| Linden (AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Andro Williams League: 1A Region 1 Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2012 JV Record: 4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Chris Rogers 6'0.5" 255 Senior MLB/G 4.60 Jalen Bell 5'10" 200 Junior DL/G 4.60 Kynard Craig 6'3" 190 Senior TE/SS 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense Has A Lot Of Returning Depth, Young/Willing To Work, Returners With Much Game Experience Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Entire Backfield, Must Replace All-State QB/FS, Must Identify 2 New OL RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 16.5 2012 National Rank: #4082 2012 State Rank: #117 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2013 Starting Power Rating: 10.4 2013 National Rank: #5214 2013 State Rank: #148 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 21 Dynasty National Rank: #2578 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8 Dynasty Record: 61-8 (35-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 11-2 2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2012 Points For Average: 38.5 2012 Points Against Average: 7.8 2012 Differential: +30.7 2012 Wins: #6588 McIntosh (49-0), #6669 St. Luke's Episcopal (Mobile) (34-14), #9617 St. Jude Educational Institute (Montgomery) (46-0), #9664 Leroy (39-13), #10060 Johnson [Amelia L.] (Thomaston) (34-0), #10741 Fruitdale (67-6), #11688 Kinston (39-7), #11979 Wilcox Central (Camden) (47-8), #12000 Blacksher [J. U.] (Uriah) (58-0), #13377 Essex [John] (Demopolis) (2-0), #14195 Marengo (Dixons Mills) (58-0) 2012 Losses: #1397 Brantley (20-14), #5996 Southern Choctaw (Gilbertown) (33-13) 2012 Opponents W-L: 68-78 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2009 (1A Region 3), 2008 (1A Region 3) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 Leroy, 9/6 Blacksher [J. U.] (Uriah), 9/13 at St. Luke's Episcopal (Mobile), 9/20 McIntosh, 9/27 at Wilcox Central (Camden), 9/27 at Bibb County (Centreville), 10/4 at Johnson [Amelia L.] (Thomaston), 10/10 Marengo (Dixons Mills), 10/18 Essex [John] (Demopolis), 10/25 at Fruitdale, 11/1 at Southern Choctaw (Gilbertown) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Southern Choctaw (Gilbertown) (10.2), McIntosh (5.7), St. Luke's Episcopal (Mobile) (2.4) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Marengo (Dixons Mills) (-40.4), Essex [John] (Demopolis) (-30.1), Blacksher [J. U.] (Uriah) (-19.2) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17 (-5.9 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.6 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.4 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #349 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11414 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 31% |