Week #4
After a 2 week hiatus, the Commish's Corner is back! Thanks to everyone for their cooperation and patience while we dealt with the death in the family.
In week four, we had a record breaking performance that is definitely one for the ages! Yes, the once lowly Cossacks had all the planets in the right alignment and posted a record shattering 159 points. Yes, it was a truly amazing performance for Maze and his silent partners. While Maze thinks we will be talking about this game for the many years, I am betting the talk around the water cooler this week will be how they are the first team ever to score 100 points less than the week before! Congrats on the banner performance Cossacks management, enjoy the limelight while you can, you have taken enough abuse in the early year.
After the Cossacks' score things got pretty weird after that. Okay, they started off weird, and got weirder after that! The unbeaten Death keeps rolling with a 105 point game, and the Bandits also hit the century mark. After that, well things were a little less than normal. We had 4 teams score in the 30's, one score 40, and one score 41. Maybe it was the fact that the Cossacks took all the points and wouldn't share! The scary part was that two of the aforementioned teams actually won their games. Yea, life is fair in fantasy football..... one team scores 61 and looses by nearly 100, one team scores 40 and wins. Yea, real fair!
We did have our first trade of the year, albeit a pretty minor one. Cossacks and Filiricans pull off the swap of struggling players. Maybe Emmitt will have 5 TD's this week for the Cossacks! NOT!
I point out this trade just in case anyone forgot that trading is allowed in the league! I often wonder if that escaped the minds of many?
Now, lets take a look at the action from week #4:
Hitmen
40 Filiricans 35
Bill/John get the win, although in quite a
embarrassing fashion. Okay, okay, I know a win is a win is a win. That is
correct, a win is a win, and the Hitmen will take it and be thankful for the lame
effort of their opponent. Four players scored a big fat zero for Bill/John, but
they got just enough from Dante with 12 and Thrash with 10 to get the win.
Johnny/Matt started out the year with a bang as they were riding high in the
early season. Then the train wrecked as they watched their team get a -6 from
the defense, and not a whole lot of offense to back it up. No need to worry
Filirican faithful, Quincy Morgan is on the way to save the day! Good luck
Johnny/Matt, another week like this and the fans will be showing up in paper
bags before long!
Bandits 100 Wapati 65
Just another week at the ball field for Al
and his team. Priest gets 17, Gonzo goes off for 33, and Oakland Def spends all
day returning punts for TD's and gets 28. Yes, the Bandits scored 100 with a -2
game from their drunk QB. Al has him team in first, a place they look to keep
with a sober QB at the helms this week. Boyd/Butch have a little better scoring
week, getting a top 8 finish, but couldn't get a win. The Deuce was loose in
Philly, to lead the team with 17. Franks even threw a TD pass this week, but it
was all for naught as the Wapati slip to 1-3.
Maulers 68 Manatees 38
Merv/Mike get a very workmanlike week from
their team as the Maulers post their first win of the year. McNair had a big day
with 16, and Tiki helped out with 13. Holt remains solid, but Mason goes down
with a injury, not something the Myers' could afford as they look to get back
into the thick of things. Rich/Mark's team slips to 1-3, as the defending champs
are looking like the Rams of the UAL. Lots of talent, not a lot of positive
results so far this year. The Green Bay twosome was not at their best as they
combined for just 6 points. Once again the WR's let the team down, and will be a
tough thing to overcome if the Manatees want to repeat this year.
Demons
41 Tide 36
Hey, Eric & Tom, you guys have any lotto
numbers you would suggest right now???? The Demons are leading a charmed life
these days, and that is a huge understatement! The Demons remain undefeated as
they go to 4-0, despite having the 4th lowest scoring average in the league. The
Demons motto has to be, "Just play to the level of our opponent". As if the
break on the schedule this week (and last week, and the week before) wasn't
enough, the B Division is in shambles after the Demons as all three teams below
them are now 1-3. This week the Demons got 18 from 68 year old Jerry Rice to
lead the way. Jeff/Scott's team continues to struggle to put points up, and this
week a 36 point effort was nearly enough, but still yet another loss for the
Tide. New QB Couch regressed with a -2 point game, and The Bus had a zero point
week to bring his season total to -1. Sing with me, "the wheels on the bus have
fallen off, fallen off, fallen off". Can you tell how married with children life
has changed me???
Cossacks 159 Machine 61
Shawn Alexander, wow! Delaware grad Gannon,
wow! Cossacks.....WOW!!! What else to say about Maze and his partners? A week to
remember for a long time as the Cossacks shatter the record book with their 159
point week. Alexander also puts a firm grasp on the sidepot with his 51 point
game, two sidepots that the Cossacks can just about mail in! Then again, Maze
will go away at some point this season, leaving Harry in charge, and I can see a
trade of Alexander with no agreement on keeping sidepots taking place. Now that
would be something to tell the grandkids about!!! Poor Mr. Uhl! On the receiving
end of the most prolific day in UAL history. The Machine drop to 1-3, but with
Freddie Taylor looking like the Cal Ripken of football (hey, 3 games in a row
without even the slightest tweak of something is damn near as impressive as
Cal's streak was!) and Harrison on the bench, things aren't all bad for the
Machine these days. Keep that chin up Frank, you would have had a better shot at
winning the lotto than having the Cossacks score what they did..... in theory!
Fish
92 Contributors 39
Wayne/Jim keep getting solid scoring weeks
from their Fish squad, as they easily turn back the "patsy" Contributors. The
Fish's backfield continues to impress, as Ricky and Deuce really look like two
horses that could take Wayne/Jim a long way. Driver is now the main man in G.B.
as he led the team with 23. McSwain's team may not have been the official patsy
of the league, but they sure put in the effort (or lack thereof) to try and get
that award this week. Well the question of whether Warner will be this bad all
year has been put on hold for a few months, which actually may be a blessing in
disguise for John. About the only good news for the Contributors these days is
rookie Stallworth's play, as he had yet another TD catch. Ooops, he also went
down with an injury, so that streak will come to an end. The Contributors are
2-2, so they have plenty of opportunities ahead if they can get through the
injury bug and actually get solid numbers from the QB spot like they had
expected.
Luck
60 Destroyers 50
Brian's Luck got a nice 12 point game from
the Donkey's TE to hold on and defeat the Destroyers. Although the Luck fell 1
point short of the top 8 finish, it was a key Division win for the team. Brady
still looks good, and Conway is a bright surprise as he led the team with 14 as
well. Steve's team got a nice game from the Baltimore Def, but as much fun as it
was watching the Donkey's get smoked, it wasn't enough to help the Destroyers
get the win. McNabb had an off day against the Texans, as did most of Steve's
team as no one stepped up and posted a double digit score on offense. Sure Steve
is concerned that Moss may be playing in the Minnesota Penal League by year's
end, but we all know it is a matter of time before he goes off, just not this
week as Randy spends the week on a bye. Hopefully he doesn't lend his car out to
any of his posse to incriminate him any further.
Death
105 Cows 75
The Commish has the Death on a roll as they
are the lone team to be 4-0 with 4 top 8 finishes. Is the Miami perfect season
in danger? Not now that I mentioned it! Things didn't look good for the Commish upon
his return from Texas as Payton was on a bye, and the Death didn't have a WR
even active for the weekend. No fear, Mr. Tomlinson to the rescue! The Death's
top pick puts up a big 32 point game as the Death roll on. Tom's Cows had a
nice week going, until the late game antics of the Death RB's. Bledsoe continues to
thrive in Buffalo, but may slump off once "Bledsoe Flakes" hit the shelf in
local supermarkets. Hard to be a top QB when you have visions of being the next
"Tony the Tiger"!
Week
#4 Awards:
Top QB:
Gannon, Cossacks 28 Points
Top RB: Alexander, Cossacks 51 Points
Top WR: Driver, Fish 23 Points
Top TE: Gonzalez, Bandits 33 Points
Top K: Mare, Bandits & Hollis, Fish
13 Points
Top Def: Oakland, Bandits 28 Points
Week #5 Preview
Last week's (week 3) record:
4-4 Year to Date: 9-7
Tide @ Filiricans
Two teams that scored in the 30's last week,
both have talent to bounce back
Pick:
Filiricans
Maulers @ Bandits
Al is cruising with tons of talent, Myers boyz are looking for 2 in a row.
Deciding factor: QB B.A.C.
Pick: Bandits
Demons @ Hitmen
Demons have a deal with devil, Hitmen have
QB on bye, rolling the dice on sub
Pick:
Demons
Manatees @ Wapati Last two
champs of the league meet as both teams looking for a solid week to rejuvenate
their team
Pick: Wapati
Cossacks @ Cows Take the
Cows +97 this week, it is my 5 star lock of the season!
Pick: Cows
Luck @ Contributors
New QB can't hurt McSwain, Luck struggling
for consistency, Eddie/David combo finally clicks
Pick: Luck
Death @ Machine
Franks' reward for the trashing he took last
week, the #1 Death. Manning looks to have a big week
Pick:
Death
Destroyers @ Fish Battle
of Philly boys comes down to McNabb vs Vick. Should be exciting! McNabb leads
the Eagles, but not the Destroyers to a win
Pick: Fish
Good luck to everyone in week #5! I am outta
here......
The
Commish
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