WatchBlog here. WatchBlog was out last week, so double issue. Let's get to it.
Week 4
Well, Week 4 left the CFFFL with 0 undefeated, and only 1 win-less team. Lots of upsets, 3 out of 4 division leaders lost, and the 1 that won did so by a margin of less than 1 point (against that aforementioned sole win-less team.) That's what we call a crazy weekend. Other than the CFFFL North division leader barely scraping by with a win, there was 1 other close game, and it was, you guessed it, a WatchBlog Game of the Week. It was a matchup of two 2-1 teams, both second in their respective division, and each battling to remain in the playoff hunt, as each held 1 of the 2 last playoff eligible rankings at 5 & 6. Coming in ranked 5th was the Draft King, led by Jerry "I may have lost the game, but I got an A+ grade from Yahoo! - so there's that..." Cook. Despite trailing in the game by 54 points going into Sunday Night, and with only 2 players remaining, the King mounted a valiant comeback effort, that only fell 2.5 points short of catching Josh's Juggernauts, managed by Josh "I only picked Julio Jones because I love 'J' themed alliteration - who knew he'd be so good?" Cook. With the win, the Juggernauts vaulted over the Draft King into a 5th place ranking, but the King maintained a playoff spot as of Week 4 by only falling 1 spot to 6th place in the league. Despite all the upsets, no huge other changes in playoff positioning occurred, but don't forget, there are still 9 weeks to go in the CFFFL regular season, and many more crazy weekends to come (e.g. Week 5 below.)
(Yes, there was another WatchBlog Game of the Week, but it was a 30 point blow out where Asher "Don't call me Trish!" Cook's Cloudy Navigators easily defeated Norman "You all thought I drafted Dak Prescott way too early - look who's laughing now!" Cook and his Playboy Team. Guess it wasn't so much of a Game to Watch after all.)
Week 5
WatchBlog still here. Lots of changes in the CFFFL playoff rankings after Week 5. A former number 2 no longer holds a playoff spot, a former cellar-dweller is now in control of a wild card spot, there is a change atop the CFFFL South, and the number 1 overall ranking changes for the first time all season. Let's get to it.
While WatchBlog's absence last week meant no WatchBlog Game of the Week previews for Week 5, there were still plenty of intriguing matchups. At the top of the list were 2 games between division leaders - the North vs. the South, and the East vs. the West. 3 games also featured a Parent - Child matchup, 1 featured a Grandparent - Grandchild pairing, 1 featured a Sister-in-Law - Brother-in Law match, and, then there was an Uncle-in-law - Brother-in-Law once removed - um, no, make that a Grandfather, and an unrelated Truck-Driver - err, no, well, they are both either a Great Uncle or Uncle to the same 11 year old girl, so we'll call it the "Battle of Uncles."
East - West Division Leader Showdown (aka "The Father-Daughter Dance")
The CFFFL East Division leading Russian Hackers and David "I really love watching my child succeed - but I'll take watching her get crushed by me for this one week as a consolation" Cook recovered from their 1st loss of the season by downing the West Division leading Coconutycrazy captained by Cosette "I'm probably going to make the playoffs, and I don't know what a first down is - crazy right?" Cook who has now lost 2 in a row, but still sits atop the weak West Division.
North - South Division Leader Showdown (aka "Grandpa Got Run Over by a Grandkid")
Perrenial CFFFL contenders No Punt Intended put their new #2 overall ranking, and their North Division lead on the line as Amanda "As long as I don't beat by Grandfather by 100 points, Christmas won't be awkward, right?...whew, that was close..." Cook destroyed a BYE week handicapped Gary's Team, coached by her Grandfather, Gary "Outscoring your own bench by 60 points is good... unless your bench scores 0" St. John, who, with 2 losses in a row, not only lost his #3 overall ranking and his grasp on the South Division lead, but also his hold on a playoff spot. With the impressive point total and win No Punt Intended jumped ahead of the Russian Hackers, and claimed the #1 overall CFFFL ranking.
Faher-Son (Smack) Talk
2 Fathers faced their sons in Week 5 but with mixed results. Normans Playboy Team scored an impressive 107 points, but Norman "Wait, Tony Romo gets his job back when he's healthy? Uh oh..." Cook had an unlucky match up against his son Jerry "So Yahoo gives me an A for winning and scoring 7 more points than last week, when I got an A+ in a loss - that makes total sense" Cook and his Draft King team who improved 1 spot to a 5th place overall ranking with the win. The other Dad, Josh "odd numbered weeks I score under 100, even numbered weeks, I score over 120, and I'm a nerd for knowing that" had more luck winning with a score of 94 points when his Juggernauts defeated his son's team The Cloudy Navigator and Asher "I can't believe none of you are accepting my awesome trade offers - oh, except you, thanks Grandpa" Cook. With the win, the Juggernauts took over the South Division lead.
In-Law In-Fighting
Two traditional powerhouse teams who have been on the outside of the 2016 CFFFL playoff hunt looking in, faced off in Week 5. Cindy "Look who's relevant again" Cook and NFL-NIP(NotInPrison) climbed back from an 0-2 start to capture hold of a playoff spot by defeating Brother-in-Law Gary "I dropped the Hustle, maybe I should have dropped the Owner" Cook and Motherboy, who showed life in their first win in Week 4 against the Hackers, but fell back to their losing ways in Week 5. The Hustle-less Motherboy remains in 11th place while dropping to 1-4.
Say Uncle?
The 10th and 12th place teams faced off in Week 5 in what neither team hopes amounts to the Irrelevant Bowl. While they might both be called Uncle by a niece or great-niece that manages in this league, neither is ready to say "Uncle" and give up on their 2016 CFFFL season, or are they? John "If I can't give my grandson awesome players for next to nothing, what kind of grandfather am I?" Cook and Max 20 Characters got his second consecutive victory when he took on Durlon "I've only scored over 80 points once, is that bad?" Bryant and The Gamers. The Gamers remain in the CFFFL cellar while Max 20 Characters climb to 8th place, just 2 spots out of the playoffs.
Week 6 - WatchBlog Game of the Week
The North and South Division leaders met in Week 5. Well lo and behold, with a different South Division Leader in the mix, wouldn't you know it, but the North and South Division leaders meet again in Week 6. Both teams are 4-1, both have jumped in rankings after Week 5 victories, and both have teams in their division nipping at their hills, just a game back in the standings. Amanda "I'm really good at puns - and fantasy football, or should I say, 'pun-tasy pun-ball' - (ok who writes these quotes, cause that was DEFINITELY NOT me...)" Cook's No Punt Intended will take her new #1 overall ranking and face off against the Juggernauts of Josh "I happily beat my kid last week - (ok, seriously, who is making up these quotes, cause I would NEVER say that...)" Cook, the new #3 ranked team, and current leader of the CFFFL South. The winner will take a step toward solidifying playoff seeding while the loser might lose their grip on their own division lead.
Two weeks of info packed into one WachBlog post. Take your time unpacking. WatchBlog out.
