Lodi (NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Blue/Orange Coach: Pat Tirico League: North Jersey - Colonial A Playoff Division: North I Group 2 Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nick Smith 6'1.5" 195 Senior LB/TE 4.92 Fernando Almonte 6'2.5" 180 Senior QB/SS 4.60 Ryan Luna 6'2.5" 190 Senior WR/S 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, LB Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -7.9 2011 National Rank: #9911 2011 State Rank: #265 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: -11.4 2012 National Rank: #10616 2012 State Rank: #281 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -1.1 Dynasty National Rank: #8597 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.3 Dynasty Record: 51-40 (26-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th) 2011 Points For Average: 24.1 2011 Points Against Average: 17.6 2011 Differential: +6.5 2011 Wins: #10610 Queen of Peace (North Arlington) (31-12), #12602 Elmwood Park (41-13), #12847 Saunders Trades & Tech (Yonkers, NY) (37-0), #13071 North Arlington (40-0), #13781 Manchester Regional (Haledon) (54-12) 2011 Losses: #4797 Glen Rock (27-6), #6355 Westwood (Washington Township) (47-15), #6608 Rutherford (33-8), #8739 New Milford (20-3), #9366 Garfield (12-6) 2011 Opponents W-L: 42-59 Recent Section Championships: 2005 (North 2 II) Recent League Championships: 2009 (Bergen/Passaic - King) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/19/11 Manchester Regional (Haledon) (54-12) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/8 Saddle Brook, 9/14 at Garfield, 9/22 Rutherford, 9/28 at Hawthorne, 10/6 at Elmwood Park, 10/13 Glen Rock, 10/20 Manchester Regional (Haledon), 10/26 at New Milford, 11/3 at Bogota Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Saddle Brook (21.8), Hawthorne (18.2), Rutherford (14.2) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Manchester Regional (Haledon) (-33), Elmwood Park (-15.8), Garfield (-12.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #224 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7735 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |