  D2-19, T Worth
Detroit gets:  T Doxen, M Kenton
Detroit wants to try and get back into the contender mode rather than fringe playoff mode.  Not sure this does it.
Minneapolis gets:  L Bishop, J Waldron, E4-25, 2012 E1, $200K
Portland gets:  E1-2
Portland needs depth - they already had a pretty good collection of top players.
Vancouver Island gets:  D1-28, D1-31
Tucson gets:  D3-9, E2-18, E2-25, E6-18, E6-30
No one ever said Garrie doesn't like sleeper shots.
December 10, 2010 Update
Corpus Christi gets:  D1-14, D2-14
London gets:  R Bush, E4, $500K
This is a cost-cutting move for the Storm.
Evansville gets:  D1-22, D1-27
St. Louis gets:  D1-11
This is a trade that works very well both ways.
December 8, 2010 Update
Rocky Mountain gets:  J Cooper
Minneapolis gets:  E1-22
Apparently Johnny Lightning won't be the man when Schultz goes down?
Fort McMurray gets:  D1-8, D2-26, D2-29, D3-1, D3-29
London gets:  D1-14, D2-14, E2-12, E4-26
Pretty fair deal both ways.
December 6, 2010 Update
Fort Dodge gets:  D1-19, D3-19, $400K
Venice gets:  S Craig
The rebuild keeps going - Fort Dodge is doing a pretty good job with it, IMO.
London gets:  T Hatherly, D2-26, D2-29, D3-29
Texas gets:  T Jefferson
If it's an overpay, it's not by much, and it's because Texas wanted Jefferson back.
December 3, 2010 Update
San Antonio gets:  $3M, 2012 E4, E5
Eugene gets:  E1-17, E1-20, D1-20
The Rattlers need cash, but I'd think they'd have needed the players, too.
December 1, 2010 Update
D.C. gets:  D1-33
Los Angeles gets:  C Antai
D.C. banking that the D1-33 gets them something they need more than Antai.
Tucson gets:  E5-16
Kansas City gets:  D3-31
Just a swap - Tucson again going for sleepers.
November 30, 2010 Update
As you see, I've moved the FA players to the DD and have created an expansion draft tab.
Texas gets:  S Bollings
Tucson gets:  R June, E2-16, E4-27, E4-31
The annual Tucson rebuild beginneth in earnest.
Texas gets:  J Baez
St. Louis gets:  D1-29
Fair deal both ways.
Norfolk gets:  J Shanklin
Tucson gets:  E1-5, E3-6, E5-28
See above.
November 29, 2010 Update
Detroit gets:  J Bradley, D2-19
Venice gets:  E1-13, D1-18
Pretty straightforward deal both ways.
Tucson gets:  C Mace, B Woodcock
Kansas City gets:  T Richmond
Well, Stotts gets a couple more of his own, as the Scorpions think losing to the best team in OIFL history is a problem…apparently.
Evansville gets:  E1-13, E1-16
Venice gets:  $750K, C Coyne
Well, Evansville is as good as anyone at getting rid of stuff and getting more stuff for it.
St. Louis gets:  B Berman
Venice gets:  D1-24
Berman's a good player, but Venice wants to amass more picks to work with.
Montreal gets:  S Weeks, K Ludeman, R Lewis, S Womack, J Annette, M Fly
Los Angeles gets:  D1-7, D1-33, D2-7, E1-6
Well, that's one way to start a team.
November 24, 2010 Update
Happy Thanksgiving!
Eugene gets:  D1-23
North Dakota gets:  $700K
These are the sorts of things ND will have to do to get out of debt.
Evansville gets:  P Tuttle, $1M @ year-end, $1.5M @ year-end if no OIFLCup title
Fort Dodge gets:  $2M
Well, the Roughriders still have a lot of holes to fill, but getting some cash here for a guy who is no longer any sort of long-term solution works.
Detroit gets:  E1-8, E1-24
London gets: E1-14, E1-15
Detroit always wants the best it can get, while London thinks they can drop a bit and get what they want anyways.
November 22, 2010 Update
Kansas City gets:  $100K
Detroit gets: W Zjoe, R Myatt
I really don't see where these two help the Gladiators out much.
Long Island gets:  P Dozer, E4-13
London gets:  M Stubbs
Stubbs may be a one-way option, but he's going to provide some much needed backup to Loughman.
Vancouver Island gets:  T Clements, D Butel
Kansas City gets:  $165K
This deal makes absolutely no sense for the Vengeance.  They don't need an overpaid old WRDB, they don't need a starting quarterback to back up Sauk, either…
Eugene gets:  D2, 2012 E4, E5
Portland gets:  R Kreig, M Ahmed
Probably a fair deal.
Long Island gets:  D Eisenhart, E3-2, E4-20, $700K at end of 2011
San Antonio gets:  D d'Andrea, E1-20, 2012 DC E1/D1 (their choice)
This is probably the largest move in terms of getting SA back on their feet they could make.
Tampa Bay gets:  E1-10, E2-26
Texas gets:  M Stotts
Texas gets a true #1 threat to go with Kenneth, while the Marauders get a couple players that will help them at some point.
November 20, 2010 Update
Vancouver Island gets:  C Kendrick
Kansas City gets:  $20K
Just another on a long line of salary clearing trades, if KC is serious about solving their financial issues.
(Yesterday, KC and LI made a trade involving Butch Blast amongst others - not really sure if it did much for anyone, though)
Tucson gets:  E2-3
Detroit gets:  2012 TUC E1
A fair deal, though I'm surprised Detroit isn't going for the picks now.
November 19, 2010 Update
Venice gets:  E1-16, $1M
Los Angeles gets:  L Williams
Well, Williams is a bit of an upgrade.  Venice didn't want to pay his salary (which is fair, really).
Tampa Bay gets: W Mitchell
St. Louis gets:  R Johnsen, T Brumfield
While Mitchell is the best of the three, STL isn't exactly getting a pair of stiffs here.
D.C. gets:  E Kifer
Evansville gets:  D1-11
The Squirrels were never going to quite get value for a guy who is clearly a starting-capable DS, but was their fourth DS.  They didn't do bad, though.
Long Island gets:  E1-10, E4-31, J Glass, $350K, $300K @ TV payout, J Enderle, 2012 E1 or D1
D.C. gets:  C Stanley, M Jacobs, J Spellman, D Jackson
Jackson's a player that while he has one year left, probably, D.C. will get a pretty good year there.  Clearly the key to the deal.
Long Island gets:  M Bell, $1M
Texas gets:  E1-10, E4-31, 2012 LA E1
Good trade both ways.
Tucson gets:  D1-28
Tampa Bay gets:  M Bell
This is a pretty good overpay here - Bell's now got a two year K at 60,000 a week…that's going to be rough in 2012.
Eugene gets:  D Morgan, N Nash, K Pung, 2012 E1
Los Angeles gets:  G Wilson, B James, 2012 E3, $200K
I'm not sure this is the deal Eugene should be making, though James is expensive.
November 15, 2010 Update
Happy Veterans Day a bit late - thanks to all who serve/d!
Cedar Valley gets:  M Mauller
Kansas City gets:  E5-16
While some will complain that KC is getting "bailed out," giving up a mid E5 for a guy who will start at DS isn't bad.
Long Island gets:  $2,766,379.74, 2012 LA E1, E1-21, C Rhodes, J Jackson
Los Angeles gets:  A James, R Lewis
Lewis *is* the throw-in here, but hey, Art James is a big time pickup for the Predators.
Cedar Valley gets:  D1-4
Washington gets:  K Kline
Phantoms want a two way impact guy and should get it here; Washington wants a big time DS, and Kline should be that.
Kansas City gets:  R Brownings, D2-22
St. Louis gets:  D1-24, D1-27
Brownings accepted a 3-year deal with the Rush before this trade was made.
Evansville gets:  Comp E4, E5
Norfolk gets:  J Huaman
I think Norfolk shoulda waited until he retired, but that's just me.
Cedar Valley gets:  D1-9
Vancouver Island gets:  2012 KC E1, 2012 FM E3, 2012 RM E3, 2012 VEN E3
I think the Vengeance could've used the talent now, but hey, what do I know?
Omaha gets:  CV D2, 2012 E4
Cedar Valley gets:  M Farris
I'm not sure how I feel here - Omaha really could've used Farris again next year to help with their starting lineup, but he wanted big bucks.
Fort Dodge gets:  E1-29, $700K
London gets:  D1-12, E2-21
Fort Dodge needs to get in better financial position; this is how to do it.
London gets:  2012 E1, D1-8
Omaha gets:  D1-25, D2-1, D2-9, 2012 TUC E3, D Boll
London wants the big time player with an early D pick, and to get it Omaha will receive what could be four starters.
End of Season Update
London gets:  2012 E1
Corpus Christi gets:  P Whyel
Whyel saves London a bunch of money here.
Corpus Christi gets:  $5M
Eugene gets:  E Chappelle
Chappelle's a good player, and Eugene has excess cash to use on such endeavors.  I like this one.
D.C. gets:  A Kruse, D Sin
London gets:  O Linton, M Giguere, E5-21
DC is still trying to get their rebuild figured out, while London is trying to get their build figured out.  Not too bad either way.
Detroit gets:  J Shidecker
Portland gets:  E1-15
This is conditional on Shidecker accepting an extension.
London gets:  M Blevins
Fort Dodge gets:  $150K, H Shaw
When you're in the terrible spot financially the Riders are in, every trade to help the financial position (by YE 2011, this is a $310,000 help) is needed.  And it's not like Shaw
is that much worse than Blevins, if he even is.
Vancouver Island gets:  D1-1
London gets:  E1-8, D2-11, E2-1, E2-8
Both teams get something they want - London wants to really solve depth issues, and the newly-named Blitz want a big time player.  Good move.
Kansas City gets:  D1-27, D2-27
Los Angeles gets:  A Murphy
I haven't money-slotted D picks, so this'll be a legal trade.
Portland gets:  L Jackson, E3-24, $600K
London gets:  D Ellis, D1-28
Strange trade for Portland, I'm not sure the motive.
Texas gets:  $1M, D2-29
Rocky Mountain gets:  D Johnson
Reign want to improve their depth however they can, and this will help that.
Portland gets:  E3-12, E3-21, E3-22, E4-24
Fort McMurray gets:  S Nyer, G Boddy, $2.5M after both Week 8 and end of year 2011
Bottom line - the best player in OIFL history is getting old, and he's going to end his career the only place he should end his career.  It may not be a huge impact trade for what Boddy
can actually bring to the table come 2011, and perhaps the Fatmen did overpay a bit…but Boddy will go into the OIFL Hall of Fame some day, and he was going to be wearing a brown
jersey whether or not he came back here for what could be his last season.  This was a very good trade for the Fatmen.
Fort McMurray gets:  A Self
Cedar Valley gets:  M Thompson
The Phantoms wanted to get rid of the worst trade they've ever made, and Thompson will be a versatile backup.
Chicago gets:  J Hart, N Olson, B Warhurst
Vancouver Island gets:  $30,000 payable after 2011 Week 2
This isn't a terrible trade for the Miners, though clearly they're going to hope they don't have to lean on these three guys to win.
Atlanta gets:  F Delighten, D Schlosser
Cedar Valley gets:  $20K, payable after 2011 Week 2
Hopefully Atlanta has the cash, or the Phantoms will get two lemons back.
Cedar Valley gets:  S Warren
Texas gets:  S Slabody, G Peterson, E2-17, E2-27, E4-26
Um, next time I bet the Phantoms wait for aging to overpay for a guy who's never lived up to his billing.
Week 17 Update
Venice signs:  G Elmore
Week 16 Update
Kansas City signs:  M Mauller, C Kendrick, W Zjoe
Mauller's going to make $60,000 a week next year on top of the millions he got for being cut.  America's a great country.
St. Louis signs:  D Myers, J Kramer
Wow, that's just a ridiculos sum of money for a backup DS.
DC signs:  J Enderle
Enderle hasn't ever proven anything, but he's still going to make thousands upon thousands for it.
Evansville signs:  C Fleming, D Hughes, M Perry
They're probably all three overpays, but Evansville isn't keeping them after 2010, so it's not so bad.
Vancouver Island signs:  B High
Why, I'm not sure.
North Dakota signs:  G Gerber
Gerber's probably not worth a 3-year deal, but at least he's young and trainable.
Kansas City cuts:  J Stalker, M Hartman, R Harpeteker
This is probably the end of the road for long-time OIFLer Johnny Stalker.
DC cuts:  J King
King will find work somewhere.
North Dakota cuts:  B Eaglowski
Nothing to see here, folks.
Week 15 Update
Fort Dodge signs:  M Pasqua, W Tyler, N Rivers
Fort Dodge cuts:  M Mauller, B High, D Myers, B Kendrick, D Hughes, J Kramer, G Gerber, W Zjoe, C Fleming, M Perry, C Berrenta, J Enderle, T Jacobs
This is the nuclear button.  It actually makes sense here, as the Roughriders have decided none of these players are going to help them long-term, especially at their price.  Get the cash
out now and start a true rebuild.  The players cut are immediately available for signing for any team.
Week 13 Update
Kansas City signs:  R Myatt
Now that trades are done, the roster updates are a whole lot less exciting.
Corpus Christi signs:  T Guest
He's actually got a role with the Storm immediately, as their KR.
Trading Deadline Update
Richmond gets:  F Poley, J Pittman, H McCoy
London gets:  B Rivera
I'm not sure it's a great deal for London, but they want guys they can train up to be something in camp, and Rivera may take two, but he qualifies.
London gets:  C Bender
Kansas City gets:  $40K
I'm never one that's huge on backup kickers, but if you have 28 roster spots, you may as well have one.
London gets:  2012 E2, E4, $650K
Texas gets:  T Hatherly
Just a heads-up; the OIFL will not be allowing future-season draft pick trades after this season.  There's already 40 picks traded for 2012; this is nuts.
Fort McMurray gets:  K Hopkins, Geoff, $300K, DC E5
Long Island gets:  J Johnson, M Kenton
And Mr. Training camp goes back to Fort McMurray (Geoff has been a lot of places; he just doesn't play much)
Long Island gets:  2012 E5
Detroit gets:  A Shipman
Oh, that's exciting.
Fort McMurray gets:  $290K, 2012 DET E5
Long Island gets:  T LiPetri
LiPetri's definitely backup material at this stage, but he's still a good backup.
Long Island gets:  H Reiss, D d'Andrea, R Lewis, J Spellman, $2M, future E4 or E5 depending on traded E1 timeframe
San Antonio gets:  Bobcat, D Davis, M Cranston, A Bellamy, J Johnson, future E1 (2011, 2012, or 2013)
Though the Rattlers necessarily lose a little talent here, they realized their bank account was beyond screwed if they didn’t make a major move in a hurry.
Fort McMurray gets:  FOR E5, $200K
Detroit gets:  S Peyton
Before you wonder, Peyton is a Dennis guy.  And he's worth an E5 and cash.
Minneapolis gets:  2012 E5, $250K
Texas gets:  A Moore
More bad cash off the books for the Mustangs.
Fort McMurray gets:  M Wallace
Los Angeles gets:  VEN E1, 2012 STL E1, R Williams
Oh, now it's on.  Wow.
London gets:  TB E3, T Bruttenholm
Cedar Valley gets:  EUG E2
Bruttenholm didn't really fit in CV's plans anymore.
Vancouver Island gets:  E4, E5
Baltimore gets:  J Cochran
I like Cochran for this price.
Kansas City gets:  S Walters
DC gets:  S Whitehead
Now, Walters isn't making $100K like he used to, but this is still $13K/3 that DC has off the books.  And Whitehead's trainable.  Both sides win.
Cedar Valley gets:  T Clark, R Herrera, 2012 E3
Venice gets:  W Slevin
Not a really big deal here either way.
Tucson gets:  T Duda
Cincinnati gets:  E5, future considerations (T Duda @ year's end)
Yeah, because this is the way to ingratiate yourself with your veteran pivot.
Kansas City gets:  B Blast
DC gets:  B Greenwald, $250K due Week 1 2011.
Blast is another on the geriatric Tigers crew, but he's still good.
Week 11 Update
Trade time happy time is almost over!
London gets:  D Boll
Vancouver Island gets:  NE E2, E5, $100K
This is purely a salary dump for the Vengeance.
Detroit gets:  TUC E2, RM E5, FOR E5, M Salinas
Fort McMurray gets:  P Goodwin, F Lakha
Bienka used to hit sleepers, so this is a bit of a surprise.
Detroit signs:  R Ghiraldi
Cedar Valley gets:  G Blatenberger, E Cramer, W Slevin, LI E2
DC gets:  EVL E4, O Linton
When trying to save cash, making trades that save cash helps.
Cedar Valley gets:  D Wingate, KC E4, $500K
Texas gets:  K Cruise
Yeah, this works.
DC gets:  T Grayson, K McKenzie
Tucson gets:  T Richmond
These are the deals teams that aren't going anywhere should be going after…get something young for something that won't be helpful when you get good.
Portland gets:  S Nyer, E3, D Ellis
London gets:  A Kruse, L Czarniecki
Okay, there's a difference between rebuilding and shooting yourself in the foot.
St. Louis signs:  T Ando
London gets:  S McGinty, B Nelson, E4
Wisconsin gets:  A Caspersen
This one's marginally better than the one above, but that doesn't make it a great trade.
DC gets:  J Benham, C Antai, $275K, E5
St. Louis gets:  C Macrides
DC is doing what they need to do to get better tomorrow, since they're not winning anything today.
Kansas City signs:  S Whitehead
I'd think he'd have even paid a couple G's for the guy.
Week 10 Update
Kansas City signs:  J Wensely, J Barclay
Corpus Christi signs:  J Cant, R Reynolds, R Morrison
DC gets:  B Blast
Washington gets:  J Carper
These are the kinds of deals that improve teams quickly.  Blast still has something left in the tank, but Carper fits more what WAS wants to do…if they intend to use a WR.
Vancouver Island gets:  L Nash
Fort Dodge gets:  S Craig, 2012 LI E1, E2, LON E5, VAN E5, the $1M from LON
Well, this isn't really the type of deal I'd ever expect the Vengeance to make, but I like it.
Kansas City gets:  R Williams, 2012 E2
DC gets:  J Pritchett
This is a pure salary dump, and DC is more than happy to oblige.
Long Island gets:  C Stanley, L Jackson, G Blackwell, D Davis
London gets:  HOU E1, 2012 TUC E3, E4, S Nyer, future considerations (L Jackson, P Dozer at year's end)
Long Island wants to make a move now, but this seems to be more about backup pieces.
Richmond gets:  G Rogers, K St. Pierre
Minneapolis gets:  L Moore, T Bayfield, A Reight, E2, POR E3, E4
This for Richmond isn't about winning a Cup this year - it's about gaining some legitimacy without mortgaging the future.  They did that.
Detroit gets:  R Cabreda, R Shore
Minneapolis gets:  R Tyus, M Harvan, E3
Well, I'm pretty sure the QBs will get killed in Minneapolis, but at least they're getting rid of older pieces they've no use for.
Cedar Valley gets:  T Bruttenholm, F Consentino, E4
Evansville gets:  M Djordjevic
This seems to fill needs on both ends.
Fort McMurray signs:  N Rivers
I feel safe to say the Lightning wouldn't have made this particular move.
Wisconsin gets:  J Pucci
Fort McMurray gets:  C Brinkerhoff, $400K
The cash sealed it here, as the team needs it.
Long Island gets:  K Breen
Fort McMurray gets:  J Johnson, J Hankin, M Salinas, 2012 TUC E2 (they offered their E5, this is the only '12 pick they have, so they must have meant this)
Bienka's good at making something out of nothing…so here.
Minneapolis gets:  K Ellis
Fort McMurray gets:  POR E3, E4
Well, by the letter of the law set forth, this does make them younger.  But this one hurts.
DC gets:  S Walters
Fort McMurray gets:  T Dean, L Teabing
Walters is getting long in the tooth anyways.
London gets:  A Emmons, D DeLap
Fort McMurray gets:  B Ungar, R Williams
Getting rid of DeLap is the cherry on top of this sundae.
St. Louis gets:  W Mitchell
Fort McMurray gets:  M Kenton, J Hollingsworth, 2012 E1,2,3
STL is playing for keeps.
Portland gets:  C Bryant
Fort McMurray gets:  D Rowley, M Thompson
While QB isn't a desperate need, Rowley's pretty good.
Tampa Bay gets:  K Stanford
Fort McMurray gets:  RM E2,3,4,5
Well, Tampa traded for a running back.  Never thought I'd see that.
Venice gets:  J Bradley
Fort McMurray gets:  X Rogers, E1, TUC E2
The E1 and E2 will be nice.
St. Louis signs:  F Holderbaum
Rocky Mountain signs:  S Young, J Young, M Bassett
Kansas City gets:  T Olivares, M Stubbs
Fort McMurray gets:  D Ladd, L Quick, $350K
This gets FMF out of "fiscal emergency," though things won't really be stable until Bob's Car Repairs Stadium hosts its first OIFL game in six years.
Fort McMurray gets:  J Colombo
Cedar Valley gets:  2012 E3
Colombo's a guy that can still play a bit if he's used to his capabilities…the people with the Fatmen can do that.
Kansas City gets:  J Conner, future considerations
Vancouver Island gets:  D Butel, 2012 DC E2, 2012 KC E5, future considerations
The two players will go back to their old homes at year's end.
So, the league has a rule change that'll need made.  Ye olde loophole was found.
Portland gets:  J Olson, future considerations
Vancouver Island gets:  J Peoples, D Boll, future considerations
Olson and Peoples will go back to their old homes at year's end.
See above.
Tampa Bay gets:  T North (H Tucker is subsequently cut)
Tucson gets:  2012 RM E3
North goes back to one of his old homes.  This isn't the one he'd rather have gone back to.
And really, why is Tampa wanting to run the ball so much all of a sudden?  Their offense hasn't been the problem!
Cedar Valley gets:  A Self, DET E2, 2012 RM E3
Tucson gets:  A Hicks, Q Ammons
What?  You don't get better by dumping really good looking young players for an E2 and garbage!  Ow!
Kansas City gets:  M Hoper
Omaha gets:  T Knight
Omaha really needed to, you know, try, to get something young and buildable.  Knight is neither.
Wisconsin gets:  B Schmidt
Baltimore gets:  L Bullocks, STL E4
Bullocks is going to be really good, but WIS still needed WRDB depth in all kinds of desperate ways.  Now they have some.
Kansas City signs:  H Tucker
Okay, then.
Fort Dodge gets:  T Jacobs
Kansas City gets:  T Ando, then cuts him
The Riders didn't want to cut one of the better players in the league's storied history.  KC has no such qualms.
Week 9 Update
Portland gets:  J Shidecker
Spokane gets:  M Cain, D Coleman, S Ness, P Stephenson, T Onderdonk, WIS E3
So basically, they traded Stephen Fox, Gary Greger, and E4 and an E5 for this poo poo platter deluxe.  This was the trade that finally broke the camel's back.
Kansas City gets:  D Ladd, $750K
Omaha gets:  B Long
Long may not be around for if/when Omaha gets good again, but this is a good trade.
Wisconsin gets:  R Brown, $4M at EOC (for Brown bonus), $3M if Brown recorded 8 sacks through this year's end (between Weeks 9-16)
Kansas City gets:  T Jacobs, $3M
And this is what you do when you're in a superior bargaining position.
Kansas City gets:  $100K
Vancouver Island gets:  P Marntos
I guess it's an OK deal, but I fail to see what Marntos will bring.
The Spokane Eagles under new ownership have moved to Richmond, Virginia, and will become the Bandits.
Vancouver Island gets:  2012 TUC E5
Long Island gets:  Geoff
Geoff is a good veteran presence with little talent…Long Island isn't exactly lacking in veteran presence, though.
Los Angeles cuts:  J Wensely
A little surprise, but not a huge one.  They traded an E3 for him, yes, but he's the worst player on the roster.  Richmond could use his experience.
Washington cuts:  J Cant
Cant's had a long career with a fair amount of success, but I can't see how it's going to continue.
Waco cuts:  J Barclay
Waco's improved.  He's not good enough.
All-Star Week Update
London gets:  2011 E5, 2012 E4, G Blackwell
Wisconsin gets:  B Pennington
In 2005, New England started 0-8 and then traded for Bob Danylchak.  They finished 8-8.  Wisconsin, which started 0-7, now looks like they could do something similar.
Long Island signs:  J Hankin, W Jefferson
Long Island cuts:  J Young
Well, Jefferson's really got years and years of experience riding the bench, so this could be huge.
Vancouver Island gets:  S Fox, G Greger, VAN E5, DET E4
Spokane gets:  J Shidecker
Just cut the pretense - Shidecker, as he keeps getting traded, will not sign before FAFFA without a contract that pays well in excess of $100,000 a week, fully guaranteed.
Week 8 Update
Wisconsin cuts:  R Morrison, J O'Keller
Wisconsin signs:  J Schmotzer, T Bynum
Every pickup like this, no matter how small, is still an improvement.
Rocky Mountain gets:  E1
Portland gets:  D Boll
I think this deal works OK both ways.
Cedar Valley gets:  2012 E1, F Delighten, E Smith, A Ogden, J Colombo
Kansas City gets:  2012 E3, T Clements, B Long
While it's mostly a backup-for-backup trade, I can't help think KC did well here.
Kansas City gets:  $250K
Vancouver Island gets:  CV 2012 E3
Okay, surprise.
Wisconsin gets:  Y Blumenthal
Portland gets:  E3, $1M, D Coleman, S Ness
Even at 0-7, the Warlords aren't waiting.
Wisconsin gets:  J Linzeth
Spokane gets:  T Rallings, E2
This was clearly just for the E2 and more relief.
Vancouver Island gets:  J Shidecker
Los Angeles gets:  D Morgan, N Nash
I'm not sure why the Vengeance are adding pieces that may leave at year's end, but we'll go with it.
Portland gets:  J Groves
Corpus Christi gets:  2012 E2, E3
The Storm are getting perilously thin, only 19 guys on the roster now.
Week 7 Update
Wisconsin gets:  D Butts, S Nelson
Cedar Valley gets:  TB E3, $1M
Smart move here to get some cash to get out of the financial problems for now.
Long Island signs:  J Young
Long Island cuts:  F Holderbaum
We're not missing much here.
Long Island gets:  T Doxen, D Beard, P Dozer, DET E2, DC E5
DC gets:  C Macrides, T Richmond, C Palso, J Carper
Friends, I present you this public service announcement as a courtesy to a player that I feel has a lot of talent and upside, and that has been treated unfairly by many.
Corey Palso does not have leprosy.  Thank you.
Tucson gets:  J Avery, DET E2
Long Island gets:  K Hopkins, HOU E1, 2012 TUC E2,3,4,5, $1M to LI if TUC wins OIFLCup in 2010/11, $2M to LI if TUC trades Avery before end of contract
I guess this is retaliation for Fly?
Waco cuts:  Z Quammen, J Schmotzer, J Hankin, T Bynum
Though they're paying far far far far far far far too much for what talent they're getting, these guys aren't needed anymore.
Waco gets:  D Alexander
Vancouver Island gets:  J Hart, TEX E2, WAC E4, 2012 LI E1,2,3
My cousin-in-law, whose heart is bigger than his brain…
I appreciate that, Clark.
…is innocent.
Vancouver Island gets:  F Scallia
Texas gets:  D Wingate, KC E4
There is no truth to the rumor that Texas was reluctant to make this trade because they feared the Vengeance would then turn Scallia over for five picks and cash.
Cincinnati gets:  K Graham
St. Louis gets:  J Bullock
This is the rare deal that's pretty much fair both ways, but I'm not really sure why the Rush need a second starting pure LB.
Week 6 Update
Evansville gets:  K Boston
Spokane gets:  J Krivenko, S Kramer
So Spokane traded Weisgarber, Rozier, Spencer, an E1, E2, E3, E5 for Kramer and Krivenko.  I can see the logic in that Kramer's now the best receiver on the roster, but this was
one of the worst moves I've seen a team make in awhile.  Sorry, though, no pretty bird.
Cedar Valley gets:  M Samuels
Detroit gets:  E1, E3, P Goodwin
Samuels is a big time receiver for the Phantoms.
North Dakota gets:  Z Starks
Detroit gets:  R Tyus, E5
Starks is a very small upgrade to the RB corps…much smaller than the next one they're gonna get below.
Venice signs:  X Rogers
Rogers is a decent depth piece.
Cedar Valley gets:  O Linton
Omaha gets:  M Trask, J Porter, E4, MIA E1
An exceptional trade for Omaha.  Chris is starting to see that you need more than 6 useable players on a roster.  28 would be nice, but Omaha must keep making trades like this
to get anywhere near that.
Minneapolis gets:  R Cabell, TUC E1
North Dakota gtes:  K Mintz, E2
Cabell is grossly overpriced, yes.  But, he's a guy with a lot of upside that the Mustangs can develop over a couple years to get to something.  And they unload that albatross of a
contract.  On the other end, though…um…that's what you call a statement.  North Dakota was a feel good story after the California mess of last year.  "Oh look, they're 4-1, how cute.
They've done nice!  Now get out of the big boys' way so we can see who will really win."  No longer true.  Yes, he's old.  Yes, he's lost a step.  But the Nighthawks just made the
biggest acquisition they've ever made.  Friends, they're contenders now.
Los Angeles gets:  H Gordon, M Fly
Waco gets:  A Haddox, M Baltzell, (OS) A Smith
Well, Los Angeles publicly states they try for 8-8 and anything over that is cause for happiness.  Obviously, the Brit's a liar.
Spokane gets:  CC E1,2, TEX E3, WAC E3, LA E3, VI E5, TB E5, TUC E5, $1,000,000
Waco gets:  S Stewart, W Anderson, R Gardner, P Welker
Just when you think Waco finds a path to take, they go Clark Griswold and ramp into a parking lot.  I guess it saved a few minutes, though?
Waco gets:  J Lofton, 2012 E2,4,5
Rocky Mountain gets:  T Evans
Evans is a better backup for RM, but Waco gets a few extra picks and an intriguing player in Lofton.
Detroit gets:  F Lakha, J Rodriquez, MIN E2, VEN E5, 2012 ND E2, 2012 VAN E2,
2012 LA E5, 2012 VAN E5, $1,000,000 (ND)
North Dakota gets:  V Simecka, J Jerrett, R Jackson, NE E5, LA E5
Vancouver Island gets:  J Quinn
Well, they found their WR.  I don't understand the angle of Vancouver Island trading for a DS/DL, though.
Vancouver Island gets:  D Alexander, 2012 TEX E1, 2012 LON E4, $850,000
Texas gets:  R June
Good deal both ways - Vengeance get a little lesser player but an E1 and cash to go with it.  Texas gets a guy that'll help now.
Week 5 Update
Portland gets:  M Thompson, K Sick, $850K
Spokane gets:  J Linzeth, P Welker, R Gardner, E3,4,5
This is better than the others, but I see no reason to add salary, especially when one of the players is old.
Kansas City gets:  J Pritchett
Fort Dodge gets:  V Ollie
Ollie will be good for awhile, and this gives some financial relief.
Spokane gets:  R Gibson
Texas gets:  EUG E2
While you would say "Spokane is terrible, why trade a pick for a player?"  Gibson isn't old, and he may well be better than a mid-round E2, so not bad here.
Kansas City gets:  B Woodcock, M Hartman
Spokane gets:  J Manzak, G Greger, 2012 KC E3
And Kansas City is now thinking they can win this year.
London gets:  T Jefferson, F Scallia, EUG E2, LON E4, OMA E4
Texas gets:  S Harlan
And London's working on next year.  Wonder what team really needs Pennington.
Long Island gets:  M Jacobs, C Palso
Washington gets:  VAN, TEX, TUC E4, R Meadows, B Blast, D Fry
That's an interesting deal.  Dan Jackson doesn't mind not being the focus, but he's not real keen on the wishbone.
London gets:  J Pittman, TEX E1
Long Island gets:  C Macrides
London is now trying to blow things up - 1-3 isn't that bad a start for an expansion team, but clearly Loughman is the focus here.
Kansas City gets:  D Butel
Washington gets:  W Thurston
Butel's a pretty strong veteran, but that's not the only reason he's being brought there.
Kansas City gets:  C Wier
Evansville gets:  J Wile
I don't think the Tigers are hurting for attendance so much that they need to draw fans from 300 miles southwest.
Spokane gets:  K Boston
San Antonio gets:  S Weisgarber, B Rozier, R Spencer, E3, DET E5, 2012 E1, E2
Yeah, Boston's really good, but I'm not sure this is really part of a rebuilding project.
London gets:  H Shaw
Texas gets:  F Scallia
Well, if they'd have sent me the final trade and not a non-final one…
DC signs:  T Dean
Dean has some usefulness, I suppose.
San Antonio cuts:  W Jefferson
It's probably about time here.
Fort Dodge gets:  D Myers
Spokane gets:  ND E3
Myers is a very average player, but FD needs a body to fill Hill's hole.
Fort Dodge signs:  A Gardner
Gardner's a capable backup, which they need with Borrello out.
Fort Dodge gets:  J Enderle, TB E2, $2M
Wisconsin gets:  C Mace, T Moulton, W Hill
There we go.  Wisconsin has had all this cash for years and a refusal to try to get better with it - now, we're seeing something.  Hill fills a huge need at DS, while Mace is better than
anyone the Warlords have had since Alex Moore, when he was good.
Kansas City gets:  C Mace
Wisconsin gets:  M Edminster, 2012 E4
Harvey's starting to get back into the swing of things here.
Waco gets:  J Hanklin, VAN E5, 2012 TEX E3
Texas gets:  R Merritt
I see we're getting all kinds of wacky trades.
Washington gets:  N Basten
Wisconsin gets:  S McGinty
McGinty is too expensive, but he's willing to negotiate, and he is an upgrade for the Warlords.
Vancouver Island gets:  NE E5, $50K
London gets:  D Martin
This is otherwise known as "we got rid of him?!"
Vancouver Island gets:  E4, E5, 2012 E3,4,5
Los Angeles gets:  S Weeks
The Vengeance really think Hiruma will replace Sauk in a couple years, so Weeks became very expendable.
London gets:  P Whyel
Washington gets:  R dos Santos
Whyel is going to be their centerpiece DS for a number of years, and dos Santos is just a backup to a guy who has all kinds of time left.
Waco gets:  M Fly
Washington gets:  S Church, TB E1, 2012 LI E3, $7.5M
Wait, what?
Wisconsin cuts:  S Young
Well, gotta make room for real, live, talent.
London cuts:  M Pasqua, N Rivers, X Rogers
We're not missing much here.
Week 4 Update
Texas gets:  2011/12 E4
London gets:  F Porter
Probably a fair deal.
Vancouver Island gets:  VAN E1, LON E5, 2012 VEN E4
London gets:  LON E1
Hard to tell if this is good or bad, we won't know until we get slots.
D.C. gets:  DET E2
Cedar Valley gets:  D Schlosser
Schlosser fills a pretty good need for the Phantoms in that he's an experienced lineman.
Spokane gets:  A Reight, B Rozier, EUG E2
Venice gets:  L Williams
Line depth is the one thing Spokane doesn't need.  Especially when neither is all that good, and Williams is.
Detroit gets:  M Workman, M Harvan
Spokane gets:  T Bayfield, K Sick, E4, E5
Does the league need to step in for trading here?
Baltimore signs:  C Anthony
What?
Texas gets:  H Shaw, E4
Omaha gets:  D Ladd
Young guys get shuffled, nothing major here.
Week 3 Update
Los Angeles gets:  K Ludeman
Waco gets:  E3
Waco's just gunning for every pick in the draft next year; that's clear.
Corpus Christi gets:  E Trenholm
Waco gets:  L Hilton, R Merritt, 2011 E1,2,3
Hopefully for Waco the draft is strong.
Waco gets:  J Barclay, D Tickner, 2011 STL E1, 2012 LI E1,2,3,4,5
Long Island gets:  J Avery, K Lemire, $10M, Avery's contract bonuses for 2010
This really isn't a good deal for Long Island.  Why exactly do they need John Avery?  The team was on its way to avoiding these sorts of 'name' moves, and here we go again.
New England signs:  M O'Donnell
This is just a 3-week contract while Dumont recovers.
Long Island cuts:  K Lemire
Waco signs:  K Lemire
Waco didn't trade him intending to resign him back like this, but since the Mean Machine didn't really want him…
Long Island signs:  F Holderbaum, D Fry
Not seeing the need for Holderbaum here.
Waco gets:  J Kershner, E2, E3, E5, TUC E5
Texas gets:  D Alexander
Okay, the fire sale is getting a little over-the-top.
Tucson gets:  P Woods, HOU E1, A Calp
Tampa Bay gets:  $800K, L Zimmerman, J Reed
Zimmerman's the key to the deal, but TB needed the cash, too (for a while).
Tampa Bay gets:  $6M
Waco gets:  TB E1,4,5
Wild overpay by Waco here.
Texas gets:  S Warren
Long Island gets:  A Bellamy, TEX E1,4, TUC E4, VAN E4
This might actually be an overpay by Texas - Bellamy isn't Warren, but he's not as far off as it'd seem.
Portland gets:  Y Blumenthal
Kansas City gets:  R Brown
The OIFL's #2 all-time sackmaster was the odd man out with a daggone good line in Portland, and Blumenthal can now be tutored by Boddy himself.
Week 2 Update
Baltimore cuts:  C Walby
Yeah, so the need for OS/OL isn't real pressing.
Wisconsin cuts:  U Albright, K Lane
Wisconsin signs:  R Reynolds, S Young
It's a slow process, especially when using this FAFFA pile.
Waco gets:  MIA E3
Omaha gets:  M Hoper
This is probably the best trade Chris has ever made.
Waco signs:  K Lemire, Z Quammen
Waco cuts:  A Gardner, P Marntos
There'll be another cut if he can't be traded.
Kansas City gets:  A Sandler
Waco gets:  J Shields, KC E2
This is 100% about cutting salary.  Yes, they could get better talent, but Waco wants financial stability, because $30,000,000 isn't enough in the bank, apparently.
Kansas City signs:  P Marntos
Wheeeee!
Week 1 Update
Detroit cuts:  M Voyles, K Junker, D Fry
We're not losing much here.
Evansville cuts:  K Lemire, K Dorius
In a minor upset, James Huaman will stay with the Squirrels as their kick returner.
Omaha gets:  J Davis
Kansas City gets:  R Harpeteker
At first glance, you might say "why is Lysoby helping Omaha?"  Harpeteker is much more like Rayburn than Davis is, while Davis is much more like Kaleo than Harpeteker is.
Wisconsin signs:  N Basten, R Morrison
Wisconsin cuts:  W Piatt, R Spillett
The Warlords need to take bigger steps than this, but baby steps are still steps.
D.C. cuts:  M O'Donnell, T Couloumbe, T Dean
I can see O'Donnell getting a backup gig somewhere.
Tucson cuts:  R Rinehardt
We'll see what happens with these guys that are being cut.
St. Louis cuts:  R Tanner, C Bradley
Tanner hurts a bit for the price it'll be.
Baltimore cuts:  J Romano
Not real strong player here.
Cincinnati cuts:  P Bain
Will he get a job?
Minneapolis cuts:  F Luntz
Yeah, he won't.
June 10, 2010 Update
London gets:  2012 E2,4,5, R dos Santos, X Rogers, $300K
Venice gets:  M Frager
London wants good leadership guys, but they may have jettisoned quite a bit of talent for it and a few picks way down the road.
June 9, 2010 Update
Omaha gets:  W Wilkes, M Hines, MIA E3, $200K
Kansas City gets:  Y Blumenthal
I guess that's what you gotta do to try and get more talent…
Kansas City gets:  C Bender
Tucson gets:  $1K
Last of the big spenders.
June 5, 2010 Update
Tampa Bay gets:  2012 E3, $2K
Rocky Mountain gets:  K McGregor
It's a backup spot, and he paid largely a backup price for it.
New England gets:  P Reynolds
London gets:  2011 E2, E5, 2012 E5
Reynolds fills perhaps the Sno-Dogs' biggest need.  London also didn't need him anymore.
Kansas City signs:  B Greenwald
Greenwald isn't nearly as useful in a faster OIFL, but he's still got some talent.
June 1, 2010 Update
Rocky Mountain gets:  J Leod
Kansas City gets:  $1,000
A salary dump, though I'm sure there are ulterior motives involved.
Tucson cuts:  J Young, E Cox, N MacNaver, D Finke, E Truett
I'd be surprised if many of these guys got picked up.
St. Louis cuts:  D Thompson, F Doctor, R Perreault, C Anthony, N Basten, J Salko, B Greenwald
There's a couple projects there, but we're not looking at an all-star cut brigade.
May 7, 2010 Update
Tucson cuts:  J Ford, J Fitzsimmons, R Morrison, K Symon
You didn't expect them to cut Lang, did you?
El Cinco de Mayo!
Venice signs:  B Rozier
Rozier provides some depth and he'll be buildable for a camp or two down the line, too.
St. Louis gets:  Jackson, Emrick
Tucson gets:  $500K
I don't think that kind of cash was necessary for those two.
Tucson gets:  B Christoff
Texas gets:  D Johnson, J Kershner, J Hankin
A fair deal both ways, Tucson using their wealth to get another big time guy, though Christoff has no history of such.
Vancouver Island cuts:  F Holderbaum, T Rowde, S Bozark
No huge losses here.
April 28, 2010 Update
Rocky Mountain signs:  G Flynn
Rocky Mountain cuts:  J Spinks
And Spinks didn't have that bad a scrimmage, but he's a spare part on a team that doesn't need a backup OS.
Venice signs:  R Herrera
Fills a bit of a need as a backup, but if Venice expects him to log significant minutes they may have issues.
Kansas City signs:  D Carr
Carr's the type of guy Lysoby has always liked, in that he can do a few things, even if none of them all that great anymore.
Detroit gets:  F Miles, LA E2
Kansas City gets:  J Wile, J Cornell
The Gladiators organization never likes overpaying guys they didn't develop.  It was only a matter of time that the acquired Cornell would be shipped off for something.
St. Louis signs:  F Doctor, C Anthony
Camp bench; that's probably all.
Tucson gets:  $500K
Vancouver Island gets:  D Kinsey, D Windgate
The Vengeance want to still be competitive even if they don't think they have a Cup team, and these guys help the depth a bit.
Washington cuts:  R Reynolds, K Thurston, B Rozier
They've got an interesting team, and these guys weren't in their plans.
April 19, 2010 Update
Los Angeles cuts:  D Carr
Carr's going to find a job somewhere, but his time in LA was up.
Tucson cuts:  S Young, W Harwood, G Flynn, R Herrera, J Windsor, R Morton, G Davis, T Braff
Is this finally the day Will Harwood hangs up his rarely-used (after camp, that is) cleats?
Omaha gets:  D Sheets
Tucson gets:  2011 E5, $75K
Omaha needs depth, but they should've waited until other teams cut guys better than Sheets.
Washington gets:  J Ruffin, A Adama
Kansas City gets:  F Miles, J Shields
That makes things a bit more interesting.  I mean, Washington didn't have any RBs, so, ya know…
Washington gets:  J Kristen, M Fly, A Meshekow, R Jenkins
St. Louis gets:  D Greywacz, J Baez, K Graham, M Kenton
The Rush just rebuilt without rebuilding.  That's an impressive job in such a ridiculos division, though the Rush still have work to do.
April 16, 2010 Update
Texas gets:  VAN E4, E5
St. Louis gets:  R Tanner
The Rush wanted a third QB…I think a waiver wire pickup may have been just as good.
Kansas City gets:  E2
Los Angeles gets:  J Wensely
That's a gross overpay for a guy that's a backup.
Vancouver Island gets:  C Blair, A Fernandez
Kansas City gets:  J Guzman, A Adama
And teams are just going to let KC get out of their financial problems.
Baltimore gets:  R Myatt
Detroit gets:  $15K
Well, they at least didn't give up much for him…
Kansas City gets:  M Otis, $3M
Los Angeles gets:  P Govan
Otis was expendable now that they got that Mo Wallace guy, and Govan fills a need.  Might have been an overpay, though.
St. Louis gets:  R Brownings, G Cooper, J Kristen, R Johns, D Delaney, B Greenwald, J Guzman
Kansas City gets:  T Knight, B Rayburn, 2011 MIA E3, $620K for NTC
I'm not sure the thought of this trade.  STL is trying to rebuild without rebuilding?  Kansas City is now the clear favorite again in the Central.
Los Angeles signs:  T Babthorpe
St. Louis signs:  C Brantley, R Perreault, J Salko, D Thompson
Rocky Mountain signs:  R Curry, N Fronczak
Venice signs:  T Clark
Camp Time Transactions (trades will be processed if both teams' camps are done)
North Dakota cuts:  Fronczak, Curry, Weber, Babthorpe
Not a whole lot to worry about here.
New England cuts:  R Thompson
Long-time Sno-Dog, but no longer really useful.
Long Island gets:  $60K
Baltimore gets:  M Lee, R May, C Walby
The fact these guys are probably going to help Baltimore a little doesn't say a lot for Baltimore.
Los Angeles gets:  M Wallace, S Garz
Omaha gets:  J McKennon, M Garbinsky, M Farris
Hi folks, this is a blockbuster.
Pre-Moratorium Update
Wisconsin signs:
C Brinkerhoff
J O'Keller
U Albright
These guys will help what is still a pretty ugly bench.
Minneapolis gets:  T Laster, R Shore
Kansas City gets:  $75K
A good way to parlay some FAFFA excess.
March 6, 2010 Update
Tucson gets:  M Bell
Spokane gets:  M Lansdale
What better player to teach the young DS the real ropes on what to do than one of the best that's ever done it?
Los Angeles gets:  L Terry
Kansas City gets:  $75K
It's a pure salary dump, but the Tigers move that much closer to solvency.  Los Angeles gets a guy who will help them in return.
North Dakota gets:  D Pollock, $200K
Venice gets:  2011 TUC E2, D Macgruder
Not a huge deal, but could be good.
March 4, 2010 Update
Rocky Mountain gets:  E5-5
North Dakota gets:  $1,000
We're not talking big bucks here.
Evansville cuts:  B Arledge, G Drum
How can Ben not be sure that the presense of Sarah's boss on his roster wasn't what actually got him over the top?
March 3, 2010 Update
London cuts:  F Jordan
It's a good sign that these teams can legitimately cut the 'original expansion draft' guys.
Corpus Christi cuts:  D Shumate
He didn't last real long.
March 2, 2010 Update
Tucson gets:  D Johnson, E4-9, 20, 23; E5-4, 11, 19
Long Island gets:  J Huff, R Warrick, $250K - 1M if any of those six picks is a sleeper
There's a worrying point for Tucson fans in that we're not sure if a sleeper will be as good as Huff is.
Cincinnati gets:  $300K
Tucson gets:  E4-14, E5-14
Cincy had a pretty fair draft anyways; they just wanted some cash and stop bothering.
February 26, 2010 Update
London cuts:  J Kilgallen, J Duffy, B Downing
Players that have no real use in London anymore.
Cedar Valley cuts:  A Granger, R Williams, J Kramer
They're financially painful cuts, but they were necessary.
February 23, 2010 Update
Corpus Christi cuts:  WRDB Gordan
Sleeper shot gone awry.
Vancouver Island cuts:  W Pless, A McDougal
They needed to go.
North Dakota cuts:  N Basten, C Bryant, R Jackson, L Bright, J Johnson, D Jennings, A Adama
I don't see any bad cuts here, either.
San Antonio gets:  2011 SPO E4
Long Island gets:  S Nyer
Not bad
February 22, 2010 Update
Eugene cuts:  S Johnson
Is this the end of the line for a long-time starting pivot?
London gets:  E3-5
Omaha gets:  $400K
Xplosion want a little more cash cushion.
Tucson gets:  D2-23
Kansas City gets:  D2-33, $150K
Tigers feel they'll get who they want 10 picks later.  So far, they've been right.
Tucson gets:  E3-4,12,28; E4-4,18,19,22; E5-15,17,25
Minneapolis gets:  J Thiel
This is obviously a sleeper shot.  Minneapolis, basically, just got their sleeper.
February 21, 2010 Update
Eugene gets:  G Tiebach, J Gunn, $50K
London gets:  F Poley, D Hunt, E3-18
Gunn's not really a need since Owens is hardly old, but it's a decent deal for Eugene regardless.
St. Louis gets:  D2-15, D2-20, D2-24
Kansas City gets:  $500K
Kansas City trying to liquidate a bit here; Rush trying to find that last piece or two.
Cedar Valley gets:  D2-11
Kansas City gets:  $1M
See above.
San Antonio gets:  $1.5M, H Adcock
Tucson gets:  E3-11, 17, 25; E4-10, 13; E5-22
Hard to believe the Rattlers are trading for cash, but welcome to the OIFL!
D.C. cuts:  C Davis, J Benton
Not much here.
February 18, 2010 Update
Omaha cuts:  P Gill
Gill is beyond whatever prime he had.
Corpus Christi cuts:  B Rosa, R Smith
They were once guys the Storm thought were going to be big time players for the team.  Didn't happen.
San Diego gets:  J Avery, $750K
Spokane gets:  E3-30
If this isn't a salary dump, such a concept doesn't exist.
Minneapolis cuts:  R Rinehardt, A Walker
Well, the players picked up in that first draft were scrubs, and they're being treated as such.
Evansville gets:  D2-5
Eugene gets:  E4-21
Evansville wanted Huaman, and they guaranteed they got him here.
London gets:  E2-19, C Macrides
Corpus Christi gets:  E3-3, E4-18, E5-3, $350K
Macrides will add to London's ever-growing roster.
London cuts:  J Kelly, T Becker
Kelly has a boatload of experience, but the tires are also showing thread.
February 16, 2010 Update
Long Island cuts:  K Bazziel
Bazziel is a long-time on again off again Mean Machine member, but it's probably really time to go.
Rocky Mountain cuts:  L Wilson, K von Stieger
Backup kickers are a dime a dozen.
Minneapolis cuts:  M O'Donnell, W Harwood, B Scott
O'Donnell surprises me a bit, but they don't need a bunch of old backup pivots.
London gets:  R Williams, T Hatherly
Detroit gets:  D1-33, $100K, E3-29
It's always tough to finally decide to move on a bit, but Detroit is doing that with some guys.
Baltimore gets:  S Ross
Detroit gets:  2011 E2, $100K
Ross was the guy kinda groomed to replace Alexander, but since Alexander doesn't appear to ever get old, he became very expendable.
Eugene gets:  C Rastafari
Spokane gets:  T Clardy
Eugene's getting better by the day, and they're quickly becoming a legitimately good team.
Tucson gets:  D2-33,35,37
London gets:  $400K (payable in two installments)
London must be happy with their team.
Eugene gets:  D Madray
Detroit gets:  2011 E1, J Wile, Z Starks, $750K
And Eugene has no intention for that E1 to be a high pick, either.  Wow.
Minneapolis gets:  K Smith
Cedar Valley gets:  $50K
This is a salary dump!  Smith, though, helps minny for the price.
February 15, 2010 Update
D.C. gets:  T Couloumbe, $25K
St. Louis gets:  A Satterfield
Not a big-time deal.
February 14, 2010 Update
Why yes, I am romantic.  Why do you ask?
London cuts:  D Stephens
North Dakota retains rights to:  D Stephens
Stephens had a fully guaranteed contract.  London picked him up in the expansion draft and has decided to remove him, rendering North Dakota liable for his contract.  Instead of ND
just paying $960K and telling him to go away, the Nighthawks decided instead to retain his rights, which I've allowed.
Spokane gets:  E2-7 (EUG)
Kansas City gets:  D2-15 (SPO), $400K (EUG)
Eugene gets:  W Marck
Eugene wasn't bashful about chucking it all over without any big time receivers.  They now have one.  This could be fun.
February 13, 2010 Update
Kansas City gets: D2-11
Baltimore gets:  A LaPetri
The Tigers were giving up far more for picks in this range, but LaPetri brings Balto much-needed leadership.
Spokane gets:  $1M, D Meyers
Eugene gets:  D1-15
Maybe a bit of an overpay, but Eugene has the coin.
Kansas City gets:  D2-14, J Leod
D.C. gets:  T Doxen
D.C. needed a big time receiver that was also effective in the run game.  Today, they may have the best the OIFL has ever seen.
Kansas City gets:  D2-34, 36, 38, 40
Minneapolis gets;  K Mintz, R Cabreda, J Elam
Are they young?  No.  Do they give the Mustangs a true shot at the playoffs?  Yes.
Kansas City gets:  2011 MIA E4, $250K
Vancouver Island gets:  D Martin
An interesting trade, as most are.
Cedar Valley gets:  A Hicks, J Zagadaneca, 2011 MIA E4
Kansas City gets:  D2-20, D2-28, C Blair
The liquidation continues.
Omaha gets:  2011 MIN E3
Minneapolis gets:  $100K, S Hunter-Little
And Minneapolis gets a starting OS, anyways.
Cedar Valley gets:  D1-26, D2-26
London gets:  D1-20, H McCoy
McCoy's still a capable starting DS, and the D pick is a good one, too.
Portland gets:  E2-12, E3-22, E4-17, $500K
Texas gets:  D1-21
Portland is going to get some depth, which they most certainly need.
Eugene gets:  D Feist
Venice gets:  2011 EUG E2, $2M
Feist is a pretty good player, though a bit pricey, but he'll do well for Eugene.
Detroit gets:  V Simecka, E4-15
Spokane gets:  E1-22, E1-24
Simecka's a big time player that has no idea what stability is, just what a team like Detroit needs.
Long Island gets:  E5-4
Minneapolis gets:  A Moore
At first glance, this smells like a salary dump - but Moore is really little more than a backup anymore, and he's not a cheap one.  So sure, it's a dump, but it makes sense both ways.
February 11, 2010 Update
London gets:  D1-13, D1-26, E2-9, E2-11, 2011 VAN E1
Vancouver Island gets:  2011 LON E1, $1M at year end 2010
Interesting trade.
Tampa Bay gets:  D2-3
Minneapolis gets:  $250K, K St. Pierre
A good pickup, though an expensive player, for the Mustangs.
Tampa Bay gets:  D2-8
San Diego gets:  C Kettlewell
The Sailors know they need a DS, and Kettlewell is probably better than one they'd get with the D2-8.
San Diego gets:  E Spadafore
D.C. gets:  E2-10, $2M
Spadafore has some talent, but he will need a bit of work from the Sailors to realize all of it.
Spokane gets:  E1-9
San Diego gets:  D Vickers, A Sandler, $400K
Okay, now the Sailors may have gone too far the other way with DS.  Sandler's still a big time player, though, even if he's lost a few steps.
Long Island gets:  M Giguere, E4-23, E5-19
Texas gets:  2011 TUC E4, E5, $50K
This is not what you'd call a "blockbuster."
Cedar Valley gets:  E Calderon, D Butts, D2-28, 2011 DET E2
Detroit gets:  W Bazile, E1-28
Bazile's still a big time player, but the Phantoms just didn't want to spend his salary on just one guy in 2010.
Los Angeles gets:  D McCallister, A Johnson
D.C. gets:  W Yetzer, $100K
McCallister goes to one of his original franchises.
Los Angeles gets:  $150K
Baltimore gets:  T Bray
Bray will be a good depth piece in Baltimore.
D.C. gets:  M Giguere, 2011 LI E2
Long Island gets:  J Tate, E5-11
Tate's a headcase, but he's got all kinds of talent.  DC just doesn't have a need for a malcontent on the bench.
Tucson gets:  E2-4, R Marshall
London gets:  B Pennington, J Gunn
This is a blockbuster.  Pennington will probably be given free reign to bring back his air raid offense from his Mobile days, and he's got an undermanned team with which to show
his stuff once more.  And, he gets to develop his successor.  Tucson also gets Lang's successor in the deal.  London's instantly got a shot.
Cedar Valley gets:  B Long
Los Angeles gets:  E1-16
Long's not a starter anymore, but he's still an incredibly capable back that can bring it…and if he needs to start a few games, he will probably figure that out, too.
Washington gets:  D1-19, D Badnell, $50K
Venice gets:  E1-17, E3-26
Good deal on both ends.
Minneapolis gets:  E3-12, J Lyons, M White
Washington gets:  E2-29
Backups for backups.
Texas gets:  D1-22
D.C. gets:  D Schlosser, G Jones
Texas wants to shed some payroll while DC wants upgrades.  Here we go.
February 8, 2010 Update
Vancouver Island gets:  2011 E2
London gets:  L Jackson
A pretty good price for Jackson, who has done it all in his short career.
Tucson gets:  B Pennington, E3-23
Long Island gets:  D2-10, D2-21, 2011 TUC E4, E5, 2011 SPO E5, $750K
I see no way this ends badly…
Texas gets:  E4-23
London gets:  D Ellis
Interesting deal.
February 6, 2010 Update
Omaha gets:  E1-15
Long Island gets:  E3-23, E4-20, 2011 STL E1, $2.75M
A large overpay for the E1-15.
Rocky Mountain gets:  T Meyers
Cedar Valley gets:  D1-20, D2-20, K Cruise, K Smith, $3M
Certainly the Phantoms didn't want to give up Meyers, but the haul they received will make it worthwhile down the road.
Portland gets:  J Linzeth
Tucson gets:  $500K, D2-21
Linzeth will be a good depth piece for the Pioneers.
Vancouver Island gets:  D1-13, E2-8
Fort Dodge gets:  $3M
And the financial problems are largely going away.
February 5, 2010 Update
Long Island gets:  E2-20, D2-19, $1M
Venice gets:  E1-25
Venice wants to move on up in the entry draft, and they'll give Long Island a little cash and salary relief to do it.
Corpus Christi gets: E1-4
Minneapolis gets:  E1-11, E1-21
Charlie's looking to get a number of players that can contribute, and the Storm see someone they really like.
Tucson gets:  T Grayson, A Burkett
Rocky Mountain gets:  J Lofton
Lofton has a strange skill set, but the Reign have had success with guys with strange skill sets.
Washington gets:  P Ellis, J Shields, M Kenton
Tucson gets:  M Horowitz
Washington still trying to build up the entire depth chart and roster; Tucson trying to maintain title-type form.
Post-OIFLCup Game transactions
Tampa Bay gets:  $1M
Rocky Mountain gets:  L Byers
Let's try a new format here a little bit.  Save some trees.  Marauders need cash, Reign need players.  Easy call here.
Portland gets:  A Morrow
Vancouver Island gets:  R Marshall
Not really sure why the Pioneers traded their long-time pivot in the first place.  But I only run this league…I married a therapist, I am not one.
Detroit gets: D Flanders, K Thime, D1-28
Long Island gets:  E1-25, D1-22, $1.5M
Detroit has some clout to throw around to get better, and Flanders will help shore up some concerns.  Of course, for the first time since Dennis has been in the OIFL, kicker
is not a problem.
Detroit gets:  C Scott
Spokane gets:  E3-16, E4-15
Though Scott made his big time with this franchise when they were in Las Vegas, it's clear management wants their own to retire with them.
Kansas City gets:  D1 & D2
Tucson gets:  L Zimmerman
Kansas City is desperately trying to stay relevant while slashing payroll.  This isn't a bad start.
Tucson gets:  D1 & D2
Corpus Christi gets:  D Walters
Walters is a good player that became a scapegoat for Tucson's failures.  So both sides do OK here.
Kansas City gets:  2011 STL E1, F Hightower
Long Island gets:  D Jackson
I assume this means Pennington is on his way out.
Omaha gets:  D1-3
Minneapolis gets:  J Loria, E1-21, E2-5, E4-19, E5-17, $3.5M
Minneapolis gets a really nice start with rookies to their inaugural second OIFL campaign.  And they get an old friend back for it, too.
Cedar Valley gets:  E1-16, $2.5M
Rocky Mountain gets:  P Schroeder, L O'Neil
It's tough for the Phantoms to lose guys like these, but this isn't a bad trade for them to take.
St. Louis gets:  P Lambert
Kansas City gets:  E Kalp, D1, D2, $500K
Tigers trying to retool a roster while staying competitive and fiscally responsible, and it's starting to look like they could actually do it.
Vancouver Island gets:  E1-3, E2-3
London gets:  D2-26, E4-18, R Marshall, A Caspersen
I'm not usually a fan of teams giving up high E1s unless it's a killer deal, but this isn't bad.  Two positions are solidified immediately with starters, and you never know
what you'll get in an OIFL draft late.
Kansas City gets:  J Stalker, D1-25, E2-17, $250K
Texas gets:  E Kalp
The retooling continues.
D.C. gets:  D1-22, P Dozer
Long Island gets:  D1-14, E1-15, E4-9
Dozer's getting close to the tail end of his career, but the two-back set DC uses with Anderson and Dozer's going to be one of the league's best in 2010.
Portland gets:  E1-5, P Welker
Rocky Mountain gets:  G Clarke
Clarke kinda acted like he didn't want to be in Portland anymore, and now…he's not.
Fort Dodge gets:  R Odolfo, B Ungar, $500K
Spokane gets:  E1-14
The Eagles must have someone they're really looking at with the mid-E1 pick there.
Fort Dodge gets:  $1M
Rocky Mountain gets:  J Thompson
Roughriders doing their best to get out of debt, and they're very close at this point.
Corpus Christi gets:  E1-21
Minneapolis gets:  E4-8, E5-15, S Duncan
Minneapolis is aiming to get a team that's good for 2010, not 2011 and beyond.
Omaha gets:  D1-10
Tucson gets:  E1-1
Says a lot about the entry draft, doesn't it?
Omaha gets:  STL 2011 E1
Kansas City gets:  $2.5M, D2-1
And how does this help an Omaha team that really needs help in 2010?
St. Louis gets:  E2-17
Kansas City gets:  $550K
Decent trade here.
London gets:  $2M, P Reynolds
Los Angeles gets:  D1-4 (M Otis)
Otis is certainly a guy who has had incredible games for a team that didn't have much going for it.  But, he's probably not the type of player best suited for an expansion team.
Otis will play a lot of OS for the Predators while Reynolds logs in as London's starting RBLB right away.
Detroit gets:  M Phillips, D2-28
Long Island gets:  J Carper
I guess Detroit thought well enough of the Manny Phillips "experiment" to try it again.
Week 13 Update
St. Louis signs:
C Higgins
Buffalo gets:
C Bryant
Kansas City gets:
T Holmes
$1M
Holmes will be a good guy for the Tigers next year when they're smacked by financial pressures.  Buffalo wants to win now.
Connecticut cuts:
H Biggs
T Mercer
F Quintaro
J Duffy
C Allen
J Kilgallen
B Scott
J Weiss
A Carter
T Guest
R Rinehardt
They had more cuts, but three guys got real live offers from other teams, so there we go.
Texas gets:
D Schlosser
Houston gets:
A Fernandez
Evansville gets:
K Bynes
R Andrews
Connecticut gets:
Y Bamiyi
R Johnson
M Hines
The Squirrels continue to improve top to bottom.
Rocky Mountain gets:
L Wilson
Connecticut gets:
$1
Wilson went for a buck.  That beats a cut penalty.
Spokane gets:
S Stewart
A Stiles
Connecticut gets:
$75K
Little Al gets one more shot to play with a good team.  Not that he'll play much.
Texas gets:
T Jefferson
D Ellis
M Giguere
Connecticut gets:
T Castle
D Stubblefield
M Percival
$100K
Jefferson and Ellis were very tough to figure out whose offer was best.  But Castle's the best player I was offered for either player, so I had to go with this one.
Kansas City gets:
P Lambert
J Ruffin
Connecticut gets:
A Meshekow
J Jason
T Holmes
2011 E1
Tigers didn't screw around much here.  This is probably the toughest decision I've made yet with fire sales.  Getting rid of Ruffin's salary put it over the top.
Fort Dodge gets:
O Vernon
Connecticut gets:
M Pasqua
Vernon's a former Primetime player, so they know the guy a bit.  Good move.
Tucson gets:
M Kenton
Connecticut gets:
RM E4, E5
J Shields
A Demora
$300K
Kenton will help the back end of Tucson's roster quite a bit.
Vancouver Island gets:
D Morgan
F Holderbaum
St. Louis gets:
KC E3
$2M
2011 MIA E4
2011 VAN E4, E5
It's clear the Rush needed some cash and fast.  This trade was agreed to before the deadline, but medical issues prevented one owner from sending in in time.  It will be approved.
Vancouver Island gets:
S Craig
Baltimore gets:
J Mundane
$2M
Same issue - deal was approved beforehand but medical issues forced a late submission.
Baltimore signs:
J Quinn
T Guest
They already have Quinn in Joey Mundane, but I'll go with it.
Connecticut cuts:
M Pasqua
S Turner
J Marcius
No losses here.
Week 12 Update
Tampa Bay gets:
C Logan
Tucson gets:
RM E4, E5
Logan goes back to one of his former homes.
Miami gets:
K Leperton
Houston gets:
A Cooper
This is just an accounting move so to speak, getting guys to teams where their "skills" will be better used.
Kansas City signs:
A Meshekow
For when the shit hits the fan in the bank account, presumably.
Los Angeles gets:
C Soludo
M Baltzell
Connecticut gets:
P Lambert
S Nyer
2010 E1
2011 WAS E1
Lambert's a big time player; some would consider him better than Soludo, even.
Baltimore gets:
S Craig
Connecticut gets:
M Edminster
J Cade
H Boden
Boden is a long-time Breaker, but it's not like that's a championship quality.
Portland gets:
D Rowley
Connecticut gets:
S Stewart
L Wilson
R Little
$1,000,000
This is actually a fairly even trade.
Texas gets:
M Bell
T Cadet
Connecticut gets:
T Jefferson
J Kilgallen
J Cooper
2010 E5
$195K
Jefferson's a pretty solid player, let it be known.
Wisconsin gets:
G Robinson
Connecticut gets:
$275K
A Carter
Robinson isn't exactly a star, let's be honest.
Rocky Mountain gets:
D Sepulveda
Connecticut gets:
R Andrews
$250K
Not sure trading Andrews away really is that big a help, but Sepulveda is probably better.
Fort Dodge gets:
J Pritchett
Connecticut gets:
K Bynes
D Ellis
ND E3, E4
$100K
Pritchett is a former Lightning stalwart.  Fort Dodge desperately wants players like that, so they went and got one.
Detroit gets:
M Samuels
Connecticut gets:
M Kenton
F McNeil
O Vernon
Dennis is more than happy to make a strong bid to get something he covets.  If Druckenmiller were in his prime, the Eastern Conference would have just collectively shit itself.
Vancouver Island gets:
H Simpson
Connecticut gets:
M Giguere
$500K
WAS E2
The Vengeance didn't want to disrupt what they have going, but Simpson's a good looking young guy they got for cheap.
Spokane gets:
W Anderson
Connecticut gets:
W Wilkes
R Zorn
$1M
As of late, the Eagles haven't screwed around when making trades for upgrades.
Venice gets:
D Feist
Connecticut gets:
J Snider
A Stiles
C Allen
S Apple
$100K
Little Al doesn't want to go out like this, I'm sure, but he prolly should aretired a couple years ago.
Washington gets:
D Blankenship
Connecticut gets:
S Turner
B Scott
POR E2
What?
New Orleans gets:
C Prescott
Connecticut gets:
E3, E4
J Marcius
A good deal for the Storm.
Cedar Valley gets:
M Trask
Connecticut gets:
K Hopkins
Trask is a dependable backup for the Phantoms.
Week 11 Transactions
Miami signs:
A Anzune
C Robertson
T Boo
Miami cuts:
S Quessel
C Higgins
R Mays
Miami gets:
A Carter
S Butz
Kansas City gets:
R Moesly
Carter and Butz give Miami two very cheap guys who can still bring it a little bit.  And a little bit is more than anyone else on that roster.
Rocky Mountain gets:
K Smith
Houston gets:
$100K
Easy deal here.
Spokane gets:
M Workman
B Ungar
A Sandler
Houston gets:
B Lintner
G Intianiosmith
S Slabody
These are the only deals for these players that met the league's requirement of saving me money (they were offered individually, and all three matched).
HOU/MIA firesales
Sweet baby Jesus.
Long Island gets:
S Warren
Houston gets:
J Cornell
2011 E1
A rather quiet start to the festivities.
Portland gets:
R Marshall
Houston gets:
C Cross
POR E4, E5
VAN E5
Marshall's a QB of the future type guy, while Cross really isn't.
Cedar Valley gets:
G Peterson
K Kline
Houston gets:
$50K
S Walters
T Stark
C Logan
2011 E3
Phantoms didn't want to tip the boat too much, and really, they didn't.
Baltimore gets:
J Soames
Houston gets:
BAL E1
H Adcock
Might actually be a bit of an overpay for Balto here.
New England gets:
S Harlan
Houston gets:
K Lawhorne
E3, E4, E5
Nothing huge.
Kansas City gets:
R Cabreda
Houston gets:
2011 E2
Something for nothing for 18 months here.
Los Angeles gets:
R Ritter
Houston gets:
A Sandler
K Smith
D Schlosser
$3M
LA E2
The Predators really wanted their man, and they got him.
Detroit gets:
C Young
Houston gets:
M Razorman
B Ungar
LI E4
2011 STL E3
Not bad for the Gladiators here, either.
Washington gets:
E Hice
M Coulier
M Horowitz
Houston gets:
WAS E2,3,4,5
TB E1,3,4
RM E1,2
HOU E1,3,4,5
LI E1
SPO E1,2,3
STL E3
SF E4
FD E5
KC E5
2011 WAS E1,2,3
2011 POR E2
2011 VEN E2
J Huaman
J Kuenzle
K Cellar
J Kaleo (yes, really)
A Anarcho
J Jerrett
Holy shit.
Wisconsin gets:
L Bullocks
Miami gets:
J George
G Jamison
$250K
Harvey helps a little there.
Kansas City gets:
J Zagadaneca
Miami gets:
D Kozlowski
B McElroy
2011 E5
Zagadaneca shores up KC's biggest weakness.
Baltimore gets:
D Vuich
Miami gets:
BAL E3
S Braun
Vuich is a surprise that he got an offer.
Portland gets:
D Bonner
R Gardner
Miami gets:
S Fox
R Ghiraldi
M Haas
J Roberson
S Turner
Hey, why not?
Rocky Mountain gets:
CV E1
MIA E1
Miami gets:
J Lofton
P Welker
B Lewis
J Quinn
R Brindle
2011 MIA E2
$3.5M
This is a strong offer combined for the picks.
Detroit gets:
KC and TEX E1
Miami gets:
$1M
You'd think Uhl was back, what with someone in Detroit buying E1s.
D.C. gets:
J Tate
Miami gets:
J Romano
J Fingers
M Booker
2011 E4
Tate's a basketcase, but one that can play football.
Washington gets:
P Matos
Miami gets:
SF and HOU E2
Oh, what the heck?  Let's get another guy.
St. Louis gets:
D Morgan
Miami gets:
B Pendergrass
L Higgins
S Bond
E Haskins
Morgan will help the Rush a bit here.
Omaha gets:
J Loria
MIA E3
Miami gets:
$300K
M Cranston
Loria's certainly a qualified rebuilding QB expert.
Long Island gets:
$400K
Miami gets:
S Driggers
This would be a first.
Venice gets:
A Reight
Miami gets:
$400K
Oh, what the heck?
Detroit gets:
J Cornell
Houston gets:
S Nelson
2010 E1
Cornell's the type of receiver the Gladiators have needed for years.
Tucson gets:
H Adcock
Houston gets:
K Leperton
$50K
Adcock gives Tucson another "true" WRDB threat.
Tucson gets:
C Logan
Houston gets:
$50K
Well, actually, Tucson does need a little veteran leadership.
Buffalo gets:
K Stanford
Houston gets:
2011 E1
2010 E2, E4, E5
B Cameron
$2.5M
Buffalo isn't content with what they got, it appears.
Rocky Mountain gets:
P Welker
Miami gets:
S Berensmeyer
$200K
I like it.
Spokane gets:
R Odolfo
Miami gets:
A Cooper
This deal does cut salary, and the only other offers were cash (not a need) and James Shields outta TUC.
Cedar Valley gets:
J Porter
Miami gets:
R Moesly
I figure Moesly will get an offer elsewhere, anyways.
Spokane gets:
S Fox
Miami gets:
C Berrenta
Tucson gets:
J Lofton
Miami gets:
P Bucar
$200K
Not sure how Lofton's skill set fits in in Tucson.
Evansville cuts:
A Meshekow
Week 10 Update
The calm before the storm…at the top of this week's updates, anyways.
Portland signs:
S Stewart
They need a QB now.
Rocky Mountain signs:
B Lewis
How does he keep getting work?
Cedar Valley gets:
2010 E1
T Meyers
San Antonio gets:
H Blessig
Blessig is the best player here, but not by a huge margin, and the Phantoms will get another contributor in next year's draft for it.
Week 9 Update
Remember, I'm going to be throwing incentive payments in there for all teams this week.  So some teams will have a rather large bill on their hands.
Spokane signs:
T Revedo
Depth is desperately needed in Spokane now.
D.C. signs:
T Dean
D McCallister
D.C. cuts:
C Robertson
A Anzune
Not bad here.
Baltimore cuts:
V Garrenton
We're not looking at much exciting here.
Evansville gets:
M Hines
Y Bamiyi
Rocky Mountain gets:
R Andrews
When trading a kicker is the biggest move of the week, it's a slow week.
Venice gets:
$700K
Spokane gets:
B Lintner
C Berrenta
No doubt, the Eagles are beyond desperate for line depth.
Washington gets:
2011 E2
I Varner
Venice gets:
D Pollock
Not a bad deal either way.
St. Louis cuts:
A Watts
Long Island cuts:
C O'Shea
Evansville cuts:
A Mickles
North Dakota cuts:
S Stewart
Just moves to clear up 29-man rosters.
Miami cuts:
B Lewis
B Downing
S Morrow
Okay, Morrow probably wasn't necessary…but how does Perry Jennings stay on an OIFL roster.  Trying to be like the Browns won't earn you points with me this year, Mike.
Week 8 Update
Wisconsin gets:
2011 E4
$150K
St. Louis gets:
J Hornbrook
The first of a number of deals, I'm sure.
St. Louis signs:
A Watts
Well, they have to have someone to back up Ogden.
Long Island gets:
M Lee
Washington gets:
P Yee
2011 E4, E5
FD E5
Good deal both ways.
Spokane sends to North Dakota:
D McMasters
This finishes the Avery deal.
Portland rescinds the Zach Degan trade.
D.C. gets:
J Fingers
St. Louis gets:
B Pendergrass
And he finds another home.  To play backup.  Again.
St. Louis gets:
A Mizerak
Long Island gets:
2011 E1
K Bazziel
$500K
Now the Rush think "oh, why'd we trade for Pendergrass, too?"
Vancouver Island gets:
A Morrow
Portland gets:
C Cross
2010 E2, E5
Pioneers grew tired of Morrow's continued failure in big moments.  He's strictly a backup in the great white north when Sauk gets back.
Vancouver Island signs:
J Mundane
Good backup.
Vancouver Island gets:
CS E2
2011 HOU E3
Washington gets:
J Baez
Interesting trade.  Would think the Vengeance would be looking to add talent.
Wisconsin gets:
$5M
2011 E2, E3
Tampa Bay gets:
W Krystle
This will end the league's involvement with the Warlords franchise, though I'll be working with Harvey to get some other salary considerations worked on.
New Orleans gets:
J Groves
Wisconsin gets:
$3M
Okay, I lied.  Couldn't turn down more cash for a guy that won't be in Wisconsin when they get better anyways.
Wisconsin cuts:
W Tyler
T Revedo
D McCallister
M Jenks
J Eliot
D Mays
F Jordan
T Dean
Wisconsin signs:
A Carter
R Herbert
K Ammen
G Jamison
J George
D Tackett
D Hicks
C Thompson
W Ziemba
And with all this, you can't actually make an argument the Warlords are worse.  Especially with the tax payment they're going to get this offseason.
Week 7 Update
St. Louis gets:
J Stocco
$1M
Detroit gets:
O Vernon
Two teams that had a glut somewhere and a need elsewhere.  Works well.
Kansas City gets:
WAS E2
Los Angeles gets:
A Smith
Kansas City still needs to pare payroll.
Kansas City gets:
L Terry
Omaha gets:
2011 E3, E4
The Xplosion plan to parlay those into 2010 picks down the line.
Cedar Valley gets:
P Schroeder
2011 E2
Miami gets:
R Gardner
B Lewis
J Burnett
2010 E1
The 2010 E1 is the key piece here.  Unless you're nuts enough to think B.J. Lewis is useful.
Texas signs:
G Hoffert
Yeah, this was necessary.
Baltimore cuts:
B Kinsley
R Nickoson
Breakers are improving, and these guys just didn't help much.
Los Angeles gets:
D Schlosser
Omaha gets:
2010 E2
Sure, Schlosser helps, but he'll be aging by the time Omaha's good again.
Detroit gets:
M Kenton
R Williams
Omaha gets:
R Meadows
Y Blumenthal
R Gentili
2010 E2, E5
Detroit is playing for 2009, Omaha is not.  Good deal both ways.
Washington signs:
R Reynolds
He should've been on a team, so this makes sense.
Baltimore gets:
R Gandee
Omaha gets:
E2
Good deal both ways.  Baltimore sees an opportunity for 2009, so this makes sense to try.
Vancouver Island gets:
2011 KC E3, E4
Omaha gets:
2010 E3, E4
The Vengeance must be banking on KC's financial woes getting the best of them for 2010.
Vancouver Island gets:
WAS E2
Kansas City gets:
$2M
Not sure why Bill decided it was worth it to pay quadruple the value for a pick he just traded equal value for to Omaha.
San Francisco gets:
H Wyandt
R Gibson
$2.5M
Fort Dodge gets:
G Briggs
W Hill
2011 E2
Fort Dodge has no real financial issues, and so they're poised to take advantage when others do.
Week 6 Update
Buffalo gets:
D DeLap
R Ashworth
Tampa Bay gets:
H Morrison
This deal probably will work well both ways.
Eugene gets:
C Osbourne
H LaCrosswell
Portland gets:
S Fox
B Lane
I was waiting for this trade to happen.  Figured as soon as Lane went to Eugene that he'd end up in Portland, like Boddy.  But it's not a bad trade at all.  LaCrosswell is good.
Houston gets:
R Cabreda
D.C. gets:
$1M
Fair deal.
Houston cuts:
S Ratliffe
They've an aversion to a roster over 20 players.
Texas gets:
A Fernandez
B Christoff
PHI E2
$500K
Tucson gets:
S Bollings
Garrie usually gets what he wants, but I think he gave up more for Jetta Shanklin.
Texas gets:
P Rose
Connecticut gets:
E1, E2
M Trask
E Cramer
It can be said that the Cresleys need to rebuild a bit seeing how they're 1-4, but some experts will argue that Cramer and Trask are better than Rose by themselves.
Evansville gets:
T Kiwi
Wisconsin gets:
E2
Defensive specialists are traditionally undervalued, and it's not like Kiwi was helping the Warlords win.  They had to start rebuilding for the future, and this is not a bad move.
OIFL Week 5 Update
Arkansas cuts:
G Hoffert
Thanks, sorry you got hurt, now get out.
Detroit signs (two-week contract)
D Seve
Teams are allowed to sign players to short-term deals if they (A) inform the player that's the intent and (B) the player agrees.
Eugene gets:
Z Starks
Portland gets:
A Fox
This is a pretty good deal for Eugene here.
Miami gets:
D Jackson
Vancouver Island gets:
2011 E3, E4
An overpay from Miami, but they get talent in a couple weeks rather than a couple years.
San Diego gets:
COMP E3
North Dakota gets:
D James
I'm not sure QB is a need for the Nighthawks.
Tampa Bay gets:
W Atkinson
A Larsen
Washington gets:
J Jerrett
B Scott
S Turner
RM E1, E2
TB E2, E3
Washington was on the road to still possibly be a playoff team.  That is gone now.
Tucson gets:
J Shanklin
North Dakota gets:
A Adama
R Tyus
N Basten
ND E1
TUC E2, E5
BUF E3
LI E2, E3, E5
MIA E4, E5
SPO E5
I don't like giving up potential big time rookies, but you can't argue with the return the Nighthawks got.
Tucson gets:
J Shields
P Bucar
Kansas City gets:
$1M
The reasons for this trade are obvious.
North Dakota cuts:
J Smith
R Little
Old guys that could see another shot somewhere.
OIFL Week 4 Update
Oh, here we go.
Corpus Christi gets:
K Cellar
VEN & TB E4
D.C. gets:
D Centerfield
Cole's last trade doesn't exactly incite hope for the future.
Kansas City gets:
E Smith
Buffalo gets:
T Olivares
2011 E5
This one works well both ways.
Kansas City gets:
$750K
Miami gets:
B Blix
Someone realized he needed to get some cash now, it appears.
Miami cuts:
S Butz
Okay, then.
Houston gets:
K Stanford
Corpus Christi gets:
M Lee
L Babaganoosh
2010, E1, E2, E4, E5
2011 E2, E3
2011 POR E3
$1.65M
Houston's playing for keeps.
College Station gets:
J Wensely
Kansas City gets:
$500K
Yep, Tigers trying to get some cash.
Kansas City signs:
J Jason
Vancouver Island gets:
J Nunez
Corpus Christi gets:
D Pollock
Long Island E1
Vengeance get another rock on their line.
San Francisco gets:
L Peterson
Corpus Christi gets:
C Vedell
E1, E2
CS E2
San Fran also appears to be playing for keeps.
Houston cuts:
P Tucker
M Benjamin
T Williams
D Hicks
W Harwood
Ooo, now you know it must be serious in Houston.
Kansas City signs:
S Butz
One man's junk, I guess.
OIFL Week 3 Update
Cedar Valley gets:
C Logan
Corpus Christi gets:
STL E3
Probably a fair trade.  Logan gives the Phantoms some flexibility and some well-needed veteran leadership - he's been to the top.
Cedar Valley cuts:
M Hartman
Hartman goes to make way for Logan.
St. Louis gets:
$500K
Houston gets:
P Woods
It's a salary dump, plain and simple.
Spokane gets:
C Rastafari
Tampa Bay gets:
O Rogers
I'm not sure where this helps Spokane.
D.C. gets:
$750K
E4
A Johnson
Tampa Bay gets:
C Kettlewell
Johnson's a trainable player (though it'll be limited a little by rules changes forthcoming), but Tampa probably does better here.
D.C. gets:
C Davis
E4
North Dakota gets:
T Becker
For a player slower than my mother, Becker seems to be mighty popular.
Portland gets:
Z Degan
North Dakota gets:
R Little
R Ghiraldi
2010 E4, E5
2011 E1
Considering the circumstances, I can understand why this trade was offered by CAL in the first place, but that doesn't mean I like it.  Best of luck with your battle, Jamal.
Spokane gets:
J Avery
A Cooper
L Higgins
North Dakota gets:
J Rodriquez
S Stewart
D Jennings
R Gardner
D Stephens
D Schoeppner
Another very peculiar deal, but at least this can be explained as an Avery salary dump.
Cedar Valley gets:
K Hopkins
M Djordjevic
S Walters
North Dakota gets:
R Cabell
G Krass
D McElroy
2010 E3, E4
Cedar Valley might have overpaid for some expensive players here; the new ownership will enjoy some younger guys, I'm sure.
OIFL Week 2 Update
Baltimore signs:
C Stahl
B Billington
Baltimore cuts:
T Hillman
Baltimore is now at 28 players, but they still will be looking to upgrade whenever possible.
Rocky Mountain signs:
R Brindle
Training camp superstar…for now.
Texas signs:
F Endsley
M Percival
Texas cuts:
J Mundane
Though they could wait a week, what's the point?
Kansas City signs:
A Carter
Long-time vet will give some good presence for the Tigers.  But probably not a lot of good football.
North Dakota signs:
J Smith
Obvious pickup here for the Bulls.
Houston signs:
D Sheets
They've always liked having a couple situational linemen both ways.
Tucson gets:
E Cohen
Vancouver Island gets:
M Giguere
I'm not seeing what this deal does for both teams, but what do I know?
D.C. signs:
A Anzune
D.C. cuts:
D Seve
Wow, what a wasted trade there (Seve)
Houston gets:
S Warren
Tampa Bay gets:
C Rastafari
2011 E1
Warren goes back to the division he's most familiar with, but you have to think Houston well overpaid for him.
Kansas City gets:
T Doxen
Long Island gets:
A Mizerak
J Cornell
Long Island was worried about Manny Phillips starting for seven weeks, and so voila - no more starting QB problem.  Doxen's very familiar with some of his new/old teammates.
Arkansas signs:
S Farson
Hoffert is in danger of being cut when he is healthy.
OIFL WEEK ONE (!!!!) Update
Tucson signs:
N Basten
D Williams
Tucson cuts:
T Jackson
Just a little shuffling - please note this won't take effect until after Sunday - these moves were done in the thought that Tucson's already played Week 1.
Portland signs:
P Stephenson
Not a surprise he got a job so quickly.
Baltimore signs:
B Kinsley
R Nickoson
The restructuring of the Breakers' roster continues.
Detroit cuts:
C Stahl
B Billington
D Moretta
R Reynolds
Reynolds mildly surprises me, but these were generally academic.
San Diego cuts:
J Stanfield
C Lovett
S Bartter
D Kramer
J Lindsay
D Walsh
Z Lalty
Surprisingly, there were a lot of people on this list that OIFL fans have heard of.  Probably.
Connecticut cuts:
R Brindle
E Sloan
Brindle could still get a job as a "training camp superstar," but htat's about it.
D.C. cuts:
B McCann
L Pickings
J Roberson
T Ledford
D Tackett
T Boo
Some long-time veterans get the axe here.
Buffalo cuts:
J Samley
C Hollingsworth
We're not talking huge losses here.
Wisconsin cuts:
D Cook
J Engle
F Herrington
Not much here.
Arkansas cuts:
J Dickerson
J Horton
D Maddox
I Patterson
J Smith
T Turner
M Shea
Smith will get a job; he's a veteran presence a lot of teams like.
Cincinnati cuts:
M Eldridge
R Feufer
J Rodney
No big losses.
September 10, 2009 Update
Texas gets:
2010 E1
G Jones
St. Louis gets:
J Hollingsworth
Both teams saw a need and filled it.  The Rush are not going away.
Long Island cuts:
S Feld
He's young and has some talent, but he's a knucklehead.  He should get a job, but I don't know if he will.
St. Louis cuts:
D Williams
F Endsley
R Nickoson
Definitely some legit 28-man talent here, but not in St. Louis.
Texas cuts:
A Boda
With the arrival of Glenn Jones, Boda was no longer needed.
Evansville cuts:
P Stephenson
T Zimmerman
W Ziemba
Though older, I expect Ziemba to get a job somewhere.
Los Angeles gets:
T Maddox
Evansville gets:
D MacClellan
$1M
MacClellan fits Geno's system better, but Los Angeles is still the winner of this deal.  CSB gets a pivot that knows his system inside and out, and he gets one that's been around
the block a time or two.  Including in Georgia, where the Preds used to reside.
Fort Dodge cuts:
A Watts
R Howard
A Coley
I wondered why he was still in the league when he was Brice Pennington's backup in Mobile…in 2003.  Unbeknownst to me, Andrew Watts was still in the league until today.
September 9, 2009 Update
Texas cuts:
P Pfeil
Generally, three pivots is enough on a roster.
New England cuts:
E Koch
V Young
Young's been with the Sno-Dogs since about when they came into the league, so he's a bit of a surprise cut.  A needed one, but a surprise.
St. Louis signs:
K Bazziel
Despite marginal talent, Bazziel keeps finding his way onto teams.
Baltimore signs:
J Cade
B Woodward
J Henry
They still overall have a dearth of talent, and this helps bridge that gap a bit.
September 8, 2009 Update
Las Vegas gets:
2010 E4
2011 E2, E3
St. Louis gets:
J Tucker
Good deal both ways - St. Louis still has depth questions, and Detroit still has 3,224 players on their roster.
Arkansas cuts:
L Haynes
B Woodward
Two more long-time Outlaws to see the door.  It was time.
Evansville cuts:
J George
M Percival
K Reed
Could see someone get a job, but I doubt it.
Texas cuts:
A Anzune
E Kenneth
Anzune has enough experience that he'll be called upon somewhere.
Miami cuts:
M O'Donnell
M Sorg
R Clinton
C Dickens
D Waywalker
E Rynearson
T Trump
Generally, these are probably the right cuts for the Maulers (Trump is not a good cut considering their DS corps).
Detroit cuts:
R Johns
E Breyfogle
N Bastien
M Casper
K Hall
Detroit would keep 50 if the OIFL allowed it, and then complain they couldn't keep 60.  They don't like cut down time.
San Diego cuts:
G Tillson
R Zier
M Chambers
M McCoy
C Love
I could see a couple guys getting tires kicked, but San Diego has some pretty clear cut candidates.
Spokane signs:
S Slabody
Best offer, and Slabody gets a three-year deal worth some fair cash for his services.
Tucson cuts:
B Kinsley
B Schauber
J Henry
J Cullen
K Bazziel
M Fitzsimmons
S Farson
There will be guys here that get a contract elsewhere.  Tucson's just too loaded.
September 2, 2009 Update
Rocky Mountain cuts:
C Mullaney
K Goodwin
Two long-time Renegades/Reign players, and it was time.
Eugene signs:
T Saxer
L Slusser
L Ramsey
R Wray
L Northington
Eugene cuts:
K Roach
L Cosby
J Anderson
Eugene realizes they need more talent, and there is some help in the FA pile for them.
Long Island cuts:
K Ammen
No doubt he'll have a job somewhere soon.
San Diego cuts:
W Henry
M Bates
D Richardson
No.
St. Louis cuts:
R Lee
N Bruce
L Inscore
B Slynt
Some longer-termed Rush players, but nothing of note.
San Francisco cuts:
B Brooks
S McCoullaugh
M Fields
A Schmetzer
S Slabody
Sharks finally biting the bullet on some stupid contracts.
August 25, 2009 Update
Philadelphia cuts:
J Heiser
G Jamison
Jamison might find a home somewhere, but his career's probably over.
St. Louis cuts:
J Jason
W Richards
J Milton
Some longer-tenured Rush players go here, but that's a good thing…because they weren't that good.
New Orleans cuts:
J Stochmal
Simply, it was time.  Stochmal was once a starter, but it was time.
August 21, 2009 Update
California gets:
D Macgruder
E3
Evansville gets:
C Wier
Well, Bulls, what is it?  Are you a team building for the future, or a playoff team?
Long Island cuts:
J Cade
I think he'll get on somewhere else.
Baltimore signs:
L Knowles
R Hillman
They will give Balto's lack of depth a boost.
August 17, 2009 Update
And now I wait for scores.
Long Island cuts:
M Bohem
He could find a home somewhere as a 25th guy on the roster, but it's not too promising.
Omaha cuts:
L Knowles
L Slusser
Even Omaha has guys that aren't good enough for their roster.
Kansas City gets:
$750K
Tucson gets:
A Adama
This is a salary dump.
Miami gets:
P Matos
Rocky Mountain gets:
2011 E2
I totally understand the thought of trading future picks to get better guys right now, especially when you're not a good team.  However, QB is not a need for the Maulers.
Kansas City cuts:
M Sharits
I think we've *really* found the end of the line now.
Kansas City gets:
J Shields
$700K
Venice gets:
J Hay
Venice seems to be bulking up to make a run in 2009.  They'll be under the radar, though, until said run materializes.
Fort Dodge gets:
T Remer
2011 E3
$250K both now and at the end of the year.
Long Island gets:
D Tickner
E5
Tickner's not at the end of the line, don't think he is.  But he's not a 50-plays-a-game starter anymore, and the Roughriders need to spend salary on guys who will be.
Cincinnati gets:
2010 E2, E4
2011 E3
$500K
D.C. gets:
C Kettlewell
J Leod
It's an overpay, and let's not pretend it's not.  But D.C. does still need talent, and both those guys have some of it.
D.C. gets:
D Seve
T Becker
Miami gets:
C Waudaburg
B Downing
T Trump
Probably the best move Miami has made yet.  D.C. sees value in both those guys, and God bless 'em.  But Waudaburg and Trump are better at where they'll play than
Seve and Becker.
Miami gets:
R Odolfo
Portland gets:
R Little
Another very good trade for the Maulers.  Yeah, it adds salary, but Odolfo will do more longer for the Maulers than Little will for the Pioneers.
August 5, 2009 Update
Fort Dodge gets:
2011 E3
$300K
Venice gets:
D Badnell
Pretty good price for the Waveriders.
August 4, 2009 Update
Cedar Valley cuts:
M Stanislaus
E Moore
D Sheets
We're not losing a lot here.
Miami gets:
D Morgan
A Reight
Tucson gets:
E4, E5
Though I'd rather see Miami dealing its older players for this young trainable stuff, they have to get guys now to work in camp to get them better now.
Philadelphia gets:
D Adams
J Heiser
Tucson gets:
E2
I don't see what this gets that Philly really needed or couldn't have waited for here.  RB really isn't a problem, and Kristen's their guy at the pivot.
Tucson cuts:
T Johns
L Scott
P Worshil
T Kidd
C Thompson
J Bonar
There are some young guys here that teams that need talent should look at.  We're not winning a Cup with them, but we're looking for improvements wherever we can get it.
Wisconsin cuts:
E Burton
I Mahovlic
K Wagner
You have no idea how close I was to typing "Wichita" there.
July 30, 2009 Update
Corpus Christi gets:
V Simecka
Los Angeles gets:
M Garbinsky
Los Angeles already has a corner in their WRDB scheme, but Garbinsky is pretty good at it.  I like this better for the Riptide.
Kansas City gets:
M Sharits
Miami gets:
E4
These are the deals Miami needs to make.  Just keep it up.
New Orleans cuts:
B Dulaney
Wheeeeee!
Detroit gets:
$250K payable after week 4
Kansas City gets:
D1-35
Kansas City knows that an earlier D-pick went for sixteen bits, right?
California gets:
J Shanklin
Z Degan
W Hyatt
2010 E1, E3
2011 E1, E2, E3
D1-36
Ellis' cut penalty
Tucson gets:
D Walters
P Ellis
It doesn't help California win this year, but this is a good trade.
Long Island cuts:
N Medrano
This isn't a huge loss.
Kansas City cuts:
A Stiles
Is this the end of the road for Al?
July 28, 2009 Update
Cedar Valley gets:
H McCoy
Miami gets:
F Luntz
Miami's dangling the likely E1-1/2/3/4 pick, but this will get them there even quicker.
Cedar Valley gets:
D1-31
San Antonio gets:
$2
This from a team paying guys to light their cigars with Benjamins?  Really?
Cedar Valley gets:
H Blessig
$500K
Los Angeles gets:
A Sandler
A trade of convenience - Blessig still needs considerable TC work to be a playable DS, and Los Angeles wants a guy ready now.
Next year, Blessig will be the better player.  But this is the OIFL.  Who cares about next year?
July 26, 2009 Update
Kansas City gets:
B Blix
Spokane Dispersal Pick
Spokane gets:
R Zorn
The trade meets needs on both ends, so it works out well.
Corpus Christi gets:
HOU E3
KC E5
Kansas City gets:
J Wensely
If the OIFL had an award for journeyman backups, Wensely's name would be engraved on it.
Tucson gets:
2010 E5
2011 E4
Spokane gets:
W Wilkes
Not a huge trade either way, but Spokane gets a bit more depth.
Spokane gets:
M Thompson
Detroit gets:
E4
Another depth-builder
Houston gets:
J Soames
2010 & 2011 E2
Portland gets:
G Clarke
Though Portland needs more bodies to fill out the roster, Clarke's a good upgrade.
July 23, 2009 Update
Corpus Christi gets:
D Butel
A Anarcho
Miami gets:
2010 E5
2011 E3, E4
$2M
Way to give up your one real piece for nothing.
Corpus Christi gets:
K Stanford
E3
$1M
Los Angeles gets:
K Patton
E2
2011 E1
Both teams saw a need, and went for filling it.  I think LA got the better of the deal, but if the Riptide actually keep this RB, it'll work for them, too.
Venice gets:
C Harbaugh
J Shields
California gets:
2010 & 2011 E4, E5
F Lakha
G Sykes
L Bright
$750K
I'm not sure what California's getting out of this - the only thing I can point to is a salary dump.
July 21, 2009 Update
Cedar Valley gets:
J Strong
Kansas City gets:
$50K
It's a deal of convenience.  Experienced backup QBs are pretty nice to have.
Baltimore gets:
C Stanley
Miami gets:
2010 E4, E5
I like the deal both ways.  Baltimore needs talent everywhere, while Miami needs to get rid of guys that won't help them long-term (Tate's the OS) and stockpile picks.
Miami gets:
J Bonner
Cedar Valley gets:
L O'Neil
This is a good move both ways.  O'Neil isn't going to help Miami when they turn things around, and Bonner just isn't necessary for the Phantoms.
Kansas City gets:
A Smith
D1-19
2010 E3
Houston gets:
G Peterson
L Babaganoosh
The rare trade where it's pretty clear this helps both ways.  Houston's trying to get a bit younger, and they get two good linemen.  KC has all kinds of good young linemen, and Smith
has been around the block and knows what to do.  And that dispersal pick, well, it'll get Kansas City somethin' reeeeeal nice.
July 20, 2009 Update
Now that the CPA Exam has beaten my ass…though I think I still passed REG, it just beat me…
Kansas City gets:
D1-16
Wisconsin gets:
2010 E1
None of the players available really represented a need for the Warlords that they had to get right now, so this is a decent enough deal.
Cedar Valley gets:
J Burnett
San Antonio gets:
E4
$100K
Not sure where this deal is a need for anyone, unless you really think the Rattlers need cash.
St. Louis gets:
D1-17
New Orleans gets:
2010 E2, E5
Fair deal both ways most likely, though I'm not sure Eason's worth two picks like that.
July 17, 2009 Update
Miami gets:
E4
Texas gets:
A Boda
This is the first in what is hopefully a number of steps to get Miami on the right track.
July 14, 2009 Update
Detroit gets:
D1-15
E3
$200K
Venice gets:
J Rohr
Well, this will probably shore up Detroit's last major weakness…
Kansas City gets:
D1-13
Omaha gets:
Miami E2
D1-29
Omaha doesn't need players next year.
California gets:
D1-9
Fort Dodge gets:
D Hughes
2010 E2, E3, E4
2011 E1, E2, E3, E4
Long-term, this is a significant overpay, but the Bulls aren't playing for "long-term."  And Ben Stern is the cornerstone to their pass game now…
Philadelphia gets:
A Murphy
KC E2
Kansas City gets:
X-8
I like Murphy; he's going to be a very good player for Philadelphia with some work.  I also like Cornell, who's going to be a big time contributor for the Tigers this year and beyond.
St. Louis doesn't like this deal a whole lot, though they have Ted Knight, giving them the flexibility to do this.
Philadelphia gets:
M Grucella
C Martin
P Dunleavy
B LiPetri
California gets:
X-10
Djordjevic doesn't fill a need for California now (unless he's going to go back to WRDB, which will require work); Philadelphia gets a fair haul for the pick.
July 8, 2009 Update
Setting the record for longest time between updates!!!
Corpus Christi gets:
F Miles
J Wensely
$1.5M
Los Angeles gets:
B Long
Long is a hall-of-famer, and the Riptide get a couple bit pieces and some cash.  I guess there's some need for linemen, but really?
March 22, 2009 Update
Do note that pick-for-pick trades (since the draft has been over a few weeks now) are being omitted.
New Orleans gets:
Two E5s
Miami gets:
D Vuich
C Yarnevich
F Stoddard
A Boda
So Miami went for proven (?) talent over the possibility of a sleeper.  Now that we know Nawlins didn't get a sleeper, I guess it works.
Long Island gets:
S Driggers
Two E5s
D.C. gets:
M Hodge
$50K
No superstars were traded here, but it may be a good deal for D.C.
D.C. gets:
$450K
Venice gets:
C Berrenta
Though I don't like the trade-for-cash stuff, especially with an OIF2 team that may not have that much talent anyways, this one isn't too bad.
Evansville gets:
3 E5s
Cincinnati gets:
M Stevenson
$500K (since one was a sleeper)
Cincy's working to improve their defense, and Stevenson has a lot of experience as a DS in Dallas, so this works out well.
Corpus Christi cuts:
G Intianiosmith
A Keith
Venice gets:
G Sykes
San Diego gets:
$60K
I don't like giving something away for nothing, which is basically what $60K is here.
Fort Dodge gets:
J Thompson
C Mace
San Antonio gets:
2010 E2, E3, E4
$1M
Perhaps an overpay for the Roughriders, but Mace is a proven player, and Thompson's still "up-and-coming."
Long Island cuts:
D Anderson
Lincoln cuts:
M Hufstetler
Omaha gets:
P Henry
Evansville gets:
2010 E4, E5
Henry's got some promise, but he has nowhere to fit in Evansville's plans.
New Orleans gets:
2010 E4
San Diego gets:
D Gains
Gains isn't too bad a player, probably worth an E4.
Rocky Mountain gets:
P Matos
Tucson gets:
E5
A severe overpay for Tucson.
Evansville cuts:
R Ghiraldi
J Cheatle
Portland gets:
B Ramirez
J Smith
J Fuqua
Eugene gets:
2010 E3
D Drake
Eugene gets the centerpiece of its line in a situation where Portland had to jettison someone for Boddy/Brown.  Great pickup for the OIF2 squad.
Long Island gets:
R May
New Orleans gets:
$14,754.61
Strange figure.
New Orleans cuts:
R Brown
L Bajc
B Meinke
J Elam
T Pierce
B Dulaney
The cut of Elam (though he was bad in 2008, he's still one of the better kickers in league history) surprises me - the others don't.
Venice cuts:
M Lew
Long-time OIFL backup may have seen the end of his road.
Los Angeles cuts:
K Bond
T James
Detroit gets:
LI E4
Tucson gets:
S Farson
I guess I don't understand why Tucson traded for a backup kicker when they already had a backup kicker…
Signings:
Long Island:  T Remer, N Medrano, K Morriss
Rocky Mountain:  S Berensmayer
Corpus Christi:  D Warner
St. Louis:  D Williams, F Holderbaum
New Orleans:  R Wright
Buffalo:  L Monroe, S Whitehead
March 8, 2009 Update
Buffalo gets:
K Breen
Tucson gets:
2010 BUF E3
E4-37
E5-1
E5-34
Breen's a proven talent, and this is a great acquisition for the Wings.
March 5, 2009 Update
Miami gets:
A Anarcho
D.C. gets:
J Romano
These types of deals…probably not creating any OIFLCup Contenders here.
Lincoln signs:
A Craig
In a good system with good management, Craig could turn out to be something.
Venice gets:
P Benney
Fort Dodge gets:
E3-39
Benney never got a shot in Fort Dodge, and he'll get one in Venice.
Venice gets:
J Snider
College Station gets:
$175K
Venice just amassing some depth here.
Tucson gets:
K Leperton
C Thompson
J Cullen
E4-32
College Station gets:
$100K
I call this "salary purge."
March 2, 2009 Update
Tampa Bay gets:
2010 E1, E2, E3, E5
2011 E2, E3, E4, E5
$3M
Rocky Mountain gets:
D Garrett
Trading away your future for a big time player is one thing…but a rookie?
Omaha gets:
$450K
Texas gets:
E4-13
E4-18
E5-28
Sleeper fishing galore this time of year.
Tucson gets:
E4-13
E4-18
E5-5
E5-11
$500K if Texas lands a sleeper
Texas gets:
E3-19
2010 TUC E4
Just picks shuffling.
San Jose gets:
M Grucella
P Dunleavy
Portland gets:
M Haas
You know, there's a reason Portland's always eager to make these kinds of trades.
Tampa Bay gets:
B Scott
Tucson gets:
The rest of Tampa's draft
I guess the Marauders are happy with what they've got.
February 25, 2009 Update
Miami gets:
R Haris
S Quessel
H McCoy
New Orleans gets:
E3-28
E3-29
E4-23
E4-24
I'd have rather seen the Maulers go for the youngsters here.
Venice gets:
F Lakha
E3-39
San Jose gets:
D Hughes
L Higgins
J Shields
$550K
I'm not sure San Jose's getting much of anything here.
New Orleans gets:
E4-12
Baltimore gets:
G Tucker
Pretty even trade.
Wisconsin gets:
D Tate (rookie)
E4-14
Vancouver Island gets:
C Cross
2010 E2
And the Cross era…as if it wasn't already…is officially over in Wisconsin.  Will he ever be a starter again?
Tampa Bay gets:
E3-18
E4-21
2010 Tucson E2 if they get a sleeper
Tucson gets:
E3-8
Sleeper fishing?  I dunno.
Tucson gets:
E3-19
E3-20
E3-26
E4-3
E4-19
E4-34
E5-14
Vancouver Island gets:
2010 LI E1
$150K
2010 TUC E1 if TUC hits a sleeper
Now they've stopped player acquisition mode.
February 23, 2009 Update
Corpus Christi gets:
E3-26
E4-29
2010 SF E4
San Francisco gets:
T Hall
I'd rather have had the picks.
Corpus Christi gets:
E5-2
Baltimore gets:
C May
This is just Corpus Christi shedding salary.
Corpus Christi gets:
A Larsen
D Centerfield
St. Louis gets:
E Kalp
R Coughenour
More salary shedding for Corpus Christi here, but they give up a huge piece in Kalp.
Corpus Christi gets:
E3-3
Vancouver Island gets:
E3-26
2010 E3
$2.5M if Corpus hits a sleeper with any pick
Strange clause in a trade-up trade.
D.C. cuts:
J Strong
T King
C Krypell
A Girbach
L Marquette
T Gilliam
Strong's probably the only one here with a shot to get a job.
Texas gets:
E3-4
Vancouver Island gets:
E4-3
E4-34
300K
if Texas hits a sleeper with any pick, 500K
There's another one!
February 18, 2009 Update
Portland gets:
J Waldron
Omaha gets:
M Kenton
2010 E1
Usually I'd say you should keep the young one unless you figure to win right away, I actually like this deal for Omaha.
Baltimore gets:
E3-35
Buffalo gets:
H Morrison
Buffalo gets a proven OS while Baltimore starts to move on from an abysmal season.
Miami cuts:
H Watson
No big deal here.
Los Angeles gets:
E4-39
E5-7
E5-40
Cedar Valley gets:
$50K
The usual caveat - sleeper gets Cedar Valley $1M.
Cedar Valley gets:
2010 E3
$200K
St. Louis gets:
C Higgins
Salary dump after signing one too many guys for the Phantoms.
February 12, 2009 Update
Corpus Christi gets:
E1-22
Vancouver Island gets:
E1-26
CV COMP E2
The Vengeance are back in pick-acquisition mode.
Cedar Valley gets:
$500K
D.C. gets:
C Berrenta
This may be the first offseason where acquiring cash truly makes sense.
Cedar Valley cuts:
K Pennington
D Sheets
T Remer
N Lane
B Altenbrandt
C Rhodes
K Lewis
R Abbott
P Herrington
Probably not an all-star list in any league.
Kansas City gets:
2010 E2
Miami gets:
E3-1
E3-29
Kansas City doesn't have a huge use for multiple picks like that right now, and Miami can use any help they can get.
San Diego gets:
J Paull
S Edinger
Long Island gets:
SD E4
$50K
Just a salary dump here.
Detroit gets:
E3-16
Texas gets:
A Anzune
A guy that's been all over the map, here's another stop.
D.C. gets:
V White
Miami gets:
C Dickens
Certainly the Mauler strategy of bringing back the old Maulers didn't work.  So why not try this?
Rocky Mountain gets:
E5-39
$400K
Venice gets:
B Lintner
The Reign just trying to bring in a sleeper shot and cut some payroll; Venice wants more of a proven commodity here.
Omaha gets:
E3-6
Texas gets:
L Martin
Very good pickup for an E3.
Detroit gets:
T Hatherly
E4-27
E4-36
E5-20
Omaha gets:
R Harpeteker
Cranston's hardly old, so I'm not sure the deal here.
February 10, 2009 Update
San Francisco cuts:
S Oyakawa
E Spadafore
A Satterfield
Because we're in FAFFA Round 3, these are FAFFA-eligible players.
San Francisco gets:
2010 E2
2009 CS COMP E3
$1M
College Station gets:
P Rogers
The salary dumping commences.
Kansas City cuts:
E Loewenstein
L Northington
J Wardrick
F Mason
R Herbert
J Boyer
Well, yes, this happens when you upgrade your talent overall.
Miami gets:
S Butz
Kansas City gets:
$200K
Butz was paid $100K to waive his no-trade clause, and he accepted the low amount because he should start in Miami.
Kansas City gets:
G Rogers
$600K
San Francisco gets:
E1-13
L Plevin
Rogers is about as underappreciated an OLDL as the league's ever had - not the greatest by any stretch, but he's a good one.
New Orleans gets:
E2-2
San Diego gets:
R Green
Green's not the guy that people usually point to when building a team.  One of the most disappointing top-5 picks in the entry draft ever, easily.
Rocky Mountain gets:
J Quinn
K Cruise
San Jose gets:
K Hopkins
C Davis
F Lakha
I'll be honest, the prospect of two superstar backs playing and carrying between them 45 times a game really intrigued me.  But without any semblance of a pass game, it
had no chance of being successful.  Certainly you're not gonna get 120-1700-40 out of those receivers, but they give San Jose guys that can play receiver…which they need.
Cedar Valley gets:
E2-6
E2-22
San Diego gets:
T Bynum
H Gordon
Before you lambast Cedar Valley for signing and trading, certainly it's a good move to get what you want, and then see what you have.
February 9, 2009 Update
College Station gets:
J Snider
$2M
Long Island gets:
C Rhea
Interesting enough deal, though I'm not sure it changes much of anything.
Buffalo gets:
STL E1
WIS E2
J Bradley
I Sanders
T LiPetri
E Smith
G Calais
Kansas City gets:
VEN E1
BUF E3-1
Tucson gets:
BUF E1-1
Certainly we see what everyone was going after here.  Buffalo did well in paring off the E1-1.
Rocky Mountain gets:
R Daville
San Antonio gets:
HOU E2
2010 RM E4
$1M
I suppose the long-time Rattler had to be jettisoned for the new guys in town.
Corpus Christi gets:
E1-4
San Diego gets:
E1-6
DC E3
P Marntos
It's not a terrible trade off to drop back two slots in the draft, I suppose.
New England gets:
E1-18
E1-20
R Hajj
Texas gets:
E1-3
E2-2
E3-7
E4-6
E5-6
Texas wanted to get a big time high pick in the draft, and this was a good way to do it.  New England didn't get hurt, either
Texas gets:
E1-6
San Diego gets:
E2-2
E2-22
M Hoper
G McConnell
At first I wonder sometimes why teams trade the early E1s like that…but this one's a good deal for San Diego, so we go on with it.
College Station gets:
E2-15
Buffalo gets:
S Peyton
Decent trade straight-up.
February 1, 2009 Update
Tucson gets:
SJ E1
LA E1
BAL E2
2010 SJ E1
entire 2010 LI draft
N Lang
K Bazziel
J Bradley
Long Island gets:
$2.5M
G Norman
A James
T Doxen
This was billed as "the biggest trade in OIFL history."  It's not.  What it is, though, is a trade that just might have put the Mean Machine over the top towards an OIFLCup.
Tucson set themselves up fairly nicely for the future, but for chrissakes they just won the OIFLCup.
Tampa Bay gets:
K St. Pierre
Texas gets:
E1-20
J Kilgallen
D Stubblefield
So basically Texas got Killgallen and Stubblefield for nothing.  So really, it's close to even here.
Texas gets:
2010 E2
Cedar Valley gets:
W Bazile
Wait, what…Texas is getting a mid-level pick next year for an all-time great that isn't even old yet.  Phantoms fans will love Bazile's leadership and presence.
Long Island gets:
$100K
Buffalo gets:
L Paulson
Decent depth piece, and very affordably acquired.  Not bad.
January 18, 2009 Update
Kansas City gets:
$2M
D.C. gets:
R Cabreda
M Booker
They're not superstars, but it's just cash, and the Conspiracy are more than happy to take a couple guys who may well start for them for cash.
Vancouver Island gets:
R June
Texas gets:
E1-24
E2-22
E2-31
And the Vengeance are back to this side of the cycle, trading their picks for players.  June's a good one.
January 12, 2009 Update
Tucson gets:
K Breen
Kansas City gets:
K Mintz
Let's pretend these two organizations will keep guys for more than a year just for a second.  In two years, there's no doubt Tucson will have the better of this deal.
But Kansas City seems to be playing to win it this year.  And Mintz, even if he's starting to slow down, is the kind of back you want to help you do that.
Tucson gets:
STL E1
$1M
St. Louis gets:
M Fly
Here we go again - the Rush prove they're not content with the status quo, and even a long-time STL player like Germaine Brown may be shown the once-over in favor of
one of the most electrifying players in the league today.  That said, I see the Rush keeping the fan favorite around; he's just not going to start.
New Orleans gets:
C Macrides
Texas gets:
E2-16
10 NO E2
Tampa Bay's strategy of "oh, this division still stinks, so we can blow things up and win it anyways" is getting weaker little by little.
Tucson gets:
E1
E3
New Orleans gets:
W Berry
Berry's a great young talent - might be a slight overpay, but the Storm are looking to get guys who have played on the 50-yard field before.
Evansville gets:
J Perry
Corpus Christi gets:
E1-27
$8M
Perry's bounced around quite a few places, but very quietly Evansville is getting a reputation for being a place a guy can stay for awhile (until he chokes in a dozen playoff
games like Clements did).  He's going to be a devastating addition to the Squirrels offense.
January 4, 2009 Update
It's 2009 already.  Sheesh!
Detroit gets:
$1
San Jose gets:
C Prince
This is simply a deal for Detroit to move a player where he wants him moved.  No big deal.
Long Island gets:
E2
POR E5
Baltimore gets:
MIA E5
J Johnson
I really like this deal for Baltimore.  Yeah, Johnson needs work, but he's workable, and Baltimore didn't really kill themselves to get him.
Detroit gets:
Compensatory E4, E5
CC E5
D.C. gets:
J Lyons
T Duckett
T Boo
Detroit, despite a shocking run through the East playoffs this year, knows they've got to get better to keep getting into the playoffs…let alone deep into them.
Detroit gets:
E2-1
compensatory E5
Buffalo gets:
DET E5
M Stubbs
Stubbs still has a few good years left, and if he can get back to form with 250-300 carries in Buffalo, the Wings will like what they get.
Vancouver Island gets:
J Guzman
E3-19
Tucson gets:
P Matos
E5-4
After the season Maher had, I'm not sure why VI's bothering with trading Matos for a kicker.
Miami gets:
M O'Donnell
College Station gets:
R Walls
I'll be honest - I'm not sure the upside here for Miami.  O'Donnell has authored some impressive games here and there, but he's never kept a job for any length of time.
Walls is the immediate starter in College Station, and he's the guy they're going to turn to to get them going in a brutal Southwest.
Rocky Mountain signs from retired:
K Rahl
He must be a T/C guy.
Vancouver Island gets:
2010 E3
Kansas City gets:
L Plevin
G Calais
L Northington
I'd rather have seen the Vengeance get something now for those guys, even if it isn't worth a whole lot.
Post-OIFLCup Game
Los Angeles gets:
early E2
compensatory E3
Cedar Valley gets:
L Rohtin
R Gardner
$1M
The Phantoms plan to enter the OIFL with their guns loaded and firing.
Omaha gets:
COMP E2, COMP E3
D.C. gets:
J Glass
Glass was cast aside in Omaha simply because he had no talent around him.  I'm sure Cranston's four-pick day in the East final thrills Destroyers fans now.
Los Angeles gets:
E3
Vancouver Island gets:
Geoff
Some people just refuse to die.  That said, Geoff has a shot at a good few years up there.
Vancouver Island cuts:
B Boyd
B Thrash
J Cant
When you get cut for Geoff, it might be time to find a new career.
Los Angeles gets:
K Stanford
P Lambert
H Blessig
Tampa Bay gets:
E1-3
E1-20
E2
E3
T Brumfield
I know sometimes we throw around the term "blockbuster" too much.  But this one just might qualify.
Tampa Bay gets:
A Johnson
J Killgallen
Venice gets:
M Inabinett
Please enlighten me on how this helps…
Cedar Valley gets:
T Clements
A Granger
R Williams
K Farmington
Los Angeles gets:
A Geddinger
Evansville gets:
CV E1
CV E3
E3
Read above…Cedar Valley isn't screwing around.
San Francisco gets:
T North
M Hashim
Tampa Bay gets:
M Dilworth
Is this the end of Martin in Tampa Bay?  On the flip side, the Sharks have a tested and true RB now, even if he's the prototypical finesse back.
And that would also force Kimbar to go two ways.
Tampa Bay gets:
TB E1
Texas gets:
K St. Pierre
Ferlin Seaman was going to go with a receiver with this pick anyways, and this trade solves that problem of which one to choose.
Long Island gets:
SJ E1
2010 SJ E1
J Johnson
$1M
San Jose gets:
M Danelo
G Boddy
I know this is probably an overpay.  But Boddy's worth an overpay.  Best player (arguably) in league history.  If only not for…
Portland gets:
G Boddy
San Jose gets:
D May
D Cox
J Quinn
B LiPetri
R McGuffie
This particular poo poo platter would have probably been worth someone like Jacque Johnson, maybe.  Instead…really?  Did this actually cross my email?
Don't get mad at Portland, he didn't offer the deal.  One rival GM said it like this:  "Yeah, but it's not like Boddy can help when their backups are in."
Corpus Christi gets:
E1-6
E3
D.C. gets:
A Anderson
R Clay
CC E5
STL E5
2010 E1
2010 E4
I don't like deferring top-10 picks for stuff next year.  But Anderson and Clay are good players.
Baltimore gets:
B Schmidt
St. Louis gets:
E3
T Knight
Knight did a lot of good things for a bad Baltimore team, but Schmidt is probably a better player.  And besides…when you're in the Gravy Bowl, you didn't do real well anyways.
San Jose gets:
M Hartman
M Bassett
Venice gets:
$30K
This is an obvious salary dump, but San Jose needed a good trade to help start make up for the Boddy debacle.
Detroit gets:
D Madray
Texas gets:
E3-16
R June
I can see wanting to give Cox everything here…makes perfect sense.  But Detroit done good here.
College Station gets:
D Cody
T Quick
Baltimore gets:
R Greene
Greene was one of the guys in Balto during the "good" times - this was also a salary maneuver for the Breakers, who it's rumored are going to be trying to hit it big in FA.
Kansas City gets:
J Atwood (who is retiring and will become KC's head coach)
I Sanders
Omaha gets:
D Schlosser
I'd think Sanders is the best player in this deal, but Duffy's already starting to wheel and deal for his new organization.
Week 15 Transaction
Kansas City signs:
N Pozin
Depth, I suppose?
Week 12 - TRADE DEADLINE DAY Transactions
Dodge City gets:
D Butel
Los Angeles gets:
R Gardner
$3M
Butel is an original Dagger; he'll enjoy going home.
Dodge City gets:
P Alexander
San Francisco gets:
S Slabody
The Sharks need some depth at WRDB, and the Daggers need some depth at QB.  This works.
Dodge City cuts:
S Johnson
B McKeaver
S Jericho
D Sheets
I'd guess the Daggers won't miss them much.
Connecticut loans to Tucson:
W Anderson for $1,000,000
This is in direct response to the team that may now be the OIFLCup Favorite.
Miami loans to Tucson:
R Bush for $1,000,000
This is also in direct response to the Pride of Kansas.
Dodge City gets:
R Mays
Miami gets:
future considerations (A Citro at year end)
Though he's not going to be a superstar, Mays is another former Dagger getting one more shot at glory with the Pride of Kansas.
Dodge City gets:
P Calhoun
players they subsequently cut:  H Sluman, A Carter, J Briston
Omaha gets:
future considerations (P Calhoun @ Y/E)
DOC E3,E4,E5
LA E4
KC E5
future considerations (M Cranston, S Hunter-Little, L Martin, D Carothers)
All that for Prentis Calhoun?
Central Iowa loans to Tucson:
L Nash for $1,000,000
More response to the "wow" factor.
Omaha signs (resigns?):
H Sluman
A Carter
So basically…Duffy traded the farm for Prentis frickin' Calhoun.
Kansas City signs:
J Wardrick
F Mason
OL help for a team that needs it.
Tucson cuts:
E Kaplan
Just getting back to 28.
Week 12 - TRADE DEADLINE WEEK - Transactions
The East isn't done changing, folks…
Tucson gets:
P Tuttle
CC E4
Vancouver Island gets:
J Conner
NE E2
Corpus Christi gets:
J Perry
The headlines:  "Tuttle leaves Canada" or "Tucson gets Tuttle."  Yeah, San Antonio went waaaay under the radar in stealing on a trade last year, too.
HEY!  I ROLLED A SIX!  I REALLY DID IT!
Jack Morgart has been declared healthy by OIFL and San Francisco physicians, and is active for Week 12.
Los Angeles gets:
SF, CI, CON E1
future considerations at year's end:  A Haddox, V Simecka, J Annette
Dodge City gets:
B High
K Harbaugh
L Peterson
Peterson is a former Dagger…does 'buying a championship' work?  Just ask the 1997 Florida Marlins.
Vancouver Island gets:
CON E1
Los Angeles gets:
J Shidecker (at year's end)
Good deal both ways - Shidecker will help the Predators out, and Vancouver Island's going to use the draft again…though Shidecker may have netted more.
Dodge City gets:
A Stiles
Lincoln gets:
H Conduttori
Little Al is another veteran leader to help everyone out with what is a whirlwind transition in Daggerland.
Week 10 Transactions
The entire landscape of the Eastern Conference changed in two days of trading…and it may not be over yet.
Dodge City gets:
P Hines
K Harbaugh
New England gets:
DOC E1
T Osborn
future considerations (D Calderon at year's end)
Duffy has always been creative with good players - Harbaugh is a good player.  Hines is, too, but he's now hurt for five weeks.
Dodge City gets:
C Logan
Omaha gets:
Future considerations (K Chudobiack and P Persampieri at Y/E)
Logan has always raised the level of play around him wherever he's been.  If he does that in Dodge City, this team's going to go a long way.
Dodge City gets:
P Reynolds
A Sandler
Tri-City gets:
F Luntz
I Ingram
future considerations (C Berrenta and S Walters at Y/E)
Sandler's probably the best DS in league history that no one's ever paid attention to.  That said, this is one of the few times he's had a shot at the OIFLCup.
Dodge City gets:
C Wier
Texas gets:
M Trask
J Mundane
Fans worried that these Dagger pickups, rentals as they may be, really wouldn't understand the mystique of State Farmers' Insurance Arena and what these fans
mean to the Dagger organization.  Wier, the team's long-time C/NT, won't have that problem.
Los Angeles gets:
S Nyer
Vancouver Island gets:
P Matos
HOU E4
This works out well both ways.
Kansas City cuts:
P Lassiter
M Hansen
S Villi
B Tropff
J Bell
L Haines
Lysoby cleaning house, folks.
Venice signs:
S Apple
Venice cuts:
W Drown
Z Allen
Drown and Allen both have a lot of experience; they will probably find a home relatively quickly.
Detroit signs:
T Friedman
Detroit cuts:
C Breloski
Breloski, for whatever reason, simply lost it these past couplea years.  The longtime Dennis Marr kicker goes by the wayside, and this could be the end for him.
Corpus Christi gets:
R Clay
R Coughenour
Kansas City gets:
W Marck
P Bucar
Marck's the star of this deal.  A very reliable OS for what is turning into a very strong offense.
Miami gets:
C Stanley
Kansas City gets:
CC E3
POR E4
Lysoby does not like low leadership guys, period.  Stanley was expendable for any sort of junk he could find.
San Francisco gets:
CC E3
POR E4
D Palmer
Kansas City gets:
M Booker
I'm not sure I like Palmer going here like this; Booker's a good player, but San Francisco appears to be willing to play Kimbar both ways again.
Kansas City gets:
E Smith
Central Iowa gets:
M Muddleston
Lysoby likes veteran guys, too.  Smith is one of the best 'winners' in OIFL History, though Central Iowa fans wonder how right now…
Week 9 Transactions
Tampa Bay gets:
F Wilder
J Stillwell
M Stotts
R Fergo
Texas gets:
J Law
D Eldridge
TB E1
Strong trade both ways, though I like Law to Texas more.
San Francisco gets:
M Dilworth
B Meisinger
G Rogers
Texas gets:
R McDowell
2009 LI E2
There's a dropoff from McDowell to Rogers…but Dilworth has proven capable at the pivot (even if he got thrown under the bus this past week), and Meisinger
helps a questionable San Fran pass defense.
San Francisco cuts:
A Bennett
F Getty
J Townsend
B Skwarlo
S Apple
M Reed
It's time to cut some of the junk, and the Sharks have done just that, even though it comes with a price tag.
Corpus Christi gets:
$500K
Portland gets:
M Grucella
Really?  A half-million?  Money worth that little?
Texas signs:
A Sixeas
B Bees
Bees has some experience to help along the new guy at pivot, though Law has a full year's experience starting himself.
Week 8 Transactions
After a little break…
Dodge City gets:
A Haddox
Lincoln gets:
C Hoxie
Providing depth to both teams in areas they need it here.
St. Louis cuts:
R Thorpe
Yeah, not losing much here.
New England gets:
Miami E2
C Downs
J Cairo
O Frey
Corpus Christi gets:
New England E2
T Denning
A Anderson
In the long term, New England loses very little.  In the short term…heck, New England has some pretty nice looking young players.  This isn't about "nice looking
young players" for the Riptide.  This is about getting the OIFLCup with a conference that has all kinds of really darn good teams in it.  Denning has a couple rings, and
he knows what to do to get a third.  Though he's on the back side of his career, Riptide fans will like what he brings to the table.
Anderson's not bad, either.
Evansville cuts:
Z Jackson
Zo just never panned out after a stellar OIF2 season.
Vancouver Island gets:
J Cant
B Boyd
Miami gets:
D Waywalker
2009 RM E4, E5
2009 SF E4
2009 LI E5
Hardly a "blockbuster," but Waywalker is a pretty good young OS.  OS isn't a need position for the Maulers, though.
Miami cuts:
A Fred
B Chad
Okay, so that's why Waywalker was a target.  The Maulers didn't want these guys anymore.
Week 7 Transactions
Spokane cuts:
J Anderson
M Mona
Not a huge loss either way.
Dallas signs:
M Milton
L Pickering
D Tackett
D Warren
Dallas needs bodies.  That some of these four have experience helps.
St. Louis signs:
R Thorpe
Not sure this is the type of guy a 5-1 team needs…
Corpus Christi gets:
P Bucar
STL E5
St. Louis gets:
T Thigpen
Thigpen going to St. Louis should help their defense a bit.
Long Island gets:
N Lang
Minneapolis gets:
LA E1
CS E5
cash considerations
Lang is a future hall-of-fame receiver, and he should complement the Mean Machine well.
Vancouver Island gets:
DAL E3, E5
HOU E3
Dallas gets:
J Leod
Look, Dallas has no receiving corps - Leod is a huge upgrade.
Tucson gets:
$250K
Dallas gets:
J Pettit
Pettit and Leod will both get all kinds of PT in Dallas.
Week 6 Transactions
And so it begins…
Dallas gets:
MIA E1
VEN E2
RM E2
D Pike
E Chappelle
$9 million
Tucson gets:
M Fly
K Mintz
J Thiel
At first glance, this deal is incredibly stupid for Dallas.  At second glance, it's not all that bad, though Tucson is the clear OIFLCup favorite now.
There will be two good young guys and three good rookies, as well as cash for the new owner to spend in FAFFA this offseason (though Mintz was a FAFFA guy).
Texas gets:
D Madray
C Macrides
L Schneider
E4
Dallas gets:
H McCoy
J Fingers
F Poley
TUC E1
TEX E1
Okay, this one stinks.  A terrible deal for Dallas, unless they think two late E1s makes up for that mess of players they just dealt.
Tucson gets:
$500K
future considerations ($500K at year's end)
Kansas City gets:
C Stanley
Two top OS', with all the WRDBs Tucson has, is not a need.  Kansas City can use the big play threat Stanley provides.
Corpus Christi gets:
MIA E2
Dodge City gets:
A Citro
This seems like an overpay.
Dallas gets:
G Gardner
ROS E1 (compensatory)
$1 million
Evansville gets:
M Stevenson
T Maddox
Gardner is slow, but he will be good with some work.  Evansville gets two of perhaps the league's biggest all-time underachievers.
Houston signs off the retired list:
N Marino
So, it appears the Marshals are going for a power-run attack…
Los Angeles gets:
D Butel
T Brumfield
L Higgins
2009 E4
2010 E2
Houston gets:
E Hice
S Ratliffe
It didn't take too long for Los Angeles to restructure the roster again.
San Francisco gets:
P Alexander
Dodge City gets:
M Trask
Alexander hasn't played squat in years, but he has far more experience than the pivots that San Fran has, so this was a necessary move.
Dallas gets:
DAL E1
DAL E2
Detroit gets:
S Wells
Another fair rebuild move.
San Francisco gets:
P Denny
Omaha gets:
$150K
conditional E3
Denny may get the starts over Alexander.
Omaha gets:
C Millie
OMA E3
2010 LA E4
$300K
Long Island gets:
M Ruddick
Nope, Chris couldn't explain to me why this deal was any good.
Dodge City cuts:
S Johnson
Oh wouldn't San Francisco love to have him be a recallable loan right about now…
Los Angeles gets:
C Harbaugh
J McKennon
Connecticut gets:
D Feist
P Rose
LI E1
Feist and Rose are good players, but Harbaugh was the heart and soul of that Cresleys team (that admittedly hasn't played well).
CSB has some history with Harbaugh.
Los Angeles cuts:
M Milton
No huge losses here.
Week 5 Update
Dodge City gets:
C Hoxie
Miami gets:
L O'Neil
This trade is more of an opportunity showing.  The teams don't like one-another, but I know Daggers management wasn't fond of O'Neil, and Miami
needed to make some changes.  This one might work well.
Miami gets:
M Bowden
Long Island gets:
E5
This is almost an overpay - Bowden is worse than some free agents, I'd guess.
Houston gets:
S Nyer (for two weeks)
Vancouver Island gets:
$150K (plus an E4 if Nyer gets hurt)
Nyer has always wanted a real shot to start.  Though only for two weeks, he now has one.
Corpus Christi gets:
B Long
Miami gets:
J Tate
J Romano
T Adgate
E3
The Riptide have made it clear:  We're going for it this year.  Now Long isn't what he was in 2002, and he's not a true "power" back anymore, but Corpus Christi
did lack any sort of beef in the run game (Tate isn't that bad, but he's still a flashy rookie)…and now they do.  Long will bring a new mentality to the Riptide offense,
and even though this is an overpay, it was a well-calculated one that should pay real dividends.
Baltimore gets:
V Grubbs
BAL E4
Texas gets:
R Hajj
Certainly not an earth-shaking deal (Baltimore has very few players that could manage one of those, though they probably should try at 0-4 now) - but this one may help
the Breakers get a little more beef on their roster.
Baltimore cuts:
L Pickering
He just wasn't getting it done (not that anyone is in Baltimore).
Miami gets:
P Goodwin
POR E3, E4
Omaha gets:
C Logan
future considerations
Logan is on the back side of his career, but Omaha isn't that far away from competing for a low playoff spot (or high OIT spot), and he's going to help them there.
Los Angeles gets:
B High
LIN E1
$1.5M
Long Island gets:
T Richmond
LA E1
2010 E4
Sources tell me High will be taken back to his traditional position of LB/S on defense, while probably still playing the O-Line (which he's proven pretty capable of).
High won the 2006 OIFL Defensive Player of the Year award as a DS/LB with the Detroit Gargoyle defense that annihilated everyone.  Los Angeles is hoping for more
of that.  If they get it, they're an OIFLCup contender, especially if they shore up the hole on the DL that Richmond leaves.
Corpus Christi signs:
E Longbottom
B Johnson
Just some line depth for the Riptide.
Week 4 Update
Tucson gets:
VI E1, RM E2, STL E2, WIS E2
Portland gets:
K Hartsock
Vancouver Island gets:
P Tuttle
I saw how this thing played out in the press a bit.  Tucson fans are wondering if the team really wants a title, because you need that kind of depth.  Wouldn't worry much
about it since they parlayed the picks into other stuff later on.  Portland played it as if Tuttle was so sad to leave a team that really still hasn't won anything (and at the
same time I think both sides are happy it went like this; Portland got one of the best DBs in the league in Ken Hartsock).  Vancouver Island was so desperate to be
relevant they put up four starters for the shot to relive glory six years old.  A blockbuster on all ends, folks, and things just got a little more interesting in the OIFL.
College Station gets:
T Saxer
Miami gets:
D Moody
The problem may well have been averted if Florida would have signed a kicker in free agency that was starting material.
Tucson gets:
J Huff
Central Iowa gets:
E Smith
$500K
STL E2
Smith is the best player today, but in two years, Huff will be.  Might be a good deal both ways.
Tucson gets:
G Norman
Texas gets:
T Castle
TUC E1
VAN E1
Not sure I like this deal for Texas, but if they parlay the two E1s into something else shortly to get even better, then sure, why not?
Los Angeles gets:
P Rose
Central Iowa gets:
K Bynes
TEX E3
Bynes may be a head case, but he's got a lot of talent.  Central Iowa thought they needed more of that, so why not?
Vancouver Island gets:
OMA E2
LI E5
Long Island gets:
K Bazziel (VAN pays $500K to get Bazziel to waive no-trade)
OMA E3
Vancouver Island still needs depth, so I'm not sure the point here.
Long Island gets:
CS E5
J Bradley
College Station gets:
MIA E4
C Rhea
R Shore
I like Bradley, but Rhea and Shore both have quite a bit of experience, something the Wardogs need.
College Station gets:
T Schofield
$15K
Venice gets:
J Peacock
A Johnson
Schofield is a fairly strong back, but in the long term he's a backup.  Venice gets two backups as well here.
FA signings:
Central Iowa signs:
J Fly (cuts T Friedman)
R Dieken
Long Island signs:
C Millie
M Chambers
Venice signs:
F Endsley
Miami signs:
M Sharits
Week 3 Update
San Francisco gets:
T Laster
2009 LI E2
Texas gets:
W Kenneth
Colin Stotts is pissed.
Central Iowa cuts:
K Pennington
No huge loss here.
Arkansas update
Arkansas cuts:
P Ahler
C Krypell
J Davidson
F Endsley
D Warren
M Chambers
Week 2 Update
San Antonio gets:
T Meyers
Miami gets:
$2,929,973.62
Really…money is hardly as important as a guy that you pumped half your training camp into.  This is just a dumb move.
Central Iowa gets:
C Fleming
San Antonio gets:
2009 E2, E5
J Asebodo
I like this deal both ways, though Central Iowa gets a more immediate impact.  Fleming is one of the best WRs in league history…but he's not that great a DB.
Kansas City gets:
K Breen
Cincinnati gets:
C Kettlewell
H Gordon
N Bianco
$1M
Cincy's defense scares the crap out of them, and Kettlewell will help them.  Breen is going to fit in very well in Kansas City.
Cincinnati cuts:
A Crystal
H Gordon
L Stephenson
Cincinnati calls up:
J Baker
Just to get the prior trade cleared.
Memphis cuts:
N Hooker
I think Alex was sad to lose the name more than the player.
Week 1 Update
Detroit cuts:
R James
No huge loss here.
Venice cuts:
A Henderson
K Blakely
K Parham
Some experience going away, but not a huge loss.
St. Louis cuts:
B Kroner
Kroner has some backup experience, but he may be stuck in the OIF2 now.
Memphis cuts:
J Lindsay
S Lindsey
T Dortsch
Wisconsin cuts:
E Moore
K Johnson
Preseason Week 2 Update
Minneapolis signs:
P O'Furniture
Good to have experience everywhere, I suppose.
May 30, 2008 Update
Texas gets:
F Poley
$350K
Venice gets:
D Smith
TEX E4
Interesting enough deal.  A little depth both ways, though Venice hardly needs another OS.
Detroit cuts:
W Stallworth
B Francisco
We're losing little here.
Detroit gets:
A Anzune
2009 E1, E2
Dallas gets:
M Perry
B McElroy
POR E2
DET E3
I like this deal both ways - it gets some talent moved around, and it gets Dallas some depth.
April 30, 2008 Update
Tucson gets:
T Castle
Texas gets:
T Laster
Two veterans making moves to different situations.  Texas hopes to be what Tucson was last year.
Portland gets:
P Dunleavy
Tucson gets:
$1M
Tucson's got quite the salary, so they need to cut some of it somewhere…but I'm surprised you trade anything to your division's #2.
Dodge City gets:
B McKeaver
D Sheets
Tucson gets:
$5K
Duffy is the kind of guy that can get an awful lot out of an awful not.  And McKeaver has all kinds of experience despite his weaknesses.
Tucson cuts:
L Presser
M Stanislaus
E Quintero
J Peterson
The Scorpions were fishing for something special, and they didn't quite get it.
Minneapolis signs:
R Wright
Whatever OIF2 team drafted Wright will be given a compensatory player with his ratings.
Minneapolis cuts:
C Wollery
Wright obviously replaces him.
College Station gets:
L Schmyik
Detroit gets:
E2
College Station desperately needs talent now to compete in that division.  An E2 for Schmyik may be an overpay, but he's something that will improve the roster today.
Lincoln cuts:
B Altenbrandt
The Lightning didn't win a title with Ben Altenbrandt-type players running around.
Central Iowa cuts:
N Fulton
Not a huge loss here, either.
Los Angeles gets:
$650K
Venice gets:
S Church
L Bright
I don't figure this to be one of the bigger blockbusters in league history.
College Station gets:
R Garrett
Tucson gets:
E1
J Pettit
This is probably also an overpay, but Garrett does have the potential to be special.
Baltimore gets:
R Washington
Texas gets:
E4, E5
Washington could be a good player, but this still probably isn't the splash Balto needs.
Long Island cuts:
G Conway
No big deal there.
April 10, 2008 Update
Evansville gets:
STL E3
2009 ROS E1, E2 (will be placed near the ends of the rounds)
Vancouver Island gets:
E Cohen
This is an overpay.
Los Angeles loans Venice:
$2M
This is a nice gesture by Colin…why he did it, I don't know.
March 23, 2008 Update
This is to clear up any open items on trades that haven't been finalized yet, but either should have been or were extremely close due to my inactivity
Tucson gets:
T Castle
Texas gets:
$500K
T Laster
Castle is a good role player, and will help Tucson.
March 22, 2008 Update
Tucson gets:
C Maugham
$500K
Central Iowa gets:
P Rose
R Gibson
Interesting deal here.  Maugham needs work, but he may be the best guy in this deal, especially long-term.
Long Island gets:
L Paulson
Detroit gets:
$60K
Basically a pittance.  Not like Paulson's a star, but that's a pittance.
Wisconsin cuts:
I Wynne
B Slynt
Bleh.
Venice gets:
R Rubinow
K Makhoul
Los Angeles gets:
K Farmington
L Bright
R Krieg
Farmington could be a star, but the Barracudas will need to keep other guys around him worth something for it to show.
Detroit gets:
$30K
$35K if Hughes starts more than 8 games
Venice gets:
D Hughes
Just pay the $65,000.  It's still nothing.
Long Island gets:
M Bowden
B High
$2.5M
Texas gets:
2009 LI E2
2009 DET E4
G Rogers
Rogers has been bounced around so much that he must be getting tired of it.  I think High's a better fit to help Texas win right now, but Rogers gives them a strong line.
Corpus Christi gets:
J Tate
O Frey
Evansville gets:
M Raybold
You shouldn't be trading away the star running back, but maybe these guys have something else for the Riptide.
College Station gets:
B Fuchs
Arkansas gets:
$25K
2009 E4
Arkansas is getting rid of a lot of guys who were major contributors to their prior teams.  This means that they're improving.
Los Angeles gets:
A Sixeas
M Milton
Geoff
T Bray
Spokane gets:
C Scott
The #2 slot in the Plains is wide wide wide open, and a big time player like Scott gives the Eagles a real shot at being there.
SIGNINGS
St. Louis - D Brown
Tucson - B Brown, S Sherman
CS - K Gulledge
March 17, 2008 Update
New Orleans gets:
R Rivera
Corpus Christi gets:
A Citro
This isn't quite a blockbuster.
Kansas City cuts:
B Stone
D Spadola
Certainly not a blockbuster.
Los Angeles gets:
G Norman
C Scott
D Ross
W Pless
D Tackett
Tucson gets:
J Perry
K Hartsock
E Chappelle
I'm really not sure why Colin is gutting this team…if he'd have kept Norman, that's one thing…
Tampa Bay gets:
J Law
Los Angeles gets:
P Matos
K Smith
Before you go whining about how bad this deal is (and it's not a great deal by any stretch), remember that quarterbacks are a dime a dozen in this league.
Besides, Los Angeles is giving MacClellan a shot to live up to his pre-draft reputation.
Los Angeles gets:
K Bynes
L Peterson
K Pung
2009 TEX E3
$100K
Texas gets:
G Norman
M Stotts
Bynes and Peterson are good weapons, and it's not like Norman is young…but still, you've just moved Texas one step closer to being a true OIFLCup contender…
If they're not already.
Spokane cuts:
J Strong
C Rosa
S Sherman
D Kramer
R Blair
B Christopher
J Lee
M Seay
I do think a couple of these guys can find a home.  But it's slim pickins.
Arkansas cuts:
M Patterson
L Cosby
These guys have been with Arkansas for awhile…so it's a good thing if they have to go.
March 15, 2008 Update
New Orleans cuts:
L Yergeau
We're not losing much here.
Wisconsin cuts:
K Jacob
J Boyle
L Michael
K Lewicki
We're not losing much here.
March 13, 2008 Update
Evansville cuts:
J Himsel
R Pritchard
R McKenzie
S Griffin
No loss here.
CC cuts:
C Hancock
No loss here.
Portland cuts:
R Pellegrino
M Applegate
B Binn
R Wilson
J Taylor
No loss here.
Tucson cuts:
R Kehm
R Bridger
A Joiner
T Ledford
J Arroyo
No loss here.
March 12, 2008 Update
Detroit gets:
$250K
Kansas City gets:
E6-11, E6-21
Getting some cash for some back-end stuff.
March 8, 2008 Update
Tucson gets:
$400K
Venice gets:
M Bigman
N Harris
Both players have played a lot of OIFL football, but I wonder if the mileage isn't getting to them.
March 7, 2008 Update
Tucson gets:
E5-29
E6-12
E6-13
E6-18
St. Louis gets:
$750K
The Rush made some big money moves, and this will help them get a few bucks out of it.
Spokane gets:
$300K
2009 E3
Rocky Mountain gets:
C Davis
Rocky Mountain isn't trying to play for next year.
Central Iowa gets:
N Fulton
M Lelo
$20K
Portland gets:
E5-20
E6-1
E6-8
E6-9
Fulton has to be some sort of TC project to help other guys, like Steve Sindelpacher once was.
March 4, 2008 Update
Vancouver Island cuts:
K Morriss
No big loss here.
Dallas gets:
$1.75M
Tucson gets:
E4-33, E5-18, E5-19, E6-10
Dallas liquidating stuff, while Tucson goes for that last sleeper.
New Orleans cuts:
A Calvert
D Richter
K McLaughlin
D Myers
S Martindale
S McMullen
Not a huge loss anywhere here.
March 1, 2008 Update
Wisconsin cuts:
W Bray
R Duncan
J Milton
D Soto
S Maloney
J Correll
We're not losing much here.
Dodge City gets:
S Slabody
2009 E2
San Francisco gets:
B Speedfreak
Slabody will probably be better in two or three years.  For once, San Francisco isn't worrying about "in two or three years."
Long Island cuts:
D Horsley
K Boukman
Noting to see here.
Long Island gets:
E5-35
Venice gets:
$75K
Yawn.
Dodge City gets:
P Alexander
New Orleans gets:
E5-25
E5-32
E5-33
Even without a sleeper left, if there isn't one, I wonder if the Daggers could've done better (almost as a salary dump) than this…
Dodge City gets:
SF and LI 2009 E3
San Francisco gets:
E4-21
E5-23
San Francisco's going fishing…and if they somehow hit two…that'd be something.
February 27, 2008 Update
Tri-City gets
A Hicks
Kansas City gets:
$2M at end of season
Both Tri-City late E3 picks
Hicks for cash, something still not that highly valued in the OIFL, is a good deal.  Though, the ThunderKats got what is a good player with one of the E3s.
Vancouver Island gets:
L Northington
Rocky Mountain gets:
2009 HOU E2
They probably could've gotten Northington for less, but this isn't a terrible deal.
February 25, 2008 Update
Lincoln cuts:
G Watts
He wasn't a sleeper…what else did you want?
February 24, 2008 Update
Lincoln cuts:
Z Lalty
T Komasu
Thank you…these guys shouldn't be on an OIFLCup Contender.
Long Island gets:
E3-25
Omaha gets:
$175K
I think Omaha needs the shot at a sleeper worse than a small pay-day, but what do I know?
Omaha cuts:
N Kennedy
B Lewis
C Samuels
R Dempsey
K Park
J Parker
Gu. Peterson
Parker has a lot of experience, but he's just not an OIFL caliber player anymore.
Long Island gets:
E4-28
2009 FLA E4
Florida gets:
A Walker
The thought concept states that some teams are destined to always be bad.  Trading for a third-string OS doesn't do anything to temper that thought concept.
Venice gets:
$75K
Long Island gets:
E5-35
I'd have held out for more, because if there's one or two sleepers left when the E5-35 rolls around, people are going to pay out big time.
Long Island cuts:
D Horsley
Gee, he wasn't a sleeper shot, was he?
February 23, 2008 Update
Vancouver Island cuts:
B Slaughter
C Dickens
Apparently these two were sleeper shots.
Rocky Mountain gets:
P Welker
Vancouver Island gets:
2009 RM E2, E4, E5
He needs work, but the Renegades didn't pay a high price for him, so it's not that huge a deal.
New Orleans gets:
E4, E5, E6
Rocky Mountain gets:
M Hines
I like Hines, though if the Storm get a sleeper, Renegades fans will want someone's head.
Detroit gets:
B McElroy
Cut penalty cash from New Orleans, if necessary
New Orleans gets:
E3-17
The Storm are trying to shed unnecessary stuff to get younger.  Not a bad go at it, I don't figure.
February 20, 2008 Update
Lincoln cuts:
C Maddox
F Freshley
Lincoln still has a number of guys that just aren't worth bothering with, but this is a start.
Tucson gets:
E3-11
Vancouver Island gets:
E3-23
D Waywalker
I like Waywalker, though you must realize that he needs a lot of work to be a stud.  He can be one, and the Vengeance should work on making sure that happens.
February 17, 2008 Update
Minneapolis gets:
N Lang
A Moore
2009 TUC E2, E3, E4
Tucson gets:
The rest of the MIN draft (E2-26, 30, 40, E3-24, E4-23, E5-21, 36)
Tucson will get some talent out of this mold, and they may hit another sleeper.  But Minneapolis still needed to make a couplea splashes this offseason.
To get a veteran with the career Nick Lang has had…even though WR wasn't a weak spot for the Mustangs…that's a splash.
Long Island gets:
E3-4
E4-1
San Francisco gets:
J Townsend
J Logan
2009 LI E3
Perhaps it's not a great deal, but San Francisco got more talent, and they need it, so this isn't that bad.
February 14, 2008 Update
Detroit cuts:
Z Harding
This probably cripples any chance of Detroit winning anything this year…
February 12, 2008 Update
Venice gets:
E2-27
E2-33
M Lew
Detroit gets:
C Prince
W Stallworth
2009 VEN and TRI E3
Lew's a salary dump, obviously, but the two E2s will be of pretty nice value for the Wave Riders, too.
Corpus Christi gets:
M Grucella
Florida gets:
E4-28
Good salary maneuver by Florida.
Wisconsin gets:
E2-31
Vancouver Island gets:
2009 WIS E2
The Vengeance are certainly building towards 2009, but they've got enough talent to add a couplea pieces and compete in 2008.
Wisconsin cuts:
A Paden
E Ledbetter
D Thomas
Paden and Ledbetter have been in the Warlords organization for a few years now.  That doesn't make them any good.
February 10, 2008 Update
Tucson signs:
M Phillips
Got him cheap enough…pretty good backup quarterback.
Omaha signs:
N Kennedy
They need depth, but I think you can find it without guaranteeing $300K of salary.
Texas signs:
J Stalker
J Stillwell
Stalker has a wealth of experience at OS that will help what has quickly turned into a good football team.
Vancouver Island cuts:
E Davis
M Schrader
No reason to keep twelve quarterbacks or whatever it is on the roster.
New Orleans gets:
E2-9
Dallas gets:
J Kramer
Good deal both ways.
February 8, 2008 Update
Dodge City gets:
D Calderon
Los Angeles gets:
E2-2
Calderon is a good change of pace for the Daggers with Conduttori already on the roster.
Vancouver Island gets:
L Plevin
Tucson gets:
B Schauber
2009 LA E3 & E5
2009 VAN E4
Plevin's probably worth that.  But how long will he stay in Vancouver Island?
Dodge City gets:
R Gardner
Central Iowa gets:
E3-27
E5-20
E6-1
E6-8
Gardner's a pretty good player, if not getting a bit old.  But if the Roughriders hit a sleeper or two, no one's going to question this.
Kansas City gets:
E3-19
Texas gets:
$500K
Can't argue with that, especially when you've already had a good offseason.
Long Island gets:
R Shore
P Yee
A Shipman
Detroit gets:
E2-27
2009 POR and VAN E2
Yee was a bigger-than-you-think part of Detroit's recent success…but Detroit's recent success isn't good enough for Dennis Marr.  So why not?
February 6, 2008 Update
New Orleans matches EVL offer on:
R Green
For $5,000 a week, it's tough, but Green's worth that.  I may have gone for the pick anyways, though.
Central Iowa gets:
$50K
KC gets:
E Loewenstein
This franchise drafted the guy, and he's got some skills to backup LiPetri.
Portland gets:
E3-32
E3-16
E3-34
E3-35
E3-37
E3-39
Vancouver Island gets:
E2-31
2009 ROS E2
This probably wasn't enough to trade away six E3s, but the two best players (barring a sleeper or something) will be going to Vancouver Island.
Los Angeles gets:
L Rohtin
M Farris
Vancouver Island gets:
E1-27
2009 LA E3 & E5
I really like Rohtin, but the E1-27 could be something, too.
Dodge City gets:
2009 CON E1
2009 FLA E2
V Simecka
Tucson gets:
E1-26
E2-11
E3-3
E3-23
Rumor has it that Tucson's going sleeper fishing quite early in this year's draft.  Simecka is a good player, and Dagger fans won't be displeased with
what they get out of him.
Minneapolis gets:
T Cadet
R Moesly
H Adcock
E2-30
$1.5M
Texas gets:
E1-23
Minneapolis really needed to make a splash somewhere along the line, most to help out what is a very average RB situation (Mickey Jacobs and Joshua Bell).
Rod Moesly probably accomplishes that, and he's quite familiar with the Mobile-style aggressive offense that Minneapolis likes to use.
Texas will probably poach a lineman with the pick.
February 4, 2008 Update
Texas gets:
$150K
Venice gets:
W Stallworth
W Drown
Drown's the kind of player a team like Venice needs.  Though he's not a 30-plays-a-game DS, Drown has always been a great leader to help young guys.
Tucson gets:
E1-9
E2-39
Venice gets:
E1-16
B Berman
I like Berman a lot.  Dropping seven slots doesn't change my opinion there, either.
Corpus Christi gets:
E2-32
E3-29
E4-28
E5-27
New England gets:
P Hines
I think the Riptide are going sleeper fishing.
Vancouver Island gets:
W Zjoe
2009 E4
2009 E5
Venice gets:
T Schofield
R Krieg
To be honest, I never thought trading Zjoe after what he did last year was that smart, anyways.
Kansas City gets:
W Salazar
E2-32
E3-29
E3-38
2009 E1
2009 E2
Corpus Christi gets:
E1-11
Salazar's a pretty good player in his own right.  I think Ed did allright in getting the six-player package for the E1-11 (Jeffrey Conner).
San Francisco gets:
W Kenneth
E3-33
Evansville gets:
E1-31
Down the road, yeah, Evansville did better than San Fran here.  But the Thunder Sharks are quietly building a team that doesn't stink.  Kenneth has always
played very good football, and he gives Jack Morgart a bona fide target.
February 2, 2008 Update - END BIDDING SESSION THREE
Central Iowa cuts:
S Sindelpacher
As the Roughriders got better quick, no longer did they have a place for a guy with some good measurables…but no real "ability."
Central Iowa signs:
A Watts
E Loewenstein
R Dundee
Dundee has experience, but Loewenstein may have the measureables for the long-term when Borrello retires.  I don't know why they signed Watts.
Tucson signs:
B McKeaver
D Sheets
F Josten
M Bigman
N Harris
A lot of good experience for nothing here.
Memphis signs:
B Phillips
G Jamison
J Lindsay
T Dugmore
W Thurston
Memphis has always gotten a bit out of scrubs, but they may have too many of them this year.
Venice signs:
C Allen
Yeah, it's a bit too high, but Venice can afford it.  The issue may be that he's not very good right now.
Evansville signs:
G Beckwith
R Green
T Zimmerman
Is Green worth an E1?  New Orleans probably thinks so right now.  But Evansville did get a cheap player, and may give up multiple lower picks to keep him.
St. Louis signs:
J Mickles
R Nickoson
S Bond
The Rush are quietly building a contender.  Okay, so the two bid session 1 guys weren't so "quiet," but you know…
New Orleans signs:
J Judentry
No one's talking about this.  It's the E1 or Green.  That's what's gonna be interesting out of Louisiana.
Long Island signs:
J Townsend
V Workman
Too much Boddy money to get guys with a pulse?
Kansas City signs:
J Kix
S Villi
T Langston
Quite a bit of experience added here, and they need depth.
Florida signs:
T Saxer
eh, whatever.
Minneapolis (re?) signs:
T Hickerson
They shouldn't have let him go in the first place.  Good to see they realize this.
Venice gets:
D Martin
M Adams
Texas gets:
$100K
Texas doesn't really need them all that bad now.
Texas gets:
E4-2
E5-3
Omaha gets:
A Carter
Pretty good…if Texas gets a sleeper, that'd just be an unbelievable offseason.
Omaha gets:
B Lewis
Tucson gets:
E4-31
E5-1
Omaha's obviously not resting with sleeper shots.  If a guy they had pegged as a sleeper becomes one, they'll wish they did.
Detroit gets:
M Lew
Long Island gets
2009 DET E4
Lew's not the biggest splash Detroit could have made, but it works.
Florida gets:
V White
T Meyers
Los Angeles gets:
T Gisele
C Kilano
White going home…what's not to like?
Tampa Bay gets:
$1M
Detroit gets:
K Sick
Yeah, cash means nothing to Detroit.  For all they care, Sick just came over for free.
Florida gets:
C Logan
Tampa Bay gets:
$2M AT THE END OF THE YEAR
Logan goes back home, too.
Venice gets:
A Bowman
Tucson gets:
E5-6
2009 VEN E1
2009 VEN E2
Bowman's a good player, someone that Venice can build around.  Not sure it's worth two picks, though.
Baltimore gets:
L Pickering
St. Louis gets:
E6-12
$50K
A sleeper shot?  I suppose, if any of them are left.
Tampa Bay gets (and subsequently cuts):
I Frince
M Nuremberg
J Stalker
T Trump
E Shafer
Texas gets:
$1M TO BUILD 1000 club seats
Talk about thumbing your nose at the rest of the league.  That's just what Brian did here.
Vancouver Island gets:
L Jackson
G Calais
Kansas City gets:
C Kettlewell
D Mack
I actually like this for Vancouver Island.  Lamont Jackson could be a great RB with some work.
Los Angeles gets:
D MacClellan
Vancouver Island gets:
S Nyer
2009 VAN and HOU E2
MacClellan is a good player that really should have a home to start and excel in.  He won't get that here.
Corpus Christi gets:
E4-38
E5-8
Tri-City gets:
N Vanderbrockland
I think the sleeper shots may have been better for the Blaze, but Vanderbrockland has played before.
Tri-City gets:
P Reynolds
D Martin
J Bullard
E Alliman
M Adams
D Alvis
R Oyola
Venice gets:
E2-44
2009 TRI E3
O Tidwell
Tidwell's perhaps the top player here, but Kansas City needed depth, and this give them some.
Texas gets:
E2-3
E2-30
E2-36
$4M
Spokane gets:
J Rodriquez
L Williams
Spokane gets two pretty good players, but the last thing Texas needs is more depth with this FAFFA class.  And they got it anyways.
January 26, 2008 Update - END OF SECOND BIDDING SESSION
To finalize Rod Moesly RFA signing, Texas sends to Tampa Bay:
P Matos
2009 E2
Since they signed Tacasey Cadet as well, this was easy to do.
To finalize Todd Doxen RFA signing, Tucson sends to Memphis:
M Bell
E1-22
Memphis doesn't usually have one-way guys (beyond the QB), but Bell is, let's be honest, a rare talent.
Corpus Christi cuts:
K Brimmer
They don't need an aging OS anymore, but Brimmer will find a home somewhere.  He can still play.
Long Island cuts:
K Fields
So what, he was replaced by Boddy?  You're kidding, right?
Tampa Bay matches on RFA:
S Whitehead
Whitehead is probably the "QB of the future" for the Marauders, and with the success they've had with Steve Martin, they can afford to spend time
developing someone.  Kansas City had the same idea.
Baltimore signs:
O Sargent
R Jenkins
H Morrison
L Monroe
Baltimore wanted to make their splash last week, but getting Monroe on top of Morrison back isn't all that bad, either.
Central Iowa signs:
R Howard
P Reese
R Pflugner
Pflugner, with all kinds of experience in Mobile, probably supplants T.J. Friedman in Central Iowa.
College Station signs:
W Wilson
K Leperton
J Cullen
C Thompson
Thompson may be the star of this, though he's just not developed like he could have.  All four will get significant playing time in College Station.
Corpus Christi signs:
J King
P Marntos
T Adgate
D Sacks
Adgate and Sacks will immediately contribute in all kinds of ways, and Marntos has winning experience.  Good pickups by the Riptide.
Dallas signs:
C Pineda
He won't get much of a chance here, as Tommy Maddox is in the way.  But he may still develop.
Detroit signs:
R Reynolds
J Tucker
J Stocco
The Sting won a title on the backs of a bunch of roleplayers.  The Gladiators are trying to do the same.
Kansas City signs:
M Hansen
They already made their splash; Hansen just helps the depth that much more.
Lincoln signs:
L Willingham
Z Lalty
The 2006 OIFLCup Champions are just filling out the bottom end of their roster here.
Long Island signs:
A Walker
S Edinger
For all the pizzazz made with the big trade, the Mean Machine still need more depth.
Los Angeles signs:
D Carr
Carr has an OIFLCup as a starter, and he's been a big piece on a number of teams that almost made it.  This was a great veteran pickup by the Barracudas.
New Orleans signs:
J Elam
R Haris
Good players that will help the Storm, even though they're not all that young anymore.
Omaha signs:
P Denny
Another player that just didn't develop like you'd think he would.  I wouldn't worry that much if Glass went down, though.
Portland signs:
D May
M Lelo
His starting career leaves much to be desired, but you can't get a much better backup pivot than Danny May.
San Francisco signs:
B Brooks
S McCoullaugh
Good pickups, and both will have an impact in San Francisco.  Fans still can't help but be disappointed that the team didn't stick their necks out a week earlier.
Tri-City signs:
A McDougal
G Cooper
Cooper is a great depth piece, and with some of the trades the Blaze have made, they're going to be more solid than you may think.
Vancouver Island signs:
J Maher
M Wislom
R Kreig
K Bazziel
Veterans are a key to winning.  Vancouver Island is in a division that's not all that strong, and the veterans they've picked up might give them a pretty good shot.
Venice signs:
J Bullard
C Allen
E Alliman
R Oyola
T Law
Law has a lot of experience.  The rest of these guys may not play much, though.
January 19, 2008 Update - END FIRST FAFFA SESSION
Omaha gets:
$500K
Florida gets:
B Chad
The money may do well for Omaha if they spend it to get better.
Arkansas signs:
F Endsley
D Warren
J Davidson
Not much, and certainly not worth guaranteed money like that.
Central Iowa signs:
P Benney
Benney has played a lot in this league, and he provides some good experience for the Roughriders.
College Station signs:
D Kulwicki
D Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald was the one offensive high spot for an anemic Mounties team last year.
Corpus Christi signs:
G Intianiosmith
N Medrano
T Hall
I think they should have done more work with their line.  There are good linemen in that mess.
Dallas signs:
K Mintz
Madray and Mintz?  Yeah, the 2004 OIFL MVP is getting older, but that's scary.
Detroit signs:
R Harpeteker
Detroit fans wanted this team to make a push towards a title.  Ryan Harpeteker is not a push towards a title.
Dodge City signs:
L O'Neil
Want to talk about ticked off fans.  Woodcock and Wier were available, and the Daggers signed Lou O'Neil.
Florida signs:
M Sorg
M Grucella
T Gisele
D Reeves
Gisele played a bit for Detroit teams of years gone by, and Reeves has started, but by and large this is an unimpressive group.
Kansas City signs:
C Bryant
R Brownings
S Whitehead (RFA - CON 27K/3 - 10K/START)
R Coughenour
No bones about it, Jeremy Poore said he wanted to turn this team around sooner than later.  Bryant and Brownings were unbelievably expensive, but he just
might have done that here.
Lincoln signs:
S Colvin
R Sabo
The Lightning apparently are "building for 2009."
Memphis signs:
R Detmer
R Warrick
J Zagadaneca
This wasn't very impressive.
New England signs:
B Bolin
Bolin needs seasoning, but he could be a big time lineman.
New Orleans signs:
D Gains
They missed the playoffs last year…and with signings like this (and nothing else), they may do it again.
San Francisco signs:
S Bennigan
Give Tim credit…he did try to sign a bunch of guys.  But he didn't offer good enough money.  The Thunder Sharks absolutely must find other ways to add
more talent than they have if they want to compete.
Spokane signs:
D Stephens
B Woodcock
Woodcock is an all-timer of a lineman, and he'll go a long ways in helping Spokane out.
St. Louis signs:
J Cornell
B Rayburn
They spent out big time to get these guys, and these two will help the Rush.  But will they help them enough to get over the hump?
Tampa Bay signs:
K St. Pierre
K Stanford
R Ashworth
J Cortez
Brendan Duffy:  "Wow, this Tampa squad is an ugly beast."  They got some good pieces to the OIFLCup runners-up.
Texas signs:
W Bazile
T Cadet
B Meisinger
T Castle
R Fergo
R Moesly (RFA, compensation already acquired and finalized)
M Hoper
L Peterson
C Wier
B High
It cost them gobs and gobs of cash.  But Texas already made good money with poor attendance.  And there's some excitement brewing in Austin now, because
the Terrors have become a contender overnight.  That's what FAFFA is all about.
Tri-City signs:
E Zagadaneca
A Sandler
J Hero
The Blaze need a lot in what is a very tough OIFL, but this is a start.
Tucson signs:
T Doxen (RFA - CON 120K/3 - 2M/SB - 10K/TD/INT - 250K/playoffs/division - 500K/OIFLCup
D Ross
T Laster
A Moore
E Smith
Doxen is the centerpiece here…if Tucson uses him to his capability (not done, really, since 2001), Todd Doxen could come close to that Street guy on some league
records.  That is, if Memphis doesn't match and takes the offer Tucson has proposed.
Vancouver Island signs:
J Leod
C Kettlewell
D MacClellan
MacClellan has had an enigma of an OIFL career to date, and I'm not sure QB was a major need for a team with Matt Sauk (and little else).
Venice signs:
M Bassett
P Reynolds
M Hartman
They need talent, and this does provide some more of it.
Wisconsin signs:
T Jacobs
J Enderle
Um, Harv…you don't have Grayson Norman anymore.  You've got to build an entire team here.
January 12, 2008 Update - CUT DAY
Arkansas cuts to RFA:
A McDougal
S Bartter
P Whyel
Baltimore cuts:
H Morrison
L O'Neil
Central Iowa cuts to RFA:
C Pineda
J Cullen
L Tate
College Station cuts:
J Paul
S McCue
S Howard
I Crawford
J Albert
Connecticut cuts:
S Bond
V Workman
Dallas cuts:
J Bullard
Dodge City cuts:
M Lawrence
T Lockett
C Burkstedt
S Jackson
D Keith
F Josten
Detroit cuts to RFA:
G Cooper
M Phillips
Florida cuts:
J Hartlin
A DeCamp
K.A. Lesnar
J Chang
J Timmons
K Krishnamurthi
K Roach
C Hill
D Krispinsky
Fresno cuts:
J Bell
A Peach
J Mester
D Clifton
Lincoln cuts to RFA:
F Martin
Memphis cuts (RFA)
G Elmore
T Doxen (RFA)
L Peterson
J Enderle
D Brown
E Karsten
J Elam
Minneapolis cuts (RFA):
A Gardner (RFA)
M Wiwchar (RFA)
J Miggs
New England cuts:
T Reilly
C Boyd
B Humphries
New Orleans cuts (RFA)
R Haris
R Green (RFA)
Portland cuts to RFA:
R Thorpe
L Bernstein
Rocky Mountain cuts:
D Ford
San Antonio cuts:
N Pozin
A Watts
K Stewart
S McCoullaugh
A Reynolds
C Smiley
E Todd
J Cameron
Spokane cuts (RFA)
R Wray (RFA)
R Dieken
B Faust (RFA)
J Stanfield (RFA)
St. Louis cuts to RFA:
W Thurston
Tampa Bay cuts to RFA:
S Whitehead
R Moesly
Tri-City cuts:
R Detmer
J Carey
Z Lalty
J Townsend
C Millie
J Poux
Z Allen
G Ford
M Randell
S Rasheed
H Maxfield
B Phillips
H Baraguar
Tucson cuts to RFA:
P Denny
Venice cuts to RFA:
S Sargent
C Moore
M White
January 10, 2008 Update
Texas cuts/declines to resign:
J Maher
K O'Brien
S Watt
T Dugmore
J Gornik
W Wilson
Is this the end of the line for OIFLCup I winning kicker Jason Maher?
Dallas gets:
T Maddox
Houston gets:
R Marshall
Maddox is probably better suited for the offense ready to "win now," while Marshall will do wonders in Houston with a…
Wait…didn't we do this already last year?
January 9, 2008 Update
Vancouver Island gets:
P Welker
TRI E3 and COMP E3
Tri-City gets:
R Tanner
O Tidwell
E2-10
E2-18
Lysoby made it clear that Tri-City may have nine of its eleven starters with what players they currently have on the roster.  Even if so, all four of the players
gathered here will be on the Blaze roster in 2008.
January 8, 2008 Update
Omaha gets:
B Goodalle
Long Island gets:
M Danelo
K Fields
E2-21
Some people say this trade is terrible for Omaha…I don't really agree.  Long Island gets two very average linemen and a late E2 for a player that has
some explosiveness for the Xplosion offense.
Dodge City gets:
2009 CI E1
Central Iowa gets:
D Tickner
Yeah, in three years, the E1 is probably going to be a better player for the Daggers than Tickner will be for the Roughriders…but another big time OIFLCup
winner for the Roughriders only makes them that much better right now.
Florida gets:
B Long
Tucson gets:
2009 E1
Business just picked up in Miami.
January 3, 2008 Update
Evansville gets:
Both VEN E4
Venice gets:
D Alvis
The sleeper shot isn't all that great, so may as well get a sure thing with the picks.
Long Island cuts/declines to resign:
P O'Furniture
This might be the end of the line for Patty-O.
December 31, 2007 Update
Evansville cuts/declines to resign:
J Davidson
He may find somewhere to play, but it may be in the OIF2.
Evansville gets:
W Kenneth
R Williams
Kansas City gets:
$500K
T Olivares
Not really sure what the Squirrels are going to do with Warren Kenneth here…
Cincinnati cuts/declines to resign:
R Dundee
M Sorg
D Mustgrove
J Lamone
J Freese
E Alliman
B Hanna
J Kix
C Lovett
Only Mustgrove and Lovett kind-of surprise me (both played quite a bit this past year).  But you have to trim the fat to get better, and there was a lot of fat here.
Houston gets:
E1-2
Omaha gets:
O Linton
L Allison
E2-14
E2-21
If you're going to trade the second pick in the draft, you need to hit it big to do it.  Linton played exceedingly well this year, and Allison could be a C/NT rock
for a decade.  Omaha's trying to build a base to really get rolling in 2008 and beyond, and getting four startable players for the E1-2…two of which are probably
going to be stars…that's a good way to do it.  Houston's trying to hit it big now, and the E1-2 will do that (though who's the RB?)
December 27, 2007 Update
Tucson gets:
A Bowman
B Berman
Houston gets:
M Horowitz
A Smith
Linemen shuffling around here.
Tucson gets:
E1-15
E1-22
Houston gets:
G Clarke
I really like Clarke's potential (especially when the Roughriders used him right), and I think Houston will never regret this trade.
Unless they deal him next week somewhere else.
Lincoln gets:
A Stiles
Tucson gets:
E3-30
Little Al will be a great mentor to Wallace (still fairly young) and Roland Young.
Tucson gives to Detroit:
E3-30
This finishes a prior trade (Chad Scott)
December 26, 2007 Update
Minneapolis cuts:
W Mickey
He should find a home somewhere, I'd guess.
December 23, 2007 Update
Houston cuts:
F Mason
M Brooks
M Moore
We're not losing much here.
Long Island gets:
2009 OMA E2
San Francisco gets:
C Rieves
I'm not all that sold that Omaha will be a "lottery pick" team (to use NBA terms).  Rieves could be a big time DS if he gets good TC work, and as such the Sharks
made a good move to get him.
Houston gets:
E1-15
E2-14
E2-21
Vancouver Island gets:
A McDaniel
This might be an overpay, but McDaniel could be a star.  Would be nice if he had Owen Rogers next to him still up in B.C., but alas…
Tampa Bay cuts/declines to resign:
M Baran
I think he could find a home; he's got a lot of experience.
December 22, 2007 Update
Omaha cuts/declines to resign:
G Wilson
B Barnett
G Kamerer
O Thompson
M Hansen
No big deal here.
Lincoln cuts/declines to resign:
M Bruckman
A King
B Tirico
P Ewing
I think King could have a small shot of getting a job somewhere else.  The rest of 'em, nope.
St. Louis cuts/declines to resign:
Z Lalty
L Stocker
L Willingham
P Singla
J Townsend
R Davis
T Langston
You have to cut the crap to take that jump in the OIFL.  There's a lot of crap here.
Rocky Mountain cuts/declines to resign:
N Duran
J Wardrick
D Tubbs
T Gilliam
A few long-time Renegades getting shown the door here.
Minneapolis cuts/declines to resign:
B Valvano
G Kennedy
G Jackson
L Ressler
T Hickerson
I've always thought more of Hickerson than Charlie has, but that's neither here nor there.
Detroit cuts:
R Nickoson
R Howard
They might find a home, but it could be in the OIF2.
Connecticut gets:
M Baltzell
Tucson gets:
2009 E1
K Smith
I really like this deal for Connecticut - they were forced to run Harbaugh into the ground this year because no one trusted Jose Davis.  Though Baltzell
had a very bad playoff game this year, he's far more dynamic.
Texas gets:
P Matos
Tucson gets:
G Bensonite
J Smith
Tampa Bay gets:
K Smith
S McNeil
Not sure what the point of this was, other than to get Bensonite and Smith back to Tucson.
San Antonio gets:
E3-6
E3-21
Jacksonville gets:
C Berrenta
Berrenta had a great OIF2 season, and he may be looking to prove something for the Knights.
Florida gets:
C Kilano
R Mays
Omaha gets:
2009 E2
L Josefowicz (cut)
I thought Mays was going to be worked up in TC for the Xplosion, but the E2 next year could help some.
Omaha gets:
E2-25
Vancouver Island gets:
E3-2
2009 OMA E3
Omaha wanted to move up a little bit, and why not?
St. Louis gets:
J Colombo
Portland gets:
E2-4
E3-32
E4-7
I like Colombo; he'll add a little zip to a Rush offense that needs it.
Evansville cuts/declines to resign:
Z Allen
D Cheswick
E Longbottom
Longtime Squirrels; it's time to move up in talent.
Kansas City cuts:
L Monroe
A salary move.  KC is going to pony up some big money for some guys, and Monroe isn't worth his salary.
Tucson cuts/declines to resign:
J Mickles
B Fike
A Girbach
M Burnstein
O Samson
I think there's some careers about to end here.
Omaha gets:
I Sanders
T Hatherly
Kansas City gets:
B Tropff
2009 FLA E2
Sanders is the best player in this deal, though Tropff is moldable.
Tucson gets:
2009 FLA E2
Kansas City gets:
A Hicks
Kansas City is trying to make a play for 2008, not way down the way.  Hicks wasn't going to see much for Tucson, so this isn't dumb for him.
Detroit cuts/declines to resign:
R Oyola
B Kaufman
Not losing much here.
Minneapolis gets:
E2-40
E5-36
Florida gets:
J Smith
Smith is going to help the Sandpipers acclimate themselves to the OIFL.
Florida gets:
E1-19
E Rynearson
P Jennings
Spokane gets:
E1-10
That was stupid.  The league tried to use that "I'm not allowing this trade" clause to help the new owners.  What the hell was this?
December 15, 2007 Update
Memphis cuts/declines to resign:
M Gervelis
C Bryant
That's not what you would call an "all-star cast" being put aside there.
Arkansas cuts/declines to resign:
S Cienfuegos
M Wislom
E Jones
Look, I know this is his eighth team or something, and Arkansas needs to get younger…but he's a good veteran presence (Wislom) that should find a home.
December 13, 2007 Update
Vancouver Island gets:
B Thrash
S Marcius
Long Island gets:
2009 VAN E2
Thrash is another one of those "glue" guys that makes a team better even though he doesn't look good at all.
Connecticut cuts/declines to resign:
G Brown
D Gains
B Johnson
We're not losing a whole lot here.
Venice cuts/declines to resign:
J Altland
B Cordero
T Evans
I think the finish line has been crossed by Evans here.
St. Louis cuts/declines to resign:
D Konji
C Hollingsworth
B Mack
D Hudson
Really, I think this is the seventh time that the Rush have cut or signed Mack.
December 12, 2007 Update
Central Iowa cuts/declines to resign:
B Bees
G Beckwith
J Carey
J Cullen
J Anderson
L Tate
K Lewis
J Edelstein
H Baraguar
M Hernfield
A few of these guys in olden days were almost like "natural" sleepers that could be TC'd up (Cullen, for example).  I think those days are far behind
most of this crop.
Baltimore cuts/declines to resign:
N Sarkari
V Mains
B Gaither
P Herrington
M Locke
S Weaver
Every team has some questionable OIFL-level talent.
Spokane gets:
T Bray (POR)
E1-22 (VAN)
E5-7 (VAN)
E4-9 (VAN)
E4-36 (VAN)
Portland gets:
2009 ROS E2 (this will be a compensatory end-round pick)
K Eans (SPO) - subsequently cut
Vancouver Island gets:
L Rohtin
M Lew
T Schofield
E2-8 (SPO)
E2-14 (SPO)
An interesting deal all around.
Long Island gets:
M Lew
Vancouver Island gets:
D Mack
J Seau
Lew has the experience, for sure, but Mack and Seau may equal to more.
December 11, 2007 Update
Dallas cuts/declines to resign:
C Baugham
H Olphert
L Berger
Talking about getting rid of the big guns here.
Dallas gets:
E2-27
TUC E4
VAN E4
S Wells
Long Island gets:
Bobcat
I think Wells has the best long-term future, but Long Island's worried about 2008.
Kansas City cuts:
R Wright
E Orosco
S Kolt
Kolt had a great OIF2 season awhile back, but it's just not translated to the OIFL.
St. Louis gets:
CS E4
Long Island gets:
D Mack
I think Mack will be worth more than this, but not by a whole lot.
Post-OIFLCup VII Transactions
Tampa Bay gets:
S Whitehead
Kansas City gets:
T LiPetri
Everyone knew this was the case anyways, so there's no surprise that the Marauders are going "young" with the backup pivot spot here.  LiPetri has been
Lou Holtz' man ever since he became an OIFL coach, so that's no shock, either.
Kansas City cuts/declines to resign:
E Loewenstein
D Nelson
R Swift
G Jamison
D Schlosser
T Remer
A Elliot
K Bazziel
We're not talking a bunch of stars here, but I'd guess half of these players will have an OIFL home in 2008.
College Station gets:
A Pollack
Los Angeles gets:
CS COMP E3
Pollack's worth more than that, isn't he?  Either way, he's going to be a good player for the Crew in the OIFL.
Detroit gets:
LIN E2
Tampa Bay gets:
D Stubblefield
A pretty low-key trade.
Corpus Christi gets:
FLA COMP E3
Florida gets:
B Boyd
J Kelly
Kelly's quickly becoming older than dirt, but Florida might not get a lot out of that late E3 beyond a sleeper shot anyways.
Rosemont gets:
$500K
Omaha gets:
J Atwood
Makes sense considering that Atwood will be Omaha's offensive coordinator…would be a good idea if he was on the roster.
San Francisco cuts/declines to resign:
T King
S Colvin
J Brown
R Moore
C Longworth
C Gilroy
C Paschal
P Keene
C Moore
B Brooks
Brandon Brooks shouldn't have been cut here, but I can't argue with the rest of it.
Corpus Christi cuts/declines to resign:
C Londeree
E Perry
S McKiernan
Londeree goes to College Station, though I don't know for how long.
Long Island cuts:
M Bigman
Surprised he made it this long!
Jacksonville gets:
C Rhodes
San Francisco gets:
$2K
Last of the big spenders that Duffy is.
Lincoln gets:
KC E1
2009 LI E1
DAL E2
W Mitchell
P Schroeder
Long Island gets:
G Boddy
K Street
S Marcius
J Soames
2009 LIN E1
This is what you would call a "blockbuster."  One of the biggest trades in OIFL history.  Are Street and Boddy getting older?  Yes.  Are they going to give the
Mean Machine five or six great years?  That's very hard to tell, though I don't think so.  Can they give the Mean Machine a cup?  Absolutely.
What a deal, and it takes some balls to make it.  Not that Lincoln got screwed, either.  The "rebuild" that's more like a reload will go nicely with Mitchell around
Zimmerman and Pritchett.
Vancouver Island gets:
B Shaw
S Villi (subsequently cut)
E3
E5
Florida gets:
H Watson
R Little
R Smart
Little did start every game for the Vengeance, so I don't know how good losing him for likely an E3 and E5 is.
Vancouver Island cuts/declines to resign:
J Kernan
D Atari
D Buire
B Dylan
Dylan may get a slot at a lower team just because he's a 10 block.  Otherwise, there may be some retirements here.
Corpus Christi gets:
P Hines
NE E1
New England gets:
E Thomas
The parlay had better be pretty good for the Riptide, because losing Thomas just isn't that bright here for another receiver.
Corpus Christi gets:
HOU E1
Jacksonville gets:
NE E1
L Martin
I'm certainly not impressed with the parlay thus far.  Lui Martin was given away here.
Corpus Christi gets:
CS E1
CS E3
College Station gets:
R Blevins
M O'Donnell
S Peyton
HOU E1
Really, the Wardogs are getting quite a bit for their acceptance to drop back eight or nine draft slots.
Los Angeles gets:
$75K
Venice gets:
L Higgins
S Colemont
Why not?  Venice needs bodies, and $75K is peanuts in the OIFL.
Portland gets:
J Colombo
J Soames
Long Island gets:
C Rhea
G Rogers
2009 E2
$600K
Rogers just never is worth much, is he?
Vancouver Island gets:
E2
E3
COMP E3
Venice gets:
F Poley
C Prince
W Zjoe
They may not be superstars, but all three of these guys contributed an awful lot to Vancouver Island's success.  I thought they would be able to build off
their 2007 success, not have to rebuild from it.
Los Angeles gets:
E Hice
San Francisco gets:
P Rogers
M Trask
Since Hice did so much for the Thunder Sharks this year (2-15 nonwithstanding), I am surprised he'd be dealt.  But Rogers and Trask do have a shot
to be a better end result for the boys by the Bay.
Los Angeles gets:
T Meyers
Kansas City gets:
F Pilarowski
Meyers may have a better future, but Pilarowski has a much better "now," and Kansas City needs "now" more than Los Angeles does.
College Station gets:
R Greene
Connecticut gets:
COMP E2
Greene needs a change of scenery in a big way.  He could start in College Station.
Tucson loans to Jacksonville
$3M
Jacksonville when they receive their luxury tax money will return to Tucson:
$3.1M
This'll help Jacksonville repay a different loan.
Los Angeles returns to Jacksonville:
SF E1
Jacksonville returns to Los Angeles:
$6M
This'll help Jacksonville build up their roster more.
Detroit gets:
STL E1
R Shore
E6-22
San Francisco gets:
K Manns
M Booker
T Henry
Henry makes this a pretty strong deal for the Thunder Sharks, though I do think they were hoping for Shore to be big in their 2008 plans.
Florida gets:
C Hoxie
D Seve
R Clinton
$100K
Vancouver Island gets:
E4
COMP E4
2009 E3
If they hit a sleeper, then there's your value.
Portland cuts/declines to resign:
B Brown
T Cain
E Fox
J Judentry
J Sawyer
J Stewart
Now replace those guys with players that may actually see a roster…and Portland could win the OIFLCup.
Los Angeles cuts/declines to resign:
J Fly
D Sheets
yawn.
Central Iowa gets:
S Summers
Portland gets:
TUC E1
Summers is certainly a one way player unless your OL/DL has a third wheel with no D, but Central Iowa's had success with some guys with holes anyways.
Jacksonville gets:
E2
Florida gets:
J Cant
Cant's not young anymore, but he's going to be a good vet for Florida to start to build around.
Detroit gets:
HOU E2
Cincinnati gets:
$600K
Dennis wants to build on his already good roster, and giving Cincinnati some financial relief helps do that.
Portland gets:
M York
Long Island gets:
2009 POR E5
$25K
York will be a coach in Portland more than a player.
Long Island gets:
B Kroner
J Pettit
Baltimore gets:
2009 POR E5
E6-18
Not a terribly meaningful deal, I guess.
St. Louis gets:
P Woods
R Westmoreland
J Jason
B Kroner
Long Island gets:
LI E2
LA E2
K Parham
C O'Shea
$300K
Usually, the team getting the best player (within reason) wins a deal.  St. Louis really needs some line help, and the usually expensive Woods will give it.
College Station gets:
J Pettit
Long Island gets:
CS E4
Pettit is worth more than an E4, if for no other reason than he's played quite a few downs.
Long Island gets:
$100K
Venice gets:
K Parham
A Henderson
More experience for Venice, and for a relatively low price in today's OIFL.
College Station gets:
A Johnson
J Brooks
Dallas gets:
E2
Interesting deal.  Brooks was the Crew QB this past year.
Week Sixteen Transactions
Long Island calls up (from OIF2):
J Seau
Tucson calls up (from OIF2):
D Beedell
This hurts the OIF2 teams, for sure, when it comes to the FourthTournament.
Week Thirteen Transactions
Tucson and Detroit recall their loans to finalize the deal.
Scott out of the Vegas system…it's been awhile, but it's time to go.
Las Vegas cuts:
J Fox
Wheeee!
Week Twelve Transactions
Los Angeles gets:
J Wensely
Tampa Bay gets:
LIN E2
Interesting deal caused by injury recovery and position glut.
Los Angeles gets:
$500K
$250K if LI makes playoffs
Long Island gets:
S Nyer LOAN
If Law gets hurt, Nyer goes back to Los Angeles and $250K goes back to Long Island.
Portland gets:
D Cox
$1M
FC ($3M after tax disbursements)
Kansas City gets:
R Cabreda
Quietly the ThunderKats are already building next year's playoff squad.
Detroit gets:
R June
FC (either 2008 E3 or 2009 E2)
Tucson gets:
C Scott
*the teams then loan back the original players for this week - I will not reflect it in the roster page until the players are recalled*
Detroit obviously thinks they're not quite ready to get an OIFLCup, but I wouldn't have ever guessed that they would trade Chad Scott.
Portland gets:
J Judentry
R Thorpe
Texas gets:
D Smith
An established, though no longer elite, OS will add some pop to the Texas offense.
Los Angeles gets:
K Hartsock
LIN E1
LIN E2
Lincoln gets:
B Stern
J Soames
This is a blockbuster deal right here.  Hartsock with a good camp may be one of the league's five best WRDBs, while Stern may already be one of the league's
five best OS'.  And who better to learn from than Kelvin Street?
Long Island cuts:
D James
Yawn?
Tucson recalls from OIF2:
R June
Tucson sends to OIF2:
D Beedell (1)
B Lewis (2)
Houston gets:
M Lee
DAL E1
C Higgins
Dallas gets:
D Madray
I figured Dallas would make a strong play to get back Madray, who they never should have traded in the first place.
Week Eleven Transactions
Detroit signs:
J Fox
Fox will give them a third kicker for whatever reason they think they need three (that scared of another kicker injury?!)
Jacksonville calls up:
T Lockett
Jacksonville sends down:
D Keith
Cincinnati calls up:
R Feufer
Cincinnati sends down:
M Eldridge
Mobile gets:
LA E1
2009 HOU E1
Los Angeles gets:
T Richmond
Eventually this should help Mobile.  Assuming they're around, which is quickly becoming a stretch.
Minneapolis sends down:
C Wollery
S Driggers
M Adderley
Kansas City gets:
R Williams
L Monroe
Mobile gets:
2009 E2, E3, E4
$2M
R Coughenour
Eventually Mobile will get the better of this deal.  Kansas City isn't standing pat from the two-game win streak.
Vancouver Island gets:
$5K
Detroit gets:
Z Harding
Detroit could have used Harding last week, haha.
Week Ten Transactions
Long Island signs:
A Henderson
An experienced backup for the Mean Machine.
San Francisco signs:
M Reed
More depth for a team that needs anything they can get.
Jacksonville signs:
B Britton
Another experienced player for a team quickly turning into the one no one wants to face.
Omaha gets:
P Calhoun
LI E3
DAL E3
Dallas gets:
G Tiebach
This deal may end up great for Omaha.  Right now, Dallas gets the tops of it, though Omaha also gets to save a few bucks.
Corpus Christi gets:
L Martin
Spokane gets:
M Milton
CC E2
A good deal both ways; one that shows Corpus Christi's dedication to actually keeping up that defense.
Week Nine Transactions
St. Louis signs from retired:
D Konji
D Hunter
D Hansford
K Parham
Not really sure if any of these guys are going to do that much, but we'll go with it.
Evansville signs:
E Longbottom
A good defensive replacement at times.
St. Louis signs:
B Mack
Didn't they have him before?
St. Louis cuts:
J Stiffler
B Britton
St. Louis sends to OIF2:
D Mack
Z Lalty
J Townsend
The Rush are making an awful lot of moves, I must say.
San Francisco gets:
TEX E4
Texas gets:
H Adcock
Couldn't they have gotten the E4 for something older?
Detroit gets:
T Henry
Omaha gets:
R Dalbey
R Williams
This one works both ways - Detroit gets a longtime Gargoyle while Omaha gets two major pieces in their rebuild.  I like this one two ways.
Portland cuts:
B Browning
B Cordero
K LeFlore
Not much in the way of "talent" here, and I'd expect Venice to cut the other two of them there, too.
Kansas City gets:
W Kenneth
T Meyers
Mobile gets:
2009 KC E1
R Jenkins
N Medrano
$1.5M
Mobile insiders like Medrano even though he's had some attitude problems, and Jenkins could form to something.  Kansas City is making a statement for
2008 with picking up a big play OS like Kenneth, though.
Long Island gets:
DAL E2
VAN E4
TUC E4
E6-18
M York
Jacksonville gets;
M Cranston
$924,305…
Long Island uses Pennington, sort-of, to rebolster the middle of their 2008 entry draft.  Scott Johnson now has to look over his shoulder.
Evansville signs:
B O'Neill
Since they traded the rookie to Mobile, they needed someone in case Cringle gets hurt again.
San Antonio gets:
W Jefferson
Mobile gets:
HOU E4
SA E4
E6-28
Mr. Irrelevant to Mobile!
Arkansas signs:
M Wislom
The MadDog goes to Arkansas to help show this team how to win (though he's been on some stinky teams, too).
Mobile gets:
MOB E3
SA E3
Vancouver Island gets:
R Little
I think this deal will work both ways.
Long Island gets:
B Pennington
D Flanders
B Blast
Mobile gets:
J King
T Meyers
C Bryant
A Walker
LI E1
JAX E1
$8M
The big blast of the rebuild movement in south Alabama comes in the form of the figure of the franchise moving to Long Island.  Pennington will bring Flanders
with him to help bring back some of that Texas Tech-style offensive magic that found 98 touchdown passes in 2005 for the OIFL's leading career passer.
Tucson gets:
A Smith
Connecticut gets:
Mk. Bell
LI E2
future considerations
I think this deal is going to look good both ways this year, but probably slanted towards the Cresleys a year or two from now.
BUT…Tucson's gunning for a Cup this year, so that's fine.
Evansville gets:
J Copeland
Mobile gets:
J Cornell
C Thompson
R Warrick
Warrick and Cornell will rebuild two different Mobile positions, but Evansville got what they needed in Copeland.  Always dogged for "being too slow,"
all Copeland has ever done is make big play after big play on offense and defense.  This is not what anyone wanted to see out of the Squirrels.
Kansas City cuts:
J Bullard
M Wislom
Wislom won't last that long on this list, he's started for parts of all seven OIFL seasons for a reason.
These two players will stay with their current OIF2 team until they are picked up by other OIFL teams.
Spokane gets:
O Rogers
Vancouver Island gets:
C Prince
CI E1
TB E3
Good deal both ways, though it signals that the Vengeance probably aren't shooting for a playoff shot in 2007.
Vancouver Island cuts:
B Byrd
L Price
No huge loss here.
Omaha gets:
R Gandee
Vancouver Island gets:
MOB E3
SA E3
Omaha needs to keep Glass off his a…butt, and Gandee will help that.  I think with the rebuild going on there however, Omaha should have kept the E3s.
OIFL All-Star Classic Week Transactions
Tucson gets:
M Bell
W Pless
E2
2009 E4
Central Iowa gets:
J Huff
S Turner
E1
G Clarke (on loan for the rest of this season)
Looks like Tucson is mortgaging the future for the shot to win this thing in 2007 with getting Bell and cup-starter Pless.  That makes the loan of Clarke for nothing
all the more befuddling.
Tampa Bay gets:
H Blessig
D DeLap
San Francisco gets:
E1
2009 E4
S Apple
R Shore
Blessig is going to be a very very good player in this league, but it will take one heavy camp or two good ones to get him there.  Apple has a ring and Robert Shore
is up and coming.  That E1 isn't going to hurt the Thunder Sharks any, even if it's E1-3X.
Rosemont loans Central Iowa:
O Thompson
The last thing I expected that team to do was to go help an up and coming division rival for the rest of the season.
Long Island cuts:
G Turner
I would not be surprised to see one of the lower-tier teams pick him up as he does have quite a bit of experience.
Week Eight Transactions
Lincoln signs:
F Martin
Wow?
THREE WAY TRADE
Texas gets:
W Stallworth (ROS)
MOB E4 (OMA)
Omaha gets:
P Gill (TEX)
Rosemont gets:
future considerations
The future considerations better not be a whole heck of a lot for Will Stallworth.  Like maybe a pack of bubble gum and a newspaper.
St. Louis cuts:
B Mack
Couldn't see that coming?
Los Angeles gets:
J Ruffin
Corpus Christi gets:
C Downs
Both players go to a system that probably fits them better.
St. Louis gets:
LA E2
POR E3
Portland gets:
S Summers
I guess this was done so as to save the Rush some money for next year?
Vancouver Island signs:
E Davis
Davis hasn't started a lot of regular season games in the OIFL, but he'll add some more veteran presence to the Vengeance.
Tampa Bay (retroactively) loans to the OIF2:
P Matos
Hey, that was a mistake on my part.
Los Angeles gets:
J Soames
Connecticut gets:
J Ruffin
A fellow owner and I were discussing last night that Ruffin wouldn't be on this roster long.  We were right.
Week Seven Transactions
Tucson loans to Jacksonville (and is subsequently repaid with L.A. trade)
$5,058,306.95…
San Francisco loans to Jacksonville (and is subsequently repaid with L.A. trade)
$200K
FINALIZED
Jacksonville gets:
NH E1
New Hampshire gets:
$12M
This deal is pending Jacksonville getting $12,000,000 in their bank account.
FINALIZED
Los Angeles gets:
M Trask
2009 SF E1
Jacksonville gets:
OMA E2
VAN E4
DAL E4
2009 LA E4
$6M
This deal is pending Jacksonville getting the previous deal done, which is pending them getting $12,000,000 to make that deal.  The wording of the trade requires
the two teams to have the previous trade finalized first before this one can happen.
Tampa Bay gets:
$103,000…
Jacksonville gets:
TB E5
E6-9
Fair enough.
THREE WAY TRADE
Rosemont gets:
R Fergo (TB)
T Law (TUC)
Tucson gets:
A Hicks (TB)
Tampa Bay gets:
M Metchikoff (TUC)
R Shore (ROS)
Metchikoff back with his old coach that he won two titles with.  Oh yeah, and he's a lot better player now, too.
Strong trade for everyone, and indicative that no one's resting on their laurels.
San Francisco cuts:
B O'Neill
A Henderson
San Francisco calls up from OIF2:
R Bastion
O'Neill's been in Campbell's doghouse from when he was drafted.  This was only a matter of time, though I don’t see how putting a band-aid on a
staph infection's going to change anything.
Kansas City signs:
S Kolt
Kolt's got quite a fair amount of experience, and he'll help this downtrodden roster a bit.
Evansville sends down:
A Geddinger (1)
Rosemont gets:
D Carr
A Moore
Spokane gets:
S Weisgarber
R Gardner
B Blix
I like this deal both ways.  Though I like Spokane's less considering the next deal.
Omaha gets:
OMA E3
SA E3
Vancouver Island gets:
KC E2
Isn't this the kind of trade you make during a draft?
Los Angeles gets:
H Maxwell
D Sheets
Wichita gets:
C Rolston
STL E3
Rolston wasn't happy with his role in Los Angeles.  Especially with Krystle hurt, he is just about all of Wichita's offense now.
Tampa Bay gets:
B Reeves
Los Angeles gets:
OMA E2
Reeves knows the Tampa system even though it has changed a bit, but he may be reluctant seems how the two guys in his spot are both laid up for awhile.
Week Six Transactions
Corpus Christi gets:
J Ruffin
Wichita gets:
W Tyler
CC E1
TB E4
Not a bad rebuild deal, even if Ruffin's a young one with some talent.
Jacksonville gets:
M Trask
TUC E4
Vancouver Island gets:
2008 & 2009 JAX E2
I like Trask, but two E2s will eventually override his quality, I'd guess.
Spokane gets:
SPO E4
Omaha gets:
B Barnett
Barnett's quite experienced; he should help work with the loss of Lamont Jackson.
St. Louis cuts:
S Kolt
Kolt was a stud in the OIF2 a few years back, but the guy's just gotten no love and no chance since then.
Jacksonville signs:
B Skinner
A backup that's been everywhere, but he doesn't ever seem to get on the field.
Corpus Christi gets:
B Boyd
M Milton
Connecticut gets:
J Duffy
Usually you can figure that the team that gets the best player 'won' the trade.  Though Duffy is the player, I think this trade is very even.
Wichita gets:
SA E2
TEX E3
EVL E5
Evansville gets:
T Olivares
Not sure what to think of Wichita's rebuild here.
Kansas City cuts:
H Maxfield
D Wiedne
Not a huge loss here on either front.  Maxfield will stay with his OIF2 team.
Jacksonville gets:
M York
2008 KC E3
2008 CC E3
2009 KC E5
Kansas City gets:
B Pendergrass
2008 JAX E4
Pendergrass might be a head case, but he's a heck of a talented pivot.  And if you didn't notice, Kansas City is starting to amass some talent.
Rosemont sends down:
C Sanders (1)
C Millie (1)
M Ford (1)
Rosemont gets:
R Shore
St. Louis gets:
E2
Sure, the E2 might be nice.  But I thought St. Louis was trying to win now.  Why deal something for a player that might be as good as Shore?
Detroit gets:
J Carper
Wichita gets:
DET E2
B Slynt
This is probably a pretty good deal both ways.
Wichita gets:
SA E1
Portland gets:
B LiPetri
You know, until this deal Wichita was still a really serious playoff contender.
Evansville loans down:
D Alvis (1)
Z Allen (1)
Dallas gets:
P Calhoun
C Higgins
LI E3
Long Island gets:
J Kennedy
Dallas had some tough luck in the league's toughest division, and now we start to blow it up?
St. Louis signs off the retired list:
B Mack
He's not all that good, but he has been here before.
Dallas gets:
M Lee
R Marshall
2009 E3
Houston gets:
T Maddox
D Madray
This is likely the first time I could come on and say "Houston pantsed someone in a trade."  And that's exactly what happened.  Dallas should not be
panicking!  They're in the toughest division in the OIFL.  Now, they have almost totally crippled their playoff shot.
Kansas City gets:
Jeremy's old coaching staff:
Spokane gets:
J Anderson
Okay then.  I like this deal for Spokane.
Omaha gets:
2008 E2
2008 E5
"future considerations"
Kansas City gets:
L Jackson
Why are you trading a young future stud RB for something that might be as good next year as Jackson is right now?!
Week 5 Transactions
Tucson loans to Jacksonville:
A Stiles
Straight-up loan to get Stiles playing time, and it'll give Jacksonville quite a bit of experience to help Conduttori along.
Dallas signs:
H Olphert
I really thought he'd just stay forever as one of those Mike Uhl specials as a pick that never did anything anywhere else.
Jacksonville loans:
D Keith (1)
D Burks (1)
S Johnson (2)
Rocky Mountain cuts:
R Swift
T Strong
C Hollingsworth
F Martin
Rocky Mountain sends down:
K von Stieger (1)
Do these moves really help an already depth-starved team?
Vancouver Island gets:
R Tanner
Spokane gets:
J Strong
K Eans
STL E2
Tanner has a promising future if he gets groomed well.  Sauk could do that.
Vancouver Island gets:
H Watson
Rosemont gets:
$50K
Watson is a solid #2 for right now.
Baltimore sends down:
P Herrington
B Gaither
M Locke
Central Iowa gets:
M Bell
W Pless
E6-10
Rosemont gets:
S Weisgarber
Rt. Gardner
Mr. Irrelevant on the move!  Weisgarber has the better and longer future, but Bell is one of the best DSs in OIFL history.
Wichita gets:
ARK E1
J Carper
TEX E2
Tucson gets:
$600K
G Norman
It's not every day you see a former MVP…that was also THE focus of his team…traded.  If Tucson can parlay Norman's career and history
into how good a player he should still be today, the Scorpions just became a big time OIFLCup contender.
Week Four Transactions
Texas gets:  (from Spokane)
C Peach
S Watt
Portland gets:  (from Texas)
POR E3
Spokane gets:  (from Portland)
R Wray
J Stanfield
Texas probably got the best of this deal here, as Jason Maher just hasn't been getting it done.  Peach is one of the league's best.
Rosemont gets:
ROS E2
Vancouver Island gets:
D Seve
TUC E4
J Wile
The E2 is a good price to pay for a team that's going to be building a bunch in 2008, but Seve and Wile will ease that pain a whole lot.
Tucson gets:
T Law
Spokane gets:
J MacLagan
E5
Law has a lot of experience, and as such probably is worth more than a kicker and an E5.  But, Spokane really kinda needs a kicker right now.
Week Three Transactions
St. Louis signs:
Z Lalty
Depth needed for the Rush.
Rocky Mountain signs:
K von Stieger
Bamiyi's always been on and off, so the experienced second-year kicker may get a look.
Tucson signs:
B Fike
Another home for Fike.
San Francisco signs:
A Bennett
He probably won't see much time.
St. Louis gets:
LI E2
MOB E2
E6-14
R Coop
Long Island gets:
J Colombo
Probably a fair trade.
Spokane gets:
Q Ammons
D Kramer
NH E4
15% of Kramer's salary ($84,000)
New Hampshire gets:
S Scolari
M Sharits
L Turner
This will help depth for New Hampshire, probably.
Rosemont gets:
$88K
New Hampshire gets:
J Handy
Good deal for New Hampshire.
Mobile loans down:
B Shaw (1)
A DeCamp (1)
K Krishnamurthi (1)
Vancouver Island loans down:
J Kernan (2)
Cincinnati cuts:
F Mason
Makes room for Hanna.
Spokane cuts:
J West
West may find a home in the OIF2.
Evansville loans to Wichita
R Pennington
Wichita gives as compensation:  $600K
If Pennington goes back to Evansville without injury, Wichita gets $500K back.
Vancouver Island gets:
M Trask
Spokane gets:
STL E5
E6-4
2009 SPO E3,4,5
That's a lot of low picks for a guy who may be worth more than that.
Rosemont gets:
P Marntos
Spokane gets:
C Martin
This probably works out both ways, giving both teams something they need.
Connecticut loans down:
R Clemons
R Rinehardt
B Johnson
Spokane signs:
R Dieken
B Christopher
They do need some depth, and these guys will provide it, though hopefully they don't have to play that much.
Central Iowa signs:
J Anderson
Older, he does have a fair amount of starting experience, though you don't want him starting too much in today's OIFL.
Week Two Transactions
Texas recalls from loan:
E Shafer
Texas loans down:
W Wilson (1)
Rocky Mountain recalls from loan:
C Hollingsworth
F Martin
Dallas loans down:
J Brooks (1)
Spokane gets:
C Prince
SPO E2
TB E3
Tampa Bay gets:
T LiPetri
This has to be below value, though the E2 and E3 picks should net good players.
Spokane recalls from loan:
R Albertini
Houston gets:
F Mason
Cincinnati gets:
2009 E5
$50K
Not too exciting here.
Houston loans down:
F Mason
T Williams
M Benjamin
Spokane cuts:
M Randell
J Richardson
New Hampshire signs:
J James
C Love
R Wasshausen
They need depth.
Jacksonville signs:
M Lawrence
Good depth piece.
Dallas signs:
D Schwalenberg
The Hamburglar is a good piece in case Maddox gets broken like others this year.
San Francisco signs:
M Fields
Fields becomes a starter instantly for this downtrodden team.
Tucson signs:
O Samson
Yes, they need defense.
Spokane signs:
P Jennings
E Rynearson
Not sure either of these guys will get into the lineup, but they could help with depth.
Cincinnati signs:
B Hanna
And he's found a home again!
Kansas City loans down:
M Wislom (1)
H Maxfield (1)
J Bullard (1)
Omaha gets:
B Tropff
Vancouver Island gets:
2008 E6
2009 E5
$10K
Tropff may well be the best player in this one.
Week One Transactions
Cincinnati cuts:
A Fred
D Topolski
Got to get rid of a couple here.
Wichita cuts:
V Shallenberger
Z Lalty
J Stokes
Wheee!
Portland gets:
T Schofield
Vancouver Island gets:
SA E3
I don't like the policy of trading guys you're not able to get signed long-term.
Long Island loans down:
P O'Furniture (1)
F Behrendsen (2)
Long Island cuts:
O Samson
No huge loss here, though I bet he finds a home somewhere.
Texas loans down:
S McNeil (1)
I Frince (1)
E Shafer (1)
Memphis cuts:
D McKnight
S Sargent
Snooze.
Dodge City loans:
J Lindsey (2)
M Bassett (2)
New Hampshire loans:
J Angel (1)
G Holmes (1)
M Parnell (2)
Tucson loans:
P Denny (1)
A Girbach (1)
J MacLagan (1)
Baltimore signs:
B Gaither
An original Breaker, most likely the exact reason he was picked up.
Corpus Christi gets:
N Vanderbrockland
He'll go onto the Riptide practice roster, but I figure he might get called up sooner than later.
Tucson signs:
J Mickles
A Girbach
Some more depth for the Tucson roster; something they likely need.
Rosemont signs:
O Thompson
Exciting.
Portland gets:
SA E3
T Bray
Vancouver Island gets:
ROS E2
Pretty fair both ways.
Omaha gets:
M Hansen
Dallas gets:
DAL E5
CI E5
Interesting, I suppose - two sleeper shots for a cut list guy.
Corpus Christi loans down:
C Londeree (2)
R Blevins (2)
N Vanderbrockland (1)
Rocky Mountain loans down:
C Hollingsworth (1)
F Martin (1)
Portland loans down:
B Browning (1)
E Fox (1)
B Cordero (1)
Omaha loans down:
J Parker (2)
R Mays (1)
C Samuels (1)
Cincinnati loans down:
R Feufer (1)
J Baker (1)
E Alliman (1)
Dallas loans down:
B Hicks (1)
C Baugham (1)
Vancouver Island loans down:
D Atari (1)
R Smart (1)
K Eans (1)
Tampa Bay loans down:
K McGregor (1)
Los Angeles loans down:
S Colemont (1)
L Higgins (1)
D Ferguson (1)
Detroit loans down:
K Frisbee (1)
J Rollins (1)
J Jeffries (1)
San Francisco loans down:
P Keene (2)
R Bastion (2)
C Moore (2)
Fort McMurray loans down:
R Albertini (1)
If the Fort Mac starter doesn't get hurt, Albertini may lead the league in every quarterbacking category.
Minneapolis cuts:
B Phillips
He's got experience, he'll make some OIF2 team a great OS.
Central Iowa loans down:
J Carey (2)
J Cullen (2)
H Baraguar (2)
Rosemont loans down:
H Watson (1)
San Francisco gets:
E Hice
Jacksonville gets:
$300K
2009 SF E1
DAL E2
CI E3
Hice can be good enough to make this a totally even swap.  Not yet, but he can be.
San Francisco cuts:
W Henry
From the Penthouse (starting) to the Outhouse - that said, San Francisco's penthouse might still be an outhouse.
June 29, 2007 Update
Houston gets:
M Lee
Los Angeles gets:
2009 E1 & E2
I think I should have not allowed teams to trade picks for seasons more than a year away.
Los Angeles gets:
VAN E4
DAL E4
Vancouver Island gets:
T Schofield
This is a good deal where both sides get something they really want for something they don't care that much about.
Vancouver Island cuts:
S Yang
Schofield's a lot more valuable than a third OS.
Fort McMurray cuts:
C Jackson
M Lawrence
I Ajoku
This team thinks it's actually at a state where it can contend.  After blowing it up like it did, surprisingly, they might be right.
June 28, 2007 Update
Jacksonville signs:
T Lockett
S Jericho (from retired)
Interesting pickups.
Corpus Christi gets:
CC E1
TB E4
$1M
W Tyler
Fort McMurray gets:
M Lew
C Davis
M Lawrence
This does eat into the depth that Corpus Christi put together, but Wayne Tyler may be the kind of change-of-pace back this team needs to help Raybold
help it get over that hump.
June 27, 2007 Update
St. Louis cuts:
C Hill
J Mickles
Mickles kinda surprises me, because St. Louis still needs guys that are really good at something - and he is.
Vancouver Island signs:
R Clinton
Decent enough to have around for awhile, I suppose.
Corpus Christi gets:
$175K
Jacksonville gets:
JAX E4
CC E6
I'm not sure if they're getting value for the cash, to be honest.
Jacksonville cuts:
R Jones
R Andrews
G Shakely
B Gaither
J Thompson
M Irati
J Fox
I'm sure a couple of these players are thinking "How'd I get cut?!"
St. Louis gets:
A Ogden
Vancouver Island gets:
J Strong
C Love
R London
P Bright
$75K
2009 TUC E3 & STL E3
***Vancouver Island cuts:  Love, London, and Bright
I thought Strong would be wish the Rush forever.  That's why I run the league and not its teams.
Arkansas cuts:
M Fields
M Reed
O Thompson
A little surprised there.
Central Iowa cuts:
J Ramos
B Gianchetti
A Girbach
N Vanderbrockland
T Evans
All of these guys would have been on their 24-man last year.
June 23, 2007 Update
Long Island signs:
G Turner
A lot of experience there, something the Mean Machine kinda lack in some areas.
New Hampshire gets:
LA E2
$410K
Vancouver Island gets:
A Ogden
C Hoxie
Hoxie's the one the Vengeance wanted, for sure.  But Ogden's a good insurance policy.
Kansas City cuts:
P Kimble
S Villi
Just eat it, get the riffraff off the roster.
June 22, 2007 Update
Arkansas signs:
A McDougal
A good veteran to have around; Arkansas is slowly getting better.
St. Louis signs:
E Haskins
An interesting prospect.
Baltimore signs:
R Johnson
J Whittaker
Johnson is another interesting prospect.  Whittaker probably projects to an OS.
Rosemont signs:
W Stallworth
L Cypret
They always like to have spare parts hiding somewhere on the back burners.
Rosemont gets:
TUC E4
J Wile
San Francisco gets:
B Brooks
It will be hard for the Sharks to trade stuff to get anything of significant value, but Brooks is a good veteran to add.
June 20, 2007 Update
San Francisco cuts:
R Clinton
D Williamson
A McDougal
E Longbottom
I'm kinda surprised at a couple of these, as I can see them getting on with other teams.
Portland gets:
H LaCrosswell
Evansville gets:
J Hayhurst
P Ranke
SA E2
Hayhurst and the 2 is probably a great deal for Evansville for LaCrosswell…and then you add Ranke to it…
Kansas City gets:
R Herbert
G Jamison
Jacksonville gets:
E Hice
Please tell me Kansas City didn't just trade a power back they desperately needed for a bunch of junk.
Texas cuts:
J Chang
M Martin
R Dieken
May find a home for Chang and Martin, but not too sure.
Los Angeles gets:
D Calderon
Jacksonville gets:
P Persampieri
F Josten
LA E5 & E6
If Duffy traded like this when he owned the Daggers, he might have the best franchise in OIFL history instead of Mike Uhl.
Lincoln signs:
M Bruckman
Always have to have extra depth, even if it's not so good…better than someone out of position.
Portland signs:
L West
Portland cuts:
R Detmer
Detmer has the experience, but West may have the talent.
Rosemont signs:
M Ford
Interesting enough.
Rocky Mountain signs:
D Ford
Does he have the talent to make it onto an OIFL roster?  Maybe.
June 19, 2007 Update
Rosemont cuts:
J Beck
G Turner
M Limoli
This is almost a waste of my time.
Vancouver Island gets:
LA E2
OMA E3
DAL E4
2009 STL E2
Omaha gets:
MOB E3 & E4
CI E5
VI E6
2009 POR E3 & E4
2009 MM E4
$125K
I guess there's a point to this?
Evansville gets:
T Duckett
D Sanders
TEX E3
Fort McMurray gets:
D Carr
A Moore
Moore's a good one, but I think Evansville gets this trade.
Portland cuts:
M Spencer
This isn't much of a loss here.
June 14, 2007 Update
Corpus Christi gets:
J Cairo
Omaha gets:
FOR E4
Not too bad here, a pretty even deal.
Fort McMurray gets:
R Albertini
M Trask
Vancouver Island gets:
Entire FOR 2009 draft
VAN E4
CI E5
We're rebuilding, so let's trade away en entire draft!
Fort McMurray cuts:
B Thrash
This isn't a shock to anyone.
Vancouver Island gets:
2009 MM E4
T Bray
Mean Machine gets:
2008 MOB E2
R Westmoreland
I don't think the Vengeance are so bad that they need to be stockpiling 2009 picks, but what do I know?
June 13, 2007 Update
Connecticut cuts:
M Bruckman
J James
Be sure to note that since they're on the FA pile, both Bruckman and James can be drafted.
OIFL EMERGENCY DISPERSAL DRAFT
1) San Francisco Thunder Sharks - OL/DL Herschel Blessig
2) Omaha Destroyers - OL/DL TwoTon Henry
3) Arkansas Outlaws - OL/DL Denver Johnson
4) Central Iowa Roughriders - DS Cary Maugham
5) Cincinnati Swarm - OS Marcus Cribbs
6) New Hampshire Mounties - PASS (receive E6-23)
7) Kansas City Thunderkats - RB/DB Earvin Hice
8) Texas Terrors - WR/DB Keith Bynes
9) St. Louis Rush - DS Glenn Jones
10) Jacksonville Knights - K Duane Carothers
11) New Orleans Storm - WR/DB Rondell Haris
12) Fort McMurray Fatmen - OL/DL Thad Moulton
13) Fresno Bobcats - RB/DB Houston van Leer
14) Mobile Seamen - WR/DB Richard Little
15) Rocky Mountain Renegades - DS Faizal Lakha
16) Vancouver Island Vengeance - QB Marc Schraeder
17) Minneapolis Mustangs - QB Albert Gardner
18) Connecticut Cresleys - OL/DL Raphael Brindle
19) Baltimore Breakers - OL/DL Vince Garrenton
20) Dodge City Daggers - WR/DB Bruce McKeaver
21) New Orleans Storm - RB/DB Maurice Hines
22) Houston Marshals - OL/DL Montgomery Brooks
23) Detroit Gladiators - QB Bert Kaufman
24) Dallas Diablos - DS Austin Johnson
25) Corpus Christi Riptide - OL/DL Ryan Abbott
26) Rosemont Horizons - DS Tony Gisele
27) Mean Machine - WR/DB Bert Thrash
28) New England Sno-Dogs - PASS (receive E6-24)
29) Wichita Warlords - PASS (receive E6-25)
30) Tampa Bay Marauders - WR/DB Dwight Burr
31) New Orleans Storm - QB John McMullen
32) Los Angeles Barracudas - K Johny Fly
33) Portland Pioneers - DS Lonnie Bernstein
34) Memphis Crusaders - PASS (receive E6-26)
35) Evansville Fighting Squirrels - DS Charles Wetherbee
36) Tucson Scorpions - K Jacob MacLagan
37) Lincoln Lightning - PASS (receive E6-27)
38) San Antonio Rattlers - PASS (receive E6-28)
OIFL EXPANSION DRAFT
Obviously, these are all XYZ picks - Teams losing a player will be given a 2008 draft pick in a new ROUND SIX for compensation in the order players are taken.
Any picks Rick may not use at the end will be compensated to Tokyo in the 2008 draft at the appropriate spot (e.g. EDP-1 becomes E6-1 for the team that lost
the player at the EDP-1 slot).
1) QB Bob Rosa - Dodge City
2) RB/LB Jamaal Kramer - Los Angeles
3) WR/DB Lloyd Hilton - Wichita
4) WR/DB Stephen Quessel - Vancouver Island
5) OL/DL Joe Behr - Rocky Mountain
6) OL/DL Bubba McElroy - Fort McMurray
7) OS Reilly Smith - Evansville
8) DS Michael Vernon - Tucson
9)  OL/DL Joe Marcius - Tampa Bay
10) DS Allen Boda - Rosemont
11) WR/LB John Sheets - Dallas
12) RB/LB Duane Vernant - Detroit
13) WR/DB Teddy Joseph - Baltimore
14) WR/DB Bryan Dulaney - Mean Machine
15) WR/LB Gavin Tucker - Texas
16) OL/DL Tim Pierce - Cincinnati
17) OL/DL Rueben Green - New England
18) DS Kevin McLaughlin - Corpus Christi
19) DS David Myers - St. Louis
20) QB Pierre Alexander, San Francisco
21) K Stan Martindale, Connecticut
22) OS Justin Stochmal - San Francisco
One More Deal
I need it in my inbox!
Fort McMurray gets:
W Tyler
B Thrash
L Martin
$900K
San Francisco gets:
STL E1
DAL E2
CI E3
TUC E4
If you want to rebuild, then do it!
June 8, 2007 Update
St. Louis cuts:
B Landis
K Graham
Really, do these surprise you?
Rosemont signs:
C Millie
And he's going to do what…
Tokyo cuts:
M Schrader
L Sandis
B Christopher
J MacLagan
J Altland
Just getting more clutter out of there.
Tucson signs:
P Denny
R Bridger
Wheeeeeeee!
San Francisco signs:
E Longbottom
W Henry
C Longworth
Wheeeeeeee!  Again!
June 7, 2007 Update
Central Iowa cuts:
W Henry
R Johnson
J Whittaker
M White
C Longworth
A couple of these guys could find somewhere to play.  But where?
Cincinnati cuts:
J Fly
B Skinner
Two long time Swarm players, which have no place on a rapidly improving team…how did they get 36th place in the Cole Poll?!
Tucson gets:
S Turner
A Stiles
St. Louis gets:
E3
B Schmidt
Little Al is one of those gritty guys that plays above his numbers, so you just never know what this deal will really mean.
Minneapolis cuts:
J Poux
Poux always played above his numbers, but he probably won't find a home.
June 3, 2007 Update
Tokyo cuts:
K Shirey
S Akers
E Davis
H Tue
J Downing
H Olphert
D Morton
R Bridger
T Lockett
J McMullen
A whole lot of nothing; there will be some better players coming through here in the next two cuts.
June 1, 2007 Update
Texas cuts:
P Denny
B Dockery
C Millie
S Rasheed
B Hanna
M Perry
D Green
Some of these come with hefty FAFFA cut penalties, but it's a good sign that Texas is working to get to that next level that they get rid of some of these guys.
May 31, 2007 Update
Portland cuts:
G Pennington
C Radley
S Stone
Something tells me these guys probably won't get picked up.
Evansville gets:
SF E4
Baltimore gets:
B Arledge
I think I'd have kept the E4, though Arledge is not a bad backup; there's other not-bad ones on the FA pile.
Fort McMurray signs:
M Sharits
B Barnett
Two very experienced players with quite a bit of experience despite their less than stellar ratings.  Good pickup for the retooling Fatmen.
May 30, 2007 Update
Baltimore gets:
SF E4
B Reese
Mean Machine gets:
J King
C Rieves
Rieves and the E4 tip this scale squarely in the favor of the Mean Machine here.
Tampa Bay gets:
K Sick
Fort McMurray gets:
TB E2
TB E4
This replaces Sick with the 2/4, which still makes the Leslie/Knight trade questionable.
San Antonio gets:
C Mace
Portland gets:
E1
R Cabreda
San Antonio paid a premium, but Mace is the rock this line desperately needed.
Note:  This deal will be reflected immediately, but Mace and Cabreda will be on their former teams for Pre-1.
San Francisco gets:
R Clinton
Vancouver Island gets:
2009 E4
The pick is just a little ways away, so it'll be hard to tell if Clinton's really going to be value down that road.
POR gets:
G Rogers
P Ranke
M Kenton
LA E2
SA E2
ROS E2
Rosemont gets:
K Mintz
A Hicks
Vancouver Island gets:
2009 ROS E1 E2 E3
2009 POR E3 E4
Hi, this is a blockbuster deal.  Mintz is the obvious star of this thing, and he gives Rosemont a bona fide run game that may propel them to an OIFLCup win.
Note:  This deal will be reflected immediately, but the players will be on their former teams for Pre-1.
May 29, 2007 Update
Fort McMurray gets:
BAL E1
K Sick
T Law
Baltimore gets:
N Leslie
T Knight
I don't like getting rid of Norman Leslie, especially if the team's rebuilding.
St. Louis gets:
J Colombo
Fort McMurray gets:
STL E1
TUC E4
This is a bit of an overpay for a guy that's never proven anything on an OIFL field.
Baltimore cuts:
K Roach
Leslie's just a bit better.
Fort McMurray gets:
CI E1
CI E3
CI E4
CI E5
Central Iowa get:
D Badnell
R Gardner
It's probably a slight overpay, but Central Iowa does keep improving here.
Fort McMurray gets:
CC E1
DAL E2
Los Angeles gets:
M Lee
F Pilarowski
Fort Mac is getting more and more picks, but their high draft slot is going to be wasted by the fact they don't have any of their own picks anymore.
Fort McMurray gets:
TEX E3
VAN E4
Texas gets:
H McCoy
McCoy isn't going to win Texas a title, but he's probably worth an E3 and E4 for his championship experience in Detroit.
May 27, 2007 Update
St. Louis signs:
P Singla
Singla is a pretty fair DS/DL/LB type player, and he does that one thing well.  St. Louis needs guys that do things well.
Baltimore signs:
L Plokz
Starkey has always scared people, so this isn't a shock.
Lincoln signs:
P Muelker
Muelker was always a DS, but the Lightning see him as a backup OLDL, which could give him four extra years in the OIFL.
May 25, 2007 Update
Houston signs:
B Pohlad
Houston cuts:
K Blakely
A huge upgrade at the QB2 spot for the Marshals.  Now if their starter goes down to injury, they won't have to worry about a completely untested
pivot coming in to play a half-season.
Memphis signs:
S Sargent
It's not like Alex to bring in the poor player with some leadership skills.  Maybe that's why they haven't gotten over the hump?
Los Angeles gets:
STL E3
D Feist
Omaha gets:
M Ruddick
G Peterson
I don't like giving up a superstar DS here for a pretty good one, but the line help is desperately needed, even if he couldn't get to the early 2001 Townsville
quarterbacks with too much regularity.
St. Louis cuts:
B Kaufman
Middling quarterbacks certainly aren't worth what middling OLDL are…
May 22, 2007 Update
Freaking roster update on my anniversary.  I must love you guys or something…
Los Angeles cuts:
D Fisher
P Singla
E Longbottom
I think all three have a fair shot of finding a home for 2007.
May 21, 2007 Update
Corpus Christi gets:
M Raybold
2008 CC E2
2008 JAX E4
Los Angeles gets:
E Chappelle
B Reeves
2008 CC E1
Okay.  That's a statement.  Corpus Christi, though it cost them a great young OLDL, is going to finally pound the football some.  Riptide fans can really
start getting excited about a playoff shot now.
May 17, 2007 Update
Omaha gets:
L Jackson
Evansville gets:
SF E2
Likely the San Fran E2 will be higher than the 32nd pick (Jackson), but Omaha needs talent now, and Jackson with just one good camp could be a
star RB/LB.  Omaha doesn't have many stars anywhere, so this is a good move.
May 10, 2007 Update
Omaha gets:
F Neighbors
G Peterson
Rosemont gets:
C Sanders
Of course Sanders is the best player in this deal, but Peterson could turn into a playable player on a playoff team with a good camp or two.
Sanders won't be here in a year or two.
May 9, 2007 Update
Arkansas signs:
E Jones
O Thompson
Both will provide good depth for this squad, and will very likely get playing time in 2007.
St. Louis signs:
C Hill
K Graham
I don't know how these guys fit into the plans beyond being on the third line.
April 29, 2007 Update
Rosemont cuts:
P Muelker
D Rinker
Both have quite a bit of experience, but you can get title-caliber players with experience, too.
Arkansas cuts:
B Donovan
E Rynearson
M Sedgwick
R Abbott
M James
D Kraus
P Barlow
Some long time Arkansas players on this cut list, which is probably good.  It's a sign the team is moving on to bigger and better things.
April 28, 2007 Update
Omaha cuts:
M Sharits
E Klein
K Parham
B Little
A Williams
R Williams
T Dunlap
S Church
It's always hard to admit "you know, this team isn't any good."  But Omaha did a great job in showing that and decluttering the roster of junk.
This is the first step in turning a team around.
Omaha gets:
2008 E2
B Chad
San Francisco gets:
2009 E2
J Reed
Reed > Chad, but the 2008 E2 > 2009 E2.  Fair salary dump long-term, too.
San Francisco signs:
C Paschal
San Francisco cuts:
B Fike
K Graham
S Calvert
P Bateman
J Sauvinski
B Pohlad
O Thompson
A couple surprising cuts in that list, but all in all no huge loss.
Vancouver Island cuts:
M Cascella
S Jericho
Yawn.
April 25, 2007 Update
Memphis signs:
T Dortsch
I don't figure he'll see much playing time.
Vancouver Island gets:
D Atari
R Smart
St. Louis gets:
TUC E4
Not too bad here.
April 20, 2007 Update
San Francisco gets:
C Gilroy
Omaha gets:
L Plokz
2008 E5
Even with the Plokz cut penalty (I'm assuming he's getting cut), Omaha did well to dump that salary.
Omaha cuts:
L Plokz
E Jones
J Hartlin
C Paschal
S Sargent
That was a wasted drop in waiver spot, wasn't it?
St. Louis gets:
B Britton
Corpus Christi gets:
C Davis
Probably an even trade here, though the Riptide really still need depth in their bigger positions.
April 19, 2007 Update
Omaha gets:
2008 E3, E5
2009 E2, E4
St. Louis gets:
S Summers
P Rancitelli (subsequently cut)
Summers is probably always going to be the top player of this deal, but this is a good rebuild deal for the Destroyers.
Omaha gets:
2008 POR E4
2009 VAN E5
Vancouver Island gets:
L Price
S Quessel
J Kernan
Good for Omaha to get more bum contracts off the books, though there are some there worse than these.
Omaha signs:
C Paschal
J Hartlin
E Jones
Depth pieces, but probably not the ones Destroyers fans were hoping for.
April 18, 2007 Update
Corpus Christi signs:
M Lawrence
Probably not the most effective way to get that run game going, but I've seen worse.
Corpus Christi gets:
J Romano
2008 FOR E4
Vancouver Island gets:
R Clinton
2008 SA E3
Perhaps not much of a move up in the draft for the talent move.
Baltimore gets:
I Fraught
Corpus Christi gets:
B Reeves
Reeves is not a star back, but he's the best running back the Riptide have ever had.  They needed this.
Portland gets:
J Quinn
Los Angeles gets:
A Pollack
Pollack jumps around a bunch, doesn't he?  That said, Portland hardly needs a third RB.
April 11, 2007 Transactions
Connecticut signs:
S Bond
Not sure why other teams even higher on the wire passed on this guy, but he'll probably be a starter by 2008.
San Francisco cuts:
I Crawford
Not a huge loss there, as the Sharks still have three other kickers.
Mobile gets:
R Harpeteker
M Golsen
L Isaman
A DeCamp
TEX E5
OMA E5
POR E5
LA E2
EVL E2
$200K
Vancouver Island gets:
R Albertini
F Poley
MOB E2
MOB E3
MOB E4
A pretty good trade both ways, though I think Albertini is by-far the best player of this bunch.
April 10, 2007 Transactions
Minneapolis signs:
L Ressler
Ressler comes in as a situational DS/DL.  Because they may not have as much talent top to bottom, the team must best use these guys to get into the playoffs.
Fort McMurray signs:
I Ajoku
Ajoku brings a bit of depth to a team that may or may not need it.
Texas cuts:
J Hartlin
M Hunt
S Heffner
A Jackson
A sign of good management is one that allows guys like this to be cut…they have experience and all have started, but come on.
Jacksonville gets:
J Mundane
Connecticut gets:
$350K
I can only see this making sense if Connecticut parlays that $350K elsewhere.
Dodge City cuts:
T O'Donahue
S Bond
S Riget
Not a huge loss here, though I think a couple of them may find homes elsewhere.
April 7, 2007 Transactions
Baltimore releases:
C Paschal
Not a huge loss here.
April 6, 2007 Transactions
Detroit loans to Jacksonville:
R Gentili
Basically, this loan will last the season.
Minneapolis signs:
B Valvano
Another experienced pivot for the team.
Portland signs:
J Stewart
Stewart is an interesting player but with some big deficiencies.  Can Portland get the best out of him?
April 2, 2007 Transactions
Baltimore signs:
S Weaver
Weaver was a spot starter at times just down the road for Washington.
Vancouver Island signs:
L Isaman
A DeCamp
More depth for the Vengeance.
Fort McMurray signs:
M Randell
Randell has started for a number of teams, but he's probably not starting anymore.
Minneapolis signs:
W Mickey
Mickey is an experienced kicker that could give Hickerson a run for his job.
Mean Machine cuts:
F Rapale
He wasn't going to do anything for a team that is now a contender.
St. Louis cuts:
D Hunter
F Farina
Probably best to get rid of them now, pay them their $160K combined, and save the spots for guys who may do something.
New Hampshire gets:
M McCoy
Jacksonville gets:
2008 E3
Jake's quote, "Why the hell did I just trade for McCoy," is quite reasonable here.
March 31, 2007 Transactions
Portland cuts:
N Matta
P Duffy
A Ogden
I don't know if these guys will find homes or not.
Vancouver Island cuts:
E Lewis
Not a huge loss here, as the Vengeance are not nearly the worst team in the league right now.
Jacksonville cuts:
T Watts
Watts' years of finding (somehow) a roster spot all the time may finally be over.
March 30, 2007 Transactions
Los Angeles gets:
M Garbinsky
L Higgins
$1M
Fort McMurray gets:
J Colombo
R Gardner
T Duckett
Fair goabout both ways, though Garbinsky is *probably* the best player of this bunch.
Corpus Christi gets:
M Garbinsky
Los Angeles gets:
F Miles
Not too bad, Miles gives the Barracudas another anchor on the line, while Corpus gets even stronger in their receiving corps.
Corpus Christi gets:
W Salazar
2008 SA E3
Jacksonville gets:
B Speedfreak
F Luntz
Speedfreak is a guy that will probably do well in a Duffy system, while Salazar comes over to help replace Miles.
Portland gets:
A Hicks
Jacksonville gets:
S Walters
S Jackson
Hicks wasn't going to be a long-term solution for anyone, and now he doesn't have to be.
Memphis signs:
C Bryant
Good backup, nothing more.
Tampa Bay cuts:
K Farmington
A DeCamp
Neither looked into the long-term future of the Marauders, who want to win now.
Tucson gets:
W Pless
B Schmidt
Detroit gets:
CIN E2
R Gentili
Pless has been with the franchise as long as owner Dennis Marr, so this is a bit surprising.
Tucson gets (from FOR):
L Plevin
G Clarke
Rosemont gets (from TUC):
B High
W Pless
M Kenton
Fort McMurray gets (from ROS):
N Leslie
T Knight
Not sure what Tucson's getting out of this, other than younger.  High has two cups, Pless one, and all three of those guys have skills.
March 12, 2007 Transactions
Rocky Mountain cuts:
D Bavard
No huge loss here.
Vancouver Island gets:
B Tropff
R Westmoreland
Rosemont gets:
$75K
MM E5
Westmoreland had some OIF2 success, and he might get a shot to repeat that in Vancouver Island.
Rosemont signs:
K Leperton
He has quite a bit of experience for someone with his skill set.
Dodge City signs:
B Rosa
A decent backup with some experience.
Texas gets:
J Rodriquez
Rosemont gets:
$200K
Not too bad a deal here…Rodriquez on his 37th team or so.
Rosemont gets:
F Neighbors
Cincinnati gets:
BAL E4
MM E5
I don't mind this move for Cincinnati.  You can never have too many average RBs, I realize, but Cincinnati gets a couplea sleeper shots next year.
Rosemont signs:
J Beck
D Rinker
Rosemont cuts:
E Jones
Rinker has played some for playoff teams in Rochester.
March 9, 2007 Transactions
Corpus sends to Jacksonville (in replacement of future considerations):
CC E5
$75K
Tokyo signs:
D Morton
E Davis
Not too shocking…I mean, Tokyo doesn't have any quarterbacks.
Fort McMurray signs:
J Richardson
S Watt
J West
West has quite a bit of OIFL experience, sitting 30th on the all-time rushing list.
St. Louis signs:
B Kaufman
B Landis
Fair backup set here.
THREE WAY TRADE
Rosemont gets:
C Martin (LA)
Los Angeles gets:
T Schofield (JAX)
D Fisher (JAX)
JAX E4
Jacksonville gets:
W Salazar (ROS)
Jacksonville probably gets the best of this, though Los Angeles did get rid of an older veteran they really didn't need anymore.
Kansas City cuts:
D Schwalenberg
C Koltas
D Riggle
L Altomare
R DeNiro
L Bernstein
M Stevens
M Lawrence
It is time to get over some relationships with guys that simply won't help a team out anymore.  Kansas City is finding some good advice on how to
properly rebuild their roster.
March 7, 2007 Transactions
CORRECTION
Fort McMurray does NOT cut Rosa or McCoy.
Corpus Christi gets:
M O'Donnell
Kansas City gets:
CC E3
M York
Excellent rebuilding deal for Kansas City again…O'Donnell isn't the future, and York will provide guidance for Whitehead/Loewenstein.
Evansville cuts:
K Wilcox
Wilcox may be a decent low-end DS/DL specialist, but I don't know that he'll get a job.
Jacksonville gets:
S Hunter-Little
Los Angeles gets:
D Simpson
Fairly even swap.
Jacksonville gets:
G Jamison
future considerations
Corpus Christi gets:
I Fraught
The future considerations come up because of my mistake; still not a bad deal for Jacksonville.
Evansville gets:
$20K
St. Louis gets:
L Bearden
This is better than cutting him for Evansville, for sure.
St. Louis cuts:
W Mickey
Bearden is just a bit cheaper, and may provide better results.
March 6, 2007 Transactions
Jacksonville gets:
SA E3
SA E5
San Antonio gets:
A Carter
You have to figure that by the time Jacksonville is a contender, Carter won't be any good anymore.
Jacksonville signs:
R Herbert (retired)
Herbert has played on a lot of teams, obviously as a backup.  He will do the same here.
Jacksonville signs:
J Thompson
T Watts
B Pendergrass
Pendergrass has a little attitude problem, but he's done well with Duffy in the past.
Vancouver Island signs:
M Cascella
B Schauber
S Yang
More depth…Schauber removes one trading mistake the team did make.
Fort McMurray cuts:
B Rosa
H McCoy
These two guys will definitely find homes before kickoff.
March 5, 2007 Transactions
Vancouver Island signs:
Z Harding
You don't really need three kickers, but he may replace one of the others, too.
Jacksonville cuts:
D Monette
T Farrington
D Schueler
J Brennan
B Schauber
H Cable
J Miley
I think the two linemen will be somewhere by kickoff, but this isn't a bad set of cuts.
Rocky Mountain waives:
D Bavard
I think someone might find a home for him, but it could be sketchy.
March 3, 2007 Transactions (second update)
Central Iowa gets:
E6-10
E6-15
San Francisco gets:
$2K
The Roughriders had quite a bit of luck last year with those E6 picks; this may again work for them.
Lincoln gets:
B Tirico
Connecticut gets:
E6-3
E6-11
E6-13
Probably a fair trade, though Tirico may be the best player here.
Central Iowa gets:
E6-12
Evansville gets:
$2500
Whatever.   Haha.
March 3, 2007 Transactions
Lincoln cuts:
A Niel
B Goodman
E Hincken
D Basinger
You know, I wouldn't be surprised to see these guys find homes - Lincoln just doesn't need them.
San Francisco gets:
E5-31
E6-6
E6-8
E6-10
E6-15
Mean Machine gets:
2008 SF E4
Not a bad deal - there are still buildable players here, and San Francisco needs something.
San Francisco gets:
E5-30
Tokyo gets:
$5K
Just to get rid of a pick Tokyo doesn't want.
Vancouver Island gets:
M Farris
Detroit gets:
2008 HOU E3
Farris is probably better than an E3 (barring sleeper) would be.  But Detroit has no need for him.
Rosemont gets:
A Boda
B Blix
J Rodriquez
H Watson
Vancouver Island gets:
$200K
I think the Vengeance need as much talent as possible, and they lose quite a bit on this trade.
Rosemont cuts:
G Ford
T Gant
E McGowen
This was obviously coming with the prior trade.
Tucson gets:
$5K
Fort McMurray gets:
E5-38
A good backup here, but that's going to be it.
San Francisco signs:
B Fike
K Graham
J Brown
These aren't superstars, but San Francisco may find places to use them.
Kansas City signs:
R DiNero
They don't need another OS…
March 2, 2007 Update
Kansas City gets:
J Bullard
N Medrano
Corpus Christi gets:
J Kelly
K Brimmer
Kelly and Brimmer go where they have a playoff shot in a big way, while Kansas City makes possibly the best deal they have in their
long-term rebuilding plan.
March 1, 2007 Transactions
Mean Machine gets:
D Calderon
S Johnson
Vancouver Island gets:
$200K
E5-40
E Lewis
Calderon is probably the best player here, but we're not talking about John Avery and Kelvin Street here.
Mean Machine gets:
E200K
E4-26
Jacksonville gets:
K Chudobiack
D Calderon
S Johnson
Chudobiack had a great 2003, but I'd say the speed and skill throughout the OIFL has passed him by.
San Francisco gets:
E5-40
Vancouver Island gets:
$50K
Not too bad - San Fran still needs bodies.
Corpus Christi gets:
F Luntz
Arkansas gets:
2008 E4
$20K
Luntz is probably a safer bet than a sleeper shot next year.
Mean Machine release:
L Isaman
Sleeper shot - didn't pull through - byebye.
Tucson cuts:
M Brooks
He should find a home.
Fort McMurray cuts:
T Hawker
Sleeper he ain't - roster he ain't.
Kansas City cuts:
P Gill
He wasn't going anywhere fast, especially in today's OIFL.
Detroit gets:
$50K
Kansas City gets:
E5-3
E5-13
E5-18
E5-23
E5-24
E6-2
E6-4
E6-9
No superstars here, but Kansas City needs some players, and they may get a future starter or three out of this.
February 27, 2007 Transactions
Texas gets:
E6-1
E6-5
Vancouver Island gets:
$80K
So I guess they're hoping sleepers all go away by then.
Vancouver Island gets:
2008 E5
$50K
Texas gets:
T Trump
Trump isn't a terrible player and he has experience, but I don't see him starting for too many playoff teams.
Vancouver Island gets:
2008 MM E5
$120K
$200K if MM hits a sleeper.
Mean Machine gets:
E5-31
E6-6
E6-8
E6-10
E6-15
If the sleepers are gone, pretty good deal for Vancouver here.
Tucson gets:
E4-25
Vancouver Island gets:
2008 TUC E4 (2008 E1 if TUC hits a sleeper with any pick)
$100K
Well, I guess the Vengeance are hoping for a sleeper outta Tucson.
February 26, 2007 Transactions
Jacksonville signs:
H Cable
J Miley
D Keith
G Shakley
W Jamison
J Brennan
D Monette
T Farrington
D Schueler
C Burkstedt
They need depth, and these players, though not stars (by a long shot) provide it.
Wichita gets:
E3-39
E4-15
E4-38
E5-9
Jacksonville gets:
J Annette
H Conduttori
E4-26
I suppose this is a cost-cutting move for Wichita, but I don't like it anyways.
Lincoln gets:
E3-36
E4-12
2008 E4
Connecticut gets:
G Robinson
A starting DS on the most recent cup winner doesn't get much, I see.
Los Angeles gets:
$50K
Jacksonville gets:
D Burks
Pretty cheap kicker for Jacksonville.
Mean Machine signs:
D James
Heck of a lot better deal than what Minneapolis was paying for this guy.
February 25, 2007 Transactions
St. Louis gets:
E3-3
Evansville gets:
E3-17
E6-12
Pretty good deal for St. Louis, as there is a talent drop from the 3 to the 17 here.
Dodge City gets:
R Ashworth
Evansville gets:
E4-3
This one is better for Dodge City because Ashworth is an upgrade long-term at the OS slot.  Evansville gets a sleeper shot.
Jacksonville gets:
B Schauber
M McCoy
Vancouver Island gets:
E6-6
E6-15
Now Schauber is worth more than that.
Mean Machine gets:
2008 JAX E1
2007 E5-40
Jacksonville gets:
A Hicks
D Simpson
Salary dump, but the first round pick will be nice, too.
February 24, 2007 Transactions
Baltimore signs:
V Mains
Mains will probably earn a spot on the final 30.
Evansville cuts:
J Beck
Beck may find a home elsewhere.
February 23, 2007 Transactions
St. Louis gets:
E6-12
Vancouver Island gets:
R Gandee
That's a pretty good deal for the Vengeance; a sleeper's never been around that late.
St. Louis cuts:
J Brown
C Bohl
G Ajo
S Freeman
T Tyson
I can see Ajo and Tyson on OIFL rosters elsewhere easily by kickoff.
Corpus Christi signs:
K McLaughlin
S McKiernan
E Perry
McKiernan used to start in this league…he's not probably good enough to do it anymore, but he provides experience to a defense that probably needs it.
Mean Machine signs:
F Rapale
He's slower than my grandma, but that can be worked on.
San Antonio signs:
A Watts
Now the Rattlers have their "If a terrorist attack takes out the active players on the plane to Lincoln" quarterback.
Jacksonville signs:
R Jones
It's usually bad if I've never heard of him.  But Jones' stats aren't that bad, believe it or not.
Fort McMurray gets:
E3-5
Kansas City gets:
I Sanders
Sanders may be a little pricey, but Kansas City needs talent now, and fast…Sanders provides that, especially for an E3.
February 22, 2007 Transactions
Vancouver Island gets:
E3-15
Omaha gets:
2008 DAL E4,E5
If you're going to get "more" in a trade if you wait for picks next year, then you do it.  I don't think Omaha's getting "more," though.
Los Angeles cuts:
L Ressler
A Watts
B Fike
We're not talking big time players here, but I do expect them all to find an OIFL roster by kickoff.
Vancouver Island cuts:
A Folk
L Griffin
H Cable
These players may find homes somewhere, but they're not going to start for anyone.
Jacksonville signs:
B Gaither
A pretty good pickup here, with some OIFL experience.
Jacksonville signs:
R Andrews
I Ingram
M Irati
J Fox
More pickups, which is good, as Jacksonville still needs bodies to fill holes.
Portland signs:
B Browning
N Matta
Portland likes to have plenty of players around, just in case.  Hopefully they don't need the 'just in case' here.
Rosemont signs:
J Handy
G Turner
Both with some fairly significant experience; this is something Rosemont really likes to have on hand, even in their practice squad.
Corpus Christi signs:
C Londeree
Kaleo really needed a decent backup quarterback or two; no RB might get him (and whoever else) killed.
February 21, 2007 Transactions
Tampa Bay releases:
R Andrews
R DeNiro
DeNiro was with the team since its OIF2 inception, so this is a little piece of their history going away.
Baltimore gets:
K Roach
Vancouver Island gets:
E5-31
Usually kinda bad when an E5-31 might be the "gets better" even without a sleeper, but maybe it is here.
Vancouver Island gets:
2008 E4, E5
Dallas gets:
C Baugham
M Hansen
L Berger
So what's that, 57 picks for Vancouver next year?
Tucson signs:
M Burnstein
Burnstein was the starting OS for a cup runner-up, albeit back in 2002.
Portland signs:
B Cordero
S Jackson
T Cain
J Sawyer
E Fox
Just depth moves, a few people going back to Portland for more work.
Dallas gets:
J Sheets
A Anzune
Los Angeles gets:
$331K
2008 E2
Not too bad here either way…Dallas gets immediate help they need, Los Angeles gets some cash (they don't need) and a 2008 pick.
Portland gets:
E2-21
Omaha gets:
B Greenwald
$800K
Greenwald was a long-time Pioneer, so he has plenty of experience.  The cash presumably will go to help pay for Omaha's high salary?
Minneapolis cuts:
D James
He wasn't going to be much of a factor anyways.
February 20, 2007 Transactions
Tucson gets:
E5-38
Fort McMurray gets:
L Higgins
If a sleeper's left, maybe a great deal for Tucson.
Portland gets:
A Pollack
Corpus Christi gets:
J Duffy
And the Riptide are back to having nothing that closely resembles a running back.
February 19, 2007 Transactions
New Hampshire gets:
R Reynolds
G Intianiosmith
Corpus Christi gets:
E2-7
Mounties going for the "known" entity above the unknown here…not a bad deal either way.  Corpus is an up-and-comer down there.
San Francisco gets:
E4-9
E3-16
Vancouver Island gets:
E4-18
J Baez
J Romano
Now they're not great contracts, I agree…but Baez and Romano should have been in San Fran's long-term plans.
Why get rid of them over Henderson or Stochmal?
Vancouver Island gets:
2008 E4 & E5
Portland gets:
E4-18
Fair shake…a little more tomorrow for something today.
Portland gets:
E4-2
Omaha gets:
B Little
Fair trade.
Corpus Christi gets:
J Bullard
Mean Machine gets:
R Coop
Coop was never a favorite in the Riptide locker room, so this isn't a shock to anyone.
San Francisco signs:
S Calvert
P Keene
P Bateman
San Francisco fans may be tiring of the team's inability to win.
Houston signs:
T Williams
M Benjamin
M Moore
K Blakely
J Finer
W Harwood
Depth is necessary, but these guys aren't going to star for anyone.
February 18, 2007 Update
Vancouver Island signs;
M Schwartz
D Buire
You have to have playable guys…both of these players have starting experience in the OIFL.
Mean Machine 2008 E4 to Arkansas - completes "conditional" pick from last June
Houston gets:
E1-36
Mobile gets:
R Albertini
K St. Pierre
E4-7
So I guess Ronnie Marshall better be the team's savior at quarterback, because they gave up the house for him!
Mobile gets:
D Katz
Vancouver Island gets:
E2-19
I think that's an overpay for Katz.
Houston gets:
P Tucker
Mean Machine gets:
$75K
Tucker wasn't going to do anything for Long Island, anyways.
February 17, 2007 Transactions
Vancouver Island signs:
M McCoy
K Roach
M Hansen
C Baugham
They still need depth, and these players generally have some experience to add to it.
Fort McMurray signs:
A Sixeas
He's not a bad piece to throw in there, but I don’t expect him to play all that much.
San Antonio signs:
N Pozin
A Reynolds
J Cameron
C Smiley
Sit along for the ride, you're about to make up the practice squad of a possible OIFLCup winner!
February 16, 2007 Transactions
Texas gets:
E5-22
$25K
Vancouver Island gets:
E6-1
E6-10
The Vengeance going for more players…Texas gets one little-better sleeper shot, so they're in pretty good shape.
Los Angeles gets:
E1-28
E2-17
E2-23
Dodge City gets:
K Stanford
It might be a little pricey, but you don't get (back) a top-flight RBLB every day.  And Stanford is a top-flight RBLB.
February 15, 2007 Transactions
Dallas signs:
W Stubbs
Stubbs will add some depth, but probably not any sort of "impact" to the Diablos.
Central Iowa signs:
K Lewis
Another good depth piece on a fast-improving ballclub.
Arkansas signs:
S Bartter
I'm surprised he didn't find a home in the FAFFA.
Texas signs:
A Jackson
D Green
J Judentry
P Denny
B Dockery
K O'Brien
They need some extra depth, I suppose, and this will help fill that.
Lincoln signs:
F Freshley
We're not talking big bucks here, for sure.
Baltimore signs:
P Herrington
More depth again.
Mean Machine signs:
P Tucker
J Bullard
Same here.
Tucson gets:
2008 ARK E1
Arkansas gets:
E2-14
2008 TUC E2
I don't like this deal for Arkansas, because right now it still looks like that E1 is going to be a good pick.
Vancouver Island gets:
M Trask
Texas gets:
2008 BAL E3
2008 VAN E4
2008 POR E3
$50K
The Vengeance get an inherently workable player in Trask (though he will need quite a bit of work) for some 2008 picks.  If Trask doesn't develop
quite like we think he will, then Texas will certainly end up the 'victor' in this deal.
Los Angeles gets:
E1-16
Tucson gets:
V Simecka
Interesting deal both ways.  Los Angeles brings in a bit more youth, while Tucson brings in a big time defensive weapon.
Vancouver Island gets:
D Calderon
Connecticut gets:
R Greene
Greene definitely the more experienced one in this deal…probably the better player, too.
Vancouver Island gets:
E6-8
San Antonio gets:
$75K
A wash, I suppose.
Central Iowa signs:
M White
M Hernfield
Good depth for the Roughriders, as I'm surprised the two experienced players here were still here!
Fort McMurray signs:
S Scolari
Another former Fatmen goes home…though Scolari wasn't there that long.
February 14, 2007 Transactions
Evansville gets:
R Smith
2008 VAN E5
E3-22
E4-36
E5-28
Vancouver Island gets:
EVL 2008 E2
R Harpeteker
K Eans
I'll be honest…how is a team as good as Evansville still in the "get paid" section of the luxury tax?
Los Angeles gets:
J Quinn
Omaha gets
E2-21
2008 E4
Gets rid of the big salary, but Quinn's talent is pretty well worth the E2 and E4.
Mean Machine gets:
A Walker
Los Angeles gets:
$75K
Not a bad deal…though Walker violates Mean Machine's "don't pay people" policy.
February 13, 2007 Transactions
Arkansas cuts:
B Barnett
C Bryant
I'd have at least tried to find them a home for an E5 or something, but they weren't gonna help anymore.
Vancouver Island gets:
E3-16
E4-25
E4-36
E6-5
E6-12
2008 E4
2008 E5
Omaha gets;
J Reed
J Quinn
L Price
J Kernan
S Quessel
Probably value here, especially with the high price tags on Reed and Quinn.
Tokyo gets:
E1-15
E1-17
Fort McMurray gets:
E1-7
E2-16
E2-27
Not a bad deal, I suppose.  Will the E1-15 and E1-17 outweigh the two E2s enough to make up for the 8-spot drop?
Cincinnati gets:
T Duda
C Young
Tucson gets:
E1-16
Yes, I'd consider that pretty good value for an E1-16.
Los Angeles gets:
2008 E2
Corpus Christi gets:
J Huaman
That didn't last long.
Fort McMurray gets:
L Plevin
B McElroy
Los Angeles gets:
E2-38
C Martin
Two fairly expendable OLDLs for a still-top-tier WRDB and a fair pick…this isn't too bad either way.
Houston gets:
C Young
Cincinnati gets:
E2-10
E3-37
H Mishkind
Young is a potential superstar lineman with some work.  I don't like this trade for Cincy.
Vancouver Island gets:
E3-22
2008 E3
E5-22
2008 E2
$70K
Baltimore gets:
J Angermeier
Cost-cutting move here again for Vancouver Island.  The ******** is for whatever they determine to make up for Balto's missing E4.
Rosemont gets:
2008 BAL E4
R Westmoreland
Vancouver Island gets:
2008 LA E3
Interesting trade…Westmoreland will get play in Rosemont, where he probably wouldn't have in Vancouver.
Tucson gets:
E4-30
Evansville gets:
K Wherman
Wherman brings some playing experience (Townsville sucked, okay?), and a lot of leadership for pretty cheap.
February 12, 2007 Transactions
Tucson gets:
E1-4
E2-3
Fort McMurray gets:
M Garbinsky
E1-15
These two teams are the poster children of "blowing it up when the team isn't that far away."
Corpus Christi gets:
E1-21
Tokyo gets:
E2-30
E3-10
E3-14
E3-25
E3-32
The Riptide still need depth, so I don't like this move for them one bit.
St. Louis gets:
E3-17
E4-6
O Vernon
Central Iowa gets:
E1-30
I liked Vernon and his promise, but I suppose this works well both ways.
Los Angeles gets:
T Duckett
P Persampieri
S Nyer
Vancouver Island gets:
Three 2008 E2 picks
Well, that cuts salary down pretty good, doesn't it?
Lincoln gets:
E1-11
S Marcius
Connecticut gets:
E1-8
E3-36
Not sure the champs are getting value here, but Marcius is probably better than the E3-36.
February 11, 2007 Transactions
Be ready to say "Oh Good Lord!"
Arkansas picks up:
M Fields
S Cienfuegos
Fields is too expensive, but this isn't a terrible two-player pickup.
Central Iowa picks up:
B Glass
T Ando
B McCann
A Girbach
G Beckwith
B Bees
B Gianchetti
T Evans
M Pasqua
Touchdown Tom and Benny Glass give Central Iowa more real good leadership.  Probably isn't enough to get them into the playoffs, but the
easiest division in the OIFL just got a lot harder.
Cincinnati gets:
J Kix
M Franz
S Hummer
New backup OS, QB, and starting K.  Good way to go.
Detroit picks up:
B Slynt
J Rollins
K Frisbee
Even with the move, Dennis still picks up good backup pieces to keep the team strong.
Dodge City picks up:
J Hero
Obviously a disappointment for the Daggers as they had their sights on more guys - but Hero is a game changer.
Evansville picks up:
A Mickles
R Harpeteker
K Eans
L Bearden
B Arledge
R Ashworth
And the depth in southern Indiana grows even more.
Fort McMurray gets:
Geoff
Well…I guess if one player is gonna "go back home to Fort Mac" it may as well be that one?
Kansas City picks up:
N Bianco
P Kimble
H Maxfield
D Schwalenberg
L Altomare
The Hamburglar back with Ed!
Los Angeles picks up:
S Ratliffe
P Singla
E Longbottom
This isn't that bad here, either.
Lincoln picks up
A King
J Westbrook
Good good, they have depth there now.
Minneapolis picks up:
D James
G Kennedy
James is a bad salary, but it's not like he was as bad as some here…
Mean Machine picks up:
P O'Furniture
Hey, the guy's been the starter in two OIFLCups.
New Hampshire picks up:
E Zagadaneca
G Holmes
T Saxer
B Brown
D Kramer
D Sacks
E Griffin
W Bazile
A Ogden
D MacClellan
J Angel
T Zimmerman
J Tucker
P Reese
T Edwards
The by-far best team Jake's ever assembled.  But at what cost?
Omaha picks up:
D Feist
M Sharits
C Gilroy
J Cairo
M Danelo
P Rancitelli
S Sargent
G Kamerer
G Tiebach
S Summers
They really needed to get some good players on the roster, but Omaha probably overpaid here.  They are a lot better, though.
Rosemont picks up:
P Muelker
N Harris
B Tropff
E Jones
A good haul for the runners-up, they get deeper now.
San Francisco picks up:
S Oyakawa
B Pohlad
P Alexander
Sharks fans have to be disappointed.
St. Louis picks up:
D Hunter
F Farina
P Bright
S Turner
J Stiffler
M Bright
M Mann
R Shore
D Atari
C Love
N Bruce
R London
Some ugly salaries in there, but St. Louis is quite a bit deeper now than they were.
Tampa Bay picks up:
J Wensely
R Fergo
C Prince
Maybe a little expensive for Wensely and Fergo, but it's not like Tampa Bay is that far away.
Texas picks up:
J Gornik
W Wilson
B Hanna
M Nuremberg
A Carter
Not as much as they wanted to get, but the prices may not have been worth it anyways!
Tucson picks up:
B Lang
L Higgins
N Lang
B Long
Uh…Bill Lang wasn't a need…and no way was he a need at that price.  Tom Duda is not happy.
Vancouver Island picks up:
A Boda
H Cable
L Berger
P Persampieri
B Schauber
J Quinn
J Reed
B Blix
R Smith
R Westmoreland
J Angermeier
S Nyer
M Golsen
T Duckett
S Johnson
And now they have a full roster!
Tokyo gets:
A Bennett
E3-24
Detroit gets:
M Phillips
Hard to tell what'll happen here.
Evansville gets:
J Tobin
Dodge City gets:
T Laster
E1-28
E2-17
Interesting pickup here - I like Tobin, but the Daggers add depth.
Texas gets:
M Dilworth
Tucson gets:
2008 TEX E2
Dilworth is a decent pickup here.
Corpus Christi gets:
E3-10
Omaha gets:
E4-2
E4-36
E6-5
E6-12
Gotta get the cheap talent since…well…Omaha's now in the luxury tax!
Houston gets:
D Butel
E1-32
Fort McMurray gets:
E1-17
E2-38
$1M (at end of season)
Butel is a high-priced guy (well, not by FAFFA standards) that the Fatmen wanted to get rid of.
San Antonio gets:
J Thompson
Fort McMurray gets:
E1-17
A great stout Detroit-champion-style OLDL for a mid first rounder?  Nice.
Rosemont gets:
E Smith
E1-14
Fort McMurray gets:
E1-4
They better have a plan!!!
February 4, 2007 Transactions
Rosemont gets:
W Salazar
2008 LA E2
Los Angeles gets:
2008 VAN E2
2008 STL E2
Not too bad - Los Angeles moves back a little bit, waits it out, and next year they'll have another pair of good picks.
Mean Machine gets:
2008 KC E1
E4-4
Kansas City gets:
K Bazziel
D Schlosser
E4-40
Somewhere, someone's talking to a 'pretty birdie.'
Lincoln gets:
E1-8
New Hampshire gets:
$9M
Jake better use that cash to sign some high priced talent in free agency.
January 31, 2007 Transactions
Corpus Christi gets:
E2-11
E2-30
E3-25
E4-2
E4-36
E6-5
E6-12
Los Angeles gets:
J Huaman
J Kramer
Interesting deal for both sides - tells me the Riptide may be looking at a couple of the WRDBs hot and heavy in FAFFA.
January 28, 2007 Transactions
Tokyo gets:
E1-7
2008 E1
Rosemont gets:
E1-4
It'll be a late first rounder, but Tokyo gets two good players for one.
Cincinnati gets:
C Lovett
Arkansas gets:
J Dickerson
This isn't an earth-shattering deal, but every team has to start somewhere.
Tokyo gets:
E1-13
E4-32
E5-14
E5-20
2008 E1
2008 E2
Portland gets:
K Mintz
Portland may have overpaid, and they already have a top-10 all-time rusher in Joe Peoples, but Kevin Mintz is the 2004 OIFL MVP, and he
has two rings as a battering ram for the Gargoyles…this is a deal that could move Portland over the top.
Fort McMurray gets:
D Sanders
E Smith
H McCoy
Tokyo gets:
E1-20
E3-8
E5-7
2008 E1, E3, E5
$2,000,000
Kinda sad to see the OIFL's best franchise gutting itself (and really sad to see the OIFL's best franchise move), but I guess this had to be done.
Arkansas gets:
$100K
Rosemont gets:
B Brooks
B Dollar
Brooks is a very solid backup, as is Dollar.
Fort McMurray gets:
E1-32
D Butel
F Pilarowski
Los Angeles gets:
B McElroy
F Josten
R Gardner
Pretty strong deal both ways.  This is Fritz' 37th team since coming out of retirement a couplea years ago.
Omaha gets:
E3-15
Mean Machine gets:
K Bazziel
Omaha's picking up picks, which isn't a bad thing.
Portland gets:
P Puerte
Omaha gets:
B Briggs
Trading kickers…Portland gets their original one back.
January 27, 2007 Transactions
New England gets:
P Hines
Los Angeles gets:
E1-32
E2-11
E2-30
If Hines is the missing piece to a title, then it was worth it.  If not, then New England overpaid.
Fort McMurray gets:
E2-3
Kansas City gets:
H Gordon
$1M
future considerations ($1M at end of season)
Well, that was stupid…maybe if the Thunderkats needed money, but they don't.
Corpus Christi gets:
R Reynolds
Detroit gets:
R Nickoson
A Bennett
The Gladiators better find a title contending squad right now (and yeah, they're close), since the community isn't too pleased with the goings-on.
January 25, 2007 Transactions
Mean Machine gets:
E1-23
P Woods
K Thime
Tokyo gets:
E1-10
K Von Stieger
If the team were still in Detroit, I'd be shocked that they traded their best all-time drop-kicker.  But they're not in Detroit anymore.
New England gets:
W Ziemba
T Denning
Tokyo gets:
E3-13
E3-31
G Jones
Jones was a long-term prospect in the New England system, but you can't turn down a proven lineman like Denning.
Tokyo gets:
E1-21
E4-35
Tucson gets:
E2-12
B High
This might be a little underpriced for High's value.
Tokyo gets:
P Jennings
E2-16
2008 STL E4
Mean Machine gets:
D Simpson
A Hicks
Hicks will provide a good WRDB for the Mean Machine - gives Cranston another pretty good target.
Jacksonville gets:
I Fraught
D Fisher
E4-15
$100K
Omaha gets:
E3-10
Fraught might be worth the E3-10 himself, but this is a good salary drop and move up a little bit.
Mean Machine gets:
E3-15
Portland gets:
B Little
The sleeper shot might be worth more than Little.
Vancouver Island gets:
2008 E3
Portland gets:
D Smith
What do they need another OS for?
Rosemont gets:
E5-28
Omaha gets:
C Sanders
Now obviously he got dinged because he's aging, but I must have missed something on Curtis Sanders.
Rosemont gets:
future considerations ($50,000 after Week 1)
Vancouver Island gets:
E5-28
So the same team that sent $14,000,000 for Adam Sandler just got $50,000 for Curtis Sanders.
Omaha gets:
2008 BAL E4
Vancouver Island gets:
D Katz
B Byrd
The Vengeance obviously win now, but the E4 might get Omaha something nice next year.
January 24, 2007 Transactions
Mean Machine gets:
L Willingham
K Chudobiack
San Antonio gets:
$32,500
Mean Machine get good value here, while San Antonio gets something for stuff they'd have cut.
Fort McMurray gets:
E3-8
E5-7
E5-38
Vancouver Island gets:
O Tidwell
2008 E2 (SA)
2008 E4
Tidwell is a good building block, but this team may have the guns to compete this year, so he might take a back seat for awhile.
St. Louis gets:
L Willingham
Mean Machine gets:
2008 E4
$50K
Willingham isn't that bad a player…he'll help a porous Rush defense quite a bit.
Vancouver Island gets:
S Jericho
L Griffon
Lincoln gets:
E6-11
2008 HOU E5
A couplea scrubs to round out a roster probably isn't bad.  The Vengeance have a long-term plan; maybe they fit into it.
Vancouver Island gets:
J Rodriquez
Evansville gets:
2008 BAL E5
I like Rodriquez more than the Squirrels do, apparently.
San Antonio gets:
E6-7
2008 HOU E4
Vancouver Island gets:
H Watson
T Trump
Not too bad - no real harm done for Vancouver unless the Rattlers hit a sleeper.
January 22, 2007 Transactions
Jacksonville gets:
S Johnson
A Carter
$25K
Dallas gets
JAX E2-7a
Apparently Duffy's not going to have a problem putting a good team together.
Houston gets:
JAX E1-7c
JAX E4-7a
Jacksonville gets:
D Tickner
J Cant
2008 HOU E1
$100K
Ouch, the guns are firing full-force now.
Baltimore gets:
VAN E2-7c
Vancouver gets:
2008 BAL E4
2008 BAL E5
R Greene
B Dylan
I think they might have gotten more out of the E2, but Greene is a very solid starter, though a little weak on defense.
Houston gets:
OMA E1-12
VAN E2-36c
VAN E3-36a
Vancouver Island gets:
M Sauk
D Smith
O Rogers
2008 HOU E3
2008 HOU E4
2008 HOU E5
Matt Sauk is the kind of bombing quarterback that can take an inferior offense to levels they have no rights being in.  In Lexington in 2002, he had
Perry Tuttle…and Matt Burnstein?  Robert Washington?  Christ!  In 2003 in Fort Mac, he had possibly the best defense the OIFL has ever seen.
But the offense there was pretty poor, as well (other than Chad Scott).  Now they need a line, but this team has a shot.
Mean Machine gets:
VAN E4-36a
Vancouver Island gets:
A Folk
L Price
Probably not the best deal the Vengeance have pulled off here.
January 21, 2007 Transactions
Rosemont gets:
VAN E1-7a
2008 VAN E2
Vancouver gets:
OMA E1-12
W Zjoe
S Quessel
J Kernan
J Shidecker
D Perrico
2008 ROS E2
Not a terrible trade to start Vancouver Island's OIFL career.
January 20, 2007 Transactions
Omaha gets:
K Bazziel
Portland gets:
J Duffy
I know Chris and I had a long conversation, but I don't recall telling him to trade the one speed threat he had for a guy who does what half
his roster already does…but Bazziel is still the best WRDB on the roster right now.
Los Angeles gets:
S Hunter-Little
Portland gets:
OMA E3-12
This is a solid trade both ways…Portland really doesn't need Hunter-Little anymore, and the Barracudas don't give up too much for the head case
that does have some really good skills.
Omaha gets:
CON E3-13
CON E4-13
Fort McMurray gets:
H Gordon
This is the kind of stuff Omaha needs to do.  Get picks, get younger, and see if some good talent comes together.  Heck, maybe even a sleeper.
January 16, 2007 Transactions
St. Louis gets:
T Couloumbe
S Kolt
Rosemont gets:
$500K
2008 E2
Not too bad, I suppose…a little pricey, but the pick is next year.
Tucson gets:
MOB E1-20
SA E4-34
Fort McMurray gets:
D Badnell
D Vickers
Nothing like having 8 players on the roster come draft time.
Portland gets:
P Tuttle
Fort McMurray gets:
CON E3-13
CON E4-13
Tuttle goes pretty cheap…though he's not really that inexpensive…will be interesting to see the Tuttle/Lawrence dynamic.
January 11, 2007 Transactions
Portland gets:
CON E3-13
Connecticut gets:
S Morrow
Spencer will get his first starting job in a couplea years, and should perform well enough to make the E3 worth it.
Three team trade:
Los Angeles gets:
P Hines (TUC)
P Rogers (TUC)
DAL E2-22 (TUC)
ROS E4-35 (SA)
Tucson gets:
D Vickers (SA)
M Kenton (LA)
M Metchikoff (LA)
MOB E1-20 (TUC)
CON E2-22 (SA)
San Antonio gets:
R Lewis (TUC)
Los Angeles picks up some more depth, but Metchikoff may be a big loss.
Tucson is confusing me…there's no value for Lewis there, even if Ray is aging.
San Antonio deals a late E2, a really late E4, and Derrick Vickers for the one piece they're missing in their chase for a cup.
Mean Machine gets:
J Jason
Dodge City gets:
MM E3-19
Not a bad deal on either side, though unless the Daggers get a sleeper, Mean Machine probably make out better.
Lincoln gets:
2008 E3
2008 E4
2008 E5
Rosemont gets:
T Knight
Lincoln gets something for a guy they'd have lost in free agency…not bad.
Fort McMurray gets:
SA E4-34
2008 E2
San Antonio gets:
LOU E3-4
Short term…San Antonio gets it.  However, Fort Mac does move up in next year's draft, I guess.
Omaha gets:
TB E5-27
Tucson gets:
$75K
future considerations ($500K if the E5-27 hits a sleeper)
Because there are only two sleepers this year, this deal looks very nice for the Scorpions.
Omaha gets:
J Duffy
S Britnall
Tampa Bay gets:
FOR E1-30
2008 E2
Duffy will help a pretty slow Destroyer WRDB corps.
Fort McMurray gets:
CON E1-13
SF E1-16
Connecticut gets:
WIC E1-25
$880K
A Smith
I always like to include cash when I deal top-10 linemen.
Fort McMurray gets:
C Martin
I Sanders
Tampa Bay gets:
SF E1-16
$2M
2008 E2
Though money has been greatly devalued (thank you, Rosemont), this is still a solid deal for Tampa Bay, though I don't like losing the vets so much.
Dodge City gets:
D May
T Castle
SA E2-34
LOU E3-4
San Antonio gets:
S McCoullaugh
J Wildman
P Govan
The Daggers had been making mostly really good deals.  Though I see where they're going, I'm not sure I like this one.
Mean Machine gets:
M Hodge
DAL E2-22
Los Angeles gets:
R Rubinow
A Anzune
Pretty even deal here.
Houston gets:
T Brumfield
RM E2-9
$1M
Tucson gets:
R Dockett
Houston gets the best of this deal, though Dockett is the best player in it.
Houston gets:
J Cant
DOC E1-10
STL E2-15
OMA E3-12
Mean Machine gets:
C Bryant
S Wells
Houston really hoping to hit it in the draft, I suppose.
Tucson gets:
M Horowitz
L Terry
CON E1-13
Fort McMurray gets:
LA E1-14
MM E1-19
MOB E1-20
These two teams have zero continuity now.
Mean Machine gets:
$15K
Omaha gets:
K Fields
Based on the crazy stuff of above this message, this one hardly gets mention.
Fort McMurray gets:
CIN E1-6
Cincinnati gets:
LA E1-14
K Breen
Very good pickup for the Swarm.  Though they drop down, Breen is an instant big-time player here.
Cincinnati gets:
L Terry
Tucson gets:
CIN E2-6
2008 E2
Terry is another big time player that will help the Swarm.
Houston gets:
R Ritter
Los Angeles gets:
F Pilarowski
STL E2-15
LA E3-12
Ritter is the best player in this trade.  However, Los Angeles may get two good starters and a solid backup from the deal.
Los Angeles gets:
L Plevin
Connecticut gets:
C Rhodes
Is that it?  Am I done for the day?  Thank you!
January 5, 2007 Transactions
Connecticut gets:
S Marcius
Corpus Christi gets:
R Nickoson
I usually like the lineman in trades like this.
Portland gets:
R Detmer
Los Angeles gets:
POR E3-24
Detmer is a good experienced quarterback; he should help Portland pretty well as their backup.
January 4, 2007 Transactions
SA QB Scott Bender retires to become the full-time GM of the Rattlers
LIN OLDL Winston Sir retires to become a full-time coach with the Lightning
Corpus Christi gets:
B Speedfreak
EVL E3-32
Evansville gets:
MIN E1-17
TUC E4-29
Well, he got rid of Speedfreak…now Corpus gets to deal with the head case.
Tucson gets:
DAL E2-22
RM E2-9
Evansville gets:
TB E1-27
Pretty standard pick trade to move up…that said, is "standard" really 'normal' in this league?
St. Louis gets:
R Davis
Minneapolis gets:
TB E4-27
$50K
Great deal for the Mustangs, to get rid of one of the last really ugly contracts they had left.
January 2, 2007 Transactions
San Antonio gets:
MIN E1-17
3,066,270.73
Minneapolis gets:
S Butz
SA E1-34
I am not sure this particular trade will be worth it for Minneapolis - awfully expensive to drop 17 picks…
San Antonio gets:
STL E1-15
Corpus Christi gets:
MIN E1-17
$73K
Probably not enough cash to move down the two picks, but the Riptide need immediate cash with the moves they made.
January 1, 2007 Transactions
Texas gets:
M Bowden
Mean Machine gets:
B Reese
What?!
Texas gets:
D Martin
St. Louis gets:
TB E4-27
Not a huge deal here.
Rosemont gets:
FOR E1-12
Fort McMurray gets:
P Marntos
WIC E1-25
Marntos may make it worthwhile to drop a dozen picks.
Corpus Christi gets:
M Lew
CC E3-11
Baltimore gets:
C Rieves
This should help make up for the trade of Jason Cant - and Lew could help the Riptide get more physical on defense.
December 29, 2006 Transactions
Portland gets:
CC E1-11
Mean Machine gets:
W Mitchell
Another good pick turned into something pretty darn good for the Mean Machine.
Wichita gets:
OMA E4-30
T Olivares
Rosemont gets:
WIC E1-25
A later E1 pick, but it may allow Rosemont to use that and something else to get a great third OLDL (rookie) to replace Olivares.
THREE WAY TRADE (old team)
Texas gets:
G Tomas (CON)
K Pung (CON)
M Trask (CON)
$400K (TUC)
G Bensonite (TUC)
W Drown (TUC)
Tucson gets:
TB E1-27 (TEX)
Connecticut gets:
D Gould (TUC)
Offensive specialists are pretty cheap in relative terms, but Tomas, Pung, and Trask for Gould is mighty expensive.
Tucson must really like that E1-27 to give up $400K, Bensonite, Drown, and Gould.
Texas gets the best of this one, it looks.  Plenty of experience, and winning experience, coming to the team with some cash for a late E1.
Rosemont gets:
A Sandler
Omaha gets:
$14,000,000
A title may be the only thing that justifies this trade.
Texas gets:
L Williams
Baltimore gets:
T Law
OMA E5-30
This is a pretty even trade both ways, I'd say.  Baltimore probably benefits from dumping a bunch of salary, but Williams may turn out yet.
December 26, 2006 Transactions
We've got a lot of them today.
Houston gets:
S Harlan
K St. Pierre
Los Angeles gets:
S Colemont
D Butel
Houston gets more long-term with this trade, but it seems to be a pretty even deal.
Los Angeles gets:
Orlando E1
Orlando gets:
Omaha E1
K Park
H Gordon
Park is a throwaway in this, but Gordon could make it worth it to drop 15ish spots in the draft…with a lot of TC work.
Baltimore gets:
B Reeves
CC E3
Tampa Bay gets:
C Martin
BAL E4
Martin is the established star in this deal, but BJ Reeves could oust Rob Greene by kickoff at RBLB in Baltimore.
Los Angeles gets:
M Kenton
Dodge City gets:
POR E2
$20K
Probably a good value bid for Kenton, but I do like his potential, especially in a camp sense.
Tucson gets:
ORL E1
D Badnell
T Brumfield
K Wherman
Los Angeles gets:
A Walker
B Woodcock
M Stotts
Woodcock is probably the only superstar-level lineman that can't find a home to save his life.
Los Angeles gets:
K Stanford
M Hodge
Dodge City gets:
B Woodcock
S McCoullaugh
Two E4 picks
Mike Bond makes the best move he's made since taking over the Daggers by bringing back crowd favorite Brad Woodcock.
Omaha gets:
ORL E1
M Horowitz
Tucson gets:
M Dilworth
J Carper
C Young
Someone will keep this Orlando E1 pick and cherish it forever.  Maybe.
Los Angeles gets:
CC E1
J Sheets
Corpus Christi gets:
A Pollack
LOU E1
Sheets better turn out, I'd think.  Riptide may have gotten a big big big time player in the draft here.
San Francisco gets:
D DeLap
B Chad
Los Angeles gets:
M Ruddick
The Thunder Sharks are rebuilding here, so this move makes sense.
Mean Machine gets:
T Meyers
J Seau
Central Iowa gets:
N Vanderbrockland
J Asebodo
Meyers has by far the most potential…Mean Machine really benefit if the league implements OLS/DLS platoon system.
Tucson gets:
$50K
Texas gets:
J Chang
J Smith
"Hope you give them a good home" means "I made $50,000 on two guys that were gonna get cut."
Corpus Christi gets:
STL E1
TUC E4
$100K
Mean Machine gets:
J Cant
A Anzune
Long Island is parlaying these high picks into some talent that will make them a competitor in the Northeast in 2007.
San Francisco gets:
S Colvin
Evansville gets:
SF E2
They might have gotten more out of the E2, but San Francisco goes for the known commodity.
Three way trade (old team)
Mean Machine gets:
R Quackenbush (TUC)
P Dozer (TUC)
CC E1 (LA)
Los Angeles gets:
ARK E1 (MM)
MOB E1 (MM)
J Colombo (TUC)
Tucson gets:
M Baltzell (LA)
LA E1 (LA)
MM E1 (MM)
And the picks turned into a star RB, a big time OLDL, and still a really high pick.  Yep, Mean Machine are thisclose to contending in the whole East.
But what about the other teams?  Los Angeles dumps Baltzell and a couplea E1s for better E1s (one of which will be QB James Law).
Baltzell was on his way to becoming a star, and now he's relegated to "Slash" status where he's a backup QB/RB.
Tucson then gets rid of Dozer and Colombo, a great 1-2 punch, in order to pick up a "Slash" that probably won't be happy with his role.
Dallas gets:
$2,506,081.30
S Johnson
San Francisco gets:
J Kelly
J Romano
Hey everyone!  If you need cash, trade some mediocre players to the Bay for millions!  Really, they're young and will help the Sharks, but not at that price.
Dallas gets:
$20K
Orlando gets:
T Pitts
Inexpensive way to guarantee a pretty fair roleplayer goes to your team.
Mean Machine gets:
E Davis
Minneapolis gets:
$125K
VOIDED
OCTOBER 29, 2006 UPDATE
Rosemont signs:
S Quessel
E McGowen
Not exactly OIFLCup material, but they are good depth pieces…or something like that.
OCTOBER 13, 2006 UPDATE
St. Louis signs:
T Prudhomme
Depth needed badly.
OCTOBER 2, 2006 UPDATE
Sorry, a note:  Don Kraus was picked up by Arkansas a couplea weeks ago.
Tampa Bay signs (from retired):
G Stanley
Well…um…he has some leadership quality, I suppose.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 UPDATE
Trade deadline tonight, this'll get a lot slower!
Cincinnati gets:
T Cormier
Louisiana gets:
S Ratliffe
Colin gets a good backup RBLB he's familiar with, Moose has played quite a bit for his Georgia/LA teams.
Arkansas cuts:
T Prudhomme
Questionable long-term talent, but I think some low-level team will pick the kid up.
Baltimore signs (from retired):
R White
Starting to dig a little bit deeper than they'd have liked, I'm sure.
Tucson signs:
M Franz
Pretty good example of an overreaction, but Franz has botched big kicks before.
He's probably in his best role here, as a solid backup.
Houston signs:
B Pohlad
Good to bring in an experienced backup in case Albertini experiences some growing pains in his starting role.
Tampa Bay gets:
L Patel
E3 (TB)
Texas gets:
TB E1
TB E4
R Dieken
G Tucker
Now you're losing a pretty good lineman, but you're getting good pieces in return, which is important.
Dallas gets:
J Kelly
J Carney
Arkansas gets:
$200K
CI E2
DAL E4
B Dockery
A Mickles
C Krypell
That E2 is basically a late E1, which makes this even more valuable for Arkansas.  But Sam said it best.
"It hurts to lose Kelly, but I'm working for next year."
Louisiana gets:
J Wensely
Texas gets:
LOU E2
S Rasheed
That second rounder may make it very worth Texas' time to dump Wensely.
Texas cuts:
H Williams
Maybe if the OIFL institutes a one-way lineman rule for one of the linemen…
Louisiana gets:
M Danelo
Rosemont gets:
J Shidecker
Shidecker goes home to Rosemont.
Tucson to St. Louis:
C Davis
Tampa Bay to Tucson:
$75K
St. Louis to Tucson:
TB E5
St. Louis to Tampa Bay:
T Saxer
Basically, this is what we call a "blockbuster" on trade deadline 2006.
Houston gets:
D Smith
Cincinnati gets:
M Sorg
J Dickerson
$150K
Good move for Cincy, the money will help expand the place next year.
Cincinnati cuts:
R Wasshausen
They have too many players, gotta get rid of someone.
Arkansas cuts:
B Dockery
Dockery should get picked up, always room somewhere for experienced players.
Tampa Bay gets:
I Sanders
Arkansas gets:
E2
B Woodward
Sanders is obviously the top talent here, but Arkansas is all about the future…Woodward certainly has one down the road.
Tampa Bay gets:
M Hashim
Las Vegas gets:
T Saxer
E3
Despite its traditional "power" status, Las Vegas is always willing to make deals for picks to help bolster them
down the road.  Of course, this gives Tampa Bay a very speedy receiving corps.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 UPDATE
Arkansas signs:
D Kraus
Kraus gives a little depth to a team that needs it.
Portland signs (from retired):
C Radley
K Ammen
S Stone
A Olsen
P Duffy
G Pennington
Ammen has won a ring in the OIFL, so his experience and off-field work in the last year will pay off in Portland.
Tampa Bay cuts:
M Franz
A little overreaction, but Franz' missed kick did hurt.
Arkansas gets:
DAL E3
M Chambers
Evansville gets:
B Speedfreak
One side gets a veteran with some good experience, the other gets a young player with promise.  Deal makes sense.
New England gets:
B Arledge
Baltimore gets:
$60K
Arledge will be a fine backup for Dumont while Logan James heals.
St. Louis gets:
L Inscore
New Hampshire gets:
S Shadwick
$500K
SF E3
Yeah, trading the rookie away might not be smart, but the cash will prove useful down the road, as will the pick.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2006 UPDATE
St. Louis signs (from retired)
A Stiles
Little Al may make an impact yet again in the OIFL.
Tucson signs (from retired)
J Chang
A Mateson
Ju Huaman
M Martin
Tucson cuts
B Pohlad
J Judentry
B Brownings
Pohlad and Judentry, I'd have thought they could have gotten something in a trade for those guys.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 UPDATE
Central Iowa signs:
J Seau
From the retired list…he bulked up a bit.  There's one more sleeper lurking in the retired list amongst players that
really could be good enough to play in the OIFL, and they could become a serviceable backup.
Central Iowa cuts:
D Kraus
Seau's definitely a better option now.
Baltimore signs:
C Rubin
Good serviceable player for a team that's injury-depleted on the line.
Rosemont loans Mobile:
C Sanders
Mobile loans Rosemont:
D Ross
Sanders was languishing on Rosemont's bench anyways, and he's a starter-quality linebacker.  Mobile needs one of those.
Evansville loans to Louisiana:
F Consentino
A good player, something the Law really need.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 UPDATE
Mean Machine signs (from retired)
K Fields
M Schwartz
Not bad pickups here in the situation, not at all.
Omaha gets:
A Sandler
Mobile gets:
B Blast
Interesting trade, not sure what I think of it.
AUGUST 31, 2006 UPDATE
Omaha loans to Kansas City:
O Tidwell
B Hanna
M Dilworth
T Kalecki
Omaha giving some depth to the Thunderkats…it gets these guys off their books for awhile, too.
Houston signs (from retired):
D Hicks
Good leadership guy to have…but only on the practice squad.
Kansas City signs:
C Koltas
Depth move, and they need depth.
Corpus Christi gets:
R Coop
Tampa Bay gets:
CC E3
I like Robers Coop, he's a good depth guy that should be able to log significant minutes in Corpus Christi.
Corpus Christi gets:
J Sheets
R London
Mean Machine gets:
D Schlosser
O Samson
B Little
2007 ORL E3
Mean Machine gets some depth here, which they desperately needed.
AUGUST 28, 2006 UPDATE
Rosemont gets:
P Ranke
M Danelo
Dallas gets:
J Kennedy
Some top-flight players being shuffled here, could help both teams.
Houston gets:
R Albertini
Detroit gets:
V Giles
A cost-cutting move in Detroit?  Does…not…compute…
Rosemont gets:
OMA E4
W Zjoe
Connecticut gets:
G Tomas
Detroit gets:
OMA E3
Connecticut may be moving towards a 2-back set, which would be a nice play with those two RBs.
Rosemont gets:
S Oyakawa
Detroit gets:
B Kaufman
So there's not all that much confidence in Manny Phillips.
Corpus Christi gets:
D Miles
G Intianiosmith
CC E3
ORL E3
Portland gets:
S Walters
CON E4
NE E4
MM E5
Another strong lineman for Portland, though Miles has potential.
Dallas loans Orlando:
J Romano
Only for 3 weeks, Romano will get a shot to show what he has in Orlando.
Houston gets:
R Dockett
M Sorg
F Pilarowski
Tucson gets:
M Garbinsky
M Stotts
M Vernon
J Colombo
Too many blockbusters may hurt a team, but they sure make for interesting conversation.
Houston gets:
H Mishkind
J Dickerson
Mobile gets:
D Ross
Dickerson's been in Mobile as long as I can remember, though he's a career backup.
Mobile gets:
A Carter
Dallas gets:
D Flanders
This will be reversed upon Sandler's return from injury.
Flanders moved (just for awhile) to shore up Mobile's defense.  It must be a new era in Seamen football.
AUGUST 23, 2006 UPDATE
Tampa Bay signs:
M Baran
Baran is a decent enough backup OS/RB for the Marauders.
Tucson gets:
C Davis
Arkansas gets:
M Patterson
C Bryant
Keep getting younger…not bad players for Arkansas.  Davis adds depth to the WRDB corps in Tucson, too.
Rosemont gets:
T Couloumbe
St. Louis gets:
G Brown
I'm not sure the reasoning behind this move, I'm really not.  But Brown is a good option for the St. Louis offense.
Orlando gets:
J Parker
Portland gets:
J Handy
This must be a salary dump.
AUGUST 21, 2006 UPDATE
Arkansas gets:
I Sanders
Evansville gets:
D Carr
Sanders isn't a perfect player, no, but he is younger and has more upside than Carr…and he's a speedster.
New Hampshire gets:
E3
$200K
Wichita gets:
J Engle
New Hampshire wasn't all that sad to see Engle go.  Not at that price.
Baltimore gets:
T Quick
New Hampshire gets:
G Tiebach
J Price
Quick was going to be a #1-type option in this WR-starved offense, but the speedster probably has more upside.
Orlando gets:
M Medley
New Hampshire gets:
G Kamerer
Medley gives Orlando a little better power-running back and blitzer, but Kamerer has better upside overall.
And since 2006 is a wash, "overall" is all NH really cares about.
AUGUST 19, 2006 UPDATE
St. Louis signs:
D Tuck
Not a huge signing, but Brett really thinks he's important.  :-D  Or, I forgot about him signing the guy.  :-D
San Francisco gets:
J Baez
Portland gets:
C Mace
And the Thunder Sharks are blowing it up in a big way.
Portland gets:
G Intianiosmith
Houston gets:
D Ross
Galem's a strange player…good enough to play almost anywhere, but also good enough to be expendable anywhere.
This trade is rescinded if one of Houston's WRDBs get hurt.
New Hampshire cuts:
H Cable
J Sawyer
D Griffith
D Morton
D Smith
K Blakely
B Landis
New Hampshire signs:
S McKiernan
J Fox
J Miley
M Burnstein
About time they did something…
New Hampshire gets:
T Quick
M Medley
R Smith
Louisiana gets:
C Prince
B Brown
This gives the Mounties two pretty fair receivers and possibly a good bruising RB.
Evansville gets:
M Bright
E3
New Hampshire gets:
$50K
M White
K Lewis
B Bees
The E3 may come back to hurt the Mounties, but they now have a more experienced backup for Angermeier, who
is the obvious centerpiece to this team.
New Hampshire signs:
F Freshley
New Hampshire cuts:
M Baran
J Seils
Are their dealing days over in New Hampshire?
Baltimore signs:
B Arledge
Good backup option.
Baltimore gets:
T Joseph
San Antonio gets:
P Denny
Not a huge deal, but Denny may play big into San Antonio's future plans.
AUGUST 17, 2006 UPDATE
Tucson gets:
$1.5M
J Huff
F Pilarowski
Omaha gets:
M Dilworth
F Josten
B McElroy
Pretty big deal here between two cup contenders.  And they said the OIF2 teams didn't have a prayer…
San Francisco gets:
R Moore
Portland gets:
O Williams
S Turner
Not a huge deal…in fact, I don't know why it was made.
Central Iowa cuts:
L Hughley
Have to make room for the next guy…
Tucson gets:
E2
$15K
Central Iowa gets:
T Meyers
Entirely too slow to be a complete DS, but he's got a lot of upside and the Primetime will use him on the D-Line.
Dallas gets:
P Ranke
J Romano
CI E2
Tucson gets:
P Hines
M Sorg
B Pohlad
Ranke gets tossed around quite a bit…he's not that bad a player, really!
Dallas gets:
J Brooks
Connecticut gets:
B Johnson
J Mundane
Brooks is a decent enough quarterback, but he needs to learn to hold onto the ball better.
AUGUST 13, 2006 UPDATE
Yes, be amazed…I'm done with Week Eight stuff on Sunday night…and it's not Week Nine.
Houston gets:
C Rastafari
Omaha gets:
J Carper
R Gardner
Two good depth pieces that can start some for Omaha for the rookie sensation that gets bounced around
quite a bit.  Houston wants pop now, and they got it.
Tampa Bay gets:
D Williams
R Moesly
Tucson gets:
A James
Don't cringe too much…James may have "WOW!" block/blitz numbers, but there are holes.  That said, Tucson has a pretty
darn good line around him to help cover those holes up.  Moesly gives Tampa Bay two pretty good things here.
One, he is a tight end/RB option.  Two, he played in Mobile for years…
AUGUST 4, 2006 UPDATE
Wichita gets:
H Conduttori
Evansville gets:
A Granger
Another good speed guy for the Squirrels, while Wichita just gets bigger and bigger.  Conduttori is a good RB, though.
Dallas signs (retired):
B Becker
Dallas cuts:
F Freshley
Becker's not worth a 3-year deal, but who am I to argue?
Louisiana "signs"
B Valvano
it was a mistake on my part, he never should have been cut
St. Louis signs:
T Dortsch
Saw someone else claimed him and jumped on the opportunity, I guess.
AUGUST 3, 2006 UPDATE
Los Angeles signs:
K Soon Park
Not exactly a superstar, but he will add depth.
Wichita gets:
A Granger
J Annette
Evansville gets:
A Moore
M Chambers
Annette just gets moved around all over the place, doesn't he?
San Antonio gets:
D Vickers
St. Louis gets:
D Martin
The Rush are looking to cut payroll this year…though a 3-year deal, $12K/week is friendly for Martin.
San Francisco gets:
J Morgart
DOC E5
St. Louis gets:
C O'Shea
2007 E3
O'Shea is a wily veteran, but the rookie is someone that St. Louis may have been able to build around.
St. Louis gets:
J Thompson
Orlando gets:
K Parham
This one confuses me a little.
Texas gets:
D McCallie
TB E3
OMA E5
Los Angeles gets:
S Harlan
TEX E4
Obvious salary dump.
San Francisco cuts:
A Engle
D Tuck
S Quessel
R Watkins
P Keene
J Cross
With the exception of Engle, these guys never got any playing time.
Corpus Christi gets:
S Peyton
NE E4
New England gets:
DOC E3
DOC E2
Peyton is an upgrade for the Riptide, who are finally focusing some energy on bulking up up front.
Corpus Christi cuts:
G Shakely
With Peyton's arrival, he's no longer needed.
Tucson gets:
J Romano
D Williams
St. Louis gets:
E1
$100K
A true "rebuilding" trade for the Rush.  Kind-of…trading the rookie (Romano) still makes little sense.
Louisiana gets:
P Reese
J Shidecker
B Blix
E Longbottom
K McLaughlin
MM E2
Mean Machine gets:
B Dulaney
J Asebodo
MOB E1
Colin's on the job again.
Louisiana cuts:
B Valvano
S McKiernan
J Fox
We're not losing anything here.
Louisiana gets:
J Reed
Tucson gets:
B McElroy
J Judentry
Interesting deal here.
AUGUST 1, 2006 UPDATE
New England gets:
T Smith
Los Angeles gets:
D McCallie
Not quite the beef for LA, but a better contract, for sure.
Tucson gets:
P Ranke
Louisiana gets:
T Quick
J Asebodo
T Cormier
Ranke is probably the best player here, but the Law need a serious talent infusion everywhere.
Louisiana gets:
A Girbach
Portland gets:
OMA R3
$250K
Girbach is a decent enough player, but this might be a stretch.
Louisiana cuts:
K Operla
T McGrath
I find it hard to believe that there's much lost here.
St. Louis gets:
T Langston
R Smart
R Gandee
E5
Tampa Bay gets:
P Lambert
$300K
Yes, Gandee could be a special lineman a couplea years down the road…Langston and Smart are serviceable.
But come on, Lambert has superstar written all over him…this move does surprise me.
Los Angeles gets:
E4
$125K
Louisiana gets:
M Irati
Irati is a good complementary player…not paid like a star, and Louisiana didn't pay as if he were a star.
Which is good, because he's not.
Traded schedule…I guess
Los Angeles @ Louisiana
Mean Machine @ Baltimore
St. Louis cuts:
D Parris
S Grimm
Yawn.
Portland gets:
K Bazziel
D Ross
Mean Machine gets:
P Jennings
T Bray
We're not talking about Gary Boddy for Rufus Brown here
Houston gets:
D Butel
S Wells
Rosemont gets:
G Rogers
And with one fell swoop, Rosemont has a top-five line.  But Wells will be a great one down the road a couplea years.
Louisiana cuts:
C Kipp
R Miller
Okay, I may be mean to these poor guys, but come on…they're not that good.
I bring back out of retirement:
B Arledge
I gave him marginally better ratings, too, so people may sign him.  I only did it because he called my wife after she sent in a
resume to this counseling place.  Good omen, daggone it…I must say, living in Akron after using these guys from a phone book,
it's weird looking at billboards with their names and such.
JULY 29, 2006 UPDATE
Los Angeles signs:
R Detmer
D Mackwellston
A Watts
Don't be shocked to see one of these guys on their active roster before the year's out.
Portland signs:
K LeFlore
Decent enough depth move.
Houston gets:
G Intianiosmith
O Rogers
Cincinnati gets:
H Goulet
K O'Brien
M Staley
R Wasshausen
B Chopko
$350K
future considerations
Not a terrible move for a rebuilding team, though I think Rogers is a piece they could have built around.
JULY 27, 2006 UPDATE
Minneapolis gets:
A Washington
M Wiwchar
Mean Machine gets:
F Behrendsen
These two are quickly becoming masters of trades that don't exactly do much.
Minneapolis cuts:
L Altomare
Not exactly a roster spot left for the guy.
Connecticut gets:
C Harbaugh
K Smith
Los Angeles gets:
S McCoullaugh
OMA E1
POR E2
ARK E4
OMA E5, E6, E7
Blockbuster trade here, Connecticut decides they need a power back to compete in this division.
This leaves them with merely five first rounders in next year's draft.
Corpus Christi gets:
S Walters
2007 E4
Connecticut gets:
B Boyd
C Gilroy
Not a huge deal…Walters is beefy, but he's also very raw.
Houston gets:
M Garbinsky
S Colemont
$175K
Tucson gets:
B Woodcock
T Cormier
I think this deal helps both, though Woodcock is a big blow to Houston's line.  It's obvious they're looking for another weapon
for Sauk and the pass game here, though.
JULY 26, 2006 UPDATE
Corpus Christi gets:
Orlando E5
Orlando gets:
G Kamerer
Not exactly a huge deal, but Kamerer isn't too bad.
Corpus Christi gets:
J Cant
D Schlosser
Rosemont gets:
M Hoper
If this doesn't give you a clear indication of Corpus Christi's Week 7 offensive package, nothing will.
Orlando cuts:
D Sykes
Too slow to make any real impact this year.
Orlando gets:
J Bottrell
Portland gets:
E3
E5
P Jennings
Bottrell gives Orlando another decent enough running back to help their stable.
Mean Machine gets:
B Blix
Minneapolis gets:
E Davis
B Phillips
Not a bad swap here.
JULY 21, 2006 UPDATE
Our condolences to the family of James Law, including former LA owner Colin Schraeder-Bidwell.
Rosemont gets:
S Kolt
St. Louis gets:
P Bucar
Bucar's quite a bit more expensive, but he probably fits into the St. Louis system better as a blitzing DS.
Houston gets:
G Rogers
San Francisco gets:
O Thompson
L Martin
Usually, the team that gets the "easily best player" in a deal is the clear-cut winner.  But I think both teams benefit here.
San Francisco finally gets a speedy defensive backfield guy that can make plays on opposing passing teams, something
Tim Campbell has never ever ever ever ever had since he joined in 2002.  Houston gets another big beefy guy to help out
their pass game, but Thompson is hardly a slouch.  Oh yeah, San Fran saves a boatload of money, too.
Mean Machine gets:
M Wiwchar
$15K
Rosemont gets:
B Kaufman
M Limoli
Yawner of a deal, but it gives the Horizons at least one player from every OIFLCup winning team, which was their point.
2001 Rochester Rampage - Matt Limoli
2002 Miami Maulers - Chris Walby
2003/2004 Detroit Gargoyles - Jacob Atwood
2005 Las Vegas Sting - Donald Seve
Rosemont signs (from Retired list):
R Porter
Porter was an original Horizon, but he doesn't have much place on this squad.
JULY 18, 2006 UPDATE
Rosemont gets:
J Kennedy
P Bucar
$500K
Texas gets:
J Wensely
P Gill
M Martin
Kennedy was probably the kind of player you'd want to build a fledgling franchise around, so trading him like this makes very
little sense to me.  Wensely and Gill are fine players, but the move still confuses me.
Minneapolis signs:
D Keith
A Jackson
P O'Furniture
The latter two have a fair amount of experience…helps the depth here.
New Hampshire cuts:
W Wimmer
C Henders
Henders is a fair offensive lineman, not sure he should have been cut here.
New Hampshire signs:
D Griffith
K Blakely
T Sanchez
D Smith
B Landis
J Gamble
Finally, making some changes.  No, there's no superstars on this list, and no, it won't bring New Hampshire a championship,
but the team is making moves to be a better team.
JULY 17, 2006 UPDATE
Great Lakes Bowl I is this Saturday, fun times!
Rosemont gets:
C Wier
Dodge City gets:
M Hodge
J Jason
If you're going to blow up the roster, you may as well get rid of all of it.  This gives Rosemont a big hoss in the middle of that line.
Dodge City gets:
K Stanford
P Benney
Houston gets:
M Stotts
M Vernon
C Bryant
Surprising shuffle of some of the league's best young talent.  Dodge City may have all new faces, but new owner Mike
Bond knows that the run game is how you win here…Stanford could be the star of the deal.
Arkansas gets:
B Speedfreak
D Carr
$250K
2007 E5 (Portland)
Omaha gets:
M Lee
K Leperton
Strange deal for Arkansas, but it improves their passing game.  Brooks is an adequate running back.
Omaha gets what will probably be their starting RBLB for the rest of the year…not that Mike Lee can keep a job anywhere.
San Francisco gets:
H Adcock
D Tuck
$600K
Connecticut gets:
2007 E1
You could do better than that for a first round pick.
Los Angeles signs:
M Cascella
D Ferguson
H Gordon
Depth moves, though they may see a little playing time.
JULY 13, 2006 UPDATE
Rosemont gets:
D Butel
C Walby
Los Angeles gets:
Tampa Bay E3
W Salazar
K Smith
A little cheaper if a bit of a downgrade…never know what the pick will get next year, either.
Oh good lord…
Los Angeles gets:
K St. Pierre (DAL)
A Sixeas (MM)
Mean Machine gets:
J Paull (LA)
Dallas gets:
D McCallister (LA)
A Carter (LA)
M Sorg (MM)
C Krypell (MM)
F Delighten (ROS)
J Hay (ROS)
Rosemont gets:
J Jason (DAL)
S Wells (DAL)
Dallas may have the best of this…I like Krypell, Delighten, Carter, and Hay.  Wells can turn into something big, as can
Kelvin St. Pierre.  Mean Machine probably get the best of the deal, with the huge RB upgrade in Paull for relatively little
- Krypell could hurt down the road.
St. Louis gets:
J Romano
D Vickers
S Freeman
Mean Machine gets:
J Sheets
R Rubinow
D Ross
Six player deal, not too much excitement here…Rubinow could be the star of this one down the road.
JULY 10, 2006 UPDATE
Evansville signs:
S Hummer
That gives them four quarterbacks…and I'd play the other three all in front of Hummer…but he's good insurance.
JULY 4, 2006 UPDATE
Happy Independence Day!
Tucson gets:
$125K
Texas gets:
G Beckwith
Beckwith has a fair amount of success, albeit mostly in the OIF2.  He still gives Texas a real running back.
Rocky Mountain gets:
B Lintner
Kansas City gets:
$1.5M
I see the point in trading talent for money, but Kansas City really needs to just build with the few good players they
currently have.  What's the point of a $1.5M payday when it may cost you 2500 fans a game?
Mean Machine signs:
A Sixeas
Not exactly a star, but another option for the injured Melvin Sorg.
Evansville gets:
J Cornell
T Zimmerman
C Thompson
Arkansas gets:
T Akins
C Davis
Houston E3
Evansville E4
I guess this would be a place to start if you're blowing it up.
Tucson gets:
$400K + possible injury incentives
Wichita gets:
M Dilworth - 5 week loan
Wichita really needs someone better than Tim Randle to throw the ball, and Dilworth fits the bill.  Tucson gets cash to see how
their possible prodigy quarterback does, too.
Lincoln signs:
D Schwalenberg
Why do I think he signed the guy because of his Week 4 opponent?
JUNE 23, 2006 UPDATE - SURPRISE!!
Baltimore gets:
J King
Mean Machine gets:
D Vickers
When you're trading away what will easily be someone's starting quarterback, you need to get more than this.
Baltimore cuts:
S Hummer
Oh, after trading for Juan King, like this shocks anyone.
Tampa Bay gets:
T North
Rosemont gets:
conditional 3rd round pick
This one could move up to be a second rounder due to a stipulation…but if Timmy gets 1000+ rushing yards, it's probably worth
the second anyways.
JUNE 22, 2006 UPDATE
Houston gets:
T Cormier
Los Angeles gets:
C Walby
Value for value, though different positions.
JUNE 21, 2006 UPDATE
Evansville signs
WRDB R Carter
Rosemont gets:
OLDL T Olivares
WRDB K Smith
Los Angeles gets:
RBLB J Paull
DS AC Carter
Houston signs:
OLDL B Chopko
OLDL R Wasshausen
Tucson cuts:
OLDL D Johnson
Tucson signs:
RBDB W Harwood
LA Gets:
WRDB D Butel
OLDL D Badnell
DS R Ritter
RBLB D McCallister
$1m
Omaha gets
WRDB CG Rastafari
DS B Blast
DS J Huff
Dallas gets:
WRDB K StPierre
Evansville gets
$1.5m
E2 DAL
E3 DAL
New Hampshire cuts:
DS J Formossa
OLDL O McGraw
WRDB R McNeil
New Hampshire signs:
DS D Krispinsky
OLDL J Seils
WRDB P Bateman
JUNE 18, 2006 UPDATE
Tucson signs:
QB B Browning
Tucson cuts:
QB A Watts
JUNE 16, 2006 UPDATE
Houston signs:
RBLB M Slaley
Arkansas cuts:
OLDL H Gordon
QB B Browning
Arkansas signs:
OS O Bartley
QB B Donovan
JUNE 14, 2006 UPDATE
All these moves are related to forced-type cuts and end-of-preseason cuts.
Cincinnati cuts:
J Shuff
A Fred
Cleveland cuts:
D Krispinsky
JUNE 13, 2006 UPDATE
Wichita cuts:
QB B Donovan
Central Iowa cuts:
WRDB D Smith
Dodge City gets:
DS Govan
OLDL Bolin
Corpus Christi gets:
DS Rieves
E2 (DOC)
E3 (DOC)
Corpus Christi signs:
OLDL G Shakley
Dodge City signs:
QB R Constantine
JUNE 8, 2006 UPDATE
Memphis signs:
OLDL D Rinker
OS E Karsten
Mean Machine gets:
RBLB M Sorg
Minnesota gets:
RBLB M Jacobs
Rosemont signs:
RBLB G Ford
Rosemont cuts:
RBLB C Biggs
New orleans gets:
E1 (MOB)
QB N Harris
DS P Persampieri
DS A Boda
WRDB B Dulaney
Los Angeles geets:
E1 (NO)
DS D DeLap
WRDB T Cornier
Omaha gets:
WRDB P Tuttle
OLDL D Badnell
E3 (NO)
$100k
New Orleans gets:
WRDB P Ranke
WRDB A Carter
OS J Judentry
OLDL N Bianco
New orleans cuts:
WRDN K S Park
RBLB M Staley
JUNE 7, 2006 UPDATE
Mobile cuts:
Gerardo McGuire
Cedric Decker
Cal Leavitt
Tucson signs:
OS A Walker
New orleans pick up:
K W Wislon
DS C Kipp
OS R Westmoreland
OS I Ingram
JUNE 6, 2006 UPDATE
Connecticut signs:
WRDB M Randell
Corpus christi signs:
DS R Pruyn
Central Iowa signs:
WRDB S Wilkerson
Texas gets:
Bill Day
Bob Tropff
Paul Muelker
Mick Adams
Las vegas gets:
Ronnie Carter
Patrice Tucker
Robert Westmoreland
E4 (STL)
Las Vegas cuts:
Robert Westmoreland
Ronny Carter
Billy O'Reilly
Wade Wilson
JUNE 5, 2006 UPDATE
St Louis cuts:
WRDB M Randell
Arkansas cuts
RBLB G Ford
QB K Blakely
OS A Walker
Arkansas signs
RBLB M Sedgewick
Texas cuts:
RBDB Dock Schueler
RBDB James Gamble
WRDB Yo Indigo
WRDB Jeremy Hurd
WRDB Bill Down
OLDL Jason Whitfield
OLDL Jomeh Larte
OS Ingersoll Ingram
DS Rico Pruyn
New Hampshire release
K D Stilfani
Orlando gets
OS J Briston
New England gets
DS V Young
$ 90k
Orlando gets:
DS A Williams
Orlando cuts:
OLDL B Starr
JUNE 2, 2006 UPDATE
Los Angeles gets:
OLDL T Smith
WRDB K Smith
Houston gets
OLDL L Allison
$150k
Mean machine gets:
WRDB B Blaze
OLDL J Shidecker
E1 (ARK)
Arkansas gets:
OLDL J Cornell
RBLB G Ford
E4 (CC)
Future consideration (2008 conditional pick)
$25k
JUNE 1, 2006 UPDATE
St Louis signs:
WRDB S Kolt
Rosemont gets:
QB J Attwood
Detroit gets:
$300k
Baltimore cuts:
QB B Becker
Baltimore signs:
DS N Sakari
Rosemont signs:
WRDB J Kernan
Central Iowa signs:
OLDL S Sindelpacher
Central Iowa cuts:
OLDL B Chopko
MAY 23, 2006 UPDATE
St Louis gets:
K Tom Saxer
Mean Machine gets:
$10k
After picking up von Steiger Saxer's days were numbered.
Las Vegas gets:
OLDL RA Dalbey
E2 (BAL)
Dodge City gets:
WRDB M Kenton
Houston gets;
WRLB K O'Brian
Tucson gets
$35k
Corpus Christi gets:
QB Trenton Ogden
Dallas gets:
RBLB B Dockery
Dallas gets:
T Pitts
A Mickles
B Johnson
Orlando gets:
C Samuels
V Young
$200k
MAY 22, 2006 UPDATE
Tucson gets:
RBLB M Patterson
Mean Machine gets:
K K von Steiger
Two backups changing teams
MAY 19, 2006 UPDATE
Tucson gets:
WRDB R Gentili
Detroit gets:
E5 (TUC)
One hell of a cheap buy.
Mean Machine gets:
WRDB J Romano
Detroit gets:
20k
Another cheap buy.
Texas release:
WRDB S Freeman
OLDL D Rinker
OS E Karsten
DS R McKnight
Detroit release:
J Davis
D Hamblem
R Porter
J Coffman
O Bartley
Tucson gets:
DS F Josten
OLDL J Reed
Los Angeles gets:
OLDL J Huff
WRDB B Dulaney
MAY 18, 2006 UPDATE
Rosemont gets:
WRDB M Martin
Corpus Christi gets:
$75k
A cheap backup picked up by Rosemont
San Francisco gets:
DS S Turner
Rosemont gets:
WRDB P Gill
Gill finds another home, perhaps he'll stay this time.
Rosemont picks up from FA:
WRDB T Gant
Omaha gets:
QB B Rosa
Rosemont gets:
50k
Omaha picks up a backup QB cheaply
MAY 17, 2006 UPDATE
Houston gets:
OLDL B Woodcock
WRDB H Goulet
Detroit gets:
DS C Wetherbee
WRDB R Haris
OLDL V Garrenton
RBLB J Romano
Detroit picks up from FA:
J Atland
Evansville picks up from FA:
D Alvis
MAY 15, 2006 UPDATE
Tucson gets:
250k
San Angelo gets:
OLDL L Patel
more San Angelo rebuild
MAY 12, 2006 UPDATE
Rosemont gets:
C Biggs
300k
San Angelo gets:
P Bucar
T Williams
C Millie
P Tucker
And the San Angelo rebuild begins with 4 good pick ups
Tucson gets:
20k
San Angelo gets:
WRDB J Kennedy
more San Angelo rebuild
San Angelo signs from FA:
QB S McNeil
OLDL E Cramer
Solid pick ups from FA for San Angelo
Baltimore signs:
QB B Kroner
MAY 11, 2006 UPDATE
Wichita cuts:
OLDL D Alvis
Corpus Christi gets:
WRDB Chism
WRDB Medrano
Las Vegas gets
E5 (CC)
E5 (NO)
E6 (CC)
Corpus Christi picks up 2 players for their ever increasing WRDB Corps for very little cost.
MAY 8, 2006 UPDATE
Tucson gets:
RBLB G Beckwith
Detroit gets:
E4 (HOU)
Tucson gets a reasonable backup to Dozer for, in reality, not much.
MAY 5, 2006 UPDATE
St Louis gets:
OLDL D Centerfield
WRLB J Sheets
E5 (DOC)
Dodge City gets:
RBLB J Lindsay
OS S Riget
OS M Delta Pasua
A good trade off all round, St Louis strengthens its LB/DB corps and Dodge City gets solid cover for Leod
Corpus Christi gets:
WRDB M Hoper
Detroit gets:
WRDB B McKeaver
E2 (CC)
A good deal all round for both sides. Hoper will make an impact straight away in CC
MAY 3, 2006 UPDATE
Rosemont gets:
RBLB Schlosser
Connecticut gets:
RBLB Atari
E4 (DOC)
All in all Rosemont saves salary.
Los Angeles gets:
OS M Metchikoff
OS Ben Chad
Detroit gets:
E1 (DAL)
E3 (TUC)
E4 (LA)
$250k
Los Angeles continues its rebuild and gains 2 experienced players in return for future considerations.
Orlando sign:
OS B Rader
A backup OS as best
Memphis sign:
QB G Elmore
Interesting for Memphis to pick up players from FA let alone a young untried QB. Does have some good qualities though.
MAY 1, 2006 UPDATE
Houston gets:
RBLB J Romano
Wichita gets:
RBLB E Burton
OLDL D Alvis
Nice deal for both sides
Rosemont gets:
P Tucker
E4
Dodge City gets:
M Hartman
Like for like swap, less salary for Rosemont
Mean Machine gets:
WRDB K Bazziel
Wichita gets:
D James
J Milton
Houston gets:
QB M Sauk
WRDB R Gardner
New England gets:
QB L James
WRDB C Perrone
Another Like-for-Like trade
Mean Machine gets:
K McLaughlin
Baltimore gets:
B Becker
Los Angeles gets:
L Allison
E1 (LA)
Dodge City gets:
C Bryant
Both sides add where they needed to.
Mean Machine gets:
E1 (DOC)
E2 (STL)
P Calhoun
$500k
Dodge City gets:
J Tobin
MI Nuremburg
T O'Donahue
One hell of a lineman in Tobin, one hell of a price to pay.
APRIL 28, 2006 UPDATE
Mean Machine picks up from FA:
RBLB L Price
Los Angeles gets:
DS B Blast
Detroit gets:
E1 (KC) and $500k
Los Angeles replaces Lui Martin and Detroit can build next season.
Houston gets:
RBLB K Stanford
DS L Martin
Los Angeles gets:
DS F Josten
RBLB C Harbaugh
Houston get a future All-Star RB and a strong DS, LA hope Harbaugh recaptures his 2003-04 form for the Rhinos, Josten will slot in on the DL
Memphis gets :
RBLB J Norman
Rosemont gets $250k
You heard it here first ROS cutting salary to try and get under the tax limit.
Houston gets:
RBLB JM Columbo
Detroit gets:
Future Coinsiderations (Whatever that is!)
Tucson gets:
QB A Watts
Rosemont gets:
$10k
APRIL 27, 2006 UPDATE
Detroit gets:
RBLB G Beckwith
WRLB W Zjoe
LV gets:
RBLB B Tropff
E5 (DAL)
Detroit strengthens as if it needed to, not sure what LV gain other than cutting salary.
Rosemont gets:
WRLB G Peterson
LV gets:
E5 (SF)
Rosemont strengthens its LB corps cheaply.
APRIL 25, 2006 UPDATE
Orlando signs:
OLDL Jim Anderson
I daren't ask why!
APRIL 24, 2006 UPDATE
Houston gets:
RBLB Burton
OS Quick
OLDL Berman
$800k
Dodge City gets:
OS J Leod
OLDL Adgate
OLDL Stocco
Interesting deal with Houston gaining a foil to Harbaugh in the backfield and Dodge picking up a good OS.
The linemen swap doesn’t make sense to me though
APRIL 21, 2006 UPDATE
Houston signs:
OLDL Deonte Alvis
Not a bad pickup for Houston, a kid with a future?
Arkansas sign:
OLDL Terry Hitchman
OS Michael Reed
OS Alex Walker
2 practice squad players and a starting OS
Arkansas cuts:
OLDL Bill White
QB Steven McNeil
McNeil is a surprise cut White isn't!!
APRIL 20, 2006 UPDATE
Dallas signs:
Vincent Young
Scorpio Cienfuegos
Trenton Ogden
Bobby Jones
Dallas pick up some reasonable backups, but another Kicker?
APRIL 19, 2006 UPDATE
San Francisco gets:
WRDB Souix Kolt
WRDB Steve Slabody
Rosemont gets:
DS Syrone Turner
E5 (SF)
Rosemont pick up more pass coverage whilst SF add to their ever increasing receiving Corps
Tampa Bay gets:
RBLB Robers Coop
Mean Machine gets:
Chuck Krypell
Both teams get players they can use in areas they needed.
St Louis cuts:
DS Rico Pruyn
OLDL Al James
OLDL David Keith
WRDB Tom Gant
Salary saving moves
APRIL 18, 2006 UPDATE
Mean Machine cuts
OLDL Deonte Alvis
Orlando gets:
OS Ernie Klein
OLDL Richard Dempsey
Mean Machine gets
OLDL Ervin Longbottom
OLDL Deonte Alvis
OS Bruce Phillips
Hmmm, not sure where this deal went.
Dallas gets:
WRDB Tanner Chatman
Detroit gets:
E5 (DAL)
Dallas looking further ahead than tomorrow for a change, picking up a trainable player for the future
Rosemont gets:
RBLB Jeffrey Norman
Detroit gets:
E5 (LA)
Nice pickup for Rosemont on what could be a decent backup DS
Central Iowa Cuts
OS Brian Rader
and Signs
Jayson Brennan
WRLB Carlton Burkstedt
DS Larry Hughley
OLDL Pat Rogers
OLDL Charlie Bryant
OLDL Demo Johnson
OLDL Milliard Vinning
DS Richard Schrader
Mean Machine gets:
E4 (TUC)
$100,000
What's the saying, ah yes "easy come easy go" Tucson now have a line to match most lines.
Mean Machine gets:
OLDL Chad Higgins
OLDL Pat Rogers
OLDL Charlie Bryant
WRDB Derace James
OLDL Demo Johnson
Orlando gets:
E4 (POR) and E5 (MM)
Congrats MM on picking up a 10/9.1 OLDL for a pittance. Orlando a little hint, DON'T trade before TC is done on players
Lincoln cuts:
OS Alex Walker
Lincoln signs:
RBLB Marvin Hooker
Signs depth cuts depth, no loss or gain for Lincoln
Mean Machine get:
Norm Vanderbrockland
Tucson get:
Houstons E4
MM pick up a lineman pretty cheaply off Tucson's Practice Squad but wasn't there anyone on FA's cheaper?
LV cut:
Reggie Blair
Chris Weiss
And????
APRIL 13, 2006 UPDATE
New England signs:
T Reilly
B Humphries
J Thon
C Boyd
These are simply depth signings, in case a starter gets hurt.  Nothing more, nothing less.
Wichita cuts:
T Ogden
C Brown
G Elmore
T Quinn
L Velazquez
W Benjamin
S Seaton
L Peskin
L Musselman
L Hughley
Wichita had a lot of guys to get rid of, and they've succeeded.  I bet at least a couple of these players find homes elsewhere.
Mean Machine signs:
B Becker
Not sure why this is needed.
APRIL 6, 2006 UPDATE
GLIFL kickoff tomorrow!  Holy crap, it's here!  Football season is here!
San Antonio gets:
R4
$125K
$125K after Week 1
Rosemont gets:
J Cortez
If Cortez can live up to his abilities, Rosemont will have made the best of this deal.
Rosemont gets:
2007 E5
Los Angeles gets:
D Burks
Not a bad deal.
APRIL 2, 2006 UPDATE
Rosemont cuts:
W Harwood
M Sedgwick
Y Sitaca
J Brennan
Woohoo!
St. Louis gets:
D Ross
Rosemont gets:
D Atari
$150K
Interesting trade…not sure what I think of it.
Rosemont gets:
S Kolt
Rocky Mountain gets:
2007 ORL E4
The winner in this deal will likely be determined by whether or not Rosemont gets some big plays out of Kolt.
Rosemont signs:
D Perrico
A pretty good pickup here…especially as he's a backup kicker.
Tucson cuts:
B Becker
J Richardson
E Lam
Yawn.
MARCH 28, 2006 UPDATE
Evansville cuts:
J Sanchez
P Epps
No huge losses here.
Mean Machine gets:
M Bowden
Orlando gets:
B Byrd
This seems to be a cost-cutting move…I'm not really sure why Bowden has a 3-year deal in the first place.
Mean Machine gets:
$1K
Orlando gets:
D Johnson
Obviously a cost-cutting measure here, too.
Evansville gets:
RM E2
$50K
Central Iowa gets:
J Edelstein
EVL E5
Edelstein will have to produce in a big way for this to be worth it.
Houston gets:
$200K
D Tickner
Rosemont gets:
W Salazar
P Marntos
Interesting trade…Houston gets the beef here…but Tickner has been a head case before.  Pretty even deal, though I'd of kept Salazar.
Cincinnati cuts:
M Hooker
T Reilly
Reilly's experience makes this a questionable move, but I'm not that worried about it.
Arkansas cuts:
R Pecchio
D Wattenberg
Important pieces for their OIF2 team last year…but the OIFL is just a little stronger than that, unfortunately for them.
Connecticut gets:
POR E1
$1M
Rosemont gets:
J Paull
M Hartman
C Sanders
Sanders needs to find a permanent home sometime!
Rocky Mountain cuts:
D Smith
J Miley
Other debt reduction methods will be needed…but I do think they'll be fine with the loan and home games.
FA pickups:
D Hamblen (DET) - what?
E Griffin (ORL)
B Skinner (CIN) - a fair backup, but I think I'd be searching again if Dundee got hurt.
S Yang (LIN)
T Prudhomme (ARK)
R Porter (DET) - what?!
G Holmes (NH)
B Caudill (NH)
H Cable (NH)
D Prince (NH)
No, these won't make NH a title contender.  But they can't hurt them any!
MARCH 23, 2006 FA SIGNINGS UPDATE
M Locke (BAL)
O Samson (CC)
G Hoffert (ARK) - perhaps the best pickup of this group…Hoffert will be the starter there, I'd bet.
P Keene (SF)
M Patterson (MM)
D Green (CI) - a good backup for Ron Jamison
S Watt (BAL)
K LeFlore (SF)
K McLaughlin (BAL
MARCH 23, 2006 UPDATE
New Hampshire cuts:
J Pryce
C Julian
I don't think I'd of cut these guys…but what do I know?
Omaha gets:
P Ranke
A Smith
Los Angeles gets:
K Stanford
J Reed
For the here and now, Omaha gets the better of the deal.  Los Angeles is technically rebuilding, and they just might get
the long-term better of this deal (especially after Ranke and Smith retire).
Oh, wait…no one stays on rosters all that long in this game.
Connecticut gets:
S McCollaugh
C Sanders
D Tuck
50K
Mean Machine gets:
2007 E2
2007 E5
Entirely too much was paid to get those picks back.
San Angelo gets:
S Freeman
I Ingram
Mean Machine gets:
2007 POR E4
2007 HOU E4
They've got entirely too many OSs, but this isn't that bad a trade for San Angelo.
Evansville gets:
$50K
St. Louis gets:
J Brown
Another example of trading for something that'll be on the FA pile soon enough anyways.
Mean Machine gets:
R London
St. Louis gets:
B Tobiason
Straightforward deal here…
Las Vegas gets:
D Vernant
$450K
Tampa Bay gets:
S Apple
J Marcius
C Krypell
B Woodward
A decent enough trade for Tampa Bay, though I can't understand the pathological refusal to wait for a team with 46 players
to cut talented players that don't make their roster…
Baltimore gets:
C Paschal
Tucson gets:
$15K
Cheap enough…
Connecticut cuts:
C Huerta
S Sindelpacher
A cheap try for the team…but it's probably better to use TC shots on guys that can help a solidly improving team right now.
MARCH 15, 2006 UPDATE
St. Louis signs:
A James
A decent cheap addition to the Rush lineup.
Corpus Christi signs:
G Kamerer
R Clinton
These are guys who can make an impact in a couplea years if trained properly.
Arkansas signs:
P Barlow
B Browning
M James
These guys won't make a huge impact now, but Arkasas is quietly building a playoff contender.
Tucson signs:
K Von Stieger
Good young kicker, will probably replace one of the two they've got.
Tampa Bay signs:
K McGregor
Another good young kicker pickup that may eventually start.
Mean Machine signs:
I Ingram
Survival in 2006 is the key in that division.
St. Louis signs:
M Pasqua
T Coloumbe
A pair of potential headcases, but the talent is there.
Mean Machine signs:
B Byrd
Another solid pickup for the long-term.
Tucson signs:
D Konji
J Sawyer
Extremely slow players, but guys that can long-term be developed and turn into something for Tucson.
Central Iowa signs:
T Friedman
Will give Stansberry a serious test for the kicking spot in Fort Dodge…I look for him to be the starter there.
Central Iowa signs:
C Pineda
A complete head case, but I do think he's got the ability to become an intelligent quarterback down the road.
Mean Machine signs:
J Milton
Another solid rookie for someone undrafted.
Baltimore signs:
S Calvert
Surprised he lasted this long.
MARCH 14, 2006 UPDATE
Mean Machine gets:
J Tobin
$100000.01…
Tucson gets:
$0.01…
This satisfies their sleeper work arrangement.
New Orleans gets:
P Tuttle
S McKiernan
M Medley
2007 E3
Corpus Christi gets:
W Marck
2007 E5
A great deal for New Orleans…they can take on salary, and they get 3 very good players for one.  Tuttle is probably due for
another career year for a team that shouldn’t be anywhere near good.
San Francisco gets:
A Engle
S Turner
Mean Machine gets:
E Davis
M Bigman
Bigman has never been a defensive presence, maybe the Mean Machine can change that.
Connecticut gets:
2007 MM E2
$100K
New England gets:
B Faulter
K Lawhorne
Just trying to survive till 2007…
MARCH 13, 2006 UPDATE
Portland cuts:
P Duffy
B Byrd
E Gibson
J Linger
D Perrico
Perrico will easily find a job…not sure on the others.
Memphis gets:
R Odolfo
M Gervelis
Evansville gets:
2007 MEM E2
2007 HOU E3
K St. Pierre
A decent-enough trade, though it's kind of surprising to see a trade in this league without a bigger name guy.
Rosemont gets:
J Cant
Los Angeles gets:
2007 KC E1
Los Angeles is still trying to pseudo-rebuild while keeping strong…this deal doesn't really hurt them one way or another.
Omaha cuts:
B Jacobi
F Nixon
Yawn.
Tucson cuts:
I Schwartz
Double yawn.
St. Louis gets:
D Williams
Rosemont gets:
T Williams
C Millie
$125K
Interesting deal, St. Louis continues to slowly strengthen.
St. Louis gets:
J Lindsay
Arkasas gets:
$350K
That's a little expensive for Lindsay, but he has upside.
Baltimore signs:
J Price
A pretty strong pickup here for the Breakers, for the FA pile, anyways….
Cincinnati signs:
M Hobgood
F Whitwan
No way these guys are here if the sleepers weren't prevalent.
MARCH 12, 2006 UPDATE
San Antonio cuts:
C Lehman
S Fentress
L Leuthaeuser
D Russell
San Antonio was sad to see Leuthaeuser go…but I think they've got better.
Houston gets:
T Smith
M Workman
Los Angeles gets:
C Rhodes
A Pollack
K Wherman
Interesting trade…not sure what to think of it…but I think youth would be better for Houston.
Lincoln cuts:
D Reed
C Farrell
L Bauer
K Kace
C Stevens
R Wasshausen
A Simpson
K Bergey
D King
M Baldwin
D Ramsey
R Much
B Kuberacki
Just a small list of purgees.
Minneapolis signs:
B Blix
Could be the OS up there.
Central Iowa signs:
P Bateman
Bateman has the experience a Central Iowa needs.
Central Iowa cuts:
L Small
Not a huge loss, especially with Bateman.
San Francisco signs:
E Murillo
R Watkins
That's 5 QBs now…
Evansville signs:
J Edelstein
The art of the pretty cheap and good backup.
Rosemont signs:
J Rogers
Not a star, but he is experienced.
MARCH 11, 2006 UPDATE
Rosemont gets:
M Hodge
Rocky Mountain gets:
K Hopkins
J Wardrick
It's obvious that Rosemont thinks high things will come out of Hodge.  With proper training, they might be right.
Evansville cuts:
T Valiant
S Matthews
R Malhotra
Malhotra may find a job…maybe the others?
Mean Machine cuts:
K Murphy
J Samson
K Cabell
M Holbrook
M Latham
T Villegas
M Wilbert
B Derstine
J Oh
It will be interesting to see how many of these rookies and old veterans get "retired."
St. Louis cuts:
B Atta
C Mazzel
D Jenkins
The first two used to start in this league!
Tucson gets:
2007 STL E1
$1.5M
$500K at end of season if no sleeper found, $1M if sleeper found
Omaha gets:
E7-37
E8-3-4-5-8
Written on Omaha's head…"sucker."
Houston gets:
P Marntos
$200K
Omaha gets:
B Speedfreak
Marntos will not be happy with a demotion to the line, in his eyes.
Rosemont cuts:
J Price
B Thornton
Interesting cuts, I bet they may find a job somewhere.
Mean Machine gets:
J Cornell (TUC)
T Saxer (TUC)
2007 STL E1
Tucson gets:
2007 TUC E1
J Cant (MM)
M Hernfield
I don't know if I like this trade.
Las Vegas gets:
$75K
Houston gets:
W Salazar
Yep, that's smart.  "Let me give something to a team with 46 players."  Hello, don't be stupid!  WAIT FOR OBVIOUSLY OVERSTOCKED
TEAMS TO CUT THEIR EXCESS TALENT!  JEEZ!
Tucson gets:
J Asebodo
E7-36
Las Vegas gets:
$300K
A little easier to swallow.
Los Angeles gets:
$300K
J Cant
Tucson gets:
C Harbaugh
Tucson got a pretty decent power runner here for an unproven WRDB.
Tucson gets:
D Gould
R Moesly
$50K
Houston gets:
C Harbaugh
J Carper
future considerations (late-round pick this or next year)
A slight drop off in running game, but a pretty good upgrade at the OS for Tucson.
Tucson gets:
E7-38
E8-7
E8-12
Mean Machine gets:
B Goodalle
$100K if the sleeper is hit.
Interesting deal here…nothing huge.
Corpus Christi gets:
M York
Mean Machine gets:
2007 E4
I guess this makes Michael York feel good…but why not just pick a guy as good as him (to be, with work) off the FA pile post-draft?
Dallas gets:
M Steveson
Rosemont gets:
2007 KC E1
$398K
Stevenson can be an impact player.
MARCH 10, 2006 UPDATE
Hey, the website's updated!
Orlando signs:
D Fisher
Decent enough pickup.
MARCH 9, 2006 UPDATE
Orlando gets:
$50K
Houston gets:
E7-9
I don't know if a 1 in 100ish shot is worth $50,000.
Omaha cuts:
G Petrick
H Bergeron
C Evans
L Calandra
C Radcliff
P Cressen
S Lipson
A couple of these guys may be able to find their way on other teams…never to be stars, but maybe a starter in a few years.
Tucson cuts:
L Cornett
J Balloy
O Leonard
R Irving
C Petersen
E Griffin
Much of the same as Omaha's cuts.
Los Angeles cuts:
W Reaves
H Lassiter
B Blix
The first two retire to LA's coaching staff, Blix is available to all.
Evansville gets:
Rights to keep sleeper Yerkes pursuant to agreement
Omaha gets:
$1M
They had a deal where Omaha got cash and Evansville a sleeper when the two went together.
It sucks that Evansville got their own sleeper.
Mean Machine cuts:
K Watkins
No huge loss here.
Connecticut cuts:
G Byrd
J Reed
M Correra
Yawn.
MARCH 8, 2006 UPDATE
Central Iowa Cuts
E Murillo
I Youngblood
B Miller
R Porter
J Thon
B Jones
N Bastaja
I'm a little surprised at some of these cuts, but the Primetime is building for the future.  These guys don't have much of that.
MARCH 6, 2006 UPDATE
Rocky Mountain signs:
J Miley
D Bonding
C Mullaney
D Smith
Decent pickups for free agents.
MARCH 4, 2006 UPDATE
San Angelo gets:
J Hartlin
C Biggs
B Down
M Hunt
S Heffner
D Buire
J Maher
Rocky Mountain gets:
J Behr
Before I looked at Behr's stats, I said "what did they do that for"…yeah, he's the best player here, but it's not that big a wash.
Mean Machine gets:
E7-12
Minneapolis gets:
2007 E4
If E7-12 is a sleeper, $75K
Sure, only one left…may as well get what may be a better player next year.
MARCH 2, 2006 UPDATE
San Francisco signs:
L Johnson
He's a decent enough backup and can blitz a little if he really has to.
MARCH 1, 2006 UPDATE
Evansville cuts:
D Goldring
D Mackwellston
No huge losses here.
San Francisco gets:
$40,100.27…
Dallas gets:
O Lekote
Lekote's worth more than a bucket of balls…maybe not?
Omaha gets:
$600K
A Carter
2007 E1
St. Louis gets:
P Lambert
Usually don't see these kinds of moves out of a team not expected to contend, but Lambert is one of the best players
in that division now…and he's a rookie!
Rocky Mountain cuts:
B Skinner
R Dumoss
B Humphries
D Kraus
M Remer
G Shakely
Key pieces last year…but they didn't have Lincoln and Wichita in their division last year.
FEBRUARY 28, 2006 UPDATE
Lincoln gets:
E5-15
Connecticut gets:
R Nickoson
$250K
Lincoln needs to just worry about one of the best teams in the OIFL, rather than stupid desperation.
Portland gets:
B Briggs
Rocky Mountain gets:
K Goodwin
Good deal both ways…Briggs was a good starter for a few years in Cleveland till Encero Zagadaneca took over.
Omaha cuts:
H Sheffield
T Strong
T Waddell
D Bonding
V Fry
L Johnson
R Star
A Phillipo
L Turner
G Dvelis
D Busler
T Tanphaichitr
So long, I guess.
Connecticut gets:
S Walters
2007 RM E1
E6-4
$75K
Omaha gets:
E5-16
E5-17
A 1 in 50ish chance is still a pretty far shot to be trading stuff like this for a chance at a sleeper.
Mean Machine gets:
R Dempsey
M Limoli
E5-27
E5-40
E6-14
Connecticut gets:
D Calderon
2007 E3
Interesting trade…Sleeper picks for the Mean Machine, but I like Calderon a lot.
FEBRUARY 26, 2006 UPDATE
Minneapolis gets:
$500,691.48…
Lincoln gets:
E5-12
Someone's really desperate.
Corpus Christi gets:
T Marlino
Mean Machine gets:
E7-26
And to think that Marlino was a starter in the OIFL once upon a time…
Mean Machine gets:
E7-13
E7-16
E7-18
E7-38
E8-12
Omaha gets:
D McCallister
2007 POR E5
Omaha got their sleeper, what do they care anymore?
Tucson gets:
future considerations
Mean Machine gets:
future considerations
What's this…collusion…in the OIFL?!  Basically, they're going doubly to get some sleepers…kind of a group lotto thing.
Omaha gets:
E4-41
T Tanphaichitr
Central Iowa gets:
2007 RM E2
2007 LA E3
Central Iowa already building for next year, not too bad here…didn't lose that much.
Lincoln gets:
E4-43
T Knight
Houston gets:
B Speedfreak
J Leod
For a salary dump, Knight isn't bad to get back.
Corpus Christi gets:
R Blevins
San Angelo gets:
S Harlan
I don't like the salary addition for such a one-way player that hasn't proven anything in that one way.
BUT, Harlan probably has more overall talent than Blevins.
San Angelo gets:
J Stalker
B Dockery
Corpus Christi gets:
M Medley
I don't like this deal for San Angelo near as much.
Dodge City gets:
2007 BAL E2
2007 E4
2007 E5
Tucson gets:
E5-21
E5-25
E5-30
E6-15
E6-16
E6-28
E6-37
E7-15
E7-23
E7-37
E8-2
Tucson might be going for a sleeper, I'm not sure.
FEBRUARY 25, 2006 UPDATE
Omaha gets:
E5-4
E5-14
Kansas City gets:
L Josefowicz
$100K
I think I'd of kept the picks to try and hit a sleeper to give KC's fans something to get excited about.
Tucson gets:
M Horowitz
J Cornell
Memphis gets:
J Jerrett
D Brown
K St. Pierre
I like this deal for Memphis, though Horowitz is the star of the deal…Brown's another guy Memphis can use in a billion different ways,
and that's something Alex Anderson has always liked to do.
Cincinnati gets:
M Thomas
Omaha gets:
E5-4
E6-4
E6-13
I think this is a way to get Omaha more sleeper shots, really do.
Baltimore gets:
G Lennox
Corpus Christi gets:
B Boyd
Lennox may have been a better defender for the Riptide, but I'd say they still got the better of the deal.
Houston gets:
E4-43
Corpus Christi gets:
C Gilroy
Houston may improve their team here even if they don't hit a sleeper…they have plenty of line depth without Gilroy.
Corpus Christi cuts:
D Smith
Too bad he didn't have some of the overinflated salary to go away with it…
FEBRUARY 24, 2006 SECOND UPDATE
Omaha gets:
S Walters
J Reed
E4-29
E5-18
E7-18
E8-12
RM 2007 E1, E2
LA 2007 E3
Los Angeles gets:
A Smith
Smith is pretty good…Omaha will definetly win if they hit a sleeper.
San Francisco cuts:
B Keegan
Hm, oh well.
FEBRUARY 24, 2006 UPDATE
Wichita gets:
E5-20
E5-32
E6-30
E7-31
Detroit gets:
$500K
Boy this deal will suck if the sleepers get nailed this round.
Tampa Bay gets:
D Bedillion
E4-3
Tucson gets:
E6-17
E7-17
E8-3
Better to waste a 6th, 7th and 8th rounder on a sleeper, I guess.
Los Angeles gets:
T Olivares
Portland gets:
E5-22
E5-28
E5-39
E5-41
Desperation for that sleeper shot is becoming more and more apparent, haha.
Baltimore gets:
$100K
2007 E2
Los Angeles gets:
V White
I guess White didn't mean much to the Breakers.
Baltimore gets:
M Lew
Las Vegas gets:
$75K
E4-23
Lew is an upgrade for sure.
San Angelo gets:
M Medley
R Carter
R McKnight
G Watson
Evansville gets:
E6-7
E6-38
E6-41
E7-1
E8-11
Evansville is going for sleepers…these players probably wouldn't have done much in Evansville anyways.
Memphis signs:
W Jamison
B Mack
Not sure why, but hey, whatever…
FEBRUARY 22, 2006 UPDATE
Tampa Bay cuts:
J Rogers
P Bateman
D Kulwicki
B Arledge
Yeah, don't sign marginal guys to 3-year contracts if you know they're probably going to be cut anyways…
Omaha gets:
E5-38
E6-18
E6-24
E7-13
E7-16
E7-38
Tucson gets:
J Carper
Carper is obviously the star of this deal right now, unless Omaha can hit a sleeper…that said, there will still be a few players
in the draft that can be worked with to become halfway decent without sleeper shots.
FEBRUARY 21, 2006 UPDATE
Los Angeles gets:
E4-29
E5-28
Evansville gets:
A Granger
Good deal unless LA hits a sleeper.
Connecticut signs:
S Sindelpacher
Rebuilding team…I said he'd be picked up by one.  Don't expect much out of this guy till about 2008.
FEBRUARY 20, 2006 UPDATE
Los Angeles gets:
T Brumfeld
Detroit gets:
M Hoper
Hoper has extensive experience in abnormal offenses, and that Gargoyles offense can certainly be that at times.
Omaha cuts:
S Sindelspacher
No shock here, but I expect Sindelspacher to get picked up for work by a rebuilding-type team.
Memphis gets:
A Murphy
Omaha gets:
E3-31
E6-29
Omaha pared a little salary and has the guns to go sleeper fishing twice more.
Mean Machine gets:
A Folk
D Calderon
San Angelo gets:
E4-24
E7-1
E8-11
2007 POR E4
2007 STL E4-5
J Gamble
R Westmoreland
Obviously, the Mean Machine think highly of Calderon and Folk here.
FEBRUARY 19, 2006 UPDATE
Players signed in FA:
H Williams (SAG)
D O'Neil (SAG)
T Hinterstore (SAG)
J Hurd (SAG)
P Cole (HOU)
B Wright (HOU)
Though they won't win you any titles, these aren't bad players that just got picked up here.
Houston gets:
$20K
E5-31
St. Louis gets:
W Mickey
St. Louis gets a good kicker on the cheap.
Houston gets:
T Adgate
New Hampshire gets:
B Brown
J Engle
$50K
What?
Las Vegas gets:
E5-31
G Beckwith
Houston gets:
A Pollack
Not too bad here, Houston gets a little better player, Vegas gets a sleeper shot.
FEBRUARY 18, 2006 UPDATE
Houston gets:
K Kline
T LaTourette
E3-8
Baltimore gets:
K Sick
Baltimore gets the all around player of the OIFL, but I like Houston's side better.  Kline could be a speed burning star, and
the kicker is no slouch.
Omaha gets:
E3-11
E5-2
E5-3
Dallas gets:
2007 KC E1
E4-20
Long-term, Dallas gets the better of this deal…which is probably good for them to see for once.
FEBRUARY 17, 2006 UPDATE
Players signed from the waiver wire
J Angel (MEM)
E Perry (MEM)
P O'Furniture (OMA)
Lincoln gets:
E3-13
E4-14
Kansas City gets:
$75K
Purely speculative move, as Lincoln is going for sleepers…I think KC coulda used these picks, though, to bolster their defense.
Lincoln gets:
E4-42
E5-7
2007 E2
2007 E3
San Angelo gets:
$100K
Not a good move for San Angelo.  They don't need cash.  They need players.
Los Angeles gets:
C Bryant
2007 E3
Tucson gets:
S Colemont
R Lewis
K St. Pierre
E3-19
E6-18
$50K
Tucson is pretending to be in a transitionary mode while rebuilding for 2007, but bringing in a really hungry Ray Lewis doesn't
tell me this is true.  This team just might surprise someone now.
San Antonio gets:
$175K
Los Angeles gets:
G Peterson
Just a sign-and-trade, and San Antonio got more than Lincoln's giving up for multiple players.
Los Angeles gets:
C.G. Rastafari
Omaha gets:
P Lambert
E3-20
E4-20
E4-31
KC's 2007 E1
Omaha gives up what amounts to very little (as I feel Lambert isn't much of a dropoff, especially on offense) and gets quite a bit back.
Houston gets:
R Moesly
Mobile gets:
L Monroe
The long-time Seamen running back is gone…let's see what happens.
Central Iowa cuts:
B Oberholtzer
C Koltas
Koltas was waaaaaaaaaaay overpriced, no huge losses here.
FEBRUARY 16, 2006 UPDATE
FA signings:
M.I. Nuremberg (MM)
Garry Fald (OMA)
Tucson gets (from POR)
J Jerrett
R Dockett
Omaha gets (from TUC)
J Carper
A Murphy
Portland gets (from TUC)
T Bray
Portland gets (from OMA)
E3-7
E3-17
750K
D Perrico
K Goodwin
J Bottrell
Portland has to keep rebuilding, just to keep saving money they have none of, while the other two are trying to build
OIFL-ready football teams in tough divisions.  I'd say everyone got something out of this.
FEBRUARY 15, 2006 UPDATE
Portland gets:
J Westbrook
J Parker
E3-26
$100K
Rosemont gets:
2007 E1
Not sure where the first round worth is coming from here…
Kansas City gets:
M Stevens
H Blackmon
2007 E3
Rosemont gets:
T North
North, despite being the OIFL's 2005 leading rusher, didn't really do anything for KC, so he was certainly expendable.
Stevens will start, and Blackmon will get some playing time in his absence.
Memphis gets:
L Peterson
J Enderle
Los Angeles gets:
M Hoper
A Granger
P Ranke
I never thought Memphis would have traded the glue to their direct snap offense (Hoper), but here it is.
Los Angeles gets:
A Boda
E5-41
E8-12
2007 DAL E1
Mean Machine gets:
J Cant
M Jacobs
C Sanders
The E1 was the do-it for Los Angeles…this is a salary dump otherwise.
Memphis gets:
J Paul
Los Angeles gets:
C Harbaugh
Paul is going to be Avery's blocking back, while Cody Harbaugh gets a shot to be the franchise's power runner again.
Orlando gets:
T Pitts
Rosemont gets:
2007 E4
This deal works out pretty well, saves the Horizons big bucks and gets them a sleeper shot next year.
FEBRUARY 14, 2006 UPDATE
FAs signed via the waiver system:
O Cringle (EVL)
K Wherman (HOU)
K Frisbee (OMA)
A Watts (ROS)
D Hunter (CI)
K Fields (ROS)
D Burks (ROS)
Y Bamiyi (RM)
D Kraus (CI)
J Stiffler (CI)
Y Sitaca (ROS)
H Blackmon (ROS)
T Wright (ROS)
J Smith (ORL)
D Rinker (ROS)
G Ford (MM)
L Ressler (LA)
C Hollingsworth (RM)
J Westbrook (ROS)
K Davis (CI)
A Boda (MM)
B Tobiason (MM)
B Dylan (BAL)
B Fike (LA)
M Irati (LA)
C Biggs (RM)
F Martin (RM)
Orlando cuts:
E Fox
S Lawrence
Yeah, these guys won't help Orlando.
Los Angeles gets:
P Persampieri
E2-26
E2-27
E3-19
E3-20
E4-20
E4-31
E5-18
E5-22
E6-18
E7-18
New England gets:
A Anderson, Jr.
New England wanted the established, LA wanted a couplea sleepers.  New England, it had been said, only needed a good run game
and they could be an OIFLCup VI contender.  Mike Uhl opened up another bottle of scotch somewhere…
FEBRUARY 13, 2006 UPDATE
Arkansas gets:
M Lee
E2-32
$100K
Omaha gets:
J Thompson
Sure, Thompson is younger, but I think Mike Lee could be a star in a weak division for Arkansas.
FEBRUARY 12, 2006 UPDATE
Corpus Christi gets:
E2-11
New Orleans gets:
B Valvano
D Kramer
E2-20
A couple of good players, probably a starter in Kramer, to move down 9 spots…not bad.
Orlando gets:
D Katz
Evansville gets:
E4-39
2007 E2
Evansville wants a good pick for '07, and a shot at a sleeper…Katz was expendable for them now anyways.
Houston gets:
K Sick
Lincoln gets:
S Parent
2007 E5, E6, E7
This is a feel-good story, bring back an original Lightning player…yeah, right, this was a salary dump.
FEBRUARY 11, 2006 UPDATE
Omaha gets:
K Breen
San Angelo gets:
B Reese
I'd assume Reese will take the starting job, while Breen is being groomed to be a star RBLB.
Baltimore gets:
J Pettit
Evansville gets:
E4-29
H Conduttori
It's going to raise the salary, so Baltimore threw in an extra pick.  Conduttori has promise.
Houston gets:
C Walby
Wichita gets:
J Eliot
Probably long-term an even deal.
Tucson gets:
2007 E2
E2-16
E3-14
Baltimore gets:
E2-8
I guess Hajj has promise, but this one kinda looks weird to me.
Corpus Christi cuts:
C Bryant
It was stupid to sign him for that in the first place!  There's $200K right down the crapper.
FEBRUARY 10, 2006 UPDATE
Tucson gets:
E2-23
E2-28
Dodge City gets:
2007 E2
2007 STL E2
Dodge City is starting to feel set with their current roster in place…not a bad place to be.
Tucson gets:
E2-4
Omaha gets:
E2-33
E3-7
With training camp, Omaha is going to try to fix up two rookies rather than one for their blunder.
Mean Machine gets:
E7-19
2007 DAL E1
2007 E4
2007 E5
Portland gets:
E2-10
There must be someone in the draft Portland really likes…
FEBRUARY 9, 2006 SECOND UPDATE
Connecticut gets:
E4-10
E5-40
M McWhorter
San Angelo gets:
J Whitfield
A Folk
Y Indigo
San Angelo gets a few pieces they may or may not use, Connecticut gets a couplea shots at a sleeper.
Houston gets:
D1-44
San Angelo gets:
E Karsten
Karsten has experience, it's a crap shoot between that and the dispersal pick.
Orlando gets:
A Mickles
C Higgins
Tucson gets:
D1-43
E2-32
We'll see if Orlando can train these guys up.
FEBRUARY 9, 2006 UPDATE
Wichita gets:
E2-35
Mobile gets:
H Mishkind
Wichita has never been high on Mishkind, and this deal gives both teams something they could use.
Los Angeles gets:
J Paul
2007 E1
2007 E2
Rocky Mountain gets:
D Schultz
LIN 2007 E1
This really is becoming Dodge City west…
Mean Machine gets:
E7-10
E8-12
San Angelo gets:
M Moore
Not sure why they needed another kicker so bad…
Central Iowa gets:
D Stansberry
J Cullen
Omaha gets:
D1-37
D1-46
Cullen may be better than anyone the Primetime can get in the dispersal draft, so why not.
San Angelo gets:
J Larte
F Matua
T Law
2007 E4
Houston gets:
J Stocco
R Haris
This sure saves San Angelo some salary money, haha.  But the players they got back need a lot of work.
Kansas City gets:
B Lintner
K Brimmer
R Wright
Los Angeles gets:
L Martin
2007 E1
I guess Timmy North is going to have to be trained to be a competent defender now…
St. Louis gets:
E2-3
E2-31
Tucson gets:
E2-8
E4-3
2007 E2
$300K
A bit of a pricey move up, but St. Louis wants some talent now.
FEBRUARY 7, 2006 UPDATE
Memphis gets:
M Horowitz
Tucson gets:
E1-31
E1-32
$115K
Memphis goes for the big time player, while Tucson secures a little cash and two very good players.
St. Louis gets:
D1-39
Mean Machine gets:
E6-3
E7-1
E7-24
E7-25
E8-7
2007 STL E5
$100K
Apparently, St. Louis really likes someone that'll fall in that dispersal draft.
Connecticut gets:
C Soludo
San Antonio gets:
D Martin
E3-4
2007 E2
$500K
Soludo better turn out to be something for the rebuilding team.
FEBRUARY 5, 2006 UPDATE
Omaha gets:
E1-28
E2-4
Connecticut gets:
entire 2007 draft
2007 E2 (Orlando)
E5-17
E5-29
E6-14
E6-36
E7-7
E7-28
$250K
I know Omaha overpays for what they want…but this is stupid.
Omaha gets:
M Lee
Los Angeles gets:
R Lewis
Lee isn't getting any younger, and Omaha provides him with his first real shot at being the feature back for a really good team.
LA picks up a superstar DS that could be the best in the OIFL if worked right.
Rosemont gets:
F Delighten
S Slabody
Houston gets:
T Knight
L Monroe
To get a weakness solved, you sometimes have to use strong pieces.  Houston is very high on Lavar Monroe as their RB,
so this is probably a move that has to be made.  I don't like losing Delighten all that much, though.
Mean Machine gets:
D1-31
Detroit gets:
2007 E3 (St. Louis)
May as well…what the heck does the D1-31 do for Detroit?!
FEBRUARY 4, 2006 UPDATE
Mean Machine gets:
2007 E1
San Angelo gets:
K Breen
A bit of an expensive pickup, but Breen can give San Angelo help now.
Connecticut gets:
E3-10
2007 E3
200K
J James
Omaha gets:
D1-23
Omaha will get a better player, but I think Connecticut got a better deal.
Omaha gets:
D1-22
Las Vegas gets:
E2-14
D1-51
$200K if D1-22 (Parry Marntos) makes all star game in 2006 or 2007
$250K if Omaha makes the playoffs in 2006 or 2007
Vegas likes developing rookie talent, so the E2-14 will do well for the defending champs.
FEBRUARY 3, 2006 UPDATE
Mean Machine gets:
$10K
San Angelo gets:
M McWhorter
Not exactly a super-big-time deal here, but it's a cheap kicker for the newly-newly named team.
FEBRUARY 2, 2006 UPDATE
Dodge City gets:
2007 E1
Los Angeles gets:
E1-26
This is just not a good deal for the Daggers…I don't know where they see that LA will be picking that early next year.
Corpus Christi gets:
D1-40
Mean Machine gets:
K Breen
Breen helps for cheap.  Until payday.
Tucson gets:
$50K
E6-24
St. Louis gets:
R London
Interesting deal…even unless Tucson nails a sleeper with it.
Corpus Christi gets:
E2-13
E2-20
Orlando gets:
J Glass
G Wilson
D James
B Starr
R Williams
Yes, they had to take some really really really bad contracts, and yes, Corpus Christi is still way too overpaid, but Orlando
has gotten to the point where they may be able to compete for a playoff berth.
St. Louis gets:
E2-8
Mean Machine gets:
A Washington
2007 E4
2007 E3
I like this deal for St. Louis, the 2nd rounder they get will be better than all that stuff.
Mean Machine gets:
D1-39
E2-10
San Angelo gets:
C Londeree
E6-41
Londeree better become a star for this deal to make too much sense for San Angelo.
Houston gets:
K Smith
Memphis gets:
2007 HOU E3
2007 SAT E3
2007 HOU E2
That's REALLY expensive unless Kyle Smith turns into a big name player.
New England cuts:
J Judentry
F Martin
B Blaze
J Tucker
These guys may bring something good to the teams that acquire them, but they weren't anywhere near New England's useful list
anymore.
Dallas gets:
E3-11
San Angelo gets:
J Stocco
An expansion team like this can afford to get a couple of overpriced guys if they could help bring legitimacy early on.
Dallas, though, should have tried to trade the guy out of the division.
Baltimore gets:
E4-29
$50K
Evansville gets:
E5-9
E6-21
E7-21
I assume Evansville is going full-force to find a sleeper here.
Houston gets:
F Delighten
S Parent
T Law
Connecticut gets:
2007 E1
E5
E6
K Pung
K Lawhorne
D1-19
This deal shows two things, and it does so fairly effectively.  One, it shows Connecticut is going to try to rebuild in what is just
a tough, tough division.  Two, it shows Houston is gunning for playoff money in a pretty easy division.
JANUARY 29, 2006 UPDATE
Houston gets:
G Beckwith
D1-20
E5-24
Mean Machine gets:
E3-19
E4-24
S Turner
S McCoullaugh
R Coop
Houston upgrades their RBLB game with Beckwith, easily…but I think Syrone Turner is the star of this deal.  I don't like Houston
trading a really good young DS like that.
Connecticut gets:
E2-4
E2-9
E3-4
Cincinnati gets:
Sharay Ratliffe
$200K
The cash probably did it, but Moose is a good player.  I think Connecticut will do better, though.
Mean Machine gets:
D1-36
Las Vegas gets:
D1-42
E6-9
Yeah, that 6th rounder will do a heck of a lot for the defending OIFLCup Champions.
Mean Machine gets:
M Cranston
New England gets:
D1-36
D3-19
2007 E2
J Briston
Nice gesture for the Sno-Dogs to get longtime backup Cranston a starting job somewhere.  Helps that they cleaned up in the deal, too.
Houston gets:
D1-19
Minneapolis gets:
$60K
F Bures
R Davis
D Narcise
G Jackson
Not sure Houston can get a player worth all that with the D1-19.
Arkansas signs:
T Zimmerman
Zimmerman is a nice pickup for this team, he will bring them a nice backup QB slot, may even challenge to start.
Baltimore signs:
S Hummer
Hummer has his problems, but he'll be a fine backup for the Breakers.
Corpus Christi signs:
P Tuttle
J Glass
S Harlan
K Breen
D Kramer
D James
S McKiernan
S Jackson
A Bennett
B Little
WOW!  That was stupid!
Central Iowa signs:
K Butler
B Oberholtzer
B Jacobson
N Bastaja
B Rader
J Elwen
E Murillo
D Monette
B Miller
R Porter
J Thon
B Jones
T Tanphaichitr
These are the kinds of FA signings an expansion team should make.  Superstars?  Hardly.  Effective for what they're doing?
Absolutely.
Cincinnati signs:
J Lamone
J Fisher
Lamone can be a big play threat to help Cincy's OIFL team immensely.
Dallas signs:
J Stocco
S Scolari
B Pohlad
C Samuels
F Freshley
B Hicks
A Aman
They overpaid, but I think they did get some decent talent here…something they desperately needed.
Evansville signs:
B Butcher
K Lewis
G Watson
R McKnight
D Mackwellston
Preparations continue for the OIFL.
Houston signs:
C Gilroy
C Wetherbee
J Larte
Wetherbee is a good leader for this team that doesn't have much.  Now they need to stabilize what they have for the season.
Lincoln signs:
L Bauer
Hard to believe he'll be any more than a bit player in Lincoln.
Las Vegas signs:
J Chism
B O'Reilly
And the point of this is…
Mean Machine signs:
M York
D Johnson
J Gamble
M Hernfield
M Moore
T Marlino
M McWhorter
So there's one cut from FA…but McWhorter's only gonna cost $1,600 to do it…
New Orleans signs:
R Miller
K Operla
J Fox
The New Orleans roster is starting to form.
Orlando signs:
D Stansberry
I like Perrico better.
Orlando signs:
D Sykes
D Morris
Orlando is easily the best expansion team right now.
Rocky Mountain signs:
A Reynolds
M Djordjevic
B Down
B Briggs
Strong showing for the Renegades, though a little pricey.
Rosemont signs:
T Pitts
B Janiston
J Price
J Brennan
W Harwood
M Sedgwick
J Parker
M Stevens
B Thornton
Typical Rosemont says that 7 of these players will be gone by March.
San Angelo signs:
D Schueler
A good RB to have on an expansion team…but they may want to find someone better to start.
San Francisco signs:
B Keegan
L Plokz
N Marino
L Toughy
O Williams
E Davis
C O'Shea
F Getty
W Stubbs
S Quessel
Some higher salaries here, but the Thunder Sharks did not go nuts like some other teams.
St. Louis signs:
D Myers
C Mazzel
D Keith
T Tyson
J Mickles
D Parris
S Grimm
J Seils
B Atta
P Higgins
L Pickering
D Atari
S Shadwick
C Millie
T Williams
J Jenkins
A LOT of players picked up here…it's unfortunate that the Rush will have to pay to cut some of 'em.
Tampa Bay signs:
R Andrews
Last of the big spenders!  Andrews will fit in somewhere.
Tucson signs:
R Constantine
D Bedillion
A couple of decent backups that will figure in somewhere.
Wichita signs:
V Mains
B Donovan
J Correll
Backups that I can't see doing much in Wichita.
JANUARY 28, 2006 UPDATE
Rosemont gets:
J Hay
Omaha gets:
D Perrico
D1-51
Interesting deal…Omaha solves any kicking issues they had…but Hay was the heart and soul of that team.
Portland gets:
E1-13
Omaha gets:
E1-19
E2-14
Omaha gets a couplea good picks to drop back a little in the draft.  I can see that.
Rosemont gets:
J Wensely
Los Angeles gets:
2007 E1 (Mobile)
E1-25
E5-39
Rosemont got the guy they wanted.
JANUARY 26, 2006 UPDATE
Los Angeles gets:
E1-35
Orlando gets:
E2-32
I Fraught
I like this deal both ways.  LA needs more "big time" players, while Orlando needs more players.
Wichita gets:
E1-7
E1-14
E1-34
E1-35
Los Angeles gets:
A Anderson
K Brimmer
J Cant
$500K
I don't like this deal for Wichita.  How does this make them better equipped to compete for a title this year?
The rookies will have to have a huge impact on the team now.
JANUARY 24, 2006 UPDATE
Rosemont gets:
E1-25
D1-30
Memphis gets:
E1-11
D McKnight
The multiple picks must be what made this deal enticing for Rosemont…though I don't like it much.
Omaha cuts:
A Reynolds
R Andrews
Cut your losses…but why sign them both to 3 year deals if this is what'll happen to them?
Lincoln gets:
E1-3
E1-4
Los Angeles gets:
2007 E1
E1-14
E1-20
E1-34
E2-32
D1-26
Both benefit…LA needs depth, Lincoln wants a title.
Corpus Christi gets:
E4-7
E4-43
Mean Machine gets:
P Reese
Good deal for the Machine, getting a pretty good player for a couple of average picks.
Orlando gets:
$750K
Houston gets:
F Josten
Okay, that's it.  Houston and Dallas are officially not allowed to trade anymore until I say so.  They both need to figure out what they've
got and what they're going to do with it before they make any other stupid trades.
JANUARY 22, 2006 UPDATE
Omaha gets:
A Smith
$300K
Lincoln gets:
K Street
I think I like the deal for Omaha.
Rosemont gets:
D1-51
E5-39
Orlando gets:
J Thompson
J Handy
Orlando has certainly been the most active expansion team.
Omaha gets:
2007 R2
$500K
Orlando gets:
F Josten
M Bowden
They're not worth that much…
Omaha gets:
D1-8
San Antonio gets:
D1-25
E2-7
E4-8
$1M
I don't like this move for Omaha…too expensive, but Poore has proven time and time again he'll pay for what helps his team.
JANUARY 21, 2006 UPDATE
San Angelo gets:
$1.5M
E2-30ish
Dallas gets:
E1-9
I think I'd of tried to get more for the E1-9, especially when money is NOT a concern for an expansion team.
JANUARY 20, 2006 UPDATE
Dallas gets:
$3M
E1-10
E2-31
E3-30
E5-2
E5-3
Omaha gets:
D1-4
E1-4
Someone's hunting for bear…this is a tough division, and Omaha is preparing to fight for it.
Los Angeles gets:
J Wensely
Connecticut gets:
D1-14
D1-24
2007 E2, E4 (Arkansas)
Good pickup for LA, but the Cresleys could get the better end depending on what falls in the dispersal.
Los Angeles gets:
E1-4
Omaha gets:
D1-8
D1-26
E2-7
E3-11
E3-18
E4-8
E5-18
D Carr
F Josten
Wow…Los Angeles must think that pick can take them right over the top.
JANUARY 16, 2006 UPDATE - includes finalized expansion team trades.
Arkansas gets:
K Blakely
San Francisco gets:
$20K
Kind of expensive for a very low leadership backup QB.
New England gets:
E2-27
E2-28
$100K
Houston gets:
B Brown
J Engle
Very expensive move here, but I guess Houston wanted to go with the "proven commodities."
Wichita gets:
E4-14
Omaha gets:
K Breen
Could they have gotten more for Breen?  For sure.  Is this a good gesture to get Breen back to where he played last year?
Of course.
Dallas gets:
D1-4
E1-4
Cincinnati gets:
D1-12
D1-15
E2-5
E2-10
E3-3
E4-27
E6-14
G Intianiosmith
D Smith
M Catalano
F Mason
Between this and the Houston trading picks that didn't exist, I am regretting not merging these two teams right about now.
This is a fair trade if you're two pieces away from a title.  Where Dallas is right now, this is stupid.
Arkansas gets:
D1-44
Orlando gets:
C Kilano
With as screwed up as the drafting can go, there's nothing wrong with getting a more proven commodity with the 44th pick.
Mean Machine get:
2007 E1 (or D1 if there's a dispersal)…$100K if the pick isn't in the top 10 (from TUC)
E5-24 (from TUC)
C Londeree (from ROS)
G Beckwith (from ROS)
S Freeman (from ROS)
Roesmont gets:
D1-55 (MM)
E1-12 (MM)
$250K (plus another $250K when they get it) (from TUC)
Tucson gets:
E1-5
Interesting deal.  The Mean Machine are certainly putting off next year's stuff to get some fair pieces today, though I think
keeping the E1-12 would have worked better.  But this isn't a bad deal…those guys will get some serious playing time.
Tampa Bay gets:
E1-20
St. Louis gets:
E6-26
E7-27
E8-8
$1.35M
More cash to help ease the move…the three picks may also hit a sleeper, but not much else from that.
Detroit gets:
E1-13
Dallas gets:
$2.5M
No one saw this coming…
Los Angeles gets:
E3-11
E4-8
E2-7
Orlando gets:
B Gianchetti
T Dunlap
B Phillips
Quite expensive for guys who were going to be free agents anyways, but Orlando is trying to stock the roster as quickly as possible.
Rosemont gets:
E2-15
Kansas City gets:
T Remer
Remer will greatly improve all the facets of the abysmal Kansas City defense…and he's a pretty fair offensive player, too.
Omaha gets:
J Cullen
D Butel
$500K
Arkansas gets:
D1-30
E1-31
E3-9
Great move for Omaha, as they get a strong power runner in Cullen (though he does need work) and a big play threat in Dean
Butel, and big cash for three picks that may or may not net Arkansas players as good as these.
Portland gets:
E1-35
E2-15
Rosemont gets:
D Tickner
D1-20
E5-21
Rebuilding is supposed to bring better talent for the future to a team.  This is an idiotic trade.
Rosemont gets:
M Bell
E4-28
Houston gets:
S McCoullaugh
$50K
I thought Houston was getting better…this move shows a regression, even though McCoullaugh isn't that bad.
Rosemont gets:
D1-13
Minneapolis gets:
D1-20
D1-55
E4-28
E5-20
$100K
Smart move by Minneapolis.  The D1-20 will get some talent, and the entry picks will bring them fair AND CHEAP players.
Arkansas gets:
B Brooks
St. Louis gets:
E3-9
Fair trade both ways…but I think I'd of kept Brooks.
Tampa Bay gets:
C Logan
E2-23
E3-30
E3-19
Portland gets:
E1-19
C Rhea
Tucson gets:
A Murphy
E2-32
Another poor rebuilding trade…but oh well.
Tampa Bay gets:
$100K
A James
Houston gets:
R Coop
O Thompson
E3-30
This is better than the other trade Houston made…
Cincinnati gets:
$1.8M
Los Angeles gets:
D1-14
Financial problems = solved.
Orlando gets:
2007 E2
E1-36
E2-14
R Mays
P Puerte
S Church
S Lawrence
E Coyne
T Cain
E Fox
E Fox
Portland gets:
E1-16
All that for a mid first round pick?
JANUARY 10, 2006 UPDATE
Los Angeles gets:
Houston's R1
Rosemont's R1
Portland's R2
J Stocco
$119,392.30…
Memphis gets:
T Doxen
Doxen better win Memphis a title at that price.
Kansas City gets:
$250K
L Bernstein
Omaha gets:
R6
R Andrews
Only way this really really hurts the Thunderkats is if that 6th rounder hits a sleeper.
New England gets:
D1 (Houston)
Tucson gets:
D Brown
Because these drafts can be so unpredictable, Tucson felt it better to get the "established" player…New England may win
the trade, but it won't be by a landslide.
Tampa Bay gets:
$75K
Orlando gets:
T Farrington
Maybe a little expensive, but a pretty good start for the Thunder.
Los Angeles gets:
D1-8
Orlando gets:
D1-32
E2-22
H Sluman
Though none of these guys will be as good as the D1-8 player LA will get, they will also not be as expensive…something
of good value to an expansion team.  A pretty fair deal.
Corpus Christi gets:
B Britton
R7
$5K
Connecticut gets:
T Edeth
N Vanderbrockland
With smallish deals like these, the team that got the best player likely won.  Edeth is probably the best player here…
Central Iowa gets:
F Borrello
W Henry
B Chopko
C Longworth
E3-5
Dallas gets:
D1-12
E2-10
Yeah, it's a little expensive, but Central Iowa gets some players with some value, and an early 3rd rounder for those picks.
Los Angeles gets:
D1-24
Tucson gets:
C Rhea
$8081.26…
Strange cash amount, but Tucson wanted to get to an even $400K.  Rhea for the D1-24 will prove to be a pretty even deal.
Las Vegas gets:
D1-19
E4-20
$500K
Tampa Bay gets:
M Inabinett
J Duffy
Duffy provides Tampa Bay with the burner they need to compete with Mobile and Memphis.  Inabinett now has a shot to shine
without the specter of Chad Scott hanging over him on defense.
Mean Machine gets:
D McCallister
T O'Donahue
J Briston
E Klein
D1-22
$25K
San Antonio gets:
D1-9
This isn't the greatest thing since sliced bread for sure, but the Mean Machine acquire four useable parts and a little cash for a
13-spot drop in the dispersal draft…which could be a heck of a drop in talent level.
Memphis gets:
D1-1
Rosemont gets:
E1-5
$200K
D Ross
S Freeman
L Monroe
B Rosa
Rosemont got some good players, a great pick, and a little cash for what basically amounts to a slight drop in draft pick,
coupled with the fact that they'll get a rookie rather than some established veteran.  Rosemont is going to scare some people.
Tucson gets:
$40K
Orlando gets:
E Schikowski
Another cheap addition to the roster, he'll make the 30-man when the season starts…but if they depend on him to start,
well…I can already see Mobile and Memphis drooling.
Los Angeles gets:
B Lintner
San Antonio gets:
E1-23
E7-5
E7-32
Interesting trade, this one gets a guaranteed good good player to Los Angeles with a pretty good one to SA and two
sleeper shots.  Which of course is how the Rattlers got Shelton Warren…
Tucson gets:
D1-35
E3-35
Mobile gets:
R Williams
Good deal both ways…Tucson gets two decent players for one pretty decent one.
Rosemont gets:
A Carter
2006 E1-35
2007 E1
$300K
Mobile gets:
D1-5
Mobile must really want that 5th pick in the dispersal draft…
Central Iowa gets:
$2M
E6-30
C Koltas
R Jamison
Omaha gets:
E1-10
E3-10
E7-7
I don't like the Primetime losing the E1, but the cash will let them make a splash in free agency.
Connecticut gets:
V Workman
San Antonio gets:
$37K
Not a ringing endorsement for Durgis Mackwellston.
Baltimore gets:
E3-8
E5-10
Mean Machine gets:
R Westmoreland
$10K
I'd say that the expansion team has its fill of offensive specialists…Westy's a good pickup.
Orlando gets:
E1-somewhere in there
$500K
Los Angeles gets:
E1
Good deal, move down a few slots and get FA cash.
Tucson gets:
E1-11
E3-7
New Orleans gets:
D1-35
E2-26
T McGrath
T Gardner
They better hit big with those later draft picks, because McGrath and Gardner are no more than backups.
Las Vegas gets:
D1-6
E2-6
E3-6
E6-6
Rocky Mountain gets:
J Paul
Strange, I didn't get the memo that Jeff Paul was a superstar.  But if he can mold into one, this is a big time deal for Rocky Mountain.
JANUARY 2, 2006 UPDATE
Rosemont gets:
D Perrico
P Bucar
Tucson gets:
E5 (San Antonio)
E7 (Dallas)
$125K
Pretty solid deal both ways, especially if Tucson hits a sleeper.
Tucson gets:
$10K
Tampa Bay gets:
B Arledge
Fair backup quarterback on the cheap…may as well get cheap backups when trying to build something.
St. Louis gets:
C Bohl
San Francisco gets:
$10K
Great deal for the Rush, as they get a guy who can start for a team like St. Louis…on the very cheap.
Los Angeles gets:
M Jacobs
Baltimore gets:
$50K
LA is still building towards a pretty strong roster, while Baltimore no longer has Jacobs in their plans.
Baltimore cuts:
T Pitts
Kind of a surprising move, as Pitts wasn't expensive…nor was he that bad a player.
Corpus Christi gets:
J Kaleo
B Bolin
Kansas City gets:
M O'Donnell
Arkansas E3
Corpus D1
TERRIBLE move for Kansas City…you don't get rid of a talent like Bolin, even if he's a bit pricey.  Corpus does a LOT to solidify
themselves as a legitimate OIFL team here.
Kansas City gets:
$650K
Lincoln gets:
D1
I think letting the excitement of OIFL football and some good first-year attendance generating income would have been a
better plan than the fire sale and what may be a 1-15 team in KC.
Arkansas gets:
J Cullen
J Kelly
D Butel
C Lovett
Los Angeles gets:
2006 D1
2006 E5
2006 E7
2007 E2
2007 E4
$200K
C Rhea
B Gianchetti
T Dunlap
B Oberholtzer
B Phillips
P Jorgensen
If they can resign Butel, Arkansas could get the big bucks out of this deal, though I'm interested to see what LA
can pull with that D1 pick.
Arkansas gets:
Tampa Bay D1
Rocky Mountain E5
Tampa Bay gets:
D Vernant
R Smart
S Britnall
I'll hold off here…depends on what Arkansas can get with that D1.
Tucson gets:
Houston's D1
Houston gets:
N Marino
Y Sitaca
J McCoy
E Karsten
$1M
Let's be honest, the cash did this deal…though those pieces can help Houston if used sparingly.
San Francisco gets:
O Lekote
$500K
Tampa Bay gets:
D1
E4
E5
E6
E7
D Eldridge
Interesting deal…the D1 will make or break it, as always.
DECEMBER 29, 2005 UPDATE
Evansville gets:
$200K
J Pettit
M White
Connecticut gets:
J Weiss
L Plevin
Solid deal both ways…Connecticut gets the better players, in my opinion.
San Antonio gets:
2007 E5
$20K
Rosemont gets:
2006 E5
San Antonio gets a little cash to wait a year on a sleeper shot.
Dallas gets:
W Henry
Rosemont gets:
R7
I don't know that this deal even deserves to be on a trade page.
Rosemont gets:
J Handy
Las Vegas gets:
$15K
Not exactly the biggest of trades here, either…
Tucson gets:
T Saxer
W Drown
Mobile gets:
$40K
Two pretty solid players that will log significant playing time for Tucson on the cheap.
DECEMBER 27, 2005 UPDATE
And a happy new year.
Tucson gets:
A Mickles
Baltimore gets:
$25K
Solid deal for Tucson, as they get a decent lineman on the cheap.
Memphis gets:
G Shankland
K Smith
Tucson gets:
J Carper
S Parent
A pretty good deal both ways, both get players that will be used in about the same way as what they gave up.  I'm interested
to see what Memphis does with a burner like Shankland.
Evansville gets:
NH's R3
Two NH R4's
New Hampshire gets:
M Bright
A good deal for New Hampshire, as they get an established player that really isn't all that bad.
Lincoln gets:
D1
$125K
Connecticut gets:
F Delighten
J Wensely
And the building towards a real OIFL roster continues…Connecticut is the by-far #2 team in the northeast, and is
slowly becoming a threat to knock off New England when they travel to Cresley-land.
New Hampshire gets:
T Adgate
P Bright
T Evans
Lincoln gets:
E1
If you want to compare this to the D1 pick they traded away, then book the Mounties for an OIFLCup VI appearance.
Otherwise…this deal is merely average, unless Adgate becomes a superstar (which he is capable of).
Evansville gets:
R Johnson (Mob)
B Bees (Ros)
Rosemont gets:
G Beckwith (Evl)
J Wardrick (Mob)
C Londeree (Evl)
Mobile gets:
$200K (Evl)
2007 E1 (Ros)
How did Mobile get a first round pick in any draft for Ron Johnson and Jim Wardrick?
DECEMBER 29, 2005 UPDATE
Evansville gets:
$200K
J Pettit
M White
Connecticut gets:
J Weiss
L Plevin
Solid deal both ways…Connecticut gets the better players, in my opinion.
San Antonio gets:
2007 E5
$20K
Rosemont gets:
2006 E5
San Antonio gets a little cash to wait a year on a sleeper shot.
Dallas gets:
W Henry
Rosemont gets:
R7
I don't know that this deal even deserves to be on a trade page.
Rosemont gets:
J Handy
Las Vegas gets:
$15K
Not exactly the biggest of trades here, either…
Tucson gets:
T Saxer
W Drown
Mobile gets:
$40K
Two pretty solid players that will log significant playing time for Tucson on the cheap.
DECEMBER 27, 2005 UPDATE
And a happy new year.
Tucson gets:
A Mickles
Baltimore gets:
$25K
Solid deal for Tucson, as they get a decent lineman on the cheap.
Memphis gets:
G Shankland
K Smith
Tucson gets:
J Carper
S Parent
A pretty good deal both ways, both get players that will be used in about the same way as what they gave up.  I'm interested
to see what Memphis does with a burner like Shankland.
Evansville gets:
NH's R3
Two NH R4's
New Hampshire gets:
M Bright
A good deal for New Hampshire, as they get an established player that really isn't all that bad.
Lincoln gets:
D1
$125K
Connecticut gets:
F Delighten
J Wensely
And the building towards a real OIFL roster continues…Connecticut is the by-far #2 team in the northeast, and is
slowly becoming a threat to knock off New England when they travel to Cresley-land.
New Hampshire gets:
T Adgate
P Bright
T Evans
Lincoln gets:
E1
If you want to compare this to the D1 pick they traded away, then book the Mounties for an OIFLCup VI appearance.
Otherwise…this deal is merely average, unless Adgate becomes a superstar (which he is capable of).
Evansville gets:
R Johnson (Mob)
B Bees (Ros)
Rosemont gets:
G Beckwith (Evl)
J Wardrick (Mob)
C Londeree (Evl)
Mobile gets:
$200K (Evl)
2007 E1 (Ros)
How did Mobile get a first round pick in any draft for Ron Johnson and Jim Wardrick?
DECEMBER 22, 2005 UPDATE
Have a Merry Christmas.
Tucson gets:
$700K
R2
R3
R7
C Higgins
M Garbinsky
Dodge City gets:
C Wier
D James
The players Tucson got here will probably outdo the old stalwart in Wier that the Daggers got back.  $700K doesn't hurt, either.
Arkansas gets:
S Mahoney
Rosemont gets:
$100K
S Jackson
Pretty even deal here.  Probably neither guy will play much if either team wants a real playoff shot.
Rosemont gets:
G Brown
Las Vegas gets:
2007 E2
P Muelker
J Price
Germaine Brown will be playing on and off with John Alexander no more…Rosemont gets a top-tier OS here.
Arkansas gets:
Fresno R4
CC R5
$25K
Corpus Christi gets:
P Reese
Reese isn't a superstar, but I do think he's worth a 3rd round pick…Arkansas should, though, get a couple
of contributors with those picks…maybe even a sleeper.
Los Angeles gets:
B Blix
Evansville gets:
J Weiss
Los Angeles improves the roster a little bit with this deal…though it's not like either player will ever become an OIFL hall-of-famer.
Tucson gets:
D1
New Hampshire gets:
M Baran
I Ajoku
$50K
future considerations (but not that much, don't worry)
Tucson:  This didn't come out of our travel fund.
Me:  Oh.
Tucson:  Yeah, I was able to raise 25 extra bucks before we left.
Me:  Where did you get 25 extra bucks?
Tucson:  I sold some stuff, to Billy Enforsee.
Me:  The blind kid?
Tucson:  (Laughing)  Yeah, yeah.
Me:  What did you sell him Garrie?
Tucson:  You know, stuff.
Me:  What kind of stuff?
Tucson:  Few baseball cards, a sack of marbles, (coughs) Petey.
Me:  Petey?  You sold my dead bird to a blind kid?  Garrie, wh- he- wha-  Petey didn't even have a head!
Tucson:  Josh, I took care of it.
Somewhere, New Hampshire is petting a bird with its head taped on…
Rosemont gets:
D1
St. Louis gets:
$500K
I think the Rush undersold themselves here, but they need cash and got an infusion.
Rosemont gets:
Fresno D1 (if it is #1 overall pick)
Fresno gets:
STL D1 (if it is #3 overall)
J Garlett
A Peach
$50K
The deal won't be killed if those two stipulations aren't correct…it will be changed to meet both owners' happiness.
This gives Fresno what is still a big time talent, and two good players behind it…and some cash.  Good call both ways.
Evansville gets:
M Bright
Wichita gets:
V Mains
Good move for Evansville…not sure why Wichita needs an OS over an experienced backup OLDL.
San Antonio gets:
S Butz
T Castle
T Joseph
K Chudobiack
Minneapolis gets
$5.011M
I'm having troule figuring out what I really think of this trade.  But I think this is best for Minneapolis.  They were straddled with
terrible contracts and one terrible move…now they are in a new home, with a new start, with a pretty even salary line.
And now, they are in a position to rebuild the way Charlie Nelson wants them to.  I guess I can live with that.
Rosemont gets:
T Knight
Minneapolis gets
$125K
Another deal where the Mustangs get rid of a questionable contract for some cash, though I think Knight is worth more than this.
Arkansas gets:
S Britnall
Rosemont gets:
$175K
Safe move for Arkansas, a fairly inexpensive piece to help shore up a line that will be porous against Memphis and the like.
Los Angeles gets:
T Doxen
H Sluman
S Walters
Wichita gets:
T Kiwi
J Cant
D McCallister
Wichita loses a little with the superstar WRDB in Todd Doxen, but they do get an adequate backup RB (McCallister), a pretty
good two-way receiver (Jason Cant) who needs more seasoning, and a shut down corner in Kiwi.  Los Angeles gets a
superstar threat for the deep ball that few teams can stop…this looks to be a good trade both ways.
Los Angeles gets:
$700K
I Fraught
Connecticut gets:
S Ratliffe
J Pettit
D Gains
Each of those three help the Cresleys become a more complete team in what may be the easiest division in the OIFL.  However,
Fraught is the best player in the deal and $700K is way too much to spend on this.
Rosemont gets:
$50K
St. Louis gets:
M Randell
Pretty fair trade here.
Rosemont gets:
Arkansas' D1
Arkansas gets:
J Shidecker
C Thompson
Sure, the superstar factor coulda come into play with Arkansas, but they have two guys who easily will start
for them now.  And they're both relatively inexpensive.
DECEMBER 8, 2005 UPDATE
Dallas gets:
L Dibbles
$100-
San Francisco gets:
J Kernan
J Correll
This deal is a bit strange.  I guess it's a wash, maybe Dibbles is the best player here.  No clue.
Tucson gets:
T Gardner
Corpus Christi gets:
B Valvano
Tucson gets a little more mobile in a QB, which they require, while Corpus gets a little better pocket passer.
Cape Girardeau gets:
$15K
San Francisco gets:
D Ferguson
A Henderson
Some more depth building for the Sharks…I think CG/StL could have gotten more for those two.
Houston gets:
R Davis
Corpus Christi gets:
J Stalker
This is only a good deal for Houston if they plan to hand the ball off to the OS about 10-15 times a game.
Tucson gets:
T Duda
Las Vegas gets:
$200K
I don't think the Sting need any cash…Tucson gets a really good pocket passer, with a little mobility…Duda will be their starter.
San Francisco cuts:
J Horwitz
T Tyson
D Allevare
Nothing lost here…the Sharks are much better than having to keep these guys now.
Corpus Christi gets:
M Martin
Cape Girardeau gets:
MEM R5
CC R7
EARTH TO CORPUS CHRISTI:  YOU NEED A LINE!  Not a bad trade, though…Martin is certainly worth a 5 and a 7.
Los Angeles gets:
F Josten
Cape Girardeau gets:
S Riget
This is an interesting deal.  Josten will be a great backup in many places for the Barracudas, while Riget becomes the starting OS
in Missouri.
To complete future considerations from a previous deal…Corpus Christi gets from Cincinnati:
R5
$38K
Rosemont gets:
D Schwalenberg
Seattle gets:
$20K
If they were staying in Seattle, this would be a terrible move…you don't trade away the fan favorite, even if he is the third
stringer.  Since they're in Kansas City, who cares.
Corpus Christi gets:
G Jamison
A Anzune
70K
R5
Memphis gets
CC R1
CC R3
This is a decent deal for Corpus.  I think they coulda gotten more for a 1 and a 3, but the bottom line is…they had no line
strength.  NOTHING.  This gives them that.  Jamison and Anzune are both good linemen that will help Corpus in their change to
OIFL football.  Memphis gets another R1, too.
Rosemont gets:
D Williams
Los Angeles gets:
C Sanders
I guess the blitzing DS is the only thing Los Angeles needed…and they gave up a backup to get him.
Memphis gets
Ark R1
Min R1
Los Angeles gets:
V Simecka
M Workman
Memphis acts like they're rebuilding…but they're not.  Los Angeles is using their first rounders on first-round talent…that
just so happen to not actually be in the draft list.  Can't blame them for that, either.
Portland gets:
E6
Corpus Christi gets:
B Dockery
And the rebuild keeps going…a 6th round pick is only useful if they hit a sleeper.
Las Vegas gets:
WIC R3
$10K
Baltimore gets:
B Boyd
Boyd is a good investment for a 3rd rounder…not sure he'll actually do much in the Baltimore system, but he's a good player.
Evansville gets:
C Davis
B Blix
Memphis gets:
D Kramer
$80K
Evansville gets two easy calls to start in E-town (though Zo Jackson may be a little perturbed on the Blix move)…Memphis gets
what…a backup RB/OL and some cash they don't need?
Omaha gets:
J Bottrell
R5
R6
Rosemont gets:
S McCoullaugh
Both are experienced RBs that will cause some headaches for some teams.  Bottom line, both of these teams will have some
really tough games in their divisions…and they're building to prepare for it.
NOVEMBER 2005
Rosemont gets:
J Anderson
Cape Girardeau gets:
$15K
Cape needs cash in a big way with their likely move to St. Louis…but I'm not sure they can afford to get rid
of any talent, as one-sided as Jim Anderson is.
Rosemont gets:
D McKnight
Seattle gets:
D Wiedne
Seattle gets some depth while Rosemont brings back a loaner that made some good contributions to their '05 season.
Seattle cuts:
L Jones
A Aman
I doubt anyone will mind the loss of these two overpaid stiffs, though they'll find a home somewhere.
Granted…they won't be making a combined $46,000 a week at that new home, but they'll find it.
Las Vegas gets:
W Zjoe
$250K
Rosemont gets:
S Britnall
T Remer
Remer is probably the star of this deal, though I think Vegas may have gotten the better of it, as Wan Zjoe can make plays
on both sides of the ball himself…not sure why they wanted the quarter-million, though.
Houston gets:
K Lawhorne
K Pung
R6
Las Vegas gets:
J Marcius
It's a depth move, yes…not sure a team like Houston should get rid of a good player like Joe Marcius, but they need depth,
and this move will certainly give them more of that.
Evansville gets:
I Sanders
Baltimore gets:
$45K
Well, this certainly makes up for the Jim Annette screwover.
San Francisco gets:
P Gill
Los Angeles gets:
J Weiss
Very quietly, the Thunder Sharks are building what could become a powerhouse in the OIFL.
Houston gets:
L James (LA)
M Bell (LA)
C Perrone (LA)
P Benney (LA)
Los Angeles gets:
D Butel (ROS)
D Schultz (HOU)
E1 (MIN-> from Houston)
Rosemont gets:
B Rayburn (LA)
J Garlett (HOU)
S Mahoney (HOU)
Very interesting 3-way trade here.  LA gets Butel and Schultz back together, and they pick up what will be a pretty
good first rounder.  Rosemont gets what will be a star QB in Rayburn, and two serviceable WRDBs.  Houston gets
one of the best deals they've ever made, bringing in Logan James, youngsters Perrone and Benney, and one of the
best cover corners in OIFL history in Milo Bell.
Rosemont gets:
C Thompson (SA)
Memphis gets:
P Alexander (ROS)
San Antonio gets:
T Reynolds (MEM)
A Brookside (MEM)
Thompson is a backup in San Antonio's system, so he's expendable for QB and RB depth, something they need.
Danny May is too streaky, and Dave Bomner can't hold up under that kind of work forever…Rosemont gets another piece
of their defensive puzzle, and Memphis has a decent QB that will either challenge Mizerak for the starting job, or
will sit as the primary backup.
Las Vegas gets:
future considerations
Rosemont gets:
D Seve
The considerations are based on what drafts happen, and the quality of players in each of those said drafts.
Los Angeles gets:
E1
Cape Girardeau gets:
E1 (New England)
$750K
Move down in the draft, still get a good player, get a chunk of change, all is well.
OCTOBER 2005 - POST OIFLCup V
Dallas gets:
T Maddox
Houston's E3
Houston gets:
D Schultz
Not a bad deal either way, but these two teams both need to make moves that will improve the overall team, not just random swaps
of players amongst one-another.
Baltimore gets:
$20K
Rosemont gets:
L Zahand
The loaner gets to stay in Chicagoland full-time.
Cincinnati gets:
E Jones
L Zahand
R7
Rosemont gets:
C Sanders
Yeah, this is a classic case of a player being undervalued.  Tell me where Cincinnati is going to replace a linebacker like Curtis
Sanders, if you can..
Los Angeles gets:
D Gains
D Williams
R Wright
Diablo Valley gets:
B McKeaver
K Hopkins
$200K
Decent deal both ways, Hopkins and McKeaver will probably make more of an impact, though.
Los Angeles gets:
L Peterson
Dallas gets:
P Hines
R2
R3
I know Diablos management regrets this trade, and I will say this.  That is the incorrect reaction.  Dallas is a team so
starved for any sort of youth and talent that dealing a salary hound like Peterson for a very very good player (PJ Hines)
and two guys that will get playing time in Dallas next year…this is a good move.
Los Angeles gets:
C Rhea
P Benney
Houston gets:
E1
two E3
E5
E6
$100K
Houston still has one of the league's youngest teams after this, and this deal will help that continue.  Not sure, though, that
I'd have traded Benney and Rhea, two young guys who have promise.
Los Angeles gets:
R2
$200K
Arkansas gets:
C Rhea
Rhea is a great addition to the Arkansas puzzle, one that I do think may surprise people in 2006.
Memphis gets:
Rosemont R1
Wichita/Buffalo R1
Very interesting 3-way trade here.  LA gets Butel and Schultz back together, and they pick up what will be a pretty
T Smith
M Lee
The first rounders were to be used on a lineman and a good running back.  Mike Lee is that RB, and Tm Smith is that OL/DL.
Neither have been used to their skill level in their careers, I'd say the Barracudas will change that.
WEEK SEVENTEEN
Rosemont signs:
J Brennan
D Schueler
W Henry
E McGowen
L Lincoln
Here's hoping these guys can learn an offense and defense in just a few days…
WEEK SIXTEEN
Dallas calls up:
from CON:  J Thiel
from HFX:  C Macrides
Dallas sends to Connecticut:
L Peterson
And the point of this is?  Just another strange move in a long list for the Diablos.
Evansville cuts:
G Mareia
D Monette
Neither a surprise move.
Rocky Mountain cuts:
R McKnight
Been with the team all year, but no longer useful.
Los Angeles signs to the practice squad:
H Lassiter
W Reaves
Last of the big spenders, but these guys will provide plenty of leadership from the practice bench.
WEEK FIFTEEN
Rosemont signs:
E Jones
Good pickup for a backup here.
Rosemont cuts:
L Lincoln
E McGowen
McGowen has experience, but when your roster is too stacked, you can't keep everything.
Evansville signs for one week:
G Mareia
Gotta have a backup…
Omaha signs:
A Reynolds
B Hanna
Omaha cuts:
M DeFreeze
J Smith
Two good players, I expect Hanna to even make an impact the rest of the year for the Destroyers.
Baltimore loans to Tucson:
L Williams
Tucson has a serious OL/DL upgrade for the last few games.
Halifax cuts:
N Arakgi
A Kojak
Not much lost here, really.  Halifax has improved quite a bit.
Baltimore loans to Rosemont:
L Zahand
Zahand provides yet another weapon for the OIFL-ready Horizons.
Rosemont cuts:
M Preece
J Brennan
J Dion
I guess bad players can't stay on the good team.
WEEK FOURTEEN
Halifax gets:
K McLeod
Rosemont gets:
M Randell
Not a bad deal here.
Dodge City gets:
J Parker
$100K
Tucson gets:
G Shankland
Beyond his speed, does someone like Shankland help the Scorpions that much?
Dodge City gets:
J Annette
R5
Baltimore gets:
R2
R3
Sure, it's not the best situation in the world this year, but Annette gets three games to showcase himself to the world before
he's likely replaced by some promising rookies with the Daggers' plethora of early picks.
Corpus Christi cuts:
E Jones
D Schueler
You have to cut your losses somehow…this'll save the team around $75000 in the remainder of the season.
Las Vegas gets:
R2
Corpus Christi gets:
$300K
This is not a bad deal for an R2, even a mid-level one like Corpus' will be.
Las Vegas gets:
M Lew
$200K
Buffalo gets:
S Mahoney
R3
Lew is easily the bigger name, but that doesn't necessarily mean Vegas long-term will have gotten the best of this deal.
Evansville gets:
Z Jackson
Mobile gets:
$300K
Zoriando becomes permanent rather than a loan, and Mobile gets some cash…no matter how good Jackson is, he's not replacing Kenneth, Flanders
or Copeland in that potent Mobile pass game anytime soon.
Cincinnati gets:
J West
A Fred
Arkansas gets:
E Rynearson
R Miller
Arkansas needed some WRDB depth better than a player like West that could back Cincinnati into the playoffs if he gets it going like he
did in his Townsville days.
Rocky Mountain cuts:
A Reynolds
R Washington
Such is the life of becoming a better team.
Cape Girardeau cuts:
A Ehmke
B Keegan
They'll have a home soon, don't worry.
Rosemont signs:
J Price
Gotta get some depth back somewhere…not that they're really hurting that bad anyways.
Wichita gets:
I Mahovlic
M Bright
Evansville gets:
J Rodriquez
R Carter
Wichita trades two guys that were never going to play for two guys that were never going to play…
Tucson to Buffalo:
R4
J Eliot
G Jackson
$250K
Tampa Bay to Buffalo:
R2
R3
R4
$250K
Buffalo to Tucson:
K Smith
Buffalo to Tampa Bay:
O Thompson
P Bateman
Buffalo starting to rebuild their draft here with a deal that long-term probably is best for the current OIFL team.
Yeah, I know…you can't say that about many Buffalo deals, can you?
Diablo Valley gets:
C Peach
Dodge City gets:
M Hernfield
R4
$600K
And the last of the Daggers are gone.
Rocky Mountain gets:
D Buire
Rosemont gets:
R7
I do think Rosemont could have gotten more than a 7th rounder fpr Buire, though apparently not…
Arkansas gets:
D Vernant
P Reese
Los Angeles gets:
R1
R3
$500K
Arkansas picks up some good players here, and I can see them getting that 3-seed now.
Dodge City gets:
R2
Connecticut gets:
Rights to keep B Faulter
two R5
Okay…yeah, forgot that minor detail.  They're still sleeper-fishing, but Faulter will certainly help that.
Diablo Valley cuts:
M Ashe
You never like to lose a good depth player like this…but have to when you get *better* depth players.
Arkansas cuts:
K Parham
W Henry
J Seils
It hurts to cut good players, but not as bad when you get better ones.
Tampa Bay gets:
D Kulwicki
Halifax gets:
A Callahan
J Mester
$1M
Kind-of a nice deed here, as Tampa well overpays to help a new owner get on his feet for what will be a PRICEY move somewhere for 2006.
That said, Kulwicki certainly helps the Marauders in what is not a good division in the OLDL department.
Corpus Christi cuts:
K Palatzky
B Fike
They may not be that good, but why is CC cutting linemen when their depth there is already terrible?
Dallas loans to Halifax:
C Macrides
So they get $1M to help with next year, and blow $210,000 of it on an unproven OIFLer, when they're nowhere near sniffing a playoff
berth.  The deal makes the team more competitive, sure, but come on.
Dallas gets:
R3
Cape Girardeau gets:
G Turner
Think completely tanking the season will help season ticket sales in Dallas?
Buffalo gets:
$4.5M
Rocky Mountain gets:
G King
Not shooting for an OIF2 title, are we?
San Francisco gets:
G Rogers
J Sauvinski
Albany gets:
$1047560.33 to clear their debt
I hear a guy in Tampa is calling North Korea about the possibilities of launching a nuke by San Francisco somewhere…
This is the best deal the Thunder Sharks have ever made, period.  Don't look now, but they improved their depth, got a good defensive player,
and now have two all-OIFL potential linemen.  Rogers and Mace both have to play like it, now.
WEEK THIRTEEN
Diablo Valley gets:
B Slynt
Buffalo gets:
$200K
Interesting deal, as the Vipers get another piece they need to win that insane West.
Tampa Bay gets:
TB's R3
CG's R6
O Lekote
R Johnsen
$200K
Rosemont gets:
R1
A fairly expensive first-rounder, but Rosemont is about superstar power most of the time…they will get it there.
That said, Tampa Bay is going for a division title and the likely 3-seed…they may have it with this good deal, too.
San Francisco gets:
C Mace
Dodge City gets:
R1
R2
W Stubbs
S Harlan
C Millie
B Little
Yes, it hurts to lose a star rock like Mace, but this is a nice deal for now and later.
As for San Fran…is one star worth 6 players to a depth-starved team?
Dodge City gets:
LA's R1
L Quick
J Glass
$1.5M
Detroit gets:
B Woodcock
Again, it hurts a bunch to lose a star player…but the Daggers may have gotten two of them, plus whatever you can get with a first-rounder.
Detroit's line is again not a problem.
Connecticut gets:
T Law
J Davis
Dodge City gets:
S McKiernan
B Butcher
R4
The worst deal of the bunch for Dodge City.
Diablo Valley gets:
D Williams
C Krypell
$225K
Rosemont gets:
R3
R5
Nice, Diablo Valley gives up little to get some decent stuff.  Those are good deals.
Diablo Valley cuts:
J Price
After that trade, his services were no longer needed.
Dodge City gets:
Omaha's entire draft list
C O'Shea
B Donovan
D Myers
$1.5M
Omaha gets:
D Schultz
G Intianiosmith
I'm all for making good deals that give teams a star-studded presence.  I'm not in favor of trading an entire draft PLUS three good players
AND a wad of cash for one star that has had bad years and an unproven guy.  But hey, Dagger fans know they'll get the best of next year's
draft with this kind of stuff.
Lincoln gets:
P Tuttle
Dodge City gets:
R1
R3
M Garbinsky
$1M
Tuttle, sure, he's an OIFL MVP.  But he's not done much since 2002.  Except that one conference final against Lincoln.
Oh, okay, now I get it.
Dodge City gets:
R2
$50K
Cape Girardeau gets:
B Brooks
See, the Daggers didn't just make blockbusters.  That said, this guy could help Cape Girardeau make a late-season run.
Dodge City gets:
$100K
Rosemont gets:
P Alexander
The loaner becomes permanent.  Daggers didn't need him anymore with acquisition of Glass and O'Shea.
Omaha gets:
R1
R4
T LiPetri
S McCoullaugh
Dallas gets:
D Schultz
G Intianiosmith
$250K
Dallas…sorry, I have no clue what you're thinking about.  LiPetri…good acquisition…good player that needs to be given a chance.
Now you have an overpaid quarterback that hasn't done that much since 2001, though he's got the best talent ratings of any QB in the league.
Cape Girardeau cuts:
R Moodley
N Bastaja
Not much lost here, folks.  May see both of 'em in New Hampshire or Halifax, though.
Omaha signs:
R Star
Yes, need a backup.  And he has experience.  In Tulsa…which was an OIF2 team before its time.
Rosemont gets:
D Butel
K McLeod
P Muelker
Dodge City gets:
R1
R2
two R3
R5
R6
two R7
$300K
So, you think the Daggers can't restock for Butel and two backups with THAT draft bounty?
Dodge City gets:
R1
R3
R7
K Lewis
$500K
Tucson gets:
C Wier
Lewis is a fair backup lineman, and will get plenty of starting experience for the for-now-depleted Daggers.
So, how much will they attack free agency, and then the draft?  Could the 2006 Daggers be better than last year's OIFLCup runners-up?
Dodge City gets:
$2M
G Shankland
S Quessel
Buffalo's entire draft list, including picks to be acquired in LA-BUF post-season trade (E1, two E3, E5, E6)
Buffalo gets:
G King
M Lew
You're freaking kidding me, right?
Let's look at this objectively…the Daggers now have the following picks by round for the 2006 season:
R1:  8
R2:  6
R3:  9
R4:  4
R5:  6
R6:  5
R7:  6
Sure, they won't win again this season, but they'll be loaded for bear next year.
New England gets:
future considerations (Corpus Christi's E3, additional future pick)
San Francisco gets:
C Bohl
Fault the defense if you want, but you can't fault them for not trying by the Bay.
Cape Girardeau gets:
B Jones
T Gant
Rosemont gets:
D Wiedne
Rosemont quickly turning into the "Detroit of the OIF2," but Cape gets some good depth out of this, too.
Arkansas gets:
S Jackson
Rosemont gets:
A Peach
Arkansas gets a goal line receiver, while the Horizons get another good defensive player.
Rosemont gets:
NH's R5 (which will go to Las Vegas)
New Hampshire gets:
ROS/HAW/TUC R7 pick
I don't think this deal will make Vegas or New Hampshire noticeably better…
Diablo Valley gets:
P Marntos
R3
Los Angeles gets:
N Harris
There's one loaner that won't be leaving his city.  The Barracudas get a good backup QB with a load of experience, as well.
WEEK TWELVE
Corpus Christi gets:
future considerations (E4)
Halifax gets:
S D'Abreau
Speed…in Halifax…about time?
Diablo Valley gets:
R Wright
C Hollingsworth
Evansville gets:
M Bright
M Medley
The Vipers increase their pass defense as Evansville gets more line depth.
Evansville cuts:
B Hanna
Let's see…Matthew Bright, Brian Hanna…actually, this guy isn't that bad and will find a home in the OIF2 somewhere.
Connecticut cuts:
E Murray
G Klim
S Gordon
I can see someone picking these guys up.
Columbus loans to Corpus Christi:
T Knight
A down-and-out OIFL team loaning a guy who could help an OIF2 team win a division.  Awwww.
Shreveport signs:
P Watkins
Shreveport cuts:
D Hicks
Watkins will help this team that is still pretty devoid of a passing game.
Rosemont gets:
W Zjoe
future considerations (LV's R3)
Los Angeles gets
$50K
future considerations (E1)
Rosemont cuts:
B Wright
Not much lost here.
Omaha gets:
L Bernstein
Shreveport gets:
$200K
The rule here is that Destroyers owner Jeremy Poore will overpay to get his team over the top.  In an ever-increasing talent pool that is the OIF2,
the team felt that Bernstein was worth the price.  We will see if that becomes reality.
Omaha gets:
R Jamison
Rosemont gets:
$250K
E McGowen
Jamison has a ring, and has the experience needed to help a young offense get one of their own.  However, he hasn't done much since that 2002
title season.  Will this change?
Detroit gets:
W Ziemba
future considerations
Buffalo gets:
S Turner
P Benney
An original Gargoyle, Ziemba goes home…not that he was a major factor in 2001.  Buffalo does great with this, depending on the future
considerations.
New England gets:
$275K
$20K for each all-star appearance in 2006
Connecticut gets:
M Trask
B Britton
I Fraught
And Connecticut strengthens itself for the playoff run.  Though very expensive, these guys will provide a lot of help to an OIF2 team.
New Hampshire cuts:
J Long
C Payne
New Hampshire signs:
D Smith
Slowly, the Mounties are improving.  It will take time after the gut-job they pulled here.
WEEK ELEVEN
Baltimore cuts:
P Watkins
Yawn.
Corpus Christi signs:
K Palatzky
Does it say something about your line if this guy is signed to start?
Diablo Valley gets:
G Cooper
$450K
Buffalo gets:
future considerations (E1, E2)
When E1s went for about $1M a pop last year…this deal isn't so good for the Vipers.
Corpus Christi signs:
B Fike
Good offensive replacement on the line.
Shreveport signs:
T Wright
B West
A Phillipo
Shreveport cuts:
A Hasting
R Simenz
J Mickles
The upgrades continue.
Rocky Mountain signs:
A Reynolds
Not a bad backup to have in the arsenal.
Dallas calls up from Arkansas:
J Kernan
Arkansas has guys who can replace the de-loaned player.
Dallas loans to Connecticut:
J Thiel
Connecticut cuts:
B West
West was fairly expensive for what…wait, they just got loaned a guy who makes $40K a week.  That said, Thiel is worth a win or two
to an OIF2 team.  This is not what Evansville wanted to see.
Las Vegas loans to Cape Girardeau:
J Handy
Though not quite Tom Remer, Handy does help the Rush out quite a bit, as the cupboard is still kind-of bare.
Buffalo gets:
D Narcise
J Stalker
future considerations (E1)
$2M
Wichita gets:
B LiPetri
Wichita is gunning for a title, while Buffalo is gunning for future respectability.  Both win in this trade.
Buffalo gets:
T Maddox
G Cooper
Los Angeles gets:
L James
C Perrone
future considerations (E1, E3)
$400K
Are you rebuilding for the future, or trying to make a splash?  Buffalo needs to make their minds up.  This is a great rebuilding deal for Los
Angeles, as it gives Logan James a real shot.  Perrone is an untested player that can be a solid DS, and they get two draft picks that will
likely log significant playing time in the future.
San Francisco gets:
L Dibbles
future considerations (ROS E3)
Corpus Christi gets:
S Marcius
The future considerations better be something tangible, like an E3 or something…Marcius is worth a lot more than Dibbles, though he does
have the speed the Thunder Sharks so desperately need.
Dallas gets:
future considerations (E4)
Corpus Christi gets:
E Jones
Edgewiler can be a good player in this offense, especially with James Huaman to take all the heat off.
Cape Girardeau gets:
F Josten
Corpus Christi gets:
$75K
future considerations (ROS R3)
Helps CG now, helps CC later…that works.
New Hampshire gets:
R McNeil
A Walkin
Rocky Mountain gets:
R McKnight
Not like any NH player is worth much, so whenever they can get two serviceable players for one of 'em, they done good.
Las Vegas gets:
S Mahoney
$50K
future considerations (R5)
Rosemont gets:
J Shidecker
And the rest of the OIF2 cringes.
Las Vegas gets:
M Razorman
T Boo
Los Angeles gets:
B McKeaver
J Cant
D Vernant
future considerations (R3)
$75K
A good deal for both teams, that addresses their preferred concerns.  Vegas, today…Los Angeles, tomorrow.
Los Angeles calls up from Diablo Valley:
G Cooper
Los Angeles loans to Diablo Valley:
B McKeaver
Not a huge step down for the Vipers here, but it gives LA a better run game than they otherwise had.
Las Vegas calls up from Cape Girardeau:
T Remer
You've got to be kidding me.  Talk about paranoid…
Shreveport cuts:
E Murillo
S Stone
K Shepherd
J Funk
Shreveport signs:
J Hall
D Prince
D Hicks
J Harnwell
New management has already started the sweeping changes.
Rosemont cuts:
T Wright
Not really a needed piece for this stacked OIF2 team.
Dallas signs:
C Longworth
Longworth is a good OS for goal line receiving situations…and not much else.  That said, if he can get a couple of short TD passes
with his good hands, that could give Dallas another win or two down the stretch.
WEEK TEN
New Hampshire signs:
F Getty
O McGraw
They don't hurt the Mounties.  At least they're finally trying to improve.
Rocky Mountain signs:
S Heffner
Did you expect him to last that long in FA?
San Francisco calls up from Cape Girardeau:
J Weiss
He's hurt for 4 weeks…whatever.
Dallas calls up from Corpus Christi:
M Danelo
This hurts the Riptide a bit.
New Hampshire cuts:
D Latimore
G Schilling
J Elwen
T Innsbrouck
B Cline
Interesting deals there…I don't think cutting them hurts, but I don't think keeping them would have hurt, either.
Arkansas gets:
B Phillips
W Henry
New Hampshire gets:
J Lamone
D Keith
C Payne
New Hampshire is still a poor team with a lot of glorified OS's on their roster…but this deal doesn't hurt them a bit.
Arkansas signs:
K Parham
An offensive sub, but if they have to call on him for full-time WRDB work, it's time to get ready for 2006.
Los Angeles gets:
$110K
Rosemont gets:
R Johnsen
Rosemont is certainly willing to make a deal if it will help them right now…without much concern for money and other stuff.
Rosemont cuts:
S Heffner
Heffner has effectively been replaced by the trade acquisition…and now the rest of Rosemont's roster.
Arkansas signs:
J Lefkin
J Seils
Arkansas cuts:
P Stroup
Line shifting, nothing major.
Arkansas gets:
J West
Rosemont gets:
B Bees
One good player for another…both teams fill a need here.
Rosemont signs:
L Lincoln
Rosemont cuts:
D Hicks
They got a QB and lost a RB…think about it.
San Antonio gets:
$69K
D McCallister
Rosemont gets:
D Williams
A pretty fair trade…Williams can do more, so he cost more.
Rosemont cuts:
J Seils
Seils…time to go.
Hawaii gets:
$5K
future considerations (ROS R5, CG R5)
Rosemont gets:
S Mahoney
future considerations (HAW R7)
It'll be picks, but they wanted this deal done now and we gotta wait with the picks until later.
Cleveland gets:
B Long
Buffalo gets:
C Perrone
S Quessel
$3M
And what do you do IF (and it's an if) Bill Long regains his 2001 and 2002 form?  This one's a very questionable trade out of Thunderbolts camp.
Long is capable of all-stardom…but you've got Tom Ando.  And he's not a $3M defensive specialist…this isn't Ray Lewis or Bryant Lane here.
WEEK NINE
New Hampshire signs:
J Thon
C Julian
W Wimmer
Let's not joke here.  New Hampshire has become pretty good at picking the best out of a pretty poor FA list.  Now, if they'd have done this
a month or two ago, we might be talking about an outside playoff team here…
Connecticut signs:
B West
While nothing that closely resembles a superstar, Bill West has a lot of OIFL experience, though most of it is in 2001.
He'll be a good depth player for the Cresleys.
Columbus gets:
$70K
Rosemont gets:
J Bottrell
Of all of the weird moves the Chaos are making, this might be the worst.  Bottrell is a great depth guy that plays so far above his stats that
he should have started ever since the Cyclones put Chudobiack in the starting 11.
Rosemont gets:
J Harnwell (subsequently cut)
Connecticut gets:
S Gordon
Just helping their depth a little more.  This move was done to save Rosemont a couple hundred bucks.
Funny, after they just sent $70K to Columbus, I know…
New Hampshire signs:
T Tanphaichitr
New Hampshire cuts:
J Cunningham
A Mateson
I guess this means the Akili Mateson experiment failed miserably?  They shoulda kept Cunningham, he can do something (OL) well…
something New Hampshire doesn't have much of (players that have some competency).
San Francisco cuts:
A Phillipo
K Parham
They'll find jobs somewhere in the OIF2…better than languishing on a practice squad.
ALL-STAR WEEK
New England gets:
B Danylchak
R4
Los Angeles gets:
R1
R3
Wait a minute.  LA is 4-4, a game out of the playoffs.  New England is 0-8…way way way out of the playoffs.  And New England is the one
acquiring the all-star lineman?  What the heck?
WEEK EIGHT
Dodge City sends down to Corpus Christi:
G Lennox
And Corpus slaps the protect on Lennox as soon as he arrives.  Yeah, that's a move they shoulda done LAST time they had Lennox…
Corpus Christi signs:
G Wilson
Corpus Christi cuts:
A Reynolds
Barely anything but a lateral move, I figure.
Rocky Mountain signs:
R Washington
Rocky Mountain cuts:
J Thon
Thon is better as a receiver, but Washington is a more complete player.
Connecticut cuts:
D Prince
He was only a stopgap anyways.  Brooks is healthy now.
New Hampshire cuts:
A Inex
Jimmy D
New Hampshire signs:
N Wright
T Jolly
C Henders
The two linemen will certainly help this abysmal team out.  But let's look at the real story.  Will Inex and Jimmy D contemplate suicide now that
the MOUNTIES have cut them?
Corpus Christi cuts:
B Berkowitz
Corpus Christi signs:
C Smiley
Save $11.5K in salary, get a better player.  Yeah, Berkowitz was one of those "WHAT?!" moves that CC made in free agency.
Cape Girardeau gets:
D Jenkins
Omaha gets:
CG's R3
Interesting deal, though I think the R3 may be able to get more than Jenkins.  The guy, though, provides much-needed depth to the Rush.
Columbus cuts:
G Wilson
R Washington
Na'ah, these guys weren't adding anything to the practice squad here.
Columbus signs:
R Farmer
Farmer adds a bit of depth, but not sure how great said depth really is.
Evansville gets:
R Wright
Hawaii gets:
T McCarthy
bottom half R5 or top half R6
Starter-for-starter deal.  Wright is a great defender, and in this league, that potential star quality makes it a win for Evansville.
Portland calls up from Corpus Christi:
B Dockery
You think OIF2 teams are sad to see the Riptide get ripped apart by OIFL teams?
Evansville signs:
B Hanna
This is part-time work for Hanna, and he knows it.  But he'll help the Squirrels while their starter is out.
Evansville gets:
L Plevin
$300K
Omaha gets:
S Scolari
Agree or disagree with the transaction, the Destroyers pay a premium price to get what they want.  Scolari will help that pass game quite a bit.
WEEK SEVEN
Rocky Mountain cuts:
S Grimm
Rocky Mountain signs:
M Remer
Remer is a fair player, certainly not the same level of his brother Tom, but should be able to help the Renegades.
Evansville signs:
L Bauer
Evansville cuts:
A Haas
L Toughy
Bauer is an upgrade over those guys, a pretty fair player that has quite a bit of experience.
Corpus Christi signs:
A Reynolds
Gotta replace guys that are being called up left and right…
Los Angeles gets:
W Zjoe
M Razorman
Portland gets:
A Wray
E2
The Pioneers are banking on a deep draft to get a good player with a mid-round 2 pick.  Or at least, they better be…
Baltimore calls up from Corpus Christi:
H Conduttori
So, is there a less-liked OIFL team than the Breakers right now, if you're an OIF2 fan?
Rosemont gets:
D Buire
$5K
New Hampshire gets:
Tucson's R4
What in God's name is New Hampshire thinking?
Rosemont cuts:
M Remer
Someone had to go to make room for their loan.
Connecticut gets:
M Causey
B Butcher
J Harnwell
Arkansas gets:
A Fred
B Gianchetti
R Pecchio
$50K
Nope, I can't see where Connecticut benefits in this trade.  Butcher is a decent enough player, but you're losing hands with Causey over Fred
and Harnwell is a waste of space most of the time.  Both teams dealt two starters and a backup, and pretty much got the same in return.
One of the bigger OIF2 deals made, either way.
San Antonio cuts:
L Bauer
Bauer is a decent player, don't be shocked to see an OIF2 team snatch him right up.
WEEK SIX
San Francisco cuts:
A Oswald
Oswald has nothing to contribute to an OIFL team.
Cincinnati cuts:
J Burrow
A money move, without a doubt.
Connecticut cuts:
B Fike
C Longworth
They weren't going to contribute to anything the Cresleys were going to do.
Rosemont gets:
S Jackson
Cape Girardeau gets:
Rosemont's R3
Seems pretty straightforward here.
San Francisco signs:
J Weiss
San Francisco calls up from Cape Girardeau:
J Wilson
San Francisco loans to Cape Girardeau:
J Weiss
You confused?
Evansville signs:
J LaShonn
Really slow player, but could help in defensive goal line situations.
Cincinnati cuts:
C Henders
Cincinnati signs:
G Smith
A defensive upgrade, indeed.
Connecticut signs:
J Rollins
Intriguing backup OS, he could help them some down the line if injuries hurt the Cresleys.
San Francisco gets:
E2
S Harlan
Detroit gets:
P Woods
San Fran cuts much salary and gets a good defensive player for goal line spots and a pick…Detroit gets a two-way lineman to shore up
their weakened line.
Columbus gets:
$15K
Connecticut gets:
J Kennedy
TERRIBLE deal for Columbus, as Kennedy is not that bad, and he's CHEAP!
Columbus gets:
$150K
Detroit gets:
J Davis
So, I sign some scrub FA, then trade him to the champs for $150,000.  Where do I sign up?
Dallas loans to Corpus Christi:
M Danelo
Yeah, great, OIF2 teams want to see this guy on the line, or running, or receiving, or defending, or whatever.  Thanks, Dallas.
Buffalo cuts:
G Smith
S Rasheed
C Julian
J Weiss
J LaShonn
K Fields
Some interesting cuts, some experienced cuts, but certainly will save Buffalo a BUNCH of money before it's all said and done.
Connecticut signs:
D Prince
Prince will shore up the QB position while Brooks is down.
Columbus gets:
$90K
J Bell
Corpus Christi gets:
H Conduttori
There they go adding salary again…Conduttori is an upgrade, though.
Columbus calls up from Evansville:
J Cade
And this is what happens to the OIF2's best team…
Columbus cuts:
C Hollingsworth
Yeah, so the guy who gave a bunch of three year deals to these guys…not a great move.
Evansville signs:
C Hollingsworth
Nothing like jumping on that right quick.  Hollingsworth is now a bunch cheaper than Cade, and he's not that bad.
Columbus signs:
J Davis
Interesting pickup, depth move only.  If Davis is the starter, just write off the rest of the season now…but he should get SOME playing time.
Columbus gets:
$500K
J Poux
Baltimore gets:
I Sanders
Though Sanders is a talent upgrade, I'm not sure you get rid of the "big catch guy" in Poux.
Diablo Valley cuts:
P Corn
Diablo Valley signs:
S Rasheed
K Fields
Good talent upgrades here at the line and DS spots, though Fields is way too slow to be a good DS here.
Columbus signs:
W Harwood
Harwood is a good leadership guy, but he should not see the field on game day.
Seattle calls up from Shreveport:
M Lawrence
Lawrence played well in his time with the Steamer, should help a Seattle team that is playing better football of late.
Seattle calls up from Corpus Christi:
J Kaleo
Kaleo probably shouldn't have ever been loaned, and especially with Pendergrass going down for the year, this was a no-brainer.
No one in Corpus Christi should be surprised here.
Shreveport signs:
K Shepherd
After the Lawrence callup, Scott Parker's last move as Steamer owner is really not a shocker.
Corpus Christi signs:
T Gardner
Hopefully he plays better here than he did in Shrewsbury (2002).  He will back up Mark O'Donnell here.
Columbus gets:
$1 million
Dallas gets:
E1
They could have gotten a lot more for the E1, but the Chaos REALLY need the cash.
Columbus gets:
$250K
T Hickerson
R Washington
G Wilson
J Kennedy
F Behrendsen
spleen (donor undisclosed)
Rosemont gets:
M Stevenson
They gave up quite a bit for Stevenson, but it's not like any of them can really be used for anything more than depth guys for the Chaos.
Rosemont gets:
D McCallister
Diablo Valley gets:
R2
$30K
Rosemont has to build depth back up after that minor trade for Stevenson.
Buffalo gets:
B LiPetri
C Rhea
Columbus gets:
$1M
Wait for it…wait for it…ah yes, salary dump.  And probably a needed one, too.  Buffalo gets a couple of guys who might start right away.
Tucson gets:
J Eliot
Rosemont gets:
C Krypell
S Gordon
R7
This deal doesn't help Rosemont a bit for two weeks, till Krypell gets healthy again.  And even then, I'm not sure it helps Rosemont.
Rosemont signs:
J Dion
B Wright
Depth guys, though I bet Dion plays some to keep Stevenson from getting too tired for his defensive duties.
WEEK FIVE
Tucson gets:
R6
D James
Omaha gets:
D Myers
J James
Interesting deal, Derace gives Tucson another weapon, while the others shore up Omaha's defense even further.
New Hampshire signs:
A Mateson
K Johnson
J Pryce
J Formossa
I guess that NH isn't going to be competing anytime soon?
Tucson gets:
G Jackson
Arkansas gets:
T Dunlap
Tucson is now at a point where they better hope to God a lineman doesn't go down for the year.
Evansville gets:
$1500..
Halifax gets:
J Bell
At least Bell wasn't expensive…
Rosemont gets:
O Lekote
Detroit gets:
B Tropff
Lekote becomes a big time weapon in the Horizon pass game, but Tropff is an expensive cost for that weapon.
New Hampshire cuts:
T Collier
K Craver
D Guy
D Carpenter
These are the worst of the worst darn near, they were just taking up space.
New Hampshire gets:
R2
R5
R McKnight
Evansville gets:
J Bell
S Scolari
Z Allen
I'm totally speechless.
New Hampshire signs:
B Duncan
Not sure he quite makes up for the losses of Allen and Scolari.
Cape Girardeau gets:
A Henderson
Dallas gets:
$10K
Dallas gets some money to get the practice squadder off their hands.
Cape Girardeau cuts:
B West
West is a decent enough player, and he's experienced, but he probably cannot help an OIF2 team get to the playoffs.
Tucson gets:
$15K
Cape Girardeau gets:
D Ferguson
Ferguson is an intriguing addition to the Rush lineup.  Can he help 'em?  Time will tell.
Cape Girardeau cuts:
G Fedele
Not much lost here…an OS that can't run isn't of any use to me.
WEEK FOUR
Rocky Mountain cuts:
A Dice
Not much here to worry about.
Arkansas cuts back to Dallas:
M Bianchi
Bianchi is a loaner that didn't really work out for Arkansas.
Connecticut cuts:
E Murphy
Murphy was taking up one of the 25 spots that they needed to cut one of…
Tucson signs:
M Baran
Baran will probably be Tucson's primary kick returner.  He's got the speed for it.
Rocky Mountain gets:
D Sugarbush
Evansville gets:
$20K
Sugarbush is darn expensive for what he brings to the table for an OIF2 team, but he will get opportunities to earn the dough.
Evansville signs:
C Londeree
Evansville cuts:
W Wimmer
Londeree's experience is the biggest upgrade here…not that it's GOOD experience.
Seattle signs:
D Silas
Okay, so the whole head-case thing is understandable…Seattle needs some sort of talent and they need it NOW.
Wichita gets:
M Sedgwick
Tucson gets:
R Williams
Not sure how this helps Wichita, but Tucson needed a sure tackler, and got one.
San Antonio gets:
J Burnett
$50K
Buffalo gets:
E3
G Smith
What a stupid deal for Buffalo, the 3rd rounder won't be as good as Burnett, and Greg Smith sure as heck isn't…
Arkansas gets:
A Ogden
D Keith
Corpus Christi gets:
$30K
R3
These guys will help the Outlaws out a lot, but I think I'd of waited until Corpus cut them and then saved some money on salary.
Las Vegas gets:
J Cant
S Britnall
E1
San Antonio gets:
T O'Donahue
R Daville
E4
The only way Vegas gets equal value is if they get a real good player in the draft.  Daville wasn't a guy to be traded here…
Las Vegas gets:
$50K
J Handy
Connecticut gets:
D Martin
Martin helps Connecticut out with sure hands and a $10K/week cheaper price tag.
Shreveport gets:
R Herbert
Arkansas gets:
$12K
J Harnwell
autographed case of Flutie Flakes
Shreveport gets some MUCH needed speed, but I think the case of cereal is the star of this trade.
Arkansas gets:
$10K
Cape Girardeau gets:
M Nuremberg
Nuremberg is expendable with recent Outlaw moves, and he will help the shaky Rush line a lot.
Rosemont signs:
J Gamble
He's a very good depth guy that has quite a bit of playing experience.
Portland gets:
$15K
Rosemont gets:
R Washington
J Thompson
So the Horizons are in the depth-building department.  If not for a missed Todd LaTourette FG, Washington would have a ring, too.
Rosemont gets:
$2500..
Connecticut gets:
J Whitfield
I think the Horizons coulda gotten more here, Whitfield is a solid player that will log significant playing time for the Cresleys.
Rosemont gets:
$2K
Cape Girardeau gets:
R White
So you're saying White is only 20% worse than Whitfield?
Cape Girardeau cuts:
M Hanson
J Lefkin
That sucks for Lefkin, who goes from starting lineup to unemployed in one game…and the Rush even won!
WEEK THREE
New Hampshire signs:
D Bedillion
G Schilling
Good depth guys at a good price, something NH has a lot of.  They do need at least one big name player, though.
Baltimore cuts:
J Gamble
Gamble brought them quite a bit of success in the run game last year, but this year's pass game won't allow him to run for that kind of yardage.
And he's really not that good, either.
Rocky Mountain gets:
M Hunt
Rosemont gets:
R3
$10K
The 3rd rounder *might* get the Horizons a better lineman next year, and the cash will help.  Not too bad either way.
Rocky Mountain signs:
M Hodge
Rocky Mountain cuts:
M Vietti
J Hastings
Hastings will probably find a home elsewhere, but recent Renegade moves made his value diminish to the point where he could be
cut and everyone forget about it.
Corpus Christi cuts:
B Duncan
Now, they've figured out they overspent.
Las Vegas gets:
R3
$700K
K Pung
Buffalo gets:
B Long
For THAT price, the Storm had darn well better hope that Bill Long reverts to his 2002 form where he won a title in Miami.
Dodge City gets:
G Intianiosmith
C Samuels
G Lennox
Dallas gets:
L Peterson
$100K
This move signifies that the Daggers are working for the future…sorta.  Intianiosmith is a serviceable player at Peterson's spot, and he can
platoon with Perry Tuttle, provided the Daggers get some more WR/OS depth.  Samuels adds much depth to an aging and tiring line.
Dallas gets:
M Danelo
Buffalo gets:
$551K
Though the Peterson acquisition certainly drained their depth, what the hell was Dallas thinking by trading over a half million dollars for
a RB/LB that would be a BACKUP in half of the OIFL?!
San Francisco gets:
D Eldridge
Las Vegas gets:
T O'Donahue
E2
Eldridge helps this abysmal Thunder Shark defense a LOT, though the Sharks might have overpaid a bit to get him.
WEEK TWO
Cincinnati cuts:
M Hasselog
After getting the loaner Matua, someone had to go…
Jackson signs:
V Prietiello
Jackson cuts:
M Hodge
R Felamet
Had to get a kicker, and they also had to get rid of guys to get to 24.
San Francisco gets:
B Hicks
Corpus Christi gets:
F Josten
An idiotic trade for San Fran, as they jump $10K a week in salary for something that may not be an improvement.
Buffalo loans to Cincinnati
F Matua
Matua is a player that will improve the Swarm defense a good bit.
San Francisco signs:
A Oswald
Oswald is probably a waste of the $125/week he'll get on the practice squad.
Omaha cuts:
S McMillen
C Smiley
Omaha signs:
E McGowen
J Smith
McGowen has a bit of experience here and there throughout the years, his knowledge should help the Destroyers.
Detroit signs to practice squad:
G Skont
That's a pretty unimpressive Detroit Gargoyles signing.
Cincinnati cuts:
M Lewis
Had to get it back down to 24, and this was the easiest one to find.
Baltimore calls up from Arkansas:
M Jacobs
That's two roster spots that are filled  by OIF2ers…Jacobs will get some playing time in Baltimore, he's better in some areas than Henry Boden.
San Antonio gets:
$30K
Rosemont gets:
B Tropff
Tropff immediately becomes a stalwart on the Rosemont line.
San Antonio signs to the practice squad:
L Bauer
Bauer replaces the traded Tropff.
Rosemont gets:
$3K
Connecticut gets:
R Pecchio
Not bad, $3000 for a guy who was cut anyways.
Connecticut cuts:
D Bedillion
Dead space after getting Pecchio.
Cape Girardeau gets:
R5
$1K
Jackson gets:
B Builder
Though Builder is a good player, I think I'd of kept the 5th round pick and got a 2-way guy next year.
Arkansas signs:
B White
White is a cheap replacement for the called up player, and I think he may even get playing time.
Rosemont gets:
$5K
Cape Girardeau gets:
N Bastaja
Bastaja is a solid lineman, but Rosemont has a lot of those and now has some extra cash to pay 'em.
Dallas calls up from Jackson:
J Wehrle
Jackson HAS to get a kicker now…but there's a few fair ones in the OIF2 pile.
Omaha cuts:
T Shenosky
You don't need three kickers, so this was an obvious move.
Omaha gets:
M DeFreeze
Cape Girardeau gets:
D Morris
$5K
Has the paltry sum of $5,000 ever been the star of a deal?
Rocky Mountain cuts:
L Lincoln
Rocky Mountain signs:
J Thon
Though an extremely poor defender, Thon can bring some flash to the Renegade offense.
Shreveport signs:
S Stone
Shreveport cuts:
K Shepherd
Stone is a smart leadership guy that the Steamer can use more than sign/cut/sign/cut combo Kaplan Shepherd.
San Francisco signs:
T O'Donahue
I'm really surprised he lasted this long in free agency.
Rosemont cuts:
J Pryce
Rosemont signs:
J Brennan
B Jones
Is there a team better at scouring the free agent market than the Horizons?
Omaha gets:
L Terry
Wichita gets:
F Herrington
$30K
Terry was one of the WRDBs in the league's most prolific-ever offense (2001 Middletown Blockbusters), so it's not like the guy doesn't know
what he's doing.  Now granted, his QB is now in Lincoln, his other WRDB in Baltimore and the OS that no one's heard of (Kelvin Street, cough)
is in Albany…but Terry still knows something.
Dallas calls up from Corpus Christi:
G Lennox
This hurts an already questionable Riptide defense.  Can the OIF2's big money team do anything about it?
Evansville signs:
D Kramer
Kramer will help alleviate the loss of Annette, and he can do a lot of things…he's also cheaper.
Cincinnati cuts:
J Thon
R Farmer
Cincinnati signs:
E Rynearson
R Foster
Moderate upgrades, and also saves a little bit of money.
Cape Girardeau cuts:
B Hanna
W Harwood
D Prince
Cape Girardeau signs:
L Stocker
B Jacobson
M Bath
Hanna is a project, but old, other than that, there really wasn't anything lost here.  CG is doing some good work with this waiverwire.
Tucson signs:
B Valvano
Valvano is an experienced backup, and he's been in Tucson before.
Baltimore calls up from Evansville:
J Annette
Now that's a dirty dirty trick.  Trade Annette to E-town, get some cash and a serviceable player, then call up Annette after he has a good training
camp.  Talk about a lack of ethics.
Tampa Bay gets:
P Matos
B Janiston
Rosemont gets:
$4K
R3
Not too bad here.  The R3 will be the star of this deal.
Tampa Bay cuts:
B Valvano
Paying his fifth is a lot better than paying him $16K to man the bench.
Rosemont signs:
D Hicks
R Pecchio
Fairly solid backups here.
Rocky Mountain signs:
S Grimm
Good backup, will probably get some playing time.
Omaha signs:
D Stansberry
He won a preseason game for Shreveport, so he might be a better backup than Shenosky.
Rocky Mountain signs:
A Walkin
Rocky Mountain cuts:
J George
George was basically a waste of a spot with the WRDBs they have, Walkin can play.
Seattle cuts:
G Mareia
J Didaes
T Houlihan
Seattle signs:
D Schwalenberg
R Andrews
B Mack
Bet the Sonic Boom are wishing the OIFL didn't put that practice squad in last year…
Baltimore cuts:
L Stocker
G Skont
Wasted space.  Nothing lost by this cut.
Seattle calls up loaned from Rosemont:
R Porter
This was a dumb loan to make anyways, and Rosemont has brought in some good backups that this won't hurt them much, either.
Shreveport signs:
K Shepherd
Hey, he'll be on and off this roster all season, I have a feeling.
WEEK ONE
Arkansas cuts:
B O'Reilly
J Tannehill
J Brennan
Wouldn't be shocked to see these guys all find a home somewhere.
Memphis cuts:
D Kramer
Not too much lost here for them, but he will have a home right quick.
Baltimore cuts:
G Skont
L Stocker
These guys weren't much, but now Baltimore is a bit thin on the line.
Baltimore signs:
J Starkey
A good backup kicker in case LaTourette gets hurt.
Rocky Mountain cuts:
B Wright
They have a better backup there, so Wright was expendable.
Las Vegas gets:
J Rollins
S Kline
C Londeree
$74K
Arkansas gets:
J Lamone
G Jackson
M Causey
The Outlaws get a lot better real quick, while Las Vegas gets rid of guys that they so badly wished they could have kept.
Connecticut cuts:
F Getty
S Stone
E McGowen
D Smith
A Reynolds
D Carpenter
Whew, we've got some junk on the pile here.  Connecticut cuts some poorer high-salary guys and doesn't really hurt the team any.
Las Vegas gets:
E Rynearson
K Lawhorne
$25K
Arkansas gets:
K Leperton
And with this move, the Sting are under $900K in salary!
Arkansas gets:
$10K
R7
Evansville gets:
D Cheswick
Cheswick is an experienced player, but there's always a shot Arkansas gets one of those with the R7.
Arkansas gets:
J Carney
Detroit gets:
future considerations
No clue what the FC will be here, if anything.  But Carney is a decent enough player.
Shreveport cuts:
K Shepherd
Shreveport signs:
E Murillo
Yes, it hurts to lose a leadership guy like Shepherd, but the bottom line is the guy can't throw.
Detroit gets:
E1
Los Angeles gets:
K Hopkins
Hopkins will help the Barracudas all over this year, but that might have been a bit steep.
New England cuts:
D Silas
That is an expensive cut, but Silas isn't worth anything that resembles $25000/week.
Las Vegas cuts:
A Oswald
J Rollins
S Kline
C Londeree
E Rynearson
Proving that those OIF2 trades were salary dumps…
Detroit gets:
future considerations
Hawaii gets:
S Mahoney
D Burks
Hawaii has a couple of easy sure-fire starters and they didn't pay that much to get 'em.
Detroit cuts:
W Jamison
P Kaufman
A King
M Baran
J Davis
T O'Donahue
NOTHING lost here, especially for the two-time champs.
Hawaii signs:
P Kaufman
W Jamison
Of course, Hawaii jumped right on these guys, didn't even let 'em hit the bottom.
Hawaii cuts:
A Mateson
B White
S Carr
V Prietiello
B Jones
Not much lost here, especially with the four new guys they brought in.
Evansville cuts:
N Wright
K Johnson
Decent players, will probably land somewhere.
San Francisco gets:
A Williams
C Millie
Dallas gets:
C Macrides
Not a terrible deal here, as SF goes with the Carr for Williams/Millie.  Williams is a heckuva lot better than Horwitz, and Millie is a good young player.
Dallas gets expensive stuff for very unproven talent here.  Though Macrides could be a star in the future.
Rosemont signs:
F Behrendsen
J Eliot
Rosemont cuts:
K Stringtown
K Palatzky
Jimmy D
Good signings for depth, both could see playing time.  Definite upgrades over the riff raff they tossed out.
Connecticut signs:
R Churan
Connecticut cuts:
S Chadwick
G Pennington
Those guys were just sucking up roster spots that weren't worth anything.  I know Churan is a good player, so this is a good move.
Lincoln loans to Diablo Valley:
T Adgate
Adgate wasn't going to play in Lincoln, but he is a solid young player.  The Vipers got a really good line with this one.
Connecticut gets:
S McKiernan
C Longworth
Rocky Mountain gets:
$45K
Very good depth move for the Cresleys, though both are capable of starting in a pinch.  Rocky Mountain gets more cash in the deal.
San Francisco calls up from Cincinnati:
W Stubbs
The Sharks were never in a position that they could really send talent down…bringing him back was smart, they need depth.
Dallas gets:
$5K
Hawaii gets:
B Day
K.S. Park
Dallas trades two depth guys that they could use for peanuts.
Hawaii cuts:
D Hester
D Joseph
After acquiring Day and Park, these guys were expendable.  And they were…
Tampa Bay cuts:
D Schwalenberg
I hear they got one in a trade, and let's be honest, Schwalenberg isn't very good.
Tampa Bay gets:
B Valvano
Tucson gets:
$10K
The Scorpions shed some expensive salary, and Tampa gets a guy who could challenge for the starting QB.
Cape Girardeau cuts:
J Langford
He's not a bad quarterback, but obviously the Rush think they can do better.
Rocky Mountain cuts:
J George
Rocky Mountain signs:
A Dice
M Vietti
Both can catch a little, though I'd hardly call him 'good.'  But if you can get a guy who can play this late in the game before teams make final cuts,
you didn't do too badly.
Tucson signs:
T McGrath
McGrath has some experience, and he can help the younger guys some here, I think.
Halifax cuts:
R Star
J Smith
J West
J Rollins
G Hall
Wow, that's a fairly good group (save Hall) of players to be cut.  I expect the other four to find homes before this week's over.
Tucson cuts:
R Payton
D Addis
These guys are bad…Tucson loses nothing here.  Look for both to retire from football.
Dodge City loans to Connecticut:
B Faulter
Faulter will easily start for the Cresleys, and really gives them a good player that can do about anything in the OIF2.
Los Angeles cuts:
N Marino
That guy wasn't going to do anything for the Barracudas ever, so why pay the salary?
Dodge City loans to Rosemont:
P Alexander
So, so much for those quarterback issues for the Horizons.
Rosemont cuts:
R Pecchio
$10,000 is a bit expensive for a backup lineman who doesn't do anything THAT well.
Detroit loans to Hawaii:
J Atwood
Atwood has a lot of starting experience in the OIFL, and there isn't a more intelligent quarterback.  His physical inadequacies have always been
overshadowed by the brain, and Hawaii from top to bottom will benefit from that.
Tampa Bay cuts:
A Walkin
S Hartman
L Bauer
Tampa Bay signs:
D Cox
B Atta
Cox is a good depth guy, nothing else is too much worth mentioning.
Diablo Valley cuts:
B Jacobson
J Fox
J Hall
J Boyd
B Mack
Not much here being thrown out.  I guess there's a reason they were cut…  Wouldn’t surprise me to see Mack get picked up elsewhere.
Tucson signs:
N Marino
Marino will bring Tucson a situational offensive lineman, which will help them out a bunch in goal line sets.
Shreveport cuts:
D Stansberry
Shreveport signs:
P O'Furniture
A surprising cut, as Stansberry hasn't played all that badly.  But when you consider that Patty-O has been in two OIFLCup games as the
starting placekicker for the Fort MacMurray Fatmen, you may as well chuck out the extra $200/week and give a proven winner another shot.
Omaha cuts:
T Jolly
E Murillo
R Andrews
J Connor
J Marquardt
M Sanders
Gotta drop it to 24, and Omaha does just that.  Wouldn't shock me to see most of these guys with a home before week's end.
Tucson gets:
J McCoy
Tampa Bay gets:
J Cooperrider
Fairly balanced trade here, doubt anyone gets rich off of it.
New Hampshire signs:
Jimmy D
You'd of though I retired guys for a reason…but NH wanted the player anyways.
Rosemont signs:
J West
Rosemont cuts:
D Hicks
To go from projected starter to cut…that sucks.  Pierre Alexander made the other QBs expendable, and West adds depth at RB.
Evansville gets:
G Watson
Arkansas gets:
E Rynearson
$3K
Arkansas gets a little cash while Evansville gets a slight upgrade.
Cape Girardeau cuts:
J Starkey
Cape Girardeau signs:
M Moore
Starkey has choked, but so has Moore.  This move saves $8K/week, and that's about it.
Corpus Christi cuts:
R Foster
J Lebovitz
Not a big move, it saves the Riptide some salary, not that they really care…
Lincoln loans to Corpus Christi:
D Atari
Atari is the starter right away for the Riptide.  Though Schueler will play due to his speed…
Arkansas cuts:
J Whiteside
Arkansas signs:
J Rollins
Rollins is an upgrade over Whiteside, and he'll play some in the Outlaw system.
PRESEASON WEEK TWO
Arkansas signs:
C Londeree
Surprised he lasted in the FA market this long.  He's not going to win Arkansas 15 games or anything, but he's certainly a better insurance policy than most have.
Los Angeles gets:
$21K
Tucson gets:
D Perrico
Any kicking problems with the erratic Moore and O'Furniture are gone with this trade.  Perrico wasn't going to play over Scott Surefoot, anyways.
Los Angeles gets:
$25K
Baltimore gets:
B Gaither
They already have Westmoreland, not sure where Gaither helps them here.
Los Angeles gets:
$55K
Rosemont gets:
R Jamison
He isn't a star, but Jamison is proven, and he has a pedigree for winning.  That's worth a LOT in the OIF2.  He will help the Horizons win games.
Los Angeles gets:
D Carr
San Francisco gets:
C Macrides
At least Macrides had help in LA to be worth his $70K.  He's now depended on solely to save the Thunder Shark defense.  This is a bad situation for the expensive FA.
Las Vegas cuts:
A Mitchell
M Trask
F Behrendsen
It's possible that these guys will be picked up, but for a team trying to win it all, these guys are crap.  Vegas loses nothing here.
Halifax signs:
H Wiltbrod
D DiPietro
S Torrea
Solid backups, but I wouldn't count on any of them to win titles.  Wiltbrod could be a starter, though.
Dallas cuts:
R Larson
J Eliot
Not sure Dallas was in the position to be able to cut anyone…
Tucson cuts:
M Moore
P O'Furniture
F Vanderbilt
Always sucks to see a leader like Vanderbilt cut, but let's face it.  He sucks.
Dallas gets:
T LiPetri
Los Angeles gets:
E1
B Rayburn
You've gotta be sold on LiPetri to give up a first AND a talent like Rayburn.  LiPetri can be a star, but he'll need help here in Dallas.  Not sure they have it for him.
Arkansas gets:
M Jacobs
K Lawhorne
C Kilano
Los Angeles gets:
$100K
Depth problems = gone.  LA has lost a lot of depth, but they are confident what they have left will be fine.  They better be ready if the injury bug hits.
Hawaii cuts:
A Davis
Hawaii signs:
E Perry
Davis loses nothing here, and Perry is a good backup, a heckuva lot better than what the Hurricane had before.
Wichita cuts:
W Farmwald
The dumb move here was giving such a poor player a 2-year deal such that it'd cost $14,400 to cut him.
Rosemont gets:
P Matos
Hawaii gets:
L Johnson
Both guys have good sides and bad sides.  Rosemont wins because they dumped $22K in salary.
Rosemont signs:
M Remer
J Pryce
They needed a backup running back, and someone to replace Lorenzo Johnson.  These two guys do that.
Cape Girardeau cuts:
J Seau
No loss here.
Cincinnati gets:
G Jaro
$2K
Tucson gets:
B Valvano
Cincy gets rid of a bad salary and gets a small stipend to do it?  Where do I sign up?!
PRESEASON WEEK ONE
San Antonio loans to Hawaii:
J Briston
A great OIF2 starting OS, only problem with Briston is that he's not a blazer.  He is a good player for the Hurricane to build their offense around, though.
Hawaii signs:
B White
J Green
J Brooks
J Kinney
B Baxter
A Davis
It's not like we're dealing with megastars here, but these guys immensely improve a bad Hawaii squad.
Diablo Valley gets:
M Bright
Portland gets:
R Washington
$45K
The Vipers got themselves a very good lineman here, and Portland got some cash and a poor WRDB in the form of a salary dump.  A very expensive dump for the Vipers, too.
OIFL/OIF2 WEEK TWO
Detroit gets:
2006 E3
Baltimore gets:
K Kline
Fast?  Yes.  Anywhere nearly worth the $41K a week he costs?  Um…no.  Could his defense make him worth that someday?  Yes.  But for Balto, he needs to do it now.
Tucson gets:
C Krypell
S Gordon
Rosemont gets:
J Kennedy
R4
The draft pick probably sealed the deal here, as both teams give up guys that would be starting for them.
Arkansas cuts:
R Powell
As you can see, Powell's release has not spun the world off of its axis.  Maybe if he were good…
Cape Girardeau gets:
B Hanna
Rosemont gets:
$5K
Hanna is a good hole-clogger.  But that's it.  He can't tackle, and he has no speed.  But, that does still help shore up the Cape run defense a bunch.
San Francisco signs:
J Horwitz
D Allevare
We've entered desperation territory in terms of helping the abysmal Thunder Shark pass D.  What's sad is that both of these guys will log significant minutes.  But the Sharks are improving.
Cape Girardeau cuts:
T Niel
M Martin
T Tanphaichitr
J Beeler
B White
Although these guys do have something to add to the Rush roster, they didn't have enough to really even bother with to any great extent.
Cape Girardeau signs:
B Keegan
D Prince
Cape Girardeau cuts:
M Santo
S Torrea
R Fabi
No one thought it was possible, but the Rush have turned themselves into a very competent team.
Jackson signs:
S Austin
Austin is a solid player, could even start for the Generals.
Buffalo gets:
$50K
Diablo Valley gets:
S Colemont
Hah.  Buffalo trades $60K for nothing, when you expand it.
Evansville cuts:
M Remer
S Lowery
R Churan
They've got better.  It's that simple.
Cape Girardeau gets:
G Ajo
Evansville gets:
$20K
Not a bad deal here, Ajo is a competent player, and he will do good things for the Rush.
OIFL/OIF2 WEEK ONE - DURING GAME TIME STUFF
Tampa Bay cuts:
J Morrison
B Keegan
Neither were that great, although the cutting of Keegan is a bit of a surprise.
Rosemont cuts:
E Ere
J Abraham
Rosemont signs:
D Hicks
B Janiston
R White
Just shuffling a bit to make the team better for the season.
Evansville gets:
$17K
Tampa Bay gets:
L Bauer
Bauer is a decent lineman that may even be a starter for the Marauders before it's all said and done.
Evansville signs:
D Sugarbush
Although a bit expensive, Sugarbush's good outweighs his bad.  I see him getting some playing time for the Squirrels.
Halifax cuts:
H Lassiter
D Prince
E Perry
N Day
S Austin
J Dion
Cutting some overpriced talent here.  Halifax still has a pretty good team.
Seattle cuts:
E Daniels
Seattle signs:
T Houlihan
It's a sad day when Thomas Houlihan is an upgrade (and a significant one) for an OIFL team.  But, the Sonic Boom are really making a concerted effort to get better, so we'll take it.
Hawai'I signs:
T Palayaris
S Right
A Bassam
V Prietiello
S Carr
D Hester
D Joseph
Gotta get a team that has some sort of chance, or even somewhat close to a full roster, yes?  The team way out in the Pacific has issues that need addressed, now.
Omaha cuts:
P Novak
A Legstrom
M Wright
B Baxter
These four walked the plank.  But don't worry, someone else will have a boat down at water level to pick them up before it's all said and done.  It's a testament to Omaha's depth that
guys that could start elsewhere in this league are cut fodder.
OIFL/OIF2 WEEK ONE - END OF WEEK
Jackson signs:
M Hodge
W Winkelman
H Zerebniak
D Carpenter
A Gamble
J Stanovic
T Cooper
B Poindexter
G Miggs
D O'Neil
D Burnett
K Rellent
About freaking time!  The Generals so desperately needed some talent on this roster, and they got some, by lucky way of Buffalo making their cuts.
Tampa Bay signs:
J Morrison
I have a hard time believeing that Morrison will stay on the TB roster as the season draws nearer.
Mobile loans to Evansville
J Jenkins
Z Jackson
Mobile responsible for Z Jackson salary, Evansville owes $40K upon return.
These are solid players that have had time to sit back under (easily) the best pass game in the OIFL.  Evansville's offense will benefit here.
Tampa Bay gets:
S Flagel
Evansville gets:
$16K
Flagel has OIFL experience, but hasn't played since the 2001 season.  And he played for a 1-15 Winnipeg team.  And it's not like he's THAT great a player.  But he will help the TB defense.
Las Vegas loans to Cape Girardeau:
T Remer
Remer is a WRDB that could start for OIFL teams, let alone be possibly the best DS candidate in the OIF2.
Tampa Bay cuts:
A Davis
G Miggs
Tampa Bay signs:
B Keegan
Salary dump, but the team may be overall better defensively after the Keegan signing, anyways.
Cape Girardeau signs:
B West
T Tanphaichitr
R Fabi
At this stage, you look to see "can they bring something to my team?"  And these guys all can bring something to an OIF2 team, especially one that's still overall talent-poor
like the Cape is.  But they're a lot closer than they were a week ago.
Tucson signs:
D Addis
Not sure where Addis fits in here, but he is cheap.
New Hampshire signs:
J Cunningham
D Carpenter
T Collier
When you're as talent-poor as the lack of activity made New Hampshire, a team is forced to scrape the bottom of the barrel.  This is what you get.
Buffalo cuts:
M Hodge
W Winkelman
D O'Neil
D Burnett
B Janiston
D Sugarbush
These guys aren't going to bring the Storm an OIFLCup Victory.  But you can bet the OIF2 teams will be looking very closely at them.
Cleveland loans to Tampa Bay:
M Benjamin
D Krispinsky
Although the little brat doesn't have the receding hairline I do, Cleveland was pulling their hair out trying to figure out who to loan.  The Bolts have high hopes for both these guys,
but those hopes for the players are now moves to bringing an OIF2 Title to the Bay.
Portland loans to Tucson:
A Murphy
Portland gets another backup depth guy some playing time, and Tucson finds a versatile OIF2er.
OIFL/OIF2 WEEK ONE - LATE WEEK
Cape Girardeau signs:
B Thornton
Good depth guy, which a team like the Rush desperately needs.
Corpus Christi cuts:
B Poindexter
Why pay these guys so darn much when there's no effort to actually keep them?
Rosemont signs:
J Whitfield
T Gant
These aren't superstars, but both of these guys do have a shot to get serious playing time for the Horizons.
Evansville gets:
W Wimmer
Diablo Valley gets:
$1.5K
Not sure why the Squirrels need a backup quarterback, but I'll go with it.
Cape Girardeau gets:
W Harwood (eventually)
J Seau
Rosemont gets:
$10K
R5
R6
You're kidding, right?
Las Vegas loans to Omaha:
G Peterson
This helps the Destroyer line, and gives Vegas another player with playing time.
Wichita loans to Omaha:
L Peskin
K Breen
Peskin is a fairly poor loaner, by other standards, with his leadership.  Breen gives Omaha another really good WRDB.
San Francisco loans to Cincinnati:
W Stubbs
Stubbs is a rookie that the Sharks really like, but he doesn't have much of a place to play in San Fran.  A year in the OIF2 may change that.
Cape Girardeau cuts:
R Bennett
B Lewis
J Green
K Matthews
J Pryor
Nothing gained, nothing lost.
Baltimore gets:
L Zahand
$20K
Evansville gets:
J Annette
I wonder if this has anything to do with me questioning signing a $20K/week backup OLDL?
San Francisco loans to Cape Girardeau:
J Wilson
Wilson has a shot to be the starting OS for the Rush.  If he's not the starter, then this was a waste of time.
Evansville signs:
M Remer
R Churan
S Lowery
Just watch, they'll all get cut.  With that said, Remer and Churan have legit OIFL starting experience.
OIFL/OIF2 WEEK ONE - EARLY WEEK
Tucson gets:
J Smith
San Antonio gets:
$43K
Jim Smith is a hard-nosed WRDB that gets those tough yards every time.  The man plays well above his numbers, and Tucson got him for cash.
Tucson gets:
K Lewis
B Arledge
Evansville gets:
D Katz
T McCarthy
Tucson had a bunch of RBLBs available, and gave a decent one and a fair lineman for Kang Lewis, the star of this deal, and a backup QB.  Not bad either way.
Evansville gets:
$16K
Diablo Valley gets:
J Price
Fair deal both ways.  The Squirrels could have gotten more for Price, but not enough more to worry about it.  A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush, or something like that.
Connecticut gets:
A Fred
K Butler
Rosemont gets:
W Harwood
L Johnson
K Palatzky
J Abraham
R Pecchio
I'm not sure I like this deal for Rosemont.  Yeah, they get 5 players, and yeah, Al Fred was expendable with the acquisition of Tyler Wright, but I don't like losing Kelly Butler
here.  Butler was one of Rosemont's best players, easily.  Perhaps his speed of '5' scared the Horizons off, I'm not sure.
Baltimore signs:
J Annette
$20K/week for a 9-5 lineman?  Balto needed the depth, but this was a bit painful!
Arkansas gets:
$8K
Evansville gets:
M Gervelis
Gervelis is not a star or a stud, but he is fast, and can be worked on.  Not a bad deal either way.
Arkansas signs:
J Whiteside
One of those marginal upgrades, barely worth talking about.  But the team is still active, so we do need to mention it.
Evansville signs:
D Monette
Evansville cuts:
M Vietti
G Schilling
B Waverick
There is this old store on South Main Street in Akron called the Surplus Store.  Darn thing has an old mini blimp thingee on a stick as its logo.  That's where these three cuts will be found,
right next to the surplus hardware tools.
Lincoln gets:
nominal fee
Omaha gets:
B Donovan
Basically, the Lightning gave Donovan to Omaha.  And Donovan gets to play against the Lightning this weekend.  Wheee!
Seattle loans to Corpus Christi:
J Kaleo
Since the Riptide seem to have no qualms about spending, Seattle has no problem dumping $33K/week onto them.
Portland loans to Evansville:
R Wray
Wray is a player that the Pioneers really like, but want to give more playing time without hurting the OIFL team any.  This does that.
Corpus Christi signs:
N Vanderbrockland
Corpus Christi cuts:
J Whitfield
Vanderbrockland is an upgrade over Whitfield, who was as obvious a salary dump as we've seen.
Buffalo gets:
S Colemont
Los Angeles gets:
$110K
The Barracudas get a considerable chunk of change for an average OIFL lineman.
Rosemont gets:
G Wilson
Mobile gets:
J Jenkins
$10K
Needing a running back badly is something…trading a decent OIF2 receiver and cash for a mediocre-at-best one might not be something to remedy that.
Buffalo gets:
K Pung
P Bateman
$687811.98.
Lincoln gets:
E1
So Buffalo gets two-thirds of a million dollars and some scrubs for an E1.  Did they not get the memo that Detroit was earlier this year paying $1.5M for E1s?
Evansville gets:
J Beck
Los Angeles gets:
nominal fee
At first, I thought this was a salary dump.  $2500 isn't anything worth dumping, so this could also be construed as LA cuts, Evansville signs.  I can see why LA didn't charge anything.
Los Angeles gets:
P Reese
Diablo Valley gets:
N Harris
Reese is a good player for the OIF2, but Harris is an OIFL playoff experienced quarterback.  You have to jump on that when given the opportunity.
Los Angeles loans to Diablo Valley:
P Marntos
G Cooper
Easily, two starters for the Vipers.  LA keeps the rights to two good backups, and saves a bunch on salary.
Cape Girardeau signs:
J Anderson
T Niel
Backup holes being filled here.
Evansville gets:
$5K
Cape Girardeau gets:
M Martin
S Torrea
M Hanson
G Fedele
J Strong
J Lefkin
B Lewis
R Moodley
B White
A Ehmke
M DeFreeze
And the Squirrels have hit the 24-man roster limit, while making Cape Girardeau at least a fairly legitimate OIF2 team.
PRESEASON - MARCH 28, 2005
Evansville signs:
K Stewart
Stewart isn't a world-class lineman, but he serves the purpose of filling a need for the Squirrels.  Backup lineman are a good commodity to have.
Cape Girardeau signs:
J Beeler
K Matthews
J Green
The outgoing Greenville ownership gives Cape Girardeau fans a little carrot to at least think they have a chance with the current roster.  New ownership may want to
check out what Rosemont did in order to get a general idea as to how to build a team in no time flat.
Arkansas cuts:
T Gant
A Gamble
After getting loaned players and the sort, gotta make cuts somewhere.  These guys weren't going to see the field in Arkansas, anyways.
Cincinnati signs:
J Thon
Cincinnati cuts:
M Lewis
Thon is mostly an offensive specialist, as he plays that "oh God please don't let them throw it at Thon" kind of pass defense.  But, he's an overall upgrade over Lewis.
Seattle cuts:
C Popalopolous
H Wiltbrod
S Peebles
J Annette
N Vanderbrockland
A Liesegang
D Hicks
W Fox
J Whiteside
J Horwitz
MASSIVE SALARY DUMP!  Not that these guys were worth their salaries, anyways.  Seattle had to purge the roster somehow, and no one's paying these guys' salaries.
Rosemont signs:
E Ere
Jimmy D
T Wright
J Seils
M Preece
After taking over La Salle, the Rosemont franchise has a LOT of work to do to become competent from roster spots 1-24.  This move helps accomplish that.
Shreveport cuts:
D Carpenter
T Reese
I doubt cutting $875/week worth of salary (yes, $875, not $875K) counts as a salary dump.  They got better players via loan, so these two gotta go.
San Antonio loans to Rosemont:
B Malloy
Stipulation on Malloy is that he has to start at DS for every game, or Rosemont owes San Antonio a cool $250K.  Honestly, I wonder if Rosemont would be allowed to start
Malloy at the RBLB/DB spot, as he is probably better than any RB that the Horizons have.
San Antonio gets:
L Willingham
New England gets:
E3
D2
And now we know why the Rattlers were so willing to loan out young Bruce Malloy.  Willingham is a solid linebacker/DS.
Rosemont gets:
K Stringtown
S Gordon
M Hunt
S Heffner
J Seau
N Bastaja
Diablo Valley gets:
$30K
R4
R6
Are these world champion players?  No.  Do they help Rosemont become a legitimate OIF2 franchise?  Yes.  And, Diablo Valley gets something for guys they were going to
cut anyways.  Both teams benefit here.
Seattle loans to Rosemont:
R Porter
I guess this is just to save the Sonic Boom cap space, as they need bodies.  Porter can make an impact for the Horizons.
PRESEASON - MARCH 24, 2005
Diablo Valley signs:
J Boyd
Boyd is an experienced OS that may find himself as the starter when all shakes out this preseason.
Memphis loans to Shreveport:
G Jamison
M Merrick
The Steamer likely get two of their starting linemen, and get better in a tougher division than they first envisioned.
Evansville signs:
A Haas
L Toughy
Evansville cuts:
D Colt
O McGraw
H Tanner
J Formossa
P Trouble
Nothing gained, nothing lost, really.
Corpus Christi cuts:
C Londeree
R Neenan
T Gardner
K Matthews
R White
K Rellent
T Mester
R Watkins
Dropped down to the 24-man roster, and to a somewhat close to reasonable salary.
Buffalo gets:
D Sugarbush
$100K
Memphis gets:
J Carper
Carper works well in that Memphis system, while Sugarbush is a drop in salary…Buffalo needed a salary dump in their minds, I guess.
Rocky Mountain cuts:
W Reaves
E Cartwright
G Lawson
J Seils
J Cunningham
T Palayaris
S Grimm
A Dice
K Stewart
J Anderson
J Brooks
S Keys
V Prietiello
A mix between players simply not good enough and guys that cost way too much for what they were worth, and the 'Gades are at the 24-man.
Seattle gets:
R Jenkins
B Caudill
S Villi
D McKnight
$300K
Lincoln gets:
E1
It's hard to get value for what will be an early E1 pick, but Seattle could have done better than a group of guys they'd of been able to pick up off the scrap heap soon enough.
Portland signs:
E Fox
S Lawrence
J Thompson
E Coyne
Portland is one of those teams able to maximize minimal talent.  They'll need that here.
Diablo Valley signs:
R Watkins
This makes up for an idiotic trade they made earlier.
PRESEASON - MARCH 22, 2005
San Antonio cuts:
J Thon
It's not like Thon was going to do anything for the Rattlers, anyways…
Las Vegas gets:
$17.600..
player to be named later
Diablo Valley gets:
D Gains
Gains is an excellent OIF2 DS/LB.  He'll have a say in a lot of running plays for this Viper defense.
Arkansas signs:
M Gervelis
G Watson
Arkansas cuts:
D Morehead
T Tanphaichitr
D Allevare
M Remer
J Stanovic
Arkansas has to be one of the most active sign/cut teams in OIFL/OIF2 history.
Dallas loans to Arkansas:
J Kernan
M Bianchi
As far as loaned players go, I don't think Dallas is in any position to really get rid of two guys for the time being.  But maybe they know something I don't.
Las Vegas gets:
player to be named later
$5500..
Diablo Valley gets:
B Boyd
I have a feeling that Boyd is the player to be named later…but this is a good speed guy for the Vipers.
PRESEASON - MARCH 21, 2005
Dallas gets
S McCoullaugh
J Eliot
K.S. Park
Portland gets
E Fox
2007 E1
2006 E2
The Pioneers dump salary for what will be good players in the future.  Dallas becomes more legitimate in the present.
Cincinnati signs
C Henders
Cincinnati cuts
M Braeball
T Cooper
I Pinnegar
D Cox
The rosters keep shuffling…
Arkansas signs
A Gamble
T Gant
M Remer
J Tannehill
Arkansas cuts
B West
D Monette
D Landri
G Watson
M Gervelis
T Spencer
B Keegan
Arkansas improves the roster everywhere, at very little cost to them…oh yeah, at the cost of a drastically reduced salary.
Detroit loans to Corpus Christi:
S Oyakawa
The first of what will likely be many loans, Oyakawa is a good OS, but he is a poor possession guy.
Diablo Valley gets
PJ Reese
Buffalo gets
$15K
player to be named later
The only way Buffalo gets equal value off an OIF2 team is if the later named player is PJ Reese.
Baltimore gets
O Williams
$25K
Cincinnati gets
M Peters
Peters is an upgrade for the Queen City, and he's a salary dump for the Breakers.  Balto doesn't lose much here, but depth.  They can likely find that elsewhere.
Rocky Mountain signs
R Dumoss
W Reaves
G Lawson
E Cartwright
Not much added here, except some experience and leadership.  Reaves was the 2004 Brinkhaven Bombers offensive coordinator as well as a practice squad RBLB.
Corpus Christi cuts
T Wright
No reason to keep Wright after getting Oyakawa on loan.
Portland gets
E2
$50K
Baltimore gets
M Edminster
Edminster is a good lineman, I think Baltimore got the better of this deal.  Don't see why Portland couldn't use the depth in a very tough OIFL.
Rochester gets:
A Elia
M Harshman
D Ellis
D Green
K Davis
Evansville gets:
G Ajo
J Strong
$10K
Rule #1:  When you can get something for something you were going to cut anyways, you do it.  Rochester, though, does get a bunch of depth, and may actually have better players
than they gave up.  Not a bad deal either way, though.
PRESEASON - MARCH 20, 2005
San Francisco signs
A Phillipo
J Cross
J Wilson
Hopefully these guys aren't being brought here to save the Thunder Sharks from any perils…because they're OIF2 talent at best, even with OIFL experience.
Cincinnati signs
R Drake
M Hooker
D Cox
R Miller
Cincinnati cuts
K Payne
A Haas
D Joseph
The team improves by bringing in better free agents than the guys they cut.  Although the improvement isn't that great, that IS the goal of signing FA's.
Diablo Valley signs
M Ashe
R Washington
Ashe and Washington have OIFL playoff experience, so although their talent is questionable, theire experience isn't.  Their passion has proven them well, too.
Diablo Valley cuts
J Connery
D DiPietro
J Thompson
R Churan
Just dumping excess waste at the OS position.  Churan has starting experience in 2001, but there's nothing lost here.
Corpus Christi cuts
C Henders
J Tannehill
M Preece
Salary dump…Henders ain't that bad if his price goes down.
South Side signs
R McKnight
S Flagel
Improving the group of DSs that come to Evansville for training camp.  Not a bad move.
Rocky Mountain signs
L Lincoln
R Marks
V Prietiello
Ho hum stuff here…RM adds depth, but will they survive training camp and the preseason in Denver?
Shreveport cuts
S Wilson
Wilson sucks.  Shreveport had no trouble cutting it to 24 men.
Las Vegas gets
$30K
E3
Buffalo gets
J Carper
B Janiston
M Danelo
I don't see why Janiston is in this mess (he is cut material and nothing else), but Buffalo did a good job going after Vegas, who is looking to cut guys and give
them a chance with other teams.  The E3 is a potential sleeper in 2006, and nothing else for the Sting.
Lincoln gets
E2
Buffalo gets
C Julian
$45K
Trading a second round pick for $45,000, when Detroit was giving over $1M to teams for their E1s?  Julian isn't worthy of an OIFL roster…what the hell was this?
Diablo Valley signs
J Johnson
Johnson signs for peanuts to try and prove that he actually is a good OIFL quarterback.  It's unfortunate he hasn't been given a really fair shake to this point.
Arkansas signs
J Stanovic
A Peach
Arkansas cuts
G Lawson
M Pramik
R Fabi
H Bakry
J Boyd
Some salary dump, some 'hey, I just got better players in trades…don't need these guys anymore.'  Arkansas is building a strong franchise.
San Francisco gets
K Parham
Buffalo gets
K Smith
E3
I don't like this deal for the Sharks.  Smith is a better all-around player, he's cheaper, and Buffalo gets an E3.  Storm are 2-1 in trades today.
PRESEASON - MARCH 18, 2005
Tampa Bay signs
A Walkin
Walkin's a good lineman for the OIF2, he should do well and will vie for a starting job for the Bay Area team.
Diablo Valley signs
B Mack
L Ressler
C Biggs
B Tobiason
G Ford
These signings bring the Vipers some MUCH needed depth.
Lincoln gets
E1
Portland gets
S McCoullaugh
You want to call it a salary dump, but Lincoln is so frighteningly talented, and they get another first round pick for someone who wasn't going to play.
Portland, though, needed the RB depth.
Corpus Christi cuts
J Cross
S Lowery
J Green
Just cutting all kinds of salary for players that just aren't that good…again.  I think they may have learned from their excessive spending.
Shreveport signs
T Reese
And for all intents and purposes, K Donald Stansberry was now a free acquisition for the Steamer.  With their salary records, that's just the way they'd like it.
South Side cuts
Jimmy D
J Morrison
A Portland
South Side signs
D Green
M DeFreeze
L Zahand
K Johnson
K Davis
N Wright
S Torrea
What they brought in was better than what they sent out, but it's not like they got much for what extra they're paying here.  Zahand, Torrea and DeFreeze have experience, though.
Diablo Valley cuts
B Atta
J Huaman
J LaBrosse
C Radley
R Miday
Nothing lost but useless salary here.
Rocky Mountain signs
B Humphries
K Kraus
Added depth for training camp, certainly no worse than some of the junk they drafted and subsequently cut.
Cincinnati gets:
J Shuff
South Side gets
L Bauer
Both sides get something they can certainly use at the cost of something they have a little extra in reserve.  That's always a good deal, in my book.
Diablo Valley gets
J Thompson
Corpus Christi gets
R Watkins
What?!  Diablo Valley trades away their best DS for a backup OS that costs more than double what the DS was?  An awful deal for the Vipers.
San Antonio gets
$60K
Rochester gets
S Bender
Bender is an expensive QB for the OIF2 (the league's most expensive player now), but he is a good one, and already has one OIF2 championship ring.
Las Vegas gets
G Jackson
A Oswald
$5K
Corpus Christi gets
J Huaman
R Williams
Williams becomes a starting DS, and Huaman brings a superior deep threat to the OIF2 along with his 2002 OIFLCup ring.  Vegas gets rid of bad salaries.
Las Vegas gets
M Trask
$10K
South Side gets
T Heyl
J Cade
Cade becomes starting WRDB #2 and Heyl may start on the line.  They're expensive, but the Slaughter have room for that.
Tucson gets
J Cooperrider
R7
Tampa Bay gets
J Mester
J McCoy
With the pickup of Rasheed, Tucson can afford to do a 2-for-1.  And they are also thinking that that 7th round pick could still net a starter in next year's draft.  And they're right.
It could.
Could.
San Antonio cuts
A Phillipo
Come on, are you surprised?
PRESEASON - MARCH 17, 2005
San Antonio gets:
A Phillipo
future considerations
Corpus Christi gets:
R Davis
Starting OS to CC, and a salary dump to San Antonio.  Not bad either way, I suppose.
Tampa Bay cuts:
S Torrea
Torrea has experience, I think he may be a better backup than given credit for.
Corpus Christi cuts:
T Reese
J Wilson
B Mack
Oh, figure out that you just might have spent WAY TOO MUCH ON PLAYERS THAT AREN'T THAT GOOD?!  Reese was a dumb trade acquisition, too, if he's gone this quick.
Rochester signs:
L Schaeffer
V Gamble
F van Pelt
R Marquino
The Rampage wanted more, but it was taken.  They'll have to just get it done with less talent than the others…yeah, they did that in 2001, too.
Memphis gets:
R Williams
$25K
Wichita gets:
K Breen
Breen is a good backup WRDB for the Warlords, while Williams is going to Memphis to learn how to be a lineman.
South Side signs:
G Schilling
O McGraw
H Tanner
G Fedele
B Waverick
D Ellis
Ellis, Schilling and McGraw have all started OIFL games, so these are solid pickups for how good of players they are.
Detroit gets:
future considerations
Corpus Christi gets:
G Lennox
Lennox didn't have a prayer of playing for the two time champs…but he is starting-quality in the OIF2.  Corpus needed the defensive guy.
Los Angeles gets:
$100K
Baltimore gets:
L Bernstein
SALARY DUMP ALERT!  SALARY DUMP ALERT!  Baltimore gets what will likely be one of their DSs.  LA gets $100K and $22K/week off their payrolls.
PRESEASON - MARCH 16, 2005
Cincinnati gets:
J Freese
M Hasselog
J Burrow
C Sanders
T Reilly
B Valvano
Corpus Christi gets:
R Neenan
T Mester
K Matthews
A Phillipo
future considerations
Corpus cuts a lot of wages, but Cincinnati had plenty of room for 'em.  Although overpriced, they get guys with legitimate OIFL experience.
Hasselog, Sanders, Reilly and Valvano have all started in the OIFL for at least one full season.
Cincinnati signs:
R Farmer
M Braeball
D Black
G Vargo
D Topolski
T Stoops
K Payne
A Haas
T Cooper
D Joseph
M Lewis
When you've got to fill up a roster, this is how you have to do it.  With that said, Black has a ring, and Topolski has been to two OIFLCups…
South Side signs:
B Lewis
A Portland
P Trouble
A Elia
Jimmy D
J Lefkin
B White
The Slaughter needed bodies, and they got 7 big ones.  Not sure how many of these guys will make the final 24-man, though.
New Hampshire signs:
A Inex
B Cline
D Guy
J Larte
Guy and Inex have OIFL experience, so bottom-feeder signings like this aren't bad at all.
Shreveport signs:
H Hauser
E Lowe
J Funk
S Wilson
Any guess as to whether the Steamer will be a running or passing team on offense?
Tampa Bay signs:
J Rogers
S Torrea
T Marlino
M Kagan
Adding depth here, Rogers, Torrea and Marlino have playing experience.
Portland signs:
T Cain
Couldn't do better than an OIF2 reject?
Greenville signs:
R Bennett
There's better in the junk heap than this crap.
Corpus Christi gets:
R White
M Preece
A Oswald
S Lowery
J Tannehill
Arkansas gets:
B West
D Monette
G Lawson
B Keegan
Corpus cuts even more salary, but gives up experience in West.  I see Arkansas getting the better here.
Rocky Mountain cuts:
A lot…
Early to cut it to 24 men, but hey, that works.
PRESEASON - MARCH 14 AND BEFORE
Arkansas gets:
T Reese
Shreveport gets:
D Stansberry
Shreveport gets their kicker, while Arkansas gets a player worth about his salary.
Corpus Christi gets:
D Monette
J Lebovitz
R Foster
T Reese
Arkansas gets:
G Watson
M Gervelis
J Boyd
H Bakry
Corpus goes for stuff they'd rather have that's cheaper, while Arkansas gets some better players.  Even though they're gone, they're still not worth the money
they're going to be getting (Watson & Gervelis).  I don't see where most of this deal (save Lebovitz) even comes close to helping the Riptide, either.
Connecticut gets:
J Brooks
Detroit gets:
future considerations
Brooks can finally play without someone always looking over his shoulder and starting by the time the season gets towards playoff time.  Detroit gets rid of a QB
they have no spot for anymore.
Dallas gets:
B Day
Corpus Christi gets:
B West
B Dockery
The Diablos get a poor OIFL DS for the cost of two fairly solid backups and a savings of $500/week in salary.
Buffalo gets:
A Bennett
Corpus Christi gets:
A Ogden
Ogden isn't as good as Bennett with his feet, or holding onto the ball…but when you have a 10-10 passer, and you trade him for a marginally better 8-8 passer, that's
a poor move, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ADD SALARY.  Maybe we now know why Corpus brought in all that high-priced talent.
Arkansas signs:
D Allevare
T Tanphaichitr
R Fabi
R White
D Morehead
D Landri
M Preece
A Oswald
S Lowery
M Pramik
R Powell
Despite losing a lot of the offensive players they were really aiming for, the Outlaws in post-FA signings and trades have improved their offense dramatically.
Arkansas desperately needed to get something for the "O" after losing out in free agency.
Arkansas gets:
R7
Shreveport gets:
J Harnwell
The Last of the Big Spenders gets another megastar…although Harnwell may be a hidden gem, with the experience he does have.
Detroit gets:
K Hopkins
Memphis gets:
Portland's 2006 E2
$400K
Hey, why not?  Memphis dumps a bit of salary and gets $400K.  Oh, wait…Detroit's biggest problem was WRDB and Hopkins helps solve that.
Lincoln gets:
$90K
Detroit gets:
A Stiles
Lincoln gets cash for a player they weren't going to keep.  Detroit gets their offensive coordinator.
Los Angeles gets:
P Gill
$100K
Memphis gets:
C Harbaugh
Gill is not a bad player, and LA cuts salary and gets some cash…but Harbaugh was an MVP finalist last year!  Memphis may be stronger now than they were in 2004.
Lincoln gets:
F Kern
Omaha gets:
L Plevin
So, it's obvious Lincoln really wanted Kern…Plevin gives Omaha a good lineman they didn't have to overpay in free agency for.
Lincoln gets:
E1
W Sir
R Nickoson
Memphis gets:
M Workman
Provision:  If Workman gets less than 14 sacks, the E1 becomes an E2 and E4.
And how exactly does this help Lincoln?  I agree with the move to use strengths to shore up weaknesses, but I don't really think this does it.
The E1, though, could be somewhat helpful, although it will likely be late in the round.
Lincoln cuts:
C Bryant
B Starr
Good move by the Lightning, as these guys can help OIF2 teams, and I bet at least one is drafted.
Las Vegas cuts:
R Pecchio
T Niel
I don't know why Pecchio was ever signed to a 2-year deal, so that's $60K out of pocket…but these players weren't ever going to do anything for the Sting.
San Francisco cuts:
M MacDonald
T Hickerson
With drafting a kicker, these guys weren't needed, though I think MacDonald was the best kicker of the three.
Detroit gets:
R Little
San Antonio gets:
B Lintner
J Smith
All of the players involved here have serious flaws, but San Antonio gets a rookie with quite a bit of upside, so they win this deal.
Detroit gets:
J Glass
Cleveland gets:
B Glass
Jesse is a slight upgrade at the QB position for Detroit…but they lose for all intents and purposes the heart and soul of that defense, although it's something
Uhl has wanted to get rid of for ages in some way or another.  Something tells me the Gargoyle fans will NOT be happy with this move.
Cleveland gets a HUGE upgrade to their defense in Glass.  Don't look at the ratings…look at the results.
Washington gets:
$200K
Cleveland gets:
D2-8
An extremely poor trade for the Thunderbolts, as the talent level for the D2-8 isn't THAT good.  But, the Bolts needed players, so why not?
Los Angeles gets:
$175K
Lincoln gets:
D1-15
A bit better deal than the previous one, but I don't see why the Lightning needed someone that badly.
Cleveland gets:
D2
San Antonio gets:
$170K
Cleveland is just trying to buy a full roster here.  Maybe free agency would have been a better solution?
Los Angeles gets:
$150K
Lincoln gets:
E2-15
E3-2
E3-17
E4-17
E5-14
Lincoln was only trying to get one or both of the sleepers.  So, this trade boils down to Larry Zimmerman for $150,000.  Yeah, not bad at all for the Lightning.
Cleveland gets:
E5
Mobile gets:
$6K
Cleveland needs talent this badly?  Yikes!
San Antonio gets:
E4-17
Mobile gets:
$5K
San Antonio may find a gem in the rough with the E4-17 here, and $5K is nothing in this league, so why not?
Dallas gets:
E5-12
San Antonio gets:
$8K
SA basically moves up 15 picks overall, and nets $3,000.  Not a bad day's work.  Dallas gets another player, which will probably make their roster when all
is said and done.
Dallas gets:
E5-18
Buffalo gets:
$6K
Buffalo gets about market value for a guy who coulda made their final 30.  I think a team as new and poor as the Storm should have kept the player.
Lincoln gets:
E5-19
Dodge City gets:
$1K
The Daggers don't really need any more talent.  Lincoln could have saved the pocket lint if they hadn't passed their pick a few before this one.  Oops!
Buffalo gets:
S Rasheed
S Slabody (post-draft)
$50K
Portland gets:
R Wray (post-draft)
Slabody has tremendous upside for Buffalo, and Rasheed fills a need for one, at the expense of a now-glut for the other.  Not that Rasheed is all that great,
but where does Ramon Wray really help the Pioneers get to the promised land?
Detroit gets:
B Chad
T O'Donahue
2006 E2
Portland gets:
D Tickner
Tickner is a great lineman that only has to work a bit on his speed to become one of the better OL in the OIFL.  If Portland would have kept guys like Ellis and Woods, this
line would be a top-5 OLDL in the OIFL.  As it is, Razorman and Tickner have the core of what will still be a good one.
Detroit gets:
E4 2006
San Antonio gets:
D1-11
No, Mike.  Tell us what you REALLY think about the quality of this year's Dispersal Draft.
Buffalo gets:
L James
F Bures
P Reese
Los Angeles gets:
C Macrides
D1-4
LA gets what will be a top-notch player with the D1-4, but they also add one of the OIFL's most overpaid players in Macrides.  Buffalo brings in three good-quality
players that will be starters.  I'd say Buffalo probably gets the better of it here.
Dallas gets:
E5-2
Baltimore gets:
G Skont
$20K
Baltimore gets 20K for an E5-2…if they think Skont will be a quality starting OIFL lineman, they better prepare for the #1 pick in the 2006 draft.
Los Angeles gets:
D McCallister
D2-11
New England gets:
K Harbaugh
So…LA trades a speed burning receiver with good DB skills in Harbaugh to get an average running back and a practice squad dispersal draft pick?
Baltimore gets:
R Greene
Los Angeles gets:
D2-2
E3-2
LA will save money and get some decent talent out of this trade, while Baltimore will get a guy who really hasn't proven anything…but is paid like he has.
Lincoln gets:
D1-1
$10K
Albany gets:
K Street
E4-21
Kelvin Street is the best offensive player in the OIFL, without a doubt.  Gary Boddy is probably the best player in the OIFL.  An OLDL of Jonathan Pritchett,
Gary Boddy and Anthony Smith just isn't right.  Lincoln has made itself the Western Conference's favorite with that move.
Las Vegas gets:
E1-5
Dallas gets:
E1-18
$1.5M
A great deal for Dallas, as they get some much-needed cash to help their new effort in a new city, and drop down 13 picks to get a much cheaper,
but still-effective player.  Vegas wanted the star-talent, and they will get it, though.
Dallas gets:
D1-4
E2-3
Buffalo gets:
D1-3
E5-3
E5-18
Buffalo trades a good good player to move up in the dispersal draft one pick.  With the level of players in that draft quickly dwindling as picks go on, I am not
that disappointed with this move.
Albany gets:
D1-1
E3-22
Detroit gets:
J Colombo
2006 E2
Michael Uhl prides himself on being the guy who can trade two OIFL MVPs (Perry Tuttle and Grayson Norman) and yet become a better team with each move.  I don't
care HOW he spins this one.  You don't trade Gary Boddy for John Marc Colombo…with a couple of mid round picks in there, and become a better team.
Dallas gets:
E5-20
Detroit gets:
2006 E5
Just in case Detroit goes bankrupt, they have an extra E5 in 2006.  Notice any sarcasm there?
San Antonio gets:
D Davis
Los Angeles gets:
E2
This is a pretty even trade.  San Antonio will get the better of it if Davis can play DB, something he was never asked to do in the Fort.
Washington gets:
M Mauller
Lincoln gets:
E2
$550K
Washington does get the better of this deal here, because Mauller will fit very well into the Attack system.  Lincoln could get a good backup with the E2, though.
Lincoln gets:
$300K
San Antonio gets:
A King
Alexander King isn't a bad player, will at least highly contend for a starting spot in San Antonio.  I think Lincoln could have kept him on as a good backup, though.
Albany signs:
H Blackmon (15500)
Not a bad move for Albany, but it completely loses value once considered that the Firebirds traded for Kelvin Street.
Baltimore signs:
P Denny (5000)
L Stocker (4000)
This is how you win in free agency.  Player doesn't want to sign with you, so you let him go…and bring him back at a lower price.  And Baltimore did it twice!
Buffalo signs:
C Macrides (70000)
W Ziemba (27000)
J Marcius (25000)
J Burnett (20000)
J Garlett (18000)
O Thompson (14000)
J Weiss (14000)
Omar Thompson isn't a bad deal.  Jeff Garlett can turn into something worth his salary.  The other 5 range from "pretty bad overpay" to "what in the God's world was
he thinking?"  $70,000 for Christopher Macrides?  You don't think mid-level players aren't going to jump on free agency after the 2005 season now?
Dallas signs:
A Williams (19000)
C Samuels (16000)
F Mason (13000)
G Intianiosmith (11670)
J Correll (11500)
A Henderson (10000)
For a brand new franchise in the OIFL, and an owner who only had 4 or 5 games in the OIF2, these signings overall were pretty good, actually.
Intianiosmith will be a starter without question.  Mason and Samuels will challenge to start.  Correll's also a good kicker to bring on board.
Detroit signs:
O Lekote (13500)
J Smith (10500)
J Davis (4000)
M Baran (2500)
Where do these moves help Detroit?  Lekote and Smith are decent backups on the Gargoyle roster, but Davis and Baran?
Dodge City signs:
P Tuttle (68000)
L Peterson (65500)
P Alexander (15500)
P Muelker (15500)
K McLeod (12500)
B Faulter (6000)
S Hummer (5500)
The Daggers now have experience at all 3 QB slots, and got back the guys they gave a break and let play in free agency, at reasonable prices for what
they bring to the table.  One of the better FA jobs this year.
Las Vegas signs:
T Remer (18000)
B Boyd (7200)
Nothing terribly exciting here, really.  Remer may get some playing time in Vegas.
Lincoln signs:
A King (14000)
T Adgate (11000)
D Atari (8500)
L Plevin (7500)
M York (7000)
P Bateman (7000)
P Bright (6000)
K Pung (4000)
D McKnight (3000)
Lincoln came into free agency with the expressed intent to improve their depth.  They did it, and didn't overspend for any of the players, either.
Los Angeles signs:
R Greene (31000)
D Vickers (22500)
L James (20500)
S Colemont (19500)
P Reese (18000)
D Davis (18000)
J Kelly (15000)
N Harris (15000)
C Kilano (13000)
F Bures (10500)
B Gaither (5000)
The Barracudas certainly made a splash, but since they just paid $8 million to move…they may have just overextended themselves.  They will probably be having
to sell some of this stuff off.  And what's up with signing three quarterbacks?
New England signs:
W Hayes (71000)
D McCallister (30500)
S Peyton (20000)
N Vander Wlip (10000)
M Cranston (9500)
T Williams (9500)
New England needed to make a splash from a disappointing 2004.  Woody Hayes is a splash…but a darned expensive one.  He better deliver as the top OLDL
the SnoDogs have ever had.  McCallister is also overpriced, but not that grotesquely.  The Dogs have the money, at least, to pay these guys.
Portland signs:
M Razorman (55500)
R Mays (50000)
Razorman helps put together a very formidable line in Portland…oh wait, they traded Ellis and Woods.  Never mind.  Mays is definetly overpriced here.
San Antonio signs:
C Thompson (15500)
C Berrenta (12500)
T Trump (12500)
F Hightower (12000)
J Briston (7500)
S Britnall (5500)
This was a good group of players to pull in from free agency.  San Antonio will have trouble in a tough Central Division, and the depth here will help them compete.
San Francisco signs:
W Tyler (28000)
T Hickerson (12000)
F Josten (6000)
T Tyson (5000)
2/4 on this free agency market.  Tyler is a great player for $28K as he plays above his ratings every week.  Fritz Josten will be a fine backup.
Hickerson is worse than the kicker they have overall, and linemen that can't blitz are useless…so 2/4.
Washington signs:
J Paull (28000)
That's a bit hot for Paull, who hasn't done that much in his career.  And I don't know why spending $28K when you have Greg Tomas on the roster was necessary,
but Washington has been spending pretty big all offseason, so this was relatively mild.
Wichita signs:
D Narcise (17000)
L Hughley (11500)
T Randle (10500)
J Fisher (6000)
Not too bad with any of this.  Hughley is probably the only potential starter, though.
Dallas gets:
D2
E3
Buffalo gets:
E2
I'd say this trade is pretty even.  Buffalo will get the best player, as the dispersal draft still sharply declines in value after the first round, I think.
However, Dallas gets two players that will be able to log playing time, which is what they need…especially since said players will be cheap.
San Antonio gets:
D1
Dallas gets:
$800K
E5-18
So Dallas trades their E1 for $750K, and then gets $800K for their D1.  Maybe I should just stop asking.  How's that sound?
Detroit gets:
E1
E4
Dallas gets:
$750K
I'm not sure why Dallas only accpeted half of what other teams had gotten out of the Gargoyles, but hey, if it gives the Gargoyles a third straight title, whatever works.
Detroit gets:
E1
Buffalo gets:
$1.5M
Detroit bails the Storm out of debt a bit, and becomes a much stronger team in the process.
Again.
San Antonio gets:
J Cant
E5-11
E5-18
$50K
Wichita gets:
T Doxen
E3-1
Wichita gets a bonafide star in Todd Doxen, while the Rattlers save a load of money on Jason Cant.  I like the deal for Wichita, as they have the money to pay Doxen.
San Antonio gets:
D1-4
Seattle gets:
$25K
The Sonic Boom have a LOT to learn…this is almost as bad as E1-2 for Robert Westmoreland.
San Antonio gets:
E1-11
New England gets:
$2 million
New England doesn't need cash.  They need improved talent.  This doesn't get that job done, folks.
Portland gets:
T O'Donahue
San Antonio gets:
D2-10
Pretty even trade, depending on what the Rattlers want.
Cleveland gets:
E2-20
E5
Washington gets:
D Gould
Cleveland basically trades their third string OS for what will be an upper-tier backup and a young developmental player.  And they save money.  Not bad work, guys.
Columbus cuts:
S Kolkemeyer
D Hellis
Neither player was worth much, and the slightly-above $110,000 they had to pay out to get rid of them was just going to be magnified if they stayed on the team.
Detroit gets:
E1
Kansas gets:
$2M
Detroit has paid $5.5 million, peanuts to them really, and now have picks 3, 4, and 5 in the first round.  I have a feeling Manny Phillips will have a strong third-coast
offense to work with this year.
San Antonio gets:
E Klein
B Tropff
New York gets:
$90K
Okay…I understand that New York needs money.  But I think they could have done a lot better than this in the bank if they're trading players for money.
I wonder how long the Lions will be around, honestly.
Portland gets:
E1
T Olivares
Washington gets:
P Ellis
Washington once had 20 draft picks in a season.  Now, they have 2 or 3…and are replacing that with star-level talent.  Paul Ellis is an all-star caliber player,
and although losing Olivares AND a first round pick hurts, stars are worth their weight in gold in the OIFL.
Detroit gets:
E1
Seattle gets:
$1.5M
Detroit's again buying picks…$3.5 million and now they have two likely future stars in the OIFL.  But, Seattle is now financially solvent, and they do have a fairly
good team.  But, they will have to gameplan better for the tougher OIFL competition.
Albany gets:
$2M
Detroit gets:
E1-5
2006 E4
Detroit has the money, and they want the picks to offset the loss of players like Wildman and Doxen.  Albany expanded their arena, and needed funds.  Problem
solved in both measures.
San Antonio gets:
D2
Brinkhaven/League gets:
R Brownings
R Morris
M Hunt
Brownings is a legit player for the dispersal draft, and could certainly go in the first round, making this deal good for the league.
Albany gets:
E1
$10K
Baltimore gets:
R Westmoreland
And the point of this was…Baltimore gives up what will be a top-tier OIFL player and some cash to get a guy who might fill a need at a position THEY DON'T NEED!
Albany wins this one with no ifs, ands or buts about it.  Only benefit for Balto is if Westy gets 400 yards in the teams' 2 meetings…
San Antonio gets:
F Freshley
E4
Wichita gets:
L Dibbles
For a brand new OIFL owner, San Antonio isn't doing a bad job.  Freshley is going to be a good stopgap on the line.  Dibbles brings nothing to Wichita.
Detroit gets:
D1 (2005)
E5 (2006)
San Antonio gets:
T Doxen
The first pick in the dispersal draft will be a fine player…maybe not quite Doxen level, but a good one.  Both teams did well here.
Lincoln gets:
E4
Brinkhaven/League gets:
P Bucar
Yeah, Bucar didn't get a fair rap.  Even though it's a weak dispersal class, Bucar will be a first round pick.
Lincoln gets:
P Bucar
E5
San Antonio gets:
D Williams
I want to know who Bucar angered…he's far better than Darnell Williams in most every way except for tackle…and that can be worked on.  Lincoln does good here.
Albany gets:
P Dozer
Detroit gets:
D1
The D1 wil be a good player, but Pauly Dozer could make it a third OIFL MVP that the Gargoyles traded away.
Lincoln gets:
E1
E3
Brinkhaven/League gets:
J Giamerva
M Burnstein
J Morrison
R Coop
R Sabo
M Danelo
Lincoln gets a great and good E1 pick out of the former Bombers, but they gave up a lot of their depth they worked all 2004 to get.  Why?
Albany gets:
M Sauk
R Haris
G Rogers
Memphis gets:
A Anzune
E4
D2
$80K
So, Memphis trades a couple of all-stars it traded GARY BODDY for, and another solid lineman in Rogers, and gets chump change, two junk picks
and a guy who may not be as good as Rogers.  I don't care if they didn't want to resign with you, this was a dumb move!
Columbus gets:
$500K
Washington gets:
O Cringle
The Attack get their former kicker back, while the relocated Oklahoma City franchise gets some MUCH-NEEDED money for their move.
I kind-of thought a half-million was a bit hot for Cringle's services, though.
Washington gets:
J Wildman
Detroit gets:
D1
E4 (2006)
Detroit gets a mid-range, maybe a bit better, player with the D1 and they get some backup wannabe in a year.  Washington gets their QB situation solved.
I know Wildman was gone no matter what anyways, but I'd of thought Detroit could do better than this.
Washington gets:
W Marck
Detroit gets:
E4
$750K
I would have thought Detroit would go after players/high picks for Marck.  They don't need money, and an E4 is worthless to the two-time champs.
Washington gets:
R Lewis
E2
Lincoln gets:
A Smith
J Giamerva
$500K
Let's see…Lincoln wanted Lewis out so Glenn Robinson could be alongside Lane.  Washington wants some star power, for once.
Lincoln gets a half-million, a great OLDL and a very capable WRDB in case Matt Mauller leaves.  A great deal both ways.
Las Vegas (1) gets:
J Cade
Buffalo gets:
M Hodge
A classic case of a team getting something for something they'd of lost anyways.  Hodge is a capable OIF2 runner, and Cade gives Las Vegas more WRDB depth.
Detroit gets:
D1
Brinkhaven/League gets:
B Reese
R Wright
for the D1, the dispersal draft acquires a decent but flawed player in Wright and a good looking QB that hasn't ever gotten much time in Reese.
Las Vegas (2) gets:
J Formossa
R Nicholson
$20K
Carolina (2) gets:
J Kernan
F Borrello
So the 2's Vegas thinks an experienced OIFL (!) quarterback like Faustino Borrello is worth a DS that can't defend the pass and a lineman that can't blitz.
Hey, whatever.  Borrello's the instant starter in Carolina.  Can't say the same about Formossa or Nicholson.
Fort MacMurray gets:
D McCallister
Mobile gets:
The Albany D1
T Saxer
$20K
McCallister is a guy who wasn't really ever given a fair shot at Mobile, and he's a guy who can perform.  The D1 will be a good player, but what happens to the
Seamen offense if Moesly gets hurt now?  We already saw what happened when they threw every down…
Fort MacMurray gets:
T Gardner
J Lebovitz
latter D1
Albany gets:
$95K
T Jones
Albany gets one of those enigmas, a guy who isn't too flashy anywhere but always performs.  The Fatters get a quarterback who has never produced anywhere,
Lebovitz, who isn't much of anything, and what will be a decent player with the D1.  Not sure where they benefit by getting rid of Tyrone Jones, though.
Detroit gets:
Player to be named later
Albany gets:
D1
D2
Detroit deals its dispersal draft for something, but who knows what?  With a number of players possibly wanting out of Detroit, they may have been more
intelligent to hold onto those picks.
Memphis gets:
E3
Fort MacMurray gets:
$336K
Not a bad amount of cash for the Fatmen for a mid-round pick.
Memphis gets:
$5 million
M Sauk
R Haris
Fort MacMurray gets:
G Boddy
People probably think "great, they got Boddy back, but they lost a star QB and their only true WRDB threat."  Then, you may want to realize a couple of things.
Cory Cross, Timmy North, Geoff, Jon Hay….that's the offense in 2001 when Boddy single-handedly took this team to OIFLCup I.
Boddy is worth any price, period.  For a player that wasn't coming back, though, Memphis did real good.
San Francisco gets:
J Stochmal
Detroit gets:
E4
Detroit gets rid of Stochmal basically for a pick they could package elsewhere to get more stuff.  The Sharks get their starting OS to go with WRs Thrash and Carr.
Las Vegas gets:
D Gains
San Francisco gets:
E3
E4
Gains is a good young player that really should probably be playing in San Francisco.  The Sharks get two mid-round picks that are late in each rounds.  The E3
should bring 'em something.
Detroit gets:
M Phillips
E4
Oklahoma City gets:
B LiPetri
M Stevenson
Detroit gets rid of an extra kicker and a good lineman for a flashy quarterback that has never been allowed to "do his thing."  Somehow I think Mike Uhl and
Eric Geno won't screw that up this time.
2004 Transactions
WEEK SEVENTEEN
Detroit signs:
D Burks
Burks replaces Thime, sort-of, who is lost to a torn ACL.  Burks will be the practice squad kicker, in case Stevenson or Carothers go down.
Albany signs:
K Wherman
Get Wherman's rights in Albany, a good leader albeit a poor thrower.
WEEK FOURTEEN
Portland signs:
B Bees
Good move, but the Pioneers would be better vested for their team to have signed Bees a few weeks ago, rather than play Ere along like he had a chance.
Lincoln signs:
M Medley
Depth move, and not a bad one.
WEEK TEN
Memphis cuts:
J Angel
K Frisbee
J Thompson
Memphis signs:
T Zimmerman
Tony Zimmerman was starting in this league even earlier this year, so this is a real good pickup for the Crusaders.
WEEK NINE
Buffalo cuts:
S Right
C Koltas
Buffalo signs:
S Keys
D O'Neil
With only 2 weeks left in the OIF2 season, I'd of just signed the new guys and kept them through the season, then made a judgment
based on what everyone wanted…having 6 linemen on the team wouldn't of been a *bad* thing.
Baltimore signs:
H Boden
Boden is a decent player, and should be an upgrade over Austin to be James Gamble's backup in Baltimore.  That's a good thing, when the
playoffs are right around the corner.
ALL STAR BREAK
Eugene cuts:
J Brennan
Eugene signs:
M Bowden
Bowden has started before, albeit on a bad team.  But, still possibly good for the OIF2.
Las Vegas (2) signs:
D Wattenberg
Wattenburg can't hurt the 2-10 squad.
Albany cuts:
J Hastings
Albany signs:
L Tate
Tate could get Albany an extra win in the playoffs.
WEEK EIGHT
Lincoln gets:
350K
Mobile gets:
W Hayes
A really dumb move for Lincoln, as they overpay to get Hayes, and then ship his reasonable 25K/week salary for some cash.
They already had enough cash.
Baltimore gets:
A Mickles
Macomb gets:
D Joseph
J LaBrosse
LaBrosse adds so much he was immediately released.  Joseph is an almost infinitely better defensive player, and is still decent on
offense.  The OIFL crew gets the better of this deal.
Albany cuts:
B Poindexter
Albany signs:
T Tanphaichitr
Poindexter was average everywhere and good at nothing.  Tanphaichitr is much better on offense, and could be a relief for
possibly overworked Robert Westmoreland.
Buffalo cuts:
J Elwen
S Carr
A Davis
S Bachmann
M Braeball
Not much lost here, but Buffalo is obviously saving a few bucks to try and build for a title run next year.
New York cuts:
T Zimmerman
M Medley
K Goodwin
J Correll
L Tate
A Naseo
B Hassell
H Boden
F Bures
New York signs:
E Perry
J West
G Miggs
New York did what it needed to do here, shaving off salary and adding two experienced pieces in West and Miggs.
Lincoln signs:
K Sick
Sick could make up for Hayes' absence, even though this is what, the third time Sick has played in Lincoln now.  He will play on the line
and be a backup pretty much everywhere else.  Ron Sabo could back him up if needed.  I still don't agree with cutting Hayes.
Nashville cuts:
P Bateman
C Biggs
Nashville doesn't lose too much but bad salary, and does these moves in order to bring back healthy WRDBs.
Albany cuts:
T Newpower
Albany signs:
T Gardner
Gardner had some awful games in Shrewsbury in 2002, maybe the OIF2 will do the trick.  He is a talent improvement over Newpower.
WEEK SEVEN
Fort MacMurray cuts back to OIF2:
M Heller
Saves salary, which the Fatmen are looking to do.  Baltimore gets one of it's original starters back.
Baltimore cuts:
A Bassam
An unnecessary player since Baltimore got Heller back.
Albany gets:
50K
North Carolina gets:
Bobcat
Bobcat is good enough to be a premier OIF2 lineman.  Considering Albany's past trades, he could have done better.
Albany signs:
J Lebovitz
Lebovitz is not as good as Bobcat and costs more.  To each their own, I guess.
Lincoln gets:
M Danelo
New York gets:
N Duran
B Tropff
15K
New York does the same thing again, while Lincoln picks up a quite-solid multi-tasking RBLB…Danelo can play OLDL if needed, too.
Albany gets:
60K
J Chang
Buffalo gets:
J Cade
Buffalo gets a piece to try and help them back into the playoffs, while Albany gets a lower salary, a decent player and cash.
Albany cuts:
N Vander Wlip
W Harwood
B Tobiason
G Miggs
Albany signs:
L Joseph
M DeFreeze
J Rogers
Albany may be intelligent to bite the bullet on some of their more expensive players that aren't very good, too…it's not that expensive
and will save them some crucial money as the season wears down.
Las Vegas - 2 cuts:
J Tanner
A Fred
J Smith
Not huge losses, but a team in that financial situation should be checking before they cut too much talent away.  It does cost money…
Las Vegas - 2 signs:
J Kernan
C Wetherbee
Wetherbee is just one of those guys who "plays."  He will do fine in Vegas.
Lincoln signs:
B Tropff
Is he a star?  No.  Will he add depth on the RBLB and OLDL corps?  Most certainly.
Buffalo cuts:
T Marlino
He's a legit OIF2 running back…so this move is confusing.
Eugene cuts:
E Bernstein
J West
K Davis
R Brownings
M Santo
D Burks
R Dugger
G Pennington
R Farmer
L Joseph
T Houlihan
Eugene basically scraps their entire roster, and tries to rebuild.  As bad as the team was, that's not an awful idea…
Eugene signs:
J Dion
P Corn
F Vanderbilt
J Brennan
D Hester
D Smith
M Wright
These are obviously cost cutting moves.  But with solid ownership, the lesser talent may still look better in Oregon.
Las Vegas - 2 cuts:
D Joseph
J Likes
A Portland
J Lebovitz
D Willow
S Favers
J Beeler
M Sanders
There goes half of the starters.  More than half.  Vegas is a crappy team, so why not?
Las Vegas - 2 signs:
A Hasting
R Watkins
R Schrader
A Gamble
M Remer
J Freese
J McMillan
B White
Las Vegas looks to stumble the rest of the season with a new squad, then build for 2005.  Not a bad idea.
North Carolina signs:
J Formossa
J Jason
North Carolina cuts:
J Kline
Jason is better than Kline, and Formossa is a good cheap DS.  Not too bad here.
San Antonio gets:
J Thon
D Parris
Buffalo gets:
D Sykes
15K
The money helps Buffalo a bit, and Sykes is a good all-around player.  Parris is a great OIF2 lineman, which means something for now.
Since San Antonio looks to be making the jump for next year, it might not be that big a deal after all.
Nashville gets:
R Cabreda
M Edminster
B Johnson
D Smith
P Bateman
E3
D2
175K
Lincoln gets:
W Hayes
M Burnstein
T McCarthy
B Fike
Well, Hayes is the best lineman right now, so you'd think Lincoln gets the best of this.  You'd think.  But then, you must consider the
fact that Bateman was a starter last year for a playoff team (Wichita).  Destery Smith is an upgrade over Burnstein.  Cabreda is more
expensive, but certainly capable.  And Mike Edminster is a rookie with extremely good upside.  Nashville did real good here, and they
got $175K.
San Antonio signs:
R Brownings
Brownings was going to be traded to San Antonio, so they get him for free.  Well, except for that nagging $41K/week salary.
Buffalo signs:
T Marlino
Kinda sucks for them, since they already paid to get Marlino off the payroll.  But, they get that money back in the trade to get rid of him.
Fort MacMurray gets:
M Heller
T Jones
T Pierce
J Marcius
J Weiss
T McCarthy
Albany gets:
A Anzune
J Colombo
H Maxwell
715K
Lincoln gets:
R Lewis
J Wensely
K Sick
Lincoln again way overpays for a star talent.  We don't know if they'll ever learn.  Albany gets the best of this deal, getting three very
good players for their young team, as well as nearly three-quarters of a million dollars.  Fort Mac gets younger and still has a number
of good players on the roster for other teams to pick from.  Marcius could be a star in a couple of years.
Lincoln gets:
R Sabo
C Julian
Cleveland gets:
T Marlino
K Sick
250K
Buffalo gets:
R Detmer
B Thornton
20K
Lincoln unloads Keith Sick, and then pays Cleveland 150K more than it costs to cut Sick.  What?
Buffalo gets a good QB in Detmer, a probable OIF2 starter in Thornton.  Cleveland basically loses Sabo and Julian for a flyer at RB
and a quarter-million.  Other than Buffalo, these moves are all kind-of weird.
Las Vegas gets:
C Scott
R3
Fort MacMurray gets:
C Thompson
Thompson is one of the best rookies from this year's draft.  He will probably get the starting nod right away.
Las Vegas only gets the OIFL's most proficient pass intercepter…ever.
Cleveland cuts:
K Sick
It costs them 100K, but that means they made 150K and Tim Marlino for trading Sabo and Julian.  Not sure if this ended up a good
deal or not.
Baltimore gets:
C Martin
Macomb gets:
K Kraus
28K
Kraus is a project, but he's a lot cheaper than Cooper.  Baltimore gets a registered speedster who has always played well.
Nashville gets:
C Henders
D Carpenter
Townsville gets:
A Folk
M Blackburn
Townsville gets more here, as they save money and get rid of a crappy David Carpenter.  Nashville didn't do bad, as Henders can
block, but they may have wanted to get more for a decent rookie like Folk.
Nashville gets:
M Ashe
C Biggs
A Philippo
L Berger
New York gets:
R Washington
D Schueler
200K
New York gets a lot cheaper (under 200K/week now) and gets 200 grand…Nashville may have overextended itself here, though.
Lou Berger is a really good DS, though.
Lincoln calls up:
S Lawrence
Lawrence was called up so Albany had another protected player to take Anzune and Maxwell.  Whatever.
WEEK SIX
North Carolina signs:
M Randell
Mike Randell has OIFL starting experience, even though his New York Nightmares in 2001 wouldn't have had a prayer in the 2004
OIF2…but he will be of help to a Raleigh team that hasn't won in ages.
Albany signs:
Bobcat
After playing as the feature back in Denver in 2002, Bobcat goes to the OIF2 to play on the line.
Buffalo signs:
Joe Thon
Another former Fatmen player that, albeit not that superstar talented, did help his team nearly win OIFLCup I.
North Carolina signs:
M Bianchi
North Carolina cuts:
M Quimby
An obvious upgrade, if Bianchi can learn how to run and carry the ball.
Lincoln cuts:
T Hickerson
Hickerson wasn't going to do anything in Nebraska anyways, so pay his way out, and start over.
Buffalo cuts:
J Stone
S Keys
J Brooks
No real losses here…there's probably better overall players on the free agent pile.
Buffalo gets:
T Marlino
20K
North Carolina gets:
B Dockery
Two 3-7 teams figure the run game may be the problem…I didn't really think it was, but new owners, new philosophies.  With that
said, these two new guys in the OIF2 have been busy busy busy.
North Carolina signs:
J Murphy
James Murphy, a WRDB by trade, will likely be the Flames starting RBLB in Week 11.
Buffalo cuts:
C Wetherbee
Buffalo signs:
F Matua
Matua is a better talent, but Wetherbee is one of those guys who just plays.  Possibly a bad move here.
Albany gets:
J Cade
Macomb gets:
J George
91K
Macomb gets a cheaper guy who isn't too bad, and some cash.  Not bad.
WEEK FIVE
Washington gets:
V Garrenton
Townsville gets:
R3
200K
Townsville gets two things that they desperately need…a lower salary, and money.  Washington gets another quality starter.
Wichita gets:
F Freshley
R5
Lincoln gets:
P Bateman
Pat Bateman started last year in Wichita, so Lincoln gets an experienced backup.
Townsville gets:
C Davis
F Kern
20K
Lincoln gets:
G Jackson
B Johnson
A Stiles
Little Al makes his trillionth move, it seems.  He hasn't ever gotten the magic back since he led the league in YPC in 2001 in Detroit.
Fan-favorite Kern leaves, and he will be missed.  Townsville gets a lower salary again, and brings in a few bucks, what they're
wanting to do.
New York signs:
J Harnwell
Harnwell is experienced, helping Townsville nearly make the playoffs in 2001.  And, he's $2,000 per week.
New York gets:
800K
Washington gets:
J Leod
A strange deal, as Washington gave up quite a bit of money here, but they figure Leod will be a superstar OS for them.
And he might.
San Antonio signs:
L Dibbles
Larry Dibbles has had some success in places, but usually with bad teams.  San Antonio is not a bad team…still undefeated.
Albany signs:
J Marcius
Great replacement for the called-up Darnell Williams.  Could solve Albany's running problems.
Lincoln gets:
K Street
Las Vegas gets:
200K
E1
D1
J Duffy
G Brown
A lot of stuff gets transferred to Las Vegas, who was worried about having to make financial moves for the 2005 season anyways.
But, um…yeah.  Jackson to Street reunited?  Defensive coordinators everywhere are burning crosses and what not in Sting owner
Dennis Marr's front yard.
Las Vegas cuts:
D McKnight
No big loss here…especially with other players coming on board such as Duffy and Brown.
Baltimore signs:
H Williams
Harold Williams will be a solid player if he can ever learn how to even somewhat defend a pass.
Baltimore signs:
L Bauer
Bauer comes in to replace the departed Harold Williams.
Lincoln calls up from OIF2:
D Williams (Albany)
M Heller (Baltimore)
N Duran (New Jersey)
B Caudill (San Antonio)
J Weiss (Kansas)
Lincoln has been criticized a lot for lacking in depth.  These five players will help dispel those thoughts.
Now, the OIF2 teams have to sit back and regroup.
San Antonio signs:
D Morris
Nothing big here.  Nothing big at all.
Memphis cuts:
J Shuff
J Larte
There's nothing lost here.
New York signs:
J Connor
Joe Connor almost won a ring in Fort MacMurray.  He's able to run and catch fairly well.  Most importantly for the Lions, he costs
$1500/week.
New York gets:
B Arledge
350K
Nashville gets:
C Fleming
T LiPetri
Getting LiPetri was a dumb move here…but Fleming's flash could make up for it.  New York gets money and a bunch of payroll
sent off.  So, they did what they wanted with it, too.
New England gets:
D Brown
A Linton
Macomb gets:
T Farrington
J Kix
4th round pick
Macomb gets a little younger and gets a pick.  New England gets a decent lineman and a backup WRDB.
3-team trade
Las Vegas gets:
M Inabinett
Brinkhaven gets:
M Bell
Townsville gets:
A Thompson
A Walkin
Townsville gets cheaper some more, while Vegas gets a great DS and the Bombers bring back one of the original players in Bell.
WEEK FOUR
San Francisco gets:
A McDougal
Townsville gets:
3rd round pick
San Francisco gets some much-needed O-Line help, while Townsville gets rid of some salary and gets a pick in return.
Albany gets:
future considerations
New Jersey gets:
10K
New Jersey gets a few bucks while Albany will get NJ's first and second round picks, if they make the OIFL.  Not bad.
Lincoln gets:
R Cabreda
Portland gets:
P Woods
Lincoln gets a bit of a salary reprieve, and more importantly, they get Portland to bow out of discussions on the Jonathan
Pritchett deal.  Portland upgrades for a bit of a cost, but they will have the money to handle it.
HUGE TRADE:  Five teams, all of them will be chronicled individually, as to what they received:
Lincoln gets:
J Pritchett
T Hickerson
T Jones
M Edminster
M Mauller
Cleveland's D3
Townsville's E1
A LaPetri
Lincoln sends:
F Delighten
J Halada
J Price
B Jones
J Whitfield
T Evans
B Johnson
B Down
58,250 in cash
Cleveland's D1
Teams revamped a lot of their roster with this move, and Lincoln was one of the big ones.  Pritchett is an instant starter and
will be a great lineman in this league.  Lincoln took a couple of bad salaries (Mauller, LaPetri), but still got a very good deal.
Brinkhaven gets:
F Delighten
C Krypell
S Heffner
Brinkhaven sends:
J Lindsay
L Josefowicz
H Gordon
2nd round pick
Brinkhaven was the "least active" in this 5-way brawl.  However, they still upgraded their line a bunch with Delighten,
got a very good rookie WRDB in Krypell and shed a few worthless salaries.  Surprising to see the Bombers add salary.
Macomb gets:
J Lindsay
J Halada
J Price
J Whitfield
L Josefowicz
R Churan
D Schlosser
A Jackson
D Truscott
J Parker
Macomb sends:
J Pritchett
T Jones
S Heffner
T Hickerson
J Cade
D Carpenter
S Summers
T Duckett
G Jackson
L James
Macomb gets younger and cheaper, which was their goal.  They aren't done yet, although they did a bang-up job so far.
Townsville gets:
A Stiles
B Down
T Evans
C Henders
H Gordon
B Johnson
L Zahand
D Carpenter
G Jackson
Cleveland's D1
Brinkhaven's E2
Townsville sends:
C Perrone
C Krypell
J Hero
R Fergo
N Lang
M Edminster
1st round pick
A LaPetri
Townsville loses the face of their franchise (LaPetri), and plenty of all-star talent (Fergo, Lang, Hero), but they save money.
With the league running the team, that was the goal, and they do have a lot of pieces for a potential new owner to work with.
Cleveland gets:
R Fergo
N Lang
C Perrone
J Hero
B Jones
S Summers
T Duckett
L James
J Cade
Cleveland sends:
R Churan
A Stiles
D Schlosser
C Henders
M Mauller
L Zahand
A Jackson
D Truscott
J Parker
3rd round dispersal pick
Cleveland loses a number of faces of this team that were there since the franchise's beginning.  Cleveland adds over $100K in
salary.  Sounds like some bummers, right?  Cleveland adds an all-star OS, two all-star WRDBs, and a legitamate playoff shot.
Who got the best of this deal, folks?
Portland calls up:
WRDB B Greenwald (BAL)
WRDB T Gant (RAL)
Cheap backups, nothing more.
Portland signs:
O Williams
Another cheap backup.
Washington signs:
N Harris
Harris led the Attack to their first playoff berth in 2002, and then was hurt as they started Pierre Alexander and almost beat
Fort MacMurray anyways.  Harris was a fan favorite, so this move should be well-received, especially since Alexander hasn't
been stellar yet.
Detroit gets:
P Dozer
Townsville gets:
C Perrone
M Garbinsky
H McCoy
Townsville gets a couple of good young receivers that will certainly help them once the team trades awaythe big name expensive
receivers they have.  McCoy is a work in progress, but could be a quality RBLB in due time.  And, he can defend the pass.
Detroit gets another reason to trade away Kevin Mintz, as Dozer led the OIFL in touchdowns in 2001 and 2002.
Lincoln gets:
R Coop
1st round dispersal
Cleveland gets:
D Narcise
Narcise goes to what must be his 40th team.  He is the best hands Cleveland has ever seen, but is not a fast receiver.
Lincoln gets a great backup receiver, and a guy who could possibly supplant Duffy at one of the starter spots.
And, they save money…
WEEK THREE
San Francisco signs:
S Johnson
Scott Johnson could be what the offense ordered, especially with better receivers.
San Francisco cuts:
J Marcius
Kind-of expensive, may have been better to just sit him in the practice squad.
Kansas signs:
D McCallister
D Cheswick
R Dundee
R Dempsey
J Seils
J Weiss
W Drown
T Greenly
Even though the team has been competitive in a weak west in the OIF2, new management determined that was not enough.
These signings could make them a very dangerous team as the season winds down.
Baltimore gets:
L Stocker
Las Vegas (2) gets:
A Portland
A Fred
Vegas gets a small infusion of talent, while I wonder what Baltimore was trying to do with this move.
Portland gets:
R Smart
Seattle gets:
B Pendergrass
W Fox
L Jones
A Aman
You always like to see trades in which both teams are helped.  Seattle gets a couple of very good players in Pendergrass and
Aman, and upgrades the overall talent level of the team at a reasonable price.  Portland sheds some more salary and gets
a very good backup in Smart.
San Francisco gets:
B Thrash
D Carr
Portland gets:
E1, E4
25K
A weird move for San Francisco, who was thought to have been working for the future.  The future is now?  They add about
$50,000 a week to their salary, and give draft picks and money to Portland to get it done.  A weird move, indeed.
Lincoln gets:
S Womack
Albany gets:
Y Bamiyi
May as well get something for a player that was going to be taken from an OIFL team anyways.  Lincoln tries to upgrade a
poor kicking position.
Portland signs:
M Preece
K Pung
No huge gains here, but they're a lot cheaper backups than Carr and Thrash were…
WEEK TWO
Lincoln gets:
J Duffy
T Evans
Nashville gets:
R DeNiro
S Parent
J Westbrook
Duffy is a potential malcontent at any time, so that isn't a huge loss.  Evans' loss could be questioned, but Nashville really
didn't make as bad a move as first guessed here.  Parent and Westbrook are fair defensive players, and Westbrook is almost
as good an all-around player as Duffy.  DeNiro is wasted money, as Nashville cut him and ate the $36,000 charge.
San Francisco signs:
D Gains
B Little
San Francisco cuts:
K Johnson
G Jaro
San Francisco upgrades, talent wise, but they are cutting players, which puts them responsible for 20% of the 15 weeks' salary
remaining.  A team in those financial situations will be hurt a lot in the short term, but it may be better in the future.
Georgia signs:
S Riget
Georgia cuts:
D McCallister
Riget is a very good OS, and should fight well for playing time in Georgia.  McCallister is a small loss.
Dodge City gets:
R Greene
Nashville gets:
J Hartlin
L Bernstein
I want to commend Nashville for getting some decent players for their system in return, but Greene was the best talent on that
roster, period.  What were they thinking?
WEEK ONE
Baltimore signs:
J Poux
Baltimore cuts:
A Gamble
A couple of moves to improve the overall talent level on a good OIF2 team.
Las Vegas gets:
D2, E2
Nashville gets:
T Jacobs
R Moore
P Corn
Las Vegas is trying to make moves in case a financial crunch (salary cap) hits for next season, and this is just another example
of that.  Nashville gets two players that will get substantial playing time, and they take a third off of Vegas' hands (Corn).
Todd's moves have been more impressive as of late.
Georgia signs:
M Nuremberg
T Reilly
R McKnight
Reilly has a ring with Rochester in 2001, and a very good year there.  Nuremberg could be an all-star in a few years.  Good
pickups by Georgia.
Brinkhaven cuts:
D Mackwellston
J Brennan
J Stanovic
G Cato
J Glass
No big losses here.
Nashville cuts:
W Stokes
C Temple
B Hicks
M Dunes
M Wright
D Cheswick
A Chatterjee
J Moore
M Barnes
P Corn
D Miller
Nashville signs:
B Wright
W Hayes
A Folk
M Blackburn
T McCarthy
Nashville has turned themselves from a joke into a competent team with these moves and the Vegas trades.
Dodge City cuts
S Johnson
Scott Johnson will have a fine career somewhere…if teams don't keep cutting him and/or dying.
Wichita gets:
A Anderson
K Brimmer
E5
Memphis gets:
P Gill
E2
E3
47K
Wichita goes from a one-dimensional team with an OIFL MVP (Grayson Norman) to one of the OIFL's most potent offenses.
At least they're out west, right?  Memphis saves big bucks and gets some picks for next year.
Baltimore signs:
S Austin
Add some talent at a reasonable price, why not?
Oklahoma City cuts:
T Gardner
M Hill
G Ford
K Payne
J Rogers
D Creveling
M Yates
R Schrader
W Drown
Oklahoma City signs:
R McNeil
C Castro
JP Worley was worried about this team having way too many long contracts, and they had to make moves to improve.
Not sure these really did anything for the team, but it cuts some salary that won't ever be used.
San Francisco cuts:
K Shepherd
B White
N Harris
B Longworth
F Matua
R Ellis
M Moore
San Francisco signs:
J Wilson
M Harshman
A Schmetzer
J Davis
M MacDonald
G Jaro
T Williams
Although they aren't a title contender in any stretch of the imagination, San Francisco has become competent with these moves.
Portland cuts:
T Fitzgerald
J Seils
H Williams
Fitzgerald's talent is of good quality, but his salary is very high.  The other two aren't going to do much for anyone anytime soon.
Portland signs:
E Ere
A downfall from Fitzgerald, but Ere has experience and a low salary.
Las Vegas cuts:
J Freese
D Gains
E Perry
D Smith
D O'Neil
E Lowe
Las Vegas' owner didn't want to cut anyone, but he made a few moves before the season, so that he got something out of his
cut list.  Most of these guys will find work somewhere.
Wichita gets:
T Cain
C Peskin
San Antonio gets:
B Caudill
J Cunningham
No one is really helped or harmed overall in this deal.  San Antonio should be trying to save salary, though.
Lincoln cuts:
C St. John
M Bowden
T Tanphaichitr
M Hernfield
R Miday
D Green
T Cooper
D Myers
A lot of rookies are being cut…was it a bad class?  Or, are teams just going with what they know, rather than the unknown?
Lincoln doesn't lose much in these cuts.
Cleveland cuts:
S Martin
R Moodley
M Lewis
J Harnwell
J Kernan
P Tarr
D Bindert
D Silfani
D Stansberry
D Pack
M Remer
Nothing lost, but a bunch of excess salary.
Macomb cuts:
T Baxter
Bobcat
L Dibbles
K Brown
J McMillan
J van Pelt
J Tannehill
B Ackerman
The team is in ownership troubles, but these cuts don't hurt anyone.
Detroit cuts:
J Jason
K Wherman
A Bertelli
J Weiss
Bertelli was always high on Uhl's list of players, but he never got a chance to show anything.  All in all, the championship team
didn't lose anything here.
Wichita cuts:
B Filisky
Oh well.
Townsville signs:
D Myers
They needed help in a big way.  Myers can't hurt any.
Fort MacMurray cuts:
K Pung
B Little
M Watkins
R Dempsey
No losses here…just the one in San Francisco.
PRESEASON
Las Vegas (OIFL) signs:
WRDB John Lamone
Lamone is a very good player, one that will be missed as a salary cut.  Las Vegas had him last year, had to cut him for
salary reasons, and found a way to bring him back.  Good move.
Nashville signs:
WRDB Vincent Young
Young will play as a DS for Nashville, and will immediately start.  Buffalo's loss is Nashville's gain.
Memphis signs:
WRDB Pat Ranke
QB Kenny Frisbee
Frisbee will probably be cut next week, but Ranke will be right at home in Alex Anderson's trick-oriented offense.  Ranke
is a WRDB that has 8-8 passing skills, and will excel in the Memphis schemes.
Albany signs:
Brant Tobiason
Tobiason is a solid player that will do fine in Albany.  They need all of the help they can get, with their recent play.
San Antonio cuts:
DS Andrew Ehmke
OS Shannon Riget
QB Rich Dundee
DS Garmen Jaro
Salary cuts, nothing else.  Dundee has never played well but has talent, while Riget was probably the best OS on that roster.
Ehmke nor Jaro hurt anyone with their passing.
Baltimore signs:
DS Richard Mavis
Baltimore cuts:
WRDB Shawn Williams
Nothing lost, nothing gained.  Just a couple of backup-player moves.
Georgia cuts:
OLDL Woody Hayes
WRDB Pat Ranke
RBLB Jermain Davis
WRDB Eric Winston
RBLB David Wiedne
QB Kenny Frisbee
QB Donald Duer
OS Scott Shearer
WRDB John Lamone
WRDB Jamaal Poux
Two types of moves here, the "salary dump" and the "cut useless players." Pat Ranke and Woody Hayes are solid players,
but way too expensive for a team that had to take out a loan.  The loss of players like Lamone and Poux, however, are
questionable.  Neither are superstars, but have always produced solid numbers in the past.
Albany signs:
WRDB Jimmy George
WRLB Bryant Poindexter
George adds some very good defense to Albany, while Poindexter is just there to take up space.  It's a good question to
see who the Firebirds will take out to get back to 24 men.
New England cuts:
QB Brian Skinner
OS Scot McMillen
WRDB Steven Gordon
Nashville cuts:
OLDL Alex Folk
OLDL M.I. Nuremburg
Todd Patton's moves as Nashville owner have always been questioned.  This is no different.  Although Folk nor
Nuremburg are all-stars, a team as depleted as Nashville needs every talented player of any sort that it can get.
Now, two of them are gone.
Nashville signs:
K Josh Fox
OLDL Jason Roach
OLDL Brian Fike
WRDB Robert Washington
I don't want to ask.  Fox is a better talent than Damon Black, but Black has a ring.  Robert Washington is a poor
receiver, and there are others much better.  Roach and Fike are far worse overall linemen than the guys they replace.
Nashville is having a poor first preseason.
Albany cuts:
K John Weisenell
K Max Webber
DS Jon Formossa
OS Matt DeFreeze
WRDB Alexandris Nocolozakes
RBLB Edde Murray
QB Fred Vanderbilt
RBLB Mops Martin
No huge losses, even for an OIF2 team.  Vanderbilt's leadership off the bench could be missed, but
for a 1-3 team, they may of needed to drop a few more guys and tried to go after some of the better
free agency players.
Baltimore cuts:
WRDB Rich Baggeson
QB Goran Basic
OS Alex Hasting
WRDB Eddie Murphy
Again, more OIF2 cuts.  Granted, these players could sit on the bench of San Francsico or Nashville,
but there is no huge loss for Baltimore.
Baltimore gets:
WRDB Kody Kraus
OS Craig Longworth
San Francisco gets:
OLDL Jimmy D
Great move for Baltimore, as they pick up a slow, but sure-handed OS in Longworth, who could start immediately.
Thunder Sharks fans must be wondering what team management's ideas are, because the Sharks are making
some awful moves.
Buffalo cuts:
RBLB Dewitt Wattenberg
WRDB Vincent Young
OS Brian Longworth
A poor defensive team lost a player that was nearly all-OIFL in 2002 with the OIFLCup Champion Miami Maulers.
Young won't stay on the free agency list long.
San Antonio cuts:
KDS Victor Gamble
OLDL Lyle Bauer
Bauer will be picked up, as he can start for more than a couple teams in either league.  Gamble will probably never
be on a roster in either league again.
New Jersey cuts:
QB Clifford Hayes
WRDB Gordon Young
OLDL Danny Addis
OS Alex Dice
No big losses here.  The old New Jersey team (San Francisco) could use some of these players, which is sad
considering these guys' talent level.
VERY PRE-SEASON
Las Vegas gets:
E2
E4
New England gets:
J Tucker
D Zelling
L Plevin
T Farrington
Las Vegas gets:
C Thompson
R Pecchio
Lincoln gets:
D Myers
S McCoullaugh
Lincoln's E5
Las Vegas' E4
Las Vegas gets:
E2
E4
San Francisco gets:
F Matua
T Shenosky