Menace Mashup 2017: Week9

In pro football this week chippiness was the name of the game as we observed several instances of fisticuffs and MMA moves across the NFL landscape.  Maybe these guys are bored and are looking for things to do to pass the time, but we're all friends here right?  Let's start with AJ Green.  Jalen Ramsey had something in his throat and he was just trying to help him out with his version of the Heimlich Maneuver.




Ramsey was so thankful for AJ's service he went looking for him in the locker room after the game to say thanks!

Next up we have Mike Evans.  Jameis Winston was just trying to say hello to his good friend Marshon Lattimore with a friendly tap on the shoulder.  Mr. Lattimore was turning to greet his good friend Mr. Winston.  Mr. Evans was like, "Hey wait for me!!"



Oops I did it again!  In Evan's exuberance to join the conversation, he bowled over Mr. Lattimore like a tackling dummy.  The referees understood though as Mr. Evans was not ejected and everyone was simply reminded to play nice.

Finally we have Carlos Hyde.  He was just trying to make nice nice with everyone on the Arizona Cardinals.  He just wanted to be friends.  For some reason the Cardinals didn't want to be friends with anybody who was on an 0-9 team.  Hmmm.  I wonder why.



See?  Carlos is just making friends guys!  Hopefully everyone in MIISFFL was nice and chipper this week.

How did the champ do? While Jameis was making nice nice with Lattimore, he forgot that Dewey was counting on him to play through an injury that could risk his career (maybe not).  He decided that his play time with Lattimore was more important than his play time on the field as he was quickly yanked for some Fitzmagic and Dewey was left to wonder what if.  However, Dewey was able to begin the process of clawing back to .500 with 6 more double digit performances to score a 104-76 win over Jeff who is too busy with wedding planning to really care one iota about fantasy football.  After Jeff's red hot start he's lost 4 out of his last 5 to come careening back to earth in the AFC and is in the mess of teams at 5-4 scrounging for a wild card spot.  Dewey is still on the outside looking in at 4-5, but has a chance to get back into it in a much more competitive NFC.

Game of the Week: Zach's chances took a dive after an ill-fated trade which tried to capitalize on Ezekiel Elliot's pending suspension...which seems to get suspended week after week these days.  After pulling this trigger for Alfred Morris, who would ride the bench at least this week, he watched his new love Deshaun Watson shred his ACL in practice.  A trip to the IR for Watson meant a trip to the psych ward for Zach as his red hot 7-1 start seemed to be for naught as he relied on Jay Cutler in Week 9.  The good news for Zach is that the Cutlet actually posted the high player score of the game with 31.  The bad news is that Nick had one of his best weeks of year, even including a zero from a surprisingly inactive Zach Ertz.  Zach Johnson still posted 120 points in what might be his best season of managing since he won the title with Carolina Cam in 2011, but Nick took care of business this week putting him back above .500 at 5-4 and Zach falls to 7-2 after a 124-120 decision.

Blowout of the Week: We have not heard much from Sean except when he's been smitten by back luck, such as last week when his starting tight end saw his career end in the New Orleans end zone.  He still wanted that touchdown catch though.  Seeing Tom on the schedule allowed Sean to breathe a sigh of relief.  Not that he needed the help though as he posts his first weekly pot win of the season with a 134-98 pummel job over the holder of the 2018 #1 pick in the MIISFFL draft.  TY Hilton had the high player score here after he did a nifty play-dead move in Houston, where the DBs must have thought they were still in college.  Got to know the rules gentlemen!  Sean only had 2 players not score double digits this week.  Funny, because both of those player were New York Giants.  Hmmm.  But like the good Giants fan he is, he started the Eagle defense for a 14 point booster shot that really was just rubbing salt in the wound against poor Tom.

Futility Bowl:  Just above Tom in the pecking order is Kent.  His strategy this year for tanking to get the #1 pick is not working out as well as he had hoped since Tom is just running away with that one.  Nevertheless, Kent still gets a futility bowl win this week as Nate took a page out of the Jeff Newman playbook for mid-season freefallin'.  Nate seemed to be on the way to setting all kinds of scoring records early in the season, but he only got 3 position players to score double digits, and 4 players scored less than 6 points.  Kent got just enough from Tyrod Taylor and Carlos Hyde before Hyde was sent to his room late in the 4th quarter.  Kent gave Carlos a playful tap on the rear on his way back to the shower, with a wink and a nod to boot.  Kent won 83-68.

This week's other results:
Bruce (6-3) defeats Patrick (5-4) 112-102
JP (5-4) defeats Chris (4-5) 102-84
Weekly pot winner: Sean (134 points)

Our calendar is starting to heat up right with the trade activity.  Our TRADE DEADLINE is fast approaching.  That is next Wednesday November 15th.  You must officially post a trade by then.  I have until Friday to approve it.  The following Sunday November 19th is our annual LEAGUE MEETING at Grotto's Pizza on Snowden River Parkway in Columbia.  Hope everyone can make it.