October 9, 2001
S W F F L  C O M M I S S I O N E R S '  N O T E S
By Karl J. (Butch) Smalley
   WEEK 5 RESULTS   NORM'S LINES-WK 6
 M. TAKERS        65 
 QUIET STORM      10 		  M. TAKERS        -3 
 BLACK & BLUE    (94)
 BLACK & BLUE     78 
 GOOD FELLAS      68 		  QUIET STORM      -2 
 GOOD FELLAS     (98)
 BLACK REVENGE    58 
 JELLY BEANS      27 		  JELLY BEANS      -4 
 SHARKS          (90)
 DREAM TEAM       75 
 SHARKS           30 		  HAMMER HEADS     -4 
 BLACK REVENGE   (96)
 BULLDOGS         51 
 HAMMER HEADS     40 		  DREAM TEAM      -10 
 BULLDOGS       (130)
 STANDINGS   W  L  T    GB    POINTS 
 DREAM TEAM     
 GOOD FELLAS    
 BLACK & BLUE   
 BLACK REVENGE  		   4  0  0  
  3  1  0  
  3  1  0  
  3  1  0  		  ---
  1 
  1 
  1 		   280
  236
  231
  228
  ELITE LINE      
 M. TAKERS      
 QUIET STORM    
 JELLY BEANS    
 BULLDOGS       
 SHARKS         
 HAMMER HEADS   		   2  2  0  
  2  2  0  
  1  3  0  
  1  3  0  
  1  3  0  
  0  4  0  		   2 
  2 
  3 
  3 
  3 
  4 		   223
  103
  166
  159
  140
  161
POSITION SCORING MATRIX
 TEAM     QB   RB   WR   PK   ST      TOT  
  MT  
  GF  
  JB  
  DT  
  HH  
  QS  
  BB  
  BR  
   S  
  BD  		    51   66   57   42*   7 
   71   95*  18   38   14 
   57   56   12   25   16 
   93*  87   66   27    7 
   62   22   45   25    7 
   36   16   21   30    0 
   90   29   63   33   16 
   53   34   99*  42*   0 
   69   11   36   22    2 
   32   48   36   24   19* 		  223 
  236 
  166 
  280*
  161 
  103 
  231 
  228 
  140 
  159 
AVG/GM    12    9    9    6    2     38 
PLAYER TRANSACTIONS
 TM       ACQUIRED         RELEASED    
 BD  
 QS  
 BD  
 BB  
     
     
     
     
     
     
   Richard Huntley  
  Willie Jackson   
  Marty Booker     
  Jim Miller       
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
   Nick Goings      
  UNDRAFTED SLOT   
  Jamal Anderson   
  UNDRAFTED SLOT   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
NORM'S LOCKS FORMAT - Favorite w/Spread on top - Underdog w/Under-Over in parenthesis

    Week 5 finds only one undefeated team and only 1 winless team left. A few league housekeeping issues: Let me know if you have a problem with our week numbering system being out of synch with the NFL. Also I believe I have a typo in the rules about the number of team needed to ratify a trade it says 6 of 8 teams not involved. I believe it should be 5 of 8. I may just make this change as 5 has been the number I've been using for years. Also as you all know by now. We had a trade vetoed this week. By rule, the trade vote existed to prevent collusion - not an inequitable trade. By practice I believe most owners have been voting on whether a trade is equitable. One could argue that since we do not know what goes on between owners that equitable trades are the only way to ensure that there is not collusion. At any rate I think we do have to address the issue in some way, hopefully before the net trade proposal happens. Since we've had our one trade for this year maybe we are safe shelving it to the off-season, but I'd rather take care of it before then, just in case this year is weird and we have more than one trade.

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Key Match-Ups to Watch this Week.
    The M. Takers take on the Black & Blue in a contest between former partners. Interestingly, if the Takers win, they could knock the Black & Blue out of the elite and take over their spot after an 0-2 start. The Good Fellas and Quiet Storm will try to get back on the winning track after losses this week. The Fellas get hit with a big bye, and the Storm is coming off a season low in scoring. The Jelly Beans and Sharks come together in the battle of "Cedar Lane". Both teams are on losing streaks that need to be corrected lest they find themselves too far away from the elusive elite line. The Black Revenge will take on the Hammer Heads this week. The Revenge needs to keep winning to keep their re-peat Championship hopes alive. The Heads need the win to stay within sniffing distance of the Elite line. The Dream Team will try to keep themselves in the penthouse and put the Bulldogs back in the cellar. I expect the level of banter will be turned up a notch at "Maggie's".

    Norm was 3/5 this week making him 5/10 (50%) on the season and he gains top billing. Spock was 2/5 this week making him 5/10 (50%) on the year and his locks appear below:

MT  -4 BB(108)    BR -24 HH (90)
GF -12 QS (88)    DT -21 BD(111)
JB  -2  S (84)

    There were 4 games that were technically over by Sunday night. The other was still in doubt.

    The M. Takers soundly defeated the Quiet Storm even without Faulk on Monday. The Takers are now at .500 after starting out 0-2 and are on the doorstep to the Elite. The Storm has been winning with defense this year, but the problem with that is that you can't come from behind when you need to, because your offense is used to grinding out the clock, not lighting up the scoreboard.

    The Black & Blue Attack pulled out the victory against the Bull Dogs on Sunday night with a big game out of Terell Owens. Of course Owens wouldn't have had a chance if not for a questionable 20 pt. TD by Mike Anderson. Miller, A-Train, Robinson. So did the Bears and Vikings switch teams and not tell anyone.

    The Black Revenge dispatched the Jelly Beans even with out the Monday night gravy from Holt and Stewart. The Revenge was led by Shaun Alexander (Ricky who?) and Bill Schroeder who is not so quietly taking over the number one spot in the Green bay offense. The Beans finally got some points out of Moss, but at 1-3 they need more (a lot more) from their number one pick.

    The Dream Team defeated the Sharks with Warner and Hakim waiting in the wings on Monday. The Dream Team has been getting superb production out of their top 4 picks. The Sharks have been hit with a Taylor injury (no shock there) and Davis is on a really bad team (of course that was true last year too, and Davis still put up numbers). As important as those middle rounds are, you are done if you get busts in the early rounds.

    The "Game of the Week" honors go to the contest between the Bull Dogs and Hammer Heads. It was hard to give "GOW" to a game between winless teams, but this one did have Monday Night madness and that overrode the record issue. The Hammer Heads and a 6 pt. lead were not enough to hold off the Bull Dogs, Bruce and the RAMS, as the RAMS ended the suspense in the first half. The Heads got decent performances out of Culpepper and Hollis, but they need production from other positions. Marty Booker - what else can I say.

CHATTERBOX:(Get Quotes in by Monday Night)
Dream Team (Norm): "No trade. No big deal. P.S. Stay tuned for the Greatest show on Earth every weekend."
Bull Dogs (John): ""Finally, I thought the only 'W' I would see would be in 'You Owe'."

BEST & WORST OF WEEK 5
MVP: Mike Anderson (29) Black & Blue
  Best on Bench: John Carney (20) Black & Blue  
  Low Scorers: Quiet Storm (10)
Coaching Efficiency:
High: Good Fellas, Hammer Heads(100%)
Low: Quiet Storm (32%)


Top Rostered Players By Position (All points included)
QB - Warner(93),Manning(78),McNabb(71),Favre(69)
RB - Green(56),Faulk(49),Martin,Tomlinson(48)
WR - R. Smith(48),Schroeder(45),Harrison(30),Trash,Price,Booker(27)
PK - Richey(44),Janikowski,Elam(42),Akers(38)
ST - RAIDERS,DOLPHINS(16),TITANS(14),RAMS(9)
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