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11-28-02
3 teams with rollovers and a "DOH":
Smoke rolls over Patton,
WR, NE
Short rolls over Hanson, K, DET
Schmen rolls over Smith, RB, NE
Have a great T-Day!
TxComm
11-27-02
THURSDAY GAMES! THURSDAY GAMES!
THURSDAY GAMES!
Do you have a Patriot,
Lion, Redskin or Cowboy? Get your lineups in!
TxComm
11-25-02
Done. Niners got punked! The PHI Def is mean, real mean!
Highlights...
-
OneMan lowers the
hammer on Squiddies and makes calamari!
-
Schmen eekks one out
over Shortline.
-
Smoke pulls win #3
on a dumb-ass coach.
-
Hefe gets Weekly
High Point (94).
-
Shorline gets Weekly
Low Point (23)
-
Hefe-Raiders has
home field advantage through the Y'all Divisional Playoffs
-
Cooks-Holmes has
home field advantage through the Dude Divisional Playoffs
-
Squiddies clenches a
playoff spot.
-
Banana's will need a
OneMan loss and a Banana'a win to get into the playoffs.
-
Krunch vs. Hawks in
Week 13 is HUGH. Winner is likely be in the playoffs. Looser
will need help.
-
Schmen pulls the
Hefe-Raiders card in week 13, and will need LOTS of help.
-
OneMan, riding a 3
game winning streak, has moved into the playoffs and needs one more win to
clench.
Happily turning the
league back over the TxComm. Everyone have a great Turkey, and don't
forget:
THURSDAY
GAMES!!!
Disgusted...
CaComm
11-24-02 (evening)
Well, here it is!~ The Good, The Bad, and the UGLY!
DONE!
Cooks (49+) over
Marv's (42) - Cooks still has Barlow, RB,
SF and the SF Def tomorrow to pile it on. No matter! Cooks has now
clinched the division and home field advantage through the divisional
playoffs. I don't know how I could of missed it? Cooks should be
renamed to Holmes, and it's not for anatomical reasons. Once again,
Cooks (Holmes) get piddle from most of his roster, but gets a whopping 29 from
Priest. How is that fair? Marv can now look forward to pounding on
Banana's next week. ~GOOD?
Hawks (37+) over
Driftwoodies (36) -
Driftwoodies run to repeat as Champion has come to an end. Woodies is
officially eliminated from playoff contention with this loss.
Hawks will still have Staley, RB, PHI and the PHI Def in the MNF
contest. ~BAD!
Hefe (94) over Krunch
(26) - WOW, Hefe-Raiders is on FIRE
AGAIN! Will anyone or anything slow him down on his quest for the
crown? As a newcomer to our league this year, he has kicked some serious
ass on almost all of us. Hefe has now clinched the division and home
field advantage through the divisional playoffs. Krunch doesn't help his
cause with the loss, but is still alive in the playoff hunt. Give this
weeks high point to the Hefe-Raiders, and a new High Point for the year!
~UGLY
NEED THE GAME TO KNOW
OneMan (44+) vs.
Squids (46) - Squids is
done and OneMan still has Owens, WR, SF and Akers, K, PHI. I have to
give the nod to OneMan, her strategy is paying off. Her team is Hot at
just the right time... Without too much work, it looks like, even with a
loss, Squiddies has earned himself a playoff spot. That leaves OneMan
and Banana's to duke it out over the last spot in the Dude. See
below... ~BAD
Shortline (23) vs.
Schmen (16+) - Shortline
is done. Schmen's got Garcia, QB, SF. Schmen's gotta win!
~TOSS
Plantains (34) vs.
Smoke (27+) - In an interesting twist, the
league should begin to implement drug testing on it's coaches. Banana's,
err. Plantains started McAllister, RB, NO after seeing an ESPN report this
morning "claiming" that he would start today. God they were
wrong!, what was I smoking. So, as it goes, Smoke has Pinkston, WR, PHI
in the MNF game. Smokes 15 pts from the BAL DEF has kept him in this
one. A win for Smoke is doom for Banana's. I guess what goes
around, comes around. Can Banana's get a break and live on for another
week? ~UGLY :(
Who will get low point? Schmen,
Smoke, Shortline, Krunch???
Disgusted...
CaComm.
11-24-02 (morning)
Lineups posted. Smoke takes his second DOH of the year. Break for
Banana's? OneMan strategizes that a TE start vs. Cooks is better than a
TE start vs. Squiddies. Great match-ups write up by TxComm,
thanks!
CaComm
All lineups in except Smoke. We have final TE starts from Bananas and Hefe -
One Man has a TE must start next week...
TxComm
11-22-02
Here we go with the final two weeks - here's some thoughts on how this weekend
and the outlook
Dude:
Really the only battle of interest in the Dude is
the struggle for the 4th place bubble spot, currently occupied by Bananas, but
he currently has One Man breathing down his neck, and must match win for win
to keep that spot. Bananas has beaten One Man in both of their tilts this
year, but One Man is only 1/2 game back - any combination of a Bananas loss
with a One Man win would put her up by better record. Their remaining schedule
features tough final week 13 matchups, so this is the week they must win.
Don't forget to throw in they both need one more TE start before week 13... I
will go out on a limb and presume a Bananas win this week, so One Man will
have to win -
Cooks at Martians
This one doesn't mean a hill of beans except for seeding in the playoffs. A
win for Marv's will give him the division lead, as that would be a split on
the head to head matchups with Cooks, and the tiebreak it would fall to is
total points, where Marv's would lead.
Smoke at Bananas
Wow. Sure he's mathematically out of the playoffs, but just when Smoke got
himself a hot QB he goes down. Maddox is out for the week, which may be just
what Bananas needed -
One Man at Squids
As stated above, One Man will need one win better than Bananas to take the
bubble spot. Her test against Squids is certainly a tougher row to hoe than
what Bananas faces. What a great year Squids is having - his 7 wins this year
is almost as much as his win total over the past 4 years. He hasn't clenched a
playoff spot yet, but a win this week or next (against Up in Smoke) will put
him in. It's looking good for the Squiddies.
Y'all
Nobody's questioning Hefe or Shortline, they are in, and their positions are
locked - all that remains to be seen is who they are going to be playing in
week 14. The bottom end of the Y'all is a battle for mediocrity. Let's put it
this way - the 3rd place record in the Y'all wouldn't make the playoff bracket
in the Dude. Controlling their destiny is Hawks and Krunch, at 4-7-0, Schmen
is 1/2 game back at 3-7-1, and at 1 1/2 games back Woodies is praying for
other teams losses at 2-8-1. So from the bottom up here is how it looks
-
Any combination of a Woodies loss or wins by both Krunch or Hawks and Woodies
is out. Woodies must win out and one of the others must lose out for Woodies
to get in. It gets more convoluted in that Krunch and Hawks play each other
next week so one will automatically get one win. If the other wins this week
it is all done for Woodies.
Schmen must win 1 more than Krunch or Hawks to get in.
Krunch and Hawks must simply stay ahead of the other two schmucks.
Tie-breakers won't really apply because of the 1/2 game difference, due to the
tie that both Woodies and Schmen have - but should their records
be tied, Schmen has the tiebreak.
BTW - is it lost on anyone that
Shortline hasn't picked up a single player out of free agency for the last 2
years? Playoffs both years, too. Lucky, or draft damn well?
Woodies at Hawks
As stated, this is a must win for Woodies. Hawks broke his 4 game losing
streak last week with a win over Smoke, and will look to extend this week.
Woodies lost his starting QB for at least 1-3 weeks, and will trot out Brunell
this week for a prayer. My God, has it really come to this?
Hefe at Krunch
This may be the last great week for Da Raidaas... they have Arizona this week
then their schedule gets plenty tough - NYJ, SAN & MIA. Hefe has one TE
start left this year, and some pundits predict that this will be his week to
pull that trigger. Krunch may have Marshall Faulk back, and needs the win to
solidify his playoff prospects.
Schmen at Shortline
Short took a tough loss last week to Squids, but his division play has been
strong, and as stated, is a playoff lock. Schmen must have one more win than
either Hawks or Krunch to bump them, and he is taking on the toughest schedule
in the Dude to do it - Short this week and Hefe next.
Wow! Look at the time. Back at it. Good
luck to everyone this weekend.
TxComm
11-18-02
Results are posted:
-
OneMan posts her 2nd
Consecutive Weekly High Point (64).
-
Smoke earns the
Weekly Low Point (15). OUCH that makes 6 this season.
-
Cooks pulls out the
win, getting 13 from his kicker!!!
-
Squids holds onto
his lead for the win, keeping the pressure on Banana's who is now being
pressured on the other side by OneMan.
-
Martians has now
clinched a playoff berth, Congrats!
-
Shortline has now
clinched a playoff berth, Congrats!
-
Looks like the final
2 spots in each division will come down to the final week!
DUDE
-
Banana's plays Smoke
and then Martians and had better win out to hold OneMan at Bay.
-
OneMan plays Squids
and then Cooks. If she wins out, then she deserves to be in the
playoffs.
-
Squids plays OneMan
and finishes with Smoke.
Y'ALL
CaComm
11-17-02 (evening)
Scary stuff in this weekend of football....
DONE, not a ONE, but
here's the RUN, Sam I Am...
OneMan (65) vs.
Driftwoodies (44+):
OneMan is done, and looks
to be in GRAND shape to take her second Weekly High Point in a row. Her
roster has just blown up the last 2 weeks. Her 65 points is out of a
potential 95 (she got 35 from 2 WR's alone). Karma, spell book,
whatever, man I R F'd as she has gained ground on that last playoff spot in
the Dude. Driftwoodies has Bulger, QB, STL in the MNF Contest, and will
need a MONSTER game to pull it out! Woodies roster is hurting (thanks
for running the draft this year, DOESN'T IT REALLY SUCK?!).
Martians (49) vs.
Krunch (32+):
Marv is done, and got 17 from
dreadlock Williams, RB, MIA. Krunch is still swinging with Booker, WR,
CHI. A 3 TD performance will give him the win! I'd say the safe
bet is a Marv's win, and a nice 8-3 record.
Cooks (36+) vs.
Schmen (47):
Schmen is done, and put up a
nice number. Garcia and the TB Def saved his bacon, both putting up 11
points each. Cooks did well too with 3 players in double digits!
Cooks has Edinger, K, CHI, and it could make ALL THE DIFFERENCE. A 11-12
point game for a kicker isn't out of the question, is it?
Banana's (43+) vs.
Hefe-Raiders (54):
Hefe-Raiders is done.
While NE DEF held Hefe-Raiders 4 players to a total of 24 points, it was the
20 from Ward, WR, PIT that made the difference. Banana's got 13 from
McNabb, but has lost him for the season with a broken ankle (thank God I
didn't trade Vick!). Banana's has Wilkens, K, STL in the MNF game.
A 11-12 point game for a kicker isn't out of the question, is it? echo,
echo...
Squids (40) vs.
Shortline (31+):
Squids is done, hey he got 10
from his kicker! A 11-12 point game for a kicker isn't out of the
question, is it? echo, echo... Shortline has Bruce, WR, STL.
This one will definitely need the outcome of the STL/CHI game to know!
Smoke (15) vs. Hawks
(42+):
Smoke is done, and now has lost
his QB too. Maddox, QB, PIT goes down with a spinal trauma. He is
likely looking at early retirement. Hawks will try and pile it on with
Holt, WR, STL, and will need a LOAD to contest OneMan for this Weeks High
Point.
So it is looking like a
3-3 split for this inter-conference match-ups.
A couple of noteworthy statistics:
-
Dude has 5 of the
top 6 teams per the Power Ranking.
-
Dude has 4 of the
top 5 teams per Waiver Wire Order.
-
Banana's holds the
current Coaching Percentage title by .1% over Shortline. 84.1% vs.
84.0%. (I just made that up :).
O.K. I'm tired.
hasta. CaComm...
11-17-02 (morning)
Off to the races, everybody's line-ups in!
CaComm
11-16-02
Some line-ups in.
11-12-02
Results are posted.
-
Remember the
butt-load of 33 points? Well give it to the Hefe-Raiders once again,
and Denver for laying down on their home turf. Was Gannon on
FIRE or what? Did the Denver DEF suck butt or what? Is Jerry
Rice ageless or what? Did Hefe score 42 points or what? Win to
Hefe-Raiders, who are back on track (for at least one game).
-
Driftwoodies is
sitting in the tank, but the bottom 4 teams in the Y'all are so bad, any
of them can make it into the show. Someone needs to run the table
with 3 games left to take control.
-
OneMan had to hold
off Hefe (not Woodies) to win her first High Point of the year.
Congrats Kelly!
-
Schmensters STUNK and
got this weeks low point (11). That is starting to rival Smokes
reserve draft team.
-
At 7-3 Hefe-Raiders
has now clinched the first playoff berth in the Y'all.
-
Smoke is officially
eliminated from playoff contention. Best he can post is a 5-7-1,
running the table. While the top 4 teams already have 6 wins on the
season.
-
Banana's and Hefe
(who play in Week 11) must start TE's for the next two out of 3 games!
-
Eveyone check your
TE starts! Only 3 more games for compliance.
-
Time to feed the
kitty. If you owe the league more than $6, send me a check...
-
Smoke that means
you bub, $47, fork it over.
-
Woodies, $6.
-
Everyone else is within league
parameters.
That's a wrap! CaComm out!
11-10-02 (evening)
Preliminary results from Sundays games are posted.
DONE:
technically none, so CALL THEM DONE:
-
The Upset #1: OneMan
(57+) over Martians (56):
OneMan still has the NFL leading rookie rusher, Portis, RB, DEN in the MNF
contest to maintain her status of HIGH POINT. Martians is done,
literally. OneMan has her best game of the year, when it counted the
most.
-
The Upset #2: Smoke
(52) over Cooks (34+):
Cooks has a shot with Sharpe, TE, DEN, but it isn't gonna happen.
Smoke is done, and so it this one.
-
Shortline (53)
over Hawks (29+):
Shortline is done, Hawks has Brown, WR, OAK. At this point Hawks
just want's to avoid weekly low point as his loosing streak reaches 4!
-
Driftwoodies
(53+) over Hefe (20+):
With 4 players in the MNF contest, I shouldn't put this one here, but 34
points is a butt-load for anyone to score. Driftwoodies has Griese,
QB, DEN vs. Hefe Raiders Gannon, QB; Rice, WR; Shankakowski, K.
Figuring that Gannon and Griese cancel each other, Rice and Shank aren't
going to score 34! Driftwoodies needed a big win and got it.
He will be doing battle with OneMan for this weeks High Point.
NEED MNF TO KNOW:
-
Squids
(36+) vs. Banana's (46+): Squids still has Smith,
WR, DEN while Banana's is done. A mere 11 from Smith and the shape
of the Dude Division landscape change is complete. Given the
Martians and Cooks loss, Smoke and OneMan wins, the division has tightened
up again with only 3 weeks remaining.
-
In the UGLY
GAME OF THE YEAR: Schmen (7+) vs. Krunch (12+):
Man, I mean ugly. A combined measly 19 points between them.
Schmen got 6 of his 7 from his defense, ouch. Schmen has Elam, K,
DEN while Kruch has McCaffery, WR, DEN and the OAK DEF. You have the
give the edge to Krunch with the lead, and 2 players. Additionally,
Krunch is on a 3 game winning streak!
Enjoy the game, CaComm out.
11-10-02 (morning)
All line-ups in and posted. I have a DOH for Smoke, his first.
Note to Smoke: if you emailed it to my work, you need to email it to
BOTH addresses. I will check on Monday, but I have nothing at the home
email.
Noteworthy Match-ups:
-
Schmen 3-5-1 vs.
Krunch 3-6 - battling for the bubble spot in Y'all.
-
Shortline 5-4 vs.
Hawks 3-6 - Hawks again battling for the bubble spot in Y'all.
-
Squids 6-3 vs.
Bananas 5-4 - Banana's trying for the season split after a week 4
drubbing. A Banana's win and tie for 3rd in Dude! A Banana's
loss and the door is once again open for OneMan to sneak into the 4 spot
and oust Banana's.
Good luck to the
teams. CaComm
11-9-02
October News moved to
the Archive Page.
11-8-02
Some line-ups already in....
11-07-02
O.K. then it's week 10 and now we're locked and loaded for the playoff
run! That's it for trades and free agent acquisitions! (unless you have
an IR injury, see the rules page).
Play with who you brung...
After this week, it's
time to feed the kitty! Anyone owing the kitty more than $6, needs to
pay up. SMOKE, that means YOU!!!
We had another trade
this week. This time, father and son, the top two spots in the Dude,
trading 2 for 1. All I can say, speaking for the rest of the league, is
that WE hope it backfires (no offense intended).
Till Sunday, CaComm
11-07-02
Hey! Anyone like me and sick of having to click to a current report page,
scroll down, click on my team page, then click on "Submit Lineup"
just to submit my lineup...??? Yeah!... Check out the new link at the left.
TxComm
11-05-02
Final Monday night stats are in -
Game winners:
Marv's barely squeaks out over
Smoke...
Squiddies comes up just 3 short of Cooks (wudda took over 1st place too...)
Bananas puts up Weekly High Point on One Man
Hefe gets back on track thumping the Hawks, who gets low point.
Schmen breaks the tie between he and Woodies and sends Woodies to the bottom
of the Yall
Krunch gets win #3 over Shortline.
The Winners:
Marv's Cooks and Bananas wins were significant. Cooks especially considering
who he played and the tie-break. He has now clinched a playoff spot with 4
weeks to go. There is definite separation showing now between the top 4 teams
and the bottom 2 in the Dude.
The Losers:
While not mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, Smoke has serious
ground to make up - 3.5 games, with 4 remaining. He would have to win out the
season, while Bananas would have to lose his remainder. Things look better for
One Man, who is only 1.5 back from Bananas, who currently maintains the bubble
spot.
Over in the Y'all, Woodies is scratching his head - How do I score only 4 less
total points than the division leader (441) and have only 2 wins? 477 points
against, that's how. Fortunately the bottom of the Y'all is a bit mired right
now, with only .5 game separation in the bottom 4. As far as tie breaks go, it
is Schmen over Woodies, Woodies over Krunch, and a likely Woodies over Hawks -
so it should be exciting down the stretch.
The league goes back to California for a
couple of weeks - You'll see both of us chime in as playoffs approach.
TxComm
11-04-02
Results are in.... Too depressed to comment. From first to worst - Woodies
suck.
TxComm
11-03-02
Lineups in. Good luck everyone.
TxComm
11-01-02
Some lineups in....
TxComm
10-31-02
Well, not bad - only one screw up in the whole transaction mess. Note that I
left off one pickup by Marv's, who is now the proud owner of both of the NFL's
Ricky Williams.
TxComm
10-31-02
*Whew*! Good day to be the Kitty - it was well fed today. Check the Transactions
page for results of what you were after.
TxComm
10-31-02
Mucho FA and Trade requests... processing them now. Stay tuned.
TxComm
10-30-02
Well that aforementioned Philly D was dominating. The teams leading maintained
their leads, and those of us counting on NY for some miracle points
lost.
Final results posted.
Give the High Point to Schmen with 69... Low point to Hefe... Ouch.
FA requests due tonight.
TxComm
10-28-02
Not a bad Sunday, not bad at all - let's check the scores:
Done:
Feature Game: Marv's (48) vs. Squids
(50)
Anyone following the smack on the message board had to known that this was
this week's feature matchup. Squids already owed alcoholic malt beverages from
Marv making good on his 5-0 start, and had offered Squids a double or
nothing... Squids hedged a bit and offered a six for a twelver... Not huge
stakes to be sure, but hey! pride was on the line here.
Really the difference here was Alexander finally having a breakout game. I
figure the O-line finally got the 2x4 upside the head and was informed that
they have a pro-bowl RB behind them, maybe they should open a hole or two in
the Cowgirls D and let him run. Big win for the Squidly Didleys, which has
packed up the upper end of the Dude, leaving Bananas and One Man fighting for
the bubble spot.
Might as
well be done:
One Man (45+) over Smoke (24+)
Smoke will trot out Todd Pinkston tonight, but there just isn't enough
horsepower there to overtake the 21 points, plus whatever One Man's Thrash and
Akers puts up. Smoke is safe from the Low Point, however, that honor goes to:
Hefe (16) goes down to ShortLine (24+)
Oh my. Hefe goes 5-0 and then 3-0... Lessee, through week 5 the Raiders
started 4-0 (bye week 3), then went 0-3. CaComm called this one right - as the
Raiders go, so goes Hefe, who started 4 Raiders again and although Gannon
wasn't bad (7 points) the other three scored a cumulative 6 points. Hefe got
no help from any of his other starters and ended up with 16 and the low point.
Shortline will look to pile on tonight with Kerry Collins.
Schmen (69) over Hawks (30+)
See? Schmen does have it in him. He gets big double digit days from Garcia,
Feely, Price, TB Def... and Marcel Shipp (yes, I typed that) and exactly 0
points from his other 3 players. Hey Schmen! You should trade with One Man for
Stacey Mack - then you can have 2 backs that vulture TD's from the feature
back. Nothing like a 6 carries for 27 yards, TWO TD day.... Hawks reaps the
benefits of a rollover lineup, and a "DOH!" - two players on bye.
And although he has Philly's D and Duce Staley going tonight, it's 39 points
they gotta make up. Not gonna happen.
Should be
done but may need tonight to know:
Yeah, I know that's not a normal category
but it's one deserving of this game -
Cooks (62+) over Bananas (44+)
Cooks has Tiki Barber going tonight, but up against a monster Philly Def,
while Bananas will look to Donovan McNabb for big numbers. Can he make up the
18 points plus what ever Tiki puts up? Not likely. Can he? You bet - 3 times
this year already. Not that the Giants secondary are any slouches, they have
yet to yield a 300 yard passing game this year. So it looks good for Cooks,
but ya never know. A Cooks win here will solidify his league best record at
7-1. He prays for a weekly Priest performance and he hasn't disappointed.
Priest is the new Marshall Faulk, who Cooks rode 2 years ago to a Wolf Bowl
win.
Needs
tonight to know:
Krunch (45) holding over Woodies (43+)
Krunch is done at 45, getting even performances from all of his starters, and
only his kicker in double digits, scoring 10. Woodies still has Amani Toomer
going tonight against the aforementioned monster Philly Def. Three points,
three measly points. A win for Woodies here moves him up a slot to third place
in the Y'all. Krunch needs the win to keep the bubble slot in his sights.
Everyone have a great week. Talk to you
tomorrow.
TxComm
10-27-02
Sunday stats are in. Reviews in the morning.
TxComm
10-27-02
Game day - All lineups in except Hawks, who earned another "DOH!".
10-25-02
Some Lineups In.
TxComm
10-25-02
Pages updated. Trades posted. Lineup Pages ready.
TxComm
10-24-02
I know, I know. The transactions aren't posted yet... I haven't had time today
but looking at it it looks like from the three owners I got - Squid, Hefe and
Bananas - everyone got their first choice. Will do a complete posting tonight.
TxComm
10-23-02
Yeah! Let's give it up for CaComm! Nice work for the past 3 NFL weeks!
I have some comments
about week 7:
GAWD, DID THE Y'ALL
SUCK! Look at these scores:
Shasta Old Timers 2002 Fantasy Football League Scores for 2002
Week #7
======================================================================
6. The Hawks ( 39) 10. One Man Short
of a Full Roster( 63)
1. DriftWoodies ( 51) 2. Marv's
Martians
( 52)
9. Kenitos Krunch ( 52) 4. Ronnie
Cooks
( 74)
7. Schmenster's ( 35) 5. Singing
Bananas
( 89)
12. Hefeweizens ( 46) 8.
Squids
( 58)
3. Short Line ( 14) 11. Up in
Smoke
( 45)
That's right
folks - that's the entire Y'all division on the left, the Dude on the right.
We was punked. Something about the interleague play - even lowly Up in Smoke
rose (no pun intended) to put up enough to beat half of the Y'all teams. Sad
thing is, THIS was our week of retribution - the Dude's smoked us in week
three - 4 wins to the Y'alls' 2 - the inter-division record now stands at
10-2. Next and final meeting until post season - week 11. I, for one, am not
looking forward to it.
Get your free agent
requests in! It's Bye season.
September news was moved
to the Archive page.
TxComm
10-22-02
League is updated. CaComm is turning the league back to TxComm for a
week or so. Thanks.... IR OUT
10-20-02 (evening)
Here are the results of Sunday's games:
DONE:
Martians (52) over Woodies (51) -
In what amounts to a heartbreaker for Woodies and a nail-bitter for Martians,
this one comes down to Woodies not having an active DEF on his roster to start
this week. Martians escapes from what would have otherwise been a loss
and keeps stride with his son, Cooks for top draw in the Dude.
CALL 'EM DONE:
OneMan (60+) over Hawks (39)
- OneMan still has Harrison, WR, IND in the MNF
contest.
Cooks (71+) over
Krunch (47+) - Krunch as Vanderjagt, K, IND vs. Cooks Burress, WR,
PIT. However, with a 24 point lead, it really doesn't matter who has
what. Cooks remains the top seed in the Dude with a 6-1 record.
Cooks may have to start some TE's soon and give a few coaches a
"shot" at him.
Banana's (89) over
Schmen (35+) - Schmen trots out Ismail, WR, IND and needs a boat
load, errr. make that a shipload! Banana's made a run the the
annual high point of 93, but fell short. Let's see if it holds for
weekly high point over Cooks and/or OneMan.
Smoke (38+) over
Shortline (9+) - YES, I SAID SMOKE!!!. Smoke still has Maddox, QB,
PIT while Shortline has James, RB, IND. Congrats to SMOKE for hanging in
there, spending some coin in Free Agency and coming up with a win!
Shortline will likely be the winner of this weeks Weekly Low Point Award.
NEED MNF TO KNOW:
Hefe (31+) vs. Squids (45+) - Hefe has his
work cutout, needing to outscore by 15. Hefe has Ward, WR, PIT againts
Squids Pollard, TE, IND and the PITT DEF. I would normally give this to
Squids, but someone has to have something at stake tomorrow. Squids is quietly
having his best season ever, and at 5-2 is hanging around the top of the
leader board. Hefe, even with a loss, still sits alone at the top of the
Y'all Division at 5-2.
That's it for me, I R Out! See you
Wednesday Night for some Free Agency!
10-20-02 (morning)
All lineups posted, enjoy the games.
CaComm
10-19-02
Some line-ups in. Game of the Week:
Hefe (5-1) vs. Squids
(4-2)
10-15-02
League is updated. Free Agent requests due by tomorrow midnight.
Anyone suffering from bye-itis?
CaComm
10-14-02
Ok, so the thing is done. It's the 4th Quarter and not a thing has
changed in the league standings.
I will update the league
late tomorrow night or Wednesday when I am processing trades.
Lets see if the Niners
can pull it out in Seattle!!!!
Go GIANTS, NLCS
Champion! Let's bring home a World Series Championship!!!!
BOOYAHHHH!
CaComm!!!...
10-13-02 (Evening)
What a great Sunday Night Football Game! Some serious ass-kicking
defense was played tonight.
Now onto Sunday's
Results:
DONE:
Shortline (51) over Driftwoodies
(31) -
Woodies got his bounce back game from Tomlinson,RB,SD, but so did
Shortline from George,RB,TEN. Short maintains 2nd seat in the Y'all,
while Woodies continues to ride the "bubble".
Hawks (43) over
Krunch (30) -
Hawks big days from his QB,Green,KC and Kicker,Carney,NO were enough
to overcome a NO DEFENSE start and a "Faulk" like day from Marshall
for Krunch. Krunch can't buy a break...
Squids (49+) over Smoke (25) -
Squids trots out Alexander,RB,SEA to pile it on, and put in a shot at
Weekly High Point. Smoke is done, but is making headway.
Schmensters (34+) over Hefe-Raiders
(33) -
Ooff, what's that I hear? A train wreck? It's the Raiders
going down in Saint Louis, and with them goes Hefe-Raiders perfect
record. Kinda funny, Raiders go in undefeated (ala Hefe), Rams come in
looking for win #1 (ala Schmen), and volia - mirror images. Schmen still
has Garcia going in the MNF contest, while Hefe (and the Raiders) lick their
wounds.
CALL THEM DONE:
Cooks (34+) vs. OneMan (18+) -
OneMan puts up Owens,WR,SF vs. Cooks SF,DEF. I don't see TO
outscoring the defense by 17 points, so give the win to Cooks.
NEED MONDAY GAME TO
KNOW:
Martians (60+) vs. Bananas (54+) -
This game is probably a stretch to even list here, but hey I gotta have
another reason to watch? Thanks to an almost stellar defensive
performance from Denver, Williams,RB,MIA almost had a bad game. Instead
he only got friggin 14 points! In another twist of fate, Banana's lame
duck QB,Ramsey,WAS was busy throwing 4 pics to Martians NO Defense.
That's a full 16 points in swing! (Bananas up 8, Martians down 8), then who
would be laughing. Anyways, Martians sports the young buck Barlow,RB,SF
against Banana's Jackson,WR,SEA. Banana's could pull it out and create a
full 3 way log jamb for the #2 spot in the Dude Division, then again the SF
Defense could have their way with Dilfer and the point would be moot.
That puts my record at 2-3 on the day, I
think I'll keep my day job....DAMN!
CaComm is out!
10-13-02 (Morning)
All lineups are in and posted.
OneMan vs. Cooks
OneMan comes off her first win of the season and goes up against the
Division leader in the Dude, Cooks. Looking at Cooks roster, I can't
believe his 4-1 record... It's all about Priest Homes,RB,KC. Let's
see if OneMan's karma is back on track as she tries to take down Cooks and
move up the depth chart in the Dude...
- Edge OneMan
Shortline vs.
Driftwoodies
These two are dukeing it out for the #2 spot in Y'all. Both rosters
are tight, but Woodies is starting Wycheck,TE,TEN, while Shortline goes with
the 3 WR set. Woodies is looking for a redemption game from
Tomilnson,RB,SD, while Shortline needs George,RB,TEN to step it up!
- Edge Even
Krunch vs. Hawks
Hawks has resurfaced from last weeks DOH. However, the absence
of attention has left him without a DEF this week as both are on bye.
Krunch starts Gonzales,TE,KC to counter the missing defense, but that guy is
as good as or better than a WR start. Krucnh is hoping from something
from Faulk,RB,STL this week, but against the OAK Def, I don't put out much
hope. Hawks startes 2 STL WR's in hopes of a hugh passing day, but
against the OAK Def, I don't put out much hope. Sheesh, I just said
that.
- Edge Krunch
Schmen vs. Hefe
You know the good thing about the Hefe-Raiders? You dont' have to
look at his roster, just who the Raiders are playing. This week the
Raiders get to feast on the Lambs. Nuff said, the Raiders roll all over
the Rams and Hefe scores a million points. Schmen sports a really good
looking roster on paper, it just hasn't translated into wins...
- Edge Hefe-Raiders running away..................
OK so that's:
Martians, Squids, OneMan, Krunch, Hefe-Raiders for the win.
Gotta go! CaComm
10-12-02
Got a few line-ups in, still missing 4.
Banana's vs. Martians
It's hard to pick against your own team, but looking over Martians roster,
I'd be a fool not to say that Martians has the edge. Martians
Bledsoe,QB,BUF has the distinct advantage over Ramsey,WB,WAS. Banana's
QB is on bye and backup Vick,QB,ATL is hurt. A little fee agents
shopping and... o.k. quit laughing. The RB matchup looks even with
Martians Williams,RB,MIA and Barlow,RB,SF vs. Banana's Green,RB,GB and
McAllister,RB,NO. Martians holds the WR advantage of Moulds,WR,BUF;
Porter,WR,OAK; and Chambers,WR,MIA over Banana's . The kickers and
Defenses are evenly matched.
- Edge Martians.
Squids vs. Smoke
I like Smokes new double tight-end set, but you have to give the advantage
to Squids. Squids is having one of his best seasons ever, as a result of
a good draft. Smoke has improved his roster immensely since
"draft" day, but will still fall short this week.
- Edge Squids.
More later if rosters
get here soon!
Later CaComm
10-10-02
All free agent acquisitions processed. Wow, Smoke went for broke this
week. I thought I would never finish typing in all his
selections. Good for you Jeff, now kick some ass (except mine!).
That's it gang. I
will upload the injuries Saturday for you all.
IF, and I do me a big
IF, I get line ups early, I can do a little this weekend as the Niners are on
MNF this week!.
Happy Friday, CaComm...
10-7-02
Ok, that's a wrap on Week #5.
-
High Point:
Hefe (93) - That might just hold up all season.
-
Low Point:
Smoke (23) - ouch!
-
Shortline wins over
Schmen and into 2nd place in Y'all.
Bye-itis is on it's way
for some teams. Do I smell roster moves coming? Remember,
trades/free agents will not be posted until Thursday night.
Until then, CaComm...
10-6-02 Evening
Yum, Yum, lamb chops! What a SWEET victory! Rams Suck, Rams Suck,
Rams Suck... just keeping the crowd chant going.
I will check my computer
at work, but I don't think I got a roster from Hawks. If not, that is
our first DOH of the year. Maybe he got shipped out again with the Iraq
thing coming.
WOW, what has happened
to the Geriatric Raiders? Scoring at will the last couple of weeks,
Jerry Rice has new life!
Here are Sundays Game
Recap:
Done or Call 'Em Done:
Cooks (55+) over Martians (31+) - Yeah they both have their kickers in
tomorrows game, but who cares, this one is done. Family series tied at
3-3. Cooks takes control of the Dude Division, bye way of the tie
breaker, and is on a 3 game winning streak.
Bananas (41+) over
Smoke (23) - Bananas is only piling it on with Green, RB, GB and the GB
Defense. No way in hell that weekly high point is even a consideration
(see below). Bananas is still sitting on the playoff fence position in
Dude as the #4 seed.
OneMan (43) over
Squids (36) - Well I guess Kelly got her Calimari after-all.
Congrats to OneMan for her first win of the year. Look out league, this
is how she starts every year!!!
Driftwoodies (42+)
over Hawks (36) - I'm still running under the assumption that Hawks is a
DOH. He started Warner, who scored about as much as his backup
today. Lamb Chops, Lamb Chops, yum, yum. Driftwoodies starts MY RECEIVER,
Donald Duck Driver, WR, GB in tomorrows contest. With the DOH intact,
give Woodies win #2 on the year.
Hefe (93) over Krunch
(27+) - No that's not an F-ing typo. 93 Damn points. I have
found newcomer Hefe's secret. It is the Geriatric Oakland Raiders (ala
old 49ers). Hefe has started no less than 4 Raiders (out of his 8
starters) each week in his 5-0 run in this league. It is pretty apparent
that as the Raiders go, so goes Hefe. He better hope that no one derails
the Raiders train, or his season will become a wreck real quick! BTW
Hefe leads the Y'all Division by a commanding 2.5 games over Driftwoodies.
Nice Going. Oh yeah, go ahead and give the weekly high point to Hefe
now, and if Krunch can't find the GO button, give him a shot at the seasons
"Slaughter Award" too!
Need MNF to Know:
Schmen (34+) vs. Shortline (28+) - Schmen
trots out Miller, QB, CHI vs. Shortlines Farve, QB, GB and Glenn, WR,
GB. Hey, is it just me, or isn't Glenn out with a bo-bo? 6 points
for Farve to make up for Shortline, I would give him the nod over Miller, but
I think Green Bay is going to try and run up the gut all night. Chicago
is weak in the middle due to injuries.
That's it for me, gotta hit the rack and
start early back at the salt mines.
CaComm
10-6-02 Morning
Still missing a line up from Hawks.
Gotta head out!
Good luck today and enjoy the games.
I will do a breakdown tonight before I crash with what ever updates are
available when I return. There will be no further Monday update before
the game, as I can not afford time at work to do league updates.
hasta, CaComm...
10-5-02
Still missing line ups from Hawks, Schmen, Squids.
This weeks highlights to
watch:
-
Newcomer Hefe tries
to remain undefeated...
-
Smoke, OneMan, and
Schmen are all looking for victory #1.
-
And the father / son
rematch is on. Marv takes on Cooks... as far back as my records go
(1998 season), Marv holds the series lead 3-2 over junior. A Marv
win keeps him undefeated and in FIRM command of the Dude Division, while a
loss put he and junior with identical records...
I'll post what I can
before leaving for the game. It's finally time for some lamb chops after
6 straight defeats!
CaComm out.
10-3-02
CaComm here... Thanks for the patience. Free Agent Requests are
posted. Popular players: Mack, RB, Jax and Shipp, RB, AZ.
Everybody wants running backs!!!
I would like to give
TxComm a BIG THANK-YOU for covering for me the last few weeks as work became
hell. I can only hope to return the favor someday. The commentary
was fresh, detailed, fact based, and even some message board smack.
Ever notice how the
winning teams have no problem running smack? Yes, MARV, talking about
you!... At least your backing it up.
Final word. Make
sure your emailing me to both email addresses or use the links on the webpage.
I hope I got everyone's requests and processed correctly.
Here's to another week
of hoping your players kick some ass!
CaComm
10-01-02
Happy Tuesday - Give the High Point to SQUIDS! Congrats Squids. Low
Point goes to Smoke.
The league will be
handled by CaComm for the next couple of weeks while I recoup and be an owner.
TxComm
09-30-02
A heavy Sunday takes it toll - For the most part, the bottom half of the
divisions lost while the upper halves continued there dominance.
Winners were: Marv's
(4-0), Hefe (4-0), Cooks (3-1), Squids (3-1), Hawks, (2-2), Krunch (1-3)
Losers were: Schmen (0-3-1), Smoke (0-3-1), One Man (0-3-1), Woodies (1-2-1),
Bananas (2-2) Shortline (2-2)
Great coaching performances
from : Hefe and Marv's(100%), no wonder they're winning.
TxComm
09-29-02
All Lineups in. Good luck everyone.
TxComm
09-28-02
More later never did come.... All lineups in except Cooks.
TxComm
09-27-02
GOOOOOD MORNING SPORTS FANS!!! Damn! Week 4 already... Didn't we just have a
draft?
Let's see what we have
to look forward to in Week 4:
Dude:
Marv's (3-0) vs. One Man (0-2-1)
(Prognostication - Marv's by not much)
Oh sure, you can argue that Marv's victories have come against opponents that
are a combined 3-5-2, and that have put up a measly combined 73 points against
him... Friends, make no mistake. The scores Marv's has been putting up could
have beat just about anyone those weeks, so the weak opponent argument doesn't
fly. Marv's is dominating so far this season, and with the exception of Ricky
Williams, is doing it really without any "Marquee" talent - in fact
he traded Marvin Harrison away... To One Man, who is looking for win # 1 this
season. Mix this in with some mild smack going on over on the message board
and I believe this is the Dude game of the week.
Bananas (2-1) vs. Squids
(2-1) (Prognostication - Bananas by a bunch)
Here's a matchup where we already have preliminary lineups from both owners so
we can look at that... Damn if Ahman Green is healthy enough to go. Match that
up with McNabb hitting on all MVP type cylinders (against HOU no less). McNabb
should but up sick numbers, as HOU's run D is not that bad, and the Philly
running game isn't all that. They'll beat them silly with Defense and McNabb.
Then there's Deuce McAllister and Horn vs. Detroit, Jackson vs. Minn, and
Keyshawn vs. CIN. Geeze should we just give Bananas the High Point now?
Squids' matchups are ok, with the exception of Henry vs. CHI, but no way he
matches up with what Bananas has this week.
Cooks (2-1) vs. Smoke
(0-2-1) (Prognostication - Cooks)
Cooks gets his turn at the barrel that Smoke has been inhabiting. Although I
have to give it to him - he's been avoiding the Low Point pretty well...
Y'all
Krunch (0-3) vs. Schmen (0-2-1) (Prognostication
-
More later.
09-26-02
Transactions posted! This week's popular players: Donald "Duck"
Driver; Gordon, RB, STL (is Faulk hurt?); Dawson, K, CLE
TxComm
09-26-02
Good Morning! Processing transactions. Will post here when complete.
TxComm
09-24-02
Well, One Man made a fine go of it, but only got 13 of the 15+ needed to take
the win from ShortLine.
Krunch made his run too,
but came up one short... Faulk needed Canidate's yards - would have given him
the tie. The Rams are 0-3. Wow. Did they move back to LA?
Hefe must have felt
sorry for Smoke as he went backwards - lost a point last night. Not enough to
give Smoke the win, but made it closer anyway.
Give the High Point to
Shortline for his 63 points.
Give the Low Point to Hawks with 5... Wait! Didn't he have 6 yesterday with 3
players yet to play??? Wow. Proehl 1 point; Jurevicius 0; and Warner -2. Ouch.
Really Ouch. In case you were wondering - yes that is the lowest score ever
posted in the league by a drafted team. Only Smoke's 3 point week 2
performance was worse, but he was saddled with an assignment draft team.
Gettin' interesting, eh?
TxComm
09-23-02
It's getting late so let's get at it - This was our first week of
inter-divisional play, and from the looks of things, Dude has Y'all's number.
With the exception of Shortline's currently holding lead over One Man, Y'all
was summarily punked by the Dude. Even the lowly Smoke gave division leading
Hefes a serious run for the money. We're back to divisional work next week, so
Y'all can lick it wounds in it's inter-divisional squabbles, while the current
heavy weights wage war up in the Dude. Be gentle on us in week 7 will ya
Dudes?
Here are the 3 categories
after Sunday:
Done:
Cooks (60) short orders Woodies
(54)
I said to myself last week, that even with the tie, I would take the high
scores Woodies (me) had been generating. Here we are again - 54 points, not
enough. But seriously - how do you compete against PRIEST HOLMES? Check the
Top 10 Scores report - 23 points. Woof! Throw in the 13 from Couch and the 10
from the SFO Def and Woodies goes down like kindling. I want my mommy.
Hefe (38+) gives
Smoke (35) a hangover
Smoke is playing the limited free agent market well and posts his highest
score this week - 35. No longer the automatic low point scorer for the week,
that distinction will have to be fought over. Hawks did well this week there.
Hefe has quietly gone to 3-0, putting up not dominating numbers, but plenty
enough for the W's each week, and them's what counts. Congrats to the rookie.
Might as well be
Done:
Marv's (59) annihilates
Hawks (6?)
It appears that Hawks' players took the day off. Even in the 44 points PHI
put up against DAL, Duce Staley only managed 1 point. Not one to just take a
knee, Marv's piles on 59 points. Now - Hawks does have 3 players going
tonight, Warner, Proehl, and Jurevicius, and could mount an incredible come
back.... HA HA HA HUYEAH, RIGHT! Sorry Hawks, Marv's has this one. Stat
watchers - Marv's is dominating. Leads in Wins, Points For, and Avg Points
For... Scary thing is his Karma - opponents are crumbling beneath him and not
offering any competition - avg points against - 24. Lowest in the league.
Squids (58) blot Schmen
(21+)
Squids is pretty good this year. Pretty durn
good. Look at his total points (157) and coaching percentage (82.6%) - right
in there. Squids is in second place - wait, did I just type that? THE SQUID IS
IN SECOND PLACE!!! Man, how the league turns.....Big day from A. Brooks (20)
and nice production from the rest of his starters give him the lopsided win
here over Schmen, who although has Mike Alstott going tonight, it may just
lessen the embarrassment - no way is Alstott going to put up 37... Schmen was
hurt by a -1 point performance for Jeff (I'm gonna hurl!) Garcia who left the
game early with a stomach virus.
Needs Tonight to
Know:
Bananas (60) sliding by
Krunch (52?)
Bananas is done with his 60 (is it me, or does it
seem like it's nothing for a team to toss up 60 points this year?) with a
MONSTER day from McNabb (22), while Krunch is looking to make up the 8 point deficit
with FFFFFFFAULK going tonight. Normally I would put this in the "Might
as well be Done" category for Krunch, but Faulk isn't his 12.5 ppg normal
self this year - Hell the Rams aren't their score-at-will selves this year.
This one could go either way. Hey Bananas, - remember in 1999, second round of
the playoffs, I was sitting on a 3 point lead going into Monday Night? With
Shortline starting Faulk? And I got my ass kicked? Remember that? Faulk scored
16, remember? Or.. or remember that time in 2000, when you won the division
and got that first round playoff bye? And met Cooks in the second round?
Remember that? And, and remember he kicked your ass to Jupiter and back
putting up 102 points? Remember? With Faulk scoring 30 of them? Remember?
Remember? Oh, yeah! That was great! *Whew*. Good
times.
Friggin Faulk.
Shortline (63) holding over
One Man (48+)
Shortline finished up with 63 (is it me or does
it seem like it's nothing for a team to toss up.... Wait, I said that.)
getting fine days from Favre and his San D, who got some points the hard way -
safety and a blocked punt mixed in with the fumble recovery, and 2 Int's - one
run back for a TD. Next week's NE / SAN game
should be a good one. One Man has 2 starters tonight, Kicker Grammatica,
and the STL Def, who combined are more than capable of making up the 15 point
deficit, but they have to perform. The edge here goes to Shortline, who is
looking to save some face for the Y'all.
Current runnings for:
Low Point - Hawks, walking away.
High Point - Short Line.
More tomorrow.
TxComm
09-22-02
All lineups in - Good Luck!
TxComm
09-21-02
Never did get that commentary done - and now it's Saturday... Don't think it's
happening this week - I'll do the recaps on Monday, though.
All lineups in except
Hawks.
TxComm
09-20-02
The trade request between Marv's and One Man was approved.
I'll try to get some
commentary in later today.
TxComm
09-19-02
Free Agent requests are in and have been processed. All pages are current,
with the exception of the pending trade...
This week for the first
time we had the Worst Record status "reset" for a second player -
the players in question were Hollis, K, BUF, Bryant, K, NYG and Reed, WR, BUF.
The teams wanting them were Smoke, Squids and Hefe. The playout went:
- Smoke used his "Worst Record Status"
early getting Williams, RB, MIN
- All three teams requested Hollis. Squids, now
outranking Smoke, and higher on the waiver wire than Hefe used his
"Worst Record Status" to get him.
- Hefe and Smoke then requested Bryant as their
first contingency pick. Hefe, not having used his "Worst Record
Status" yet, outranked Smoke and was awarded Bryant.
- Both Hefe and Squids requested Reed. Both had
already used a "Worst Record Status", so it resets, as Squids
was higher on the waiver wire he was awarded Reed, and used a second round
"Worst Record Status".
The rules are meant to be fair, and keep parity in
the league. We don't use no computer program for this one folks. All the Free
Agent request are figured out by hand, so if you see a hole - shout. If I missed
something, I'll fix it.
TxComm
09-17-02
No changes from the Monday report, all games turned out as predicted - with the exception of the
Woodies / Schmen game. Give one point to Freeman - Woodies and Schmen tied at
64. That's the second tie this year, which already matches our single season
record and we're only in week 2.
Speaking of ties - Give
One Man the Low Point from Week 1 as her record is now better than Smoke's.
Speaking of ties - Give
Schmen the High Point from week 2 as his record is worse than Woodies.
Low point goes to Smoke
for his stellar 3 point performance. Wow. That won't happen each week.
TxComm
09-16-02
Another great week! Is it me or has football so far this year been just plain
fun?
Let's get to the games:
Done:
Squids (36) fries Cooks
(30)
(Prognostication recall - "Squids by 10")
I had to do some checking here - last time Squids got one over on Cooks was
when Jeri Ryan was still 7 of 9, and it was the InkyBinkyBonkies doing the
schooling - Week 1 of the 1999 season. Since then Cooks has dominated - all of
2000 and 2001, winning by an average of 33 points. No more, it appears. Squids
is competitive. Cooks was not without his chances, though - if only Kordell
and Plaxico had.. oh.. whoa... whoops!! FUMBLE!!! HE THREW IT RIGHT TO WOODSON
- HE COULD... GO... ALL... THE... WAY! That's gotta hurt.
Shortline (57) puts the
kybosh on Krunch (55)
(Prognostication recall - Krunch by 5)
Mr. "I never saw a free agent worth spending a buck on" is at it
again. Quietly drafting well, and coaching well - 85%, Shortline always seems
to see playoff time... Krunch put up good numbers, and did get a Faulk like
performance from Faulk, but his WR's completely failed him, putting up a
combined 0 points. San Diego's D was the big hammer for Shortline, as they
whupped up the Texans, and scored 20 points for Short. How ironic that Krunch
uses his first pick, first round on Faulk (who wouldn't!) and both he and the
Rams are 0-2...
Call 'em done:
Marv's (62) puffs Smoke (1+)
(Prognostication recall - "Marv's by a bunch")
Call me pessimistic, but Smoke scoring 63 with Matthews,
Thompson and WAS D may be a little too optimistic... Marv's is on a roll -
second straight week over 60. Ricky Williams is a stud.
Hefe (47+) hurls Hawks
(22+)
(Prognostication recall - edge
- even)
Although Hawks has 2 players going tonight (Duce
Staley and the PHI D), Hefe still has Steven Davis to add to his 47 points
with. So that would mean the Duce would have to match Davis' production (or
more) and the Philly's D would have to make up the other 25 points... Not
unheard of - just real unlikely. The story here was the Oakland / Pittsburgh
game - Hefe started 3 Raiders and one Steeler. Shankakowski put up 14 points,
Charlie Garner added 10, Hines Ward 13. Harrumph!
Bananas (39+) puts
the slip on One Man (30+)
(Prognostication recall - edge
- even)
I'm really waffling here whether to put this one in "Call 'em done"
or in the next category. Each team has one player going tonight - Bananas with
McNabb and One Man with the guy McNabb will be throwing the ball to - Thrash.
But as I see it - they both should score about the same, so the win will go to
Bananas. (unless Thrash scores on a couple of end-arounds...) I'm sure if
Bananas had it his way, a 0-0-0 day from McNabb would be great - that would be
0 points for him, but 0 for Thrash too, and a subsequent win for Bananas.
Deuce McAllister had a monster day for the Bananas (16), who otherwise would
be looking at a second loss.
Needs
tonight to know:
Woodies (64) teetering in front of Schmen (63+)
(Prognostication recall - Woodies by 10)
Schmen gets monster performances from the Tampa Bay Defense (27 points!) and
Curtis Conway (16) and now sits only 1 point behind going into tonight's game.
Here is another game I waffled on putting here or moving it to the above
category, but Schmen's player tonight is Freeman, WR, PHI - their third string
WR... and reviewing what I wrote last Monday about WR's, where One Man was
going into Monday nights game needing one point from her WR Brown for a win -
"but it is not
unheard of for a WR to put a goose egg, or fumble one away..." Brown
went 6 - 22, 0 points. Woodies got standard performances from his crew, with
the exception of the NE Defense, which put up a hefty 20 points in their
embarrassment of the Jets. A Woodies loss here would put Hefe - that's right,
Hefe- alone atop the Y'all division.
So how'd the Prognosticator do?
Tallying.... Lessee.. I'll throw out the "even" games since I didn't
call for a winner and: 2-2 (I'll take the 6 point Squids win). I'm going to
Vegas baby!
More tomorrow.
TxComm
09-15-02
All lineups in. Good luck everyone!
TxComm
09-14-02
All lineups in except Cooks.
TxComm
09-13-02
Line ups trickling in. Ones I got are posted.
A quick glance at this
week, and we see it is another week of divisional matchups. A quick rundown,
with some prognostication:
Dude:
Marv's vs. Smoke (edge
- Marv's by a bunch)
Smoke recovered a bit with some pickups this week, notably a starting QB and a
promising WR. Unfortunately he must have been under the impression that having
a "worst record" status meant you could just take players from
someone else's team just by asking for them. Requests for Travis Henry and
Jeremy Shockey went ignored (well, not really ignored - it provided a good
chuckle...) Still, even with the improvements, Smoke enters this week as a
pronounced underdog. He's still a gamer though - he has some smack running
over on the message board, and hey! He did avoid the low point last week.
Cooks vs. Squids (edge
- Squids by 10)
One of last season's doormats drafted pretty well this year and his Jimmy
Smith hunch - whether intentional or no - is working out superbly. Squids put
up 63 points in a loss to Marv's in week 1 and although he doesn't have a
lineup in, I figured on a common sense lineup and did an evaluate - his
matchups look good this week. Maybe good enough for another 63. (No, Squids,
you can't ask me which starters I used to run the numbers...) Cooks has some
good talent on his team, but it's peaked - Priest Holmes and Randy Moss
on the high end, then a big drop to his next level of talent. And truthfully -
there's no way Priest is going to put up those kind of numbers every week, and
every defense in the land knows that now Chris Carter is gone, the key to
shutting down that offense is to shut down Randy Moss. Easier said than done I
know, but if there is one time this year that he doesn't face a double or
triple team is the week some guy in that secondary gets benched.
One Man vs. Bananas (edge
- even)
One Man has some good talent on her team. Her first round draft pick - Owens
WR, SFO had a tough time of it last week, (see Moss comment above) but like
Moss, can't be held in check forever. I'm sure this will be Denver's strategy
this week as well and the Bronco's do sport a decent secondary. We'll see.
Bananas will have to face that same problem all of us would like to have -
whether to start the rookie QB, who could post up 15 friggin' points like last
week, or completely flame out... or the reliable MVP, type candidate that was
his 3rd round pick....hmmm.
This one will come down to 1 or 2 players that happen to shine on that
particular week. The matchups don't show me anything that's a shoo-in for a
light up, so this one's too close to call.
Y'all:
Hawks vs. Hefe (edge
- even)
Certainly no first year jitters here. Hefe has a pretty good roster, and the
60 on week 1 shows it. Hawks sports a pretty good lineup as well and where
Hefe certainly isn't going to score 60 every week, don't count on Hawks
putting up only 33 each week with the likes of Warner, Dillon, Tim Brown and
Holt on his roster. (although starting Warner - Holt is vulnerable - witness
week 1) Both teams really don't have any starting questions until that
3rd WR... watch your matchups.
Woodies vs. Schmen (edge
- Woodies by 10)
I know I just put myself up by 10, but after looking at the matchup, I
couldn't help it. Schmen has a stellar QB, then has RB questions after that...
then milder WR questions after that... I don't see Ismail getting those kind
of number every week - not with Harrison on the same team. Woodies wouldn't
mind a stronger starting QB, but is thick at RB and WR. Look for another
consistent year from Woodies.
Shortline vs. Krunch (edge
- Krunch by 5)
Shortline has solid players - but may have issues at WR. Bruce, of course, is
pat. Alexander, his second WR drafted, may be suffering from the Moss 40%
factor - what was left over after Randy got his 40% was 3 tosses to Alexander,
of which he caught 1. Then comes Trina Glenn. I'm surprised Favre hasn't
broken both of Trina's hands with his passes by now. Mohammed now has Rodney
Peete (BWAAAHAAHAAAA! Sorry - I just can't think of Peete starting without
doing that....) throwing to him. That leaves Javon Walker, which may pan out
yet - he's Short's highest scoring receiver to date...
Krunch has improved vastly over last year. Faulk. 'Nuff said. But can
somebody tell me how he managed to get Culpepper, Booker, Boston, Gonzolez and
McCaffery? He managed a bandaid on his drafting snafu's (drafting 2 players
that were already out for the season) by picking up Fletcher RB, SAN and
Morgan, WR, CLE, both who put up big numbers in week 1, but are likely aberrations
for them. That aside - Krunch has a solid roster and should contend this
year.
Should be a good weekend.
TxComm
09-12-02
Y'all don't make it easy, do ya? Sifting through the FA requests, consulting
the rules page, and we have this weeks FA winners! Popular players this week:
Washington QB Matthews; Chicago QB Miller; backup Miami RB Edwards... check
out the results on the Transactions page. Enjoy!
TxComm
09-11-02
It's been a year. As I set out to write a note here this morning, I wondered
what I wrote last year, just after it happened, and decided that revisiting it
still sums it up.
From 9-13-01:
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09-13-01
All NFL games have been cancelled for this weekend. Check back here later for
how our league will be handled.
09-13-01
Transactions posted on the Transactions page.
A word about Tuesday:
I am still numb from the viscous attacks on Tuesday. The rat bastards that
perpetrate these atrocities, then scurry and hide like cockroaches behind
puppet governments, deserve no less than the worst of deaths. How can
individuals with any conscience exist and act this way, and do it in the name
of religion? That is not my God. My God does not condone killing. My God does
not condone suicide. I sincerely hope this administration does not stop at the
individual responsible, but goes after its support structure as well.
God Bless America.
TxComm
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09-10-02
And there you have it folks! Week 1 is done. A
couple of Week 1 notes before we get to the Win/Losses.
- Be sure to carefully check your teams players
stats / scores. We migrated over last years scoring, but the software is
continually updated.
- Preliminary stats/scores - FLM is making stats
available as they get them through the day. If we (the commissioners) can,
we update and pump the up to the site, as I did Sunday. If you have the
owners software (and you should) you can nap the stats yourself at any
time, and don't have to wait for this page update. The
stats are that - Preliminary. During the course of the day we saw
scores go from in the 60's to ending up at 50's. Fumble data is notoriously
late. If you find discrepancies in what you should have for your score -
wait until Tuesday morning to bark. We'll check into it. FLM does change
stats if an error is brought to their attention. But remember, from the
rules:
Official source for stats used to determine scores is the FFL Software. No
exceptions.
Oh hey! Did I mention that Week 1's games were all
DIVISION GAMES? They count big my friends.
So - How'd we do?
11. Up in Smoke ( 26)
10. One Man Short of a Full Roster( 26)
Are you kidding me? We have to do this
again this year? Wait a full week to see who gets the Low Point award? Edwards
came 3 measly yards from getting the one point that One Man needed for the win
and dumping Smoke with his first Low Point. Now we wait until next week
to figure it out. One Man, usually stellar in her starter percentage, only
coached 52%. Don't expect that from her all year. Would you like some insult
with that injury? How 'bout this - that 26 point tie also put all 5 of the
other losing teams ahead of them on the waiver wire order... including Squids,
who racked up 63.
8. Squids ( 63) 2. Marv's Martians ( 81)
Wow. That hurts. 63 would have beaten any other
team this week. Any team except Martians. Marv's coached an unbelievable 98.8%
getting all but 1 point from his potential. Sheesh.The 81 from Marv's sets the
bar for the season's High Point award. Take heart, though Squids, total points
is the third tie break and 63 is a hell of a start. Give the Weekly High Point
and $5.00 to Marv's.
5. Singing Bananas ( 42) 4. Ronnie Cooks ( 60)
Did some back checking and found that
this is the third straight season Bananas and Cooks have met in week one. The
record going into this year? 1-1. Cooks is now one up, and is comfortably in
second spot behind his dad in the Dude division. Banana's players just didn't
measure up this week, though - even if he had started them all perfectly he
only had a potential of 52 (this is the "coulda won" stat in the
team owners stats.)
12. Hefeweizens ( 60) 3. Short Line ( 45)
Texas Battle 1. Newcomers Hefe seems to have
gotten the hang of this pretty quick! 60 points is veerrry respectable. What's
scary is he had plenty in reserve - potential points for Hefe was 81.
The Y'all is very much resembling the Dude in parity this year... Shortline,
never a slouch when it comes to putting up good numbers, does it again this
week with 45 points, coaching over 80%. That's a win most weeks. Short Line
will contend.
7. Schmenster's ( 27) 6. The Hawks ( 33)
My favorite matchup this week essentially
because of one stat - Hawks coaches 50% and puts up 33 of his possible 66....
in a win! If either of these teams had started their bench players -
they'd have won. What was I saying about parity...?
9. Kenitos Krunch ( 54) 1. DriftWoodies ( 62)
Oh yeah - Here's your parity. Krunch is back, with a vengeance. Given a normal
Ram like day for Faulk, and this game and possibly the high point could have
been his. But remarkably he was held to 1.9 yards per on 10 carries (but still
managed to score 9 points!). Krunch was up by 3 going into last night, but
Woodies takes advantage of a dismal Pittsburgh showing where they coughed the
ball up 5 times to the Woodies NE defense and takes the win away from Krunch.
The Free Agent market is now open until
Midnight Wednesday. Still missing some of your passwords!
TxComm
09-10-02
Final results posted. Commentary after 11:00 Central today.
TxComm
09-09-02
Oh man! What an opening day of football! Now I've seen it all - the KC / CLE
game, the Texas game, the Packer game, etc., take your pick - there wasn't a
game yesterday that wasn't fun to watch. A collective 471 fantasy points
scored so far - 209 in the Dude, 262 in the Y'all. And usually in the beginning
of the season defense rules.
As usual we have 3 categories
of games...
Done:
Cooks (55+) over Bananas (42)
Cooks started Priest Holmes and that's all that has to be said. They handed
the ball to Holmes 22 times and 122 yards and 4 TD's later he gives Cooks 28
points. That's Faulk type numbers, friends. Where was the D? Bananas put up
very respectable numbers - 42 - and is done, but the Holmes factor was just
too much - Cooks put up a total of 55 and can pile on with Kordell Stewart
tonight.
Hefe (52+) over Short (45)
A remarkable bit of irony - First year Texas team put the hurt on a perennial
playoff contender from the same state... Texans over the Cowboys? Nah - Hefe
over Shortline! Short, like Bananas puts up very respectable numbers - 45, and
is done. But big numbers from RB Steven Davis, Payton Manning, and
Miami's D and Hefe is sitting with 52 with RB Bettis and WR Ward tonight to
pile on with.
Call 'em done:
Marvs (81), Squids (60+)
A remarkable coaching display from Marv's who started 81 of his potential 82
points. Clicking on all cylinders, Marv's puts up the score to beat for this
week's and the season's high point. Hey Squids - don't you hate it when you
put up enough points to beat anyone in the league that week - anyone except
your opponent? Squids has never - going back to 1998 never - scored 60 points
in a game. And it looks like it will be all for not, unless Squids can eek 21+
points out of K Peterson and the formidable Pittsburgh D. Not unheard of, but
not likely... but this is the first week of the NFL and look what's happened
already. Perhaps I should move this game to the next category...
Too close to
call / needs Monday night:
Smoke (26), One Man (26+)
I would put this in the "Call 'em done" but for the player that One
Man has going tonight - WR Troy Brown. Nothing against Brown, but it is not
unheard of for a WR to put a goose egg, or fumble one away... One Man started
'em ok - just no one stepped up. Loser of this one picks up the low point and
first dibs in the free agent market this week.
Hawks (33), Schmen(27+)
Hawks. Warner, Dillon, Tim Brown, Holt, Carney, Philly D....... 33
points. In a day of monster offenses, the STL offense did not click, and Hawks
started 3 Rams. Warner has an off day only tossing 315 yards (sheesh!) but
with no TD's it's only 4 points. (Keep starting them Hawks - any given week
they could all blow up and you'll see Martian's type numbers.) Schmen is
nipping on Hawks heels needing 6 points from RB Antowain Smith for a tie, 7
for the win.
Krunch (54), Woodies(51+)
Krunch is all done at 54, pulling in respectable scores from all his starters.
The difference - no Faulk. Marshall was limited to 19 yards rushing.
That's no misprint - 19 yards on 10 carries! That's a measly 1.9 YPC.
He got his yards through the air though - 91 of 'em. Woodies will have the NE
Defense going tonight to try to make up the 3 point deficit.
Monday Night Football - NE vs. PIT
tonight!
I'm out!
TxComm
09-08-02
Some partials in... looking good for Hefe, Cooks and One Man.
TxComm
09-08-02
All lineups are in are we are good to go! Good luck everyone this weekend.
TxComm
09-06-02
Hey! Ever wonder how you are doing in the middle of the Sunday games and this
durn page hasn't been updated with the scores etc.? Hey! We Commish's have a
life too, you know. Or sometimes we like to watch the games instead of
updating this site... So why not use the same software we have to run a
plethora of reports or get the latest stats? The owners software is FREE!
(well, not really - it uses the league file generated by the Commissioner's
FLM, which the league pays $40.00 for) The owners software is IDENTICAL except
you can't update or make any changes to the league. The link to get it is on
the left. Once you install it, get the current league file (owners file) from
virtually any page (make sure you get the current one - we pump a new one up every time
we get a lineup, etc.) - open it in the software and click "update"
Voila! you get the current stats - how you are doing against your opponent,
etc. The stats are generally updated at the end of each quarter on Sunday,
sometimes more often. Check it out!
TxComm
09-06-02
Lineup in from Hawks / Short. August news / info moved to the Archive
page.
09-06-02
A couple of marquee players players going last night, and the G-men did a
pretty good job of shutting them down. Both Garcia and Owens were selected in
the first round and they put up a collective 5 points. The Giants game plan
was perfect against the 49ers as they had them pretty well shut down. I don't
think anyone would argue they would have won, too were it not for Kerry
Collins stellar 3 interception performance... His yardage looked good though -
342, with Amani Toomer the major recipient - he had 9 catches for 134.
Garcia went 16-26-1-166,
while Owens, facing massive double teams, only had 4 catches for 41 all night.
I think Mooch better figure this one out because it's not like teams aren't
going to NOT double team Owens...
Owen's low production
shouldn't hurt One Man as she faces Smoke this week, who was saddled with an
assignment draft...
Schmen could have used
more from Garcia. His opponent, the Hawks will surely start Kurt Warner on
Sunday.
Week One marches on!
TxComm
09-06-02
Results posted - commentary in a sec..
TxComm
09-05-02
Yet more lineups in... All teams remaining that have not submitted have no
49ers or Giants (Hefe and Hawks), so no "DOH!"'S to be handed out
this week.
Let"s play some
football!
TxComm
09-04-02
Some lineups in. New injury link on the left.
TxComm
09-03-02
Alright! Week one of the NFL Season is here. Some good chatter going on at the
message board. And just in case any of you have any 49ers or Giants on
your roster:
For those of you new
(and those of you not) what this means is, if you have a 49er or Giant on your
roster, you need to make a start/bench decision for those players by Thursday,
:30 minutes before published start time. As usual, don't leave it 'till the
last second - risky.
Let's review the
pertinent rule:
"For Thursday games, a preliminary roster must be
submitted 30 minutes before the first Thursday game. Failure to do so will
result in the previous week's roster being used for
those players in the Thursday game(s) that were in your starting lineup the
previous Sunday. Other players in your previous Sunday lineup that are not
involved in the Thursday game(s) may still be benched or started for the
Sunday games. A "DOH" will be given for any rollover. At this
time, the start/bench status of all players whose teams are involved in the
Thursday games are fixed. Players from teams not playing on Thursday can
be benched or started until the deadline of Saturday or Sunday. Failure to
submit a new roster by Sunday's deadline
will result in the use of the full
pre-Thursday roster. The goal of this provision is to remove some of the luck
involved in predicting injury/starting status of Sunday's games on Wednesday.
Teams are also responsible for "unstarting" a player that is
involved in a Thursday night game if you do not wish them to be on your
starting roster that week. This obviously only applies if they were on your
starting roster for the previous week, therefore eligible as a "rollover
starter"."
"But
wait!" you say, there is no previous week in play here. Well, let's look
at the other pertinent rule:
"For the first week of the season, the default roster
will be determined by order players were drafted. filling
each required starter position in order. If a TE was drafted before the 3rd WR,
the TE will start."
So, that is to say, if
you have a 49er or Giant on your roster, and fail to submit, your draft order
will be your rollover lineup for your Thursday players - and you get one
"DOH".
Confused? Easy fix -
just submit a lineup if you have:
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SF: QB Garcia, RB
Hearst, RB Barlow, WR Owens, WR Stokes, TE Johnson, SF D.
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NYG: QB Collins, RB
Barber, RB Dayne, WR Toomer, WR Hilliard.
Your pre-Thursday
submission can be nothing more than a comment stating your desire to not start
your player, then you have until Sunday to submit your full lineup.
Stay tuned to this page
- more info will follow this week!
TxComm
08-30-02
I believe I now have the Free Agent request form working correctly now. I ask
each team owner to test it before the infamous week 2 shopping spree.
Use the link above or
easier yet, on the left to get to your individual page. Make sure you are
on your page. It's pretty tough to miss - your name is emblazoned on it
along with your team logo, if you have submitted one (otherwise you get that
crappy looking helmet with your team number).
However, unlike the
lineup submission pages, there is no verification of whether you have
the player to drop, nor whether the player you are looking to pick up is
available. This is still up to you to request intelligently.
Please give the new page
a test, filling in the fields as you see fit. Make sure you get your
automatic confirmation email from the submittal.
Look forward to seeing
your test emails come through.
TxComm
08-27-02
Some condolences, encouragement, and possible trade rumours on the message
board...
NFL Schedule page up.
TxComm
08-26-02
Doing more page updates. Working on the FA pickup pages. Not working 100% yet
- don't use.. Updating Team
Pages.
TxComm
08-24-02
Draft done! Only one major Hiccup - Smoke no shows and falls to the assignment
draft. Ouch! Looks like he'll be doing some FA shopping!
Everything's posted. New
league file is up. Checkout the team rosters for your competition.
More news to follow.
TxComm
08-19-02
Draft info - this weekend the 24th, 12:00 Pacific, 14:00 Central. Be early, we
will try to start the draft promptly.
IM'ers - test your IM.
I'm online full time during the day.
08-03-02
Here comes season #5. CaComm and I have been busy getting the season ready.
Here are a few key notes:
New / Old owners. Shasta
Old Timers FFL welcomes and welcomes back:
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An original owner -
Up and Smoke is in for 2002. His last stint was back in year 1 (1998).
How'd he do? 3rd place in the regular season standings... without access
to the Internet!
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One Man Short of a
Full Roster - back from her hiatus, this two time (1998-1999) is ready to
pick up where she left off... make no mistake - One Man is a tough matchup.
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To balance the
league a new owner was added to the Y'all division. Please welcome
Hefenweizer from Austin, TX. A more formal introduction, including a name will be sent
via Email.
8 team playoff format
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-
Now that the league
is to 12 teams, the playoff bracket will now include the top 4 teams. This
means that the division winner will not receive a first round bye. Not to
worry Division Winners / First Round Losers - we have a special award just
for you. Winning the division is arguably the most difficult task all
year. Giving the first round bye to the winners last year guaranteed them
to make it to the second round of the playoffs and into the money. This
year, if you win your division but lose in the first round - you get
$25.00. Win in the first round and the money stays in the kitty, making
the percentage payoffs that much richer.
Draft -
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TxComm's wife has
graciously offered to run the software this year, freeing the
commissioners to be owners, and attempt to draft decently. However, as she
is new with the software, TxComm may have to exercise the "running /
assisting in running the software" clause in the draft rules and require
a little extra time.
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Draft order is
posted on the rules page.
Rules page has been
updated with all the above info. All new for 2002 is in red.
TxComm
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