2004 Season for Fantasy Football, FIRST Robotics league [Archive]

Koko Ed

06-09-2004, 21:52

Corey Balint

06-09-2004, 22:18

OK-i had a pretty bad draft-darn Yahoo CPU. All my players are basically up for grabs, Bledsoe, Barlow, and Davis are the biggest names, so start offering.

Koko Ed

06-09-2004, 22:47

FIRST ROBOTICS LEAGUE II
Koko's X-Cats vs. Cooney Quest
Heh.
OK how did the Cooney Quest practically end up with practically the same team as in the first FIRST Robotics FF team? As in the first there are too many Packers and they don't even have the most valueble Packer, Ahman Green. I do.

Rhode Island Charge vs. South Fl Jets
The Holmes/ Thomlinson matchup is the main event but the secondary running backs Foster and Garner could be the difference. Hasselback is going to be a big time player for the Jets but Brady is underrated for some reason.

Dunedain vs. The Shoats
Clinton Portis the the heavy artillary for Dunedain. The Shoats counter with the Indy one-two puch of Harrison and Wayne. If they do well the SHoats have a chance. Their own defense is againt their own recievers though.

Toronto Phantoms vs. Valleygirls
EJ (a friend of mine from @forums) takes on Kristina who looks strange without he personal fantasy football Teddy Bear Daunte Culpepper in tow but Steve McNair is a fine replacement and is certianly better than Garcia. Unfortunately the Valleygirls don't have any backs better than Jamal Lewis and will need the Raven's D to take up the slack for them.

Hurricanes vs. Stud Man Clan
McNabb could make or break the 'canes. Pennigton is more steady when he's healthy. Alexander is a stud for the 'canes but Brown could be the steal of the draft for the Clan.

This Space for Rent vs. Philly Cheesesteaks
The Vick/ Culpepper matchup earns top billing but what Domanic Davis does for the Cheesesteaks and Duece McAllister does for the Renters (and Duce Staley and Thomas Jones to a lesser extent) will probably go further in determing the winner.

Coco's Monkeys vs. Nor Cal Crushers
The Monkey's Manning vs. the Crusher's McCown is an ugly ugly mismatch. If Henry and Taylor run wild in Buffalo for the Crushers things will go more smoothly. The Monkey's are hoping Dillon is revitalized in New England.

The Lightning vs. JC's Juggernauts
It's scary when your best player may be your kicker but no one really sticks out on the Juggernauts but Vnaderjagt really. Of course the best thing going for the Lightning is Rudi Johnson (don't say Marc Bulger. I'm not sold on him yet) so maybe Vanderjagt is all the Juggernauts need.

The Borg vs. Bonecrushers
The Borg could stand to assimilate some better players. Todd Heap is the only constent threat on the roster (Johnson and Faulk are fading and no one knows if Westbrook will last all season. Burress regressed and Kansas City needs to prove that they are willing to tackle people). If Owens and Davis show up and play like they are capable of they may be able to lead the Bonecrushers to victory themselves.

Ricky Q.

07-09-2004, 00:14

OneAngryDaisy

13-09-2004, 00:29

My Yahoo ID has not been letting me log in for the past two weeks, darn SBC Yahoo DSL messing me up. They are still trying to resolve it, so I haven't even seen my team yet. Hopefully I can get back in and make some changes.

wow.. heres your team:

QB B. Favre (GB - QB)
RB G. Hearst (Den - RB)
RB T. Wheatley (Oak - RB)
WR/TE T. HoltQ (StL - WR)
WR/TE D. DriverP (GB - WR)
BN B. Franks (GB - TE)
BN J. Plummer (Den - QB)
BN N. Davenport (GB - RB)
K A. Vinatieri (NE - K)
DEF Green Bay (GB - DEF)
D P. Buchanon (Oak - DB)
D S. TuftsNA (Car - DL)

Not a bad team.. you could unload plummer for a reliable starting running back....

and i'm looking to defend that undefeated streak- this time with culpepper instead of manning, hopefully Daunte will be the peyton of last year

Cory

13-09-2004, 02:07

hopefully Daunte will be the peyton of last year

Daunte was the Peyton of last year :)

he scored more fantasy points, and likely will again this year.

EddieMcD

14-09-2004, 17:23

As you can tell, scoring has been changed drastically from last season. Quarterbacks (and to a lesser extent, receivers) are no longer the dominant force in the game. Defense now has an actual purpose, and things seem balanced (until you take on a team like the Hurricanes and face a 100+ score; that was just amazing). Of course, I have to say that Koko Ed rocks (and it won’t be the last time I say it this season) for doing the pre-games. And like last year, the post-game falls to me. Onward:

Rhode Island Charge d. South Fl Jets
76-40
The Jets were playing with what could be a good team if everything came together. The problem is it didn’t come together. They were only able to outdo the Charge in receiving (which is quite possibly Rhode Island’s weak point). The Charge had a 25 from Priest Holmes and 21 from Tom Brady. Even a 9 from the kicking position helped as the commissioner’s team slid easily to victory.

Koko's X-Cats d. Cooney Quest
65-39
Cooney had Adam Vinatieri score 10. It’s not good when your only double digit score comes from a kicker. Unable to best the X-Cats anywhere else, the Quest’s game was quickly over Thursday night. Meanwhile, a Monday night performance from Ahman Green (of whom Koko actually does have) scoring 23, combined with a 12 from the Tampa DEF and Alge Crumpler just barely hitting the double digit mark put Koko up top.

The Shoats d. Dunedain
62-33
Ed was right about Dunedain having heavy artillery in Clinton Portis. He scored 13. With that and Pittsburg, Dunedain had 26 points. Not much else can be said (and it doesn’t help that their QB gave a big donut on the board). Of course, I can talk about The Shoats’ Barber taking 15, and Jason Elam nabbing a 12. An 11 Monday night for Jake Delhomme would cap their victory.

Toronto Phantoms d. Valleygirls
61-38
The Valleygirls take a different start then they did last year. It just wasn’t their day. A net of 0 in the receiving department and only one RB performing (Emmitt Smith with 10) severely hindered last year’s top seed. All the Phantoms’ really needed was their impressive defensive showing of 31. Jeff Garcia finished the deal for Toronto, scoring 15.

Hurricanes d. Stud Man Clan
102-46
“McNabb could make or break the 'canes.” Yep, prettymuch with the “make” category. That’s a 30, for those of us counting. “Alexander is a stud for the 'canes…” We’ll also go with “yes” on that. Add 25 for him. I may as well talk about Isaac Bruce’s 12 and Tennessee’s 19. The clan did start to put up a fight with Pennington’s 16 and Moss’s 13. Unfortunately, the fight stopped there. That’s a W and the high score of the week for the Hurricanes.

Philly Cheesesteaks d. This Space for Rent
85-51
I turn to quoting my pre-game counterpart again, who called the right match, but the wrong day. “The Vick/ Culpepper matchup earns top billing…” And it should’ve. But Mike Vick had a bad day for TSfR, only scoring 6 compared to Culpepper’s 35. “…but what Domanick Davis does for the Cheesesteaks and Deuce McAllister does for the Renters will probably go further in determing the winner.” That was definitely correct. With McAllister scoring a mighty goose egg, that left Davis with an (actually) mighty 15. And, as Ed called it, it determined the winner

Coco's Monkeys d. Nor Cal Crushers
66-46
Ed said this was a mismatch, and he was right. It’s not that the Crushers have a bad team; it’s that he also needs things to go right at the right time. The Monkeys surprisingly didn’t win at QB with Manning’s 14, it was won at RB with Quentin Griffin’s 22. The Crusher’s running backs (who probably will make and/or break Nor Cal in the future) combined for 6. They were able to gain a little on the defensive side, but it wasn’t enough.

The Lightning d. JC's Juggernauts
40-33
Closest game of the week. And I really don’t mean that in a good way. It seemed like the teams wanted to give away the victory to the opponent. The only player in the double digits was JC’s Curtis Martin (21). But the Juggernauts seemed the best at giving away the game with nobody else clearing 4 points (and a QB who scored -1). Meanwhile, high points (and I use the term lightly) on The Lightning side of things were Marc Bulger’s 8 and Atlanta’s 9. I imagine both teams will do much better next week.

Bonecrushers d. The Borg
66-36
Proving that resistance definitely isn’t futile, the Bonecrushers lived up to their name. Yes, Ed was correct in stating “The Borg could stand to assimilate some better players…”. Their best effort was by Faulk, who scored 9. Moving on to the Bonecrushers, they had Dunn’s 15 and Owens’s 21 leading them, with a nice auxiliary showing of 11 from Jeff Wilkins and Philadelphia’s 10. That was your ballgame, folks.

And speaking of ballgames, this week’s post-game is done. With no ties, standings are pretty straightforward. And look, here they are!

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak

1 Hurricanes 1-0-0 1.000 102 W-1
2 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 1-0-0 1.000 85 W-1
3 Rhode Island Charge 1-0-0 1.000 76 W-1
4 BoneCrushers 1-0-0 1.000 66 W-1
5 Coco's Monkeys 1-0-0 1.000 66 W-1
6 Koko's X-Cats 1-0-0 1.000 65 W-1
7 The Shoats 1-0-0 1.000 62 W-1
8 Toronto Phantoms 1-0-0 1.000 61 W-1
9 the lightning 1-0-0 1.000 40 W-1
10 This Space For Rent 0-1-0 .000 51 L-1
11 Nor Cal Crushers 0-1-0 .000 46 L-1
12 Stud Man Clan 0-1-0 .000 46 L-1
13 south fl jets 0-1-0 .000 40 L-1
14 Cooney Quest 0-1-0 .000 39 L-1
15 ValleyGirls 0-1-0 .000 38 L-1
16 The BORG 0-1-0 .000 36 L-1
17 Dunedain 0-1-0 .000 33 L-1
18 Jc's Juggernaut's 0-1-0 .000 33 L-1

Catch you all next week.

Koko Ed

14-09-2004, 22:31

FIRST ROBOTICS FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE I
Koko's X-Cats vs. Cooney Quest
I don't know if the Cooney Quest's colors should be Purple of Packer Green. It's big fantasy football no-no to draft heavily from one team and the Panthers are a nasty D to put up with. But Farve is a gamer and if he does well Cooney Quest will do well. If not...They are also at a disadvantage on defense without Harper on defense.

Sparxs1126 vs. gaelforce126
McNabb can make or break you but the Giants probably won't slow im down so Sparx1126 should benefit from his presence. Hassaback is much more rock steady. The Holmes/ Portis matchup is huge. The Sparxs need a new kicker.

boodah25 vs.Amaizin' Blue
boodah is taking a HUGE gamble on Drew Bledsoe but his two running backs may have his back if Davis is as good as he says. Amaizin' Blue needs another defensive player.

ValleyGirls vs.The Teal Curtain
Last years number one seed the Valleygirls come back with the lethal Daunte Culpepper leading the way. Aaron Brooks though is an equally talanted player. Jamal Lewis could be the difference for the Curtain.

Paragon571 vs. Epsilon Delta
Basically it's Pargon571's Manning and Owens vs. Epsilon Delta's combo of Vick and Thomlinson. Having his own defense against his starting QB is quite a predicament for Pagon571. Delta needs another running back or wide reciever.

NU Cowboys vs.NorCal Crushers
The Cowboys have nice recivers but their running back don't come close to matching Green and McNair is miles above Maddox. The Crushers choice of San Francisco as their defense is dubious. Can Dallas close the gap for the Cowboys?

Sigmakittens vs.Dunedain
The kittens have an amzing set of recivers and hope to benfit from the no chuck rule (AKA the Ty Law) but thier quarterback, running back and defense (have the Chiefs learned to tackle yet?) are questionable. Marc Bulger steady as a fault line but he has a pair of good backs and D is better.

ryforstek525 vs.Pelan's Bobcats
Pelan Bobcat's backs are a step above ryforstek's. Garcia may be required to make up the difference or the Eagles D which should feast on the Giants. Brad Johnson is a little scary at quarterback but the Bucs D could get the Bobcats some nice points.

By the way, if you want your team to be represented by a different color, let me know.

LEAGUE I STANDINGS
(W,L,T, Current streak, points)
boodah25 1-0-0,W1, 289
The Teal Curtain 1-0-0,W1, 263
ryforstek525 1-0-0,W1, 255
Sparxs1126 1-0-0,W1, 239
Koko's X-Cats 1-0-0,W1, 225
Epsilon Delta 1-0-0,W1, 219
NorCal Crushers 1-0-0, W1, 216
Dunedain 1-0-0, W1, 212
Amaizin' Blue 0-1-0, L1, 270
Pelan's Bobcats 0-1-0, L1, 241
gaelforce126 0-1-0, L1, 231
Paragon571 0-1-0, L1, 212
Sigmakittens 0-1-0, L1, 189
NU Cowboys 0-1-0, L1, 156
ValleyGirls 0-1-0, L1, 152
Cooney Quest 0-1-0, L1, 142

WEEK 1 RESULTS
Koko's X-Cats 225 Cooney Quest 142
The Quest's realince on the Pack is already hurting them. The X-Cats rode a combined 128 points from their running backs Travis Henry, Chris Brow and Corey Dillon. Chad Pennington led the X-Cats with 63 points. The Quest we're led with 56 by William Green and 46 by Brett Farve but thier recievers were outscored 31-14.

Sparxs1126 239 gaelforce126231
Donovan McNabb took the Sparxs on his shoulders and with his mighty 96 points drove them to victory over gaelforce126. Preist Holmes continued his fantasy football dominace with 81 points for the Sparxs along with 14 points from Mike Alscott, 13 points from Peerless Price and 10 points from the Bills D. gealforce126 was led by Clinton Portis' hearty 79 points, Matt Hasselback's 54 points, Charlie Garner's 25 points, Keyshawn Johnson's 23 points, Hienz Ward's 18 points and Adam Vinetari's 10 points.

boodah25 289 Amaizin' Blue270
boodah25 exploded for the league's top score led by Domanic Davis' 67 points, Duce Staley's 54 points, Drew Bledsoe's 50 points, Kevan Barlow's 41 points, Issac Bruce's 29 points, Alge Crumpler 22 points and Andre Johnson's 10 points. Amaizin' Blue represented themselves well scoring the second highest amount of points in the league led by Quentin Griffin's surprising 71 points, Edgerrin James' 70 points, Brian Westbrook's 47 points, Trent Green's 38 points, Justin McCareins' 13 points and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense 11 points. boodah25's 61 to 27 advantage in the recieving game was the difference.

The Teal Curtain263 ValleyGirls152
The Teal Curtian rode Curtis Martin's resurgance to victory. His 85 points paved the way to the rout.Aaron Brooks added 54 points, Jamal Lewis added 42 points, Daniel Graham 22 points, The Tennesee Titans defense's 19 points, Chris Chamber's 15 points and Ashlie Lelie's 12 points. Daunte Culpepper came through for the Valleygirls once again scoring 87 points. Ron Dayne added 34 but no one else contributed much.

Epsilon Delta219 Paragon571 212
Epsilon Delta snuck by Paragon571 thanks to the effort of it's running backs LaDanian Thomlinson, Eddie George and Kevin Jones who outscored Tiki Barber, Emmit Smith and Moe Williams 121 to 100. Micheal Vick also won the battle of the quaterbacks over Peyton Manning for Epsilon Delta 57-54.

NorCal Crushers216 NU Cowboys 156
The Crushers were led by Ahman Green's 93 points and a 23 - (-2) advantage for the Detriot Lions defense over the Dallas Cowboys defense. The Crushers got 35 points from Steve McNair, 20 points from Chad Johnson, 14 points from LJ Smith and 12 points from Jimmy Smith and Kevin Johnson. The Cowboys got 38 points from Tommy Maddox, 37 points from Fred Taylor, 26 points from Tyrone Wheatley, 18 points from Torry Holt, 15 points from Steve Smith bfore he broke his leg and 12 points from Jason Elam.

Dunedain212 Sigmakittens 189
Dunedain used a 107-36 from running backs Thomas Jones and Duece McAllister over Willis McGahee and DeShawn Foster. Dunedain also got 55 points from Marc Bulger, 22 points from Antionio Gates, 12 points from the Seattle Seahawks defense and 10 points from Joey Porter. The Sigmakittens got 50 points from Byron Leftwich, 23 points from Randy Moss, 22 points each from Marvin Harrison and Todd Heap, 18 points from Darrell Jackson and 11 points from Jeff Wilkins.

ryforstek525 255 Pelan's Bobcats241
ryforstek525 used a 58-25 scoring advantage from recievers Eric Moulds, Amani Toomer and Randy McMicheal over Joe Horn, Erin Kinney and the unfortunate Charles Rogers who fell before he was able to contribute. ryforstk525 had balnced scoring led by Jeff Garcias's 57 points, Marshal Faulks 56 points,Warrick Dunn's 53 points, and Stephen Davis' 22 points. Pelans Bobcats were led by Shaun Alexnader, who was on a roll scoring 85 points before going down to injury. Brad Johnson added 59 points and Rudi Johnson added 55 points.

Koko Ed

17-09-2004, 22:39

Koko's X-Cats (1-0) vs. Pelan's Bobcats(0-1)
Both teams are sporting major injuries at running back with Shaun Alexander hurting for the Bobcats and Chris Brown for the X-Cats. The X-Cats have a big advantage at quarterback and that could be the difference.

Sparxs1126(1-0) vs. boodah25 (1-0)The Sparx could ride on the shoulders of McNabb and Holmes to victory. boodah25 needs big time production from running backs Kevan Barlow and Domanic Davis to stay close.

gaelforce126(0-1) vs. Cooney Quest(0-1) This is the week when the Quest's heavy leaning on the Pack could pay nice dividens getting the Bears at home. It hurts them to have two starting running backs who are a bad quarter away (or a good quarter by somebody else) from riding the pine. gaelforce126 will rely on Matt Hasselback and Clinton Portis to power them to victory.

ValleyGirls(0-1) vs. Amaizin' Blue (0-1)The Valleygirls are basically leaning on Daute Culpepper carrying the team to victory. If Amazin' Blue's three backs Edgerrin James, Quentin Griffin and Brian Westbrook perform as well as they did last week this one won't even be close.

Paragon571 (0-1) vs. The Teal Curtain(1-0) I don't know if Curtis Martin can give the Teal Curtain another 190+ yard performance but I am willing to bet they'll get more out of Jamal Lewis this week. Tiki Barber is ok for Paragon571 but Emmit Smith is only adequet at this stage of his career. They will rely on Peyton Manning and Terell Owens to take up the slack.

NU Cowboys (0-1) vs. Epsilon Delta (1-0)Epsilon Delta will lay thier hopes on the arm and legs of Micheal Vick and the legs of LaDanian Thomlinson. Those two are far better than anyone the Cowboys have who turn to A.J. Feeley to start at quarterback and hope Fred Taylor and Tyrone Whetley will be enough at running back. They may need Torry Holt, Koren Robinson and Jeremy Shockey to save the day.

Sigmakittens (0-1) vs. NorCal Crushers (1-0) DaShon Foster could be quite a sleeper this week for the kittens going agaisnt the porous Chiefs D (at til they finally succumb and fall hopeleely behind and abandon the run) but whether he can match the Crusher's Ahman Green remains to be seen (most unlikely). Moss, Harrison, Heap and Jackson may have to rescue them and the kittens could use a better effort from Byron Leftwich as well. It wouldn't hurt the Crusher's to get better production out of Steve McNair.

ryforstek525 (1-0) vs. .Dunedain (1-0) ryforstek525 will miss Stephen Davis terribly. Can Marshall Faulk and Warrick Dunn pick up the slack? Perhaps Jeff Garcia is the answer. Can Marc Bulger manage to control his turnover problem? If McAllister and Gates produce it won't really matter.

Koko Ed

19-09-2004, 09:39

Koko's X-Cats (1-0) vs. Rhode Island Charge (1-0)
The Ahman Green/ Preist Holmes matchup is the heavyweight matchup here and the Arron Brooks/ Tom Brady hookup is the undercard so where is the advantage? Perhaps in the reciever matchup where the X-Cats boast Alge Crumpler and up and comming Antonio Gates and the Charge have Chris Chambers and Joe Horn.

South Fl Jets (0-1) vs. Bonecrushers (1-0)
To put it simply the BOnecrushers are in trouble with Stepehn Davis being out and LaDanian Thomlinson playing for the Jets. They need a big big game from Byron Leftwich to make up the slack or at least to match Matt Hasselback's production and hope to squeak out a victory (Terrell Owens having a huge Monday night would be nice).

Dunedain (0-1) vs. Cooney Quest (0-1)
Dunedain got the advantage with Clinton Portis and Lamar Gordon over a hurting Garrison Hearst and Tyrone Wheatley (who could get alot points from one yard plunges).

Toronto Phantoms (1-0) vs. The Shoats (1-0)
The Phantoms will have an angry Jamal Lewis looking to make amends running for them while Tiki Barber could find the going pretty tough against the 'skins for The Shoats and Duckett still sharing carries with Dunn to limit his fantasy production. How the Colts passing game goes today could determine the game as the SHoats have both Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne.

Hurricanes (1-0) vs. Valleygirls (0-1)
The 'canes will miss Alexander but the Valleygirls don't really have anyone at running back to take advantage and will look to Steve McNair to lead them but the 'canes have Donvan McNabb who is in line for a massive Monday night.

This Space for Rent(0-1) vs. Stud Man Clan (0-1)
The Clan is hanstrung with an empty roster spot and the possibility of doing without Chris Brown. The 1-2 punch of Micheal Vick and Duece McAllister may be enough to take out the Clan. Depends on how big Pennington and Barlow produce for the Clan.

Philly Cheesesteaks (1-0) vs. Coco's Monkeys (1-0)
It doesn't get better than Peyton Manning vs. Daunte Culpepper but the running game almost always settles the matter and the Monkey's Corey Dillon and Quentin Griffin vs. the Cheessteaks Duce Staley and Domanic Davis will probably do just that.

The Lightning ( 1-0) vs. Nor Cal Crushers (0-1)
The Crusher's two backs are hurting and their quarterback is facing the slick Patriots D. The Lightning's two running backs face nasty opposition from two run stuffing D. James vs. the Titans and Johnson vs. the 'phins. If Bulger can control his turnovers he may be enough to take the Lightning over the top.

The Borg (0-1) vs. JC's Juggernauts (0-1)
Having a washed up Eddie George, a still trying to prove he's back Curtis Martin and rookie Eli Manning is not a good way for the Juggernauts to seek victory . Not that Brad Johnson and Marshall Faulk are spring chickens but Brain Westbrook could move the Borg to the top.

EddieMcD

23-09-2004, 02:30

Week 2 is done. An interesting factoid is half the teams that lost last week won, and vice-versa. Results:

Koko's X-Cats (1-0) d. Rhode Island Charge (1-0)
58-54
The annual pre-game vs. post-game match ends with pre-game taking a 2-0 lead in this rivalry. Rhode Island’s receivers had a turnaround from last week, combining for 19. But Holmes and Brady also had a turnaround from last week, neither one of them hitting double digits (and had they kept Strahan in, they would’ve tied). While not very impressive in the offensive scoring (save Aaron Brooks’s 24, which is probable cause for victory), the X-Cats were able to step it up with a kicker scoring 9 and a defensive effort of 18. The X-Cats are starting strong in their title defense, while the commissioner may be starting his losing streak early this year.

Bonecrushers (1-0) d. South Fl Jets (0-1)
63-31
No one player on the Bonecrushers put in something amazing. But let’s face it: they didn’t need it. Everyone is pulling their weight, making this a very impressive scoring. They were led by Warrick Dunn’s 14. The Jets had a Tomlinson score of 13 leading them. Then add three 0s, and the next best score was a 6. It’s easy to see how the Bonecrushers lived up to their name for the second week in a row.

Cooney Quest (0-1) d. Dunedain (0-1)
42-32
This wasn’t the greatest game all week, but it did have its good points. Alright, it was Adam Vinatieri’s 11 and Torry Holt’s 12 on the Quest side of things, but that was enough to make it interesting. Dunedain had only one player above 5 points, so it was prettymuch a shoe-in that Cooney would win.

The Shoats (1-0) d. Toronto Phantoms (1-0)
63-49
I don’t think Jeff Garcia’s -6 helped the Phantoms. Jamal Lewis pulled in 15, and the defense’s 25 seemed like it could offset their QB. But The Shoats just outright played better. Delhomme actually had positive points (15), and Toronto’s defense equaled The Shoats’ total in that area. The rest just pulled itself together.

Valleygirls (0-1) d. Hurricanes (1-0)
55-53
If the Valleygirls had one critical weakness this season, it’s that Steve McNair is not at his greatest this season. Luckily, Matt Stover stepped up with 12, and Baltimore joined in with 22. Of course, the Hurricanes weren’t a pushover with McNabb putting up 23 on Monday. But while everyone else played pretty well, they fell 2 points short of the Girls this week.

Stud Man Clan (0-1) d. This Space for Rent (0-1)
75-45
Okay, nobody would be able to defeat the Clan this week. A 30 from his RBs was added to Pennington’s 17 and Dallas’s 16. TSfR came with its Mike Vick 14 and Tom Jones’s 13. But if you’re following the math currently, the rest of the game correlates like this. While not a terrible game for TSfR, he had the Clan this week. ‘Nuff said.

Coco's Monkeys (1-0) d. Philly Cheesesteaks (1-0)
60-51
It’s the game that stoink built! ::cue special "stoink" sound effect:: This story is all about the fumble, and how it changed the score in the Monkeys’ favor. I’ll be frank, Coco didn’t win the game (even though I’ll give them props with a Manning 17 and a Seattle 19); Philly lost it. Dominick Davis, who did pretty well last week, lost the ball twice. But what this really came down to was that epic fumble at the goal line late Monday night by Daunte Culpepper. That’s -9 from the fumbles, and I’ll even call an effective -6 for Culpepper not scoring on that play. Murphy’s Law was mean to the Cheesesteaks (and to This Space for Rent, but that’s another story entirely ;)), and it literally cost them the game.

The Lightning (1-0) d. Nor Cal Crushers (0-1)
68-43
“The Crusher's two backs are hurting and their quarterback is facing the slick Patriots D.” Ed was exactly right here, with a combined total of 3 between the three. Hope came with a defensive 25, but the Crushers hit the same roadblock they hit last week; they all needed to come together at the same time, and they didn’t. But you also can’t discount the Lightning’s great performance. Their defense scored 26, James scored 18, and Andre Johnson scored 10. They go to 2-0.

JC's Juggernauts (0-1) d. The Borg (0-1)
63-39
The Juggernauts were finally fulfilling their namesake, taking down The Borg faster than Brannon Braga ever could. Their big disadvantage is the fact that their QB isn’t playing, but Martin’s 18 and Ward’s 14 made that a moot point. The Borg tried to combat JC with Jay Feely scoring 10 and Kansas City’s 11, but an even worse score at QB (-3) and nearly non-existent receiving gave them no chance.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak

1 BoneCrushers 2-0-0 1.000 129 W-2
2 Coco's Monkeys 2-0-0 1.000 126 W-2
3 The Shoats 2-0-0 1.000 125 W-2
4 Koko's X-Cats 2-0-0 1.000 123 W-2
5 the lightning 2-0-0 1.000 108 W-2
6 Hurricanes 1-1-0 .500 155 L-1
7 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 1-1-0 .500 136 L-1
8 Rhode Island Charge 1-1-0 .500 130 L-1
9 Stud Man Clan 1-1-0 .500 121 W-1
10 Toronto Phantoms 1-1-0 .500 110 L-1
11 Jc's Juggernaut's 1-1-0 .500 96 W-1
12 ValleyGirls 1-1-0 .500 93 W-1
13 Cooney Quest 1-1-0 .500 81 W-1
14 This Space For Rent 0-2-0 .000 96 L-2
15 Nor Cal Crushers 0-2-0 .000 89 L-2
16 The BORG 0-2-0 .000 74 L-2
17 south fl jets 0-2-0 .000 71 L-2
18 Dunedain 0-2-0 .000 65 L-2

Also, if you notice the fantasy scores, three of the eight 1-1 teams have better fantasy scores than all five 2-0 teams. Could this mean fantasy points are what determines the final few playoff spots? I know this is only week 2, but still, one can wonder. Tune in next week.

Keep flying,
-Eddie

Koko Ed

25-09-2004, 18:52

[QUOTE=Koko Ed]LEAGUE I STANDINGS
(W,L,T, Current streak, points)
Koko's X-Cats 2-0-0,W2, 636
The Teal Curtain 2-0-0,W2, 599
boodah25 2-0-0,W2, 594
NorCal Crushers 2-0-0, W1, 574
Dunedain 2-0-0, W2, 547
Epsilon Delta 2-0-0,W2, 536
ValleyGirls 1-1-0, W1, 523
gaelforce126 1-1-0, W1, 501
Sparxs1126 1-1-0,L1, 497
Pelan's Bobcats 1-1-0, W1, 491
Amaizin' Blue 0-2-0, L2, 510
Paragon571 0-2-0, L2, 497
ryforstek525 0-2-0,W1, 448
NU Cowboys 0-1-0, L1, 363
Sigmakittens 0-2-0, L2, 339
Cooney Quest 0-2-0, L2, 336

* note* when Alex adjusted the defensive scores some of the results have also changed and thus some teams that ahd won in week one ended up with a loss insteaad.

WEEK 2 RESULTS

Koko's X-Cats (2-0) 345 Pelan's Bobcats(0-2)189
The X-Cats crushed the Bobcats due to their amazing 181 - 103 advantage in the running game and from Chad Pennington outgunning Brad Johnson 87-15. The X-Cats also got 44 points from the Carolina Panther's defense, 15 points from Ray Lewis and 12 ponts from John Carney. The BObcats got 47 points from the Tampa Bucs D and 10 ponts from Joe Horn.

boodah25 (2-0)250 Sparxs1126(1-1)211
boodah25 got past Sparxs1126 due to a 113-41 (all by Preist Holmes) advatage in the running game in spite of Donovan McNAbb's explosive 92 point game. Drew Bledsoe's 65 points (good thing they don't penalize for sacks :p ) to neutralize McNabb's advatage. boodah25 got 15 points from the St. Louis Rams defense, 12 points from Andre Johnson, 11 points Champ Bailey and 10 points from David Akers. Sparxs1126 got alot help from the D with 34 points from the Buffalo Bills D, 22 points from LaVarr Arrington and 12 ponts from Dwight Freeney.

gaelforce126(1-1) 242 Cooney Quest(0-2) 176
The Quest got prodcution from it's Packers (132 of it's 176 points. Mostly from Farve who had 81) but not much else from anyone else. A 97 - 40 advantage in the running gmae was more than enough to seal the deal for gaelforce. Gaelforce got 57 points from Matt Hasselback, 39 points from the Jacksonville Jaguar's D, 24 points from Brain Dawkins, 16 points from Hines Ward and 11 points from Adam Vineteri.

ValleyGirls(1-1) 304Amaizin' Blue (0-2)218
The Valleygirls are basically leaning on Daute Culpepper carrying the team to victory.
Ask and you shall recieve. As in 149 points. A 31-18 advatage in the reciving game also helped the Valleygirls. Amaizin' Blue got an 88- 18 advatage in the running game but also sport a 94 - 42 deficency (the Baltimore Ravens D outscored them with 57 points). Trent Green added 63 points for Amaizin' Blue.

The Teal Curtain(2-0)309 Paragon571 (0-2)251
The Teal Curtian used a 145 - 72 advantage in the running game and a 40-13 advantage in the recieinvg game (29 points for Daniel Graham) to compensate for Peyton manning scoring a 96-71 advatage over Tom Brady and a 56-33 in the defense.

Epsilon Delta (2-0)279 NU Cowboys (0-2) 206
Epsilon Delta rode a 123 - 55 running back advatage to victory. They also got 83 points from Micheal Vick, 47 points from the Miami Dolphins D and 17 points from Mike Vrable. The Cowboys got a surprising 77 points from AJ Feeley(don't ask me how. I thought he was terrible) They also got 45 points from the Dallas Cowboys defense and 12 points from Torry Holt.

NorCal Crushers (1-0) 301Sigmakittens (0-1) 173
THe Crushers crushed the kittens with MCanir's hearty 95 points, the Detriot Lion's defense 78 points, Ahman Green's 52 points, Zach Thomas' 36 points, Donte Stallworth's 11 points and LJ Smith's 10 points. DeShaun Foster ran wild all over the pourous KC defense that somehow still scored 26 points for the kittens and even more strangely Byron Leftwich scored 39 points from his minimal offesive output. What's really wierd is that Randy Moss only contributed 9 points!!!

Dunedain (2-0) 291 ryforstek525 (0-2) 186
Marc Bulger outscored Jeff Garcia 96-34 for Dunedain to pave tha way for an easy victory. A 104-82 running game advatage and a 78-53 defensive advatage finished off ryforstek525 who need to think about getting a defensive player.

Koko Ed

25-09-2004, 19:42

Koko's X-Cats (2-0) vs. Dunedain (2-0) The X-Cats are in HUGE TROUBLE as the main contributors to thier dominace are sitting out this week on a bye and they are forced to go with untested backups and supporting players to come through. Chris Brown will have to overcome the unreal Jacksonville Jaguars run defense for the X-Cats to survive. Dunedain is missing Duece McAllister but may see big things out of Thomas Jones and Lamar Gordon this week.

Sparxs1126(1-1) vs. ValleyGirls(1-1)It's the Sparxs Donovan McNabb vs. the Valleygirls Daunte Culpepper. With the Sparxs Preist Holmes hurting it may be up to the recievers to decide this one.

gaelforce126(1-1) vs. boodah25 (2-0)boodah25 is sleeping at the wheel with their starting QB and a reciever on a bye they haven't put in the backup. With Matt Hasselback and Tatum Bell getting a free shot at boodah25 it could be a loooong week for them.

Paragon571 (0-2) vs. Amaizin' Blue (0-2) Edgerrin James may still play for Amazin' Blue but how effect he will be reamins to be seen. Ironically hos effectiveness will effect Paragon571's Peyton Manning's effectiveness one way or another.

NU Cowboys (0-2) vs. The Teal Curtain(2-0)
The Teal Curtain is sporting big time advantages at quarterback (Arron Brooks over AJ Feeley) running back (teammates Jamal Lewis and Chester Taylor vs. Fred Taylor and Tyrone Whetley). The COwboys also have a reciever on bye and have not put in the backup.

Sigmakittens (0-2)vs. Epsilon Delta (2-0)Both teams have players on bye but the kittens are without DeShaun Foster and Epsilon Delta is only without Mike Vrable. The kittens bigger concern is thier quarterback, the ineffivcinet Byron Leftwich vs. the spectacular Micheal Vick for Epsilon Delta.

ryforstek525 (0-2) vs. NorCal Crushers (2-0) ryforstek525 had Eric Moulds on bye and an unemployed player on defense and a backup to the Crushers star running back (Nahjhe Davenport to Ahman Green). Anything from Steve McNair is gravy for the Crushers.

Pelan's Bobcats(1-1) vs. Cooney Quest(0-2) The Quest could feed off of the Pack moving the ball alot on the less-than-inspiring Colts D. Besides missing their kicker who is on a bye the Bobocats are also very hurt and will need the Johnsons (Brad and Rudi) to come through for them in a big way.

Corey Balint

25-09-2004, 21:47

[QUOTE=Koko Ed]

gaelforce126(1-1) vs. boodah25 (2-0)boodah25 is sleeping at the wheel with their starting QB and a reciever on a bye they haven't put in the backup. With Matt Hasselback and Tatum Bell getting a free shot at boodah25 it could be a loooong week for them.

[QUOTE]
Fixed-but my matchups arent too good-so im still thinking itll be a looong week.

Jones571

26-09-2004, 08:56

how about analysis for the other leauge?

Koko Ed

26-09-2004, 10:17

Koko's X-Cats (2-0) vs. South Fl Jets (0-2)
There are some very interesting matchups in this game. The X-Cats got Arron Brooks. The JEts got Matt Hasselback. The X-Cats got Ahman Green. The Jets got LaDamian Thomlinson. The X-Cats got Alge Crumpler. The Jets got his Falcons teammate Peerless PRice. Ultimately it comes down to which secondary running back produce. Anthony Thomas for the X-Cats or Charlie Garner for the Jets.

Rhode Island Charge (1-1) vs. Dunedain (0-2)
Holmes is hurting for the Charge and I am at a loss to really find where the scoring will come from (who the heck is Josh Scobey?). If Clinton Portis can produce for Dunedain they may be able to get out with a win in this one.

Toronto Phantoms (1-1) vs. Cooney Quest (1-1)
Besides the Quest missing thier kicker (who is on a bye) and using an unemployed defender the Phantoms have Jamal Lewis running on a Bengals D that doesn't quite remind people of the Ravens D Marvin Lewis authored in 2000. It's up to Farve to save the Quest's bacon.

Hurricanes (1-1) vs. The Shoats (2-0)
The Canes are missing Eric Moulds (who is on a bye) and Shaun Alexander is hurting but they still have Donovan McNabb. The Shoats are going with David Carr but also have the Colts recieivng battery.

This Space for Rent(0-2) vs. Valleygirls (1-1)
McNair will be heavily depended on to defeat a tough Jags D so that could be very good news for the Valleygirls who also could benefit from the Ravens D taking on an unexperienced quarterback. The Renters have Vick running all over the sad Cardnals D but what Thomas Jones does against the Vikings D may be the ultimate factor.

Coco's Monkeys (2-0) vs. Stud Man Clan (1-1)
The Clan have hamstrung themselves with a blank representing the defense and Chad Penningotn on a bye and no backup in sight. The Monkey have Peyton Manning and unless he has an absolutely awful day they won't need any other help.

The Lightning ( 2-0) vs. Philly Cheesesteaks (1-1) vs.
The Lightning have issues. Marc Bulger does not match the production that Daunte Culpepper has. Edgerrin James is hurting and his kicker and one of his defenders are on a bye. It also doesn't help that the Cheesesteak's Doamanic Davis gets his turn at the non-exostant KC defense. The Lightning will count on the Johnsons (Rudi, Keyshanwn and Andre) to bail them out.

The Borg (0-2) vs. Nor Cal Crushers (1-1)
Which disappointing quarterback is going to come through for their team? The Borg's Brad Johnson or the Crushers Trent Green. Maybe the Borg's Marshal Faulk or the Crushers Fred Taylor will settle it.

JC's Juggernauts (1-1)vs. Bonecrushers (2-0)
A constant theme this week is bye week slacking. The Juggernauts continue that with a non existnant defensive player and Curtis Martin on a bye. Terrell Owens and the Philadelphia D could put the Bonecrushers over the top.

EddieMcD

26-09-2004, 12:21

Rhode Island Charge (1-1) vs. Dunedain (0-2)
Holmes is hurting for the Charge and I am at a loss to really find where the scoring will come from (who the heck is Josh Scobey?). If Clinton Portis can produce for Dunedain they may be able to get out with a win in this one.

According to the wire: "Chiefs running back Priest Holmes is active for Sunday's game against the Texans. Holmes, who was questionable with an ankle injury, was running at full speed during Saturday's practice, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported. Derrick Blaylock and Larry Johnson are both active, as well. Views: Fantasy owners should start Holmes with confidence and only expect a few relief carries from Derrick Blaylock. Johnson would likely only see carries in the event of a blowout or re-injury."

So I feel okay about Holmes. My bad thing for the week is the fact that Tom Brady is off, and I personally don't have confidence in Drew Brees.

Oh, and Josh Scobey is a kick/punt returner for Arizona who gets good yardage. Essentially, he's one of my support players. Nothing big, but it provides a steady flow of 6-8 points a week.

Koko Ed

26-09-2004, 13:49

According to the wire: "Chiefs running back Priest Holmes is active for Sunday's game against the Texans. Holmes, who was questionable with an ankle injury, was running at full speed during Saturday's practice, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported. Derrick Blaylock and Larry Johnson are both active, as well. Views: Fantasy owners should start Holmes with confidence and only expect a few relief carries from Derrick Blaylock. Johnson would likely only see carries in the event of a blowout or re-injury."

So I feel okay about Holmes. My bad thing for the week is the fact that Tom Brady is off, and I personally don't have confidence in Drew Brees.

Oh, and Josh Scobey is a kick/punt returner for Arizona who gets good yardage. Essentially, he's one of my support players. Nothing big, but it provides a steady flow of 6-8 points a week.
Holmes is running pretty well so far (it helps he's running on a rather poor defense) but injuries are funny and he has to be careful not to reagrivate it.
Punt returners are funny. I liked having Daunte Hall but the best ones only make a big play every once in a while.

Koko Ed

26-09-2004, 20:07

Holmes is running pretty well so far (it helps he's running on a rather poor defense) but injuries are funny and he has to be careful not to reagrivate it.
Punt returners are funny. I liked having Daunte Hall but the best ones only make a big play every once in a while.
Well Brees, Horn and Strahan scored some points for you.

Koko Ed

26-09-2004, 21:48

Cory

26-09-2004, 23:17

Well, Charlie Garner was doing well for the South Florida Jets but it looks like he just blew out his knee. Garner was worrying me because I didn't get the production I had hoped from my players. This week could be a close shave for me but John Carney, of all people, could be big for me.

Trent Green came up big for me, as expected.

At least now I have someone who puts up 6 points on his worst day, and not his best *cough*McCown*cough*

EddieMcD

27-09-2004, 19:36

Well Brees, Horn and Strahan scored some points for you.
Yep, now it comes down to tonight. I'm up by 4. George has Clinton Portis, I have John Hall (both on the same team). If Portis doesn't score, I'm well off. Yardage wouldn't be a concern, because if he gets heavy yardage, my kicker will be busy scoring. If Portis scores, I still may win, but I'll need some luck from the aforementioned kicker (and a Portis fumble would be a godsend). This will be interesting. And it'll give me an excuse not to watch the increasingly crappy storylines my Monday night wrestling has been feeding me lately. :D

Koko Ed

27-09-2004, 21:17

I've suffered my first loss in all three of my fantasy football leagues. :(

Corey Balint

27-09-2004, 21:27

In my three, im the Top scorer/undefeated in each one. This is my weakest team by far. The one league i have a 50 point lead so far, and its tough to get a lot of points in a week.

EddieMcD

28-09-2004, 00:36

I was practically having heart attacks the past 3 hours, but Portis didn't reach the endzone, and only got 5 points off of yardage. Luckily, John Hall scored 4 for me, giving me the victory by 3.

George, I give to you 1 "EVIL!" point for each heart attack I had during the game. :-p

Cory

28-09-2004, 00:48

Came into tonights game looking for 2 points to keep me from puttin up 3 0's in the win column

Ended up with 20 :D

roninmedia

29-09-2004, 06:24

I should have joined this league. But right now, I'm up to my neck in leagues, 12. Injuries are screwing me over this season. Garner and Deuce are out. And I keep losing by 10 pts or less this season with my bench guys scoring like 15 pts each week and one of my startes scoring 5 pts or less.

EddieMcD

01-10-2004, 19:56

Okay... as if my week wasn't weird enough, Yahoo decides it wants to count stuff wrong. So going into monday night, I'm up 4. George is only able to gain 1 point on me (as previously mentioned). That makes it 60-57 up through wednesday morning. Log in wednesday night, it's all off a sudden 57-57. Apparently they forgot to count a Drew Brees fumble. Okay, honest mistake by Yahoo, and I can live with a tie, given my situation. I log in this morning to find that I'm now down one point. St. Louis lost a point somewhere. I'm peeved because Yahoo made two scoring mistakes, and didn't have one of them fixed until friday, after I was already excited about my win (and even then still, the tie). Anyhow, I'm pretty sure George won, and I congratulate him on winning his first game. I'm just angry that it took Yahoo 5 days to fix something the naked eye wouldn't notice (and not even tell us either; i'm still wondering why SL lost a point).

So, to sum it up: Yahoo is evil, congratulations George (it was a good game either way), and Ed, I'll have my post game up tomorrow (it'll be the first thing I do). Just writing this now in case people wonder why the scores dramatically changed.

Keep flying,
-Eddie

EddieMcD

02-10-2004, 12:09

Dunedain (0-2) d. Rhode Island Charge (1-1)
57-56
This game didn’t end on Sunday. It carried on through Monday. Then through Wednesday, then through Friday. Due to terrible scorekeeping, the Charge lost 4 points between the end of Monday’s game, and the writing of this analysis. Not to say that Dunedain didn’t deserve their victory, because they, in all fairness, did. Pittsburgh chipped in 19 points on their behalf, with help from Roy Williams and his 18. Rhode Island’s best score was Michael Strahan’s 15. This was a close one only soured by Yahoo’s terrible scorekeeping.

South Fl Jets (0-2) d. Koko's X-Cats (2-0)
44-39
Not the greatest game in the world, but by the looks of these first two games, the underdogs are having one hell of a week. Really, the only thing going for either team was the quarterback position. They both did pretty decent. The Jets had Hasselbeck scoring 17. 4 points behind was the Cats’ Aaron Brooks. I think we can call that the difference.

Cooney Quest (1-1) d. Toronto Phantoms (1-1)
71-51
“It's up to Favre to save the Quest's bacon.” Uh, yeah. I’ll blurt out the number of 31, and leave it at that. I’ll also blurt out the dual 11s by Tyrone Wheatley and Phillip Buchanon. Jamal Lewis performed as usual with 17, but that was all Toronto got.

Hurricanes (1-1) vs. The Shoats (2-0)
draw
64-64
The ties have started already… It was all offense in this game, including the Hurricanes gaining 22 from McNabb, 21 from Shaun Alexander, and the kicker taking 11. The Shoats packed an equally as powerful punch, with Tiki Barber scoring 13, Reggie Wayne’s 15, and a 12 in the kicker spot. One note that should be taken into consideration is that both teams had three 0s, one each from a bye. Anyway, we are on our way to busting Dunedain’s tie record from last year. :D

Valleygirls (1-1) d. This Space for Rent (0-2)
64-49
It didn’t look good for either team when both QBs scored below 0. TSfR had a running game worth 20 points to help offset that, but never got anything else off the ground. It was 26 in receiving for the Valleygirls, but they also had 31 coming from the defense. The Valleygirls seem to be coming back from their week 1 slip.

Coco's Monkeys (2-0) d. Stud Man Clan (1-1)
73-48
“The Monkeys have Peyton Manning and unless he has an absolutely awful day they won't need any other help.” Psychic Ed calls it again. :D The aforementioned Manning came through with 37, almost literally needing no help. Last year’s comeback kids also had a Seattle 21. And since we’re all good at math here, we realize that the battle is over there. The Clan tried to muster up some resistance, but all they got was a Chris Brown 12 and a Randy Moss 17. The Monkey’s are still undefeated.

Philly Cheesesteaks (1-1) d. The Lightning (2-0)
72-60
Edgerrin James, Marc Bulger, and Arizona’s high of 22 were what the Lightning had. Looking for something else? They didn’t have it (and they really needed it). While all the Cheesesteaks had was a kicker’s 13, and Culpepper’s 25, their all-around game was much better, pushing both teams to 2-1.

Nor Cal Crushers (0-2) d. The Borg (0-2)
70-53
Going blow for blow here, this game wasn’t even remotely close. While the quarterback and running games were dead even, that was all The Borg had going right for them (so much for the quest of perfection). The difference in receiving and defense was plenty for Nor Cal to crush (get it: crush, Crushers… okay, no more puns) the Borg better than Jean Luc Picard ever could.

Bonecrushers (2-0) d. JC's Juggernauts (1-1)
60-56
”A constant theme this week is bye week slacking. The Juggernauts continue that with a non existent defensive play and Curtis Martin on a bye. Terrell Owens and the Philadelphia D could put the Bonecrushers over the top.” I’ll go slightly more into detail: both teams lived up to their names. But like Ed said in the process of making my job a little easier, Martin was on a bye, and the Juggernauts’ defense scored 8. Meanwhile, Terrell Owens scored 11 and the Philadelphia D scored 12. So the Bonecrushers are now one of only three undefeated teams (and one of those is with a tie).

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak
1 Coco's Monkeys 3-0-0 1.000 199 W-3
2 BoneCrushers 3-0-0 1.000 189 W-3
3 The Shoats 2-0-1 .833 189 T-1
4 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 2-1-0 .667 208 W-1
5 the lightning 2-1-0 .667 168 L-1
6 Koko's X-Cats 2-1-0 .667 163 L-1
7 ValleyGirls 2-1-0 .667 157 W-2
8 Cooney Quest 2-1-0 .667 152 W-2
9 Hurricanes 1-1-1 .500 219 T-1
10 Rhode Island Charge 1-2-0 .333 186 L-2
11 Stud Man Clan 1-2-0 .333 169 L-1
12 Toronto Phantoms 1-2-0 .333 161 L-2
13 Nor Cal Crushers 1-2-0 .333 159 W-1
14 Jc's Juggernaut's 1-2-0 .333 152 L-1
15 Dunedain 1-2-0 .333 122 W-1
16 south fl jets 1-2-0 .333 115 W-1
17 This Space For Rent 0-3-0 .000 146 L-3
18 The BORG 0-3-0 .000 127 L-3

Koko Ed

02-10-2004, 18:14

(W,L,T, Current streak, points)
The Teal Curtain 3-0-0,W3, 888
boodah25 3-0-0,W3, 854
Dunedain 3-0-0, W3, 779
Epsilon Delta 3-0-0,W3, 730
Sparxs1126 2-1-0,W1, 872
Koko's X-Cats 2-1-0,L1, 841
NorCal Crushers 2-1-0, L1, 761
Pelan's Bobcats 2-1-0, W2, 752
ValleyGirls 1-2-0, L1, 785
Paragon571 1-2-0, W1, 762
gaelforce126 1-2-0, L1, 722
ryforstek525 1-2-0,W1, 702
Amaizin' Blue 0-3-0, L3, 729
NU Cowboys 0-3-0, L3, 574
Cooney Quest 0-3-0, L3, 542
Sigmakittens 0-3-0, L3, 483.5

Dunedain (3-0) 232Koko's X-Cats (2-1)205
While the X-Cat's backups played amirably the difference was David Carr outdueling rookie Ben Rothelberger 67-48. Thomas Jones and the Seattle Seahawks contributed 58 oints to the cause. Kieth Brooking added 28 points. The X-Cats were led by Chris Brown's 58 points with 47 points from the Denver Broncos defense's 47 points , 19 points from John Carney, 12 points from Jason Taylor and 11 points from Simeon Rice.

Sparxs1126(2-1) 375 ValleyGirls(1-2)262
It's the Sparxs Donovan McNabb vs. the Valleygirls Daunte Culpepper. With the Sparxs Preist Holmes hurting it may be up to the recievers to decide this one.McNabb 126 Culpepper 104.I guess Holmes wasn't hurting so badly after all scoring 70 points. 28 points from Mike Alscott helped alot too. Not much from the recievers but 71 points from the Atlanta Falcons defense was nice. 33 points from Ray Lewis and 23 points from Madeui Willams. The Valleygirls got 53 points from the Baltimore Ravens defense. 26 points from Javon Walker. 22 points from Corey Chavous. 21 points from Roy Williams. 15 points from Reggie Wayne and 13 points from Dat Nugyen. A 101-2 advatage propelled the Sparx to victory.

boodah25 (3-0)260gaelforce126(1-2) 221
boodah25 is sleeping at the wheel with their starting QB and a reciever on a bye they haven't put in the backup.
boodah25 woke up JIT and got in Josh McCown who nearly matched Matt Hasselback 84-85. The defensesive players scored 42 points for them as well. A 90-64 scoring advantage put boodah25 over the top (basically Charlie Garner tearing up his knee finsihed off gaelforce).

Paragon571 (1-2) 265Amaizin' Blue (0-3) 219
Just like Charlie Garner's injury did in gaelforce Rich Gannon's injury did in Amazin' Blue as Peyton Manning put up 125 points while Gannon put up only 8 before going down for the count. Edgerrin Jmaes led Amazin' Blue to a 103-97 scoring advantage in the running game and the defense outscored Paragon's 94-26 but they could not overcome the loss of Gannon.

The Teal Curtain(3-0) 289NU Cowboys (0-3) 211
The Teal Curtain is sporting big time advantages at quarterback (Arron Brooks over AJ Feeley)
100-52 Brooks.
running back (teammates Jamal Lewis and Chester Taylor vs. Fred Taylor and Tyrone Whetley).
89-91. Eh, can't get 'em all.
An 82-43 defensive advantage really made the difference.

Epsilon Delta (3-0)194Sigmakittens (0-3)145
Both teams have players on bye but the kittens are without DeShaun Foster and Epsilon Delta is only without Mike Vrable. The kittens bigger concern is thier quarterback, the ineffivcinet Byron Leftwich vs. the spectacular Micheal Vick for Epsilon Delta.
Leftwich and Vick fought to a virtual standstill. Vick 63 Leftwich 62. But a 86-0 running game advatage for Epsilon Delta did the trick.

ryforstek525 (1-2) 254 NorCal Crushers (2-1) 192
ryforstek525 had Eric Moulds on bye and an unemployed player on defense and a backup to the Crushers star running back (Nahjhe Davenport to Ahman Green). Anything from Steve McNair is gravy for the Crushers.
From Moulds on a bye to no one. Only outscored 12-10.
Davenport was shown the bench and running backs outscored the Crushers 74-62.
Kurt Warner outscored McNair 80-63.
Defense outscores Crushers D 76-51. ryforstek525 wins.

Pelan's Bobcats(2-1) 261Cooney Quest(0-3) 206
The Quest could feed off of the Pack moving the ball alot on the less-than-inspiring Colts D. Besides missing their kicker who is on a bye the Bobocats are also very hurt and will need the Johnsons (Brad and Rudi) to come through for them in a big way.
While Farve got 124 points for the Quest they had the wrong reciver on their team as the Packs other recivers (Franks, Driver and Fergeson) get only 11 points. Meanwhile Brad Johnson gets 94 points and Rudi Johnson gets 50 points to go with Shaun Alexander's 59 to get a big win.

Koko Ed

03-10-2004, 00:04

Koko's X-Cats (2-1)vs. NorCal Crushers (2-1)
The two teams quarterbacks Chad Pennington for the X-Cats, Jake Dellhome for the Crushers are facing mighty tough defenses so they may not be at their best. It'll probably come down to the X-Cats Chris Brown, Corey Dillon and Travis Henry vs. The Crushers Ahman Green, Lee Suggs (who may still be out) and Stepehn Jackson.

Sparxs1126(2-1) Paragon571 (1-2)
Preist Holmes may not be as effective for the Sparx this week but Donovan McNabb could continue his hot streak in his return to his hometown. Ironically Paragon 571 could also benefit from McNab's hot hand if he feeds Owens and Manning is nearly as hot so the Sparx should be wary.Paragon571 is missign a defensive player.

gaelforce126(1-2) vs.ValleyGirls(1-2)
Battle of the byes. gaelforce is missing Matt Hasselback, Keyshawn Johnson Itula Mili and Charlie Garner who was placed on IR this week. The Valleygirls are missing Daunte Culpepper, Roy Willaims, Dat Nugyen and Corey Chavous. So who's left? Clinton Portis of gaelforce is the biggest name here. The Valleygirls hope for big games from Reggie Wayne and Javon Walker again.

boodah25 (3-0)vs. Cooney Quest(0-3)
The Quest hope the Packer connection finally pays off while boodah hope for big things from Kevan Barlow and Duce Staley. They have boldly decided to sty with Josh McCown at quarterback.

NU Cowboys (0-3) vs. Amaizin' Blue (0-3)
Well someone has to win...
The Cowboys look to Whetley and Fred Taylor to lead them though strangely stuck with the benched AJ Feely at quartback. Amaizin' Blue looks to Edgerrin James , Brain Westbrook and Quentin Griffin to run over the Cowboys.

Sigmakittens (0-3) vs. The Teal Curtain(3-0)
The best against the worst. The Teal Curtain has Arron Brooks. The Sigmakittens have Byron Leftwich. Advatage Teal Curtain. The Teal Curtian has Jamal Lewis and the rejuvanated Curtis Martin. The Sigmakittens has the underused Willis McGahee, the never used Larry Johnson and DaShaun Foster. Advantage Teal Curtain. The Sigmakittens have Marvin Harrison, Marty Booker andTodd Heap who is out. The Teal Cutain has the disappionting Chris Chambers, LaVerneus Coles, Daniel Graham and Rod Smith. Advatage Teal Curtain (the missing Heap is the difference). It's looking good for the Teal Curtain.

ryforstek525 (1-2) vs. Epsilon Delta (3-0)
Epsilon Delta must be feeling cocky. They are going at ryforstek525 with one running back (albeit that one running back is LaDanian Thomlinson) but maybe they wont need a second back if all ryforstek525 has the criminally underused Marshall Faulk and the almost never used Antowain Smith.Micheal Vick might get Epsilon Delta over the top against ryforstek525's Kurt Warner.

Pelan's Bobcats(2-1) vs. Dunedain (3-0)
While both teams wait for their disapointing quarterbacks to step up (Brad Johnson-Pelan's Bobcats and Marc Bulger -Dunedain). The Bobcats have the best running back in Rudi Johnson. Dunedain will see if Micheal Pittman is ready to contribute and hope that Thomas Jones can continue to be productive.

Corey Balint

03-10-2004, 00:51

[COLOR=DarkOrange]boodah25 (3-0)vs. Cooney Quest(0-3)
The Quest hope the Packer connection finally pays off while boodah hope for big things from Kevan Barlow and Duce Staley. They have boldly decided to sty with Josh McCown at quarterback.

Giants vs. Packers-I think im done for. And i think i have to go with McCown, b/c Bledsoe is going up against a great New England defense, while McCown has an easier secondary in New Orleans, to pick apart.

Koko Ed

03-10-2004, 08:03

Koko's X-Cats (2-1) vs. Bonecrushers (3-0)
While the X-Cats are looking for big things from Arron Brooks and Ahman Green the Bonecrushers could get nice points from Terrell Owens and the Philadelphia Eagles defense against the Bears.

Rhode Island Charge (1-2) vs. Toronto Phantoms (1-2)
This matchup doesn't really come to life til Monday night when Priest Holmes of the Charge and Jamal Lewis of the Phantoms settle it. The Charge are hoping for steady Tom Brady to outplay rookie Ben Rothelsberger to ake care of things before Monday night.

South Fl Jets (1-2) vs. [/COLOR]Dunedain (1-2)
The Jets are hoping Kyle Boller could have a nice night agianst the KC CHoefs "defense" while Dunedain has Kerry Collins who has stepped in to lead the Raiders. The Jets could have their stud RB LaDanian Thomlinson slowed by the Titans D while Clinton Protis could have a better week for Dunedain running against a battered Browns D.

Hurricanes (1-1-1) vs. Cooney Quest (2-1)
Brett Farve of the Quest has more help from his running backs than Donovan McNabb does for the 'canes. Teat's because Donovan's running backs are on a bye with no backups in sight. Hearst and Wheatley are needed to put up double digits on the invisble opposition. Will Eric Moulds break out and come through for the 'canes?

This Space for Rent(0-3) vs.The Shoats (2-0-1)
The Shoats have an injured Dione Branch in which is doubly bad since the Renters have David Givens in who will benfit from Branch's absence. The Atlanta/Carolina game means alot to this game as both teams hope thier quarterbacks lead them to victory.

Coco's Monkeys (3-0) vs. Valleygirls (2-1)
The league leading Monkey's are without a defensive player and Seattle on a bye. It may not matter with Peyton Manning throwing for him and Steve McNair hurting for the Valleygirls.

The Lightning ( 2-1) vs. Stud Man Clan (1-2)
The Lightning are doing without Keyshawn Johnson who is on a bye but the Clan are doing without A WHOLE DEFENSE!!! (and Randy Moss too). Chad Pennington and Chris Brown better have a career games today for the Clan or they are basically dead.

The Borg (0-3) vs.Philly Cheesesteaks (2-1)
The less than inspring QB and WR matchups make this game rather lukewarm but the Borg's Marshal Faulk and Brain Westbrook vs. the Cheesesteak's Doamnick Davis and Duce Staley could turn up the heat.

JC's Juggernauts (1-2)vs. Nor Cal Crushers (1-2)
Both quarerbacks are going to be under duress all game long. The Juggernauts have a bit of an advantage at running back with DaShaun Foster and Curtis Martin over Fred Taylor and Mike Alscott. The Crushers have the advantage in the recievers (due to the Juggernauts having Daute Hall who is not an every down player and due to limited touches is a limted contributor).

Jones571

04-10-2004, 13:11

Cory

04-10-2004, 13:28

Well i just got home on my lunch break and was checking the status for tonights game ( i have Dante Hall) and he is "probable" and what is wrong with him him you may ask......his Lips i seriously hope some one had a type-o and ment hips.Check it out (http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/preview/NFL_20041004_KC@BAL)

Oct 2 Hall returned to practice on Friday after sitting out Thursday because of an infected lower lip.
Advice: Hall is expected to play Monday night against the Baltimore Ravens.

EddieMcD

09-10-2004, 11:57

Rhode Island Charge (1-2) d. Toronto Phantoms (1-2)
69-52
First thing’s first: we’re pretty sure the Charge won this time. That being said, “The Charge are hoping for steady Tom Brady to outplay rookie Ben Rothelsberger to take care of things before Monday night.” Which is what actually happened. Rhode Island won here 17-9. I’ll also add that they had the edge in defense with a New York Giants 11. “This matchup doesn't really come to life till Monday night when Priest Holmes of the Charge and Jamal Lewis of the Phantoms settle it.” Rhode Island would’ve won even without Holmes’s 18 on Monday. But things did light up on Toronto’s side, who desperately needed their scores on Monday. This includes their kicker’s 10, Jamal Lewis’s 9, and Ray Lewis’s 6. But with nothing really good on Sunday, The Phantoms fell by the roadside.

Bonecrushers (3-0) d. Koko's X-Cats (2-1)
63-22
The first of this week’s three Ouchie Awards went to the X-Cats. With only their kicker scoring better than 4 points (he had 9), you could see where this one was headed. Everybody had a low score at the exact same time. “…the Bonecrushers could get nice points from Terrell Owens and the Philadelphia Eagles defense.” Both of the aforementioned parties tallied 11 points (that’s a tie already). Byron Leftwich finished the deal with 15.

South Fl Jets (1-2) d. Dunedain (1-2)
67-17
The second of this week’s Ouchie’s goes to Dunedain, who also had it all fall apart. Their QB scored -11. I should probably refrain from anymore comments about Dunedain. So I’ll comment about the Jets, who killed in the running game. Tomlinson and Bettis combined for 25. They also had the Jets defense (no, really, they did) score 23. Nothing could stop South Florida getting their second win in a row.

Cooney Quest (2-1) d. Hurricanes (1-1-1)
33-31
I’ll create a mini-Ouchie Award for this entire game. Four teams this week would’ve beaten these two teams combined. The only actual thing of note this week is covered by Ed already: “Will Eric Moulds break out and come through for the 'Canes?” Yes. He had the high score of this with 12, and the Hurricanes still lost. I suppose we can attribute that to the double byes at RB (though to be fair, the Quest’s RBs had a combined 1). Meanwhile, Cooney’s high score was Vinatieri’s 9. It was, however, enough for them to win. And really, that one in the W column is what matters anyway.

The Shoats (2-0-1) d. This Space for Rent (0-3)
67-30
Believe it or not, this game was closer than it looks (follow me here). The Shoats easily made more mistakes than TSfR. They had three 0’s, including one at a WR spot, and one at QB. What made up for these donuts though was Tiki Barber’s 15, Jason Elam’s 13, and 19 from New England. TSfR had everyone contribute. Unfortunately for them, they had no spectacular players this week. And thusly, they are still winless.

Valleygirls (2-1) d. Coco's Monkeys (3-0)
61-35
It’s a cataclysmic breakdown! How this happened, we will never know. What we do know is that the Monkey’s had a Peyton Manning 13. But then there was a sea of goose eggs and low scores. With the exception of a 0 in the QB position, The Girls played this one to win. They had a 30 throughout the defensive side, and Emmitt Smith added 15. With a dominate conglomerate (hey, that rhymes) of an offense, and a debilitating defense, the Valleygirls cruised to their third straight win.

The Lightning (2-1) vs. Stud Man Clan (1-2)
78-11
Topping of the list of Ouchie’s is the Stud Man Clan. Ed had it correct: “…but the Clan are doing without A WHOLE DEFENSE!!! (and Randy Moss too).” With no career games, we quickly move to The Lightning. Four players would’ve won for them alone. This includes James’s and Andre Johnson’s dual 11s, Rudy Johnson’s 12, and Atlanta’s 20. Simply put, The Lightning had the Clan’s rear ends on a silver platter.

The Borg (0-3) d. Philly Cheesesteaks (2-1)
49-46
This game was actually quite interesting, and I believe I can give another psychic point to Ed. “…the Borg's Marshal Faulk and Brain Westbrook vs. the Cheesesteak's Domanick Davis and Duce Staley could turn up the heat.” It wasn’t exactly heatful (another Eddieism), but it did decide the game. Davis and Staley both put up large circles for Philly. While their K and DEF both put up 14, they couldn’t put up numbers anywhere else. For the Borg, Faulk and Westbrook combined for 15, and their kicker scored 10. Everything else was pretty even, making this possibly the best pound-for-pound matchup of the week. In the end though, The Borg assimilated their first victim of the year.

JC's Juggernauts (1-2) d. Nor Cal Crushers (1-2)
60-36
The underrated Juggernauts looked to right their wrongs (which lately have been in the form of close losses) against the also 1-2 Nor Cal Crushers. The Juggernauts power came from the running game, outscoring the opposition 23-1 in that department. The Crushers only had two 10s with nothing else to brag about. The Juggernauts didn’t have anything truly spectacular either. However, as last year showed us, the teams with players who compliment each other tend to win. And that is exactly what the Juggernauts did.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak
1 BoneCrushers 4-0-0 1.000 252 W-4
2 The Shoats 3-0-1 .875 256 W-1
3 the lightning 3-1-0 .750 246 W-1
4 Coco's Monkeys 3-1-0 .750 234 L-1
5 ValleyGirls 3-1-0 .750 218 W-3
6 Cooney Quest 3-1-0 .750 185 W-3
7 Rhode Island Charge 2-2-0 .500 255 W-1
8 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 2-2-0 .500 254 L-1
9 Jc's Juggernaut's 2-2-0 .500 212 W-1
10 Koko's X-Cats 2-2-0 .500 185 L-2
11 south fl jets 2-2-0 .500 182 W-2
12 Hurricanes 1-2-1 .375 250 L-1
13 Toronto Phantoms 1-3-0 .250 213 L-3
14 Nor Cal Crushers 1-3-0 .250 195 L-1
15 Stud Man Clan 1-3-0 .250 180 L-2
16 The BORG 1-3-0 .250 176 W-1
17 Dunedain 1-3-0 .250 139 L-1
18 This Space For Rent 0-4-0 .000 176 L-4

Koko Ed

10-10-2004, 08:31

(W,L,T, Current streak, points)
The Teal Curtain 4-0-0,W4, 1149
boodah25 4-0-0,W3,1089
Dunedain 4-0-0, W4, 1052
NorCal Crushers 3-1-0, W1, 1085
Epsilon Delta 3-1-0,L1, 905
Sparxs1126 2-2-0,L1, 1187
Koko's X-Cats 2-2-0,L2, 1103
Paragon571 2-2-0, W2, 1093
ValleyGirls 2-2-0, W1, 1046
ryforstek525 2-2-0,W2, 974
Pelan's Bobcats 2-2-0, L1, 958
Amaizin' Blue 1-3-0, W1, 1084
gaelforce126 1-3-0, L2, 632
Sigmakittens 0-4-0, L4, 683.5
Cooney Quest 0-4-0, L4, 658.5
NU Cowboys 0-4-0, L4, 654

NorCal Crushers (3-1) 324Koko's X-Cats (2-2)262
The Crushers switch to Billy Voleck who comes through with 149 points over Pennington's 63 points. The X-Cats won the running back battle 130-114 and won the defensive battle 54-50 but couldn't overcome Voleck's surpeme effort.

Paragon571 (2-2)331Sparxs1126(2-2) 315
GAME OF THE WEEK!!!
The McNabb/Manning battle was a virual standstill with McNabb winning out 88-80. Priest Holmes got 84 points but the combination of Emmit Smith and Tiki Barber scored 122 points abd that is what propelled Paragon571 over the top.

ValleyGirls(2-2)261 gaelforce126(1-3) 110
gaelforce did themselves in starting so many missing players and Clinton Portis scored 46 points. There was some nice scoring fromt he defense and that was it. To put it simply the Baltimore Ravens defense and Jamie Sharper(!!!! :ahh: ) outscored gealforce!!!

boodah25 (4-0)235 Cooney Quest(0-4) 116.5
The Quest hope the Packer connection finally pays off
Actually the Packers are comming through rather nicely for the Quest(103.5 points) it's everybody else who's screwing up. When Josh McCown outscores Brett Farve you know bad things are in line for your team. This was just plain ugly.

Amaizin' Blue (1-3)355.5 NU Cowboys (0-4) 80
This one required a mercy ruling!!!
Trent Green outscored the Cowboys.
Move along folks, nothing to see here....

The Teal Curtain(4-0)261Sigmakittens (0-4) 200
The Teal Curtain has Arron Brooks. The Sigmakittens have Byron Leftwich. Advatage Teal Curtain.
Corection. Leftwich outscores Brooks 102-83.
The Teal Curtian has Jamal Lewis and the rejuvanated Curtis Martin. The Sigmakittens has the underused Willis McGahee, the never used Larry Johnson and DaShaun Foster. Advantage Teal Curtain.
Got this one right. The Curtain wins 102-48.
The Sigmakittens have Marvin Harrison, Marty Booker and Todd Heap who is out. The Teal Cutain has the disappionting Chris Chambers, LaVerneus Coles, Daniel Graham and Rod Smith. Advatage Teal Curtain (the missing Heap is the difference).
The Curtain wins 15-10 but niether unit did much of anything.

ryforstek525 (2-2) 272 Epsilon Delta (3-1)175
While Thomlinson scored 47 points for the Delta ryforstek525 got 94 points from their backs. The rejuvinated Kurt Warner outscored Micheal Vick 84-47 and it was over for Epsilon Dleta.

Dunedain (4-0) 273 Pelan's Bobcats(2-2) 206
While both teams wait for their disapointing quarterbacks to step up (Brad Johnson-Pelan's Bobcats and Marc Bulger -Dunedain).
Both quartbacks accounted well for themselves with Bulger winning 64-59.
The Bobcats have the best running back in Rudi Johnson.
Who scored 50.
Dunedain will see if Micheal Pittman is ready to contribute and hope that Thomas Jones can continue to be productive.
Jones scored 29. Pittman scored 33 but Leonard Henry came out of nowhere to net 40. Dunedain wins.

Koko Ed

10-10-2004, 09:08

Koko's X-Cats (2-2)vs. Epsilon Delta (3-1)
Epsilon Delta still hasn't found another running back to compliment LaDainian Thomlinson who not only has to take on Corey Dillon, Travis Henry and Chris Brown but also while he's trying to run on the tough Jaguars run defense. Micheal Vick will have to outpreform Chad Pennington for Epsilon Delta to win.

Sparxs1126(2-2) vs.[ NU Cowboys (0-4)
Since the Cowboys insist on using the benched AJ Feely they need Tyrone Wheatley and Fred Taylor to outduel Priest Holmes for the Cowboys to have any chance at all.

gaelforce126(1-3) vs.Paragon571 (2-2)
The Matt Hasselback/Peyton Manning battle is a nice one but gaelforce isn't doing themselves any favors by having two players on a bye(though Chris Perry doesn't play anyways). The Tiki Barber/Emmit Smith combo try to defeat Clinton Portis and that could be the deciding factor.

boodah25 (4-0)vs. ValleyGirls(2-2)
Josh McCown aint no Daunte Culpepper but I'll take Duce Staley and Kevan Barlow over Troy Hambrik and Ron Dayne any day.

Sigmakittens (0-4)vs. Amaizin' Blue (1-3)
Has Byron Leftwich turned the corner? The kitties hope so because they aren't going to win with DaShaun Foster and Willis McGahee starting at running back. Randy Moss and Marvin Harrison need to have big days. Amazin' Blue is hoping Kerry Collins will just stop being such a turnover machine.

ryforstek525 (2-2) vs. The Teal Curtain(4-0)
The Curtain gets to keep Jamal Lewis for one more week before he is suspended and Curtis martin could have a big day. Warner, Faulk and Dunn need to immitate last weeks success to help ryforstek525 pull off the upset.

Pelan's Bobcats(2-2) vs.NorCal Crushers (3-1)
McNair is hurting but Brad Johnson may be benched(McNair plays better when he's hurt anyways and it is against the weak Packers D). Rudi Johnson, Zack Crockett, TJ Duckett have to outperform Ahamn Green, Lee Suggs and Stepehen Jackson for the Bobcats to beat the Crushers.

Dunedain (4-0) vs. Cooney Quest(0-4)
The main question is will the Quest get ANYTHING from anyone who is not a Packer on this roster?

Koko Ed

10-10-2004, 10:02

Koko's X-Cats (2-2) vs. Dunedain (1-3)
A battle of a couple of turnover prone quarterbacks Aaron Brooks vs. Kerry Collins) and a pair of underacheiving running backs(Ahman Green vs. Clinton Portis). Whoever gets their act togehter will most likely win.

Rhode Island Charge (2-2) vs.Hurricanes (1-2-1)
While the Canes are doing without a back on their roster the Charge basically have no one at all(Holmes is on a bye and Morton barely plays). Not sure if Voleck will play for the canes neither. This could be a rather low scoring affair.

South Fl Jets (2-2) vs. Toronto Phantoms (1-3)
The Phantoms have Jamal Lewis for one more week before he's suspended and will need him as long as Bettis keeps scoring from the 1 and LaDanian Thomlinson keeps being LaDanian Thomlinson. Not to mention Rothelberger going up against Matt Hasselback.

This Space for Rent(0-4) vs.Cooney Quest (3-1)
The Renters might finally have a team they can outdo at the running back (Aaron Stecker and MIA Moe Williams vs.rarely used Ron Dayne and the unused Garrison Hearst. Farve vs. Vick is a showcase event though.

Coco's Monkeys (3-1) vs.The Shoats (3-0-1)
A good matchup marred by the monkey's doing without defensive players and a punt returning running back. It also doesn't help that their starting quarterback feeding the Shoats wide recivers Harrison and Wayne.

The Lightning ( 3-1) vs. Valleygirls (3-1)
The Valleygirls are missing a runningback and I don't know if Emmit Smith can outpreform Edgerrin James anymore. McNair can outdo Bulger though.

The Borg (1-3) vs. Stud Man Clan (1-3)
The Borg have no defense (literally) as they are all on a bye and so is their running back Westbrook. The Clan are just missing one defensive player who they never had in the first place. They do ave Chad Pennington who gets a free shot at the possibly benched Brad Johnson.

JC's Juggernauts (2-2)vs.Philly Cheesesteaks (2-2)
Can the rejuvinated Kurt Warner help the Juggernauts outdo the Cheesesteak's Daunte Culpepper. Curtis Martin and Dashaun Foster may need to take up the slack and hope that the Cheesesteak's Domanic Davis is too hurt to make a difference and the Duce keeps deffering 1 yard TDs to Bettis.

Bonecrushers (4-0) vs. Nor Cal Crushers (1-3)
The Bonecrushers are trying to beat the Crushers with one hand tied behind their back (or more like two players on a bye. Two BIG TIME player in Terrell Ownes and the Philadelphia Eagles defense). Will it be Byron Leftwich to the Bonecrushers rescue or will the Crushers Mark Brunell come through?

EddieMcD

10-10-2004, 11:20

Rhode Island Charge (2-2) vs.Hurricanes (1-2-1)
While the Canes are doing without a back on their roster the Charge basically have no one at all(Holmes is on a bye and Morton barely plays). Not sure if Voleck will play for the canes neither. This could be a rather low scoring affair.
I'll make your job easier: Rhode Island is screwed. Yeah, I don't like my chances this week. I could get lucky in receiving though (the Canes definately have the advantage over me there). And in defense, I do have the advantage.

Luckily, I have the second highest fantasy score, so even with a low score this week, I'll still be pretty good when it comes to tiebreakers later on (although I'd rather have the W to back it up). Especially when I have both Brady and Holmes working for me next week. But this week, it'll come down to luck for me.

roninmedia

11-10-2004, 11:33

I look forward to seeing the high point totals everyone put up this week especially with great performances from a lot of players.

I put up big numbers this week in my high performance scoring 12 team league with pts per catch.

Culpepper - 48
Jimmy Smith - 19
Darrell Jackson - 20
Plaxico Burress - 25
Tomlinson - 22
Tiki Barber - 30
Droughns - 30
Eric Johnson - 35
John Carney - 6
Pittsburgh - 0

235 Pts...oh yeah!

EddieMcD

11-10-2004, 16:09

Ooh, guess what happened: my receivers came through! They each scored a TD. My defense held its own as well (although Ed Reed's 17 from the bench is going to haunt me for a couple nights). Of course, Tom Brady decided not to pass much yesterday, although I got 2 TDs (and an INT... not so good) from him. Then I realize that Drew Brees (of all people) outscored Brady, also from my bench. I'm currently up by 31, however the 'Canes have their two defenders and their defensive team going tonight. How will that turn out? Well, I'm watching tonight hoping that Green Bay scores a lot on Tennessee.

Cory

11-10-2004, 16:11

I took down the only undefeated team!!!! :-D

Koko Ed

11-10-2004, 21:46

Whoa!
Chris Brown is blowing up bigtime for me tonight and it's just the first quarter!

EddieMcD

16-10-2004, 17:31

You know something's up when a team scores 80, and it's the fourth-best score of the week. That's right, we had four scores in the 80s, all of them radically altering the standings this week. Game-by-game:

Rhode Island Charge (2-2) d. Hurricanes (1-2-1)
53-38
This game would’ve been closer if the Hurricanes had a QB who actually played. As it stands, they bested the Charge in running 13-2 (and with Priest Holmes on a bye, it’s probably the only time someone will get the better of Rhode Island in the running game). But the Charge’s receivers picked up the slack with dual 8s, compared to a combined 7 by the Hurricanes. Defensive teams matched up quite evenly, however, the rest of the Charge's defense bested the opponent’s 10-3. This was the story of the game.

Koko's X-Cats (2-2) d. Dunedain (1-3)
58-31
“A battle of a couple of turnover prone quarterbacks (Aaron Brooks vs. Kerry Collins)…” Yeah… Kerry Collins got picked three times, leaving him a single 1 point on his tab for Dunedain. Brooks outdid that by 10. With an even defense (the X-Cats won that 22-21), we move to receiving, where Dunedain had nothing going. Meanwhile, the Cats had Antonio Gates scoring 16 of their WR’s combined 23. And that was just too debilitating for Dunedain.

South Fl Jets (2-2) d. Toronto Fumblers (1-3)
57-43
With a name change, Toronto looks to right their four game streak in the L column. But they chose the wrong name, with Fumblers being quite descriptive again this week. The only thing Toronto had to smile about was probable Rookie of the Year candidate Ben Roethlisberger, who scored 13. And even then, South Florida had Matt Hasselbeck scoring 16. Even though the Jets really didn’t have a defense due to byes, they made up for it with a pair of 11s by Thomlinson and Lloyd. It would be enough to pull them to their third straight win.

Cooney Quest (3-1) d. This Space for Rent (0-4)
42-38
“Favre vs. Vick is a showcase event though.” This should’ve been true. Even though Farve had a sub par 9 for Cooney, TSfR had its star scoring -4 points. Had they benched him, they would’ve tied. As it stands, both running and receiving games were even (albeit low). TSfR even won defense 23-21, and kicking 11-5. But the aforementioned slump in the QB slot made TSfR still win-searching.

The Shoats (3-0-1) d. Coco's Monkeys (3-1)
71-63
“A good matchup marred by the Monkeys doing without defensive players.” The first of two really awesome matchups actually came down to those two byes on defense. We’ll start with the good: the Monkeys’ Manning scored 18, and the Shoats’ Delhomme nabbed 15. The Monkeys even won the running game 17-15. With receiving and kicking literally dead even, The Shoats prevailed in defense with 22. With the two byes for the Monkeys, they couldn’t hope to match that, and thusly, lost their second straight.

Valleygirls (3-1) d. The Lightning (3-1)
87-84
This was clearly the match of the week. What makes it interesting is that it wasn’t even remotely close until the Monday night game. This is where the Valleygirls’ Walker tallied 14, and McNair had a 17. And it’s not like this was the only good thing that happened for the Girls; Baltimore got them a 26 on Sunday, keeping them in contention for Monday. Of course, if you’re wondering if anything went wrong with the Lightning, you won’t find it. Simply put, they were also perfect. This includes excellent scores by Edgerrin James (12), Andre Johnson (20), and Marc Bulger (21). This was a tough draw for the Lightning, causing them their second loss of the year.

Stud Man Clan (1-3) d. The Borg (1-3)
80-18
I believe this qualifies as the most lopsided game of the season. The Borg: Plaxico Burress with a 12. Having six zeroes, the game was quickly over. While I should end here, the Stun Man Clan’s 80 coming from a 1-3 team is simply too astounding not to talk about. With everybody (minus the empty defense slot) scoring, including Chris Brown’s 20 (on that same Monday night effort which led the Valleygirls to victory), Moss’s 16, and their kicker’s 11, The Clan easily amassed their second win of the season.

Philly Cheesesteaks (2-2) d. JC's Juggernauts (2-2)
84-43
While slightly less lopsided, after the Juggernauts outdoing Philly in defense, this game was just as over as the previous game. The main force of the Cheesesteaks was Daunte Culpepper’s league-high 38. Behind him was a running game worth 19. Everybody contributed on the Cheesesteaks (and contributed pretty well), giving them the fourth above 80 score this week.

Nor Cal Crushers (1-3) d. Bonecrushers (4-0)
43-40
This game should’ve gone to the Bonecrushers. But they had three zeros (two from byes) from players who have been carrying them the past four weeks. While Byron Leftwich scored 14, the absences practically handed the game to Nor Cal’s 17 in defense and Darrell Jackson’s 10. The Crushers also had everyone playing, excelling them to a second victory.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak

1 The Shoats 4-0-1 .900 327 W-2
2 ValleyGirls 4-1-0 .800 305 W-4
3 BoneCrushers 4-1-0 .800 292 L-1
4 Cooney Quest 4-1-0 .800 227 W-4
5 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 3-2-0 .600 338 W-1
6 the lightning 3-2-0 .600 330 L-1
7 Rhode Island Charge 3-2-0 .600 308 W-2
8 Coco's Monkeys 3-2-0 .600 297 L-2
9 Koko's X-Cats 3-2-0 .600 243 W-1
10 south fl jets 3-2-0 .600 239 W-3
11 Stud Man Clan 2-3-0 .400 260 W-1
12 Jc's Juggernaut's 2-3-0 .400 255 L-1
13 Nor Cal Crushers 2-3-0 .400 238 W-1
14 Hurricanes 1-3-1 .300 288 L-2
15 Toronto Fumblers 1-4-0 .200 256 L-4
16 The BORG 1-4-0 .200 194 L-1
17 Dunedain 1-4-0 .200 170 L-2
18 This Space For Rent 0-5-0 .000 214 L-5

Another thing to note is that excluding week one (obviously), the person in first place has not had the lead in fantasy points. In fact, as of week 5, three of the 3-2 teams (Philly, Lightning, and R.I.) have higher scores than all the 4-1 teams (Girls, BCrushers, and Cooney), and two of those 3-2 teams (Plilly and Lightning) have a higher fantasy score than the first place Shoats. Also, the 4-1 Quest have the third worst fantasy score. Will that effect them in the future? Well, until next week...

Koko Ed

16-10-2004, 23:21

(W,L,T, Current streak, points)
The Teal Curtain 5-0-0,W5, 1434
Dunedain 5-0-0, W5, 1368
boodah25 4-1-0,L1,1383
NorCal Crushers 4-1-0, W1, 1310
Koko's X-Cats 3-2-0,W1, 1401
Paragon571 3-2-0, W3, 1388
ValleyGirls 3-2-0, W2, 1387
Sparxs1126 3-2-0,W1, 1366
Epsilon Delta 3-2-0,L2, 1094
Amaizin' Blue 2-3-0, W2, 1353.5
ryforstek525 2-3-0,L1, 1221
Pelan's Bobcats 2-3-0, L2, 1068
gaelforce126 1-4-0, L3, 1010
Sigmakittens 0-5-0, L5, 916.5
Cooney Quest 0-5-0, L5, 822.5
NU Cowboys 0-5-0, L5, 740

Koko's X-Cats (3-2)298Epsilon Delta (3-2)189
LaDanian THomlinson could not outscore the X-Cats running backs who beat him down 139-52. Outside of Micheal Vick (83 points) and the Miami Dolphins defense (25 points) there was no one else to help.Chad Pennington nearly outscored them himself with 109 points.

Sparxs1126(3-2) 179NU Cowboys (0-5) 86
Another dud from the Cowboys who did manage to score six more points than they did last week. Fred Taylor scored 27 points and the Dallas Cowboys defense scored 35 but Sparx defense outscored them 95-62.

Paragon571 (3-2)295gaelforce126(1-4) 178
gaelforce126 got 83 points from Matt Masselback and 52 points from Clinton Portis and not much else from anybody else. Manning practically nuetralizes Hasselback's game with an effective 74 points and Paragon571's running backs Emmit Smith and TIki Barber combine for 102 points to outduel Portis.
The defense added 92 points to make it a slaughter.

ValleyGirls(3-2)341 boodah25 (4-1)294
The Valleygirls basically stopped boodah25's win streak cold with their nmber one weapon Daunte Culpepper whi scored an amazing 167 points to go with the Baltimore Ravens defense's 78 points. Josh McCown is surprising me with a respecatable 89 points for boodah25. Duce Staley added 53 pooints and Kevan Barlow added 30. Ronde Barber added 50 and Andre Johnson added 20 and that still wasn't enough.

Amaizin' Blue (2-3)269Sigmakittens (0-5) 233
The Sigmakittens keep getting close. Byron Leftwich explodes for 141 points and somehow the incompitent Kerry Collins gets 102 points to keep it close. Edgerrin James leads the running backs with 76 points for a 85-28 advatage for Amazin' Blue and the win.

The Teal Curtain(5-0)285ryforstek525 (2-3) 247
ryforstek525 was battling the league leading Curtain with their quarterback Kurt Warner taking his matchup against Tom Brady 75-43. The running backs battled to a near standstill (112-102 with Antowain Smith getting a TD during garbage time to help ryforstek525 out) but then the defense blew up big time for the Teal Cutain led by that madman Ed Reed(58 points all no doubt earned on one amazig play) 103-42(such things happen when you use a defense on a bye) Game over.

NorCal Crushers (4-1) 225Pelan's Bobcats(2-3) 110
Seven zeros. Gooseeggs. zilch. Nada. That is what the Bobcat's had going for them far too often last weekend from having players on a bye to sticking with a benched QB. If Shaun Alexander didn't score 59 and the Tampa Bay D score 37 it would have been real ugly. Steve McNair got 76 points to lead the Crushers to an easy victory.

Dunedain (5-0) 316 Cooney Quest(0-5) 164
Of the 164 points the Quest got 144 belonged to Packers. MArc Bulger's nutso 4th quarter nearly equalled that with his 110 point output.

Corey Balint

16-10-2004, 23:48

Daunte Culpepper is now my number one enemy, not only in this league did he beat me, but in my two other leagues the two teams with him took the lead away from me. :mad:

Koko Ed

17-10-2004, 08:31

Koko's X-Cats (3-2)vs.The Teal Curtain(5-0)
All of the X-Cats backs are hurting while the Teal Curtain have another find with Mewelde Moore . Both the X-Cats Pennington and the Teal Curtain's Brooks should do well though Pennington has more potential aginst the depleted (and demoralized) Niners defensive backfield.

Sparxs1126(3-2) vs.Sigmakittens (0-5)
The Kitties have been close but leaving a starting RB position blank. McGahee might not even start or play. Leftwich has been playing much better recently for the Kitties but6 he's no Donovan McNabb.

gaelforce126(1-4) vs.NU Cowboys (0-5)
This is the FF equivalent of this week's Bills/Dolphins game (you don't realize how painful it is for this Bills fan to say that). I'm beginning to think the Cowboys have been abandoned by thier owner as they have shown no responsible roster management in the past few weeks and I hope the league commisoner steps in and fixes the problem. gaelforce126 has not been much better but has been more competitive and should be back on the winning track this week.

boodah25 (4-1)vs.Paragon571 (3-2)
The red hot Paragon571 is looking to continue their hot streak against a very tough boodah25 team. Both teams feature shaky quarterbacks (Drew Bledsoe for boodah25 and Carson Palmer for Paragon571). boodah25 has better running back and that matchup is the key to them achieving victory. Paragon571's sleeper is the play of their defense as the sneaky Patriots defense specializes in getting points producing turnovers.

ValleyGirls(3-2) vs. Cooney Quest(0-5)
So which is worse? Using a kick returner for your only runningback or using barely used or barely producing running backs. The Valleygirls could probably get away with using poor runningbacks so long as Daunte Culpepper is around. The Quest is still looking for anything form anyone who is not a Green Bay Packer.

ryforstek525 (2-3) vsAmaizin' Blue (2-3)
Two teams meeting each other going in opposite directions. Amaizin' Blue has been getting it done in the past two weeks while ryforstek525 has been struggling recently. They certainly did no favors with starting QB Kurt Warner and starting WR Amani Toomer out on a bye. Thier best hope is the Philadelphia Eagles defense and Marshall Faulk. Brian Westbrook may be all Amazin' Blue need this week.

Pelan's Bobcats(2-3) vs.Epsilon Delta (3-2)
Epsilon Delta is rapidly fading out due to poor roster mangement and it really shows this week with not only the big blank in the other starting running back spot but also with four players on a bye. The Bobcats are still going with the benched and disgruntled Brad Johnson but they still have Shaun Alexnader and that may be enough.

Dunedain (5-0) vs.NorCal Crushers (4-1)
This looks like the game of the week. Dunedain is looking for big games from Terrell Owens, Antonio Gates and Duece McCallister. The Crushers look to counter with McNair, Ahamn Green (who may be the most dissapointing FF player this season) and a motivated Chad Johnson (who is making promises again this week). The sleeper matchup this week that may be the deciding factor is the two defenses.

Koko Ed

17-10-2004, 09:59

Koko's X-Cats (3-2) vs. Toronto Fumblers (1-4)
Toronto may be now called the fumblers but the X-Cats have the champion fumbler on their roster in Ahman Green who has been nothing short of an absolute dissapiontment this season and Arron Brooks is pretty good at putting the ball on the turf as well. Can rookie Ben Rothelberger keep up the good play for the Fumblers?

Rhode Island Charge (3-2) vs.This Space for Rent(0-5)
Is this the week the Renters break through? The Charge are missing a defense and though the Charge have the great Priest Holmes the Renters could win the matchup if Thomas Jones and Mewelde Moore perform.

South Fl Jets (3-2) vs. Hurricanes (1-3-1)
A couple of primo matchups at quarterback and running back as the Jets bring Matt Hasselback and LaDanian Thomlinson against Donovan McNabb and Shaun Alexander. The recivers may settle this with the boasting Chad Johnson garunteeing big things for the Jets against Eric Moulds and Issac Bruce for the Canes.

Dunedain (1-4) vs.Bonecrushers (4-1)
Dunedain is forced to settle for Jonathan Quinn against a resurgent Byron Leftwich.The hope for Dunedain is that Clinton Portis can start making plays. Can Roy Williams and Tony Gonzales outduel Terell Ownes and Laverneous Coles of the Bonecrushers.

Coco's Monkeys (3-2) vs.Cooney Quest (4-1)
Strangely the Packer relliance is working for them in this league. Probably because they are getting production from the non-Packers on the team. The Monkeys hope Vinny Testeverde can match Brett Farve. Corey Dillon may help the monkey's pull through.

The Lightning ( 3-2) vs. The Shoats (4-0-1)
The league leading Shoats are in trouble this week as Tiki Barber and Reggie Wayne are on a bye and they will have to depend on the Patriots defense and Jake Delohme. Marc Bulger and Rudi Johnson could make it easy for the Lightning this week if they perfom like they are supposed to.

The Borg (1-4) vs. Valleygirls (4-1)
The Valleygirls are without three players who are on a bye including the Baltimore Ravens defense. The Borg are without one player on a bye who was injured in the first place (Todd Heap) and a benched QB Brad Johnson. So who's here who can contribute? The Borg have Brain Westbrook and Marshall Faulk and the Valleygirls have Steve McNair.

JC's Juggernauts (2-3)vs.Stud Man Clan (2-3)
The Clan have the advantage at quarterback with Chad Pennington feeding on a depleted Niners secondary while Brain Griese still has to prove himself. The running back battle with the Juggernauts Reuben Droughns and Curtis Martin vs. the Clans Kevan Barlow and Chris Brown.

Nor Cal Crushers (2-3) vs.Philly Cheesesteaks (3-2)
The Cheesesteaks possess the amazing Daunte Culpepper. They also have Domanic Davis and Duce Staley who are in better shape than the Crushers RB combo of Travis Henry and Fred Taylor. The Crushers have the more productive recivers with Jimmy Smith and Darell Jackson over kick returner Michael Lewis and Doug Gabriel .

Matt_Kaplan1902

17-10-2004, 12:34

Sparxs1126(3-2) vs.Sigmakittens (0-5)
The Kitties have been close but leaving a starting RB position blank. McGahee might not even start or play. Leftwich has been playing much better recently for the Kitties but6 he's no Donovan McNabb.

I just filled that blank with A. Stecker, and Willis McGahee will be getting the start today.

Koko Ed

17-10-2004, 13:19

I just filled that blank with A. Stecker, and Willis McGahee will be getting the start today.
Not good for me with Travis Henry on one of my FF teams.

EddieMcD

23-10-2004, 16:31

Wow... Cooney broke 90. What I said last week about them is less true now. Review:

This Space for Rent (0-5) d. Rhode Island Charge (3-2)
77-45
“Is this the week the Renters break through? The Charge are missing a defense, and though the Charge have the great Priest Holmes, the Renters could win the matchup if Thomas Jones and Mewelde Moore perform.” Right on from the start. If Rhode Island was fully charged, they may have stood a chance. But TSfR’s aforementioned players, along with a 20 from Vick and an 18 from Buffalo, put this game out of reach for the Charge.

Toronto Fumblers (1-4) d. Koko's X-Cats (3-2)
65-56
If you look at each of the scoring categories, this game was pretty close. Their quarterbacks had 15 each. The running game was less spectacular, but ended with the Cats taking it 11-9. Then we switch things around to receiving, where Toronto won by 4. The X-Cats tried to make a last stand with its kicker, outscoring the opponent’s by 5, but it ended there, with the Fumbler’s defense scoring 24 (12 more than Koko). A surprising lack of fumbles stops Toronto’s landslide with a win.

South Fl Jets (3-2) d. Hurricanes (1-3-1)
50-29
How are the Jets winning four in a row? This game is a good example. Granted, the Hurricanes are low on the scoring list (Shaun Alexander was their only player to hit double digits for them this week), but the Jets still showed us how it's done. First off, Jerome Bettis keeps making touchdowns from the one yard line. Consistency. He gets supplemented by LaDanian Thomlinson. Add a 10 from one of his receivers. Then there’s the Jets defense (no, I mean it, they have the NY Jets as their defensive team), which on its good days, will provide the rest of what South Florida needs. That’s four straight for them.

Bonecrushers (4-1) d. Dunedain (1-4)
74-55
Believe it or not, the Bonecrushers were not at their top form. But not to worry, they had Byron Leftwich’s 27 and Philadelphia’s 21. Dunedain was at its top form too, with Tony Gonzalez and Derrick Brooks each nabbing 10. But when their quarterback scored -1, you knew it was over.

Cooney Quest (4-1) d. Coco's Monkeys (3-2)
93-56
Okay, I take back everything bad I ever said about Cooney Quest. “Strangely the Packer reliance is working for them in this league.” Um, YEAH! Let’s name them: Brett Favre (17), Donald Driver (17), and Green Bay (13). That’s 47 right there. Torry Holt added 18, and Adam Vinatieri tallied 13. Not much else happened, but really, how much more do you need? That’s five straight.

The Lightning (3-2) d. The Shoats (4-0-1)
41-25
Wow… you know, for two of the higher scoring teams in the league, this was a snooze-fest. High for The Shoats: New England with 10. Highs for The Lightning: Marc Bulger with 11 and Keyshawn Johnson with 9. Highs of this entire game: not much, really. Maybe the fact that The Shoats had two important players on byes. Nonetheless, we’ve lost our last undefeated team.

The Borg (1-4) d. Valleygirls (4-1)
43-13
I’ll go out in say it: the Valleygirls had a cataclysmic collapse due to 3 important players on byes. Meanwhile, The Borg weren’t much better (although how good do you have to be to beat 13), but they delivered when they needed to. In fact, their running game of 19 would’ve won on its own. The Valleygirls get assimilated for the first time since week one.

JC's Juggernauts (2-3) d. Stud Man Clan (2-3)
81-39
Just when you think the Juggernauts are on a freefall to the basement, they pull an 81 out of their bag. I’ll start with their running game worth 32. Brian Griese helped with a 14 on the scoreboard. Even their defense was solid, pitching in 27. All the Clan had was Randy Moss’s 10. The Juggernauts proved to be unstoppable this week.

Philly Cheesesteaks (3-2) d. Nor Cal Crushers (2-3)
71-51
“The Cheesesteaks possess the amazing Daunte Culpepper.” 33. That outscored the Crushers’ QB by 18. The kicker also had 14. While Nor Cal’s running game of 12 was drastically better than Philly’s, they couldn’t hold up anywhere else. This makes Philly 4-2.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak
1 BoneCrushers 5-1-0 .833 366 W-1
2 Cooney Quest 5-1-0 .833 320 W-5
3 The Shoats 4-1-1 .750 352 L-1
4 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 4-2-0 .667 409 W-2
5 the lightning 4-2-0 .667 371 W-1
6 ValleyGirls 4-2-0 .667 318 L-1
7 south fl jets 4-2-0 .667 289 W-4
8 Coco's Monkeys 3-3-0 .500 353 L-3
8 Rhode Island Charge 3-3-0 .500 353 L-1
10 Jc's Juggernaut's 3-3-0 .500 336 W-1
11 Koko's X-Cats 3-3-0 .500 299 L-1
12 Toronto Fumblers 2-4-0 .333 321 W-1
13 Stud Man Clan 2-4-0 .333 299 L-1
14 Nor Cal Crushers 2-4-0 .333 289 L-1
15 The BORG 2-4-0 .333 237 W-1
16 Hurricanes 1-4-1 .250 317 L-3
17 This Space For Rent 1-5-0 .167 291 W-1
18 Dunedain 1-5-0 .167 225 L-3

Tune in next week as I present my mid-season review after week 7's review.

Koko Ed

24-10-2004, 09:27

[QUOTE=Koko Ed](W,L,T, Current streak, points)
The Teal Curtain 6-0-0,W6, 1706
Dunedain 6-0-0, W6, 1660
Paragon571 4-2-0, W4, 1712
boodah25 4-2-0,L2,1627
NorCal Crushers 4-2-0, L1, 1589
Amaizin' Blue 3-3-0, W3, 1675.5
Koko's X-Cats 3-3-0,L1, 1647
ValleyGirls 3-3-0, W2, 1599
Sparxs1126 3-3-0,L1, 1589
Epsilon Delta 3-3-0,L3, 1293
Pelan's Bobcats 3-3-0, W1, 1269
ryforstek525 2-4-0,L1, 1349
gaelforce126 2-4-0, W1, 1296
Sigmakittens 1-5-0, W1, 1177.5
Cooney Quest 1-5-0, W1, 1061.5
NU Cowboys 0-6-0, L6, 884

The Teal Curtain(6-0) 272Koko's X-Cats (3-3)246
Brooks outdid Pennington 99-72 and the injury to Travis Henry evened up the matchup and the TEal Curtain's back outscored the X-Cat's backs 106-91.

Sigmakittens (1-5)261Sparxs1126(3-3) 221
McGahee might not even start or play.
He did and scored 58 points.
Leftwich has been playing much better recently for the Kitties but he's no Donovan McNabb.
But he still outscored Donovan 114-53.

gaelforce126(2-4) 286NU Cowboys (0-6) 144
The Cowboys only had four blanks in their team scoring this week which is an improvement for them. Matt Hasselback had 92, Clinton Protis had 80, the Jacksonville Jaguars defense scored 43, Brian Dawkins got 24, 16 for Tatum Bell, Adam Vinateri had 13 and Keyshawn Johnson scored 11 to give gaelforce126 the easy victory.

Paragon571 (4-2)324boodah25 (4-2)244
Carson Palmer outscorede Drew Bledsoe 75-58 for Paragon571. Paragon571's defense outscored boodah25's D 100-71. Paragon571's backs outran boodah25's backs 111-91.

Cooney Quest(1-5)239ValleyGirls(3-3) 212
So which is worse? Using a kick returner for your only runningback or using barely used or barely producing running backs.
Definately the barely productive back. Willaim Green scored 55 points. There was nothing for the Valleygirls running game.
The Valleygirls could probably get away with using poor runningbacks so long as Daunte Culpepper is around.
Culpepper scored 135 points. More than half of the Valleygirl's total. That's actually a bad thing.
The Quest is still looking for anything form anyone who is not a Green Bay Packer.
See the aformentioned Green . They also got 42 points from the Chocago Bears D and Drew Bennet had 11 points.

Amaizin' Blue (3-3)322 ryforstek525 (2-4) 128
Thier best hope is the Philadelphia Eagles defense and Marshall Faulk.
They scored 86 of ryforstek525's 128 points.
Brian Westbrook may be all Amazin' Blue need this week.
Actually Trent Green scoring 103 points was nearly enough to do the trick. Westbrook only had 36. Reuben Droughns scored 90.

Pelan's Bobcats(3-3) 201Epsilon Delta (3-3)199
Epsilon Delta is rapidly fading out due to poor roster mangement and it really shows this week with not only the big blank in the other starting running back spot but also with four players on a bye. The Bobcats are still going with the benched and disgruntled Brad Johnson but they still have Shaun Alexnader and that may be enough.
If Epsilon Delta took care of business they would have won easily because they had six blanks keeping them back. The Bobcat's only had two. Micheal Vick almost carried Epsilon Delta to victory along with LaDanain Thomlinson weho scored 55. Shaun Alexnader led a balanced attack 42 points, the Tampa Bay Bucs D got 40, Rudi Johnson got 34, 22 points from both Landon Johnson and TJ Duckett, and 16 points from Deltha O' Neal (apparently they don't penalize you for giving up 99 yard TD passes). Not spetacular but enough to squeeze out the win.

Dunedain (6-0) 292NorCal Crushers (4-2) 279
This was a battle to the finish but the most telling diffescence may be Dunedain's 17-8 advantage in the reciving game.

Corey Balint

24-10-2004, 09:28

I think im gonna lose this week, all 3 of my RB's have byes, and theres no one worth picking up. :mad:

Koko Ed

24-10-2004, 09:57

Koko's X-Cats (3-3)vsAmaizin' Blue (3-3) The running game is the main event of this matchup. If Amos Zeroue can perform for the X-Cats they could take this matchup. If not the talented stable of backs for the Amaizin' Blue can lead them to victory.

Sparxs1126(3-3) vs.ryforstek525 (2-4)
McNabb and Holmes will be looked to again to lead the Sparx back to the road to victory. ryforstek525 depends on Kurt Warner, MArshall Faulk and the Philadelphia Eagles defense to win.

gaelforce126(2-4) vs. Sigmakittens (1-5)
gaelforce126 is missing both Hines Ward and Clinton Portis who are on a bye this week opening up the possiblity of an easy victory for the sigmakittens even without Randy Moss.

boodah25 (4-2)vs.NU Cowboys (0-6)
Total role reversal here. The Cowboys nearly have all the bases covered (still using the benched AJ Feeley but who knows when the Dolphins will turn to him again). boodah25 is missing both running backs and Andre Johnson is on a bye. The Cowboys could break through this week.

ValleyGirls(3-3) vs. Paragon571 (4-2)
Paragon571 is red hot and so long as Manning and Barber are producing they are in real good shape. Daunte Culpepper is equally hot but the Valleygirls running backs are not up to par.

Pelan's Bobcats(3-3) vs.The Teal Curtain(6-0)
Curtis Martin could have a big day agianst the Patriots and continue the Teal Curtain's winning ways. The sleper isd Burelson. The Bobcats put thier hopes for victory on three backs TJ Duckett, Shaun Alexander and Rudi Johnson.

Dunedain (6-0) vs.Epsilon Delta (3-3)
Dunedain could be let sown by Marc Bulger who may not get his yards against the very tough Miami Dolphins pass defense but Sammy Morris could get him points in the same game for the Dolphins. Epsilon Delta still contines commiting the same sin by leaving the running back postion hobbled with one back but they have the spetacular LaDanian Thomlinson and Micheal Vick to hopefully lead them back to winning ways.

NorCal Crushers (4-2) vs.Cooney Quest(1-5)
Not sure how well William Green will do for the Quest this week but the Pack may score alot of points for the Quest against the Cowboys. The Crushers may get alot of points from Stephen Jackson who is the type of back who kills the Dolphins. Not to mention Ahman Green may do some damage against the 'Boys as well ironically damaging the Packer relaint Cooney Quest.

Koko Ed

24-10-2004, 10:28

Koko's X-Cats (3-3) vs. Hurricanes (1-4-1)
The Canes need big things from Donovan McNabb to beat out the X-Cats because they can't realistically expect anything from Chris Perry. The X-Cats are hoping for good production from Amos Zeroue to win out.

Rhode Island Charge (3-3) vs.Coco's Monkeys (3-3)
Manning and Dillon lead the Monkeys against the Charge who look to Preist Holmes and Willis McGahee. BJ Sams for the Monkeys is an interesting slleper.

South Fl Jets (4-2) vs. This Space for Rent(1-5)
Micheal Vick could go to town for the Renters against the Chiefs D but is it enough to overcome Matt Hasselback and Priest Holmes? Thomas Jones and Mewelde Moore could help te Renters out. Will Chad Johnson bother to make plays instead of sending Pepto to opposing D's for the Jets?

Dunedain (1-5) vs Toronto Fumblers (2-4)
Going with the inneffective Jonothan Quinn is not exactly an inspiring thing for Dunedain but Sammy Morris could have nice production against the soft Rams underbelly. The Fumblers have no one player who really sticks out but good steady prodction from all of them could be enough to win.

The Lightning ( 4-2) vs.Cooney Quest (5-1)
The Quest have backups in at the running back position and the Lightning have Rudi Johnson and Edgerrin James on their side. Brett Farve to the rescue! The Lightning could be disaapionted by Marc Bulger's production this week.

The Borg (2-4) vs. The Shoats (4-1-1)
The Borg could be conceding victory by starting a benched Brad Johnson and the on vacation Plaxico Burress. Tiki Barber could do the damage the the Borgs hopes.

JC's Juggernauts (3-3) vs. Valleygirls (4-2)
The resurgent Kurt Warner and Curtis Martin and the surprising Reuben Droughns lead the Juggernauts. The Valleygirls are going with the struggling Joey Harrington. The Ravens D could be a significant contributor for them today.

Nor Cal Crushers (2-4) vs.Stud Man Clan (2-4)
Teh Clan have basically doomed themselves to defeat by leaving a roster spot blank and starting two players on a bye. Tent Green or Fred Taylor could lead the Crushers to victory.

Philly Cheesesteaks (4-2) vs. Bonecrushers (5-1)
The Bonecrushers are setting themselves up for a fall by missing a pair of players. The Cheesesteaks have Daunte Culpepper and you want a full roster when facing him.

EddieMcD

24-10-2004, 12:42

Rhode Island Charge (3-3) vs.Coco's Monkeys (3-3)
Manning and Dillon lead the Monkeys against the Charge who look to Preist Holmes and Willis McGahee. BJ Sams for the Monkeys is an interesting slleper.
I'm surprised you didn't point out my gamble replacing Brady with Drew Brees. I just don't like Brady's (or New England's for that matter) chances against the Jets. Plus, he hasn't thrown much the last two weeks. And hey, Drew Brees has the third highest QB rating in the league.

What I'm afraid of is that the Monkeys have had three tough losses (I mean really, who in their right mind would've predicted Conney scoring 93?). I'm sure this one will be close either way, and it may end on Monday.

Oh, and I'm personally proud of my Willis McGahee acquirance. :D

Koko Ed

24-10-2004, 13:15

I'm surprised you didn't point out my gamble replacing Brady with Drew Brees. I just don't like Brady's (or New England's for that matter) chances against the Jets. Plus, he hasn't thrown much the last two weeks. And hey, Drew Brees has the third highest QB rating in the league.

What I'm afraid of is that the Monkeys have had three tough losses (I mean really, who in their right mind would've predicted Conney scoring 93?). I'm sure this one will be close either way, and it may end on Monday.

Oh, and I'm personally proud of my Willis McGahee acquirance. :D
I don't think the Bills will have much running sucess against the Ravens at all.

Coco the Monkey

24-10-2004, 15:19

Rhode Island Charge (3-3) vs.Coco's Monkeys (3-3)
Manning and Dillon lead the Monkeys against the Charge who look to Preist Holmes and Willis McGahee. BJ Sams for the Monkeys is an interesting slleper.

This game should be close, presently Holmes has 4 touchdowns which is scaring the crap out of me. BJ Sams has had 2 punt return touchdowns and over 350 yards running in the past 3 games, this game he has a touchdown, so far, as well. I had a feeling he'd be a good bonus to my team. (That and I'm in Baltimore)

Brees isnt have too good of a day.

EddieMcD

25-10-2004, 18:20

Ricky Q.

27-10-2004, 02:04

I love my two teams contrast, in The FIRST Robotics League Cooney Quest is 6-1 and all alone in first place, so ha to all you non believers in that league.

However, in FIRST Robotics Cooney Quest is 1-6 and sitting near the bottom, oh well...can't win them all :)

Koko Ed

30-10-2004, 10:54

(W,L,T, Current streak, points)
Dunedain 7-0-0, W7, 2016
The Teal Curtain 7-0-0,W7, 1969
Paragon571 5-2-0, W5, 2048
NorCal Crushers 5-2-0, W1, 1857
boodah25 5-2-0,W1,1811
Amaizin' Blue 4-3-0, W4, 1957.5
Sparxs1126 4-3-0,W1, 1933
Koko's X-Cats 3-4-0,L2, 1909
ValleyGirls 3-4-0, L1, 1833
Pelan's Bobcats 3-4-0, L1, 1528
Epsilon Delta 3-4-0,L4, 1485
ryforstek525 2-5-0,L3, 1622
gaelforce126 2-5-0, L1, 1443
Sigmakittens 2-5-0, W2, 1400.5
Cooney Quest 1-6-0, L1, 1261.5
NU Cowboys 0-7-0, L7, 954

Amaizin' Blue (3-3)282 Koko's X-Cats (3-3)262
This one came down to Monday night and Reuben Droughns outscored the Denver defense and Ashlie Lelie 52-29 enough to put Amazin' Blue over the top.

Sparxs1126(4-3) 346 ryforstek525 (3-4) 273
McNabb and Holmes will be looked to again to lead the Sparx back to the road to victory. ryforstek525 depends on Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk and the Philadelphia Eagles defense to win.
WHile the McNabb/ Holmes combo outscored the Warner/ Faulk/Eagles combb 198- 161 what really put the Sparx over the top was the 100 points the Sparx got from their defense.

gaelforce126(2-5) vs. Sigmakittens (2-5)
gaelforce126 is missing both Hines Ward and Clinton Portis who are on a bye this week opening up the possiblity of an easy victory for the sigmakittens even without Randy Moss.
And an easy victory it was. The main story is 4-1. That's how many zeroes gaelforce put up compared to the kitties (Moss of course). Byron Leftwich nearly did the job himself.

boodah25 (5-2)vs.NU Cowboys (0-7)
Total role reversal here. The Cowboys nearly have all the bases covered (still using the benched AJ Feeley but who knows when the Dolphins will turn to him again). boodah25 is missing both running backs and Andre Johnson is on a bye. The Cowboys could break through this week.
Wow. Somebody placed a curse on the Cowboys. Outside of Fred Taylor's 48 points the Cowboys got little or nothing from their roster, most surprisingly a big fat zero from Torry Holt. boodah25's 93 points from the defense was more than enough.

Paragon571 (5-2)336 ValleyGirls(3-4) 234
Paragon571 is red hot and so long as Manning and Barber are producing they are in real good shape. Daunte Culpepper is equally hot but the Valleygirls running backs are not up to par.
Manning and Culpepper had an epic battle with Manning winning 109-94. THe running backs were a VERY different story with Paragon's running backs crushing the Valleygirls running backs 156-20.

The Teal Curtain(7-0)263Pelan's Bobcats(3-4) 259
Man, was this one close. The Bobcats got 93 points from the Cincinatti Bengals on Monday night and needed 98 to win. Arron Brooks 89 points over Brain Griese's 61 points saved the Teal Curtain.

Dunedain (7-0) vs.Epsilon Delta (3-4)
Dunedain could be let down by Marc Bulger who may not get his yards against the very tough Miami Dolphins pass defense but Sammy Morris could get him points in the same game for the Dolphins. Epsilon Delta still contines commiting the same sin by leaving the running back postion hobbled with one back but they have the spetacular LaDanian Thomlinson and Micheal Vick to hopefully lead them back to winning ways.
In spite of the Ram's pathetic effort Bulger got 95 points but Sammy Morris did lead the running backs to a 132-40 victory and an easy cruise to victory for Dunedain.

NorCal Crushers (5-2) 268Cooney Quest(1-6)200
The 102-49 advantage for the Crushers was the main difference with the Quest ironically being done in by Ahman Green in particular.

Koko Ed

30-10-2004, 12:09

Koko's X-Cats (3-4)vsSparxs1126(4-3)
Basically it comes down to Priest Holmes vs. the X-Cats trio of running backs Brown, Dillon (who's hurting) and Zeroue. The Chiefs/Colts game weighs very heavily in this matchup.

gaelforce126(2-5) vs.ryforstek525 (2-5)
gaelforce126 is showing up with a full roster for the first time in weeks while ryforstek525 has both Gramatica and Faulk on a bye and that could hurt if gaelforce126 had any running backs of note (which they don't) and how much is really settled by the kickers? It'll probably come down to who has the better game. Matt Hasselback for gaelforce126 or Jurt Warner for ryforstek525.

boodah25 (5-2) vs. Sigmakittens (2-5)
The kitties are on a roll and with the emerging Willis McGahee on their side they could be a dangerous opponent for boodah25 who are depnding on Kevan Barlow and Domanic Davis to come through for them this week.

ValleyGirls(3-4) vs.NU Cowboys (0-7)
The Cowboys insist on starting the benched AJ Feely instead of Joey Harrington and Torry Holt is on a bye (he was basically on one last week). With Daunte Culpepper on the Valleygirls roster the Cowboys need all the help they could get.

Cooney Quest(1-6)[/COLORvs.[COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]Paragon571 (5-2)
Paragon571 is red hot and Manning is getting to feast on the less-than-inspring Chiefs defense while Cooney Quest is without William Green. Richie Anderson is not enough to take on Tiki Barber and Thomas Jones.

Pelan's Bobcats(3-4) vs.Amaizin' Blue (4-3)
Another game that leans heavily on the running game. It's Rudi Johnson, TJ Duckett and Shaun Alexander for the Bobcats vs. Reuben Droughns, Edgerring James and Brain Westbrook (who has cracked ribs and probably won't play). Will Kerry Collins not kill the Bobcats hopes?

Dunedain (7-0) vs.The Teal Curtain(7-0)
GAME OF THE YEAR!!!
Dunedain is doing without Stepehen Davis (again) while the Curtain have the one two punch of Mewelde Moore and Curtis Martin. Retread Dorsey Levins may not be enough to take that matchuip so where does Dunedain find hope? Terell Owens and Antonio Gates are a good start.

NorCal Crushers (5-2) vs. Epsilon Delta (3-4)
Epsilon Delta has fallen off the map and until they start using the other running back it'll continue. Micheal Vicks painful struggles with the West Coast offense is also hurting them. The Crushers are making it easier for Epsilon Dleta by having Lee Suggs on a bye and having to start Billy Voleck so Epsilon Delta does have a chance.

EddieMcD

30-10-2004, 12:10

Coco's Monkeys (3-3) d. Rhode Island Charge (3-3)
84-54
What happens when you bench Tom Brady and Chris Chambers? You get Rhode Island’s week 7 bumble. The good news is that Priest Holmes tacked on 29. The bad news is that there was nothing else to tack on to. Had Brady and Chambers been left in, the Charge would be 4-3. Instead, with the help of Peyton Manning’s 25 and Seattle’s 14, the Monkeys get that 4-3 record.

Koko's X-Cats (3-3) vs. Hurricanes (1-4-1)
71-65
This one had to be the best game of the week. McNabb pulled through for the Hurricanes with 29. The kicker also had a semi-godly 17. There was one position player who took this game back to the X-Cats: Ahman Green and his 20 points. This battle should’ve defaulted to the defensive battle. Problem is, the Cats had one (and a nice one scoring 27) and the ‘Canes didn’t. As a result, they lose their fourth straight.

This Space for Rent (1-5) d. South Fl Jets (4-2)
46-40
It’s the battle of the quarterbacks (DUN dun DUN)! Okay, maybe not. This QB battle is possibly the worst in league history, with a combined -4 between the two teams there. The rest of the game was better. Not much, but it proved two things. The first is that TSfR can win by edging an opponent out when it needs to. The second is that the Jets indeed had an easy schedule the first half of the season. They could both be playoff bound if TSfR continues its roll, and South Florida stops its fall at this one game.

Toronto Fumblers (2-4) d. Dunedain (1-5)
72-36
Dunedain, well, fumbled. Again. We may have to rename “fumble” to “Dunedain”. A Sammy Morris 10 was the best thing Dunedain could come up with to face the steady production of Toronto. Nothing was very good on Toronto’s side. Here’s the catch: eight of nine players scored at least 7. That’s 56 right there. Add in a couple of higher scores, and Toronto stops its Dunedain- er, fumble right there.

Cooney Quest (5-1) d. The Lightning (4-2)
55-54
I don’t know where to start on this one. Fact of the matter is, Conney won another game by a low margin. Running game went to The Lightning. Receiving went to Cooney. Everything else was dead even. The difference could very well be Brett Favre going 3 points up on Marc Bulger. They did it again, and the Quest now sit alone on top.

The Borg (2-4) d. The Shoats (4-1-1)
35-34
This should not have been remotely close. The Shoats have Dunedained for the second week in a row. Tiki Barber’s 14 did absolutely nothing, most likely because his partner in the other RB position got nothing, and receiving combined for 1. The Borg had its own ace up its mechanical actuator. Their defense scored 22 of their points, allowing The Borg to assimilate their third victim.

Valleygirls (4-2) d. JC's Juggernauts (3-3)
85-42
What can I say? The Valleygirls lived up to their reputation again this week. Emmitt Smith (12) keeps scoring, Joey Harrington (16) keeps throwing matzhaballs, Javon Walker (12) catches his share, and Baltimore (28) keeps running over opposing offenses (boy, did that last one sound wrong). The rest of the team was terrible, but they really didn’t need anything else to fight Kurt Warner’s waning days and an off week for Curtis Martin.

Nor Cal Crushers (2-4) d. Stud Man Clan (2-4)
63-17
“The Clan have basically doomed themselves to defeat by leaving a roster spot blank and starting two players on a bye.” I’ll hold to Ed’s words this time. The Clan basically Dunedained this week. Of course, had none of the above been true, they still would’ve been hard-pressed to overcome Nor Cal’s 23 in receiving and a 21 on the defensive side of things. The Crushers literally crush the competition this week.

Philly Cheesesteaks (4-2) d. Bonecrushers (5-1)
69-55
This is a game worthy of two teams who are now 5-2. Somebody had to lose. Byron Leftwich’s 18 combined with his Eagles contingent of Owens (17) and Philledelphia (11) looked good. Unfortunately, they came up against Philly’s McAllister, kicker, and the New Orleans DEF (they all scored 12). What makes this a win for the Cheesesteaks is the fact that everybody (except for one) cleared 5, while the Bonecrushers had absolutely no support. These two teams are now quite even.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak
1 Cooney Quest 6-1-0 .857 375 W-6
2 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 5-2-0 .714 478 W-3
3 BoneCrushers 5-2-0 .714 421 L-1
4 ValleyGirls 5-2-0 .714 403 W-1
5 The Shoats 4-2-1 .643 386 L-2
6 Coco's Monkeys 4-3-0 .571 437 W-1
7 the lightning 4-3-0 .571 425 L-1
8 Koko's X-Cats 4-3-0 .571 370 W-1
9 south fl jets 4-3-0 .571 329 L-1
10 Rhode Island Charge 3-4-0 .429 407 L-2
11 Toronto Fumblers 3-4-0 .429 393 W-2
12 Jc's Juggernaut's 3-4-0 .429 378 L-1
13 Nor Cal Crushers 3-4-0 .429 352 W-1
14 The BORG 3-4-0 .429 272 W-2
15 This Space For Rent 2-5-0 .286 337 W-2
16 Stud Man Clan 2-5-0 .286 316 L-2
17 Hurricanes 1-5-1 .214 382 L-4
18 Dunedain 1-6-0 .143 261 L-4

EddieMcD

30-10-2004, 12:11

Alright, we’re halfway through this season. Seven more weeks until playoffs. Here’s best of the first half:

Most Valuable QB:

Peyton Manning (Philly Cheesesteaks)
Philly has 478 fantasy points. Manning himself has just under a third of their total points. Here’s the kicker (pun not intended): the Cheesesteaks are 5-2.

Honorable Mention: Byron Leftwich
The Bonecrushers lost a tough one this past week, but Leftwich has been providing steady scoring all season. That appears to align with the Bonecrushers’ M.O.

Best Running Game

Priest Holmes (Rhode Island Charge)
Rhode Island may be struggling due to bad judgment calls, but Holmes himself has blown all opposing running duos out of the water. The Priest is tops in the league with 11 touchdowns. He’d be even deadlier if the Charge could solve their other problems. They remain at 3-4 at the half.

Honorable Mention: B.J. Sams & Corey Dillon
The Monkeys went shaky the past few weeks, but were in the right every time their running game performed. While far from the best, it’s half the reason they’re in contention.

Best Receiving Game

Marvin Harrison & Reggie Wayne (The Shoats)
Well, at least the first five games. They were silent in The Shoats’ two losses. But when they’re performing, you have one of the top teams of the league. They could be what carry The Shoats to the playoffs and beyond.

Honorable Mention: Torry Holt & Donald Driver
Holt has Marc Bulger throwing to him, and Driver has Favre. Cooney Quest has been able to take close matches with this duo.

Most Valuable Kickers
I had to split it between two good players which made an effect on standings.

Adam Vinatieri (Cooney Quest)
Cooney is at the top, and the only reason they are up top is the close games they edge opponents out in. And with every point counting, the pro-bowl kicker gets them what they need, when they need it. He has more than once been a difference in a win or a loss.

Dan Ackers (Philly Cheesesteaks)
Again, that 5-2 record has a lot to do with a performing kicker. The top scoring kicker, Ackers’s success has come from the fact that although he misses occasionally, he has an offense which scores touchdowns allowing him to kick PATs.

Honorable Mention: Jason Elam
Really, this is all high scoring kicker with a winning team. While The Shoats don’t get as much of a benefit from Elam as the previous two teams, he provides a small prop with respectable scores.

Most Productive Offense

Bonecrushers
Led by the aforementioned Byron Leftwich and Terell Owens, every player on that offense manages to contribute. It’s essentially the reason why they’re in third place.

Honorable Mention: Toronto Phantoms/Fumblers
Their offense is more of a conglomerate than the Bonecrushers. They’re in the Honorable Mention portion because they had a string of tough losses earlier on. However, if they keep playing the way they the did the past two weeks, that’ll be a moot point.

Most Dominant Defense
Really, the only defense which has made a huge impact is the Valleygirls. However, the two honorable mentions are listed as such because both have a defense and defensive players at the top of the list.

Valleygirls
I mean, come on, it’s Baltimore. Supplemented by Jamie Sharper and Dat Nguyen, the Girls maintain their presence with this defense.

Honorable Mention: Dunedain
Dunedain is in last place, but only because of a terrible offense. Their defense is composed of Derrick Brooks, Mike Peterson, Lamont Thompson, and Pittsburg. It’s probably the only thing they can cheer about right now.

Honorable Mention: Rhode Island Charge
This defense helps keep Rhode Island’s fantasy scores up. The Giants, Ed Reed, and Keith Brooking (and Michael Strahan to a lesser extent) all made themselves known in the Charge’s three wins.

The Playoff Picture
With seven weeks left, technically, nobody’s eliminated yet. Keyword there is technically. The Hurricanes and Dunedain have had nothing going for them this year, and are most likely not going to make it. On the other side of things, Philly, the Bonecrushers, and the Valleygirls look solid for playoff activity. Everybody else has a catch (including the team in first; more on that later).

The Shoats are running on two losses in a row (and that tie may kill them in the end). The Monkeys and X-Cats have both stopped a downfall with one win. No clue if that can hold, however, if it can, look for those two teams in the playoffs. The Lightning are probably the most average team in the league, who have been ebbing and flowing all year. I’ll put them in as a good choice for playoffs. The Jets, on the other hand, have gotten all their victories on the teams at the bottom. They need to pick up on the scoring, or they’ll just start sinking when the tougher teams arrive on the schedule.

The lower half of the league is led by the Charge. Rhode Island has a few roster issues to sort out, but also with the ebb and flow pattern they’ve been having, combined with a relatively easy schedule the second half, they may take a low spot in the playoffs (and the high fantasy score can only help). Toronto started fumbling after week one. In week six, they started a small winning streak. With an even difficulty of schedule, if they can keep on their roll, they’ll also make it. The Juggernauts took off in the early weeks, and then faded away. In my opinion, this fading can only increase. The Borg and Nor Cal may pull surprises on us, but their fantasy scores are quite low due to them beating up on lower teams. TSfR just started winning, and have a small chance at making it, and the Clan can’t afford their only periodic wins.

Which leaves us with our anomaly: Cooney Quest. Their record says they’re the best. Their average margin of victory says differently. I seriously have no clue where to place them, or even if they’ll make the playoffs. The league is so close that Cooney could drop three games, and be back in tenth. And the fact that they’ve been squeaking by only makes this more of a possibility. It’ll be exciting to watch what happens.

And with that, my half-season review is done. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to finally get some sleep. Here's to an exciting playoff hunt.

Koko Ed

31-10-2004, 06:39

Koko's X-Cats (4-3) vs. This Space for Rent(2-5)
This matchup features a pair of enigmas at quarterbacks. Carson Palmer for the X-Cats and Vinny Testeverde for the Renters. Whomever comes to play on Sunday goes a long way to determining the winner, Another question is can Ahman Green outperform the Renters Thomas Jones and Mewelde Moore.

Rhode Island Charge (3-4) vs.The Lightning ( 4-3)
The Lightning are going to need big games from Edgerrin James and Rudi Johnson to cover for Tim Rattay but they may have their hands full overcomming Proest Holmes and Willis McGahee.

South Fl Jets (4-3) vs. Coco's Monkeys (4-3)
Manning could be huge for the Monkeys which is good because Corey Dillon has been ailing this week and BJ Sams barely plays. The Jets LaDanian Thomlinson is hurting as well but Bettis is well rested getting to dive in within 5 yards to get easy fantasy points.

Dunedain (1-6) vs Hurricanes (1-5-1)
Battle of the cellar dwellers.
The Canes may be in better shape with Donovan McNabb and Shaun Alexander ready to roll but hurting themselves leaving Issac Bruce who is on a bye in the starting spot. Dunedain will look to Clinton Portis to right the ship and hope that Kerry Collins doesn't kill them.

Bonecrushers (5-2) vs.Toronto Fumblers (3-4)
The Fumblers have been hot since changing their name but could be introuble going with rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and a pair of backups at runningback. The Bonecrushers got Byron Leftwich and Terell Ownes and that could prove to be enough.

The Borg (3-4) vs. Cooney Quest (6-1)
The Borg are making it pretty easy for the Quest by still starting the benched Brad Johnson, the on-a-bye Marshall Faulk and the injured Brain Westbrook. A motivated Brett Farve may be all the Quest need(Farve's wife has been recently dianosed with cancer and last time Brett got smacked square upside the head by tragedy he played exceptionally).

JC's Juggernauts (3-4) vs. The Shoats (4-2-1)
The Shoats could get some nice production from their two recievers Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison. The running game is fairly even so the Juggernauts hope to score an advantage in the quarterbacks with Kurt Warner over Jake Delhomme.

Nor Cal Crushers (3-4) vs.]Valleygirls (5-2)
The win could come down to who has the better day. Emmit Smith for the Valleygirls or Fred Taylor for the Crushers. Javon Walker could be a secret weapon for the Valleygirls.

Philly Cheesesteaks (5-2) vs. Stud Man Clan (2-5)
Daunte Culpepper could kill the Clan himslef but the Clan seem intent on hurting themselves by leaving a starting running back spot blank.

EddieMcD

31-10-2004, 07:45

Rhode Island Charge (3-4) vs.The Lightning ( 4-3)
The Lightning are going to need big games from Edgerrin James and Rudi Johnson to cover for Tim Rattay but they may have their hands full overcomming Proest Holmes and Willis McGahee.
I'm happy today: McGahee is starting against the Cardinals at home. My only problem is my enigma that is my comparable QBs. Do you play Brady or Brees? And it seems like every week, I make the wrong decision there.

Maybe Holmes will get me four TDs again. :p

Koko Ed

31-10-2004, 21:43

I'm happy today: McGahee is starting against the Cardinals at home. My only problem is my enigma that is my comparable QBs. Do you play Brady or Brees? And it seems like every week, I make the wrong decision there.

Maybe Holmes will get me four TDs again. :p
I guess you should've took Brees.

Cory

31-10-2004, 22:50

After a second straight solid performance by Volek, noone should be questioning him now :)

Coco the Monkey

01-11-2004, 04:04

EddieMcD

01-11-2004, 19:25

I think you mixed something up there Eddie. :D For a moment there I thought I traded him away... but I've still got Peyton Manning as my quarterback. As much as I love cheesesteaks *yum*, tis not my team.
Ack, meant to say Culpepper (must've confused the rankings). Mulligan:

Most Valuable QB:

Daunte Culpepper (Philly Cheesesteaks)
Philly has 478 fantasy points. Culpepper himself has just under a third of their total points. Here’s the kicker (pun not intended): the Cheesesteaks are 5-2.

Honorable Mention: Byron Leftwich
The Bonecrushers lost a tough one this past week, but Leftwich has been providing steady scoring all season. That appears to align with the Bonecrushers’ M.O.

Coco the Monkey

02-11-2004, 09:13

*sigh* I keep getting all the bad breaks......If Dillon hadnt gotten injured I might have had this week in the bag..... :(

EddieMcD

06-11-2004, 08:23

Rhode Island Charge (3-4) d. The Lightning (4-3)
88-52
”The Lightning are going to need big games from Edgerrin James and Rudi Johnson to cover for Tim Rattay, but they may have their hands full overcoming Priest Holmes and Willis McGahee.” In another great day of Ed making my job slightly easier, the italicized quote prettymuch calls it as it is. James and Johnson combined for 13 (though Keyshawn Johnson had 17 for The Lightning high score), and Tim Rattay sat due to injury. Meanwhile, Priest Homes (26) and Willis McGahee (17) combined for 43, and Rhode Island had a 24 in defense. The Charge’s one downside: Drew Brees scored 35, and he was on the bench (which would’ve given them the highest score of the year). Yay, quarterback enigmas! But either way, Rhode Island moves to the top of the .500 bracket.

This Space for Rent (2-5) d. Koko's X-Cats (4-3)
52-48
Holy close games, Batman! To say this game was favored by either team would be deluding yourself. Both teams had their ups and downs. Testeverde came through for TSfR with 19. Ahman Green hit 18 for the Cats. The Cats even had the receiving game 16-4. The closeness of this game though comes from a defensive 18 from TSfR, which The X-Cats couldn’t match. TSfR wins their third straight.

South Fl Jets (4-3) d. Coco's Monkeys (4-3)
81-77
What is wrong with the Monkeys? Simply put, nothing. Except being on the losing end of now four close games. You’d figure with a Manning 36 plus 21 from the receivers, you’d have a win. Unfortunately, they drew the (quite varying in strength) Jets this week, who had their best game all year. This includes an 18 running, 17 in the WR category, 14 from the kicker spot, and 24 on defense. Their only weakness was an underperforming QB (and even his 8 is more than the difference between the teams, so he did his part). The Monkey’s fall to .500 again.

Dunedain (1-6) d. Hurricanes (1-5-1)
71-53
“Battle of the cellar dwellers.” Well, okay, I guess calling it the Toilet Bowl was neither gracious nor professional. Though contrary to the previous, this game surprisingly didn’t stink (okay, no more jokes). Dunedain had their best game of the year, led by Pittsburgh’s 21. How does an 18 from Tony Gonzalez sound? And a 12 by the kicker? Pretty good when you consider that the only outstanding performance from the Hurricanes was Shaun Alexander’s 21, leaving them alone in the basement.

Toronto Fumblers (3-4) d. Bonecrushers (5-2)
71-33
“The Fumblers have been hot since changing their name…” That’s a resounding “yes”. The Phantom Fumblers (you know, people fumbling that don’t exist) had 15 from Rookie of the Year candidate Ben Roelthlisberger. They also had a total of 34 on defense (and hey, that would’ve been enough). What can I say about the Bonecrushers? They Dunedained quite badly this week (or should that be Hurricaned now?). Even their reliable Byron Leftwich failed with a -2. The best they got was Terrell Owens’s 11 in their second straight loss.

Cooney Quest (6-1) d. The Borg (3-4)
52-34
Yet another victory for Cooney Quest without leaving the 50’s. We can also attribute this win to having an easy draw in The Borg, who’s only notable score was Burrress’s 15. And we can contribute this loss to having four 0’s on offense. Enough bad news: let’s talk about the Quest. Their offense wasn’t that competitive, but with a defensive score of 25, they didn’t need much else for a seventh straight victory.

The Shoats (4-2-1) d. JC's Juggernauts (3-4)
105-47
Um, wowza. I can talk quite a bit about the Juggernauts, including a 20 on defense and Curtis Martin having 11. I think that’s it on this game. Oh wait we have ONEHUNDRED AND FIVE POINTS! Calm down, Eddie, calm down. Hmm, we’ll start by comparatively mentioning that The Shoats had 30 on defense. We can also compare running games, of which The Shoats had a combined 23. Receiving only got better with 34 total. To top it off is Jake Delhomme and his 14. This was a much needed game for them, and they delivered.

Nor Cal Crushers (3-4) d. Valleygirls (5-2)
56-39
It’s the annual Nor Cal versus So Cal rivalry. And this year, it wasn’t an extremely lopsided victory for the Valleygirls. In fact, it wasn’t a victory for them at all. They also Dunedained quite badly this week. With the exception of Harrington’s 14, the Girls were essentially nonexistent. Which was all well and good for the Crushers, who needed this game badly to stay in contention for the playoffs. And while they weren’t very existent either, they had a 25 from Trent Green leading them. They did everything better than their opponent this week, and move up to the low end of the .500 group.

Stud Man Clan (2-5) d. Philly Cheesesteaks (5-2)
48-42
How did this happen? On paper, Philly should’ve clobbered the Clan. In fact, even on the scoreboard, it looked like the Cheesesteaks dominated, even with their only bright spot being a 12 from one receiver and an 11 from the kicker spot. On the Clan’s side, the RBs and WRs combined to a total of a rather large circular hole in the ground. Evening part of the game out would be a 10 from the K. We skedaddle to the quarterback. That’s when I realized that Trent Green’s 22 outscored the rest of Philly’s offense. Philly got hit with a rather strange burst of bad luck, which will probably only last this week. Nonetheless, with this, the Stud Man Clan keep playoff hopes alive.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak
1 Cooney Quest 7-1-0 .875 427 W-7
2 The Shoats 5-2-1 .688 491 W-1
3 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 5-3-0 .625 520 L-1
4 BoneCrushers 5-3-0 .625 454 L-2
5 ValleyGirls 5-3-0 .625 442 L-1
6 south fl jets 5-3-0 .625 410 W-1
7 Coco's Monkeys 4-4-0 .500 514 L-1
8 Rhode Island Charge 4-4-0 .500 495 W-1
9 the lightning 4-4-0 .500 477 L-2
10 Toronto Fumblers 4-4-0 .500 464 W-3
11 Koko's X-Cats 4-4-0 .500 418 L-1
12 Nor Cal Crushers 4-4-0 .500 408 W-2
13 Jc's Juggernaut's 3-5-0 .375 425 L-2
14 This Space For Rent 3-5-0 .375 389 W-3
15 Stud Man Clan 3-5-0 .375 364 W-1
16 The BORG 3-5-0 .375 306 L-1
17 Dunedain 2-6-0 .250 332 W-1
18 Hurricanes 1-6-1 .188 435 L-5

Koko Ed

06-11-2004, 17:58

[ This Space for Rent (2-5) d. Koko's X-Cats (4-3)
52-48
Holy close games, Batman! To say this game was favored by either team would be deluding yourself. Both teams had their ups and downs. Testeverde came through for TSfR with 19. Ahman Green hit 18 for the Cats. The Cats even had the receiving game 16-4. The closeness of this game though comes from a defensive 18 from TSfR, which The X-Cats couldn’t match. TSfR wins their third straight.

Carson Palmer killed me!
He is no longer plauging my roster. He can be someone else's problem now.

Koko Ed

07-11-2004, 09:05

[QUOTE=Koko Ed](W,L,T, Current streak, points)
The Teal Curtain 8-0-0,W8, 2259Dunedain 7-1-0, L1, 2254
Paragon571 6-2-0, W6, 2340
NorCal Crushers 6-2-0, W2, 2136
Sparxs1126 5-3-0,W2, 2254boodah25 5-3-0,L1,2048
Amaizin' Blue 4-4-0, L1, 2251.5
ValleyGirls 4-4-0, W1, 2064
Pelan's Bobcats 4-4-0, W1, 1843Koko's X-Cats 3-5-0,L3, 2117
Epsilon Delta 3-5-0,L5, 1715
ryforstek525 2-5-0,L3, 1622
gaelforce126 3-5-0, W1, 1673
Sigmakittens 3-5-0, W3, 1672.5
Cooney Quest 1-7-0, L2, 1412.5
NU Cowboys 0-8-0, L8, 1064

Sparxs1126(-3) 321 Koko's X-Cats (3-5)208
It's all about the defense. The Sparx rode a 97- 29 advantage to cruise to an easy victory over the X-Cats.

gaelforce126(3-5) 230 ryforstek525 (2-6) 173
gaelforce126 is showing up with a full roster for the first time in weeks
And see what happens when you gameplan! Matt Hasselback scored 89 points, Brian Dawkins scored 38 points , Clinton Portis scored 37 points, the Jacksonville Jaguars defense scored 34 points and Keyshawn Johnson added 19 points to lead gaelforce. Four big zeroes on the roster did in ryforstek525.

Sigmakittens (3-5) 272
boodah25 (5-3) 237 The kitties are on a roll and with the emerging Willis McGahee on their side they could be a dangerous opponent for boodah25 who are depnding on Kevan Barlow and Domanic Davis to come through for them this week.
McGahee nearly defeated boodah25's backs by himself scoring 77 points compared to a combined 83 points from Davis and Barlow. Jesse Chatman added 27 points for the kitties as well. Byron Leftwich outscored Drew Bledsoe 82-39 for the kitties as well.

ValleyGirls(4-4)231 NU Cowboys (0-8) 110
The Cowboys insist on starting the benched AJ Feely instead of Joey Harrington and Torry Holt is on a bye (he was basically on one last week). With Daunte Culpepper on the Valleygirls roster the Cowboys need all the help they could get.
Culpepper nearly outscored the whole Cowboys team himself putting up 87 points so there really isn't much more to say about this one.

Paragon571 (6-2) 252 Cooney Quest(1-7)151
Paragon571 is red hot and Manning is getting to feast on the less-than-inspring Chiefs defense while Cooney Quest is without William Green. Richie Anderson is not enough to take on Tiki Barber and Thomas Jones.
Manning explodes for 112 points (it's not his fault his defense stinks well actually it is because his huge contract crippled the COlts ability to get good defnsive players but thats a discussion for another board...). A 112 to 15 running advantage finished the Quest off.

Pelan's Bobcats(4-4) 315 Amaizin' Blue (4-4) 294
Another game that leans heavily on the running game. It's Rudi Johnson, TJ Duckett and Shaun Alexander for the Bobcats vs. Reuben Droughns, Edgerring James and Brain Westbrook (who has cracked ribs and probably won't play). Will Kerry Collins not kill the Bobcats hopes?
Collins performed admirably to keep it close (Green had 115 Collins scored 82) and the Boibcats running game outdid Amazin' Blue's running game 152-97.

The Teal Curtain(8-0)290 Dunedain (7-1) 238
The difference is the defense again.The Curtain got 91-46 to provide the spread for victory.

NorCal Crushers (5-2) 279 Epsilon Delta (3-4) 230
Epsilon Delta's free fall continues as once again the defense provides the difference as the Crusher's defense scored 87 points to Epsilon Delta's 67. The really provided the final differnce with Doug Brien outscoring Neil Rackers 13-1.

Koko Ed

07-11-2004, 09:52

Koko's X-Cats (3-5)vs gaelforce126(3-5)
Clinton Portis is the main focus of this matchup as he is the most healthy and productive back featured here and if he does well gaelforce could win easily.

Sparxs1126(5-3) vs.Pelan's Bobcats(4-4)
Sparxs1126 looks to Donovan McNabb and Priest Holmes to lead the way. The Bobcats counter with Rudi Johnson, Shaun Alexander but missing the on a bye TJ Duckett which could cost them dearly.

boodah25 (5-3) vs. ryforstek525 (2-6)
boodah25 is missing Alge Crumpler but ryforstek525 is missing Warick Dunn and the rarely used Antowain Smith and with Kevan Barlow and Domanic Davis on the other side that is a bad thing.

ValleyGirls(4-4) vs.Sigmakittens (3-5)
The Valleygirls have the incomperable Daunte Culpepper who can easily outplay the kitties Mark Brunell. But teh kitties have Willis McGahee who is more effective than the Valleygirls Troy Hambrick and Ron Dayne.

Paragon571 (6-2)vs. NU Cowboys (0-8)
Until the Cowboys start to take their responsibilites as a team manager seriously so long as their opponenets start players who are actually playing it doesn't matter who is playing. Paragon571 wins easily.

Dunedain (7-1) vs.Amaizin' Blue (4-4)
Bulger and Owens could have insane weeks for Dunedain. Amazin' Blue needs big weeks from their trio of running backs Edgerrin James, Rueben Drougins and the injured but possibly performing Brain Westbrook.

NorCal Crushers (6-2) vs.The Teal Curtain(8-0)
The Curtain are getting surprisingly great play from Drew Brees and with Jamal Lewis and Curtis Martin on their side thay are a tough out. The Crushers require Jake Delohme to regain his Superbowl form and Lee Suggs and Stephen Jackson need to make some big plays.

Epsilon Delta (3-5) vs.Cooney Quest(1-7)
Someone is going to get a one week reprive from a poor season. The QUest is the most likely victim having an INEXCUSABLE eight players on bye bacsically giving the win to Epsilon Dleta who has Micheal Vick and still not starting a second running back. Just because you aren't performing to the standards you like doesn't mean you should jsut walk away and leave the team to rot. It's a poor lesson in FIRST and in life. Success should not determine your level of commitment.

Koko Ed

07-11-2004, 10:39

Koko's X-Cats (4-4) vs. Coco's Monkeys (4-4)
It's Koko vs. Coco and Coco may be missing any prodction form the running game with Corey Dillion hurting but as long as they have Peyton Manning that may noit matter. The X-Cats have Arron Brooks but need to get something form the Raiders running backs in order to survive.

Rhode Island Charge (4-4) vs. The Borg (3-5)
The Charge combo of the surprising Drew Brees, Priest Holmes and Willis McGahee could prove lethal to The Borg who have the benched Brad Johnson on their roster the injured Brian Westbrook and the trgially underused Marshall Faulk.

South Fl Jets (5-3) vs. The Lightning ( 4-4)
The big difference could be the Jets sporting the Jets D who will probably get at least 4 sacks on the Bills vs. a on a bye Falcons D for the Ligtning. Bulger could make up the difference for the Ligtning but as long as trhe Jets have Hasselback and Thomlinson they will be tough to beat.

Dunedain (2-6) vs This Space for Rent(3-5)
Dunedain has an adavnatage with Sammy Morris and Clinton Portis over Onterio Smith (who is suspended) and Anthony Thomas. Whomever gets better production from their quarterbacks (Kerry Collins for Dunedain or Vinny Testeverde for the Renters) will win.

Toronto Fumblers (4-4) vs.Hurricanes (1-6-1)
The Canes hobbled themselves severly by having no one on defense and have to hope Donovan McNabb has an amazing game to have any chance.

JC's Juggernauts (3-5) vs. Cooney Quest (7-1)
The Quest could be in huge trouble this week with little from the running game and the erratic Jake Plummer slinging the ball around. Kurt Warner and Curtis Martin may be enough to take the Juggernauts over the top.

Nor Cal Crushers (4-4) vs. The Shoats (5-2-1)
The Crushers have no real presence in the running game with Travis Henry benched and Kevin Jones barely productive. Tiki Barber could prove to be massive for the Shoats. And with Harrison and Wayne running free on the Vikings this could get ugly.

Philly Cheesesteaks (5-3) vs. Valleygirls (5-3)
With Culpepper and a pair of Duces (theough Staley is hurting with a bad hammy) the Valleygirls could be in for a world of hurt.

Bonecrushers (5-3) vs.Stud Man Clan (3-5)
The Clan have no second back but the Bonecrushers don't really have any (Tatum Bell barely plays and Warrick Dunn is on a bye) and although Kevan Barlow has been a disapointment he can outpreform what the Bonecrushers have. Having Pennington over the invisable (as in on a bye) Byron Leftwich is a bonus. Terrell Ownes will have ot save the Clan's bacon.

Ricky Q.

08-11-2004, 11:18

Epsilon Delta (3-5) vs.Cooney Quest(1-7)
Someone is going to get a one week reprive from a poor season. The QUest is the most likely victim having an INEXCUSABLE eight players on bye bacsically giving the win to Epsilon Dleta who has Micheal Vick and still not starting a second running back. Just because you aren't performing to the standards you like doesn't mean you should jsut walk away and leave the team to rot. It's a poor lesson in FIRST and in life. Success should not determine your level of commitment.

JC's Juggernauts (3-5) vs. Cooney Quest (7-1)
The Quest could be in huge trouble this week with little from the running game and the erratic Jake Plummer slinging the ball around. Kurt Warner and Curtis Martin may be enough to take the Juggernauts over the top.

For my bad team, don't think that I have just given up on it, I tried to make some moves but there really isn't anyone that great still avaliable, I still check it every week and all that jazz. I would never walk away and let a struggling team rot.

And as for my second team I have finally broken out of the 50s with the high score for the week, even though I know you all still doubt my standing.

Ricky

Koko Ed

08-11-2004, 17:54

For my bad team, don't think that I have just given up on it, I tried to make some moves but there really isn't anyone that great still avaliable, I still check it every week and all that jazz. I would never walk away and let a struggling team rot.

And as for my second team I have finally broken out of the 50s with the high score for the week, even though I know you all still doubt my standing.

Ricky
Well I certainly wasn't expecting Adam Viniteri to throw a touchdown pass but I was right about your backs (though Lamont Jordan should get points for crushing Brain Morman at the Ralph).

As for your bad team you were doomed when you took too many Packers and you paid for it. I learned that lesson two years ago with the Bills and I will never do it again.

Koko Ed

08-11-2004, 18:28

The good news is: I'm up 26 points on the Monkeys.
The bad new: The Monkeys have Peyton Manning tossing the ball around against the Pathetic Vikings defense.
I'm so screwed.

Coco the Monkey

09-11-2004, 02:21

The good news is: I'm up 26 points on the Monkeys.
The bad new: The Monkeys have Peyton Manning tossing the ball around against the Pathetic Vikings defense.
I'm so screwed.

As I said on the phone to my girlfriend near the end of the game: "Peyton Manning is the sexiest man alive. No one can throw the football and look that good at the same time."

I was really sweating this game out. As Koko said, he was up 26. After that fourth touchdown I jumped up and hit my head on the bottom rung of my bunk bed. *rubs forehead*

Koko, as for you being screwed. I only have one thing to say to that. I'll see you in the playoffs ;)

(I think DJ Fluck is turning me to the darkside, I'm finding myself rooting for the Colts more and more as the season goes on.)

Koko Ed

09-11-2004, 16:17

As I said on the phone to my girlfriend near the end of the game: "Peyton Manning is the sexiest man alive. No one can throw the football and look that good at the same time."

I was really sweating this game out. As Koko said, he was up 26. After that fourth touchdown I jumped up and hit my head on the bottom rung of my bunk bed. *rubs forehead*

Koko, as for you being screwed. I only have one thing to say to that. I'll see you in the playoffs ;)

(I think DJ Fluck is turning me to the darkside, I'm finding myself rooting for the Colts more and more as the season goes on.)
If I had Peyton Manning I'd be rooting for the Colts too.

EddieMcD

13-11-2004, 11:54

Rhode Island Charge (4-4) d. The Borg (3-5)
83-25
Rhode Island was in the zone this week, pulling together their running game, quarterback, and defense. Drew Brees’s 29 would’ve won by itself. The running combo of Holmes and McGahee pulled 20. But what sealed the deal was a combined defensive effort of 28 (led by the New York Giants’ 12). What did the Borg have? Well, aside from a 12 from Brian Dawkins, not much. The Charge take their second straight.

Coco's Monkeys (4-4) d. Koko's X-Cats (4-4)
80-76
With both teams at .500, this was an important game. And both teams delivered. The X-Cats had a running game of 20, a receiving game of 21, and a kicking game pulling 12. Notice something missing? It’s the QB score of 3 which may have killed the Cats. But it didn’t look that way until Monday night. That’s when the Monkey’s Peyton Manning stepped up with 30 points. Alone, it wouldn’t have been enough. But together with Dillon’s 11, Lelie’s 10, and Seattle’s 13, it became a fight. A fight which the Monkeys were able to squeeze out 4 more points than the X-Cats. Could this be the deciding game of both teams' playoff fates?

South Fl Jets (5-3) d. The Lightning (4-4)
72-46
The Lightning looked to stop a nasty loosing skid against the unpredictable Jets. Unfortunately, with not much individual effort other than Bulger’s 11, it looked quite difficult. This was only exacerbated by the fact that South Florida actually bought a B+ game to the opposition. They also had only one noticeable individual effort at the QB spot (Matt Hasselbeck’s 23). Luckily, the Jets had everyone contribute. There were four others with at least 8 points. This type of gameplay gave The Lightning their third straight loss.

Dunedain (2-6) d. This Space for Rent (3-5)
65-55
This was a surprisingly good game for two teams who have both spent considerable time in the basement. But the conspicuous problem is that TSfR can’t get a QB to score positive integers. A -8 there this week really hurt them, where their excellent running game of 27, Shayne Graham scoring 16, and Buffalo’s DEF worth 12 should’ve put them over the top. But Dunedain’s QB scored 9 more than TSfR’s (which, now that I’m thinking about it, isn’t that great either). Their show also consisted of Portis’s 13, Tony Gonzalez’s 12, and a 13 put up by Pittsburgh. Ironically, it was TSfR who Dunedained this week.

Toronto Fumblers (4-4) d. Hurricanes (1-6-1)
64-40
I’ll make this short: the Hurricanes had no defense and nothing else beyond Shaun Alexander’s 20. And the Phantom Fumblers had already equaled that with Roethlisberger and Jamal Lewis putting up dual 10s. While not too on the ball (no pun intended) offensively this week, Toronto was able to cap off their fourth straight with a solid defensive effort of 29.

Cooney Quest (7-1) d. JC's Juggernauts (3-5)
103-43
Okay, fine, Cooney is the best team in the league right now. Happy? Of course, when your opposition’s only high point is a defense tallying 24, even Dunedain could’ve won this game. Most of that 103 was pointless (though incredibly fun to watch). High score: Jake Plummer and his 28. Receiving added 16 (I’ll add that the low point was their poor runner’s combined 2). Adam Vinatieri’s surprise touchdown throw helped add 24 to The Quest, and the defense plopped up 33. Cooney Quest hasn’t lost since week one, and with games like this, they may never again.

The Shoats (5-2-1) d. Nor Cal Crushers (4-4)
85-50
Nor Cal probably should’ve done better in this game. Griese and Jackson put up dual 17s, but also, the Crushers had three 0s. So there wasn’t much to show for their efforts. It may have too been difficult for them to overcome The Shoats’ game anyway, mostly consisting of Delhomme actually having a good game (with 23) and Tiki Barber nabbing 18. Combine that with the defense contributing 24 total, and you have The Shoats winning their second straight.

Philly Cheesesteaks (5-3) d. Valleygirls (5-3)
69-68
You knew this game had to be good, and it was, though it didn’t come down to the usual avenues for either team. The only decent offensive activity was Culpepper’s 13 on Monday (and if you go chronologically, it was the game winner) for Philly, and Stover’s 15 for the Girls. These two teams had to duke it out on the defensive side of the gridiron. The Valleygirls’ defense put up 27 (led by Baltimore’s 18), but the Cheesesteaks’ defense scored 35 (led by Arizona and a 15). That was essentially the story of this game.

Stud Man Clan (3-5) d. Bonecrushers (5-3) vs.
27-23
This game should never have been this close. “The Clan have no second back but the Bonecrushers don't really have any, and although Kevan Barlow has been a disappointment, he can outperform what the Bonecrushers have. Having Pennington over the invisible (as in on a bye) Byron Leftwich is a bonus.” Ed called this game exactly how it happened. The Bonecrushers had no running game, no QB, and a donut by a defenseman. Truthfully, The Clan inhaled audibly as well, though they had one less zero than their opponent. To put in perspective, eleven teams outscored (and one tied) the combined total for this game. Four of those were losing efforts as well. But with only that W mattering, the Clan took their second straight.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak
1 Cooney Quest 8-1-0 .889 530 W-8
2 The Shoats 6-2-1 .722 576 W-2
3 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 6-3-0 .667 589 W-1
4 south fl jets 6-3-0 .667 482 W-2
5 Coco's Monkeys 5-4-0 .556 594 W-1
6 Rhode Island Charge 5-4-0 .556 578 W-2
7 Toronto Fumblers 5-4-0 .556 528 W-4
8 ValleyGirls 5-4-0 .556 510 L-2
9 BoneCrushers 5-4-0 .556 477 L-3
10 the lightning 4-5-0 .444 523 L-3
11 Koko's X-Cats 4-5-0 .444 494 L-2
12 Nor Cal Crushers 4-5-0 .444 458 L-1
13 Stud Man Clan 4-5-0 .444 391 W-2
14 Jc's Juggernaut's 3-6-0 .333 468 L-3
15 This Space For Rent 3-6-0 .333 444 L-1
16 Dunedain 3-6-0 .333 397 W-2
17 The BORG 3-6-0 .333 331 L-2
18 Hurricanes 1-7-1 .167 475 L-6

Playoff Picture: Okay, with five games remaining, technically, nobody's been eliminated yet (in fact, the Hurricanes can lose one more game, and still be in contention). Also, nobody has clinched yet. The closest to clinching a playoff spot is Cooney, who can clinch with two wins and a loss from any one of the Monkeys, Charge, Fumblers, Girls, or Bonecrushers (in fact, in week 11, the Bonecrushers and Girls face, as well as the Monkeys and Fumblers, so we'll just call it two wins). There are a few other situations for the Quest, but they are so random that mentioning them all this early in the race is a waste of time.

Koko Ed

14-11-2004, 08:38

(W,L,T, Current streak, points)
The Teal Curtain 9-0-0,W9, 2560Paragon571 7-2-0, W7, 2548
Dunedain 7-2-0, L2, 2548
NorCal Crushers 6-3-0, L1, 2384
boodah25 6-3-0,W1,2336 Amaizin' Blue 5-4-0, W1, 2615.5
Sparxs1126 5-4-0,L1, 2476
Pelan's Bobcats 5-4-0, W2, 2134
ValleyGirls 4-5-0, L1, 2258
gaelforce126 4-5-0, W2, 1966
Sigmakittens 4-5-0, W3, 1892.5 Epsilon Delta 4-5-0,W1, 1870Koko's X-Cats 3-6-0,L4, 2324.5
ryforstek525 2-7-0,L5, 1980
Cooney Quest 1-8-0, L2, 1516.5
NU Cowboys 0-9-0, L9, 1231

gaelforce126(4-5) 293 Koko's X-Cats (3-6)207.5
In spite of having five zeores on the scorecard gaelforce126 won easily due to Matt Hasselback outscoring Chad Pennington 89-32 and the defense winning the battle 84-61.5.

Pelan's Bobcats(5-4)291Sparxs1126(5-4) 222
Sparxs1126 looks to Donovan McNabb and Priest Holmes to lead the way. The Bobcats counter with Rudi Johnson, Shaun Alexander but missing the on a bye TJ Duckett which could cost them dearly.
McNabb got outscoed by Brain Griese 94-57. Priest Holmes went down to injury and scored 40 points and there wasn't much else from the otehr backs while Pelan's Bobcats got a combined 128 points from Johnson and Alexander.

boodah25 (6-3) 288 ryforstek525 (2-7) 185
boodah25 is missing Alge Crumpler but ryforstek525 is missing Warick Dunn and the rarely used Antowain Smith and with Kevan Barlow and Domanic Davis on the other side that is a bad thing.
Barlow and Davis 98. Marshal Faulk 28. Game over.

Sigmakittens (4-5)220 ValleyGirls(4-5) 194
The Valleygirls have the incomperable Daunte Culpepper who can easily outplay the kitties Mark Brunell. But the kitties have Willis McGahee who is more effective than the Valleygirls Troy Hambrick and Ron Dayne.
The Kitties running backs (led by McGahee's 86 points) outscored the Valleygirls 105-11. Culpepper's 74 points kept it close.

Paragon571 (7-2)334 NU Cowboys (0-9) 167
Until the Cowboys start to take their responsibilites as a team manager seriously so long as their opponenets start players who are actually playing it doesn't matter who is playing. Paragon571 wins easily.

Amaizin' Blue (5-4) 364 Dunedain (7-2) 294
Bulger and Owens could have insane weeks for Dunedain. Amazin' Blue needs big weeks from their trio of running backs Edgerrin James, Rueben Drougins and the injured but possibly performing Brain Westbrook.
Bulger had a big week with 101 points but was matched by and surpassed by Trent Green's 127 points. Owens laid an egg and scored only 2 points. Drougins, James and Westbrook combined for 139 points.

NorCal Crushers (6-3) 248 The Teal Curtain(9-0) 301
The Curtain are getting surprisingly great play from Drew Brees and with Jamal Lewis and Curtis Martin on their side thay are a tough out. The Crushers require Jake Delohme to regain his Superbowl form and Lee Suggs and Stephen Jackson need to make some big plays.
Delohme regained his Superbowl form outscoring Drew Brees 108-101 but the Teal Curtian's backs outscored the Crushers backs 95-42.

Epsilon Delta (4-5) 155 Cooney Quest(1-8)104
Someone is going to get a one week reprive from a poor season. The QUest is the most likely victim having an INEXCUSABLE eight players on bye bacsically giving the win to Epsilon Dleta who has Micheal Vick and still not starting a second running back. Just because you aren't performing to the standards you like doesn't mean you should jsut walk away and leave the team to rot. It's a poor lesson in FIRST and in life. Success should not determine your level of commitment.
All of the players who played for the Quest scored pretty well especially the Chicago Bears defense who scored 57 points but there's only so much you can do with four players. Epsilon Delta wasn't great in the least but they got enough to win from their nine players.

Koko Ed

14-11-2004, 09:51

Koko's X-Cats (3-6)vs boodah25 (6-3)
The slumping X-Cats try to change their fortunes by going with rookie sensation Ben Roethlisberger but will depend on Corey Dillon. Chris Brown and Derrick Blaylock (who gets the start for the injured Priest Holmes). boodah25 hopes for solid games from Domanic Davis and Andre Johnson who are feasting on the weak Indy D and Kevan Barlow. They also hope Drew Bledsoe perform well in New England where he traditionally doesn't.

Sparxs1126(5-4) vs. Dunedain (7-2)
The Sparxs will be without Preist Holmes and the other two back not exactly household names. That means a even bigger relaince on Donovan McNabb on Monday Night Football. Dunedain is looking to end a two game skid and ironically could benefit due to the Sparx starting QB becasue they have Terrell Owens. Marc Bulger, Micheal Pittman and Duece McCallister are alos in for possibly big days.

gaelforce126(4-5) vs. Pelan's Bobcats(5-4)
gaelforce126 has Matt Hasselback going up against the non-existant Rams defense but the Bobcat's have a rejuvinated Brian Griese on their side. The difference may be that the Bobcats have both Rudi Johnson, TJ Duckett and Shaun Alexander while gaelforce126 has Clinton Portis, an ineffective Shaun Bryson and a riding the pine Chris Perry.

ValleyGirls(4-5) vs.ryforstek525 (2-7)
ryforstek525 has a huge advantage in the running game with Marshal Faulk and Warrick Dunn(Antowain Smith doesn't count) going up against Troy Hambrick and Ron Dayne. The Valleygirls get earn their living with Daunte Culpepper so ryforstek525 needs Kurt Warner to something else other than fumble the ball.

Paragon571 (7-2)vs. Sigmakittens (4-5)
A battle of a couple of the hottest team in the league. The kitties have hurt themselves by leaving out the defense and Warren Sapp who are on a bye and they're going to need everything they got because so long as Peyton Manning keeps slinging touchdowns Paragon571 will be tough to beat.

NU Cowboys (0-9) vs.Cooney Quest(1-8)
Game of the weak. The Quest have all hands on deck and should win.

NorCal Crushers (6-3) vs.Amaizin' Blue (5-4)
Trent Green gets his shot at the New Orleans defense who can't stop anyone and without Priset Holmes the Chiefs will look to throw even more. Ahman Green could give the Crushers huge points today if Jake Delohme can't.

Epsilon Delta (4-5) vs. The Teal Curtain(9-0)
Epsilon Delta has no LaDanian Thomlinson so unless Micheal Vick has a career day thay are basically dead.

Koko Ed

14-11-2004, 12:19

Koko's X-Cats (4-5) vs. The Lightning ( 4-5)
Marc Bulger is in position to make big things happen for the Lightning. The X-Cats are hoping Arron Brooks can throw forward passes this week! Ahman Green and Micheal Pittman for the X-Cats vs. Edgerrin James and Rudi Johnson will be the determining factor this week.

Rhode Island Charge (5-4) vs. JC's Juggernauts (3-6)
The Charge will miss Preist Holmes but may get a boost from Willis McGahee. The Jugernauts are hoping that Kurt Warner can make good things happen and not get himself benched and that Curtis Martin can do anything against the tight Ravens D.

South Fl Jets (6-3) vs. The Borg (3-6)
The Jets are looking to Jerome Bettis and William Green to make big things happen for their respective teams. While the Borg hope Mike Martz will use Marshall Faulk more than he does but he is a self proclaimed genius who is actually an idiot so I wouldn't hold my breath and Brain Westbrook is still recovering. Still in denial starting Brad Johnson.

Dunedain (3-6) vs Coco's Monkeys (5-4)
The Monkey's have Peyton Manning who has been lights out. Clinton Portis and Derrick Blylock need to come up big and it would be nice for Dunedain get some consistence from Micheal Vick.

Toronto Fumblers (5-4) vs.This Space for Rent(3-6)
The Fumblers look for Jamal Lewis to have a big day. With Ben Roethlisberger in their arsenal the Fumblers are ingood shape. The Renters need a good game from Anthony Thomas and Onterio Smith.

Hurricanes (1-7-1) vs. Bonecrushers (5-4)
The Bonecrushers are in trouble with Byron Leftwich out and Tatum Bell barely playing. The Canes have Donovan McNabb having a big Monday night and Shaun Alexander running all over the Rams.

Nor Cal Crushers (4-5) vs. Cooney Quest (8-1)
The Quest look to continiue their winning ways with Micheal Bennet and Dorsey Levens plugged in the lineup with varible opprtunities available thus it'll be up to Brett Farve anf Torry Holt keeping the Quest going strong.Especially with Trent Green getting to light up the pathetic Saints defense (if you can call what the Saints put on the field a defense).

Philly Cheesesteaks (6-3) vs. The Shoats (6-2-1)
The Shoats look for Harrison and Wayne to give points as well as Tiki Barber. Daunte Culpepper is a threat to explode any week and having Duece McCallister and Domanic Davis is a bonus for the Cheesesteaks.

Stud Man Clan (4-5) vs.Valleygirls (5-4)
The Clan are without a starting quarterback or a running back and must depend on Kevan Barlow having a career game (not likely) and Jerry Rice discovering the fountain of youth. The one thing going the Clan's way is there isn't much on the Valleygirl's roster that scares you to death outside of the Baltimore Ravens defense.

EddieMcD

14-11-2004, 13:00

Rhode Island Charge (5-4) vs. JC's Juggernauts (3-6)
The Charge will miss Preist Holmes but may get a boost from Willis McGahee. The Jugernauts are hoping that Kurt Warner can make good things happen and not get himself benched and that Curtis Martin can do anything against the tight Ravens D.
Yeah, I had to bench Holmes, and Brees is off this week. However, McGahee may perform to cover Holmes, and Brady may actually decide to throw the ball against the killer run defense of Buffalo. Luckily (at least individually), there isn't much I'm worried about on the opposition, so I may be worrying for nothing.

EddieMcD

20-11-2004, 12:23

Talk about close games. Four games were decided by 10 or less, and all of them altered the standings a little. These games may have an effect on who makes the playoffs as well.

Rhode Island Charge (5-4) d. JC's Juggernauts (3-6)
60-59
This was the most exciting game to take place entirely on Sunday night. With Holmes injured and McGahee going against the Patriots, Rhode Island’s running game was in tatters. Curtis Martin himself took 17 for the Juggernauts in that category. So, Rhode Island turned to their receiving game. Joe Horn managed to pull in 14, with a complimentary 9 from Moses. And don’t get me started about the defense led by Ed Reed’s 10. But without the night game, Rhode Island would be behind. That’s because the Juggernauts got an 18 in defense, and Warner was just under double digits with 9. However, the Charge had a decent enough performance from Tom Brady (14) to plop them to their third straight.

Koko's X-Cats (4-5) d. The Lightning (4-5)
62-47
The X-Cats won by 15. But it was much closer than that. Both QBs were in low double digits, as well as the combined running games. Both defenses were in the mid-double digits. There’s a greater theme here though. The only category The Lightning were able to best the Cats in was running, and that was by 1. The X-Cats won all the other categories, albeit by a low margin. And this gave them a much needed win.

South Fl Jets (6-3) d. The Borg (3-6)
57-34
Both quarterbacks had zeros (one due to being benched). The trend practically continued for The Borg, who had nothing shining whatsoever. While the Jets are unpredictable at best, they did manage a 17 from The Bus and a 16 from R.W. McQuarters (who?). Doing the math, even though South Florida didn’t have too much else, they easily scored the remaining 2 points to win.

Dunedain (3-6) d. Coco's Monkeys (5-4)
86-76
Another interesting game which had no Monday Night influence at all. Obviously, the Monkeys’ best thing was Peyton Manning’s 30. However, unlike previous weeks, there wasn’t much else backing him up other than a single receiver’s 13. Dunedain had the relief of Derrick Blaylock’s 18, plus Stokley’s 19, and an impressive 23 from Pittsburgh. It’s another tough loss for the Monkeys.

Toronto Fumblers (5-4) d. This Space for Rent (3-6)
71-62
Beyond four players in double digits, Toronto had nothing going for them (including a 0 in the QB slot). Of course, there was a combined 44 on the defense, Josh Brown kicked for 14, and Mason took the lower of the scores with 11, so those 0s put up were prettymuch moot. TSfR actually had a performing QB with 14, but Buffalo’s 13 looked pale against the opposition. That was the deal with the rest of the game. It seems that since the name change, nobody can stop the Phantom Fumblers.

Bonecrushers (5-4) d. Hurricanes (1-7-1)
61-60
This was a very exciting game which actually relied on Monday Night to decide. Simply put: Terrell Owens for the Bonecrushers’ 24, the Hurricanes’ McNabb with 30. The rest of the game was shifted to the Bonecrushers, including a kicking 12, and a Philadelphia 14. The best the ‘Canes could match up was Tennessee’s 17. The Bonecrushers pull out of their skid, and may have held on to playoff contention.

Cooney Quest (8-1) d. Nor Cal Crushers (4-5)
96-51
I’ll make it short: Cooney is great. Favre ended up scoring 30, and Vinatieri pulled out another top-notch score (for a kicker, anyway) of 18. Then there was the defense’s 36. Nor Cal’s only score that stood out was Jimmy Smith’s 11. While everyone performed (and most of them decently), it wasn’t nearly enough for the Crushers to stop Cooney’s ninth straight win.

Philly Cheesesteaks (6-3) d. The Shoats (6-2-1)
118-84
By far the game of the week, The Shoats learned that even with a Delhomme 24, a running game worth 27, and New England’s contribution of 21, they can still lose. The highest score of the season (a.k.a., Philly’s gameplan this week) is brought to you in part by the letter C, the letter D, the letter McA (yes, it’s a letter, look it up :p), and the number 31. That 31 and C is for Culpepper. D is for Drummond and Dominick Davis (and I guess you could argue Deuce) who combined for 43. Speaking of Deuce, that McA is for McAllister and his 12. This is an extremely tough break for the Shoats, however, someone had to lose.

Valleygirls (5-4) d. Stud Man Clan (4-5)
41-24
Long story short, the Clan had five rather large donuts on their scorecard. To be fair, the Valleygirls had a terrible game as well, with only Emmit Smith’s 15 giving them any noticeable boost. Either way, the Valleygirls needed this win, and they got it.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak
1 Cooney Quest 9-1-0 .900 626 W-9
2 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 7-3-0 .700 707 W-2
3 south fl jets 7-3-0 .700 539 W-3
4 The Shoats 6-3-1 .650 660 L-1
5 Rhode Island Charge 6-4-0 .600 638 W-3
6 Toronto Fumblers 6-4-0 .600 599 W-5
7 ValleyGirls 6-4-0 .600 551 W-1
8 BoneCrushers 6-4-0 .600 538 W-1
9 Coco's Monkeys 5-5-0 .500 670 L-1
10 Koko's X-Cats 5-5-0 .500 556 W-1
11 the lightning 4-6-0 .400 570 L-4
12 Nor Cal Crushers 4-6-0 .400 509 L-2
13 Dunedain 4-6-0 .400 483 W-3
14 Stud Man Clan 4-6-0 .400 415 L-1
15 Jc's Juggernaut's 3-7-0 .300 527 L-4
16 This Space For Rent 3-7-0 .300 506 L-2
17 The BORG 3-7-0 .300 365 L-3
18 z Hurricanes 1-8-1 .150 535 L-7

z= Mathematically Eliminated

Playoff Picture: we have the first casualty of the playoff race. The Hurricanes are officially eliminated. On the other side of the race, the closest to clinching a playoff spot is Cooney. They can do it with either one win or a loss from both the Monkeys and the X-Cats. The rest of the race is too close, as any of the teams in it could easily gain or lose contention. But just for completeness, Philly, Jets, and Shoats will be in the playoffs if they win three out of four, and R.I., Toronto, Girls, and Bonecrushers will make the playoffs if they win out. Of course, with four games left and the race so close, most of this probably won’t hold. We'll have a better picture next week.

Koko Ed

21-11-2004, 09:59

[QUOTE=Koko Ed](W,L,T, Current streak, points)
The Teal Curtain 10-0-0,W10, 2895Paragon571 8-2-0, W8, 2979
Dunedain 8-2-0, W1, 2833
Amaizin' Blue 6-4-0, W2, 2979.5
NorCal Crushers 6-4-0, L2, 2727
boodah25 6-4-0,L1,2596
Pelan's Bobcats 6-4-0, W3, 2418
Sparxs1126 5-5-0,L2, 2713
ValleyGirls 5-5-0, W1, 2518
Koko's X-Cats 4-6-0,W1, 2652.5
gaelforce126 4-6-0, L1, 2119
Sigmakittens 4-6-0, L1, 2050.5
Epsilon Delta 4-6-0,L1, 1990
ryforstek525 2-8-0,L6,2222
Cooney Quest 2-8-0, W1, 1788.5
NU Cowboys 0-10-0, L10, 1364

Koko's X-Cats (4-6)328 boodah25 (6-4) 260
Three good backs outdo two 186-136. There was some bizzare quarterback scoring. Both quarterbacks were terrible but Bledsoe played at a particular level of depravity but still somehow scored 27 points (they must get 10 points just by stepping on the field). Roethlisberger wasn't much better but scored 51 in spite of no touchdowns. Weird.

Dunedain (8-2) 285 Sparxs1126(5-5) 237
The Sparxs will be without Preist Holmes and the other two back not exactly household names.
90-10 advatage for Dunedain.
That means a even bigger relaince on Donovan McNabb on Monday Night Football. Dunedain is looking to end a two game skid and ironically could benefit due to the Sparx starting QB becasue they have Terrell Owens.
87-82 advantage for Dunedain's Marc Bulger. Terrell Ownes got 26 points.

Pelan's Bobcats(6-4)348 gaelforce126(4-6) 153
gaelforce126 has Matt Hasselback going up against the non-existant Rams defense but the Bobcat's have a rejuvinated Brian Griese on their side. The difference may be that the Bobcats have both Rudi Johnson, TJ Duckett and Shaun Alexander while gaelforce126 has Clinton Portis, an ineffective Shaun Bryson and a riding the pine Chris Perry.
Griese outscored Hasselback 93-50 but the real damage was done when the Bobcat's running backs outscored Clinton Portis 129-39. Game over.

ValleyGirls(5-5)260 ryforstek525 (2-8) 242
ryforstek525 has a huge advantage in the running game with Marshal Faulk and Warrick Dunn(Antowain Smith doesn't count) going up against Troy Hambrick and Ron Dayne. The Valleygirls get earn their living with Daunte Culpepper so ryforstek525 needs Kurt Warner to something else other than fumble the ball.
While ryforstek525 got the advantage in the running game 82-21. Daunte Culpepper outscored Kurt Warner 130-90. The final difference actually came from Jamie Sharper scoring 24 points and putting their defense over the top 72- 49.

Paragon571 (8-2)305 Sigmakittens (4-6) 158
Paragon571 94-36 defensive advantage, running back advantage 112-33 and his quarterback Peyton Manning outplaying kittes QB Tom Brady 89-82 added up to an easy win.

Cooney Quest(2-8)272NU Cowboys (0-10) 133
Game of the weak. The Quest have all hands on deck and should win.
Well that was easy.

Amaizin' Blue (6-4) 364 NorCal Crushers (6-4) 343
Amazin' Blue's backs outscored the Crushers backs 149-84 which provided the difference Amazin' Blue needed to win outright.

The Teal Curtain(10-0) 335 Epsilon Delta (4-6) 120
Epsilon Delta has no LaDanian Thomlinson so unless Micheal Vick has a career day thay are basically dead.
Vick scored 66 points but was outscored by his cousin Aaron Brooks who had 80. It all went (way) downhill from there.

Koko Ed

21-11-2004, 10:44

Koko's X-Cats (5-5) vs.The Borg (3-6)
The X-Cats have a huge advantage starting Aaron Brooks over the benched Brad Johnson so the Borg need huge games from Marshall Faulk and Brain Westbrook and hope Ahman Green gets hit with a case of fumblitis.

Rhode Island Charge (6-4) vs. Nor Cal Crushers (4-6)
The Charge are without Priest Holmes but Drew Brees get to throw all over the place on the demoralized Raiders D and Willis McGahee gets to run all over the helpless Rams D. Big points are possible. The Crushers hope Trnt Green can do much the same against a sly Patriots D and Fred Taylor regains his old pro-bowl form.

South Fl Jets (6-3) vs. JC's Juggernauts (3-7)
The Juggernauts go with rookie Eli Manning thus the Jets have to feel good about their chances with Matt Hasselback on their side.

Dunedain (4-6) vs The Lightning ( 4-6)
The weather plays into this matchup. If the weather is bad in Buffalo Marc Bulger could be limited in his effectivness and with close matchups across the board that could be a big difference.

Toronto Fumblers (6-4) vs.Coco's Monkeys (5-5)
The Monkey have the red-hot Peyton Manning on his side who can kill other fantasy teams by himself. Ben Roethlisberger is efficent but doesn't have as many attempts as Manning has completions so how to compensate? Besides Ben Roethlisberger's efficency a huge game from Jamal Lewis would help.

Hurricanes (1-8-1) vs. This Space for Rent(3-7)
The Canes have good players in Donovan McNabb and Shaun Alexander. Vinny Testeverde could be rendered invisble by the Ravens D and who knows how much Thomas Jones and Onterio Smith will contribute?

Philly Cheesesteaks (7-3) vs. Cooney Quest (9-1)
Game of the week! The Cheesesteaks have the incomprable Daunte Culpepper the Quest have the ledgendary Brett Farve. The running game is where the big difference lies. The Cheesesteaks have Domanick Davis and Duece McAllister while the Quest have Micheal Bennet and Dorsey Levens.

Stud Man Clan (4-6) vs. The Shoats (6-3-1)
The Clan have an empty space on the roster and a quarterback out. So basically they are dead in the water.

Valleygirls (6-4) vs. Bonecrushers (6-4)
Not sure if Byron Leftwich of Amos Zeroue will play for the Bonecrushers and that is the main thing on the line on what will happen. If they paly how healthy they are and how much they can contribute will have to be asked. If they can't then it doesn't really matter what else the Bonecrushers have.

Koko Ed

21-11-2004, 11:23

Koko's X-Cats (4-6)vs ValleyGirls(5-5)
Basically it's Daunte Culpepper vs. Chris Brown, Corey Dillon and Derrick Baylock (depending how healthy Priest Holmes is). What Ron Dayne and Troy Hambrick contribute will help the Valleygirls tremendously.

Sparxs1126(5-5) vs. NorCal Crushers (6-4)
The Sparx have Donovan McNabb ut have to adjust to life without Priest Holmes so have to go with Artose Pinner and Moe Willaims instead. The Crushers will have Ahman Green and Lee Suggs and if they produce it could be over in a heartbeat.

gaelforce126(4-6) vs. Dunedain (8-2)
Bulgers effectiveness could be effected by the weather in Buffalo not to mention Willis McGahees ball control. With McAllister, Owens and Pittman on teh roster Dunedain could run away with it unless Portis and Hasselback play out of their minds.

boodah25 (6-4) vs.Pelan's Bobcats(6-4)
Drew Bledsoe plays better at home (as in servicable to what-teh-hell-he's-doing-on the-field?) but Griese is on a roll and is playing a Niners team that is easily the worst team in the league. The rest of the matchups are close so the what Bledsoe can do will determine the victor.

Paragon571 (8-2)vs. ryforstek525 (2-8)
Paragon gets it easy having Peyton Manning getting free shots at ryforstek525 and the benched Kurt Warner. That Thomas Jones is back in the saddle is a bonus for Paragon571.

NU Cowboys (0-10) vs.Sigmakittens (4-6)
The good news for the Cowboys is there are no more byes to do the Cowboys in so their fortunes may begin to improve.

Epsilon Delta (4-6) vs.Amaizin' Blue (6-4)
LaDanian Thomlinson still has to outscore both Brian Westbrook and Reuben Droughns because Epsilon Delta refuses to maintain their roster.

The Teal Curtain(10-0) vs.Cooney Quest(2-8)
Obviously the Sunday night game bears huge on this game. But Drew Brees lighting up the Raiders and Jamal Lewis running all over the Cowboys could render the whole thing moot.

Jones571

21-11-2004, 12:29

South Fl Jets (6-3) [/COLOR]vs. JC's Juggernauts (3-7)
The Juggernauts go with rookie Eli Manning thus the Jets have to feel good about their chances with Matt Hasselback on their side.

Ed it would only help him if hasselback was the starter they are starting dilfer.

Koko Ed

21-11-2004, 14:28

Ed it would only help him if hasselback was the starter they are starting dilfer.
Didn't know he was going to be a last minute scratch.

Corey Balint

22-11-2004, 19:53

The Teal Curtain game-thats amazing, keeping there unbeaten streak alive with a one point victory. Clap it up for them, a very clutch win.

Koko Ed

22-11-2004, 21:16

The Teal Curtain game-thats amazing, keeping there unbeaten streak alive with a one point victory. Clap it up for them, a very clutch win.
If Farve had just one more completion...

Ricky Q.

22-11-2004, 22:00

Soooo close, gah. I need a big game from some NE folks tonite to close the gap in the other league.

EddieMcD

24-11-2004, 16:57

Doing this before the Thanksgiving games.

Nor Cal Crushers (4-6) d. Rhode Island Charge (6-4)
65-49
Rhode Island hasn’t been at full strength in about a month, so you knew their luck had to run out eventually. This battle had two things going for it: the even QB battle (with Nor Cal’s Trent Green scoring 17 compared to R.I.’s Brees putting up 16), and the defense (the Crushers had one led by Jacksonville’s 14, the Charge didn’t). The other categories were very even, so those two previous points are what determined the game.

Koko's X-Cats (5-5) d. The Borg (3-6)
79-28
Saw this massacre coming. The Borg’s only offense literally came from Brian Westbrook and his 17 points. And with not much defense, this one ended quickly. But I kinda have to talk about the X-Cats, because they performed well despite their opponent. Michael Pittman nabbed 18, accompanied by Antonio Gates’s score of 11. But what made this game a blowout was a defensive score of 35 for the Cats, which was led by a Tampa Bay 23. The X-Cat’s pull into the stacked 6-5 bracket vying for the last three playoff spots.

JC's Juggernauts (3-7) d. South Fl Jets (6-3)
63-60
“The Juggernauts go with rookie Eli Manning, thus the Jets have to feel good about their chances with Matt Hasselback on their side.” This is what should’ve happened, but one of the more surprisingly exciting bouts of the week comes down to a last-minute scratch in the Jets’ QB slot. Matt Hasselbeck pulled a quad, and was unable to play. Meanwhile, Eli Manning got his first start for the Juggernauts, and ironically, pulled in exactly 3 points. But I’m over-accentuating this point (no matter how vital it was). This game was pretty darn even. Both had a running back score 15 (Jets won that category by 2 overall). Both had a receiver missing, and had another offensive player score 10 (Juggernauts took combined K/WR by 3). Defense was 23-22 in favor of South Florida. Note the evenness. Which brings us all the way back to where we started: the QBs. An injury is what made this (essentially) do-or-die win for the Juggernauts possible.

Dunedain (4-6) d. The Lightning (4-6)
63-49
Michael Vick actually had a good game this season. He led Dunedain’s offense with 19. The Lightning matched up with Edgerrin James’s 16. Both offenses prettymuch ended there, so we move to defense. This was where the lightning struck The Lightning (is it sad that what I just said made perfect sense?). Dunedain dominated here 32-15. With their fourth win in a row, Dunedain are looking to make a late plunge into the playoff race.

Coco's Monkeys (5-5) d. Toronto Fumblers (6-4)
87-50
You knew the Phantom Fumblers’ winning streak had to end eventually. This was just simply a case of being outplayed. Toronto only had a Mushin Muhammad 17 to be proud of. The Monkeys played their usual game of Manning and Dillon (who combined for 39) with help from Seattle’s 20. Both teams are in the middle of the tight playoff race.

Hurricanes (1-8-1) d. This Space for Rent (3-7)
64-49
You knew the Hurricanes’ losing streak had to end eventually. “Vinny Testeverde could be rendered invisible by the Ravens D…” Once again, TSfR is burdened with a quarterback unable to score positive numbers. It’s too bad that Buffalo’s 25 went wasted for them. But even with that noted, the Hurricanes still played their best game since week one when they scored 100. “The Canes have good players in Donovan McNabb and Shaun Alexander.” Those two combined for 35. With not much else on either side joining the fray, these aforementioned notes are what made this game.

Philly Cheesesteaks (7-3) d. Cooney Quest (9-1)
73-61
You knew Cooney’s complete domination of the league had to end eventually (I’m sensing a pattern here…). The Quest had an underperforming offense this week, with only Holt and Vinatieri putting up dual 10s (and a Terrence McGee 16 in a D spot was their best score). Philly played this game like it has all others: relying on Daunte Culpepper (17), with auxiliary support from Domanick Davis (11) and Eddie Drummond (15). The rest of the offense contributed as well, ending Cooney’s impressive nine-game win streak.

The Shoats (6-3-1) d. Stud Man Clan (4-6)
76-34
“The Clan have an empty space on the roster and a quarterback out. So basically they are dead in the water.” Yeah, let’s go with that. The Shoats had a Delhomme 12, a Reggie Wayne 17, and a pair of 11s from Elam and Harrison. The Clan had, well, nothing.

Valleygirls (6-4) d. Bonecrushers (6-4)
54-31
“Not sure if Byron Leftwich or Amos Zeroue will play for the Bonecrushers, and that is the main thing on the line on what will happen. If they play, how healthy they are and how much they can contribute will have to be asked. If they can't, then it doesn't really matter what else the Bonecrushers have.” Ed has officially made my job easier today. :D That’s the story of the Bonecrushers this week. Looking at the Valleygirls, the only major threat they had going was the Baltimore DEF with 19. But everybody contributed once again, easily putting them over the Bonecrushers and their absences.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak
1 Cooney Quest 9-2-0 .818 687 L-1
2 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 8-3-0 .727 780 W-3
3 The Shoats 7-3-1 .682 736 W-1
4 ValleyGirls 7-4-0 .636 604 W-2
5 south fl jets 7-4-0 .636 599 L-1
6 Coco's Monkeys 6-5-0 .545 757 W-1
7 Rhode Island Charge 6-5-0 .545 687 L-1
8 Toronto Fumblers 6-5-0 .545 649 L-1
9 Koko's X-Cats 6-5-0 .545 635 W-2
10 BoneCrushers 6-5-0 .545 569 L-1
11 Nor Cal Crushers 5-6-0 .455 574 W-1
12 Dunedain 5-6-0 .455 546 W-4
13 the lightning 4-7-0 .364 619 L-5
14 Jc's Juggernaut's 4-7-0 .364 590 W-1
15 Stud Man Clan 4-7-0 .364 449 L-2
16 This Space For Rent 3-8-0 .273 555 L-3
17 The BORG 3-8-0 .273 393 L-4
18 z Hurricanes 2-8-1 .227 599 W-1

z= Mathematically Eliminated

I'll have the playoff picture up either tonight or tomorrow. Keep flying. :)

Koko Ed

25-11-2004, 09:34

[QUOTE=Koko Ed][QUOTE=Koko Ed](W,L,T, Current streak, points)
The Teal Curtain 11-0-0,W11,3094Paragon571 9-2-0, W9, 3258
Dunedain 9-2-0, W1, 3155
Amaizin' Blue 7-4-0, W3, 3386.5
NorCal Crushers 7-4-0, W1, 2963
Pelan's Bobcats 7-4-0, W4, 2768
boodah25 6-5-0,L1,2854
Koko's X-Cats 5-6-0,W2, 2966.5
Sparxs1126 5-6-0,L3, 2924
ValleyGirls 5-6-0, L1, 2765
Sigmakittens 4-7-0, L2, 2263.5

Epsilon Delta 4-7-0,L2, 2256
gaelforce126 4-7-0, L2, 2233
ryforstek525 2-9-0,L7,2409
Cooney Quest 2-9-0, L1, 1986.5
NU Cowboys 1-10-0, W1, 1625

Koko's X-Cats (5-6)314ValleyGirls(5-6)247
Basically it's Daunte Culpepper vs. Chris Brown, Corey Dillon and Derrick Baylock (depending how healthy Priest Holmes is). What Ron Dayne and Troy Hambrick contribute will help the Valleygirls tremendously.
Brown was a pre-game scratch but Dillon and Blaylock put up 108 points to offset Daunte Culpepper's 112 points which in turn was admirably battled by the X-Cat's Ben Roethlisberger's 90 points. Dayne and Hambrick could only contribute 14 points.

NorCal Crushers (7-4) 236 Sparxs1126(5-6) 211
The Crushers used a 121- 50 advantage in the defensive game to slip away with the victory.

Dunedain (9-2) 322 gaelforce126(4-7)114
Bulgers effectiveness could be effected by the weather in Buffalo not to mention Willis McGahees ball control. With McAllister, Owens and Pittman on the roster Dunedain could run away with it unless Portis and Hasselback play out of their minds.
Bulger nearly outscored gaelforce by himslef (110 points) and it just got worse from there with Hasselback being a late scratch and three other players putting up zeroes gaelforce had no chance at all.

Pelan's Bobcats(7-4)286.5 boodah25 (6-5) 258
The running game was the determining factor as the Bobcats three backs outscored boodah25's two backs 116 - 82.

Paragon571 (9-2)279 ryforstek525 (2-9) 187
Paragon gets it easy having Peyton Manning getting free shots at ryforstek525 and the benched Kurt Warner.
Manning scores 79. Game over.

NU Cowboys (1-10) 261 Sigmakittens (4-7) 213
Well lookie here! Without byes decimating the roster the Cowboys finally break thorugh! It started with AJ Feeley's 88 points and kept rolling through the 75-47 advantage in the running game. Congrats.

Amaizin' Blue (7-4) 407 Epsilon Delta (4-7) 266
LaDanian Thomlinson still has to outscore both Brian Westbrook and Reuben Droughns because Epsilon Delta refuses to maintain their roster.
Well Thomlinson did his part and scored 91 points. Unfortunately James, Westbrook and Droughns combined for 173. After that it just got brutal.

The Teal Curtain(10-0) 199 Cooney Quest(2-8)198
So close. The Packers scored 158 points and the Quest could have used 159. Actually they could have used something more from the other players. The Curtain did not expect Jamal Lewis to go down so early thus making the scoring much closer than expected.

Koko Ed

25-11-2004, 11:15

Koko's X-Cats (5-6)vs Paragon571 (9-2)
Ben Roethlisberger will be hard pressed to keep upwith Peyton Manning but the X-cats possess a pair of Manning's targets Brandon Stokley and Marcus Pollard. The X-cats have Corey Dillon has to cope with the tough Baltimore Ravens D, Chris Brown is hurting and Priest Holnes is getting better every day so Derrick Blaylock could be rendered a backup any week. Paragon 571 has Tiki Barber who may be the Giants only chance against the Eagles, Emmit Smith who seems rejuvinated this year and Thomas Jones who has just returned from injury.

Sparxs1126(5-6) vs. Epsilon Delta (4-7)
Epsilon Delta is still doing thier one running back rotation but it may not hurt thme as badly this week with Moe Williams, Artrose Piner and Travis Fischer. Not exactly household names. Donovan McNabb could simply be enough to take the Sparx to victory.

gaelforce126(4-7) vs.NorCal Crushers (7-4)
Not sure if Hasselback will be back on the field for gaelforce this week and Clinton Portis will be hard pressed to dent the tough Steelers D. The Crushers could beat gaelforce with Ahman Green if he's helth enough to play.

boodah25 (6-5) vs.Dunedain (9-2)
gaelforce126 is taking thier lives in their own hands starting Drew Bledsoe on the road so Dunedain's Marc Bulger has a distinct advantage. Terrell Owens could be huge as well for Dunedain.

ValleyGirls(5-6) vs.Pelan's Bobcats(7-4)
The Valleygirls are at a disadvantage leaving a blank spot on the orster thus placing an even bigger onus on Daunte Culpepper having to produce bigger numbers. With Brian Griese, Rudi Johnson and Shaun Alexander on thier side the Bobcats have the opportunity for a blowout.

NU Cowboys (1-10) vs. ryforstek525 (2-9)
Can the Cowboys make it two in a row? With ryforstek525 saddled with the benched Kurt Warner it is a distanct possiblity now that the Cowboys have evryone actually playing.

Sigmakittens (4-7)
vs.Cooney Quest(2-9)
The kitties have fallen back into a slump once again and need this victory bad to stay in the playoff hunt. Hopefully for them Byron Leftwich will be back if not they will need a big game from Willis McGahee. The Quest, as usual, look to the Green Bay Packers to carry them to victory.

The Teal Curtain(11-0) vs.Amaizin' Blue (7-4)
The CUrtain barely escaped last week woth the victory and may be in even more trouble this week without Jamal Lewis and Amazin' Blue comming off of a league high 404 points last week led by Edgerrin James, Rudi Johnson and Reuben Droughns.

EddieMcD

25-11-2004, 12:08

With three weeks left, the playoff race picks up. Problem is, unlike last year, this is an extremely tight race, especially amongst the five 6-5 teams vying for the last three spots. Also note that amongst prettymuch every team (with the obvious exception of The Shoats), a tie may as well be a loss.

Cooney still needs one win. They’ll also clinch with a loss from any two of the Monkeys, Charge, Fumblers, Cats, or Bonecrushers.
Philly can clinch with two more wins, or a win and a loss from any two of the Monkeys, Charge, Fumblers, Cats, or Bonecrushers.
Shoats, Girls, and Jets will clinch if they win out, or two wins and a loss from any two of the Monkeys, Charge, Fumblers, Cats, or Bonecrushers (and yeah, one win and two losses from any two of those five, if you want me to be complete).
Monkeys, Charge, Fumblers, Cats, and Bonecrushers are going to have to keep winning in such a tight race. As it stands, even winning out, they could possibly not make it (that’s 5 teams, 3 spots), though they could also make it on as little as a single win and a decent fantasy score (and I suppose they can lose the rest of their games and still make it with a lot of help).
Crushers and Dunedain are going to need at least two of three wins (and some help) to stay competitive (they, however, can lose two games and not directly be mathematically eliminated).
Lightning, Juggernauts, and Clan are going to need to win out (with help) to stay competitive (they, however, can lose another game and not directly be mathematically eliminated).
TSfR and Borg need to win out to even hope for a playoff spot. They’ll need a lot of help as well.
And thanks for playing Ryan, but the Hurricanes are eliminated.

And hey, we can also make some amazing assumptions based on the schedule.

In that 6-5 bracket, only one more game is played between themselves. It’s Week 14, Monkeys vs. Bonecrushers. It’s too early to tell the exact impact of this game, but it is likely that this game will have dire consequences for the loser. An interesting note here is that if this game ties, no matter what else happens, Cooney will clinch a playoff spot under my previous “tie may as well be a loss” clause.
Speaking of that 6-5 bracket, Rhode Island has both Philly and the Girls on their schedule. If they win those two, they may as well be guaranteed a playoff spot.
Also in that 6-5 bracket, only the Fumblers finish off their schedule with three teams under .500. So while they will have no direct impact on their fate, they will have an easier time winning out, and most likely taking a playoff spot in the process.
Since I’m on a roll with these 6-5s, both the Monkeys and Cats have two teams under .500, and another game which can directly affect them. They can afford to lose one against the sub-.500 teams, but they’ll definitely want to win the other game.
And finishing off the 6-5 teams, the Bonecrushers have The Shoats and Monkeys on their schedule. If they can win both of those, they’ll most likely be in the playoffs.
Philly has a chance to play spoiler, with both the Charge and Cats on their schedule.
Of Dunedain and Nor Cal (the 5-6 teams), Dunedain has the easier schedule, with their schedule being three teams below .500, compared to the Crushers one. That one: Dunedain themselves! In Week 14, these two teams face off. This battle may determine a low playoff spot, and it’s almost guaranteed that the loser will miss out on the playoffs.
While technically, any team in the top 10 right now is eligible to win the coveted number one seed, we can be realistic in saying that really only the top 5 have a shot. And it’s still anyone’s spot. These five teams are heavily interwoven between themselves in the rest of their schedules, with four games directly involving each other. In fact, it’s likely at least one of these teams will miss the playoffs (barring extreme tragedy in the 6-5 bracket). Cooney has the Girls and Shoats; Philly has the Jets and two 6-5 teams; The Shoats have the Girls, Cooney, and one 6-5 team; the Girls have The Shoats, Cooney, and one 6-5 team; and the Jets have the easiest schedule of the top 5 with only Philly being any real obstacle. It’s too tangled a web right now to give an exact picture of who needs to beat whom to get to the top and what happens when they do, but it’s certainly going to be interesting.
The Girls and Shoats have the toughest of the top 5 schedules (keeping in mind that The Shoats can afford a tie), and realistically, both are going to have to win out for a playoff spot. Problem is that they face each other in Week 12, meaning that the loser may start a downward spiral from there.
And I just find this simply hilarious in that the Clan essentially need to win out against Cooney, Rhode Island, and South Florida. Though if they manage to do that, they deserve the playoff spot.

This is a very exciting playoff race, with the top 12 well in contention for 8 playoff spots, and even up through the 15 spot are teams who have a decent shot. Unfortunately, this makes analyses very difficult. Hopefully, it’ll be easier next week. Of course, I’m secretly hoping it’s not. :D It’s more exciting that way.

Koko Ed

25-11-2004, 13:59

eh, better late than never...

Koko's X-Cats (6-5) vs.JC's Juggernauts (4-7)
The X-Cats are hoping for better play out of Aaron Brooks while the Juggernauts are looking for good play from Quincy Carter. The running game is pretty even as is the recivers so it may come down to which teams quarterback performs.

Rhode Island Charge (6-5) vs. Philly Cheesesteaks (8-3) ]
Both teams possess a couple of the most productive fantasy quarterbacks (Drew Brees for the Charge, Daunte Culpepper for the Cheesesteaks) the difference lies in the running game. The Cheesesteaks have the advantage with Domanick Davis and Duece McAllister over Willis McGahee and Josh Scobey.

South Fl Jets (7-4) vs.Nor Cal Crushers (5-6) [/COLOR
The Jets need Matt Hasselback to get back on the field especially with Jerome Bettis being relegated back to the bench with the return of Duce Staley. The Crushers have Trent Green playing well and but an aging Fred Taylor and an underperforming Kevin Jones.

[COLOR=Green]Dunedain (5-6) vs The Borg (4-7)
So long as the Borg continue to leave Brad Johnson in the starting lineup they will continue to struggle. If Micheal Vick plays to his capable level of play he should lead Dunedain to victory.

Toronto Fumblers (6-5) vs. The Lightning ( 5-6)
The Lightning have the bigger names in the backfield (Marc Bulger, Edgerrin James, Rudi Johnson) than the Fumblers (Ben Roethlisberger , Chester Taylor, Julius Jones) but the Fumblers have a significant advantage with their recievers.

Hurricanes (2-8-1) vs. Coco's Monkeys (6-5) ]
The McNabb/Manning battle is practically a deadlock as are most of the battles up and down the rosters. What BJ Sams provides in the return game may take the Monkeys over the top.

This Space for Rent(3-8)[/color vs. [COLOR=SlateGray]Bonecrushers (6-5) ]
The Bonecrushers have been missing Byron Leftwich for the past few weeks and my get him back this weekend otherwise they could be looking at hurting their playoff chances severly if Tom Brady or Thomas Jones get hot.

Stud Man Clan (4-7) vs.Cooney Quest (9-2)[/COLOR ]
The Quest get a bye basically.The Clan are good as dead as long as they continue to ignore their roster.

[COLOR=Purple]Valleygirls (7-4) vs. The Shoats (7-3-1)

The Shoats are looking for their Indy 1-2 punch (Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne) to score lots of points fr them as well as Tiki Barber who may be able to gash the Eagles D for yards and points. The Valleygirls need lots of production from Emmit Smith, Kevin Watson and Javon Walker to snatch this one away.

Koko Ed

25-11-2004, 17:06

The good news: Brandon Stokley scored three touchdowns for me today.
The bad news: Peyton Manning continued throwing three more touchdowns for Paragon571.
Conclusion: I need Ben Roethlisberger to throw at least a couple of TDs on Sunday to have any chance of winning.

Jones571

26-11-2004, 10:09

i still cant believe that vandarjact missed an extra point :ahh:

Coco the Monkey

28-11-2004, 19:22

I'm soooo happy that I got rid of Gramatica when I did....he's pretty much burned out...

EddieMcD

03-12-2004, 16:27

Rhode Island Charge (6-5) d. Philly Cheesesteaks (8-3)
97-67
Can you tell Rhode Island isn’t playing at full strength? Philly can’t. “Both teams possess a couple of the most productive fantasy quarterbacks (Drew Brees for the Charge, Daunte Culpepper for the Cheesesteaks)…” They both threw decent games, but Brees took that battle 20-11. “…the difference lies in the running game. The Cheesesteaks have the advantage with Domanick Davis and Deuce McAllister over Willis McGahee and Josh Scobey.” On most days, this would be the case. Of course, most days don’t have Willis McGahee scoring four times. He single handedly took that battle 30-19 (and I dare say, imagine what would’ve happened had Priest Holmes been playing). The Charge’s receivers even stepped up, with Horn and Chambers outscoring the opposition 24-8. The Cheesesteaks managed to take defense by 1 point (in a surprisingly non-existent battle), but that was nowhere near enough to stop the Rhode Island Charge from keeping their place in the playoff hunt.

Koko's X-Cats (6-5) d. JC's Juggernauts (4-7)
79-40
You can tell the X-Cats won this game simply by looking at the number of double-digit performances they had. That’s five (count ‘em, five). Thou amongst these are Brooks (12), Pittman (13), Santana Moss (11), Antonio Gates (16), and Tampa Bay (10). And on the reverse side of things, you can tell that the Juggernauts really didn’t stand much of a chance, with their only double-digit performance being Reuben Droughns (10). The Cats knock the ‘Nauts out of the playoff race.

South Fl Jets (7-4) d. Nor Cal Crushers (5-6)
84-72
If you had told me around Week II that a game between these two teams would be so good, I would’ve called you crazy. Unfortunately, beyond the incredible defensive battle with the crushers winning 44-41, Nor Cal couldn’t get anything into double digits. And they needed it. While the QB battle was less than inspiring (though tied), the Jets dominance in the running game allowed Bettis and Tomlinson to combine for 28 points. They also got help from Chad Johnson’s 11. All the Crushers could do was sit back and watch.

Dunedain (5-6) d. The Borg (3-8)
91-43
Even earlier in the year, I still would’ve given this game to Dunedain. Which is sad, because I was all fired up about this great “comeback from the basement” story I was going to give. Don’t get me wrong, they played a great game. This is apparent by Vick’s 22, Blaylock’s 15, Stokley’s 20, and Pittsburgh’s 14. Sadly, such a great game is kinda ruined by the fact that it was The Borg they were playing. All The Borg could collect (get it, collect, collective? Oh, never mind) was Brian Westbrook’s 17. Also on the downside, I can’t use “Dunedain” and “tank really badly” interchangeably anymore… Woe is me in the course of Dunedain’s fifth straight win.

Toronto Fumblers (6-5) d. The Lightning (4-7)
69-62
“The Lightning have the bigger names in the backfield (Marc Bulger, Edgerrin James, Rudi Johnson) than the Fumblers (Ben Roethlisberger, Chester Taylor, Julius Jones)…” Correctly called. The Lightning won this six-man tag-team match 44-23. “…but the Fumblers have a significant advantage with their receivers.” Go Ed! :D Toronto takes this 12-3. Even though the pregame called this pretty well, we still have a large scoring discrepancy giving this game to The Lightning. This is rectified by a defensive battle score of 29-15. The Phantom Fumblers take that battle and the war.

Coco's Monkeys (6-5) d. Hurricanes (2-8-1)
91-32
Those unlucky Hurricanes just can’t get anything going for them (well, other than McNabb’s 14). Meanwhile, the Monkeys had Peyton Manning and his score of 40. I’ll stop here.

This Space for Rent (3-8) d. Bonecrushers (6-5)
65-32
Just when the Bonecruchers think they have a viable QB to replace the injured Leftwich, he gets benched. So Philadelphia’s 20 may have just as well been a blank. Not too much stands out on TSfR’s roster this week, but they easily outperformed whatever else the Bonecrushers could fire at them.

Cooney Quest (9-2) d. Stud Man Clan (4-7)
76-42
Vinatieri and Favre continue to make up Cooney’s offense with a combined 34 points. Alone, this isn’t much (especially considering that the rest of their offense just sat around and twiddled their thumbs). But the defense also came through for the Quest with 36 points. The Clan got some help from Dallas’s 22, but that was it. Cooney is now the first team with a guaranteed playoff spot.

The Shoats (7-3-1) d. Valleygirls (7-4)
85-25
Talk about your cataclysmic breakdowns. This game was not pretty. The Shoats inherited that amazing Thursday performance from the Colts with Harrison nabbing 24. New England also put up 22 in their victory. The Valleygirls are toast by this point. I’d call it simply bad luck, and the Girls are very likely to bounce back next week. Either way, The Shoats have technically clinched a playoff spot.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak
1 x Cooney Quest 10-2-0 .833 763 W-1
2 x The Shoats 8-3-1 .708 821 W-2
3 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 8-4-0 .667 847 L-1
4 south fl jets 8-4-0 .667 683 W-1
5 Coco's Monkeys 7-5-0 .583 848 W-2
6 Rhode Island Charge 7-5-0 .583 784 W-1
7 Toronto Fumblers 7-5-0 .583 718 W-1
8 Koko's X-Cats 7-5-0 .583 714 W-3
9 ValleyGirls 7-5-0 .583 629 L-1
10 Dunedain 6-6-0 .500 637 W-5
11 BoneCrushers 6-6-0 .500 601 L-2
12 Nor Cal Crushers 5-7-0 .417 646 L-1
13 z the lightning 4-8-0 .333 681 L-6
14 z Jc's Juggernaut's 4-8-0 .333 630 L-1
15 z This Space For Rent 4-8-0 .333 620 W-1
16 z Stud Man Clan 4-8-0 .333 491 L-3
17 z The BORG 3-9-0 .250 436 L-5
18 z Hurricanes 2-9-1 .208 631 L-1

x= Clinched Playoff Spot
z= Mathematically Eliminated

I did not expect that many of the 6-5 pack to win this week. It knocked out a lot of teams who won this week. One thing of note: I said The Shoats have technically clinched a playoff spot. I did some researching of schedules and some math, and well, I'll explain my logic when I put up the playoff picture. Speaking of which, the current playoff picture will be up sometime between tonight and Sunday morning. :)

EddieMcD

04-12-2004, 01:38

Two weeks left, twelve teams in the hunt, eight playoff spots. Two of these spots are clinched (well, one solid, and one technically, more on that later). But that still leaves ten teams vying for the last six spots. What will happen? Here’s how it is:

First of all, it should be noted that a tie may as well be a loss in a race this tight (with the exception of The Shoats).
We’re disregarding fantasy scores unless noted.
Cooney has clinched, plain and simple.
The Shoats have technically clinched. Okay, let me clarify. If you look at it from a mathematical standpoint, they need either one win, or a loss from any one of the Monkeys, Charge, Fumblers, Cats, or Girls to clinch. But then we look at Week 14 and see that the Girls and Charge play each other. So, there’s your one loss. There is one way The Shoats can miss the playoffs, and this situation is so unlikely that you’re better off playing Powerball than betting on this happening. The Shoats will only miss if they lose out, Monkeys, Fumblers, and Cats all win out, the Charge and Girls both win week 13, and the Charge/Girls game in week 14 ties (and even then, the Girls would have to make up a 200 fantasy point difference). And since a tie is so rare (especially on a specific game), I don’t like to include them in these playoff analyses. So rather than list all that, I’m just going to go ahead and say The Shoats have clinched. :p
Philly and Jets will clinch with either one win, or if one of the 7-5 teams lose out and both Dunedain and Bonecrushers lose one game.
Charge and Girls will clinch if they win out due to them facing in Week 14. Monkeys, Fumblers, and Cats will also clinch if they win out, due to the fact only four out of five 7-5 teams can possibly win out. Both situations will cause at least one team to be knocked below this bracket (and possibly into ninth if everyone stays in the spots they're in), making these win-out clinches possible.
Dunedain and Bonecrushers will want to win both games, and will want a couple of the 7-5 teams to lose out. They can, however, lose a game and not directly be eliminated.
Crushers need to win out to stay in the race. They’ll also need some help (which they themselves can actually provide).
And finally, Lightning, Juggernauts, TSfR, Clan, Borg, and Hurricanes are all mathematically eliminated.
On the number one spot, this is much simpler than it was last week. Cooney will clinch number one with either a win, or a loss from all of the Shoats, Philly, and Jets. On the flip side, the Shoats, Philly, or Jets can only possibly nab number one if they win out, and Cooney loses out.
Whew, that was a mouthful. Here are some interesting games on the schedule:

Jets and Philly face off this week. The winner of this game clinches a playoff spot.
This week also has the Crushers and Cats. The first of the Crushers’ challenges is in that 7-5 bracket, and if they win, they are directly helping themselves.
Week 14, Crushers and Dunedain. If the Crushers were victorious in their previous game, this game will most likely decide the number eight spot (okay, I’m done explaining my math :p)
Also Week 14 is the Girls/Charge game. The loser is most likely out, and the winner is most likely in.
There’s the Cats and Cheesesteaks Week 14. If Philly lost the previous week to the Jets and the Cats eliminated the Crushers in the previous week, this game may determine a low playoff spot.
Monkeys/Bonecrushers in Week 14 will not be pretty for the loser.
And what should be one of the best games of the year, Cooney and The Shoats square off Week 14. Could this game also determine the winner of the number one seed?
This is even more of a puzzle than last week. At least next week, I’ll finally have closure. Stay tuned for what is turning out to be a darn good playoff race.

Koko Ed

05-12-2004, 10:07

[QUOTE=Koko Ed][QUOTE=Koko Ed][QUOTE=Koko Ed](W,L,T, Current streak, points)
*The Teal Curtain 11-1-0,L1,3398Dunedain 10-2-0, W2, 3531Paragon571 9-3-0, L1, 3565
Amaizin' Blue 8-4-0, W4, 3769.5
NorCal Crushers 8-4-0, W2, 3158
Pelan's Bobcats 8-4-0, W5, 3110
Koko's X-Cats 6-6-0,W3, 3278.5
boodah25 6-6-0,L3,3004
Sparxs1126 5-7-0,L4, 3152
ValleyGirls 5-7-0, L2, 2972
Epsilon Delta 5-7-0,W1, 2520
Sigmakittens 4-8-0, L3, 2487.5

gaelforce126 4-8-0, L3, 2409
Cooney Quest 3-9-0, L1, 2239.5
ryforstek525 2-10-0,L8,2590
NU Cowboys 2-10-0, W2, 1840
*-clinched playoff spot.

Koko's X-Cats (6-6)312 Paragon571 (9-3) 307
The X-Cats came back from Manning's huge advantage over Roethlisberger using thier running game 103-82. The recievers 24-3. And the defensive game 127- 95 to steal this one late and break Paragon's 9 gam e winning streak.

Epsilon Delta (5-7) 264 Sparxs1126(5-7) 228
Epsilon Delta's Micheal Vick outperformed Sparx's Donovan McNabb 97-85 and LaDanian Thomlinson scored 58 points to Sparx's three backs 19 points to severely damage Sparx's playoff hopes.

NorCal Crushers (8-4) 195 gaelforce126(4-8) 176
The Crushers escaped gaelforce using defense 79- 71, the running backs 19-12 and the recievers 19 - 6.

Dunedain (10-2) 376 boodah25 (6-6) 150
boodah25 is taking thier lives in their own hands starting Drew Bledsoe on the road so Dunedain's Marc Bulger has a distinct advantage.
boodah25 switched up on me and started Drew Henson instead and paid dearly for it as Henson only managed 13 points to Marc Bulger scored 137 points and that was basically it. Dunedain's three backs scored 153 points to boodah25's two backs getting 65 points.

Pelan's Bobcats(8-4) 342ValleyGirls(5-7) 207
The Valleygirls are at a disadvantage leaving a blank spot on the roster thus placing an even bigger onus on Daunte Culpepper having to produce bigger numbers. With Brian Griese, Rudi Johnson and Shaun Alexander on thier side the Bobcats have the opportunity for a blowout.
Griese outscores Culpepper 107-100. The rest is downhill.

NU Cowboys (2-10) 215 ryforstek525 (2-10) 181
AJ Feeley gets the Cowboys up to a 73-0 start and held on for dear life to win their second game in a row.

Cooney Quest(3-9) 253Sigmakittens (4-8) 224
The Quest's defense got 98 points to the kitties 49 points to basically ends the kitties playoff hopes.

Amaizin' Blue (8-4) 353 The Teal Curtain(11-1) 304
The Curtain finally lose and they still win. They clinched the first playoff spot in the league. Amazin' Blue's backs scored 175 points to the Teal Curtain's backs 71 points.

Koko Ed

05-12-2004, 11:12

Koko's X-Cats (6-6)vs. NU Cowboys (2-10)
The Cowboys have been playing much better since the byes have ended but they still are missing a pair of players on thier roster including at running back where the X-Cats make their bread and butter.

Sparxs1126(5-7) vs. The Teal Curtain(11-1)
The Sparxs are still in the playoff hunt. Thus they are quite unhappy to see the league leading Teal Curtain. The Sparxs have been on a downturn ever since Priest Holmes went down and it's not sure when he will be back so once again it's up to Donovan McNabb to save the day.

gaelforce126(4-8) vs. Epsilon Delta (5-7)
Epsilon Delta has crawled back into the playoff race but are living dangerously continuing to live with only one running back(even if it is the great LaDanian Thomlinson). Clinton Portis and JUlius Jones could put an end to Epsilon Delta's playoff hopes.

boodah25 (6-6) vs.NorCal Crushers (8-4)
boodah25 needs to get it together quick to stay in the playoff hunt going with Drew Bledsoe and the Bills D to seek a way back to victory. Th Crushers could have Ahman Green back online and Stephen Jackson could pay big dividens as well and help the Crushers put boodah25 on the ropes.

ValleyGirls(5-7) vs. Dunedain (10-2)
The Valleygirls as usual look to Daunte Culpepper to lead the way but their deiecincies at running back. Thus if McAllister, Pittman and Goings have any kind of major production it's over.

Paragon571 (9-3) vs. Pelan's Bobcats(8-4)
Peyton Manning is the only real advantage Paragon571 has over the Bobcats and Brian Griese is palying well so Tiki Barber needs to come up big today. The Bobcats need Shaun Alexnader to play big this week and Rudi Johnson to break through against the Ravens.

Sigmakittens (4-8) vs.ryforstek525 (2-10)
ryforstek525 may only have Warrick Dunn to produce for them and he may not even outplay Willis McGahee of the kitties and Byron Leftwich should easily outplay the benched Kurt Warner.

Amaizin' Blue (8-4) vs. Cooney Quest(3-9)
The Quest are in trouble because they only have Willaim Green to counter Edgerrin James, Duece McAllister and Reuben Droughns. So unless Brett Farve has one of the gretest games in NFL history they're history.

Koko Ed

05-12-2004, 12:02

Koko's X-Cats (7-5) vs.Nor Cal Crushers (5-7)
If Ahman Green is back for the X-Cats they will be tough to beat because Green loves running on the Eagles. The Crushers need a big game from Fred Taylor to stay close.

Rhode Island Charge (7-5) vs. Stud Man Clan (4-8)
The Charge are looking for big things from Willis McGahee to stay strong in the playoff hunt. The Clan are looking much stronger than in recent weeks with all hands on deck but they need much more from Kevan Barlow than what they have ben getting.

South Fl Jets (8-4) vs. Philly Cheesesteaks (8-4)
Daunte Culpepper is a big difeerence maker for the Cheesesteaks but Matt Hasselback will perform much better this week. The real difference lies in the running game where Duece McAllister and Domanick Davis have better opportunities for success over Jerome Bettis (who will be seeing less action with the return of Duce Staley) and LaDanian Thomlinson (who will be fighting for yards against Denver).

Dunedain (6-6) vs. JC's Juggernauts (4-8)
The Juggernauts are doing without are doing without a starting quarterback because Quincy Carter is going back to the bench for the Jets and need Curits Martin and Reuben Droughns to way outproduce Clinton Portis and Derrick Blaylock.

Toronto Fumblers (7-5) vs.The Borg (4-8)
The Borg have given up on the season and are now without Marshall Faulk so this one is pretty easy to break down: The Fumblers win.

Hurricanes (2-9-1) vs.The Lightning ( 5-7)
Bulger should be sick for the Lightning. But they also have an advantage over the 'Canes with two productive backs while the 'Canes have the rarely used Chris Perry.

This Space for Rent(4-8) vs. Coco's Monkeys (7-5)
So long as the Monkey have Manning and Dillon producing points they are to be feared by everyone in the league.

Valleygirls (7-5) vs.Cooney Quest (10-2)
The running game is seriously lacking here so if Brett Farve has any kind of big day the Quest should win.

Bonecrushers (6-6) vs. The Shoats (8-3-1)
Jake Delohme could be the difference. Lots of interesting matchups in this game. Tiki Barber and TJ Duckett vs. Warrick Dunn and the returning Amos Zeroue. The recivers matchup is realling interesting with MArvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne vs. Terrell Owens. But with the Jaguars looking to take a page of the Steelers playbook and run more could limit Byron Leftwich's ability to score. Delohme gets to smack around the pathetic Saints defense.

Alex Pelan

06-12-2004, 15:57

All right, I need a 66 point night from the Cundiff/Alexander combo in tonight's game to pull out the win. Alexander has done it by himself 4 times this year. Of course, if I had just played Kerry Collins instead of Griese, I would be in a lot better shape, as Collins outscored Manning... :D

Koko Ed

11-12-2004, 15:27

(W,L,T, Current streak, points)
*The Teal Curtain 11-2-0,L2,3658Dunedain 10-3-0, L1, 3776Amaizin' Blue 9-4-0, W5, 4088.5
Paragon571 9-4-0, L2, 3875
Pelan's Bobcats 9-4-0, W6, 3427
NorCal Crushers 8-5-0, L1, 3158
Koko's X-Cats 7-6-0,W4, 3606.5
boodah25 7-6-0,W1,3321
Sparxs1126 6-7-0,W1, 3480
ValleyGirls 6-7-0, W1, 3269
gaelforce126 5-8-0, W1, 2788
Epsilon Delta 5-8-0,L1, 2757
Sigmakittens 5-8-0, W1, 2694.5

Cooney Quest 3-10-0, L1, 2385.5
ryforstek525 2-11-0,L9,2725
NU Cowboys 2-11-0, L1, 2088
*-clinched playoff spot.

Koko's X-Cats (7-6)328 NU Cowboys (2-11) 248.5
A 126-58 advantage in the running game paved the way for an easy victory for the X-Cats.

Sparxs1126(6-7) 328 The Teal Curtain(11-2) 260
Donovan McNabb exploded for 148 points and put the Teal Curtain in a hole that they never climbed out of. Good thing for them they already clinched a playoff spot.

gaelforce126(5-8) 379 Epsilon Delta (5-8)237
Epsilon Delta has crawled back into the playoff race but are living dangerously continuing to live with only one running back(even if it is the great LaDanian Thomlinson). Clinton Portis and JUlius Jones could put an end to Epsilon Delta's playoff hopes.
Wel unknown to me they were ended long before this contest began but I did call it right with the Portis/Jones pairing crushing LaDainian Thomlinson 168-77.

boodah25 (7-6) 317NorCal Crushers (8-5) 281
Led by the Buffalo Bills suddenly opportunistic defense boodah25's D outscored the Crushers D 129-65 severly damaging the Crushers playoff hopes.

ValleyGirls(6-7) 297 Dunedain (10-3) 245
Daunte Culpepper outscored the injured Marc Bulger 109-14 and the Valleygirls sought means outside of the running game to win such as the defense outsocring Dunedain's D 105 - 64 and winning the recieving game 58-17.

Pelan's Bobcats(9-4) 317 Paragon571 (9-4) 310
While Manning was his usual great self for the suddenly slumping Paragon571 scoring 104 points the runnin game came up short scoring only 64 points to Pelan's Bobcats 112 points.

Sigmakittens (5-8) 207 ryforstek525 (2-11) 135
Byron Leftwich scored 67 points and Jeff Wilkins scored 14 points to outduel thier non-existance opponents and make thing embarrasingly easy for the kitties.

Amaizin' Blue (9-4) 349 Cooney Quest(3-10)146
The Quest are in trouble because they only have Willaim Green to counter Edgerrin James, Duece McAllister and Reuben Droughns. So unless Brett Farve has one of the gretest games in NFL history they're history.
Let's just say it wasn't a banner day for Green Bay Packers football last Sunday and leave it at that.

EddieMcD

11-12-2004, 20:16

Interestingly enough, nobody else was added to the list of the mathematically eliminated.

Rhode Island Charge (7-5) d. Stud Man Clan (4-8)
62-58
Oh, what a nail biter this one was. So what does Rhode Island do when its usually dominant running game blanks and Drew Brees doesn’t throw? Let the receivers do the dirty work. Horn and Chambers combined for 32. Of course, that offense was nearly equaled by Drew Bledsoe and his 29 by himself (which made me personally happy until I saw that the Clan had him). So we come down to the Monday night and defensive scores. The Charge had a combined 25 (all on Sunday). The Monday night defense of Dallas, who needed 9 to win, only took 5 (a combined 12 for the Clan). So, in a game much closer than it should’ve been, Rhode Island moves closer to a playoff spot.

Nor Cal Crushers (5-7) d. Koko's X-Cats (7-5)
98-74
I knew Nor Cal had a chance to win this one. I never thought it would end up being this impressive. But with five players clearing 14, this one was over before it started. Trent Green threw for 21, Kevin Jones ran for 16, Darrell Jackson caught for 14, Hanson kicked for 16, and Edwards, well, defended for 14. The X-Cats had their high mark in the Tampa Bay DEF and their 25. This was accompanied by Aaron Brooks’s 18. But with nothing else behind Koko and his Cats (which IMO, sounds like a name for a rock band), the Crushers were able to keep their playoff hopes alive.

South Fl Jets (8-4) d. Philly Cheesesteaks (8-4)
92-58
And the flip side of the first game, this one should’ve been much closer than it was. Philly’s generally powerhouse offense only got remotely decent performances from Culpepper’s 10 and Ackers’s 19. The Jets, on the other hand, pulled no punches. Hasselbeck put up a game-high 29. This was followed by Chad Johnson’s 20 and Tomlinson’s 17. With this victory, the South Florida Jets are heading to the playoffs.

JC's Juggernauts (4-8) d. Dunedain (6-6)
64-51
With a playoff spot on the line, winning this game would’ve been a huge boon for Dunedain. Unfortunately, they Dunedained (yeah, I’m back to that joke). Beyond Portis tallying 19 and Stokley nabbing 13, no one else was able to plop up anything good (in fact, Vick scored -6). This provided a huge advantage towards the Juggernauts, who got additional help from Martin’s 19 and Vanderjagt’s 16. When the rest of the offense decided to pitch in, they did so in numbers that were able to offset the absence of a QB, giving JC and his Juggernauts (which IMO, sounds like a heavy metal band) a victory.

Toronto Fumblers (7-5) d. The Borg (4-8)
114-35
And going with a certain theme, this game happened the exact way everyone thought it would: “The Borg have given up on the season and are now without Marshall Faulk so this one is pretty easy to break down: The Fumblers win.” Borg, Brian Westbrook, 26. Phantom Fumblers, lots more. The running game could’ve won this on their own, with a combined 41. Roethlisberger (I’ve said his name so much this season, I can actually spell it) put up 18, and Chicago and Muhammad scored 15 and 14, respectively. Everybody on Toronto scored at least 5, pushing them towards an almost inevitable playoff spot.

Hurricanes (2-9-1) vs. The Lightning (5-7)
76-68
This one actually should’ve gone to The Lightning. The only reason the ‘Canes were able to help themselves out of the basement was McNabb’s 37 and Alexander’s 14. Beyond dual 9s, it was complete donutville (add that to the list of Eddieisms). The Lightning had everyone contribute (except the QB spot, which probably killed them). They were led by Kasay’s 23 and James’s 19. So with two different playing styles represented pretty exceptionally here, the “couple powerhouse players” style defeats the “slow and steady conglomerate” style today.

Coco's Monkeys (7-5) d. This Space for Rent (4-8)
73-66
This was another nail biter, but as Ed put it: “So long as the Monkeys have Manning and Dillon producing points they are to be feared by everyone in the league.” They combined for 31. The defense pitched in too, with 25. Beyond Buffalo’s 29 (and the defensive combination 43), TSfR couldn’t put much up on the board. So Coco and his Monkeys (which IMO, sounds wrong) keep clinging to a playoff spot.

Cooney Quest (10-2) d. Valleygirls (7-5)
77-66
Here's a game which could’ve gone either way. The Girls had their dominant defense put up 33. Cooney was able to counter that with 42. The Quest even had a combined receiving total of 28. All the Girls could do was put up a 15 from the K spot, and watch. This win cements Cooney Quest as the number one seed.

The Shoats (8-3-1) d. Bonecrushers (6-6)
79-66
I have to say, The Shoats’ scoring patterns have made my job easier. That’s tri-11s from Delhomme, Wayne, and Harrison. Defense chipped in 41. Also making my job easy were dual 14s from the Bonecrushers’ Owens and Wilkins. Leftwich added 11, but the difference was (lack of) defense, giving The Shoats their third straight win.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak
1 y Cooney Quest 11-2-0 .846 840 W-2
2 x The Shoats 9-3-1 .731 900 W-3
3 x south fl jets 9-4-0 .692 775 W-2
4 Coco's Monkeys 8-5-0 .615 921 W-3
5 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 8-5-0 .615 899 L-2
6 Rhode Island Charge 8-5-0 .615 846 W-2
7 Toronto Fumblers 8-5-0 .615 832 W-2
8 Koko's X-Cats 7-6-0 .538 788 L-1
9 ValleyGirls 7-6-0 .538 695 L-2
10 Nor Cal Crushers 6-7-0 .462 744 W-1
11 Dunedain 6-7-0 .462 688 L-1
12 BoneCrushers 6-7-0 .462 667 L-3
13 z Jc's Juggernaut's 5-8-0 .385 694 W-1
14 z the lightning 4-9-0 .308 749 L-7
15 z This Space For Rent 4-9-0 .308 686 L-1
16 z Stud Man Clan 4-9-0 .308 549 L-4
17 z Hurricanes 3-9-1 .269 707 W-1
18 z The BORG 3-10-0 .231 471 L-6

x= Clinched Playoff Spot
y= Clinched #1 Seed
z= Mathematically Eliminated

Playoff picture will be up ASAP (most likely in the morning).

vVigglEs

11-12-2004, 22:01

JeTs or Giants Who ur Fav

EddieMcD

12-12-2004, 07:03

Well, it hasn’t changed much between this week and last week, though determining who gets in is much easier. All of the top 12 can reach the playoffs. That’s currently 9 teams vying for the last 5 spots. Who will make it? Here’s how it is:

Note that none of these are assuming fantasy points. More on that later.
Cooney, Shoats, and Jets have all clinched a playoff birth. Also of note is that Cooney has clinched the number one seed.
Monkeys, Philly, Charge, and Fumblers will be in the playoffs if they win, tie, or either one of the Cats or Girls loses or ties.
Cats and Girls will be in if they win and the other loses their game. They could also get in if they win and a couple teams from the 8-5 bracket lose.
Crushers, Dunedain, and Bonecrushers need to win, and they need both the Girls and Cats to lose.
The eliminated tier remains the same: Juggernauts, Lightning, TSfR, Clan, ‘Canes, and Borg are all headed home.
The above is just basic. But looking at schedules and fantasy scores yields a whole different picture.

Fantasy scores are now coming into play. I’ll set my “maximum possible difference attainable in one week” at 100 points, just to be safe.
The 8-5 bracket is looking quite safe, even if they lose and both Cats and Girls win. Let’s face it, this week will really only be for deciding who gets what seed among these 4. The Cats have longshots at overtaking the Charge and Fumblers if it comes down to fantasy points. The Girls can’t remotely overtake anybody above them via points. Realistically, the Cats are cool no matter what if they win, and the Girls need to win and have the Cats lose to make the playoffs.
In the 6-7 bracket, they need to win no matter what. But then they’ll need both of the 7-6 teams to lose. Finally, they’ll all need higher fantasy points than the 7-6 teams. While all three of the 6-7s have the ability to overtake the Girls in points, realistically, only the Crushers have a shot at surpassing the Cats in points. In fact, I’d be willing to bet money that neither Dunedain nor Bonecrushers will make the playoffs.
Speaking of the 6-7s, Dunedain and Crushers face off. Granted, it’s essentially 5 teams fighting for the last spot, but I still find this match interesting. Not as interesting as it was last week, mind you.
The Girls take on the Charge. If this game ties or the Charge win, all of the 8-5 teams are *officially* in the playoffs.
Cats and Philly go at it this week as well. It’s the same sitch as the Girls/Charge game: game ties or Philly wins, all of the 8-5 teams officially have playoff spots.
I’d also like to point out the Quest/Shoats game. We haven’t gotten a game this titanic in proportion since Week XIV last season, in which Philly (#1 at the time) and CB234 (#3) faced off. CB234 got the win, which interestingly enough pushed the Valleygirls (then at #2) into the #1 spot (CB234 took #2, and Philly dropped back to #3). Just a bit of history for you. Nothing that big at stake here this time around, but it should be an interesting game (and possible preview of the Kamen Bowl).
We also have the Toilet Bowl taking place this week! Who will inhale audibly more: The Borg or the Hurricanes?
Then there’s also the consolation game in the Toilet Tourney between TSfR and The Lightning. Not sure if the point to this one is to win or lose yet…
There you have it: the playoff picture in a nutshell. You’ll notice the key here is fantasy points. Some teams who could feasibly hit eighth based just on record have no chance of making the playoffs due to low fantasy scores. So all in all, we can prettymuch assume that the top 7 are all in, and the Cats, Girls, and Crushers are fighting for the last playoff spot. Would’ve been much easier had I said this to begin with, huh?

Koko Ed

12-12-2004, 09:00

Last week of the season and still only the suddenly slumping Teal Curtain have clinched a playoff spot with five teams in contention for three playoff spots. It's getting hot....

Koko's X-Cats (7-6)vs. Sigmakittens (5-8)
Both Corey Dillon for the X-Cats and Willis McGahee for the kitties are due for huge games for their respective teams but the X-Cats also have Chris Brown who could gash the KC Chiefs D for chunks of years and Derrick Blaylock who could do the same to the Titans. The kitties have Jesse Chatman who gets an occasional carry and thus fewer chances to make big plays thereofre the kitties need Randy Moss to get healthy.

Sparxs1126(6-7) vs. Amaizin' Blue (9-4)
Amazin' Blue is fighting for their playoff lives and are in good shape with a huge advantage at running back. The Sparx could play spoiler if Donovan McNabb is huge again this week.

gaelforce126(5-8) vs. The Teal Curtain(11-2)
It's a good thing the Teal Curtain had already clinched a playoff spot because they have been getting taken down the last few weeks and with gaelforce126 having Clinton Portis and Julius Jones it is possible to happen agian.

boodah25 (7-6) vs.Epsilon Delta (5-8)
Now this is more like it for Epsilon Delta. boodah25 is missing Kevan Barlow so it's LaDanian Thomlinson vs. Domanic Davis. I think Thomlinson can win that matchup.

ValleyGirls(6-7) vs.NorCal Crushers (8-5)
The Crushers are hanging by a thread and badly need to win and win big. Chad Johnson, Arlen Harris and Ahman Green need to be huge for the Crushers to survive and it would help them if Daunte Culpepper didn't have his usual great game.

Paragon571 (9-4) vs. Dunedain (10-3)
Paragon571 picked a bad time to slump. Now they have to beat a tough Dunedain team to get in or they are good as dead. Manning isn't the problem. He'll get his points but they need Tiki Barber to get started again and Thomas Jones to show up. Emmit Smith might not play so the could hurt them. Dumedain also uses three running back including the very productive Nick Goings but the real sleeper that puts fear into Paragon571 is Terrell Owens who could finish off Paragon571's season.

NU Cowboys (2-11) vs.Pelan's Bobcats(9-4)
Having the Cowboys on their schedule is the best thing for the Bobcat's playoff push. They are missing two players (one is suspended and the other out with an injury) so their three running backs perform up to their expectations they are in.

ryforstek525 (2-11) vs. Cooney Quest(3-10)
If the Packers perform well in Detriot the Quest win easily. There's not much to ryforstek525 so if the Packers play poorly they still may win.

Koko Ed

12-12-2004, 09:58

Koko's X-Cats (7-6) vs.Philly Cheesesteaks (8-5)
The X-Cats have the slimmest playoff hopes and here comes Daunte Culpepper, Corey Dillon and the Cheesesteaks. Ahman Green need to play huge if the X-Cats have any hope for the playoffs.

Rhode Island Charge (8-5) vs. Valleygirls (7-5)
If Drew Brees and Willis McGahee play up to their abilities the Charge can punch their ticket for the playoffs. The Valleygirls are lacking in the running and passing game but the Ravens D feasting on the inexperienced Eli Manning is their sleeper.

South Fl Jets (9-4) vs. Stud Man Clan (4-9)
The Jets are playing for improved playoff position and a bye. The Clan are helping them by having an injured Kevan Barlow starting.

Dunedain (6-7) vs. Nor Cal Crushers (6-7)
The Crushers have the advantage at quarterback with Trent Green palying at a high level while you never know what you are going to get from Micheal Vick week to week. Dunedain has the advantage at runningback with Derrick Blaylock who gets to run all over a demoralized Titans D and Clinton Portis who is the one thing that could exploit the one weakness the Eagles have. Kevin Jones is running better but he is still and unknown commodity and Fred Taylor is running hard but he is on the back end of his career.

Toronto Fumblers (8-5) vs.JC's Juggernauts (5-8)
The only disadvantage the Juggernauts have to the Fumblers is at quarterback and Testeverde gets shots at the worst defense in the league while the Fumblers Ben Roethlisberger will be in a dogfight with the tough Jets D. Don't be usrprised if the Fumblers fall.

Hurricanes (3-9-1) vs.The Borg (4-9)
The Canes have Donovan McNabb but have only one working running back. The Borg have two good runningback but hteir quarterback is benched (Faulk may be hurt so it doesn't look for the Borg).

This Space for Rent(4-9) vs. The Lightning (4-9)
The Lightning are without Marc Bulger thus need big games from Rudi Johnson and Edgerrin James to win. The Renters need Tom Brady to perform better and to get something from Thomas Jones to win.

Coco's Monkeys (8-5) vs. Bonecrushers (6-7)
The Monkeys are trying to make a final hard push for the playoffs by pummeling the Bonecrushers with Peyton Manning and a motivated Corey Dillon. Terrell Owens and Warrick Dunn are the Bonecrushers only chance.

The Shoats (9-3-1) vs. Cooney Quest (11-2)
A possible championship game preview. The Shoats have a suddenly red hot Jake Delhome and are more solid at running back. Both teams are very strong at wide reciver. The Shoats are also stronger oin defense.

Cory

12-12-2004, 19:58

If I win this week, I'm in the playoffs. Koko has 825 points, and I have 824 right now with Trent Green and Keith Bulluck to go.

Koko Ed

14-12-2004, 15:58

AIEEEEE!!!!
I can't believe I choked in the last two weeks and came up 18 points short of a playoff spot!
ARRRRRGH!!!! http://216.39.110.39/vbulletin/images/smilies/banghead.gif

EddieMcD

17-12-2004, 16:59

Rhode Island Charge (8-5) d. Valleygirls (7-6)
78-53
The Girls needed a win to have a shot at the playoffs. Unfortunately, they came upon Rhode Island’s second-half hot-streak. “If Drew Brees and Willis McGahee play up to their abilities, the Charge can punch their ticket for the playoffs. The Valleygirls are lacking in the running and passing game but the Ravens D feasting on the inexperienced Eli Manning is their sleeper.” Brees and McGahee had 10 and 17, respectively. While Ed was correct in the Ravens DEF being a sleeper (they took 19), the Girls didn’t have anything else to back that sleeper. So the Charge are able to claim their playoff spot.

Philly Cheesesteaks (8-5) d. Koko's X-Cats (7-6)
77-38
With the Valleygirls losing, all the X-Cats really had to do was hold on for their playoff spot (and a win would outright guarantee it). Only their K and DEF were able to clear 5 (they both took 10) though. This game was probably over before it began anyway, but the Cats’ low scoring left the door open for the Nor Cal Crushers. Not to detract from Philly’s game, because they held up well in their own light. Their combined running score was 32. So Philly officially plopped themselves into the playoffs, but the X-Cats had to wait to see if they were in.

South Fl Jets (9-4) d. Stud Man Clan (4-9)
74-37
What can I say? The Clan never got much this season, and in their closer, they weren’t much different. High point (and I use this term loosely): the receivers combining for 16. The Jets actually showed up to this game, as noted by Hasselbeck’s 19, the RB’s 23, and Chad Johnson’s 10. Eh, this game really didn’t mean much anyway.

Nor Cal Crushers (6-7) d. Dunedain (6-7)
104-70
With both the Valleygirls and X-Cats losing, both these teams had a chance to sneak in on the number eight seed (though only the Crushers had any real chance due to fantasy points). Dunedain would’ve needed 154 points, but the Crushers only needed a more realistic 82 points. Not that it wasn’t going to be easy. But they had help. First, I point out the massive defensive effort put forth, netting 50. I think that helped. Also on the plus side of things was Trent Green’s 16, Kevin Jones’s 13, and Darrell Jackson’s 12. These put the total to 91. 91 is more than 82. And the Nor Cal Crushers sneak into the final playoff spot in what was easily the most exciting event this week.

Toronto Fumblers (8-5) d. JC's Juggernauts (5-8)
57-48
I expected this match to have slightly more zing to it. Both QBs were in the negative. The Juggernauts only managed to plunge into the lower double digits with a WR, K, and DEF. The Phantom Fumblers offense put up slow-but-steady numbers, with both running and receiving totaling 18 each. This was all Toronto really needed, securing their playoff spot.

The Borg (3-10) d. Hurricanes (3-9-1)
51-34
It was an exciting championship game for the Toilet Bowl! Okay, not really. The Borg did manage to clear 50 for the first time since Week III. All that really was though is Todd Heap’s 15 and Kansas City’s 17. Meanwhile, all the ‘Canes had was Shaun Alexander’s 11. The Hurricanes have “won” the Toilet Bowl.

This Space for Rent (4-9) d. The Lightning (4-9)
81-39
Now where were performances like this earlier on in the season for TSfR? The consolation game in the Toilet Bowl tourney was extremely one-sided. And that’s a good thing, what with Tom Brady actually throwing for 17, Clayton’s 13, and the Buffalo DEF raking in 23 points. The Lightning’s closest score was Atlanta’s 18, and since that was the theme of this game, we can easily deduce that TSfR was victorious.

Coco's Monkeys (8-5) d. Bonecrushers (6-7)
65-52
Is it sad an off day for the Monkeys still produces a pretty decent win? Is it also sad that Peyton Manning scored 17 for them, and that is a bad day for him? How about Corey Dillon and his 10? In the second half of the season at least, this is an off day for him as well. So, long story short, the Monkeys had a bad day filled with respectable scores and won. What a strange world we live in… On a side note, the Monkeys are in the playoffs.

The Shoats (9-3-1) d. Cooney Quest (11-2)
89-81
“A possible championship game preview.” Definitely. This game had all the makings of a title game. Rundown: QB battle was pretty even. Running, not so much. T.J. Duckett dominated prettymuch everyone for The Shoats giving them a nice 27. Receiving went the other way as Cooney’s WRs tallied 29. Defense was dead even. It was the slightly better scores in losing a category that put The Shoats over the Quest. And if what Ed said is true, we will have an exciting championship.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak
1 y Cooney Quest 11-3-0 .786 921 L-1
2 x The Shoats 10-3-1 .750 989 W-4
3 x south fl jets 10-4-0 .714 849 W-3
4 x Coco's Monkeys 9-5-0 .643 986 W-4
5 x Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 9-5-0 .643 976 W-1
6 x Rhode Island Charge 9-5-0 .643 924 W-3
7 x Toronto Fumblers 9-5-0 .643 889 W-3
8 x Nor Cal Crushers 7-7-0 .500 848 W-2
9 z Koko's X-Cats 7-7-0 .500 826 L-2
10 z ValleyGirls 7-7-0 .500 748 L-3
11 z Dunedain 6-8-0 .429 758 L-2
12 z BoneCrushers 6-8-0 .429 719 L-4
13 z This Space For Rent 5-9-0 .357 767 W-1
14 z Jc's Juggernaut's 5-9-0 .357 742 L-1
15 z the lightning 4-10-0 .286 788 L-8
16 z Stud Man Clan 4-10-0 .286 586 L-5
17 z The BORG 4-10-0 .286 522 W-1
18 z Hurricanes 3-10-1 .250 741 L-1

x= Clinched Playoff Spot
y= Clinched #1 Seed
z= Mathematically Eliminated

Tune in either later tonight or tomorrow for the final playoff picture, and a breakdown of the second half of the regular season.

Koko Ed

17-12-2004, 17:41

Philly Cheesesteaks (8-5) d. Koko's X-Cats (7-6)
77-38
With the Valleygirls losing, all the X-Cats really had to do was hold on for their playoff spot (and a win would outright guarantee it). Only their K and DEF were able to clear 5 (they both took 10) though. This game was probably over before it began anyway, but the Cats’ low scoring left the door open for the Nor Cal Crushers. Not to detract from Philly’s game, because they held up well in their own light. Their combined running score was 32. So Philly officially plopped themselves into the playoffs, but the X-Cats had to wait to see if they were in.
Nor Cal Crushers (6-7) d. Dunedain (6-7)
104-70
With both the Valleygirls and X-Cats losing, both these teams had a chance to sneak in on the number eight seed (though only the Crushers had any real chance due to fantasy points). Dunedain would’ve needed 154 points, but the Crushers only needed a more realistic 82 points. Not that it wasn’t going to be easy. But they had help. First, I point out the massive defensive effort put forth, netting 50. I think that helped. Also on the plus side of things was Trent Green’s 16, Kevin Jones’s 13, and Darrell Jackson’s 12. These put the total to 91. 91 is more than 82. And the Nor Cal Crushers sneak into the final playoff spot in what was easily the most exciting event this week.

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Koko Ed

18-12-2004, 13:17

Dunedain (11-3) vs. Pelan's Bobcats(10-4)
Quarterbacks
David Carr vs. Brian Griese
The Texans have been slumping in recent weeks and Carr hasn't broken 100 points since week five and the quartback position is the scoring bonanza in this league so that is crucial. Brian Greise has been playing at a high degree and gets to play a very lax Saints defense.
Advantage Pelan's Bobcats

Running backs
Shaun Alexander, Rudi Johnson and TJ Duckett vs. Duece McAllister, Nick Goings and Micheal Pittman
Alexnader is about the only consitant player on the Seahawks but is up against a tough Jets D. Rudi Johnson could even have a tougher weekend against the Bills and TJ Duckett just had knee surgery. Nick Goings has come out of nowhere and has evolved into a solid player. Micheal Pittman could gash the Saints for massive yards and McAllister might be the only Saint who shows up this week.
Advantage Pelan's Bobcats

Joe Horn, Kerry Colbert and Freddie Jones vs. Terrell Owens, Mark Clayton and Antonio Gates
Horn is the leading reciever in the NFL and Colbert may be the best rookie reciver in the league. Freddie Jones is plauged by inconsitant QB play on the Cardinals. Terell Owens is hurting and may or may not play. If Colbert isn't the best rookie reciver in the league then maybe than maybe Clayton is and he's facing a much weaker defense this week. Gates should be insane in Cleveland.
Advantage Pelan's Bobcats

Kickers
Billy Cundiff vs. Nate Kaeding
The COwboys may not even score this week while the CHargers may keep scoring into Monday.
Advantage Pelan's Bobcats

Defense
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Deltha O' Neal, Landon Johnson vs. Seattle Seahawks, Cato June and Will Witherspoon
The Buccaneers defense should get their points against an incompitent Saints team and O'Neal has opportunities to make plays against the Bills because Bledsoe is prone to mistakes and he's a gambler. Johnson will see alot of Willis McGahee. The Seahawks D hasn't been as nearly effective as it was early in the season but they do still get alot of interceptions but Pennington takes care of the ball pretty well. Cato June will be seeing alot of the Ravens running game (it's the Ravens only chance) and Witherspooon will get alot of opportunitues against Vick but he is a tough out.
AdvantageDunedain

Summary Dunedain is up aginst the wall here and needs David Carr to elevate his game because his backs will be hard pressed to make up ground this week. The defense may really be their saving grace.

The Teal Curtain(11-3) vs. Amaizin' Blue (10-4)
Quarterbacks
Drew Brees vs. Trent Green
Brees gets to abuse a Cleveland Browns team that has basically quit while Trent Green is playing a Denver team that is fighting for it's very life.
Advantage The Teal Curtain

Running backs
Curtis Martin and Jamal Lewis vs. Edgerrin James, Reuben Droughns and Brian Westbrook
Who knows how long Lewis and play but Martin is in line for a big game. AMazin' Blue's playoff run has been powered by their three backs and Westbrook might take and early seat but Reuben Droughns will get to run all day on a weak Kansas City defense and James is the leading rusher in the league.
Advantage Amaizin' Blue

Recivers
Marvin Harrison, Rod Smith, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Ken Dilger vs. Eddie Kennison, Derrick Mason and Jason Witten
Here is where the Teal Curtain could close the gap. Harrison is the favorite to catch Manning's record breaking touchdown pass. Smith will be running free all day. T.J. Houshmandzadeh needs to play big if Cincinatti is going to beat Buffalo. Dilger is still in the NFL? Kennison is a playmaker and Mason is one of the league leading recivers. Witten is one of the few big play threats on Dallas.
Advantage The Teal Curtain

Kickers
Sebastian Janikowski vs. Mike Vanderjagt
Jankowski is a very good kicker but Vandegjagt is getting an amazing amount of oppotunity because he has such an awesome offense giving him so many chances.
Advantage Amaizin' Blue

Defense
New Orleans Saints, Ed Reed and London Fletcher vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Tedy Bruschi and David Thornton
The Saints don't really play much defense so the Teal Curtain is basically hedging their hopes on Ed Reed. The Pittsburgh Steelers D will be all over the hapless rookie Eli Manning. Bruchi is a playmaker and David Thornton will be tackling Ravens running backs all night long.
Advantage Amaizin' Blue

Summary
Amazin' Blue is going to once again depend on their three running backs to power them to victory. The Teal Curtain needs Drew Brees to be huge for them to have any chance.

EddieMcD

18-12-2004, 13:24

Second half awards:

Most Valuable QB:
Peyton Manning (Coco’s Monkeys)
I actually mean it this time. The reason he actually didn’t get it last time was because of the Monkeys’ merely average record. But the Monkeys were 5-2 the second half with Manning chipping in an incredible 195 points.

Honorable Mention: Drew Brees
Rhode Island had a nasty little QB enigma, but they solved it in good form with Drew Brees, who helped lead them to a 6-1 second half.

Best Running Game:
Priest Holmes & Willis McGahee (Rhode Island Charge)
Yeah, Holmes stopped playing in Week X, but McGahee easily picked up the slack. Even missing the last month, Holmes was one of the top scoring backs in the league, and these two made a nasty combo when actually deployed.

Honorable Mention: Dominick Davis & LaDanian Thomlinson
Philly had a small slip in the last month of play, but they rebounded thanks to great play from these two.

Best Receiving Game:
Drew Bennett & Darrell Jackson (Nor Cal Crushers)
This is almost a given considering all the hoops the Crushers had to jump through to make a playoff spot. Their final surge in fantasy points was thanks to these two.

Honorable Mention: Eddie Kennison & Torry Holt
Pound-for pound, these guys contributed what they could, when they could for the first-place Cooney Quest.

Most Valuable Kicker:
Adam Vinatieri (Cooney Quest)
Well DUH! That’s a grand total of 84 points the second half. When you consider a lot of Ks don’t even have that all season, you get your answer why he’s alone atop this category this time.

Honorable Mention: Matt Stover
The Valleygirls had two good things the second half: their defense and their kicker. Well, this is the kicker. In the games the Girls actually won, he played a big part. And even when they lost, he looked good doing it.

Most Productive Offense:
Toronto Phantom Fumblers
They were an honorable mention last time due to a nasty four-game losing streak full of tough losses. This half though, they are 6-1. This productive offense is led by Roethlisberger and Jamal Lewis, accompanied by a bunch of high scorers you’ve never heard of. They made the playoffs too.

Honorable Mention: Coco’s Monkeys
Manning and Dillon. Even the receivers picked up their games in the second half.

Honorable Mention: Rhode Island Charge
They’d probably be paired with Toronto had Holmes not gotten injured. But as it stands, Brees and McGahee and the WRs picked up the slack the entire second half.

Most Dominant Defense:
Valleygirls
Another “duh”. Nguyen and Sharper lost a tiny bit of their touch, but they’re still among the best. Baltimore though scored through the roof on the second half. It’s the second good thing on the Girls’ list.

Honorable Mention: The Shoats
Other than Baltimore, nothing else compared to New England this half. They also have Rodney Harrison.

Playoff Picture:
Well, at least we have a final playoff standing. Nor Cal surprised us all by making a final surge into the number eight seed. Unfortunately, they have Cooney the first round, whom they lost to quite badly in Week X. The Fumblers left their first-half losing streak behind, securing the number seven spot. They have The Shoats though, who beat them back in Week II. Then again, this was at the start of that nasty losing streak. Rhode Island kept up with the pack, taking sixth. Another good thing for them is that they defeated their first-round opponent the Jets easily back in Week I. The Philly/Monkeys game in Week II went to the Monkeys. But it was close then, and it’ll be close now. Weather or not any of these previous games will correlate remains to be seen. But if it does, the majority of the lower seeds would be out.

Okay, I’m done here. Catch you next week for the first round post-game.

Koko Ed

18-12-2004, 13:36

Rhode Island Charge (9-5) vs. South Fl Jets (10-4)
The Charge can make a living off of Drew Brees and Willis McGahee but Jerome Bettis could make a killing aginst the Giants and LaDaimian Thomlinson could run for the NFL record aginst the Browns.

Toronto Fumblers (9-5) vs. The Shoats (10-3-1)
The SHoats could be in big trouble this week. No TJ Duckett and Tiki Barber is going against the immovable Steelers D. While Jamal Lewis may be limited playing Nick Goings is a definate sleeper. The Shoats need Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne to make big plays to survivie.

Coco's Monkeys (9-5) vs. Ph!lly Cheesesteaks (9-5)
The quarterback matchup between Peyton Manning and Daunte Culpepper is marquee quality but the Cheesesteaks have an advantage at running back with Domanick Davis and the suddenly hot Larry Johnson. The Monkey have Corey Dillon but BJ Sams is strictly a kick returner.

Nor Cal Crushers (7-7) vs. Cooney Quest (11-3)
The Crushers presents a very dangerous opponenet for the Quest because they have a possibly significant advantage at running back with hot rookie Kevin Jones and Fred Taylor while the Quest have Chester Taylor who may be a backup again and DOrsey Levens who is used sparingly. The Quest could use a big game from Brett Farve this week.

EddieMcD

25-12-2004, 12:54

Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals
Nor Cal Crushers (#8) d. Cooney Quest (#1)
103-71
In an upset to last the ages, fresh off their last-second leap-and-bound into the playoffs, the Nor Cal Crushers make their name known by then taking the number one seed out to dinner and leaving them with the check. Cooney played their normal game; generally relying on small but stacking contributions. Key word there: small. Their best contribution came from a defensive effort of 28. But they were simply outplayed by the Crushers. Trent Green led with 22, with runners adding 23, receivers adding 22, and defensive additions totaling 29. In case you can’t tell, that’s the #8 seed moving on.

Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals
Ph!lly Cheesesteaks (#5) d. Coco's Monkeys (#4)
81-60
After that first game, we know now that anything can happen. And anything happened again (albeit being a one-seed difference). The Cheesesteaks easily amassed an advantage using Daunte Culpepper’s 24. But that’s not all; running added 30. For the Monkeys, they had an underperforming day from Peyton Manning. Dillon was able to tack on 18. Unfortunately, lack of receiving and defense put this game squarely into Philly’s grubby little hands.

Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals
South Fl Jets (#3) d. Rhode Island Charge (#6)
74-48
Rhode Island was hoping for the pattern of lower seeds winning to hold up. However, they got their butts handed to them on a silver platter. The Charge had nothing going for them. The usually exciting combo of Brees and McGahee paid off zilch. Receivers were also equal in that department. But the Jets had Hasselbeck taking 13, and a hot running game (Bettis and Tomlinson) combined for 30. The Charge took defense, but it wasn’t enough to stop South Florida from moving on.

Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals
Toronto Fumblers (#7) vs. The Shoats (#2)
68-50
The lowest scoring game produced another upset. For the Phantom Fumblers, this was exactly how they needed it. Their only real opposition came from Tiki Barber’s 10. Toronto was able to go up-and-over with their receivers scoring 24, and an assistance of 16 from the runners. That’s three upsets in four games.

Playoff picture: This is what it’ll be next week for the winners.

Nor Cal Crushers (#8)
vs.
Ph!lly Cheesesteaks (#5)

South Fl Jets (#3)
vs.
Toronto Fumblers (#7)

Nor Cal still has a long road ahead of them (though I now have someone to root for). They faced Philly in Week VI and lost. The Fumblers also have a tough match, having lost to the Jets previously in Week V. The four losers will also face off in their own little tournament.

Cooney Quest (#1)
vs.
Coco's Monkeys (#4)

Rhode Island Charge (#6)
vs.
The Shoats (#2)

That #6 sure is making Rhode Island seem out of place, but as we’ve all seen, anything can happen (especially since The Charge and Shoats never faced in the regular season). The other matchup was last seen in Week VI when Cooney dominated.

This is an exciting tourney. Who will win? Will R.I be able to overcome their low seed in the consolation bracket? Will the Jets #3 be all they need to win the title? Tune in next week for the results of Round II.