Category 2011 Season

Week 7 Transactions

  • 10/30: RIB places RB Tim Hightower on IR; adds WR Michael Jenkins, Vikings
  • 10/30: DAL drops WR Mark Clayton; places WR Julio Jones on IR; adds RB Isaac Redman, Steelers
  • 10/30: MER drops TE Brent Celek; adds K Olindo Mare, Panthers
  • 10/29: SYR drops WR Dane Sanzenbacher; adds QB Chris Ponder, Vikings
  • 10/28: HVV drops RB Javon Ringer; adds QB John Beck, Redskins
  • 10/28: HVV drops WR Davone Bess; activates WR Andre Johnson off IR
  • 10/27: MIA drops QB Kyle Orton; adds QB Alex Smith, 49ers
  • 10/25: MIM drops K Robbie Gould; adds QB Andy Dalton, Bengals
  • 10/25: RIB drops K Nate Kaeding; adds RB LaRod Stephens-Howling, Cards
  • 10/25: PHI drops RB Allen Bradford; adds K Alex Henery, Eagles
  • 10/25: PHI drops RB Ronnie Brown; adds QB Matt Cassel, Chiefs
  • 10/25: MIA drops K Adam Vinatieri; adds K Dan Carpenter, Dolphins
  • 10/25: BOB drops WR Jacoby Jones; adds RB Keiland Williams, Lions
  • 10/25: BOS drops WR Danario Alexander; adds RB Alfonso Smith, Cardinals

Dallas loses first game of year; Longfellows come up really, really short

Ron Yeany
BOS Wildcats 73
DAL Armadillos 66
WILDCATS: The defending champions snap their 2-game losing streak and edge back into a tie with Syracuse atop the Paterno Division. Boston enjoyed 17-point weeks from 3 players: Matt Forte, Greg Jennings, and Cam Newton in his first Wildcat start. Boston is 5-2 and leads Dallas by 18 points in the overall points race. ARMADILLOS: Dallas loses their first game of the year, despite a surge in the late Sunday games to tie Boston at 66 going into Monday night. All starters but Rashard Mendenhall scored, including 4 in double digits: K John Kasay (15), Calvin Johnson and Jimmy Graham (14 ea.) and Fred Davis (11).
MER Mustangs 62
OCD Beach Dudes 44
MUSTANGS: Another week, another huge game from Drew Brees who lead Mercer with 28 points. Marques Colston added 17 and K Matt Bryant added 12. The Mustangs have now won 2 in a row to even their record at 3-3-1. DUDES: The Beach Dudes drop to 4-2-1 with their second loss on the season. Adrian Peterson had a huge game (23) and Kevin Kolb had a solid effort (12) but the other 6 starters managed only a combined 9 points.
RIB Raptors 62
BOB Big Bang 39
RAPTORS: Richburgh wins their second game of the year, thanks in no small part to the huge coming out party of RB DeMarco Murray, who had the week’s second-highest individual score with 32 points. Recent adds Tim Tebow (12) and Graham Gano (9) also had strong efforts. BANG: The Big Oregon TROPHY BOGARTS lose their 2nd in a row and drop to 2-5 on the season. QB Ben Roethlisberger lead Oregon with 23 points.
HVV Violence 58
MIM Mud 41
VIOLENCE: Two words: Arian Foster. 100+ yards rushing, 110+ yards receiving and 3 TDs set the high bar for all individual performances in week 7 with 34 points. New acquisition K Dan Bailey added 12 as Happy Valley is back in the win column at 4-3. MUD: MassIll’s roller-coaster season continues, as they are back in the loss column and drop to 3-4. The lackluster effort for the Mud was lead by Steve Smith, the only player in double digits (11).
NCT Thorobreds 57
KEY Longfellows 5
THOROBREDS: New Chester improves their record to 2-4-1 behind strong games from Plaxico Burress (18), Mike Wallace (14) and Ryan Longwell (12). LONGFELLOWS: Is this where we make the “shortfellows” joke? Keystone’s 5 points is not a league record, but it’s the lowest team score in recent memory. Last year’s point champions are now dead last in the 2011 points race.
MIA Muffdivers 46
SYR Blizzard 32
DIVERS: Miami improves to 4-3 behind strong games from Darren Sproles (17), Mark Sanchez and Dez Bryant (11 ea.). The Muffdivers have ridden a 3-game winning streak into second place, 1.5 games behind Dallas in the Cappelletti Division. BLIZZARD: QB Aaron Rodgers had his typical strong game (20 pts) and Roddy White added a solid 8, but 5 other Syracuse starters all took goose eggs on the week. Syracuse drops to 5-2 and is tied with Boston atop the Paterno Division.
PHI Griffins 45
FFL Froglickers 21
GRIFFINS: Philadelphia wins their 3rd straight game and improves to 3-4 on the season. K Mason Crosby lead the Griffin scoring with 19 points. LICKERS: Two Froglicker starters scored in negative numbers (Colt McCoy and Ray Rice, -1 each) and only one player broke double digits — Neil Rackers (11). Frelinghuysen drops to 2-5 on the year.

Week 6 Transactions

  • 10/23: NCT drops K Rian Lindell; adds K Ryan Longwell, Vikings
  • 10/23: NCT drops TE Scott Chandler; adds WR Nate Burleson, Lions
  • 10/23: DAL drops WR Lance Moore; adds TE Fred Davis, Redskins
  • 10/23: RIB drops RB Isaac Redman; adds K Graham Gano, Redskins
  • 10/23: RIB drops K Mike Nugent; adds K Nate Kaeding, Chargers
  • 10/22: SYR drops RB Chester Taylor; adds K Connor Barth, Bucs
  • 10/19: MIM places LaGarrette Blount on IR; adds RB Donald Brown, Colts
  • 10/18: KEY drops QB Matt Cassel; adds QB Carson Palmer, Raiders
  • 10/18: BOB drops TE Dustin Keller; adds WR Arrelious Benn, Bucs
  • 10/18: BOB drops K Alex Henery; adds K Billy Cundiff, Ravens
  • 10/18: OCD drops K Nick Folk; adds K Nick Novak, Chargers

Dallas and Syracuse division leaders with 5 wins; Dudes battle Thorobreds to Tie

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PHI Griffins 75
RIB Raptors 21
GRIFFINS: Don’t let the 2-4 record fool you … the Griffins are only 15 points behind the overall leader. Turner and McCoy combined for 40 points, and Josh Freeman finally showed up with a good week at 16 points. All but one starter scored. RAPTORS: There’s no way to put a positive spin on the Raptor’s season at this point. They are 1-5, last in points, and their highest-scoring player of the week was Ted Nugent’s brother with 9 points. (Actually, we don’t know if he’s Ted’s brother.)
MER Mustangs 69
BOS Wildcats 42
MUSTANGS: Ahmad Bradshaw went off big time, with the week’s highest individual score of 26. Marque Colston is back strong with 14 points this week, and Drew Brees’ 12 points was fairly pedestrian by Drew Brees standards. Mercer picks up their second win of the season and stands at 2-3-1. WILDCATS: Every Wildcats starter scored and most had decent yardage points, but there were no rushing or receiving TDs from the entire crew. The defending champs drop to second place in the Paterno Division.
MIM Mud 57
FFL Froglickers 48
MUD: All but one Mud starter scored, with solid efforts all around. Fred Jackson lead the team yet again with 14 points, and Tony Romo chipped in 11. MassIll improves to 3-3 on the season. LICKERS: Frelinghuysen drops to 2-4, despite a fairly strong effort all around. Jay Cutler (12), Jordy Nelson (11) and Ray Rice (10) all scored in double digits.
DAL Armadillos 51
BOB Big Bang 41
ARMADILLOS: Dallas remains undefeated and improves to 5-0-1, with a 2.5 game lead in the Cappelletti Division. Rashard Mendenhall bounced back strong with a 17-point week, Matt Ryan add 10 and Calvin Johnson, John Kasay and Jimmy Graham scored 8 each. Graham, by the way, is the 5th-highest scoring receiver in the league so far this season. BANG: All but one starter scored, but no one managed a double-digit effort. Oh, and by the way: BANGER – PLEASE SEND ME THE DAMN TROPHY!!!
SYR Blizzard 51
HVV Violence 36
BLIZZARD: Syracuse improves to 5-1 and takes over first place in the Paterno Division. Who else but Aaron Rodgers lead the effort for the Blizzard, adding another 19 points. David Akers add 14 and Darren McFadden scored 11. VIOLENCE: Happy Valley drops to 3-3 on the season. Matthew Stafford lead the team with 13 points, and newly-acquired kicker Dan Bailey added a strong 11-point effort. Arian Foster disappointed, however, scoring only 2.
MIA Muffdivers 50
KEY Longfellows 31
MUFFDIVERS: Miami improves to 3-3 on the season, and Frank Gore had his 3rd strong week in a row, leading the Divers with 17 points. Jets Matt Sanchez (12) and Santonio Holmes (8) also had strong games. LONGFELLOWS: All but one Keystone starter scored, but the touchdowns were few and far between, with no player breaking into double digits. Keystone drops to 2-4 on the year.
OCD Beach Dudes 26
NCT Thorobreds 26
DUDES: And in this week’s version of No One Saw That Coming, the 4-1 Dudes battle the 1-4 Thorobreds to a TIE??? THOROBREDS: And in this week’s version of No One Saw That Coming, the 4-1 Dudes battle the 1-4 Thorobreds to a TIE???

Week 5 Transactions

  • 10/15: PHI drops WR Roy Williams; adds RB Kregg Lumpkin, Bucs
  • 10/12: MIM drops QB Jason Campbell; adds K Robbie Gould, Bears
  • 10/11: RIB drops QB Donovan McNabb; adds QB Tim Tebow, Broncos
  • 10/11: BOS drops WR Dexter McCluster; adds WR Darrius Heyward-Bay
  • 10/11: BOS drops WR Nate Burleson; adds WR Doug Baldwin, Seahawks
  • 10/11: PHI drops WR Brandon LaFell; adds RB Jackie Battle, Chiefs
  • 10/11: HVV drops K Rob Bironas, Titans; adds K Dan Bailey, Cowboys

75 is Wild in Week 5; Dallas lone undefeated team as Wildcats lose first game

Ron Yeany
BOB Big Bang 76
MIM Mud 46
BANG: Ben Roethlisberger (21) and Dwayne Bowe (20) had huge games for Oregon, who improves their record to 3-2. Their 3-game winning streak started the week after Banger declared he had his worst team ever. PS: Send me the damn trophy, Wayne!! MUD: Fred Jackson continued on his tear, scoring another 19 points this week. Stephen Gostkowski kicked in 12 points for MassIll, who lose their third in a row.
MIA Muffdivers 75
RIB Raptors 58
DIVERS: Every starter except one scored 8 or more points for Miami, lead by 16 points for Frank Gore. Steve Breaston added 14 and Malcom Floyd scored 11. Miami improves to 2-3 on the season. RAPTORS: The Raptors got big games from Matt Schaub and Jahvid Best, who scored 20 each, and Vernon Davis who added 12. Other than the 7 points Mike Nugent kicked in, the rest of the starting lineup finished with -1.
SYR Blizzard 75
BOS Wildcats 53
BLIZZARD: Pierre Garcon had the high score of the week at 20 for the high-flying Syracuse crew who ups their record to 4-1. Aaron Rodgers added 19 and David Akers chipped in 12. The Blizzard is 2nd in total points trailing Boston by only 14. WILDCATS: Boston loses it’s first game of the season. Tom Brady, MoJo Drew and Greg Jennings all scored 11 to lead the team, who is still shuffling the waiver wire to find some depth at WR.
PHI Griffins 75
HVV Violence 33
GRIFFINS: Philadelphia finally gets into the win column behind strong efforts from BenJarvus Green-Ellis (23) and James Jones (17). The other two RBs, who sound like a 70s cop show — Turner and McCoy — scored 8 and 11 respectively. VIOLENCE: The Violence suffer their 2nd loss of the season and struggled to fill a starting roster with the first bye week. The sunglass connection at RB — Foster and Grant — provided opposite ends of the scoring spectrum: Arian Foster’s 10 points was the team high; Ryan Grant’s -1 was the low point.
OCD Beach Dudes 75
FFL Froglickers 27
DUDES: Orange County is back on the winning side and ups their record to 4-1 on the season. Adrian Peterson was tops for the week at 26 points, while Victor Cruz added 16 and DeAngelo Williams scored 14. LICKERS: After starting the season with Week One’s highest score, the Froglickers have dropped to 2-3 and 10th overall in points. Ray Rice’s bye was a big part of this anemic effort, no doubt. DeSean Jackson lead the scoring with 11 points.
KEY Longfellows 62
MER Mustangs 41
LONGFELLOWS: Three 50+ yard FGs for Sebastian Janikowski contributed to his high score on the team at 20 points. Michael Vick had an up week with 17 and there was a Shonn Greene sighting: 11 points. Keystone (2-3) has won 2 in a row. MERCER: Who other but Drew Brees lead the Mustangs, adding another 18 points. And Ryan Matthews’ coming out season continued as he added 11.
DAL Armadillos 58
NCT Thorobreds 46
ARMADILLOS: Dallas remains the only unbeaten team in the league at 4-0-1. Three players scored in double-digits: Calvin Johnson (14), Willis McGahee and John Kasay (13 each). THOROBREDS: Eli Manning had another strong game with 22 points, and Mike Wallace rebounded to score 11 points, but the rest of starters managed only 13 points collectively.

Week 4 Transactions

  • 10/9: NCT drops K Graham Gano; adds K Rian Lindell, Bills
  • 10/9: NCT places WR Lee Evans on IR; adds TE Scott Chandler, Bills
  • 10/9: MER drops RB Toby Gerhart; activates WR Marques Colston off IR
  • 10/9: KEY drops QB Chad Henne; adds QB Matt Cassel, KCC
  • 10/9: HVV drops TE Mercedes Lewis; adds TE Tony Gonzalez, ATL
  • 10/9: HVV drops K Garrett Hartley (off IR)
  • 10/9: HVV places WR Andre Johnson on IR; adds TE Greg Olsen, CAR
  • 10/5: MIM places WR Kenny Britt on IR; adds WR Jacoby Ford, OAK
  • 10/4: FFL drops WR Arrelious Benn; adds RB Earnest Graham, Bucs

Aaron Rodgers breaks league record with 41-point effort; Wildcats alone at 4-0

Ron Yeany
BOS Wildcats 77
MIM Mud 71
WILDCATS: Boston ups their record to 4-0 and is the only team without a blemish through 4 weeks. All but one starter scored, lead by RB Matt Forte’s monster 200+ yard game. Forte scored 26 points. Also in double digits: K Jason Hanson (12), Greg Jennings and Vincent Jackson (11 each) and QB Tom Brady (10). Cam Newton’s 26-point effort was left on the bench. MUD: MassIll needed a huge game from LaGarrette Blount Monday night to pull out the win — and Blount was almost up to the challenge, scoring 17 and making this a close game. Blount matched Tony Romo’s 17 points, to lead the team. WR Steve Smith’s resurgence continued with another 14 points. The Mud drop to 2-2 on the season.
SYR Blizzard 77
MER Mustangs 48
BLIZZARD: QB Aaron Rodger’s 41-point week broke the league’s all-time record for a top individual performance by a starting QB. Rodgers threw for over 400 yards, 4 TDs, and also had 2 running touchdowns. Pierre Garcon added a big 23 points, while the rest of the starters scored a total of 13 points. With 2 lineup changes (playing Beanie Wells and Mike Williams), the Blizzard could have scored 112 points! MUSTANGS: Mercer drops to 1-2-1 with the loss, despite strong games from K Matt Bryant (15) and QB Drew Brees (13).
DAL Armadillos 74
MIA Muffdivers 59
ARMADILLOS: Dallas remains undefeated, and saw all but one starter score. WR Calvin Johnson notched yet another two TDs on the season and lead Dallas with 17 points. Also scoring in double digits were TE Jimmy Graham (14), Philip Rivers (12) and John Kasay (10). DIVERS: Miami drops to 1-3. Frank Gore leads the Divers with 17 points. Kyle Orton scored 14 and Dez Bryant scored 12.
FFL Froglickers 63
PHI Griffins 58
FROGLICKERS: All starters scored for the Lickers, although Jay Cutler’s score was in negative territory. Four players made double digits: WRs Eric Decker and DeSean Jackson (14 each), Jordy Nelson (11) and Ray Rice (10). Colt McCoy’s 14 points sat on the bench. GRIFFINS: Philadelphia has dropped to an unprecedented 0-4. They got a big game from QB Josh Freeman on Monday night (15 points) but it wasn’t quite enough to overcome the deficit. Michael Turner added 14 points, and Ben-Jarvus Green-Ellis scored 11 points.
BOB Big Bang 60
OCD Beach Dudes 44
BIG BANG: Oregon improves to 2-2 and enjoyed points from all but one starter. Hakeem Nicks lead the charge with 17 points. Dwayne Bowe and Alex Henery added 11 each. DUDES: The Dudes lose their first game of the year, dropping to 3-1. Ryan Fitzpatrick cooled off with 0 points. All other starters scored, but only Wes Welker managed a big double-digit effort (17).
HVV Violence 55
RIB Raptors 33
VIOLENCE: Arian Foster is back in a big way (20 points), and just in time for the Violence who improve their record to 3-1. TE Jason Witten added 11 points and Matt Stafford cooled off a bit but still added 9 points. RAPTORS: Kicker Mike Nugent’s 11 points lead the Raptors, who drop to 1-3 on the season.
KEY Longfellows 47
NCT Thorobreds 28
LONGFELLOWS: Keystone finally gets off the schnide, notching their first win on the season. Michael Vick’s big 26-point game lead Keystone. In the “no one saw that coming” department, RB Ryan Torain had 17 points, but it sat on Keystone’s bench. THOROBREDS: Eli Manning had a strong 15 point game, but the rest of starters managed only 13 points collectively. They were consistent, though — 4 starters scored 2 points each.

Week 3 Transactions

Wow – lots of interest in Nate Washington (4 teams) and Torrey Smith (3 teams) this first week of waivers.

  • 10/2: DAL activates Lance Moore off IR; places RB Jamaal Charles on IR
  • 10/1: BOS drops RB Jamie Harper; adds WR Dexter McCluster, KCC
  • 9/30: BOS drops K Josh Brown; adds K Jason Hanson, DET
  • 9/29: MIM drops QB Rex Grossman; adds QB Jason Campbell, OAK
  • 9/27: MIA drops WR Emmanuel Sanders; adds WR Nate Washington, TEN
  • 9/27: KEY drops WR Jacoby Ford; adds WR Torrey Smith, BAL
  • 9/27: OCD drops WR Bernard Berrian; adds WR Victor Cruz, NYG

Dudes, Wildcats race to 3-0 start; Griffins are 0-3 for the first time in history

Ron Yeany
OCD Beach Dudes 82
MIA Muffdivers 43
DUDES: The hot start for Orange County continues, as they race out to a 3-0 record while nearly doubling Miami’s score in an 82-43 romp. Wes Welker’s monster game (29) lead the way. DIVERS: Miami drops to 1-2, despite a big 24 point week from Mark Sanchez. RB Darren Sproles added 8 points, but RB Frank Gore (-1) lost a point.
DAL Armadillos 73
MER Mustangs 73
ARMADILLOS: Dallas remains undefeated and had the 2nd-highest point total of the week, but Mercer matched them step for step. TE Jermichael Finley had a breakout game with 23 points. Going into the Sunday night game needing only 1 point from Rashard Mendenhall, the Steelers RB mustered only 37 rushing yards. MUSTANGS: Mercer is now 1-1-1 with the hard-luck tie against Dallas. Drew Brees lead the charge with 23 points, and Ryan Mathews continues his breakout season with 19 points.
NCT Thorobreds 73
HVV Violence 60
THOROBREDS: New Chester wins their first game of the year behind big games from Joe Flacco (22) and Mike Wallace (17), who’s caught for over 100 yards every game so far this season. VIOLENCE: Happy Valley loses their first game of the year, despite a solid effort from several starters including Matthew Stafford (19) and the newly-added Rob Gronkowski (17).
SYR Blizzard 70
PHI Griffins 46
BLIZZARD: Syracuse improves to 2-1, and Darren McFadden is the highest scoring running back through 3 weeks, adding 26 this week. Aaron Rodgers added 16 while Roddy White chalked up 11 points. GRIFFINS: The Griffins are 0-3 for the first time EVER in franchise history. LeSean McCoy is the second-highest scoring running back through week 3, adding 17 points to lead Philadelphia starters.
BOS Wildcats 52
FFL Froglickers 34
WILDCATS: The Tom Brady aerial show continued for the Wildcats, as Brady added 23 points this week despite his 4 interceptions. Only WR Nate Burleson failed to scored among Boston starters. The defending champs are off to a 3-0 start. FROGLICKERS: Neil Rackers lead Frelinghuysen with 15 points, while only 2 other starters scored — Ray Rice (10) and Colt McCoy (9). The Lickers slip to 1-2.
RIB Raptors 38
MIM Mud 32
RAPTORS: QB Matt Schaub outscored the other starters 22-16, as Richburgh posts it’s first win on the year. MUD: MassIll loses it’s first game of the year as Kenny Britt’s hot start came to a crashing halt. The Mud’s receiving corps managed only 1 point. RB Fred Jackson continues to impress, leading the team with 13 points. Joseph Addai’s 11 bench points could’ve made the difference.
BOB Big Bang 37
KEY Longfellows 23
BANG: Oregon can thank two Steelers (Roethlisberger 12, Henery 10) for the bulk of their scoring. Derrick Bowe added 8. All 6 running backs on the roster (2 starters, 4 bench) combined for only 9 points. LONGFELLOWS: It’s hard to imagine a worse start for last year’s total points winner, who drops to 0-3. Sebastian Janikowski’s 13 points was the lone bright spot. Michael Vick and Reggie Bush each scored -1 point. Help is on the way for the receiving corps as Keystone won the Nate Washington waiver sweepstakes.

“Thank you Keystone for providing what may be Big Oregon Bang’s only win this year.” – Oregon owner Wayne Rupert

“Keystone stinks.” – Keystone owner Terry Muth

“Griffins informed me this morning that they have a consecutive streak [ed. – all 19 years] of being in the money. Ownership there apparently believes the streak will continue this season. Vegas line and the Armadillos Management do not agree.” – Dallas co-owner Sam McClain

NIBSism of the Week: Sent via email to Ying: “Do I send the fee to Nick or you?” – Richburgh co-owner Chris Lieberman who, due to lack of league fee payment, lost a chance at adding WR Nate Washington

Week 2 Transactions

  • 9/22: BOB places WR Braylon Edwards on IR; adds TE Dustin Keller, NYJ
  • 9/21: SYR drops WR Earl Bennett; adds WR Dane Sanzenbacher, CHI
  • 9/20: MER drops WR Jericho Cotchery; adds QB Matt Hasselbeck, TEN
  • 9/20: FFL drops RB Donald Brown; adds WR Eric Decker, DEN
  • 9/20: BOS drops TE Jermaine Gresham; adds WR Danario Alexander, STL
  • 9/19: MIM drops QB Matt Cassel; adds QB Rex Grossman, WAS
  • 9/19: HVV places RB Derrick Ward on IR; adds TE Rob Gronkowski, NEP
  • 9/18: BOS drops RB Jerome Harrison, DET; adds WR David Nelson, BUF

Five teams off to 2-0 starts after a high-scoring Week 2

Ron Yeany
BOS Wildcats 88
KEY Longfellows 49
WILDCATS: Every starter but one had at least 5 points, and Tom Brady and Vincent Jackson both had big games — 26 points each. The defending Fantasy Bowl champs are 2-0. LONGFELLOWS: Miles Austin had a huge game for Keystone (29 points), but the other 7 men only managed a combined 20. Last year’s points champ has stumbled out of the gate with an 0-2 record.
MIM Mud 86
PHI Griffins 72
MUD: The Mud rolls to 2-0 with solid contributions across the board. Six starters scored in double figures, lead by RB Fred Jackson’s 20-point effort. GRIFFINS: A solid effort all around, and the 3rd highest score of the week, but the Griffins take the loss and drop to 0-2 with back-to-back division losses.
SYR Blizzard 68
FFL Froglickers 44
BLIZZARD: Syracuse gets back on the winning track thanks to solid efforts by Aaron Rodgers (16) and Darren McFadden (15). FROGLICKERS: Ray Rice came back to earth a little bit in week 2, and the Froglickers fortunes did the same. Both teams are now 1-1.
DAL Armadillos 68
NCT Thorobreds 32
ARMADILLOS: Dallas is off to a 2-0 start and all but one starter scored, lead by Philip Rivers (16), Calvin Johnson and Willis McGahee (14 each). THOROBREDS: Mike Wallace looks poised to have a monster season and adds 14 more points in week 2, but there are few other bright spots for the Thorobreds, who drop to 0-2.
MIA Muffdivers 67
MER Mustangs 54
MUFFDIVERS: A huge game from Jeremy Maclin (26) lead a solid attack for Miami, who improves to 1-1. Adam Vinatieri also chipped in a big 15 points. MERCER: Drew Brees had his typical strong game (17), and Steve Johnson (11) and Ryan Matthews (10) both had strong starts.
OCD Beach Dudes 62
BOB Big Bang 51
DUDES: The Beach Dudes are riding a 2-0 wave to start the season. Adrian Peterson is AP – Automatic Points, with a 20-point effort Nick Folk added 13 and Kevin Kolb chipped in 12. BIG BANG: A solid outing by Oregon, but only Peyton Hillis had a standout performance with 16 points. The Big Bang is 0-2.
HVV Violence 60
RIB Raptors 51
VIOLENCE: Acquiring Matthew Stafford (20 points) in the off-season is paying early dividends in Happy Valley, who are off to a 2-0 start. Rob Bironas (14) and Andre Johnson (11) both added strong games. RAPTORS: All but two starters scored, with Jahvid Best leading the pack with 16 points. Richburgh drops to 0-2.

Week 1 Transactions

  • 9/17: MER places WR Marques Colston on IR; adds WR Randall Cobb, GBP
  • 9/16: BOS drops WR Marcus Easley, BUF, adds TE Jermaine Gresham, CIN
  • 9/15: KEY drops WR Torrey Smith, BAL, adds TE Brandon Pettigrew, DET
  • 9/14: PHI places QB Peyton Manning on IR; adds WR Brandon Gibson, STL
  • 9/13: RIB drops K Shaun Suisham, PIT, adds K Mike Nugent, CIN
  • 9/13: SYR drops K Nate Kaeding, SD, adds K David Akers, SF
  • 9/13: SYR drops WR Danny Amendola, STL, adds WR Devery Henderson, NOS

Froglickers, Wildcats open big in Week 1

Ron Yeany
FFL Froglickers 94
MIA Muffdivers 23
FROGLICKERS: All Froglicker starters scored, with Ray Rice and Mike Tolbert leading the way with 20 points each. Rice looks like he’s going to have a monster year. Jay Cutler contributed a strong 15, with DeSean Jackson scoring 11 and a kicker who “Rack”ed up 10. MUFFDIVERS: Miami kicks of the year with Week One’s low score. Kyle Orton’s 10 points lead the way for Miami as Mark Sanchez’s 14 points remained on the bench. In fact, the Muffdiver bench outscored the starters 36-23.
BOS Wildcats 80
PHI Griffins 51
WILDCATS: Tom Brady’s monster 35-point game paced the defending Fantasy Bowl champions, with stalwarts Matt Forte (13), Maurice Jones-Drew (11) and Greg Jennings (11) all coming up big. Off-season acquisition Vincent Jackson, however, came up short. Bench rookie QB Cam Newton came out strong with 27 points, but it’s unlikely he’ll see the field much with Brady going gangbusters. GRIFFINS: LeSean McCoy looks like he’s going to have a big year for the Griffins, scoring 20 points in his first week. Larry Fitzgerald disappointed, notching only 2 points. Philadelphia put Peyton Manning on IR this week to add a receiver, so it looks like QB Josh Freeman will be running the show for the Griffins.
OCD Beach Dudes 69
RIB Raptors 31
DUDES: WR Wes Welker was the biggest recipient of Tom Brady’s monster game for the Patriots, including Welker’s 99-yard TD catch, which was mostly run. Welker lead the Dudes with 23 points. Kevin Kolb scored 15 while K Nick Folk added 11. Bench QB Ryan Fitzpatrick had an impressive 2011 debut with 18 points. RAPTORS: Only TE Vernon Davis failed to scored for the Raptors, but there were no standout performances either. RB Tim Hightower and WR Mike Williams (the one from Tampa) tied for high score at 8 points.
MIM Mud 64
SYR Blizzard 46
MUD: WR Kenny Britt’s opening performance of the 2010 campaign hints at big things to come. He lead the Mud with 20 points. QB Tony Romo and RB Cedric Benson each added 14. The Mud’s biggest performance, however, was sitting on the bench. WR Steve Smith’s resurgence could have added 26 points to the lineup. In fact, with a couple lineup changes the Mud could have had the week’s high score of 100. BLIZZARD: QB Aaron Rodgers picked up right where he left off last season, leading the Blizzard with 20 points. RBs Darren McFadden (14) and Beanie Wells (11) both had good weeks, but the Blizzard faithful has to be a little concerned at receiver after the first week. Roddy White came up short (2), Danny Amendola was hurt (and dropped), and there were no points on the bench.
DAL Armadillos 57
KEY Longfellows 45
ARMADILLOS: Dallas opened strong with good performances from WR Calvin Johnson (17), QB Philip Rivers (14) and K John Kasay (10), a late add since Dallas failed to draft a kicker. RB Rashard Mendenhall’s -1 point production — and the Steeler’s meltdown in Baltimore — must be a bit disconcerting here. LONGFELLOWS: Last year’s points champion did not get out of the gate strong for 2011. K Sebastian Janikowski’s 15-point effort was the team’s high score. Zero points combined from Shonn Greene and Chris Johnson had to be a big disappointment for Longfellow fans. Bench QB Chad Henne’s 29 points surprised many.
HVV Violence 57
BOB Big Bang 35
VIOLENCE: Off-season acquisition QB Matthew Stafford had a big game, posting 19 points for Happy Valley. Many people think Detroit will surprise this year, but Stafford has to stay on the field. He could have a big year. WRs Andre Johnson and Reggie Wayne each contributed 11 points, but Violence RBs combined scored only 6 points. BIG BANG: The Bang wasn’t so Big in Week 1. RB Stephen Jackson scored 8, as did WR Hakeem Nicks, to lead Oregon. QB Ben Roethlisberger disappointed with only 4 points. TE Aaron Hernandez had 11 points sitting on the bench, while bench RB Cadillac Williams surprised and could get some starting time in this lineup.
MER Mustangs 53
NCT Thorobreds 36
MUSTANGS: QB Drew Brees looks poised for another monster season and scored nearly half the Mustang’s points in week one with 26. WR Steve Johnson added 8. Three Mustang RBs combined for only 8 points, though. THOROBREDS: QB Joe Flacco’s demolition of the Steelers paced New Chester, leading the team with 14 points. RB James Stark added 8, while WR Plaxico Burress’s 8 points remained on the bench.

Sign O’ The Times

Ron Yeany

Our rules change restricting the consecutive season you can protect a player are going to start kicking in next year. For a preview of the big names that will not be eligible for protection on their current team next year, see the list of players below:

Players protected for the final time in 2011 (each team has one franchise tag that can be applied).

BOB: RB Steven Jackson, WR Dwayne Bowe
BOS: QB Tom Brady, RB Maurice Jones-Drew, WR Greg Jennings
DAL: None
FFL: WR Brandon Marshall
HVV: RB Ryan Grant, WR Andre Johnson, WR Reggie Wayne
KEY: None
MER: QB Drew Brees, RB Ahmad Bradshaw
MIA: RB Pierre Thomas, WR Santonio Holmes
MIM: QB Tony Romo, RB Joseph Addai, RB Cedric Benson, WR Anquan Boldin
NCT: WR Lance Moore
OCD: RB Adrian Peterson, RB DeAngelo Williams
PHI: QB Peyton Manning, RB Michael Turner, WR Larry Fitzgerald
RIB: QB Matt Schaub
SYR: QB Aaron Rodgers