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Final Recap of the year - are you as excited as I am? No. Well then - fuck you.
So here's the question: Is he really this good? Four ROFF Bowls in five years? Four ROFF Bowls since he joined six years ago? Is he just that good?
Is he just that lucky?
Let's face it - Fantasy Football is 50 percent skill, 50 luck. But over the last five years Navid has lead this dynasty (and win or lose, that's what this is -
the first true ROFFL dynasty) to big wins, a playoff best (10-3) record and two ROFFL Championships. Some will call it luck. I call it skill.
Navid's fourth ROFF Bowl appearance brought a question to my mind: Is he too good for this league? The answer may be yes, but every league needs
a dominate team because it pushes all the other teams in the league to elevate their games. Eventually we'll pull to Navid's skill level and he'll just look
normal. Someone else will take the reigns and dominate. But for now, it's Navid's league and we're all just playing in it. So let's take a second and
acknowledge the dynasty of the '00s.
Good. Now let's see if ROFF Bowl VII will be simply another shining moment or, like the 2007 Pats, a blemish that will stink the joint up for years to
come.
So without further ado, I present to you….
ROFF BOWL VII: The Kid Vs. The Titan
Let’s take a few seconds and look at how we got here.
Born to Run My Mouth
Owned and Managed by Rich Kiss
Location: New Orleans
Founded 2002
Prior to this season, Kiss' Born were known as also-rans - the team that struggled through the season and choked in the post season. And it usually
began at the draft as each was followed by a Kiss rant about how much he hated his team. His team missed the playoffs the last two years and even
before that were "O for" everything in the playoffs.
But this year seemed different: His reaction after the draft was that of bliss - he liked his team and even liked their chances this season. You could
almost feel optimism. He seemed almost excited about his chances.
And apparently it rubbed off. While his 2007 9-4 campaign took him into the playoffs as a #2 seed, his team was vulnerable and in the first round
suffered defeat at the hands of the soon to be ROFFL Champs, Hungry Horses. This season Rich stared with a loss, but quickly found ways to win
including four of his last five games. And in his final regular season game, with the playoffs virtually locked up, he spanked Brock with a 153.85 – 44.57
win, the biggest win in ROFFL history.
Then the playoffs came. Could Rich’s fourth playoff appearance be different than his previous three, all which ended in a loss? Off the bat he posted
131.76 points in a 45.08 point win over the Jacobins. It was the most points scored in the week and it was a dominating performance over an early
favortie. Week 2 showed some weakness as he failed to jump the century mark, but high outputs by Kurt Warner, Antonio Bryant and DeAngelo
Williams prove that there is a lot of will to win still in this team.
Rich's biggest challenge lays in front of him. But whatever happens, this has been a sweet season. His first playoff win. His first ROFF Bowl. His first
(and - we hope - last) engagement. It's hard to argue that this isn't the year of Kiss.
Nomads in the Deep
Owned and Managed by Navid Sadri
Location: New York
Founded 2003
What to say that I haven't already said above? How about cold hard facts? In 2002 Suzanne Nebesky led the future Nomads to a 7-6 record and their
first playoffs... without even changing the team's roster. Navid inherited the team in 2003 and since then has gone 48-30, 36-16 in the last four years
alone (that’s an average of four losses every season since 2005!).
In the last four years, Navid has eclipsed 1,350 points every season and averaged 112.77 points in every game. And he’s compiled all of this with very
low picks in the last four drafts.
In total, the Nomads are 55-36 (league best .604 win percentage) with 9,083.78 points (again, a league best). He currently has the longest consecutive
win streak in ROFFL history (9 in 2006) and his highest scoring game ever (163.64 against Shermtanks in 2006) ranks 7th all time for points scored.
His 43 100+ point games ties him for second all-time.
Navid is by far one of the most dominate players in the league and this season just continued to prove it. After starting the season 3-3, he won 5 of the
next 7 to end the season with his fourth consecutive winning season in a row. In the playoffs, he faced a tough challnege with defending champ Pigs.
But his 130+ points was enough to put Pigs away in the Quarterfinals. He followed that up with a120+ game and win over a strong B'Day team in the
Semi's.
Next on Navid's list is Rich, the fourth different ROFF Bowl opponent he has faced. And so far he's 2-1 in ROFF Bowls and the only person to beat him
was a previous champ. So does Rich have the Cantor touch to beat Navid when it is most important?
Oh and one final thing:
Rich is 4-2 against Navid in the regular season (4-3 against the Nomads franchise) and has lost to him in their one and only playoff matchup
(Quarterfinals, 2005: Nomads 114.43, Born 79.11).
The last time these two met was Week 9 when Rich beat Navid 119.18 - 94.37. BUT... it should be noted that Nomad's Delhomme and Gore were on a
bye that week.
So what does this all mean? Same as last year - Zilch. Jason had Parker by the numbers, but Parker slipped away with the win.
So let’s jump over to Swami, who will take a look at how this years teams matchup..
So here's the question: Is he really this good? Four ROFF Bowls in five years? Four ROFF Bowls since he joined six years ago? Is he just that good?
Is he just that lucky?
Let's face it - Fantasy Football is 50 percent skill, 50 luck. But over the last five years Navid has lead this dynasty (and win or lose, that's what this is -
the first true ROFFL dynasty) to big wins, a playoff best (10-3) record and two ROFFL Championships. Some will call it luck. I call it skill.
Navid's fourth ROFF Bowl appearance brought a question to my mind: Is he too good for this league? The answer may be yes, but every league needs
a dominate team because it pushes all the other teams in the league to elevate their games. Eventually we'll pull to Navid's skill level and he'll just look
normal. Someone else will take the reigns and dominate. But for now, it's Navid's league and we're all just playing in it. So let's take a second and
acknowledge the dynasty of the '00s.
Good. Now let's see if ROFF Bowl VII will be simply another shining moment or, like the 2007 Pats, a blemish that will stink the joint up for years to
come.
So without further ado, I present to you….
ROFF BOWL VII: The Kid Vs. The Titan
Let’s take a few seconds and look at how we got here.
Born to Run My Mouth
Owned and Managed by Rich Kiss
Location: New Orleans
Founded 2002
Prior to this season, Kiss' Born were known as also-rans - the team that struggled through the season and choked in the post season. And it usually
began at the draft as each was followed by a Kiss rant about how much he hated his team. His team missed the playoffs the last two years and even
before that were "O for" everything in the playoffs.
But this year seemed different: His reaction after the draft was that of bliss - he liked his team and even liked their chances this season. You could
almost feel optimism. He seemed almost excited about his chances.
And apparently it rubbed off. While his 2007 9-4 campaign took him into the playoffs as a #2 seed, his team was vulnerable and in the first round
suffered defeat at the hands of the soon to be ROFFL Champs, Hungry Horses. This season Rich stared with a loss, but quickly found ways to win
including four of his last five games. And in his final regular season game, with the playoffs virtually locked up, he spanked Brock with a 153.85 – 44.57
win, the biggest win in ROFFL history.
Then the playoffs came. Could Rich’s fourth playoff appearance be different than his previous three, all which ended in a loss? Off the bat he posted
131.76 points in a 45.08 point win over the Jacobins. It was the most points scored in the week and it was a dominating performance over an early
favortie. Week 2 showed some weakness as he failed to jump the century mark, but high outputs by Kurt Warner, Antonio Bryant and DeAngelo
Williams prove that there is a lot of will to win still in this team.
Rich's biggest challenge lays in front of him. But whatever happens, this has been a sweet season. His first playoff win. His first ROFF Bowl. His first
(and - we hope - last) engagement. It's hard to argue that this isn't the year of Kiss.
Nomads in the Deep
Owned and Managed by Navid Sadri
Location: New York
Founded 2003
What to say that I haven't already said above? How about cold hard facts? In 2002 Suzanne Nebesky led the future Nomads to a 7-6 record and their
first playoffs... without even changing the team's roster. Navid inherited the team in 2003 and since then has gone 48-30, 36-16 in the last four years
alone (that’s an average of four losses every season since 2005!).
In the last four years, Navid has eclipsed 1,350 points every season and averaged 112.77 points in every game. And he’s compiled all of this with very
low picks in the last four drafts.
In total, the Nomads are 55-36 (league best .604 win percentage) with 9,083.78 points (again, a league best). He currently has the longest consecutive
win streak in ROFFL history (9 in 2006) and his highest scoring game ever (163.64 against Shermtanks in 2006) ranks 7th all time for points scored.
His 43 100+ point games ties him for second all-time.
Navid is by far one of the most dominate players in the league and this season just continued to prove it. After starting the season 3-3, he won 5 of the
next 7 to end the season with his fourth consecutive winning season in a row. In the playoffs, he faced a tough challnege with defending champ Pigs.
But his 130+ points was enough to put Pigs away in the Quarterfinals. He followed that up with a120+ game and win over a strong B'Day team in the
Semi's.
Next on Navid's list is Rich, the fourth different ROFF Bowl opponent he has faced. And so far he's 2-1 in ROFF Bowls and the only person to beat him
was a previous champ. So does Rich have the Cantor touch to beat Navid when it is most important?
Oh and one final thing:
Rich is 4-2 against Navid in the regular season (4-3 against the Nomads franchise) and has lost to him in their one and only playoff matchup
(Quarterfinals, 2005: Nomads 114.43, Born 79.11).
The last time these two met was Week 9 when Rich beat Navid 119.18 - 94.37. BUT... it should be noted that Nomad's Delhomme and Gore were on a
bye that week.
So what does this all mean? Same as last year - Zilch. Jason had Parker by the numbers, but Parker slipped away with the win.
So let’s jump over to Swami, who will take a look at how this years teams matchup..