I hope all of you bloody well enjoy this (except rookie, sorry lads!)
Vet
GALAHAD
Bronx Bombers v Blood, Sweat & Beers
Wow what a matchup... one of the best HB's the game has seen vs the best Vet defense I've seen in my time in the game... so many options in this battle on the bombers offense an the beers defense, so many ways they could play this, and the amount of times they've been facing off, there's guaranteed to be some serious double/triple guessing on both teams.
The bronx defense should have the edge over the BSB offense, unless something wildly changes. They have a great D-Line, and Superstars in good positions. BSB will look to capitalise on some good play matchups with their HB's using their speed and, to an extent, power to break away if given a gap to burst through. I can see a tight, cagey affair here, especially with the first match this season going the way of the bombers by just 20-14.
Verdict - BSB, just - Detroit Leo's hasnt changed his gameplan too much this season, but he will today, and that gives an air of unpredictability. You can also guarantee a few turnovers caused by his defense.
Man to Watch - Snoz Berries
ALE
Rusty Tromboners v Detroit Vikings
This is gonna be an interesting one... for all the S* laden roster the tromboners have, its fair to say they havent quite lived up to their potential, especially on offense, this season against the better teams. Interestingly enough, this is where the vikings best strength lies, with some seriously effective builds, and variety in playcalling making them a tough nut to crack. They have a strong d-line and great LB's, so it'll be interesting to see what they can do vs the high speed offense of the tromboners.
On the flip side of the coin, Vikings also have Hype, a HB that makes the difference in tight games... he's incredibly elusive, and although he rarely scores 4+ TD's in a game, what he does do is almost always score a couple, and can be devastating if you give him space to juke. If they utilise outside rush more effectively today than throughout most of the season, I can see a potential upset here. The tromboners defense is tough as nails too, again filled with superstars, the DE's put a lot of pressure, third and very longs are not going to be too fruitful for the vikings, and I can see a turnover or two in these situations. They can be passed on a bit, but taking them on requires making some good had yards at times, not pretty but effective!
Verdict - Tromboners, Mostly due to the vast range of options on offense
Star man - Ken Bone
LAGER
Band of Brothers v Ann Arbor wolverines
Well it's really refreshing this season in Lager to see two stalwart teams in the NW Scrubs and Ann Arbor reaching playoffs, and Ann Arbor will be a tough proposition if their passing game catches fire! They've caused some big upsets this season, beating the likes of Dream Team, Xenos, and LLUA, and shouldnt be taken lightly.
However, in their last meeting, Band of Brothers spanked them. Their deep defenses will be very effective again vs the 4 and 5wr passing offense of the wolverines, so unless there's some real surprises from the wolverines in some underused formations this season of 2te, 2wr and 3wr, then I can see it being more of the same.
Band of brothers offense is also incredibly tough to stop, Dragon Nightmare proving especially effective with his high contracts, bulldozing his way through defenses. If you can keep him to 2/3 ypc on a few downs, you've also then got to stop their TE's who are receiving monsters. I dont think the wolverines have the defensive strength to keep up with BoB here unfortunately, and they'll really need some good offensive rolls
Verdict - Band of Brothers, comfortably
Star Man - Dragon Nightmare
Professional
BLACK MAMBA
Fury vs Galactic Empire of the 80's
Well isnt this a nice ending to the season, a rematch of last years betting banter, and GE is looking stronger and stronger for sure.
Fury's passing offense is perhaps their best asset, and v the zone defense of GE, i think he'll find it hard to stop... couple this with some rushing pays he's been weak to all season that fury like to exploit, and they're very likely to rack up some points on his defense. GE will need around 3 turnovers i think to keep pace with them, and his turnover potential is what I'd say could be his saving grace in the final. It is of course much harder to make an elusive back fumble, so the matchup there will be key.
On the other side of the field, we have fury's defens,e filled with brick wallers, he's proven to be one of the few units that can stand up to the power based offense of GE. GE will need to hold on tightly to the ball, he cant afford fumbles vs this defense of fury's, but he can potentially wear them down after the 1st half. Most important to his hope will be his 2wr offense, in which he's proven hard to stop all year
Verdict - Fury by 12+
Man to Watch - Cin Drallig
GREAT WHITE
Winchester Rebels v ANONY MOOSE
Anonymoose are reeling after losing another game to GE... the question is, can they keep their unbeaten league record going? They comfortably held winchester earlier in the season, but the rebels have gotten stronger as the season progressed, and have some very good coordinators.
The key aspect here is the rebels defense, and if builds have developed enough to deal with the power running which caused them so many problems in the first encounter. They have a balanced defense, but Anony moose only know one way, and thats Hulk-esque power, which traditionally wears down any defense.
So, if winchester can hold them out early on, what have they got on offense? Well a nightmarish passing attack, with serious S* power, and an effective elusive back in dwayne burris have helped them a lot! They often run screens well, but if anonymoose stuff that, I can see their TE being the major focus for the rebels, so expect doc walker to be highly effective.
Verdit - This is a very tight one, but the rebels were impressive in their win over fury, and if their offense catches on, I can see them coming out on top... both teams will be effective, but I can see the rebels maybe getting an early lead, so Im going to call winchester Rebels by less than 7 points
Man to Watch - Doc Walker/Remington Huff
Journeyman
CHEDDAR
Central Falcons v Miamisburg Cobras
Falcons are mostly a heavy rush team, with the occasional use of S* WR amari cooper to prevent too much rush focused defense... their big blockers at wr pave the way for Vagrant Juggernaut, who is lightning fast, and an absolute nightmare to grab a hold of.. if he hits open space, give up, because you're not bringing this boy down! Combined with the Dual Threat QB, (a spastic special of course), this is the kind of team that you need your defensive planning to be spot on for.
The Cobras on the other hand are almost the total opposite, relying heavily on their passing unit, with S*'s Ryan Tannehill and Jordan Cameron making the bulk of their offensive prowess, and a good receiving corps out wide too to back them up, so teams wont clog up the middle routes of the TE. They have far less superstar power than the falcons, but they make up for it in a great gameplanner in rackhound. Neither defense is what you would call stacked, and the first encounter between these two sides finished 37-31 to he falcons, leading me to believe yet another high scoring encounter is in store.
Verdict - Cobras by 5 (40+ points scored by whoever wins!)
Man to Watch - Vagrant Juggernaut, this boy just cannot be kept down
GOUDA
Boston Massacre v Make America Great Again
MAGA are run with only one agent, Donald Trump 2016, and with just 3 S*'s, he yet again shows how S* power is not the only way to be competitive in this game. Superstar HB Crooked Hilary is the star of this team, a speedster of epic proportions, so as I said above, Boston will need to hope their defensive plan has players in the right positions to make the tackles when needed. MAGA can throw the ball about a bit too, but mostly like to use the rushing variety to eventually find a bad matchup and put Hilary through to score. On defense, they make use of solid builds and solid plays, with a bend but not break strategy v the big teams, well organised and well coached so they will definitely provide some questions to Boston Later on today
Boston Massacre have the toughest defense in the tier, with S*'s in the D-line, 2 LB's, a CB and SS. These guys porivde big plays when needed, and will really make it tough for Hilary to find any space.. they're extremely fast, and keep an eye on the SS who is very adept at sniffing out 3wr outside rushes to the strong side. On offense, they're one of the more balanced seasoned teams, with options on both the passing and rushing front. Rick James at HB has had a stellar year, but the S* TE/WR will be a hard combination to stop for the MAGA defense, there's a lot of things they'll need to plan to stop
Verdict - Massacre win, by 8
Player to Watch - SS Bryan Glover
Seasoned
BACON
Hattiesburg Voodoo v Passive Electronic Warfare
Warfare managed to know out number 1 seed Deadman in the first game, a surprise win but a very big offensive performance, and can expect more again from the likes of the dayum boi!The rushing qb does a great job, although there is also a passing qb on the team, with a screen specialist wr to try and take advantage of the holes exposed by the qb rushing game, which is of course the main threat, but planning against it does leave holes open.
However in typical Deevee style, he has no defense... its mostly CPU players, and not a single S* on the team.. he loves a good blitz as well, so Hattiesburg will need to look for and expose the aforementioned blitzes in order to stay in touching distance, and then contain the qb as best they can.
Hattiesburg are an odd makeup of team, with S* Off tackles, and a Pass rush DE, which probably wont be too useful when facing warfare.. I can see them really struggling actually to get over the Warfare defense, as undermanned as it is, a fact demonstrated by the 24-0 win of PEW earlier in the season. They do enjoy passing the ball, and have two decent non S* HB's though, so if i was Deevee i wouldnt get too cocky just yet
Verdict - PEW by 14
Man to Watch - Dayumdatboifast
MUSHROOM
Southside Rebels v Nightswatch Backstabbers
Well this is a huge game... Southside produced a massive shock, dismantling Kentucky in the first round of playoffs, and face an opponent just as stern now in the backstabbers. Nightswatch are primarily a heavy rushing team, with reliance on the speed of Tyrion Lannister to abuse defenses, as well as nicely spread run blocking skills across the offense. They can pass on those long downs as well though, with Jon Snow, Samwell Tarly and WR3 Lancel Lannister forming a good passing core unit should the backstabbers decide to mix it up on offense. Their defense isn't the best, ranking 6th in the league, so there are gaps to take advantage of for the rebels, if they can cope with the threat of tyrion a Little better than Tywin did (see what I did there).
The Rebels have a similar offense, particularly in how they rush the ball, but they are far more active when it comes to passing the ball, S* Ellis Carey backing up Omni King to make sure their threat cant be isolated to the rushing game alone. That being said, King is indeed the main threat, a very agile back, and effective when they decide to whip out the counters. Defensively they have much more that the backstabbers, with S* LB's, DE's and a SS, I'd expect them to cover off tackle plays relatively well, though the LB's are geared towards coverage and blitzing rather than run stuffing.
Verdict - Previous Game was a 38-35 thriller in favour of the Rebels, but I'm backing Nightswatch to get revenge and take home the Championship
PEPPERONI
Natural Disasters v 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Natural disasters are undoubted favourites going into this one, with their early bloomer S* HB experiment bearing a lot of fruit. They have a great balance on offense, again focusing on TE and WR3 combinations, Bushfire Bobson proving exceptional for the disasters, and Clarence Hutson has been steady ever since he joined the team, though having a S* QB, that extra pass technique does make a difference for sure. This really is a star studded offense, and good blockers, and backup receivers that dont drop much make them extremely hard to stop. On defense, they are fantastic at kicking the run game in the balls, with S* DT, 2 LB and a SS to deal with, a blitzer and a monster of an MLB, with some fumble causing potential in there too.. TE passing has proved tough to manage on SS wild fire all season, so will be very interesting how the cornhuskers approach this one.
From Nebraska, we can say they are not riddled with superstars like the Disasters, but they do have a great coach in vipermaw, and should've beaten the tier's generally top team, Kentucky Mountaineers in the last ladder game but for some sheer bad rolls. The builds they've made are strong in dealing with power rushers, though a little more susceptible at times to the pass, so the variety in the Disasters game may prove this to be a step too far for them. If they get tactics firing correctly, there is definite upset potential here, so again, write them off at your peril!
Verdict : Disasters by 12
Man to Watch - Cyclone Bobson
Sophomore
DRACULA
Worldwide Mafia Insurance v Taylor Gang
Well this is a cracking matchup. Taylor Gang's passing offense has been second only to the assassins in how it devastates defenses, but WWMI have perhaps the best defense around, and some fast ball carriers to boot.
I can see this one being a high scoring affair, with 30+ points to both teams.. at the end of the day, it'll come down to who gets the better rolls. The passing offense of WWMI will be the key to their victory, with their high technique approach, and S* Receivers hoping to make the difference, but they have been a bit up and down this season.
Verdict - Mafia insurance by 4
Man to Watch - Trey Slay
WOLFMAN
So it comes to this... number 1 v number 2 in the ladder, in the league, fighting off for the championship title.. Glasgow barbarians are in fact the only team to beat the Assassins this season, who have run away with almost every game they've played.
The barbarians defense is Redoct's pride and joy, incredibly tough and hard to beat with run or the pass. They stifle opponents beautifully, and today that defense will need to turn up! Doubtless there will be a good gameplan in place to stop the 210 Touchdown, 18200+ yard QB Denali, and his vast array of receivers who just dont seem to drop the ball, with enough HB power to convert on short downs/red zone situations. If any team can halt their offense though, its the Barbarians, but they'll still need some good rolls to come out on top here I think.
On the flip side, we have what has evolved into a strong balanced offense of the barbarians, with real strength in the speed of their HB's, and the counters they love to use.. it'll be interesting if they can take advantage of the c3 tiger plays that the assassins have pulled off to great effect this season, if they can, then i would anticipate they could keep the score up high enough to deal with the assassins, but they'll need about 35 points to be competitive. The passing game they have is no slouch either, so if the assassins continue with their heavy blitzing, the S* TE/QB combo again could be utilised well, with solid regular wr's to back up this partnership if and when required.
Verdict - Barbarians in a shootout
Man to Watch - Denali
Unfortunately my rookie knowledge is also quite sparse, barr that I'll be rooting for Detroit Deadites v coaching college. So if anyone wants to fill those out, be my guest!
Im a little worn out after all that typing and research
Vet
GALAHAD
Bronx Bombers v Blood, Sweat & Beers
Wow what a matchup... one of the best HB's the game has seen vs the best Vet defense I've seen in my time in the game... so many options in this battle on the bombers offense an the beers defense, so many ways they could play this, and the amount of times they've been facing off, there's guaranteed to be some serious double/triple guessing on both teams.
The bronx defense should have the edge over the BSB offense, unless something wildly changes. They have a great D-Line, and Superstars in good positions. BSB will look to capitalise on some good play matchups with their HB's using their speed and, to an extent, power to break away if given a gap to burst through. I can see a tight, cagey affair here, especially with the first match this season going the way of the bombers by just 20-14.
Verdict - BSB, just - Detroit Leo's hasnt changed his gameplan too much this season, but he will today, and that gives an air of unpredictability. You can also guarantee a few turnovers caused by his defense.
Man to Watch - Snoz Berries
ALE
Rusty Tromboners v Detroit Vikings
This is gonna be an interesting one... for all the S* laden roster the tromboners have, its fair to say they havent quite lived up to their potential, especially on offense, this season against the better teams. Interestingly enough, this is where the vikings best strength lies, with some seriously effective builds, and variety in playcalling making them a tough nut to crack. They have a strong d-line and great LB's, so it'll be interesting to see what they can do vs the high speed offense of the tromboners.
On the flip side of the coin, Vikings also have Hype, a HB that makes the difference in tight games... he's incredibly elusive, and although he rarely scores 4+ TD's in a game, what he does do is almost always score a couple, and can be devastating if you give him space to juke. If they utilise outside rush more effectively today than throughout most of the season, I can see a potential upset here. The tromboners defense is tough as nails too, again filled with superstars, the DE's put a lot of pressure, third and very longs are not going to be too fruitful for the vikings, and I can see a turnover or two in these situations. They can be passed on a bit, but taking them on requires making some good had yards at times, not pretty but effective!
Verdict - Tromboners, Mostly due to the vast range of options on offense
Star man - Ken Bone
LAGER
Band of Brothers v Ann Arbor wolverines
Well it's really refreshing this season in Lager to see two stalwart teams in the NW Scrubs and Ann Arbor reaching playoffs, and Ann Arbor will be a tough proposition if their passing game catches fire! They've caused some big upsets this season, beating the likes of Dream Team, Xenos, and LLUA, and shouldnt be taken lightly.
However, in their last meeting, Band of Brothers spanked them. Their deep defenses will be very effective again vs the 4 and 5wr passing offense of the wolverines, so unless there's some real surprises from the wolverines in some underused formations this season of 2te, 2wr and 3wr, then I can see it being more of the same.
Band of brothers offense is also incredibly tough to stop, Dragon Nightmare proving especially effective with his high contracts, bulldozing his way through defenses. If you can keep him to 2/3 ypc on a few downs, you've also then got to stop their TE's who are receiving monsters. I dont think the wolverines have the defensive strength to keep up with BoB here unfortunately, and they'll really need some good offensive rolls
Verdict - Band of Brothers, comfortably
Star Man - Dragon Nightmare
Professional
BLACK MAMBA
Fury vs Galactic Empire of the 80's
Well isnt this a nice ending to the season, a rematch of last years betting banter, and GE is looking stronger and stronger for sure.
Fury's passing offense is perhaps their best asset, and v the zone defense of GE, i think he'll find it hard to stop... couple this with some rushing pays he's been weak to all season that fury like to exploit, and they're very likely to rack up some points on his defense. GE will need around 3 turnovers i think to keep pace with them, and his turnover potential is what I'd say could be his saving grace in the final. It is of course much harder to make an elusive back fumble, so the matchup there will be key.
On the other side of the field, we have fury's defens,e filled with brick wallers, he's proven to be one of the few units that can stand up to the power based offense of GE. GE will need to hold on tightly to the ball, he cant afford fumbles vs this defense of fury's, but he can potentially wear them down after the 1st half. Most important to his hope will be his 2wr offense, in which he's proven hard to stop all year
Verdict - Fury by 12+
Man to Watch - Cin Drallig
GREAT WHITE
Winchester Rebels v ANONY MOOSE
Anonymoose are reeling after losing another game to GE... the question is, can they keep their unbeaten league record going? They comfortably held winchester earlier in the season, but the rebels have gotten stronger as the season progressed, and have some very good coordinators.
The key aspect here is the rebels defense, and if builds have developed enough to deal with the power running which caused them so many problems in the first encounter. They have a balanced defense, but Anony moose only know one way, and thats Hulk-esque power, which traditionally wears down any defense.
So, if winchester can hold them out early on, what have they got on offense? Well a nightmarish passing attack, with serious S* power, and an effective elusive back in dwayne burris have helped them a lot! They often run screens well, but if anonymoose stuff that, I can see their TE being the major focus for the rebels, so expect doc walker to be highly effective.
Verdit - This is a very tight one, but the rebels were impressive in their win over fury, and if their offense catches on, I can see them coming out on top... both teams will be effective, but I can see the rebels maybe getting an early lead, so Im going to call winchester Rebels by less than 7 points
Man to Watch - Doc Walker/Remington Huff
Journeyman
CHEDDAR
Central Falcons v Miamisburg Cobras
Falcons are mostly a heavy rush team, with the occasional use of S* WR amari cooper to prevent too much rush focused defense... their big blockers at wr pave the way for Vagrant Juggernaut, who is lightning fast, and an absolute nightmare to grab a hold of.. if he hits open space, give up, because you're not bringing this boy down! Combined with the Dual Threat QB, (a spastic special of course), this is the kind of team that you need your defensive planning to be spot on for.
The Cobras on the other hand are almost the total opposite, relying heavily on their passing unit, with S*'s Ryan Tannehill and Jordan Cameron making the bulk of their offensive prowess, and a good receiving corps out wide too to back them up, so teams wont clog up the middle routes of the TE. They have far less superstar power than the falcons, but they make up for it in a great gameplanner in rackhound. Neither defense is what you would call stacked, and the first encounter between these two sides finished 37-31 to he falcons, leading me to believe yet another high scoring encounter is in store.
Verdict - Cobras by 5 (40+ points scored by whoever wins!)
Man to Watch - Vagrant Juggernaut, this boy just cannot be kept down
GOUDA
Boston Massacre v Make America Great Again
MAGA are run with only one agent, Donald Trump 2016, and with just 3 S*'s, he yet again shows how S* power is not the only way to be competitive in this game. Superstar HB Crooked Hilary is the star of this team, a speedster of epic proportions, so as I said above, Boston will need to hope their defensive plan has players in the right positions to make the tackles when needed. MAGA can throw the ball about a bit too, but mostly like to use the rushing variety to eventually find a bad matchup and put Hilary through to score. On defense, they make use of solid builds and solid plays, with a bend but not break strategy v the big teams, well organised and well coached so they will definitely provide some questions to Boston Later on today
Boston Massacre have the toughest defense in the tier, with S*'s in the D-line, 2 LB's, a CB and SS. These guys porivde big plays when needed, and will really make it tough for Hilary to find any space.. they're extremely fast, and keep an eye on the SS who is very adept at sniffing out 3wr outside rushes to the strong side. On offense, they're one of the more balanced seasoned teams, with options on both the passing and rushing front. Rick James at HB has had a stellar year, but the S* TE/WR will be a hard combination to stop for the MAGA defense, there's a lot of things they'll need to plan to stop
Verdict - Massacre win, by 8
Player to Watch - SS Bryan Glover
Seasoned
BACON
Hattiesburg Voodoo v Passive Electronic Warfare
Warfare managed to know out number 1 seed Deadman in the first game, a surprise win but a very big offensive performance, and can expect more again from the likes of the dayum boi!The rushing qb does a great job, although there is also a passing qb on the team, with a screen specialist wr to try and take advantage of the holes exposed by the qb rushing game, which is of course the main threat, but planning against it does leave holes open.
However in typical Deevee style, he has no defense... its mostly CPU players, and not a single S* on the team.. he loves a good blitz as well, so Hattiesburg will need to look for and expose the aforementioned blitzes in order to stay in touching distance, and then contain the qb as best they can.
Hattiesburg are an odd makeup of team, with S* Off tackles, and a Pass rush DE, which probably wont be too useful when facing warfare.. I can see them really struggling actually to get over the Warfare defense, as undermanned as it is, a fact demonstrated by the 24-0 win of PEW earlier in the season. They do enjoy passing the ball, and have two decent non S* HB's though, so if i was Deevee i wouldnt get too cocky just yet
Verdict - PEW by 14
Man to Watch - Dayumdatboifast
MUSHROOM
Southside Rebels v Nightswatch Backstabbers
Well this is a huge game... Southside produced a massive shock, dismantling Kentucky in the first round of playoffs, and face an opponent just as stern now in the backstabbers. Nightswatch are primarily a heavy rushing team, with reliance on the speed of Tyrion Lannister to abuse defenses, as well as nicely spread run blocking skills across the offense. They can pass on those long downs as well though, with Jon Snow, Samwell Tarly and WR3 Lancel Lannister forming a good passing core unit should the backstabbers decide to mix it up on offense. Their defense isn't the best, ranking 6th in the league, so there are gaps to take advantage of for the rebels, if they can cope with the threat of tyrion a Little better than Tywin did (see what I did there).
The Rebels have a similar offense, particularly in how they rush the ball, but they are far more active when it comes to passing the ball, S* Ellis Carey backing up Omni King to make sure their threat cant be isolated to the rushing game alone. That being said, King is indeed the main threat, a very agile back, and effective when they decide to whip out the counters. Defensively they have much more that the backstabbers, with S* LB's, DE's and a SS, I'd expect them to cover off tackle plays relatively well, though the LB's are geared towards coverage and blitzing rather than run stuffing.
Verdict - Previous Game was a 38-35 thriller in favour of the Rebels, but I'm backing Nightswatch to get revenge and take home the Championship
PEPPERONI
Natural Disasters v 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Natural disasters are undoubted favourites going into this one, with their early bloomer S* HB experiment bearing a lot of fruit. They have a great balance on offense, again focusing on TE and WR3 combinations, Bushfire Bobson proving exceptional for the disasters, and Clarence Hutson has been steady ever since he joined the team, though having a S* QB, that extra pass technique does make a difference for sure. This really is a star studded offense, and good blockers, and backup receivers that dont drop much make them extremely hard to stop. On defense, they are fantastic at kicking the run game in the balls, with S* DT, 2 LB and a SS to deal with, a blitzer and a monster of an MLB, with some fumble causing potential in there too.. TE passing has proved tough to manage on SS wild fire all season, so will be very interesting how the cornhuskers approach this one.
From Nebraska, we can say they are not riddled with superstars like the Disasters, but they do have a great coach in vipermaw, and should've beaten the tier's generally top team, Kentucky Mountaineers in the last ladder game but for some sheer bad rolls. The builds they've made are strong in dealing with power rushers, though a little more susceptible at times to the pass, so the variety in the Disasters game may prove this to be a step too far for them. If they get tactics firing correctly, there is definite upset potential here, so again, write them off at your peril!
Verdict : Disasters by 12
Man to Watch - Cyclone Bobson
Sophomore
DRACULA
Worldwide Mafia Insurance v Taylor Gang
Well this is a cracking matchup. Taylor Gang's passing offense has been second only to the assassins in how it devastates defenses, but WWMI have perhaps the best defense around, and some fast ball carriers to boot.
I can see this one being a high scoring affair, with 30+ points to both teams.. at the end of the day, it'll come down to who gets the better rolls. The passing offense of WWMI will be the key to their victory, with their high technique approach, and S* Receivers hoping to make the difference, but they have been a bit up and down this season.
Verdict - Mafia insurance by 4
Man to Watch - Trey Slay
WOLFMAN
So it comes to this... number 1 v number 2 in the ladder, in the league, fighting off for the championship title.. Glasgow barbarians are in fact the only team to beat the Assassins this season, who have run away with almost every game they've played.
The barbarians defense is Redoct's pride and joy, incredibly tough and hard to beat with run or the pass. They stifle opponents beautifully, and today that defense will need to turn up! Doubtless there will be a good gameplan in place to stop the 210 Touchdown, 18200+ yard QB Denali, and his vast array of receivers who just dont seem to drop the ball, with enough HB power to convert on short downs/red zone situations. If any team can halt their offense though, its the Barbarians, but they'll still need some good rolls to come out on top here I think.
On the flip side, we have what has evolved into a strong balanced offense of the barbarians, with real strength in the speed of their HB's, and the counters they love to use.. it'll be interesting if they can take advantage of the c3 tiger plays that the assassins have pulled off to great effect this season, if they can, then i would anticipate they could keep the score up high enough to deal with the assassins, but they'll need about 35 points to be competitive. The passing game they have is no slouch either, so if the assassins continue with their heavy blitzing, the S* TE/QB combo again could be utilised well, with solid regular wr's to back up this partnership if and when required.
Verdict - Barbarians in a shootout
Man to Watch - Denali
Unfortunately my rookie knowledge is also quite sparse, barr that I'll be rooting for Detroit Deadites v coaching college. So if anyone wants to fill those out, be my guest!
Im a little worn out after all that typing and research
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