Pick Ups Week 4

Earth, Wind and Fire gets:
Add Lance Moore ($4) and drop Steve Breaston
Add Deion Brance ($3) and drop Devin As-your-mama

J. Schmidt gets

John Carlson drops Kevin Kolb.

TP gets:

Ryan Torain and Drops Jacobs
K Darby dropping Mike Williams

Venice TP is out

Week 4 Rankings

I'm still in California celebrating my engagement, so you're just going to get rankings from me this week; no witty comments.

1. Dewey Decimals (3 - 0 - 0)
2. Kona Sea Urchins (2 - 1 - 0)
3. Earth Wind & Fire (2 - 1 - 0)
4. Brooklyn Bombers (2 - 1 - 0)
5. Moorhead Please (1 - 1 - 1)
6. Macon Love (1 - 1 - 1)
7. Graball My Balls (1 - 2 - 0)
8. Crotch Crescent Chupacabra (1 - 2 - 0)
9. Cripple Creek Chili-Covered Donuts (1 - 2 - 0)
10. Crotch Lake Crumbs (0 - 3 - 0)

Week 3 Recap

Word up. I got engaged on Sunday. Right now I'm currently celebrating at a swanky resort in Napa Valley, and yet I just left my fiance in our hotel room to come send out a quick recap to you fools. So don't ever question your Co-Commissioner's dedication!

Moorhead 117 - Cripple Creek 76
Is the Swanny squad from early last year about to make a reappearance? Or is every broken clock right twice a day?

Crotch Crescent 111 - Earth 99
Apparently Willey didn't get the message to go easy on the guy who was going to be on bended knee shortly after kickoff. It looks like the Draft Dominator is starting to pay off.

Kona 105 - Crotch Lake 90
Fryxell just can't get a break. Each week he's played someone who's reached double digits. Kav's team is starting to build some momentum.

Brooklyn 102 - Macon 76
Saber is inow n sole possession of 2nd place in the Ninjas division. And after 3 weeks, Big B only has 1 win. Is this the end of the dynasty?

Dewey 90 - Graball 69
Speaking of dynasties, is TP building one? He's now the lone undefeated team in the League, and seems to already be a lock for the playoffs.

Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to back up to my bride-to-be...

Week 2 Pick-Ups

- Kona added Kevin Walter ($5) and dropped Reggie Bush
- Graball added BenJarvus Green-Ellis ($3) and dropped Javon Ringer
- Macon added Jason Snelling ($3) and dropped Donald Brown
- Macon added Demaryius Thomas ($3) and dropped Jacoby Jones

Boogie's Week 3 Rankings

Heading into Week 3, we've got a new team atop the rankings: TP's Dewey Decimals!

(For those of you who just fell out of your seats or are rubbing your eyes vigorously because you think you must have misread something, let me repeat that.)

Heading into Week 3, we've got a new team atop the rankings: TP's Dewey Decimals!

1. Dewey Decimals (2 - 0 - 0)
The "staff" at Sheik's has taken a strong interest in the success of TP's team, likely due to the fact that there's a good chance some of them will share in the winnings.

2. Macon Love (1 - 0 - 1)
The only team in the League with more than 200 total points. Just imagine how many points they'd have if Big B would actually start Jahvid Best.

3. Graball My Balls (1 - 1 - 0)
The most balanced team in the League. (Six of his starters are projected to score between 12 and 22 points this week.) As long as Jason doesn't have to go to his bench, the Balls will be tough to handle.

4. Earth Wind and Fire (2 - 0 - 0)
Whenever his QB puts up 35+ points like he did in Week 2, a victory for J Boogie is Schaub-omatic.

5. Kona Sea Urchins (1 - 1 - 0)
Will the real Chris Johnson please stand up? If CJ plays like he did in Week 1, Kav will likely win his division. If CJ plays like he did in Week 2, Kav will likely miss the playoffs.

6. Brooklyn Bombers (1 - 1 - 0)
Will Darren McFadden be Saber's savior? Or a starting RB on a team that is so bad Darren McFadden is in its starting line-up?

7. Cripple Creek CCDs (1 - 1 - 0)
How long will CCD wait for Favre to break out of his funk? Also, how long will CCD keep the practical joke up of owning Bernard Berrian on his "fantasy" team?

8. Moorhead Please (0 - 1 - 1)
Swanny is such a big fan of the new playoff rule, that he is apparently going to try not to win any games this year while still scoring enough points to qualify for the postseason. So far, so good. He has the 5th highest point total in the League, but he is one of only three teams without a victory.

9. Crotch Lake Crumbs (0 - 2 - 0)
Once again, the two Crotch franchises find themselves at the bottom of the rankings. Fryxell gets a sympathy vote for 9th place because his opponents have scored a total of 211 points (the next highest total is 184).

10. Crotch Crescent Chupacabra (0 - 2 - 0)
With injuries to Ryan Matthews and Michael Turner, Willey's squad needs to get healthy in a hurry. Otherwise...when does the 2011 Draft Dominator go on sale?

Week 2 Recap

I guess it pays to be a Commissioner. After two weeks, the only two owners who are 2 - 0 are TP and J Boogie. The rest of the League should probably investigate.

Earth 116 - Crotch Lake 67
Schaub, AP, and Austin combined for 74, which would have been enough to beat Fryxell's entire starting line-up by 7.

Graball 105 - Brooklyn 68
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: if Jason's squad gets a strong performance out of its runningbacks, he will be very tough to beat. And for the record, yes, 30 points from LeSean McCoy is considered, "strong."

Dewey 103 - Crotch Crescent 68
Is TP's squad for real? If Frank Gore continues to put up 28 points per week, then the answer will be, "most definitely."

Macon 90 - Moorhead 90
It's a good thing we voted on ties at this year's auction, since Week 2 gave us our fist tie ever in the history of the FFFL. After his stalemate with Swanny, Big B had the following to say: "we can still go undefeated, so bite me."

Cripple Creek 86 - Kona 81
In the Battle of Johnson's, Andre grew to legendary status while Chris shrivelled up. No word on the results of the side-bet titled "Battle of Johnson's II" between CCD and Kav.

Random Video of the Week
To help everyone in the League get to know their fellow owners better, we're going to start publishing childhood videos from each owner in the League. This one was provided to us by CCD's family. You can tell that he's always been an entertainer.


Look for updated rankings later this week.

Week 1 Pick-Ups

- Dewey added Brandon Jackson ($11) and dropped Chester Taylor
- Dewey added Mark Clayton ($4) and dropped Chris Chambers
- Dewey added Mike Williams, SEA ($3) and dropped Earl Bennett
- Brooklyn added Peyton Hillis ($4) and dropped Montario Hardesty
- Earth added Austin Collie ($5) and dropped Derrick Mason (bid submitted @ 12:23 on 9.14.10)
- Earth added Carson Palmer ($6) and dropped Fred Jackson

Boogie's Week 2 Rankings

The results from Week 1 really shook up both the USA Today and AP rankings. In fact, this was the first time ever where a team jumped from #10 to #1 in one week.

1. Macon Love (1 - 0)
It's hard to argue against 115 points. In related news, there's a good chance that if Big B and Ellena have a baby boy, his name is going to be Arian Jamaal Frye.

2. Dewey Decimals (1 - 0)
TP whined about being "stuck with" Ochocinco on the night of the auction, but after the Artist Formerly Known as Chad Johnson put up 21 points in Week 1, he's singing a different tune. Specifically, he's been singing "Living La Ochocinco" to the tune of "Living La Vida Loca."

3. Kona Sea Urchins (1 - 0)
Chris Johnson. Enough said.

4. Brooklyn Bombers (1 - 0)
Talk about a scare! No, Saber's game wasn't that close. But if Tom Brady would have been seriously injured in that car accident, I'm not sure Saber would have ever been able to recover emotionally.

5. Graball My Balls (0 - 1)
Not bad for the new guy. His 92 points were the third highest in the league. Will he be able to keep it up all season long, or was this a classic example of Beginner's Luck?

6. Earth Wind and Fire (1 - 0)
Like my personal mentor, Al Davis, once told me: just win, baby!

7. Moorhead Please (0 - 1)
If memory serves me correctly, I think Swanny has now lost six consecutive regular season games. Will he ever win another game?

8. Crotch Crescent Chupacabra (0 - 1)
His team still looks really good on paper. But then again, so did that one girl on match.com that Saber went out with - and I think her real name ended up being Mitch.

9. Crotch Lake Crumbs (0 - 1)
The critics agree: Fryxell's Crotch is slightly worse than Willey's crotch.

10. Cripple Creek CCD (0 - 1)
With Ryan Grant out for the year, CCD is going to need to work some magic. Hopefully he can get in touch with the Amazing Hondo.

Week 1 Recap

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Remember all of that talk about how the Ninjas division was far inferior to the Pirates division? Well in Week 1, the top four scoring teams were all in the Ninjas division: Macon, Dewey, Graball, and Brooklyn. Will this be a trend or a mirage?

Macon 116 - Graball 92
The more things change, the more they stay the same. As painful as it is to write, Big B's squad did remind the entire League that the road to the championship still goes through Macon. Jason's 92 point losing effort was actually the third highest point total of the week. I guess he should have voted for Big B's proposed rule!

Dewey 95 - Crotch Lake 54
Many people thought this game would be a blowout...but with the opposite results. TP's squad dominated Fryxell's by 40+ points. It's safe to say that Dewey will be moving way up in the rankings, while Crotch Lake will be heading in the opposite direction.

Brooklyn 78 - Crotch Crescent 59
Saber's boyz put up the 4th most points this week, while the pre-season #2 ranked Chupacabras couldn't break the 60-point mark. In related news, Willey was spotted at Best Buy this morning trying to get a refund for his Draft Dominator software.

Kona 77 - Moorhead 75
In the only game that wasn't decided by double-digits, Kav snuck by Swanny in a nailbiter. In what will likely go down as the worst example of overcoaching this year, Swanny changed his line-up 5 minutes before kickoff and inserted Percy Harvin (1 pt) instead of Hakeem Nicks (25 pts). And speaking of overcoaching, if Kav had started Matt Forte (32 pts) instead of Ray Rice (5 pts), he would have put up 114 points in Week 1.

Earth 72 - Cripple Creek 60
In the ugliest game of the week, Boogie's squad sucked less than CCD's squad. Given Notre Dame's performance against Michigan on Saturday -- and given that Ryan Grant is expected to be on crutches for the next 3 months -- it's understandable why CCD has reportedly been holed up in his bedroom all day today, crying softly while clutching a body pillow and listening to Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Survive" on repeat.

Somewhat Related Video of the Week
As someone who decided not to increase my bid for Arian Foster, I felt a bit like the woman in the clip below when I woke up and saw that he had put up 41 points. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMBYvKFdeiE


P.S. Updated rankings will come out later this week (after I've had a chance to break down all of the film).

Pick up address for the season ONE TIME ONLY

email your pick ups to

theodore.pawlicki@gmail.com by Wednesday night before midnight...I'll be checking the emails in the morning and sending out pick ups. (NOTE: DO NOT SEND PICK UPS TO MY HOTMAIL ADDRESS...THESE WILL NOT BE COUNTED...GMAIL ONLY)

Include who you will be dropping and who you want to pick up

(SAMPLE)

Team Kav will be dropping C. Johnson

and will be picking up Dennis Rodman ($4)

If two owners bid on the same player for the same amount it is first come first serve, if Kav bids on Rodman ($4) at 4:45 on Tuesday afternoon and Big bids on Rodman for ($4) at 5:30...Kav will get Rodman. There will be no bidding wars.

If Kav bids ($4) on Rodman at 4:45 and Big bids ($5) on Rodman...Big B will get him cause he bids more.

After the pick ups have been announced, then you are able to pick up any player you want...I repeat after the pick ups are announced!

Commish 2nd Class Pawlicki

And So It Begins...

The season kicks off tonight, so be sure to review your starting line-ups if you have anyone playing in tonight's game.

Also, to ensure you know who you should talk smack to, here are the week 1 match-ups:

Fryx vs. TP
Big B vs. Jason
Swanny vs. Kav
Willey vs. Saber
J Boogie vs. CCD

Let the games begin!

Draft vs. Auction

Last night I had a traditional "snake" draft. Two things jumped out at me: (1) auctions are way funner, and (2) it's easier to get a better team via a traditional snake draft - especially if you get the first pick overall (which I did).

In case any of you are interested, I've posted the team I drafted below. The picks are listed in the order that I selected them, and I've also included how much they cost at our auction. IF I WOULD HAVE TRIED TO SELECT THIS SAME TEAM DURING OUR AUCTION, I WOULD HAVE NEEDED $280 INSTEAD OF $200! The rules were the same: 10 teams in the league; 13 players on each team. (And, yes, there are a lot of really smart owners in this league.)

Round 1. Chris Johnson ($73)
Round 2. Miles Austin ($36)
Round 3. Tony Romo ($20)
Round 4. Arian Foster ($33)
Round 5. LeSean McCoy ($30)
Round 6. Wes Welker ($27)
Round 7. DeWayne Bowe ($22)
Round 8. Mike Wallace ($15)
Round 9. Joe Flacco ($11)
Round 10. Malcolm Floyd ($10)
Round 11. Owen Daniels ($1)
Round 12. Fred Jackson ($1)
Round 13. Rob Bironas ($1)