Well, I’m back.
It was a rough week for me. Never, ever, ever had I had a week like that and I hope I never do again.
Thanks everyone for your sympathy messages. I appreciate it. It meant a lot.
Now, back to football.
The playoffs are now set and here are the matchups.
No. 4 Houserville (7-6) at No. 1 Jammers (10-3): A rematch of the first round last year and Houserville has to go on the road again. Right now, the home of the Jammers has not been great for guests. The Jam is 6-0 at home, the only team in the JFL to go undefeated at home this season.
No. 3 Slackers (7-6) at No. 2 Noise (8-5): Two teams who started hot and stumbled into the playoffs. This should be a fun matchup. The Noise handed the Slackers their first loss of the season and look to hand them their last.
No. 4 Boyer (6-7) at No. 1 Toasters (9-4): These division rivals will go at it again for the third time this season. Boyer has made it all the way to the Super Bowl before, but it’s been a while. Both teams are starving for a title and that should make this matchup fun.
No. 3 T-Money (6-7) at No. 2 News Team (8-5): News Team tasted the playoffs for the first time last year, took down the top-seeded T-Money to move on to the conference final. For T-Money, last season’s loss to the News Team was just another ousting from the playoffs. In 2006 and 2007, it was the Jammers sending the Money Man home and now the News Team will look to be the next team to send T-Money packing in consecutive years.
Here’s how these matchups became final in Week 13.
Fear and Loathing 102.7, World of Noise 94.8
Someone forgot to tell Fear that losing now would get him a good draft pick.
Instead, he went out and handed the Noise a season finale loss.
Just another loss for the Noise against Fear, a common occurrence.
The Noise continued to feel the pain of losing Ronnie Brown as his running back duo of Ricky Williams and Laurence Maroney combined for 13 points.
Not going to cut it.
Andre Johnson was the only bright spot Sunday, going for 99 and a TD.
Donovan McNabb was part of a rout in Atlanta, but Michael Vick was more involved, rushing for a TD and passing for another.
Other than that, Dallas Clark had a quiet afternoon, as did Mike Wallace and Jeremy Maclin.
On the other side, Fear enjoyed 31.9 points from Kurt Warner, 14.6 from Randy Moss and 12 points from both Fred Jackson and Jamaal Charles.
Charles has been strong of late, and who knows, if Kansas City can improve in some areas over the offseason, Charles could be a potential keeper.
That, or he can try and draft either Chris Johnson or Ray Rice. One of the NFL’s top all-purpose yard-gainers will be available for sure.
Jammers 142.5, Slackers 131.8
He did it in honor of a great pup. The Howie Jammers’ offense went wild and one can’t help but smile when you see Big Ben, Joseph Addai, Larry Fitzgerald and Santonio Holmes all score more than 20 points in honor of Howie.
A combined 30 from Darren Sproles and LaDainian Tomlinson completed the Jammers’ regular season, giving him the best record in the JFL in 2009, for the first time since 2006 when the Jammers won the Super Bowl.
Fitzgerald made the biggest play of the day, hauling in a 34-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to give the Jammers the points necessary to defeat the Slackers, completing the season sweep — regular season that is, because these two could easily meet up in the Office Space Conference finals in Week 15.
If that’s the case, the Slackers might think about starting Robert Meachem, who was drafted by the Jammers and scored 28.2 points Sunday. He had two touchdowns, one crazy one, stripping the ball from a defender and running 40 yards for a TD.
Instead, it was Reggie Wayne in the lineup who had 4.8 points. Ouch.
But it’s hard to blame Parker for his decision. He already has three Saints in his lineup daily, and adding a fourth is tough to do.
Yes, it would have worked for 75 points this week, but all it takes is an off-week to spawn a loss, and in the playoffs, you can’t afford to take that risk. It will be interesting to see what the Slackers do in the playoffs.
Boyer 116.3, Stank 99.9
Hey, congratulations Stank. In conversations with many, the consensus was that it’s unbelievable that your team did not forge a playoff berth.
Instead, it earned you the No. 1 pick in 2010.
That’s exciting because you’ve got plenty of young stars — a.k.a. keepers. You also have plenty of trade bait — a.k.a. better draft picks. And you also have the top pick — a.k.a. you get the No. 1 free agent in 2010.
That is a nice thing to have.
Also, the last two teams in the JFL to have No. 1 picks have qualified for the playoffs the next year.
Sounds nice, doesn’t it?
The No. 1 pick was solidified when Tom Brady and Wes Welker combined for 48.2 points against the Dolphins.
Boyer also had a nice day out of Jerome Harrison, who has played well for the hapless Browns. He had 21.7 fantasy points, despite just 35 yards rushing. With Jamal Lewis retiring, Harrison could be the future.
Real Houserville 124.9, Organ Thieves 122.9
Houserville thanks his fans this week. They provided the home-field advantage and the two-point win.
The former Villains reacquired Jason Witten and got 156 yards, while getting double-digits from Peyton Manning, Cedric Benson, Rashard Mendenhall and Roddy White.
Wideouts Jason Avant and Mike Sims-Walker led him down, but hey, the win is his.
On the other side, it was the running back who were disappointing.
Adrian Peterson was held to 19 yards, his least productive game since gaining just 14 against San Fran his rookie year.
Marion Barber was worse, fantasy-point-wise, with 2.3. He had 35 yards and a fumble.
The win for Houserville had no effect on his playoff standing as he will be the fourth seed and will travel to the Jammers for the first round of the playoffs.
T-Money 104.5, Toasters 88.5
T-Money took care of business to make sure no tie-breaker would keep him out of the 2009 playoffs.
With an easy win over the conference-leader and Nittany North Champion, T-Money will move on to face the Nittany South Champion, News Team, in the first round.
If he gets another day out of Tony Romo like he did in Week 13, he might face the Nittany North Champ again.
Romo posted 37.5 fantasy points — all coming in a loss to the Giants — to lead T-Money. Top wideouts Anquan Boldin and Chad Johnson came to the party Sunday, too, combining for 41.5 points.
Thomas Jones had a so-so day with 10.9 and Frank Gore struggled with just 4.2. He’ll certainly need those two if he plans to do something in the playoffs — a place where T-Money has struggled year after year.
Sounds like Romo.
For the Toasters, Sunday was disappointing. Matt Schaub went down with an injury, Ray Rice was stuffed and his three wideouts sputtered to a combined 29.5 points, 16.4 coming from Miles Austin.
The Toasters hope that this trend does not continue in the playoffs.
News Team 112.8, Generals 105.4
Aaron Rodgers pulled off the comeback.
With his 30 points Monday night, the News Team pulled off the comeback and thankfully for Nikish, Rodgers only threw to Donald Driver three times for 35 yards and a TD. Driver also fumbled on one catch to take two points away from the Generals, however, he did the Generals a favor on his next target, kicking Rodgers pass up in the air for an interception.
Still, Rodgers managed 263 yards and 3 TDs, more than enough to finish 8-5 for the second season in a row.
Since starting 0-5 last season, the News Team has won 17 of his last 23 games. This is a dangerous team to face.
Rodgers is easily the No. 1 fantasy quarterback in the JFL.
But will he lead the News Team to a JFL title?
It was a rough week for me. Never, ever, ever had I had a week like that and I hope I never do again.
Thanks everyone for your sympathy messages. I appreciate it. It meant a lot.
Now, back to football.
The playoffs are now set and here are the matchups.
No. 4 Houserville (7-6) at No. 1 Jammers (10-3): A rematch of the first round last year and Houserville has to go on the road again. Right now, the home of the Jammers has not been great for guests. The Jam is 6-0 at home, the only team in the JFL to go undefeated at home this season.
No. 3 Slackers (7-6) at No. 2 Noise (8-5): Two teams who started hot and stumbled into the playoffs. This should be a fun matchup. The Noise handed the Slackers their first loss of the season and look to hand them their last.
No. 4 Boyer (6-7) at No. 1 Toasters (9-4): These division rivals will go at it again for the third time this season. Boyer has made it all the way to the Super Bowl before, but it’s been a while. Both teams are starving for a title and that should make this matchup fun.
No. 3 T-Money (6-7) at No. 2 News Team (8-5): News Team tasted the playoffs for the first time last year, took down the top-seeded T-Money to move on to the conference final. For T-Money, last season’s loss to the News Team was just another ousting from the playoffs. In 2006 and 2007, it was the Jammers sending the Money Man home and now the News Team will look to be the next team to send T-Money packing in consecutive years.
Here’s how these matchups became final in Week 13.
Fear and Loathing 102.7, World of Noise 94.8
Someone forgot to tell Fear that losing now would get him a good draft pick.
Instead, he went out and handed the Noise a season finale loss.
Just another loss for the Noise against Fear, a common occurrence.
The Noise continued to feel the pain of losing Ronnie Brown as his running back duo of Ricky Williams and Laurence Maroney combined for 13 points.
Not going to cut it.
Andre Johnson was the only bright spot Sunday, going for 99 and a TD.
Donovan McNabb was part of a rout in Atlanta, but Michael Vick was more involved, rushing for a TD and passing for another.
Other than that, Dallas Clark had a quiet afternoon, as did Mike Wallace and Jeremy Maclin.
On the other side, Fear enjoyed 31.9 points from Kurt Warner, 14.6 from Randy Moss and 12 points from both Fred Jackson and Jamaal Charles.
Charles has been strong of late, and who knows, if Kansas City can improve in some areas over the offseason, Charles could be a potential keeper.
That, or he can try and draft either Chris Johnson or Ray Rice. One of the NFL’s top all-purpose yard-gainers will be available for sure.
Jammers 142.5, Slackers 131.8
He did it in honor of a great pup. The Howie Jammers’ offense went wild and one can’t help but smile when you see Big Ben, Joseph Addai, Larry Fitzgerald and Santonio Holmes all score more than 20 points in honor of Howie.
A combined 30 from Darren Sproles and LaDainian Tomlinson completed the Jammers’ regular season, giving him the best record in the JFL in 2009, for the first time since 2006 when the Jammers won the Super Bowl.
Fitzgerald made the biggest play of the day, hauling in a 34-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to give the Jammers the points necessary to defeat the Slackers, completing the season sweep — regular season that is, because these two could easily meet up in the Office Space Conference finals in Week 15.
If that’s the case, the Slackers might think about starting Robert Meachem, who was drafted by the Jammers and scored 28.2 points Sunday. He had two touchdowns, one crazy one, stripping the ball from a defender and running 40 yards for a TD.
Instead, it was Reggie Wayne in the lineup who had 4.8 points. Ouch.
But it’s hard to blame Parker for his decision. He already has three Saints in his lineup daily, and adding a fourth is tough to do.
Yes, it would have worked for 75 points this week, but all it takes is an off-week to spawn a loss, and in the playoffs, you can’t afford to take that risk. It will be interesting to see what the Slackers do in the playoffs.
Boyer 116.3, Stank 99.9
Hey, congratulations Stank. In conversations with many, the consensus was that it’s unbelievable that your team did not forge a playoff berth.
Instead, it earned you the No. 1 pick in 2010.
That’s exciting because you’ve got plenty of young stars — a.k.a. keepers. You also have plenty of trade bait — a.k.a. better draft picks. And you also have the top pick — a.k.a. you get the No. 1 free agent in 2010.
That is a nice thing to have.
Also, the last two teams in the JFL to have No. 1 picks have qualified for the playoffs the next year.
Sounds nice, doesn’t it?
The No. 1 pick was solidified when Tom Brady and Wes Welker combined for 48.2 points against the Dolphins.
Boyer also had a nice day out of Jerome Harrison, who has played well for the hapless Browns. He had 21.7 fantasy points, despite just 35 yards rushing. With Jamal Lewis retiring, Harrison could be the future.
Real Houserville 124.9, Organ Thieves 122.9
Houserville thanks his fans this week. They provided the home-field advantage and the two-point win.
The former Villains reacquired Jason Witten and got 156 yards, while getting double-digits from Peyton Manning, Cedric Benson, Rashard Mendenhall and Roddy White.
Wideouts Jason Avant and Mike Sims-Walker led him down, but hey, the win is his.
On the other side, it was the running back who were disappointing.
Adrian Peterson was held to 19 yards, his least productive game since gaining just 14 against San Fran his rookie year.
Marion Barber was worse, fantasy-point-wise, with 2.3. He had 35 yards and a fumble.
The win for Houserville had no effect on his playoff standing as he will be the fourth seed and will travel to the Jammers for the first round of the playoffs.
T-Money 104.5, Toasters 88.5
T-Money took care of business to make sure no tie-breaker would keep him out of the 2009 playoffs.
With an easy win over the conference-leader and Nittany North Champion, T-Money will move on to face the Nittany South Champion, News Team, in the first round.
If he gets another day out of Tony Romo like he did in Week 13, he might face the Nittany North Champ again.
Romo posted 37.5 fantasy points — all coming in a loss to the Giants — to lead T-Money. Top wideouts Anquan Boldin and Chad Johnson came to the party Sunday, too, combining for 41.5 points.
Thomas Jones had a so-so day with 10.9 and Frank Gore struggled with just 4.2. He’ll certainly need those two if he plans to do something in the playoffs — a place where T-Money has struggled year after year.
Sounds like Romo.
For the Toasters, Sunday was disappointing. Matt Schaub went down with an injury, Ray Rice was stuffed and his three wideouts sputtered to a combined 29.5 points, 16.4 coming from Miles Austin.
The Toasters hope that this trend does not continue in the playoffs.
News Team 112.8, Generals 105.4
Aaron Rodgers pulled off the comeback.
With his 30 points Monday night, the News Team pulled off the comeback and thankfully for Nikish, Rodgers only threw to Donald Driver three times for 35 yards and a TD. Driver also fumbled on one catch to take two points away from the Generals, however, he did the Generals a favor on his next target, kicking Rodgers pass up in the air for an interception.
Still, Rodgers managed 263 yards and 3 TDs, more than enough to finish 8-5 for the second season in a row.
Since starting 0-5 last season, the News Team has won 17 of his last 23 games. This is a dangerous team to face.
Rodgers is easily the No. 1 fantasy quarterback in the JFL.
But will he lead the News Team to a JFL title?
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