Brighton (CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/White Coach: Casey Pelton League: 4A Longs Peak Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #22 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ian Helwick 6'2" 240 Senior DL 5.1 Robbie Coffin 6'3" 175 Junior QB 5.0 Drake Cortez 5'10" 165 Junior WR 4.75 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Consistency In Coaching Staff/Systems, Experience, All Skill Position Players Return Team Weaknesses: Need Players To Fill OL/Secondary Roles RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -9.1 2016 National Rank: #9518 2016 State Rank: #125 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 0.4 2017 National Rank: #7250 2017 State Rank: #94 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 3.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7055 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.1 Dynasty Record: 64-77 (44-48 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 1-9 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 16.2 2016 Points Against Average: 31.2 2016 Differential: -15 2016 Wins: #10250 Niwot (21-14) 2016 Losses: #1146 Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs) (42-14), #2043 Broomfield (40-21), #2710 Loveland (31-6), #3574 Greeley West (Greeley) (21-0), #4676 Monarch (Louisville) (42-7), #5349 Heritage (Littleton) (23-16), #8135 Grand Junction (44-43), #8163 Fort Collins (42-28), #8344 Prairie View (Henderson) (13-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 64-48 Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A East Metro) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Prairie View (Henderson), 9/8 at Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs), 9/15 at Heritage (Littleton), 9/23 Monarch (Louisville), 9/29 at Fort Collins, 10/6 at Niwot, 10/13 Grand Junction, 10/20 Greeley West (Greeley), 10/26 at Loveland, 11/3 at Broomfield Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Broomfield (31.7), Loveland (26.4), Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs) (23.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Niwot (-16.1), Prairie View (Henderson) (-12.1), Grand Junction (-10.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #63 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5594 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%