NFL Week 7 Wrap-Up: More Mewelde

Week 7 of the ALACS Fantasy Football season was an explosion of fantasy points; when all was said and done, the three highest scorers in Week 7 had equaled or surpassed the previous season high of 159 points in a week. In the GU Division, Mike Marty’s One-Eyed Wonder rang up 172 points to win Team of the Week honors in a critical matchup between two 5-1 teams (the other being Tim Hokit’s Hail Hokit). 172 points is the highest single week total scored in the last three seasons of ALA Fantasy Football. Marty’s epic week featured Steven Jackson (37), Mewelde Moore (31), Calvin Johnson (25), and Dominic Rhodes (23). One-Eyed Wonder experienced a massive gain in the Power Rankings and is now the clear front-runner in the GU Division. Elsewhere in the division, Matt Crevier’s El Segundo Teen Wolf and Pete Lawton’s Panty Sniffers put up impressive totals in Week 7, with 125 and 122 points respectively.

In the LO Division, Mike Lazar made good a post-Week-6-claim that his team was on the rise with a 159-point day from Laser Boots. Lazar’s breakdown from Weeks 6+7 stands at 21-1. What makes Lazar’s Week 7 even more impressive is that he had two players on his team get 0 points in Week 7, yet still reached 159. LenDale White (34), Calvin Johnson (25), and Dominic Rhodes (23) played major roles, and Matt Cassel (21) even got in on the fun on Monday night. On the other side of that matchup were Andrew Gay’s Nutty Poologs, who continued to make a mockery of fantasy football in general by starting three players with byes. Shame on you, Gay. Kyle Davis’ Rudi’s Luggage remained at the top of the standings , eeking out a 102-101 victory over Joe Simich’s Nuck Inc. Week 7 hero Mewelde Moore contributed a large chunk of Davis’ points with his 31-point effort. In other news, Team Schreyer got their first victory of the year with a surprising 124-point outing.

In the USC Division, Alex Rosenbloom’s Blazin’ Hits finally showed signs of life and led the way with 161 points. Hits QB Jeff Garcia filled in nicely for the injured Tony Romo with 21 points, and Steven Jackson’s 37-point contribution padded Rosenbloom’s total. Elsewhere, Jordan Spektor’s Seahawks Nation won their fourth consecutive H2H matchup to move to 6-1 on the year. Bobby Weinberger’s E. Village Hipsters made a dent in ALACS leader Dan Goldman’s armor, defeating TriCrownThreat 92-88. The top of the Power Rankings are crowded in the USC Division, with TriCrownThreat and Seahawks Nation tied at 32.5 Power Points. Brendan Meyer’s Roxy Returns sits close behind with 31 Power Points in 3rd.

In the NFL Survivor Pool, both remaining participants nailed their picks, with Mike Rennard prevailing along with the Buccaneers over the Seahawks and Andrew Gay winning with the Texans over the Lions. They both live to see another week.

The standings in the NFL Pick ‘Em Game saw a stunning amount of movement following Week 8’s games – a development possibly spurred by the fact that four participants failed to submit picks. The most depressing of these omissions were that of Andrew Gay and Dan Goldman, both of whom went 0-14 on the week, yet did not get to remove the week from their overall score because they had both gone 0-16 earlier in the season. Andy Popp and Jordan Spektor also deserve a nice ‘FAIL!’ for their lack of effort. Those who fared better in Week 8 included Alex Rosenbloom, who jumped from 11th to a tie for 3rd in the standings on the strength of an ALACS-leading 11-3 week. Kyle Davis took over first place at 49-37 on the year; Billy Schreyer sits in 2nd, a full game back at 48-38, and Brett Mullin, John Rosinbum, and Alex Rosenbloom are all 1.5 games back at 47-38.

In the NCAA Pick ‘Em Game, Corey Rhodes moved into the lead on the strength of a 6-4 week. Corey is now a full game ahead of Nick Foley in 2nd, and Joe Simich is 1.5 games back after going 4-6 on Saturday. Foley, Adam Atkins, the Commish, and Steve Duin all tied for the weekly lead by going 7-3 in Week 8.