Week 9 finds every team but 1 within 2 games of first place. Week 10 has the same schedule as Week 1, so some of you are probably thinking sweep and others are thinking sweet revenge. And my last baseball comment, CONGRATULATIONS PHILLIES!!

  Don't forget to keep an eye on the old web site (http://swffl.50megs.com). It has updated archives and historical records. I will also add some web-exclusive materials there, like the complete 2008 Draft analysis, as I develop them. Anybody with ideas, send them to me and I will see what I can do.

Key Matchups to watch this Week

  In our second semi-annual "Black" ball of the year, the last place Black Revenge will be seeking some revenge against the helmet-happy Black & Blue Attack. In a battle of Elite teams, the M. Takers will try to avoid the sweep against the Quiet Storm. The Good Fellas will try to complete the season sweep against the Body Shop. The Tsunami Brothers will try to avenge their week 1 loss to the current first place Dream Team. The Young Gunz will try to complete the sweep against the Jelly Beans after winning a score-fest in week 1.

  Norm lines (my estimates) were 4 of 5 last week making him 25 of 35 (71%) on the year and his lines (my estimates) appear above. Spock's locks were 4 of 5 making him 14 of 35 (40%) on the year, his locks appear below:

  Two games were over on Sunday. Two were more or less over. The other one was in for a little Monday Night Madness!!

  The M. Takers won their one and only match this year with the defending Champion Body Shop. The Takers were led by Ryan and Berrian. The Shop was led by Manning and Bryant in the losing effort. Even though the Body Shop left some points on the bench, their best lineup would have still come up short. The "W" keeps the Takers in second place down by points.

  The Jelly Beans absolutely destroyed the Good Fellas. Even in the new scoring system a 54 point win is a good old-fashioned whipping. The Beans were led by Manning, Boldin and Driver. The Fellas entire roster failed to pass the 20 point margin. In fact the Fellas best lineup would not have cleared triple digits. The Fellas have dropped 5 of the last 6. Both teams are at 4-5.

  The Black & Blue Attack defeated the Young Gunz in their only meeting of 2008. The Attack "W" also netted their 2nd helmet in a row and third overall. Warner, Mason and Daniels led the Attack to the victory and to a very strong third place. Cutler was the only player on the Young Gunz roster to clear the 20 point level. The Gunz best lineup would not have garnered them the Helmet (which is what they would have needed for the "W"). The Black & Blue have won two in a row. The Young Gunz have now lost 5 of the last 6 after a very strong start.

  The Dream Team, Ward and an almost 40 point lead were too much for the Black Revenge, Campbell and Holmes on Monday night. The Dream Tea was led by Bulger and Calvin Johnson. The "W" was the Dream Team's 5th in the last 6 weeks and keeps them on the top of the standings for at least one more week. The Revenge's roster failed to produce a 20 point scorer. The Revenge's fourth loss in five weeks leaves them with a death grip on that basement slot.

  The "Game of the Week" honors go to the contest between the Quiet Storm and the Tsunami Brothers. The Strom and a 37.1 point lead were too much for the Tsunami Bros, Portis and Cooley. The Brothers did cut it close, but to be honest the Bothers REDKINS were lucky to get the points they got against a very stingy STEELERS defense. The Storm was led by McNabb and Chris Johnson. The Storm's third "W" in a row has them with a tenuous hold on the final Elite Spot. The Brothers whole roster failed to produce s 20 point player. Despite this, their actual starters put up a respectable number and an Edwards over Breaston start would have kept the Brothers in the Elite and extended their now broken 5 game winning streak. I know if you told the Brothers on draft day they would lose a game by starting somebody named Breaston over Braylon Edwards, I suspect they would say Never (once they stopped laughing). Oh what twists and turns there are in a fantasy football season.

CHATTERBOX:(Get Quotes in by Monday Night)
Dream Team (Norm): Suspiciously Absent

BEST & WORST OF WEEK 9

MVP: Derrick Mason (36.6) Black & Blue       Best on Bench: Gus Ferrotte (27.9) M. Takers      Low Scorers: Good Fellas (67.0)    Coaching Efficiency: High: Black Revenge (100%) Low: Good Fellas (76%)

Top Rostered Players By Position (Rostered Players Only)
QB - Rivers(201.9),Brees(195.5),Warner(192.8),Rodger(180.2)
RB - Portis(153.5),Barber(140.1),Peterson(139.3),Johnson(137.9)
WR - Johnson(161.4),White(160.5),Fitzgerald(159.2),Johnson(155.9)
TE - Witten(112.9),Daniels(107.8),Cooley(106.9),Gonzales(101.1)
PK - Prater(88),Bironas,Elam(87),Lindell(85)
ST - BEARS(94),PACKERS(84),EAGLES(83),BUCCANEERS(82)