into the finals

It will be an all Peter Division final!  The Onion Heads, led by their Seattle threesome of Lynch, Hauschka, and the D that combined for 32 of the sweet ones 41 points, downed the Brady-led Whales 41-34.  The Salmon were swimming downstream this weekend.  Led by the Lion combo of Stafford to Johnson, and with everyone in the lineup but Gates scoring, they rolled over TD Jesus 72-27.

The Maroons will met the Crushers in the Toilet Bowl.  L. McCoy's 21 points led the high-scoring Maroons to a 44-36 victory over the Wheaties.  The Crushers beat the Colassals 22-13.

There is a Thursday night game and Saturday games this week.

Merry Christmas to everyone from all of us at the league headquarters.

Week 13

WWSOFFL:

Week 13: The playoffs are now set. By virtue of defeating the Maroons 34-28 and the tiebreaker over the Onion Heads, who defeated the Thumbs 47-33 behind M. Lynch’s 15 points, the Salmon won the Peter Division and a first round bye. Despite losing, the Thumbs secured the final playoff spot. Charlie also earned its place in the playoffs with a 36-29 win over the Wheat Eaters. Link Division winner the Whales still get a first round bye despite losing 38-29 to the Colassals. TD Jesus clinched the Julie Division with a 30-14 defeat of the Ducks, sending the latter in the marsh with a record worst 1-12 season. The Gatsbys defeated the Crushers 48-47.

TD Jesus will play the Thumbs and the Onion Heads will face Charlie in the first round. Based on total points, the first tie-breaker, the Whales are the number one seed and will face the winner of the Onion Heads-Charlie game. The Salmon get the winner of TD Jesus versus the Thumbs.

In the Hot Poop Toilet Bowl, The Maroons and the Crushers earned first round byes due to the tiebreaker. The Colassals will face the Ducks and the Gatsbys will play the Wheat Eaters. The Maroons get the winner of the Gatsbys-Wheat Eaters imbroglio, while the Crushers get the victor of the Colassals-Ducks showdown.

Just so the there is no confusion when it comes to whining rights, they go to the Maroons. They led the league in total points, but did not make the playoffs. That is a first. Maybe this will get Ben to go into the archives for some of his classic material on that subject.

WWSOFFL:

Week 12: It has been awhile since I wrote one of these. A big week for the Peter Division (Peter Power?) as they won all four of their games and every team kept their playoff hopes alive. Conversely, the Link Division went 0-4 and the Julies 2-2. It was the Maroons over the Whales, 26-21, the Salmon 43-20 over the Colassals, the Onion Heads downing the Ducks 40-15, the Thumbs defeating TD 41-28, the Gatsbys over the
Wheaties is a key seeding game for the Toilet Bowl 24-19, and the Crushers keeping their chances for the division title and to defend their crown going with a 32-29 victory over Charlie.

In the Peter Division the Salmon and Onion Heads have both clinched playoff spots and are tied for the division lead. The Salmon face the Maroons who must win to have any chance at the playoffs and the OH play the Thumbs who are in the playoffs with a win. The Whales have clinched the Link. Charlie, facing the Wheaties, secures a playoff spot with a win. In the Julie, TD Jesus can clinch the Division with a win over the Ducks. The Crushers need to beat the Gatsbys and hope the Ducks can win to force a tiebreaker situation for the division crown and possibly the final playoff spot depending on what happens in the other games. The Colassals, Wheaties, Gatsbys, and Ducks are out.

week 11

Maroons 37 Gatsbys 28
Crushers 43 Salmon 30
OH 35 Charlie 30

Thumbs 22 Colassals 5
Ducks 38 WE 26
Whales 34 TD 29

Oz in transit

Week 10

Maroons 51 OH 35
Thumbs 37 Salmon 16
Colassals 24 WE 20
Charlie 38 Whales 19
TD 38 Crushers 30
Gatsbys 54 Ducks 29

Week 9

November 8, 2011

WWSOFFL:

Week 9: It was a big week on the Links, with three wins. The Whales led the pod as they have all year as 17 points from W. McGahee powered them to a 52-36 win over the Onion Heads. Charlie stayed two games back with as 20 points from V. Jackson let them hang ten on the Thumbs 47-31. The Colassals defeated the mismanaged Gatsbys 36-29. The win streak was stopped in the 54th Street Bowl as the Crushers, led by A. Rodgers 12 points, downed the Wheat Eaters 35-19. The only winner in the Peter Division was the Maroons.  Get a positive vibe in the weekly letter and look out as they downed the Ducks 27-22. It was two wins for the Julies as the Division leading TD Jesus connected with Julio (Jones) down at the school yard for 16 and a big 48-22 win over Peter Division leader the Salmon.

In the playoff picture, the Ducks have officially been eliminated. Division games this week will go a long way to sorting things out or making things closes as TD Jesus plays the Crushers in the Julie and the Whales play Charlie. Both have two games leads that they can stretch to three or see reduced to one. The Salmon play the Thumbs who need a win to stay in the wildcard race.

Moves: The Ducks picked up T.J. Houshmanzada for Sims-Walker; The Whales took N. Novak for 85; the Onion Heads grabbed R. Brown for Bradford; the Colassals took Tate for Torian; and TD raised his arms for Helu and K. Smith banishing Scott and Addai.

Oz

Week 8

November 1, 2011

WWSOFFL:

**I miscalculated the Salmon score and they won 38-36 over the Wheat Eaters.  My apologies to all.  No excuses.  Like Philip Rivers, I just dropped the ball.  A new standings is attached.

A very tired Oz**
Week 8: The Maroons have scored well all year, but the schedule maker has been unkind. This week, they left nothing to chance posting a week leading 51 points behind 15 from L. McCoy in a 51-30 win over the Colassals. The Thumbs put the screws to the defending champions with a 37-11 victory. Keeping the Peter win streak going, the Onion Heads got 15 from S. Jackson in a 43-34 win over the Gatsbys. The Linksters also had a three win week led by the Wheat Eaters who stopped Peter Division leader the Salmon in a tiebreaker win. Two tds from the Detroit D were critical in forging a 36-36 tie and a 34-32 win after bonus points were deducted. The Whales kept their two game lead and league best record with a NY Giantsesque 24-17 defeat of the winless Ducks. Charliegot 18 points from R. Rice in a big 44-18 win over TD Jesus. Yes, that means the Julie Division was winless for the week, with only one team scoring over 20 points.

In the playoff picture, I think it is safe to say that some teams are all but out of the running already: Ducks, Gatsbys, and Maroons. The Crushers and Colassals need to get hot, and the remainder of the teams are all in the mix. Week 9 has some big games with the Peter co-leader the Onion Heads facing and Link Division leading Whales, and the other Peter co-leader the Salmon playing the Julie leading TD Jesus.

Moves: Crushers picked up D. Bailey for A. Vinatieri. Oh how the Colts have fallen when the always dependable Vinatieri is dropped. The Onion Heads reacquired P. Thomas for E. Graham.

Oz

Week 7

WWSOFFL:

Week 7: The Salmon took sole command of the Peter Division with a big 36-4 win over the Onion Heads. M. Crosby’s 17 points led the way. The Salmon, of course, had plenty of pink on from the Salon in honor of breast cancer awareness month. The Thumbs got a week best 23 points from A. Foster and 17 from D. Brees to post a big 49- 34 win over the Maroons. The Wheaties, yes, I have to do it, harpooned the Whales, giving them their first loss of the season as B. Rothlisberger’s 12 points led the way in a 35-17 win. The Colassals got back in the race, just one game behind the Wheat Eaters and Charlie as their bye week D, KC and the Sunshine Band, put up 18 points and calmed the seas in a 38-30 win over Charles. TD Jesus is the class of the Julie Division right now. A 48-24 doubling up of the Gatsbys gave them a two game lead and the two week money. The Crushers kept the Ducks winless with a 21-15 victory.

We have passed the halfway mark of the regular season. If the playoffs began today, it would be the Whales and Salmon with byes, TD Jesus as the Julie winner, and the Onion Heads, Wheat Eaters, and Charlie in the wildcard spots.

Moves: The Maroons won the race to D. Murray, dropping Gibson. Charlie picked up R. Brown for N. Washington and then dropped Mr. Brown for M. Morris. The Wheat Eaters are back in Plax, picking him up for Dwyer. The Onion Heads got C. Palmer for T. Jones. The Gatsbys picked up M. Napoli because he just has to be better than who they have right now.

Oz

October 18, 2011

WWSOFFL:

Week 6: A low scoring week in the WWSOFFL, except, of course, for the undefeated rulers of the sea, the Whales. Led by 20 points from A. Bradshaw, the large aquatic mammals backed up their boosting this week with a 51-24 win over the Crushers. Only two other teams managed more than 30 points, the Thumbs in a 34-16 victory over the still flightless Ducks and TD Jesus who won the sibling rivalry bowl with a 38-21 triumph over the Colassals. Charlie just got past the Maroons 25-22, the Salmon has the replay officials on their side to hold on to a 23-12 win over the Gatsbys, and the Onion Heads, led by 18 points from B. Cundiff, topped the Wheat Eaters in the WW agriculture bowl 29-23.

Apologies are called for to Felix Jones. He scored in the first week of the season. I want to thank Dave Glenn for pointing out this mistake. That means it was Chris Johnson who was the last person picked in rounds 1-3 to score.

The big game of the week is the co-leaders of the Peter Division facing off, the Salmon versus the Onion Heads. All games are intradivision, giving the Wheat Eaters a shot of slowing down the Whales migration to a division title. TD Jesus has a similar two game lead to the Whales in the Julie Division as they prepare for the Gatsbys. Will the move back to the Eastern Time Zone disrupt the season, much less the studies, of Hesburgh’s favorites?

Moves: The Colassals continue to seek a better defense strategy. Having moved from pirates to the pentagon, they have now gone for the caged tiger as they pick up Cincinnati for Washington. The Wheaties are rearming for battle, with J. Battle for McCluster and J. Dwyer for Burress. Charlie, seeking a lot of press if not points, takes T. Tebow for Kolb. The Onion Heads go for E. Graham for C. Williams. TD Jesus reacquired D. Carter for Cobb, and picked up L. Robinson for Keading. The Gatsbys have that Newport/Woodstock felling going as they return to the land with Akers over Folk music. The Maroons want gold not leather, so it is M. Nugent for J. Brown.

Oz

Week 5

Week 5: In the big upset of the week, the previously winless Maroons upended the high scoring Onion Heads 42-37 behind 10 points from M. Schaub. The Salmon moved into a tie with the Onion Heads in the Peter Division with a 50-30 triumph over the Thumbs as M. Crosby led the way with 14. In the powerful Link Division, the Whales remained undefeated and took a two game lead as S. Janikowski’s 16 points led
them to a 44-14 victory over Charlie. The Colassals made it two in a row with a 42-14 pasting of the Wheaties. TD Jesus took the lead in the Julie Division as AP’s 21 points led them to a 53-41 victory over the defending champion Crushers. The Gatsbys downed the winless Ducks 30-11.

Chris Johnson finally found the end zone, leaving F. Jones as the highest pick, third round, yet to score.

The Crushers won the two week money.

Moves: The Colassals have put their season on Cruz control and have dropped Tate. The Onion Heads won the race to Redman for P. Thomas. The Whales left the Big Easy D for the Dock of the Bay and will play with some flowers in their hair. That is SF for NO for those of you not in my 1960s seminar. The Ducks took Kuhns for Cribbs.

Oz

Week 4

October 4, 2011

WWSOFFL:

Week 4: The schedule maker is cruel. The teams that scored the third and fourth most points this week, the Gatsbys and the Maroons respectively, lost. Sir Charles, getting points from every position, including 11 each from Romo and J. Hanson, beat the Gatsbys 61-43. The Crushers, led by an unbelievable 28 points from A. Rodgers, beat the Maroons 49-42. It was sweeps week for the Link. In addition to Charlie’s big win, the Whales, led by M. Turner’s 13, stayed undefeated with a 34-31 win over the previously unbeaten Salmon; the Wheat Eaters got 12 from Dez Bryant and the Detroit D for a 41-30 victory against the Thumbs; and the Colassals broke into the win column with a 32-27 triumph over the Ducks. The Onion Heads kept pace with the Whales as the only other undefeated team as B. Cundiff’s 10 points led them to a 40-32 edge against TD Jesus. The Maroons and Ducks remain winless.

All games are intradivision this coming week, and bye weeks begin as well.

With A. Foster scoring, that leaves C. Johnson as the only first round pick not to score yet. F. Jones holds that distinction for a third rounder, and M. Williams, K. Moreno, P. Manning, and D. Williams continue to be shut out among the fourth round selections. At the other end of the draft, excluding kickers and Ds, the best picks in
Round 13 were G. Olsen and C. Newton. Round 11 yielded P. Burress. Round 10’s best picks were M. Bush and R. Meacham. O. Daniels in Round 9 tops that group.

Correction: The Salmon scored 40 (not 39) points last week.

Moves: Charlie picked up S. Ridley and N. Washington for Helu and D. Nelson. The Wheaties got a McCluster for Murray. TD Jesus went for B. Scott for D. Carter. The Colassals took M. Colston for M. Thomas and R. Torian for J. Cutler. . Gatsbys go back to Garcon for Britt.

Oz

Week 3

September 27, 2011

WWSOFFL:

Week 3: Break up the Whales. It is not that they are 3-0 after their 56-26 triumph over the Thumbs, led by J. (it is the kind of name that scores tds) Finley’s 18 points and 14 from T. Brady. It is the fact that the Whales are averaging over 50 points a game. In a league where topping 400 points for the season always puts you in the top group, the Whales are scoring at just over 52 points a game and on pace to score 676. The Wheat Eaters also hit the 50 point mark, led by 16 from D. McFadden and 12 from R. Mathews
in a 50-30 win over the Maroons. The Onion Heads were the only other team over 40 as the Patriots receiving corps (Welker 16 and Gronkowski 14) led them to a 48-28 win over the Colassals. The Salon styled their way to a 39-23 win, with 14 coming from C. Johnson, over Charlie Don’t Chirp.

In the results from the Julie Division matchups, it was TD Jesus coasting to a 32-13 win over the Ducks, and the Gatsbys downing the defending champion Crushers 34-31 behind E. Manning’s 13 points.

Still no touchdowns from C. Johnson and A. Foster, the only first round picks not to score yet. With M. Ingrham scoring, all of the second rounder selections have put up points. F. Jones still the only third rounder not to see the endzone, and M. Williams, K. Moreno, P. Manning, and D. Williams in the fourth round have failed to light up the board.

Four teams had over 100 points the last two weeks, but TD Jesus’s record breaking 76 led them to the high total of 108. It should also be noted that the Salmon and Wheaties are on a pace to score over 600 points, but they are averaging below 50 points a week. Still, with only three teams over 40 points this week, scores looked more like they usually do for a normal week in the bruising WWSOFFL.

Moves: Trade: Charlie sent M. Manningham to the Gatsbys for AJ Green. Charlie also picked up D. Nelson (of the sweet one hand shot) for L. Moore and R. Helu for Ford. The Gatsbys picked up S. Chandler for Pettigrew and T. Smith for P. Manning. The Colassals changed Defenses, going for the Pentagon over the Pirate Ship. The Wheat Eaters dropped Charles for D. Murray. The gals at the Salon picked up E.
Dickson and dumped B. Edwards.

Oz

WWSOFFL:

Week 2: All the chatter came from Charlie and the Salmon, but it was TD Jesus putting up the record 76 points to defeat the Maroons who had a very respectable 40. M. Ryan, A. Peterson, J. Best, T. Gonzalez, and J. Kasay had 12, 14, 12, 12, and 13 respectively. Not that the Salmon and Charles did not score. F. Jackson’s 15 led the way for the Salmon in its 63-27 win over the Ducks. Charlie needed everyone one of those 55 points to get past the Wheaties 55-54 while the Whales won the other Link contest 49-32 over the Colassals behind Maclin’s 15 points. The Onion Heads R. Gronkowski led the way with 12 points in a close 31-29 win over the Crushers. The Thumbs cruised over the Gatsbys 44-29. That is a lot of points with 7 teams at 40 or more. The defenses are clearly still way behind the offenses in the NFL.

The top picks redeemed themselves as four of the top six scored. That leaves C.Johnson and A. Foster as the only first round picks not to score yet. M. Ingrham is the only second rounder not to put up points, F. Jones the only third rounder, and M.Williams, K. Moreno, P. Manning, and D. Williams in the fourth round.

Moves: TD Jesus resurrected J. Kasay for Gould; Maroons went for the Gibson guitar over the Colston; the OH grabbed T. Jones for Ringer; and the Colassals, bucking the political trends of the nation, went for Fitzpatrick over Collins.

Oz

The Great Oz out of town

Let me clarify my last message.  If you need a response from me about a change, you have to get it to me by Friday (a pickup of a new player, is someone available.)  You can submit your roster up to kickoff on Sunday as long as you do not need approval from the commissioner for a change.

Let me know if I can make this any more convoluted or wordy.

Oz

Week 1, 2011 season

Week 1: The Whales were down 35 points going into Monday night with Brady and Janikowski to play. After 17 points from Brady, and 22 from the kicker—including a ten point bonus for the 63 yard fg—it was Whales 53 Gatsbys 49. Ouch. The Whales also won the first week money. The Salmon came back on Monday night as well with a R. Bush td that put them over the Maroons 47-45. C. Johnson led the way with 12 points. The Onion Heads tied up the Thumbs 40-35. The Link took 3 of 4 from the Julies. In addition to the Whales victory it was the Wheaties 33 TD Jesus 16, and Charlie, behind 14 from R. Rice downing the Ducks 43-21. The defending champion Crushers upheld the lady’s honor with a 26-23 win over the Colassals.

The first six players chosen in the draft did not score. Every one of the next six players selected did (and the first two in the second round). Excluding bonus points, in the second round, only five players scored. If you take out the qbs and bonus points, and go with the first 24 position players, only 10 of them scored. In round three, it was five of the 12 who scored. Round four was the best with seven players scoring. Yet the fourth round has already lost two players, P. Manning and S. Jackson. Most impressive late pick is easy, C. Newton of the thirteenth round, but E. Doucet also from that round scored as well.

As usual, the first week had higher than normal scoring with half of the teams topping 40 points. Defenses will adjust and the average will fall back into the 30s.

Moves: Gatsbys took Folk for Hartley and J. Nelson for Garcon; Colassals grabbed Collins for Gibson; the Thumbs added D. Ward for Helu; TD Jesus went for Cobb and Gould for Berrian and D. Brown; and the Onion Heads moved Floyd and brought in C. Williams.