| Ford [Edsel] (Dearborn, MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunderbirds Colors: Black/White Coach: Michael Macpherson League: Downriver (moving from Western Wayne - Red) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 2-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Max Marion 5'9" 175 Senior QB/CB 4.68 Anthony Marano 5'10" 170 Junior RB/FS 4.69 Keegen Rowe 5'9" 175 Senior RB/CB 4.75 RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 7.6 2017 National Rank: #5170 2017 State Rank: #197 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -9.4 2018 National Rank: #5390 2018 State Rank: #202 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 4.8 Dynasty National Rank: #7921 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.2 Dynasty Record: 68-71 [67-72 on the field] (35-40 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 29.6 2017 Points Against Average: 26 2017 Differential: +3.6 2017 Wins: #8248 Redford Union (Redford) (35-28), #8471 Dearborn (29-21), #8773 Crestwood (Dearborn Heights) (34-13), #9819 Garden City (41-13), #12242 Sterling Heights (41-20), #12961 Annapolis (Dearborn Heights) (65-0) 2017 Losses: #316 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Detroit) (35-13), #1342 Belleville (53-0), #2249 Fordson (Dearborn) (49-14), #3712 Ferndale (28-24) 2017 Opponents W-L: 49-50 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; Western Wayne - Red), 2008 (tied for 1st; Michigan Mega - Blue) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/23 at Lincoln Park, 8/30 at Allen Park, 9/7 Carlson [Oscar A.] (Gibraltar), 9/14 Woodhaven (Brownstown), 9/21 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Wyandotte), 9/28 Anderson (Southgate), 10/5 vs Melvindale, 10/12 Truman/Kennedy (Taylor), 10/19 Trenton Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Carlson [Oscar A.] (Gibraltar) (0.8), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Wyandotte) (-3.9), Trenton (-10) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln Park (-40.2), Anderson (Southgate) (-37.1), Melvindale (-29.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1 (11.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #264 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7307 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |