Manual (Denver, CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunderbolts Colors: Blue/Red Coach: Benjamin Butler League: 1A Foothills Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #27 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Corey Jones 6'1" 185 Senior RB/SS 4.43 Tayvon Tolliver 5'8" 155 Junior QB/FS 4.51 Tayon Burton 5'9" 165 Senior SB/CB 4.45 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Core Nucleus, Defensive Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth, OL Chemistry RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -38 2017 National Rank: #13425 2017 State Rank: #182 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -51 2018 National Rank: #13036 2018 State Rank: #177 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -25.7 Dynasty National Rank: #13973 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.3 Dynasty Record: 32-93 (14-66 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 24.9 2017 Points Against Average: 24.7 2017 Differential: +0.2 2017 Wins: #14106 Front Range Christian (Littleton) (27-0), #14169 Denver West (Denver) (22-7), #14314 Sheridan (Denver) (42-6), #14505 Jefferson (Edgewater) (43-0) 2017 Losses: #4547 Bennett (54-16), #10662 Clear Creek (Evergreen) (48-26), #11547 Platte Canyon (Bailey) (37-22), #11611 Weld Central (Keenesburg) (48-12), #13509 Vail Christian (Edwards) (22-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 35-50 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Steamboat Springs, 8/31 at Bishop Machebeuf (Denver), 9/14 at Denver North (Denver), 9/21 at Burlington, 9/28 Sheridan (Denver), 10/5 Lake County (Leadville), 10/12 Jefferson (Edgewater), 10/19 at Clear Creek (Evergreen), 10/27 at Platte Canyon (Bailey) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Burlington (-13.8), Denver North (Denver) (-21.4), Bishop Machebeuf (Denver) (-25.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson (Edgewater) (-74.7), Sheridan (Denver) (-65.4), Lake County (Leadville) (-64.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -43.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #193 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13539 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%