1998 Week 7 Newsletter

What's inside:

1. Standings
2. Letter From The Commish
3. Transactions
4. Game Capsules/Box Scores
5. Swami Sez
6. Weekly Order of Pickup

Letter from the Commish:

The Commish is finally back at league headquarters for more than a coffee break. Now if only he can get his other constituents off his back, perhaps things will settle back to normal. Let me be brief. Coach Will has moved several times since draft day but has now settled into his current location at 571-6805 (we think). He continues to call mid week to see how many points his team scored. This always strikes the Commish as odd given that we think it’s Coach Will’s voice on the machine giving his starting lineup every Sunday. Coach Widtfeldt is away scouting next year’s rookies in Paris until November 2, arriving back in the heartland in time to cast his vote against Bill Clinton in the ’98 Congressional elections. Coach Young has been quiet as a mice on Christmas eve while suffering the pain of a 2-4-1 start. Coach Wassem’s team continues to be in most every game but doesn’t have the horses to win any of them. His losing streak has reached five. Coach Pedersen is collecting running backs in ’98 whereas it was receivers he collected in ’97. But he’s winning, having just taken over 1^st place in the Howe division. Coach Nerz has started to build a head of steam but suffers from being in the Howe division, otherwise known as the heavyweight class. Coach Stamer’s squad has been an enigma, scoring only 28, 25, 22, 22, and 12 points over the past five games after scoring 41 opening week. Coach Rady’s team has scored only 24 points each of the last two weeks but is 2-0. Coach Detwiler’s Retreads finally fell to earth with only 11 points in Week 7 but must still be considered a championship caliber team. Coach Unger’s team has scored between 20-31 points each week for the past five. The Iguanas have been up and down but have played well the past two games and, at 5-2, look like they’ll come out unscathed in the Dewey division. PMS, like the Mystics, are having trouble scoring points most weeks.

Go deep, I’ll throw it!

-The Commish

Stop here for reminders:

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• Drop/Adds begin Wednesdays at 6:00pm this year.
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• Wednesdays from 6:00pm-10:00pm are reserved for pickups based on low season point total. There’s a limit of one pickup per team during this time.
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• First come/first serve drop/adds begin Wednesdays at 10:00pm.
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• All transactions are to be called in to 402-392-9749 and left on my voice mail for date/time stamping. This will serve as the official arbitrator of any disputes that may occur.
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• All lineups should be called in to 402-392-9749 for the same reasons. However, you may also call 341-2674 with your lineup if I’m home or you may also e-mail me with your lineup if necessary.
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• To find out what lineup your opponent is using, either: call your opponent directly (remember to notify me of your starting lineups in any event-see above) or call me at 402-341-2674 after kickoff of the first weekly game.
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• I realize some trades are made at the last minute but, whenever possible, please notify me of any trades ASAP after they are made by leaving a voice mail at 402-392-9749.

Transactions:

Retreads Exceed Warranty; Fall To Iguanas 40-11

The Retreads finally came back to earth, scoring only 11 points in a 40-11 loss to the Dewey leading Greenback Iguanas. The Iguanas got balanced scoring as McNair led the way with 10 and was followed by Sanders, Faulk, and Longwell with 8 points each. The Iguanas improve to 5-2 while the Retreads loss brings them to 5-2 also while dropping with into 2^nd place in the Howe division, one half game behind the Palace of Swords.DD

The Retreads 11 40 Greenback Iguanas

Bledsoe 04 QB 10 McNair

Warren 00 RB 08 B Sanders

Jabbar 00 RB 00 A Smith

T Mathis 00 WR 00 J Smith

McCardell 00 WR 00 D Scott

Cleeland 00 TE 00 Walls

F Taylor 00 U 08 Faulk

Jaeger 07 K 08 Longwell

Vikings 00 D 06 Falcons

Swords Take Howe Lead In Win Over Highways

The Palace of Swords took sole possession of 1^st place in the Howe division by virtue (?) of their 50-33 defeat over long time rival Strange Highways. The Highways, coming off a shutout performance last week, got off to a good start as Brett Favre accounted for 10 points Thursday night. The Swords countered with Freeman’s 2 TD catches the same night then stormed back in the Sunday noon games behind Del Greco’s 14 and 8 each from Tony Martin and Randall Cunningham. The Swords are 5-1-1 while the Highways (4-3) have dropped three in a row.

Palace of Swords 50 33 Strange Highways

Cunningham 08 QB 10 Favre

C Way 06 RB 00 Enis

Holmes 00 RB 06 Lane

Freeman 14 WR 02 Rice

Lewis 00 WR 06 Gadsden

Coates 00 TE 00 Dilger

Martin 08 U 00 Staley

Del Greco 14 K 09 Hansen

Packers 00 D 00 Buccaneers

Grande Has Party At Bone Club Expense 37-15

The Bone Club continued its slow slide from its 1995 FFL championship squad, dropping to 2-4-1 with a 37-15 loss to Grande To The Party. Party’s win places it in a 2^nd place tie at 5-2 with the Retreads in the Howe division. While the Party racks up wins, it continues to rely heavily on Steve Young. Young’s 23 points put him on the list of all time single game scoring marks for a QB. For the Party’s sake, Young better not get hurt.

Grande To The Party 37 15 Bone Club

S Young 23 QB 00 Beuerlein

C Martin 02 RB 00 Vardell

George 02 RB 00 J Moore

K Johnson 00 WR 00 Pickens

Stokes 08 WR 08 C Carter

Chmura 00 TE 06 Glover

Emanuel 00 U 00 A Reed

Vinatieri 02 K 01 Nedney

Cowboys 00 D 00 Chiefs

Norris Gain Ground In Dewey With 41-12 Win

NFC Norris defeated the Stanley Steamers 41-12 behind 8 points each from its three starting running backs-Jamal Anderson, Cory Dillon and Robert Edwards. Gary Anderson again had a monster day kicking, with 11. The Steamers got a TD from Lamar Smith and 2 FG from K Matt Stover in dropping to 3-4. The Norris improve to 3-4.

NFC Norris 41 12 Stanley Steamers

Plummer 04 QB 00 Brunell

J Anderson 08 RB 00 Hearst

Dillon 08 RB 06 L Smith Irvin 00 WR 00 H Moore

J Reed 00 WR 00 R Brooks

Gedney 00 TE 00 F Jones

R Edwards 08 U 00 R Huntley G Anderson 11 K 06 Stover

Saints 02 D 00 Panthers

Dogs String Together Two In Defeat Over Mystics

King of Dogs won their 2^nd in a row with an unimpressive 24-12 win over the impotent Natural Mystics. The Dogs improve to 3-4 behind Wade Richey’s 8 points and TDs from Garner and Owens. The Mystics continue to lag behind the league in points scored while now falling to 1-6 on the season after their banner 12-3 mark in 1997.

King of Dogs 24 12 Natural Mystics

Stewart 04 QB 04 O’Donnell

Murrell 00 RB 00 E Smith

Garner 06 RB 00 L Johnson

R Moore 00 WR 00 Shepherd

T Owens 06 WR 00 R Ismail

Wycheck 00 TE 00 I Smith

B Engram 00 U 00 E Mills

Richey 08 K 08 Kasay

Giants 00 D 00 Ravens

PMS Nips Montezuma’s Revenge By 25-20 Count

PMS improved to 2-5 win a narrow and low scoring 25-20 win over Montezuma’s Revenge. Revenge drops to 3-4 and remains two games behind the slumping Highways in the ugly Cheatem division race.

PMS 25 20 Montezuma’s Revenge

Flutie 10 QB 02 Stewart

W Henderson 00 RB 00 Murrell

Means 08 RB 00 Garner

Morton 00 WR 08 Engram

Conway 00 WR 00 R Moore

D Moore 00 TE 06 Sharpe

Chrebet 00 U 00 Holcombe

Carney 07 K 08 N Anderson

Patriots 00 D 00 Giants

This week’s additions to the FFL Record Book:

• Natural Mystics now have a 5 game losing streak, placing them on the list of longer losing streaks
• Palace of Swords hit 50+ points for the 3^rd time this season, placing them on the all time list for a season. The shared record is 7 by the Natural Mystics last season and Two Turntables & A Microphone in 1996.
• Palace of Swords now have 5 games of 50+ points in their career, tying them for 4^th all time. The record is 15 by Grande To The Party; the Mystics are 2^nd with 13.
• Steve Young’s 23 points is 4^th all time by a QB in a single game behing his own 27 points in 1993.

Swami Sez:

The Swami went 4-2 in Week 7 to up his mark to 26-15-1 on the season. Here goes for Week 8:

King of Dogs (3-4) vs. Montezuma’s Revenge (1-5)

Revenge

Natural Mystics (1-6) vs. PMS (2-5)

PMS

Greenback Iguanas (5-2) vs. Grande To The Party (5-2)

Party

Retreads (5-2) vs. Bone Club (2-4-1)

Retreads

Strange Highways (4-3) vs. NFC Norris (3-4)

Highways

Stanley Steamers (3-4) vs. Palace of Swords (5-1-1)

Palace of Swords