NBD - Week 10 Review B

I was doing a Google Image search for "Patricide," since I was planning to write about slaying my father in fantasy this week and was hoping there was some sort of painting or sculpture of a historical patricide I could use, and instead I found this image. Really makes you think about who hears you when you're saying this kind of trash. Does anyone know what a Pikey or a Chav Scum is so I can start using those properly?

Sex with a Pharaoh (124) defeats the Bro Montanas (66)
I'm sure we're all in other leagues or heard people tell us or read fantasy columns about huge fantasy comebacks made possible by Michael Vick's Monday night performance. Ours was not one of those leagues. Ours was a league where the "comeback" was complete by the first play of the game, and the rest of Vick's historical night was like punches delivered to the head of an unconscious victim. Everyone watching is sickened and it just keeps getting messier and messier. The Vick (49) and DeSean Jackson (16) show started after Knowshon Moreno (22) had already had his best day of the year, and with Miles Austin (13) chipping in, it would have taken a lot by Chris Cooley (2 - not a lot) to keep the Bro Montanas hopeful of beating even a halfway decent effort by Colly's Eagles. Obviously, he got quite a bit more than "halfway decent," negating the modest gains made by the Montanas' Andre Johnson (20) and LaDainian Tomlinson (11) in the wake of an otherwise lousy day for Derek.

Emailarrhea (123) defeats Finga Sniffs (84)
In a week of impressively high scores, Haller stands out with five players north of 15 points, which is impressive. LeSean McCoy (15) and Jeremy Maclin (15) played their parts in the Eagles' dismantling of the Skins and in Haller's dismantling of Kex, yet were outshone by his own teammates in both cases. Roddy White (26) has been absolutely outstanding all season, and on Sunday Mike Wallace (26) was just as outstanding. Add in Eli Manning's 22 points, and you're left with a decisive victory for Emailarrhea. Manning need not hang his head in shame, though. Chris Johnson (18) and Peyton Hillis (15) are still a dynamic running back tandem, and Matt Schaub '10 (21) finally looked like Matt Schaub '09 on Sunday. But holding a starting spot for Ryan Torain (0) until Monday night when he was declared inactive, turned out to be a bad decision. If this were last year and I were still unemployed, I'd dig back through the annals and see how often a team with a 0 from one of the their running backs has won. As it is, I don't have that kind of time so I'll just assume that it's a very low percentage of the time, and that Manning's Week 10 is one more example that proves the rule.

Wild Stallions (109) defeat Matt Ryan Loves Dogs (89)
It seems impossible to write a re-cap this week without some mention of the Monday Night game, and this match-up is no exception. Surprisingly, though, it was Redskins that added the offensive outburst in this contest. DeYoung's Keiland Williams (32) was the high scorer in this one, and with Donovan McNabb (17), ensured the Stallions' victory. Calvin Johnson (19) and the defense and special teams (24 combined) helped DeYoung stay on top of an MRLD squad that had some whoppers in Ben Roethlisberger (28) and Dwayne Bowe (31), but little else from the minions. We probably shouldn't have expected much out of Garrett Hartley, since his team had a Bye, but that doesn't make his zero-point outing any less disappointing. Come on, Garrett, I know your real employers gave you the week off, but that's no excuse for not getting out there and knocking a few between the uprights for Koehler.

McClusterfuck (96) defeats Buck Stops Here (85)
I've expressed my sympathy and pity for my Dad's team in previous posts, but sympathy and pity are not the same as mercy, and with the McClusterfuck hovering on the edge of the playoff picture, this was not time to go easy on the competition. In addition to my regrets at his miserable season, I've also expressed my disdain for Ray's optimism about Matt Cassel, so I'm sure pops would have been thrilled to see him lead the BSHers to victory over me, but even his 33-point outing was not enough to top strong days from Matt Ryan (25), Mario Manningham, Seattle Mike Williams, and LeGarrette Blount (15 each). Blount's contributions must be especially painful for Ray, since he spent the early part of the season hoping for a Cadillac Williams resurgence and should have seen before anyone that Blount would soon be taking the job. And now his other great hope, CJ Spiller, is out with a hamstring injury. Oh, BuckStoppers.