*Note: You might want to pay attention. WatchBlog's top ranked Midseason team in 2011 was the eventual CFFFL Champion (not to mention, the 2 lowest ranked teams finished exactly in line with their rank.) WatchBlog 2011 midseason rankings were also identical to final rankings at a 40% rate, and were within 1 place of final rankings at a 70% rate.
10. Easily Offensive - No doubt here. The worst team in the first half of the 2012 CFFFL season has been Easily Offensive. Having just gotten their first win in the first 7 weeks, the team can best be described as "eww, seriously? So gross." Draft Day was where the first nail on the Offensive coffin was driven as David "I'd just like to offer my strong vote of confidence to my GM - the necessary prerequisite to firing him" Cook passed on QB Drew Brees to draft RB Darren McFadden. Surely the drop off between Brees and the Offensive's eventual pick, QB Phillip Rivers, wouldn't be much - unless, this was 2012 and not 2010. The Offensives actually had to drop their starting QB later in the season to pick up someone else's backup QB - never a good sign. Despite using 4 of their first 5 picks on RBs, the team has still struggled to put up good numbers at RB. Only through trading some of these numerous RBs has the team finally found a little success. Very doubtful it will be long-lived. The team will have to win out to have a realistic chance at the post-season - so, start planning for 2013. Grade: F
9. The Gamers - After a highly criticized draft, The Gamers responded in week 1 by scoring almost 100 points, and defeating the surprisingly good Honey Badger for a 1-0 start. Durlon "I'm not saying the government is conspiring to make me lose, but I'm also not not saying it" Bryant was feeling good, but the joy was fleeting as his team went on to win only 1 more game of their next 6, with the 1 win to the even more pathetic Easily Offensive. The "noobz pwner" had instead become the "pwned," and prospects for improvement look bleak. With only 1 consistently good WR, and 1 consistently good RB (currently out due to injury) and 0 consistently good QBs, WatchBlog doesn't really see a path for improvement. The trade block seems to be The Gamers' best bet, however, they really don't have enough resources to make that work. The only thing saving The Gamers from a last place ranking is the impressive week 1 win, but nothing has impressed since. Grade: F
8. 47ers - In 2011, the 47ers hit the midpoint of the season on a hot 3 game win streak and a 4-3 record, despite huge injury problems. They only managed 2 more wins the rest of the season, but still managed to claw their way into the last playoff spot. Perhaps Jerry "Playing down to the competition - cause that implies I'm actually better than my competition, and that's justified" Cook can repeat his playoff berth by having a hot 2nd half this year similar to his hot first half in 2011. An attempted trade for Dez Bryant was rescinded by agreement with the Left Fielders, and instead the 47ers converted their star TE Rob Gronkowski into depth at RB with Mikel Leshoure. With the re-emergence of 47ers' RB Chris Johnson, the trade may have been premature - but only time will tell. It is notable that the 47ers have put RBs on their list of positions they are now willing to trade away. Not a good sign. Not a good team. Grade: D
7. Hottez wit da bodiez - What really makes evaluating a team difficult is when a team's best players aren't even allowed to compete from week to week. WatchBlog relies on numbers to grade CFFFL teams, but when those numbers are 0s simply because someone like Lauren "Please don't call me before 8, or at all on game day - I don't want to hear it" Cook neglects to replace inactive and BYE week players, those numbers are a bit skewed. Nevertheless, the wins and losses stick, and even the worst managers can make the playoffs, as Hottez wit da bodiez proved in 2011. Their 3-4 record is identical to their 2011 record at the midway point, so WatchBlog can't say it won't happen again, but the team will need another strong finish to see the postseason again, and who would want to go out on the Hottez limb to predict that? Not WatchBlog. Grade: C-
6. Cow Pokes - In 2011, the PlowBoys won 4 games all season, and had only 2 wins at the midpoint. That was 2011. 2012 has seen a new attitude, a new team name, and a new winning way. At 4-3 the team hasn't had a losing record since week 1. Unfortunately, not everything is new, and a few questionable roster cuts have emerged. Just the sheer number of Cow Pokes' moves is impressive. Last year, the PlowBoys made 32 moves for the year. In 2011 Norman "If it ain't bolted down - it's probably gonna get cut" Cook and the Cow Pokes have already made 25 moves with 6 weeks to go. Interestingly, 8 of the 32, or 25% of the players cut by the Cow Pokes are back on active rosters - with 2 of the 8 actually rejoining the Pokes. With an ever-present need of quality WRs in the CFFFL, perhaps trading players like Dez Bryant and Josh Gordon would have netted the Pokes some higher quality returns than the normal waiver wire fodder. Of course, getting the Cow Pokes to successfully complete a trade is about as likely as the Cow Pokes never waiving another player. Grade: C
WatchBlog Power Rankings through week 7 (6-10)
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Breakdown | Power |
| 6 | Cow Pokes | 6.5 | 5 | 5 | 16.5 |
| 7 | Hottez wit da bodiez | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 12.5 |
| 8 | 47ers | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 8.5 |
| 9 | The Gamers | 2.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 10 | Easily Offensive | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
WatchBlog out.
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