Hello,
We are heading into the championship games in both leagues, so lets get caught up with how the playoffs have gone so far:
PIFF: The playoffs started in week 15, the Kreplachistan Rebels and Tuskestan Pickles got first round byes, while the Tea Republic Steepers beat the Scotslandi Kilters and the Svinksland Pillagers beat the Ninja Isle Eldars.
The second week of playoffs saw the Kreplachistan Rebels beat the Tea Rebulic Steepers, while the Svinksland Pillagers got on by the Tsukestan Picklers.
This sets up the Championship Game of the Kreplachistan Rebels vs. the Svinksland Pillagers. This will be the second time that the Pillagers have made it to the championship game, the other time was the first season of PIFF in which they lost to the Grog Island Drunks. The Rebels on the other hand have played in more than half of the championship games (this will make 4 out of 7) and is the only team to be the champion twice (2004 & 2007). The projected score for the game is giving an edge to the Rebels by only one point.
PIML: The PIML playoffs started last week and had the Tea Republic Boilers taking out the Tai Shu Trip'ems, while the Battle Cove Coasters beat the late surging Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens.
So the first ever PIML championship game will be played out between the two heavy favorite from the start of the season - the Battle Cove Coasters and the Tea Republic Boilers. Early reports heavily favor the Boilers however that projected score greatly depends on the performance of Chris Johnson for the Boilers.
I will get out the final All-Star totals as well as season All-Stars after the Championship Games.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
PIFF/PIML Highlights and All-Stars 09 Week 13
Hello,One week to go until the PIFF playoffs and two weeks until the PIML playoffs. Let's see how they playoff race is going.
PIFF:
Red Division leaders-
The Tsukestan Picklers will win the Red Division. They already have a playoff spot.
The Scotslandi Kilters play the Picklers so if they win and the Steepers lose then they will win the Red Division.
The Tea Republic Steepers will win the Red Division with a win and a Pickler loss.
Black Division leaders-
The Kreplachistan Rebels will win the Black Division with a win. They already have a playoff spot.
The Svinksland Pillagers can win the Black Division with a win and a Rebel loss. They have already made the playoffs.
Other teams playing for wild card spots-
The Takawokonia Plankers will make it to the playoffs with a win.
The Ninja Isle Eldars will make it to the playoffs with a win and a Plankers loss.
The Sparrow Island Maties will make it to the playoffs with a win and a Plankers loss.
Teams that are out-
Netthuania Nites, Snotvia Snotknockers, Harbor Coast Red Burns, and the Pirataly Vampirates.
PIML: With two weeks to go before the playoffs there are five teams going for four spots. No one has a guaranteed a spot in the playoffs yet, and only the Harmakipa Monkey Strings can not make it. More next week.
PIFF All-Stars Week 12: Pos Player Pts Team QB P. Rivers 14 Nites RB C. Johnson 9 Pillagers WR1 W. Welker 11 Picklers WR2 S. Holmes 11 Steepers TE A. Gates 11 Plankers K J. Feely 4 Kilters DEF Eagles 4 Nites DB1 B. Meriweat. 3 Pillagers DB2 T. Williams 3 Plankers DL A. Schobel 2 Vampirates LB S. Phillips 4 Rebels PIFF Total All-Stars: 18 Netthuania Nites 17 Tea Republic Steepers 15 Tsukestan Picklers 15 Svinksland Pillagers 14 Sparrow Island Maties 14 Kreplachistan Rebels 14 Takawokonia Plankers 10 Scotslandi Kilters 10 Pirataly Vampirates 9 Ninja Isle Eldars 8 Snotvia Snotknockers 7 Harbor Coast Red Burns PIML All-Stars Week 12: Pos Player Pts Team QB T. Romo 16 Trip'ems RB C. Johnson 9 Boilers WR1 L. Fitzgerald11 Monkey Strings WR2 C. Ochocinco 10 Coasters TE A. Gates 11 Coasters K D. Akers 1 Monkey Strings DEF Eagles 4 Trip'ems DB1 T. Rushing 0 Monkey Strings DB2 A. Talib 0 Savvy Sirens DL1 E. Dumervil 2 Coasters DL2 J. Peppers 2 Boilers PIML Total All-Stars: 34 Battle Cove Coasters 32 Tea Republic Boilers 26 Tai Shu Trip'ems 24 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens 22 Harmakipa Monkey Strings 13 Nebuchadnezzar Focus
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
PIFF/PIML Week 11 & 12 Wrap-up and All-stars
Hello,Sorry about missing a week -I had tons of stuff to do at work, you would think everybody would be slacking off before Thanksgiving, but no.
First I should congratulate Mike (of the Picklers) and Julia (of the Kilters) on their first baby. They have a good amount of pictures posted on Facebook so check them out. Huzzah!
It is starting to come down to the last couple of games in the regular season for the football leagues so let's see how the playoff races are shaping up:
PIFF: There are two weeks left before the first round of the newly expanded playoffs. Right now the Picklers (8-4) and Kilters (8-4) are fighting for the Red Division championship and a first round bye. While the Pillagers (8-4) and the Rebels (effectivly 8-4) are battling over the Black Division. This leaves the Steepers (7-5), Maties (6-5-1), Eldars & Plankers (6-6), and the Snotknockers & Nites (5-7) to fight over the last two playoff spots.
PIML: There are three weeks until the playoffs in the PIML. There are four spots and five teams still in the hunt. The Coasters and the Boilers are in the lead with 7-5 records, while the Savvy Sirens, Trip 'ems, and Focus are all 6-6.
PIFF All-Stars Week 11: Pos Player Pts Team QB B. Roethlis. 14 Vampirates RB R. Grant 12 Snotknockers WR1 W. Welker 12 Picklers WR2 H. Ward 10 Red Burns TE H. Miller 8 Nites K N. Kaeding 4 Rebels DEF Patriots 4 Plankers DB1 C. Tillman 6 Vampirates DB2 A. Cromartie 3 Nites DL J. Tuck 4 Maties LB J. Porter 4 Red Burns PIFF All-Stars Week 12: Pos Player Pts Team QB D. Brees 20 Eldars RB C. Johnson 14 Pillagers WR1 D. Driver 11 Pillagers WR2 M. Austin 11 Pillagers TE J. Witten 8 Steepers K M. Prater 4 Steepers DEF Packers 6 Rebels DB1 C. Woodson 14 Maties DB2 J. Wilson 6 Nites DL J. Allen 7 Snotknockers LB E. Dumervil 6 Eldars PIFF Total All-Stars: 16 Tea Republic Steepers 16 Netthuania Nites 14 Tsukestan Picklers 14 Sparrow Island Maties 13 Kreplachistan Rebels 13 Svinksland Pillagers 12 Takawokonia Plankers 9 Scotslandi Kilters 9 Pirataly Vampirates 9 Ninja Isle Eldars 8 Snotvia Snotknockers 7 Harbor Coast Red Burns PIML All-Stars Week 11: Pos Player Pts Team QB B. Roethlis. 14 Coasters RB C. Johnson 10 Boilers WR1 G. Jennings 10 Focus WR2 H. Ward 10 Boilers TE T. Gonzalez 7 Focus K M. Crosby 3 Coasters DEF Patriots 4 Coasters DB1 T. McGee 0 Trip'ems DB2 T. Rushing 0 Monkey Strings DL1 A. Magee 2 Focus DL2 J. Peppers 2 Boilers PIML All-Stars Week 12: Pos Player Pts Team QB D. Brees 20 Focus RB C. Johnson 14 Boilers WR1 M. Colston 10 Savvy Sirens WR2 R. Moss 4 Trip'ems TE A. Gates 10 Coasters K D. Akers 4 Monkey Strings DEF Chargers 4 Boilers DB1 C. Woodson 14 Boilers DB2 A. Samuel 6 Coasters DL1 J. Allen 7 Coasters DL2 E. Dumervil 6 Coasters PIML Total All-Stars: 31 Battle Cove Coasters 30 Tea Republic Boilers 24 Tai Shu Trip'ems 23 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens 19 Harmakipa Monkey Strings 13 Nebuchadnezzar Focus
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
PIFF/PIML Highlights and All-Stars 09 Week 10
Week 10 was Yahoo proclaimed rivalry week, I tried to match up as many rivals as possible, and it looked like there were some close games.PIFF: The big game of the week was the Plankers and Pillagers fighting to a 42-42 draw. That result leaves the Plankers half a game out of a playoff spot, and allowed the Rebels to take the lead in the Black Division. In the Red Division the Picklers and the Steepers are tied with a 7-3 record for the lead, many other teams are close behind.
PIML: The Savvy Sirens are on a three game winning streak and the Coasters are on a two game losing streak. This has allowed the Sirens to share the lead in the league with the Coasters and the Trip'ems. The Boilers are fourth with the Focus and Monkey Strings close behind.
PIFF All-Stars Week 10: Pos Player Pts Team QB T. Brady 15 Plankers RB C. Johnson 23 Pillagers WR1 R. Moss 13 Nites WR2 S. Rice 13 Steepers TE G. Olsen 5 Eldars K S. Suisham 2 Snotknockers DEF Ravens 7 Rebels DB1 C. Woodson 9 Maties DB2 R. Mathis 5 Plankers DL W. Smith 4 Rebels LB D. Ware 4 Steepers PIFF Total All-Stars: 14 Tea Republic Steepers 13 Tsukestan Picklers 13 Netthuania Nites 12 Sparrow Island Maties 11 Takawokonia Plankers 11 Kreplachistan Rebels 10 Svinksland Pillagers 9 Scotslandi Kilters 7 Pirataly Vampirates 7 Ninja Isle Eldars 6 Snotvia Snotknockers 5 Harbor Coast Red Burns PIML All-Stars Week 9: Pos Player Pts Team QB P. Manning 15 Monkey Strings RB C. Johnson 23 Boilers WR1 R. Moss 13 Trip'ems WR2 R. Wayne 11 Monkey Strings TE A. Gates 5 Coasters K D. Akers 3 Monkey Strings DEF Ravens 7 Coasters DB1 C. Woodson 9 Boilers DB2 T. McGee 0 Trip'ems DL1 R. Mathis 6 Savvy Sirens DL2 A. Carter 3 Savvy Sirens PIML Total All-Stars: 24 Tea Republic Boilers 24 Battle Cove Coasters 22 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens 22 Tai Shu Trip'ems 17 Harmakipa Monkey Strings 9 Nebuchadnezzar Focus
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
PIFF/PIML Highlights and All-Stars 09 Week 9
Hello,First off remember that the first football games each week will be on Thursday so make sure you look over your team before then.
PIFF: The Kilters are on a three game winning streak to be tied on top of the Red Division with a 6-3 record. The other teams with a 6-3 record are the Picklers and Steepers. In the Black Division the Pillagers have won two in a row and are now half a game ahead of the Rebels.
PIML: The Savvy Sirens and the Trip'ems both posted wins with 45 points scored, and both gained ground on the leading Coasters. Also the Focus has been on a two game winning streak which has caught them up to the faltering Boilers.
PIFF All-Stars Week 9: Pos Player Pts Team QB K. Warner 17 Pillagers RB M. Turner 17 Nites WR1 M. Sims-Wal. 11 Red Burns WR2 L. Fitzgerald11 Plankers TE V. Davis 8 Rebels K S. Gostkowski4 Pillagers DEF Steelers 6 Maties DB1 J. Wilson 6 Nites DB2 T. Porter 4 Rebels DL O. Umenyiora 4 Steepers LB S. Merriman 5 Nites PIFF Total All-Stars: 13 Tsukestan Picklers 12 Tea Republic Steepers 12 Netthuania Nites 11 Sparrow Island Maties 9 Scotslandi Kilters 9 Takawokonia Plankers 9 Kreplachistan Rebels 9 Svinksland Pillagers 7 Pirataly Vampirates 6 Ninja Isle Eldars 5 Snotvia Snotknockers 5 Harbor Coast Red Burns PIML All-Stars Week 9: Pos Player Pts Team QB P. Manning 10 Monkey Strings RB M. Turner 17 Trip'ems WR1 R. Moss 11 Trip'ems WR2 L. Fitzgerald11 Monkey Strings TE D. Clark 8 Savvy Sirens K S. Gostkowski4 Trip'ems DEF Steelers 6 Focus DB1 A. Talib 3 Savvy Sirens DB2 A. Samuel 0 Coasters DL1 O. Umenyiora 4 Boilers DL2 E. Dumervil 1 Coasters PIML Total All-Stars: 22 Tea Republic Boilers 22 Battle Cove Coasters 20 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens 20 Tai Shu Trip'ems 14 Harmakipa Monkey Strings 9 Nebuchadnezzar Focus
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
PIFF/PIML Highlights and All-Stars 09 Week 8
Hello,The NFL is now halfway through it's season and the what the heck are the Saints doing still being undefeated? A bit of news is that this will be the last week for Coaches being included in the All-Stars since StatTracker has now made it impossible to find out optimal scores the day after the games are over.
PIFF: In a surprise to no one the Red Division is getting even closer, all teams are within one game of each other, and there are four teams at 5-3. The big win for the weekend was the Eldars putting up big numbers on the Picklers. The Black Division seems to be more of a three team race with the Rebels owning a half game lead on the Pillagers and Plankers.
PIML: The Battle Cove Coasters beat the Tai Shu Trip'ems soundly to take the lead in the PIML. The Savvy Sirens and the Boilers are trying to keep up as the Monkey Strings and Focus limp on behind.
PIFF All-Stars Week 8: Pos Player Pts Team QB A. Rodgers 15 Rebels RB C. Johnson 20 Pillagers WR1 R. Wayne 11 Plankers WR2 V. Jackson 9 Picklers TE D. Clark 7 Kilters K K. Brown 3 Red Burns DEF Bears 8 Snotknockers DB1 C. Tilman 7 Vampirates DB2 J. Byrd 6 Vampirates DL J. Peppers 10 Pillagers LB S. Merriman 4 Nites Coach Shannon 100%Steepers PIFF Total All-Stars: 13 Tsukestan Picklers 11 Tea Republic Steepers 10 Sparrow Island Maties 9 Netthuania Nites 9 Scotslandi Kilters 8 Takawokonia Plankers 7 Kreplachistan Rebels 7 Svinksland Pillagers 7 Pirataly Vampirates 6 Ninja Isle Eldars 5 Snotvia Snotknockers 4 Harbor Coast Red Burns PIML All-Stars Week 8: Pos Player Pts Team QB T. Romo 12 Trip'ems RB M. Jones-Drew17 Savvy Sirens WR1 R. Wayne 11 Monkey Strings WR2 V. Jackson 9 Coasters TE D. Clark 7 Savvy Sirens K R. Bironas 3 Savvy Sirens DEF Titans 0 Savvy Sirens DB1 D. Manning 6 Savvy Sirens DB2 A. Samuel 5 Coasters DL1 J. Allen 6 Coasters DL2 O. Umenyiora 4 Boilers Coach Coleman 91% Coasters PIML Total All-Stars: 21 Tea Republic Boilers 20 Battle Cove Coasters 18 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens 17 Tai Shu Trip'ems 12 Harmakipa Monkey Strings 8 Nebuchadnezzar Focus
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
PIFF/PIML Highlights and All-Stars 09 Week 7
Hello,We are now half way through the regular season.
PIFF: The Red Division continues to be very hotly contested with three teams tied atop the standings: The Picklers, Steepers, and Maties with 5-2 records. While the Black Division sees the Rebels get half a game up on the Pillagers.
PIML: There is starting to be a divide in the teams now with the Battle Cove Coasters, and the Tai Shu Trip'ems leading the way. Next week they will play against each other for the lead in the league.
PIFF All-Stars Week 7: Pos Player Pts Team QB P. Rivers 13 Nites RB C. Benson 15 Kilters WR1 D. Jackson 12 Kilters WR2 V. Jackson 11 Picklers TE O. Daniels 10 Vampirates K N. Kaeding 2 Rebels DEF Jets 6 Maites DB1 D. Sharper 6 Steepers DB2 C. Woodson 5 Maties DL T. Cole 4 Red Burns LB D. Ware 6 Steepers Coach Mike 98% Picklers PIFF Total All-Stars: 12 Tsukestan Picklers 10 Tea Republic Steepers 10 Sparrow Island Maties 8 Netthuania Nites 8 Scotslandi Kilters 7 Takawokonia Plankers 6 Ninja Isle Eldars 6 Kreplachistan Rebels 5 Svinksland Pillagers 5 Pirataly Vampirates 4 Snotvia Snotknockers 3 Harbor Coast Red Burns PIML All-Stars Week 7: Pos Player Pts Team QB T. Romo 16 Trip'ems RB A. Peterson 11 Coasters WR1 D. Jackson 12 Boilers WR2 V. Jackson 11 Coasters TE O. Daniels 10 Monkey Strings K D. Akers 2 Monkey Strings DEF Jets 6 Boilers DB1 D. Sharper 6 Boilers DB2 C. Woodson 5 Boilers DL1 A. Hayneswo. 2 Coasters DL2 R. Bruce 0 Savvy Sirens Coach Coleman 98% Coasters PIML Total All-Stars: 20 Tea Republic Boilers 16 Tai Shu Trip'ems 16 Battle Cove Coasters 13 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens 11 Harmakipa Monkey Strings 8 Nebuchadnezzar Focus
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
PIFF/PIML Highlights and All-Stars 09 Week 6
Hello,
We are just past a third of the way through the football season, and the divide between the good and the bad teams in the NFL seems to be huge. The mismatches in the NFL mean high scoring games in fantasy football. I think this week was one of the highest scoring weeks in a long time.
PIFF: The Black Division continues to be hotly contested as all teams are either 3-3 or 4-2, while the Red Division is starting to show some separation between the top and bottom teams. The Plankers and Nites combines for more than 100 points this week as the Plankers pulled off a win (some help from Tom Brady) to keep pace with the Pillagers.
PIML: The Battle Cove Coasters won a close game with the Boilers to take the lead in the league with a record of 3-1-2. The Savvy Sirens was able to beat out the Focus to even out their record at 3-3.
We are just past a third of the way through the football season, and the divide between the good and the bad teams in the NFL seems to be huge. The mismatches in the NFL mean high scoring games in fantasy football. I think this week was one of the highest scoring weeks in a long time.
PIFF: The Black Division continues to be hotly contested as all teams are either 3-3 or 4-2, while the Red Division is starting to show some separation between the top and bottom teams. The Plankers and Nites combines for more than 100 points this week as the Plankers pulled off a win (some help from Tom Brady) to keep pace with the Pillagers.
PIML: The Battle Cove Coasters won a close game with the Boilers to take the lead in the league with a record of 3-1-2. The Savvy Sirens was able to beat out the Focus to even out their record at 3-3.PIFF All-Stars Week 6: Pos Player Pts Team QB T. Brady 22 Plankers RB M. Jones-Drew19 Maties WR1 R. Moss 12 Nites WR2 W. Welker 12 Picklers TE O. Daniels 4 Vampirates K R. Longwell 4 Maties DEF Patriots 7 Plankers DB1 T. Polamalu 3 Snotknockers DB2 A. Rolle 3 Picklers DL P. Kerney 6 Nites LB E. Dumervil 6 Eldars Coach Aaron 100%Rebels PIFF Total All-Stars: 10 Tsukestan Picklers 8 Tea Republic Steepers 8 Sparrow Island Maties 7 Takawokonia Plankers 7 Netthuania Nites 6 Scotslandi Kilters 6 Ninja Isle Eldars 5 Svinksland Pillagers 5 Kreplachistan Rebels 4 Snotvia Snotknockers 4 Pirataly Vampirates 2 Harbor Coast Red Burns PIML All-Stars Week 6: Pos Player Pts Team QB T. Brady 22 Savvy Sirens RB M. Jones-Drew19 Savvy Sirens WR1 R. Moss 12 Trip'ems WR2 A. Johnson 9 Savvy Sirens TE O. Daniels 4 Monkey Strings K R. Longwell 4 Boilers DEF Patriots 7 Coasters DB1 T. McGee 0 Trip'ems DB2 Q. Demps 0 Focus DL1 R. Seymour 6 Boilers DL2 E. Dumervil 6 Coasters Coach Shannon 79% Boilers PIML Total All-Stars: 16 Tea Republic Boilers 15 Tai Shu Trip'ems 12 Battle Cove Coasters 12 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens 9 Harmakipa Monkey Strings 8 Nebuchadnezzar Focus
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
PIFF/PIML Highlights and All-Stars 09 Week 5
Hello,
During a week of NFL games that had some pretty large blowouts we had a good week of close games in PIFF, and even more ties in PIML.
PIFF: The Red Division showed it's power this week as every one of their teams won. In the one of the closest games of the week bottom dwelling Ninja Isle Eldars pulled off a win against the Black Division leader Pillagers. This brings the Eldars record up to 2-3 with both wins coming against Black Division opponents.
PIML: Tai Shu Trip'ems were able to rebound from their loss last week to beat the Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens to take over the lead in PIML. The Battle Cove Coasters battled their way to a tie with the purple monkeys to take over second place in the league.
During a week of NFL games that had some pretty large blowouts we had a good week of close games in PIFF, and even more ties in PIML.
PIFF: The Red Division showed it's power this week as every one of their teams won. In the one of the closest games of the week bottom dwelling Ninja Isle Eldars pulled off a win against the Black Division leader Pillagers. This brings the Eldars record up to 2-3 with both wins coming against Black Division opponents.
PIML: Tai Shu Trip'ems were able to rebound from their loss last week to beat the Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens to take over the lead in PIML. The Battle Cove Coasters battled their way to a tie with the purple monkeys to take over second place in the league.PIFF All-Stars Week 5: Pos Player Pts Team QB P. Manning 14 Steepers RB C. Benson 12 Kilters WR1 R. White 17 Eldars WR2 A. Johnson 10 Rebels TE O. Daniels 7 Vampirates K L. Tynes 3 Nites DEF Vikings 5 Picklers DB1 E. Reed 8 Maties DB2 A. Bethen 2 Pillagers DL J. Tuck 7 Maties LB J. Harrison 8 Picklers Coach Shannon 100%Steepers PIFF Total All-Stars: 8 Tsukestan Picklers 8 Tea Republic Steepers 6 Scotslandi Kilters 6 Sparrow Island Maties 5 Takawokonia Plankers 5 Netthuania Nites 5 Ninja Isle Eldars 5 Svinksland Pillagers 4 Kreplachistan Rebels 3 Snotvia Snotknockers 3 Pirataly Vampirates 2 Harbor Coast Red Burns PIML All-Stars Week 5: Pos Player Pts Team QB P. Manning 14 Monkey Strings RB M. Turner 15 Trip'ems WR1 R. White 17 Focus WR2 A. Johnson 10 Savvy Sirens TE O. Daniels 7 Monkey Strings K R. Bironas 3 Savvy Sirens DEF Eagles 0 Trip'ems DB1 O. Atogewe 2 Coasters DB2 N. Harris 0 Boilers DL1 J. Allen 5 Coasters DL2 O. Umenyiosa 0 Boilers Coach Coleman 100%Coasters PIML Total All-Stars: 13 Tea Republic Boilers 13 Tai Shu Trip'ems 10 Battle Cove Coasters 9 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens 8 Harmakipa Monkey Strings 7 Nebuchadnezzar Focus
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
PIFF/PIML Highlights and All-Stars 09 Week 4
Hello,
Everyone survived the first round of byes last week (however some did better than others). In both leagues there isn't one team that looks to be unstoppable this year, so each week is important to keep up with, or in front of, the pack.
PIFF: The Netthuania Nites trounced the Sparrow Island Maties 59-14. This leaves both teams at 2-2 and in the middle of the pack in the standings. Also the Snotknockers were able to pull off an improbable win against the Plankers, with Jarred Allen socring 13 points during the Monday Night football game.
PIML: This week saw some teams fail to fill their roster, but luckily everyone who did won their game. The big win was the Battle Cove Coasters trampling the Trip'ems 48 - -2. Ouch.
Everyone survived the first round of byes last week (however some did better than others). In both leagues there isn't one team that looks to be unstoppable this year, so each week is important to keep up with, or in front of, the pack.
PIFF: The Netthuania Nites trounced the Sparrow Island Maties 59-14. This leaves both teams at 2-2 and in the middle of the pack in the standings. Also the Snotknockers were able to pull off an improbable win against the Plankers, with Jarred Allen socring 13 points during the Monday Night football game.
PIML: This week saw some teams fail to fill their roster, but luckily everyone who did won their game. The big win was the Battle Cove Coasters trampling the Trip'ems 48 - -2. Ouch.PIFF All-Stars Week 4: Pos Player Pts Team QB D. Garrard 15 Pillagers RB M. Forte 12 Steepers WR1 S. Smith 11 Pillagers WR2 M. Sims-Wal. 9 Red Burns TE A. Gates 11 Plankers K S. Janikows. 2 Eldars DEF 49ers 14 Nites DB1 D. Sharper 9 Steepers DB2 L. Bodden 3 Vampirates DL J. Allen 13 Snotknockers LB J. Harrison 6 Picklers Coach Pickle 100%Picklers PIFF Total All-Stars: 6 Tsukestan Picklers 6 Tea Republic Steepers 5 Scotslandi Kilters 5 Takawokonia Plankers 4 Sparrow Island Maties 4 Netthuania Nites 4 Ninja Isle Eldars 4 Svinksland Pillagers 3 Kreplachistan Rebels 3 Snotvia Snotknockers 2 Harbor Coast Red Burns 2 Pirataly Vampirates PIML All-Stars Week 4: Pos Player Pts Team QB P. Manning 13 Monkey Strings RB C. Johnson 5 Boilers WR1 C. Johnson 9 Savvy Sirens WR2 H. Ward 8 Boilers TE A. Gates 11 Coasters K S. Gostkows. 2 Trip'ems DEF Jets -1 Boilers DB1 T. McGee 0 Trip'ems DB2 A. Rossum 0 Focus DL1 J. Allen 13 Coasters DL2 R. Deeney 4 Trip'ems Coach Coleman 95% Coasters PIML Total All-Stars: 11 Tea Republic Boilers 11 Tai Shu Trip'ems 7 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens 7 Battle Cove Coasters 6 Nebuchadnezzar Focus 6 Harmakipa Monkey Strings
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Project Madden PIFF 2010
Hey all,
So I've taken on a big undertaking of putting PIFF Teams into Madden 2010. This entails quite a bit of time for each team, especially the drafting.
What I'm doing for Team Location is where the Team Owner is living now, so for example the Kreplachistan Rebels are based out of Schofield Barracks, HI. The Snotvia Snotknockers and Tea Repbulic Steepers are out of Tulsa, OK, etc.
Shannon was nice enough to provide me the RGB values for the official PIFF helmets, so the jerseys are licensed by the PIFF Commissioner ;) I'm doing my best to use the limited Logos in Madden to match up best with the logos/theme of the team in PIFF. So for the Rebels "Sun" logo (ie a big yellow circle) I had to match it with the Madden Atom logo, and for the Tea Republic Steepers their "Tea Football Leaf" matches best with the Madden Meteor logo.
I wish Madden 2010 had the feature NCAA Football 2010 has called Team Builder where you can create a team online, then anyone could download it into NCAA 2010. That would make life much easier, I'd tell you to create your team jerseys, stadium, we could actually import logos from image files on the computer to use, etc. But sadly they don't and with Madden we have to deal with the limited logos and team creation options they have...
My next solution would be to tell you to go out and rent Madden 2010 for the PS3, create your jersey, stadium, and tell me the values and I'd input it, but I understand not everyone has a PS3, or doesn't care that much lol.
So for unforms, the helmets are best duplicated from the PIFF helmet logos we use in Yahoo. I need to know what colors people want for their home/away jerseys, home/away pants, socks, shoes. In the mean time I'll input the colors with the values Shannon provided and leave it at what Madden defaults the uniforms to.
For example the Kreplachistan Rebels main colors are Yellow and Blue. I already know what the exact values are for those blues and yellow, so you'd just have to tell me, I want all Yellow Jerseys with Blue Numbers, names, yellow pants with white stripes, etc. For away jerseys, white jerseys, yellow trim, yellow pants, etc. You get the idea. Maybe my vision of your team would is different from yours, and ultimately it's your team so I'd love to get everyone's input :)
For Stadiums, take a look here Madden 2008 Create a Stadium. Tell me the name of your stadium, the endzone area title, mine is titled the "Tomlinson Fsn Club" after my star running back LT :D Do you want your field to be grass or turf? What color for your endzones? You want a dome, open stadium, mobile roof, etc. For outdoor stadiums pick your background enviornment like downtown, rural, urban, mountains. Do you want a huge modern scoreboard on one end zone, pressboxes, more seats?
Now for the drafting, which is quite a pain compared to other Madden's I've done this in. Fortunately there's a site that lists the Madden 2010 values for the players on each team, because Madden doesn't break down fantasy drafts by team, they just do it by position and rating. Obviously I draft everyone on your team, QBs, RBs, WRs, etc. For OL and FBs here's what I did for mine team. I have LT (SD), Thomas Jones (NYJ), and Willis McGahee (BAL) as my running backs. Anyway I take the entire O-Lines for the Chargers, Jets, and Ravens, and same for Full Back (LT, LG, C, RG, RT, etc.) and fill your team with the best of the players from those teams. Same for defense, I have the Packers and Ravens, so I do the same, assemble all the Packers and Ravens D, and draft them, etc. For Punters I look at the punter for the team(s) you have your Kicker on, and pick the better one.
Madden requires a certain number of players at each position:
QB - 2
HB - 3
FB - 1
WR - 4
TE - 2
LT - 2
LG - 2
C - 2
RG - 2
RT - 2
K - 1
LE - 2
RE - 2
DT - 3
LOLB - 2
MLB - 2
ROLB - 2
CB - 4
FS - 2
SS - 2
P - 1
So say you only have 3 WRs on your team, I'll fill your 4th with the same player for every team to make it fair. I also draft your IDPs on top of the best spots for DEF, so while I may have the best combo btw the Packers and Ravens, I also have Julius Peppers, and Adrian Wilson on my team. I let Madden auto depth chart, etc.
I've drafted the Rebels like six times lol, and that's how I came up with the idea for the combining of teams. The first couple of times I did the Rebels, I just did San Diego's OL and Baltimore's DEF. But after realizing if you want to change players you have to re-draft your whole team, I thought well what happens when I sim the game when Baltimore or San Diego has a bye, what to do then? That's when I got the combo idea.
So why am I doing all this you might ask? I want to see how Madden is at simming/predicting the outcomes of PIFF games. Yeah I understand it's different in "Madden PIFF" because when I play the Plankers, Aaron Rodgers is facing the Plankers, not the team the Packers play that week. I also want to upload highlights from the games, as I know Madden supports uploading highlights for the games. I thought that'd be a fun "column" for the PIFF Blog :)
Comments, suggestions, critiques? Yes I realize this takes quite a bit of time, but I'm having fun doing it, just like Shannon has fun designing the helmets and logos. I'll keep you posted as I go. Right now I just have my team drafted, and started designing the Steepers in the game. While I wait for everyone's replies I'll just input the colors Shannon provided, draft your team, and make sure the jerseys look OK, without messing with them too much.
Rock Rock on!
Aaron
Head Coach - Kreplachistan Rebels - Schofield Barracks, HI
So I've taken on a big undertaking of putting PIFF Teams into Madden 2010. This entails quite a bit of time for each team, especially the drafting.
What I'm doing for Team Location is where the Team Owner is living now, so for example the Kreplachistan Rebels are based out of Schofield Barracks, HI. The Snotvia Snotknockers and Tea Repbulic Steepers are out of Tulsa, OK, etc.
Shannon was nice enough to provide me the RGB values for the official PIFF helmets, so the jerseys are licensed by the PIFF Commissioner ;) I'm doing my best to use the limited Logos in Madden to match up best with the logos/theme of the team in PIFF. So for the Rebels "Sun" logo (ie a big yellow circle) I had to match it with the Madden Atom logo, and for the Tea Republic Steepers their "Tea Football Leaf" matches best with the Madden Meteor logo.
I wish Madden 2010 had the feature NCAA Football 2010 has called Team Builder where you can create a team online, then anyone could download it into NCAA 2010. That would make life much easier, I'd tell you to create your team jerseys, stadium, we could actually import logos from image files on the computer to use, etc. But sadly they don't and with Madden we have to deal with the limited logos and team creation options they have...
My next solution would be to tell you to go out and rent Madden 2010 for the PS3, create your jersey, stadium, and tell me the values and I'd input it, but I understand not everyone has a PS3, or doesn't care that much lol.
So for unforms, the helmets are best duplicated from the PIFF helmet logos we use in Yahoo. I need to know what colors people want for their home/away jerseys, home/away pants, socks, shoes. In the mean time I'll input the colors with the values Shannon provided and leave it at what Madden defaults the uniforms to.
For example the Kreplachistan Rebels main colors are Yellow and Blue. I already know what the exact values are for those blues and yellow, so you'd just have to tell me, I want all Yellow Jerseys with Blue Numbers, names, yellow pants with white stripes, etc. For away jerseys, white jerseys, yellow trim, yellow pants, etc. You get the idea. Maybe my vision of your team would is different from yours, and ultimately it's your team so I'd love to get everyone's input :)
For Stadiums, take a look here Madden 2008 Create a Stadium. Tell me the name of your stadium, the endzone area title, mine is titled the "Tomlinson Fsn Club" after my star running back LT :D Do you want your field to be grass or turf? What color for your endzones? You want a dome, open stadium, mobile roof, etc. For outdoor stadiums pick your background enviornment like downtown, rural, urban, mountains. Do you want a huge modern scoreboard on one end zone, pressboxes, more seats?
Now for the drafting, which is quite a pain compared to other Madden's I've done this in. Fortunately there's a site that lists the Madden 2010 values for the players on each team, because Madden doesn't break down fantasy drafts by team, they just do it by position and rating. Obviously I draft everyone on your team, QBs, RBs, WRs, etc. For OL and FBs here's what I did for mine team. I have LT (SD), Thomas Jones (NYJ), and Willis McGahee (BAL) as my running backs. Anyway I take the entire O-Lines for the Chargers, Jets, and Ravens, and same for Full Back (LT, LG, C, RG, RT, etc.) and fill your team with the best of the players from those teams. Same for defense, I have the Packers and Ravens, so I do the same, assemble all the Packers and Ravens D, and draft them, etc. For Punters I look at the punter for the team(s) you have your Kicker on, and pick the better one.
Madden requires a certain number of players at each position:
QB - 2
HB - 3
FB - 1
WR - 4
TE - 2
LT - 2
LG - 2
C - 2
RG - 2
RT - 2
K - 1
LE - 2
RE - 2
DT - 3
LOLB - 2
MLB - 2
ROLB - 2
CB - 4
FS - 2
SS - 2
P - 1
So say you only have 3 WRs on your team, I'll fill your 4th with the same player for every team to make it fair. I also draft your IDPs on top of the best spots for DEF, so while I may have the best combo btw the Packers and Ravens, I also have Julius Peppers, and Adrian Wilson on my team. I let Madden auto depth chart, etc.
I've drafted the Rebels like six times lol, and that's how I came up with the idea for the combining of teams. The first couple of times I did the Rebels, I just did San Diego's OL and Baltimore's DEF. But after realizing if you want to change players you have to re-draft your whole team, I thought well what happens when I sim the game when Baltimore or San Diego has a bye, what to do then? That's when I got the combo idea.
So why am I doing all this you might ask? I want to see how Madden is at simming/predicting the outcomes of PIFF games. Yeah I understand it's different in "Madden PIFF" because when I play the Plankers, Aaron Rodgers is facing the Plankers, not the team the Packers play that week. I also want to upload highlights from the games, as I know Madden supports uploading highlights for the games. I thought that'd be a fun "column" for the PIFF Blog :)
Comments, suggestions, critiques? Yes I realize this takes quite a bit of time, but I'm having fun doing it, just like Shannon has fun designing the helmets and logos. I'll keep you posted as I go. Right now I just have my team drafted, and started designing the Steepers in the game. While I wait for everyone's replies I'll just input the colors Shannon provided, draft your team, and make sure the jerseys look OK, without messing with them too much.
Rock Rock on!
Aaron
Head Coach - Kreplachistan Rebels - Schofield Barracks, HI
PIFF/PIML Highlights and All-Stars 09 Week 3
Hello,
Week three is in the books and the injury toll is starting to rise around the league. Some major players were knocked out early in their games like last week Frank Gore and Chad Pennington which lead to some surprising results in the fantasy football world.
PIFF: Davin's Pillagers continue on their non-losing ways and are sitting atop PIFF with a record of 2-0-1. The rest of the field is close behind, especially in the Red Division where 4 of the 6 teams are 2-1. One team that is surprising in a bad way is the Piratly Vampirates who have already as many losses as they did all of last year (2).
PIML: Two of the three PIML games ended in a tie this week with the only win going to the Harmakipa Monkey Strings that dominated the Focus 39-8. This was the first win ever for the Purple Monkeys.
Week three is in the books and the injury toll is starting to rise around the league. Some major players were knocked out early in their games like last week Frank Gore and Chad Pennington which lead to some surprising results in the fantasy football world.
PIFF: Davin's Pillagers continue on their non-losing ways and are sitting atop PIFF with a record of 2-0-1. The rest of the field is close behind, especially in the Red Division where 4 of the 6 teams are 2-1. One team that is surprising in a bad way is the Piratly Vampirates who have already as many losses as they did all of last year (2).
PIML: Two of the three PIML games ended in a tie this week with the only win going to the Harmakipa Monkey Strings that dominated the Focus 39-8. This was the first win ever for the Purple Monkeys.
PIFF All-Stars Week 3:
Pos Player Pts Team
QB P. Manning 17 Steepers
RB M. Jones-Drew18 Maties
WR1 S. Moss 12 Maties
WR2 D. Jackson 11 Kilters
TE J. Witten 5 Steepers
K S. Gostkows. 4 Pillagers
DEF Ravens 4 Rebels
DB1 C. Griffin 3 Snotknockers
DB2 R. Mathis 3 Plankers
DL D. Freeney 6 Picklers
LB L. Briggs 5 Plankers
Coach Davin 100%Pillagers
PIFF Total All-Stars:
5 Scotslandi Kilters
4 Tsukestan Picklers
4 Takawokonia Plankers
4 Tea Republic Steepers
4 Sparrow Island Maties
3 Netthuania Nites
3 Ninja Isle Eldars
3 Kreplachistan Rebels
2 Snotvia Snotknockers
2 Svinksland Pillagers
1 Harbor Coast Red Burns
1 Pirataly Vampirates
PIML All-Stars Week 3:
Pos Player Pts Team
QB P. Manning 17 Monkey Strings
RB M. Jones-Drew18 Savvy Sirens
WR1 D. Jackson 11 Boilers
WR2 R. Wayne 10 Monkey Strings
TE J. Witten 5 Trip'ems
K S. Gostkows. 4 Trip'ems
DEF Giants 3 Monkey Strings
DB1 D. Manning 2 Savvy Sirens
DB2 A. Rossum 0 Focus
DL1 J. Allen 4 Coasters
DL2 R. Deeney 2 Trip'ems
Coach Shannon 89% boilers
PIML Total All-Stars:
8 Tea Republic Boilers
8 Tai Shu Trip'ems
6 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens
5 Nebuchadnezzar Focus
5 Harmakipa Monkey Strings
4 Battle Cove Coasters
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
PIFF/PIML Highlights and All-Stars 09 Week 2
Week two is finished and in both leagues there is 1 team in each division that is undefeated, 1 that has lost both games, and the rest is 1-1. It looks like there might not be a runaway team this year in either league.
In PIFF the Scotslandi Kilters put the smack down on the Maties winning 51-17. The Pillagers are one of the 2 win teams however they have scored the least amount of points in either league. They have been very lucky with their match-ups so far. Meanwhile the Picklers who are the other 2-0 in PIFF has scored 82 points which is tied for the best total points.
In the PIML the surprising Tai Shu Trip'ems are leading the way with a 2-0 record. However the Boilers posted an impressive 53 points which was 23 more points than anyone else in the PIML.
Edit 09.23.09: Change to PIFF All-Star coach from Jenette to Julia.
In PIFF the Scotslandi Kilters put the smack down on the Maties winning 51-17. The Pillagers are one of the 2 win teams however they have scored the least amount of points in either league. They have been very lucky with their match-ups so far. Meanwhile the Picklers who are the other 2-0 in PIFF has scored 82 points which is tied for the best total points.
In the PIML the surprising Tai Shu Trip'ems are leading the way with a 2-0 record. However the Boilers posted an impressive 53 points which was 23 more points than anyone else in the PIML.
PIFF All-Stars Week 2:
Pos Player Pts Team
QB M. Schaub 18 Kilters
RB F. Gore 20 Vampirates
WR1 A. Johnson 12 Rebels
WR2 V. Jackson 11 Picklers
TE D. Clark 13 Kilters
K N. Kaeding 4 Rebels
DEF Saints 3 Eldars
DB1 C. Woodson 9 Maties
DB2 D. Sharper 6 Steepers
DL R. Mathis 4 Nites
LB E. Dumervil 10 Eldars
Coach Julia 100%Kilters
PIFF Total All-Stars:
4 Scotslandi Kilters
3 Netthuania Nites
3 Tsukestan Picklers
3 Ninja Isle Eldars
2 Takawokonia Plankers
2 Tea Republic Steepers
2 Sparrow Island Maties
2 Kreplachistan Rebels
1 Snotvia Snotknockers
1 Harbor Coast Red Burns
1 Pirataly Vampirates
0 Svinksland Pillagers
PIML All-Stars Week 2:
Pos Player Pts Team
QB M. Schaub 18 Boilers
RB C. Jhonson 25 Boilers
WR1 A. Johnson 12 Savvy Sirens
WR2 S. Smith 9 Trip'ems
TE D. Clark 13 Savvy Sirens
K S. Gostkows. 3 Trip'ems
DEF Giants -1 Monkey Strings
DB1 A. Wilson 2 Boilers
DB2 A. Rossum 0 Focus
DL1 J. Allen 4 Coasters
DL2 R. Denney 2 Trip'ems
Coach Shannon 88% Boilers
PIML Total All-Stars:
6 Tea Republic Boilers
5 Tai Shu Trip'ems
4 Nebuchadnezzar Focus
4 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens
3 Battle Cove Coasters
2 Harmakipa Monkey Strings
Edit 09.23.09: Change to PIFF All-Star coach from Jenette to Julia.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
PIFF/PIML Highlights and All-Stars 09 Week 1
The first week is over, and some teams picked up where they left off last season and there looks to be some new threats out there.
First I should point out that over at pirateislandsff.blogspot.com is the blog for PIFF and PIML, in the past I have just reposted the emails with some images in them. This year however there will be incentive to go check out the blog because Aaron (Kreplachistan Rebels) has been added as an author of the blog and he will be writing articles about the season as it happens. He has good insight into Fantasy Football so be sure to check up on the blog to see what he has to say.
In the PIFF both the Steepers and the Plankers posted big numbers in their wins, both teams look to maintain their high competition level this year. The two surprise teams after the first week are the Nites who are second in scoring in the Black Division, and the Picklers who usually save their wins for the second half of the season. It looks like this will be a tougher season all the way around for everyone in the PIFF.
PIML kicked off the opening week with round of high scores. The Battle Cove Coasters had little trouble with the Boilers. While the Focus outlasted the Sirens and the Trip'ems tripped up the MonkeyStrings. The Trip'ems posted the high score for the week in the PIML.
Socring is up in week 1, due to two things: 1) Receiving yards now score one point for each 20 yards. 2) There are now bonuses for rushing, throwing, and receiving yards. There might be a couple too many points on the board but we'll live with it for a season and see how things go.
On to the week 1 All-Stars. For a review (or maybe for the first time):
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 Matt got 96% of the points possible for his team last week (actual/optimal=percent possible)
First I should point out that over at pirateislandsff.blogspot.com is the blog for PIFF and PIML, in the past I have just reposted the emails with some images in them. This year however there will be incentive to go check out the blog because Aaron (Kreplachistan Rebels) has been added as an author of the blog and he will be writing articles about the season as it happens. He has good insight into Fantasy Football so be sure to check up on the blog to see what he has to say.
In the PIFF both the Steepers and the Plankers posted big numbers in their wins, both teams look to maintain their high competition level this year. The two surprise teams after the first week are the Nites who are second in scoring in the Black Division, and the Picklers who usually save their wins for the second half of the season. It looks like this will be a tougher season all the way around for everyone in the PIFF.
PIML kicked off the opening week with round of high scores. The Battle Cove Coasters had little trouble with the Boilers. While the Focus outlasted the Sirens and the Trip'ems tripped up the MonkeyStrings. The Trip'ems posted the high score for the week in the PIML.Socring is up in week 1, due to two things: 1) Receiving yards now score one point for each 20 yards. 2) There are now bonuses for rushing, throwing, and receiving yards. There might be a couple too many points on the board but we'll live with it for a season and see how things go.
On to the week 1 All-Stars. For a review (or maybe for the first time):
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 Matt got 96% of the points possible for his team last week (actual/optimal=percent possible)
PIFF All-Stars Week 1:
Pos Player Pts Team
QB D. Brees 21 Eldars
RB A. Peterson 21 Red Burns
WR1 R. Wayne 12 Plankers
WR2 R. Moss 10 Nites
TE J. Carlson 9 Red Burns
K N. Rackers 3 Picklers
DEF Eagles 8 Nites
DB1 D. Hall 3 Kilters
DB2 T. Polamalu 3 Snotknockers
DL O. Umenyiora 8 Steepers
LB J. Harrison 2 Picklers
Coach Matt 96% Plankers
PIFF Total All-Stars:
2 Netthuania Nites
2 Takawokonia Plankers
2 Tsukestan Picklers
1 Tea Republic Steepers
1 Snotvia Snotknockers
1 Ninja Isle Eldars
1 Harbor Coast Red Burns
1 Scotslandi Kilters
1 Sparrow Island Maties
0 Svinksland Pillagers
0 Kreplachistan Rebels
0 Pirataly Vampirates
PIML All-Stars Week 1:
Pos Player Pts Team
QB D. Brees 21 Focus
RB A. Peterson 21 Coasters
WR1 R. Wayne 12 Monkey Strings
WR2 R. Moss 10 Trip'ems
TE T. Gonzalez 6 Focus
K R. Longwell 2 Boilers
DEF Eagles 8 Trip'ems
DB1 O. Atogwe 3 Coasters
DB2 D. Manning 2 Savvy Sirens
DL1 C. Terrill 0 Boilers
DL2 R. Brace 0 Savvy Sirens
Coach Charles 95% Focus
PIML Total All-Stars:
3 Nebuchadnezzar Focus
2 Battle Cove Coasters
2 Tai Shu Trip'ems
2 Tea Republic Boilers
2 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens
1 Harmakipa Monkey Strings
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
PIFF 2008 Championship and Wrap Up
Now we must close the 2008 season, which was another successful year for the PIFF. The Tea Republic Steepers was able to hold off the Snotvia Snotknockers to win the Championship, while the Scotslandi Kilters continued their impressive late season run to win the Consolation bracket, beating the Tsukestan Picklers. If the Kilters would have had won one more game in the regular season they would have made it to, and won the Championship Playoffs.
As always I am grateful for everyone putting in the time to play the season, I had a great time playing and I hope everyone else did. The plan for finishing up the season is to get everyone a price list for the keepers sometime later this year when salary cap figures are released.
I think that the changes in the scoring system that we had were a step in the right direction, but they are still going to need some tweaks. The biggest change for next year will probably be a reduction in negative points for DEF points allowed. I still like the idea of losing points for poor DEF performances, but this year it seemed that too many of the outcomes each week were directly tied to the performance of the DEF. I am also thinking about getting receiving yards more points, and adding in bonus points for yards gained (like 1 extra point for a 100 yard game). Throughout the season this year I have been recording the NFL data so that I can run the numbers to try to see what should to be changed. I'll give some more updates when I start working on that.
One big thing I am considering for next year is to start a "minor league" for PIFF. I am starting to meet more people that are interested in joining our league, or just want to give fantasy football a try. Our league can only hold 14 teams is the max and I do not want anyone to leave PIFF so I thought that running a side non-keeper league would be a way to introduce new people while not giving them the pressure of having to be in a league "that counts". I would run the minor league just like PIFF except for the keeper aspect of it, so the scoring system would be the same, as would the naming conventions of the teams, etc. I think that as long as there are 4 or 5 new people interested I will give it a shot. So if you have a significant other, parent, or sibling that wants to give fantasy football a shot next year let me know (especially since they would be in a different league you could help them out more than if they were in PIFF). The sooner I get people signed up the sooner I can make football helmets for them, and as we all know the PIFF is a just ruse so that I have an excuse to make football helmets. :)
Well as I said at the opening, this was another great year of PIFF, and I have already started to think about who I am going to keep for next year and who needs to get the ax.
I hope everyone had a good Christmas, and enjoy the NFL playoffs!
(Anyone else rooting for a Cardinals/Dolphins Super Bowl?)
As always I am grateful for everyone putting in the time to play the season, I had a great time playing and I hope everyone else did. The plan for finishing up the season is to get everyone a price list for the keepers sometime later this year when salary cap figures are released.
I think that the changes in the scoring system that we had were a step in the right direction, but they are still going to need some tweaks. The biggest change for next year will probably be a reduction in negative points for DEF points allowed. I still like the idea of losing points for poor DEF performances, but this year it seemed that too many of the outcomes each week were directly tied to the performance of the DEF. I am also thinking about getting receiving yards more points, and adding in bonus points for yards gained (like 1 extra point for a 100 yard game). Throughout the season this year I have been recording the NFL data so that I can run the numbers to try to see what should to be changed. I'll give some more updates when I start working on that.
One big thing I am considering for next year is to start a "minor league" for PIFF. I am starting to meet more people that are interested in joining our league, or just want to give fantasy football a try. Our league can only hold 14 teams is the max and I do not want anyone to leave PIFF so I thought that running a side non-keeper league would be a way to introduce new people while not giving them the pressure of having to be in a league "that counts". I would run the minor league just like PIFF except for the keeper aspect of it, so the scoring system would be the same, as would the naming conventions of the teams, etc. I think that as long as there are 4 or 5 new people interested I will give it a shot. So if you have a significant other, parent, or sibling that wants to give fantasy football a shot next year let me know (especially since they would be in a different league you could help them out more than if they were in PIFF). The sooner I get people signed up the sooner I can make football helmets for them, and as we all know the PIFF is a just ruse so that I have an excuse to make football helmets. :)
Well as I said at the opening, this was another great year of PIFF, and I have already started to think about who I am going to keep for next year and who needs to get the ax.
I hope everyone had a good Christmas, and enjoy the NFL playoffs!
(Anyone else rooting for a Cardinals/Dolphins Super Bowl?)
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
PIFF 2008 Playoffs Week 1
In a break from the regular format I will quickly talk about the playoff games from last week.
Championship Playoffs:
Pirataly Vampirates vs. Tea Republic Steepers - The Vampirates had played almost a flawless regular season (tied for the best regular season record of all time in PIFF at 13-2), but last week all aspects of the team fell apart, and they only scored 5 points. On the other side of the ball, the Steepers limped into the playoffs with an under-performing team, they turned it around for the first game of the playoffs and scored 44 points.
Svinksland Pillagers vs. Snotvia Snotknockers - The once mighty Pillagers continued their slide after Kurt Warner played horribly in New England. Even so the game was very close, and the Chicago Defense was just able to keep the Snotknockers in the lead at the end of the game.
Consolation Playoffs:
Tsukestan Picklers vs. Harbor Coast Red Burns - DeAngelo Williams alone scored 17 points for the Picklers, in one of the best performances by a running back this year. While the Red Burns lacked scoring with Adrian Peterson only getting two points and the team scored a total of 11.
Scotslandi Kilers vs. Kreplachitstan Rebels - The Kilters continue their winning ways as they stop the Rebels 25 to 17. That makes five wins in a row for the Orange and Blue, while the Rebels have lost four straight.
Championship Game:
Snotvia Snotknockers vs. Tea Republic Steepers - The Snotknockers will make their first appearance in the Championship Game this week when they meet up with the playoff veteran Steepers. The mean green will rely on the Cutler/Westbrook duo that got them to the playoffs, while the Steepers might have to bench Manning in favor of Flacco. As always the Championship Game will come to the depth of the teams, not just the scoring power of one or two players.
Consolation Game:
Scotlandi Kilers vs. Tsukestan Picklers - It is fitting that these two teams meet each other in the consolation game, given our championship match up. It is a house divided all around this year. As mentioned before the Kilters are on a roll and look like they can't be stopped but there are some Picklers that will have something to say about that.
Have a great Christmas, and enjoy the last week of regular season NFL football!
Championship Playoffs:
Pirataly Vampirates vs. Tea Republic Steepers - The Vampirates had played almost a flawless regular season (tied for the best regular season record of all time in PIFF at 13-2), but last week all aspects of the team fell apart, and they only scored 5 points. On the other side of the ball, the Steepers limped into the playoffs with an under-performing team, they turned it around for the first game of the playoffs and scored 44 points.
Svinksland Pillagers vs. Snotvia Snotknockers - The once mighty Pillagers continued their slide after Kurt Warner played horribly in New England. Even so the game was very close, and the Chicago Defense was just able to keep the Snotknockers in the lead at the end of the game.
Consolation Playoffs:
Tsukestan Picklers vs. Harbor Coast Red Burns - DeAngelo Williams alone scored 17 points for the Picklers, in one of the best performances by a running back this year. While the Red Burns lacked scoring with Adrian Peterson only getting two points and the team scored a total of 11.
Scotslandi Kilers vs. Kreplachitstan Rebels - The Kilters continue their winning ways as they stop the Rebels 25 to 17. That makes five wins in a row for the Orange and Blue, while the Rebels have lost four straight.
Championship Game:
Snotvia Snotknockers vs. Tea Republic Steepers - The Snotknockers will make their first appearance in the Championship Game this week when they meet up with the playoff veteran Steepers. The mean green will rely on the Cutler/Westbrook duo that got them to the playoffs, while the Steepers might have to bench Manning in favor of Flacco. As always the Championship Game will come to the depth of the teams, not just the scoring power of one or two players.
Consolation Game:
Scotlandi Kilers vs. Tsukestan Picklers - It is fitting that these two teams meet each other in the consolation game, given our championship match up. It is a house divided all around this year. As mentioned before the Kilters are on a roll and look like they can't be stopped but there are some Picklers that will have something to say about that.
Have a great Christmas, and enjoy the last week of regular season NFL football!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
PIFF Highlights and All-Stars 08 Week 15
What an amazing finish to the regular season. Four teams had the chance to make the final championship playoff spot with a win, all of which lost, which defaulted the Steepers into the playoffs because they scored more points throughout the season. This week the Championship playoffs pit the Pirataly Vampirates vs the Tea Republic Steepers and the Svinksland Pillagers vs. the Snotvia Snotknockers. The Consolation Playoffs has the first round match ups of Tsukestan Picklers vs. Harbor Coast Red Burns and Scotlandi Kilters and Kreplachistan Rebels.
Game of the week from last week: The game of the week last week was the Maties and the Kilters. The Kilters put on an impressive showing preventing the Maties from making a repeat appearance in the Championship playoffs. The game was close but the Kilters held on in the end.
Team to raise the sails: The Berry Island Rum Runners started the season 1-10 but won 3 out of their last 4 games to finish up their season. It turns out to be too late to make a push for the Consolation Playoffs, but it seems that the team is starting to work better and will have a foundation for next year.
Davey Jones Team: The Kreplachistan Rebels finished the season scoring the most points in PIFF however they failed to make the Championship Playoffs due to their inability to win when they needed to. Their coaching was lacking this year and hopefully they can recover next year.
Brawl of the week: All eyes will be turned to the Championship battle of the Pillagers and Snotknockers this week. Both teams have played a solid season so far and they both would like a PIFF Championship (actually none of the teams in the Championship Playoffs have won PIFF before). This game will be close.
Game of the week from last week: The game of the week last week was the Maties and the Kilters. The Kilters put on an impressive showing preventing the Maties from making a repeat appearance in the Championship playoffs. The game was close but the Kilters held on in the end.
Team to raise the sails: The Berry Island Rum Runners started the season 1-10 but won 3 out of their last 4 games to finish up their season. It turns out to be too late to make a push for the Consolation Playoffs, but it seems that the team is starting to work better and will have a foundation for next year.
Davey Jones Team: The Kreplachistan Rebels finished the season scoring the most points in PIFF however they failed to make the Championship Playoffs due to their inability to win when they needed to. Their coaching was lacking this year and hopefully they can recover next year.Brawl of the week: All eyes will be turned to the Championship battle of the Pillagers and Snotknockers this week. Both teams have played a solid season so far and they both would like a PIFF Championship (actually none of the teams in the Championship Playoffs have won PIFF before). This game will be close.
All-Stars Week 14:
Pos Player Pts Team
QB M. Cassel 11 Plankers
RB A. Peterson 8 Red Burns
WR1 S. Smith 7 Snotknockers
WR2 B. Berrian 5 Rum Runners
TE D. Clark 6 Kilters
K R. Bironas 4 Plankers
DEF Tampa Bay 1 Vampirates
DB1 F. Bennett 3 Nites
DB2 C. Gamble 3 Red Burns
DL1 D. Ware 10 Steepers
DL2 J. Abraham 6 Vampirates
Coach Rusty 97% Rum Runners
Total All-Stars:
17 Svinksland Pillagers
17 Kreplachistan Rebels
15 Tea Republic Steepers
15 Snotvia Snotknockers
15 Pirataly Vampirates
14 Ninja Isle Eldars
14 Netthuania Nites
13 Takawokonia Plankers
13 Harbor Coast Red Burns
12 Berry Isle Rum Runners
11 Scotslandi Kilters
9 Tsukestan Picklers
9 Sparrow Island Maties
6 Ambersandia &s
PIFF Power Rankings (Rating) Prev. Week:
1. Kreplachistan Rebels (.6821) 2
2. Svinksland Pillagers (.6769) 1
3. Pirataly Vampirates (.6513) 3
4. Snotvia Snotknockers (.6205) 4
5. Sparrow Island Maties (.5949) 5
6. Tea Republic Steepers (.5692) 6
7. Harbor Coast Red Burns (.5128) 7
8. Tsukestan Picklers (.4308) 8
9. Takawokonia Plankers (.4205) 9
10. Scotslandi Kilters (.3795) 11
11. Berry Isle Rum Runners (.3538) 12
12. Netthuania Nites (.3436) 10
13. Ninja Isle Eldars (.2923) 13
14. Ambersandia &s (.2769) 14
PIFF 2008 All-Star Team
Pos Player Pts Team
QB D. Brees 117 Eldars
RB M. Turner 110 Rebels
WR1 A. Johnson 56 Rebels
WR2 L. Fitzgerald51 Rum Runners
TE T. Gonzalez 38 Picklers
K S. Gostkowski27 Pillagers
DEF Baltimore 0 Rebels
DB1 C. Woodson 30 Rebels
DB2 E. Reed 30 Maties
DL1 D. Ware 47 Steepers
DL2 J. Harrison 47 Picklers
Coach Michelle 13 Vampirates
PIFF 2008 2nd Best All-Star Team
Pos Player Pts Team
QB K. Warner 111 Pillagers
RB D. Williams 102 Picklers
WR1 R. White 51 Eldars
WR2 C. Johnson 48 Snotknockers
TE J. Witten 29 Steepers
K J. Carney 27 Vampirates
DEF Pittsburgh -6 Maties
DB1 O. Atogwe 27 Steepers
DB2 A. Winfield 26 Maties
DL1 J. Porter 42 Red Burns
DL2 R. Mathis 38 Nites
Coach Davin 11 Pillagers
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
PIFF Highlights and All-Stars 08 Week 14
Remember that from now on football games start on Thursday.
One week to go, here is the playoff picture:
Championship Playoffs:
Piratly Vampirates, Svinksland Pillagers, Snotvia Snotknockers: Already are in.
Tea Republic Steepers: Win and in.
Tsukestan Picklers: With a win and a Steepers loss.
Kreplachistan Rebels: With a win and a Steepers and a Picklers loss.
Sparrow Island Maties: With a win and a loss by Steeprs, Picklers, and Rebels.
(Other teams could get close record wise, but would have to score too many points for them to win the tiebreaker to get in.)
Consolation Playoffs:
Picklers: Are in, unless they move up.
Rebels: Win to stay in.
Maties: Win to stay in.
Kilters: Win and in.
Nites: Win and a Kilter loss, or a win and a Kilter loss where the Nites score 5 more points than the Kilters.
Red Burns: Win and a loss by the Nites, and a Kilters win.
Game of the week from last week: The Snotvia Snotknockers was able to hold off the Rebels 38 to 33 to claim their spot in the playoffs. While the loss for the Rebels knocks them down to Consolation Playoff level, and they will need help in the last week to be able to make it back into the Championship Playoffs.
Team to raise the sails: After the Kilters started out the season 3-6 they have recently gone 4-1 and are within one win of making it into the consolation playoffs. The team has consistently got better throughout the year, and although their hopes for a championship are gone for this season, they will have a solid base for next year.
Davey Jones Team: The Harbor Coast Red Burns were making a late season push for the Championship Playoffs until they lost three games in a row. Currently not only are they out of the championship playoff race, they need help to make it into the consolation playoffs.
Brawl of the week: The Scotslandi Kilters play the Sparrow Island Maties in a match up that has both Championship and Consolation Playoff implications. A win by the Maties will give them a chance at making it back to the Championship Playoffs, while a win for the Kilters would give the team a high ranking in the Consolation Playoffs. A loss by either team could mean that they won't make it to the Consolation Playoffs.
One week to go, here is the playoff picture:
Championship Playoffs:
Piratly Vampirates, Svinksland Pillagers, Snotvia Snotknockers: Already are in.
Tea Republic Steepers: Win and in.
Tsukestan Picklers: With a win and a Steepers loss.
Kreplachistan Rebels: With a win and a Steepers and a Picklers loss.
Sparrow Island Maties: With a win and a loss by Steeprs, Picklers, and Rebels.
(Other teams could get close record wise, but would have to score too many points for them to win the tiebreaker to get in.)
Consolation Playoffs:
Picklers: Are in, unless they move up.
Rebels: Win to stay in.
Maties: Win to stay in.
Kilters: Win and in.
Nites: Win and a Kilter loss, or a win and a Kilter loss where the Nites score 5 more points than the Kilters.
Red Burns: Win and a loss by the Nites, and a Kilters win.
Game of the week from last week: The Snotvia Snotknockers was able to hold off the Rebels 38 to 33 to claim their spot in the playoffs. While the loss for the Rebels knocks them down to Consolation Playoff level, and they will need help in the last week to be able to make it back into the Championship Playoffs.
Team to raise the sails: After the Kilters started out the season 3-6 they have recently gone 4-1 and are within one win of making it into the consolation playoffs. The team has consistently got better throughout the year, and although their hopes for a championship are gone for this season, they will have a solid base for next year.
Davey Jones Team: The Harbor Coast Red Burns were making a late season push for the Championship Playoffs until they lost three games in a row. Currently not only are they out of the championship playoff race, they need help to make it into the consolation playoffs. Brawl of the week: The Scotslandi Kilters play the Sparrow Island Maties in a match up that has both Championship and Consolation Playoff implications. A win by the Maties will give them a chance at making it back to the Championship Playoffs, while a win for the Kilters would give the team a high ranking in the Consolation Playoffs. A loss by either team could mean that they won't make it to the Consolation Playoffs.
All-Stars Week 14:
Pos Player Pts Team
QB M. Schaub 11 Rebels
RB D. Williams 15 Picklers
WR1 A. Bryant 10 Steepers
WR2 R. White 6 Eldars
TE G. Olsen 3 Rum Runners
K R. Gould 3 Rum Runners
DEF Arizona 7 Nites
DB1 E. Reed 12 Maties
DB2 B. Meriweath.4 Rum Runners
DL1 J. Porter 6 Red Burns
DL2 J. Allen 6 Snotknockers
Coach Nicole 95% Snotknockers
Total All-Stars:
17 Svinksland Pillagers
17 Kreplachistan Rebels
14 Ninja Isle Eldars
14 Tea Republic Steepers
14 Snotvia Snotknockers
13 Pirataly Vampirates
13 Netthuania Nites
11 Takawokonia Plankers
11 Harbor Coast Red Burns
10 Scotslandi Kilters
10 Berry Isle Rum Runners
9 Tsukestan Picklers
9 Sparrow Island Maties
6 Ambersandia &s
PIFF Power Rankings (Rating) Prev. Week:
1. Svinksland Pillagers (.7088) 2
2. Kreplachistan Rebels (.7088) 3
3. Pirataly Vampirates (.6758) 1
4. Snotvia Snotknockers (.6209) 5
5. Sparrow Island Maties (.5989) 4
6. Tea Republic Steepers (.5440) 7
7. Harbor Coast Red Burns (.5275) 6
8. Tsukestan Picklers (.4505) 8
9. Takawokonia Plankers (.3791) 9
10. Netthuania Nites (.3681) 10
11. Scotslandi Kilters (.3516) 11
12. Berry Isle Rum Runners (.3187) 12
13. Ninja Isle Eldars (.3077) 13
14. Ambersandia &s (.2527) 14
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
PIFF Highlights and All-Stars 08 Week 13
Remember that from now on football games start on Thursday.
With two games remaining in the regular season the playoff picture is getting clearer:
Piratly Vampirates: Already has the number one position locked up.
Svinksland Pillagers: Will get in with one win, or a one loss by both the Steepers and the Picklers.
Snotvia Snotknockers: Will get in with one win, or a one loss by both the Steepers and the Picklers.
Kreplachistan Rebels: Will get in with two wins, or with one win and a loss by Steepers, Picklers, Red Burns, Maties, Kilters, and Nites.
Picklers, Steepers: Needs to win one more game than the Rebels, or win both games and either the Pillagers or Snotknockers lose both games.
Red Burns: Can make it with one win and two losses by the Rebels, Picklers, and Steepers. Or with two wins and one loss by the Rebels, Picklers and Steepers.
Maties, Kilters and Nites: Must win two games, the Rebels must lose both games, and then also get some help with the Picklers, Steepers, and Red Burns.
Game of the week from last week: Once again the Sparrow Island Maties score one of the most points but happen to play against the team that scores the most points for the week. This time the Snotknockers racked up 38 to the Maties 32. The Maties now need serious help to get into the playoffs.
Team to raise the sails: The Tsukestan Picklers saved their season by taking on the once dominant Pillagers and almost doubling their points. The Picklers are now 5-1 in the last six weeks after starting 2-5. This is classic Picklers football (suck in the beginning of the season and winning in the end).
Davey Jones Team: The Pillagers seem to be in free fall. They started the season 8-1 and was ke
eping up with the Vampirates, but since then they have dropped 3 out of 4 games. They might still be able to lose the rest of the way and make it into the playoffs, but their team doesn't seems as unstoppable as they did before.
Brawl of the week: Although the Vampirates play the Pillagers this week that is not the game of the week since the Vampirates already has their spot wrapped up (and a win by the Pillagers would get them into the playoffs as well). No, the brawl of the week this week is the Snotknockers versus the Rebels. Both teams are currently in positions to be in the playoffs, however one team must lose this game. If the Snotknockers lose they still have an easy in by winning in week 15, but if the Rebels lose they will be thrown into the pack that is looking to claim the fourth playoff spot. Look for both teams to play extra hard so they can tie up their spot in the playoffs.
With two games remaining in the regular season the playoff picture is getting clearer:
Piratly Vampirates: Already has the number one position locked up.
Svinksland Pillagers: Will get in with one win, or a one loss by both the Steepers and the Picklers.
Snotvia Snotknockers: Will get in with one win, or a one loss by both the Steepers and the Picklers.
Kreplachistan Rebels: Will get in with two wins, or with one win and a loss by Steepers, Picklers, Red Burns, Maties, Kilters, and Nites.
Picklers, Steepers: Needs to win one more game than the Rebels, or win both games and either the Pillagers or Snotknockers lose both games.
Red Burns: Can make it with one win and two losses by the Rebels, Picklers, and Steepers. Or with two wins and one loss by the Rebels, Picklers and Steepers.
Maties, Kilters and Nites: Must win two games, the Rebels must lose both games, and then also get some help with the Picklers, Steepers, and Red Burns.
Game of the week from last week: Once again the Sparrow Island Maties score one of the most points but happen to play against the team that scores the most points for the week. This time the Snotknockers racked up 38 to the Maties 32. The Maties now need serious help to get into the playoffs.
Team to raise the sails: The Tsukestan Picklers saved their season by taking on the once dominant Pillagers and almost doubling their points. The Picklers are now 5-1 in the last six weeks after starting 2-5. This is classic Picklers football (suck in the beginning of the season and winning in the end).Davey Jones Team: The Pillagers seem to be in free fall. They started the season 8-1 and was ke
eping up with the Vampirates, but since then they have dropped 3 out of 4 games. They might still be able to lose the rest of the way and make it into the playoffs, but their team doesn't seems as unstoppable as they did before.Brawl of the week: Although the Vampirates play the Pillagers this week that is not the game of the week since the Vampirates already has their spot wrapped up (and a win by the Pillagers would get them into the playoffs as well). No, the brawl of the week this week is the Snotknockers versus the Rebels. Both teams are currently in positions to be in the playoffs, however one team must lose this game. If the Snotknockers lose they still have an easy in by winning in week 15, but if the Rebels lose they will be thrown into the pack that is looking to claim the fourth playoff spot. Look for both teams to play extra hard so they can tie up their spot in the playoffs.
All-Stars Week 13:
Pos Player Pts Team
QB A.Rodgers 11 Nites
RB S. Slaton 14 Steepers
WR1 B. Berrian 5 Rum Runners
WR2 R. White 4 Eldars
TE J. Witten 5 Steepers
K R. Bironas 4 Plankers
DEF Tennessee 4 Pillagers
DB1 B. Dawkins 5 Nites
DB2 R. Mathis 3 Plankers
DL1 J. Harrison 8 Picklers
DL2 M. Williams 8 Maties
Coach Nicole 97% Snotknockers
Total All-Stars:
17 Svinksland Pillagers
16 Kreplachistan Rebels
13 Pirataly Vampirates
13 Ninja Isle Eldars
13 Tea Republic Steepers
12 Snotvia Snotknockers
12 Netthuania Nites
11 Takawokonia Plankers
10 Harbor Coast Red Burns
10 Scotslandi Kilters
8 Tsukestan Picklers
8 Sparrow Island Maties
7 Berry Isle Rum Runners
6 Ambersandia &s
PIFF Power Rankings (Rating) Prev. Week:
1. Pirataly Vampirates (.7278) 2
2. Svinksland Pillagers (.7160) 1
3. Kreplachistan Rebels (.6982) 3
4. Sparrow Island Maties (.6154) 4
5. Snotvia Snotknockers (.5976) 6
6. Harbor Coast Red Burns (.5325) 5
7. Tea Republic Steepers (.5089) 7
8. Tsukestan Picklers (.4260) 9
9. Takawokonia Plankers (.3964) 8
10. Netthuania Nites (.3609) 10
11. Scotslandi Kilters (.3314) 11
12. Berry Isle Rum Runners (.3254) 12
13. Ninja Isle Eldars (.3077) 13
14. Ambersandia &s (.2663) 14
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