TEAM AMERICA
Carter Bennett
78-96 (.448) Overall Record
Season Record Finish Postseason PF (rank) PA (rank)
2019 - 7-7 t-6th None 4932 (7th) 5234 (7th)
2018 - 9-5 3rd Lost in 1st Round 6016 (2nd) 5463 (2nd)
2017 - 7-7 4th Lost in 1st Round 4509 (6th) 4920 (8th)
2016 - 5-9 t-7th None 5005 (4th) 5132 (5th)
2015 - 4-10 t-7th None 4783 (7th) 5168 (6th)
2014 - 3-11 8th None
2013 - 7-7 5th None
2012 - 5-9 t-7th None
2011 - 2-12 8th None
2010 - 7-8 4th Lost in Championship
2009 - 12-4 t-1st Lost in Championship
2008 - 10-7 t-3rd None
Keepers History:
2019 - QB Matt Ryan, RB Alvin Kamara
2018 - QB Matt Ryan
2017 - QB Drew Brees
2016 - QB Marcus Mariota
2015 - QB Matt Ryan, QB Ryan Tannehill
2014 - QB Matt Ryan, QB Nick Foles
2013 - QB Matt Ryan, RB Maurice Jones-Drew
2012 - QB Andy Dalton, WR Mike Wallace
2011 - QB Peyton Manning, QB Matt Cassel
2010 - QB Peyton Manning, RB DeAngelo Williams
2009 - QB Peyton Manning, RB DeAngelo Williams
Trivia:
-Six-year playoff drought is longest streak for an owner in league history.
-Lost both championship games to Adam Spinella.
-2011 season: lowest single-season win total (2) and winning percentage (.166) in league history.
-One of two teams to go from championship to last place in successive seasons (Ryan Hill, '08-'09).
-10 wins in 2008 season is most by team to miss postseason.
-Career 2-3 Postseason Record.
Trade History:
None
Head-to-Head Records:
vs. Spinella: 11-15 (0-2 postseason)
vs. Russ: 9-14
vs. Austin: 9-16 (0-1 postseason)
vs. Snow: 8-12 (1-0 postseason)
vs. Davis: 6-16 (0-1 postseason)
vs. Poitras: 5-3
vs. Bloom: 4-4
vs. Ryan H: 4-4
vs. Tolbert: 3-5
vs. Varney: 2-0
vs. Worth: 1-0
Abridged History:
2008 was a difficult season for Bennett to swallow, dropping to 5th place down the stretch despite winning 5 of his final 7 games. A head-to-head loss to Kyle Russ in the final week was a brutal blow for Bennett, but the 10 wins in the first season certainly was not a difficult pill to swallow. With Peyton Manning as an obvious keeper, the future looked bright for Bennett -- and the next few seasons brought two championship appearances.
That championship run in 2009 for Bennett saw him tie for the league-lead in wins with 12, anchored of course by Peyton Manning, Eli Manning and a great receiving corps. Bennett went on a seven-game win streak in the meat of the season, breezing through his bye weeks to sit at 10-2 at one point in the year. However, a demoralizing loss in the championship to Adam Spinella by 214 ruined any title hopes Bennett had.
2010 was much of the same for Carter's team. Even though he finished the regular season 7-8, Bennett did just enough to squeak into the playoffs, beating out the Clough Road rivals of Austin and Ryan Hill. The first round brought a wonderful upset for Bennett as well, knocking off top-seeded newcomer Taylor Snow when Snow started quarterbacks Jon Kitna and Kerry Collins. Getting to the championship game once again, Bennett faced a familiar foe: Adam Spinella. Things looked strong for Bennett, with Spinella's top scorer per-game Michael Vick out with an injury. The result was brutal for Bennett however, as Vick's replacement Tim Tebow put up 80 points, and Bennett's second quarterback Matt Cassel only landed 3. That was the difference in the game, finishing 405-336 in Spinella's favor. Bennett also may have sealed his fate with a horrible keeper decision, sticking with Chief QB Matt Cassel over running back LeSean McCoy heading into next season.
After back-to-back title game appearances, Bennett's fate changed for the worse in the offseason between 2010 and 2011. Bennett held onto Peyton Manning as his keeper, hoping Manning would be able to come back from offseason surgery on his throwing arm. When Manning could not recover and missed the entire season, it sent Bennett's entire fantasy year down the drain. Bennett threw the season away, but did so in unwise fashion. He released Manning, which allowed Team Russ to swoop in and take Peyton as his own keeper. The 2011 keeper selection for Bennett, Matt Cassel, was benched a year after throwing 27 TDs and 7 INTs. Bennett finished with the worst record in league history that year, going 2-12.
2012 was marginally better for Bennett, but it did not provide him enough to get into the playoffs. Keepers Andy Dalton and Mike Wallace were solid for their expectations, but it was clearly the worst collection of keepers any team had seen in league history. Bennett (now naming his squad Team America) drafted well in 2012: Matt Ryan was selected with the first pick and became a franchise cornerstone for years to come. Bennett was held back by extreme turmoil at the running back position: he finished the season with only one running back in the top 25 in points (Ahmad Bradshaw, 18th).
While Ryan was to be the face of the franchise in 2013 and moving forward, Bennett squandered his second keeper pick, taking Maurice Jones-Drew, and first pick in the draft, as Arian Foster ended up missing the majority of the season. An unlucky break to be sure; Bennett had other players in place that would have made for a solid season if his top two running backs had not been hurt. The most pleasant surprise of the season was the emergence of Nick Foles in the Philadelphia Eagles offense. A great waiver wire pickup for Bennett, he banked on that statistical output benefiting his fantasy team in 2014.
Matt Ryan and Nick Foles. Finally Bennett had two high-powered quarterbacks to bank on in 2014. Unfortunately, Bennett's team never fulfilled that potential. Nick Foles got hurt and appeared to lose his starting spot and confidence in the process. First-round pick Doug Martin struggled mightily, finishing 45th in running back points. Without a single running back or wide receiver in the top ten statistically at their position, Bennett once again fell to last place in the league, finishing 3-11.
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