And now an important message from the MIISFFL Meteorological Service.
Over the weekend, Hurricane/Post Tropical/NorEaster/Frankenstorm/Doesn't-matter-what-you-want-to-call-it-it-was-NASTY Sandy wreaked havoc on the Eastern Seaboard. People got the hell off the beach in New Jersey, cranes dangled in New York, and MIISFFL Fantasy Offices were relocated for the duration. We thank you for your patience in this matter as NFL and MIISFFL games continued uninterrupted! Not even a hurricane could stop the juggernaut that was QuaJizz...oh wait he lost. Not even a hurricane could stop the juggernaut that was Bo Knows...oh wait he lost too. Not even a hurricane could stop the juggernaut that was the Extreme...dang it he lost too. Did anybody in the top tier win????
Gaz? He won? Oh ok. Despite the hurricane's best efforts, the Never Nudes won, and got a free shower in the process (with blow dry).
In the NFL, the Pittsburgh Steelers looked like a bunch of convicts on Sunday (James Harrison?), but they didn't need to steal anything from the Redskins who shot themselves in the foot again this weekend. Note to the Shanahans, RGIII is supposed to THROW passes, not catch them. Don't pull that garbage again. The Giants reasserted themselves as kings of the NFC East, avenging their opening night defeat to the Cowgirls. And on Monday night, a night that had serious fantasy implications (thanks for nothing Gore and Davis...again!), the Niners ran away and hid from the Cardinals...and yes Randy Moss scored a touchdown. What is this world coming to? All in all, it looks like everyone made it through the hurricane, and we will survive to see a week 9 in the MIISFFL world! Let's take a look at the match recaps.
HOLY FRIJOLES! Zach actually won a game, and the victim this week was the Extreme Team, who this week took on the moniker of Extreme failure. For the first time this season, Zach's charges actually figured it out. For the entire year, it didn't seem to matter what kind of squad Zach put out there, they never could figure out how to score. Yet for at least one week, big names did big things (Freeman with 26, Witten with 27 and Juilo Jones with 23). He needed them all as the Extreme Team essentially matched him point for point (35 from Stafford and 23 from Oakland defense). However, down days from Lance Moore and Gonzo proved to be too much to overcome. Don't get too excited Zach, you still got to be ready to pay the piper when you get that trophy engraved.
A request from Sean:
Nick, kindly make a big deal about the fact that Kent lost to the second worst team in the league (me), despite the fact that I played Aaron Hernandez.
Request granted.
Kent lost to the 2nd worst team in the league, that would be Sean, despite the fact that he had to play Aaron Hernandez. What did Aaron Hernandez do you ask? NUTTIN'! He did a whole lot of nuttin'. Sat out with an ankle injury. Kent lay his hopes on the Cardinal's D on Monday night, but any time you rely on an Arizona Cardinal for your fantasy success, you are doomed to the opposite. As Randy Moss was dancing in the end zone, Sean was dancing to the win column. Sean would have only beaten one other team this weekend (I wonder who that might be...), but as it stands he "improves" to 2-6 as we have quite a battle now for the #1 overall draft pick in the 2013 MIISFFL draft.
Who was that other team that Sean would have beaten this weekend? Can you take a wild guess? After blowing my FAAB wad this week on Rashad Jennings, I was hopeful for big things. I guess 11 points will have to count for big things as I tallied a whopping 52 on Sunday. I needed big games from Gore, Vernon, and the Niners D on Monday, and while the Niners D did their job, Gore and Vernon were MIA. I guess that's what happens when Randy Moss is jerking tears on the sidelines. Jeff avenges his defeat to me earlier in the year scoring an even 100. A ho-hum day to be sure, but that's been the story of his season, not the big point totals from 2 years ago. Despite the win, Jeff still sits 4 games back in the division because.....
What has gotten into the Never Nudes? With 6 weeks to go, Gaz looks like he's gotten the Pub Dogs division wrapped up. I know, never say never (see JP Chase 2 years ago and Zach last season), but right now he looks downright unstoppable. Patrick Small made the right call this week starting Peyton instead of RGIII, but that was about the only thing that went right for the Running Squad. Gaz didn't have any big scores from anybody, but he did get double digits from all but 3 of his positions, surviving bye weeks from Andre Johnson, CJ Spiller, and Baltimore D. Now he has amassed a 7-1 record and has the inside track to the #1 seed in the MIISFFL playoffs.
The rest of the 6-1 crowd may have taken a step back closer to the pack this week, but they still remain 2 games clear of everybody else. One of those teams is JP, who suffered a tough loss to Patrick Deegan, who amazingly did not take home the scoring pot this week. JP does not crack the 100 point barrier as he loses for the 2nd week in a row. Two weeks ago, JP looked like he was on his way to an undefeated season. Now with back to back losses, he's still in good shape as far as playoffs go (a true tale of the season of the haves and have nots), and he still has the lead in the division, but the aura of invincibility is gone. As for Deegan, at 4-4, he's one of a few teams that has somewhat of an outside shot of catching the leaders should they continue to falter down the stretch, as he cashed in on several Prater PATs.
Dewey gets back in the win column and takes home another weekly scoring pot with a solid 134 point showing against Andy. Andy played quite admirably thanks to a near 40-burger from Senor Brady, but Dewey countered with 37 from Doug Martin and big scores from Demaryius Thomas, Miles Austin, and Peterson. At 2-6, Andy is in the draft sweepstakes. At 4-4, Dewey is the other team with an outside shot at catching the leaders at 6-2, and with his scoring capabilities, the "real league" commissioner stands a better than zero chance. In fact, the teams at 6-2 should be shaking in their boots, and better keep winning, as the teams at 4-4 are two of the top 3 scoring teams in ALL THE LAND! Patrick Small is 4-4 as well, and he has a very respectable 925 points. We might have some action down the stretch after all.
Alright, that's a cap on the recaps! The plot thickens in Week 9 as we feature:
Zach-Nick (Past champions futility bowl!)
Dewey-Kent (Another chapter of the "Real League" Bowl)
JP-Andy (JP looks to right the ship against a draft bowl player)
Patrick Small-Sean (Patrick looks to get above .500 against Aaron Hernandez' heroes)
Jeff-Tom (The Extreme Team blows up the mom-bomb)
Patrick Deegan-Gaz (Can Deegan inch closer against the top nudist?)
League meeting is November 18th! Don't forget! Commish out. You all happy now?
Nick
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