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DFFL News - Grand Final Edition

For the week of December  28th, 2009

Advice Lords win Cup

Cosa Nostra takes 3rd place

Grizzled Gerbils win Consolation Bracket

Advice Lords 36, Wall of Weasel 35  Garoowe, Somalia “I am amused by the simplicity of this game” was the only audible remark that came from Governor’s Cup winning coach Rick Howell in the moments after his Advice Lords (12-3) hung on to defeat Wall of Weasel (8-7) by a single point in the Governor Cup Grand Final before a crowd of about 200 disinterested onlookers in Garoowe on Sunday evening.

The Lords won with a balanced attack, getting production from 7 of their 8 starters.  With no one player making a difference, the MVP award for the playoffs was shelved for this year. 

Howell was informed of his championship via video phone link from an unspecified location in international waters, after the Lords coach was taken hostage by Somali pirates earlier in the week.  It is the franchise’s second championship, having won the title previously in 2006, and Howell becomes the fifth coach to win the title more than once.

Besides the chaotic situation involving their coach, several situations arose during the post game.  Inside the Lords locker room, the post game banter was more confrontational than celebratory, as players started bickering who should accept the Cup during the presentation ceremony, who was more valuable to the team, who should be keeper eligible, and how big a jerk Howell really was.  It continued when QB Ryan Fitzpatrick demanded a share of the playoff winnings.

Fitzpatrick was officially a member of the Advice Lords for exactly 6 minutes on Christmas Eve, before being dropped in favor of Chad Henne.  Fitzpatrick was taken in for questioning regarding Howell's disappearence.

After most of the security staff left, members of the Rahanweyn Resistance Army lead by Somali Warlord Colonel Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud stormed the podium and grabbed the Governor’s Cup firing only a single shot, which struck Cup presenter Terry Bradshaw, killing him instantly, much to the delight of everyone in attendance.

Cosa Nostra 44, Threat Level Orange 39  LORAN Base, Jan Mayen Island In what’s being called a  mild upset, Cosa Nostra (9-7) held on to defeat bitter rivals Threat Level Orange (8-8) to win the Vanier Cup before a crowd of exactly zero, as no one bothered to venture out into the sub zero temperatures.

The win for the Cosa’s is only their second Vanier Cup triumph in 6 tries, and their first win since 1992.  For the Orange, the loss puts the finishing touches on one of the most historic collapses in Fantasy history. Neither coach Troy Erhman nor his new agent Bus Cook spoke to the media afterwards, due to their pending litigation towards the editors of this publication.

Football historians have been trying to recall a similar breakdown, and could only come up with the 1988 or 89 Colorado Cuisine of the old MDIFFL as something remotely similair.  Cuisine coach Jim Strempke claims no such disintegration ever occurred.

Grizzled Gerbils 33, Cheeseheads from Hell 25 Schaan, Lichtenstein- Part of the reason I gave up writing weekly game recaps was so I wouldn’t have to attempt to craft something witty for every contest - particularly when there was nothing remotely interesting about a given game.  I gave you exhibit “A” right here.  This is the third Consolation Bracket crown for the Gerbils, having also won in both 2002 and 2003. The win also makes them Bowl eligible, and they have already accepted a bid to play in the prestegious GoDaddy.com Bowl against an opponent yet to be determined.

The Tripod site has now been updated with most of this season's records and statistics, althought some of this information is now available through the My Leagues and/or the Reports/Records/______ links at the top of this page.

It sure didn’t seem like it, but 2009 was one of the highest scoring seasons in league history.

The 78 regular season games resulted in 5990 fantasy points scored – an average of 76.79 point per game, or 38.39 points per team – making it the third highest per game average in the 18 years that records have been kept. 

Here is a table of the PPG averages over the last 5 years – during each of these years we’ve had a 12 team league with no scoring changes

2009 ends up being the highest average scoring season for a 12 team league. 

Keeper information for 2010 is listed at the bottom of this page.

Congratulations to me, as your commissioner wins the season long NFL pool picks competition for the second consecutive year.

Please continue to monitor this page, as I’ll continue to post additional information for at least a couple more weeks.  Thanks to all of you for your participation this year. 

Don’t forget about the post season playoff pool -

The players listed below that are highlighted are NOT keeper eligible for 2010

Flaming Liberals               Grizzled Gerbils               Mountain Magic

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QB:  Manning,Peyton      IND   QB:  Garrard,David       JAX   QB:  Orton,Kyle          DEN

RB:  Bush,Reggie         NO         Manning,Eli         NYG        Rivers,Philip       SD

     Grant,Ryan          GB    RB:  Rice,Ray            BAL   RB:  Addai,Joseph        IND

     Jackson,Fred        BUF        Slaton,Steve        HOU        Buckhalter,Correll  DEN

     Sproles,Darren      SD         Ward,Derrick        TB         Stewart,Jonathan    CAR

     White,LenDale       TEN        Williams,Ricky      MIA        Tomlinson,LaDainian SD

WR:  Breaston,Steve      ARI   WR:  Coles,Laveranues    CIN   WR:  Holmes,Santonio     PIT

     Jackson,Vincent     SD         Crabtree,Michael    SF         Holt,Torry          JAX

     Mason,Derrick       BAL        Edwards,Braylon     NYJ        Knox,Johnny         CHI

     Moss,Randy          NE         Fitzgerald,Larry    ARI        Nicks,Hakeem        NYG

     Muhammad,Muhsin     CAR   TE:  Shiancoe,Visanthe   MIN        Washington,Nate     TEN

PK:  Reed,Jeff           PIT   PK:  Akers,David         PHI   TE:  Davis,Vernon        SF

Def: Buffalo             BUF        Folk,Nick           DAL   PK:  Prater,Matt         DEN

     Houston             HOU   Def: Minnesota           MIN   Def: Chicago             CHI

Advice Lords                   Cheeseheads from Hell          Gamblers

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QB:  Brees,Drew          NO    QB:  Henne,Chad          MIA   QB:  Delhomme,Jake       CAR

     Campbell,Jason      WAS        Roethlisberger,Ben  PIT        Favre,Brett         MIN

RB:  Bell,Mike           NO         Sanchez,Mark        NYJ        Hasselbeck,Matt     SEA

     Charles,Jamaal      KC    RB:  Jones-Drew,Maurice  JAX   RB:  Benson,Cedric       CIN

     Maroney,Laurence    NE         McCoy,LeSean        PHI        McGahee,Willis      BAL

     Thomas,Pierre       NO    WR:  Chambers,Chris      KC         Westbrook,Brian     PHI

WR:  Britt,Kenny         TEN        Jennings,Greg       GB         Williams,DeAngelo   CAR

     Driver,Donald       GB         Moss,Santana        WAS   WR:  Hester,Devin        CHI

     Jackson,DeSean      PHI        Owens,Terrell       BUF        Maclin,Jeremy       PHI

     Johnson,Andre       HOU        Wallace,Mike        PIT        Ochocinco,Chad      CIN

     Sims-Walker,Mike    JAX   TE:  Celek,Brent         PHI        Smith,Steve         CAR

     White,Roddy         ATL        Gates,Antonio       SD    PK:  Gould,Robbie        CHI

PK:  Kaeding,Nate        SD    PK:  Bironas,Rob         TEN        Longwell,Ryan       MIN

Def: Cincinnati          CIN   Def: Green Bay           GB    Def: New York            NYJ

Wall of Weasel                 Threat Level Orange            Mean Machines

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QB:  Cassel,Matt         KC    QB:  McNabb,Donovan      PHI   QB:  Palmer,Carson       CIN

     Romo,Tony           DAL        Schaub,Matt         HOU        Warner,Kurt         ARI

RB:  Johnson,Chris       TEN   RB:  Forsett,Justin      SEA   RB:  Brown,Donald        IND

     Mendenhall,Rashard  PIT        Greene,Shonn        NYJ        Jones,Thomas        NYJ

     Moats,Ryan          HOU        Peterson,Adrian     MIN        Moreno,Knowshon     DEN

WR:  Boldin,Anquan       ARI        Smith,Kevin         DET        Turner,Michael      ATL

     Harvin,Percy        MIN        Taylor,Chester      MIN   WR:  Garcon,Pierre       IND

     Rice,Sidney         MIN   WR:  Bryant,Antonio      TB         Houshmandzadeh,T.J. SEA

     Ward,Hines          PIT        Cotchery,Jerricho   NYJ        Marshall,Brandon    DEN

     Williams,Roy        DAL        Walter,Kevin        HOU        Smith,Steve         NYG

TE:  Olsen,Greg          CHI   TE:  Clark,Dallas        IND   TE:  Witten,Jason        DAL

PK:  Lindell,Rian        BUF        Gonzalez,Tony       ATL   PK:  Stover,Matt         IND

Def: Baltimore           BAL   PK:  Crosby,Mason        GB         Tynes,Lawrence      NYG

                               Def: Philadelphia        PHI   Def: Denver              DEN

Cosa Nostra                    F T C                          Lambeau's Leap

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QB:  Brady,Tom           NE    QB:  Flacco,Joe          BAL   QB:  Cutler,Jay          CHI

     Smith,Alex          SF         Rodgers,Aaron       GB         Young,Vince         TEN

RB:  Forte,Matt          CHI   RB:  Barber,Marion       DAL   RB:  Jacobs,Brandon      NYG

     Gore,Frank          SF         Hightower,Tim       ARI        Jones,Felix         DAL

     Lynch,Marshawn      BUF        Jackson,Steven      STL        Norwood,Jerious     ATL

     Williams,Carnell    TB         Johnson,Larry       CIN        Wells,Chris         ARI

WR:  Austin,Miles        DAL   WR:  Berrian,Bernard     MIN   WR:  Avant,Jason         PHI

     Avery,Donnie        STL        Colston,Marques     NO         Manningham,Mario    NYG

     Burleson,Nate       SEA        Ginn Jr.,Ted        MIA        Wayne,Reggie        IND

     Johnson,Calvin      DET        Jones,James         GB         Welker,Wes          NE

     Meachem,Robert      NO         Royal,Eddie         DEN   TE:  Finley,Jermichael   GB

TE:  Miller,Heath        PIT   PK:  Brown,Kris          HOU   PK:  Hartley,Garrett     NO

PK:  Gostkowski,Stephen  NE         Hanson,Jason        DET        Mare,Olindo         SEA

Def: Pittsburgh          PIT   Def: New Orleans         NO    Def: New England         NE