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Re: 2004 Season for Fantasy Football, FIRST Robotics league
As you can tell, scoring has been changed drastically from last season. Quarterbacks (and to a lesser extent, receivers) are no longer the dominant force in the game. Defense now has an actual purpose, and things seem balanced (until you take on a team like the Hurricanes and face a 100+ score; that was just amazing). Of course, I have to say that Koko Ed rocks (and it won’t be the last time I say it this season) for doing the pre-games. And like last year, the post-game falls to me. Onward:
Rhode Island Charge d. South Fl Jets
76-40
The Jets were playing with what could be a good team if everything came together. The problem is it didn’t come together. They were only able to outdo the Charge in receiving (which is quite possibly Rhode Island’s weak point). The Charge had a 25 from Priest Holmes and 21 from Tom Brady. Even a 9 from the kicking position helped as the commissioner’s team slid easily to victory.
Koko's X-Cats d. Cooney Quest
65-39
Cooney had Adam Vinatieri score 10. It’s not good when your only double digit score comes from a kicker. Unable to best the X-Cats anywhere else, the Quest’s game was quickly over Thursday night. Meanwhile, a Monday night performance from Ahman Green (of whom Koko actually does have) scoring 23, combined with a 12 from the Tampa DEF and Alge Crumpler just barely hitting the double digit mark put Koko up top.
The Shoats d. Dunedain
62-33
Ed was right about Dunedain having heavy artillery in Clinton Portis. He scored 13. With that and Pittsburg, Dunedain had 26 points. Not much else can be said (and it doesn’t help that their QB gave a big donut on the board). Of course, I can talk about The Shoats’ Barber taking 15, and Jason Elam nabbing a 12. An 11 Monday night for Jake Delhomme would cap their victory.
Toronto Phantoms d. Valleygirls
61-38
The Valleygirls take a different start then they did last year. It just wasn’t their day. A net of 0 in the receiving department and only one RB performing (Emmitt Smith with 10) severely hindered last year’s top seed. All the Phantoms’ really needed was their impressive defensive showing of 31. Jeff Garcia finished the deal for Toronto, scoring 15.
Hurricanes d. Stud Man Clan
102-46
“McNabb could make or break the 'canes.” Yep, prettymuch with the “make” category. That’s a 30, for those of us counting. “Alexander is a stud for the 'canes…” We’ll also go with “yes” on that. Add 25 for him. I may as well talk about Isaac Bruce’s 12 and Tennessee’s 19. The clan did start to put up a fight with Pennington’s 16 and Moss’s 13. Unfortunately, the fight stopped there. That’s a W and the high score of the week for the Hurricanes.
Philly Cheesesteaks d. This Space for Rent
85-51
I turn to quoting my pre-game counterpart again, who called the right match, but the wrong day. “The Vick/ Culpepper matchup earns top billing…” And it should’ve. But Mike Vick had a bad day for TSfR, only scoring 6 compared to Culpepper’s 35. “…but what Domanick Davis does for the Cheesesteaks and Deuce McAllister does for the Renters will probably go further in determing the winner.” That was definitely correct. With McAllister scoring a mighty goose egg, that left Davis with an (actually) mighty 15. And, as Ed called it, it determined the winner
Coco's Monkeys d. Nor Cal Crushers
66-46
Ed said this was a mismatch, and he was right. It’s not that the Crushers have a bad team; it’s that he also needs things to go right at the right time. The Monkeys surprisingly didn’t win at QB with Manning’s 14, it was won at RB with Quentin Griffin’s 22. The Crusher’s running backs (who probably will make and/or break Nor Cal in the future) combined for 6. They were able to gain a little on the defensive side, but it wasn’t enough.
The Lightning d. JC's Juggernauts
40-33
Closest game of the week. And I really don’t mean that in a good way. It seemed like the teams wanted to give away the victory to the opponent. The only player in the double digits was JC’s Curtis Martin (21). But the Juggernauts seemed the best at giving away the game with nobody else clearing 4 points (and a QB who scored -1). Meanwhile, high points (and I use the term lightly) on The Lightning side of things were Marc Bulger’s 8 and Atlanta’s 9. I imagine both teams will do much better next week.
Bonecrushers d. The Borg
66-36
Proving that resistance definitely isn’t futile, the Bonecrushers lived up to their name. Yes, Ed was correct in stating “The Borg could stand to assimilate some better players…”. Their best effort was by Faulk, who scored 9. Moving on to the Bonecrushers, they had Dunn’s 15 and Owens’s 21 leading them, with a nice auxiliary showing of 11 from Jeff Wilkins and Philadelphia’s 10. That was your ballgame, folks.
And speaking of ballgames, this week’s post-game is done. With no ties, standings are pretty straightforward. And look, here they are!
Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak
1 Hurricanes 1-0-0 1.000 102 W-1
2 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 1-0-0 1.000 85 W-1
3 Rhode Island Charge 1-0-0 1.000 76 W-1
4 BoneCrushers 1-0-0 1.000 66 W-1
5 Coco's Monkeys 1-0-0 1.000 66 W-1
6 Koko's X-Cats 1-0-0 1.000 65 W-1
7 The Shoats 1-0-0 1.000 62 W-1
8 Toronto Phantoms 1-0-0 1.000 61 W-1
9 the lightning 1-0-0 1.000 40 W-1
10 This Space For Rent 0-1-0 .000 51 L-1
11 Nor Cal Crushers 0-1-0 .000 46 L-1
12 Stud Man Clan 0-1-0 .000 46 L-1
13 south fl jets 0-1-0 .000 40 L-1
14 Cooney Quest 0-1-0 .000 39 L-1
15 ValleyGirls 0-1-0 .000 38 L-1
16 The BORG 0-1-0 .000 36 L-1
17 Dunedain 0-1-0 .000 33 L-1
18 Jc's Juggernaut's 0-1-0 .000 33 L-1
Catch you all next week.
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