POSTGAME with Insider-eSFL 2014 Playoff, Round 1 -Week 13

eSFL 2014 Playoff, Week 1

by: Josh Perdew

Vintage Conference Playoffs

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Frost Furrious Flurries (8-4 Appalachian) vs Zima Ruskies (8-4 Global)

The Zima Ruskies are 6-4 lifetime versus Frost.

Zima coached teams are a combined 8-9 all time versus Frost coached teams

Coach Frost is 1-0 vs coach Zima in playoff matches

Appalachian division champion Frost has decided to pick his own poison and will take on the Zima Ruskies, the blackjack winner from the Vintage Conference.  This game is a rematch from week 5 of this season when Frost dominated Zima with a 228-138 victory, in which Zima was waving the white flag early.  Will we see another repeat performance from the #1 overall seed in the Vintage conference?  Zima has slowly watched his unit slide from a run away first place division championship to barely making the playoffs with points fielded.  Temp stole the division that was all but locked up after 6 weeks, and now Zima has failed to close out the season, and things just don’t get much worse for him.  Frost selected him, probably because he is the weakest unit of the other three, and the powerhouse Frost unit led by Manning and Murray, should dominate the Ruskies who have relied solely on Rodgers and Nelson to carry him to every victory.  The Frost unit will wrap this one up early and march into the Vintage conference championship game. 

*** Frost 210 Zima 176 ***

POSTGAME

FROST 175.26   ZIMA 150.52

The Frost Flurries didn't bring their "A" game in week one of the 2014 playoffs but it didn't matter as the Zima Ruskies had offensive woes all day. Frost advances to the Vintage Conference Championship in search of the organizations second Ballistic Bowl title. "We had enough this week to win, that is all that is important", coach Jeff stated in his post-game presser. The Zima Ruskies were the actual story of this contest, winning week in and week out for the first 3/4 of the season and then to have it all fall apart over the final five weeks was a hard pill to swallow for coach Zima.  After the game the coach went off on his team and the media, "Jimmy Graham.....0 fucking pts!! On the week I need him to produce! U blew it son!! U will never make the Ruskies team in the up coming years... Your fired!! Fucking pathetic!!!". The eSFL is invistigating whether coach Zima actually threatened to kill members of the media when they asked him how it felt to be a chump.

Rhodes Runners (8-4 Virginia) vs Temps Texas Boys (8-4 Global)

 Coach Templin is 7-9 all time versus coach Rhodes

Coach Templin is 0-1 versus coach Rhodes in their only playoff meeting

A repeat of week 9 when the Runners ran off 215 points to surpass the Temps boys with a 189.  The Runners have dominated the Virginia Division and should represent well this week. Temps Texas Boys came from way behind to capture the Global with Zima falling late this season.  This one should be a shootout, with arguably the best offense in the league in Rhodes, and the best defense in the league with Temp.  We all know that defense wins championships, but that shit wont happen here.  Temp will get solid performances from Barwin and JJ Watts, but it wont be enough to stop the Runners.  Rhodes has too many offensive weapons that can score 30+ each week.  Look for Leveon, Luck, and Brown to carry the load and propel the Runners into that elusive conference championship game against the Frost Furrious Flurries.  

*** Runners 202  Temp 187 ***


POSTGAME

RHODES 255  TEMP 222.38

The Rhodes Runners won only their second playoff game in team history breaking a 13 year drought and look to appear in their second Ballistic Bowl. A common theme for the Runners all season has been pathetic defensive play and that didn't change in round one of the playoffs. However, the "lightning in a bottle" was actually two players who made the difference in this contest, Tre Mason (40) and Coby Fleener (28). The Temp Texas Boy's won with defense and decent offense all season long and had just that type of performance again this week. However, 222 wasn't enough in a league that has progressed into one of high octane offensive units that are capable of posting 250 plus against an opponent on any week. 62 defensive points didn't get it done this week, it should have, but bad luck was the difference here. Had Frost of the Flurries chosen to play any other team this week the Temp Boy's would be advancing.

Nebula Conference Playoffs

Nachman MF (8-4 Quasar) vs Houston Rams (8-4 Helix)

 

These two teams have never met in the playoffs

The Nachman team won in week 7 this year in their only head to head encounter

Personally, I hope the Nachman unit gets the early exit out of this year’s playoffs.  Nothing personal, but that team name is the worst in the league, and should he return to coach next season, I will petition for his team name to be changed.Viall  This is an embarrassment to the league to allow such a f*cked up name.  We carry a long list of tradition in this stellar league, and we do not have any place for this horsesh!t.   The first matchup from week 7 this season had the Rams narrowly losing to the Nachman unit 170-156.  I would consider that an upset special, but can we see the same results this time around?  It was odd to me that the Helix division champion Houston Rams have decided to pick Nachman over the other two units.  I personally think Vial is the weakest of the other three, and this could end up being a mistake on the Rams coach.  I do believe this game should be close, but in the end, the Rams are just the better team, and should prevail.   Look for Brees, Brown, and my boy Blue to carry the load for the Rams, and lift them to a narrow victory over stud Andrew Luck and the Nachman unit.  I think the WR’s for Nachman will end up costing him this game. 

*** Rams 193  Nachman 187 ***

POSTGAME

RAMS 270.78   NACHMAN 213.60

The Houston Rams posted the weeks high score and took down rookie Nachman unit to advance to the Nebula Conference Championship. The Rams won this game easily despite the score and will enter week 14 as the favorite to win the whole deal. Nachman gave it all they had but fell short and advance as a three seed in the Gunner Cup.

Standout Coalition (7-5 Orion) vs Viall Vigilante (6-6 Helix)

Coach Viall is 0-3 lifetime versus coach R. Pardue to include a loss in week 8 of this season

Coach Pardue has never player coach Viall in a playoff game

This Coalition unit has finally beaten the injury bug and overcome a lot of misfortune.  The first meeting this season in week 8 featured a close game, with the Coalition pulling out a narrow victory 201-190 over the Vigilante.  Coach Pardue earns the nod once again this week against the weaker Vigilante squad.  I got to give Vial a lot of credit for the good turnaround season and congratulate him for the playoff berth.  Unfortunately for him, it’s a one and done situation.  This Coalition is currently clicking on all cylinders when it matters the most.  AJ Green is healthy, Gordon is back from suspension, and stud RB Lesean McCoy has decided to play solid football after about ten weeks of sh!t.  Vial’s strength is built around the WR play of Thomas and Sanders, but Lacy will be the real disappointment here.  I give the experience nod to coach Pardue, and will be cheering for the Coalition from this point forward.  

*** Coalition 227  Vial 169 ***

POSTGAME

Coalition 173.4  Viall 150.16

The leagues favorite team has a shot to make history in week 14 as they defeated the three time Hi 50 winning Blackjack Viall Vigilante. Coach Pardue of the Coalition has done a masterful job of rounding this team into shape and giving everyone in the league hope of a huge award pot for next season. If the Coalition somehow can upset the Rams in the Conference Title game there will certainly be joy in eSFL land from all owners.