Can the Ninjas Repeat (Again)?

Does their 2013 TTFFL title spell doom for the Ninjas in 2014?

We all know how hard it is for an NFL team to repeat as Super Bowl champs.  No one has done it since the 2004 Patriots, and for that reason a lot of folks --- like Sports Illustrated's Peter King --- are saying the Seahawks can't repeat.

The same has been true in the TTFFL for the last four years.  Of course, prior to that, the MIGHTY PSYCHOTIC NINJAS ran off three straight titles.  Considering the Ninjas' dominance since joining the league 7 years ago, it might be interesting to examine how our most recent champions have fared in subsequent seasons:

• 2010 Champion: Puttheads - Since winning the title in 2010, Jody's team has finished fifth, last and last, and as a result, the name 'Puttheads' hasn't graced the league site or this blog very much in the past three years.  As Jody's avatar says, "I"m hopless, Obi-Wan!".
• 2011 Champion: River Horses - Since winning the title in 2011, the River Horses nearly managed a first-to-worst swoon the following year, narrowly ekeing out a Toilet Bowl victory over Jody by a 35-28 margin in a game that neither guy deserved to win.  He followed this up by finishing the 2013 regular season in the bottom four again, and while he finished 10th overall, he scored a staggering 12 points in his final game of the season, making a strong case for reconsidering the method we use to determine the ultimate loser for the year.
• 2012 Champion: Strike Team - Here's an interesting fact.  The Toilet Bowl matchup in 2012 featured the 2010 and 2011 champions in the Puttheads and River Horses.  The Toilet Bowl matchup in 2013 featured the 2010 and 2012 champions in Little Choo-Choo (formerly the Puttheads) and Strike Team.
• 2013 Champion: Psychotic Ninjas - Can the Ninjas break the past champions curse and avoid a Toilet Bowl matchup against the Hollow Graham's (formerly Little Choo Choo, formerly the Puttheads)?  Well, duh.  But I'm guessing some of you will have a lot of fun trying to guarantee a Ninjas appearance in the Toilet Bowl.

Why do TTFFL champions not only fail to successfully defend their titles, but experience year after year of stinking like a rotten trout after winning the title?  Is it the fact that they get stuck drafting in the final slot the subsequent year?  Is it some kind of curse?  Or is it just a coincidence that Jody, Pete and Aaron suddenly became really, really awful?

The upcoming season may shed some light on these questions.