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

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


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