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Gut Wrench · 10-14-19, 10:23 PM

Drunk Monkeys Win
Scalp the League Leader.

Week Six in the Subsim Fantasy Football league, and do we have a round of upsets to work our way through. We'll talk about the brutal schedule that saw the same two teams that played last weekend, play each other this weekend but with a different result. We'll talk about the re surging fire power in the Surface Skimmers Division, and we'll find out just how good the best ghost team in the league is.

Before we do any of this though, we have find out just how good you, the reader can be, be following these two messages.

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When the schedule for this year first came out everyone circled week 5 and week 6. By a brutal coincidence, the same two teams, the Helmand Nighthawks and the Drunk Monkeys, play each other in back to back weeks. Last week the Monkeys were given a red rump as they had their ass handed to them by the Helmand Nighthawks. After crossing the Atlantic and showing up at Wembley, one would of thought the Nighthawks would have taken care of the Monkeys in a "business as usual" manner. Coach Thad and the Drunks had other ideas as they flew into finally get out of the cellar. Tom Brady (QB) had another stellar day with the Nighthawks, and were heavy favorites when the Drunk Monkeys announced their starting lineup, that included two players on vacation. Deshawn Watson (QB) outperformed his Nighthawk counterpart but it was a combination of receiver and running backs that buried the Nighthawks in their lowest score this season. And....what's frightening, the Drunk Monkeys could have turned this into a major drubbing had they started anyone at TE and WR. Drunk Monkeys throw the Helmand Nighthawks a major banana peel spill, on their home field, outscoring the Nighthawks 160-106.

The Drunk Monkeys have historically been the best damm ghost team in the league...until this past weekend. Coach FYC of the Black cats hasn't been seen since before the draft but that hasn't stopped them from amassing a 3-2 record prior to this weekend, better than half the teams in the league. The Who Dat Nation were hosting the Black Cats in Oregon this weekend, and while not an easy park to win in, the Nation have lost some games at home in the past seasons to teams that they had no business losing to. The Black Cats would be another. The Nation were stymied by a lack of scoring across all their players, none more so than their star Dak Prescott (QB). As if to say "look at me", Matt Ryan, starting QB for the Cats was not going to be outplayed this weekend by any stretch of the imagination, throwing for over 350 yards and 4 touchdowns. While the Cats continue to list Seyqan Berkely (RB) as a starter the Who Dat Nation, like other teams, have not been able to put the Cats out of contention. The Nation, surprisingly, comes up short to the Black Cats this week who march on to a 4-2 record without their Coach ever seeing the sidelines. Imagine what he could do if he showed up. Final Score Black Cats 140, Who Dat nation 123.

Our final game of the week had the Guns of Hoculi hosting the Australian Taipans. These two teams have been divisional rivals since playing in the Old Testament League. The Gunners have quietly gone about their business without fanfare, being the super disciplined team that Coach Casey runs. The Gunners were helped immensely by Carson Wentz (QB) finally throwing for over 300 yards and Chris Goodwin going for 151 yards. Coach Casey's last minute team addition of the Redskins (DEF) gave him double figures, while the Chargers (DEF) could barley stop the opposition for the Taipans. On Monday night, the Taipans had just one player left, Aaron Jones (RB) who needed at least 100 yards and a touchdown. Jones came up way short of that mark, and the Taipans suffer their third consecutive loss. Final Score Guns of Hochuli 142 - Australian Taipans 122.

In one of the most unusual seasons that we have seen, there isn't a team that has yet to take a stranglehold on the season. Nor, is there a team that is borderline elimination form the playoffs this far into the season. This weeks results have mucked up the league ladder, so lets take this apart position by position.

#1 - Helmand Nighthawks.
The Nighthawks despite the loss this week, lead both the league and the Sub Skimmers division. Despite getting shut down by the Drunk Monkeys, they remain the highest scoring team in the league.

#2 - The Guns of Hochuli.
The Gunners have ever so quietly stolen the Surface Skimmers Division, which until a few weeks ago, could have been either of the other teams. The Gunners take 2-0 record against their divisional opponents is putting them in a position where they control their own destiny.

#3 - The Black Cats.
Are they the best damm Ghost team in the league? At 4-2 they are tied on win - loss with the Nighthawks but loose the countback. This is a team whom has been playing with a visible Coach, and are borderline to winning their division. If that should happen, it will be a historical first.

#4 - The Who Dat Nation.
The loss this weeks drops the Nation back to 3-3, and despite that being a .500% rating, they are only one game behind the Nighthawks and the Black Cats. As the (predicted) stronger division within the league, you would expect the Nation to march into the playoffs as the #3 seed. But, anything can happen.

#5 - Australian Taipans.
The leagues defending champions are in trouble - but they are not out of it yet. They have given up a two game margin to the Gunners that will take some time to chase down. If the Taipans are going to make into the playoffs, their run needs to start now as their reach only appears to be as high as the #4 seed. If they are lucky.

#6 - Drunk Monkeys
Don't spank the monkeys just yet. The Monkeys get their first win of the season are only two games out of contention. The Monkeys have been known as spoilers going into the second half of the season, and if they get a run on, can potentially decide the final play off seeding. It's way too early to eliminate the Monkeys from contention.

Knowing all of this, where do we go for out Match of the Day next week? We go back across the Atlantic as the Helmand Nighthawks welcome the Who Dat Nation. The Nighthawks lead the division - by countback. They need to defeat the Nation to ensure outright ownership of the division and the league. The Nation need to defeat their divisional rival to regain ground on the Black Cats, and level up their divisional record. Will be another cracker game on foreign soil.

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.

It took them six weeks but they finally got their first win of the season and once again, we find ourselves saying "don't count them out yet." For the effort of 18 rushing yards, 7 receptions for 167 yards and 3 touchdowns, for a total score of 49.50 points, the Week Six MVT goes to Stefan Diggs (WR) of the Drunk Monkeys.

10-14-19, 10:23 PM	#10
Gut Wrench Chief Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Everywhere Posts: 321 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Drunk Monkeys Win Scalp the League Leader. Week Six in the Subsim Fantasy Football league, and do we have a round of upsets to work our way through. We'll talk about the brutal schedule that saw the same two teams that played last weekend, play each other this weekend but with a different result. We'll talk about the re surging fire power in the Surface Skimmers Division, and we'll find out just how good the best ghost team in the league is. Before we do any of this though, we have find out just how good you, the reader can be, be following these two messages. DONATE TO SUBSIM...AND NOMINATE SUBSIM FANTASY FOOTBALL FOR BEST OF SUBSIM. When the schedule for this year first came out everyone circled week 5 and week 6. By a brutal coincidence, the same two teams, the Helmand Nighthawks and the Drunk Monkeys, play each other in back to back weeks. Last week the Monkeys were given a red rump as they had their ass handed to them by the Helmand Nighthawks. After crossing the Atlantic and showing up at Wembley, one would of thought the Nighthawks would have taken care of the Monkeys in a "business as usual" manner. Coach Thad and the Drunks had other ideas as they flew into finally get out of the cellar. Tom Brady (QB) had another stellar day with the Nighthawks, and were heavy favorites when the Drunk Monkeys announced their starting lineup, that included two players on vacation. Deshawn Watson (QB) outperformed his Nighthawk counterpart but it was a combination of receiver and running backs that buried the Nighthawks in their lowest score this season. And....what's frightening, the Drunk Monkeys could have turned this into a major drubbing had they started anyone at TE and WR. Drunk Monkeys throw the Helmand Nighthawks a major banana peel spill, on their home field, outscoring the Nighthawks 160-106. The Drunk Monkeys have historically been the best damm ghost team in the league...until this past weekend. Coach FYC of the Black cats hasn't been seen since before the draft but that hasn't stopped them from amassing a 3-2 record prior to this weekend, better than half the teams in the league. The Who Dat Nation were hosting the Black Cats in Oregon this weekend, and while not an easy park to win in, the Nation have lost some games at home in the past seasons to teams that they had no business losing to. The Black Cats would be another. The Nation were stymied by a lack of scoring across all their players, none more so than their star Dak Prescott (QB). As if to say "look at me", Matt Ryan, starting QB for the Cats was not going to be outplayed this weekend by any stretch of the imagination, throwing for over 350 yards and 4 touchdowns. While the Cats continue to list Seyqan Berkely (RB) as a starter the Who Dat Nation, like other teams, have not been able to put the Cats out of contention. The Nation, surprisingly, comes up short to the Black Cats this week who march on to a 4-2 record without their Coach ever seeing the sidelines. Imagine what he could do if he showed up. Final Score Black Cats 140, Who Dat nation 123. Our final game of the week had the Guns of Hoculi hosting the Australian Taipans. These two teams have been divisional rivals since playing in the Old Testament League. The Gunners have quietly gone about their business without fanfare, being the super disciplined team that Coach Casey runs. The Gunners were helped immensely by Carson Wentz (QB) finally throwing for over 300 yards and Chris Goodwin going for 151 yards. Coach Casey's last minute team addition of the Redskins (DEF) gave him double figures, while the Chargers (DEF) could barley stop the opposition for the Taipans. On Monday night, the Taipans had just one player left, Aaron Jones (RB) who needed at least 100 yards and a touchdown. Jones came up way short of that mark, and the Taipans suffer their third consecutive loss. Final Score Guns of Hochuli 142 - Australian Taipans 122. In one of the most unusual seasons that we have seen, there isn't a team that has yet to take a stranglehold on the season. Nor, is there a team that is borderline elimination form the playoffs this far into the season. This weeks results have mucked up the league ladder, so lets take this apart position by position. #1 - Helmand Nighthawks. The Nighthawks despite the loss this week, lead both the league and the Sub Skimmers division. Despite getting shut down by the Drunk Monkeys, they remain the highest scoring team in the league. #2 - The Guns of Hochuli. The Gunners have ever so quietly stolen the Surface Skimmers Division, which until a few weeks ago, could have been either of the other teams. The Gunners take 2-0 record against their divisional opponents is putting them in a position where they control their own destiny. #3 - The Black Cats. Are they the best damm Ghost team in the league? At 4-2 they are tied on win - loss with the Nighthawks but loose the countback. This is a team whom has been playing with a visible Coach, and are borderline to winning their division. If that should happen, it will be a historical first. #4 - The Who Dat Nation. The loss this weeks drops the Nation back to 3-3, and despite that being a .500% rating, they are only one game behind the Nighthawks and the Black Cats. As the (predicted) stronger division within the league, you would expect the Nation to march into the playoffs as the #3 seed. But, anything can happen. #5 - Australian Taipans. The leagues defending champions are in trouble - but they are not out of it yet. They have given up a two game margin to the Gunners that will take some time to chase down. If the Taipans are going to make into the playoffs, their run needs to start now as their reach only appears to be as high as the #4 seed. If they are lucky. #6 - Drunk Monkeys Don't spank the monkeys just yet. The Monkeys get their first win of the season are only two games out of contention. The Monkeys have been known as spoilers going into the second half of the season, and if they get a run on, can potentially decide the final play off seeding. It's way too early to eliminate the Monkeys from contention. Knowing all of this, where do we go for out Match of the Day next week? We go back across the Atlantic as the Helmand Nighthawks welcome the Who Dat Nation. The Nighthawks lead the division - by countback. They need to defeat the Nation to ensure outright ownership of the division and the league. The Nation need to defeat their divisional rival to regain ground on the Black Cats, and level up their divisional record. Will be another cracker game on foreign soil. 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. It took them six weeks but they finally got their first win of the season and once again, we find ourselves saying "don't count them out yet." For the effort of 18 rushing yards, 7 receptions for 167 yards and 3 touchdowns, for a total score of 49.50 points, the Week Six MVT goes to Stefan Diggs (WR) of the Drunk Monkeys.