September 17, 2003
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 2 RESULTS   NORM'S LINES-WK 3
 QUIET STORM     103 
 BLACK REVENGE    71 
 BLACK REVENGE    -2 
 BLACK & BLUE    (90)
 BLACK & BLUE    102 
 BULLDOGS         46 
 DREAM TEAM       -7 
 BULLDOGS       (107)
 DREAM TEAM       93 
 GOOD FELLAS      69 
 JELLY BEANS      -2 
 QUIET STORM     (91)
 BODY SHOP        44 
 JELLY BEANS      32 
 BODY SHOP        -3 
 SHARKS          (93)
 SHARKS           59 
 M. TAKERS        35 
 GOOD FELLAS      -1 
 M. TAKERS       (94)
 STANDINGS   W  L  T    GB    POINTS 
 QUIET STORM    
 BLACK & BLUE   
 DREAM TEAM     
 GOOD FELLAS    
  2  0  0  
  1  1  0  
  1  1  0  
  1  1  0  
 ---
  1 
  1 
  1 
  172
  155
  152
  112
  ELITE LINE      
 BLACK REVENGE  
 SHARKS         
 JELLY BEANS    
 M. TAKERS      
 BODY SHOP      
 BULLDOGS       
  1  1  0  
  1  1  0  
  1  1  0  
  1  1  0  
  1  1  0  
  0  2  0  
  1 
  1 
  1 
  1 
  1 
  2 
  107
  100
   94
   86
   53
   81
POSITION SCORING MATRIX
 TEAM     QB   RB   WR   PK   ST      TOT  
  BR  
  BD  
  QS  
  BB  
  DT  
  JB  
  GF  
   S  
  BS  
  MT  
   32   13   48*  11    3 
    0   23    0   30   28*
   41*  36   42   32*  21 
   18   88*  21   21    7 
   39   63   15   13   22 
    0   29   27   16   22 
   20   57   12    9   14 
   15   29   27   10   19 
    9    7   15    5   17 
   30    0   15   23   18 
  107 
   81 
  172*
  155 
  152 
   94 
  112 
  100 
   53 
   86 
AVG/GM    10   17   11    9    9     56 
PLAYER TRANSACTIONS
 TM       ACQUIRED         RELEASED    
 BS  
 JB  
 BS  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Thomas Jones     
  Antonio Freeman  
  Mike Anderson    
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
  UNDRAFTED SLOT   
  James Stewart    
  Reggie  Wayne    
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
NORM'S LINES - Favorite w/Spread on top - Underdog w/Under-Over in parenthesis

  This week finds only one undefeated team and only one team with no wins yet. We are sure taking care of the lossless/winless issue quickly this year. As a result, there are 8 teams at 1-1 and tied for 2nd. Also this week's MVP performance is probably worthy of some special award (best week of the year). Rushing for almost 300 yards with 2 12 point TDs is impressive enough, but Jamal Lewis actually predicted it. Now that is the kind of parity the NFL wants. Give me a call, I think we can avoid the postage, one way or another, if not I will mail you a copy of the notes. It is cheaper and also much quicker to go electronic. The league's url is http://swffl.50megs.com .

Key Matchups to watch this Week
  We have our first of 2 Black Bowls this week. The Revenge and Black & Blue are both 1-1 (like the rest of the league). The Attack has the edge in points, thanks in large part to that guy who ran all over the Browns. The Dream Team takes on the Bull Dogs The Dream Team is at the top of the huge 1-1 log jam, while the Dogs are in the basement at 0-2. The Quiet Storm, with two helmets, is the only undefeated team left and this week they take on the Beans. The Beans hope to bring them back to the pack. The Sharks and the Body Shop square off this week. The Sharks handled the first "early double-bubble" team, now they get the other one. The Shop seems to have worked out the early season rust. In our final match-up, The M. Takers and Good Fellas meet in a contest between 2 teams coming off an 'L'. The Takers Purple Double-Bubble only had 1 cog working, the Fellas put up a lot of points, but came back with an 'L'.

  Norm wins the first week of the battle of the oddsmakers going 3-5 (60%) and his Lines appear above. Spock was 1-5 (20%). Spock's Locks for Week 3 are:

BR -2 QS (98)     JB -1 BS (93)
BB -6 BD (84)      S -4 MT (86)
DT -8 GF (92)

  All 5 games were over by Sunday night. The only players going on Monday had already won their SWFFL game. In fact, the only thing still up in the air was the helmet.

  The Quiet Storm continued their "winning big" ways with their second straight helmet, and our first triple-digit score of the year. The Revenge was the victim this week. The Storm had 5 players core 15 or better and was led by Hassleback at 26. The Revenge could have played a better line-up but they would still have come up short. I am sure the scheduling gods have tried to even things out, as the Revenge's first "W" was a bit on the weak side. Still you hate those weeks when you put up 60+ points and lose.

  The Dream Team beat the Good Fellas. The Dream Team was led by Priest Holmes (how many teams are regretting letting him drop to 5) and Bledsoe. The Dream Team put up 50+ points last week and lost, so this week they topped 90. The Fellas qho squeaked out one last week with 43, picked up an 'L' this week with 69 points. See comment about scheduling Gods above. The Fellas had a fine performance by Ahman Green go to waste.

  The Body Shop posted their first 'W' of the year against the Jelly Beans. The Shop even got some RB points this week. The Beans suffered their second consecutive goose-egg from McNabb. Buck-up Ron & Ronny, at least you're highly drafted QB is not being benched by his head coach . . . yet. Maybe we should all be grabbing A.J. Feely.

  The Sharks busted up the Purple Double-Bubble, aka the M. Takers. With a goose-egg at the QB slot, the Sharks managed to hold off a Sunday night charge (well sort of) by the Takers. The Takers are still looking for their first RB points (at least they got some bench RB points). Moulds, Henry and the SAINTS led the Sharks to their first 'W'.

  The "Game of the Week" honors go to the contest between the Black & Blue Attack and the Bull Dogs. There were no tight games, no Monday Night Madness, so why not give the honor to the game with the 55 point RB. Jamal Lewis rushed for 295 yards, including two 50+ yard TDs. That was pretty much the end for the Bull Dogs. The Dogs recently acquired Cardinals double-bubble popped. The Dogs did bench the EAGLES for the CHIEFS, which kept this game from being a massacre instead of just a blow-out. The Attack got a spattering of points from other places, but the 55 from Lewis was pretty much the reason they won. Never thought I'd see Bulger in there that quick.

CHATTERBOX:(Get Quotes in by Monday Night)
Surprisingly EMPTY!!!

BEST & WORST OF WEEK 2
MVP: Jamal Lewis (55) Black & Blue   
   Best on Bench: Plummer, Brady (18) BD, BB  
  Low Scorers: Jelly Beans (32)   
Coaching Efficiency:
High: Quiet Storm, Dream Team(100%)
Low: Bull Dogs (66%)


Top Rostered Players By Position (Rostered Players Only)
QB - Hassleback(41),Maddox,Blake(33),Culpepper,Bledsoe(30)
RB - Lewis(62),Holmes(52),A. Green(41),Henry(29)
WR - Boldin(30),Jackson(27),Chambers,Holt,Burres,Coles(21)
PK - Vanderjagt(32),Elam(30),Hall(25),Janikowski(23)
ST - CHIEFS(33),PACKERS,BUCCANEERS(22),RAVENS(21)


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