Arrggg!!!! I thought "Geez!" Just going up against RA "0-2 and already over-performing" Dave. *AND* I have a 10+ point project over him. Easy win. Able to snap this losing streak. I mean, hell, even Kookie broke his last week. Surely I can too! Nope. Not only did I not win, I received the beatdown of the week. From RA Dave. Correction from 0-2 RA Dave. (OK OK, 1-2 RA Dave now.) Think I'm over-reacting? (Well, yeah, but that kinda breaks my narative, so Hells NO!) Think again. RA Dave had 6 QBs in the first three weeks of the game (that is to say a starter and a backup). Totally all of them except the one who he started against me, they collectively got 9.29 points. That's not an average. That's a total. For FIVE quarterbacks. So, who does he start against me? Kirk Cousins. Do you know who Kirk Cousins is? Neither do I. Neither does anyone. Well, now we know. 25.21 point scoring QB. That's who. So, you know what time it is? It's freak out time:
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| Want to know what he's saying? It'll give you a hint. It's starts with an F, ends with UCK, and isn't Fire Truck. |
Elimination league. Only one strike handed out this week, and that's only because Kookie didn't make a pick. I mean, really the way that things are going, as long as you make a pick, you're looking good! That's strike two for Kookie, so he joins Missy and Marie in the eliminated pool. Thanks for playing.. next year, Kookie, next year. But the rest of us really shouldn't be so cocky. The only reason that we didn't get eliminated was because we pussed** out. 5 of the 7 still standing took the Pats, with their 10+ point spread. Skoot picked Indy, who was just a little shy of the Pats' spread, and RA DAve took Chi-town, with a 7 or so point spread as well. Keep the picks coming, y'all!
Fun Fact: The insult "pussy" does not have anything to do with the slang for the female genitalia. "Pussy" (the insult) actually derives from the word "pusillanimous", which means lacking courage and resolution. All that being said, when I say that Skoot is a pussy, I fully mean that he is a dirty vagina.Big, big divergence in the pick 'ems this week. Melanie and RA Dave both pulled in 5 correct picks. Ben keeps himself relevant with 4-2. Skoot takes hit, going only 3-3. Phil, on the other hand has a rocking week going 3-3. Crutch loses his good standing only pulling down 2 picks. And then there's the Gs... 1-5 each... And here's the thing, the one that they got right wasn't the same team. This forces everyone in the league to collectively ask:
But let's get back to the league itself... Seems that that we've got some power houses forming up. Melanie, Skoot, and Missy are still at the top of the heap at 3-0. Mike and Phil are still looking for their first win. Everyone else? Well, they are slugging it out in the doldrums. Still lots of time to go in the season and lots of time for things to change... but ... well... we'll see...
So here we go with some awards this week, you know, to change things up and keep them fresh.
The He Broke His Leg, Better Put Him Down bracelet goes to Phil for starting 4 (count 'em) 4 Running Backs. (And I was sorely tempted to put in a 5th!) I guess that RBs are not the way to go this year... time to diversify!
The 4 leaf clover luck award goes to RA Dave for picking up both Knile Davis and Kirk Cousins this week and having them go gangbusters out of nowhere... Let's see if lightning can strike twice, shall we?
The Siege Lord goes to Crutch for patiently waiting for his crummy players to eventually have a good week and it finally paying off. (Yes, I'm talking about Jackson, Cruz and West all have banner days out of nowhere.) The crappy thing is that even though he won the siege, his troops all got dysentery and died, as Melanie still found a way to outscore him...
The Ant Haul Mantle goes to Melanie this week for have Andy Lucky and Antio Brown just pick up the rest of the team and carry them on their backs. Yeah, the kicker and D both squeaked just barely over 10 points, but really, when two players pick up over 50? The rest is just window dressing. And enjoy you Twilight-Harry Potter fan fic...
The Sad Aragorn face mask goes to Ben. What's that? Why that's when you are going into a tight game against an evenly matched opponent and then are forced to watch on Monday night as the other team *just barely* pulls ahead of you, handing you the loss. And why is it called the Sad Aragorn face mask? Well, in addition to being sponsored by Strider, the feeling is summed up perfectly here:
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| Comforting hand of Legalos not included... |
A Perfectly Normal Beast Sandwhich is handed to Terri this week. Nothing terribly good or terribly bad about the starters, just not enough to secure a win. Though I will take my hat off to you for starting Jackson. In his homecoming, I was expecting the Eagle D to just manhandle him the whole game. But as we turns out a TD and 117 yards later, it was a good call.
The It's Not Bed Time Yet, Matt award goes to Patrick for fearlessly sticking by Matt Stafford. Even with his horrible week 2 performanc, Patrick is sticking by his man. If truth be told, Stafford's going to have one hell of a back half of the season to make up for these last two abysmal weeks.
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| Stafford pictured above in his natural environment: On his back desperately hoping for a flag that's not coming. |
The I'll Do What I Want. GOSH! friendship bracelet goes to Skoot for basically the same thing, but for Foles doing it.
The Broken Record award goes to Mike this week for once again having three QBs and once again starting the oldest, most inept one, thus cuttig the point total for his QB slot by half.
The "This is How I Flog My Peasants" cane goes to Missy this week, for clawing a third straight victory and throwing Mike his third straight loss. And really, shouldn't Manning the Greater be doing better than little Manning? I mean this week just gave me the Heebie Jeebies when Eli outscored Peyton. That's weird, right?
Aand that's about it for this week. Keep those picks coming and cross your fingers... maybe the NFL will start making sense one of these days...
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