[b]Doom Raiders[/b]<br /><br />When it comes to the DooM Raiders, controversial trades seem to have become a way of life. That being said, whether you&#039;re in favor of the trade or not, this seasons brand of CTF from DMR will surely be much better than last seasons. Midian will be the x-factor for this team. If he&#039;s on and practices with them on a consistent basis, this team may certainly come on strong this season. Saber is a diverse players with championship experience. Goatface is a competent, high I.Q runner when he has some decent protection. However, I do see scoring flags at a high rate being problematic for DMR. Look for this team to play a very aggressive style of CTF, occasionally running an all out offensive attack to get some flags. It will be crucial for them to defend well, otherwise this team may fall out of contention for a play-off spot quickly. <br /><br />Prediction: DMR plays much better this season but misses play-offs.<br /><br />[b]Demonic Colts[/b]<br /><br />I&#039;m not entirely sure how to evaluate this squad. I&#039;ve always seen Caboose as a good mid/secondary offensive player and Shakal as an all-purpose guy. X-Ray is a solid defender but he&#039;s going to need a great deal of mid-support this season considering he&#039;ll be playing against Ralphis twice. Don&#039;t be surprised if this team starts out 2-0, their first two games appear to be very winnable. After that, it gets tough because they&#039;ll play SUC, KGB, and TKV in a span of 4 games. It&#039;s crucial that they emerge from this with at least one victory, otherwise they could fall behind SUC for the division title quickly. That being said, I do like what they present but I&#039;m not sure their styles mesh together very well. It will be a challenge week-in and week-out to decide who will be doing what this season. <br /><br />Prediction: DCL misses playoffs. <br /><br />[b]SuperChargers[/b]<br /><br />One of last seasons biggest issue with the SuperChargers has been addressed this season: defense. Last season, SUC did not have a shut-down type player, whereas this year, with the addition of Gilgamesh they do. Joshsmith is also a great pick-up, giving Ralphis the ability to run full-time and not have to resort to mid or even D on some maps. Unlike like the IDC North, SUC is in a much easier division. While the 3 teams from IDC North are beating up on each other, look for SUC to walk away with the IDC south and possibly secure homefield advantage throughout the play-offs.<br /><br />Prediction: SUC wins division and contends for Homefield.<br /><br />[b]Berserker Packers[/b]<br />This years edition of BSK is obviously not as strong as last years. Dev was a good pick-up for Jenova but RottKing is going to have to play lights out in order for them to win their division. The Spread Eagles are much better this year and SXP isn&#039;t one to be trifled with either. If RottKing can play like he did back in 2007, this team has a shot to repeat as MasterBowl Champions. If he doesn&#039;t, this team may struggle to make the playoffs. Their only saving grace may be that the WDC West has 2 weaker teams and they may be able to slip into the wild-card.<br />And history tells us it&#039;s not how you get there, it&#039;s what you do when you get there. Nonetheless, still a very dangerous team.<br /><br />Prediction: BSK makes wild-card.<br /><br />[b]The Spread Eagles[/b]<br /><br />Last years version of SPE wasn&#039;t bad at all on paper. The problem is, their captain dropped the ball and they flat-lined quickly. This year, with Mantis at the helms, there will be none of that. Chaindude may be one of the highest I.Q CTF players of all time, not to mention he is great at almost every position. If they can coach Prime up and continue to develop him, this team is the best team in the WDC by far. The only issue I see with this team is their schedule. They play in a much tougher division than any teams in the WDC west but I don&#039;t think it matters where they play in the end. This team is primed for a MasterBowl run.<br /><br />Prediction: SPE wins division and secures homefield through play-offs.<br /><br />[b]Sexual Panthers[/b]<br /><br />Led by a crafty veteran in Humanbones, SXP appears to be one of the tougher teams in the WDC. With Killingblair possibly running and Bones being a hero on mid, MassVC is going to determine where this team goes. If he&#039;s on defense and plays decently, SXP will be no team to take lightly. They are much tougher than they look on paper. This team is going to give whoever they play fits and is a dark-horse in the WDC to make a MasterBowl run. It&#039;s going to be tough though.<br /><br />Prediction. SXP barely makes the wild-card<br /><br />[b]Flag Steelers[/b]<br /><br />The Winter 2011 Flag Steelers will not be nearly as good as the team FLS had suiting up last season. The biggest problem I see with this team is the inability to mesh. Beast is going to have to coach these guys up as he&#039;s the only savvy veteran on this squad. Legion is going to have a rude awakening as a captain this year. After riding the bench to a championship last year on BSK, he&#039;s going to have his hands full this season as a full-time starter and captain. FLS could possibly go winless this season. With that being said, I still think they are going to be a tougher outting than most people think.<br /><br />Prediction: FLS misses play-offs and possibly goes winless.<br /><br />[b]Brokeback Cowboys[/b]<br /><br />This team reminds me so much of FLS from last season. LB as their runners is one of the dead giveaways, but they are built very similarly to them. A strong fragger on D, a crafty UD guy on mid and not to mention, LBizzle on O. The only thing I can really say is if LB&#039;s connection somehow becomes great, this team has a shot to do big things. Even if it doesn&#039;t, I still see them running away with their division. If they don&#039;t, LB needs to be fired, Xen needs to take anger-management and Stallion may wish to consider staying in Quebec. However, I don&#039;t see that happening. <br /><br />Prediction: BBC wins division.<br /><br />[b]Fnordy Niners[/b]<br /><br />This is a very intriguing team. While I love the combination of Mikehail and Collision, I&#039;m not so sure I&#039;m sold on Strangle yet. I don&#039;t see him being an IDL defender because of some of the boneheaded plays he makes. But if he doesn&#039;t defend, Mike may have a career low in flags captured because I don&#039;t believe his mid is effective either. However, I won&#039;t judge right away. If strangle plays well on D then this team has a chance to make a play-off push for a wild-card. Mikehails running ability may force some of the more aggressive teams out of their gameplan giving KNF a fighting chance. <br /><br />Prediction: KNF will contend to the very last game because of how strong the WDC East is but ultimately fall short. 