The Football Club

Week 3 MVP Award Winner –
Bob Swerski (28 Points)

“That’s right. Da question is: Which quarterback will lead Da Bears, and make them superior to all teams? In the meantime, let me show you how Chicago sports should be represented by reaching Da top of the club.”- Bob Swerski at the end of Week 3.  On a difficult week that was low-scoring for most club members, Bob Swerski stepped up to post 28 Points and win the Week 3 MVP Award.  One of the keys to his success was being 1 of only 3 club members to correctly pick GB over SF on Sunday night (with the others being The Sad Salmon & Hoosier Daddy).  The huge week has propelled Bob Swerski all the way up the Current Standings into a tie for 1st Place (along with Drummer Boy).  Bob Swerski & Drummer Boy currently hold a 5 Point lead in 1st Place, which is surprising this early in the season.  Drummer Boy has certainly had an impressive start to the season, despite selling his drum set last season and being without it.  I thought he was going to change his name to Drumless Boy, but I guess he decided not to.  The Week 3 MVP Award Runner-Up went to brilliant picker The Sad Salmon.  The Sad Salmon did something that usually backfires and causes players to lose Points – he decided to change one of his picks on short notice.  After turning in his pick of SF and thinking about it all week, he e-mailed club headquarters on Saturday afternoon and asked: “Is there anyway I could change one of my picks? Have a change of heart. I’ll have Green Bay beating the 49ers.”  This change was just the boost he needed in order to have a great week.  Rounding out the Top Five this week, MJD Hogg is now in 3rd Place (5 Points back) and Fearless Tuna & Freespirit are tied for 4th Place (7 Points back).  But everyone in the Top Ten is only 5 Points or less behind them.  So the Current Standings remain wide open right now.  Any player who can win an MVP Award will likely catapult to the top.  The club also wants to give a shoutout to Slick Chick and The Icelandic Cod this week, who are both attending Pioneer School.  We all wish them both an enjoyable week full of great spiritual blessings.  Don’t forget to stop by Club Chat and say hello to Slick Chick and Captain Jack Sparrow.  Finally, in taking a look at Triple Jeopardy this season, it is evident that most of the club is really struggling.  The club is a combined 9-14 at picking Triple Jeopardy.  That means that a total of 28 Points have been thrown away and lost (with a net loss of 10 Points).  So be careful if/when selecting TJ, everyone.

In Head to Head Weekly, The Rickster had his 10-game winning streak snapped in dramatic fashion by Division Four rival The Sad Salmon.  Despite having the 3rd highest score last week and picking both Games of the Week correct with LAR and Min, The Rickster fell 3 Points short of keeping his streak alive, losing to The Sad Salmon 23-21.  Even so, that was a tremendous accomplishment I’m not sure if the club has ever seen before.  In Pro Bowl Team Weekly, Wild Animals stand out as the only undefeated team left after 2 games.  Wild Animals are now 2-0 after def. The Polar Bears 49-42.

Here is a copy of the Week 3 Current Standings for those who are having trouble viewing it on their screens (usually due to viewing site on cell phone or tablet). Remember that there is much more detailed information that can be read on the actual Current Standings Page (but using a computer is necessary due to the tables).

Here are all of the club’s picks for Week 3. Congrats to Bob Swerski, The Sad Salmon & The Rickster, the only 3 players to score over 20 Points this week.

Week 3 full picks now posted.  (Sat night 11:00 pm).  Two solid weeks for the Tuna to start the season.  Taking a few risks this week as usual.

Week 2 MVP Award Winner –
MJD Hogg (38 Points)

Returning to 1st Place for the first time since Week 1 of the 2019 season, MJD Hogg went hog wild to score 38 Points and nearly post a Perfect Week.  MJD Hogg got every game and category correct with the exception of the Double Stakes.  The only game he ended up getting wrong was Seattle, which must have been frustrating because he had even correctly picked the upset of Carolina over NO (also part of the Double Stakes).  In addition, MJD Hogg and The Cat were the only 2 players in the entire club to correctly pick Baltimore over KC in the Sunday night 6 Point game.  MJD’s huge week has propelled him to the top of the Current Standings with a 2 Point lead over 2nd Place player and teammate Drummer Boy.  Drummer Boy also had an excellent week, scoring 32 Points to win the Week 2 MVP Award Runner-Up.  Drummer was no doubt shocked (as were most of us) to see Kansas City lose the Sunday night game and thus reduce his final score from 38 Points down to 32 Points.  Speaking of great scores last week, the third highest score in the club came from Hoosier Daddy, the other member of Daddy & His Boys.  Hoosier Daddy scored 29 Points.  At a press conference at the end of Week 1 (during which he struggled), Hoosier Daddy proclaimed: “This is comforting… I can only go up from here!”  And that’s exactly what he did, moving up 7 places in the standings in a single week.  One of the interesting aspects of the club is that we get to look in on a couple of husband-wife battles in the standings, which allows for good-natured bragging rights at home.  In the husband-wife battles, Bob Swerski currently leads Stinkerbell 43-42 and The Icelandic Cod currently leads The Sad Salmon 39-38.  At her press conference, The Icelandic Cod stated: “Hopefully I win this week so I can keep teasing my husband haha.”  It should be interesting to keep an eye on both couples to see how they do throughout the season in these friendly battles.  Also of note, rounding out the Top Five this week are #3 freespirit (6 Points back), #4 Fearless Tuna (7 Points back), and #5 Captain Insano (10 Points back).  There is usually not 10 Points of separation between #1 and #5 this early in the season, so that is surprising to see.

Head to Head Weekly and Pro Bowl Team Weekly got underway last week, and we had some interesting results in both.  The biggest match took place between The Rickster and Captain Jack Sparrow, with The Rickster narrowly winning by a safety 24-22.  This means that The Rickster has now reached a 10-game winning streak in the club.  This is under consideration as a Hall of Fame worthy record.  Let’s see if The Rickster can keep the streak alive and reach 11 games.  Standing in his way this week is Division Four rival The Sad Salmon.  This is a rematch of the Divisional Round of last season’s Super Bowl Tournament, which The Rickster won 22-20.  As for Pro Bowl Team Weekly, defending champions The Gridiron Guardians are off to a rough start.  They got dismantled by Daddy & His Boys, losing 99-72 by a total of 27 Points.  When you play against a team with the three highest scores of the week, there is absolutely no chance of beating them.  The other two matches were much closer, with The Polar Bears def. McTriple Play 69-67 and Wild Animals def. Tough Puffins 63-62.