Draft Order: St. Louis Battlehawks own first overall.

Pick 1: St. Louis Battlehawks
Pick 2: San Antonio Brahmas
Pick 3: Pittsburgh Maulers
Pick 4: Michigan Panthers
Pick 5: Los Angeles Express
Pick 6: Jacksonville Bulls
Pick 7: Houston Gamblers
Pick 8: Arizona Hot Shots
Pick 9: Seattle Sea Dragons
Pick 10: San Diego Fleet
Pick 11: DC Defenders
Pick 12: Birmingham Stallions
Pick 13: Tampa Bay Bandits
Pick 14: Orlando Apollos
Pick 15: New Orleans Breakers
Pick 16: Philadelphia Stars

Coaching Carousel Predictions.

The offseason is upon us and that means teams are shaking up their coaching staffs. This means that we get to take our annual look at coordinators who could make the leap to become head coaches, and the teams who are likely to poach them.

The prime candidates identified by our experts are:
Tony Gallant - Offensive Coordinator - Seattle Sea Dragons
Kain Stump - Defensive Coordinator - New Orleans Breakers
Jack Cherry - Defensive Coordinator - Arizona Hot Shots
Raymond Collins - Offensive Coordinator - Birmingham Stallions
Mathew Felts - Defensive Coordinator - Tampa Bay Bandits
Julio Rogers - Offensive Coordinator - Arizona Hot Shots
Gregory Haight - Offensive Coordinator - Los Angeles Express
Adam Brill - Offensive Coordinator - San Antonio Brahmas

As always, we are prone to wild speculations, so we asked our in-house experts to do a little matchmaking between candidates and teams. Here is what they came up with:

Mary Moore:
Jack Cherry leaves the Hot Shots to become the head coach for the St. Louis Battlehawks.

Darren Francis:
I think the Breakers lose Kain Stump and I see him heading to Orlando Apollos.

Jim Nox:
The Brahmas cannot hold on to Adam Brill. I would like to see him coach the Orlando Apollos.

Jeremy Piper:
Tony Gallant is certainly on the move. That means Sea Dragons will need a new coordinator. As for where Gallant ends up? Well, I think St. Louis Battlehawks is a good bet.

Contract Updates

The following players have unlocked bonuses in their contracts based on their performance last season:
James Morin - C (Los Angeles Express) unlocked a 10% bonus for Pancakes (Target: 20 / Accomplished: 55).
James Gaston - CB (Los Angeles Express) unlocked a 10% bonus for Games Started (Target: 7 / Accomplished: 14).
William Noyes - LB (Pittsburgh Maulers) unlocked a 10% bonus for Sacks (Target: 5 / Accomplished: 7).
Donald Street - G (Pittsburgh Maulers) unlocked a 10% bonus for Games Started (Target: 7 / Accomplished: 9).
Pete Houghton - LB (DC Defenders) unlocked a 10% bonus for Games Started (Target: 7 / Accomplished: 7).
Buford Baker - CB (DC Defenders) unlocked a 5% bonus for Tackles (Target: 40 / Accomplished: 53).
Roderick Wright - SS (St. Louis Battlehawks) unlocked a 10% bonus for Tackles (Target: 40 / Accomplished: 50).
Brad Myers - T (San Antonio Brahmas) unlocked a 5% bonus for Pancakes (Target: 20 / Accomplished: 85).
William Nolen - RB (San Antonio Brahmas) unlocked a 10% bonus for Rushing TDs (Target: 5 / Accomplished: 5).
Ralph Hankins - WR (San Antonio Brahmas) unlocked a 5% bonus for Catches (Target: 40 / Accomplished: 54).
Thomas Blackburn - WR (Houston Gamblers) unlocked a 10% bonus for Games Started (Target: 7 / Accomplished: 12).
Donald Avalos - T (Houston Gamblers) unlocked a 10% bonus for Pancakes (Target: 20 / Accomplished: 70).
John Crum - QB (Houston Gamblers) unlocked a 5% bonus for Completion % (Target: 50 / Accomplished: 66.1).
Joan Lowery - CB (New Orleans Breakers) unlocked a 1% bonus for Tackles (Target: 90 / Accomplished: 96).
Bradley Rosser - QB (Orlando Apollos) unlocked a 5% bonus for Games Started (Target: 7 / Accomplished: 14).
Charles Page - CB (Birmingham Stallions) unlocked a 10% bonus for Games Started (Target: 7 / Accomplished: 14).
Michael Gamez - WR (Birmingham Stallions) unlocked a 5% bonus for Games Started (Target: 7 / Accomplished: 9).
Fermin Peterson - T (Birmingham Stallions) unlocked a 5% bonus for Games Started (Target: 7 / Accomplished: 14).
Brian Bernhardt - C (Birmingham Stallions) unlocked a 10% bonus for Games Started (Target: 7 / Accomplished: 7).
Brent Williams - WR (Tampa Bay Bandits) unlocked a 10% bonus for Receiving TDs (Target: 5 / Accomplished: 7).
Roy Ferguson - G (Tampa Bay Bandits) unlocked a 10% bonus for Pancakes (Target: 20 / Accomplished: 110).
Robert Law - WR (Tampa Bay Bandits) unlocked a 5% bonus for Games Started (Target: 7 / Accomplished: 14).
Josh Shore - G (Tampa Bay Bandits) unlocked a 10% bonus for Games Started (Target: 7 / Accomplished: 13).
Victor Munoz - RB (Tampa Bay Bandits) unlocked a 5% bonus for Rushing TDs (Target: 5 / Accomplished: 9).

Aaron Lovejoy - FS under criminal investigation!

It looks like the off field troubles of Aaron Lovejoy have finally caught up with him. Local news reports that a criminal investigation has been launched looking into previous criminal misconduct of Lovejoy. The league has reiterated that standard policy is to await results from the criminal investigation before deciding on any punishment.

Thomas Mcleod - CB under criminal investigation!

It looks like the off field troubles of Thomas Mcleod have finally caught up with him. Local news reports that a criminal investigation has been launched looking into previous criminal misconduct of Mcleod. The league has reiterated that standard policy is to await results from the criminal investigation before deciding on any punishment.

The Breakers have yet to comment on the situation.

William Pitre has retired from coaching

William Pitre has announced his decision to retire from coaching. Rumours have it he is heading to politics.

Active Player Retirements

Seattle Sea Dragons:
CB Andrew Langdon (13 seasons) 277 Tck, 2 Sck, 14 Int, 2 Def TD, 3 FF, 1 FR
DT Joseph Melvin (11 seasons) 143 Tck, 28 Sck, 4 FF

Arizona Hot Shots:
CB Teddy Leroy (11 seasons) 650 Tck, 6 Sck, 31 Int, 4 Def TD, 4 FF, 1 FR

Los Angeles Express:
T Daniel Mcfarlane (13 seasons) 645 Pancakes
LB Ronald Davis (12 seasons) 540 Tck, 30 Sck, 5 Int, 1 Def TD, 11 FF, 5 FR
RB Bruce Uribe (9 seasons) 495 att, 2535 yds, 33 TD, 84 rec, 821 yds, 12 TD
DT Kevin Wheat (12 seasons) 174 Tck, 12 Sck, 4 FF, 3 FR

Pittsburgh Maulers:
RB Vincent Boston (9 seasons) 1162 att, 5816 yds, 33 TD, 161 rec, 2283 yds, 16 TD
WR Donny Allen (10 seasons) 182 rec, 2409 yds, 13 TD
CB Robert Horner (12 seasons) 706 Tck, 5 Sck, 22 Int, 2 Def TD, 12 FF, 7 FR

Philadelphia Stars:
RB Eric Acker (11 seasons) 1150 att, 6510 yds, 45 TD, 97 rec, 1449 yds, 9 TD
WR Art Howe (13 seasons) 1134 rec, 20329 yds, 166 TD
G James Rubin (12 seasons) 457 Pancakes
T James Falcon (9 seasons) 634 Pancakes
CB Emmanuel Linkous (11 seasons) 470 Tck, 4 Sck, 18 Int, 2 Def TD, 5 FF, 3 FR

DC Defenders:
G Jeff Floyd (9 seasons) 437 Pancakes
K David Wilber (12 seasons) 233/301 FG

Michigan Panthers:
T Albert Cooley (12 seasons) 687 Pancakes
FS James Fennell (9 seasons) 298 Tck, 5 Sck, 6 Int, 2 Def TD, 3 FF, 1 FR

St. Louis Battlehawks:
C Donald Barber (11 seasons) 211 Pancakes

San Antonio Brahmas:
RB Brian Miller (10 seasons) 38 att, 200 yds, 3 TD
LB Billy Reddy (10 seasons) 407 Tck, 10 Sck, 3 Int, 1 Def TD, 10 FF, 3 FR
CB Harold Pitts (11 seasons) 115 Tck, 1 Sck, 3 Int, 2 FF, 1 FR

New Orleans Breakers:
RB Keaton Johnson (11 seasons) 1866 att, 10383 yds, 47 TD, 155 rec, 1433 yds, 5 TD

Orlando Apollos:
RB Samuel Bustos (8 seasons) 477 att, 2536 yds, 27 TD, 21 rec, 159 yds, 2 TD
WR Glen Cook (11 seasons) 915 rec, 13206 yds, 87 TD

Birmingham Stallions:
C Raymond Richards (12 seasons) 340 Pancakes

Jacksonville Bulls:
C Craig Martino (11 seasons) 340 Pancakes
G Antony Martin (10 seasons) 235 Pancakes

Tampa Bay Bandits:
T John Tang (9 seasons) 499 Pancakes
RB Christopher Stevens (9 seasons) 926 att, 4552 yds, 43 TD, 97 rec, 1112 yds, 7 TD
T Nicholas Rios (11 seasons) 1010 Pancakes

Notable free agent retirements

QB:
Max East (11 seasons pro) 2185/3229, 26771 yds, 218 TD
Drew Tobin (11 seasons pro) 1211/1692, 14515 yds, 134 TD
Donald Newberry (4 seasons pro) 13/18, 228 yds, 2 TD

RB:
Mel Cardoza (12 seasons pro) 2422 att, 11353 yds, 90 TD, 202 rec, 3192 yds, 34 TD

G:
George Black (13 seasons pro) 525 Pancakes
John Malcolm (12 seasons pro) 480 Pancakes

T:
Bryan Carter (13 seasons pro) 445 Pancakes
David Edward (11 seasons pro) 425 Pancakes
David Richards (12 seasons pro) 256 Pancakes

C:
Filiberto Gibbons (12 seasons pro) 41 Pancakes

TE:
Scott Barnhart (10 seasons pro) 273 rec, 2269 yds, 15 TD

WR:
Napoleon Zink (16 seasons pro) 804 rec, 12708 yds, 97 TD
Michael Prentice (13 seasons pro) 641 rec, 7920 yds, 55 TD
David Finley (12 seasons pro) 242 rec, 3117 yds, 26 TD

CB:
Jorge Wright (16 seasons pro) 741 Tck, 11 Sck, 16 Int, 2 Def TD, 6 FF, 3 FR
Michael Diaz (10 seasons pro) 355 Tck, 1 Sck, 9 Int, 1 Def TD, 5 FF, 3 FR
Christopher Leahy (7 seasons pro) 16 Tck, 1 FF
Alejandro Ford (7 seasons pro) 11 Tck, 1 Int

LB:
Benjamin Thornhill (12 seasons pro) 46 Tck, 2 Int

DT:
Percy Kurtz (11 seasons pro) 165 Tck, 21 Sck, 5 FF, 1 FR
Ross Wyant (10 seasons pro) 141 Tck, 7 Sck, 1 FF

FS:
John Woo (11 seasons pro) 634 Tck, 5 Sck, 20 Int, 2 Def TD, 12 FF, 10 FR
Aaron Eckert (11 seasons pro) 416 Tck, 7 Sck, 20 Int, 3 Def TD, 9 FF, 5 FR
Alfredo Skidmore (10 seasons pro) 155 Tck, 3 Sck, 4 Int, 1 Def TD, 2 FF, 2 FR
Troy Fisher (6 seasons pro) 7 Tck

SS:
Juan Willey (14 seasons pro) 698 Tck, 26 Sck, 17 Int, 1 Sfty, 4 FF, 4 FR

K:
Angelo Williams (17 seasons pro) 303/383 FG
John Reyes (7 seasons pro) 79/90 FG
Allan Gilbert (4 seasons pro) 0/1 FG

Other retirements

QB Jon Vogel (61 ovr)
QB Shawn Fortner (57 ovr)
QB William Peebles (56 ovr)
QB Keith Wheaton (53 ovr)
RB Brandon Williams (70 ovr)
RB Kevin Gallagher (62 ovr)
RB Aaron Alderman (55 ovr)
RB David Justus (48 ovr)
FB David Handley (63 ovr)
FB Matthew Pierce (60 ovr)
FB Glenn Villarreal (52 ovr)
G James Grubbs (72 ovr)
G Theo Butler (65 ovr)
G Mark Wallace (62 ovr)
G Scott Mcgee (59 ovr)
G Domenic Barrows (53 ovr)
G Chong Calderon (52 ovr)
G Toby Kemp (52 ovr)
G Ron Cole (51 ovr)
G Zachery Denson (48 ovr)
T Sam Eng (63 ovr)
T Edwin Ryan (60 ovr)
T Andy Harrington (59 ovr)
T Jeffery Jackson (58 ovr)
T Matthew Clark (53 ovr)
T Phil Pappas (52 ovr)
T James Baker (50 ovr)
T Randy Schmidt (49 ovr)
T Daniel Redden (49 ovr)
C Wallace Galvin (77 ovr)
C Donald Dotson (75 ovr)
C Marcelo Foster (73 ovr)
C Eldon Kohler (70 ovr)
C Leigh Bills (68 ovr)
C Rodney Daniel (66 ovr)
C Joseph Rosa (66 ovr)
C Jason Whatley (66 ovr)
C Raymond Hulsey (64 ovr)
C Pedro Conklin (64 ovr)
C Robert Gass (60 ovr)
C Frederick Luciano (56 ovr)
C Adam Marroquin (49 ovr)
C Richard Williams (44 ovr)
TE Fred Hurd (52 ovr)
TE Leo Nall (47 ovr)
TE Lavern Withrow (41 ovr)
WR David Heck (70 ovr)
WR Steven Kirkland (65 ovr)
WR Dale Michael (63 ovr)
WR Fernando Pierre (62 ovr)
WR Mary Waterman (60 ovr)
WR Michael Howell (59 ovr)
WR Barry Gates (59 ovr)
WR Eddie Stewart (57 ovr)
WR Eddie Harrison (57 ovr)
WR Robert Lange (56 ovr)
WR Wayne Ferreira (56 ovr)
WR Kenneth Estes (52 ovr)
CB Robert Dunlap (56 ovr)
CB Ed Sherman (54 ovr)
CB Daniel Bunn (52 ovr)
CB Ronald Johnson (51 ovr)
CB Charles Wilson (49 ovr)
CB Henry Kaplan (43 ovr)
LB Reggie Weinstein (62 ovr)
LB Donald Gallagher (62 ovr)
LB Steven Wallace (61 ovr)
LB James Bethea (60 ovr)
LB Bernard Barber (59 ovr)
LB Booker Winfield (55 ovr)
LB Oscar Bradbury (55 ovr)
LB Jeffrey Diaz (54 ovr)
LB Stephen Homan (53 ovr)
LB Albert Forney (49 ovr)
LB Joseph Jimenez (46 ovr)
DT Joseph Perreault (67 ovr)
DT Robert Mancuso (62 ovr)
DT Patrick Savoy (60 ovr)
DT Brian Green (54 ovr)
DT Dexter Bolden (52 ovr)
DT Billy Littlejohn (52 ovr)
DT Daniel Roldan (48 ovr)
DT Santos Mora (48 ovr)
DT Thomas Tejeda (47 ovr)
DT Angel Cordell (45 ovr)
DT Neil Manning (44 ovr)
DT James Gore (42 ovr)
DE Walter Crowe (65 ovr)
DE Milton Howard (59 ovr)
DE Javier Brown (58 ovr)
DE Shelby Herring (55 ovr)
DE Deshawn Broussard (55 ovr)
DE Paul Norris (54 ovr)
DE Marion Reilly (53 ovr)
DE George Thompson (53 ovr)
DE Justin Rodriquez (52 ovr)
DE Man Bloom (52 ovr)
DE Isaac Silvia (51 ovr)
DE Rhett Mize (51 ovr)
DE Jefferson Howland (50 ovr)
DE Lincoln Raymond (49 ovr)
DE Stephen Vargas (49 ovr)
DE Juan Winstead (44 ovr)
DE Arnoldo Bradshaw (35 ovr)
FS James Angel (63 ovr)
FS Van Lawhorn (62 ovr)
FS Craig Magana (50 ovr)
FS Russell Akin (50 ovr)
SS David White (67 ovr)
SS Luis Escalante (63 ovr)
SS Richard McCormick (59 ovr)
SS Lee Krause (59 ovr)
SS Charles McClanahan (58 ovr)
SS Michael Baird (55 ovr)
SS Robert Preston (48 ovr)
K Donald Marcotte (65 ovr)
K Cole Rosa (62 ovr)
K Bobby Grey (60 ovr)
K Williams Rowell (58 ovr)
P Rex Chambers (67 ovr)
P Richard Hussey (64 ovr)
P Donald Rupp (58 ovr)
P Robert McCorkle (55 ovr)
P Felix Cooper (53 ovr)
P Randy Matthews (51 ovr)
P Devin Allison (51 ovr)
P Justin Liu (51 ovr)