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October 9, 2007

Week 6 WCOFF Update

Here's a recap of the last few weeks:

Week 3 - Going into Monday Night, we were down 135.15 - 115.10; We had Vince Young and the newly acquired Roydell Williams. VY and Roydell took care of business, and the All-Stars won 138.00-135.00

Week 4 - Kitna, Fitzgerald and Dallas Clark all had great days against us. In fact, things looked bleak for the All-Stars; however, a late TD by Marky B boy-toy Santonio Holmes pushed us closer to victory. The only reason we were even close was due to the genius waiver wire pick up of Andre Davis (Houston, WR. A pickup is considered genius when a guy puts up 5 catches, 117 yds and a TD, yet you still have to inform readers who the hell the guy is.) Our opponent had only Kenny Watson on Monday Night and needed about 80 yds on the ground plus 3 catches for 30 to beat us. Thanks to Vegas Pete using whatever voodoo he used during our darts contest, Watson only put up 55 yds and 2 catches for 8. FFAS rolls on to a 3 - 1 record.

Week 5 - Gates showed up for us, but that was about it. Nick Folk had a nice Monday night game as well. Our opponent threw Kenton Keith and Jason Witten at us along with a solid outing from almost all of his other guys. Too much for the All-Stars, 3 - 2 and in the middle of the pack.

This coming week is going to be rough as well, as we've got Kevin Jones and Santonio "I pulled my hammy in pre-game warmups and really screwed over some fantasy teams" Holmes on Bye. In another genius move, The Professor and Goose decided last week to grab Jason Wright, then the backup to Jamal Lewis. Well, Lewis got hurt, Wright appears to be poised to start week 6, and we may just get the bye week plug-in we need.

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September 23, 2007

FFAll-Stars.com's WCOFF Week 3 Waiver Wire

We'd like to welcome the newest additions to the FFAll-Stars.com WCOFF team:

WR - Roydell Williams - TEN
K - Nick Folk - DAL
RB - Mike Bell - DEN
DEF - Colts - IND

To Robbie Gould, Lorenzo Booker, Dolphins D, and Bengals D, we're sorry we can't bring you on our ride to the top, there is only so much room on the roster.

Of our new acquisitions, Roydell, Nick Folk, and the Colts D will be starting immediately. With respect to the Vince Young to Roydell Williams hookup, we are as excited as a shirtless Vegas Pete eating a muffin in the employee lounge at the Hard Rock hotel.

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September 19, 2007

Week 2 WCOFF Recap

This week we faced what appears to be the team to beat, Trunk Monkeys. In week 1, Trunk Monkeys scored a ton of points, and they appeared to have some favorable matchups in Week 2. We made two changes to the starting roster, substituting Arnaz Battle for Muhsin Muhammad, and the Bengals for Miami at Defense. Swing and a miss on the defense, and he had Steve Smith with his monster day. Needless to say, we lost, but it is at least comforting to know we didn't leave any points on the bench that would have mattered. Here's the final tally:

FFAll-Stars.com

18.50 Vince Young TEN QB
15.50 Shaun Alexander SEA RB
14.60 Clinton Portis WAS RB
7.90 Tatum Bell DET RB
21.20 Terrell Owens DAL WR
8.30 Santonio Holmes PIT WR
3.70 Arnaz Battle SFO WR
20.70 Antonio Gates SDG TE
10.50 Robbie Gould CHI K
2.00 Cincinnati Bengals CIN D/ST

TOTAL 122.90

Trunk Monkeys

22.40 Marc Bulger STL QB
8.20 DeShaun Foster CAR RB
15.90 LaMont Jordan OAK RB
15.60 Travis Henry DEN RB
11.20 Plaxico Burress NYG WR
18.10 Javon Walker DEN WR
41.30 Steve Smith CAR WR
10.50 Chris Cooley WAS TE
2.00 Nate Kaeding SDG K
2.00 Carolina Panthers CAR D/ST

TOTAL 147.20

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September 12, 2007

Week 1 WCOFF Recap

Week 1 began with the FFAllStars team in a hole, as the team we played against CreativeSports, who picked Reggie Wayne with their first pick. Clearly an attempt to steal a victory with Wayne's points already on the books, the move left them with Maroney, Ronnie Brown and Chester Taylor as their 3 RB's. Besides Wayne, CreativeSports locked up Randy Moss in the 4th and Darrell Jackson in the 5th. In the 8th, they curiously passed on Kellen Winslow at TE in favor of Randy McMichael. Phillip Rivers and Alex Smith (Smith started week 1) were chosen in rounds 9 and 10, and they landed the Patriots D in the 11th.

Our horses for week one were:

10.60 Matt Leinart ARI QB
19.70 Shaun Alexander SEA RB
15.80 Clinton Portis WAS RB
19.30 Tatum Bell DET RB
14.60 Santonio Holmes PIT WR
1.80 Muhsin Muhammad CHI WR
23.70 Terrell Owens DAL WR
25.70 Antonio Gates SDG TE
3.00 Robbie Gould CHI K
6.00 Miami Dolphins MIA D/ST

Total: 140.20

Solid performances out of almost everyone; Leinart did not look good on Monday night, and Muhsin Muhammad's stinker was somewhat expected. We expect Arnaz Battle to fill the 3rd WR position this coming week.

Their team:

9.90 Alex Smith SFO QB
13.20 Ronnie Brown MIA RB
7.20 Laurence Maroney NWE RB
3.10 Chester Taylor MIN RB
30.50 Reggie Wayne IND WR
7.60 Darrell Jackson SFO WR
33.30 Randy Moss NWE WR
4.40 Randy McMichael STL TE
9.60 Josh Brown SEA K
11.00 New England Patriots NWE D/ST

Total: 129.80

Going into Monday night it was all on Darrell Jackson's shoulders, and fortunately he had a very mediocre game. We really didn't expect to be able to match up with Wayne and Moss, but we got lucky with the Taylor injury. Ronnie Brown ended up with a decent day, solely based on his receptions. Portis and Brown were only a couple points difference yet Portis found the end-zone while Brown did not. This will be a recurring problem for FFAll-Stars, as Alexander and Portis are not pass-catching backs. Hopefully Alexander gets his wish and is targeted more in the passing game!

The Awards:

Bust of the Week: Muhsin Muhammad - Completely ineffective, he won't be cut, but his days as a starter on our team are probably over.

Lex Luthor Villian of the Week: Randy Moss - We were sick watching Moss decimate the Jets defense. Despite his killer numbers, he also got stopped at the one yard line, which would have made this one even closer. Making it out of Week 1 and not having to face Moss or Wayne again in the regular season will make me sleep better at night.

MVP of the Week: Tatum Bell - It's hard not to acknowledge Gates here, because he saved our week. But, he was our third round choice. T.O. had a great week, but he was our number two. Bell, on the other hand, was our fifth round pick, and scored as many points as our number one. Without Tatum's solid all-around performance, we start the season 0-1. So for this week, the case of Krusovice goes to Tatum Bell.

We'll post our projected lineup and opponent later in the week, and don't be afraid to send us your feedback about our WCOFF Team!


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September 11, 2007

Meet the FFAll-Stars 2007 WCOFF Squad

The Draft:

We took part in the Orlando Draft, and our league was filled with guys who had clearly done their homework. 12 team league, 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 Flex, TE, K, D. Here's how our draft went, we had the #9 pick -

Pick 1.9 - Shaun Alexander: This was our worst case scenario, but we had mocked out about 60 drafts and came to the conclusion he was the pick here. We could be looking back at this draft and wondering how we landed a guy that scores 20 TD's at the 9 spot.

Pick 2.4 - Terrell Owens: We never thought our top 3, Chad Johnson, Steve Smith, and Chad Johnson would all be gone here, but the team on the end at 12 took Manning and Chad with consecutive picks. It hurt us, but it hurt him more. Anyway, hopefully Jerry Jones held a little money back from the new stadium to continue paying for T.O.'s electro-shock treatments, or whatever they've been doing to keep him out of trouble.

Pick 3.9 - Antonio Gates: Somebody had the balls to suggest this was too early. I'll have the balls to say enjoy your 6.5 points per week from the TE spot.

Pick 4.4 - Clinton Portis - We passed on Portis in the 3rd, and he fell to us in the 4th. This pick was a gift from the draft gods.

Pick 5.9 - Tatum Bell - Let's just say the FFAll-Stars.com crew are in a handful (read: a ton) of leagues (almost all PPR), and we are long in Tatum Bell. Last year we were long in Frank Gore and that turned out nicely.

Pick 6.4 - Santonio Holmes - One of our crew has a man-crush on Santonio, so we had to grab him here, lest he not make it back to us in the 7th. We stand by the pick though, as the WR's went like hotcakes in the early rounds.

Pick 7.9 - Kevin Jones - The only draft-day miscommunication, The Prof thought we were pulling the trigger on Vince Young, but The Goose thought it prudent to handcuff Jones. Everything turned out ok because...

Pick 8.4 - Vince Young - he made it back to us. Since this league is only 4pts per TD and -1pts for INT's, Young's value is increased. One of our targets at the outset, and we got him. Good times. And no we don't believe in anything EA Sports related that we will not mention here. Click Here to see my article for an unrelated EA Sports, post-draft moment.

Pick 9.9 - Muhsin Muhammad - At this point we are satisfied with our core group, but that last receiver spot was looking thin, hence this pick. We were not thrilled with this pick.

Pick 10.4 - Matt Leinart - We like the upside here, and nobody else warranted a 10th round pick. And no, we did not take him to have both QB's from the National Championship game from two years ago, unlike the idiots who took both Adrian Peterson's or Chris Henry's just to get a rise out of the crowd.

Pick 11.9 - Drew Bennett - More upside in a passing offense with aging and possibly injured receivers. Of course, it would have helped to know that he, too, is banged up.

Pick 12.4 - Troy Williamson - Still trying to feel better about our WR's, we grabbed the last legitimate starter on the board. If he could just hold on to a pass, he might actually produce some good numbers.

Pick 13.9 - Miami D - Defenses in this league are less relevant than most others, if that is even possible. That should fill you in on what we thought of the talent pool at this point.

Pick 14.4 - Arnaz Battle - My vote for sleeper pick of the draft. We will likely be looking for more help at the 3rd WR position, but this guy could produce like a number two.

Pick 15.9 - Kevin Faulk - Let the dice rolling begin. Good in PPR leagues if Maroney goes down.

Pick 16.4 - Lorenzo Booker - Who the hell knows what is going on in Miami, but Booker was the guy who looked the best to us. He'll probably be the first waiver wire casualty.

Pick 17.9 - Maurice Morris - Two picks ago we asked each other whether Mo Morris was worth a pick, which at that point, he wasn't. Two picks later, he looked pretty damn good.

Pick 18.4 - David Martin - Man-Crush #2 (The Prof), allegedly the next Antonio Gates (see pick 3.9). I like Martin, and now everyone has their boyfriend on the team (Except Vegas Pete, because Marc Anthony doesn't play football).

Pick 19.9 - Robbie Gould - Whatever.

Pick 20.4 - Packers D - I love this pick, I predict lots of turnovers and TD's.

So that's the team, follow the saga this season as we compete for the $300,000 Grand Prize!

Also check back for our post-draft pictorial!

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