The Fantasy Football season playoffs and championship.........

[RavennaAl]

First, I want to thank everyone who has been following my fantasy football season. The first 10 'weeks' were alot of fun. It has been interesting, to say the least, watching the season as it has progressed. But now, it is time to find out who is the best team!


The WMLMF playoffs are here! It was a long, grueling 10 ’weeks’, and now we get down to the nitty-gritty. I was going to make it where the 2 North teams play against each other and the 2 Un-North teams play against themselves so that there would be a North vs. Un-North championship, but decided that I would stick to the original 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3 playoff bracket after all. Here’s a breakdown of the 2 games this week. ….

#1 Canadian Sasquatch vs. the #4 San Francisco Flaming Fairies

Series history: The Sasquatch have won all 3 games between the two teams, including last years WMLMF championship game, which went into overtime.

Sasquatch Offense: The ‘Quatch have a simple offensive strategy - give the ball to Grog. If that doesn’t work, then give the ball to Muckman. And if that doesn’t work, then give the ball back to Grog. It seems to work as the Sasquatch averaged 258 yards on the ground per game during the regular season. When the ‘Quatch do pass the ball, they rely on Stinkwater, the second highest rated QB in the league with a 129.5 rating. Tipper, the tight end, led the team with 4 TD receptions.

Fairy Offense: When you think of the Fairies, you think of their QB, Tommy Cruise. Cruise was the top gunner in the league, throwing for 1924 yards and 17 touchdowns. Though he has been known to be risky with his throws ( 12 interceptions) he usually makes all the right moves, and is far and away the most prolific QB in the league. Cruise’s favorite target is tight end Gene Simmons, the leagues top receiver with 739 yards and 8 touchdowns. The running game struggled in the first half of the season, but Johnny Holmes and James Leach have come on strong in their push to make the playoffs.

Sasquatch Defense: The ‘Quatch rely on their huge linemen to stop the run. In their 7 wins, they only gave up 277 rushing yards, an average of just 39.6 yards per game. If they have a weakness, it might be their pass coverage, having given up the league worst 2095 yards in the air. As bad as they look, the Sasquatch did have the 2nd most interceptions with 12.

Fairy Defense: The Fairies have 3 of the top 12 defensive players in the league, with Barney Frank, Rod Stroker and Ron Simmons. They didn’t play very well in the first half of the season, but have turned things around, helping them go 4-1 in their last 5 games. Their secondary is one of the league’s best, giving up an average of 130 passing yards per game.

Sasquatch Special Teams: Grog and Muckman handle the return duties and average just over 30 yards per return. Their kicker, Bunyons, has a strong leg and is accurate, especially under perssure.

Fairies Special Teams: Holmes and Leach are the Fairy kick return men, and average 25 yards. Their kicker, Pat Medown is the leagues best.

Game prediction: The big guys from up north easily handled the Fairies in the regular season game. The Fairies running game is much improved since then, but will it be enough? The Fairies will make it interesting for a half, then the Bigfoot team will walk away.

Sasquatch 31 - Fairies 17

#2 Midwest Mennonites vs. the #3 Battlin’ Bozos of Battle Creek

Series History: The Bozos won their only meeting earlier in the year when the Mennonites’ Mathew Martin missed a field goal on the games final play.

Mennonite Offense: The Mennonites have the league MVP and highest rated QB in Billy Bob Weisser. They also have a 1,000 yard rusher in Speedy Ezekiel and a couple of outstanding receivers in Mudder Smucker and Steven Stucky. They can attribute it all to the best linemen in the league, Doug Kennel, Walkder Plank, Leroy Sutter, Bubba Roth and Roger Raber.

Bozos Offense: The clowns were struggling at 1-3-1 when they made one simple change, naming 5 ½ their starting running back. The results have been nothing short of astounding. They’ve won their last 5 games in a row, More or Less has become a terrific receiver, and Pi has vastly improved his reading of defenses, throwing only 2 interceptions and 6 touchdowns in that time.

Mennonite Defense: The amish team doesn’t have any great stars on defense. What they do have, is great team chemistry. Sam Smucker and Louis Lapp anchor the right side of the line, while Henry McCracken and ‘Mad Dog’ Mathias plug the middle from their line backing positions. The secondary is sound, with Lynn ‘Weirdwolf’ Schmidt having a stellar year at free safety.

Bozos Defense: The clowns feature one of the best linemen in the league, One Eleven, who finished second in the league in tackles, tied for first in sacks and had an interception as well. They also have one of the best safeties, Greaterthanfour, who finished 4th in tackles. The defensive ends, AM and FM, provide a fierce pass rush that puts a lot of pressure on opposing QB’s.

Mennonite Special Teams: Speedy and Luthar Lamp average almost 30 yards per return. Mathew Martin has been erratic on field goals, and may prove costly.

Bozos Special Teams: 5 ½ led the league in kick returns, averaging just under 40 yards per return. The Bozos kicker, Bernie, has been consistent all year and could be the difference between the two teams.

Game Prediction: The Mennonites were the first team to clinch a playoff spot. Perhaps a little too early, as they were flat in their last two games. The Bozos are riding a 5 game winning streak. The last game between these two came down to the last play. Not this time around. It’ll be close, but the Mennonites will put an end to the clowns’ dream season.

Mennonites 21 - Bozos 17