The Buff League Mid-Season Report

by Scott Zlotnick

The best part of fantasy football is that you’re never really out of the hunt for
a championship. The Buff League is a perfect example a league that is up for grabs,
with five teams sitting at .500, two teams sitting at 3-5, and two teams at 2-6. All it
takes is a few losses to a 4-4 team for a 2-6 team to move up in the standings.
However, three teams have stood out so far this season.

At 7-1, the Motor Boatin’ Sons of Bitches have separated themselves from the
rest of the league, sitting alone in first place. Leading the way has been Roddy White,
who has had a phenomenal season and has become the best receiver in the NFL.
Sitting right on their tail is Gone Fishin’ at 6-2. This isn’t all that surprising due to
the fact they have Chris Johnson, the best RB in all of football. Despite some early
struggles, Johnson has really turned it on as of late.

After those teams, we now get into a logjam. Xtreme2daMax is 5-3 and have
very little wiggle room in the league. Despite being outscored by 4 points on the
season, they somehow have a winning record. Ben Roethlisberger’s return should
certainly help as we come down the stretch. We then have the five 4-4 teams, with
Cock-A-Doodle-Damn currently holding the 4th place tiebreaker. The team to watch
out for is the team currently last in the tiebreaker, Yellow Yellow Jackets. With Tom
Brady, the suddenly explosive Darren McFadden, and Reggie Wayne, they have the
ability to score a lot of points every week.

The last four teams are also in a logjam. Of the bottom four teams, The Rusty
Kuntz have the best chance to move up, due to their +46 point differential and their
high point total on the season (786.6 points). With a strong RB trio of Ahmad
Bradshaw, Arian Foster, and Michael Turner, this is the type of team that no one
wants to play come playoff time. It should be a very interesting last four weeks until
we reach the playoffs.