There will be no undefeated team this year, as Brett Favre's Crocs got absolutely crushed by The Cyber Police this weekend. While it is sad to see a run at perfection spoiled, it does open the door for a more competitive division and league. The week, as a whole, was quite boring with most of the games being significant blowouts but one bright spot was You Dun Goofed pulling out a Monday night win on the back of WR Percy Harvin over Matt Ruud's LaunchPad McQuack.
Let us all hope for better competition this week, and hopefully the new Power Rankings will get you prepared for your matchup!
WEEK SIX POWER RANKINGS
01. The Cyber Police (4-1)
Every team has their good and bad weeks, and this last week was a really good one. Back on top after two weeks behind Brett Favre's Crocs, I believe that The Cyber Police should get really comfortable. They don't really have any games that worry them until week eight where they are decimated by bye weeks and the last week of the season when Team Minch is rolling out a full and able squad. I think you are looking at your number one seed in the playoffs already.
02. Brett Favre's Crocs (4-1)
Brett Favre's Crocs deserve a round of applause for their fantastic run at an impossible record. Now, lets all just stare blankly at the abysmal performance his players put up over the weekend. Weeks like that don't come around to often for a team of that caliber, so owner Nick Votto doesn't need to fret much about such lowly output. The master of the waiver wire did not execute well against the number one team in the league, and for that I must shrug my shoulders and say "meh." Nick Votto's team is still one of the best in the FYCL, and one that shouldn't be taken lightly even after such a poor showing.
03. Team Minch (3-2)
This is a team that could have easily been 4-1, but with a close loss against Brett Favre's Crocs, they now sit at 3-2 after a win this week. Team Minch has been up and down throughout the season, but owner Alex Minch has setup his team for a big run this year. Some early stumbles have only emboldened the young owner and now his team looks poised for a serious playoff run. Team Minch is a squad to be feared on gameday, and one that all teams should look out for.
04. One Team One Cup (4-1)
It is never pretty, and it is never easy but One Team One Cup has somehow managed to pull out four wins in the early part of the season. A lot has to do with luck as this was a preseason team that was ranked in the bottom half. All I can say is that they just need to continue to do the voodoo that they practice because it seems to be working. I just think that the latter part of 1T1C's schedule will prove to be their humbling moment.
05. RingRing Hooka RingRing (3-2)
Christina Ruud's roster is frustrating to an extent. You look at them and think that this isn't a team that should be regularly producing, but they are. Then one week you see a lopsided matchup against an undersized team, and they put up mediocre numbers. Trying to predict RRHRR wins and losses is quite tough - no better chance than flipping a coin. She got her huge rival win two weeks ago, but then dropped a pedestrian game to One Team One Cup. I think I'm starting to see shades of the 2009-2010 season all over again in Ruud's squad.
06. You Dun Goofed (3-2)
You Dun Goofed has supplied the league with two great matches in the past two weeks, both resulting in important wins in this fantasy season. Seemingly all the players that ran on the field contributed to their winning effort, but none more significant than WR Percy Harvin. The fear that WR Randy Moss would eat into Harvin's touches and touchdowns seemed to not phase QB Brett Favre as he delivered two scores for Harvin in a losing game against the New York Jets. You Dun Goofed as a tough matchup next week against Team McLaughlin, so I wouldn't bet on a close win for three weeks in a row.
07. Team McLaughlin (2-3)
That first-round pick of RB Chris Johnson finally paid off, as he anchored Team McLaughlin's close win over the surging Pauls Freudian Trip in Week Five. Now coming off of two consecutive wins, McLaughlin now must take aim at the suddenly productive You Dun Goofed, and advantageous for him, he doesn't have to worry much about bye weeks. Look for a big win in many ways for Team McLaughlin in Week Six.
08. LaunchPad McQuack (2-3)
Ouch...seeing your team fall in the last game at the hands of a single player must have been an awful thing to witness. Lucky for his opponent, You Dun Goofed, it was one of the best nights of his entire year. While this low ranking of LaunchPad McQuack doesn't justify the stellar weeks he has put in, I think it is in preparation for a significant downward trend that I see coming the team's way. LPMQ has a good roster, but doesn't have the consistency one needs to be a top-tier team this year. Expect another loss this week - only bigger - as Matt Ruud's team goes up against the best team in the league, Justin Ferrari's The Cyber Police.
09. Beauty and the Miller (1-4)
I said this last week: "Beauty and the Miller's welcome in the top-half of the Power Rankings will be exhausted if they lose this week against Flashin' The Big Ben." Well, here you are owner Shaggy Miller: number nine. I can't help but laugh at the bad luck that Miller seems to have week in and week out, but now it is time to buckle down and make that run to the top. His next string of opponents aren't as tough as his first couple of weeks, so if he wants to sit pretty in the playoffs, some expert roster moves are in order.
10. Pauls Freudian Trip (1-4)
I was personally on hand with owner Paul Votto as he saw his team practically fall to Team McLaughlin at the hands of two late RB Chris Johnson touchdowns. It was indeed a terrible chain of events for Pauls Freudian Trip, but there is plenty of upside to his squad. They played near the top of total points for the league and now even his bench is starting to show signs of life. While I don't think he'll pull out a win next week against the rejuvenated Flashin' The Big Ben, I can at least say that I'm not as concerned with the direction of Votto's team as I was a couple of weeks ago.
11. Flashin' The Big Ben (2-3)
I will have to say that last week's judgement I threw down on Charlie Tritschler and his Flashin' The Big Ben squad was as wrong as wrong can be. I have to apologize for underestimating a squad that not only came to play against the now anemic Beauty and the Miller, but absolutely crushed them. His pick of WR Roy E. Williams was a stroke of genius that no other owner could bring themselves to execute, so that combo of Williams and QB Tony Romo buoyed his team straight through Sunday night. Next week he has Pauls Freudian Trip, which can really go either way but I predict he will handedly take care of the competition on his way back up the standings.
12. Rob's Team (1-4)
Here we are again - Rob's Team in the basement of the standings and now the Power Rankings. As I said last week, owner Rob Pakulski's in a real bind right now as he doesn't have consistency in all aspects of his game. He's got some standouts but not ones that can carry an entire squad. I don't expect him to be out of the bottom for a while, if not for the whole season, if he doesn't start being a little more proactive with his front office duties.
WEEK SIX PREDICTIONS
Brett Favre's Crocs @ One Team One Cup
PREDICTION: 144-120 (W - Brett Favre's Crocs, L - One Team One Cup)
The Cyber Police @ LaunchPad McQuack
PREDICTION: 174-130 (W - The Cyber Police, L - LaunchPad McQuack)
Pauls Freudian Trip @ Flashin' The Big Ben
PREDICTION: 142-121 (W - Flashin' The Big Ben, L - Pauls Freudian Trip)
Rob's Team @ RingRing Hooka RingRing
PREDICTION: 105-113 (W - RingRing Hooka RingRing, L - Rob's Team)
Team McLaughlin @ You Dun Goofed
PREDICTION: 139-118 (W - Team McLaughlin, L - You Dun Goofed)
Team Minch @ Beauty and the Miller
PREDICTION: 129-136 (W - Beauty and the Miller, L - Team Minch)
CURRENT PREDICTION RECORD THROUGH WEEK FIVE
13-17
WEEK SIX AWARD PREDICTIONS
Match of the Week: Team Minch at Beauty and the Miller
Weekly Biggest Blowout: The Cyber Police at LaunchPad McQuack
Weekly Most Points Left on the Bench: LaunchPad McQuack
Weekly High Score: The Cyber Police
Weekly Low Score: Rob's Team
Player of the Week: WR Reggie Wayne (Brett Favre's Crocs)
Bust of the Week: WR Steve Smith (One Team One Cup)
CORRECT PREDICTIONS (2010-2011 Season)
Bust of the Week (Week Four): WR Randy Moss (Rob's Team)
Match of the Week (Week Four): You Dun Goofed at Beauty and the Miller
Match of the Week (Week Five): You Dun Goofed at LaunchPad McQuack
Weekly Biggest Blowout (Week Five): The Cyber Police at Brett Favre's Crocs
Weekly Low Score (Week One): LaunchPad McQuack
Weekly Low Score (Week Four): Flashin' The Big Ben
Weekly Low Score (Week Five): Rob's Team
Weekly Most Points Left on the Bench (Week Five): Team McLaughlin
