Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Method To The Madness
The Reason For Veto
By: Thomas Davis
Ortiz has made 4 trades this year and none have gone before the trade committee. As posted in the group chat, the rules say all trades involving the commissioner go before the trade committee. The trade in question was accepted at 10:17am and upheld at 10:18am. The commissioner came to me in the preseason and asked me to approve his draft pick trade, which I did because it was an extremely simple trade. I was asked by someone in the trade committee to not do that again because it gives one person too much power, which I have respected.
The reason I vetoed the original trade is I do not want to set precedent that the commissioner can abuse our league rules whenever it fits his needs. Just like the previous veto, it wasn't the trade itself, but the process of the trade that required a veto. What happens if he makes a questionable deal at 11:55am on Thursday and Maggs is not responding to his phone or I am in a meeting? Ortiz now knows the rule and does not have precedent to just push his trade through and move on.
At the time of this writing, the trade has been submitted through the proper channels and has been approved.
Trade deadline is approximately 49 hours away, good luck
Monday, October 26, 2015
The Rookie Write-Up
Friday, October 23, 2015
1st PP Trade in 2 Years VETOED
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Shootin the Breeze 10/20
Co-Commissioners Corner Week 7
With Ortiz in the Stone Age lacking internet I (Thomas) will fill in for him this week on the corner.
Trade Deadline Reminder – Next Thursday is the deadline, has to be approved by Ortiz at noon or it won’t go through. I do not have power to approve trades so please contact Ortiz.
Island Update – After a trade that I still feel Chuck lost, the chubbies shipped him off the island. Hopefully JD was waiting for him with a floatation device, but I have a feeling that JD would try to drown him just like the Mets did to the Cubs. It seems as the week goes by, the average weight on the island increases dramatically. Below are the teams left on the Island going into Week 7.
· Team DTA
· The Trojans
· Vonteego Cross
· Mean Machine
· 2 Cousins 1 Cup
· Hail Mary to the King
With a lot of important players on bye this week, it will be interesting see who survives.
T
rade Recap – the interesting trade of the week was Mean Machine trading their only competent pass catchers in Gronk and Sanders to Hailmary to the King in a larger deal for Devonta Freeman. Pat was also able to lock up the Cowboys backfield. Joe 2 and Timbo now have the best pair of starting running backs along with JD, but the rest of the team is lacking depth. Pat is now poised to make a run since he is already one of the hottest teams in the league right now.
FAAB Recap – It was a boring week for FAAB. The two highest price players scooped were Landry Jones and Stefan Diggs. Jones was grabbed by Eric in an attempt to block Maggs just like he did to his cousin earlier this season. Maggs was able to grab a better qb in Mettenberger for free though by waking up at the 5am to ensure he can field a full roster. Maggs gets an award for his dedication and just being a try hard. Diggs is an interesting player. I’m surprised that Ortiz, fresh off his loss to the Gingers, didn’t grab Diggs with his love of fast black guys that wear Purple. Ortiz should finally give up on Charles Johnson since he has been passed on the depth chart. Demayo got a potential stud for a wide receiver 3, if you believe what Diggs’ teammates have said about him this week.
Week 6 Recap-
Beatdown of the Week
2 Cousins 1 Cup (202) vs. All Fired Up (115.7)
All Fired up got beat up this week and thrown off the island. 4 players on 2 Cousins team combined to beat All Fired Up’s entire team. It was so bad that Chuck called the matchup halfway through the 3rd quarter of the 1pmgames. With two important wrs on bye along with Jameis Winston, All Fired Up was undermanned, but still 115 points is really bad. Chuck is hoping Mike Evans finds whatever he had last year, because if he doesn’t, his team is in trouble.
The Rookie (159.1) vs Hail Mary to the King (184.2)
The Rookie got 500 yards passing from Rivers, but still failed to win thanks to his running backs continuing to fail him. If he kept Devonta Freeman, he would have easily won over Pat, but hindsight is 20/20. Christopher needs to regroup and win this week if he wants any chance of avoiding the consolation bracket. Right Now his team might as well be bye week because he is a sure fire victory for most teams in the league. Pat got great production from his running backs along with signs of life from Jimmy Graham (Wow he is alive). Pat is the second hottest team in the league and looks to win his fourth in a row against the number 1 team in the league, 2 cousins.
The Romosexuals (181.2) vs Mean Machine Child Beaters (154.2)
After making a controversial trade that wasn’t processed due to the Thursday night game, Mean Machine continue to fall despite having one of the best running backs in Chris Ivory and getting solid qb play. Andrew Luck was resurrected on Sunday getting a solid 31 points along with Calvin Johnson having a great game. If Matthew Stafford continues to chuck it deep, Calvin will be back to be a high end WR very quickly. Mean Machine going forward is questionable at best and the author thinks that they will lose again this week, falling to 3-4. They were number 1 in the power rankings a few weeks ago, now they aren’t even top 5. While they are falling, JD is on the rise.
UPSET OF THE WEEK
Ginger Snaps (160.9) vs Vonteego Cross (125.2)
After destroying the Gingers all week, Ortiz failed to show up and fell to 2-4. The only people that showed were Kaep and Gary Barnidge while the gingers had exceptional qb play along with great production from their waiver wire wide outs. Ortiz owes the Gingers an apology if he watched any of last Thursday’s game because Cooks is garbage while Frank Gore will be productive the rest of the season. Ortiz is 2-4, no shock from a guy that doesn’t watch sports. Julio Jones can be had because Ortiz realizes his team is trash and he is on his way to the murphy bowl unless he shakes things up.
The Trojans (235.8) vs Team DTA (152.4)
Maggs had fantastic play across the board, especially from his qbs. Martavis Bryant made quite the season debut, and I heard one person compare him to Josh Gordon. His combination of size, speed, and love of drugs makes him a great comparison. Maggs has rb question marks going forward, but he will be a solid team that is destined for the playoffs. Team DTA just ran into a buzz saw and nothing could be done. A consistent scoring team with depth throughout the lineup will make them a favorite for the playoffs.
Matchup of the Week
The Monstars (155.8) vs Team GFY (135.9)
The Monstars had quite possibly the upset of the week any other week, thanks to Michael Vick being well Michael Vick and continuing to ruin Antonio Brown. The biggest play in this games was the touchdown with 30 seconds to go in the game of Cam Newton to Greg Olsen. The play was worth at least 15 points by itself and sealed the win for Eric’s beloved Panthers. Antonio Brown needs to rebound quickly if Team GFY wants to be a high seed come playoff time. Both of the these teams are in a large pack of mediocre teams right now.
Week 6 pick results:
Wins: 2 Losses 4
Season Long: 18-12
Week 7 Picks (by Ortiz):
Vonteego Cross over The Rookie
2 Cousins 1 Cup over Hailmary to the King
Mean Machine over All Fired Up
The Romosexuals over Team DTA
Team GFY over The Gingersnaps
The Trojans over the Monstars
Final Note: I know this wasn’t as funny as Ortiz’s usually is, which makes sense because he is funnier than me, but I do want to note that it took me a while to do this. I appreciate Ortiz doing this every week for the league. Good Luck in week 7
Bottom 4 Spotlight-The Rookie
We all know that Christopher has not had the best season. He started out with the pick he still regrets of Brees over Brady that has completely changed the season for him. It has continued with horrible start/sit decisions that he has made, leaving the most meat on the bone, including one week where he had 4 players get 0 points and another player get 1 point. In addition to this, it appears he got raped in the ass by Pat (sorry Ortiz, you aren’t the only one), when he made the Freeman for Lacy trade. He traded his best keepers away a few weeks ago in Freeman and Ingram (2 players that combined for 56.2 points last week, 49.3 points more than his starting running backs) in what appears to be a combination of a believed sell high move along with an attempt to win now. Should Christopher continue along this path or reverse course and start building for next year?
He should try and win now because looking over his roster, he has several players that are performing very well including Rivers and Allen. He also has some underperforming studs including Lacy and Thomas that can turn around and deliver first or second round value. He should make a trade for depth at either wide receiver or running back. Some potential options are a Chiefs running back in a trade with Maggs so one team can lock up the Chiefs pathetic backfield or maybe moving one of his qbs to Chuck for a running back and quarter back. The final option is continuing to invest in studs that value might be depressed like he did with Lacy, such as Dez Bryant, who might come back and be a top 3 wide receiver.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Commissioner’s Corner Week 5
Welcome back to the Commissioner’s Corner. On this week’sepisode, we will be recapping week 5’s shenanigans and giving out the Week 6 predictions.
Island Update
Week 5 Update!
The Machete resurfaced back to the island when he ran out of fish to swallow. He proceeded to stalk The Romosexuals and finally he caught his pray. Rumor has it; the Machete ate The Romosexuals raw and has replaced The Romosexuals on the island.
Onofrio stole my steam with the National Inquirer cover, and I cannot think of anything funnier to say. Team GFY continue their streak of bad luck and get booted off the island.
Free Agent Auction Recap:
Two teams made is rain FAAB cash this week. Mean Machine went bankrupt while wasting all their remaining FAAB cash on EJ Manuel, who turned out to still be the backup. Tough break for the Mean Machine. The Rookie went nuts to solve his RB2 debacle. This nigga dropped $61 on a guy who may not get the bulk of the carries and who has done nothing in his NFL career so far. I hope The Rookie has something up his sleeve with this move for his sake.
Trade Recap:
Team DTA minus the ghost have been saying it for weeks that Cassel would take over the job. Hats off to ya on this call. Hopefully you get JD’s cheap ass to pay up any bet he made with you on this situation. You pushed hard for gold for 3 weeks, and once it was announced that Cassel had the job, you settled for bronze. I am sure Crabtree will be okay, but this one was a head scratcher considering your previous asking price.
I will not go into detail about the other trade, but I will leave you with 3 facts.
Week 5 Recap:
All Fired Up (168.1) vs The Romosexuals (153)
Tantrums were thrown, and tears were shed (literally). Poor managing lost this one for The Romosexuals. I cannot fathom a world where someone would start Ryan Mallet over Superstar Matt Hasslebeck. The Romosexuals need to go on a soul searching mission after this loss. All Fired Up keeps living by the motto, “Offense sells tickets, and defense wins games”.
The Monstars (135.3) vs Vonteego Cross (160.1)
Peyton Manning continues to disappoint for the Monstars, and could not help capitalize on a Monstar performance by Blake Bortles. The Monstars tried banking on the Giants D, but Kaepernick reminded them why Ron Jaworski said that he could be the “Greatest Quarterback of All Time”.
Team GFY (134.7) vs Team DTA (159.8)
Team GFY cannot get out of their own way this season. There is nothing they can do until they get healthy. Team DTA hopped on Eli’s back and never looked back. Also, a note to both of you, stop streaming defenses and find a good one.
Ortiz’s Fleshlight (121.5) vs One Boob Circus Freak (148.5)
The Rookie wrote a check his team couldn’t cash. After all the shit talking he did, he lost, and never had a chance. Who the fuck is Mumphrey? And why would you start him over Andre Johnson? One Boob Circus Freak looks legit this season and continues to go unnoticed as a top team in this league.
Beat Down of the Week
Hail Mary To The King (188.5) vs The Gingersnaps (100.7)
Rick had player score half of The Gingersnaps points, and that player was on his bench. The Gingersnaps start their Beat Down of the Week streak and I don’t see it stopping any time soon.
Matchup of the Week
Mean Machine Child Beaters (151.9) vs The Trojans (167.9)
Allow me to reintroduce myself, my name is Gates, G to the ATES. Yeah, this match was really tight until this guy came back and went nuts. The duel tight end play may have cost Mean Machine in this matchup, but they should bounce back next week.
Week 5 Pick Results!
Wins: 5 Losses: 1
Season Long: 16-8
Week 6 Picks!
Vonteego Cross over The Gingersnaps
One Boob Circus Freak over All Fired Up
Ortiz’s Fleshlight over Hail Mary To The King
Mean Machine Child Beaters over The Romosexuals
Team GFY over The Monstars
The Trojans over Team DTA
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
National Enquirer October 2015 Edition
Meat Left On The Bone
1 – Rookie 264.7
2. – Hailmary to the King 254.2
3. – Thomas/Fabish 250.3
4. - DTA 234.3
5. – Romosexuals 222
6. – All Fired Up 215.1
7. – Mean Machine 211.5
8. – GFY 193.1
9. – Gingersnaps 185
10. – Monstars 174.4
11. – Trojans 136.6
12. – Vonteego Cross 128.2
After calculating totals two conclusions can safely be made. One, Ortiz bench really stinks hence the point total. He continues to carry waiver fodder players such as Charles Johnson, Nelson Agholor, and Luke Keuchly who is an extra IDP which he hated. Secondly, Rookie has left the most points on the board. No shock…. With horrible roster decisions such as the one last Thursday choosing Keith Mumphery over Andre Johnson’s revenge game this team is destined straight for the Murphy and do not pass go.
As for this week here are a few of the top week 5 performers that were benched with much meat to be had- left on the bone.
Ginger Snaps: WR, Anquan Boldin 24.7
Ginger Snaps finally got a big game out of Anquan Boldin but wait….he was on their bench. San Fran looks like they will be playing from behind often and Colin K finally realized it might make sense to get the ball into the hands of his most trusted weapon. Not only did the Ginger snaps find the gay capital of the world … they look like they may have found a week to week starter in San Francisco….
MMCB: RB, Shane Vereen 25
Man oh man. This one hurts…Vereen was their highest scoring RB….and he was on their bench while he went off all game. Not only that- if the Child beaters started sugar shane they could have held off the trojans this week.. instead they got cute and got a piss poor 1 point performance in there flex from Charles Clay and solidified themselves a heartbreaking loss last night as they watched helplessly as Gates had his way on their 14 point lead heading into MNF..
TEAM DTA: QB, Joe Flacco 25.6
Team DTA really can’t seem to get it right. Since week 1 they have been flip-flopping which QB to use. Mariota or Flacco. Every week they go with the one and the other has a monster game. Go figure. Will team DTA make the right QB start in week 6 or will they plummet and leave more meat on the bone?!
Rookie: WR, Andre Johnson 25.7
Can we say fantasy zombie?! Finally Dre rose from the dead for at least a night and lived up to his draft pedigree. Will this output continue or was Dre just acting cool in front of his friends and family back home in Texas?! Either way the Rookie has to be licking his chops in hopes for it to continue – he has been creaming over Dre since he traded for him, even more so than he has in the many, many nights of the Tampa area’s finest nudie bars.
HM2TK: QB, Josh McCown 47.5
Tisk tisk tisk Rick. A bonus player on the bench. Highly likely to be the best output your trash QBs will put out all season and McCown rides the pine. This chubby chicken wing was left untouched and was hidden under a mound of celery and carrots only to get taken away after dinner and fed to the dogs!!! AHAHAHHA this one has to hurt more than Rick’s chafed…..
Written by Kevin Basta and Chuck-ESPNBDBN Exclusive
Monday, October 12, 2015
A Champion's Undoing
One of the biggest surprises of the season thus far has to be the performance of the reigning, defending Pussy Palace Champion, The Romosexuals. The Romoesxuals were lauded by most for the keepers of Le’Veon Bell and Carlos Hyde, and then the highly controversial trade for Andrew Luck.
In fact, few have been quoted that Joe 2 and Timbo should be kicked out of the league WHEN, not if, but WHEN The Romosexuals repeat as champion. Barring a 37.9 breakout game from Bell, The Romosexuals will move to a paltry 1-4 through 5 weeks. With Luck, Bell, Hyde already in the fold, the Romosexuals proceeded to draft the likes of Tony Romo, Calvin Johnson, Arian Foster and others.
On paper, it was thought The Romosexuals could be an unstoppable force. After week 1 when Hyde put up a 30+ point game to make a big comeback against Vonteego Cross, it was thought to be sign of things to come. From there, everything has down spiraled. There have been elite performances against him (two 218+ point games in a row) and some horrible offensive performances/lineup decisions.
Where do The Romosexuals go from here? One would think they should be dealing from their RB’s to obtain some WR, or maybe even QB upgrades. Some would say they should stay pat and assume the talent will eventually gel together. It is not going to be an easy trek to get back in the playoffs at 1-4. His week 6 matchup with the Mean Machine Child Beaters has to be considered an absolute MUST win for The Romosexuals. 1-5 very well may be an insurmountable deficit.
Once considered THE favorite to win the championship this year, could The Romosexuals find themselves in the consolation bracket? Or even worse, the Murphy Bowl?? Time will tell. But a change needs to happen there. Whether that is trade(s), or simply better production from the players that he does have, SOMETHING has to change before it is too late.
This is the first installment of a weekly series to be posted exclusively on PussyPalaceFF.com. Written by Joe DeMayo
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Commissioner's Corner 10/8
Welcome back to the Commissioner’s Corner. On this week’sepisode, we will be recapping week 4’s shenanigans and giving out the Week 5 predictions.
Island Update
The Trojans couldn’t handle living off the land on the island anymore. He needed variety in his diet and he dove into the ocean for some old fashion manatee like fishing. Unfortunately, he never resurfaced. Rumors swirled and the rest of the island thinks that he ate so much, that he sank to the bottom and drowned to death. Needless to say, The Trojans are off the island.
Free Agent Auction Recap:
There was a lot of wasted FAAB money this week, in my opinion of course. $26 for a STILL backup QB was a tad excessive, but The Gingersnaps spent the rest of their money on a nice pick up in Charlie Sims. Team GFY went borderline bankrupt with the nice pick up for Kamar Aiken.
Trade Recap:
Hail Mary To The King Panicked and sold Eddie Lacy low for Devaonta Freeman on a sell high. Great move for The Rookie. Shortly after The Rookie made a great move, he for some reason unknown decided to make a horrible move. He traded his only option of an RB 2 for Cruz who might not play for a few more weeks’ ad can’t hide his being baddddd, a back up RB, and a 4th to 5th string WR. Vonteego Cross swapped QBS in an attempt to hopefully upgrade (looks like a failure) and received a rock solid WR 3 in exchange for, in my opinion, the RB 1 that Mean Machine was looking for. Vonteego Cross still has faith in Kaepernick.
Week 4 Recap:
The Sodomising Cousins (156.7) vs The Romosexuals (128.5)
Weathering the storm of missing Brady was no issue for The Sodomising Cousins in this matchup. The Dream Team continues the slide into mediocrity. Will they have to make a major move? Or will the captain go down with the ship?
Team GFY (152) vs Mean Machine Child Beaters (138.4)
Team GFY bounces back from a poor performance last week as the rest of the roster stepped up this week. Mean Machine’s WRs couldn’t get it going this week. Even with their big pickup and debut of Chris Ivory, the Mean Machine could not get it done this week.
All Fired Up (151.1) vs The Trojans (129.5)
From a historical week last week, to off the island this week.That is the story of the Trojan’s season. Will the Trojans be able to survive Steve Smith’s death? Welcome to the league Duke Johnson. All Fired Up continues their undefeated season and looks forward to their matchup with the struggling Romosexualsnext week.
Hail Mary To The King (133.4) vs The Monstars (127.2)
In the Cow Manure Bowl, these shit rosters lived up to the bill. Rick finally gets a win but continuously makes stupid trades to worsen the roster. The Monstars are going to have to fill out the roster better and find depth if they are going to be contending this week. Will The Monstars seek a move for this year or build for next?
Beat Down of the Week
The Rookie (182.3) vs The Gingersnaps (121)
The Rookie backed up his unwarranted shit talking this week and came out strong. The Gingersnaps never really stood a chance in this one. Will Murphy and Ginger come together and work together to improve their roster?
Matchup of the Week
Vonteego Cross (136.7) vs Team DTA (133.4)
In a battle to the very end, Vonteego Cross holds off Haushkaand the Monday Night Miracle. DTA needs to figure out the RB position if they are going to continue to contend this year. Vonteego Cross got away with this lucky win this week, but cannot continue to let their matchups come down to Monday Nights.
Week 4 Pick Results!
Wins: 4 Losses: 2
Season Long: 11-7
Week 5 Picks!
Vonteego Cross over The Monstars
The Sodomising Cousins over The Rookie
Hail Mary To The King over The Gingersnaps
All Fired Up over The Romosexuals
Team GFY over Team DTA
The Trojans over Mean Machine Child Beaters





