The Commish Responds

WatchBlog here. The Commish was dismissive, as expected, to the recent controversy, but at least he replied:

Well, Commish, if you aren't sure what WatchBlog is looking at, perhaps you should check your own email outbox:

In case you missed it:

Doesn't look like the Commish has himself ranked 6th to me. But what does WatchBlog know? (From WatchBlog's pre-season Draft Grades, it looks like not much...)
At least the Commish got one thing right. The actual playoff matchups do seem to be correct, even though the seeds were calculated incorrectly:

I guess all's well that ends well. Commish, just know WatchBlog will be watch(Blog)ing you. Good luck in the playoffs. WatchBlog out.

Playoff Seeding Controversy!

WatchBlog here. Well, the Commish, of course, did not agree with WatchBlog's playoff calculations, but since he showed his work, WatchBlog will too:

Note that while the teams getting in are the same, the seeding is different from the Commish's. WatchBlog has a different (read that: better) system for breaking multi-team ties. WatchBlog begins with all 5 teams, then advances the team with the best record against the other tied teams, and then removes that team from the field, and recalculates with the remaining 4, and so on, until all teams are seeded. Also, WatchBlog counts every win and loss, regardless of whether the teams played multiple times. In WatchBlog's system, all that matters is winning percentage, and whereas the Commish would say that 2-1-1 is the same as 3-2, it is not. One results in a .625 winning percentage, as the other results in a .600 winning percentage.  Count all the games Commish!

But ultimately, none of that matters. Even under the Commish's flawed system, the Battle Ostriches 2-1 (.667) and MotherBoy 2-1-1 (.625) have different winning percentages, with the Ostriches being higher. The Ostriches also won the head to head, and had higher points. Despite all that, MotherBoy is listed as the 5 seed, and the Ostriches, 6. Not sure how the Commish managed to seed his team ahead of the Ostriches, but I'm sure he had a really good reason. WatchBlog can't wait to hear it. Below is how WatchBlog figured the Playoff seedings:

	overall record	vs teams 4-8	pct.	vs teams 5-8	pct.	vs teams 6-8	pct.	vs teams 7-8	pct.
⁴Gamers	7 - 6	3 – 1	0.750	xx	xx	xx	xx	xx	xx
⁵BattleOstriches	7 - 6	2 – 1	0.667	2 – 0	1.000	xx	xx	xx	xx
⁶MotherBoy	7 - 6	4 – 2	0.667	3 – 2	0.600	3 – 1	0.750	xx	xx
⁷StJohn	7 - 6	2 – 4	0.500	2 – 3	0.400	2 – 2	0.500	2 – 0	1.000
⁸Juggernauts	7 - 6	1 – 4	0.200	1 – 3	0.250	1 – 3	0.250	0 – 2	0.000

Looks like the Commish has some 'splaining to do.

WatchBlog out

2014 CFFFL Final Standings and Playoffs

WatchBlog here.  Well, haven't been around much.  Doesn't look like much was missed.  Let's get to it.

The Commish has been working all year to make sure his team made the playoffs, and it appears all his hard work has finally paid off.  Despite ESPN leaving MotherBoy out of the playoffs and putting Josh's Juggernauts in, the Commish has "accidentally" scheduled the wrong teams, "accidentally" placed the CFFFL teams in incorrect divisions, and "accidentally" figured out a way to squeeze his team into the 6th and last playoff spot.  Welcome to the league Josh, it's like this every year!

The following is unofficial, but as best as WatchBlog can decipher how the Commish is going to manipulate this whole league in his favor, these are the actual final standings and playoff seedings:

Moe
¹NotAbootDwayne	9 - 4
⁵BattleOstriches	7 - 6
¹¹Phoenix	4 - 9
¹²You Wish	3 - 10
Larry
³Marshmallow Men	8 - 5
⁴Gamers	7 - 6
⁹Poppins	6 - 7
¹⁰Sic'em Bears	5 - 8
Curly
²PlayBoys	8 - 5
⁶MotherBoy	7 - 6
⁷StJohn	7 - 6
⁸Juggernauts	7 - 6
Playoffs
Round 1
¹NotAbootDwayne
vs
BYE
⁴Gamers
vs
⁵BattleOstriches
³Marshmallow Men
vs
⁶MotherBoy
²PlayBoys
vs
BYE

We will just have to see how the Commish will change this all after the first round, to make sure he advances to the CFFFL Championship. Stay tuned. WatchBlog out.

Week 3 in Review

WatchBlog here. Well, parity is alive and well in the CFFFL. Let's get to it. 

Week 3 saw 2 undefeated teams lose, 3 winless teams win, and it's first "tie."  WatchBlog puts the "tie" in quotation marks because, even though the scoreboard for week 3 shows a Plowboys Motherboy tie, the standings reflect a Motherboy win. With no tiebreaker listed for regular season games, Commish Gary "I LOVE ESPN for its ease of use, and, more importantly, for its undying commitment to insuring I win this league, no matter what" Cook will have to explain why the standings error has occurred and what can be done to correct it. Norman "stat corrections are my new best friend" Cook was trailing at the end of play on Monday, but a revision to player stats by the football powers open up a chance for him to salvage a tie for the game, and also a tie for second in his division. How the Commish and ESPN will prevent that from actually happening is yet to be seen. 

The most surprising result of week 3 came in the he matchup between one of the best teams in the early season and one of the worst. Josh "so this is what it feels like to lose, huh?" Cook and his Juggernauts were favored to win over the winless StJohns, but came up just short as Gary "it took 2 seasons, but Crabtree is finally paying off" St John pulled off the huge upset. St John is now in a 3 way tie for 2nd in the Moe division, while the Juggernauts slip into a 1st place tie in Larry. The 3 Stooges themed divisions for this year seems more appropriate by the week...

If you like a winless team upsetting an undefeated team, week 3 was just for you, as it happened twice. The second upset was the No Appeal defeat of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Men. Cindy "Ryan Tannehill is looking really good right about now" had the lowest score of the young season, despite coming in to the week as the highest scoring team. Only her TE broke double digits, and her D/ST had more negative points than her QB had positive ones. Ouch. The beneficiary of this pitiful output was David "Now that I picked up Kirk Cousins, I'll NEVER have to worry about QB interceptions again!" Cook and his now tied for second in the Moe division team. He should enjoy that feeling while he can. 

The only undefeated team that survived week 3 was NotAbootDwayne, who faced off against the 1-1 BattleOstriches. The Ostriches had several bench players outperform starters, but the most painful mistake for Matt "well, at least I didn't waste a number 1 overall pick on Matt Stafford" Johnson was not playing the Colts D/ST over the Hou D/ST who were out scored by 18 points. With an 11 point loss, that had to hurt. John "so when do I get this trophy thingy, anyway?" Cook opens up the only 2 game division lead in the league, and is now the team to beat in the CFFFL. 

The other team to best in the early season is the current points leader, Team Poppins. This should come as no surprise, as this team was drafted by the same guy who drafted 2 out of 3 previous CFFFL Championship teams. Amy "thanks for the team Daddy" Cook put up an impressive 127 points in week 3, and took down the Bedford Gamers who with 91 points, were the 2nd highest scoring team in week 3, but still lost. Durlon "I'm beginning to think someone doesn't want a Bryant to hoist the Cook championship trophy..." Bryant has scored the second most points in the CFFFL, but is still just tied for 3rd in the Larry Division. 

The reigning CFFFL champs finally got their first win of the season, and did so at the expense of the league's draft guru Jerry "Mel Kiper doesn't have any Super Bowl rings either, does he?" Cook and The Phoenix. Both teams are now 1-2 as are 7 out of 12 CFFFL teams. Shoshana "so you're telling me there's a chance..." Cook and Team You Wish may be tied for last place in division Larry, they are also only 1 game behind the division leaders. Buckle up boys and girls, this just got interesting. 

We'll see what other ways the Commish rigs this league for his benefit. Until then - WatchBlog out. 

Week 2 in Reveiw

WatchBlog here, finally. You've waited long enough. Let's get to it.

Scoring was down league-wide in week 2 of the CFFFL season, as average scoring was down 17 points per game from week 1. In fact, the highest scoring team from week 1, Josh's Juggernauts, scored 37.5 fewer points in week 2, and finished the week in the bottom half of scorers. Fortunately for Josh "Media conspiracies are real!  Also, I don't know what 'embedded' means" Cook, he was facing the Dallas Plowboys, who had an even worse day. Norman "I've gone 2 weeks without cutting anyone - I can do this..." Cook suffered from an injured RB Jamaal Charles, and a poor performance from his vaunted 49ers D/ST who were way outperformed by a Bills D/ST sitting on NCook's bench. The Juggernauts benefit from a unbelievably easy schedule, playing last place teams in other divisions twice, while playing their much tougher division foes only once. If JosCook is looking for a league conspiracy, perhaps he should look in the mirror.

Another team to take a dramatic drop in scoring from week 1 was No Appeal who dropped down over 40 points in a weeks time. David "em·bed·ded - v. past tense of embed - attach (journalist) to a military unit, a political campaign, or a fantasy football team - does not mean to become the same as or exercise control over the thing attached to" Cook suffered from an early loss of WR A.J. Green and a pitiful performance by their Miami D/ST who scored -1 points. Amy "I may be crazy for starting Andy Dalton over Jay Cutler, but I still won by almost 40 - who's crazy now?" Cook and her Team Poppins beat the league trend and actually improved from week 1, and got an important first win of the season by crushing No Appeal 93-55. No Appeal has faced the toughest schedule in the league in the first 2 weeks, and in week 3 it gets no easier as they face the overall points leader. Good luck with all that.

Speaking of the overall points leader, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Men continued their early league dominance by taking down the previously undefeated Bedford Gamers. As the only team to break 90 in each of the first 2 weeks, Cindy "I'm not gonna make an Adrian Peterson joke here, cause that's just sad" Cook has established her Marshmallow Men as the team to... um, conquer. Whew, that was close.  Durlon "Using that 4th rd pick on Seattle's D/ST got me -1 points? No regrets..." Bryant had plenty of bench points to win, but because they were from such unlikely sources, they were of course left on the bench. The Gamers fall to 1-1, and will have a tough matchup in week 3 to try and get over .500.  WatchBlog will be sure and let you know what happens, you know, eventually.

Surprisingly, the 2nd lowest scoring team after 2 weeks is the defending CFFFL Champs, team You Wish. At 0-2, Shoshana "I'm never benching Brandon Marshall, or drafting Doug Martin again... ever" Cook has been the victim of injuries early on in the CFFFL season, and will have a tough road back to the CFFFL championship game. Some questionable scheduling from the Commish means You Wish doesn't even play the lowest scoring team. How's that for some conspiracy talk? The team benefiting from SCook's early season woes was the upstart 2-0 team NotAbootDwayne. Despite leaving 15 points on the bench, John "I've already run out of Canadian themed jokes and it's just week 2" Cook still won in convincing fashion by over 27 points. Despite not being in the same division, these 2 teams will face off again in week 12. Where these 2 teams will be by then, or what the Commish will have done to fix this majorly screwed up schedule is anyone's guess.

Speaking of a majorly screwed up schedule and the Commish, guess what team is scheduled to play 5 games against the 3 the lowest scoring teams in the CFFFL, despite only 1 of them being in the same division. If you guessed team Motherboy, you'd be right. Commish Gary "I'm a huge fan of ESPN, cause when we used Yahoo!, schedules were way too fair and balanced" Cook played his first of those five games in week 2, and was able to post his first win of the season despite scoring only 77 points. The Commish acknowledged the scheduling issue, saying "I will see what can be done, but be aware that changes to the way we view our weekly standings or updates to our season schedules are on the horizon." And we thought Roger Goodell was the king of Commissioner mismanagement. GCook's week 2 victim, team StJohn, also lost their starting QB Robert Griffin for the majority of the season, and has yet to make a roster move this season to address the hole. Hopefully for Gary "Help me EJ Manuel, you're my only hope" St John, the scheduling "changes" will help him bring his team out of the cellar. Perhaps a visit to the waiver wire would be advised.

In the Battle of the Birds, The Phoenix rose from the ashes of week 1, and buried team BattleOstriches by posting the highest score in week 2, and the only score over 100. 100.4 to be exact. Jerry "A good son-in-law always lets his father-in-law win - I just hope team StJohn doesn't read this before we play..." Cook was one of the few teams to post decent numbers in week 2. At 1-1, and just 1 game out of first in the Curly division, the embarrassing 67 point output in week 1 may soon be a distant memory.  The BattleOstriches and Matt "I cut Le'Veon Bell?! Oops..." Johnson fell to 1-1, but stand alone at 2nd in the Moe division thanks to being in the only division sporting 2 winless teams. What had to be a waiver miscue meant MJohnson both waived, and then re-acquired RB Bell in the same week. What could have been a disastrous move for the BattleOstriches resulted only in the waste of a waiver pickup. Only time will tell if that will impact this team "Battling" for the Moe division crown.

That's week 2 for you. More whenever I feel like it. WatchBlog out.

Week 1 in Review

WatchBlog here. Well, week 1 is in the books. Every favorite lost. That's how football go. Let's get to it.

Add this week to the ever growing evidence that ESPN Fantasy projections mean nothing, as every CFFFL team that was projected to win, did not, but, in fact, lost. The early winners of this week were our newcomers to the league, beginning with Josh "I used to play HS football, so winning this fake league should be easy" Cook and his Juggernauts, who took down the Commish in convincing fashion. JosCook's 3rd round draft pick, TE Julius Thomas, was the difference maker, as the Commish's MotherBoy put up a goose egg at the same position. Gary "maybe starting an undrafted TE wasn't my best decision ever" Cook didn't really have any better roster option at the position, after a poor draft which WatchBlog has previously graded as an "F." Said GCook after receiving the bad draft grade: "Put a sock in it Watchblog. The Commish is 4realz this year, yo!" WatchBlog can only assume a Breaking Bad binge watching party inspired such a response. Perhaps less TV watching, and more waiver wire watching would be in order.

Also starting off his entry into the CFFFL with an undefeated record was John "Do I have to start a D/ST?" Cook and his team NotAbootDwayne. Despite a poor day from QB Aaron Rodgers, and getting negative points from his defense in week 1, JohCook and his confusingly Canadian-themed team downed the Phoenix without breaking a sweat. Phoenix manager Jerry "Kickers playing the Cowboys should be a sure bet for points, right?" Cook left points on his bench at several positions, but most notably at the Kicker position. JeCook will be "kicking" himself all the way to an 0-1 start. 

The worst game of the week was played between two of our senior CFFFL members, and likely, two of the worst teams in the league. But for this week, one was guaranteed a win, and this contest went to Norman "I really want to cut Jamaal Charles, but I'll resist - this week" Cook and his Dallas Plowboys. A strong showing from NCook's D and QB positions were almost all he needed (47.7 combined pts) to take down Gary "RGIII isn't at Baylor anymore" St John and his uniquely named team, StJohn (48.3 total points.)  St. John suffered from poor roster decisions, as almost every starter had a bench player with higher points. Luckily for both these teams, projections mean nothing, so making a deep playoff run for either of these teams is still not out of the question. 

Speaking of projections, the game projected to be the closest was between team Poppins, and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Men. While the line was under 1 point, the final result was not that close as Cindy "D+? I don't react kindly to failing grades - someone will pay" Cook's Marshmallow Men returned to their traditional dominant form with a double digit margin win. CCook made all the right moves, as she left very few points on her bench whereas Amy "I'm gonna let my irrational love of Andy Dalton torpedo my chances this year, and I'm OK with that" Cook left more than enough points on her bench to win the game. Of course, benching Dez Bryant in week 1 would have been crazy, but then again, so is starting QB Andy Dalton over QB Jay Cutler. But what does WatchBlog know? On second thought, don't answer that.

The biggest upset of the day saw the reigning CFFFL champion fall to team BattleOstriches. Despite being a 16 point underdog, Matt "I love Calvin Johnson,  in case my drafting him number 1 overall didn't tell you that already" Johnson's Ostriches beat the champs by 32.  His victory was lead by strong performances from RB Le'Veon Bell, WR C Johnson, and QB Ben "at least TMZ didn't have a video of me on one of my dates" Roethlisberger. Those 3 players alone scored enough to win, as Shoshana "I hope you liked those 2 Super Bowl appearances, I hope you liked them very much" Cook and her team You Wish could only muster a disappointing 64 total points. Another injury to RB Doug Martin in as many seasons could be a bad omen, but a strong draft should mean You Wish won't be down for long.

In the only close game of the week, No Appeal fell to last year's regular season point leader, the Bedford Gamers. The Gamers again put up big numbers as Durlon "You're at the 2 - give DeMarco the DeBall, Tony!" Bryant came from behind to take down No Appeal by 7. 7 of 8 Bryant starters put up double digit points, with the 8th putting up 9.8. But, what ended up making the difference was defense, as the Gamers D/ST outscored Appeal's D/ST by 7, the margin of victory. David "WatchBlog draft grades mean nothing - OBVIOUSLY" Cook was hurt most by poor QB play by Tony Romo, and to make matters worse, left 13 points on the bench by not starting QB Jake Locker. But if DCook has to rely on Locker this season, "No Appeal" can be renamed "No Chance."

That's week 1. See ya next week. WatchBlog out.

Grading the Grader

WatchBlog here. Many have been wondering why they should pay any attention to WatchBlog Draft Grades. Ok, no one was really wondering, but now you are, so here are some quick hit facts on how WatchBlog Draft Grades have translated to playoff success in the last two (since 2012) CFFFL seasons:

1.  Only 1 team has received a WatchBlog Draft Grade below a C+ and still made the CFFFL playoffs (2012 Honey Badger - D)

2.  Only 1 team has received a WatchBlog Draft Grade below a B and made it to the CFFFL Championship game (2013 Dreaming Chickens - C+)

3.  Both CFFFL Champions receiving WatchBlog Draft Grades received at least a B (2012 Quail Hunters - A+, 2013 Sugar Gliders - B)

4.  The average WatchBlog Draft Grade for CFFFL playoff teams in 2012 was a B+ while the average WatchBlog Draft Grade for non-playoff teams was a D.

5.  The average WatchBlog Draft Grade for CFFFL playoff teams in 2013 was a B while the average WatchBlog Draft Grade for non-playoff teams was a C.

6.  3 teams receiving WatchBlog Draft Grades of A or higher have missed the CFFFL playoffs (2012 MotherBoy - A, 2012 Hottez wit da bodiez - A, 2013 49ers - A+)

7.  4 teams receiving WatchBlog Draft Grades of A or higher have made the CFFFL playoffs (2012 Quail Hunters - A+, 2012 Leftovers - A, 2012 47ers - A, 2012 Sugar Gliders - A)

8.  Every team receiving a B or B+ WatchBlog Draft Grade has made the CFFFL playoffs (2012 Plowboys - B, 2013 Whatever - B+, 2013 Got Time for 'Dis - B, 2013 Sugar Gliders - B, 2013 Gamers - B, 2013 Amy's Excellent Team - B)

9.  In 2013, WatchBlog only gave 1 team a WatchBlog Draft Grade of A or higher.  That team failed to make the CFFFL playoffs. (49ers - A+)

10.  In the past 2 seasons, only 3 teams have received a WatchBlog Draft Grade of F.  None of those teams made the CFFFL playoffs.

Conclusion?  If you got a passing WatchBlog Draft Grade, your chances of making the CFFFL playoffs are better than if you didn't - but nothing's guaranteed. That's why they fake play the fake games on the fake field. Good luck!

WatchBlog out.

Draft Day Grades - Bottom Half

WatchBlog here.  Let's get to the bottom half grades of the 2014 CFFFL draft:

7.  (tie) Bedford Gamers - C
The Bedford Gamers were last year's surprise team of the year, and had the best regular season of the year before getting knocked out late in the playoffs. Coming off such a successful campaign, the pressure was on Durlon "I dominate Fantasy Football - now I have a new girlfriend - Coincidence?" Bryant to turn in another impressive performance. The draft went well for Bryant, but a reach at WR in the 3rd round cost him a higher draft grade. Perhaps new love has thrown him off his "game." Only time will tell.

7.  (tie) BattleOstriches - C
The BattleOstriches were another team that had to go into draft day without their league manager present to make the important decisions. But with the number 1 overall draft pick, it would be hard to mess up. Cue Matt "Overwhelming consensus means nothing to me" Johnson, and his specific instructions to his wife drafting in his place. While Calvin Johnson was a top-tier WR that the Ostriches snagged, this decision, and several other bad ones to follow meant that every other starter picked up was 3rd-tier or worse. Not exactly a recipe for success. But then again, who ever heard of good Ostrich recipes?

9.  Stay Puft Marshmallow Men - D+
Consistently good teams, and a berth in the 2013 CFFFL championship game, meant the expectations were higher than ever for the Stay Puft Marshmallow Men and Cindy "This is so easy I'm going to draft for 2 teams, just for the challenge" Cook. While the Marshmallow Men might look good to the untrained eye, WatchBlog has downgraded many of the once great talent that fills CCook's roster, and none of her starters actually break into the top tier, and two land in tier-5. The Marshmallow Men might look good on paper, but count on a few good roastings along the way.

10.  Dallas Plowboys - D
It has taken 4 years to happen, but the Dallas Plowboys have finally completed a draft without including multiple Dallas Cowboy players on their roster. A top-tier non-Cowboy RB and a 2nd-tier non-Cowboy QB signaled a new age in the Norman "I will NOT cut players when I mean to bench them, I will NOT cut players when I mean to bench them..." Cook drafting philosophy. However, drafting a backup QB in the 3rd round and a Defense in the 5th when he still had critical starting positions to fill quickly led to a poor backend of lower tiered starters. It remains to be seen if his top picks can carry his lower picks to victory, and also if NCook can go all season without inexplicably cutting them.

11.  (tie) StJohn - F
Team StJohn was the final team that was in the difficult position of drafting without their manager present. Gary "You know the popular saying: Tight Ends win Championships" St. John was WatchBlog's last place drafter in 2013, and he followed it up with a repeat performance in 2014. First the positives: He got the best TE in the game. He got a 3rd-tier QB. Now the negatives: That QB's name is RGIII, and he might not survive the first half of game 1. Every other starter is 4th-tier or worse. Prospects do not look good for St. John, but he did a good job last year of outperforming his poor draft during the regular season. Let's see if he can do it again.

11.  (tie) MotherBoy - F
After competing for the inaugural CFFFL Championship in year 1, MotherBoy has followed that effort up with 2 consecutive seasons with no playoff appearances to show for it. WatchBlog correctly predicted last year's poor showing by ranking their 2013 draft as 10th out of 12. It could seemingly only get better in 2014 for Gary "Draft clocks mean nothing to me, sort of like Draft Preparation" Cook. Oops. This year's last place drafting position signals yet another mediocre year for the Commish. With a roster filled with Seattle Seahawks, perhaps he is confused and trying to win an NFL Championship instead. Regardless, with no top-tier starters, and 3 starters in the 4th, 5th, and 6th tiers, MotherBoy might want to keep his eye on the waiver wire.

And thus concludes this year's WatchBlog draft grades. You don't  have to agree with WatchBlog's tier system, but you'll just have to start your own blog if you wanna complain. Good luck in 2014!

WatchBlog out.

Draft Day Grades - The Top Half

WatchBlog here again. It is a new CFFFL season, and WatchBlog is back with a vengeance. And by vengeance, he means more time to waste fake analyzing fake football. Let's get to this year's draft, completed yesterday:

The CFFFL has some new team managers this year, and the new additions should make for the most entertaining year yet. Let's see how they stacked up in the draft room against the veteran drafters. WatchBlog has graded each team's performance, and you can bet, the grades will not be based on the point(less) projections from ESPN. The grades are based on WatchBlog's own flawless methodology, which cannot be debated. (disclaimer: Actual debate is encouraged - if someone doesn't get upset, then WatchBlog is wasting his time.)  Let's get to the grades:

The Top Half

1.  No Appeal - A+
Despite inexplicably drafting a kicker that doesn't even play for a team right now, No Appeal manager David "I love Tony Romo and I'm not afraid to admit it" Cook had the best draft of the year. Not only did he get a 2nd tier QB in the 7th round of the draft (even though it was Tony Romo) he also picked up a consensus top 2 pick with the number 7 pick overall. With no starter falling outside the 3rd tier for their respective position, DCook's draft day was a smashing success. Whether that will translate into wins on the fake field, is of course, another question - the answer to which is, as it is every year: "Not a chance."  Enjoy your draft day victory celebration, it is the only celebrating you'll likely get to do this season.

2. (tie) NotAbootDwayne - A
Surprisingly, the 2nd best draft of the day came from one of the CFFFL's new managers, John "Canadian humor is the best, eh?" Cook and his team NotAbootDwayne. Not sure if his prep work was as thorough as his research of the league's acronym, but regardless, he turned in a strong performance on draft day.  His starters all fell in the top 3 tiers at their position excepting one tier-4 WR, but his top tier QB Aaron Rogers should more than makeup for that. Expect this team to bring home the (Canadian) bacon.

2. (tie) You Wish - A
The reigning CFFFL champ turned in another quality draft, and is well on her way to a repeat CFFFL Championship. Shoshana "I only draft QBs who make funny commercials" Cook drafted two 4-tier starters, but the quality of her other picks will easily pick up the slack. As long as Peyton Manning continues to perform on the set, er, the field, team You Wish should again be the team to beat.

4. (tie) Poppins - B+
Early league controversy began with the announcement on Draft Day that Amy "It's not fair that Dad gave my sister 2 CFFFL championships - I want one!" ACook was too ill to attend the CFFFL draft, and her selections would be made by an opposing manager, namely her Dad. Sick or not, you can't fault the strategy, as one past manager has cashed in on consecutive CFFFL titles using it. Sure enough, the "illness" netted team Poppins a top 5 draft. Unfortunately, the quality draft will be undone by an irrational insistence on starting QB Andy Dalton, but that is for another blog.

4. (tie) The Phoenix - B+
Not surprisingly, The Phoenix and team Poppins drafts were equally impressive - and why not, they were conducted by the same guy. Jerry "My daughter won 2 CFFFL Championships and all I got was this lousy t-shirt" Cook was able to pull off two top 5 drafts simultaneously. Between his two drafts, he only dipped into the 5th tier once when drafting starters. His problems are never on draft day, but instead always start with in-season injuries or roster mismanagement  Let's wait and see which flight path burns The Phoenix this year.

6.  Josh's Juggernauts - B
Impressively, both CFFFL rookie managers pulled off top drafts in their first year in the league.  Josh "Kickers? I don't need no stinkin' kickers" Cook will have to rely on his running game with a less than impressive QB and WR stable, but his RBs should be up to the task. Also, be sure and watch out for this fiery young manager's brash new style.  He didn't waste any time in sending a message to his fake team by immediately cutting his drafted kicker once the draft was complete. Will he pick up a new one before game 1? Who knows. Let the mind games begin.

Well, that's the top half of the draft as WatchBlog sees it. If you don't agree, then you aren't WatchBlog. Bottom half grades to come. If you weren't listed above, you can bet you'll be on the next list.  WatchBlog out.