Well, we end our 21st season with a bit of a shocker, more about that later. Congratulations to the Good Fellas on their 2nd SWFFL Championship. Congratulations to all the other Money Teams. In many ways it has been a rough year, and I am really looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the settle-up party on February 21st at 6:00 at Maggie's. By the way, there was a $10/man surcharge added to each team's balance. This surcharge went directly to the reduction of the Quiet Storm's balance. Norm also is doing something with 'Smitty's Smiles" tee-shirts. Wear one at the party, if you have one. There was some talk of renaming the league in honor of Smitty, but I like another suggestion better. We keep the league name the same, but re-name the trophy the "Joe Smith Memorial Trophy".

  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 2009 Draft analysis, as I develop them. Anybody with ideas, send them to me and I will see what I can do.

  OK, this is the part where I look back at the draft analysis I do at the beginning of most years. This year it picked 2 of the 4 Money teams making 28 of 60 overall. Still below 50%, but unless someone has a better idea, I'll probably continue the same old analysis. Interestingly, it did pick 3 of the top 4 scoring teams in its projected top 4.

  Norm was 2 of 5 making him 29 of 60 (48%) on the year. Spock's was also 2 of 5 last week also making him 29 of 60 (48%) on the year. So the oddsmakers tied in a year with a lot of close finishes.

  Since we have some extra room in the last week, I will be doling out my season-ending awards for the year. The 2009 Fantasy MVP award goes to Chris Johnson. The COLTS wrapped up the 2009 Fantasy NFL Team of the year award with a top 4 QB, WR and TE. The 2009 Surprise of the year is Miles Austin who just edged out DeSean Jackson (boy that hurt). Schaub was a strong 3rd place finisher. There were many candidates for 2009 Bust of the year. I am going with Matt Forte. The 2006 Worst Fantasy NFL Team goes to the RAIDERS for the third straight year.

  The Money Takers completed the season sweep against the Dream Team. The Takers were led by Shiancoe and Sidney Rice. The Dream Team was led by Stewart and Davis in the loss. Unfortunately, the only real interesting note about this game is that the Dream Team finished in 4th place in scoring, but last in the standings. They of course also led the league in points against.

  The Black Revenge completed the season sweep of the Quiet Storm. In the process, they locked up 3rd place in the standings and grabbed the week 17 2nd place consolation prize. Schaub and Fred Jackson lead the Revenge in their acquisition of 2009 hardware. The Quiet Storm was led by Big Ben in the losing effort. Fortunately for the Storm they avoided the basement.

  The Body Shop avenged their early season 1 point loss to the Jelly Beans. He vengeance by the Shop was really the only hook this game had. The Shop was led by Romo and Felix Jones. The Beans were led by Jamal Charles who put up week 17 MVP numbers. The Beans could have eked out another close win with Matt Ryan and Zach Miller starts.

  In a battle for the final Money spot, the Young Gunz completed the season sweep of the Tsunami Brothers. The Gunz were led by Gaffney and Olsen as the youngsters grabbed the last money spot. The Brothers were led by Harrison and Bees. Starting Chambers, Fitzgerald, T.O. and Kaeding would have kept the Brothers in the Money.

  The "Game of the Week" honors go to the contest between the Good Fellas and the Black & Blue Attack. We don't have playoffs, but every once in a while the Scheduling Gods throw us a bone and give us a Super Bowl. The only hitch was the Fellas had to win by 60 or so to take the title away from the Black & Blue Attack. The Fellas won by 76.6 points completing the season sweep of the Black & Blue, wrapping up he week 17 first place prize and most of all wrapping up their second SWFFL championship by 15.9 points. The Fellas were led by Gore, Johnson and Johnson and some last minute pick up named Aromashodu. If the Fellas play Britt, Avery, Meachem or Garcon instead of hitting the waiver wire they are watching the Black & Blue repeat (shades of Tim Dwight). In a case of coming up small in a big game, the Black & blue failed to field a 20 point starter. A McGahee start and the Black & Blue still looses the game, but they win the war and the trophy.

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

BEST & WORST OF WEEK 17

MVP: Jamal Charles (51.2) Jelly Beans       Best on Bench: Willis McGahee (46.7) Black & Blue      High Scorers: Good Fellas (151.2)      Low Scorers: Black & Blue (74.6)    Coaching Efficiency: High: Black Revenge (100%) Low: Black & Blue Attack (60%)

Top Rostered Players By Position (Rostered Players Only)
QB - Rodgers(444.3),Brees(390.4),Manning(372.0),Schaub(362.5)
RB - Johnson(474.9),Jones-Drew(347.4),Rice(326.1),Peterson(321.0)
WR - A Johnson(326.9),Moss(307.4),Miles(298.1),Wayne(25.4)
TE - Clark(277.7),Davis(261.5),Gates(245.7),Celek(227.1)
PK - Kaeding(171),Akers(165),Bironas,Longwell(152)
ST - SAINTS(177),EAGLES(172),PACKERS(160),49ERS(148)