2011 NACFL Season is Upon Us
April 30th is the dealine to declare your protected lists:
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Playoff teams retain just 15.
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Nonplayoff teams retain 20.
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Single player "Pluck" draft commences May 2nd.
DRAFT ORDER
Here’s the raw draft order for the 2011 draft;
(Note: the order is different for the first 8 picks of the first round b/c of the draft lottery- see below for that draft order)
- Tampa Bay (1-15)
- St. Peters (2-14)
- Shenandoah Valley (3-13)
- Montreal (4-12) +
- Rancho Cordova (4-12) +
- Sacramento (5-11) +
- New York (5-11) +
- Vero Beach (formerly Sin City) (6-10)
- Langston (7-9) **
- New England (7-9) **
- Philadelphia (7-9) **
- Houston (8-8)
- Buffalo (9-7) +
- Camden (formerly Roanoke) (9-7) +
- Melbourne (9-7) +
- St.Paul (10-6) + #
- Bliss Street (10-6) + #
- Maine (10-6) +
- South Elgin (11-5) #
- Gorham (11-5) #
- Savannah (12-4)
- Mt.Sinai (13-3)
- Saginaw (14-2)
- Portland (15-1)
Tiebreaker Key:
“+” = head-to-head results;
“#” = number of internet games played;
“**” = record against common opponents.
2011 DRAFT LOTTERY PICKS (first eight overall picks only)
- Tampa Bay
- Shenandoah Valley
- Montreal
- St. Peters
- Rancho Cordova
- Sacramento
- Vero Beach
- New York
2011 DRAFT PICKS TRADED TO DATE
- New England’s 1st round pick to Houston (2010 trade)
- Vero Beach (formerly Sin City)’s 2nd round pick to Bliss Street (2010 trade)
- New England’s 3rd round pick to Portland
- Montreal’s 3rd round pick to Bliss Street
- New England’s 4th round pick to Shenandoah Valley
- Portland’s 1st round pick to Mt. Sinai
- Shenandoah Valley’s 1st and 2nd round picks to Camden
- Camden’s 1st round pick to Shenandoah
2011 Salary Cap:
- $99 million at 35 players.
- $114 million at 50 players.
NacBowl XI: RAIN 24, STAMPEDE 12
The Portland Rain regained the mantle of league champions today, topping the defending champ Saginaw Stampede, 24-12. Portland jumped out to an early lead in the contest, and had to survive a furious late Stampede comeback to secure the win.
Saginaw found itself in a hole early. Portland scored on its opening drive, a touchdown toss from Peyton Manning to Vonta Leach on a successful fourth-down gamble. After the Rain later added a fieldgoal for a 10-0 lead, Saginaw started out in its own end, and called for a screen pass. Portland's Jason Taylor reached out and appeared to break up Matt Schaub's pass. But Taylor claimed he'd caught the ball, and a replay challenge confirmed it, giving Portland the ball on the interception.
Manning took advantage of the short field, finding Brian Leonard for another TD pass to extend Portland's lead.
Incredibly, Saginaw's next possession ended the same way- Schaub pass ruled incomplete, challenged, and replay awarding another interception to the Rain. The Stampede forced a turnover of its own on the ensuing possession, but the lost scoring opportunities took their toll on the Stampede.
Portland took a 17-0 lead into halftime.
In the second half, the top-ranked Saginaw defense stiffened and slowed Portland's attack. But the Stampede offense struggled against a Rain defense now with the luxury of the looking only to stop the pass, and more drives ended without points.
Late in the game, after Portland had added another score late in the 3rd, Matt Schaub hit his stride, finding Mike Sims-Walker in the end zone to put Saginaw on the board. After a successful onside kick, Saginaw drove down and scored again on a 4 yard Ronnie Brown scamper. The two-point conversions had failed, however, so Saginaw still needed two scores. Kicking onside again, the Stampede once again recovered, and started the march downfield again. But the clock was Saginaw's enemy now, and time finally ran out on the Stampede comeback. Manning came back out to take a knee, and the Portland team celebrated another title.
Congrats to the Stampede for their great season, and thanks to Ed for being such a formidable and gracious opponent, as always.
Notes: This title game was a rematch of NacBowl XIII, also won by Portland... Manning (20-29, 249yds, 3TD) was named the game's MVP... for the game, Saginaw outgained Portland, 401 yards to 334... Portland's all-time receiving leader Torry Holt had a quiet day (1 rec for 10 yards) in likely his last game for the Rain... Saginaw's Dustin Keller led all receivers with 80 yards on 7 catches... Portland ran only 3 offensive plays in the final quarter.
NACBOWL XI
02-06-2011 Neutral Park Temp:73 Wind:Calm *Internet* Line:Saginaw by 6 MVP:Manning
1 2 3 4 Tot
2009 Saginaw (2-1) 0 0 0 12 12
2009 Portland (3-0) 7 10 7 0 24
1 12:42 Portland TD Manning 8 pass to Leach (Kaeding) (6-64-2:12) 0-7
2 11:52 Portland FG Kaeding 20 (13-59-6:25) 0-10
2 6:34 Portland TD Manning 12 pass to Leonard (Kaeding) (8-38-3:37) 0-17
3 0:28 Portland TD Manning 27 pass to Mason (Kaeding) (5-70-2:07) 0-24
4 2:57 Saginaw TD Schaub 6 pass to Sims-Walker (2 - failed) (10-53-4:58) 6-24
4 1:43 Saginaw TD Brown 4 run (2 - failed) (7-56-1:08) 12-24
Sag Por
First Downs 25 18
Rushes 23-78 24-85
Passes 49-32-346 29-20-249
Sacked 4-23 0-0
Fumble 2 1
Penalties 7-60 5-40
Turnovers 3 1
Challenges 0-1 2-3
Time 33:25 26:35
Third Down 7-14 3-11
Fourth Down 1-3 1-1
Red Att/Td/Fg 3/2/0 4/2/1
Net Offense 401 334
Injuries: none
< Saginaw > < Portland >
Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate
Schaub 49 32 346 4 2 3 1 67.2 Manning 29 20 249 0 2 0 3 129.8
Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD
Harrison 13 41 3.2 1 0 6 0 Jacobs 17 70 4.1 4 1 13 0
Brown 9 36 4.0 4 1 12 1 Greene 7 15 2.1 0 0 5 0
Schaub 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0
Receiving No Dp Att Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Receiving No Dp Att Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD
Brown 7 0 8 46 6.6 0 0 9 0 Olsen 6 0 8 60 10.0 3 0 18 0
Sims-Walker 6 0 10 73 12.2 6 1 27 1 Rice 4 0 6 42 10.5 2 0 19 0
Keller 6 2 10 80 13.3 6 0 17 0 Mason 3 1 5 71 23.7 3 2 33 1
Boldin 5 0 10 63 12.6 3 1 25 0 Leonard 2 0 2 19 9.5 1 0 12 1
Evans 4 0 6 56 14.0 3 0 16 0 Cooley 2 0 2 32 16.0 1 0 23 0
Harrison 3 0 3 16 5.3 0 0 7 0 Leach 2 0 3 15 7.5 2 0 8 1
Jones 1 0 2 12 12.0 1 0 12 0 Holt 1 0 3 10 10.0 0 0 10 0
STANDINGS
BROWN
South Eglin 11 - 5 .688 -
Roanoke Valley 9 - 7 .562 2
Sin City 6 - 10 .375 5
Shenandoah Valley 3 - 13 .231 8
UNITAS
Portland 15 - 1 .937 -
Buffalo 9 - 7 .562 6
Rancho Cordova 4 - 12 .250 11
Montreal 4 - 12 .250 11
SHULA
St. Paul 10 - 6 .625 -
Bliss Street 10 - 6 .625 -
Philadelphia 7 - 9 .437 3
New York 5 - 11 .312 5
PAYTON
Saginaw 14 - 2 .875 -
Houston 8 - 8 .500 6
Langson 7 - 9 .437 7
St. Peters 2 - 14 .125 14
TILLMAN
Mt. Sinai 13 - 3 .812 -
Savannah 12 - 4 .750 1
Melbourne 9 - 7 .562 4
Sacramento 5 - 11 .454 8
BLEIER
Gorham 11 - 5 .687 -
Maine 10 - 6 .625 1
New England 7 - 9 .437 4
Tampa Bay 1 - 16 .062 10
PLAYOFFS WILDCARD ROUND
Buffalo @ Gorham
Roanoke @ St. Paul
Melbourne @ Savannah
Bliss Street @ Maine
Division Leaders earn first round byes.
- $99 million at 35 players
- $114 million at 50 players