The War Room – Pre-Season Analysis

Castleton’s Pre Season Analysis: The following is the PRE SEASON analysis of the teams in the league based on roster, first week of play and my general biased opinion. Division 4’s is too early to tell due to number of new teams, thus will be analyzed in week 3 or 4.

Division 1: Contenders: Hurricanes, the dynasty is in great form this year and I foresee a threepeat on the horizon. As long as they play sound defense, Nincheri will do enough to win games on offense. Robinson is the best addition in Div 1 this season. Pretenders: Although I’d like to give MTL Finest the Jim Kelly award to irritate M. Khan, they will be a force this season. Thus my pretender award will go to the Rainmakers, unless they have fixed that much-maligned defense of theirs, there is no stopping their opponents on offense. Notable mention are CLR Forces who have yet to get the memo on recruiting new players to improve. Sleepers: Demons are my obvious sleeper this season, and that is the understatement of the year. C. Pollice, Goodfriend and Rochdi B. are part of a prolific offense, which if the defense proves to be in place, could prove to be an unstoppable force down the stretch.

Division 2: Conference A: Contenders: Monarchs, for acquiring the best available quarterback on the market in R. Nincheri, they have leapfrogged the Shockers to be the favorites to win Division Two. It will be interesting to see if my Shockers can effectively ruin their plans. Pretenders: Thundering Herd, for a team that has flip flopped between divisions this season, I don’t see them being able to compete for a title just yet. They do have raw talent, no discipline and a boatload of attitude. Let’s see if they put it to good use. Sleepers: Nixon’s Renegades, a team with K. Short, S. Mironowicz and R. Robinson will always be a scary team to play against. Add Dale Williams, Liam Mahoney, Jay Edwards and Jason Prince, you have a team that can beat anyone provided they keep focused. Conference B: Contenders: Click Clack, returning a loaded roster, a weaker conference, I see a conference title on the horizon for these gentlemen but will need to get past Phoenix first. Pretenders: Mercenaries, I respect any of Mr. Di Fazio’s teams in terms of organization and skill, but I just don’t see them having the x factors to break open a game. Thus, they are my pretender stamp… Sleepers: Homosapiens, they did what to Notre Dame’s defense? Yep, scorched them, which is enough to raise eyebrows with all the teams in Division two. Don’t underrate this team, or it could bite you down the line.

Division 3: Conference A Contenders: Falcons, a fitting finals would be G-men/Falcons. That way we can nickname it “FlagPlus Combat” and have new characters like F. Kamel Vs V. Roy or P. Kamel vs their whole squad. Or enter in the special cheat and have a tag team finisher where both Kamel brothers put you in an arm bar. Pretenders: KGP Champs, loaded with talent, hyped up to the gills, but QB health remains an issue. Show me a decent backup insurance policy and I’ll think of promoting you. Sleepers: Doggone Bawlclub, the more I hear about this team, the more I like it. Shefteshy and Co will be tough to stop if they play up to their experience level. Conference B: Contenders: G-men, should have gone up but didn’t, they had their reasons. Not that I want to list them as I’m sure James Joyce himself would get bored reading that much. Pretenders: Titans, anyone listen to David Bowie? Chcchchchchchchanges, the more this team changes, the more they stay the same. I don’t see this season any different. Sleepers: Ruff Ryders, tough team to play against and that means a lot. I see them upsetting quite a few teams in the later part of the season.