Tag Archive: Mike Munchak

Year III Preview: Tokyo

{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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TOK History

Sydney Great White (14-20) Sydney felt stronger in Year II, but they won less. There’s a lot wrong here. Year II Award Winners All-League: George Blanda, Demaryius ThomasAll-Pro’s: Shannon Sharpe, Rod SmithOffensive Player of the Week: George Blanda Year I Award Winners All-League: Karl Mecklenburg,…
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Year II 10 Week Review: Tokyo Swallows

Tokyo Swallows (7-3) The defending champions are in the mix again, and again it is somewhat confounding: Tokyo has the league’s best offense–by far–but it is massively imbalanced, as they have the 2nd weakest running game in the league, and then…
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Year II: Week 6/7 Team of the Week

Year II: Week Six/Seven Team of the Week Offensive Team of the Week (TD = Touchdown) QB Sid Luckman (BER) 14/22-158, 2TD, 115.3 Jim Kelly (LOM) 27/50-345, 5TD, 109.2 RB Franco Harris (IST) 35-187, 2TD Frank Gore (SFO) 22-146, 1TD…
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II – 05.04 – Tokyo @ Addis Ababa

Tokyo Swallows @ Addis Ababa Emperors Yidnekachew Tessema 74°, 10-20 mph wind. 1 2 3 4 Tot 2016 Tokyo (2-3) 7 7 17 6 37 2016 Addis Ababa (2-3) 14 17 0 17 48 Scoring Summary 1 12:13 Tokyo TD Blanda…
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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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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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Week 15 Team of the Week

Week Fifteen Team of the Week Offensive Team of the Week (TD = Touchdown) QB Russell Wilson (LON) 21/29-354, 5TD, 152.9 Sid Luckman (BER) 15/32-402, 5TD, 119.8 RB Emmitt Smith (LON) 30-218 Jim Brown (RIO) 27-147, 1TD WR Dez Bryant…
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10 Week Review: Tokyo Swallows

Tokyo Swallows (9-1) One of the real surprises of the league: Tokyo always seemed on the brink of falling apart, but here they are, tied for first in their division. It’s unclear how they are doing it: the Swallows give up…
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