SCRUF - Week #9

by Andrew Mishler

Team Gary Boys vs. More Cowbell
Rashard Mendenhall continued his excellent 2010 campaign on Monday night
against the Bengals to the tune of 99 yards rushing and one touchdown, leading
Gary Boys to an 11-point victory over More Cowbell. It also turned out to be the
perfect week to start Brandon Jackson for Gary Boys, as he ran over Dallas for
42 yards and two touchdowns on his way to 20.8 points. Mendenhall’s big game
on the ground limited Ben Roethlisberger through the air, and unfortunately for
More Cowbell, Roethlisberger was his starting quarterback this week. Even more
unfortunate was Eli Manning’s three touchdowns and 22.9 points that sat on More
Cowbell’s bench.

Killer B’s vs. Springfield Flush
The chance at starting both Kansas City running backs against a weak Oakland
Raiders defense was too enticing to pass up for Springfield Flush, but in the end, his
all-Chiefs rushing attack backfired on him. Jamaal Charles and Thomas Jones only
accounted for 15.7 points altogether, leaving Killer B’s to a somewhat easy 10-point
victory over Springfield Flush. Killer B’s didn’t have a strong from his team either,
but Jay Cutler (18.9) and Dwayne Bowe’s (14.8) impressive performances were
enough to pull it out.

Devlin Magregor vs. Springfield GMEN
While the Bengals have had a poor season to this point, Terrell Owens has been a
bright spot, proving in each game that he still one of the great wide receivers in the
league. He continued that against Pittsburgh this week by 33.1 points off of 141
yards and two touchdowns, leading Springfield GMEN to a 15-point win over Devlin
Magregor. Springfield GMEN also received some big games from the Packers defense
(28), which took advantage of a Dallas team in turmoil, and Ronnie Brown (18.4).
For Devlin Magregor, it was still a productive week. Peyton Hillis (33.5) and Adrian
Peterson (28.4) both put up huge points, and Tom Brady (16.1) wasn’t far behind.

Team EMAC vs. The Hoagies
You have to feel terrible for EMAC in this matchup. He made two excellent plays
by placing both Seyi Aijortutu (27.1) and Randy McMichael (15.3) who were both
serving as injury relplacements for San Diego, into his starting lineup. Those two
decisions couldn’t have worked out much better for him, as both players caught two
touchdowns apiece. Unfortunately, his great decisions were in vain, as the Hoagies
still managed to beat him by nine points with the help of Philip Rivers (24.3), Ray
Rice (21.5) and Larry Fitzgerald (16.2).

B G Express vs. Rocky Mountain Oysters
Both Arian Foster (33.7) and Hakeem Nicks (23.8) have been virtually unstoppable
this season, so should it really be considered fair when both players are on the same
team in fantasy football? Fair or not, B G Express started both players and rode
their high scores to a big 35-point win over Rocky Mountain Oysters. He also had a
great game from Michael Turner ( 22.7). Rocky Mountain Oysters benefited from the
return of Michael Vick (25.4), but didn’t get much else from his team beyond some
solid scores from Cedric Benson (14.4) and Braylon Edwards (13.3).

Wonder Twins vs. Pigskin Fetish
Dallas Clark out, Jacob Tamme in. That’s all the was to it for Wonder Twins, whose
highest score in this matchup came from Tamme (24.3) this week and led him
to an 8-point win over Pigskin Fetish. Tamme caught 11 passes for 108 yards in
a touchdown against the Eagles, playing just as well as Dallas Clark in the Colts
offense. Right behind him in Wonder Twins’ lineup was the Saints defense (21),
Greg Jennings (17.5) and Dez Bryant (17.1). Pigskin Fetish was no slouch either this
week, as Aaron Rodgers (27.1) and Ahmad Bradshaw (23.2) each had some great
games. However, he wasn’t so lucky with Calvin Johnson (1.8), whose performance
suffered due to Revis Island.