2014 Subsim Fantasy Football Reports

[Gut Wrench]

RATS AND WHO DAT LEAD
Beans and Michael Still To Score

Week 2 in the Subsim Fantasy League, and we have a surprise league leader, who also happens to be a débutante. We'll tell you about the big battle between two teams where one slithered into oblivion, and just how some these results produced a complete rewrite of the weekend games in the last two minutes of Monday night.

But before we do anything else, let's give you the most important message that you need to know about.

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Now before we get started on who won, let's have a close look at who could of won, who should have won, and who got injured.

The two most devastating injuries go the Australian Taipans who lost not one, but two key players in the first 60 seconds of the game. Most surprising is that the Australian Taipans had originally attempted to trade away RB Knowshow Moreno earlier in the week. There was some suggested that the Who Dat Nation may have been willing to trade off their suspended WR Wes Welker, but that was quashed as soon as Moreno bruised his ego.

Then we have those coaches who started opposing forces, and there were two this week. Coach Wolfer probably gave away the biggest blow out this week by starting Matthew Stafford (QB) and the Panthers Defense. But lets not think this is just a rookie mistake, for Mister Chris of the defending champion Helmand Nighthawks by starting Matt Bryant (K) and the Bengals Defense.

And now on with the highlights.

Our most impressive game was the Guns of Hochuli and the Mini Ded Poets. The Poets after getting a very unfriendly "welcome" in week one, came out and showed that they have the ability to put up some big scores, eventually racking up 105 points. The Gunner, however, are a past finalist and no push over when it comes to choreographing great victories. Trailing by over 25 points with less than three minutes to go on Monday Night, they rested their team on the arm of Nick Foles (QB) and Codey Parkey (K). With less than 60 seconds to go, Foles finally throws for 300 yards and puts Parkey in a position to kick the Gunners to a 2-0 season. Final score, Guns of Hochuli 110 - Mini Ded Poets 105.

First game of the week to be completed had the Wild Boston Terriers against the Green Beans. Two renown opponents came head to head once again in a battle of titans. And a back and forth deal it was all weekend, with the lead changing several times. After having a previous dud week with Aaron Rodgers (QB) Coach McBee threatened to take away Rodger's discount double check before he finally started showing why he was a second round pick. But it wasn't an easy win, with Brandon Marshall finally bringing his A game late Sunday night. Sunday night is a poor time to be coming back, and the Beans finally ran out of gas. Final score Wild Boston Terriers 95 Green Beans 87.

Our top of the ladder game between the top teams turned into nothing short of a disappointing game - from at least one foreign team. The Bilge Rats and the Australian Taipans were both 1-0 after the first week and frankly, are both a bit of surprise to be leading the league. The Bilge Rats are rookies this year and the Taipans, have been one of these teams always there, but not quite at the end. And so it was that the Taipans just slithered to a show up score, handing the Bilge Rats their second win of the season. Bilge Rats win handily 119 - 89.

After the game Coach Wolfer spoke to the media.

"Yeah, we played hard, knowing how important this game was. We played it hard and we're grateful just to come away with the win and look forward to next week."

The easiest win of the week resulting in the biggest blow out were the Who Dat Nation and Coach Michael's team, aptly named Michael's Team. Michael had a couple of stars not show up for the weekend not otherwise affected by child abuse allegations. However, what's looking like a Ghost team, Michael's team just didn't score and becames a sacrificial lamb for the remainder of the season. Fuel for Blood and the Who Dat Nation run out convincing winners 101 - 62.

Our match of the week was a thriller between the Helmand Nighthawls and the Black Cats. The Cats last week were unfortunate not to win, and the Helmand Nighthawks were convincing winners, but this week was a different matter. This was a heavy weight bout between two possible championship defenders who showed that in a week of relative low scoring, these two could lay out some points. The Black Cats laid out an impressive score and waited on the Nighthawks QB Andrew Luck to win it in the last two minutes. Despite throwing for 3 early touchdowns, the Nighthawks fell short by a lot of passing yards. The Black Cats get a win the tough way, through the defending Torpedo Bowl Champions by hanging on for a 116 - 108 win.

So after week two, let's look at where the teams stand.

The Bilge Rats and the Who Dat Nation lead not only the Subsimmers Division but the league. The Wild Boston Terriers sit at 50% and the Green Beans and Michael's team are still looking for their first win.

In the Surface Skimmers Division, the Guns of Holchuli are the only team at 2-0, while the Taipans, Cats and Nighthawks are at 1-1. The Mini Ded Pets bring up the tail at 0-2.

What it does mean is that in week 3, we get a mixed back to choose from. We pick the defending champions and return to Wembley as the Australian Taipans travel for the longest away game ever. Both the Nighthawks and the Taipans look on paper to be the division leaders, but, at 1-1 both teams need to improve to be considered great.

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.

For the effort of 346 passing yards for 3 touchdowns and 28 rushing yards, for a total of 30.32 points, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present Aaron Rodgers of the Wild Boston Terriers, the Week Two MVT.