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FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
Pelan's Bobcats
Koko's X-Cats
Fiesty Clowns
Tolman
Beckham Pwns All
wst Coast Style
Cooney Quest
WBI-461
Mechanicatz
Tomahawks
Nor Cal Crushers
sigmakittens
Cromer Angry Smash!
Stevies Scapegoats
Dogs in the Bathtub
Jc's Evil Empire
WEEK 1 SCEDULE
Stevies Scapegoats vs. Koko's X-Cats
The X-Cats feature Fantasy mainstay Marc Bulger who heads the high powered Rams offense and Willis McGahee who is expected to provide a big year for the Buffalo Bills. The X-Cats defense is particularly strong as well featuring defensive mainstays Ed Reed, Darren Sharper and Julius Peppers as well as the aggressive Philadelphia Eagles defense. The Scapegoats are strong at receiver featuring Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne and Chad Johnson and have an underrated fantasy producer in Jake Delhomme. Lamont Brightful is inactive though thus hurting their defense.
Jc's Evil Empire vs. Nor Cal Crushers
The Evil Empire features the most dominant fantasy performer LaDainian Tomlinson as well as the versatile Brian Westbrook and Terrell Owens but Ben Roethlisberger is a big question mark. While he was very successful in the won/lost column he was not a very strong fantasy performer. The Crushers are very strong at running back with a potential breakout star in Lamont Jordan and the second best fantasy back Shaun Alexander. Jake Plummer is mercurial. One week he can be a hero and the next he can kill you with his turnovers. The Evil Empire's D could be particularly strong featuring the aggressive Bills D though it'll be interesting to see what DeMarcus Ware does against full speed competition.
Tomahawks vs. Cooney Quest
While the Tomahawks feature all-world player Peyton Manning the isn't much else to feel good about this week. Muhsin Muhammad has no one to throw the ball to him. Plaxico Burress is up and down and Eli Manning may or may not play. Tatum Bell and J.J. Arrington are unknowns. Antonio Gates isn't playing this week and the defense is full of guys not playing. The Quest are taking a chance with the so far disappointing Joey Harrington but have enough to get by this week with Ahman Green and Javon Walker plus the Patriots defense will get their shots to make some points against the high risk high reward Raiders attack.
sigmakittens vs.Beckham Pwns All
The Kitties are banking their success heavily on the strong Chiefs offense but who knows if Priest Holmes body will hold if and if it doesn't can Trent Green carry the load. Beckham Pwns All is banking on Domancik Davis, Drew Brees and Tiki Barber. Good fantasy performers who may still have to prove themselves for Beckham Pwns All to be sucessful. The Kitties are stronger on defense because Beckham Pwns All boast and blank spot and an inactive player on their defense.
Cromer Angry Smash! vs. Tolman
Cromer Angry Smash! has Edgerrin James and Curtis Martin who could be a fantasy breakout star now that Lamont Jordan has gone west and won't be stealing his red zone carries anymore. Bret Farve is no where near the player he once was and is just as likely to burn you as he is to save you. Matt Hasselbeck is a much more stable presence for Tolman and both Jamal Lewis and Clinton Portis are looking for bigger years than they had last year but Tolman is hurt on defense with a blank spot and a non starter in Allen Rossum (unless he manages to take one to the house).
Dogs in the Bathtub vs.Pelan's Bobcats
While Micheal Vick is an amazing athlete and perhaps the most exciting player in the NFL he is a crappy fantasy football player. Not good news for Dogs in the Bathtub. What's worse is they are depending on unproven players like Cedric Benson,Kevin Barlow (who is a major disappointment to say the least), Charles Rogers who has yet to play a whole season IN HIS CAREER, Clarence Moore. Their best bet is to outperform Pelan's Bobcats on defense with the awesome Ravens defense but Will Poole is wasting a roster spot.Still it's better than Pelan's Bobcats defense which has non performers up and down and the lesser Seahawks D. Corey Dillon and Rudi Johnson got his back though.
Mechanicatz vs. Fiesty Clowns
Drew Bledsoe vs. Daunte Culpepper is an ugly mismatch for the Mechanicatz. Their best bet is to lean on their strong receiving core Randy Moss, Hines Ward and Torry Holt. Otherwise there isn't much hope as their backs Carnell Williams and DeShaun Foster come up short against Kevin Jones and Chris Brown. At least both D suffer from equal lack of attention so for once that's even. Noting is expected from either of them.
WBI-461 vs. wst Coast Style
Kerry Collins vs. Donovan McNabb usually looks like it's a bad deal for WBI-461 but with Randy Moss in his arsenal scoring and yards won't be Collins problem. While Terrell Owens isn't talking to McNabb he'll still catch his passes so he'll be bigtime. wst Coast Style made a huge mistake going with Jerome Bettis and Duce Staley who are both out and were at a disadvantage already against Deuce McAllister and Steven Jackson.
Okay this has to be like one of the coolest things that I have ever seen done with a fantasy football league.
Alex Cormier
05-09-2005, 17:47
how can two teams have randy moss?
how can two teams have randy moss?
I didn't say WBI-461 had Randy Moss. I said Kerry Collins will have some success because of Randy Moss.
Alex Cormier
05-09-2005, 19:03
I didn't say WBI-461 had Randy Moss. I said Kerry Collins will have some success because of Randy Moss.
thats what i get for not really reading and playing xbox while reading it. my bad. hopefully he will be a "good kid" at oakland.
thats what i get for not really reading and playing xbox while reading it. my bad. hopefully he will be a "good kid" at oakland.
Well he's off to a great start admitting that he's using pot. :rolleyes:
well admitting it is half the battle ha ha
Koko--minor nitpick, would you remind changing the color of "Beckham Pwns All"? It's darn near impossible to see and really kills the eyes.
Koko--minor nitpick, would you remind changing the color of "Beckham Pwns All"? It's darn near impossible to see and really kills the eyes.
What color would you prefer?
What color would you prefer?
"Sienna" maybe? I don't have a color preference... just anything that doesn't look too much like the others, but isn't invisible like that green :p
Thanks.
"Sienna" maybe? I don't have a color preference... just anything that doesn't look too much like the others, but isn't invisible like that green :p
Thanks.
Done.
The FIRST Robotics League
Pelan's Bobcats
Koko's X-Cats
Fiesty Clowns
I Will Crush You
Your Ad Here
wst Coast Style
Cooney Quest
Coco's Monkeys
Akshar Did It
Team THRUST
Nor Cal Crushers
sigmakittens
FirstFORCE
The Tacoites
Stevies Scapegoats
hurricnaes
Jc's Evil Empire
QC Elite
Rhode Island Voltaic
Dunedain
WEEK 1 SCEDULE
Dunedainvs. Koko's X-Cats
The X-Cats feature a potentially powerful one/two punch of Kerry Collins and Willis McGahee. On defense the Philadelphia Eagles, Julis Peppers and Dwight Freeney are a strong combination. Dunedain has a powerful pair in Tiki Barber and Ahman Green who could do in the X-Cats alone. Drew Brees will be challanged to duplicate last year's sucess and I'm not so sure of the Houton Texans defense as well.
Rhode Island Voltaicvs. Nor Cal Crushers
Peyton Manning is a major league stud for the Voltaic but the Crushers counter with Thomlinson and the versitile Westbrook. The only question for the Crushers is what will Jake Plummer do.
FirstFORCEvs. The Tacoites
Niether Tom Brady or Kevan Barlow are much when it comes to fantasy production (in Barlow's case it also goes for actual produuction as well) which is really bad news for First FORCE which is already weak due to sporting a blankon the D, The Tacoites got Rudi Johnson and Duece McAllister which should prove to be enough to win.
Team THRUSTvs.Stevies Scapegoats
The main event of this matchup is Team THRUST's Marc Bulgervs. Stevie's Scapegoat's Daunte Culpepper . Both teams feature backups though Parker may get more opportunites to make things happen for Team THRUST.
Cooney Quest vs. QC Elite
BOth quarterbacks are high risk/high reward prospects but the Elite's Farve is more likely to be consistent than Quest's Brooks who suffers more brain farts per game than any other player in the NFL. The Elite have the advantage at running back with both Chris Brown and Micheal Bennet over TJ Duckett and that may be where the difference comes from.
I Will Crush You vs.Pelan's Bobcats
Pelan's Bobcats have hamstrung themselves by playing the suspended Antonio Gates and a player who is not on an NFL roster making things easier for I Will Crush You who are formidable enough with Domanick Davis, LArry Johnson and Clinton Portis as well as MAtt HAsselback. Trent Green and Shaun ALexander need to play big to save the Bobcat's bacon.
Your Ad Herevs. hurricnaes
The Canes have explosive possibilities with Donovan McNAbb but no one knows what JJ Arrington will do and their recievers aren't really all that scary. While McNair isn't what he used to be, Julius Jones could be big. Your Ads Here recivers Randy Moss, Hines Ward and Micheal Clayton could be tough to beat.
Coco's Monkeysvs. sigmakittens
The Kitties are going to be tough to beat with Preist Holmes, Curtis Martin and Jake Delhomme. While Corey Dillon is no problem for Coco's Monkeys. Joey HArrington could be.
Akshar Did It vs. Fiesty Clowns
The Fiesty Clowns are gonna be tough with Carson Palmer, Edgerring James and Kevin Jones. It doesn't help that Akshar Did Ithas James backup starting at running back. Unless Indy slaughter the Ravens (not likely) he's probably not going to get alot of touches and Roethlisberger is not the strongest fantasy quarterback.
Jc's Evil Empire vs. wst Coast Style
It's the Evil Empire's slew of running backs Jamal Lewis, Steven Jackson and Ronnie Brown vs. wst Coast Style's stable of recivers Terell Owens, Marvin Harrison and Drew Bennet. What Fred Taylor and Byron Leftwich does will determine how wst Coast Style will do.
hey when did i get bulger?
hey when did i get bulger?
You didn't... he said you have Culpepper
You didn't... he said you have Culpepper
Changed it.
Heh. :o
haha ok its cool now thanks.
EddieMcD
15-09-2005, 18:24
Yay! Week I is here!
Rhode Island Voltaic d. Nor Cal Crushers
60-43
“Peyton Manning is a major league stud for the Voltaic...” This will most likely be the case throughout the season, as Manning lead the Voltaic offense with 12 points. The rest came from a defensive effort worth 27. While Nor Cal's defense put up a respectable 23 and their RBs put up 20, that was literally all they'd get. The rest of Rhode Island's offense was able to put up numbers, and therefore, win.
Koko's X-Cats d. Dunedain
70-40
Kerry Collins put up 14 for the X-Cats. The best thing Dunedain had going was a Tiki Barber 12. If that wasn't the only decent scoring Dunedain would get, it wouldn't be so bad. But with an underperforming defense, and an almost non-existant offense, the X-Cats take this one easilly.
FIRSTforce d. The Tacoites
66-59
The Tom Brady owners around the world must have been dancing with joy, what with his 13 points this week. Indianapolis added 17 and Jeff Reed contributed 10 more. So with all that, why didn't the Tacoites win? Steve Smith and Rudi Johnson combined for 25, while the defensive effort totaled 24. The rest of the offense, albeit not scoring much, was able to put a win in FIRSTforce's bag.
Team THRUST d. Stevies Scapegoats
40-33
Daunte Culpepper got intercepted three times, and fumbled twice. That's a -9 in the Scapegoats' QB slot. On the other side of things, Marc Bulger was able to put up a very nice 12. That's a difference of 21 right there. While the Scapegoats attempted to mount a comeback with Atlanta's 11 and Willie Parker's 16, it wasn't enough to offset Culpepper.
Cooney Quest d.. QC Elite
46-34
It's the battle of the QBs who did absolutely nothing! Now to be fair, at least the Elite's Aaron Brooks scored a single positive point. But even with the New York Giants 19, they still lost. Despite Favre's less-than-spectacular -4, Deion Branch's 10 and Buffalo's 18 pumped the Quest up enough to get that win.
IwillCrushYou d. Pelan's Bobcats
43-34
"Pelan's Bobcats have hamstrung themselves by playing the suspended Antonio Gates and a player who is not on an NFL roster making things easier for IWCY...” Yeah, prettymuch. I will give the correct props to Larry Fitzgerald and Larry Johnson though, who combined for 30 for IWCY.
Your Ad Here d. hurricanes
52-51
This was the closest and most exciting game of the week. It started on Thursday, with YAH getting 12 points from Randy Moss. We continue to Sunday, where the major contributers for YAH were Julius Jones and Shayne Graham with dual 10s. The Hurricanes had Rian Lindell's 16 from the K position and Pittsburgh's 14. They were down by one going into Monday Night Football, where their star Donovan McNabb would take them to victory... one would imagine. Unfortunately, McNabb put up a rather large goosegg, allowing YAH to barely escape with a victory.
Coco's Monkeys d. sigmakittens
44-31
It's primates versus felines this week on Animal Planet. Yeah, it wasn't much of a battle. The Monkey's really only needed Corey Dillon's 16 to succeed. The only relatively decent score for the Sigmakittens was Priest Holmes scroing 12. The Monkeys take one for the primates.
Akshar Did It d. Fiesty Clowns
34-30
Move along. Nothing to see here. What's that? I'm contractually obligated to actually write something? *swears in Manderin* Fine, I guess ADI getting 11 off of Roethlisberger is something. A win is a win, and ADI has one.
west coast style d. Jc's Evil Empire
56-38
"It's the Evil Empire's slew of running backs Jamal Lewis, Steven Jackson and Ronnie Brown vs. WCS's stable of recivers Terell Owens, Marvin Harrison and Drew Bennet.” The one problem with having a slew of RBs is that they really have to get a lot of touches to produce yardage and scores. The Empire's RBs didn't get either. Harrison and Owens were able to combine for 14 on WCS's team. “What Fred Taylor and Byron Leftwich does will determine how WCS will do.” Well, they both won, and hey, so did WCS. Psychic points for Ed!
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
1. Koko's X-Cats 1-0-0 1.000 70 W-1
2. FIRSTforce 1-0-0 1.000 66 W-1
3. Rhode Island Voltaic 1-0-0 1.000 61 W-1
4. west coast style 1-0-0 1.000 56 W-1
5. Your Ad Here 1-0-0 1.000 52 W-1
6. Cooney Quest 1-0-0 1.000 46 W-1
7. Coco's Monkeys 1-0-0 1.000 44 W-1
8. IwillCrushYou 1-0-0 1.000 43 W-1
9. Team THRUST 1-0-0 1.000 40 W-1
10. Akshar Did It 1-0-0 1.000 34 W-1
11. The Tacoites 0-1-0 .000 59 L-1
12. hurricanes 0-1-0 .000 51 L-1
13. Nor Cal Crushers 0-1-0 .000 43 L-1
14. Dunedain 0-1-0 .000 40 L-1
15. Jc's Evil Empire 0-1-0 .000 38 L-1
16. QC Elite 0-1-0 .000 34 L-1
17. Pelan's Bobcats 0-1-0 .000 34 L-1
18. Stevies Scapegoats 0-1-0 .000 33 L-1
19. sigmakittens 0-1-0 .000 31 L-1
20. Feisty Klowns 0-1-0 .000 30 L-1
Wow, there's a major fantasy point difference between the tops and bottoms of both the winners and the losers. Could fantasy points play an even larger role in determining who makes the playoffs than they have in year's past? Obviously, it's way too early to tell, but it'll be an interesting thought to ponder as the weeks go on. Catch you next week.
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Koko's X-Cats1-0-0 1.000 149.33 W-1
Jc's Evil Empire1-0-0 1.000 134.54 W-1
Cromer Angry Smash!1-0-0 1.000 130.42 W-1
Mechanicatz1-0-0 1.000 124.67 W-1
Beckham Pwns All 1-0-0 1.000 119.03 W-1
WBI-4611-0-0 1.000 113.94 W-1
Tomahawks1-0-0 1.000 111.06 W-1
Pelan's Bobcats1-0-0 1.000 94.63 W-1
Nor Cal Crushers0-1-0 .000 129.04 L-1
Stevies Scapegoats0-1-0 .000 117.39 L-1
Tolman0-1-0 .000 107.51
Cooney Quest0-1-0 .000 103.47 L-1
wst Coast Style0-1-0 .000 89.57 L-1
Fiesty Clowns0-1-0 .000 71.40 L-1
Dogs in the Bathtub0-1-0 .000 68.20 L-1
sigmakittens0-1-0 .000 63.50 L-1
WEEK 1 RESULTS
Koko's X-Cats149.33Stevies Scapegoats 117.39
The X-Cats ran away with the game with massive advantages from MArc Bulger over Jake Delhomme 49.60 to 18.70, and the running game in which Willis McGahee and Julius Jones outscored Warrick Dunn and Kevin Faulk 25.20 to 11.73. The X-Cats got 17 points each from Darren Sharper and the Philadelphia Eagles defense as well as 10.60 points from Daerrick Mason. Stevie's Scapegoats got 21 points from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense as well as 13.60 points from Marvin Harrison and 11.30 points from Chad Johnson.
Jc's Evil Empire 134.54 Nor Cal Crushers129.04
The Evil Empire eeked out a close victory over the game Crushers when kicker John Carney outscored Nate Kaeding 13 to 6.50. The Evil Empire was led by the Buffalo Bills defense which put up a mighty 27 points and Ben Roethlisberger who put up a strong 24.10 points. Brian Westbrook scored 16.90 points, Terrell Owens scored 10.97 points and Ladainian Thomlinson contributed 10.80 points. The Crushers were led by Jake Plummer's 21.57 points and Steve Smith's 20.20 points. The Pittsburgh Steelrs defense scored 19 points and Randy McMicheal scored 13.67 points.
Tomahawks 111.06 Cooney Quest103.47
A case of role reversal played a huge role in deciding this contest as the opportunistic Indianapolis Colts defense scored 26 points while the usually ball hawking New England Patriots defense only managed 8 points. Peyton Manning scored his points for the Tomahawks getting 30.83 points but Joey HArrington got 26 points. Plexico Burress scored 13.87 points and Jeff Reed scored 11 points for the Tomahawks. Keenan McCardell scored 24.70 points for the Quest but no one else stepped up. The loss of Javon Walker particularly hurts the Quest.
Beckham Pwns All119.03sigmakittens 63.50
The Kitties crashed and burned getting only 12.50 points fromPriest Holmes and 12.10 points from Trent Green and massive dissapiontment everwhere else on their roster. Drew Brees nearly outscored those two with 24.10 points. Add 24.17 points from Jimmy Smith, 16 points from the Washington Redskin defense, 15.13 points from Tiki Barber, and 11 points from Shane Graham and it's Beckham Pwns All going away.
Cromer Angry Smash! 130.42 Tolman107.51
The kicker and recivers settled this one as Jeff Wilkins outscored Sebastian Janikowski 16-2 for Cromer Angry Smash! and their recivers Laveranues Coles, Larry Fitzgerald, Santana Moss and Jeremy Shockey outperformed Tolman's recievers Joey Galloway, Terry Glenn, Keyshawn Johnson and Alge Crumpler (way too dangerously relaint on the Cowboy's passing game. It'll be Tolman's downfall this year) 48.56 to 39.7. Cromer Angry Smash! also got 17 points from the Jacksonville Jaguars defense and 15.13 points from Brett Farve. Tolman got 26.77 points from Matt Hasselback and 14.50 points from Jason Taylor.
Pelan's Bobcats94.63Dogs in the Bathtub 68.20
While Micheal Vick is an amazing athlete and perhaps the most exciting player in the NFL he is a crappy fantasy football player. Not good news for Dogs in the Bathtub.
Actually he was all they had. Scoring 18.73 points for them. Tom Brady scored 34.13 for teh Bobcats and it was over.
What's worse is they are depending on unproven players like Cedric Benson,Kevin Barlow (who is a major disappointment to say the least), Charles Rogers who has yet to play a whole season IN HIS CAREER, Clarence Moore.
These 4 players combined for a puny 16.24 points!
Corey Dillon scored 19.20 points and Rudi Johnson scored 16.20 for the Bobcats who were blessed with the soft spot on their schedule.
Mechanicatz 124.67 Fiesty Clowns71.40
Drew Bledsoe vs. Daunte Culpepper is an ugly mismatch for the Mechanicatz.
Whoda thunk that it would be Daunte Culpepper laying the egg and Drew Bledsoe winning the battle 34 to 12..03 points. That's just about all you need to know about the Fiesty Clowns week as 12.57 points from Issac Bruce was the maximum point production they recieved from their woeful roster last week. The Mechanicatz got 17.17 points from Randy Moss,15.87 points from Cadillac Williams, 14 points from the Atlanta Falcons defense ,and 13.33 points from Torry Holt to win going away.
WBI-461 113.94 wst Coast Style89.57
wst Coast Style made a huge mistake going with Jerome Bettis and Duce Staley who are both out and were at a disadvantage already against Deuce McAllister and Steven Jackson.
How does a 23.97 to 0 advantage sound?
Donvan McNabb put up a decent 22.57 and Deion Branch and teh Minnasota Vikings D put up a respectable 16.10 and 16 points respectively it wasn't enough in wake of Kerry Collins 35.97 points, and Zach Thomas 11 points as well as that glaring defecit in the running game.
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Koko's X-Cats1-0-0 1.000 149.33 W-1
Jc's Evil Empire1-0-0 1.000 134.54 W-1
Cromer Angry Smash!1-0-0 1.000 130.42 W-1
Mechanicatz1-0-0 1.000 124.67 W-1
Beckham Pwns All 1-0-0 1.000 119.03 W-1
WBI-4611-0-0 1.000 113.94 W-1
Tomahawks1-0-0 1.000 111.06 W-1
Pelan's Bobcats1-0-0 1.000 94.63 W-1
Nor Cal Crushers0-1-0 .000 129.04 L-1
Stevies Scapegoats0-1-0 .000 117.39 L-1
Tolman0-1-0 .000 107.51
Cooney Quest0-1-0 .000 103.47 L-1
wst Coast Style0-1-0 .000 89.57 L-1
Fiesty Clowns0-1-0 .000 71.40 L-1
Dogs in the Bathtub0-1-0 .000 68.20 L-1
sigmakittens0-1-0 .000 63.50 L-1
WEEK 2 SCEDULE
Mechanicatz(1-0)vs. Koko's X-Cats(1-0)
Marc Bulger is the big gun for the X-Cats as Willis McGahee could find tough sailing against the tough Bucs D who will stack the box Sunday and force JP Losman to beat them. The Mechanicatz may soon regret putting their faith in Drew Bledsoe who will find out Monday night if he can handle a blitz from the 'Skins. Cadillac Williams could be rendered ineffective on Sunday by the airtight Bills D. They have a sizable advnatage at reciever and that could be the difference.
Jc's Evil Empire(1-0) vs. Tomahawks(1-0)
The Tomahawks lean on Peyton Manning's right arm but the Evil Empire can stomp youto death with the 4 legs of LaDanian Thomlinson and Brian Westbrook. That makes the Evil Empire very tough but they can;t expect Ben Roethlisberger to match Manning. If the backs play like they're supposed to he won't have to. The tight end match up is one for the ages. Tony Gonzales for the Evil Empire vs. Antonio Gates for the Tomahawks.
Nor Cal Crushers(0-1) vs. wst Coast Style(0-1)
wst Coast Style is rolling the dice going with the Dolphin's Gus Freotte. The Crusher's Jake Plummer muist take advantage! Also wst Coast style should expect little or nothing from Jerome Bettis so unless Fast Willie PArker has another huge game he'll be hard pressed to outmuscle Lamont Jordan and Larry Johnson.
sigmakittens(0-1) vs. Cooney Quest(0-1)
The Kitties are going to continue to rely on KC's one two punch of Trent Green and Priest Holmes but could really use some prodection from Micheal Bennet and Andre Johnson to get going. The Quest probably can't rely on Joey HArrington so they need a big game from Ahman Green.
Cromer Angry Smash!(1-0) vs. Beckham Pwns All(1-0)
The Smash need Brett Farve to show up and be Brett Farve. The running game is a tough match with Edgerrin James and Curtis Martin going for the Smash vs. Domanick Davis and Tiki Barber for Beckham. The Smash sport a blank ont he D and that could hurt them in the long run.
Dogs in the Bathtub(0-1) vs.Tolman(0-1)
Hasselback and Vick go head to head on the field and on the Fantasy roster. Tolman might get the better of the deal with Hasselback. The DOgs are really hurting at running back and Tolman should administer the killing stroke with Jamal Lewis and Clinton Portis on their side.
Pelan's Bobcats(1-0)vs.Stevies Scapegoats(0-1)
Like the previous matchup Jake Delhomme vs. Tom Brady happens in Fantasy and reality. In these kind of game Tom Brady tends to forsake stats for the sake of the team and Jake Delhomme will get his yards but what he does in the red zone will determine how sucessful the Scapegoats are. The Bobcats have a sizeable advantage at running back with Rudi Johnson and Corey Dillon who I suspect is who New England will rely on to defeat Carolina thus he will have big stats.
WBI-461(1-0) vs.Fiesty Clowns(0-1)
WBI-461's Kerry Collins and the Fiesty Clowns Daunte Culpepper are both due for bigtime weekends the difference is WBI-161 got fantasy stud Duece McAllister and the criminallyunderused Steven Jackson (Mike MArtz is stillan idiot. It's about as certain as death and taxes) while the Clowns Kevin Jones might as well be sloggin through mud against a nasty Bears defense and Chris Perry won't get alot of chances to make a difference.
Alex Cormier
18-09-2005, 00:27
thanks koko, ya made me look and i fixed the problem of a blank spot on the D.
The FIRST Robotics League
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
1. Koko's X-Cats 1-0-0 1.000 70 W-1
2. FIRSTforce 1-0-0 1.000 66 W-1
3. Rhode Island Voltaic 1-0-0 1.000 61 W-1
4. west coast style 1-0-0 1.000 56 W-1
5. Your Ad Here 1-0-0 1.000 52 W-1
6. Cooney Quest 1-0-0 1.000 46 W-1
7. Coco's Monkeys 1-0-0 1.000 44 W-1
8. IwillCrushYou 1-0-0 1.000 43 W-1
9. Team THRUST 1-0-0 1.000 40 W-1
10. Akshar Did It 1-0-0 1.000 34 W-1
11. The Tacoites 0-1-0 .000 59 L-1
12. hurricanes 0-1-0 .000 51 L-1
13. Nor Cal Crushers 0-1-0 .000 43 L-1
14. Dunedain 0-1-0 .000 40 L-1
15. Jc's Evil Empire 0-1-0 .000 38 L-1
16. QC Elite 0-1-0 .000 34 L-1
17. Pelan's Bobcats 0-1-0 .000 34 L-1
18. Stevies Scapegoats 0-1-0 .000 33 L-1
19. sigmakittens 0-1-0 .000 31 L-1
20. Feisty Klowns 0-1-0 .000 30 L-1
WEEK 1 SCEDULE
Rhode Island Voltaic(1-0)vs. Koko's X-Cats(1-0)
The Voltaic have instant offense with Peyton Manning but the X-Cats Kerry Collins could be just as capable with Randy Moss on his side. The X-Cats also have Willis McGahee and Lamont Jordan while the Voltaic have the not quite as effective Warrick Dunn and a fleet of recivers. Two of them are returners and are not heavily featured in their team's offense.
wst Coast Style(1-0)
vs. Nor Cal Crushers(0-1)
The Crushers are strong at running back with LaDamian Thomlinson and Brian Westbrook and may need to be with the mercurial Jake Plummer around. Byron Leftwich is no Dan MArino for wst Coast Style but he makes less mistakes. While Fred Taylor is adequet (when healthy) Micheal Pittman is now just an afterthought in Tampa.
Dunedain(0-1)vs. The Tacoites(0-1)
Dunedain has a huge advantage at running back with both Tiki Barber and Ahman Green while The Tacoites are stuck with Kevan Barlow. That means they'll need a big game from Tom Brady but this weeks game looks like one of those game that Brady just manages instead of putting up big stats so the Pats can win. Not a good sign for the Tacoites.
FirstFORCE(1-0)vs.Stevies Scapegoats(0-1)
Stevies Scapegoats are hoping for a better game out of Daunte Culpepper this week than the rookie like disaster he laid out in the dome last week. FirstFORCE on the otehr hand is hoping for a repeat strong performance from Brian Griese this week. They are more likely to get thier help from Duece McAlister and Rudi Johnson.
Team THRUST(1-0) vs. QC Elite(0-1)
Team THRUST got a strong fantasy performer in MArc Bulger who can put up points in bunches in the pass happy Rams offense. The ELite hope to counter with the triple headed running machine of Chris Brown, Tatum Bell and Micheal Bennet. A strong showing from Aaron Brooks would help as well.
Cooney Quest(1-0)vs.Pelan's Bobcats(0-1)
The Bobcats happily acknowledge the return of Antonio Gates and will need his strong offensive production because they will be without Duce Staley but stiull decided to waste a roster spot on him. That means Shaun Alexander has to do more. The Quest are just hoping for Brett Farve to return to normal and that TJ Duckett gets lots of red zone carries.
I Will Crush You(1-0)vs. hurricnaes(0-1)
Teh Canes Donovan McNAbb is hurting and I Will Crush you's three headed monster of Domanick Davis, Clinton Portis and Larry Johnson could make this ugly. JJ Arrington is certainly not going to outperform these three.
Your Ad Here(1-0) vs. sigmakittens(0-1)
The kitties are hoping to get strong play out of Jake Dellohme, Preist Holmes and Curtis Martin while Your Ad Here fires back with Randy Moss and Julius Jones. What Steve McNAir manages to do will ultimately decde their fate.
Coco's Monkeys(1-0) vs. Fiesty Clowns(0-1)
The Clowns could see better fortune ahead with a stronger quaterback ( Carson Palmer over Joey Harrington) and running backs ( Edgerrin James and Kevin Jones are better than Corey Dillion just becasue there are two of them. BJ Sams doesn't count. He's just a returner.) The Monkeys are stronger on defense because the Clowns have a pair of inactive players on their defensive roster.
Jc's Evil Empire(0-1) vs. Akshar Did It(1-0)
The Drew Bledsoe / MArk Brunell matchup would have been intriuging.... 5 years ago. Now it's a qiestion of who will give them more points and less headaches. In this case I'd give the nod to Drew BLedsoe and the Evil Empire. Where the Empire really thrives is at running back where Jamal LEwis, Steven Jackson (so long as AMrtz doesn't try to be sucha "genuis" ) and Ronnie Brown have a distinct advantage over Chad Morton.
EddieMcD
18-09-2005, 11:34
Rhode Island Voltaic(1-0)vs. Koko's X-Cats(1-0)
...Two of them are returners and are not heavily featured in their team's offense.
Am I the only person who realizes that returners are worth their weight in gold simply for the return yardage? It may not be big points, but they're usually quite consistant.
Eee-yah! I was sweating out that Dallas game to the last pass.
All that lateralling made me nervous but it looks like I won by a supreamyly thin margin when I thought I had everything well in hand.
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If only I hadn't been playing JC last week, I'd be 2-0 and in first place.
Instead I'm 1-1 and have more fantasy points than anyone else.
Jones571
20-09-2005, 22:01
If only I hadn't been playing JC last week, I'd be 2-0 and in first place.
Instead I'm 1-1 and have more fantasy points than anyone else.
i dont care how many points i get cuz im going 16-0 and pwning all of you (plus league)
Alex Cormier
20-09-2005, 22:04
i dont care how many points i get cuz im going 16-0 and pwning all of you (plus league)
hey there buddy calm down, who's in first?
hey there buddy calm down, who's in first?
Well if you trade Donovan McNabb for Trent Dilfer you won't be for long!
Alex Cormier
20-09-2005, 22:34
Well if you trade Donovan McNabb for Trent Dilfer you won't be for long!
we'll we must just see if mcnabb i sbetter then dilfer? (will post more once it is fully traded.)
Ricky Q.
20-09-2005, 23:15
Trade me McNabb for harrington, it will be fun I promise.
we'll we must just see if mcnabb i sbetter then dilfer? (will post more once it is fully traded.)
Sorry, but honestly, this has to be the most moronic trade I've ever seen (followed close by the guy who wants to give me Chad Pennington for Shaun Alexander)
When I seen that trade request I just laughed. I had to vote against it. It is just bad.
Alex Cormier
21-09-2005, 09:18
Sorry, but honestly, this has to be the most moronic trade I've ever seen (followed close by the guy who wants to give me Chad Pennington for Shaun Alexander)
how so?
how so?
You do know who Trent Dilfer is, right?
And you do know how laughably bad the Cleveland Browns are, right?
Let's put it this way. Even with Dilfer passing all night long, every game, because he has to get his team out of a hole, he probably won't score half as many points as McNabb does over the season.
There is NO possibility whatsoever that he will score more points than McNabb, barring a season ending injury.
Matt_Kaplan1902
21-09-2005, 10:39
The Pennington for Alexander trade actually is that moronic at all. You can't base Chad on one bad game (his first since major shoulder surgery), I believe they will have a close amount of points by the end of the year.
However, Donovan McNabb for Trent Dilfer has to be one of the worst trades I have actually seen accepted in my 5 years of any fantasy sport. You want to trade the reining NFC champion QB for a guy who's team is on the clock for the first pick in the draft. I'm not trying to sound like a jerk, but there is no way that trade should be accepted.
Alex Cormier
21-09-2005, 11:07
You do know who Trent Dilfer is, right?
And you do know how laughably bad the Cleveland Browns are, right?
Let's put it this way. Even with Dilfer passing all night long, every game, because he has to get his team out of a hole, he probably won't score half as many points as McNabb does over the season.
There is NO possibility whatsoever that he will score more points than McNabb, barring a season ending injury.
check your stuff! who has mcnabb who has dilfer? what now...
Jones571
21-09-2005, 15:13
what a flop demarcus ware only averaging 2.5 tackles a week? what a flop after a stellar preseason.
The Pennington for Alexander trade actually is that moronic at all. You can't base Chad on one bad game (his first since major shoulder surgery), I believe they will have a close amount of points by the end of the year
Alexander's fantasy value is far, far greater than Pennington's. QB's naturally score more points, but there's more quality QB's available, so the points scored by the top RB's are much more valuable. Alexander is the second best RB in the league. Pennington isn't even a second tier fantasy QB. I wouldn't take him as my backup.
Last year (Yeah, Pennington was injured,but he put up numbers comparable to his career averages) Pennington was the 21st best fantasy QB. Guys like Brian Griese scored more points than him (didn't play a whole season either), Joey Harrington, David Carr, etc.
Shaun Alexander was the #2 RB, with only 3 points less than Tiki Barber.
Which one is more valuable?
check your stuff! who has mcnabb who has dilfer? what now...
Ok, so I reversed who was getting who.
Either way, it's still the worst trade in the history of fantasy football
EddieMcD
23-09-2005, 13:20
Ugh, Santana Moss scores 19 from my bench… Anyhow:
Rhode Island Voltaic (1-0) d. Koko's X-Cats (1-0)
49-41
It was a battle of dreadnoughts… firing blanks at each other. Note the two zeros put up by Rhode Island’s Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne of all people. The Cats got nothing out of their kicker and TE, while their best offensive score was LaMont Jordan’s 9. On the flip side of things, John Kasay managed to plop up an impressive 13, and Dante Hall came through with 8 (sorry, had to stick that one to Ed :p). Rhode Island fired an actual shell in the midst of the battle, sinking the X-Cats to .500.
Nor Cal Crushers (0-1) d. west coast style (1-0)
75-52
“The Crushers are strong at running back with LaDamian Thomlinson and Brian Westbrook…” Combined total of 25 right there. Terrell Owens pulled the top score of 19 for WCS in an attempt to route the Crushers, but beyond Terrence McGee’s 12, they wouldn’t get much else. Chicago’s 20 for Nor Cal finished the job.
The Tacoites (0-1) d. Dunedain (0-1)
46-43
This is also another game that probably should’ve been higher scoring. Defenses were even. Dunedain was able to take the running game 20-2, while The Tacoites took receiving 15-7. The difference: QBs. Either Brady’s 3 won it for the Tacoites, or Brees suprising -3 lost it for Dunedain.
FIRSTforce (1-0) d. Stevies Scapegoats (0-1)
48-41
“Stevies Scapegoats are hoping for a better game out of Daunte Culpepper this week than the rookie like disaster he laid out in the dome last week.” Well, he scored 13 points more… which is still an unimpressive 4. Nonetheless, they started out decently enough with a Wille Parker 11 and a Roy Williams 10. But with a low scoring defense, the Scapegoats couldn’t defeat the Force, who led with a defensive 23. Their other source of points was Neil Rackers’s 12, which boosted them to victory.
Team THRUST (1-0) d. QC Elite (0-1)
68-23
Talk about dominating. I’ll give the Elite credit for their Giants taking 19. Great supplementary scoring for any team… except when it’s your only score. I’ll avoid adding insult to injury, and just point out that Stephen Davis’s 21 looked great in the Thrust’s scoring column this week.
Cooney Quest(1-0) d. Pelan's Bobcats(0-1)
50-35
Here we have the battle of defenses that couldn’t score to save their team’s lives. Shaun Alexander led the still less than full power Bobcats with 13. But again, they were at less than full power. Cooney’s offense, on the other hand, came through big. Favre did way better than last week with a 13. Muhammad and Coles combined for 19. And everyone on the offense scored at least 3. A win who’s only imperfection was (lack of) defensive scoring.
IwillCrushYou (1-0) d. hurricanes (0-1)
48-44
You know, for a hurt guy, McNabb’s 22 is looking pretty good. Sadly, the rest of the Cane’s offense did next to nothing. Beyond Matt Hasselbeck’s 12, IWCY didn’t have any single impressive scores on offense, but their entire offense worked its tail off to compensate for the utter lack of defense. This is the second very close loss in a row for the Hurricanes.
Your Ad Here (1-0) d. sigmakittens (0-1)
73-53
If the first match was dread-not versus dread-not (like my pun?), this was pure battleship on battleship action. The Kittens fired first with 32 coming from Glenn, Horn, and Holmes. YAH countered with a barrage of 41 from Ward, Graham, and Randy Moss. Okay, there was some gun damage when it came to both defenses, but neither were terrible. The Kittens’ took a nasty blow in the QB spot though, with a surprising nill from Delhomme. YAH won the scoring battle, putting them in first place.
Fiesty Klowns (0-1) d. Coco's Monkeys (1-0)
58-30
“The Klowns could see better fortune ahead with a stronger quarterback (Carson Palmer over Joey Harrington)…” Exactly what happened, with Palmer outscoring Harrington 15 to -3. The rest of the scores on offense looked the same. “The Monkeys are stronger on defense because the Klowns have a pair of inactive players on their defensive roster.” Again, true, but Cincinnati offset this for the Klowns by scoring 19. With the Klowns outright exploiting their advantages, while mostly nullifying their disadvantages, the Monkeys didn’t stand a chance.
Akshar Did It (1-0) d. Jc's Evil Empire (0-1)
52-37
ADI had a much better game this week. The defense led them with 24, and Brunell’s 11 only exacerbated the Empire’s downfall. Their offense didn’t do much beyond Steven Jackson’s 10. An only decent defensive showing kept them in the hole and winless.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
1. Your Ad Here 2-0-0 1.000 125 W-2
2. FIRSTforce 2-0-0 1.000 114 W-2
3. Rhode Island Voltaic 2-0-0 1.000 110 W-2
4. Team THRUST 2-0-0 1.000 108 W-2
5. Cooney Quest 2-0-0 1.000 96 W-2
6. IwillCrushYou 2-0-0 1.000 90 W-2
7. Akshar Did It 2-0-0 1.000 86 W-2
8. Nor Cal Crushers 1-1-0 .500 118 W-1
9. Koko's X-Cats 1-1-0 .500 111 L-1
10. west coast style 1-1-0 .500 108 L-1
11. The Tacoites 1-1-0 .500 105 W-1
12. Feisty Klowns 1-1-0 .500 88 W-1
13. Coco's Monkeys 1-1-0 .500 74 L-1
14. hurricanes 0-2-0 .000 95 L-2
15. sigmakittens 0-2-0 .000 84 L-2
16. Dunedain 0-2-0 .000 83 L-2
17. Jc's Evil Empire 0-2-0 .000 75 L-2
18. Stevies Scapegoats 0-2-0 .000 74 L-2
19. Pelan's Bobcats 0-2-0 .000 69 L-2
20. QC Elite 0-2-0 .000 57 L-2
I'll finish with this quick note: as like last week, the high and low scores for all the possible records (2-0, 1-1, 0-2) have large differences. I have a feeling fantasy points this season will be a major spoiler come playoff time.
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!2-0-0 1.000 282.65 W-2
Jc's Evil Empire2-0-0 1.000 263.57 W-2
Koko's X-Cats2-0-0 1.000 243.46 W-2
WBI-4612-0-0 1.000 218.48 W-1
Nor Cal Crushers1-1-0 .500 280.97 W-1
Tolman1-1-0 .500 218.57 W-1
Mechanicatz1-1-0 .500 218.51 L-1
Tomahawks1-1-0 .500 207.66 L-1
Beckham Pwns All 1-1-0 .500 207.65 L-1
Stevies Scapegoats1-1-0 .500 204.43W-1
Cooney Quest1-1-0 .500 184.06 W-1
Pelan's Bobcats1-0-0 1.000 171.43 W-1
wst Coast Style0-2-0 .000 178.80 L-2
Dogs in the Bathtub0-2-0 .000 168.31L-2
Fiesty Clowns0-2-0 .000 157.83 L-2
sigmakittens0-2-0 .000 132.39 L-2
WEEK 2 SCEDULE
Koko's X-Cats(2-0)94.13 Mechanicatz(1-1)93.84
The X-Cats thought they were crusing on easy street jumping out to a big lead early then having to sweat out the last drive on Monday night as Drew Bledsoe regressed to his 2004 form and threw a 3 yard pass on 4th and 4 thus peserving the X-Cat's victory. The X-Cats were led the the Philadelphia Eagles defense who scored 22 points , Marc Bulger who scored 20.20 point sna Derrick Mason who scored 14 points. The Mechanicatz were led by Drew Bledsoe's 25.53 points, Randy Moss' 16.97 points, Cadillac William's 14.53 points and Torry Holt's 12.67 but played KRis Jenkins whi was on IR and an innefective Sam Cowart.
Jc's Evil Empire(2-0)129.03 Tomahawks(1-1)96.60
That makes the Evil Empire very tough but they can't expect Ben Roethlisberger to match Manning. If the backs play like they're supposed to he won't have to.
How very wrong I was. Big Ben slammed Peyton to the turf 27.47 to 8.57 and the rout was on! Thomlinson and Westbrook crushed the Tomahawks twosome of Tatum Bell and Brandon Jacobs 30.97 to 6.33 (all Jacobs). Terrell Owens added 24.03 points. The Indianapolis Colts defense led the way for the Tomahawks with 25 points followed by 14.40 points by Mushin Muhammad and 10 points from Jake Reed.
Nor Cal Crushers(1-1) 151.93 wst Coast Style(0-2)89.23
wst Coast Style is rolling the dice going with the Dolphin's Gus Freotte. The Crusher's Jake Plummer must take advantage! Also wst Coast style should expect little or nothing from Jerome Bettis so unless Fast Willie Parker has another huge game he'll be hard pressed to outmuscle Lamont Jordan and Larry Johnson.Well i n typical Jake Plummer fashion he played down to the competiton and was actually outscored by Freotte. But Parker was overmatched against Jordon and Shaun ALexnader who outscored him 32.40 to 13.40. The Evil Empire got 29 points from the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, 19.03 points from Joe Horn and 15.13 points from Randy McMicheal. wst Coast Style got 15.50 points from Troy Polomeanu, 15.40 from Donte Stallwoth and 11 points from Kieth Bullock but the -2 points from the Minnesota Viking defense absolutely killed them.
Cooney Quest(1-1)80.59
sigmakittens(0-2) 68.89
The Kitties are going to continue to rely on KC's one two punch of Trent Green and Priest Holmes but could really use some prodection from Micheal Bennet and Andre Johnson to get going. The Quest probably can't rely on Joey HArrington so they need a big game from Ahman Green.
The kitties got 30.53 points from Green and Holmes but outside of the 13 points from the San Deigo Chargers defense they got almost nothing from the rest of the roster. Harrington didin't light the world on fire but he contributed 11.63 points that went nicely with Braylon Edwards 14.63 points and the New England Patriots defense 11.5 points. Look no further than the 34 to 17.5 advantage on defense to why Cooney Quest won.
Cromer Angry Smash!(2-0) 152.93 Beckham Pwns All(1-1)88.62
Beckham may Pwn All but Farve Pwns Beckham Pwns All crushing Drew Brees 42.67 to 10.33. Thier recievers outscored Beckham's recivers 53.23 to 17.23. Just ugly. Cromer's ANgry Smash! got 25 points from the NEw York Giants defense and 13.13 points from Edgerrin James. Beckham Pwns All got 18.43 points from Tiki Barber, 14.50 points from Shane Graham and 14.13 points from Domanick Davis.
Tolman(1-1) 111.06Dogs in the Bathtub(0-1) 100.11
Matt Hasselback outscored Micheal Vick for Tolman 31.97 to 18.47 to provid the margin of victory for them. The Cincinatti Bengals defense added 22 points and Terry Glenn added 19.47 points for Tolman. T.J. Houshmandzadeh scored 19.77 points, Lawrence Tynes added 13 points, Mike Vrabel contributed 11.50 and Jerramy Stevens put in 10.77 for the Dogs in the Bathtub.
Stevies Scapegoats(1-1)87.04 Pelan's Bobcats(1-1) 76.80
Jake Delhomme was disappointing last week putting up only 8.5 points to Tom Brady's 23.50 but Stevies Scapegoats were saved by thier defense who put up 39 points to the Bobcat's 12 points due to two goose eggs due to a blank roster spot and an inactive player.Chad Johnson contributed 18.77 points for the Scapegoats while Roy Williams scored 14.90 points for the Bobcats.
WBI-461(2-0) 104.54 Fiesty Clowns(0-2)86.43
Steve Jackson and Duece McALlister outsocred Kevin Jones and Chris Perry 23.34 to 9.66 to provide the difference in a tight matchup. Kerry Collins added 24.93 points, Anquan Boldin put in 11.93 points and both Jay Feeley and Antonio Pierce scored 10 points a piece for WBI-461. The Fiesty Clowns were led by Daunte Culpepper who scored 18.03 points, DOnald Driver who scored 16 points and the NEw York Giants defense who added 12.
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!2-0-0 1.000 282.65 W-2
Jc's Evil Empire2-0-0 1.000 263.57 W-2
Koko's X-Cats2-0-0 1.000 243.46 W-2
WBI-4612-0-0 1.000 218.48 W-1
Nor Cal Crushers1-1-0 .500 280.97 W-1
Tolman1-1-0 .500 218.57 W-1
Mechanicatz1-1-0 .500 218.51 L-1
Tomahawks1-1-0 .500 207.66 L-1
Beckham Pwns All 1-1-0 .500 207.65 L-1
Stevies Scapegoats1-1-0 .500 204.43W-1
Cooney Quest1-1-0 .500 184.06 W-1
Pelan's Bobcats1-0-0 1.000 171.43 W-1
wst Coast Style0-2-0 .000 178.80 L-2
Dogs in the Bathtub0-2-0 .000 168.31L-2
Fiesty Clowns0-2-0 .000 157.83 L-2
sigmakittens0-2-0 .000 132.39 L-2
WEEK 3 SCEDULE
Koko's X-Cats(2-0) vs. WBI-461(2-0)
The X-Cats best opportunity may lie in exploiting the Marc Bulger/ Kerry Collins matchup as Bulger is going against the rebuilding Titans at home while Collins could be running for his life all day against the vicious Eagles defense. This could be a double bonus for the X-Cats as they have the Phiadelphia Eagles defense as well. The X-Cats need a big week from their defense becasue the running back matchup is even and could go either way.
Jc's Evil Empire(2-0)vs. sigmakittens(0-2)
The only chace the kitties have is massive games from Holmes and Green because they will be hard pressed to match the Evil Empire's firepower even if Big Ben doesn't make thing happen against New England.
Nor Cal Crushers(1-1) vs. Tomahawks(1-1)
Is this the week Peyton Manning makes things happen for the Tomahawks? They'd better hope so because their running backs Tatum Bell and Brandon Jacobs cannot match Lamont Jordan and Shaun Alexander. The Crushers need to fill in a spot for Ray Lewis who is on a bye.
Cooney Quest(1-1)vs. Cromer Angry Smash!(2-0)
The Smash are hoping Brett Farve continues to improve against eh very tough Bucs D but the Quest's Kurt Warner has yet to make any plays this season so Farve doesn't have to do alot to win the matchup. The Smashhave the advantage in the running game unless Ronnie Brown can play more like his ols Aubirn running mate Cadillaic Williams.
Beckham Pwns All(1-1)Dogs in the Bathtub(0-2)
Beckham Pwns All has a bigtimne advantage with Micehal Vick hurting ont he road against a very nasty (and angry) Bills defense and not muchat running back for the Dogs. If Drew Brees makes plays they should win easily.
Tolman(1-1)vs. Stevies Scapegoats(1-1)
Tolman is sleeping at the wheel going with a bye saddled Clinton Portis leaving only backup Travis FIsher to take on the SCapegoat's Kyle Johnson and Warrick Dunn. Unless Matt Hasselback can pound Jake Delhomme things look pretty grim for them.
Pelan's Bobcats(1-1) vs. Mechanicatz(1-1)
Not sure if the Mechinacatz's Drew Bledsoe can dominate former understudy Tom Brady but the Steelrs D may. WHat really could do the Bobcats in is Roy Williams and MAtt Stover on a bye, an absent Peppi Zellner on defense, a who's tha? forFabian Washington and the blank spot on the defense. Making it way to easy for the Mechinacatz.
Fiesty Clowns(0-2)vs.wst Coast Style(0-2)
Yet another case of roster mismanagment as wst Coast Style has two players on byes palying.Chris Cooley and MArcus Pollard taking up a roster spot. Fortunately the league did them a favor and vetoed the McNAbb for Dilfer so Donovan is still there to destroy the non existant Raiders defense for his team while the Clowns are frustrated with Daunte Culpeppers poor production so far and a weak backfield with Mewelde Moore and Chris Perry. Mike ALscott isn't the offense threat he once was but Fast Willie PArker could be huge for wst Coast Style.
The FIRST Robotics League
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
1. Your Ad Here 2-0-0 1.000 125 W-2
2. FIRSTforce 2-0-0 1.000 114 W-2
3. Rhode Island Voltaic 2-0-0 1.000 110 W-2
4. Team THRUST 2-0-0 1.000 108 W-2
5. Cooney Quest 2-0-0 1.000 96 W-2
6. IwillCrushYou 2-0-0 1.000 90 W-2
7. Akshar Did It 2-0-0 1.000 86 W-2
8. Nor Cal Crushers 1-1-0 .500 118 W-1
9. Koko's X-Cats 1-1-0 .500 111 L-1
10. west coast style 1-1-0 .500 108 L-1
11. The Tacoites 1-1-0 .500 105 W-1
12. Feisty Klowns 1-1-0 .500 88 W-1
13. Coco's Monkeys 1-1-0 .500 74 L-1
14. hurricanes 0-2-0 .000 95 L-2
15. sigmakittens 0-2-0 .000 84 L-2
16. Dunedain 0-2-0 .000 83 L-2
17. Jc's Evil Empire 0-2-0 .000 75 L-2
18. Stevies Scapegoats 0-2-0 .000 74 L-2
19. Pelan's Bobcats 0-2-0 .000 69 L-2
20. QC Elite 0-2-0 .000 57 L-2
WEEK 3 SCEDULE
Nor Cal Crushers(1-1) vs. Koko's X-Cats(1-1)
The Crushers are looking to Crush the X-Cats with their three headed monster LaDanian Thomlinson, Brian Westbrook and Carnell Williams. Willis McGahee needs to step up and Kerry Collins needs to comethrough for the X-Cats to have a chance.
Rhode Island Voltaic(2-0)vs. The Tacoites(1-1)
The Voltaic have a an advantage with a waiting to explode Peyton Manning in the chamber and a much more productive Warrick Dunn instead of Kevan Barlow. I don't know how much Tom Brady can give to the Tacoites against a very tough Steelrs team.
Dunedain(0-2)vs.Stevies Scapegoats(0-2)
The Scapegoats are still waiting for Daunte Culpepper to come around and depend more on Fas Willie PArker to have their back. Dunedain does not have to worry so much about Drew Brees but Tiki Barber may be a bigger performer for them.
FirstFORCE(2-0) vs. QC Elite(0-2)
It never helps to sport two blanks on defense but to have a mercurial talent at quarterback and a running back that seems to always be hurt does not help the QC Elite at all. FirstFORCE has Duece McALlister on their side and he may be more productive than the ELite's Arron Brooks.
Team THRUST(2-0) vs.Pelan's Bobcats(0-2)
Team THRUST lean on Marc Bulger but I'm not sure how much they'll get from Derrick Baylock. Trent Green hasn't been the most productive player for the Bobcats but Shaun ALerxnader is a stud and may be enough for the Bobcats to break through.
Cooney Quest(2-0)vs. hurricnaes(0-2)
The Canes could blugeon the Quest to death with Donovan McNAbb. Brett Farve isn't the player he once was but the Quest will probably get more from thier running back TJ Duckett than the Canes will get from JJ Arrington.
I Will Crush You(2-0) vs. sigmakittens(0-2)
The kitties have a potentially tough one tow running back punch with Curtis MArtin and Priest Holmes but would like to get more from Jake Delhomme. I Will Crush You needs Larry Johnson to make the most of his opportunities but really need a big game from Matt Hasdselback.
Your Ad Here(2-0)vs. Fiesty Clowns(1-1)
The Fiesty Clowns have doomed themselves to failure by having two non performers on defense and Kevin Jones and ANdre Johnson on a bye. Unless Carson Palmer and Edgerrin James have career games Your Ad Here won't need Steve McNair, Julius Jones or Randy Moss to all be bigitme (though on of them have to be).
Jc's Evil Empire(0-2) vs.Coco's Monkeys(1-1)
Both the Evil Empire and the Monkeys are sporting bye based blank spots on their rosters (the missing Redskins D will hurt the Evil Empire more than Jabbar Gaffeny not playing for the Monkeys) . Both teams are waiting for their quarterbacks to step up but the Monleys get the nod at runningback with Corey Dillon more needed to make plays for the Patriots to hope to win while ROnnie Brown looks every bit like a rookie.
Akshar Did It(2-0)vs. wst Coast Style(1-1)
Ashkar Did It may not get big numbers from Ben Roethlisberger and who is Maurice Hicks? wst Coast Style is leaning a bit much on the Jaguars offense with Leftwich and Taylor but Terrell Owens will be the difference.
I think I'm going to break 100.
Steve Smith just caught another TD pass. 53 yards.
Sittin pretty at 68 with Plummer, LT, and Dallas still to go.
LT is a nasty, nasty man.
I don't think I'm going to see a week like this again... all my RB's scored 20+, and would have been enough to take down anyone this week.
And I still have Plummer to go. Anyone remember the all time high score for a week in the FIRST league? I think Phillycheesesteak had one around 120 in 2003.
EddieMcD
26-09-2005, 17:05
Dunedain pulled 169 in the first round of the playoffs in 2003 (highest regular season was a 157 by the Philly Cheesesteaks Week XII that year). But there's probably never going to be scores that high in The FIRST Robotics Football League again since that was the year players got a point per reception/completion.
Jones571
27-09-2005, 12:08
Yeah i think you guarantee a win when your backs run for over 70pts good thing LT is finale breaking out this year..... o Eddie thanks for locking all my functions on the other football league :mad:
Alex Cormier
27-09-2005, 12:30
Yeah i think you guarantee a win when your backs run for over 70pts good thing LT is finale breaking out this year..... o Eddie thanks for locking all my functions on the other football league :mad:
well i never was able to post in baseball, Even though he said he was going to lock me for 7 days. it's been few months. way to to commissioner crapalot.
Jones571
27-09-2005, 15:09
well i never was able to post in baseball, Even though he said he was going to lock me for 7 days. it's been few months. way to to commissioner crapalot.
LoL, yeah i picked up jerry rice and rich Gannon, then he over did my decision and put every one back on my team and just locked everything i can even pick up any players or trade..... at least you had some control
Jones571
27-09-2005, 15:11
O and for some other reason he BOOTED me from the hockey league for no reason??? i just went to go look at that and it wasn't there.........
EddieMcD
27-09-2005, 18:05
I could've sworn you quit, Jones:
wow, way to have a horrible scoring system this year your efforts to make the scoring fair...look at this either they have people that fit your scoring system or dont 8 teams i belive are 2-0 yeah that is bad... with another like 6 at 0-2 this is just a horrible league i would drop it if it would let me but benching all my players will be good enough
And Alex, I told you to take your issues up with me personally multiple times, and you did everything but. I stand by all my decisions, and this is my last talk on anything related to them.
Back on topic, poor Ed. He has the second highest fantasy score, and he's 1-2. Talk about two tough losses there. Oh, and I must again point out that a returner bailed me out for the second week in a row. :p
Also, congrats to Cory for scoring at least double everybody elses score (except for Ed's) this week. That was impressive.
i just don't see how it is unfair. Read my post on the Fantasy site for my whole rant.
Also, congrats to Cory for scoring at least double everybody elses score (except for Ed's) this week. That was impressive.
I feel bad for Ed. He could have easily beaten anyone else this week...except me :)
Hopefully this year doesn't turn into the opposite of last for me (slow start, huge finish) into fast start, bad finish.
Alex Cormier
27-09-2005, 19:40
I could've sworn you quit, Jones:
And Alex, I told you to take your issues up with me personally multiple times, and you did everything but. I stand by all my decisions, and this is my last talk on anything related to them.
Back on topic, poor Ed. He has the second highest fantasy score, and he's 1-2. Talk about two tough losses there. Oh, and I must again point out that a returner bailed me out for the second week in a row. :p
Also, congrats to Cory for scoring at least double everybody elses score (except for Ed's) this week. That was impressive.
well yes your returners bailed you out again because you rigged it so that you had a more chance of a win for you then others. switching the draft order right before draft to non random and you get the best players....... and so on.
well yes your returners bailed you out again because you rigged it so that you had a more chance of a win for you then others. switching the draft order right before draft to non random and you get the best players....... and so on.
It's a serpentine draft.
he had a better chance at getting the top player than you did. After that, the first few picks don't get much of anything in a league this large.
At any rate, Peyton isn't exactly tearing it up, so I'm failing to see any relevancy
Alex Cormier
27-09-2005, 20:13
It's a serpentine draft.
he had a better chance at getting the top player than you did. After that, the first few picks don't get much of anything in a league this large.
At any rate, Peyton isn't exactly tearing it up, so I'm failing to see any relevancy
ya but still, a change in the last second so he would be on top of everyone else is not a sign of a good/fair commisioner.
Jones571
27-09-2005, 20:15
I could've sworn you quit, Jones:
And Alex, I told you to take your issues up with me personally multiple times, and you did everything but. I stand by all my decisions, and this is my last talk on anything related to them.
Back on topic, poor Ed. He has the second highest fantasy score, and he's 1-2. Talk about two tough losses there. Oh, and I must again point out that a returner bailed me out for the second week in a row. :p
Also, congrats to Cory for scoring at least double everybody elses score (except for Ed's) this week. That was impressive.
Yo Edwin bring it up with you? are you kidding try 2 emails with no response...and no notice of any of the things you did to my team in the football league..or of booting me from the hockey league.
ya but still, a change in the last second so he would be on top of everyone else is not a sign of a good/fair commisioner.
Ok I see where that is unfair. But I still Don't see where the scoreing is unfair. Go through and pick up drummond or some other good kick returner if they get the most points. He has Hall from KC and Moss from WAS thats it. Randle El is ok but not the best. There is many more kick returners out there. If they score the most points, pick them up. If you don't want to then thats on you.
ya but still, a change in the last second so he would be on top of everyone else is not a sign of a good/fair commisioner.
Everyone knew it was going to be in the order you joined.
He said that before, and it's been that way in past years.
personally, I happen to like it that way this year, since I joined second.
If I had joined last, I wouldn't. But that doesn't ,ake it unfair just cuz I don't like it.
Posted 08-02-05:
The draft is an autopick (barring my standard 100% unanimous clause, which never happens). I do this because there's always a few people who's schedules don't mesh, and that makes it extremely disadvantageous for those who can't make it. However, you can pre-rank your players on your team page (and I'd suggest doing this because Yahoo's rankings inhale audibly) Draft order is first come, first served. Check the managers page. The order on that is the order of the draft (and should help you in determining who to pick according to the numbers). The draft order reverses every round, and the waiver priority is the reverse of the first-round order (IOW, the first pick in the draft is last with the waiver priority).
Jones571
27-09-2005, 20:25
Everyone knew it was going to be in the order you joined.
He said that before, and it's been that way in past years.
personally, I happen to like it that way this year, since I joined second.
If I had joined last, I wouldn't. But that doesn't ,ake it unfair just cuz I don't like it.
lol yeah nothing wrong with the ordering...just how he runs the league
Hmmm i like that ordering
and how does he run the league?
its all yahoo
all he did was set the points up
yahoo scores the games
Jones571
27-09-2005, 20:46
Hmmm i like that ordering
and how does he run the league?
its all yahoo
all he did was set the points up
yahoo scores the games
did you not see look under "transactions" he has locked all my players and un did all my roster swaps....... so what if i wanted jerry rice and rich Gannon.... sent him 2 emails never got anything back...... then i find out he booted form the hockey league for NO reason it hasn't even started yet...booting some one form a league which is suppose to be open to every one?
I would lock you out too.
Do you want to lose?
I even if I was playing you for the superbowl I wouldn't let you do that.
That is just dumb.
I totaly understand why he did that.
And about the hockey league...i don't know.
He should have talked to you about it.
That was just mean.
Jones571
27-09-2005, 22:09
I would lock you out too.
Do you want to lose?
I even if I was playing you for the superbowl I wouldn't let you do that.
That is just dumb.
I totaly understand why he did that.
And about the hockey league...i don't know.
He should have talked to you about it.
That was just mean.
yeah, i was planning one loseing. but now he is makeing me play and i have no contol over the team. I went to go pick up another back up QB (fiedler) and a new WR and i couldnt so he makes me play but then i cant?
Hmmm yeah i see your point there
Well if I was him I would make you promise that you wouldnt do anything stupid like pick up Walker from GB.
After that I would unlock you and let you play.
But if he is not going to do that, that is wrong.
Jones571
30-09-2005, 20:15
Hmmm yeah i see your point there
Well if I was him I would make you promise that you wouldnt do anything stupid like pick up Walker from GB.
After that I would unlock you and let you play.
But if he is not going to do that, that is wrong.
Unfortuanitly the commish doesnt seem to share your leve headed views.
EddieMcD
01-10-2005, 14:09
Antwaan Randel El, you IDIOT!!! Okay, got that off my chest. Week III:
Rhode Island Voltaic (2-0) d. The Tacoites (1-1)
51-48
One of these days, Rhode Island is going to bust out that awesome offense. Today wasn’t that day. Their defense pulled through with 27 though. Which is more than can be said for the Tacoites. Yeah, Chad Johnson got them 15. But they couldn’t muster up much more. Okay, it took Dante Hall bailing out the Voltaic on Monday night again, but they’re still undefeated.
Nor Cal Crushers (1-1) d. Koko's X-Cats (1-1)
128-73
Yeah… what can you say about the X-Cats except it’s their second very tough loss in a row. Let’s look at the good: Kerry Collins with 13, their RBs combining for 21, a 12 from the K spot, and Dwight Freeny’s 11. The bad: the fact that they were playing the appropriately named Crushers this week. I mean, when Thomlison, Westbrook, and Steve Smith combine for 74 on their own, any matchup is prettymuch over. We’ll just add Plummer’s 12, Nugent’s 9, a defensive 26, and “Cadillac” Williams’s low score of 7 for completeness. Yes, that was indeed a low score of 7 coming form Nor Cal. I think they won…
Stevies Scapegoats (0-2) d. Dunedain (0-2)
66-61
Speaking of tough losses, Dunedain was coming off a tough one last week They managed to step up their game too. Brees finally performed with 11, Keyshawn Johnson gave them 13, and Thomas Jones and Zach Thomas both tallied 11. So what went wrong? Well, for starters, the Kansas City DEF came out like Swiss Cheese on Monday night (which explains how Dante Hall got so may returns for the Voltaic in that first game) scoring -1. The second was having your opponent lead out with a Culpepper 18 (yes, Culpepper actually did his job on Sunday). Joey Galloway would tack on another 14, while Atlanta would actually score positive points (they gave the Scapegoats 9). This would make it the second tough loss in a row for Dunedain.
FIRSTforce (2-0) d. QC Elite (0-2)
56-22
On paper, the Elite should be winning. It’s just that something different goes wrong each and every week. This week, it’s a total defensive effort of -3. While FIRSTforce probably could’ve done better, they really didn’t have to. Neil Rackers again impressed us from the K spot with 16, while the two Ds combined for 16. The rest of the offense was mediocre at best, but as I said earlier, it’s not like they needed the extra scoring on their way to their third straight win.
Pelan's Bobcats (0-2) d. Team THRUST (2-0)
68-61
“Trent Green hasn't been the most productive player for the Bobcats but Shaun Alexander is a stud and may be enough for the Bobcats to break through.” Trent Green with a “not the most productive” 7, Shaun Alexander with a studly (if it’s not a word, it’s an Eddieism :p) 31. Ed tallies one more psychic point. That still wasn’t enough on its own. Luckily, the Bobcats had Antonio Gates break into double digits with 10, and the Jets added another 11. The Thrust tried to counter with their WRs totaling 24, and Jason Elam scoring 12. It was all the real scoring they’d get though, allowing the Bobcats to pick up their first win.
hurricanes (0-2) d. Cooney Quest (2-0)
47-30
Ugh… just ugh. When your prized offense gets the majority of its points from solo tackles, it’s time to worry. Cooney’s defense did next-to-nothing, while nobody could seem to break into double digits. Moving to the Hurricanes, you can see that they didn’t have the greatest week themselves. Still, Chambers and Lindell both went with a 10, and McNabb provided 12. Whatever was left was more than enough to give them their first win.
sigmakittens (0-2) d. IwillCrushYou (2-0)
44-32
What’s with all the winless teams getting by the undefeated teams? In what was probably just a fluke, IWCY just simply broke down. Their high score was James Farrior with 11, but they had a -3 from their running game, and a -2 from the K spot. The Kittens got by with Delhomme’s 11 and Seattle’s 10. While having two donuts on the scoreboard, the rest of the Sigmakittens all scored at least 4. Not a pretty win, but it’s a win nonetheless.
Your Ad Here (2-0) d. Feisty Clowns (1-1)
52-48
“The Feisty Clowns have doomed themselves to failure by having two non performers on defense and Kevin Jones and Andre Johnson on a bye.” So that’s four 0s right there. Still: “Unless Carson Palmer and Edgerrin James have career games…” Not quite career games, but they combined for 26. I might as well toss out props to Cincinnati for scoring 15 too. “…Your Ad Here won't need Steve McNair, Julius Jones, or Randy Moss to all be bigtime.” Unfortunately, the rest of YAH did almost nothing (keyword: almost), so those three in particular had to come through. And they did, combining for 39. YAH’s “almost nothing” still was more than the Clowns literal nothing, keeping them undefeated.
Jc's Evil Empire (0-2) d. Coco's Monkeys (1-1)
61-39
It’s about time the Empire’s offense did something other than twiddling their thumbs. Drew Bledsoe threw like the mulit-time Pro-Bowler he is/was, scoring 20. Ronnie Brown also provided some pointage (that’s two Eddieisms this week :p) with his 12. Nothing else as impressive popped up for the Empire, but their only bad thing was a Washington zero due to a bye. Meanwhile, after Corey Dillon’s 16 and a defensive 22, the Monkeys literally fell flat on their face. We have our fifth winless team to win this week.
Akshar Did It (2-0) d. west coast style (1-1)
56-55
This is what I call “hanging on by a thread”. It was donutville (there’s the third Eddieism :p) in receiverland (followed quickly by a forth :p) for ADI, and WCS had a bye in the kicker position (not to mention loosing Rodney Harrison in the first quarter). Which would cost more? ADI had Roethlisberger score 11, followed up by Vinatieri’s 10 and the defense’s 23. Fred Taylor, Terrell Owens, and Miami all put up 10s for WCS, and Donnie Edwards had their high score of 11 (combined defense of 22 there). So in what was a very close game, it looks like the lack of points from the K spot, and the loss of whatever points Harrison would’ve scored had he not gotten hurt, hurt WCS just enough for ADI to squeeze by undefeated.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
1. Your Ad Here 3-0-0 1.000 177 W-3
2. FIRSTforce 3-0-0 1.000 170 W-3
3. Rhode Island Voltaic 3-0-0 1.000 161 W-3
4. Akshar Did It 3-0-0 1.000 142 W-3
5. Nor Cal Crushers 2-1-0 .667 247 W-2
6. Team THRUST 2-1-0 .667 169 L-1
7. Cooney Quest 2-1-0 .667 126 L-1
8. IwillCrushYou 2-1-0 .667 122 L-1
9. Koko's X-Cats 1-2-0 .333 184 L-2
10. west coast style 1-2-0 .333 163 L-2
11. The Tacoites 1-2-0 .333 153 L-1
12. hurricanes 1-2-0 .333 142 W-1
13. Stevies Scapegoats 1-2-0 .333 140 W-1
14. Pelan's Bobcats 1-2-0 .333 137 W-1
15. Jc's Evil Empire 1-2-0 .333 136 W-1
16. Feisty Klowns 1-2-0 .333 136 L-1
17. sigmakittens 1-2-0 .333 128 W-1
18. Coco's Monkeys 1-2-0 .333 113 L-2
19. Dunedain 0-3-0 .000 144 L-3
20. QC Elite 0-3-0 .000 79 L-3
Yay, organized leaderboard! We lost three undefeated teams (who hilariously all lost to winless teams) this week. One weird little anomaly: the team with the highest fantasy score (Nor Cal) is at 2-1, and the team with the second highest score (X-Cats) is at 1-2. Both teams lost to Rhode Island, (who's back in 7th when it comes to fantasy scores), and the X-Cats other loss came to Nor Cal. Talk about twisted...
Ian Curtis
01-10-2005, 14:24
This is my third consecutive week in 11th place. It's really starting to get annoying. :rolleyes:
This is my third consecutive week in 11th place. It's really starting to get annoying.
please don't say it is because of the scoring is unfair.
Ian Curtis
01-10-2005, 15:45
I think you've misunderstood. I'm just in it for the fun of it and couldn't care less how its scored. I'm just saying by happenstance I've been in 11th place the whole time and was trying to be funny...
o ok good
haha
sorry for being serious but people are mad because they think the scoring is unfair
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Jc's Evil Empire3-0-0 1.000 416.36 W-3
Cromer Angry Smash!3-0-0 1.000 394.78 W-3
WBI-4613-0-0 1.000 342.25 W-3
Nor Cal Crushers2-1-0 .667 442.73 W-2
Mechanicatz2-1-0 .667 374.97 L-1
Koko's X-Cats2-1-0 1.000 356.48 L-1
Stevies Scapegoats2-1-0 .667 328.46 W-2
Beckham Pwns All 2-1-0 .667 327.72 W-1
Tolman1-2-0 .333 328.36 L-1
Tomahawks1-2-0 .313.33 L-1
Cooney Quest1-2-0 .333 289.20 L-1
Fiesty Clowns1-2-0 .333 277.43 W-1
Pelan's Bobcats1-2-0 1.333 171.43 L-2
wst Coast Style0-3-0 .000 266.17 L-3
Dogs in the Bathtub0-3-0 .000 240.48 L-3
sigmakittens0-3-0 .000 231.89 L-3
WEEK 3 RESULTS
WBI-461(3-0) 123.77 Koko's X-Cats(2-1) 113.02
WBI-461 used a 29.27 to 3.73 advantage in the reciving game to race past the X-Cats in a battle of the unbeatens. WBI-461 got 35.43 points from Kerry Collins, 17 points from both ZAch Thomas and the NEw Orleans Saints defense and 13.47 points from Duece McAllister. The X-Cats got 34.43 points from Marc Bulger, 20.53 points from Julius Jones, 15.33 points from Willis McGahee, 15 points from Dwight Freeney and 13 points from Paul Edinger.
Jc's Evil Empire(3-0)152.79 sigmakittens(0-3) 99.50
The only chace the kitties have is massive games from Holmes and Green because they will be hard pressed to match the Evil Empire's firepower even if Big Ben doesn't make thing happen against New England.
LaDanian Thomlinson outscored the Kansas City studs 42.03 to 32.57. Not a good sigh for the kitties. Big Ben put up 26.03 points Westbrook put up 28.87 and Terrell Owens contributed 15.53 points. Josh Brown put in 15.50 points, Rod Smith added 14.83 points, and Troy Williamson added 13.03 points. Obviously it wasn't enough.
Nor Cal Crushers(2-1)161.76 Tomahawks(1-2)105.67
Is this the week Peyton Manning makes things happen for the Tomahawks?
Guess not. Jake Plummer 24.17 Manning 14.90.
The Colts are having a great season but Manning has been the biggest Fantasy Football dud so far this season.
They'd better hope so because their running backs Tatum Bell and Brandon Jacobs cannot match Lamont Jordan and Shaun Alexander.
I got this one dead on. Jordan and Alexander 46.63 Bell and Jacobs 3.30.
The Crushers got 33.70 points from Steve Smith, 14.50 points from Donnie Edwards, 11.50 points from the Dallas Cowboys defense and 10 points from Nate Kaeding. They didn't need Ray Lewis help this week.
The Tomahawks got 19 points from the Indianapolis Colts defense, 15.13 points from Antonio Gates, and 14.67 points from Jason Witten.
Cromer Angry Smash!(3-0)112.13 Cooney Quest(1-1)105.14
It was a close cal but the Smash escaped the relentless Quest but won out basically due to Brett Farve far outperforming Kurt Warner 20.97 to 8.37. It's really as simple as that.
The Smash got 18 points from the Jacksonville Jaguars defense, 16.13 points from Edggerin James and 12.53 points from Robert Ferguson.
The Quest got 19.33 points from Keenan McCardell, 17.30 points from Ronnie Brown and 14 points from the New England Patritos defense.
Beckham Pwns All(2-1)120.07 Dogs in the Bathtub(0-3) 72.17
Beckham Pwns All has a bigtimne advantage with Micehal Vick hurting on the road against a very nasty (and angry) Bills defense and not much at running back for the Dogs. If Drew Brees makes plays they should win easily.
Well Mciehal Vick did his part matching Drew Brees nearly point for point but absolutely no one else stepped up for the Dogs and they fell easily.
Beckham got 16.50 from the Miami Dolphins defense, 13.17 from David Givens and 11.20 from Micheal Jenkins.
Stevies Scapegoats(2-1)124.03 Tolman(1-2) 109.79
Tolman is sleeping at the wheel going with a bye saddled Clinton Portis leaving only backup Travis FIsher to take on the Scapegoat's Kyle Johnson and Warrick Dunn. Unless Matt Hasselback can pound Jake Delhomme things look pretty grim for them.
Well Tolman wasn't so badly hurt by the Scapgoats backs as they managed only 7.63 points. BUt Delhomme smackdowned Hasselbeck 34.00 to 18.07.
The SCapegoats got 18.57 points from Chad Johnson, 14.00 from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense and 13.50 from Adam Vinateri .
Tolman got 15.43 points from Keyshawn Johnson, 15 points from the Cincinatti Bengals defense, 12.33 points from Darrell Jackson, and 12 points from Rain Lindell.
Mechanicatz(2-1)156.46 Pelan's Bobcats(1-2) 98.14
Not sure if the Mechinacatz's Drew Bledsoe can dominate former understudy Tom Brady but the Steelrs D may.
Bledsoe is still hot putting up 50.43 while Brady got a solid 35.90
What really could do the Bobcats in is Roy Williams and MAtt Stover on a bye, an absent Peppi Zellner on defense, a who's tha? for Fabian Washington and the blank spot on the defense. Making it way to easy for the Mechinacatz.
And that is exactly what killed the Bobcats or at least it didn't help them at all.
The Mechanicatz got 21.37 points from Torry Holt, 21.33 points from Hienz Ward, 16.00 points from the Atlanta Falcons defense, 11.03 points from Carnell Williams and 10 points from Mike Brown.
The Bobcats got 18.60 points from Corey Dillon, 16.00 points from the Seattle Seahawks defense and 15.20 points from Chris Chambers. But unfortunately they only got 12.44 points from 8 other positions on their roster.
Fiesty Clowns(0-2)119.60 wst Coast Style(0-2)87.37
Yet another case of roster mismanagment as wst Coast Style has two players on byes palying.Chris Cooley and MArcus Pollard taking up a roster spot. Fortunately the league did them a favor and vetoed the McNAbb for Dilfer so Donovan is still there to destroy the non existant Raiders defense for his team while the Clowns are frustrated with Daunte Culpeppers poor production so far and a weak backfield with Mewelde Moore and Chris Perry. Mike ALscott isn't the offense threat he once was but Fast Willie Parker could be huge for wst Coast Style.
The Culpepper/McNabb scrap was as usual a classic with McNabb comming out on top 47.70 to 40.83 but outside of the Minnesota Vikings defense scoring 16 points for wst Coast Style no one else made it into double digits while the New York Jets defense scored 16.50 points, Eddie Kennison scored 11.47 points and Terrence Kiel scored 11 points.
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Jc's Evil Empire3-0-0 1.000 416.36 W-3
Cromer Angry Smash!3-0-0 1.000 394.78 W-3
WBI-4613-0-0 1.000 342.25 W-3
Nor Cal Crushers2-1-0 .667 442.73 W-2
Mechanicatz2-1-0 .667 374.97 L-1
Koko's X-Cats2-1-0 1.000 356.48 L-1
Stevies Scapegoats2-1-0 .667 328.46 W-2
Beckham Pwns All 2-1-0 .667 327.72 W-1
Tolman1-2-0 .333 328.36 L-1
Tomahawks1-2-0 .313.33 L-1
Cooney Quest1-2-0 .333 289.20 L-1
Fiesty Clowns1-2-0 .333 277.43 W-1
Pelan's Bobcats1-2-0 1.333 171.43 L-2
wst Coast Style0-3-0 .000 266.17 L-3
Dogs in the Bathtub0-3-0 .000 240.48 L-3
sigmakittens0-3-0 .000 231.89 L-3
WEEK 4 SCEDULE
Koko's X-Cats(2-1) vs. Fiesty Clowns(2-2)
It's now obvious to the Clowns that Daunte Culpepper misses Randy Moss alot and with the X-Cats having Marc Bulger the Clowns really need him to suceed as the X-Cats have a tough pair of running backs while their backs are facing tough defenses.
Jc's Evil Empire(3-0)vs. Cromer Angry Smash!(3-0)
An early season brawl for first place! The Evil Empire has Thomlinson and Westbrook but the Smash's Stephen Davis and Edgerrin James aren't far behind in production. The Evil Empire for some reason decided to go with Tim Rattay and if Brett Farve can be productive may open a window of opportunity for the Smash.
Nor Cal Crushers(2-1) vs. sigmakittens(0-3)
The Nor Cal Crushers are so confident that they will easily defeat the kitties they even left a roster spot open. The kitties would be in better shape if Priest Holmes was more productive. As it is there is no way he can outdo Shaun ALexnader and Lamont Jordan.
Tomahawks(1-2) vs.wst Coast Style(0-3)
wst Coast Style coninues the same sins they made last week. This time having three blank bye produced roster spots making things easy for the Tomahawks unless Donovan McNabb play out of his mind again while the TOmahawks continue to wait for Peyton Manning to wake up.
Dogs in the Bathtub(0-3) vs. Cooney Quest(1-2)
Now it is the Quest's turn to hamstring themselves. Kurt Warner is out but is starting for the Quest and they are missing a running back even though ahman Green is far better than the DOgs JJ Arrington and Kevan Barlow.
Beckham Pwns All(2-1)vs. Stevies Scapegoats(2-1)
Beckham goes without the Dolphins defense and a starter on defense.THey need big games from Brees. Barber and Chris Brown to off set the loss of those points.Delhomme could be huge for the SCapegoats on Monday night.
Tolman(1-2)vs. Mechanicatz(2-1)
Tolman also sticks to his bad habits and sports two blanks on defense and thus need Matt Hasselback (on the road no less) and Clinton Portis to produce. Cadillac Williams could prove deadly to Tolman on Sunday running alll over the Lions.
Pelan's Bobcats(1-2) vs. WBI-461(3-0)Like so many before him Pelan has left two spots blank and needs Tom Brady, Rudi Johnson and COrey Dillon to take up the slack for them.WIth McALlister, Steve Jackson and Kerry Collings on the otehr side so it may not matter what they do on the weekend.
The FIRST Robotics League
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
1. Your Ad Here 3-0-0 1.000 177 W-3
2. FIRSTforce 3-0-0 1.000 170 W-3
3. Rhode Island Voltaic 3-0-0 1.000 161 W-3
4. Akshar Did It 3-0-0 1.000 142 W-3
5. Nor Cal Crushers 2-1-0 .667 247 W-2
6. Team THRUST 2-1-0 .667 169 L-1
7. Cooney Quest 2-1-0 .667 126 L-1
8. IwillCrushYou 2-1-0 .667 122 L-1
9. Koko's X-Cats 1-2-0 .333 184 L-2
10. west coast style 1-2-0 .333 163 L-2
11. The Tacoites 1-2-0 .333 153 L-1
12. hurricanes 1-2-0 .333 142 W-1
13. Stevies Scapegoats 1-2-0 .333 140 W-1
14. Pelan's Bobcats 1-2-0 .333 137 W-1
15. Jc's Evil Empire 1-2-0 .333 136 W-1
16. Feisty Klowns 1-2-0 .333 136 L-1
17. sigmakittens 1-2-0 .333 128 W-1
18. Coco's Monkeys 1-2-0 .333 113 L-2
19. Dunedain 0-3-0 .000 144 L-3
20. QC Elite 0-3-0 .000 79 L-3
WEEK 4 SCEDULE
wst Coast Style(1-2)vs. Koko's X-Cats(1-2)
wst Coast Style's bad habits from the plus league extend to here as they once again have ignored the roster and left the bye saddled players on and a guy on IR (Eddie has been going after the wrong guys. This dude needs to be woke up. It's getting rediculous!). If Collins, McGahee and Jordon play well it's over early and the X-Cats win going away.
Rhode Island Voltaic(3-0)vs. Stevies Scapegoats(1-2)
The Voltaic have been waiting for Peyton Manning to get his act together but have been doing fine without him as his defense has been carrying the load. There's no reason why that should change but Manning could break out this week as well. The Scapegoats are hoping for big things from Culpepper as his roster of no names may not be up to this task.
Nor Cal Crushers(2-1)vs. The Tacoites(1-2)
While Jake Plummer on the road is a nerve wracking proposition the Crushers really shouldn't worry with Carnell Williams and Brian Westbrook running the ball for them. The Tacoites lack a spot due to a bye and Kevan Barlow is a big dropoff to the Crusher's backs.
Dunedain(0-3)vs. QC Elite(0-3)
Usually going with three backs make you a team to be reckoned with but not when you are the QC Elite and your backs are the underperforming CHris Brown, the forgotten Tatum Bell and the dissapointing Micheal Bennet. Dunedain's backs Tiki Barber and Ahman Green are definately a better answer.
FirstFORCE(3-0) vs.Pelan's Bobcats(1-2)
I would complain about the Bobcats using a player on a bye but Duce Staley has yet to play at all this year!Too bad really because there are some great perfomrers on their roster like Antonio Gates and SHaun ALexander but they can't be expected to outduel FirstFORCE's Duece McAlister (who will feast on the demorlized Bills defense) and Rudi Johnson. Not to mention the Bobcat's defense has a playe rnot playing and one on IR.
Team THRUST(2-1)vs. hurricnaes(1-2)
The Canes have a great player in Donovan McNabb but with two players on a bye and not much else playing they are practially doomed. Eli Manning could do some significant damage today agianst the soft Rams defense for Team THRUST as could Stephen Davis on Monday night.
Cooney Quest(2-1)vs. sigmakittens(1-2)
Now that the kitteis have broke through they are in postion to take another one if Jake Delhomme and Priest Holmes play like they are supposed to. TJ Duckett will not get many touches and Brett Farve is not what he used to be so the Quest could be in trouble. They certainly didn't need any gimmies on the roster due to a bye.
I Will Crush You(2-1)vs. Fiesty Clowns(1-2)
It's looking like liast week's drama has left a bitter taste in I Will Crush You's mouth as he has left the roster with a blank spot and a bye addled kicker. Usually the recipe for a loss. Carson Palmer and Edgerrin James could seal the deal for the Clowns.
Jc's Evil Empire(1-2) vs. Your Ad Here(3-0)
The second half of the drama is hoping to leave it all behind and hopes that Drew Bledsoe can continue his high level of play and Mike Martz absence from the sideline will mean the Rams will actually use Steve Jackson for once. Not sure how much Mewelde Moore can give to Your Ad Here's cause but I know what Julius Jones and Steve McNair are capable of.
Akshar Did It(3-0)vs. Coco's Monkeys(1-2)
WHomever gets more out of thier quarterback (and are not HURT by their performance) is most likely to win. Mark Brunell doesn't make mistakes , he just doesn't make plays niether. Joey HArrington is surrounded by talent but not only is he not making plays but he's making hgue mistakes and here comes the BUccaneers. The best thing going for the Monkeys is Corey Dillon as Akshar has running backs who hardly inspire fear but a blank spot on the D could be a severe blow this week.
Jones571
02-10-2005, 11:53
The Evil Empire for some reason decided to go with Tim Rattay and if Brett Farve can be productive may open a window of opportunity for the Smash.
Lol i had to go with Rattay BigBen has a Bye id rather take a few points over zero
i wouldn't call it a brawl because he is going to get pounded in to ground!
EddieMcD
08-10-2005, 19:52
Is it sad that most of Dante Hall’s 22 points were yardage?
Rhode Island Voltaic (3-0) d. Stevies Scapegoats (1-2)
91-58
Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, welcome to scoreboard! Rhode Island was looking for them all year, and they put up 20 and 8, respectively. Dunn also added 12. The Scapegoats had Joey Galloway score 14, Kaeding with 11, and a defensive effort of 22. The rest of their offense kinda stunk though. The Voltaic didn’t need Dante Hall to bail them out this week, but dang if that 22 isn’t pretty, helping put them in first.
Koko's X-Cats (1-2) d. west coast style (1-2)
69-65
In this match, you either scored big, or you didn’t at all. WCS had Harrison and Owens combine for 32, and a 13 from Donnie Edwards. The X-Cats RBs totaled 23, Burress topped the game with 22, and Philadelphia had 12. It’s the little things though that made this matchup. Note the 0 and two 1s from what was left of WCS’s offense. The X-Cats find themselves in another tough match; this time they manage to win.
Nor Cal Crushers (2-1) d. The Tacoites (1-2)
60-25
Well this was lopsided… Tomlinson again scored big with 19. And once again, Plummer and McGee break into double digits for Nor Cal. It doesn’t look like the appropriately named Crushers needed much else. Considering the top score for the Tacoites was a 7, this was over quickly.
Dunedain (0-3) d. QC Elite (0-3)
76-39
Somebody had to win this one (well, I guess barring a tie). Smart money would’ve been on Dunedain, since they had lost two very close matches. And that bet would’ve paid off. Going down their list: Brees, Barber, and Jimmy Smith all put up 12, Kansas City and Anquan Boldin both put up 11. The Elite had a nice defensive score of 22, and Brooks got them 9. Unfortunately, they didn’t get much else. Dunedain keeps getting better every week, putting their first W on their record.
FIRSTforce (3-0) d. Pelan's Bobcats (1-2)
55-34
I’ll go out on a limb and say this wasn’t the best week for either team. For the Bobcats, It was poor offense (not including Alexander’s 10) and a defense with no players playing. For the Force, it was nothing better than semi-decent (other than Rackers’s 19 from the K spot). Of course, semi decent + 19 will beat lack of defense + poor offense + 10 any day, keeping FIRSTforce in the undefeated group.
Team THRUST (2-1) d. hurricanes (1-2)
77-30
Yay, Donovan McNabb scoring 20! At least it would be a yay for the Canes if you couldn’t count the rest of their score on your fingers. Yay, Eli Manning scoring 20! And for Team Thrust, it was a yay. They also had a defensive 25, a Torry Holt 10, and a Stephen Davis 15 on their side of the scoreboard. Seeing as we’re all FIRSTers and therefore good at math, you can, well, do the math.
sigmakittens (1-2) d. Cooney Quest (2-1)
45-37
I’d say this is another breakdown of Cooney’s prized offense, but that’s not entirely true. Brett Favre went to town on Sunday, scoring 24, and even Duckett put up 8. But this time, I can count the rest of the Quest’s score on one hand (ironically, they also had five donuts). “Now that the kitties have broke through they are in position to take another one if Jake Delhomme and Priest Holmes play like they are supposed to.” Yeah. But they only combined for 19. The rest of the offense at least added points though, and their defense, while not awe-inspiring, managed to add 15. Both teams now stand at 2-2.
Feisty Klowns (1-2) d. IwillCrushYou (2-1)
61-47
IWCY just had a week where his roster couldn’t mesh with the byes. Despite that, they still managed to make a fight out of this, getting 8 from Hasselbeck, 24 from the receivers, and 10 from San Diego. But those three blank spots couldn’t hold up to the Klowns dual 10s from James and Driver, a Cincinnati 12, and Janikowski’s 13. Another match where both teams move to 2-2.
Your Ad Here (3-0) d. Jc's Evil Empire (1-2)
56-40
YAH is practically looking for someone to knock them off the undefeated ranks. It didn’t happen here. Arizona’s 18 in Mexico was probably their saving grace, as their only other good score was a 10 from the K spot. The Empire’s saving grace from last week, Bledsoe, was quiet. Their best score came from Steven Jackson and his 11. While both teams each had a single zero, YAH’s average score was about a point better than the Empire’s, keeping YAH, as previously mentioned, undefeated.
Coco's Monkeys (1-2) d. Akshar Did It (3-0)
50-24
I get to say it for the second week in a row: ew. ADI got off to a decent start with Mark Brunell’s 9. Then it all went downhill, with nobody else scoring better than 5 (and the New England DEF getting PWNed and putting up -5 didn’t help). For the Monkeys, Corey Dillon again came through with 10. He would be supported by Carney’s 10 and Baltimore's 11. This is another one of those “do the math” situations.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
1. Rhode Island Voltaic 4-0-0 1.000 252 W-4
2. Your Ad Here 4-0-0 1.000 233 W-4
3. FIRSTforce 4-0-0 1.000 225 W-4
4. Nor Cal Crushers 3-1-0 .750 307 W-3
5. Team THRUST 3-1-0 .750 246 W-1
6. Akshar Did It 3-1-0 .750 166 L-1
7. Koko's X-Cats 2-2-0 .500 253 W-1
8. Feisty Klowns 2-2-0 .500 197 W-1
9. sigmakittens 2-2-0 .500 173 W-2
10. IwillCrushYou 2-2-0 .500 169 L-2
11. Coco's Monkeys 2-2-0 .500 163 W-1
12. Cooney Quest 2-2-0 .500 163 L-2
13. west coast style 1-3-0 .250 228 L-3
14. Dunedain 1-3-0 .250 220 W-1
15. Stevies Scapegoats 1-3-0 .250 198 L-1
16. The Tacoites 1-3-0 .250 178 L-2
17. Jc's Evil Empire 1-3-0 .250 176 L-1
18. hurricanes 1-3-0 .250 172 L-1
19. Pelan's Bobcats 1-3-0 .250 171 L-1
20. QC Elite 0-4-0 .000 118 L-4
Curse me breaking 90 and disproving my footnote from last week! Anyway, not much out of the ordinary right now. The fantasy scores seem to be clumping together better than they were earlier (okay, not Cory's :p). I guess I'll finish by pointing out that the any of the Voltaic, Crushers, and X-Cats could've easily been 2-2, 3-1, and 4-0 in any order had the first three weeks been even slightly different.
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W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!4-0-0 1.000 545.55 W-4
WBI-4614-0-0 1.000 470.77 W-4
Nor Cal Crushers3-1-0 .750 559.46 W-3
Jc's Evil Empire3-1-0 .750 516.22 L-1
Mechanicatz3-1-0 .750 374.97 W-2
Stevies Scapegoats3-1-0 .750 459.28 W-3
Koko's X-Cats2-2-0 .500 477.51 L-2
Tomahawks2-2-0 . 450.54 W-1
Beckham Pwns All 2-2-0 .500 416.42 L-1
Fiesty Clowns2-2-0 .400.09 W-2
Tolman1-3-0 .250 428.77 L-2
Cooney Quest1-3-0 .250 351.40 L-2
Dogs in the Bathtub1-3-0 .250 337.65 W-3
Pelan's Bobcats1-3-0 .250 33730 L-3
wst Coast Style0-4-0.000 371.50 L-4
sigmakittens0-4-0 .000 311.48 L-4
WEEK 4 RESULTS
[ COLOR=Navy]Fiesty Clowns(2-2)[/COLOR] 122.66Koko's X-Cats(2-2)121.03
The X-Cats raced out to a large early lead and looked like they were going to cruise to an easy victory then Donald Driver and Nick Barnett combined for 26.63 points and snatched victory for the Clowns from the frustrated X-Cats. Marc Bulger led the X-Cats scoring with 51.90 points, the Philadelphia Eagles defense scored 20 points and Willis McGahee added 13.73 points. THe FIesty Clowns got 21.50 points from Daun te Culpepper and 19.30 points from Eddie Kennison.
Cromer Angry Smash!(4-0)150.77Jc's Evil Empire(3-1) 99.86
In the end it wasn't even close. Brett Farve's huge Monday night made it a rout due to TIm Rattay's crappy performancce which is getting him benched. Farve crushed Rattay 49.90-6.63. Stephen Davis scored 17.30, Larry Fitzgerald added 16.30 points, Edgerrin James scored 13.80 points, the Jacksonville Jaguars defense scored 12 points and Jeremy Shockey added 11.80 points for the Smash. LaDanian Thomlinson scored 24.70 points and Terell Owens scored 23.90 points.
Nor Cal Crushers(3-1) 116.73sigmakittens(0-4) 79.59
The Nor Cal Crushers are so confident that they will easily defeat the kitties they even left a roster spot open. The kitties would be in better shape if Priest Holmes was more productive. As it is there is no way he can outdo Shaun ALexnader and Lamont Jordan.
And it turns out they didn't need the extra points and Holmes was no match for ALexnader and Jordan as they outscored him 31.17 to 15.96. Carson Palmer added 27.63 for the Crushers as well as Donnie Edwards 12.50, Nate Kaeding's 12 points, Ray Lewis 11.00 and the Dallas Cowboy's defense added 10 points. Byron Leftwich scored 19.20 points for the kitties and Jonathan Vilma scored 13.50
Tomahawks(1-2) 137.21wst Coast Style(0-3)105.33
Donovan McNabb was his usual explosive self for wst Coast Style scoring an impessive 56.73 points. More than half their points. Outisde of Donte' Stallworth's 12.60 points and John Carney's 11 points. Peyton Manning finally showed up with a hearty 43 points. Plexico Burress scored an awesome 46.60 points. The Indinaapolis Colts scored 12 points and Antonio Gated added 10.20 points.
Dogs in the Bathtub(1-3)97.17 Cooney Quest(1-2)62.20
The Quest fell hard to the Dogs with Joey Harringotn leading the way with an all right 12.87 points followed by Patrick Crayton's 10.70 points and Brandon Lloyd's 10.30 points. THe Dogs were led by Neil Rackers 23 points, Michael Vick added 14.50 points, T.J. Houshmandzadeh put in 11.33 points and Mike Vrabel added 10.5 points.
Stevies Scapegoats(3-1)130.82Beckham Pwns All(2-2) 88.70
Beckham goes without the Dolphins defense and a starter on defense.THey need big games from Brees. Barber and Chris Brown to off set the loss of those points.Delhomme could be huge for the SCapegoats on Monday night.
Going with the bench bound JP Losman over Drew Brees was not very bright. The only starter in double digits for Beckham was Shayne Graham. MEanwhile Jake Delhomme slammed in 26.17 points while Marvin Harrison scored 23.77 points Warrick Dunn contributed 15.37 points , L.J. Smith scored 14.97 points, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense scored 11 points and Reggie Wayne scored 10.20 points.
Mechanicatz(3-1)124.84Tolman(1-3)100.41
Tolman also sticks to his bad habits and sports two blanks on defense and thus need Matt Hasselback (on the road no less) and Clinton Portis to produce. Cadillac Williams could prove deadly to Tolman on Sunday running alll over the Lions.
Well Matt HAsselback did his part and produced a solid 28.13 points but Clinton Portis only scored 9.20 points. It came down to those two blank spots allowing the Mechanicatz D to run circles around Tolman's D 59.5 to 32.5. Drew Bledsoe scored 17.03 points for the Mechanicatz, Torry Holt scored 15.10 points and Randy Moss scored 10.20 points.
WBI-461(4-0)128.52Pelan's Bobcats(1-3) 67.73
Like so many before him Pelan has left two spots blank and needs Tom Brady, Rudi Johnson and COrey Dillon to take up the slack for them.WIth McALlister, Steve Jackson and Kerry Collings on the other side so it may not matter what they do on the weekend.
Brady, Johnson and Dillon combined for 39.33 points. More than half their paltry sum. The defnesive weakness did them in scoring 11.50 points total while WBI-461 got 47 points on defense. WBI-161 also got 17.43 points from Steven Jackson, 17 points from Jay Feely , 13.70 points from Kerry Collins, and 10.73 points from Deuce McAllister .
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W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!4-0-0 1.000 545.55 W-4
WBI-4614-0-0 1.000 470.77 W-4
Nor Cal Crushers3-1-0 .750 559.46 W-3
Jc's Evil Empire3-1-0 .750 516.22 L-1
Mechanicatz3-1-0 .750 374.97 W-2
Stevies Scapegoats3-1-0 .750 459.28 W-3
Koko's X-Cats2-2-0 .500 477.51 L-2
Tomahawks2-2-0 . 450.54 W-1
Beckham Pwns All 2-2-0 .500 416.42 L-1
Fiesty Clowns2-2-0 .400.09 W-2
Tolman1-3-0 .250 428.77 L-2
Cooney Quest1-3-0 .250 351.40 L-2
Dogs in the Bathtub1-3-0 .250 337.65 W-3
Pelan's Bobcats1-3-0 .250 33730 L-3
wst Coast Style0-4-0.000 371.50 L-4
sigmakittens0-4-0 .000 311.48 L-4
WEEK 4 SCHEDULE
Koko's X-Cats(2-2) vs. wst Coast Style(0-4)
It's business as usual for wst Coast Style. Two blank spots on the roster thanks to a bye. Outside of Donovan McNabb the roster doesn't really scare anybody and the X-Cats Marc Bulger gets his favorite victim the Seahawks in the dome so he may outperform McNabb.
Jc's Evil Empire(3-1) vs. Dogs in the Bathtub(1-3)
While the Evil Empire look to rebound from their crushing defeat last week the Dogs are looking to roll over by leaving roster spots blank giving the Evil Empire more help then they probably need.
Nor Cal Crushers(3-1) vs. Cromer Angry Smash!(4-0)
The league leading Smash are facing anotehr tough match agianst the Crushers who are very tough with Carson Palmer and Shaun Alexnader who the Smash are hoping the Seahawks fall way behind the Rams and play catch up all day. the Smash's Farve is running out of recievers but he gets a soft defense to throw on and his two backs Edgerrin James and Stephen Davis could have big days.
Tomahawks(2-2) vs. sigmakittens(0-4)
The Tomahawks could just beat the kitties to death with Peyton Manning who gets to use a Niners D that made Josh McCown look like well, Peyton Manning. He could end up outscoring the kitties himself.
Cooney Quest(1-3) vs. Stevies Scapegoats(3-1)
Delhomme and MArvin Harrison get to feast on weak sisters and could put up big time points for the Scapegoats but the fly in the ointment could be the Quest's Ronnie Brown who is playing the leagues worst rush defense in Buffalo and could be in line for a big day. If anyone else steps up an upset could be in the making.
Beckham Pwns All(2-2) vs. Mechanicatz(3-1)
Both teams are missing significant contributors on their rosters due to a bye, Randy Moss for the MEchanicatz and Tiki Barber for Beckham. I think Barber will be missed more. Beckham might also be going without a quarterback with JP Losman being shown the bench. If Bledsoe doesn't spend all day on his back and makes some plays it could be pretty easy for the Mechanicatz.
Tolman(1-3) vs. Pelan's Bobcats(1-3)
The resurgent clowns are going to have to fight for their right to party with Anthony Wright as their quarterback and the innefective JJ Arrington and the as so far invisible Kevin Jones as their starting backs. The Bobcats have a suddenly desperate Tom Brady for their quarterback and a good backfield of Corey Dillon and RUdi Johnson but they'll have to work agianst tough defenses on the road and they have to make up for Pelan's negligance and cover for the undermanned D. That may be too much to ask.
WBI-461(4-0) vs. [ COLOR=Navy]Fiesty Clowns(2-2)[/COLOR]
While Tolman could be looking at a significant advantage in the quarterback matchup particularly if the Seahawks fall behind and MAtt Hasselback has to throw all day and David Carr spends all day running for his life instead of making plays. WBI-161 has better backs with Duece McALlister and Steven Jackson over Packers backup Travis Fisher and CLinton Portis who could find it tough sledding in Denver.
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Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
1. Rhode Island Voltaic 4-0-0 1.000 252 W-4
2. Your Ad Here 4-0-0 1.000 233 W-4
3. FIRSTforce 4-0-0 1.000 225 W-4
4. Nor Cal Crushers 3-1-0 .750 307 W-3
5. Team THRUST 3-1-0 .750 246 W-1
6. Akshar Did It 3-1-0 .750 166 L-1
7. Koko's X-Cats 2-2-0 .500 253 W-1
8. Feisty Klowns 2-2-0 .500 197 W-1
9. sigmakittens 2-2-0 .500 173 W-2
10. IwillCrushYou 2-2-0 .500 169 L-2
11. Coco's Monkeys 2-2-0 .500 163 W-1
12. Cooney Quest 2-2-0 .500 163 L-2
13. west coast style 1-3-0 .250 228 L-3
14. Dunedain 1-3-0 .250 220 W-1
15. Stevies Scapegoats 1-3-0 .250 198 L-1
16. The Tacoites 1-3-0 .250 178 L-2
17. Jc's Evil Empire 1-3-0 .250 176 L-1
18. hurricanes 1-3-0 .250 172 L-1
19. Pelan's Bobcats 1-3-0 .250 171 L-1
20. QC Elite 0-4-0 .000 118 L-4
WEEK 5 SCEDULE
Koko's X-Cats (2-2) vs. The Tacoites (1-3)
The X-Cats roster has been ravaged by byes but they spots have been filled in while the Tacoites are missing Shockey and have non-perfomers on defense thus missing a tremendous opportunity to gain an easy victory.
Rhode IslandVoltaic (4-0) vs. QC Elite (0-4)
Peyton Manning could outscore the Elite all by himself this week. It prebably doesn't even matter that the GInats D is on a bye this week. IT wouldn't save them anyways.
Nor Cal Crushers (3-1) vs. Stevies Scapegoats (1-3)
LaDaninin Thomlinson probably won't run wild for the Crushers this week on the Steelers but he is big time all the same and interestingly the Scapegoats have his opposite Fast Willie Parker on their side and he could end up having the bigger night but the Scapegoats have no answer for Brian Westbrook.
Dunedain (1-3) vs. [/b] Pelan's Bobcats (1-3)
The Bobcats are dead because they have no quarterback this week because he's on a bye and Drew Brees can dictate his score. True they have Shaun Alexander but if his team does what they usually do in St. Louis and falls behind his effectiveness will be limited.
FIRSTforce (4-0) vs. hurricanes (1-3)
The Canes have the best player in football on their roster, Donovan McNAbb but they are 1-3 because their running back is JJ Arrington while First FORCE has Rudi Johnson and DUece McAllister and Brian Griese is adequete enough to keep McNabb in check.
Team THRUST (3-1) vs. sigmakittens (2-2)
Marc Bulger and Jake Delhomme could put up big points for their respective teams but Team THRUST has Stephen Davis while the kitties have his backup DeShaun Foster. That is a prety significant disadvantage.
Cooney Quest (2-2)vs. Feisty Klowns (2-2)
The Klowns have Carson Palmer and Edgerrin James on their side and if they can get anything out of Kevin Jones things are looking pretty good for them because the QUest have to depend on Brett Farve who has been up and down and TJ Duckett is a backup.
IwillCrushYou (2-2) vs. Jc's Evil Empire (1-3)
I guess you can lable this one the Malcontent Bowl as the two biggest critics of the league commish go head to head. The Evil Empire could have big points from Ronnie Brown running on the suddenly ineffective Bills run D. I Will Crush You could get nice points from Matt HAsselback who could be playing catch up all day. Maybe the winner will be a little less "agitated" and the loser might just end up shutting things down.
Your Ad Here (4-0) vs. Akshar Did It (3-1)
Your Ad Here is in better shape to get production from Julius Jones than Maurice Hicks and kick returner Darren Sproles and Steve McNair could make more things for Your Ad Here instead of Ben Roethlisberger for Akshar Did It against the Chargers on Monday night.
Coco's Monkeys (2-2) vs. west coast style (1-3)
west Coast Style might settle this with their recievers Terrell Ownes and Marvin Harrison unless Corey Dillon awakens from his slumber against Atlanta. Whichever quarterback can step his game up for each team will probably win.
EddieMcD
15-10-2005, 19:13
Yay, Bus! Boo, everything else on my team! Though I would’ve won had I switched out one of my defenders…
QC Elite (0-4) d. Rhode Island Voltaic (4-0)
52-46
Yep, you did indeed read that right. The last place team did in fact beat the first place team. “Peyton Manning could outscore the Elite all by himself this week.” And so begins Rhode Island’s problems; that didn’t even nearly happen. The star QB only put up 4. It wouldn’t get any better. The only good thing coming out this for the Voltaic is that the Bus will provide a nice second RB for them in the coming weeks (he scored 8 on Monday). To the opponent’s credit, while RI really fell apart this week, the Elite brought their A-game. Their QB was even worse, but Tatum Bell, Sheldon Brown, and Josh Brown easily compensated, going for 18, 17, and 13, respectively. That was almost all of their scoring, but it was enough. I believe this qualifies as an upset.
The Tacoites (1-3) d. Koko's X-Cats (2-2)
65-36
“The X-Cats roster has been ravaged by byes but their spots have been filled in…” Which means we already know that the X-Cats aren’t at full strength. Their score only helped prove that, with Scobee’s 16 and McGahee’s 10 their only relatively decent performances. And this was a week in which Brady actually scored for the Tacoites, giving 15. Their entire defense was an impressive 23 from Indianapolis, and the WRs combined for 16, giving the Tacoites a convincing win.
Nor Cal Crushers (3-1) d. Stevies Scapegoats (1-3)
69-58
This game was probably closer that it should’ve been. What’s the theme for the Scapegoats this week? Their scoring was provided by people who I’ve never heard of. Who the heck is Matt Schaub? Apparently, he’s Mike Vick’s replacement, and he scored 20. I could say the same thing about Cato June’s 18, or Nate Kaeding’s 10. But if you’re a Nor Cal fan (I know I am), it didn’t matter. The appropriately-named Crushers played as they usually do. Thomlinson and Smith again led their charge, combining for 29. They also busted out their defense, combining in that field for 30. Despite having yet another negative score from the K spot, the rest of Nor Cal’s offense scored enough to win their forth straight.
Dunedain (1-3) d. Pelan's Bobcats (1-3)
58-56
Looking at the Bobcat’s roster, you’ll easily notice one thing: no QB. Trent Green had the week off. True, they had Shaun Alexander and his 17, plus a defensive 23. But that one bye positively ended them going against Dunedain’s offense. That’s 11 from Boldin, 10 from Cooley, and 12 from Bryant. They also had a QB playing, gathering up 6 well-needed points. A lucky break for Dunedain, who actually have a winning streak now :p.
FIRSTforce (4-0) d. hurricanes (1-3)
46-37
It was time for a different force to take the field this week: FIRSTforce’s defense. 29 points came out of that. Plus a Rackers 8, they really didn’t need offense against the struggling Canes. The Cane’s best scores came from the K spot (Lindell with 8), and triple 6s (one short of a jackpot ;)) in the defensive slots. But again, they didn’t have any offense. FIRSTforce is able to notch their fifth straight because of that.
Team THRUST (3-1) d. sigmakittens (2-2)
65-63
“Marc Bulger [THRUST] and Jake Delhomme [kitties] could put up big points for their respective teams, but Team THRUST has Stephen Davis while the kitties have his backup DeShaun Foster. That is a pretty significant disadvantage.” Holy psychic points, Ed! You called it perfectly. In what was IMO the game of the week, Bulger and Delhomme indeed scored well (11 and 10, respectively). They both had extremely good support. The Sigmakittens had Martin, Glenn, and Bironas, while THRUST had Holt, Vilma, and the Cleveland DEF. The difference: THRUST had Steven Davis score 8. The kitties had his backup DeShaun Foster score 1. It was the advantage Team THRUST needed to win.
Cooney Quest (2-2) d. Feisty Klowns (2-2)
68-60
Behold the Green Bay dependency! The Quest became practically reliant on the Packers this week, and they didn’t disappoint. Favre had 15, Davenport scored 14, and Longwell tallied 10. The 14 from Buffalo only helped. On the Klowns side of the scoreboard, they had big days from Barnett, Jones, and James (16, 14, 10). But the lack of a middle offense put this one firmly in Cooney’s bag.
Jc's Evil Empire (1-3) d. IwillCrushYou (2-2)
71-63
This was yet another excellent game. Bledsoe, in his hit-or-miss season, scored a hit and 16 points for the Empire. Troy Vincent and Steven Jackson both added 12. The support they got from their two receivers (19 points combined) only helped. Meanwhile, IWCY countered with Matt Hasselbeck putting up 13, Larry Fitzgerald scoring 12, and Robert Ferguson’s 10. Their support was a defensive 21. Unfortunately, you can see that as the game goes on, IWCY’s scores get progressively lower, until they just can’t keep up. Both teams now stand at 2-3.
Your Ad Here (4-0) d. Akshar Did It (3-1)
51-43
This was not a good week for ADI, period. Yeah, Roethlisberger (not the spellchecker’s best friend, BTW) put up 10. But he went down toward the end of his game. And Sproles and Houshmandzadeh (hello, spellchecker crash) were already hurt. This made it so that YAH (too…many… acronyms!) had to try to lose. And as much as they tried, they just couldn’t. Steve McNair’s 17 was their high score, with their next best coming form Kyle Vanden Bosch (spellchecker explodes) scoring 9. Both teams’ average score was in the toilet, but YAH had more high scores than ADI, keeping them undefeated. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need a new computer :D.
west coast style (1-3) d. Coco's Monkeys (2-2)
60-31
This was not exactly the game the Monkeys were hoping for. They had almost no defensive scoring, and overall had two -1s, a bye, and nothing breaking double digits on their scorecard. WCS was prepared to take advantage of this with dual 10s from Leftwich and Bennett and a 13 from Donnie Edwards. That, and actual defensive scoring put this game out of reach for the Monkeys.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
1. Your Ad Here 5-0-0 1.000 284 W-5
2. FIRSTforce 5-0-0 1.000 271 W-5
3. Nor Cal Crushers 4-1-0 .800 376 W-4
4. Team THRUST 4-1-0 .800 311 W-2
5. Rhode Island Voltaic 4-1-0 .800 298 L-1
6. Cooney Quest 3-2-0 .600 231 W-1
7. Akshar Did It 3-2-0 .600 209 L-2
8. Koko's X-Cats 2-3-0 .400 289 L-1
9. west coast style 2-3-0 .400 288 W-1
10. Dunedain 2-3-0 .400 278 W-2
11. Feisty Klowns 2-3-0 .400 257 L-1
12. Jc's Evil Empire 2-3-0 .400 247 W-1
13. The Tacoites 2-3-0 .400 243 W-1
14. sigmakittens 2-3-0 .400 236 L-1
15. IwillCrushYou 2-3-0 .400 232 L-3
16. Coco's Monkeys 2-3-0 .400 194 L-1
17. Stevies Scapegoats 1-4-0 .200 256 L-2
18. Pelan's Bobcats 1-4-0 .200 227 L-2
19. hurricanes 1-4-0 .200 209 L-2
20. QC Elite 1-4-0 .200 170 W-1 In a rather bizarre week of upsets, teams with an edge not holding it, fantasy studs performing like waterboys (Manning, I'm looking at you), injuries, and a couple bye-ravaged teams, the scoreboard is a mess. What I'm looking at is the fact that all the 4-1 teams and two of the 2-3 teams have higher fantasy scores than both of the undefeated teams. Also, 6 of the 2-3 teams have better scores than both the 3-2 teams. Really exciting analysis for the playoffs... if the playoffs were even remotely close. Right now, it ain't pretty, and it will probably stay that way looking at next week's schedule (though in two weeks, it should become less of a mess). Will the undefeated teams hold on despite low fantasy scores? See you next week.
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!5-0-0 1.000 688.59 W-5
Jc's Evil Empire4-1-0 .800 621.78 W-1
WBI-4614-1-0 .800 597.38 L-1
Stevies Scapegoats4-1-0 .800 563.02 W-4
Nor Cal Crushers3-2-0 .600 696.75 L-1
Tomahawks3-2-0 . 595.08 W-2
Mechanicatz3-2-0 .600 582.91 L-1
Koko's X-Cats3-2-0 .600 571.61 W-1
Fiesty Clowns3-2-0 .529.99 W-3
Beckham Pwns All 3-2-0 .600 514.42 W-1
Tolman2-3-0 .400 556.97 W-1
Pelan's Bobcats1-4-0 .200 459.35 L-4
Cooney Quest1-4-0 .200 427.77 L-3
Dogs in the Bathtub1-4-0 .250 389.78 L-4
wst Coast Style0-5-0.000 461.37 L-5
sigmakittens0-5-0 .000 416.18 L-5
WEEK 5 RESULTS
Koko's X-Cats(3-2) 94.10 wst Coast Style(0-5)59.87
Marc Bulger gets his favorite victim the Seahawks in the dome so he may outperform McNabb.
It wasn't as much that Bulger outpreformed McNabb as McNabb played his worst game of the year. And if Donovan falls flat there was Kieth Bullcok with his 17 points and Chris Cooley's 15.47 points there was no one. It wasn't like the X-Cats dominated. Outside of Bulger's 34.20, Willis McGahee's 13.07 and Kevin Curtis' 12.70 they really weren't setting the house on fire neither.
Jc's Evil Empire(4-1) 105.56 Dogs in the Bathtub(1-4) 52.13
While the Evil Empire look to rebound from their crushing defeat last week the Dogs are looking to roll over by leaving roster spots blank giving the Evil Empire more help then they probably need.ANd the dogs did just that. Inexplicably starting 4 players who never saw the field and put up zeroes. Jeremy Stevens who had 11.83 points and Kevan Barlow who scored 10.03 points we're all that the DOgs had. The Evil Empire got 28 points (and a clean bill of health, mostly) from Ben Roethlisberger, 18.17 from LaDainian Thomlinson, 15 points from the Buffalo Bills defense and 11.13 points from Deion Branch leading to a very easy victory.
Cromer Angry Smash!(5-0) 143.04Nor Cal Crushers(3-2) 137.29
The Smash are the leagues only undefeated team and had to sweat this one out. A pair of blank spots Joe Horn and Tyrone Calico lead to a 45.40 to 31.93 scoring advantage for the recivers thus dashing their hopes for victory. THe Smash were led by Brett Farve's 35.7 points, Edgerrin James 16.80 points and the Jacksonville Jaguars defense with 10 points. Carson Palmer put 30.03 points on the board for the Crushers to go with Shaun ALexander's 22.50 points, Donnie Edwards 14 points and Nate Keading's 12 points.
Tomahawks(3-2) 144.54 sigmakittens(0-5) 105.40
The Tomahawks could just beat the kitties to death with Peyton Manning who gets to use a Niners D that made Josh McCown look like well, Peyton Manning. He could end up outscoring the kitties himself.
Byron Leftwich held his own and outscore Manning 22.37 to 22. The unexpect 37 point explosion from the Indinapolis Colts defense made it not even close. THe Tomawks got 12.57 points from Antonio Gates and 12.17 from Patrick Pass. The kitteis got 14.50 points from Josh Brown, 14 points from Jonathan Vilma, 13.43 points from Eric Moulds, 11.37 from Brian Finneran and 11 points from the Carolina Panthers defense.
Stevies Scapegoats(4-1) 103.74 Cooney Quest(1-4) 76.37
Delhomme and MArvin Harrison get to feast on weak sisters and could put up big time points for the Scapegoats but the fly in the ointment could be the Quest's Ronnie Brown who is playing the leagues worst rush defense in Buffalo and could be in line for a big day. If anyone else steps up an upset could be in the making.[i]
Jake Delhomme dominated his matchup with Joey Harrington 27.03 to 11.37 but Marvin Harrison was MI. Cato June scored 15 points, Chad Johnson with 11.97 points and 11 points from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense for the Scapegoats. The New England Patriots we're the only beacon of light for the quest scoring
Beckham Pwns All(3-2) 98.00 Mechanicatz(3-2)83.10
[i] Both teams are missing significant contributors on their rosters due to a bye, Randy Moss for the MEchanicatz and Tiki Barber for Beckham. I think Barber will be missed more. Beckham might also be going without a quarterback with JP Losman being shown the bench. If Bledsoe doesn't spend all day on his back and makes some plays it could be pretty easy for the Mechanicatz.
Drew Bldesoe nearly scored half of the Mechnicatz points. That's not a good thing. Outside of Torry Holt putting up 18.40 points there was not much of anything out of the Mechanicatz roster. Drew Brees only managed 22.50 points he didn't have to. DOmanick Davis scored 15.53 points,Kyle Vanden Bosch 10.60 points from Todd Heap and 10.50 points from Kyle Vanden Bosch.
[ COLOR=Navy]Fiesty Clowns(3-2)[/COLOR] 128.20 Pelan's Bobcats(1-4) 126.61
The Clowns are on a roll. Anthony Wright managed 26.87 points last weekend. Not as spectacular and the Bobcat's Tom Bardy who put up a jaw dropping 48.73 points! So what kill's the Bobcats? Well having just 16.43 points from Daniel Grahm and 14 points from the Seattle Seahawks defense is just not going to cut it. The Clowns got 19.63 points from Joe Jurevicius, 15.87 points from Kevin Jones, 15.50 points from Nick Barnett and 15 points from the New York Jets defense .
Tolman(2-3) 125.90 WBI-461(4-1) 122.05
While Tolman could be looking at a significant advantage in the quarterback matchup particularly if the Seahawks fall behind and MAtt Hasselback has to throw all day and David Carr spends all day running for his life instead of making plays. WBI-161 has better backs with Duece McALlister and Steven Jackson over Packers backup Travis Fisher and CLinton Portis who could find it tough sledding in Denver.
WBI-461 falls from the ranks of the unbeaten. Basically the New Orleans Saints ended up costing them putting up -4 points while Tolman's Cincinatti Bengals defense put up a midest but just what the doctor ordered. Anquan Boldin led WBI-461 with 22 points 21.97 from David Carr , 20.53 points from Antonio Bryant , Steven Jackson's 18.27 points and 13 points from Zach Thomas. The Bobcats got 36.30 points from Matt Hasselback, 23.37 points from Terry Glen, 15.60 points from Alge Crumpler , 13 points from Jason Taylor and 10.61 for Clinton Portis.
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!5-0-0 1.000 688.59 W-5
Jc's Evil Empire4-1-0 .800 621.78 W-1
WBI-4614-1-0 .800 597.38 L-1
Stevies Scapegoats4-1-0 .800 563.02 W-4
Nor Cal Crushers3-2-0 .600 696.75 L-1
Tomahawks3-2-0 . 595.08 W-2
Mechanicatz3-2-0 .600 582.91 L-1
Koko's X-Cats3-2-0 .600 571.61 W-1
Fiesty Clowns3-2-0 .529.99W-3
Beckham Pwns All 3-2-0 .600 514.42 W-1
Tolman2-3-0 .400 556.97 W-1
Pelan's Bobcats1-4-0 .200 459.35 L-4
Cooney Quest1-4-0 .200 427.77 L-3
Dogs in the Bathtub1-4-0 .250 389.78 L-4
wst Coast Style0-5-0.000 461.37 L-5
sigmakittens0-5-0 .000 416.18 L-5
WEEK 6 SCEDULE
Koko's X-Cats(3-2) Pelan's Bobcats(1-4)
Nopt only are the Bobcats going with no names on defense thus conceding those points to the X-Cats but they are hurting alot on their roster and that means thie players could or could not play and they need their backs COrey Dillon and Rudi Johnson to produce in order to win.
Jc's Evil Empire(4-1) Stevies Scapegoats(4-1)
The Evil Empire has to go with relic Vinny Testeverde while the Scapregoats have Jake Delhomme and in this league your quarterback is your biggest point producer. Therefore the Evil Empire needs Thomlinson and Taylor to take up the slack.
Nor Cal Crushers(3-2) Dogs in the Bathtub(1-4)
Til the Dogs start taking thier job seriously and start maintaining their roster there is no reason to thik they'll be anything more than a virtual bye in this league. The Crushers win going away.
Tomahawks(3-2) Cromer Angry Smash!(5-0)
The only undefeated team in the league faces a very tough task as is the case whenever your opponent has Peyton Manning going up against a soft defense. THe Snash's best hope is that the Colts race out to such a huge lead (with alot of short touchdown runs by Edgerrin James) that they give Manning the second half off.
wst Coast Style(0-5) sigmakittens(0-5)
Well somebody has to win. Considering that the kitteis have a quarterback actually playing while wst Coast Style missing his main weapon Donovan McNabb si it's looking good for the kitties.
Cooney Quest(1-4) Mechanicatz(3-2)
So long a Drew Bledsoe continues his revivial then the Mechanicatz should do well here though they'll miss Hines Ward but the Quest are already missing Braylon Edwards.
Beckham Pwns All(3-2) WBI-461(4-1)
Good matchup at quarterback with Kerry Collins for WBI-461 and Drew Brees for Beckham Pwns All. This could be settled by the runners as Tiki Barber and Domanick Davis for Beckham could make a bigger difference and Curtis MArtin and Steven Jackson (who could be rendered irrelvant by the end of the first quarter) for WBI-461.
[COLO R=Red]Tolman(2-3)[/COLOR] [ COLOR=Navy]Fiesty Clowns(3-2)[/COLOR]
The Clowns are waiting for Daunte Culpepper to come around while Tolman can rely on a solid Matt Hasselback but Tolman is missing a back while the Clowns have Kevin Jones and Mewelde Moore . Not exactly barn burners but the two of them may be able to outperform Clinton Portis.
The FIRST Robotics League
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
1. Your Ad Here 5-0-0 1.000 284 W-5
2. FIRSTforce 5-0-0 1.000 271 W-5
3. Nor Cal Crushers 4-1-0 .800 376 W-4
4. Team THRUST 4-1-0 .800 311 W-2
5. Rhode Island Voltaic 4-1-0 .800 298 L-1
6. Cooney Quest 3-2-0 .600 231 W-1
7. Akshar Did It 3-2-0 .600 209 L-2
8. Koko's X-Cats 2-3-0 .400 289 L-1
9. west coast style 2-3-0 .400 288 W-1
10. Dunedain 2-3-0 .400 278 W-2
11. Feisty Klowns 2-3-0 .400 257 L-1
12. Jc's Evil Empire 2-3-0 .400 247 W-1
13. The Tacoites 2-3-0 .400 243 W-1
14. sigmakittens 2-3-0 .400 236 L-1
15. IwillCrushYou 2-3-0 .400 232 L-3
16. Coco's Monkeys 2-3-0 .400 194 L-1
17. Stevies Scapegoats 1-4-0 .200 256 L-2
18. Pelan's Bobcats 1-4-0 .200 227 L-2
19. hurricanes 1-4-0 .200 209 L-2
20. QC Elite 1-4-0 .200
170 W-1
WEEK 6 SCHEDULE
Stevies Scapegoats (1-4) vs. Koko's X-Cats (2-3)
The SCapegoats are still waiting for Daunte Culpepper to come around and need Fast Willie Parker to be bigtime because the X-Cats got Willis McGahee, Micheal Pittman and Lamont Jordan and in Fantasy Football it's tough to beat teams with three backs.
Pelan's Bobcats (1-4)vs. Rhode Island Voltaic (4-1)
Manning, who has been pretty tame this year, could go Postal on Mnday night against one of the softest teams in the league. while the Bobcats waste a roster spot on Duce Staley who hasn't played a down this year.
Nor Cal Crushers (4-1) vs. QC Elite (1-4)
The Elite make it easy on the Crushers by having two bye addled players on the roster and not a very strong group left over. If Thomlinson plays big this week it's over early.
west coast style (2-3) vs. The Tacoites (2-3)
Both teams are featuring bye producced blank spots but the Tacoites also have no useful players on dfense as well and unless Tom Brady has a career day look like they are headed for a loss.
hurricanes (1-4) vs. Dunedain (2-3)
All you need to do to know about the Cnaes cnaces is to look at their starting quarterback who is the benched JP Losman. If Drew Brees and Tiki Barber play up to snuff the Cnaes have no chance.
FIRSTforce (5-0)vs. sigmakittens (2-3)
What makes the Kitties so dangerous is that they have not only an angry Priest Holmes and Curtis Martin while FIRST force is stuck with Mike Anderson and I don't know if Brian Griese can outdo Jake Delhomme.
Team THRUST (4-1) vs.Feisty Klowns (2-3)
The Fiesty Clowns would be a strong threat to Team THRUST if they didn't leave a blank spot on defense (when in a close match you don't give gimmies to your opponent) because Carson Palmer, Edgerrin James and Kevin Jones match up strongly with Eli Manning and Stephen Davis.
Jc's Evil Empire (2-3) vs.Cooney Quest (3-2)
So long as Drew BLedsoe continues his resurgance and Jamal Lewis and Steve Jackson get something the Empire looks pretty good as the Quest has Kelly Holcomb and TJ DUckett to counter them. Not exactly confidence enducing.
Akshar Did It (3-2) vs.IwillCrushYou (2-3)
Well I thought I'd never see the day when an Alex Cromier team would become a virtual bye but from the look of things looks like Alex has shut things down (that message at the top gives a real good indication about his level of dedication) so Akshar DId It has it pretty easy if somebody does something. Not exactly a garuntee witht he group he has.
Your Ad Here (5-0) vs. Coco's Monkeys (2-3)
It's very unusal for an undeteated team to be so negligent of their own roster. But no Hines Ward and a player on a bye. While I'm not sure how much Coco's Monkeys will get out of Gus Freeotte or Corey Dillon but they need to take advantage of Your Ads Here's mistake.
EddieMcD
21-10-2005, 14:30
Boo, Bus! Yay, everything else on my team!
Rhode Island Voltaic (4-1) d. Pelan's Bobcats (1-4)
78-60
This would be the second week in a row Rhode Island would come against a very tough team from the basement. At least this time, their high score wasn’t from Jerome Bettis (hilariously, he scored 0 this time). Their high score was Santana Moss’s 20. Alone, that’d be nigh worthless. But hello, offensive and defensive support. Manning and Dunn both added 11, and the defensive tally was 31. The Bobcats tried to fight back, including a fear-inducing 31 from Shaun Alexander. But beyond Trent Green scoring 12, there really wasn’t enough support to beat the Voltaic (who pulled a 180 from last week and actually had players scoring :p).
Stevies Scapegoats (1-4) vs. Koko's X-Cats (2-3)
draw
53-53
This is one that came down to Monday night and- wait, I’m getting ahead of myself. Sunday for the X-Cats consisted of a LaMont Jordan 15, a McGahee 14, and a Pittman 12. The Scapegoats had Atlanta’s 14 and Galloway’s 10. This is one that came down to Monday Night and with the X-Cats up by 12, it should have been over. They even got another point from Freeney. But the Scapegoats had an awesome performance from Cato June adding 13 to their side. We got ourselves a tie, folks!
Nor Cal Crushers (4-1) d. QC Elite (1-4)
85-65
This is the second week in a row the last-place Elite would bring it against a top team. This week, they looked to crush the appropriately named Crushers. And it looked pretty good for them. The Giants DEF led with 16, and was followed up by Chris Brown’s 14, Tatum Bell’s 12, and Aaron Brooks with 11. Unfortunately, as I keep implying week after week, there’s a reason their opponent is called the Crushers. And Nor Cal started their trademark crushing with Tomlinson throwing, catching, and running for a TD in the same game to score 24 fantasy points. He also had some great support from Plummer, Smith, and McGee (they all put up 12), and was capped off by Chicago’s 14. The Elite lost this one, but at least they looked good doing it.
The Tacoites (2-3) d. west coast style (2-3)
53-51
Ignore what the final score says, this game wasn’t a close one at all. Despite having two players off, The Tacoites led out with their receiver trio combining for 33. Brady would add 8. The “not close” part came from the fact that WCS’s defense was their only real threat, scoring almost half of their points (28). Three donuts existed on that side of the scorecard, which was essentially the killer.
Dunedain (2-3) d. hurricanes (1-4)
54-46
And this one was much closer than the final score says. The Canes looked pretty good with their defensive 28 and Lindell’s 11 But they had two players who never got to touch the ball. Dunedain capitalized on this by keeping up on defense with 23. You’ll notice that Dunedain has no single spectacular score this week. But the fact is, everybody scored (and most added at least 5). Dunedain is now at .500 (yeah… I’m going to go buy some meteor insurance right now :p).
FIRSTforce (5-0) d. sigmakittens (2-3)
78-63
You can’t tell by their record, but the Sigmakittens have a squad of pro-bowlers for their offense. Their problem is that they tend to hit or miss depending on the situation. Or like this week, only half of them could hit. Holmes topped their charts with 17, and Horn came through with 14. Their kicker added 11. The rest of the offense combined for 8 though, leaving a hole for FIRSTforce to squeeze through. Their defense only made that hole wider, combining for 39. Donté Stallworth and Rudi Johnson both put up 10s. What also worked for the Force was that except for a -1, everybody on their team scored at least 6, leaving them the sole undefeated team.
Feisty Klowns (2-3) d. Team THRUST (4-1)
60-39
It’s the game where defense meant absolutely nothing! And unfortunately for the Thrust, neither did their offense. Prettymuch their sole score was Rod Smith and his 12. Moving along to the other side of the scoreboard, the Klowns offense actually mattered. Edgerrin James put up a wicked 25, Carson Palmer continued to be strong with 12, and Matt Stover actually had a chance to kick, scoring 10. I think we can all do the math here.
Jc's Evil Empire (2-3) d. Cooney Quest (3-2)
43-31
Behold the Green Bay dependency! The Quest became practically reliant on the Packers this week. But Green Bay wasn’t playing, so they just stuck in some second-stringers. I think we know where this one is headed. The Empire’s high scores were dual 9s by Steven Jackson and Kevin Curtis. But here’s the kicker (no pun intended): the Empire had players that actually played. It wasn’t a pretty win, but it was a win nonetheless.
Akshar Did It (3-2) vs. IwillCrushYou (2-3)
draw
40-40
We got ourselves a tie… again. Neither team had their greatest week. For IWCY, it was lack of a kicker (OT, Brien is proof that even the best of kickers can get cut). For ADI, it was their injuries. Also, the New England DEF gave them -2. High points for IWCY: Davis (9) and San Diego (8). High points for ADI: Brunell (11) and Deltha O’Neal (8). No matter how you slice it, you still get a draw.
Coco's Monkeys (2-3) d. Your Ad Here (5-0)
39-20
“It's very unusual for an undefeated team to be so negligent of their own roster.” I have to quote this, simply for the fact that there really wasn’t much YAH could do this week. McNair was playing injured, Hines Ward and Randy Moss were hurt too much to even play, and any replacements YAH could put in were on byes. The Monkeys played a defensive game this week (IOW, their offense was el crapo), with a combined 35 in that department. Sure, it made up prettymuch their entire score. But it’s not like they needed much.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak Change
1. FIRSTforce 6-0-0 1.000 349 W-6 +1
2. Nor Cal Crushers 5-1-0 .833 461 W-5 +1
3. Rhode Island Voltaic 5-1-0 .833 376 W-1 +2
4. Your Ad Here 5-1-0 .833 304 L-1 -3
5. Team THRUST 4-2-0 .667 350 L-1 -1
6. Akshar Did It 3-2-1 .583 249 T-1 +1
7. Dunedain 3-3-0 .500 332 W-3 +3
8. Feisty Klowns 3-3-0 .500 317 W-1 +3
9. The Tacoites 3-3-0 .500 296 W-2 +4
10. Jc's Evil Empire 3-3-0 .500 290 W-2 +2
11. Cooney Quest 3-3-0 .500 262 L-1 -5
12. Coco's Monkeys 3-3-0 .500 233 W-1 +4
13. Koko's X-Cats 2-3-1 .417 342 T-1 -5
14. IwillCrushYou 2-3-1 .417 272 T-1 +1
15. west coast style 2-4-0 .333 339 L-1 -6
16. sigmakittens 2-4-0 .333 299 L-2 -2
17. Stevies Scapegoats 1-4-1 .250 309 T-1 ±0
18. Pelan's Bobcats 1-5-0 .167 287 L-3 ±0
19. hurricanes 1-5-0 .167 255 L-3 ±0
20. QC Elite 1-5-0 .167 235 L-1 ±0
Wow, my last postgame analysis as a teenager... so I added a new feature to the standings as an early birthday gift! You'll notice after Streak is a new column called Change. Simply put, it tells how many spots you gained or lost compared to the previous week (now if only I had thought of it earlier; we could've seen The Tacoites stuck in that 11 spot for three weeks :p). Oh, and the scoreboard actually fixed itself. The standings aren't quite as messy as last week. You'll also notice a new first place team, the last of the undefeateds (and apparently I can claim that plural form as an Eddieism :D). Will it last, or will the high fantasy points of Nor Cal and Rhode Island take over the place?
Tune in early next week for the postgame anaylsis, and later in the week comes the annual "first half of the regular season" awards! w00t!
Jeremiah Johnson
21-10-2005, 15:50
Wow... I've won one game and I pretty much forgot all about the league... until about a week ago. When I made slight changes. It took me a while to even find the Fantasy Football part of Yahoo!. Sorry about the lack of activity... easy bye I guess. ;) I'll try to be more active? Doubtful... I have to get a job now.
Gonna do this one a bit backwards this week....
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!6-0-0 1.000 946.62 W-6
WBI-4615-1-0 .833 723.75 W-1
Stevies Scapegoats5-1-0 .833 713.69 W-5
Nor Cal Crushers4-2-0 .667 849.35 W-1
Jc's Evil Empire4-2-0 .667 762.68 L-1
Koko's X-Cats4-2-0 .667 674.57 W-2
Tomahawks3-3-0 .500 718.98 L-1
Mechanicatz3-3-0 .500 661.68 L-2
Tolman3-3-0 .500 655.01 W-2
Beckham Pwns All 3-3-0 .500 624.02 L-1
Fiesty Clowns3-3-0 .500 606.89 L-1
Cooney Quest2-4-0 .333 519.43 W-1
Pelan's Bobcats1-5-0 .167 541.08 L-5
sigmakittens1-5-0 .167 530.45 W-1
Dogs in the Bathtub1-5-0 .167 462.78 L-5
wst Coast Style0-6-0.000 514.94 L-6
WEEK 7 SCEDULE
Koko's X-Cats(4-2) vs. Tolman(3-3)
The X-Cats had to replace the massively productive Marc Bulger with Steve McNair due to injury and Tolman could take advantage with the rock steady Matt Hasselback. If Tolman can possibly get naything out of Jamal Lewis agianst the Bears that is anotehr matchup that could sway in their favor. Look out for the CHicago Bears D for the X-Cats. They could put up big numbers against the clueless and mistake prone Ravens offense.
Jc's Evil Empire(4-2) vs. Mechanicatz(3-3)
Not sure what the Evil Empire can expect out of Ben Roethlisberger this week but the Mechincatz are missing an important cog with Randy Moss hurting and Cadillac Williams on a bye (and hurt) and SHelton Quarells as well on a bye.
Nor Cal Crushers(4-2) vs. Stevies Scapegoats(5-1)
Matchup of the week. The Crushers got the red hot Carson Palmer and the top runing back in the league Shaun Alexnader. Plus Lamont Jordan is facing the porous Buffalo Bills run defense so he could be big time this week. The SCapegoats aren't quite as strong at running back but Marc Brunell could possible be gangbusters this week going up aginst the non-existant Niners D.
Tomahawks(3-3) vs. Dogs in the Bathtub(1-5)
For once the Dogs have everyone on their rister playing and as usual it doesn't matter as their backs don't scare anyone and Micheal Vick is not a very good fantasy football quarterback. THe Tomahawks got PEyton Manning. Now he could have another non productive week and the TOmahawks backs are eh (one is a backup and the otehr is on a bye) So they could still blow this one.
sigmakittens(1-5) vs. Cromer Angry Smash!(6-0)
The kitties tasted sweet victory for the first time this season. Thier reward? They get to face down the best team in the league. This one could be settled on Friday depending on how Priest Holmes and Trent Green perform in Miami for the kitties. Farve will do well for the Smash as will Edgerrin James.
Cooney Quest(2-4) vs. WBI-461(5-1)
WBI-461 is one tough out so it pays to manage the roster when you are facing them. I'm not sure how Kerry Collins will do. He's been up and down all season but I expect Steven Jackson to do well and CUrtis Martin may be all the Jets have. The Quest are riding on Thomas Jones and Ronnie Brown and if they do well they may just pull off the upset.
Beckham Pwns All(3-3) vs. [ COLOR=Navy]Fiesty Clowns(3-3)[/COLOR]
Both teams are at the crossraods for the season and are looking to make a move but Beckham has more damage done to their roster and is crippled especially in the passing game and need bug production from Tiki Barber. Domanick Davis and Drew Brees to hang close.
wst Coast Style(0-6) vs.Pelan's Bobcats(1-5)
Pelan's Bobcats are in a very giving mood and have basically giftwrapped a victory for wst Coast Style by not maintaing their roster ONCE AGIAN!
How nice of them.
[QUOTE=Koko Ed]The FIRST Robotics League
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak Change
1. FIRSTforce 6-0-0 1.000 349 W-6 +1
2. Nor Cal Crushers 5-1-0 .833 461 W-5 +1
3. Rhode Island Voltaic 5-1-0 .833 376 W-1 +2
4. Your Ad Here 5-1-0 .833 304 L-1 -3
5. Team THRUST 4-2-0 .667 350 L-1 -1
6. Akshar Did It 3-2-1 .583 249 T-1 +1
7. Dunedain 3-3-0 .500 332 W-3 +3
8. Feisty Klowns 3-3-0 .500 317 W-1 +3
9. The Tacoites 3-3-0 .500 296 W-2 +4
10. Jc's Evil Empire 3-3-0 .500 290 W-2 +2
11. Cooney Quest 3-3-0 .500 262 L-1 -5
12. Coco's Monkeys 3-3-0 .500 233 W-1 +4
13. Koko's X-Cats 2-3-1 .417 342 T-1 -5
14. IwillCrushYou 2-3-1 .417 272 T-1 +1
15. west coast style 2-4-0 .333 339 L-1 -6
16. sigmakittens 2-4-0 .333 299 L-2 -2
17. Stevies Scapegoats 1-4-1 .250 309 T-1 ±0
18. Pelan's Bobcats 1-5-0 .167 287 L-3 ±0
19. hurricanes 1-5-0 .167 255 L-3 ±0
20. QC Elite 1-5-0 .167 235 L-1 ±0
QC Elite (1-5) vs. Koko's X-Cats (2-3-1)
The X-Cats are holding out hope that their beloved Bills don't bring their A-game to Oakland so Kerry Collins and Lamont Jordan can thrive for their floundering Fantasy team. THe Elite never really got started and are hoping Aaron Brooks shows up thsi week for them.
Rhode Island Voltaic (5-1) vs.hurricanes (1-5)
The Voltaic could get big dividends from Peyton Manning this week making things very easy for theminspite of their roster gaffe. The canes McNabb could match him score for score though so the quarterback battle bears close inspection as it'll go far in determining the winner.
Nor Cal Crushers (5-1) vs. Pelan's Bobcats (1-5)
The Bobcats have a full roster this week but so long as the Crushers have Westbrook and Thomlinson they will be tough to beat. But if Plummer does one of his patented brain freeze jobs on the road Shaun Alexander stays great and Trent Green plays a good game in Miami the Bobcats could sneak away with a win.
The Tacoites (3-3) vs. Stevies Scapegoats (1-4-1)
The Tacoites are at a disadvantage due to playing Matt Schuab who is returning to the Atlanta Falcons bench. Thus if the Scapegoats get any posative production out of Daunte Culpepper (an iffy proposition this year) they could come away with a much needed win.
Dunedain (3-3) vs. sigmakittens (2-4)
The kittis are missing a quarterback. Fortunately for them Dunedain is missing a wide reciver, a kicker and a defender.
FIRSTforce (6-0) vs. Feisty Klowns (3-3)
FIRST force is obviously tired of winning as they have no less than 3 blank spots on their roster including injured quarterback Brian Griese. Not wishing to be outdoen the Klowns decided to play without a defense.
Team THRUST (4-2)vs.Jc's Evil Empire (3-3)
The Evil Empire is trying to get a win with two back who ahve not performed up to snuff so far this year. Steven Jackson of the Rams and Jamal Lewis of the Ravens. Of courese Ahman Green for Team THRUST has not been setting the world on fire theitehr so whomever gets the running game going will probably win.
Akshar Did It (3-2-1) vs.Cooney Quest (3-3)
Akshar is involved in a close matchup but David Akers is out with a groin injury and it could cost them dearly. The Quest's dependance on the Packers could pay off this week against the incompitient Vikings.
Coco's Monkeys (3-3) vs. IwillCrushYou (2-3-1)
The bitter IWILLCRUSHYOU could stumble into a victory if Hasselback, Larry Johnson and Clinton Portis are good this week as the Monkeys don't have much at running back and Freotte cannot be trusted.
Your Ad Here (5-1) vs. west coast style (2-4)
Christmas comes early for Your Ad Here as wst Coast Style sports three blanks on their roster including quarterback. It doesn't get easier than that.
EddieMcD
28-10-2005, 20:51
Never thought lack of a kicker would kill me… Anyway, I rushed a bit on this, so if anything doesn’t make sense, that’s why.
hurricanes (1-5) d. Rhode Island Voltaic (5-1)
45-43
Are bottom-tier teams the Voltaic’s kryptonite? I know going into a match with your second-string defense is a points-killer, but when you look at the fact that Santana Moss’s 11 was Rhode Island’s only decent offensive score, perhaps there were some alien rocks involved. The Hurricanes also had a kicker score points. Their best score was a 10 from Chris Chambers, and their defense combined for 17 (5 more than RI’s), leading them to their second win.
Koko's X-Cats (2-3-1) d. QC Elite (1-5)
85-46
LaMont Jordan. 26 points. Ouch. And such were the Elite’s woes this week The X-Cats just brought everything they could to the table. Possibly overkill, but who’s going to complain about that aforementioned 26, Philadelphia’s 17, Burress’s 11, and Mare’s 9? All the Elite could muster up to fight with were Aaron Brooks’s 10 and Josh Brown’s 11. It would’ve been enough to beat literally half the league this week, but not the high-scoring X-Cats.
Nor Cal Crushers (5-1) d. Pelan's Bobcats (1-5)
45-43
This is the first time the Crushers have been even remotely threatened since Week I. Thomlinson was an absolute dud, and the rest of the offense stayed out of the end-zone. So you bring in the defense, which came together for 24 much-needed points. The Bobcats had both the Jets and Antonio Gates scoring 10, and 9 from McCardell. Unfortunately for them, they had nothing else, putting a possible upset out of reach.
Stevies Scapegoats (1-4-1) d. The Tacoites (3-3)
75-48
The Tacoites were in a world of hurt without a playing QB or any remotely effective offense. Their best score was a 13 from Indianapolis, and that was also unsupported. Their opponent came out with 14 from Culpepper and 12 from Willie Parker. But what was really impressive was their 36 combined from their Atlanta DEF and Ds on Monday night. The Tacoites stood no chance.
sigmakittens (2-4) d. Dunedain (3-3)
60-38
Dunedain had three byes that could not be replaced due to his roster, and no score above Drew Brees’s 9. That made it very easy for their opponent to outscore them. The Kittens had Priest Holmes tally 16, Seattle scoring 12, and Adam Archuleta (how the heck is this name not setting off my spellchecker?) putting up 14. Dunedain is no longer on a win streak, so all you people afraid of fissures opening up and destroying the planet can stop worrying :p.
Feisty Klowns (3-3) d. FIRSTforce (6-0)
59-36
Well, FIRSTforce had to lose sometime. So by process of elimination, that means the Klowns must’ve won. Their score certainly correlates, what with Edgerrin James leading with 18 and Donald Driver tacking on 11. And on the flip side, FIRSTforce definitely lost. In another case of byes and injuries prettymuch forcing them to play with weaker plaers this week, their only score to be proud of was Mike Anderson’s 12. The FIRST Robotics Fantasy Football League has never had an undefeated team at the end of a season, and it officially won’t happen this year either.
Jc's Evil Empire (3-3) d. Team THRUST (4-2)
63-47
Here’s an interesting stat for you: more than half of the Empire’s roster scored at least 9 fantasy points. Team THRUST’s roster put up three 9s themselves (Eli Manning, Jason Elam, and Cleveland) and an 11 (Jonathan Vilma). But where it gets bad for Team THRUST (or good for the Empire, take your pick) is the fact that that’s where production stopped. The Evil Empire had enough scoring from their top players though (this week was Steven Jackson scoring 16) to skip ahead to their third straight win.
Cooney Quest (3-3) d. Akshar Did It (3-2-1)
53-43
“Akshar is involved in a close matchup but David Akers is out with a groin injury and it could cost them dearly.” Oh yeah. That and San Fransisco’s -5 really hurt them. Props to Brunell’s 16 and Dansby’s 15, but it couldn’t hold up to lack of anything else. “The Quest's dependence on the Packers could pay off this week against the incompetent Vikings.” That’s a grand total of 28, over half their score from three players. While those were their only high scores, keep in mind that with the exception of one player, everybody on the Quest gave them at least 4. Cooney’s “slowly but surely” gameplay this week takes them above the .500 mark.
IwillCrushYou (2-3-1) d. Coco's Monkeys (3-3)
63-16
Yeah… I’ll just say that the Monkeys had a really terrible week, and move over to IWCY (who incidentally did not have a terrible week). Their offense was made up of Larry Johnson and Clinton Portis combining for 34 (11 and 23 respectively) all on their lonesome. Their defense wasn’t terrific, but their combined 15 got the job done. Oh, let’s face it; IWCY would’ve won with Portis alone. No matter how it happened though, IWCY pulled itself out of a four-game winless slump.
Your Ad Here (5-1) d. west coast style (2-4)
50-45
“Christmas comes early for Your Ad Here as west coast style sports three blanks on their roster including quarterback.” YAH must be Jewish, because they practically tried to lose this one. WCS could have won, but their byes simply could not be helped. While there was some impressive conglomeration going on (five players did better than 7 points), those blanks absolutely killed them. On YAH’s team, their best scores were three 8s (Tennessee, Moore, and Wilson). YAH’s average score was actually lower, but they didn’t have any absences. It was another game of attrition which YAH ended up on top of.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak Change
1. Nor Cal Crushers 6-1-0 .857 506 W-6 +1
2. FIRSTforce 6-1-0 .857 385 L-1 -1
3. Your Ad Here 6-1-0 .857 354 W-1 +1
4. Rhode Island Voltaic 5-2-0 .714 419 L-1 -1
5. Team THRUST 4-3-0 .571 397 L-2 ±0
6. Feisty Klowns 4-3-0 .571 376 W-2 +2
7. Jc's Evil Empire 4-3-0 .571 353 W-3 +3
8. Cooney Quest 4-3-0 .571 315 W-1 +3
9. Koko's X-Cats 3-3-1 .500 427 W-1 +4
10. IwillCrushYou 3-3-1 .500 335 W-1 +4
11. Akshar Did It 3-3-1 .500 292 L-1 -5
12. Dunedain 3-4-0 .429 370 L-1 -5
13. sigmakittens 3-4-0 .429 359 W-1 +3
14. The Tacoites 3-4-0 .429 336 L-1 -5
15. Coco's Monkeys 3-4-0 .429 249 L-1 -3
16. Stevies Scapegoats 2-4-1 .357 384 W-1 +1
17. west coast style 2-5-0 .286 384 L-2 -2
18. hurricanes 2-5-0 .286 300 W-1 +1
19. Pelan's Bobcats 1-6-0 .143 330 L-4 -1
20. QC Elite 1-6-0 .143 281 L-2 ±0
I chuckled when I saw three teams at .500 after playing an odd number of games. We also lost our last undefeated team. The top five teams are the same (though with a slightly different order) this week, but the next seven spots got really shaken up. More on this in my mid-season review/awards. Finally: talk about a low scoring week. Literally half the teams scored 45 or less, two of them in victories.
Speaking of the mid-season review/awards, I'll get those up within the next 36 hours.
EddieMcD
30-10-2005, 01:30
Best of the best, first half:
Most Valuable QB
Carson Palmer (Feisty Klowns)
He's the only QB in the league to average 10 points a game. Not to mention the fact that the Klowns are in sixth place.
Honorable Mention: Brett Favre
So what happens when you have a Green Bay dependancy? You get Brett Favre scoring big in all four of Cooney Quest's wins.
Best Running Game
LaDainian Thomlinson, Brian Westbrook, & Carnell Williams (Nor Cal Crushers)
You wanna know why the Crushers are appropriately named? These three are why. Thomlinson is tied for the top score in the league, while Westbrook is number 10 among RBs. And when Cadillac isn't hurt, he's providing excellent support. This is why Nor Cal is up top.
Honorable Mention: LaMont Jordan & Willis McGahee
Yeah, the X-Cats have had three tough losses. But even in these, there's one constant: the running game provides their top scoring.
Best Receiving Game
It literally took me an hour to decide this. These two would generally be the honorable mentions, but nobody else has two receivers near the top.
Santana Moss & Dante Hall (Rhode Island Voltaic)
You know, if you actually count Hall as a receiver (he does have a receiving TD, so that was good enough for me). Santana Moss leads the league in receiving yardage, and Dante Hall is a top returner (and for all you nay-sayers out there, he's ranked 14th among all receivers). These two have bailed out RI time and time again.
Terrell Owens & Marvin Harrison (west coast style)
You know, if you can get past the fact that they're 2-5. Still, these two are the best two combined receivers in the league. WCS doesn't have much to be proud of, but they can at least be proud of these two.
Honorable Mention: Steve Smith
It's Nor Cal. It's the highest single fantasy score for receivers. 'Nuff Said.
Most Valuable Kicker
Neil Rackers (FIRSTforce)
Hands down. He's 20 for 20 in the first half, 2 of those being over 50 yards. Rackers is a primary scorer on the second-place Force.
Honorable Mention: Shayne Graham
While having a very easy schedule, the third place YAH still had to produce. And production came from Graham. While being a bit quirky on field goals, he's solid on PATs.
Most Productive Offense
Nor Cal Crushers
Do I really need to explain this one? The rundown: Thomlinson, Westbrook, & the Cadillac. Steve Smith. Even Jake Plummer isn't too bad. With Nor Cal ranked number one in both record and fantasy points, I think this was a shoe-in.
Honorable Mention: Koko's X-Cats
The X-Cats are second in fantasy points despite being back in that .500 tier. When they've lost, it's been close (or they're facing Cory ;)); when they've won, it's been dominating. McGahee, Jordan, and Burress lead their team, and they have a QB who always manages to contribute something.
Honorable Mention: Team THRUST
I didn't think it was fair to mention the 3-3-1 X-Cats without mentioning an almost equally as effective 4-3 team. Eli Manning has been hot the last few weeks (having Bulger backing him up when need be is nice too), and Stephen Davis and Torry Holt keep contributing points.
Most Dominating Defense
Stevie's Scapegoats
Under normal circumstances, this would've only gotten an honorable mention. But despite only being 2-4-1, they have not just two, but four defenders in the top 15. Add that to Atlanta holding their opponents at bay, and you truly have a dominating defense. Now if only they had an offense...
Honorable Mention: TeamTHRUST
Vilma and June have been racking up points for them all season long. This would've probably won the top prize if they weren't stuck with Minnesota as their DEF.
Honorable Mention: Rhode Island Voltaic
This defense is appropriately placed. While not the best, Ray Lewis, Mike Brown, and Atlanta are consistant point scorerers, even bailing out RI on a couple occasions.
Honorable Mention: FIRSTforce
I was about to pass this one up. Then I realized that they at least deserve an honorable mention in this category. Brooking, Bulluck, and Fletcher provide great support to the Carolina DEF. But what locked it is not only the fact that this is a good defense, but the fact that it's helped them get to second place.
Playoff Picture
I'll keep it brief this time. While nobody is eliminated yet, and nobody has clinched, there are certain quirks to the picture right now. Up top, barring a couple broken legs, Nor Cal looks like a shoe-in to a high playoff seed. I'll even go out and say the I like FIRSTforce's chances. It's YAH that worries me. They have yet to face a team with a winning record, and have a very tough road ahead. On the flip side, Rhode Island has a relatively easy schedule the second half, and may very well be in contention for a top spot (though losing to two basement teams is proof that anything can happen). THRUST hit a small losing streak, but to be fair, those two losses were to teams on a winning streak. They'll most likely be fighting for a lower spot with their only moderately difficult schedule. And those two afforementioned teams on a win streak (Empire and Klowns) both have a schedule of moderate difficulty, and will probably be fighting for lower playoff spots. And the bottom of the top/top of the middle Cooney only have a couple tough matchups left, and will probably get a comfortable playoff spot.
I'm still chuckling at the fact that there are three 3-3-1 teams. The X-Cats are the unluckiest team on the planet right now, but only have one more team on their schedule above .500. I still like their chances. Both IWCY and ADI have difficult schedules ahead, and will have to work hard to make it into the bottom playoff spots. Dunedain's three straight wins came against the bottom three teams, and they have a moderate schedule left. My bet is on no. The Kittens and Tacoites have an easier schedule, and if they can steal a couple close ones, they will be in (though barring a couple breakdowns higher up, I don't think both of them will make it). The Monkeys don't seem to win as much as their opponents lose, and their last three games are the top three in fantasy points. I don't like their chances. The Scapegoats have turned themselves around the last couple weeks, and they have an easy schedule, meaning I have a feeling they'll be in the playoff hunt. WCS has an easy schedule, but the only way they'll be in the hunt is if they exploit their opponents' weaknesses. The Cane's, Elite, and Bobcats all had lucky wins, and I think it's a safe bet that they'll be on the outside looking in.
But finally, keep in mind that really, anything can happen. The Cane's, Elite, and Bobcats are still nowhere near out, and Nor Cal is still not guaranteed to be in. But thenagain, watching things unfold is what makes this fun.
Okay, that's it for the mid-season review/awards. Here's to a second half as exciting as the first. And here's to me finally being able to get some sleep :D.
EddieMcD
05-11-2005, 16:27
Yeah… if you all would just skip over that first review…
sigmakittens (3-4) d. Rhode Island Voltaic (5-2)
62-24
I don’t have anything to quote this week, but I’m pretty sure Ed would’ve said something along the lines of “Rhode Island is screwed.” They went into the game running their second string offense due to byes, and a hurt defense, and- okay, I’ll stop making excuses. The Voltaic didn’t inhale audibly; they outright sucked. Their best scores were twin 7s from Hall and Kasay. Moving away from that embarrassment: two of the kitties defensive players (Oakland and Mathis) would’ve beaten RI themselves (with 15 and 13 respectively). Add a Jake Delhomme 17 for insurance (like they even needed it), and the Sigmakittens move to .500 quite easily.
Koko's X-Cats (3-3-1) d. Pelan's Bobcats (1-6)
53-52
An interesting stat for you: coming into this game, the Bobcats had lost each of their last three games by exactly two points. So for a team in the basement, they are putting up excellent fights. They started off with Antonio Gates’s 25 and Trent Green’s 10. They followed up with… absolutely nothing. This allowed the X-Cats some breathing room. A 10 from the K spot and dual 12s from Schobel and Jordan wouldn’t be enough. However, that Kerry Collins 13 pushed them just enough to get that win.
Nor Cal Crushers (6-1) d. hurricanes (2-5)
85-44
Even I could’ve predicted this one. The Canes had almost no offense and only 17 from their defense this week. But I want to get to the spectacular stuff. Namely, the appropriately named Crushers. Defense: combined 23. Westbrook: 10. Steve Smith: 17. But what topped it was Jake Plummer’s 22. Nor Cal easily remains in first place.
The Tacoites (3-4) d. QC Elite (1-6)
68-59
Did the Tacoites really just win this game with a “middle of the pack” receiver (Moulds, 13)), a kicker (Feely, 19), and Dallas (obviously Dallas, 14)? To be fair, they got good support from the rest of the offense, who all scored at least 4. The Elite keep trying to pull out of the basement. And for a moment, it looked like they could, what with a combined 27 from their RBs. Unfortunately, beyond the Giants’ very nice 20, there was almost no support (god knows the rest of the offense didn’t give any). So we go back to the beginning, where the Tacoites did indeed win with a “middle of the pack” receiver, a kicker, and Dallas.
west coast style (2-5) d. Stevies Scapegoats (2-4-1)
49-48
Talk about horrible luck: the Scapegoats' Culpepper got injured early, and contributed a big donut. While excellent defense (a combined 27) and Joey Galloway (13) tried to compensate, they fell a point short. Ouch. While not as great on defense (still a decent combined 20), WCS was able to offset this With a Terrell Owens 14 and 9 from Leftwich. This week’s game left the Scapegoats in a world of hurt.
Feisty Klowns (4-3) d. Dunedain (3-4)
54-51
If you start at the top of the scoreboards, it looked like Dunedain was going to win. A 15 from Drew Brees, a 16 from Tiki Barber, and everything looks great. But then again, that’s why there are four quarters in a game, and seven other roster spots on the scorecard. Seven other roster spots where only one player broke 3. The 13 from Palmer, the 12 from Cincinnati, and the 10 from Janikowski started the Klowns with game of catch-up. Luckily for them, with three other players breaking 4, they were just able to pull past the now slumping Dunedain.
Jc's Evil Empire (4-3) d. FIRSTforce (6-1)
46-40
Well, I can’t say I saw this coming. Doesn’t help that this was another case of a QB getting hurt for FIRSTforce (though McCown’s injury wasn’t season ending). It probably doesn’t help either that their receivers did next-to-nothing. In fact, their only good score was Mike Anderson’s 12. The Empire’s Kevin Curtis equaled that, Danny Clark added 9, and Steven Jackson took the top score with 15. That’s four straight for the Evil Empire.
Akshar Did It (3-3-1) d. Team THRUST (4-3)
56-52
Lets look at the defense: ADI had one (and a good one at that, combining for 28). They also had the spellchecker smashers Roethlisberger (9) and Houshmandzadeh (10). Team Thrust had Stephen Davis tally 14 and Jeremiah Trotter add 10. But remember in my mid-season awards when I said that Team THRUST would’ve won Most Dominating Defense if they weren’t stuck with Minnesota as their DEF? Guess who cost them the game with -5? Yep, Minnesota. This tough break is what gives Team THRUST their third straight loss.
Coco's Monkeys (3-4) d. Cooney Quest (4-3)
73-29
*Double takes at the team with the lowest fantasy score breaking 70* Okay, apparently I did see that right. Going down the list of contributions: Corey Dillon had 15, both Heath Miller and Mike Peterson scored 12, Kennison took 11, Urlacher put up 9, Baltimore tallied 7, and Carney contributed 6. That’s conglomeration, no matter how you try to slice it. But what’s even more amazing then the Monkeys winning is that their opponents still lost (you’ll recall a comment in my mid-year analysis stating that the Monkeys don’t win; their opponents lose). Cooney had the unfortunate pain of relying on Green Bay, and this week, it absolutely killed them. With their only decent score being Branch’s 11, it was easily a game the Monkeys WON (capitalized for emphasis ;)). Both teams now sit at 4-4.
Your Ad Here (6-1) d. IwillCrushYou (3-3-1)
35-25
Byes and injuries are the story of this game. Lack of a QB and a hurt kicker just killed IWCY. And YAH again attempted to lose with four players playing hurt. Key word there though is playing. Playing=scoring (except in Rhode Island’s case :p). And Scoring generally equals winning. I really can’t tell who lost this game, but score wise, YAH still manages to keep their place in the top tier.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak Change
1. Nor Cal Crushers 7-1-0 .875 591 W-7 ±0
2. Your Ad Here 7-1-0 .875 389 W-2 +1
3. FIRSTforce 6-2-0 .750 425 L-2 -1
4. Rhode Island Voltaic 5-3-0 .625 443 L-2 ±0
5. Feisty Klowns 5-3-0 .625 430 W-3 +1
6. Jc's Evil Empire 5-3-0 .625 399 W-4 +1
7. Koko's X-Cats 4-3-1 .563 480 W-2 +2
8. Akshar Did It 4-3-1 .563 348 W-1 +3
9. Team THRUST 4-4-0 .500 449 L-3 -4
10. sigmakittens 4-4-0 .500 421 W-2 +3
11. The Tacoites 4-4-0 .500 404 W-1 +3
12. Cooney Quest 4-4-0 .500 344 L-1 -4
13. Coco's Monkeys 4-4-0 .500 322 W-1 +2
14. IwillCrushYou 3-4-1 .438 360 L-1 -4
15. west coast style 3-5-0 .375 433 W-1 +2
16. Dunedain 3-5-0 .375 421 L-2 -4
17. Stevies Scapegoats 2-5-1 .313 432 L-1 -1
18. hurricanes 2-6-0 .250 344 L-1 ±0
19. Pelan's Bobcats 1-7-0 .125 382 L-5 ±0
20. QC Elite 1-7-0 .125 340 L-3 ±0
I think I'll take a sec to laugh at the fact that the Tacoites have reclaimed their coveted 11 spot :D. Not much else to comment on. No one is eliminated, and we may actually have a playoff race that goes below the .500 mark. One fact holds though: every win counts.
Catch you next week.
Been a little lax at this the past couple of weeks but I'm back now...
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!8-0-0 1.000 1071.05 W-8
WBI-4617-1-0 .875 1009.90 W-3
Stevies Scapegoats6-2-0 .750 923.62 L-1
Nor Cal Crushers5-3-0 .625 1100.65 W-1
Jc's Evil Empire5-3-0 .625 1026.76 L-1
Tomahawks5-3-0 . 954.48 W-2
Koko's X-Cats5-3-0 .625 900.73 L-1
Fiesty Clowns5-3-0 .815.34 W-2
Tolman4-4-0 .500 837.65 W-1
Beckham Pwns All 4-4-0 .500 836.05 W-1
Mechanicatz3-5-0 .375 803.78 L-4
sigmakittens2-6-0 .250 746.05 W-1
Cooney Quest2-6-0 .250 704.80 L-2
Pelan's Bobcats1-7-0 .200 675.84 L-7
wst Coast Style1-7-0.000 656.77 L-1
Dogs in the Bathtub1-7-0 .250 648.07 L-4
WEEK 8 RESULTS[/CENTER]
Beckham Pwns All(4-4) 128.90 Koko's X-Cats(5-3) 112.13
Even missing a starter Beckham easily handles the X-Cats led by Drew Brees 39.37, the Miami Dolphins defenses 30 points, Tiki Barber's 20.57 and Chris Brown's 14.33. The X-Cats weren't no slouches led by Jamie Martin's 19.03 points, the Chicago Bears defenses 18.00, Kevin Curtis' 15.50, Heath Miller's 14.70, Bubba Frank's 13.63 and Willis McGahee's 11.47 points. Admirable numbers but considerably short of the numbers put up by their counterparts.
WBI-461(4-1) 175.01 Jc's Evil Empire(5-3) 149.87
SCoring a robust 149.87 points would be enough to win going away if the Evil Empire would be playing anyone else than WBI-461 who scored a ridiculous 175.01 points. Kerry Collin's led the onslaught with 32.37 points followed by Jerry Porter (thanks to Pac Man Jones and his Deion Sanders impersionation) with 23.20, Jay Feeley with 22.50, Marion Barber's 22.47, Stepehn Jackson with 20.33, the now -injured Anquaan Boldin with 12.10 and Antonio Pierce with 12 points.
The Evil Empire got 26.17 points from Ben Roethlisberger, 18.90 from Terrell Owens (who is now out with a severe case of dirareaha of the mouth), 15.97 from Tony Gonzales, 14.93 from Brian Westbrook, LaDanian Thomlinson with 14.70, Deion Branch with 14.63, Rod Smith with 13.57, and the Detriot Lions defense with 11 points.
Good but not good enough . My sympathies Corey.
Nor Cal Crushers(5-3) 142.60 Mechanicatz(3-5) 64.53
The Mechanicatz season has quickly imploded and it came to a head last week as the Crushers more than doubled thier score. With three big zeroes either due to byes or non perfomance they were dead before thje game sreally began. Drew Bledsoe with an (underperforming) 21.83 was all they had.
Meanwhile the Crushers had 34.90 from both Steve Smith and Carson Palmer. Those two outscored the Mechinacatz by themselves.
Tomahawks(5-3) 125.84 Stevies Scapegoats(6-2) 77.21
After weeks of surging ahead to the lead group of the league the SCapgoats put up an airball and got absolutely stomped. Outside the 34 points their defense put up they didn't have much to show at all. Antonio Gates 32.67 nearly negates that and add in the Niners D 24 points, Kyle Orton 22.17 and Muhsin Muhammad's 11.27.
sigmakittens(2-6) 115.70 Dogs in the Bathtub(1-7) 94.13
The kitties exploded for over a hundred points led by 38.20 points from Trent Green, 19.83 from Eric Moulds and 16 points from the Carolina Pantehrs defense. The Dogs got 17.77 from Trent Dilfer, 15 points from Warren Sapp, Lemar Marshall's 11.50 points and 10 points from both Neil Rackers and the Baltimore Ravens defense.
Cromer Angry Smash!(8-0) 102.36wst Coast Style(1-7) 68.20
The Smash get it easy for once as wst Caost Style got 30.30 points from Donovan McNabb and nothing much else from anybody else. The Smash got a dissapointing 18.57 from Brett Farve but unlike wst Coast Style had support from his teammates Stephen Davis, the Jacksonville Jaguars defense, and Mike Peterson all scored in double digits to lead the Smash to an easy win.
[ COLOR=Navy]Fiesty Clowns(5-3)[/COLOR] 95.31 Cooney Quest(2-6) 86.37
This game ended up much closer than it probably should have been with Daunte Culpepper going down for the year with a devastating knee injury. Fortunately for the Clowns Eddie Kennison, Kevin Jones, Donald Driver and Nick Barnett picked up the slack. Josh McCown and the depleated New England Patriots defense was all the Quest really had. That they came close is pretty much a miracle.
Tolman(4-4) 74.87 Pelan's Bobcats(1-7) 74.16
Tolman played Chiken with the train and got away with it by starting a bye addled Matt Hasselback and Alge Crumpler. Of course the Bobcats helped them out by haivng the Seahawks defense playing when they weren't. The Cincinatti Bengals defense took advantage scoring 14 points and saved Tolman's bacon.
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!8-0-0 1.000 1071.05 W-8
WBI-4617-1-0 .875 1009.90 W-3
Stevies Scapegoats6-2-0 .750 923.62 L-1
Nor Cal Crushers5-3-0 .625 1100.65 W-1
Jc's Evil Empire5-3-0 .625 1026.76 L-1
Tomahawks5-3-0 . 954.48 W-2
Koko's X-Cats5-3-0 .625 900.73 L-1
Fiesty Clowns5-3-0 .815.34 W-2
Tolman4-4-0 .500 837.65 W-1
Beckham Pwns All 4-4-0 .500 836.05 W-1
Mechanicatz3-5-0 .375 803.78 L-4
sigmakittens2-6-0 .250 746.05 W-1
Cooney Quest2-6-0 .250 704.80 L-2
Pelan's Bobcats1-7-0 .200 675.84 L-7
wst Coast Style1-7-0.000 656.77 L-1
Dogs in the Bathtub1-7-0 .250 648.07 L-4
WEEK 9 SCHEDULE[/CENTER]
Cooney Quest(2-6) vs. Koko's X-Cats(5-3)
Stricking to thier usual bad habits the Quest decided to make things easier for the X-Cats and leave two defensive starters on the roster but they do have a distinct advantage at running back with Thomas Jones and Ronnie Brown over the X-Cats TJ Duckett and Chester Taylor but the X-Cats got a big time advantage at quarterback with Steve McNair over Joey Harrington.
[ COLOR=Navy]Fiesty Clowns(5-3)[/COLOR] vs. Jc's Evil Empire(5-3)
Whomever can get anything good out of their quarterback (or at least inflicts the least damage to their own teams chances) will lead thier team to victory here as well. The Empire is looking solid with Thomlinson though.
Nor Cal Crushers(5-3) vs. WBI-461(4-1)
The Crushers could slap WBI-461 from their second place perch with their solid advantage at running back with Shaun Alexnader and Lamont Jordan over Curtis Martin and DeShaun Foster who will have to wait his turn for his carries behind Stpehen Davis. WBI-461 needs a big game from Jerry Collins to stay close.
Tomahawks(5-3) vs. Mechanicatz(3-5)
The Mechanicatz must have packed up camp for the season because they decided to leep Drew BLedsoe in the starting lineup even though he's on a bye.And in this league you cannot win without a starting quarterback. The Tomahawks should win easily.
sigmakittens(2-6) vs. Stevies Scapegoats (6-2)
The SCapegoats need to make up for last weeks egg-on-your-face collapse last week get an improving sigmakittens team. The quarterback matchup is pretty tight but the Scapegaots got significnat advnatages in teh recivers and the running game and that could make all the difference.
Cromer Angry Smash!(8-0) vs. Dogs in the Bathtub(1-7)
The best team in the league against the worst. Looking up and down the Dogs roster there is no reason to belive they have any chance whatsoever to knock the Smash from the ranks of the unbeaten.
Beckham Pwns All(4-4) vs. Pelan's Bobcats(1-7)
Both teams are missing players due to byes and the Bobcats (on paper) have the advantage for once. What Brees and Brady do obviously goes a long way in deciding who wins as does the running back battle. What may actually settle the matter is if the Seattle Seahawks handle the Cardinals for the Bobcats and if the Dolphins have answers for Micheal Vick and the Falcons for Beckham.
wst Coast Style(1-7) vs.Tolman(4-4)
In spite of his poor roster management Tolman is still in the playoff hunt but that could end after this week and it'll be thier own fault for leaving 4 players who are on a bye. Unless the Portis and Lewios go nuts they really don't have a chance.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak Change
1. Nor Cal Crushers 7-1-0 .875 591 W-7 ±0
2. Your Ad Here 7-1-0 .875 389 W-2 +1
3. FIRSTforce 6-2-0 .750 425 L-2 -1
4. Rhode Island Voltaic 5-3-0 .625 443 L-2 ±0
5. Feisty Klowns 5-3-0 .625 430 W-3 +1
6. Jc's Evil Empire 5-3-0 .625 399 W-4 +1
7. Koko's X-Cats 4-3-1 .563 480 W-2 +2
8. Akshar Did It 4-3-1 .563 348 W-1 +3
9. Team THRUST 4-4-0 .500 449 L-3 -4
10. sigmakittens 4-4-0 .500 421 W-2 +3
11. The Tacoites 4-4-0 .500 404 W-1 +3
12. Cooney Quest 4-4-0 .500 344 L-1 -4
13. Coco's Monkeys 4-4-0 .500 322 W-1 +2
14. IwillCrushYou 3-4-1 .438 360 L-1 -4
15. west coast style 3-5-0 .375 433 W-1 +2
16. Dunedain 3-5-0 .375 421 L-2 -4
17. Stevies Scapegoats 2-5-1 .313 432 L-1 -1
18. hurricanes 2-6-0 .250 344 L-1 ±0
19. Pelan's Bobcats 1-7-0 .125 382 L-5 ±0
20. QC Elite 1-7-0 .125 340 L-3 ±0
Koko's X-Cats (4-3-1) vs. hurricanes (2-6)
The X-Cats continue their drive to the plaoffs after last week's close shave with a soft touch against the canes who outside of a TO-less Donovan McNabb there really isn't much to be scared of except the Pittsburgh Steelers defense.
Feisty Klowns (5-3) vs. Rhode Island Voltaic (5-3)
Outside of their amusing spellcheck smacktalk session this is a pretty good matchup. but the Klowns do have an advantage at running back even if Reuben Droughns does noithing because they have Edgerrin James who is primed to beat down New England on Monday night. Warrick Dunn could be scraping for yards in Miami.
Nor Cal Crushers (7-1) vs. sigmakittens (4-4)
The obviously bored Crushers wanted to make things more challening by "seeing how the other half lives" by mismanging their roster by leaving two players unattended who are ona bye including their quarterback. But they do have a three headed monster at running back with Kevin Jones, the much needed but so far underused Brian Westbrook and most importantly LaDanian Thomlinson. If Jake Delhome is bigtime today they could make things very difficult for the Crushers.
The Tacoites (4-4) vs. Pelan's Bobcats (1-7)
Things are looking up for the Bobcats this week as they are actually in this one die to no one being on a bye and being on equal footing with thier opponent. If SHaun Slaexnader and Antonio Gates play big who knows they might actually win! Of course Tom Brady does what he usually does to the Colts it won't matter.
QC Elite (1-7) vs. Stevies Scapegoats (2-5-1)
When your best scoring options are your defense and your kicker things are looking really bad for you. What Fast Willie Parker does may determine if the Scapegoats runaway from the Elite or if the Elite can keep it close enough to pull off the upset.
Jc's Evil Empire (5-3) vs. Dunedain (3-5)
The Evil Empire has done a nice job climbing back into the playoff race with their supposed disatisfaction with the league they could be in trouble this week depending on Micheal Vick and Jamal Lewis to get them over against Dunedain;s Tiki Barber and Drew Brees.
Akshar Did It (4-3-1) vs. vs.FIRSTforce (6-2)
After falling on their face last week FIRST force tries to make up for their failure by basically having more capable players then Akshar has (amazingly Joey Harrington is more capble than Charlie Batch and I think Rudi Johnson can produce more points than reutn man Darren Sproles).
Coco's Monkeys (4-4) vs. Team THRUST (4-4)
On paper this matchup is a dead heat and Eli Manning on the road is a whole different creature from Eli Manning in the Meadowlands but this is the Niners he's playing and thus things look a bit better for Team Thrust than a non-playing Jeff Garcia and that is basically the difference.
Your Ad Here (7-1) vs. Cooney Quest (4-4)
Your Ad Here has alot of hurting players on their roster. But at least their people I know who I know produce regulary. WHo the heck is Mike Sellers ? And who knows what you are going to get from Brett Farve from week to week? The Quest will be lucky to keep it close.
west coast style (3-5) vs. [color=plumIwillCrushYou (3-4-1)[/color]
In spite of Iwillcrushyou's depsing the league they are still doing well and are in good shape here so long as Larry Johnson, Domanick Davis and Clinton Portis produce. Antowain Smith is certainly not going to outproduce those three and without Terrell Ownes I can't see how wst Coast Style will survive really.
Nor Cal Crushers (7-1) vs. sigmakittens (4-4)
The obviously bored Crushers wanted to make things more challening by "seeing how the other half lives" by mismanging their roster by leaving two players unattended who are ona bye including their quarterback. But they do have a three headed monster at running back with Kevin Jones, the much needed but so far underused Brian Westbrook and most importantly LaDanian Thomlinson. If Jake Delhome is bigtime today they could make things very difficult for the Crushers.
Yeah...unfortunately, I had absolutely no choice but to play with no QB and no Terrence McGee. There was nobody worth picking up at QB, and even if there was I couldn't afford to drop anyone to get them. Same on D. No way I'm dropping the best defensive player.
Yeah...unfortunately, I had absolutely no choice but to play with no QB and no Terrence McGee. There was nobody worth picking up at QB, and even if there was I couldn't afford to drop anyone to get them. Same on D. No way I'm dropping the best defensive player.
Who?
T-Mac?
Geez, us Bills don't think he's that great a d-back. He's aN exciting returner but he gets burned alot.
Who?
T-Mac?
Geez, us Bills don't think he's that great a d-back. He's aN exciting returner but he gets burned alot.
fantasy D player :)
His return points and tackles are invaluable. The only other guy to come close is Donnie Edwards.
fantasy D player :)
His return points and tackles are invaluable. The only other guy to come close is Donnie Edwards.
I think Bills fans are saying they'd rather have T-Mac long term instead of Nate Clements. They both are valuble in the return game but T-Mac is a pro bowl kick returner and is improving as a cover corner while Clements isn't the shut down corner he likes to think he is and we can have Parrish or Fast Freddy Smith return punts. He'll probably be allowed to walk next season.
Cato June is the best d player haha
Cato June is the best d player haha
Actually it is McGee with 76 points and June is third with 69 points.
i know i was just playing because i have him in my other league. he is awesome
EddieMcD
12-11-2005, 15:59
Wow… had I done this early, two results would’ve been off. Looks like Yahoo flubbed something up, and didn’t bother to tell us. So I’m feeling extra snarky this week.
Rhode Island Voltaic (5-3) d. Feisty Klowns (5-3)
64-63
In what was the game of the week, the Spellcheck Smacktalk Bowl was a nail biter that ended Thursday morning (hear me out here). Starting out on Sunday, Rhode Island had absolutely ker-ploded (an Eddieism). Their defense did nothing, and their only good scores were a 10 from John Kasay and 11 from Dunn. The misspelled Klowns had Carson Palmer’s 10, a Janikowski 9, and a defense that scored. After Sunday, The Klowns were up by 17. Fast forward to Monday Night Football, where the Patriots got owned with a capital P by Indianapolis. There were three benefactors to this. Rhode Island got 16 from Manning and a 12 from Wayne, putting them up 11. The Klowns got that 11 back with Edgerrin James. After Monday, it was tied. Then, Wednesday night/Thursday morning, Cincinnati lost a point somehow for the Klowns, giving the Voltaic the win. A well-fought match by both teams, only sullied by Yahoo’s scorkeeping.
Koko's X-Cats (4-3-1) vs. hurricanes (2-6)
draw
43-43
The second victim of Yahoo’s lousy scorekeeping this week doesn’t break a tie, but rather causes one (the Canes actually won this game before what I assume is another scoring change Thursday morning). High points for the Canes: Pittsburgh’s 13 (it’s not like the rest of their defense actually did anything), Graham’s 9, and the fact that despite having no T.O., McNabb managed to put up 7 positive points. The X-Cats’ good stuff: Julius Peppers’s 10, Jordan’s 9, and Collins’s 8. I suppose the tie is better than a loss for the X-Cats, meaning a break actually went in their favor for a change.
Nor Cal Crushers (7-1) d. sigmakittens (4-4)
69-64
“The obviously bored Crushers wanted to make things more challenging by ‘seeing how the other half lives’ by mismanaging their roster by leaving two players unattended who are on a bye including their quarterback.” Quoted for hilariousness. And truth, despite the fact that there was really nothing Nor Cal could do about the sitch. Truth be told, the Sigmakittens gave them a run for their money. Their defense combined for 37 (extra props to Gamble with 19 and Seattle with 14), and dual 9s were put up by Curtis “My Favorite” Martin (yes, I happen to like that nickname) and Lawrence Tynes. Even Delhomme tacked on 7. Most of the Crushers offense fell apart. Chicago’s 12 helped. But when I say “most of” the offense fell apart, I mean that. Steve Smith added 13. That was it. No, wait, no it wasn’t. Some guy named LaDanian Thomlinson added a few points. Let’s see, he had 153 all-purpose yards. Oh, and four touchdowns. Double take if you have to, but that totals to 31 points. Most of the offense fell apart, but Smith and Thomlinson carried Nor Cal. The Crushers got really lucky this week, but the fact of the matter is, they won.
The Tacoites (4-4) d. Pelan's Bobcats (1-7)
52-51
The score says one thing about this game: these two teams were very equal this week. Brady got 16 (despite the butt kicking) for The Tacoites, while Alexander scored 20 for the Bobcats. Both had moderate defenses (15-14 in favor of The Tacoites). Both had the rest of the offense score merely okay points. But in the end, The Tacoites edge out the Bobcats by a point, putting them above .500 for the first time this season.
QC Elite (1-7) d. Stevies Scapegoats (2-5-1)
66-38
I gotta say, this is not the same Elite squad that has been stuck in the basement since Week II. They absolutely dominated this week, with 10 from Chris Brown, and 11 from both Michael Bennett and the New York Football Giants. Not quite amazing until you realize that all but two players on the Elite broke 6. The Scapegoats only made things worse for themselves with their only score that they want to see mentioned here being Galloway’s 10. After spending seven weeks in the basement, QC Elite finally breaks free. Now the question remains: can they make a playoff run?
Dunedain (3-5) d. Jc's Evil Empire (5-3)
42-37
D is for Dunedain. It’s also for defense, which is what Dunedain employed this week. A combined 27 lead them to victory over the Empire’s leading duo of Vanderjagt (10) and Vick (8). Not the most exciting game in the world, but Dunedain manages to put themselves in the playoff race.
FIRSTforce (6-2) d. Akshar Did It (4-3-1)
76-31
Yeah, so FIRSTforce clearly won this time. ADI really had no opportunity to put up a fight. Only three of their players scored more than 3 points, with Tab Perry (who?) taking their top score with 9. The Force had a bunch of high scores this week, among these being Carolina (18), Rackers (15), Bulluck (14), and Rudy Johnson (10). And, just to show you the theme of this game, FIRSTforce’s QB scored 1, and it was still 2 more than ADI’s.
Team THRUST (4-4) d. Coco's Monkeys (4-4)
62-28
This was another case of the defeated party being unable to put up a fight. The Monkeys best score was Mike Peterson’s 11. Nobody else cleared 5, and there were three zilches. That’s not going to be a winner, even if your opponent (Team THRUST in this case) doesn’t play a very good game. They did, BTW. Heck, their defensive 28 equaled the Monkeys’ entire score. Add Stephen Davis’s 14, and this game is easily Team THRUST’s.
Cooney Quest (4-4) d. Your Ad Here (7-1)
35-29
Yeah… so when QC Elite outscores this entire game (along with four other teams, one in a loss), you know it was bad. YAH has been trying to lose games all season, and Cooney was playing with the demoralized Packers as their primary scorers. Cooney easily wanted this one more though, getting enough scoring with the Green Bay DEF’s 9, Branch’s 8, and Sellers’s 7. The hurting YAH could only respond with a Randy Moss 7. The best thing to come out of this game was the fact that the Quest desperately needed to win, and they did.
west coast style (3-5) d. IwillCrushYou (3-4-1)
61-57
I seriously thought this would go the other way due to WCS losing Owens. But the rest of their team stepped up to the plate. Marvin Harrison led the way with 18. Byron Leftwich threw for 13 points. And everybody scored, no matter how little. IWCY had more high scores, including Larry Johnson’s 19, Hasselbeck’s 12, and Portis’s 10. But they also had two hurt players and a bye, giving them three 0’s. It cost them a shot at .500 this week.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. Streak Change
1. Nor Cal Crushers 8-1-0 .889 660 W-8 ±0
2. FIRSTforce 7-2-0 .778 501 W-1 +1
3. Your Ad Here 7-2-0 .778 418 L-1 -1
4. Rhode Island Voltaic 6-3-0 .667 507 W-1 ±0
5. Koko's X-Cats 4-3-2 .556 523 T-1 +2
6. Team THRUST 5-4-0 .556 511 W-1 +3
7. Feisty Klowns 5-4-0 .556 493 L-1 -2
8. The Tacoites 5-4-0 .556 456 W-2 +3
9. Jc's Evil Empire 5-4-0 .556 436 L-1 -3
10. Cooney Quest 5-4-0 .556 379 W-1 +2
11. Akshar Did It 4-4-1 .500 379 L-1 -3
12. west coast style 4-5-0 .444 494 W-2 +3
13. sigmakittens 4-5-0 .444 485 L-1 -3
14. Dunedain 4-5-0 .444 463 W-1 +2
15. Coco's Monkeys 4-5-0 .444 350 L-1 -2
16. IwillCrushYou 3-5-1 .389 417 L-2 -2
17. Stevies Scapegoats 2-6-1 .278 470 L-2 ±0
18. hurricanes 2-6-1 .278 387 T-1 ±0
19. QC Elite 2-7-0 .222 406 W-1 +1
20. Pelan's Bobcats 1-8-0 .111 433 L-6 -1
I've got an interesting favor to ask: now I know what changed the score of the Klowns/Voltaic game (it was Cincinnati losing a point, if that helps), but if anybody could figure out what changed the score of the X-Cats/Canes game (I believe it was with the X-Cats gaining 2-4 points, but don't quote me on that), it'd be appreciated.
And here I was, about to laugh at the fact that there were two teams at .500 after playing an even number of games. But alas, it wasn't meant to be. The plus side is that the X-Cats are closing in on Dunedain's tie record. It's going to be at least two weeks before anybody can clinch a playoff spot, but Nor Cal is the closest right now. Nobody is eliminated yet either. I wasn't joking about the Elite making a playoff run. They can do it because if they win out with a decent fantasy score, they'd be at .500 (and that's possible too because they only have one opponent in the top half of the league left on their schedule), and I have a feeling that the .500 bracket is going to see a few playoff teams this year. And finally, you heard it here first: I'm calling that the currently third place Your Ad Here will not make the playoffs. They're hurting, have a low fantasy score, and have four of the top six teams on their schedule.
Anyhow, thanks for bearing with me through Yahoo's score changing, and see you next week.
And here I was, about to laugh at the fact that there were two teams at .500 after playing an even number of games. But alas, it wasn't meant to be. The plus side is that the X-Cats are closing in on Dunedain's tie record. It's going to be at least two weeks before anybody can clinch a playoff spot, but Nor Cal is the closest right now. Nobody is eliminated yet either. I wasn't joking about the Elite making a playoff run. They can do it because if they win out with a decent fantasy score, they'd be at .500 (and that's possible too because they only have one opponent in the top half of the league left on their schedule), and I have a feeling that the .500 bracket is going to see a few playoff teams this year. And finally, you heard it here first: I'm calling that the currently third place Your Ad Here will not make the playoffs. They're hurting, have a low fantasy score, and have four of the top six teams on their schedule.
Anyhow, thanks for bearing with me through Yahoo's score changing, and see you next week.
I was so PO'd after last week. ALL of my players underperformed and I lost to a guy who barely maintains his roster. There's no way I should've lost the game! All I needed was a pair of tackles from Freeney and I couldn't even get one stupid tackle out of him !!!!
I was so mad I wanted to punish someone by cutting them.
I guess getting a tie is OK but not by very much.
[QUOTE=Koko Ed]FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!9-0-0 1.000 1205.18 W-9
WBI-4617-2-0 .778 1121.36 L-1
Nor Cal Crushers6-3-0 .667 1235.76.65 W-2
Jc's Evil Empire6-3-0 .667 1132.11W-1
Tomahawks6-3-0 .667 1066.33 W-3
Stevies Scapegoats6-3-0 .667 1018.72 L-2
Koko's X-Cats6-3-0 .667 992.20 W-1
Fiesty Clowns5-4-0 .556 913.14 L-1
Tolman4-5-0 .444 916.15 L-1
Beckham Pwns All 4-5-0 .444 904.53 L-1
sigmakittens3-6-0 .333 885.64 W-2
Mechanicatz3-6-0 .333 856.45 L-5
Pelan's Bobcats2-7-0 .222 787.61 W-1
wst Coast Style2-7-0 .222 772.07 W-1
Cooney Quest2-7-0 .222 762.21 L-3
Dogs in the Bathtub1-8-0 .111 731.26 L-5
WEEK 9 RESULTS[/CENTER]
Koko's X-Cats(6-3) 91.47 Cooney Quest(2-7) 57.41
The X-Cats easily disposed of the Quest. You know things are looking bad for you when Joey Harrington is all you got.
Steve McNair got outscored by Harrington 24.90 to 20.97 but he had more help from the Chicago Bears defense with 16 points, Julius Peppers with 13.50 points and Paul Ediunger with 10 points.
Jc's Evil Empire(6-3)105.35 [ COLOR=Navy]Fiesty Clowns(5-4)[/COLOR]97.80
Whomever can get anything good out of their quarterback (or at least inflicts the least damage to their own teams chances) will lead thier team to victory here as well. The Empire is looking solid with Thomlinson though.
Actually it was a total swing and a miss on tis one as Testeverde's pathetic perfomance forced the Evil Empire to have to do things the hard way. Fortunately they had LaDanian Thomlinson who put up 35.70 points. He outscored the Clowns backs himself who only scored 7.53 points. Deion Branch had 12.37 and the Detriot Lions defense had 10.50 points for the Evil Empire. Anthony Wright had 17 points, Erron Kinney had 13.43 points , the Washington Redskins defense had 12.00 points, John Kasay had 10.50 points and Joe Jurevicius had 10.07 points to make it close for the Clowns but the running game failure cost them dearly.
Nor Cal Crushers(6-3) 135.11 WBI-461(7-2) 111.46
The Crushers could slap WBI-461 from their second place perch with their solid advantage at running back with Shaun Alexnader and Lamont Jordan over Curtis Martin and DeShaun Foster who will have to wait his turn for his carries behind Stpehen Davis. WBI-461 needs a big game from Jerry Collins to stay close.
Scored a home run on this one. The Crushers got 35.9 points from their backs compared to 14.4 for WBI-461. Collins did his part scoring a respecatable 26.33 which is decent but not enough to Carson Palmer's 29.37 points. The Pittsburgh Steelers defense added 17 points, and Steve Smith added 15.57 points. WBI-461 got 14.03 from Jerry Porter, Bryant Johnson's 13.40 points and Zach Thomas with 11.50 points.
Tomahawks(6-3) 111.85 Mechanicatz(3-6) 52.67
The Mechanicatz must have packed up camp for the season because they decided to leep Drew BLedsoe in the starting lineup even though he's on a bye.And in this league you cannot win without a starting quarterback. The Tomahawks should win easily.
Told ya.
sigmakittens(3-6) 139.59 Stevies Scapegoats (6-3) 95.03
The Scapegoats need to make up for last weeks egg-on-your-face collapse last week get an improving sigmakittens team. The quarterback matchup is pretty tight but the Scapegaots got significnat advnatages in the recivers and the running game and that could make all the difference.
Well The kitteis won the RBs matchup 20.43 to 17.40 and the Scapegoats won the recivers matchup 43.4 to 22.53 and Green wont he matchup for the kitteis over the Scapegaots Brunell 23.83 to 17.23. The clincher came from the Carolina Panthers defense who buisted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense in the face 31 to 2.
Cromer Angry Smash!(9-0) 134.13 Dogs in the Bathtub(1-8) 83.18
The best team in the league against the worst. Looking up and down the Dogs roster there is no reason to belive they have any chance whatsoever to knock the Smash from the ranks of the unbeaten.
Well that was easy.
The Smash had 8 players in double figures to the Dogs 2.
How hard is that?
Pelan's Bobcats(2-7) 111.87 Beckham Pwns All(4-5) 68.48
Both teams are missing players due to byes and the Bobcats (on paper) have the advantage for once. What Brees and Brady do obviously goes a long way in deciding who wins as does the running back battle. What may actually settle the matter is if the Seattle Seahawks handle the Cardinals for the Bobcats and if the Dolphins have answers for Micheal Vick and the Falcons for Beckham.
Brady outscored Brees 37.77 to 21.87 and Seattle outscored Miami 20 to 12 and the stat of the game both teams had 4 zeros from their rosters a piece.
wst Coast Style(2-7) 115.30 Tolman(4-5) 78.50
In spite of his poor roster management Tolman is still in the playoff hunt but that could end after this week and it'll be thier own fault for leaving 4 players who are on a bye. Unless the Portis and Lewis go nuts they really don't have a chance .
They didn't and while Tolman didn't end his playoff hunt they certainly hurt it.
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!9-0-0 1.000 1205.18 W-9
WBI-4617-2-0 .778 1121.36 L-1
Nor Cal Crushers6-3-0 .667 1235.76.65 W-2
Jc's Evil Empire6-3-0 .667 1132.11W-1
Tomahawks6-3-0 .667 1066.33 W-3
Stevies Scapegoats6-3-0 .667 1018.72 L-2
Koko's X-Cats6-3-0 .667 992.20 W-1
Fiesty Clowns5-4-0 .556 913.14 L-1
Tolman4-5-0 .444 916.15 L-1
Beckham Pwns All 4-5-0 .444 904.53 L-1
sigmakittens3-6-0 .333 885.64 W-2
Mechanicatz3-6-0 .333 856.45 L-5
Pelan's Bobcats2-7-0 .222 787.61 W-1
wst Coast Style2-7-0 .222 772.07 W-1
Cooney Quest2-7-0 .222 762.21 L-3
Dogs in the Bathtub1-8-0 .111 731.26 L-5
WEEK 10 SCHEDULE[/CENTER]
Koko's X-Cats(6-3) vs. Jc's Evil Empire(6-3)
The X-Cats are hoping for a full recovery from Marc Bulger and for Willis McGahee to run wild on the Chiefs defense in order to win. Meanwhile the Evil Empire is looking for SOMETHING from both David Carr and Brian Westbrook but Tony Gonzalez and Mike Vanderjagt may be the answers for them this week.
[ COLOR=Navy]Fiesty Klowns(5-4)[/COLOR] vs. Nor Cal Crushers(6-3)
The Crushers boast a huge advantage at running back and I donn't think GArcia is playing for the Klowns either so things are looing pretty grim for them.
WBI-461(7-2) vs. Tomahawks(6-3)
So long as the Tomahawks have Peyton Manning they have the ability to beat anybody in theleague. Especially when he is going up against a weak opponent like the Texans. WBI-161 could make up the difference witht he combined effort of Stpehen Jackson and Kerry Collins but the real wildcard could be the Colts defense.
Mechanicatz(3-6) vs. sigmakittens(3-6)
Two teams going in opposite directions.The good news for the Mechanicatz is that no one is on a bye but the bad news is alot of them are injured (including Derrick Blaylock who is out of action). The kitteis don't have anyone who is going to scare people to death but if they perform up to their standards the kitties could be looking at creeping back up into the playoff chase.
Stevies Scapegoats (6-3) vs. Cromer Angry Smash!(9-0)
The Scapegoats could possibly be the biggest threat to the Smash's undefeated run because Jake Delhome could outperform Brett Farve and Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne could go crazy going against the Texans. Where the Smash could keep the streak alive is in the running game with Edgerrin James and Stephen Davis (though he needs to make more plays than he has been) over Warrick Dunn and Shaun Bryson (does he even play much?).
Dogs in the Bathtub(1-8) vs.wst Coast Style(2-7)
For once the Dogs are actually favored and it's because of the the advantage of Duce Staley and Cedric Benson over Lamar Gordon and Jerome Bettis (who may not be playing) but Donovan McNabb is stronger for wst Caost Style than Micheal Vick is for the Dogs.
Pelan's Bobcats(2-7) vs. Cooney Quest(2-7)
The two surprise winners from last week meet up and it's a battle of attrition as poor roster management and injuries have taken their toll. The Quest have two active productive running backs while the Bobcats have the disappointing Corey Dillon but they also have Tom Brady who's team is backed into a corner and that's when he is at his best while the Quest have retread Brad Johnson.
Tolman(4-5) vs. Beckham Pwns All(4-5)
The two dissapointing teams fro last week do battle to see who gets back on track and who falls further away from the path. Beckham is missing an INEXSCUABLE seven players who are on a bye and have bascially doomed themselves (why couldn't he put forth this crappy an effort when he was playing me?)
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. Streak Change
1. Nor Cal Crushers 8-1-0 .889 660 W-8 ±0
2. FIRSTforce 7-2-0 .778 501 W-1 +1
3. Your Ad Here 7-2-0 .778 418 L-1 -1
4. Rhode Island Voltaic 6-3-0 .667 507 W-1 ±0
5. Koko's X-Cats 4-3-2 .556 523 T-1 +2
6. Team THRUST 5-4-0 .556 511 W-1 +3
7. Feisty Klowns 5-4-0 .556 493 L-1 -2
8. The Tacoites 5-4-0 .556 456 W-2 +3
9. Jc's Evil Empire 5-4-0 .556 436 L-1 -3
10. Cooney Quest 5-4-0 .556 379 W-1 +2
11. Akshar Did It 4-4-1 .500 379 L-1 -3
12. west coast style 4-5-0 .444 494 W-2 +3
13. sigmakittens 4-5-0 .444 485 L-1 -3
14. Dunedain 4-5-0 .444 463 W-1 +2
15. Coco's Monkeys 4-5-0 .444 350 L-1 -2
16. IwillCrushYou 3-5-1 .389 417 L-2 -2
17. Stevies Scapegoats 2-6-1 .278 470 L-2 ±0
18. hurricanes 2-6-1 .278 387 T-1 ±0
19. QC Elite 2-7-0 .222 406 W-1 +1
20. Pelan's Bobcats 1-8-0 .111 433 L-6 -1
Koko's X-Cats (4-3-2) vs. sigmakittens (4-5)
The X-Cats are depending on Kerry Collins and Willis McGahee to produce but the difference may be if Micheal Pittman can add anything to the equation. The kitties hope to get the same from TJ Duckett who hasn't played in weeks.
Rhode Island Voltaic (6-3) vs. Jc's Evil Empire (5-4)[/color
Corey gets an opportunity to vent on the commish. But if Manning goes postal on the hapless Texans it won't even be close. If he doesn't then the Empire could snatch the game away with Steve Jackson and Rommie Brown.
[color=blue]Nor Cal Crushers (8-1) vs. Feisty Klowns (5-4)[/color ]
The beat (ings) goes on for the league leading Crushers as they ride the arm of Jake Plummer and the legs of Brain Westbrook and Steve Smith. The Klowns need Edgerrin James and Reuben Droughns to get by.
[color=royalblue]The Tacoites (5-4) vs. hurricanes (2-6-1)
The canes rely on Donovan McNabb but he may be all they have. The Tacoites counter McNabb with an angry Tom Brady and the surprising Colts defense to add alot of points as well.
Pelan's Bobcats (1-8) vs. Stevies Scapegoats (2-6-1)
The Bobcats would be in real good shape with Trent Green and Shaun Alexnader if Antonio Gates wasn't on a bye thos week. Because he is that leaves the door open for the Scapegoats who may or may not get anything out of Ricky Williams and Brad Johnson.
QC Elite (2-7) vs.west coast style (4-5)
This is a funny looking game. There is no one player who sticks out as a game changer (outside of Marvin Harrison) but they have more players who make plays.
Dunedain (4-5) vs. Akshar Did It (4-4-1)
Being that Dunedain is missing their quarterback and defense I doubt Dunedain will do very well this week.
FIRSTforce (7-2) vs. Coco's Monkeys (4-5)
Here's something you don't see every day. Both teams are basically fighting over the same team and who may or may not win this week could come down to who coach Mooch chooses to start. The loser of the decison could be in bad shape but FIRST force would be in better shape with better shape with better players and they have their kicker actually playiong this week.
Team THRUST (5-4) vs. Your Ad Here (7-2)
Your Ad Here is missing three players not the best way to maintian playoff position.
Cooney Quest (5-4)vs. IwillCrushYou (3-5-1)
Inspite of themselves IWillCrushYou is actually favored and it's because of Matt Hasselback, Larry Johnson, Clinton Portis and Domanick Davis who are better than Brett Farve and Mike Sellers. Plain and simple.
Corey Balint
13-11-2005, 10:50
Tolman(4-5) vs. Beckham Pwns All(4-5)
The two dissapointing teams fro last week do battle to see who gets back on track and who falls further away from the path. Beckham is missing an INEXSCUABLE seven players who are on a bye and have bascially doomed themselves (why couldn't he put forth this crappy an effort when he was playing me?)
Becuase its fun being the team who busts other teams playoff chances. :D
Becuase its fun being the team who busts other teams playoff chances. :D
You are so lucky you weren't in that pie drawing at RahCha Cha! :p
Corey Balint
13-11-2005, 13:27
You are so lucky you weren't in that pie drawing at RahCha Cha! :p
Maybe we can do that for BE....
Maybe we can do that for BE....
Eh. I won't be there....
EddieMcD
19-11-2005, 14:50
Rhode Island Voltaic (6-3) d. Jc's Evil Empire (5-4)
63-29
I think the combined 2 on defense for the Empire summed this one up pretty well. No matter what they could put up, Rhode Island just outdid them. Not like they put up much to begin with, what with their top score of 7 coming from the K spot (and even then, RI got 12 from their K spot). Talk about pro-bowl offenses falling apart. Rhode Island also pulled out a new trick this week: conglomeration. Nothing spectacular beyond Peyton Manning’s 16, but everybody contributed their fair share, giving this one to the Voltaic.
Koko's X-Cats (4-3-2) d. sigmakittens (4-5)
36-35
Yep… that went well. High score of this entire game was Gamble’s 12 on the Kittens’ side of things, and that was unsupported. Where the X-Cats pulled of this slim win was the QB slot. Delhomme got the win on Sunday, but only gave 1 point to the Kittens. Meanwhile, Kerry Collins gets owned, but still contributes 7 to the X-Cats. Strange world, huh?
Feisty Klowns (5-4) d. Nor Cal Crushers (8-1)
64-63
Easily the game of the week. Finally, a bye effects the Crushers. With no Thomlinson, the Crushers pulled out their defense. A combined 30 looked good, especially since all the Klowns had on defense was Witherspoon’s 15. But surprisingly, other than Plummer’s 11 and Westbrook’s 12, Nor Cal had no offense. With Nor Cal’s big toys ineffective, the Klowns opened up. James came out with 13, Droughns had 12, and the entire offense scored at least 5 points a piece. It came together just enough to hold off the Crushers’ Monday night charge. But let's be fair: even losing, Nor Cal still looks good.
hurricanes (2-6-1) d. The Tacoites (5-4)
64-28
The Tacoites were so obsessed with claiming their coveted #11 spot, they threw the game. Okay, maybe not. But the only person who broke 5 for them was Tom Brady and his 8. Meanwhile, the Canes’ defense outscored their opponent alone with 31. Yeah, they lost McNabb and most of their offense stunk, but I still have to give props to the dual 15s from Lee Evans and Chris Chambers. Even if it was just a fluke, it was a darn pretty one.
Stevies Scapegoats (2-6-1) d. Pelan's Bobcats (1-8)
50-37
Shaun Alexander got 26 for the Bobcats! Oh, then Trent Green killed it with a -6. This game was all Goats. Their two Ds combined for 28, and Galloway contributed 12, thus eliminating the Bobcats from playoff contention.
west coast style (4-5) d. QC Elite (2-7)
55-28
“This is a funny looking game.” That it was. “There is no one player who sticks out as a game changer (outside of Marvin Harrison) but they [WCS] have more players who make plays.” Hey, guess who changed the game? Marvin Harrison and his 11. Also in WCS’s favor was the fact that their entire team put up positive numbers. And I’m sure Jacksonville’s 19 didn’t hurt either. All the Elite had was the Giants’ DEF’s 12. And I mean that literally. WCS puts themselves back into the playoff hunt.
Akshar Did It (4-4-1) d. Dunedain (4-5)
58-49
“Being that Dunedain is missing their quarterback and defense I doubt Dunedain will do very well this week.” So I’m going to take the lazy way out here and quote Ed. But that quote is true. Byes killed Dunedain, and beyond Tiki Barber’s albeit impressive 21, they got nothing. ADI’s players at least all contributed (more than half their team broke 5). Their leads were on defense (Barnett’s 17 and San Francisco’s 11), but their offense having no holes is what sealed their win.
FIRSTforce (7-2) d. Coco's Monkeys (4-5)
83-39
The Monkeys’ just can’t catch a break. Just when you think they’re getting back into the playoff hunt, they bomb with four zeroes (only one due to a bye). Peterson’s 22 was just plain wasted. FIRSTforce’s high scores weren’t wasted though (and boy, were there a lot of them). Let’s go down the list: Harrington had 15, Rackers kicked for 11, Fletcher added another 15, and Carolina led the high score of this week with 23. A very solid victory for the Force.
Team THRUST (5-4) d. Your Ad Here (7-2)
57-35
Team THRUST played a good game, but not a great game. Davis gave them 10, Elam gave them 11, and June gave them 9. They had their flaws, but lucky for them, YAH had more. “Your Ad Here is missing three players; not the best way to maintain playoff position.” I know I continuously tease YAH about their gameplay, but to be completely fair, their players on byes didn’t have backups. All in all, there were four donuts and a -1 on YAH. Their receivers looked good combining for 22, but with an injury addled offense and a bye addled defense, it was all but hopeless.
Cooney Quest (5-4) d. IwillCrushYou (3-5-1)
61-53
I can’t say I saw dual 19s coming from the K and DEF spots on Cooney’s roster. I also can’t say I saw IWCY’s defense flopping this week. What they did on offense (namely Portis’s 17 and Fitzgerald’s 13) outdid the Quest, but Cooney’s victory on the defensive side and their unanswered points in the K spot put this W firmly in Cooney’s column.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. Streak Change
1. Nor Cal Crushers 8-2-0 .800 723 L-1 ±0
2. FIRSTforce 8-2-0 .800 584 W-2 ±0
3. Rhode Island Voltaic 7-3-0 .700 570 W-2 +1
4. Your Ad Here 7-3-0 .700 453 L-2 -1
5. Team THRUST 6-4-0 .600 568 W-2 +1
6. Koko's X-Cats 5-3-2 .600 559 W-1 -1
7. Feisty Klowns 6-4-0 .600 557 W-1 ±0
8. Cooney Quest 6-4-0 .600 440 W-2 +2
9. Akshar Did It 5-4-1 .550 437 W-1 +2
10. west coast style 5-5-0 .500 549 W-3 +2
11. The Tacoites 5-5-0 .500 484 L-1 -3
12. Jc's Evil Empire 5-5-0 .500 465 L-2 -3
13. sigmakittens 4-6-0 .400 520 L-2 ±0
14. Dunedain 4-6-0 .400 512 L-1 ±0
15. Coco's Monkeys 4-6-0 .400 389 L-2 ±0
16. Stevies Scapegoats 3-6-1 .350 520 W-1 +1
17. IwillCrushYou 3-6-1 .350 470 L-3 -1
18. hurricanes 3-6-1 .350 451 W-1 ±0
19. QC Elite 2-8-0 .200 434 L-1 ±0
20.z Pelan's Bobcats 1-9-0 .100 470 L-7 ±0z= Mathematically eliminated
::takes a second to chuckle at the #11 Tacoites:: Okay, that's done. Playoff Picture:
Still not much we can go on this week. But we have some facts.
Nor Cal and FIRSTforce will clinch with either two wins, or one win plus a loss from each of ADI, WCS, Tacoites, and Empire. And yeah, if all four of those teams lose twice, they'll clinch.
Voltaic and YAH can clinch with three wins, or a bunch of other mathematical situations too long to get into this early.
ADI, WCS, Tacoites, and Empire can clinch if they win out.
QC Elite will be eliminated with one more loss.
And finally, the Pelancats are the first to go this season.
Keep in mind this is all pretty much with basic math. There are many more clinch situations, but to explain them all would be too time consuming (both to write and to read) and nigh pointless since most of them will not apply next week. The most important thing to remember is that the top 15 teams are still well in this race, the next 3 can still lose once, and even QC Elite can make the playoffs with a lot of luck.
Also, I still have YAH missing the playoffs. Just saying. :p See you next week.
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!10-0-0 1.000 1359.32 W-10
Nor Cal Crushers7-3-0 .700 1346.44 W-3
Jc's Evil Empire7-3-0 .700 1236.81 W-2
WBI-4617-3-0 .700 1220.13 L-3
Tomahawks7-3-0 .700 1179.53 W-4
Stevies Scapegoats6-4-0 .600 1135.32 L-3
Koko's X-Cats6-4-0 .600 1087.80 L-1
Beckham Pwns All 5-5-0 .500 1031.97 W-1
Fiesty Clowns5-5-0 .500 979.97 L-2
Tolman4-6-0 .400 1017.98 L-2
sigmakittens4-6-0 .400 1006.80 W-3
Mechanicatz3-7-0 .300 952.38 L-6
Pelan's Bobcats3-7-0 .300 902.01 W-2
wst Coast Style3-7-0 .300 878.60 W-2
Cooney Quest2-8-0 .200 841.68 L-4
Dogs in the Bathtub1-9-0 .100 817.09 L-6
WEEK 10 Results[/CENTER]
Jc's Evil Empire(7-3) 104.70Koko's X-Cats(6-4)95.60
The Evil Empire rode a 36.6 to 8.27 advantage in the recieving game and a 17.9 to 5.40 advantage in the running game to overcome Marc Bulger's 28.73 to 19.20 advantage and cruise to victory.
Nor Cal Crushers(7-3) 110.68[ COLOR=Navy]Fiesty Klowns(5-5)[/COLOR]66.83
The Crushers boast a huge advantage at running back and I donn't think Garcia is playing for the Klowns either so things are looing pretty grim for them.
Garcia didn't play and the Crushers running game anniliahted the Klowns 45.47 to 13.2. It was over before it started.
Tomahawks(7-3) 113.20 WBI-461(7-3)98.77
Two players led the Tomahawks to victory. One expected and the other came out of the blue. Peyton Manning predictibly exploded for 41.17 points aginst the weak Texans but who knew Samkon Gado had a 27.20 points game up his sleeve? Jeff Reed added 11.5 points and the Indianapolis CVolts defense added 10 points to the Tomahawks cause. Kerry Collins put up a respectable 29.33 points for WBI-461 and Stephen Jackson and Gary Jones combined for a formidable 24.20 points but they couldn't pull this one out themselves as the rest of the roster failed to help much.
sigmakittens(4-6) 121.16 Mechanicatz(3-7) 95.93
Two teams going in opposite directions.The good news for the Mechanicatz is that no one is on a bye but the bad news is alot of them are injured (including Derrick Blaylock who is out of action). The kitteis don't have anyone who is going to scare people to death but if they perform up to their standards the kitties could be looking at creeping back up into the playoff chase.
The Mechanicatz put up a good fight but they just couldn't stoptheir brutal slide while the kitties can now be considered a serious playoff threat. The kitties were led by the Carolina Pantehrs defense with a hearty 32 points followed by Byron Leftwich's 21.23 points and Reuben Droughns 17.20 points. The Mechanicatz were led by Drew Bledsoe's 19.43 points, Hines Ward's 18.27 points and Jason Elam's 11.5 points.
Cromer Angry Smash!(10-0) 154.14 Stevies Scapegoats (6-4) 116.60
The Smash became the first team to clinch a playoff spot (could a league championship be far behind) as they easily disposed of another tough foe. The Smash were led by Brett Farve's 25.53 points followed by Mike Peterson's 22 points, Larry Fitzgerald's 19.90 points, Edgerrin James, 17.37 points, the New York Giants defense's 16 points ,Stephen Davis' 11.40 points, Jared Allen's 10.5 points and Joe Nedney's 10 points. The Scapegoats were led by Matt Jones 17.10 points, Marvin Harrison's 16.70 points, Warrick Dunn's 16.53 points, Cato June's 11.5 points, Jake Delhomme's (disaapionting) 10.83 points, and Adam Vinateri's 10.5 points.
wst Coast Style(3-7) 106.53 Dogs in the Bathtub(1-9) 85.83
For once the Dogs are actually favored and it's because of the the advantage of Duce Staley and Cedric Benson over Lamar Gordon and Jerome Bettis (who may not be playing) but Donovan McNabb is stronger for wst Coast Style than Micheal Vick is for the Dogs.
Ironically Vick outperfomed McNabb 37.30 to 20.60 but Staley and Benson fell short against the twosome of Bettis and Gordon 11.67 to 9.66. In fact outside of Neil Rackers 11 points the rest of the Dogs roster fell short. wst Coast Style got 21.5 points from the Minnasota Vikings defense and Roy Williams TD Interception fueled 13 points sealed the deal.
Pelan's Bobcats(3-7) 114.40 Cooney Quest(2-8) 79.47
The two surprise winners from last week meet up and it's a battle of attrition as poor roster management and injuries have taken their toll. The Quest have two active productive running backs while the Bobcats have the disappointing Corey Dillon but they also have Tom Brady who's team is backed into a corner and that's when he is at his best while the Quest have retread Brad Johnson.
The Bobcats made the most out of their leftovers getting 29.30 points for a (for once) healthy Roy Williams, 27.60 points from Tom Brady, 19.60 points from Chris Chambers, 17.90 from resurgent Lee Evans and 13 points from teh Seattle Seahawks defense. The Quest got 16 points from Demorrio Williams, 13.87 points from Brandon Stokley, 13.80 points from Brad Johnson, amd 10.5 points from Jeremiah Trotter. They just had far too many zeros on the board to keep up.
Beckham Pwns All(5-5) 127.44 Tolman(4-6)101.83
Beckham pwns All survived posting four goose eggs on their score sheet due to Kurt Warner's 42.97 point explosion, Tiki Barber's 27.73 point contribution, the Denver Bronco defense's 25 points, and Josh Scobee's 13.5 points. Tolman got 20.80 points from Eli Manning, 19.20 points from Clinton Portis, 18.23 points from Joey Galloway and 11.5 points from Keith Newman but losing 5.5 points from kicker Rain Lindell did not help.
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!10-0-0 1.000 1359.32 W-10
Nor Cal Crushers7-3-0 .700 1346.44 W-3
Jc's Evil Empire7-3-0 .700 1236.81 W-2
WBI-4617-3-0 .700 1220.13 L-3
Tomahawks7-3-0 .700 1179.53 W-4
Stevies Scapegoats6-4-0 .600 1135.32 L-3
Koko's X-Cats6-4-0 .600 1087.80 L-1
Beckham Pwns All 5-5-0 .500 1031.97 W-1
Fiesty Clowns5-5-0 .500 979.97 L-2
Tolman4-6-0 .400 1017.98 L-2
sigmakittens4-6-0 .400 1006.80 W-3
Mechanicatz3-7-0 .300 952.38 L-6
Pelan's Bobcats3-7-0 .300 902.01 W-2
wst Coast Style3-7-0 .300 878.60 W-2
Cooney Quest2-8-0 .200 841.68 L-4
Dogs in the Bathtub1-9-0 .100 817.09 L-6
WEEK 11 SCHEDULE[/CENTER]
Nor Cal Crushers(7-3) vs. Koko's X-Cats(6-4)
The X-Cats could get nuked by the lethal one two punch of Shaun Alexnader and Larry Johnson (facing an impotent Texans defense) and quartback Carson Palmer could be huge in a big day against the Colts (or he could fall flat oin his face so what he does goes a long way in how the Crushers do). The X-Cats are heavily relying on Marc Bulger to basically destroy the Cardinals because Willis McGahee could disappear early of the Bills fall way behind and Julius Jones has to split carries now.
Pelan's Bobcats(3-7) vs. Jc's Evil Empire(7-3)
The Evil Empire has the amazing LaDanian Thomlinson going up against the worst rushing defense in the NFL (200+ yard game anyone?) but at press time they lack a quarterback (they have Mike McMahon and Tommy Maddox on the bench. There's a reason why they're backups.) THe Bobcats best hope is Tom Brady because Corey Dillon is just plain hurt this year and Rudi Johnson is facing a tough Colts D. Chris Chambers and Roy Williams could be big time but they are saddled by medicroe (to put it nicely) quarterbacks.
Tomahawks(7-3) vs. [ COLOR=Navy]Fiesty Klowns(5-5)[/COLOR]
The Tomahawks Peyton Manning vs. the Fiesty Klowns Chris Simms looks like the biggest missmatch in NFL history fortunately both teams have tossups at running back as they both wait to see if any of their 4 running backs will step up.
sigmakittens(4-6) vs. WBI-461(7-3)
What looked like a cakewalk no less than two weeks ago is a game of serious concern for WBI-461 as they are the team struggling to win now. While they have possible advantages at quarterback and running back the wildcard that the kitties have is the opportunistic and viscious Carolina Panthers defense who can score alot especially against a weak offense like the Bears.
Cromer Angry Smash!(10-0) Mechanicatz(3-7)
After running the gauntlet of playoff potentials recently the Smash get a team rapidly fading to the back of the pack in the Mechanicatz. Why should things change now?
Stevies Scapegoats (6-4) vs. Dogs in the Bathtub(1-9)
The Scapegoats get a vacation going aginst the Dogs who just can't compete. It doesn't help that they don't maintain their roster and the players they put in are just adequete. The Scapegoats could win with thier recivers Harrison, Chad Johnson and Matt Jones evenif Brunell or Dunn don't play well.
Cooney Quest(2-8) vs. Tolman(4-6)
A close matchup looking for heroes who step up and take charge in all facets of the roster. It's really hard to see where the difference comes from. The quarterbacks are close. The running backs are close. THe recivers tilt more in Tolman's favor though so this could be the difference.
Beckham Pwns All(5-5) vs.wst Coast Style(3-7)
It's hard to win games when you don't put players in position to win particularly at quarterback. wst Coast Style has mailed it in and made it easy for Beckham even though they are also guilty of the same crime they at least have a quarterback and he's a suddenly rather prolific one in Kurt Warner.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. Streak Change
1. Nor Cal Crushers 8-2-0 .800 723 L-1 ±0
2. FIRSTforce 8-2-0 .800 584 W-2 ±0
3. Rhode Island Voltaic 7-3-0 .700 570 W-2 +1
4. Your Ad Here 7-3-0 .700 453 L-2 -1
5. Team THRUST 6-4-0 .600 568 W-2 +1
6. Koko's X-Cats 5-3-2 .600 559 W-1 -1
7. Feisty Klowns 6-4-0 .600 557 W-1 ±0
8. Cooney Quest 6-4-0 .600 440 W-2 +2
9. Akshar Did It 5-4-1 .550 437 W-1 +2
10. west coast style 5-5-0 .500 549 W-3 +2
11. The Tacoites 5-5-0 .500 484 L-1 -3
12. Jc's Evil Empire 5-5-0 .500 465 L-2 -3
13. sigmakittens 4-6-0 .400 520 L-2 ±0
14. Dunedain 4-6-0 .400 512 L-1 ±0
15. Coco's Monkeys 4-6-0 .400 389 L-2 ±0
16. Stevies Scapegoats 3-6-1 .350 520 W-1 +1
17. IwillCrushYou 3-6-1 .350 470 L-3 -1
18. hurricanes 3-6-1 .350 451 W-1 ±0
19. QC Elite 2-8-0 .200 434 L-1 ±0
20.z Pelan's Bobcats 1-9-0 .100 470 L-7 ±0z= Mathematically eliminated
Koko's X-Cats (5-3-2) vs. Feisty Klowns (6-4)
The Klowns are looking to stomp the X-Cats using Carson Palmer and Edgerrin Jmes taking turns gashing one anotehrs teams. The X-Cats are hoping Willis McGahee could stay in the game but may need the Raiders combo of Collins and Jordan to play big to hope to win.
Rhode Island Voltaic (7-3) vs. Akshar Did It (5-4-1)
The Voltaic got Manning and that is a good weapon to have in your arsenal. So is Warrick Dunn when your opponent only has kick returner Darren Sproles.
Jc's Evil Empire (5-5) vs. Nor Cal Crushers (8-2)
The Crushers stumbled last week but Thomlinson could be just insane this week as could Steve Smith. If Jake Plummer behaves himself the Evil Empire could be in serious trouble and need Steve Jackson and Ronnie Brown to go big to hope to keep it close.
sigmakittens (4-6) vs. The Tacoites (5-5)
Well if the Tacoites want to maintain their 11th place position they beat win this game and there sure are an awful lot of letters after players names. Tom Brady could ease alot of fears.
hurricanes (3-6-1) vs. Stevies Scapegoats (3-6-1)
The canes are going with JP Losman on the road. A very bad sign. Ancient Brad Johnson isn't exactly Joe Montana but he has a better grasp of the offense and a weaker opponent to beat on so thing look up a bit for the Scapegoats.
Pelan's Bobcats (1-9) vs. QC Elite (2-8)
The Elite deserve to lose. Any true competitor never admits publicly to giving up especially to the worst team in the league.
Dunedain (4-6) vs. Coco's Monkeys (4-6)
Coco's Monkeys are done in because Jeff Garcia isn't playing and Dunedain's Drew Brees is. Corey Dillonis hurt and there really isn't anyone who can take up the slack.
FIRSTforce (8-2) vs. Your Ad Here (7-3)
Matchup of the week. FIRSTforce has Rudi Johnson and Mike Anderson who are better than Your Ad Here's Mewelde Moore but Your Ad Here's Steve McNair is better than FIRSTforce's Joey Harrington. But teh Carolina Panthers defense could be the tirebreaker for FIRSTforce who has been nuts in recent weeks.
Team THRUST (6-4) vs. IwillCrushYou (4-5-1)
In Spite of IWillCrushYou's bitter derision to the league they are competitive just unlucky. Again the y are in a tight matchup again but the loss of Robert Fergeson will hurt them no doubt. Of course Team THRUST would like another three touchdown week from Roy Williams and hope he doesn't hurt himself again.
Cooney Quest (6-4) vs. west coast style (5-5)
Brett Farve is the Quest's money train this week as no one knows what you are going to get from Byron Leftwcih from week to week. Marvin Harrison is the best bet to help wst Coast Style take uo the slack.
EddieMcD
23-11-2005, 17:19
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Rhode Island Voltaic (7-3) d. Akshar Did It (5-4-1)
56-27
What happens when Rhode Island’s offense falls apart other than Manning and his 17 because El Commish was greedy and thought he’d get a second QB out of Antwaan Randel El thus benching Reggie Wayne who scored 11? Well, other than a nigh run-on sentence with no use of commas, you turn to your defense. Tampa Bay scored 10 and Gibril Wilson scored 11. All ADI could be proud of was Tab Perry’s (again I say, who?) 10, making this game still rather easy for the Voltaic.
Feisty Klowns (6-4) d. Koko's X-Cats (5-3-2)
86-41
“The Klowns are looking to stomp the X-Cats using Carson Palmer and Edgerrin James taking turns gashing one another’s teams.” James:16; Palmer:11. It gets worse for the X-Cats. The Klowns had some nasty support, including Driver’s 17, Droughns’s 14, and Minnesota’s 11. “The X-Cats are hoping Willis McGahee could stay in the game but may need the Raiders combo of Collins and Jordan to play big to hope to win.” Three swings, and three misses. Sure, Burress got them 11, but the X-Cats were still out.
Nor Cal Crushers (8-2) d. Jc's Evil Empire (5-5)
55-39
The Crushers clear 50, and it’s still a terrible game for them. Their only double digit score was Tomlinson with 10. Dual 9s from Trotter and Todd Peterson supported them well though, as all the Empire could counter with was Kevin Curtis’s 10 and Vanderjagt’s 9. The Crusher’s are now one game away from clinching a playoff spot.
The Tacoites (5-5) d. sigmakittens (4-6)
53-33
So is this a good day for the Tacoites or a bad day? On one hand, they won the game with the 15 from Chad Johnson and the 12 from Tom Brady towering over the Kittens’ non-existent offense and lackluster defense. On the other hand, they lost their coveted #11 spot. Woe is them?
hurricanes (3-6-1) d. Stevies Scapegoats (3-6-1)
30-16
Yeah… so this game inhaled audibly. Eleven teams would outscore this entire game this week (two in a loss). Line of this game though is probably the 19 on defense for the Canes, led by Pittsburgh’s 10. And with that combined 2 on offense from the Goats, dare I say that the Canes easily won this one?
Pelan's Bobcats (1-9) d. QC Elite (2-8)
88-32
Well I can’t say I saw this coming. A week after being the first team mathematically eliminated, the Bobcats come out fully loaded. While not much was needed to get by the Elite’s high score of 9 from the K spot, the Bobcats sure were in this one to dominate. Tied for the top score of the week, they got 13 from Green, 17 from Alexander, 9 from Gates, 11 from Lloyd, 10 from McCardell, and 7 from Dawson. That’s a combined 67 on offense. Who needs a defense (though Cleveland’s 13 was a nice touch)? The Bobcats strike hard from the grave and take the Elite back down with them.
Dunedain (4-6) d. Coco's Monkeys (4-6)
74-43
“Coco's Monkeys are done in because Jeff Garcia isn't playing… Corey Dillon is hurt and there really isn't anyone who can take up the slack.” While there were two people who tried to pick up the Monkeys’ slack (Kennison and Baltimore each with 14), those two absences were very costly. “…Dunedain's Drew Brees is [playing].” Oh boy, was he playing. He had the high score with 21. This was supplemented by Bryant’s 13 and Quarles’s 11. At this point, we can simply do the math.
FIRSTforce (8-2) d. Your Ad Here (7-3)
88-77
The one time YAH actually doesn’t try to lose, and they actually lose. They had a decent offense, and with Swinton’s 10, Graham’s 13, and Wilson’s 18, it looked like YAH was going to have a beautiful victory. And a -1 in FIRSTForce’s QB slot almost made that come true. But what the Force lacked in QB pointage (yay, use of Eddieism!), they made up for with a very nice 23 from Mike Anderson, Rudi Johnson scoring 15, Rackers taking 14, and Reggie Brown contributing his 10 points. While just short of being the game of the week as Ed called, it was still a heck of a match.
IwillCrushYou (3-6-1) d. Team THRUST (6-4)
72-71
THIS was the game of the week. Let’s look at what happened on Sunday first. Team THRUST had 12s from Vilma and Holt, 11 from Oakland, and 15 from Eli Manning. IWCY had Larry Johnson’s incredible nighttime performance giving them 22 points, an 11 from Larry Fitzgerald, and twin 14s from Kaeding and Vrabel. But they were still down by one. Lucky for them, the lowliest of scores (Darren Shaper’s 2) on Monday Night gave this exciting game to IWCY.
west coast style (5-5) d. Cooney Quest (6-4)
50-44
I’ll admit, I did a double-take when I saw a -4 in Cooney’s DEF slot. Green bay didn’t do THAT bad. Then I realized they replaced Green Bay with Buffalo. So I look on their bench to see that if they’d kept Green Bay in, they would’ve scored 10 (14 more than Buffalo). That’s right, Cooney actually bet against their beloved Green Bay, and it cost them dearly. Ike Taylor’s 10 wasn’t nearly enough to compensate. Meanwhile, Leftwich’s 19 and Rhodes’s 10 took advantage for WCS, and didn’t let go of it. Both teams now stand at 6-5.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. Streak Change
1. Nor Cal Crushers 9-2-0 .818 778 W-1 ±0
2. FIRSTforce 9-2-0 .818 672 W-3 ±0
3. Rhode Island Voltaic 8-3-0 .727 626 W-3 ±0
4. Feisty Klowns 7-4-0 .636 643 W-2 +3
5. Your Ad Here 7-4-0 .636 529 L-3 -1
6. Team THRUST 6-5-0 .545 639 L-1 -1
7. Koko's X-Cats 5-4-2 .545 600 L-1 -1
8. west coast style 6-5-0 .545 599 W-4 +2
9. The Tacoites 6-5-0 .545 537 W-1 +2
10. Cooney Quest 6-5-0 .545 484 L-1 -2
11. Akshar Did It 5-5-1 .500 464 L-1 -2
12. Dunedain 5-6-0 .455 586 W-1 +2
13. Jc's Evil Empire 5-6-0 .455 504 L-3 -1
14. IwillCrushYou 4-6-1 .409 542 W-1 +3
15. hurricanes 4-6-1 .409 481 W-2 +3
16. sigmakittens 4-7-0 .364 553 L-3 -3
17. Coco's Monkeys 4-7-0 .364 432 L-3 -2
18. Stevies Scapegoats 3-7-1 .318 536 L-1 -2
19.z Pelan's Bobcats 2-9-0 .182 558 W-1 +1
20.z QC Elite 2-9-0 .182 466 L-2 -1 z= Mathematically Eliminated
Playoff picture will be up sometime between now and tomorrow morning (so much for STECOP :p).
Since Ed is away, I figured I'd post a pregame analysis.
FIRST Plus League:
Pelans Bobcats (3-8-0)vsNor Cal Crushers (8-3-0)
Both NorCal (Carson Palmer) and Pelan (Tom Brady) have very good QB's playing weak defenses. The Crushers have Steve Smith, Isaac Bruce, and Joe Horn at WR, while the Bobcats will rely on Chambers, Lee Evans, and Roy Williams. Steve Smith will go off as usual, while Horn and Bruce are hit and miss. Roy Williams could run wild behind Atlanta's secondary on thanksgiving day. At RB the Crushers have Larry Johnson and Shaun Alexander, a formidable combination. The Bobcats have a questionable Corey Dillon, and Rudi Johnson facing a week Baltimore defense. Both teams have their defenses facing tough offenses--expect this one to be an offensive battle.
Tolman (4-7-0) vsJC's Evil Empire (8-3-0)
JC is forced to rely on a very shaky Mike McMahon vs the Packers, compared to Eli Manning vs Seattle for Tolman. It could be over right here, if Eli goes off. At wideout, JC has a solid trio of Kevin Curtis, Deion Branch, and Rod Smith. All have fairly favorable matchups. Tolman has Dallas' two top WR's in Terry Glenn and Keyshawn Johnson, who face a tough Denver D, and the red hot Joey Galloway, facing the very tough Bears. At RB, JC looks to have the clear advantage with super stud LT and Brian Westbrook. His key to success will be lots of points from these two. Tolman has Clinton Portis vs the very stingy SD defense, and the horribly ineffective Jamal Lewis vs the Bengals. This matchup also features two of the leagues premier TE's, in Gonzalez(JC) and Crumpler (Tolman). Look for Gonzo to be KC's main target through the air against a very suspect NE secondary. Cincy could put up some big points on D against the inept Ravens, for Tolman. JC shouldn't count on much out of Detroit.
Koko's X-Cats (6-5-0) vs Tomahawks (8-3-0)
Koko has gone with mediocre Steve McNair, albeit against a very soft D in the niners. Tomhawks went the opposite direction, with the league's best QB, though vs a strong Pitt D. At WR, Tomahawks looks to have the advantage with Plaxico Burress vs the Seahawks, and Muhsin Muhhammed vs TB. Koko will turn to the disappointing Michael Clayton, who has done nothing all year, and Derrick Mason vs the Bengals. Neither team appears very strong at RB, with Tomahawks using rookie Samkon Gado, who has a case of the fumbles, and Patrick Pass of the Pats. Gado could see split touches with Tony Fisher, reducing his value, while Pass is currently a gametime decision and may not play. Koko looks to Willis McGahee vs Carolina and Julius Jones vs Denver to pick up the slack on his end. Normally these two would be fantastic options, but McGahee is playing a tenacious Carolina D, and Julius will be splitting carries vs a tough Denver D. Tomahawks also has a clear advantage at TE, with superstar Antonio Gates and Jason Witten. Gates may not play, but if he does, he should be good. Koko will hope Big Ben's return to play helps get rookie TE Heath Miller back into the endzone vs Indy.
Feisty Klowns (5-6-0) vs Sigmakittens (4-7-0)
The Sigmakittens look for Trent Green to feast on the depleted NE secondary, while the Klowns have chosen to play Chris Simms vs Chicago. Hopefully the Klowns weren't expecting much. By the end of the day, he may have been better off not playing a QB. The kittens have a pedestrian trio of WR's. Andre Johnson has the potential for a big game vs St Louis, but we haven't seen much from him this year. The Klowns have Donald Driver, Eddie Kennison, and Joe Jurevicius. Driver and Jurevicius have been solid this year, and should continue to be, though Jurevicius may see fewer looks with the return of Darrell Jackson to Seattle's offense. At RB, the kittens have the hot as of late Reuben Droughns, and Cardinals rookie JJ Arrington. Droughns could put up big numbers vs a bad Minnesota D, while Arrington will be smothered by Jacksonville. The Klowns will rely on the hit and miss Kevin Jones and Mewelde Moore. Either one could have a big day, or do nothing. If the Klowns don't get anything out of their QB, they're toast.
WBI-461 (8-3-0) vs Cromer Angry Smash (11-0-0)
Matchup of the week right here, folks. Both teams compare well across the board. WBI looks to Kerry Collins to unload vs Miami. Cromer has Favre vs Philly. Slight advantage goes to Cromer, as Oakland will be looking to establish the run. Both teams are stacked at WR. WBI has hot Jerry Porter, Anquan Boldin, and Ernest Wilford. Porter and Boldin will likely put up good to great numbers. Cromer has Larry Fitzgerald, Santana Moss, and Antonio Bryant. All look to be solid. This matchup looks like it'll come down to who Jax shuts down--Larry, or Anquan. At RB, WBI has solid options in Steven Jackson vs a horrible Houston D, and Curtis Martin vs a so so NO D. Cromer may have a slight edge with super star Edgerrin James, and Mike Alstott, but James has a very tough matchup, and Alstott looks to get limited touches. Whichever team pulls away at RB will likely get the win. Cromer has the advantage on D, with Jacksonville facing Arizona. However, Arizona may be able to burn them anyway with their fearsome WR combo. WBI is relying on a not so great Cleveland D, but since they're playing Minnesota, it may not matter. I like Cromer by 10
Mechanicatz (3-8-0) vs Dogs in the Bathtub (2-9-0)
Both teams are all but eliminated from the playoffs, and playing for pride from here on out. That said, Mechanicatz will play Drew Bledsoe at QB vs a tough Denver defense. Dogs will play Mike Vick vs Detroit at home on Thanksgiving day. Vick looks to be the clear favorite here, though neither may put up a lot of points. Mechanicatz turns to a solid WR corps, if healthy, of Randy Moss, Troy Brown, and Hines Ward. Moss has been battling injury and been so-so lately. If he and Hines take off this week, they could prove to be the difference. Dogs looks to backups Mike Williams, Greg Lewis, and his one solid option in TJ Houshmanzadeh. At RB, both teams are about equal. Catz is relying on rookie Cadillac Williams, who faces an extremely tough Chicago D, and backup Derrick Blaylock, who doesn't figure to see many touches vs NO. Dogs will be hoping Kevan Barlow of the niners can pull something out vs Tenn, and rookie Brandon Jacobs of the Giants will get some goalline touches for a short TD. Both teams have excellent kickers, with Jason Elam for the Catz, and Neil Rackers for Dogs. The Catz have a clear advantage on D, with Atlanta facing Detroit, vs the Dogs' KC facing New England.
Wst Coast Style (3-8-0)vsStevie's Scapegoats (6-5-0)
Stevie features an average as of late Jake Delhomme, while Wst Coast uses bottom feeder David Carr. The Scapegoats have a huge advantage at WR with Marvin Harrison and Chad Johnson, as well as rookie Matt Jones. All could put up above average numbers. Wst Coast is using Travis Taylor of the Vikings, and some guy I've never even heard of on the Rams. Neither look to bag many points for the struggling Wst Coast. The Scapegoats also hold an advantage at RB, where they have Warrick Dunn to Wst Coast's Willie Parker. Warrick could be feasting on Detroits D during Thanksgiving day.
Cooney Quest (3-8-0) vs Beckham Pwns All (6-5-0)
Neither team has much going at QB. Warner for Beckham is likely to throw as many picks as TD's vs Jax, while Brad Johnson has to lead Minnesota's inept offense for the Quest. Cooney has the advantage at WR, with Stokley, Keenan McCardell, and Corey Bradford. Beckham could get solid play from Jimmy Smith vs a weak Arizona secondary. Beckham makes the curious decision of leaving one of his RB slots empty, crippling him. Tiki Barber is better than Thomas Jones, and Ronnie Brown of the Quest, but one on two is not pretty. This could be the difference in the matchup.
EddieMcD
24-11-2005, 10:21
Since Ed is away, I figured I'd post a pregame analysis.I guess that means pregame for the FIRST Robotics League falls to me. I'll have that up by the first game today.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. Streak Change
1. Nor Cal Crushers 9-2-0 .818 778 W-1 ±0
2. FIRSTforce 9-2-0 .818 672 W-3 ±0
3. Rhode Island Voltaic 8-3-0 .727 626 W-3 ±0
4. Feisty Klowns 7-4-0 .636 643 W-2 +3
5. Your Ad Here 7-4-0 .636 529 L-3 -1
6. Team THRUST 6-5-0 .545 639 L-1 -1
7. Koko's X-Cats 5-4-2 .545 600 L-1 -1
8. west coast style 6-5-0 .545 599 W-4 +2
9. The Tacoites 6-5-0 .545 537 W-1 +2
10. Cooney Quest 6-5-0 .545 484 L-1 -2
11. Akshar Did It 5-5-1 .500 464 L-1 -2
12. Dunedain 5-6-0 .455 586 W-1 +2
13. Jc's Evil Empire 5-6-0 .455 504 L-3 -1
14. IwillCrushYou 4-6-1 .409 542 W-1 +3
15. hurricanes 4-6-1 .409 481 W-2 +3
16. sigmakittens 4-7-0 .364 553 L-3 -3
17. Coco's Monkeys 4-7-0 .364 432 L-3 -2
18. Stevies Scapegoats 3-7-1 .318 536 L-1 -2
19.z Pelan's Bobcats 2-9-0 .182 558 W-1 +1
20.z QC Elite 2-9-0 .182 466 L-2 -1 z= Mathematically Eliminated
Playoff Picture: We've got three weeks left, and it's fair to say that the top 13 teams are still well in this, and even everyone save the bottom 2 still have a shot, no matter how slim. Keep in mind that none of this includes fantasy scores quite yet. And I'll go out on a limb and say that unless noted, a tie may as well be a loss this late.
Nor Cal and Force will clinch with either one win, or a loss from two of the 6-5 bracket (Thrust, X-Cats, WCS, Tacoites, and Cooney). Two losses from both the Klowns and YAH will also do it.
Rhode Island will clinch with two wins, a win and a loss from two of the 6-5 bracket (Thrust, X-Cats, WCS, Tacoites, and Cooney), two losses from two of that 6-5 bracket, or if the Klowns and YAH both lose out.
Klowns and YAH will clich if they win out, if two of the 6-5 teams (Thrust, X-Cats, WCS, Tacoites, and Cooney) lose out, or a bunch of other mathematics I won't get into right now.
Thrust, X-Cats, WCS, Tacoites, and Cooney are straddling that playoff border, where it's possible to win out and not make it (3 spots, 5 teams). But the fun part of that is they could possibly lose out and make it if the right things happen (which BTW, never happen :p).
ADI gets special mention because they're only out of the 6-5 bracket by half a game. They could make the playoffs on just a tie, but chances are, they're going to want to win at least two.
Dunedain and the Empire need to win at least a game to avoid direct elimination.
IWCY and the Canes need at least a win and a tie to avoid direct elimination (that means two losses will mathematically eliminate them).
Kittens and Monkeys need to win two games to avoid direct elimination (two losses will mathematically eliminate them, and a tie may as well be a loss)
I think it's fair to say that the Goats need to win out to stay alive (though amazingly, they can still afford a tie).
And finally, both the Bobcats and Elite are eliminated.
Lets see if the schedule helps us any:
The first thing that comes to my mind is whether there are any games between the teams of that 6-5 bracket. Sadly, only two: Thrust/Cooney, and Thrust/WCS. Great for Thrust if they can win both (not to mention Nor Cal and Force, who will chinch if this happens), bad for the other teams. Also of note is that if either of these games tie, Nor Cal and Force automatically clinch (the whole "tie may as well be a loss" thing).
YAH has three teams who are itching to get them out of the playoffs. Dunedain is the last match where they may have even a slight advantage. The last two weeks are Rhode Island and Nor Cal. Though I will repent if they manage to win out, as a playoff spot is guaranteed in that sitch.
Those poor Monkeys... Even if they win out, there is still a possibility to miss the playoffs. Even worse, winning out means getting past Nor Cal, Rhode Island, and the X-Cats.
Cooney has Thrust, Force, and Dunedain on their schedule. That's three games that can make or break their destiny.
Another team with three games that can make or break their destiny, Dunedain has YAH, IWCY, and Cooney.
X-Cats are the only 6-5 team with no game that can directly effect their position (Empire, ADI, and Monkeys). Yes, winning these games is important, but in no way shape or form, guarantees them a playoff spot. On the flip side, losing out prettymuch guarantees that they'll be out.
You know, I can't say I hate WCS's chances. I said in the mid-season analysis that their easy schedule could be their ticket if they exploit weaknesses. Well, they have both the Bobcats and Canes on their schedule. Quite possibly the easiest schedule of any team left. Either that, or the Klowns with Elite and Goats left. Both teams look like they will make it.
Force have an opportunity to play serious spoiler with both Cooney and Thrust the last two weeks.
Tacoites/ADI in Week 14 could be an extremely vital game if they're still both vying for playoff spots at that time.
I'm also keeping my eye on Thrust/Force in Week 14. If Thrust have won both their previous games, this has potential to be an excellent matchup (especially since due to this, the Force will have clinched).
There is still a heck of a battle for the #1 seed award. While technically anyone in the top 10 can still claim it, realistically, the top 3 are the ones who are going to be fighting for it. Nor Cal and Rhode Island both have similarly easy schedules (Force has two serious playoff threats and a team more than capable of pulling an upset), so with the game lead and monstrous fantasy score, even my biased money has to bet on Nor Cal. Rhode Island's best chance is to win out and hope the Crushers lose two.
IOW, no, the schedule only muddles thing up further. Very few games will directly impact the playoffs. But that means we're more likely to have upsets and a few playoff teams we didn't expect (C'mon, Scapegoats!). I'll be back with the Week XII pregame in a few.
EddieMcD
24-11-2005, 11:40
Well this'll be a first...
Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. Streak Change
1. Nor Cal Crushers 9-2-0 .818 778 W-1 ±0
2. FIRSTforce 9-2-0 .818 672 W-3 ±0
3. Rhode Island Voltaic 8-3-0 .727 626 W-3 ±0
4. Feisty Klowns 7-4-0 .636 643 W-2 +3
5. Your Ad Here 7-4-0 .636 529 L-3 -1
6. Team THRUST 6-5-0 .545 639 L-1 -1
7. Koko's X-Cats 5-4-2 .545 600 L-1 -1
8. west coast style 6-5-0 .545 599 W-4 +2
9. The Tacoites 6-5-0 .545 537 W-1 +2
10. Cooney Quest 6-5-0 .545 484 L-1 -2
11. Akshar Did It 5-5-1 .500 464 L-1 -2
12. Dunedain 5-6-0 .455 586 W-1 +2
13. Jc's Evil Empire 5-6-0 .455 504 L-3 -1
14. IwillCrushYou 4-6-1 .409 542 W-1 +3
15. hurricanes 4-6-1 .409 481 W-2 +3
16. sigmakittens 4-7-0 .364 553 L-3 -3
17. Coco's Monkeys 4-7-0 .364 432 L-3 -2
18. Stevies Scapegoats 3-7-1 .318 536 L-1 -2
19.z Pelan's Bobcats 2-9-0 .182 558 W-1 +1
20.z QC Elite 2-9-0 .182 466 L-2 -1 z= Mathematically Eliminated
Rhode Island Voltaic (8-3) vs. Coco's Monkeys (4-7)
The Monkeys have both a QB and an RB that are both extremely questionable, and even if they play, they may not be able to score big. While RI's Manning may not be his greatest against Pittsburgh, Dunn is going to run all over the Lions on Thursday, and the Tampa/Chicago game will be very low scoring, more to RI's favor.
Koko's X-Cats (5-4-2) vs. Jc's Evil Empire (5-6)
Collins and Jordan are going to destroy Miami. That's instant points for the X-Cats. The Empire's best chance is if Bledsoe pwns at home against Denver later today.
Nor Cal Crushers (9-2) vs. Akshar Did It (5-5-1)
The Crushers may be playing without a defense this week. What does that mean? Well if Steve Smith and Brian Westbrook run over their respective opponents (which is quite probable), absolutely nothing. But if that doesn't happen, then the door is open to ADI with Brunell, Perry, Vinatieri, and a healthy defense.
Feisty Klowns (7-4) vs. The Tacoites (6-5)
This should be a pretty good game. While it's my opinion that Edgerrin James isn't going to get much against the run defense of Pittsburgh, Carson palmer and the Cincinnati DEF are going to rack up some pretty good points against Baltimore for the Klowns. Meanwhile, The Tacoites have Brady against a holey KC defense, and Carson Plamer's favorite target, Chad Johnson. Eddie's official pick for game of the week.
sigmakittens (4-7) vs. Stevies Scapegoats (3-7-1)
The Scapegoats are relying on a secondary QB (McMahon), a rookie RB who's still a bit inconsistant (Gado) and no kicker. Even just a few points each from Delhomme, Martin, Horn, and Glenn will give this game to the Kittens.
hurricanes (4-6-1) vs. QC Elite (2-9)
The Canes have lost McNabb for the season, and have to get by with JP Lossman. The Elite have Trent Dilfer: inconsistant, but at least capable of a decent score. IMO, what this game will come down to is defense, and the Canes have the advantage there.
west coast style (6-5) vs. Pelan's Bobcats (2-9)
I'll say it now: the Bobcats are not a bad team. It just took them 10 weeks to finally come together. That being said, their game will rely on whether Green and Alexander can get past their respective opponent's defenses. WCS is a bit iffy with Harrison this week, but have both Leftwich and the Jacksonville DEF against Arizona. If the Bobcats can't perform, that's all WCS will need.
Dunedain (5-6) vs. Your Ad Here (7-4)
I still have YAH missing the playoffs. Why? Well for starters, their aces (McNair, Moore, and Moss) are all playing hurt (McNair may not even play, and even if he does, you know how bad he can be if playing while injured). Second: Dunedain is playing healthy. Brees and Barber may be all they need. But if that doesn't happen, the most important thing in this game will be defense and which team's defense is less of a letdown.
FIRSTforce (9-2) vs. IwillCrushYou (4-6-1)
We know that IWCY is more than capable of pulling off this upset. Hasselbeck, Larry Johnson, and Portis are all capable of big points. But opposing them is FIRSTforce and their defense. While I pity their usage of Harrington, Mike Anderson and Rudi Johnson will keep this a close game.
Team THRUST (6-5) vs. Cooney Quest (6-5)
Green Bay has the demoralized Philly this week. Great for Cooney. Meanwhile, Thrust has to hope Eli Manning can play well in Seattle and their defense doesn't falter. This one is an exciting game, if only for the implications it'll have on the playoff race.
I don't know how Ed does this twice a week; it's not as easy as it looks. At least for my postgames, I already have data to work with. These pregames rely on pure knowledge and the occasional psychic powers (yes, my head hurts). I will admit though that this was a fun variation on my normal routine. The playoff race is only just beginning too. I'll have that covered in my next postgame analysis. Until then, have a fun, safe, and gluttonous holiday weekend.
I don't know how Ed does this twice a week; it's not as easy as it looks. At least for my postgames, I already have data to work with. These pregames rely on pure knowledge and the occasional psychic powers (yes, my head hurts). I will admit though that this was a fun variation on my normal routine. The playoff race is only just beginning too. I'll have that covered in my next postgame analysis. Until then, have a fun, safe, and gluttonous holiday weekend.
I was thinking the same thing. It was fun, and relatively easy, but it took FOREVER.
I was thinking the same thing. It was fun, and relatively easy, but it took FOREVER.
The mind boogles. ;)
EddieMcD
03-12-2005, 07:20
Let’s see how well I did:
Rhode Island Voltaic (8-3) d. Coco's Monkeys (4-7)
68-28
“The Monkeys have both a QB and an RB that are both extremely questionable, and even if they play, they may not be able to score big.” Garcia scored only 4, and Dillon didn’t play. It’s an advantage you don’t want to give the Voltaic. Even more unfortunate for the Monkeys is the fact that their only score which topped their QB was B.J. Sams with 8. While Peyton Manning still put up a respectable 10 for Rhode Island, the real game winners were Santana Moss’s 9 and Dante Hall’s 15. Rhode Island easily punches their ticket to the playoffs.
Jc's Evil Empire (5-6) d. Koko's X-Cats (5-4-2)
88-53
“Collins and Jordan are going to destroy Miami. That's instant points for the X-Cats.” Jordan, yes, with 18. Collins, not so much. The rest of the game was all Empire. Bledsoe indeed pwned on Thursday with 13, Crumpler destroyed the Lions with 18, Steven Jackson had 15, and Vanderjagt kicked for 14. It’s what puts both teams at .500.
Nor Cal Crushers (9-2) d. Akshar Did It (5-5-1)
74-53
Tomlinson with 28, Westbrook with 13, and two 9s from the K and DEF are really all I need to say about the Crushers this week. Actually, that’s all I can say about them. Though it’s not like they really needed anything else. ADI showed up with a nice offensive conglomerate led by Houshmandzadeh’s 11, but they forgot to pack a defense. Nor Cal becomes the second team to clinch a playoff spot.
The Tacoites (6-5) d. Feisty Klowns (7-4)
72-59
As a testament to how screwed up this game was, The Tacoites had both Brady and Feely (arguably the two most renowned flops of the week), and still managed to hold their lead through Monday. Though to be perfectly fair, all the Klowns really had this week was Palmer’s 19 and Minnesota’s 18. Other than those two aforementioned flops and an RB who shall remain nameless, The Tacoites were loaded with points. Shockey’s semi-controversial TD put him at 16, Andre Johnson put up 13, Chad Johnson was again Carson Palmer’s favorite target with 10, and the defense combined for 30. The score looked closer than it actually was, and both teams stand at 7-5.
Stevies Scapegoats (3-7-1) d. sigmakittens (4-7)
53-50
I think props go out to the Goats defense, which carried this game for them. That’s Atlanta’s 16, Demorrio Williams’s 11, and Antonio Pierce’s 7. Combined, it equals 34 (and I’ll be nice and give props to Gado’s 8 too). Lawrence Tynes’s 14 for the Kittens was their only noticeable score, and it meant a fourth straight loss.
hurricanes (4-6-1) d. QC Elite (2-9)
34-18
I can only find one decent thing about this game: Ryan Lindell’s 10 for the Canes. What else can I say when twelve teams could beat this entire game. Four of those twelve teams also lost their games. Of course, eight of those twelve teams won their games. And if you think I’m only saying this to increase my paragraph length, you’re absolutely right. This is being done to lengthen this paragraph. A few more seconds… and we’re done. Okay, I take that back, we’re not done. The best thing about this game, plain and simple, is that the Hurricanes are able to hold on to what little playoff chance they may have. That’s gotta be worth something. Now we’re done. I think.
Pelan's Bobcats (2-9) d. west coast style (6-5)
60-57
“…their [the Bobcats’] game will rely on whether Green and Alexander can get past their respective opponent's defenses.” They combined for 20. Good start. The majority of the remaining points would come from Jason Taylor and his amazing 22. “WCS is a bit iffy with Harrison this week…” He had 12. So much for that. “…but have both Leftwich and the Jacksonville DEF against Arizona. If the Bobcats can't perform, that's all WCS will need.” Jacksonville managed to yank in 12, but Leftwich got injured early and came out with a big donut. I think I can safely say that that piece of bad luck cost WCS.
Your Ad Here (7-4) d. Dunedain (5-6)
63-35
Dunedain, simply put, Dunedained this week (YES! I can use that term again! W00t!). Literally no defense beyond Quarles’s 10, and a low-scoring offense left this one wide open for YAH. And hey, for the second week in a row, YAH actually looked like the playoff caliber team it’s striving to be (though I still use the word “striving” lightly). With actual defensive scoring (a combined 25), and their leader McNair actually leading with 15, YAH actually helped themselves in the playoff race.
IwillCrushYou (4-6-1) d. FIRSTforce (9-2)
51-46
“We know that IWCY is more than capable of pulling off this upset.” Well, if you’re actually paying attention, you’ll realize that it did indeed happen. “Hasselbeck, Larry Johnson, and Portis are all capable of big points.” They combined for 25. “But opposing them is FIRSTforce and their defense.” A combined 26 there. “While I pity their usage of Harrington…” He had -1. “…Mike Anderson and Rudi Johnson will keep this a close game.” They combined for 15 (okay, so I’m cheating that one slightly with Johnson’s terrible game). Close, but not close enough. After all that though, FIRSTforce still claims a playoff spot, IWCY furthers their playoff plans, and Eddie claims a psychic point :p.
Team THRUST (6-5) d. Cooney Quest (6-5)
75-35
Yeah, so the Green Bay dependency didn’t quite go as Cooney planned. They combined for 9 this week. And the rest of the Quest followed suit. Meanwhile, Team THRUST just had to breathe on their opponent. For them, Eli Manning’s 15, Ricky Williams’ 10, and Torry Holt’s 12 would be more than enough.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. Streak Change
1.x Nor Cal Crushers 10-2-0 .833 852 W-2 ±0
2.x FIRSTforce 9-3-0 .750 718 L-1 ±0
3.x Rhode Island Voltaic 9-3-0 .750 694 W-4 ±0
4. Your Ad Here 8-4-0 .667 592 W-1 +1
5. Team THRUST 7-5-0 .583 714 W-1 +1
6. Feisty Klowns 7-5-0 .583 702 L-1 -2
7. The Tacoites 7-5-0 .583 609 W-2 +2
8. west coast style 6-6-0 .500 656 L-1 ±0
9. Koko's X-Cats 5-5-2 .500 653 L-2 -2
10. Jc's Evil Empire 6-6-0 .500 592 W-1 +3
11. Cooney Quest 6-6-0 .500 519 L-2 -1
12. IwillCrushYou 5-6-1 .458 593 W-2 +2
13. Akshar Did It 5-6-1 .458 517 L-2 -2
14. hurricanes 5-6-1 .458 515 W-3 +1
15. Dunedain 5-7-0 .417 621 L-1 -3
16. Stevies Scapegoats 4-7-1 .375 589 W-1 +2
17.z sigmakittens 4-8-0 .333 603 L-4 -1
18.z Coco's Monkeys 4-8-0 .333 460 L-4 -1
19.z Pelan's Bobcats 3-9-0 .250 618 W-2 ±0
20.z QC Elite 2-10-0 .167 484 L-3 ±0x=Clinched Playoff Birth
z=Mathematically Eliminated
<EDIT>I'll explain the Kittens and Monkeys being out in the next section.</EDIT>
So after all is said and done, that's Eddie with one psychic point, and Ed with, well, somewhere near a couple bazillion... We now return you to your regularly scheduled pregame show. :D
I'll have the playoff picture up later. I'd like at least an hour of sleep. ;)
EddieMcD
03-12-2005, 16:24
After an hour of sleep, we're back! :D
Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. Streak Change
1.x Nor Cal Crushers 10-2-0 .833 852 W-2 ±0
2.x FIRSTforce 9-3-0 .750 718 L-1 ±0
3.x Rhode Island Voltaic 9-3-0 .750 694 W-4 ±0
4. Your Ad Here 8-4-0 .667 592 W-1 +1
5. Team THRUST 7-5-0 .583 714 W-1 +1
6. Feisty Klowns 7-5-0 .583 702 L-1 -2
7. The Tacoites 7-5-0 .583 609 W-2 +2
8. west coast style 6-6-0 .500 656 L-1 ±0
9. Koko's X-Cats 5-5-2 .500 653 L-2 -2
10. Jc's Evil Empire 6-6-0 .500 592 W-1 +3
11. Cooney Quest 6-6-0 .500 519 L-2 -1
12. IwillCrushYou 5-6-1 .458 593 W-2 +2
13. Akshar Did It 5-6-1 .458 517 L-2 -2
14. hurricanes 5-6-1 .458 515 W-3 +1
15. Dunedain 5-7-0 .417 621 L-1 -3
16. Stevies Scapegoats 4-7-1 .375 589 W-1 +2
17.z sigmakittens 4-8-0 .333 603 L-4 -1
18.z Coco's Monkeys 4-8-0 .333 460 L-4 -1
19.z Pelan's Bobcats 3-9-0 .250 618 W-2 ±0
20.z QC Elite 2-10-0 .167 484 L-3 ±0
x=Clinched Playoff Birth
z=Mathematically Eliminated
Playoff Picture: Looks like we've got three teams in the playoffs (WCS, the X-Cats, and Cooney all loosing helped that greatly). The top 15 teams are well in this race, and even the sixteenth place Scapegoats can still make it. And keep in mind that I'm not including fantasy points quite yet (unless noted), and a tie may as well be a loss, even for that 5-6-1 bracket. Here's the simple stuff.
Nor Cal, Force, and Rhode Island have all guaranteed themselves a playoff spot.
YAH will clinch with one win, a tie, or a loss from three of the .500 bracket (WCS, X-Cats, Empire, and Cooney). And yet, I still have them missing out...
Thrust, Klowns, and Tacoites will clinch if they win out, or if they win one game and three of that .500 bracket (WCS, X-Cats, Empire, and Cooney) get one loss.
The border-straddlers this week are WCS, X-Cats, Empire, and Quest. There is a clinching possibility available among them though, and that's if one of them wins out, and the other three lose out. The schedule allows this.
The 5-6-1 bracket (IWCY, ADI, and Hurricanes) is an extemely interesting group. My "tie may as well be a loss" thing from up top still applies to them because in that situation, it'll put them even with the current .500 bracket, which is probably not the best place to be right now. But that extra half-win they have means they all can possibly overtake the 7-5 bracket with a win out.
Dunedain sits alone at 5-7. Due to scheduling, they cannot afford a loss. They can afford a tie and not be directly eliminated, but I wouldn't recomend it (especially since it'd require two other games to tie).
The Scapegoats still have a small shot at the playoffs if they win out. But now, a tie or a loss will eliminate them, as well as a single win from the .500 bracket.
The Kittens and Monkeys are out due to a couple games in the schedule. I'll get to that in the next section. All I'm going to say is that it would've been nice to know earlier this morning...
And despite the Bobcats' recent surge, both them and the Elite are still eliminated.
Now we get to peer into the Magic 8-Ball and see what the schedule does for us.
None of the .500 teams face off. None of the 5.5-6.5 (decimals in there for easier math) teams face off. However, there's WCS/Canes this week, and X-Cats/ADI next week. Even if only one of these games happened, it'd still be what eliminates the Kittens and Monkeys, and forces Dunedain to win out. It also took me two hours and a pot of roasted garlic potatos to get the math 100% on this. Note to self: a tie gives both teams involved half a win. Would've saved me a lot of time and stomach space had I remembered that to begin with...
Speaking of WCS/Canes and X-Cats/ADI, the winner of these are in excellent position for a playoff spot.
The Tacoites have the Empire this week and ADI next week. All three teams' fates could be decided with these two games.
Thrust has Force and WCS. The win against WCS may have to do, as the game against Force could go either way.
YAH still has Rhode Island and Nor Cal. While neither of YAH's opponents have nothing to worry about if they lose, these are going to be two tough games. Luckily for YAH, they only have to win one of them. Still, it's these two games plus the low fantasy score that still have me thinking YAH is going to miss the playoffs.
ADI has the X-Cats and Tacoites. Talk about dirctly helping themselves if they can win both...
Dunedain nedds to win out and have some luck with the teams above them. Interestingly enough, with IWCY and Cooney on their schedule, winning out will also provide some of that luck.
Six teams got left at the wayside in the battle for the #1 seed award. While the top four are mathematically in that race, realistically, only the top three have a chance. For Force and Rhode Island, their best chance will be if Nor Cal somehow loses out, and if they win out. Because it's my opinion that neither one can outdo Nor Cal in fantasy points. But even with massive gains in fantasy points for Rhode Island or Force, Nor Cal would still clinch it by winning out.
Again, there's still relatively few games that directly impact who makes the playoffs. But like last week, that just means more opportunities for upsets. And the way things have been going this season, anything is certainly possible. See you next week when the amount of math I have to do shrinks massively. ;)
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!12-0-0 1.000 1607.46 W-12
Nor Cal Crushers9-3-0 .750 1667.97 W-5
Tomahawks9-3-0 .750 1432.80 W-6
Jc's Evil Empire8-4-0 .667 1513.59 L-1
WBI-4618-4-0 .667 1454.88 L-1
Beckham Pwns All 7-5-0 .583 1312.07 W-3
Stevies Scapegoats6-6-0 .500 1331.32 L-5
Koko's X-Cats6-6-0 .500 1297.80 L-3
Fiesty Clowns6-6-0 .500 1192.52 W-1
Tolman5-7-0 .417 1264.40 W-1
sigmakittens4-8-0 .333 1222.77 L-2
Mechanicatz4-8-0 .333 1149.03 W-1
wst Coast Style4-8-0 .333 1096.41 W-1
Pelan's Bobcats3-9-0 .250 1084.52 L-2
Cooney Quest3-9-0 .250 1031.56 L-1
Dogs in the Bathtub2-10-0 .167 1036.03 L-1
WEEK 11 RESULTS
Nor Cal Crushers (9-3-0) 150.07 Pelans Bobcats (3-9-0) 88.91
Both NorCal (Carson Palmer) and Pelan (Tom Brady) have very good QB's playing weak defenses. The Crushers have Steve Smith, Isaac Bruce, and Joe Horn at WR, while the Bobcats will rely on Chambers, Lee Evans, and Roy Williams. Steve Smith will go off as usual, while Horn and Bruce are hit and miss. Roy Williams could run wild behind Atlanta's secondary on thanksgiving day. At RB the Crushers have Larry Johnson and Shaun Alexander, a formidable combination. The Bobcats have a questionable Corey Dillon, and Rudi Johnson facing a week Baltimore defense. Both teams have their defenses facing tough offenses--expect this one to be an offensive battle.
The top scoring team in the league continues to lay the beatdown to (st) of their opponents. It was settled early as Carson Palmer outscored Tom Brady 40 to 18.27 and the Bobcats never recovered. All you need to know about the Bobcat's chances was their insistance on playing two inactive players thus dooming themselves to geting destroyed.
Tolman (4-8-0)170.02 JC's Evil Empire (8-4-0) 141.76
JC is forced to rely on a very shaky Mike McMahon vs the Packers, compared to Eli Manning vs Seattle for Tolman. It could be over right here, if Eli goes off. At wideout, JC has a solid trio of Kevin Curtis, Deion Branch, and Rod Smith. All have fairly favorable matchups. Tolman has Dallas' two top WR's in Terry Glenn and Keyshawn Johnson, who face a tough Denver D, and the red hot Joey Galloway, facing the very tough Bears. At RB, JC looks to have the clear advantage with super stud LT and Brian Westbrook. His key to success will be lots of points from these two. Tolman has Clinton Portis vs the very stingy SD defense, and the horribly ineffective Jamal Lewis vs the Bengals. This matchup also features two of the leagues premier TE's, in Gonzalez(JC) and Crumpler (Tolman). Look for Gonzo to be KC's main target through the air against a very suspect NE secondary. Cincy could put up some big points on D against the inept Ravens, for Tolman. JC shouldn't count on much out of Detroit.
The Evil Empire switched Mike McMahon for Ben Roethlisberger and got a few more points out of the switch but not enough to dent Eli Manning's advantage from scoring 38.97 to Roethlisberger's 16.33 points. While the Evil Empire's running backs crushed Tolman's backs 51.93 to 26.26. Tolman ran away with the recivers game 55.79 to 28.49 and the defensive game 37 to 21.
Tomahawks (9-3-0) 130.27 Koko's X-Cats (6-6-0) 112.23
Koko has gone with mediocre Steve McNair, albeit against a very soft D in the niners. Tomhawks went the opposite direction, with the league's best QB, though vs a strong Pitt D. At WR, Tomahawks looks to have the advantage with Plaxico Burress vs the Seahawks, and Muhsin Muhhammed vs TB. Koko will turn to the disappointing Michael Clayton, who has done nothing all year, and Derrick Mason vs the Bengals. Neither team appears very strong at RB, with Tomahawks using rookie Samkon Gado, who has a case of the fumbles, and Patrick Pass of the Pats. Gado could see split touches with Tony Fisher, reducing his value, while Pass is currently a gametime decision and may not play. Koko looks to Willis McGahee vs Carolina and Julius Jones vs Denver to pick up the slack on his end. Normally these two would be fantastic options, but McGahee is playing a tenacious Carolina D, and Julius will be splitting carries vs a tough Denver D. Tomahawks also has a clear advantage at TE, with superstar Antonio Gates and Jason Witten. Gates may not play, but if he does, he should be good. Koko will hope Big Ben's return to play helps get rookie TE Heath Miller back into the endzone vs Indy.
I wouldn't exactly call McNair mediocre (more like undermanned). He outscored Manning 38.93 to 25.67. Unfortunately for the X-Cats their backs were outscored 21.73 to 10.3 and the recivers were outscored 34.87 to 26.5.
Feisty Klowns (6-6-0) 99.87 Sigmakittens (4-8-0)98.73
The Sigmakittens look for Trent Green to feast on the depleted NE secondary, while the Klowns have chosen to play Chris Simms vs Chicago. Hopefully the Klowns weren't expecting much. By the end of the day, he may have been better off not playing a QB. The kittens have a pedestrian trio of WR's. Andre Johnson has the potential for a big game vs St Louis, but we haven't seen much from him this year. The Klowns have Donald Driver, Eddie Kennison, and Joe Jurevicius. Driver and Jurevicius have been solid this year, and should continue to be, though Jurevicius may see fewer looks with the return of Darrell Jackson to Seattle's offense. At RB, the kittens have the hot as of late Reuben Droughns, and Cardinals rookie JJ Arrington. Droughns could put up big numbers vs a bad Minnesota D, while Arrington will be smothered by Jacksonville. The Klowns will rely on the hit and miss Kevin Jones and Mewelde Moore. Either one could have a big day, or do nothing. If the Klowns don't get anything out of their QB, they're toast.
As close as it can get. To be blunt if it wasn't for Byron Leftwich's injury the kitties would have won. Simms wasn't great but he scored 16.47 points significantly more than the 1.60 points Leftwich had before he went out. It also didn't help that Brian Finneran put up a big fat zero as well The Klowns got 26.13 points from Joe Jurevicius and 10.47 from Erron Kinney and that was all the double digit contributions from their roster thus leaving the door open for the kitties who fought hard with ANdre Johnson's 22.60 points, the Carolina Panthers 21 points and Reuben Droughns 12.43 points made it close but they came up just short.
Cromer Angry Smash (12-0-0) 111.91 WBI-461 (8-4-0)105.51
Matchup of the week right here, folks. Both teams compare well across the board. WBI looks to Kerry Collins to unload vs Miami. Cromer has Favre vs Philly. Slight advantage goes to Cromer, as Oakland will be looking to establish the run. Both teams are stacked at WR. WBI has hot Jerry Porter, Anquan Boldin, and Ernest Wilford. Porter and Boldin will likely put up good to great numbers. Cromer has Larry Fitzgerald, Santana Moss, and Antonio Bryant. All look to be solid. This matchup looks like it'll come down to who Jax shuts down--Larry, or Anquan. At RB, WBI has solid options in Steven Jackson vs a horrible Houston D, and Curtis Martin vs a so so NO D. Cromer may have a slight edge with super star Edgerrin James, and Mike Alstott, but James has a very tough matchup, and Alstott looks to get limited touches. Whichever team pulls away at RB will likely get the win. Cromer has the advantage on D, with Jacksonville facing Arizona. However, Arizona may be able to burn them anyway with their fearsome WR combo. WBI is relying on a not so great Cleveland D, but since they're playing Minnesota, it may not matter. I like Cromer by 10
The Smash were nearly done in by poor performances from many of their players on their roster, especially kicker Joe Nedney who gave nothing to the Smash , Steven Davis who got shut down by Buffalo and Brett Farve who underperformed tremendously. Thank God for Jeremy Shockey, London FLetcher and the Jacksonville Jaguars defense who took up the slack scoring 21.47, 14.00 and 13 points respectively. If WBI-461 got a better performace from Kerry Collins they would have won.
Mechanicatz (4-8-0) 121.45 Dogs in the Bathtub (2-10-0)103.44
Both teams are all but eliminated from the playoffs, and playing for pride from here on out. That said, Mechanicatz will play Drew Bledsoe at QB vs a tough Denver defense. Dogs will play Mike Vick vs Detroit at home on Thanksgiving day. Vick looks to be the clear favorite here, though neither may put up a lot of points. Mechanicatz turns to a solid WR corps, if healthy, of Randy Moss, Troy Brown, and Hines Ward. Moss has been battling injury and been so-so lately. If he and Hines take off this week, they could prove to be the difference. Dogs looks to backups Mike Williams, Greg Lewis, and his one solid option in TJ Houshmanzadeh. At RB, both teams are about equal. Catz is relying on rookie Cadillac Williams, who faces an extremely tough Chicago D, and backup Derrick Blaylock, who doesn't figure to see many touches vs NO. Dogs will be hoping Kevan Barlow of the niners can pull something out vs Tenn, and rookie Brandon Jacobs of the Giants will get some goalline touches for a short TD. Both teams have excellent kickers, with Jason Elam for the Catz, and Neil Rackers for Dogs. The Catz have a clear advantage on D, with Atlanta facing Detroit, vs the Dogs' KC facing New England.
The Dogs got 24.67 from Micheal Vick, 18 points from the Kansas City CHiefs defense and 11.80 points from Kevan Barlow and their typical little else from the rest of their roster. The Mechicatz aren't exactly ready to challange the Smash for the league championship but they got better production from their big scorers. Drew Blesoe got 36.37, Atlanta Falcons scored 25 points and Shelton Quarles scored 10.5 points.
Wst Coast Style (4-8-0)120.41 Stevie's Scapegoats (6-6-0)103.93
Stevie features an average as of late Jake Delhomme, while Wst Coast uses bottom feeder David Carr. The Scapegoats have a huge advantage at WR with Marvin Harrison and Chad Johnson, as well as rookie Matt Jones. All could put up above average numbers. Wst Coast is using Travis Taylor of the Vikings, and some guy I've never even heard of on the Rams. Neither look to bag many points for the struggling Wst Coast. The Scapegoats also hold an advantage at RB, where they have Warrick Dunn to Wst Coast's Willie Parker. Warrick could be feasting on Detroits D during Thanksgiving day.
Who knew that David Carr had a 40.87 game in him (with tha tsorry line of his)? Who knew Jake Delohme was going to regress so much to a 22.30 point total? That was the begging of the end for the Scapegoats. Their recivers outscored wst Coast Styles recivers 35.27 to 18.97. The running backs outscored wst Coast Styles backs 9.36 to 6.07 and the defense game was theirs 54.5 to 33. They just couldn't overcome the QB defecit.
Beckham Pwns All (7-5-0) 139.64 Cooney Quest (3-9-0) 103.57
Neither team has much going at QB. Warner for Beckham is likely to throw as many picks as TD's vs Jax, while Brad Johnson has to lead Minnesota's inept offense for the Quest. Cooney has the advantage at WR, with Stokley, Keenan McCardell, and Corey Bradford. Beckham could get solid play from Jimmy Smith vs a weak Arizona secondary. Beckham makes the curious decision of leaving one of his RB slots empty, crippling him. Tiki Barber is better than Thomas Jones, and Ronnie Brown of the Quest, but one on two is not pretty. This could be the difference in the matchup.
Beckham pulls another fast one by doing a last second roster change and getting CHris Brown in and their backs produced 31.87 to the Quests 22.03. A strong reciever game also bolstered their effort 35.94 to 22.72 to seal the deal.
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!12-0-0 1.000 1607.46 W-12
Nor Cal Crushers9-3-0 .750 1667.97 W-5
Tomahawks9-3-0 .750 1432.80 W-6
Jc's Evil Empire8-4-0 .667 1513.59 L-1
WBI-4618-4-0 .667 1454.88 L-1
Beckham Pwns All 7-5-0 .583 1312.07 W-3
Stevies Scapegoats6-6-0 .500 1331.32 L-5
Koko's X-Cats6-6-0 .500 1297.80 L-3
Fiesty Clowns6-6-0 .500 1192.52 W-1
Tolman5-7-0 .417 1264.40 W-1
sigmakittens4-8-0 .333 1222.77 L-2
Mechanicatz4-8-0 .333 1149.03 W-1
wst Coast Style4-8-0 .333 1096.41 W-1
Pelan's Bobcats3-9-0 .250 1084.52 L-2
Cooney Quest3-9-0 .250 1031.56 L-1
Dogs in the Bathtub2-10-0 .167 1036.03 L-1
[WEEK 11 ANALYSIS
Koko's X-Cats (6-6-0) vs.Sigmakittens (4-8-0)
Teh fading X-Cats desperately need this game to stay in the playoff hunt. They take a fairly big risk starting Ryan Fitzpatrick over Steve McNair (who is hurting yet again) while the kitties got Trent Green whousually feast on Denver in Arrowhead. What really could settle this is the two big name defenses who can score in bunches the Chicago Bears for the X-Cats and the Caolina Panthers for the kitties.
JC's Evil Empire (8-4-0) vs. Beckham Pwns All (7-5-0)
The Evil Empire enjoys pummeling teams into submisson with Thomlinson and Westbrook but Beckham isn't exactly hurting playing Tiki Barber and Chris Brown. If Kurt Warner goes gonzo for Beckham things could get very very intereting.
Nor Cal Crushers (9-3-0) vs. Tolman (5-7-0)
The top scoring team in the league could be laying Tolman out early if Shawn Alexnader is Shawn ALexander and if Larry Johnson continues his audition for the CHiefs starting job. Tolman can compete with Jaml Lewis, Clinton Portis and Eli Manning especially if Carson Palmer struggles against Pittsburgh again.
Tomahawks (9-3-0) vs. Pelans Bobcats (3-9-0)
Peyton Manning is an up and down proposition week to week for theor fanatasy owners this year and that is a concern for the Tomahawks with Patrick Pass and Samkon Gado (especially up against the Bears) and the Bobcats are a live underdog with Tom Brady, Rudi Johnson and a possibly playing COrey Dillon.
Feisty Klowns (6-6-0) vs. Cromer Angry Smash (12-0-0)
Getting the leagues best team this time of year is a bad touch of luck but the Klowns do have a chance if Simms can make good things happen against teh Saints adn the Lions remember that Kevin Jones is on their roster and feed him the ball ( you'd think that would be a priority with Joey Harrington and a washed up Jeff Garcia behing center). If Edgerrin James annihilates the Titans as expected it won't really matter what the Klowns do.
Dogs in the Bathtub (2-10-0) vs. WBI-461 (8-4-0)
WBI-461 gets a nice gift getting the relativly soft touch Dogs on their late season schedule to bolster thier playoff position. The Dogs got Micheal Vick but he's an up and down fantasy performer and there's an awful lot of second teir perfomrers on their roster. If WBI-461's starters perform up to snuff it shouldn't be close.
Stevie's Scapegoats (6-6-0)vs. Mechanicatz (4-8-0)
The Scapegoats season is going the way the Mechanicatz season went and they need the Mechanicatz to remedy what ails them. Jake Delhomme needs to step up to save the Scapegoats bacon.
Cooney Quest (3-9-0)vs. Wst Coast Style (4-8-0)
Both teams fortunes lay on the arm of their quarterbacks. Can David Carr repeat his 40+ performance for wst Coast Style and can Bad Brad Johnson continiue his second comming for the Vikings. Of course which quarterback performs beter will determine who will win but Ronnie Brown and Thomas Jones could be the final nail for the Quest unlees Fast Willie PArker destroys the BGengas again in his limited carries.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. Streak Change
1.x Nor Cal Crushers 10-2-0 .833 852 W-2 ±0
2.x FIRSTforce 9-3-0 .750 718 L-1 ±0
3.x Rhode Island Voltaic 9-3-0 .750 694 W-4 ±0
4. Your Ad Here 8-4-0 .667 592 W-1 +1
5. Team THRUST 7-5-0 .583 714 W-1 +1
6. Feisty Klowns 7-5-0 .583 702 L-1 -2
7. The Tacoites 7-5-0 .583 609 W-2 +2
8. west coast style 6-6-0 .500 656 L-1 ±0
9. Koko's X-Cats 5-5-2 .500 653 L-2 -2
10. Jc's Evil Empire 6-6-0 .500 592 W-1 +3
11. Cooney Quest 6-6-0 .500 519 L-2 -1
12. IwillCrushYou 5-6-1 .458 593 W-2 +2
13. Akshar Did It 5-6-1 .458 517 L-2 -2
14. hurricanes 5-6-1 .458 515 W-3 +1
15. Dunedain 5-7-0 .417 621 L-1 -3
16. Stevies Scapegoats 4-7-1 .375 589 W-1 +2
17.z sigmakittens 4-8-0 .333 603 L-4 -1
18.z Coco's Monkeys 4-8-0 .333 460 L-4 -1
19.z Pelan's Bobcats 3-9-0 .250 618 W-2 ±0
20.z QC Elite 2-10-0 .167 484 L-3 ±0x=Clinched Playoff Birth
z=Mathematically Eliminated
Akshar Did It (5-6-1)Koko's X-Cats (5-5-2)
BOth teams playoff hope rely on their quarterbacks performance. Brunell could be insane today going against a very weak Rams defense while Ben Roethlisberger looks to exploit the shaky Bengals defense who could fall victim to Big Bens play action game if the Steelers have success in the running game. Speaking of the running game the X-Cats fortunes lay on if McGahee, Lamont Jordan and especially Micheal Pittman put up woirthy numbers.
Rhode Island Voltaic (9-3) vs.Your Ad Here (8-4)
Manning's number have beenup recently but if the Colts get out to a big lead they may just let up. McNair is questionalble for Your Ad Here and may or may not play. If he doesn't this one is settled before it's even begun.
Nor Cal Crushers (10-2) vs. Coco's Monkeys (4-8)
The Crushers bring the pain in this league too and so long as Thomlinson and Westbrook are productive that shouldn't really change but Plummer could struggle today in Arrowhead and that leaves the door open for the Monkey (more like unlocked with the gaurd on break). If Garcia and Dillon don't make it on the field it'll be like going to a race without an engine.
The Tacoites (7-5) [/color ]vs. [color=sienna]Jc's Evil Empire (6-6)
Brady vs. Bedsoe. Jones vs. Jackson. So what's the matchuo that could settle this one? How about the Colts D vs. the Titans offense. They could put the Tacoites over the top.
Stevies Scapegoats (4-7-1) vs. Feisty Klowns (7-5)
Carson Palmer may of may not be bigtime for the Klowns this week but Edgerrin James could be while Fast Willie Parker has to split carreis for the strugling Steelers running game which it doesn't take a genuis to realize what that'll do to his Fantasy production.
QC Elite (2-10)vs. sigmakittens (4-8)
The kitties need more from Jake Delhome and a god game from C-Mart wouldn't hurt niether but they be more helped by the inability of the (irnoically titled) Elite inability to produce points.
Pelan's Bobcats (3-9) vs. hurricanes (5-6-1)
The Bobcats could take this one with just Shawn Alexnader and Antonio Gates. Outside of the Pittsburgh Steelrs defense there isn't anyone on the roster really capable of double digit scoring.
Dunedain (5-7)vs. IwillCrushYou (5-6-1)
IWillCrushYou is stilll in playoff contention and are looking to their backs Portis and Larry Johnson to outperform Thomas Jones and Tiki Barber. Hasselback could make a difference as well but Dunedain needs more form Drew Brees to wi out.
FIRSTforce (9-3)vs.Cooney Quest (6-6)
FIRSTforce has the best player in their holster, Rudi Johnson but if Pittsburgh stops him cold Cooney QUest could steal it if Brett Farve gets hit and Kevan Barlow gets it together. Tony Gonzalez is a wildcard for FIRST force.
Team THRUST (7-5) vs. west coast style (6-6)
The worst thing wst Coat Style could do was play Byron Leftwich who is injured while they are in contention for a playoff spot. Because he is gone there is a massive hole in their roster and they are at a disadvantage. If Eli Manning does anything in the snow in the MEadowlands Team THRUST runs away with it.
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10-12-2005, 09:19
Rhode Island Voltaic (9-3) d. Your Ad Here (8-4)
70-43
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. It was YAH making the playoffs; it was YAH getting their butts kicked. Injuries made their only worthwhile scores a 16 from Ward and a 12 from Adrian Wilson. Rhode Island was playing a full squad, including Tampa’s 15, Dante Hall’s 13, Peyton Manning’s (ugh, I actually have to differentiate between the brothers these days) 12, and an overall good offense and defense. But interestingly enough, Rhode Island didn’t really gain anything from this (other than a cool looking five game win streak); YAH still hit the jackpot.
Akshar Did It (5-6-1) d. Koko's X-Cats (5-5-2)
67-43
“…Ben Roethlisberger looks to exploit the shaky Bengals' defense who could fall victim to Big Ben's play action game if the Steelers have success in the running game.” We’ll start off by handing a psychic point to Ed. Roethlisberger had 12 for the X-Cats thanks to play-actions, despite losing. “Speaking of the running game, the X-Cats' fortunes lay on if McGahee, Lamont Jordan, and especially Michael Pittman put up worthy numbers.” And there’s the problem: they combined for 5. ADI was running Houshmandzadeh and Tab Perry on the other side, combining for 25. Their defense added a total of 23, and everybody contributed something. We have the first .500 team to lose this week.
Nor Cal Crushers (10-2) d. Coco's Monkeys (4-8)
57-56
Lack of a QB killed the Monkeys. Lack of the standard Crusher offense (with the exception of Steve Smith’s 9) and losing Westbrook killed Nor Cal. So what made this game so exciting? Surprisingly, defense. The Monkeys had a respectable 34, but the Crushers kept even with 30. What would finally put the Monkeys in the hole is the fact that Nor Cal had a QB playing. A very close game, but yet another victory for Nor Cal.
The Tacoites (7-5) d. Jc's Evil Empire (6-6)
39-28
“Brady vs. Bledsoe.” Brady by 8. “Jones vs. Jackson.” Jones by 4. Both those go to the Tacoites. “So what's the matchup that could settle this one? How about the Colts D vs. the Titans offense. They could put the Tacoites over the top.” Indianapolis took the only decent score of the game with 15, putting the Tacoites over the top, scoring Ed another psychic point, reserving a playoff spot in the Tacoites’ name, and giving a second .500 team a loss this week.
Stevies Scapegoats (4-7-1) d. Feisty Klowns (7-5)
54-50
Palmer’s 15. James’s 12. It looked great for the Klowns until they just stopped playing. The Goats took over from there. They started with Brad Johnson’s 12, got a boost from Galloway’s 9, and ended with Antonio Pierce’s 16. But despite the Scapegoats crawling back from the lower tier these past weeks, they still get eliminated from the playoffs.
sigmakittens (4-8) d. QC Elite (2-10)
69-48
The Kittens had Seattle on Monday. That was prettymuch the game. It got them 32 points. Add some offensive support, and the Elite just couldn’t top it, even with the Giants’ 18 and Bennett’s 15.
hurricanes (5-6-1) d. Pelan's Bobcats (3-9)
Who would’ve thought one team could benefit so much from a Buffalo/Miami game? The Cane’s had Losman, Evans, and Chambers for a combined 47. The Bobcat’s main men (Alexander and Gates) combined for 22, and even Green contributed 9. But neither team had much else, making this a low margin, “do the math” scenario.
IwillCrushYou (5-6-1) d. Dunedain (5-7)
69-50
Both teams needed this win to stay alive in the playoff race. Dunedain really tried, but beyond a 10 from Brees, there wasn’t anything in the double digits. They’d need those those scores too, because IWCY came loaded with a Larry Johnson 19, a Clinton Portis 18, and a Kaeding 10. IWCY puts themselves closer to a playoff spot while knocking out Dunedain in the process.
FIRSTforce (9-3) d. Cooney Quest (6-6)
75-31
A grand total of -5 for the Green Bay dependency on Cooney spelled this one out early. Their greatest achievement was a combined 30 on defense. Actually, it was their only achievement. FIRSTforce didn’t really need Boller’s 9, Mike Anderson and Rudi Johnson’s twin 16s, and Carolina’s 9 (note that they would’ve won with just their RBs). But it looked really pretty, making this the third loss in the .500 bracket.
Team THRUST (7-5) d. west coast style (6-6)
42-35
Quite an ugly game for two playoff contenders. WCS’s problem was a 0 from the QB spot, and two more from the receiver slots. Their kicker had their best score with 10. Team THRUST at least had everybody score (albeit with a -2 from their QB). But what clinched the win as well as a playoff birth for them was 9 each from Jason Elam and Ricky Williams. This would also make the fourth loss this week for a .500 team.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. Streak Change
1.x Nor Cal Crushers 11-2-0 .846 909 W-3 ±0
2.x FIRSTforce 10-3-0 .769 793 W-1 ±0
3.x Rhode Island Voltaic 10-3-0 .769 764 W-5 ±0
4.x Team THRUST 8-5-0 .615 756 W-2 +1
5.x The Tacoites 8-5-0 .615 648 W-3 +2
6.x Your Ad Here 8-5-0 .615 635 L-1 -2
7. Feisty Klowns 7-6-0 .538 752 L-2 -1
8. IwillCrushYou 6-6-1 .500 662 W-3 +4
9. Akshar Did It 6-6-1 .500 584 W-1 +4
10. hurricanes 6-6-1 .500 570 W-4 +4
11. Koko's X-Cats 5-6-2 .462 696 L-3 -2
12. west coast style 6-7-0 .462 691 L-2 -4
13. Jc's Evil Empire 6-7-0 .462 620 L-1 -3
14. Cooney Quest 6-7-0 .462 550 L-3 -3
15.z Stevies Scapegoats 5-7-1 .423 643 W-2 +1
16.z sigmakittens 5-8-0 .385 672 W-1 +1
17.z Dunedain 5-8-0 .385 671 L-2 -2
18.z Coco's Monkeys 4-9-0 .308 516 L-5 ±0
19.z Pelan's Bobcats 3-10-0 .231 661 L-1 ±0
20.z QC Elite 2-11-0 .154 532 L-4 ±0
x=Clinched Playoff Birth
z=Mathematically Eliminated
You see those +4s in the Change column? It was all the 5-6-1 teams winning while all the 6-6 teams lost. Can't say I saw that coming. Playoff picture will be up by tomorrow morning.
EddieMcD
10-12-2005, 18:16
Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. Streak Change
1.x Nor Cal Crushers 11-2-0 .846 909 W-3 ±0
2.x FIRSTforce 10-3-0 .769 793 W-1 ±0
3.x Rhode Island Voltaic 10-3-0 .769 764 W-5 ±0
4.x Team THRUST 8-5-0 .615 756 W-2 +1
5.x The Tacoites 8-5-0 .615 648 W-3 +2
6.x Your Ad Here 8-5-0 .615 635 L-1 -2
7. Feisty Klowns 7-6-0 .538 752 L-2 -1
8. IwillCrushYou 6-6-1 .500 662 W-3 +4
9. Akshar Did It 6-6-1 .500 584 W-1 +4
10. hurricanes 6-6-1 .500 570 W-4 +4
11. Koko's X-Cats 5-6-2 .462 696 L-3 -2
12. west coast style 6-7-0 .462 691 L-2 -4
13. Jc's Evil Empire 6-7-0 .462 620 L-1 -3
14. Cooney Quest 6-7-0 .462 550 L-3 -3
15.z Stevies Scapegoats 5-7-1 .423 643 W-2 +1
16.z sigmakittens 5-8-0 .385 672 W-1 +1
17.z Dunedain 5-8-0 .385 671 L-2 -2
18.z Coco's Monkeys 4-9-0 .308 516 L-5 ±0
19.z Pelan's Bobcats 3-10-0 .231 661 L-1 ±0
20.z QC Elite 2-11-0 .154 532 L-4 ±0
x=Clinched Playoff Birth
z=Mathematically Eliminated
Talk about a power shift in Week 14. With all the .500 teams losing, it muddled things up more than any other year going into the final week of the regular season. Six playoff spots are taken. Six teams are eliminated. The other eight are fighting over the last two spots. Here's how it is:
Nor Cal, Force, Rhode Island, Thrust, Tacoites, and YAH are all in the playoffs.
Klowns will clinch with a win.
IWCY, ADI, and Canes will outright clinch if they win and two of either Klowns, IWCY, ADI and Canes lose.
Currently, the X-Cats, WCS, Empire, and Quest are on the outside looking in. That means a loss eliminates them. They'll have to win and hope that the the three 6-6-1 teams all lose, or two of them lose as well as the Klowns losing.
Goats are out due to the Canes/WCS game making it impossible to finish better than ninth.
Kittens, Dunedain, Monkeys, Bobcats, and Elite are all out as well.
We'll now bring the schedule and fantasy scores into play. I highly doubt anybody's going to make up more than 75 fantasy points against another, and 100 is out of the question.
With that being said, with their low fantasy score, I can all but count Cooney out of the picture. The only way they can possibly clinch is if they win, IWCY, ADI, X-Cats, and Empire all lose, the Canes/WCS game ties, and they make up a 20 point difference on the Canes. It can happen, but I don't like the odds.
On the flip side of that, IWCY has a high enough fantasy score, that if they win, they're going to clinch a spot.
The Canes/WCS game will eliminate the loser. The winner has a good shot at, but is still not guaranteed a spot.
Let's face it: the only teams below the Klowns that can even hope to overtake them in fantasy points are WCS and the X-Cats. This means that even if they lose, if two of the 6-6-1 teams lose, they'll most likely be in.
For the X-Cats, WCS, and Empire, their best bet is if the three 6-6-1 teams all lose. Then, it'll come down to a fantasy point battle between any of them who manage to win for the last playoff spot.
All in all, with the exception of the Klowns, the WCS/Canes game makes it so that a loss among any of the teams fighting for the last two spots eliminates them.
I'm just going to hand the #1 seed battle to Nor Cal. Rhode Island and Force are both over 100 points behind them, so even if Nor Cal loses, barring a 200 pointer from someone, they'll be in the number one spot come playoff time. However, the two spot can be claimed by either Rhode Island or Force (not that it really means anything :p).
I'm sure the eight teams in playoff limbo will be watching their scoreboards very closely tomorrow. Good luck to you all. I'll be back earlier next week for the Week XIV postgame, as well as second half analysis and awards.
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W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!13-0-0 1.000 1730.23 W-13
Nor Cal Crushers10-3-0 .769 1825.77 W-6
Jc's Evil Empire9-4-0 .692 1639.32W-1
Tomahawks9-4-0 .692 1563.63 L-1
WBI-4619-4-0 .692 1560.59 W-1
Stevies Scapegoats7-6-0 .538 1453.82 W-1
Beckham Pwns All 7-6-0 .538 1426.65 L-1
Koko's X-Cats7-6-0 .538 1405.23 W-1
Fiesty Clowns6-7-0 .462 1263.76 L-1
Tolman5-8-0 .385 1347.78 L-1
sigmakittens4-9-0 .308 1318.91 L-3
Pelan's Bobcats4-9-0 .308 1273.23 W-1
Mechanicatz4-9-0 .308 1250.70 L-1
wst Coast Style4-9-0 .308 1155.88 L-1
Cooney Quest4-9-0 .308 1118.80 W-1
Dogs in the Bathtub2-11-0 .154 1126.53 L-2
[WEEK 11 RESULTS
Koko's X-Cats (7-6-0) 107.43 Sigmakittens (4-9-0)96.14
The fading X-Cats desperately need this game to stay in the playoff hunt. They take a fairly big risk starting Ryan Fitzpatrick over Steve McNair (who is hurting yet again) while the kitties got Trent Green who usually feast on Denver in Arrowhead. What really could settle this is the two big name defenses who can score in bunches the Chicago Bears for the X-Cats and the Carolina Panthers for the kitties.Green did his party outscoring a game FItzpatrick 26.30 to 20.40 and he defenses battled to a near standstill with Carolina comming out on top 23 to 22 but it was the running backs that settled the matter with the X-Cats backs comming out on top 22.9 to 12.37.
JC's Evil Empire (9-4-0) 125.73 Beckham Pwns All (7-6-0)114.58
The Evil Empire enjoys pummeling teams into submisson with Thomlinson and Westbrook but Beckham isn't exactly hurting playing Tiki Barber and Chris Brown. If Kurt Warner goes gonzo for Beckham things could get very very intereting.
Big Ben was bigtime scoring a whopping 49.50 points which was good for them because both Thomlinson and Westbrook underperformed. Warner did his part scoring 37.97 points but thier backs underperfomed as well. Basically it did come down to the cquarterbacks.
Nor Cal Crushers (10-3-0) 157.80 Tolman (5-8-0) 83.38
The top scoring team in the league could be laying Tolman out early if Shawn Alexnader is Shawn ALexander and if Larry Johnson continues his audition for the CHiefs starting job. Tolman can compete with Jamal Lewis, Clinton Portis and Eli Manning especially if Carson Palmer struggles against Pittsburgh again.
Well Portis did his part but niether Manning or Lewis did thiers while Palmer, Alexnader and Johnson outscored the trio 74.57 to 32.4. It was pretty much over from there.
Pelans Bobcats (4-9-0) 188.71Tomahawks (9-4-0) 130.83
Peyton Manning is an up and down proposition week to week for their fantasy owners this year and that is a concern for the Tomahawks with Patrick Pass and Samkon Gado (especially up against the Bears) and the Bobcats are a live underdog with Tom Brady, Rudi Johnson and a possibly playing Corey Dillon.
Did I say live underdog? Oh man! Seattle went bonkers on Monday night scoring an amazing 50 points to go with CHris Chmbers (painfully hearty for my fellow Bills fans) 37.97 points, Lee Evans 28.30 points, Tom Brady's 23.80 points, Rudi Johnson's 19.37 points and Corey Dillon's 13.60 points for what I belive is a season high scoring total. It wasn't like the Tomahaks were total scrubs out there led by Manning's 29.67 points, the Indianapolis Colts defense's 29 points, Lofa Tatupu's 18.50, Lance Briggs 12.50 points, Samkon Gado's 12.30 and Antonio Gates 11.40.
Cromer Angry Smash (13-0-0) 122.77Feisty Klowns (6-7-0) 71.24
All you need to know about this one is that the Smash's defense crushed the Klowns defense 60.5 to 31.5. Outside of Chris Simms 15 points there was no production from the rest of the roster making things far too easy for the Smash.
WBI-461 (9-4-0 105.71Dogs in the Bathtub (2-11-0) 90.50
WBI-461 gets a nice gift getting the relativly soft touch Dogs on their late season schedule to bolster thier playoff position. The Dogs got Micheal Vick but he's an up and down fantasy performer and there's an awful lot of second teir perfomrers on their roster. If WBI-461's starters perform up to snuff it shouldn't be close.
Well it wasn't so easy after all. Both T.J. Houshmandzadeh and the Baltimore Ravens defense both upped their game scoring 20.83 and 25 points each making things close but WBI-461's running backs outscored the Dogs recivers 12.77 to 4.20 and Kerry Collins outscored Micheal Vick 22.87 to 12.
Stevie's Scapegoats (7-6-0) 122.50 Mechanicatz (4-9-0) 101.67
The Scapegoats season is going the way the Mechanicatz season went and they need the Mechanicatz to remedy what ails them. Jake Delhomme needs to step up to save the Scapegoats bacon.
Well Jake Delhomme stepped up with 24.03 to Drew Bledsoe's 12.30 and the defense scored a 55.50 to 25 decisive victory to lead the SCapgoats to the win.
Cooney Quest (4-9-0) 87.24 Wst Coast Style (4-9-0) 59.47
Both teams fortunes lay on the arm of their quarterbacks. Can David Carr repeat his 40+ performance for wst Coast Style and can Bad Brad Johnson continiue his second comming for the Vikings. Of course which quarterback performs beter will determine who will win but Ronnie Brown and Thomas Jones could be the final nail for the Quest unlees Fast Willie PArker destroys the Bengals again in his limited carries.
Brad Johnson outscored David Carr 29.57 to 12.53 and there really wasn't much more scoring from eitehr team so I was right about the quarterbacks settling it.
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[WEEK 11 RESULTS[/CENTER]
Ed, it looks like you accidentally posted last week's pregame analysis.
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W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!13-0-0 1.000 1730.23 W-13
Nor Cal Crushers10-3-0 .769 1825.77 W-6
Jc's Evil Empire9-4-0 .692 1639.32W-1
Tomahawks9-4-0 .692 1563.63 L-1
WBI-4619-4-0 .692 1560.59 W-1
Stevies Scapegoats7-6-0 .538 1453.82 W-1
Beckham Pwns All 7-6-0 .538 1426.65 L-1
Koko's X-Cats7-6-0 .538 1405.23 W-1
Fiesty Clowns6-7-0 .462 1263.76 L-1
Tolman5-8-0 .385 1347.78 L-1
sigmakittens4-9-0 .308 1318.91 L-3
Pelan's Bobcats4-9-0 .308 1273.23 W-1
Mechanicatz4-9-0 .308 1250.70 L-1
wst Coast Style4-9-0 .308 1155.88 L-1
Cooney Quest4-9-0 .308 1118.80 W-1
Dogs in the Bathtub2-11-0 .154 1126.53 L-2
[WEEK 12 ANALYSIS
Koko's X-Cats (7-6-0) vs. Cromer Angry Smash (13-0-0)
The X-Cats are virtually garunteed a playoff spot but a loss would "reward" them a sudden rematch with the brutal Smash. To avoid such a fate the X-Cats are just going to have to do what 13 other opponents failed to do and defeat the Smash. To do that they need Ryan Fitzpatrick, Willis McGahee and Julius Jones to go above and beyond what they do and hope Edgerrin James underperforms.
JC's Evil Empire (9-4-0) vs. Cooney Quest (4-9-0)
The Evil Empire are not making things easy for themselves by having an Out for the seaon Brain Westbrook playing especially with Thomlinson hurting and Brad Johnson throwing all over the weak St. Louis defense.
Nor Cal Crushers (10-3-0) vs. Beckham Pwns All (7-6-0)
Beckham can hang with the high flying Crushers with Kurt Warner and Tiki Barber but I'm not sure if Chis Brown will be up to snuff against the likes of Larry Johnson, Carson Palmer and Shaun Alexander.
Tomahawks (9-4-0) vs. Tolman (5-8-0)
Well at least we'll get a battle of the Manning brothers here if not in the Superbowl. Clinton Portis against the less than imposing Arizona Cardinals defense will be the deciding factor.
Sigmakittens (4-9-0) vs. Pelans Bobcats (4-9-0)
I doubt the the Bobcats will repeat last weeks 188+ point explosion but they did put everyone on notice that their roster is capable of scoring big points. The kitties who made a comback but have since collapsed have a suspended Eric Moulds taking up a roster spot thus weakening their chances.
Feisty Klowns (6-7-0) vs. Dogs in the Bathtub (2-11-0)
The Klowns hold very faint playoff hopes. For them to get in they need to have a record breaking week to get in. Doing without Erron Kinney does not help them at all.
WBI-461 (9-4-0 vs. Stevie's Scapegoats (7-6-0)
The Scapegoats have the advnatage due to their recivng duo of Marvin Harrison and Chad Johnson. Matt Jones is an absolute wildcard. Boldin could be big for WBI-461 but Koren Robinson is not reliable.
Mechanicatz (4-9-0) vs. Wst Coast Style (4-9-0)
Is this the week the Mechanicatz end their brutal slide? If Drew Bledsoe can get out of his slump yes. If not then they will lose simple as that. wst Coast Style isn't exactly packing heat either.
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Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. Streak Change
1.x Nor Cal Crushers 11-2-0 .846 909 W-3 ±0
2.x FIRSTforce 10-3-0 .769 793 W-1 ±0
3.x Rhode Island Voltaic 10-3-0 .769 764 W-5 ±0
4.x Team THRUST 8-5-0 .615 756 W-2 +1
5.x The Tacoites 8-5-0 .615 648 W-3 +2
6.x Your Ad Here 8-5-0 .615 635 L-1 -2
7. Feisty Klowns 7-6-0 .538 752 L-2 -1
8. IwillCrushYou 6-6-1 .500 662 W-3 +4
9. Akshar Did It 6-6-1 .500 584 W-1 +4
10. hurricanes 6-6-1 .500 570 W-4 +4
11. Koko's X-Cats 5-6-2 .462 696 L-3 -2
12. west coast style 6-7-0 .462 691 L-2 -4
13. Jc's Evil Empire 6-7-0 .462 620 L-1 -3
14. Cooney Quest 6-7-0 .462 550 L-3 -3
15.z Stevies Scapegoats 5-7-1 .423 643 W-2 +1
16.z sigmakittens 5-8-0 .385 672 W-1 +1
17.z Dunedain 5-8-0 .385 671 L-2 -2
18.z Coco's Monkeys 4-9-0 .308 516 L-5 ±0
19.z Pelan's Bobcats 3-10-0 .231 661 L-1 ±0
20.z QC Elite 2-11-0 .154 532 L-4 ±0
x=Clinched Playoff Birth
z=Mathematically Eliminated
Koko's X-Cats (5-6-2) vs. Coco's Monkeys (4-9)
If the X-Cats want to get into the playoffs they're going to need Big Ben Roethlisberger to come through against the Bears defense as weel as Willis McGahee and Lamont Jordan and SOMETHING from Micheal Pittman. The Monkey's may not get much from BJ Sams or Jeff Garcia but Corey Dillon could do some damage.
Rhode Island Voltaic (10-3) vs.IwillCrushYou (6-6-1)
WHat do they say: Paybak is a b? Well revenge is a MF and you can bet IWillCrushYou wants revenge and IWill CrushYou is a very real threat with their trio of backs who could destroy the Voltaic.
Nor Cal Crushers (11-2) vs. Your Ad Here (8-5)
So long as the Crushers have Thomlinson they are tough to beat. Cadillac Williams isn't the same back he was at the start of the season but he is more than enough for Your Ad Here who only has Mewelde Moore and a very hurt Steve McNair.
The Tacoites (8-5) vs. Akshar Did It (6-6-1)
Gary Jones could be the sword that slays the dragon known as the Indianapolis Colts. That's just one weapon the Tacoites have in their arsenal. Chad Johnson is another and Tom Brady. Akshar has T.J. Houshmandzadeh who can be up and down, Laveranues Coles who has been a big disappiontement this year and Tab Perry who may be something like a fourth or fifth optiono the Bengals.
Stevies Scapegoats (5-7-1) vs. Jc's Evil Empire (6-7)
The Evil Empire requires Drew Bledsoe to break out of his slump and Ronnie Brown and Steve Jackson to produce hearty numbers to get into the playoffs. Brad Johnson is the Scapegoats best bet and if he doesn't come through they are basically dead in the water.
QC Elite (2-11) vs. Feisty Klowns (7-6)
The Klowns have Carson Palmer. The Elite have the benched Trent Dilfer. That should let you know the direction this matchup is going.
sigmakittens (5-8) vs. Pelan's Bobcats (3-10)
This one is a pretty tight matchup but the Bobcats have the dynamic Shaun ALexander who is a difference maker and is capable of huge numbers any week. The kitteis really don't have anyone like that.
hurricanes (6-6-1) vs. west coast style (6-7)
For two teams on the cusp of a playoff birth both are sporting quite weak lineups and hardly look like playoff worthy teams. The canes do have a quarterback. The ever growing JP Losman whilt wst Coast Style has the injured Byron Leftwich. To add insult to injury they also have the suspended Eric Moulds to make things even harder on them.
Cooney Quest (6-7) vs. Dunedain (5-8)
The Quest are also on the cusp of a plaoff birth but also sport a very weak lineup and certainly don't look very playodd worthy. Dunedain has Drew Brees and Tiki Barber and they could be more than enough to destroy the Quest.
Team THRUST (8-5) vs. FIRSTforce (10-3)
This one is a toughie. Team THRUST has Eli Manning who is far better than Kyle Boller but RUdi Johnson and Mike Anderson are definately more capable than Ricky Willaims. This one could go either way.
Alex Cormier
11-12-2005, 21:04
... Undefeated Regular Season Baby! 14-0. Go Favre!
Favre just had hit 14 seasons with 3,000+ yards passing. passing Dan Marino's record of 13!
... Undefeated Regular Season Baby! 14-0. Go Favre!
Favre just had hit 14 seasons with 3,000+ yards passing. passing Dan Marino's record of 13!
And previously fumbled on his own without being touched.
Way to go, Brett!
Alex Cormier
11-12-2005, 21:14
And previously fumbled on his own without being touched.
Way to go, Brett!
yeah, yeah, yeah. obtw that is no TD by detroit!!!! gah!
PACKERS won a game. holy crap. oh and btw i believe i made the playoffs in eddie's league now. :D :D :D :D :D
EddieMcD
15-12-2005, 10:47
IwillCrushYou (6-6-1) d. Rhode Island Voltaic (10-3)
95-61
In a game of pivotal proportions for IWCY’s playoff hopes, IWCY played as if they were already in the playoffs. While Rhode Island had a good game led by Peyton Manning’s and newly acquired Lofa Tatupu’s double 13’s (and The Bus’s 17 form the bench, GRR!), their offense and defense were only decent. And of course, they were up against the on-a-roll IWCY, who played a great game. “IwillCrushYou is a very real threat with their trio of backs who could destroy the Voltaic.” Well that’s putting it lightly. Larry Johnson, Clinton Portis, and Domanick Davis combined for 51 (26, 11, & 14, respectively). Hasselbeck added 17, and Detroit (wait, did I just say Detroit???) contributed 13. IWCY is able to all but guarantee themselves a playoff birth.
Coco's Monkeys (4-9) d. Koko's X-Cats (5-6-2)
65-29
With IWCY winning, the X-Cats would need a very impressive win to keep alive. Unfortunately for them, the Monkeys got that very impressive win. A respectable 25 on defense got the ball rolling, and Dillon (12) and Kennison (10) added the bigger numbers they needed. The X-Cats best score was an 8 by Philadelphia (which wouldn’t be so bad if there was some actual support). The Monkeys send the X-Cats home to Rochester for the postseason.
Nor Cal Crushers (11-2) d. Your Ad Here (8-5)
75-64
Now this is the game I’d expect to see of two teams already in the playoffs. It came down to who had more people with higher scores. YAH’s came from Tennessee’s 17, Graham’s 13, and Wilson’s 11. Nor Cal had the Cadillac’s 17, McGee and his 12, Robinson’s 11, and Peterson’s 10. The rest of the game was pretty even, so with one higher score, Nor Cal takes this one, and the #1 seed.
The Tacoites (8-5) d. Akshar Did It (6-6-1)
63-32
ADI was another team who could help themselves to a playoff spot with a win (and a loss from the Feisty Klowns). But when your QB and DEF both score -3, you know you’re not going to have much of a chance. Houshmandzadeh’s 8 was their only good score. For the Tacoites, both Brady and Feeley rebounded with 15s, and Winfield added a 14. ADI gets knocked out of the playoffs with its performance.
Jc's Evil Empire (6-7) d. Stevies Scapegoats (5-7-1)
66-36
The Empire was another team adversely affected by IWCY’s win. Their only hope was winning, the Klown’s losing, and making up 132 points. So this game was really just for fun. And what a fun one it was if you’re the Empire. 17 from both Washington and Bledsoe, 14 from Vanderjagt, and 10 from Danny Clark gave the Empire a nice lead. The Scapegoats with just Atlanta’s 11 couldn’t keep up. But despite this pretty win, the Empire is still out of the postseason.
Feisty Klowns (7-6) d. QC Elite (2-11)
47-46
It was plain and simple for the Klowns: win and in. So why did they have to make it so complicated against the Elite? The Elite had a pair of 9s on their defense plus 14 from Josh Brown. The Klowns were really only lucky to have their 17 from Minnesota. Their next best score would be a 7 from Edgerrin James. They should have lost, but they didn’t, getting into the playoffs in the process.
Pelan's Bobcats (3-10) d. sigmakittens (5-8)
67-50
For a game with both teams long ago mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, this was a pretty good one. The Pelancats led out with Gate’s 13, followed up by Alexander’s 12, and supported by 10 each from Wilkins and Reed. The Kitties had the high score of the match with Terry Glenn’s 18, and even got some help from Seattle’s 13. But their defense lacked, and their offense was only decent. The Bobcats would take their season closer due to all that.
west coast style (6-7) d. hurricanes (6-6-1)
53-40
With both IWCY and the Klowns winning, WCS was out and the Canes would have to win with 187 points. Neither happened. In fact, the only thing that happened for the Canes was Chris Chambers’s 18, and that was matched by WCS’s Harrison. But what really made WCS’s victory possible was that they had support from the rest of the team. Jurevicius had 9, Andra Davis added 8, and Hanson tallied 7. Sadly, both teams were heading home after this one.
Dunedain (5-8) d. Cooney Quest (6-7)
84-30
The Quest were ended by IWCY and the Klowns already winning, so this game just didn’t matter. Probably better too, because with their best score being Longwell’s 7, they were leaving the door wide open. And Dunedain marched their army through. “Dunedain has Drew Brees and Tiki Barber, and they could be more than enough to destroy the Quest.” They would’ve been with a combined 29. But let’s not turn away from Jimmy Smith’s 12, Zach Thomas’s 13, and Thomas Jones’s 10; they made Dunedain look good, and the Quest not so good.
Team THRUST (8-5) d. FIRSTforce (10-3)
45-38
I kinda expected a little more oomph from this second game with two teams in the playoffs. The big difference here was the QB spot. The younger Manning gave THRUST a 9 in his win against Philly. Force had Marques Tuiasosopo (apparently, Kerry Collins’s backup) score a less than stellar -3. Lucky for both teams, this game didn’t matter, and I have a feeling they’ll both be scoring higher in the playoffs.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. Streak Change
1.y Nor Cal Crushers 12-2-0 .857 984 W-4 ±0
2.x FIRSTforce 10-4-0 .714 831 L-1 ±0
3.x Rhode Island Voltaic 10-4-0 .714 825 L-1 ±0
4.x Team THRUST 9-5-0 .643 801 W-3 ±0
5.x The Tacoites 9-5-0 .643 711 W-4 ±0
6.x Feisty Klowns 8-6-0 .571 799 W-1 +1
7.x Your Ad Here 8-6-0 .571 699 L-2 -1
8.x IwillCrushYou 7-6-1 .536 757 W-4 ±0
9.z west coast style 7-7-0 .500 744 W-1 +3
10.z Jc's Evil Empire 7-7-0 .500 686 W-1 +3
11.z Akshar Did It 6-7-1 .464 616 L-1 -2
12.z hurricanes 6-7-1 .464 610 L-1 -2
13.z Dunedain 6-8-0 .429 755 W-1 +4
14.z Koko's X-Cats 5-7-2 .429 725 L-4 -3
15.z Cooney Quest 6-8-0 .429 580 L-4 -1
16.z Stevies Scapegoats 5-8-1 .393 679 L-1 -1
17.z sigmakittens 5-9-0 .357 722 L-1 -1
18.z Coco's Monkeys 5-9-0 .357 581 W-1 ±0
19.z Pelan's Bobcats 4-10-0 .286 728 W-1 ±0
20.z QC Elite 2-12-0 .143 578 L-5 ±0
x=Clinched Playoff Birth
y=Clinched #1 Seed
z=Mathematically Eliminated
And there you have it, the final standings going into the playoffs. Both IWCY and the Klowns held on to make it to the postseason. I'll have the second half analysis/awards and the playoff picture up between now and Saturday morning.
EddieMcD
16-12-2005, 12:27
Best of the best, second half.
I'll start off by showing what really happened in the past 7 games. This should help answer the question of why certain teams are in the playoffs, and why certain teams aren't. Though if anybody can explain to me how YAH is in the playoffs, it'd be appreciated :p.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct. Pts. FinRank
1. Nor Cal Crushers 6-1-0 .857 478 1
2. The Tacoites 6-1-0 .857 375 5
3. Rhode Island Voltaic 5-2-0 .714 406 3
4. Team THRUST 5-2-0 .714 404 4
5. west coast style 5-2-0 .714 360 9
6. hurricanes 4-2-1 .643 310 12
7. FIRSTforce 4-3-0 .571 446 2
8. Feisty Klowns 4-3-0 .571 423 6
9. IwillCrushYou 4-3-0 .571 422 8
10. Pelan's Bobcats 3-4-0 .429 398 19
11. Dunedain 3-4-0 .429 385 13
12. Jc's Evil Empire 3-4-0 .429 333 10
13. Akshar Did It 3-4-0 .429 324 11
14. Stevies Scapegoats 3-4-0 .429 295 16
15. Koko's X-Cats 2-4-1 .357 298 14
16. sigmakittens 2-5-0 .286 363 17
17. Your Ad Here 2-5-0 .286 345 7
18. Coco's Monkeys 2-5-0 .286 332 18
19. Cooney Quest 2-5-0 .286 265 15
20. QC Elite 1-6-0 .143 297 20
Most Valuable QB
Carson Palmer (Feisty Klowns)
The possible MVP candidate did even better than the first half, and he did it with a bye too.
Honorable Mention: Peyton Manning
He had a slow first half (by Manning standards, anyway), but came back strong, leading Rhode Island's 5-2 second half.
Best Running Game
Larry Johnson & Clinton Portis (IwillCrushYou)
Consider the fact that these guys were on the outside looking in the first half. Now, IWCY is in the playoffs thanks to high scoring from these two.
Honorable Mention: LaDanian Tomlinson, Brian Westbrook, & Carnell Williams
Nor Cal is number one right now. But these guys had less of an impact this time around (heck, Westbrook is gone). Still, when together, these three were nasty.
Best Receiving Game
Marvin Harrison & Joe Jurevicius (west coast style)
They did a heck of a lot better than the first half, just missing out of the playoffs. Yeah, the rest of the team had its problems (including losing T.O.), but when WCS needed to be carried, those two were there.
Honorable Mention: Chris Chambers & Lee Evans
The Hurricanes' receivers were nigh unheard of the first half when they were 2-5. But these two led the Canes to a 4-2-1 second half, again, just missing the playoffs.
Most Valuable Kicker
Neil Rackers (FIRSTforce)
He's only missed once, and that was a longer one. The Cardinals may inhale audibly, but Rackers isn't the cause.
Honorable Mention: Mike Vanderjagt
Hey, Indy actually used their offense in the second half! Vanderjagt was a prime benefactor of that with PATs, as well as the Empire, despite just missing the playoffs.
Most Productive Offense
Nor Cal Crushers
Well DUH! The appropriately named Crushers had Tomlinson, Westbrook, the Cadillac, Plummer, Porter, Robinson, and Peterson. The first three were great, the other four were better than decent. And they're in first. What more can you ask for?
Honorable Mention: Pelan's Bobcats
You've got to be kididng me? The Pelancats? Hear me out. The Bobcats may have been the first team eliminated, but that was becasue they were a very late bloomer. They had two excellent players in Shaun Alexander and Antonio Gates. McCardell and Green picked it up in the second half. Even Wilkins contributed worthwhile pointage. Their downfalls came from the gaps due to injuries and a sub-par defense, but if that offense was at full strength in the first half, I imagine there would've been a different outcome.
Most Dominating Defense
Stevies Scapegoats
Hey, they won half a game more than the first half! Okay, not that exciting. But it's still very difficult to go against the defense of the Scapegoats. They chopped their defensive personnel down by one, but they still had Demorrio Williams, Antonio Pierce, and DeAngelo Hall adding big points. On the team side of things, they had Denver and Atlanta, two very competant defenses. Now if only they had an offense...
Honorable Mention: TeamTHRUST
Vilma, Fletcher, and June have been racking up points for them all season long. This would've probably won the top prize if they had stuck with Minnesota as their DEF. Wait, this seems oddly familiar...
It's at this time (you know, while I'm copying the defensive awards from my midseason reviews :D) that I now notice that I said Rhode Island had Atlanta in the first half. They actually had Tampa Bay. It's a typo. Just as good a DEF though.
Playoff Picture
IWCY came back from 17th place in the course of a four-game winning streak to make the #8 spot. But they have yet to face Nor Cal. Would that have cost them their playoff spot had they played? Thrust and Tacoites have yet to face either. This should be the most even match on the planet, but Thrust had a total of 90 more fantasy points over the season. Rhode Island and the misspelled Klowns played an excellent game in Week IX, with Rhode Island taking it by 1, and even that was after Yahoo corrected a scoring mistake. This could be the greatest matchup of the year if both teams play the way they've been playing. And finally, YAH started their season around Week XI, and even then, they lost to FIRSTforce by 10. Is YAH the odd man out with the low fantasy score?
Keep in mind that absolutely nothing that happened in the regular season matters now. For the eight teams fighting for the Kamen Bowl, it's a clean slate. So IWCY vs. YAH is very possible in the finals. But it's not a question of what can be, it's a question of what happens. And anything can happen.
I'll see you next week for the Round I postgame.
Ian Curtis
16-12-2005, 13:15
Honorable Mention: Pelan's Bobcats
You've got to be kididng me? The Pelancats? Hear me out. The Bobcats may have been the first team eliminated, but that was becasue they were a very late bloomer. They had two excellent players in Shaun Alexander and Antonio Gates. McCardell and Green picked it up in the second half. Even Wilkins contributed worthwhile pointage. Their downfalls came from the gaps due to injuries and a sub-par defense, but if that offense was at full strength in the first half, I imagine there would've been a different outcome.
Yep, it's hats off to the Bobcats. If rankings were decided by Fantasy Points alone the Bobcats would have been in 9th place, barely missing the playoffs.
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W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
Cromer Angry Smash!14-0-0 1.000 1849.13 W-14
Nor Cal Crushers10-4-0 .714 1951.47 L-1
Jc's Evil Empire10-4-0 .714 1768.49 W-2
Tomahawks10-4-0 .714 1714.54 W-1
WBI-46110-4-0 .643 1669.09 L-1
Stevies Scapegoats8-6-0 .571 1571.76 W-2
Beckham Pwns All 8-6-0 .571 1556.75 W-1
Koko's X-Cats7-7-0 .500 1462.52 L-1
Fiesty Clowns7-7-0 .500 1362.52 W-1
Tolman5-9-0 .357 1455.58 L-2
Pelan's Bobcats5-9-0 .357 1424.19 W-2
Mechanicatz5-9-0 .357 1368.03 W-1
sigmakittens4-10-0 .286 1406.97 L-4
wst Coast Style4-10-0 .286 1239.48 L-2
Cooney Quest4-10-0 .286 1222.83 L-1
Dogs in the Bathtub2-12-0 .143 1216.92 L-3
[WEEK 14 RESULTS
Cromer Angry Smash (14-0-0) 118.90Koko's X-Cats (7-7-0) 57.29
It wasn't going to affect thier playoff position but the X-Cats could have sent a message to the Smash with a win but like their beloved Bills they simply rolled over. I wotnessed first hand my demise when Willis McGahhe lost a battle with RIchard Seymour's knee and was rendered him ineffective (as if he was doing anything beforehand) and Ryan Fitzpatrick suddenly remebered that we was arookie quarterback from Harvard. No one on the Smash broke 20 but seven players made it into double digits to win going away.
JC's Evil Empire (10-4-0) 129.17 Cooney Quest (3-9-0) 104.03
The Quest made it closer than first suspected because New England smack the Bills all over the Ralph and Thomas Jones got some production against the Steelers but the Evil Empire's Mike Vnadegjagt outscored the Quest's Rain Longwell 17 to 17.5 and in spite of Thomas Jones 14.33 points the Evil Empire's running game outscored the Quest's 28.6 to 15.33
Beckham Pwns All (8-6-0)130.10Nor Cal Crushers (9-3-0) 125.70
Carson Palmers underwhelming week opened the door for Beckham to pull the upset even in spite of Larry Johnson's awesome 30.90 points. Led by Kurt Warner's 24.20 points and Tiki Barber's 22.50 pints to lead the upset.
Tomahawks (9-3-0) 150.91 Tolman (5-9-0) 107.80
ell at least we'll get a battle of the Manning brothers here if not in the Superbowl. Clinton Portis against the less than imposing Arizona Cardinals defense will be the deciding factor. and what a battle it was as Peyton took down Eli 35.20 to 30.93 but I totally missed tha call on Portis who did score a nice 15.57 points but who knew Gado had a 19.50 point game in him, Or jason Witten had a 15.70 game in him (we all knew that Antonio Gates had 21.70 points in him).
Pelans Bobcats (5-9-0) 150.96 Sigmakittens (4-10-0)88.06
The Bobcats have hit thier groove 12 weeks too late as they exploded again this week. Tom Brady was unstoppable and the running backs combined for 36.23 points and the recivers combined for 43.13 points. The kitteis never had a chance.
Feisty Klowns (7-7-0)98.76 Dogs in the Bathtub (2-12-0)90.39
Fo once the Dogs Fought back due to Micheal Vick's 33.23 points but the Klowns pulled it out due to five players in double digits to overcome Vicks producion but the Klowns missed the playoffs becasue they didn't score enough points to get in.
Stevie's Scapegoats (8-6-0) 117.94 WBI-461 (10-4-0)108.50
The Scapegoats succeed because of Marvin Harrison. It was close and he broke out for 24.13 points. It's that easy.
Mechanicatz (5-9-0) 117.33 Wst Coast Style (4-10-0) 83.60
Drew Bledsoe scores 40.07 points and Carnell Willaims scores 20.73 points and wst Coast Style goes meekly into the of season.
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QUARTERFINALS
Cromer Angry Smash (14-0-0) vs.Koko's X-Cats (7-7-0)
Well teh X-Cat got absolutely STOMPED last week and get rewarded by getting the opportunity to get nuked again. Unless Willis McGahee backs up his boast and Steve McNair gets some help they really don't have a chance.
JC's Evil Empire (10-4-0) vs. Stevie's Scapegoats (8-6-0)
The Scapegoats defeated the Evil Empires earlier this season 150.67-140.90, Two aspects of this matchup stick out. WHat Ben Roethlisberger is capable of doing with his injured thumb for the Evil Empire and if Marion Barber and Warrick Dunn can outperform the awesome LaDanian Thomlinson and Domanick Davis.
Beckham Pwns All (8-6-0)vs.Nor Cal Crushers (10-4-0)
Another rematch from last week but this one could go differently. Beckham won becaue Carson Palmer played so poorly and that's not likely to happen two weeks in a row. The Crushers are the highest scoring team in the elague so obviously Beckham needs big weeks from Warner, Barber and Jimmy Smith to come through.
Tomahawks (10-4-0) vs.WBI-461 (10-4-0)
The Tomahawks defeate WBI-461 113.20-98.77 but no team is more concerned about what happend last week than the Tomahawkswho's fortunes ride on the arm of Peyton Manning who could be leaving early due to them clicnching home field. For WBI-461 needs Stepehn Jackson and Greg Jones to step up.
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QUARTERFINALS
Nor Cal Crushers (12-2) vs.IwillCrushYou (7-6-1)
The Crushers and IWill CRushYou did not see each otehr this season.IWillCrushYou is a real danger to any team they play becasue of their three headed monster running game but it reamins to be seen if Moats can repeat last weeks perofmance. The Crushers have Thomlinson and Carnell Willaims performing in big games where their teams fortunes rely on their production so they could be insane as well. Look out for the Crushers Jake Plummer getting to feast on the demoralized Bills.
The Tacoites (9-5) vs.Team THRUST (9-5)
The Tacoites and Team THRUST did not see each other this year. Greg Jones could lay a serious smackdown on teh Niners on behalf of the Tacoites and TOm Brady performs big in big games but Eli Manning will feed on the very weak Chiefs secondary at home.
Rhode Island Voltaic (10-4) vs. Feisty Klowns (8-6)
Voltaic edged the Klowns 64.00 - 63.00 earlier this season. Peyton Mannning may or may not play alot on Sunday and that has to be a concern to the Voltaic while Carson Palmer will want to make up for last weeks dismal performance but the Klowns are also concerned about how much Edgerrin James will play on Sunday as well.
FIRSTforce (10-4) vs. Your Ad Here (8-6)
First FORCE defeted Your Ad Here 88.00-76.00 and alot of Your Ad Here's players are hurting. Look out for Mike Anderson going big on the Bills on national TV on Saturday.
I got absolutely completely jobbed...worst luck ever (How the heck did IWCY seed that freakin low anyways?)
I would have rather played anyone above him than him. So much for having an advantage by being the #1 seed.
Major props to LT and Caddy for doing nothing
OOO YEAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! URLACHER IS THE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EddieMcD
23-12-2005, 16:51
Yep… that went well…
Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals
IwillCrushYou (#8) d. Nor Cal Crushers (#1)
82-64
Interesting point of fact: in the FIRST Robotics Fantasy Football League, the #8 seed has never lost in the first round (Nor Cal should know; they dominated the #1 Cooney Quest in the first round last year). So it was already looking bleak for the Crushers. Making it worse was IWCY’s hot streak that got them in the playoffs in the first place. People like Larry Johnson (20 this week), Hasselbeck (16), Kaeding (14), and Fitzgerald (10) have come through time and time again these past 5 weeks. Nor Cal had three big scores in Steve Smith’s 18, Chicago’s 13, and Plummer’s 12. But unfortunately for them, the rest of the team underperformed (to quote Cory himself, “major props to LT and Caddy for doing nothing”). IWCY used this to continue the tradition of #8s getting into the semifinals.
Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals
The Tacoites (#5) d. Team THRUST (#4)
67-64
This is the type of battle you’d expect from a #4/#5 match. Team THRUST’s game revolved around only one high score (New England pwning Tampa on Saturday giving them 16 points), but the rest of the team giving moderate numbers. Everybody broke 4. Everybody except the QB (the younger Manning). Would that be costly? Well, when you consider that Tom Brady got 16 for the Tacoites in that aforementioned game, you know something’s up. In this case, it’s the way the Tacoites played. They played with more high scorers, but less efficiency from their other players. Their other high scores were Stallworth’s 11, Chad Johnson and Indianapolis’s pair of 10s, and a 9 from the K spot. But then again, nobody else broke 4. In the end though, The Tacoites’ high scores outdid Team THRUST’s efficiency by three points, netting them a place in the semis.
Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals
Feisty Klowns (#6) d. Rhode Island Voltaic (#3)
64-38
The first of two rematches went horribly wrong for the higher seed. Rhode Island’s fate has relied on the Colts’ fate for a good portion of the season. Great when they’re winning thirteen straight. Not so great when they lose. Manning and Wayne only netted 9 points combined, and the rest of Rhode Island didn’t do much either. Their best scores were 8s from a D and K. The Klowns wouldn’t even need Stover’s 12 on Monday, but it looked pretty next to Palmer’s other 12 and four other players clearing 7. Long story short, this one was over quickly for the Voltaic.
Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals
FIRSTforce (#2) d. Your Ad Here (#7)
83-45
And this rematch went exactly as it did the first time. FIRSTforce ganged up early with big scores. The high score was Rudi Johnson’s 17, both Mike Anderson and Carolina put up 16, and David Garrard contributed 10 points. YAH came back with McNair’s 13, Graham’s 11, and… and… absolutely nothing. This is where YAH faltered. They forgot to pack a defense, and they left behind their offensive support. It took four games, but a higher seed is finally victorious.
Playoff Picture: Here's what it'll look like next week.
IwillCrushYou (#8)
vs.
The Tacoites (#5)
Feisty Klowns (#6)
vs.
FIRSTforce (#2)
IWCY/Tacoites should be an exciting game. They never faced during the regular season, and they're both riding five game win streaks. Not sure if the same can be said for the Klowns/Force game. They last faced in Week VII when the Klowns dominated to knock off the last undefeated team, FIRSTforce. But then again, FIRSTforce has done better over the course of the season, and is now the highest seed remaining in the hunt for the championship.
Nor Cal Crushers (#1)
vs.
Team THRUST (#4)
Rhode Island Voltaic (#3)
vs.
Your Ad Here (#7)
Nor Cal and Team THRUST never faced during the regular season. So I've got nothing to say about that one. On the other side though, I can say loads about Rhode Island/YAH, and it'll be unbiased! Rhode Island killed YAH just a few weeks ago in Week XIII (though YAH still got into the playoffs that week), and YAH tends to score low anyways.
But again, nothing in the past matters now (as noted by the fact that three lower seeds advanced this week). Anything can happen (hey, even Indy lost). So what will happen? Tune in next week for the answer.
FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
QUARTERFINALS
Cromer Angry Smash (15-0-0) 98.76 Koko's X-Cats (7-8-0) 97.77
Man that was close! What kept the X-Cats so close was Brett Farve's BRUTAL performance on Monday night but fortunately for the Smash two tings went thier way. 1. They won the rcieving matchup 33.43 to 14.84 and 2. Paul Edinger scored a -.5 to Jeff Wilkins 2 points enabling the Smash to escape.
Stevie's Scapegoats (9-6-0) 93.80JC's Evil Empire (10-5-0) 90.76
The Scapegoats defeated the Evil Empires earlier this season 150.67-140.90, Two aspects of this matchup stick out. WHat Ben Roethlisberger is capable of doing with his injured thumb for the Evil Empire and if Marion Barber and Warrick Dunn can outperform the awesome LaDanian Thomlinson and Domanick Davis.
Well the running game matchup was basically even but Jake Dlehome outperformed Ben Roethlisberger 21.50 to 16.43. And therin lies the difference.
Nor Cal Crushers (11-4-0) 178.18Beckham Pwns All (8-7-0)149.66
Another rematch from last week but this one could go differently. Beckham won becaue Carson Palmer played so poorly and that's not likely to happen two weeks in a row. The Crushers are the highest scoring team in the elague so obviously Beckham needs big weeks from Warner, Barber and Jimmy Smith to come through.
Beckham went big again but unfortunately Kurt Warner's season ending injury ended any hopes for an upset. If he had stayed on the field who knows what would have happend.
WBI-461 (11-4-0) 117.87Tomahawks (10-5-0) 94.67
The Tomahawks defeated WBI-461 113.20-98.77 but no team is more concerned about what happend last week than the Tomahawks who's fortunes ride on the arm of Peyton Manning who could be leaving early due to them clicnching home field. For WBI-461 needs Stepehn Jackson and Greg Jones to step up.
Well Manning played a full game after all. He just didn't play very well and that opened the door for WBI-461 who got good production from Garrand and Anquaan Bolding to lead his team into the semi-finals.
SEMI-FINALS
Cromer Angry Smash (15-0-0) vs. WBI-461 (11-4-0)
The Smash defeated WBI-461 111.91 - 105.51 and in order to continue that success need more out of BRett Farve than interceptions and more out of Edgerrin James than just 25 yards. If Stepehn Jackson or Ryan Moats go off WBI-461 may be able to pull off the upset.
Nor Cal Crushers (11-4-0) vs.Stevie's Scapegoats (9-6-0)
The Scapegoats defeated the Crushers 132.79 - 108.70 earlier this season. The Crushers lowest point total of the season. Becaue they cannot rely on that happening again the Scapegoats need Jake Delhome to play absolutely out of his mind even more so today because the Crushers Carson Palmer is feasting on the demoralized Bills defense. Somehow Warrick Dunn nd Jerome Bettis must match Larry Johnson (who faces a very tough Chargers run defense) and Shaun Alexander (who may get the day off).
EddieMcD
28-12-2005, 18:20
Coco Koko Bowl Qualification
Team THRUST (#4) d. Nor Cal Crushers (#1)
85-80
I should start with how awesome Nor Cal looked over the weekend. Especially with Terrence McGee taking 30. Chicago’s 14 and Jeremiah Trotter’s 9 would bring the defensive grand total to an unheard of 53 points. Add the Cadillac’s 13 and Plummer’s 8, and the game would be over. I mean, all Team THRUST could muster up was twin 14s from Torry Holt and Ricky Williams plus a 9 from Elam. But, I suppose that’s why they play on Monday: to make fantasy football more exciting (seriously, I can’t think of any other reason). Team THRUST got two huge scores from that game. It was New England’s 11 and Jonathan Vilma’s 14 that would plop them into the Coco Koko Bowl.
Coco Koko Bowl Qualification
Rhode Island Voltaic (#3) d. Your Ad Here (#7)
72-48
This is a game that was probably better fought on the bench. For instance, the usually reliable Peyton Manning didn’t do anything for Rhode Island; they’d have been better off playing Chris Simms with his 8. And imagine the look on the face of YAH when they discover Julius Jones scored 21 from the bench. Oh, and there was McNair’s -4 in the QB spot; YAH would have been better off playing the benched Kyle Orton. Back to the actual game though, and it was all Santana Moss for the Voltaic, scoring 26. A defensive 23 finished the job, giving Rhode Island the win.
Kamen Bowl Semifinals
IwillCrushYou (#8) d. The Tacoites (#5)
93-52
Wow… this wasn’t even close. The Tacoites had a sub par week to begin with, with only a 15 from Briggs, Chad Johnson’s gift of an 11, and Brady’s 9 being the only things of note from them. The only things of note from IWCY were a 20 from Larry Johnson, 18 from Vrabel, Portis’s 15, three 10s from Detroit, Fitzgerald, & Hasselbeck, and a 9 from Darren Sharper. ::catches breath:: Okay, perhaps using the word “only” was misleading. IWCY easily secures themselves a spot in the championship game.
Kamen Bowl Semifinals
FIRSTforce (#2) d. Feisty Klowns (#6)
71-50
There was some form of falter from both teams in this one. For the Klowns, only half the offense really played. A combined 30 came from the other half though (Stover, Toomer, & Palmer), so it wasn’t all bad. Unfortunately, the defense also wasn’t there. For FIRSTforce, their offense was slightly worse than the Klowns’ (the same thing with half not really playing; only a combined 27 from Garrard, Anderson, & Rackers), but their defense was excellent. Carolina and Brooking both put up 14s (and lets give props Bulluck’s 7), making this the difference in FIRSTforce’s victory.
Playoff Picture: Here comes Bowl Week!
Dunedain Bowl
Nor Cal Crushers (#1) vs. Your Ad Here (#7)
Another opponent who YAH just recently lost to (they lost by 11 to Nor Cal in Week XIV). YAH lost to both FIRSTforce and Rhode Island in the regular season, and then lost to them in the post season. Will the correlation hold?
Coco Koko Bowl
Team THRUST (#4) vs. Rhode Island Voltaic (#3)
Two teams who haven't faced yet. Rhode Island had a slight slump coming into the playoffs, but has wound up in this game. Team THRUST's only slump came midseason. Can they hold on long enough to take a bowl game?
Valley Bowl
The Tacoites (#5) vs. Feisty Klowns (#6)
The Tacoites won this one earlier against the Klowns in Week XII during their big second-half hot streak. Also, the Klowns have been pretty hit-or-miss the second half. Will they hit or miss this time?
Kamen Bowl
IwillCrushYou (#8) vs. FIRSTforce (#2)
This is the game everybody strives to be in at the beginning of the season. Of course, only two can make it. And these are the two. IWCY hasn't lost since Week X, and FIRSTforce was among their late-season victims. So it's simple: can IWCY finish their streak for the championship, or will FIRSTforce snap it for the title?
I'll be back next week for the final analysis.
[QUOTE=Koko Ed]FIRST Fantasy Football Plus League
SEMI-FINALS
Cromer Angry Smash (16-0-0) 147.14 WBI-461 (11-5-0)112.90
The Smash defeated WBI-461 111.91 - 105.51 and in order to continue that success need more out of BRett Farve than interceptions and more out of Edgerrin James than just 25 yards. If Stepehn Jackson or Ryan Moats go off WBI-461 may be able to pull off the upset.
Well Moats and Jackson didn't come through and niether did WBI-461. All it took was the Smashs recivers outscoring WBI-461's recivers 67.3 to 32.36 to ice that game.
Nor Cal Crushers (12-4-0) 199.64Stevie's Scapegoats (9-7-0)102.10
The Scapegoats defeated the Crushers 132.79 - 108.70 earlier this season. The Crushers lowest point total of the season. Becaue they cannot rely on that happening again the Scapegoats need Jake Delhome to play absolutely out of his mind even more so today because the Crushers Carson Palmer is feasting on the demoralized Bills defense. Somehow Warrick Dunn nd Jerome Bettis must match Larry Johnson (who faces a very tough Chargers run defense) and Shaun Alexander (who may get the day off).
Wow. That that wasn't even close.
6 players score over 20 points to the Scapegoats 1 player doing so.
It's that easy.
FINALS
Cromer Angry Smash (16-0-0) vs. Nor Cal Crushers (12-4-0)
Previous matchup
The Smash defeated the Crushers 143.04 - 137.29 in week 5.
QB
Brett Farve vs. Carson Palmer
Well because Palmer and the Bengals choked against the Bills last week they need to step up and play hard against the Chiefs who couldn't cover a bed with a sheet. Bad news for the Smash who are saddled with a Brett Farve who looks like he's totally lost it.
Advantage Nor Cal Crushers
RB
Edgerrin James, Michael Bennet vs. Shaun Alexander, Larry Johnson
Not sure if Alexander will play on Sunday but I'm sure Larry Johnson will get alot of playing time against the Bengals who are lax against the run and Johnson has been very hot. James may or may not play much at all and Bennet has to share carries for the Vikings.
Advantage Nor Cal Crushers
WR/TE
Larry Fitzgerald, Laveranues Coles, Santana Moss and Jeremy Shockey vs. Steve Smith, Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce and Randy McMichael
Well the first problem for the Smash is Jeremy Shockey is out. So Fitzgerald, Coles and Moss to step up and they just may. Smith has been huge this year and Holt is one of the best recievers in the league but Bruce is comming to the end of his dis tinguished career and McMicheal i splaying in the New England snow. Not Miami's best element.
Advantage Cromer Angry Smash
K
Jeff Wilkins vs. Nate Kaeding
Both kickers have potent offenses at their disposal but Kaeding may have it a bit easier with Denver taking it easy while Dallas is battling for their playoff lives and can control the ball.
Advantage Nor Cal Crushers
D
Jacksonville Jaguars, London Fletcher , Adrian Wilson and Mike Peterson vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
, Zach Thomas, Ronde Barber and Donnie Edwards
The Jags defense is tough and are playing a young team in the Titans while the Steelers are facing one of the most incompitent teams in the NFL the Detriot Lions. Fletcher and Peterson are tackling machines as is Thomas. Barber and Edwards could end up making a game changing play on defense that could take the Crushers over the top.
Advantage Nor Cal Crushers
Final Analysis
The Smash have the best record in the league but they may have too many shortcommihngs to beat the very tough Crushers who would have to have alot of players come up short to lose.
Alex Cormier
31-12-2005, 13:04
hehehe, a few changes done with my lineup. :p
hehehe, a few changes done with my lineup. :p
http://boards.buffalobills.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cuss.gif
hehehe, a few changes done with my lineup. :p
So you replaced James and Bennet with Alscott and Pittman.
I can tell you from personal experience that you will get nothing much from Pittman (he burned me alot this year in the other league) and unless Tampa gets alot of 1 yard out attempts you won't be getting much from Alscott either. You are screwed no matter what.http://boards.buffalobills.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wedgie.gif
Alex Cormier
31-12-2005, 14:08
So you replaced James and Bennet with Alscott and Pittman.
I can tell you from personal experience that you will get nothing much from Pittman (he burned me alot this year in the other league) and unless Tampa gets alot of 1 yard out attempts you won't be getting much from Alscott either. You are screwed no matter what.http://boards.buffalobills.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wedgie.gif
oh, i know im screwed in the RB position. but i have made a few more changes and still will make some if i wake up early enough tomorrow. i doubt it though. :p
oh, i know im screwed in the RB position. but i have made a few more changes and still will make some if i wake up early enough tomorrow. i doubt it though. :p
http://boards.buffalobills.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/party.gif Expect a little too much partying tonite, eh?
Im not done with my lineup either.
I may bench Carson. So far I haven't been able to find a reliable report of whether or not he'll be playing, and if so, how much.
I debated benching Shaun, but he'll probably pick up at least 75 yards and a TD.
Im not done with my lineup either.
I may bench Carson. So far I haven't been able to find a reliable report of whether or not he'll be playing, and if so, how much.
I debated benching Shaun, but he'll probably pick up at least 75 yards and a TD.
You guys are killing me....http://boards.buffalobills.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/hmpf.gif
You guys are killing me....http://boards.buffalobills.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/hmpf.gif
I know...it sounds stupid.
But Im not willing to risk taking a zero because Cincy wants to protect Carson's health for the playoffs, in what's essentially a meaningless game. Even if he starts, he'll probably only get a drive or two.
heres a couple tips:
edge isn't playing
Alexander will get at least one TD then sit (to break the record...don't want any back stabbing this year haha)
Carson will play...maybe a quarter maybe a half
and if you talk about my lions again...there will be some problems haha
yea they may be bad but thats no way to talk about them
hey you never know
joey blueskies may bring us a win and screw us in the draft today haha
those are my $0.02
Stevie
heres a couple tips:
edge isn't playing
Alexander will get at least one TD then sit (to break the record...don't want any back stabbing this year haha)
Carson will play...maybe a quarter maybe a half
and if you talk about my lions again...there will be some problems haha
yea they may be bad but thats no way to talk about them
hey you never know
joey blueskies may bring us a win and screw us in the draft today haha
those are my $0.02
Stevie
In Pittsbugh? Not likely.
The Steelers need that gmae thu the Lions will die horribly.
Hey, they're doing you guys a favor. They beat them down bad anough it might anger the FOrd's enough to finally fire Millen.
See...I should have benched Carson :P
and Shaun.
See...I should have benched Carson :P
and Shaun.
Jake didn't do anything niether so it didn't matter.
Jake didn't do anything niether so it didn't matter.
I was going to play Jamie Martin.
He probably wouldn't have done too much, but bonus points from Martin to Holt/Bruce would have been nice.
I was going to play Jamie Martin.
He probably wouldn't have done too much, but bonus points from Martin to Holt/Bruce would have been nice.
Unless Jacksonville has an out-of-their-minds kind of game and Jeff Wilkins breaks some records I think you're in good shape.
Alex Cormier
01-01-2006, 20:25
:yikes: bahumbug! 2nd place in both leagues. o well theres room for little improvement.
:yikes: bahumbug! 2nd place in both leagues. o well theres room for little improvement.
There's something to say when you go undefeated and seed first :)
Besides, second is better than kicking everyone's butts in the regular season, and then getting blown out in the first round :p
Alex Cormier
01-01-2006, 20:59
Besides, second is better than kicking everyone's butts in the regular season, and then getting blown out in the first round :p
i wonder who did that in one league...
EddieMcD
17-01-2006, 16:42
Filing this under "better late than never".
It's Bowl Week! w00t!
Dunedain Bowl
Nor Cal Crushers (#1) d. Your Ad Here (#7)
45-34
This game wasn’t as close as the score makes it out to be. Especially since all of YAH’s score was derived from two players: Mewelde Moore with 10 and Randy moss with 17 (yeah, I’m just as shocked about that last one myself). Their defense was literally nonexistent, with a combined 0. Nor Cal really only had to go with the flow to win this one. While similar to YAH in that a lot of their score was derived from two players (Tomlinson’s 10 and Steve Smith’s 12), the Crushers actually had some support on both offense and defense (that defensive 12 helped a lot). Don’t let the scores fool you; the Nor Cal Crushers dominated this week and took a bowl game in the process.
Coco Koko Bowl
Rhode Island Voltaic (#3) d. Team THRUST (#4)
74-43
It was the most lopsided game in bowl week, and all Team THRUST could do was watch. Ricky Williams pulling 11 in New England was a nice surprise, and even Eli Manning’s and Roy Williams’s pair of 7s helped. But they wouldn’t get any more help from the offense, and the defense only combined for 16. The Voltaic’s Tampa Bay DEF outdid that themselves with 17. Jerome Bettis’s three short touchdowns (plus 40 yards rushing) added 20 points. John Kasay nabbed 14 from the K spot. And Peyton Manning didn’t play. But what’s this? Rhode Island actually benched him for Chris Simms? Madness! Actually, Simms got 10, so all is good in Rhode Island; they win the Coco Koko bowl.
Valley Bowl
The Tacoites (#5) d. Feisty Klowns (#6)
34-33
On the flip side, this was the closest of the bowl games. And despite it being low scoring, it was actually a pretty good game. These two teams were quite even. The Tacoites got 12 from their K slot, and 10 from Indianapolis for their big scores. The Klowns had 10 from their kicker and 13 from Antonio Bryant. The rest of the game was dead even, and by all rights and means, the Klowns should have won. But they played the Cincinnati DEF on their one terrible day. Net result from that: -2. That was the difference, and it allowed The Tacoites to win third place.
Kamen Bowl Championship III
FIRSTforce (#2) d. IwillCrushYou (#8)
79-66
Is it really a stretch to say that this was the game of the year? I mean, it’s the championship game, and it was a well fought game on top of that. IWCY brought to the table the same thing they’ve brought the past six weeks. Larry Johnson led their charge with the high score of all teams this week, a 27. Clinton Portis would add his 17, and Larry Fitzgerald tallied another 10. But in a strange twist, IWCY’s game just plain stopped after that. This left the door wide open for FIRSTforce. Their defense was beautiful (a combined 39 from Brooking, Bulluck, and Carolina). Everybody but their QB would add positive points on offense, including DeShaun Foster (‘bout time) with 14 and Vernand Morency (who?) with 12. All of that was good enough to get through the hole IWCY left them. Winner and champion: FIRSTforce.
Congrats to FIRSTforce are in order. I'll be back sometime between now and Super Bowl Sunday for the final analysis and the awards ceremony.
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