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Re: 2004 Season for Fantasy Football, FIRST Robotics league
The Teal Curtain game-thats amazing, keeping there unbeaten streak alive with a one point victory. Clap it up for them, a very clutch win.
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Soooo close, gah. I need a big game from some NE folks tonite to close the gap in the other league.
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Doing this before the Thanksgiving games.
Nor Cal Crushers (4-6) d. Rhode Island Charge (6-4) 65-49 Rhode Island hasn’t been at full strength in about a month, so you knew their luck had to run out eventually. This battle had two things going for it: the even QB battle (with Nor Cal’s Trent Green scoring 17 compared to R.I.’s Brees putting up 16), and the defense (the Crushers had one led by Jacksonville’s 14, the Charge didn’t). The other categories were very even, so those two previous points are what determined the game. Koko's X-Cats (5-5) d. The Borg (3-6) 79-28 Saw this massacre coming. The Borg’s only offense literally came from Brian Westbrook and his 17 points. And with not much defense, this one ended quickly. But I kinda have to talk about the X-Cats, because they performed well despite their opponent. Michael Pittman nabbed 18, accompanied by Antonio Gates’s score of 11. But what made this game a blowout was a defensive score of 35 for the Cats, which was led by a Tampa Bay 23. The X-Cat’s pull into the stacked 6-5 bracket vying for the last three playoff spots. JC's Juggernauts (3-7) d. South Fl Jets (6-3) 63-60 “The Juggernauts go with rookie Eli Manning, thus the Jets have to feel good about their chances with Matt Hasselback on their side.” This is what should’ve happened, but one of the more surprisingly exciting bouts of the week comes down to a last-minute scratch in the Jets’ QB slot. Matt Hasselbeck pulled a quad, and was unable to play. Meanwhile, Eli Manning got his first start for the Juggernauts, and ironically, pulled in exactly 3 points. But I’m over-accentuating this point (no matter how vital it was). This game was pretty darn even. Both had a running back score 15 (Jets won that category by 2 overall). Both had a receiver missing, and had another offensive player score 10 (Juggernauts took combined K/WR by 3). Defense was 23-22 in favor of South Florida. Note the evenness. Which brings us all the way back to where we started: the QBs. An injury is what made this (essentially) do-or-die win for the Juggernauts possible. Dunedain (4-6) d. The Lightning (4-6) 63-49 Michael Vick actually had a good game this season. He led Dunedain’s offense with 19. The Lightning matched up with Edgerrin James’s 16. Both offenses prettymuch ended there, so we move to defense. This was where the lightning struck The Lightning (is it sad that what I just said made perfect sense?). Dunedain dominated here 32-15. With their fourth win in a row, Dunedain are looking to make a late plunge into the playoff race. Coco's Monkeys (5-5) d. Toronto Fumblers (6-4) 87-50 You knew the Phantom Fumblers’ winning streak had to end eventually. This was just simply a case of being outplayed. Toronto only had a Mushin Muhammad 17 to be proud of. The Monkeys played their usual game of Manning and Dillon (who combined for 39) with help from Seattle’s 20. Both teams are in the middle of the tight playoff race. Hurricanes (1-8-1) d. This Space for Rent (3-7) 64-49 You knew the Hurricanes’ losing streak had to end eventually. “Vinny Testeverde could be rendered invisible by the Ravens D…” Once again, TSfR is burdened with a quarterback unable to score positive numbers. It’s too bad that Buffalo’s 25 went wasted for them. But even with that noted, the Hurricanes still played their best game since week one when they scored 100. “The Canes have good players in Donovan McNabb and Shaun Alexander.” Those two combined for 35. With not much else on either side joining the fray, these aforementioned notes are what made this game. Philly Cheesesteaks (7-3) d. Cooney Quest (9-1) 73-61 You knew Cooney’s complete domination of the league had to end eventually (I’m sensing a pattern here…). The Quest had an underperforming offense this week, with only Holt and Vinatieri putting up dual 10s (and a Terrence McGee 16 in a D spot was their best score). Philly played this game like it has all others: relying on Daunte Culpepper (17), with auxiliary support from Domanick Davis (11) and Eddie Drummond (15). The rest of the offense contributed as well, ending Cooney’s impressive nine-game win streak. The Shoats (6-3-1) d. Stud Man Clan (4-6) 76-34 “The Clan have an empty space on the roster and a quarterback out. So basically they are dead in the water.” Yeah, let’s go with that. The Shoats had a Delhomme 12, a Reggie Wayne 17, and a pair of 11s from Elam and Harrison. The Clan had, well, nothing. Valleygirls (6-4) d. Bonecrushers (6-4) 54-31 “Not sure if Byron Leftwich or Amos Zeroue will play for the Bonecrushers, and that is the main thing on the line on what will happen. If they play, how healthy they are and how much they can contribute will have to be asked. If they can't, then it doesn't really matter what else the Bonecrushers have.” Ed has officially made my job easier today. That’s the story of the Bonecrushers this week. Looking at the Valleygirls, the only major threat they had going was the Baltimore DEF with 19. But everybody contributed once again, easily putting them over the Bonecrushers and their absences.Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak 1 Cooney Quest 9-2-0 .818 687 L-1 2 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 8-3-0 .727 780 W-3 3 The Shoats 7-3-1 .682 736 W-1 4 ValleyGirls 7-4-0 .636 604 W-2 5 south fl jets 7-4-0 .636 599 L-1 6 Coco's Monkeys 6-5-0 .545 757 W-1 7 Rhode Island Charge 6-5-0 .545 687 L-1 8 Toronto Fumblers 6-5-0 .545 649 L-1 9 Koko's X-Cats 6-5-0 .545 635 W-2 10 BoneCrushers 6-5-0 .545 569 L-1 11 Nor Cal Crushers 5-6-0 .455 574 W-1 12 Dunedain 5-6-0 .455 546 W-4 13 the lightning 4-7-0 .364 619 L-5 14 Jc's Juggernaut's 4-7-0 .364 590 W-1 15 Stud Man Clan 4-7-0 .364 449 L-2 16 This Space For Rent 3-8-0 .273 555 L-3 17 The BORG 3-8-0 .273 393 L-4 18 z Hurricanes 2-8-1 .227 599 W-1 z= Mathematically Eliminated I'll have the playoff picture up either tonight or tomorrow. Keep flying. ![]() |
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League I Week XII RESULTS AND STANDINGS
(W,L,T, Current streak, points) *The Teal Curtain 11-2-0,L2,3658 Dunedain 10-3-0, L1, 3776 Amaizin' Blue 9-4-0, W5, 4088.5 Paragon571 9-4-0, L2, 3875 Pelan's Bobcats 9-4-0, W6, 3427 NorCal Crushers 8-5-0, L1, 3158 Koko's X-Cats 7-6-0,W4, 3606.5 boodah25 7-6-0,W1,3321 Sparxs1126 6-7-0,W1, 3480 ValleyGirls 6-7-0, W1, 3269 gaelforce126 5-8-0, W1, 2788 Epsilon Delta 5-8-0,L1, 2757 Sigmakittens 5-8-0, W1, 2694.5 Cooney Quest 3-10-0, L1, 2385.5 ryforstek525 2-11-0,L9,2725 NU Cowboys 2-11-0, L1, 2088 *-clinched playoff spot.Koko's X-Cats (7-6)328 NU Cowboys (2-11) 248.5 A 126-58 advantage in the running game paved the way for an easy victory for the X-Cats. Sparxs1126(6-7) 328 The Teal Curtain(11-2) 260 Donovan McNabb exploded for 148 points and put the Teal Curtain in a hole that they never climbed out of. Good thing for them they already clinched a playoff spot. gaelforce126(5-8) 379 Epsilon Delta (5-8)237 Epsilon Delta has crawled back into the playoff race but are living dangerously continuing to live with only one running back(even if it is the great LaDanian Thomlinson). Clinton Portis and JUlius Jones could put an end to Epsilon Delta's playoff hopes. Wel unknown to me they were ended long before this contest began but I did call it right with the Portis/Jones pairing crushing LaDainian Thomlinson 168-77. boodah25 (7-6) 317NorCal Crushers (8-5) 281 Led by the Buffalo Bills suddenly opportunistic defense boodah25's D outscored the Crushers D 129-65 severly damaging the Crushers playoff hopes. ValleyGirls(6-7) 297 Dunedain (10-3) 245 Daunte Culpepper outscored the injured Marc Bulger 109-14 and the Valleygirls sought means outside of the running game to win such as the defense outsocring Dunedain's D 105 - 64 and winning the recieving game 58-17. Pelan's Bobcats(9-4) 317 Paragon571 (9-4) 310 While Manning was his usual great self for the suddenly slumping Paragon571 scoring 104 points the runnin game came up short scoring only 64 points to Pelan's Bobcats 112 points. Sigmakittens (5-8) 207 ryforstek525 (2-11) 135 Byron Leftwich scored 67 points and Jeff Wilkins scored 14 points to outduel thier non-existance opponents and make thing embarrasingly easy for the kitties. Amaizin' Blue (9-4) 349 Cooney Quest(3-10)146 The Quest are in trouble because they only have Willaim Green to counter Edgerrin James, Duece McAllister and Reuben Droughns. So unless Brett Farve has one of the gretest games in NFL history they're history. Let's just say it wasn't a banner day for Green Bay Packers football last Sunday and leave it at that. |
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Week XIII Postgame Analysis
Interestingly enough, nobody else was added to the list of the mathematically eliminated.
Rhode Island Charge (7-5) d. Stud Man Clan (4-8) 62-58 Oh, what a nail biter this one was. So what does Rhode Island do when its usually dominant running game blanks and Drew Brees doesn’t throw? Let the receivers do the dirty work. Horn and Chambers combined for 32. Of course, that offense was nearly equaled by Drew Bledsoe and his 29 by himself (which made me personally happy until I saw that the Clan had him). So we come down to the Monday night and defensive scores. The Charge had a combined 25 (all on Sunday). The Monday night defense of Dallas, who needed 9 to win, only took 5 (a combined 12 for the Clan). So, in a game much closer than it should’ve been, Rhode Island moves closer to a playoff spot. Nor Cal Crushers (5-7) d. Koko's X-Cats (7-5) 98-74 I knew Nor Cal had a chance to win this one. I never thought it would end up being this impressive. But with five players clearing 14, this one was over before it started. Trent Green threw for 21, Kevin Jones ran for 16, Darrell Jackson caught for 14, Hanson kicked for 16, and Edwards, well, defended for 14. The X-Cats had their high mark in the Tampa Bay DEF and their 25. This was accompanied by Aaron Brooks’s 18. But with nothing else behind Koko and his Cats (which IMO, sounds like a name for a rock band), the Crushers were able to keep their playoff hopes alive. South Fl Jets (8-4) d. Philly Cheesesteaks (8-4) 92-58 And the flip side of the first game, this one should’ve been much closer than it was. Philly’s generally powerhouse offense only got remotely decent performances from Culpepper’s 10 and Ackers’s 19. The Jets, on the other hand, pulled no punches. Hasselbeck put up a game-high 29. This was followed by Chad Johnson’s 20 and Tomlinson’s 17. With this victory, the South Florida Jets are heading to the playoffs. JC's Juggernauts (4-8) d. Dunedain (6-6) 64-51 With a playoff spot on the line, winning this game would’ve been a huge boon for Dunedain. Unfortunately, they Dunedained (yeah, I’m back to that joke). Beyond Portis tallying 19 and Stokley nabbing 13, no one else was able to plop up anything good (in fact, Vick scored -6). This provided a huge advantage towards the Juggernauts, who got additional help from Martin’s 19 and Vanderjagt’s 16. When the rest of the offense decided to pitch in, they did so in numbers that were able to offset the absence of a QB, giving JC and his Juggernauts (which IMO, sounds like a heavy metal band) a victory. Toronto Fumblers (7-5) d. The Borg (4-8) 114-35 And going with a certain theme, this game happened the exact way everyone thought it would: “The Borg have given up on the season and are now without Marshall Faulk so this one is pretty easy to break down: The Fumblers win.” Borg, Brian Westbrook, 26. Phantom Fumblers, lots more. The running game could’ve won this on their own, with a combined 41. Roethlisberger (I’ve said his name so much this season, I can actually spell it) put up 18, and Chicago and Muhammad scored 15 and 14, respectively. Everybody on Toronto scored at least 5, pushing them towards an almost inevitable playoff spot. Hurricanes (2-9-1) vs. The Lightning (5-7) 76-68 This one actually should’ve gone to The Lightning. The only reason the ‘Canes were able to help themselves out of the basement was McNabb’s 37 and Alexander’s 14. Beyond dual 9s, it was complete donutville (add that to the list of Eddieisms). The Lightning had everyone contribute (except the QB spot, which probably killed them). They were led by Kasay’s 23 and James’s 19. So with two different playing styles represented pretty exceptionally here, the “couple powerhouse players” style defeats the “slow and steady conglomerate” style today. Coco's Monkeys (7-5) d. This Space for Rent (4-8) 73-66 This was another nail biter, but as Ed put it: “So long as the Monkeys have Manning and Dillon producing points they are to be feared by everyone in the league.” They combined for 31. The defense pitched in too, with 25. Beyond Buffalo’s 29 (and the defensive combination 43), TSfR couldn’t put much up on the board. So Coco and his Monkeys (which IMO, sounds wrong) keep clinging to a playoff spot. Cooney Quest (10-2) d. Valleygirls (7-5) 77-66 Here's a game which could’ve gone either way. The Girls had their dominant defense put up 33. Cooney was able to counter that with 42. The Quest even had a combined receiving total of 28. All the Girls could do was put up a 15 from the K spot, and watch. This win cements Cooney Quest as the number one seed. The Shoats (8-3-1) d. Bonecrushers (6-6) 79-66 I have to say, The Shoats’ scoring patterns have made my job easier. That’s tri-11s from Delhomme, Wayne, and Harrison. Defense chipped in 41. Also making my job easy were dual 14s from the Bonecrushers’ Owens and Wilkins. Leftwich added 11, but the difference was (lack of) defense, giving The Shoats their third straight win. Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak 1 y Cooney Quest 11-2-0 .846 840 W-2 2 x The Shoats 9-3-1 .731 900 W-3 3 x south fl jets 9-4-0 .692 775 W-2 4 Coco's Monkeys 8-5-0 .615 921 W-3 5 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 8-5-0 .615 899 L-2 6 Rhode Island Charge 8-5-0 .615 846 W-2 7 Toronto Fumblers 8-5-0 .615 832 W-2 8 Koko's X-Cats 7-6-0 .538 788 L-1 9 ValleyGirls 7-6-0 .538 695 L-2 10 Nor Cal Crushers 6-7-0 .462 744 W-1 11 Dunedain 6-7-0 .462 688 L-1 12 BoneCrushers 6-7-0 .462 667 L-3 13 z Jc's Juggernaut's 5-8-0 .385 694 W-1 14 z the lightning 4-9-0 .308 749 L-7 15 z This Space For Rent 4-9-0 .308 686 L-1 16 z Stud Man Clan 4-9-0 .308 549 L-4 17 z Hurricanes 3-9-1 .269 707 W-1 18 z The BORG 3-10-0 .231 471 L-6 x= Clinched Playoff Spot y= Clinched #1 Seed z= Mathematically Eliminated Playoff picture will be up ASAP (most likely in the morning). |
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Rhode Island Charge (8-5) d. Valleygirls (7-6)
78-53 The Girls needed a win to have a shot at the playoffs. Unfortunately, they came upon Rhode Island’s second-half hot-streak. “If Drew Brees and Willis McGahee play up to their abilities, the Charge can punch their ticket for the playoffs. The Valleygirls are lacking in the running and passing game but the Ravens D feasting on the inexperienced Eli Manning is their sleeper.” Brees and McGahee had 10 and 17, respectively. While Ed was correct in the Ravens DEF being a sleeper (they took 19), the Girls didn’t have anything else to back that sleeper. So the Charge are able to claim their playoff spot. Philly Cheesesteaks (8-5) d. Koko's X-Cats (7-6) 77-38 With the Valleygirls losing, all the X-Cats really had to do was hold on for their playoff spot (and a win would outright guarantee it). Only their K and DEF were able to clear 5 (they both took 10) though. This game was probably over before it began anyway, but the Cats’ low scoring left the door open for the Nor Cal Crushers. Not to detract from Philly’s game, because they held up well in their own light. Their combined running score was 32. So Philly officially plopped themselves into the playoffs, but the X-Cats had to wait to see if they were in. South Fl Jets (9-4) d. Stud Man Clan (4-9) 74-37 What can I say? The Clan never got much this season, and in their closer, they weren’t much different. High point (and I use this term loosely): the receivers combining for 16. The Jets actually showed up to this game, as noted by Hasselbeck’s 19, the RB’s 23, and Chad Johnson’s 10. Eh, this game really didn’t mean much anyway. Nor Cal Crushers (6-7) d. Dunedain (6-7) 104-70 With both the Valleygirls and X-Cats losing, both these teams had a chance to sneak in on the number eight seed (though only the Crushers had any real chance due to fantasy points). Dunedain would’ve needed 154 points, but the Crushers only needed a more realistic 82 points. Not that it wasn’t going to be easy. But they had help. First, I point out the massive defensive effort put forth, netting 50. I think that helped. Also on the plus side of things was Trent Green’s 16, Kevin Jones’s 13, and Darrell Jackson’s 12. These put the total to 91. 91 is more than 82. And the Nor Cal Crushers sneak into the final playoff spot in what was easily the most exciting event this week. Toronto Fumblers (8-5) d. JC's Juggernauts (5-8) 57-48 I expected this match to have slightly more zing to it. Both QBs were in the negative. The Juggernauts only managed to plunge into the lower double digits with a WR, K, and DEF. The Phantom Fumblers offense put up slow-but-steady numbers, with both running and receiving totaling 18 each. This was all Toronto really needed, securing their playoff spot. The Borg (3-10) d. Hurricanes (3-9-1) 51-34 It was an exciting championship game for the Toilet Bowl! Okay, not really. The Borg did manage to clear 50 for the first time since Week III. All that really was though is Todd Heap’s 15 and Kansas City’s 17. Meanwhile, all the ‘Canes had was Shaun Alexander’s 11. The Hurricanes have “won” the Toilet Bowl. This Space for Rent (4-9) d. The Lightning (4-9) 81-39 Now where were performances like this earlier on in the season for TSfR? The consolation game in the Toilet Bowl tourney was extremely one-sided. And that’s a good thing, what with Tom Brady actually throwing for 17, Clayton’s 13, and the Buffalo DEF raking in 23 points. The Lightning’s closest score was Atlanta’s 18, and since that was the theme of this game, we can easily deduce that TSfR was victorious. Coco's Monkeys (8-5) d. Bonecrushers (6-7) 65-52 Is it sad an off day for the Monkeys still produces a pretty decent win? Is it also sad that Peyton Manning scored 17 for them, and that is a bad day for him? How about Corey Dillon and his 10? In the second half of the season at least, this is an off day for him as well. So, long story short, the Monkeys had a bad day filled with respectable scores and won. What a strange world we live in… On a side note, the Monkeys are in the playoffs. The Shoats (9-3-1) d. Cooney Quest (11-2) 89-81 “A possible championship game preview.” Definitely. This game had all the makings of a title game. Rundown: QB battle was pretty even. Running, not so much. T.J. Duckett dominated prettymuch everyone for The Shoats giving them a nice 27. Receiving went the other way as Cooney’s WRs tallied 29. Defense was dead even. It was the slightly better scores in losing a category that put The Shoats over the Quest. And if what Ed said is true, we will have an exciting championship. Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak 1 y Cooney Quest 11-3-0 .786 921 L-1 2 x The Shoats 10-3-1 .750 989 W-4 3 x south fl jets 10-4-0 .714 849 W-3 4 x Coco's Monkeys 9-5-0 .643 986 W-4 5 x Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 9-5-0 .643 976 W-1 6 x Rhode Island Charge 9-5-0 .643 924 W-3 7 x Toronto Fumblers 9-5-0 .643 889 W-3 8 x Nor Cal Crushers 7-7-0 .500 848 W-2 9 z Koko's X-Cats 7-7-0 .500 826 L-2 10 z ValleyGirls 7-7-0 .500 748 L-3 11 z Dunedain 6-8-0 .429 758 L-2 12 z BoneCrushers 6-8-0 .429 719 L-4 13 z This Space For Rent 5-9-0 .357 767 W-1 14 z Jc's Juggernaut's 5-9-0 .357 742 L-1 15 z the lightning 4-10-0 .286 788 L-8 16 z Stud Man Clan 4-10-0 .286 586 L-5 17 z The BORG 4-10-0 .286 522 W-1 18 z Hurricanes 3-10-1 .250 741 L-1 x= Clinched Playoff Spot y= Clinched #1 Seed z= Mathematically Eliminated Tune in either later tonight or tomorrow for the final playoff picture, and a breakdown of the second half of the regular season. Last edited by EddieMcD : 18-12-2004 at 02:01. |
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League 1 Semi-Finals
Dunedain (11-3) vs. Pelan's Bobcats(10-4)
Quarterbacks David Carr vs. Brian Griese The Texans have been slumping in recent weeks and Carr hasn't broken 100 points since week five and the quartback position is the scoring bonanza in this league so that is crucial. Brian Greise has been playing at a high degree and gets to play a very lax Saints defense. Advantage Pelan's Bobcats Running backs Shaun Alexander, Rudi Johnson and TJ Duckett vs. Duece McAllister, Nick Goings and Micheal Pittman Alexnader is about the only consitant player on the Seahawks but is up against a tough Jets D. Rudi Johnson could even have a tougher weekend against the Bills and TJ Duckett just had knee surgery. Nick Goings has come out of nowhere and has evolved into a solid player. Micheal Pittman could gash the Saints for massive yards and McAllister might be the only Saint who shows up this week. Advantage Pelan's Bobcats Joe Horn, Kerry Colbert and Freddie Jones vs. Terrell Owens, Mark Clayton and Antonio Gates Horn is the leading reciever in the NFL and Colbert may be the best rookie reciver in the league. Freddie Jones is plauged by inconsitant QB play on the Cardinals. Terell Owens is hurting and may or may not play. If Colbert isn't the best rookie reciver in the league then maybe than maybe Clayton is and he's facing a much weaker defense this week. Gates should be insane in Cleveland. Advantage Pelan's Bobcats Kickers Billy Cundiff vs. Nate Kaeding The COwboys may not even score this week while the CHargers may keep scoring into Monday. Advantage Pelan's Bobcats Defense Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Deltha O' Neal, Landon Johnson vs. Seattle Seahawks, Cato June and Will Witherspoon The Buccaneers defense should get their points against an incompitent Saints team and O'Neal has opportunities to make plays against the Bills because Bledsoe is prone to mistakes and he's a gambler. Johnson will see alot of Willis McGahee. The Seahawks D hasn't been as nearly effective as it was early in the season but they do still get alot of interceptions but Pennington takes care of the ball pretty well. Cato June will be seeing alot of the Ravens running game (it's the Ravens only chance) and Witherspooon will get alot of opportunitues against Vick but he is a tough out. AdvantageDunedain Summary Dunedain is up aginst the wall here and needs David Carr to elevate his game because his backs will be hard pressed to make up ground this week. The defense may really be their saving grace. The Teal Curtain(11-3) vs. Amaizin' Blue (10-4) Quarterbacks Drew Brees vs. Trent Green Brees gets to abuse a Cleveland Browns team that has basically quit while Trent Green is playing a Denver team that is fighting for it's very life. Advantage The Teal Curtain Running backs Curtis Martin and Jamal Lewis vs. Edgerrin James, Reuben Droughns and Brian Westbrook Who knows how long Lewis and play but Martin is in line for a big game. AMazin' Blue's playoff run has been powered by their three backs and Westbrook might take and early seat but Reuben Droughns will get to run all day on a weak Kansas City defense and James is the leading rusher in the league. Advantage Amaizin' Blue Recivers Marvin Harrison, Rod Smith, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Ken Dilger vs. Eddie Kennison, Derrick Mason and Jason Witten Here is where the Teal Curtain could close the gap. Harrison is the favorite to catch Manning's record breaking touchdown pass. Smith will be running free all day. T.J. Houshmandzadeh needs to play big if Cincinatti is going to beat Buffalo. Dilger is still in the NFL? Kennison is a playmaker and Mason is one of the league leading recivers. Witten is one of the few big play threats on Dallas. Advantage The Teal Curtain Kickers Sebastian Janikowski vs. Mike Vanderjagt Jankowski is a very good kicker but Vandegjagt is getting an amazing amount of oppotunity because he has such an awesome offense giving him so many chances. Advantage Amaizin' Blue Defense New Orleans Saints, Ed Reed and London Fletcher vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Tedy Bruschi and David Thornton The Saints don't really play much defense so the Teal Curtain is basically hedging their hopes on Ed Reed. The Pittsburgh Steelers D will be all over the hapless rookie Eli Manning. Bruchi is a playmaker and David Thornton will be tackling Ravens running backs all night long. Advantage Amaizin' Blue Summary Amazin' Blue is going to once again depend on their three running backs to power them to victory. The Teal Curtain needs Drew Brees to be huge for them to have any chance. |
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League 2 Quarter-finals Analysis
Rhode Island Charge (9-5) vs. South Fl Jets (10-4)
The Charge can make a living off of Drew Brees and Willis McGahee but Jerome Bettis could make a killing aginst the Giants and LaDaimian Thomlinson could run for the NFL record aginst the Browns. Toronto Fumblers (9-5) vs. The Shoats (10-3-1) The SHoats could be in big trouble this week. No TJ Duckett and Tiki Barber is going against the immovable Steelers D. While Jamal Lewis may be limited playing Nick Goings is a definate sleeper. The Shoats need Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne to make big plays to survivie. Coco's Monkeys (9-5) vs. Ph!lly Cheesesteaks (9-5) The quarterback matchup between Peyton Manning and Daunte Culpepper is marquee quality but the Cheesesteaks have an advantage at running back with Domanick Davis and the suddenly hot Larry Johnson. The Monkey have Corey Dillon but BJ Sams is strictly a kick returner. Nor Cal Crushers (7-7) vs. Cooney Quest (11-3) The Crushers presents a very dangerous opponenet for the Quest because they have a possibly significant advantage at running back with hot rookie Kevin Jones and Fred Taylor while the Quest have Chester Taylor who may be a backup again and DOrsey Levens who is used sparingly. The Quest could use a big game from Brett Farve this week. |
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Round I Postgame Analysis
Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals
Nor Cal Crushers (#8) d. Cooney Quest (#1) 103-71 In an upset to last the ages, fresh off their last-second leap-and-bound into the playoffs, the Nor Cal Crushers make their name known by then taking the number one seed out to dinner and leaving them with the check. Cooney played their normal game; generally relying on small but stacking contributions. Key word there: small. Their best contribution came from a defensive effort of 28. But they were simply outplayed by the Crushers. Trent Green led with 22, with runners adding 23, receivers adding 22, and defensive additions totaling 29. In case you can’t tell, that’s the #8 seed moving on. Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals Ph!lly Cheesesteaks (#5) d. Coco's Monkeys (#4) 81-60 After that first game, we know now that anything can happen. And anything happened again (albeit being a one-seed difference). The Cheesesteaks easily amassed an advantage using Daunte Culpepper’s 24. But that’s not all; running added 30. For the Monkeys, they had an underperforming day from Peyton Manning. Dillon was able to tack on 18. Unfortunately, lack of receiving and defense put this game squarely into Philly’s grubby little hands. Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals South Fl Jets (#3) d. Rhode Island Charge (#6) 74-48 Rhode Island was hoping for the pattern of lower seeds winning to hold up. However, they got their butts handed to them on a silver platter. The Charge had nothing going for them. The usually exciting combo of Brees and McGahee paid off zilch. Receivers were also equal in that department. But the Jets had Hasselbeck taking 13, and a hot running game (Bettis and Tomlinson) combined for 30. The Charge took defense, but it wasn’t enough to stop South Florida from moving on. Kamen Bowl Quarterfinals Toronto Fumblers (#7) vs. The Shoats (#2) 68-50 The lowest scoring game produced another upset. For the Phantom Fumblers, this was exactly how they needed it. Their only real opposition came from Tiki Barber’s 10. Toronto was able to go up-and-over with their receivers scoring 24, and an assistance of 16 from the runners. That’s three upsets in four games. Playoff picture: This is what it’ll be next week for the winners. Nor Cal Crushers (#8) vs. Ph!lly Cheesesteaks (#5) South Fl Jets (#3) vs. Toronto Fumblers (#7) Nor Cal still has a long road ahead of them (though I now have someone to root for). They faced Philly in Week VI and lost. The Fumblers also have a tough match, having lost to the Jets previously in Week V. The four losers will also face off in their own little tournament. Cooney Quest (#1) vs. Coco's Monkeys (#4) Rhode Island Charge (#6) vs. The Shoats (#2) That #6 sure is making Rhode Island seem out of place, but as we’ve all seen, anything can happen (especially since The Charge and Shoats never faced in the regular season). The other matchup was last seen in Week VI when Cooney dominated. This is an exciting tourney. Who will win? Will R.I be able to overcome their low seed in the consolation bracket? Will the Jets #3 be all they need to win the title? Tune in next week for the results of Round II. |
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Re: 2004 Season for Fantasy Football, FIRST Robotics league
Congratulations to Dunedain, the Teal Curtain, and Amazin' Blue for coming in first, second, and third respectively and besting me in the playoffs
. Thanks also to Koko Ed and Eddie McD for their commentary, I've had a good time reading it. |
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