Matchup of Mediocrity
The Left Fielders and the Quail Hunters came into week 9, each tied at 4-4, and both needing a win to remain in a second place tie in the 5CD. Both have gotten to 4-4 in very different ways, as the Fielders started the season off at 3-1, while the Hunters were 1-3. The Fielders have struggled since, while the Hunters have started to mount a run to defend their championship crown. Last week was equally contrasted as the Hunters were coming off an embarrassing loss to the 47ers, while the Fielders were coming off an impressive win over the 3CBCD leading MotherBoy. The question was, which team would respond to this week's challenge knowing that only 4 regular season games remain after the dust settled on week 9. Cindy "I'm offering to trade you a TE - please ignore his negative point total for this week" Cook's team put up a nice 91 point effort, but it just wasn't enough to hold off Drew Brees and Amanda "I'm totally drafting my own team next year - Ha! Got ya!" Cook's Hunters. Both teams are still in playoff position, but that could easily change in the next 4 weeks.
Sibling Rivalry
Prior to week 7, the Sugar Gliders traded away back up QB Andy Dalton in order to get the traditional stud fantasy RB Fred Jackson. The cost to the Gliders was that they would have to play the inconsistent QB Phillip Rivers in week 9, with Tom Brady on a BYE. Would the loss of Dalton cost Shoshana "Do I feel bad beating my brother in Fantasy Football? No - he liked to torture me when we were kids - payback time!" Cook a game in the loss column? Being that Rivers actually outscored Dalton by a 1/2 point, the answer was no. Of course, it didn't hurt that her opponent, The Gamers, was reeling from injuries to their RBs, and in fact bemoaned the fact that the acquisition deadline had passed even before they knew they were gonna be down another RB. The Gamers had such a bad day, they actually would have been better off starting Jay Cutler - now that's a bad day. The loss dropped Durlon "I had a new carpenter set, I was trying to make your doll house even better, I promise!" Bryant to 3-6 on the year. Perhaps his luck will improve next week when he plays the Hottez during a BYE week, but don't count on it.
A Steaming Bowl of Indifference
In the Indifferent Bowl played this week, the 2 teams most guilty of ignoring their rosters and playing inactive players matched up against one another, and in no surprise, 3 players were on BYEs between the 2 teams. Honey Badger only had 1 inactive, but he also declined to play the red hot Chicago Def, and as a result left 23 points on his bench just at that position. These 2 teams are so apathetic, WatchBlog doesn't even have the energy to give their owners nicknames for this week. The Badgers won. The Hottez lost. Who gives a McGahee.
Martin - it's Not Just a Sitcom Anymore
In a rematch of week 1, MotherBoy and Easily Offensive faced off in a vitally important game for both teams. MotherBoy needed the win to keep a hold on first place in the 5CBCD, and Easily Offensive needed the win just to keep their season somewhat relevant. For the showdown, the favored MotherBoy had 2 players on BYEs, but with one of the deepest teams in the league, wasn't terribly handcuffed. On the other hand, Easily Offensive not only had 3 players on BYEs, but also 2 players out with injury going into the game, and 2 others who missed time because of in-game injuries. The 2-6 Offensives certainly had too high of a hurdle to jump in order to knock off the mighty MotherBoy. But then RB Doug Martin happened - more specifically, his second half happened. In that second half, Martin put up 48 points, and almost single-handedly handed MotherBoy their 4th loss of the season, and even more amazingly, vaulted the laughing stock of the CFFFL into a 3-6 record, and a 4-way tie for 7th place, just 1 game out of the final playoff spot. Gary "I should have been vetoing trades long before last week" Cook has now fallen 1 game behind Honey Badger, and into 2nd place in the 5CBCD. David "I'm not ever having a son, but if I did, his name would be Douglas Martin Cook" Cook has led the league in scoring for 3 weeks in a row now, and will meet the Cow Pokes and their newly acquired backup QB in week 10. Holy McGahee, all 10 teams are still in this thing!
Coach Rankings - Week 9
| Rank | Team | Actual | Optimal | Percentage |
| 1 | Easily Offensive | 119.58 | 123.18 | 97.08% |
| 2 | Cow Pokes | 103.52 | 111.22 | 93.08% |
| 3 | Quail Hunters | 107.16 | 116.76 | 91.78% |
| 4 | Left Fielders | 91.30 | 100.52 | 90.83% |
| 5 | Sugar Gliders | 102.40 | 117.20 | 87.37% |
| 6 | The Gamers | 67.24 | 80.66 | 83.36% |
| 7 | MotherBoy | 104.08 | 134.62 | 77.31% |
| 8 | Honey Badger | 78.44 | 112.44 | 69.76% |
| 9 | Hottez wit da bodiez | 56.98 | 84.82 | 67.18% |
| 10 | 47ers | 63.20 | 99.00 | 63.84% |
WatchBlog Power Rankings - Week 9
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Breakdown | Power | Actual Wins | Points Scored | Bkdown Wins |
| 1 | Sugar Gliders | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 837.02 | 52 |
| 2 | MotherBoy | 6 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 885.24 | 58 |
| 3 | Left Fielders | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 823.02 | 50 |
| 4 | Honey Badger | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 765.16 | 46 |
| 4 | Quail Hunters | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 808.88 | 47 |
| 6 | Cow Pokes | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 782.40 | 41 |
| 7 | Easily Off. | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 811.54 | 34 |
| 8 | Hott...bodiez | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 688.16 | 31 |
| 9 | 47ers | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 695.14 | 23 |
| 10 | The Gamers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 670.24 | 23 |
WatchBlog out.
