Sunday, October 15, 2017

Week 3: Coaches Pick Blitz to Win Title

World Bowl Winner Survey

According to the league's coaches, the Chicago Blitz will return to the World Bowl and win it this time.
The survey that started in Week 1 and closed Sunday revealed Chicago and Detroit as the top two picks to win World Bowl II. Chicago nearly won it a year ago, falling to the Florida Blazers in the title game. Detroit was 14-2 in the regular season before falling to Portland in the first round of the playoffs.
Others receiving at least one vote included the Oakland Invaders, Portland Storm, Birmingham Stallions, Pittsburgh Maulers, and Boston Breakers.

Week 3 Roundup

Someone has taken the standings and turned them upside down. After three weeks, six of the eight division leaders are teams that were at or below .500 last season: the Honolulu Hawaiians, Oakland Invaders, Oklahoma Outlaws, Georgia Force, Washington Federals, and New Jersey Generals/Philadelphia Bell. The Hawaiians are actually in a three-way tie with the Los Angeles Express (also below .500 in 1974) and San Jose SaberCats.

  • The Federals took a 27-0 lead on Charlotte, then held on to defeat the Hornets, 27-14. Joe Richardson threw TD passes of 74 and 37 yards to WR Joseph Baker.
  • The Blitz similarly took a 17-0 lead on the Orlando Renegades before holding on for a 17-15 win. The Renegades moved to the Chicago 38 with 12 seconds remaining, then inexplicibly ran a power sweep on the last play of the game.
  • The Denver Gold, in danger of falling to 0-3, came through with a 41-35 overtime win over the Arizona Wranglers.Arizona scored a TD on the first play from scrimmage when WR Steve Cody picked up his own fumble and rambled 75 yards for a TD. The Wranglers led, 35-26, in the fourth quarter before the Gold rallied to tie on Leland Dudley's 74-yard TD reception from Dustin Nichols. Then, with 27 seconds to play in OT, Nichols found Jimmy Rupe for the 66-yard game-winner.
  • The Houston Gamblers picked up their first win, edging Los Angeles, 20-18. Houston WR Bradley Sharp caught nine passes for 158 yards and two TDs,
  • The Tampa Bay Bandits surprised Detroit, 19-10, limiting the Wheels to 136 net yards.  WLB Roy Edelman had seven tackles for Tampa Bay.Wheels QB Henry Prieto has a 57.63 QBR after three games.
  • The Oakland Invaders are 3-0 after mauling Pittsburgh, 31-13. Jason Brooks ran for 162 yards and a TD for Oakland and Lee Lacy fired three TD passes, including this clinching 74-yard strike to RB Christopher Curtis midway through the fourth quarter.

Coach's Profile/Predictions

Big D, Baltimore Stars
User Name: Big D
Team: Baltimore Stars
Playing MFN Since: 8/28/2015
Hometown (town, state): Seattle, WA
Current residence (town, state): Seattle, WA
Day Job: Sales manager
Favorite teams (all sports): Seahawks, Mariners
A real-life sports experience: Once ran a kick back against a team of faster players
A fantasy sports experience: Many, been into fantasy since 1992
Coach's Corner: (tip for a new MFN coach): Never trade quality for quantity
Predictions: Big D declined to offer predictions
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