2006 Amsterdam Admirals season

2006 Amsterdam Admirals season
2006 Amsterdam Admirals season
General manager	Stefaan Eskes
Head coach	Bart Andrus
Home field	Amsterdam ArenA
Results
Record	7–3
Division place	1st
Playoff finish	Lost World Bowl XIV
	← 2005; Other seasons; 2007 →;

The 2006 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 12th season for the team in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his sixth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XIV, Amsterdam lost to the Frankfurt Galaxy 7–22.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2006 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
1	6	James Lee	DT	Oregon State
2	12	Claude Harriott	DE	Pittsburgh
3	13	Kevin Timothee	CB	Florida International
4	24	Earl Cochran	DE	Alabama State
5	25	Tyler Lenda	T	Penn State
6	36	Michael Tolbert	LB	Baylor
7	37	Sam Massey	CB	Morgan State
8	48	Ben Herrell	T	Miami (OH)
9	49	Lamar Lee	CB	Arkansas State

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Personnel

Staff

**2006 Amsterdam Admirals staff**

	Front office General Manager – Stefaan Eskes Head coaches Head Coach/Quarterbacks – Bart Andrus Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – John Allen Running Backs – Wendell Davis Tight Ends – Robert Hunt Offensive Line – Ron Heller			Defensive coaches Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Richard Kent Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Rex Norris Defensive Line – Kanavis McGhee National Coach/Linebackers – John Leijten Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tommy Perry

Roster

**2006 Amsterdam Admirals roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Jared Allen 5 Gibran Hamdan 17 Reggie Robertson Running backs 25 Larry Croom 32 Diamond Ferri Wide receivers 87 Craig Bragg 19 Vincent Butler 89 Skyler Fulton 80 Chad Lucas Tight ends 84 Ben Hall 85 Tory Humphrey 81 Sean Mulcahy		Offensive linemen 77 Marko Cavka T 68 Ben Herrell G 75 Atlas Herrion G 60 Mike Johnson C 62 Michael King G/C 72 Tyler Lenda C 73 Jeff Roehl T 74 Clint Stickdorn T Defensive linemen 92 Tony Brown DT 96 Jeremy Caudill DT 99 Earl Cochran DE 90 Claude Harriott DE 94 Marcus Jasmin DT 98 Darrell Lee DE 91 James Lee DT		Linebackers 45 Phil Archer MLB 44 Derrick Ballard OLB 58 Jeremy Cain 47 Nick Hannah OLB 52 Pasha Jackson OLB 53 Shawn Morgan OLB Defensive backs 20 Atari Bigby S 23 Abraham Elimimian CB 26 Justin Perkins CB 42 Cory Peoples S 31 Art Thomas CB 27 Kevin Timothee CB Special teams 6 Ryan Killeen K 9 Glenn Pakulak P		National players 50 Carl-Johan Björk MLB 11 Syoei Hasegawa WR 21 Ryota Hori S 51 Rikiya Ishida MLB 18 Noriaki Kinoshita WR 56 Akwasi Mensah 71 Patrice Majondo-Mwamba DT 22 Sandino Octobre RB 82 Yoan Schnee TE Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Saturday, March 18	7:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	L 29–33	0–1	Amsterdam ArenA	16,341
2	Sunday, March 26	4:00 p.m.	at Cologne Centurions	W 20–15	1–1	RheinEnergieStadion	17,251
3	Saturday, April 1	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 38–20	2–1	Amsterdam ArenA	9,917
4	Saturday, April 8	6:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	W 38–31	3–1	Olympic Stadium	11,443
5	Saturday, April 15	3:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 35–31	4–1	Amsterdam ArenA	12,683
6	Saturday, April 22	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	W 30–21	5–1	LTU arena	20,118
7	Saturday, April 29	6:00 p.m.	at Hamburg Sea Devils	W 18–17	6–1	AOL Arena	15,224
8	Saturday, May 6	7:00 p.m.	Cologne Centurions	L 13–20	6–2	Amsterdam ArenA	12,228
9	Sunday, May 14	5:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 17–12	7–2	Commerzbank-Arena	31,769
10	Saturday, May 20	7:00 p.m.	Hamburg Sea Devils	L 21–34	7–3	Amsterdam ArenA	15,937
World Bowl XIV
11	Saturday, May 27	6:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 7–22	7–4	LTU arena	36,286

^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11] ^[12] ^[13]

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Amsterdam Admirals	7	3	0	.700	259	234	2–3–0	5–0–0	L1
Frankfurt Galaxy	7	3	0	.700	172	160	4–1–0	3–2–0	W1
Rhein Fire	6	4	0	.600	207	165	4–1–0	2–3–0	W1
Cologne Centurions	4	6	0	.400	151	170	2–3–0	2–3–0	L1
Hamburg Sea Devils	3	6	1	.350	194	193	1–3–1	2–3–0	W3
Berlin Thunder	2	7	1	.250	180	241	1–4–0	1–3–1	L5

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Berlin Thunder

Week One: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	7	13	6	7	33
Amsterdam	0	7	7	15	29

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, March 18
Game time: 7:06 p.m. CET
Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), roof open, partly cloudy
Game attendance: 16,341
Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 2: at Cologne Centurions

Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	3	7	10	0	20
Cologne	0	13	0	2	15

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

Date: Sunday, March 26
Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 17,251
Referee: Terry Brown

Week 3: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	3	3	7	20
Amsterdam	14	10	7	7	38

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, April 1
Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), roof open, partly cloudy
Game attendance: 9,917
Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 4: at Berlin Thunder

Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	7	14	14	3	38
Berlin	7	14	0	10	31

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 8
Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), cloudy skies
Game attendance: 11,443
Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 5: vs Rhein Fire

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	7	17	0	7	31
Amsterdam	14	7	7	7	35

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, April 15
Game time: 3:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), roof open, fair
Game attendance: 12,683
Referee: John Parry

Week 6: at Rhein Fire

Week Six: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	14	7	6	3	30
Rhein	7	7	0	7	21

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 22
Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), roof open, mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 20,118
Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 7: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Seven: Amsterdam Admirals at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	3	0	6	9	18
Hamburg	0	17	0	0	17

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 29
Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), overcast
Game attendance: 15,224
Referee: Terry Brown

Week 8: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Eight: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	3	10	7	0	20
Amsterdam	3	0	0	10	13

at Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, May 6
Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), roof open, clear skies, fair
Game attendance: 12,228
Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 9: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	3	7	7	17
Frankfurt	3	3	0	6	12

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Sunday, May 14
Game time: 5:05 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), roof closed
Game attendance: 31,769
Referee: Greg Meyer

Week 10: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Ten: Hamburg Sea Devils at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hamburg	3	14	7	10	34
Amsterdam	0	0	7	14	21

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, May 20
Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
Game weather: roof closed
Game attendance: 15,937
Referee: Jerome Boger

World Bowl XIV

World Bowl XIV: Frankfurt Galaxy vs Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	2	0	10	10	22
Amsterdam	0	7	0	0	7

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 27
Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), roof closed
Game attendance: 36,286
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (NFL Network): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger

Honors

After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europe League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com.^[15] Overall, Amsterdam had eight players selected. The selections were:

Derrick Ballard, linebacker
Skyler Fulton, wide receiver
Gibran Hamdan, quarterback
Ryan Killeen, placekicker
Noriaki Kinoshita, special teams player
Tyler Lenda, center
Chad Lucas, wide receiver
Jeff Roehl, tackle

Additionally, Hamdan and defensive tackle Tony Brown were named offensive and co-defensive MVPs, respectively. Hamdan, who was in his third season with the Admirals, set an NFLEL record by posting a passer rating of 113.4, leading his team to a 6–1 record before suffering a season-ending injury. He completed 102 of 162 passes for a league-leading 1,629 yards with 12 touchdowns. In the Week 3 contest against Frankfurt he became only the second quarterback in league history to post a perfect 158.3 rating. Brown, who shared the award with Cologne Centurions' linebacker Philippe Gardent, became the third player in NFLEL history to win defensive MVP honors despite not being voted to the All-NFLEL team. He recorded four sacks and 40 tackles during the season.^[15]

Notes

^ All times are in Central European Time (CET), or Central European Summer Time (CEST) after March 25.

References

^ NFL Europe League (January 27, 2006). "Familiar faces return in NFLEL free agent draft" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
^ NFL Europe League (March 13, 2006). "World Bowl rematch kicks off 14th season" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (March 21, 2006). "Week one winners clash in Berlin" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (March 28, 2006). "Race looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (April 4, 2006). "Pace-setting Fire host Sea Devils" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (April 11, 2006). "Top two in fight for first as season reaches halfway mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (April 18, 2006). "League leaders meet for second week in a row" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (April 25, 2006). "League-leading Admirals aim to maintain World Bowl charge" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (May 2, 2006). "Admirals within touching distance of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (May 9, 2006). "Winner takes all in Admirals-Galaxy clash" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (May 16, 2006). "Admirals clinch World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (May 22, 2006). "Yello Strom World Bowl XIV preview" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ Carlson, Mike (May 28, 2006). "NFL Europe: Frankfurt runs way to 4th title". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ "2006 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
^ ^a ^b NFL Europe League (May 25, 2006). "NFLEL names All-League team, MVPs" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 26, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2013.

[2] All times are in Central European Time (CET), or Central European Summer Time (CEST) after March 25.

[1] NFL Europe League (January 27, 2006). "Familiar faces return in NFLEL free agent draft" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

[3] NFL Europe League (March 13, 2006). "World Bowl rematch kicks off 14th season" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[4] NFL Europe League (March 21, 2006). "Week one winners clash in Berlin" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[5] NFL Europe League (March 28, 2006). "Race looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[6] NFL Europe League (April 4, 2006). "Pace-setting Fire host Sea Devils" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[7] NFL Europe League (April 11, 2006). "Top two in fight for first as season reaches halfway mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[8] NFL Europe League (April 18, 2006). "League leaders meet for second week in a row" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[9] NFL Europe League (April 25, 2006). "League-leading Admirals aim to maintain World Bowl charge" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[10] NFL Europe League (May 2, 2006). "Admirals within touching distance of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[11] NFL Europe League (May 9, 2006). "Winner takes all in Admirals-Galaxy clash" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[12] NFL Europe League (May 16, 2006). "Admirals clinch World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[13] NFL Europe League (May 22, 2006). "Yello Strom World Bowl XIV preview" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[14] Carlson, Mike (May 28, 2006). "NFL Europe: Frankfurt runs way to 4th title". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[15] "2006 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

[PR_05/25-16] NFL Europe League (May 25, 2006). "NFLEL names All-League team, MVPs" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 26, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2013.

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