Pittsburgh Franchise Football League 2010 News & Notes

Week 9

Weekly Conference Winners						TEAM OF THE WEEK
East		Central		West		French River
IC Lightning	139*	JR's Boys	142	French River	153
Commish East	139*	Park Valley	140	Endzonerz	150

 

Around the League

PFFL East Standings

Franchise VP W-L-T PF PB Max PF PP PA PWR Eff Strk zIC Lightning 25 7-2-0 1091 9 164 1319 975 33.87 82.7% W3 Snake & Shake 23 6-3-0 1054 46 132 1265 965 31.73 83.3% W1 H Hammers 19 5-4-0 1069 31 153 1322 1085 30.54 80.9% L2 T Bones 19 5-4-0 1039 61 143 1328 1069 32.16 78.2% L1                       Commish East 19 5-4-0 994 106 147 1178 991 27.89 84.4% W2 Syndicate 18 3-6-0 1100 0 142 1317 1129 30.40 83.5% W2 The Jolly Roger 17 4-5-0 1025 75 148 1202 1038 28.08 85.3% L1 Rounders 17 17 4-5-0 1017 83 137 1166 1045 26.71 87.2% L3                       Lucky Lenny 16 4-5-0 1031 69 145 1219 1047 29.23 84.6% W1 Knockout Kings 15 4-5-0 941 159 144 1055 989 24.41 89.2% L1 Darryls 14 4-5-0 972 128 130 1093 977 24.83 88.9% W1 Twisted Helmets 14 3-6-0 1035 65 162 1232 1058 26.17 84.0% L2

x = clinched top 2     y = clinched top four     z = clinched wildcard

 

PFFL East
#1 zIC Lightning Won 139-76  vs. #2 Snake & Shake Won 132-119	Ok last week they earn just 2VP yet increase their lead by 2VP. This week they pick up the full 4VP and nothing happens; they stay at 2VP ahead of second. The East is having one of the strangest seasons I have ever seen! It is still by far the closest of the three races as one single z designation in the entire league with just two weeks left attests. It may have been strange up till now but with #1 playing #2 it may become fairly black and white: The winner gets first place! Unless Vincent once again gets a 2VP win, then... And the way the East is going I almost expect it. And yes Vincent I did notice your big come back Monday night with TO's 36 points to tie me for the weekly first. Are you sure you weren't a part of the old DGB team you Dirty, Greasy, Bas... but I digress. As we said last week after they dropped out of 2nd and into 3rd as the result of a loss in week 8, it was nothing that can't be undone with a win this week. The win regains their 2nd place position but 2nd place doesn't look the same as it did two weeks ago. The last time they were in 2nd they were tied in VP with the Lightning; this time around they are 2VP back. If this were week 11 this game would finalize the #1 ranking in the East. If the Lightning win it probably still finalizes it for them so if S&S has any real aspirations for that top spot, it's now or never!
#3 H Hammers Lost 139-111 vs. #10 Knockout Kings Lost 134-88	Last week I had this to say about the Hammers week 9 game: "The schedule is such they could remain in the top tier with another loss but they could even lose it with a win." What I forgot to add was they could even move up in the standings from 4th to 3rd with a loss because that's what they did. So what will happen this week with a win or a loss? The way the East has been operating I wouldn't be surprised if they ended up in the Central when the week was over. But reality and the schedule say any where from 2nd to 8th is mathematically possible this week. The saying goes: all good things must come to an end, or something like that. Their four game win streak and one week vacation out of the bottom tier have both come to an end. What has also come to an end is the possibility of a bye. Mathematically it appears a bye is still possible but the schedule will never allow it. Even though a bye seems history now the fact they they are competing for a wildcard is still quite a story after their horrible start. But the fact they are back in the bottom tier means they will need to go back to winning if they want that wildcard.
#4 T Bones Lost 126-97 vs. #5 Commish East Lost 139-111	Did the T Bones leave another pile of points on the bench again this week? Actually no not this time. Did the T Bones get beat by the last place team in points and the standings in the East? Absoooolutely! The only thing normal about the T Bones is unlike the other teams in the top tier, when they lose they lose ground. They lose the top two but at least not the top four dropping to 4th. Ok enough with the small talk. If the last place team can beat the hell out of them what can the 5th place team do to them? With back to back 130+ games Commish East has gone to the whip down the home stretch. They made sure they didn't look past a good Hammers team in anticipation of this weeks game with the hated T Bones and put up their second best score of the year. Bulletin board material won't be needed for this game; just the reminder of all the insults and abuse that has been directed their way on the PFFL message boards by you know who. When the schedule came out week 10 was circled in red on the calendar. Is this team up for this game? Absoooolutely!
#6 Syndicate Won 134-88 vs. #7 The Jolly Roger Lost 118-89	Their not totally out of the woods yet in regards to finishing first in points and missing the playoffs but they are out of the bottom tier. Their low win total keeps them vulnerable but their high point total has them on a two game win streak. And after all the frustration the top tier is actually now just 1VP away. Before it's over we may finally see the #1 team in East points in the top tier after all. But their are still issues here: While it may be true that Mick may not be just another head case but rather just high functioning, we can't ignore the fact that he left Percy Harvin and his 21 points on the bench this week. So maybe more testing is needed? Nobody wants to play a team with luck in their name but luck had nothing to do with their 118-89 loss to Lucky Lenny; it was all about the 89 scored with just 107 possible. Ok this is the East so you can either end up in first or last with a loss so dropping two spots to 7th isn't the end of the world. Especially when you are stull just two from the top tier. They now get the #6 team and getting back to luck it's unlucky that this particular #6 team is #1 in East points. It is what it is and what it is is this: a win may not give them the top tier this week but a loss says goodbye to a bye!
#8 Rounders 17 Lost 132-119  vs. #9 Lucky Lenny Won 118-89	That's three straight losses now but thinking the half full thing they are not in the bottom tier and the top tier is still just 2VP away. The empty thing however has the bottom tier now 1VP away. It's not a sure thing but a bye is still possible if they win the last two games. If that losing streak hits four however they will be fighting for a wildcard spot in week 11 with the rest of the underprivileged. In desperate need of a win they get what they need keeping a wildcard birth in reach. What that win and the schedule also did was put their destiny in their own hands. Sitting just under the wire in 9th they play the 8th place team. A win and not only the middle tier is theirs but destiny will stay in their control in week 11. Now how lucky is that?
#11Darryls Won 126-97 vs. #12 Twisted Helmets Lost 139-76	I don't know if the Darryls will get a wildcard or not, but I'm pretty sure they would not have if they lost this game. It's possible a 4VP win and a pile of points could earn them the middle tier this week but most likely it will have to wait until week 11. But of course they still need to win again in week 10. An untimely two game losing streak has sunk them to the bottom of the bottom. Because they have one less win than the next five teams above them they will be stuck in this tier even with a 4VP win. But they do have significant more points than most of them so if they can win the remaining two games the advantage swings to them. But they have to win this one first or the point is moot.

 

PFFL Central Standings

Franchise VP W-L-T PF PB Max PF PP PA PWR Eff Strk xTnT 34 9-0-0 1197 3 160 1337 877 37.46 89.5% W9 yJR's Boys 29 7-2-0 1200 0 159 1335 946 36.01 89.9% W3 zPark Valley 24 6-3-0 1128 72 148 1381 1121 35.55 81.7% W1 zLittle Johnny & Will's 22 6-3-0 1074 126 143 1276 992 31.63 84.2% W5                       Nasty Aggravators 19 5-4-0 1021 179 135 1256 984 30.20 81.3% L1 Pretty Kitty 16 4-5-0 1012 188 139 1176 1013 26.93 86.1% W1 Reno 15 3-6-0 1054 146 180 1200 1154 26.29 87.8% L4 Boys of Autumn 14 3-6-0 1020 180 151 1219 968 27.09 83.7% L1                       TD's 14 3-6-0 942 258 132 1169 1108 24.30 80.6% L2 Sharks 12 3-6-0 954 246 140 1107 1100 25.46 86.2% L2 Cleantown 10 3-6-0 933 267 143 1087 1097 23.50 85.8% L1 Weekend Warriors 9 2-7-0 910 290 112 1151 1085 21.69 79.1% W1 x = clinched top 2     y = clinched top four     z = clinched wildcard

PFFL Central
#1 xTnT Won 124-106 vs. #2 yJR's Boys Won 142-95	One more makes 9! If they can win their last two games they become only the second team to go undefeated in a PFFL season, can tie the total for most VP in a season 42, and can break the record for highest VP gap over 2nd of 10. And if the records don't keep them motivated, maybe the JR's Boys will as they just won't go away. At 5VP behind they actually are significantly behind but that can all change this week. The showdown is on where they have an opportunity to put the Boys away once and for all and concentrate on records alone. It's not often where a #1 vs. #2 isn't about first place but rather all time records but that is what this week is really all about. But if the Boys bring TnT down, week 11 will be all about first place only. It's not that the Boys are back in town but rather they won't leave. They may be lagging 5VP behind in the standings but three straight weekly firsts puts them past TnT as the new league leader in points. This isn't the game of the week but the game of the year and not just in the Central but the entire league really. This is just the third time a team has reached 9-0 and so far anyway only one team has ever reached 10-0. If the Boys win they not only beat a team on the verge of making PFFL history but they bring the top spot back into play in the Central for the final week.
#3 zPark Valley Won 140-132 vs. #12 Weekend Warriors Won 104-99	After a month of sluggish scoring the Valley regained their early form and just in time I might add. At first it looked like that sluggish scoring would continue down 28 going into Monday night but TO's 36 pepped up their total for a nice come-from-behind win. Ok as we said last week #1 is out but it's been out for a while but #2 is now back in play. And even more importantly they put 5VP between them and the middle tier so at least one bye is looking real good right now. And what else is looking good is their matchup this week. The Warriors are ranked 36 of 36 in league points. It they continue with their early season form they should cover what ever large spread the site has put on the game easily. We said if they won we would reevaluate their wildcard chances. They won and their chances did get better but I'm sorry to say it didn't get much better. They move from 6VP to 5VP from the land of the living and with just two games left time is running out. As long as they are mathematically alive and as long as they win as they did this week they are still relevant. So again, if they win we will revisit the situation next week.
#4 zLittle Johnny & Will's Won 117-90 vs. #6 Pretty Kitty Won 139-125	That quiet little four-game win streak is now a louder bigger five-game win streak. And if it wasn't for TnT and JR's Boys making so much noise in the top two, the second longest win streak in the league outside TnT wouldn't be so quiet. With the entire top four winning they can only maintain fourth but a wildcard is clinched and a 3VP gap is created between them and the middle tier. After more wheeling and dealing it is official: Pretty Kitty is now the best team in the league. According to Marty anyway. They did have a nice 4VP win this week so we can't argue there. But it was a win over #10 so a little argument maybe. This week the competition is a little stiffer in #4. They can't win a bye this week but if they win another 4VP they will earn a z in front of their name. And another 4VP in week 11 could earn them a bye. And if they win every game after that they will win the argument and a PFFL championship.
#5 Nasty Aggravators Lost 124-106 vs. #8 Boys of Autumn Lost 101-99	Since nobody has beaten TnT this year no one was expecting the Aggravators to do it this week. But with one lineup change they actually could have. Instead they get their third coulda won. The loss barely changes their position in the Central as they remain in 5th and lose just 1VP to the top tier. And although they haven't clinched yet, they are a solid 5VP from the bottom so a wildcard at least looks to be theirs. An opportunity lost for sure. Playing a team that was averaging just 97.5 the Boys had a good opportunity for a win that would set them up to compete for a bye these last two weeks. Their opponent didn't disappoint putting up just 101 but the wrong lineup decisions left them with 99. Not necessarily bad decisions mind you they just turned out wrong. It is what it is and now they will compete for a wildcard the last two weeks.
#7 Reno Lost 140-132 vs. #10 Sharks Lost 139-125	They drop their fourth in a row and move up one spot to 7th. No this isn't the  East. What it is, is a 2VP loss. Putting up their best score in three weeks they were poised to break a three game losing streak up 28 going into Monday night but TO was the TO of old and his 36 did them in. One win in the last two weeks should get them a wildcard. This weeks loss killed any real chance at a bye. Their second loss in as many weeks has put them back in a hole. They put up a good number and a different lineup would not have won so it's just an unfortunate loss. What was unfortunate was the play of Chad Ocho Stinko Monday night. Needing 17 for a win a 1 catch 2 point performance has put the Sharks back to the wall. Not mathematically right now but most likely they need to win their last two for a postseason birth.
#9 TD's Lost 117-90 vs. #11 Cleantown Lost 142-95	They have avoided the gray area for the entire year until now. Back to back setbacks have placed them in the lowest order of the standings they have seen all year, 9th. A win is important but the schedule is such there is no guarantee they even get out with a win this week. So if I was them I would just plan on winning the last two. Just to be safe. Needing a win badly the schedule was unkind giving them a game with JR's Boys. You can't beat a team that places first every week and the Boys have done it for the last three straight. A once promising season that started out 2-0 now needs to finish 2-0 to have any chance at even a wildcard.

PFFL West Standings

x = clinched top 2     y = clinched top four     z = clinched wildcard

 

PFFL Stuff The Score: Week 9 has had its highs and lows as it was the lowest week of 2008 and the highest of 2009. This year it wasn't so remarkable a couple points above the 2010 average but below the overall 4-year average so basically just about average overall. Being above the 2010 average it did raise this year's average but just slightly form 114.4 to 114.6. Week 8 Overall Beginning East Central West  Ave 2010 Ave 4-year Ave 114 118 117 116.3 114.6 117.4 The Polls are still open: Danyelle is currently running 11th among the women in the Iron Man/BodySpace Spokesmodel Search contest. The top ten men and top ten women qualify for the finals in California so she is currently running behind. To allow a vote for both a man and a women the site allows two votes to be cast a day so you can actually cast two votes for Danyelle every day. The site is here: 2011-bodyspace-spokesmodel-search-voting.htm but for an easy access link for a quick and easy vote click this link: VOTE HERE http://bit.ly/cdHmGn then come back here and click once more and vote again. The contest runs the entire month of November. Danyelle and I greatly appreciate your support! WARNING: There is a Thursday game this week. First remember you must put an entire lineup in. The system will not accept partial lineups but of course as you know you can always change a player whose game hasn't stated yet. Second and very important do not drop a player from your roster or in a waiver move that was in your lineup on Thursday. That action will lock your lineup and you will be unable to make any changes to your lineup for the remainder of the week.   Did You Know Stuff ● It is now through 9 weeks that the Rounders 17 have zeros in both the Shoulda Won and Woulda Lost columns. This is the longest that any team has gone without at least 1 game that could have turned out differently with a different lineup by one or the other team. Obviously no team has made it through the entire regular season. ● How close is the East? From top to bottom just 11VP separate the entire league. The difference between 3rd and 12th is just 5VP. In comparison the gap in the Central for the same criteria is 25VP and 15VP and in the West 15VP and 14VP. ● This will be the last week with byes! Unfortunately probably not the last week with injuries. ● The East point leader Syndicate has finally busted out of the bottom tier with their third win. Yes that's right. The East point leader has just 3 wins. ● The Trading Deadline is Sunday, November 21 at 3:00 a.m. ● TnT's 9th win leaves them two games shy of immortality. Other than the 11-0 record holder Imitators South from 2006, the only other team to reach 9-0 was the 2000 Commish I. That team lost their next two finishing 9-2 so another TnT win would make them one of only two teams to reach 10-0. ● Week 10 byes: GB, NO. Oak, SD ● Regular Season Games Remaining: | 2 |

League Total Point Rankings Rk Franchise PF 1 zJR's Boys 1200 2 yTnT 1197 3 French River 1135 4 Park Valley 1128 5 Endzonerz 1106 6 Syndicate 1100 7 IC Lightning 1091 8 Smiley's Snipers 1084 9 B&B 1076 10 Little Johnny & Will's 1074 11 Schleprock 1070 12 H Hammers 1069 13 Irish Talbots 1062 14 Snake & Shake 1054 15 Reno 1054 16 T Bones 1039 17 Twisted Helmets 1035 18 Lucky Lenny 1031 19 The Jolly Roger 1025 20 Nasty Aggravators 1021 21 Boys of Autumn 1020 22 Rounders 17 1017 23 Pretty Kitty 1012 24 Archie's 1012 25 Commish East 994 26 Brookline 991 27 MNE 974 28 Darryls 972 29 Commish West 955 30 Sharks 954 31 TD's 942 32 Knockout Kings 941 33 Bid 66 Bandits 938 34 Cleantown 933 35 Pick Six 927 36 Weekend Warriors 806   Average 1029

PFFL Defending League Champion
West Conference		Welcome to the 19th Season of the PFFL!
Knockout Kings

PFFL Trivia Answer

Matt Schaub

Matt Schaub was in his third season with the Houston Texans after playing in three for the Falcons. Schaub threw for 4770 yards in 2009, along with 29 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Andre Johnson was the Texans biggest recipient with 1569 yards, the only Houston receiver to go over 1000 yards in the season. The Texans finished the season with a 9-7 record, good enough for second place in the AFC South.