**Quick Hitter**
The E.L.S.I.E. Bowl is upon us and it has been a great year! Once again, I apologize for not being able to get all the post up and in a timely manner as I know all of you look forward to the post. Keeping with tradition, each year I ask every league member at the start of the playoffs if they know what E.L.S.I.E. actually stands for?
TRIVIA NOTE: Do you know what the word E.L.S.I.E. stands for?
- ELeven
- Solid
- Inches of
- Envy
The E.L.S.I.E. Award originally stood eleven inches high (See here). The E.L.S.I.E. Award is now sixteen inches high with the new additional base we added in 2015 (See here). Even though the trophy is taller now in height, we continue to pay ode to the original E.LS.I.E. Award by keeping her name the same.
*The E.L.S.I.E. Bowl*
The championship game for The League – E.F.F.L. is called The E.L.S.I.E. Bowl. This season will be the 6th E.L.S.I.E. Bowl since this league has started. Since some of you was not around from the beginning, I will give a brief history of the previous E.L.S.I.E. Bowl winners and the 3rd Place finishers.
NOTE: The League history is from the original league (Origins), this will not show E.L.S.I.E. Bowl history from the once two 12-team add-on leagues (C/O 2013 & 2014 Finest) which were merged into the Origins league that produce our current league layout.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl I
Clam Diggers 155.64 – Tampa Giants (now Hakeem I Saw I Conquered) 120.30
Final Four Teams…
#1 The Monstars (now Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood)
#3 St. Pete ConVICKS (now The Urge to Purge)
#7 Tampa Giants (now Hakeem I Saw I Conquered)
#8 Clam Diggers
The Clam Diggers defeated the heavily favored #1 seed The Monstars (now Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood) on their way to the E.L.S.I.E. Bowl. The Tampa Giants (now Hakeem I Saw I Conquered) not only knocked off the #2 seed I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks, but they also knocked off the #3 seed St. Pete ConVICKS (now The Urge to Purge) on their way to the championship game. In the final, the Clam Diggers outclassed the Tampa Giants (now Hakeem I Saw I Conquered) by more than 35 points. The Monstars (now Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood) finished in 3rd place.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl II
Weapons of Mass Production 151.40 – I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks 141.34
Final Four Teams…
#1 I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks
#2 Weapons of Mass Production (left after the 2014 season)
#5 BUCKNASTY BOYS
#6 Clam Diggers
The first and only #1 vs. #2 match up in the E.L.S.I.E. Bowl, top seeded I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks easily marched their way into the championship game disposing of both Hakeem I Saw I Conquered & the BUCKNASTY BOYS by an average of 49 points. Weapons of Mass Production took down both Pick 6’n & the Clam Diggers in much closer fashion (7 point average). But in the final, it was Weapons of Mass Production outgunning I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks by 10 points. The defending champion Clam Diggers took 3rd place.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl III
Pick 6’n 153.39 – I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks 152.56
Final Four Teams…
#2 I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks
#4 Weapons of Mass Production (left after the 2014 season)
#6 St. Pete ConVICKS (now The Urge to Purge)
#8 Pick 6’n (left after the 2014 season)
For the second straight year, I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks made it to the championship game dropping both the Clam Diggers & the St. Pete ConVICKS (now The Urge to Purge) on their way by an average of 44 points. Pick 6’n, who barely made The Chase! at all, upset the top seeded BUCKNASTY BOYS (by 59 pts) & the defending champion Weapons of Mass Production (by 37 pts) on their way to the championship game. In the final, it was the Cinderella season of Pick 6’n who pulled off yet another huge upset, beating I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks by 0.83 points to take home The E.L.S.I.E. Award. The St. Pete ConVICKS (now The Urge to Purge) took 3rd place.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl IV
DeSeantourage (now The Urge to Purge) 113.48 – Hyde Yo Wife 140.58
Final Four Teams…
#2 DeSeantourage (now The Urge to Purge)
#4 Dread Pirate Oso (left after the 2015 season)
#1 Hyde Yo Wife
#2 Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood
For the second straight year, DeSeantourage (now The Urge to Purge) marched its way to the Final Four and their first E.L.S.I.E. Bowl appearance knocking off both Hakeem I Saw I Conquered & Dread Pirate Oso in the process. Hyde Yo Wife breezed through the Legends Conference destroying both the Cacahuetes Orange (now the Alderaan Wookies) & Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood by an average score of 41.66 points. In the final, it was Hyde Yo Wife who knocked off DeSeantourage (now The Urge to Purge) by 27.1 points to take home The E.L.S.I.E. Award. Dread Pirate Oso took 3rd place.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl V
I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks 143.96 – Beer, Cheese, & Brats 195.38
Final Four Teams…
#1 I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks
#2 I Go Deep
#1 Beer, Cheese, & Brats
#2 Church of Zero Tolerance (now the Smoked Salmons)
2016 was the first time the top four teams made it to the Final Four. Beer, Cheese, & Brats obliterated the competition finishing the regular season with a 14-2 record and coasting thru The Chase! with wins over Hyde Yo Wife (by 27 points) & the Church of Zero Tolerance (now the Smoked Salmons) (by 59 points). I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks stormed thru The Chase! as well beating the Clam Diggers (by 35 points) & I Go Deep (by 49 points). In the final, it was Beer, Cheese, & Brats in blow out fashion (52 points) over I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks to take home The E.L.S.I.E. Award. I Go Deep took 3rd place.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl VI
This story has yet to be written…
**All E.L.S.I.E. Team**
| 2017 All E.L.S.I.E. Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Team | ||
| Position | Player | Team (Origins/Legends) |
| QB | Russell Wilson | Feeling Green/Smoked Salmons |
| RB | Todd Gurley | The Urge to Purge/The Gremlins |
| RB | Le’Veon Bell | I Go Deep/BendTheKnee |
| WR | Antonio Brown | I Got Sacks/Hyde Yo Wife |
| WR | DeAndre Hopkins | Carolina Hitmen/The Gremlins |
| TE | Rob Gronkowski | Da South/Hyde Yo Wife |
| FLEX | Kareem Hunt | Clam Diggers/BendTheKnee |
| K | Greg Zuerlein | None/Smoked Salmons |
| DL | Demarcus Lawrence | Hakeem I Saw I Conquered/Fournettecation |
| DL | Calais Campbell | Breakin Tackles/Hyde Yo Wife |
| LB | C.J. Mosley | Maclin on Dat Ass/Carnival of Pain |
| LB | Bobby Wagner | Feeling Green/Beer, Cheese, & Brats |
| LB | Blake Martinez | Hakeem I Saw I Conquered/Fournettecation |
| DB | Reshad Jones | The Urge to Purge/Carnival of Pain |
| DB | Landon Collins | The Urge to Purge/Smoked Salmons |
| 2017 All E.L.S.I.E. Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Second Team | ||
| Position | Player | Team (Origins/Legends) |
| QB | Alex Smith | Maclin on Dat Ass/Fournettecation |
| RB | Alvin Kamara (R) | Feeling Green/Alderaan Wookies |
| RB | Mark Ingram | Clam Diggers/Smoked Salmons |
| WR | Tyreek Hill | The Urge to Purge/Carnival of Pain |
| WR | Keenan Allen | Hakeem I Saw I Conquered/House of Cards |
| TE | Travis Kelce | Hakeem I Saw I Conquered/Alderaan Wookies |
| FLEX | Melvin Gordon | Wellington Wells Whifflers/Smoked Salmons |
| K | Stephen Gostkowski | The Urge to Purge/Alderaan Wookies |
| DL | Cameron Jordan | Wellington Wells Whifflers/Hyde Yo Wife |
| DL | Melvin Ingram | I Go Deep/BendTheKnee |
| LB | Demario Davis | Da South/Alderaan Wookies |
| LB | Zach Brown | I Got Sacks/Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood |
| LB | Chandler Jones | Da South/NC Titans |
| DB | Kevin Byard | Feeling Green/Alderaan Wookies |
| DB | Jordan Poyer | Hakeem I Saw I Conquered/Beer, Cheese, & Brats |
| 2017 All E.L.S.I.E. Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Third Team | ||
| Position | Player | Team (Origins/Legends) |
| QB | Carson Wentz | The Urge to Purge/Beer, Cheese, & Brats |
| RB | LeSean McCoy | I Got Sacks/Smoked Salmons |
| RB | Leonard Fournette (R) | Da South/Carnival of Pain |
| WR | Davante Adams | Wellington Wells Whifflers/The Gremlins |
| WR | A.J. Green | Feeling Green/Alderaan Wookies |
| TE | Zach Ertz | I Go Deep/Smoked Salmons |
| FLEX | Jordan Howard | Maclin on Dat Ass/Surprise Scorpians |
| K | Chris Boswell | Wellington Wells Whifflers/Surprise Scorpians |
| DL | Joey Bosa | Breakin Tackles/Smoked Salmons |
| DL | Aaron Donald | BUCKNASTY BOYS/Alderaan Wookies |
| LB | Telvin Smith | BUCKNASTY BOYS/BendTheKnee |
| LB | Wesley Woodyard | Da South/Carnival of Pain |
| LB | Christian Kirksey | Feeling Green/Carnival of Pain |
| DB | Desmond King (R) | None/None |
| DB | Sean Davis | Feeling Green/BendTheKnee |
**E.L.S.I.E. Bowl VI**
Feeling Green vs. BendTheKnee
X-Factors:
Feeling Green: Russell Wilson-QB (19.79) / BendTheKnee: Ben Roethlisberger-QB (18.99)
Coming up in E.L.S.I.E. Bowl VI, the Origins Conference Champions Feeling Green, who hope to extend their 6 game winning streak, will face off against the Legends Conference Champions BendTheKnee.
Feeling Green were led in week 15 by a 17.30 point effort from Kenyan Drake, who got by the Buffalo Bills defense for 78 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD in addition to 35 receiving yards. In addition, Greg Zuerlein was not injured before the start of his week 15 game, and contributed 10.00 points, but he’s now on the injured reserve, which will prevent him from contributing at all this week. Based on projections from Fantasy Sharks, Feeling Green can expect a 19.79 point effort from Russell Wilson in week 16, who is expected to get by the Dallas Cowboys defense for 283.35 passing yards and 2.13 passing TD’s in addition to 28.72 rushing yards.
“We have to play like we’re capable of playing,” Feeling Green coach Donavin Serras said.
BendTheKnee were led in week 15 by a 32.60 point effort from Kareem Hunt, who beat the Los Angeles Chargers defense for 155 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD in addition to 51 receiving yards. In addition, Justin Houston was not injured before the start of his week 15 game, and contributed 4.50 points, but he’s listed as questionable in week 16 due to an illness, which might severely limit his fantasy production. Based on projections from Fantasy Sharks, BendTheKnee can expect a 18.99 point effort from Ben Roethlisberger in week 16, who is expected to beat the Houston Texans defense for 323.78 passing yards and 2.17 passing TD’s in addition to 2.93 rushing yards.
“We’ve got one more game to take care of, this is a business trip” BendTheKnee coach Laurence Sta Ines said.
Back in week 6, BendTheKnee defeated Feeling Green by 34.90 points, so coach Donavin Serras is looking for revenge this week.
The Line: BendTheKnee –20.11
**Pro Bowl**
3rd Place Game
Origins Conference vs Legends Conference
REPS: Maclin on Dat Ass vs. Smoked Salmons
X-Factors:
Origins Conference: Alex Smith-QB (16.78) / Legends Conference: Russell Wilson-QB (19.79)
Coming up in The League! – Pro Bowl Game, the Origins Conference (represented by Maclin on Dat Ass) face off against the Legends Conference (represented by the Smoked Salmons).
The Origins Conference are led by Alex Smith, who is expected to get by the Miami Dolphins defense for 272.48 passing yards and 1.52 passing TD’s in addition to 19.64 rushing yards.
“We have to dictate the tempo,” Origins Conference coach Richard Glenn said.
The Legends Conference are led by Russell Wilson, who is expected to get by the Dallas Cowboys defense for 283.35 passing yards and 2.13 passing TD’s in addition to 28.72 rushing yards.
“We need to turn up the intensity,” Legends Conference coaches Larry Mrozowski & John D’Andre said.
The Line: Legends Conference -26.73
**Origins Draft Lottery Match-Up**
Clam Diggers at I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks
Current Lottery Chances
Breakin Tackles – (25/100 chances)
BUCKNASTY BOYS – (20/100 chances)
I Go Deep – (15/100 chances)
Hakeem I Saw I Conquered – (10/100 chances)
Da South – (7/100 chances)
Wellington Wells Whifflers – (2/100 chances)
Clam Diggers – (6/100 chances)
I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks – (6/100 chances)
**Legends Draft Lottery Match-Up**
The Gremlins at Alderaan Wookies
Current Lottery Chances
NC Titans – (27/100 chances)
Surprise Scorpians – (20/100 chances)
The Gremlins – (21/100 chances)
House of Cards – (12/100 chances)
Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood – (5/100 chances)
Fournettecation – (0/100 chances)
Alderaan Wookies – (6/100 chances)
Hyde Yo Wife – (0/100 chances)
