Week 6 Wrap-up

It is a dark day in Fantasy football, as the Commish of Legit Domination is mired in last place. Needing his two remaining players -- including one Tennessee Titans QB -- to but outscore a lowly kicker last week, his team could not salvage a victory, instead ending up with a tie. Now poor Miller is stuck sharing the “I’m not very good at fantasy football” title with Jen Adams. And she may well be a fantasy corpse by now, seeing as see lost to Ted the weekend after his wedding, when you know his head wasn’t really in the game.

Regardless, we soldier on. And it’s a good thing we do, because currently leading Legit Domination – and two games clear of the field to boot – in none other than Courtney Bongiolatti. He reign of terror continues, emasculating all the males she comes across, as she and he cute “dog eats football” icon keep knocking off pretenders to the thrown. How long can her run continue? Right now, this writer knows better than to bet against her.

As for the rest of the field, here’s how things stack up heading into Week 7 of play:

(1) Rage Blackout – 6-0

(2) Get-er-done – 4-2

(3) He’s Heating Up. – 4-2

(4) Shamrock Shake – 3-3

(5) Laser Sounds – 3-3

(6) T.O.’s Bacon – 3-3

(7) Shower Beer – 3-3

(8) Shananimals – 2-3-1

(9) Righteous Tugboat – 2-3-1

(10) My Vick in a Box – 2-4

(11) Gin in the Gatorade – 1-4-1

(12) Jager Bombs – 1-4-1

Now that we know where people stand, let’s see how that all played last week…

Rage Blackout 95 – He’s Heating Up. 77

Despite fears to the contrary, it looks like Patch Eakin has not yet thrown in the towel on the season. Which is good, b/c his squad is tied for second place! That didn't help him very much this week, though, as 25 points from Matt Cassel (QB, KC) and another 11 from each of his two running backs -- Jamaal Charles (KC) and Matt Forte (Chi) -- were not enough over come the mighty attack of Rage Blackout. This is probably because of the donuts (i.e., zero-point days) put up by the Carolina D (not their fault -- they were on a bye), Willis McGahee (RB, Bal) and Josh "Knocked Out" Cribbs (WR, Cle). Couple those three non-contributing zeros with Courtney's 24 from Peyton Manning (QB, Ind) and 16 from Ahmad Bradshaw (RB, NYG) and this one was in the books early. The key to Rage's success this year has in many ways been simply Manning+Consistency= WIN, a trend that continued this week as 7 of her "non-Peyton" boys knocked down at least 5 points. 

Rage Bench: Roy Williams 14 (WR, Dal)

He’s On the Bench: Percy Harvin 17 (WR, Min); Hines Ward 11 (WR, Pit)

Laser Sounds 123 – Get-er-Done 98

What sounds do lasers make? The sound of victory, of course. New Guy Josh put up the biggest scoring day of the week to storm back to relevance in the LD competition, thanks to six double-digit performances by his squad. Leading the way was a 21-point explosion from Arian Foster (RB, Hou) along with 18 points from Pierre Garcon (WR) and 14 from Johnny Knox (Chi), two WRs that had previously been in the witness protection program. Add in 13 from Matt Ryan (QB, Atl) and 19 from Aaron Rodgers (QB, GB) and Laser Sounds didn't need to worry about the 22 big ones he left on the bench. For Cason's Get-er-Done squad, it was a mixed week. The SF 49ers got their first win, but the G-e-D captain left Carson Palmer (Cin) in a starting slot despite having a BYE week, and the team's bottom four slots (W/R, K, D & D) combined for only 14 points. Despite that, Joe Flacco (QB, Bal) put up 20 points, and another 19 points from Thomas Jones (RB, KC) helped make this day competitive. And now that you've read that, go see who (and how many points) Cason had bolted to the pine this week. Ouch.

LS Bench: Calvin Johnson 22 (WR, Det)

Get-er-Done Bench: TEN D 22; Justin Forsett 12 (RB, Sea)

Shower Beer 112 – Shamrock Shake 98

Her early season 3-1 start now firmly a thing of the past, the NGC fought hard but failed against Bond's suddenly competent team. No one in the Shamrock's line-up went scoreless, and decent days were put up by Eli Manning (17, QB, NYG) and Kyle Orton (15 pts, QB, Den), but it was not enough on a day when she had no players crack the 20-point plateau. On the other side, Shower Beer's turn around from his slow start can probably be attributed to the rise of his QBs -- Matt Schaub (Hou) and Kevin Kolb (Phi) -- who scored 25 and 29 points, respectively. Throw in another 24 points from unknown ball handler Ryan Torain (Was), and Erick was easily able to survive a combined 7 total point from Leon Washington (RB, Sea), Greg Olsen (TE, Chi), Brandon Tate (WR, NE) and the Green Bay D.

Shower Beer Bench: Dez Bryant 9 (WR, Dal)

Shamrock Shake Bench: Brandon Marshall 14 (WR, Mia)

T.O.’s Bacon 108 – Gin in the Gatorade 97

Hold onto your butts -- Ted's team has a pulse. Yes, with the wedding in Chicago now behind him, T.O.'s Bacon has turned over a new leaf of awesomeness. Ted rang up the win against the JenAdams2000 thanks to 24 points from the newly re-instated Ben Rothlisburger (QB, Pit), along with 21 points from Andre Johnson (WR, Hou) and a combined 34 more points from his backfield combo of Frank Gore (SF) and LaDanian "I'm Not Dead Yet" Tomlinson (NYJ). These big points were enough for Ted to overcome 0-fers from the Chicago D AND from Hakeem Nicks (WR, NYG). [This was a good thing too, since Ted left Mr. Bowe of New England West and his 24 WR points on the bench.] For Gin, meanwhile, it's a story that's sad, but true: getting only four points from Phillip Rivers will fuck you pretty much every time. The Gin-a-tron did receive nice days from DeSean Jackson (19 pts, WR, Phi) and Matt Prater (13 pts, K, Den), but it was not enough to score the W. If Jen is looking for positives, the fact that everyone in her starting lineup scored at least 4 points is not a bad place to start.

T.O.’s Bench: Dwayne Bowe 24 (KC, WR)

Gin Bench: Jay Cutler 6 (QB, Chi)

My Vick in a Box 102 – Righteous Tugboat 95

This game was a seesaw battle, with big scores negated by ugly ones and Defenses eventually deciding the day. In the QB slot, Righteous got 17 from Chad Henne (Mia) while only 3 from the Sanchize (NYJ). Vick in a Box then challenged that with 17 pts of his own from Alex Smith (SF) and a -3 from David Garrard (Jax). The Tug then pulled great scores from Mike Wallace (15, WR, Pit) and Chris Johnson (21, RB, Ten), to offset the -2 from his two defenses. For eventual-winner non-Asian Matt Lamb, the big days came from Pittsburgh's D -- a 16-point haul -- and from Greg Jennings (WR, GB), whose 21 points helped make our dentist friend look like a genius. Oh, and 23 combined points from the WR duo of Anquan Boldin (Bal) and Austin Collie (Ind) certainly didn't hurt his cause either.

MViaB Bench: Jeremy Maclin 29 (WR, Phil)

Roghteosu Bench: None of note

Shananimals 94 – Jager Bombs 94

Last and probably least, the Shananimals and Jager Bombs squared off. That neither team broke 100 is a matter of record. That both teams probably frustrated the hell out of their owners is almost a certainty. Miller's squad seemed to have the early advantage, thanks to a 24-point day from Drew Brees (QB, N) and 18-points from Stephen Jackson (RB, Stl). The excitement was short-lived, however, as goose-egg from the Houston D, a 1-point performance by Antonio Gates (TE, SD), and an injury to Vince Young helped derail Jager's day, despite a 10-point day from new pick-up Marshawn Lynch (RB, Sea). Shananimals 94 points came from a variety of areas, with 22 points from Tony Romo (QB, Dal) leading the way. Her other QB, Matt Hasselbeck (Sea), scored 15 points of his own in a game versus Chicago, while ray Rice (RB, Bal) and the SF Defense each landed in double-digits. Oh, and she got 12 points from Tennessee K Rob Bironas in the Monday Night match-up, allowing her to tie Miller and make sure she did not join Jen Adams in the cellar. 

Jager Bench: Joseph Addai 18 (RB, IND)

Shananimals Bench: All on BYEs

Legit Domination Week 3 Recap

Rage Blackout 128 (3-0) – Jagerbombs (1-2) 105

Courtney stays on top heading into Week 4 by bringing the heat against the suddenly 1-2 Commissioner Miller. Her line-up was headlined by Peyton Manning's 34 points (which out shone the 25 the Jagerbombs got from Drew Brees). In addition, she got a big 22 points from Rashard Mendenhall (RB, Pit) and 15 from Ahmad Brabshaw (WR, NYG). For Miller, a lack of production from his defenses hurt him, though he put up a respectable 100+ total points with the help of Antonio Gates (18 pts, TE, SD) and Stephen Jackson (11 pts, RB, Stl).

Rage Blackout Bench: Ryan Fitzpatrick 13 (QB, Buf); Oakland D 8

Bombs Bench: Randy Moss 16 (WR, NE)

He’s Heating Up. 105 (3-0) – T.O.’s Bacon 84 (1-2)

Forget Heating Up, Patch’s squad is straight bringing it at he advances to 3-0. Then again, Ted’s team did follow up its nice week 2 performance with a sweet 84 points, so maybe this win is not all attributable to Eakin’s new-found ability to wake up before noon to adjust his roster. Regardless, He’s Heating Up(.) got almost half of its scoring from the QB position, with Tom Brady and his dream hockey locks putting up 27 and Matt Cassel (KC) – Brady’s old back-up – somehow netting 24 points. Of course, the rest of Patch’s squad did little to help him out, as the only other player in double digits was Jamal Charles (14 pts, RB, KC). Note: It’s always dubious when two of your three high scorers play for KC, but it worked on this day.  On the losing side, Ted got 4 points from Brett Favre and none from the recently-benched Matt Moore (QB, Car). In their stead, T.O.’s running back carried the load, with Frank Gore (SF) putting up 16 points and Cedric Benson (Cin) pitching in 20. It wasn’t enough for Ted on this day, though, as he only would have beaten two teams in this week’s games.

HHU Bench : Percy Harvin 15 (WR, Min); Santana Moss 18 (WR, Was)

TO Bench: Dwayen Bowe 12 (WR, KC); LaDanian Tomlinson 14 (RB, NYJ)

Shamrock Shake 127 (2-1)– Righteous Tugboat 120 (1-2)

Our rookie NGC continued to impress this week, as her love-hate relationship with Kyle Orton (QB, Den) made good for two dozen points, while Branden Marshal (WR, Mia) and no-name Peyton Hillis (RB, Cle) put up 24 and 25 pts, respectively. She also got 9 pts from each of her two defenses, a decent hall. As for Mr. Devaney, his Tugboat pulled into port at six score points thanks to 23 and 28 from his QBs – Chad Henne (Mia) and Mark Sanchez (NYJ) – and another 26 from Chris Johnson (RB, Ten). His total was close, though not enough to get him over the hump, as his TE and K positions combined for a solitary point.

Shamrock Bench: Kenny Brit 8 (WR, Ten)

Righteous Bench: Mike Wallace 24 (WR, Pit); Tony Gonzalez 19 (TE, Atl); two others in double digits

Get-er-Done 115 (2-1) – Gin in the Gatorade 109 (1-2)

While it looked briefly like Gin was gonna ride the Phillip Rivers Express to victory (23 pts, QB, SD), it was not to be. For while Jen’s squad had two player aside from Rivers score over 20 pts – DeSean Jackson (23 pts, WR, Phi) and Dustin Keller (21 pts, TE, NYJ) – she also had seven players put up less than 10 pts. J Cason’s Get-er-Done team got it done thanks to 28 points from Joe Flacco (QB, Bal) and 33 points from All Day Adrian Peterson (RB, Min). [Note: PAY MY CLIENT!] Little more was needed from Cason’s squad, which was good, b/c the only two other players of note fro his squad were Darren McFaddon (22 pts, RB, Oak) and the Tennessee D (14 pts).

GED Bench: Thomas Jones 15 (RB, KC); Devin Hester 11 (WR, Chi); Steve Beaston 10 (WR, Ari)

Gin Bench: None of note

My Vick in a Box 161 (1-2) – Laser Sounds 114 (1-2)

It turns out all the defending champion needed to get his squad cleaned up and in gear was for his manhood to be insulted. Instead of rolling over, Lamb’s My Vick in a Box squad dropped a train on New Guy Josh to the tune of 161 points – despite leaving 31 points on the bench from Austin Collie (WR, Ind). For Laser sounds, this is a bitter loss. MViaB was powered by 35 points from the namesake himself, please 34 from the suddenly rejuvenated Anquan Boldin (WR, Bal) and 20 points each from the tandem of Michael Turner (RD, Atl) and Jeremy (who?) Madin (WR, Phi). The camp even survived a goose egg from the Denver D thanks to 18 points from their partners in Pittsburg. Overall, just a commanding performance. For Laser Sounds, a combined 46 points from QBs Aaron Rodger (GB) and Matt Ryan (Atl), just wasn’t enough.

MViaB Bench: Austin Collie 31 (WR, Ind)

LS Bench: Dexter McCluster 14 (WR/RB, KC)

Shananimals 83 (1-2) – Shower Beer 80 (1-2)

As D1 would say, this match turned out to be the Stupor Bowl, as the two lowest point-totals in the entire league this past week were both in this game. And both managers attempted to give the game away by benching double-digit point scorers. For Bond’s Shower Beer, the two highest performers, at 15 and 12 pts, were the Seattle D and his TE Greg Olsen (Chi). Ouch. Shannon comes away with the win thanks to a more traditional 23 points from QB Tony Romo (Dal), though her second highest scorer was the Philadelphia D, whith a 16 point day. The Shananimals held on to win despite the two WR slots, one RB and the San Fran D combining for 7 points.

Shananimals Bench: C.J. Spiller 26 (RB, Buf); Malcom Floyd 15 (WR, SD)

Shower Bench: Dallas D 14

Week 3 Match-ups

This Week features the following contests between your Legit Domination brethren:

Rage Blackout (2-0) vs. Jager Bombs (1-1)

Commissioner Miller tries to bounce back against early-season leader Courtney GoodIceCream. Blackout's secret weapon? Ryan Fitzpatrick in the QB slot. (Or maybe on the bench...)

He's Heating Up. (2-0) vs. T.O.'s Bacon (1-1)

Was Ted's big win a fluke, or is Mr. Gore the key to his future? Also, can golden boy Patch Eakin keep the winning streak alive? Or will a loss by both the 'Skins and Heating Up push him over the edge.

Laser Sounds (1-1) vs. My Vick in a Box (0-2)

Does the defending champ have any self-respect left? Stuck in dead last, it might be time for MViaB to blow up the roster. Then again, another start by the real Vick might be just the thing needed for Matt Lamb to topple New Guy Josh. 

Shamrock Shake (1-1) vs. Righteous Tugboat (1-1)  

The NGC vs. the classic John Devaney in a match-up of the timeless nature of shots against the still-popular Dunkaroos. 

Gin in the Gatorade (1-1) vs. Get-er-Done (1-1)

Cason lines up against the JenAdams 4000 this week, looking to save himself from the undeniable power of robot overlords. Jen and her curly hair, meanwhile, look to keep the fairer sex on a roll in division play. (Aside from the Shananimals, that is...)

Shower Beer (1-1) vs. Shananimals (0-2)  

Tough luck loser Shannon looks to take out her frustrations against Erick Bond's team. Erick's stuck down in Puerto Rico for work (poor him) -- will he be back in time to craft back-to-back wins?

Week 2 – Return to the Middle

The second week of Legit Domination play saw almost the entire league end up at 1-1, as four teams that won in week one lost their bid for back-to-back Ws, and four on the losing end in the first week rebounded against their second opponents. Sitting at the bottom after two weeks are former LD Champ Matt Lamb’s squad (My Vick in a Box) and tough-luck loser Shananimals, while topping the league this week are Rage Blackout (Courtney’s team) and Patch Eakin’s He’s Heating Up squad.

By the way, in case people forgot or didn’t know, your Commish would like to remind you that you can weigh in on the various match-ups each week by voting on the fantasy site. To vote for who you think will win a given fantasy match up each week, one needs merely to click on a match-up in the right-hand column of the Legit Domination homepage, and scroll to the bottom. While it’s not very scientific and often wrong, it can be a fun way to taunt Ted and let him know you think his week 2 win was a fluke.

Rage Blackout (2-0) 140 – Gin in the Gatorade (1-1) 100

Diddian the adorable football-eating pouch struck again this week, leaving Jen this week’s “That Blows” loser with 100 points. QBs were the keys to Courtney’s success this week, with Peyton Manning (Ind) and Donovan McNabb (Was) combining for 50 points. In addition, Rage Blackout pulled down 32 points from unheralded running back LeSean McCoy (Phi) and an impressive 21 points from Miami’s suddenly stalwart defense. Though no other player scored more then 8 points, Rage Blackout had more than enough firepower to win her match. Meanwhile, Gin in the Jadams got decent days from her top three players, including 25 from Phillip Rivers (QB, SD), 28 from Jay Cutler (QB, Chi, heartthrob), and 21 from WR DeSean Jackson (Phi). The rest of the team abandoned poor Gatorade, however, as Maurice Jones-Drew (RB, Jax), Brent Celek (TE, Phi) and the N. England and Buffalo Defenses combined for a total of 5 points. Though Gin left 11 points from the now-broken Reggie Bush (RB, NO) and 19 points from TE Dustin Keller (NYJ) on the bench, there was no way she was taking this match.

He’s Heating Up (2-0) 89 – My Vick in a Box (0-2) 81

Despite having only 89 points, Patch Eakin’s surprise start to the season continues – I suppose this is what happens when someone actually checks his team. In the match, Lamb’s ViaB side was betrayed by the QB position yet again, as Alex Smith (SF) and his (somewhat shocking) 13 points rode the pine while David Garrard (Jax) put up an ugly -6. Though it probably doesn’t need to be pointed out, that 19-point swing was far more than the margin of defeat this week. Vick was bolstered by 22 points out of the Pittsburgh D, which is shaping up to be a take-away machine again this year. He’s Heating Up(.), meanwhile, survived a -2-point day from Jason Campbell thanks to 11 points from Matt Forte (RB, Chi), 14 from Josh Cribbs (WR, Cle) and 15 from Clinton Portis (RB, Was). An ugly game all around, this one is best forgotten by all involved, and quickly.

Laser Sounds (1-1) 158 – Jager Bombs (1-1) 94

New Guy Josh laid the wood against the division commissioner this week, with 42 points from Jahvid Best (RB, Det, home-wrecker) and 30 points from Aaron Rodgers (QB, GB) doing almost enough damage alone to put down Miller’s Jager Bombs. As if it was needed, QB Matt Ryan (Atl) put up an extra 24 points to help end Jager’s day before it even got started. On Doug’s side, the -9 from Vince Young (QB, Ten) was not very helpful, nor was the 0 from Lee Evans (WR, Buf). Despite 17 points for TE Antonio Gates (SD), Jager took the biggest beatdown of the week.

Shamrock Shake (1-1) 144 – Get-er-Done (1-1) 89

While New Guy Josh was busy burying Doug, the NGC (New Guy Christine) notched the first win of her fantasy career against one Jason-er-Done Cason. The NGC’s big day was punctuated by Kyle Orton’s performance for her hometown Denver Broncos (QB, 26 pts), but really her win was based on consistency; eight of 11 starters were in double figures, with Knowshon Moreno (RB, Den), the SD Def and the Indy Defense each pulling in 17 or 18 points. For Cason, the day might have been done when Flacco (QB, Bal) underperformed to the tune of -5 points, though the G-e-D squad didn’t have anyone else to play QB left on the bench. The lone bright spot for Cason was a 26-point romp by Adrian Peterson (RB, Min), who reminds us that even if Brett Favre (QB, Min) is throwing picks, he can still carry the rock.

Shower Beer (1-1) 94 – Righteous Tugboat (1-1) 67

In week one, EJ Bond’s Shower Beer didn’t bring it. At all. Week 2 was a different story, however, as his QB Matt Schaub (Hou) racked up 31 points and only one player, Derek Anderson (QB, Ari) was in the negative. Duck's RT warriors were hamstrung by a combined 6 points from QBs Chad Henne (Mia) and Dennis “I’m Injured Now” Dixon (Pit).  Even worse, bounce-back Player of the Week Mark Sanchez (QB, NYJ) was bolted to Righteous Tugboat’s bench, instead of in the game scoring 25 points. Each team also left some WR points on the bench, with Shower Beer forgoing Dez Bryant’s 14 points (Dal) and Tugboat leaving the great train robber Braylon Edward’s 12 points (NYJ) out of the game. Aside from Matt Schaub, the highest scoring player for either team was RT’s Tim Hightower (TE, Ari, 19 pts), a nice member of the roster going forward for Devaney.

T.O.’s Bacon (1-1) 103 – Shananimals (0-2) 98

All Shannon needed for her first victory of the season was for T.O.’s Bacon’s last player, one Frank Gore (RB, SF), to score less than 25 points during Monday Night Football. Instead, Gore put up 30 points, combining with Andre Johnson’s 23 points (WR, Hou) to push the previously hapless Bacon over the hump. [NOTE: OUCH!] The Shananimals had good, if unspectacular, scoring from many quarters, with Tony Romp (QB,Dal) putting up 15, Miles Austin (WR, Dal) netting 16, and Dallas Clark (TE, Ind) scoring 14. Despite the big day from Gore, the play of Bacon’s QBs almost doomed Ted, as Brett Favre (Min) posted a sweet -8 and Matt Moore (Cal) earned a measly one point. One move could have saved the week for Shannon, but sadly CJ Spiller’s return-powered 12 points (RB, Buf) were on the bench, while Ricky Williams (RB, Mia, 1 pt) got the nod instead.

Legit Domination Week 1

The first week of the fantasy season has been packaged up and turned in, with two error-filled Monday Night Football games rounding out the light-scoring weekend. [Seriously, though, that 14-penalty 10-9 loss by the Jets was painful to watch (though delicious to savor for non-Jets fans).] The dearth of scoring in week 1 of the NFL, where only 11 of 32 teams put up 20 pts or more, led to some solid scores from Defenses in the league, With Seattle, Arizona and the NYG defenses all netting 15+ Fantasy points. Big scores turned up in weird places this week – such as on Jen Adams’ Gin in the Gatorade team – with many QBs turning in sub-10pt performances with RBs and WRs doing the heavy (fantasy) lifting. Despite the paucity of scoring on the field, there was a lot of scoring to go around in fantasy. With half the teams in our fantasy league currently undefeated, things are certain to get interesting on the waiver board this week, and in next week’s matches.

(Note: Quick reminder about waivers. Each Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, all players who are not on anyone’s rosters are considered to be On Waivers. That means if one of the teams in our league is interested in picking up a player, they must put in a Waiver Claim. On Wednesday morning of each week the computer will automatically place any players who have a waiver claim on them onto teams. In the event a player has multiple waiver claims on them, the yahoo system automatically places that player on the lowest ranked team that requested them. Once waivers have been resolved for a week, all other available players are Free Agents and can be added by any team.)

He’s Heating Up. 134 (1-0) – Shananimals 96 (0-1)

Surviving some dubious grammar and the only period in the league (well, at least in a team name), Patch Eakin’s HHUp squad scored the most points this week, leaving Shananimals once again lamenting her draft strategy and stupid luck in first week fantasy opponents. Eakin’s squad leaned heavily on classic QB pick Tom Brady (NE, 28 pts) and lesser known Matt Forte (RB, Chi, 32 pts) to power the offense. Though HHup could not avoid the “points left on the table” bug that most teams in the league caught, they managed to get a solid 12 pts from Hines Ward (WR, Pit) while leaving only people on the bench who netted 7 points or fewer. On the other side, Shananimals got 16 from QB Tony Romo (Dal) and 22 from Miles Austin (WR, Dal), but was hampered by getting zero points from two starters: CJ Spiller (RB, Buf, “totally dynamic’) and Matt Stafford (QB, Det, separated shoulder).

Rage Blackout 127 (1-0) – Shamrock Shake 96 (0-1)

Her football icon includes her dog Diddian trying to eat a football, and her team just tromped our only rookie. That’s right, Courtney’s aptly-named Rage Blackout team laid the hurt on Christine’s new green team this week, though the latter posted a respectable week one score. Courtney rode Peyton Manning’s 400+ yard day to the tune of 36 points, and added 21 from Rashard Mendenhaul (RB, Pit) as the match-up became a rout. The Shamrock Shake got 15 points from the younger Manning and 11 from her BFF Kyle Orton (QB, Den), but couldn’t overcome the huge day from Peyton. Christine also got a nice 14 points from her kicker Mason Crosby (GB), and left only a 10-pt day from RB Peyton Hills (Cle) on the bench – and since few of us have ever heard of him it’s hard to fault her for that. Oh, and as per Erick Bond’s suggestion, since Christine is the newest member of the league, and the only new member this season, she will henceforth be called New Guy Christine, or NGC.


Gin in the Gatorade 122 (1-0) – Laser Sounds 106 (0-1)

The artist formerly known as New Guy Josh was right to worry about his (somewhat accidental) pick of Shonn Greene (RB, NYJ), as the lead runner for his favorite team racked up a rough -1 pts  in the Jets 10-9 loss. Laser sounds made up for this with a ridiculous 43 points from Arian Foster (RB, Hou), though I’ll be damned if anyone really expected that brosef to bust out for 200+ yds against the Colts in week one. This plus 15 points from RB Jahvid Best (Det) was not enough, however, as Jen Adams 2000 strung three 20-plus performances together into a convincing win. Gin in the Gatorade’s big performances came from Phillip Rivers (QB, SD, 21 pts), Jay Cutler (QB, Chi, 21pts), and Chad Ochocinco (WR, Cin, 23pts).  While New Guy Josh left 15 points on the bench in the form of QB Josh Freeman (TB), it’s doubtful he could have overcome Gin in the Gatorade even if Matt Ryan’s (QB, Atl) pitiful 4 points had been on the bench instead.

Get-er-Done 104 (1-0) – Shower Beer 58 (0-1)

Erick Bond’s renamed fantasy team got, dare I say, dominated by Cason this week. Cason got strong performances from the bottom of his line-up with K David Akers (Phi) and the NYG and Tennessee defenses each scoring in double figures. In addition, Cason survived 1-pt games from Joe Flacco (QB, Bal) and me-first Michael Crabtree (WR, SF) thanks to 23 points in garbage-time scoring from Cason Palmer (QB, Cin) and 18 points from the rejuvenated Wes Walker (WR, NE). As for Mr. Bond – a combined 2 points from his QBs is not gonna cut it, as Matt Schaub (Tex) only netted 4 in his team’s big win over Indy and Kevin Concussion Kolb exited after a -2 pt showing in Philly. Though he got 14 points from Pierre Thomas (RB, NO) and could have gotten another 13 from bench-warmer Derek Anderson (QB, Ari), Shower Beer’s day was done early.

Righteous Tugboat 96 (1-0) – T.O.’s Bacon 47 (0-1)

And then this happened. Somehow the soft-talking Canadian refused to be out-done by Shower Beer’s 58 points, and thus T.O.’s Bacon recorded the only sub-50 score of the week. How did he do it, you ask? Start with -1 pts from QB Matt Moore (Car), throw in a goose-egg from WR Mike Sims-Walked (Jax) and 1 pt master class from WR Dwayne Bowe, and you’re pretty much there. In the end, Ted had only 1 player in double digits – and it was his kicker, Nick Folk (NYJ, 11 pts). While TO kept a surprise 25 pts on the bench from Hakeem Nicks (WR, NYG), there really wasn’t much he could have done to win this day, despite Righteous Tugboat receiving only 4 points from his QB combo of Chad Henne (QB, Mia, 4 pts) and Mark Sanchez (QB, NYJ, 0 pts). Hell, Devaney’s squad barely needed anything more than Chris John’s 28 pts at RB (Ten) to secure this win.

Jager Bombs 88 (1-0) – My Vick in a Box 60 (0-1)

Though he would have lost to every other winning team in Week, not to mention half of the losing teams, Commissioner Miller hung on for a pretty commanding victory over last year’s league champion, non-Asian Matt Lamb. The bulk of Miller’s win came thanks to Lamb’s dubious QB choices. By missing the draft, our defending champ ended up with Alex Smith (-1 points) and injured Byron Leftwich (0 pts) as his starters. Compounding the error for the team with the early lead in the Best Name of the Year category, My Vick in a Box left David Garrard – a man who actually did start a football game this past Sunday (albeit for the Jags) – on the bench. Those 24 points would certainly have helped Lamb put on a better show against Miller and perhaps pull out the win. This week, with Mike Vick actually available on waivers, will Lamb pull his head out of his arse important dentistry studies to upgrade his team? Mayhaps. For Miller’s part, his scoring came largely from three players with double digits: Drew Brees (QB, NO, 14 pts), Vince Young (QB, Ten, 17 pts) and Antonio Gates (TE, SD, 13 pts). MViaB’s lead scoring – aside from players on the bench – came from his two Wide Outs, with Anquan Boldin (Bal) putting up 13 and Greg Jennings (GB), who scored 14. 

Draft Day

Welcome back to another exciting edition of Legit Domination. Today is draft day. We have 11 of our 12 teams returning from last year, with only Mike Roffe's "Just the Tip" team not on board for another year. Last year, Matt Lamb's Mack's Choppers squad took the surprise victory, with Hell's Cooks (Erick Bond) in second and Jager Bombs in third.

Here's this season's roster of luminaries and thieves:

My Vick in a Box -- Matt Lamb
Shower Beer -- Erick Bond
Jager Bombs -- Commission Miller
Laser Sounds -- New Guy Josh
Gin in the Gatorade -- Jen Adams
Rage Blackout -- Courtney Bongiolatti
Shamrock Shake -- Christine Smith
Get-er-Done -- Jason Cason
Righteous Tugboat -- John "Duck" Devaney
T.O.'s Bacon -- Ted the Canuck
Shananimals -- Shannon Meade
He's Heating Up -- Patrick Eakin

That's right. We're going four deep with females in this season's Legit Domination league. Will the fairer sex hold up to the intense competition? Will New Guy Josh blow out his other knee? Can Matt Lamb and his awesomely-named squad resume it's unexpected crushing of its competition? Only time will tell, but tonight it all begins... with the draft.

Game time.