Playoff Preview: Baby Pinal v. The Underground Rai
13 weeks are officially in the books and our first playoff match ups are about to begin. In the first round we will see #5 Baby Pinal go on the road to face #4 Rail Road. We will dive into our predictions of how the match up will end up.
#4 Underground Rail Roads-Kique (8-5)
Strengths: The Rail Roads have based their team on a strong running game. A majority of it's weapons have come throughout the rush. Kique also holds one of the games top Qb and Te combos with Wentz and Ertz. Larry Fitz strong season is what has got the team this far with the second best record in the league.
Weakness: Although his huge success was through his running backs that's where he's struggled of recent. Devonta Freeman and Ameer Abdullah play has been down due to inuries. Ezekiel Elliot suspension causes a huge hole but if he can move forward after this first round it would be big. He's been relying on big plays as of late. Although finishing with the second best record he's lost 3 out of his last 4 to finish out the season.
#5 Baby Pinal (6-7)
Strengths: It's an obvious strength in his receiving core. Baby Pinals hold Aj Green and Jarvis as their one/two punch. He gave up a hand full to get Le'Veon Bell but picking up Burkhead in a trade earlier in the season has helped solidify his running game more. He will get solid play from his defense that ranks at 2 in the whole league.
Weakness: Flex play seems to be a little weakness not huge. Only reason its under weakness is due to a constant change in who he plays, theres no solid guy he trusts week in and week out. As of recent Qb play has been tough, a position you usually want to rely on has served Saul badly these past couple weeks. There's been several weeks of up and down play overall from his team. Last week was the first week his whole team generally played well and he'll need more of that.
Prediction: If this match up were to happen earlier in the year it would be a lot tougher. Rail Roads recent dreadful play going into the playoffs and injuries are killing him. I don't see this being a great match up for him. Expect GM Saul Pinal to make his 3rd consecutive Semi Final Matchup.
