One Outlaw Place, Los Angeles California is abuzz with excitement after a free agency period and draft that has this franchise feeling hopeful after so many painful seasons in Arizona.

Miami's championship winning QB Archie Blanchard (1.2) and his pro-ready arm will get a QB-friendly system in LA replete with some exceptional talent at the skill positions. Blanchard's ability to create when the play breaks down -- that 4.42 speed and cat-like agility should translate into a playmaker this franchise so desperately needs. QB Rickey Selleck (7.2) is intriguing.


Kansas Power Forward turned TE Horace Hayes will be bringing his basketball athleticism to the Outlaws offense -- he's going to articulate who owns the middle of the field while a very talented receiving corps work the outside of the numbers.

Blanchard's new best friend, WR Mark Clemons will be the featured pass-catcher while Mike Adjemian and rookie Ethan Mayes (4.3) man the FL2 and FL1 positions respectively.

Rookie LT Morris Cerf (6.3) joins a very good offensive line and should develop into a fine pass protector. He shouldn't be overly tasked if he starts early as the team is sure to run the ball as Durham FA RB Burt Schoen and former first rounder Ezra Harmon were handed some serious cash in FA. Both are true power-backs.

On defense--the 34 scheme is retained and it's going to be centered around 5T Antoine Gordon with nods to new 3T Chuck Barlow and LEO Bernard Dixon--future all-pro LB Brant Tyler is going to play all over this place in this scheme. Rookie DE Robbie Gordon (6'8", 293 lbs) will get to spell Gordon and hopefully eat LTs on passing downs.

In the secondary, the violent-tackling Levi Ellard will get to unleash his nasty full-time as the new SS. Free safety Erik Russell is exactly what the doctor ordered. These veterans should allow for the franchise to play to its youth at the corners. Look for Bubba George to win one of the starting spots and either Zachary Witt (4.11) or Leonardo Messersmith (7.32) to challenge for the other.

Bring on LFA!!!

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Good stuff.

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Strangely excited to see YOUR team play..... Weird.

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Deep South Division Champions
2030, 2033, 2036, 2037, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2057
Eastern Conference Champions
2048, 2049
CFL Champions
2048, 2049
Home of Bart Godfrey - All-Time Rushing King
Proud captains of the Shreveport Kittens haters club

it's all hype for now -- this team has a ways to go before we're challenging my division mates. I'm just excited I got 5 players that I really wanted in this draft--which means they'll bust

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umm wow---all 8 picks may actually make the team (happy dance).

A career first, I get an A+ in the draft review...

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I'll be impressed if they all hold.


Our prospective starting corner Bubba George is holding out with two rookie CBs that fit the scheme under contract---derp.

TC stage can't come soon enough.

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Blanchard gets another gadget in his utility belt with the LFA signing of power-back Ruben Sanders...I'm gonna bulk him up w/ the hopes of playing him at about 6'3", 240 lbs.

Pretty much concludes our off-season activities as I just have to get group leaders to match the QB now

Much more talent on this team now with much of it concentrated on offense. Just need to let this cake bake now.

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AND HOOSIER ENTERS THE ROOM YELLING AND THE CAKE.....


FALLS!

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[chuckle]

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Answers some of my curiosity about my continued FA signing woes. No new Sanders to pair up with my current Sanders.

This may be the Outlaw's year. The Rounders signed one FA in FA1, which was a journeyman Guard.

Combine this with no picks in the first 3 rounds of the 2043 draft and we are getting old and not-better real fast.

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ROF Division Champions: 2039 - 2043, 2045, 2047, 2054, 2056 - 2060, 2063, 2066-2067
WFC Conference Champions: 2018, 2041, 2042, 2057-2058, 2060, 2062-2063
CFL Champions: 2018, 2041, 2057-2058, 2060, 2062

I've been lucky this offseason man -- I'm not doing anything special. I just used as much cap as I had available to add as much talent as I can.

Sanders was actually my 5th round target but I'm glad I exercised restraint and chose the 4 players I did instead--the DE,T,QB, and CB could all be serviceable.

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Oh man...

this is looking quite promising!!!

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Don't worry, all those promises will be broken and your heart will be crushed along with everyone else's after Pre-Season Week 2.

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ROF Division Champions: 2039 - 2043, 2045, 2047, 2054, 2056 - 2060, 2063, 2066-2067
WFC Conference Champions: 2018, 2041, 2042, 2057-2058, 2060, 2062-2063
CFL Champions: 2018, 2041, 2057-2058, 2060, 2062

Week 2 of the preseason is just going to confirm what you already know...this ain't the same ole' Outlaws team.

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