Friday, December 27, 2013

2014 Preview

Just as one season comes to a close, thoughts of the next season are already on the minds of most of the dynasty owners. So who has the best shot to take home Ultimate Dynasty Bowl III? Let's have a look...





1. Miami Sharks (9-5) - 2 Straight titles and a roster featuring Charles/Stacy/Gordon/Jeffrey/Graham, as of now it looks like the Sharks will be the heavy favorite to be playing in a 3rd consecutive Ultimate Dynasty Bowl.

2. Scott's Tots (11-2-1) - The team that everyone thought lacked super stars this past season is now adding a big time star to the line up in Julio Jones. He'll go into 2014 with solid depth and potentially 2 HB1's and 3 WR1's.

3. Kory Adams (5-8-1) - Stud QB, check...Stud WR, check...Stud TE, check...Solid HB, check. This team if Gronk can come back healthy could potentially be the biggest threat to the Sharks and their potential 3-Peat.

4. Super Mannings (7-6-1) - Missed the playoffs by one game and squandered an all time season by Peyton, but the Super Mannings are built as a potential win-now juggernaut especially with a trade or two. As long as Peyton comes back next year and Mathews strong finish to the season was not a fluke then Phil will be in prime position to make up for a lost 2013.

5. Dynasty Kings (6-7-1) - What a difference a year makes, the acquiring of McCoy and Harvin has this team with a potentially top trio of backs (McCoy/Foster/Tate) depending on where Tate ends up and how Foster comes back and some nice receiver options (Harvin/Allen/Floyd). A definite potential competitor in 2014.

6. CLO Collins (8-6) - While boosting their future, the trading of McCoy definitely weakened their line up and has them relying on aging or ineffective players at the halfback position for 2014. However you have to think Rodgers/Peterson/Mega/Cruz will be good enough to still walk away with the AFL division crown without breaking too much of a sweat.

7.  Carolina Lions (9-5) - I don't really know how they do it but I do know there are a lot of variables with this roster. A lot will depend on the landing spots of Moreno, R.Jennings, Ridley?, and Decker, the biggest of these being he needs Moreno to stay in Denver.

8. Beat Skeet Leave (4-10) - Last place in 2013, but brings back a roster that should be considered a solid competitor. Spiller/Morris/Cobb/Garcon is still a pretty dang solid core, they just need CJ Spiller to get back on track and all of a sudden this team will be one you don't want to see lined up against you on Sundays.

9. Goon Squad (5-9) - Showed some signs of promise this past year and has a solid trio to build around (Luck/Lynch/Bryant). Probably need to make a few deals and guess right on a few players to truly be a strong competitor but the good news for him is his division is definitely weakening, while his team is strengthening. Definitely a sleeper pick to knock CLO off his perch in the AFL.

10. Ohhh Kill 'Em (7-6-1) - What a run they had in 2013 proving all the doubters wrong and proving they belong in this league. The only problem for 2014 is this old team is going to be another year older and I think they need to make a few moves to really be considered a contender in 2014.

11. Gio's Odyssey (4-9-1) - 2013 was a big time step in the right direction RG3/Bernard/Bell/Torrey is definitely something to build around. If they can hit on a rookie this year and have a couple more of their young guys (Austin/Ball) to emerge this team can be a big time threat by late 2014 early 2015.

12. Purists (6-8) - It takes a good owner to be able to realize when it is time to pull the trigger and rebuild. Ant has done just that, acquiring (3) 1st round picks while still having plenty of solid young guys (Newton/Martin/Miller/Wright/JT) to build around. It may be a rough 2014 depending on how Martin bounces back and depending on what happens to his once promising young duo of backs in Miller and Wilson. While 2014 may be a step back for the Purists the future looks bright if he can do well with these picks.

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