WHO DAT STUMBLES
Drunk Monkeys and Taipans finally win one.
Week 4 in the Subsim Fantasy Football League. Finally, we get the cellar dwellers on the board with wins, as we see less of the OMG scores and more of the WTF frustration, and some peculiar results tighten up the league.
Let's get the microscope out and examine the evidence we have before us, right after you check out this important message.
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Last week, Coach FYC stood proud, met the media, and the result was a private chat from the Commissioner for having a potty mouth...on air. The Cats, defending Torpedo Bowl Champions, looked to have their season back on track when they opened up a can of whoop ass and scored 242 points . The ASW writers checked into other leagues, there has never been a score seen like that before. But, as we known, on any given Sunday, even a 0-3 team like the Drunk Monkeys can show up, and your team can go for a banana peel ride before you know it. This week, the Monkeys were one of two teams that really needed a win. The Monkeys, a little off put by the performance of the Cats last week, stood firm. The Cats, perhaps affected by the abundant Catnip inhaled this week, arrived light headed and left Doug Martin (RB) sitting on the bench with 37 points. That one move would have won the game as Golden Tate (WR) needed to accumulate 10 points on Monday night, but only came up with 6. Drunk Moneys, after a week where Coach Gargamel was bemoaning his blue chip players, finally gets a win and moves to 1-3 with a 124.56 - 120.16 win over the Cats.
The most interesting tactical game of the week took place even before the first play was run. For the second time in three weeks, the Australian Taipans met the Guns of Hochuli. The Gunners, red hot favorites, were faced with some interesting choices. The Gunners were meeting the Taipans with their starting TE and K were on byes. Coach Casey had drafted Zac Ertz (TE) but had not drafted a second kicker. (and why would you?) However, I noticed that the Coach decided to start his kicker (who was on a bye) rather than chance cutting one of his bench team (Shrewd!). The move almost paid off until Marshawn Lynch (RB) been ruled unfit to play after the start of Sunday morning games. His only other RB, Alfred Morris had already played on Thursday night, and was on the bench. The Gunners had put up a low score compared to prior weeks, but the Taipans, who have had more points scored against them, needed every part of that concession. They struggled to get over the line with two QB fumbles from Russell Wilson, before finally get their first win of the season. Taipans get lucky and beat the Gunners 95.58 - 92.06 to finally get to 1-3.
Our match of the day was a smack talking Who Dat Nation and the Helmand Nighthawks. Again, another example of too many points left on the bench with scores by Drew Brees (QB - 30) and Devonte Freeman (RB-37) being left behind. The Nighthawks, having already heard that the Gunners were in trouble, moved out to score the most points lead by Le'Veon Bell (RB) with 34 points. That one score represented the majority of the final score differential. Helmand Nighthawks shut the Who Dat smack down 127 - 88.
While the two teams at the bottom of the ladder finally got their first win of the season, it was the loss that their opposition experienced that has made the league interesting.
The Helmand Nighthawks at 4-0 stand as the only undefeated team in the league, and now hold a two game league over everybody. The Guns of Hochuli, Black Cats and the Who Dat Nation make a three way tie at 2-2, but they are in danger as both the Drunk Monkeys and the Australian Taipans get their first wins and finally move to 1-3, now just a game behind thanks to some fortunate results. What once was seen as a Guns of Hochuli league to loose, has now shifted over to the Helmand Nighthawks.
So what does that mean for week five in the Subsim League? With both of the 1-3 teams, the Taipans and Drunk Monkeys set to meet next week, the real interest is in which team will be knocked down to the bottom of the ladder when the Who Dat Nation hosts the Black Cats. The Black Cats have scheduled almost their entire team on a bye in week 5, so to make up a minimum team, coach FYC is going to have head to the waiver wire. We'll go back to Oregon to find out if the Cats have enough guts in them to cut players to make a team in our match of the week.
Each week, the Associated Subsim Writers (ASW) will nominated their Most Valuable Torpedo (MVT) of the week, the single player who proved decisive in their teams performance.
Unlike the previous week where there were plenty of candidates, this week was a little scarce. However, we found our nominee making for the first repeat team winner of the year. For the effort of 11 receptions for 83 yards and 1 touchdown, for a total of 25.30 points, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present Martellus Bennett of the Helmand Nighthawks, the Week Four MVT.
