THE BEST ONLINE LEAGUE NEWSLETTER 1.05
 
NAME
GAMER TAG
EMAIL
AIM
TEAM
Adam Kontras
Adam4tvs
adam@4tvs.com
Adam4tvs
Bears
Marty Currens
MartyMoose
marty@4tvs.com

Steelers
Adam Reible
MartyMoose
marty@4tvs.com

Miami
Rodney George
RodMunch
rgag1@earthlink.net
RodMunch1234
Raiders
Andrew Thomas
Toshiro Mifune
shrooms@houston.rr.com
sepe25
Texans
Spencer Vowell
Toshiro Mifune
sepe25@ev1.net
Shroomsbakalaka
Bucs
Matt Brannan
Sith Master
matt.brannan@gilacorp.com
rcknroll1973
Eagles
Cameron George
RAMABAMA
csrg@knology.net
RAMABAMA69
Titans
Derek Defenbach
DSR
dsr920@pacbell.net
NoRCaL DSR
Bills
Greg Fortier
Rivaside
rivaside@aol.com
Rivaside
Jets
 
Tuesday, January 28th, 2003
 
WEEK 3 IS COMPLETE
THE LEAGUE IS COMPLETE
FINALLY
 
Seriously, since I last wrote you - we've had 2 more changes. Can you believe this? Well as the last 2 were, these were really by choice. The guy who was Oakland was sharing my Xbox and he fuggin' whined and bitched every game. Blaming the computer, the controller, the lag, the everything. Threatened to quit after every score against him. So he got his wish. LOL. And I don't have to hear him scream FUCK anymore in my house. LOL.
 
The replacement came swiftly from The Titans' brother, Rodney. Who was willing to take a 0-1 start and join. As well, Tennessee not only, lost the original Cleveland win (31-0), he lost the Oakland Win too (42-17). So many thanks go out to Cameron for taking one for the league so we could have a tighter group.
 
And finally, the Vikings. This dude was just too busy. He has a baby on the way, and has a completely unpredictable schedule. So I put a message up on the IGN Boards and within an hour, I not only found a guy - but get this: He downloaded AIM, set-up a paypal account, paid me, arranged for 3 games THAT NIGHT, and was an all-around badass. I couldn't believe how cool he was, and how much he wanted this to happen.
 
So now we have a great set of 10 people. My only concern is of course Marty and Adam Reible who don't have a computer and share an xbox. I'm willing to make an exception for Marty, as he's my best friend, but not 2 people. I'm sick of calling like a booking agent every night for them. I want all of this done through email and AIM, and those 2 are holding us up. By Season 2, there will be a computer in that apartment or they're out. C'est La Vie.
 
What we have now of course, should be "Gamer Nirvana". Everyone has 3 games under their belts, and everyone's stats actually tell a tale. If you're a smart player, you will "scout" your upcoming opponent and spot their tendencies. Take advantage of that. I did all that friggin' work (and so did you by taking them down) to add to the league. It's what truly sets our league apart from everyone else. You can't imagine how fulfilling a win is when you've scouted the team and it works. You know their moves. Did you hear the quotes from Tampa Bay this week? "We knew every play they were gonna run in the first quarter" - that's because they did their homework. Those who do that in this league will win.
 
Also, if you're 0-3 or 1-2 right now, you are not out. It is feasible a losing record will get into the playoffs. That's why the TEAM RATING is so important. In fact, as it stands right now, the Eagles get the 6th seed over the Steelers by 2.7 Rating points. That's one freakin' play people. That's insane.
 
More than anything, y'all gotta stop the bleeding in some games. If you're down by 24 with 2 minutes to go - you aren't gonna win. So don't keep hail marying it and then giving the ball back to the other dude to run-up the score on you. If he throws a 30 yard touchdown...that's 100 Rating points you just lost. 100. play smart.
 
So as I said after week 3 was done - go nuts. Check everything out and soak it in. If you see any mistakes, please let me know. As well start playing! You can play up to Week 6 now as long as you're playing in order. So get to it!
 
No more stats will be updated until the entirety of week 4 is complete.
 
League Founder,
Adam Kontras
The Chicago Bears
 
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