PIFF Highlights and All-Stars 08 Week 8

Week 8 saw the end of the Vampirates undefeated run, which allowed the rest of the lead teams to get one step closer to the top of the pack.

Game of the week from last week: Davin's Pillagers went on to win their 7th game in a row as they win over the Red Burns from Harbor Coast. With Pirataly's loss this places the Pillagers tied with the best record at 7-1.

Team to raise the sails: The Snotvia Snotknockers were the only team to reach in the 30s this week, and they almost scored 40. They were able to stop their three game slide and are now only half a game out of a Championship Playoff spot.




Davey Jones Team: The Berry Isle Rum Runners once again are struck down by their defense. This week the Cincinnati Bengals allowed 35 points which sunk the Rum Runners chances, and left the team drinking grog in the galley.

Brawl of the week: Week 9 has two huge games, so there are two games of the week. The first is the 7-1 Vampirates playing the 5-2-1 Rebels. Both teams are in the top four and both need a win to keep pace with the lead group. The other huge game is the 7-1 Pillagers taking on the 6-2 Maties in another matchup between top 4 teams. The winner of this game will have a fair lead on the rest of the field going around the final bend of the season.

All-Stars Week 7:

Pos   Player       Pts Team
QB    D. Brees     11  Eldars
RB    B. Westbrook 15  Snotknockers
WR1   S. Moss      9   Snotknockers
WR2   R. White     6   Eldars
TE    D. Clark     5   Kilters
K     J. Carney    4   Vampirates
DEF   Baltimore    -1  Rebels
DB1   O. Atogwe    3   Steepers
DB2   A. Samuel    3   Pillagers
DL1   J. Porter    7   Red Burns
DL2   D. White     5   Kilters
Coach Nicole       100%Snotknockers

Total All-Stars:

12 Svinksland Pillagers
11 Ninja Isle Eldars
10 Kreplachistan Rebels
10 Pirataly Vampirates
8 Tea Republic Steepers
8 Snotvia Snotknockers
7 Netthuania Nites
6 Scotslandi Kilters
5 Takawokonia Plankers
5 Harbor Coast Red Burns
4 Tsukestan Picklers
4 Berry Isle Rum Runners
3 Sparrow Island Maties
3 Ambersandia &s


PIFF Power Rankings (Rating) Prev. Week:
1. Svinksland Pillagers    (.8558) 1
2. Pirataly Vampirates     (.7788) 2
3. Kreplachistan Rebels    (.6827) 4
4. Sparrow Island Maties   (.6538) 3
5. Snotvia Snotknockers    (.5577) 6
6. Harbor Coast Red Burns  (.5481) 5
7. Tea Republic Steepers   (.4519) 7
8. Netthuania Nites        (.4327) 9
9. Takawokonia Plankers    (.3654) 8
10. Ambersandia &s         (.3365) 11
11. Tsukestan Picklers     (.3269) 13
12. Scotslandi Kilters     (.3077) 10
13. Berry Isle Rum Runners (.2596) 12
14. Ninja Isle Eldars      (.2308) 14

PIFF Highlights and All-Stars 08 Week 7

*I will post this each week in the comments section on the Yahoo league page, and I will also post it at http://pirateislandsff.blogspot.com/ *

With week 7 coming to a close we pass the halfway mark in the PIFF regular season. The league has one remaining undefeated team, the Vampirates, and one team with no wins, the Rum Runners, who find a new heart breaking way to lose each week. The rest of the teams form a tight pack that is fighting for playoff spots as we go into the second half of the season.

Game of the week from last week: The game of the week lived up to its name as the Plankers were able to fight their way to a tie with the Red Burns during the Monday Night Football game. The Plankers are sure to give Cassel a raise after his performance.

Team to raise the sails: Ending the first half of the season with only one undefeated team means that the Priataly Vampirates will gain the honors this week. They are keeping one game ahead of the juggernaut Pillagers, and look to be the easy pick to make it into the Championship Playoffs.


Davey Jones Team: The Ninja Isle Eldars were able to squeak out a close one this week. No, it wasn't for a win, they were barely able to get positive points.

Brawl of the week: The number one scoring offense plays the number five offense this week when the Pillagers come rolling into Harbor Coast to face the men with the Red Burns. The Red Burns are one game out of a Championship playoff spot, while the Pillagers needs to continue to roll to keep up with the Vampirates. Should be a good one.

All-Stars Week 6:

Pos Player Pts Team
QB M. Cassel 9 Plankers
RB S. Jackson 17 Plankers
WR1 S. Smith 5 Snotknockers
WR2 A. Bryant 5 Steepers
TE O. Daniels 4 &'s
K J. Kasay 3 &'s
DEF Green Bay 4 Red Burns
DB1 N. Collins 6 Rum Runners
DB2 O. Atogwe 6 Steepers
DL1 J. Tuck 8 Vampirates
DL2 J. Allen 6 Snotknockers
Coach Davin 100%Pillagers

Total All-Stars:
11 Svinksland Pillagers
9 Ninja Isle Eldars
9 Kreplachistan Rebels
9 Pirataly Vampirates
7 Netthuania Nites
7 Tea Republic Steepers
5 Snotvia Snotknockers
5 Takawokonia Plankers
4 Tsukestan Picklers
4 Scotslandi Kilters
4 Berry Isle Rum Runners
4 Harbor Coast Red Burns
3 Sparrow Island Maties
3 Ambersandia &s


PIFF Power Rankings (Rating) Prev. Week:
1. Svinksland Pillagers (.8462) 1
2. Pirataly Vampirates (.8352) 2
3. Sparrow Island Maties (.6703) 3
4. Kreplachistan Rebels (.6593) 4
5. Harbor Coast Red Burns (.5714) 5
6. Snotvia Snotknockers (.4945) 6
7. Tea Republic Steepers (.4725) 7
8. Takawokonia Plankers (.4066) 10
9. Netthuania Nites (.4066) 8
10. Scotslandi Kilters (.3407) 9
11. Ambersandia &s (.2967) 14
12. Berry Isle Rum Runners (.2967) 11
13. Tsukestan Picklers (.2857) 12
14. Ninja Isle Eldars (.2307) 13

PIFF Highlights and All-Stars 08 Week 6

The point totals were up in the 6th week of PIFF. No team scored less than 10 points and most teams scored in the 20s. I think everyone is starting to get an idea about which defenses are good, and which ones will give up alot of points.

Game of the week from last week: The Pillagers made things interesting when they played the Rebels in the game of the week. Going into Monday Night Football the game was even, with the Pillagers only having B. Edwards and the Cleveland DEF to play. Davin showed that he know what he was doing playing Cleveland's porous DEF against the Super Bowl Champions, as they surprisingly propelled him to a victory.

Team to raise the sails: Since I need to spread the love around, I won't mention that Davin's Burning and Pillaging has got him the high score again this week. Instead this week's team on the rise is the Scotslandi (they wear) Kilters who pulled out a 100% efficiency rating, to get them up to a 3-3 record. There is a long way to go for them to make the Championship Playoffs, but they are headed in the right direction.


Davey Jones Team: The Mean Green Snotknockers posted a low score of 10 points this week to drop them to 4-2 for the year. It is too early to press the panic button right now, but it looks like injuries are starting to take a toll on Snotvia's finest.

Brawl of the week: This one is close, but I am going to say that the match up between the 3-3 Harbor Coast Red Burns and the 2-3-1 Takawokonia Plankers will be the best game for next week. With a win either team would be in striking distance of the lead pack, however a loss for either team would throw them back into the pile of sub-par teams.

All-Stars Week 6:

Pos   Player       Pts Team
QB    D. Brees     12  Eldars
RB    C. Portis    10  Pillagers
WR1   A. Johnson   7   Rebels
WR2   B. Edwards   7   Pillagers
TE    V. Davis     3   Rebels
K     J. Elam      4   Eldars
DEF   Tampa Bay    5   Vampirates
DB1   O. Atogwe    6   Steepers
DB2   C. woodson   5   Rebels
DL1   R. Mathis    9   Nites
DL2   J. Parker    8   Red Burns
Coach Julia        100%Kilters

Total All-Stars:
10 Svinksland Pillagers
9 Ninja Isle Eldars
9 Kreplachistan Rebels
8 Pirataly Vampirates
7 Netthuania Nites
5 Tea Republic Steepers
4 Tsukestan Picklers
4 Scotslandi Kilters
3 Berry Isle Rum Runners
3 Sparrow Island Maties
3 Snotvia Snotknockers
3 Takawokonia Plankers
3 Harbor Coast Red Burns
1 Ambersandia &s

PIFF Power Rankings (Rating) Prev. Week:

1. Svinksland Pillagers    (.8205) 2
2. Pirataly Vampirates     (.8205) 1
3. Sparrow Island Maties   (.7179) 3
4. Kreplachistan Rebels    (.6538) 5
5. Harbor Coast Red Burns  (.5385) 6
6. Snotvia Snotknockers    (.5128) 4
7. Tea Republic Steepers   (.4487) 8
8. Netthuania Nites        (.4487) 7
9. Scotslandi Kilters      (.3461) 11
10. Takawokonia Plankers   (.3461) 10
11. Berry Isle Rum Runners (.3333) 13
12. Tsukestan Picklers     (.3077) 9
13. Ninja Isle Eldars      (.2692) 14
14. Ambersandia &s         (.2564) 12

PIFF Highlights and All-Stars 08 Week 5

Week 5 turned out to be full of close and intriguing games. The Sparrow Island Maties relied on DB A. Winfield to win them the game on Monday Night Football. The coaches for both the Pillagers and the Plankers played their optimum lineup in their game, and the game of the week left only one undefeated team.

Game of the week from last week: The big game from week five was the Pirataly Vampirates versus the Mean Green Snotvia Snotknockers. Both teams came into the game undefeated, but the Vampirates was able to win the game by a couple of points. The Vampirates are now 5-0, The Snotknockers fall into the leading pack with a record of 4-1.

Team to raise the sails: Although the Pillagers are 4-1 they are starting to gain steam. They posted the high score for the week again, and it seems like it doesn't matter which players are in the game -all of them produce. The Pillagers lost to the Vampirates in week one, and will be looking forward to week 14 for revenge.



Davey Jones Team: The Ambersandia Golden Squiggles struggled this week to post 0 points. Despite K. Orton's better than average week the Buffalo Defense allowed an impressive 41 points against the Arizona Cardnals, that deficit was too difficult for the &s to overcome.

Brawl of the week: No pairing this week screams out to pay attention to, but the dominant Svinksland Pillagers will be heading over to the perennial powerhouse Kreplachistan Rebels to duke it out. The Rebels needs the win to get into the top four, while the Pillagers needs too keep pace with the Vampirates.

All-Stars Week 4:

Pos   Player       Pts Team
QB    B. Roethlisb.11  Vampirates
RB    C. Portis    10  Pillagers
WR1   R. White     6   Eldars
WR2   A. Johnson   6   Rebels
TE    C. Cooley    5   Pillagers
K     R. Longwell  3   Steepers
DEF   Chicago      3   Snotknockers
DB1   R. Mathis    6   Plankers
DB2   A. Winfield  5   Maties
DL1   R. Mathis    5   Nites
DL2   J. Harrison  4   Picklers
Coach Davin        100%Pillagers

Total All-Stars:
8 Svinksland Pillagers
7 Ninja Isle Eldars
7 Pirataly Vampirates
6 Netthuania Nites
6 Kreplachistan Rebels
4 Tea Republic Steepers
4 Tsukestan Picklers
3 Berry Isle Rum Runners
3 Scotslandi Kilters
3 Sparrow Island Maties
3 Snotvia Snotknockers
3 Takawokonia Plankers
2 Harbor Coast Red Burns
1 Ambersandia &s


PIFF Power Rankings (Rating) Prev. Week:

1. Pirataly Vampirates     (.8154) 1
2. Svinksland Pillagers    (.7846) 2
3. Sparrow Island Maties   (.7231) 4
4. Snotvia Snotknockers    (.6154) 3
5. Kreplachistan Rebels    (.6000) 6
6. Harbor Coast Red Burns  (.5385) 5
7. Netthuania Nites        (.4923) 8
8. Tea Republic Steepers   (.4769) 7
9. Tsukestan Picklers      (.3692) 9
10. Takawokonia Plankers   (.3231) 13
11. Scotslandi Kilters     (.2769) 12
12. Ambersandia &s         (.2769) 10
13. Berry Isle Rum Runners (.2769) 11
14. Ninja Isle Eldars      (.2462) 14

PIFF Highlights and All-Stars 08 Week 4

Check off another week, that will make 4 of the 15 regular season weeks done. This week we saw our first tie of the season (Plankers vs. Rebels), the first negative points (that hasn't happened since the 2005 season), and the number of undefeated teams is down to two.

Game of the week from last week: Last weeks game to watch was Purple Pirates of Sparrow's Island (3-0) versus the Dark Menace from Pirataly (3-0). The game's result hung in the balance throughout the Monday Night football game, and all seemed to be going the Maties way when the Steelers recovered a fumble for a touchdown. But the Vampirates wouldn't go down so easily and Ben Roethlisberger lead the way back for a win for Pirataly. Both teams played a great game and both coaches posted 100% efficiency scores for choosing who to play. These teams look like early favorites to get into the championship playoffs.

Team to raise the sails: The Big Bad Red Burns from Harbor Coast posted a week high score of 28 points, in big part due to the young QB Jason Campbell. RB stud A. Peterson also had a good game and the red and white coasted past the 'Nites.

Davey Jones Team: Week 12 of the 2005 season was the last time a team scored in the negatives. In the game the Futontopia Eldars (in their last season at Futontopia, the next year they moved to the Ninja Isle) lost to the Tea Republic Steepers -4 to 43. This week the Netthuania Fighting Mennonites racked up a -2 score after the Arizona defence let 50 points go by. The 'Nites are only 2-2 but if their DEF can't play any better this might be a long season for the artichoke farmers.

Brawl of the week: As if the great match up between the Maties and Vampirates wasn't good enough last week, this week the Vampirates will take center stage again when they face the Snotvia Snotknockers. Two undefeated teams enter the match, only one will survive, unless they tie... they they both will survive on a technicality. Grab your popcorn and your Stat Tracker this one is gonna be good.

All-Stars Week 4:

Pos Player Pts Team
QB D. Brees 12 Eldars
RB L. Johnson 14 Picklers
WR1 L. Coles 7 Kilters
WR2 G. Jennings 6 Vampirates
TE J. Witten 4 Steepers
K M. Prater 3 Nites
DEF Tampa Bay 3 Vampirates
DB1 C. Woodson 6 Rebels
DB2 C. Ndukwe 5 Rebels
DL1 T. Cole 4 Plankers
DL2 A. Hayneswor.4 Pillagers
Coach Michelle 100%Vampirates

Total All-Stars:
6 Ninja Isle Eldars
6 Pirataly Vampirates
5 Netthuania Nites
5 Svinksland Pillagers
5 Kreplachistan Rebels
3 Berry Isle Rum Runners
3 Tea Republic Steepers
3 Tsukestan Picklers
3 Scotslandi Kilters
2 Harbor Coast Red Burns
2 Sparrow Island Maties
2 Snotvia Snotknockers
2 Takawokonia Plankers
1 Ambersandia &s


PIFF Power Rankings (Rating) Prev. Week:
1. Pirataly Vampirates (.8269) 2
2. Svinksland Pillagers (.7308) 4
3. Snotvia Snotknockers (.6731) 1
4. Sparrow Island Maties (.6731) 3
5. Harbor Coast Red Burns (.6346) 7
6. Kreplachistan Rebels (.5769) 5
7. Tea Republic Steepers (.4615) 9
8. Netthuania Nites (.4038) 6
9. Tsukestan Picklers (.3654) 8
10. Ambersandia &s (.3462) 11
11. Berry Isle Rum Runners (.3269) 10
12. Scotslandi Kilters (.2885) 13
13. Takawokonia Plankers (.2692) 12
14. Ninja Isle Eldars (.2308) 14

PIFF Highlights and All-Stars 08 Week 3

*I will post this each week in the comments section on the Yahoo league page, and I will also post it at http://pirateislandsff.blogspot.com/ *

The third week in the PIFF is over and we are starting to see some separation between the teams in the standings. The most interesting game this weekend was the Ampersands pulling off a narrow win over the Plankers. Since I have Stat Tracker I got updates to the score as the Monday Night game was going. The lead in the PIFF game switched back and forth a couple of times until J. Cotchery finally got a big catch to put the Golden Squiggles up for good.

Game of the week from last week: The game to watch from last week was the Red Burns playing the Red Hot Vampirates. The Piratalieans were able to take a convincing win and move on to 3-0, in large part do to Franky G. at running back.

Team to raise the sails: Davin's Pillagers notched a score of 35 points this last week, well above the rest of the scores for the league, the next closest was the Vampirates with 26. There wasn't one player on the Pillagers that scored more than 6 points, however, all but one player on the team scored. So the huge score was due to a team effort rather than one player getting hot. The Pillagers look like they are a solid team.

Davey Jones Team: The ailing Eldars once again post the low score for the week. The team looks like they have depth on the bench, but the players are just too inconsistent to know who should be played and who should be benched.

Brawl of the week: All eyes will be turned to the great match up we have in week 4 between the Sparrow Island Maties and the Pirataly Vampirates. Both teams are 3-0 and both teams have been winning their games by a comfortable margin. It will be interesting to see how things go during the first week of byes.

All-Stars Week 3:

Pos   Player       Pts Team
QB    D. Brees     10  Eldars
RB    M. Turner    14  Rebels
WR1   B. Marshall  7   Snotknockers
WR2   T. Houshman. 6   'Nites
TE    K. Boss      3   'Nites
K     J. Carney    4   Vampirates
DEF   Baltimore    4   Rebels
DB1   R. Mathis    6   Plankers
DB2   E. Reed      6   Maties
DL1   J. Abraham   6   Vampirates
DL2   J. Peterson  5   Pillagers
Coach Davin        100%Pillagers

Total All-Stars:
5 Ninja Isle Eldars
4 Netthuania Nites
4 Svinksland Pillagers
3 Berry Isle Rum Runners
3 Pirataly Vampirates
3 Kreplachistan Rebels
2 Tea Republic Steepers
2 Harbor Coast Red Burns
2 Tsukestan Picklers
2 Scotslandi Kilters
2 Sparrow Island Maties
2 Snotvia Snotknockers
1 Ambersandia &s
1 Takawokonia Plankers

New for this week I have figured up a power ranking, which is based on the method for finding a p-value in non-parametric statistics (for the couple of you that knows of such things)

PIFF Power Rankings (Rating -closer to 1 is better):

1. Snotvia Snotknockers    (.8205)
2. Pirataly Vampirates     (.8205)
3. Sparrow Island Maties   (.6667)
4. Svinksland Pillagers    (.6667)
5. Kreplachistan Rebels    (.6667)
6. Netthuania Nites        (.5385)
7. Harbor Coast Red Burns  (.5128)
8. Tsukestan Picklers      (.4359)
9. Tea Republic Steepers   (.4359)
10. Berry Isle Rum Runners (.4103)
11. Ambersandia &s         (.3590)
12. Takawokonia Plankers   (.2564)
13. Scotslandi Kilters     (.1795)
14. Ninja Isle Eldars      (.0256)

PIFF Highlights and All-Stars 08 Week 2

The second week of the PIFF season is over, and scoring around the league is down. It looks like this is a combination of some quarterbacks and running backs under performing, as well as some defenses allowing many points, and toss in Houston and Baltimore not playing and we get a couple of teams barely scoring any points. The upset of the week has to go to the Pillagers who was able to soundly defeat the Fighting Mennonites. Thus making both teams 1-1.

Game of the week from last week: Last week the game to watch was the Maties versus the Kilters, which was the only game between 1-0 teams. It turned out that the chaps from Sparrow Island were able to beat the Scotslandi-ers without too much problems with a final score of 25-7.

Team to raise the sails: The Harbor Coast Red Burns posted a week high score of 33, to bring the make them the highest scoring 1-1 team at 50 points. They have a core of young, high powered players with Adrian Peterson and Jason Campbell, and a defense that looks to actually give the Red Burns some positive points.


Davey Jones Team: It is a tough call for this week, The Eldars scored 3 points, the Kilters 7, and the Steepers 10. However only one team could have been saved by playing better players that were sitting on the bench: the Steepers. After winning week one, the Steepers pulled the semi-effective Jets defense in favor of the porous Dallas D. This move not only cost the team 5 points but also the win.

Brawl of the week: This week all eyes will be on the match up between the Big Red Burns (1-1) and the Pirataly (they want your blood) Vampirates (2-0). The Vampirates have been making their case to be the turn-around team for 2008, while the Red Burns have been posting high scores regularly. The winner of this game will most likely be in a top 4 spot by weeks end.

All-Stars Week 2:

Pos   Player       Pts Team
QB    E. Manning   11  Picklers
RB    C. Portis    10  Pillagers
WR1   A. Boldin    8   Red Burns
WR2   B. Marshall  7   Snotknockers
TE    T. Scheffler 4   Eldars
K     J. Elam      3   Eldars
DEF   Tennessee    3   Pillagers
DB1   C. Woodson   9   Rebels
DB2   C. Bailey    3   Eldars
DL1   P. Willis    6   Rum Runners
DL2   D. White     5   Kilters
Coach Rusty        100%Rum Runners

(I failed to mention how I pick the coach of the week last time. To find the percent I look at points the team scored versus points possible from all player on the team, including players on the bench. The coach of the week played the highest percent of points possible for their team. So for example this week Rusty got as many points as he could have out of his team.)

Total All-Stars:
4 Ninja Isle Eldars
3 Berry Isle Rum Runners
2 Netthuania Nites
2 Tea Republic Steepers
2 Harbor Coast Red Burns
2 Tsukestan Picklers
2 Scotslandi Kilters
2 Svinksland Pillagers
1 Pirataly Vampirates
1 Ambersandia &s
1 Sparrow Island Maties
1 Kreplachistan Rebels
1 Snotvia Snotknockers
0 Takawokonia Plankers

PIFF Highlights and All-Stars 08 Week 1

Week one is over and there were quite a few surprises to kick off the season. The upset of the week goes to the Netthuania Fighting Mennonites who pulled off a huge upset over the perennial powerhouse Takawokonia Plankers. Even if Brady didn't go down with an injury chances are slim that they could have matched the firepower of the Mennonite Menace. Keep in mind the Nites combined record in the PIFF is 13-30-1 over the last three seasons; it looks like these two teams are heading in different directions.

Brawl of the week: The only matchup between teams with 1-0 records next week is the Sparrow Island Maties, who lost the PIFF championship last year. Versus the Scotslandi Kilters who failed to make it to the championship playoffs by one game. The winner of this game will at least be in the top five teams after week two, and since less than 30% of the teams make it to the championship playoffs every win against a winning team is huge.

Team to raise the sails: Pirataly Vampirates. The Vampirates scored a league high 33 points and still had some players in the bench that could have been used for an even better score. Historically the Vampirates have been fading, and last year posted a dismal 3-12 record. However Roethlesburger and Gore look like they are stepping up this year.

Davey Jones Team: The Takawokonia Plankers had an abysmal first week. Their all-star QB Brady got hurt and will be out the whole year. Chad Ocho Cinco got a total of 0 points. And Steven Jackson only got 3 points. The Plankers, who are always a favorites to compete for the PIFF Championship, have fallen completely flat out of the gate and lost only their 6th regular season game ever.

All-Stars Week 1:

Pos Player Pts Team
QB D. McNabb 13 'Nites
RB W. Parker 15 Rum Runners
WR1 H. Ward 5 Red Burns
WR2 P. Burress 5 Steepers
TE J. Witten 3 Steepers
K J. Elam 2 Eldars
DEF Arizona 3 'Nites
DB1 E. Hobbs 7 Vampirates
DB2 T. McGee 3 &s
DL1 J. Harrison 8 Picklers
DL2 M. Williams 6 Maties
Coach Julia 100%Kilters

Total All-Stars:
2 Netthuania Nites
2 Tea Republic Steepers
1 Berry Isle Rum Runners
1 Harbor Coast Red Burns
1 Ninja Isle Eldars
1 Pirataly Vampirates
1 Ambersandia &s
1 Tsukestan Picklers
1 Sparrow Island Maties
1 Scotslandi Kilters
0 Takawokonia Plankers
0 Kreplachistan Rebels
0 Snotvia Snotknockers
0 Svinksland Pillagers

Week 3 All-Stars

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    T. Brady     13  R Plankers
RB    B. Westbrook 16  R Snotknockers
WR1   R. Williams  9   R Steepers
WR2   D. Driver    6   B Picklers
TE    A. Gates     4   R Plankers
K     M. Stover    4   R &s
DEF   Dallas       7   B Picklers
DB1   R. Williams  3   B Ecilops
DB2   A. Samuel    2   B Pillagers
DL1   K. Bullock   6   R Rebels
DL2   L. Fletcher  3   B Kilters
Coach Pickle       100%B Picklers

Total All-Stars:        Record
4 TeaRepubilc Steepers  2-1
4 Damierana Ecilops     0-3
4 Takawokonia Plankers  3-0
3 SparrowIsland Maties  1-2
3 Pirataly Vampirates   1-2
3 Kreplachistan Rebels  2-1
3 Snotvia Snotknockers  2-1
3 Tsukestan Picklers    2-1
2 HarborCoast RedBurns  3-0
2 Netthuania Nites      1-2
2 Scotslandi Kilters    1-2
1 Ninja Isle Eldars     0-3
1 Ambersandia &s        2-1
1 Svinksland Pillagers  1-2


18 Red                  12-9
18 Black                9-12

Week 2 All-Stars

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    C. Palmer    18  R Rebels
RB    F. Gore      10  B Vampirates
WR1   C. Johnson   10  R Plankers
WR2   S. Smith     9   R Snotknockers
TE    K. Winslow   5   B Vampirates
K     R. Gould     2   B Ecilops
DEF   Minnesota    8   R Steepers
DB1   D. Sharper   6   B Vampirates
DB2   R. Williams  2   B Ecilops
DL1   S. Merriman  2   B Maties
DL2   R. Lewis     2   B Ecilops
Coach Jenette      100%R Rebels

Total All-Stars:        Record
3 SparrowIsland Maties  1-1
3 TeaRepubilc Steepers  1-1
3 Pirataly Vampirates   1-1
3 Damierana Ecilops     0-2
2 HarborCoast RedBurns  2-0
2 Kreplachistan Rebels  2-0
2 Netthuania Nites      1-1
2 Snotvia Snotknockers  1-1
2 Takawokonia Plankers  2-0
1 Scotslandi Kilters    0-2
1 Ninja Isle Eldars     0-2
0 Ambersandia &s        1-1
0 Svinksland Pillagers  0-2
0 Tsukestan Picklers    2-0

12 Red                  8-6
12 Black                6-8

Week 1 All-Stars 2007

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    T. Romo      16  B Maties
RB    J. Addai     9   B Red Burns
WR1   R. Moss      8   R Nites
WR2   P. Burress   8   R Steepers
TE    A. Gates     5   R Plankers
K     J. Hanson    3   B Maties
DEF   Minnesota    8   R Steepers
DB1   E. Hobbs     3   B Red Burns
DB2   W. Harris    2   R Eldars
DL1   R. Mathis    3   R Snotknockers
DL2   M. Vrabel    2   B Kilters
Coach Aaron        100%R Rebels

*A player must be played to be an All-Star.
Ties are broke by determining which player contributed the most to his team percent wise.
The Coach was decided by seeing which team played most of the points possible, so Amber got 100% of the points possible for her team last week (actual/optimal=percent possible)

Total All-Stars:        Record
2 SparrowIsland Maties  1-0
2 HarborCoast RedBurns  1-0
2 TeaRepubilc Steepers  1-0
1 Kreplachistan Rebels  1-0
1 Netthuania Nites      1-0
1 Snotvia Snotknockers  0-1
1 Scotslandi Kilters    0-1
1 Ninja Isle Eldars     0-1
1 Takawokonia Plankers  1-0
0 Ambersandia &s        0-1
0 Pirataly Vampirates   0-1
0 Damierana Ecilops     0-1
0 Svinksland Pillagers  0-1
0 Tsukestan Picklers    1-0

7 Red                   4-3
5 Black                 3-4

PIFF 2007 Ahoy! (email)

It is stating to get to be that time of the year, that special time, a time for football. And with football comes the 5th season of the Pirate Islands Fantasy Football league.
For this momentous occasion I have made a short trailer for the league, which you can watch here:

http://kinross19.blogspot.com/2007/07/2007-piff-promo-video.html

There are three reasons I am sending out this email.
1. I need to make sure that I have everyones correct email address, and to make sure they want to play again this year. So when you get this email send me back a quick email from the email account that you want me to send stuff to, and to let me know that you are planning to play in the league again this year.

2. The league is ready for everyone to join over at Yahoo. (Sorry, no fancy new league host this time, hopefully next year though. I really would like to get a bowl system going for the last games of the year.) The link to sign up is here:

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/joinprivateleague_league_select?.scrumb=

(hopefully that works)
The league ID # is 81300
And the password is (the normal PIFF password).

In case you forgot how to spell your team name, here is the "official" way to do it:
Ambersandia &'s
Damierana Ecilops
Harbor Coast Red Burns
Kreplachistan Rebels
Netthuania Nites
Ninja Isle Eldars
Pirataly Vampirates
Scotslandi Kilters
Snotvia Snotknockers
Sparrow Island Maties
Svinksland Pillagers
Takawokonia Plankers
Tea Republic Steepers
Tsukestan Picklers

If you want to change your team name, let me know. Also if you want a redesign on your teams helmet let me know, there are a couple of helmet designs out there that are in need of redesign.

3. Now the biggie. You may have noticed that at the end of the season last year I never contacted people about who they wanted to keep for their team for this year. That is because the league is moving to a semi-salary cap league, and I had to wait until the salary cap figures were released from the NFL. Now this is not going to add any extra stuff to do during the season, but and the end of each season all the teams will have to cut their rosters down to get under the salary cap before they can play the next season.
So what that means is that you will get a budget each off season ($1100, this year) and you may keep as many players off of your team from last year as long as their cost is less than $1100. All players not kept will be released and can be signed as free agents by any team that has extra cap room. After all the free agents are signed then we will have a draft like normal to propagate the rest of your team's roster.
This means that it is possible that you could drop your whole team, pick up some free agents that were released from other teams, and then try to redraft all your team back. ...But I doubt that this is a good tactic.
Any money that you do not spend on keeping people on your team can be used to pick up other people's free agents, which will be conducted via closed auction. Any money that your team has left over after this will be carried over to next year (but may be transfered in trades if you like). So If you only spend $1000 this off season, next year you will have an extra $100 to keep players for next season.
Ok, enough rambling. Attached is an Excel file that has the current rosters for each team. The cost for each player is listed on the left of the players name and then to the right of each players name is their position, the NFL team they played for in 2006, and then how many fantasy points they scored last year. There is another column of numbers to the right of the fantasy points scored, called Adjusted, more on that one later.
What I need from you by August 6th is a list of all the players that you want to keep on your team for this season, remember you can only spend $1100. And that you may want to save some money to pick up some players that other teams release, also there still will be a draft like normal too.

You may be wondering what changes there are to the league. Well for the most part this year will be just like last year.
There will be 19 roster slots:
1 QB
1 RB
2 WR
1 RB
1 TE
1 K
1 DEF
2 DB
2 DL
8 Bench

The scoring will be the same except for some Individual Defensive Players (IDP) changes:
Interceptions are now 2pts (up from 1pt)
Forced Fumbles are now 2pts (up from 0pts)
All other scoring will remain the same.
But this is where the adjusted scoring column comes in on the Excel sheet, this column is how many points each player would have scored in the league had they played with the new scoring system last year. Roughly it doubles the points scored for each IDP.
--If a cell has a 0, that means that either he would have scored 0 points last year, or I could not find his stats (i.e. he isn't in Yahoo's database of active players, a good hint that he isn't playing this year.)

I think the last thing that I would like to mention is that the cost for each player is based on a formula I worked out which takes into account how well each player did for their fantasy team last year, as well as how much the player used up of their NFL team's salary cap. If you want the formula shoot me an email and I'll get to typing it out, but basically the better the player was in his position the more it will cost to keep him. Oh, also Tom Brady being only $159 is not a misprint; when we decided to move to a salary cap system for keeping players, which was about midway through last year, we decided that the team that won the championship would be able to sign their best player at discount (1/2 price).

Alright. Thanks for slogging through this very long email. If you have any questions or comments, no matter how small, please email me.

Remember that I want three things from you:
1. Send me an email from the account you want me to use.
2. Sign up for the league ID: 81300, PW: (the normal PIFF password)
3. Tell me who want want to keep on your team. ($1100 budget, due August 6th.)

I look forward to our 5th season of the Pirate Islands Fantasy Football, I always have a great time running the league, and maybe this year I can win it all. Or at least keep Matt (Baker) for winning it two times in a row.
Shannon
Tea Republic Steepers

-I'll post this on the PIFF blog at http://pirateislandsff.blogspot.com/

2007 PIFF Promo Video

I threw together a "promotional" video for the upcoming Pirate Islands Fantasy Football season.

Week 15 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    M. Vick      14  B Picklers
RB    L. Tomlinson 15  R Rebels
WR1   L. Coles     6   B Kilters
WR2   M. Harrison  6   R Steepers
TE    C. Cooley    3   B Pillagers
K     J. Elam      3   R Nites
DEF   Dallas       6   B Picklers
DB1   A. Jones     4   B Pillagers
DB2   C. Bailey    2   R Eldars
DL1   D. Ware      4   R Steepers
DL2   D. Coakley   1   R &'s
Coach Jenette      92% R Nites

Total All-Stars:
19 Kreplachistan Rebels
17 Damierana Ecilops
16 Tsukestan Picklers
15 Ninja Isle Eldars
14 HarborCoast RedBurns
14 Scotslandi Kilters
13 Pirataly Vampirates
13 Svinksland Pillagers
13 TeaRepubilc Steepers
13 Netthuania Nites
10 SparrowIsland Maties
10 Ambersandia &'s
7 Snotvia Snotknockers
6 Takawokonia Plankers

97 Black
83 Red

Week 14 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    D. Brees     17  R Eldars
RB    L. Tomlinson 14  R Rebels
WR1   D. Driver    7   R Eldars
WR2   T. Glenn     6   B Picklers
TE    A. Gates     6   R Plankers
K     J. Scobee    2   B Red Burns
DEF   Minnesota    6   R Nites
DB1   D. Hester    6   B Vampirates
DB2   N. Clements  4   B Maties
DL1   L. Fletcher  1   B Picklers
DL2   A. Hawk      1   B Ecilops
Coach Michelle     100%B Vampirates

Total All-Stars:
18 Kreplachistan Rebels
17 Damierana Ecilops
14 HarborCoast RedBurns
14 Ninja Isle Eldars
14 Tsukestan Picklers
13 Scotslandi Kilters
13 Pirataly Vampirates
11 Svinksland Pillagers
11 TeaRepubilc Steepers
11 Netthuania Nites
10 SparrowIsland Maties
9 Ambersandia &'s
7 Snotvia Snotknockers
6 Takawokonia Plankers

92 Black
76 Red

Week 13 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    M Vick       8   B Picklers
RB    L. Tomlinson 14  R Rebels
WR1   M. Harrison  7   R Steepers
WR2   T. Houshmand.5   R Nites
TE    T. Gonzalez  6   B Picklers
K     R. Longwell  2   B Maties
DEF   Seattle      8   B Ecilops
DB1   D. Hester    3   B Vampirates
DB2   D. Bly       2   B Pillagers
DL1   M. Vrabel    3   B Kilters
DL2   L. Fletcher  1   B Picklers
Coach Pickle       93% B Picklers

Total All-Stars:
17 Kreplachistan Rebels
16 Damierana Ecilops
13 HarborCoast RedBurns
13 Scotslandi Kilters
12 Ninja Isle Eldars
12 Tsukestan Picklers
11 Pirataly Vampirates
11 Svinksland Pillagers
11 TeaRepubilc Steepers
10 Netthuania Nites
9 Ambersandia &'s
9 SparrowIsland Maties
7 Snotvia Snotknockers
5 Takawokonia Plankers

85 Black
71 Red

Week 12 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    D. Brees     10  R Eldars
RB    L. Tomlinson 13  R Rebels
WR1   L. Coles     5   B Kilters
WR2   R. Williams  5   R Steepers
TE    C. Cooley    4   B Pillagers
K     M. Stover    2   R &'s
DEF   Baltimore    6   B Red Burns
DB1   A. Wilson    4   R Steepers
DB2   C. Woodson   2   B Ecilops
DL1   A. Thomas    4   R Eldars
DL2   R. Mathis    1   R Nites
Coach Michelle     100%B Vampirates

Total All-Stars:
16 Kreplachistan Rebels
15 Damierana Ecilops
13 HarborCoast RedBurns
12 Scotslandi Kilters
12 Ninja Isle Eldars
10 Pirataly Vampirates
10 Svinksland Pillagers
10 TeaRepubilc Steepers
9 Netthuania Nites
9 Ambersandia &s
8 Tsukestan Picklers
8 SparrowIsland Maties
7 Snotvia Snotknockers
5 Takawokonia Plankers

76 Black
68 Red

Week 10 & 11 All-Stars 2006

Week 11

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    D. Brees     11  R Eldars
RB    L. Tomlinson 17  R Rebels
WR1   L. Evans     12  B Maties
WR2   C. Johnson   10  R Plankers
TE    C. Cooley    3   B Pillagers
K     J. Scobee    4   B Red Burns
DEF   Miami        9   R Plankers
DB1   N. Clements  2   B Maties
DB2   R. Williams  1   B Ecilops
DL1   J. Taylor    4   B Red Burns
DL2   K. Bulluck   3   B Pillagers
Coach Andy         100%B Maties

Week 10

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    S. McNair    11  B Pillagers
RB    L. Tomlinson 19  R Rebels
WR1   C. Johnson   12  R Plankers
WR2   D. Driver    8   R Eldars
TE    M. Colston   6   B Kilters
K     J. Nedney    4   R Eldars
DEF   Chicago      6   R Rebels
DB1   T. McGee     4   R &s
DB2   E. Reed      1   R Steepers
DL1   J. Peppers   1   R Nites
DL2   K. Brooking  1   B Vampirates
Coach Pickle       100%B Picklers

Total All-Stars:
15 Kreplachistan Rebels
14 Damierana Ecilops
12 HarborCoast RedBurns
11 Scotslandi Kilters
10 Ninja Isle Eldars
9 Pirataly Vampirates
9 Svinksland Pillagers
8 Netthuania Nites
8 Ambersandia &s
8 TeaRepubilc Steepers
8 Tsukestan Picklers
8 SparrowIsland Maties
7 Snotvia Snotknockers
5 Takawokonia Plankers

71 Black
61 Red

Week 9 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    D. Brees     12  R Eldars
RB    L. Tomlinson 17  R Rebels
WR1   J. Walker    13  B Red Burns
WR2   M. Harrison  7   R Steepers
TE    M. Colston   5   B Kilters
K     P. Dawson    6   B Picklers
DEF   Jacksonville 6   B Kilters
DB1   E. Reed      3   R Steepers
DB2   C. Bailey    2   R Eldars
DL1   J. Taylor    4   B Red Burns
DL2   C. June      2   R Eldars
Coach Pickle       100%B Picklers

Total All-Stars:
13 Damierana Ecilops
12 Kreplachistan Rebels
10 HarborCoast RedBurns
10 Scotslandi Kilters
8 Pirataly Vampirates
7 Netthuania Nites
7 Ambersandia &s
7 Snotvia Snotknockers
7 TeaRepubilc Steepers
7 Tsukestan Picklers
7 Ninja Isle Eldars
6 Svinksland Pillagers
5 SparrowIsland Maties
2 Takawokonia Plankers

59 Black
49 Red

Week 8 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    T. Brady     14  R Plankers
RB    L. Johnson   18  B Picklers
WR1   S. Smith     6   R Snotknockers
WR2   J. Horn      6   R Steepers
TE    M. Colston   8   B Kilters
K     M. Andersen  3   R Snotknockers
DEF   Baltimore    11  B Red Burns
DB1   C. McAlister 1   B Maties
DB2   C. Woodson   1   B Ecilops
DL1   M. Vrabel    1   B Kilters
DL2   R. Lewis     1   B Ecilops
Coach Aaron        100%R Rebels

Total All-Stars:
13 Damierana Ecilops
11 Kreplachistan Rebels
8 Pirataly Vampirates
8 HarborCoast RedBurns
8 Scotslandi Kilters
7 Netthuania Nites
7 Ambersandia &s
7 Snotvia Snotknockers
6 Svinksland Pillagers
5 SparrowIsland Maties
5 TeaRepubilc Steepers
5 Tsukestan Picklers
4 Ninja Isle Eldars
2 Takawokonia Plankers

53 Black
43 Red