Maulers make splash once again, land Rivers at QB

Imperial- Owner Steve Wagner, never shy to make moves to improve his team, has landed a top 5 fantasy QB in San Diego's Philip Rivers from the Mt Lebo Outlaws in exchange for the Maulers first round draft pick in this year's draft.

"Rivers is a flat out stud" boasted Wagner, "and he was by far better than any QB of value available in the upcoming draft or those that were offered by other teams." Wagner declined to name what other FAA teams were involved in trade talks, but it was widely rumored that the Henderson Hitmen were attempting to land WR Vincent Jackson from the Maulers in exchange for either QB Kevin Kolb or Donovan McNabb. Also rumored were the Albany Patroons, who have been shopping will he or won't he play this year QB Brett Favre.

"Nobody took those calls seriously" quipped Wagner.

The trading wasn't over, as the Maulers sent WR Steve Smith to the Aliquippa Rabid Ghosts in exchange for a 4th round pick, an obvious move made to compensate for the lack of a number one pick from the Rivers deal. "Smith is a quality WR, but we weren't keeping him because of V-Jack" said Wagner. "Rivers throwing to V-Jack this season should provide lots of points for our offense".

The Maulers haven't officially declared their keepers, but all indications point to Rivers, Vincent Jackson, and young RB's Beanie Wells and LeSean McCoy- who both have high expectations entering 2010.

"We got young at RB, but I think we got better" said Wagner. "McCoy is the lead back in a good offense in Philly, and with Warner's retirement we expect Wells to get more touches in Arizona".

The one player left out after all these moves is previous franchise QB Ben Roethlisberger. Ben's six game league suspension for being a creep off the field made it necessary for Wagner to pursue other QB's in the off-season trading. "I was Ben's biggest supporter, but the suspension and the plethora of off the field incidents was too much for our franchise to bear. We wish him the best and it is possible we could bring him back in a backup role this season." said Wagner.

Things look good for the Maulers heading into 2010. Stay tuned for further moves the franchise may make leading up to the draft.

The Chase for the Ring begins

Imperial begins its ninth post season appearance still chasing that elusive first championship. Another 8-5 campaign and East Division championship is in the books, but the Maulers are poised on one goal:


Three wins for immortality.

THE Rivalry- Part Two

THE Rivalry is on again, and the East Division is on the line. Imperial travels to Norfolk and the stakes couldn't be higher- first place in a hotly contested East, a possible first round bye in the FAA playoffs, and ultimate bragging rights until next season.
In the first matchup way back in week 4, the Maulers creamed the Shipmen by almost 70 points. Since then, the Shipmen have improved their QB and RB positions, and have won four of their last five games. The Maulers have lost four consecutive games, and with the Pittsburgh Ballers sitting one game back- yes the Ballers! - this game once again sets the tone in the division.

The Maulers answer to the "How you like me now" tour

Raud has dusted off the vinyl and has attempted to make Kool Moe Dee relevant again by parading him around on this sucker "How you like me now" tour... well the Maulers have pulled LL Cool J back into this classic rap battle and he will represent the Maulers this week.

For those of you who don't know. Kool Moe Dee and LL Cool J waged a classic rap rivalry in the late 1980's into the 1990's with LL Cool J clearly winning with overall record sales and relevance that stretches even into today. It is fitting that Kool Moe Dee would represent Raud, because he represents a past that nobody longer cares for.

LL Cool J was quoted as saying he "loves to get another opportunity to lay the smack down on Kool Moe Dee and anyone affiliated with him. It will be fun to see Kool Moe Dee go back into that hole Raud found him in"

Stay tuned all this week for live updates from Imperial as this rivalry heats up.

Maulers make more Kirkland family chalk, blast Ballers to go to 6-0

Another Kirkland, another blow-out win for the Maulers. This time a 40+ blowout of Mason/Jason and the Pittsburgh Ballers. Imperial was paced by two huge performances, Ben Roethlisberger's 400+ yards vs. Cleveland and Thomas Jones' 200+ yards vs. Buffalo.

"We've executed on our matchups" Owner Steve Wagner said.

The 5-1, defending champion Sewickley F-Bombs now wait in week 7. Undoubtedly the game of the year in the FAA thus far, the Maulers will have their hands full.

"We have nice matchups this week at the QB, RB, and WR's spots." continued Wagner. "This has the makings of a shootout". Also on the mind of Wagner, some disparaging photos doctored to show the owner in an Obama T-Shirt made by F-Bomb owner Siv. "Siv knows I like him, but there is a small part of me that wants to blast the guy this weekend for that reason alone". Wagner said. "This game could get personal."

Jones' late surge pushes Maulers to 5-0

FAA News Network- Thomas Jones had two touchdowns Monday, and led a late charge by the Maulers to stay undefeated, beating the division rival Jersey Jackers 87-86 in Week 5, running the Maulers record to 5-0. The Maulers remain the FAA's only unbeaten team.

"With V-Jack and LT on bye week, we were hoping to get some gutty performances out of our remaining guys" Owner Steve Wagner said. "Housh and Jones really stepped it up and Ben was fantastic again for us."

Next up for the Maulers is Pittsburgh, a surprising 3-2 and two games back of the Maulers in second place in the East division. Wagner told FAA News Network "Pittsburgh has a solid club, but if our team performs, we should be in great shape."

Last known picture of Dwayne following the rivalry game