My View of Week One

Bay Area Thrashers 94-80 Hurricanes

In a Week One Preview of the potential Fantasy Bowl, my Pre-Season selection as TBFL Champions, the Bay Area Thrashers defeated the Hurricanes 94-80. Neither team fired on all cylinders as both got zeros from their kickers and Hurricanes lost points courtesy of their defense. Thrashers left more points on the bench as they scored, 111-94 but honestly who would have sat Frank Gore and started Mike Tolbert instead? Hurricanes WR depth took a potential hit as Danny Amendola suffered a dislocated elbow. Amendola looked to be out for a while but he is attempting to come back THIS WEEK. The former Red Raider is showing Wes Welker-like toughness and has quickly vaulted on to my All-Awesome team. Yes, I just broke my own rule of comparing one white guy to another white guy but seriously if this was T.O. with a dislocated elbow he would be done for weeks. Amendola would laugh at a broken leg and would be back two days later to continue dropping passes.

Husslers 128-111 Armed N Dangerous

Husslers are welcomed to the TBFL by a generous AnD squad with a 128-111 win. An outstanding performance from Tulane alum Matt Forte. Forte was a true all-purpose back with 158 total yards and a receiving touchdown. Madden Cover Victim and former Arkansas Razorback Peyton Hillis snagged 14 points. Armed N Dangerous left Steve [CAR] Smith and his 37 points on the bench. Did AnD's Packer homerism cost him what could be a pivotal win? Finley over Smith is highly questionable.

Playground Legends 94-93 Money Inc.

In what must be a TBFL first, a game where both team's defense truly decided a game as the Playground Legends defeated Money Inc 94-93. The Legend's Ravens defense crushed Pittsburgh and notched a rather nice 26 points while Money's Dolphins defense got treated an old hooker by the Patriots and The Dreamiest Quarterback in the Universe and cost Money four points and a win. I'll get into more details on TDQBITU shortly. Money's starting line-up brings into a few questions if his homerism cost him this game as Aaron Hernandez and the Falcons defense were left sitting while he started Phins players in a much tougher match-up. As for Legends, if your defense out scores any other player on your roster there are going to be problems but Danny gets a gift.

Runs N Throses 149-90 Bubba Army

Runs N Throses flexed their muscle in the season opener with a 59-point victory over a completely outmatched Bubba Army. The Dreamiest Quarterback in the Universe from the school up North was ridiculously good. TDQBITU hit eight different receivers in route to a 517 yard, four touchdown performance with his favorite target this week, conveniently enough, being Texas Tech Red Raider Wes Welker. Welker reeled in 8 of TDQBITU's passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns with the highlight of course being a 99-yarder. The Bubba Army's lone solace was that there was nothing they could do to win this game but may have found a gem in $Cam Newton. I keep waiting (and hoping) for this kid to fail and he keeps succeeding. The Army lost bench player and Bubba Army favorite Kevin Walter for the season due to injury.

UO Grandmasters 140-117 X-Factor

The Grandmasters hit on a league hit 98.6 efficiency rating in route to a 140-117 win over the X-Factor. X-Factor's wide receiver corps as expected were very good this week and former Auburn Tiger Ben Tate despite being on the bench showed the signs that I saw in him last year before he got injured.

Warriors 151-97 Fudgie Whales

The Warriors took TBFL Team of the Week honors with a 151-97 win over the Fudgie Whales. The Warriors tallied a 98.1 efficiency rating and left only three points on the bench for the season opening win. Ray Rice, the former Rutgers Scarlet Knight ran through, over and around Pittsburgh for a very nice 30-point effort and the rest of the roster contributed with very solid efforts in a comfortable victory. Fudgie Whales already have to worry about Oregon State Beaver alum Steven Jackson as SJax went out very early as he injured his quadricep on a 47-yard touchdown run against the Dream Team's defense on his first offensive play of the game. It looked like he would be fine as he came back for a 9-yard run before exiting the game.

My Personal Team of the Week (can included benched players)

QB ... Tom Brady 40 points

RB ... Peyton Hillis 14 points

RB ... Chris "Beanie" Wells 20 points

WR ... Brian Hartline 14 points

WR ... Wes Welker 36 points

TE ... Jason Witten 17 points

PK ... Sebastian Janikowski 12 points

DF ... Baltimore Ravens 26 points

FA Honorable Mention ... Rob Gronkowski 26 points