This is Serious Business FFL

What a FFL week!  After Sunday it looked like a couple of blowouts were going down. By Monday night their were some owners screaming (Cats, stupid Saints D) and some sweating (Grider, LO).  So we are down to one undefeated team, four 2-win teams and the rest stuck in limbo.  A couple of coaching decisions cost/paid off this week. And more injuries just in time for bye weeks begin!
  Let’s get to the action…..
    TBIAC v DSVP in a pugfight!  Going into Monday DSVP had a lead and Ingram left. The Capt had Brees. Capt wins 103-93 despite 18pts for Ingram.  The Saints were down all night playing catchup to the Falcons and this affecting almost every team this week. Also K Benjamin’s big fat zero for the pugs was costly.  On the other hand, the Capt played a boy named Sue, or Christine something (must be an Aggie) and got 22pts from him/her.  But he also left his newly acquired TY Hiltons 23 on the bench.  The Pugs answered by benching Parker and his 11pts. Either way TBIAC goes 3-0 and DSVP’s  one game winning streak is stopped at……….one.

     Pigg v TSMYTDs. Tanner was a 3pt fav to begin the week and ended up a 4 pt dog. 80-84. Pigg goes to 2-1 while TSMYTDs continued to challenge the “Power Bottoms” for the cellar at 0-3.  This battle came down to Julio Jones and Tamme for Tanner vs Cooks for Pigg.  Cooks scored 1pt.  Sooooo TSMYTDS should obviously win since Julio is a stud, righ? Clearly in a game that had a combined 77pts between the Falcons and Saints that Julio would have grabbed a handful. Nope. 1 catch for 16yds and 1pt. Tamme doubled him up with 2.  TSMYTDs got a -4 from the Steelers D but 21 from a resurgent DeMarco and 22 from Baldwin but left DeSean Jacksons 15 on the pine.  Pigg survived a 3pt day from his QB and 1 each from Cooks and Thomas. But, the Chiefs won the day with a whopping 32pts.  Piggs bench scored 86. Yup, out scored the starters. He seems to have a middling starting group and a solid but middling bench! Time to make some trades!

                                   

                             

     In the battle of for Lil D, LO escapes (Stupid Saints D) with the win over the Cats. Down 25 going into Monday with only Ryan left it looked all but over. By the third quarter Ryan had 18 pts and was unstoppable (at least by the F$&(ing Saints D).  Fourth quarter…. Run run run run (stupid Saints D). Ryan finishes with 19😭.  Deangelo had his first bad game as a fill in for Bell, 4pts. And the Cats WRs combined for 13, not exactly Championship skills.  LO countered with 32 from Jones (wtf?) and 22 from Blount (he isn’t in jail? Seriously?).  And now the coaching miscues. Cats- Coleman 26, Stafford 26. Benched. LO-  Shady McCoy 23. Benched.  LO moves to 2-1, Cats fall to 2-1.

  And in the struggle for FFL and position dominance, Team Grider visited Team Grider’s Power Bottom’s dungeon like stadium.  Raaaaawwwwddddjjjaaasss wasn’t afraid of his burly bearded opponent and threw for 26pts. Gurley finally didn’t play girl-y, 2 TDs and 20pts.  Robinson caught 17 and Hauschka kicked in 13. Grider 113.

  The Power Bottoms weren’t just going to lay there and take a pounding from Grider despite being down 45 pts and only Freeman and Fleener left.  Hill had his one of four good games this season and rumbled for 21. Jordy snagged 22. Now could Freeman and Fleener do it?  As noted above (once or twice), the Saints could not stop the Falcons.  This caused Bree’s to keep throwing, to Fleener among other, for 16 pts! On the other hand, the Falcons jumped out quick on the arm of Ryan (Cats should have won damnit!) but with such a lead they went to the ground. Freeman went 14-152 rushing and 5 for 55 receiving and a TD.  Tragically, Coleman stole just enough touches from Freeman who ended the night with 26. Final score 113-111. Team Grider is still the “top” to the Power Bottoms. Coaching breakdown- TGPBs started Big Ben….6pts. On the bench, Tannehill…..18pts. Grider chose the Denver D to start, 9pts. Vikes on the sideline, 25.

   Almost every game could have flip-flopped with different choices.  That’s the way FFL go, unfortunately or fortunately, depending on what side your on!  Week 4 brings us more injuries and the start of the dreaded bye-weeks (and the return of Josh Gordon….or not). That’s it for this week, sorry for the tardiness, the stupid blog the Commish set up kept crashing and deleting all this Pulitzer-prize winning writers work.  

Ohhhhh, almost forgot. The title of the week.  The “Bell” tolls for thee!!! Leveon is back (at least till his next injury or suspension). Now we can all join together and watch him try to surplant D Johnson (Cats keeper) as the best RB in all of FFL!  

     Let’s make some trades, talk some trash and enjoy the FFL!! Good luck to all, except for the Cats opponent!