Week 6: Wash-up

Lighties head coach A.W.
falling short to Breesus
by 0.42 points*

The Heartbreak Award (not a real award) for Week 6 goes to the Ingoldstadt Illuminators. "Wait a sec!" you may exclaim, "the Lighties stomped home for a good win against Endless." Very perceptive! The Lighties did win, but they did not win enough. With a total score of 112.02 they fell 0.42 points short of Breesus King of the Drews. In doing so, Breesus takes home the coveted Hypnotoad Award for Week 6, and the Lighties receive baleful glances from the rest of us. No doubt, much like how Drew Brees and co feel this week, falling 6 seconds short to the rampaging Patriots.

Several teams came close to the Lighties for the non-Award. Agent P, obviously, dropping her first game. But as it was the first loss and she still sits in first place - no. In typical fashion, the Farnsworth's handed out some Heartbreak to the strong US Forces - if only the Forces had bothered to field a QB! Like the one sitting on the bench with 13 game-winning points! In like fashion, the Maiden gave themselves some pain by starting a player on a bye. While Wooli started 2-bye'd players and had a good loss.

Once again Week 6 was mired with inconsistent scoring from all types of players. Peyton Manning had a quiet week with 13 points. He is still the league leader with 22 TDs and only 2 Interceptions on the season - a new League record. And the Bronco's are 6-0, along with the Chiefs (who finished 2-14 last year) - so Peyton is still an automatic starter. Cam Newton posted a great score, while Brees, Brady, Smith, Rodgers and of course Rivers all struggled. And unless you have DeSean Jackson as your wide-out, you're just playing a guessing game week in and week out. Eagles v Cowboys this week, Jackson should be in for another monster. Tip of the hat to the Chiefs defense, 26 points.

The overall League standings had no movement in the top 5 and some shuffling in the bottom 5. Congrats to the Farnsworth's for moving off the bottom and into 9th place! Perhaps this is the start of the Superbowl Run? Wooli - you have some work to do.

Award Ceremony

We start the Week 6 Award Ceremony by introducing the new Award: The Gardener. The Gardener is awarded to the team that defeats a team with a 4+ game winning streak The Gardener represents the absolute pinnacle in Australian sportsmanship - cutting down the tall poppy.

The Gardener

The inaugural The Gardener is presented to Zim's Doomydoom's for defeating the 5-game winning streak Agent P. In a game that left much to be desired for both teams, Zim somehow came out on top and cut Agent P's winning streak.

A reminder that Breesus King of the Drews has just hit 4-games in a row, so The Gardener is available for the taking by the Illuminators. Maybe they can restore some heartbreak through some pruning?

Hypnotoad Award

The Week 6 Hypnotoad Award goes to Breesus King of the Drews for posting 112.44 points in a winning team. In a team full of meh, Breesus got by with a little help from Moreno and the Chiefs defense, both posting above-average scores.

Mission Accomplished

The Week 6 Mission Accomplished Award goes to Woolibeans for leaving 56 points on the bench in a losing team.

Black Flag

According to the system there was no winner for the Black Flag award this week - no one beat their projections. If anyone can prove otherwise and wants to claim the Award let me know.

Most Satisfying Player

The Most Satisfying Player award goes to Woolibeans for starting Cam Newton, the highest rated player in the league this week with over 30 points. Cam and the Panthers look to be making a bit of a stand, having some good games. About time, Newton has consistency under-performed against his expectations (Number 1 draft pick in 2011). To be fair, the Panthers have no been able to support him being a rather poor team. Hopefully they can play some good ball now.

*Love that gif!