Tag Archive: Lionel Taylor

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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The Franchises

Here are the sixteen franchises. Franchise pairings were determined by a rough ordering of NFL history in an attempt to even talent across the league, at least in its initial distribution. So, the dominant franchises get paired with the newer…
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Pro Bowl I

PRO BOWL I Northish N’AllStars @ Southish S’AllStars Kokuritsu Kyogijo 72°, 10 – 20 mph wind. 1 2 3 4 Tot 2014 Northish (1-0) 3 10 10 14 37 2014 Southish (0-1) 7 3 7 0 17 Scoring Summary 1 7:41…
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WFL Year One: The All-Pros

  AV = Approximate Value. Much more to come on this, but essentially it’s a modified version of the metric developed at pro-football-reference.com, customized to fit the data generated by the DKSports simulation. I hope to open source this in…
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Whirled Bowl I – TOK @ DUB

WHIRLED BOWL I Tokyo Swallows @ Dublin Damhas Ydnekachew Tesema 50°, 0 – 10 mph wind, rain. Full Report: WB-I-TOK-DUB 1 2 3 4 Tot 2014 Tokyo (3-0) 7 17 7 14 45 2014 Dublin (2-1) 14 7 7 14 42…
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01.22 This Week in Whirled Football

For this special Whirled Bowl edition, we’ll take a look at the season to date for both Tokyo and Dublin, as well as a position by position comparison of the 2 teams. #DUB Dublin struggled mightily at the start of the season,…
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SOUTHISH CHAMPIONSHIP 01 – TOK @ AAA

Season 01 SOUTHISH CHAMPIONSHIP Game Tokyo Swallows @ Addis Ababa Emperors Ydnekachew Tesema 61°, 0 – 5 mph wind. Full Report: CH-02-TOK-AAA 1 2 3 4 Tot 2014 Tokyo (2-0) 21 14 14 6 55 2014 Addis Ababa (0-1) 12 10…
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WILDCARD 02 – SYD @ TOK

Season 01 WILDCARD Game Sydney Great White @ Tokyo Swallows Kokuritsu Kyogijo 64°, 10 – 20 mph wind, rain. Full Report: WC-02-SYD-TOK 1 2 3 4 Tot 2014 Sydney (0-1) 0 0 14 14 28 2014 Tokyo (1-0) 14 7 7…
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01.20 This Week in Whirled Football

This week, we focus on the 4 teams that play in the wild card games. First, in the Northish, Boston visits Dublin as significant underdogs. The best hope for the Bulldogs is if their stellar defense shows up and they figure out…
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20.04 AAA @ TOK

Addis Ababa Emperors (15-1) @ Tokyo Swallows (14-2) Kokuritsu Kyogijo 72°, 15-25 mph wind. Full Report: 20-04-AAA-TOK 1 2 3 4 Tot 2014 Addis Ababa (15-2) 0 7 0 0 7 2014 Tokyo (15-2) 14 13 7 0 34 Scoring Summary…
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