Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Week 11 Recap


Gobble gobble motherfuckers!

Holy crap!  That was some weekend of football action.  Even Yahoo was hungover this morning.  It was so intense that Mike Frank needed to use his safe-word twice (Weirdly, his safe-word is “Falafel”.)   Here are some quick hit recaps of the headlines that mattered…

Trophy Name Change?
Are we going to need to change the name of our beloved champion’s award to the Alex Smith Memorial Trophy?  Man, I was watching that live and it was gruesome.  I’m not even going to post a picture.  And that it happened 33 years to the day of the Theismann injury with an exact same 23-21 final score is nutso.


Dolphins Don’t Lose
Somehow the Dolphins managed not to lose over the weekend.  They didn’t start Brock Oswieler, didn’t turn the ball over once, didn’t have anyone on the Offensive Line injured, and didn’t even have anyone arrested.  It was a great weekend for Fins football!!  Feel the excitement!


Monday Night Madness
That Rams/Chiefs game last night was incredible.

Steve needed a halfway decent night from Mahomes/Hunt/Kelce to overtake Mike Frank and his lame political jokes, and boy howdy did they ever deliver to the tune of 78 combined points.  Mike Frank’s winning streak comes to an end, but barring a major losing streak, both him and Steve look playoff bound at 7-4.

Meanwhile, Falafel and Sausage were duking it out on the Rams’ offensive possessions.  It was looking close there early in the 4th quarter when Zeurlien kicked a field goal for Sausage and Goff lost a fumble for Falafel.  But the Rams just kept scoring and Falafel put the baby to bed.  (Sean even started all the right players for a change.)  Falafel is cruising into the playoffs, likely as the #1 seed and with a stacked roster.  I just can’t see anyone beating him this season.

Travis – can you please send me your address so I can beat the holiday rush and mail you the Alex Smith Cup this week?  I mean, it’s a done deal.  No way you can lose with a roster this good.  Nope.  No way.


In the Too Little Too Late Department
Maine wins his second in a row and his team is suddenly awesome.  Thong has won his last 3 of 5 games and is enjoying playing spoiler.  At least they won’t have to be Auction Bitch.


In the Too Little Too Little Department
Robby.


The Battle For 4th Place
Sausage, Mazzle, and Commish are in a 3-way tie at 6-5 with 3 weeks to go. Mazzle has a big edge on total points, but there’s lots of season left.  Buckle up your Pilgrim hats folks, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.


That’s all I got for y’all.  I’m spent after staying up for the 54-51 insanity last night.   I hope everyone has a lovely Thanksgiving Holiday, that Virginia kicks the crap out of Virginia Tech, and that your Turkey wishbones snap like…well, you know…


Peace, Love, and Turkey Grease,
- The Commish





Friday, November 16, 2018

50 FACTS You Need to Know for the Homestretch!

Howdy Chickenboners!

As we head into the last 4 weeks of the regular season, some cracks are beginning to show in the contenders, others have been de-facto eliminated, and everyone is just trying to make it through the Bye Weeks alive.  And some key facts are coming into focus.  50 of them to be precise….

50 FACTS You Need to Know for the Homestretch!

1. Steve’s team is a self-proclaimed Dumpster Fire

2. Steve has the 2nd most points scored in the league

3. Robby has 325 points less than Steve

4. Robby hates Steve with a fiery passion

5. Falafel has 79 points more than Steve

6. Falafel hasn’t even thought about Steve in years

7. Falafel set an all-time record for points scored last week, putting up 196.09 big ones

8. In addition to having the most total points in the league, Falafel also somehow has the least total points against

9. That’s just not fair

10. Falafel also set an all-time record for margin of victory last week, beating Mike Cole by 111.49 points

11. Mike Cole is at 4-6 and in 7th place

12. Mike Cole’s team is terrible

13. Mike Cole thinks he can still win 4 in a row and make the playoffs

14. Really

15. There have been more trades this year than in any season since 2003

16. I just made up fact #15, but it seems entirely plausible

17. Falafel is the odds-on favorite to win the Chicken Bone Cup for the first time in a decade

18. This is thanks in part to the emergence of Nick Chubb

19. Nick Chubb was briefly on my roster earlier this season

20. I am not bitter and am enjoying cake

21. The cake is a lie

22. 37.5% of my Roster was once on Steve or Robby’s team this year

23. My team, which employs the incredible Todd Gurley II, is 5-5 for a reason

24. Mike Frank is now in 2nd place overall and has won 6 games in a row

25. One more win and Mike ties Thong with the longest winning streak of all time

26. Mike Frank is into S&M, which has nothing to do with fantasy football unless you want to know where he sticks the football in his fantasy

27. You do NOT want to know where he sticks the football

28. Thong, Robby, and Maine are all tied for Auction Bitch at 3-7

29. Maine’s roster is better than his record

30. Maine scored 171 points last week and keeps finding new and creative ways to be bitter

31. Maine has Mike Williams in his Week 11 starting lineup right now for no discernible reason

32. Maine also still has Keelan Cole on his team for no discernible reason

33. Keelan Cole is the worst Cole in this league, which includes my brother

34. “Keelan Cole” is a terrible made-up name

35. “Keelan Cole” is nothing compared to Green Bay Wide Receivers “Marquez Valdes-Scantling” and “Equanimeous St. Brown”

36. Key and Peele would be proud

37. Sean is in playoff contention at 6-4

38. Sean has no idea whatsoever who to start in any given week

39. Sean leads the league with 26 useless medals

40. Sean is still bald

41. Mazzle is a person who is in this league

42. Mazzle just picked up Corey Davis

43. Steve hates Mazzle and himself

44. Mazzle likes Metallica

45. “Unforgiven II” is objectively a better song than the original “Unforgiven”

46. I have the easiest schedule remaining and Falafel has the hardest, which is entirely meaningless

47. Falafel and I play each other in Week 13, by which time he will have clinched a playoff berth and – if he’s smart - should be resting his starters

48. Falafel is so smart. S-M-R-T.

49. There are 4 weeks to go till playoff time, so it’s time to put up or shut up

50. This is not Steve’s last season


Peace, Love, and Chicken Grease,
- The Commish