Bush League Week#7 Summaries

by Andrew Mishler

Team Thirdball vs. Birch Boys

How do describe the kind of game that Roddy White had this week? Dominating? Unstoppable? Uncontainable? All of just seems to fall short, as White completely abused the Bengals’ secondary on his way to 36 points, helping Thirdball to 101 points and a victory to place him in a tie for third place. The rest of Thirdball’s team, while stacked with usual fantasy stars, underperformed. These players included Philip Rivers (14), Chris Johnson (6), and Miles Austin (3). The most concerning score for him has to be Miles Austin, who will now be catching passes from the mediocre Jon Kitna. His opponent, Birch Boys, was cursed with an up and down lineup in Week 7. While players like Todd Heap (17) and Anquan Boldin (15) played well in the Ravens win over the Bills, Rashard Mendenhall and DeAngelo Williams were no where to be found. Both of them scored only three points. Birch Boys is now ice cold with a 3-game losing streak.

Sticks vs. Don’t Come in Here 

Ben Roethlisberger hasn’t quite been at the top of his game after coming off his four game suspension, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been effective in the fantasy world. He scored 20 points for the second consecutive game and led Don’t Come in Here, along with Adrian Peterson (25), to a close 107-103 win over Sticks. It was a much-needed win for Don’t Come in Here, as he was on a 3-game losing streak. The win puts him at a 3-4 record and back in the playoffs picture. He also notably has a breakout game from Marques Colston (19), who scored in double digits for the first time this season and proved the value of patience in fantasy football. Sticks had an impressive week himself from the likes of Eli Manning (23) and Percy Harvin (16). Unfortunately for him, Larry Fitzgerald (3) once again had a poor outing as he continues to be saddled with poor QB play. 

UGotBeat ByAGirl vs. NY Mazmaniacs

With Peyton Manning on bye, NY Mazmaniacs was forced to pick up Alex Smith and start him. It didn’t help him that Smith (9) was injured at the start of the second half. Still, due to another huge game from Hakeem Nicks (24) as some solid supporting scores from Steven Jackson (16) and Brandon Jackson (14), NY Mazmaniacs managed to cruise to an 87-46 win over UGotBeat ByAGirl. The win brings him to a 4-3 record and a tie for third. For UGotBeat ByAGirl, it was obviously a week to forget. Her starting WRs combined for -2 points, with Mike Thomas plagued with the ancient Todd Bouman at QB and Reggie Wayne on his bye week. The loss puts her on a 3-game losing streak and drops her to 2-5 record. It will be tough for her to climb out of that hole. 

LA Arsonists vs. Upstate Flavor

Since becoming the starting QB for the Chiefs, Matt Cassel has worn the label of being a liability. But with Matt Schaub on his bye week, LA Arsonists had no choice but to start Cassel. Luckily, his team didn’t miss a beat on their way to scoring 99 points. Coming off of a 21-point performance, Cassel followed it up with 17 points this week against Jacksonville. LA Arsonists had plenty of other contributors in his lineup, including Frank Gore (17), Dan Carpenter (16), and Mike Wallace (14). While he started the season at 1-4, he is now making a great comeback with a 2-game winning streak, placing him at 3-4. While Upstate Flavor had another solid game from Aaron Rodgers (16) as well as a surprise score from Jason Witten (16), he was brought down by the collective efforts, or lack there of, of Ronnie Brown (3), Michael Crabtree (3), and Roy Williams (0). He is still in great position at 4-3, so this loss could still be only a speed bump in the season for him. 

Team Redman vs. Morgan Dollar

When Tony Romo (5) went down with an injury against the Giants on Monday night, the hopes of many fantasy owners of winning their matches went down with him. Luckily for Redman, Dwayne Bowe (23) and Steve Smith (18) made up for Romo’s absence in his Week 7 match against Morgan Dollar, leading him to a 106-61 win. Riding a 4-game winning streak, Redman is now tied for first in the league at 5-2. Morgan Dollar tried to jumpstart his team by starting sleepers like Danny Woodhead (4) and Buster Davis (5), but it fell flat. On the bright side, Mike Williams (14) of the Seahawks had another great game, giving Morgan Dollar a great amount of options at WR once Vincent Jackson is free to return to the Chargers. Even with the loss, Morgan Dollar still holds a 5-2 record and is tied for first.

Team MoneyMen vs. Deez Nunz

Welcome back, Caron Palmer. After starting the season off poorly and facing questions on whether or not he still had the skills to be an effective QB, Palmer (35) responded with his best game of the season. His play, along with Hines Ward (21) and the Chicago Bears defense (19), helped MoneyMen to 120 points, the highest total of the week in Bush League. Deez Nunz played great as well, putting up 104 points. His top contributors were Michael Turner (28), Knowshon Moreno (20), who had a stellar score even in a blowout loss to the Raiders, and Chad Ochocinco (18). The loss is Deez Nunz’ fourth in a row, dropping him to a 2-5 record.