THE OIL FANTASY FOOTBALL AND VETERAN COMMUNITY
  • Home
  • MFL
  • Records
  • About
  • News
  • OIL in Action
  • SI Covers
  • Oral History
  • Trophies
    • OIL Trophies
    • Permanent Prizes
  • Franchises
Picture

2018 Conference Championships Preview

12/14/2018

0 Comments

 
Picture
Picture
Six teams. Three trophies. Three previous champions. Three managers seeking their first title. Welcome to Championship Week 2018.
Click on the team logos above to view each team's roster. Analysis after the jump. 
Picture
The AFC has only known two champions, War Pony (2014-2015) and the Redlegs (2016-2017), but that will soon change. Nick Green and Stephen Brosh, both on the 2006 SECFOR mission in Baghdad, will vie for the title. 
Picture
It has been some time since we had a championship game without either of the top two seeds, but that's what is happening in the AFC. Number-one War Pony and number-two Cocks were upset in Week 15, setting up a Thunder Bowl made of underdogs.
Picture
Picture
Picture
The Doughboys selected Le'Veon Bell at 1.02. That could have doomed their season, but manager Nick Green had the foresight to select James Conner in the 15th round. There weren't any mid- to late-round steals (save for Conner) here, but Green did enough in the early rounds to set his team up for success.  

​The Vultures 10th-round selection of Patrick Mahomes may be the pick of the year. Even as he dealt with injuries to Doug Baldwin, Isaiah Crowell (IR), and Tyler Eifert (IR), Brosh continued to rack up wins thanks to Mahomes and shrewd waiver-wire additions. 
Picture
Picture
The Doughboys started out 7-2 before dropping three of their last four, including a Rivaly Week loss to the Vultures. But they've turned it on in the playoffs and reached their third-consecutive Thunder Bowl. 

​Conversely, the Vultures' playoff chances looked slim after a 2-3 start. But they won seven of their last eight, ending on a six-game winning streak. 
Picture
​Doughboys
Category
​Vultures
10-5
​Record
11-4
151.45
​Points Per Game
143.28
1.103 (8th)
OPR (Rank)
1.034 (16th)
Eight (three more on IR; Le'Veon Bell inactive)
Drafted Players Remaining
10 (one more on IR)
27
Transactions
19
​Trades
One
Loss 145.50-161.60
​Week 13 Result
Win 161.60-145.50
3-2
​H2H Record
2-3
Zero
​Championships
Zero
What a matchup. Each team had to fight and claw to get here, and each team knocked off a top-two team in the semifinals. Each manager were in Iraq in 2006 and were even in the same humvee and same squad for a time. They're Week 13 rivals, and now they're facing each other again for the championship. This is Green's third trip in a row to the Thunder Bowl, and this is the year I think he wins it all. Brosh's team is just too dependent on Patrick Mahomes, while Green's team appears to be deeper and more well-balanced. 

    AFC Championship Survey

Submit
Picture
I couldn't be more excited about the OIL Bowl. Yes, both managers have won championships before, but neither has done so since 2008. And there has been a lot of heartbreak for these managers since that time. On top of that, both managers are original OILers. They met in the very first OIL Bowl (before it was even called the OIL Bowl), with Pyle winning. Morgan then returned to the championship in 2007 and won. And Pyle made it two championships in three years when he won the OIL Bowl in 2008 . . . although he didn't get the satisfaction of that victory until years later when the commissioner re-ran the numbers using fractional scoring.
Picture
Pyle was Lucky Enuf to survive a paltry 5.5 points from QB Ryan Tannehill (who was filling in for an injured Carson Wentz). Pyle only scored 126.50 points, but did leave over 50 points on the bench. SoonerJack will not be contending for a fourth championship. 

The Dogs of War-Whackers semifinal matchup came down to the wire on Monday Night Football, but Alvin Kamara's 16-yard touchdown in the second half put Morgan up for good. 
Picture
Picture
Picture
Each team had solid drafts that provided a good foundation all season. Reviewing the drafts in hindsight, each team absolutely made the right decisions in the first round: Pyle went Todd Gurley at 1.01 and Morgan ignored the warnings and selected Alvin Kamara five picks later. Notably, these two teams were identified as having the best drafts at the time by an informal poll of NFC managers. 
Picture
Picture
Lucky Enuf has been the most dominant team in the OIL the last three seasons, going 32-5 in the regular season. They started out 9-1 this year before losing two of their last three. Still, they're the number-one seed and the favorite to win it all. Similarly, the Whackers started out 8-1 before losing three of their last four. But both teams stepped up when they had to and now have a chance at the Lawson Memorial Trophy.
Picture
​Whackers
Category
Lucky Enuf
11-4
​Record
11-3
162.52
​Points Per Game
159.49
1.177 (3rd)
OPR (Rank)
1.146 (4th)
10 (four more on IR)
Drafted Players Remaining
Seven (two more on IR)
33
Transactions
52
Zero
​Trades
Two
Loss 121.90-140.15
​Week Five Result
Win 140.15 - 121.90
5-8
​H2H Record
8-5
2007
​Championships
​2006; 2008
I keep going back and forth on this one. Both teams are strong but are dealing with uncertainty at the QB position and other starting positions due to injuries. In the end, I think the Whackers bring home the trophy, but nothing would surprise me here. 

    NFC Championship Survey

Submit
Picture
The Dirty Dogs are in their third-consecutive Patriot Bowl, while the Xtreme are navigating their first championship week. 
Picture
Buehre did us all a favor by ending the bullshit autodraft season perpetrated by Aaron Gray and his Great Plains Autodrafters. And Bellar pulled off the upset of the century by knocking off the number-one FDC Chiefs. 
Picture
Picture
Picture
After the first few weeks of the season, the Dirty Dogs' of David Johnson at 1.02 looked to be a whiff. When DJ turned it around (although not to his 2016 level), the story of Buehre's management shifted to his picks in rounds 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 11 . . . all of whom finished the season on IR. Losing six players to IR would doom most teams, but Buehre weathered the storm, streamed QBs, and earned the second seed. 

​ Xtreme manager Jason Bellar had some notable whiffs during the draft (Kelvin Benjamin as WR2?), but his team has been on fire when it's mattered most. Dalvin Cook and Derrick Henry are playing like new men over the course of the playoffs, and Christian McCaffrey and Drew Brees paced the team all season. This is a classic example of a team getting hot at the right time.
Picture
Picture
The Dirty Dogs started out hot, lost two of four, and then went on a five-game winning streak before losing in Rivalry Week to 2017 champion Boomtown. The Xtreme started out 2-3, averaging 130.08 points per game. But they turned it around, going 7-1 over the final eight weeks while averaging over 144 points per game during that stretch. 
Picture
​Xtreme
Category
​Dirty Dogs
11-4
​Record
11-3
138.83
​Points Per Game
157.68
1.020 (18th)
OPR (Rank)
1.136 (5th)
13 (one more on IR)
Drafted Players Remaining
Six (five more on IR)
Seven
Transactions
25
One
​Trades
Four
​Win 151.30-141.40
​Week Seven Result
​Loss 141.40-151.30
2-2
​H2H Record
2-2
Zero
​Championships
2016
Call me crazy, but I think Buehre won this game last week when Bellar knocked off the top-ranked FDC Chiefs. With Pennington's Chiefs out of the way, I don't see Buehre losing to anyone else . . . but the Xtreme did beat the Dirty Dogs once before, and they're hot right now. Actually, I've changed my mind: Bellar gets yet another upset en route to his first PFC title.

    PFC Championship Survey

Submit
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Suggested Amount: $102
    ​For other amounts,
    ​use the Donate button above
    Picture
    • Media Page
    • Veterans Resources
    • 158th Field Artillery Association​​
    Picture
    Picture
    Click for team mugs, hoodies, decals, and much more.
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    March 2023
    March 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    May 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    May 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010
    April 2010
    March 2010
    August 2006

    Picture

    All
    100 Losses
    100 Wins
    158
    #158reunion
    158 Reunion
    2006
    2007
    2008
    2009
    2010
    2011
    2012
    2013
    2014
    2015
    2016
    2017
    2018
    2019
    2020
    2021
    2022
    2023
    45th
    89ers
    Adrian Peterson
    Ads
    Adsense
    Afc
    Afghanistan
    All Decade Team
    All-decade Team
    All-time
    Almanac
    Andy Behrens
    Anniversary
    April Fools
    Arena League
    Arian Foster
    Army Slang
    Arrogant Americans
    Ask The Arbitrator
    Award
    Baby
    Baldwin
    Baltimore
    Banners
    Beastmode
    Beer
    Bellar
    Benefits
    Bios
    Blue-falcons
    Book-of-oil
    Boomtown
    Brake
    Braley
    Brawlers
    Bricktown
    Brosh
    Bruesch
    Buccaneers
    Buehre
    Buffalo Wild Wings
    Bylaws
    Cabin
    Cafepress
    Calvin-johnson
    Camp-gruber
    Cease-and-desist
    Champions
    Championship
    Charity
    Chicago-bears
    Chiefs
    Cleveland-browns
    Cliburn
    Clickydraft
    Coach-rankings
    Cobb
    Coin
    Commish-advice
    Commissioner-series
    Congratulations
    Contest
    Cooler
    Coop-ale-works
    Cordes
    Cowboys-stadium
    Crazy-eights
    Custom
    Dallas-cowboys
    Dbf
    Dbfa
    Defoor
    Denver
    Denver-broncos
    Design
    Detroit-lions
    Dez-bryant
    Directions
    Dirty-hippies
    Ditch
    Divisions
    Donate
    Draft
    Draft Order
    Dues
    Duffy
    Dynasty
    Enforcers
    Espn
    Expansion
    Fantasy-football
    Fantasy-football-commissioner
    Fantasy-football-commissioner-advice
    Fantasy-jocks
    Fantasyland
    Fantasysportsfactorycom
    Favre
    Field-artillery
    Finch
    Fitzgerald
    Fiverr
    Footballguys
    Fox-news
    Franchises
    Free
    Fsgear
    Fsgearnet
    Games Of The Week
    Gauthier
    Gomez
    Google-hangout
    Gray
    Green
    Green-bay-packers
    Hall-of-fame
    Hangovers
    Harrington
    Hastings
    Helmet
    Helmet-nation
    Helton
    Henderson
    Hillier
    History
    Hodge
    Hopcosports
    Indianapolis-colts
    Infantry
    Iraq
    Iraqi-children-foundation
    Isaac-lawson
    Jacksonville
    Jaguars
    Jamaal-charles
    Jersey
    Jerseys
    Jessen
    Jimmy-graham
    Jostens
    Kaiser
    Kansas-city
    Kansas-city-chiefs
    Keeper League
    Kevin-hodge
    Kia
    Killman
    Ladainian-tomlinson
    Lambeau
    Landrum
    Landrum-memorial-trophy
    Lawson-memorial-trophy
    Lawton
    Leal
    Lesean-mccoy
    Liberty-bowl
    Logo
    Logos
    Lt
    Lucky-enuf
    Lutonsky
    Lynn
    Manager-rankings
    March-madness
    Matthew-berry
    Maurice-jonesdrew
    Mckay
    Mckillip
    Media
    Megatron
    Membership
    Memorial-day
    Merch
    Mfc
    MFL
    Michael-taylor-design
    Michael-tenequer
    Mitchell
    Mjd
    Money
    Morgan
    Musselman
    Myfantasycommishcom
    Nathan-harrington
    Ncaa
    Neely
    New-england-patriots
    New-members
    New-orleans-saints
    Nfc
    Nfl
    Nightmares
    Nye
    Odds
    Offseason
    Oglesby
    Oil
    Oil2
    Oil Bowl
    Oil-bowl
    Oil-in-action
    Okc
    Okiraqi
    Oklahoma
    Oklahoma-city
    Opr
    Oral-history
    Orangebloods
    Parity
    Patriot-bowl
    Patriots
    Paypal
    Peacock
    Pennington
    Peyton-manning
    Pfc
    Philadelphia-eagles
    Pierre
    Playoff-odds
    Playoffs
    Podcast
    Poll
    Power-rating
    Preview
    Prize
    Pyle
    Radio
    Randy-moss
    Rankings
    Ratemyleaguecom
    Ratings
    Rattlers
    Ravens
    Ray-rice
    Recordbook
    Record-book
    Red-ball-express
    Reddit
    Redlegs
    Reed
    Reid
    Relegation
    Rest In Peace
    Reunion
    Ring
    Rivalry-week
    Rivals
    Roe
    Rogers
    Roster
    Rotoviz
    Roughnecks
    Salute-to-service
    San-diego-chargers
    San-francisco-49ers
    Schedule
    Schmidt
    Schuster
    Sculpturealley
    Seattle
    Seattle-seahawks
    Secfor
    Secfor-reunion
    Serious
    Sgt-jeremy-e-king
    Shaw
    Sirius
    Site
    Sixers
    Sjax
    Sleeperu
    Spirits
    Spreadsheet
    Stadiums
    Standings
    Stats
    Stephens
    Steven-jackson
    St-louis-rams
    Store
    Straily
    Super-bowl
    Survey
    Tadlock
    Tampa-bay
    Teams
    Tenequer-memorial-trophy
    Texas-longhorns
    The-big-lead
    The-d-league
    Thunder-bowl
    Tony-gonzalez
    Tornado
    Tournament
    Trade
    Trading-cards
    Trash Talk
    Trivia
    Trophies
    Trophy
    Trovillo
    Twitter
    Underdogs
    Uniforms
    Uniwatch
    Upset
    Usa-today
    Venable
    Veterans
    Veterans-day
    Veterans-resources
    Veto
    Vice
    Vikings
    Walking-dead
    Website
    Whatsthatguybeenupto
    Whats-that-guy-been-up-to
    World War
    Wrap Up
    Xm
    Yahoo
    Yardbarker
    Zerger

    RSS Feed

Picture

The OklahomIraqis League

What we are:

  • About
  • Blue Sky Conference
  • Evergreen Conference
  • Red Dirt Conference
  • Oral History      

Who we are:

  • 1st Bn 158th FA Regiment

What we play for:

  • Killman Memorial Trophy
  • Landrum Memorial Trophy
  • Lawson Memorial Trophy
  • Tenequer Memorial Trophy
  • Helmets and Jerseys
Picture
© 2006 - Present, OklahomIraqis League, Inc.
  • Home
  • MFL
  • Records
  • About
  • News
  • OIL in Action
  • SI Covers
  • Oral History
  • Trophies
    • OIL Trophies
    • Permanent Prizes
  • Franchises