Thursday, September 1, 2011

SMACK DADDIES STILL TEAM TO BEAT

Smack Daddies owner Lex Dominica leaves the NFFA Tower
with team GM Tony Soprano prior to Tuesday night's draft.



By R.E. Porter
Associate Web Press


If Atlanta Smack Daddies owner Lex Dominica carries himself with a bit more swagger these days, you really can't blame him. In the Nashvegas Fantasy Football Association's nine seasons of play, Dominica's team has won one-third of the NFFA championships, including the 2010 crown, and he has three rings to prove it.

Now on the brink of the Nashvegas Fantasy Football Association's tenth season, the Smack Daddies again appear to be the team to beat. Beyond that, there are many questions facing the league:

• Will the Cambridge Animals regain their awesome awesomeness which deserted them in the playoffs?

• Will Peyton Manning return in time to save the Fidalgo Island Sea Hogs from their second losing season in franchise history?

• Will the Midtown franchise's switch to a "gay pirate Muslim terrorist" theme improve their fortunes?

• With Tom Brady as their signal caller, will the 12th Avenue Bakers return to the playoffs?

• Was the East Nashville Black Dogs' fall from grace last season a blip or a trend?

• Will the West Nashville Beelzebubbas increase their playoff run to five straight seasons?

• Will The Village Green continue the league trend of first-year owners making the playoffs?

Here are The Associated Web Press 2011 NFFA predictions:

Jorge division
1. West Nashville Beelzebubbas (9-5)
2. Cambridge Animals (8-6)
3. 12th Avenue Bakers (7-7)
4. East Nashville Black Dogs (5-9)

Linardo division
1. Atlanta Smack Daddies (9-5)
2. Corsairs (7-7)
3. The Village Green (6-8)
4. Fidalgo Island Sea Hogs (5-9)

Championship Semifinals
Smack Daddies defeat Corsairs
Animals defeat Beelzebubbas

NFFA Championship
Animals defeat Smack Daddies