...And Then There Was Only One
Black Cats Only Undefeated
Standby and get ready to hoist sail as Week 2 in the Subsim Fantasy Football League gets underway.
However, once again, we have to go back to the off field drama this week before we can get to the important stuff.
But before we get to that, make sure you get to this.
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Remember how last week the Commissioner put Antonio Brown (WR) of the Helmand Nighthawks on the PUTSTFU list? How we thought that the Commissioner wouldn't go any further and handed the matter over to the Coach of the Nighthawks, Mister Chris?
Don't get on the buss yet, cause there more drama drama unfolding as it was revealed this week, not only could Brown not STFU, he was also unable to put a coherent sentence together to a message to his "friend with benefits", that wasn't his significant other.
The league is still reviewing their "Incoherent Ramblings" policy in relation to Brown, so he was free to play. This week. And play he did. Brown only caught one catch for the Nighthawks as they visited the Black cats for the first of several meetings this year, but it was a blinder - 56 yards. The Nighthawks started their alternate quarter back, Tom Brady who enjoyed throwing the first TD to Brown, who apparently, while running down the sideline, could not keep his mouth shut. Black Cat fans were none too impressed at the "jawing" by Brown, Saquon Barkley (RB) lead the Cats running game while, once again, Julio Jones (WR) proved that that age was no barrier as he caught two (2) receiving touchdowns. Not bad for a guy approaching 400 years of age. For the second week in a row, Black Cats narrowly edge out their opposition, this time the Nighthawks, 155-151, and establish themselves as the league leading undefeated team.
Last year, the dominant team was the Drunk Monkeys. They won everything....well, just about everything, except the second last game of the year which put them into the Consolation final. The Monkeys, as we've reported over the years, are the best damm team to not show up for the league, and it looks like this year will be no exception. After a dominating performance in Week One, the Monkeys returned to their home opener and received a schooling in football from the Australian Taipans. After narrowly being defeated last week, making the long trip over the Pacific, and then crossing the country, the Taipans came to get their defense of the Torpedo Bowl back on track. This game was close, with O'dell Beckham Junior (WR) scoring 34 points late Monday night. Not starting David Njoku (TE) probably cost the Monkeys an unliely win. Australian Taipans narrowly defeat the Drunk Monkeys 146-136.
Our Match of the Day was back in the lush colors of Oregon. The Who Dat Nation after suffering a narrow defeat in Week One, were wanting to ensure their home field advantage came into play. And there was some elements in this game which made the final outcome swing back and forth. The Nations launched a juggernaut with the Patriots (DEF) giving the Nation a handy lead. Coach Casey, renown for their strength of fielding ultra competitive teams that respond to adversity, countered with perhaps the #1 player at their position, Travis Kelsy (TE) scoring 29 points. Unfortunately, a late decision to leave Tyree Hill (WR) on the team despite sustaining an injury at the Wednesday Night Beer Pong tournament, would have put this game out of reach. However, Who Dat Nation starting QB, Drew Brees, cut his finger opening a beer can (the steel type, not the aluminum type) n the sideline after the first exchange, ruling him out of the game. Brees (QB) may be out for some time, but the team had accumulated enough points to get in front of the Gunners. Final score, Who Dat Nation 127 - 116.
Get your calculators out folks, cause here we are in week two with a mess already. Let's run through the table and see if we can give you some clarity.
At the top of the leader board are the Black Cats at 2-0. The own both the league and the significantly harder Sub Simmers division. The Nighthawks, Gunners, Who Dat Nation and Taipans are all 1-1. Its quite possible that each of these four teams will make the playoffs, but it's more likely that one will miss out. (Yes, we are already taking about the playoffs in week 2!) The Drunk Monkeys are 0-2, but, they are only one win away from leveling the field. The combination of the favorite teams running at 1-1 after two weeks hasn't allowed anyone to show up following injuries. The Nation may be the first, having to use their #2 QB, Baker Mayfield, if the beer cut of Brees doesn't heal.
Next week, we head across the continent to the home field of the Guns of Hoculi as they welcome the Helmand Nighthawks to town. Both team are equally positioned in the league but with favorable results in other games, one of these two teams could be the new league leader come Monday night. As always, we'll be there to keep you up to date on all the scores. And as we're learning, anything that Antonio Brown touched.
Each week, the Associated Subsim Writers (ASW) will nominated their Most Valuable Torpedo (MVT) of the week, the single player who proved decisive in their teams performance.
It's been a while since we've done this. There were some outstanding performances this week, including one from a QB that was super impressive. But, for the first time since Week 6 in 2017, it's not going to be a single player that receives this award. For the effort of 7 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 defensive touchdowns and 0 points scored, for a total score of 42 points, the week two MVT goes to New England (DEF) of the Who Dat Nation.
