2006 Orlando Predators -- Wolfmarks Den

2006 Orlando Predators
1998 and 2000 AFL World Champions
The Preds 1^st touchdown of 2006, Hamilton to Fryzel!
The Preds at work against the Force.
Always a great sight!
The Predators (and me) at ArenaBowl XX in Las Vegas.

My 2¢
Rush Defeat Preds For ArenaBowl XX Title 69 - 61Preds K Jay Taylor, arguably the best kicker in Predator history, had a rare bad day on Sunday, missing 2 field goals and 2 extra points in what would be an off day for the whole team. Defensively, the Predators occasionally got pressure on Rush QB D'Orazio and got a couple of stops, but otherwise never seemed to be in the right places at the right times. Turnovers also added insult to injury as WR Jerrian James fumbled a completed pass and the 2nd half kickoff ended up in Chicago hands on an off-the-iron bounce that DeAndrew Rubin couldn't handle. One bright spot during the game was the flawless play of backup QB Jake Eaton, who came into the game after QB Joe Hamilton's right shoulder was hurt and found OS Jimmy Fryzel in the endzone to cap off a 4 for 4 passing drive. WR Javarus Dudley had a great performance with 10 receptions for 117 yards and 4 touchdowns and is honored as WolfMarks Most Valuable Predator of ArenaBowl XX. Congratulations to the Chicago Rush, whom many people felt shouldn't have been in the playoffs at all with a sub .500 regular season at 7 - 9, for winning 4 consecutive road playoff games to become Arena Football's 2006 World Champions. You might have noticed that I have begun some prognostication and ratings below. I am using an algorithm I found to determine the relative team rating, and then from that determining a spread for the next games. An average team would have a relative team rating of 0. Basically it's just something I'm playing around with and learning from, so don't take it too seriously.
Wolfmark's Relative Team Ratings
1. Dallas Desperados 13.3
2. Georgia Force 6.8
3. Orlando Predators 5.4
4. Philadelphia Soul 4.5
5. Austin Wranglers 3.1
6. Columbus Destroyers 2.4
7. Chicago Rush 2.1
8. Colorado Crush 1.7
9. San Jose Sabercats 1.0
10. Arizona Rattlers 0.1	Last Week
11. Nashville Kats -0.9
12. New York Dragons -1.8	Overall
13. Tampa Bay Storm -1.8	Straight Up: 43 - 31 Against The Spread:34 - 40
14. Utah Blaze -4.9	For entertainment purposes only, do not use for gambling purposes. Wolfmark's Den will not be held accountable for anyone's losses. See "Terms of Service".
15. Kansas City Brigade -6.5
16. Los Angeles Avengers -7.8
17. Las Vegas Gladiators -8.0
18. Grand Rapids Rampage -8.8

2006 Orlando Predators Schedule and Results
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2006 Playoffs away games have white background
Date	Opponent	Score	Record	WolfMark's MVP
20 - 21 May	Predators Bye Week
Sun 28 May 3:30 pm	Philadelphia Soul	Soul 27, Preds 31	11 - 6	DL H. Taylor, R. Lee, G. White, The "Jungle"
Sun 4 June 3 pm	@Dallas Desperados	Preds 45, Desperados 28	12 - 6⁺	DS Khalil Carter, DB DeAndrew Rubin
ARENABOWL XX, Las Vegas, NV
Sun 11 Jun 3 pm	Chicago Rush	Rush 69, Preds 61	12 - 7	WR Javarus Dudley

Last Updated 6/23/06 ^*-Cliched playoff berth ^**-Cliched Southern Division Title ⁺-Cliched National Conference Title