Top Cats Division

2 The Shillelaghs....... 9 - 1 / 2 - 0 // 1204 /// 975

6 CombatBengals...... 5 - 5/ 0 - 2 // 1057 /// 1119

8 The Wolf Pack........ 4 - 6 / 1 - 1 // 1002 /// 938

Sloppy Seconds Division

1 Luck Of The Irish..... 9 - 1 / 2 - 0 // 1319 /// 1053

7 Chester Romans…... 4 - 6 / 1 - 1 // 1082 /// 1098

12 Southpaws............ 1 - 9 / 0 - 2 // 930 /// 1142

Turds Division

3 The Lone Gunner..... 7 - 3 / 2 - 0 // 1174 /// 999

5 Feline Felons........... 5 - 5 / 1 - 1 // 1058 /// 1078

11 Kevnz Krushers...... 2 - 8 / 0 - 2 // 869 /// 1097

Last & Least Division

4 Weaponized............. 6 - 4 / 2 - 0 // 1101 /// 1110

9 Fire Ozzie................ 4 - 6/ 0 - 2 // 998 /// 1052

10 Billy's Bad Boys...... 4 - 6 / 1 - 1 // 957 /// 1090

NOTES & STUFF – 6 teams within 1 game of wild-card (5-5 or 4-6)

Top Cats

- Toughest division with a 18 – 12 overall record (.600 winning pct)

- Combat Bengals have overtaken Wolf pack for 2nd place and last wild card spot

- Shillelaghs are already division champs

- Combat Bengals play Wolf Pack this week for best shot at wild card

- Wolf Pack play Felons (5-5); Combat Bengals get Krushers (2-8) in non-div games

- Shillelaghs earn bye with 2 wins or 1 win and loss by Lone Gunners

Sloppy Seconds

- Luck Of The Irish are already division champs

- Chester Romans 1 back of Wild Card with Lone Gunner (5-5) or Felons (5-5)

- Chester Romans 25 points ahead of Lone Gunner (5-5) or Felons (5-5)

- Southpaws can only play spoiler

Turds

- Lone Gunner have overtaken Feline Felons for the division lead

- Gunner holds better division record (2-0), and up 116 points and 2 games

- Felons tied with Combat Bengals (5-5) and 1 point ahead for top wild card

- Krushers strictly spoilers – and on 2 game win streak

Last ‘n’ Least

- Weaponized takes Division with 1 div win or div loss by Billy’s Boys

- Fire Ozzie can get Wild card with 3-0 finish and a little help

- Billy’s Bad Boys can get Wild card with 3-0 finish and a little help

- 6-7 could win division – welcome to the NFC West

- Fire Ozzie play Irish (9-1); Billy’s Boys play Southpaws (1-9) in non-div games

- Weaponized plays three wild card contenders currently at 4-6

Top Cats Division

2 The Shillelaghs...... 5 - 1 / 2 - 0 // 710 /// 604

7 The Wolf Pack........ 3 - 3 / 1 - 1 // 608 /// 523

9 CombatBengals..... 2 - 4 / 0 - 2 // 591 /// 698

Sloppy Seconds Division

1 Luck Of The Irish..... 5 - 1 / 2 - 0 // 729 /// 628

6 Chester Romans..... 3 - 3 / 1 - 1 // 688 /// 678

11 Southpaws............ 0 - 6 / 0 - 2 // 556 /// 710

Turds Division

3 Feline Felons........... 5 - 1 / 2 - 0 // 654 /// 575

5 The Lone Gunner..... 4 - 2 / 1 - 1 // 748 /// 603

12 Kevnz Krushers...... 0 - 6 / 0 - 2 // 527 /// 692

Last & Least Division

4 Weaponized............. 4 - 2 / 2 - 0 // 665 /// 660

8 Billy's Bad Boys........ 3 - 3 / 1 - 1 // 550 /// 573

10 Fire Ozzie............... 2 - 4 / 0 - 2 // 559 /// 641

Mid-season Awards

UNLUCKY DOG AWARD - Chester Romans have had opponent exceed 100 points 5 out of 6 weeks

LUCKY DOG AWARD - Only one opponent over 100 vs. Wolf Pack all year.

LUCKIER DOG AWARD – Billy only scored 73 points against Wolf Pack….and won 73 – 71.

MATADOR DEFENSE – Southpaws giving up almost 120 points / game

STUD MUFFINS AWARD: Krushers top 2 draft picks – Ryan Mathews and Shonn Greene –are averaging under 14 points / game COMBINED – both are out of top 120 players.

MVP – Arian Foster (Irish) – 7th round pick averaging 23/game – tops in the league

RUNNER-UP MVP – Antonio Gates (Combat Bengals) is 5 pts / game better than the #2 TE (D. Clark)

MAKES SENSE AWARD– All teams that went undefeated in their own Division are seeded 1 – 4. Lone Gunner, tops in points scored, is seeded number 5.

INTERESTING UPCOMING GAMES

Week 7: Feline Felons (5-1) vs. Lucky Irish (5-1)

Chester Romans (6th seed) vs Wolf Pack (7th)

Week 9: Lone Gunner (#1 in points) vs. Luck of the Irish (#2)

Week 10: Krushers (0-6) vs Southpaws (0-6)

Week 13: Lone Gunner vs Shilleleghs

Top Cats

1 The Shillelaghs ……( 3 - 0 )…..( 2 - 0 )

6 The Wolf Pack ……( 2 - 1 )…..( 1 - 1 )

10 CombatBengals ….( 0 - 3 )…..( 0 - 2 )

Sloppy Seconds

4 Luck Of The Irish …( 2 - 1 )…..( 2 - 0 )

5 Chester Romans …( 2 - 1 )…..( 1 - 1 )

12 Southpaws ……..( 0 - 3 )…..( 0 - 2 )

Turds

3 The Lone Gunner …( 2 - 1 )…..( 2 - 0 )

7 Feline Felons ……..( 2 - 1 )…..( 1 - 1 )

11 Kevnz Krushers ….( 0 - 3 )…..( 0 - 2 )

Last & Least

2 Weaponized ……..( 3 - 0 )…..( 2 - 0 )

8 Fire Ozzie ……….( 1 - 2 )…..( 0 - 2 )

9 Billy's Bad Boys …( 1 - 2 )…..( 1 - 1 )

Fun Facts:

1) Closest games: In week 2, two games were decided by 3 points, as the Shillelagh's clubbed Combat and the Irish invaded the Romans....do we see a theme here?

2) Conversely,we've had alot of blowouts...none worse than the WolfPack annhilating poor Combat 163 - 91.

3) Speaking of poor Combat....opponents have piled up 406 points against him in only 3 games.

4) Lone Gunner leads in total pints with 129 / game average

5) Wolf Pack must have a great "D", 'cause opponents are only scoring 90 / game against him

6) Weaponized has been the most active with 12 roster moves, WolfPack & Ozzie have none and Southpaw & the Krushers only have one each.

7) 11 teams have at least one player in the top 12 in points.

1 Chris Johnson (Ten - RB) The Shillelaghs

2 Adrian Peterson (Min - RB) The Wolf Pack

3 Maurice Jones-Drew (Jac - RB) CombatBengals

4 Ray Rice (Bal - RB) Luck Of The ...

5 Michael Turner (Atl - RB) Southpaws

6 Frank Gore (SF - RB) Chester Romans

7 Andre Johnson (Hou - WR) The Lone Gunner

8 Aaron Rodgers (GB - QB) Feline Felons

9 Ryan Mathews (SD - RB) Kevnz Krushers

10 Drew Brees (NO - QB) Fire Ozzie

11 Ryan Grant (GB - RB) Billy's Bad ...

12 Rashard Mendenhall (Pit - RB) Weaponized

Round 2

1 Reggie Wayne (Ind - WR) Weaponized

2 Randy Moss (NE - WR) Billy's Bad ...

3 DeAngelo Williams (Car - RB) Fire Ozzie

4 Shonn Greene (NYJ - RB) Kevnz Krushers

5 Cedric Benson (Cin - RB) Feline Felons

6 Miles Austin (Dal - WR) The Lone Gunner

7 Peyton Manning (Ind - QB) Chester Romans

8 Calvin Johnson (Det - WR) Southpaws

9 Roddy White (Atl - WR) Luck Of The ...

10 Carson Palmer (Cin - QB) CombatBengals

11 Tom Brady (NE - QB) The Wolf Pack

12 Steven Jackson (StL - RB) The Shillelaghs

A (mostly) boring first 2 rounds. 5 QB's in first 22 picks, including Combat Homer's pick of Palmer at #22. Nobody went RB-RB, and only Lone Gunner went WR-WR.

Round 3

1 Tony Romo (Dal - QB) The Shillelaghs

2 Brandon Marshall (Mia - WR) The Wolf Pack

3 Antonio Gates (SD - TE) CombatBengals

4 Pierre Thomas (NO - RB) Luck Of The ...

5 Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR) Southpaws

6 Wes Welker (NE - WR) Chester Romans

7 Jamaal Charles (KC - RB) The Lone Gunner

8 DeSean Jackson (Phi - WR) Feline Felons

9 Jahvid Best (Det - RB) Kevnz Krushers

10 Greg Jennings (GB - WR) Fire Ozzie

11 Philip Rivers (SD - QB) Billy's Bad ...

12 Anquan Boldin (Bal - WR) Weaponized

Round 4

1 Michael Crabtree (SF - WR) Weaponized

2 LaDainian Tomlinson (NYJ - RB) Billy's Bad ...

3 Mike Sims-Walker (Jac - WR) Fire Ozzie

4 Matt Schaub (Hou - QB) Kevnz Krushers

5 Knowshon Moreno (Den - RB) Feline Felons

6 LeSean McCoy (Phi - RB) The Lone Gunner

7 Dallas Clark (Ind - TE) Chester Romans

8 Beanie Wells (Ari - RB) Southpaws

9 Steve Smith (Car - WR) Luck Of The ...

10 Steve Smith (NYG - WR) CombatBengals

11 Vernon Davis (SF - TE) The Wolf Pack

12 Marques Colston (NO - WR) The Shillelaghs

I liked Jamaal Charles and Jahvid Best in the 3rd, and Schaub, McCoy, and both Steve Smiths in the 4th. I thought Welker was a good but risky pick.

Round 5

1 Jermichael Finley (GB - TE) The Shillelaghs

2 Marion Barber (Dal - RB) The Wolf Pack

3 Terrell Owens (Cin - WR) CombatBengals

4 Joseph Addai (Ind - RB) Luck Of The ...

5 Chad Ochocinco (Cin - WR) Southpaws

6 Santonio Holmes (NYJ - WR) Chester Romans

7 Sidney Rice (Min - WR) The Lone Gunner

8 Ronnie Brown (Mia - RB) Feline Felons

9 Dwayne Bowe (KC - WR) Kevnz Krushers

10 Jason Witten (Dal - TE) Fire Ozzie

11 Hines Ward (Pit - WR) Billy's Bad ...

12 Jonathan Stewart (Car - RB) Weaponized

Round 6

1 Joe Flacco (Bal - QB) Weaponized

2 Jermaine Gresham (Cin - TE) Billy's Bad ...

3 Jeremy Maclin (Phi - WR) Fire Ozzie

4 Hakeem Nicks (NYG - WR) Kevnz Krushers

5 Brent Celek (Phi - TE) Feline Felons

6 Jay Cutler (Chi - QB) The Lone Gunner

7 Reggie Bush (NO - RB) Chester Romans

8 Brett Favre (Min - QB) Southpaws

9 Percy Harvin (Min - WR) Luck Of The ...

10 Derrick Mason (Bal - WR) CombatBengals

11 Pierre Garcon (Ind - WR) The Wolf Pack

12 Santana Moss (Was - WR) The Shillelaghs

Sidney Rice in the 5th. He'll be lucky to be ready for our playoffs. I think Gresham is going to have a great year, but he probably would have been there in the 8th. TO went 2 before OchoCinco - huh?

Round 7

1 Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG - RB) The Shillelaghs

2 Michael Bush (Oak - RB) The Wolf Pack

3 Fred Jackson (Buf - RB) CombatBengals

4 Arian Foster (Hou - RB) Luck Of The ...

5 Tony Gonzalez (Atl - TE) Southpaws

6 Cincinnati (Cin - DEF) Chester Romans

7 T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Bal - WR) The Lone Gunner

8 Felix Jones (Dal - RB) Feline Felons

9 Kellen Winslow (TB - TE) Kevnz Krushers

10 Donald Brown (Ind - RB) Fire Ozzie

11 Willis McGahee (Bal - RB) Billy's Bad ...

12 Matt Ryan (Atl - QB) Weaponized

Round 8

1 Brandon Jacobs (NYG - RB) Weaponized

2 Eli Manning (NYG - QB) Billy's Bad ...

3 Green Bay (GB - DEF) Fire Ozzie

4 San Francisco (SF - DEF) Kevnz Krushers

5 Minnesota (Min - DEF) Feline Felons

6 Zach Miller (Oak - TE) The Lone Gunner

7 C.J. Spiller (Buf - RB) Chester Romans

8 New York (NYJ - DEF) Southpaws

9 Donovan McNabb (Was - QB) Luck Of The ...

10 Baltimore (Bal - DEF) CombatBengals

11 Pittsburgh (Pit - DEF) The Wolf Pack

12 Ricky Williams (Mia - RB) The Shillelaghs

Round 9

1 Philadelphia (Phi - DEF) The Shillelaghs

2 Donald Driver (GB - WR) The Wolf Pack

3 Mark Sanchez (NYJ - QB) CombatBengals

4 Ben Roethlisberger (Pit - QB) Luck Of The ...

5 Stephen Gostkowski (NE - K) Southpaws

6 Rob Bironas (Ten - K) Chester Romans

7 Matt Forte (Chi - RB) The Lone Gunner

8 Robert Meachem (NO - WR) Feline Felons

9 Garrett Hartley (NO - K) Kevnz Krushers

10 Thomas Jones (KC - RB) Fire Ozzie

11 New Orleans (NO - DEF) Billy's Bad ...

12 Laurence Maroney (NE - RB) Weaponized

Some great values: Ahmad Bradshaw, Michael Bush, and Arian Foster in the 7th, Zach Miller & CJ Spiller in the 8th, and Matt Forte in the 9th. What's with all the kickers?

Round 10

1 Dez Bryant (Dal - WR) Weaponized

2 Roy Williams (Dal - WR) Billy's Bad ...

3 Nate Kaeding (SD - K) Fire Ozzie

4 Justin Forsett (Sea - RB) Kevnz Krushers

5 Braylon Edwards (NYJ - WR) Feline Felons

6 Mike Wallace (Pit - WR) The Lone Gunner

7 Mohamed Massaquoi (Cle - WR) Chester Romans

8 Kevin Kolb (Phi - QB) Southpaws

9 Malcom Floyd (SD - WR) Luck Of The ...

10 Vincent Jackson (SD - WR) CombatBengals

11 Matt Cassel (KC - QB) The Wolf Pack

12 Kenny Britt (Ten - WR) The Shillelaghs

Round 11

1 Carnell Williams (TB - RB) The Shillelaghs

2 Ryan Longwell (Min - K) The Wolf Pack

3 Clinton Portis (Was - RB) CombatBengals

4 Johnny Knox (Chi - WR) Luck Of The ...

5 Jerome Harrison (Cle - RB) Southpaws

6 Darren Sproles (SD - RB) Chester Romans

7 Dallas (Dal - DEF) The Lone Gunner

8 David Akers (Phi - K) Feline Felons

9 Montario Hardesty (Cle - RB) Kevnz Krushers

10 Owen Daniels (Hou - TE) Fire Ozzie

11 Jeff Reed (Pit - K) Billy's Bad ...

12 Visanthe Shiancoe (Min - TE) Weaponized

Round 12

1 Darren McFadden (Oak - RB) Weaponized

2 Tim Hightower (Ari - RB) Billy's Bad ...

3 Chad Henne (Mia - QB) Fire Ozzie

4 Matthew Stafford (Det - QB) Kevnz Krushers

5 Vince Young (Ten - QB) Feline Felons

6 Heath Miller (Pit - TE) The Lone Gunner

7 Todd Heap (Bal - TE) Chester Romans

8 Devin Aromashodu (Chi - WR) Southpaws

9 Chris Cooley (Was - TE) Luck Of The ...

10 Jordan Shipley (Cin - WR) CombatBengals

11 Kevin Boss (NYG - TE) The Wolf Pack

12 John Carlson (Sea - TE) The Shillelaghs

Steals of the draft: Carnell Williams,Clinton Portis, Johnny Knox, and Tim Hightower could all be top 20 at their position.

Round 13

1 Lee Evans (Buf - WR) The Shillelaghs

2 Devin Hester (Chi - WR) The Wolf Pack

3 Mason Crosby (GB - K) CombatBengals

4 Jabar Gaffney (Den - WR) Luck Of The ...

5 Steve Slaton (Hou - RB) Southpaws

6 Steve Breaston (Ari - WR) Chester Romans

7 Matt Prater (Den - K) The Lone Gunner

8 Dustin Keller (NYJ - TE) Feline Felons

9 Jacoby Jones (Hou - WR) Kevnz Krushers

10 Austin Collie (Ind - WR) Fire Ozzie

11 Nate Washington (Ten - WR) Billy's Bad ...

12 Miami (Mia - DEF) Weaponized

Round 14

1 David Buehler (Dal - K) Weaponized

2 Greg Olsen (Chi - TE) Billy's Bad ...

3 Joshua Cribbs (Cle - WR) Fire Ozzie

4 Marcedes Lewis (Jac - TE) Kevnz Krushers

5 Alex Smith (SF - QB) Feline Felons

6 Chester Taylor (Chi - RB) The Lone Gunner

7 Jason Campbell (Oak - QB) Chester Romans

8 Brandon Pettigrew (Det - TE) Southpaws

9 Lawrence Tynes (NYG - K) Luck Of The ...

10 New York (NYG - DEF) CombatBengals

11 Mario Manningham (NYG - WR) The Wolf Pack

12 Kyle Orton (Den - QB) The Shillelaghs

Round 15

1 Sebastian Janikowski (Oak - K) The Shillelaghs

2 Marshawn Lynch (Buf - RB) The Wolf Pack

3 Jeremy Shockey (NO - TE) CombatBengals

4 Arizona (Ari - DEF) Luck Of The ...

5 Rian Lindell (Buf - K) Southpaws

6 Olindo Mare (Sea - K) Chester Romans

7 David Garrard (Jac - QB) The Lone Gunner

8 Eddie Royal (Den - WR) Feline Felons

9 Josh Scobee (Jac - K) Kevnz Krushers

10 Dexter McCluster (KC - WR,RB) Fire Ozzie

11 Kevin Smith (Det - RB) Billy's Bad ...

12 Bernard Scott (Cin - RB) Weaponized

Overall, a very good draft. Comments?

Are you ready to rumble???

I hope you all got the news that Drew Brees was seriously hurt in last night's preseason game, and is unlikely to play this season.

Yes, it’s time to spend your hard-earned money on fantasy football magazines, waste your time reading countless articles online, and lose your friends when debating the relative merits of Reggie Wayne vs. Larry Fitzgerald. It’s Fantasy Time!

A few changes in the Yahoo system this year – they got rid of the pay-for Plus! Settings and incorporated most of the features into the regular site. So I can, as your commissioner:

- use same scoring system as last year, but we now can see better and more timely results and analysis

- change or preset draft order (if you guys want.)

- Have an auction draft – but it sounds complicated

- use lots of bells and whistles

- set the schedule manually. This means I can set a balanced, 4 division schedule, insuring that all teams play division opponents twice and everyone else once.Schedule will be posted prior to the draft

Please test your systems - Yahoo changed the draft software and it's harder to load (won't work on my phone anymore)

Billy requested that the two drafts be on the weekends – I picked Saturday August 28, 2010 at 10:30 EDT (Select) and Labor Day, Monday September 6, 2010, at 7:15 pm EDT (Premier).

If a lot of people want some of these changed, or rule changes, please respond.

- The Commish

Well, we’re at that time of year again….BZ Fantasy Football Super Bowl. The final two teams standing are Derelict’s LUCK OF THE IRISH and Derek’s PRISON SHANKS

A little background information: We attempted to increase competition by breaking up the 12 team leagues into 4 three team divisions, to encourage more competition and smack talk. It didn’t work out that well. First, we still had uneven scheduling (although Yahoo said they would fix that.) More importantly, it affected our playoffs. We ended up with COMBAT BENGALS at 6 – 7 winning DIV III, but BILLY’S BOYS (7 – 6, 3rd in Division I and BENGALS 44 (6 – 6 – 1, 3rd in Division II) missed out. Actually, Divisions I & II compiled a combined 48 – 28 – 2 record; Division III & IV a reciprocal 29 – 49 tally. Life ain’t fair.

QUALIFIERS:

1) LUCK OF THE IRISH (10-3) Had both best record & most points, winning Div II. Drafting 11th, Derelict waited till the 9th & 10th to grab any QBs (Big Ben & Flacco). 1st Round Bye.

2) CHESTER ROMANS (9-4) – Won Div I. Drafted 2nd overall (M.Turner), then WRs (Megatron, R.Wayne). Dropped 2 games to Prison Shanks.

3) KEVINZ KRUSHERS (7-5-1) – Mr Smoke ‘n’ Mirrors scored the 3RD LEAST points in the league, yet won crappy Division III by winning last 3 games. Drafted 3rd overall, and grabbed 3 RB’s with first 3 picks (Forte, Barber, & P.Thomas). Wild Card Match-up with #6.

4) COMBAT BENGALS (6-7) – Won Div IV, despite a 6 game losing streak in Oct & Nov . Drafted 5th , and went QB (Brees)-TE-WR-K-DEF (Cincinnati), not picking a RB till the 6th round. Weird. Plays #5.

5) WEAPONIZED (8-4-1) – Drafted 1st, and finished 2nd in tough Div II by grabbing A.Peterson 1st, then BOTH P.Manning & A.Rogers back-to-back in the 2nd & 3rd. Goes against Combat Bengals in 1st round.

6) PRISON SHANKS (7-6) – 2ND in Div I despite dropping 3 of last 5. Undefeated in division. Drafted 8th , and grabbed S.Jackson-A.Johnson-A.Boldein at the top. Plays Krushers 1st round

1st ROUND

- Behind Andre Johnson’s 42 points, Shanks roll the Krushers 138 – 107.

- WEAPONIZED sat both P.Manning and A.Petersen IN THE FREAKING PLAYOFFS!!!, and lost to the Combat Bengals 109-85

SEMI-FINALS

- IRISH need a little luck to squeak past CombatBengals 112 – 95

- SHANKS blast ROMANS 143 – 106 for the 3rd time this season behind 28 points from both Andre Johnson and Dallas Clark.

CHAMPIONSHIP – Top seeded IRISH face 6th seeded PRISON SHANKS. Last time they met, Irish came back from being 100 points down to win easily 135 - 116. This is a Pick’em.

As of 7:30 Sunday night, the score was Shanks - 106 and Irish - 12.

That's 106 to 12!!! 94 points down

After last night's Colts - Pats tilt, the score is Shanks 116 and Irish 83 - now 33 points down.

Tonight, for the Ravens - Browns Monday night yawner, the Irish still have Joe Flacco (QB); Ray Rice (RB), and the Ravens defense.The Skanks got nothin'

Any bets the Prison Skanks are taking it in the a$$$???

- Desperate Derelicts already had bye locked up

- DD needs 9 points tonite from A.Johnson & K.Walter to lock up undisputed 1st place

- E-nnihilators drill Northsiders 141-98; steal 2nd place & bye

- Feline Felons grab 3rd, just 5 points short of bye

- Northsiders will fall to 4th at 9-4

- Unless MJD has a 250 yard day, Ocho Cinco will finish 5th at 8-5

- Southpaw & D'Animal both lose, so Southpaw will back into 6th spot at 7-6

Tentative match-ups:

#1 Desperate Derelicts (10-3) bye, will play winner of

#4 Northsiders (9-4) vs. #5 Ocho Cinco (8-5)

- Ocho won first meeting in week 4 by 25

- Ocho will have won 6 in a row

- Northsiders have won 3 out of last 4, averaging +125 points / game

#2 E-nnihilators (9-4) bye, will play winner of

#3 Feline Felons (9-4) vs. #6 Southpaws (7-6)

- Felons won 1st meeting in week 6 by 21

- Felons have won 5 of last 6

- Southpaws are reeling, having lost 4 of last 5

- Northsiders steal 2nd place from Felons by trouncing them 138 - 115

- Ocho Cinco wins 4th in a row (by 1 point) to take over 6th place (last playoff spot)

- D'Animal loses 4th out of last 5, dropping from 1st to outside the playoffs (7th)

- Weaponized slides past Sporran for 1st win in last 7 weeks

- Hottest Teams - Derelicts & Northsiders have won 7 in last 8; Ocho 4 in a row

- Coolest - Billy, Billy, Billy! ( 6 in a row!); Danimal

- Play'em! Top player (M.Cassell - 37 points) stayed on D'Animals bench

- Other top Bench Performers: S.Slaton & J.Stewart (Ocho), L.Moore (B44); P.Thomas (Billy)

- Important Match-ups: Week 12 - Derelicts (9-2) vs Felons (7-4); Southpaws(7-4) vs D'Animal(6-5)

- Big Week 13 Games: E-nnihilators - Northsiders (winner gets bye?); Ocho-D'Animal (loser OUT?)

- SUGGESTION - Do you guys want to take on the other BengalZone League? See below

7 Desperate Derelicts …. 9 -- 2 …( 1456 points) ( 1 )

10 Northsiders ……………. 8 -- 3 …( 1251 ) ( 5 )

2 E-nnihilators …………….. 7 -- 4 …( 1335 ) ( 2 )

11 Feline Felons …………. 7 -- 4 …( 1331 ) ( 3 )

3 Southpaws ………………. 7 -- 4 …( 1298 ) ( 4 )

4 Ocho Cinco's ……………… 6 -- 5 …( 1233 ) ( 6 )

6 Vote Danimal in '08 …. 6 -- 5 …( 1111 ) ( 8 )

8 Bengals44 ………………… 5 -- 6 …( 1167 ) ( 7 )

5 PA_Bengal fan …………… 4 -- 7 …( 1017 ) ( 10 )

12 Weaponized …………… 3 -- 8 …( 929 ) ( 12 )

1 Sporrans from hell ….. 2 -- 9 …( 1070 ) ( 9 )

9 Billy's Boys …………………. 2 -- 9 …( 983 ) ( 11 )

- E-Nnihilators lost to Ocho Stinko's by 0.66 - That's one dropped pass by Kevin Curtis.

- Danimal & PA_Fan each lost by over 100 points

- Southpa now has 2 of the top 3 weeks - 180 points (week 2) and 169 this week

- Southpa had top 2 scorers for the week - Westbrook & S.Moss

- D'Animal, for the 1st time, had more than 107 points scored against him (171 by DD!!!)

- Who the hell is Leonard Weaver? Sounds like a character actor!

STANDINGS

7 Desperate Derelicts …. 7 -- 1 …( 1116 points) ( 1 )

3 Southpaws ……………. 6 -- 2 …( 998 ) ( 2 )

10 Northsiders …………… 6 -- 2 …( 894 ) ( 6 )

11 Feline Felons ………… 5 -- 3 …( 920 ) ( 4 )

6 Vote Danimal in '08 …. 5 -- 3 …( 789 ) ( 9 )

2 E-nnihilators ………… 4 -- 4 …( 967 ) ( 3 )

8 Bengals44 ……………… 4 -- 4 …( 829 ) ( 7 )

4 Ocho Cinco's …………… 3 -- 5 …( 920 ) ( 5 )

5 PA_Bengal fan ………… 3 -- 5 …( 795 ) ( 8 )

9 Billy's Boys …………….. 2 -- 6 …( 731 ) ( 11 )

12 Weaponized …………… 2 -- 6 …( 665 ) ( 12 )

1 Sporrans from hell … 1 -- 7 …( 764 ) ( 10 )

ODDS 'N' EVENS

- See Draft recap below – feel free to add grades and comments

- NOBODY was smart enough to pick up Mewelde Moore – 36+ points this week

- The same top 6 as last week – though D’Animal fell from 2nd to 4th

- Top weekly scorers go down –S.Jackson (Week7), L.Johnson (4) & R.Bush (3) join A.Boldin (2) & W.Parker (1)

- Ocho Stinko is 4th in points….and 2 games out of wildcard

- Week 8 byes: Bears, Broncos, Packers, Vikings

Standings:

7 Desperate Derelicts ... 6 -- 1 ...( 944 points)

3 Southpaws ................. 5 -- 2 ...( 829 )

10 Northsiders .............. 5 -- 2 ...( 787 )

6 Vote Danimal in '08 .... 5 -- 2 ...( 725 )

2 E-nnihilators ............... 4 -- 3 ...( 848 )

11 Feline Felons ............ 4 -- 3 ...( 802 )

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

5 PA_Bengal fan ............ 3 -- 4 ...( 728 )

8 Bengals44 .................. 3 -- 4 ...( 722 )

4 Ocho Cinco's .............. 2 -- 5 ...( 797 )

9 Billy's Boys ................. 2 -- 5 ...( 647)

12 Weaponized ............. 2 -- 5 ...( 612 )

1 Sporrans from hell ..... 1 -- 6 ...( 696 )

Below are the top 4 rounds of the draft, plus any other players that average at least 15 points / game.

Comments are welcome / encouraged:

RND. . PICK >>> PLAYER PICKED BY ( BZ TEAM ) PTS / GAME

1 . 1 >>> Adrian Peterson ( Sporrans fro... ) 16.2

1 . 2 >>> LaDainian Tomlinson ( E-nnihilators ) 15.51

1 . 3 >>> Brian Westbrook ( Southpaws ) 19.78

1 . 4 >>> Tom Brady ( Ocho Cinco's )

1 . 5 >>> Steven Jackson ( PA_Bengal fan ) 20.99

1 . 6 >>> Joseph Addai ( Vote Danimal... )

1 . 7 >>> Frank Gore ( Desperate De... ) 19.05

1 . 8 >>> Clinton Portis ( Bengals44 ) 20

1 . 9 >>> Randy Moss ( Billy's Boys )

1 . 10 >>> Marion Barber ( Northsiders ) 20.64

1 . 11 >>> Peyton Manning ( Feline Felons )

1 . 12 >>> Marshawn Lynch ( Weaponized ) 16.36

2 . 1 >>> Larry Johnson ( Weaponized )

2 . 2 >>> Reggie Wayne ( Feline Felons ) 18.2

2 . 3 >>> Terrell Owens ( Northsiders )

2 . 4 >>> Tony Romo ( Billy's Boys ) 19.28

2 . 5 >>> Ryan Grant ( Bengals44 )

2 . 6 >>> Andre Johnson ( Desperate De... ) 19.58

2 . 7 >>> Maurice Jones-Drew ( Vote Danimal... ) 16.39

2 . 8 >>> Braylon Edwards ( PA_Bengal fan )

2 . 9 >>> Michael Turner ( Ocho Cinco's ) 16.63

2 . 10 >>> Jamal Lewis ( Southpaws )

2 . 11 >>> Drew Brees ( E-nnihilators ) 18.68

2 . 12 >>> Willis McGahee ( Sporrans fro... )

3 . 1 >>> Brandon Jacobs ( Sporrans fro... ) 15.72

3 . 2 >>> Larry Fitzgerald ( E-nnihilators ) 19.9

3 . 3 >>> T.J. Houshmandzadeh ( Southpaws ) 15.54

3 . 4 >>> Laurence Maroney ( Ocho Cinco's )

3 . 5 >>> Steve Smith ( PA_Bengal fan ) 17.92

3 . 6 >>> Marques Colston ( Vote Danimal... )

3 . 7 >>> Reggie Bush ( Desperate De... ) 21.73

3 . 8 >>> Torry Holt ( Bengals44 )

3 . 9 >>> Rudi Johnson ( Billy's Boys )

3 . 10 >>> Anquan Boldin ( Northsiders ) 23.45

3 . 11 >>> Earnest Graham ( Feline Felons )

3 . 12 >>> Willie Parker ( Weaponized )

4 . 1 >>> Brandon Marshall ( Weaponized ) 20.8

4 . 2 >>> Thomas Jones ( Feline Felons ) 15.17

4 . 3 >>> Roy Williams ( Northsiders )

4 . 4 >>> Santonio Holmes ( Billy's Boys )

4 . 5 >>> Calvin Johnson ( Bengals44 ) 17.42

4 . 6 >>> Plaxico Burress ( Desperate De... ) 15.42

4 . 7 >>> Darren McFadden ( Vote Danimal... )

4 . 8 >>> Chad Johnson ( PA_Bengal fan )

4 . 9 >>> Wes Welker ( Ocho Cinco's )

4 . 10 >>> Carson Palmer ( Southpaws )

4 . 11 >>> Jerricho Cotchery ( E-nnihilators )

4 . 12 >>> Ben Roethlisberger ( Sporrans fro... )

5 . 1 >>> Lee Evans ( Sporrans fro... ) 16.25

5 . 2 >>> Greg Jennings ( E-nnihilators ) 18.69

5 . 3 >>> Ronnie Brown ( Ocho Cinco's ) 17.78

5 . 6 >>> Jason Witten ( Vote Danimal... ) 15.93

5 . 7 >>> Roddy White ( Desperate De... ) 18.26

5 . 10 >>> Hines Ward ( Northsiders ) 15.77

6 . 2 >>> Laveranues Coles ( Northsiders ) 15.5

6 . 8 >>> Donovan McNabb ( PA_Bengal fan ) 15.34

7 . 7 >>> Jay Cutler ( Desperate De... ) 18.54

8 . 2 >>> Matt Forte ( Feline Felons ) 20.05

8 . 5 >>> Eli Manning ( Bengals44 ) 15.09

9 . 3 >>> Santana Moss ( Southpaws ) 18.78

9 . 7 >>> Kurt Warner ( Desperate De... ) 17.97

9 . 10 >>> Brett Favre ( Northsiders ) 16.29

9 . 11 >>> Bernard Berrian ( Feline Felons ) 16.37

10 . 5 >>> Matt Schaub ( Bengals44 ) 18.06

10 . 6 >>> Chris Johnson ( Desperate De... ) 16.87

12 . 10 >>> Phillip Rivers ( Southpaws )

13 . 5 >>> Aaron Rogers ( PA_Bengal fan ) 19.44

F . A. >>> Steve Slaton ( Desperate De... ) 17.62

F . A. >>> DeSean Jackson ( E-nnihilators ) 15.05

F . A. >>> Eddie Royal ( Feline Felons ) 15.28

Oh and BTW, Danimal how does defeat taste?

- The stat boys took 5 yards passing from Carson Palmer in week 1 - SouthPaws went from winning over GoodSandGuy by 0.12 to LOSING by 0.08 - UNREAL

- BLOWOUT CITY: Average margin of victory this week - 48 points

- Hey SPORRANS, WEAPONIZED, PA, & BILLY - Lasy year's champ started 0-2

- Most points in a loss: 123 for the purse snatcher (Sporran)

- 1st 40 point game - Brandon Marshall

- 3 of top 4 and 4 of top 6 scorers are WR - Marshall, Boldin, (Westbrook), Moss, (Cutler), CalJohnson

- Week 3 Game of the week: Bengals44 (2-0) vs. GoodSandGuy (2-0)

- SomeOne Must win Dept: Billy (0-2) vs PA (0-2)

Some fun stuff from week 1:

- SouthPaws had the 2nd lowest point total....AND WON. BY A WHOPPING 0.12

- Ocho Cinco's squad lost a guy named Tom Brady - now must rely on David Garrard

- 2 of the 4 players with 30 plus points weren't started - Eddie Royal (FA) and Reggie Bush (DD)

- Most points in a loss: 108 (4th) for Feline Felons

Your live online draft is set for Thu Aug 28 4:15pm EDT. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE DRAFT, DON'T SIGN UP. Please arrive at least 10 minutes early since your draft will start promptly at the assigned time. You can rank your players up until 45 minutes before your draft.

The draft order will be randomly determined approximately 30 minutes before the draft begins.

Your Head-to-Head league will not be able to start the season if it contains an odd number of teams.

If you wish to leave this league, you must delete it completely.

Managers, make sure to check your league settings before you draft .

Your League Information

League Name- Bengalzone Select

Password- BZone

League Type- Custom

Draft Type Live- Online Draft

Unique League Name- bengalzonepremier

Draft Time Thu Aug 28 4:15pm EDT

League Settings

Scoring Type Head-to-Head

Divisions No

Playoffs Week 14, 15 and 16 (6 teams)

Max Teams 12

League Start Week 1

Can't Cut List Yahoo! Sports

Max Acquisitions per Season No maximum

Max Acquisitions per Week No maximum

Max Trades per Season No maximum

Trade Reject Time 2 days

Trade End Date November 14, 2008

Trade Review League Votes

Waiver Time 2 days

Waiver Type Continual rolling list

Sun - Tue Waivers No

Post Draft Players Follow Waiver Rules

Quarterback (QB) 1

Wide Receiver (WR) 2

Runningback (RB) 1

Tight End (TE) 1

Wide Receiver/Tight End (W/T) 0

Wide Receiver/Runningback (W/R) 2

Kickers (K) 1

Defensive Teams (DEF) 1

Defensive Player (D) 0

Defensive Lineman (DL) 0

Defensive Back (DB) 0

Bench (BN) 6

Scoring Settings

Passing

Touchdowns 5 Points

Interceptions -1 Points

Passing Yards 25 Yards = 1 Point

Rushing Touchdowns 6 Points

Rushing Yards 10 Yards = 1 Point

Reception Touchdowns 6 Points

Receptions 0.5 Points

Reception Yards 10 Yards = 1 Point

Return Touchdowns 6 Points

Offensive Fumble Return TD 6 Points

2-Point Conversions 2 Points

Fumbles Lost -1 Points

Field Goals 0-19 Yards 3 Points

Field Goals 20-29 Yards 3 Points

Field Goals 30-39 Yards 3 Points

Field Goals 40-49 Yards 4 Points

Field Goals 50+ Yards 5 Points

Point After Attempt Made 1 Points

Points Allowed 0 points 10 Points

Points Allowed 1-6 points 7 Points

Points Allowed 7-13 points 4 Points

Points Allowed 14-20 points 1 Points

Points Allowed 21-27 points 0 Points

Points Allowed 28-34 points -1 Points

Points Allowed 35+ points -4 Points

Sack 1 Points

Interception 2 Points

Fumble Recovery 2 Points

Touchdown 10 Points

Safety 4 Points

Block Kick 1 Points

I'm your Uncle Ernie and I welcome you to BZ's seasonal draft....

The draft with a difference, nevermind the weather...

When you play Select, the losing goes forever.

Good luck, everybody.

Draft Order:

Sporrons from Hell

E-nnihilators

Southpaws

Ocho Stinkos

PA Bengal

D'Animal

Derelicts

Bengals44

Billy's Boys

Northsiders

Feline Felons

Weaponized

If I'm not mistaken, only 1 of the top 4 teams made the playoffs last year

For the rules, link, League ID, and league Password please email me at: pjd@mricinci.com