Author Archive: MKNN

Year II Preview: Beijing Red Stars

{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats are labeled as appropriate.} Beijing was, simply, the worst team in the WFL in Year I. It’s a long road out of the basement, but there is some hope in the offseason…
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Year II Preview: Cape Town Makana

{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats are labeled as appropriate.} Injuries decimated Cape Town in Year I, most specifically to Adrian Peterson in week 2 and then Larry Fitzgerald and Teddy Bridgewater halfway through the year, then Calais Campbell…
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Year II Preview: Istanbul Janissaries

{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats are labeled as appropriate.} In 2016, the consensus was that the Istanbul defense would be a dominant force that made the team a contender. The reality was that the team had the…
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Year II Preview: Lomé Dzidudu

{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats are labeled as appropriate.} There was a lot of feel-good in Lomé. Most of all from the QB situation, where Jim Kelly went down in game 3, turning over the reins to Austin Davis…
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Year II Preview: Rio de Janeiro Carnival

{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats are labeled as appropriate.} Rio had 7 representatives at the All Pro Game: 3 RB’s (by far the best tandem in the league in Jim Brown and Jamaal Charles, as well as blocking…
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Year II Preview: Sydney Great White

{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats are labeled as appropriate.} Sydney was a disappointment in Year I: one of the best RBs and RB tandems in the league, an all-pro WR, solid QB play, and essentially a .500 team?…
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Year II Preview: Tokyo Swallows

{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats are labeled as appropriate.} It is certainly true that Tokyo got very, very lucky in Year I with regards to injuries. But the Swallows did not flatter to deceive: this is a great…
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Year II Preview: San Francisco Sea Lions

{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats are labeled as appropriate.} Drew Brees was fantastic all year, but if there was a fault in the Sea Lions’ offense–and remember, this is a team that won their division–it was the lack of…
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Year II Preview: The Roman Empire

{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats are labeled as appropriate.} By AV, the best 6 players on the team were linemen. Nothing against linemen, but you need more from the star positions if you want to compete in the…
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Year II Preview: New York Royal Giants

{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats are labeled as appropriate.} This was just a bad team. Tiki Barber had a good year, Chris Snee had a good year, and Jon Beason had a good year. Beyond that? Not really….
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