LFFL 2010 Week Six Power Poll
Two weeks have passed since the last power poll, and some things have changed in the LFFL, and some things have stayed the same. Let's take a look at where we stand.
1) Prospect Pioneers (5-0, 473.72 pts) Even with a sub one point performance from Anquan Boldin, Mark Sanchez netting less than four points while Brady took a bye, and all the running backs under-performing this week, the Pioneers still managed to put up 93 points, thanks to Miles Austin (16.75 pts), Antonio Gates (11.85pts) and the Chicago Defense (18 pts). As great as those point totals were, they were impossibly dwarfed by kicker Josh Scobee who chipped in 22 big points. This team is number one with a bullet because week after week after week they receive big contributions from at least a couple players who then fade into the background the following week to allow someone else to step up. Is this a team of destiny?
2) Chewton Champs (5-0, 416.62 pts) This is owner Tony Pica's finest hour. After years of medicoracy, he has finally built the Champs into a contender. This week, they Rick-Rolled Allentown- trailing 2 points after Sunday Night Football, but then using the Jets Defense to propel themselves into the mid 90s past the Iron Men. Quarterback Philip Rivers has proven he doesn't need Vincent Jackson to succeed, as they threw up and down all day over the Oakland Defense in a losing effort that still netted 17.32 points. Perhaps the brightest spot for Chewton was the long-awaited emergence of Ray Rice, the forth overall pick of Chewton who had done very little up until Week Five. Rice's 20.95 points are mouthwatering, and if Rice can continue to perform at a high level, Chewton may prove to be the only team that can truly rival Prospect for league dominance.
3) Honolulu Muffdivers (2-3, 372.76 pts) Being a homer finally paid off for rookie owner Bobby Wilson this week, as the Oakland Defense exploded for 27 points and propelled the Honolulu Muffdivers to a big win over Youngstown to establish themselves as a legitimate LFFL team. Before we discuss the rest of the team, that Oakland defensive performance deserves further attention: 3 Sacks, 3 Fumble Recoveries, 2 Blocked Kicks, 1 Safety, and 2 Touchdowns. Those are epic numbers. If it hadn't been for the fact that they allowed 27 points, this might have been one of the greatest defensive fantasy performances in years. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention a great game by Percy Harvin (18.10 pts), Michael Crabtree doubling up his year to date totals in one game (13.5 pts) and a great plug in performance by Michael Bush subbing for DMC. All told, it added up to the biggest point total of the week with 104.86 points, but the biggest question is if this is a sign of things to come for Honolulu, or a one week apparition. Only time will tell.
4) Allentown Iron Men (2-3, 370.80 pts) Oh how the mighty have fallen. The Iron Men were let down by three of their biggest players this week, as Austin Collie and Arian Foster, who had been amongst the best in the league at their positions combined for only 5.5 points, and Drew Brees lost a touchdown's worth of points as he threw 3 picks. A bright spot was Hakeem Nicks who added two touchdowns to his career high receiving numbers gaining 21.5 points in the process, and Matt Forte who got it going on the ground for the first time this year, garnering 21.9 points. While they're in the top end of the league in points scored, their record and tie breaker situation has put them in forth place in the Landry Division and 7th overall in the league going into Week Six. It looks like its going to be a league-wide slugfest for the 2 wildcard slots and if Allentown wants in on the party, they're going to need to come out swinging next week versus divisional opponent Honolulu and parlay it into some sort of winning streak. Whether or not Allentown has the ability to do that remains to be seen.
5) Youngstown Zoes (3-2, 354.31 pts) The Zoes lost to the biggest point total of the week up against Honolulu's 104.86 point effort, but Youngstown put up an admirable effort with their own 83.71 points. Three Cincinnati players finally started paying off for Youngstown, as Terrell Owens gathered 12.85 points, Cedric Benson added 10.65 points, and the Cincy Defense earned ten of their own points. This team's biggest question mark though remains at quarterback, as this week's QB Kevin Kolb is likely to return to the bench, Brett Favre is as hot and cold as a Katy Perry song, and Vince Young is always one benching away from driving off in his SUV with a gun in a suicidal rage. It is worth noting though that if this team wants to stay in contention they'll need to score a lot of points, and if Andre Johnson can get healthy, and Javid Best can stay beastly it'll go a long way to help that effort.
6) Indiana Ignition (3-2, 348.98 pts) The Ignition were the lowest scoring team in the LFFL this week, with only one player raking in double digits. Much of this week's futility was due to Peyton Manning's only scoring 2.73 points, but there's plenty of blame to go around with DeSean Jackson's 2.1 points, Visanthe Shiancoe's 1.90, and Ochocinco's 1.75. This week aside, this team has a ton of potential. Manning, Roddy White, Jackson, Michael Turner, McFadden, Shiancoe, it all should add up to dominance, and if it ever does, this team might be able to make a move upward.
7) Ellwood Dishsoaps (3-2, 319.22 pts) This team beat number six ranked Indiana head to head this past week, but fewer points scored year to date have put the Dishsoaps in 7th place despite their powerhouse performance in Week Five. First overall pick Chris Johnson finally performed to his expectations with 18.85 points, and Tony Romo had an up-week,grabbing 20.57 of his own points. Kicker Nate Kaeding had a nice day with ten points, and the most impressive performance was the Philadelphia Defense, which earned 18 points. For some reason, Laurence Maroney's 1.35 points found their way into the lineup over Marshawn Lynch, but in the end it mattered little. This team is a bit of a question mark. While they're in ok shape at 3-2, their low point total doesn't help any tie breakers they might face if they wish to make a run at the division or wild-card slots, so in order to compete, Ellwood will need to try and make this past week's 95 point effort the norm and not an anomaly.
8) Laurel Skullets (0-5, 306.41 pts) How does this team continue to lose? It is mind bloggling. Every team usually has one or two star players who are suffering down years and are nowhere near where they were the year before. Laurel has an entire team of those stars. Matt Schaub is the chief offender here, as he actually cost the Skullets points, as he “gained” -0.13 points, but honorable mention can go to Marques Colston or DeAngelo Williams. Let's recap: Laurel's top four players are Matt Schaub, Reggie Wayne, Marques Colston, DeAngelo Williams, and DeAngelo Williams. These four players combined for only 21.07 points this week, just under half of the team's total 43.12 point effort this week. When the Green Bay Defense and Matt Bryant tie for the team's highest point total at 8 points, you know you're in trouble. As much as you want to hate owner Chris Devido for being a moron, a complete and total fuckstick, an uneducated foot-in-mouth-assclown, a poor speller, and a stupid-ass lemming lead around by Steve Jobs, you've gotta feel bad about how this fantasy team of his has worked out.
9) Alliance Assault (1-4, 297.39 pts) It's hard to say who is more responsible for this colossal failure of a team: Shonn Greene or Carson Palmer. Greene is probably the most responsible, since he was the Assault's second round pick, but Palmer deserves some credit as the 15th ranked QB in the league, currently being eclipsed by such illustrious passers as free agents David Garrard, Shaun Hill and the great Ryan Fitzpatrick. This past week, Alliance's brightest star was kicker Rob Bironas, who kicked in 13 big points, and the dimmest bulb was Thomas Jones who is still being started for some reason over any other active player, with 0.95 points. Obviously, this team is out of it, but owner Ryan Alessio will need to dig deep if he even wants to play for pride from this point forward, because that is this team's only hope at this point.
10) Weirton Wiggers (1-4, 292.58 pts) This team is a perfect storm of poor team management and poor player performance. Somehow, number four overall passer Kyle Orton was benched this past week in favor of the 21st best quarterback Joe Flacco. Orton put up 18.28 points, while Flacco only managed 10.92 points. Also, Malcom Floyd was somehow sat this week, letting his 18.65 points go to waste, but LeGarrette Blount's 3 yard rushing total for 0.15 points had a spot in the starting lineup. How did Blount start over Brandon Jacobs? Why not move McGahee to #2 running back and put Jacobs at flex if you want to roll with three running backs? Or, why not get Floyd into the flex spot? These are all valid points that call into question owner A.J. Leight's dedication in what will almost undoubtedly be his worst season ever.
That's the Power Poll heading into Week Six. Questions remain as the season continues: Can Prospect and Chewton remain undefeated and continue their divisional dominance? Can Weirton or Alliance turn it around and get out of the basement? Which of the middling teams will make a move to better position themselves in what is shaping up to be a league wide battle for 3rd and 4th best? Stay tuned.
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