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2005 Week 1 Report
After a long off season, the NFL is back
in action... and so is our fantasy league. We had some close games to start
off this season, with a couple of teams suffering very painful losses.
The joys of the Taunt FFL!
Here are the results from the opening week of
play:
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Feature game of the week
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Who-Dey Delight (1-0)
defeated The Steins (0-1),
97-95. This close
game was capped off with a miniature Monday Night Chisel. Needing 17 points
from RB Brian Westbrook last night, The Steins were excited when
the explosive tailback posted 9 first quarter points. Then he went M.I.A.
for a long stretch and finished two points shy of the mark. Not a good
start for The Steins, who no doubt feel silly losing to the franchise that
just acquired co-owner Sir William Edwards. Adding injury to insult, The
Steins also found out on Monday that their #1 pick in the 2005 draft, WR Javon
Walker, is out for the year. Ouch! As for Who-Dey Delight, the league was
hoping they would change their name this year. It still sounds like
the name of a bad asian porno flick.
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Here are the rest of the results for Week One:
P.O.B.'s Pounders (1-0)
defeated E-Z Money (0-1),
75-74. What an
ugly game. Neither team could muster many points this weekend, and losing
by one really smarts. Too bad for E-Z Money that their placekicker,
the usually reliable Matt Stover, missed all three of his field goal attempts
on Sunday night. He ended up only posting 1 total point for the game. The
Pounders were not very impresive this week, but I am sure they are happy
with the win. Both of these squads better hope they can pick up the pace
going forward.
Jo-Boo's Browns Backers (1-0)
defeated The Running Monks (0-1),
79-63. Another
crappy game. Jo-Boo is just happy to get the win, even though only one
of their players did anything substantial this week. WR Jimmy Smith
led the league in receiver points posting 23 points overall. The Running
Monks were the low scoring team on the week. Their receivers look to be
the worst in the entire league and I suspect they might struggle for much
of the year. Unless Priest can carry this team, they are going to have
one of the highest picks in next year's draft.
Receiver U. (1-0)
defeated Orange Julius (0-1),
129-84. In this
rematch of last year's Super Bowl game the two-time defending champions
came out firing on opening weekend. Receiver U. got quality production
from every position and claimed the early lead in the Overall Points race.
Orange Julius looked a bit suspect this week with a few of their players
looking to be a bit overrated. Relying on the Houston Texan offense might
be a thorn in their side all year.
Cinnamon Roll Nation (1-0)
defeated The Fat Bus (0-2),
95-81. A strong
start for the Nation this season as they pounce on their Week One opponent
for an easy win. The Fat Bus has struggled in recent years and some thought
this might be the year they turn it around. Unfortunately for them, their
strategy of drafting a 3rd running back in round 3 of the draft backfired,
as Denver starter Mike Anderson got hurt during the first game of the year
and scored only 1 point on Sunday. Perhaps The Bus should have been content
to just stick with Ahman Green and Deuce McAllister for the year, without
trying to get cute. Hindsight is always 20-20, but it seems as though this
franchise may be playing blind.
One week is in the books. Taunt you later...
The Commish
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