Elite Teams
3-0-0 Valhalla Vikings
Possibly the most consistent of the Elite teams so far this season.
Vikings have the offense to win any game, and defensively, they get a little tougher with every game.
I predict a comfortable top 4 seed for Helluin and the rest of the Vikings.
3-0-0 Wembley Warriors
The one team in all of WEPL that can explode at anytime, in a good or bad way.
Always likely to win, against any opposition, they have the ability to win a game on offense or defense.
Need to keep focussed, but they are looking better than they ever have, and are probably expecting to go one game further this season.
Contenders
2-1-0 Fightin' Texas Aggies
FTA slipped up against Mercs, who have a habit of leaving bannana skins lying around.
Still a powerhouse offense, and with some of the best indidual defensive players in WEPL.
But do they have the cohesion to go all the way this season?
Victory over WooJacks sees them top the contenders pile.
1-2-0 Woodridge Lumberjacks
I had to drop WooJacks out of Elite status, owing to two losses.
But those losses came against what could be considered two of the top 4 teams in Alpha.
WooJacks have yet to put out a full force display, and you wonder what they are holding back, but this season competition is fierce, and with two important tiebreaker losses already, could this be the first time since season 1 that the WEPL champions dont have to fight their way through "The Woods"?
I wonder if Warriors VS WooJacks will be a first round game this season????........... Nah!
WooJacks will finish at least 12-4 and secure 4th spot.
3-0-0 Lake Charles Who Dats
Undefeated, but yet to face a serious challenge, LCWD had a pretty easy start to the season.
Probably the best of the rest right now, as opposed to elite, but a inability to compete at the very top sees them placed behind FTA and WooJacks.
They now face a punishing schedule all the way through to Game 15.
If they are going to get to the top they will do it the hard way, vs fully boosted top tier teams with refined playbooks.
2-1-0 Berlin Blitzkrieg
Berlin needs to find an offense and fast.
They have Vikings & Who Dats up in succession, then after a one game pit stop (Paris) they get FTA, AWC & Warriors.
With WooJacks late in the season Berlin could be struggling to find a play off spot, let alone a top 4 spot going into Game 15 v Mercs and 16 vs Paris (Zeta)
Those are two teams that will happily dump a good team on its arse.
They say defense wins championships, and Berlin have let up an avg of 16.5 points per game against decent opposition.
But they only scored an avg 13 themselves.
Will need a lot more in the next two games I think.
Bubble Teams
2-1-0 E-City Mercenaries
2-1-0 London Monarchs
2-1-0 Aberdeen Wrecking Crew
1-2-0 Toledo Swords
Need Help
1-2-0 Chicago Rocks
A good strong team, that have struggled to step up to the Pro's. It happens (Well in WEPL it does anyway!)
No worry of relegation at all, but a hellish schedule might mean missing out on a Play Off spot.
Last 4 games are all must wins for the Tourists.
1-2-0 Paris Philharmonic
Paris need to address today the problems they will have next season.
I think they have just enough to stay up this time round, but they are at risk of getting blown away next season.
Paris are by no means a eay team, in fact they might be looking at becoming a yo-yo team, promoted and relegated each season.
1-2-0 Stuttgart Nighthawks
A big relegation battle win for Nighthawks eases some of the tension away.
Their offense is stepping it up, and they are trying to resurrect what was one of the better defenses in the League.
They have the element of surprise on a lot of teams, and could exploit that to sneak into a play off spot.
But the likelihood is they struggle to move forward, with 3 of their toughest games in a row.
If they are 1-5 going into the Lions game it could be a close call.
In Trouble Teams
0-3-0 Carthage Army Of Darkness
Carthage are in deep trouble.
With the WooJacks coming-a-calling, I cant see them being anything other than 0-4 going into their dogfight with BML.
Last game they needed to win to ensure they controlled their own fate, this game they need to win or they are relegated.
0-3-0 Blackpool Mountain Lions
They have everything they need to be competitive, and one or two additions would see them make strides away from their fellow strugglers.
Despite their lowly standing traditionally, BML has a very effective passing game, and that can lead to good or bad things, see Patriots, Colts, Bengals and Detriot Lions.
Relegated Already
0-3-0 Richmond Renegades
3-0-0 Valhalla Vikings
Possibly the most consistent of the Elite teams so far this season.
Vikings have the offense to win any game, and defensively, they get a little tougher with every game.
I predict a comfortable top 4 seed for Helluin and the rest of the Vikings.
3-0-0 Wembley Warriors
The one team in all of WEPL that can explode at anytime, in a good or bad way.
Always likely to win, against any opposition, they have the ability to win a game on offense or defense.
Need to keep focussed, but they are looking better than they ever have, and are probably expecting to go one game further this season.
Contenders
2-1-0 Fightin' Texas Aggies
FTA slipped up against Mercs, who have a habit of leaving bannana skins lying around.
Still a powerhouse offense, and with some of the best indidual defensive players in WEPL.
But do they have the cohesion to go all the way this season?
Victory over WooJacks sees them top the contenders pile.
1-2-0 Woodridge Lumberjacks
I had to drop WooJacks out of Elite status, owing to two losses.
But those losses came against what could be considered two of the top 4 teams in Alpha.
WooJacks have yet to put out a full force display, and you wonder what they are holding back, but this season competition is fierce, and with two important tiebreaker losses already, could this be the first time since season 1 that the WEPL champions dont have to fight their way through "The Woods"?
I wonder if Warriors VS WooJacks will be a first round game this season????........... Nah!
WooJacks will finish at least 12-4 and secure 4th spot.
3-0-0 Lake Charles Who Dats
Undefeated, but yet to face a serious challenge, LCWD had a pretty easy start to the season.
Probably the best of the rest right now, as opposed to elite, but a inability to compete at the very top sees them placed behind FTA and WooJacks.
They now face a punishing schedule all the way through to Game 15.
If they are going to get to the top they will do it the hard way, vs fully boosted top tier teams with refined playbooks.
2-1-0 Berlin Blitzkrieg
Berlin needs to find an offense and fast.
They have Vikings & Who Dats up in succession, then after a one game pit stop (Paris) they get FTA, AWC & Warriors.
With WooJacks late in the season Berlin could be struggling to find a play off spot, let alone a top 4 spot going into Game 15 v Mercs and 16 vs Paris (Zeta)
Those are two teams that will happily dump a good team on its arse.
They say defense wins championships, and Berlin have let up an avg of 16.5 points per game against decent opposition.
But they only scored an avg 13 themselves.
Will need a lot more in the next two games I think.
Bubble Teams
2-1-0 E-City Mercenaries
2-1-0 London Monarchs
2-1-0 Aberdeen Wrecking Crew
1-2-0 Toledo Swords
Need Help
1-2-0 Chicago Rocks
A good strong team, that have struggled to step up to the Pro's. It happens (Well in WEPL it does anyway!)
No worry of relegation at all, but a hellish schedule might mean missing out on a Play Off spot.
Last 4 games are all must wins for the Tourists.
1-2-0 Paris Philharmonic
Paris need to address today the problems they will have next season.
I think they have just enough to stay up this time round, but they are at risk of getting blown away next season.
Paris are by no means a eay team, in fact they might be looking at becoming a yo-yo team, promoted and relegated each season.
1-2-0 Stuttgart Nighthawks
A big relegation battle win for Nighthawks eases some of the tension away.
Their offense is stepping it up, and they are trying to resurrect what was one of the better defenses in the League.
They have the element of surprise on a lot of teams, and could exploit that to sneak into a play off spot.
But the likelihood is they struggle to move forward, with 3 of their toughest games in a row.
If they are 1-5 going into the Lions game it could be a close call.
In Trouble Teams
0-3-0 Carthage Army Of Darkness
Carthage are in deep trouble.
With the WooJacks coming-a-calling, I cant see them being anything other than 0-4 going into their dogfight with BML.
Last game they needed to win to ensure they controlled their own fate, this game they need to win or they are relegated.
0-3-0 Blackpool Mountain Lions
They have everything they need to be competitive, and one or two additions would see them make strides away from their fellow strugglers.
Despite their lowly standing traditionally, BML has a very effective passing game, and that can lead to good or bad things, see Patriots, Colts, Bengals and Detriot Lions.
Relegated Already
0-3-0 Richmond Renegades
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