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RSP Writers Q&A of 5-ish’s Squad

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After defensive tackle Marcell Dareus, safety Patrick Chung might be one of the most pivotal players in 5-ish’s defensive scheme. This squad’s owner labels him the wildcard of his scheme. Photo by Beth Hart.

The RSP Writers Project is underway with an updated spreadsheet and I already have a team submitted by a reader that I thought was worth a read. Jeff, otherwise known as “5-ish,” among those of us at the Footballguys.com Shark Pool message boards, is a knowledgeable football fan with a clear passion for the game. He was kind enough to share his roster and answer the interview questions just after changing the player values of the spreadsheet, but before I lowered the cap from $160 million to $150 million.

While he got an extra $10 million compared to the participating writers, I think you’ll enjoy reading about his team.

  1. Describe your offensive system:
    1. Personnel formations
    2. Blocking schemes
    3. Bread and butter plays
    4. Some of the pivotal players in the scheme
    5. The coordinators and coach that you’d likely pick to run it

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Updated Writers Project Values and 5-ish’s Readers Team Roster

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I have a feeling Matt Stafford will be on a lot of RSP Writers Project Teams. Reader 5-ish, whose knowledge rivals several writers I know, debuts a team for us below with Stafford as his starter.

The RSP Writers Project has been a blast this week and there was a lot of fantastic feedback from writers and readers this week. After taking a quick time out this week to tweak the project, it is now back in full force with a lower cap, revised player values, and thanks to reader and Footballguys subscriber Donnie Smith, a spreadsheet that wasn’t created by someone who stopped learning how to use Excel in the early part of this decade.

Here’s where you can download the new spreadsheet, instructions, and questions.

5-ish’s RSP Writers Project Team

I’ve always been a big Bradshaw fan. It appears 5-ish has similar respect for the runner’s game. Photo by Ted Kerwin

One of the Footballguys.com staff’s favorite subscribers that frequent the Shark Pool message board is “5-ish.” He’s like many of our great subscribers, knowledgeable about the game, a good sense of humor, and always willing to engage in friendly debate.

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