Issue 18 - 2011

(WatchBlog McGee is a fictionalized blogger but reports on actual, flesh and bone, real-life fantasy football leagues.  This year, he is embedded deep in the CFFFL, and will be periodically blogging on league matters.)

WatchBlog here again. Some serious shifting in playoff rankings has occurred after week 9 games.  Let’s get to it.

Blowing Hot

In the past 2 weeks, 3 teams that had been cold have become hot, while 3 other teams have become cold.  The playoff race has become very interesting as a result.  The Cousins, Offensives, and the Badger have all gone on 2 game win streaks, and now, the Cousins have risen to the 3rd seed in the CFFFL, the Offensives have sneaked into the 6th and final playoff spot, and the Badger, likely needing to go undefeated for the rest of the season to do it, is making an improbable run on the post-season.  With the Badger and Offensives facing off in week 10, we shall soon see which team’s momentum will carry forward. 

Blowing Cold

In the same 2 week time period, 3 other teams have gone on 2 game losing streaks: The PlowBoys, who 3 weeks ago pulled off a nice upset win, the Lions, who were defying the oddsmakers with a winning record, and the 47ers, who looked to be a team to be feared, have all lost their magic touch, and of the 3, only the 47ers still hold on to one of the cherished CFFFL playoff spots.  With 4 weeks to go, all 10 CFFFL teams “mathematically” have a chance of reaching the playoffs.  For some, “mathematically” can best be translated as “snowball’s.”

It’s tough at the top

The 3 teams at the top of WatchBlog’s week 8 Power Rankings had mixed results in week 9.  The Leftovers were leapt over by the Cousins in the playoff seedings when they got badgered to death by, well, the Badger.  The top ranked Hunters also were “offended” by a 2nd loss, some might say rather “easily,” and as a result lost the number 1 seed in a tiebreaker (by 1 fantasy point.)  The team that overtook them was the wounded Puppies, who regained a little swagger by ending their 2 game losing streak in convincing fashion over the 47ers.  Next week, the Puppies will meet in what some are calling “The Domestic Violence Bowl II” vs. the Cousins, which should have major implications on the playoffs, as well as in the Commish home office.

WatchBlog out.