Trade deadline nears
New York ships Biakabatuka to Mission Viejo

Kickoff this week is the trade deadline for the FFL this year. And as such, several teams are talking trade.

New York and Mission Viejo have been the first team to pull the trigger on a deal. The Griffons send RB Tshimanga Biakabatuka to the Impossibles for a 1998 1st round draft pick. New York now has 3 picks in the 1998 first round.

Several other teams are reportedly shopping around to shore up loose ends as we head into the final 5 weeks of the season. Keep checking here for the latest.

 

 

Griffons are ALIVE!
New York scores 93, proving they’re not dead yet;
Wildcats up record to 8-1, surge to point lead

The New York Griffons proved they’re not dead yet, as they hacked the arms, legs and head off the NIKEtown Knights, by a convincing 93-27 score. The running back trio of Terrell Davis, Tshimanga Biakabatuka and Bam Morris delivered more than a flesh wound to the Knights. The Griffons big 3 running backs scored a combined 69 points, setting the league’s all-time record score for 3 backs. The Griffons up their record to 4-5 and will face another big challenge next week when they take on Miami. NIKEtown drops to 6-3 but keeps a two game lead over Carolina in the Paterno Division.

The Pennsylvania Wildcats upped their league-best record to 8-1, and also took over the point lead with a 76-54 win over the Syracuse Blizzard. QB Steve McNair had the biggest week of his young career, scoring 22 points. The Blizzard tumble to 6-3, into a two-way tie with the Mercer Mustangs. Syracuse and Mercer will meet this weekend to determine sole possession of second place in the Engle Division.

Miami owns the league’s longest current winning streak, courtesy of a 40-21 win over the New Denver 2x4s. Miami pushes its record to 5-4, one game behind division-leading Wisconsin. New Denver drops to 3-6 and remains 3 games back in the league’s closest division.

Wisconsin maintains the narrow lead in the Cappelletti Division, thanks to a 27-16 win over Dallas. Dallas suffers it’s first division loss on the year and drops into a second-place tie with Miami.

Mission Viejo started off the campaign in their new stadium with a stunning 69-68 upset of the Big Carolina Bang. The Impossibles enjoyed 14-point performances from 3 players: Brett Favre, Rob Moore and James Jett. Carolina saw Napolean Kaufman, Erik Kramer and Raymont Harris all put up big numbers, but to no avail.

Both Southern California teams won on the weekend, as Newport Beach Nightmare won their second game on the year, beating the Keystone Longfellows by a 45-41 count. Newport enjoyed a huge 26-point week from WR Joey Galloway en route to their win.

And finally, the Richmond Rattlin’ Raptors become the league’s first casualty, as they were officially eliminated from contention in the Engle Division after their 35-11 defeat at the hands of the Mercer Mustangs. With 5 weeks left in the regular season, the Raptors have dropped to 6 games off the division lead. Mercer ups their record to 6-3 and will meet Syracuse this weekend for sole possession of 2nd place in the Engle Division.

 

 

‘No Names’ no more…
Mission Viejo announces new team name

The following is the text of a press release received by Fantasy Football Flyer Thursday evening:

As the Director of Communications & Public Relations for the team formerly known as the Pittsburgh Pachyderms … sometimes referred to as the Mission Viejo No Llamas … I am proud to announce that we have a new team name.

But before I disclose the name, let me take a few moments to let the people of Pittsburgh know that we are proud to have had such a strong history in Western Pa. We appreciate your past support. When Mr. David Lieberman chose to put the team up for sale, we know the city was stunned. We were hoping to leave the team in Pittsburgh for the fans’ sake, but frankly our prima donna players just couldn’t handle the weather. And we, being prima donna owners, can’t handle it either.

So the decision has finally been made … no long distance ownership here … the squad is moving to Mission Viejo effective immediately. And the new name of our team is the Mission Viejo Impossibles.

(The name seemed to pop up so naturally once we found out how impossible it is to get a decent running back in this league. Some of the owners in the FFL are a bit tight with the trades … and you all know who you are.)

Our Mascot will change from the Triceratops (which incidentally is a dinosaur and not a Pachyderm) to the friendly character known as “Smokey – The Burning Tape Recorder.” We’ll see you all out at the stadium!

Respectfully, Helen M. Zajac, Director of Communications & Public Relations, Mission Viejo Impossibles

P.S. Mr. Phil Knight and Mr. Sam McClain — you can leave your swooshes at the door. There will be no Nike products allowed in our stadium. No swooses on shoes, uniforms, shirts, hats, tattoos, not anywhere. You’re going to need to get your team Nike-Free Uniforms before you enter.

If you choose to ignore this ban, you will forfeit the game. Our fans will be supporting us as well by boycotting all things Nike!!!! You’ve heard of NO Nukes! We’re talking No Nikes!

Mr. McClain you’ve lost the spirit of competition. Your marketing efforts have leaped into a marketing mayhem and it’s time that someone stop you … and we, the MV Impossibles, are ready to do just that.

Owner of the Newport Nightmare, Mr. Dan Callahan, wholeheartedly supports the NO Nikes campaign, and is also banning all Nike-wear at Nightmare Stadium. We welcome other team owners to join us in making this league — and world — a better place.