It’s been a busy week in the EBFL with teams getting a feel for their 2017 chances and making moves accordingly. The entire Yobagoya division are currently holding down playoff positions and all appear to be buyers, while everyone down in the lowly Taco Corp appear to be sellers…well, except Commish because I’m not sure he’s aware you’re allowed to make trades. It looks like there are a couple solid playoff races shaping up with someone in the Taco Corp avoiding the Frittata Bowl (let’s face it, the rest of the division is in for sure), and a handful of teams fighting for the last couple wild-card spots. It should be an entertaining final 5 weeks (6 games).
Matchups
6-2 San Juan Bananas (164.95) – 1-7 Endzone Dancers (145.82)
The Bananas had an off week, but fortunately for them, they were playing a Taco Corp team so it was enough to pull out the victory. They’re pretty firmly entrenched as the number 4 seed right now but they’ll need to bounce back in a big way in Week 9 to stay there. Jordan Reed continues to be a band-aid, Chris Hogan could be out a while and we’re probably a week or two away from a Gronk injury, so this team could end up in real trouble in a hurry. The Dancers are pretty much playing out the string at this point and have to be considered at least co-favourites to be the 2017 Frittata. Recent trade acquisition Jamison Crowder had a solid game in the loss.
6-2 Greg Schiano is an Idiot (230.90) – 3-5 Fear Boners (174.26)
It was a big win and a big loss for the Idiots this week, first knocking off the Fear Boners, then losing Zeke for the next 6 weeks which at this point would include the doubleheader week and the playoffs. He’s a relatively comfortable 4 points ahead of the two teams chasing him but he just lost at least 10 points per week. He has been the hottest team in the league lately so maybe that won’t matter. Both the offence and defence were solid for the Idiots as 8 of 9 offensive players were in double digits and the LB all reached the milestone as well. Depth was clearly a factor in this one for the Boners. You know it’s going to be rough when you’re trotting out Bruce Ellington and Bennie Fowler. Travis Kelce was a bright spot in the loss. The Boners now sit outside of a playoff position and will have to be better to get back in the race. They can start with a Pittsburg-less Bandits team in Week 9.
7-1 Tom Selleck’s Moustache (192.32) – 3-5 Chalupa Batman (92.56)
The Stache continue to cruise towards a playoff spot and potential division title while more than doubling the Chalupas this week. Shady and Gordon paced the squad to victory, while they also got solid contributions from their secondary. There’s not much to say about the Chalupas in this one. They had 6 players score fewer than 2 points and took an illegal lineup penalty in the process. It’s shaping up to be a solid 2 man race between them and the Dancers for who can gut their team the most.
4-4 Deadly Nagintas (190.52) – 2-6 What Does John Fox Say (141.67)
The Nagintas won back to back games for the first time this season, knocking off WDJFS and his shitshow of a lineup. The Nagintas were solid on D, and DeAndre Hopkins had a huge game to get them the much-needed scoring VP to keep pace with the Snappers in the race for the final playoff spot. WDJFS only managed to start 7 offensive players in the loss and will take a line up penalty. They did give the Bananas a gift as a result, since starting Anderson or Doyle and replacing an injured Garrett would have dropped Bobber into the 0 VP scoring tier. Scotty likely has too much talent on the squad to keep the plates this season.
4-4 Long Snappers (210.43) – 3-5 Knuckle Ballers (143.60)
The Snappers have taken hold of the final playoff position with the win over the Ballers. It should be a solid race over the next 6 weeks between the 3 Yobagoya and 2 Senor Crabs squads for the 3 wild-card spots. It was all about big games for the Snappers as only 5 players reached double digits. They had 3 monster offensive games and a pair of solid defensive performances. The Ballers only had 4 players reach double digits, but unfortunately, none of those were huge scores, so they took it on the chin in this one. The Taco Corp is a crapshoot between the Ballers, Rexes and WDJFS. One will be the 3rd seed, the other 2 will be Frittata Bowl bound.
4-4 Rex in the City (171.24) – 5-3 Loose Bandits (169.73)
The Taco Corp gets their only win of the week with the Rexes besting the Bandits in a close one that came right down to the wire. After the game, they were separated by .01 until stat corrections and TFL were added in. It was a huge win for the Rexes and a huge loss for the Bandits. The Rexes are right in the mix again for the division crown after three straight victories, while the Bandits may find themselves in a division race of their own after looking like they would win it going away. The Bandits offence is going to have to be much better if they want to compete for a title. Will they go out and get some reinforcements to take a run at a title before their window closes?
Week 6 Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Russell Wilson (Long Snappers) – Wilson bested a pair of Texans for the award this week, coming out on top of the shootout while chucking for over 450 and 4TD while also contributing another 30 yards on the ground (more than Latavius Murray – more on that later).
Defensive Player of the Week
C.J. Mosley (San Juan Bananas) – Mosley didn’t rack up huge numbers, mainly because they were on cruise control in the 2nd half and Miami couldn’t run the ball. Despite that game script he still managed almost 20 points and scored a TD.
Rookie of the Week
Deshaun Watson (What Does John Fox Say) – Watson is starting to look match-up proof after torching the Seahawks D. If he hadn’t sat the first 5 weeks on the practice squad, he’d be the favourite for ROTY.
Goat of the Week
Entire Offense (Loose Bandits) – Zach Miller gets a pass because he shattered his leg and that should have been ruled a catch, but the rest of the squad disappointed. I doubt one player hit their projection.
Bench Player of the Week
Paul Richardson (Tom Selleck’s Moustache) – Richardson would have been Smitty’s top performer of the week.
Bonehead Coaching Move of the Week
Rob Conrod (Knuckle Ballers) – Who starts a guy (Murray) because of one fluke performance? The guy barely made 2 yards per carry against Cleveland…brutal. Scotty gets an honourable mention for whatever the shit happened with that line up this week.
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