| Taft (Chicago, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Silver/Blue Coach: Dan Paplaczyk League: Chicago Public Illini - Red Bird (moving from Chicago Public - Big Shoulders) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2014 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alec Gonzalez 5'10" 170 Senior RB/FS Kevin Gniedziejko 6'2" 175 Sophomore WR Abdullah Ahmad 6'1" 165 Junior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: WR, Secondary Team Weaknesses: Lack Size/Strength On Lines RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -4.8 2014 National Rank: #9051 2014 State Rank: #338 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: -16.3 2015 National Rank: #11330 2015 State Rank: #416 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -10.2 Dynasty National Rank: #11272 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.1 Dynasty Record: 69-44 (50-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 7-3 2014 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2014 Points For Average: 22.5 2014 Points Against Average: 18.2 2014 Differential: +4.3 2014 Wins: #9609 Lincoln Park (Chicago) (14-6), #10767 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Chicago) (24-7), #12106 Schurz (Chicago) (21-7), #12715 Foreman (Chicago) (47-23), #13113 Mather (Chicago) (27-6), #13579 Steinmetz (Chicago) (34-8), #13780 Lake View (Chicago) (38-0) 2014 Losses: #1668 Curie [Marie Sklodowska] (Chicago) (46-6), #5506 St. Patrick (Chicago) (46-14), #6002 Argo (Summit) (33-0) 2014 Opponents W-L: 45-51 Recent League Championships: 2014 (Chicago Public - Big Shoulders), 2011 (tied for 1st; Chicago Public - Big Shoulders), 2009 (tied for 1st; Chicago Public - Big Shoulders), 2005 (Chicago Public Windy City), 2003 (Chicago Public Second City) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/29 at St. Patrick (Chicago), 9/5 Argo (Summit), 9/12 at Payton College Prep [Walter] (Chicago), 9/19 North Lawndale College Prep (Chicago), 9/25 at Dunbar (Chicago), 10/3 Curie [Marie Sklodowska] (Chicago), 10/9 at Lane (Chicago), 10/16 at Simeon (Chicago) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Simeon (Chicago) (46.6), Curie [Marie Sklodowska] (Chicago) (29.7), North Lawndale College Prep (Chicago) (12.6) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Payton College Prep [Walter] (Chicago) (-12.3), St. Patrick (Chicago) (3.7), Lane (Chicago) (5.5) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.8 (-6.7 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +31.6 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3748 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-8 2015 Projected League Finish: 6th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |