Braintree (MA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wamps Colors: Blue/White Coach: Brian Chamberlain League: Bay State - Carey Playoff Division: 1 Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 2-6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Greg Wood 6'3" 260 Senior DE/OL 5.4 Kevin O'Brien 6'2" 225 Senior ILB/TE 4.9 Drew Caruso 5'9" 190 Senior RB/CB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Much Experience Returning, Excellent Team Speed Team Weaknesses: DL Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 15.1 2015 National Rank: #4448 2015 State Rank: #75 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 20.5 2016 National Rank: #3183 2016 State Rank: #49 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 1.6 Dynasty National Rank: #7696 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20 Dynasty Record: 60-83 (44-64 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-6 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 8th) 2015 Points For Average: 18.3 2015 Points Against Average: 14.6 2015 Differential: +3.7 2015 Wins: #3998 Mansfield (14-10), #5015 Wellesley (14-7), #6027 Hingham (15-9), #8419 Brookline (41-0), #9153 Framingham (40-13) 2015 Losses: #1238 Milton (27-25), #2619 Needham (29-19), #2619 Needham (13-6), #4541 Newton North (Newtonville) (10-0), #5420 Weymouth (South Weymouth) (35-21), #5439 Quincy (8-6) 2015 Opponents W-L: 62-60 Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; Bay State Carey) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/9 vs Quincy, 9/16 Mansfield, 9/23 at Needham, 9/30 Framingham, 10/7 Newton North (Newtonville), 10/15 vs Brookline, 10/21 Weymouth (South Weymouth), 11/24 Milton Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Milton (27.3), Mansfield (24.7), Needham (20.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Brookline (-7.6), Framingham (-4.9), Weymouth (South Weymouth) (-4.4) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.9 (14.7 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4686 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%