Week 8 Power Rankings

Week 7 returned to the odd week bell curve with two on top, two on the bottom and ten hugging within a game over/under .500.  Average score takes a dip to 103.9.  3 were over 120 and and 7/14 passed 100. 

 1. (2)  Polk High Panthers  (6-1) - the All-City Bundys looked every bit the part of a playoff team as they secured their sixth win over a bye-hobbled Tiger squad. But credit for style points here too, the Panthers were top three in scoring this week, and fourth in points overall.  They featured all their weapons, multiple TDs from Megatron and AJ - and a huge bounce-back game from Ryan in the gun.  F-Jax's injury has the potential to derail the Bundys playoff bye dreams, but they're driving the train at the midway point. 

 2. (5) Tusken Raiders (5-2)  - #2 with a blaster! The Raiders knocked the Girlz out and sold them to the Hutts as slaves.  D-Jax hiccuped on the QB inconsistency in Philly. But Charles is close to a sure thing this year. Woodhead, Cameron and Hopkins added a TD a piece. If RGIII's best game of the season is a sign of things to come, that makes Tusken FC a serious contender in the second half.

3. (8) Trichs  (4-3) - Another high card for General Far East. We've said they're the deepest team before and it's standing them in good stead during the bye weeks - that's three straight for the Pullers.  When Gore and Keeper-nick are both over 20 pts the General will be a tough out. Not many teams have the luxury of sitting MJD and Stacy.

T. 4.  (1) Pelican Brief - (4-3)  - The Brief were burnt by the Bolt and drop one to the insurgent Trichs.  It's a hard one to take, not so much because of the opponent (the Trichs have been b34sting) but the Pelican's own performance - the Legal Thrillers fall to sixth in scoring with a 73 this week.   Brady's second single digit is conerning in field full of Big Air teams. Getting on the Blowout of the Week ad will cost you this year, and CJ?K is a surer thing than Hillis this side of 2010 (actually, it didn't work out as badly as we thought, but still, the dude was on his ranch last week).  

T. 4. (T.9) Aethernauts (4-3) - The Nauts pick up their second straight win and move into the top 6 in scoring.  2 TDs for Jaquiz helped fill out the roster as Smith and Lynch pitched in endzone work as well.  Doing it minus Murray dodged a serious bullet for the Explorers, but the danger zone extends over several weeks.  With Lynch and the Newton/Smith double titration the Nauts have a high ceiling.
 

6. (4) TakingTigerMountain (4-3) - the Mountain dropped their third straight on the Saints bye week.  The Cowboys were not fooled by Foles' mustache Spiller continues to be a slow-motion bust. Still the team is Brees and Graham, so the whole season depends on that ankle being/getting healthy. 

7. (3)  Dijonaise All Stars  (4-3) - the Mustard Men lost a prime opportunity to move into the league's elite by lowballing against a beatable Commish.  Worse, Foster tweaked his hammy and without him their ground game is just Vulture Tolbert.  A-Rodg had a great bounce back week, but Dijon's double titration is gone with Jones on the shelf. 

8. (T.9) Grossman Sachs (3-4) - the g0dbank executed the put option on Arian Foster's hamstring to perfection and reaped a huge win on a vulnerable week.  Alshon provided the only double digit among position players and the Sachs topped out at 90.  Still, they're the fifth highest in points and Peyton is still QB1.  Percy has a shot to play in week 8 but is he free of the Tebow telepathic headache syndrome?

9 (T. 6) Phat Girlz (3-4)  - The Girlz were minus Sproles on the Saints bye and struggled on the ground with handcuff Tate and timeshare Miller.  Stafford was 25+ for the second week in a row and RGIII's performance can only be good news for Garcon.  Ranking 10th in points the Girlz need to start training for a heavier weight class if they're going to win a tiebreaker.

10. (12) SanFranciscoFerries (3-4)  - The Bay Area Boatmen picked up their third straight and continue to ferry the season back from the land of the dead.  Currently 9th in points the Ferries have been over 110 for four straight weeks now.  Gronk was "eased" back into action with a 11 pt game and Vinateri hit for 16, while the Ferries parked almost exactly on their projection.  Everybody else got some but not a lot.  Good games from Lacy and Wilson were left on the bench here, but not needed because of BDT's  energy vortex lowball.

T. 11. (11) Homespun Neckbloodz  (4-3) - The Cyclotron picked up a much needed win to stop the bleeding and keep their playoff hopes alive. Unfortunately they missed the opportunity to rack up much in the way of Stylez points.  A gamble bid on Jacobs failed to pay off spectacularly and leaves the Spinners in a bit of a lurch. Now 13th in scoring and entering a tough bye week they'll need to take scalps every week to stay in the hunt. 

T. 11. (T. 6) BuildingDwellingThinking  (3-4) - Sucked into the energy vortex of the Emerald Triangle the German Philosophers were immune to the indignities of sound drubbing by their West Coast rivals.   The NFC East shootout never materialized and Romo threw more picks than TDs, too bad because a long TD pass to Dez here could have made this one close.  The Ravens are still struggling to block for Rice.   Finley ended the week in the ICU, leaving BDT with hole to fill at TE. 

13. (12)  Goslings (2-5) - the Pretty Boys lost a true squeaker to the Nauts by all of 1.88 pts. Injury to insult, Reggie Wayne is gone for the season and with him the Goslings' feared double titration with Luck.  Alone at 2-5 and 11th in points the Goslings are fading fast - they need L-Mac and Luck to carry them.  They'll be happy to take their Stylez points next week.

14. (14)  PrimordialLifestyles (0-7)  - Muscle Hamster's injury adds to the absences on PL's fallow roster.