Week 4 was the 2nd round of division games in the EFBL and several rivalry games didn’t disappoint as every game not involving a Bryce was tight, with a couple coming down to the end of the Monday night game. Two previously unbeaten teams took their first loss, and a pair of winless teams picked up their first victory, leaving us with one team at a perfect 4-0 and one at a dreadful 0-4. Overall it was a down scoring week, and it probably didn’t help that the top 2 offensive players weren’t in play for the week. A few more significant pieces went down to injury this week, with a couple being season-ending. Those are going to sting doubly as we start to head into the NFL Bye weeks and starting lineups begin to get a little thin. It will be interesting if this starts heating up the old trade talks when someone is staring down the barrel of a Long Snappers-esque running back tandem and an important game on the line.
Matchups
1-3 Rex in the City (193.99) – 1-3 What Does John Fox Say (112.21)
The Rexes get out of the Taco Corp basement with the divisional win over their cross-town rival. The Rexes were very hit and miss in the win, thankfully for them, more hit than miss. Bilal Powell had a monster game mostly because the Jags don’t understand how to play to the whistle. Scotty has built a juggernaut of a roster…if it was 2013. What a shitshow this performance was. The D easily outscored the offence (not a single player in double digits) which is almost never a good thing. Not even Deshaun Watson and his game for the ages could have helped. These 2 will likely see plenty more of each other, with another divisional game and the Frittata Bowl on tap.
4-0 Tom Selleck’s Moustache (177.73) – 3-1 Greg Schiano is an Idiot (163.92)
In the much-anticipated game of the week, the Stache bested the Idiots to remain undefeated and sit atop the EBFL standings. Smitty’s team continues to put up consistent numbers on the board and caught a little bit of a break with the Idiots let down, as Ajayi and Gordon both had off weeks. Not one player really stood out, but everyone but the aforementioned players scored at least 7.15 points, while no one went over 15.75. Team effort. The Idiots defence was pretty much on par with the Nagintas from Week 3. Downright awful. They wasted some pretty stellar performances on offence, as 3 guys went over 26 points each.
3-1 San Juan Bananas (203.73) – 1-3 Long Snappers (160.43)
The Bananas jumped the Idiots in the standings after bending over the Snappers in the first blowout of the week. Lamar Miller was solid in the victory and was joined by multiple defensive players scoring over 20 points. The Bananas are pretty well positioned to weather the bye-week storm and could come out the other side leading the league. The Snappers were decent on defence, but only Funchess and DangeRUSS did anything of note on offence. You know it’s bad when you have to roll 2 players from your team’s weakest position at the flex spot. This 3 year plan is quickly turning into more of a 7-year plan for the Snappers.
1-3 Fear Boners (195.27) – 2-2 Chalupa Batman (193.24)
The Boners dick-slapped the Chalupas back into 3rd place in the division and picked up their first win in the process. This was a team that was definitely better than their record and showed it this week. Unfortunately, they managed to lose another star player, albeit not for the significant length of time that DJ will be out. Travis Kelce was the MVP of the victory, and it was fun to watch as he cost Laker the win here, while giving him the victory in BRFL. Oh, the joys of playing in multiple leagues. The Chalupas weren’t awful and were actually one of the better scoring teams on the week as the Senor Crabs rebounded as a whole. There isn’t really a player you can point at and say he sucked and is the reason why they lost.
3-1 Knuckle Ballers (165.20) – 0-4 Endzone Dancers (158.23)
The Ballers only went Knuckle deep on the Dancers with the narrow victory which keeps them atop the Taco Corp standings. It was all about the defence in this one as Conrod’s squad had 3 players over 18 points, while only 2 offensive players reached double digits. It was very similar on the Dancers side as 4 defenders reached double digits, while only 3 on the fun side did. Ty Montgomery is a pretty significant loss for the Dancers, although that was like more as a trade chip for futures than as a contributing player for the 2017 season.
2-2 Deadly Nagintas (206.73) – 3-1 Loose Bandits (199.04)
The Nagintas pulled off the divisional upset over the previously unbeaten Bandits but lost a couple more players in the process. It was all about the offence in this one as the Nagintas had 7 of 9 starters in double digits with 3 in the 20’s. The defence was much improved over the previous week despite still having 4 players score under 4 points. As for the Bandits, the schedule giveth, the schedule taketh away. They put up their best score of the season, but it wasn’t enough as they faced the top score on the week. They can look squarely at their WR’s when analyzing this loss. Julio is banged up, Brown isn’t needed in a blowout (there could be several in the division), and Cooper continues to be awful. The Bandits are still in the driver’s seat in the division, and I don’t know that the other squads have the horses to keep up.
Week 4 Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Le’Veon Bell (Loose Bandits) – Bell continues to get his feet under him, with his 3rd straight improvement. It will be tough to top this 186 yard, 2 TD performance though.
Defensive Player of the Week
Myles Jack (Knuckle Ballers) – Jack had a pretty solid week even before you account for an 81-yard fumble recovery for a TD. He’s quickly making Jags fans forget about that former middle linebacker with the stupid last name. I can handle Jack.
Rookie of the Week
Leonard Fournette (Deadly Nagintas) – Fournette continues to be a steady force in the Naginta backfield with his 4th straight double-digit game. Kareem Hunt is the only other rookie that fits that bill.
Goat of the Week
Chris Thompson (Greg Schiano is an Idiot) – 14, 24, 28, 1. That 1 could cost the Idiots at a shot at a first-round bye when all is said and done. Teammate Korey Toomer and his 0 was also in contention.
Pickup of the Week
Kyle Van Noy (Deadly Nagintas) – That’s what the Nagintas are going to do on D. Pick up players and stomp your ass.
Bench Player of the Week
Cam Newton (Fear Boners) – Boners would have won in a cake-walk and been the high score had Newton been in the lineup.
Bonehead Coaching Move of the Week
Rob Conrod (Knuckle Ballers) – Did Dak die? Was he on Bye? I can’t think of any other reason you’d start Jay Cutler over him. Must have been that Bears nostalgia.
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