Whirled Football League
6-11, 6th place Another fairly unsuccessful campaign. Sydney has all the offensive tools it needs, but the defense is continually suspect. They lost their 1st 2 games of the season and never got closer to .500 than that. The best…
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{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats labeled as appropriate.} The offense was record-setting last season; the question is if they will ever have a defense. Key Additions: John Abraham from BER, Abner Haynes from RIO, Greg Larson from…
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11-6, 3rd place Maybe it’s a little unfair. Rio is unbalanced, and nobody thinks they’re idiots for building their team around their running game. But Tokyo has plenty of critics, despite winning the inaugural Whirled Bowl and making it to…
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{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats labeled as appropriate.} San Francisco remains a good team looking to make the next step up. Key Additions: Champ Bailey from TOK, Darrell Green from BEI. Key Departures: Perrish Cox {5}; Chris…
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9-8, 5th place Year II was a bit of a struggle, especially early, as they started 0-4 before finishing the year 9-4 to end up a game over .500. Losses to Lomé and Rome were particularly confounding, especially for a…
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{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats labeled as appropriate.} Rome has struggled to make an impact on the league, and once again go into a season with more questions than answers, most notably–still–at QB. Key Additions: Josh Gordon…
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6-11, 7th place Rome beat some good teams–Berlin home and away, San Francisco, and most surprisingly, London. But there was little else to celebrate in a truly mediocre season. How long do you go with clearly talented QBs that fail to produce? This is…
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{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats labeled as appropriate.} The shock dominant team in the league for Year II, the Royal Giants are out to prove the season wasn’t a fluke. Key Additions: Dwayne Allen from ROM, Marshawn…
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14-3, 1st place Everything–and I mean everything–fell into place for the Royal Giants in Year II. Eli Manning was an MVP front-runner, Victor Cruz became an all-world receiver, and the defense remained one of the best in the league. New…
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{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats labeled as appropriate.} London is pushing to remain in the conversation of the elite of the league: the offense has all the tools, the question is if the defense can step up….
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