DID YOU NOTICE:

• You may think the Broncos, Jets and Falcons are feeling bad at 0-3? Our own FFL owners Dave Zilberfarb and Doug Weaver can relate — their FFL franchises are the only 0-3 teams in the league. These owners account for 2 past championships (Zilb in 94,95) and 4 Fantasy Bowl appearances (the league is currently in it’s 8th year).
• Is it a first? — With Syracuse and Keystone tied going into the Monday night game, the Blizzard had Jake Plummer while the Longfellows countered with Adrian Murrell. Final tallies: Murrell (0) and Plummer (-2). This is the first time in my recollection that a team has ever lost a game by having a player lose points on Monday night. If it’s happened before, let me know the year/teams and I’ll search for it.

Did you notice…

• New York and Carolina are both 2-0, scoring a total of 73 points each through the first two weeks. The Keystone Longfellows have scored 90 points, and the Frelinghuysen Frog Lickers 95 points, and both those teams are 0-2.
• Syracuse Blizzard QB Jake Plummer (Cardinals) tied the all-time worst record this week for a single performance by a QB: negative 4 points.

DRAFT ANALYSIS
by Mayberry Sports Bureau
(forwarded to FFF from one of our esteemed owners)

Worst Move NDV trading out of the #2 position in the first round, thus, losing Edgerrin James and ending up with Terry Kirby and some crummy draft pick. Terry Kirby was drafted in the first round years ago and he has sucked since. Oh!, I know! Now that he is on an expansion team he will be better.

Best Move MVO (see worst move above). James will be FFL Rookie of the Year.

Worst Draft Pick RMD – James Stewart – 2d round – enough said.

Best draft picks each round

1. Besides the obvious Williams and James- Stephen Davis, MER. Surprising to see that Mercer realized that he has won the starting job on an improving Skins team.
2. JJ Stokes, NDV. Assuming Young stays healthy and Rice continues to see less action, he could blossom. (In addition, CAR was really peeved that he was taken from them)
3. Derrick Alexander, CAR. Really came on strong in second half o last year and Rison is on the decline.
4. Kimble Anders, MER. Another instance of MER being on the ball since Anders is starting over Bam Morris.
5. Donovan McNabb, NYG. Future superstar is Eagles ever get him any help. (Again, CAR was so peeved that they lost their concentration and the draft went to hell)
6. Corey Bradford, SYR. Received maybe too much hype as an up-and-comer, but if Schroeder falters this guy has a bright future.
7. Tony Gonzalez, NPB. Excellent value, provided his knee is OK.
8. Albert Connell, DAL. Could put up some points if Johnson stays healthy and Westbrook draws most of the attention.
9. Jacquez Green, MVO. Great big play potential for a 9th round pick.

 

Team Grades:

• Keystone – A. Anytime you add a RB like Williams your draft is good. Good WR picks (other than Troy Edwards) and good picks with Aikman and Charles Way.
• MVO – B. See James above. However, other than Jacquez Green in the 9th the rest of the draft pretty much sucked. Would be a F without James.
• NDV – C. Selection of Stokes and Kitna/Couch combo partially redeemed lousy 1st round move. Maybe JJ Johnson is the future in Miami?
• Miami – B. Like Torry Holt a lot and additional handful of good potential WRs. Same problem as last year – no depth at RB unless Wheatley surprises.
• Mercer – B. A surprisingly decent draft from a notoriously bad team. IN addition to Stephen Davis and Kimble Anders, got Jermaine Lewis (great potential IF healthy), Ike Hilliard (breakout yr?), Tavian Banks (3rd down and backup RB for great offense) and Richard Huntley (good pick if Bettis can’t play).
• NPB – C. Other than Ahman Green, Kevin Johnson and Tony Gonzalez, there are some serious questions. Obviously hoping that Atlanta repeats last year’s success, but I suspect that it was a fluke because Chandler will get hurt and there is no Tony Martin to take attention away from Mathis.
• Dallas – D. Simply the worst draft. First 2 picks were Carolina Panthers who have the worst OL in the NFL. Muhammed might be OK because Carolina will always be behind. Shawn Jefferson will be supplanted by Tony Simmons and Chris Warren is over-the-hill. Would have been a F without Muhammed and Connell.
• Syracuse – A-. Despite twice attempting to draft protected players, nice job of filling 2 spots behind Jamaal Anderson. Kevin Faulk, Leroy Hoard, Greg Hill and 2 TE’s might do the trick. Going to have to wait for good prospect WRs (Bradford and Peerless Price) to fill #3 WR slot.
• CAR – B-. Clearly looking to the future with risky first two picks on rookies – Cecil Collins and David Boston. Solid WRs (Alexander, Curtis Conway and Dedric Ward) in the middle, but everything went sucked after that considering Rashaan Salaam was cut and Dildo is the backup QB.
• FFL – B-. Pretty strong WRs with Frank Sanders, Rae Carruth (although 2nd round was too high), Bobby Engram and Leslie Shepherd, but went way too high with Grammatica and Kerry Collins.
• NYG – B. An A if first round risks (Lawrence Phillips and Isaac Bruce) pan out. Darnay Scott and Sean Dawkins were solid picks and McNabb is an excellent prospect. Bad pick with Andre Rison is second round – he is in a serious downhill slide.
• BOS – C. The schizo draft – lousy geriatric picks (Terry Allen, Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas) and prospects that were drafted too high (Ron Rivers, Cade McNown, Hines Ward). Good comeback candidates picks, though, with Yancey Thigpen and Eddie Kennison.
• GBN – B-. Good picks with Michael Westbrook (primed for a big year?) and Ricky Dudley (nicely fills a hole on a good team). After these two went too high with EG Green, Larry Centers and Fred Lane.
• RMD – D+. Another Nibs disaster, although not as bad as Dallas. Brian Griese may turn out well and Leon Johnson and Bert Emmanuel were good picks.

Let the games begin!

Preseason predictions: The software we use to run our draft has point projections for this year, based on best available players each week with all our starting lineup rules. Here’s how the preseason predictions look for total points for 1999:

1. NYG Griffons   1193.3
2. GBM Graynbald Mud   996.3
3. SYR Blizzard   968.7
4. BOS Wildcats   936.2
5. NPB Nightmare   912.0
6. FFL Frog Lickers   905.2
7. MIA Muffdivers   884.4
8. KEY Longfellows   868.2
9. NDV 2x4s   844.7
10. CAR Big Bang   831.8
11. MVO Impossibles   829.1
12. RMD Rattlin Raptors   804.5
13. DAL Armadillos   789.1
14. MER Mustangs   716.4

FACTOID
For teams that have had the highest score in Week 1, only 2 have failed to make the Fantasy Bowl playoffs. Here are previous Week 1 high scoring teams, their scores, how they finished in the playoffs, and the Fantasy Bowl champs:

YR	TEAM	SCORE	FINISHED	FFL CHAMP
1992	Pennington (Waugh)	57	missed playoffs	State College (Slick)
1993	Los Angeles (Sam)	73	FFL Championship
1994	Wisconsin (Zilb)	94	FFL Championship
1995	Wisconsin	117	FFL Championship
1996	New York	57	Lost in Fantasy Bowl	Los Angeles
1997	NIKEtown (Sam)	116	4th in playoffs	Pennsylvania (Ying)
1998	Newport Beach	97	missed playoffs	Graynbald
1999	Boston	82	? ? ?	? ? ?

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ROUND 1
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1. Keystone (1) Ricky Williams, RB, Saints
2. Mission Viejo (from from NDV, from RMD) (2) Edgerrin James, RB, Colts
3. New Denver (from MVO) (3) Terry Kirby, RB, Browns
4. Miami (4) Torry Holt, WR, Rams
5. Mercer (5) Stephen Davis, RB, Redskins
6. Newport Beach (from NYG, from NDV) (6) Terrance Mathis, WR, Falcons
7. Dallas (7) Tim Biakabatuka, RB, Panthers
8. Syracuse (8) Kevin Faulk, RB, Patriots
9. Carolina (9) Cecil Collins, RB, Dolphins
10. Frelinghuysen (10) Frank Sanders, WR, Cardinals
11. New York (from NPB) (11) Lawrence Phillips, RB, 49ers
12. Boston (12) Yancey Thigpen, WR, Titans
13. Graynbald (13) Michael Westbrook, WR, Redskins
14. New York (14) Isaac Bruce, WR, Rams

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ROUND 2
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1. Richmond (15) James Stewart, RB, Jaguars
2. Mercer (16) Jermaine Lewis, WR, Ravens
3. New York (from KEY) (17) Andre Rison, WR, Chiefs
4. Keystone (from MIA) (18) Troy Edwards, WR, Steelers
5. Mission Viejo (19) Raghib Ismael, WR, Cowboys
6. New Denver (20) J.J. Stokes, WR, 49ers
7. Dallas (21) Muhsin Muhammed, WR, Panthers
8. Syracuse (22) Leroy Hoard, RB, Vikings
9. Carolina (23) David Boston, WR, Cardinals
10. Frelinghuysen (24) Rae Carruth, WR, Panthers
11. Newport Beach (25) Chris Chandler, QB, Falcons
12. Syracuse (from Boston) (26) Greg Hill, RB, Lions
13. Graynbald (27) Rickey Dudley, TE, Raiders
14. New York (28) Darnay Scott, WR, Bengals

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SUPPLEMENTAL
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1. Boston (29) Terry Allen, RB, Patriots

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ROUND 3
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1. Richmond (30) Brian Griese, QB, Broncos
2. Carolina (from Mercer) (31) Derrick Alexander, WR, Chiefs
3. Keystone (32) Bill Schroeder, WR, Packers
4. Miami (33) Reidel Anthony, WR, Bucs
5. New Denver (from MVO) (34) Jon Kitna, QB, Seahawks
6. New Denver (35) Charles Johnson, WR, Eagles
7. Dallas (36) Shawn Jefferson, WR, Patriots
8. Syracuse (37) Tyrone Davis, TE, Packers
9. Carolina (38) Curtis Conway, WR, Bears
10. Frelinghuysen (39) Bobby Engram, WR, Bears
11. Newport Beach (40) Ahman Green, RB, Seahawks
12. Boston (41) Ron Rivers, RB, Lions
13. Graynbald (42) E.G. Green, WR, Colts
14. New York (43) Brad Johnson, QB, Redskins

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ROUND 4
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1. Richmond (44) Jason Elam, K, Broncos
2. Mercer (45) Kimble Anders, RB, Chiefs
3. Keystone (46) Troy Aikman, QB, Cowboys
4. Miami (47) Amani Toomer, WR, Giants
5. Mission Viejo (48) Sedrick Shaw, RB, Browns
6. New Denver (49) Tim Couch, QB, Browns
7. Dallas (50) Chris Warren, RB, Cowboys
8. Syracuse (51) Andrew Glover, TE, Vikings
9. Carolina (52) Dedric Ward, WR, Jets
10. Frelinghuysen (53) Martin Gramatica, K, Bucs
11. Newport Beach (54) Edgar Bennett, RB, Bears
12. Boston (55) Cade McNown, QB, Bears
13. Graynbald (56) Larry Centers, RB, Redskins
14. New York (57) Sean Dawkins, WR, Seahawks

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ROUND 5
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1. Richmond (58) Leon Johnson, RB, Jets
2. Mercer (59) Ike Hilliard, WR, Giants
3. Keystone (60) Charles Way, RB, Giants
4. Miami (61) Carl Pickens, WR, Bengals
5. New York (from MVO) (62) Donovan McNabb, QB, Eagles
6. New Denver (63) Steve Christie, K, Bills
7. Dallas (64) Ki-Jana Carter, RB, Bengals
8. Syracuse (65) Kent Graham, QB, Giants
9. Carolina (66) Rashaan Salaam, RB, Raiders
10. Frelinghuysen (67) Kerry Collins, QB, Giants
11. Newport Beach (68) Kevin Johnson, WR, Browns
12. Boston (69) Eddie Kennison, WR, Saints
13. Graynbald (70) Fred Lane, RB, Panthers
14. New York (71) Keith Poole, WR, Saints

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ROUND 6
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1. Richmond (72) Ernie Mills, WR, Cowboys
2. Mercer (73) Tavian Banks, RB, Jaguars
3. Keystone (74) Errict Rhett, RB, Ravens
4. Miami (75) Tyrone Wheatley, RB, Raiders
5. Mission Viejo (76) Chris Calloway, WR, Falcons
6. New Denver (77) Demond Parker, RB, Packers
7. Dallas (78) Kyle Brady, TE, Jaguars
8. Syracuse (79) Corey Bradford, WR, Packers
9. Carolina (80) Trent Dilfer, QB, Bucs
10. Boston (from FFL) (81) Hines Ward, WR, Steelers
11. Newport Beach (82) Mario Bates, RB, Cardinals
12. New Denver (from BOS) (83) Jake Reed, WR, Vikings
13. Graynbald (84) Elvis Grbac, QB, Chiefs
14. Frelinghuysen (85) Leslie Sheppard, WR, Browns

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ROUND 7
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1. Richmond (86) Warren Moon, QB, Chiefs
2. Mercer (87) Rich Gannon, QB, Raiders
3. Keystone (88) Joe Jurevicius, WR, Giants
4. Miami (89) Scott Mitchell, QB, Ravens
5. Mission Viejo (90) Steve Beuerline, QB, Panthers
6. New Denver (91) James Johnson, RB, Dolphins
7. Dallas (92) Ty Detmer, QB, Browns
8. Syracuse (93) Peerless Price, WR, Bills
9. Carolina (94) Amos Zereoue, RB, Steelers
10. Frelinghuysen (95) Keith Byars, RB, Jets
11. Newport Beach (96) Tony Gonzalez, TE, Chiefs
12. Boston (97) Barry Sanders, RB, retired?
13. Graynbald (98) Lamar Smith, RB, Saints
14. New York (99) Madre Hill, RB, Browns

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ROUND 8
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1. Richmond (100) Darick Holmes, RB, Colts
2. Mercer (101) Ken Dilger, TE, Colts
3. Keystone (102) Wayne Chrebet, WR, Jets
4. Miami (103) John Hall, K, Jets
5. Mission Viejo (104) Mike Cloud, RB, Chiefs
6. New Denver (105) Cameron Cleeland, TE, Saints
7. Dallas (106) Albert Connell, WR, Redskins
8. Syracuse (107) Adam Vinatieri, K, Patriots
9. Carolina (108) Richie Cunningham, K, Cowboys
10. Frelinghuysen (109) Terrell Fletcher, RB, Chargers
11. Newport Beach (110) Al Del Greco, K, Titans
12. Boston (111) Frank Wycheck, TE, Titans
13. Graynbald (112) Pat Johnson, WR, Ravens
14. Frelinghuysen (113) Rob Konrad, RB, Dolphins

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ROUND 9
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1. Richmond (114) Lamont Warren, RB, Patriots
2. Mercer (115) Jeff Graham, WR, Chargers
3. Keystone (116) Jerome Pathon, WR, Colts
4. Miami (117) Akili Smith, QB, Bengals
5. Mission Viejo (118) Jacquez Green, WR, Bucs
6. New Denver PASS
7. Dallas (119) Oronde Gadsden, WR, Dolphins
8. Syracuse PASS
9. Carolina PASS
10. Frelinghuysen PASS
11. Newport Beach (120) Andre Reed, WR, Bills
12. Boston (121) Thurman Thomas, RB, Bills
13. Graynbald (122) Joe Montgomery, RB, Giants
14. New York PASS

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Additional Picks
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1. Richmond (123) Bert Emanuel, WR, Bucs
2. Mercer (124) Richard Huntley, RB, Steelers
3. Miami (125) Sedrick Irvin, RB, Lions
4. Mission Viejo (126) O.J. Santiago, TE, Falcons
5. Boston (127) Michael Husted, K, Raiders
6. Mission Viejo (128) Todd Peterson, K, Seahawks

1999 Draft Lottery Chances

The first 5 overall draft picks for 1999 will be determined by lottery. Only non-money winning, non-playoff teams (top tier OR consolation) are eligible. Chances are determined by 1) low record through week 11; and 2) highest points weeks 11-15.

TEAM	Record thru 11	Chances	Points 11-15	Chances	TOTAL CHANCES
RMD	2-9	5	130	2	7
KEY	4-7(390)	3	223	4	7
MVO	4-7(425)	1	302	5	6
MER	3-8	4	126	1	5
MIA	4-7(390)	2	135	3	5

1999 Draft Order and Divisions

The 1999 Draft is ordered by worst-record through top-winnings. Other than the first 5 picks (to be determined by lottery) the 1999 draft order will be:

1. Richmond
2. Mercer
3. Keystone
4. Miami
5. Mission Viejo
6. New Denver
7. Dallas
8. Syracuse
9. Carolina
10. Wisconsin
11. Newport Beach
12. Boston
13. Graynbald
14. New York

By reversing the above order and following the division assignments in the rules, the 1999 divisions will be:

PATERNO DIVISION

New York Griffons

Newport Beach Nightmare

Syracuse Blizzard

Mission Viejo Impossibles

Keystone Longfellows

CAPPELLETTI DIVISION

Graynbald Mud

Wisconsin Cheeseheads

Dallas Armadillos

Miami Muffdivers

Mercer Mustangs

ENGLE DIVISION

Boston Wildcats

Big Carolina Bang

New Denver 2x4s

Richmond Rattlin Raptors