Belleville (NJ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buccaneers Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Joe Fischer League: Super Essex - Independence Playoff Division: North I Group 4 Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 10 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2014 JV Record: 5-2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Joseph Rivera 5'11" 175 Senior QB/FS 4.51 Brian Rivera 5'9" 175 Junior RB/CB 4.5 Victor Prendas 5'9" 200 Senior LB/FB 4.65 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Were Young Last Year Which Yields Experience Now, Players Understand Team Systems Much Better Team Weaknesses: Need To Become Smarter/Stronger, Few Seniors RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -31.5 2014 National Rank: #13415 2014 State Rank: #338 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 2015 Starting Power Rating: -22 2015 National Rank: #12222 2015 State Rank: #310 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -14.6 Dynasty National Rank: #12251 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.4 Dynasty Record: 28-91 (20-54 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 2-8 2014 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th) 2014 Points For Average: 16 2014 Points Against Average: 35.5 2014 Differential: -19.5 2014 Wins: #14229 East Side (Newark) (46-8), #14480 Snyder (Jersey City) (43-8) 2014 Losses: #4212 Nutley (42-0), #7343 Orange (35-0), #8351 Plainfield (40-2), #9187 Central (Newark) (49-0), #9564 Bloomfield (28-0), #9605 Glen Ridge (40-0), #9781 Barringer (Newark) (49-20), #13773 Dickinson (Jersey City) (56-49) 2014 Opponents W-L: 34-64 Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/4 Indian Hills (Oakland), 9/12 at Nutley, 9/17 at Dickinson (Jersey City), 9/25 Bloomfield, 10/3 at Orange, 10/10 at Glen Ridge, 10/23 Central (Newark), 10/31 at East Side (Newark), 11/7 at Barringer (Newark) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Indian Hills (Oakland) (16), Nutley (14.2), Orange (-1) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: East Side (Newark) (-42.9), Dickinson (Jersey City) (-35.3), Central (Newark) (-13.8) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.5 (-13.9 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.4 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #287 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10503 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2015 Projected League Finish: 4th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%