| Linden (AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Andro Williams League: 1A Region 1 Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Isaiah Scott 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.5 Graderius Brown 5'5" 150 Junior RB/LB 4.5 Justin Jenkins 5'6" 150 Senior RB/LB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Experienced Returners, Very Talented Team Weaknesses: Lost 17 Seniors, Inexperience At Some Key Positions RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 20.5 2016 National Rank: #3052 2016 State Rank: #79 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 11 2017 National Rank: #4812 2017 State Rank: #128 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13.5 Dynasty National Rank: #3933 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.5 Dynasty Record: 133-40 (73-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 13-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 54.4 2016 Points Against Average: 8.6 2016 Differential: +45.8 2016 Wins: #5699 Sweet Water (35-7), #6753 Washington County (Chatom) (62-14), #6914 Hillcrest (Evergreen) (32-7), #7191 Georgiana (52-12), #8606 Notasulga (48-15), #9946 Marengo (Dixons Mills) (56-22), #11350 Houston County (Columbia) (77-7), #11707 Millry (54-0), #12446 Johnson [Amelia L.] (Thomaston) (73-0), #13643 Choctaw County (Butler) (68-0), #13899 Fruitdale (61-0), #14261 McIntosh (69-0), #14558 Shields [J. F.] (Beatrice) (61-0) 2016 Losses: #1519 Maplesville (36-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 76-75 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009 (1A Region 3), 2008 (1A Region 3) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Hale County (Moundville), 9/1 Hillcrest (Evergreen), 9/8 at Fruitdale, 9/15 McIntosh, 9/22 at Millry, 9/29 Washington County (Chatom), 10/6 at Sweet Water, 10/13 Johnson [Amelia L.] (Thomaston), 10/20 at Marengo (Dixons Mills), 10/27 Shields [J. F.] (Beatrice), 11/3 at Choctaw County (Butler) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hillcrest (Evergreen) (11.4), Washington County (Chatom) (7.2), Sweet Water (3.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Shields [J. F.] (Beatrice) (-67), McIntosh (-48.6), Fruitdale (-46.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.2 (-9.8 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #377 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13259 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 30% |