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2018 - Why Did We Draft So Early?!?!?!?

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For the first time, every single member from the previous season retained their teams and competed again for the honor of being named Breakfast League champion. Small tweaks were made at the Rules Committee Meeting, such as improving the dues/rewards system. One institution was created - the Breakfast League Hall of Fame. This Hall of Fame would honor the best teams that had been assembled over the history of the League. After all, entering its fifth year of existence, the League needed an imaginary and additional highly-contested piece of opinion to decide who was the best among us. Another significant tweak was the establishment of a trade deadline.

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As a gift from the re-elected Commissioner, Kenneth Pancake created this website to keep the storied history of the league intact. He spent countless hours compiling stats from previous seasons that culminated in the creation of the record book. And he took time to relearn and summarize each past season in these summaries. He also used it to post the power rankings, with the help of his Lieutenant Commissioner again.

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The draft was held prior to the preseason - a mistake that will never happen again. Alex Annan took Todd Gurley with his first pick, and what a first pick it was. Only two QB's were taken in the first four rounds. Perhaps the most valued pick was relatively unknown QB Patrick Mahomes, entering his sophomore season as the newly-appointed starter for the Kansas City Chiefs. 50+ touchdown passes later, we all wonder why it took so long.

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The defending champion had a disastrous season, winning only four games (two in his first three). Alex Annan would make yet another run to the playoffs by winning six games in a row, going on an 8-1 streak. Al Ohlinger fell just short, falling out of the top four in a Week 11 loss to Sean Alumbaugh. RJ Dechow took a 9-2 regular season record to the playoffs, winning six in a row and nine of 10. Meanwhile, Kenneth Pancake overcame a slow start (losing his first two games) by losing only one more game over the course of the regular season. Despite taking Mahomes at such great value (and putting up some of the highest weekly scores we've ever seen), Aaron failed to convert it into a meaningful record. Ethan Maas would achieve a new league low in his all-time worst record, achieving only one win (Dan Jackson Jr. must have been embarassed).

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Unfortunately, the playoffs provided little drama. Each meaningful game was decided by a thirty-point margin. Sean Alumbaugh shook off the cobwebs of his past mediocrity and performed valiantly, although he fell in the finals to the Commissioner. Kenneth Pancake won his second title, but it was Alumbaugh whose team was sent to the Breakfast League Hall of Fame in the Class of 2019.

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