November 6, 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 9 RESULTS   NORM'S LINES-WK 10
 BULLDOGS         43 
 M. TAKERS        35 
 GOOD FELLAS      -2 
 M. TAKERS       (97)
 BLACK REVENGE    41 
 GOOD FELLAS      29 
 DREAM TEAM       -7 
 JELLY BEANS    (109)
 JELLY BEANS      69 
 BLACK & BLUE     46 
 HAMMER HEADS     -1 
 QUIET STORM     (91)
 DREAM TEAM       38 
 QUIET STORM      25 
 BLACK REVENGE    -3 
 BLACK & BLUE    (96)
 SHARKS           55 
 HAMMER HEADS     34 
 SHARKS           -4 
 BULLDOGS        (88)
 STANDINGS   W  L  T    GB    POINTS 
 DREAM TEAM     
 QUIET STORM    
 M. TAKERS      
 BLACK REVENGE  
  7  1  0  
  5  3  0  
  4  4  0  
  4  4  0  
 ---
  2 
  3 
  3 
  442
  328
  424
  419
  ELITE LINE      
 BLACK & BLUE   
 SHARKS         
 BULLDOGS       
 GOOD FELLAS    
 JELLY BEANS    
 HAMMER HEADS   
  4  4  0  
  4  4  0  
  4  4  0  
  3  5  0  
  3  5  0  
  2  6  0  
  3 
  3 
  3 
  4 
  4 
  5 
  416
  323
  305
  380
  334
  394
POSITION SCORING MATRIX
 TEAM     QB   RB   WR   PK   ST      TOT  
  MT  
  GF  
  JB  
  DT  
  HH  
  QS  
  BB  
  BR  
   S  
  BD  
  124  170*  57   66    7 
   98  149   48   60   25 
  105  110   45   51   23 
  126  110  129   49   28 
  121   88  120   51   14 
   81   48  111   74   14 
  150*  41  138   64   23 
   77   97  162*  81*   2 
  130   34   72   67   20 
   60   64   90   58   33*
  424 
  380 
  334 
  442*
  394 
  328 
  416 
  419 
  323 
  305 
AVG/GM    12   10   11    7    2     42 
PLAYER TRANSACTIONS
 TM       ACQUIRED         RELEASED    
 MT  
 MT  
 BD  
 BR  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Dominick Rhodes  
  Elvis Joseph     
  BEARS            
  Koren Robinson   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
  J.R. Redmond     
  B. Chamberlin    
  Thomas Jones     
  Darnay Scott     
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
NORM'S LINES FORMAT - Favorite w/Spread on top - Underdog w/Under-Over in parenthesis

    Week 9 finds the Dream Team separating from the pack. The rest of the pack seems to be getting tighter. All but one team is within one game of the Elite line. Needless to say the elite spots are still wide open. And thankfully, the multiple team bye weeks are over. I haven't heard much on the temporary trade rules, if you have a comment or suggestion, feel free to contact me.

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Key Match-Ups to Watch this Week.
    The M. Takers take on the Good Fellas in a contest of teams going in different directions since the youngsters beat the veterans in week 1. Three or four weeks ago the Takers were fighting their way out of the basement and the Good Fellas were sitting pretty in the Elite. The Dream Team will try to maintain its lead over the pack by repeating the week 1 victory against the Jelly Beans who are close to joining the pack after 2 wins in a row. The Quiet Storm will try to rebound from a disappointing loss this week and defend its 2nd place slot with a sweep of the Hammer Heads. The Heads are in a must win situation. The Black Revenge will try to complete the season sweep of the "Black Bowl" against the Black & Blue Attack. Both veteran teams are lingering around the elite line preparing for a 2nd half run. The Bull Dogs seem to have recovered from their slow start, this week they get to try vengeance against the Sharks who started that little streak at the beginning. The Sharks have been inconsistent since but they are still in the thick of things.

    Norm was 2/5 this week making him 16/30 (53%) on the season and he retains top billing. Spock was 2/5 this week making him 10/30 (33%) on the year and his locks appear below:

MT  -7 GF (97)    BR  -8 BB(104)
DT  -7 JB (99)    BD  -1  S (83)
QS  -6 HH (88)

    There was only 1 game that was over and the rest were pretty much still up in the air going into Monday night.

    The Dream Team and Quiet Storm paired up in a battle of 1st and 2nd place teams. The Dream Team was hampered by the BYE and the Storm has had a full infirmary. So both teams limped on to the field and the traded a few blows and called it a day as the Dream team hung on to the victory with Rod Smith still to come. The Storm's Saint double-bubble threw double bubbles allowing the Dream Team peaceful dreams on Sunday night.

    The Jelly Beans, Griese and an 11 point lead were too much for the Black & Blue Attack, Mike Anderson and the Raiders to overcome. Thee teams were putting up big points with the likes of Manning, Owens, Green and Priest Holmes. On a week where points seem to be scarce, either of these teams would have had a good chance against any other team.

    The Bull Dogs (dare I say the hottest team in the league) and a 14 point lead were too much for the M. Takers, Rice and Elam. The Dogs have won 3 in a row and have moved from the basement to the pack that is contending for a Elite spot. The Takers have a tenuous grip on their Elite spot. The Takers were hit hard by the BYE (but not as hard as Flutie was hit) and took a chance on the waiver wire. Rhodes 11 kept them in the game, the Joseph move was a good move that proved unfruitful. This game (like the Bears game) looked all but over. A score to Booker and then the OT BEARS score snatched the victory for the Dogs.

    The Sharks, Brown, BRONCOS and a 5 pt. lead were too much for the Hammer Heads and Garner to overcome on Monday Night. The Sharks are finally getting some production out of Stephen Davis and Vandy had a great game. Favre's 6 was a bit disappointing. The Heads goose-egg from Batch did them in, but Thrash seems to be emerging into a must start player.

    The "Game of the Week" honors go to the contest between the Black Revenge and Good Fellas. The youngsters built up a 14 point lead going into Monday night on the arm of Donovan and the legs of the A-Train (seems to be doing better than Bruce to me). The "Death Valley" squad kept Gannon and Janikowski in reserve for Monday and the RAIDER duo easily overcame the 14 point deficit. The Revenge was heard to say something about Rookies trying to win in their house or something like that.

CHATTERBOX:(Get Quotes in by Monday Night)
Dream Team (Norm):
"Even without RAM power the Dream team still wins."

BEST & WORST OF WEEK 9
MVP: Ahman Green (29) Jelly Beans
  Best on Bench: Collins,Brady (21) GF & BD   
  Low Scorers: Quiet Storm (25)
Coaching Efficiency:
High: Jelly Beans (100%)
Low: Good Fellas (56%)


Top Rostered Players By Position (All points included)
QB - Manning(138),Garcia(124),Culpepper(121),Warner(120)
RB - Green(90),Martin(73),S. Alexander(72),Dillon(68)
WR - R. Smith(87),Owens(75),Harrison(66),Patten(49)
PK - Richey(83),Janikowski(73),Carney(70),K.Brown(69)
ST - BEARS(45),CHARGERS(28),RAMS(26),TITANS(25)


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