Week 10 - 2008 Recaps!

Gypsy Cats vs Tuckers (Mothers not cars)

Strangely enough, Week 10 in MMFL seemed to go according to plan. At 7-2 each, the dominant household of the Steamrollers and 'Nihilators were expected to win and did. The Sluts had a better record than the Nelsons but given the Nellies total points, their win can hardly be called a surprise. And with the Tuckers in absolute free-fall, the Gypsy Cats win is hardly surprising. But then again, hindsight is
always 20/20.

Maybe the Oaktown lingo in the Gypsy Cats recap last week was a sign of a Black Power infusion into the Gypsy Cats, they clearly they came to play this week. Even more impressive than their 137 pts was the 122 pts on the bench. I guess that also means that the Gypsy Cats owner did a terrible job of picking starters (Jamaal Charles instead of Willis McGahee, Chester Taylor or Leon Washington?). But clearly
there is some talent on the Gypsy Cats team, and the way things are going, they may make the playoffs and make some noise.

How can a season that started so brightly, so full of promise, go so awry so quickly? As usual, there is no one answer but a series of contributing factors: Bulger, Addai, Chris Chambers, TO on bye. It's never a good sign when you have 2 players at 0 and -2. But, to paraphrase Annie Savoy, "It's a long season and you gotta adapt," by picking up players who are starting to make waves like Bo Scaife. Not sure Bo is good for the long haul, but w/Romo coming back, TO's numbers should go up, and Bulger and Ben are going to stink it up like this every week, right?

- Sei

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Nelsons romp over Sluts (110-74)

Ahhh canines versus ladies of the night. I'm sure there's a plot for a porno somewhere in there, but let's stick to football as this is a G-rated league. In a battle to see who would share the cellar of the Bloods division with the Surf Riders, the Nelsons prevailed over SF's hardest working gals. Kanako's canine corps secured the win thanks to RB Brandon Jacobs, who rushed for 126 yards and 2 TDs while making up for the big fat doughnut laid by Clinton Portis. Meanwhile, QB Kurt
Warner turned back the clock to his St. Louis Rams days and unleashed a 328 yard, 3 TD, and 28 point performance. Supporting the cause was Larry Fitzgerald and the John "I'm More Than a Kicker" Carney who each tossed in 12 points apiece.

On the other side of the gridiron, most of Mel's Sluts were too busy working the local motel to make it to the game. Carolina tandem Jake Delhomme and Steve Smith were clearly using their knee pads for other purposes. Not that the rest of Mel's gridiron gals did much better. Only RB Matt "Annunciate the E" Forte managed to show up for the game, producing 126 all-purpose yards, 7 first downs, and a TD. But despite the anemic display of offense, it wasn't the worst performance on this
Sunday. So for this week at least, Mel doesn't have to worry about where to afix a COTW badge to her "work" outfit.

- Glen

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Slayers vs. NSC

Sunnyvale Slayers 125 NSC Annihilators 182

When I was just a wee lad, my brother Matt and I walked a mile to elementary school every day. My mother reports that, on many a morning, she would look out the window and see my brother yelling for me to hurry up as we headed off down the street. That pattern has persisted into my fantasy football recap writing days. This may explain why I am releasing this final document dump from week 10 of the 2008 Montana Mile League Season at 5:30 on a Friday evening, twenty-four hours after week 11 has begun. The game I'm reviewing was a wild one. Scott answered the question, "Is it really possible to lose a game when you start Thomas Jones and, after three touchdowns and 149 yards, he contributes a massive 43 points to your tally?" You have to give him props, though, for avoiding starting anybody on his anemic, bye-ridden bench. Fourteen points, only! His bench is so weak, it would collapse if his momma sat on it. Christine continued to be the consummate overachiever, with Manning, Moore, Turner and Boldin all scoring 20 plus points. Because I'm sure Christine is already planning her Montana Bowl party, I recommend she take us all to French Laundry!

- Peter Schoewe

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Steamrollers dismantle Surf Riders, 165-72

Surf Riders complete roster scored 136 points, which would still have left them 30 points short of beating the mighty Steamrollers of Bay City. Even Trent Edwards (6) and Lee Evans (3) couldn't stop this freight train from putting up the points this week. Naturally he was outdone by his better half, as Christine's squad put up an amazing 182 points! On the other side, Glen only had 2 players in double figures
(Eli Manning-17 and Jamal Lewis-18). There was precious little he could have done . . . actually there was nothing he could have done. He was just completely out matched in week 10. Better luck next time Glen!

Adrian Peterson – 39 points. Which team was he almost traded to for Tony Romo?

McNabb and Royal both put up 26 points each. They sound like the next great comedy duo.

Sorry for my lackluster recap, but I'm pulling out the Chris Kim excuse, I have a full time job and I had to take care of 2 children! Indeed this past week I spent Friday to Wed morning in Southern California playing ps3 with my 11 and 12 year old, all the while cooking them delicious meals and taking them to birthday parties. I'm
tuckered out!

- Scott