Impressive. How else would you describe seven consecutive wins to finish the season?
That's the feat accomplished by Fire Ants, your 2010 Jea Football League champion. He needed to win to get in the playoffs, and he did. Once in the playoffs, the winning just didn't stop.
In Super Bowl II, Ants rode the strength of his two quarterbacks, Josh Freeman and Jay Cutler, and not much else as he secured a 108-92 win over top-seeded Team When. Freeman and Cutler combined for 57 of Ants' 108 points.
Ants found much of his success on the waiver wires. He had to, considering his mediocre draft in which he picked a kicker before drafting a third running back. That kicker, Stephen Gostkowski, and most of the players he drafted are no longer on the team.
In fact, 76 of Ants' 108 points in the Super Bowl came from players he didn't draft. For his opponent, Team When, only 31 of 92 points came from players he didn't draft.
Well done on the waivers, Ants!
The third-place game provided a lot of excitement as it all came down to the rare Tuesday Night game.
In an off day for the Eagles offense, Steeles held onto his lead and came away in the money. Steeles, last year's champs, have won money in both seasons of the Jea Football League.
Other notes? Well, it's worth pointing out that Practice, though his season was over a month ago, continues to score a ton of points. He won all three of his consolation ladder matchups, scoring 134, 152, and 118 points over the final three weeks of the season. But, like last year, he finished 7th.
Well, that's it. The 2010 season is officially over <sniff>. It's OK, though, the 2011 Jea Football League draft will be here before you know it.
For everyone but Fire Ants, that means another chance at snagging the championship that eluded them. For Ants, it means the pressure and opportunity that comes with the drive to repeat as champion.
It will all begin next summer. I'll be in touch once it's time to discuss keepers, rule changes for next season, and draft dates. I'm thinking we'll continue with a $20 entry fee and two keepers per team for the 2011 season, but other rules are open to be changed. I'll submit to each team owner a list of proposed rule changes, and a majority vote will decide whether they will be implemented. Team owners will be able to submit their own ideas for rule changes, as well.
Well, thanks for reading! So long!
