Perhaps it was just an air bubble. I bet it's about to come back up.

It's back up now.

but....

Wow what a game between Fort Wayne and Las Vegas.

17 yards....

My defense tried to lose it for me three penalties in their final drive.

My team was happy to finally be home after 5 weeks on the road... Not sure how i won by so much...

How does the playoffs work in this game? Is it just the division leaders or are their wildcards?

Two wild cards from each conference play in the WC round.
The winner of that game and the 3 division winners play the next week.
Conference championships
Sandbox bowl.

Thanks

Im going to throw this out there, but I think the best defensive division is out in the East...

3 of the top 5 defensive teams in points allowed reside here... Nice job boys...

SFC Playoff Picture
1. Provo Knuckledraggers 6-1
2. Fort Wayne Dukes 6-1
3. Kansas City Ball Busters 5-2

WC Race
Pittsburgh Tacos 5-2
Las Vegas Lonely Strippers 5-2
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Independence Vision 3-4
Richmond Tigerhawks 3-4
St Joseph Stetsons 3-4
Ventura Highways 3-4
High Point Knob Hills 3-4

I love my team committing personal foul penalties up by 38 points. LMAO

The Denver Dicks.

LMAO and Peppers did it AGAIN a few minutes later.

I'm expecting some fines from the league office.

Well, I don't know what to say. I was actually worried about this one going in, because Fort Worth has a lot of firepower and I was down a man in the secondary.

So I slid Huff over to start at CB, McCourty to FS, and my defense probably played it's best game of the year. LMAO

Finally had a decent game on third down (6-11).

Hope CJ Spiller isn't mad about Ahmad Bradshaw stealing his goal line carries. :)

**** me. If by some chance I end up in the Sandbox bowl against Denver, I'm going to have to buy info off cdcox. He's the only one to give them ANY kind of a game.

The Provo Knuckledraggers. The best team nobody is talking about.

He shut down my running game with two elite DTs.

You have one elite DT but I think I can handle him since he's your only blue chip DL. I've only allowed two sacks all year.

You have a very good OL but lack WRs. I think my passing game would overwhelm your secondary eventually.

You're giving up a high YPC, that might be a factor.

The question for you is...do you really want to blitz Akeem Ayers when I literally have eight skill position players who can beat you? (Welker, White, Smith, Givens, Myers, Allen, Spiller, Bradshaw).

To be honest I'm not really sure how good my team is. I squeaked past Cdcox and beat the Pillagers handily, but the rest of my schedule has been full of cake:

Dallas 2-5
Springfield 1-6
Portland 3-4
Topeka 2-5
Fort Worth 2-5

We'll know just how mighty these Broncos are after I play Anchorage and Clearwater. :)

Here's something to be scared about: you have a free agent kicker for the postseason, and your punter is average.

I have excellent kick returners. :)

Hey, Hey, HEY! It was 17-13 at the half.

Yes, the game was closer than the score indicated. AND you had a lot of success stopping my offense.

Fortunately for Provo, they don't start Philip Rivers at QB.

eh, could be the cake schedule:

W @ Pittsburgh (5-2)
W @ Ceder Rapids (3-4)
W @ Topeka (2-5)
W @ Ventura (3-4)
L vs Las Vegas (6-1)
W vs Springfield (1-6)
W @ High Point (3-4)


1-1 vs teams .500 or better...

Im not any better 1-3 vs .500 or better...

Not wanting to take anything away from the #2 Offense and #2 Defense in SB

The funny thing is I have ANOTHER game against a bottom feeder in Week 8.

Time to get REALLY CRAZY with the gameplan.

Im sorry to be the guy that whines about the schedule but cmon Rainman!!!!

Vs Las Vegas (6-1) - Loss 6-13
at Kansas City Ball Busters (5-2) - Loss 14-33
at Fort Worth Drifters (2-5) Won 20-11
at Springfield Attack (1-6) Loss 24-31
at Fort Wayne Dukes (6-1) Won 20-6
at ClearWater Donkeys (5-2) Loss 14-19
vs Chula Vista (2-5) Win 34-0
vs Pittsburgh Tacos (5-2) TBD

If you want to be the best, you've got to beat the best. Find the gleam!

If you haven't played Denver yet, you have nothing to complain about.

Some teams have to play us twice.

Imagine what that does to your defensive scoring average.

The Lunar North is not for the faint of heart.

Week 8 lineups are available. Friday's sim day.

Outgained a Duluth team by 80 yards, had 200 yards rushing, sacked Rivers 3 times, etc...

But.... 2 more lost fumbles (that has to be some type of record), including 1 returned for a touchdown (the other on my own 19 yard line that resulted in another score), another 2 failed attempts on 4th down.

That's the 4th game where my team has outplayed the opposition yet lost.

3rd in the leauge in Offensive yards. 6th in Defensive yards.. yet near the bottom in both scoring offense and scoring defense.

The amount of 4th downs my team has gone for, the amount of Special Teams touchdowns we've given up, the amount of missed FG's (by a good kicker), Defensive Touchdowns by the opposition, and Fumbles have all got to be records in futility.

If I've done something to piss you off, CD... I'm sorry... really.

Here's to a miserable 2-5. I guess I can play for the #1 overall pick... We do need a Right Tackle afterall!

Also, we're a pretty damn boring team to watch (even virtually). Not much offensive firepower. Good running game and a good defense. We rarely get yards in chunks.

Which DT are you shortchanging? Fairley and Melton are both pretty damn good.

I had a long response typed up, but I decided I was doing all my future opponents' game planning for them and then just throwing it out there. So I'll just say I agree I don't match up well against you for a myriad of reasons. Still hoping for the chance, though!

You won't have Fairley in the Sandbox Bowl if the current injury availability is correct.

I don't see him as a blue chip DT anyway. Especially not against my G/C.

A fact I had glossed over.

As far as sacks are concerned, I have ended up on the right side of my Dockett/Wilkerson for Fairley/Wimbley trade so far. Fairley and Wimbley both have 3 sacks and Dockett and Wilkerson have none.

But in the grand scheme of things I still have some buyers' remorse. I probably should have held on to Wilkerson. Oh well. C'est la vie.

I would love to know how any of the teams I have played are choosing to attack me on offense/defense (you know, since it's not working at all :)).

Since most of you don't have to play me again there's no harm in sharing via private message. Anyone game?

Duluth doesn't game plan against opponents. We take what we want, when we want. And it works slightly more than half the time.

When we built the league, I think I had the fourth pick in the draft and took Phillip Rivers, thinking he was a youngish top-tier QB with many years left in the tank. His rapid decline has significantly affected our fortunes.

Von Miller is really good.

And Anthony Castonzo is evidently a turnstyle. ****ing guy is getting abused weekly and I think it's been 3 consecutive weeks that a sack/fumble has been extremely costly.

This team drives me absolutely insane.

I'm coming bitch.

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/J...PW-y3cKOpl.jpg

Don't worry, my dink and dunk offense will leave the light on for you.

****ing team threw the ball 40 some times with a 70% completion percentage and managed right at 200 yards. Aaron Rodgers has turned into Alex Smith on me.

I don't get it - what a brotha gotta do to get the ball downfield?

What is: "Time to throw."

Anchorage gets TWELVE sacks on Cam Newton and holds Wichita to 56 total yards.

OMFG

Six sacks for Von Miller.

I can't believe I lost wtf a lot of offensive pass interferences and weird ass play bush catches it for 46 yards fumbles and the defense runs it back for a td come on. Also drew brees blows.

The Vision sacked Tony Romo 9 times. Brutal.

:thumb: my defense saved me

Ya its unbelievable how bad brees is lol

That's how we do up here in the AK.

The amount of cackling I do reading my play by plays is hilarious.

I should film myself reading one. It's just good fun. LMAO

I'm slightly disappointed I only scored 30 points this week BTW. WTF. That's poverty offense. And another piss poor 3-10 on third down. WTF.

Nice performance by the defense. Gameplan totally destroyed Overland Park.

Pending future results, I may just leave Devin McCourty at FS. He's been there two weeks in a row now with stellar results.

Come at me, Sandbox.

Big plays continue to kill us in Duluth. We gave up a 79 yard run and also lost a fumble that resulted in a 12-yard touchdown drive.

Phillip Rivers is pretty mediocre for us at QB, which is hurting us, but I really can't figure out the defensive problem. I don't think we're weak but we continue to give up points like crazy.

Its ok, I think my team is a fluke. Some how we lose to teams we are clearly better then.

Awesome shootout between Clearwater and Austin.

C'est la vie, Percy Harvin.

edit - guess he has one more game

If you doubled Percy Harvin's numbers he would have finished the Sandbox year with 134 catches for 1,590 yards and 22 TDs with only 2 drops.

Lord.

Thought League 1 might be interested in some amazing stats from League 2. I don't really see anything this crazy in our league, apart from Von Miller having 15 sacks.

Consecutive plays for the Wichita offense against Anchorage (not counting punts, etc)

Later:

Line ups ready for week 9, sims on Sunday

BTW, I still don't have WR Stephen Hill available. He's been gone since week 4.

I don't even know what to say about my shootout with Clearwater. On the one hand, his offense is stacked, so I shouldn't be surprised. But I also have 4 starting CBs in my secondary and two decent safeties. And on top of the 6 Rodgers TDs, he scrambled for 85 yards. Rodgers just destroyed me. I'm glad my offense was able to make a game out of it, though, considering that my defense didn't show up at all. Coming back from down 21-0 was cool, but I couldn't keep it up.

Edit: Also, despite not fumbling once all season, Vick Ballard had a crucial fumble that gave Clearwater the ball at my 2 yard line.

WR Mike Williams isn't available for me even though he played in Week 9.

And I get him for one more day...

He's unquestionably the biggest loss in Sandbox this year. I'm pretty much dead in the water once he goes down.

The Broncos will use tonight's game against St. Joseph as a scrimmage to gameplan for Anchorage next week.

Thanks in advance, St. Jo.

WE WANT SIMS!!! WE WANT SIMS!!! WE WANT SIMS!!!

:thumb:

Anchorage's punter lost them a game. LMAO

Andy Lee punts 49 yards, returned for 60 yards by Devin Hester Touchdown, conversion

Andy Lee punt shanked for 11 net yards.

Andy Lee punts 54 yards, returned for 76 yards by Devin Hester Touchdown, conversion

I flat out stomped them, 59 to 7

Tom Brady has failed me. A truly shitty game, sir.

Congrats, St. Joseph.

Ventura's Wallace Gilberry ties DT's single game record with seven (7!!!) sacks against Topeka.

I think cd just didn't want an undefeated team anymore.

SFC Playoff Picture
1. Provo Knuckledraggers 8-1
2. Fort Wayne Dukes 7-2
3. Kansas City Ball Busters 7-2

WC Race
Las Vegas Lonely Strippers 7-2
Pittsburgh Tacos 6-3
-----------------------------
Independence Vision 5-4
Richmond Tigerhawks 4-5
St Joseph Stetsons 4-5
Ventura Highways 4-5
High Point Knob Hills 4-5

Man. Ryan Tannehill is a one-man army for Springfield. Duluth managed to squeak out a win, but we continue to underwhelm.

can you guys check on Mike Adams availability on Richmond, he started all 16 games this year and i lose him in a couple weeks for good --- thank you

You might want to throw that game plan out.

Nah, my gameplan was wild and crazy, and got me beat.

But it provided me with good info going forward.

Hopefully I can use it to beat Anchorage next week. Because if not, all this offseason work I put in was useless. :#:#:#

Cedar Rapids
This is a tough way to lose :


4th Q 0:52 1st and 10 Cedar Rapids 18 Robert Griffin III fumbles snap Recovered by Las Vegas
Cedar Rapids 13, Las Vegas 13
Las Vegas
4th Q 0:47 1st and 10 Cedar Rapids 17 Willis McGahee rushes for 5 yards. time out Cedar Rapids
4th Q 0:39 2nd and 5 Cedar Rapids 12 Willis McGahee rushes for 0 yards. time out Las Vegas
4th Q 0:03 3rd and 5 Cedar Rapids 12 Jason Hanson field goal attempt from 29 yards. Good.
Cedar Rapids 13, Las Vegas 16

yes, but this is the drive right before that...



4th Q 2:44 1st and 10 Las Vegas 22 Jason Campbell passes complete to Calvin Johnson for a gain of 24 yards.
4th Q 2:18 1st and 10 Las Vegas 46 Jason Campbell passes complete to Calvin Johnson for a gain of 34 yards. Two minute warning.
4th Q 2:00 1st and 10 Cedar Rapids 20 Willis McGahee rushes for 2 yards.
4th Q 1:18 2nd and 8 Cedar Rapids 18 free agent rushes for 1 yards. time out Cedar Rapids
4th Q 1:10 3rd and 7 Cedar Rapids 17 Willis McGahee rushes for -1 yards. time out Cedar Rapids
4th Q 1:02 4th and 8 Cedar Rapids 18 Willis McGahee rushes for 0 yards. Turned over on downs
Cedar Rapids 13, Las Vegas 13

Sim made it right... they should have gone for the FG then..

To compensate for some earlier games where he incorrectly was counted out, I made him available for the rest of the season, event though he missed some games at the end.

Sorry about that. Not much I could do once you announced it since I had already advanced the rosters.

Fixed. There are two different Mike Adams.

Week 10 rosters are available. Sims on Tuesday. Not sure exactly when since there is a family get together that night.

Good lord. My special teams are all fired.

here we go again...

2nd Q 3:56 1st and 10 Richmond 20 Sam Bradford sacked by Zach Brown for a loss of -5 yards. QB fumbled and defense recovered returned for 75 yards. Touchdown, conversion

2nd Q 0:26 4th and goal Richmond 1 Stephen Gostkowski field goal attempt from 18 yards. No good.

4th Q 13:34 4th and 16 Dallas 14 free agent punts 35 yards, returned for 49 yards by Dwayne Harris Touchdown, conversion

4th Q 10:43 4th and 11 Richmond 30 Sam Bradford passes complete to Justin Forsett for a gain of 4 yards. Turned over on downs

It's getting old.

Hester can still burn a team, apparently.

It makes one realize why coaches yell on the sidelines, doesn't it?