FF Week 10

[Detritus]

Just putting it out there early that Thursday Night Football resumes in Week 10. Denver and Cleveland are going this Thursday, so if you want to start any Broncos or Browns, make sure you have all such players in your lineup by Thursday afternoon.

[Detritus]

Also, the following two questions:

1. Is everything OK with Psynight?

2. If so, why isn't he managing his team?

[Brother Brian]

Thursday Night Football SUCKS.

Just thought I'd mention it.

[Detritus]

Thursday Night Football SUCKS.

Just thought I'd mention it.
Yeah, it does, and it's with us the rest of the way.

[Wook]

Also, the following two questions:

1. Is everything OK with Psynight?

2. If so, why isn't he managing his team?

I believe he has completely given up. The utter failure of his home team and destruction in FF being the root cause.
EDIT: Of course I don't know that to be 100% certain though. I'll check with him.

[Detritus]

Brady Quinn is muy caliente for Kellen Winslow right now. Good thing the Angels got Winslow in their lineup.

[Wook]

Quinn would have been worth my time to start sadly.

But royal is going big with that 93 yarder. :sacool:

[Detritus]

Eddie Royal is en fuego. Just hauled in another 22-yard catch. 6-164-1 and counting...

[Detritus]

Cutler at 404 yards and two scores after the 27-yard TD to Graham.

[Starhawk]

Thursday Night Football SUCKS.


I could maybe get over it, if it weren't broadcast ONLY on the (spit!) NFL network, which Comcast took away unless I wish to pay for a whole slew of worthless sports channels.

[Brother Brian]

Don't blame Comcast.

Cable networks get paid by the cable companies based on the number or subscribers have the channel.

Of your standard cable channels, ESPN is far and away the most expensive, and will only agree to be included as part of a basic package. Since not having ESPN would pretty much exclude people from taking cable, the companies pay it.

The NFL Network wants more, per subscriber, than ESPN. They will allow it to be packaged with other networks in a Tier (Usually a sports tier, sometimes a "All the best" tier), but will not, under any circumstances, allow the cable company to package it singlely. (Because they know that people will pay the $7 a month for it during the season, and then cancel.)

Plus, you're lucky to have it available. Time Warner refuses to do business with them at all. (Tuesday a rep from the NFL network will be on local sports radio to explain why it's not their fault we can't see the Patriots / Jets game.)

At this point, I will not give the NFL any money for their crappy network.

[Starhawk]

What really chills me is the possibility that the NFL will decide to take more games in-house.

Their network sucks. Their announcer teams suck. Their programming (other than live games) sucks. I, too, have no interest in paying for their stupid network.

[Wook]

Screw the NFL if they make football unwatchable I'll start to patronize one of the 3 college teams in my area and/or get into coaching at one of the HS's int he district.

[Detritus]

Week 10 scores after the Thursday night game:

Wily Corn Trolls (8-1) - 0.50 (Braylon Edwards)
Demolition (5-4) - 12.9 (Jamal Lewis)

Neanderthals (6-3) - 0.0
Zohan's Posse (5-4) - 0.0

Fighting Friars (5-4) - 0.0
Fallen Angels (1-8) - 22.0 (Kellen Winslow)

Trifecta Wookies (4-5) - 19.0 (Eddie Royal)
SnakeBitten (5-4) - 6.0 (Tony Scheffler)

Tribbles (3-6) - 0.0
2nd helping skillets (4-5) - 13.0 (Brandon Marshall)

We'll see if Braylon's disappearing act presages "one of those weeks" for WCT. Fighting Friars left 29.7 points from Jay Cutler on the bench. They are rooting for Matt Ryan to have a huge game now.

[Detritus]

1135 am update, as of halftime of the Packers-Vikings game:

Wily Corn Trolls (8-1) - 10.1 (Peterson, Chris Johnson, Ronnie Brown, Olsen)
Demolition (5-4) - 25.7 (T. Edwards, Forte, Bironas)

Neanderthals (6-3) - 32.4 (Brees, Slaton, T. Jones, J. Jones, Furrey, Josh Brown, Tennessee D/ST)
Zohan's Posse (5-4) - 52.5 (Favre, Ray Rice, Andre Johnson, R. Moss, Coles, Crosby, NYJ D/ST)

Fighting Friars (5-4) - 34.4 (Matt Ryan, Turner, Evans, R. Royal, Gostkowski, JAX D/ST)
Fallen Angels (1-8) - 24.0 (Jennings)

Trifecta Wookies (4-5) - 31.4 (LenDale, Mason, GBP D/ST)
SnakeBitten (5-4) - 26.7 (Grant, Baltimore D/ST)

Tribbles (3-6) - 37.4 (Garrard, MJD, Roddy White, Matt Jones)
2nd helping skillets (4-5) - 43.1 (Lynch, P. Thomas, Welker, Minny D/ST)

MJD got a first-half hat trick, and Thomas Jones narrowly missed one of his own. The Vikings D has posted two safeties in the first half.

[Detritus]

105 pm update, just before Adrian Peterson's TD run (which is under review):

Wily Corn Trolls (8-1) - 31.7 (Peterson, Chris Johnson, Ronnie Brown, Olsen)
Demolition (5-4) - 35.9 (T. Edwards, Forte, Bironas)

Neanderthals (6-3) - 61.8 (Brees, Slaton, T. Jones, J. Jones, Furrey, Josh Brown, Tennessee D/ST)
Zohan's Posse (5-4) - 65.9 (Favre, Ray Rice, Andre Johnson, R. Moss, Coles, Crosby, NYJ D/ST)

Fighting Friars (5-4) - 57.4 (Matt Ryan, Turner, Evans, R. Royal, Gostkowski, JAX D/ST)
Fallen Angels (1-8) - 24.5 (Jennings)

Trifecta Wookies (4-5) - 59.0 (LenDale, Mason, GBP D/ST)
SnakeBitten (5-4) - 36.4 (Grant, Baltimore D/ST)

Tribbles (3-6) - 61.4 (Garrard, MJD, Roddy White, Matt Jones)
2nd helping skillets (4-5) - 56.6 (Lynch, P. Thomas, Welker, Minny D/ST)

Gotta add at least another 7 to WCT's total if AP's TD run stands up to replay review, but I wanted to do an update before the afternoon games started.

[Detritus]

245 pm update, after the Steelers-Colts game goes to halftime:

Wily Corn Trolls (8-1) - 51.9 (Kaeding, Pitt D/ST)
Demolition (5-4) - 35.9 (Chambers)

Neanderthals (6-3) - 71.3 (M. Harrison)
Zohan's Posse (5-4) - 72.9 (Dallas Clark)

Fighting Friars (5-4) - 80.5 (DeAngelo Williams, Jamaal Charles, Wayne)
Fallen Angels (1-8) - 24.5 (7 players in SNF/MNF games)

Trifecta Wookies (4-5) - 84.2 (Tyler Thigpen, Bowe, Gates)
SnakeBitten (5-4) - 56.1 (Rivers, LT, Stevonne, Muhammad, Kasay)

Tribbles (3-6) - 82.2 (Addai, T. Gonzalez, Indy D/ST)
2nd helping skillets (4-5) - 66.1 (Peyton)

Neanderthals got a late TD from Brees in the early games in addition to the aforementioned TD run by Peterson for WCT that occurred just after the browser refresh for the previous update. Fallen Angels have almost all of their lineup going in tonight's and tomorrow night's games, so it's kind of hard to figure what's going on their game vs. the Friars.

[Kalzazz]

Did Matt Jones do anything useful for me?

[Brother Brian]

I left a ton of points on the board with Ward, Cutler, and Ricky Williams.

Cutler was the least of my problems.

[carmachu]

I KNOW I changed over TJ to bench before today. As I changed QB's too. WTF....

[Wook]

Go go gadget thigpen!!!

[Detritus]

Here are the scores going into SNF. I'm feeling lazy, so I haven't updated the players who just played with player left to play tonight and on MNF as I've done the past few weeks:

Wily Corn Trolls (8-1) - 57.9 (Kaeding, Pitt D/ST)
Demolition (5-4) - 35.9 (Chambers)

Neanderthals (6-3) - 71.8 (M. Harrison)
Zohan's Posse (5-4) - 74.4 (Dallas Clark)

Fighting Friars (5-4) - 91.1 (DeAngelo Williams, Jamaal Charles, Wayne)
Fallen Angels (1-8) - 24.5 (7 players in SNF/MNF games)

Trifecta Wookies (4-5) - 108.7 (Tyler Thigpen, Bowe, Gates)
SnakeBitten (5-4) - 82.9 (Rivers, LT, Stevonne, Muhammad, Kasay)

Tribbles (3-6) - 101.6 (Addai, T. Gonzalez, Indy D/ST)
2nd helping skillets (4-5) - 77.6 (Peyton)

I know the WCT-Demolition matchup is still live. Demolition still has Westy, Boldin, Boss, and the Giants D/ST to go, and WCT has the Warner-to-Fitzgerald hookup still in play. The result could very well hinge on where Warner's TD passes (assuming he has any) go tomorrow night.

[carmachu]

ok, I feel better now. Even switching out I still had no chance. I never score over 90....

[Detritus]

Since there are so many guys going either tonight or tomorrow night, I'll give an SNF halftime update:

Wily Corn Trolls (8-1) - 57.9 (MNF - Warner, Fitzgerald)
Demolition (5-4) - 54.5 (Westbrook, Boss, NYG D/ST; MNF - Boldin)

Neanderthals (6-3) - 71.8
Zohan's Posse (5-4) - 76.3 (Jacobs)

Fighting Friars (5-4) - 91.1
Fallen Angels (1-8) - 43.0 (McNabb, Burress, Carney; MNF - Gore, Edge, Breaston, SF D/ST)

Trifecta Wookies (4-5) - 108.7 (MNF - Hightower, Nedney)
SnakeBitten (5-4) - 87.4 (Toomer)

Tribbles (3-6) - 107.1 (K. Curtis, Akers)
2nd helping skillets (4-5) - 77.6 (BYE - Housh, Folk)

The Trolls-Demolition matchup remains the most interesting at this point. If the Demolition players can replicate their first-half scoring output, they'd have a 15-point lead, give or take some loose change, going into MNF, which would leave the game pretty close to a 50-50 proposition.

[Detritus]

Ginormous drop by Boss in the end zone. That should have been another TD catch for him.

[Detritus]

Here are the scores heading into MNF:

Wily Corn Trolls (8-1) - 57.9 (MNF - Warner, Fitzgerald)
Demolition (5-4) - 61.7 (Westbrook, Boss, NYG D/ST; MNF - Boldin)

Neanderthals (6-3) - 71.8
Zohan's Posse (5-4) - 94.6 (Jacobs)

Fighting Friars (5-4) - 91.1
Fallen Angels (1-8) - 62.3 (McNabb, Burress, Carney; MNF - Gore, Edge, Breaston, SF D/ST)

Trifecta Wookies (4-5) - 108.7 (MNF - Hightower, Nedney)
SnakeBitten (5-4) - 87.4 (Toomer)

Tribbles (3-6) - 117.1 (K. Curtis, Akers)
2nd helping skillets (4-5) - 77.6 (BYE - Housh, Folk)

The new most interesting matchup is the Friars-Angels game. Two second-half TDs by McNabb helped lift the Angels to within 28.8 points of the Friars, and there are still four Angels to play tomorrow night. It's definitely within reach, although Edge's contribution may be limited if he has really been relegated to true backup status.

A lead of 3.8 points most likely will not get it done for Demolition, since Boldin's production will be very strongly correlated with Warner's. They pretty much need all of Warner's TDs to go to Boldin, a quiet game from Fitzgerald, and a number of sacks, turnovers, and low completion percentage by Warner to pull out the W against the Trolls. A Boldin TD run would also help, but that's a low-probability event.

[Detritus]

The first game between the Niners and Cards meets most of the victory conditions for Demolition:

http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/boxscore?game_id=29540&displayPage=tab_box_score&season=2008&week=REG1&override=true

If things play out the same except for flipping the TD pass from Fitzgerald to Boldin, that would 14 points for Demolition, 13 for WCT. However, Warner is in a much better groove now as compared to Week 1 -- his completion percentage has been around 70% since then, and he has 15 TD passes in those seven games after Opening Week. The Cards are also getting the Niners at home this time around, so crowd noise disruption won't be an issue.

[Wook]

15 pts between hightower and nedney combined with a win for the Angels will give me a weak hold on 4th place if I read this correctly?

[Brother Brian]

So,out of curiosity, who woke the Fallen Angels up?

When I looked on Thursday, they had a couple players on bye weeks, as they had for the past month. Suddenly they want to play spoiler?

It's tampering! Tampering I tell you!

[Detritus]

15 pts between hightower and nedney combined with a win for the Angels will give me a weak hold on 4th place if I read this correctly?
In addition, the Trolls also have to rally vs. Demolition, which is likely but not certain to occur. Assuming that happens in concert with an Angels rally, your guys have to outscore Boldin by something like 9 points tonight to move into 4th place.

[Wook]

So,out of curiosity, who woke the Fallen Angels up?

When I looked on Thursday, they had a couple players on bye weeks, as they had for the past month. Suddenly they want to play spoiler?

It's tampering! Tampering I tell you!

Uhm. I did? When Det asked me to no less. :sawink2:

[Brother Brian]

Uhm. I did? When Det asked me to no less. :sawink2:

Well now...it looks like we've got our very own Critical Fumble Fantasy Football League spygate type scandel then.

(Seriously, if I thought there was any chance of him coming back, I would have set my team up for consistancy, not upside potential. This could SCREW me royally.)

[Detritus]

Well now...it looks like we've got our very own Critical Fumble Fantasy Football League spygate type scandel then.

(Seriously, if I thought there was any chance of him coming back, I would have set my team up for consistancy, not upside potential. This could SCREW me royally.)
The first time I asked **** about Psynight was during Week 7, when he played me. Just sayin'.

[Wook]

The first time I asked **** about Psynight was during Week 7, when he played me. Just sayin'.

Never mind when I said I was going to talk to him in this thread back on Tuesday last? Just saying.

[Brother Brian]

Uhm, guys, as much as I'd like to watch you two point at each other and say "His fault", I'm not really mad. I just don't take FF seriously enough.

I don't think anyone was trying to screw me. Call it the law of unintended consequences.

[Detritus]

Never mind when I said I was going to talk to him in this thread back on Tuesday last? Just saying.

Uhm, guys, as much as I'd like to watch you two point at each other and say "His fault", I'm not really mad. I just don't take FF seriously enough.

I don't think anyone was trying to screw me. Call it the law of unintended consequences.
I'm not blaming anyone or insinuating that they dropped the ball, except for the absentee owner. My point was that I was "screwing myself" by having **** prod Psynight in Week 7. Then, when he didn't show the last two weeks, it was time to give him another prod. His opponent was incidental to just having him manage his team.

[Detritus]

In the live games, the scores as of MNF are:

WCT - 71.9
Demolition - 71.5

Friars - 91.1
Angels - 94.2

[Kalzazz]

Have the Wooks passed my score yet?

[Detritus]

Have the Wooks passed my score yet?
No, they're at 113.6 right now.

[Detritus]

And, just like that, Fitz has four catches on the Cards' first drive of the second half, including a TD. WCT are up by 19 now.

[Detritus]

That Nedney FG just put the Wookies at the top spot in scoring this week.

[Detritus]

Is it me or was that just atrocious clock management by the Niners after they got first-and-goal there at the end?

[Detritus]

(Unofficial) Final Scores:

Wily Corn Trolls (9-1) - 106.9
Demolition (5-5) - 81.5

Neanderthals (6-4) - 71.8
Zohan's Posse (6-4) - 94.6

Fighting Friars (5-5) - 91.1
Fallen Angels (2-8) - 97.9

Trifecta Wookies (5-5) - 122.0
SnakeBitten (5-5) - 87.4

Tribbles (4-6) - 117.6
2nd helping skillets (4-6) - 77.6

I don't believe we've ever had a 9-1 team before. Also, the Cardinals' passing game is just über right now. Warner is the #1 QB, and Boldin and Fitz are #1/#2 at WR for our scoring rules.

[Kalzazz]

Didnt the Neanderthal's last year do so?

[Detritus]

Didnt the Neanderthal's last year do so?
I don't think they won nine of their first ten last year.

[Kalzazz]

Anyway to check?

[Detritus]

Anyway to check?
Beyond asking Parz if he remembers his record after 10 games last year, I don't think there is. I don't have any record of where on the MSNBC site our '07 league is.

[Kalzazz]

This thread has details of where our League was http://forum.criticalfumble.net/showthread.php?t=6213

But I cant manage to log onto fox sports

[Detritus]

This thread has details of where our League was http://forum.criticalfumble.net/showthread.php?t=6213

But I cant manage to log onto fox sports
I can't get in, either. I'm pretty sure Parz finished 9-5 last year and didn't end the regular season on a four-game losing streak, though. We didn't have any 9-1 teams the first two years (that I can recall), either.

[Wook]

I think I made it to 6-0 one year. Thats the biggest lead I remember any of us managing.