updated playoff seedings

not to steal Tim's thunder regarding playoff breakdowns, but the National Conference is locked up (correct me if I'm wrong Tim)

#1 West Meadows Molesters (division winner, best record)
#2 Team VOTE 4 PEDRO (division winner)
#3 Bradford Brawlers (best record, won head to head with Huey Ramas)
#4 Huey Ramas (highest points per game average)

the American Conference is waiting on 1 game. Again, correct me if I'm wrong.

If Wings of Pastrami wins, it looks like this -

#1 Wings of Pastrami (division winner, best record)
#2 Avalon Park Assassins (division winner)
#3 Hoof Hearted (best record)
#4 The Bourne Ulceration (highest points per game average)

If Wings of Pastrami loses, it looks like this

#1 Avalon Park Assassins (division winner, won head to head with Hoof Hearted. If that is tie breaker. Division records were tied. If the tie breaker is points per game, APA still gets #1 seed.)
#2 Hoof Hearted (division winner, won head to head with Wings of Pastrami)
#3 Wings of Pastrami (best record)
#4 The Bourne Ulceration (highest points per game average)

week 13 winners

Northeast Narcotics
Fighting Cocks
Hoof Hearted
Team VOTE 4 PEDRO
Huey Ramas
West Meadows Molesters

Last Week : 4-2
Overall : 30 - 18

six of one, half dozen of another

I just wanted to see how the season scoring broke down in "halfs"

Wings of Pastrami

Weeks 1 - 6 points scored: 857.7 (142.9 average)

Weeks 7 - 12 points scored: 858.5 (143.1 average)

pretty consistent huh? Hilarious. The trades I made didnt really improve my team during the regular season. I just hope that they make a difference in the playoffs. Before my last week outburst, my average was 134.9 through the 5 games before that.


Bourne Ulceration

Weeks 1 - 6 points scored: 745.5 (124.25 average)

Weeks 7 - 12 points scored: 858.5 (145.1 average)

BU has improved 20 points in the second half of the season. That bodes well moving into the playoffs. Just an FYI - your scoring average BEFORE these last 2 weeks of great scores was 122.6.

Playoff Update -- Week 13

Things have cleared up a little in both conferences, with spots, if not seeds, being somewhat solidified. With no further adieu, I present to you the current playoff picture:

American Conference
#1: Wings of Pastrami (10-2)
#2: Avalon Park Assassins (10-2)
#3: Hoof Hearted (9-3)
#4: Bourne Ulcerations (134.7 ppg)

National Conference
#1: West Meadows Molesters (8-4)
#2: Team Vote 4 Pedro (7-5, 1-0 vs. Brawlers)
#3: Bradford Brawlers (7-5)
#4: Huey Ramas (127.3 ppg)

Hoof Hearted is the only team currently locked into a seed. For all intents and purposes, the Ulcerations are locked into the 4th seed in the AC, as they are up 152.1 points on the next closest team, EGB. The Ramas, too, look fairly assured of the 4th seed in the NC, courtesy of their 36.3- point advantage over the Narcotics. (It should be noted, though, that the difference between their two scores this last week was 36.7, so this thing ain't over, yet.)

In the NC, we have a huge game this week between the Brawlers and Team Pedro, with the winner taking the division. If the Molesters lose and the Brawlers win, the Brawlers get the top seed via a H2H win over the Molesters in Week 5. If Team Pedro wins, the Molesters are the top seed no matter what, via their H2H win last week against Team Pedro. So the Molesters have more than just sibling rivalry as an excuse to root against the Brawlers this week.

week 12 weiners

Wings of Pastrami
Avalon Park Assassins
Bradford Brawlers
The Bourne Ulceration
Floating Turtleheads
Team VOTE 4 PEDRO

Last week: 5-1
Overall: 26-16

MVPs for each team

Not just the highest scorer (though it could be) but the player that combined with draft pick value, week-to-week consistency, rising to new heights, making for a injured player, etc. Who was vital to the team's success. Or for those teams that suck, who was the bright spot that made them feel good each week.

Wings of Pastrami - Matt Forte. maybe a few options, forte has zero games under 10 points and has secured a spot on the "never bench" list. Because of his involvement in the Bears' passing game, this rookie has been a more than solid player after MJ Drew has been up and down and turner was traded. Also nice is that he never splits carries in a league where the dreaded RBBC is getting more common.

Hoof Hearted - Adrian Peterson. The most dangerous non-QB fantasy player with our scoring system. Has 30+ 4 games this year and strikes fear in every opponent as he can crush any team by himself. One complaint - could catch more balls.

Estelle Getty's Boobs - Andre Johnson. Cooled down as of late, Johnson had an incredible run of 6 weeks that, if nothing else, got the boobs to decent scores and kept him in the playoff race. If schaub hadn't gotten hurt, you can only wonder what would have been...

Avalon Park Assassins - Marion Barber. A few options maybe, but Barber has only only 2 games less than 10 points. In a season with many RBs that have been disappointing, his consistency, mixed with some really nice highs scores makes him the no-brainer starter.

The Bourne Ulceration - Dwayne Bowe. Tough not to pick clinton portis (he is the #1 RB), but Bowe was picked as the backup #4 WR for this squad and will probably end the year as the best of the bunch. He has never "blown" up due to a weak KC offense, Bowe has delivered consistency to a position that has been tough for the BU all year.

Fighting Cocks - Kurt Warner. Though he traded for him, Warner has single-handedly kept him in games or won him weeks. It took a a bold move to get him, but it paid off in terms of points scored.

Team VOTE 4 PEDRO - Aaron Rogers. Acquired after week 2, Rogers has had no stinkers and 6 games over 30 points (2 over 50 points). He may be better in fantasy than in real life, his weapons allow him to have at least a good week and an above average game without really trying.

Bradford Brawlers - Drew Brees. Breaking records and the main reason bradford is still in the playoff race. Simply put, no other teams success depends on 1 player more than brees. With an incredible 6 games of 50+ points, Brees is only paced by one other QB (warner), the best of the bunch for a position critical to success in our league.

Northeast Narcotics - Frank Gore. Some predicted a drop-off in production. Some thought he would suffer with Mike Martz. But so far, so good. With only 1 bad week (7.6 points) has been a solid start even when not hitting the bonus, with 6 tds so far.

West Meadows Molesters - Larry Fitgerald. the #1 WR to boot, he also has 5 bonus game and not game under 10 points. Probably 1 of 2 WRs in Fantasy you would never ever bench.

Huey Ramas - Jay Cutler. Two games of 68 points show what he can do when the leash is off. Has hit the bonus 50% of games played. not too shabby for the QB HR selected as his backup.

Floating Turtleheads - Anquan Boldin. When he plays, he is money. No single digit games all year, Boldin has 5 games over 25 points, amazing for a WR (especially, with no bonus for 10 catches). He 10 TDs has been pretty sweet; for this year anyways.

An Enigma Wrapped in a Riddle and Smothered in a Speacial Sauce: The National Conference Playoff Picture

If the American Conference is fairly well settled, the National Conference will go down to the wire with some exciting matchups in the regular season's last two weeks. It makes my head hurt thinking about the possible W/L combinations and the seeds that go with them, but here is an attempt at a breakdown:

Team Vote 4 Pedro - Currently holds the #1 seed, but anything can happen. If Team Pedro goes undefeated in the final two weeks, they hold the top spot. There is a scenario where Team Pedro misses the playoffs altogether. (This happens if they finish the year 7-6, the Brawlers finish 8-5 or better, the Molesters finish 7-6 or better, and the Ramas finish 7-6 or better and continue to outscore Team Pedro.)

Most intriguing matchup remaining: Both weeks. Week 12 against the Molesters will likely determine who gets the top spot in the NC and the 10-point bonus that comes with it, even though there is an outside chance the Ramas could still capture the #1 seed. Week 13 against the Brawlers could determine the division winner and its secured playoff spot.

West Meadows Molesters – This team currently holds the #2 seed. Of all of the NC playoff contenders, the Molesters have the lowest average score, meaning there’s a chance they could miss the post-season if they stumble. However, they need just one win in the last two games to secure a divisional title and the playoff spot.

Most intriguing matchup remaining: Week 12 against Team Pedro.

Bradford Brawlers – This team is the current #3 seed, but is being attacked on all sides (their record and their average score). The team is in the playoffs right now via a H2H win against the Ramas, but if they ultimately finish with a record worse than the Ramas and can’t catch the Narcotics in total points, they would miss the playoffs. Amazingly, if this team wins out and Team Pedro drops their final two contests, the Brawlers could slide all the way up to the #1 seed, courtesy of a H2H win over the Molesters. Bottom line: This team should be rooting against the Ramas.

Most intriguing matchup remaining: Both weeks. While the Week 13 contest could decide the division winner, the Week 12 contest against the Narcotics might be more important, even if that importance is related to the two teams’ scores rather than the actual W/L outcome. The Brawlers needs to make up a little ground on the Narcotics in the scoring department, and this H2H matchup will make it easy for them to scoreboard watch.

Huey Ramas – This team is the current #4 seed based on average score. However, there is a scenario where they could still capture the #1 seed. (They win out, Team Pedro finishes 8-5, and the Molesters finish 7-6.) This is the highest scoring team in the NC, so their playoff spot looks pretty safe, it’s just a matter of finding out where they finish.

Most intriguing matchup remaining: Week 13 against the Assassins. It’s the two divisions’ highest scoring teams going H2H. The Assassins are still hoping for a #1 seed, too, so a loss here would hinder, if not completely extinguish, that goal.

Northeast Narcotics – This team is currently not in the playoffs, but was in as recently as last week. Since they hold a higher scoring average than the current #3 seed Brawlers, they should be the Ramas biggest fans, as they need the Ramas to steal that #3 seed based on record. There is no scenario where this team gets in on record.

Most intriguing matchup remaining: Week 12 against the Brawlers.

Floating Turtleheads – This team is currently not in the playoffs. This doesn’t mean the Turtleheads have nothing to play for, though. Their remaining games are against teams very much in the thick of things (the Ramas and the Molesters), so they could wreak havoc. Also, a win or two might prevent the Turtleheads from having to pony up someone's entry fee next year, as they only trail EGB by one game and they own the potential “cellar-dweller” tiebreak over the Cocks with their H2H win.

Most intriguing matchup remaining: Week 13 against the Molesters. A Molester’s win over Team Pedro in Week 12 makes this matchup much less significant, but if the Molesters have to have a win in Week 13 to make the playoffs (a possible scenario), the Turtleheads could be the ultimate spoiler.

It's All Over But the Seeding: The American Conference Playoff Picture

With the exception of the ever-changing 4th seed, the playoff picture is pretty much settled in the American Conference, and even that 4th spot looks a little more secure with the Ulcerations nearly 200-point outing last week. Below is a breakdown of the current American Conference playoff picture going into the final two weeks.

Wings of Pastrami – This team has secured a playoff spot and currently has the #1 seed. There are a number of scenarios that could put them anywhere from the 1 seed to the 3 seed. Their magic number to clinch the #1 seed over Dan is 2, while their magic number over Kent is 1.

Most intriguing remaining matchup: None, really. The Week 12 matchup against EGB puts some divisional bragging rights on the line, but not much at stake from the WOP’s standpoint.

Avalon Park Assassins – Has a playoff spot secured and can do no worse than the #2 seed courtesy of its divisional title. The team could regain the #1 seed if it finishes with a better 2-game record in the last two weeks than WOP.

Most intriguing remaining matchup: Week 13 against the Ramas. The Ramas are likely in the playoffs no matter what, but there’s a chance a division title could be on the line between two new owners in the National Division 2 as the Molesters try to hang on, so the outcome of the Assassins-Ramas game could be significant.

Hoof Hearted – Has a playoff spot secured and can do no worse than the #3 seed, which it currently occupies. A #1 seed is still possible if the team finishes with a better 2-game record than the Assassins and the WOP. Like the Assassins, this team will be watching the standings rather than the scoreboard the last two weeks.

Most intriguing remaining matchup: None, really. Individual scores and the results will be significant, but nothing really hinges on the individual outcomes of this team’s remaining two games.

Bourne Ulcerations – This team is the current #4 seed based on average score, and is the only team currently in the playoffs to not have a spot sewn up. There is no scenario where this team could get better than the #4 seed. The Ulcers lead EGB by a total of 67.3 points and the Cocks by 118.2 points. Theoretically, these three teams all share playoff hopes. Practically, it’s going to take a big effort by either of the two who are currently on the outside looking in.

Most intriguing remaining matchup: Week 13 against the Cocks. Depending upon the Cocks' performance in Week 12, there’s an outside chance this matchup has playoff implications that hinge on the two teams’ scores rather than the actual W/L result.

Estelle Getty’s Boobs – This team is not currently in, but one big week could change that.

Most intriguing remaining matchup: Week 12 against the WOP. A natural rivalry, with both owners being in Alaska, this matchup is only mildly intriguing. If the Boobs don’t make the playoffs, they can still play spoiler and help sabotage the WOP’s hopes of a #1 seed.

Fighting Cocks – This team is not currently in, and it would take a minor miracle to change this.

Most intriguing matchup remaining: Week 13 against the Ulcerations. As mentioned above, there’s a sliver of a chance that this game has playoff implications. At the very least, there’s a chance this matchup determines who finishes in the division cellar. It should be noted that both of the Cocks' final two games are against divisional opponents, so there's some natural intrigue there.

Playoff Update -- Week 12

With two regular season weeks left, Fantasy Goodness is prepared to call three teams playoff eligible. The top three teams in the American Conference are a lock for the playoffs; it's just seeds that are left to be determined. There are a lot of intriguing storylines as the playoffs approach, but first, let's take a look at the playoff picture as of today:

American Conference
1) Wings of Pastrami -- 9-2 (H2H win over Avalon Park Assassins)
2) Avalon Park Assassins -- 9-2
3) Hoof Hearted -- 8-3
4) Bourne Ulceration -- 130.5 ppg

National Conference
1) Team Vote 4 Pedro -- 7-4
2) West Meadows Molesters -- 7-4
3) Bradford Brawlers -- 6-5 (H2H win over Huey Ramas)
4) Huey Ramas -- 132.1 ppg

While the top three seeds in the AC are locked, there’s still a chance Hoof Hearted could win the division. If HH and WOP share a W/L record, HH gets the tiebreak courtesy of a 2-0 H2H record. The worse the Assassins could do is the #2 seed, since they have the division sewn up. The Ulcerations took a big step towards securing their fantasy fate with a 91.4 point victory over the Boobs, leaving BU 67.3 points ahead of the Boobs with two weeks left.

In the NC, after a nice one-week stay in the playoff picture, the Narcotics are bounced as the Brawlers victory over the Ramas put them back in the playoffs as the WC based on record. The Ramas slid back to the #4 seed, but their spot in the playoffs looks pretty solid with a high average score and a decent record.

I'll put up another post soon discussing the many interesting developments regarding the playoff picture.

Week 11 winners

Wings of Pastrami
Fighting Cocks
Bradford Brawlers
Northeast Narcotics
The Bourne Ulceration
Team VOTE 4 PEDRO

LAST WEEK: 4-2
OVERALL: 21-15

regarding playoff schedules

a few nuggets from espn fantasy regarding good and bad fantasy playoff schedules -

*it's almost unfair that Brady Quinn, Daunte Culpepper and Ryan Fitzpatrick face the hardest schedules from here on out. If you were still hoping that Braylon Edwards would come around, forget about it.

*Peyton Manning's down year ends now. His next five weeks are a gift to his fantasy owners as he faces Houston, San Diego, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Detroit. If you own the combo platter of Manning and Wayne, you are looking at a deep run in the fantasy playoffs.

*if somehow the team that took Randy Moss in the first round of your league still has a prayer at making the playoffs, I'd be hoping against hope that he's not on your side of the bracket.

*If Tory Holt doesn't become relevant again within the next two weeks, feel free to cut him. It's a last stand for fantasy relevance for him.

Playoff Update -- Week 11

Some more changes to the ever-evolving playoff race:

American Conference
1) Avalon Park Assassins -- 9-1
2) Wings of Pastrami -- 8-2
3) Hoof Hearted -- 7-3
4) Estelle Getty's Boobs -- Avg. score = 126 ppg

National Conference
1) West Meadows Molesters -- 7-3
2) Team Vote 4 Pedro -- 6-4
3) Huey Ramas -- 6-4
4) Northeast Narcotics -- Avg. score = 124.8 ppg

The Boobs increased their cushion as the 4th seed in the AC and now hold that spot by 23.6 points over the Ulcerations. After two weeks of impressive scores, the Cocks also lost ground and now stand 88.4 points behind the Boobs. While there may be some jockeying among the top three spots, the three teams in the playoffs based on record are pretty much established in the AC. Of importance is that Hoof Hearted owns the tiebreak over WOP, should WOP stumble at all down the stretch. Also, as the WOP continue to win, they're putting more pressure on the Assassins for that #1 spot and the first-round point advantage that comes with it.

In the National Conference, courtesy of a 180-point explosion, the Narcotics have busted onto the scene as the Brawlers have dropped out. The Narcotics currently hold a 6 point advantage over the Brawlers, but all of these spots are tenuous. (Think the Narcotics could use the extra 10 points they lost when Gore got stuffed on Monday night?) The Ramas and Team Pedro are probably the closest things to locks, as their average scores should keep them in contention if they falter in the W-L department. The team who should be looking over their shoulder is, ironically, the #1 seed Molesters. Every team in Division 1 has a higher average score, so should the Ramas pass them in record, the Molesters would be on the outside looking in. Luckily for them, they own the tiebreak with the Ramas via their 2-0 H2H record against them.

Potential Keepers

Here's a list of attractive keepers for each team. For those teams whose keeper was questionable, I listed a few:

Estelle Getty's Boobs: Matt Ryan (13th round)
Avalon Park Assassins: Chris Johnson (13th round)
Team Vote 4 Pedro: Jake Delhomme (10th round)
Huey Ramas: Jay Cutler (8th round)
Wings of Pastrami: Steve Slaton (14th round)
Bourne Ulcerations: Ronnie Brown (8th round); Dwayne Bowe (6th round)
NE Narcotics: Eddie Royal (14th round)
Floating Turtleheads: Brandon Jacobs (6th round); Felix Jones (9th round)
Hoof Hearted: Tim Hightower (10th round -- FA addition); Adrian Peterson (1st round -- this year's keeper)
Fighting Cocks: Chad Pennington (13th round); Brian Westbrook (1st round -- this year's keeper)
Bradford Brawlers: Drew Brees (2nd round); Ray Rice (10th round); Donnie Avery (18th round)
WM Molesters: Phillip Rivers (9th round); Darren McFadden (3rd round)

week 10 winners

Wings of Pastrami
Team VOTE 4 PEDRO
Fighting Cocks
Bradford Brawlers
Avalon Park Assassins
Huey Ramas

Last week:4-2
Overall:17-13

players starting this week that probably shouldn't be

Mark Bradley
John Carlson
Darren Sproles
Visanthe Shiancoe
Rams HC
Bobby Engram
Steve Breaston
Braylon Edwards
David Garrard
Ted Ginn Jr.
Robert Royal

Playoff Update -- Week 10

Now that I've been straightened out regarding the proper playoff format (gee, you'd think I'd remember that after nearly a decade in the league -- speaking of which, how long have we been a league? Are we celebrating 10 years, yet?), here are the updated playoff standings.

American Conference
1: Avalon Park Assassins (Division 2 winner, best record)
2: Wings of Pastrami (Division 1 winner, 2nd best record)
3: Hoof Hearted (WC based on record)
4: Estelle Getty's Boobs (WC based on avg. score)

National Conference
1: West Meadows Molesters (Division 2 winnner; best record)
2: Team Vote 4 Pedro (Division 1 winner, 2nd best record via 1-0 record against Bradford Brawlers)
3: Bradford Brawlers (WC based on record -- same record as Huey Ramas, no H2H matchup, yet, and has a higher avg. score than the Ramas)
4: Huey Ramas (WC based on avg. score)

• The Ulcerations have dropped out of the playoff picture with this update and now trail EGB by 14.5 points in the avg. score department.
• The 3 and 4 slots with the National Division will likely be decided by the H2H matchup in Week 11. This isn't real significant, since the odds of both of these teams making the playoffs is good, but the 4 seed must face the 1 seed, which gets a point-advantage.
• With a modest 2-game winning streak, the Narcotics have put themselves back in the playoff hunt, record-wise. (They're 43.5 points behind the Ramas, so they've got work to do, point-wise.) Unfortunately, they're 0-3 within the division so far, so tie-break scenarios look bleak.

A Story About a Man Named Brady

Well, I nabbed Quinn off of the waiver wire. With Peyton playing much better as of late and having a history of durability, I'm not sure I see Quinn starting much, if at all, for me this season. Quinn's most promising matchup probably comes this week against a Broncos team that has given up the fifth most fantasy points to QBs. Given that Manning faces a Pittsburgh defense this week, it's tempting to pencil Quinn in, but I'd feel more comfortable seeing him play a whole regular-season game before I trust him in my lineup.

It may be quite presumptuous to look that far ahead, but Quinn's playoff schedule isn't doing him any favors, either.* He faces Tennessee, Philly, and Cincy in the three weeks of our playoffs, while Manning gets Cincy, Detroit, and Jacksonville, so there's not much chance he starts in any of those weeks.

*This is even more presumptuous considering I'm not even a playoff team right now. I still feel good about my chances, but that's for a different post.

No, this move isn't likely to pay many immediate dividends.* But my thinking was several-fold. First, given the Browns' weapons (which I think are still there, even if they haven't performed well this year), Quinn could be a really good QB this year. In a league where depth at QB is thin, it would be nice to have a contingency plan.

*I suppose I do have until the end of the week if I want to move him in a trade, so he might bring an immediate dividend were that to happen.

Quinn is also a decent keeper candidate now. If he performs as well as Anderson last year, getting him at the cost of a 10th round pick is a bargain.

The move was a bit of defense as well. Some of the leading teams might be in the hunt for QB help, and I viewed this as a way of blocking potential moves. Below is the current QB situation for some of the top teams in the league:

• The Assassins are waiting out the Romo injury, but he'll probably be back after the bye, so help is on the way. The Cowboys have not been good without him, but there's little reason to believe they won't right the ship when he returns. If they don't, Quinn would have been an attrative option.
• The WOP have been successful playing the matchups, but the team is carrying four healthy QBs right now (and one on IR) and might like to pare that down with one competent QB (which we are admittedly not sure Quinn is, yet).
• Hoof Hearted is skeptical enough about Eli Manning that they started Ryan Fitzpatrick a few weeks ago. Fitzpatrick is no longer on the team's roster, but JaMarcus Russell, he of the 2.2 point game last week, still is.
• Estelle Getty's Boobs have the inconsistent Brett Favre on the roster, and as of now, the team has Matt Ryan starting this week. Both of those QBs are fine options, but both are inconsistent.

I don't know if any of these other teams put in waiver claims for Quinn, but I'd like to think that it was worth using my #2 waiver priority to grab him.

Finally, if Quinn does make a splash, I have the Quinn-to-Edwards connection that can make for some sweet fantasy scores. One of my first seasons in this league I had Manning and Harrison, and it was fun to watch those two put up big scores together.

trades

This season, our league has been pretty active on the trading. I have made 6 (yes 6) trades this season and ever team has at least 1. Lets take a peek and judge my 6 starting with the most recent-

1)
RICH traded Kevin Curtis, Phi WR to Pastrami
WOP traded Ben Roethlisberger, Pit QB to Brawlers
*I wanted to get rid of Roethlisburger in the worst. Granted I was trying to move him at after a stinker of a game, but I thought the trade deadline was soon approaching and was willing to move him for 50 cents on the dollar. I targeted WRs and D/st who I thought would have really big 2nd halfs that were so far disappointing. I was happy to get Curtis, whose schedule is nice and will be a great 4th WR or even a decent enough replacement if one of my 3 studs gets hurt. And I also am putting a lot of stock into Garrard, Schaub, and Ferotte - Crap, who would thought I would be saying that in the pre-season? Will see how this plays out.


2)
PATE traded Steve Smith, Car WR to Pastrami
WOP traded Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ WR to Cocks
WOP traded Michael Turner, Atl RB to Cocks
*I had 4 top 20 RBs and wanted to move one. I looked through the matchups for the rest of the year, who had the most trade value and also keeper potential. I determined that Burner Turner was my best chip to move and I also wasnt too keen on his playoff schedule (NO, TB, MIN). Also, I wanted to keep Forte and Slaton as keeper guys. For turner, I wanted to get back a stud WR - I went after Fitzgerald and Steve Smith. With Delhomme giving him lots of targets, Smith is having a sweet year (averaging 102 yards per game) and I think of him as someone who has 100 yard potential every game, no matter the matchup. I loathe him as a person, but this year looks like he is going to be a top 5 WR. Not bad to match up with Randy Moss and Wayne every week. Cotchery looked to be somewhat of a disappointment (i drafted him in the 4th round) I thought his 2 TD game was a fluke. I thought he could rebound but didn't need him if i was getting smith. Since the trade, Turner has 2 crappy games, Cotchery had a stinker and a great game. Smith has played in one game and got his season high! Awesome. still love this move.

3)
WOP traded Eagles Coach, Phi HC to Assassins
HAWK traded Colts D/ST, Ind D/ST to Pastrami
*I need a D/ST -any D/ST- for a bye week play. And they got me -4 points (ugg). And I think you can grab a decent HC play on the waiver wire. No biggie. But they might not last on the roster long. Don't love them or hate them. But hopefully I dont need them to start.

4)
PATE traded Reggie Wayne, Ind WR to Pastrami
PATE traded Darren Sproles, SD RB to Pastrami
WOP traded Kurt Warner, Ari QB to Cocks
WOP traded Donald Driver, GB WR to Cocks
WOP traded Heath Miller, Pit TE to Cocks
*In terms of straight value, I probably "lost" this trade. But I was (still am) convinced that Warner does not play a full season and I wanted to try to sell him high. QB is the 1 position that can win or lose a week, so it hurts a little to see warner still be really good. He has 2 average a game a 1 amazing game. Driver has done little since I moved him and miller wouldn't be starting any games with daniels on my roster. Wayne has had 2 great games and 2 bad games since the trade. I wanted him since I believe in Peyton Manning for the 2nd half of the season and I think he'll do awesome in the fantasy playoffs (CLE, CIN, DET) so I'm not sweating what he does right now. But I still think he'll help a lot now as well.

5)
BOOB traded Justin Gage, Ten WR to Pastrami
WOP traded Ricky Williams, Mia RB to Boobs
*Ricky Williams has been below average to average all year. Gage has been a decent surprise but hurt most of the time. An okay 5th WR for depth. I guess I "won" this trade. Shrugs.

6)
BOOB traded Heath Miller, Pit TE to Pastrami
WOP traded Matt Jones, Jac WR to Boobs
*First trade of the season. I did it when it looked like Owen Daniels would be disappointing. I ended up moving Heath Miller when Daniels showed that his is legit, a real top 5 TE. Jones has had a pretty nice season so far, but now he'll be missing 3 games for a suspension. I probably "lost" this trade, but it didnt hurt me either. Thank goodness.

week 9 winners

Wings of Pastrami
Avalon Park Assassins
Huey Ramas
Fighting Cocks
West Meadows Molesters
Floating Turtleheads

Last week: 3-3
Overall: 13-11