Super Bowl IV

In the most exciting CTDB Superbowl EVA, team Buffy was able to pull it out in the end with the narrowest of victories over the Green Team, 99-97. In a game as exciting as advertised, plays were made, fumbles were recovered, and in the end, Buffy was victorious.

In the last few weeks, Buffy GM Roger Cheng has shuffled his lineup a number of times and was truly the team of destiny. We sat down with the GM and had a little Q & A.

Q: How does it feel to win the Superbowl again?
A: It feels great. It's really hard to believe, I'm really proud of my guys, they left everything on the field. It was a rocky season with more downs than ups, but we reached the goal all the teams were going for, and here we are, champs again.

Q: In the beginning of the season, you drafted young, looking to rebuild, why did your philosophy change?
A: Well, we wanted to go young, but we wanted to take a shot. Marshall told me that we could have one more good run at it before we needed to rebuild. This season was for Marshall. It will be his last as part of Buffy and we will be retiring his number after the victory parade.

Q: So you'll be breaking the team up?
A: No, no. You should never break up a championship caliber team. We will keep our big guns and build around them with young exciting players.

Q: Do you anticipate being at the bottom of the league next year due to the CTDB curse?
A: What kind of question is that?? Of course I want to keep the team competitive, but I do have to admit, the curse does scare me. A lot of circumstances revolving around the defending champions each year result in a poor record, but we hope to break the curse. Just to make the playoffs next year would end the curse. I'd like to win back-to-back titles, but that's just wishful thinking at this point. Let me enjoy this one right now. We can talk about next season in a few months.

Q: We know that Marshall Faulk has been your leader on the field and in the locker room the last few seasons, but who was the MVP this year?
A: There is no doubt about it, Corey Dillon was our MVP this year. We drafted him in the first season and traded him because he wasn't happy with his playing time. But we reacquired him this year after he told us how he wanted to do what was best for the team. He didn't complain once, not even during our losing streak. He was a professional all year, and the young guys looked up to him. We look forward to bringing Corey back again next year.

In a cinderella season if you will, Buffy overcame preseason predictions and ended up the CTDB champions. Parity really does exist in this league.