Week 9 finds the Young Gunz still at the top of the standings with a one game lead and a decent point total. Even so, every team is within a few games of a Elite spot. We have now passed the mid-point, so if you are at bottom of the standings, you might want to start pushing that panic button.

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Key Matchups to watch this Week

  The Bishops of Battle take will try to avenge their early season loss to the Body Shop. In a battle of Elite teams, The Good Fellas will try to sweep the Figtin' Irish. The Dream Team will try climb back to .500 by sweeping the Black & Blue Attack. The Jelly Beans will try to keep pace with (or even make up some ground on) the leaders of the pack by sweeping the Roxborough Wranglers who are trying to avoid an early exit. The Young Gunz will try to continue their league dominance by completing the sweep of the M. Takers.

  Spock was 3 of 5 last week making him 19/35 (54%) for the year. His lock's appear above. Norm was 2 of 5 making him 15/35 (43%) on the year. Norm's Lines (actually my estimates) appear below:

  Two games were over on Sunday. The rest were more or less over. None rally had Monday night Madness.

  The Jelly Beans held off the Body Shop on Sunday, and then Colston and Henery piled on in the Monday night game. The Beans were led by Marshall and Forte as they kept within one game of the Young Gunz. The Shop was led by Freeman as they dropped their second game in a row.

  The Good Fellas, Vick, McCoy and a 47 point lead were too much for the Roxborough Wranglers, Thomas, Jackson and Celek on Monday night. The Fellas kept pace with the Gunz largely due to the performances of Vick, AP, Cobb and the BEARS. The Wranglers were led by Big Ben and DeSean in their 5th loss in a row. The Wranglers need to stop the bleeding.

  The Black & Blue Attack and a 33.9 point lead were too much for the M. Takers and Maclin on Monday night in this battle of ex-partners. The Attack was led by Decker and Fitzgerald. Interestingly, the Attack chose not invest in a BYE week replacement for the 49ER, shrewd or cheap??? The Takers failed to field a 20 point starter. The Takers had some points on the bench, but they would not have made a difference.

  The Fightin' Irish and a 24.2 point lead proved to be too much for the Dream Team and Hartley on Monday night. The Irish were led by Manning. The Dream Team was led by a re-vitalized CJ2K, Lynch and Wayne. The big difference was that Stafford failed to put up points. The Dream Team had some marginally better performers on the bench, but no real game changer.

  The "Game of the Week" honors go to the contest between the Young Gunz and the Bishops of Battle. No real close games or Monday night madness. But this game featured a number one team and a record breaking performance. The Young Gunz carried a 11.3 point lead into Monday against the Bishops of Battle with Brees and Graham still in their back pocket. The Young Gunz were led to their first helmet by Graham and what I believe is easily a new record single game performance by Doug Martin. The Gunz clearly have not faded like they have in past seasons. The Bishops of Battle had very nice performaces by Rodgers, Green and Myers and put up a score that will get the "W" most weeks, but this week they just were "Martinized".

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

BEST & WORST OF WEEK 8

MVP: Doug Martin (89.2) Young Gunz       Best on Bench: Andrew Luck (29.9) Body Shop      Low Scorers: M. Takers (88.8)    Coaching Efficiency: High: Roxborough Wranglers (99%) Low: Jelly Beans (78%)

Top Rostered Players By Position (Rostered Players Only)
QQB - Rodgers(266.0),Brees(237.0),Griffin(235.0),PManning(212.5)
RB - Martin(215.9),Peterson(170.7),Foster(151.1),Richardson(147)
WR - Marshall(186.7),Green(183.2),Cruz(183.2),Wayne(162.5)
TE - Gronkowski(143),Gonzales(123.5),Damiels(120.8),Witten(117.8)
PK - Zuerlein,Tynes(112),Bryant(108),Walsh(106)
ST - BEARS(137),GIANTS(91),TEXANS(86),BRONCOS(81)