2004 Season for Fantasy Football, FIRST Robotics league

[Corey Balint]

OK-i had a pretty bad draft-darn Yahoo CPU. All my players are basically up for grabs, Bledsoe, Barlow, and Davis are the biggest names, so start offering.

[Koko Ed]

FIRST ROBOTICS LEAGUE II
Koko's X-Cats vs. Cooney Quest
Heh.
OK how did the Cooney Quest practically end up with practically the same team as in the first FIRST Robotics FF team? As in the first there are too many Packers and they don't even have the most valueble Packer, Ahman Green. I do.

Rhode Island Charge vs. South Fl Jets
The Holmes/ Thomlinson matchup is the main event but the secondary running backs Foster and Garner could be the difference. Hasselback is going to be a big time player for the Jets but Brady is underrated for some reason.

Dunedain vs. The Shoats
Clinton Portis the the heavy artillary for Dunedain. The Shoats counter with the Indy one-two puch of Harrison and Wayne. If they do well the SHoats have a chance. Their own defense is againt their own recievers though.

Toronto Phantoms vs. Valleygirls
EJ (a friend of mine from @forums) takes on Kristina who looks strange without he personal fantasy football Teddy Bear Daunte Culpepper in tow but Steve McNair is a fine replacement and is certianly better than Garcia. Unfortunately the Valleygirls don't have any backs better than Jamal Lewis and will need the Raven's D to take up the slack for them.


Hurricanes vs. Stud Man Clan
McNabb could make or break the 'canes. Pennigton is more steady when he's healthy. Alexander is a stud for the 'canes but Brown could be the steal of the draft for the Clan.

This Space for Rent vs. Philly Cheesesteaks
The Vick/ Culpepper matchup earns top billing but what Domanic Davis does for the Cheesesteaks and Duece McAllister does for the Renters (and Duce Staley and Thomas Jones to a lesser extent) will probably go further in determing the winner.


Coco's Monkeys vs. Nor Cal Crushers
The Monkey's Manning vs. the Crusher's McCown is an ugly ugly mismatch. If Henry and Taylor run wild in Buffalo for the Crushers things will go more smoothly. The Monkey's are hoping Dillon is revitalized in New England.

The Lightning vs. JC's Juggernauts
It's scary when your best player may be your kicker but no one really sticks out on the Juggernauts but Vnaderjagt really. Of course the best thing going for the Lightning is Rudi Johnson (don't say Marc Bulger. I'm not sold on him yet) so maybe Vanderjagt is all the Juggernauts need.

The Borg vs. Bonecrushers
The Borg could stand to assimilate some better players. Todd Heap is the only constent threat on the roster (Johnson and Faulk are fading and no one knows if Westbrook will last all season. Burress regressed and Kansas City needs to prove that they are willing to tackle people). If Owens and Davis show up and play like they are capable of they may be able to lead the Bonecrushers to victory themselves.

[Ricky Q.]

My Yahoo ID has not been letting me log in for the past two weeks, darn SBC Yahoo DSL messing me up. They are still trying to resolve it, so I haven't even seen my team yet. Hopefully I can get back in and make some changes.

[OneAngryDaisy]

Originally Posted by Ricky Q.

My Yahoo ID has not been letting me log in for the past two weeks, darn SBC Yahoo DSL messing me up. They are still trying to resolve it, so I haven't even seen my team yet. Hopefully I can get back in and make some changes.

wow.. heres your team:

QB B. Favre (GB - QB)
RB G. Hearst (Den - RB)
RB T. Wheatley (Oak - RB)
WR/TE T. HoltQ (StL - WR)
WR/TE D. DriverP (GB - WR)
BN B. Franks (GB - TE)
BN J. Plummer (Den - QB)
BN N. Davenport (GB - RB)
K A. Vinatieri (NE - K)
DEF Green Bay (GB - DEF)
D P. Buchanon (Oak - DB)
D S. TuftsNA (Car - DL)

Not a bad team.. you could unload plummer for a reliable starting running back....


and i'm looking to defend that undefeated streak- this time with culpepper instead of manning, hopefully Daunte will be the peyton of last year

[Cory]

Originally Posted by OneAngryDaisy

hopefully Daunte will be the peyton of last year

Daunte was the Peyton of last year

he scored more fantasy points, and likely will again this year.

[Koko Ed]

Koko's X-Cats (1-0) vs. Rhode Island Charge (1-0)
The Ahman Green/ Preist Holmes matchup is the heavyweight matchup here and the Arron Brooks/ Tom Brady hookup is the undercard so where is the advantage? Perhaps in the reciever matchup where the X-Cats boast Alge Crumpler and up and comming Antonio Gates and the Charge have Chris Chambers and Joe Horn.

South Fl Jets (0-1) vs. Bonecrushers (1-0)
To put it simply the BOnecrushers are in trouble with Stepehn Davis being out and LaDanian Thomlinson playing for the Jets. They need a big big game from Byron Leftwich to make up the slack or at least to match Matt Hasselback's production and hope to squeak out a victory (Terrell Owens having a huge Monday night would be nice).


Dunedain (0-1) vs. Cooney Quest (0-1)
Dunedain got the advantage with Clinton Portis and Lamar Gordon over a hurting Garrison Hearst and Tyrone Wheatley (who could get alot points from one yard plunges).

Toronto Phantoms (1-0) vs. The Shoats (1-0)
The Phantoms will have an angry Jamal Lewis looking to make amends running for them while Tiki Barber could find the going pretty tough against the 'skins for The Shoats and Duckett still sharing carries with Dunn to limit his fantasy production. How the Colts passing game goes today could determine the game as the SHoats have both Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne.

Hurricanes (1-0) vs. Valleygirls (0-1)
The 'canes will miss Alexander but the Valleygirls don't really have anyone at running back to take advantage and will look to Steve McNair to lead them but the 'canes have Donvan McNabb who is in line for a massive Monday night.

This Space for Rent(0-1) vs. Stud Man Clan (0-1)
The Clan is hanstrung with an empty roster spot and the possibility of doing without Chris Brown. The 1-2 punch of Micheal Vick and Duece McAllister may be enough to take out the Clan. Depends on how big Pennington and Barlow produce for the Clan.

Philly Cheesesteaks (1-0) vs. Coco's Monkeys (1-0)
It doesn't get better than Peyton Manning vs. Daunte Culpepper but the running game almost always settles the matter and the Monkey's Corey Dillon and Quentin Griffin vs. the Cheessteaks Duce Staley and Domanic Davis will probably do just that.

The Lightning ( 1-0) vs. Nor Cal Crushers (0-1)
The Crusher's two backs are hurting and their quarterback is facing the slick Patriots D. The Lightning's two running backs face nasty opposition from two run stuffing D. James vs. the Titans and Johnson vs. the 'phins. If Bulger can control his turnovers he may be enough to take the Lightning over the top.

The Borg (0-1) vs. JC's Juggernauts (0-1)
Having a washed up Eddie George, a still trying to prove he's back Curtis Martin and rookie Eli Manning is not a good way for the Juggernauts to seek victory . Not that Brad Johnson and Marshall Faulk are spring chickens but Brain Westbrook could move the Borg to the top.

[EddieMcD]

Week 2 is done. An interesting factoid is half the teams that lost last week won, and vice-versa. Results:

Koko's X-Cats (1-0) d. Rhode Island Charge (1-0)
58-54
The annual pre-game vs. post-game match ends with pre-game taking a 2-0 lead in this rivalry. Rhode Island’s receivers had a turnaround from last week, combining for 19. But Holmes and Brady also had a turnaround from last week, neither one of them hitting double digits (and had they kept Strahan in, they would’ve tied). While not very impressive in the offensive scoring (save Aaron Brooks’s 24, which is probable cause for victory), the X-Cats were able to step it up with a kicker scoring 9 and a defensive effort of 18. The X-Cats are starting strong in their title defense, while the commissioner may be starting his losing streak early this year.


Bonecrushers (1-0) d. South Fl Jets (0-1)
63-31
No one player on the Bonecrushers put in something amazing. But let’s face it: they didn’t need it. Everyone is pulling their weight, making this a very impressive scoring. They were led by Warrick Dunn’s 14. The Jets had a Tomlinson score of 13 leading them. Then add three 0s, and the next best score was a 6. It’s easy to see how the Bonecrushers lived up to their name for the second week in a row.


Cooney Quest (0-1) d. Dunedain (0-1)
42-32
This wasn’t the greatest game all week, but it did have its good points. Alright, it was Adam Vinatieri’s 11 and Torry Holt’s 12 on the Quest side of things, but that was enough to make it interesting. Dunedain had only one player above 5 points, so it was prettymuch a shoe-in that Cooney would win.


The Shoats (1-0) d. Toronto Phantoms (1-0)
63-49
I don’t think Jeff Garcia’s -6 helped the Phantoms. Jamal Lewis pulled in 15, and the defense’s 25 seemed like it could offset their QB. But The Shoats just outright played better. Delhomme actually had positive points (15), and Toronto’s defense equaled The Shoats’ total in that area. The rest just pulled itself together.

Valleygirls (0-1) d. Hurricanes (1-0)
55-53
If the Valleygirls had one critical weakness this season, it’s that Steve McNair is not at his greatest this season. Luckily, Matt Stover stepped up with 12, and Baltimore joined in with 22. Of course, the Hurricanes weren’t a pushover with McNabb putting up 23 on Monday. But while everyone else played pretty well, they fell 2 points short of the Girls this week.

Stud Man Clan (0-1) d. This Space for Rent (0-1)
75-45
Okay, nobody would be able to defeat the Clan this week. A 30 from his RBs was added to Pennington’s 17 and Dallas’s 16. TSfR came with its Mike Vick 14 and Tom Jones’s 13. But if you’re following the math currently, the rest of the game correlates like this. While not a terrible game for TSfR, he had the Clan this week. ‘Nuff said.

Coco's Monkeys (1-0) d. Philly Cheesesteaks (1-0)
60-51
It’s the game that stoink built! ::cue special "stoink" sound effect:: This story is all about the fumble, and how it changed the score in the Monkeys’ favor. I’ll be frank, Coco didn’t win the game (even though I’ll give them props with a Manning 17 and a Seattle 19); Philly lost it. Dominick Davis, who did pretty well last week, lost the ball twice. But what this really came down to was that epic fumble at the goal line late Monday night by Daunte Culpepper. That’s -9 from the fumbles, and I’ll even call an effective -6 for Culpepper not scoring on that play. Murphy’s Law was mean to the Cheesesteaks (and to This Space for Rent, but that’s another story entirely ), and it literally cost them the game.

The Lightning (1-0) d. Nor Cal Crushers (0-1)
68-43
“The Crusher's two backs are hurting and their quarterback is facing the slick Patriots D.” Ed was exactly right here, with a combined total of 3 between the three. Hope came with a defensive 25, but the Crushers hit the same roadblock they hit last week; they all needed to come together at the same time, and they didn’t. But you also can’t discount the Lightning’s great performance. Their defense scored 26, James scored 18, and Andre Johnson scored 10. They go to 2-0.

JC's Juggernauts (0-1) d. The Borg (0-1)
63-39
The Juggernauts were finally fulfilling their namesake, taking down The Borg faster than Brannon Braga ever could. Their big disadvantage is the fact that their QB isn’t playing, but Martin’s 18 and Ward’s 14 made that a moot point. The Borg tried to combat JC with Jay Feely scoring 10 and Kansas City’s 11, but an even worse score at QB (-3) and nearly non-existent receiving gave them no chance.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak

1 BoneCrushers 2-0-0 1.000 129 W-2
2 Coco's Monkeys 2-0-0 1.000 126 W-2
3 The Shoats 2-0-0 1.000 125 W-2
4 Koko's X-Cats 2-0-0 1.000 123 W-2
5 the lightning 2-0-0 1.000 108 W-2
6 Hurricanes 1-1-0 .500 155 L-1
7 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 1-1-0 .500 136 L-1
8 Rhode Island Charge 1-1-0 .500 130 L-1
9 Stud Man Clan 1-1-0 .500 121 W-1
10 Toronto Phantoms 1-1-0 .500 110 L-1
11 Jc's Juggernaut's 1-1-0 .500 96 W-1
12 ValleyGirls 1-1-0 .500 93 W-1
13 Cooney Quest 1-1-0 .500 81 W-1
14 This Space For Rent 0-2-0 .000 96 L-2
15 Nor Cal Crushers 0-2-0 .000 89 L-2
16 The BORG 0-2-0 .000 74 L-2
17 south fl jets 0-2-0 .000 71 L-2
18 Dunedain 0-2-0 .000 65 L-2

Also, if you notice the fantasy scores, three of the eight 1-1 teams have better fantasy scores than all five 2-0 teams. Could this mean fantasy points are what determines the final few playoff spots? I know this is only week 2, but still, one can wonder. Tune in next week.

Keep flying,
-Eddie

[Koko Ed]

Koko's X-Cats (2-0) vs. South Fl Jets (0-2)
There are some very interesting matchups in this game. The X-Cats got Arron Brooks. The JEts got Matt Hasselback. The X-Cats got Ahman Green. The Jets got LaDamian Thomlinson. The X-Cats got Alge Crumpler. The Jets got his Falcons teammate Peerless PRice. Ultimately it comes down to which secondary running back produce. Anthony Thomas for the X-Cats or Charlie Garner for the Jets.

Rhode Island Charge (1-1) vs. Dunedain (0-2)
Holmes is hurting for the Charge and I am at a loss to really find where the scoring will come from (who the heck is Josh Scobey?). If Clinton Portis can produce for Dunedain they may be able to get out with a win in this one.

Toronto Phantoms (1-1) vs. Cooney Quest (1-1)
Besides the Quest missing thier kicker (who is on a bye) and using an unemployed defender the Phantoms have Jamal Lewis running on a Bengals D that doesn't quite remind people of the Ravens D Marvin Lewis authored in 2000. It's up to Farve to save the Quest's bacon.

Hurricanes (1-1) vs. The Shoats (2-0)
The Canes are missing Eric Moulds (who is on a bye) and Shaun Alexander is hurting but they still have Donovan McNabb. The Shoats are going with David Carr but also have the Colts recieivng battery.

This Space for Rent(0-2) vs. Valleygirls (1-1)
McNair will be heavily depended on to defeat a tough Jags D so that could be very good news for the Valleygirls who also could benefit from the Ravens D taking on an unexperienced quarterback. The Renters have Vick running all over the sad Cardnals D but what Thomas Jones does against the Vikings D may be the ultimate factor.

Coco's Monkeys (2-0) vs. Stud Man Clan (1-1)
The Clan have hamstrung themselves with a blank representing the defense and Chad Penningotn on a bye and no backup in sight. The Monkey have Peyton Manning and unless he has an absolutely awful day they won't need any other help.

The Lightning ( 2-0) vs. Philly Cheesesteaks (1-1) vs.
The Lightning have issues. Marc Bulger does not match the production that Daunte Culpepper has. Edgerrin James is hurting and his kicker and one of his defenders are on a bye. It also doesn't help that the Cheesesteak's Doamanic Davis gets his turn at the non-exostant KC defense. The Lightning will count on the Johnsons (Rudi, Keyshanwn and Andre) to bail them out.

The Borg (0-2) vs. Nor Cal Crushers (1-1)
Which disappointing quarterback is going to come through for their team? The Borg's Brad Johnson or the Crushers Trent Green. Maybe the Borg's Marshal Faulk or the Crushers Fred Taylor will settle it.

JC's Juggernauts (1-1)vs. Bonecrushers (2-0)
A constant theme this week is bye week slacking. The Juggernauts continue that with a non existnant defensive player and Curtis Martin on a bye. Terrell Owens and the Philadelphia D could put the Bonecrushers over the top.

[EddieMcD]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Rhode Island Charge (1-1) vs. Dunedain (0-2)
Holmes is hurting for the Charge and I am at a loss to really find where the scoring will come from (who the heck is Josh Scobey?). If Clinton Portis can produce for Dunedain they may be able to get out with a win in this one.

According to the wire: "Chiefs running back Priest Holmes is active for Sunday's game against the Texans. Holmes, who was questionable with an ankle injury, was running at full speed during Saturday's practice, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported. Derrick Blaylock and Larry Johnson are both active, as well. Views: Fantasy owners should start Holmes with confidence and only expect a few relief carries from Derrick Blaylock. Johnson would likely only see carries in the event of a blowout or re-injury."


So I feel okay about Holmes. My bad thing for the week is the fact that Tom Brady is off, and I personally don't have confidence in Drew Brees.


Oh, and Josh Scobey is a kick/punt returner for Arizona who gets good yardage. Essentially, he's one of my support players. Nothing big, but it provides a steady flow of 6-8 points a week.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by EddieMcD

According to the wire: "Chiefs running back Priest Holmes is active for Sunday's game against the Texans. Holmes, who was questionable with an ankle injury, was running at full speed during Saturday's practice, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported. Derrick Blaylock and Larry Johnson are both active, as well. Views: Fantasy owners should start Holmes with confidence and only expect a few relief carries from Derrick Blaylock. Johnson would likely only see carries in the event of a blowout or re-injury."


So I feel okay about Holmes. My bad thing for the week is the fact that Tom Brady is off, and I personally don't have confidence in Drew Brees.


Oh, and Josh Scobey is a kick/punt returner for Arizona who gets good yardage. Essentially, he's one of my support players. Nothing big, but it provides a steady flow of 6-8 points a week.

Holmes is running pretty well so far (it helps he's running on a rather poor defense) but injuries are funny and he has to be careful not to reagrivate it.
Punt returners are funny. I liked having Daunte Hall but the best ones only make a big play every once in a while.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Holmes is running pretty well so far (it helps he's running on a rather poor defense) but injuries are funny and he has to be careful not to reagrivate it.
Punt returners are funny. I liked having Daunte Hall but the best ones only make a big play every once in a while.

Well Brees, Horn and Strahan scored some points for you.

[EddieMcD]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Well Brees, Horn and Strahan scored some points for you.

Yep, now it comes down to tonight. I'm up by 4. George has Clinton Portis, I have John Hall (both on the same team). If Portis doesn't score, I'm well off. Yardage wouldn't be a concern, because if he gets heavy yardage, my kicker will be busy scoring. If Portis scores, I still may win, but I'll need some luck from the aforementioned kicker (and a Portis fumble would be a godsend). This will be interesting. And it'll give me an excuse not to watch the increasingly crappy storylines my Monday night wrestling has been feeding me lately.

[Koko Ed]

I've suffered my first loss in all three of my fantasy football leagues.

[Corey Balint]

In my three, im the Top scorer/undefeated in each one. This is my weakest team by far. The one league i have a 50 point lead so far, and its tough to get a lot of points in a week.

[Koko Ed]

Koko's X-Cats (2-1) vs. Bonecrushers (3-0)
While the X-Cats are looking for big things from Arron Brooks and Ahman Green the Bonecrushers could get nice points from Terrell Owens and the Philadelphia Eagles defense against the Bears.

Rhode Island Charge (1-2) vs. Toronto Phantoms (1-2)
This matchup doesn't really come to life til Monday night when Priest Holmes of the Charge and Jamal Lewis of the Phantoms settle it. The Charge are hoping for steady Tom Brady to outplay rookie Ben Rothelsberger to ake care of things before Monday night.

South Fl Jets (1-2) vs. [/color]Dunedain (1-2)
The Jets are hoping Kyle Boller could have a nice night agianst the KC CHoefs "defense" while Dunedain has Kerry Collins who has stepped in to lead the Raiders. The Jets could have their stud RB LaDanian Thomlinson slowed by the Titans D while Clinton Protis could have a better week for Dunedain running against a battered Browns D.

Hurricanes (1-1-1) vs. Cooney Quest (2-1)
Brett Farve of the Quest has more help from his running backs than Donovan McNabb does for the 'canes. Teat's because Donovan's running backs are on a bye with no backups in sight. Hearst and Wheatley are needed to put up double digits on the invisble opposition. Will Eric Moulds break out and come through for the 'canes?

This Space for Rent(0-3) vs.The Shoats (2-0-1)
The Shoats have an injured Dione Branch in which is doubly bad since the Renters have David Givens in who will benfit from Branch's absence. The Atlanta/Carolina game means alot to this game as both teams hope thier quarterbacks lead them to victory.

Coco's Monkeys (3-0) vs. Valleygirls (2-1)
The league leading Monkey's are without a defensive player and Seattle on a bye. It may not matter with Peyton Manning throwing for him and Steve McNair hurting for the Valleygirls.

The Lightning ( 2-1) vs. Stud Man Clan (1-2)
The Lightning are doing without Keyshawn Johnson who is on a bye but the Clan are doing without A WHOLE DEFENSE!!! (and Randy Moss too). Chad Pennington and Chris Brown better have a career games today for the Clan or they are basically dead.


The Borg (0-3) vs.Philly Cheesesteaks (2-1)
The less than inspring QB and WR matchups make this game rather lukewarm but the Borg's Marshal Faulk and Brain Westbrook vs. the Cheesesteak's Doamnick Davis and Duce Staley could turn up the heat.

JC's Juggernauts (1-2)vs. Nor Cal Crushers (1-2)
Both quarerbacks are going to be under duress all game long. The Juggernauts have a bit of an advantage at running back with DaShaun Foster and Curtis Martin over Fred Taylor and Mike Alscott. The Crushers have the advantage in the recievers (due to the Juggernauts having Daute Hall who is not an every down player and due to limited touches is a limted contributor).