Mercedes (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange/White Coach: Michael Uribe League: 4A Region IV District 32 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #178 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 7-2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS DJ Gonzalez 5'11" 175 FS 4.50 Gumaro Cuellar 5'10" 215 RB 4.60 Jesse Vega 5'11" 195 LB 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: LBs, Skill Position Talent Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Secondary RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 1.5 2010 National Rank: #7555 2010 State Rank: #700 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: -1 2011 National Rank: #8308 2011 State Rank: #772 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 6.9 Dynasty National Rank: #5963 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9 Dynasty Record: 33-23 (25-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (4th) 2010 Points For Average: 15 2010 Points Against Average: 26 2010 Differential: -11 2010 Wins: #5103 Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch) (14-10), #8371 Hidalgo (21-19), #10064 La Feria (20-17), #10924 Juarez-Lincoln (La Joya) (14-10), #11449 Valley View (Pharr) (20-14), #11978 Rio Grande City (14-0) 2010 Losses: #715 Calallen (Corpus Christi) (54-19), #3107 Weslaco East (Weslaco) (21-6), #3219 Veterans Memorial (Mission) (33-3), #4143 Weslaco (42-6), #9362 Roma (66-28) 2010 Opponents W-L: 72-52 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Weslaco, 9/2 La Feria, 9/8 at Rio Grande City, 9/16 Weslaco East (Weslaco), 9/23 at Veterans Memorial (Mission), 9/30 Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch), 10/7 at Hidalgo, 10/14 Juarez-Lincoln (La Joya), 10/28 at Valley View (Pharr), 11/4 Roma Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Weslaco East (Weslaco) (20.8), Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch) (18.9), Weslaco (17.1) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Grande City (-17.3), Valley View (Pharr) (-12.9), La Feria (-10.3) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1 (7.7 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #734 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7247 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 6th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Weslaco [projection: 31-14 loss]