OT? - Euro Fantasy Football League 2004

[MIJB#19]

Euro Fanatasy Football League 2004
Link: EFFL 2004

The summer of 2004 is coming to an end. People in the United States are getting ready for the most important sports event of the year: The Super Bowl. To get through the 17 weeks of unpredictable football games in a league loaded with parity, big egos and a tough salary cap structure, people form leagues of their own and create teams. They call is 'Fantasy Football' and it's become an important part to get into the right shape for the Super Bowl.

By miracle, some people across the Atlantic Ocean are victimized by the Super Bowl virus. Twelve of these people, of which one lives on the west side of the big mass of water, have formed their own league. After three good seasons of 'Fantasy Football', with three different champions in true NFL style, most of them are back. Joined by two new faces, we present you, competitiveness, lineup mistakes, total busts, bad cheatsheets and another attepmt to show being the best of Europe.

We present you the fourth annual, FOFC based, Euro Fantasy Football League, with in the 2004 edition the following 12 owners and teams:


Alf - Alf eat Cats
QB Jake Delhomme (CAR, 7,02)
QB Rich Gannon (OAK, 9,02)
QB Kyle Boller (BAL, 12,11)
RB Priest Holmes (KCC, 1,02)
RB Domanick Davis (HOU, 2,11)
RB Lee Suggs (CLE, 6,11)
RB William Green (CLE, 13,02)
RB Chris Perry (CIN, 15,02)
RB James Jackson (CLE, 16,11)
WR Terrell Owens (PHI, 3,02)
WR Santana Moss (NYJ, 5,02)
WR Peerless Price (ATL, 8,11)
WR Donald Driver (GBP, 14,11)
TE Todd Heap (BAL, 4,11)
PK Ryan Longwell (GBP, 10,11)
Def Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT, 11,02)

BreizhManu - An Oriant Stars
QB Matt Hasselbeck (SEA, 3,06)
QB Kurt Warner (NYG, 14,07)
RB Shaun Alexander (SEA, 1,06)
RB Kevin Jones (DET, 4,07)
RB Moe Williams (MIN, 6,07)
RB Warrick Dunn (ATL, 11,06)
RB Tatum Bell (DEN, 12,07)
WR Marvin Harrison (IND, 2,07)
WR Eric Moulds (BUF, 5,06)
WR Justin McCareins (NYJ, 10,07)
WR Donte' Stallworth (NOS, 13,06)
TE Alge Crumpler (ATL, 7,06)
TE Jed Weaver (DEN, 16,07)
PK Matt Stover (BAL, 8,07)
Def Jacksonville Jaguars (JAC, 9,06)
Def Minnesota Vikings (MIN, 15,06)

Ryan S - Ayr Raiders
QB Michael Vick (ATL, 2,01)
QB Jeff Garcia (CLE, 5,12)
QB Eli Manning (NYG, 11,12)
RB Corey Dillon (NEP, 1,12)
RB Charlie Garner (TBB, 4,01)
RB Emmitt Smith (ARI, 8,01)
RB Dorsey Levens (PHI, 16,01)
WR Chad Johnson (CIN, 3,12)
WR Keyshawn Johnson (DAL, 9,12)
WR Larry Fitzgerald (ARI, 12,01)
WR Devard Darling (BAL, 15,12)
TE Kellen Winslow (CLE, 6,01)
TE Jerramy Stevens (SEA, 13,12)
PK Adam Vinatieri (NEP, 7,12)
Def Carolina Panthers (CAR, 10,01)
Def Denver Broncos (DEN, 14,01)

Fantastic Flying Froggies - Camargue Guardians (New!)
QB Marc Bulger (STL, 4,05)
QB Byron Leftwich (JAC, 10,05)
QB Carson Palmer (CIN, 12,05)
RB Clinton Portis (WAS, 1,08)
RB Kevan Barlow (SFO, 2,05)
RB Brian Westbrook (PHI, 3,08)
RB Julius Jones (DAL, 6,05)
RB Mewelde Moore (MIN, 15,08)
WR Steve Smith (CAR, 5,08)
WR Koren Robinson (SEA, 7,08)
WR Chris Chambers (MIA, 9,08)
WR Peter Warrick (CIN, 13,08)
TE Randy McMichael (MIA, 11,08)
TE Billy Miller (HOU, 16,05)
PK Mike Vanderjagt (IND, 8,05)
Def Tennessee Titans (TEN, 14,05)

non-FOFCer - Elven Knights
QB Steve McNair (TEN, 3,01)
QB Jake Plummer (DEN, 8,12)
RB Ladainian Tomlinson (SDC, 1,01)
RB Anthony Thomas (CHI, 4,12)
RB Duce Staley (PIT, 5,01)
RB Onterrio Smith (MIN, 10,12)
RB Ron Dayne (NYG, 15,01)
RB Kevin Faulk (NEP, 16,12)
WR Torry Holt (STL, 2,12)
WR Andre Johnson (HOU, 6,12)
WR Reggie Wayne (IND, 11,01)
WR Keenan McCardell (TBB, 12,12)
TE Boo Williams (NOS, 9,01)
TE Erron Kinney (TEN, 14,12)
PK John Kasay (CAR, 13,01)
Def Baltimore Ravens (BAL, 7,01)

Pim - Garden Dwarves
QB Daunte Culpepper (MIN, 1,11)
QB Tommy Maddox (PIT, 9,11)
RB Fred Taylor (JAC, 2,02)
RB Thomas Jones (CHI, 3,11)
RB Chris Brown (TEN, 4,02)
RB Garrison Hearst (DEN, 14,02)
RB Troy Hambrick (ARI, 16,02)
WR Joe Horn (NOS, 5,11)
WR Darrell Jackson (SEA, 6,02)
WR Ashley Lelie (DEN, 11,11)
TE Marcus Pollard (IND, 7,11)
TE Antonio Gates (SDC, 13,11)
PK David Akers (PHI, 10,02)
PK Jay Feely (ATL, 12,02)
Def Kansas City Chiefs (KCC, 8,02)
Def Indianapolis Colts (IND, 15,11)

Critch - Glasgow Kilties - Defending Champs
QB Trent Green (KCC, 3,04)
QB Drew Bledsoe (BUF, 5,04)
RB Deuce McAllister (NOS, 1,04)
RB Curtis Martin (NYJ, 2,09)
RB Willis McGahee (BUF, 9,04)
RB De'shaun Foster (CAR, 10,09)
RB Jerome Bettis (PIT, 12,09)
WR Laveranues Coles (WAS, 4,09)
WR Amani Toomer (NYG, 6,09)
WR Plaxico Burress (PIT, 7,04)
WR Rod Gardner (WAS, 14,09)
WR Kevin Dyson (SDC, 16,09)
TE Itula Mili (SEA, 11,04)
TE Jim Kleinsasser (MIN, 15,04)
PK Sebastian Janikowski (OAK, 13,04)
Def Philadelphia Eagles (PHI, 8,09)

3ric- Gothenburg Goblins
QB Brett Favre (GBP, 3,10)
QB Joey Harrington (DET, 7,10)
QB Tim Rattay (SFO, 16,03)
RB Marshall Faulk (STL, 1,10)
RB Stephen Davis (CAR, 2,03)
RB Eddie George (DAL, 5,10)
RB Steven Jackson (STL, 8,03)
RB Mike Anderson (DEN, 11,10)
WR Hines Ward (PIT, 4,03)
WR Jerry Porter (OAK, 6,03)
WR Marty Booker (MIA, 9,10)
WR Roy Williams (DET, 15,10)
TE Daniel Graham (NEP, 10,03)
TE Jason Witten (DAL, 13,10)
PK John Carney (NOS, 14,03)
Def Miami Dolphins (MIA, 12,03)

MIJB#19 - Maassluis Anglers
QB Donovan McNabb (PHI, 2,10)
QB Vinny Testaverde (DAL, 11,03)
QB Philip Rivers (SDC, 16,10)
RB Jamal Lewis (BAL, 1,03)
RB T.J. Duckett (ATL, 3,03)
RB Quentin Griffin (DEN, 4,10)
RB Arlen Harris (STL, 5,03)
RB Artose Pinner (DET, 14,10)
WR Jimmy Smith (JAC, 6,10)
WR Rod Smith (DEN, 8,10)
WR Robert Ferguson (GBP, 13,03)
WR Muhsin Muhammad (CAR, 15,03)
TE Bubba Franks (GBP, 9,03)
TE L.J. Smith (PHI, 12,10)
PK Jason Elam (DEN, 10,10)
Def New England Patriots (NEP, 7,03)

Nortwood_dk - Oslo Snowmonsters (New!)
QB Peyton Manning (IND, 1,05)
QB David Carr (HOU, 9,05)
RB Rudi Johnson (CIN, 2,08)
RB Michael Bennett (MIN, 3,05)
RB Tyrone Wheatley (OAK, 4,08)
RB Michael Pittman (TBB, 13,05)
WR Anquan Boldin (ARI, 5,05)
WR Charles Rogers (DET, 6,08)
WR Tyrone Calico (TEN, 8,08)
WR Jabar Gaffney (HOU, 12,08)
WR Dennis Northcutt (CLE, 14,08)
TE Freddie Jones (ARI, 10,08)
TE Kyle Brady (JAC, 15,05)
PK Morten Andersen (KCC, 11,05)
PK Billy Cundiff (DAL, 16,08)
Def St. Louis Rams (STL, 7,05)

Darkiller - Paris BrockSheriffs
QB Aaron Brooks (NOS, 3,09)
QB Tom Brady (NEP, 5,09)
QB Mark Brunell (WAS, 14,04)
RB Edgerrin James (IND, 1,09)
RB Travis Henry (BUF, 2,04)
RB Marcel Shipp (ARI, 11,09)
WR Isaac Bruce (STL, 6,04)
WR Troy Brown (NEP, 7,09)
WR Brandon Lloyd (SFO, 12,04)
WR Antonio Bryant (DAL, 15,09)
TE Tony Gonzalez (KCC, 4,04)
TE Eric Johnson (SFO, 8,04)
PK Josh Brown (SEA, 10,04)
PK Paul Edinger (CHI, 16,04)
Def Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TBB, 9,09)
Def San Francisco 49ers (SFO, 13,09)

Dirk - Rurhpott Miners
QB Chad Pennington (NYJ, 4,06)
QB Brad Johnson (TBB, 11,07)
RB Ahman Green (GBP, 1,07)
RB Tiki Barber (NYG, 3,07)
RB Travis Minor (MIA, 9,07)
RB Correll Buckhalter (PHI, 13,07)
WR Randy Moss (MIN, 2,06)
WR Derrick Mason (TEN, 5,07)
WR Javon Walker (GBP, 10,06)
WR Marcus Robinson (MIN, 14,06)
TE Jeremy Shockey (NYG, 6,06)
TE Dallas Clark (IND, 12,06)
PK Jeff Wilkins (STL, 7,07)
PK Joe Nedney (TEN, 16,06)
Def Dallas Cowboys (DAL, 8,06)
Def Buffalo Bills (BUF, 15,07)

I wish the 11 others good luck to fight it out for the 3 remaining playoff tickets. Afterall, it's league tradition to have the Maassluis Anglers to make the final four.

Make and have fun at will!

EDIT: This almost sounds like a dynasty thread write up, almost...

[BreizhManu]

Go An Oriant !!!! (and not An Orient)

[3ric]

BTW, Mike Anderson has already been released. He was kind enough to delay his annual knee injury until after I've drafted him in the 11th round.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by 3ric

BTW, Mike Anderson has already been released. He was kind enough to delay his annual knee injury until after I've drafted him in the 11th round.

Actually it was two groin injuries (ouch!). Other than that, point taken. I'll be watching for the Dwarves, since I picked their stars.

CR

[MIJB#19]

Originally Posted by BreizhManu

Go An Oriant !!!! (and not An Orient)

Typo. Blame Leyton & Orient for that.

[Darkiller]

thx Maestro for this very neat league introduction ;-)

[Danny]

Alf is going to kick ass in this league.

[MIJB#19]

Originally Posted by EagleEye11

Alf is going to kick ass in this league.

Just like the past three years? He's always been a top favorite, but hasn't won this league so far.

I don't like my own chances this year, I didn't get a top3 TE like I always want to get and I made a mistake to reach for Arlen Harris when Steven Jackson was still there.
On the bright side, I don't feel bad about my QB situation, have a better WR quarter then ever before, think I have potentially a good RB trio and a very nice K/Defense combo.

[Alf]

Thanks EagleEye11. i am like the Vikes, always favorites, never champion... Seems I am a good drafter but can keep up with the hype...

[fantastic flying froggies]

I'm pretty happy with my team so far, even if the depth isn't really there. But then again, it's usually pretty hard in 12 team league...

[MIJB#19]

Week 1 Preview
Well, I did this last year and hope to find the time to do it again this year. Preview and reviews of what happened in the league in each round of games. This week, we present the debut of two teams and have two French derbies on the schedule. But, we also have a real big game as our game of the week. As usual, we start with the five other games.

Ayr Raiders vs Rurhpott Miners
Whether they like to read this or not, the past seasons these have been two of the weaker teams around the league. This season, The Raiders return with Michael Vick, Corey Dillon, Kellen Winslow, Adam Vinatieri and the Panthers defense. The Miners are welcomed back with Ahman Green, Randy Moss and Jeremy Shockey.
MIJ pick: Rurhpott in a close one.

Camargue Gardians vs Paris BrockSherriffs
One of the many French derbies this season. Paris returns in the league after being the typical 'good one week, bad the next week' team. Big names for the BS' are Tom Brady, Travis Henry, Isaac Bruce, Tony Gonzalez and the Buccaneers defense. The new team from Camargue comes with the likes of Marc Bulger, Steve Smith and Clinton Portis.
MIJ pick: Paris with a big win.

Elven Knights vs Oslo Snowmonsters
Another new team with some potential to be a real contender. The Snowmonsters are anchored by Peyton Manning and also field Michael Bennett, Charlie Rogers Rudi Johnson. The Knights have been a strong team in this league and hope to overcome last year's undeserved non-playoff ticket with LaDainian Tomlinson, Torry Holt, the Ravens defense and Steve McNair quarterbacking the team.
MIJ pick: The Knights win, not big, but not in a close one either.

Gothenburg Goblins vs Graden Dwarves
Two teams from the first minute facing eachother. The Dwarves have been the 2002 champs and lost their title in a shocker in 2003. With guys like Daunte Culpepper, Darrell Jackson, Joe Horn, Fred Taylor and Thomas Jones, this team hopes to regain the title. The Goblins have been marginal at best so far. With Brett Favre, Marshall Faulk, Steve Davis and Jerry Porter, this team hopes for more this season.
MIJ pick: Goblins always win with upsets, they start with a close win.

Alf eat Cats vs An Oriant Stars
Yet another French derby, but this one has a lot of history, with both teams being there since the first minute of this league. Alf fields Terrell Owens, Priest Holmes and Todd Heap in hopes to finally show they are the well deserved favorites. The Stars looked like the NFL's Vikings last year and return with Marvin Harrison, Shaun Alexander, Matt Hasselbeck and, indeed, the Vikings defense.
MIJ pick: not going with the Cats would be stupid, though it could be close.

Game of the Week:
Maassluis Anglers vs Glasgow Kilties
Yeas, you readers must think, this guy is so proud of his team, he puts his team in te spotligts. Well, it's easy to tag this game, here we have the 2001 versus the 2003 champions. The Kilties defend their title with Trent Green, Deuce McAllister, Laveranues and the Eagles defense. The Anglers hope to keep the semi-finals reaching streak alive since the league start. The team from Maassluis returns with men like Donovan McNabb, Jamal Lewis, Rod Smith, Jason Elam and the Patriots defense.
MIJ pick: it will be close, but the Kilties will make a good start.

[Darkiller]

great stuff put in there.
Looking forward to week 1 and a BrockSheriffs win (sounds cool to say that no ? ;-)

[fantastic flying froggies]

Originally Posted by Darkiller

Looking forward to week 1 and a BrockSheriffs win (sounds cool to say that no ? ;-)

Well, Guillaume, you know your record against me, don't you ?

If you don't remember, you're 0-2 as IHOF Paris against me...

[MIJB#19]

Week 1 Pre-MNF recap
As with the previews, I hope to find the time to write a weekly pre-MNF recap and post-MNF recap. Keeping the order of games given earlier, here are the Pre-MNF recaps if week 1 of the 2004 season.

Ayr Raiders vs Rurhpott Miners
Like last season, these two teams don't quite fit into the scoring totals with the other teams. Going into MNF, The Raiders hold a 75.72-64.54 lead with their Carolina defense left, versus Rurhpott's Ahman Green. If it wasn't for Tiki Barber's 125 yards rushing and 75 yards receiving, this game had been over.
Outcome: If Ahman Green can score 11.19 points more then the Carolina defense, the Miners will pull of the comeback.
MIJ pick was: Rurhpott in a close one.

Camargue Gardians vs Paris BrockSherriffs
Tom Brady did his best, but couldn't overcome the first loss of the season for Paris. Clinton Portis ran for 148 yards and a score to lead the new team from Camargue to a 96.24-84.8 lead, with Steve Smith still playing for them.
Outcome: Only if Steve Smith racks up negative numbers of -11.45 or lower, the BrockSheriffs make a comeback win.
MIJ pick was: Paris with a big win.

Elven Knights vs Oslo Snowmonsters
The other new team had a hard time to get points on the board, Peyton Manning could hardly save the team. The Elven Knights hardly did any better and unless John Kasay racks up negative numbers, the Tomlinson lead team takes the first 2nd worst points total victory of the season. The Knights hold a 56.22-50.74 lead going into MNF.
Outcome: if Kasay scores -5.49 points, the Snowmonsters pull out the big upset of the week.
MIJ pick: The Knights win, not big, but not in a close one either.

Gothenburg Goblins vs Garden Dwarves
Looking at the early score, this looks like a mismatch. Daunte Culpepper passed for 242 yards and 5 touchdowns to give the Dwarves a big 106.1-51.6 lead. Don't be enjoying the win already, as Brett Favre and Steve Davis will try hard to overcome the big difference.
Outcome: Unless Favre and Davis can total 53.51 points, the Goblins won't pull the upset and hand the Dwarves the desired good start.
MIJ pick: Goblins always win with upsets, they start with a close win.

Alf eat Cats vs An Oriant Stars
The Stars sadly benched Shaun Alexander, but even with him, they would have been beaten big. Alf's team leads 111.5-72.14 going into MNF and has Jake Delhomme and Ryan Longwell sitting ready to improve the score to the first 150-pointer of the season.
Outcome: Unless Delhomme and Longwell combine for -39.37 points, the eat Cats will start the season with a "W".
MIJ pick: not going with the Cats would be stupid, though it could be close.

Game of the Week:
Maassluis Anglers vs Glasgow Kilties
The defending champs are off to a false start. Curtis Martin saved the day with his 196 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns, otherwise the Kilties had been slaughtered even worse. Last season's regular season leader, Maassluis, relied on Donovan McNabb and Quentin Griffin to stear into a 112.5-67.36 lead going into MNF. The Anglers still have Bubba Franks sitting ready to improve the score.
Outcome: The Anglers make a big splash with a huge win, unless Frans manages to score -45.15 points.
MIJ pick: it will be close, but the Kilties will make a good start.

Projected standings
Rounded point totals, taking into account projected MNF scores
1-0 140 Alf eat Cats (Delhomme + Longwell about 30 points)
1-0 115 Maassluis Anglers (Franks about 5 points)
1-0 110 Camargue Gardians (Smith about 15 points)
1-0 105 Garden Dwarves
1-0 85 Ayr Raiders (Carolina about 10 points)
1-0 65 Elven Knights (Kasay about 10 points)
0-1 90 Gothenburg Giants (Favre + Davis about 40 points)
0-1 85 Paris BrockSheriffs
0-1 80 Rurhpott Miners (Ahman Green about 15 pts)
0-1 65 Glasgow Kilties
0-1 70 An Oriant Stars
0-1 50 Oslo Snowmonsters

[MIJB#19]

Week 1 scores
Ayr Raiders 77.72-94.84 Rurhpott Miners
Camargue Gardians 102.28-85.70 Paris BrockSheriffs
Elven Knights 59.22-51.14 Oslo Snowmonsters - Indeed, Elven Knights turns the first 11th best score into a winner
Gothenburg Goblins 68.02-106.58 Garden Dwarves
Alf eat Cats 139.86-72.44 An Oriant Stars
Maassluis Anglers 115.40-67.06 Glasgow Kilties

Week 1 standings
1-0 139.86 Alf eat Cats
1-0 115.40 Maassluis Anglers
1-0 106.58 Garden Dwarves
1-0 102.28 Camargue Gardians
1-0 94.84 Rurhpott Miners
1-0 59.22 Elven Knights
0-1 85.70 Paris BrockSheriffs
0-1 77.72 Ayr Raiders
0-1 72.44 An Oriant Stars
0-1 68.02 Gothenburg Giants
0-1 67.06 Glasgow Kilties
0-1 51.14 Oslo Snowmonsters

Week 2 schedule
An Oriant Stars (#8, 0-1) vs. Oslo Snowmonsters (#12, 0-1)
Two teams with a bad start. The Stars have potential to be better and should reach take their first win this weekend.

Gothenburg Goblins (#9, 0-1) vs. Paris BrockSheriffs (#6, 0-1)
The BrockSheriffs were unlucky, but the Goblins always bounce back from bad scores. I can see Paris sitting 0-2 after this one and still being a top 6 team in points.

Elven Knights (#11, 1-0) vs. Glasgow Kilties (#10, 0-1)
The steal of the season versus the disappoiting defending champs. The Kilties set things right and get to .500 land.

Ayr Raiders (#7, 0-1) vs. Garden Dwarves (#3, 1-0)
The Raiders saw Ahman Green run over them and lose afterall. The Dwarves are likely to reach 2-0.

Maassluis Anglers (#2, 1-0) vs. Rurhpott Miners (#5, 1-0)
A tough game to predict. The Miners have a good team and based on matchups could reach 2-0.

Game of the Week: Alf eat Cats (#1, 1-0) vs. Camargue Gardians (#4, 1-0)
Ah, a French derby. Not so special with 5 french teams on board, but this one will be an instant classic for sure. It's Priest Holmes, Terrell Owens and Todd Heap (Alf) vs. Clinton Portis, Marc Bulger and Brian Westbrook (Camargue). The injury for Steve Smith (Camargue) will be crucial and hand the eat Cats a perfect score after two weeks with two weekly top scores.

[Alf]

MIJB, can you insert linky into this thread so I don't scramble my PMs to find the league... Thanks !

And impressive review as always

[MIJB#19]

Originally Posted by Alf

MIJB, can you insert linky into this thread so I don't scramble my PMs to find the league... Thanks !

And impressive review as always

Added link to the first post.

[Darkiller]

Damn I expected another outcome thanks to Brady and Bruce's performances...
And now Steve Smith is out (probably for the season)...
say hello to a great 2004 football season :

NFL/San Francisco 49ers : will we win 4 games ?
IHOF/Paris Musketeers : will we win 4 games ?
Euro FFL/Paris BrockSheriffs : will we win 4 games ?

;-)

[Darkiller]

dola :
the only thing that makes me survive in thi crual football world is my FOF2 career with the 49ers coming off another Championship season (the 2nd in a row).

[fantastic flying froggies]

Originally Posted by Darkiller

Damn I expected another outcome thanks to Brady and Bruce's performances...

Maybe, but I was pretty confiden in my RB duo of Portis and Westbrook...And was right since they carried my team to victory, along with the Tennessee D...

Originally Posted by Darkiller

And now Steve Smith is out (probably for the season)...

Why do you care? He's on my roster!!!

[MIJB#19]

Week 2 recaps
An Oriant Stars (#8, 0-1) vs. Oslo Snowmonsters (#12, 0-1)
Peyton Manning tried hard, but his Snowmonsters were again the worst team of the league. The Stars were handed a relative easy victory and at least don't fall behind early on in the season. The stars win with the 9th best score of the week.
Final score: An Oriant 76.88, Oslo 51.06

Gothenburg Goblins (#9, 0-1) vs. Paris BrockSheriffs (#6, 0-1)
Paris has a nose for losing games in a week where they perform well. Despite an excellent Edge' James, the Goblins saw seveen of their eight starters top 10 points and take a big win home to join the .500 bunch.
Final score: Gothenburg 97.18, Paris 75.58

Elven Knights (#11, 1-0) vs. Glasgow Kilties (#10, 0-1)
The defending champs are yet to find their pace, while the Knights didn't steal a win this time. As Ladanian Tomlinson and the Ravens defense excelled, Curtis Martin's showing for Glasgow was nullified and the Knights are still unbeaten.
Final score: Elven 107.12, Glagow 66,18

Ayr Raiders (#7, 0-1) vs. Garden Dwarves (#3, 1-0)
Michael Vick was hot and the Raiders are happy for it. Thomas Jones tried to do something back, but it was Daunte Culpepper's MNF performance which turned the score around to keep the Dwarves with a perfect score.
Final score: Garden 93.42, Ayr 82.26

Maassluis Anglers (#2, 1-0) vs. Rurhpott Miners (#5, 1-0)
Chad Pennington leas the Miners to an early lead and only Jamal Lewis seemed to be able to keep the score close. On MNF, Randy Moss extended the lead for Rurhpott, only to see McNabb score 3 touchdowns to edge the Anglers back in and to a narrow victory.
Final score: Maassluis 92.40, Rurhpott 88.72

Game of the Week: Alf eat Cats (#1, 1-0) vs. Camargue Gardians (#4, 1-0)
The two French winning teams both looked strong this weekend. The Gardians had good showings from Chris Chambers and Clinton Portis, while Kevan Barlow excelled. For the Eat Cats, Jake Delhomme and Domanick Davis kept the team in range to win afterall on MNF. Terrell Owens was the guy to gain 13.6 points and tie the score. Miracle of it all, Owens totalled 13.9 points in his receiving, yet one rush for a negative score put him down to 13.6 and to tie the team scores! The waiting is for possible corrections, but it seems we have the first tie of the season here.
EDIT: The verdict is out, Owens' negative yards don't count as negative points and the Eat Cats walk away victorious afterall.
Final score: Alf 85.00, Camargue 84.70


Week 2 standings (with average scores)
2-0 112.43 Alf eat Cats
2-0 103.90 Maassluis Anglers
2-0 99.50 Garden Dwarves
2-0 83.17 Elven Knights
1-1 93.49 Camargue Gardians
1-1 91.78 Rurhpott Miners
1-1 82.60 Gothenburg Giants
1-1 74.66 An Oriant Stars
0-2 80.64 Paris BrockSheriffs
0-2 79.99 Ayr Raiders
0-2 66.62 Glasgow Kilties
0-2 50.95 Oslo Snowmonsters

Week 3 schedule
Glasgow Kilties (#11, 0-2) vs. Oslo Snowmonsters (#12, 0-2)
The defending champs still have a zero in the W-department. So has the team from Oslo. So far Curtis Martin saved the Kilties honor, but guess who's on a bye week? Don't be surprised if the Kilties are 0-3 after this weekend.

Paris BrockSheriffs (#8, 0-2) vs. Ayr Raiders (#9, 0-2)
Two teams struggling to get wins and yet they have decent scores every week. Both sides fear this bye-heavy weekend, yet eachothers problems cancel out. One of these two will walk away with a low scoring victory.

Elven Knights (#6, 2-0) vs. Rurhpott Miners (#5, 1-1)
The Knights look like this year's steal-a-win-every-week team. Luck is with them again as the Rurhpott Miners will be without their best quarterback, Chad Pennington. The Knights will be 3-0 as the 5th best team after this game.

Camargue Gardians (#4, 1-1) vs. An Oriant Stars (#10, 1-1)
Another French derby, but it's a bit of a mismatch. The Gardians have been better so far and the Stars could be struggling without Eric Moulds and Shaun Alexander still nursing injury. Put your money on Camargue to stay in the playoff tickets hunt.

Alf eat Cats (#1, 2-0) vs. Gothenburg Goblins (#7, 1-1)
Alf's team has been doing very well so far, yet they've been lucky in week two. In week three they're without Jake Delhomme and Santana Moss against an almost 100% complete Gothenburg team. That said, the Eat Cats are still favored to win.

Game of the Week: Maassluis Anglers (#2, 2-0) vs. Garden Dwarves (#3, 2-0)
Oh goody, a more than worthy game of the week with the two most consistent teams in the league so far. It will be Donovan McNabb (Maassluis) versus Daunte Culpepper (Garden) all over again and the over/under for the game is nearing the 200 points. Going by matchups of the best players, it could be a close one and I honestly don't dare to name a favorite for this game. For the sake of it, I go with the current league leaders: Maassluis.

[Alf]

Seems I won afterall, Terrell Owens has 13.9

Alf eat Cats vs 85.00 Final
Camargue Gardians 84.70

[fantastic flying froggies]

Originally Posted by Alf

Seems I won afterall, Terrell Owens has 13.9

Alf eat Cats vs 85.00 Final
Camargue Gardians 84.70

Yeah, negative points don't count, so TO's rushing attempt is not taken into account...

Having said that, I had Terrell play at WR and he also had negative rushing yards, soooooo....

It hurts to lose such a game though...

[Chief Rum]

Good to see the team I picked the first few players for is doing well. Go Dwarves!

CR

[BreizhManu]

Originally Posted by MIJB#19

Week 2 recaps
An Oriant Stars (#8, 0-1) vs. Oslo Snowmonsters (#12, 0-1)
Peyton Manning tried hard, but his Snowmonsters were again the worst team of the league. The Stars were handed a relative easy victory and at least don't fall behind early on in the season. The stars win with the 9th best score of the week.
Final score: An Oriant 76.88, Oslo 51.06

Week 3 schedule
Camargue Gardians (#4, 1-1) vs. An Oriant Stars (#10, 1-1)
Another French derby, but it's a bit of a mismatch. The Gardians have been better so far and the Stars could be struggling without Eric Moulds and Shaun Alexander still nursing injury. Put your money on Camargue to stay in the playoff tickets hunt.

Alexander was injured and with Hasselbeck they were facing a strong defense (Tampa Bay) while they'll be facing San Francisco next week...
True playing without Moulds should hurt a little bit (Terry Glenn should get the start).

[BreizhManu]

just realized I now have more than 1000 posts, wohoo !

[MIJB#19]

Originally Posted by BreizhManu

just realized I now have more than 1000 posts, wohoo !

Congrats. (I had the honor about 4 years ago.)

On a more related note, I just looked at the matchups for the Maassluis-Garden game. I have a feeling the loser of that game will have a league-wide top3 score for the week.
Of crouse, this could also be a typical all-fantasy-studs-off-week week and have a 70-65 score...

[Alf]

FYI, I still start Holmes today

[BreizhManu]

shitty game by Alexander so far but hey 3 TD !

[Alf]

4 rusing yards and 19 rec yards, but 3 TDs for Alexander... Eek !

[MIJB#19]

FWIW, the Anglers-Dwarves game is going to be a 100+ vs 100+ score, the loser there is really screwed this week. I hope it won't be me, yet the Dwarves already have 107 points and still Darrell Jackson (Sea #1 receiver) and Antonio Gates (SD escape receiver) to go. Right now I'd wish I didn't rely on the Broncos (RB Griffin, WR Smith & K Elam) so much. Or the Raiders would have to shutout the Bucs completely.

[MIJB#19]

Great, only the Raiders D left to hope for. Only 2 TDs and a shutout of the Bucs offense can make up for the off day from Quinten Griffin...

Losing with a 100-point performance, the ultimate revenge for Pim to get back at me, I guess.

[MIJB#19]

Week 3 recaps
Glasgow Kilties (#11, 0-2) vs. Oslo Snowmonsters (#12, 0-2)
As Peyton Manning put down amazing stats, the Oslo Snowmonsters pulled the big upset of week 3 and the newcomers beat the defending champs with a big margin. With the Kilties running backs Jerome Bettis and Lamar Gordon combining for just 2.2 points, we might not see the 2003 champs in the 2004 playoffs at all.
Final score: Oslo 93.02, Glasgow 62.86

Paris BrockSheriffs (#8, 0-2) vs. Ayr Raiders (#9, 0-2)
The Ayr Raiders are looking better than before, yet were unlucky as Michael Vick had an off-day and Charlie Garner suffered a season ending injury. Not a single Raiders' player could make a fist, while all but the San Francisco duo Brandon Lloyd and 49ers defense scored over 10 points for Paris.
Final score: Paris 93.84, Ayr 47.70

Elven Knights (#6, 2-0) vs. Rurhpott Miners (#5, 1-1)
The Knights have been lucky sitting 2-0 so far, but this week they faced some true competition. The Rurhpott Miners saw Randy Moss and Tiki Barber play very well and made their first century of the season count.
Final score: Rurhpott 102.46, Elven 78.04

Camargue Gardians (#4, 1-1) vs. An Oriant Stars (#10, 1-1)
A french derby with a good team versus a bad team? Indeed, but the roles were not like the expectations. As the Gardians wide receivers Koren Robinson and Chris Chambers combined for just 3 points, the Stars sparkled with Shaun Alexander leading the way to a big win.
Final score: An Oriant 97.76, Camargue 72.02

Alf eat Cats (#1, 2-0) vs. Gothenburg Goblins (#7, 1-1)
Like expected, the Eat Cats struggled all day, however, it was somewhat due to Rich Gannon getting injured very early in action. Brett Favre had a big day and scored almost 40 points to guide the Goblins to a surprisingly good 2-1 start.
Final score: Gothenburg 120.42, Alf 60.90

Game of the Week: Maassluis Anglers (#2, 2-0) vs. Garden Dwarves (#3, 2-0)
The "creme de la creme" of the EFFL played against eachother. As proclaimed, bot teams hit a century and the loser had a top3 score for the week. Donovan McNabb and Jamal Lewis put down big numbers and assisted by Rod Smith, the Anglers looks like a winning team. But then the Dwarves' Daunte Culpepper stepped up and combined with the running back duo of Thomas Jones and Chris Brown, the Garden Dwarves defended the unbeaten status and start as the only 3-0 team in the EFFL. The Anglers did move up to the highest scoring team of the league, but it's worth nothing when you're actually losing.
Final score: Garden 123.70, Maassluis 115.24

Week 3 standings (with average scores)
3-0 107.57 Garden Dwarves (+2 spots)
2-1 107.68 Maassluis Anglers (stay put)
2-1 95.34 Rurhpott Miners (+3 spots)
2-1 95.29 Alf eat Cats (-3 spots)
2-1 95.21 Gothenburg Goblins (+2 spot)
2-1 82.36 An Oriant Stars (+2 spot)
2-1 81.46 Elven Knights (-3 spots)
1-2 86.33 Camargue Gardians (-3 spots)
1-2 85.07 Paris BrockSheriffs (stay put)
1-2 64.97 Oslo Snowmonsters (+2 spots)
0-3 69.23 Ayr Raiders (-1 spot)
0-3 65.37 Glasgow Kilties (-1 spot)

Week 4 schedule
Camargue Gardians (#6, 1-2) vs. Oslo Snowmonsters (#11, 1-2)
The two new teams face eachother in a game where the winners stays in pace with the top teams. Based on week 3, the Snowmonsters could be winning two straight without a top 6 points total. Sadly Peyton Manning is facing the Jaguars, who didn't allow a lot of touchdowns so far this season.

Alf eat Cats (#4, 2-1) vs. Ayr Raiders (#10, 0-3)
Two teams with an off-day in week 3. Especially the Eat Cats should be able to rebound and it's within expectations to see Alf's team stay in the early race for the top 4 spots.

Maassluis Anglers (#1, 2-1) vs. Paris BrockSheriffs (#7, 1-2)
A classic matchup, which has always seen Maassluis as the winners in the past. The Anglers have been scoring more points so far this season, yet Paris is ready for a big upset victory. Based on matchups, it doesn't look like Paris' upset win will come this week.

Rurhpott Miners (#3, 2-1) vs. Glasgow Kilties (#11, 0-3)
The underachieving champs versus the surprise team so far. The Miners have never been so good early in the season and this could be their year. Then you notice Randy Moss is not playing and notice how the Kilties players could have favorable matchups this week.

Garden Dwarves (#2, 3-0) vs. Elven Knights (#9, 2-1)
Here's the weekly all-french game. The Knights have been stealing wins so far and the Dwarves have a reputation to upheld in losing to teams acting that way. The Dwarves will be without star player Daunte Culpepper and the substitute Drew Brees isn't 100% healthy. Maybe LaDainian Tomlinson can run the Knights to the upset, yet with Steve McNair black and blue, it could be a longshot.

Game of the Week: Gothenburg Goblins (#5, 2-1) vs. An Oriant Stars (#8, 2-1)
Not in the playoff seats yet, but these two teams silently moved into the bunch of 2-1 teams. The Goblins put down a century in week 3 and seem to have the right mix of players to repeat in week 4. An Oriant's offensive players are collectively playing aganist tough defenses, making this a bit of a mismatch for a two 2-1 teams game. And why is this the game of the week? It's because both teams have started 0-1, but are rebounding with two-game winning streaks.

[fantastic flying froggies]

My receiving corps just plain sucks...

[BreizhManu]

my team is gonna suck badly next week (minnesota,alexander and hasselbeck on bye week and jacksonville defense facing indianapolis...)

[Alf]

As usual, terrific analysis. My team sucked this week...

[3ric]

Anyone need a WR? I could use a RB, with Eddie George on bye and Stephen Davis injured... Jerry Porter or Roy Williams are available.

[Northwood_DK]

Looks like another win for the Oslo Snowmonsters. Here we come.

[MIJB#19]

Originally Posted by Northwood_DK

Looks like another win for the Oslo Snowmonsters. Here we come.

Yup, Oslo is coming back from 0-2 to 2-2 and in pursuit of the playoff tickets.

Some interesting scores this week, with probably no centuries at all this week.

* Garden leading 75.64 vs Elven 73.82, with the Chiefs D versus the Ravens D to go resepctively. This could still go any way.

* Maassluis leading 71.28 vs Paris 50.18 with Jamal Lewis versus Tony Gonzalez to go. Odds are slim that Paris will win, butwho knows?

* Rurhpott leading 92.72 versus Glasgow 71.9 with Trent Green still playing for Glasgow. Trent needs about 200 yd and 2 td to turn the score around.

* Alf trailing 49.22 versus Ayr 79.46 with Priest Holmes still playing for Alf. Holmes will need about 120 yd and 3 td to make Alf winners (180 yd and 2 td would also work).

* An Oriant leading 66.88 versus Gothenburg 55.3 with Matt Stover versus Chester Taylor to go. This can be close if Chester Taylor gets into the mix, otherwise it's over already.

* Oslo-Camargue being the only sure thing so far, with Oslo pulling the upset 92.9-69.34 win.

[fantastic flying froggies]

Upset win is right, I would have bet I'd win this one, looking at the matchups pre-game...

Oh well...Nice win N_DK!

[MIJB#19]

Week 4 recaps
Camargue Gardians (#6, 1-2) vs. Oslo Snowmonsters (#11, 1-2)
With an off-day for most of the Gardians players, except Brian Westbrook, the Snowmonsters had an easy matchup to pull the upset and overcame being 21-point underdogs.
Final Score: Oslo 92,90, Camargue 69.34

Alf eat Cats (#4, 2-1) vs. Ayr Raiders (#10, 0-3)
The Raiders took the early lead in a relative low socring game. Priest Holmes had to have a big game to turn the score around, yet came a touchdown short to avoid the upset win for the, until now, winless Raiders.
Final Score: Ayr 79.46, Alf 73.72

Maassluis Anglers (#1, 2-1) vs. Paris BrockSheriffs (#7, 1-2)
The BrockSheriffs had a complete off-day, especially the Niners Lloyd and defense, giving the Anglers an easy win without big performances. That said, the Anglers did show a top3 score for the fourth consecutive week.
Final Score: Maassluis 84.58, Paris 54,38

Rurhpott Miners (#3, 2-1) vs. Glasgow Kilties (#11, 0-3)
The defending champs had a good week and had the third highest score of all teams. But no such luck as the Miners' Tiki Barber had a great Sunday and lead his team to the second highest score for the weekend.
Final Score: Rurhpott 92.72, Glasgow 88.52

Garden Dwarves (#2, 3-0) vs. Elven Knights (#9, 2-1)
In a tight game, the decission came down to the MNF game where the two defenses were ironically the only remaining 'players' to play. The Knights' Ravens defense put 7 points in versus the Dwarves' Chiefs 4 to overcome the 1-point deficit.
Final Score: Elven 80.82, Garden 79.64

Game of the Week: Gothenburg Goblins (#5, 2-1) vs. An Oriant Stars (#8, 2-1)
The 'Game of the Week' turned out to be a wrong pick. The Goblins and Stars combined for just 131.48 points to give the winning team an easy win this week. The Goblins clearly had the weakest showing of all teams as Marshall Faulk was the only starter to even surpass the 10-point barrier. The Stars' Eric Moulds, Kurt Warner and injured Warrick Dunn combined combined enough points to beat the non-Faulk'ers. The remaining Stars' players scored just enough to make it a relative big win after all.
Final Score: An Oriant 74.88, Gothenburg 56.60

Week 4 standings (with average scores)
3-1 101.91 Maassluis Anglers (+1 spot)
3-1 100.59 Garden Dwarves (-1 spot)
3-1 94.69 Rurhpott Miners (stay put)
3-1 81.30 Elven Knights (+3 spots)
3-1 80.49 An Oriant Stars (+1 spot)
2-2 89.87 Alf eat Cats (-2 spots)
2-2 85.58 Gothenburg Goblins (-2 spots)
2-2 71.71 Oslo Snowmonsters (+2 spots)
1-3 82.09 Camargue Gardians (-1 spot)
1-3 77.32 Paris BrockSheriffs (-1 spot)
1-3 71.79 Ayr Raiders (stay put)
0-4 71.18 Glasgow Kilties (stay put)

Week 5 schedule
Garden (#2, 3-1) vs Glasgow (#12, 0-4)
Mismatch of the week, yet the Kilties are coming back strong and could be a force down the road. That is, if other teams go on losing streaks, going from 0-4 to a top 4 finish is very difficult.

Gothenburg (#5, 2-2) vs Camargue (#6, 1-3)
Are these the bad luck teams this year? Both are top 6 in total points, both are bottom 6 in win-loss record. The matchup promisses a big game, meaning one of them will once again be unlucky.

Elven (#7, 3-1) vs Paris (#9, 1-3)
The Knights are just 4-point favorites, yet were a bit luckier in matchups so far. It wouldn't surprise at all if Elven would be 4-1 after this week at a top4 spot with the 7th place in total points.

An Oriant (#8, 3-1) vs Ayr (#10, 1-3)
The Stars are doing the same trick as last year, low scoring games and still managing wins. The Ayr Raiders are doing not so bad, yet the league is overall going strong and the matchups for their players give an opportunity to win two in a row.

Maassluis (#1, 3-1) vs Alf (#4, 2-2)
Two of the top four teams in points play eachother in a devalued matchup. Maassluis will be without Donovan McNabb, Alf without Priest Holmes and Terrell Owens. But one of them will have to win this game and maybe it won't be a top 6 score this week, it will count like it was.

Game of the Week: Rurhpott (#3, 3-1) vs Oslo (#11, 2-2)
Two teams on the move with 2-game winning streaks play eachother to see one of them extend to 3 straight wins. The Miners have been scoring more points than Oslo the first three weeks, yet in week 4, the Snowmonsters all of a sudden moved to the top score. It will be an interesting matchup.

[MIJB#19]

Power Rankings (reasonable win total based on top x per week)
11-3 Garden Dwarves
10-4 Maassluis Anglers
10-4 Rurhpott Miners
7-7 Gothenburg Goblins
7-7 Elven Knights
7-7 Alf eat Cats
6-8 An Oriant Stars
6-8 Camargue Gardians
5-9 Oslo Snowmonsters
5-9 Glasgow Kilties
5-9 Ayr Raiders
5-9 Paris BrockSheriffs

Power Rankings (reasonable win total based on top x per season)
10-4 Maassluis Anglers
10-4 Garden Dwarves
10-4 Rurhpott Miners
7-7 Gothenburg Goblins
7-7 Alf eat Cats
7-7 Elven Knights
7-7 Camargue Gardians
6-8 An Oriant Stars
6-8 Paris BrockSheriffs
5-9 Oslo Snowmonsters
5-9 Ayr Raiders
4-10 Glasgow Kilties

[pim]

God,
It just took me 4 weeks to remind your wonderful job of last year in this thread !!
keep going MIJB.
And thanks to ChiefRum for getting me Culpepper...

[pim]

As last year, i'm going to lead your power rankings, but I hope it won't lead me in same situation : A big f... loss in final.

[MIJB#19]

Originally Posted by pim

God,
It just took me 4 weeks to remind your wonderful job of last year in this thread !!
keep going MIJB.
And thanks to ChiefRum for getting me Culpepper...

Did you just call me "God" there?

Actually, I thought about emailing the league about the little write ups, but I went against it. I'm a lowsy self-promotor...

[Alf]

please do send emails Matthijs, not all of them go on FOFC. I even rarely visit FOFC myself... and you know why

[MIJB#19]

Originally Posted by Alf

please do send emails Matthijs, not all of them go on FOFC. I even rarely visit FOFC myself... and you know why

Stupid IHOF people, simply forgetting about the existence of FOFC...

You know what I will do? I'll drop a line in the league's message board.

[fantastic flying froggies]

Ahem, now that FOFC is back up...








Hint: it would be nice to have your reviews and previews again Matthijs...

[MIJB#19]

It ain't Tuesday yet.
Time allowing, there might be a little recap tomorrow.

Besides that, I'm desillusioned by the fact that I didn't go with the gut feeling and start Ben Roethlisberger over Donovan McNabb to avoid a saddening 2-point loss against a team starting a quarterback on his bye week...

[BreizhManu]

Originally Posted by MIJB#19

Power Rankings (reasonable win total based on top x per week)
11-3 Garden Dwarves
10-4 Maassluis Anglers
10-4 Rurhpott Miners
7-7 Gothenburg Goblins
7-7 Elven Knights
7-7 Alf eat Cats
6-8 An Oriant Stars
6-8 Camargue Gardians
5-9 Oslo Snowmonsters
5-9 Glasgow Kilties
5-9 Ayr Raiders
5-9 Paris BrockSheriffs

Power Rankings (reasonable win total based on top x per season)
10-4 Maassluis Anglers
10-4 Garden Dwarves
10-4 Rurhpott Miners
7-7 Gothenburg Goblins
7-7 Alf eat Cats
7-7 Elven Knights
7-7 Camargue Gardians
6-8 An Oriant Stars
6-8 Paris BrockSheriffs
5-9 Oslo Snowmonsters
5-9 Ayr Raiders
4-10 Glasgow Kilties

MWA HA HA HA