Week 9er, or Couldn't Be Finer

Hey guys, look! The notes are out (a little closer to) on time this week!

So recaps? Yeah, let's do recaps.

Released Dix On Boobies (5-4) squeaks by Scrote Squad (2-7), 117-110

Two good scores from two squads that seem to be headed in opposite directions. Too bad for Scrote he didn’t have quite enough. Though it’s also somewhat lucky for Boobies (heh) that he pulled out the win despite getting a half-point from one of his RB spots. I guess when you get 59 from Kareem Hunt and James Conner, that half-point doesn’t matter much.

The Jeff Fisher Effect (3-6) chomps Pedro Pickles (3-6), 127-82.5

Pickles didn’t have much this week, thanks to injury (no Sony Michel) and ineffectiveness (LeSean McCoy is stuck playing for the Bills incredibly inept offense). Patrick Mahomes put up his usual week though. JFE’s team played up to potential this week, except for Matthew Stafford, who actually LOST 5 points and cost JFE a shot at the Tidwell Award. Oh well, there’s always next week.

Death Valley Driver (6-3) tops Team Provost (3-6), 98-78

Alvin Kamara and DeAndre Hopkins rescued an otherwise lackluster effort from DVD this week. He’s 6-3, and has the second most points scored, but also has a couple wins while scoring under 100 points, which isn’t the norm. (Which makes me wonder….gonna have to work on that as a research project.) He’s had a good combination of being lucky and good. Provost finally got something from Amari Cooper...but we’ll see if the Cowboys keep forcing that issue.

Hardcore Sacks 2.0 (7-2) holds on to first place, beats Panic Time Squad (5-4) 127.5-116

This victory is brought to Hardcore by quarterbacks. Drew Brees scored 30, and Nathan Peterman allowed the Bears defense to score 29 points. I have to ask this: how in the name of Jim Kelly and Jack Kemp do the Bills continue to allow Nathan Peterman to throw passes in the NFL? He’s completed as many passes to the opposition in his career as he has to his own team. Probably. Maybe he’s color blind. OR actually blind.

Iron Ryan (5-4) keeps rolling, dances on Dancin’ Dennis Nedry (6-3), 97-91

This one probably hurts a little for DDN: The Rams defense lost him 6 points, which wound up as the difference in this one. I.R. got big weeks from Josh Gordon and Julio Jones, who finally scored a touchdown. Todd Gurley ONLY scored 16 points this week for DDN, which is easily his lowest output of the year.

Show Me The Money!

Ok, not ME. But almost. In our closest ever race for the Tidwell, Hardcore topped Fisher Effect by .5 to win the money this week.

Playoff Snapshot

If the playoffs started today, here’s how the seedings would break down:

1. Hardcore
2. Dancin’ Dennis
3. DVD
4. PTSd

Panic Time gets the nod based on points scored. That 5-4 3-team mess in the middle should sort itself out a little bit by the end of the year. But look out for Fisher Effect, who is actually 4th in the league in points. He’s two games back, but if he can make up that ground, he might have the leg up after Week 14: points will matter every week from here on out.

Reminders

Our Trade Deadline is coming up: Trades can still happen through Week 12. The deadline is midnight Saturday before the Sunday games in Week 13. We haven't had as much action on this front as last year, but there's still plenty of time. 

Also: remember only players with the IR designation are eligible for that spot. No one has violated it since the last reminder, but I'm throwing it out there.