Week 8 Recap

And this, my friends, is why fantasy football is so amazing. Or agonizing, depending on who you are.

In Week 8, we witnessed the following:


- The teams with the three worst records in the league put up the three highest point totals (Needmore, Crotch Lake, and Pampalo).

- The teams with the two best records in the league failed to score more than 70 points.


- The team that scored the most point last week (131) scored the fewest points this week (66). (For those of you who didn't take Math Sampler at St. Thomas, that's a 65 point drop off in one week!)


Here are my headlines and thoughts on the Week 8 results:


Needmore Not Ready to Say Uncle

While lesser owners may have given up on the season after falling 5 games below .500, Willey is continuing to fight. And WIN. The Action put up 98 points en route to securing their 2nd win of the season. No one should want to play Willey's squad right now.


Brooklyn Craps the Bed Against Crotch Lake


Last week the question was raised: is Saber's squad free-falling? We may be closer to knowing that answer now, as Brooklyn lost for the second week in a row. Also, no one should want to play Fryxell's team right now.


B Jones Smacks Cocky Smirk off Swanny's Face

(Q) What happens when you start sending out e-mails referring to yourself as The King? (A) Your team gets run over by the Runners. Behind 31 points from A Rodg, Pampalo slapped Moorehead back to reality. Again, no one should want to play B Jones's squad right now. Sound familiar?

Macon Makes Savannah Vanish


If the Love ends up getting a first-round bye and/or repeating as FFFL Champions, remember Chris Johsnon's performance in Week 8 as the turning point. Johnson's 35 points single-handily propelled B's squad into a tie for 1st place. The smart money is on Big B's trash-talking to increase significantly, which should make everyone in the league shudder.

Cripple Creek Crushes Earth

CCDs squad rose to the occasion and won this crucial match-up of 4-3 teams. Maurice Jones-Drew scored 29 points despite having only 8 carries. Using that logic, if he would have had 20 carries, he would have scored 73 points.



With five weeks remaining in the regular season, now is when the true contenders will be separated from the pretenders.


Oh...and one more thing. Since no one else has submitted a baby picture, I decided to post one of my own.