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Each team currently has 47-48 players now with another 16 expected to be assigned later. 246 players have been allocated by NFL teams of the 302 players.
# of allocated players per NFL team:
15 - Oakland
14 - Detroit, NY Giants
12 - Houston
11 - Kansas City, San Francisco
10 - Carolina, Chicago, Green Bay, Seattle, Tampa Bay
9 - Philadelphia
8 - Atlanta, Buffalo, San Diego, Washington
7 - Indianapolis, New England, NY Jets
6 - Arizona, Cleveland, Denver, Miami, Tennessee
5 - New Orleans
4 - Baltimore, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Minnesota
3 - Dallas, St Louis
35 players were drafted by NFL teams:
Amsterdam 6 (1 4th, 2 5th, 1 6th, 2 7th rounders)
Berlin 3 ( 3 7th rounders)
Cologne 6 (1 2nd(Eddie Freeman-KC), 1 4th, 1 5th, 1 6th, 2 7th rounders)
Frankfurt 5 (2 6th, 3 7th rounders)
Hamburg 7 (2 5th, 1 6th, 4 7th rounders)
Rhein 5 (1 4th, 1 5th, 1 6th(Drew Henson), 2 7th rounders)...I counted Drew as a 6th rounder because that is when he was actually drafted even though we gave Houston a 3rd for him.
Unallocated as of yet 3 - all kickers
Europe teams with Heavy concentration of single NFL team's players:
Amsterdam has 4 players each from Green Bay and NY Giants.
Berlin has 4 players each from Atlanta, Houston, and NY Giants.
Cologne has 4 players each from Carolina and Detroit.
Frankfurt has 4 players from the NY Jets(2 from Dallas - T. Crowder and L. Williams).
Hamburg has 4 players each from KC and Oakland.
Rhein has 6 players from San Francisco to help Drew out
My next observation may be a stretch to predict the overall talent on each roster, but more times than not(that means greater than 50%), a reserve from a winning program is better than a reserve from a non-winning program due to better overall talent, competition, or coaching. While this is not always true, I'd rather take the reserves from a program such as USC than from the reserves from Baylor(not picking on you Bear alums, just using an example). I'm also assuming that these players allocated to NFLE are reserves who received little or no playing time this past year. With that said, here are the average winning percentages of the NFL teams the players were allocated from:
Cologne .517
Hamburg .515
Amsterdam .497
Berlin .463
Frankfurt .454
Rhein .454
My predictions:
Amsterdam has nine players of whom I'm familiar with, four of those being on the defensive line which should be the strongest in the league. QB may be their achilles heel though, but they do have a few serviceable complimentary parts to go around that position...record 6-4.
Berlin only has six players I'm familiar with and not much talent overall from what I can tell, comparitively speaking. Offensive line looks to be their strong point, but they may suffer defensively...record 3-7.
Cologne has twelve players I'm familiar with and will challege for the championship. They should have a good offense if their offensive line can be effective with a good running game and passing potential. Defense will be solid as well...record 7-3.
Frankfurt has ten players I'm familiar with and should have a strong offensive line and linebacking corp. Their running backs and wide receivers don't appear to be strong enough however to help out Ochs at QB....record 3-7.
Hamburg has ten players I'm familiar wtih a strong offensive line, secondary, and quarterback duo in Berlin and Kilian. I don't know if they'll be able to hold up against the run however as their D-line and linebacking group are suspect...record 5-5.
Rhein has seventeen players I'm familiar with, including the NFL Europe's poster boy, Drew Henson. He and Timothy Chang make up the league's best potential quarterbacking duo and have decent, speedy talent to throw the ball to. They have good tackles and centers, and an above average secondary, but their interior D-line and linebacking corp are suspect. The running game is also a mystery with DeCori Birmingham looking to be the lead back...record 6-4.
World Bowl XIV: Cologne 30 Rhein 24
Each team currently has 47-48 players now with another 16 expected to be assigned later. 246 players have been allocated by NFL teams of the 302 players.
# of allocated players per NFL team:
15 - Oakland
14 - Detroit, NY Giants
12 - Houston
11 - Kansas City, San Francisco
10 - Carolina, Chicago, Green Bay, Seattle, Tampa Bay
9 - Philadelphia
8 - Atlanta, Buffalo, San Diego, Washington
7 - Indianapolis, New England, NY Jets
6 - Arizona, Cleveland, Denver, Miami, Tennessee
5 - New Orleans
4 - Baltimore, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Minnesota
3 - Dallas, St Louis
35 players were drafted by NFL teams:
Amsterdam 6 (1 4th, 2 5th, 1 6th, 2 7th rounders)
Berlin 3 ( 3 7th rounders)
Cologne 6 (1 2nd(Eddie Freeman-KC), 1 4th, 1 5th, 1 6th, 2 7th rounders)
Frankfurt 5 (2 6th, 3 7th rounders)
Hamburg 7 (2 5th, 1 6th, 4 7th rounders)
Rhein 5 (1 4th, 1 5th, 1 6th(Drew Henson), 2 7th rounders)...I counted Drew as a 6th rounder because that is when he was actually drafted even though we gave Houston a 3rd for him.
Unallocated as of yet 3 - all kickers
Europe teams with Heavy concentration of single NFL team's players:
Amsterdam has 4 players each from Green Bay and NY Giants.
Berlin has 4 players each from Atlanta, Houston, and NY Giants.
Cologne has 4 players each from Carolina and Detroit.
Frankfurt has 4 players from the NY Jets(2 from Dallas - T. Crowder and L. Williams).
Hamburg has 4 players each from KC and Oakland.
Rhein has 6 players from San Francisco to help Drew out
My next observation may be a stretch to predict the overall talent on each roster, but more times than not(that means greater than 50%), a reserve from a winning program is better than a reserve from a non-winning program due to better overall talent, competition, or coaching. While this is not always true, I'd rather take the reserves from a program such as USC than from the reserves from Baylor(not picking on you Bear alums, just using an example). I'm also assuming that these players allocated to NFLE are reserves who received little or no playing time this past year. With that said, here are the average winning percentages of the NFL teams the players were allocated from:
Cologne .517
Hamburg .515
Amsterdam .497
Berlin .463
Frankfurt .454
Rhein .454
My predictions:
Amsterdam has nine players of whom I'm familiar with, four of those being on the defensive line which should be the strongest in the league. QB may be their achilles heel though, but they do have a few serviceable complimentary parts to go around that position...record 6-4.
Berlin only has six players I'm familiar with and not much talent overall from what I can tell, comparitively speaking. Offensive line looks to be their strong point, but they may suffer defensively...record 3-7.
Cologne has twelve players I'm familiar with and will challege for the championship. They should have a good offense if their offensive line can be effective with a good running game and passing potential. Defense will be solid as well...record 7-3.
Frankfurt has ten players I'm familiar with and should have a strong offensive line and linebacking corp. Their running backs and wide receivers don't appear to be strong enough however to help out Ochs at QB....record 3-7.
Hamburg has ten players I'm familiar wtih a strong offensive line, secondary, and quarterback duo in Berlin and Kilian. I don't know if they'll be able to hold up against the run however as their D-line and linebacking group are suspect...record 5-5.
Rhein has seventeen players I'm familiar with, including the NFL Europe's poster boy, Drew Henson. He and Timothy Chang make up the league's best potential quarterbacking duo and have decent, speedy talent to throw the ball to. They have good tackles and centers, and an above average secondary, but their interior D-line and linebacking corp are suspect. The running game is also a mystery with DeCori Birmingham looking to be the lead back...record 6-4.
World Bowl XIV: Cologne 30 Rhein 24
