Menace Mashup: MIISFFL Week 7

We have officially reached the halfway point of the MIISFFL regular season, and after early favorites got kicked in the teeth (or cut above the eye) somewhat in the first part of the season, order is now finally being restored...oddly enough right around Halloween.  Scary isn't it?  What's even scarier is that the fates of our MIISFFL league members have closely paralleled the success and failure of the NFL teams they back on a regular basis. 

Consider:

JP (Buccaneers)-Both with 4-3 records, promising seasons get squished like a stinkbug in week 5, with the Bucs getting hammered by San Fran and JP losing for the first time to Jeff.

Nick (Redskins)-In sort of a reverse jinx scenario, every week that the Redskins have not won (losses and the bye week), I have won. 

Kent (Colts)-The Colts have yet to win a game this year, but Kent's repeat is looking about as likely right now as the Colts playing the Super Bowl in their home stadium this year.

KSo (Raiders)-After a surprisingly fast start to the season, knocking off some high-profile opponents, injuries to key players have ForcedItDownTheirThroats back to obscurity.

Tom (Ravens)-Big wins over big names get overshadowed by poor losses to very underwhelming opponents.

You just can't make this stuff up, blogosphere.  So as the fortunes of our teams go, so we go it seems.  That trend held true once again in week 7.  So let's take a look at what happened. 

The Supreme Being righted the ship in week 7, taking out his vengeance on the hapless rookie Matt.  The Supreme Team cracks the 100 point barrier in a win for the first time since week 1.  Could this be the start of a turnaround?  The 8-ball says, "Does not look promising."  Unfortunately, with Zach stockpiling wins like the Green Bay Packers, Kent is still 3 games behind in the Greene Turtles division with 7 to play.  However, with the win, I will not make any references this week to Kent's....nevermind.  As for Matt, the good news is that he now knows how to do drop/adds!  Perhaps next week he will graduate to trades...the diploma is in the mail.  How do you want your name spelled?

To say that Caputo's Corner's win over KSo was sweet revenge for an early week 2 defeat is kind of missing the point.  KSo knew before the season started that his goal was a 12th place finish and a shot at drafting Andrew Luck.  Oh wait, he just realized that that is not exactly how fantasy drafts work...but he is still more than welcome to take Luck with his first round pick.  For his efforts, KSo has earned an all expenses paid sabattical to exotic Guam!  From there he can keep an eye on Luck from a postion that nobody else can say they have.  As for me, don't worry blogosphere, I'll be back all alone on top of the Pub Dogs Division before you know it.  It's just a matter of time. 

Tom prevented his midseason slide from reaching 4 games by taking out his extreme tendencies on Jeff.  We said in the match previews that when the Extreme Team matched up with the Mom Bomb, something was bound to explode.  Turns out, that the only thing that exploded was Jeff's position at the bottom of the match recaps.  Otherwise, Tom won in a somewhat ordinary 110-85 matchup.  The difference was Marques Colston, who really just shared the wealth  with a host of other Saints receivers in their 62-7 smackdown of Indy on Sunday night.  With the loss, Jeff more than likely gets relegated to the last recap spot next week.  Tom is still looking 2 games up at...

Ron Mexico.  Who knew?  After a paltry 108 point performance (at least by his standards in the first half  of the season), Zach exacts revenge for his only defeat of the season to JP in week 1.  Zach now is firmly in control of both the Greene Turtles division and MIISFFL overall as this rookie has taken the league over by storm.  Nobody can figure this out.  Perhaps it's that he's getting insider information that even Jay Glazer or Adam Schefter isn't getting.  How was he supposed to know that Demarco Murray would rush for over 200 yards in Dallas' demolition of the Rams?  To win in fantasy football, you need to know your players and positions, but sometimes a little dumb luck doesn't hurt either, and that might be exactly what Zach is getting at just the right time.  At 4-3, JP is back in the middle of the pack and fighting for 1 of 2 wild card spots that
are now well up for grabs.  Here's some free advice.  I know it's his bye week, but DON'T TRADE RODGERS!  You're welcome. 

After a somewhat hot start to his rookie campaign, Sean has come crashing back down to earth, falling in the now legendary Battle of Northern Virginia by a count of 97-80 to Gaz.  Gaz exacts revenge in this rivalry matchup from a week 1 defeat wher Sean scored nearly 160 points in the week that rewrote the offensive record books.  This week, he barely gets half of his week 1 total as offense is retreating back to normal levels and his squad is left searching for answers.  Remember that dumb luck that Ron Mexico has seemed to have cornered the market on?  Sean got railroaded by it, starting the wrong Dallas running back (-2.2 from Tashard Choice).  Meanwhile, after an 0-3 start, Gaz has very quietly won 4 straight, having already played Zach and without either JP or the Supreme Being on his schedule.  Things all of a sudden are looking pretty good for Gaz, who had relegated himself to...nevermind...status after a basement bowl loss to Caputo's Corner in week 3. 

Finally this week, we have the hammer job of the week as Patrick Deegan decimates Patrick Small in the legendary Patrick Bowl matchup.  Since the 2 Patricks are in opposite divisions this year, we will not get to see this luxury again this year in the regular season, which might be a pretty good thing for Patrick Small, as he is left licking his wounds after running away like lost sheep.  Patrick Small is left in the hypothetical Andrew Luck sweepstakes at 2-5 and Patrick Deegan now takes the lead (albeit tenuous) in the Pub Dogs division for now, until the inevitable happens...just wait until League Meeting week.  Deegan now leads small in the all time Patrick Bowl standings 2-1. 

And that's a wrap on the recaps for week 7 in MIISFFL.  As we start the second half, we still have many questions left unanswered.  We start to answer them in week 8 as we feature:

Kent-Jeff (Battle of Jack Shephard's alternative caretakers)
Nick-Matt (Nerd Alert!)
KSo-Patrick Deegan (Is KSo really fading into obscurity, or is he just in Guam?)
Tom-Gaz (Extremely naked?)
Zach-Sean (Can Zach put Sean down for the count?)
Patrick Small-JP (Can JP right his pirate ship against a down and out Patrick?)

The second half is about to begin, and not soon enough!  Don't forget that the LEAGUE MEETING is still on schedule for Sunday November 20th at 1PM at the Greene Turtle Columbia...4 short weeks away.  League Meeting week will be the first of 4 consecutive weeks of all divisional matchups as we bring the MIISFFL regular season to a close and determine playoff positions and division champions.  It is sure to be a pivotal week in everybody's season, no matter what your standing is.  I really hope that everyone can make it (as well as all of our faithful readers of the Mashup and Caputo's Corner to come and cheer us on)! 

This is the Commissioner of MIISFFL-signing off...for now.