The Winners, The Losers and Fear Factory.

Game Of The Week.

The Bone Rocks shocked the league this week as they took to the field in spectacular new uniforms and pledged their allegiance to the flag of the 49ers. Taking the only page from the Mike Singletary play-book  Head Coach Lars promised to serve up some  'smash-mouth football' against pre-season favourites Ttttaylor.
Earlier in the week Head Coach J had taunted The Rocks by claiming his side could take the win without even selecting a defence.  But cometh the hour, cometh the Chiefs D.  Ttttaylor took the lead early with DeSean Jackson grabbing his first TD in what would prove to be a 23pts haul and with the Chiefs D living up to this reporters very own sage like predictions it was all looking good early on.  Ttttaylor just needed a solid outing from QB Flacco and RB duo Benson and Johnson.  But Flopo couldn't  find his receivers finishing with a lamentable 5.06pts,worse still the league's number 1 draft pick stumbled for a career low 3.30pts.  By the end of the late game Sunday Ttttaylor's score had flat-lined at 97.06pts.
For the flamboyant Rocks, Matt Ryan racked up 25.60pts in Atlanta's dismantling of Arizona.  But elsewhere points were hard to come by, Ronnie Brown 6.30pts, Greg Jennings 3.60pts, Jabar Gaffney 1.50pts.  The Rocks were hanging on by their bony fingernails but it would need something special to take the win.  Step forward Frank 'The Tank' Gore.  In a series of methodical drives Gore's legs kept churning out the yards for San Fran and the points for The Rocks.  Then, within sight of the goalline Gore pulls himself out of the game and rookie Dixon scores the TD on his very first play ever for the Niners!  The Rocks still trail.
Midway through the 3rd quarter and TE  Veron Davis speeds past the Saints corners and makes the over the shoulder grab for a 41yrd gain.  Rocks 97.06pts, Tttaylor 97.06pts!  On the 49ers next drive Gores fumbles!  Minus points for the Rocks, Ttttaylor regains the lead.  Late in the 4th quarter the Niners drive down-field and Gore picks up yards in the flat.  With just 1.19 left on the clock Veron Davis makes the grab on a 2pt conversion but the play is ruled no good.  Singletary and The Rocks throw their challenge flags in unison, both are reminded we are inside the final two minutes so the play goes straight to the booth.  Several nerve shattering minutes later and the decision on the field is overturned.  Davis scores!  The Rocks win and go 2-0!  And that, is the game of the week!   

Team Of The Week.

Riggins just won't let it go.

There will be no Rookie Watch this week as The Bench Warmers defeat The Baptists to join The Rocks on 2-0 and claim their first Team Of  The Week title.  The Baptists had been predicted to win this one big but in a fluctuating game the Bench Warmers reclaimed the lead late Sunday night and made it stick all the way though the final Monday night game.  Jay Cutler posted 29.38pts to break 20pts for the second consecutive week.  The San Diego D, one of many high scoring defences this week came up big with 23.00pts and WR Andre Johnson, the player many felt the rookie coach had reached for in the draft, delivered with 24.80pts. 
The Baptists will be disappointed with their under-performing WR trio and may question the wisdom of starting Colston who seems to be the Saints 3rd down go to guy and little else.  It's still to early to take the rookie seriously, I give you C.J Spiller, one carry  for 2.60pts, but the rook is 2-0 and precious few teams can stake that claim at the end of week 2.

Luckiest Team Of The Week.

Somethings not right I tell ya!

Did Hakeem Nicks deliver 3 TD's?  No, one garbage time TD for 9.80pts.  Did Ochocinco break 25pts? No. He didn't break 10pts, or even 5.  Did the 17million dollar QB light it up against the Jets? No.  Then how in fantasy hell did the Disco post 114.52pts and go 2-0?  How can a second string RB rushing for a team that scores 7 points amass 21.40pts?  And please, for the love of all that is good in this world can someone explain how a defence can concede 11pts on the field and return 35pts to the Disco's fantasy locker?  I've investigated my fair share of conspiracies and I tell ya something's not right with that Disco set-up, something's not right at all.
For the French Leader it was a case of il n'est pas possible, cela ne peut se passer.  But it was and it was.  DeAngelo Williams continues to disappoint and Reggie Bush will be out for at least 6 weeks with a suspected fracture.  The Ravens D failed to reach double digits and Boldin looks like a poor 3rd WR at best.  The Leader needs to regroup before the Week 3 match up against the Fear Factory.

Swedes Still Not Super.

A Swede.  Harsh but fair?

Royale with TD's claimed the battle of the winless as both teams failed to break the 100pt mark.  For the best part of the early games Royale fans hid behind the sofa as this one promised to be a repeat of last weeks heart break but they say time heals all wounds and as the clock ticked into Monday night the Royale's 20 point lead remained intact the only point of interest being Crabtree's spectacular grab and run for a 32-yard gain.  The Royale's will be pleased to get this one in the bag and don't need reminding that but for 0.64pts they'd be 2-0.  For the Swedes words spoke  louder than actions and the promised revenge failed to materialise.  Week 3 sees the Swedes travel the 2-0 Rookie.  Will the Swedes keep their counsel or will Head Coach P issue another call to arms?

Name Change Request II.

A factory.  Nothing to fear.

The Swedes are not Super and there is nothing to fear from The Factory.  Steve Smith, (not that one, the other Steve Smith) looks a worry in a poor Giants offence returning just 3.50pts.  TE Miller contributed 0.30 and old man Favre whose every hut hut hut was uttered with regret offered up a starting QB league low of 1.00pt.  58.00pts Fear Factory, hang your collective heads in shame. So all the 79ers had to do was turn up to win this one and they duly obliged leading from start to finish.  Jahvid Best had a insane day with 44.20pts, pretty much the Factories entire score from one player.  Manning had another zillon yard day for 27pts and the Vikings D put a solid 17pts. An encouraging week for the 79ers who take on the league's luckiest in Week 3.

A Sure Thing.

The Lottery fails to intimadate Yoda

Yoda From Wales duly whipped The Lottery hoisting aloft this weeks league high 136.48pts in the process.  Schaub 41.08pts, Peterson 27.60pts, Gates 17.70.  Pretty much everyone contributed.  Even the mightly T.O seems unable to ruffle the team spirit of the finest collection of players since Aikman, Smith and Irvin.  For the Lottery, signs of life as they broke 100pts for the first time this season.  Their big players delivered but they only have three big players.

Good Call Of The Week.  

The Bone Rocks  left out QB Plamer despite his 27.70pts haul from week 1.  Palmer sat on the bench and collected 6.58pts, Ryan started and posted 25.60.  Kudos to The Bones Rocks.

Bad Call Of The Week.

The leagues master of bad calls sees the Baptists leave WR Hester 13.70 and WR Jones 11.30pts on the bench and start with WR Berrian 2.40pts and WR Colston 6.70.  A rookie mistake by the Baptists.
 

Latest odds from Vasco De Gama CNFLE II official bookmaker.

Yoda from Wales - 4/6

The Bone Rocks 3/1

The Hairy Frog Disco 5/1

Ttttaylor 7/1

Tim Riggins Bench Warmers 8/1 

The French Leader 9/1

Bryants Baptists 10/1

Royale with TD's 11/1

It's A Lottery 15/1

Super Swedes 15/1

Fear Factory 50/1

So that's week 2 in the bag.  Can anyone stop Yoda?  Will The Swedes, The Factory and The Lottery manage a win between them in week 3?  Will anyone vote in the league poll?  And will Bob and Carl ever return?

The Week 3 preview will be up Friday.

As always your comments are gratefully received.