Before
you know it, it's already week 10 of this PSAS marathon. The expansion year for PSAS is proving
to be a slugfest, with 13 teams packed into 3 game differences and 11 within 1
game. The tie-breaker total points
rankingz is ever more import in such a close race, so teams should be as
concerned with running up the scores as winning. With injuries piling up, it's getting harder and harder to
predict where the points are coming from.
With diligence, well-educated guesses are possible (and paramount),
reminds Sun Tzu. The bye craze is
winding down gradually, although resurrected offensive juggernaut the Patriots
are dragging KC, Jets and the Browns along for a time-off this week. Helped with stock market inflation and
emergence of annual mid-season offensive weapons, teams are keeping the
waiver-wire pretty busy. Of course
there are some gluttony here and there, but hey, that's part of the fun. Another Sun Tzu jade; money is not how
you earn it, it's how you spend it.
There you have it, gents.
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| In NYC Marathon terms, we are just about crossing the Q'boro bridge at 15 mile mark |
(1) Polk
High Panthers (7-2)
vs (t-3) SanFranciscoFerries (5-4)
The
league's hottest team and the leader Panthers are in this showdown. The Boatmen have won five in a row;
Panthers haven't lost two in a row this season. One of these streaks will end this week.
Bundy's
squad was handed the second loss of the season in Megatron's bye. Not-so-Hotlanta's Ryan was stifled by
Carolina D, though he managed to throw one TD to ageless Tony Gonzalez in a
single-digit performance. T-Gonz
refuses to give ways to emerging rookie Reed. While AJ will have a decent week regardless of which Dalton
shows up, the backfield due of Law Firm and S-Jax are stuck in their respective
time-share duties, limiting their upsides. Vincent Brown heads the group of second and third tier
receivers that boast inconsistency behind Megatron and AJ. With the ATL duo dealing with another
suffocating defense in a game against Seattle, the Mighty Ones are happy to
have Megatron back.
The
streak continues for the Ferries.
In this muggy PSAS climate, their five game winning streak is almost
miraculous. The Boatmen have done
it fashionably with another strong performance in week 9 with 138pts scored in
Bush and Moreno's absence. Gronk
was finally his old-self, lifting Brady's stock high heading into their
bye. With yet another bunch of
inconsistent receivers filling up the rest of the roster, Ferries need their
backfield to do the damage to topple the Mighty Panthers this week and stay in
the playoffs chase. This is a statement
game for them. Only if they could
play four running backs, this week's upset alert would sound louder.
-SFF even
(2) ThePelicanBrief (6-3) vs (7) Phat
Girlz (5-4)
The
league's lone winning streaks save for the Ferries' belong to these teams
boasting two wins in a row. They
both look to extend the streak to three and put their teams in the driving seat
of the playoff race.
The Legal
Thrillers are happy to be standing alone at 6-3 and one game behind the
Panthers after grinding out a win over the Goslings with both Welker and Vernon
on bye. Tom Brady finally dug
himself out of the funk and threw for over 400 yds and 4 tds. CJ?K got to the endzone twice and ran
for almost 150 yds in a throw-back fashion, and three out of four fringe
receivers (WR/TE) plugged into the lineup as fill-ins performed respectably to
boost the Grishamites. While the
Pelican will welcome the return of Welker, Vernon and to a lesser extent Nicks
to the lineup, they will lack resurgent Brady's arms in week 10's showdown
against the rowdy girlz. With the
Titans facing the Jaguars fresh off their post-London tour break, Locker and
CJ?K have a good chance to dutifully fill in here.
Monique
enjoyed the stylez treatment in week 9 fairly relaxed, deciding to leave some
IDP bye players in the lineup.
Inconsequentially, there were some ups and downs in the win. D-Bowe finally having at least a good
first half must have settled some acid reflux for Monique. Sproles' on the other hand continued
his slump. He was concussed in the
first drive of the game and his status is uncertain for this week. Regardless of Sproles' availability,
Monique will increasingly rely on Ben Tate for short and long-term relief in
the backfield as long as his ribs are holding the chest cavity together. She's also happy to have Stafford back
after witnessing Dalton's inconsistency.
With a pretty unimpressive points total, the Girlz are currently outside
of the playoff cutoff line at seventh place. With only two teams in the playoff chase (5-4 Dijon and 4-5
Goslings) having a lower points total than the Girlz, Monique needs to win as
much of the rest of games as possible and hope for the best. Beating the second-placed Pelican this
week will be a start. Relaxing and
volunteering some points against the stylez may eventually come back to haunt Monique.
-PB -3.5
(t-3) Trichotillomaniacs (5-4) vs (t-10)
Dijonnaise All-Stars (5-4)
Both
teams look to put themselves in control of the playoffs picture in this battle
of two 5-4 franchises.
The
Trichs came out of the week 9 bye bonanza with a fanfare. The remaining Far East players put the
General's concern to rest with strong performances by the likes of Stacy,
Ridley, Marshall and Keenan Allen.
Carolina D stifling Atlanta offense and scoring 19pts helped the
hairpullers reach the league's season high with 167+pts despite newly acquired
(and now released) McCluster managing only 0.5 pts. The Far East Crew now gets Kap, Gore, MJD, Decker and Julius
back, although Julius Thomas is still recovering from a lingering ankle issue
that he aggravated before the bye.
With Vick long gone and Pryor not sticking around following a
respectable fill-in stint, the General's troop is once again Kaepernick's
team. The Niners are squaring off
against Carolina in a cannibalistic matchup, but General Far East doesn't lack
offensive weapons else where. The
depth here is such that a significant injury (or two) will not weaken the
weekly firepower. Boasting the
league's top scoring offense by a 70+ pts margin, the Trichs will keep driving
as long as they don't drop one unexpectedly.
Colonel
Mustard's troubles blew up in week 9.
The blowout loss to the Ferries was multifold. They lost A-Rodg for what looks like the rest of the regular
season. Foster also went down
ealry in the game, resulting in a fat goose egg out of the flex position. While Tolbert is by far the clear
favorite for Vulture of the Year Award, the other backfield option that is Johnathan Franklin is
basking only in week 3's glory. He
managed one tackle for 0.4 pts in in special teams duty in week 9, so his days
as a viable fantasy option is long gone.
Meanwhile, other concerns keep piling up for Mustard Yellow. Colonel will welcome Fitz and Cruz back
from their bye with open arms, but the QB stash here is Eli the
Unreliable. To make matters worse,
the silently reliable New England kicker and defense are on bye. Despite sitting with a winning record
at 5-4, the road to playoffs here looks very rough with the Yellow advertising
a very unremarkable points total.
Like the Girlz, Poupon Grey need to win as much as possible and pray for
some outside help. The tough
journey begins with a game against juggernaut Trichs in week 10.
-Trichs
-8
(5) TakingTigerMountain (5-4) vs (14)
Pr1m0rdi4lLyfestylz (0-9)
TTM's
turn for stylez treatment.
The streak
of winning with Brees-Graham connection finally ended, and the Mountain is
swallowed up by the rest of the league with a 5-4 record. The running backs on bench in week 9,
relegated to there probably because of the matchup, significantly outscored the
starters in the loss. Including
the receivers, the Mountain lacks elite indisputable stars outside of
Brees-Graham, hence making setting the lineups and scoring consistently that
much more difficult week in and week out.
At least they play the Stylez this week and the attention to details is
not required for the week. With
second highest points total and a near-guaranteed win this week, the Mountain
Men are still in control of their playoffs destiny.
The last
sign of life here was the insertion of Dallas Clark at TE in week 4. that was at the beginning of the bye
season. It's the waning hours of
the bye season, and it's hard to believe that the franchise has been shut out
of the sports world this long to stay ignorant of what's happening in, say,
Houston or Tampa Bay.
Unfortunately, the oracle sayz, they just don't care.
-TTM -27
(6) Tusken Raiders (5-4) vs (t-10)
BldgDW3LL1NGTh1nk1ng (4-5)
In this
NFC East heavy matchup, teams square off to stay afloat and hopefully make it
to the regular season finale in high spirits.
The Sand
People of Tatooine got demolished by the bankerz in week 9 for their second
loss in a row. Save for D-Jax that
received some spill over passes from Foles-Cooper hook-ups, a bunch of the
Raiders low-balled. RGIII,
Charles, Woodhead and Cameron all were held to single-digit scores, limiting
the team's upside significantly.
RGIII will try to lead the charge with a strong Thursday night showing
against the Vikes this week. With
both Cameron and Charles on bye, the Raiders are relying on a pair of
resurgent-hopeful Texan receiver/tight end to lift them up and avoid slipping
three games in a row.
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| Will it be carnival time in New Orleans? |
The Chico
Boys are fresh off an upset win over the top-ranked Al Bundy Panthers. TY Hilton blew up fashionably and,
while still not as reliable as Wayne, is a top Luck target in Indy. Romo and Dez were rather quiet for
their standard, and they left three players on the bench (Amendola, Ivory and
Greene) that fared significantly better than the starters in a resurgent
mode. The firepower is there, just
picking the right one without a jam for the week is the tricky part here. Romo and Dez are supposedly going to be
involved in a shoot-out in New Orleans, but the last time such event was announced,
promoted, and expected it ended up being a defensive dog-fight in the game
against Philly. The Philosophers'
season is on the line here, and they need to get the titration right for the
rest of the season to stay in the playoffs chase.
(8) GrossmanSachs (4-5) vs (9)
AEthernauts (4-5)
A battle
of two underachievers is a must-win game for both teams' playoffs hope
following their respective upset wins in week 9.
The
g0db4nkz flew passed the Sand People on a decent MNF performance by
Jeffery. AP and Gio both went over
20pts, but, surprise surprise Darry's hammy is hurty hurty again. DMC being sidelined during the game is
something Commish can't afford at this point of the season, and DMC will very
likely spend the bulk of the remaining season on the bench due to his
unreliability and vulnerability.
Tannehill filled in at QB in Peyton's absence and managed his game
fairly well. Truly in win-or-done
mode at 4-5, Commish will welcome back Peyton this week and go into the week's
battle with a down-the-stretch mentality.
With a fourth highest total scores, as long as the b4nkerz win out they
still have a good chance for the playoffs. Of course, it's not a cake-walk.
The Sky
got their much-needed win over the strong TigerMountain squad thanks to Aaron
Dobson hooking up with Brady twice.
LynchMob regained his reliable-self, and KC defense was yet again a
dominant force. The rest of the
bunch including Cam, Murray and Bennett all were not as impressive in the win. KC is on bye this week and the
travelers can't rely on their team D that has pulled them out of many
holes. Cam and Steve Smith are facing the stingy
SF defense, so it's hard to expect an explosion out of this team's core. Supporting casts such as Murray, facing
NO in an anticipated shootout, needs to step up to beat the powerful Bankerz
squad and keep the playoffs hope alive.
-GS -3.5
(12) HomeSpunNeckBloodz (4-5) vs (13) the
Goslings (4-5)
Like the
above game, both teams are in win-or-done mode when it comes to the
playoffs.
The
scheduling g0dz were unfriendly to the Bloodz in week 9, matching them up with
the Trichs that yet again scored the league's highest output of the
season. The spinnerz' 139 pts,
team's season high, were the second highest of the week and a good sign for the
slumping team, thanks to a late coming-out party by Andre Johnson. Forte, back from bye, picked up where
he left off and is a true top-five RB week in and week out, regardless of who
is the QB in Chicago. V-Jax low
balling and Oakland D in the negatives probably did it against the Trichs. Keenum in Houston looks like a
long-term thing, and Andre Johnson has a good chance of resurrecting his
disappointing season with the enigmatic local product in charge of the
offense. Johnson and V-Jax need to
produce at Forte-level for the spinnerz to keep the playoffs dream alive,
especially with the Bloodz hovering near the bottom in total points
scored. A win over the Gos this
week is obviously a must.
The
Pretty Boys' inaugural PSAS season is on the brink following a sub-100 pts loss
to the Grishamites. The owner
inserted Thompkins last minuet in hopes of some counter-titration effect, but
the drop-prone New England rookie was a healthy scratch instead, resulting in a
costly nada. Rubbing salt to the
cut, the player they dropped was Riley Cooper, who connected with Foles handful
of times in the endzone for a gazzillion points. The rest of the receivers corp also were underwhelming. With Luck, McCoy and Bell all performing
at elite levels, the Babybirds need A-Rodg-less Nelson to be an elite receiver. Looks like Roddy White may come back
this week, but he'll face Richard Sherman and the Hawks D. Also a must win statement game for this
expansion franchise.
-HSNB
-6.5
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