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| The FFL TIMES
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 14---The final regular season week came to an end Monday Night with no big surprises. With the fourth playoff spot still up for grabs between the King Of Nothings and the Marauders, a loss by the Kings to Colon would have meant a first time ever playoff spot for the late charging Marauders, who were trounced again this week by this years top seed, the WhoseYourDaddies, 81 to 47.
The Kings led Colon 53 to 21, with Colon yet to play Barry Sanders, Jerry Rice, and the SF defense, while the Kings were playing Terrell Owens. It seemed like a long shot for Colon but stranger things have happened. As it turned out, Terrell Owens got an early TD from Steve Young for the Kings and all Colon got was three points from the SF D...final score: King of Nothings - 59, Colon's Team - 24.
As for getting into the playoffs after a disappointing Toilet Bowl Trophy winning season last year, Kings GM Steve Scott had only one thing to say in the locker following the game. "I AM A DAMN LUCKY SOB!!!",a relieved and animated Scott was heard saying over and over again in the postgame celebration, "I AM A DAMN LUCKY SOB!!!"
In the other locker room, Colon, GM of Colon's Team, was not available for comment. Having third place locked up before Monday night's game, he appears to have his trademark game face on for his team's upcoming battle with BBBQ (see related story) |
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The GM of the WhoseYourDaddies, Greg Hale, led his team to an impressive 11-4 record and hopes that this will be his year to finally capture the elusive BFFL championship. Going only 2-2 in their first four games, the 'Daddies' went on a 9-2 tear, led by the incredible comeback season of Randall Cunningham and a tenacious Seattle defense, picked up at mid season.
Asked what he thought of his chances, the philosophical Hale didn't hesitate...."The playoffs are a whole new season...anything can happen.....any team can beat any other team on any given day", the oft-poetic Hale lamented. Considered by some to be
to be a proverbial Shakespeare of the modern day gridiron, the unflappable GM actually appeared to be believing some of the things he was saying and cautioned against taking the pesky King of Nothings for granted.
As for the Kings, GM Steve Scott knows he his chances are slim of beating the Daddies. Ever the George Steinbrenner of the BFFL, Scott shuffled around 32 players during the season, which has to be a league record. With the Daddies sweeping the Kings this season, Scott appears to be resigned to battle for the Cereal Bowl Trophy the last week of the season (consolation game). However, after starting out 1-4-1, the scrappy Kings have Terrell and Terance peaking at the right time. With a big game by Vinnie, a quick comeback by Dorsey and the mighty foot of Mr. Elam, this game may be closer than expected. |
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In the semifinal matchup between the 8-6-1 BBBQ vs. the 7-8 Colon's Team. With both teams getting off to a quick start, they each finished the season by losing their final 2 games, leaving many to wonder what is in store this weekend. While the ever reclusive Colon was not available for comment, he early season laptop-picked dream team of Bledsoe, Sanders, Emmit Smith, Galloway, Rice, Walls, Hall, and the SF's D seems to sputtering a little, with only the resurgent Galloway showing much life.
From the BBBQ side of the field, GM Jeff Ferris has to be hoping for a big day from surprise QB Steve Young, tops in league this year. When asked how his team stacked up this year, the clever Ferris joked, "Two all beef patties(Bettis, Smith), special sauce (Young), lettuce( Cunning ham), cheese (McCaffery, Carter), pickles (Minn Def), onions (Eric Bruenner) on a Jeff Ferris fantasy football team." The always optimistic Ferris finished by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. In the battle between Ferris' Big Mac and Colon's virtual wonder, this game will probablay be won in the trenches. |
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