Week 3 Bumps and Bruises

Dear Jet Fans,

Welcome Back. We missed you.


Love always,

Reality




I am going to try my hardest not to bash Eric "Mangina" Mangini in this blog. However, his play calling in the Red Zone requires a short tantrum from The Commish. Let me get this straight, the Jets made all of this off-season hoopla for some Quarterback and when the game matters the most, let's hand the ball off and run right at the strength of the Patriots Defense: The D Line. It's almost like Eric Mangini has never played or even scouted the Pats D before. Why wouldn't you attack a depleted secondary? One that starts a man by the name of Deltha O'Neal, who was recently waived by the Bengals! Instead, let's run right at Vince Wilfork, Ty Warren and Richard Seymour not once, not twice, but three times in a row. I really thought the Jets were going to pull this one out, but I am still baffled as to why they didn't look towards Keller or Cotchery at least once during that crucial drive. Oh yeah, didn't the Jets make all the off-season headlines by acquiring Brett Favre? Would it hurt Mangini to put the ball in his hands when the game mattered the most?

(rant off)


Week 2 Results:

* The Italian Birds 120.44 over Germ 80.06 *

- For the 2nd week in a row, the Chicago Bears D was Germ's 2nd leading scorer. As I said in my previous blog, when that happens, chances are, you are going to lose week in and week out. What happened to all Germ's RBs? Tony Gonzo was his leading scorer. Seems like everybody else is taking advantage of the Point Per Reception except Germ. The season is young, but there is clearly some work to be done if Germ wants to make a playoff push. Calvin Johnson in the 3rd round is beginning to look like a steal.


* 11th Street Bullies 151.74 over Harrch 88.04 *

- Where have you gone LaDainian Tomlinson? The consensus #1 overall pick for the previous 4 years is finally showing signs of slowing down. Not only that, but he might miss the next few weeks. Props to Harrch for having D. Sproles. What else is there to say about Boone's team? Westbrook had a huge game against a 'great' Dallas D. Anquan Boldin was arguably the Player of the Week for a surprising 2-0 Kurt Warner led Arizona Team. Matt Jones and Vernon Davis in the starting lineup? No big deal for the 11th Street Bullies, who are certainly living up to their billing.


* Kenny 128.98 over The Posse 127.94 *

- Most overrated team in the League? Could very well be The Reigning Champ. Both of his wins came against 0-2 teams (Nicky and OB) by a little over a combined 1.5 points. Never again will I bet on Kenny giving points. Nicky put up a valiant effort and on Monday night we had all thought he chalked up his first W of the season. On the bright side for Kenny, the Cowboys look like they are going to have another huge offensive season once again. Barber III and Romo were his Prime Time Players this week, a trend we will likely see for the remainder of the year. Props to Nicky for starting Jason Campbell over Carson Palmer. The Posse played the matchups, and it resulted in a 17 point swing at his QB position. This is a great example of how Fantasy Football is NOT all luck.


* Lattimer's Needles 187.12 over OB 95.84 *

- It doesn't matter who Mike puts at QB, cause they will all put up 25+ points. Brandon Marshall was a one man wrecking crew this weekend, amassing 40.6 points and surpassing Boldin for POTW Honors. When your starting RBs and WRs put up 20+ each, you aren't going to lose many weeks. OB needs to fix his running game, or else his climb out of the 0-2 bunker is going to be extremely difficult. Reggie Wayne was once again OB's best player, but it wasn't enough to pull off the upset of colossal proportions.


* Miami Sharks 169.1 over BBI 115.2 *

- Got to give a ton of credit to BBI. In my opinion, he has overcome the lost of Brady and has enough talent on his depleted team to make an impact this year. How long will his rookies (Chris Johnson/DeSean Jackson) last? That might be the telling point for BBI's season. Looks like MJ did nothing at the Air Force Academy this year but study Fantasy Football. He appears to be on a mission to get his name engraved on the BCFFL Cup. Reggie Bush and Julius Jones were both head scratching draft picks, but both put up huge weeks in the victory. Starting Eli over McNabb was a bit under the radar, but it goes to show how much MJ is on top of his game.



The Commish Picks: Week 3


BCFFL: 0-3
NFL: 2-1
Season: 6-6


Editor's Note: The CBS Spreads are absolutely ridiculous. If you haven't already noticed.



* Tim (+14) over BBI *

- For the first time this year, The Commish is an underdog. We like that role this week. Simply put, Dean has better matchups than TT. Most glaringly: Cassel vs. Miami D and Peyton vs. Jacksonville D. The biggest difference is at the TE position. If Dallas Clark can make it back on the field, he should close the gap with Witten. Zach Miller is an emergency starter, and it hurts me to put him the starting lineup for the 2nd straight week. If the Colts can finally get on track, Tim should easily cover and has a legit chance to win outright. Ride that Eddie Royal Train!


* OB (+66) over Kenny *

- Cleary has yet to cover a spread this year. And this one might be the most laughable. Brees has a tough matchup vs. Denver and I think the loss of Colston is going to impact the NO Offense more than people think. Michael Turner should put up 25+ points against a terrible KC team. For the 2nd time in 3 weeks, OB is facing off against Cleary. Take OB with the points and never look back.

* 11th Street Bullies (+54) over Lattimer's Needles *

- An early inter-division rivalry game. This could very well be an Evens Division Championship Preview. Powerhouse vs. Powerhouse. This spread should be around 10 points, give or take. If it were, it would've been much harder to pick a winner. I think these are two of the most talented teams in the league, it should be an Old-Fashioned Western Shootout. Granted, the talent level is so high in this game, I wouldn't be in the least surprised if Mike won by 55 or even if Boone won by 60. This is easily the BCFFL Game of the Year so far.



* Denver (-5.5) over New Orleans *

* Tampa (+3) over Chicago *

* Pittsburgh (+3.5) over Philadelphia *


$$ Degenerates, take note that there is only 1 Home Dog this week: Packers vs. Cowboys in Dallas on Sunday Night. Bet carefully. $$


Week 3 BCFFL Power Rankings:

1) Mike (2-0)
2) MJ (2-0)
3) Boone (2-0)
4) TT (1-1)
5) Cleary (2-0)
6) BBI (1-1)
7) The Posse (0-2)
8) Harrch (0-2)
9) OB (0-2)
10) Germ (0-2)


Just a brief closing note, with OB winning the bid for Michael Pittman at $14, he becomes the 4th Denver RB to be on an active BCFFL Roster. Just some food for thought. Enjoy the beautiful weekend.



Oh yeah, that's definitely Brandon Jacobs in the picture below. He personally told me that he is going to put 150 and 2 TDs vs. the Bengals this weekend. Sorry Dean, but it's not like you didn't already know :)





Until next time,

TT