WEEK 8
AVERAGE
PTS NEEDED FOR A WIN: 81.4
AVERAGE
PTS SCORED BY WINNING TEAMS: 113.12
ITS A
LOTTERY V FRENCH LEADER
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| The Lotteries Wes Welker. |
FANTASY
PREDICTION: LOTTERY BY 13
FANTASY
REALITY: LOTTERY BY 14.42
So is the Lotteries
season over? It would appear so as Coach Andy steered his side
to a fourth win of the season and for the Lottery that’s where the
wins normally end. The Denver duo of Manning and Decker did the
damage with a 49.90pt haul between them. The win takes the
Lottery back to the top of a Central division that is surely being
contested by just three teams. Could the Lottery finally have a
Divisional title to put in their currently barren trophy room?
Coach Laurent may
have enjoyed his trip to England ’s green and pleasant land but two
defeats on the spin have seen the Leader drop to third in the South.
He may be the leagues most traveled Coach but it would appear that
our French leader needs to spend a little more time tending to his
franchise and postpone the globe trotting until the seasons end.
WEST
COAST MAFIA V PAULS POLARBEARS
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| Wembley stadium. Not made of ice. |
FANTASY
PREDICTION: MAFIA BY 13
FANTASY
REALITY: MAFIA BY 24.20
The Mafia became the
second team from the Central to defeat the Autopickbears despite
posting a paltry 89.58 points. This was however a third win on
the bounce for the potty mouthed pixie and there are whispers in the
press that it may be time to take Coach Cullen seriously. But
in reality the Mafia are not a threat to anyone. They are a
poor side that has stumbled across a few lucky wins. Expect
their luck to run out when they receive one hell of a beating at the
hands of the autopick warriors in week 9.
Coach Paul may just
be beginning to feel the heat and when your stadium is made of ice
that came only lead to trouble. The form of QB Manning will be
causing sleepless nights for the Coach that set the league alit with
5 straight wins. More tossing and turing will be caused by the
fact that the autopickbears are 1-2 over the course of the past 3
weeks. A maximum of three more wins should be enough to see
Coach Paul to the playoffs for the first time but does his side have
three more wins left in it?
TTTTAYLOR
V SUPER SWEDES
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| The Swedes impressive tight end. |
FANTASY
PREDICTION: SWEDES BY 6
FANTASY
REALITY: SWEDES BY 81.90
It is of course still
mathematically still possible, but as we all know, whenever someone
states that its still mathematically possible, it is in reality,
over. Coach Jonathan, your season is over. Thus far we
have witnessed the most pitiful defense of your title. You have
brought shame upon the once feared Ttttaylor franchise. The
worse thing about it all is the fact that Ttttaylor has posted some
decent scores. They have lost more close games than anyone else
in the league. It’s almost as if they are being punished.
If the cards continue to fall the same way for the rest of the season
Coach Taylor could well be drafting number 1 come season 5 and a
humbled silent Coach Taylor drafting at number 1 doesn’t bear
thinking about.
Angered by press
reports that they where the weakest Swedes team in franchise history
Coach Peter sent out his with fire in their bellies and they
responded with second highest weekly score this league has ever seen.
It's fair to say that they now look like the best Swedes
franchise in league history. It was a case of points, points, points
with Gronkowski's 29.60 a new league record for a tight end. The
Swedes are now placed 2nd in the North just 1 win behind
the faltering autopickbears. They are ranked 4th overall
and are the highest scoring outfit in the league. They are, in fact,
super.
THE
HAIRY FROG DISCO V TIM RIGGINS BENCHWARMERS
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| The Disco's Richardson. He never made a football move. |
FANTASY
PREDICTION: RIGGINS BY 7
FANTASY
REALITY: DISCO BY 9.94
The
Disco danced a jig of delight after this much needed win against the
inconsistent Bench Warmers. But before Coach Calum reaches for the
Pear Cider in celebration he should consider that his side remain
rock bottom of the South and are ranked 10th overall.
They will need to beat all their divisional rivals to stand any
chance of making the playoffs and its just not gonna happen. Coach
Calum can't give Vick away dispite the fact he finally outscored
Griffin 3 this week. Run DMC finally did, but Richardson, Nicks,
Jackson, Gordon, Rudolph and Akers all failed to break double digits.
Week 9 sees a match up against a poor Rocks outfit but from there on
in its difficult to make the case for the Frogs finding another win
for the rest of the season.
What to
make of the Bench Warmers? Cruz failed to ignite against the
Cowboys, Rogers was adequate against the Jags, Henderson was a no
show against Denver. Whilst some teams in the league will be see a
4-4 record as apositive the Bench Warmers 4-4 sinks of under
achievement, of bad calls and poor use of the waivers. Coach Richard
should bounce back thanks to a soft match up in week 9 against
Ttttaylor and may still end the season with a positive record but in
the ultra competitive North that may not be enough.
FEAR
FACTORY V AUTOPICKWARRIORS
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| Both coaches avoid the Wembley party. |
FANTASY
PREDICTION: FACTORY BY 3
FANTASY
REALITY: FACTORY BY 8.06
Just
when the Warriors become relevant they drop 2 on the spin and now
have the same 4-4 record as their nemesis the Mafia. They have of
course been hit hard by the byes in recent weeks and we expect and
much better showing in their week 9 match up against the
aforementioned Mafia. The week 9 derby is about far more than local
pride a win for the Warriors is essential if they are to keep pace
with the autopickbears and the now truly Super Swedes. Coach Conor's
season long worry will be the form of QB Rivers who is in danger of
costing the Warriors their season. Rivers aside they still have the
look of a playoff bound franchise.
Coach
Botond will be as surprised as anyone to find that the Factory are
currently the 3rd ranked team in the entire league. They
post a positive 5-3 record and sit on 2nd in the South
right on the shoulder of 79FC. The Factory, once the laughing stock
of the league, are in position for their first ever post season
adventure. Their week 9 match up against the Lottery is currently to
close to call but a win here for the Factory and the rest of the
league really will have to start taking notice.
SEVENTY
NINE FC V THE BONES ROCKS
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| 79Fc's Tom Brady. Really quite good. |
FANTASY
PREDICTION: BONES BY 4
FANTASY
REALITY: 79FC BY 51.80
Coach
Keeper league was one of five CNFLE coaches to make the trip to
Wembley and of all those in attendance the 79FC leader cheered the
loudest as his New England trio handed over 69.26pts. We said it
before, but here we go again, New England perform, 79FC perform, it
really is as simple as that. It was infact, Coach Martin's week 8
opponent, Coach Lars, who led the way in drafting a team around one
particular franchise but Coach Keeper league appears to have perfect
the eggs in one basket approach and now sits atop the South and 2nd
overall. Could we be looking at a 2nd Carltonbowl win in 3 season
for 79FC? Are they a dynasty in the making?
If 79FC
are New England then the Bones Rocks are and always have been the
49ers. But if you are going to draft a raft of 49ers then the least
you can do is start them are. Coach Lars left a season high 57pts
and the win on the bench. This is not the first time that Coach Lars
has cost himself the win and as a consequence his side has tumbled to
3rd in the Central and a shocking 11th overall.
The Rocks have the squad to make the playoffs, Coach Lars just has
to pick the team to make it happen.
GOOD
CALL
Coach
Peter. Every player he picked
BAD CALL
Coach
Lars. Every player he didn't pick.
ON THE
BOARD
Griffin
III: 172.64
Vick :
121.66
So the
Autopickbears are the only team to start and finish the weekend as
leaders of their division despite losing for the second time in three
weeks. The Super Swedes and 79FC are the weeks stand out performers,
the Swedes thanks to their outrageous tally and 79FC thanks to
claiming 5 places to claim the title of the leagues best none
autopicked franchise. Study the matchups, hit the waiver wire,
offer a trade or two, this season is a long way from over.
Good
luck gentleman.
Jim
Marrs – Never letting facts get in the way of a good story.
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