Week 4

What a week for the underdogs. The only two 0-3 teams came through with the 2 highest point totals by teams this season. The standings look much tighter now, and with 6 teams making the playoffs things can change on a week-to-week basis.

I'm not sure after which of Laveraneus Coles' 3 TD's or after which of Brett Favre's 6 TD passes it was that I received text messages throwing up the white flag from the Jackson Five. In his 3 losses, the Jackson Five have allowed an average of 142 points. It's almost impossible to win. Going into the Sunday night games the score was 174-37. I have never seen a beatdown like this in all my years of fantasy football. The Jackson Five can at least take some comfort in this loss. He will most likely not have to fact a 170+ point outing the rest of the season. Also, scoring only 80 points, he wouldn't have beaten anybody in the league. Colston is soon to return and Holmes is showing signs of life. A rematch in week 5 with the 3-1 Stanky Monkeys may prove critical towards righting the ship. The Old Folks Home (I assume because of Favre) comes back in week 5 with the Jets on a bye against the 4-0 Pylons. Just change your name to the Golden Girls and get it over with.

The Ari Golds finally woke up and put up a monster 160 point effort, riding the coattails of Romo, Lee Evans, and Jerricho Cotchery to victory. I really think that everyone in this league dislikes every player on your team. This game got ugly quick and the King could never recover. At the draft in 2007 Nick proclaimed that he would be drafting Steve Slaton in the first round of next year's draft. Not only did Nick not grab Slaton, he was used against him in this game although it didn't hurt. Slaton looks good so far. An additional slap in the face was provided by the Golds dining at McDonald's just before Sunday's games. A returning Ronnie Brown must have this team feeling like the best is yet to come. With the Eyepatches next on the slate, the Ari Golds could quickly return to the upper echelon of the EFFL. The King meanwhile takes on TPG in a pivotal week 5 game. A rematch of last year's championship will surely be the game to watch.

Heading into the late games Sunday afternoon the Pylons appeared to be headed for their first defeat. Longtime friend of the team Trent Green did his best to keep the Pylons undefeated by throwing an interception right to Jabari Greer, which was returned for a TD. A DeSean Jackson TD in the first quarter sealed the deal. The Animals have been solid across the board but have lacked something spectacular the past two weeks. Favorable matchups this week bode well for the Eyepatches as losing to Nick would be the ultimate shame in the EFFL. The Pylons will try to keep the winning streak alive in week 5. As everyone already knows the Pylons are on a crash course for disaster once the playoffs begin, should they make it.

Amidst the eruptions from the Gnomes after every Larry Johnson point and Tony Gonzalez catch, this game actually turned into a fantastic finish. The Gnomes narrowly avoided disaster by discovering pretty boy QB Carson Palmer would not play only minutes before leaving his abode for drinking. Jason Campbell was thrust into the lineup and helped a furious rally from the Gnomes during the 4 o clock games. After the Eagles game the Monkeys were down 4 with only Hines Ward to play and seemed a virtual lock to win it. At halftime Hines Ward was catchless and at the start of the 4th quarter the Monkeys still trailed by 3. Mike Tirico exploded for a 50 yard catch by Nate Washington on the air, only that 85 was in reality an 86 on the back of the jersey. Hines had done it and the Monkeys stood in 2nd place alone. A surely heartbreaking defeat for the Gnomes. The fire under the ass of that lawn gnome must be huge after a tough loss and seeking revenge for last year's 86 point thromping from the King. I would not want to mess with that team this week. The Monkeys are still trying to fight off injuries but always seem to put forth a solid effort. Playing a desperate Jackson Five team could prove to be a battle.

Happy Brunson Day