GAME
OF THE WEEK
TTTTAYLOR
v HAIRY FROG DISCO
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| Vick. |
All
time series record : Ttttaylor lead 2-1
Last
time out : Ttttaylor 151 – 110 Hairy Frog Disco
The
last time these two franchises met, it was to fight to the bitter end
for Carlton glory in Carltonbowl III. The matchup this week takes on
almost as much significance as that previous encounter, as the
parchment that is writ the annals of Carlton history tell us, ‘no
team in the long and illustrious CNFLE history has made the playoffs
after starting the season 0-2, let alone won the whole darn shooting
match’. Ttttaylor opened the season with a serious dose of déjà
vu as they were beaten by less than a point after the Monday night
match, as the Ravens whupped the Bungles. The same happened last year
against the Disco but it merely served to set the tone for a
tremendous campaign for Ttttaylor. Coach Calums Disco seemed to have
all the components in place last week but left too much on the bench
and if they had played Johnson, if they had started Morris and Smith,
if Vick hadn’t thrown four interceptions then the outcome could
have been so different. But as we know ‘if wishes were horses then
beggars would ride’.
Ttttaylor
toyed with the pundits earlier in the week as he installed Cutler as
the signal caller for a time, however when it really mattered Cutler
was swiftly removed and replaced by the King of week 1, Matty Ice.
Good call. Cutler was intercepted four times and returned a paltry 5
points from Thursdays game. Whatever Ryan does now is a bonus in the
coaching column for Ttttaylor although against Denver he may find it
tougher than last week but should still have a healthy stat line.
Vick struggled for the Hairies last week and faces an even tougher
proposition against a rampant Ravens D. Vick himself has vowed never
to have another performance like last week again and the game is in
Philly which will help the erratic gunslinger however the Eagles
could be without both starting receivers this week. The big news
though is the proposed trade between divisional rivals 79FC and the
Disco which seems to be sending RG3 across to the Swamp. Reviews have
been mixed about the potential trade but Coach Calum has already
announced that RG3 will start this week subject to the paperwork
being completed in time. EDGE : TTTTAYLOR
Jamaal
Charles gave a clear indication that he will be the #1 back in KC and
returned over 80 yards on only 16 carries. Against a Buffalo D that
was ripped apart by a very average Jets team Charles will look to
return a similar yield. Bradshaw struggled against the revamped
Dallas D last week but has an excellent matchup against the Bucs and
could post a monster stat line if Manning gets the G-men ahead. For
the Disco, D-Mac had a massive impact in the Raiders offence last
week but as a receiver and not out of the backfield. This week
against a Miami team that is woefully short in all departments
McFadden should be in for a bonanza return. Cowboys RB Murray was
outstanding against a much vaunted Giants D and faces a similarly
tough assignment against the Seahawks this week. Much will be learnt
about the Dallas back after this weeks action. It’s a close call as
both teams have favourable matchups in general and great
opportunities to score big, however if D-Mac can get some momentum it
will prove to be the difference. EDGE : DISCO
Ttttaylors
wideout –QB combo is once again the envy of the league, even after
only one week of play. Julio Jones looks every inch the breakout
player of the 2012 season after last weeks brace of TD’s and seems
to have put his college catching issues behind him. Those who doubted
that the ‘Bama star could be the next elite reader have already cut
themselves a slice of humble pie and are getting the fork from the
kitchen drawer in readiness. Ttttaylor put his top waiver priority to
good use this week as he plucked jets receiver Stephen Hill from the
body of free agents. Rookie Hill hails from Yellowjacket country
which previously gave us Megatron. Measuring up similarly in stature
pundits are already suggesting that Hill could be this years AJ
Green. After last weeks superb debut, Hill may find things tougher
against the Steelers though. The Hairies wideout woes have reached
new levels of desperation already after rookie signing Alshon Jeffrey
contributed a meager 0.7 points from his Lambeau appearance earlier
in the week. Steve Johnson has a good matchup against a depleted
Chiefs defence as does Nicks against the Bucs however it is not to
difficult to imagine that the total posted by all the Hairy receivers
will still add up to less than Jones on his own. EDGE : TTTTAYLOR
Ttttaylor
have dumped Jared Cook and plucked Dennis Pitta from the waiver wire
after the Baltimore TE added to his impressive recent run of scoring
making it 5 in 8 games. Facing the Eagles in the city of brotherly
love, he may find it tougher than last week though. Gresham continued
the recent Hairy trend of contributing almost nothing to the team
total last week with another measly return. This week we will see
whether Gresham has developed at all into the sleeper candidate as
the Bengals battle the Browns in the Ohio derby. Gresham has mustered
3 TD’s in the past two games against their interstate foe. EDGE :
DISCO
Cundiff
had a great day against the Saints scoring a massive 16 points last
week and will get plenty of opportunities to kick this week against
the Rams. Ttttaylors Bills defence was shredded last week by Sanchez
and are surprisingly still installed in this weeks line up. Look for
Ttttaylor to address this before the matchups start on Sunday. The
Disco waived Mason Crosby after the Packers kicker made only two
kicks last week and will be ruing that decision already as he plucked
13 points this week. Instead Houston will represent the Disco in
special teams and defence with the Texans looking for another
impressive week score against the Jags : EDGE DISCO
Despite
edging out the categories three to two, the troubles that the Hairies
have been having at receiver must be causing Coach Calum concern.
Apart from Vick no other player contributed a score. After losing a
heartbreaker at the beginning of season III Ttttaylor bounced back by
scoring 170 points the following week to get their title winning
charge started. Look for the same again. It could be a long season
for the Disco.
VERDICT
: TTTTAYLOR BY 9
PAULS
POLARBEARS v THE BONE ROCKS
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| 2 & 0 Baby? |
All
time series record : Rocks lead 2-0
Last
time out : Coach Paul 92 – 122 Bones
Surely
the only game between two unbeaten teams should be the game of the
week cry the small market fans as they try to batter down the
Commissioners door and maybe they are right, it should. However given
the recent record of Coach Pauls teams and the fact that the Bones
were rank outsiders after the draft, tv schedules have yet to buy
into the notion that these two are legitimate title challengers.
Nonetheless after this weeks games, one of the two will be unbeaten
at 2 & 0.
The
Polarbears have a Greg Jennings sized hole in their receiving corps
which will be filled by Denarius Moore this week who now offers
Carson Palmer a legitimate downfield threat. Bush came in this week
for Sproles and returned a decent 54 yards but failed to make the
endzone. Findley the Packers tight end fared even worse with only 0.6
points after fumbling. Percy Harvin will have to have a monster game
against the Colts and manning will need to bounce back against the
Bucs if Coach Bryants boys to post a credible score this week.
With
a full 9 players yet to play, it does appear that Coach Lars is in
fact a genius in a professors white coat who has found the
philosophers stone. Cam Newton will hope to take off where RGIII left
off and roast the leaderless and timid Saints D who are clearly
playing with their tail between their legs. Doug Martin had a good
debut last week but may find it tougher against a better front line
in the Big Blue. Andre Johnson looked back to his best last week for
the Texans.
With
only 6 points in the bag so far it looks a tall order for the
Polarbears to make a match of it, and given the fact that the Bones
own the bears over the years it looks like Coach Lars will be heading
into the next round of divisional matches with a pair of valuable
wins.
VERDICT
: ROCKS BY 10
TIM
RIGGINS BENCH WARMERS v SEVENTY NINE FC
All
time series record : Riggins lead 2-0
Last
time out : Riggins 126 – 86 Niners
The
trajectory for both teams has followed similar paths over the past
couple of season. Both had great campaigns in S2 and then fell
spectacularly from grace last time out. What remained consistent is
that Riggins have so far had the Indian sign over the Niners, even in
their Championship winning season.
Riggins
have bookended their team lineup with Rodgers and the Packers D and
both contributed on Thursday (although it does look as if the scores
should be the other way round) as the Pack D scored an excellent 29
to help the Bench warmers to an solid 41 point head start. Spiller is
the feature back in Buffalo now and should have a ton of success
against the Chiefs and is the Start of the Week for Wk 2. Reggie Bush
is the Miami offence, Bryant and Cruz are both quality options out
wide. It should be a good score this week for the rookie.
After
last weeks impressive divisional victory Coach Martin traded away his
back up QB RG3 for Albert Morris who is set for another great week
against the Rams. How long Shanahan keeps faith in the rookie running
back is a question no-one can answer but whilst Morris has the hot
hand it would be a fool who would leave the Redskins back out of the
line-up, (subject to the paperwork all being signed of course). Brady
will rip apart the Cards, as will Ridley, Lloyd and the Patriots
defence. The big question is how long will Coach Martin keep playing
Richardson who was a big disappointment in week 1? Graham is a lock
to gain 20 points this week and continue his fine form against the
Panthers.
Despite
the current healthy advantage held by the Bench Warmers the Niners
have the weaponry to make this a close call. However CJ Spiller will
make a mockery of those who sniggered at his selection and ride the
rock home for the Riggins boys.
VERDICT
: RIGGINS BY 7
SUPER
SWEDES v IT’S A LOTTERY
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| The Fantasy Mirror. |
All
time series record : Series tied @ 1-1
Last
time out : Swedes 124 – 108 Lottery
Despite
their draft day disappointment coming on the heels of their playoff
exit the Super Swedes got back to winning ways last week after seeing
off the Benchwarmers. For the Commishes beloved Lottery it was normal
service resumed though as despite all the pre season hopes and words
they slumped to a disappointing opening day defeat to the unfancied
Rocks. At one stage the lottery were 90 points behind and on for a
League record defeat.
Stop
the press… Coach Peter has benched first round pick Matt Stafford
in favour of the Ravens field general Flacco? After a flawless
performance last week has the fifth year starter finally found his
feet? No matter what the thinking it is still a massive call for the
Swedes and could cause a QB controversy in weeks to come. Green Ellis
looks to be in for a great season and will continue his rare form
against the Browns this week. Reggie Wayne returns to the Swedes
starting lineup after his stellar week one performance and add some
value in the wideouts as he faces a Vikings team that will concede a
bucket load of points.
The
good news is that Manning Snr looks like fully fit and like he will
be a valuable contributor of points over the coming weeks. The bad
news is that aside from McCoy thats about it for regular stream of
points. Welker appears to be the odd man out in Foxboro and Jones
Drew will need a few weeks to get back up to speed. MJD faces a stout
Texans D who will be keying in on Pocket Hercules to force the
galloping Gabbert to throw to beat them. Wallace is the latest
wideout to land on Revis Island subject to the Jets man being fit so
don’t expect much from the Steeler. Tough week again for the
Commish.
When
Coach Bryant starts to bait you, it’s time to take a long hard look
in the fantasy mirror. After consecutive 4 win seasons much was
expected of the Lottery this year, however it appears that the
transition from Central division whipping boys to Carltonbowl
challengers may take longer than expected. A win here for the Swedes
and Coach Peter will take control of the North and given the relative
performance of his rivals it starts to look good for a return to the
playoffs.
VERDICT
: SWEDES BY 14
WEST
COAST MAFIA v FEAR FACTORY
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| Coach Cullen. |
All
time series record : Mafia lead 1-0
Last
time out : Mafia 113 – 88 Factory
The
manic howling that could be heard all over the Emerald isle was
nothing to do with Bono’s sound check in the Guinness factory we
understand, but Coach Cullen doing and Irish jig of delight after his
Mafia team positively stole the win last week against our current
Carltonbowl champs by less than a point. Fear Factory dropped a tough
loss against the Niners but will be pleased to note that his Fear
Factory squad easily outscored his divisional rivals and will be
hoping to get back on the winning tack.
Has
the league got a new luckiest team? Needing 23 points to pull off an
improbable victory, West Coast Mafia scored exactly that to break
Ttttaylor hearts. However any luck they may have been granted by the
Fantasy fairies soon deserted them when Forte limped off on Thursday
after contributing 8 points and looking good for a decent haul. WR1
Nelson also in the same match and Gould’s meagre 4 points suggest
that the Mafia are threatening to implode in week 2. Hernandez will
need to snaffle all the TD’s for the Pats and CJ2K must get better
for the Mafia to have any chance at all, although he faces a Chargers
D which stifled D-Mac last week. It looks like the potty mouthed
pixie will be relying on Romo. Oh dear.
Like
the Mafia, Fear Factory have had to deal with early season injury
after FJ went down in Buffalo. Cedric Benson stepped up on Thursday
and looks like a credible running game option moving forward. What
will really hurt is the 2.4 point return from Brandon Marshall.
No-one saw that coming. Coach Botond has some Sunday homework to do
this week as Garcon, Austin and Gates are all carrying niggles and
their status should be monitored closely. Brees will get back to form
against the Panthers and we like Donnie Brown to be a sleeper this
week against the Vikes in Andrew Luck’s home debut.
Despite
the constant tirades and threats from the Mafia, it is difficult to
find any credible evidence to suggest that they can win this matchup.
Factory have the better player matchups, the better players and more
players yet to play. So why then do we think that Coach Cullen will
win? The threat of concrete overshoes..? No, it’s just that the
Mafia are this years lucky, lucky, lucky team, sponsored by Kylie.
VERDICT
: MAFIA BY 1
AUTOPICK
WARRIORS v FRENCH LEADER
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| French Leader dodged a bullet. |
All
time series record : Series tied at 1-1
Last
time out : Warriors 98 – 120 Leader
Despite
being the Coaches pick for team with the best draft, Coach Conor’s
fears were realized against the Polarbears last week as his Autopick
warriors struggled early and gave themselves too much ground to make
up before losing by 11. French Leader dodged a bullet in the curtain
raiser last week when they chose to keep Peterson on the bench.
Nonetheless they are off to a flying start after beating the Disco
for the first time in their history and will look to gain further
ground in the chase for the South. Both teams have their full
complement of players to come.
With
Mathews and Mendenhall still doubtful to play, the Warriors will
persist with the Rice and Williams one two punch. Rice is an elite
option but will find it tougher against the Eagles than against the
Bungles. If Williams can’t get it done against the Saints this week
it may be time to look elsewhere. Wideout is where the Warriors look
strongest and we think Bowe will have bumper week against the Bills.
Call the coastguard, the Raiders D could harpoon the Dolphins.
Peterson
is inserted straight into the lineup after proving his quality last
week. Megatron faces the 49ers in what will be an early examination
of the Lions title credentials, which will be tough. The Saints
receivers should make hay this week but whether Colston gets his fair
share of looks is always difficult to predict with so many receiving
options in the Big Easy, although it should be noted that he does
have good numbers against Carolina. Jackson may struggle against a
Redskins D that looked good against the run last week.
This
matchup is a tight one. Neither team shone last week and both posted
sub 100 scores. The winner will be decided by which set of receivers
get their act together and as the Warriors have three excellent
options we like the Autopick boys by a whisker
VERDICT
: WARRIORS BY 3
Wins
for Ttttaylor, Rocks, Riggins, Swedes, Mafia and Warriors this week
to leave the Rocks, Swedes and Mafia all unbeaten. No wins in the
South may indicate how the balance of power could be shifting north.
Disco, Factory and Lottery remain winless after two and will have to
make history to make the playoffs.
Just
the facts ma’am.
Carl and Bob.
Latest
odds supplied by Vasco De Gama
West
Coast Mafia 4-7
Ttttaylor Evens
Super
swedes 7-4
Bone
Rocks 9-4
French
Leader 11-4
Seventy
Nine FC 3-1
Tim
Riggins Bench warmers 5-1
Autopick
Warriors 5-1
Hairy
Frog Disco 7-1
Pauls
Polarbears 7-1
Fear
factory 7-1
It’s
a Lottery 10-1
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