After 15 weeks….we are up 1 Unit on the year as a group….just a few weeks ago we were up 24 units….Lets all sweep theses last 2 weeks and go out on top in a big way !

Colts Win?….Packers Lose?….Carolina doubles up Houston?….Human Sacrifice….Dogs and Cats living together….Mass Hysteria!….Kevin manages to climb into the black with a 3-0 week….Riley takes a 3-0 to climb into the lead on the year….everyone else gets caught up in the pandemonium….

3 Weeks to go for the 2011 5-Star contest and we are staggering toward the finish line….What had been a brief moment of glory with us up has been getting chipped down the last few weeks….Shawn took a stumble this week but is still leading the contest at 9-3 over the last 4 Weeks….Shannon is the next  hottest hand right now going 8-4 over that time….Burgess, Kevin, and Hunter are the only ones currently on the wrong side of .500….Full picks after the break….

Yeah, I am running a couple of days late….Zach had a science project to finish that has taken up most of my free time this week….The ½ point hook on the Patriots game was a killer this week as the 3 losses it created took us from being 14-10 winners to 11-13 losers instead….We were up $2K on the season a few weeks ago, but have now fallen to just +$640 as a group….Only 3 Weeks to go to get further up into the black….

Wow….did we ever suck last week….it was the worst week ever in the contest….fortunately we can just forget it and move on right?….Shawn is the leader right now and riding the hottest of hot streaks….after sitting at 5-7 at the end of Week 4….Shawn has run off a 20-7 tear including going 8-1 over the last 3 weeks….Shannon and Hunter have next best runs both going 6-3 over the last 3 weeks….good luck with your STIB….

There was strong competition this week as 5 Quarterbacks managed better than 25 points….but it was the Android Rodgers who claimed his 5th Player of the Week trophy in a game Armed N Dangerous had to win to secure the Storm Division crown….With the pressure on to win their 6th game in a row and hang on to the 2nd Bye Week position in the 2011 TBFL Playoffs…The Android went 28 of 46 for 369 yards and 4 touchdown strikes….his 8th 300+ yard game on the year (his 10th 297+ yard game)….He cements himself firmly as the Quarterback for the 2011 All-Star Team….It is the 6th Player of the Week award for AND….

Only 3 points separated the Top 5 Running Backs this week including 3 Top 5 Draft picks in Rice, Johnson, and McCoy….but it was Shonn Greene’s extra efforts in the 4th Quarter that secured him the final Player of the Week trophy on the year….After losing Fred Jackson for the season in Week 11, the Army had turned to Shonn to be their #1 back as they tried to fend off Husslers in the Bandit Division….he delivered this week going for 114 combined yards and 3 touchdowns in a game that sealed the title for his team….This is Bubba Army’s 2nd award at the position and their 4th award on the year….

The Top 3 (and 5 of the top 12) Wide Receivers this week all fought it out in the scoreboard explosion between X-Factor and Hurricanes….8 players hit the 20 point plateau but only Percy Harvin got to 30….and kept going….Harvin converted on 8 of 9 targets for 156 yards and 2 trips to pay dirt….he was late in the year to get rolling but ended with touchdown grabs in each of his last 3 games….With the former Gator’s trophy on the mantle X-Factor ends the year with a league leading 10 Player of the Week awards….3 of them coming from the wide receiver slot….

The final week of the season left us deadlocked at 14 points for 2 different kickers….Armed N Dangerous’s Connor Barth was perfect on 4 Field Goals of 44….46….47….and 50 yards with 1 Extra Point while Hurricanes David Akers hit 4 shorter Field Goals of 19….28….34….and 36 yards with 2 Extra Points….Apparently the MyFantasyLeague voters reward kicking volume over distace as Akers came out the winner of their unexplained tie-breaker system….It is Akers 2nd trophy on the year and the 5th on the year for Hurricanes….

And what would the end of the season be without one more tie to break….Hurricanes Pittsburgh Steelers squad managed 3 sacks….1 Blocked Field Goal….1 Interception….1 Fumble Recovery….and a 67 yard Punt Return Touchdown….meanwhile Money Inc’s San Francisco 49er squad got 4 sacks….1 Interception….1 Fumble Recovery….and pitched the Shut-Out….Our mysterious MyFantasyLeague voters go for Points Allowed apparently as the 49ers are given the Award….their 2nd on the year and Money Inc’s 9th trophy on the season….

Team of the Week

Can this really be happening?….The pre-season favorite is not only going into the playoffs as the #1 Seed but also hitting on all cylinders and peaking as well….Their monstrous 173 point explosion gives them their 4th award in the last 5 Weeks making them the 6th team to claim 4 in 1 year….The new team record is the highest production of any team this year tieing for the 2nd highest score ever in the TBFL….The win over 158 point scoring X-Factor totals out as the highest combined score in league history at 331 and makes them the 4th team ever to go 6-0 in Division Play….the first team to do it since 2006….They end up only 6 points shy of overtaking Runs N Throses as the highest scoring team on the year at 1561 to 1567 which both beat the previous record held by Armed N Dangerous….

Chump of the Week

After hanging on for 3 straight weeks to stay in contention for the Bandit Division title….Husslers finally fell short in their attempt to make the TBFL Playoffs in their rookie season….In a week that saw 27 starters score 20 points or better (with 9 of them in 1 game!)….Husslers could total up 5 of his starting 8 and still fall short of that number….The loss dropped them into 3rd place in the Bandit Division and completely out of playoff contention….the 6th wildcard spot instead going to their Week 13 opponents….The Husslers (and their Cheerleaders!) will instead have to settle for a 1st Round Bye in the 2011 Empire Cup contest….

2011 TBFL All-Star Team

QB

Aaron Rodgers – AND

After Week 7 Armed N Dangerous was sitting at 2-5 on a 3 game slide and 4 games behind the Storm Division leading Thrashers who were on a 4 game streak in the opposite direction….But team captain Android Rodgers would not tolerate any negative talk in the locker room….Over the next 6 Weeks he led all signal callers in the league claiming 3 of his 5 Team of the Week trophies on the year….His determination to win spread across the entire team and they never lost another game ultimately claiming their 4th Storm Division title and the #2 Seed in the 2011 Playoffs….

RB

LeSean McCoy – RNT

While challenging for trophies every week….LeSean never did take home a Player of the Week award on the year….but he does manage to come out on top in the Player of the Year race by 1 point….Averaging a Touchdown and 95 yards on the ground EVERY GAME….he also converted on 71% of his receiving targets for 277 yards and 3 more scores….he will be an essential part of Runs N Throses game plan heading into the TBFL Playoffs….

RB

Ray Rice – XFA

The #1 Pick in the 2011 TBFL Draft may have only been the 7th best player on the ground piling up 926 yards and 9 touchdowns on his 208 carries….but he was the #1 receiving back grabbing 56 of his 82 targets for an additional 547 yards and 2 touchdowns….Rice was a 3 yard reception short of taking down the Player of the Year award but did manage to capture 2 Team of the Week trophies and cement a spot on the 2011 All-Star squad….

WR

Wes Welker – RNT

No surprise here as the TDQBITU’s favorite Wide Receiver tied with Roddy White as the most targetted in the league at 127….but he converted 73% of those (including a perfect 11 for 11 in Week 13) ending up with 18 more receptions than the closest competitior….He was the only receiver to average 100+ yards per game and tacked on 8 touchdowns to ensure his Player of the Year award….He managed to grab 2 Player of the Week trophies along the way including his 50 point outing in Week 3 that tied for the highest scoring outing of any player this year….

WR

Calvin Johnson – XFA

The early leader for the POTY honor….Megatron was averaging 1 touchdown for every 3 receptions through the first 4 weeks of the season claiming 1 Team of the Week trophy….he cooled off a bit after that but still managed to crack 1000 yards on the year and average out to a touchdown in every game played for the X-Factor….2nd in Touchdowns….3rd in targets….2nd in yardage….and 3rd in receptions secures his spot on then 2011 All-Star squad….

WR

Jimmy Graham – HUR

Proving that consistency through the season is more important than indiviudal performances….Jimmy Graham is the 2nd player to land on the All-Star squad without ever landing a Player of the Week trophy….the 4th most targetted receiver with 112….he managed to convert better at 67% to end on the 2nd most receptions at 75….he averaged 14 yards per catch to total out over 1000 on the season and added 8 touchdowns to the Hurricanes scoring totals on the year….

K

Mason Crosby – HUS

In our only position that ended up on a tie for the year….Mason Crosby and David Akers both ended up at 108 points on the season through different paths….Akers led the league in Field Goals nailing 32 for the Hurricanes and adding another 26 Extra Points….Mason Crosby went the other way leading the league going perfect on 51 Extra Point attempts and adding on 19 Field Goals….with 3 fewer missed kicks on the year on 12 more attempts Crosby wins the Player of the Year award….

DEF

Baltimore Ravens – PLA

When your defensive unit is this good….you start them every week no matter what….Bye Weeks be damned as Danny showed us….They earned 4 Player of the Week trophies on the year while piling up a league leading 41 sacks….a league low 192 points allowed….23 takeaways….and 4 touchowns….They end the year as the 32nd highest scorers among ALL STARTING PLAYERS on the year from ANY POSITION….

Good Luck in the Post Season Everybody !

Commish

Wow….Worst….Week….Ever….Vegas laughed at us all the way to the bank as we post the worst weekend in the history of running the contest….Shawn managed the perfect 3-0, Shannon and Hunter go 2-1, Miller goes 1-2…..Yeah that’s it….nobody else hit a single game….8-16 for a -$1,040….We gave back half of what the group had made so far on the year in one shot….We could have just flipped a coin for half the bankroll….Full carnage after the break….Buffalo?….Really?….

We got back on the right track last week going 15-8-1 as a group for a +$460 to our virtual coffers….even with the wash from the head-to-head B1G TEN face-off….Hunter is on the hottest streak right now going 7-2 over the last 3 weeks….Gasper has been the most consistent going 2-1 each of the last 3 weeks….here are the free picks to take to your STIB this weekend….

Going into Monday Night this looked to be Tom Brady’s 3rd trophy on the year as his team had a comfortable lead and he sat at 32  points….But Drew Brees 40 points ties TDQBITU’s Week 1 performance as the 2nd highest in the league this year and the 8th highest of all time….24 of 38 for 363 yards and 4 touchdown tosses was good enough for a 129.6 Quarterback Rating….The former Boilermaker then added on 1 rushing score as insurance on his way to claim his 3rd Team of the Week award….This is the 7th for the surging Money Men….but they are not done yet….

As Husslers tries desperately to claw their way into the top spot in the Bandit Division, they are using every resource available….Cedric Benson had ridden the pine for the last 2 Weeks but when called upon by his coaching staff he delivered in a big way….Averaging over 5 yards a carry he cracked the 100 yard mark for the first time since Week 4 when he was still on the Warriors roster…Add a trip to the end-zone and 4 receptions for 24 yards against the Whales defense and it was just enough to keep Arian Foster from claiming his 3rd award on the year….This is the club’s 5th trophy on the year and their 2nd at the Running Back position….

Again….going into Monday Night this trophy was packed up and ready to ship to Runs N Throses headquarters as Wes Welker hauled in 8 catches for 115 yards and 2 scores against the Hurricanes defense….But it was stripped away by Victor Cruz as he manage 9 catches for 157 yards and 2 scores of his own including a 72 yard scamper in the 4th Quarter as Money Inc tries to stay alive in the Playoff Hunt….This is the 8th Player of the Week trophy on the year for the club and they join X-Factor as the only teams to hit for the cycle collecting 1 award at every position….

The Warriors did not have many highlights this week but Mike Nugent did go perfect on Field Goals from 23, 26, and 40 yards and tacked on 2 Extra Points to land this Player of the Week trophy for his club….their 5th overall and 2nd from the Kicker position….Unfortunately the 11 points generated equalled or bested 6 of the other starting 7 positions on the squad as they fall to their Sibling Rivals….

1-10-NO18 (4:33) E.Manning pass deep middle intended for J.Ballard
INTERCEPTED by W.Herring at NO 0.

PLA 3-1 .750 (Swept BAT, Split with AND)
AND 2-2 .500 (Split with PLA, Split with BAT)
BAT 1-3 .250 (Split with AND, Swept by PLA)

MNY 6-7 .500 (Beat XFA, Lost to PLA) 4-2 Division Record
XFA 6-7 .500 (Beat PLA, Lost to MNY) 3-3 Division Record
PLA 6-7 .500 (Beat MNY, Lost to XFA) 3-3 Division Record

BAT 7-6  1.00 (Beat HUS and XFA)
XFA 7-6  .000 (Lost to BAT, Did not play HUS)  4-2 Division Record  1384 Points
HUS 7-6  .000 (Lost to BAT, Did not Play XFA)  4-2 Division Record  1143 Points

XFA 7-6  .500 (Beat BBA, Lost to BAT)  3-3 Division Record
BBA 7-6  .500 (Beat BAT, Lost to XFA)  3-3 Division Record
BAT 7-6  .500 (Beat XFA, Lost to BBA)  2-4 Division Record

XFA 7-6  1.00 (Beat AND, Did not play HUS)  4-2 Division Record  1384 Points
HUS 7-6  1.00 (Beat AND, Did not play HUS)  4-2 Division Record  1143 Points
AND 7-6  .000 (Lost to XFA, Lost to HUS)

XFA 7-6  1.00 (Beat AND and BBA)
AND 7-6  .000 (LOst to XFA, Did not play BBA)  4-2 Division Record
BBA 7-6  .000 (Lost to XFA, Did not play AND)  3-3 Division Record

XFA 7-6  1.00 (Beat PLA, Did not play HUS)  4-2 Division Record  1384 Points
HUS 7-6  1.00 (Beat PLA, Did not play HUS)  4-2 Division Record  1143 Points
PLA 7-6  .000 (Lost to XFA, Lost to HUS)

XFA 7-6  1.00 (Beat AND and BBA)
PLA 7-6  .500 (Beat BBA, Lost to XFA)
BBA 7-6  .000 (Lost to XFA and PLA)

Nobody took any of the Monday Night action so we have results today….Six players were rewarded with taking Houston as we went a very healthy 15-8-1 on the weekend for a +$460….In the Michigan/Ohio State battle….Riley’s Wolverines start a new clock (It has been 2 days since the Wolverines last beat the Buckeyes….) but on the all important wagering line they did not cover and Hunter runs away with the only 3-0 score on the weekend (And gets Urban Meyer to add insult to injury)….full results after the break….