LEAGUE I WEEK VIII RESULTS & Standings
 

Dunedain The Teal Curtain Paragon571 NorCal Crushers boodah25 Amaizin' Blue Sparxs1126 Koko's X-Cats ValleyGirls Pelan's Bobcats Epsilon Delta ryforstek525 gaelforce126 SigmakittensCooney Quest NU Cowboys

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Re: LEAGUGE 1 WEEK VII ANALYSIS
 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Week VII Postgame Analysis
 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mid-Season Analysis
 

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

Most Valuable QB:

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

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



Best Running Game

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

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



Best Receiving Game

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

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



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

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

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

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



Most Productive Offense

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

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



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

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

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

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



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


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


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


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


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

Re: League II Week VII Analysis
 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Re: League II Week VII Analysis
 

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

Maybe Holmes will get me four TDs again. :p

Re: League II Week VII Analysis
 

I guess you should've took Brees.

Re: 2004 Season for Fantasy Football, FIRST Robotics league
 

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

Re: Mid-Season Analysis
 

I think you mixed something up there Eddie. :D For a moment there I thought I traded him away... but I've still got Peyton Manning as my quarterback. As much as I love cheesesteaks *yum*, tis not my team.

Re: Mid-Season Analysis
 

Ack, meant to say Culpepper (must've confused the rankings). Mulligan:

Most Valuable QB:

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

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

Re: 2004 Season for Fantasy Football, FIRST Robotics league
 

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

Re: 2004 Season for Fantasy Football, FIRST Robotics league
 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Re: 2004 Season for Fantasy Football, FIRST Robotics league
 

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

LEAGUE I WEEK VIII RESULTS & Standings
 

[quote=Koko Ed]The Teal Curtain Dunedain Paragon571 NorCal Crushers Sparxs1126 boodah25 Amaizin' Blue ValleyGirls Pelan's Bobcats Koko's X-Cats Epsilon Delta ryforstek525 gaelforce126 SigmakittensCooney Quest NU Cowboys

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LEAGUGE 1 WEEK IX ANALYSIS
 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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