stats

More number crunching through 7 weeks:

Average winning score: 141
Average losing score: 117

Jockeying for Position

Whenever you get the Acevedo family together a natural, proper and healthy hierarchy emerges. Whenever you get the Acevedo family men together in the context of fantasy football everyone is jockeying for position to be at the top of this pyramid of 'The Right Stuff' to borrow from Tom Wolfe.

Since the inception of FFFF in 2006, the standings of the league have not been as competetive as they are now. Four teams are tied at a win percentage of .714 being closely tailed by five more teams one game behind with a win percentage of .571. The point standings clearly show that there really is no dominant team within the league. The total number of points comes to 12,570.80 with the average score being 897.911. Only the top two scorers' (Bears and Buckos) points standing correlate with their overall standing. The Bandits, number three points overall, are in the bottom five. Positions three through nine are a mess as everyone's point totals are overlapping. Ten through fourteen, or the under .500 club, are still putting up a respectable average of 121.891 points per game. The average score per week is only 128.273. That's a four yard rushing touchdown difference. It can be done, watch Reggie Bush do it here.

The second half of the season raises many questions like: who will rise to the top as the clear leader, how will the middle of the pack sift out or which team or teams from the under .500 club will make a run to get into the playoffs. Nothing is decided. The season is long and the competition is good. Just keep jockeying.

7 & 8

Week 7: Miramar, Bowie, and Who's on first?

Miramar had the Biggest Fantasy Blowout of the week, which is proudly
sponsored by Toyota...they're such front-runners.
It should be said that BCC laid down on that one, preferring to take
the loss rather than fill bye-week holes in his roster.
Still, a win is a win and now the Eagles are tied for best winning %.

Bowie got on the scoreboard this week in a big way. The Cookies
charged on Sunday evening, but too little too late.
Palmer had his day in Cincinnati and there was production all around
on offense.

First place in the league currently goes to the Bears after escaping
a good show from Cameron. They hold that lead by less than a half-
point over the Bucks and by 50 points over the O-Men.
Miramar loves to win. They got a great show this weekend from Aaron
Rogers and DeSean Jackson.

Week 8:
The second half of the regular season begins.
So halve at it!

Thoughts on weeks 5 and 6

Week 5:
Bonanza, Bandits, Buckos

Bonanza did it with depth at, where else, OWNER.
Bandits did it late on Monday night with a big night from Ginn.
Buckos lead the league in pts. and look to extend it.

Week 6:
Match-ups: all of them good ones this week, except Cookies-Bucks.
The Battle this week is for 2nd place in the Standings.
Bears, Finest!, Bonanza, and Side, Omens all want it. It's likely
out of reach for Arch-Halos and Eagles.
BCC-Breakers is a street fight/backyard brawl/mosh pit that nobody
wants to get near this week.
Bandits try to get to .500 this week.

So who's in 2nd and who's at .500 will be the stories this weekend.

New Set of Eyes

So, Campbell doesn't get benched, Zorn stays and the Redskins get a big name that's been around the league for a while. Let's see if this one works.

Skins have 'another set of eyes' on coaching staff

October 7, 2009 9:00 AM


Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley

You know it's bad when management hires an offensive consultant four games into the season. Redskins executive vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato announced during a conference call Tuesday evening that longtime NFL assistant and offensive coordinator Sherman Lewis was coming out of retirement to serve as a consultant for the club.

Cerrato tried to play down the significance of the move, but he might as well save his breath. Management has obviously lost faith in coach Jim Zorn's approach and it has brought in backup in the form of 67-year-old Lewis. It's an indictment of Zorn and his hand-picked assistants, offensive coordinator Sherman Smith and Stump Mitchell.

"We have had some struggles and thought that it was a good time to bring in a fresh set of eyes and see if there's anything that the fresh set of eyes saw that could help us," Cerrato told reporters.

Zorn issued the following statement via the club's public relations staff: "We're happy to have Sherm's set of eyes and voice to help us as we continue to find ways to create success on offense."

Yes, I'm sure Zorn's pleased as punch to have owner Dan Snyder and Cerrato bring in an elder statesman to give him some feedback. This is the beginning of the end for Zorn. If the Redskins' offense actually starts clicking, Lewis will likely get a lot of the credit. Cerrato made it sound like Zorn will decide what role Lewis plays on his coaching staff.

Does anyone believe that? I'm sure Snyder and Cerrato have told Lewis exactly what he's supposed to do. And this move also allows the Redskins to have a better option as the interim coach if Snyder decides to go ahead and fire Zorn during the season. That may sound harsh, but it's not like Snyder's afraid of making in-season changes.

I'm sure Zorn's embarrassed about Lewis' arrival, but it shouldn't have come as a big surprise. Zorn admitted that he was questioning his own game plan in the first half of the Tampa Bay game. That's not a great sign if you're an NFL head coach. Lewis has been an offensive coordinator with the Packers, Vikings and Lions, but he's been out of the game since 2004.

Charley Casserly, the Skins' former general manager, referred to the move as a "kiss of death" on Comcast SportsNet's "Washington Post Live" show Tuesday. And it's hard to disagree. If you have complete faith in your head coach, you're not bringing in consultants after four games. This seems like a desperate move to me. I realize that Lewis was indoctrinated in the West Coast offense during all those years in Green Bay, but this is a guy who's spent four years away from coaching. That's an eternity in this profession.

This is a franchise always in search of a shortcut -- and that's what Lewis represents. Snyder basically brought in an insurance policy in case Zorn and his players completely implode. At 2-2, that still hasn't happened but it could happen in a hurry.

I've always admired Lewis from afar. But it's ludicrous to think he can show up after so much time away from the game and make an immediate impact. This is like putting a tiny Band-Aid on a gaping wound. It might satisfy a few fans, but it's not going to change the course of the season.

Thoughts on Week 3

Buckos, SoCheesy, BCC

Buckos: Flacco is proving wrong the prediction that he's no fantasy
QB. He out performed Brees in this head-to-head 22.6 to 7.4. This
Bethesda offense in looking good. MJD and Bradshaw plus outstanding
early performances from TE Clark have given Bucks a strong 2-1 start.

SoCheesy shook off last week's loss to the Eagles and out-paced
Payton Manning and a strong show by Dunlop. The SCS passing game did
the heavy lifting here.

Archangels didn't look spectacular at all. But other than Big Ben and 10
pts out of Chris Johnson, BCC didn't show up. Cameron steals one
here. BCC had 177 pts last week. This week they had 82.

Also, Bandits got their win. Pensacola is in a transition, granted.
But a win is a win, especially when it's your first.
Bears showed up the Know-shows. Knows earned their distinction this
week.
Finest's passing game passes the O-men.

Detroit 19, Washington 14

Initial thoughts after the loss to the Lions.

Saying that the 'Skins are worse than the Lions simply still not begin to plumb the depths of their inadequacy in Detroit today.

They got crushed by the Lions.  It was not even as close as the final score.

We were as a team:

Two-for-Ten on Third down offensively.

97 Yards on 9 Penalties.

-(minus) 13:30 Time of Possession differential.

65 Yards rushing.

Campbell looks decent in no huddle, but he's only in that when the game is on the line.  Unfortunately, that too is even an overstatement because in no-huddle situations he's also going against a defense that's giving him the middle of the field.

There is really very little to be enthused about today.  Moss, I guess, got involved more.

It was altogether a rough, rough day for the 'Skins.  Some guys looked dinged-up, too.  Cooley on the last drive limped a bit, Jason, too.

Things are uncomfortable in DC, now.  There will be talk about firing Zorn.  It's hard to think that will really help, but it's easy to see why folks would want that.

There will be talk of benching Campbell.  That may happen.  It's hard to see those two coming out of their slump on the strength of their own resiliency.  It hasn't happened yet.

I think Campbell will sit down before Zorn gets the boot.

It's only one loss.  But it will be writ large in the media this week.  I'd still pick 'em over Tampa next week at FedEx, but for now, this is going to hurt.

Ouch.