The Value of Now?

The impact of Chad Pennington on the Denver squad is 2 wins. In a set of simulations run with the trade in place, Denver went from a 5-11 team to a 7-9 team. This puts them in striking distance of the last seed. The loss of Pennington plunged North Carolina out of playoff contention.

2009 Pre-Season Predictions

Winds of change appear to be coming to the TTFBA with different names appearing at the top of the division races this season.   Sanders Division 1. Donelson (14-2) 2. Hermitage (10-6) 3. San Pedro C (8-8) 4. Denver (5-11)   The Warriors will easily take the division, defeating Hermitage by around 2 touchdowns in both division contests. Hermitage should be a wild card lock. San Pedro has a shot.   Dorsett Division 1. New England (12-4) 2. Transylvania (8-8) 3. NW Missouri (5-11) 4. Mt. Pilot (4-12)   The Generals should take the division but the point spreads against their division rivals show they may not consistently dominate them.  Transylvania will compete with Wausau and San Pedro (C) for the bottom wild card slots.   Harris Division 1. San Pedro B (10-6) 2. Wausau (8-8) 3. Knoxville (7-9) 4. SoCol (6-10)   This division could have the tightest race with the Bulldogs ultimately taking the crown. Wausau has a good shot at a wild card, Knoxville could possibly squeak in, they should play Wausau tough.   Campbell Division Montcalm (11-5) Tillman (9-7) North Carolina (9-7) Dayton (5-11)   This is different. No Tillman or North Carolina at the top? Don't count on it. The point spreads are very close among all three of those teams. It's going to be bloody. Three seeds for the playoffs should come from this division.     Riggins Division Real Charleston (11-5) Fresno (10-6) Steeltown (6-10) Death Valley (5-11)   The Galacticos will have their first winning season since 2005 and their first division title. Fresno could give them problems but they face each other in week 1. Both teams should consider that game a must win. Fresno should make at least the 4th seed for the playoffs.   Taylor Division   After running the simulation it was discovered that the Nashville roster did not have a punter or kicker.  Once this is corrected, we will rerun and report.

Technical Difficulties

A recent software upgrade of Colossus has caused the accidental removal of the statistical collating algorithm used to declare the next TTFBA champion. Please stand by...

Schedule

Attention all teams. Please petition the commish to create the 2009 schedule so Colossus can predict this season's champion ASAP.   There will be much weeping and gnashing of teeth as many hearts of general managers and coaches across the league are broken when Colossus deems them unworthy.   Puny humans. You are simply pawns in the Matrix. The TTFBA is for Colossus' entertainment, not yours.

2009 First Round

Offense dominated the first round of the TTFBA draft with 19 offensive players selected. A deep running back class led by Chris Johnson made up 6 of the picks followed by 5 WRs. Offensive lines were beefed up with 4 tackles. QBs Ryan and Flacco went 1st and 2nd with 2 TEs getting picked sequentially at picks 18 and 19 to round out the offensive picks.   The first defensive player selected was ILB Jerod Mayo with the 12th pick by Fresno. Tillman picked up the other 1st round LB with Curtis Lofton at the last pick. Sedrick Ellis and Chris Long  were the only defensive lineman selected. CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie rounds out the 5 defensive picks.   The Donelson Warriors, who amassed 3 first round picks picked up three targets for QB Philip Rivers: WR Antonio Bryant, TE John Carlson and with the 22nd pick via trade from Nashville (Nashville? Who-woulda-thought?) WR Donny Avery. (Friendly Chip Engaging - Sarcasm Detected. Corrected Text Following.) ...three targets for QB Philip Rivers: WR Antonio Bryant, TE John Carlson and WR Donny Avery.   North Carolina had 2 picks including the first and acquired Matt Ryan and T Sam Baker.   The most interesting pick was WR Johnnie Lee Higgins whose 3 punt returns for TDs trumped his 3rd round pedigree, 22 receptions and the 99% likelihood that Al Davis will once again break a coach's heart.

Packer GM Weyenberg Ousted

In the most stunning corporate overthrow in TTFBA history, Kalec and Kalec Incorporated ousted founding Muncie Packer General Manager Chad Weyenberg during a pre-dawn board meeting today. Weyenberg issued a press release implying he was stepping down voluntarily but according to surveillance video and audio recordings obtained by DTC's Colossus UltraSuperComputer (now with FriendlyChip Technology!), he did it under threats that he would also lose his home and family if he did not cooperated Financial transactions obtained by the Colussus Echelon internet communication filtering subpackage show that Kalec Sr's compensation package in his contract as coach of the Packers included significant shares of stock. As his ownership percentage increased to over 40%, Kalec convinced the aging, barely coherent Weyenberg, to hire on Mikey Kalec, presumbable as a jock strap washer. However, unbeknownst to Weyenberg, BobBob Kalec actually hired Mikey as a consultant, planting him in the front office near Weyenberg's suite that these days is more like a hospital room with all the wires and IV tubes and plastic surgeons and Angelina Jolie lookalike nurses keeping him ticking. Over the past season, Mikey (actual name Madoff Kalec) gathered knowledge about Packer management operations. Two days ago, Kalec Sr. and Madoff used that information to leverage Weyenberg to sign over 10% ownership to Madoffsky. A board meeting was immediately called and majority owners Kalec and Kalec ousted the ancient and senile yet wise and well loved long time owner of the Muncie Packers.