Beginnings of Team Commentary:
Munkeys:
Lost Key lvl 19 HB White, this will be a big blow to there running game, they have lost 3 OT's, 1 DT, lvl 18 DE Patel and lvl 16 LB Williams. At this point they have not found replacements for any of them. I am sure they will find someone, but its getting to the last hour, this team is still strong but without Tackles, the league DE's may get to the QB more often.
Smokers:
They lost 18 players to FA, but have been able to replace most with upgrades. The depth of the interior O-line is suspect and are only carrying 3 WR, but have 2 good TE's. The defense got major upgrades at LB with two 20+, but again they are only carrying 3 CB's and 0 SS's. The D-line is solid, but beyond that they are suffering.
Boghoppers:
They lost 13 players to FA, but man have they fricking upgraded, without even looking at the other teams in the league yet, this will be the team to beat this season. Offensively they have 2 20+ HB's to run behind behind a line that has 6 players 20+. With a level 18 QB and only 3 average WR's, this team will run the ball often. Defensively they added 3 high octane tackles, 4 LB'ers, 2 CB's and 1 SS. The middle is built but the corners and safeties could be the weak spot, if there is one. Overall a very solid team for this league.
Doom:
They have 16 CPU players, I am not going to go through them at this point.
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Norsemen:
The Norsemen are largely unchanged in the key areas but they did lose 8 players to FA (Both TE's, WR, DT, 2 DE's, SS, FS) so depth may be an issue along with a very weak receiving corp right now. This team is middle of the road right now compared to the rest of the league, they will have big trouble against the pass on defense.
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Nighthawks:
Here is the reason they have a 38 overall chemistry as of right now, 16 guys left, 20 guys signed. They upgraded the backfield slightly and both lines but only slightly. The got a few playmakers in the secondary, but nothing to write home about. Overall I feel they are a solid team and will do OK this season.
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Red Lights:
Lost 13 guys, mostly depth players and basically wouldn't miss them. They add 5 new players, all level 16 and above with 2 over 20, a DE and a CB. Pretty decent team and will be in the top half dozen from what I can see at this point. There offense is well balanced and should be able to move the ball. Defensively they lack quality depth at key outside positions and could have real trouble against the pass.
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Iceland Dream Team:
36 roster moves, up to this point, among the league leaders in that category. Let's start on offense, they lost a back-up QB (of 3) and yet they still added a back-up QB (still have 3), they lost 2 HB's but got upgraded at HB via FA, so good moves. On the line they took a blow at G losing 4 and only gaining one back, but they did upgrade the tackle spot. Lost both TE's they had and had to settle for slightly less then stellar TE's to replace them. On the defense, upgrades all around at the LB, CB, FS, and of course the new level 23 punter. But they lost some fire power on the D-line. Looks like the heart is good but the veins need some work.
<-FnA->:
Let's just say we only had 18 roster moves, all to upgrade except one (and it's still pretty good), we'll let you all figure it out which one. I'm not going to give you guys a scouting report on me own team, LMAO.
Avalanche:
Not many moves here, but they need a few more. On the offense the only move was adding a level 22 TE, an upgrade, we'll just have to see how that works out. Defense is a little different, 13 moves total losing 2 yet to be replaced DT's, upgrading at DE, and CB, holding steady at SS after losing both from last season but here's the kicker (get it? kicker, hehe) they replaced both P and K, seemingly for lower level than they had. A few upgrades but really nothing to write home about and will be a middle of the road team.
Terror:
Very little movement here, only 9 moves, but 7 were loses just to be replaced. On offense they are largely the same losing 2 back-up HB's and replacing them with back-up HB's. The offense lost a C, OT, and WR that have yet to be replaced so there O-line maybe be weak at halftime. On defense they lost a DE and CB, not big loses but on they lack depth at those positions, so running outside and throwing the ball may give this team fits but the solid LB corp could make up for some of this short fall.
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Admirals:
13 moves, 9 loses and 4 additions. On offense they lost a back-up QB and HB that aren't replaced yet, but I would doubt they are anyway. The big bomb for this team was the lose at WR, 2 higher level guys left, and they still haven't been replaced, maybe some WR's that are 'trade pending' on the Slashers are coming over here? For defense they lost 5 players and gained 3, the LB corp added a depth spot while the CB position got upgraded. However, this team still isn't looking good overall and will be fighting to get into the top 12.
Devils:
Well they are new to the game here in #4 Aphla, so while they have made improvements to the overall team from being a CPU team just a short week ago, they still lag the league and with improvement could win a few games but don't look for this team to compete much this season. I would like to commend the only 2 players on the team that stuck with the new owner OT Thomas Tailer and OT Ratis Faction, thanks for hanging here there for the new guy, he looks like he's working hard to get the team into shape. They do have some quality starters but lack depth to hold everyone off for 60 minutes.
The next team WAS the Slashers, we'll skip them for this season.
Crimson Crusaders:
Well nothing to compare them to, so we'll just come up with something to fill the void. There levels indicate a solid team, but may have build issues or gameplanning issues, then again they may not have any issues, they could have been just a bit out-matched up there in AA but solid here. This team have the look of finishing pretty high.
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Orange Rising:
Lots of changes here, but after last year it was needed to say the least, however they have come up on the short end of upgrades. On offense they lost there starting QB, the top 2 G's, a starting OT and both TE's some of whom have yet to be replaced, leaving the offense shaky at the least. They did improve the WR spot from last season but they have an untested thrower. On defense they lost 10 players and replaced only 3 of them. The DE spot was upgraded as was the SS spot, but little else. This defense is in for a long year.
And there you have my take on the league, good, bad or otherwise, I'm going to try and make an end of regular season standings from my point of view, which leans toward my team more than most, lol.
1. Boghoppers
2. Smokers
3. <-FnA->
4. Crusaders
5. Munkeys
6. Nighthawks
7. Red Lights
8. Terror
9. Dream Team
10. Norsemen
11. Avalanche
12. Admirals
13. Orange Rising
14. Devils
15. Doom
16. Slashers
We are the new guys, so red carpets and stuff right?
