| Linden (AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Andro Williams League: 1A Region 4 (moving from 1A Region 1) Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS DeWayne Charleston 5'10" 160 Senior QB/CB 4.59 Jalen Bell 6'0" 225 Senior NG/OL 4.60 Prentiss McCuiston 5'11" 220 Senior FB/DT 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On Offense, OL Team Weaknesses: Inexperience In Secondary RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 6.4 2013 National Rank: #6373 2013 State Rank: #189 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 6.6 2014 National Rank: #6041 2014 State Rank: #175 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 12.7 Dynasty National Rank: #4087 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8 Dynasty Record: 102-32 (58-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 9-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 35.9 2013 Points Against Average: 12.5 2013 Differential: +23.4 2013 Wins: #8409 McKenzie (42-16), #9328 St. Luke's Episcopal (Mobile) (53-17), #10373 Marengo (Dixons Mills) (39-6), #10513 Johnson [Amelia L.] (Thomaston) (30-12), #11845 Keith (Orrville) (53-0), #12952 Fruitdale (56-0), #13082 McIntosh (40-0), #14224 Blacksher [J. U.] (Uriah) (60-8), #14423 Essex [John] (Demopolis) (52-0) 2013 Losses: #2186 Maplesville (41-0), #4389 Bibb County (Centreville) (30-20), #6352 Leroy (14-6), #7125 Southern Choctaw (Gilbertown) (19-16) 2013 Opponents W-L: 75-70 Recent League Championships: 2013 (1A Region 1), 2012 (1A Region 1), 2011 (1A Region 1), 2009 (1A Region 3), 2008 (1A Region 3) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/4/14 Keith (Orrville) (53-16) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Washington County (Chatom), 9/4 Keith (Orrville), 9/19 at Maplesville, 9/26 St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile), 10/2 Ellwood Christian (Selma), 10/10 Johnson [Amelia L.] (Thomaston), 10/17 at Akron, 10/24 at Sunshine (Newbern) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile) (39.5), Washington County (Chatom) (30.6), Maplesville (25.7) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ellwood Christian (Selma) (-29.4), Sunshine (Newbern) (-27.8), Akron (-21.3) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.7 (-7.9 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +15.2 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #258 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8340 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |