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MauiHowie

The front office audit. Feel free to file a complaint with the scoreboard.

MauiHowie · Season history

5-0-0Record
#2Record/PF/PA rank
99.9%Playoff odds
26.9Average skill age

The roster has entered the chat

Jared Goff is delivering 23.0 points per observed week. That is the sort of employee who should be allowed to skip the staff meeting.

D'Andre Swift is 27. The production can still help, but this front office's five-year plan should probably include a calendar.

Marvin Harrison is 24 and averaging 3.9 in the saved sample. Finally, a reason to say "trust the process" without immediately muting the chat.

These comments use observed points and ages. No salaries, contracts, injuries, or NFL playing-time claims are invented.

How is this owner doing?

Trending up: this season's head-to-head win rate is 100.0%, versus 29.2% across 24 prior regular-season games. That is +70.8 percentage points. The current sample is 5 games, so this is a temperature check, not a career verdict.

Schedule luck: +1.91 wins versus all-play expectation. All-time record, championships, trades, and season-by-season results.

The franchise receipts

Across linked seasons: 12-17-0 in regular-season head-to-head games, 0 championships, and 0 playoff appearances. Team names may change. The receipts follow the manager.

SeasonTeam snapshotH2H W-L-TObserved games
2024MauiHowie3-9-012
2025MauiHowie4-8-012
2026MauiHowie5-0-05

Value basis: FantasyCalc dynasty value. Priced skill players: 17/17. Unpriced is unknown, not worthless. Source and method.

Key players

PlayerPositionAgeObserved PPGWeeksValue
Kenneth WalkerRB2522.0257390
Chris OlaveWR2619.7455006
Saquon BarkleyRB294.6053095
D'Andre SwiftRB2716.1652977
Marvin HarrisonWR243.9052666
George KittleTE3314.3652168
Mike EvansWR3315.3252149
Jared GoffQB3223.0052095

Draft-pick drawer

PickValue
2027 round 2 (original roster 2)1500
2027 round 2 (original roster 8)1500
2027 round 3 (original roster 8)1009
2028 round 1 (original roster 2)2053
2028 round 2 (original roster 8)1268
2028 round 3 (original roster 8)926
2029 round 1 (original roster 8)1785
2029 round 2 (original roster 8)1156
2029 round 3 (original roster 8)870

Outlook is based on simulated playoff odds: at least 70% is a contender, at most 30% is a rebuild candidate. This is not a claim about what the owner wants to do. Explore trade ideas.