Pittsburgh Franchise Football League 2011 News & Notes

Week 7

 

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PFFL East Standings

Franchise VP W-L-T PF PB Max PF PP PA PWR Eff Strk Cleantown 25 6-0-1 1031 0 185 1153 826 39.24 89.4% T1 Syndicate 20 5-2-0 886 145 148 979 805 31.45 90.5% L1 IC Lightning 18 5-2-0 904 127 191 1038 797 32.61 87.1% W1 Cousins Mc 18 4-3-0 911 120 159 1059 883 32.47 86.0% L2                       Dego's R Us 14 3-4-0 861 170 143 936 915 28.17 92.0% W1 Weekend Warriors 13 4-3-0 791 240 130 919 744 27.01 86.1% W3 Capital 13 3-4-0 843 188 150 981 915 28.90 85.9% L1 T Bones 13 3-4-0 842 189 166 952 868 27.35 88.4% L1                       Commish East 13 3-4-0 834 197 147 961 837 27.70 86.8% W1 Midquippa 10 3-4-0 774 257 140 941 808 25.94 82.3% W1 The Jolly Roger 6 1-5-1 709 322 129 871 825 21.90 81.4% T1 Nasty Aggravators 5 1-6-0 728 303 142 898 891 21.38 81.1% L1

PFFL East Week 8
#1 Cleantown vs. #9 Commish East
The Jolly Roger 99 Cleantown 99	Still unbeaten but not untied. But for most of Monday night it looked as though they would no longer be unbeaten. Down 99-84 with Boldin and Cundiff remaining it appeared just a matter of time before they reached 7-0 but considering Baltimore didn't get their first first down until late in the third quarter, the issue was more than just in doubt, it seemed the Jolly Roger was going to hang on and give the #1 team in the league their first loss. Boldin didn't even catch a pass until the 3rd quarter and only caught 4 total but with a little more than 2 minutes left in the game, that 4th pass was caught for the only score Baltimore would get putting them dead even with the Roger. That last catch by Boldin was actually worth 2VP and although they didn't win their game, they increase their East lead by two more VP to 5 over 2nd. I can't believe I have to say this again: yea Kevin, yea Kevin. They break a four game losing steak but earn just 2VP because they fall just 1 point shy of earning another costing them dearly. Why? Because Kevin's player had to catch a touch down pass so they could stay undefeated; but I digress. The amount it costs them is two positions in the standings dropping from 7th to 9th and the middle tier to the bottom. The decision to play Romo over Newton is the reason they are now on the outside looking in; or you could blame Bouldin's TD catch so Kevin could stay undefeated: Sorry, I think I have been spending too much time with Dean. To say this team has had their share of bad luck this season would be an understatement. Tired of being on the wrong side of the luck factor a team meeting was called on Tuesday. Enough is enough was decided and from here on out it seems they are determined to have things go their way. To inspire the team for this week's game the words "Yea Kevin Yea Kevin" were posted on the team bulletin board and you won't see a team more up for a game than this one right now. When asked about the upcoming game with Cleantown coach Phil replied: "we're going to stick that #1 ranking right up..." sorry but the PFFL censors deleted the rest.
Commish East 98 Nasty Aggravators 84
#2 Syndicate vs. #7 Capital
IC Lightning 102 Syndicate 78	With just about every important player either on a bye or hurt, the Syndicate's only chance was a 2VP win; but the Lightning just didn't cooperate. Most of the damage was confined to losing ground to Cleantown which are now a major 5VP away. Considering they put up the low number in the East they got away with one as they maintain their #2 ranking and 3rd only gains 1VP to their position. It actually may be a good thing having most of your top players off all in the same week. It's probably better to sacrifice one sure loss than possibly losing 3 or 4 close games because you were missing one key player in each. Not to say that's what would happen just a possibility. Ok except for maybe Jahvid Best, back to full strength now and in second in the standings, 6VP from the middle tier, and 4 games remaining. Not a bad place to be at all! Isn't it always the way? Two weeks ago they play Burress he gets 2 points and it costs them a win; this week they don't and he gets 24. No they still wouldn't have won but again lose precious VP and now as advertised if they lost, fighting to stay out of the bottom tier. Well this week they can't make the same mistake because Burress is off. And more good news they get Fred Jackson back to go along with Ray Rice and that's as good a one-two punch at RB you can have this year. Very good chance they remain in the middle tier with a loss but another loss will make the byes kind of out of reach.
Capital 87 Weekend Warriors 126
#3 IC Lightning vs. #12 Nasty Aggravators
IC Lightning 102 Syndicate 78	When you rely heavily on New England players including Brady and you can still earn 3VP during their bye week, that's golden. It's fortunate you didn't have to play one of the 4 teams that outscored you this week but the reason Vincent won wasn't because of luck - after all the odds were in his favor he doesn't play one of just 4 teams that outscore him - no it was because of Vincent's superior fantasy mind in drafting DeMarco Murray. And don't think we didn't notice he got the most value drafting him in the 18th round when he was drafted in the 12th in the Central and 17th in the West. Yes McFadden is off this week but who needs McFadden when you have Murray and the Brady bunch coming back from bye. Your in 3rd but 7VP back of 1st and there are 4 games remaining. Probably a must win if you want to end up with the #1 ranking in the East so a good time to play the last place team. Of course they would be in second if it wasn't for what happened in week 1.   Don't know if I have the heart to say it, but you know I will: YES they play the wrong QB - AGAIN - and YES this time it does cost them the game. I'm not complaining mind you as it was Commish East that was the beneficiary of the decision and God knows the luck has been nothing but bad for that team but if I was Mitch I don't think I would draft two starting QBs ever again. Just take the decision out of the equation and draft one in the first round and forget about it. Picking the wrong QB in 6 of the 7 games played has cost them two wins, countless points and more than a few VP including 3 this week alone to that one simple decision. Four weeks left, 8VP from a wildcard, sounds like a must win.
Commish East 98 Nasty Aggravators 84
#4 Cousins Mc vs. #8 T Bones
Cousins Mc 99 Midquippa 130	Awfully hard to overcome a 46-point game from just one of your opponents players which is what Foster put on them. They at least salvage a VP but once again drop a spot in the standings. Still in the upper tier but one more drop and they won't be. Will be without Rodgers and Jordy Nelson this week so another loss very possible but most likely won't drop out of the top tier this week any way if they do. This game is more about staying competitive for the top spot. Already 7VP out, if Cleantown wins and they lose its over and a loss either way will put the top tier itself in jeopardy the following week. They have not one significant player on a bye or injured so you figure them to do fairly well. And they actually do but just didn't win. Just three teams scored well enough to beat them this week unfortunately they happened to play one of them. Their punishment for being unlucky is a loss and a drop of two positions. Their reward for scoring in the top four is a fend off of the bottom tier. This week the schedule is such there are no guarantees of anything. A win and they could still drop to the bottom tier and a loss and they could still avoid the bottom tier. The only sure 100% guarantee they stay out of the bottom tier is a weekly first but I would think another top four performance in points should be more than enough.
Dego's R Us 138 T Bones 118
#5 Dego's R Us vs. #6 Weekend Warriors
Dego's R Us 138 T Bones 118	Who do you think gets drafted first next year, Darren Sproles or Chris Johnson? Johnson has underachieved yes but he at least has been consistent with 10 or 11 points a week. Throw in the unexpected 18 a week from Sproles and the Degos are getting away with taking CJ with the 2nd pick. Having Felix Jones go down hurts a bit but a nice 4VP win lifts them away from immediate danger and back into the bye hunt. A win this week won't get them in the top tier but it will keep the conversation about byes rather than staying out of the bottom tier. It took 3 straight wins but for the first time this year the Warriors will come out to play in somewhere other than the bottom tier. Their first 4VP week lifts them from 9th to 6th and although they are still a few wins away, they can at least now talk about a bye. The middle of the pack is as tight as it gets so a drop back down to the bottom tier is still possible but overall the Warriors are definitely now in contention in the East.
Capital 87 Weekend Warriors 126
#10 Midquippa vs. #11 The Jolly Roger
Cousins Mc 99 Midquippa 130	Arian Foster finally paid off with the kind of week he was drafted for. His big week gives the M-quips their first 4VP week of the year. The big week doesn't improve their position in the standings but does greatly improve their position in the overall scheme of things. The byes were all ready out of the question but the win brings the middle tier within one game. Deep in the 4th quarter of the Monday night game The Jolly Roger looked as though they were going to upset the #1 team in the league. As if this season wasn't going bad enough, with a little more than 2 minutes left in the game Boldin's last catch of just 4 on the night goes for a TD taking a victory away. The catch took just 1VP away because the game ended in a tie but it just puts an emphasis on an already frustrating season. The 2VP earned though does at least keep the Skull and Crossbones alive but time is definitely running short.
The Jolly Roger 99 Cleantown 99

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The Score: The fast start to the scoring is officially dead. This weeks 102.3 average is actually the third lowest week of the 6 years of the current scoring system. The Central average didn't even break 100. Obviously the 6-team byes are effecting the scoring but there were weeks with 6 teams off in all of the other years also and in none of those weeks has the scoring been this low. It is interesting though that New England was one of the 6 off this week. Evidence of just how strong the first 4 weeks were the yearly average has dropped in the last 3 straight weeks dropping another 3 full points this week and is still 3.5 points above the past 5-year average. Week Year Beginning East Central West Overall 2011 5-Year Ave 105 99 103 102.3 120.5 116.9 ● Approximately 2/3 of the PFFL regular season is already over. I know 11 weeks is kind of a short season but it really seems to have gone by extremly fast. There are just 4 weeks of regular season head to head games left yet it feels like it just started yesterday. ● Not sure if this year is really any different than other years but it seems there are more player injuries than usual. Players are dropping like flies each week.   ● There is 1 nfl team left undefeated and 3 without a win. The PFFL also has just 1 team remaining undefeated but now have no teams without a win. Although they tied this week, Cleantown is still technically undefeated. That now leaves Arnie's Army with the longest win streak at 5. Yes you are thinking correct. They are both Cody Consortium teams. Yea Kevin! ● It's kind of an amazing stat but in the last 16 years of head to head competition in the PFFL, there has only been one year, 1998, that there hasn't been a tie. You can now make it 17 years. Cleantown and The Jolly Roger tied this week 99-99. ● I now see the logic in Frannie's Trains trades. He figures if he keeps trading for players on a bye he will win the Coach of the Year Award for best efficiency rating. They do say there is some madness in all genius. ● The TD's are the first team to win a second Team of the Week Honor. They have actually come in first 4 of the first 7 weeks with two being TOTW and one a tie. ● This Week's Byes: Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, NY Jets, Oakland, Tampa Bay. ● Regular Season Games Remaining: | 4 |

League Total Point Rankings Rk Franchise PF 1 Cleantown 1031 2 Brookline 1017 3 TD's 990 4 Schleprock 917 5 Cousins Mc 911 6 IC Lightning 904 7 Arnie's Army 893 8 Syndicate 886 9 Park Valley 886 10 Archie's 872 11 Bid 66 Bandits 869 12 Dego's R Us 861 13 Irish Talbots 858 14 Smiley's Snipers 857 15 Capital 843 16 T Bones 842 17 JR's Boys 841 18 Commish East 834 19 Little Johnny & Will's 832 20 Sharks 830 21 H Hammers 828 22 Frannie's Train 819 23 Commish West 818 24 Detroit Lions 816 25 Twisted Helmets 815 26 TnT 801 27 Snake & Shake 797 28 MNE 795 29 Weekend Warriors 791 30 Bartertown 777 31 Midquippa 774 32 French River 773 33 Endzonerz 773 34 B&B 767 35 Nasty Aggravators 728 36 The Jolly Roger 709   Average 843

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