Week 3 is in the books! WE DID IT!! We’ve flattened the curve! We’ve defeated the Pandemic! Life is NORMAL!!!
Breaking news… We have just found out about our first Rona outbreak in Tennessee and Minneapolis (stupid town, stupid people). Hopefully we can just shoot them and move on with the important things in life…FFL and bars🥳. No one knows what will happen but we can all do what TBIAC tells me almost everyday during these trying times. “Pray for those poor, sad bastards who don’t have a FFL family and God Bless President Trump”…or something to that effect. I think he was drunk.
Enough talk (discord was reeeeeeallll quite this week by the way) let’s get to the games…
The Commish, despite taking 100 points from the Cats, had his FFL battleship sunk 127-112! That means the Cats scored 227 points this week, a world record! Congrats to the owner and Head Coach of the winning team! The -100 penalty was for an unflattering description of the Commish’s dumpster-fire team but mostly for buying the plaque with DFUN printed on it for the Sacko winner of 2020-2021. In response, the Cats GM said “just saving time”. In a surprisingly close game (when started at -100) the Commish did all he could to take down his archenemy. The GOAT had 23, Gurley-man 14 and no injury, Mike Davis, a good waiver pick up ran for 14, Kupp 16 and DHop 13. But on Monday night, Ingram fell short with only 3 points sealing the loss. Cats got 24 from last weeks waiver wire pickup Robinson, 16 from K Crosby and 27 large ones from the WAIVER Wire Pickup of the Week, the Indy Def. And bu the way, there was a discount for ordering the plaque this early, just sayin. Another Biz loss, 114-93 to TBIAC, but a vast improvement from the first two weeks in scoring. Biz may be ramping up to take the second half of the season, we shall see. Wentz 21, Sanders 10, Gallup 19 and his third Eagle, K Elliot 14. Duds from KJohnson 2, 6 from DMoore and 3 from the Broncos D was enough to earn another loss. TBIAC, as usual, had a great game. 36 from Russ, 22 from the Chubb, 11 Hunt and 18 grabs by A Robinson III. With Russ on your team, as the Cowboys and everyone else has seen this season, you are in trouble!133-109. Tough loss for New Tanner. Too bad she didnt play DSVP, Pigg, Niz and of course IamBetter because she would have pulled a W. Rrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaawwwwwwwdddddjjjjjjaaaassss with 24, D Henry 24, Ekeler 19, Allen 17,and UNT alum Jeff Wilson Jr with 18 big ones! Stephanie fought back with 26 and 11 from her ‘Boys, 20 from Connor, 16 and 12 at WR and 19 large from the TB Def, but Julio Jones, being injured and unable to play was in the starting lineup. Injured. Unable to play. Zero points. Painful lesson to learn. Some Sundays (or Mondays, spoiler for next week) just aren’t your day!Grider 118-104 over DSVP. No surprise here when a former Champ takes on the 11 time Sacko trophy winner (winner?). Lamar stumbled for only 13 but Dalvin rumbled for 23, Lockett and Metcalf crushed the ‘Boys with 43 combined and the Cle D with 13. Chiefs Dawg countered, badly, with an embarrassing 11 from Matty Ice, 11 from rookie J Taylor, 15 from the “cheetah” and a wasted 30 from Kamara (shouldn’t be long before his yearly injury). Grider, as usual looks like a contender, DSVP looks like he is just hanging onto the middle, which is an improvement from his 14 other Sacko winning seasons😘. On a good note, everyone at Grider FFL Inc still has a job, for now…
In this weeks finale, a big showdown between the newbie and the Yankee, Pigg 102 IamBetter 70. This writer double checked, and yes, IamBetter did have players in each slot and they participated (though that is up for discussion seeing their totals). Mahomie 39, AJones 13, CGodwin 12 and the third place waiver wire pickup of the week, D Henderson 17, was more than enough to sink the rookie. Big Ben paced the IamBetter team with 19 and waiver wire pickup Jerrick McKinnon ran for 12 before his inevitable injury. No one else broke double digits, much like the team hasn’t seen triple digits yet this season. Boooooooooorrrrrrriiiinnnnnngggggg!
As we look forward to week 4 (hopefully), there is another waiver wire to fill holes, more injuries to fight through, more moves to make. There are 6 teams tied for first and the last team is only 2 games out. Loooooooooonnnnngggggg way to go, so keep your head up, make some moves (not with TBIAC) and remember that there are many thing we can do with our time, and FFL is , by far, the most important. Stay gold Pony-Boy….. stay gold…
We as a community have had a terribly trying weekend filled with physical and scoreboard losses. Some teams (and players) will bounce back, some are done for the season. Saquon Barkley done for the year after that idiot Jason Garret called the “blow out his knee” play. MCCaffrey out 4-6 weeks, ankle. Nick Bosa, sorry Big Diesel, ACL out for the year. Garoppolo, sorry Big Diesel, ankle, probable. Raheem Mostert MCL, sorry Big Diesel. Drew Lock, shoulder. No one was going to pick him up but his backup is LaTech alum Jeff Driskell (shameless plug). Courtland Sutton, knee, donzo. Many, many injuries this week, as will happen in the FFL. Saquon was obviously an enormous loss, but he was rostered (not owned) by IamBetter so it won’t affect the championship 😘. MCCaffrey’s injury will probably put the Commish back to the Sacko Bowl, as usual. And all the 49ers injuries will put Big Diesel in an early grave. This won’t be the end of injuries or losses or sadness. Week 2 is in the books, hopefully we will see week 3!
In the “not” Game of the Week, IamBetter wins 71-57. Booooooooooooring. Saquon out, Big Ben 18, Amari 10, Hayden Hurst 13 and Y. Koo, kicker, with 17. As DSVP knows, when your K is the highest scorer, it ain’t good. Luckily he was second in points and the newbie takes her first W of the year. Team Biz improves from week 1 upping his score from 46 to 57. (Turned down a trade for a QB who scored 33 this week, just sayin). Miles Sanders had a nice game with 16 and DJ Moore caught 12 from “the Minshew”. Biz gets the trophy for the first inactive player to be started, J White 0. Nothing else to note, both teams would have been defeated by every other team in “This is Serious Business”
-side note. Waiver wire pickup of the the week by IamBetter in Jonnu Smith, 20 pts, unfortunately watched the game from the bench.
TBIAC v New Tanner. Good game from both teams but New Tanner takes the W behind Dak and Zeke, with an assist from J Connor, back from injury, and Butkers 8 58 yd field goals (at least it felt like 8). TBIAC had another great game from Russ, Chubb and Gordon, but missed out on Kareem Hunt’s 21 and Fournette’s 23 while they sat on the bench. Hunter Henry at TE snagged 8, but Mike Gesicki put up 19. Too bad he was traded away before Sunday, for the Chiefs D, who started, and scored -1. That has to hurt. Two strong teams, good game, no major injuries this week.
103-72, Team Grider falls overboard this week. The Commish rode on the back of the burly, agile TE Tyler Higbee and his 23 points. Ingram 13, Pit D 13 and Hopkins 12 helped along the way. Brady threw for just 8 sad points (DFUN turned down a trade for a QB that scored 33 this week, just sayin). Grider responded to the loss by firing everyone a t his FFL mansion, groundskeeper included. Next week you can expect his new group of NASA/ESPN/FFL/Sally Beauty experts to put together a winning team. Or not.
In one of 2 MNF Showdowns of the week, Big Diesel squeaks by the Cats 110-106. Rrrraaaawwwwddddjjjjjaaaass 18, OBJ 13, waiver wire pick up (from the Cats) Fant 13 and a surprising D. Montgomery sighting, scoring 18. The Cats continue to dominate in QB play, Allen 33, Ridley at WR 22 and the Bal D 15. The 2 RBs combined for only 15 and Thielen disappeared, only grabbing 3. Most FFL experts believe this to be the end of the Cats overwhelming dominance ( “Most FFL experts= DSVP”), while the rest agree it was an off week and that Big Diesel came to play. In the ‘Rona year 2020 anything can happen. Our thought and prayers all go out to Diesel for his many 49ers injuries this week. Stay strong Diesel, stay strong.
And the finale, DSVP v Pigg. Team Pigg who’s been voted best trade partner by the Cats and overwhelmingly liked by all FFLers vs DSVP who was voted by Bill, a commentor, to suck.
Well… Bill is not happy tonight, DSVP wins 124-110. Mattey Ice tied Mahomie with 27. Jones outscore Kamara 40-28. Taylor, took over after injury, tied Mostert, injured. but the Pugs WRs outscored Pigg’s 23-3 and even J Tucker’s 16 couldn’t make up for a Ten D 0 and Michel 1. Big win for Chief Dawgs, heartbreaking loss for Pigg. 2-0 ties the Commish for top of the East division, while the dumpster fire West Division is all tied at 1-1 except Biz, who’s 0-12 somehow.
Tough week 2 on the injury front. Improvise, adapt, and overcome is what the FFL is all about. There are a few players on the waiver wire for some, trade possibilities for others (if they are smart enough to take them) and terrible, terrible sadness for most! Keep your heads up, get the team motivated and let’s make week 3 even better. And one more thing, always dress for success!!
“Losing is essential to anyone’s success- Brett Hull
“Except in FFL” -Lil D Ceiling Cats
Lots of chatter on Dischord, some FFL, mostly plumbing scenarios and advice. In FFL news , it was mostly blow-outs this week as the entire league starts to find their way around this “new normal” era. There were some breakout rookies (CEH) some stars who had faded coming back to relevancy (AP, D Johnson, Cam Newton) and possibly the end of FFL dominance for others (Rivers, Brees). And to prove, despite almost daily reminders that we are in the Upside Down, one thing remains the same…Cowboys 17 Rams 20. It really feels like nothing has changed, thanks ‘Boys!!
Welcome to our new owner “ImBetter@Madden, or Melissa Ratley, aka AintReba. She has taken over the former TSMYTDs team after his horrible offseason injury (not being able to log into the website we’ve had for a decade). A quick QB swap from Robo Garret led D Jones to Big Ben back who is back from elbow surgery last year has gotten our new member up and running. A quick breakdown of our teams to help the newbie along in This is Serious Business- TBIAC is Bryan, the returning Champ and official Jedi monk of our league. Grider is Nathan, a one time Champ who has his minions operate the day to day operations of FFL and oversees it all from his yacht Bravo Eugenia (it’s either his or Jerry Jones’s boat, I can’t ever remember). DSVP (Todd), a 7 time Sacko winner and tied with the Commish as the worst trash talkers in the league, is now All About the Chiefs Dawg. Bizness is a fellow singer songwriter from Yankee-land and Courtney’s family so I am not to allowed to say bad things. New Tanner, the current Sacko holder, is Stephanie, or LO, for Laces Out, and our first “token” non-penised owner. Lil D Ceiling Cats are known throughout the FFL as the ONLY safe team to trade with😘. Team Pigg (Trey) is also a family member of Courtney’s and a Yankee (Virginia). Big Diesel, Jason, will draft or trade for any and all 49ers. Period. And finally, like the end of season rankings… DFUN, the Commish and tyrant of our league. He can be wooed by shiny objects and complicated statistical reports. There is your owner cheat sheet, use wisely. And off we go to the Week 1 breakdown, as ugly as it’s going to be…
In our first “Faaaaaaammmmiiiilllllyyyy Ffeeeeeuuuuuuddddd” of the season, DFUN v Pigg. Boring game, 101-69. Mahomie, Mostert and A Jones hit double digits for Pigg, unfortunately his Def almost got negative double digits (MIN -9). Wasn’t enough on the bench to even make a difference this week. DFUN, with that first pick in the draft (Must be Fucking Nice!) McCaffry went for 24, Watson 20, Gurley on his one leg, 11 and DHop 15. A solid showing on week one for the Commish. Screenshot it in case it doesn’t happen again.
DSVP after drafting only 14 Chief’s in the 2020 draft somehow got a W over Biz who’s team appeared to think we had started pre-season instead of season-season. 119- 46. Not a typo. And before you check the intrawebs “This is Serious Business” wiki page, 46 is not the lowest score ever. 2017 TBIAC either scored 42 or 198, I can’t swear to it but let’s just say 42. And Taco (Non-denominational All knowing Being of no gender or skin color please have mercy on his FFL soul) probably scored in single digits at some point (educated guess). Mattey Ice 24, Kamara, while he is healthy, 18, Carson 18 and on and on. The one Chief on the bench actually out scored the other 13 in the starting lineup, Watson with 14. Biz had double digits from 2 players, Wentz (before his yearly season ending injury), and Fuller. Fuller was on the bench…
Grider v Big Diesel III. Lamar Jackson against Rrraaaawwwwdddjjjjaaaassss. Cook or Henry. Johnson or Ekeler. Kelce against Kittle. This should be freaking epic!!!! Not epic. Diesel FFFAAAALLLLSSS 123-72. 27-30 at QB, 37-20 at RB, 11-4 at TE and 38-18 at the remaining spots sealed the L for Diesel. Both teams looked like contenders after the draft, but let’s see if Diesel can continue to climb the FFL mountaintop or fall to his FFL death.
New Tanner sporting a new name and a new team in a new season. Old result, loss. 168-80. Dak and Zeke and Julio did their part but Connor went down with an ankle injury and scored zip., Engram with a goose egg, Perriman snagged a tough 1 pt and the TB Def looked as old as TB12. Cats starters scored 13 TDS (that’ll happen every week) led by the rookie CEH, who DSVP claimed to be a bust pick😂. Jacobs with 31, Thielen and Ridley combined for 50 and Akers, the disappointment, 3. New Tanner will bounce back and the Cats probably won’t score 160 every week. Week 2 will tell us more about all of us…
And in the nightcap, TBIAC, the Champ versus the newbie ImBetter. Lots of smack talk and water main leaks coming from the rookie this week. Did she back it up? No. 93-87. In the only close game of the week TBIAC squeaked by. Russ 30, Gordon 11 and a HUUUUUUGGGEEE 17 from the Saints D. The rook got a -1 from her K, 4 from the Louisiana Tech Alum Boston Scott and 27 from DeVante Adams. Big Ben, IamBetter’s first move as a GM tossed 21 (Cam Newton got 25, just sayin) and the reason for the loss, 6 from Saquon. 15 carries 6 yards. Lucky he grabbed 60 yds through the air. Proof again that Jason Garrett can fuck up anything.
We have one week in the books, hopefully many more. Week 2 starts tonight with Baker vs Burrow. Check your rosters for injuries, there were plenty last week. And on a side note, the Stars are going to the Stanley Cup!!! This was the game plan for their Ticket to the Championship!,
Welcome back to ‘This is Serious Business‘ season 17 (or so). Glad to hear most of you have survived the ‘Rona pandemic, layoffs, furloughs, being stuck at home with spouses, no bars, no sports, no vacation etc. But two things TBIAC has always said to me, and probably to many of you, that has helped me get through these unprecedented times. “President Trump will get this all figured out, don’t you worry” and “Grab me another White Claw please”. So with those inspiring words in mind let’s get this mothertrucker started because we don’t how long we’ve got!
One hour before draft kickoff we sadly lost one of our own, TSMYTD’s aka Taco aka Tanner. The coroner’s report showed a toxic mix of FFL failure and computer incompetence. Godspeed sweet, sweet Taco, your two easy W’s every season will be sorely missed.
On a related note, the Sacko winner, Laces Out, was renamed by the current champ for the 2020 season. Let’s give a big shoutout to Team “New Tanner” and hope she continues the traditions of her forefather (losing, not setting a lineup, dropping Drew Brees into waivers to pick up a Defense, etc).
Onto the draft…
Team Pigg starts the season off in a familiar position, last. Snagging Mahomes And Aaron Jones was a good start while Godwin may turn into Tom Brady’s new Edelman. TY Hilton and the Gronk will need to stay healthy and rookie RB Gibson from the Washington football team will need to become a workhorse for Pigg to find the holy land that is the Winners Bracket.
While some things change, others stay the same. The team formerly known as TSMYTDs is now Neverland, yet still drafted 27 WRs! Ok, it’s only 8 freaking WRs. Nice backfield with Barkley and Drake, a terrible QB situation with only Daniel Jones (who will be running plays from the offensive genius Jason Garrett, so that should be awesome) and obviously no depth except at freaking WR. Hope we can pawn this team off on some FFL newbie who doesn’t know any better. Shame DSVP is already in the league. Just sayin…
Team Bizness drops in at #8 in the draft poll. Interesting choice going for 4 Philly players (Wentz, Ertz, Jackson and Sanders). More interesting is the LeVeon Bell selection. Good group of WRs, needs more at RB and a backup QB for the 7 games Wentz will be out as per his usual routine.
Big Diesel comes in at the 7 spot, led by Raaaawwwwddddjjjaaaasss, D Henry, the electric G Kittle, Greg the Leg, and OBJ. What could possibly “stop up” this offensive juggernaut? Add in Diggs at WR and the formidable 49ers D and Diesel will really “blow it up”. #clevelandsteamer
The Champ, TBIAC, back for year 23 of “This is Serious Business” FFL action. As usual, the Cheaters have a solid if not unspectacular roster. Russ at QB, Chubb and the soon to be incarcerated Mixon at RB and some other dudes to fill up roster spots. Bench looks solid if no other teams were in the league. Fournette was a bold stroke, we shall see if it pays off. Repeat looks doubtful, but that’s what this FFL mastermind wants us to think.
DSVP at a descending #5 spot. An aging Matt Ryan, an injury riddled backfield and only 4 Chiefs players on the roster might keep “the Todd” right in the middle of the pack. Bench is mediocre (except J Jeudy who may have the worst photo of any player ever. Seriously, is something wrong with his face?) DSVP will either win it all (nope) or compete for the Sacko with the New Tanner’s is this writers guess.
The New Tanner’s. Solid effort, scared to trade, short. What more can we say about our only female led team (#femalesrock). Dak and Zeke alongside Julio Jones and Mike Evans (if Brady can still throw it far enough) and the first K taken in the draft in round 3 (unconfirmed). Steph is always the wildcard, playoffs or Sacko. I feel playoffs (or Sacko).
DFUN. What to say. Watson and Mcaffrey are great (must be nice setting the draft order every year). Gurley is a flier, could go either way, Hopkins is a stud with a 2nd year QB and a head coach from Texas Tech who couldn’t get a winning season from Pat Mahomes. Hopefully Mark Ingram is on his last legs (Cats have Dobbins). Bench is lacking RB and talent. Prediction, bad coaching and a horrible trade with TBIAC will keep the commish from the reaching the mountain top yet again.
#2 the Lil d Ceiling Cats. At first glance, overrated. Too much reliance on rookie RBs, took 3 QBs for some reason and as usually WR looks like a group from the excellent Keanu Reeves movie “the Replacements”. The all time trophy leader looks like a Sacko contestant, unless Cam Newton becomes Superman again, Dobbins takes over the lead roll in BAL and Cam Akers is the new Todd Gurley. Prediction…. Champ
And the top dog, the man with an entire room of FFL experts working day and night, the one time Champ, Team Grider… Jackson at QB, Cook at RB (until the inevitable injury) the resurgent David Johnson (who DSVP broke 2 years ago) and Kelce at TE. Looks like the ESPN panel in Grider’s garage new about Cook as Mattison is sitting in wait on the bench. Well played, Grider staff, well played. As per every year of the 28 years of this league, Grider’s starting lineup is strong, bench is weak, we can only hope for injuries!,
Sooooooo, here we go again! We’ve got at least one week before this whole thing is shutdown😩. Have fun, send your money in so the Cats can collect at the end of the year, and if you know a sucker who wants an auto draft team with 16 WRs let us know ASAP.
Good to be back. Looking forward to a great season!
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