2006 Berlin Thunder season

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2006 Berlin Thunder season
General managerJoe Cealera
Head coach Rick Lantz
Home field Olympic Stadium
Jahn-Sportpark
Results
Record2–7–1
Division place6th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2006 Berlin Thunder season was the eighth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his third year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium and Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie.

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2006 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
15A. J. LindsayDTTemple
211Joe MimucciDTDelaware
314 Kevin Harrison LBEastern Michigan
423Willie FordCBSyracuse
526Little John FlowersRBMichigan State
635Ben MoaRBUtah
738Reggie LoveLBDuke
847Quentin SwainLBFlorida Atlantic
950Marty JohnsonRBUtah

[1]

Personnel

Staff

2006 Berlin Thunder staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Joe Cealera

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Don Eck
  • Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Mike Miller
  • National Coach/Running Backs – Wanja Müller
  • Tight Ends – Vince Marrow
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Charles Jones
  • Defensive Line – Phil Banko
  • Defensive Backs – Bill Hurley
  • Assistant Defensive Backs – Dwayne Stukes

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Matt Pippin

Roster

2006 Berlin Thunder roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 24 Derek Farmer
  • 31 Little John Flowers
  • 34 Marty Johnson

Wide receivers

  • 84 Rich Musinski

Tight ends

  • 46 Ben Moa
  • 81 Jason Randall
Offensive linemen
  • 65 Toby Cecil C
  • 78 Mike Erickson G
  • 76 Julius Franklin G
  • 75 Tom Kaleita T
  • 57 Joel Rodriguez C

Defensive linemen

  • 90 Jason Davis DT
  • 93 Jeff Green DE
  • 95 Samuel Taulealea DT
Linebackers
  • 51 Quentin Swain MLB
  • 59 Jermaine Taylor OLB

Defensive backs

  • 27 Jamaal Brimmer S
  • 21 Robert Redd CB
  • 20 Antwaun Rogers CB
  • 25 Duvol Thompson CB

Special teams

National players
  • 89 Flag of Finland.svg Klaus Alinen TE
  • 29 Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Flemming S
  • 88 Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Gamez WR
  • 66 Flag of Japan.svg Masakazu Goda C/G
  • 48 Flag of Mexico.svg Jonathan Hurtado OLB
  • 16 Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Liess WR
  • 99 Flag of England.svg Lorn Mayers DT
  • 86 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Schneider TE
  • 97 Flag of England.svg Daniel Watts DE


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, March 187:00 p.m.at Amsterdam Admirals W 33–291–0–0 Amsterdam ArenA 16,341
2Saturday, March 256:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 0–221–1–0 Olympic Stadium 13,105
3Saturday, April 16:00 p.m.at Hamburg Sea Devils T 17–17 OT 1–1–1 AOL Arena 15,837
4Saturday, April 86:00 p.m.Amsterdam AdmiralsL 31–381–2–1Olympic Stadium11,443
5Monday, April 176:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions W 24–132–2–1Olympic Stadium13,559
6Saturday, April 227:00 p.m.at Frankfurt Galaxy L 17–182–3–1 Commerzbank-Arena 26,812
7Saturday, April 297:00 p.m.at Rhein FireL 24–272–4–1 LTU arena 20,598
8Sunday, May 74:00 p.m.Hamburg Sea DevilsL 14–382–5–1Olympic Stadium16,762
9Sunday, May 144:00 p.m.at Cologne CenturionsL 7–252–6–1 RheinEnergieStadion 12,438
10Saturday, May 206:00 p.m.Frankfurt GalaxyL 13–142–7–1 Jahn-Sportpark 14,225

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

Standings

NFL Europe League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Amsterdam Admirals 730.7002592342–3–05–0–0L1
Frankfurt Galaxy 730.7001721604–1–03–2–0W1
Rhein Fire 640.6002071654–1–02–3–0W1
Cologne Centurions 460.4001511702–3–02–3–0L1
Hamburg Sea Devils 361.3501941931–3–12–3–0W3
Berlin Thunder 271.2501802411–4–01–3–1L5

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week One: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Berlin7136733
Amsterdam0771529

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: vs Rhein Fire

Week Two: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
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Berlin00000

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, March 25
  • Game time: 6:07 p.m. CET
  • Game weather: 39 °F (3.9 °C), cloudy with light rain
  • Game attendance: 13,105
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 3: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Three: Berlin Thunder at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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Berlin00710017
Hamburg01700017

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 1
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 15,837
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 4: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Amsterdam71414338
Berlin71401031

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 8
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12.2 °C), cloudy skies
  • Game attendance: 11,443
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 5: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Five: Cologne Centurions at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cologne007613
Berlin0107724

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Monday, April 17
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 13,559
  • [13]

Week 6: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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Berlin073717
Frankfurt036918

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 22
  • Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 26,812
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 7: at Rhein Fire

Week Seven: Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Berlin0371424
Rhein01431027

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 29
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 20,598
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 8: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Eight: Hamburg Sea Devils at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Hamburg71431438
Berlin070714

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 7
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 16,762
  • [14]

Week 9: at Cologne Centurions

Week Nine: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Berlin00707
Cologne1432625

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 14
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 12,438
  • [15]

Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Frankfurt077014
Berlin670013

at Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 20
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), cloudy with showers, windy
  • Game attendance: 14,225
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

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. [16] Overall, Berlin had three players selected. The selections were:

Notes

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

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