Ladies and Gentlemen, week 9 will go down as the week of nailbiters. This week, the average margin of victory was a mere 8 points, with three games being decided by 5 points or less.
In one of the closest games of the week, George Crush confidently walked onto the gridiron without a Tight End. Despite his reluctance to spend a player move to fill the typically lowest scoring roster slot, it was the heavy lifting of the running backs which allowed him to improve to 6-3 over the Mason’s Maulers. With a little creativity, the Maulers certainly would have dealt the Crush a solid loss had they filled their roster as well. Good game Chris!
Perhaps the biggest upset of the week, the Better Masons made the statement “Not only will we beat you, we will do it with most of our firepower sitting on the bench”. The Masons squeaked out the victory with 35 points on the bench and 2 empty slots in their roster. What a statement Alexandra!
The Silver Bullets got back to their winning ways with the help of the struggling Tony Romo putting in a solid performance. The effort of the Mayhem’s running backs was not enough to overcome the loss of Hines Ward. Tough luck for the Mayhem. Way to hang on Bullets!
Despite 4 players scoring in double digits, the Nittany Mountaineers suffered defeat at the hands of the Powder Puffs. Luck was certainly not on the side of the Mountaineers (not to mention the Mountaineers of the Big East as well), as 3 players scoring goose eggs proved to be an insurmountable obstacle. OR, MAYBE, the Powder Puffs just played their cards well. Good game Lori (Lori T, that is)!
One of the first teams to clinch a spot in the post-season, Blitzburgh quelched a solid performance by The Riskers by racking up the highest score of the week (and the only one in triple digits). Blitzburgh must have magical insight into the world of Fantasy Football, proven by selecting a player projected to score 0 and still managing to score points (evidence: Miles Austin). Blitzburgh: WE ARE NOT WORTHY!!!!
The other team to clinch a play-off spot, Ur Momma dealt the Fury the biggest blowout of the week. Only living up to part of the smack talk, the Fury held normally high scoring Ur Momma to a modest score, but was unable to capitalize by leaving some heavy scores on the bench. Good game Angela. We almost had ya!
STUDS:
QB - Aaron Rodgers (The Riskers): 29.64
WR - Vincent Jackson (Blitzburgh): 27.40
RB - Arian Foster (George Crush): 16.00
TE - Rob Gronkowski (Mt. Morris Mauraders): 12.73
K - David Akers (Powder Puffs): 16.00
DEF - Houston (Better Masons): 28.92
DUDS:
QB - Michael Vick (Mt. Morris Mayhem): 3.86
WR - DeSean Jackson (Better Masons): -1.63
RB - CJ Spiller (Mason’s Maulers): 0.33
TE - Dallas Clark (Mason’s Maulers): 1.40
K - Stephen Gostkowski (Fairmont Fury) & Rob Bironas (Better Masons): 6.00
DEF - Kansas City (George Crush): 0.80
WASTED ON THE BENCH:
QB - Joe Flacco (Ur Momma): 17.20
WR - Julio Jones (Better Masons): 22.93
RB - Willis McGahee (Fairmont Fury): 22.87
TE - Tony Gonzalez (Mason’s Maulers): 8.40
K - Mason Crosby (Fairmont Fury): 10.00
DEF - Green Bay (Fairmont Fury): 26.92
WOW - I just now realized how pathetic the Fury’s week 9 effort was!
Thanks,
Bob (Fairmont Fury)
