Linden (AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Andro Williams League: 1A Region 4 Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2014 JV Record: 4-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ca'Terius Hinton 6'0.5" 205 Senior OL/OLB 4.65 Bruce McIntosh 5'8" 195 Junior DL/OL 4.59 Dequan Charleston 6'1" 185 Junior WR/CB 4.52 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Return Bulk Of Secondary/DL, Much Depth Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 9.6 2014 National Rank: #5656 2014 State Rank: #172 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 10.1 2015 National Rank: #5431 2015 State Rank: #158 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.4 Dynasty National Rank: #4177 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3 Dynasty Record: 109-36 (63-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 7-4 2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2014 Points For Average: 36 2014 Points Against Average: 15.9 2014 Differential: +20.1 2014 Wins: #5561 Dora (33-28), #10700 Johnson [Amelia L.] (Thomaston) (52-0), #11026 Ellwood Christian (Selma) (61-6), #11450 Chickasaw (42-0), #12828 Sunshine (Newbern) (52-12), #12940 Keith (Orrville) (53-16), #14056 Akron (78-8) 2014 Losses: #177 St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile) (32-0), #1243 Maplesville (14-0), #2305 Washington County (Chatom) (39-13), #4556 Brantley (20-12) 2014 Opponents W-L: 78-50 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 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Marengo (Dixons Mills), 8/27 Washington County (Chatom), 9/4 at Keith (Orrville), 9/18 Maplesville, 9/25 at St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile), 10/2 at Ellwood Christian (Selma), 10/9 at Johnson [Amelia L.] (Thomaston), 10/16 Billingsley, 10/30 Dora Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile) (63.1), Maplesville (42), Billingsley (11.9) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Keith (Orrville) (-27.2), Marengo (Dixons Mills) (-23.3), Ellwood Christian (Selma) (-14.4) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1 (0.2 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #144 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5822 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |