Whirled Football League
{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats labeled as appropriate.} 2 things have been consistent for Beijing: a losing record and a commitment to a full house backfield. The latter remains, the former is yet to be seen. The…
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5-12, 8th place Another year where the defense was solid and the offense struggled, although the team was probably better across the board this season. Things were looking good after a 41-24 victory over Lomé, which brought the Red Stars record…
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{ I engineered a way to evaluate trades that combines real life performance and WFL performance in a way that feels acceptable. This allows trades, which are listed below in rough order of blockbusterliness. } Defensive PoY Candidate Heads North…
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Beijing Red Stars (9-25) The most intriguing thing about Beijing is their commitment to the full house backfield and the revolving door at QB. It’s really not clear that door stops at Ben Roethlisberger: he was mediocre at best, but…
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Tokyo Swallows @ Beijing Red Stars The Bird Nest 58°, 5-15mph wind. 1 2 3 4 Tot 2016 Tokyo (11-6) 3 7 7 0 17 2016 Beijing (5-12) 0 20 6 17 43 Scoring Summary 1 11:06 Tokyo FG Prater 22…
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Rio de Janeiro Carnival @ Beijing Red Stars The Bird’s Nest 75°, no wind. 1 2 3 4 Tot 2016 Rio de Janeiro (11-5) 13 13 7 7 40 2016 Beijing (4-12) 3 10 0 7 20 Scoring Summary 1 11:33…
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Beijing Red Stars @ London Fog Wembley Stadium 65°, no wind. 1 2 3 4 Tot 2016 Beijing (4-11) 0 0 0 7 7 2016 London (9-6) 0 0 3 14 17 Scoring Summary 3 0:50 London FG Bailey 39 (13-69-6:54)…
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A full slate of games, rounding into the final bye week of the season. This was a very light week for injuries, which is good news all around. Still, there were a few, with Tokyo being the playoff team most…
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Addis Ababa Emperors @ Beijing Red Stars The Bird’s Nest 39°, calm. 1 2 3 4 Tot 2016 Addis Ababa (6-9) 0 14 3 14 31 2016 Beijing (4-10) 0 7 0 0 7 Scoring Summary 2 13:19 Addis Ababa TD…
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Week 16 is a bye week for half the league, but there was still some important news … #AAA It’s too little, too late, but the Emperors will welcome back John Jefferson. #BEI Beijing’s vaunted Three Horsemen backfield may be…
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