Haha yeah it's definitely great to have you back in any form whatsoever though, and who knows maybe someday Mongo will actually come to his senses and
re-open the REAL XHF once more so that we could see Reeshi himself perhaps make one last main event run for old times sake, though I'd just as soon settle
for a Decoy or Platinum return if that's what it took to get you back in the RP forum again 
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Now as for your FF chances this season I'd honestly rate them just as high as anyone else's at this point, as the draft will tell half the story on who the heavyweight teams are destined to be heading in, and the other half will be where pure luck or legit skill gets involved during the regular season itself. But right off hand if I had to make an earrrrly educated guess for the four teams that'll make this season's playoffs, well I think the best odds in no particular order go to yourself, Steve, myself, and Shiyen. Of course Dave among others is right in the mix too but us four have the most all around experience it takes to win a championship. Then as for who may win it all I just gotta believe that after coming SO close literally all four years so far (Two finals appearances, worst finish EVER being third, and lest we forget he's the last person to defeat me back in '06) Steve is gonna be more determined than ever to finally break through and prove he's still every bit as good as his past stats are themselves.
All in all though plenty of interesting storylines heading into week 1, I just wish draft day would get here already so that the real strategizing and trades could start up as a result, but by next month we should at least have a much clearer idea of who we want to take in not just the first round but some others after that too. In the later rounds it's more a crapshoot regardless with just how even the player values are at each position, but rounds one to six or seven will be pretty entertaining to watch unfold this time around I have a feeling.
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Now as for your FF chances this season I'd honestly rate them just as high as anyone else's at this point, as the draft will tell half the story on who the heavyweight teams are destined to be heading in, and the other half will be where pure luck or legit skill gets involved during the regular season itself. But right off hand if I had to make an earrrrly educated guess for the four teams that'll make this season's playoffs, well I think the best odds in no particular order go to yourself, Steve, myself, and Shiyen. Of course Dave among others is right in the mix too but us four have the most all around experience it takes to win a championship. Then as for who may win it all I just gotta believe that after coming SO close literally all four years so far (Two finals appearances, worst finish EVER being third, and lest we forget he's the last person to defeat me back in '06) Steve is gonna be more determined than ever to finally break through and prove he's still every bit as good as his past stats are themselves.
All in all though plenty of interesting storylines heading into week 1, I just wish draft day would get here already so that the real strategizing and trades could start up as a result, but by next month we should at least have a much clearer idea of who we want to take in not just the first round but some others after that too. In the later rounds it's more a crapshoot regardless with just how even the player values are at each position, but rounds one to six or seven will be pretty entertaining to watch unfold this time around I have a feeling.
But by all means I wasn't trying to slight you in anything I said and I'll continue to give credit where it's due as far as what
you're capable of in your own right, it's just that to keep things plenty stirred up in here we always need more controversy and what better way to
produce that than taking a not so subtle guess on who will be playoff-bound this early on. 
