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Classic Tecmo League 1993

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KING KONG CONFERENCE

VINTAGE DIVISION

(4-1) Very good start for just an average team. Ed has gotten the most FROM the boys FROM south beach. They are led on offense by RB Chris Warren. Warren has tallied 523 on the ground through five games. Good enough for 6th in the league and a good shot at making all league honors come season ends. Warren's individual honors mean nothing to Ed, a playoff birth is a good possibility. I see this squad snatching a wild card spot in the end. A
(5-2) Most talented team has done well, but everyone didn't think to see them with a 2 in the loss column, possibly all season. After starting the year 2-2, the Pats have a 3 game winning streak and are putting a hurt on the opposition. S Eugene Robinson was shot out of the cannon early on in the season and tallied 3 picks on opening day, and at the midseason point is atop the leader board with 9. In the end, I see New England grabbing the division and making noise in the playoffs. B+
(4-3) Kaberger has no running game so he has to rely on the ole gun Slinger, #4 Brett Favre. Favre does have some nice options to go to including leading receiver Sterling Sharpe. Sharpe leads the league in receptions by a Wide Receiver with 18. Add 8 TDs to his resume and that's a go to guy. S LeRoy Butler is the defensive captain and has 4 picks. So in summary the "real life packers" are keeping this team afloat. In the end, just not enough to get the job done and will fall a game out of the playoffs. B
(3-4) Mike has just taken over his old team again after a short break FROM the league. What did he inherit? The best player in the league QB Steve Young. Young's 14 to 7 TD to INT ratio is pretty good, but compared to his numbers FROM last season, it comes as a huge letdown. The lefty had a mind boggling 30 to 1 TD to INT ratio last season. Denver as an overall unit is a good team, their offense ranks 5th in the league in yards per game. They just aren't playing good ball when needed. Mike's layoff kills his chances at making post season play. B
(2-4) BigMV took over a team in shambles in the off-season. He was dealt a pair of deuces, when almost the whole league was playing with a full house. Already behind the 8 ball, MV has been able to use his grappling skills to amass 2 notches in the win column. No real offensive threat, so the Jets have to rely on their defense to get them short fields to score to win the ballgame. Unfortunately, there is no one really that shines for this less than average club. I know Bigmv is a truly talented tecmoer, and once he cleans house in the off-season, the J E T S, wont stand for just end the season. C+

TRADITIONAL DIVISION

(6-1) My Super bowl pick FROM this conference, Lord is making noise with his Bengals. The showdown in week 4 with the consensus league favorite New England Patriots, shut all non believers up. 28-0 they couldn't say anything. The only blemish on the Bengals 1993 resume is their week 3 game with division rival Cleveland Browns, which they fell in OT. The team is led by RB Emmitt Smith, who leads all major categories FROM Running Backs. But Smith was a given, what wasn't a given, was QB Rick Mirer's first half stellar play. The Notre Dame grad is 2nd in the league with a 129.6 rating. Falling only behind backup Redskin QB Steve Bono. This dynamic duo is tough to stop and why fans FROM Cinncy expect and will receive a division title. A
(4-2) Crushers Brownies are mid season surprise to me. Having no QB play would hurt the Browns a bit too much. RB Ronald Moore has stepped up and led the way with 577 rushing yards and 6 TDs. All purpose, do everything, LB Dante Jones has been a one man wrecking crew. 8 sacks added to his 2 interceptions makes him a candidate I would feel for defensive MVP this season. To cover his back he's got a sick secondary led by CB Deion Sanders. Sanders has 3 picks on the season and his leadership role has proved vital in the Browns first half surge. Browns will lock up the 4th seed and the final wild card come season's end. B+
(3-4) The Super Chargers have hovered around .500 all season. Thanks largely to Rookie of The Year RB Jerome Bettis. Bettis is 2nd in the league in carries(103), 2nd in yards(649) and 2nd in TDs with 9. Only trailing division rival Emmitt Smith in those categories. The Chargers have made great strides in improving their 1-12 campaign FROM a year ago. Landing two stud rookies in Bettis and CB Ray Buchanan will do that to a club. With this youth movement that can only improve San Diego will be a force starting next season, just one season way I feel FROM making the playoff push. B
(2-5) I'm glad to have Mikey on board in this league. Very talented vet. Don't let the record fool you. With no star at all on Defense besides super beast DL Reggie White, the Chiefs have been able to compete in most games. The bulk of the load on offense is newly acquired RB Gary Brown Brown has netted a staggering 8.2 yard per carry average. That will get the clock burning. In the end K.C. is one year away FROM making the playoffs, but one thing is for sure, I wouldn't want to play them down the stretch in a due or die game for my playoff birth, you might just not get the needed W you want. B
(0-7) The Vikes look a lock to for the Marshall Faulk sweepstakes. Meaning the First pick will play their first five seasons Metro dome. Handed the team after all off-season stuff CDR has done a decent job with the Vikings. Amazingly though when looking at the numbers, The Vikings have the best passing defense. 99.7 yards per game through the air puts them atop the leader board. No real threat besides WR Michael Irvin, the Vikings don't have what it takes to get the job done. No Quarterback to get the ball to Irvin and that hurts. Rubley and Gannon are a pick waiting to happen. I know CDR's talent level isn't represented by the goose egg in the win column. C+

GODZILLA CONFERENCE

HISTORIC DIVISION

(6-0) Cant count out the ole vet. Eifer gets the job done in every league and CTL is no different. The Giants are undefeated, Boomer Esiason has 19 TD Passes and only 2 Interceptions. LB Karl Mecklenburg has 16 sacks. These totals are in 6 games. Amazing numbers for a season, but this is only half a year. Giants get 265.8 yards per game which ranks 3rd in the league. On Defense they are a shutdown D. Very likely possibility of the Boys FROM the Meadowlands getting crowned the triple crown come seasons end on defense. They are in first in rushing D(28.6), 2nd in passing D(100.8; one yard behind the leader), and first in overall yards 129.4. Almost a 50 yard cushion in the overall yards. So lets sum it up, the Offense is unstoppable, and Defense is inpenetrable. Undefeated yes, but the records and crowns Eifer doesn't need, he wants the Super Bowl title. Giants are my favorite to get home field advantage and the #1 seed. A+
(3-4) Sowa will go as far as RB Thurman Thomas will take him. Thomas has got 562 yards rushing this season. Thomas has been a beast in the games the Colts have won, and then pretty silent in the games they have lost. Simply put if Thomas finds the end zone, the Colts win. Games he doesn't they lose. Only the Redskin game in week 6 did Thomas find pay dirt, and the Colts get dropped with the L. The Defense has played great. Ranking 2nd in overall yards per game. I think Sowa can make a 2nd half push and land the last playoff spot with the 4th Seed. I do feel QB Steve Beurlein will need to be a bigger factor in the game plan for the Colts to make noise if they do reach the playoffs. B-
(3-4) Jshaw's Lions have played sub par this season. QB Joe Montana is the only thing that is scary at all on offense. So in that sense, Detroit hasn't don't too bad. On defense their secondary on paper is quite possibly the best in the league. S Vencie Glenn has racked up four picks this season, all of which have been needed to keep Detroit in games. Montana must improve on his 10:5 TD:INT ratio for the Lions to make the 2nd half push for the playoffs. It will be intense down the stretch to see how they compare to the division rival Colts. Its a toss up on who gets the last playoff spot, and might come down to the tiebreaker between the 2. One thing is for sure, if Detroit wants that last playoff spot, something has to be done about the last ranked rushing attack. 32 yards a game will not get it done. B-
(2-5) TDO has the boys FROM Hotlanta playing poorly. RB Sam Gash is no threat, but Atlanta still gives him the rock. 57 carries is a lot for a 31 MS RB. I like the dedication to trying to be balanced, but I think TDO should rely more on his QB/WR Combination. Jim McMahon to Webster Slaughter should hook up more than just the 8 times they have this season. Like most of the league, nothing against the owner as a lot of offenses are stagnant and one dimensional due to lack of running game. Atlanta doesn't have enough firepower to compete down the stretch. B-
(0-5) QB John Elway is sensing some De Ja Vu I think. His good days in Denver, he had no talent around him. Guess what the change of scenery and him being 8 bit hasn't changed just that. Tampa needs to get him some weapons. Elway is a stud, but we all know its a team effort to win ball games. 2 TDS to 6 Picks, ouch. Elway needs to step up and be the leader this team needs. They might challenge Minnesota for Marshall, Marshall, Marshall. Again nothing against Byoderphilton. Very talented guy, who was thrown to the wolves with this team. He will make his mark on this team when he cleans house after season's end. C+

MEMORABLE DIVISION

(7-0) Something new FROM this division. A division that has been dominated since the leagues inception by the Houston Oilers. We have a new sheriff in town, and that is MRTSB. MRTSB thumped the Oilers in the game of the week in week 5. One of the more talented teams in the league, the Redskins have managed to go undefeated and play great on both sides of the ball. QBs Bubby Brister and Steve Bono have a 18:1 TD:INT ratio. That is flat out getting the job done, and the prime reason I feel that Washington is sitting pretty at 7-0. Its not surprising to see that this team leads the league in passing yards per game with a 219 clip. no big surprise to see Jerry Rice's name atop all the receiving categories as well. I feel they will slip up in their HUGE week match-up with the Giants. They will more than likely go 12-1, only losing to the Giants. So they get the #2 seed in my halfway prediction. Great job so far though! A+
(5-2) Houston came into this season as the favorite to win the division, now they hope to get the wild card as they've been thumped twice by divisional opponents. Washington really stung the Oilers bad, so looks like they are not the top dog anymore. On offense RB Rodney Hampton has been a workhorse back. 92 attempts puts him 3rd in the league, and he's 4th in the league in yards. Hampton is definitely playing for the contract extension he so rightly deserves, this is his last year on his contract and could become a potential high priced free agent come season's end. QB Troy Aikman has also stepped his play up. 13 TD passes to go with only 3 picks and the "golden boy" is manning the ship and leading his team down the stretch run. On defense Eric Allen is ranked 2nd in the league with 6 picks. Allen's ball hawking skills need to continue to keep this team headed for that #3 seed in the playoffs. B+
(4-3) After starting the season in a funk, losing their first 3 games, the Steelers have rattled off 4 consecutive victories. What could have been a season in shambles, has turned into a great season so far. Pittsburgh signed RB Rod Bernstine to a big contract in the off season. To the tune of 2.5 Million dollars for one year. Only for a 44 MS back. Why? His play on the field is why. Bernstine is in the top 3 in every category in rushing. Seems the ball control offense of Pittsburgh is working great. Just like the real life Steelers, if they can run the ball effectively and keep the opposing defense on the field, eat up the clock, more than likely they will get the W. Down the stretch I feel QB Jim Harbaugh might have to step his game up a bit, as most teams will start focusing on Bernstine. Very good shot at the last playoff spot, will come down to the wire. B+
(1-4) Seattle has the highest priced secondary in the league. Every DB makes close to 4 Million each. That's a huge number that Seattle wanted to make a strength for them. Padding the turnover battle and they could win some games. Very smart moves on Jlstout's part. Unfortunately, they have only accumulated 5 interceptions all season. Not such a bad number for playing 5 games. When put into focus with starting QBs own pick number of 10, you can see why this club has only one victory on the season. QB Wade Wilson has a very nice core of receivers to throw to, he's just throwing costly turnovers at bad times. Wilson has the worst Int % of any starting QB. He averages a pick every 14 pass attempts. If he can improve on that number, Seattle can win some games. This however, might be too late and I see Seattle preparing early for next season's draft. C+
(1-5) The Raiders dealt a lot this off-season for Barry Sanders. While Sanders is good now, he becomes great in the near future. Was it worth basically dealing your next 2 season's drafts for? If this season is any indication, the answer would have to be a resounding NO. 1 win to show for their efforts this season. Even though that 1 win was against pre-season division consensus winner Houston, it still falls short in Carmelhoop's eyes I think. He told me that its great that in back to back seasons, he's had some huge upsets. Last season he beat the Niners with Steve Young, this season the Houston Oilers with Troy Aikman. I'm sure he would trade those big upsets for a few more Ws. Sanders has yet to find the end zone this season, and that might be a factor into the formula in explaining the poor record. Season hopes might be done, but the Raiders do have something to look forward to. Sanders will become the almighty in the next few seasons, and he will give everyone a run for their money. Pun intended. C

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