"It is essential to understand that battles are primarliy won in the hearts of men." - Vince Lombardi

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Week 7 Challenge--The Results

Congratulations to the Nittany Mountaineers, whose DEF scored the most points in Week 7 at 27.32 points. That earns Coaches L and J Risk one player move!

Also winning 1 player move each are Ur Momma and Powder Puffs, whose defenses both recorded 4 sacks in their games this weekend. Way to go defenses!

Watch for the next challenge to come in a few weeks!


Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Weekly Recap--Week 7

This week was a very wild week. We had 2 very high scores and we had 7 teams score less then 66 points. We'll just say it was a defensive struggle ( or an offensive display).

One of this weeks matchups featured 2 teams with good records, but you wouldn't know it by the final score Blitzburgh 58.97 to Fairmont Fury 50.82. Fairmont Fury would have won, if they would have played Mark Sanchez (who scored 19 pts.) instead of Matt Cassel who scored a -2.10 pts.

Another matchup featured a team that actually scored some points Silver Bullets. Silver Bullets had a big win 104.23 to 43.53 for Powder Puffs. Silver Bullets looks like a team who will be a competing for the title this year. Powder Puffs did have 5 players on a bye this week, at least she has an excuse for her low score.

The biggest defensive battle was the closest final score Mason's Maulers 48.21 to Mt. Morris Mayhem 46.59. Mt. Morris Mayhem had to play Colt McCoy (who scored -1.48 pts.) because M. Vick was on a bye. It also didn't help Ryan Torain scored - .33 pts. This win puts Mason's Maulers one game back from a playoff spot.

Another close match-up was between the Mt. Morris Mauraders 83.41 to the Nittany Mountaineers 77.91. The Nittany Mountaineers would have won if they played Antonio Gates who scored 9.60 pts. This is a tough loss for the Nittany Mountaineers who fall to 1-6. The Mt. Morris Mauraders are now the hottest team in the league with winning their 4th straight game.

The team with most points scored in the league George Crush won 125.22 over Better Masons 62.63. George Crush goes to 4-3 with the win. I still can't believe this team is only 4-3 with averaging over 100 points per week.

Ur Momma scored 142.63 points (the most points scored this season) and defeated The Riskers who scored 65.38. Ur Momma left DeMarco Murray a running back on the bench who broke the Cowboys all-time rushing record with 253 yards. By the way DeMarco Murray scored 24.87 pts. in our league. Ur Momma is now 6-1 and the #1 seed if the playoffs started today.

GOOD:

M. Forte 18.20 (Silver Bullets)
B. Roethlisberger 24.90 (Nittany Mountaineers)
N.O. Def. 27.32 (Nittany Mountaineers)
Clev. Def. 25.48 (Mt. Morris Mauraders)
D. Sproles 22.46 (George Crush)
Arian Foster 33.60 (George Crush)
Houston Def. 24.00 (Better Masons)
D. Brees 36.13 (Ur Momma)
M. Colston 18.53 (Ur Momma)
A. Rodgers 22.91 (Riskers)


BAD:

M.Cassel -2.10 (Fairmont Fury)
C. Painter -4.59 (Powder Puffs)
C. McCoy -1.48 (Mt. Morris Mayhem)
R. Torain -.33 (Mason's Maulers)
P. Hillis 0 (Mt. Morris Mauraders)


UGLY (players left on the bench):

M. Sanchez 19 (Fairmont Fury)
S.D. Def. 23.56 (Fairmont Fury)
A. Gates 9.60 (Nittany Mountaineers)
DeMarco Murray 24.87 (Ur Momma)
J. Stewart 10.53 (Ur Momma)

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Week 7 Challenge

Since defenses were studly in week 6, the Week 7 challenge will involve them! The team with the most points on DEF will win 1 player move. And the team that has the most sacks in their game will also win one player move. Good luck!

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Tuesday Morning Quarterback--Week 6

The league is starting to get some definition this week, with the top 4 teams winning and the bottom 4 teams losing. Two games were decided by 1.51 points. No one is undefeated this year, but there is going to be plenty of competition to get into the playoffs! Without further ado, this week's recap!

In the first of two very close games, Ur Momma edged out George Crush by 1.51 points to take her record to 5-1. Neither team had players scoring surprising numbers....just fairly solid play in most of the positions. It looks like the Detroit DEF is what let down the Crush, who even their record at 3-3. Good Job Angela!

In the second game decided by only 1.51 points, Fairmont Fury pulled ahead of the Nittany Mountaineers on Monday night with the arm of Mark Sanchez. Before Monday night NM had the lead, but abysmal play by the New Orleans DEF really cost them the game, dropping them to 1-5 overall. The Fury, in contrast, go to 4-2 on the season thanks to Sanchez and studly play by the Green Bay DEF. Good Job Bob!

The Battle of the Spouses this week featured the Mt. Morris teams. Like the Nittany Mountaineers, the beaten down Mayhem were winning. Monday Night Football came and the Mauraders' Santonio Holmes caught at TD pass, sealing the Mayhem's fate. The Mayhem also left Anquan Boldin on the bench. If he had been played the Mauraders would have still won, but it would have been by less than a point. TMQ recommends that the Mayhem ditch Tim Hightower, who has been nothing but a dud since being signed. Good Job Patrick! (That gives the Mauraders a 3-7 record against his wife).

In the biggest blowout of the week, the Powder Puffs ran over the Better Masons, winning by over 60 points. The Puffs got good play from their defense and star K Robbie Gould. For the second week in a row, Coach A. Mason had a player cost her points. This week TWO players scored in negative points, and the Better Masons left their highest scoring player, Rashard Mendenhall, on the bench! Let's hope that was a rookie mistake. Good Job Lori!

TheRiskers beat Silver Bullets soundly this week. No one had a chance this week against TheRiskers, who had the highest points thanks to three star players this week. QB Rodgers, WR Hester, and NYJ DEF combined scored almost 70% of TheRiskers' points! That puts TheRiskers in contention for the Triple C trophy with a 4-2 record. Silver Bullets evens out their record at 3-3. Good Job John!

In the final match-up of the week, top seeded Blitzburgh easily cruised past rookie Mason's Maulers. Blitzburgh's stud DEF and star TE helped their cause this week. They were also helped by the fact that the Maulers played a QB on a BYE with an available QB on the bench! Matt Ryan's 15.55 wasted points wouldn't have given the Maulers a win, but would have made the score respectable. The Maulers drop to 1-5 while Blitzburgh improves to 5-1. Good Job Buddy!


Week 6 Stars

QB--Aaron Rodgers (TheRiskers) 22.75 points
WR—Devin Hester (TheRiskers) 23.43 points
RB—Ahmad Bradshaw (Nittany Mountaineers) 26.66 points
TE—Jason Witten (Blitzburgh) 9.20 points
K—Robbie Gould (Powder Puffs) 15.00 points
DEF—New York Jets (TheRiskers) 39.08 points

Week 6 Studs

Chicago DEF (Blitzburgh) 35.32 points
San Francisco DEF (Powder Puffs) 27.08 points
Oakland DEF (Silver Bullets) 23.80 points
Pittsburgh DEF (Mason’s Maulers) 22.88 points
Green Bay DEF (Fairmont Fury) 22.08 points

Week 6 Duds

Rex Grossman (Better Masons) -9.42 points
Pierre Thomas (Better Masons) -1.94 points
Tim Hightower (Mt. Morris Mayhem) 0.00 points
Austin Collie (Nittany Mountaineers) 0.53 points
Peyton Hillis (Mt. Morris Mauraders) 0.93 points
New Orleans DEF (Nittany Mountaineers) 2.36 points

Wasted on the Bench

Rashard Mendenhall (Better Masons) 15.73 points
Matt Ryan (Mason’s Maulers) 15.55 points
Anquan Boldin (Mt. Morris Mayhem) 8.80 points

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Week 4 TE Winners

Congratulations to Silver Bullets for having the TE with the most points. Jimmy Graham scored the Bullets 14.80 points in week 4.

The Nittany Mountaineers TE Antonio Gates scored them 0.00 points, earning them one player move as well.

Both player moves have been awarded.



Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Tuesday Morning Quarterback--Week 5 Recap

As BYE weeks began around the league, many coaches were scrambling to fill roster spots. Three games were close, three were blowouts. And the interim commissioner's team lost AGAIN. But I digress...

As just mentioned, in the first match-up of the week the Powder Puffs laid a beat down on the Mt. Morris Mayhem, easily winning by more than doubling the Mayhem's points total. The Puffs had 4 positions in double figures, including two of this week's stars and one stud. Even with poor performances in the WR spot, the Puffs's RBs picked up the slack.The Mayhem suffered from many of her players being on a BYE. Good job Lori!

In the closest match-up of the day, Fairmont Fury squeezed by TheRiskers 77.04 to 75.85. The Fury had five players in double figures and was also able to overcome poor performances by both WRs and the TE. Aaron Rodgers' star week just wasn't quite enough for TheRiskers, who had 5 players earn under 5 points each. Good job Bob!

George Crush easily crushed the now 1-4 Nittany Mountaineers, winning by 36.39 points. And the Crush did it with no stars or studs on their squad. Solid play at each position allowed George Crush to win. The Nittany Mountaineers didn't have much of a chance, playing one player who was on a BYE and only had 2 players in double digits (one of them was the kicker). Good job Chris!

The other Mt. Morris team faired much better this week, handing Ur Momma her first loss of the season, 100.62 to 76.11. Ur Momma probably would have stayed undefeated in the league if she hadn't played the Baltimore DEF, who was on a BYE in week 5. The Mauraders had solid play in the QB, WR, and DEF positions, including star WR of the week, Dwayne Bowe. Now at 3-2, the Mauraders are starting to inch their way up toward defending their championship. Good job Patrick!

In another tight match-up this week, Silver Bullets shot down Blitzburgh, handing Blitzburgh it's first loss of the season. The Bullets were able to make up for the worst performance of the season by QB Kevin Kolb by having 5 players in double digits and fairly solid play at every position. Blitzburgh only had 2 players in double digits and probably would have won if they hadn't wasted Marshawn Lynch's 11.73 points on the bench. Good job Brad!

The final match-up of the week pitted husband against wife. The Better Masons were winning going into Monday night, but Mason's Maulers came out with the 7.43 victory. The Maulers were able to win despite poor performances from his WRs mainly on the legs of stud Jahvid Best. For the Better Masons, even with Sebastian Janikowski's amazing performance and 20.00 points, negative points from your QB and only 0.44 points from your DEF do not make a winning combination. This now puts the husband/wife competition at 1-1. Good job Brian!


Week 5 Stars

QB--Aaron Rodgers (TheRiskers) 17.83 points
WR--Dwayne Bowe (Mt. Morris Mauraders) 20.53 points
RB--Adiran Peterson (Ur Momma) 26.13 points
TE--Vernon Davis (Powder Puffs) 14.40 points
K--Sebastian Janikowski (Better Masons) 20.00 points
DEF--San Fransisco (Powder Puffs) 35.92 points


Week 5 Studs

New York DEF (TheRiskers) 20.72 points
Fred Jackson (Powder Puffs) 19.07 points
Pittsburgh DEF (Mason's Maulers) 18.32 points
Jahvid Best (Mason's Maulers) 17.47 points
Hines Ward (Mt. Morris Mayhem) 15.60 points


Week 5 Duds

Kevin Kolb (Silver Bullets) -6.53 points
Josh Freeman (Better Masons) -3.19 points
Eric Decker (Mt. Morris Mayhem) -0.27 points
Brandon Jacobs (Mt. Morris Mayhem) 0.00 points
Tampa Bay (Better Masons) 0.44 points
Rob Gronkowski (Mt. Morris Mauraders) 2.07 points

Wasted on the Bench

Ben Roethlisburger (Nittany Mountaineers) 31.70 points
DeAngelo Williams (Ur Momma) 13.67 points
Malcolm Floyd (Nittany Mountaineers) 12.67 points
Marshawn Lynch (Blitzburg) 11.73 points