Week 9 finds only 2 of the Ekite Teams separating themselves from the rest of the pack. That means for most of us that 3rd place is definitely still in reach. This in no way means the top 2 spots are out of reach. After all we just passed the half-way mark. If you lost in week 9, you will have to wait until next year for revenge, as week 9's schedule does not repeat.

  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 2010 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

  The Black Revenge will try to complete the season sweep the Roxborough Wranglers as both teams try to hang around that Ekite Line. The Body Shop will try to avenge their week 1 loss to the Fightin' Irish in a battle between 2 Ekite Teams that have been traveling in different directions. In a battle of the bottom 2 teams and ex-partners, the M. Takers will try to sweep the Black & Blue Attack. The Dream Team will try to avenge their 0.6 point loss in week 1 to the Jelly Beans in a rematch with family implications. The Good Fellas will try to keep up with the Body Shop complete the season sweep of the other under-40 team, the Young Gunz.

  Norm was 3/5 last week making him 19/35 (54%) on the year. His lines (actually my estimates) appear above. Spock was 3/5 last week making him 15/35 (43%) on the year. His locks appear below:

  One game was over on Sunday, two were more or less over and the other two had some definite Monday Night Madness.

  By the end of Sunday, The Body Shop had soundly beaten the M. Takers and the only question was whether the single game scoring record was in jeopardy. One side note, apparently the GM/Head Coach of the Body Shop ran into Brent Celek of the M. Takers on Saturday. When pointing to his Cowboy cap and laughing the Shop Owner got a laugh and the bird from the Bird TE. Celek got shutout on Sunday. Karma? I am starting to believe. The SWFFL will not penalize Celek as the gesture was clearly a provoked response. It is unclear whether the Takers will be taking any team actions. The Shop fell short of the record, as every starter except his TE, PK and ST cleared 20 points. Only Rivers cleared the 20 points for the Takers as they dropped their 5th straight.

  The Young Gunz and a 27.6 point lead were too much for the Black Revenge and Nugent. The Gunz were led by Vick, Turner and Williams. Eli was the only Revenge starter to clear 20 points. McGahee, Knox and Hartley would have given the Revenge the 'W'. The Gunz have won 3 straight and grabbed 3rd place.

  The Roxborugh Wranglers and 24.7 point lead were too much for the Jelly Beans and Ward. Ward had a nice game, but not that good. The Wranglers were led by Peterson and Jackson as they both wound up at the 4-5 log jam just below the Ekite Line. Flacco and Tamme led the Beans in the loss.

  The Fightin' Irish and a 24.4 point lead could not hold off the Dream Team, Reed and the STEELERS on Monday Night. It is nice to finally be on the right side of Monday Night Madness. The Irish were led by Rice as they dropped their 4th straight game but hang on to that last Ekite Spot. The Dream team as led by Brees, Bradshaw, Bryant and Harvin as they climbed into that 4-5 log jam.

  The "Game of the Week" honors go to the contest between the Good Fellas and Black & Blue Attack. The defending Champion Fellas, Mendenhall and Ochocinco overcame the Attack and 15.3 point lead. Mendenhall came through and kept the Fellas in a tie with Shop for the top spot. The Fellas were led by Nicks and Hernandez. Only the PACKERS cleared 20 points for the Attack. A Jackson start over Garcon would have gotten the Attack up their in that 4-5 log jam.

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

BEST & WORST OF WEEK 9

MVP: Peyton Hillis (43.5) Body Shop       Best on Bench: Mark Sanchez (28.3) Body Shop      Low Scorers: Black Revenge (90.2)    Coaching Efficiency: High: Roxborough Wranglers (100%) Low: Black Revenge (76%)

Top Rostered Players By Position (Rostered Players Only)
QB - Rivers(235.1),Rodgers(212.6),Brees(209.9),PManning(190.7)
RB - Foster(210.7),Peterson(182.6),Johnson(164.1),McFadden(158.9)
WR - Owens(186.0),Hicks(176.3),White(175.9),Lloyd(162.8)
TE - Gates(166.3),Witten(115.6),Miller(107.1),Davis(104.7)
PK - Janikowski(103),Carpenter(92),Bironas(87),Crosby(85)
ST - PACKERS(104),TITANS(88),STEELERS(80),PATRIOTS(76)