Seventeen minutes to the kickoff of the 1:00 PM games. Before we get started, let's take a quick look at the Thanksgiving Day results. We got some really terrific games going on...
Garvey 15, Georgia 13
Both teams have six guys left. Advantage Garvey, since he has his QB left.
Midwest 29 Dangerous Minds 23
Both teams have 6 guys left. Hugh got 15 from Garrett Hartley. Mike is nursing his injuries after last week's 3 point loss, and a 0 point debacle from Dan Carpenter at kicker. This one could into Tuesday morning - Frank Gore is up against Arizona tomorrow.
Rocky Brook 23 Northboro 0
Tom Has five guys left. He got 22 from Brady on Turkey Day, but Braylon Edwards and Dez Bryant somehow managed to score only 1 point between them.
Northern Spies 15 Phight-in Camels 0
Rich got reasonable performances from his Jets. Tony is looking for a big day from Adrian Petersen against Washington.
1:00 PM
We have Atlanta - Green Bay and Giants - Jags. My mind shattered when I realized that the Jaguars were in first place at 6-4, tied with Indy for the lead in the ridiculous AFC South.
1:16 PM
Aaron Rodgers is leading Green Bay in rushing so far today. Mendenhall just scored a touchdown, so John is now ahead.
1:25 PM
Garvey must be kicking himself. Rashad Jennings just ran one in from the five. For reasons extremely unclear to me. Peyton Hillis has two pass attempts in the first quarter. He's 0 for 2. So it doesn't look like I'm going to get much love on that one.
1:27 PM
Hillis just ran for nine yards and a touchdown. We're now down 23-8.
1:30 PM
Is it just me, or does this season have a higher kicker body count than usual? Josh Scobeedoobedoo just limped off the field after a beautiful open field tackle.
1:36 PM
Jones-Drew is running like a mack truck. As usual the egg-head announcers fail to understand that his small size is an asset.
1:42 PM
Foster to the 1 for 16 yards. Schaub to Dreissen, Touchdown. My head hurts.
1:44 PM
Hillis for 5 yards and another touchdown. I love my running backs.
1:46 PM
Randy Moss caught a ball. RANDY MOSS CAUGHT A BALL!! OH MY GOD!
1:48 PM
Peyton Hillis just tied one of Jim Brown's records. But we can't compare a 250 lb white guy to Jim Brown. It's not allowed.
1:54 PM
This is the kind of thing that will make Mike become a monk and swear off football forever. Aaron Rodgers just fumbled the ball on a quarterback sneak at the one yard line. Cleveland is back in the Red zone.
2:01 PM
Foster to the 2 for 9 yards! Andre Johnson, Touchdown! A one yard touchdown pass on first down and a two yard touchdown pass, also on first down.
2:07 PM
Hillis just scored another touchdown. Who needs three running backs?
2:09 PM
The good news for Tom, I have no points out of Bironas because Tennessee hasn't had the ball the whole first half. The good news for us. Tom has no points out of Chris Johnson because Tennesse hasn't had the ball the whole first half. The Rusty Smith effect. Even his name sounds like that of a bad quarterback.
2:14 PM
David Garrard is the perfect example of a really good NFL quarterback who is not a great fantasy player. He just doesn't make mistakes.
2:16 PM
That may have been the ugliest 5 yard rushing touchdown I've ever seen. Garrard took an hour to get to the end zone on that play. Mike is not happy.
2:24 PM
One of the things that makes Hillis and Foster so effective is the fact that they're good to have regardless of the game situation. Foster has 51 yards rushing and 62 yards receiving so far today, and Hillis has pretty soft hands for a 250 lb white guy. Turner is great when Atlanta is ahead or the game is close, but if Atlanta falls behind they bring in Jason Snelling.
2:35 PM
Mike Sims-Walker is having quite a day. Two drops in the endzone. And he just volley-balled one to the Giants.
2:45 PM
Aaron Rodgers just punched one in from the five. Mike should be feeling better.
2:51 PM
The Vikings get a 5 yard touchdown run from Tony Gerhart. How hurt is Peterson?
2:54 PM
Peterson is questionable to return. He may not be back today. Big break for Rich.
2:56 PM
Tony Gonzalez is 37 years old. He's still as good as any tight end in the NFL. GO GO GO... sorry Turner just broke one...
3:04 PM
Big touchdown for the former Steroids Fred Jackson. Rich is now leading 30-22.
3:07 PM
Turner POUNDS one into the end zone on 4th and goal at the 1. He now has 106 yards and a touchdown for another ten points.
3:11 PM
You know how great players elevate the players around them? It takes a special kind of quarterback to reduce Chris Johnson to a guy who gets 6 rushes for 2 yards in the first 3 quarters of the game.
3:12 PM
All kinds of good news for Garvey. A touchdown for Manningham a 2 point conversion for Ahmad Bradshaw. He's facing a 5 point deficit to John and if he keeps it close through the 1:00 games he's got a 3 man to 1 advantage with his quarterback (Peyton Manning and his kicker (Janikowski) to go.
3:21 PM
Rusty Smith just threw an interception at the 9 yard line. There should be a special wing of the Hall of Fame for him.
3:44 PM
We just saw Andre Johnson throwing haymakers at a Tennessee defender. That will be the end of his afternoon. We should give him an extra point for landing a good one.
3:48 PM
Rusty Smith: 13 completions on 24 attempts, 79 yards, 3.3 yards per attempt, 0 Touchdowns, 2 Ints 26.2 quarterback rating. If I was Jeff Fisher, I'd put myself in at quarterback.
3:59 PM
Rusty Smith INTERCEPTED in the end zone on 3rd and 7, completing his day of futility.
We are going to finish the afternoon with at least 48 points from our running backs. We have all three recievers and Philip Rivers to go. Feelin' good.
4:14 PM
Now we know the apocalypse is coming. The Bills just won the overtime coin toss. They NEVER get a break! Something sinister must be going on.
4:24 PM
2nd Down and 10 at the Steelers' 40 for the Bills. Let's see how they bollux this up.
4:33 PM
3rd and 4 at the Pittsburgh 36, Fitzpatrick SACKED for -3 yards. Punt...
4:33 PM
Steve Johnson drops a big one in the end zone in overtime for Buffalo. Pittsburgh escapes 19-16, ending the 1:00 games with us leading by 22.
5:23 PM
Mike is pouring it on Hugh 58-47. A win by Mike coupled with a loss by Tom this week will make the playoff roster complete.
5:32 PM
Duane Bowe scored another TD. Mike is now up 20.
6:02 PM
Dan Carpenter now has 13 points. He may be the best kicker in the history of fantasy football... when he's not posting a doughnut.
6:54 PM
There is nowhere for Vick to throw the ball right now. They need to give him some short slants. We probably started the right quarterback this week.
7:03 PM
Brandon Lloyd just caught a 41 yard touchdown pass. We now lead Rocky Brook 57-35... and all of his remaining players are going.
We still want to outscore Mike this week.
7:14 PM
I can not believe that Michael Vick just made that throw to Brent Celek. That was positively absurd. There were 4 black shirts in the way of that throw. Unreal. The quarterback we didn't start finishes with 333 yards passing, 2 touchdowns and 44 yards rushing.
7:39 PM
At the end of the 4:00 games, we lead 63 to 36 over Rocky Brook, and Rocky Brook is done.
Mike leads Hugh 79-60 and has Blair White playing tonight, and Frank Gore Monday Night. Regardless, Hugh's night ends tonight with Jacob Tamme. His chances don't look good.
The Spies lead 42-41 over Tony. Tony pins his hopes on Mike Tolbert, while Rich tries to hang on with Darren Sproles and Larry Fitzgerald.
John finishes with a 52-44 lead and a bench advantage over Garvey. The magic number is 9 for Peyton Manning and the Gangsters.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Commish Speaks - Week 11
Another busy week means another Friday update: hope everyone had a great day yesterday, and Rich D. hope you and family are doing OK. See you in the morning.
ROCKY BROOK OILERS (5-6) 67
DANGEROUS MINDS (6-5) 64
I couldn't dig out of the Thursday hole where my kicker gets a friggin zero...thanks Thigpen. Essentially one play turned this game around. The Cowboys had the ball on the Lion 1 yard line. Barber my spot starter is poised to smash through the middle, ( like the bum did yesterday while on my bench ) and Kitna faked and tossed it uip the lanky Antonio Bryant who corralled it for the 6 point swing. Tom's win was huge as he's nipping at my heels for the forth playoff spot right now. Unfortuntely for the Oilers the steamroller known as the Steroids await next week.
GEORGIA SATELITES (8-3) 89
NORTHERN SPIES (3-8) 73
John is getting tired of saying his team is getting lucky and winning ugly( sort of like Rex Ryan )..so he puts up a more than respectable 89 points against the luckless Spies who more than held their own with 73. Sanchez and Fred Jackson, not necessarily fantasy household names are making Rich very tough these days. If I'm going to nitpick with the Sats I can say that half his points came from 2 guys, Brees and Jennings...but John can come back and say, "well, I'm in the playoffs and kicked your ass Week 6." Sadly for me...all true.
NORTHBORO STEROIDS (8-3) 102
MIDWESTERN MARAUDERS (3-8) 56
In a game in which the QB's dominated play, 25 from Pig Ben..( I'd love to know what he said to Seymour )..and 20 from Rivers, Bob had more depth as 6 Stroids hit double figures and the other two guys had 9. To say Bob is white hot is a gross understatement. Rough day for Hugh's WR's..only 9 points. Green-Ellis has established as a solid choice at RB and should feast against the Lions..( which he did ).
PHITIN' CAMELS (4-7) 66
GARVEY'S GANGSTERS (7-4) 57
Tony keeps his playoff hopes alive with a quality win over the slumping Gangsters. Steve Johnson has been a tremendous aquisition and unfortunately looks like he's a member of the Dick Head Wide Receiver Club as by his showing off his new tee shirt line aftyer scoring one of his 3 TD's. 66 points is impressive especially with AP only offering just 3 in the Vikings debacle versus the Pack. For Garv, 4 guys scored 4 or less, and Bradshaw's fumbles may mean fewer carries.
GAME OF THE WEEK
GARVEY VS GEORGIA A win for John probably assures him of a home playoff game, while for the Gangsters a loss makes him 7-5 and looking over some shoulders. On a personal note: It's hard to believe I'm actually rooting for John this week....go Hines Ward!!!
ROCKY BROOK OILERS (5-6) 67
DANGEROUS MINDS (6-5) 64
I couldn't dig out of the Thursday hole where my kicker gets a friggin zero...thanks Thigpen. Essentially one play turned this game around. The Cowboys had the ball on the Lion 1 yard line. Barber my spot starter is poised to smash through the middle, ( like the bum did yesterday while on my bench ) and Kitna faked and tossed it uip the lanky Antonio Bryant who corralled it for the 6 point swing. Tom's win was huge as he's nipping at my heels for the forth playoff spot right now. Unfortuntely for the Oilers the steamroller known as the Steroids await next week.
GEORGIA SATELITES (8-3) 89
NORTHERN SPIES (3-8) 73
John is getting tired of saying his team is getting lucky and winning ugly( sort of like Rex Ryan )..so he puts up a more than respectable 89 points against the luckless Spies who more than held their own with 73. Sanchez and Fred Jackson, not necessarily fantasy household names are making Rich very tough these days. If I'm going to nitpick with the Sats I can say that half his points came from 2 guys, Brees and Jennings...but John can come back and say, "well, I'm in the playoffs and kicked your ass Week 6." Sadly for me...all true.
NORTHBORO STEROIDS (8-3) 102
MIDWESTERN MARAUDERS (3-8) 56
In a game in which the QB's dominated play, 25 from Pig Ben..( I'd love to know what he said to Seymour )..and 20 from Rivers, Bob had more depth as 6 Stroids hit double figures and the other two guys had 9. To say Bob is white hot is a gross understatement. Rough day for Hugh's WR's..only 9 points. Green-Ellis has established as a solid choice at RB and should feast against the Lions..( which he did ).
PHITIN' CAMELS (4-7) 66
GARVEY'S GANGSTERS (7-4) 57
Tony keeps his playoff hopes alive with a quality win over the slumping Gangsters. Steve Johnson has been a tremendous aquisition and unfortunately looks like he's a member of the Dick Head Wide Receiver Club as by his showing off his new tee shirt line aftyer scoring one of his 3 TD's. 66 points is impressive especially with AP only offering just 3 in the Vikings debacle versus the Pack. For Garv, 4 guys scored 4 or less, and Bradshaw's fumbles may mean fewer carries.
GAME OF THE WEEK
GARVEY VS GEORGIA A win for John probably assures him of a home playoff game, while for the Gangsters a loss makes him 7-5 and looking over some shoulders. On a personal note: It's hard to believe I'm actually rooting for John this week....go Hines Ward!!!
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Jordan Power Rankings – Week 11
It took a while for the hangover to wear off from all the partying after Monday Night’s improbable 20-point comeback win over the Northern Spies, and my Physical Therapist assures me that the tendonitis I developed from patting myself on the back all night will subside with anti-inflammatories, which I could also use to deflate my swollen ego.
Yep – having a guy go off for 38 in the clutch is a challenge to Christian humility. When I sat down to do some preparatory reading for this week’s matchup with defending champion Midwest, I was amused to read the Talented Mr. Roto’s column about nobs like me crowing about their come-from-behind victory on the arm and legs of Michael the Magnificent. The 38 points from Vick was a record-setting performance for our league under the current scoring system, and shattered the record for a QB by 6 points.
The backstory of last week’s action had more to do with Northboro’s playoff run. This week’s rankings…
Yep – having a guy go off for 38 in the clutch is a challenge to Christian humility. When I sat down to do some preparatory reading for this week’s matchup with defending champion Midwest, I was amused to read the Talented Mr. Roto’s column about nobs like me crowing about their come-from-behind victory on the arm and legs of Michael the Magnificent. The 38 points from Vick was a record-setting performance for our league under the current scoring system, and shattered the record for a QB by 6 points.
The backstory of last week’s action had more to do with Northboro’s playoff run. This week’s rankings…
- Northboro Steroids - It seems like the Steroids are in a good position to start thinking about printing playoff tickets. If Northboro wins one of their next four games, they are in. Even if disaster occurs, they will be tough to knock out, because they are now leading the league in scoring and sporting a 7-3 record. This club is four deep at running back, has the two hottest quarterbacks in the league, and will be getting an infusion of new blood at wide receiver when Vincent Jackson shows up in week 12. Getting win number eight this week will be a challenge if Midwest goes crazy like they did last week, but the Steroids are preparing for week 15.
- Dangerous Minds – With due respect to the Satellites and Gangsters, who are sitting pretty at 7-3 and preparing the menu for the pregame banquet on the 19th of December, this is the scariest team in the league. In their six wins this year, the Minds are averaging 84 points per game. They have elbowed their way into position for the playoffs despite struggling all year with their running game. Calvin Johnson, Aaron Rogers, Hakeem Nicks and Duane Bowe have been terrific. The question is, can they win in weather? A few years ago, Northboro had Randy Moss, Terrell Owens and Marques Colston terrifying everyone in the league all season, but they blew a tire when the weather got colder and clubs turned to the running game. This team has a similar look. We’ll see what the commish can piece together heading into the late part of the season.
- Georgia Satellites - Northboro and Dangerous Minds have scored over 700 points apiece, and have separated themselves from the rest of the pack. The team that’s third in total points is this one right here. John has scored 590 through the first ten weeks, and he heads into his matchup with the Northern Spies very healthy – only Percy Harvin has an injury designation and he’s listed as probable. The Spies had no luck last week, and have really been slaughtered by injuries all season, starting with losing Ryan Grant way back in week 1. John has good timing here.
- Garvey’s Gangsters – They’re solid, and they will make the playoffs, but Rich has some things to prove after losing to Northboro and Dangerous Minds in consecutive weeks by a combined score of 191 – 100. He’s playing Tony with a man advantage after the Hump-meister came up empty with Ronnie Brown on Thursday. Rich has switched Mannings for this game – and it is amazing to consider that Eli has outscored brother Peyton in our league so far this year.
- Rocky Brook – This club has beaten Tony twice and Hugh twice, and lost to everyone else. They come into their matchup with Dangerous Minds fresh from their best performance of the year. LeGarrette Blount has scored 30 points in the last three weeks, and the wide receiver corps of Anquan Boldin, Dez Bryant and Mike Wallace has been terrific – they scored 37 in last week’s win. Tom has been a thorn in Mike’s hind quarters since entering the league a few years ago, and Thursday gave him a 13-0 cushion to take into Sunday.
- Midwest Marauders – They are scary when they are rolling. Last week, Midwest just lit up John with 87 points, including 19 from Ben Rothlisberger and 18 from Roddy White, who could be the best receiver in football right now. Midwest will face Northboro with Andre Johnson visiting Reavis Island and Cedrick Benson listed as questionable.
- Tony’s Phight-in Camels - Tony got a donut on Thursday from Ronnie Brown, as Miami could not get anything going with Tyler Thigpen behind center. Mike Tolbert against Denver and Adrian Petersen against Green Bay are good matchups, though. Tony needs a big effort from Matt Schaub this week.
- Northern Spies – It’s never fun to be the victim of a miracle – you can ask the 2004 Yankees, the 2007 Patriots and the 2010 Northern Spies about that. Rich’s injuries continue to pile up, as Joseph Addai has been declared out this week against New England and Ryan Torrain has yet to get off the stationary bike from which he watched Michael Vick’s act last week. There are better days ahead for this club, but they may not come until next year.
Commish Speaks - Week 10
Hello all...before I review Week 10 which right now looks to be a lot brighter for the Commish then Week 11 is starting out to be, I'd like to get feedback on waivers and timelines. My league in South Jersey has a solid plan on this and I'd like to propose it here. They are allowing waivers up to the last game of the year and freezing rosters for the playoffs. So you can pick up a player Week 14 but not Week 15. Please let me know thoughts. On to the games:
Let's start with perhaps the game of the year...
NORTHBORO (7-3) 71
NORTHERN SPIES (3-7) 62
Monday at work I checked ( during lunch of course ) the scores from around our league and saw the Spies with a 53-33 lead with Torain and Macklin left. Bob had Vick in for the vacationing Phillip Rivers. As a Giant fan I watched the game hoping for a Redskin upset. Well as you know 18 seconds into the game the rout was on. I'm not sure if 38 points is a league record, but it was enought for the 'Roids to pull off the huge comeback. I'm sure Stephen's Twinkies that he had packed for lunch the night before didn't go down as tasty as he had thought they would. The Eagles were scary good that night. The question for Bob: do we have a QB controversy as Rivers returns to host the Broncos Monday night. The same Broncos who allowed Matt Castle 400 plus yards of garbage time TD's. Vick is home to the Giants who allowed Jon Kitna to throw for 300 yards on only 13 completions..in the dark no less, which is what the G-men secondary looked like they were in. What a problem to have?? For the Spies, obviously a gut wrenching loss as looking up at 3-7 is pretty daunting as far as a playoff run goes. Mark Sanchez has been great..solid play for a second week.
MIDWEST MARUADERS (3-7) 87
GEORGIA SATELITES (7-3) 41
Thursday night's game was a harbinger of things to come as the Satelites were sent reeling into space. 18 from Roddy White got the party started and the men of the Midwest weren't tardy to this party as five players hit for double figures. For John, a rought football weeklend as the Steelers were hashed at home by Brady and co. Hines Ward's concussion and Big Ben's gaarbage time TD's didn't help. Boy did they miss Drew Brees.
ROCKY BROOK OILERS (4-6) 83
PHITIN CAMELS (3-7) 47
Watch out for the Oilers!! After muddling thru a very mediocre start to the season Mr. Crossen has made some shrewd pickups, namely LeGarret Blount. Excellent spot play by Matty Ice ( 18 ) led the way here as Tom has two of the brightest receivers in the game in Wallace and Dez Bryant who looks like a beast. I'm sure he's in uniform right now waiting for the sad sack Likon secondary. A win this upcoming week, ( and it's looking promising ) versus the Commish and the Oilers are thinking playoff run. For the banged up Camels it was another case of running into teams on hot weeks. AP only had three and after the 88 yard bomb, Deshawn cashed it in. QB play has been disappointing too.
DANGEROUS MINDS (6-4) 83
GARVEY'S GANGSTERS ( 7-3) 45
The Commish avenges a very painful loss with a solid win started by Flacco, ( see ya at Chickie and Pete's Tay ) and of course the faithful WR core. No WR is hotter than Dwayne Bowe right now. In what was a common theme this week, Bowe hit a 20 yarder with 10 seconds left in a blowout..three of our games had garbage time implications. The Mindbenders RB's continue to struggle so look for changes there. For the Gangsters hard to believe Peyton NOT tossing a TD home to the Bungles...I noticed that Eli is in the lineup this week..he might have more overall points..I know he has more overall interceptions.
GAME OF THE WEEK
ROCKY BROOK VS DANGEROUS MINDS
I'm going to morph the game of the week with the biggest winners and losers from Monday night. Tom had a great night..Robbie ( good as Gould-when he plays Mike ) hit for 3 including a 50 plus for 13 while Dan Carpenter was shut out...I don't think I've ever had a kicker get goose egged. Watch Billy Cundiff hit for 15 points while I scratch my head and other body parts. To top off the glee for the Oilers, Matt Forte scores his first f--king TD since Columber Day weekend while on my bench. Rocky Brook has some great matchups including Brady who will throw at least 40 times versus the Colts. A win for Tom puts him just one game back for the forth playoff spot. The line on this started at Tom as slight favorite, but it has ballooned and rightly so to double digits. I'm not poor mouthing here, I could get hammered this week.
REMINDER: THANKSGIVING GIVES US THREE GAMES TO BE THANKFUL FOR: NEW ENGLAND AT DETROIT. ( HARD TO BE THANKFUL FOR THE LIONS) NEW ORLEANS AT DALLAS
( HOPEFULLY I'VE FINISHED DINNER BEFORE SEEING JERRY JONES' PLASTIC FACE) AND CINCY AT THE JETS..( REX RYAN IS HAPPY HE'S ABLE TO HAVE A HOMECOOKED MEAL--HE HASN'T MISSED MANY )
LET ME GIVE ALL OF YOU AN EARY HAPPY THANKSGIVING YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND THE FUN WE HAVE WITH THIS LEAGUE IS SOMETHING I DON'T TAKE FOR GRANTED. IF YOU'RE TRAVELING BE SAFE
MIKE
Let's start with perhaps the game of the year...
NORTHBORO (7-3) 71
NORTHERN SPIES (3-7) 62
Monday at work I checked ( during lunch of course ) the scores from around our league and saw the Spies with a 53-33 lead with Torain and Macklin left. Bob had Vick in for the vacationing Phillip Rivers. As a Giant fan I watched the game hoping for a Redskin upset. Well as you know 18 seconds into the game the rout was on. I'm not sure if 38 points is a league record, but it was enought for the 'Roids to pull off the huge comeback. I'm sure Stephen's Twinkies that he had packed for lunch the night before didn't go down as tasty as he had thought they would. The Eagles were scary good that night. The question for Bob: do we have a QB controversy as Rivers returns to host the Broncos Monday night. The same Broncos who allowed Matt Castle 400 plus yards of garbage time TD's. Vick is home to the Giants who allowed Jon Kitna to throw for 300 yards on only 13 completions..in the dark no less, which is what the G-men secondary looked like they were in. What a problem to have?? For the Spies, obviously a gut wrenching loss as looking up at 3-7 is pretty daunting as far as a playoff run goes. Mark Sanchez has been great..solid play for a second week.
MIDWEST MARUADERS (3-7) 87
GEORGIA SATELITES (7-3) 41
Thursday night's game was a harbinger of things to come as the Satelites were sent reeling into space. 18 from Roddy White got the party started and the men of the Midwest weren't tardy to this party as five players hit for double figures. For John, a rought football weeklend as the Steelers were hashed at home by Brady and co. Hines Ward's concussion and Big Ben's gaarbage time TD's didn't help. Boy did they miss Drew Brees.
ROCKY BROOK OILERS (4-6) 83
PHITIN CAMELS (3-7) 47
Watch out for the Oilers!! After muddling thru a very mediocre start to the season Mr. Crossen has made some shrewd pickups, namely LeGarret Blount. Excellent spot play by Matty Ice ( 18 ) led the way here as Tom has two of the brightest receivers in the game in Wallace and Dez Bryant who looks like a beast. I'm sure he's in uniform right now waiting for the sad sack Likon secondary. A win this upcoming week, ( and it's looking promising ) versus the Commish and the Oilers are thinking playoff run. For the banged up Camels it was another case of running into teams on hot weeks. AP only had three and after the 88 yard bomb, Deshawn cashed it in. QB play has been disappointing too.
DANGEROUS MINDS (6-4) 83
GARVEY'S GANGSTERS ( 7-3) 45
The Commish avenges a very painful loss with a solid win started by Flacco, ( see ya at Chickie and Pete's Tay ) and of course the faithful WR core. No WR is hotter than Dwayne Bowe right now. In what was a common theme this week, Bowe hit a 20 yarder with 10 seconds left in a blowout..three of our games had garbage time implications. The Mindbenders RB's continue to struggle so look for changes there. For the Gangsters hard to believe Peyton NOT tossing a TD home to the Bungles...I noticed that Eli is in the lineup this week..he might have more overall points..I know he has more overall interceptions.
GAME OF THE WEEK
ROCKY BROOK VS DANGEROUS MINDS
I'm going to morph the game of the week with the biggest winners and losers from Monday night. Tom had a great night..Robbie ( good as Gould-when he plays Mike ) hit for 3 including a 50 plus for 13 while Dan Carpenter was shut out...I don't think I've ever had a kicker get goose egged. Watch Billy Cundiff hit for 15 points while I scratch my head and other body parts. To top off the glee for the Oilers, Matt Forte scores his first f--king TD since Columber Day weekend while on my bench. Rocky Brook has some great matchups including Brady who will throw at least 40 times versus the Colts. A win for Tom puts him just one game back for the forth playoff spot. The line on this started at Tom as slight favorite, but it has ballooned and rightly so to double digits. I'm not poor mouthing here, I could get hammered this week.
REMINDER: THANKSGIVING GIVES US THREE GAMES TO BE THANKFUL FOR: NEW ENGLAND AT DETROIT. ( HARD TO BE THANKFUL FOR THE LIONS) NEW ORLEANS AT DALLAS
( HOPEFULLY I'VE FINISHED DINNER BEFORE SEEING JERRY JONES' PLASTIC FACE) AND CINCY AT THE JETS..( REX RYAN IS HAPPY HE'S ABLE TO HAVE A HOMECOOKED MEAL--HE HASN'T MISSED MANY )
LET ME GIVE ALL OF YOU AN EARY HAPPY THANKSGIVING YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND THE FUN WE HAVE WITH THIS LEAGUE IS SOMETHING I DON'T TAKE FOR GRANTED. IF YOU'RE TRAVELING BE SAFE
MIKE
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Jordan's 2010 Power Rankings - Week 10
This week, we take a brief respite from the Power Rankings to set the bar for performance (and non-performance) in the Nelson League. With three and a half years of competition under the same scoring structure to examine, we call the roll of record setters…
Most Points, 1 team, 1 game
110…Northboro Steroids…2007 Week 1… John was the unfortunate victim of this avalanche. This game also set three more single-game standards:
Biggest Blowout
68 points...110-42…..Northboro Steroids over Georgia Satellites
Most Points by a wide receiver, 1 game
32…Terrell Owens
Most Points, 3 Wide Receivers., 1 game
67…Northboro Steroids…Terrell Owens (32), Randy Moss (30), Marques Colston (5)
Fewest Points, 1 team, 1 game
19…Midwest Marauders…Week 4, 2007…Hugh learned a hard fact of life that the rest of us had discovered over time – don’t count on scoring a lot of points against the Desperate Housewives. In this one, Frank Gore was Midwest’s leading scorer – he scored five points.
Under the old scoring system, the bar is set at 4 points, which is known as the Garvey Gauge.
Fewest Points, 2 teams, 1 game
45…Desperate Housewives over Midwest Marauders, Week 4, 2007. The girls had three whiffs and still won the game.
Most Points by a Quarterback, 1 Game
32…Carson Palmer…Week 2, 2007
Palmer’s explosion was required – Northboro won 92-84 over Midwest that week – one of the highest scoring games in League history, but not THE highest…
Most Points, 2 teams, 1 game
193…Tony’s Phight-in Camels (101) vs Northboro (92)…Week 6, 2009
It’s been well documented that Tony owns my deed. Here’s Exhibit A, as Northboro got caught by Tom Brady’s ridiculous 380 yard, 6 TD performance against Tennessee.
Most Points by a Running Back, 1 Game
33…Ladanian Tomlinson (198 yards, 4 TDs)…Week 6, 2007
33…Darren McFadden (165 Yds rushing, 31 yda receiving, 4 TDs)…Week 4, 2010
Interesting side note on Tomlinson’s performance for Mr. Garvey…the Gangsters lost that week to the Northern Spies, 72 – 54.
Honorable Mention
Years ago, Northboro played Dangerous Minds nemesis James Stewart in a game where the rugged Lions back scored 5 TDs and ran for 100 yards, a 34 point effort under the old scoring system.
Most points by a kicker, 1 Game
19…Rod Bironas…Week 14, 2009
19…Dan Carpenter…Week 8, 2010
Both guys played for Dangerous Minds…Mike, unlike Bill Parcels, loves his kickers.
Most Points, 3 running backs, 1 Game
53…Midwest Marauders…Week 9, 2007…Jamal Lewis (28), Reggie Bush (17), Kevin Faulk (8)
In an astounding contest, Northboro and Midwest tied 89-89 after a weekend of amazing performances, with Northboro taking home the win on bench points. This was one of the closest games in the history of the league, but not quite THE closest…
Closest Game
Georgia Satellites vs. Dangerous Minds…Week 2, 2007, 62-62 (42-41 on bench points)
Mike had lost the previous week by 1 point to the Desperate Housewives. Good time to steer clear of the Big Guy, I should think.
Fewest Points, 3 runnings backs, 1 game
3…Northboro Steroids, Week 12, 2009
Fewest Points, 3 wide receivers, 1 Game
0…Dangerous Minds, Week 6, 2010
Most Points, 1 Game, Bench
90…Northboro Steroids…Week 12, 2008
Northboro won 91-51 against Rocky Brook. I am fairly sure that the 181 total points is also a league record.
Pine Bomb Awards
Most Points, 1 Player, Bench
29…Ronnie Brown…Week 3 2007
29…Kenny Britt…Week 7 2010
Special Efficiency Award
Garvey’s Gangsters…Week 4, 2007
Richard G scored a 60-59 win against the Georgia Satellites. Rich’s bench scored only 7 points that week.
Most Points, 1 team, 1 game
110…Northboro Steroids…2007 Week 1… John was the unfortunate victim of this avalanche. This game also set three more single-game standards:
Biggest Blowout
68 points...110-42…..Northboro Steroids over Georgia Satellites
Most Points by a wide receiver, 1 game
32…Terrell Owens
Most Points, 3 Wide Receivers., 1 game
67…Northboro Steroids…Terrell Owens (32), Randy Moss (30), Marques Colston (5)
Fewest Points, 1 team, 1 game
19…Midwest Marauders…Week 4, 2007…Hugh learned a hard fact of life that the rest of us had discovered over time – don’t count on scoring a lot of points against the Desperate Housewives. In this one, Frank Gore was Midwest’s leading scorer – he scored five points.
Under the old scoring system, the bar is set at 4 points, which is known as the Garvey Gauge.
Fewest Points, 2 teams, 1 game
45…Desperate Housewives over Midwest Marauders, Week 4, 2007. The girls had three whiffs and still won the game.
Most Points by a Quarterback, 1 Game
32…Carson Palmer…Week 2, 2007
Palmer’s explosion was required – Northboro won 92-84 over Midwest that week – one of the highest scoring games in League history, but not THE highest…
Most Points, 2 teams, 1 game
193…Tony’s Phight-in Camels (101) vs Northboro (92)…Week 6, 2009
It’s been well documented that Tony owns my deed. Here’s Exhibit A, as Northboro got caught by Tom Brady’s ridiculous 380 yard, 6 TD performance against Tennessee.
Most Points by a Running Back, 1 Game
33…Ladanian Tomlinson (198 yards, 4 TDs)…Week 6, 2007
33…Darren McFadden (165 Yds rushing, 31 yda receiving, 4 TDs)…Week 4, 2010
Interesting side note on Tomlinson’s performance for Mr. Garvey…the Gangsters lost that week to the Northern Spies, 72 – 54.
Honorable Mention
Years ago, Northboro played Dangerous Minds nemesis James Stewart in a game where the rugged Lions back scored 5 TDs and ran for 100 yards, a 34 point effort under the old scoring system.
Most points by a kicker, 1 Game
19…Rod Bironas…Week 14, 2009
19…Dan Carpenter…Week 8, 2010
Both guys played for Dangerous Minds…Mike, unlike Bill Parcels, loves his kickers.
Most Points, 3 running backs, 1 Game
53…Midwest Marauders…Week 9, 2007…Jamal Lewis (28), Reggie Bush (17), Kevin Faulk (8)
In an astounding contest, Northboro and Midwest tied 89-89 after a weekend of amazing performances, with Northboro taking home the win on bench points. This was one of the closest games in the history of the league, but not quite THE closest…
Closest Game
Georgia Satellites vs. Dangerous Minds…Week 2, 2007, 62-62 (42-41 on bench points)
Mike had lost the previous week by 1 point to the Desperate Housewives. Good time to steer clear of the Big Guy, I should think.
Fewest Points, 3 runnings backs, 1 game
3…Northboro Steroids, Week 12, 2009
Fewest Points, 3 wide receivers, 1 Game
0…Dangerous Minds, Week 6, 2010
Most Points, 1 Game, Bench
90…Northboro Steroids…Week 12, 2008
Northboro won 91-51 against Rocky Brook. I am fairly sure that the 181 total points is also a league record.
Pine Bomb Awards
Most Points, 1 Player, Bench
29…Ronnie Brown…Week 3 2007
29…Kenny Britt…Week 7 2010
Special Efficiency Award
Garvey’s Gangsters…Week 4, 2007
Richard G scored a 60-59 win against the Georgia Satellites. Rich’s bench scored only 7 points that week.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Commish Speaks - Week 9
Hello all...due to travel, work and family commitments the update is very late this week. Setting the stage for Week Ten is a bet Taylor and I made at halftime of our draft when I was looking at the schedule to find a QB to fill in for Rogers. My daughter, ( Happy Birthday dear ) suggested I pick up Vince Young, but I didn't like the matchup versus the ball control Dolphins. I selected Joe Flacco instead. She hated the pick. I thought the Falcon secondary is suspect and the Ravens would be behind. Well, after the first half, in which the Falcons controlled the ball for 22 minutes, and Delaware Joe had just 31 total yards passing and not even sniffed the opponents 50..I was serious pissed. So I was partially right..the Ravens were behind. I just kept thinking, I should have played Kyle Orton...the second half went much better..Flacco threw for 3 scores and had 16 points...a nice recovery. So if Young scores under 16, I'm enjoying Stella's and crab fries on my designated driver daughter. On to Week Nine, where it was another example of 'Roid rage, and a well designed upset from a very happy father and son duo in Franklin, Mass.
NORTHBORO (6-3) 108
GARVEY'S GANGSTERS (7-2) 45
I'm watching the games down in Georgia ( after thoroughly enjoying my nephew's lead performance in Godspell the night before- great job Jesus ).... when John and I saw Turner and Foster run for two first quarter scores....Bob had 30 points by 1:30 as Rivers joined the party....it reminded me of an old country song..." Sometimes your the windshield, sometimes your the bug"..Gangsters had bye issues but he could have used all 18 players and it wouldn't have mattered. Only in our league would the first place guy possibly lose by 62 points.
NORTHERN SPIES (3-6) 57
DANGEROUS MINDS (5-4) 52
Great play by Team DesLauriers using Mark Sanchez as I'm sure the boys saw the matchup versus improved by still susceptible Detroit. It was actually a Sanchez sneak in the 4th quarter that would actually be the winning margin. Brandon Jackson ran like another RB who wore # 32 and scored lots of TD's.... remember the guy in the white Bronco??
For the Commish I knew trouble was afoot when Gates hurt his...also no Gore didn't help. But Megatron got drowned in Reavis Island, and both Donald Brown and Forte lost short TD's to back ups..I've said it before, if the Saints don't get their RB situation squared, I'm a very average club.
GEORGIA SATELLITES (7-2) 61
ROCKY BROOK OILERS (3-6) 37
The only bright spot here was if you but the Oilers and got the 25 points you were a winner. No CJ2K which led to just a paltry 5 points from the RB's was the death knell here for Tom. It must be clean living for John because the Satellites do just enough to win( except for the Week Six ass kicking of the Commish ). Drew Brees was solid with 13, and the Steeler duo of Ward and Mendenhall also chipped in.
PHTIN CAMELS (3-6) 72
MIDWEST MARAUDERS (2-7) 33
Another head scratcher for the Champs as they just can't get the consistency going. Andre Johnson's ankle is a pain in the ass for the boys from Chi'town. I told John Sunday morning, watch out for AP this week..he's going to be huge, and he was with 19 nuggets. Also a heathy Deshawn Jackson and an accurate David Akers chipped in big as well.
THURDAY NIGHT EARLY RETURNS
With a real hit or miss schedule..( How many families will be trimming the tree in December to the Cowboys at Cardinals?)..the NFL Network slammed one out of the park in their week one with the Ravens at Atlanta, where the Falcons never lose these days. Some folks did pretty pretty well last night, while others know the climb may be tougher after who did or didn't come thru.
BIG WINNERS Rocky Brook....I'm sure if he was watching from the comfortable Owners suite with a Yingling in his hand. Tom was chubbin to see Matty Ice hit for three scores and Boldin pop one in too. If he was watching from his office, hopefully the beer and the chub were well hidden by a cooler and a newspaper. Midwest - 18 from Rowdy Roddy White including the game winner late gives Hugh the jump on the Satellites. Dangerous Minds - 16 from Flacco, all in the second half. In a week where Garv will be starting 6 Giants..and MJD and Peyton home, I'm overall pretty happy with the output.
LOSERS Not a good night for the hometown Satellites.. just four from Ray Rice, and Tony Gonzalez ( 1 ) was busy watching Roddy White run amok. 2 starters+ 5 points+ no Brees could = a loss. Not a bad math equation from a guy who was thrilled to pass Baby Math I in college. Not much depth in the CAMEL backfield this week as Magahee realized he wasn't playing me had a zero. Not everyone in Atlanta enjoyed the Air Coryell imitation last night..who might they be..Michael Turner owners of course..the Burner burned his owners with just one point. But shed no tear for Team Jordan...with Macfadden on the bye Bob trots out the great white hope in Peyton Hillis but not a great matchup versus the Jets. The Spies are taking this anti Lion thing to a new level..with byes and injuries Rich is starting not one, but 2 Bills RB versus Detroit.
GAME OF THE WEEK
More prime time love for the Gangsters as they head to Jersey and take on the Dangerous Minds. The Mob Boss won the last game by one point in a game that still haunts me. A Commish loss opens the door for a 3-6 team to get back in the race. Gangsters have some good matchups so look for high scoring..for me to stay close, the RB's have got to help out.
ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND EVERYBODY AND JOHN SEND GOOD LUCK WISHES TO PETE IN STATES
THE COMMISH AKA UNCLE MIKE
NORTHBORO (6-3) 108
GARVEY'S GANGSTERS (7-2) 45
I'm watching the games down in Georgia ( after thoroughly enjoying my nephew's lead performance in Godspell the night before- great job Jesus ).... when John and I saw Turner and Foster run for two first quarter scores....Bob had 30 points by 1:30 as Rivers joined the party....it reminded me of an old country song..." Sometimes your the windshield, sometimes your the bug"..Gangsters had bye issues but he could have used all 18 players and it wouldn't have mattered. Only in our league would the first place guy possibly lose by 62 points.
NORTHERN SPIES (3-6) 57
DANGEROUS MINDS (5-4) 52
Great play by Team DesLauriers using Mark Sanchez as I'm sure the boys saw the matchup versus improved by still susceptible Detroit. It was actually a Sanchez sneak in the 4th quarter that would actually be the winning margin. Brandon Jackson ran like another RB who wore # 32 and scored lots of TD's.... remember the guy in the white Bronco??
For the Commish I knew trouble was afoot when Gates hurt his...also no Gore didn't help. But Megatron got drowned in Reavis Island, and both Donald Brown and Forte lost short TD's to back ups..I've said it before, if the Saints don't get their RB situation squared, I'm a very average club.
GEORGIA SATELLITES (7-2) 61
ROCKY BROOK OILERS (3-6) 37
The only bright spot here was if you but the Oilers and got the 25 points you were a winner. No CJ2K which led to just a paltry 5 points from the RB's was the death knell here for Tom. It must be clean living for John because the Satellites do just enough to win( except for the Week Six ass kicking of the Commish ). Drew Brees was solid with 13, and the Steeler duo of Ward and Mendenhall also chipped in.
PHTIN CAMELS (3-6) 72
MIDWEST MARAUDERS (2-7) 33
Another head scratcher for the Champs as they just can't get the consistency going. Andre Johnson's ankle is a pain in the ass for the boys from Chi'town. I told John Sunday morning, watch out for AP this week..he's going to be huge, and he was with 19 nuggets. Also a heathy Deshawn Jackson and an accurate David Akers chipped in big as well.
THURDAY NIGHT EARLY RETURNS
With a real hit or miss schedule..( How many families will be trimming the tree in December to the Cowboys at Cardinals?)..the NFL Network slammed one out of the park in their week one with the Ravens at Atlanta, where the Falcons never lose these days. Some folks did pretty pretty well last night, while others know the climb may be tougher after who did or didn't come thru.
BIG WINNERS Rocky Brook....I'm sure if he was watching from the comfortable Owners suite with a Yingling in his hand. Tom was chubbin to see Matty Ice hit for three scores and Boldin pop one in too. If he was watching from his office, hopefully the beer and the chub were well hidden by a cooler and a newspaper. Midwest - 18 from Rowdy Roddy White including the game winner late gives Hugh the jump on the Satellites. Dangerous Minds - 16 from Flacco, all in the second half. In a week where Garv will be starting 6 Giants..and MJD and Peyton home, I'm overall pretty happy with the output.
LOSERS Not a good night for the hometown Satellites.. just four from Ray Rice, and Tony Gonzalez ( 1 ) was busy watching Roddy White run amok. 2 starters+ 5 points+ no Brees could = a loss. Not a bad math equation from a guy who was thrilled to pass Baby Math I in college. Not much depth in the CAMEL backfield this week as Magahee realized he wasn't playing me had a zero. Not everyone in Atlanta enjoyed the Air Coryell imitation last night..who might they be..Michael Turner owners of course..the Burner burned his owners with just one point. But shed no tear for Team Jordan...with Macfadden on the bye Bob trots out the great white hope in Peyton Hillis but not a great matchup versus the Jets. The Spies are taking this anti Lion thing to a new level..with byes and injuries Rich is starting not one, but 2 Bills RB versus Detroit.
GAME OF THE WEEK
More prime time love for the Gangsters as they head to Jersey and take on the Dangerous Minds. The Mob Boss won the last game by one point in a game that still haunts me. A Commish loss opens the door for a 3-6 team to get back in the race. Gangsters have some good matchups so look for high scoring..for me to stay close, the RB's have got to help out.
ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND EVERYBODY AND JOHN SEND GOOD LUCK WISHES TO PETE IN STATES
THE COMMISH AKA UNCLE MIKE
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Jordan’s Power Rankings – week 9
The thrill of victory
Every Nelson League owner has to steel himself for the emotional vacillations of the fantasy football season. This year, we’ve had teams chubbin’ all season (Garvey’s Gangsters), teams that have been booming and busting all year (Dangerous Minds and Northboro), and teams that have experienced the emotional turmoil of an off season (Northern Spies.)
In the long run, we all have moments to remember and moments we most definitely want to forget. This week, as we glance at the current state of the league, we glance backwards to the recent past for those moments when fortune shined upon us.
Every Nelson League owner has to steel himself for the emotional vacillations of the fantasy football season. This year, we’ve had teams chubbin’ all season (Garvey’s Gangsters), teams that have been booming and busting all year (Dangerous Minds and Northboro), and teams that have experienced the emotional turmoil of an off season (Northern Spies.)
In the long run, we all have moments to remember and moments we most definitely want to forget. This week, as we glance at the current state of the league, we glance backwards to the recent past for those moments when fortune shined upon us.
- Garvey’s Gangsters – They’re now 6-1, after registering yet another come-from-behind Monday night victory. In their six wins, the average margin of victory is 8 points per game – a razor – thin margin for a team so successful. They have won only one game by more than 10 points.
One more note from the “Everything’s BS except wins and losses” file: In the eight weeks played so far in 2010, they have outscored Northboro exactly once – and that was week 2 when they played head-to-head.
Looking back over the last few years, two games stand out as high points for the Mob squad. The first was 2009 week 11 – a 72 -45 thrashing of the Nelson Bowl bound Phitin Camels that broke a 3 games losing streak and propelled Rich to a playoff appearance. The second was this year in week 5 with their 1 point win over undefeated Georgia. The Gangsters have been in first place ever since. - Dangerous Minds – This team is playoff bound, and someone is going to have to score a boatload of points to stop them from winning the Nelson Bowl this year. So far, Mike has three losses, and his opponents have scored 220 points or 73 ppg. In Mike’s five wins, he has averaged 423 points, or a whopping 85 points per contest. On Mike’s club, even the kicker is an impact player.
Mike has had a few high points in the last few years. One critical win came last year in Week 12, when the Minds, regrouping after a tough loss to Rocky Brook, squeezed out a 57-55 win over eventual Nelson Bowl champion Midwest. This was especially important after John found a way to beat Mike in 2009 Rice Bowl II by one point in week 13. Beating Midwest allowed the Minds the breathing room to secure a playoff spot by spanking Garvey’s Gangsters in week 14. - Georgia Satellites – John got to 6-2 by beating Tony on bench points last week. His minions are piling up the ugly wins and are almost a lock to make the playoffs. Drew Brees is now #2 in scoring among quarterbacks – a fact that seems surprising given how much New Orleans has struggled this season. This week, The Space-meister has all three of his A-list running backs available, although he heads into Sunday’s contest with his two top scoring receivers – Austin Colle and Percy Harvin – nursing injuries.
John’s best moment in the last few years came when he won the 2007 Nelson Bowl championship. It should be pointed out that John’s club was not playing well heading into the playoffs that year. He lost 3 of 4 games on his way to the dance, and he was outscored in the three losses 267 – 119. The week 14 loss was by 55 points to the Northern Spies – the exact same team that he beat in round 1 of the playoffs on his way to his seventh Nelson Bowl title. - Northboro – Last week, The Phoenix had no answer for Dan Carpenter (19 points). Carpenter outscored the usually terrific Rod Bironas by 14 points, which accounted for the entire margin of victory for the Minds. Northboro will try again against the Gangsters with a full contingent of running backs, and Phillip Rivers ready to roll against Houston.
The high point of the last three years for the Phoenix was the 2008 Nelson Bowl championship, where the Flaming Birds rolled 81 – 46 behind quarterback Jay Cutler, who scored 20 points without throwing a touchdown pass. - Rocky Brook – They got to three wins by stopping a radioactive Midwest club dead in their tracks, 45-37. Tom’s brilliant spot play of Tampa Bay battering ram LeGarrette Blount (18 points) secured the win over Midwest and kept Rocky Brook’s slim playoff hopes alive.
Tom’s big moment came when he shocked a 12-2 Dangerous Minds club in the first round of the 2008 playoffs. This was one of the biggest upsets in League history – Mike’s club was an absolute juggernaut all year – but 18 points from Pierre Thomas and 14 points from Carolina’s Steve Smith laid the wood to the Commish, and gave Tom his first Nelson Bowl appearance. - Midwest Marauders - The Marauders blew a tire last week against Rocky Brook after looking briefly like a team on the move in weeks 6 and 7. Benjarvis Green-Ellis has suddenly emerged as a consistent scoring threat in the backfield, which makes the absence of Stephen Jackson (on the bye) a little less painful this week.
The high point for the Marauders is easy. After a terrific regular season when they piled up 9 wins, the Chicago boys got double-figure performances from all three running backs (Chris Johnson, Beanie Wells and Ladanian Tomlinson) to wrest the 2009 Nelson Bowl title from Tony. - Tony’s Phitin Camels - Tony heads into this week’s tilt against Midwest with DeAngelo Williams hurt, and Ronnie Brown facing Baltimore, so Mike Tolbert and Willis McGehee will be flanking Adrian Peterson in the Camel back field. Matt Schaub comes into this week as the number 15 ranked QB in our league in scoring, and this has really hurt Tony this year.
Tony’s best day in the last three years came when they shaved Northboro 62-61 in Week 13 of the 2009 season. This was Tony’s only win in the last month of the year, but it was enough to get him to the playoffs and eventually a date with Hugh in the 2009 Nelson Bowl championship. - Northern Spies – They came within a hair of rising off the matt to smite the rampaging Gangsters, but Peyton Manning was terrific last week, as he has been all season. Rich has Ryan Turain, his best running back for the last month, injured and on the bye. So, he dusts off Fred Jackson and send him out against the Dangerous Minds this week.
It’s been a few years since Rich has won a title, but he had a tremendous week managing in week 13 of 2007 that vaulted his team into the playoffs. He made two spot plays that week in his game against Rich Garvey. First, he sat Drew Brees and played Derek Anderson (14 points) who lit up Green Bay. Then, he played Patrick Crayton, who was Dallas’ third wide receiver at the time. Crayton, who had scored a donut in four of the five previous weeks, went for 14 as well, an
Thursday, November 4, 2010
The Commish Speaks - Week 8
An early update this week as the Commish and family Thursday afternoon head south to the home quarters of the Georgia Satelites. This was a crazy and competitive week as several games went right down to the wire Monday night. Before we begin just some random thoughts from around the league.
GEORGIA SATELITES (6-2) 46
PHTIN CAMELS (2-6) 46
*** JOHN WINS ON BENCH POINTS 25-5 ***
At least the Satelite owner will be in good spirits when the Commish rolls into town Friday morning. His mood I'm sure will be cheery when two days EARLIER our Mother in Law ventures in the Peach state for an even longer visit. Monday night was a treat for the SATS as Adam Veniteri had several clutch FG's ( 13 pts ), and I'm sure the last Leinenkugel at Summitt was savored when Shaub, leading Tony's Camels to a garbage time TD and the upset, fumbled at the Colt 15. Tony rolled the dice on 2 Bill WR's and came up empty with Evans. Hines Ward is pacing himself for Week 13, ( he had a goose egg last week ). Along with Garv, John gets another schedule break as he gets the Oilers without Chris Johnson. What time do we hit the Summitt Sunday afternoon?
GARVEY'S GANGSTERS (7-1) 62
NORTHERN SPIES (2-6) 57
Sebasten Janikowski continues to drop weight at an alarming rate as the Raiders go postal for a second straight week. In examing the box score with his beloved Giants on a bye, the Mob Boss makes two great spot plays with Ricky the Weed Williams ( 8 ) and Marcedes Lewis the Cadallac of tight ends also chippin in with two scores. That was well played. For the game Spies, another RB goes down as Torrain who was a smart waiver pick is out, but he is on a bye at least next week. Brandon Marshall is playing like his intitals, BM...but on a bright WR note, Larry Fitzgerald celebrated Easter as he rose from the fantasy dead with two scores. I can't fault Fitzy as he has no one to throw him the ball. I'm sure he's hoping Curt Warner gets voted off Dancing with the B List Stars and comes back for one last run in the very mediocre NFC WEST where Mike Singletary has plaoff tickets printed up.
ROCKY BROOK OILERS (3-5) 45
MIDWEST MARAUDERS (2-6) 37
Here's the headline from this game: Marauders killed by Blount object. EXCELLENT pick up by Mr. Crossen who pulled no punches with this waiver selection as 18 points in the books led the way in this tight game. How many owners moped around all week after not having Kenny Britt in their lineups last week..( 29 points and seven beers later ) ouch. This week against a suspect SD pass defense he pulls a hamstring in the first quarter en route to a bagel number on the stat sheet. Disappointing loss for Hughie who was on a roll. Two key points: SJAX only 2 versus Carolina and Zack Miller's injury on a day when Jason Campbell looked like Daryl Lamonica.
DANGEROUS MINDS (5-3) 74
NORTHBORO STEROIDS (5-3) 64
If you had told me that I would score 74 points with the following: A-Rog with 3 - yes 3 points as he drowned in Revis Island, and two zeros from Chris Ivory( boy do I hate Saint Running Backs ) and Donald Brittle Brown, I would have checked your arms for track marks and had Rich D arrest you. Well, that's what happened. I won the game on the hands of Calvin Johnson ( 23 ) and the leg of Dan Carpenter (19). Bob scored well, but the killer was the zero from Mutt Moss against an improving but still young secondary. I had a 31 point lead going into Monday and the talents of Wayne and Foster made this close.
I picture Bob coming into the office this morning at 7:30..not touching emails, phones or a meeting with the Boss. He goes right to his lineup and removes the Mutt for the up and coming Mike Williams. I won't be surprised if we meet again in December.
GAME OF THE WEEK
NORTHBORO VS GANGSTERS
Rivers should absolutely feast against the worst pass defense in the league..look for 3 scores and over 300 yards in a game that should resemble a track meet. All three Jordan backs are at home. Garv welcomes back his NFC friends to the lineup this week and he says goodbye to his new best friend Lewis and also MJD. Rich has good depth at WR and has tough tough choices for his lineup. He's better be ready because I see points coming fast and furious from the angry Jordanians.
JOHN MY FRIEND, HAVE THE MUGS CHILLED BECAUSE WORK HAS BEEN A BEAR LATELY. BE WELL ALL.
COMMISH
- How badly out of shape is McNabb..being benched by Rex Grossman when the game is on the line? And to add injury to insult, Ryan Leaf wannabe JaMarcus Russell worked at in DC today.
- Colt punter Mac Affee, first name forgotten, ( hell I didn't know Carpenter's first name either until I picked him up on waivers this week-- I think his name is Jesus ) was suspended by the team one game for public intoxication. When asked why he was swimming in an Indianapolis lake in the middle of night, he answered politely, " because I'm drunk officer ". Mamma Mac told him never to lie.
- And finally Randy Mutt Moss...what a pooch..the hug he gave Belichek after the game I thought was a prelude to sex..I've never seen BB hold an embrace so long.
- Speaking of after game well wishes...BB heads to Cleveland this week where I'm sure he'll be having a cold one with former disciple Eric Mangini...I'm sure the only thing cold there will be the shoulder that Mangenius gets after the game. On to the recap:
GEORGIA SATELITES (6-2) 46
PHTIN CAMELS (2-6) 46
*** JOHN WINS ON BENCH POINTS 25-5 ***
At least the Satelite owner will be in good spirits when the Commish rolls into town Friday morning. His mood I'm sure will be cheery when two days EARLIER our Mother in Law ventures in the Peach state for an even longer visit. Monday night was a treat for the SATS as Adam Veniteri had several clutch FG's ( 13 pts ), and I'm sure the last Leinenkugel at Summitt was savored when Shaub, leading Tony's Camels to a garbage time TD and the upset, fumbled at the Colt 15. Tony rolled the dice on 2 Bill WR's and came up empty with Evans. Hines Ward is pacing himself for Week 13, ( he had a goose egg last week ). Along with Garv, John gets another schedule break as he gets the Oilers without Chris Johnson. What time do we hit the Summitt Sunday afternoon?
GARVEY'S GANGSTERS (7-1) 62
NORTHERN SPIES (2-6) 57
Sebasten Janikowski continues to drop weight at an alarming rate as the Raiders go postal for a second straight week. In examing the box score with his beloved Giants on a bye, the Mob Boss makes two great spot plays with Ricky the Weed Williams ( 8 ) and Marcedes Lewis the Cadallac of tight ends also chippin in with two scores. That was well played. For the game Spies, another RB goes down as Torrain who was a smart waiver pick is out, but he is on a bye at least next week. Brandon Marshall is playing like his intitals, BM...but on a bright WR note, Larry Fitzgerald celebrated Easter as he rose from the fantasy dead with two scores. I can't fault Fitzy as he has no one to throw him the ball. I'm sure he's hoping Curt Warner gets voted off Dancing with the B List Stars and comes back for one last run in the very mediocre NFC WEST where Mike Singletary has plaoff tickets printed up.
ROCKY BROOK OILERS (3-5) 45
MIDWEST MARAUDERS (2-6) 37
Here's the headline from this game: Marauders killed by Blount object. EXCELLENT pick up by Mr. Crossen who pulled no punches with this waiver selection as 18 points in the books led the way in this tight game. How many owners moped around all week after not having Kenny Britt in their lineups last week..( 29 points and seven beers later ) ouch. This week against a suspect SD pass defense he pulls a hamstring in the first quarter en route to a bagel number on the stat sheet. Disappointing loss for Hughie who was on a roll. Two key points: SJAX only 2 versus Carolina and Zack Miller's injury on a day when Jason Campbell looked like Daryl Lamonica.
DANGEROUS MINDS (5-3) 74
NORTHBORO STEROIDS (5-3) 64
If you had told me that I would score 74 points with the following: A-Rog with 3 - yes 3 points as he drowned in Revis Island, and two zeros from Chris Ivory( boy do I hate Saint Running Backs ) and Donald Brittle Brown, I would have checked your arms for track marks and had Rich D arrest you. Well, that's what happened. I won the game on the hands of Calvin Johnson ( 23 ) and the leg of Dan Carpenter (19). Bob scored well, but the killer was the zero from Mutt Moss against an improving but still young secondary. I had a 31 point lead going into Monday and the talents of Wayne and Foster made this close.
I picture Bob coming into the office this morning at 7:30..not touching emails, phones or a meeting with the Boss. He goes right to his lineup and removes the Mutt for the up and coming Mike Williams. I won't be surprised if we meet again in December.
GAME OF THE WEEK
NORTHBORO VS GANGSTERS
Rivers should absolutely feast against the worst pass defense in the league..look for 3 scores and over 300 yards in a game that should resemble a track meet. All three Jordan backs are at home. Garv welcomes back his NFC friends to the lineup this week and he says goodbye to his new best friend Lewis and also MJD. Rich has good depth at WR and has tough tough choices for his lineup. He's better be ready because I see points coming fast and furious from the angry Jordanians.
JOHN MY FRIEND, HAVE THE MUGS CHILLED BECAUSE WORK HAS BEEN A BEAR LATELY. BE WELL ALL.
COMMISH
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)