Tombor Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 View File USFL '86: Shadow Market A continuation of my hypothetical USFL series. Features: -7 minute quarters -Stats after every quarter -Wedge Returns -Directional Punting -Formation Experimentations -Graphic Tweaks, including funky end zones -Stat Tweaks -Sim Data Tweaks -Offensive Formation Tweaks -3 team, 3 Division Structure -12 teams make playoffs (as opposed to original 8 teams) -18 game, locked, '85 schedule -All Pro: '86 All-NFL Vs. '86 All-USFL (I had to make modifications: Dennis Gentry, Bobby Joe Edmonds, and Tim McGee all made ALL-NFL as Special Teams Players; some other modifications based on ALL-AFC or ALL-NFC) -Custom Schedule Player allocation was based on a mix of the 1986 territorial and Open Drafts, narrative flourishes, and '85 NFL final cuts. In terms of NFL player cuts: I placed players based on their USFL draft status or regional proximity of their college or through research. '86 territorial rights/Open Draft Arizona Phil Freeman Greg Baty (rights trade w/Oakland) Paul Godbey* Max Zandejas Baltimore Rich Badanjack Todd Bowles Tim Cofield Stan Gelbaugh J.D. Maarveld John Taylor Birmingham Auburn Alabama Jesse Bendross (‘84 territorial pick) Carl Byrum Harold Hallman Willie Totten ('87 Bills Strike QB) Chicago Illinois Indiana Northwestern Wisconsin Cap Boso Keith Byars Jim Everett Bobby Howard Devon Mitchell* Denver Colorado Colorado State Nebraska Utah Utah State Mike Busch ('87 Giants) Rick Donnelly Dwayne Jiles Glen Kozlowski ('87 Bears) Vai Sikahema Eric Yarber Houston Baylor Houston SMU Texas Floyd Dixon Rory Graves (rights acquired in Weddington "liquidation" trade w/New Jersey) Brett Maxie* John Teltshick Reyna Thompson Jacksonville Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Eddie Anderson* Kent Austin (rights trade w/Birmingham) Ray Criswell Alonzo Johnson (rights trade w/Tampa Bay for Alonzo Mitz) Pat Swilling ('86 or '87 Saints) LA UCLA USC Joe Cormier John Lee Erik Howard (completes '85 trade w/Oakland for rights to Damon Allen) Robert Jenkins* Allen Pitts James Pruitt Memphis Tennessee Tennessee State Tony Baker Brian Blankenship ('86 open draft pick, '87 Steelers) Ravin Caldwell Don Griffin* Enis Jackson* Tim Harris Michigan Michigan Michigan State Brad Cochran John Offerdahl Butch Rolle John Wojciechowski New Jersey Boston College Colgate Rutgers Syracuse Gill Fenerty (3rd round open draft selection, pick acquired in Sam Bowers trade) Tim Green Mark Jackson (2nd round open draft pick) John Tagliaferri New Orleans LSU La Tech Tulane Willie Gillus (15th round open draft pick) Dalton Hilliard Tank Landry Ronald Scott* Jackie Walker Oakland Stanford Washington Washington State Joe Kelly Rueben Mayes Junior Tautalatasi Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma State Tulsa Tony Casillas Charles Crawford Rusty Hilger Kevin Murphy Willie Pless Pittsburgh Pitt Penn State West Virginia Chuck Banks Doug Marrone (4th round open draft pick) Mike Zordich* San Antonio Texas A&M Domingo Bryant Matt Darwin Seth Joyner Larry Linne* Walter Murray (2nd round Open Draft) Anthony Toney Tampa Bay Jamie Dukes* Joe Dudek Percy Griffin* Hassan Jones Alonzo Mitz (Jacksonville territorial pick, signed after cut) Orson Mobely Ricky Moore (rights acquired in trade w/Birmingham) Jesse Solomon Washington Clemson North Carolina East Carolina Dino Hackett Mike Haight (1st round Open Draft) Napoleon McCallum (rights acquired in trade w/Baltimore for Curtis Bledsoe) Henry Walls* *Will appear in future USFL Hack Transactions Arizona Andre Francis (‘83 territorial pick) Al Harris ('84 Bears) Jim Kovach ('83 or '84 Saints) Odis McKinney (‘81 Raiders) Art Still ('86 Chiefs) Eric Truvillion ('87 Lions) Baltimore Curtis Bledsoe (trade w/Washington for rights to Mark Kelso and Napoleon McCallum) James Burroughs Clarence Collins Dave Dreschler ('83 territorial pick) Major Everett Cornell Gowdy Birmingham Robert Brazile Jeremiah Castille ('83 territorial pick) Bob Harris (‘83 territorial pick) Mike Landrum ('84 Falcons) Malcolm Scott ('83 Giants or '87 Saints) Chicago Tron Armstrong ('84 3rd round open draft selection) Todd Bell Tom Cousineau Ted Petersen Gerald Small Bob Thomas Denver Hasson Arbubakrr Wendell Cason ('85 22nd round open draft pick via Jacksonville, acquired in Hemphill/Turner trade) Chris Kołodziejski (‘84 territorial pick) Larry Mason (trade w/Jacksonville for Daryl Hemphill, Calvin Turner, incul. cash, draft picks) Todd Shell Byron Williams Houston Danny Knight Bobby Micho ('84 territorial pick) Allen Rice ('84 territorial pick) Jimmy Teal ('85 territorial pick) Mike Weddington (trade w/New Jersey for Kiki DeAyala, Ricky Sanders, and Hosea Taylor) Mike Whitwell Jacksonville Carl Aikens (part of Evans trade) Vince Evans (trade w/Chicago for '88 and '89 1st round open draft picks and Carl Aikens) Daryl Hemphill (trade w/Denver for Larry Mason, 2nd and 14th open round picks) Ken Jenkins ('85 Skins, check '82 Lions) Frank Middleton ('83 territorial pick by Tampa Bay, rights acquired in trade) Mike Pruitt Larry Swider Calvin Turner (part of Hemphill trade) LA Mark Bortz ('83 6th round open draft pick) Michael Harper ('84 territorial pick) John Hendy ('85 territorial pick) Bernard Quarles ('83 22nd round open draft pick) Kelly Thomas (‘83 territorial pick) Memphis Sam Bowers (trade w/New Jersey for '86 3rd round open pick (Gill Fenerty), '87 5th round open pick) Earnest Gray Eddie Hill Gary Hogeboom Michigan Ross Browner Bill Elko (rights acquired in trade w/Tampa Bay) Ron Springs Lawrence Ricks ('83 Territorial pick) New Jersey Kiki DeAyala Chas Fox ('85 6th round open draft pick) Russell Erxleben Kris Haines Beasley Reece Tommy Robison Jay Saldi Ricky Sanders Hosea Taylor (trade w/Houston for Mike Weddington, Danny Knight, rights to Rory Graves, and '87 territorial pick) Richard Todd Reggie Wilkes New Orleans Perry Brooks Hokie Gajan Gary Kowalski Todd Leibenstein Herkie Walls Oakland Cliff Benson ('85 1st round open draft pick) Greg Braclin Henry Ellard Neil Elshire Emilie Harry ('85 territorial pick) Jackie Flowers Mike Lush (trade w/Baltimore for 2nd and 3rd round open draft picks '87) Mike Moroski Vince Newsome Dwaine Wilson Oklahoma Theotis Brown Duane Galloway Louis Oubre Stump Mitchell Drew Pearson Willie Tullis Uwe Von Schumann Pittsburgh Less Browne Julius Dawkins Scott Fitzkee Guy Fraizer Tom Orosz Don Smith Leo Wisniewski Dirt Winston San Antonio Greg Bingham Bruce Davis ('85 territorial pick) Doug Dawson ('84 territorial pick) George Farmer Paul Johns Ronnie Paggett (trade w/Birmingham for 9th and 14th round '87 open picks) Tampa Bay Ray Alexander Warren Bryant Alphonso Carraker ("trade" w/Green Bay for Mike Butler) Putt Choate Speedy Neal Marcus Quinn (trade w/Oakland) Washington K.D. Dunn ('85 territorial pick) Kelvin Edwards* Bubba Green Homer Jordan ('83 territorial pick) Mark Kelso ('85 6th round open pick by Baltimore, rights trade as part of Bledsoe deal) William Perry ('85 territorial pick) R.C. Thielemann Tommy Vigorito Submitter Tombor Submitted 10/08/2021 Category Misc ROMs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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