Ugh... one catch... eh, I'm at .500, I have 8 weeks left, my fantasy score is pretty high (despite the bad record), and the top 8 are in the playoffs. I'm not worried too much.

Valleygirls (4-1) d. R.I. Electrons (3-2)
86-78
This all came down to the receiver battle. The Electrons were praying for Peerless Price to pull through on Monday, but he only caught one pass. RI's replacement for Eirc Moulds only scored 3. Meanwhile, the ValleyGirls receivers took 17 points, enough to net a victory. Of couse, had the commisioner left Tommy Maddox in, this would all be a moot point, as the Electrons would've won by 2 (Jay Feidler took in a measly 12, although that did outscore Kyle Boller by 2). Them's the breaks, I guess.

Koko's X-Cats (4-1) d. Coco's Monkeys (1-4)
94-34
"It's the Kookoo for Coco game (heh. sorry.)!" That was bad, Ed. "Coco's Monkey's finally got the message and put in players on defense who are actually playing but even the highest scoring defensive studs are not going to make up for the absence of LaDanian Thomlinson combined. Unless Tiki Barber has a carrer day and Paul Edinger kicks 50 50 yard fields and scores a touchdown Coco's Monkeys really are hopelessly outmatched." He is right though. Byes killed the Monkeys, and the Cats had a great game anyway.

-To Be Determined- (2-3) d. Bane (2-3)
125-93
Brad Johnson scored 51! That's enough of a review right there. But I'll also include for TBD Derrick Mason's 28, and Keith Brooking's 12. Bane had a great day too, but stumbled when their running backs combined for 0. Sam Madison took 21, but Tim Couch's lack of thereness (another Eddieism) sealed it for TBD.

Dunedain (3-1-1) d. 29 Patriots(1-4)
88-54
Defense, defense, defense. If the Patriots had one, they may have had a fighting chance. Dunedain easily took that one with 49, more then half his score. Other than that, nothing too spectacular for either team, as they both were closely matched with low scores everywhere else (except for Dunedain's kicker, who scored 13).

Cooney Quest (2-2-1) d. Pinman (0-5)
114-92
Ack! The week Pinman pulls through, his opponent pulls through too. Pinman's defense scored a high 56, but Cooney kept with him at 43. Cooney's receivers had 15, over Pinman's 2. Even in the running, Bret Farve took 38 for the Quest. Meanwhile, Pinman's equal only scored 23. Poor pinman...

CB234 (3-2) d. Nor Cal Crushers (1-4)
137-83
Another lack of defense story, Nor Cal's scored only 22. Maybe I shouldn't mention CB's 60, enough to wipe out just about anyone. QB battle was good, with CB's Steve McNair edging out Rich Gannon by 10. Running, receiving, and kicking were all even. Defense was your game, and the Crushers didn't have it.

Philly Cheesesteaks(5-0) d. Scrawny White Guys (1-4)
81-66
It looked like the White Guys were going for a winning streak, taking out the undefeated Philly. Then he put up six 0's. Drew Brees's bye also hurt them, letting Peyton Manning gain 30 unanswered. Pretty even the rest of the way, including even kicking and defense (5 of the Guy's 6 non-scorers). But Manning was enough to keep the Cheesesteaks undefeated.

Hurricanes (3-2) d. Snowballs (2-3)
82-80
This was primarily played on Monday, with Torry Holt pulling in 27 for the Snowballs. But the Hurricanes almost blew it, with one of the WRs pulling in -2. Luckily, they had two more players playing on Monday scoring 9 for them. I guess Chad Pennington's absence and four others putting up donuts didn't help the Snowballs either.

Your Team Name (4-1) d. Chesapeake Cruisers (3-2)
67-59
A dead battle was only made a game by the Cruisers' Baltimore taking 22, and Jeff Wilkins's 11. YTN had the receiver game 21 to 1. They both had an empty slot on defense, and indeed, Chesapeake dominated that category (with a 41). Bledsoe's 20 though was enough to hold together YTN for at least another week. Jake Plummer was unfortunately out for the Cruisers.

And the rankings:

Rank Team Name W-L-T Win % PTS Streak
1 Philly Cheesesteaks 6-0-0 1.000 661.00 W-6
2 Kokos X-Cats 5-1-0 .833 586.00 W-2
3 ValleyGirls 5-1-0 .833 585.00 W-2
4 Your Team Name 5-1-0 .833 523.00 W-3
5 Dunedain 4-1-1 .750 623.00 W-1
6 CB234 4-2-0 .667 628.00 W-1
7 Hurricanes 4-2-0 .667 477.00 W-2
8 Cooney Quest 3-2-1 .583 573.00 W-1
9 -To Be Determined- 3-3-0 .500 615.00 W-2
10 R.I. Electrons 3-3-0 .500 584.00 L-2
11 Chesapeake Cruisers 3-3-0 .500 542.00 L-2
12 Bane 2-4-0 .333 504.00 L-1
13 Snowballs 2-4-0 .333 420.00 L-2
14 Nor Cal Crushers 1-5-0 .167 488.00 L-3
15 Scrawny White Guys 1-5-0 .167 460.00 L-1
16 29 Patriots 1-5-0 .167 454.00 L-5
17 Cocos Monkeys 1-5-0 .167 358.00 L-2
18 pinman 0-6-0 .000 506.00 L-6

Hmmm I find it very interesting that Kristina and I set up a trade almost a week ago, yet Eddie has still not waived it. In his own words he told me "the reason I haven't waived it yet is because I'm still not sure about it. Usually, I'd do it right away". Apparently this is different that "usually" Interesting that this should happen the week I play Eddie... coincidence? Ill let you decide for yourself.

Cory

WEEK VII ANALYSIS
 

Koko's X-Cats (5-1) vs. Philly Cheesesteaks (6-0)
Game of the day and perhaps the years as the 1 & 2 teams do battle for first place in the FIRST league. FRom the looks of things the CHeesesteaks boast slight advantages in the passing game and a decent advantage in the rushing game. How Aaron Brooks does today will determine the X-Cats fate. If Green Bay's defense can actually show up vs. the Rams will help as well.

R.I. Electrons(3-3) vs. No Cal Crushers (1-5)
The Electrons are hurting, literally. All of their offensive starters are banged up and some are game time decisions. If they do play they are supeior to what the Crushers have but the Crushers are mostly healthy and if they perform could steal this game away.

-To Be Determined- (3-3) vs. Valleygirls (5-1)
Before anyone has realized it the Valleygirls have snuck up into second place in the league and get Daunte Culpepper back today. Just in time to take on TBD who sport and dangerous one two punch of Brad Johnson and Ricky Williams and could mean serious trouble for the Valleygirls.

Dunedain (4-1-1) vs. Bane(2-4)
Dunedains backs are a hurting pair but capable. Bane is missing their stud Marvin Harrison due to a bye and will need help from elsewhere on the team, most likely from the running backs but both Shawn Bbryson and Garrison Hearst will find the going very tough against their opponenets today.

Cooney's Quest(3-2-1) vs. 29 Patriots
Can Brett Farve overcome his personal Waterloo for the Quest? Can Donovan Mc Nabb regain his form for the Patriots? Is anyone going to provide support in the running game for either team? Most likely the biggest stud today will be the Quests Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense which is rounding into it's usual terrifying self.

Scrawny White Guys (1-5) vs. CB234 (4-2)
The WHite Guys have players who can cause CB234 no end of trouble particularly their running backs, Shaun Alexander and Stepen Davis but so long as Steve McNair is opperating on a whole different level it may not matter.

Hurricnaes (4-2) vs. Coco's Monkeys (1-5)
I'm smelling upset here! Everyone is playing this week for the Monkeys and The QB and RB matchups swing the Monkey's way significantly. The use of the shaky Detriot defense is an achilles heel though. The Hurricanes need Garcia to break through against Tampa Bay in the worst way and a dominating peformance from the Dolphins D.

Your Team Name (5-1) vs. Snowballs (2-4)
While the Snowballs are, as usual, going to go without Chad Pennington, their opponenet is going without any starting running backs at all while they have a pair of studs in Clinton Portis and AHman Green. WHat Bledsoe does today against the Skins determines hoe YTN does today.

Chesepeak Cruisers (3-3) vs. Pinman(0-6)
Pinman sports a blank intehir running back position along with a recently innefective Trung Canidate. Menawhile the Cruisers have Jamal Lewis going up aginst a Bengals D without the ability to stop the run. It cold be over right there.

Boy am I glad I started Carter instead of Gannon. He already has 3 TD's and its only 2/3 of the way through the 3rd quarter!!!!!!!!!!!

Cory

Oh man, that was one awesome game tonight. Raiders down 17-10, get the ball back with 1:45ish to play on their 4 yard line. Tuiasusopo makes a series of big passes and moves the ball down the field to the KC 25 with 26 seconds left. He goes 3-out and on 4-10 he throws it to the KC 15 for a 1st down with 10 sec left. he fakes a spike, throws for the endzone and misses his receiver. with 3 seconds left he throws it to the one yard line where it is caught and the receiver is thrown down before he can make any attempt at getting into the endzone. Absolute insanity.

Cory

When Green dove across that touchdown line when KC played Oakland I yelled like crazy...I was down by 8 points and I needed Green to earn me 9 for the win.

Something is wrong when you're cheering for the game as loud as you do at a regional competition. (w/o the MOEstix)

I actually won in my @Forums league by an inch because of Brown's denial (the only one of the three leagues I won this weekend :( ).

Koko, I congratulate you for your valiant effort.. Several of my games have been especially close, yours in particular- only a 10 point spread going in monday night football...

He sure did come close- 48 points, that scared me mightily and should have sunken my ship..

I'll have to get you back in the playoffs.;)

I *really* need a decent runningback. I am willing to trade Oakland's Defense, and perhaps Rich Gannon, or Keyshawn Johnson if the offer is right. If you want someone else on my team, Im open to offers.

Cory

Mid season awards.
 

Best team
[i] Philly Cheesesteaks.
They have taken on every comer and have knocked off the second place contender twice and are still going strong.

Best QB
Steve McNair (CB234) McNair has been red hot and rock steady doing it both with his arm and his legs. He may not get the hype Vick or McNAbb gets but there is no better guy at the position today.

Best QBs
Trent Green, Jon Kitna(Coco's Monkey)
Green benefits from having so many weapons to throw too and his heady presence in the backfield. Kitna is a genuine surprise but he is blessed with a great group of young recievers.

Best RB
Preist Holmes (R.I. Electrons)
The guy practically carried the Electrons to victory early in the season.

Best RBs
Ahman Green, Clinton Portis, James Mungro (Snowballs)
Green and Portis are a tough pair to overcome on a weekly basis. Now if he'd quit being in denial about Pennington...

Best Reciever
Torry Holt (Snowballs)
THe greatest show on turf has returned!

Best Recievers
Hines Ward, Terrell Owens, Chris Chambers (Dunedain)
Man that is a scary looking set (Thank me. You're welcome for Chambers. ARRRGH!)

Best Kicker
Jason Elam (Snowballs)
Old relaible.

Best defense
Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Keith Bullock, Chris Clairborne, Lance Shculters, Dat Nguyen, Derek Smith, Willie Whitehead(Valleygirls).
The Chiefs defense has been as mucha plesant surprise as much as the Eagles defense has been a dissapointment. The Valleygirls put up big points week after week.

Best defensive player
Chris Clairbone. Abig part of the Vikings surprising sucess this year and the Valleygirls making plays all over the feild.

Best player
Steve McNair.
Easily.

Been busy most of the week, so I'll have the week 7 review up tomorrow afternoon. :)

Ohh! I got an award! And I can use Tommy Maddox this week!

Nor Cal Crushers (1-5) d. R.I. Electrons(3-3)
95-92
"The Electrons are hurting, literally. All of their offensive starters are banged up and some are game time decisions. If they do play they are supeior to what the Crushers have but the Crushers are mostly healthy and if they perform could steal this game away." That prettymuch was the story. While Priest Holmes was able to pull in 15 on Monday for the Electrons, and Rodney Harrison yanked 13 against Miami, none of it was enough to make up for the lack of the injured (game-time decision) Eric Moulds, who, had he played, would've probably scored the 4 points needed for victory. I suppose Nor Cal's Quincy Carter scoring 39 didn't help Rhode Island's cause any either.

Philly Cheesesteaks (6-0) d. Koko's X-Cats (5-1)
126-101
You'd figure Aaron Brooks's 48 and Michael Pittman's 12 would be enough to put the Cats over the top. But these are the Cheesesteaks we're talking about. While nothing in particular was too spectacular for Philly (save Minnesota's 21), they did have five players in double digits (and two in the 20's), and everyone elase except for the receivers and the kicker were in the high single digits. Conglomeration is the key word here. Philly showed us how it was done.

ValleyGirls (5-1) d. -To Be Determined- (3-3)
131-62
With only the QB scoring in double digits for TBD (and a measly 19, at that), they were slim pickings for the ValleyGirls' six players in double digits, including Daunte Culpepper's 36, and a combined defensive effort of 56. Maybe I shouldn't mention the Girls' 26 in the running game.

Dunedain (4-1-1) vs. Bane(2-4)
Draw
66-66
Dunedain would've been better off benching the QB Joey Harrington, who contributed a -3. That's the story of this low scoring (albeit interesting) game. High notes for Dunedain: Brian Westbrook's 20 and Terrell Owens's 15. High notes for Bane: Garrison hearst with 12, and Cleveland's 10. Another tie on Dunedain's record!

Cooney Quest(3-2-1) d. 29 Patriots (1-5)
90-52
"Can Brett Farve overcome his personal Waterloo for the Quest?" Yes he can, with a nice 36. "Can Donovan Mc Nabb regain his form for the Patriots?" Nope, with a lousy 6 points. "Is anyone going to provide support in the running game for either team?" Not really. In fact, the only RB who scored was the Pats' Warrick Dunn with 10. "Most likely the biggest stud today will be the Quests Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense which is rounding into it's usual terrifying self." No, but they helped the Quest with 13. Thank you Ed, for making my job a little easier. :D

CB234 (4-2) d. Scrawny White Guys (1-5)
108-57
Another story of a victor having nothing too spectacular, but a great coalition. Six players were in double digits for CB for a combined 91. Shaun Alexander pulled off a better-than-decent 19 for the White Guys, but that was about it. Five of his players put up nothing (literally). Lets recap: CB has six plaers in double digits, the Guys have five players with 0. Math majors, do your work.

Coco's Monkeys (1-5) d. Hurricanes (4-2)
75-71
"I'm smelling upset here!" Hell yeah, and a dramatic one at that. Everyone was able to contribute something to the Monkeys' game (except for a lowly defender), including a running game worth 22, and (here's the drama) Trent Green's 17 on Monday. While Jeff Garcia outdid that with 24, nobody else broke through for the Hurricanes. A dramatic upset in the making.

Your Team Name (5-1) d. Snowballs (2-4)
95-79
You ever think the Snowballs need a quarterback? Chad Pennington's absence again cost them. Yes, they did have a running total of 24, a receiver scored 17, and Tennesee put up 22. Unfortunately, only four other players scored something, and they were all in single digits. Playing one RB short, YTN was able to capitalize on the receivers' 23, Bledsoe's 21, Scot Fujita's 13, and Seattle's 11.

Chesapeake Cruisers (3-3) d. Pinman(0-6)
109-85
This has got to be frustrating for Pinman. A good game put off only by a better game leaves them still winless. If we go a little deeper, we can also see that he had no running game, and only one receiver scored. Pretty good the rest of the way, but the Cruisers had a QB tke in 42, and two others in double digits. He was also pretty good all around too.

Current rankings:

Rank Team Name W-L-T Win % PTS Streak
1 Philly Cheesesteaks 7-0-0 1.000 787.00 W-7
2 ValleyGirls 6-1-0 .857 716.00 W-3
3 Your Team Name 6-1-0 .857 618.00 W-4
4 CB234 5-2-0 .714 736.00 W-2
5 Dunedain 4-1-2 .714 689.00 T-1
6 Kokos X-Cats 5-2-0 .714 686.00 L-1
7 Cooney Quest 4-2-1 .643 663.00 W-2
8 Chesapeake Cruisers 4-3-0 .571 651.00 W-1
9 Hurricanes 4-3-0 .571 554.00 L-1
10 -To Be Determined- 3-4-0 .429 677.00 L-1
11 R.I. Electrons 3-4-0 .429 676.00 L-3
12 Bane 2-4-1 .357 570.00 T-1
13 Nor Cal Crushers 2-5-0 .286 583.00 W-1
14 Snowballs 2-5-0 .286 499.00 L-3
15 Cocos Monkeys 2-5-0 .286 433.00 W-1
16 Scrawny White Guys 1-6-0 .143 517.00 L-2
17 29 Patriots 1-6-0 .143 506.00 L-6
18 pinman 0-7-0 .000 591.00 L-7

WEEK VIII ANALYSIS
 

Koko's X-Cats (5-2) vs. CB234 (5-2)
This matchup is highlighted by an excellent quarterback battle as CB234 bring league mid0season <VP Steve McNair against the solid Aaron Brooks for the X-Cats. The battle can be settled in the running backs as Travis Henry will be heavily counted on by the Bills in K.C. and if he does well CB234 runs away with it as the X-Cats are without Duckett this week and Pittman cannot be relied upon, especially against the stout Cowboys defense.

R.I Electrons (3-4) vs. Scrawny White Guys (1-6)
This game may be the exlir that the fading Electrons need, or is it? The White guys one/ two punch of Shaun Alexnader and Stepthen Davis are no joke. And how effective will Eric Moulds be comming off of a groin injury? And is Maddox out of his funk? Lots of questions best easily answered by a huge game from Preist Holmes.

-To Be Dtermined-(3-4) vs. No Cal Crushers (2-5)
The Brad Johnson/ Quincy Carter matchup in the Cowboys/ Bucs game will get all of the attention in this one but what Ricky Williams does for -To be Dtermined- on Monday night will truly let us know who will come out on top.

Dunedain (4-1-2) vs. Valleygirls (6-1)
You'd think Dunedain would have the better team on papaer but the Valleygirls just keep chugging along with Daunte Culpperpper and great play from Moe Williams and an opportunistic Kansacs City Chiefs defense. Keep an eye on what Brain Westbrook does against a poor Jets run defense for Dunedain.

Cooney's Quest (4-2-1) vs. Bane (2-4-1)
A very unpredictable matchup with the favored Quest sporting alot of blanks on their roster and a beat up Buccaneers defense and alot of question marks from their skill players. Bane on the other hand may be featuring a starting quarterback who got himself benched (agian) last week. Fortunately he does have the rliable Marvin Harrison on his side.

29 Patriots (1-6) vs. Pinman (0-7)
This may be Pinman's best opportunity to break through but if he is going to do it he is going to need a good game from Randy Moss and Matt Hasselback. For the 29 Patriots Marc Bulger looks in line for a bigtime game against the coverage challanged Steelers. Not a good sign for the needy Pinman.

Hurricane (4-3) vs. Philly Cheesesteaks(7-0)
Another challanger with a winning record comes looking to knock the Cheesesteaks off the top of the hill. Peyton Manning vs. the Houston Texans is already a bad sign and Duece McAllister is better than anything Hurricane has. The opportunistic Vikings defense also poses a problem. Jeff Garcia is Hurrican's best hope.

Your Team Name (6-1) vs. Coco's Monkeys (2-5)
A suddenly dangerous spoiler in the form of the Monkeys come looking to knock off Your Team Name who's producers on offense are up against some tough matchups this week particularly Drew Bledsoe vs. an opportunistic K.C. defense at Arrowhead and Fred Taylor vs. the stingy Titans D. Trent Green may have an easier time of it agaisnt the Bills D at home and Thomlinson and Boston are on a Monday night showcase agaisnt a Dolphin D that has been a little dissapointing.

Chesepeak Cruisers (4-3) vs. Snowballs (2-5)
The Crusiers who live and die by the Baltimore Ravens sucess may benefit from the Broncos quartback woes (I had heard somewhere that third string QB Danny Kanell has the flu and they may have to use Jurious Jackson who they signed on Friday) instead with Rod Smith as the backup. ( :eek) The SNowballs may finally have Chad Pennington back, just in time not to have Ahman Green around (bye). Try the bench, for God's sake man, the bench!

Re: Mid season awards.
 

Hmm... I must disagree with this call- after all,

Manning has been amazing- McNair's highest was 40, and he only has 13 more points than Manning- even though he's played one more game than Manning (bye week).. That's just my opinion, but overall I loved your review... I might start a weekly "Hottest Player" review.. yeah, i do have too much time, thankfully this ends before the real season begins :P

[edit] Oh yeah, he also has 4 fumbles [/edit]

Re: WEEK VIII ANALYSIS
 

Weekly hottest player?!? Cool! Although now we're starting to sound like the Fox network. :p

I'm praying for a great game by Maddox. He came through for me in my three wins (then I benched him, and I lost 3 straight. what was I thinking?). At least Moulds is going to play this week. I could really use a boost to .500. Here's hoping lack of a kicker on my side doesn't decide this.

I'm up by 9, but he has Drew Brees and a defender playing tonight. Eh, maybe he'll be as bad as Drew Bledsoe was last night (I was just short of crying watching that, then I realized that Priest Holmes scored 3 TDs), and I'll just sneak by. Of course, if Brees has a bad game, chances are Fiedler would have a good game, and had I put him in over Maddox, it'd all be a moot point anyway.

Stress stinks, Arid works
 

Green and Tomlinson pulled a BIG game for me this week. The Bills' D didn't put up much of a fight for KC's offence. That left the field wide open for Green to throw the ball. Miami spanked the Chargers last night. Somehow Tomlinson managed to pull a 20FP game out of it though. Congrats to all this week!

What?? What?? I can't hear you over all my winning ;) haha sorry, this will be the only time I can brag so I am :p The Scrawny White guys win by 1 point... close match up.

Well needless to say, I think I had a pretty good week for fantasy football. :) Despite the first loss of my beloved Vikings (what a heartbreaker) everything else all seemed to come together for a high scoring weekend.

Next week my team, which relies greatly upon the success of the Vikings, will be playing Ricky, who's team is primarily built up by the Packers. Hey, what do you know...the big time rivalry between teh Packers and the Vikings comes to the Metrodome this weekend. I'm excited.

On the plus side, I'm not mathematically eliminated from the playoffs yet. If I win out, I can still make at least 8th.

::can't believe a lack of kicker killed him::

Weekly Hottest-

QB- Peyton Manning (Philly Cheesesteaks)- 45 pts
For the record, I am not biased with this choice. Manning simply had more points than any other quarterback, and I believe more than any other player.

QB’s- Trent Green and John Kitna (Coco’s Monkeys)- 37 and 35 pts
Both Green and Kitna turned in impressive numbers, pairing large pass completions with touchdown passes. Isn’t it ironic that the manager who (sic) didn’t tend his team for the first few weeks ends up with a stud offense?

RB- Priest Holmes (R.I. Electrons)- 23 pts
The Friar again scored three touchdowns, bringing his season total to 12 after only 8 games. Pity the Commish won’t have him for next week- he’s truly burning this league up

RB’s- Stephen Davis and Shaun Alexander (Scrawny White Guys)- 18 and 16 points
Neither of those guys are scrawny…. and wait a minute, they’re not white… I can tell those two will be on this list rather often, as they are both among the league’s best running backs.

WR- Randy Moss (Pinman)- 22 pts
Moss is back to his terrifying form, hauling in touchdown passes at his normal pace. Here he matches 7 receptions with 125 yards and two scores, albeit no celebrational dance. Anyone remember how he sprayed a poor little kid with a water bottle last year?

WR’s- Ike Hilliard and Reggie Wayne (ValleyGirls)- 23 and 20 points
Whoa! Most people don’t even have a receiver get 20 points in an entire season, but ValleyGirls had two receivers do so in one week. How much luck is that? Lucky for her Hilliard hasn’t had to face Brian Dawkins this year… for those of you who know what happened..

K- Matt Stover (ValleyGirls)- 13 points
Only four field goals and two PAT’s made, but nonetheless 13 solid points many teams could have used

Defense- Kansas City (ValleyGirls)- 25 points
3 sacks, 5 interceptions, oh wait, and 2 fumbles… How is this humanely possible? The most ironic thing is that Kansas City is home to Dante Hall, the human magician who garners most of the return touchdowns in the league, yet KC only had 38 return yards in this game.. Believe it..

Defensive Player- Ben Taylor (Scrawny White Guys)- 16 points
Taylor got 16 tackles in this game, which is equalivent to making every tackle in three drives. Impressive.

Overall Team- ValleyGirls- 164 pts
Sheesh… This eclipses the prior record by quite a few points, and proves what teamwork does. Remember this people, there is no I in team. And don’t listen to that fool Leon (There ain’t no we in team either), even though he is in the best commercial this season has presented.

Best Commercial- That Leon Commercial… you gotta see it…

Crap I lost, I guess David Carr is no Brett Favre, and having 5 players scoring nothing made a bad week. I was within 10 though, could have been worse.

Week 8 results:

Scrawny White Guys (1-6) d. R.I. Electrons (3-4)
93-92
Lets face it, the Electrons are in a downward spiral. Losing three straight coming into this week (all by margins of less than 10), Rhode Island looked to capitalize on their opponent's 1-6 record. They were dead wrong. While R.I. dominated the defensive side of things, and Priest Holmes was excellent as usuall, Tommy Moddox had a mere 15 to contribute. The White Guys outdid the Electrons in receiving by 5, and running by 6, and a Kickerless game for both teams (which probably cost R.I.) meant Drew Brees's 10 (yes, a lousy 10) on Monday was just enough to propel the Scrawny White Guys to a second victory. Rhode Island prettymuch needs to win out now to make the playoffs.

CB234 (5-2) d. Koko's X-Cats (5-2)
92-80
Yay, defense! CB had San Francisco score 12 (while the Cats had Green Bay on a bye), the difference in this game. Lack of a RB probably killed the Cats too, losing in that category by 6. In fact, they even took receiving by a margin of 11. A close QB matchup had the Cat's take a 1 point difference. Kicking ended up being in CB's favor (12-7). Total defense was close (26-25). Actually, it was a much closer game than the score says. But the X-Cats could've used Green Bay.

Nor Cal Crushers (2-5) d. -To Be Determined-(3-4)
81-75
TBD had Brad Johnson outscore Quincy Carter by 13... and that was all TBD had going for them. While there was nothing that really stood out for either team, the fact that the Crushers outscored TBD in everything except at QB was what gave them the win.

ValleyGirls (6-1) d. Dunedain (4-1-2)
164-95
Where do I start for the ValleyGirls? Culpepper with 27? Maybe Ike Willard with 23 and Reggie Wayne with 20? No? Then how does Kansas City with 25 sound? Perhaps Domanick Davis scoring 18 is more your type? Oh sure, Hines Ward took 20 for Dunedain, and Tom Brady had a 25, and Dunedain conglomerated their forces well. But 95 isn't enough today. A huge 69 point victory for the ValleyGirls against a good team like Dunedain all but cements their position in the playoffs.

Bane (2-4-1) d. Cooney Quest (4-2-1)
71-61
With both teams missing a receiver, Cooney missing a running back, and two non-existant QBs, we turn to defense. Cooney really fumbles here, having three byes. Two people put up 10 for Bane there, enough for a win.

Pinman (0-7) d. 29 Patriots (1-6)
104-93
For those of you who though you were delusional a second ago, I'll say it again: Pinman (0-7) d. 29 Patriots (1-6). While not exactly an upset when it's coming against the next worst team in the league, a win is a win. While Pinman's running had us worried with a combined -3, they picked it up in receiving with Randy Moss scoring 22. A combined 24 in receiving versus a 6 makes up that 13 difference in running, as the rest of the game was fairly close. So, can we go for two straight?

Philly Cheesesteaks(7-0) d. Hurricanes (4-3)
93-79
As long as Peyton Manning is still throwing, Philly is still winning. He had 45. Jeff Garcia only had 24 for the Hurricanes. They tried to catch up, and even dominated the rest of the offensive game, pulling more-or-less even until we get to the defense. Even then, Miami killed Minnesota 22-5. But the Hurricanes had two byes and a 0 put up, with only 7 the rest of the way. A combined 30 by the Cheesesteaks proved to be too much.

Coco's Monkeys (2-5) d. Your Team Name (6-1)
133-92
YTN had Joe Horn going for them with 20. A conglomerate versus conglomerate matchup only got out of hand in the running game. The Monkeys combined for 35 there. Trent Green also pulled in 37, helping the Monkeys to a second straight.

Chesapeake Cruisers (4-3) vs. Snowballs (2-5)
87-65
Yay, Chad Pennington! The Jets finally used him, and while he only contributed 13 for the Snowballs, it's better than a 0. Besides, that's 1 more than Jake Delhomme gave the Cruisers. Anyhow, the only good thing the Snowballs had was Torry Holt's 17. Five 0's on defense only put them in deeper. Speaking of defense, Chesapeake had a grand total of 45, a little over half their output. It's more then enough to put away the Snowballs.

Rankings after week 8:

Rank Team Name W-L-T Win % PTS Streak
1 Philly Cheesesteaks 8-0-0 1.000 880.00 W-8
2 ValleyGirls 7-1-0 .875 880.00 W-4
3 CB234 6-2-0 .750 828.00 W-3
4 Your Team Name 6-2-0 .750 710.00 L-1
5 Dunedain 4-2-2 .625 784.00 L-1
6 Kokos X-Cats 5-3-0 .625 766.00 L-2
7 Chesapeake Cruisers 5-3-0 .625 738.00 W-2
8 Cooney Quest 4-3-1 .563 724.00 L-1
9 Hurricanes 4-4-0 .500 633.00 L-2
10 Bane 3-4-1 .438 641.00 W-1
11 R.I. Electrons 3-5-0 .375 768.00 L-4
12 -To Be Determined- 3-5-0 .375 752.00 L-2
13 Nor Cal Crushers 3-5-0 .375 664.00 W-2
14 Cocos Monkeys 3-5-0 .375 566.00 W-2
15 Scrawny White Guys 2-6-0 .250 610.00 W-1
16 Snowballs 2-6-0 .250 564.00 L-4
17 pinman 1-7-0 .125 695.00 W-1
18 29 Patriots 1-7-0 .125 599.00 L-7

WEEK IX ANALYSIS
 

Koko's X-Cats (5-3) vs. R.I. Electrons (3-5)
the slumping X-Cats take on the stalled Electrons. Who will reverse their tailspin? For the Electrons to win they need Tommy Maddox to get out of his funk and stop making mistakes. No Priest Holmes to bail him out this week. Koko has a pretty solid advantage this week and if his players perform up to standard he should win easily.

-To Be Dtermined-(3-5) vs. Scrawney White Guys (2-6)
One of the more interesting battles in this matchup is which error-prone quarterback will hurt their team less? Kerry Collins for TBD or Drew Brees for the White Guys? Between the two Collins has the potential for big plays. Brees plays Martyball so he doesn't get all that many opportunities to make plays anyways. The White Guys still have that awesome one/two punch of Shaun Alexanader and Stephen Davis but Ricky Williams could have a big week against a Colts defense that struggles against power runners.

Dunedain(4-2-2) vs. No Cal Crushers (3-5)
Dunedain willbe without Brain Westbrook who is out for Sundays game with a high ankle sprain while the Crushers regain Micheal Bennet for the Vikings. Dunedain will need a good game from Tom Brady, Terrell Owne and Hines Ward to stay competitive this week.

Cooney's Quest (4-3-1) vs. Valleygirls (7-1)
The Quest get their shot at the rampaging Valleygirls who willsee one of their major contributors have their carries possibly cut back. Moe Williams was a good story this season but with the return of Micheal Bennet he will now have to split carries. He will still get to do those one yard end zone dives which make him worthwhile in Fantasy Football. The Quest need Brett Farve to play well in Minnesota. A place he does not play well in to keep it close because the Packers D will not slow down Daunte Culpepper. The Valleygirls are also in line for a big week from the Eagles D as they get to feat on the incompitient Falcons.

29 Patriots(1-7) vs. Bane (3-4-1)
With Bane going with Byron Leftwich vs. the Patriots going with Marc Bulger , Bane will have to rely on Marvin Harrison to supplement offense for the team. Someone will have to step up in the running game for these two teams.

Hurricane (4-4) vs. CB234(6-2)
The Huricane will have to do without Jeff Garcia and Marques Tuioasosopo will get a run at the hapless Detritos D. Chad Johnson is the Hurricane's best offensive player and will have to have a big day to keep this close. If Edgerrin James is productive today for CB234, this one is over early.


Your Team Name (6-2) vs Philly Cheesesteaks (8-0)
YTN is already at a disadvantage against the Cheesesteaks without shooting blanks at quarterback and defense. The Cheesesteaks advantage at quarterback and running back should be of greater concern.

Chesepaek Cruisers(5-3) vs. Coco's Monkeys (3-5)
The suddenly formidable Monkeys have dnagerous offensive lineup that could worry any team (including the Philly Cheesesteaks). The Cruisers need a good game from Jamal Lewis and a productive day from the Baltimore RAvens defense to get by.

Pinman(1-7) vs. Snowballs (2-6)
The monkey is finally off of Pinman's back and he was quickly rewarded with a get out of jail free card and is now out of the leauge basement. Now he gets another "soft touch" with the Ched Pennington reliant Snowballs who have very good players on offense and don't even bother with the defense. Their usually great running backs willbe heavily relied upon by their teams and by the SNowballs who have a significant advantage if they can make something happen. Pinman has tow players who could have monster weeks. Randy Moss aginst the soft Packers D at home and Matt Hasselback aginst the non-existnt Steelers pass D.

I need a running back or 2 that plays and makes points, make me an offer. Anything reasonable considered

And I need to actually win. What's good is that the middle teams are exactly that: middle. If I win out, I still have a shot at 8th. thank god my fantasy score is pretty high despite the 5 L's in a row.

::is tempted to go Nick Bakay on my next post-game::

::wipes off profuse sweat, only after replacing three sweat-drenched layers of clothes::

I sure thought I was a goner, with my opponent having 3 players on MNF and me only being ahead by 12ish points.. somehow, somehow, I remained undefeated... every week my matches become closer, I smell an defeat coming.... Smell it as well as the Rock can smell bacon cooking.. whew..

I tied!!!!!!!!!!!! gar, if only George hadnt had 105.92... or if I had had 106.51 :( Oh well, I am on track to get into the top 8 :D

Cory

I just realized something rather interesting- of my original team- the guys I drafted- only 4 are still on my team.. Yes thats right, 4 players I drafted and 12 I picked off the undraftedlist/waivers.. How does this statistic compare to your teams?

Weird...now that I look at my original roster and my current roster, I realized that I only have 4 of my original team as well. I guess lots of changes = good.

wow, 3 losses in a row. :( Sorry i havent been posting much but i am here and around reading the post. Thanks for keeping us up to date on the league from here causwe i am here much more then i am on yahoo

Koko's X-Cats (5-3) d. R.I. Electrons (3-5)
98-94
<Nick Bakay mode>It all looks well and good with Tommy Maddox taking on Seattle. You have faith in the XFL MVP. He gives you 31 points. ::WOOOOOO:: Up next, Washington at Dallas. A Washington touchdown means a point for John Hall... but he stoinks the extra point for a -3. Washington scores again, and they go for 2? Are they crazy? Had Hall not stoinked it, you would've won by 1! ::BUZZ:: Oh well, you still have Peerless Price and Randy McMichael going for you. They both score 8. Of course, your opponent's WRs outscore them combined by 7. ::BUZZ:: Okay, next we have our less-than-spectacular RBs netting you 12. What, those darn X-Cat's have outscored you by 2 there?!? ::BUZZ:: You have 6 defenders (one you don't want to let go of, and are playing a man down). They have an okay 24 Ack! The enemy has 35 there! ::BUZZ:: This all brings us to Denver at New England, Monday Night Football. An interception and a fumble recovery put you up early. Your Broncos return a punt for a touchdown... and what's this? The Patriots are giving you a saftey? Hey, you'll take it. But then on the kickoff, your punt returner is out there, and lets it go by for a 30 yard difference. Stoink! The Patriots get it back under two minutes. They can't stop Tom Brady! What ever happened to the age-old practice of taking a knee?!? One touchdown later, and your Broncos are on the losing end, now having lost points for giving up more than twentyfour. Their 14 isn't enough to get you a win. ::BUZZ:: Your wallet's looking pretty dry right now, you're sulking at losing five straight. You are near the basement. Is all hope lost? Can the Electrons win out and hold eighth place? Find out on next weeks installment of Eddie's Nightmare.</Nick Bakay mode>

-To Be Determined-(3-5) d. Scrawney White Guys (2-6)
113-49
This one should've been closer than it actually was. It looks like the White Guys had almost a total spontaneous heart attack. One receiver was off, and five others put up a zero. New Orleans's 25 was impressive, but they only had 2 more on defense. TBD played Kerry Collins for a 44, with a running game worth 22 (more than enough for a win). They only had two 0's.

Dunedain(4-2-2) vs. Nor Cal Crushers (3-5)
Draw
106-106
Is it just me, or Dunedain a magnet for ties? Tom Brady's 37 on Monday put him in this position. A 28 in receiveing, and an all-around coalition for Nor Cal made this a very impressive game for both teams.

ValleyGirls (7-1) vs. Cooney Quest (4-3-1)
121-80
A nice QB battle had Daunte Culpepper take in 43 for the Girls, and outscore Bret Favre by 8. Cooney had two vital positions take in zero, which isn't good against the ValleyGirls. A 43 in defense to supplement the afforementioned Cullpepper is enough for victory.

29 Patriots(1-7) d. Bane (3-4-1)
79-64
The Patriots had two byes, compared to one donut, and a -1 for Bane. Sounds like Bane got the worst of this, losing the QB battle by 6. It was a no-contest in running and receiving as well. A 10 by the Pats kicker put them over the top.

CB234(6-2) d. Hurricanes (4-4)
88-34
Ouch! Jeff Garcia not playing had to hurt the Hurricanes, and he really didn't have much else to begin with. A 14 on defense and no one else in double digits only made it worse. CB was able to win the QB battle by 3 (think about it), but their strength came from a running game that tallied 16, and a receiving game taking 28. Mike Vanderjagt came up with 13. Do the math.

Your Team Name (6-2) vs Philly Cheesesteaks (8-0)
Draw
99-99
Philly actually lost the QB battle by three, enough to warrant our second tie this week. High points for Philly: Manning (30), Coles (10), a solid conglomerate (the rest of the score :D). High points for YTN: Jeff Blake (33), Jay Feely (10), Mike Barrow (10), and another spectacular conglomeration. There goes Philly's all-win scenario. Will someone finally get them off the undefeated list?

Coco's Monkeys (3-5) d. Chesapeake Cruisers(5-3)
133-108
Okay... how the hell are the Monkey's doing it? They were once the worst team in the league, being the butt of many a joke from Ed & Eddie. Suddenly, they are looking at making a playoff run, and in impressive style, nonetheless. They had Santana Moss catch balls for 31. I could say that led them to their third straight. But you have to at least mention the 52 on defense, led by Detroit (yes, Detroit). Chesapeake also played a great game. Their Baltimore defense (litterally. four of the defenders are Ravens, and they have the Baltimore defense) scored 50, the receivers had 22, and a conglomerate the rest of the way gave them their 108 total. But against the Monkeys, it wasn't enough. Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'm having a stroke.

Snowballs (2-6) d. Pinman(1-7)
107-77
Taking a cue from the Monkeys, Chad Pennington is suddenly usefull with a 44. A 29 in running and Torry Holt's 22 made up for the lack of any defense (alright, they got 5 from it). Speaking of defense, Pinman was missing two, and had a donut. His 22 was better than the Snowballs, but a RB and WR also put up 0's for Pinman. Randy Moss's 14 couldn't pull them out of an already tremendous hole. Matt Hasselback's 28 tried to help, but couldn't get Pinman to two straight. He is now unfortunately back in the basement.

After 9 weeks, we stand as follows:

Rank Team Name W-L-T Win % PTS Streak
1 Philly Cheesesteaks 8-0-1 .944 979.00 T-1
2 ValleyGirls 8-1-0 .889 1001.00 W-5
3 CB234 7-2-0 .778 916.00 W-4
4 Your Team Name 6-2-1 .722 809.00 T-1
5 Kokos X-Cats 6-3-0 .667 864.00 W-1
6 Dunedain 4-2-3 .611 890.00 T-1
7 Chesapeake Cruisers 5-4-0 .556 846.00 L-1
8 Cooney Quest 4-4-1 .500 804.00 L-2
9 -To Be Determined- 4-5-0 .444 865.00 W-1
10 Cocos Monkeys 4-5-0 .444 699.00 W-3
11 Hurricanes 4-5-0 .444 667.00 L-3
12 Nor Cal Crushers 3-5-1 .389 770.00 T-1
13 Bane 3-5-1 .389 705.00 L-1
14 R.I. Electrons 3-6-0 .333 862.00 L-5
15 Snowballs 3-6-0 .333 671.00 W-1
16 29 Patriots 2-7-0 .222 678.00 W-1
17 Scrawny White Guys 2-7-0 .222 659.00 L-1
18 pinman 1-8-0 .111 772.00 L-1

WEEK X ANALYSIS
 

Last week of byes...
lets get down to business!


Koko's X-Cats (6-3) vs.-To Be Detrmined-(4-5)
The X-Cats are forced to go with the courageous but ultimately doomed patrick Ramsey while TBD sics Kerry Collins on the hapless Falcons. Ricky Willaims has been a bit of a dissapointment for TBD and may have to depend on Derrick Mason taking apart the Dolphins secondary. Correll Buckhalter could be a sleeper for the X-Cats and Dante Hall is always a threat to do something.


R.I. Electrons (3-6) vs.Hurricanes (4-5)
The 'Canes are shooting blanks this week, especially at quarterback with Jeff Garcia on a bye. This may be the break the Elctrons need to break out of their five game losing streak. Preist Holmes still need to play well (a good chance of that against Cleveland) and Tommy Maddox needs to come through. The Hurricanes best hope comes from Chad Johnson.

Dunedain(4-2-3) vs. Scrawney White Guys (2-7)
Dunedain is looking for a big game from Anothony Thomas to compensate for Shaun Alexander and Stepehn Davis on the other side. The reciever battle and the defensive battle leans Dunedain's way if for no other reason than byes.

Cooney's Quest (4-4-1) vs.No Cal Crushers (3-5-1)
A pretty tight matchup but the Quest may have the advantage with Brett Farve starting to act like himself agian , even with the injured thumb. The Crushers have Brian Greise who is an improvement over Jay Fiedler but the Dolphins line is playing surprisingly poor and Greise may get slammed alot by the Titans D. What Faulks contributes for the Quest or Micheal Bennet contributes for the Crushers may well determine who wins this day.

29 Patriots(2-7)vs. Valleygirls (8-1)
Teh Patriots step up to take on the unstoppable Valleygirls and instantly show up short handed with no less than four blank spots on the roster :ahh: instantly condemming themselves to crushing defeat.

Bane (3-5-1) vs. Pinman(1-8)
Just like the 29 Patriots above, Pinman is also comming into this week with four blank spots on the roster. Bane isn't the dominating monster team the Valleygirls have been but if his recievers produce like they have the ability to do and if Corey Dillion decides to sto[ pouting and start playing then Pinman will be occupying the basement for yet anotehr week, no mateer what Randy Moss does.

Your Team Name (6-2-1) vs.CB234(7-2)
Game of the week! Or at least it should be. YTN is comming into this week sporting three blanks including one at reciever, leaving Terry Glenn alone to take on Keenan McCardell and PeterWarrick. Not an impossible task but how many three touchdown games does Glenn have in him?


Chesepaek Cruisers(5-4) vs. Philly Cheesesteaks (8-0-1)
Keeping with this week's fad, the Cruisers also go at less-than-full-strenght against the leaugue's best team the Cheesesteaks. If Manning abuses the Jaguars (do they still sponsor a FIRST team?) like he is expected to, I guess it wouldn't matter anyways.

Snowballs (3-6) vs.Coco's Monkeys (4-5)
From the team everyone was hoping to play to the team no one wants to play, the Monkey's have come a long way. And on cue the SNowballs do without Clinton Portis and Jason Elam ( who was seriously injured anyways) The Snowballs need out-of-their-mind play from Pennington,Ahaman Green, Holt and Koren Robinson to keep up with Trent Green, Thomlinson, Coles, Barber and Boston. Things aren't looking too good for the Snowballs.

Re: WEEK X ANALYSIS
 

I had to debate if i wanted to let garcia go....and my descion is to keep him so iw ill have to take the kick in the pants this weekend and hopefully be able to regain my composier for next weekend where he will finnally be starting again after missing last week.

Re: Re: WEEK X ANALYSIS
 

Finally some good news. I'm going to need it too, because it looks like Miami is taking at least 20 for you.

Week 10 Results

R.I. Electrons (3-6) d. Hurricanes (4-5)
98-47
The Nightmare is over! After losing five straight, the 3-6 Electrons went to play the 4-5 Hurricanes. And I must say, the Electrons caught a break, with the Hurricanes shooting blanks at QB, and missing a RB. Rhode Island once again had to rely on Tommy Maddox (33) and Priest Holmes (23). Add 10 from John Hall, and no lousy receiving week will stop the Electrons. Speaking of receivers, Chad Johnson for the Hurricanes took 11, the only player in double digits for them. With their high fantasy score, the Electrons my now be looking at a playoff run.

-To Be Determined-(4-5) d. Koko's X-Cats (6-3)
79-70
If you took the over on this, you will be terrified. The QB battle stayed low, but interesting, with the X-Cats' Patrick Ramsey outdoing Kerry Collins by 4. Keeping in closeness, TBD won running by 6, and receiving by 3. The cats had 2 more in the kicking game. 35 to 29 was the final score on defense. And who took defense? TBD, leading him to a win.

Dunedain(4-2-3) d. Scrawney White Guys (2-7)
109-36
Probably the most underrated team in the league due to the three ties, Dunedain looked uopn the White Guys for prey (another non-PC phrase by me...). Do the words "absolute slaughter" mean anything? Led by Joey Harrington with 28, the rampaging Dunedain dominated everything except the running. In fact, their defense alone was enough to win with 49. Can't say much about the White Guys. Tony Gonzalez had 14. That was about it. Of course, it doesn't help when your QB has been replaced by Doug Flutie, your RB is benched, your WR and DEF are off, and two defenders contribute nothing.

Cooney Quest (4-4-1) d. Nor Cal Crushers (3-5-1)
111-55
We all know how bad Bret Favre's adventure in Philledelphia went. He scored 15 for Cooney. But to start the Crushers out on a bad page, Brian Griese scored -3. Things got worse running wise. Marshall Faulk scored 16 for the Quest. The theme continues this way, ending with Tampa Bay's Tim Wansley having two interceptions and a TD, totalling 21. You know Nor Cal is in trouble when the opponent's high score is a defender.

ValleyGirls (8-1) d. 29 Patriots(2-7)
163-48
Immediately looking at the Patriots, they were missing a RB, WR, and two defenders. Of course, when you see that the ValleyGirls have just scored a 163, you will realize that the Pats had a snowball's chance in hell anyway. Really, there's nothing to say about the Pats this week. Especially when the Girls' Daunte Culpepper could've beaten the Pats, Hurricanes, Scrawny White Guys, Nor cal Crushers, and Bane. He had 60, just short of the single player record this year (although I still say he got humbled by Doug Flutie). The running backs scored 37, (enough to beat the afforementioned White Guys), and the defense totaled 47 (beating the White Guys again. I get the feeling Ryan is going to kill me now). The ValleyGirls beat their own record by 1 this week, all but earning them a playoff birth.

Pinman(1-8) d. Bane (3-5-1)
74-49
This one shouldn't have been even close. With Pinman missing a WR, K, DEF, and a defender, Bane had a wide open slot (and a full team) to possibly make a playoff run. So what happened? Let's look at the defense first. Bane had four 0's there, and almost spontaneous combustion that netted only 8 points. Things got worse when their backs did absolutely nothing, save a 5 from one of them. 1 from a kicker, and a WR total of 8 should still seem like Bane should've won. Hell, they took QBs by 2. But Pinman had an ace up his sleve in the form of Randy Moss's 21. I think I can safely call this an upset.

CB234(7-2) d. Your Team Name (6-2-1)
113-99
"Game of the week! Or at least it should be. YTN is comming into this week sporting three blanks including one at reciever, leaving Terry Glenn alone to take on Keenan McCardell and PeterWarrick. Not an impossible task but how many three touchdown games does Glenn have in him?" Finally, an excuse to quote Ed. This was indeed the game of the week, although it was much closer than it ever should've been. A 38-33 QB battle kept things close, and YTN had a RB with 17 and St. Louis with 30. But the afforementioned Terry Glen only gave YTN a point, and those three blanks came back to haunt them. CB had an impressive defensive effort take 41 (another shot at the Scrawny White Guys), and everyone else contributed something, enough to edge out YTN.

Philly Cheesesteaks (8-0-1) d. Chesapeake Cruisers(5-4)
106-103
I take that back: this was the game of the week. For those of you betting the under thinking that Chesapeake wouldn't perform, you were dead wrong. They almost out-conglomerated the Cheesesteaks with nothing too spectacular, but a high combined total. But they were missing a WR, a decision that would cost them dearly. Lacking on defense (Minnesota scored a -2, need I mention Doug Flutie again?), Philly had to turn once again to Mr. Reliable, Peyton Manning. Combining his 38 with a Rudi Johnson 20 and a Laveranues Coles 15, Philly was just able to avoid defeat yet agin, and clinch a spot in the playoffs.

Coco's Monkeys (4-5) d. Snowballs (3-6)
154-92
Another game where the under was so appealing turns into an all-out score fest. By far the highest scoring game this week (and between the Monkeys and Snowballs, nonetheless), the game easily came down to defense. The Snowballs had none (alright, the Titans with a nice 25). Everything for the Snowballs came on offense, and while impressive, with all those big donuts on defense, the Snowballs had a snowball's chance in hell (there's that analogy again...) agaist a Monkeys team sporting a Trent Green 54, a 30 in receiving, LaDainian Tomlinson's 24, and a defense that actually did something.

Rank Team Name W-L-T Win % PTS Streak
1 xPhilly Cheesesteaks 9-0-1 .950 1085.00 W-1
2 ValleyGirls 9-1-0 .900 1164.00 W-6
3 CB234 8-2-0 .800 1029.00 W-5
4 Dunedain 5-2-3 .650 999.00 W-1
5 Your Team Name 6-3-1 .650 908.00 L-1
6 Kokos X-Cats 6-4-0 .600 934.00 L-1
7 Cooney Quest 5-4-1 .550 915.00 W-1
8 Chesapeake Cruisers 5-5-0 .500 949.00 L-2
9 -To Be Determined- 5-5-0 .500 944.00 W-2
10 Cocos Monkeys 5-5-0 .500 853.00 W-4
11 R.I. Electrons 4-6-0 .400 960.00 W-1
12 Hurricanes 4-6-0 .400 714.00 L-4
13 Nor Cal Crushers 3-6-1 .350 825.00 L-1
14 Bane 3-6-1 .350 754.00 L-2
15 Snowballs 3-7-0 .300 763.00 L-1
16 pinman 2-8-0 .200 846.00 W-1
17 29 Patriots 2-8-0 .200 726.00 L-1
18 Scrawny White Guys 2-8-0 .200 695.00 L-2

x= Clinched playoff birth

WEEK XI ANALYSIS
 

The Byes are now over and barring injury everyone should be comming at each other with nothing but their best! It gets serious now folks...!

Koko's X-Cats (6-4) vs.Dunedain(5-2-3)
One of the more interesting aspects of this matchup is the dueling running backs from the Philadelphia Eagles. The X-Cats have Correll Buckhalter and Dunedain has Brain Westbrook (now watch aas Duece Staley gets all the big plays :rolleyes: ). Dunedain has an advantage at wide reciever but the X-Cats my be at an advantage with Aaron Brooks taking on the Atlanta Falcons defense.

R.I. Electrons (4-6) vs.Your Team Name (6-3-1)
The Electrons stopped the bleeding last week and now face Your Team Name who have a disadvantage at quarterback and an unpredictable running game. I f Tommy Maddox can produce and Priest Holmes does what he does best then maybe the Electrons can go from falling star to playoff conteneder.

-To Be Detrmined-(5-5) vs. Hurricanes (4-6)
TBD might have an instant advantage with Brad Johnson if Jeff Garcia still isn't ready to go. Mike Anderson is suspended as well, so that doesn't help. To even things out a bit Kevin Johnson has been cut by the Browns and isn't ready to play for the Jaguars quite yet. The use of Atlanta's porous defense is always a shaky proposition as well.

Cooney's Quest (5-4-1) vs.Scrawney White Guys (2-8)
The White Guys try to shake things up by using the ageless Doug Flutie to go with his pair of awesome running backs, Stephen Davis and Shaun Alexnader. The Quest go with Tim Rattay and hopes that Marshal Faulk is healthy enough to perform well this week.


29 Patriots(2-8)vs. No Cal Crushers (3-6-1)
The Patriots may have a sizeable advantage at quartback with Marc Bulger finding easier sailing aginst a much less fromible Bears defense instead of the rabid Ravens D. Carr may not have as much sucess against a tough Bills pass defense for the Crushers. The running backs could go either way though it leans slightly the Crushers way with Eddie george riding the coatials of the Ttitans offensive machine. THe Crushers do have to worry about Darrell Jacksons severe case of the dropsies.


Bane (3-6-1) vs.Valleygirls (9-1)
Bne is hurting. HIs best weapon Marvin Harrison is injured. Corey Dillion is out and fuming and the Valleygirls come a callin'. This isn't gonna be pretty.

Chesepaek Cruisers(5-5) vs.CB234(8-2)
The Cruiser's Jake Delhomme vs. CB234's Steve McNair is a massive mismatch, even in spite of Delphomme heroics last week. McNair does that every week. As usual the Cruisers lay thier hopes on the fortunes of the Ravens. They will be having a tough scrum down in Miami so the defense shold do well but I'm not so sure about Jamal Lewis. CB234 could get a big day out of Travis Henry.

Snowballs (3-7) vs. Philly Cheesesteaks (9-0-1)
Do not be surpised if teh Snowballs give the Cheesesteaks problems. Their offense is pretty formiable and Peyton Manning will be missing his favorite target and the Vikings D has regressed to last years pitiful form. Duece McAllister will have to come through for the Cheesesteaks this week.


Pinman(2-8) vs.Coco's Monkeys (5-5)
The Monkeys have a huge advantage at running back (if Tiki Barber could hold onto the ball) and they have a red hot Trent Green at their disposal so the use of the impotent Detriot Lions defense doesn't hurt them. Pinman need Randy Moss, MAtt Hasselback and the New England Patiots defesne to have big days to keep up.

Re: WEEK XI ANALYSIS
 

This is from Yahoo: Why is this important? Because I'm down by 16, and Amos Zereoue is his only player playing on Monday. So I better hope Maddox either favors Bettis, or launches an all-out pass attack. Which may be likely considering San Francisco has an excelent run defense.

Week XI Post-Game Analysis
 

R.I. Electrons (4-6) d. Your Team Name (6-3-1)
The first of five teams eyeing that number eight spot, the Electrons' hope seemed lost after the Chiefs got bungled in Cincinatti, only letting Priest Holmes pull in 6. More hope seemed lost when Holmes was R.I.'s only scoring RB, and only one of their WRs scored (a 2). A combined 21 in receiving by YTN looked to finish off the commissioner for the season. Even a miserable 7 at QB for YTN looked hopeless. Rhode Island's only shining star was Seattle with 21... until Monday. Down by 16, the the Electrons got their miracle in the form of Tommy Maddox. Against the run-centric San Francisco defense, he was able to score 33, and pull the Electrons out of the fire, and into top contention for that number eight spot.

Dunedain(5-2-3) d. Koko's X-Cats (6-4)
134-75
From top playoff contender to midcard in a few short weeks, the X-Cats looked to be on the rebound after a disappointing game last week. Then, they ran into the underrated Dunedain. Hard. Really, only Green Bay was able to provide a better-than-average score with 17. But with two defenders having 0, and single digit scores everywhere else, the Cats were sitting ducks against a Dunedain charge including Brian Westbrook's 25, and Terrell Owens with 17. Even without the defense's 56, Dunedain is now officially either top of the middle, or bottom of the top (and I mean that in a good way), and the X-Cats are now in that afforementioned number eight spot.

-To Be Determined-(5-5) d. Hurricanes (4-6)
92-68
The next two of those five teams on the ball for that number eight spot took stage in a battle likely to determine (no pun intended) the fate of these two teams. A spectacular 23 from Atlanta got TBD into the early lead, and they never looked back. A combined 21 running put them farther in the lead, and with no QB and four other zeros, the Hurricanes had, barring a miracle from God (and he already interfered on the Electrons' behalf, so he was probably all miracled out), no chance of a comeback. Granted, Miami and Phillip Buchanon came through with 17 each. Even then, there was no shot. TBD is now lingering in playoff contention.

Cooney Quest (5-4-1) d. Scrawny White Guys (2-8)
102-96
In playoff contention, but still needing a win, Cooney looked upon Tim Rattay for 38. It looks like the Guys took my subliminal messageing about Doug Flutie last week. Unfortunately, he was a week late, with the QB only taking 2 (on a two-point conversion, nonetheless). Let's be fair though: that combined 42 in receiving and Shaun Alexander's 14 played well for the White Guys (::runs::). Cooney had nothing else spectacular. But they only had one leak on the team, and it all coalesced into enough points to move them into a better playoff contention, and to mathematically eliminate the Scrawny White Guys from the playoffs.

29 Patriots(2-8) d. Nor Cal Crushers (3-6-1)
83-73
Really, all this one came down too was the QB battle. Or lack thereof in the Crusher's case. David Carr only scored 2. Meanwhile, the Patriots had Marc Bulger score 37, plenty for a victory, keeping their slim playoff hopes at least alive.

ValleyGirls (9-1) d. Bane (3-6-1)
120-76
"Bane is hurting. His best weapon Marvin Harrison is injured. Corey Dillion is out and fuming and the Valleygirls come a callin'. This isn't gonna be pretty." Yeah... Ed was right, it wasn't pretty (one psychic point to Ed ). While Cleveland had an okay day with 19 on Bane's side, a 10 in QB summed up Bane's day. Led by a Daunte Culpepper 30, the ValleyGirls easily clinced their playoff birth.

CB234(8-2) d. Chesapaeke Cruisers(5-5)
116-90
The forth team locking on to that number eight spot had a tough match against CB. The QB battle looked in Chesapeake's favor 24-14. Unfortuantely, there was nothing else to help them. CB had a terrible QB score, but picked it up in running with 33 and receiving with 27. Having only one donut, CB was also able to clinch a playoff birth. The Cruisers are now in the middle of their hunt for eighth.

Philly Cheesesteaks (9-0-1) d. Snowballs (3-7)
122-103
With the first guaranteed playoff spot in the league, Philly didn't have to field any players. They could lose the rest of their games, and still have a shot at the championship. They did win, you know. But it was probably, ney, it was in the best game this week. The Snowballs had great performances from Chad Pennington (33), Ahman Green (12), Torry Holt (20), and Tennesee (14). But sadly, they were playing Philly. And a great game wasn't able to outdo a 41 from Manning, and an excelent defensive presence.

Pinman(2-8) d. Coco's Monkeys (5-5)
111-97
The last of the five teams in search of the number eight looked to take advantage of the bottom of the barrel. And until Monday night, it looked like a possiblilty for the Monkeys to win their fifth straight. Led by Trent Green's 46, it looked like the Monkey's were going to hold the eight spot. But not this time. Pinman was led by Matt Hasselback scoring 37, and enough conglomeration put them down by 5 until Jerome Bettis scored 10 Monday. Ahmed Plummer scored 9 on Monday, and Pinman didn't look back at placing the Monkey's on the bottom of the eight hunt.

Standings:

1 xPhilly Cheesesteaks 10-0-1 .955 1207.00 W-2
2 xValleyGirls 10-1-0 .909 1284.00 W-7
3 xCB234 9-2-0 .818 1145.00 W-6
4 Dunedain 6-2-3 .682 1133.00 W-2
5 Cooney Quest 6-4-1 .591 1017.00 W-2
6 Your Team Name 6-4-1 .591 986.00 L-2
7 -To Be Determined- 6-5-0 .545 1036.00 W-3
8 Kokos X-Cats 6-5-0 .545 1012.00 L-2
9 R.I. Electrons 5-6-0 .455 1056.00 W-2
10 Chesapeake Cruisers 5-6-0 .455 1039.00 L-3
11 Cocos Monkeys 5-6-0 .455 950.00 L-1
12 Hurricanes 4-7-0 .364 782.00 L-5
13 Nor Cal Crushers 3-7-1 .318 898.00 L-2
14 Bane 3-7-1 .318 831.00 L-3
15 pinman 3-8-0 .273 957.00 W-2
16 Snowballs 3-8-0 .273 866.00 L-2
17 29 Patriots 3-8-0 .273 809.00 W-1
18 zScrawny White Guys 2-9-0 .182 791.00 L-3

x= Clinched Playoff Birth
z= Mathematically Eliminated

Yes! My team is

DELETED!

Lets see if I've got my math down (and please, correct me if I'm wrong). With 3 weeks left:

• Cheesesteaks, ValleyGirls, and CB have all clinched.
• Dunedain can clinch with a win, or if the Electrons, Cruisers, and Monkeys all get a loss by season's end.
• Cooney and YTN can clinch with a win and all 3 of the Electrons, Cruisers, and Monkeys losing a game, or with 2 wins.
• TBD and the X-Cats need to win all 3 games to clinch, or win two and have Electrons, Cruisers, and Monkeys all lose 1 (and I guess they could lose out, and still clinch if Electrons, Cruisers, and Monkeys lose out. you get the idea).
• Electrons, Cruisers, and Monkeys are in good shape if they all win 2, and TBD and X-Cats lose 1.
• Hurricanes can't lose more than once, and really need TBD and X-Cats to lose a couple.
• Crushers, Bane, Pinman, Snowballs, and Patriots all need to win out to even hope for a playoff spot.
• And thanks for playing Ryan, but the Scrawny White Guys are out.

Looking at the schedule:

• The Electrons still have the Cruisers and Monkeys to play. If they can win both, they are probably in. On the flip side, if either the Monkeys or Cruisers beat the Electrons, they are also looking pretty good.
• The X-Cats have Cooney next week, and will be in good position if they win.
• TBD has the Cruisers week 13, and the winner will most likely be in the playoffs.
• Cooney and YTN square oof in Week 14 (last week of regulation). While they'll probably have clinched by then, if they haven't, this match may decide everything.
• Hurricanes are going to have to sit back and watch everything unfold. With no matches that can directly affect them if they beat their opponent, they will need some things to play out to their advantage.
• Chesapeake has TBD Week 13, and with a TBD loss to YTN, if the Cruisers win, they are in good shape.
• And finally, already having playoff spots, Philly, the ValleyGirls, and CB now have a shot at doing some serious spoiling. The Girls can end Pinman next week, CB can end the Snowballs, and Philly can put a serious dent in the Monkey's playoff shot. CB has the Monkeys the following week, and if the Monkeys can get by both teams, they are not only deserving of a playoff spot, but my actually have a shot at the title. The Girls can end the Crushers in Week 13, and if they somehow lost to Pinman the previous week, Philly has a chance to end them the same week. Week 14 for those three will just be for fun for those three, as Philly has CB (that is going to be a very good one), and the ValleyGirls have the already eliminated White Guys (Guys vs. Girls, lol).

I think that's about it. If anybody has anything to add, post it.

WEEK XII ANALYSIS
 

Koko's X-Cats (6-5)vs.Cooney's Quest (6-4-1)
The X-Cats are on life support and Cooney's Quest is seeking better playoff postioning. Cooney should get some nice points from the Buccaneers defense playing the error-prone Giants. The X-Cats need top efforts from Aaron Brooks and Steve Smith to stay competitive.

R.I. Electrons (5-6) vs.Chesepaek Cruisers(5-6)
The Elctrons bring Priest Holmes, the Cruisers bring Jamal Lewis. Who will blink? The Electrons will live and die by what Tommy Maddox does and he should just bernch Moulds who is not going to be effective anymore this year with his groin injury, The Cruisers are happy to have Jake Plummer back and may get some nice production out of Todd Heap this week.

-To Be Determined-(6-5) vs.Your Team Name (6-4-1)
Battle of the non-commitals. ;) YTN is living dangerously going with Jeff Blake and Amos Zeroue. Fred Taylor is hurting (as usual) and his most reliable offensive performer is Rod Smith. TBD gets away with using the porous (and poor) Atlanta Falcons D, who will get abused by league MVP canidate Steve McNiar but as long as Brad Johnson and Ricky Williams perform it shouldn't be an issue.

Dunedain(6-2-3) vs. Hurricanes (4-7)
Somehow the Hurricans have still managed to sport holes in their roster even though there are no more byes. Mike NAderson is suspended and Jeff Garcia is an emergency backup. The Miami D and Chad Johnson will have to save the day. If Owens or Westbrook have anotehr day like they had last week, it's Dunedain in a cakewalk.

29 Patriots(3-8) vs.Scrawny White Guys (2-9)
Someone has to win this battle of the also-rans.The Whtie Guys have significant advantages at QB(Marc Bulger over Doug Flutie, who may surprise an overconfident Cincy) RB (Shaun Alexander, Stephen Davis over a suprising Warrick Dunn and Kevin Faulk) and WR ( Tai Streets and Issac Bruce over Shannon Sharpe and Todd Heap though this one may be a tie if both tight ends are used by their respective QBs, especailly Heap). The Patriots have a better D but both teams need some players to step up their production (Bulger,Flutie,Davis, Streets, Bruce, the Jets"defense") to get the win.

Bane (3-7-1)vs. No Cal Crushers (3-7-1)
The late Pete Axthem would have called this a "windshield game". If the tickets to the game was left on the dashboard of the car someone would smash the window and leave two more. Bane hs no running game whatsoever and who knows what Leftwich will do week to week? Holcomb should perform well aginst a clueless Steelers D but what will George or Jurevichus give him?

Valleygirls (10-1) vs. Pinman(3-8)
Congratulations on your win last week Pinman. Your sympathy card is in the mail. The Valleygirls are comming and nothing personal but you are in their way. Culpepper will just keep chukiing it up agianst the Lions who can't paly on the road and can't defend anywhere. Him, by himself, should be enough. The best thing going for Pinman is that Culpepper's favorite target, Randy Moss, is on his roster but she has Reggie Wayne and Justin McCareins, who are due for big days on her roster.

Snowballs (3-8) vs.CB234(9-2)
The Snowball's roster is a timebomb waiting to explode on offense. CB234 may have to live without Travis Henry who has a broken leg. Steve McNair is playing the defense-challenged Falcons so the previous two statements may not matter.

Coco's Monkeys (5-6) vs.Philly Cheesesteaks (10-0-1)
This is something that has been cooked up in a mad scientist's lab. The red-hot Monkeys take on the unstoppbable Cheesesteaks. The Monkeys would be helped greatly if Tiki Barber could learn to hold onto the football and Cheesesteaks need the Vikings D to start making plays agian. The Reciever battle may ultimately settle this one.

Re: WEEK XII ANALYSIS
 

I'm actually suprised you didn't mention Seattle @ Baltimore. If Seattle does well, my defensive score will shoot up. If Baltimore does well, Chesapeake will probably win, as 4 of his defenders and his defense are Ravens. Of course, there are my two main men Tommy Maddox & Priest Holmes. Him bringing Jamal Lewis can put a dent in me though (as well as kill the afforementioned defensive score). I'd bench Moulds, but I have no one else. it may all come down to how Plummer does against Chicago. Or if Peerless Price suddenly becomes usefull with Doug Johnson under center for the Falcolns...

Re: Re: WEEK XII ANALYSIS
 

Wel.
Eric played after all but he isn't all that effective. He probably won't be anymore this season.

My players really hate me.

I play Holcomb, he scores a 21. I bench Carter, he scores a 42.

I Play Hearst, he scores a 3, I bench Bennet, he scores an 8.

I play Jurevicius/Toomer. I bench Jackson, he scores a 22.

If only I had started them Id be up 105-41... *sigh*

Cory

Been happening to me all season long...

ooh coco, that must really hurt- having the second highest score and still losing... i'm rooting for you to make the playoffs because it'd show how much your team has improved- didn't you start 0-4? amazing....

Re: Fantasy Football!
 

I'm still feeling the treadmarks on my head from that week...with any luck Ill be able to pull it off, but it looks like I'm sunk unless the X-Cats lose their last game. :( oh well, theres always next season.

Week XII Review
 

No full analysis this week, only scores and standings.

Chesapaeke Cruisers(5-6) d. R.I. Electrons (5-6)
113-111

Cooney Quest (6-4-1) d. Koko's X-Cats (6-5)
94-92

-To Be Determined-(6-5) vs.Your Team Name (6-4-1)
114-111

Dunedain(6-2-3) vs. Hurricanes (4-7)
114-74

29 Patriots(3-8) vs.Scrawny White Guys (2-9)
117-73

Nor Cal Crushers (3-7-1) d. Bane (3-7-1)
99-74

Pinman(3-8) d. Valleygirls (10-1)
99-98

CB234(9-2) d. Snowballs (3-8)
129-87

Philly Cheesesteaks (10-0-1) d. Coco's Monkeys (5-6)
157-120

A few notes:

• Four games were decided by less than 3 points, and three of them affected the playoff standings greatly.
• We now have 5 teams vying for the last two spots.
• #15 Pinman pulled the upset of the year beating #2 ValleyGirls with a high scoring Matt Hasselback scoring 56.
• Speaking of sad situations, top runner Deuce McAllister (24) helped #1 Philly take high score (157), as his opponent (#11 Monkeys) takes the second highest score with 120. Tough draw for the Monkeys.
• I might as well give props to the Cheesesteaks' defense too, with Minnesota taking 26, and a combined effort worth 72.
• High scoring receiver Chad Johnson, with 30, couldn't help #12 Hurricanes beat #4 Dunedain.
• Back to Dunedain, they become the fourth team to clinch a playoff birth.
• Meanwhile, Bane and the Snowballs join the White Guys in the "out of the game" category.

I think I covered everything. Here's the standings after week 12.

1 xPhilly Cheesesteaks 11-0-1 .958 1364.00 W-3
2 xValleyGirls 10-2-0 .833 1382.00 L-1
3 xCB234 10-2-0 .833 1274.00 W-7
4 xDunedain 7-2-3 .708 1247.00 W-3
5 Cooney Quest 7-4-1 .625 1111.00 W-3
6 -To Be Determined- 7-5-0 .583 1150.00 W-4
7 Your Team Name 6-5-1 .542 1097.00 L-3
8 Chesapeake Cruisers 6-6-0 .500 1157.00 W-1
9 Kokos X-Cats 6-6-0 .500 1104.00 L-3
10 R.I. Electrons 5-7-0 .417 1167.00 L-1
11 Cocos Monkeys 5-7-0 .417 1070.00 L-2
12 Nor Cal Crushers 4-7-1 .375 997.00 W-1
13 pinman 4-8-0 .333 1056.00 W-3
14 29 Patriots 4-8-0 .333 926.00 W-2
15 Hurricanes 4-8-0 .333 855.00 L-6
16 zBane 3-8-1 .292 901.00 L-4
17 zSnowballs 3-9-0 .250 953.00 L-3
18 zScrawny White Guys 2-10-0 .167 864.00 L-4

x= Clinched Playoff Birth
z= Mathematically Eliminated from Playoffs

Re: Fantasy Football!
 

grr i started off good and then i got all the hard teams andmy teams have like fallen apart o well

Week XIII Results
 

R.I. Electrons (5-7) d. Snowballs (3-9)
117-85
After a few weeks in the dark, I think Rhode Island has finally figured out a winning formula: Maddox & Holmes. They combined for 57. Splash in a little defense (Seattle's 15 helped too), and the Electrons are now in a five team hunt for three playoff spots. Even though the Snowballs did better combined in running and receiving, a 13 in defense from the already eliminated Snowballs just killed them.

Chesapeake Cruisers(6-6) d. -To Be Determined-(7-5)
139-84
A pretty even game in offense, the Baltimorized defense for the Cruisers pulled whatever weight needed pulling. That's a 76 for those counting. Unfortunately, TBD was nowhere near as lucky, putting these two teams deadlocked in the final three playoff hunt.

Dunedain(7-2-3) d. Your Team Name (6-5-1)
117-103
I'm really not sure where to start this one. YTN by far had the defensive game 69-49. Unfortunately for YTN, that was it. Dunedain's Tom Brady outscored Jeff Blake by 23 and Hines Ward contributed another 23, sending YTN down into that deadlock for the last three spots.

Cooney Quest (7-4-1) d. Hurricanes (4-8)
89-76
In a game much closer than it should've been, Cooney was able to put Marshall Faulk's 23 to good use after being miserably humbled on defense. Of couse, if the Hurricanes had a quarterback, they'd probably be on a winning streak. Lack of a running back didn't help either, as the Hurricanes are eliminated, and in one swift blow, Cooney clinches a playoff spot.

Koko's X-Cats (6-6) d. 29 Patriots(4-8)
92-82
Both needing wins, something was going to be decided this game. And it wasn't Donovan McNabb's superiority. He lost the QB battle by 11. Everything else stayed remarkably close, meaning that the QB battle decided everything. The Pats are out, the Cats are in that deadlock of five.

Bane (3-8-1) d. Scrawny White Guys (2-10)
Already eliminated, the White Guys looked to play spoiler of one's playoff hopes and dreams. And then Jay Fiedler scorred 44 on Bane's side, and it was all over. Yeah, it's also worth mentioning a receiving game of 25 for Bane (and a 24 for the Guys) and that defense taking 48 (compared to a Scrawny 15). Even with the win though, Bane was still eliminated.

ValleyGirls (10-2) d. Nor Cal Crushers (4-7-1)
148-99
The ultimate Thanksgiving rivalry game took place here as Nor Cal took on So Cal. Unfortunately, like most rivalry games, it ended up horribly one-sided. Led by Daunte Culpeppers 39, the entire Girls offense was in double digits. That's a total of 106. It's enough to end the Crushers' season (despite the 33 receiving outdoing the Girls' 23).

CB234(10-2) d. Coco's Monkeys (5-7)
122-107
Another tough break for ther Monkeys, this one cost them their season. This was one of those conglomeration matches which had the defense taking precedence. This is how the Monkeys ended their season: down by 7 on defense, and losing all offensive categories (except receiving) by a slimer margin. Steve McNair's 30 on Monday Night Football was able to grant CB a comeback win.

Pinman(4-8) d. Philly Cheesesteaks (11-0-1)
116-106
Hoping to do what the ValleyGirls couldn't last week, Philly looked optimististic to secure the number one spot and end Pinman's season. Hell, they had Manning scoring 50... and then pure nothingness. No one else was in double digits for the Cheesesteaks. The wall came when Pinman had Matt Hasselback 4 behind Manning, and a Randy Moss 16 plus a New England 14. Staying pretty even the rest of the way, no solid conglomeration was going to ruin Pinman's moment in the sun... except that even with the win, they're still mathamatically eliminated from the playoffs. At least they went out in style, beating numbers one & two consecutively, and ruining Philly's chances at being undefeated.

A few notes for the playoffs:

• Philly, ValleyGirls, CB, Dunedain, and Cooney have all clinched.
• Chesapeake, TBD, and the X-Cats will clinch with a win.
• YTN needs a win, and a loss from either one of the Cats, TBD, or Cruisers. They can also settle for a tie from any one of those teams or a tie themselves provided their fantasy score is high enough.
• The Electrons need a win, and a loss from any two of the Cats, Cruisers, TBD, and YTN. R.I.'s high fantasy score will help them break any ties that this will cause.
• The Monkeys, Pinman, Nor Cal, Bane, Patriots, Hurricanes, Snowballs, and White Guys are done for.
• An intresting battle in the top 3, CB faces Philly, and the Girls have the basemented Guys. Keeping in mind that the Girls currently have a 60 point fantasy lead on Philly and a 134 fantasy point lead on CB, if CB beats the Cheesesteaks, Philly will move behind CB in ranking, and if the Girls lose, CB will jump into first. If CB beats Philly and the Girls win, the Girls, barring a 200 pointer from CB, will take the coveted #1 seed award. If Philly wins, they are #1, plain and simple. In that scenario, the Girls, win or lose, will take second (unless, again, CB pulls a 200 pointer, in which case, Philly's score would be through the roof). In case of a tie between CB and Philly, Philly will be ahead of CB, a Girls loss would put them in third, and a Girls win would put them in first with superior fantasy score. If the Girls tie, a CB win puts CB in first with the Girls taking second due to fantasy score, and a Philly win would put Philly in first, Girls in second, CB in third. Finally, if both games are tied, Philly takes first, the Girls would have second with a better fantasy score, and CB would be third. Either way, none of those three are finishing worse than third. Did you get all that?

I think I covered everything. Here's the standings after week 13.

Rank Team Name W-L-T Win % PTS Streak
1 xPhilly Cheesesteaks 11-1-1 .885 1470.00 L-1
2 xValleyGirls 11-2-0 .846 1530.00 W-1
3 xCB234 11-2-0 .846 1396.00 W-8
4 xDunedain 8-2-3 .731 1364.00 W-4
5 xCooney Quest 8-4-1 .654 1200.00 W-4
6 Chesapeake Cruisers 7-6-0 .538 1296.00 W-2
7 -To Be Determined- 7-6-0 .538 1234.00 L-1
8 Kokos X-Cats 7-6-0 .538 1196.00 W-1
9 Your Team Name 6-6-1 .500 1200.00 L-4
10 R.I. Electrons 6-7-0 .462 1284.00 W-1
11 zCocos Monkeys 5-8-0 .385 1177.00 L-3
12 zpinman 5-8-0 .385 1172.00 W-4
13 zNor Cal Crushers 4-8-1 .346 1096.00 L-1
14 zBane 4-8-1 .346 1038.00 W-1
15 z29 Patriots 4-9-0 .308 1008.00 L-1
16 zHurricanes 4-9-0 .308 931.00 L-7
17 zSnowballs 3-10-0 .231 1038.00 L-4
18 zScrawny White Guys 2-11-0 .154 941.00 L-5

Re: Fantasy Football!
 

Wow...that was very thorough. Perhaps too much time on one's hands? Anyway, in the spirit of the ValleyGirls, I'll be cheerleading for CB this week (sorry Philly). In the words of Richard Fish of Ally McBeal....""Helping others is never more beneficial than when it's in your own self-interest."

Re: Fantasy Football!
 

Wow Eddie, that's some pretty intense analizing. Anyways thank's for the support, i'm gonna need all the help and luck i can get this week.

Now all i have to do is figure out if i want to beat philly or if i want the colts to beat the titans, i think it'll all comedown to that game. It'll be interesting to see!

Go Colts!

Re: Fantasy Football!
 

Analysis for this week:

Cooney's gonna win :p

Re: Fantasy Football!
 

And that's not a bad thing, it's a good thing. :D Especially since I need a YTN loss.

Re: Fantasy Football!
 

Just got in...
Now I get to play the unstoppable Valleygirls. I should've stood in bed! :rolleyes:

Re: Fantasy Football!
 

Well I don't know about my team being unstoppable...I've had a few scares in the past few weeks. I guess I've been very fortunate though and being seeded #1 going into the playoffs has far exceeded my expectations. Actually, if you go back to the beginning of this thread, I joined because I was bored and the only thing I really wanted was not to end up in last place.

Good luck to everyone in the playoffs and may I be matched up against the best team in the championship game :)

Week XIV Results
 

Coco's Monkeys (5-8) d. R.I. Electrons (6-7)
121-85
The Electrons needed a win and a little help to make the playoffs. And unfortunately, that help didn’t come from his players. Yes, there was the godly Priest Holmes’s 20 and a 10 from Rodney Harrison, but two zeros on offense followed by the Monkeys shooting Trent Green’s 53 and a LaDainian Tomlinson 27 was enough to send the Electrons back to Newport for the postseason.



-To Be Determined-(7-6) d. Snowballs (3-10)
111-87
A win would guarantee TBD a spot in the playoffs. And if you’re reading this, you’ve probably already noticed that TBD won, and in a nice fashion to boot. A 32 from Brad Johnson was able to hold them over until Mason Derrick, Atlanta, and Michael Strahan came by with their double digits. Chad Pennington became useless in Buffalo for the Snowballs, and their only shred of hope came with Clinton Portis’s 39. But with three defenders not playing, TBD was quickly inducted into the playoffs.


Chesapeake Cruisers(7-6) d.Dunedain(8-2-3)
127-107
You’d figure Tom Brady would have better luck in Miami at home in the snow. But with no offensive touchdowns, Brady only took 19. Tarrell Owens looked to rescue the underrated Dunedain with 21. But nothing else was too spectacular on that side save their conglomeration. Now, the Baltimoreized Cruisers on the other hand had a few, um, bigger scores to back up their (Baltimoreized) conglomerate. Jake Plummer (not from Baltimore, mind you) contributed 30, and (the Baltimoreized) Jamal Lewis picked up 20. A 14 from a (non-Baltimorized) kicker, (the Baltimorized) Ray Lewis picking up 10, and Baltimore (obviously Baltimoreized) scoring 21 capped off an impressive win for (the Baltimoreized) Chesapeake. Now Baltimore, er, Chesapeake is in the playoffs.


Cooney Quest (8-4-1) d. Your Team Name (6-6-1)
148-102
YTN was in the same spot as the Electrons. They needed a win, and knowing that both TBD and the Ravens- ack!, I mean the Cruisers had both won, they needed an X-Cat loss. Neither of these happened. YTN had a crushing defense worth 64, and an utter crash everywhere else. Cooney pulled off its high scoring win with a Bret Favre 30, more than half the offense in double digits, and an equally as crushing defense scoring 69.


29 Patriots(4-9) d. Hurricanes (4-9)
104-98
I could feasibly dub this the Battle of the Basement. And it wasn’t all that bad either. But it wouldn’t have been very close had Jeff Garcia not yanked in 61 for the Hurricanes. Quite obviously, that was all for them, with the rest of the offense scoring only 18. But the Patriots still had work to do. They started with Donovan McNabb’s 40, and then proceeded to go to school on the Hurricane’s offense, coming to within 12 (despite a -3 from a RB). They caught up on defensive teams, winning 18-14, and the Hurricanes had nothing else coming from defense. The Pats won that category 19-5, just being able to end their season with a win.


Koko's X-Cats (7-6) d. Bane (4-8-1)
126-83
Now knowing that Rhode Island and YTN were both out, the X-Cats could breathe a sigh of relief, now not needing that win to make the playoffs. They did win, making my previous statement moot. A decent offensive coalition really was just padding for that monstrous 66 on defense. Yeah, Bane could finally use Michael Vick, and he opened up with a 25. But with really nothing else, Bane just silently faded into obscurity.


ValleyGirls (11-2) d. Scrawny White Guys (2-11)
87-74
Guys vs. girls… I’ve been waiting for this one all season. Doug Flutie kept this close for the Guys, and Daunte Culpepper put it over for the Girls. Even everywhere else (and not in the most impressive ways either), those two made the difference in this otherwise dull game. At least it makes the CB vs. Philly game more interesting, with the Girls able to bid for first, and guaranteed second.


Pinman(5-8)d. Nor Cal Crushers (4-8-1)
107-78
Pinman has all of a sudden become formidable, albeit too late to become a playoff contender. The Crushers had a 27 from the QB position, and an 11 from the defense slot. But with everyone else in low single digits, Nor Cal became the fifth straight casualty on Pinman’s run. While their QB only scored 13, Kevin Barlow had 10, Randy Moss had 23, and New England had 32. That equals the Crushers with just four players. It’s another one of those “do the math” situations.


CB234(11-2) d. Philly Cheesesteaks (11-1-1)
144-120
And I believe I can call this the classic Monday nighter. A Cheesesteak loss would put them all the way back in third, and out of first for the first time since week three when the X-Cats took over for the Electrons who held it the first two weeks. Oh, what a game it was. Quite possibly the game of the year started with Philly’s boy Manning actually scoring less than 30. A quick rundown reveals that the usually powerhouse Cheesteak offense wasn’t all that, well, powerhousey (another in the long list of Eddieisms). The defense, on the other hand combined for 62, over half their score. Of course, CB’s offense became the powerhouse this week, led by Steve McNair’s 46. Running tallied 25, receiving put up 23, and even Mike Vanderjagt contributed 17. Defense for CB at this point was a moot point, only needing 9 to win. They got it, inciting a shakeup in the top three we haven’t seen since week four.

And after regular season play, here are the standings:

Rank Team Name W-L-T Win % PTS Streak
1 yValleyGirls 12-2-0 .857 1620.00 W-2
2 xCB234 12-2-0 .857 1540.00 W-9
3 xPhilly Cheesesteaks 11-2-1 .821 1589.00 L-2
4 xDunedain 8-3-3 .679 1471.00 L-1
5 xCooney Quest 9-4-1 .679 1348.00 W-5
6 xChesapeake Cruisers 8-6-0 .571 1423.00 W-3
7 x-To Be Determined- 8-6-0 .571 1345.00 W-1
8 xKokos X-Cats 8-6-0 .571 1321.00 W-2
9 zYour Team Name 6-7-1 .464 1301.00 L-5
10 zR.I. Electrons 6-8-0 .429 1369.00 L-1
11 zCocos Monkeys 6-8-0 .429 1297.00 W-1
12 zpinman 6-8-0 .429 1279.00 W-5
13 z29 Patriots 5-9-0 .357 1112.00 W-1
14 zNor Cal Crushers 4-9-1 .321 1174.00 L-2
15 zBane 4-9-1 .321 1121.00 L-1
16 zHurricanes 4-10-0 .286 1029.00 L-8
17 zSnowballs 3-11-0 .214 1125.00 L-5
18 zScrawny White Guys 2-12-0 .143 1015.00 L-6

x= Clinched Playoff Birth
y= Clinched Number One Seed
z= Mathematically Eliminated from Playoffs

Yes!!!
 

Got her!
Looks like Dunedain's next!

Re: Fantasy Football!
 

Wow-the top two seeds fall in the first round...well, you know what they say...

"On any given sunday..."

Playoffs: Round I
 

This is how the playoffs looked at the start of the week.



ValleyGirls (12-2)
vs.
Koko's X-Cats (8-6)

Dunedain(8-3-3)
vs.
Cooney Quest (9-4-1)

Chesapeake Cruisers(8-6)
vs.
Philly Cheesesteaks (11-2-1)

CB234(12-2)
vs.
-To Be Determined-(8-6)


Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals
Koko's X-Cats (#8) d. ValleyGirls (#1)
119-108
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. So was the case with the ValleyGirls. It was a very hard loss, with all members performing up to that (in)famous ValleyGirl standard. Culpepper led the charge with 30, and the receivers combined for 24. Plus, there’s that particularly nast defensinve coalition I’ve been yammering on about since week one. The X-Cats kept pretty close, although lagging slightly behind on all but one stat: the quarterback. Aaron Brooks tore apart the Giants on the Sunday night game to rally 57 points in Koko’s name. The mighty Yokozuna has fallen, and seating pads are flying.

Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals
-To Be Determined- (#7) d. CB234 (#2)
81-53
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. So was the case with CB. It was a very hard loss, with all members performing up to that (in)famous CB standard. Wait a sec, I must be covering the ValleyGirl loss again… no, wait, I’m actually covering a CB loss. Alright, I’ll admit, both teams probably could’ve done better this week. But CB felt just the same thing the ValleyGirls did. No, not an opposing powerhouse QB (Brad Johnson only gave TBD 21 points), but lack of a quarterback. CB took a risk putting Steve McNair in at QB, and he payed. Injury kept him out of the game, and put CB out of a title run. The mighty Yokozuna has… oh, nevermind.

Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals
Philly Cheesesteaks (#3) d. Chesapeake Cruisers(#6)
117-94
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. So was the case with… oh, whew. I don’t have to do that one again. But still, it seems like all the top seeds are having sub-par games. The only thing that saved Philly was Peyton Manning’s 60. Yes, I said 60. The mighty Cruisers (by which I mean the Ravens) put up an impressive fight in the process, but as long as Manning keeps throwing, the Cheesesteaks are almost unbeatable. Not much else to brag about on his side, I’ll just say that I’m glad I don’t have to use the word Yokozuna for the third time this post-game analysis. Oh great…

Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals
Dunedain (#4) d. Cooney Quest (#5)
169-123
Uh, can you say “brick wall”? Losing against a record score in the first round is a tough way to go out. Oh well, at least this was a very exciting game (not like those earlier bores :p). I’ll start by saying that the high score actually rested with Cooney, what with Brett Favre’s 48 and all. A nice defensive showing also saw Tampa Bay, Darren Sharper, and Jerry Azumah pulling double digit efforts. Combined with Marshall Faulk’s 12, it’d be putting away anyone else playing this week. But no, the Quest had to draw Dunedain. I’ll just say these people quickly in one breath: Tom Brady netting 38, Anthony Thomas with 10, Brian Westbrook’s 19, Tarrell owens catching a 17, Carolina holding a 17, Jamie Sharper picking a 12, and Jeremiah Trotter pulling in 13. ::catches breath:: Considering their lowest score by anyone was a 6, it’s no wonder this Yokozuna took the week. Yeah, I just had to say Yokozuna once more. :)

Playoffs: Round 2
 

Winner’s brackets and consolation brackets:


Koko's X-Cats (8-6)
vs.
Dunedain(8-3-3)

Philly Cheesesteaks (11-2-1)
vs.
-To Be Determined-(8-6)

-------------------------------------

ValleyGirls (12-2)
vs.
Cooney Quest (9-4-1)

Chesapeake Cruisers(8-6)
vs.
CB234(12-2)

Lavery Bowl Qualification
Cooney Quest (#5) d. ValleyGirls (#1)
122-101
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. So was the case with the ValleyGirls. It was a very hard loss, with all members performing up to that (in)famous ValleyGirl standard. Gee, this sounds oddly familiar… Anyhow, Culpepper once again lead the Girls’ charge with 39. Unfortunately, they didn’t have the offensive support this time around, scoring 18 the rest of the way. But there was that nasty defense mightily picking up the slack with Philladelphia contributing 12 and James Farrior with 11. Let me say here that Cooney’s defense was el crapo with its 13. It picked up on offense though with a Ryan Longwell 11, a Javon Walker 19, Marshall Faulk’s 21, and Brett Favre’s, well Brett Favre. Need I say more (cough53cough)? Monday night was enough to push Cooney to the Lavery Bowl.

Lavery Bowl Qualification
Chesapeake Cruisers (#6) d. CB234(#2)
136-105
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. So was the case with CB. It was a very hard loss, with all members performing up to that (in)famous CB standard. Oh no, not again… With a total receiving score of 36 and a Steve McNair 30, it would seem over for the Cruisers. Of course, an abrupt halt everywhere else didn’t help, but still, Chesapeake had some work to do to catch up. And Baltimore did all of the work for them. Jamal Lewis (from Baltimore) had 21, Baltimore themselves had 30, and Denver’s Jake Plummer added 32. With the rest of the defensive players contributing about equally (including a Brian Russell 12), the Cruisers move on, while CB plays the ValleyGirls in the Hammond Bowl.

Kamen Bowl Semifinals
Koko's X-Cats (#8) d. Dunedain (#4)
121-114
Continuing the trait of close games, the X-Cats looked for their second straight upset. And this one came down the sheer willingness to win. Extremely tight in the offense (Cats were led Aaron Brooks’s 39, with an 11 and 13 caming from a RB and WR respectively. Dunedain had a 24 running, Hines Ward with 15, and Tom Brady leading with 29), the game came down to a Monday night 18 from Green Bay in the defensive department. Another Monday night comeback sends the X-Cats to the Kamen Bowl Championship.

Kamen Bowl Semifinals
-To Be Determined- (# 7) d. Philly Cheesesteaks (#3)
142-100
Remember when I said last week that as long as Manning keeps throwing, the Cheesesteaks are almost unbeatable? Guess what didn’t happen. A 14 in the QB slot really hurt the impressive numbers put up the rest of the way. This includes a Jerome Bettis 10, Laveranues Coles’s 21, Minnesota’s 12, and that nasty conglomerate Philly tends to put up every week. Then, there’s TBD’s quarterback with a 50. I could stop there, but why leave out Ontario Smith’s 26, an Atlanta 12, and a coalition that actually out-conglomerated the conglomeration king? Completing the cycle of all scores clearing the century mark and all lower seeds winning, TBD gets a shot at the championship, while Philly meets Dunedain in the Flowers Bowl.

We Are the champions!
 

It's good to be the king!:)

Re: Fantasy Football!
 

Congrats Ed! I'm glad that if I had to be knocked out of the playoffs, it was done by the League Champion.

Do I get some kind of consolation prize for being the #1 seed...you know, like they do for the teams at regionals? Just a thought :)

Re: Fantasy Football!
 

Yeah, I'll be converting FIRST awards to our football needs in the next few days, along with the postgames on round three.

Re: Fantasy Football!
 

Congrats to Koko Ed. This is a far, far better result than last year's football league.

But now to the important question-as a finalist, do I get a big, gaudy, diamond-encrusted ring?

Re: Fantasy Football!
 

Congrats Koko- you went out in fashion :P