Week 8 Predictions

Week 8 Predictions

By my projections, Week 8 should be filled with some top notch scoring performances. Quincy and Chelan will break the century barrier. Cashmere and Ellensburg will miss it by only a few points. The 2nd Coffee Bowl is this weekend, Cashmere will be holding a black out. Moses Lake and Ephrata will be our featured game. Happy Halloween everyone!

Quincy - 103.3
Wenatchee - 69.3

East Wenatchee - 79.8
Ellensburg - 98.1

Moses Lake - 68.7
Ephrata - 72.6

Chelan - 103.9
Cashmere - 95.2

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Quincy -34
Wenatchee +34

East Wenatchee +18.3
Ellensburg -18.3

Moses Lake +3.9
Ephrata -3.9

Chelan -8.7
Cashmere +8.7

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BREAKING NEWS: Peterson Moves Across River

Peterson to Wenatchee

In the biggest blockbuster trade in CGFFL history, Wenatchee and East Wenatchee execute a trade in which Adrian Peterson will go to Wenatchee in exchange for Michael Turner, Miles Austin, and a ton of early round draft picks.

Rumors began to swirl around the league that some big trades would be presented for voting in the last week before the trade deadline. Nobody thought Adrian Peterson would ever enter the conversation, until Wenatchee came calling. "At first I thought he was crazy, but I need the depth at WR, and the draft picks are much needed going forward" Scott Jennings, owner of the East Wenatchee Owls, stated earlier.

Just letting everyone know, some more big names have swirled around. Expect to see some late trade deadline drama the next few days.

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Week 8 Weather

Week 8 Weather

Just for the fun of it, I am going to post the projected weather for each game this weekend.

Quincy @ Wenatchee

Wenatchee, Washington - High 56, Low 36, 20% Chance of Showers, Windy

Moses Lake @ Ephrata

Ephrata, Washington - High 60, Low 36, 20% Chance of Showers, Windy

East Wenatchee @ Ellensburg

Ellensburg, Washington - High 55, Low 35, 20% Chance of Showers, Windy

Chelan @ Cashmere

Cashmere, Washington - High 54, Low 35, 20% Chance of Showers, Windy

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Mid-Season Mock Draft

Mid-Season Mock Draft

Decided to really all you owners up and do a 3 Round Mid-Season mock draft. This draft means nothing at all and the draft order is random. Just taking a new look at what a draft would look like now. Who rises and falls?

Draft Order

1. East Wenatchee (What the hell? This was random I swear)
2. Ellensburg
3. Ephrata
4. Quincy
5. Wenatchee
6. Chelan
7. Cashmere
8. Moses Lake

Round 1

1. East Wenatchee - Adrian Peterson - RB - MIN (Shocker)
2. Ellensburg - Maurice Jones-Drew - RB - JAC
3. Ephrata - Ronnie Brown - RB - MIA (Am I seeing this right?)
4. Quincy - Ray Rice - RB - BAL
5. Wenatchee - Chris Johnson - RB - TEN
6. Chelan - Thomas Jones - RB - NYJ
7. Cashmere - Matt Schaub - QB - HOU (Who would have guessed?)
8. Moses Lake - Cedric Benson - RB - CIN (See Schaub)

Round 2

9. Moses Lake - Tom Brady - QB - NE
10. Cashmere - Michael Turner - RB - ATL
11. Chelan - Peyton Manning - QB - IND
12. Wenatchee - DeAngelo Williams - RB - CAR (Homer Alert?)
13. Quincy - Rashard Mendenhall - RB - PIT (This sleeper likes to sleep in early)
14. Ephrata - Drew Brees - QB - NO
15. Ellensburg - Andre Johnson - WR - HOU
16. East Wenatchee - Ben Roethlisberger - QB - PIT (A projected bust by some)

Round 3

17. East Wenatchee - Frank Gore - RB - SF
18. Ellensburg - Aaron Rodgers - QB - GB
19. Ephrata - Kevin Smith - RB - DET (This mock suggests Ephrata and Ellensburg would like to trade rosters)
20. Quincy - Randy Moss - WR - NE
21. Wenatchee - Reggie Wayne - WR - IND
22. Chelan - Knowshon Moreno - RB - DEN (Wow.....)
23. Cashmere - Steve Smith - WR - NYG
24. Moses Lake - Marques Colston - WR - NO

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Surprising Omissions

1. Matt Forte - RB - CHI - I never would have guessed, I personally was high on the guy.
2. Larry Fitzgerald - WR - ARI - Larry will be fine, just outperformed to this point.
3. LaDainian Tomlinson - RB - SD - I'm not really surprised, draft position was way to high. Possible top bust of 09'.

Surprising Newcomers

1. Ronnie Brown - RB - MIA - Can't believe I traded this dude, no more complaining for Ephrata.
2. Cedric Benson - RB - CIN - Most likely your breakout player of the year.
3. Steve Smith - WR - NYG - Wrong Smitty, may not be here if he doesn't pick it up soon.

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Week 7 Predictions

Week 7 Predictions

Last week I was apparently a little pessimistic as to the prediction for my Grizzlies. Okay, I was way off! I beat the spread by 66.7 points! This weak I gave myself more credit and tallied up these games fairly. Expect to see more solid play from the elite QBs in the league, and there will be a few more freakish games from Top RBs as well.

Cashmere - 85.1
Wenatchee - 87.1

Ellensburg - 69.8
Ephrata - 74.5

East Wenatchee - 94.1
Moses Lake - 84.9

Chelan - 72.0
Quincy - 66.7

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Cashmere +2
Wenatchee -2

Ellensburg +4.7
Ephrata -4.7

East Wenatchee -9.2
Moses Lake +9.2

Chelan -5.3
Quincy +5.3

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Midway Point: Breakouts and Busts

Breakouts and Busts

We are midway through the 2009 season already! Time flies by! We still have 8 total weeks to go and any player can turn it around, just as any breakout can come to a complete stall, but here are my breakouts of the 1st half of 2009 and busts of 2009. And before you read the below, I purposely left off Steve Smith of the Giants. Mainly because I see the Giants WR corps as a rotating system in fantasy value. One week its Steve Smith, then Mario Manningham, and Hakeem Nicks. No consistency.

Breakouts

1. Cedric Benson - RB - Cincinnati Bengals

Benson was not on many radars when it came to searching for a breakout RB, but the former Bear has been lights out for the Bengals. At first everyone thought it was just as fluke, until he became the 1st RB in years to put 100+ rushing yards on the Ravens defense. Chances are Benson will continue his success and enter 2010 a Top-10 RB.

2. Ray Rice - RB - Baltimore Ravens

Willis McGahee early on was stealing the spotlight from Rice, the preseason sleeper. But Rice has shown over the past few weeks that he is clearly the #1 RB for the Ravens and looks to be a solid fantasy RB for not just this season, but many to come.

3. Knowshon Moreno - RB - Denver Broncos

Most fantasy owners felt Correll Buckhaulter would cut into Moreno's carries to much for Knowshon to be a big fantasy factor. Apparently, that isn't the case. the Chelan Gulls are kicking themselves for quiting on Moreno to early and East Wenatchee is loving every moment of it.

Notables: Ronnie Brown - RB - Miami Dolphins, Steve Smith - WR - NY Giants, Rashard Mendenhall - RB - Pittsburgh Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger - QB - Pittsburgh Steelers, Nate Burleson - WR - Seattle Seahawks, Mike Sims-Walker - WR - Jacksonville Jaguars

Busts

1. Matt Forte - RB - Chicago Bears

Sorry David, I can't hold this one any longer. Forte is becoming a concern. Forte was taken with the #3 pick in the CGFFL draft this past summer. He has performed nowhere near his value. It seems Jay Cutler has done more harm then help for Forte.

2. Steve Smith - WR - Carolina Panthers

As a big time Panthers fan, this one hurts. Steve Smith for a long time was Cariolina's lone fantasy star. Seems DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart ar ethe only fantasy relevent players remaining. Smith has potential to breakout at any time, but he has struggling big time.

3. LaDainian Tomlinson - RB - San Diego Chargers

Oh boy, do not get me started on this one. I thought Tomlinson was a preseason bust from the beginning, and he has proved to be just that. Moses Lake owner Dustin Hansen took Tomlinson with the #2 pick! Already, Hansen has shipped Tomlinson out to Ellensburg in exchange for future fantasy stud Rashard Mendenhall. Expect the Bolts to take a RB in next years draft, LT is DONE!

Notables: Darren McFadden - RB - Oakland Raiders, Brian Westbrook - RB - Philadelphia Eagles, Greg Jennings - WR - Green Bay Packers, Terrell Owens - WR - Buffalo Bills, Eddie Royal - WR - Denver Broncos

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Passing the time...

I'm Bored

I'm bored, so I'm going to make my predictions for all the NFL games this Sunday. Then I'm getting ready for the Angels game!

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Houston - 27
Cincinnati - 24

Detroit - 17
Green Bay - 35

Baltimore - 17
Minnesota - 27

NY Giants - 27
New Orleans - 20

Cleveland - 0
Pittsburgh - 38

Carolina - 23
Tampa Bay - 17

Kansas City - 21
Washington - 18

St. Louis - 16
Jacksonville - 42

Arizona - 20
Seattle - 31

Philadelphia - 45
Oakland - 10

Tennessee - 17
New England - 31

Buffalo - 9
NY Jets - 31

Chicago - 24
Atlanta - 27

Denver - 20
San Diego - 27

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Time to Freak Out???

Time to Panic?

We are almost half way through the fantasy football season, and many fantasy owners have a good reason to start flipping out. I personally have been struggling with DeAngelo Williams-Randy Moss dilemma, here are some players you should not quit on just yet.

DeAngelo Williams - RB - Carolina Panthers

Its been frustrating to be an owner of Mr. Williams. He has yet to put together a big game this season, and Jonathan Stewart is looking better with every game he plays. Stewart does look like he will eventually take over the #1 RB spot in Carolina somewhere down the line. If Williams continues to decline, it could be this year, but I'm going to give Williams the benefit of the doubt. DeAngelo did start out last season slow too, and it did look like early on Stewart would pass him. Right before Williams exploded. I need to monitor the situation, but Williams is going to be benched....yet.

Brandon Jacobs - RB - New York Giants

This past weekend, former Marshall RB Ahmad Bradshaw flipped out on fantasy owners with huge 150+ plus yard 2 TD performance. This has caused many owners to be a little uneasy with high draft pick Brandon Jacobs. Jacobs is not racking up the yards well, but more importantly, he is losing goal line carries. There is cause for concern, but Michael Fontenot cannot panic just yet. Jacobs is still the #1 B and has plenty of time to get things going, Ahmad Bradshaw has not been consistent enough for him to destroy Jacobs fantasy value. Don't give up just yet.

Randy Moss - WR - New England Patriots

Moss has been the most underachieved fantasy WR this season. I was ecstatic this past Summer when we had our draft, who would have thought Moss would fall that far? I can see why now. Moss had his worst performance thus past weekend in which he posted 1 catch for 36 yards, but I'm not going to quit on him just yet. Moss' schedule is going to start seeing easier opponents in the next few weeks going into the postseason. Moss should improve, if not, I'm going to be pissed.

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Now for you owners that own guys LaDainian Tomlinson, Brian Westbrook, and Darren McFadden, you have a reason to be worried. Its your decision to panic or not.

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Week 6 Predictions

Week 6 Predictions

Dang the Cascade division stinks. 3 teams have the same record at 2-3, and those are the best records in the conference! Wenatchee and Moses Lake suffered really tough loses. The bye weeks are going to begin taking their toll on everyone for the next 5 weeks. I've got the 1st ever River Bowl being uncompetitive, and most road teams coming out on top. Play the matchups boys!

East Wenatchee - 74.4
Wenatchee - 54.3

Quincy - 69.6
Ellensburg - 62.9

Moses Lake - 76.6
Cashmere - 87.4

Chelan - 71.4
Ephrata - 64.6

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Spreads

East Wenatchee -20.1
Wenatchee +20.1

Quincy -6.7
Ellensburg +6.7

Moses Lake +10.8
Cashmere -10.8

Chelan -6.8
Ephrata +6.8

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Interview: Quincy's Dave Nishida

Interview

The below is a transcript of the interview I had with David Nishida, the owner of the Quincy Copperheads.

Why did you agree to become the owner of the Quincy Copperheads?

David: I'm a huge Bears fan, and we all know any NFL fan that is serious about the game also plays fantasy football. I've been playing the game for 4 years now. I thought it would be awesome to finally play in a competitive league instead of your typical online league.

Why the Copperheads?

David: Thought it was a cool name. Wanted something to do with a snake, but I also wanted it to be original.

What are your thoughts on your teams performance through 4 weeks?

David: Well.....I would have liked to be better then last place. But it is what is, hopefully last weeks win was the beginning of many.

What are your thoughts on not being able t play rival Moses Lake this year?

David: I was confused when I first saw the regular season schedule. Quincy and Moses Lake are the closest locational rivalry outside of East Wenatchee and Wenatchee. I guess I will have to wait until next year.

What do you project your final regular season record to be?

David: 9-3.....Nah just kidding. Realistically, 5-7.

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I plan to do more interviews throughout the season! Have a good night!

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Cashmere vs Chelan - The Coffee Bowl

The Coffee Bowl

We have been debating the name of the Cashmere-Chelan rivalry for awhile now. Both sides have settled on a name. The Hornets-Gulls rivalry was made early last spring when this league was formed. Cashmere's owner is a Cashmere high school alum, and Chelan's owner is a Chelan high alum. Both these high schools are heated rivals, so the two owners took it upon themselves to make this game one of the CGFFL's first rivalries.

The game will be called the "Coffee Bowl". The name was chosen because both owners meet each other for coffee both in Chelan and Cashmere often. The winner of this game gets the "Coffee Bowl Cup"

We have come up with a name for the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee as well. That will be released next week.

Everyone get ready for this Sunday's COFFEE BOWL!!!

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Week 4 Player Rankings

New Rankings

How 3 weeks can make a difference. Here are my updated Top 10 rankings. I have tried not to drink to much kool aid on the newcomers like Steve Smith(The other one) and Cedric Benson, and also did not dock guys like Michael Turner and DeAngelo Williams because they haven't seen great matchups yet. Next ranks come out in 3 weeks.

Top 10 QBs

1. Peyton Manning - IND
2. Aaron Rodgers - GB
3. Drew Brees - NO
4. Philip Rivers - SD
5. Joe Flacco - BAL
6. Ben Roethlisberger - PIT
7. Matt Schaub - HOU
8. Tom Brady - NE
9. Eli Manning - NYG
10. David Garrard - JAC

Top 10 RBs

1. Adrian Peterson - MIN
2. Chris Johnson - TEN
3. Maurice Jones-Drew - JAC
4. Ronnie Brown - MIA
5. Matt Forte - CHI
6. Michael Turner - ATL
7. Frank Gore - SF
8. Cedric Benson - CIN
9. Kevin Smith - DET
10. DeAngelo Williams - CAR

Top 10 WRs

1. Reggie Wayne - IND
2. Steve Smith - NYG
3. Vincent Jackson - SD
4. Andre Johnson - HOU
5. Mike Sims-Walker - JAC
6. Larry Fitzgerald - ARI
7. Randy Moss - NE
8. Chad Ochocinco - CIN
9. DeSean Jackson - PHI
10. Brandon Marshall - DEN

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GSFBL: 2010 Scoring System Set

Scoring System Set

Note: A blog for the GSFBL is in the makings.

The scoring system for the league has been set. Many fantasy players would notice right off the bat in the CGFFL that we do not use a TE, K, or Defense. In the GSFBL. we will not feature pitchers.

Rosters

1 C, 1 1B, 1 2B/SS, 1 3B, 2 OFs(LF, RF, CF), and 4 Bench players. That will total up to 10 players per team in the 6 team league.

Scoring

1B – 1 Point, 2B – 2 Points, 3B – Points, HR - 4 Points, RBI - 2 Points, Run - 2 Points, BB - 1 Point, SO - (-1) Point, SB - 3 Points, and CS – (-1) Point.

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Also, here are the team names for 2010. Owners have not yet been determined, aside from myself and Trey Arnold.

Official Name: Leavenworth RiverHawks

Ephrata TBD

Official Name: Quincy Buffaloes

Mattawa TBD

Chelan TBD

Official Name: Waterville Wheat Sox

Anyways....back to football.

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Week 5 Predictions

Week 5 Predictions

This weeks predictions came out fairly even, except for East Wenatchee. The highly hyped rivalry game between Chelan and Cashmere should be a big one by my calculations. I might have given some players to much credit, and others not enough, but we will see. I was nearly perfect on the Moses Lake-East Wenatchee game.

Good luck to all! We are nearing mid season already!

Predictions

Wenatchee - 65.1
Quincy - 66.3

Ellensburg - 61.7
East Wenatchee - 98.4

Ephrata - 77.7
Moses Lake - 64.5

Cashmere - 76.0
Chelan - 73.2

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Spreads

Wenatchee +1.2
Quincy -1.2

Ellensburg +36.7
East Wenatchee - 36.7

Ephrata -13.2
Moses Lake +13.2

Cashmere -2.8
Chelan +2.8

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Peterson Last Hope For Owls

Peterson On Monday Night

The East Wenatchee Owls broke out the green alternate jerseys for the Moses Lake Leopards this weekend, hoping to change their recent misfortunes in Weeks 2 and 3. The Owls were favored by a very minimal margin coming into this game, and tonight they rest their hopes on a victory on the #1 overall pick in the draft: Adrian Peterson.

Peterson will need 10.4+ fantasy points to lift the Owls to a victory tonight. We will see how things fall starting at 5:30 tonight. Moses Lake could start out 2-2. Or the Owls could start out in a big 1-3 hole. We shall see....

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Rivers Gives Griz Improbable Win

Griz Win Late

The Wenatchee Grizzlies came into Cashmere expecting a automatic loss, due to the Griz RB corps being slammed by bye weeks and injuries. But nobody took into account that Philip Rivers was still playing. The Chargers QB was able to muster out 26.6 point against Pittsburgh to give Wenatchee a 67.6 - 51.3 win over Cashmere. Cashmere's loss ends this undefeated streak. There are no zero undefeated teams in the CGFFL.

We have another big game tomorrow night. Moses Lake holds a 10.3 lead over East Wenatchee, but Adrian Peterson has yet to play for the Owls. Should be fun!

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Sleepers Waking Up Early?

Sleepers Awake

Every fantasy off season, owners try their very best to project what underrated players are going to explode onto the scene. Much like DeAngelo Williams and Michael Turner did in 2008. While it may be only Week 4, it seems the Chelan Gulls and Ephrata Mavericks are the winners so far.

At the seasons beginning, Cedric Benson and Willis McGahee are not RBs you were expecting to explode this season. Thus far, Benson and McGahee appear to be on pace to be Top 10 fantasy RBs at the years end.

Now I'm must warn your owners, there is still a long time between now and Week 13. Remember last season, RB Clinton Portis was the #1 fantasy RB through Week 7, right before he plummeted the rest of the way. So Benson and McGahee are subject to falling as well.

We are about to begin Week 4 boys, and thus far, here are my Top 5 break through players and Top 5 busts.

Top 5 Breakthroughs

1. Willis McGahee - RB - BAL (Ephrata)
2. Cedric Benson - RB - CIN (Chelan)
3. DeSean Jackson - WR - PHI (East Wenatchee)
4. Julius Jones - RB - SEA (Moses Lake)
5. Joe Flacco - QB - BAL (Ephrata)

Top 5 Busts

1. LaDainian Tomlinson - RB - SD (Moses Lake)
2. Darren McFadden - RB - OAK (Ellensburg)
3. Clinton Portis - RB - WAS (Free Agent)
4. Eddie Royal - WR - DEN (Free Agent)
5. Steve Slaton - RB - HOU (East Wenatchee)

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Week 4 Predictions

Week 4 Predictions

My predictions were fairly legit last week, this week could go either way. I don't have any team exploding into the 100's, or even the 80's for that fact. The scoring will be fairly low. Now that I've said that, we will have 5 teams score 100+. Ha ha.

Wenatchee - 65.2
Cashmere - 79.3

Ephrata - 73.2
Ellensburg - 77.0

Moses Lake - 65.2
East Wenatchee - 67.1

Quincy - 64.5
Chelan - 71.7

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Spreads


Wenatchee +14.1
Cashmere -14.1

Ephrata +3.8
Ellensburg -3.8

Moses Lake +1.9
East Wenatchee -1.9

Quincy +7.2
Chelan -7.2

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