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Colt Brennan is Back

Author: DPC

Apr 3

I am a little late on this news, roughly five-weeks, but then again nobody really reads my blog…so here goes: Colt Brennan is a pro quarterback again. According to the 2.28.12 edition of the Honolulu Star Advertiser, Brennan signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

Courtesy of the Honolulu Star Advertiser:

 After a stellar career at UH, where he led the Warriors to the Sugar Bowl after the 2007 season and was a Heisman Trophy finalist, Brennan was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He started strong, completing 36 of 53 passes for 411 yards and three touchdowns.

But he was placed on injured reserve because of hamstring and hip injuries. In 2010, the Redskins traded for quarterback John Beck and later released Brennan in August. Brennan was picked up by Oakland, which also cut him.

In June 2011, Brennan signed with the Hartford Colonials in the United Football League for the 2011 season. But the league suspended operations of the Colonials a few months later and Brennan was not selected by any of the four remaining UFL teams in a dispersal draft.

While at UH, Brennan broke numerous records, including the NCAA Division I record for most touchdown passes in a single season with 58 and an NCAA record for highest pass completion percentage (70.4 percent).

Brennan is yet another example of why I should never be allowed to judge NFL talent or be the GM of an NFL franchise, unless it’s Madden. I thought Brennan would be a solid NFL QB, not spectacular, that hammered out a pretty good career. At Hawaii he was most accurate passer I had ever seen. Of course he played in the WAC and had contests against the University of Idaho, San Jose State, New Mexico State University and Utah State University. The four aforementioned teams are usually listed in ESPN’s Bottom 10.

Brennan wasn’t my first failure as a judge of football talent. Here is a partial list:

  • Jeff George
  • Matt Jones
  • Drew Carter
  • Andre Woodson
  • Darnell Hackney
  • Byron Leftwich
  • Andre Ware
  • David Klingler
  • David Terrell (former Chicago Bears wideout, not the MMA fighter from my hometown of Santa Rosa, CA)
  • Reggie Bush
  • Matt Leinart
  • Charles Rogers
  • Mike Williams
  • Robert Gallery

 Despite less than stellar careers in the NFL those guys became core players in Madden Franchise Mode for me and hold a special place my heart. In the digital realm JaMarcus Russell isn’t a bust. He is a top flight QB with a cannon arm. Obviously this is fan fiction because we know how Russell turned out.

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    • DPC’s Madden Roster

    Author: DPC

    May 31

    Like I mentioned in a prior post I got Madden 11 and started the Chicago Bears, in Franchise Mode, with a Fantasy Draft. I didn’t create the players I mentioned but like usual I drafted with an eye towards a thundering offense and with no regard to my defense (my top defensive player is Dhani Jones). I am trying to recreate the Greatest Show On Turf, so I drafted speed and top end wide receivers. Heyward-Bey is a stretch as my fourth wideout option but in many ways he reminds me of Az Zahir Hakim, during his tenure in St. Louis, great speed and so-so route running but another option to stretch the field. Hopefully weather doesn’t play a role in the game because my team is built for a dome: all speed, finesse,no running game and a completely inept defense.

     

    • QB: Jay Cutler, Michael Vick and Colt Brennan: Cutler has been compared to Jeff George so it’s natural that he is my new QB. That and he is Chicago Bear. Colt Brennan will eventually evolve into a DPC Madden All Star but at this point his rating is less than stellar. Vick is solid backup if Cutler goes down.
    • HB: Darren McFadden, Larry Johnson: McFadden is a 74 OVR with a 94 in speed. With some seasoning he will turn into a top back. Until he develops I figure Larry Johnson has a little left in the tank. Also, I really don’t run that much anyway.
    • FB: LenDale White: Like usual I converted White from a running back into a full back. His rating got bumped up a little bit. Like I mentioned, I don’t run much so my FB can be used as a release valve on two back sets.
    • TE: Kellen Winslow II: I wanted Greg Olsen but instead I got K2. He’s a good TE and fits in to my speed based offense. Essentially I am trying to run The Greatest Show On Turf in Chicago. Which is convenient with Mike Martz as the offensive coordinator.
    • WR: Calvin Johnson, Dez Bryant, Bernard Berrian, Darrius Heyward-Bey: Because I had the 15th pick I was unable to get Randy Moss, which maybe a blessing in disguise because he is starting to show his age. Instead I grabbed Johnson, as a younger version of Moss. To augment Johnson I grabbed Dez Bryant and the always speedy Berrian. I messed up my picks and forgot to get Devin Hester because of that mental lapse I grabbed Heyward-Bey. Besides being my fourth wideout he is also my punt returner.

    DavidPatrickCastro.net

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    • Colt Brennan Signs With UFL

    Author: DPC

    Apr 19

    Former University of Hawaii quarterback, and future DPC Madden All Star, Colt Brennan has signed with the United Football Leagues Hartford Colonials.

     

     

     

     

    By Dave Reardon, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
    April 18–Quarterback Colt Brennan will return to pro football this season with the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League, Brennan’s father, Terry, told the Star-Advertiser today.

    Jerry Glanville was recently named head coach of the Colonials. The former NFL head coach was the defensive coordinator at Hawaii during Brennan’s first two years as UH’s quarterback in 2005 and 2006.
    Hartford was 3-5 in the UFL last year. Former NFL quarterback Josh McCown started for the Colonials and is the only quarterback currently on the team’s roster. Glanville said on his Twitter feed that the team will be soon officially adding more players.
    Colt Brennan did not immediately return a text message.
    “This looks like a good opportunity for Colt,” Terry Brennan said in a phone interview. “I think Colt and his agents like this because playing in Canada requires a two-year contract and this doesn’t. The season ends in November and if he does well he could possibly be picked up by an NFL team.”
    Brennan set numerous school, conference and national passing records and was third in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2007 when he led UH to an unbeaten regular-season record and the Sugar Bowl.
    He was drafted in the sixth round by the Washington Redskins. He did not play in a regular-season game in two seasons there and was released prior to last season. Brennan was with the Oakland Raiders in the 2010 preseason, but did not make the team.
    Last November, Brennan was seriously injured in a two-car accident on the Big Island. He was passenger in a vehicle driven by his girlfriend, Shakti Stream. The driver of the other car, Theresa Wang, was critically injured in the head-on collision. An attorney representing Wang has filed suit against Stream.
    Brennan and Glanville were together last week at an SMU practice in Dallas. That’s where June Jones is now head coach. Jones was head coach at UH when Glanville and Brennan were there.
    Brennan will be 28 in August.




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    • Colt Brennan Update III

    Author: DPC

    Mar 22

    According to Sports Illustrated.com former University of Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan is attempting to make a comeback.

    Take Colt Brennan, a sixth-round selection of the Washington Redskins in 2008 who made headlines in November after being involved in a serious auto accident. He had circled Thursday’s pro day at San Diego State as the next step in his NFL comeback. Now he’ll need to be invited to a camp this summer, if there are camps. – Tony Pauline

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