Week 5 still finds the Body Shop undefeated, although they had to endure another barnburner. For those that missed it in the Bulletin Board, I will be using a new waivers process. If a player has been released (actually or on the bulletin board), he is on waivers for 72 hours. Anyone who wants that player, should post a claim on the bulletin board. At the end of the 72 hours, of the teams that made claims the one with the lowest standing position will acquire the player. Based on some issues (which weeks standings do we use), expedited waiver claims will no longer be permissible. You have to wait the 72 hours. It was the way things worked when Sportsline allowed us to waivers and free-agency, so our manual system will mimic the original system. The only thing that we can not mimic is the privacy, but without an honest broker like SportsLine, we will have to go with transparency over privacy. If you prefer privacy, you can wait out the 72 hour person and just hope nobody claims the player.

  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 2013 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 Good Fellas will try to keep their Money spot at the expense of the Roxborough Wranglers. The Black & Blue Attack will try to live up to the Young Gunz high expectations by defeating the Figthin' Irish. The Money Takers will try to hang on to their Money spot by beating the Dream Team. The Bishops of Battle and the Jelly Beans will face off in a battle to get to .500. The Body Shop will try to remain defeated against a rejuvenated defending Champion Young Gunz (maybe the fire sale worked).

  Spock was 3/5 last week making him 9/15 (60%) on the year. His locks appear above. Norm was 2/5 last week making him 8/15(53%) on the year. His Lines (my estimates) appear below:

  Four games had a little Monday Night Madness. The other one was over on Sunday.

  In a game that probably would have been the game of the week if not for the presences of the Shop-Taker game, the Dream Team defeated the Bishops of Battle on late 4th quarter fumble recovery by the PATRIOTS on Sunday night. The Dream Team was led by Foster and Gronk as the climbed to 2-3. The Bishops were led by Rodgers and Thomas as they fell to 2-3. A Cutler, McKinnon or Cooper start would have kept the Bishops above .500.

  The Good Fellas and 30.5 point lead proved to be too much for the Fightin' Irish and the SEAHAWKS defense. The Fellas were led by Foles, Dawson, and the EAGLES (now that was worthwhile transaction) as they climbed to 3rd place. The Irish were led by Rivers in the loss that kept them tied for last place.

  The "Team to Beat", Black & Blue Attack and 31.1 point lead were too much for the Roxborough Wranglers and Garcon on Monday night. The Attack, despite their Champ-to-be status, still bothered to field a lineup led by Thomas, Jones and Luck. The Wranglers put up a strong front also, especially Brees and Lacy.

  The Young Gunz and a 61.6 point lead were too much for the Jelly Beans and Lynch on Monday night. The Gunz were led by Romo, Ellington and Jeffrey as the post-fire sale Gunz are doing better than I though they would. The Beans were led by Ryan and Lynch in the loss which left both teams at 2-3. A Forsett, D-Jax and Fitzgerald start would have put the 3-peat plan back on ice for another week.

  The "Game of the Week" honors go to the contest between the Body Shop and the Money Takers. This game also proved to be the battle for the helmet. I hare when you loose to the only team that could beat you that week. The fact that the Shop has appeared in this spot says a lot about their undefeated records and the current state of their nerves. The Takers, Harvin, Hauschka and an 11.7 point failed to hold up against the Shop and Wilson. The lead swapped a couple of times and in reality the takers would have won if not for a holding call on a Harvin sweep for a TD. The Shop was led by Wilson, Murray, Forte, Quick and Gostkowski. The Takers were led by Manning, V-Jax, Tate Bryant and Gates. A Williams and Beckham start would have give the Shop their first "L".

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

BEST & WORST OF WEEK 5

MVP: Dem. Thomas (51.6) Black & Blue       Best on Bench: Jay Cutler (33.8) Bishops-Battle      Low Scorers: Jelly Beans (91.5)    Coaching Efficiency: High: Black & Blue Attack (95%) Low: Jelly Beans (65%)

Top Rostered Players By Position (Rostered Players Only)
QB - Luck(167.4),Ryan(138.2),Cutler(134.0),Rivers(129.8)
RB - Murray(118.9),Bell(95.8),Lynch(86.7),Forte(85.8)
WR - Nelson(122.5),Brown(119.6),Jones(116.2),Smith(106.3)
TE - Graham(89.6),Thomas(87.6),Bennett(87.2),Olsen(86.6)
PK - Gostkowski(64),Dawson(60),Bailey(59),3 tied at 54
ST - EAGLES(76),PATRIOTDS(46),BILLS(44),LIONS,CHARGERS(43)