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Re: 2006 FIRST Fantasy Football

Never thought lack of a kicker would kill me… Anyway, I rushed a bit on this, so if anything doesn’t make sense, that’s why.

hurricanes (1-5) d. Rhode Island Voltaic (5-1)
45-43
Are bottom-tier teams the Voltaic’s kryptonite? I know going into a match with your second-string defense is a points-killer, but when you look at the fact that Santana Moss’s 11 was Rhode Island’s only decent offensive score, perhaps there were some alien rocks involved. The Hurricanes also had a kicker score points. Their best score was a 10 from Chris Chambers, and their defense combined for 17 (5 more than RI’s), leading them to their second win.

Koko's X-Cats (2-3-1) d. QC Elite (1-5)
85-46
LaMont Jordan. 26 points. Ouch. And such were the Elite’s woes this week The X-Cats just brought everything they could to the table. Possibly overkill, but who’s going to complain about that aforementioned 26, Philadelphia’s 17, Burress’s 11, and Mare’s 9? All the Elite could muster up to fight with were Aaron Brooks’s 10 and Josh Brown’s 11. It would’ve been enough to beat literally half the league this week, but not the high-scoring X-Cats.

Nor Cal Crushers (5-1) d. Pelan's Bobcats (1-5)
45-43
This is the first time the Crushers have been even remotely threatened since Week I. Thomlinson was an absolute dud, and the rest of the offense stayed out of the end-zone. So you bring in the defense, which came together for 24 much-needed points. The Bobcats had both the Jets and Antonio Gates scoring 10, and 9 from McCardell. Unfortunately for them, they had nothing else, putting a possible upset out of reach.

Stevies Scapegoats (1-4-1) d. The Tacoites (3-3)
75-48
The Tacoites were in a world of hurt without a playing QB or any remotely effective offense. Their best score was a 13 from Indianapolis, and that was also unsupported. Their opponent came out with 14 from Culpepper and 12 from Willie Parker. But what was really impressive was their 36 combined from their Atlanta DEF and Ds on Monday night. The Tacoites stood no chance.

sigmakittens (2-4) d. Dunedain (3-3)
60-38
Dunedain had three byes that could not be replaced due to his roster, and no score above Drew Brees’s 9. That made it very easy for their opponent to outscore them. The Kittens had Priest Holmes tally 16, Seattle scoring 12, and Adam Archuleta (how the heck is this name not setting off my spellchecker?) putting up 14. Dunedain is no longer on a win streak, so all you people afraid of fissures opening up and destroying the planet can stop worrying .

Feisty Klowns (3-3) d. FIRSTforce (6-0)
59-36
Well, FIRSTforce had to lose sometime. So by process of elimination, that means the Klowns must’ve won. Their score certainly correlates, what with Edgerrin James leading with 18 and Donald Driver tacking on 11. And on the flip side, FIRSTforce definitely lost. In another case of byes and injuries prettymuch forcing them to play with weaker plaers this week, their only score to be proud of was Mike Anderson’s 12. The FIRST Robotics Fantasy Football League has never had an undefeated team at the end of a season, and it officially won’t happen this year either.

Jc's Evil Empire (3-3) d. Team THRUST (4-2)
63-47
Here’s an interesting stat for you: more than half of the Empire’s roster scored at least 9 fantasy points. Team THRUST’s roster put up three 9s themselves (Eli Manning, Jason Elam, and Cleveland) and an 11 (Jonathan Vilma). But where it gets bad for Team THRUST (or good for the Empire, take your pick) is the fact that that’s where production stopped. The Evil Empire had enough scoring from their top players though (this week was Steven Jackson scoring 16) to skip ahead to their third straight win.

Cooney Quest (3-3) d. Akshar Did It (3-2-1)
53-43
“Akshar is involved in a close matchup but David Akers is out with a groin injury and it could cost them dearly.” Oh yeah. That and San Fransisco’s -5 really hurt them. Props to Brunell’s 16 and Dansby’s 15, but it couldn’t hold up to lack of anything else. “The Quest's dependence on the Packers could pay off this week against the incompetent Vikings.” That’s a grand total of 28, over half their score from three players. While those were their only high scores, keep in mind that with the exception of one player, everybody on the Quest gave them at least 4. Cooney’s “slowly but surely” gameplay this week takes them above the .500 mark.

IwillCrushYou (2-3-1) d. Coco's Monkeys (3-3)
63-16
Yeah… I’ll just say that the Monkeys had a really terrible week, and move over to IWCY (who incidentally did not have a terrible week). Their offense was made up of Larry Johnson and Clinton Portis combining for 34 (11 and 23 respectively) all on their lonesome. Their defense wasn’t terrific, but their combined 15 got the job done. Oh, let’s face it; IWCY would’ve won with Portis alone. No matter how it happened though, IWCY pulled itself out of a four-game winless slump.

Your Ad Here (5-1) d. west coast style (2-4)
50-45
“Christmas comes early for Your Ad Here as west coast style sports three blanks on their roster including quarterback.” YAH must be Jewish, because they practically tried to lose this one. WCS could have won, but their byes simply could not be helped. While there was some impressive conglomeration going on (five players did better than 7 points), those blanks absolutely killed them. On YAH’s team, their best scores were three 8s (Tennessee, Moore, and Wilson). YAH’s average score was actually lower, but they didn’t have any absences. It was another game of attrition which YAH ended up on top of.

Code:
Rank  	   	Team  	        W-L-T  	Pct  	Pts  	Streak  Change  	
1. 	Nor Cal Crushers 	6-1-0 	.857 	506 	W-6 	+1 	
2. 	FIRSTforce 	        6-1-0 	.857 	385 	L-1 	-1 	
3. 	Your Ad Here 	        6-1-0 	.857 	354 	W-1 	+1 	
4. 	Rhode Island Voltaic 	5-2-0 	.714 	419 	L-1 	-1 	
5. 	Team THRUST 	        4-3-0 	.571 	397 	L-2 	±0 	
6. 	Feisty Klowns 	        4-3-0 	.571 	376 	W-2 	+2 	
7. 	Jc's Evil Empire 	4-3-0 	.571 	353 	W-3 	+3 	
8. 	Cooney Quest 	        4-3-0 	.571 	315 	W-1 	+3 	
9. 	Koko's X-Cats 	        3-3-1 	.500 	427 	W-1 	+4 	
10. 	IwillCrushYou 	        3-3-1 	.500 	335 	W-1 	+4 	
11. 	Akshar Did It 	        3-3-1 	.500 	292 	L-1 	-5 	
12. 	Dunedain 	        3-4-0 	.429 	370 	L-1 	-5 	
13. 	sigmakittens 	        3-4-0 	.429 	359 	W-1 	+3 	
14. 	The Tacoites 	        3-4-0 	.429 	336 	L-1 	-5 	
15. 	Coco's Monkeys 	        3-4-0 	.429 	249 	L-1 	-3 	
16. 	Stevies Scapegoats 	2-4-1 	.357 	384 	W-1 	+1 	
17. 	west coast style 	2-5-0 	.286 	384 	L-2 	-2 	
18. 	hurricanes 	        2-5-0 	.286 	300 	W-1 	+1 	
19. 	Pelan's Bobcats 	1-6-0 	.143 	330 	L-4 	-1 	
20. 	QC Elite 	        1-6-0 	.143 	281 	L-2 	±0
I chuckled when I saw three teams at .500 after playing an odd number of games. We also lost our last undefeated team. The top five teams are the same (though with a slightly different order) this week, but the next seven spots got really shaken up. More on this in my mid-season review/awards. Finally: talk about a low scoring week. Literally half the teams scored 45 or less, two of them in victories.

Speaking of the mid-season review/awards, I'll get those up within the next 36 hours.
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