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1998 BRFL Week 4 Results

4-0 JK and Outlaw Get Some Help from Opponents

After a relatively quiet week 3, we had an avalanche of TD's in week 4. The leagues fourth highest score was recorded this week, and several NFL players had breakout days.
  • Derrick Mayes 18 points
  • Duce Staley 18 points
  • Donnell Bennett 18 points
  • Jermaine Lewis 15 points
  • Priest Holmes 14 points
  • Robert Holcombe 13 points

In many leagues, these guys were available free agents. In our league, ALL of these guys started this week.

34 JK *BAL Q 6, BSanders 2, EGeorge 0, RHarris 0, JLewis 15 TMartin 0, Njohnson 7 SF D 4
29 STP TEN Q 6, CCarter 6, CDillon 1, GAnderson 9, DAL D 2
Oh so close. Stroupe was oh so close to beating JK. Billy Davis down at the inch line...Deion's near score on a punt return.... Frank Sanders on the splinter squad.

JK finally discovered Jermaine Lewis. Three weeks - Three TDs on their bench. This week two more, but in the lineup. I think he passed the audition. The SR of Baltimore is the third different QB used this year in their games: Det (1&2) NYJ (3). They also briefly had Miami and Buffalo, but never started them.

47 OUT SEA Q 6, JAnderson 8, GHearst 2, HMoore 0, EMcCAffery 6, DMayes 18, RLongwell 7, ARZ D 0
37 TAL SF Q 19, RWatters 0, NMeans 0, ESmith 6, MWestbrook 8, CConway 0, RCunningham 4, TB D 0
Sometimes you act on impulse and stick a guy in there. Outlaw was faced with the decision when he called in his lineup on Sunday from the Phoenix airport. "What the heck, I'll play Derrick Mayes - Robert Brooks is questionable." On such decisions, a championship is built. Mayes scored three times.

Talbot on the other hand has one of those teams where guys score, but do not necessarily get to start. The highlight of Terrance Mathis scoring one of his two TDs, the juggling near-interception, makes Talbot wince. The curse of a team like this... is the splinter squad.

41 CJ PIT Q 0, FTaylor 7, WDunn 0, JRice 15, RMoss 6, JMorton 0, ADelGreco 10, *NO D 3
37 BUD ATL Q 12, DStaley 18, *JWilkens 6, KC D 1
The bad news is Jackson's QB woes continue. The good news is that it does not seem to hurt him. Jackson scored exactly 1 TD this week among the three QBs on his roster...Jerry Rice's complaints about not getting the ball were heard loud and clear as he scored 15 points. The great swindle of '98 is paying off with Fred Taylor going in.

Ice cold BUD...Priest Holmes is arriving a week too late to help BUD avoid 0-4. Another Baltimore player is being "kennisoned" to borrow a term from 1996: Michael Jackson has 0 TDs while Jermaine Lewis has 5. However, good news is just around the corner. Jones/Klingman is next on the schedule. JK is very friendly to winless teams. They were the first victims of 0-10 Howrigon in 91 and 0-10 Barry in 95.

65 MOS MIN Q 24, RSmith 9, MFaulk 9, DBennett 18, TPederson 5, SEA D 0
44 CZ JAX Q 12, YThigpen 14, JGalloway 1, CCalloway 6, JHanson 9, *Jax D 3
After absorbing a put down from Wallace stating that points-per-game is a true test of manhood in the BRFL, MOS and Hale tack up a 65 which rockets them past Wallace. The Vikes QBs continue their tear with 4 scores and their starting back field averaged two TDs. "You guys are being carried by your defense" said another critic. Not true this week. Seattle's league leading "D" didn't score.
42 DP OAK Q 6, JElam 8, TBrown 0, IBruce 0, KMcCardell 6, AMurrell 6, JStokes 6, DEN 10
24 WAL NYG Q 6, TDavis 7, NKauffman 1, Hollis 9, GB D 1

Before kickoff, Peil removed Terry Allen from his starting line-up and inserted JJ Stokes. The net loss was one point. Issac Bruce was started but did not play again this week. So, he's won two straight despite his opponent having a "power play".

About the only good news for Wallace this week was that Terrell Davis' picture is on the United Way Football Schedules.

85 BST GB Q 31, RHolcombe 13, *PHolmes 14, CEnis 0, CPickens 14, MChmura 6, PStoyo 6, MIN D 1
43 BAR DEN Q 12, JBettis 1, MAlstott 0, JJett 7, TOwens 0 DScott 0, JKasey 13, NYG D 10
On Friday, Best confessed to Jackson: "This is probably the worst line-up I've ever fielded". Three players had never started an NFL regular season game and had never scored. With two players injured and three on a bye, Best rolled the dice and acquired Robert Holcombe and Jay Graham. When Graham lost his job to Priest Holmes, Unable to drop Graham, Best SR'ed Holmes... The result was a franchise record 85 points and the eighth BRFL game to surpass 80.
  • 96 wk 6 Barry 90 Outlaw 28
  • 95 wk 12 Deitrich 86 Mosakowski 28
  • 96 wk 13 Deitrich 86 Czupryna 34
  • 98 wk 4 Best 85 Barry 43
  • 97 wk 7 Jones-Klingman 82 Outlaw 24
  • 91 wk 11 Outlaw 80 Wallace 40
  • 91 wk 12 Jackson 80 Wallace 44
  • 97 wk 4 Czupryna 80 Jackson 21

Barry, who owns the all time record with 90, once again scored respectable forty plus, but did not win. The 128 combined points is a BRFL record.

Week 4 Awards

Player of the week : Brett Favre BST 31 Pts
Rookie of the week : Robert Holcombe BST 13 Pts
SR of the week Priest Holmes, BST
Splinter Squad : Franks Sanders, STP and Terrance Mathis TAL
ATT Long Distance Jermaine Lewis JK
Honorary Water Boy Issac Bruce DP
Who Knew Chicago QBs
Offensive Defenses NYG BAR, DEN DP
Golden Toe John Kasey, BAR

East Division

JACKSON 3 1 0 142 165 1 1 0 OUT CZ, STP, BUD BEST 2 2 0 195 156 1 1 0 STP WAL,BAR CZUPRYNA 1 3 0 173 202 1 1 0 DP BST WALLACE 1 3 0 133 155 1 1 0 WAL CJ

Central Division

OUTLAW 4 0 0 174 106 2 0 0 CJ BAR,DP,MOS,TAL JONES/KLINGMAN 4 0 0 165 111 2 0 0 BUD DP,BAR,WAL,STP PEIL 2 2 0 117 123 0 2 0 CZ BST,WAL BARRY 1 3 0 139 216 0 2 0 MOS BUD

West Division

MOSAKOWSKI-HALE 3 1 0 220 159 2 0 0 MOS BUD,TAL,CZ STROUPE 2 2 0 138 117 2 0 0 BST TAL,BUD TALBOT 1 3 0 175 196 0 2 0 WAL CZ DEITRICH 0 4 0 111 176 0 2 0 JK

Leading Qb Teams

66 66 Q MIN Johnson MOSAKOWSK
63 63 Q SF Young TALBOT
61 61 Q GB: Favre BEST
55 55 Q DEN Elway / Brister BARRY
42 42 Q SEA Moon OUTLAW
43 43 Q JAX Brunell CZUPRYNA

Leading Backs

42 42 B Terrell Davis WALLACE
26 26 R Donnell Bennett MOSAKOWSK
25 25 B Robert Smith MOSAKOWSK
25 25 B Garrison Hearst OUTLAW
24 24 B Barry Sanders JONES/KLIN
20 20 B James Stewart JACKSON
18 25 B Duce Staley DEITRICH

Receiver Leaders

25 25 R Keyshawn Johnson BEST
24 24 R Cris Carter STROUPE
24 24 R Randy Moss JACKSON
21 21 R Jerry Rice JACKSON
20 20 R Antonio Freeman MOSAKOWSK
20 20 R Jimmy Smith CZUPRYNA
20 20 R Joey Galloway CZUPRYNA
19 19 R Ed McCaffrey OUTLAW
18 18 R Shannon Sharpe JONES/KLIN
18 18 R Derrick Mayes OUTLAW

Leading Kickers

42 42 K Pete Stoyanovich BEST
40 40 K Gary Anderson STROUPE
34 34 K Al Del Greco JACKSON
34 31 K Jason Elam PEIL
33 33 K Ryan Longwell OUTLAW
31 31 K Richie Cunningham TALBOT
29 29 K Todd Peterson MOSAKOWSK
24 24 K Adam Vinatieri DEITRICH

Leading Defense and Special Teams

42 42 D Seattle MOSAKOWSK
20 20 D New England CZUPRYNA
20 20 D Green Bay WALLACE
20 20 D Denver PEIL
20 20 D New York Giants BARRY
15 15 D Tampa Bay TALBOT
12 14 D Minnesota DS/T BEST

Week 5 Preview

October 2
Well, we are one month into the season and it is time to separate the haves from the have nots.

The Elite

Outlaw 4-0
Mosakowski-Hale 3-1
How about that Outlaw! first he drafts the best line-up in the league and then loses a couple guys to injuries and demotions and has two of the biggest sleepers emerge in Ed McCaffery and Derrick Mayes. MOS has one blemish on his record (a loss to Outlaw). It was after that loss he was criticized as being two dependant on the fortunes of Minnesota and back-up QB Randall Cunningham. So the next week, Cunningham has a monster day and two overlooked players in his starting lineup, Donnell Bennett and Marshall Faulk, emerge.

Close but no Cigar

Jones-Klingman 4-0
Jackson 3-1
There is a flaw in each of these teams. That is the Quarterback position. Both these teams have gone through QBs like the Redskins have gone through kickers. JK is understandable. He drafted QBs late, so it figures that you don't get the cream of the crop. Jackson took two early, and both of them have been busts. Particularly Kordell Stewart. However the rest of JK's and CJ's line-ups are solid and if they solve their QB problem, look out.

Sleeping Giants

Best (2-2)
Talbot (1-3)
Czupryna (1-3)

These teams have been known to put up the points, but have been in the losing end of close games. Talbot lost 62-60. No one has ever scored 60 points and lost. Best lost twice on late Sunday Night TDs. CZ has scored in the 40's Three Times and lost each one! These three teams have top shelf QBs and better than average lineups. Expect their luck to change.

Mired in Mediocrity

Stroupe (2-2)
Peil (2-2)
Barry (1-3)
"Air McNair" has been only "Fair McNair" and has been keeping Stroupe hovering around the 30 points a week mark. Which should more times than not lose a game for you. Peil is in this category because he has happened to win his last two games, but he is not lighting up the scoreboard. He is getting production from his backs...as if he cared about backs. Peil and Barry have a common problem. Both undefeated teams are in their division, so the hill to climb is high. For AB, only his QB sits among the league leaders and it may not much longer if it continues to be Bubby Brister rather than the injured John Elway.

Need Serious Help

Wallace (1-3)
Deitrich (0-4)
Every week, the Leon Johnsons and Priest Holmes of the NFL will find a home on these two teams. The secret is you need to get enough of them to field a team. Each team has one lone first round superstar, but if you took a roll call of some of the disappointments so far this season, Curtis Martin, Rod Smith, Michael Jackson, Nap Kauffman, Mike Hollis... They'd be on these two teams. That is the bad news. The good news is that this is Wallace and this is Bud: two of the best owners in BRFL history. They may yet make it to the green, but they have used up all their mulligans.

Predictions

Okay, I'm making myself a laughling stock. 2-4 last week to continue on the .333 pace. 4-16 for the season. I was so bad last week, I called my line-up the worse I ever submitted...and then scored 85 points. (I can't mention that enough...)
Wallace (1-3) vs Talbot (1-3) .................................... Talbot by 10 1/2
Wallace has been quiet on the waiver wire this week. Does he need to be reminded that not everyone makes the playoffs this year? You can't be "Mr December" if you can't make it through November. This is a juicy win for the underrated Talbot who has had his share of woe with Wallace.
Best(2-2) vs Stroupe (2-2)............................................ Best by 14
Last week after he beat me in golf, Stroupe complained that I never pick him for these games. (He should be pleased with that). I said that I would pick him when he played me since he usually beats me.... Well, that was before I realized that I was playing him this week and before I scored 85 points last week. So in language my four year old would appreciate: Sorry Stroupie, your team is poopie, this time I'll win.
Jackson (3-1) vs Outlaw (4-0) .......................... Outlaw by 8
Calvin is spared the agony of watching Kordell Stewart struggle. He is on a bye this week. Instead he gets Arizona home against Oakland. Now I have this dilemma. Today I had ice cream with Outlaw at this United Way thing, and I was telling him how good his team is. Calvin on the other hand has been good to me when I pick him to win. Calvin actually looks good on paper this week.... No, it's Outlaw. Herman Moore goes nuts against the Bears.
Czupryna (1-3) vs Peil (2-2) ................................ CZ by 14
The "Geritol Bowl" ... Jacksonville is off, so CZ will be going with a backup. Speaking of back-ups, both these guys are... (Ba Da Boom) The extra spoonful of Metamucil will go to CZ and he'll win this game.
Jones-Klingman(4-0) vs Deitrich (0-4) .............................. JK by 13 1/2
"Those that refuse to acknowledge history, are doomed to repeat it"
I can't come up with the author of that quote. Let's say John Facenda, 1967 Green Bay Packers highlight video. This game has historical implications. JK has a history of losing to winless teams. In '91 they lost to 0-10 Howrigon. In '95, it was to 0-10 Barry. There is also something inherently wrong with JK being the undefeated team and Bud being the winless team. Forces other than the relative strength of these teams are at work here... Bud has to win.
Barry (1-3) vs Mosakowski-Hale (3-1) ............................... MOS by 20
I used to get clever when picking this game and say that "Barry" will win. When MOS won, I'd say, I ment "Barry" Mosakowski... Now that we have hypenated MOS with Hale, I have to be more specific. "Ron" will win.

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