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Eastern Europe Pro Daily League Preview
Season 2, Day 6
5/2/08

It's the sixth day in the Pro League here in east Europe, and things are starting to calm down and seperation is starting to take place within the league. We are just now settling in and as the young season unfolds teams should be reminded to take a lesson from the previous season and know that every single game counts, even in these early stages. The Preview is finally back and ready to get you filled in and ready for the fourth day of games this season.


Eastern Europe Pro Power Five

1. Prague Punishers - A shockingly huge win over the bottomfeeding Orleans Aftershocks yesterday proved to everyone that the defending champions are still here and ready for another unbeleivable run. Their ridiculous 72-0 victory gives them all the momentum and more that is needed for their next colossal game. Looking up and down the Prague Punisher roster, you just can't find any holes or weaknesses, and all you can do is hope that you don't play against them for a long, long time. So far this season, the Prague Punishers have outscored their opponents by a whopping 141-17.
Next Game: vs #4 Cincinatti Tigers

2. Washington Chairmen - It always seems as if there is a team with something to prove in Eastern Europe Pro, and right now that team is the Washington Chairmen. And in this case, just like most others, the fact that the team has something to prove doesn't bode well at all for their opponents. Yesterday the Washington Chairmen defeated the Sarajevo Reapers 38-20, as the AAA League champions continue to pound on their Alpha Conference foes, attempting to prove to everyone that not only do they deserve to be in the Pro League, but that they deserve to win the Pro League Championship. Their relentless mission for attention and recognition has led to their outscoring of opponents by 145-37. It will be interesting to see where this team's motivation comes from once they are indeed sitting atop the Pro League mountain.
Next Game: at Georgia Tec-9s

3. Chernobyl Mutants - The Chernobyl Mutants defeated a talented Rockford Warriors team 33-13 yesterday, allowing them to cling onto their third place spot in the Power Five. The Mutants have quietly been handling their opponents so far this season. It seems as if the decline of talk about the Warsaw Legioniers has somehow stopped the recognition for the Chernobyl Mutants aswell. The team thinks that's just fine, too, as they have no problem flying in under the radar and taking the league championship when no one is looking. The Preview sees them, however, and knows that Chernobyl is still one of the most elite teams in Eastern Europe Pro, and won't go out so quietly in this season's playoffs. Looking ahead, their schedule looks easy for the next few days, but it looks as though on May 7th the spotlight will be shining on Chernobyl once again.
Next Game: at Budapest Brawlers

4. Cincinatti Tigers - After being on the verge on breaking through throughout this early season, yesterday's 19-10 victory over the AAA Zeta champions Silesia Miners has given the Cincinatti Tigers a deserved berth in the Power Five. The Tigers continue to improve on all levels, and while noticibly lacking at some positions, they can make up for it with overwhelming talent at other positions. However, the next ten days are not going to be easy for Cincinatti. It looks as if they very well could be in the thick of the hardest stretch in the Zeta Conference. Their next game against the defending champion Prague Punishers is just the beginning of it, as after that they'll face the Rome Gladiators before resting against the Kosovo Liberty, only to consecutively take on the Moscow Monsters and Chernobyl Mutants after that.
Next Game: at #1 Prague Punishers

5. American Invaders - A rough start to the season scratched off the American Invaders on alot of people's lists, but a 48-0 win over the Baltic Sea Monkeys proves that the Invaders are back on track and that the defending Alpha Conference champions still deserve the final spot in the Power Five. The team was caught offguard by a very talented Sheboygan Chaos Theory in the season opener, but since then the Invaders have straightened up and vow to continue their winning ways as the season moves on. Their next game will be against the Grodno Pirates, but after that they will host the underacheiving Sarajevo Reapers before going on the road to match up against the Georgia Tec-9s.
Next Game: at Grodno Pirates

Just missing the Power Five:
Sheboygan Chaos Theory, Rome Gladiators, Kazan Golden Horde


Alpha Conference Game of the Day

#2 Washington Chairmen at Georgia Tec-9s
- This could turn out to be a very interesting matchup as the second ranked 3-0 Washington Chairmen take on the Georgia Tec-9s. This is Washington's first real road test in the Pro League, and it will be interesting to see how they react when placed on the big stage in someone else's territory. The Tec-9s plan on bringing the fight to the Chairmen and proving themselves that they are once again a top team in the Alpha Conference. Either way, this game will definitely be an interesting one to watch and may provide as a good measuring tool when analyzing the unfamiliar Washington Chairmen.
-- Prediction: Washington Chairmen 40, Georgia Tec-9s 24

Zeta Conference Game of the Day

#4 Cincinatti Tigers at #1 Prague Punishers
- The Cincinatti Tigers just can't seem to beat the Prague Punishers, but the Tigers promise to reverse the rivalry's direction this season, and make themselves the unbeatable ones. That won't be the case, however, if the Punishers have anything to say about it. It seems as though Prague simply outmatches Cincinatti in every single tangible category. But the Tigers, still a very talented team mind you, plan to upset the Punishers and set the tone for the early season in their favor. Can the Tigers pull off the upset, or will the Punishers' gap beween themselves and the Zeta Conference continue to grow?
-- Prediction: Prague Punishers 27, Cincinatti Tigers 17

Upset Alert Game

The 3-0 Rome Gladiators are on Upset Alert against the 2-1 Silesia Miners in tomorrow's game, as the Preview picks Silesia to win 17-13.


Well, that's all for today's preview. I'm glad I could finally get another one done and get the Preview back on track. We'll try skipping the How They Fared this time around and see how it works. See you in a couple days!

Nice write up, it feels good to be considered a top team again.

Honestly I wish that the last win wasnt so shockingly huge and that our defense got onto the field a little more. As for the upcoming game, we will see how that turns out, 10 points would be a nice win, but we are averaging 20-30 since about the last 6 games of last season. In fact the last team to be closer than 20 points was the American Invaders last season in the CCG, though the Rockford Warriors held it to 20 this season

If we win by 1 point against Cincinnati that will be fine by me however they are a pretty darn good team and have a lot of talent.

Go Devils!!!

I think the Tec-9s will give the Chairmen a pretty good game and may even pull off the upset. We do have some key mismatches in our favor and while they may not be as big as the mismatches that favor Washington, I think we may well exploit ours better tactically.

Sorry if this belonged in the trash talk thread, but I'm trying to give fair analysis rather than just mindlessly spout off, and we are playing in the Alpha Conference game of the week this week.

P.S. WarEagle, you'll never be replaced. Please, please, please keep writing the previews.

I was hoping the Drachen could have got a little action in the upset section, but I guess an 0-3 team beating a 1-2 team really doesn't need mentioning. LOL

what about us? we should be in the upset section since were 0-3 playing a 2-1 team

10-17 it was a close hard fought game

THIS IS BULLSHIT! 0-4!! WERE WERE IN THE DIVISION ROUND LAST SEASON! SOMETHING IS BUGGED IN THIS GAME

you're a bug, go play tetris

Originally posted by Iruleall15
THIS IS BULLSHIT! 0-4!! WERE WERE IN THE DIVISION ROUND LAST SEASON! SOMETHING IS BUGGED IN THIS GAME

Wooh I guess the dragons will be getting revenge in a few in-game weeks.

Originally posted by Hanzo508
10-17 it was a close hard fought game

Yep it was a close game except that our QB who usually throws for 70%+ was down in the 40s, but yalls wasnt .. so we need to take a look at that. Good game and closer than I thought.

Also yall got jobbed by the sim at the end of the 1st half with your team going for it inside their own 20, we got a cheap FG there.

Sheboygan continues to roll, TOUGH game vs the Horde up next.

gg Tigers

Eastern Europe Pro League Preview
Season 2, Day 8
5/4/08

As always, just as the standings start to get settled, upsets come from nowhere in this league that throw the Preview some curveballs and reshape the Power Five and the outlook of the league. Yesterday the #3 Chernobyl Mutants were knocked off in overtime by the Budapest Brawlers. Meanwhile, the Alpha Conference's top dog was challenged by a major competitor, and a Power Five clash rocked the Zeta Conference. Find out who survived and who's off the board in today's EEPL Preview!


Power Five

1. Prague Punishers - Alot of people are speculating that the Prague Punishers sealed the Zeta Conference yesterday with their 17-10 victory over the Cincinatti Tigers. Obviously there is still alot of football to be played, but you've got to wonder if, after the upset of Chernobyl, the Cincinatti Tigers were indeed the toughest competition that Prague will face all season. Only time will tell, but the Preview beleives that the answer will come sooner than later. After going on the road to Kosovo in their next game, the Punishers will return home to host the Chernobyl Mutants.
Next Game: at Kosovo Liberty

2. Washington Chairmen - Even after an impressive 27-6 win over the talented Georgia Tec-9s, challengers continue to rise in the Alpha Conference, and with them rises the doubts. Washington will have to continue to fight them both for now and for the length of this season. But the fact of the matter is, the Washington Chairmen are an unflawed bulletproof powerhouse. Next, they'll take on the Warsaw Legioniers, who, ironically, also looked indestructable around this time last season, but have now been reduced to what looks like a minor league team.
Next Game: vs Warsaw Legioniers

3. American Invaders - How do you stop the questions of whether or not your team is still at the level it was last season? A 79-0 win. Thier huge blowout victory over the Grodno Pirates yesterday quieted all the doubts that had arisen after the Invaders' overtime loss to the Sheboygan Chaos Theory to start the season. The Invaders now seem to be in prime condition, and as the season trudges on they will try to prove to everyone that they are no longer Cinderella, but instead an elite team and a force to be reckoned with in the Alpha Conference.
Next Game: vs Sarajevo Reapers

4. Sheboygan Chaos Theory - Somewhat controversially following up the American Invaders in today's Power Five is the Sheboygan Chaos Theory, a 4-0 team that has definitely earned the fourth spot, if not more. The Chaos Theory weren't much of a factor last season and went out quiet in the playoffs. After a seemingly silent offseason, no one expected the Chaos Theory to start the season with a big win over the defending Alpha Conference champions, nor that that win would catapult them into a 4-0 start. Still, Sheboygan has much to prove, but we'll all see exactly what this team is made of in their next game, a road trip against the Kazan Golden Horde.
Next Game: at Kazan Golden Horde

5. Cincinatti Tigers - Some might question the Tigers' short slide in today's Power Five, but how can you blame them for losing on the road against the Prague Punishers? The Punishers won. It's a thing they do. The Tigers were just their victims yesterday, and despite the loss the defense was able to impress by only allowing the Punishers to score 17 points. The Tigers have a couple games to relax now, before a five game stretch in the middle of the season that could prove to be the toughest that anyone in the league has ever faced.
Next Game: vs Rome Gladiators

Just missing the Power Five:
Chernobyl Mutants, Kazan Golden Horde, Budapest Brawlers


Alpha Conference Game of the Day

#4 Sheboygan Chaos Theory at Kazan Golden Horde
- The Preview is always attracted to games between two teams that are polar opposites, and this one is another one just like this. Last season, the Sheboygan Chaos Theory were just another team in the middle of the pack, but this season they've emerged as one of only three teams in the entire league to start the season 4-0. Meanwhile, the Kazan Golden Horde was in the spotlight for all of last season, featured in almost all EEPL Previewed, but have started this season without that spotlight, despite their efforts in their past three games. On the field, this game should be a close one between two teams trying to prove something.
-- Prediction: Sheboygan Chaos Theory 24, Kazan Golden Horde 16

Zeta Conference Game of the Day

Budapest Brawlers at Moscow Dragons
- Fresh off their upset over the Chernobyl Mutants, the Budapest Brawlers look to continue their climb to the top of the Zeta Conference in their next game against the Moscow Dragons. This game could turn out to be a deciding factor come playoff time, as both of these teams look to be the better of the 3-1 teams in the Zeta Conference. The Preview cannot stress enough that this matchup, between two teams that have gone unmentioned in previous days, is an incredibly important one. This one is definitely one of the more interesting games of this early season.
-- Budapest Brawlers 24, Moscow Dragons 28


Well, there it is. I hope you've all enjoyed. I'm pressed for time, so you'll have to go without the Upset Alert game this time around. Good luck everyone, and see you all in a couple days with another Preview!