LFP FFB Blog: A Global Reach

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Since the LFP FFB blog's inception on August 12th, 2009, I'm happy to see at least some people are reading the content that has been posted.  This year I am making an even stronger effort to stay active in posting, whether it be league related or just having to do with football in general.  As you can see by the above stats, the blog has been viewed wordwide, hitting double-digits in Canada and Spain, largely as a result of people associating this blog for one having to do with La Liga, but I'll take it.  The Israel views I already know were my cousin, and I'm assuming someone was on vacation in Mexico at some point, but how about that reach on a global scale?!

In my continuing effort to produce content that you guys want to see and will keep coming back to read,  I would love to hear some feedback in the comments section of this post.  Let me know what you want to see, what you want to see less or more of, and any other general comments about the league.  Don't hesitate, and if you still haven't signed up to post, just do it!

Thanks,

-Commish

MH Rankings - Week 8

Big time movement in my rankings for this week.  Let's dig in...

-The Terrors go Peyton-less and blow up the previous #1 Stiffies, calling a 2-week Harris sweep and fulfilling the promise.  Best record, division record, points for, and points against... Enough said.

-Wacco for Flacco flexed some muscle this week, and showed the kind of domination that can win the West. This team has a lot of upside and just obliterated the division leader from Week 7.

-The TD's absolutely embarrassed the Asians by not playing a TE or Utility player... and still winning.  This team remains a force to be reckoned with, but has to prove themselves in the coming weeks to keep their high ranking.

-The Stiffies got handled for the second straight week by a member of the Harris family, and unless they can right the ship might see their blistering start turn into a tortoise-like middle of the season.

-The Chefs put up a hell of a fight against a potent Pissing team this week.  Had Romo not had his collarbone destroyed you have to imagine that it would've been one of the best comebacks of the year.  As it stands, it's one more L and a drop in the rankings.

-The urination specialists have made major strides in the past few weeks, and if the Saints start to punch the ball into the end zone instead of just collecting yards they will be a formidable foe league-wide.

-Forsett's representatives are mirroring the actual Forsett with the arrival of Marshawn Lynch, high hopes are diminishing into the background.  This team refuses to score points, and as the division starts getting better may have seen their luck run out.  There is talent on the roster, but consistency has been lacking.

-The Asians had a horrible week and suffered a bad loss to an 8-man squad, but this team scores in bunches, and it is hard to believe they won't start winning games soon.

-The Party Animals have a bad bad hangover after watching Matt Ryan and Darren McFadden put up just over 70 points combined... on the bench.  The potential is there, it's just a matter of putting the right pieces in the right spots at the right time, fantasy football in a nutshell.

-The Blow-holes actually submitted a roster and won a game with a 2-QB attack outside of the division, but I still can't bump them up until I see consistent effort from this team.

-Commish

Week 7 Wrap-Up: Bad Break City

Every week seems to bring a bad break story, but no week has had more bad breaks in recent memory than the one that just transpired.  Let's take a look at the match-ups.

Pissing Excellence def. Hail to the Chefs: 113.6 - 106.2
Tony's team roared on Monday Night Football in an attempt to overcome a huge lead by J.J.'s surging squad led by Drew Brees and Marques Colston, but bad break became literal as Tony Romo broke his collarbone.  Assuming all performances remained equal for Dez Bryant and Jason Witten, the addition of Romo actually connecting on their touchdowns and two-point conversion would have put the Chefs over the top and on to a 5-2 record.  Instead, the Excellence Pissers snatch a third straight win and are now within a game of first in the West.

Show Me Your TD's def. Angry Asians: 86.45 - 78.6
Wong looks down the list at an under performing squad and can't help but shake his head at the poor play of every starter but Roethlisberger, Boldin, and Gates.  Gas had nobody to play at TE and wasn't willing to burn a Utility usage, thus taking a shot with an 8-man roster and coming out on top.  A start for Carson Palmer or the $16 man Brandon Jackson would have won this game for Wong, but instead the breaks go for Gas in a close win to keep him tied atop the West while the Asians stay at the bottom out East.

My Team Blows Agains def. Party Animals: 112.7 - 91.45
My, my, my, this one has to sting for the Party Animals.  Two active bench players score 70.05 points, while 10 starters only top that by 21.4.  J-Jak reaps the reward for actually submitting a roster and avoiding his third strike, but this is a loss for Vick that she has to somehow shake off and not allow it to reverberate all season.

Wacco for Flacco def. Forsett Down Her Throat: 145.5 - 77.5
This was a game where the bad break went to the team that won by just under 70 points, as Kyle watched would-be record breaker Kenny Britt go absolutely nuts to the tune of 45.5 points on his bench.  When Steve Smith goes for 3 and Miles Austin hits 3.8, it stings a little when you realize that you could have won by over 100 points.  As for Jared, Andre Johnson can't come back soon enough as Kyle battled his way into the tie for first.

Mountlake Terrors def. I Stiff Armed Your Mom: 126.9 - 80.35
Frankly, the only bad break in this game was that the Terrors' players had good games and the Stiffies' did not..  Craig could have started his entire roster against Mike's only 10 active players and still lost, even without Peyton Manning and LaDainian Tomlinson.  First in the East is Mike's alone, at least for a week.

Stay tuned for Week 8 MH Rankings coming at you tomorrow at 8:00am!

-Commish

Seahawks Love

Final Scores - Early Edition

Here are the *UNOFFICIAL* final scores according to Monday Night Football's preliminary totals!

Magical Comeback?

Magic Wants the NFL Back in L.A.

Looks like Magic finally caught up on the most recent season of Entourage and wants to pick up where Ari left off.  LFP FFB league officials were able to reach Magic earlier this morning, and when asked about how to make this happen he responded with "Well things have been in fairly good hands, I don't know Ari Gold personally, but it seems like he started things off on the right track before his meltdown.  I'd like to help in any way I can."  He had no comment on what it's like to have AIDS.

Seriously though, since the Rams, Lions, Chiefs, and even Buccaneers are showing signs of life after some dismal runs for each team, I don't think there's any team that will be relocating any time soon.  Cleveland?  Not on Mike Holmgren's watch.  So now the question goes to expansion again, right in the midst of a potential 2011 lockout.

My thoughts are that this is inevitable.  The NFL has proven by working toward an 18-game schedule that priority number one is making money, not that there was any question.  Concussions and injuries demand a tough-sounding response from the league, but if they cared about their players they wouldn't add two games to the schedule and further push the physical limits of their athletes.  A new team in the second largest market in America will not redefine the competitive landscape, or really be necessary for the league, but talk about income.

I don't want a large Favre
Speaking of a magic johnson, it seems that two things remain more important to the NFL than anything else, making money, and protecting Brett Favre.  How do you think Tiger Woods feels about being blasted by everyone with a microphone, blog, or Twitter account, while Favre gets a free pass until we see more evidence than voicemails and pictures?

I find the love affair with Favre fairly disgusting, which isn't news to anyone that knows me.  People give him a free pass for his drug addiction, and no one can explain to me why that is.  People dismiss the whole dick picture issue now, saying "what do you expect?" or "athletes are athletes" for a good QB who's been able to do it longer than most, but the greatest golfer perhaps of all time ends up as a headline everywhere from CNN to Al Jazeera.  I don't get it.  Why is Brett Favre more special than other quarterbacks?  He's certainly not as talented as a lot of them, and I've seen him throw more crunch time interceptions than anyone.  It must be something that people have created in their minds that tells them "Brett Favre is great," I guess I just have to much sense telling me otherwise to buy in.

This brings an unguided rant to an end, watch your step on the way out.  Don't forget to tip your servers.

Opinion: James Harrison is a Huge Bitch

Steelers LB Harrison Mulling Retirement After 75k Fine for Hit

There are no new rules, yet he's not sure he can play football and be effective under the NFL rules...  So basically because he got fined for giving two Browns receivers concussions, he doesn't think it's fair to him and he's going to take his ball and go home unless he can headhunt freely.  Mike Tomlin has a chance to talk him out of retirement, but honestly I have never seen a linebacker be more of a whiny little bitch than this, especially when you just look at the hit he put on right above this text.  There is no effort to not go helmet to helmet, why should you not get fined for that?

Fuck him.

MH Rankings - Week 7

Another week in the books and another win for the bottom two teams in the standings.  The top teams in the rankings all went down, the West Division leader earned some respect, and no division has a clearly dominant squad regardless of point output.  Let's dig in...

-Stiffies and the TD's remain on top despite losses, as looking at the season points scored warrant continued respect.

-Chefs and Terrors swap places again to round out the top four, while neither had their best week.

-Forsett makes a big move after a hard fought, Utility battle for dominance in the West.

-Perturbed Pacificers are grumbling as the best of the 2-4 teams, but this team will rise as they will likely return to scoring points in bunches.

-Animals and Pissers swap spots as the wild ones go off to take out the #1 ranked team.

-My Team Blows Again, blows it, again.  Non-submission of a roster, plus a bye week receiver and an inactive... Pathetic.

What say you?!

MH Rankings - Week 6

MH Rankings will be my own weekly ranking system that should not discourage other league participants from creating their own rankings and posting on the blog.  I'd love to see multiple rankings, and perhaps someone could create an index to analyze average rankings or such in the future.  I'll leave that up to the rest of you and just post my rankings for your entertainment.

After five full weeks everyone finally has a win, as the bottom-feeders took out division rivals to notch victories.  At the top of the list, Craig's Stiffies maintained their roll by dishing out a 21+ point thumping to fellow 16-1'er Jared and his Asphyxiators, Gas' Flashers came from behind in a thriller against J-Jak's squad, and the Terrors took down the Infuriated Far-Easterners led by Jason Wong.

-Mountlake swaps spots with Tony's Chefs who slipped badly against the previously winless Party Animals.

-J.J.'s crew finally pissed some excellence at a 130 point clip, lifting his improving team two slots to 8.

-J-Jak's Blow-holes drop to 10th after a horrible showing in which he may have lost A-Rodg for a week.

-The Animals stick at #9 after a sloppy win over Tony Le, but a win is a win and 9th is better than 10th.

Disagree with where these teams landed?  Good!  Let's hear some debate!

-Commish

Week 5 Power Rankings, Final

Coming in at #2 - Show Me Your TD's

Arian nation rising, this team has started to put together the winning roster submissions with outstanding running back play from the likes of Mr. Foster and Frank Gore.  Throw into the mix a quarterback in Philip Rivers who is second on the team in average scoring (to Arian Foster's 24.48) at 24.28 points per game, and Dallas Clark who essentially turns the TE position into another WR2, and you've got a lot of points coming in every week.  With a Week 1 stinker and a 0.8 point loss two weeks later, this team has improved and looks like a real contender, especially in a low-scoring, weak division to this point.  Don't be surprised to see more wins as this second year manager tries to break through to the playoffs for the first time.

At last... #1 - I Stiff Armed Your Mom

Everyone that wondered about the Rashard Mendenhall pick can put it to rest after four games, as he's the leader in arguably the deepest running back corps in our league.  Ahmad Bradshaw was another pick in question on draft day, but he now outranks Matt Forte, and BenJarvus Green-Ellis to round out a great rotation at an extremely important position.  Matt Schaub and Chad Henne provide a quarterback duo that can put up a lot of points any given week, and the trade to pick up Terrell Owens has proven useful after last week's explosive results.  T.O. is by no means a must-have either, as Reggie Wayne and Steve Smith NYG are outstanding at wide receiver in the first place, but it's just more depth that has led this team to #1 in the division and overall standings, and #1 in this week's power rankings.

Good luck this week everyone,
-Commish

Week 5 Power Rankings, Part 4

Coming in at #4 - Mountlake Terrors

The new name and soon headquarters has been a good charm for this team so far, but the question marks at running back continue from week to week.  5th overall Michael Turner is anything but consistent, undrafted free agent turned stud starter LaDainian Tomlinson supplanted third rounder Shonn Greene, and Michael Bush just came back to be a backup.  The receiver corps is no powerhouse week in and week out, but Brandon Marshall will get his looks all year, Floyd will be forced into putting up stats with Vincent Jackson still holding out, and Hakeem Nicks has been a very pleasant surprise.  The tight end duo is not scoring as highly as hoped for, but most aren't surprised with that fact.  This may seem like a high ranking for a team that is 3-1 courtesy of facing both 0-4 teams back to back, but seven starters come in averaging within 0.4 points of double-digits or better than double-digit scoring every week... And well, it's me, and I love me some me.

Coming in at #3 - Hail to the Chefs

This squad ushered out the Aaron Rodgers era after just three weeks, and ushered in the MJD era with a bang in week 4.  Steven Jackson and Legedu Naanee made room for Santana Moss and Rodger's replacement in Tony Romo, each of which took the week off more or less in Week 4.  A resounding win last week caps a three week romp by this squad in which their lowest scoring output was 112.35.  Improvement each week for this squad has been key to their success, and the early season quarterback tandem of Tony Romo and the unlikely star in Kyle Orton could see them in to a deep playoff run if all remains the same.  They will face a tough division all season, so nothing is set in stone, but don't expect too much of a drop off in the coming weeks.

Top two tomorrow, stay tuned!

-Commish

Week 5 Power Rankings, Part 3

Coming in at #6 - Wacco For Flacco

Nobody loves Adrian Peterson more than our #6, but even so the rest of the roster doesn't quite fill out with the same oomph.  Jonathan Stewart is inherently inconsistent thus far, and plays for a horrible team which doesn't help matters much, not to mention his real and fantasy teammate Steve Smith and his current high ankle sprain issues.  Miles Austin and Roddy White are strong performers  no doubt, but when Flacco and McNabb aren't heaving it with regular success every week it makes things a little iffy.  Injuries and inconsistencies seem to be running through the league and this team is not immune, but expect good things in the near future here as they will be creeping up the standings.

Coming in at #5 - Angry Asians

The Angry Asians have faced a tough schedule in reaching the 2-2 mark, and they have been putting up points fairly consistently through solid running backs, surprising success at quarterback, and especially tight end play.  Michael Vick going down hurts this squad immensely, so it will be a big test to see if Big Ben returning is just in time, or just not enough to fill the gap.  Studs Chris Johnson, Anquan Boldin, and Antonio Gates should continue producing on a regular basis, but without a bona fide signal caller it will be a question as to just how strong this team can be.  Expect positive things, but a tough road in a tough division for this perennial contender.

See you tomorrow as we get serious in cracking the top half of the power rankings!

-Commish

Week 5 Power Rankings, Part 2

Coming in at #8 - My Team Blows Again

Aaron Rodgers is a big addition to this 2-2 team, but at what cost?  Maurice Jones Drew and Ryan Grant are gone, replaced by Steven Jackson and Mike Tolbert.  Santana Moss for Legedu Naanee.  All downgrades, making it more imperative for Rodgers to go nuts all season.  An embarrassing Week 4 showing (without a utility thanks to not submitting a roster) does not bode well after the blockbuster trade, especially considering that this is another team that has yet to break 100 points in any game this season.  Being in the weaker division through the first four games has helped so far, but there's no doubt that everyone will start scoring points sooner or later.  The question is will this be one of those teams or will My Team Blows Again live up to their name instead of their legacy.  Last year's playoff run is a distant memory now, but this should be a team that can scrape together eight or so wins against the competition in the west, which might be enough to get back to the promised land.

Coming in at #7 - Forsett Down Her Throat

This one might come as a shock based on the 3-1, West Division leading record, but this team has been anything but dominate in getting there.  The only time their schedule yielded a team that scored close to 100 points, this squad got blown out by almost 39.  The two 0-4 teams wish they had this early season schedule as #10 Pissing Excellence would be 2-2, and #9 Party Animals would be 3-1.  Playing the game the other way, this team would have a 1-3 record in Pissing Excellence's shoes, and be 0-4 with a blowout of over 100 points in Week 3 if the Party Animals were to trade places.  Can a division be won by scheduling and good fortune?  We will see.  The injury to Andre Johnson has been the worst case scenario for this team personnel-wise, and his status for Week 5 is still up in the air.  The breaking news of Randy Moss being traded to Minnesota bodes well, as Brett Favre's value is boosted significantly, but when the third highest scoring average on your team is from your defense, there could be tough times ahead.  This team could continue to win very easily given the division and potential of their players, but as we will see tomorrow the power may be starting to shift.

Come on back tomorrow for #6 and #5.

-Commish

Week 5 Power Rankings, Part 1

Welcome to the first of a five part series for this week's power rankings.  after a solid sample of four weeks we now have a better idea of who's who in this league, as well as who isn't who we thought they were, but we let them off the hook

Without further ado, let's start at the bottom and work our way up...

Coming in at #10 - Pissing Excellence

At 0-4 this team has yet to break 100 points so far this season, but made big strides toward that goal in Week 4 hitting with 96.1 (using a QB in the Utility slot).  The hell of it was that he ran up against Gas's runaway train that laid 141.15.  Relying heavily on last year's Super Bowl champions by taking Drew Brees, Marques Colston, and Pierre Thomas as prime time players has thus far backfired.  Brees has been pedestrian, Colston has been off the radar, and now Pierre Thomas is on the shelf possibly for another week with an ankle injury.  Combine that with an unlikely shutout in Week 4 by Randy Moss, and things look awfully bleak for this group.  There is a lot of room for improvement, and it is this Commissioner's opinion that players like Moss, Brees, Thomas (when healthy), and Vernon Davis will come on and lead this team to some wins in the near future.  As for the start though, I might blame this one on the Madden curse simply because fans voted Brees on to the cover, and now they are the ones to be punished.

Coming in at #9 - Party Animals

The second 0-4 team in the league had their worst performance of the young season in Week 4, largely thanks to injuries and underperformers.  First rounder Ray Rice is racked up on IR, Beanie Wells returned from injury, Darren McFadden went down with injury, Jahvid Best was questionable with injury, and Thomas Jones had a bye week...  So much for running backs.  Calvin Johnson finally came out of his cave and had a good day, but Austin Collie and Jeremy Maclin apparently went in to said cave for a week off.  Tight ends have been disappointing, and the Baltimore defense hasn't exactly lit up the scoreboard.  At QB, Tom Brady had a night off courtesy of Patrick Chung and the New England defense and special teams units.  This team has dealt with these kinds of let downs on a weekly basis, all while facing the most points by any team in the league, 508.65.  There are two teams (who will remain anonymous, for now) out there who have schedules that would have these 0-4 Party Animals sitting at 3-1 heading into Week 5, but no such luck.  Expect changes in personnel, expect bye weeks to make it a little tougher before it gets any easier, but expect some wins from this team in the near future.

Tune in tomorrow when we will take a look at #8 and #7 in part two of this week's power rankings...

-Commish

Week 4, Ignition!

Quick rundown on the recent blockbuster trade:
-Trade committee came back 2-1 in favor of passing after a last minute reversal of one vote.
-Reversed vote noted that balance seemed to be tipped to favor of Hail to the Chefs.
-With 1 TC vote and 2 league votes, review fell short by 1 vote.
-One of league votes noted balance seemed tipped to My Team Blows Again.
-All things considered, and votes compared, the trade appeared even and thus passed.

Week four is up and ready to go on the website, look for official rosters on team pages and the scoreboard just after 9:30am!