Whirled Football League
{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats labeled as appropriate.} The talent is here to be a contender, but it’s never all come together. Key Additions: Antoine Bethea from SFO; A.J. Green from ROM; Andy Levitre from BER; Bud…
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7-10, 5th place Lomé discovered their offense this year, which was not certain given Thurman Thomas‘ early season injury. In stepped rookie Marshall Faulk and Thomas–he of over 1700 yards rushing in Year I–was unable to find much playing time even when he…
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{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats labeled as appropriate.} It just feels like, at some point, enough offensive support for the running game will emerge and move Rio deeper into the postseason. Key Additions: Marcell Dareus from LOM;…
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12-5, 2nd place A very successful campaign, even if the loss in the Southish Championship game will sting for a while. The year really turned on the tough loss to Amsterdam early and the inexplicable loss to Lomé late hurt, as a win in either contest…
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{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats labeled as appropriate.} A team in search of enough talent to take the next step. Key Additions: John Stallworth from IST; Roger Brown from SFO. Key Departures: Malcolm Jenkins {4, to ROM}….
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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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