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Venable's 'War Pony' Wins AFC's Thunder Bowl
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War Pony has defeated Hillier FF in the 2014 Thunder Bowl. That makes Jimmy Venable the AFC's first champion and make him eligible for a championship jersey. His uniforms:
What his championship jersey will look like:
Venable will have his name engraved into the Killman Memorial Trophy, and AFC Commissioner Nick Reed will ensure the trophy is shipped to Venable ASAP. Next, Venable will play the winner of the NFC's OIL Bowl. Whoever wins week 17's Liberty Bowl will have his name engraved on the Tenequer Memorial Trophy. Congratulations to Venable for winning the Killman and earning a championship jersey. His number 14 (for 2014) jersey is being ordered soon, and photos of it will be posted as soon as it arrives.
Jimmy Venable needs no introduction. 26 of the 28 members of the OIL were on the SECFOR mission that started this league. The 27th was in the 158 as well. The only manager who doesn't personally know Venable is Christopher Trovillo, whose Dirty Hippies won the NFC's OIL Bowl (Trovillo was an active-duty soldier).
As we all know, Venable was the Sgt. Maj. on the 2005-2006 SECFOR mission that started the OIL. He's a lifelong Oklahoman who now lives in Washington State. He joined the OIL to keep in touch with the soldiers he risked his life with that year in Baghdad.
This season, he overcame a Yahoo! draft glitch that resulted in his team picking three defenses, Chris Johnson in the fourth round, and Josh Gordon (suspended for 10 games) in the fifth round. The draft went so badly for Venable that Yahoo! projected War Pony would only win four games, finishing 12th. And that wasn't the only bad luck he experienced over the course of the season. There were multiple injuries along the way, as well.
This season, he overcame a Yahoo! draft glitch that resulted in his team picking three defenses, Chris Johnson in the fourth round, and Josh Gordon (suspended for 10 games) in the fifth round. The draft went so badly for Venable that Yahoo! projected War Pony would only win four games, finishing 12th. And that wasn't the only bad luck he experienced over the course of the season. There were multiple injuries along the way, as well.
He lost Danny Woodhead for the season right out of the gate and later lost Ryan Mathews for a large chunk of the season. But he chose late-round gems in Antonio Gates, Doug Baldwin, Steve Smith, Sr., and Brandon LaFell. And Peyton Manning did his part, too
Because this was the first season of the AFC, league relationships haven't matured to the point of strong trade relations. Even though these men all served together for a year in Iraq, a lot of them haven't been in touch in a while. As a result, Venable didn't finalize any trades this season, so there aren't any to analyze.
Because this was the first season of the AFC, league relationships haven't matured to the point of strong trade relations. Even though these men all served together for a year in Iraq, a lot of them haven't been in touch in a while. As a result, Venable didn't finalize any trades this season, so there aren't any to analyze.
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