-League Meeting Recap
-Heeeeeeeeeere's Patrick!
-All good things (depending on your point of view) must come to an end
We had a great League Meeting at Buffalo Wild Wings in Columbia! The meeting extended to FedEx Field as Dewey and JP got to square off in fantasy, and watch a team of bums change the dirty diapers of another team of bigger bums. We'll get to their match recap later. At the bar we had excellent attendance as Zach, Kent, Jeff, Eddie, Gaz, Sean, and Patrick joined yours truly to watch:
We had a great League Meeting at Buffalo Wild Wings in Columbia! The meeting extended to FedEx Field as Dewey and JP got to square off in fantasy, and watch a team of bums change the dirty diapers of another team of bigger bums. We'll get to their match recap later. At the bar we had excellent attendance as Zach, Kent, Jeff, Eddie, Gaz, Sean, and Patrick joined yours truly to watch:
-Jay Cutler throw more interceptions
-A 180 pound receiver crumble to the ground like he had been in a car crash
-The Seattle Seahawks look mortal (not like they haven't all season)
-A crowd of salty fans (all 7 of them) chant the name of a 3rd string quarterback
The drinks flowed and fingers were licked clean of wing sauce (mmmmmmmm....teriyaki!). We lamented that our two resident Buc fans decided to brave the elements (and I'm not talking about the weather) and actually watch that game in person. Hey, at least THEY got to go home happy, which I couldn't say about the burgundy and gold clad fans there...however many there were. The League Meeting is always an opportunity for the guys to banter, talk trash (except of course for Eddie), and look like Kevin, Jenny, Pete, Taco, Ruxin, and Andre, constantly checking our phones for score updates, and not really caring about the actual teams on the screen.
To prepare for the League Meeting, our present members took part in a variety of activities. I donned my RG-Knee jersey and practiced my self-censorship of 4-letter words in the presence of small children.
Zach practiced drinking alcoholic beverages other than cabernet savignon.
Eddie researched new and improved ways feel guilty and cheer on his opponent to victory
Kent scoured his roster for which player would have the biggest score of the week...so that he could put him on the bench.
Gaz tried to emulate Eddie's quest for self-deprication while at the same time reminding everyone that Victor Cruz is on IR.
Sean cut his hair (presumably worth $3.78, see below) and boned up on knowledge of the defenseless receiver helmet-to-helmet rule.
Jeff went to don a football jersey, and forgot that it was American football that he was going to watch.
Patrick, in preparation for his rivalry grudge match with Jeff, channeled his inner Jack Torrance and tried to look really scary.
That's about as frightening as Patrick could get on Sunday. As you can see, everyone was absolutely petrified, especially Jeff. Quite a rivalry indeed.
Speaking of rivalries, let's recap our MIISFFL League Meeting rivalry matches!
Ladies and gentlemen...a moment of silence.
Thank you...
For the first time all season, the humility has finally worked. All the humble pie, guilt trips, and genuine good-natured banter devoid of anything resembling trash talk has finally paid dividends for Eddie Campbell. For the first time in a calendar year, he has finally been vanquished in a fantasy football match. As much as the league membership implored the two combatants to say something of a negative nature toward the other, all they did was complement each other on how good their receivers were and shout out plaudits such as "see you in the playoffs." While Eddie has all but locked up his playoff spot, Sean still is in a dogfight for a wild card, and wins like this go a long way. The match was essentially decided on Monday night. Eddie had Antonio Brown and Bishop Sankey vs. Le'Veon Bell for Sean. Bell had a career night going for 204 and a TD for 33 points. Eddie countered with a late TD from Brown and a TD from Sankey, but neither could hit the bonus thresholds. Pittsburgh grinded out the clock with Bell doing yeoman's work in the 4th quarter, keeping the ball from both the Titans and Eddie's weapons. The end result is a 125-121 win for Sean, the sound of popping corks as once again an MIISFFL team will not go undefeated, and a ticker tape parade for Sean celebrating a 3.78 point win. Will his name change??????????? Despite the loss, Eddie still maintains a healthy 3 game lead in the NFC with just 3 to play.
As it was duly noted at the League Meeting, yours truly and Gaz have a storied history, a rivalry that is deeply rooted in bad blood, distrust, and pure unadulterated hatred. We were emotionless for the entire afternoon. On the fantasy gridiron, Gaz was looking to avenge his week 1 loss and stay away from JP in number 1 draft pick territory. Jamaal Charles didn't help as he ran roughshod over the Weak-Hawks to the tune of a 30-burger. Emmanuel Sanders chipped in with 20 of his own before he was de-cleated in St. Louis. Gaz took advantage of the Oakland Raiders (but then again, who doesn't?) by starting the San Diego defense in the 4 o'clock block and actually carried an 8 point lead going into the Sunday night affair with the commish still with TY Hilton and Vinatieri to play. However, the Pats shut down Hilton and it was the kicker of all people who saved the commish's bacon thanks to a 53-yarder to just squeak me by Gaz and earn the season sweep by a score of 95-93.
Der Kentmeister partied like it was week 1 all over again as Tom had a chance to once again "Kent touch this." Tom was looking for revenge following his week 1 thrashing. What he got instead was a week 11 thrashing. Tom was unable to make it to the League Meeting, and considering the result of this one, was probably for the best. Kent lamented that he started Pierre Garcon and left Michael Crabtree on the bench, but that was about the only thing he could complain about as he got 30 from Cutler (despite the INTs), 30 from the Green Bay D, and 20-packs from Cobb and Forte. Put it all together and Kent once again scores a weekly pot award. Tom couldn't even have a respectable showing thanks to 5 different players scoring less than 6 points on the day, including Stafford who barely could stay above zero. On the bright side it could be worse, he could have spent an FAAB dollar to stash Robert Griffin on his bench......
Chris kept pace with the chasers at 7-4, although his absence at the League Meeting was duly noted. Nevertheless, 3 different 20-point performances (Jordy, Lacy, San Fran D/ST) pushed Chris ahead of Zach, who now at 5-6 is in critical fantasy condition. Chris exacted vengeance for a dreadful week 1 showing which saw him put up his lowest point total of the season so far against Zach. After that first matchup, everybody wondered whether Chris was a shark or just a little guppy. Needless to say he has rebounded quite nicely, and with this win snapped a 2-game losing streak. At 7-4, Chris is locked in a 3-way tie with Kent and the Redskins (really?) atop the AFC.
As mentioned, the Redskins of all teams are in a triple threat atop the AFC with Kent and Chris. Patrick, lampooned on draft day, has managed his roster well, and despite not putting up prodigious point totals every week, has maintained a level of consistency eerily similar to his championship season of 2012. This week he had the good fortune of running into a banged up Jeff Newman mom bomb. While Rodgers did his best to light to fuse with 35 points against Philly, he too had 5 players who failed to crack 5 points for the week. Patrick didn't do much better, but Alfred Morris was a bright spot in an otherwise dismal day for the Deadskins. 3 more double digit performances were just enough to squeak him by and keep pace with the leaders in the AFC.
Finally this week, the League Meeting shifted to the cemetery that is known as FedEx Field, where Dewey and JP's pillow fight between 4-6 and 1-8 teams was far more exciting than the actual football like substance that was on the field there. How bad must Gaz feel now as Dewey lay waste to the Techmo superstars the way the Bucs lay waste to the Deadskins? Dewey owned the player of the week in Mike Evans who simply torched the 'Skins "secondary" to the tune of a 40-burger and that was pretty much all she wrote. Near-zero point scores from Rainey, West, and Wheaton did nothing to help JP's cause. Now at 5-6, Dewey remains in the second tier of teams 2 games behind the wild card leaders. If he wants to make the playoffs, he needs to win out and get lots of help. JP is scouring the draft boards in preparation for the #1 pick next year.
Thanks again to everyone who came to the League Meeting! It was a great event and it was good to see everyone talk some trash and have some fun (even you, Ed). Next year, the League Meeting will be going on the road! Stay tuned to see where we will be landing. Until then, we have unfinished business in 2014. 4 teams at 7-4, and only 3 playoff spots can be had between them. Don't look though, a bunch of 5-6 squads are not going down without a fight. We stay divisional for the rest of the way!
Eddie-JP (Classic mismatch on paper, but will Eddie fall into the trap)
Kent-Zach (Kent needs a win to keep pace, Zach needs one just to stay alive)
Sean-Gaz (A blowout for Sean would pay huge dividends. Gaz is one loss from mathematical elimination)
Chris-Jeff (See analysis from Kent-Zach above)
Patrick-Tom (Tom's chances took a big hit with the loss, Patrick needs to keep pace)
Nick-Dewey (Loser leaves town match)
Only 3 weeks left until either the playoff picture comes together, or we're going to have another tiebreaking fiesta!
Thank you...
For the first time all season, the humility has finally worked. All the humble pie, guilt trips, and genuine good-natured banter devoid of anything resembling trash talk has finally paid dividends for Eddie Campbell. For the first time in a calendar year, he has finally been vanquished in a fantasy football match. As much as the league membership implored the two combatants to say something of a negative nature toward the other, all they did was complement each other on how good their receivers were and shout out plaudits such as "see you in the playoffs." While Eddie has all but locked up his playoff spot, Sean still is in a dogfight for a wild card, and wins like this go a long way. The match was essentially decided on Monday night. Eddie had Antonio Brown and Bishop Sankey vs. Le'Veon Bell for Sean. Bell had a career night going for 204 and a TD for 33 points. Eddie countered with a late TD from Brown and a TD from Sankey, but neither could hit the bonus thresholds. Pittsburgh grinded out the clock with Bell doing yeoman's work in the 4th quarter, keeping the ball from both the Titans and Eddie's weapons. The end result is a 125-121 win for Sean, the sound of popping corks as once again an MIISFFL team will not go undefeated, and a ticker tape parade for Sean celebrating a 3.78 point win. Will his name change??????????? Despite the loss, Eddie still maintains a healthy 3 game lead in the NFC with just 3 to play.
As it was duly noted at the League Meeting, yours truly and Gaz have a storied history, a rivalry that is deeply rooted in bad blood, distrust, and pure unadulterated hatred. We were emotionless for the entire afternoon. On the fantasy gridiron, Gaz was looking to avenge his week 1 loss and stay away from JP in number 1 draft pick territory. Jamaal Charles didn't help as he ran roughshod over the Weak-Hawks to the tune of a 30-burger. Emmanuel Sanders chipped in with 20 of his own before he was de-cleated in St. Louis. Gaz took advantage of the Oakland Raiders (but then again, who doesn't?) by starting the San Diego defense in the 4 o'clock block and actually carried an 8 point lead going into the Sunday night affair with the commish still with TY Hilton and Vinatieri to play. However, the Pats shut down Hilton and it was the kicker of all people who saved the commish's bacon thanks to a 53-yarder to just squeak me by Gaz and earn the season sweep by a score of 95-93.
Der Kentmeister partied like it was week 1 all over again as Tom had a chance to once again "Kent touch this." Tom was looking for revenge following his week 1 thrashing. What he got instead was a week 11 thrashing. Tom was unable to make it to the League Meeting, and considering the result of this one, was probably for the best. Kent lamented that he started Pierre Garcon and left Michael Crabtree on the bench, but that was about the only thing he could complain about as he got 30 from Cutler (despite the INTs), 30 from the Green Bay D, and 20-packs from Cobb and Forte. Put it all together and Kent once again scores a weekly pot award. Tom couldn't even have a respectable showing thanks to 5 different players scoring less than 6 points on the day, including Stafford who barely could stay above zero. On the bright side it could be worse, he could have spent an FAAB dollar to stash Robert Griffin on his bench......
Chris kept pace with the chasers at 7-4, although his absence at the League Meeting was duly noted. Nevertheless, 3 different 20-point performances (Jordy, Lacy, San Fran D/ST) pushed Chris ahead of Zach, who now at 5-6 is in critical fantasy condition. Chris exacted vengeance for a dreadful week 1 showing which saw him put up his lowest point total of the season so far against Zach. After that first matchup, everybody wondered whether Chris was a shark or just a little guppy. Needless to say he has rebounded quite nicely, and with this win snapped a 2-game losing streak. At 7-4, Chris is locked in a 3-way tie with Kent and the Redskins (really?) atop the AFC.
As mentioned, the Redskins of all teams are in a triple threat atop the AFC with Kent and Chris. Patrick, lampooned on draft day, has managed his roster well, and despite not putting up prodigious point totals every week, has maintained a level of consistency eerily similar to his championship season of 2012. This week he had the good fortune of running into a banged up Jeff Newman mom bomb. While Rodgers did his best to light to fuse with 35 points against Philly, he too had 5 players who failed to crack 5 points for the week. Patrick didn't do much better, but Alfred Morris was a bright spot in an otherwise dismal day for the Deadskins. 3 more double digit performances were just enough to squeak him by and keep pace with the leaders in the AFC.
Finally this week, the League Meeting shifted to the cemetery that is known as FedEx Field, where Dewey and JP's pillow fight between 4-6 and 1-8 teams was far more exciting than the actual football like substance that was on the field there. How bad must Gaz feel now as Dewey lay waste to the Techmo superstars the way the Bucs lay waste to the Deadskins? Dewey owned the player of the week in Mike Evans who simply torched the 'Skins "secondary" to the tune of a 40-burger and that was pretty much all she wrote. Near-zero point scores from Rainey, West, and Wheaton did nothing to help JP's cause. Now at 5-6, Dewey remains in the second tier of teams 2 games behind the wild card leaders. If he wants to make the playoffs, he needs to win out and get lots of help. JP is scouring the draft boards in preparation for the #1 pick next year.
Thanks again to everyone who came to the League Meeting! It was a great event and it was good to see everyone talk some trash and have some fun (even you, Ed). Next year, the League Meeting will be going on the road! Stay tuned to see where we will be landing. Until then, we have unfinished business in 2014. 4 teams at 7-4, and only 3 playoff spots can be had between them. Don't look though, a bunch of 5-6 squads are not going down without a fight. We stay divisional for the rest of the way!
Eddie-JP (Classic mismatch on paper, but will Eddie fall into the trap)
Kent-Zach (Kent needs a win to keep pace, Zach needs one just to stay alive)
Sean-Gaz (A blowout for Sean would pay huge dividends. Gaz is one loss from mathematical elimination)
Chris-Jeff (See analysis from Kent-Zach above)
Patrick-Tom (Tom's chances took a big hit with the loss, Patrick needs to keep pace)
Nick-Dewey (Loser leaves town match)
Only 3 weeks left until either the playoff picture comes together, or we're going to have another tiebreaking fiesta!
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