Starting 2010 with a Look Back

There's still time to vote on our polls about our lineup and fantasy football's most valuable player. In the meantime, it's time to catch up with our predictions for the final round of the Landshark Maniacs playoffs.

Houston Wreckin' Crew vs. Ravens Fan T Sizzle. The call in this ninth-place matchup was for a Crew victory, and right now that call is looking pretty good. The Crew lead is 72-45. Both Steven Jackson and Michael Turner put up goose eggs last week. The chances of that happening again are about the same as the chances Jim Zorn will be the Redskins head coach in February. And the Sizzle's chances of a comeback are equally dire.

D.C. Destroyers vs. T-bay jacks 151rum stumblrs. Our prediction for the seventh-place game was for the Destroyers to ride Chris Johnson to victory. Johnson is doing his part, but the same can't be said for the rest of the Destroyers. They're getting destroyed by the stumblrs to the tune of 122-64. (OK, show of hands for everyone who foresaw 27 points for Jonathan Stewart in anything other than an end-of-the-season bowling game. Put that hand down, you liar.)

Peoples Pigskin vs. Southern Rebels. The call in this contest for the coveted title "Best Team that Didn't Make the Landshark Maniacs Playoffs" was the usual expression of self-love. But right now, to be honest, this one is anyone's game. The Rebels lead by a score of 94-92. And both lineups feature players who face the very real possibility of a short Sunday.

Hawaiian Surfriders vs. Tinks Revenge. In the third-place game, the forecast called for a Revenge win. If that comes to pass, it will have to be a comeback. The Surfriders jumped out to a 106-89 lead. And it's a good thing the Surfriders got some production out of Steve Smith (Carolina version), because he's gone. Did he take the Surfriders' hope with him?

Northeast Dragons vs. Big Lough O. Finally, we have the Landshark Maniacs championship game, where the call was for a Dragons victory. Hmmm...might as well end the season by missing the biggest prediction of the season. The Lough Os have taken a 122-67 lead, and it would take a miracle on the level of "college football getting a clue about championships" for the Dragons to pull this one out. (Josh McDaniels didn't do the Dragons any favors by benching Brandon Marshall, either.)

Anyway, be sure to vote in our polls. We'll be back later with more thoughts.