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Let's Get It Started Sep 05, 2009 (12:45 PM) It has been 9 months since the last time 2 teams from the Professional Football Federation matched up. Since, there has been an End Of The Season Party at Terry McGrath's. An After Party the same night at Scotch and Soda. There has been an Owners Meeting at Emmerson's. Then, there was a Magical Draft Weekend at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. We've had our Rookie Draft and our Keeper Turn In's. We lost Chad Harding and gained Collin Zander. A lot has happened in this league, let alone all the tribulations that 2009 has brought to our world, since 2 teams have matched up. This coming weekend, it will happen 8 times. Now all that is behind us. It is finally time to play the game. To go back to what we do best; compete! This year brings with it a lot of questions. Will we have a repeat champion for the first time in league history? What kind of team and owner is the Moon Shadows with Collin? Will he make the Playoffs in his first season? Will Ronnie, Jason, or Casey make the Playoffs for their first time? Will the Clubs be strong as they are every year? Will Terry T. get back to winning and making the Playoffs? And mainly, who will be crowned League Champion at seasons end? We have some great opening weekend games as always. Some of them will be talked about on this homepage. So get ready. Be prepared. Get your game on. It's time to get it on!
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| Dream Team vs. Twisters Sep 06, 2009 (8:30 AM) The Dream Team and the Twisters are no strangers to opening day games. In fact, they have played each other opening weekend every single season since Scott joined the League in 2004 except in 2006. When these 2 teams match up on opening weekend, they always play each other close and points are always scored. This will be these 2 teams third straight opening day games against each other. Let's take a look back at those last two. Coming into the 2008 season was the Tale Of Two Cities for these two teams. In 2007 the Dream Team went 9-4 and won the Diamond Division while the Twisters finished last in that Division with a 6-7 and no playoffs for only the second time in their exsistance. In the beginning, it looked like a typical Opening Weekend, in the end, this would finish as the Highest Scoring Game of the week. The Twisters had 6 of 8 spots finish in double digits. Highest scorer for the team would be WR- D. Jackson- PHI who caught 6 balls for 106 yards for 16.6 points. Also, WR- A. Boldin- ARZ got in on the action with 8 catches for 82 yards for 16.2 points. The problem for the Twisters on this day is that his players were producing, but not producing TD's. Their QB- K. Warner- ARZ who would go on to be a Fantasy Stud, had a decent day at best throwing for 197 yards a TD for 153.4 points. The TD's would come from the Dream Team's side of the ball. RB- W. Parker- PIT would run for 138 yards and 3 TD's for 31.8 points. QB- J. Kitna-DET would get in on the action with 262 yards passing and 2 TD's for 25.1 points. Don't forget WR play. A. Johnson- HOU caught 10 balls for 112 yards for 21.2 points. In the end the Dream Team would walk away with a huge win over their Division Rivals, 137.5 to 104.5 If you like points, then these are the 2 teams to watch for. In 2007, the game would not be real close, but they both would score a whole lot of points. These teams were coming off a 2006 season where both made the Playoffs. Dream Team knocked out the Twisters in the Red Conference Championship Game, and the Dream Team they went on to lose to the Rush in the Paramount Bowl. This would be the Twisters chance for revenge. The Twisters had a nice game. Their leading scorer would be WR- R. Curry- OAK wou caught 10 balls for 133 yards and a TD for 293.3 points. Also, the Twisters had a little WR by the name of S. Smith- CAR who caught 7 balls for 118 yards and a TD for 25.0 points. Don't ever over look a Twisters QB. C. Palmer helped out with 194 yards and 2 TD's for 21.7 points. Speaking of QB's. The Dream Team's QB would be the nightmare for the Twisters. T. Romo- DAL would throw for 345 yards and 2 TD's, I'm sorry, I mean 3 TD's. Wait, I mean 4 TD's. TYPO! T. Romo would throw for 5 TD's all for a whopping 48.3 points. WR- A. Johnson- HOU would get in on the action with 7 catches for 142 yards and a TD for 27.2 points. In the end the Dream Team would clobber the Twisters 145.0 to 102.9. The Dream Team are 10-2 all time against the Twisters in regular season play. The Twisters know that if they ever want to get over the hump and play for a Championship, they have to start with what has become their biggest weakness, playing the Dream Team. In just days the Twisters will get a chance to start things off right and put a W on the board over their Division Rival, the Dream Team. |
Rush vs. Fury
Sep 05, 2009 (1:15 PM) What a game we get on opening weekend when the two power houses of the League match up. The good news for the rest of the league is that one of these teams will be 0-1. The bad news, one of them is guaranteed to be 1-0 and maybe on their way to another winning season. The Fury and the Rush have matched up on Opening Weekend 3 other times since Matt Joined the League in 2004. Over all the Rush are 9-3 all-time against the Fury. But, lets take a look back at those 3 opening weekend games in the past. In 2005, the Rush were coming off a League Championship and a win over the Fury in the 2004 Playoffs. This would be the first chance since his first season for Matt to try to take over the Club Division. This would be a close game where not a lot of points would be scored. The Fury would start QB- M. Vick- ATL who would throw for 156 yards, rush for 68 and throw one TD for 20.6 points. Vick would be the highest scorer for the Fury. The other highlight for the Fury would be RB- B. Westbrook- PHI who ran for 47 yards, had 64 yards recieving and a TD for 17.1 points. On the other side of the ball the leading scorer of the game was for the Rush. QB- M. Hasselbeck- SEA threw for 246 yards and 2 TD's for 25.9 points RB- L. Tomlinson- SD ran for 72 yards and a TD for 13.2 points. In the end the Rush edges out the Fury 79.0 to 73.8. A few other players this day was Fury's WR- Hines Ward- PIT, WR- R. Williams- DET, and TE- C. Cooley- WAS. The Rush's RB- J. Lewis- BAL, WR- A. Boldin- ARZ, and WR- J. Porter- OAK. In 2006 the Rush and the Fury were coming off 2 straight seasons where they finished 1-2 in the Club Division. And just like the previous season, these two teams met in the Playoffs but this time the Fury beat the Rush and went on to win the League Championship. Now these 2 teams meet week 1 to establish out of the gate who the greatest is. Again, this would be a very close game. The Rush's highest scorer would be RB- L. Tomlinson- SD who ran for 131 yards, had 18 yards of receiving and a TD for 20.9 points. Rush also had RB- R. Brown- MIA who ran for 30 yards, had 32 yards of receiving and 2 TD's for 18.2 points. The Fury had the highest scorer in this game. QB- M. Vick- ATL threw for 140 yards, ran for 48 yards and had 2 TD's for 23.8 points. They also had RB- B. Westbrook- PHI who ran for 71 yards, had 61 yards receiving and a TD for 19.2 points. In the end the Fury would walk away with the win 93.2 to 85.0. Just a year later in 2007, the Rush and the Fury would meet again on opening day. Coming off the 3rd straight season where these teams finished 1-2 in the Club Division and the 3rd straight season where either the Rush or the Fury won a League Championship. In 2006, the Rush won it all while the Fury lost to the Miners in the first round. So, the 2007 opener would be a huge game for these teams. The Rush would have only RB- L. Tomlinson- SD show up to play. He would have 17 yards passing, 25 yards rushing, 51 yards receiving and 2 TD's for 20.4 yards. The Fury had the highest scorer in the game. WR- L. Coles- NYJ had 59 yards receiving and 2 TD's for 24.9 points. In the end the Fury would get the best of the Rush, 81.7 to 67.3. With Fury winning it all last season in 2008, and these 2 teams playing opening weekend this season, the trend continues. These two teams have played opening weekend every time one of them have won a League Championship and only win one wins a League Championship. And, only when they both finished 1-2 the previous season in the Club Division. |
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Broncos vs. Wolverines Sep 06, 2009 (9:24 AM) Not only have these two owners never matched up on opening day, these two storied Franchises have never met on opening day. The Wolverines and the Broncos have a some thing in common, they both want to own the Spade Division. What they dont have in common is that the Wolverines have figured out how to make the post season, while the Broncos are still trying to figure that out. The Wolverines are coming off a good 2008 season where they went 8-5, won the Spade Division, and made it to the Black Conference Championship Game. The Broncos missed the Playoffs and finished with a 6-7. In 2008, the Wolverines beat the Broncos both times they played. In week 1 the Wolverines had no problems beating the Broncos 138.2 to 80.4. In week 13 it was much closer. The Wolverines egded out the Broncos 85.1 to 84.0. These 2 Franchises may seem a distance apart now, but overall they are very close. These teams are 8-8 all-time against each other. On the all-time wins list, the Wolverines are 50-54 while the Broncos are 49-55. Both teams are 5-3 all-time in opening weekend games. And most importantly to these two teams is that neither Franchise has ever even played in a Paramount Bowl. It all starts this weekend. One team will be undefeated after week 1. We all know the first win is the hardest. This is quickly becoming a rivalry game to watch. The Broncos are predicted to have a big season and they know starting it out beating the defending Division Champion is a great way to get it going.
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Jul 04, 2009 (10:35 AM) Many believe that to win in our League, you must score TD's. That is true, but does it mean you have to score the most TD's? Yes....and no. We've gone back and seprated the amount of TD's scored by Playoff teams and non Playoff teams each season. Here are some of what we found.
The magic # here looks to be 50 TD's That is the # you need to shoot for each and every year. If you do this, you will make the Playoffs more times then not. In fact, you will make them most of the time. Good Luck! |
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