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by Lzherusskia » Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:58 am
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German Zerabithea – Who Are They, And How Can We Beat Them?
By: Vladislav Rodzyanko, Gridiron Correspondent - 6.Svostrok, 2122
Full disclosure to start with – I don't think we can beat German Zerabithea. I have as much faith in the team as anybody, but being drawn against the World Bowl XX champs is about as hard an opening draw as we could possibly have seen and, especially now we're missing our starting running back, I don't see how we can manage an upset. However, I'm not being paid to be a complete doom merchant, so let's crack on.
As you're going to hear about four billion times over the next weeks, the Rams took World Bowl XX by storm – going 14-0 in the group stage and outscoring their opponents there by an unbelievable average of 22.6 points per game, before taking out West Guiana, Osarius, Thrillege and in the final, absolutely embarrassing Karditan 23-6 – and they remain one of only three teams ever to have a perfect record in World Bowl history.
Already, it's not looking great.
Offensively, we have more in common with the Rams than one might expect. They're headed up by quarterback Robert Shoemaker, although sources within the German Zerabithean camp indicate that he may not be long for that spot, and surround him with an empyrean array of attacking talent capable of torturing even the world's finest secondaries indicating that, like us, their offense is going to flow through the quarterback's arm first and foremost.
On defense, things are different. Both defensive units like the big play over the safe one but, where any team captained by Maximilian Dragunov is all about punishing the quarterback, the Rams are much tighter in the secondary and generate most of their turnovers from interceptions. In particular, cornerback Nathan Handway is a real ballhawk, and you can guarantee he'll latch onto his opponent's #1 receiver from down one.
So, how do we stop them? To my mind, there are three real key matchups.
The first is Charles Valintely vs. Ravil Nevzorov, #1 receiver vs. #1 cornerback. We've seen before that Valintely makes any quarterback he plays with better and if Nevzorov can disrupt him, it's going to cause serious problems for whoever the Rams run with behind centre. The best quarterbacks are ones who can operate even when their first options aren't open to them, but it is a rare specimen indeed who can perform equally as well with his second, third and fourth options.
The second is Teodor Makovetski vs. Laired Morgoto. One of the few bright spots in the game against San Jose Guayabal was Makovetski's performances – two sacks, nine tackles and a fumble recovery – and at 24, he's already one of the nation's finest pass rushers. Disrupting the pocket is going to be key to any chance we have of success, and the Makovetski/Morgoto battle will be critical to that.
The last is Gennady Lukashev vs. the Rams' linebackers. With Arkadi Emilianenko and Ferdinand Oshchepokov capable and likely to stretch the field on most passing plays, Lukashev is going to be Spiridonov's safety valve, security blanket and go-to guy on third downs. The problem for the Rams is that he's more or less just a transplanted wide receiver and so assigning a linebacker to him in coverage is an athletic mismatch and a thoroughly exploitab le one.
So if we can win all three of these battles and win them convincingly, then there's just the tiniest, most infintesimal sliver of a chance that Lzherusskia comes out on top. More realistically, what we should be hoping for is that we escape the game without injuries and just put up a decent enough showing that we don't embarrass ourselves. And even that's a tough ask.
However, it's not all doom and gloom. Yes, a defeat in our first game does cast a pall over our chances of qualifying for the group stages proper, but the beauty of the Casaran system is that we'll be matched up in Games Two and beyond with other teams who have a loss on their record, ensuring that we won't be forced into facing a real murderer's row of teams in our inaugural international competition. So chin up.
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by Stretta » Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:16 pm
A Movie With Winters
The Insider Report with Gabbie Tapadas
As the Strettan national gridiron team settle down in the Federation of Free Republics ahead of their opening World Bowl match-up against the unranked Anditon Wolves, the players have been treated to some unusual activities.
Along with training, fitness routines, and signing autographs for the Strettan fans already in the region, Coach Winters took his team to the movie theatre. Talking to players after the outing, it was revealed that the movie they saw was old footage of each player lifting a trophy or achieving a career milestone. The point of renting the theatre for this one-time film? According to Winters, his team have the skill to beat anyone in the World Bowl, as long as they believe that they can on the day.
The positive vibes of the film seemed to permeate through the players, who were smiling, laughing, and generally upbeat on their way back to the training grounds.
Stretta
Rank: 11
WBXXII Record: 0-0
vs Record: 0-0
Casaran 1: Stretta vs Anditon Wolves
Team History
Baptism of Iron 13 Champions
World Bowl XX - Round of 16
World Bowl XXI - Round of 16*
Esportiva Autumn Festival Gold Medalists*
(* denotes performance under current head coach)
Anditon Wolves
Rank: UR
WBXXII Record: 0-0
vs Record: 0-0
Casaran 1: Stretta vs Anditon Wolves
Team History
None/Unknown
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07 Luke Saint 6' 2" 220 Quarterback Utica Bears Utica
14 Bradley Garden 6' 2" 209 Quarterback Corriere Trojans Utica
09 Clayton Henderson 6' 7" 213 Quarterback Cartagena Wildcats Druz
36 Aaron Poynter 5' 11" 224 Runningback Trothwands Thunder B'ham Capital
23 Harrison Ryan 5' 10" 220 Runningback Greeningham Giants Lindenhurst
33 Alexander Hayes 5' 11" 211 Runningback Trothwands Thunder Burningham
37 Sheldon Taylor 5' 8" 210 Runningback Tripoli Pirates [AMS] Utica
48 Nathaniel Mourning 6' 0" 237 Fullback Kyoshiku Devils A Youth Academy
26 Zane Daley 5' 11" 201 Fullback Crown Valley Cougars No College
No Name Surname Ht. Wt. Position Contracted To College
14 Jesus Barrios 6' 4" 207 Wide Receiver Tripoli Pirates [AMS] Utica
89 Lloyd MacLean 6' 3" 208 Wide Receiver Chestmana Chiefs Utica
80 Forrest Graham 6' 0" 190 Wide Receiver Northport Packers [AMS] Utica
85 Thomas Thompson 6' 3" 199 Wide Receiver Trothwands Thunder Greeningham City
82 Lucas Clayton 6' 2" 210 Wide Receiver Dynapolis Dragons Greeningham City
15 Andre Harrison 6' 2" 189 Wide Receiver Kart Hago Lions Kart Hago
84 Sebastian Lloyd 6' 1" 195 Wide Receiver Carbonia Axemen Kart Hago
86 Miguel Lopez 6' 0" 205 Wide Receiver Dynapolis Dragons Kronenhof
81 Jeremiah Coles 6' 5" 212 Wide Receiver Burningham Bulls Alano
88 Karim Ouaddou 6' 5" 228 Tight End Capua Cardinals [AMS] Utica
83 Marques James 6' 3" 250 Tight End Dynapolis Dragons Mora
87 Carlos Baccaro 6' 6" 223 Tight End Carbonia Axemen Mora
No Name Surname Ht. Wt. Position Contracted To College
76 Raul Hector 6' 8" 330 Off. Tackle Turic Serpents Utica
75 Kai Perkins 6' 7" 341 Off. Tackle Burningham Bulls Callisto
53 Clayton Jameson 6' 5" 336 Off. Tackle Carbonia Axemen Corriere
66 Claude N'Diaye 6' 4" 311 Off. Tackle Shanak Spartans Utica
71 Scott Bailey 6' 7" 324 Off. Tackle Greeningham Giants B'ham Capital
65 Leonard Dalton 6' 7" 335 Off. Tackle Kyoshiku Devils Hearthlands
73 Calvin Thompson 6' 5" 311 Center Crown Valley Cougars Bai'uke
79 Tomas Cano 6' 3" 316 Center Kholanaras Vipers Carbonia
68 Owen Young 6' 4" 319 Center Greeningham Giants Callisto
63 Luke O'Neill 6' 4" 321 Center Corriere Trojans A Youth Academy
52 Idris Pappo 6' 4" 335 Guard Utica Bears A Youth Academy
70 Fumo Vunaseki 6' 3" 319 Guard Hearthlands Fire Utica
78 Jamar Shaw 6' 5" 329 Guard Burningham Bulls Callisto
67 Funo Vanamuro 6' 5" 302 Guard Turic Serpents Crown Valley
72 Todd Spears 6' 5" 318 Guard Greeningham Giants Hollybrent Tech
69 Antonio Rosado 6' 4" 315 Guard Carbonia Axemen Hollybrent Tech
No Name Surname Ht. Wt. Position Contracted To College
60 Clayton Monaghan 6' 3" 322 Def. Tackle Firewood Phoenix Burningham
96 Daryn Patterson 6' 4" 308 Def. Tackle Burningham Bulls Mora
74 Kenneth Braddock 6' 6" 289 Def. Tackle Greeningham Giants Crown Valley
97 Casey Walsh 6' 2" 315 Def. Tackle Cartagena Wildcats A Youth Academy
64 Jason Hellman 6' 1" 294 Def. Tackle Callisto Colts Greeningham
94 Kevin Trotter 6' 2" 330 Def. Tackle Hollybrent Hawks Lindenhurst
99 Antonio Martinez 6' 4" 265 Defensive End Tripoli Pirates [AMS] Utica
61 Terrell Cleaver 6' 3" 300 Defensive End Shanak Spartans Trothwands
62 Andrew McGregor 6' 4" 253 Defensive End Burningham Bulls Rhodunaia
95 Inigo Canales 6' 2" 250 Defensive End Trothwands Thunder Kyoshiku
93 Oliver Rowland 6' 3" 277 Defensive End Hearthlands Fire Greeningham City
92 Domenico Cestafe 6' 5" 238 Defensive End Utica Bears Kart Hago
No Name Surname Ht. Wt. Position Contracted To College
56 Micah Forte 6' 3" 242 Linebacker Tripoli Pirates [AMS] Utica
32 Jamal Cleaver 6' 3" 248 Linebacker Kronkow Kings Masaka
50 Aaron Richardson 6' 2" 242 Linebacker Cartagena Wildcats Utica
55 Joseph Cartagena 6' 2" 258 Linebacker Greeningham Giants Euribus
51 Lu'ko Manaki'de 6' 3" 241 Linebacker Kyoshiku Devils Audenborough
57 Ku'lo Manaki'de 6' 2" 260 Linebacker Kyoshiku Devils A Youth Academy
54 Tyler Spence 6' 1" 248 Linebacker Corriere Trojans Jraxville
58 Ethan Murray 6' 3" 254 Linebacker Burningham Bulls Crown Valley
91 Lanu Kurebava 6' 2" 245 Linebacker Callisto Colts Mora
59 Rex Johnson 6' 2" 241 Linebacker Trothwands Thunder Hearthlands
No Name Surname Ht. Wt. Position Contracted To College
31 Hi'ro Manaka'li 5' 11" 189 Cornerback Chestmana Chiefs Utica
35 Rigo Kopumava 5' 11" 195 Cornerback Meuse Motors [AMS] Utica
38 Ryan Cleaver 6' 1" 198 Cornerback Tripoli Pirates [AMS] Mora
28 Leon Calk 5' 9" 179 Cornerback Corriere Trojans Utica
29 Chad Valentin 5' 10" 185 Cornerback Yurendam Warriors Euribus
21 Jamel Kennedy 5' 11" 201 Cornerback Firewood Phoenix Masaka
25 Ru'go Lubado'ro 6' 3" 230 Safety Old Bastion Guards [AMS] Utica
34 Guillermo Ramirez 5' 11" 197 Safety Hollybrent Hawks Utica
22 Ku'ro Manito'gu 6' 2" 210 Safety Firewood Phoenix Masaka
24 Leon Williams 5' 10" 200 Safety Callisto Colts Elishat
44 Si'ku Tiloka'tu 5' 11" 219 Safety Kyoshiku Devils A Youth Academy
46 Craig Wilkerson 6' 4" 225 Safety Schlossberg Saints Mora
No Name Surname Ht. Wt. Position Contracted To College
10 Paul Atkinson 5' 9" 172 Kicker Yurendam Warriors Utica
12 Xavier O'Connor 5' 10" 189 Kicker Schlossberg Saints Highport
13 Owen Dickson 5' 10" 197 Punter Corriere Trojans Audenborough
17 Zane Mason 5' 11" 202 Punter Schlossberg Saints Burningham
77 Jonathan Cassel 6' 5" 310 Long Snapper Carbonia Axemen Bai'uke
18 Darryl Sykes 5' 9" 182 Return Specialist Cartagena Wildcats Mora
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#10 German Zerabithia Rams
WB XXII Record: 1-0
WB XXII +/-: +40
Last Game: Win vs. Lzherusskia, 40-0
Other Notes: WB XX Champions
#25 New Wolfopolis Wolfpack
WB XXII Record: 1-0
WB XXII +/-: +17
Last Game: Win vs. The Glorious Commune, 34-17
Other Notes: 3rd Place, BoI XIV
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