2019 Week #6 Discussion

[Vic Carucci]

GAME OF THE WEEKNorfolk (5-0-0, PR 96) at West Virginia (5-0-0, PR 90)PUSH.56 degrees, 10mph, Fair.

MARQUEE MATCHUPTulsa (4-1-0, PR 87) at Reno (4-1-0, PR 85)Reno is favored by 2 points.52 degrees, 3mph, Fair.

MARQUEE MATCHUPMurfreesboro (4-1-0, PR 91) at Portland (2-2-0, PR 77)Murfreesboro is favored by 4 points.68 degrees, 11mph, Rain.

WORTH WATCHINGLouisiana (2-2-0, PR 69) at Fresno (2-2-0, PR 82)Fresno is favored by 9.5 points.69 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

REGIONALLY TELEVISEDNewark (4-1-0, PR 93) at Madison (1-3-0, PR 65)Newark is favored by 9.5 points.45 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

REGIONALLY TELEVISEDSt. Louis (2-2-0, PR 68) at Houston (2-3-0, PR 70)Houston is favored by 4 points.68 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

REGIONALLY TELEVISEDTexas (1-3-0, PR 67) at Oakland (3-2-0, PR 75)Oakland is favored by 7.5 points.77 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

REGIONALLY TELEVISEDAnchorage (3-2-0, PR 78) at Los Angeles (1-4-0, PR 67)Anchorage is favored by 2 points.65 degrees, 1mph, Fair.

REGIONALLY TELEVISEDGeorgia (1-3-0, PR 71) at Salt Lake City (2-3-0, PR 68)Salt Lake City is favored by 1.5 points.76 degrees, 11mph, Fair.

REGIONALLY TELEVISEDOrlando (1-3-0, PR 66) at Lansing (2-3-0, PR 65)Lansing is favored by 2.5 points.68 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

REGIONALLY TELEVISEDLittle Rock (1-4-0, PR 60) at Vancouver (3-2-0, PR 77)Vancouver is favored by 11 points.68 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

REGIONALLY TELEVISEDHartford (0-5-0, PR 64) at Iowa City (4-1-0, PR 80)Iowa City is favored by 10.5 points.35 degrees, 8mph, Fair.

DON'T BOTHERChicago (2-3-0, PR 63) at Montreal (0-5-0, PR 69)Montreal is favored by 6 points.42 degrees, 5mph, Fair.

DON'T BOTHERVermont (3-2-0, PR 81) at Dakota (0-5-0, PR 57)Vermont is favored by 9 points.50 degrees, 7mph, Fair.

[Vic Carucci]

TEAM	ROSTER	OFF	DEF	REC	WINPCT	OPPREC	OPPPCT	PWR RTG	LAST RNK	RTG CHG
Norfolk Vipers	81.2	95.6	75.3	5-0-0	1.000	12-12-0	0.500	96.39	1	+3.42
Newark Bulldogs	88.1	110.1	88.9	4-1-0	0.800	8-16-0	0.333	93.26	2	+2.46
Murfreesboro Mules	87.2	80.3	82.5	4-1-0	0.800	12-12-0	0.500	90.92	3	+0.76
Lawrence Phantoms	77.2	99.0	63.9	4-1-0	0.800	14-10-0	0.583	90.55	5	+2.18
West Virginia Beasts	80.5	77.3	93.5	5-0-0	1.000	7-17-0	0.292	89.92	4	-0.04
Tulsa TigerHawks	77.6	81.3	74.4	4-1-0	0.800	12-12-0	0.500	86.76	8	+3.91
Reno Wolfpack	73.3	75.4	71.8	4-1-0	0.800	13-11-0	0.542	84.95	10	+2.68
Cleveland Clawz	75.8	75.6	72.7	4-1-0	0.800	11-13-0	0.458	83.79	6	-1.63
Fresno Warthogs	88.0	71.6	70.7	2-2-0	0.500	11-8-0	0.579	81.54	9	-0.83
Vermont Mountaineers	75.8	79.2	81.7	3-2-0	0.600	12-12-0	0.500	81.08	15	+3.56
Iowa City Snipe Hunters	79.3	89.0	57.0	4-1-0	0.800	6-19-0	0.240	79.71	13	+0.35
Anchorage Lynx	80.5	72.4	60.8	3-2-0	0.600	11-13-0	0.458	77.53	11	-3.33
Vancouver Killer Whales	81.2	71.6	69.5	3-2-0	0.600	9-14-0	0.391	77.05	12	-3.44
Pennsylvania Lions	72.4	83.6	68.3	3-2-0	0.600	10-14-0	0.417	76.79	14	-1.06
Portland Seals	85.7	84.0	63.0	2-2-0	0.500	7-12-0	0.368	76.58	7	-6.48
Oakland Assassins	71.5	73.9	62.0	3-2-0	0.600	12-13-0	0.480	75.47	16	-0.75
Wichita Outlaws	73.1	66.1	69.6	1-4-0	0.200	19-5-0	0.792	72.26	19	-0.53
Georgia Generals	81.9	73.0	66.3	1-3-0	0.250	10-8-0	0.556	71.46	17	-1.60
Houston Renegades	67.9	76.7	53.6	2-3-0	0.400	13-11-0	0.542	69.54	28	+6.15
Montreal Firebirds	87.7	64.5	69.3	0-5-0	0.000	18-7-0	0.720	69.39	18	-3.64
Louisiana Voodoo	66.7	54.4	85.7	2-2-0	0.500	7-10-0	0.412	68.90	29	+5.62
Salt Lake City Stallions	67.6	71.9	56.9	2-3-0	0.400	13-12-0	0.520	68.46	20	-4.25
St. Louis Cardinals	69.3	69.9	78.8	2-2-0	0.500	5-14-0	0.263	67.86	25	+0.70
Los Angeles Matadors	75.5	59.2	69.9	1-4-0	0.200	14-9-0	0.609	67.20	22	-2.44
Texas Trojans	70.5	68.0	66.3	1-3-0	0.250	11-9-0	0.550	66.52	26	+0.43
Orlando Pirates	63.7	61.2	53.7	1-3-0	0.250	15-5-0	0.750	66.40	21	-3.56
Lansing Ogres	68.0	66.0	67.9	2-3-0	0.400	9-15-0	0.375	65.28	24	-2.27
Madison Demons	70.8	60.9	63.3	1-3-0	0.250	10-8-0	0.556	65.07	27	-0.21
Hartford Whalers	80.5	58.9	53.7	0-5-0	0.000	18-7-0	0.720	63.83	23	-5.30
Chicago Crusaders	54.2	54.4	62.8	2-3-0	0.400	14-10-0	0.583	63.12	31	+4.21
Little Rock Toads	62.8	61.6	65.1	1-4-0	0.200	12-11-0	0.522	60.41	32	+5.75
Dakota Spirit	64.3	73.8	55.0	0-5-0	0.000	13-11-0	0.542	56.62	30	-2.73

[Argot]

Reno favored by 2?...I'd take Tulsa and the points.

[Kobeck]

Damn VooDoo formula for winning +TO ratio, Warthogs losing formula -TO ratio. Not a good feeling about this one.

[Matt]

been a while since the Bulldogs have played the Demons. We've only played against eachother 3 times this decade. The Demons will forever be Will Irby and Charles Bell beating the Crespo led Bulldogs in the playoffs. Could never get over that hump.........still haven't!!!

Looking forward to playing this interesting defense. #1 against the rush and #32 against the pass.

[tarcone]

Reno favored by 2?...I'd take Tulsa and the points.

We are not a good road team. I wouldnt be so sure about that. Vegas may have this right.

[Matt]

just a reminder of the upcoming schedule...


Sun May 15th: Week 6 Game
Tue May 17th: Week 7 Midweek
Fri May 20th: Trade Deadline
Sun May 22nd: Week 7 Game

[markc]

Little Rock (1-4-0, PR 60) at Vancouver (3-2-0, PR 77)
Vancouver is favored by 11 points.

This is one of those scary games where the point spread is way too high. Two lower-scoring offenses prone to turnovers and two decent defenses means that it will probably be fairly low scoring and an extra turnover or two could make all the difference. Plus LRK almost beat OAK and broke through against SLC last week, so they like playing the NC West. GL Toads.
(gotta give up the toad now - its no joke, buddy give it up...)

[DDT]

Little Rock (1-4-0, PR 60) at Vancouver (3-2-0, PR 77)
Vancouver is favored by 11 points.

This is one of those scary games where the point spread is way too high. Two lower-scoring offenses prone to turnovers and two decent defenses means that it will probably be fairly low scoring and an extra turnover or two could make all the difference. Plus LRK almost beat OAK and broke through against SLC last week, so they like playing the NC West. GL Toads.
(gotta give up the toad now - its no joke, buddy give it up...)

I made a few personnel changes following the Newark debacle that seem to be paying off. Home cooking played a role too. It's not like we've stopped turning it over. I just don't see this game being that close. You've got a lot of competitive advantages out there. Maybe 4 Toads could start for you.

Your CB Brad Johnstone was one of my better picks in Wichita. Thought he'd be much better than he is.

[Matt]

Norfolk v WV is going to be insane this week. Not just because of their records, but because of the rivalry. Add fuel to the fire from Norfolk's loss last post season, which could be attributed to the loss of their starting QB.

going to be a good week of IFL action

[VitoStallion]

ouch 2-3; can I get a jolt this week?

[Chris Rex]

Still gone for a short while... not that it seems to matter this season. Ugh. :-/

[r00k]

Matt has hit it dead center, so I don't think anything else needs to be said pre-game.

GL Kozure ... will catch you after the game.

[Argot]

We are not a good road team. I wouldnt be so sure about that. Vegas may have this right.

Honestly, this is one of those games that I expect to lose. In all my years of FOF, I've never had a dominant team. I will pull off a streak of 3 or 4 wins in a row, get lucky here and there, only to get pulled back down to earth the next couple of weeks. Freakish...McNeil has never been in my opinion the franchise QB that he needed to be. I have no confidence that if the game is on the line that he can drive the field and win the game. Respectively, I have full confidence that any other team will tear up my secondary on the last drive. I've seen it play out way too many times. If we go 5-1 we can realistically look at our first division title in years and playoffs. Lose and we are back with Oakland and Vancouver fighting for a even a wildcard spot. I'll see you in a couple of hours.

[Kozure]

Matt has hit it dead center, so I don't think anything else needs to be said pre-game.

GL Kozure ... will catch you after the game.

yeah, haven't been able to really sit down and let the game sink in too much this week. I am winless in the regular season the past two seasons against Norfolk but I am 2-0 against them in the playoffs during that span too. Love these games. One of the few games I actually gameplan for. Always think that r00k does things that few GMs do and you need to prepare for it.