NFL Fix the Franchise Playoff 1 : UK vs Sushi

[Nosferatu]

UK

Los Angeles/Kansas City

OFFENSE
QB - Tom Brady - Patriots
RB - Eric Dickerson (FP) Rams
FB - William Andrews - Falcons
WR - Michael Irvin - Cowboys
WR - Tim Brown - Raiders
WR - Brandon Marshall - Bears
TE - Kellen Winslow - Chargers
LT - Jonathan Ogden - Ravens
LG - Tom Mack - Rams
C - Nick Mangold - Jets
RG - Bruce Matthews - Titans
RT - Dan Dierdorf - Cardinals

DEFENSE
DE - Charles Haley - 49ers
DT - Merlin Olsen - Rams
DT - Jerome Brown - Eagles
DE - Deacon Jones- Rams
OLB - Bobby Bell - Chiefs
MLB - Willie Lanier - Chiefs
OLB - Daryl Smith - Jaguars
CB - Mel Blount - Steelers
CB - Emmitt Thomas - Chiefs
CB - Eric Davis - Panthers
SS - Joey Browner - Vikings
FS - Deron Cherry- Chiefs

VS

SUSHI

Detroit/Cleveland

OFFENSE
QB - Dan Marino - Dolphins
RB - Walter Payton - Bears
FB - Jim Brown - Browns
WR - Calvin Johnson - Lions
WR - Paul Warfield - Browns
WR - Art Monk - Redskins
TE - Jason Witten - Cowboys
LT - Orlando Pace - Rams
LG - Mike Munchak - Titans
C - Matt Birk - Ravens
RG - Gene Hickerson - Browns
RT - Joe Thomas - Browns

DEFENSE
DE - Howie Long - Raiders
DT - Kevin Williams - Vikings
DT - Tony Siragusa - Colts
DE - John Abraham - Jets
OLB - Derrick Brooks - Buccaneers
MLB - Joe Schmidt - Lions
OLB - Rickey Jackson - Saints
CB - Night Train Lane (FP) Lions
CB - Lem Barney - Lions
CB - Aeneas Williams - Cardinals
SS - Carnell Lake - Steelers
FS - Steve Atwater - Broncos

 

[Nosferatu]

UK - 4
SUSHI - 2

VOTED - UK, WLK, Femur, Meebs, Nos, Sushi

 

[wlk3]

I think UK has the advantage on the LOS ever so slightly with everything else close to even... Slight lean UK

 

[Shanemansj13]

Too close to call. Give me some time.

 

[UK Cowboy]

I think my pass rush decides a close match-up
UK

 

[femurov]

Uk

 

[Nosferatu]

By far the toughest game of the round, ima need a few...

 

[femurov]

Uk

 

[Mebert]

I have citi in a very close match

 

[Nosferatu]

Sushi votes himself

 

[UK Cowboy]

@Nosferatu it's 3-2, Fem double posted

 

[Nosferatu]

UK picked perfect receivers for his QB, everyone knows I love William Andrews, ED is the 2nd best RB of all time oh and his defense is pretty good too.

Marino, Sweetness, Brown, Holy Hannah that's impressive. Good set of receivers, good offensive line. Like the O a lot. It's the D mainly Howie Long is one of the most overrated players of all time and he's got a rush backer in a 4-3 his secondary is amazing though, If he had done a better job with D-Line he would have had the best team in the draft.

However I gotta lean UK.

 

[Nosferatu]

Dammit Femur! lolzzz

 

[Shanemansj13]

Both great teams but Jackson is out of place IMO being in a 4-3 scheme. That isn't determining my decision bc I love Sushi's secondary, the best in this draft IMO. I think UK's d-line is enough to win this. I got UK

@CitySushi you composed a great team and plan but UK does have a lot of experience doing these draft so no worries, this wasn't easy and a very close matchup. I had one as one of the top teams I just think this was a bad matchup.

 

[Nosferatu]

UK moves on, nice job...

 

[Pack 500]

Sushi

 

[CitySushi]

Congrats @UK Cowboy . I consider this a win because I got more votes this time than just myself, lol.

The D-Line was definitely a problem. Maybe from a fit stand point Jackson doesn't make a lot of sense at the OLB spot as a rusher, but I wanted Siragusa and Williams to plug the front and put a bigger pass rush out there with Abraham, Long and Jackson. With my DB's as great as they are, I thought I could stack the box with Atwater to provide additional run support, as he's almost like a 4th linebacker anyways.

Also thought my offense was ridiculously loaded which would be insanely difficult to cover. Megatron as the #1, Warfield as the deep threat and Monk as a possession receiver go really well with Marino. Add in Witten as another over the middle threat.

I loved how my O-line complimented my run game too, which I thought was probably the best out there.

At least that was my thoughts on this. I guess next time I'll stop trying to figure out how they fit and just assemble the best talent.

 

[CitySushi]

 

[wlk3]

Congrats @UK Cowboy . I consider this a win because I got more votes this time than just myself, lol.

The D-Line was definitely a problem. Maybe from a fit stand point Jackson doesn't make a lot of sense at the OLB spot as a rusher, but I wanted Siragusa and Williams to plug the front and put a bigger pass rush out there with Abraham, Long and Jackson. With my DB's as great as they are, I thought I could stack the box with Atwater to provide additional run support, as he's almost like a 4th linebacker anyways.

Also thought my offense was ridiculously loaded which would be insanely difficult to cover. Megatron as the #1, Warfield as the deep threat and Monk as a possession receiver go really well with Marino. Add in Witten as another over the middle threat.

I loved how my O-line complimented my run game too, which I thought was probably the best out there.

At least that was my thoughts on this. I guess next time I'll stop trying to figure out how they fit and just assemble the best talent.

I almost proposed a Neil Smith for Long trade to give you the pass rush and to give me a better 3-4 DE for the run... I didn't like the Rickey Jackson play personally but I get what your saying you were trying to do... Too much of a stretch IMO... Do think you have great CB play but he has some really big WRs and Tom, I think he has enough to beat you with the dinks and dumps since you're going to leave them man up... Also don't like the FB RB combo... One or the other IMO... Just little things that tilted it for me because this was a great team you put together...