12-30-2020, 11:31 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-02-2021, 06:26 AM by Asked Madden.)
In order for me to make some more money while the league is paying a very generous double bonus for media I thought that I would write about the DSFL and the teams that will be hoping to make the playoffs!
In the last article that I wrote I mentioned the conference that I am playing in with the Buccaneers is very close and it is not easy for teams to get ahead of the rest of the pack but this is also the case for the other conference in the league.
The rule in the DSFL means that only the teams with the best two records in each of the conferences get the chance to play in the playoffs so it will be interesting to see the way that the last 6 games that are to be played work out so we can see the teams who will get the chance to play their way to a Championship!
Let us take a look at the playoff picture in the DSFL and see the teams that we think are going to be still playing when the regular season is finished!
Portland Pythons
The Portland Pythons are in a very good unique position because they are the only team in the whole of the DSFL that has already clinched a playoff spot regardless of what happens in the remaining games of the season! The Pythons already have a record of 10-1, which means that even if they lose the remaining 5 games that they still are going to play then the record that they will finish with will be better than that of the Minnesota Grey Ducks. The Pythons have been the best team in the DSFL and their fans can already be excited knowing that they will have the chance to watch them play in the playoffs and try to take the good form they have had to the Championship! If the Pythons win one or two more games it should be enough to secure their place as the first place in the division which I think will mean that they are going to be playing at home during the playoffs which will also help them. I think that their fans will really be cheering them on in the last few games that they are going to play in order to try and help them get the chance to play at home in the postseason, good luck to the Pythons with the remaining games on their schedules!
London Royals
The London Royals are one place behind the Portland Pythons in the standings and are the second place team in the NFC North conference of the DSFL. They are one game ahead of the third place Minnesota Grey Ducks because they have won 6 games and have a 6-5 record, the Grey Ducks have won only 5 games and have a 5-6 record. The Royals are not as secure as the Pythons but because they are a game ahead of the closest team behind them I think that they will believe that they are going to be making it into the playoffs this season! There are a lot of teams in the DSFL this season that have a 6-5 record which makes it known that the league has been very competitive this year with only Portland being able to win a lot of games. The next game that the Royals will play will be against the Grey Ducks and this will be a very important game for the playoff chances of both teams! Everyone should make sure that they pay attention to this game to see whether or not the London Royals are able to help themselves get into the playoffs! I think that it will be a very nervous game to watch for the teams fans, but it will be a great day if they win and secure their playoff games!
Minnesota Grey Ducks
The third team that is hoping to be able to get into the playoffs in the NFC North is the Minnesota Grey Ducks. So far the Grey Ducks have been a little bit behind the London Royals but because of the game that they are going to be playing against each other they have a chance to tie their record and go on to get a playoff space if they can win their remaining games. The Grey Ducks are a little bit further behind than they would have liked but I think that they will believe that they have the capability to catch up to the teams around them and get into the playoffs! I think that the Grey Ducks still have a very good chance of being able to make it in but they will need to win their game against the Royals to start with and from there win as many games as they can during the rest of the season. There are only 5 games left to play so there is not a lot of time for them but if they can win all of the games or nearly all of them, it will get them into the playoffs I would think. It is going to be very exciting to watch but I think their fans are going to be very nervous to see if their team makes it in!
Norfolk Seawolves
The first team that plays in the SFC South that we are going to be talking about is the Norfolk Seawolves. The Norfolk Seawolves are currently the team that is at the top of the standings in the league but the very strange thing about this conference is that the three best teams all have the same record of 6 wins and 5 losses. It is obviously very close and teams have not been able to get ahead of their competition so far but they will be hoping that will change in the last 5 goes that they are going to be playing. I don’t know the reason that Norfolk is first in the standings over the other teams but I think that them and their fans will be very happy knowing that even though they have not won as many games as they would have liked to have won by this stage of the season, they are still the first place team in the conference! The Seawolves will hope to confirm their place by winning as many of the games that they have left to play as they can, and it will be interesting to see if they can keep their first place position after the last 5 games that are going to be played.
Dallas Birddogs
The Birddogs are the second of the teams that are in the SFC South and have a 6-5 record. The sim has given them second place in the standings so that means that if the season were to finish today, the Dallas Birddogs would be the second team to make it into the playoffs from this conference. I think that the reason for them being higher in the rankings than the third place team is to do with the games that they have won against them. The Birddogs played the Bondi Beach Buccaneers in yesterday’s sim and won so maybe that is something that has an effect on it! Anyway I think that this team will be happy with the fact that the sim has been given a playoff spot but will be hoping that they can win more games than the Norfolk Seawolves at the end of the season and claim first place in the conference! Winning the chance to play at home will be very helpful for them in the playoffs so that will definitely be what they are wanting to do I would think, and it will be interesting to see whether or not the Birddogs are able to do this in the games that they still have left to play in!
Bondi Beach Buccaneers
The Bondi Beach Buccaneers are the team in the DSFL that I play for so it is disappointing to see that we are not in the playoffs after 11 games. The Buccaneers are the third team that has won 6 games and lost 5 others but we are the only team with this record that is not in the playoffs when this article was written. I can speak for the rest of the team when I say that we are all disappointed with this position and will be doing everything that we can to win the rest of the games that we have to play in this season. It is not going to be easy to win more games than the other teams in our conference but we are confident that we have the players who should be able to do this, and will be hoping that we can turn the season around and make it in! I think that it is very important for us to win the game that is on our schedule against the Norfolk Seawolves in particular because this is the one that really could decide who is able to make it into the playoffs. I am excited to see the way that the rest of the games the Buccaneers have to play will turn out and I am very hopeful that we will still be able to make the playoffs!
Tijuana Luchadores
The final team that I am going to be talking about as part of the playoff picture is the team that is in last place in the SFC South. The Tijuana Luchadores are in the last place but are still very close to the competition and could definitely have a chance of making it into the playoffs! They are two games behind the rest of the playoff contenders that are in their conference so it is not going to be easy for them to make it in but they will be hoping that they can get some good luck and win the rest of their games while the teams around them run out of luck and lose the rest of theirs! The team’s fans should still believe in their chances even though they are not as good as other teams and who knows what will happen, it could be the case that other teams lose all of their remaining games while the Tijuana Luchadores will win all of their remaining games and make it into the playoffs! Because the whole of the conference is standing so close together in the rankings it is impossible to rule out any of the teams so it will be exciting to try to see if the Luchadores are able to shock the other teams!
The playoff picture for the DSFL is very exciting this season! Because we know only one team has already qualified for a playoff space there is still a lot of excitement in the remaining games that are to be played this season so I can’t wait to see what is able to happen in those!
I am still hoping that the Buccaneers are able to win as many games as we can and get through even though we are not in the playoff spaces at the minute, but watching the remaining games is going to be a lot of fun whatever happens! Thank you very much for reading my article and I hope that you enjoyed it!
Total word count: 1,910 words!
In the last article that I wrote I mentioned the conference that I am playing in with the Buccaneers is very close and it is not easy for teams to get ahead of the rest of the pack but this is also the case for the other conference in the league.
The rule in the DSFL means that only the teams with the best two records in each of the conferences get the chance to play in the playoffs so it will be interesting to see the way that the last 6 games that are to be played work out so we can see the teams who will get the chance to play their way to a Championship!
Let us take a look at the playoff picture in the DSFL and see the teams that we think are going to be still playing when the regular season is finished!
Portland Pythons
The Portland Pythons are in a very good unique position because they are the only team in the whole of the DSFL that has already clinched a playoff spot regardless of what happens in the remaining games of the season! The Pythons already have a record of 10-1, which means that even if they lose the remaining 5 games that they still are going to play then the record that they will finish with will be better than that of the Minnesota Grey Ducks. The Pythons have been the best team in the DSFL and their fans can already be excited knowing that they will have the chance to watch them play in the playoffs and try to take the good form they have had to the Championship! If the Pythons win one or two more games it should be enough to secure their place as the first place in the division which I think will mean that they are going to be playing at home during the playoffs which will also help them. I think that their fans will really be cheering them on in the last few games that they are going to play in order to try and help them get the chance to play at home in the postseason, good luck to the Pythons with the remaining games on their schedules!
London Royals
The London Royals are one place behind the Portland Pythons in the standings and are the second place team in the NFC North conference of the DSFL. They are one game ahead of the third place Minnesota Grey Ducks because they have won 6 games and have a 6-5 record, the Grey Ducks have won only 5 games and have a 5-6 record. The Royals are not as secure as the Pythons but because they are a game ahead of the closest team behind them I think that they will believe that they are going to be making it into the playoffs this season! There are a lot of teams in the DSFL this season that have a 6-5 record which makes it known that the league has been very competitive this year with only Portland being able to win a lot of games. The next game that the Royals will play will be against the Grey Ducks and this will be a very important game for the playoff chances of both teams! Everyone should make sure that they pay attention to this game to see whether or not the London Royals are able to help themselves get into the playoffs! I think that it will be a very nervous game to watch for the teams fans, but it will be a great day if they win and secure their playoff games!
Minnesota Grey Ducks
The third team that is hoping to be able to get into the playoffs in the NFC North is the Minnesota Grey Ducks. So far the Grey Ducks have been a little bit behind the London Royals but because of the game that they are going to be playing against each other they have a chance to tie their record and go on to get a playoff space if they can win their remaining games. The Grey Ducks are a little bit further behind than they would have liked but I think that they will believe that they have the capability to catch up to the teams around them and get into the playoffs! I think that the Grey Ducks still have a very good chance of being able to make it in but they will need to win their game against the Royals to start with and from there win as many games as they can during the rest of the season. There are only 5 games left to play so there is not a lot of time for them but if they can win all of the games or nearly all of them, it will get them into the playoffs I would think. It is going to be very exciting to watch but I think their fans are going to be very nervous to see if their team makes it in!
Norfolk Seawolves
The first team that plays in the SFC South that we are going to be talking about is the Norfolk Seawolves. The Norfolk Seawolves are currently the team that is at the top of the standings in the league but the very strange thing about this conference is that the three best teams all have the same record of 6 wins and 5 losses. It is obviously very close and teams have not been able to get ahead of their competition so far but they will be hoping that will change in the last 5 goes that they are going to be playing. I don’t know the reason that Norfolk is first in the standings over the other teams but I think that them and their fans will be very happy knowing that even though they have not won as many games as they would have liked to have won by this stage of the season, they are still the first place team in the conference! The Seawolves will hope to confirm their place by winning as many of the games that they have left to play as they can, and it will be interesting to see if they can keep their first place position after the last 5 games that are going to be played.
Dallas Birddogs
The Birddogs are the second of the teams that are in the SFC South and have a 6-5 record. The sim has given them second place in the standings so that means that if the season were to finish today, the Dallas Birddogs would be the second team to make it into the playoffs from this conference. I think that the reason for them being higher in the rankings than the third place team is to do with the games that they have won against them. The Birddogs played the Bondi Beach Buccaneers in yesterday’s sim and won so maybe that is something that has an effect on it! Anyway I think that this team will be happy with the fact that the sim has been given a playoff spot but will be hoping that they can win more games than the Norfolk Seawolves at the end of the season and claim first place in the conference! Winning the chance to play at home will be very helpful for them in the playoffs so that will definitely be what they are wanting to do I would think, and it will be interesting to see whether or not the Birddogs are able to do this in the games that they still have left to play in!
Bondi Beach Buccaneers
The Bondi Beach Buccaneers are the team in the DSFL that I play for so it is disappointing to see that we are not in the playoffs after 11 games. The Buccaneers are the third team that has won 6 games and lost 5 others but we are the only team with this record that is not in the playoffs when this article was written. I can speak for the rest of the team when I say that we are all disappointed with this position and will be doing everything that we can to win the rest of the games that we have to play in this season. It is not going to be easy to win more games than the other teams in our conference but we are confident that we have the players who should be able to do this, and will be hoping that we can turn the season around and make it in! I think that it is very important for us to win the game that is on our schedule against the Norfolk Seawolves in particular because this is the one that really could decide who is able to make it into the playoffs. I am excited to see the way that the rest of the games the Buccaneers have to play will turn out and I am very hopeful that we will still be able to make the playoffs!
Tijuana Luchadores
The final team that I am going to be talking about as part of the playoff picture is the team that is in last place in the SFC South. The Tijuana Luchadores are in the last place but are still very close to the competition and could definitely have a chance of making it into the playoffs! They are two games behind the rest of the playoff contenders that are in their conference so it is not going to be easy for them to make it in but they will be hoping that they can get some good luck and win the rest of their games while the teams around them run out of luck and lose the rest of theirs! The team’s fans should still believe in their chances even though they are not as good as other teams and who knows what will happen, it could be the case that other teams lose all of their remaining games while the Tijuana Luchadores will win all of their remaining games and make it into the playoffs! Because the whole of the conference is standing so close together in the rankings it is impossible to rule out any of the teams so it will be exciting to try to see if the Luchadores are able to shock the other teams!
The playoff picture for the DSFL is very exciting this season! Because we know only one team has already qualified for a playoff space there is still a lot of excitement in the remaining games that are to be played this season so I can’t wait to see what is able to happen in those!
I am still hoping that the Buccaneers are able to win as many games as we can and get through even though we are not in the playoff spaces at the minute, but watching the remaining games is going to be a lot of fun whatever happens! Thank you very much for reading my article and I hope that you enjoyed it!
Total word count: 1,910 words!